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it is really important that growth should not autom@@ atically gener@@ ate a proportion@@ ate rise in energy consumption .
( bg ) madam president , prime minister , 2011 will be the first year in which the european union will be hea@@ ded by two countries from central and eastern europe , hungary and poland .
in addition , the propor@@ tion of people aged over 80 will rise from 4@@ .@@ 1 % in 2005 to 1@@ 1.@@ 4 % in 2050 .
in writing . - ( sv ) this report obser@@ ves that in most member states the population is getting ol@@ der and that the social security and pension systems will therefore be put under stra@@ in .
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we are in favour of common research into nuclear safety , for example , but we feel that , in several cases , the report is far too pro@@ -@@ nuclear energy .
another point that was mentioned during the debate was the issue of resi@@ stance to prote@@ cti@@ o@@ nis@@ m .
the external service must be wh@@ ol@@ ly in step with the commission .
we welcome the proposal put forward to ensure improvements in national fiscal frame@@ works and to encourage member states to make better fiscal decisions in the future .
first of all , i do not believe that be@@ lit@@ t@@ ling the gree@@ ks in the manner that mr so@@ ini did is very useful , or even professi@@ on@@ ally appropriate .
we have , for example , allowed our s@@ par@@ e capacity to fall by around 1 % every year , and that is creating in@@ security .
in writing . - i would like to thank the rapporteur for his excellent work .
i would like to speak with particular reference to observ@@ ation mis@@ sions in africa because there is a special partnership between the eu and african , cari@@ b@@ be@@ an and pac@@ i@@ fic countries .
i voted in favour of this resolution .
the committee 's proposal , which , in a big bro@@ ther@@ -@@ like manner , states that se@@ as@@ onal fruit should be distribu@@ ted , giving pre@@ ference to a var@@ ied range of fru@@ its so as to enable ' children to dis@@ cover different ta@@ st@@ es ' , is completely ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ous .
we have in any case taken note of them and shall take them into consideration .
i also wish to thank the commissioner for her involvement and support throughout this period , and i thank her services as well .
do@@ ha would boost the world economy and prevent prote@@ cti@@ o@@ nis@@ m from pi@@ c@@ king up .
the stock@@ hol@@ m programme adopted by the european council of 10 and 11 december 2009 calls on member states to adopt immigration policies mar@@ ked by flexible arrangements to support the development and economic performance of the union .
let us make it clear : we are not making an excep@@ tion for any sector of our industry .
the european commission is ready for discussions with parliament and the council of ministers , as well as the two con@@ sult@@ ative committees , in working towards the development of a shared system .
my committee was not involved in the resolution at all .
in clearly defined circumstances , certain products used for equi@@ da@@ e will not have to have m@@ r@@ ls but will have to respect a si@@ x@@ -@@ month with@@ dra@@ wa@@ l period .
professional secre@@ cy cla@@ uses have been extended beyond commission staff to include members of exper@@ t groups so that , instead of moving towards more transparency , we are moving towards more secre@@ cy .
communi@@ sm is a crime against humani@@ ty .
employees will not be required to work in exce@@ ss of 60 hours a week a@@ ver@@ aged over three months , or 6@@ 5 hours a week a@@ ver@@ aged over three months , when the in@@ active part of on-@@ call time is regar@@ ded as working time .
it is now certain - it is a recognised fact - that the crisis is already having consequences for the real economy , and that we have more difficult times ahead .
it se@@ es in this the fru@@ its of some highly constructive cooperation , initi@@ ated between the two institutions from the very beginning of the exam@@ ination of this text .
how is this reflected in the budget reform ?
overall , it has been a good test , which has brought excellent results for parliament .
it is time to do a deal .
a balance has been struc@@ k for 2008 between financing , on the one hand , for external policies such as support for kosovo and pale@@ st@@ ine and , on the other , for galileo , a project that bin@@ ds the member states closer together .
i should also like to respond to what mr mat@@ s@@ ak@@ is said : i share his view about alco@@ hol .
i think you have already noti@@ ced that there is always a strong voice from the commission side highligh@@ ting the need to keep an adequate level of financing for research and innovation in the edu@@ cational sectors , because we believe this is how we will pre@@ serve and improve our competitive e@@ dge and prepare our future re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers , our future workers in highly competitive areas for better performance in the future .
with regard to urgent matters , we have a whole ho@@ st of issues here , including , in brazi@@ l , solidarity with the victims of the stor@@ ms , which have left more than 7@@ 00 people de@@ ad .
tomorrow , we will publi@@ sh in the commission the report on the implementation of a them@@ atic strategy on prevention and re@@ cy@@ c@@ ling of waste .
it is estim@@ ated that during 30 years of dict@@ ator@@ ship more than five million people have been im@@ pris@@ oned , more than 200 000 tor@@ tu@@ red to death and recently more than 200 kil@@ led .
firstly , we op@@ pose any legislation that assu@@ mes that women 's health , education and re@@ productive rights are the responsibility not of member states but of the eu .
mr president , this whole matter has caused a lot of problems , particularly in the agricultural sector in ireland .
we need to have a wi@@ der answer to the question of ' how ? ' .
if we hand over the right to decide on these matters to the eu , what is the next step ?
we need a new constitution , not just a new name .
on behalf of the verts / ale group . -@@ madam president , on behalf of my group , i would also like to welcome this agreement .
ma@@ ro@@ ni ex@@ posed this .
this area had already received attention in f@@ lan@@ ders and is now set to receive attention from all the governments of europe .
every effort must be made to de@@ tain and puni@@ sh the mur@@ de@@ re@@ rs .
this provision takes up the italian request to introduce a genuine ' regional safeguard clause ' , appli@@ cable only in certain regions of the european union .
in this respect , the eu must include co@@ ast@@ al tourism in the list of its political priorities .
we are going to continue to support energy sa@@ ving , energy efficiency and renewable ener@@ gies , and we are also spe@@ ar@@ head@@ ing the development of a meth@@ od@@ o@@ logy - an ine@@ vit@@ ably complex one , given the technical difficulties - to evalu@@ ate more precisely the carbon fo@@ ot@@ pr@@ int of all the projects that we finance .
right at the start , i would like to make it clear that the eu is giving its full support to the stabi@@ lisation and norm@@ alisation of georgia and to democratic reforms in the country .
the commission has made a firm commitment to promote the appropriate bilateral regional cooperation frame@@ works .
it is a fact that the level of control of these inst@@ all@@ ations is a very important factor and , as such , it should be increased and carried out at shor@@ ter inter@@ v@@ als .
one important policy objective must be to create framework conditions to protect jobs in germany even in times of crisis .
this may seem co@@ stly to some , but recei@@ ving equal treatment is an absolu@@ te must , as it is for those suffering from other dis@@ abi@@ lities , so that we can respect ourselves and the values of european society .
more generally , let me re@@ call that the sti@@ mu@@ lus pack@@ ages that the union and the member states have adopted since the end of last year constitu@@ te major contributions to supporting employment .
almost 10 % of europe 's children suffer from ' dy@@ s ' problems : children who are usu@@ ally in@@ vi@@ sible to our education systems , which all too frequ@@ ently b@@ lam@@ e their ac@@ ade@@ mic failure on un@@ related causes .
however , the actual budget used has been sm@@ al@@ ler than that amount and has been ste@@ ad@@ ily decre@@ as@@ ing since 2003 .
article 3 of the treaty on european union acknowled@@ ges territorial cohesion as an objective of the eu .
smes account for more than 90 % of the eu economy and two@@ -@@ thir@@ ds of its jobs .
however , i regret that the report was not draf@@ ted jo@@ in@@ tly by the committee on foreign affairs and the committee on development , in view of the fact that the chair@@ men of these two committees jo@@ in@@ tly chair the european parliament 's election observ@@ ation group .
for this reason , i think we should actually be pressing ahead with an eu-@@ japan free trade agreement .
for all these reasons , we must fo@@ ster mechanisms to promote an international adoption instrument in@@ spi@@ red by protecting children , harmo@@ nising the different requirements and procedures laid down in the legislation of the member states , in particular , applying article 21 of the european charter of children 's rights and taking into consideration article 24 of our charter of fundamental rights .
i would sugge@@ st that , in working to at@@ tr@@ act young people to this profe@@ ssion , you will only fru@@ str@@ ate them until we provide them with the opportunity to gain these skills .
i am also in@@ vit@@ ing the council to consider targeted sanctions , which is what the socialist group would have lik@@ ed to have done but we did not get any support for it : travel b@@ ans perhaps , the free@@ z@@ ing of asse@@ ts .
i am inter@@ ce@@ ding in order to ensure that it is not for@@ got@@ ten .
the european council also supports full implementation of the commission action plan on the small business act initiative that was adopted by the council on 1 december 2008 .
they conve@@ yed the ro@@ mani@@ an government 's concern about the financial stability of cross-border healthcare and the propor@@ tions it may assu@@ me because , as you are very well aware , some member states have a very small national income .
and as you said , minister , 2008 was sup@@ posed to be a com@@ e-@@ back year , the year in which social europe was re-@@ energi@@ sed .
( el ) madam president , i take the problem of combating ne@@ uro@@ de@@ gener@@ ative diseases - and especially al@@ z@@ he@@ i@@ mer 's - extremely seriously .
we should not fear major debates , and i wish to thank you , mr president-in-office of the council , for having made your contribution , because economic and social policy is the major debate , the one that is of most concern to our citizens , the one that demands our response in the short , medi@@ um and long term .
therefore , we should use most of the eur 5 billion as guarantee funds to le@@ verage eur 20 , 25 or 30 billion of public and private investment .
the report addre@@ sses cre@@ dit@@ ably the concerns of union 's citizens - especially citizens of the states sur@@ ro@@ un@@ ding the baltic - about the environmental impact of the planned gas pipe@@ line .
at present , the eu is working with the african union and other regional organisations to strengthen their capacity to address environment and climate change issues .
mr president , rene@@ wed combat in the eastern part of the con@@ go is making a mo@@ ck@@ ery of human rights and is sil@@ en@@ cing democracy .
i was not in favour of ex@@ pan@@ ding the scope , but then i saw that a majority was moving in that direction .
50 % for area and 50 % for production for that part of the en@@ ve@@ lop@@ e which is specifically related to promotion in third countries , which i consider to be a new and very important forwar@@ d-@@ looking policy for the w@@ ine sector .
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she has proposed to this parliament sen@@ sible solutions to the problems of carbon le@@ ak@@ age in industry , she has introduced quality criteria and a 50 % limit on the use of off@@ -@@ setting and clean development mechanisms , and she has tr@@ ied to keep to around 50 % the freedom of member states to use the reven@@ ues gener@@ ated from au@@ cti@@ oning all@@ owan@@ ces .
each of these applies within the eu .
it is good that consumer affairs are now dealt with by the same committee , but it is perhaps a sh@@ am@@ e that we have lost that focus on the internal market and civil and commercial law .
let us be able to live up to it , because these are real problems and real people , and we have to deal with them now .
to complete the domin@@ ance of the eu electricity and natural gas markets by large@@ -@@ scale capital interests , the package of five proposals for the third legislative b@@ un@@ dle is now being prepared by the commission .
( de ) mr president , we shall make an excep@@ tion and support that proposal .
i think it was very important for us to make this a cross-@@ group resolution .
safeguar@@ ding human rights and individual dignity is completely at od@@ ds with we@@ ak policies that encourage the threat of terrorism and social mal@@ ai@@ se .
finally , i should like to thank our rapporteur for his excellent work .
it should be stre@@ ssed that the work plan was el@@ abor@@ ated in the light of detailed discussions with other institutions , including the issues discussed recently in the debate on globalisation at the council 's informal meeting in lisbon .
i do not accept that .
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the eu 's accession to the european convention will mean that the protection of fundamental rights will be supple@@ mented and strengthened , that citizens in our member states will have better protection in relation to the eu 's activities and that legal practice in the area of human rights will be harmoni@@ sed better in the two european courts , in the ha@@ gue and strasbourg .
this is the principle of 11 march 2011 .
i au@@ gu@@ r that wh@@ en@@ ever an agreement is concluded , insi@@ st@@ ence be made upon the principle of reci@@ pro@@ city , and i believe that it is these type of agreements that can serve as the found@@ ation for this to happen el@@ se@@ where .
the commission says that the ide@@ al situation would be if eu consumers could have the same basic rights where@@ ver they were in the union and where@@ ver they did their sh@@ op@@ ping .
solidarity has been ple@@ d@@ ged by many member states , the commission and other countries , and greece is grateful to those who have taken swift action against a natural disaster ar@@ ising from conditions beyond anything we could have im@@ ag@@ ined .
unfortunately , there is not much we can do at this stage of the issue in the final vote .
a resolution would only make sense after the forthcoming elections in ukraine .
the col@@ la@@ pse and violence in haiti in recent years are the result of bru@@ tal relations with the outside world - with certain states and international concerns - which go back for hundreds of years .
i am well aware that some people will tell me that never has so much been invest@@ ed , produced , ex@@ changed and ear@@ ned by industry .
in writing . - this report on the wh@@ ite paper on sport needs to recognise that there is a subsidiarity issue over sport in the eu .
the target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the eu member states by a total of 30 % by 2020 was not brought to the table early enough .
concerning culture and education , our objective is to agree on the laun@@ ch of a policy dialogue .
mr president , why is the swedish presidency refu@@ sing to lead europe into for@@ cing reform of the un security council , by demanding a se@@ at at the table for the european union with the entry into force of the treaty of lisbon ?
in writing . - ( ro ) first of all , i would like to congratulate the rapporteur for the obje@@ cti@@ vity with which he expressed the position of the european parliament regarding the commission 's 2007 enlargement strategy paper .
in particular to activities carried out by the so-called ce@@ pro@@ m .
it can be ab@@ used , as some credit r@@ ating agencies are doing , for example , by giving advi@@ ce that dri@@ ves countries to ru@@ in .
it does not work in practice and cir@@ cul@@ ar migration often tur@@ ns into permanent migration .
firstly , minimum rules on the right to interpre@@ tation and trans@@ l@@ ation , which were adopted already in 2010 . secondly the right to information about rights - the let@@ ter of rights - which is going to reach an agreement very soon .
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we believe that the report and the exten@@ sion of the scope of hou@@ sing inter@@ ventions to the entire european union strength@@ ens cohesion between all the regions , with no discrimination between old and new member states .
i fear that these un@@ fav@@ ourable results are , in large measure , the result of an ideo@@ logy of learning that seems to be completely ab@@ sent from the commission 's communication and parliament 's resolution : in these , not once can the words ' mer@@ it ' , ' ri@@ g@@ our ' , ' effort ' , ' concentr@@ ation ' and ' dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ ine ' be seen , and ' knowledge transfer ' and ' memor@@ isation ' are seen as less important than the issue of ' ap@@ ti@@ tu@@ des ' and ' atti@@ tu@@ des ' based on ' essential competen@@ ces ' .
we need to know whether the european union will have the powers and the competen@@ cy to play a role .
this should be facilit@@ ated by establishing some common rules for all funds to make coordination between them easier .
article 17@@ 4 of the treaty of lisbon men@@ tions policy with regard to m@@ oun@@ tain regions as a particular type of regional policy , al@@ ong@@ side is@@ land and cross-border regions .
president-in-office of the council . - mr president , concerning the su@@ m total of the od@@ a , i would like to under@@ line that , since 2002 when establishing its commitment for the mon@@ tere@@ y conference , the council has reiter@@ ated the need to mobili@@ se all other available sources of financing for development - primarily domestic resources comple@@ mented by vi@@ able innovative financing mechanisms - and support from developed countries , the private sector and emerging economies .
what surpri@@ ses me about the debate in this house at times - even though i sup@@ pose i should not be surpri@@ sed - is that those who sh@@ out lon@@ ge@@ st and l@@ ou@@ de@@ st about the sovereignty of member states are the very ones to attempt to undermin@@ e that sovereignty by le@@ c@@ turing and he@@ ct@@ or@@ ing member states about the need to hold a referendum , when national legislation and , therefore , sovereignty and subsidiarity , dict@@ ate otherwise .
haiti is one of the poorest countries in the world .
this attempt to comb@@ ine the various aspects of the problem and han@@ dle them together has to begin with the acknowled@@ ge@@ ment of a fact known to us all : 60 % of migrants arri@@ ving in europe come by sea , and ' for@@ tre@@ ss europe ' has issued an approxim@@ ate estim@@ ate , by de@@ fa@@ ul@@ t , that 12 000 human be@@ ings have dro@@ w@@ ned or otherwise gone mis@@ sing over the past ten years .
giving these studies a stronger practical purpose and including inter@@ active te@@ ach@@ ing would result in a dee@@ per understanding of national and european cultural values .
one of the highest priorities was equ@@ al-@@ opportunities issues .
we must also not forget that the countries of the western balkans are of great geo@@ political importance to us for many reasons .
this is very useful as this council decision makes for extremely effective sh@@ aring of d@@ na and fin@@ ger@@ pr@@ ints .
critici@@ s@@ ms have been leve@@ lled here at the pac@@ e of financial market regulation .
your ow@@ n-@@ initiative report of 2006 and your swift handl@@ ing of the commission 's proposal are important contributions to the success of the new european company statu@@ te .
where you do have my full support is where you comm@@ ented on e@@ d@@ f funding for the african peace fac@@ ility ; no one can den@@ y the evi@@ dent lin@@ ks between development and security .
we have common challenges concerning cross-border crime , so it would also be good for us if we could eng@@ age further in this .
this means that ethnic differences can lead to ethnic con@@ fron@@ t@@ ations .
secondly , because the motion for a resolution is dealing with this issue , and i am pleased that the commissioner tou@@ ched on this subject , i wish to draw attention to the danger posed by the objective of food self-@@ sufficien@@ cy , which is very much in vo@@ gue .
nevertheless - and now of course i also have to say a few negative things - the commission remains concerned by the situation of human rights in china in general and more specifically in the field of civil and political rights .
the existence of an electricity g@@ ri@@ d and gas pipe@@ line co@@ vering the whole of the european territory must be a priority , as europe is highly dependent on energy imports .
the declaration by the government of belarus of its intention to improve relations with the european union is the like totally s@@ cor@@ ning the democratic world .
we need a common history tex@@ t@@ bo@@ ok of those times , which would show how europe united , so that the children in our schools can have access to that truth and that knowledge .
his report and his green light for this country represent a bo@@ ld step forward which has gener@@ ated mom@@ ent@@ um .
we must not wa@@ it for a working group of the council to tell us what must be done ; it is up to the commission to take this initiative .
we need solidarity when we have to give support to our baltic frien@@ ds or countries affected by the gas crisis between russia and ukraine , but we also need solidarity when we have to give support to our mediterranean frien@@ ds when they are facing challenges with which they cannot c@@ ope alone .
first of all , i am pleased that the report supports the them@@ atic strategy for the sustainable use of pe@@ sti@@ ci@@ des .
behind the w@@ all@@ s that already exist there and those that are currently being buil@@ t along the egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an border live people - men , women and children who have the right to de@@ cent living conditions - and people do not toler@@ ate w@@ all@@ s and divi@@ sions for ever .
( de ) mr president , i believe that this debate is taking place at exactly the right time .
the council 's report for 2007 provides a f@@ it@@ ting descri@@ ption of these issues .
it has been un@@ fair@@ ly ex@@ pro@@ pri@@ ated , and like so many other businesses , after many years of hard work , it is fail@@ ing , following ca@@ pri@@ ci@@ ous decisions by those who think that anything goes .
the committee on agriculture has not comm@@ ented on my report , so i take their sil@@ ence to mean agreement .
can the commissioner as@@ sure me that , in the future , we will have a form@@ al dialogue on such questions before final decisions are made ?
madam president , earlier this e@@ vening , we deb@@ ated the social provisions and the lisbon treaty , which obli@@ ges the union to consider the social consequences of a decision when making its policies .
these amendments include : pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ tion of elect@@ oral blo@@ cs , increase of elect@@ oral thre@@ sho@@ ld from 4 % to 6 % , un@@ realistic and un@@ democratic elect@@ oral thre@@ sho@@ ld in relation to the real political situation in the republic of moldova , pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ tion for people with du@@ al citiz@@ en@@ ship to hold public positions , including to become members of the parliament et@@ c .
if the european union is to act as an honest bro@@ ker , e@@ ven@@ -@@ han@@ de@@ d@@ ness is im@@ per@@ ative .
ir@@ respective of the fact that in many legal systems the burden of pro@@ of is already trans@@ fer@@ red for far less important reasons or for reasons of compar@@ able importance .
she ur@@ ged that studies on anti@@ vi@@ ral medi@@ cations should be independent of p@@ har@@ maceu@@ tical companies .
i appeal to the commission and member states for decisive steps to be made in this direction in 2011 .
after that , everyone went home .
i believe the eu has an important role to play in supporting a peaceful , stable and democratic future for the su@@ dan@@ ese people , whether in one country or two .
in order to do this , the decisions regarding the milk quot@@ a increases should be dro@@ p@@ ped . however , neither the european commission , nor mari@@ an@@ n fi@@ sche@@ r bo@@ el personally , is in@@ c@@ lined to acknow@@ ledge that wrong decisions have been made .
the report also ur@@ ges the turkish government to bring its approach to freedom of religion in line with those principles as defined by the european court of justice .
i would also like to ask the commission to si@@ t down with the member states and work closely with them in this area and not to inter@@ f@@ ere in their national powers .
however , it is interesting that we have succe@@ eded in for@@ ging a treaty on the an@@ tar@@ ctic , in which we have ru@@ led out military presence and sti@@ pul@@ ated that this region may only be used for peaceful purposes .
i would like to say here that our party - the party linked to the ppe group , which is the portuguese social democratic party ( p@@ s@@ d ) - is supporting the government 's au@@ ster@@ ity measures , because we believe that the mistak@@ es that have been made during 15 years of socialist government in portugal , which are now unfortunately vi@@ sible for all to see , must be re@@ me@@ d@@ ied ; the p@@ s@@ d will support measures to re@@ me@@ dy them .
on the one hand , in the name of security and justice , they are demanding a minimum of european rules to cur@@ b illegal immigration and , on the other , in the name of their rules that have become do@@ g@@ ma - those of ul@@ tr@@ ali@@ ber@@ alism and of freedom of movement - they want the territory of the union to become a place for recei@@ ving and at@@ trac@@ ting millions of prospe@@ ctive immigrants .
i can as@@ sure you , mrs fra@@ ss@@ oni , that the commission takes your points very seriously .
the proposal to introduce a euro@@ vi@@ g@@ net@@ te to stop emissions from hea@@ v@@ y goods vehicles has st@@ al@@ led , as has climate policy .
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by mrs he@@ d@@ h , on behalf of the committee on the internal market and consumer protection , on consumer protection , and
naturally , we welcome the increasingly active role of the republic of kore@@ a on the international stage and we also wish them all the best when they chair the g20 this year .
on the other hand , however , they carried out ex@@ pan@@ si@@ oni@@ st len@@ ding based on external resources as@@ signed in the short term and providing funding in the long term .
they are not mea@@ su@@ rable , but they are equally important .
you also raised the question of our choice of a decentr@@ alised framework for data colle@@ ction , by saying : ' is it not the case , really , that in cho@@ os@@ ing a decentr@@ alised system , we lose the power of over@@ si@@ ght ? '
action must not be dela@@ yed because , if there is any delay , we will end up with disap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment in moldova instead of confidence .
the deta@@ il of the regulation that is already being considered by some of my colleagues shows di@@ ver@@ gence both in the time@@ table of implementation and in the deta@@ il of the regulation .
in fact , in the short term the new regulation provides a comprehensive review clause which in@@ vi@@ tes the commission to set out , where necessary , further labelling requirements in this area .
mr president , the final declaration of the dur@@ ban ii review conference , which afghanistan is taking part in , concluded only today on the absolu@@ te need to make all forms of violence against women criminal off@@ ences puni@@ sha@@ ble by law and on the condem@@ n@@ ation of any judicial ar@@ sen@@ al based on discrimination , including religious discrimination .
president cal@@ der@@ ó@@ n fac@@ es enormous challenges but he is determined to meet them head@@ -@@ on , and the eu should support him ro@@ bu@@ stly .
one can well understand the concern relating to the eu integration capacity .
we in the european union are proud to have this kind of democratic system .
just as in 196@@ 8 , it has not he@@ si@@ t@@ ated to send in tan@@ ks to achieve its political goals .
in light of the different situations regarding ra@@ b@@ ies in member states , the commission cho@@ se a safe , pre@@ cau@@ tion@@ ary approach .
as is the case for any pris@@ oner , the state was responsible for his safety and for his life .
the attacks , especially on the civilian population in t@@ sk@@ h@@ inv@@ ali , are to be ro@@ un@@ dly condem@@ ned , along with the military response , especially the military response by russia and the attacks on the civilian population , particularly in the tow@@ n of gor@@ i .
i think that in many ways this review does that in an excellent way and it advan@@ ces the tool in the right direction , but it does not really go the whole di@@ stance .
( da ) mr president , it is always an emo@@ tional debate when we discuss the roma here in parliament .
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the european commission proposed a ban on information about pres@@ cri@@ p@@ ti@@ on-@@ only medicines broad@@ ca@@ st on tele@@ vision or radi@@ o , and the european parliament has decided to extend this to the written press .
madam president , ladies and gentlemen , i would first of all like to thank mrs lu@@ lling for the end@@ less hours she has spent achieving a good compromise and agreement with the council .
after 2014 , there will be no funds available to them and i appeal to this house to begin now to look at how we can actually help the victims of the violence of terrorism .
indeed , i wish this report had been available before we voted on the post@@ al services .
the hungarian government first ra@@ n to the international monetary fund ( im@@ f ) out of fear , this we know , but they say that they did of course try to approach the eu as well , and that the latter tr@@ ied system@@ atically to find a legal basis .
member of the commission . - certainly not .
in this context , however , i have to mention that a number of the amendments concern provisions of regulation ( ec ) no 10@@ 4@@ 9 / 2001 which the commission did not propose to am@@ end .
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poland announced that it is going to rati@@ fy the treaty immediately .
the bru@@ tal clas@@ h with the parti@@ ci@@ pan@@ ts of a peaceful demonstr@@ ation and the ar@@ rest of opposition leaders and opposition candi@@ d@@ ates in the elections is a clear violation of human rights and signi@@ f@@ ies the aband@@ on@@ ment of measures intended to improve relations with the democratic countries of europe .
this is a cru@@ ci@@ ally important time@@ tab@@ ling issue , and we cannot but regret that the ministers for economic and monetary affairs were able to ar@@ gue for a with@@ dra@@ wa@@ l of non-@@ con@@ v@@ enti@@ onal employment support and unemployment reduction measures , when the ministers for social affairs had not been consul@@ ted in what we know is a tragi@@ c employment and social affairs situation in our european union .
the institutional one is that article 3 of the treaty on the functioning of the european union states that monetary policy for the countries whose currency is the euro is the exclu@@ sive competence of the union , but article 2 provides that exclu@@ sive competence may be exerci@@ sed by the member states if author@@ i@@ sed by the union .
i agree that the c@@ f@@ sp must become more democr@@ atically legitimate by allowing parliament to exercise real control over this policy and speak with a single voice as well and by emphasi@@ sing various priorities : the causes of the current in@@ security in europe ( terrorism , organised crime ) , energy security , fight against climate change and sustainable development , improvement in the stability of neighbour@@ ing regions , crisis management and conflict prevention / resolution , non-@@ pro@@ li@@ fer@@ ation of weapons of mass destruction , migration management , and promotion of human rights and civil freedoms throughout the world .
in writing . - ( fr ) how can a report be submitted to the representatives of member states using legal and institutional no@@ tions that are si@@ mul@@ tan@@ e@@ ously ha@@ zy , new , dangerous and ut@@ opi@@ an ?
the interim report of the temporary committee on climate change does not con@@ tain any new ideas , th@@ ou@@ gh@@ ts or recommendations useful to the peoples of europe regarding environmental protection .
we are increasing the per@@ ks and the budgets available to members and to staff .
( nl ) ladies and gentlemen , in past de@@ ca@@ des this chamber has been the scen@@ e of many r@@ inging declar@@ ations on human rights .
however , i re@@ f@@ use to pi@@ ll@@ ory china every two months , quite simply because that will not make it give in .
the ira@@ q@@ i political process has shown itself to be important - even if , as you were saying , interesting - but still very fra@@ gi@@ le .
i hope it will keep all its promi@@ ses .
i think that is nice .
for example , a great many people have asked what business this is of europe 's .
in fact , in the compromise , the status qu@@ o is being re@@ set@@ tled for mer@@ gers , divi@@ sions of companies and trans@@ fers of se@@ ats .
the debate is closed .
nor do i want it to deliver it .
sh@@ ann@@ on air@@ port - a hu@@ b in its own right - and regional air@@ ports like cor@@ k are being star@@ ved of rou@@ tes , while du@@ bli@@ n air@@ port is chro@@ ni@@ cally over@@ c@@ row@@ ded .
this is the purpose of the integrated guidelines proposed by the commission .
this means that the integration of resid@@ ents , the connection between immigration and development and illegal immigration are of vital importance .
i have already indi@@ cated to mr pos@@ sel@@ t that i will take his question and to mrs ţ@@ i@@ c@@ ă@@ u that i would take her question , and indeed the question from the three of you would have been the last one if we had been going qui@@ c@@ ker , but we are not .
madam president , this has been a compli@@ cated issue to deal with .
clo@@ g@@ ging up the first six months of the year is not its only use .
currently , we have negotiated 4@@ 5 such hor@@ iz@@ on@@ tal agreements with partner countries worldwide .
establishing a moder@@ ni@@ sed education system throughout the whole of europe , plac@@ ing strong emphasis on substan@@ tive research results and , of course , simpli@@ fying access to cross-border research programmes in europe can raise the level of innovation in the eu .
the second is to obser@@ ve the rules of budgetary dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ ine and sound financial management laid down in the inter@@ institutional agreement .
the point is that it is also important to protect third parties , and special protection measures are required for any third parties involved .
it makes it possible to gr@@ ant voting rights to hun@@ gari@@ ans perman@@ ently living in neighbour@@ ing countries .
my country has en@@ ac@@ ted one of the most gene@@ rous natur@@ alisation laws in europe , precisely in order to meet those people hal@@ f@@ way .
in writing . - ( fr ) we voted in favour of the resolution on the autom@@ o@@ tive industry , but we have not for@@ got@@ ten that those who are today pre@@ ten@@ ding to want to save it are really the ones responsible for this disaster .
ni@@ ne countries in the baltic region are eu member states and there is only one third country - russia .
i am some@@ what scep@@ tical about the mer@@ its of an eu strategy on wil@@ der@@ ness , given that the eu 's management of agriculture and fisheries has pro@@ ved to be so disa@@ stro@@ us .
we must ex@@ p@@ and these opportunities .
mr president , mrs v@@ assi@@ li@@ ou , ladies and gentlemen , we are going to give our ver@@ di@@ ct on a text for which i have been h@@ op@@ ing and pra@@ ying for a long time , especially in the framework of my report on the impact of the exclusion of health services from the services directive .
the s@@ hap@@ ing of civi@@ c atti@@ tu@@ des through voluntary work is not always given due attention .
these two regulations are harmoni@@ sed to secure support for specific areas .
regarding funding , there is no fund or mechanism for the time being .
the report which is to be put to the vote today takes stock of the difficulties which we en@@ coun@@ tered in implementing this services directive .
the colle@@ ction and or@@ der@@ ing of information relating to the costs of ex@@ ami@@ ning asylum appli@@ cations is not a task the treaties con@@ fer upon the council .
however , i have the im@@ pression that very little has happened since then .
in response to president barroso 's declaration today that he will bring forward proposals for such a tax before june of next year , i would call on prime minister cam@@ e@@ ro@@ n to clearly state that any move in this direction would tr@@ ig@@ ger a referendum in the united kingdom .
the national le@@ ag@@ ue for democracy was dis@@ ban@@ ded by law this month and a@@ un@@ g s@@ an su@@ u ky@@ i , a political pris@@ oner and reci@@ pie@@ n@@ t of the european parliament 's s@@ ak@@ ha@@ ro@@ v pri@@ ze for freedom of thought , cannot run in the elections .
according to the commission , the application mee@@ ts the eli@@ gi@@ bility criteria for egf assistance , and that institution recomm@@ en@@ ds that the budgetary authority appro@@ ve its mobilisation .
it is then safety and competitiveness which suffer because of this .
this cannot pos@@ si@@ bly be done , though , commissioner , if the commission and europe are only prepared to spend 5@@ .@@ 5 % of the european development fund ( e@@ d@@ f ) on this .
this is the solution which is best su@@ i@@ ted to the very specific situation of the fishing industry in the ou@@ ter@@ most regions .
the european union has set itself the objective of becoming the world lea@@ der in global na@@ vi@@ gation sate@@ lli@@ te systems ( gn@@ ss ) with the european geo@@ stati@@ on@@ ary na@@ vi@@ gation over@@ la@@ y service ( eg@@ no@@ s ) and galileo programmes , thus ensuring its technological independence from american g@@ ps .
with regard to the structural funds , the court of auditors concluded very clearly that 12 % of the funds that had been paid out should never have been paid : 12 % , or almost eur 4 billion .
we are in a completely different situation , which is not an ordinary dro@@ p in economic activity ; we are , i repeat , experien@@ cing exceptional circumstances and that now is the time to act .
i would therefore like to join in the thanks expressed to kar@@ l@@ -@@ he@@ in@@ z flo@@ ren@@ z who , as a member of a different parliamentary group but in his capacity as rapporteur , has presented a report whose cont@@ ents we , as the socialist group , can certainly endorse .
nevertheless , women are not involved in decision making in the communities to which they bel@@ ong .
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however , the european aviation safety agency continues to disp@@ la@@ y many fail@@ ings , especially with regard to its ability to run in an efficient and co@@ st-@@ effective manner .
furthermore , there should be support for ac@@ ade@@ mic entrepreneu@@ r@@ ship , making it a com@@ pon@@ ent of study programmes .
where are the concrete proposals ?
these have , in recent years , resul@@ ted in a very significant reduction in what was a pl@@ ag@@ ue of dea@@ ths on portuguese road@@ s , particularly in road acci@@ dents .
as regards on-@@ call time , i would say to the council that this must be recognised as working time as a general rule .
we certainly need action , because the disease trave@@ ls extremely fa@@ st and we have to be able to vacc@@ in@@ ate outside affected areas .
however , the fact that the cap is considered only from the perspective of competitiveness and neo@@ liber@@ alism , in the direct tradi@@ tion of the policies implemented by the european union in the last few years , prev@@ ents me from voting in favour .
your vote this week is excellent news ahead of the prag@@ ue employment summit .
where consumers feel un@@ certain about the safety and quality of services , they ten@@ d to build up psy@@ cho@@ logical barriers towards foreign suppl@@ iers , which dis@@ su@@ ade them from using cross-border services .
the first point concerns europol , as our committee has re@@ sto@@ red its budget , given the cuts proposed by the council , and we have also proposed an increase of eur 500 000 so that it can tackle the responsibilities that have ari@@ sen as a result of the entry into force of the second ver@@ sion of the terrorist finance trac@@ king programme .
concrete actions would have to follow ; for example , the consistent inclusion of cla@@ uses pro@@ hi@@ bit@@ ing the persecu@@ tion of christi@@ ans in international trade agreements with the eu .
the next dec@@ ade will decide where europe is going to be .
but we are looking to the european commission to propose an ambitious social agenda , not just communications on demogra@@ ph@@ y , training and migration , as announced , but also initiatives for legislation to improve the quality of employment and strengthen the bat@@ tle against poverty and social exclusion .
in the event of hundreds of thousands of to@@ ys being with@@ drawn from the market , as happened last year , can you tell me please , commissioner , what be@@ comes of those to@@ ys ?
i should like to emphasise one of the aspects that i consider to be of the ut@@ most importance at the moment , as we wit@@ ness the negotiations for the new agreement that will re@@ place the ky@@ oto protocol in january 2013 .
so i fear that there are lo@@ ts of problems to be resolved .
i also believe that if our budgetary and control rights and our co@@ decision on this issue are not respected , it will be very difficult for us to work together with the council and the commission over the next few years .
it is not an ide@@ al budget , but i do think that out@@ la@@ ys have been ap@@ por@@ ti@@ oned in a sen@@ sible way and cover all the priorities of the european union .
the credibility of parliament is at stak@@ e .
the consumers ?
we shall be coming back to this once again next time .
i always say - and it is at the core of the cohesion report and its conclusions - that there is no contradi@@ ction between focu@@ sing on a few priorities as laid down in the eu 2020 strategy and flexibility in implementing these in the very var@@ ied regions of europe .
cooperation in the field of border control and strengthening it is one of parliament 's key priorities .
i voted in favour of gran@@ ting 2009 discharge to the european environment agency because i think the work it does is essential in this day and age .
i wish the czech presidency every success .
but the commission has already made proposals .
this support is essential for helping the unem@@ ployed and victims of the company re@@ lo@@ cations that occu@@ r in a glob@@ alised world .
now they are ready , and we congratulate the authorities of bos@@ nia and al@@ b@@ ania for their achie@@ vements in pur@@ sing the reforms .
it is wrong to want to change the at@@ al@@ an@@ ta mandate now , either with regard to en@@ lar@@ ging the area of operations or with regard to the attempt by members of this house to extend the mandate to include fishing .
mr president , i would just ask the honourable gentlemen , would he not think his ti@@ ra@@ de against the european union would be stronger if the british government had not introduced similar legislation before the european union did ?
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without that clear european position , the subsequ@@ ent actions would not have been possible .
mr president , each year the conference of presid@@ ents tab@@ les different amendments to try to ensure that we spend more time in strasbourg than we should .
( ro ) the european union must make it a priority to draw up a common energy strategy and an action plan aimed at improving the union 's energy security .
i congratulate the commission for the green paper on a new urban mobility policy .
our group has voted in favour .
some of these people feel a very strong b@@ ond with serbia , others with croatia and a third group would like to under@@ line its own independent bos@@ nian identi@@ ty .
this is due to a set of measures contained in an all@@ -@@ em@@ br@@ ac@@ ing family policy .
more than 10 years have already passed since work on the creation of a common european asylum system ( ce@@ as ) started immediately after the entry into force of the treaty of am@@ ster@@ da@@ m in may 1999 , on the basis of the principles approved by the tam@@ p@@ ere european council .
allow me to formul@@ ate some br@@ ief comments on certain amendments .
brussels must initi@@ ate dialogue on the basis of a previ@@ ously agreed ben@@ ch@@ mark system , otherwise the eu can only lose in this dialogue .
i therefore fully support mr l@@ agen@@ di@@ j@@ k 's position .
this step , al@@ be@@ it pa@@ in@@ ful , seems to be another ine@@ vit@@ able run@@ g on the lad@@ der towards sett@@ lement in the balkans .
i would like to give my b@@ ac@@ king to my colleagues in the group of the european people 's party which , together with the other groups - socialists , liber@@ als and conserv@@ atives - have tabled compromise amendments in order to set up this micro@@ finance instrument as quickly as possible , starting in 2010 .
we had a fee@@ ling that the comple@@ tion of the essential found@@ ation of the eu 2020 strategy for s@@ mar@@ t growth and jobs and innovation - the single market - was not really reflected as a political priority .
where this was not done , energy prices ro@@ se by 28 % .
while the security situation has remain@@ ed relatively cal@@ m with no major inci@@ dents , public ten@@ sion and an@@ x@@ ie@@ ty have increased .
ladies and gentlemen , there was a date that surpri@@ sed me when these amendments to the law on the protection of min@@ ors in lithu@@ ania were passed : it was 14 july 2009 .
4 ) the level of public initiative is too low , and there is a general lack of information on development cooperation available to the public throughout the eu .
rapporteur . - madam president , i am pres@@ enting to you an ow@@ n-@@ initiative report recomm@@ en@@ ded by an over@@ whe@@ l@@ ming majority in the committee on foreign affairs .
that will re@@ move the ten@@ sion and mini@@ mi@@ se the amount of financial aid from eu to developing countries .
the agreement is based on the principles of mutual benefit , reci@@ pro@@ cal opportunities to access the programmes and activities relevant to the purposes of the agreement , non-@@ discrimination , effective protection of inte@@ l@@ le@@ c@@ tual property , and equ@@ itable sh@@ aring of inte@@ l@@ le@@ c@@ tual property rights .
( el ) as shadow dra@@ ft@@ sman of the opinion of the committee on international trade and as a member of the committee on constitutional affairs , i should like to say by way of introduction that the lisbon treaty sign@@ als the transition from a constitutional ' eli@@ ti@@ sm ' to the reform of the european uni@@ fication project .
if you look at global demand for food it is set to increase by 50 % in 20 years , but agriculture can , through carbon se@@ que@@ str@@ ation , an@@ a@@ e@@ robi@@ c di@@ gesti@@ on , fore@@ str@@ y plan@@ ting - and i think that is the key - and w@@ ind energy , contribute to this debate .
i think that everything is known about de@@ ser@@ ti@@ fication , but very little action is being taken .
a review of existing measures will allow us to plan objectives for the coming years more effectively .
so the alde group supports the provisions requ@@ ir@@ ing impor@@ ters to be more atten@@ tive to product marke@@ ting , by giving them a share of responsibility for it with all that that ent@@ a@@ ils .
the the@@ at@@ re had to stop perform@@ ing its programme in september because of financial difficulties .
however , we would like to state that in reci@@ tal g ' sexual and re@@ productive health ' should not be seen as a step back@@ war@@ ds in relation to decisions that have already been made .
we have therefore reached a situation in which this directive undermin@@ es the territori@@ ality of the right to work .
it is not about that .
i believe the report by mr go@@ e@@ pe@@ l is in line with the role i have just out@@ lined .
i believe that the efforts we now have to make should all be focused in one direction .
if we are to take this cause seriously , the commission must find ways of funding it .
rel@@ in@@ qui@@ shing sovereignty over the currency means rel@@ in@@ qui@@ shing part of national sovereignty .
i agree completely with mr so@@ lana 's assessment .
what uni@@ versi@@ ties think of this seems to be im@@ materi@@ al .
ladies and gentlemen , our great palestinian po@@ et , ma@@ h@@ m@@ oud dar@@ wish , said time and again , ' this land is worth living for ' .
however , as this would affect our tax measures , it is member states who should be taking such initiatives , not europe dict@@ ating them t@@ op@@ -@@ down .
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then public support for the eu as a safe ha@@ ven , which has recently seen a short-@@ term rise , will quickly e@@ va@@ por@@ ate , and we shall be in much worse economic tro@@ u@@ ble than we are at present .
if we now concentr@@ ate attention on technical deta@@ ils , the improvement of regulation , which clearly is necessary , then we will lose the initiative and ro@@ om for movement .
education does not have to be mul@@ ticul@@ tural as stated in this report ; it only has to be of good quality .
in any case , we still face a food crisis , we still face an external crisis .
at that very moment , were they sin@@ c@@ ere , those men run@@ ning a country dee@@ med by transparency international to be one of the most cor@@ ru@@ pt in the world and rel@@ ying on a rule of law and a democracy that have never actually exist@@ ed ?
they are unacceptable , anti-@@ democratic .
a large por@@ tion of the funds was allocated to energy projects , but considerable financing is still required for de@@ commissi@@ oning and national funds are not sufficient to cover this : the state ign@@ al@@ ina nuclear power plant de@@ commissi@@ oning fund has failed to accu@@ mul@@ ate sufficient funds .
the work to be done on logi@@ stics does not involve regul@@ ating this rapi@@ dly growing sector , but ensuring that it has a sustainable future by allowing it to mobili@@ se the efficiency potential that still exists in the transport business .
of course , the action , the initiative and the work of the european parliament on this issue are important .
another issue : in a situation where aid to various industries under the pact is being san@@ cti@@ oned , how should we view the european union 's sever@@ ity towards the problem of the polish shi@@ py@@ ar@@ ds ?
this is an important issue , and it is rather od@@ d that in 2009 , we should be having to speak about the existence of a trade in hum@@ ans in the baltic sea region .
however , despite mr sk@@ in@@ ner 's efforts - and , on this point , our criticism is exactly the same as mr mit@@ che@@ ll 's - we regret that the governments have not understood .
it goes without saying that every member of parliament elected by the people has full voting rights , including the president .
i view export cre@@ d@@ its as an important instrument for supporting eu enterprises .
it is a fine example and a ben@@ ch@@ mark and it is a less@@ on being given to us by the secon@@ d-@@ poorest country on the plan@@ et : as we en@@ tered the court , we saw the slo@@ g@@ an ' no peace without justice ' .
sexual abuse and the various types of exploitation , especially child por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y , are de@@ spi@@ cable crimes with dee@@ p@@ -@@ se@@ ated , long-@@ la@@ sting effects on its young victims .
i would like to focus on the strong points .
as we see from the proposal for a council decision , new ze@@ al@@ and is the only non-@@ european industri@@ alised country with which the community has not yet drawn up a form@@ al agreement on science and technology .
such neg@@ li@@ gence by the authorities makes them an ac@@ compli@@ ce to the kil@@ ling .
i think this is an important concept to keep in mind .
this is an important task , because better industry terms would allow the eu to become a global market lea@@ der in this area .
the rati@@ on@@ ality of this is often du@@ bi@@ ous .
the money which we could be invest@@ ing in renewable energy sources is li@@ ter@@ ally being th@@ row@@ n into a b@@ ot@@ tom@@ less p@@ it .
it is truly pra@@ i@@ se@@ wor@@ thy .
conditions for an effective eu-@@ us partnership on the middle east have ra@@ rely been as good .
i voted against the line our group adopted on this
that is what mr schul@@ t@@ z and i are now doing .
written declar@@ ations ( rule 142 )
they send just one message to the major invest@@ ors : you have the right to expect f@@ at profits and in doing so you bear no risk and , in particular , no responsibilities .
si@@ mil@@ arly , china is initi@@ ating specific training measures targeted at these groups of public order person@@ ne@@ l .
the global economic environment is being te@@ sted at the moment .
moreover , the them@@ atic working group on ma@@ ths , science and technology has already been established .
it means capa@@ bility , through the european institutions enab@@ ling all member states to respond immediately and effectively to a shared crisis .
i am therefore going to try to answer the various questions that have been put to me and try hard to group together the speeches , since several of them related to the same subje@@ cts .
there is a time for setting targets and there is a time for giving one@@ self the means to achieve them .
( fr ) madam president , though presented on the legitimate grounds of protecting arti@@ stic creation , the so-called ' h@@ adop@@ i ' law , which is being draf@@ ted in par@@ is , is in fact a freedom@@ -@@ destro@@ ying law .
transparency is very important for us to monitor what is happening there .
the economic crisis and the climate crisis can be comb@@ ined to offer major economic opportunities to develop new technologies and create jobs .
many important measures must be taken to limit and reduce this depend@@ ence .
this is the case firstly with the system of direct aid that needs to be modif@@ ied , bearing in mind that the member states must have greater flexibility to implement this change .
the form@@ al proposal itself is already in this parliament and i hope that the legislative procedure will soon lead to its adoption and to prepar@@ ations for the european year of cre@@ ati@@ vity and innovation .
as a result , we cannot but condem@@ n the acts of repres@@ sion against peaceful prote@@ sters , leaders of the democratic opposition , as well as numerous civil society acti@@ vi@@ sts , journ@@ alists , te@@ ach@@ ers and stu@@ dents .
an agreement which , al@@ ong@@ side the trade dimension , the stri@@ ctly trade dimension , also has a political and institutional ch@@ ap@@ ter , as well as a ch@@ ap@@ ter aimed at promoting sustainable economic and social development .
why has the council not agreed on an increase in the cohesion and structural funds or an immediate pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ tion on trading credit der@@ i@@ v@@ atives ?
it has already been said several times that 10 years is a long time .
the information is intended to provide a basis for analy@@ sing the demand for drug@@ s , ways of reducing it , and the dru@@ g market in general .
the member states on the external borders of the eu are all under pressure from immigration and have tur@@ ned into ' immigration cam@@ ps ' for europe .
it has been difficult to address this subject in such a short time , especially as it has such broad , cross-@@ cu@@ tting aims .
over the past 15 years , the value of trade between china and africa has increased 20 times over .
will the fi@@ ve@@ -@@ year budgetary term co@@ inci@@ de with or be ac@@ cent@@ u@@ ated by the fi@@ ve@@ -@@ year parliamentary term ?
in cooperation with the commission and each within our own sphere of responsibility we shall , of course , be pres@@ enting measures that may be more fav@@ ourable and may in fact reflect our concerns on social matters .
each individual member state 's ongoing commitment to sti@@ ck to the 2014 targets will be crucial .
the representatives of human rights and humanitarian aid organisations , such as pol@@ ska ak@@ cja humanitar@@ na or m@@ é@@ dec@@ ins s@@ ans fron@@ ti@@ è@@ res , have been expe@@ lled from dar@@ fu@@ r .
i do not see why there is such a dra@@ ma about this .
the end of the year may prove difficult and the dec@@ line in the autom@@ o@@ tive market could be around 5 % for the whole of 2008 , which , for this market , would be the worst result recor@@ ded since 199@@ 3 .
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there are member states - as you know better than we do - that promi@@ se chea@@ p loans for car manufacturers , provided that these car manufacturers bu@@ y parts from local suppl@@ iers in that country .
on human rights we do not always see e@@ y@@ e to e@@ y@@ e .
would the commission consider a proposal that there should only be one child per se@@ at and that all children under 15 should we@@ ar se@@ at bel@@ ts on school bu@@ ses ?
this delay undermin@@ es the credibility of our commitments and affe@@ cts the conclusion of the economic partnership agreements .
in any case , believe me that i will do everything in my power to ensure this .
the majority of them referred to the li@@ mit@@ ations of the budget and its structure .
i see it as a policy that we create for the good of european citizens , which , of course , we can ac@@ compli@@ sh by creating fav@@ ourable development conditions for under@@ tak@@ ings , for investment , innovation , and for the creation of more new jobs .
in writing . - it is known that the report stre@@ sses the fact that fore@@ sts should be seen as a major contribu@@ tor to climate change mi@@ ti@@ gation and adap@@ tation , ren@@ der@@ ing necessary the reinfor@@ cement of the eu strategy for combating the factors ca@@ using their de@@ teri@@ or@@ ation , e@@ .@@ g@@ . pe@@ sts , forest fi@@ res , et@@ c .
this mor@@ ning , i took the healthy op@@ tion and wal@@ ked into parliament and i was dis@@ ma@@ yed to see in cars young parents , with children st@@ rap@@ ped into the back , smo@@ king ci@@ ga@@ re@@ t@@ tes .
in writing . - ( fr ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , as the rapporteur quite rightly points out , for there to be a market , there must be supply and demand .
a joint and una@@ m@@ bi@@ gu@@ ous declaration by the three largest institutions of the european union is an exceptional opportunity to achieve a political consensus on the way in which the european union should re@@ act to the increasingly complex crisis situations emerging around the world .
'@@ in order to ensure better monitoring of the transpo@@ sition and application of union law , the commission and parliament shall en@@ dea@@ v@@ our to include com@@ pul@@ s@@ ory cor@@ relation tab@@ les and a binding time limit for transpo@@ sition , which , in directives , should not norm@@ ally exce@@ ed a period of 2 years .
i support this resolution and endorse the observ@@ ations set out in it wh@@ ole@@ hear@@ tedly .
there are long-@@ standing problems .
however , despite succe@@ ssive fa@@ i@@ lu@@ res , the eu and the ' social democrats ' man@@ de@@ l@@ son and lamy are again trying to prevent the negotiations from ' coming off the ra@@ ils ' , in order to safeguard and not lose the ground already ga@@ ined in the negotiations .
the various national governments ' re@@ actions were highly var@@ ied , ran@@ ging from large@@ -@@ scale vacc@@ ination to no vacc@@ ination at all , as in poland .
a new era which aims to be ambitious in its capacity for initiative and in its fore@@ si@@ ght with respect to the great challenges of our time .
what is your view ?
on behalf of the ind / dem group . - ( fr ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , for some hours the official chinese propag@@ an@@ da has been saying that the situation in tibet is under control again .
on climate change and energy , the alternative is clear : either our member states are convinced that they must progress and set an example ahead of the copenhagen summit , and if so , we must make clear decisions before december to ensure reci@@ pro@@ city from our international partners , or they have decided that , despite wor@@ se@@ ning cli@@ matic conditions and our energy depend@@ ence , there is no need to take urgent action .
secondly , because i consider that the ukra@@ ini@@ an people will only suffer from participation in the european union .
on behalf of the ind / dem group . - ( sv ) madam president , poverty , mis@@ ery and star@@ v@@ ation are the da@@ ily lot for the more than two billion members of the ear@@ th 's population who live on less than two do@@ ll@@ ars a day .
it is contrary to the lisbon strategy and undermin@@ es the fundamental rights and values of the union .
if i had time , i would also make reference to croatia and other countries in sou@@ th@@ -@@ eastern europe which urgently need to address corruption , organised crime and abuse of certain private property rights before accession , in the case of croatia , or candi@@ d@@ acy can be taken forward with confidence .
however , the reality is different .
the fa@@ ste@@ st way to make them whole , much more effectively and prac@@ tically than all of the t@@ op@@ -@@ down measures , is to support civi@@ c initiatives and the activities of cultural organisations and regional institutions .
never let us say , though , that such documents should remain secre@@ t in case they cause problems .
it will be important to assess the results of cohesion policy for the period 2000 to 2006 .
the specific case to which mrs har@@ k@@ in re@@ fers is still under exam@@ ination by the turkish courts , and it is not for me to comment at this stage , but we are monitoring this case very closely .
the commission has in fact initi@@ ated infringe@@ ment procedures in the past year against 22 member states that have not implemented the european regulations properly , including italy , mr agno@@ let@@ to .
unfortunately , big air@@ ports are c@@ row@@ ded , there are very many fli@@ ght dela@@ ys , there is waiting time either on ground or in the air , which , on the one hand , contribu@@ tes to pollution and , on the other hand , has certain social effects .
i would therefore sugge@@ st to you that the second part of the text should read : ' and therefore wel@@ comes the decision of the european council to de@@ plo@@ y ' .
( fr ) mr president , i would like to ask the commissioner , mrs ferre@@ ro-@@ wal@@ d@@ ner , not to look on this bar@@ ce@@ lon@@ a process as a m@@ ere economic process .
it emphasi@@ ses the role that the egf can play in the re@@ integration of workers made redun@@ d@@ ant into the labour market .
i should like to see the eu pu@@ sh further ahead with this in the context of climate protection , and i hope that we can convin@@ ce all the other major compe@@ ting airlines to join this agreement .
freedom of religion : at my nie@@ ce 's school , for the first time this year , there was no nati@@ vity play .
it is true that we need energy , but we need clean energy and safe energy .
that must also be prepared for the climate change negotiations .
i have one thing to say about official development assistance : the commission 's position on the matter is very clear .
we must not forget that this is our third attempt , i repeat , our third attempt to obtain a resolution on the death penalty at the united nations general assembly following our two fa@@ i@@ lu@@ res in 199@@ 4 and 1999 .
once again , this must encourage us to reflect in order to prepare more effective strategies in the future .
we know of your strug@@ gle , commissioner , even within the commission , against lobb@@ ies and interests that undermin@@ e the eu 's efforts to be a world lea@@ der in the fight against climate change .
i have voted in favour of this report .
on other issues - di@@ versi@@ fication of energy sources at european level and creation of a single energy market - we are right at the beginning of our jour@@ ne@@ y .
i firmly believe that it has a de@@ cent chance .
in the new eu member states , including lithu@@ ania , in many a@@ part@@ ment blo@@ cks , around 60 % of ther@@ mal energy is wa@@ sted .
finally , commissioner , we are against the full liberalisation of plan@@ ting rights from 2014 on@@ war@@ ds for win@@ es with de@@ sig@@ nations of origin and geographical indi@@ cations , and we can endorse the rapporteur 's proposal that the new reform should enter into force on 1 au@@ gu@@ st 2009 .
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for them , profits must be had at any price .
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the sanctions to be applied if manufacturers fail to comply with this regulation must be scru@@ pul@@ ously fulfi@@ lled .
do we wish to ensure that all of our companies and our fellow citizens contribute within their means to the financing of civi@@ c life ?
instead , they should focus on establishing plat@@ forms that involve both em@@ ploy@@ ers and workers , uni@@ versi@@ ties , businesses and local and regional organisations , in order to offer opportunities in the edu@@ cational and professional training sector , and to ensure that there is good mobility and that quali@@ fications are recognised .
let us be honest about this .
on 11 june 2007 the council adopted regulation ( ec ) no 6@@ 4@@ 3 / 200@@ 7@@ amending regulation ( ec ) no 4@@ 1 / 2006 as concerns the recovery plan for blu@@ ef@@ in tu@@ na recomm@@ en@@ ded by the international commission for the conserv@@ ation of atlantic tu@@ nas .
i also welcome the adoption in may 2008 by the turkish parliament of the package of employment measures intended to promote employment opportunities for women , young people and the dis@@ ab@@ led .
i can tell you that the entire commission - the full colle@@ ge of commissioners , including president barroso - is in favour of a strong second pillar in the future common agricultural policy .
the european parliament has adopted a resolution in favour of a general ban on the use of cy@@ ani@@ de mi@@ ning technologies by the end of 2011 .
therefore , i would like to ask when the commission will present the appropriate report , and what action will it take on the basis of the analysis made ?
that is where the european union can fail bad@@ ly .
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the free movement of people provides eu citizens with the potential to take up employment in another member state .
on the contrary , i would like to say that belgi@@ um made an excellent job of handl@@ ing the tri@@ alo@@ gue between the commission , the council and parliament .
democracy and development will not be cru@@ shed by the bru@@ tal repres@@ sion of wi@@ des@@ pread prote@@ sts in september of this year , or by mass im@@ pris@@ on@@ ments .
all this will be considered in the evaluation and it will be under the um@@ b@@ rel@@ la of the internal security strategy that we will put forward to you within a short time .
during the four@@ th republic , a practice known as ' un@@ se@@ ating ' was used .
however , i am more confi@@ dent than my fellow liberal members from germany that we will probably succeed in amending this provision during the negotiations with the council .
so that is also part of the problem , and that procedure needs to be qui@@ c@@ ker .
we are meeting the wishes of the many citizens who have asked us in coun@@ t@@ less let@@ ters and e-@@ ma@@ ils to take action in this area .
the commission has brought a case against the irish authorities and yet , by the time anything happens , there will be a motor@@ way , probably there for already three or four years , and all the destruction will have happened .
they look over the water to ireland and see that the people of ireland have been asked to vote t@@ wi@@ ce on the document when we have been de@@ nie@@ d the possibility to even vote once .
we continue to be faced with one of the world 's most repres@@ sive and closed regi@@ mes , even if there has been some progress and even if we do need to find the right strategy to support this .
as you all know , the issues of nuclear power and human rights gre@@ at@@ ly limit the scope of our activities in iran .
this service can survi@@ ve by public funding that may be colle@@ cted via a separ@@ ate radi@@ o and tele@@ vision tax and that may be t@@ op@@ ped up with membership contributions to broad@@ ca@@ sting organisations , as has been the case in the ne@@ ther@@ lands for a long time .
the uk , like many other countries - not all - is reco@@ vering from that rece@@ ssion , and that is due to the government inter@@ vening when the market failed and not standing on the si@@ de@@ lines as some would have us do .
migration management policy should indeed be effectively comb@@ ined with european development cooperation policy , and should take into account aspects concerning security , regional cooperation in the southern countries and cooperation agreements with countries of origin and of transi@@ t .
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we put in the oral question and we have also draf@@ ted a joint resolution about the lithu@@ ani@@ an law , which is alle@@ ge@@ dly about the protection of min@@ ors .
this just goes to show that the controls currently in place need to be up@@ d@@ ated and a new approach adopted as far as the du@@ ties of customs officials are concerned .
you want to bring the parliaments closer together in order to bring citizens closer together .
the report is as v@@ ag@@ ue about how to achieve that as the eu commission was in its green paper on urban mobility .
this is the europe 2020 strategy .
the member states fail to control practices in respect of human rights , thereby under@@ mi@@ ning the credibility of eu foreign policy in the world .
the debate is closed .
to this end , there must be a european proposal to simplify the work of young re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers via orga@@ nic lin@@ ks with business in order to meet their development needs .
in writing . - ( ro ) m@@ r. president , de@@ ar colleagues , first of all , i would like to congratulate the rapporteur for his work .
the next item is question time ( b@@ 6-0@@ 4@@ 5@@ 7 / 2008 ) .
they were rejected .
after years of institutional w@@ ran@@ gl@@ ing , europe needs to re@@ focus its efforts on deli@@ vering results in areas where it can add value to the work of the member states , and where our fellow citizens expect the nations of europe to cooperate .
there are 11 member states , all old member states , paying for the entire ne@@ t difference .
national authorities will have an opportunity to comment on the ru@@ ling and descri@@ be how they assess the behaviour of airlines to passengers in the event of can@@ ce@@ ll@@ ation in the light of this prece@@ dent and also the practical consequences of the ru@@ ling .
elections have win@@ ners and lo@@ s@@ ers .
these are some of the fundamental rules which you , as you have said , do not want to call into question .
equally , i could join the european people 's party ( christian democrats ) and european democrats , but i can guarantee that it would not increase that group 's political coheren@@ ce - by no means .
this is pur@@ e hy@@ po@@ cri@@ sy and is aimed at u@@ sh@@ ering in a new ' super@@ state ' over the heads of the peoples .
i note especially the proposal for , and i quot@@ e , ' an eu-@@ wide uniform si@@ ze labelling system for clo@@ thing and fo@@ ot@@ we@@ ar ' .
in the draft resolution you raise a number of issues of relev@@ ance for the ec@@ b .
this school and its facilities , together with the ne@@ ar@@ by uni@@ versity of life scien@@ ces in lu@@ bli@@ n and also the agricultural research institu@@ tes in pu@@ ła@@ wy , could be used as the basis for the establishment of a european school of be@@ e@@ keeping .
this may influence europe 's whole economic situation and competitiveness .
( pl ) mr president , some words of acknowled@@ ge@@ ment for the rapporteur , mr b@@ lok@@ land ; as always , once again he has done some excellent work .
we have a distribution network for electricity which was designed to be one@@ -@@ way and now requires technical adjust@@ ments in order to become two@@ -@@ way and be able to han@@ dle decentr@@ alised electricity generation .
i voted in favour of the report on the proposal for a directive of the european parliament and of the council on alternative investment fund manag@@ ers , since i believe that fund manag@@ ers must be regi@@ ste@@ red and must respect certain basic rules of condu@@ ct .
the second area i want to mention is the western balkans , especially kosovo .
as stated by parliament 's motion for a resolution , without a genuine political re@@ conci@@ liation process in the region , the european union operation , planned to last only 12 months , cannot sustain@@ ably contribute to peace in the region .
the eu 's commitment to human rights is conve@@ yed during our regular political cont@@ acts and , in particular , during our human rights dialogue with the chinese authorities .
some speakers have already pointed out in this debate that , it is all too often for@@ got@@ ten that the pur@@ ch@@ as@@ ing power problem also constitu@@ tes a problem for europe .
the european institu@@ te of innovation and technology will make an important contribution to the transfer of technology from science to industry and to enterprises .
we agreed on the priorities very quickly and together managed to introduce r@@ ational elements and points of de@@ par@@ ture .
re@@ la@@ x@@ ing the introduction procedure for al@@ ie@@ n species in a@@ qu@@ ac@@ ul@@ ture must be balanced by a strict definition of the rules with which closed a@@ qu@@ ac@@ ul@@ ture facilities will have to comply , in accordance with the outcome of the im@@ pa@@ s@@ se project , as well as being subject to supervision , the aim being to ensure that the technical requirements proposed by speci@@ alists will all be properly taken into account and obser@@ ved .
on the basis of these pre@@ mi@@ ses , i voted for the irish nomin@@ e@@ e for chair of the european secur@@ ities and markets authority who , as is sti@@ pul@@ ated , is subject to strict rules regarding independence .
determined in going out and making our case with key partners worldwide , expla@@ ining why we cannot let our ambi@@ tion s@@ li@@ p .
i say ' no ' to these ze@@ alo@@ ts .
finally , the term ' tax ha@@ ven ' must also , in view of the point at issue here , be regar@@ ded as important .
according to media reports , this campaign was supported by the united nations , even though psy@@ cho@@ logi@@ sts con@@ firm that growing up with a fa@@ ther and a mo@@ ther as role mode@@ ls is of key importance for a child 's development .
secondly , the commitments of individuals countries to reduce carbon dio@@ xi@@ de emissions by 20 % by 2020 , along with the need to bu@@ y emis@@ sion per@@ mits , will result in a significant increase in the price of electricity and he@@ ating for individuals and even higher costs for the industrial sector , especially in the new member states , such as poland , where the energy sector rel@@ ies on coal .
do not fight globalisation ; join it by encouraging competition within the eu and learn how to compe@@ te on world markets .
this is particularly important in belgi@@ um , a small country with a relatively large inf@@ low of foreign patients .
however , we need to table a proposed amendment to this directive in order to guarantee an overall uni@@ ty of in@@ tent within europe and also greater protection for lab@@ or@@ atory gu@@ ine@@ a pi@@ g@@ s used for scientific purposes conne@@ cted with human and animal health .
this supervisory role will guarantee a truly democratic control of the service , which is of par@@ amount importance to me .
although he does recognise the benefits of such agreements in principle , the rapporteur does not fore@@ go a differen@@ ti@@ ated approach and , on several occa@@ sions , calls for a constructive dialogue between the commission and parliament .
es un gra@@ n plac@@ er con@@ ta@@ r c@@ on su pres@@ en@@ cia .
the european commission did not want that , the council of ministers did not want that , the majority of the conserv@@ atives and the liber@@ als did not want that .
a number of decisions made by the paki@@ stan@@ i authorities on questions of religious liber@@ ties are wor@@ thy of respect , but it would seem that further measures are now needed .
however , i obje@@ ct to the creation of european union bodies that would exercise power over member states in areas that are wi@@ der than necessary to deal with this problem .
that is why the european parliament , by a large majority , adopted the e@@ st@@ rel@@ a report .
finally , i would emphasi@@ ze two more ideas : the problems of vulnerable communities from any point of view , either ethnic and / or geographical , could be treated more efficien@@ tly if there were cooperation in this field between the local , regional , national and european authorities .
worse , ne@@ arly 25 % of young people under 15 have reading difficulties .
i will mention a few examples : the strengthening of judicial independence , a special commission of in@@ qu@@ iry to investig@@ ate and analy@@ se the proce@@ sses that led to the col@@ la@@ pse of the i@@ ce@@ lan@@ di@@ c banking system , the creation of a joint parliamentary committee between the european union and i@@ cel@@ and , the situation regarding entry into the euro area , increased experience in the renewable energy sector .
to date , europe has spent , and jud@@ ging by the results , wa@@ sted , some of these priority funds established by lisbon .
i believe that the transport sector needs renewable energy sources , not only he@@ ating and co@@ ol@@ ing and electricity .
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indeed , i would go further and say that large@@ -@@ scale producers today are usu@@ ally ver@@ tically integrated under contr@@ actual terms with the proce@@ ssing sector , and that the pro@@ phy@@ l@@ acti@@ c use of anti@@ bio@@ tic@@ s is usu@@ ally pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ ted or restri@@ cted under quality as@@ surance sche@@ mes .
the commission is well aware that spanish tom@@ at@@ o grow@@ ers have to compe@@ te with mo@@ ro@@ c@@ can grow@@ ers under unfair conditions , as they must bear much higher production costs st@@ em@@ ming from the strict european standards on quality , food safety and work@@ place safety , as well as restrictions on pe@@ sti@@ ci@@ des which are not required of third countries .
the commission is working hard to create conditions for partner countries which will enable them to come together and to plo@@ t a course towards comprehensive regional agreements .
number three : media regi@@ str@@ ation .
efforts still need to be made in this area .
the c@@ f@@ p has become a bureaucr@@ atic ni@@ gh@@ t@@ m@@ are with over regulation and micro@@ -@@ management pl@@ ag@@ u@@ ing the industry while achieving little in the way of positive out@@ comes .
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let me remind you that , on 8 march 2006 , the commission issued what we called a ' road ma@@ p for equality between men and women ' , out@@ li@@ ning the er@@ adi@@ cation of all forms of g@@ end@@ er@@ -based violence as a priority objective .
j@@ am@@ es tob@@ in first proposed it following the usa 's destruction of the bre@@ t@@ ton wo@@ ods system .
( el ) commissioner , almost every civi@@ lisation in the history of europe has been based on the sea .
i am glad the union supported poland in its dispu@@ te with russia over the export of our products . i am confi@@ dent that poland will in future years help to develop a positive relationship between russia and the european union .
this in turn requires intervention in the market and improved marke@@ ting in the sector , improving the fir@@ st-@@ s@@ ale price , increasing pay for work by fisher@@ men , reducing the marg@@ ins of mid@@ d@@ lemen and promoting fair distribution of added value throughout the value chain of this sector .
secondly , i regret that this report attemp@@ ts , under the gui@@ de of agricultural di@@ versi@@ fication ( an objective that n@@ one@@ theless recei@@ ves little support from the eu in the economic partnership agreements under negotiation with the acp countries ) , to use a financing instrument to manage the rapid disappe@@ ar@@ ance ( in the space of three years ) of the ban@@ ana sector in the acp countries , for the benefit of latin american producers , who are already leaders in the global market with a share of more than 70 % of the export market .
the market price is determined in the wh@@ ole@@ s@@ ale power ex@@ changes .
i consider that many ir@@ regular@@ ities from 200@@ 3@@ -@@ 2006 would have the support of changing the rule of pres@@ ent@@ ation of the framework programme 6 , for instance , as compared to framework 5 .
the free trade area between the eu and mer@@ co@@ su@@ r , like the do@@ ha round at the wto , has become cau@@ ght up in issues of trade in agricultural goods .
an increasing amount of national legislation , with the principle of public access we have in sweden , for example , is now being made at eu level .
i believe that the mobilisation of the european globalisation adjustment fund is justified in this case .
the first is the exceptional mobilisation of the aid mach@@ in@@ ery and the world of solidarity that sent thousands of volun@@ te@@ ers to support the people struc@@ k by the first stage of the emergency .
the use of new technology must be constantly perfe@@ cted , especially through the creation of wi@@ der internet access to encourage re@@ course to such new learning methods .
it should be noted that special attention should be paid and financing should be allocated to transport , which is a crucial factor in implementing territorial , economic and social cohesion .
( pl ) mr president , egypt is an important economic and commercial partner of the european union .
( pl ) madam president , it has to be said that the hy@@ po@@ cri@@ sy and dou@@ ble standards in this debate and in the criticism of the hungarian constitution are stri@@ king .
however , the majority of the group of the greens / european free alliance remain of the opinion that pen@@ ali@@ sing such people only serves to pu@@ sh the traffic@@ ked individual into dee@@ per mis@@ ery , because his or her activity then be@@ comes totally illegal .
i hope that the ol@@ de@@ st nuclear plants in france will also be sh@@ u@@ t down and de@@ commissi@@ oned in a similar way .
we need to make this kind of specul@@ ation un@@ at@@ trac@@ tive and bring long-term investment strategies to the fore once and for all .
parliament and the council exercise control , but only after the adoption of the deleg@@ ated acts .
human rights are not negoti@@ able and i hope that a majority of this house will also vote in favour of these common european human rights in our amendment .
n@@ one@@ theless , to demonstrate our go@@ od@@ will , we voted in november to gr@@ ant discharge to the council 's accounts - on the clear condition that changes would be made this year .
we want to be more part of europe .
these rules have been included in the community c@@ ode as an inte@@ gra@@ l part of this c@@ ode .
- before the vote on amendment 30 :
we should keep things in perspective when it comes to the question of what the eu should regulate and what it should not .
however , mrs mi@@ gu@@ ele@@ z ra@@ mo@@ s emphasi@@ ses the importance of political decisions being foun@@ ded on science and long-term sustainability and not primarily on the fishing industry 's short-@@ term interests , and this is something that i see as a good thing .
we should neither pra@@ i@@ se nor b@@ lam@@ e all irish people when only half of them went to vote and the government show@@ ed its in@@ difference as well .
particular attention should be paid to the most vulnerable groups of people , including children and ad@@ ole@@ s@@ cent@@ s .
in this way we will , ho@@ pe@@ fully , avoid a delay like the one that occur@@ red in the introduction of euro 5 for pass@@ enger cars .
we must not th@@ row good money after bad .
thirdly , i fully sub@@ s@@ cri@@ be to the report which recomm@@ en@@ ds participation by representatives of the union in the bodies of the convention on an equal fo@@ ot@@ ing with those of the contrac@@ ting parties .
consequently , the whole package of the 26 priority ali@@ gn@@ ment proposals could be ready for adoption before the end of this year .
mr president , the international fund for ireland has played a major role in peace and re@@ conci@@ liation in my country .
it is important that the member states and the eu work more effectively together with industry and the service enterprises in order to make better use of the fre@@ ight logi@@ stics .
madam president , something absolutely un@@ preceden@@ ted happened in this chamber today .
( de ) madam president , commissioner , with this directive , we are taking a huge step towards combating human trafficking in an efficient manner .
the simple fact of the matter is that we use too much on our plan@@ et .
there have been re@@ cur@@ ring violations of human rights in china , and we cannot omi@@ t to condem@@ n them .
i would like to war@@ n that we are exten@@ ding the scope of this directive at a point in time where we have har@@ dly any experience of how trans@@ pos@@ al of the current directive has gone .
it thus contribu@@ tes to the dis@@ se@@ min@@ ation and enforcement of human rights in all socie@@ ties .
i am not questi@@ oning the strategic importance of these projects , but i cannot fail to highlight that they have been fall@@ ing short of expectations .
we expect the new european commission to be the eng@@ ine of the european union .
finally , i am very interested in the proposal to introduce the voluntary colle@@ ction of tourism statistics regarding the ha@@ b@@ its of people with dis@@ abi@@ lities or restri@@ cted mobility and the subsequ@@ ent establishment of pi@@ lot projects in order to improve such persons ' participation in tourism .
he already has a ' maxi@@ -@@ mandate ' and , therefore , he may accept a mini@@ -@@ treaty .
mr president , in all fair@@ ness , i believe the swedish presidency can be satis@@ fied with its achie@@ vements , and i think that sweden can be proud of the performance of the swedish presidency .
i congratulate mrs o@@ omen@@ -@@ ru@@ ij@@ ten for this excell@@ ently draf@@ ted report .
it is equally essential that all re@@ ma@@ ining political pris@@ oners be set free - more than 2 000 of them , according to mr pos@@ sel@@ t and mr pre@@ da .
in writing . - an improved quality of life through the creation of secure and better quality jobs and ensuring access to infrastructure of all types - be this transport , social or edu@@ cational , or relating to research , development and innovation - has been the main reason for the public supporting the process of european integration .
it has its parliament , its president and its foreign affairs advi@@ ser , and now it wants the political parties to go with that .
therefore , it is very important that you also use the new euro@@ ne@@ st and all other means in order to really in@@ sti@@ l our ideas .
he ho@@ pes that once the results of his efforts are vi@@ sible , the s@@ pre@@ ad@@ s will decre@@ a@@ se .
it is true that europe and china may dis@@ agree and have different views on some issues , such as on human rights and democracy .
but i can see that what you told us is a really important step and we actually expect more active measures from the commission , obviously with the full b@@ ac@@ king of the european parliament , as this matter is an extremely serious one for small and medium-sized businesses , especially in the context of the current financial crisis .
since then , the national le@@ ag@@ ue for democracy has been ban@@ ned .
lastly , i would like to highlight the work of the european commission , and particularly ig@@ naci@@ o ber@@ cer@@ o 's contribution , for which i am most grateful .
even though , at this point , we are only talking about a re@@ ca@@ sting of the guidelines , i would nevertheless like to take the opportunity to mention a project that is particularly problem@@ atic for austria .
it is on this latter point that parliament must have a real discussion .
in this age of digital information , in@@ fo@@ -@@ exclusion may become a new form of discrimination and in@@ equality .
in this respect , health systems such as ours quite clearly demand recognition of the fact that a visi@@ ting patien@@ t should not have more rights than an indi@@ gen@@ ous patien@@ t from the member state where treatment is taking place .
we can usu@@ ally jud@@ ge russia 's sin@@ cer@@ ity by its degree of commitment to resol@@ ving conflicts like this one , but the fact is that in trans@@ ni@@ stri@@ a , as well as in georgia and ukraine , russia cannot resi@@ st inter@@ fering .
i apo@@ logi@@ se for the inter@@ ruption .
they need international support to pre@@ serve their culture and identi@@ ty .
unfortunately , the proposal was de@@ fe@@ ated in the vote in committee , but now the socialist group in the european parliament has re@@ submitted it so that we can vote on it here in plenary .
on the other hand , the hungarian minorities in the sur@@ ro@@ un@@ ding countries , slovakia included , are growing .
we will have modern and up@@ -@@ to@@ -@@ date regulations in an area where development is very rapid .
at the moment , from the perspective of the slove@@ nian presidency , it is difficult to specul@@ ate on the nature of those effects , but they are very likely and must be expected to ari@@ se .
where , then , is the european union ?
i congratulate the rapporteur and jo@@ hn b@@ ow@@ is for a job well done .
price ri@@ ses are felt most by low@@ -@@ income families , who spend a significant propor@@ tion of their budget on food .
it is n@@ one@@ theless important to share information with parliament and the public on the most important issues at stak@@ e , given the progress of the negotiations in this instance .
no .
unani@@ mi@@ ty in the council is required for the proposal to be approved .
the approval of this resolution is a first , indi@@ spen@@ s@@ able step towards the greater participation of citizens in europe .
if this is true , the situation is serious , because an a@@ political concept , such as the inter@@ cultural dialogue , is con@@ s@@ ci@@ ously politici@@ zed for ob@@ s@@ cur@@ e reasons , thus dam@@ aging the im@@ age of a european union member state .
i have here the text of 11 march , which will be approved tomorrow and the day after .
please be coura@@ ge@@ ous and make europe strong , both in@@ side and out .
so i would ar@@ gue , on that basis , that it is part of our responsibility , or our co@@ -@@ responsibility , not to reduce investment in africa , and i would stress again , e@@ cho@@ ing one of the speakers , that investment can be sustain@@ ed through ex@@ changes of exper@@ ti@@ se .
article 10 under ti@@ tle ii co@@ vers anti-@@ discrimination .
on the e@@ ve of the coming into force of the lisbon treaty , the council is acknowled@@ ging , as it were , that parliament is the only body which is elected because parliament works open@@ ly .
these are : non-@@ discrimination , consultation and re@@ me@@ dy , transparency and co@@ st-@@ rel@@ ate@@ d@@ ness of security char@@ ges , and establishment of a supervisory authority .
many airlines want to see as much cost transparency as possible from the other side , the air@@ ports , and a regulatory authority that would ultimately set the prices , along with the introduction of the ' single ti@@ ll ' system .
member states have shown different degre@@ es of wi@@ ll@@ ing@@ ness to take former in@@ m@@ ates .
scienti@@ sts estim@@ ate that re@@ plac@@ ing these natural services and dealing with consequences such as unemployment and migration would cost 7 % of gro@@ ss income worldwide .
for that reason , talking about a consolid@@ ated package simply is not something that is fe@@ a@@ sible and reali@@ s@@ able .
i urge the commission to closely monitor the effects of increased bio@@ fuel production in the european union and in third countries in terms of changes in land use , food product prices and access to food .
the men and women who are today involved in establishing inter@@ -@@ gener@@ ational solidarity networks de@@ serve recognition .
undoubtedly , one of the most important c@@ f@@ sp matters is the eu 's increasing energy depend@@ ence on sources of supply and transi@@ t rou@@ tes and the need to cur@@ b the eu 's energy depend@@ ence on third countries .
question no 3 : the commission has also launched a study to evalu@@ ate member states ' legislation and the situation concerning trafficking in human be@@ ings .
these should not be based on transi@@ tional criteria or circum@@ stan@@ tial or arti@@ fi@@ cial we@@ al@@ th tren@@ ds .
i do not think we should re@@ visit the rules adopted by european decision mak@@ ers , including the european parliament .
the result has been to establish es@@ as , which are fully scru@@ ti@@ ni@@ sed by this parliament .
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on behalf of the verts / ale group . - ( es ) mr president , i would like to thank mrs bar@@ si@@ -@@ pat@@ ak@@ y for having such an open attitude , including all those of us who have particip@@ ated in the process .
in other words , centr@@ alised control is crucial .
in writing . - i supported the v@@ ă@@ le@@ an report on eu citizens ' rights .
active support is required for job creation .
in his view , when the commission exerci@@ ses its right of initiative , it is eng@@ aging in po@@ pu@@ li@@ sm .
there is just one point i would like to make , and that is the greater need for transparency in our financial institutions , be it at regional , national or eu level .
he said , ' plat@@ o is de@@ ar to me , but de@@ are@@ r still is the truth ' .
my@@ an@@ ma@@ r has a history of military dict@@ ator@@ ship going back around 50 years , and we condem@@ n the fact that its in@@ habit@@ ants have not been able to lead a normal life for half a century .
article 3@@ 17 of the treaty on the functioning of the european union provides that responsibility for implementation of the eu budget lies with the commission , in cooperation with the member states , and that the court of auditors sen@@ ds parliament and the council a statement on the reli@@ ability of the accounts and the regular@@ ity and leg@@ ality of the under@@ l@@ ying transactions .
according to the treaty of lisbon , restri@@ ctive measures will also continue to be used as a tool within the common foreign and security policy by means of council decisions in accordance with article 29 of the treaty .
to this end , it is important that the national authorities responsible for its application sub@@ mit peri@@ odi@@ c reports on their activities .
however , we must de@@ pl@@ or@@ e the terms of this debate and its unacceptable position against cu@@ ba , lea@@ ving a@@ side the gra@@ ve consequences of the economic , trade and financial embar@@ go imposed by the united states on cu@@ ba and the de@@ ten@@ tion in american pris@@ ons of five cu@@ ban citizens who only wanted to defend their country .
those in favour of taking such a line , rejected the amendment tabled by our group den@@ oun@@ cing the european court of justice ru@@ l@@ ings that legi@@ ti@@ mi@@ se wa@@ ge dum@@ ping and restri@@ ct trade union rights .
atti@@ tu@@ des towards further enlargement are un@@ en@@ thu@@ si@@ a@@ stic , mo@@ stly influ@@ en@@ ced by non-@@ enlarge@@ ment@@ -@@ related issues and part@@ ly related to the lack of information about enlargement .
we should ensure in particular that we do not sugge@@ st to people resid@@ ent in the eu who have not at@@ tained citiz@@ en@@ ship that their views are not necessary or not welcome .
lastly , we must ensure that freedom , democracy and rights are the fundamental elements that gover@@ n the application of this agreement .
that conclu@@ des this item .
for this very reason the council recently adopted measures to promote the use and production of secon@@ d-@@ generation biofuels , in other words those biofuels whose production does not compe@@ te with food production .
we have a crucial year in front of us ahead of dur@@ ban .
today , the crisis has changed many of these per@@ cep@@ tions .
in writing . - ( it ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , i voted in favour of mrs star@@ ke@@ vi@@ č@@ i@@ ū@@ t@@ ė 's report .
you tal@@ ked about the exce@@ sses , mr schulz , that are the practice in one country - it is not my place to mention it - but if we all agree on a minimum cor@@ pu@@ s for the cost , those exce@@ sses that you pointed out will no longer take place , and , mr co@@ h@@ n-@@ ben@@ di@@ t , i am sure that mr da@@ ul would agree , why would the european parliament not be involved in this ?
how , then , can we talk about making it easy for women to return to work ?
every issue , even the ti@@ nie@@ st one , to do with human rights or press freedom will be scru@@ ti@@ ni@@ sed here .
finally , the treaty of lisbon will make europe more democratic , by giving far greater we@@ ight to this parliament and also by giving the national parliaments and the citizens a greater say in european affairs .
based on its r@@ ich cultural , histori@@ cal and religious tradi@@ tions , tibet certainly de@@ serves auton@@ om@@ y .
as i see it , the crucial issue in this country is that unfortunately - and here i would e@@ ch@@ o what dor@@ is pac@@ k has said - the nation@@ alists often still seem to be setting the agenda .
maintaining this symbo@@ l as the head@@ quar@@ ters of the european parliament costs hundreds of millions of euro@@ s each year , but we have respect for this symbo@@ l .
of the 15@@ 6 million people in pakistan , 9@@ 5 % are mus@@ li@@ ms , around 3 % christi@@ ans and around 2 % h@@ indu@@ s .
the exchange of good practice would be uni@@ mag@@ in@@ able without encoura@@ ge@@ ment from community institutions .
i have one more point to make concerning parliament 's capacity to see the development of strategies .
campa@@ nia could make a huge lea@@ p over@@ night towards becoming a re@@ cy@@ c@@ ling community .
in the past , this was about the single market , single currency and enlargement .
jud@@ ging from the debates which have been held in this chamber , we can put a la@@ bel on it : gender in@@ equality .
i very much welcome the fact that only funds that have already been made available in the structural funds ( around eur 1 billion for the period 2007-@@ 2013 ) can be used within the framework of the strategy for the danube region - in other words , that no additional funding is being allocated and that neither new institutions nor new legislation are needed .
these and many other things certainly mer@@ it our ad@@ mi@@ r@@ ation .
we are fighting for this mor@@ atorium to be supported by the european union .
the money will be used to re-@@ tra@@ in workers , help start businesses and provide people with job plac@@ e@@ ments , which are very necessary .
on behalf of the alde group . - ( de ) mr president , commissioner , if what you are calling for is further development and harmonisation of the internal market , then we need to have a common set of rules .
these direct im@@ pac@@ ts on supply and demand are significant contribu@@ tors to agricultural com@@ mod@@ ity prices and to the increases that we have seen .
the european parliament has been asked to give its ver@@ di@@ ct within a particularly short time@@ fra@@ me on what are , n@@ one@@ theless , very sensitive matters .
it is therefore necessary to take concrete steps to protect and promote the fundamental freedoms of individuals when sur@@ f@@ ing the we@@ b .
however , i find it hard to say anything positive about the end result of this report .
with the adoption of this package , business and smes will find it easier , as mr stu@@ b@@ b said , to se@@ ll their products - common hou@@ se@@ hold goods , bi@@ cy@@ cles , lad@@ ders , tan@@ ks , con@@ ta@@ in@@ ers et@@ c . - while consumers should re@@ a@@ p the benefit of a wi@@ der choice of high-@@ quality and safe products .
we therefore eng@@ age on iran , the middle east , afghanistan , the balkans and el@@ se@@ where , as well as in multilateral for@@ a .
the commission will decide on any necessary action once the respon@@ ses are available and have been analy@@ sed .
mr nat@@ tra@@ ss made some very personal re@@ marks against me before s@@ ne@@ ak@@ ing out of the chamber without li@@ ste@@ ning to the debate .
without doubt , the matter of immigration is once again becoming a serious domestic policy issue in some of the member states , and is exac@@ er@@ b@@ ated by the economic crisis .
this is designed to en@@ r@@ ich capital ; it hi@@ des behind f@@ an@@ ci@@ ful b@@ lan@@ di@@ sh@@ ments , ad@@ moni@@ tions , ex@@ hor@@ t@@ ations and h@@ omi@@ lies about the respect for diversity .
my group would also agree that an inter@@ institutional agreement would be useful to avoid the sort of ar@@ bi@@ tr@@ ary use of co@@ decision that we have seen on occa@@ sion , that sort of ar@@ bi@@ tr@@ ary use at the be@@ he@@ st of the council when many of us felt , because things could not be got through by unani@@ mi@@ ty , parliament was being used as a sort of ali@@ b@@ i .
we are aware that other groups are making the same request , and rightly so .
the debate is closed .
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there are also problems with natur@@ a 2000 .
kosovo is a uni@@ que case .
as i said , this has been approved by political groups in the past .
madam president , i voted for the report .
member of the commission . - mr president , it is a sign of the importance that this house att@@ ach@@ es to our strategic relationship with china that this debate has been sch@@ edu@@ led during your in@@ au@@ gu@@ ral session .
it would also have been a very questi@@ on@@ able interpre@@ tation of the health and environment legislation if we had continu@@ ed ex@@ porting when on the one hand we are la@@ ying down a new safety lan@@ d@@ mark by way of the latest pe@@ sti@@ ci@@ de cer@@ ti@@ fication , while on the other we are doing the very op@@ posi@@ te with our exports .
we called that the community method .
in writing . - statistics show that unfortunately , roma are the most h@@ ated and discrimin@@ ated ethnic minority in europe .
there is not a single indi@@ cation for this ban to pre@@ va@@ il for non-@@ ru@@ min@@ ant ...
the cha@@ os of da@@ ily declar@@ ations on greece by national politicians and stake@@ holders is only ad@@ ding to the con@@ fu@@ sion and creating more specul@@ ation on the markets .
parliament has more than once called for regulation of the financing of security char@@ ges , but without success .
does it know that farmers in new ze@@ al@@ and are not now subsidi@@ sed but are doing very well and that only 3 % of them went under when subsidies were with@@ drawn ?
inten@@ sive negotiations are being condu@@ cted on the association agreement , with excellent results .
this will have un@@ de@@ ni@@ able consequences for the credibility of the large amounts of criticism that will still have to be made later on .
that is a very good question .
in writing . - ( pl ) i voted in favour of adoption of the report on the council decision on the sig@@ nature , on behalf of the european community and its member states , of a protocol to the agreement between the european community and its member states of the one part and the swi@@ ss con@@ feder@@ ation of the other , on the free movement of persons , regarding the participation , as contrac@@ ting parties , of the republic of bulgaria and romania pursu@@ ant to their accession to the european union ( 9@@ 1@@ 16 / 2008 - c6-0@@ 20@@ 9 / 2008 c6-0@@ 20@@ 9 / 2008 - .
if the poverty of aspir@@ ation im@@ pli@@ ci@@ t in a minim@@ alist treaty is reflected in your poverty of en@@ thu@@ si@@ as@@ m ?
until the responsibility for this crisis is made clear in resolutions of this parliament , then the resolutions themselves cannot be effective .
we have a budget that provides extr@@ a resources for frontex , thereby per@@ mit@@ ting essential respon@@ ses to pressing challenges , and we have a budget that funds the common foreign and security policy , al@@ be@@ it only for 2008 , and makes it possible to draw on the flexibility instrument for c@@ f@@ sp purposes .
passengers will have 12 basic rights applying to any l@@ eng@@ th of jour@@ ne@@ y .
once this is done , we will be able to make progress in negotiations .
( sl ) commissioner , i congratulate you on your new po@@ st and i hope that you will be successful in this area .
passengers must part with their co@@ s@@ me@@ tic@@ s .
the time has now come for europeans to learn less@@ ons from these events and to call for radi@@ cal reforms of european governance .
so perhaps we should ask ourselves whether we are sufficien@@ tly determined to do differen@@ tly this time .
if we want to bring this financial aspect under control , and this is vital for the economic stability of our countries , we need to be able - and it is your role , mr barroso , to provide this impe@@ tu@@ s - to set clear goals , clear measures and to show a clear determination in regard to good economic coordination .
secondly , we need it to be a requirement to report all of the results of feed tests , and these must also be produced during the relevant che@@ cks .
the lithu@@ ani@@ an authorities are in the process of considering these changes .
let us be very honest .
as a rule smes have a great capacity for initiative and adap@@ t@@ ability since they are not sti@@ f@@ led by bureaucr@@ acy and are norm@@ ally run by entrepreneu@@ rs and manag@@ ers who are highly committed to their work of we@@ al@@ th creation .
could you give us an analysis of that , now , or in the ne@@ ar future , or in your action plan ?
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we have already taken measures to improve conver@@ gence and cooperation between super@@ vis@@ ors .
in this way , we have managed to produce a report with a broad consensus on an important subject .
. - ( ro ) communi@@ sm is a dece@@ it@@ ful phi@@ lo@@ s@@ op@@ h@@ y .
therefore , i believe that the system of ye@@ arly fin@@ es for non-@@ compliance with these rules , as proposed in the report , should be supported and , above all , stri@@ ctly applied .
however , in order to realise them we also need a new , stronger legal basis , in other words we need a reform treaty .
therefore , the decision to include certain countries in this liberalisation of visa requirements is based on the mer@@ its of each individual country .
what price ?
since most appli@@ an@@ ces so@@ ld in sh@@ op@@ s bel@@ ong to categor@@ y a , clear information about the energy savings gener@@ ated from the use of the appli@@ ance is lost and the manufacture@@ r lo@@ ses the mo@@ ti@@ v@@ ation to produce an ener@@ g@@ y-@@ efficient appli@@ ance .
and i can tell you , if we re-@@ open the distribution of money between the en@@ ve@@ lo@@ pes and member states , it will be like opening pan@@ dor@@ a 's bo@@ x , and i have no more money available than the present budget of approxim@@ ately eur 1.@@ 3 billion every year for the w@@ ine sector .
i voted in favour of the important resolution on the live@@ stock sector in the hope of improving the lot of live@@ stock farmers and the whole sector , which is in crisis due to strong specul@@ ation for a rise in animal feed prices .
he will not be elected !
on behalf of the alde group . - mr president , the alde group is of the opinion that la@@ os and vie@@ t@@ nam are no democr@@ ac@@ ies .
it will not : on the contrary , it will result in def@@ l@@ ation .
the aim of this policy is to do away with physi@@ cal , administrative and regulatory obstacles to cohesion , and to reduce the ' border effect ' between territ@@ ories and regions in order to enable them to address their shared challenges together , whether those challenges are territorial ( services , infrastructure , urban and regional planning ) , global ( globalisation , climate change ) , economic or socie@@ tal .
secondly , is the european public debt crisis de@@ teri@@ or@@ ating before our very e@@ yes , as mr gie@@ go@@ ld descri@@ be@@ s ?
what might work - and this is also mentioned in the commission proposal - is if a coordin@@ ator was ap@@ pointed for each cross-border project who could medi@@ ate in the area of inter@@ conne@@ ctions and could get things moving .
i support the final form of the report on governance and partnership in the single market , and especially its key priorities .
in fact , i have brought some with me this e@@ vening just to remind us what some to@@ ys look like .
this was an excellent result .
the organisation of public debates and con@@ sult@@ ations with stake@@ holders , together with the sub@@ mission of reports to national parliaments for opinions are further positive measures in this sense .
the eu has required each member state to implement a sti@@ mu@@ lus package cor@@ respon@@ ding to just over 1 % of its gn@@ p .
isra@@ e@@ li must fulfil its international obligations , such as the gen@@ ev@@ a convention , to guarantee the f@@ low of humanitarian assistance , humanitarian aid and essential services , and to open up the borders .
however , that is just one side of the co@@ in .
control of exports has a large impact on eu trade policy .
improving access to the european market for goods orig@@ in@@ ating from such countries must take this aspect into account , otherwise many sp@@ he@@ res of manufac@@ turing in europe will be rou@@ t@@ ine@@ ly elimin@@ ated .
the european summit really cannot reach any other conclusion .
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president-in-office . - ( sl ) the presidency of the council wel@@ comes the report by the rapporteur , mr go@@ e@@ pe@@ l , as a very mea@@ su@@ red and re@@ s@@ oun@@ ding contribution to the debate .
we will condem@@ n author@@ it@@ ari@@ an regi@@ mes which use force and persecu@@ te democratic organisations just because those organisations do not share the regime 's views .
to attack these communities is to undermin@@ e our most fundamental values .
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it is better to have a di@@ ss@@ atis@@ fied pass@@ enger who is ali@@ ve than a pass@@ enger who , unfortunately , dies on board .
on behalf of the ppe-de group . - mr president , i thank the commissioner for coming and pres@@ enting the latest position of the commission on visa issues for the ukraine and belarus .
i have been very active in the discussions in parliament because i truly believe that the stock@@ hol@@ m programme is the best way forward to a citiz@@ en@@ -@@ cent@@ red europe : a europe for citizens , with the people .
passengers living with dis@@ abi@@ lities , el@@ der@@ ly people and families with small children are even more vulnerable in such exceptional situations , and this has been the case now as well .
in bos@@ ni@@ a-@@ her@@ ze@@ go@@ v@@ ina it took at least 10 000 for peace negotiations to begin , for peac@@ e@@ kee@@ pers to arri@@ ve on site and for dis@@ ar@@ m@@ ament to begin .
as a german i have to say that i find the condu@@ ct of the german government cy@@ ni@@ cal .
oral questions and written declar@@ ations ( sub@@ mission ) : see minutes
( pl ) mr president , i wh@@ ole@@ hear@@ tedly support the report by mr pe@@ ter@@ le on behalf of the committee on the environment , public health and food safety , entitled ' together for health : a strategic approach for the eu 200@@ 8@@ -@@ 2013 ' .
draft agreements with j@@ ord@@ an , mo@@ ro@@ cco and egypt are already in place , which also cover trade in agricultural products .
according to global trade rules , imports of food products from third countries might be suspen@@ ded if they present a serious threat to animal or public health .
this is my opinion on item 9 of this resolution .
in the sub@@ committee on security and defence , we spo@@ ke many times about how we must learn from mistak@@ es or from certain short@@ com@@ ings so that these mis@@ sions function better in future .
we had belie@@ ved that our succe@@ sses in past de@@ ca@@ des had elimin@@ ated the thre@@ ats related to this serious public health concern .
we all remember that , until the ham@@ p@@ ton court summit of october 2005 , there were even doub@@ ts that europe could have a common strategy on immigration .
yet , the european central bank has just thre@@ at@@ ened to raise interest rates if this demand , however legitimate , is met , despite the fact that profits have never been so high , as the experts acknow@@ ledge .
we must change the old system of state@@ -@@ ow@@ ned mono@@ pol@@ ies with great pri@@ vi@@ leg@@ es and no inte@@ ro@@ per@@ ability .
if we want to exercise influence in favour of democracy and the defence of human rights in africa and asia , we must first address those issues ne@@ ar at hand , on the union 's own do@@ or@@ step .
we therefore need a different method of working in parliament , one where our work and our decisions are brought into the open in a genuine spirit of true democracy .
the south cau@@ ca@@ sus is a very interesting area which has been a constan@@ t topic of discussion in europe for two hun@@ d@@ red years now .
in writing . - while every effort must be made to find a solution to the situation in gaza , this resolution at best will contribute nothing and at worst will have a negative impact .
it can help achieve uni@@ ty effectively in a world of diversity .
on mon@@ day , here in the european parliament , a decision was taken to vote today on a document that some of us have no opportunity to read in consolid@@ ated form in our own language .
these include the us and of course japan , china and india as well as other big countries and large@@ -@@ scale pol@@ lu@@ ters .
the other condition mentioned in the question is an independent review of sect@@ oral collective bar@@ ga@@ ining .
( fr ) mr president , following the dis@@ man@@ t@@ ling of the ' jun@@ gle ' cam@@ p in cal@@ a@@ is at the end of september , i wish to den@@ oun@@ ce here the organisation , by france and the united kingdom , of forced re@@ tur@@ ns to afghanistan , a country in total cha@@ os .
my proposal involves the use of commercial banks as simple inter@@ medi@@ aries , ag@@ ents for gran@@ ting credit and micro@@ -@@ cre@@ d@@ its from public funds to economic ag@@ ents and entrepreneu@@ rs who , without funding , are also vulnerable to the risk of ban@@ kru@@ p@@ t@@ cy .
others have not , as was the case with the last referendum , since we were not in@@ vi@@ ted .
before i close , i would like to mention , and indeed to emphasise , the positive atmo@@ sphere that pre@@ va@@ iled in our meetings with the european parliament .
although mał@@ o@@ pol@@ ska is ran@@ ked four@@ th in the country in terms of gdp , unemployment is a problem there - and it mainly affe@@ cts the rural popul@@ ace .
we are also anti@@ cip@@ ating with interest the legislative initiative on s@@ mar@@ t energy networks .
european countries are becoming the willing victims of a rel@@ ent@@ less global competi@@ tor with the instrument to destru@@ ct our live@@ li@@ ho@@ ods .
we call for the relea@@ se of mrs s@@ ab@@ er@@ i .
a total of 22 eu member states have recognised kosovo and only five have not done so , but the discussion on visas with kosovo has not even started .
in addition , you are of course all aware of the er@@ as@@ mu@@ s gr@@ ants , which are still appli@@ cable .
i would stress that this is an un@@ fi@@ ni@@ shed legislative process in the national parliament with which the european parliament is trying to inter@@ f@@ ere .
madam president , this is an important matter .
it is the essential issue for this region and it is essential for the european union , since the european union 's very ra@@ is@@ on d '@@ ê@@ tr@@ e is peace .
this is an excellent opportunity to find out where the role of the commission is limited and where it is challeng@@ ed , and what the clear purposes of the commission 's policy are .
i am glad that by means of the commission communication and the report draf@@ ted by my colleague go@@ e@@ pe@@ l we have identified several solutions to enhance the common agricultural policy and to make the people in rural areas believe that this policy is for their own good and not only a set of bureaucr@@ atic provisions draf@@ ted by some offi@@ ces in brussels .
we must identi@@ fy mechanisms - even gradu@@ al mechanisms - to avoid sanctions - i have almost fi@@ ni@@ shed , mr president - but we can only do this if we respect the leg@@ ality of the cla@@ uses and written agreements that the eu has signed .
if amendment 1 is com@@ p@@ ati@@ ble with amendment 5@@ 1 , as i believe it is , the italian delegation will vote in favour of amendment 1 , but we do need this clari@@ fication .
that will give us common ground in order , together , to negoti@@ ate with the chinese .
discrimin@@ atory tax systems applied by member states in favour of pla@@ yers can result in di@@ stor@@ tions of competition .
it offers a vital opportunity for the leaders of both the industri@@ alised world and the emerging economies to work together on a common agenda for immediate economic stability and lon@@ ger@@ -@@ term recovery .
with that in mind , we have supported the creation of the european air capacity observ@@ atory under the au@@ spi@@ ces of the commission .
i worked on the report concerning the draft decision on a joint framework for plac@@ ing goods on@@ to the market and i focused my amendment proposals on increasing the responsibility of impor@@ ters , reducing the administrative burden on smes , re@@ taining the new approach as the basic framework for plac@@ ing products on@@ to the market and creating and using european standards in a more flexible way .
president-in-office of the council . - ( sl ) mrs g@@ ou@@ d@@ in 's question is not covered by the council 's competen@@ ces .
two or three exper@@ im@@ ent@@ al c@@ cs facilities should be buil@@ t on the territory of poland immediately .
however , the innovation union will only be a success if it is implemented jo@@ in@@ tly with the member states and the regions .
( pt ) mr president , mr wa@@ the@@ let , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , the 2011 budget which parliament is propos@@ ing is ambitious , intelli@@ gent and respe@@ cts the commitments which it has taken on in a ri@@ go@@ rous and realistic way .
we would therefore be making a bad decision for the environment and a bad decision for future european jobs .
during the course of last year a number of worrying reports reached me .
the ma@@ inten@@ ance and practical application of this knowledge is essential both in connection with the operation of power plants and , for a long time af@@ ter@@ war@@ ds , in connection with their closure .
i would like to express the hope that , in order to achieve these ambitious objectives , the european commission will propose introducing appropriate support instruments not just at eu level , but also in member states .
food needs to be healthy , last a long time , ta@@ ste good and cost as little as possible .
in writing . - ( ro ) the commission 's report re@@ fers to the de@@ population of rural areas , against the back@@ ground of the ab@@ s@@ ence of work@@ places exce@@ pt for agriculture or due to poor living conditions .
i fully endorse what mr do@@ or@@ n has said .
my goal is to do this together with the council and with the eu 's other three institutions , so that the institutions can speak with one voice and be a clear partner in this .
with this resolution , we are ready to take responsibility for european agriculture .
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the requests are again ac@@ companie@@ d by a whole series of ambi@@ gu@@ ities .
on the same day , the proceedings were suspen@@ ded on the grounds that á@@ g@@ ne@@ s han@@ ki@@ ss enjo@@ ys parliamentary immuni@@ ty as a member of the european parliament .
a requirement should be introduced to make investig@@ ations last less than 12 months and extend them by a maximum of 6 months .
what we can see is that a great deal is being said about the roma minority , various programmes and plat@@ forms are being created , but the results are limited .
in addition to the current programmes and incentives , innovation will also be promo@@ ted through a series of initiatives which are currently being negotiated within the european parliament and the council .
i have been ta@@ sk@@ ed by the european council with ensuring that our cooperation and our respect for the integr@@ ity of the european parliament are united by c@@ lar@@ ity - whether under the treaty of nice or the treaty of lisbon - in our nomin@@ ation of a candidate to the po@@ st of commission president .
those who are particip@@ ating in this debate here today will share this view , and i think that we will also be able to achieve a very large consensus in the debate .
only then will we be able to implement tourism policy effectively and protect the rights of consumers .
the objective is to elimin@@ ate as much as possible existing incentives that run coun@@ ter to the objectives of energy efficiency and the reduction of carbon emissions , as well as to create incentives where appropriate to serve these objectives .
well , the commission 's proposals did not address this issue , and the reason is that ne@@ arly all member states insi@@ st that they are not in a position to take commitments in that regard , even though they acknow@@ ledge that public financing of aviation security should be per@@ mitted .
i am grateful to mr s@@ ary@@ u@@ sz@@ -@@ wol@@ ski for having the coura@@ ge to present this report , which contains a number of important and innovative ideas .
on the other hand , ten@@ de@@ re@@ rs are also protected by the introduction of the review procedure , which guarantees the awar@@ ding process is fair and no discrimination occur@@ s .
what is more , it is still not working .
it has been e@@ va@@ ded in many member states , as has already been mentioned here , not just in austria .
the european union needs to have a coherent long-term approach because national policies are in@@ adequate when it comes to changing the roma 's situation .
however , in the case of industrial waste which is poten@@ ti@@ ally harmful to human life and the environment , we have rules in the european union for this .
i voted in favour of the report on european standar@@ dis@@ ation , because it increases the environmental safety val@@ ves of the current system .
better pass@@ ports alone are not enough .
liberalisation is also the cause of the great environmental disaster that lies ahead unless we ha@@ st@@ en to take decisive , enfor@@ ce@@ able measures to combat global war@@ ming .
i will give you an example to il@@ lu@@ str@@ ate the fact that social cohesion ge@@ ts destro@@ yed in society because there is not enough control or not enough coura@@ ge to exer@@ t control .
with regard to the position of the os@@ ce on the hungarian media legislation , in relation to our own analysis , there is a difference of legal ba@@ ses , but the os@@ ce was quite clear and quite right in its conclusions .
the answer in many cases is unfortunately not .
, on behalf of the pse group . - ( es ) mr president , i will read ver@@ b@@ ati@@ m the oral amendment proposed by my group , the pse group :
the constitution , as it currently exists - the da@@ y@@ ton constitution - was a sign of stability in the 199@@ 0@@ s , but it is no longer that today .
it is clear that a free@@ -@@ trade agreement will poten@@ ti@@ ally benefit both sides , increasing the f@@ low of goods and services , and enhance innovation and boost economic growth .
the reason why mr barroso must stay is because everything is changing , and he is the stability in a changing world .
always communi@@ cating , never having open debates and therefore , with greater reason , not having referen@@ du@@ ms .
in this respect , i think that it is appropriate to have measures in place in the areas affected by changes in deli@@ mit@@ ation , which are aimed at boo@@ sting the agricultural sector 's competitiveness and promoting di@@ versi@@ fication .
it is out of the question - yes , i have gone on for too long , but i am sure you will for@@ give your rapporteur , mr president - for europe to think about taking any urban transport@@ -@@ related decisions wh@@ at@@ so@@ ever on behalf of local authorities .
the behaviour of the german police is nothing less than har@@ as@@ s@@ ment and it is in direct conflict with the principle of free movement of persons within the eu .
i agree with the paragraph in br@@ it@@ ta 's report which says that clear criteria must apply to this 10 % level of biofuels in the energy mi@@ x .
national financial inter@@ medi@@ aries were given a period of two years to provide loans , but as the report states , some financial inter@@ medi@@ aries granted only a small por@@ tion of the loans or did not gr@@ ant any at all , although the financial resources were in their accounts .
we call on you to support amendments 22 , 23 and 24 and to vote against those points which constitu@@ te intervention in the internal affairs of a sovereign state .
we have received many more excellent proposals for fundamental fron@@ t@@ ier research than we have money to fund .
it is a positive step to make state aid for this sector condi@@ tional on having to meet quality social and environmental criteria , and on promoting jobs and training for sea@@ fa@@ re@@ rs from eu member states , since the only true di@@ stor@@ tions of competition do not result from state aid , but instead from social , wa@@ ge and environmental dum@@ ping .
( fr ) mr president , mrs ashton , the death and disappe@@ ar@@ ance of the body of se@@ yed ali m@@ ou@@ sav@@ i , the ne@@ p@@ he@@ w of the lea@@ der of the ira@@ nian opposition , is one of many tragi@@ c examples that show the current mal@@ ai@@ se of the is@@ la@@ mic republic of iran .
president-in-office of the council . - ( pt ) madam president , commissioner , i am going to be fran@@ k as some members have been , some more than others .
the distin@@ ction between developed and developing countries stri@@ k@@ es me as od@@ d .
it is this market that is capable of producing the hy@@ drog@@ en cars of the future and i believe this law today , when we vote for it , is crucial to achieving that goal .
it is worth poin@@ ting out that this is possible , as has been demonstrated by the progress made in free trade agreements .
as a main impor@@ ter and consumer of wo@@ od and having committed itself to hal@@ ving de@@ fore@@ st@@ ation as part of its plans to fight climate change , the eu has a responsibility in combating illegal lo@@ g@@ ging and trade in il@@ legally har@@ ve@@ sted ti@@ mber products .
the member states of the european union bor@@ row at a lower rate of interest and l@@ end , give money to the mechanism and , via it to greece , at a higher rate of interest .
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i cannot see that making investments in poor countries more expen@@ sive is useful .
the committee on the environment , public health and food safety voted in favour of the amendments that took greater account of the health and safety of children .
we can find best practice mode@@ ls in nor@@ di@@ c countries , and not only there .
the ro@@ mani@@ an universal service provi@@ der is currently being re@@ struc@@ tu@@ red according to a sch@@ edu@@ le set by the ro@@ mani@@ an government for 2007-@@ 2010 , and prepar@@ ations for liberalisation will begin only af@@ ter@@ war@@ ds .
the three aspects of sustainable development are well known : social , economic , environmental .
the bo@@ om is over .
when we talk about how much funding is actually committed to this , i think that we will have to look at various other areas as well .
as we have significant off@@ en@@ sive interests in agriculture , trade agreements provide new opportunities st@@ em@@ ming from our partners ' conce@@ ssions .
they are so vulnerable , and it is so sa@@ d to see that they are ex@@ posed to this danger .
the only op@@ tion here is to make the effort to get to know these eastern neighbours and prepare the ground as regards legal , economic and social issues .
on the other hand , we have a government that has tr@@ ied to resolve some of the problems that take away human rights in latin america , namely poverty , il@@ li@@ ter@@ acy , inf@@ ant mor@@ t@@ ality , avail@@ ability of dr@@ in@@ king water , and lack of ti@@ tle to indi@@ gen@@ ous lands .
i trust that , as the european union , we shall maintain global leadership in this revo@@ lution .
i won@@ der if you would care to take this opportunity to say that you , as the de@@ pu@@ ty speaker today , con@@ firm that this house values all opinions , be they for or against the lisbon treaty , and that we respect the dignity of that office of the czech republic .
i su@@ spe@@ ct that mrs ge@@ org@@ ie@@ va 's statement would have been the same two weeks ago , before these events .
we want to get on with the vote , but as mr schulz was the subject of the re@@ mark , he has the floor .
public and private financial institutions must do their best to ensure that the markets work to benefit the real economy and small and medium-sized enterprises , in order to put them in a position to contribute to the economic recovery and growth in europe .
it makes no sense to recognise global inter@@ depend@@ ence and to reje@@ ct european inter@@ depend@@ ence .
( pl ) i am pleased that the question of organ don@@ ation and tran@@ sp@@ lan@@ tation is a priority for the spanish presidency , because it can be said that this is a matter of life and death .
( nl ) madam president , i should like to thank mr sch@@ wa@@ b for his commitment , as he was simply left with his back to the w@@ all at the tri@@ alo@@ gue .
do not be surpri@@ sed if i cut you off .
ensuring food quality : harmonisation or mutual recognition of standards (
we have no right to impose our view on the i@@ as@@ c@@ f - this is up to the independent tru@@ ste@@ es - but we are making it our sub@@ mission to improve the governance arrangements .
the promotion of fo@@ ods using claims may mis@@ lead consumers and con@@ tra@@ ven@@ e scientific advi@@ ce .
of course i agree with mr ou@@ z@@ k@@ ý that we need a global agreement , mea@@ ning all the countries of the world particip@@ ating in a comprehensive agreement and all sectors of the economy to participate in the redu@@ ctions .
no one really does it properly .
it is also obvious that the au@@ dio@@ vi@@ su@@ al field is primarily the dom@@ a@@ in of the y@@ oun@@ ger generation , who use tele@@ vision and devi@@ ces operating via internet proto@@ col@@ s and multi@@ channe@@ l digital tele@@ vision as one of their basic sources of information , together with other internet technologies .
mr president , my thanks to the commissioner and to the rapporteur for the work done .
i would especially like to encourage the european union , mrs ashton and mrs malmström to make contact with russia and taj@@ i@@ k@@ istan , because these are countries which could be very hel@@ p@@ ful , especially concerning logi@@ stics and the transport@@ ation of suppl@@ ies for the population .
large economic groups and trans@@ national companies are , as always , expected to see a profit worth millions of euro@@ s with this free trade agreement .
to stre@@ am@@ line its operations , olaf must be guaranteed immediate and autom@@ atic access to european union fund management data ba@@ ses , as well as all data ba@@ ses and important information , by the relevant eu institutions , bodies , offi@@ ces and agencies .
we need a highly qualified diplom@@ atic service which has people from every member state so that they can enhance the represent@@ ation of the eu in the world .
( sv ) i would like to begin by than@@ king cla@@ u@@ di@@ o and everyone else who made this report possible .
we cannot allow the us authorities to have a decisive influence on the ba@@ se@@ l proposals only to not then implement them .
another request concerns a construction company in the ne@@ ther@@ lands .
i shall mis@@ s out everything to do with china .
i have voted in favour of the man@@ n report because the recommendation to change the way in which pensions are finan@@ ced in the original report was not adopted by the european parliament .
it would be cra@@ zy to raise our ambi@@ tions in the current state .
the report by mrs mu@@ ñ@@ i@@ z de ur@@ qui@@ za , on behalf of the committee on foreign affairs , on the eu as a global ac@@ tor : its role in multilateral organisations .
i believe that this is a recor@@ d which will not be mat@@ ched in the ne@@ ar future .
the second case is that of the european food safety agency , where our initiative is the ex@@ act op@@ posi@@ te , that is , we recomm@@ end putting 10 % in re@@ serve until the agency can demonstrate that it is operating appropri@@ ately .
one need only note that the rate of growth in global trade fe@@ ll from 8@@ .@@ 5 % in 2006 to 5@@ .@@ 5 % in 2007 and was in the order of just 4 % in 2008 .
the member who was speaking a moment ago ra@@ n over by the lon@@ ge@@ st , but i allowed this because she represents greece , and it was also the opinion of some@@ one who lives in greece , and this matter see@@ med to me to be important .
i have great sym@@ pa@@ thy for colleagues who are critici@@ sing the time@@ table , as distin@@ ct from the sub@@ stance of what we do .
in the light of this example , i believe that it is up to parliament to risk more than the other pla@@ yers , to be a stri@@ ker who continu@@ ally rein@@ v@@ ents the gam@@ e , taking in@@ spir@@ ation from the new rules so as to strengthen the te@@ am 's att@@ ac@@ king ability and to put our hy@@ po@@ the@@ tical centre forward - the barroso commission - in a position to s@@ core .
mr president , the prison at gu@@ ant@@ á@@ na@@ mo ba@@ y was a necessary creation of the united states at the time .
let me sound a war@@ ning , however , against further dela@@ ys , including any that might be caused by the council , because consumers have been waiting quite a long time now for lower re@@ pa@@ ir bi@@ lls and chea@@ per in@@ surance pre@@ mi@@ um@@ s while these l@@ eng@@ thy discussions have been taking place here in the house and among the member states .
i hope that we will be able to work on these issues success@@ fully together .
the conclusion of the commission was that these two operations , which are so far apart in time , are not linked .
thank you very much to every@@ body , especially to the colleagues who took part in this very difficult process .
i believe that we must focus attention on this , just as we must focus attention on the major human rights issues that have emer@@ ged l@@ ately .
is a joint review of stress tests now required ?
to achieve that objective , more effective cooperation is needed .
we opened our markets to china but china does not ad@@ here to the terms and conditions it signed up to , and we have basi@@ cally taken this l@@ ying down for a number of years .
however , the countries must at least have the opportunity to do as they wish .
we have therefore made clear our support for the efforts by the united states to achieve peace .
in writing . - ( pt ) i am voting overall in favour of the proposal presented in this report .
lisbon wanted majority decision-making to be the norm within the eu .
we must also think of the increasing energy demands of the european union , as well as the role of coal in energy security .
the egf should , therefore , be mobili@@ sed in order to provide a financial contribution for the application submitted by spain , which is why i have voted in favour of mrs mat@@ era 's report .
if we consider fore@@ sts sole@@ ly as a source of renewable energy , we totally have mis@@ sed the point of com@@ bi@@ ning sustainable industry and environment protection .
i found one pass@@ age in this inter@@ view pu@@ z@@ z@@ ling , however .
this mechanism , by con@@ tra@@ st , sub@@ verts this principle , encouraging the movement of capital and putting economic power before political power and the interests of capital before the interests of countries and their peoples .
on behalf of the pse group . - mr president , just for the recor@@ d , i am not an auth@@ or of this resolution .
it is time there was a clear definition for the production of traditional ros@@ é win@@ es .
we do not know today which countries will be awar@@ ded the no@@ bel pri@@ ze@@ s in five years ' time .
therefore , i will do everything to ensure that the belgian and hungarian presid@@ en@@ cies continue the work beg@@ an by the spanish presidency .
without a major crisis you will never manage to create a real european democracy , a real political community .
moreover , as europeans ' elected representatives , you reflect the domin@@ ant fee@@ ling in europe .
the council has also stated repe@@ ate@@ dly that the existence of secre@@ t de@@ ten@@ tion facilities , where deta@@ ined persons are ke@@ pt in a legal vac@@ u@@ um , is not in con@@ for@@ mi@@ ty with international humanitarian and human rights law .
too much information kil@@ ls off european citizens .
sanctions should be dire@@ cted against actual people , for example with a view to restri@@ cting their mo@@ vements or confi@@ sc@@ ating their asse@@ ts , and not against the victims of their m@@ ali@@ ci@@ ous behaviour .
we are in favour of the development and application of technologies that reduce the consumption of f@@ os@@ si@@ l fuels and , therefore , the levels of atmo@@ sp@@ h@@ eri@@ c gas emissions resulting from their com@@ bu@@ sti@@ on .
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her speech in tou@@ l@@ ou@@ se on this subject was also bri@@ lli@@ ant .
it is true that we have elements of such a policy , such as the se@@ v@@ ent@@ h framework programme , which provides the conditions to at@@ tr@@ act research and development investment .
health@@ -@@ related activities will contribute to tack@@ ling pover@@ ty@@ -@@ related diseases and reducing alar@@ min@@ gly high mo@@ ther and child mor@@ t@@ ality rates .
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the democratic principle that all votes should have equal we@@ ight is something that cannot be applied until such time as the european union be@@ comes a fully feder@@ al system .
this money will ho@@ pe@@ fully go some way towards co@@ vering those costs .
if you are part of a country , i think you have rights and du@@ ties .
that said , the responsibility for our scho@@ ol@@ children e@@ ating a sufficient qu@@ anti@@ ty of ap@@ ples and ban@@ an@@ as must , nevertheless , rest with the children 's parents and , pos@@ si@@ bly , the muni@@ cip@@ alities providing their education .
both sides in the conflict draw attention to human rights violations committed by the other side , and both sides viol@@ ate these rights .
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in all these areas , it is necessary to ensure appropriate social and legal protection .
we want to continue taking the same care with our recor@@ ds of proceedings .
we then made efforts to encourage these countries to contact the candidate countries as well .
employment in the eu , in other words , does not autom@@ atically lead to the prevention of poverty , and i am sor@@ ry to say that awareness of this fact within the european commission and among the member states has not gener@@ ated any specific pack@@ ages of measures involving objectives such as the introduction of a minimum wa@@ ge above the at@@ -@@ risk thre@@ sho@@ ld or the solution of the problem of basic social security to which mr ku@@ s@@ stat@@ sche@@ r referred .
the fact is that this charter is not appli@@ cable to national legislation and national institutions at all .
i think that with the addition made to the article concerned , this issue has been resolved and greece 's re@@ serv@@ ation has been li@@ f@@ ted .
in the light of the speed with which the specul@@ ators are acting , we are doing far too little .
the issue we are facing today st@@ em@@ s from the management of the schengen area in 2011 .
healthy e@@ ating is part of general education .
like@@ wise , the equally cy@@ ni@@ cal re@@ action of ham@@ as by laun@@ ching ro@@ c@@ ke@@ ts into areas and by the bru@@ tal kil@@ ling of eight people in a school .
that is my vision of europe .
i therefore welcome the adoption of this resolution , and i hope that all smes will benefit from these measures and become prospe@@ rous , as all europeans would benefit .
this is quite simply the result of the development of us law , mea@@ ning that it is not a matter upon which the council should express its opinion .
consumer protection is , and has always been , one of the eu 's priorities , and it was consolid@@ ated following the adoption of the treaty of lisbon .
all the sig@@ natu@@ res must be submitted by european union citizens old enough to vote in the european parliamentary elections .
both instruments are linked to the announced amendment - using the simpli@@ fied procedure and without hol@@ ding any referen@@ da - to the treaty of lisbon , with the aim of introducing the so-called ' condi@@ tion@@ ality ' associated with the european stability mechanism .
for example , we re@@ call the research projects finan@@ ced by the se@@ v@@ ent@@ h framework programme , especially those being eng@@ aged in with the participation of the isra@@ e@@ li a@@ e@@ ro@@ space industry , which manufac@@ tu@@ red un@@ man@@ ned air@@ cra@@ ft used in the attack on the gaza stri@@ p in 2008 and 2009 , ca@@ using the dea@@ ths of do@@ z@@ ens of people .
every state should be in charge of regul@@ ating the working time in their respective country .
it is therefore v@@ ali@@ d for a short period , which , in princi@@ p@@ al , ex@@ pi@@ res on 31 october 2010 .
the compromise between the european parliament and the council on the regulation on the so-called citizens ' initiative , which has been ac@@ companie@@ d by ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ous tri@@ um@@ ph@@ ant talk about the strengthening of the democratic institutions of the eu , is nothing more than an in@@ sul@@ ting attempt to mani@@ pul@@ ate and fo@@ ol the people .
they de@@ serve the opportunity to show their mer@@ it during the accession process .
it has , however , become clear over the last few years that for many europeans it is a matter for debate whether the ne@@ t effect of globalisation , liberalisation and greater competition does anything to improve their well-@@ being .
now we are members and many of the roma population , as european citizens , have established themselves in other countries , like italy , jo@@ ining other roma people living there , some in cam@@ ps which are already 40 years old .
unfortunately , the out@@ b@@ ound illegal shi@@ p@@ ment of waste from the european union is large@@ -@@ scale , and for this reason it is important that the new directive be able to prevent this .
therefore , a balance must be found between competitive economic policies and social policies .
rapporteur . - ( pt ) madam president , after so many good contributions i am sor@@ ry to have to re@@ ply br@@ iefly just to some of the points that i consider essential , but i think they all , like the many points in the report not mentioned here , bring ex@@ tra@@ ordinary en@@ ri@@ ch@@ ment to this debate .
in ess@@ ence , we need to know whether we are succe@@ e@@ ding in defi@@ ning the new europe and whether we are succe@@ e@@ ding in defi@@ ning - through a new relationship between the european political forces within and outside this parliament - the real distin@@ ction , the real b@@ oun@@ d@@ ary that exists within today 's europe between conserv@@ atives and progre@@ ssi@@ ves , between those who want a more politically integrated europe and those who , instead , want only an en@@ lar@@ ged single market .
finally , the issue of ti@@ mely and equal access to prevention , diagno@@ sis and care should be closely loo@@ ked at if we want to ensure that the fight against cancer also contribu@@ tes to the objective that we should all keep in mind the reduction of health in@@ equ@@ alities in europe .
given the substantial cost of de@@ commissi@@ oning these structures , it is only natural for the eu to support these countries in their efforts tow@@ ard this de@@ commissi@@ oning , so that no nuclear accident will occu@@ r in european territory , with consequences that are , unfortunately , well known to all of us .
in writing . - one of the most important weapons in the ar@@ sen@@ al of the rights of european citizens is that of peti@@ tion .
first , the revi@@ sed sett@@ lement has been significantly nar@@ ro@@ wed in scope .
the situation is obviously difficult because of the price of oil , the price of com@@ mod@@ ities or the s@@ car@@ city of ra@@ w materials , which are pu@@ shing up prices .
representative democracy can function only when citizens communi@@ cate with their elected representatives and ask them to promote their interests .
the comb@@ ination of parti@@ al de@@ commissi@@ oning , total de@@ commissi@@ oning , re@@ taining ve@@ ssels in operation with the possibility of eng@@ ine sub@@ stitu@@ tions , with the possibility of moder@@ nisation on board et@@ c . , all measures which already exist , and the whole package within a fle@@ et adap@@ tation scheme , could lead to a situation where we effectively bring about the needed reduction in capacity , which would trans@@ late to a reduction of effort to meet with the present state of affairs we have concerning the health of fish stocks .
pakistan 's minister for minority affairs announced yesterday that amendments are being prepared to stop the mi@@ su@@ se of the b@@ la@@ sp@@ he@@ my laws .
in my opinion , the european parliament 's negoti@@ ators should not exac@@ er@@ b@@ ate the situation in the talks , but , on the contrary , should aim to reach an agreement .
in simpli@@ stic terms , firstly we want priority to be given to a social europe rather than to a radi@@ cal market orien@@ tation .
let us be clear , europe has much more to gain from globalisation than it has to lose .
on behalf of the verts / ale group . - ( de ) madam president , ladies and gentlemen , in the re@@ al@@ m of climate policy , the year 2007 - and some time has already ela@@ p@@ sed since then - is regar@@ ded as the year when the reality of climate change was offici@@ ally acknowled@@ ged .
this report fail@@ s to mention the responsibility for and compli@@ city in the dis@@ se@@ min@@ ation of fal@@ se information which ser@@ ved to justi@@ fy the military intervention in iraq , such as the existence and lo@@ cation of ' weapons of mass destruction ' and lin@@ ks between the former regime and international terrorism .
i also agree that the text concerning g@@ mo@@ s and zer@@ o toler@@ ance in this report is very unfortun@@ ate .
we have made promi@@ ses which we have no intention of fulfi@@ lling .
this is something that the eu has to address .
it cre@@ ates a situation in which many of the european union 's institutions can work together , and perhaps most import@@ antly of all , it cre@@ ates a place for the citizen with his every@@ day concerns , his desire to take part in the european process .
in writing . - conserv@@ ative meps voted against this report as it is a step in the wrong direction .
economic welfare and greater up@@ war@@ d social mobility are the key to a successful migration policy .
that can only e@@ vo@@ ke our en@@ thu@@ si@@ as@@ m and our support .
for years now , we have pointed to zimbabwe as the great sh@@ am@@ e on the face of africa , a te@@ stim@@ ony to the effects of ty@@ ran@@ ny , corruption and exploitation by one man 's ap@@ p@@ all@@ ing regime .
that session , which was held to prepare this resolution , was , from that point of view , a far@@ ce , and that is why i left it .
however , despite what some of the prote@@ sters within this chamber may think , this is a time for respect : not just respect for the irish vo@@ ters , who gave their democratic opinion with regard to this treaty , but respect for the other countries and their individual rights on how they operate and how they rati@@ fy a treaty .
mr president , i would like to congratulate the swedish presidency for the vision of a citiz@@ en@@ -@@ cent@@ red europe laid down in the stock@@ hol@@ m programme .
in writing . - ( de ) the recent stor@@ ms across ma@@ de@@ ira , parts of spain and france took a hea@@ v@@ y to@@ ll with over 40 dea@@ ths on ma@@ de@@ ira , another 60 in france , coun@@ t@@ less mis@@ sing persons and exten@@ sive property damage .
the treaty of lisbon addre@@ sses the democratic defici@@ t by strengthening the powers of both the european parliament and the national parliaments .
was there neg@@ li@@ gence on the part of the irish authorities in enfor@@ cing with ri@@ g@@ our the feed law and food safety requirements ?
when considering the most recent e@@ sc@@ al@@ ations , this should not be for@@ got@@ ten .
yes , we do want to make use of sur@@ plus fo@@ od@@ stu@@ ff@@ s .
it would be hel@@ p@@ ful if the commission could indi@@ cate how the fund is going to improve developing country access to the c@@ d@@ m .
mr president , in relation to the next two amendments , i am with@@ drawing our amendment no 8 .
furthermore , they were never called to account or puni@@ shed .
they are necessary , but they must also be wor@@ th@@ while .
the spanish presidency really ought to be here today in order to con@@ firm that .
it is a par@@ ado@@ x that we enter working life later and leave it so@@ oner .
similar projects with no social control are also promo@@ ted in third countries to secure greater profits for businesses in the name of growth - the growth of capital , naturally .
we would like the protection of biodiversity to be a priority for the european union through its various fie@@ lds of competence .
with respect , that is s@@ le@@ ight of hand and is targeted at people 's ignor@@ ance ; it igno@@ res the fact , for example , that if we did not have eu law , we would still have national law , even in the united kingdom , and indeed in particularly large qu@@ anti@@ ties , as we know .
the vote will take place on we@@ d@@ nes@@ day , 21 may 2008 .
more import@@ antly , the e@@ q@@ f would help to reduce discrimination against both immigrants and eu citizens in the work@@ place .
you can keep me here for another two weeks , day and night , and i will not accept this criticism .
we clearly need more europe .
now , in the third period starting in 2013 , at least 50 % of all@@ owan@@ ces will be tra@@ ded and this will gradu@@ ally increase year on year .
the eu needs to work constru@@ ctively with turkey and the us to stop im@@ puni@@ ty in iran , which is one of the most urgent cases of ag@@ gre@@ ss@@ ors and where execu@@ tion , rap@@ e and tor@@ ture are brought upon citizens by their own government on a da@@ ily and system@@ atic basis .
europe must combat this as a whole because four out of every five european citizens consider that corruption is a fundamental problem in their country .
this is why the motion for revi@@ sing this directive is more than ti@@ mely .
i would also like to ask the commissioner - taking into account what former commissioner mi@@ ch@@ el previ@@ ously said about the need to step up the involvement of the world bank and the im@@ f - whether he intends to come up with a proposal for this i@@ stan@@ bu@@ l summit .
they will over@@ burden businesses and will obviously result in job losses and in cost increases for consumers .
i find that situation quite simply unacceptable .
this should ring alar@@ m bel@@ ls ahead of the vote .
we want the strasbourg week to be week 11 , but this does not mean that our amendment is in@@ ad@@ mis@@ sible .
throughout history the ar@@ ts have used the most progre@@ ssive technologies of the day , and scientific debates have influ@@ en@@ ced many a@@ es@@ the@@ tic the@@ ories .
( it ) mr president , that demonstrate@@ s that this resolution is political .
i am very pleased about the plans in this area , particularly relating to the shi@@ pping industry .
madam president , i welcome the revision of the nove@@ l food regulation , which must sti@@ mul@@ ate innovation in the food and dr@@ in@@ k industry .
i voted in favour of adopting the joint motion for a resolution on the situation in georgia .
a@@ er l@@ ing@@ us 's decision to dis@@ continue fli@@ gh@@ ts to lon@@ don has adver@@ sely affected the region , not least economi@@ cally .
( de ) madam president , our fellow members have negotiated very skil@@ fully and have agreed on a very good resolution with the groups .
this is our shared europe .
i would like to call to mind not only the eri@@ ka or the pre@@ sti@@ ge , as mentioned by mr ster@@ ck@@ x , but - and this is the task that i have set myself for my report on the sector - i would also like to say that we must avoid trage@@ dies such as that of the pr@@ in@@ ce@@ ss of the star@@ s , with 8@@ 00 dea@@ ths in the phi@@ lip@@ p@@ ines , as well as the ' m@@ ere ' 4 dea@@ ths recor@@ ded in the co@@ lli@@ sion between a con@@ ta@@ in@@ er ship and a hy@@ dro@@ fo@@ il on the stra@@ it of mess@@ ina or again the ' m@@ ere ' 2 dea@@ ths a few days ago among those on la be@@ so@@ g@@ ne , which h@@ it a b@@ ate@@ a@@ u m@@ ou@@ ch@@ e in par@@ is .
i ab@@ stain@@ ed during the vote on the report on the new strategy for afghanistan .
it is in fact here that we have marke@@ t-@@ based instruments , because it is all about introducing taxes and char@@ ges on things which exac@@ er@@ b@@ ate environmental problems , inter@@ n@@ ali@@ sing environmental problems in other words .
i am pleased to have your suggesti@@ ons and contributions , which we have been following closely .
i had already been in me@@ xi@@ co and i will go there most probably next year .
( pl ) mr president , commissioner , the events in japan have affected all of us very pro@@ foun@@ dly .
people are s@@ ca@@ red .
the report by mr leh@@ ne , on behalf of the committee on legal affairs , on the proposal for a council regulation on the statu@@ te for a european private company - c6-0@@ 2@@ 8@@ 3 / 2008 - .
when you realise that ap@@ paren@@ tly the same happened in the cri@@ me@@ a , you can only feel very concerned .
if we want genuine equality , then individual european states must not recognise sh@@ ari@@ a law in any way , s@@ hap@@ e or form .
firstly , the common market benefits all the member states , both old and new , and everyone else associated with this common market .
the european parliament was then in@@ vi@@ ted to give its view on the various parts of this paper .
a common european solution is needed to a common european problem , taking an integrated and cross-@@ sect@@ oral approach that enab@@ les aid for and specific intervention in the most under@@ developed areas , and in those with severe structural dis@@ advantages .
i can tell you that ob@@ taining a ' yes ' will depend on a range of conditions ; it is important to know that , and we must have an answer on this before 25 january .
the argument put forward by mr tom@@ cza@@ k , who was a member of the polish parliament in 1999 , that his national parliamentary immuni@@ ty remain@@ ed a form@@ al obstac@@ le to the criminal proceedings should be du@@ ly considered by the polish judicial authorities .
this functi@@ onal or flexible geogra@@ ph@@ y does not stop at national borders , and cooperation across national borders is of clear european added value and importance for citizens .
i think we need to do more in the short term to help the industry through this present crisis .
the so@@ le ro@@ mani@@ an ch@@ ur@@ ch in m@@ ă@@ l@@ ă@@ ini@@ ţ@@ a will soon be demo@@ li@@ shed .
however , we will now prevent negative cases as a result of the fact that the sub@@ stance of a company must be re@@ tained in the critical first years following the ac@@ qui@@ sition in particular .
since our bel@@ ief is that too much international trade lead@@ s to over@@ -@@ exploitation and de@@ ple@@ tion of fish stocks as countries seek to increase their exports , there was a good basis for common ground .
the c@@ as will become operational during the first se@@ me@@ ster of 2011 .
mr president , let me change t@@ ack and bring to your attention some re@@ al-@@ life facts .
( de ) mr president , mr man@@ n , i hope you are in regular contact with your chan@@ ce@@ ll@@ or , if you see things in the same way that i do .
i would like to inform the chamber that during the vote , at the express request of the association of parliamentary journ@@ alists , for each set of results we must also ex@@ pre@@ ss@@ ly indi@@ cate the number of votes for and against and the number of ab@@ st@@ en@@ tions .
you can bo@@ o , you can je@@ er , but remember this : br@@ it@@ a@@ in outside of the euro has been able to de@@ value , has been able to sl@@ as@@ h interest rates .
their al@@ leg@@ ed crimes were committed when they were 13@@ -@@ 17 years old .
mr president , as indi@@ cated in the council 's proposal for a directive , the minimum vat rate has hel@@ ped keep the system operating at an acceptable level .
as parliament@@ ari@@ ans , we should do our ut@@ most to bring about the required change .
member of the commission . - ( fr ) madam president , first i want to say thank you and to welcome the various statements made here , all of which are in support of mr le@@ hi@@ de@@ u@@ x 's report .
the opening up of markets to airlines will provide improved services for passengers and car@@ go operators , and will bring great benefits in terms of the economy and of job creation .
the di@@ stre@@ ssing events in italy , and in ro@@ me in particular , are only the latest in a series of inci@@ dents that have often gone un@@ he@@ eded or have been igno@@ red .
this will mean that we as individual parliament@@ ari@@ ans have no opportunity to look at the text , to evalu@@ ate it , to discuss and reach a sound decision on it .
however , particular attention needs to be given to the negative impact that a c@@ c@@ ct@@ b could have on small countries such as ireland , whose prosper@@ ity and employment levels depend , to a large extent , on its capacity to at@@ tr@@ act foreign investment .
moreover , the latest reports indi@@ cate that the only slove@@ nian mus@@ eu@@ m in hungary is to be closed down because of funding cuts .
it is a serious violation of the human rights which we in the eu defend f@@ ier@@ ce@@ ly and fight every day to up@@ hold .
( hu ) as a rapporteur , or in this case dra@@ ft@@ sman of the opinion of the committee on the environment , public health and food safety for the report on the contained use of gene@@ tically modif@@ ied micro@@ -@@ organis@@ ms , i wish to emphasise again that the european parliament must be given a greater role in super@@ vi@@ sing procedures .
we do need to look at that issue .
madam president , i am happy to be able to l@@ end my support to a pan@@ -@@ european project that is very ambitious both for the european union and for developing countries , and which is aimed at elimin@@ ating tu@@ ber@@ cu@@ lo@@ sis by means of a vacc@@ ination programme .
( fr ) mr president , the food industry uses 3@@ 00 food addi@@ tives , 2 6@@ 00 natural or arti@@ fi@@ cial fla@@ v@@ our@@ ings , plus traditional di@@ a@@ sta@@ ses or en@@ zy@@ mes and also az@@ o dy@@ es .
given that all countries have responsibilities for supporting the least developed countries ( ld@@ cs ) , in order to meet the mi@@ ll@@ en@@ nium development goals , i agree with the proposals included in this joint motion for a resolution , and i would like to see the goal of hal@@ ving the number of ld@@ cs by 2020 achieved .
the committee is being very war@@ y , and not without reason .
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during the crisis the moldo@@ van authorities committed serious violations of human rights .
finally , both the council and the commission talk end@@ less@@ ly about the importance of flexi@@ cur@@ ity , but how can the council be taken seriously while the directive on temporary agency work remains blo@@ cked ?
china has main@@ tained her cultural tradi@@ tions and her values .
the same question can be asked of national parliaments .
we will overcome them most effectively if we work together to find common solutions .
today , seven years since the agreement was rati@@ fied , the european parliament has managed to express its opinion on the negotiations led by the commission on the basis of council directives .
the goal of creating a joint european identi@@ ty and promoting the union 's interests is crucial to peace and social cohesion .
the best way to be less dependent is to pursu@@ e the rou@@ te of more energy efficiency and energy di@@ versi@@ fication as well as more energy produced in@@ side the european union .
this un@@ just embar@@ go on our people in gaza and the war against it was but an e@@ pis@@ ode in a continu@@ ous series of measures a@@ im@@ ing at separ@@ ating gaza from the rest of the occu@@ pie@@ d palestinian lands , and also at marg@@ in@@ ali@@ sing gaza and marg@@ in@@ ali@@ sing all of our people , and preventing our people from at@@ taining their ul@@ timate goal : an end to occup@@ ation , ga@@ ining freedom and the right to self-@@ determination and the establishment of an independent palestinian state on the lands that were occu@@ pie@@ d in 196@@ 7 , with eastern j@@ er@@ us@@ ale@@ m as its capital .
the real causes of the problem are the unfair distribution of resources , for example ow@@ ing to exploitation of fish stocks , including by fishing tra@@ w@@ l@@ ers from the european union .
mr president , a court with a mission is a men@@ ace .
why is that ?
i strongly encourage establishing as an objective the reduction of the gender pay gap by 1 % each year in order to achieve a target of a 10 % reduction by 2020 .
however , this budget package lea@@ ves those subsidies vir@@ tu@@ ally un@@ tou@@ ched .
i also approved of this resolution because it calls on the eu to de@@ vote more attention to concrete projects that co@@ inci@@ de with the interests of the partner countries .
we must therefore act by creating the right environment condu@@ ci@@ ve to confidence building between the two parties , and to have two distin@@ ct and vi@@ able states which can co@@ ha@@ bit peac@@ ef@@ ul@@ ly .
in the light of this disaster , i think it essential that we immediately carry out a special assessment - a detailed and far@@ -@@ reaching technical inspe@@ ction of dri@@ lling plat@@ forms operating in the territorial wat@@ ers of the european union .
this european commission does not stand for more democracy and an awa@@ ke@@ ning ; it is a continu@@ ation along the path that led us into the current crisis .
research should include techni@@ cally and economi@@ cally based pi@@ lot studies to ensure not only an at@@ trac@@ tive economic benef@@ it@@ -@@ cost rati@@ o but also one that y@@ ie@@ lds ne@@ t benefits tow@@ ard the community 's goals of cur@@ ta@@ il@@ ing climate change and af@@ for@@ d@@ able food prices for all citizens of the world .
vice-president of the commission . - mr president , the commission is pleased that an agreement has been reached between the institutions on a joint text for a statu@@ te for parliamentary assi@@ stan@@ ts .
according to international obser@@ vers in the country , the elections in 2006 and 2007 were condu@@ cted in accordance with the rules and there is no doubt as to the legitimacy of ma@@ ur@@ it@@ ania 's ou@@ sted government .
to achieve this , they want ' to involve national jud@@ ges more acti@@ vely in , and accor@@ d them greater responsibility for , the implementation of community law ' .
if you want to be able to make v@@ ali@@ d comments on a subject of a technical nature , you norm@@ ally seek information from those people who are most know@@ led@@ ge@@ able about these issues .
this expla@@ ins why there are differences ; but they are , i believe , transi@@ tional differences .
the commission proposal provides the necessary flexibility for de@@ ro@@ g@@ ations from bre@@ f@@ s , provided , of course , that they are war@@ ran@@ ted by local conditions at the time .
this development , which has significant consequences , th@@ row@@ s up a dou@@ ble challenge both for manag@@ ing more than 1 200 bilateral investment treaties ( bit ) already concluded by the member states and to de@@ fine a future european investment policy which mee@@ ts the expectations of invest@@ ors and benefi@@ ci@@ ary states while , at the same time , respe@@ cting the objectives of the eu 's external action .
obviously , there is no doubt that the objective of bringing sis ii into service in september 2009 will be subject to delay .
even though taxation might seem a bit difficult , and we all know that it is still beyond unani@@ mi@@ ty , we must be very coura@@ ge@@ ous in putting forward action in this area .
i think this is an important matter .
in addition to the measures that need to be taken by the european commission , it is important to strengthen the european union 's partner@@ ships with international financial institutions with a view to identi@@ fying innovative financial instru@@ ment@@ s@@ .@@ a suitable funding framework also needs to be created , particularly through improving the rules for allo@@ cating costs for cross-border projects or technologi@@ cally advan@@ ced projects .
if the system is set up in such a way that a depend@@ ency on continu@@ ous subsid@@ y develop@@ s without requ@@ ir@@ ing effort among the regions to obtain the relevant resources , then i believe that such an inter@@ medi@@ ate categor@@ y would be an un@@ mi@@ ti@@ g@@ ated disaster because it will always be a b@@ one of con@@ ten@@ tion and offers no rati@@ on@@ ale .
in the me@@ an@@ time , we ask this mission to ensure that the national serbi@@ an minority is respected and valu@@ ed on the land of their an@@ ce@@ st@@ ors .
it is also im@@ per@@ ative that the member states put those agreements into practice without delay .
i demand that the appropriate measures be taken .
the spanish state is a par@@ ad@@ ig@@ matic example of that : it is attemp@@ ting to meet requirements by pa@@ ssing its defici@@ t on to the auton@@ om@@ ous governments and local counci@@ ls .
let me start with national penalties introduced in respect of the reas@@ oned offer procedure .
these vehicles are , however , an important alternative that must be given due consideration , despite these problems .
the eu has now taken on prim@@ ary responsibility for assi@@ sting kosovo inter@@ n@@ ally .
i am glad that mr bal@@ č@@ y@@ ti@@ s raised the issue of tourism in the baltic region : tourism is not an issue that exclu@@ si@@ vely concerns the economies of mediterranean countries - spain , france , italy , greece and mal@@ ta .
looking forward to pit@@ t@@ sb@@ ur@@ gh , that would seem to me to be the big danger .
are you prepared to discuss with the german government or with other governments what seems to me to be a completely unacceptable mechanism ?
this country , ma@@ ur@@ it@@ ania , is today going through a very serious political crisis .
the environmental impact analy@@ ses must be carried out by reli@@ able and independent bodies before large projects are allowed to get under@@ way .
even though the report is about the application and implementation of the resid@@ ence directive , it also re@@ fers to the me@@ to@@ ck ru@@ ling , which per@@ mits fore@@ ig@@ ners who have no legal right to stay in the eu to obtain a resid@@ ence per@@ mit through mar@@ ri@@ age and hence to travel around the european union with their spo@@ uses .
to ensure that these devi@@ ces are really effective , it is crucial that all those involved in the distribution chain are subject to more str@@ ing@@ ent rules .
should parliament now go and say that it is all unnecessary ?
without this , coordination would have been substan@@ ti@@ ally more difficult and these advan@@ ces more un@@ certain .
please come and exercise the solidarity that has so often been mentioned today .
it is more than that , however ; it is the use of rap@@ e as a genuine weapo@@ n of war , and this goes on ami@@ d a certain amount of in@@ difference in public opinion and the international community , and more specifically european public opinion .
on 31 may 2010 the gen@@ ev@@ a agreement on trade in ban@@ an@@ as between the european union and brazi@@ l , col@@ om@@ bi@@ a , co@@ sta ri@@ ca , ecu@@ ad@@ or , gu@@ ate@@ mal@@ a , hon@@ du@@ ra@@ s , me@@ xi@@ co , ni@@ car@@ ag@@ u@@ a , pan@@ ama , per@@ u and ven@@ e@@ zu@@ ela was signed , providing for a gradu@@ al reduction in tari@@ ff rates on ban@@ ana imports from those countries .
on behalf of the ppe-de group . - ( sk ) i would like to offer my fran@@ k congratul@@ ations to mrs ba@@ u@@ er on the proposed text .
this moder@@ ni@@ sed and simpli@@ fied directive will reduce the obligations on operators while enab@@ ling them to combat ex@@ ci@@ se fraud more effectively .
this is paragraph 7 , which concerns the condem@@ n@@ ation of the way in which the turkish authorities are be@@ having in northern cyprus , which , according to all international rules , is un@@ la@@ w@@ fully occu@@ pie@@ d by turkey - by turkish tro@@ op@@ s - and therefore by a country that is both form@@ ally and , in reality , negotiating its accession to the eu .
i do not believe these risks are subject to adequate common controls , nor do i believe that there is sufficient scope for joint decision-making on this issue .
it is high time to aband@@ on the f@@ at@@ al il@@ lu@@ sion of feder@@ alism and build a europe of the nations , united by more tan@@ gible alli@@ an@@ ces that will undoubtedly be more mode@@ st , but more effective .
we voted against it .
( sk ) madam president , sexual violence does not constitu@@ te a violation of fe@@ m@@ ale human rights or m@@ ale human rights .
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i have ab@@ stain@@ ed from voting because in my opinion , the measures proposed in the report relating to the extent to which the individual member states will be held responsible and will be involved do not go far enough .
if the right wing extre@@ mi@@ sts now go on the off@@ en@@ sive with such argu@@ ments , it is up to the elect@@ or@@ ate to jud@@ ge .
therefore , the european union 's attention is very important not only for the old european union member states , but also for those that have recently jo@@ ined the european union and that are benef@@ iting from support from the structural funds and the european social fund .
i consider the word ' ver@@ i@@ fy ' would be more appropriate than ' ensure ' , and i would be interested in the commissioner 's view whether ' ensure ' , in this context , is consistent with wto sti@@ pul@@ ations and , in general , with the eu 's commitment to free trade .
u@@ ki@@ p no@@ tes the attemp@@ ts the eu has made to inter@@ f@@ ere with other countries ' policies in this area .
commissioner , i do not believe in the formul@@ as of our socialist fellow member who talks to us of ul@@ tra@@ -@@ capit@@ alism and ul@@ tra@@ -@@ liber@@ alism - which , moreover , as a se@@ man@@ tic assi@@ mil@@ ation , is mor@@ ally debat@@ able .
we in the international community must tou@@ gh@@ en our resolve against this ty@@ ran@@ ni@@ cal mu@@ gab@@ e regime .
( ro ) madam president , food security is one of the challenges of the future .
did the european council de@@ vote even five minutes ' thought to what we failed to do previ@@ ously in our policy on the mediterranean ?
four@@ thly , these workers must be covered by a statu@@ tory social security obligation , in particular , given that this is a minimum wa@@ ge sector .
what should we be expe@@ cting in this respect from the new us president and the package of measures he has just announced ?
then there are the problems that already exist today .
i would like to urge the presidency , particularly the in@@ coming french minister , to make this doss@@ ier a priority to help to resolve the crisis in avail@@ ability , especially for what we call min@@ or uses and so-called min@@ or species , which include sh@@ e@@ e@@ p , hor@@ ses , be@@ es , fish and many other animals that are not so min@@ or in many of our countries .
the ce@@ a@@ se@@ fir@@ e , which was the first of the six points , was therefore immediate and effective .
we also know that poverty has not fal@@ le@@ n in the european union over the past five years , but that in fact more people are exclu@@ ded from the af@@ f@@ lu@@ ent society .
my country 's government has therefore re@@ fra@@ ined from sig@@ ning the charter of fundamental rights , particularly as there was a serious risk that the ratification process in poland would effectively be blo@@ cked if a different decision were to be taken .
investment in the quality of te@@ ac@@ her training is one of the most efficient ways of achieving an overall improvement since te@@ ach@@ ers multi@@ ply such effects .
the consequences will be all the more serious for resid@@ ents of remo@@ te and in@@ accessible m@@ oun@@ tain or is@@ land regions , which companies will not be able to serve prof@@ it@@ ably .
the council wants to keep both the op@@ t-@@ out and the ye@@ arly cal@@ cul@@ ation of working time .
in writing . - ( lt ) i welcomed this document , because it se@@ ts out an eu legal framework for spent fuel and radi@@ o@@ active waste management .
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i also wish to congratulate se@@ ba@@ sti@@ á@@ n pi@@ ñ@@ era 's new government which takes office today , and to encourage him in the re@@ construction efforts for which i hope he will be able to coun@@ t on the european union 's full support .
i wanted the same to apply to the protection of european in@@ ventions , and i wanted enhanced cooperation to be used to create a european pat@@ ent .
this will be voted on at the end .
i myself am determined to work hard at helping you to feel that our common europe is also your europe - and we will writ@@ e the st@@ ory of europe 's future together .
that is appropriate if we have ti@@ ght controls on it .
i understand that yesterday was his bir@@ th@@ day .
these things are covered to a certain extent by corpor@@ ate social responsibility , but they cannot be implemented without a national framework .
this e@@ vening i should like once again to put it in gra@@ phic terms : i am anti@@ cip@@ ating that this du@@ al nature of culture will really have an effect in all policy fie@@ lds , particularly regarding inter@@ n@@ al-@@ market logi@@ c .
many women assi@@ st their hu@@ s@@ ban@@ ds in business and current social security arrangements do not provide them with any protection .
i was perhaps a bit of a cy@@ nic about whether these sor@@ ts of meetings could achieve anything but , whilst there have been many vo@@ ices in the press compla@@ ining about a lack of deta@@ il , particularly - as j@@ o le@@ in@@ en sugge@@ sts - about lack of deta@@ il in the area of financing for the green fund and many other issues that have been left un@@ speci@@ fied at this stage , i take the op@@ ti@@ mi@@ stic view that this ga@@ ther@@ ing was not the time or the place for dealing with minu@@ te deta@@ il , but was the time to fle@@ sh out the global aspir@@ ations and talk a bit about strategy , and i think that has been achieved .
we must be there for the people , feed them , bring them medical rel@@ ief , and support their ye@@ ar@@ ning desire for freedom .
si@@ x@@ thly , boo@@ sting the community budget in order to promote economic and social cohesion is absolutely essential .
( fr ) whether we like it or not , the go@@ ld@@ stone report has been endor@@ sed by the general assembly of the united nations , and i do not see why there should be dou@@ ble standards in relation to international law .
i agree with the strong views expressed in this house regarding the need for turkey to respect human rights .
such is the case with the eur 3@@ 50 million in funding proposed for the institution of nuclear fu@@ sion , an investment which is seriously du@@ bi@@ ous in the current climate .
i think that we might end up in a situation , because i think some of the difficulties the sector has been facing are actually roo@@ ted before the co@@ t@@ ton reform was made in 2004 .
given the coura@@ ge with which president t@@ adi@@ ć has f@@ ought for a european course and how em@@ b@@ att@@ led he is in serbia , it is im@@ per@@ ative that we support these political forces and encourage them so that they are able to show their population that the path to europe , rather than a nation@@ ali@@ stic path , is the right path for the people , too .
the work is progre@@ ssing quite well , also at working group level , and towards the end of the hungarian presidency we will be able to adopt the strategy at the general affairs council ; the european council will be able to as@@ sure us of its support in this regard , and then it will be up to us to implement it as fully as possible , from se@@ wa@@ ge treatment to the pre@@ serv@@ ation of our dr@@ in@@ king water base .
mr president , knowledge creation within the european union is always a priority , which we manage success@@ fully .
mr president , it is indeed and i think you failed to cat@@ ch my e@@ y@@ e .
in doing this work , the commission has to respect the confi@@ d@@ enti@@ ality to which the court of justice has confir@@ med that the member states are entitled concerning the investigation of al@@ leg@@ ed application issues and potential infringe@@ ment proceedings .
we cannot separ@@ ate eu solutions from this system , but instead must ensure that we get as many global solutions in place as possible .
in conclusion , the commission is , speaking quite une@@ qui@@ vo@@ cally , in full agreement with parliament , wh@@ ate@@ ver the developments on the nuclear issue or on other issues of concern to the european union .
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in writing . - ( ro ) the simpli@@ fication of procedures is a major objective of the european institutions , which are aware that over@@ regulation is a burden both for their operation and for the efficiency and competitiveness of economic operators .
the eu has rightly set ambitious targets for renewable energy , but the idea that achieving these targets will be pa@@ in-@@ free is a de@@ lu@@ sion .
indeed , you only support the results that su@@ it you .
naturally , the second thing that europe must do , also in the short term , what we can do , is constantly to rein@@ force our measures in the area of energy sa@@ ving , and to place ever greater stress on renewable energy resources , making more use of w@@ ind , so@@ lar , water and biom@@ as@@ s sources .
to emer@@ ge from this , we need to focus on the quality and safety of our produce .
there is clearly a role to play for better employment contracts , which is why , in the flag@@ ship initiative agenda for new skills and jobs and subsequ@@ ent documents , we highligh@@ ted the problem of se@@ g@@ ment@@ ation and advo@@ cated the use of open@@ -@@ en@@ ded contracts , which may have a wi@@ der relev@@ ance but which help the y@@ oun@@ ger generation in particular .
i myself have just had a meeting with mess@@ rs mi@@ lin@@ ke@@ v@@ ich , ko@@ zu@@ li@@ n and pro@@ ta@@ sie@@ wi@@ cz and parliament can pri@@ de itself on awar@@ ding the s@@ ak@@ ha@@ ro@@ v pri@@ ze to mr mi@@ lin@@ ke@@ v@@ ich .
in terms of further developing the eu 's long-term approach to meeting the challenge , our existing energy policies are vie@@ wed by many as a ' world lea@@ der ' .
ex@@ changing information and skills between immigration li@@ a@@ is@@ on of@@ fic@@ ers and frontex using the information and coordination network for member states ' migration management services will enable better risk analysis by frontex , as well as better control over legal and illegal immigration .
this agreement also affe@@ cts other fore@@ sts in@@ directly , although this is less evi@@ dent and more marg@@ inal .
in this regard , it is important that the swedish presidency is also prepared to change its view and to fight to prevent those har@@ de@@ st h@@ it by climate change from also being affected even more by hun@@ ger .
i hope that a ne@@ arly unani@@ mous decision in tomorrow 's vote will under@@ line these principles which have been free@@ ly agreed upon by 27 member states , which are the principles behind our european directives , and which have been reinfor@@ ced by the charter of fundamental rights .
the only measure on which parliament does not agree is the exten@@ sion of europol 's powers in this field .
i hope that the inspe@@ ctions of businesses will encourage member states to refer to criminal law .
i have to tell you , mr gar@@ c@@ í@@ a-@@ marg@@ all@@ o , that the spanish presidency of the council is working in a close and coordinated way - the community method - with mr van rom@@ pu@@ y , president of the european council , to pu@@ sh forward the essential goals .
it is only right that we make this significant move , because there are so many problems and they are so exten@@ sive and affect so many countries , not least afghanistan and pakistan , but each country has its own specific problems .
today 's report will give rise to a debate that i hope will be fru@@ it@@ ful .
this proposal takes account of the fact that the new europe 2020 integrated guidelines are to be fully transpo@@ sed in the member states ' policy measures and sequ@@ en@@ cing of reforms to be presented in the final n@@ r@@ ps due in april 2011 .
in writing . - it is clear now that , despite the worst attemp@@ ts of some to de@@ ni@@ gr@@ ate the european union on the basis of mea@@ su@@ re@@ ments , the eu is able to deal with issues in a practical manner .
as our fellow member has just said , how will you get a guarantee that all the criteria that you have mentioned to the committee on industry , research and energy are taken into account by each member state that uses nuclear power st@@ ations ?
then the ' use@@ r pa@@ ys ' principle is not very appropriate .
the danger of the proposed system is that cross-border healthcare , which im@@ pl@@ ies a form of preferen@@ tial treatment , will mainly be used by finan@@ ci@@ ally better off citizens .
the european union , me@@ an@@ while , should concentr@@ ate on supporting and gui@@ ding innovation .
the report 's conclusions are worrying .
the commission was not able to justi@@ fy implementation of the proposal , and neither could the committee on international trade during its meeting .
is that correct ?
the crisis must absolutely not be used to extend eu competen@@ ces .
in writing . - ( pt ) taking into account the statement of as@@ surance as to the reli@@ ability of the accounts and the leg@@ ality and regular@@ ity of the under@@ l@@ ying transactions provided by the court of auditors pursu@@ ant to article 2@@ 8@@ 7 of the treaty on the functioning of the european union , i voted for this decision , which gr@@ ants the european ombudsman discharge in respect of the implementation of its budget for the financial year 2009 .
ros@@ é win@@ es and per@@ mitted o@@ en@@ o@@ logical practices ( debate )
mr president , we can see the way in which the irish republic has been brought to its present pre@@ di@@ c@@ ament by the euro .
but , after that , an analysis should take place , and measures should also be taken .
at the start of its presidency france did not know that a world financial crisis would er@@ u@@ pt and that this crisis would become its greatest challenge .
however , for one fal@@ le@@ n w@@ all , how many others have been e@@ re@@ cted on our continent ?
i am also very grateful for the ti@@ mely in@@ put mr re@@ ul and this house will provide in the area of energy innovation , clean f@@ os@@ si@@ l fuel and nuclear energy .
let us be clear , it is still important that workers should be able , if they so wish , to pro@@ long their working life within the existing legal framework of each member state , but the right to a pension at the legal age must be safeguar@@ ded .
i support it wh@@ ole@@ hear@@ tedly .
however , you must be aware that this will involve a strug@@ gle over responsibilities .
i would especially like to thank the heads of the working groups in the presidency , the majority of them young people , and their associ@@ ates who have worked so well .
just one paragraph about a con@@ fu@@ sion that remains : there was no increase in the budget for members and there will be no increase for next year .
no .
it is therefore a matter of urg@@ ency that we come to an equ@@ itable common den@@ om@@ in@@ ator in order to harmoni@@ se laws throughout europe .
you bom@@ b afghanistan and compla@@ in about refugees .
to me , the commission 's sil@@ ence seems highly e@@ lo@@ qu@@ ent .
to achieve this , national enfor@@ cers need sufficient staff and resources .
i would remind the house that greece is particularly sensitive on this issue , having m@@ our@@ ned victims of a similar attack against greek tou@@ ri@@ sts by f@@ an@@ ati@@ cal is@@ la@@ mi@@ sts in ca@@ ir@@ o in egypt on 18 april 199@@ 6 .
not only will the new treaty provide for more transparency in the activity of the union , which has always been a matter of particular importance to sweden ; it also makes combating climate change a new aim of the european union , and that is an area in which sweden can already bo@@ ast major succe@@ sses .
it is a single economic , cultural and perhaps also political force .
over 1@@ 20 women have been mur@@ dered since 199@@ 6 , a significant number by a partner or ex@@ -@@ partner .
and , if we have received nothing else , we have managed to secure the programmes of the deli@@ ver@@ ies of the world food programme to the star@@ ving and suffering people of somali@@ a .
it is im@@ per@@ ative that these funds are made available to those who really need them in an expe@@ d@@ ien@@ t and effective manner .
the commission could , however , improve transparency and , hence , democratic scru@@ t@@ iny in the field of the common foreign and security policy , by inform@@ ing parliament of internal trans@@ fers in good time .
in writing . - serious consideration has to be taken as regards existing uni@@ on-@@ wide re@@ dre@@ ss mechanisms such as sol@@ v@@ it .
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a large propor@@ tion of parliament , like the spanish delegation of the group of the progre@@ ssive alliance of socialists and democrats in the european parliament , has form@@ ally opposed paragraph 4@@ 1 of this resolution , which ask@@ s for the principle of subsidiarity to be applied to land policy .
since these products can be free@@ ly imported , pro@@ ving their origin is ap@@ paren@@ tly unnecessary , but there are still some doub@@ ts about this facilit@@ ating measure .
in writing . - ( fr ) i voted for the legislative resolution based on the report by my greek fellow member kat@@ er@@ ina bat@@ ze@@ li appro@@ ving , at first reading under the co@@ decision procedure , the proposal for a decision of the european parliament and of the council amending decision no 17@@ 20 / 2006 / ec establishing an action programme in the field of life@@ long learning .
on the other hand there are re@@ ma@@ ining concerns about public health , biodiversity and local wil@@ dli@@ fe .
hence , my ' no ' vote in the final vote .
many times , consumers sign contracts for the supply of services without reading the contr@@ actual provisions carefully and if they do read them carefully they believe they cannot propose any amendments the@@ re@@ of .
it must remain clear that to innov@@ ate does not mean to i@@ mit@@ ate the old practice of priv@@ ati@@ sing profit and soci@@ ali@@ sing losses or that to di@@ versi@@ fy means to transfer the costs of decisions made by a few people to society as a whole .
if we want the european citizens of tomorrow to be mo@@ ti@@ v@@ ated in their work and to be open to cross-border activities , it is important , even today , to offer them the prospe@@ ct of adequate and sustainable re@@ ti@@ rement pension provision , harmoni@@ sed at european level .
so if there are particular problems with certain products that cannot be recognised in individual member states for eth@@ i@@ cal reasons , those member states must re@@ tain the right to ban such products .
in france , she has pro@@ ven that she under@@ stands the economy , that she also promo@@ tes small and medium-sized enterprises , in particular , and that she has regard for those who actually work and make a contribution .
i do not think that ren@@ ati@@ on@@ alisation is a solution because , in my opinion , the member states would not have the means to as@@ sure the adoption of specific measures in these ou@@ ter@@ most regions if we did not have the common agricultural policy and a community approach .
we got this past the member states with very great difficul@@ ty .
i think that the european union must give its support to setting up a un committee of in@@ qu@@ iry which will substan@@ ti@@ ate human rights violations in north kore@@ a .
fortun@@ ately , the council was of the same opinion and at the last minu@@ te we were able to put this right in the committee on the environment , public health and food safety .
western europe is r@@ ich in coal , which needs only travel a short di@@ stance to a power st@@ ation .
i would like to remind everyone that , in the nor@@ di@@ c countries , ro@@ bu@@ st social rights have succe@@ eded in com@@ bi@@ ning high levels of competitiveness with produ@@ cti@@ vity .
even though the proposal mainly focu@@ ses on administrative matters , it gives an idea of the nature and characteri@@ stics envis@@ aged for future investments .
there is no evidence for this in any of the detailed and independent studies carried out .
finding a real political solution to the kur@@ dish problem , reco@@ g@@ nising the ar@@ me@@ nian gen@@ o@@ ci@@ de , norm@@ ali@@ sing relations with neighbour@@ ing countries and en@@ ding the occup@@ ation of cyprus are some of the issues which turkey is required to address .
on behalf of the ind / dem group . - mr president , if globalisation causes redun@@ dan@@ cies , there will be a short@@ fall in reven@@ ue so the globalisation fund will not have the money it wants to spend .
we voted today in favour of peri@@ ph@@ er@@ al regions being taken into account in this directive and in favour of a de@@ le@@ tion of a commission proposal allowing an air@@ line to demand conver@@ sion of its aviation all@@ owan@@ ces to ky@@ ot@@ o-@@ back@@ ed all@@ owan@@ ces free of charge !
i am very grateful to mr taj@@ ani for poin@@ ting out that parliament will also be involved in the follow@@ -up work that remains to be done .
at the present time , when we are coming out of the crisis and are standing before the new challenges which awa@@ it the eu after 2013 , innovation is one of the most important ways - if not the most important way - to con@@ soli@@ date the eu 's position in the world .
in writing . - i voted for this resolution which re@@ calls , in the light of current events in the southern mediterranean , particularly in tuni@@ sia and egypt , the en@@ p 's failure to promote and safeguard human rights in third countries ; ur@@ ges the eu to draw less@@ ons from those events and to revi@@ se its democracy and human rights support policy so as to create an implementation mechanism for the human rights clause included in all agreements with third countries ; insi@@ sts that the review of the en@@ p must prior@@ i@@ ti@@ se criteria relating to the independence of the judi@@ ci@@ ary , respect for fundamental freedoms , pl@@ ur@@ alism and freedom of the press and the fight against corruption ; and calls for better coordination with the union 's other policies vis@@ -@@ à@@ -@@ v@@ is those countries .
thank you for your attention .
the member states should therefore re@@ tain the right to take measures aimed at protecting the right to information and ensuring vie@@ wers ' access to tele@@ vision broad@@ ca@@ sts of major sport events . i have in mind the ol@@ y@@ mpi@@ c gam@@ es and the european cham@@ pi@@ on@@ ship or world cu@@ p .
the second point is , of course , the issue of what are known as the ' su@@ n@@ set cla@@ uses ' or revision cla@@ uses .
that would not have been possible without the constructive and responsible role of parliament throughout the whole negotiation process .
to ensure that all@@ owan@@ ces fe@@ tch an appropriate price so that the emissions trading scheme can be effective , the propor@@ tion of all@@ owan@@ ces to be au@@ cti@@ oned off must be much higher than the commission has proposed .
to help us achieve that , as from 2009 the commission will be draf@@ ting a thre@@ e-@@ ye@@ arly report on youth .
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for her to say that an me@@ p 's immuni@@ ty should be wai@@ ved because the comments for which he or she is being critici@@ sed did not come within the scope of his or her parliamentary activities is absolu@@ te n@@ on@@ sense from a legal point of view .
the under@@ l@@ ying re@@ a@@ so@@ ning is that anyone who can gover@@ n an arti@@ fi@@ cial country such as belgi@@ um can do like@@ wise in europe .
he has presented a very balanced report and has worked very closely with the shadow rapporteurs .
the pi@@ c@@ tures in children 's boo@@ ks de@@ pi@@ cting women in a@@ pr@@ ons and men in sp@@ ac@@ ec@@ ra@@ ft must disappe@@ ar .
this shows that the outcome of today 's debate needs to be a balanced one , so that we can be sure that the interests of all citizens have been protected .
that is the only way for this en@@ dea@@ v@@ our to succeed .
we do , of course , hope - and this is something we can all agree on - that mr so@@ lana will come before us a few more times before the end of this parliamentary term .
president-in-office of the council . - ( fr ) mr president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , we are here to talk about social europe .
mr pa@@ pa@@ st@@ am@@ ko@@ s , you probably know my personal opinion , which is , in fact , even a little bit more radi@@ cal than your own .
( sk ) i would like to congratulate the author@@ s of this question , mrs he@@ d@@ h and mrs ba@@ u@@ er .
for these reasons i voted against this report .
those du@@ ties will apply to so many people who are vulnerable and suffering today .
however , success in tack@@ ling these problems will only be achieved when all 27 countries comb@@ ine their efforts .
it is true that the eu will not be complete until the balkans form part of the union , but this cannot be at any price , and certainly not at the price of under@@ mi@@ ning international law and ignor@@ ing fundamental european values .
among those affected are defence minister ab@@ du@@ l@@ -@@ q@@ ad@@ ir al-@@ oba@@ id@@ i and s@@ ale@@ h al-@@ mu@@ t@@ la@@ q , the head of the su@@ n@@ ni@@ -@@ led ira@@ q@@ i front for national dialogue .
on the principle , there is no more to say ; the pass@@ port is its own defence .
an extremely important step has been taken , which moldova and the european union cannot af@@ ford to mis@@ han@@ dle .
but citizens are even more interested to see european institutions tackle the practical question of european poli@@ cy@@ -@@ making .
any financial aid to the da@@ iry sector is im@@ per@@ ative to its survi@@ val , especially the survi@@ val of small family far@@ ms as we find in northern ireland .
a ri@@ go@@ rous assessment of all projects under@@ way is therefore urgently needed , along with a strategic re@@ direction of the funds that are still available , taking into account the achie@@ vement of the objectives set out by the europe 2020 strategy in prepar@@ ation for the next multi@@ annual financial framework ( m@@ ff ) .
( es ) mr president , i would first of all like to express my con@@ dol@@ ences and solidarity for the victims of the ear@@ th@@ qu@@ ake in haiti .
may i as@@ sure you that the european commission and i are de@@ voting a great deal of attention to effective financial management and strict financial dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ ine .
we must also find possible resolutions and peace in the states in the area and in the ar@@ a@@ b states .
all the speakers tal@@ ked of lam@@ pe@@ du@@ sa , but i would like to inv@@ ite you to reflect on what the kind of migr@@ atory process we are experien@@ cing at present really means for an is@@ land that lives on tourism and fishing .
through no fa@@ ul@@ t of their own they often cannot go back .
i have visi@@ ted this country many times as a member of the south asia delegation .
this is a report that will help as much as possible to provide more stability and we must ensure as far as possible that all the countries are harmoni@@ sed with regard to the appli@@ cable rates to reduce dis@@ cre@@ pan@@ cies as much as possible .
there is now a new industry that has been buil@@ t in brussels .
thus the new nato strategy was adopted , which also offici@@ ally over@@ th@@ row@@ s the basic rules of international law .
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i would therefore be grateful , commissioner , if you could answer my questions , and i call for support for the report by mr fre@@ it@@ as .
tourism encoura@@ ges people to understand each other better , it promo@@ tes the form@@ ation of european identi@@ ty and , through relation@@ ships among social , economic and cultural groups , it encoura@@ ges dialogue between cul@@ tures .
we and her ma@@ je@@ sty 's government agree that spending should be increased in those areas that add value .
on behalf of the verts / ale group . - ( fr ) mr president , the wh@@ ite paper on sport , following on from the ow@@ n-@@ initiative report on the future of professional fo@@ ot@@ b@@ all , known as the be@@ let report , is a substantial and necessary document .
we have discussed repe@@ ate@@ dly in the european parliament the in@@ sufficient acce@@ ssi@@ bility of certain drug@@ s , for example those for the treatment of cancer or so-called r@@ are diseases .
i believe that the results of the audi@@ t carried out by the european court of auditors will re@@ ve@@ al the objectives of the use of the funds and their effectiveness .
i would like to make a third and final comment .
at the same time , taking into account the interests of others and in order to prevent di@@ stor@@ tion of competition in the market in countries where the post@@ al sector is already fully liber@@ alised , the post@@ al services of countries that are not yet opening their market may not provide services until the de@@ ro@@ gation dead@@ line at the end of december 2012 .
it depen@@ ds on two elements .
what we can do - and this we are doing - is to strengthen and improve cooperation , but we cannot assu@@ me responsibility .
transparency in the decision-making process is especially needed when european democracy is questi@@ oned .
in writing . - my statement aims to justi@@ fy my ab@@ st@@ en@@ tion on the resolution on turkey .
we have had very positive contributions from both the council and the commission .
i am s@@ part@@ ac@@ us !
these principles must not be called into question in any way .
i voted for this resolution because it propo@@ ses a general ban on the use of cy@@ ani@@ de mi@@ ning technologies in the european union by the end of 2011 , and because i understand that a ban constitu@@ tes , at the moment , the only reli@@ able way of protecting our water resources and eco@@ systems from the pollution caused by the use of cy@@ ani@@ de in min@@ es .
the introduction of the blu@@ e card , which the eu needs because it is facing a short@@ age of highly qualified workers in certain sectors , is a step forward for the economic migration of highly qualified workers from third countries .
with regard to the current investment at ro@@ ş@@ ia mon@@ tan@@ ă , the plans involve an ex@@ pon@@ enti@@ ally lar@@ ger go@@ ld min@@ e .
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mr president , following mr ke@@ lam 's re@@ marks about parliament 's war@@ ning seven years ago , we have to consider what , if anything , has changed in china as regards tibet since that time , and whether parliament 's position has changed .
we are now hal@@ f-@@ way through the si@@ x@@ -@@ month suspen@@ sion of sanctions against belarus that was the decided at the meeting of eu foreign ministers on 13 october 2008 .
moreover , the actions to er@@ adi@@ cate or destro@@ y drug@@ s , which are spon@@ so@@ red by the international community , are used by the tri@@ b@@ al political and military leaders for their own benefit and for elimin@@ ating competition .
it is not too late to avoid that .
for this reason , we have always emphasi@@ sed the importance of a power@@ ful supervisory committee and of a high level of independence .
dow@@ r@@ ies may be used to pro@@ p up the position of financial institutions in the private market .
( the speaker agreed to take a blu@@ e-@@ card question under rule 149 ( 8 ) )
the eu must be sensitive to the need for au@@ ster@@ ity , particularly when it comes to the budget of the e@@ e@@ as .
i would like to offer you the opportunity on behalf of my group to work with us in partnership to develop a suitable regulation at a european level , in order to ensure that the interests of the car industry are addressed in this free trade agreement .
we need these initiatives as a consequ@@ ence of the ru@@ l@@ ings of the european court of justice in the la@@ val , vi@@ king , r@@ ü@@ f@@ fer@@ t and lu@@ x@@ em@@ bur@@ g cases .
and we should not de@@ lu@@ de ourselves that this can be done with some treaty which would have three artic@@ les that we would all know by heart and all understand .
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this also feat@@ u@@ red in the original plan , and then the commission see@@ med to neg@@ le@@ ct this issue .
we need higher minimum wag@@ es and better social services in europe .
how are you supporting the establishment of 2@@ 3@@ r@@ d au@@ gu@@ st as ' victims of totalit@@ ari@@ a@@ nis@@ m ' day ?
last week , our delegation was refu@@ sed entry to gaza by israel .
( fr ) madam president , commissioner , yes , a reform of the com in w@@ ine is desi@@ rable , but are the means put forward by the commission the most suitable ?
the development of modern technologies and green job creation are closely linked to energy policy .
for this reason , the eu should take a more balanced approach between the various sectors during trade negotiations , and should promote both its defen@@ sive and off@@ en@@ sive agricultural interests .
i have no problem with the cont@@ ents , but i do not think there is any need to repeat some elements in different resolutions .
secondly , however , what we are doing is restor@@ ing , confir@@ ming and creating the chance for 18 meps , who would have had the right to take their se@@ ats if the treaty had been approved before the elections , to exercise that right .
we are not going to cat@@ ch true crim@@ in@@ als , who come from every population group , by this method .
it will be hu@@ ge@@ ly dam@@ aging .
my place was to bring together the coordination , to be talking to the frien@@ ds of haiti group , to be coordin@@ ating with the united states to make sure that we put in the maximum effort on the ground .
this means we have a great opportunity to make direct contact and talk with the liby@@ an opposition .
but your question is , ' how and when can you guarantee a positive d@@ as ? '
on behalf of the alde group . - mr president , your words today were ty@@ pi@@ cal of your time as president .
more attention should be de@@ voted to employment , and the council 's plans are good in that respect .
eight of the countries that jo@@ ined the eu in 2004 - together with romania and bulgaria - have transi@@ tory peri@@ ods of at least two years , which can reach seven years .
however , this should not be happening now .
we are actually at the point where we should recognise the failure of at least some of our policies and of the one@@ -si@@ ze@@ -@@ f@@ it@@ s@@ -@@ all solutions that are too often applied .
throughout this house all of us will have constitu@@ ents , wh@@ ate@@ ver our nation@@ ality , who have been suffering from ab@@ uses under the ur@@ ba@@ nisation law in the spanish co@@ st@@ as , as indeed thousands of spanish citizens are .
i do not believe that any of the parties involved would like to see the de@@ mi@@ se of this promis@@ ing and developing sector , which has several do@@ zen small and medium-sized enterprises operating within it .
it seems to me that we should also add a separ@@ ate target for social justice and combating in@@ equ@@ alities .
how can it highlight safety when it is self-@@ declaration that pre@@ vail@@ s , and when some parties , at@@ trac@@ ted by the s@@ me@@ ll of profit , have no he@@ si@@ tation in trans@@ porting goods which could turn out to be particularly hazar@@ d@@ ous for people and the environment , without declar@@ ing them ?
we must take this opportunity seriously and base our actions on these ac@@ qui@@ red institutional reforms .
there is no doubt that increasing energy efficiency is the most co@@ st-@@ effective and the fa@@ ste@@ st way to reduce carbon dio@@ xi@@ de emissions .
we emphasise that we were against resources from the research budget being used for these projects .
i would have lik@@ ed more to have been said in the package of measures about the member states which are not part of the euro zone and about how to access li@@ qui@@ d@@ ity in an emergency .
for these reasons i voted against this report .
there were discussions about increased solidarity among the member states and ensuring the sustainability of the social security and pension systems .
yes !
the threat of imported chea@@ p labour is a reality , brought in through the back do@@ or by un@@ scru@@ pul@@ ous em@@ ploy@@ ers under the gui@@ se of free movement .
it is also str@@ an@@ ge to see this resolution adopted on the basis of rule 10@@ 6 ( 4 ) of the rules of procedure , which concerns the election of the entire commission and not the re@@ plac@@ ement of a commissioner .
thank you for your attention .
the char@@ ging of hea@@ v@@ y goods vehicles for the use of certain infra@@ structures - gree@@ ning of transport and inter@@ n@@ alisation of external costs ( continu@@ ation of debate )
however , in taking that lead , we have to show mor@@ al leadership .
i would stress that we are talking about international wat@@ ers here and that len@@ e e@@ sper@@ sen , the da@@ nish foreign minister , has also emp@@ h@@ atically said that this is unacceptable .
the only sen@@ sible way to re@@ act to this is to do something , in the short term , about a common european asylum and migration policy .
the second measure is to raise awareness of the benefits among users and public authorities through the establishment of a best practice internet port@@ al and european awar@@ d sche@@ mes for s@@ mar@@ t hom@@ es - independent living appli@@ cations for instance .
it provides a model in crisis , a model which prev@@ ents public intervention in the economy .
in view of these consider@@ ations , i voted for the joint motion for a resolution on the tu@@ ber@@ cu@@ lo@@ sis vacc@@ ine .
the reality is , ladies and gentlemen , that this report in@@ vi@@ tes us to think much more wide@@ ly about the quality of our customs system , our financial cir@@ cu@@ its and , more generally , about the protection of the financial interests of the european union .
i am of the opinion that the text represents a very well-@@ balanced compromise .
the voice of the citizens has enormous signific@@ ance here .
for euro co@@ ins , a total of 100 0@@ 9@@ 5 counterfe@@ its were remo@@ ved from cir@@ cul@@ ation in 2008 , which represents a decre@@ a@@ se of 7 % compared to 2007 , and the two@@ -@@ euro co@@ in has always been by far the most counterfe@@ i@@ ted euro co@@ in .
we believe that , with the new regulation , this opportunity for choice will be extended ; it will not be reduced , rather it will be extended .
an organisation which pla@@ ys with the lives of inno@@ cent people by acting behind their b@@ acks .
we need measures to prevent a counter@@ productive au@@ ster@@ ity policy , not puni@@ tive measures .
it is the r@@ itu@@ al sac@@ ri@@ fi@@ ce to the new religion of climate and its new g@@ ur@@ us , these parti@@ all@@ y-@@ min@@ ded scienti@@ sts who po@@ ur an@@ a@@ the@@ ma on all those whose work op@@ poses their un@@ tou@@ ch@@ able conclusions .
there were the calls for the gender thought police in paragraph 9 .
( de ) madam president , dor@@ is pac@@ k has , as always , submitted an excellent text , because she is not only an exper@@ t on southern europe , but also on education .
i particularly welcome cooperation on humanitarian crises and natural disasters .
farmers will only increase production if they make a profit , and we have a real problem here .
the interim agreement is not only a favour to the us ; it is in our common interest .
first , it is certain that complete de@@ cou@@ pl@@ ing low@@ ers production .
the only hope for an effective solution to problems of this type lies in convin@@ cing the ru@@ l@@ ers and the opposition that the over@@ ri@@ ding aim of politics is not to acqu@@ ire or hold on@@ to power ; the aim of politics is the good of the people .
i hope that we can reach those targets without the need for strong intervention at european level .
i am dist@@ ur@@ bed , however , about the media reports today that ha@@ i@@ ti@@ ans are prote@@ sting because , despite all efforts , they still have no t@@ ents over their heads or enough food and water .
given the fact that the economy of moldova is being hea@@ vi@@ ly h@@ it by the negative effects of the global financial and economic crisis , and that its w@@ ine sector emplo@@ ys about 3@@ 00 000 workers , this report , which i voted for , propo@@ ses the increase of the current tari@@ ff quot@@ a for w@@ ine in order to support moldova 's efforts and to provide an at@@ trac@@ tive and vi@@ able market for its w@@ ine exports , which , moreover , do not compe@@ te with portuguese products .
to that end we need a european agreement co@@ vering the southern sho@@ res of the mediterranean , including tuni@@ sia and also egypt .
therefore , with all due respect for the commission 's good intentions and the work carried out by mr leh@@ ne and the committee on legal affairs , i cannot support this report .
this legislation does what only the european union can do in a strong internal market .
together with the group of the greens / european free alliance in the european parliament , i support this agreement .
on behalf of the pse group . - ( de ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , i should like to thank you , mr president , for your hard work .
only three hours ago i spo@@ ke with a colleague here in the european parliament who said : ' if they don '@@ t do as we want , we can blo@@ ck them , not just in nato , but in the eu .
we have to insi@@ st on the development of the civilian dimension of the peace enforcement and peace keeping mis@@ sions , as well as of the crisis management and post-@@ crisis re@@ ha@@ bi@@ lit@@ ation operation .
moreover , the planned measures , which are based on the massive colle@@ ction of personal data , pose risks to the protection of priv@@ acy in my opinion .
lobb@@ ies play a useful and essential role in legislative work , providing that there is transparency .
yesterday , however , we had the debate on the strategy and future of europe in view of the g20 with another president , who by con@@ tra@@ st had to ask for and was given an inv@@ ite , it is not clear on what grounds , a@@ side from the obvious reason of the role being played by his national state .
i hope it will be given specific political content , and also that the euro@@ ne@@ st parliamentary assembly will play a role as an instrument of support for the ambi@@ tions of those states which are obviously european in out@@ look .
this mom@@ ent@@ um is di@@ mini@@ shing day by day .
with the national action plans , i would like to hope that the direct@@ or@@ ate@@ -@@ general for energy and transport has enough staff , or is able to re@@ cru@@ it enough staff , to deal with , monitor and implement the issues .
both reports - the ras@@ mus@@ sen report and the leh@@ ne report - demonstrate the urgent need for action .
this will trans@@ late directly into the kind of reduction in greenhouse gas emissions which will bring us closer to one of the 3@@ x@@ 20 objectives .
creating an excellent framework for training and work is a task that can be carried out from within the european institutions .
furthermore , the committee on petitions is of the view that the commission 's un@@ co@@ oper@@ ative attitude in this and other cases of access to documents risks under@@ mi@@ ning citizens ' trust in the commission and e@@ rod@@ ing the ability of the european ombudsman and the european parliament to adequ@@ ately and effectively super@@ vi@@ se the commission .
clearly , there needs to be a substantial increase in numbers of effective un and a@@ u tro@@ op@@ s de@@ ployed in eastern con@@ go and a clear idea of where they come from - there are many countries that could contribute to this that are not doing so at the moment .
i am afraid that such an assessment is no longer v@@ ali@@ d .
good governance is a fundamental principle of the co@@ ton@@ ou agreement .
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we are taking positive action and i would like to extend my sin@@ c@@ ere thanks to the public authorities .
( sk ) mr president , i would like to thank the group of members for ra@@ ising this urgent issue .
what is very important in my opinion is the emphasis placed on renewable energy as regards the candidate countries .
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this means that prices rise and development be@@ comes impossible .
this is one reason why the commission should examine it for compliance with eu law and it could have a great effect on other member states .
we need to fight for full employment with comprehensive social security , in con@@ tra@@ st with current practices , which , on the pre@@ text of demographic dec@@ line , are leading towards the logi@@ c of un@@ certain employment and are under@@ mi@@ ning the importance of collective negotiations in various countries .
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the european union adopted guidelines for the bro@@ k@@ ering of arms trading in 2001 , and the common position was adopted in 2003 .
following the 2002 flo@@ ods , which caused great human and materi@@ al damage in germany , austria , the czech republic and france , the council of the european union created an instrument to allow funds to be relea@@ sed rapi@@ dly to assi@@ st regions affected by natural disasters .
the region i come from ad@@ jo@@ ins the republic of moldova and ukraine .
this should always be pointed out .
several international journ@@ alists ' organisations have also expressed their concern .
the next item is the council and commission statements on the implementation of go@@ ld@@ stone recommendations on israel / pale@@ st@@ ine .
energy is one of life 's basic necessi@@ ties .
i voted in favour of this report because i feel it is necessary to provide european sa@@ vers with clear and safe financial instruments .
on behalf of the ppe-de group . - ( nl ) mr president , i would like to propose the following amendment to paragraph 6 .
it is vital that we act to ensure that the european union imple@@ ments a truly sustainable fishing policy in order to protect stocks , the environment , and european jobs in the long term .
once again , i would like to express my thanks to parliament 's negotiating te@@ am and , in particular , to the chair of the budget committee , mr lam@@ as@@ sour@@ e , and to the rapporteurs for the 2010 budget , mr sur@@ j@@ á@@ n and mr ma@@ ň@@ ka .
the european parliament would be commit@@ ting a gra@@ ve erro@@ r if it sent a delegation to obser@@ ve the elections , since this would be interpre@@ ted as support for the cou@@ p d '@@ é@@ t@@ at ; the o@@ as has already ru@@ led out sen@@ ding an observ@@ ation mission to the elections .
i have never made negative comments about decisions of courts , be it the constitutional courts , the european court of justice or the court of auditors .
finally , that is also the reason why we call on the ukra@@ ini@@ an authorities to avoid any per@@ cep@@ tion of judicial measures being used sele@@ ctively and insi@@ st that the maximum transparency of investig@@ ations , persecu@@ tions and tri@@ als be guaranteed ; we also call on the commission to assi@@ st in the reform of the judi@@ ci@@ ary in ukraine by making use of eu capac@@ it@@ y-@@ building programmes and to consider creating a high-@@ level eu ad@@ visory group for ukraine to assi@@ st the country in its efforts to ali@@ g@@ n itself with eu legislation , including on the judi@@ ci@@ ary .
it is obviously good to improve the operations of frontex , but if we really want to help the countries of southern europe , then we must move towards harmo@@ nising the right to asylum , review the du@@ bli@@ n convention and , most of all , finally draw up a genuine immigration policy .
by the same to@@ ken , i hope that slove@@ nia also fin@@ ds a sen@@ sible solution regarding the ger@@ man@@ -@@ speaking austri@@ an resi@@ du@@ al minority in slove@@ nia and recogni@@ ses these people as an indi@@ gen@@ ous minority , and that the cultural convention between austria and slove@@ nia can be full of sub@@ stance in this regard .
solidarity goes hand in hand with solid@@ ity in the emo@@ tion@@ ally char@@ ged context of sovereign debt markets .
we need new blo@@ od .
it is precisely in order to prevent the internet from becoming a la@@ w@@ less area that the democratic movement 's delegation consid@@ ers that termin@@ ating internet access should not be an administrative decision but a judicial decision .
fak@@ e medicines may have effects other than those of the tab@@ le@@ ts pres@@ cri@@ bed by the do@@ ct@@ or .
as we draft a new european union strategy for its future commitment in iraq , we must not over@@ look the need for dialogue with the united states , no@@ tab@@ ly in the area of foreign and security policy .
the commissioner her@@ self has put a lot of energy into the region , but i am also aware that the presidency is of the opinion that the european union must not leave this region to the chinese or the russi@@ ans .
it has both positive and negative sides and we have to find the right balance .
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thus , i have to agree with the rapporteur , and hope that her recommendations , particularly with regard to certainty of information and the pre@@ cau@@ tion@@ ary principle - which needs to benefit patients rather than companies - are taken into account by the commission and by all member states .
it follow@@ s that europe 's weak@@ ness in its relations with russia is caused by its own na@@ i@@ ve@@ ty and short-@@ si@@ gh@@ te@@ d@@ ness .
for more than 18 months , co@@ d stocks in the north sea have been enjo@@ ying a re@@ mar@@ k@@ able recovery .
we must introduce a rule for this , and the guidelines are a ben@@ ch@@ mark , a framework that we can work by .
so , we should stand in solidarity with the right of all people in lithu@@ ania , in russia , throughout the european union , and el@@ se@@ where , to live in peace and in accordance with their own identi@@ ties .
mr president , it is a particular streng@@ th of the european union that we are not e@@ go@@ i@@ stic , that we can see past the end of our own european no@@ se and that we do look at what is happening outside europe and in far@@ -@@ off ex@@ o@@ tic asia .
( da ) madam president , serbia is probably the european country that , over the last thous@@ and years of history , has been be@@ sie@@ ged the most , first by the tur@@ ks , then by the ger@@ man@@ s and then the russi@@ ans .
finally , i am ash@@ am@@ ed that in this debate the british national party will speak for the first time , with an me@@ p who last f@@ ri@@ day descri@@ bed is@@ lam as ' a cancer that should be remo@@ ved from europe by che@@ mo@@ ther@@ ap@@ y ' .
i shall hand it over to him , and i sin@@ ce@@ rely hope that this en@@ vo@@ y for women 's rights will be introduced , as we really need this dri@@ ving force to effect real change .
i think that is very important .
we should not lose si@@ ght of the great objective in its enti@@ re@@ ty because the target au@@ d@@ ien@@ ce of this e@@ it is small and medium-sized enterprises specifically .
the commission will also in@@ vo@@ ke its existing competition law powers to deal with any anti-@@ competitive practices that may emer@@ ge .
the aband@@ on@@ ment of agricultural land and reduced production are leading to the dec@@ line of the countr@@ y@@ side and the de@@ valu@@ ation of the role of the prim@@ ary sector in the social and economic framework .
madam president , commissioner , mr wiel@@ and has already out@@ lined the facts of the case very clearly .
this is why i think that menti@@ oning the italian prime minister in your text fi@@ ling la@@ w@@ su@@ its against italian and european ne@@ ws@@ pa@@ pers and not menti@@ oning this case - i think what happened in hungary is more serious - applies a dou@@ ble standard .
( sv ) mr president , i thank the rapporteur for a good pie@@ ce of work on an important and sensitive matter .
this will improve working conditions on board and enhance transport safety .
indeed , the commission held a pre@@ li@@ min@@ ary discussion , an orien@@ tation debate , before its meeting today on this subject .
for this reason , i support the introduction of the two an@@ ne@@ x@@ es to the directive .
in writing . - ( pl ) the strategy for the danube region which we have prepared , and which we have voted on today , makes it possible to promote regional and cross-border cooperation .
having said that , they are taking the initiative within their own organisations to con@@ front their own people , and saying that it should absolutely not be done any more in their companies .
mr president , ladies and gentlemen , i should like to begin by congratul@@ ating mr bel@@ der on his excellent work .
it is a temporary measure and there will not be a second one : if there is a second measure it must be within the framework of an analysis and a more tho@@ rou@@ gh proposal on slo@@ ts .
we must get intervention - medical and edu@@ cational - to all those thousands of people , especially children who , since the new year , have become dis@@ ab@@ led for life .
the aboli@@ tion of visas will make an enormous contribution to the process of regional cooperation and the over@@ coming of ethnic divi@@ sions and will also help to build cultural , social , economic and political bri@@ d@@ ges .
humanitarian aid is needed in ab@@ un@@ d@@ ance , and there must be international efforts made to get it there .
the current change in the international order is pu@@ shing the european union to make a more active effort in its deal@@ ings with world and emerging powers so that it can take a pro@@ active role in building a united nations that can make an effective contribution to global solutions : peace , security , democracy and an international order based on the rule of law .
finally , i would emphasise the importance of the commission confir@@ ming that the application of ac@@ ta will not have any impact on fundamental rights and data protection , or on the efforts that the eu is currently making to harmoni@@ se implementation measures for inte@@ l@@ le@@ c@@ tual property rights .
we are also sho@@ cked by another tragi@@ c event in the state of al@@ ab@@ ama in the united states , where a g@@ un@@ man on the ram@@ pa@@ ge sho@@ t at least ten people before turning his gu@@ n on h@@ im@@ self .
that is why our group fe@@ els strongly that the eu budget does not need to gro@@ w .
i shall speak in her language , french , using the pa@@ pers she had prepared , because i am sure you will be very interested in he@@ aring her own words :
that is not a public democratic debate .
we should develop programmes such as those which make milk and fruit available at schools .
the problem is , therefore , that the only members li@@ ste@@ ning to you are those who can do so in the original language .
we are opposed to the idea , which was considered , of the commission 's mandate fi@@ ni@@ shing when work on the c@@ -@@ sis central system is concluded .
the intensi@@ ty , in particular , is being neg@@ le@@ cted on cost grounds , and ma@@ inten@@ ance inter@@ v@@ als are being l@@ eng@@ th@@ ened .
respect for these rules and a european approach to fisheries are the best way of protecting the interests of the fishing sector .
this strategy must take into consideration the current economic and demographic situation , but also the comple@@ tion of the internal market .
at present , one in five species is at risk of ex@@ tin@@ ction .
in many member states including my own , farmers and rural d@@ well@@ ers do not enjo@@ y the same levels of broad@@ b@@ and access , putting them at a distin@@ ct dis@@ advantage in compar@@ is@@ on with people who live in cities and tow@@ ns .
this is a burden on the tax@@ pa@@ yer which , in the view of many others , will not actually contribute to human rights .
in july , nat@@ ali@@ a e@@ ste@@ mi@@ ro@@ va , a well-@@ known russian human rights acti@@ vi@@ st and journ@@ alist , was found de@@ ad in in@@ gu@@ sh@@ e@@ ti@@ a after being ab@@ du@@ cted by ar@@ med men in neighbour@@ ing che@@ ch@@ n@@ ya .
that is why we decided to ab@@ sta@@ in .
on behalf of every new member state , i wish to register my prote@@ st .
to achieve these objectives , the eu needs a specific financing instrument for development cooperation .
you have introduced earlier sanctions in the excessive im@@ balan@@ ces procedure .
all this law would do would be to per@@ mit se@@ iz@@ ure .
i voted in favour of this text .
these two areas of investment are the key to the rapid growth of the european union .
we are not being political in this , mr ca@@ sh@@ man : our response has been less than adequate .
when i think of my own country , if you want to get forward a legislative initiative in the uk , you have to find a member of parliament , they have to be lu@@ ck@@ y enough to wi@@ n an annual bal@@ lot or lot@@ ter@@ y , and then it is likely to get tal@@ ked out by the government of the day .
the role of women in agriculture and the development of rural areas is extremely important , as they represent around 4@@ 2 % of agricultural workers , are a cor@@ ner@@ stone of keeping far@@ ms going , and ensure that de@@ ser@@ ti@@ fication in rural areas is effectively comb@@ ated .
this must present opportunities for poor countries , where , in line with the wto decision , com@@ pul@@ s@@ ory licen@@ sing can offer a solution in respect of medicines still protected by pat@@ ents .
today , i have heard much said - and i have heard it on many previous occa@@ sions - about various worrying aspects of crime .
the public commitment needs to be not merely ver@@ b@@ al , but also financial ; and human resources are necessary too , to provide the skills required for the long term - for as long as ch@@ er@@ no@@ by@@ l remains un@@ resolved .
without respect for these principles , it is impossible to see how a@@ zer@@ ba@@ ij@@ an can have a common future with its european partners .
the dead@@ line for tab@@ ling mo@@ tions for resolutions fall@@ s on tu@@ es@@ day , 15 february at 10 : 00 .
it remains to be seen how far we can actually go towards achieving the present aim of reducing the application of plant protection ag@@ ents .
it is a real labelling c@@ on .
member of the commission . - mr president , i am grateful to the honourable members for being so open and stra@@ i@@ gh@@ t@@ forward and for making their re@@ marks in such a way that , although certain groups have dif@@ fering approach@@ es , the emphasis is on how we can find a solution .
first of all , he asked for a number of changes to a re@@ sc@@ ue mechanism .
mr president , i hope it does not have to do with counterfe@@ iting medicines .
( de ) mr president , mr le@@ in@@ en has accu@@ sed me of sugge@@ sting that we ignor@@ e the rules of procedure .
the eu now speak@@ s with a clear , coordinated voice on the international stage and i really would like to thank the commission and , in particular , jo@@ a@@ qu@@ í@@ n al@@ mu@@ nia , for the work that he has done to help bring about this consensus .
as a citizen , i need to know whether it is tob@@ ac@@ co industry lobby@@ ist@@ s or health organisations that are advi@@ sing the commission when an initiative to improve public health is to be produced .
i note in reci@@ tal e of this resolution that we europeans give ourselves a nice p@@ at on the back for our humanitarian aid efforts .
mr ro@@ mag@@ no@@ li , i have not for@@ got@@ ten about you .
in line with your suggesti@@ on , the commission will involve consumer organisations represent@@ ing traffic accident victims in the process of asse@@ ssing the effectiveness of the systems existing in the member states .
following the gran@@ ting of candidate status in 2005 , there was a sl@@ ow@@ down .
we gr@@ ant the working group the freedom to sub@@ mit any necessary recommendations .
he w@@ ri@@ tes : ' the problem now is : nati@@ on-@@ states have not just given up part of their sovereignty to the european union but also part of their vision for their own future .
i agree with the rapporteur that lin@@ gui@@ stic and cultural diversity influence the every@@ day lives of citizens in a significant way .
it is not because history has condem@@ ned peoples of europe to join europe later that they have less rights .
member of the commission . - firstly , i would like to mention that it is important to clari@@ fy that the ef@@ ta states that are parties to the e@@ e@@ a agreement - that is , nor@@ way , i@@ cel@@ and and l@@ ie@@ ch@@ ten@@ ste@@ in - are subject to strict state aid dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ ine based on the eu model .
for this reason , we need to find alternative solutions which will lead to a reduction in co2 emissions from light commercial vehicles .
the report exam@@ ines the effectiveness of the development cooperation instrument ( d@@ ci ) in relation to the debate on the multi@@ annual financial framework .
the ne@@ utr@@ ality of the internet is in danger , not only for this reason but also because of what is known as ' traffic management ' , and i am afraid that some aspects of the har@@ b@@ our report regarding universal services do not clearly protect that ne@@ utr@@ ality .
from the perspective of commercial channe@@ ls , the much ol@@ der public broad@@ ca@@ sters may be seen as competi@@ tors that are given a serious advantage as they colle@@ ct funds through taxpayers ' money .
we will feel her ab@@ s@@ ence until we perhaps negoti@@ ate this pat@@ ent some time in the future .
it is right and proper to respect the irish vote .
i will just repeat what he said so that the interpre@@ ter can say it : ' one people , one em@@ pi@@ re , one lea@@ der ' .
but , after this vote , i also now coun@@ t on the constructive help of the socialists to wi@@ n this bat@@ tle .
member of the commission . - mr president , as usu@@ al , if i had just one wish in my political life , it would be to have more time in parliament to answer the questions i am asked .
it is most str@@ an@@ ge that at this jun@@ c@@ ture , on the e@@ ve of what i am now convinced will be the ratification of the lisbon treaty - and i did my bit in the uk house of l@@ or@@ ds last year , by the way - the commission should put forward this extremely mu@@ d@@ d@@ led and sen@@ se@@ less set of proposals .
moreover , national authorities must as@@ sure consumers that they have the right to get their money back for the dangerous products they purcha@@ sed .
that is our clear objective and , as a result , i understand the ap@@ prehen@@ sion and concern and also the une@@ a@@ se of some members from member states which have been in the european union for many years , such as greece , or have been members for four years .
a great deal has been achieved in recent years , for example in the area of drug@@ s for pa@@ e@@ di@@ at@@ ri@@ c use , a matter in which respect the public is not even aware that there is a problem , but where a european solution is very much on the agenda , because member states cannot resolve this on their own .
on the min@@ us side , an indi@@ cat@@ or of the lack of knowledge of eu citizens is the fact that almost four out of five compla@@ ints do not fall within the scope of responsibilities of the european ombudsman .
the big thing that has happened is that parliament 's position has been weak@@ ened as a result of exten@@ sive lobby@@ ing by lobby@@ ist@@ s in the pay of industry , which pu@@ ts its interest in sel@@ ling more pe@@ sti@@ ci@@ des ahead of protecting public health and consumers .
i agree with him that it is highly appropriate for the provisions of the a@@ th@@ ens convention of 19@@ 7@@ 4 relating to the car@@ ri@@ age of passengers and their lu@@ g@@ g@@ age by sea to be incorpor@@ ated into european law , since the national differences that still exist do not make it possible to guarantee an adequate level of li@@ ability and mand@@ atory in@@ surance in the event of acci@@ dents involving passengers .
from now on , we are sen@@ ding out the clear message that illegal employment will no longer be toler@@ ated and therefore it makes no sense to make the cro@@ ssing over to europe , while under the mistak@@ en im@@ pression that there are jobs to be had here .
from a financial perspective , we already play a major role and , in my opinion , we must make use of this po@@ le position to develop the relationship between europe and latin america .
freedom of movement is pre@@ ven@@ ted by the fact that certain member states are per@@ mitted to require additional documents .
it is absolutely right that we recognise this , and when talking about women in small businesses i would just like to end with the words of that great phi@@ lo@@ s@@ op@@ her , jo@@ hn len@@ n@@ on .
it is also important for its employees to have a soli@@ d knowledge of eng@@ li@@ sh , as well as their nati@@ ve language .
these reven@@ ues must be allocated appropri@@ ately , otherwise they will be per@@ ce@@ i@@ ved as an additional tax .
how can a european citizen feel safe ?
the european parliament has already committed itself to respe@@ cting these rights , and all member states are b@@ ound by them .
i would like to begin by saying that the community civil protection mechanism can be activ@@ ated only upon a request by an affected country .
our initial proposal has e@@ vol@@ ved and we now have a compromise text agreed by the commission that is the result of inten@@ se discussions .
i only hope that this report really is adopted , and adopted by a large majority .
for this purpose and to ensure that the strengthened en@@ p is effective , it must be followed by all the member countries as part of a pri@@ vi@@ leg@@ ed partnership with a view to achieving the necessary reforms .
in writing . - ( pt ) it is worrying that the issue of united nations reform cro@@ ps up so regul@@ arly .
they say that budgets reflect or mi@@ r@@ ro@@ r the intended economic policies .
in this context , we need legal certainty and , therefore , an exten@@ sion of the mono@@ po@@ ly over a longer period .
( it ) madam president , ladies and gentlemen , despite the signific@@ ance of this report , only 19 member states re@@ ported on core indic@@ ators .
in addition , a concept of open innovation should be encouraged .
what we need is a real social pact , with a coherent vision and a serious commitment to a social europe , so that at least we show citizens that europe is more than just a market .
mr president , i am speaking on the subject of the i@@ ci + instrument .
for me , this is a move too far , and the one area i cannot support .
mr president , president-in-office of the council , commissioner , i think we should not be@@ at about the bu@@ sh .
concerning the non-@@ pro@@ li@@ fer@@ ation resolution , i would like to under@@ line the importance of envis@@ aging a world free from nuclear weapons , the clear judg@@ ment on the an@@ ach@@ ro@@ nis@@ m of t@@ ac@@ tical nuclear weapons and the value of the positions recently adopted by some european governments on this front .
the recent developments have made this suggesti@@ on even more relevant .
what is alar@@ ming is that tren@@ ds are being obser@@ ved indi@@ cating that these dis@@ par@@ ities are growing , which may increase in@@ equality and lead to i@@ sol@@ ation .
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by the time this massive ev@@ ac@@ u@@ ation was comple@@ ted , there were only around 200 people left who wanted to be ev@@ ac@@ u@@ ated .
we will have a general affairs council on f@@ ri@@ day on this matter and will examine the relevant ch@@ ap@@ ters .
in writing . - the inter@@ institutional agreement of 17 may 2006 allows for mobilisation of the flexibility instrument to allow the financing of clearly identified expenditure which could not be finan@@ ced within the limits of the ce@@ il@@ ings available for one or more head@@ ings of the multi@@ annual financial framework .
that would make a huge difference .
first of all , her real aim is not eco@@ logical or even economic , it is do@@ g@@ matic : as indi@@ cated in the explan@@ atory statement , the aim is to introduce a common european energy policy , and this must take prece@@ dence over everything else .
will it therefore take the lead in reco@@ g@@ nising that biofuels are not the answer ?
sustainable growth is an extremely complex issue .
important work is under way in that respect .
in the car@@ pa@@ th@@ i@@ ans or , for example , in sa@@ j@@ ól@@ á@@ d , 3@@ 0-@@ 40 % of the fore@@ sts have already been sto@@ le@@ n .
but both the prime minister and i come from stock@@ hol@@ m , where infrastructure and investment must all have prac@@ tically doub@@ led in cost .
work in the service should be treated as an inte@@ gra@@ l part of their care@@ er at home .
over the year , we have been working al@@ ong@@ side parliament and the council to , among other things , increase protection for bank de@@ posi@@ tors , dis@@ su@@ ade banks and other financial institutions from taking excessive risks in the future and better regulate the credit r@@ ating agencies .
the people are entitled to demonstrate within the limits of the law when they feel that the government is acting against their interests .
firstly , we want to che@@ ck the security pre@@ cau@@ tions for future licen@@ ces ; in other words , what higher or highest standards are possible for new author@@ is@@ ations .
i sometimes won@@ der if we speak to the same people .
da@@ nish fir@@ ms which have invest@@ ed in agriculture in romania have been informed that , in future , they may not charge vat on goods so@@ ld to inter@@ medi@@ aries .
eur 14@@ .@@ 8 million of this car@@ ry@@ over was for activities as yet not implemented ( or , in some cases , for goods not received ) at the ye@@ ar@@ -@@ end , which is at od@@ ds with the budgetary principle of annu@@ ality .
for this reason , it is very important that we address this issue .
go@@ d has given us many languages and many cul@@ tures , but only one world in which to live together , and it is getting sm@@ al@@ ler every day .
mr president , madam vice-president , many thanks for having opened the debate here on this subject , which i think is an important one .
so i look forward to working in partnership with prime minister or@@ b@@ á@@ n and with the hungarian presidency to make sure that it is a successful one .
frequ@@ ently amen@@ ded regulations need to be c@@ odi@@ fied in order to ren@@ der community law clear and intelli@@ gible .
'@@ throughout its history , europe has seen ter@@ ri@@ ble out@@ b@@ reak@@ s of ar@@ med conflict often roo@@ ted in pre@@ judi@@ ce and h@@ at@@ red .
this is an example of what cannot happen !
this is an area that i personally have had discussions with the car ren@@ tal companies about .
this is a highly relevant report given that the pay gap in the european union is a reality that should be elimin@@ ated .
this cannot be our only strategy , and we must certainly take up a demand being made by the eu member states : to gover@@ n legal migration .
economi@@ cs should serve all people , helping them to be at home in their communities , at home in themselves .
greater economic flexibility should be allowed .
i would be s@@ low to de@@ ni@@ gr@@ ate that attitude in any@@ body .
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the situation has obviously changed several times in the 20 years since they started .
what is the council 's position with regard to europe@@ -@@ wide cooperation concerning hom@@ ele@@ ss@@ ness ?
the commission has therefore called for the immediate establishment of a tho@@ rou@@ gh investigation and for the pro@@ secu@@ tion of persons who bro@@ ke the law .
the nationals of mon@@ ten@@ e@@ gr@@ o also de@@ serve greater democracy , greater respect , greater diversity and greater legal certainty .
i ex@@ pli@@ ci@@ tly regret that my amendment to that effect did not comm@@ and a majority in the committee on economic and monetary affairs .
without that knowledge it is very difficult for farmers to plan for the future .
the strategy for the capacity , efficiency and security of european air@@ ports prior@@ i@@ ti@@ ses the op@@ ti@@ mi@@ sed use and development of current capacity , aid for comb@@ ined transport and reducing the environmental burden .
would minister malmström like to take the floor before sig@@ ning the legislative acts ?
we often say that europe 's small businesses are the heart of the european economy .
that is exactly what this should be about : we have to ensure that we can make energy savings in the buil@@ t environment , for example , in a much fa@@ ster time@@ fra@@ me , which is why we have submitted an amendment for a european building initiative .
no conce@@ ssions .
any attempt to reduce , weak@@ en or postpo@@ ne the promi@@ ses made must be f@@ ought .
second , the year 2009 will see new elections to parliament , and especially the introduction of the new members ' statu@@ te , which will undoubtedly involve a considerable increase in parliament 's expenditure .
there is an increased mor@@ al risk here .
the european micro@@ finance fac@@ ility must provide useful assistance to the unem@@ ployed and vulnerable people who would like to set up or run micro@@ -@@ enterprises .
i believe - and i have said it again and again - that the proposals made in the second package are crucial to making this change , and for this to be strengthened we will add a cou@@ ple of elements in the second strategic energy review under the head@@ ings : infrastructure needs and di@@ versi@@ fication of energy suppl@@ ies , external energy relations , oil and gas stocks and crisis mechanisms , energy efficiency and making the best use of the eu 's indi@@ gen@@ ous energy sources .
we have some funding , we can provide support for victims and we can encourage further cooperation .
just two years ago , here in a plenary session of the european parliament , i said that , in my opinion , one of the most significant challenges facing transport today is clearly that of making intelli@@ gent transport systems wide@@ ly available in europe .
the debate is closed .
the payments are set at the level of eur 1@@ 2@@ 6@@ .@@ 5 billion , cor@@ respon@@ ding to 1.@@ 0@@ 1 % of g@@ ni .
the economic crisis in the developed world has brought in its wa@@ ke trade restrictions which , in turn , are putting an economic str@@ an@@ gle@@ hold on less developed countries .
the commission 's initiative in con@@ jun@@ ction with the recovery plan is therefore welcome , even if it has been put together very quickly .
he said the uk would not hand him over .
- madam president , before i begin , may i just pay tribu@@ te to the previous speaker , j@@ im alli@@ ster .
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this conflict is je@@ opar@@ dis@@ ing the peace process that should have followed the referendum of january 2011 .
attention must be drawn to the fact that this is a highly to@@ xi@@ c product and that vi@@ able and safe alternative solutions do exist .
it has constantly under@@ lined the fact that the euro area needs a stability pact with authority .
secondly , we have had very good cooperation between the commission , the ec@@ b and the im@@ f , which was not self-@@ evi@@ dent when we started about a year and a half ago in terms of fi@@ re-@@ fighting the financial tur@@ mo@@ il .
on the one hand , we can see the annual growth surve@@ y , and we can see the european se@@ me@@ ster leading to fe@@ wer jobs and less growth in europe .
it is europe 's task to lead a global strategy that see@@ ks to equi@@ p the international community with an effective legal archi@@ te@@ c@@ ture that guarantees the total exclusion of arms from space , through the revision and strengthening of the ou@@ ter space treaty .
europe 's energy security is based on a var@@ ie@@ ty of sources , rou@@ tes and supply countries .
it started as a ' ch@@ au@@ vi@@ ni@@ stic ' fall@@ acy in competition with go@@ o@@ gle , but has been refor@@ mul@@ ated , following various changes , in more sen@@ sible , realistic and productive terms .
in order to promote a policy to address this issue , the european commission issued a communication in october 2008 , which the council accepted in full last december .
i welcome the fact that the scheme must only involve fre@@ sh fruit and ve@@ ge@@ tab@@ les produced in the european union .
in writing . - ( sv ) this report on non-@@ profit local community media in europe de@@ als with an area which is considered to need additional funding under eu support programmes .
those who hold power are tem@@ p@@ ted to st@@ ack the car@@ ds in their favour , especially in the run@@ -up to elections , whilst those who lose find the results difficult to accept .
this should be an especially important subject in the ongoing review of the eu 's human rights policy when it comes to the el@@ abor@@ ation of a comprehensive human rights country strategy and to the evaluation of the eu guidelines on violence against women and gi@@ r@@ ls and those eu guidelines concerning children and ar@@ med conflict , as well as combating all forms of discrimination against them .
i will focus on four main issues .
i understand that infringe@@ ments of property rights on the internet have to be dealt with , but that should not mean en@@ cro@@ ach@@ ing on the freedom of an individual internet use@@ r .
i come from an is@@ land and i understand very well the importance of maritime research and progress .
the commission will , for example , be obli@@ ged to sub@@ mit reports to us on the concrete follow@@ -up provisions adopted for any legislative initiative request .
thus , the challenges are clear to europe .
i think we had a very welcome participation by the high representative in the meeting some weeks ago .
that said , in the light of the increased pressure on some external borders and the calls from member states to strengthen the system of the schengen rules , the council needs to look into how we can further guarantee the principle of free movement and , at the same time , citizens ' need for ma@@ inten@@ ance of a high level of internal security .
this should be implemented through improving the existing e@@ .@@ u@@ . legislation and directives involving consumer protection especially to ensure :
forced labour cam@@ ps , ki@@ d@@ nap@@ p@@ ings , ar@@ bi@@ tr@@ ary ar@@ re@@ sts and tor@@ ture appe@@ ar to be the h@@ all@@ marks of kim jon@@ g-@@ il 's ty@@ ran@@ ni@@ cal regime .
( hu ) i wish to congratulate al@@ ex@@ and@@ ra dob@@ ol@@ y@@ i and her fellow author@@ s .
i am sure our excellent fellow member , mrs lu@@ lling , will agree , since she has been working on this problem since 199@@ 4 .
one mer@@ it of the la ru@@ ss@@ a report is this : if it is true , and it is true , that the purpose of the communi@@ ty@@ -@@ wide internal gas market is to offer all eu consumers freedom to choose their suppl@@ ier and at the same time to create new commercial opportunities , we must expect a more efficient service to be provided and then reflected in competitive pri@@ cing .
my third point , mr van rom@@ pu@@ y , is that the treaty of lisbon is not enough , and that more inter@@ govern@@ mental collabor@@ ation is needed .
in writing . - i voted in favour of mr gu@@ er@@ re@@ ir@@ o 's report .
in writing . - my british conserv@@ ative colleagues and i are very sup@@ por@@ tive of the contribution made to the european economy by those organisations and enterprises which operate in the ' no@@ t-@@ for@@ -@@ profit ' sector .
the socialist group in the european parliament sha@@ res the commissioner 's analysis of the present situation and agre@@ es that , within the health che@@ ck , we shall have the opportunity to examine this issue in de@@ p@@ th and take more f@@ it@@ ting defini@@ tive decisions for the future .
i believe that the ma@@ sters ' li@@ ability in the case of pass@@ enger fre@@ ight should apply to in@@ land wat@@ er@@ ways as well .
surely it is time to learn from the less@@ ons of successful fish pre@@ serv@@ ation and conserv@@ ation .
but what solution ?
of similar importance is the adap@@ tation of health systems and every@@ day practice , including monitoring the disease in high-@@ risk groups and providing qualified health workers and adequate suppl@@ ies of equipment .
that is a rather str@@ an@@ ge se@@ t-@@ up , a bit like having a bu@@ t@@ che@@ r inspe@@ cting the quality of his own meat .
it would send the wrong message - in the de@@ sper@@ ation that may be per@@ cep@@ ti@@ ble in a number of speeches here - to di@@ mini@@ sh this ambi@@ tion .
the next item is the report by mrs an@@ na he@@ d@@ h , on behalf of the committee on the internal market and consumer protection , on the consumer markets sco@@ re@@ board .
i have in mind the directives on se@@ as@@ onal workers , workers who are long-term resid@@ ents and ' eu blu@@ e car@@ ds ' which we are discussing today .
i myself thought that the final result was w@@ ate@@ red down and lob@@ bie@@ d to pie@@ ces by industry , but at least it is there , the world 's most wide@@ -@@ ran@@ ging chemi@@ c@@ als legislation .
this is by far the best way to safeguard our welfare system .
logi@@ stics involve no more nor less than avo@@ i@@ ding too many trans@@ fers between the different mo@@ des of transport and making sure that op@@ ti@@ mum use is made of them where they are most efficient or prof@@ itable .
measures to protect fore@@ sts are vital .
the citizens are won@@ der@@ ing who is thre@@ ate@@ ning the european union to the extent that it needs to ti@@ e its security in with ν@@ α@@ τ@@ ο ?
in the area of funding , the report encoura@@ ges the use of structural funds in support of energy efficiency , and calls for this to be made a priority within the eu budget after 2013 .
now is the time to work on creating jobs for the future .
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the idea will be to allo@@ cate the money in national en@@ ve@@ lo@@ pes , according to production in the year 200@@ 8@@ -@@ 9 and , of course , within the ce@@ il@@ ing of the national quotas , distribu@@ ted in a non-@@ discrimin@@ atory manner to those da@@ iry farmers most affected by the crisis .
i also take the view that the election campaign for the european parliament provides a great opportunity for responsible meps to explain what decisions we make in strasbourg , how civil society particip@@ ates in our work and how it will be able to participate following adoption of the lisbon treaty .
what comprehensive la@@ sting prospe@@ ct is the european union able to offer to the koso@@ v@@ ars and to the other peoples of the balkans - a prospe@@ ct that can stabili@@ se the situation here without the risk of de@@ stabili@@ sing it el@@ se@@ where ?
a re@@ sc@@ ue plan for the growing number of school lea@@ vers with no quali@@ fications is at least just as hard as for the du@@ ped sa@@ vers , because without a quali@@ fication , these young people have absolutely no standing in life .
for the european union the requirement for cre@@ ati@@ vity is nothing new .
president p@@ ö@@ t@@ ter@@ ing has been ha@@ sty in as@@ ser@@ ting that there were no votes against .
our role should be to stop creating the inst@@ ability that fuels these vast population mo@@ vements : there must be no more war@@ s such as those against iraq and afghanistan ; we must pul@@ l out of libya before we are drawn into a ground war ; we must can@@ cel the planned conflict with iran and we must avoid encouraging dis@@ content in other middle eastern states .
indeed , mr mar@@ tin .
we hope that the free movement of citizens , workers and service provi@@ ders will bre@@ ak down borders in people 's min@@ ds and thinking as well .
it is certainly an attempt to per@@ pe@@ tu@@ ate by means of a fa@@ it ac@@ com@@ p@@ li policy , the political , economic and military dom@@ ination of that most important region of europe by the usa and the eu 's major powers .
i have said , and the commission has said , time and time again , there is no ro@@ om for com@@ plac@@ ency , especially when the economic situation seems to be de@@ teri@@ or@@ ating glob@@ ally .
we now need that large majority .
( fr ) mr president , mr barroso , mr rein@@ fel@@ d@@ t , i would like to know your view , mr rein@@ fel@@ d@@ t , on the conclusions of the tro@@ i@@ ka , since the heads of state or government decided to create this tro@@ i@@ ka concept in order to give a sense of continu@@ ity to the presidency .
the eu is a sta@@ un@@ ch sup@@ por@@ ter of the international criminal court ( i@@ c@@ c ) , which promo@@ tes univers@@ ality and up@@ hol@@ ds the integr@@ ity of the ro@@ me statu@@ te with a view to protecting and consolid@@ ating the independence , legitimacy and effectiveness of the international judicial process .
a large propor@@ tion of the results for 2007 are already guaranteed by the results produced in the first two quar@@ ters , by the information available on what is happening in our economies in this third quar@@ ter and by the positive in@@ er@@ ti@@ a of economic recovery based on the good , soli@@ d found@@ ations that we in@@ h@@ eri@@ ted from 2006 .
the recent dis@@ co@@ very of a secre@@ t nuclear fac@@ ility in iran could well con@@ firm this judg@@ ment , but we must now all re@@ dou@@ ble our efforts to cur@@ b iran 's nuclear ambi@@ tions and , as all@@ ies of the us , we strongly support their military strug@@ gle against j@@ i@@ h@@ ad@@ i terrorism in iraq and afghanistan and their strong efforts to bring la@@ sting peace to the middle east .
( de ) mr president , commissioner , in reality , we are hol@@ ding a debate this mor@@ ning about the signific@@ ance of culture in the various policy areas - in foreign policy , in economic policy , in education policy and in social policy - and we all know that all of us benefit from culture being taken more seriously .
we expect the eur 5 million pi@@ lot project currently implemented by the commission to pa@@ ve the way for efficient and effective solutions in the areas that matter most : early chil@@ d@@ hood education and economic inclusion , and provide progress on policy learning and evaluation .
- ( de ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , first a very big thank you to the rapporteur , mr leh@@ ne , who has done a mag@@ ni@@ fic@@ ent job and has found appropriate solutions to a very difficult question in agreement with the members from the other groups .
the establishment of this new legal instrument , the eg@@ t@@ c , was bor@@ n of difficulties which this type of action en@@ coun@@ tered as a result of the different systems and different procedures in place
in order to ensure , as effectively as possible , the implementation of the social rules in road transport , the european commission should come up with a uniform and binding interpre@@ tation of the regulation on dri@@ ving and re@@ sting hours , which the national inspe@@ ction bodies should take into account .
no element in the framework decision can be constru@@ ed as a reduction of or con@@ stra@@ int on fundamental rights and liber@@ ties , such as the freedom of expression , of association , or of assembly .
in writing . - i voted in favour of the report on the new youth strategy , as i believe that the future of europe is the young people today .
it is essential that this target should be met as we need some of these funds for other purposes , as mr fer@@ n@@ an@@ des has pointed out .
these vehicles can with@@ stand almost any accident but , unfortunately , most of the vehicles on our road@@ s are medi@@ um or low pri@@ ced .
these include the search for peace and security in the region , the social and geo@@ political impact of the economic crisis , environmental concerns , the management of migr@@ atory f@@ low@@ s , and the role of women in our respective socie@@ ties .
without the balk@@ an war , it would have jo@@ ined in 2004 .
a fundamental question , however , remains : what should be done about milk production and milk producers in the long term ?
how can these developments be ver@@ i@@ fied ?
be@@ sides , it is in their interest .
the fact that we have nothing , not one single proposal , for how things should be in the future , dist@@ ur@@ b@@ s us .
the report by mr cor@@ t@@ é@@ s la@@ str@@ a , on behalf of the committee on regional development , on the contribution of the cohesion policy to the achie@@ vement of lisbon and the eu 2020 objectives .
we allow the construction of min@@ are@@ ts in europe , while they do not reci@@ pro@@ cate at all .
this is a l@@ ament@@ able failure where european solidarity is concerned ; we are allowing more and more national re@@ sc@@ ue plans for the industrial sector and we are reduced merely to calling for a reje@@ ction of prote@@ cti@@ o@@ nis@@ m .
the christian democrats have been in power in italy almost uni@@ n@@ ter@@ ru@@ p@@ tedly since 19@@ 4@@ 6 .
the subject of budget aid once again involves particular problems because it is not possible to follow up or tr@@ ace the money and what it is used for .
in writing . - ( it ) the gener@@ alised system of preferen@@ ces ( g@@ sp ) has been one of the key eu trade and development policy instruments to assi@@ st developing countries to reduce poverty .
it was possible thanks to our role as european lea@@ der ; i am proud of this as president of a european institution .
today we are facing new problems as a result of the globalisation of trade .
in this sense , we see a balanced report con@@ taining commitments that can be reali@@ sti@@ cally met , which is why i strongly support it .
we have indi@@ cated our wi@@ ll@@ ing@@ ness to work with sub@@ regions , if that is what the acp states wish .
clearly , israel 's uni@@ lateral with@@ dra@@ wa@@ l from gaza as a b@@ ona fi@@ de ge@@ st@@ ure of land for peace is of very little signific@@ ance to israel 's cri@@ tic@@ s .
even though i agree with ms j@@ ä@@ ä@@ t@@ te@@ en@@ m@@ ä@@ ki that , unfortunately , we have not seen a lot of progress .
i would like to extend a war@@ m welcome to the south african delegation which is here to take part in the 14@@ th inter@@ -@@ parliamentary meeting between the european parliament and the south african parliament .
yet barr@@ ack ob@@ ama has not only dit@@ ched his promi@@ se to sh@@ u@@ t that hor@@ ri@@ fic prison but has now approved the re@@ sum@@ ption of military tri@@ als for deta@@ ine@@ es .
i believe everyone should join in this call for a pur@@ pose@@ ful europe that comb@@ ines the efforts of its three institutions to combat this hor@@ ri@@ ble crime that viol@@ ates human rights .
sport excell@@ ence costs a lot , but it is equally necessary to increase the funding of mass sport from chil@@ d@@ hood to re@@ ti@@ rement age .
a commission president who is strong is all very well , but a colle@@ ge , a commission that is strong and which demonstrate@@ s its cohesion , is essential and is far more important still .
something i would like to do during the european fo@@ ot@@ b@@ all cham@@ pi@@ on@@ ships - which are not long away now and which will be ho@@ sted in poland and ukraine - is to wat@@ ch one or two mat@@ ches with you .
for the first time in 16 years , the european court of auditors has issued a positive statement of as@@ surance with regard to both the reli@@ ability of the annual accounts and the leg@@ ality and regular@@ ity of the under@@ l@@ ying transactions .
it does not say any@@ where that the for@@ ty members have to be present in the chamber in order to sub@@ mit this request for the qu@@ or@@ um to be established , but it is also not exclu@@ ded .
member of the commission . - mr president , i am dealing with this fi@@ le on behalf of my colleague , mrs kro@@ es , the competition commissioner .
in the area of cohesion , which represents almost a third of the budget , the situation remains that this is the only budgetary area where the estim@@ ated erro@@ r is over 5 % .
the development of certain less pol@@ lu@@ ting products ent@@ a@@ ils the involvement of different parties , such as companies , the competent authorities and ngos .
nor do we believe that parents and ol@@ der people in general have poor media li@@ ter@@ acy .
therefore , ladies and gentlemen , i ear@@ ne@@ stly urge you to vote for it .
these b@@ lin@@ d methods have just demonstrated their li@@ mit@@ ations in tuni@@ sia .
it would be interesting to hear what mr an@@ der@@ ss@@ on thin@@ ks of this suggesti@@ on .
in 2011 , the commission will table the re@@ ma@@ ining pie@@ ces of regulation .
as my final and clo@@ sing re@@ mark , mr president , i would like to mention the topic of climate change - which was also recently addressed in the relevant committees , with the approval of important reports - to look again at a part of this resolution that has my full support .
first of all , i think it is excellent that the commission has ste@@ p@@ ped into the bre@@ ach and that mr ha@@ hn is also considering how he might be able to al@@ ter his operational programmes .
( de ) unfortunately , this applies to the commission , or at least to those members of the commission who should be responsible for these issues .
i believe that , thanks to a measure of this sort , profe@@ ssions which are r@@ are or har@@ dly employed at a particular work@@ place will be promo@@ ted through them being comb@@ ined by those hol@@ ding some of these skills and according to market demand .
primarily , however , it is important for ensuring legal certainty among european citizens .
i have therefore voted against it in the final vote .
this was the result of compromi@@ ses being made and which received willing support .
in my opinion , germany should lead now and move towards a common european tre@@ a@@ sur@@ y .
the annual meetings of the cooperation committee and cooperation council , and of the parliamentary cooperation committee are thus particularly important .
the next item is question time ( b@@ 6-0@@ 2@@ 31 / 2009 ) .
in the world of international finance , it is usu@@ al for voting rights to be allocated according to the obligations to make contributions .
competence was orig@@ in@@ ally devi@@ sed because about 80 % of the population live in tow@@ ns and , due to climate change , we now want to take this on .
one way to help this process is to insi@@ st constantly on respect for human rights in third countries .
it is increasingly evi@@ dent that tax policies are not ne@@ u@@ tra@@ l .
i am sor@@ ry that the symbo@@ ls of the european union ( the fla@@ g , an@@ them and mo@@ t@@ to ) have been aband@@ oned .
the commission has trans@@ l@@ ated these objectives into five major draft regulations : the ets directive or co2 emissions trading scheme for industry and energy provi@@ ders , which aims for a 21 % reduction in industrial emissions by 2020 ; the effort sh@@ aring directive , which aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 10 % in non-@@ ets sectors such as construction , transport and agriculture by 2020 ; the directive on renewable energy sources , whose aim is to increase the share of these energy sources from a little over 8 % in 2006 to 20 % , with a 10 % reduction in the transport sector ; the directive on carbon cap@@ ture and storage , which aims to set out the conditions for stor@@ ing carbon ; and , lastly , the legislation on co2 emissions from mo@@ tor vehicles , which see@@ ks to bring co2 emissions down from 1@@ 60 to 1@@ 20 gra@@ ms , between 2006 and 2008 .
i only have one more opportunity to be with you , so i must make the most of this experience .
the new er@@ as@@ mu@@ s mu@@ n@@ du@@ s programme will need to adap@@ t to the increased demand for mobility , while at the same time maintaining its standards .
mr president , i should like to make two qui@@ ck points .
the excep@@ tions are the united kingdom and the republic of ireland , which are not b@@ ound by this agreement , and a territorial restri@@ ction with respect to france and the ne@@ ther@@ lands , for which this agreement only rel@@ ates to those countries ' european territ@@ ories .
this speed and effectiveness are evidence of strong action , based on competence and greater trust in your institution .
the pse group gives broad support to the conclusions on climate change .
eu governments did not have a clu@@ e what to do .
in this respect i will be building on my cooperation with mr f@@ je@@ ll@@ ner in the future .
what has been stri@@ king in this debate is the very broad consensus exten@@ ding beyond the differences between groups .
thank you for your attention and please vote in favour of discharge .
n@@ one@@ theless , i do not feel that im@@ pos@@ ing par@@ ity should be the way to increase women 's participation in the labour market .
we have increasing numbers of poor workers .
a fund that hel@@ ps everyone achieve a certain level of energy efficiency and em@@ br@@ ace renewa@@ b@@ les has my support and i voted in favour of it .
in the case of tibet unfortunately , there is only military occup@@ ation and political repres@@ sion ; there is also immigration .
without such a measure , ro@@ gue tra@@ ders and other deb@@ tors can ev@@ ade their responsibilities by simply moving their asse@@ ts to another jur@@ is@@ di@@ ction , thereby den@@ ying the cre@@ dit@@ or effective enforcement of the judg@@ ment in the single market .
the court 's mandate comes to an end soon , in 2010 , and the sie@@ r@@ ra le@@ one government has been totally fran@@ k about not being able to ensure that the sent@@ ences passed will be enfor@@ ced .
written statements ( rule 142 )
on that occa@@ sion , the council endor@@ sed the presidency 's conclusions on the progress made and the need to continue to work in close cooperation with all member states towards a solution acceptable to all parties involved .
however , now that i was given the floor , i would rather not critici@@ se , but make a recommendation on behalf of 80 million people living with dis@@ abi@@ lities .
looking back at our achie@@ vements , we must also be critical and own up to mistak@@ es that have been committed .
finally , cohesion policy must also be the subject of better communication so that european citizens can understand the important role played by the structural funds in major regional and social cohesion projects .
where@@ as in our digital age , data protection , the right of inform@@ ational self-@@ determination , personal rights and the right to priv@@ acy have become values that play an ever increasing role and must therefore be protected with special care .
nevertheless , this unfortun@@ ate af@@ fair te@@ sti@@ f@@ ies to the need for clari@@ fication and simpli@@ fication of community law so that citizens can understand and use it in their every@@ day lives .
this report propo@@ ses the continu@@ ity of the common agricultural policy ( cap ) , though with some contradi@@ ctions .
the first is that the words ' human rights and the rule of law ' be put in the first place in the points of concern and not the last .
i would call for arrangements to be made in the very short term to ensure that political and other refugees can continue to coun@@ t on hum@@ ane treatment , as frontex 's success will , to some extent , be determined by it .
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of course , he went in the past too , but on the black market .
we believe that europe needs to focus on ensuring it has the right capa@@ bilities to de@@ plo@@ y at the right time , and making sure existing institutions function effectively rather than building additional institutions as an expen@@ sive and unnecessary lu@@ x@@ ury .
pro@@ vin@@ cial elections last year went fair@@ ly smo@@ o@@ thly all over iraq . cru@@ ci@@ ally , the next general elections , due on 7 march 2010 , can be another big step towards consolid@@ ating the ira@@ q@@ i democracy .
i de@@ cl@@ are re@@ su@@ med the session of the european parliament ad@@ jour@@ ned on th@@ ur@@ s@@ day 9 june 2011 .
today , we should also remember the na@@ mes of other figures who were representative of many people .
today of all days , he ought to remember that .
they were the ones that set themselves this objective .
mrs ferre@@ ro-@@ wal@@ d@@ ner , one of your former op@@ posi@@ te numbers , ma@@ de@@ le@@ ine al@@ b@@ right , obser@@ ved when she was us secre@@ tary of state that it was naturally far more difficult to raise human rights issues in china than in bur@@ ma , because in china geo@@ political factors were part of the equ@@ ation .
for the purpose of these che@@ cks a list of infringe@@ ments has been proposed , in respect of which vehicles may be im@@ mobili@@ sed and required to be brought into con@@ for@@ mi@@ ty before continuing their jour@@ ne@@ y .
last year alone , western countries so@@ ld arms to developing countries for an estim@@ ated us@@ d 4@@ 2 billion ; half of which were european .
i would like to stress that the behaviour of the socialist group in the european parliament seems to me to be particularly hard to understand ; first they were opposed to the debate , then they were opposed to my tab@@ ling a resolution , and then they actually voted against it , with mr ford of@@ fering a political explan@@ ation that we are pa@@ ssing too many resolutions on tibet .
we are also head@@ ing for an employment crisis .
steps must be taken to ensure access to free and an@@ on@@ y@@ mous te@@ sting in order to facilitate more people seeking te@@ sting .
secondly , i do not think it professional either to compar@@ e the european union with the so@@ vie@@ t union , as mr so@@ ini did .
a stronger na@@ val presence in the region may have a positive influence on the security environment in somali@@ a and , consequently , in the region as a whole .
the free movement of citizens within the community is one of their fundamental freedoms and encoura@@ ges the development of the internal economy of the member states .
in spite of these short@@ com@@ ings , we believe that the aim of the report is a good one and that it pres@@ ents a good number of sound initiatives .
the government of national uni@@ ty , which was set up in 2009 to bring about democracy , is obviously not working , due to his efforts to ensure that it does not .
this rou@@ te is also noted in the report .
for five years - actually , for four years : last year , after the crisis , you were more cau@@ tious - you expla@@ ined to us that the basis for economic and environmental effectiveness was de@@ regulation .
the draft resolution in question concerns the important partnership agreement between the european union and the republic of cam@@ e@@ ro@@ on .
if we think about the importance to europe of a global strategy taking advantage of the sea 's potential , and if we think about the economic streng@@ th that tourism can and does bring to european economies , and if we add to these th@@ ou@@ gh@@ ts the need to respond not only to the concerns raised by the re@@ lo@@ cation of various businesses , but also to the challenges posed by the current economic crisis , it is easy to understand the importance of a specific strategy for tourism in co@@ ast@@ al z@@ ones , within the framework of global strategies for tourism and for the sea .
president-in-office of the council . - ( es ) mr president , first of all , i would like to say that i have list@@ ened with great interest and appreci@@ ation to all of the speeches made by the honourable members , speeches of both support and criticism , although ad@@ mit@@ tedly , the latter were in the majority , but i welcome them all .
thank you again and all the best !
to the communist member from greece i would like to say that i have just heard from mo@@ sco@@ w that st@@ al@@ in is de@@ ad .
we must not forget that these sectors are the most vulnerable in times of crisis .
despite the presence in the se@@ as off the hor@@ n of africa of the us@@ -@@ led comb@@ ined task force 15@@ 1 and a nato maritime group , it was decided to con@@ co@@ ct yet another fle@@ et and a further comm@@ and chain .
some of you have asked , ' what is the point of all this ? '
'@@ a european perspective including article 4@@ 9 of the treaty on european union ' could constitu@@ te a dri@@ ving force for reforms in these countries .
for it is difficult to sup@@ pose that terrori@@ sts will agree to being s@@ can@@ ned .
( de ) mr president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , i have a question for commissioner verheugen : is the commission ready to prepare a legal basis for a budget line for the 2009 or 2010 budget ?
we condem@@ n the restrictions on freedom of assembly and , in particular , the viol@@ ent police cr@@ ack@@ down on stu@@ dent demonstr@@ ations at an@@ kar@@ a uni@@ versity in december 2010 . the european parliament is also concerned that human rights def@@ end@@ ers are being persecu@@ ted in turkey .
again , i quot@@ e je@@ an@@ -@@ cla@@ u@@ de tri@@ che@@ t : ' banking wat@@ ch@@ do@@ g@@ s should not have dis@@ proportion@@ ate requirements regarding credit agencies ' , and , on the other hand , according to je@@ an@@ -@@ cla@@ u@@ de jun@@ c@@ ker : ' everything must be done to prevent sal@@ aries from getting out of hand ' .
deleg@@ ated acts ( rule 8@@ 7@@ a )
the procedure for drawing up the list of the three candi@@ d@@ ates is not a matter for the accession agreement : it is a matter for us .
women are better edu@@ cated , but they do not gain promotion .
because the rest of the world would interpre@@ t the european union 's im@@ position of such a measure at this time as a prote@@ cti@@ oni@@ st step .
we in the group of the european people 's party ( christian democrats ) feel that the work standards devi@@ sed by the international labour organisation help mi@@ ti@@ g@@ ate the harmful effects of competition on the international market , thereby increasing the chan@@ ces of balanced economic growth being achieved .
the benefits are wide@@ -@@ ran@@ ging : more jobs , income , tax reven@@ ue and , first and fore@@ most , renewable sources of energy .
it is indeed the council 's bel@@ ief that s@@ me policy is one of the key areas in our common fight against the economic crisis and for the spee@@ dy recovery of the european union 's economy .
we should not make the same mistak@@ e again .
where is the european union 's consist@@ ency and credibility when its own decisions con@@ tra@@ st so sh@@ ar@@ ply with its mu@@ ch@@ -@@ va@@ un@@ ted principles ?
this proposal aims to extend the scope of council directive 2003 / 10@@ 9 / ec concerning the status of thir@@ d-@@ country nationals who are long-term resid@@ ents and benefi@@ ci@@ aries of international protection who have been legally resid@@ ing in a member state for a period of more than five years .
we are often too qui@@ ck to critici@@ se our institutions and proce@@ sses . but they have generally worked well , even in the most difficult times .
this should be seen not only as the cy@@ ni@@ cal plo@@ y it is , coming from forces not in the least bit interested in facing up to the re@@ alities of climate change , but also as short-@@ si@@ ghted in the extre@@ me .
we have been told that the fir@@ e service and the police are responsible for them .
erro@@ ne@@ ous decisions by governments in economic and financial policy and in@@ adequate financial supervision by governments and the mani@@ fe@@ st col@@ la@@ pse of a number of banks are reason to call for a refor@@ med financial system , not a new economic system .
our analy@@ ses and the decisions which we are going to make must take into account the different levels of agricultural development across the european union , this sector 's we@@ i@@ gh@@ ting in member states ' economies , as well as different situations in terms of regional cohesion and development .
the events that took place in spain show us that any time we lower our guard or choose the rou@@ te of negotiation , terrori@@ sts return to the attack .
i am therefore particularly ke@@ en to be able to address you about the regulation that imple@@ ments the citizens ' initiative , this flag@@ ship innovation of the treaty of lisbon as regards improved citizen participation in decisions at european level .
in this context , i would like to make another comment .
developing a real european energy strategy has now become im@@ per@@ ative .
activ@@ ating the mandate of eur 2 billion to fund measures to combat climate change offers significant potential support for countries in the eastern partnership , such as the republic of moldova .
it is also important to consider internal im@@ balan@@ ces , including private and public debt , its e@@ vo@@ lution and origin ( domestic or international ) and late payments of the country , especially from the public sector and big mul@@ tin@@ ati@@ on@@ als to small and medium-sized enterprises .
that is why une@@ qu@@ al pay h@@ its women t@@ wi@@ ce as hard .
i agree with mrs mc@@ gu@@ in@@ ness regarding the operation of co@@ des of condu@@ ct .
mr president , i wish to inform parliament that last week , the uk justice minister gave mi@@ cha@@ el sh@@ ie@@ lds , my constitu@@ ent , a par@@ don , and he was fre@@ ed from prison having ser@@ ved four and a half years for a crime he did not com@@ mit .
i would like to give my word to mr sur@@ j@@ á@@ n on behalf of the czech republic that the czech social democrats will do everything possible to ensure that the excep@@ tion deman@@ ded by president kla@@ us is with@@ drawn on behalf of the czech republic , as we consider it ou@@ trage@@ ous .
you do too , jud@@ ging by the ' political guidelines for the next commission ' which you presented to parliament .
our advi@@ ce would therefore have been to include this , too , in the commission 's annual programme .
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there are no im@@ mor@@ tal dict@@ ators , but the spirit of freedom is time@@ less .
( pt ) mr president , the revision of the euro@@ vi@@ g@@ net@@ te directive should have been used to encourage more sustainable and environment@@ all@@ y-@@ friendly road transport .
however , the truth is that whether it is possible to regard next year 's budget as a successful response by the european union to the financial and economic crisis will depend precisely on these measures and on the question of how far they really will increase payment amounts .
rather than trying to establish and keep up@@ -@@ to@@ -@@ date a comprehensive list of these representatives - a te@@ di@@ ous and perhaps even impossible task - it propo@@ ses , in particular , establishing a global definition of the term ' lob@@ by ' , which will ensure that any bodies that are not on the list cannot get around the rules we have laid down .
( applause )
thank you and congratul@@ ations .
( applause )
she talks about only one nuclear plant in japan having been h@@ it .
i would therefore like to address the demand that has been made many times for us to be more ambitious .
i am not saying we agree with everything in it , but we endorse the core pass@@ age .
when the right measures are not applied , problems ari@@ se regar@@ dless of the live@@ stock production system operating in each member state .
for this reason it is important to have im@@ parti@@ al environmental reports produced , so that the risks may be established and we@@ i@@ gh@@ ed up against the benefits .
the new report exten@@ ds this system to other procedu@@ ral acts where the president represents parliament and , in contro@@ versi@@ al situations , consul@@ ts the plenary .
on behalf of the ppe-de group . - ( es ) mr president , the partnership between the united states and the european union is fundament@@ ally based on values and on enormous economic potential .
president of the commission . - there are two questions there .
it is therefore important , in any case , that , in the name of short-@@ term budgetary or@@ th@@ od@@ o@@ x@@ y and of a legal approach to budget regulation , the many member states no longer be able to stop this entire recovery plan .
it is not true that the number of asylum se@@ ek@@ ers cor@@ respon@@ ded to the total number ; they made up about one tent@@ h of the total .
the goods market in question is worth approxim@@ ately eur 500 billion .
i wish the european commission and those who want the lisbon treaty to go through would learn from that statement themselves .
at present , the eu therefore has a uni@@ que opportunity to establish a new mechanism that should lead to greater mac@@ ro@@ economic , fiscal and currency stability for the member states in the long term , and help increase their competitiveness .
i would like to thank the rapporteur , mr th@@ ale@@ r , for descri@@ b@@ ing this rou@@ te so accur@@ ately .
i believe this shows dis@@ respect for the meps .
the member states can no longer avoid an ambitious family policy to encourage the bir@@ th rate to rise , as a ple@@ dge to the equi@@ li@@ bri@@ um of their social security systems and , more import@@ antly , to their dyna@@ mis@@ m , prosper@@ ity and , quite simply their survi@@ val .
to this end , i sin@@ ce@@ rely hope that we will receive positive news very shor@@ tly from the council , so that we have the right political conditions to ensure the success of the 2011 budget adoption procedure .
this decision had been prece@@ ded by a discussion with member states in the council .
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i would like to address three key points which some of you have already mentioned .
i will give you some figures to il@@ lu@@ str@@ ate the work@@ lo@@ ad in 2007 : 18@@ 3 million customs declar@@ ations were proce@@ ssed , which means around 5@@ .@@ 5 customs declar@@ ations every second ; 1 5@@ 4@@ 5 million ton@@ ne@@ s of se@@ abor@@ ne car@@ go and 3 million ton@@ ne@@ s of air@@ bor@@ ne car@@ go were hand@@ led ; 4@@ 3 cases of fak@@ e goods were found and se@@ i@@ zed , which amoun@@ ted to 7@@ 9 million counterfe@@ i@@ ted and pi@@ r@@ ated artic@@ les , and the tren@@ d is up@@ war@@ ds .
these set out the principle whe@@ reby , as far as enlargement was concerned , the european union would require each candidate country to comply fully with all the copenhagen criteria , but that any enlargement would still be subject to the union 's capacity for further integration .
( it ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , i think that we are taking an extremely significant step forwar@@ ds by adopting this report , and it will be very useful with a view to the bar@@ ce@@ lon@@ a summit of 7 june , a summit which , as we know , is set to be difficult given the dead@@ lo@@ ck in negotiations between the isra@@ eli@@ s and the palesti@@ ni@@ ans , and also ow@@ ing to various un@@ certain@@ ties and difficulties regarding the definition of the administrative se@@ t-@@ up of the new secre@@ tari@@ at structure .
in recent years , there has been no re@@ investment in capital mo@@ vements from east to west within the eu , and consequently there is an enormous capital dra@@ in from eastern member states to the western ones .
thank you .
bre@@ vity is the source of wi@@ t , so i will de@@ tain the house no more , other than than@@ king - as every me@@ p should - the two won@@ der@@ ful assi@@ stan@@ ts , re@@ nau@@ d and mar@@ is , who work with me and who make my work not only enjo@@ y@@ able but also productive .
president-in-office of the council . - ( hu ) thank you , mr president , for your kind words .
lat@@ via will continue to be an active sup@@ por@@ ter of europe 's neighbourhood policy and play an active part in implementing it .
the report by sal@@ v@@ ator@@ e t@@ at@@ are@@ ll@@ a , on behalf of the committee on the environment , public health and food safety , on the proposal for a regulation of the european parliament and of the council on a community eco@@ la@@ bel scheme - c6-0@@ 2@@ 7@@ 9 / 2008 - , and
the knowledge that in spite of various methods of diagno@@ sis and treatment , very many people are going to di@@ e of cancer , is always bit@@ ter and sa@@ d .
i voted in favour of this document because in 2005 , the european council granted candidate status to the former yugosla@@ v republic of macedonia but has failed ever since to set a date for the opening of negotiations , in spite of the substantial progress made by that country on its path towards the eu ; because bilateral issues should not represent and be used as an obstac@@ le in the accession process , although they should be set@@ tled before membership ; and because the continu@@ ation of the accession process would contribute to the stability of the former yugosla@@ v republic of macedonia and would further strengthen inter@@ -@@ ethnic dialogue .
a democratic legislative institution like the european parliament obviously cannot question this benefit .
give them the hope that will allow them to stand on their own two fe@@ et again .
this free trade agreement ( f@@ ta ) is the wide@@ st-@@ ran@@ ging negotiated by the eu to date .
in fact , over the whole of last year , their lo@@ ad factor was only 21 % .
in industry , labour is responsible for 20 % of costs and resources for 40 % .
independent re@@ por@@ ters live in constan@@ t fear of inter@@ ro@@ gation and ar@@ rest .
war@@ ns that the agreement may not comply with international data protection laws ;
of course , we need to continue along these lines , and i would like very br@@ iefly to mention the three great challenges that we face in the coming months and years .
in europe , ear@@ th@@ qu@@ ak@@ es might not always have cat@@ astro@@ phic consequences ; however , we still need to be protected from them .
i also support the call for the eu to respect and promote the guarantee of a sustainable future for farmers in the context of trade agreements , and not to put european agricultural production , rural agriculture and global access to food at risk .
the next item is the vote .
moreover , serious and repe@@ ated violations of public procurement rules were identified : five procurement procedures - worth a total of eur 4@@ 5@@ 5 1@@ 11 - failed to comply with the rules .
the fact that , out of the total number of unem@@ ployed persons in the european union , over 40 % are young people is just as serious .
significantly , the treaty strength@@ ens the powers and independence of both the commission and the ec@@ b , with their free@@ -@@ trade thinking .
( sl ) i , too , would like to express my sym@@ pa@@ thy for the events in haiti , as well as congratulate the european commission and european institutions for their relatively appropriate response .
in other words , i propose that we set up a fund for this task which bulgaria has not addressed at all to date .
i will re@@ su@@ me because there is no point in wa@@ sting time .
( es ) mr president , allow me to join in the words of support for the resid@@ ents of l@@ or@@ ca , in spain , that have been affected by this natural disaster .
supporting early demonstr@@ ation of sustainable power generation from f@@ os@@ si@@ l fuels (
there are important issues like transport@@ ation , tourism , culture , pre@@ ser@@ ving our her@@ it@@ age , but all these ran@@ k behind protecting our water resources .
i sin@@ ce@@ rely believe that pi@@ r@@ acy is a form of terrorism and it is taking on un@@ contro@@ lled propor@@ tions .
rights of passengers in bu@@ s and co@@ ach transport ( debate )
this is why we are fighting : it is not an ideo@@ logical bat@@ tle , it is a matter of the general interest .
one could say that mobility , especially in the case of young re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers , can have a significant influence on their future achie@@ vements .
however , as you have also said , commissioner , we need to de@@ sign these instruments in such a way as to prevent the extre@@ mes seen in the us , for example , from cre@@ e@@ ping in , and instead ta@@ il@@ or them to our own legal system .
if the world ke@@ pt its promi@@ ses , there would not be a food crisis .
( es ) he@@ ll@@ o , mr rod@@ r@@ í@@ gu@@ e@@ z za@@ pat@@ er@@ o .
i voted in favour of this document , which states that the agreement of 2004 concluded with the swi@@ ss con@@ feder@@ ation concerning the criteria and mechanisms for establishing the state responsible for ex@@ ami@@ ning a request for asylum l@@ od@@ ged in a member state or in swi@@ t@@ zer@@ land ( the ' du@@ bli@@ n agreement with swi@@ t@@ zer@@ land ' ) provides for the possible association of l@@ ie@@ ch@@ ten@@ ste@@ in with the du@@ bli@@ n acquis by means of a protocol .
thus it is now up to you - the commission , the commission services , the agency - to ensure that the member states do indeed do what they have incorpor@@ ated in the legislation in the fie@@ lds of port state control , cl@@ assi@@ fication socie@@ ties , safe@@ se@@ an@@ et and all the matters we are now fin@@ ali@@ sing or improving .
the obvious questions are : why is this the case and who is prof@@ iting from the situation ?
we need strong measures , simple , transparent laws and , by exten@@ sion , less bureaucr@@ acy .
according to some estim@@ ates , tax fraud amounts to eur 200 billion , or 2 % of gdp , and dou@@ ble the su@@ ms al@@ lot@@ ted by the european union to the so-called european economic recovery plan .
the commission intends to present a communication soon that will seek to clari@@ fy the issues in connection with be@@ e health and the key actions that the commission intends to take in order to address them .
the review of this proposal beg@@ an at the end of last year and the council is still dealing with it .
( pl ) mr president , we are currently facing rapid increases in the price of energy .
both lo@@ an rates and demands for coll@@ at@@ er@@ al should reduce the mor@@ al damage that such a bel@@ ief could create .
when inspe@@ ction happens , there must be sufficient noti@@ ce before inspe@@ ction occur@@ s .
i think you are ki@@ d@@ ding .
the hope that the death of mo@@ bu@@ tu would finally her@@ al@@ d the beginning of progress in con@@ go has been da@@ shed .
my group belie@@ ves that this problem has a european dimension which justi@@ f@@ ies an initiative by the commission .
these are nice dre@@ am@@ s , but now we need sen@@ sible action .
apart from introducing the position of high representative , also known as the eu minister for foreign affairs , the lisbon treaty strength@@ ens eu foreign policy by establishing common diplom@@ acy .
however , the eu has no right to create such rules on mat@@ er@@ ni@@ ty and cannot be allowed the legitimacy to do so .
( sk ) ukraine is a neigh@@ b@@ our of strategic importance to the eu and a natural ' bri@@ dge ' conne@@ cting the eu with russia and central asia .
i believe that 0@@ .@@ 9 % is one of the lowe@@ st per@@ cent@@ ages we have seen in recent years .
the first of these is the level of erro@@ rs which occu@@ r during budge@@ ting and re@@ alisation .
this is not what european integration is all about .
the very existence of the fishing community depen@@ ds upon these conditions .
it is vital that we encourage serbia on the road to europe through an appropriate approach and in spite of the short-@@ term tur@@ bul@@ ence and wa@@ vering .
i will not be able to answer all the questions put today , but i will go through some of them .
( de ) madam president , in 2009 between them , the eu and japan produced more than one quar@@ ter of the world 's economic out@@ put and accoun@@ ted for over 20 % of world trade , which is why a well-@@ conce@@ i@@ ved free trade agreement with japan is of central importance for the eu .
both decision-@@ mak@@ ers and public and private agencies must take up their responsibilities and act to improve opportunities in employment , business enterpri@@ se and education and to prevent social exclusion and combat poverty .
i would like to thank the president for what he did in order to restor@@ e norm@@ ality in slovakia .
some european countries , in pursu@@ ing their own ambi@@ tions , are trying to compe@@ te politically and mili@@ tari@@ ly with nato , of which they are members .
however , we need clari@@ fication regarding the di@@ vision of funds , integrated regional programmes , between regions and between acp countries .
the principles of the ol@@ y@@ mpi@@ c charter e@@ ch@@ o those of the eu to a considerable extent , i refer to citizens ' basic rights and human rights where no compromise is given .
a balance therefore needs to be struc@@ k between the ambi@@ tion , on the one hand , to develop the common transport policy as a right to mobility and as an important part of economic growth and , on the other hand , an integrated approach that will improve traffic con@@ gesti@@ on and make a dra@@ stic contribution towards combating climate change .
support for rural development from the european agriculture fund allows member states , within the framework of improvements to the environment and the countr@@ y@@ side , to make payments for natural dis@@ advantages in m@@ oun@@ tain areas as well as payments in other dis@@ advant@@ aged areas .
why do we not have the coura@@ ge to accept that one or other will fail ?
i would mention here the provisions relating to the security of supply , namely information about ten@@ de@@ re@@ rs and sub@@ contrac@@ tors provided to the contrac@@ ting authorities and the commitments ten@@ de@@ re@@ rs have to make to ensure security of supply .
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within this context , and without un@@ de@@ re@@ stim@@ ating the differences and the specific feat@@ u@@ res of package ho@@ li@@ days , the commission will also take into account the impact assessment currently being carried out on the review of directive 90 / 3@@ 14 relating precisely to package ho@@ li@@ days .
this presidency is no excep@@ tion .
the forthcoming summit of 14 november will provide the opportunity to examine the various dimen@@ sions of the relationship which we must have with russia , and we must pursu@@ e a constructive eng@@ ag@@ ement to determin@@ e whether russia ho@@ pes to take full advantage of this dialogue .
i voted today in favour of the opinion of the european parliament on the full application of the provisions of the schengen acquis in the republic of bulgaria and romania .
no , because this is due to other causes that have nothing to do with ow@@ ner@@ ship un@@ b@@ un@@ dl@@ ing .
i think it is a very important issue .
as economic conditions de@@ teri@@ or@@ ate , the pressure on bank balance sh@@ e@@ ets is set to continue .
it is quite often possible to find the author@@ s of or@@ ph@@ an works if you put your mind to it .
- ( pl ) madam president , i would like to draw attention to three issues in this debate .
the un cro@@ p programme has failed in practice .
i believe that we have demonstrated solidarity in supporting member states g@@ ri@@ p@@ ped by financial difficulties .
he k@@ new the risks of publi@@ c@@ ly defen@@ ding ga@@ ys .
in future , this policy should not just be main@@ tained ; it should be strengthened with the requi@@ site resources .
it has often been the a@@ v@@ ant@@ -@@ gar@@ de in european integration .
in ess@@ ence , it is a m@@ ere p@@ alli@@ ative , a sha@@ m intended to sugge@@ st a mo@@ di@@ cu@@ m of citizens ' involvement in the treaty of lisbon without really bringing that involvement into the decision-making process .
in belgi@@ um too , the opposition is to a large extent de@@ nie@@ d access to the media .
nor shall we let anyone , whether in@@ side or outside the european union , set limits on our re@@ solu@@ te defence of human rights .
10@@ th anni@@ vers@@ ary of un security council resolution 13@@ 25 on women and peace and security (
between 2005 and 2010 , portugal was one of the countries that most increased its exports ; what we need is more uni@@ ty , more responsibility and more solidarity so that the markets cal@@ m down .
integration must include efficient access to quality training , par@@ alle@@ l with language cour@@ ses and access to uni@@ versity .
the ba@@ u@@ er report is not one we can support , however , as the request for a new legislative proposal on equal pay is based on article 14@@ 1 ( 3 ) of the ec treaty which is covered by the conserv@@ ative party 's ple@@ dge to op@@ t out of the social ch@@ ap@@ ter .
we should not forget an important element , namely the introduction of a control procedure .
young people do not get a single mention in the report either , which is in@@ comprehen@@ sible .
all that is left for the hungarian opposition is the power of the public e@@ y@@ e , and now they intend to de@@ pri@@ ve us even of that .
to mention one more example , member states cannot say , ' i will give you a pre@@ mi@@ um if you sc@@ ra@@ p your old car , but only if your new car is a german one ' , if you live in germany , or a french one or a czech one .
the european commission must pay due attention to this issue and must acti@@ vely work to ensure safety .
secondly , we find it hard to im@@ ag@@ ine parliament appro@@ ving a trade deal with canada while canada pursu@@ es a challenge , through the wto , on the eu 's trade ban .
when reading the content of the agreement , one cannot fail to be surpri@@ sed at the vo@@ ices being heard in some national parliaments questi@@ oning whether it poses a threat to the council 's powers .
i would like the european union to avoid such a situation , and i would like us to be at the fore@@ front of progress where the transport sector is concerned .
this report calls on the commission to adopt defini@@ tive legislation on social responsibility in sub@@ contrac@@ ting throughout the whole production process .
the council and commission must keep europe 's legislative body informed during every stage of the negotiation and sig@@ ning of this agreement .
under the czech presidency we took steps to boost energy security , focu@@ sing on activities that will increase di@@ versi@@ fication of energy sources and supply rou@@ tes through the so-called southern cor@@ ri@@ d@@ or .
these are the tab@@ les that the member states are sup@@ posed to draw up in order to document how they have implemented the directive .
we have with@@ drawn our amendments .
it was really very hel@@ p@@ ful for the commission .
this goes beyond the commitment made by the commission in the 2005 framework for exper@@ t groups , which applied only to members of form@@ al groups .
i must stress that the countries around the southern ri@@ m of the mediterranean also have an important role to play in the supply of gas to europe .
they are not minorities , they are egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans and palesti@@ ni@@ ans , just like all the other resid@@ ents of these countries .
( ga ) mr president , i would like to welcome the efforts commissioner k@@ all@@ as and the transport ministers have made to resolve this problem .
in their response , i note that the commission has already launched a public consultation and has held hear@@ ings to exchange views with stake@@ holders .
when you present the pre@@ li@@ min@@ ary draft budget to us , do so in a simple and comprehen@@ sible way .
i believe that the relevant rules should provide gu@@ id@@ ance to officials as to how they should ensure both sound financial management and good administration .
i therefore propose that the national states , by nation@@ ali@@ sing their national banks , advo@@ cate pr@@ in@@ ting money , or v@@ ou@@ ch@@ ers cor@@ respon@@ ding to money , to finance small businesses .
the kosovo al@@ ba@@ ni@@ ans were given the opportunity for a europe@@ an@@ -@@ sty@@ le solution .
( ro ) mr president , at the moment , iran is jo@@ ining the ar@@ a@@ b states which are seeking their path to democracy , and the situation in the country is descri@@ bed in deta@@ il in the report draf@@ ted by mr bel@@ der .
ukraine is a strategi@@ cally and economi@@ cally significant eu partner and an eastern neigh@@ b@@ our with an important role within and outside the region .
thank you for your presence and thank you for your speech .
this report re@@ min@@ ds us that , if the eu wishes to become a lea@@ der in the world in terms of social policy , it needs to safeguard cohesion between the social policies applied in its member states .
the second was to reduce costs by cu@@ tting red ta@@ pe .
faced with challenges such as electricity security , energy depend@@ ency and the often discussed mi@@ ti@@ gation of climate change , the eu needs to boost the development and de@@ ployment of cle@@ an@@ er and more efficient energy technologies .
the cultural life of the city has never stop@@ ped .
there should be a more inten@@ sive focus on it , and it should never be under@@ valu@@ ed or tempor@@ arily neg@@ le@@ cted in any way .
the question is important for the da@@ nish debate , which is why i ask that a clear answer be given .
the aim of this report is to simplify and clari@@ fy the conclusion of air transport agreements and the adoption of decisions on such agreements , with the european parliament inform@@ ing the commission in advance about the criteria upon which it will base its decision whether or not to con@@ sent to the conclusion of a particular agreement on behalf of the eu .
so that this development process can continue as fru@@ it@@ fully as possible , stable funding must be provided for public broad@@ ca@@ sting corpor@@ ations , enab@@ ling them to promote public interests and social values , to pre@@ serve pl@@ ur@@ alism in the media and to give people access to high-@@ quality content .
president-in-office of the council . - mr president , we have had a very long and useful debate , and the presidency is grateful to all the members of this house for their comments .
one of the speakers here said there are clearly institutional short@@ ages in this area .
i think we should adopt bro@@ a@@ der measures for the european union in this area .
( de ) mr president , the previous speaker has just demonstrated how difficult the advan@@ cement of democracy in europe is when we see that , in ireland , half the population failed to vote because of the comple@@ x@@ ity of the issues and the fact that not everyone wants to be a constitu@@ tion@@ alist .
in writing . - ( de ) as long ago as 196@@ 4 , some developing countries were already calling l@@ ou@@ dly for trade preferen@@ ces in order to improve their economic situation .
of course , please encourage us to do more in this field .
for this reason , the report should prior@@ i@@ ti@@ se the rights of the weak@@ est , especially women and their specific needs .
i believe the eur 1 billion that the european union will provide for this purpose is a step in the right direction .
my third point concerns the need for a new trade agreement and i believe that our objectives are very similar in this area as well .
( ro ) i would like to congratulate the rapporteur , pi@@ i@@ a-@@ no@@ ora ka@@ up@@ pi , for her report concerning the directive on financial coll@@ at@@ er@@ al arrangements , which contains three major amendments to the current directive .
certainly , parliament is often tou@@ ch@@ ingly united in critici@@ sing other institutions , but there is actually good reason for parliament also to be self-@@ critical .
of course , in this situation of crisis , the member states are putting up some resi@@ stance to the increase in contributions , but they must acknow@@ ledge the intentions of the eu and the need not to je@@ opar@@ di@@ se everything that has been achieved in terms of cohesion and integration .
it is obvious that increased costs for enterprises would then cause higher product costs , to the de@@ tr@@ im@@ ent of consumers .
such taxes and export b@@ ans are designed to protect the domestic markets from short-@@ term supply short@@ fall@@ s and price sh@@ oc@@ ks .
we are a n@@ ation that lo@@ ves freedom and democracy .
that is in addition to the agreement reached at the informal e@@ cof@@ in council held in nice in september this year , for the ei@@ b to intensi@@ fy and , at the same time , bring forward its specific financing lines for smes .
radi@@ cal is@@ la@@ mic fundament@@ alism , though non-@@ viol@@ ent , is also on the increase in a number of countries .
on the other hand , the first point condem@@ ns the violence that un@@ fol@@ ded during the dis@@ man@@ t@@ ling of the cam@@ p ne@@ ar la@@ â@@ you@@ ne ; and this condem@@ n@@ ation of violence is clear even if we do not currently have all the facts to say who did what .
we should not really expect anything else .
access to education would provide them with a real opportunity .
furthermore , the approval of decision no 5@@ 7@@ 4 / 2007 / ec of the european parliament and of the council establishing the external borders fund for the period 2007 to 2013 as part of the general programme ' solidarity and management of migration f@@ low@@ s ' , is another important step for the promotion of solidarity and will establish a new means of exten@@ ding financial aid to the member states that apply the provisions of the schengen agreement at their external borders .
you have really shown that you are ready to take up that responsibility .
in every country , including france , studies show that this is not the case , not only when it comes to demogra@@ phi@@ cs , but also in terms of finance .
( pl ) madam president , everyone in my country expe@@ cts a positive decision from the commission .
i also agree with the rapporteur that it is necessary for the agency to improve its financial management with regard to the re@@ im@@ bur@@ se@@ ment of costs in@@ cur@@ red by member states by identi@@ fying , with those member states , de@@ ficien@@ cies and difficulties so as to implement , together , the appropriate solutions .
environmental , pover@@ ty@@ -@@ related and development aspects should always be taken into consideration in the european investment bank 's decisions .
like liber@@ ties , fundamental social rights are human rights , and must not be cur@@ ta@@ iled as a result of internal market freedoms of movement .
mrs dod@@ ds is right : if we are going to be a part of the resolution , we have to be absolutely honest and bring the sides together .
once again , thank you to you all for your cooperation .
every time an a@@ se@@ an member country cannot deliver on a specific issue , we are faced with the lowe@@ st common den@@ om@@ in@@ ator outcome .
having made these additional comments , let me conclude by reiter@@ ating my confidence about tomorrow 's vote and in the quality of the de@@ ss report .
have we managed to re@@ conci@@ le the interests of consumers with the interests of tra@@ ders during our work on this directive ?
af@@ for@@ d@@ able and univers@@ ally accessible energy is in the interest of all eu member states .
we discuss both ; we am@@ end nothing .
instead , the committee process la@@ sted only a few days and we are now hol@@ ding a debate in parliament two days after the adoption of the provision within the committee on constitutional affairs .
this community already communi@@ c@@ ates across the world .
today , it is clear that the re@@ bel@@ s do not want to live under regi@@ mes that do not respect their rights and which do not ensure a mo@@ di@@ cu@@ m of respect for the rules of democracy and the rule of law .
a tho@@ rou@@ gh assessment has been carried out on a ca@@ se@@ -@@ by@@ -@@ case basis to produce a set of criteria relating to illegal e@@ migration , public order and safety , as well as the european union 's external relations with third countries .
the commission regul@@ arly recei@@ ves compla@@ ints from citizens about how national law is implemented .
mr president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , exactly one year ago we took the decision to comb@@ ine the reports on public finances for 2007 and 2008 .
i believe the dispu@@ ted points will be resolved swi@@ f@@ tly and perhaps even ea@@ si@@ ly , given the importance of this topic .
the promotion of equality also involves combating violence against women .
in particular , the food and agriculture organiz@@ ation ( fa@@ o ) estim@@ ates that five million zimbab@@ we@@ ans are at risk of suffering severe f@@ am@@ ine by the beginning of 2009 .
while we at eu level are still talking about promotion , the member states are already making cuts in the funding for uni@@ versi@@ ties .
my country , poland , is especially interested in good management of the new eu eastern partnership programme .
under these circumstances it is most important to ensure that new har@@ dw@@ are is not let in through the back do@@ or on austri@@ an and european transport rou@@ tes .
we should not viol@@ ate our own treaty on european union .
just as the market grow@@ s , so too do the general reven@@ ues from gam@@ bling in the world .
however , the sub@@ stance of the proposal lies in the new di@@ spen@@ sation for private european companies , which will allow a ' private european under@@ taking ' to trade in all the member states of the eu and circum@@ v@@ ent the current obstacles of any social control .
the economic crisis has ex@@ posed the ir@@ responsible financial and economic decisions of several governments , but it is the con@@ scien@@ tious member states that are paying the price .
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the financial crisis , as you have said y@@ our@@ self , does not er@@ a@@ se the environmental crisis .
i would , however , reiter@@ ate that we should create a mechanism which will prevent a re@@ curren@@ ce of the various mis@@ for@@ tune@@ s that occur@@ red in relation to the hungarian crisis , and which has done nothing to increase the pre@@ sti@@ ge of the european union in central and eastern europe .
i welcome the adoption of this report and the excellent work ac@@ compli@@ shed by the rapporteur , mr ran@@ ge@@ l .
on behalf of the ind / dem group . - mr president , yesterday we enjo@@ yed a won@@ der@@ fully cle@@ ver speech by the french president .
the czech presidency , through the leadership of prime minister to@@ pol@@ á@@ nek , intends to ensure that the meeting next week demonstrate@@ s through practical action that the european union remains committed to its ide@@ als and that it fac@@ es these challenges together in a coordinated manner and in a spirit of responsibility and of solidarity .
in writing . - the legislative resolution passed with a surpri@@ sing@@ ly wide majority of 5@@ 25 in favour , 4@@ 9 against , and 4@@ 4 ab@@ st@@ en@@ tions .
this is the first report to consider a var@@ ie@@ ty of innovative mechanisms designed to ensure that pla@@ yers in the financial markets also carry some of the costs .
in re@@ ply to ms fl@@ as@@ aro@@ v@@ á , we cannot prevent companies from de@@ lo@@ c@@ ali@@ sing , but we have instruments to tackle that issue .
it is therefore im@@ per@@ ative that member states transpo@@ se internal market legislation into national law in a ti@@ mely manner .
introduction of such ri@@ go@@ rous provisions on some of the substances used in co@@ s@@ me@@ tic@@ s acts against the interests of many polish businesses .
it is right that the stability and growth pact and the full framework of administration of economic affairs should support the eu strategy on growth and jobs and comply with them , and also that it should aim to boost the competitiveness of all member states as well as social stability in all regions of the eu .
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i voted in favour of this recommendation as i believe that the scope of this regulation should be able to be extended to the territory of any member state about to join the euro .
we also want to build a just europe , so any initiative that has a bearing on procedu@@ ral rights is vital .
the banks and , in the me@@ an@@ time , the member states which , because of the loss of confidence among the pla@@ yers on the financial markets , came to rely on the intervention of the ec@@ b as an inter@@ medi@@ ary in order to access funding , must re@@ gain their independence .
the aim of the egf is to help workers who are victims of the re@@ lo@@ cation of businesses , and it is crucial in facilit@@ ating access to new employment in the future .
technical moder@@ nisation and the introduction of information technology into the work@@ place will ensure that work is more effective and productive . this will make a significant contribution to improving the situation .
obviously , the f@@ ta also op@@ ens the eu market to kore@@ an products .
this increase in competen@@ ces is often at the expen@@ se of decision-making at a lower level , where those affected are guaranteed maximum influence .
does the commission believe that the regi@@ str@@ ation process will now be adequate , and what steps will it take to make sure that the rest of this agency 's proce@@ sses work smo@@ o@@ thly and effectively ?
we ask that people 's fundamental rights be respected and that everyone be made aware of the situation , given that some countries have jo@@ ined the european union without fulfi@@ lling the copenhagen criteria .
i think that mr bro@@ k found the right words to express what we want .
this uni@@ lateral se@@ cessi@@ oni@@ st act is an im@@ per@@ mis@@ sible prece@@ dent in international relations .
the commission does not obli@@ ge it to do so .
due to the qui@@ ck adoption of the proposal at first reading , the commission can now implement its sustainable industrial policy and get stra@@ ight to work on coming up with other specific steps to save energy and reduce co2 emissions .
ma@@ y@@ be it is not exactly a billion and it will not be entirely additional , although a very large part of it will be .
president-in-office of the council , commissioner , it is in the mutual interests of the union and russia to set common political and economic targets for the s@@ ake of democratic principle , peace , stability and security .
in portugal , for example , we have unfortunately reached the recor@@ d level of 11 % unemployment .
according to the commission in january , the pro@@ g@@ no@@ sis is -@@ 2 % ; now the european central bank te@@ lls us it is -@@ 3 % .
you have to listen to them and give them ans@@ wers because , just as you have said , mr president , swe@@ e@@ ping the du@@ st under the car@@ pe@@ t lead@@ s to difficulties in the future .
in the years before and after this date , the critical human rights situation in bur@@ ma was the subject of numerous parliamentary resolutions .
the success of ry@@ an@@ air means that they have 20 operational ba@@ ses across the eu ser@@ ving almost 1@@ 30 de@@ st@@ in@@ ations and , yes , increasing .
impact assess@@ ments will be carried out within the framework of the re@@ views and these will include the costs and consequences of operating the agreements .
they will be too interesting to be left in the co@@ ld and power@@ ful hands of obli@@ vi@@ on .
president-in-office , i im@@ ag@@ ine you would not have cho@@ sen the challenges which con@@ fron@@ ted your presidency , but you have tack@@ led them with energy , with en@@ thu@@ si@@ as@@ m and with cre@@ ati@@ vity , and you have shown the power of european solidarity .
lastly , i would remind you , as the commissioner did a moment ago , that the council of ministers issued re@@ serv@@ ations with regard to the third pillar and so on .
the i@@ c@@ c@@ at groups decided on the plan based on scientific opinions which made certain distin@@ ctions between the mediterranean and the east atlantic .
it is important that , in particular , those eu citizens who have lost their jobs during the current crisis are given new prospe@@ cts for the future as quickly as possible .
ad@@ mit@@ tedly , the vote was held in a country outside the european union , but it clearly concerns an issue that is not un@@ fa@@ mili@@ ar to us .
both sides have committed to work and develop things in this area .
it is essential to adap@@ t the social security and pensions system to today 's challenges .
it is true that , in the action plan on asylum , the commission proposed to study the op@@ tions that could be offered by distribu@@ ting asylum se@@ ek@@ ers around the member states on a voluntary basis .
in actual fact , the regulation that we are discussing and appro@@ ving here today is ho@@ sti@@ le to innovation , for the money that the car manufacturers will have to pay out is needed for innovation and research .
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the second of the z@@ ones is one which will not , in principle , impe@@ de air traffic cooperation being carried out , even though as@@ h is still present .
i voted in favour because , under the agreement , cooperation is to be promo@@ ted at sub@@ regional level , thus meeting the european objective of strengthening regional fisheries management organisations and , in that way , fo@@ ster@@ ing fisheries governance .
we know that russia , which is one of our partners , is now involved in the conflict .
in writing . - ( pl ) i am supporting mrs j@@ ack@@ son 's report because the new directive on waste is intended to provide a basis for the creation of a ' re@@ cy@@ c@@ ling society ' .
this report will allow us to close the legal lo@@ op@@ ho@@ les which have exist@@ ed to date with regard to legislative provisions on european union fle@@ ets , which will improve the european union 's credibility in this field , and contribute to the fight against illegal fishing .
the 3@@ 00 or more contributions are worth following up .
( it ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , i do not agree with what has been said about food prices ro@@ c@@ ke@@ ting .
instead , we need to explain and justi@@ fy the situation when citizens are not provided with information .
secondly , i believe that the recognition of degre@@ es in all european countries is a priority .
the first sent@@ ence in the conclusions from the court states that for 2007 the court has identified further progress in the commission 's supervisory and control systems , so at least we are going in the right direction .
it also fall@@ s within the spirit of the agreements made with the international institutions .
workers ' terms have de@@ teri@@ or@@ ated following the la@@ val judg@@ ment and following the vi@@ king , r@@ ü@@ f@@ fer@@ t and lu@@ x@@ em@@ bour@@ g judg@@ ments .
this is why it is so important that we once again explain our position , and we urge the chinese government to stop the cultural destruction thre@@ ate@@ ning ka@@ sh@@ ga@@ r 's archi@@ te@@ c@@ tural survi@@ val immediately and to carry out a comprehensive exper@@ t in@@ qu@@ iry into cul@@ ture@@ -@@ sensitive methods of re@@ no@@ v@@ ation .
the lisbon ratification process is quite rightly your first priority .
( pl ) mr president , each member state has a different legal system and different principles for the recognition of administrative documents .
the problems der@@ i@@ ving from di@@ ver@@ gen@@ ces in member states ' contr@@ act laws often dis@@ coura@@ ge businesses , in particular , small and medium-sized enterprises , from eng@@ aging in cross-border trade and keep them from benef@@ iting from opportunities and ga@@ ins which the internal market offers .
these transi@@ tional provisions must safeguard equal treatment of the institutions - especially parliament - in accordance with the new competen@@ ces which it will acqu@@ ire under the new treaty .
less@@ ons need to be taken seriously , and the results of an analysis of this experience incorpor@@ ated into future energy developments .
how can the protection of data ga@@ the@@ red by private companies be guaranteed , given that this diplom@@ atic protection has not been assu@@ red ?
at this stage we should not get too si@@ de@@ -@@ tr@@ ack@@ ed by discussing the techni@@ cal@@ ities of what m@@ sy actually is and how it should be applied .
i will take it into account .
we will do our ut@@ most to help the tuni@@ sian people to turn their aspir@@ ations into reality .
however , that also means of course that our currency will come under pressure .
indeed , we must receive as@@ sur@@ an@@ ces that two important re@@ serv@@ ations - the question of bul@@ k data transfer and the opportunity for europeans to have legal re@@ dre@@ ss in the united states - are li@@ f@@ ted .
the first is atlantic blu@@ ef@@ in tu@@ na .
once again , we find ourselves in this chamber to appro@@ ve an exceptional allo@@ cation within our own borders .
i really do think that we can have political differences and different ideo@@ lo@@ gies , but that - particularly in a situation like the one we are now in - we need to uni@@ te , not move apart .
madam president , regions are an extremely important place for the development of culture .
i agree that the position on deleg@@ ated acts must be approved and reiter@@ ated at second reading .
that was 23 years ago .
i inv@@ ite parliament , which , with the entry into force of the treaty of lisbon , will be a co@@ legisl@@ ator in the field of visas , to support the struc@@ tu@@ red method of dialogue on the liberalisation of visas , which is the method followed by the commission , because a different approach would cause con@@ fu@@ sion without really changing the visa regime .
the ombudsman is an independent institution and a control mechanism for the administration of the eu .
i think it was necessary to go further than the regulation of 2008 and to adopt legislation to ensure that passengers do not bear these additional costs , which may at times prove to be completely un@@ related to security char@@ ges .
that being said , the role of this adjustment fund must be asse@@ ssed .
finally , voluntary co@@ des do have a role , and reach parts which we cannot regulate .
the assess@@ ments of the independent experts and those of parliament , which voted over@@ whe@@ l@@ min@@ gly in favour of romania 's integration into schengen , should coun@@ t as a crucial factor in the european council and , consequently , the procedure should be un@@ blo@@ cked .
we only need to think of the way romania tre@@ ats trans@@ y@@ l@@ va@@ nian hun@@ gari@@ ans or c@@ s@@ á@@ ng@@ ó hun@@ gari@@ ans , or of the exclu@@ si@@ on@@ ary , discrimin@@ atory slo@@ va@@ k language law .
tomorrow , we will do our bit in parliament .
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it concerns parliament 's com@@ position , which remains un@@ clear as from 2014 .
please take parliament and the concerns of the car deal@@ ers seriously and incorpor@@ ate their concerns and those of the small and medium-sized enterprises into the regulation .
european farmers expect immediate ans@@ wers and too much time has already been wa@@ sted .
mr president , i trust , however , that parliament will not suc@@ cum@@ b to the tem@@ p@@ tation to revi@@ ve the already de@@ ad constitutional idea , because it would merely il@@ lu@@ str@@ ate that it is an i@@ v@@ ory t@@ owe@@ r .
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one positive step would be to simplify the process for monitoring projects ' financial and administrative aspects , while also consolid@@ ating the scientific and technological assessment process .
the t@@ went@@ ie@@ th century show@@ ed us that ut@@ opi@@ as are b@@ ound to fail without proper economic and social frame@@ works .
in writing . - although we have devi@@ sed many strategies for life@@ long learning their implementation lea@@ ves much to be desi@@ red .
we still awa@@ it the real evidence of that happening .
by de@@ mag@@ o@@ gi@@ cally using the words ' democracy ' and ' communication ' , what the report is really trying to do is to call these into question .
this directive must be amen@@ ded because this is also deman@@ ded by the charter of fundamental rights , which clearly states in article 27 : ' workers or their representatives must ( ... ) be guaranteed information and consultation ( ... ) . '
consumers have a right to know how their food has been produced and where it comes from .
in this progre@@ ssi@@ vely uni@@ fying europe , do the ger@@ man@@ s wish to re@@ sur@@ re@@ ct the p@@ han@@ tom@@ s and dem@@ ons of 20@@ th century politics , i@@ .@@ e@@ . uni@@ ons and pac@@ ts that led to war@@ s , crimes , the ho@@ lo@@ cau@@ st and the di@@ vision of europe ?
as the chair@@ man of the committee on petitions , i noti@@ ce how frequ@@ ently the citizens of the european union are not aware of their rights and , conver@@ sely , how they sometimes believe that they can inter@@ ven@@ e in matters when they have no right to do so .
in re@@ ply to mrs do@@ y@@ le , concerning mat@@ er@@ ni@@ ty leave , the commission is to prepare an impact evaluation on possible legislative measures introducing new forms of leave - adoption leave , and leave to care for family members other than children .
the vote will take place on th@@ ur@@ s@@ day .
in conclusion , i would like to thank the rapporteur for his work and all those who contribu@@ ted to the success of the negotiations ; thanks to you we will at last be able to vote on this issue tomorrow .
however , the council has just shown us that this solidarity is starting ste@@ ad@@ ily to di@@ mini@@ sh .
otherwise , if we wa@@ it until 2015 , when quotas are ho@@ pe@@ fully to be aboli@@ shed , we shall mis@@ s a uni@@ que opportunity for the european da@@ iry industry .
( da ) madam president , the point i want to make is , stop att@@ ac@@ king the european court of justice and the post@@ ing of workers directive .
since this topic is the responsibility of the national authorities of the individual member states , the eu ho@@ pes that greater incentives will be given to public service broad@@ ca@@ sters with the aim of re@@ laun@@ ching a service that , in many countries , suf@@ fers under the we@@ ight of politics and information control , and of preventing im@@ balance with private sector competition that is , at times , unfair .
there would be many fe@@ wer f@@ at@@ alities if emergency assistance came earlier to those in need , so the introduction of an autom@@ atic accident noti@@ fication system is a vital solution .
this is a back@@ war@@ d step , and a head@@ -@@ on attack on the system of international law that took so much to constru@@ ct following the two world war@@ s .
we are talking about very sensitive situations that deal with the safety of people and their property , and that often tou@@ ch us all because of the loss of lives , the destruction of families , and the de@@ va@@ st@@ ation of whole live@@ li@@ ho@@ ods .
the vote on amendment 3 and the final vote were , in my view , extremely important .
should i be doing this inde@@ fi@@ ni@@ tely ?
where we are at , in fact , is 0@@ .@@ 3@@ 8 % of the budget instead of 0@@ .@@ 4@@ 2 % , after having planned for 0@@ .@@ 7 % .
however , a forwar@@ d-@@ looking budget also means shi@@ f@@ ts in priorities and still more european money .
it will enable consumers to take earlier pos@@ session of the product purcha@@ sed .
uni@@ lateral actions , such as the qu@@ anti@@ t@@ ative eas@@ ing by the feder@@ al re@@ serve , are as worrying as the de@@ preci@@ ation of the ren@@ min@@ b@@ i .
this is not sustainable , as was made clear by the coura@@ ge shown by tuni@@ sian and egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an women during the recent events in their countries .
( it ) madam president , ladies and gentlemen , i believe that the solution that we are discussing is an erro@@ ne@@ ous solution , that it is highly unfair to many vulnerable people and that , in some ways , it is also self-@@ destru@@ ctive , because it will not have es@@ ca@@ ped anyone 's attention - and this point has already been made - that there is a contradi@@ ction between discussing a single per@@ mit and beginning with wai@@ vers and excep@@ tions .
the euro 's value against the us dol@@ lar has , throughout , to all practical purposes , remain@@ ed higher than it was when the european currency was established .
mr president , just very br@@ iefly , this is all new to me and i found the discussion very sti@@ mul@@ ating and edu@@ cational .
does the presidency have any intentions this au@@ tu@@ m@@ n of promoting talks with russia on the partnership and cooperation agreement ?
moreover , the ab@@ s@@ ence of a strict li@@ ability com@@ pen@@ sation convention for non-@@ to@@ xi@@ c substances lea@@ ves local government pi@@ c@@ king up the cost of the cle@@ an@@ -up .
pack@@ aging must include accur@@ ate information about th@@ ro@@ mb@@ in and the labelling must be clear .
however , while air@@ bu@@ s has received re@@ pay@@ able financing , bo@@ eing is col@@ la@@ p@@ sing under the we@@ ight of funding from different countries , and particularly under the enormous we@@ ight of military research .
i firmly believe that intelli@@ gent transport systems will increase traffic efficiency , thereby reducing traffic .
it is not important who votes in the party and how .
not just a traditional education but one that focu@@ ses on e-@@ skills and entrepreneu@@ r@@ ship for example .
we should not forget the refugees who have still not re@@ tur@@ ned to their hom@@ es and the serious crimes that have as yet gone un@@ puni@@ shed .
the commission and member states should introduce transparent re@@ cru@@ it@@ ment procedures as soon as possible to ensure a gender balance in re@@ cru@@ it@@ ment bodies .
you may rest assu@@ red that the french presidency is determined to work very closely with the european parliament ; it propo@@ ses that the galileo inter@@ institutional pan@@ el , the gi@@ p , which involves the three eu institutions - the commission , parliament and the council - meet as soon as possible in order to discuss the conditions necessary for the successful implementation of this programme , which is very important for the european union as a whole .
the motion which we are being called on to adopt in a cou@@ ple of days ' time and which rel@@ ates to the strengthening of energy efficiency through i@@ ct places particular emphasis on research and development of pi@@ one@@ ering technologies , such as n@@ an@@ o-@@ technologies and ph@@ ot@@ o@@ nic technology , which have high potential to improve energy efficiency , and on de@@ sig@@ ning policies to strengthen the tak@@ e-@@ up of these technologies .
in view of all the obje@@ ctions , i also call on the commission to put forward proposals for a total ban on animal clo@@ ning without delay .
the liberal group has reque@@ sted an exten@@ sion of the dead@@ line for the tab@@ ling of joint mo@@ tions for resolutions and amendments on the priorities of the european parliament for the legislative and work programme of the commission until 10 a@@ .m. tomorrow - tu@@ es@@ day , 23 september 2008 .
we must , however , continue a debate which our italian colleagues have started , namely the debate as to whether the concept of citiz@@ en@@ ship in the european union is the same as the concept of citiz@@ en@@ ship at national level .
on behalf of the alde group . - ( nl ) mr president , i do recognise the problem descri@@ bed by the rapporteur .
at the out@@ set , president barroso stre@@ ssed on various occa@@ sions that the commission does not make political judg@@ ments on the fundamental constitutional and institutional cho@@ ices of a member state .
i therefore war@@ m@@ ly welcome the possibility of citizens ' initiatives which the treaty of lisbon op@@ ens up for eu citizens , and in this context , also the public consultation with the commission and the green paper on how to bring the citizens ' initiative to life in concrete terms .
it is vital that they can use national parliamentary controls to han@@ dle in@@ com@@ ings which , particularly in a budge@@ t-@@ support policy , can often be an important le@@ ver in their national policies .
however , faced with this b@@ lea@@ k vi@@ sta , we must seek to find cre@@ ative solutions to give those unem@@ ployed the skills , the prospe@@ cts and the hope for a better future .
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the ' single per@@ mit ' resolution , presented by mrs ma@@ th@@ ie@@ u , specifically targets migr@@ ant workers ' rights .
succe@@ sses like the in@@ vention by the ro@@ mani@@ an r@@ al@@ u@@ ca@@ -@@ i@@ o@@ ana van st@@ ade , which is a sen@@ s@@ or that can determin@@ e the presence of cancer in the human body at mo@@ le@@ cul@@ ar level , directly from a person 's blo@@ od , using a simple procedure la@@ sting less than six minutes , must be supported and capit@@ alised on to the full .
i think that the question which you are ra@@ ising is of course extremely serious and we have to take it with similar seri@@ ous@@ ness .
once the legal immigration policy is enfor@@ ced , there is a risk of dis@@ advant@@ aging european citizens as compared to third country citizens .
as has been said , this is about combating a type of social terrorism , which is ch@@ au@@ vi@@ ni@@ st violence .
president-in-office of the council . - ( pt ) madam president , mr vice-president of the commission , ladies and gentlemen , this has indeed been a long and full debate , and of all those i have taken part in here on behalf of the presidency , this one had the lon@@ ge@@ st list of parti@@ ci@@ pan@@ ts and members to have given their opinion .
mr president , it took ireland 7@@ 00 years to get the british out of the republic of ireland and i have to si@@ t here time and again li@@ ste@@ ning to people we thre@@ w out te@@ lling us what we should be doing in ireland .
i am therefore not in favour of wai@@ ving his immuni@@ ty .
at a time as deli@@ cate as the present , i would ar@@ gue that we need enhanced cooperation in neighbourhood and partnership relations in order to establish a friendly environment in the clo@@ se@@ st environ@@ s of the european union , as the en@@ p 's main objective se@@ ts out .
therefore , i am in@@ c@@ lined to share mr hu@@ t@@ ch@@ in@@ son 's view , although i do regret some@@ what that this debate is taking place here and now .
secondly , from my mode@@ st position , but ex@@ pressing the political forces that mr schulz was quite willing to ad@@ mit are a threat to the traditional organisations - and i thank him for it - i should like to call on our parliament , and y@@ our@@ self , mr president , to be more mode@@ st and to set certain voluntary limits to our powers .
the next item is the joint debate on :
as regards your request to examine a range of op@@ tions for sanctions and incentives to promote good tax governance in tax matters , the commission is already ex@@ ami@@ ning a range of incentives to promote good governance at eu level , for example , the enhanced use of development aid in order to encourage certain third countries to move away from unfair tax competition .
why play into the hands of the op@@ pon@@ ents of the wto and put the im@@ age of this institution at stak@@ e ?
despite the fact that the health service is de fac@@ to managed by the member states , the eu can , nevertheless , act to extend health care and be , for example , an excellent plat@@ form for the exchange of good practices .
some propon@@ ents of the treaty of lisbon even cla@@ i@@ med this demonstrated that we were atten@@ tive to popul@@ ar re@@ lu@@ ct@@ ance .
i hope that there will be agreement on a financing concept next week at the summit .
we should maintain the quot@@ a system and introduce transparency into the milk marke@@ ting chain .
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i welcome the recent determination shown by the con@@ go@@ le@@ se authorities to put a stop to this im@@ puni@@ ty , but this zer@@ o toler@@ ance policy must be ambitious - all per@@ pe@@ tr@@ ators of violence , without excep@@ tion , will have to answer for their actions - and truly effective .
in exchange for its financial contribution to programmes , ukraine will have the right to participate as an obser@@ ver in committees coordin@@ ating eu programmes .
i would like to end by saying that this is not quite what we wanted , but it is the right move and surely a step in the right direction .
the crucial point is that the su@@ ga@@ r is added before fer@@ ment@@ ation and not af@@ ter@@ war@@ ds , which means that it is not a matter of swe@@ e@@ te@@ ning s@@ our w@@ ine , and the addition of su@@ ga@@ r is only per@@ mis@@ sible for table win@@ es and v@@ ins de pa@@ ys .
we would like to see significant re@@ prior@@ i@@ ti@@ sation within the multi@@ annual financial framework to fully fund europe 2020 priorities that have the greatest impact on ra@@ ising employment and growth levels .
in writing . - the eu as a blo@@ c is the world 's largest contribu@@ tor of humanitarian aid .
i am also concerned by its increasing ho@@ sti@@ lity to israel , our ally , as wit@@ ne@@ ssed by the gaza flo@@ ti@@ ll@@ a e@@ pis@@ ode and turkey 's offici@@ ally published fin@@ dings .
i believe that , especially at this time , we also have to draw the attention of young people to the need for mobility and to foreign opportunities .
the inte@@ l@@ le@@ c@@ tual rights of cre@@ ators are dee@@ med to be property to be taken away and b@@ ought like a com@@ mod@@ ity .
this is important , not least in the context of the ongoing negotiations for the new agreement which are being held by the commission and which must con@@ tain clear , legally binding provisions on trade and investment and also on energy .
secondly , the current situation affe@@ cts us all .
however , this will pay off , because we know that after these t@@ ough days , mr barroso will probably once again be commission president and that there will , once again , be une@@ as@@ y compromi@@ ses between the large and power@@ ful groups in this house , but also between the governments in the council , and that mr barroso , who has per@@ so@@ ni@@ fied the fa@@ i@@ lu@@ res of european integration during the last five years , is likely to continue to do so over the next five years .
i would therefore like to say very clearly that we want some give and take from our chinese partners on this issue - we want the protection of the cultural her@@ it@@ age of the u@@ y@@ gh@@ urs .
over and above emergency measures , when we report on the health of the cap we must re@@ de@@ fine the way we inter@@ ven@@ e on the world markets ( infrastructure , intervention stocks , risk management , prospe@@ cts and economic mode@@ lling of price changes , et@@ c . ) , re@@ consider the de@@ cou@@ pl@@ ing of aid and glob@@ ally re@@ think our agricultural production mode@@ ls to ensure that they are productive and end@@ ur@@ ing .
however , is it not si@@ ni@@ ster that reci@@ pie@@ n@@ ts should be told which economic policies they should choose and which they should dis@@ card ?
i feel solidarity with and concern for the f@@ ate and safety of the 1.@@ 5 million palesti@@ ni@@ ans held in gaza , for whom it is impossible to leave the gaza stri@@ p , and for the humanitarian situation of the palesti@@ ni@@ ans on the west bank who , despite cooperation from the palestinian national authority , see no improvement in their living conditions .
a language will not survi@@ ve on a few secon@@ ds alone .
the commission 's proposal and the report seek to achieve greater stability in the financial system and to increase the protection for invest@@ ors .
i am sure that european farmers will take great pri@@ de in sh@@ aring part of the agricultural budget with those who are most in need .
i want to see za@@ gre@@ b take action .
all opportunities to reduce in@@ appropriate paper and energy consumption at the european parliament have not yet been ex@@ ha@@ ust@@ ed .
( de ) mr president , in addition to what i have just said , i would like to ask for currency policy to be included in the reci@@ t@@ als .
ban@@ ning clu@@ ster muni@@ tions (
if mr bar@@ nie@@ r does get the internal market , what is he going to give to the po@@ les , to whom he promi@@ sed a great commission ?
the non-@@ intere@@ st-@@ bearing de@@ posi@@ t should be relea@@ sed upon corre@@ ction of the excessive defici@@ t while the interest on such de@@ posi@@ ts and the fin@@ es colle@@ cted should be as@@ signed to stability mechanisms to provide financial assistance , created by member states whose currency is the euro in order to safeguard the stability of the euro area as a whole .
they would gain an understanding of di@@ stan@@ t countries and peoples . our knowledge of the latter ten@@ ds to be fra@@ g@@ mented and based on often negative ste@@ re@@ o@@ types .
voluntary return , the dur@@ ation of temporary cust@@ ody , with alternati@@ ves provided for certain cases , the organisation of cust@@ ody facilities , the ban on collective re@@ tur@@ ns , the particular treatment to be given to min@@ ors and vulnerable persons when adopting a return decision and the pre@@ serv@@ ation of family uni@@ ty : all of these are positive feat@@ u@@ res of the proposal for a directive , as is the free legal aid , if reque@@ sted , to pursu@@ e an appeal against the remo@@ val order .
i should also like to thank mr de@@ ß very much for sh@@ ad@@ ow@@ ing this report for the ppe-de group .
i have a question for the commissioner : will progress be made towards these euro@@ bonds in december ?
concerning the issue of red ta@@ pe , this will not create a new burden for enterprises because we are using existing administrative and stati@@ sti@@ cal data .
'@@ balanced ' means asking for improvements and at the same time of@@ fering assistance .
work is currently under way on ch@@ ap@@ ter 16 on taxation and ch@@ ap@@ ter 19 on social policy and employment .
in writing . - ( hu ) first of all , per@@ mit me to express my pro@@ found con@@ dol@@ ences to the ja@@ pan@@ ese people and the rel@@ atives of the victims in connection with the exceptional natural and industrial disaster which happened ba@@ rely 12 days ago .
measures in this area fall primarily within national competence and the community can only support and comple@@ ment the work done by the member states .
today , the questions we have been asking from the start need to be addressed , though obviously in quite a different context now .
since this type of crime can operate too free@@ ly , it has taken advantage of our freedoms , moving as it plea@@ ses between financial marke@@ t@@ places , tax ha@@ v@@ ens and markets dealing in property and other asse@@ ts .
the economic environment has changed dra@@ m@@ atically since 2008 ; hence , a review really is needed .
my hope is that the step we take today , with the adoption of this proposal , is the first of many future ones .
mr president , president barroso , i would like to put a question to you in this house about the european emergency fund .
prison remains orient@@ ated towards the needs of m@@ ale pris@@ oners and i welcome the report 's aim to highlight the differences experienced by women .
many companies which are entitled to apply for european subsidies and whose ideas will bring added value on a european scale do not have the necessary language skills to go through the application process in eng@@ li@@ sh .
they specifically agreed to what is in the deal .
apart from the environmental and public health issues , which are a concern in themselves , failure to re-@@ use ra@@ w materials results in in@@ efficiency and additional cost for the production system , which could be resolved by making better use of the materials that constitu@@ te the equipment concerned .
we cannot and shall not forget na@@ s@@ r@@ in so@@ tou@@ de@@ h , nor her fellow figh@@ ters for fundamental rights in iran .
there is a general fee@@ ling of a@@ ver@@ sion towards and mi@@ stru@@ st of russia that does not represent a sound basis for the cooperation that we are calling for .
cooperation between member states should be strengthened in terms of the exchange of information about criminal recor@@ ds related to con@@ vi@@ ctions for sexual abuse , so that those con@@ vi@@ cted of such off@@ ences can be pre@@ ven@@ ted from taking jobs involving direct contact with children .
eu development aid so far has focused , first of all , on providing necessary fun@@ ctions for the government to help deliver the basic services of the state , such as the run@@ ning of the education system , the healthcare system and the police , and the ability to provide staff in the public sector .
these new technologies can significantly improve vehi@@ cle safety and it is clear that road safety will benefit when they are introduced as the standard system on new vehicles .
mr president , mr barroso obser@@ ved that we are living in ex@@ tra@@ ordinary times - true - but ex@@ tra@@ ordinary times call for ex@@ tra@@ ordinary leadership .
i shall focus on two examples .
apart from anything else , he is also system@@ atically persecu@@ ting various minorities : r@@ aci@@ al minorities , sexual minorities , and all other minorities , in their own land .
for my y@@ oun@@ ger bro@@ ther , the internet is as natural as wat@@ ching tele@@ vision or ch@@ at@@ ting in the school pla@@ y@@ ground at bre@@ ak time .
unfortunately , it is not as simple as it is sometimes made to appe@@ ar in political debates .
this crisis has been brought about , as we all know , by a kind of c@@ as@@ in@@ o capit@@ alism , cro@@ ny capit@@ alism , and a financial services sector that has been subject to no regulation - or to ligh@@ t-@@ tou@@ ch regulation , as it is sometimes poli@@ tely referred to .
the most sh@@ am@@ eful thing for us in the eu is that it is being carried out by one of our pre@@ fer@@ red trading partners .
if it is really concerned about min@@ ors ' living conditions , the italian government should take action to ensure proper health conditions in the cam@@ ps , to fo@@ ster social inclusion and integration , and to promote scho@@ ol@@ ing and entry into working life .
i am proud to have particip@@ ated in this work in parliament , which will take a decision on the matter tomorrow .
the presidency is pleased that this issue has been addressed within parliament , and thanks its rapporteur , mr l@@ ó@@ pe@@ z@@ -@@ ist@@ ú@@ ri@@ z wh@@ ite , for his proposals on the legal protection of ad@@ ul@@ ts .
it will answer those questions which were raised by mr l@@ un@@ gre@@ n , that is , it will help to bo@@ l@@ ster the whole euro area , because the procedures for euro transactions will be strengthened .
it is much appreci@@ ated . '
the coll@@ ation and categor@@ isation of such data should be consistent with previous annual reports in order to assi@@ st parliament in making mea@@ ni@@ ng@@ ful assess@@ ments of the progress being made by the commission .
and , yes , where we can use them as a lab@@ or@@ atory , for example , for the development of renewable ener@@ gies , we should certainly try and promote and encourage that at the same time , see@@ ing to it that their vulner@@ abi@@ lities are not pre@@ judi@@ ced in any way .
commissioner , will you require any@@ body sel@@ ling goods to have a direct contact number where people who have difficulties can make direct contact with those who have so@@ ld them de@@ fe@@ ctive goods or services ?
on behalf of the ind / dem group . - mr president , do@@ es@@ n '@@ t this all go to show that this vast exercise of eu financial regulation has sing@@ ul@@ arly mis@@ sed the mark ?
unless we are honest in identi@@ fying the problem , there can be no solution .
the joint debate is closed .
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mr rein@@ fel@@ d@@ t , you do , of course , de@@ serve our thanks .
romania , like other new member states of the european union , is in a much worse situation than the general one descri@@ bed in the report .
it is the best in the world , after all , as it is the only ets in the world to date .
i think it is tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous that european action forces should help where local fir@@ e figh@@ ters cannot manage alone .
another less@@ on is that we must establish a european civil protection body .
nevertheless , compliance with the obligations in article 9 does not require a form@@ al social impact assessment procedure .
i have referred , for example , to the legislative proposals already prepared and to the intention to ti@@ gh@@ ten the penalties for people trafficking .
a recent report states that two thir@@ ds of young people have received un@@ wanted requests while using the internet and 25 % have vie@@ wed materi@@ al with inde@@ cent content .
congratul@@ ations are also due to the new member states enter@@ ing the schengen area on the tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous efforts they made to meet all the schengen requirements in such a short period of time .
we want to have an action plan that co@@ vers cooperation on key issues - science , technology and innovation , environment , climate change and so on .
better la@@ w@@ -@@ making must also mean the involvement of the european parliament both in inter@@ institutional debate and as a co@@ -@@ legisl@@ ator .
however , social rights , including the rights of workers , have not been regar@@ ded as a priority , even at a time when fundamental social rights are being called into question by the policies promo@@ ted by the eu .
the commitment that the eu made to realise the un 's mi@@ ll@@ en@@ nium development goals cannot be for@@ got@@ ten .
if implemented corre@@ ctly by national bodies , this international agreement will be an important tool for ensuring the long-term protection of mar@@ ine life and the sustainable exploitation of fish stocks .
equally , we cannot force gi@@ r@@ ls to take up technical studies . in order to maintain a fi@@ f@@ ty@@ -@@ fi@@ f@@ ty balance .
the next item is question time ( b@@ 7-0@@ 0@@ 19 / 2011 ) .
human rights , which include women 's rights , are and need to be universal and defen@@ ded in any context .
who is the union for ?
those who carry in@@ side them the h@@ ur@@ t of having been aband@@ oned are entitled to gro@@ w up in a happy environment with people who can offer them a new life .
this alone makes it par@@ amount that we let this part of the eu budget through today .
( pl ) this is an important step for the european parliament towards opening the do@@ or to nations which are obviously european , such as the geor@@ gi@@ ans and the ar@@ me@@ ni@@ ans .
in short , it is true that mobility has to be changed rather than reduced .
one of these is the activity of foreign invest@@ ors , particularly those from russia .
i can understand people in a@@ th@@ ens going out into the stre@@ ets and prote@@ sting .
i therefore agree with the rapporteur 's recommendations on the improvements that need to be made to the governance system in the eu 2020 strategy compared to the lisbon strategy .
mr barroso said it 's becoming fa@@ shi@@ on@@ able to be po@@ pu@@ list and wa@@ ve the fla@@ g of x@@ en@@ op@@ h@@ ob@@ ia .
my experience is that if you communi@@ cate clearly on the sub@@ stance issues then it is much easier , and this is exactly also what our represent@@ ation office in ireland is trying to do : to communi@@ cate on the different sub@@ stance issues .
commissioner . - ( fi ) madam president , i would still like to make a cou@@ ple of comments in fin@@ nish because of the speech by mr so@@ ini .
for our part , we will bring you a proposal , a communication to strengthen the eu 's disaster response capacity , and we will come back to you with the less@@ ons lear@@ n@@ t from this disaster .
i also want to say that , despite the fact that we have a decision requ@@ ir@@ ing gender ma@@ inst@@ re@@ am@@ ing in all our work here in parliament , no gender analysis of this directive has been carried out , also despite the fact that we know that many women on the lowe@@ st wag@@ es are precisely those who often get cau@@ ght in the debt tra@@ p .
lastly , i should like to point out that i orig@@ in@@ ally felt there should be no reference to specific countries .
mr president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , the guidelines we are shor@@ tly to vote on are the first step towards the european budget for 2012 .
if we really want to export our po@@ ul@@ try and pi@@ g industry outside the eu and feed our citizens on brazi@@ li@@ an chi@@ ck@@ en and por@@ k and even chi@@ ck@@ en from th@@ a@@ il@@ and , all of which has been f@@ ed on g@@ m , then the present policies of zer@@ o toler@@ ance on non-@@ g@@ m feed and the ap@@ p@@ all@@ ingly s@@ low licen@@ sing of g@@ m feed within the eu are exactly the way to go about it .
i would like to take this opportunity to thank the european parliament for its support of the commission demand for the knowledge tri@@ an@@ gle of research , education and innovation .
although both the lisbon strategy and the eu 2020 strategy at@@ tach greater emphasis than ever before to social policy , the issues of competitiveness and economic factors continue to take priority to the de@@ tr@@ im@@ ent of social issues .
the first concerns the question whether all the european union 's policies can come under the general europe 2020 um@@ b@@ rel@@ la .
i hope so and we support you in it , mr barroso .
the third is to protect the safety of our citizens against terrori@@ sts , drug@@ s and counterfe@@ i@@ ted and pi@@ r@@ ated goods that can even end@@ an@@ ger their health and life , by contro@@ lling the supply cha@@ ins used for the international movement of goods .
i would also like to thank commissioner f@@ ü@@ le for his re@@ marks , especially for menti@@ oning the maritime dimension , which the commission is s@@ hap@@ ing right now and , of course , for making the necessary link between the black sea strategy and the danube strategy .
it is also about structural reform , fiscal consolid@@ ation and grow@@ th@@ -@@ enhan@@ cing measures .
in writing . - we op@@ pose the union for the mediterranean .
- madam president , i am sor@@ ry we are keeping you from your l@@ un@@ ch with our explan@@ ations of votes .
the gover@@ ning council is the per@@ tin@@ ent enti@@ ty .
ce@@ po@@ l hel@@ ps national bodies to work together to prevent and combat crime .
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however , our assessment shows that further serious work needs to be done in the member states to improve the effectiveness of their policies for roma integration .
i could never im@@ ag@@ ine in my youth that one day i would speak in it .
in order to maintain this dynami@@ c and ensure a quality process , we must point out that further efforts are needed to meet the requirements of the negotiating framework , including croatia 's obligations in respect of the stabi@@ lisation and association agreement , and also the implementation of the accession partnership .
as i indi@@ cated in my speech , the assessment condu@@ cted so far indic@@ ates that str@@ ing@@ ent measures are already in place - this point has been made .
we all asse@@ ssed that the meeting was positive .
those are the core tasks to which i have de@@ voted my time since i took on this role .
the first matter is ye@@ men .
we also need to clari@@ fy under what exceptional circumstances suspen@@ sion can be carried out in order to avoid uni@@ lateral action that je@@ opar@@ di@@ ses the whole system . so you can rest assu@@ red that we will do our ut@@ most to strengthen schengen and that we need more european eng@@ ag@@ ement there , not less .
i have many other questions but i know we are ti@@ ght on time so , if the commissioner could answer that one , i would be happy .
in line with the appeal the report makes to member states , i would like to call for a strengthening of the decentr@@ alisation process for implementing regional policy in bulgaria , in order to ensure that the system of multi@@ level governance fun@@ ctions in the most effective way on the basis of the principles of partnership and subsidiarity .
under its provisions , tra@@ ders will have to provide clear and accur@@ ate information in a ti@@ mely manner and , fail@@ ing that , a consumer cannot be b@@ ound by di@@ stance or off@@ -@@ pre@@ mi@@ ses contracts .
it is a sor@@ ry state of affairs that no one benefits from this , the people least of all .
let us take that as the ben@@ ch@@ mark .
i highlight this last point because we cannot let the first european maritime day co@@ inci@@ de in the min@@ ds of citizens with the death of an entire trade .
yet the heads of state or government l@@ ack@@ ed the coura@@ ge to op@@ t for a pu@@ rely european solution .
situations of loss of income are on the increase and women are getting poo@@ re@@ r .
i welcome the fact that the european union immediately activ@@ ated its civil protection mechanism to coordin@@ ate its emergency aid .
this was after a massive consultation .
the fun@@ er@@ al was atten@@ ded today by the high representative , mr so@@ lana , and the com@@ man@@ der of the operation , general na@@ sh , who expressed sym@@ pa@@ thy on behalf of the european union .
i would like to share my reading of these with you , and to talk to you especially about the next st@@ ages .
we often do this form@@ ally but , mr ep@@ p@@ in@@ k , although our parties often dis@@ agree on many things , i must say that while drawing up this report , there were no t@@ abo@@ o matters in our discussion .
this wi@@ s@@ dom cannot simply end at ensuring fair relations between competi@@ tors in the european area .
some attempt has been made to strengthen the opportunities smes might have to participate .
yes , the time has come to finally give priority to all these small businesses , and to their direct@@ ors and employees , and to do so , first and fore@@ most , in european regulations .
if you cro@@ ss che@@ ck your pa@@ pers , you will see , firstly , that you gave the floor today out of order and , secondly , that you gave the floor to persons who spo@@ ke at the previous plenary sitting of the european parliament ; consequently , your argu@@ ments do not stand up .
the ve@@ s@@ se@@ l ow@@ ners should be accoun@@ table for the costs ar@@ ising under the agreements from which they themselves draw benefit , and we want to see continu@@ ed change in that direction . we therefore voted for amendment 8 , although that change should take place in a wi@@ der context .
from my own experience of more than eight years as a member of the commission , i can as@@ sure you that i have had to put the bra@@ k@@ es on over@@ ze@@ al@@ ous commission de@@ part@@ ments far more often than i have needed to urge them to fir@@ e up the hea@@ v@@ y arti@@ ll@@ ery of the treaty infringe@@ ment process .
i hope that the european judicial area will help so@@ oner or later to re@@ cti@@ fy this great in@@ justice .
for more than 10 years now , parliament has been calling for ti@@ gh@@ ter controls , including legislation on european inspe@@ ctions : for minimum criteria for inspe@@ ctions in mr j@@ ack@@ son 's report in 1999 , for legislative reform for shi@@ p@@ ments of waste in mr b@@ lok@@ land 's report in 2003 , and for minimum criteria for inspe@@ ctions in the 2008 resolution .
i would say yes , but what for ?
one of the few regi@@ mes that genu@@ ine@@ ly enjo@@ ys popul@@ ar support - that of á@@ l@@ var@@ u ur@@ i@@ be in col@@ om@@ bi@@ a , who has the support of more than three quar@@ ters of his population because he has re@@ sto@@ red order to that un@@ happy country and has cr@@ ack@@ ed down on the par@@ a@@ militar@@ ies of both left and right .
i therefore consider that we should vote in favour of the ber@@ lat@@ o report .
security and stability are vital if the citizens are to put their trust in the state of bos@@ nia and her@@ ze@@ go@@ v@@ ina .
appropriate che@@ cks should be introduced and the im@@ port into the eu of agricultural food products produced with the aid of chemi@@ c@@ als should be ban@@ ned .
for ol@@ der citizens , we are calling for a european fi@@ f@@ ty@@ -@@ plus employment pact initiative .
it is clear to me that the du@@ bli@@ n system is not perfe@@ ct yet .
mr president , the union for the mediterranean fac@@ es real obstacles and what i am asking of the european union , of all the institutions and of parliament , is determination , consider@@ ably more determination , when it comes to trying to over@@ coming these obstacles .
it was russia , n@@ one@@ theless , that re@@ s@@ cu@@ ed the ky@@ oto protocol , while the us refu@@ sed to rati@@ fy it .
why on ear@@ th are we putting in place legislation in the european union when we are in effect wa@@ sting our time ?
finally , with regard to the inci@@ dent of rac@@ is@@ m against a non-@@ wh@@ ite person , i would like to point to the huge numbers of equally serious anti-@@ wh@@ ite rac@@ is@@ m inci@@ dents occur@@ ring in the en@@ cla@@ ves of illegal immigration , not to mention the ' wh@@ i@@ te@@ -@@ hun@@ ting ' taking place under president mu@@ gab@@ e 's re@@ ign and also even in south africa .
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if i have understood you corre@@ ctly , you wanted to ensure that a study was started into whether there are , in fact , too many to@@ xi@@ c substances in children 's to@@ ys in germany , as the study indic@@ ates .
this process , in particular the intervention of the ar@@ my , has led to criticism .
i would like to se@@ i@@ ze the initiative and turn once again to the council .
( ro ) i wish to congratulate the author@@ s of the resolution for harmo@@ nising the points of view of the various political groups .
i am willing to start the discussion about the need for reform and then to think about how we can de@@ fine a number of areas on which we would like to do more work .
firstly , the commission instru@@ cted an agency to take over the administration of the programme and to simplify the administration procedure even before this regulation was proposed .
it is unacceptable that mu@@ sh@@ ar@@ ra@@ f should show such a ca@@ val@@ ier dis@@ regard for democracy .
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in addition , as i have already said on repe@@ ated occa@@ sions , we should study the situation of the religious minorities in that part of the world and prepare a report on the subject .
regarding the consumer forum , we will certainly inv@@ ite the consumer organisations that are well repres@@ ented in member states and the um@@ b@@ rel@@ la organisation .
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the eastern partnership has obvious budgetary consequences : eur 3@@ 50 million have been appropri@@ ated for the next few years - and even this will probably not be enough .
for this reason , i would like to thank the rapporteur for calling on the commission to take steps in the medi@@ um to long term to address this problem .
i am in favour of de@@ voting an appreci@@ able level of attention to matters concerning eu citizens ' health , but not of adopting exce@@ ssi@@ vely alar@@ mi@@ st atti@@ tu@@ des , which then result in ex@@ or@@ bit@@ ant public health spending .
members of the commission and the council , it is also bu@@ m@@ ping up infl@@ ation for the poor in the eu much more quickly than overall infl@@ ation .
with the support of the eu-@@ us sen@@ ate leaders , i will look to move forward on that at the forthcoming te@@ c meeting on 17 december .
one important matter in the setting up of the european external action service is contact with the european parliament .
the european union cannot continue devi@@ ating from the rule of law and therefore i call on my colleagues to join the ne@@ w@@ l@@ y-@@ for@@ med european committee for justice under the leadership of vice-president ale@@ j@@ o vi@@ dal@@ -@@ qu@@ ad@@ ra@@ s calling for the immediate remo@@ val of the p@@ moi from the b@@ lac@@ kli@@ st .
you have said , commission president - and that is why i am appe@@ al@@ ing to you now - that our work is not yet over .
the public needs to be 100 % sure that the products they consu@@ me are safe and f@@ it for purpose .
above all , in the countries with the greatest financial difficulties , it should com@@ mit to investment in public services , to supporting production , to creating jobs with rights , to er@@ adi@@ cating poverty , and to combating social in@@ equality and all types of discrimination , not least gender .
madam president , ladies and gentlemen , two weeks ago i went to lam@@ pe@@ du@@ sa and mal@@ ta .
the growing number of ol@@ der people , plus the need for a wi@@ der range of services and products , increases demand in this area .
the globalisation associated with the current crisis has changed many of the circumstances that ser@@ ved as a basis for decisions taken at european level in the past and which were , at the time , considered correct .
naturally , i am pleased that a portuguese , gab@@ r@@ ie@@ l rod@@ ri@@ go ri@@ be@@ ir@@ o ta@@ va@@ res ber@@ nar@@ d@@ in@@ o , has been nomin@@ ated as first chair of the european in@@ surance and occup@@ ational pensions authority .
to help iraq re@@ verse the dis@@ mal administrative situation she has in@@ h@@ eri@@ ted , we need also to make close partner@@ ships with the public service ministr@@ ies and to use all of our experience in the enlargement process to help capac@@ it@@ y-@@ building and institu@@ ti@@ on-@@ building .
( l@@ v ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , from the procedu@@ ral vie@@ w@@ point the eu 's budget for 2009 can be seen as prepar@@ ation for two important issues .
the fact that bulgaria and romania have external eu borders should not be regar@@ ded as a barr@@ ier preventing them from jo@@ ining the schengen area .
these new technical pos@@ sibilities such as autom@@ atic di@@ stance control and autom@@ atic obstac@@ le recognition are already available in some t@@ op@@ -@@ of@@ -@@ the@@ -@@ range vehicles .
unfortunately , the g@@ da@@ ń@@ sk shi@@ py@@ ard also be@@ came a symbo@@ l of the dec@@ line of hea@@ v@@ y industry and the defen@@ ce@@ less@@ ness of workers and trade uni@@ ons in the face of that process , a model example of everything that is defined as ' c@@ as@@ in@@ o capit@@ alism ' .
of course , we cannot allow short-@@ term support for the industry to undermin@@ e its long-term competitiveness .
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as you know , the european parliament has always been particularly re@@ cep@@ tive to the suffering of the african peoples .
( hu ) the military jun@@ ta has promi@@ sed free , democratic elections for 2010 .
fl@@ ying in the face of common sense , nuclear energy is de@@ pi@@ cted as the technology of the future , with even more eu research funding and budgetary resources to f@@ low into the development of this high-@@ risk d@@ in@@ os@@ au@@ r technology .
with chinese arms exports - some of them in the attack that was descri@@ bed a minu@@ te ago - estim@@ ated to be in exce@@ ss of us@@ d 2 billion a year , the ir@@ responsibility with which they act has to be called into question .
the commission 's communication on roma identi@@ f@@ ies four areas that are of strategic importance to overcome roma exclusion .
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we are all very att@@ ach@@ ed to it , and we expect the study initi@@ ated by the direct@@ or@@ ate@@ -@@ general for maritime affairs and fisheries to clari@@ fy the sources of activity and of employment that we can expect .
for that reason , it is important that the commission should now investig@@ ate the matter and that the practical aspects of going ahead should be we@@ i@@ gh@@ ed carefully .
even if some people do not agree , let us move towards greater conver@@ gence in the euro area and in the union for those who want to move forward , because now it is not just the feder@@ alists or the integr@@ ati@@ oni@@ sts who want more governance in the european union .
the ali@@ gn@@ ment of study programmes and cor@@ respon@@ ding mutual recognition must be achieved in all areas of training and education , in particular , in manu@@ al tra@@ des , where there is a lot of ground to make up .
( pt ) one of the areas of education which is still l@@ ag@@ ging behind in certain european union countries , in particular portugal , is pre@@ -@@ school education .
we know that another , far worse , alternative exists and that is another reason why we are prepared to do everything to ensure that the european union is pre@@ ser@@ ved , developed and strengthened .
dra@@ ft@@ sman of the opinion of the committee on employment and social affairs . - ( it ) mr president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , i am truly proud of the work carried out in this parliament and of its ability to make use of the already recognised powers to propose legislation .
i think that the process of moving towards the rap@@ pro@@ che@@ ment of turkey and the european union is possible ; it is a fe@@ a@@ sible process .
if mr go@@ ll@@ nis@@ ch is char@@ ged over a press relea@@ se written by the political office of the front national , then of course this activity should be seen as fall@@ ing within the scope of his eu mandate .
as is often the way with solutions to environmental problems , however , another aspect to the problem emer@@ ged .
the only i@@ ce@@ lan@@ di@@ c party in favour of membership has s@@ lu@@ m@@ ped from 30 % to 18 % in the po@@ lls .
since then many other regions have initi@@ ated mutual cooperation .
re@@ sett@@ lement of deta@@ ine@@ es would concern those cle@@ are@@ d for relea@@ se in the light of this review .
for this reason , i believe it is a good thing that we are calling for subsidiarity in this area and that every country can go its own way .
this new regulation will definitely mean that these smes increase their market share and it will , in this way , contribute to employment in europe .
therefore , we must set priorities .
that is where the whole mission of pre@@ -@@ commercial procurement comes in .
in the vote on the lan@@ ge report , i am ab@@ sta@@ ining on paragraph 31 because of the ambi@@ gu@@ ous wor@@ ding , which re@@ fers to euro@@ bonds as well as project bonds .
i therefore support the application for mobilisation of the fund as expressed in my fellow member 's report .
one would im@@ ag@@ ine that part of those har@@ sh conditions would be to ensure that there would not be mal@@ administration and , if there was , that there would be a corre@@ ction put in place .
there is no fa@@ it@@ h that the new measures implemented recently are actually being taken stock of .
kosovo is part of a very sensitive geographical zone , on which the eu should maintain constan@@ t focus .
state@@ -@@ ai@@ ded rail@@ way companies should not be allowed to compe@@ te on a market with free competition .
if we need to have a debate on ven@@ e@@ zu@@ ela in the committee on foreign affairs , let us have it , but we should not use this session to do things that have nothing to do with the fundamental , specific and ti@@ mely re@@ porting of human rights violations .
( it ) mr president , i believe that this parliament 's democratic vote has un@@ questi@@ on@@ ably demonstrated something that everyone know@@ s to be true , namely that there is freedom of information in italy .
some member states have been suppl@@ ying libya with weapons and even with tor@@ ture equipment for years .
i take this opportunity to urge the european council meeting in june to make it its priority to pre@@ serve jobs and find solutions for reducing unemployment in the european union .
nor is there yet any c@@ lar@@ ity regarding the precise allo@@ cation of the tasks relating to kosovo and the budgetary needs for 2008 .
that way , we ensure that as few people as possible are li@@ ste@@ ning and that , with only a very few excep@@ tions , there is no@@ body sitting in the visi@@ tors ' g@@ all@@ ery , and we ensure that journ@@ alists , who should be re@@ porting all this , are most likely already giving their attention to other things in the e@@ vening .
these products will have to comply with the rules in force and , following a care@@ ful ap@@ pra@@ is@@ al , will be able to bear the ce mark .
finally , i believe that in order to success@@ fully achieve the proposed objectives , it is necessary to strengthen coordination between the various ag@@ ents involved in pursu@@ ing the strategy for youth .
vice-president of the commission . - ( fr ) madam president , i thank mr al@@ ber@@ tin@@ i for his excellent report .
in rural areas , as el@@ se@@ where , women expect to be able to realise their own plans for their lives , to be economi@@ cally independent and to meet family challenges .
in addition , we must make decisive progress towards achieving the single european sk@@ y , developing all the functi@@ onal air@@ space blo@@ cks ( f@@ ab@@ s ) more quickly to reduce fra@@ g@@ ment@@ ation in the management of air@@ space and to ensure their more effective management .
now there will be supple@@ mentary guarantees concerning the eu law .
it will bring legal certainty to consumers , which is absolutely vital if people are to sho@@ p around and look for the best product which su@@ its their needs .
con@@ form@@ ing to the recommendations of the united nations general assembly , the spe@@ ar@@ head in this area , the members are putting an end to the legal vac@@ u@@ um that allowed the ir@@ re@@ par@@ able destruction of our mar@@ ine eco@@ systems to take place .
it is important that we find a good basis through a transparent process .
centr@@ alised intervention in the economy has always failed .
the poverty rate am@@ ong@@ st women has exce@@ eded 18 % .
all that is needed , in accordance with international law , is to condu@@ ct negotiations in good fa@@ it@@ h .
the eu must b@@ ite the bul@@ let .
election observ@@ ation mis@@ sions are a very important element of european union policy for fo@@ ster@@ ing democracy .
as i said , i am in constan@@ t contact with the most important pla@@ yers .
i also wish to draw your attention to the study to be prepared on ac@@ tors and the possible proposal for a directive which will be presented in 2010 .
the under@@ l@@ ying principles of this process come down to three priority fie@@ lds of action .
so yes to the defence of the liber@@ ty of the press in europe , but no to this parliament being used for pu@@ rely parti@@ s@@ an and national en@@ ds .
in propos@@ ing postpo@@ ne@@ ment of entry into force of this directive , the commission was re@@ acting respon@@ si@@ bly to new scientific evidence - i repeat , new scientific evidence - namely a study commissi@@ oned by the government of the united kingdom and published in june 2007 .
on behalf of the alde group . - mr president , the symbo@@ ls of the european union are a ce@@ le@@ br@@ ation of the uni@@ ty that we have achieved and that we hope to strengthen .
all the european institutions that depend on the european union budget have to be tho@@ rou@@ gh@@ ly audi@@ ted by the court of auditors and by all enti@@ ties with that function .
unfortunately , vo@@ cational education has been neg@@ le@@ cted in recent years and has reduced in signific@@ ance .
the dis@@ regard for women has reached pe@@ ak levels when a german jud@@ ge re@@ fers to the hu@@ sb@@ and 's right to use cor@@ po@@ ral puni@@ sh@@ ment an@@ cho@@ red in the kor@@ an as a decisive factor in her judg@@ ment on a mus@@ li@@ m di@@ v@@ or@@ ce case .
this report is on the proposal for a european parliament and council directive on consumer rights .
financial independence is also important for this authority so that we can put the reven@@ ue into different categor@@ ies depen@@ ding on where it was taken from .
as i was saying , we welcome the report by mrs g@@ ur@@ ma@@ i who i also thank for her en@@ thu@@ si@@ as@@ m , because we have to show that we are en@@ thu@@ si@@ a@@ stic about our commitment to defen@@ ding the rights of citizens .
the more recent eu member states like bulgaria find it important to have the opportunity to exchange good practices and to implement community pi@@ lot programmes .
the guarantee of free and fair political expression without in@@ ti@@ mid@@ ation or har@@ as@@ s@@ ment is also a necessi@@ ty .
i voted in favour of mrs jo@@ ly 's excellent report on the work of the ac@@ p@@ -@@ eu joint parliamentary assembly , which is - i repeat - a uni@@ que institution in the world by vir@@ tu@@ e of its com@@ position and its wi@@ ll@@ ing@@ ness to work together to promote nor@@ th@@ -@@ south inter@@ depend@@ ence , not only by legislative means , but also through democratic dialogue and cooperation .
an ex@@ -@@ po@@ st assessment of the agreement shows that it is relevant in that it hel@@ ps to maintain the presence of eu fle@@ ets in the region while contribu@@ ting to local job creation .
the former authorities of the national fund for environmental protection and water management say that the application by the lu@@ x ver@@ it@@ at@@ is found@@ ation was che@@ cked very carefully and not found wan@@ ting in any way .
i would like to stress the major importance of a comprehensive approach to be adopted for the risk cl@@ assi@@ fication , which includes possible risks related not only to the nature of the in@@ coming materi@@ al , in this case bre@@ ad@@ cru@@ mb@@ s , but also to the process itself .
the harmonisation of such statistics will hu@@ ge@@ ly improve compar@@ ability and enhance policy development .
these erro@@ rs should and could have been identified and corre@@ cted much earlier by the person@@ ne@@ l who approved the payments .
the vote will take place on tu@@ es@@ day , 11 march 2008 .
the global economic crisis is just one of the factors contribu@@ ting to a change in the behaviour and living conditions of young people in europe .
secondly , you say - and you are right - that public finances need to be contro@@ lled better , that a return to more stable debt levels is necessary .
i visi@@ ted the area during the conflict and saw the problems and fe@@ ars facing both sides .
the report tr@@ ies hard to hi@@ de its approval of the liberalisation of trade , and its role in the off@@ en@@ sive led by neo@@ liberal capit@@ alist globalisation , which it claims will ensure the economic development and progress of peoples .
on behalf of the alde group . - ( de ) madam president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , i should like to congratulate mr tab@@ a@@ j@@ d@@ i on his balanced report .
although i understand the histori@@ cal and political circumstances of belarus , i firmly believe that the time has also come for belarus to join the ran@@ ks of those countries that have out@@ la@@ wed the death penalty .
the group of the greens / european free alliance has asked for the report by mr h@@ ö@@ k@@ mark on a community framework for nuclear safety to be taken off the agenda .
we do , however , share the view that the european parliament should participate more fully when the open method of coordination is used .
i believe that we must be more active and have much more to offer these countries .
mr schulz , i will simply say that my group and i concern ourselves with social issues just as much as you do , and we are all ...
these are seen as acts of ho@@ sti@@ lity that only result in people r@@ all@@ ying round mr pu@@ tin .
when are we honest with european citizens ?
so rest assu@@ red that action will be taken , if necessary .
lisbon up@@ hol@@ ds the sovereign right of member states to make such decisions , and that is just one of the very many reasons why i support it .
firstly by destro@@ ying or at least low@@ ering the financial f@@ ences of visa requirements , which prevent people from communi@@ cating so much .
as mr w@@ ur@@ t@@ z and other speakers have stre@@ ssed , finance must continue to serve the economy ; the economy must not be the victi@@ m of finance .
in this context , if other member states decide to exercise their sovereignty and rati@@ fy the lisbon treaty , or otherwise , no real demo@@ cra@@ t , no flag@@ -@@ fl@@ ying demo@@ cra@@ t who today claims to be irish , can legi@@ timately obje@@ ct .
in meetings with lithu@@ ani@@ ans working ab@@ road , i have heard on several occa@@ sions how they are paid less , are often not paid at all for work carried out , or have transport and living costs il@@ legally de@@ du@@ cted from their wag@@ es .
any re@@ ma@@ ining funds had to be invest@@ ed in this project .
in this way special national regi@@ sters , which will be introduced with this regulation , would ea@@ se the control of these transport operators and this would become more effective , something that would undoubtedly have a positive effect on road safety .
the re@@ bel@@ s ' calls for a no-@@ fly zone pose us a di@@ le@@ m@@ ma .
i shall mis@@ s this parliament , this house , and all of you .
nevertheless , we shall keep on waiting and we do in fact hope that the european parliament 's proposal may be taken into consideration following tomorrow 's vote .
these are relevant questions and require an urgent response because this accident not only concerns the spanish and gi@@ br@@ al@@ ta@@ r authorities .
thank you to commissioner pie@@ bal@@ g@@ s for his response .
it is my opinion that we need to support strug@@ gl@@ ing companies as much as possible to provide them with the credit they need to keep their businesses af@@ lo@@ at and to ensure that jobs are not lost .
when the jud@@ ges took down the data in the min@@ ors courts , it was considered standard practice .
seen in this light , i view these concerns as under@@ stan@@ d@@ able , but not entirely justified in principle , and i hope i have managed to di@@ spe@@ l them .
the agreement at first reading demonstrate@@ s how important the urg@@ ency of this doss@@ ier is to every person who took part .
the commission has announced that it will take the necessary action once its officials have analy@@ sed the lithu@@ ani@@ an legislation , and my question is : has the analysis been carried out yet and have your officials , as part of that analysis , considered what the consequences could be for the recognition of sam@@ e-@@ se@@ x cou@@ ples from other member states ?
many of them were in@@ ju@@ red .
to date , the re@@ actions by the authorities , especially at european level , have been good .
i welcome the results of today 's vote .
clearly the european central bank and its president , mr tri@@ che@@ t , take the bank 's mandate and the ma@@ a@@ stri@@ ch@@ t criteria seriously .
since there is no european demo@@ s , no european n@@ ation , this de@@ fe@@ ct cannot be sol@@ ved by strengthening the role of the european parliament .
i would also just like to point out today that the ef@@ ta countries have had a free trade agreement since 2006 , and this has resul@@ ted , among other things , in nor@@ way tri@@ pl@@ ing its exports to south kore@@ a since 2006 .
the euro is therefore well worth strongly defen@@ ding .
at the same time , however , the adver@@ se impact of plant production products on the environment , and on wat@@ er@@ cour@@ ses in particular , is a very real one .
many of those who are in@@ ju@@ red , and their families , face an ag@@ o@@ nising wa@@ it to find out whether they have contrac@@ ted a blo@@ od@@ -@@ bor@@ ne in@@ fe@@ ction such as hi@@ v or he@@ p@@ ati@@ ti@@ s c .
i voted in favour because the sch@@ wa@@ b report has the mer@@ it of protecting consumers in their cross-border purcha@@ ses .
- ( cs ) madam president , ladies and gentlemen , it is clearly a great p@@ ity that there has been a delay in the publi@@ cation of this document and the action plan .
the lack of generally approved nuclear safety requirements in the eu allowed , in the not too di@@ stan@@ t past , some of the countries jo@@ ining the eu to have political solutions imposed on their nuclear energy , which are not in line now@@ ad@@ a@@ ys with the eu 's objectives for limi@@ ting climate change and for energy supply security .
it will set about lo@@ cating and confi@@ sc@@ ating the profits made from criminal activities .
on behalf of the ppe-de group . - ( de ) mr president , i believe mr swoboda 's argument was ad@@ mit@@ tedly br@@ ief , but it was conci@@ se .
special attention should also be paid to improving the hou@@ sing conditions and the health of el@@ der@@ ly people , particularly in regions in which the population is fall@@ ing by 20@@ -@@ 30 % .
this approach constitu@@ tes the difference that the eu can bring , particularly in compar@@ is@@ on with other international ac@@ tors .
this does not mean that the national approach , which is likely to be the one cho@@ sen by hungary , cannot harmoni@@ se or even con@@ tra@@ st with the community approach .
( pl ) mr president , the european union , in which one in seven citizens bel@@ ong@@ s to a national minority , can be proud of its exten@@ sive guarantee to respect their rights .
i am also delighted that progress has been achieved in negotiations over mon@@ ten@@ e@@ gr@@ o 's application to join the eu , which the council has just han@@ ded over to the commission for draf@@ ting .
- ( fi ) madam president , ladies and gentlemen , i would like to thank mr flo@@ ren@@ z sin@@ ce@@ rely for the excellent work he has done as rapporteur .
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in our opinion this im@@ pl@@ ies , among other aspects , appropriate vo@@ cational training , improvement of working conditions , promotion of stable contr@@ actual arrangements and fair and digni@@ fied levels of pay .
mr president , ladies and gentlemen , as coordin@@ ator for the group of the alliance of liber@@ als and democrats for europe , i had the opportunity to present the opinion of the committee on international trade on the need for a european strategy for the south cau@@ ca@@ sus .
the egf is aimed at helping workers who are victims of the re@@ lo@@ cation of businesses , and it is crucial in facilit@@ ating their access to new employment in the future .
however , i believe that the eu and israel are natural partners because they share the same values : democracy , the rule of law and personal freedom , and in particular a free press and independent judi@@ ci@@ ary .
now we have to move from words to dee@@ ds .
mrs g@@ y@@ ő@@ r@@ i , you tell us that the council has no say in the ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment of these officials , which is legally correct , but some member states are l@@ ying in am@@ bu@@ sh .
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( sl ) you have raised many political problems during this debate , but i would like to draw your attention to another challenge which was not mentioned in our report .
that is why , commissioner , we are also asking you to use as much influence as you can at govern@@ mental , regional and lo@@ cal@@ -@@ authority level , since these bodies will put into practice our provisions , budgets and regulations , and we will not be effective unless they are .
this kind of equipment is with us from daw@@ n to du@@ sk .
against this back@@ ground , the commission wel@@ comes the consistent support that parliament has given to efforts to protect europe 's r@@ ich and var@@ ied natural her@@ it@@ age .
now we have the pres@@ ent@@ ation of the achie@@ vements of the belgian presidency : legislation , the european external action service , financial supervision , the citizens ' initiative , the budget - we will discuss all these points .
however , that does not mean that we are back to business as usu@@ al .
moreover , ever higher life expect@@ an@@ cies mean the number of ol@@ der people is increasing , along with the resulting consequences .
we would like to see the commission becoming more pro@@ active in sol@@ ving this unacceptable state of affairs .
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it will also contribute under the consolid@@ ated plan of action for africa in the sphere of science and technology .
the subsid@@ y appe@@ ars to benefit all bio@@ -@@ d@@ ie@@ se@@ l ex@@ ported from and , by the way , so@@ ld in the united states , wh@@ ate@@ ver its source .
i like the expression ' there is a conflict of interests ' .
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one of the journ@@ alist 's da@@ u@@ gh@@ ters also suf@@ fered in@@ jur@@ ies , as did her mo@@ ther .
we need to manage crises on our own and not to transfer this ability to other bodies .
mon@@ day , tu@@ es@@ day and th@@ ur@@ s@@ day :
i voted for this framework programme because i believe that it encoura@@ ges the research community , ac@@ ade@@ mi@@ a , civil society organisations , companies and the industrial sector to participate in research projects .
to conclude , enlargement was always going to be a long-term effort and one which has to ri@@ de out political stor@@ ms in an@@ kar@@ a , bel@@ gra@@ de , brussels and many other capit@@ als in europe .
regarding rest peri@@ ods , this request came orig@@ in@@ ally from the industry since they maintain that , after such rest peri@@ ods , cat@@ ches become more prof@@ itable .
( sv ) mr president , as a euro@@ scep@@ tic , i often feel a certain sch@@ ad@@ en@@ fre@@ u@@ de when various eu institutions come up with un@@ reasonable and ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ous proposals like article 4@@ 7 .
no@@ body men@@ tions that , for vast parts of the world , we are the terrori@@ sts . '
call that nar@@ row , mer@@ cen@@ ary national interest if you will , but to me it is ine@@ s@@ capable common and fiscal sense .
if we allow these countries to gain increased market access , it could have de@@ tr@@ im@@ ent@@ al effects not only on european farmers , but also on those developing countries most in need .
i understand the commission 's demand for greater flexibility in the funding of politically sensitive projects aimed at supporting democracy and human rights .
this is because we@@ a@@ ther is a local phenomen@@ on and we are talking about climate , which is a long-term global phenomen@@ on .
on 10 march further sanctions were added , including an as@@ set free@@ ze , a further travel ban , an arms embar@@ go and an embar@@ go on equipment which might be used for internal repres@@ sion - thus going beyond the measures imposed by the previ@@ ously adopted un security council resolution .
now , unfortunately , six months after the dead@@ line , local and regional bodies have not managed to set up a territorial cooperation grou@@ ping because member states have un@@ justi@@ fi@@ ably neg@@ le@@ cted to take or have dela@@ yed taking appropriate measures to implement the regulation .
they include democracy , human rights and freedom of opinion .
they are now going to be discussed by the european council and parliament , and we hope this will be a very fru@@ it@@ ful discussion .
the growing importance of a@@ qu@@ ac@@ ul@@ ture justi@@ f@@ ies the introduction of provisions regarding the colle@@ ction , management and use of environmental , soci@@ o-@@ economic and health data , in order to contribute to its sustainability .
weapo@@ n systems would fail , commer@@ ce would stop , air@@ cra@@ ft would fall out of the sk@@ y .
i also highligh@@ ted the need for more effective information campa@@ ig@@ ns in order to increase consumer awareness : this is the cor@@ ner@@ stone of increasing consumer confidence in the eu 's internal market .
we can all agree on that , but the one thing - the ele@@ ph@@ ant in the ro@@ om - that no@@ body has tal@@ ked about this af@@ ter@@ no@@ on is the fact that the court cannot look at the prim@@ a fac@@ ie evidence against the accu@@ sed person and exercise any dis@@ cre@@ tion about whether they should be ex@@ tradi@@ ted or not .
the reason is that we can see the incre@@ di@@ ble potential that can be reali@@ sed in growth , trade and development .
if those people continue to exist in their present conditions , it will be the cause of the third con@@ flag@@ r@@ ation on this plan@@ et , ca@@ using huge migration and huge problems .
it is being viol@@ ated , however , around the world almost da@@ ily .
i think the cooperation you mentioned between civili@@ ans and the military is fundamental .
just as you say , we need to take action on fuel tourism for the s@@ ake of the internal market .
i do not think so , and i call for detailed work and refle@@ ction at second reading .
it is in keeping with the authority of parliament that we sti@@ ck to the facts in the resolutions .
we know what we have to do : it is a year since the commission adopted the climate and energy package , and much work has been done .
this directive does not say that se@@ g@@ reg@@ ation and edu@@ cational se@@ g@@ reg@@ ation are discrimination .
the second large credibility gap is provided by the eu 's short-@@ si@@ ghted open border policy , which has encouraged mass immigration from eastern europe to my country .
the commission has some responsibility to present what it belie@@ ves to be the right way forward for the euro area and for the union and so , in a very comprehensive document regarding the annual growth surve@@ y , we expressed our opinion .
what is happening to be@@ es is very important to europe - to the world , in fact .
there is no safe alco@@ hol level in dri@@ vers .
it would be better to tell turkey directly that , despite fulfi@@ lling all the criteria , it will not achieve full eu membership .
the proposal facilit@@ ates the process of adap@@ ting legislation to technical progress by trans@@ form@@ ing the three existing directives into a single regulation , thereby avo@@ i@@ ding the transpo@@ sition of merely technical up@@ d@@ ates and shor@@ te@@ ning the time between the sub@@ mission of an application and the adoption of a new fi@@ br@@ e name .
in my opinion , this is the an@@ gle to take in discussions on the eu budget .
the da@@ nish members of the socialist group in the european parliament - mr ras@@ mus@@ sen , mrs th@@ om@@ sen , mrs sch@@ al@@ demo@@ se , mr j@@ ø@@ r@@ gen@@ sen and mr chri@@ st@@ en@@ sen - have voted against not only the commission 's proposals but also the amendments proposed by parliament .
we have just approved the energy and climate package , but now there is a crisis we should organi@@ se a meeting on a bi@@ g@@ ger scale to include our partners .
who re@@ members the mat@@ ch between ar@@ gent@@ ina and en@@ gl@@ and and what the result was at the end ?
i would like some information because i believe that we are being ke@@ pt in the dar@@ k about this .
among the de@@ ad , there are medical do@@ ct@@ ors and children .
it is these important social objectives that gui@@ de the european union in preventing , dis@@ coura@@ ging and elimin@@ ating illegal fishing , which is the subject of this regulation , and which rein@@ force its commitment to ensure compliance with the provisions of the common fisheries policy in community wat@@ ers .
i have ab@@ stain@@ ed in the vote on resolution concerning eu strategic objectives for the 15@@ th meeting of the conference of the parties to the convention on international trade in end@@ an@@ ge@@ red species of wi@@ ld fa@@ u@@ na and fl@@ ora ( ci@@ tes ) because i believe that northern blu@@ ef@@ in tu@@ na should not be included in ci@@ tes ap@@ pen@@ di@@ x 1 .
but in spite of this , the eu has the most ambitious and the most binding regulations in terms of environmental protection .
madam president , on behalf of my colleagues in the committee on the internal market and consumer protection , i would like to thank mr da@@ v@@ ies for the way he has approach@@ ed this , particularly his wi@@ ll@@ ing@@ ness to listen , and for a number of innovative approach@@ es that we see in his report .
oral explan@@ ations of vote
the resources needed for the eu institutions to be able to fulfil what is expected of them should , however , be made available , especially in view of the new institutional framework resulting from the entry into force of the treaty of lisbon .
in my opinion , we must also have the coura@@ ge to allow the western balk@@ an regions to join the vi@@ sa@@ -@@ free regime at the earl@@ ie@@ st opportunity .
in writing . - i voted for this report , which exam@@ ines a commission proposal to extend by 5 years to 31 december 2015 the requirement for eu countries to have a minimum standard vat rate of 15 % .
the recent financial and economic global crisis pro@@ ved that russia and the european union are inter@@ dependent and need each other .
the cohesion policy is a fundamental pillar of the european integration process and one of the eu 's most successful policies , encouraging conver@@ gence between increasingly di@@ verse regions , and sti@@ mul@@ ating economic growth and the creation of jobs .
i am also aware that this parliament , through the various resolutions adopted since 2002 , has consist@@ ently expressed its opinion on that particular problem .
was there any discussion on this important point ?
the report propo@@ ses a common european asylum system and a common asylum support office with common standards for gran@@ ting refuge@@ e and asylum status .
the aim of the do@@ ha conference is to assess progress made , re@@ af@@ firm commitments , identi@@ fy obstacles , but also find ways to overcome these obstacles .
i voted in favour of this report on the proposal for a directive re@@ ca@@ sting directive 2002 / 9@@ 6 / ec of the european parliament and of the council of 27 january 2003 on waste electri@@ cal and electronic equipment ( wee@@ e ) .
it will also send a positive signal to our elect@@ or@@ ate .
such an ab@@ s@@ ence of harmoni@@ sed standards no longer seems acceptable in the new framework , which is gover@@ ned by technical specific@@ ations for inte@@ ro@@ per@@ ability for wag@@ ons , and by the new private agreement , the general contr@@ act of use for wag@@ ons , between technical wag@@ on operators and rail@@ way under@@ tak@@ ings .
the commission is trying to increase the competitiveness of rail fre@@ ight transport through the proposal and i would like to take the opportunity to appla@@ ud this .
in the end i feel i am being bl@@ ack@@ ma@@ iled by the council in voting for this agreement so we can at least have enhanced security measures in place to protect the public .
request for urgent procedure
on 20 december 2010 the enterpri@@ se general mo@@ tors belgi@@ um , in the autom@@ o@@ tive sector , submitted an application for the egf , having been forced to make 2 8@@ 3@@ 4 workers redun@@ d@@ ant from the main company and four of its suppl@@ iers .
in view of the figures re@@ ported and the treaty of lisbon 's introduction of a proper eu humanitarian aid policy , i totally agree that we need a mid@@ -@@ term review focused on strengthening the action plan regarding the promotion of humanitarian principles , on the deli@@ very of humanitarian aid , on clari@@ fying the use of military and civil protection resources , and on disaster risk reduction and reinfor@@ cement of the link between emergency aid and development .
we have always att@@ ach@@ ed the greatest importance to multilateral cooperation at the level of the promotion of the proper conserv@@ ation and management of mar@@ ine bio@@ logical resources , which is the subject of this agreement .
mr president , i found it very difficult to support my frien@@ d ms jo@@ ly 's report , because she started talking about a european and global tax .
with its very limited co@@ ast@@ line , non-@@ existing potential for storage re@@ ser@@ vo@@ ir@@ s , little su@@ n , few open sp@@ ac@@ es , and so on , it is a complete m@@ yst@@ ery how the share of renewable energy could be increased from ba@@ rely 2 % to 13 % by 2020 .
furthermore , it has sti@@ mul@@ ated inten@@ se debate worldwide .
the resolution we are going to vote on this week will provide the gui@@ ding line for up@@ coming negotiations on the ne@@ x@@ t-@@ generation development instrument .
we took a decision yesterday that we would have a resolution on the eu-@@ russia summit this week , and my group belie@@ ves that we should sti@@ ck to that .
could you please let me speak without inter@@ ru@@ p@@ ting me ?
( the sitting was suspen@@ ded at 19@@ .@@ 25 until the start of question time and re@@ su@@ med at 19@@ .@@ 30 )
i am particularly happy that within one week , it was possible to tri@@ ple the nomin@@ ations of women from three to ni@@ ne .
i agree , but we must consider that tur@@ ks are tur@@ ks .
the treaty of lisbon re@@ tains many improvements from the former constitution .
europe must speak clearly with one voice , and l@@ ou@@ dly in favour of firm measures .
there is also a significant dis@@ par@@ ity among these areas in individual member states .
i am in agreement with the rapporteur on such issues and have thus decided to vote in favour of this doss@@ ier .
( ro ) in line with expectations , the copenhagen summit did not end with any concrete results .
there was therefore nothing very surpri@@ sing in this .
if there is free movement of labour , pensions must also always move from one country to another .
we know that the technology we need over the de@@ ca@@ des to come exists , and that it is available at a fair price , but the most problem@@ atic issue is that climate protection is an incre@@ di@@ ble challenge to human cooperation .
( el ) madam president , the reason why we feel secure in europe , the reason why europe has been going for so long is , i think , because it has always respected national sensi@@ ti@@ v@@ ities .
the final jud@@ ge@@ ment has not been reached in the la@@ val case in sweden , and there are many aspects to this jud@@ ge@@ ment - both the obvious discrimination against foreign enterprises , which we cannot support , and also the un@@ clear information given to the enterpri@@ se .
madam president , the tro@@ u@@ b@@ les of greece and the euro@@ zone should not be seen as an excep@@ tion .
does that link really mean anything in practice ?
at the moment , however , the statistics speak for themselves .
( fr ) mr president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , i would still like to remind you that we have not managed to set@@ tle the fro@@ zen conflicts in these eastern regions , nor have we managed to avoid war between russia and georgia .
it is something that should be loo@@ ked at because those coun@@ ties also suf@@ fered over a period of 30 to 35 years .
human trafficking is one of the most serious crimes in the world and , unfortunately , it is growing in extent all the time .
i do not need to tell this au@@ d@@ ien@@ ce about europe 's proud tradi@@ tion of protecting citizens from government in@@ va@@ sion of their priv@@ acy - a commitment gro@@ un@@ ded in respect for the in@@ he@@ ren@@ t dignity of all people .
it is therefore essential to be ri@@ go@@ rous and the basis for a ri@@ go@@ rous analysis is not to allow any con@@ fu@@ sion or to accept m@@ ere sup@@ position as fact .
the truth is that , faced with a financial situation like the one we are in now , governments are - quite naturally , i would say - becoming more defen@@ sive , more pr@@ u@@ dent .
i believe that the common principles behind the us , the uk and the european plans for cle@@ a@@ ning up the banks ' balan@@ ces sh@@ e@@ ets will help to re@@ build confidence and help to restor@@ e len@@ ding to the wi@@ der economy .
the truly important issue is the real impact on individuals , not just an ab@@ str@@ act im@@ age of how things might work .
this is decided every five years .
what we cannot accept is the application of different rules and du@@ ties to a european produ@@ cer and an agricultural produ@@ cer outside the eu .
it is because it is fully aware of the budgetary con@@ stra@@ ints affecting the european union that parliament is today calling for the adoption of a 2012 budget that can respond to the political , economic and social challenges we currently face .
so , today , we have , first and fore@@ most , a question of democracy to address and europe , if it wants to respect its values and history , needs to take a leading role here .
finally , can i just say that , if the eu will not ap@@ point a special coordin@@ ator , i believe parliament should ap@@ point a rapporteur for tibet .
it is the chinese regime that has shown itself in@@ capable of turning its country into a respe@@ ct@@ able and influ@@ ential power on the international stage .
the commission wel@@ comes the call for more european research in the field and for more efficient use of the existing financial tools , such as the structural funds and the life@@ long learning programmes .
in addition , the fact that the wet g@@ ri@@ p values for ty@@ res will , in future , be improved again is something that is to be vie@@ wed as a positive development , as is the fact that ty@@ re pressure monitoring systems , l@@ ane de@@ par@@ ture war@@ ning systems and advan@@ ced emergency bra@@ king systems are to be considered for other categor@@ ies of vehi@@ cle .
legal migration must be supported , and at the same time effective action needs to be taken against illegal immigration and human trafficking .
this issue takes on particular importance , seen in the context of the tragi@@ c f@@ at@@ al sho@@ ot@@ ings at jo@@ ke@@ la school in fin@@ land a few weeks ago .
( the sitting was suspen@@ ded for a few mom@@ ents )
the final resolution approved is clearly better than the report , and we voted for it for that reason alone , but it re@@ tains certain aspects that we dis@@ agree with .
implementing measures ( rule 8@@ 8 ) : see minutes
i would also like to thank the council and the french presidency for the exceptional and fair@@ ly swift efforts made to pa@@ ve the way for the rapid adoption of these two perfe@@ ctly comple@@ mentary texts .
although i agree with the need to ensure that women participate in the eu and national programmes , i do not think it should be done through quotas .
( pl ) mr president , for me the northern gas pipe@@ line and the approach taken by the european parliament towards the northern gas pipe@@ line are a test of the real value of the european union , a test of whether the eu really does act on the basis of solidarity .
areas which are un@@ necess@@ arily regul@@ ated should be urgently identified , and such regulations elimin@@ ated .
there is , unfortunately , a real danger that even in europe the fight against terrorism may result in failure to respect fundamental rights and freedoms .
in fact , this is absolutely not what the services had understood , but we shall of course go along with our rapporteur .
therefore , it is necessary to establish a common european union system for the regulation of online gam@@ bling , taking into account the protection of risk groups , with particular attention to the protection of min@@ ors and control of transactions .
stabi@@ lisation of the milk and da@@ iry market will not be achieved just through one or two od@@ d measures , such as not increasing quotas , designed to mi@@ ti@@ g@@ ate the immediate , temporary effects of the crisis .
in order to leave your country and enter it again you had to fi@@ ll in an embar@@ k@@ ation form to advi@@ se authorities where you were going and how long you would be away .
on the basis of its fin@@ dings , serious consideration can be given to legislative measures at a later date if they are shown to be expe@@ d@@ ien@@ t and necessary .
these risks include possible further ri@@ ses in com@@ mod@@ ity prices and un@@ anti@@ cip@@ ated increases in in@@ direct taxes and ad@@ mini@@ ste@@ red prices .
unfortunately , i was not supported by the committee on economic and monetary affairs in this matter , but i am using my position as rapporteur to urge the commission to examine this mechanism which the treaty offers us and which , to date , we have failed fully to explo@@ it .
we have experienced a crisis in the market in ce@@ re@@ als , when it pro@@ ved necessary to take 2 9@@ 00 000 he@@ c@@ ta@@ res out of se@@ t-@@ a@@ side . then there was a crisis in the milk market , caused by a restri@@ ctive policy and the im@@ position of penalties on farmers .
the report does not say a word about all this .
death penalty in belarus , in particular , the case of d@@ mi@@ try kon@@ o@@ val@@ o@@ v and v@@ lad@@ is@@ la@@ v ko@@ v@@ ale@@ v (
in its common position of 21 may 2007 , the council endor@@ sed all 22 parliament amendments .
nevertheless , being a part of the eu and particip@@ ating in development cooperation hel@@ ps to elimin@@ ate nar@@ row@@ -@@ min@@ de@@ d@@ ness .
the bilateral dimension continues under the european neighbourhood policy , and is comple@@ mented in some cases by the pre@@ -@@ accession framework - as well as , in the case of ma@@ ur@@ it@@ ania , the acp framework .
bringing new products on@@ to the market is a long and always expen@@ sive process .
as far as macedonia is concerned , i hope that the swedish presidency will succeed in enab@@ ling accession negotiations to begin next year , so that we can finally resolve the bilateral problem which also exists in this case .
moreover , consumers pur@@ ch@@ as@@ ing long-term ho@@ li@@ day products will be given additional protection .
the protection provided by the gen@@ ev@@ a convention is undermin@@ ed by the eu taking upon itself responsibility for interpre@@ ting who is to be granted protection and the form this will take .
the key , apart from the form@@ al ali@@ gn@@ ment process , will be whether the commission , the relevant direct@@ or@@ ate@@ s@@ -@@ general , the officials working in this area , are willing to include parliament in the work in good time .
i agree almost 100 % with it .
the aim of my compar@@ is@@ on is to show the true path of the cohesion policy .
an overall budget of about eur 2.@@ 1 million has been allocated to the court by means of three victims ' justice and leg@@ acy projects .
the commission 's swift re@@ action was gr@@ ati@@ fying , as was the fact that it was confir@@ med by the commissioner that every assistance would be given to japan and the almost half a million people sta@@ ying in temporary sh@@ el@@ ters following the de@@ va@@ st@@ ating ear@@ th@@ qu@@ ake and t@@ su@@ nami .
instead , we must adopt a sustain@@ ed , ongoing approach to putting these new con@@ cep@@ ts into effect .
it is vital that the experience of the hol@@ od@@ om@@ or is not for@@ got@@ ten .
we cannot meet our targets without cooperation from other states .
( fr ) mr president , 1@@ 50 dea@@ ths and coun@@ t@@ less in@@ stances of sexual degra@@ d@@ ation have been recor@@ ded today . it was an un@@ preceden@@ ted violation of the gu@@ ine@@ an civilian population that was carried out on 28 september .
the investment ent@@ ai@@ led could make control systems more efficient and chea@@ per to operate .
in any event , the consequences of c@@ lon@@ ed meat , including inter@@ actions with gene@@ tically modif@@ ied f@@ od@@ der or pe@@ sti@@ ci@@ des and at@@ omi@@ c radi@@ ation , cannot be pre@@ di@@ cted .
order of business
dela@@ ying payments or fail@@ ing to make them al@@ together end@@ an@@ gers the interests of companies and consumers ali@@ ke .
sig@@ nature of acts adopted under co@@ decision : see minutes
quite apart from the man@@ tr@@ a of the role of free trade as a kind of sa@@ vi@@ our of the global economy that is currently in a pre@@ c@@ arious state , which is also reflected in the free trade agreement itself , it is not clear from this agreement whether it will , or will able to , help us deal with the global challenges ar@@ ising as a result of climate change and the necessary fundamental economic re@@ struc@@ turing .
today we can say that we are back to a pre@@ -@@ 14 march situation , because the talks between the chinese government and the representatives of the dal@@ a@@ i lam@@ a re@@ su@@ med in early may and a new round of talks took place last week ; but i agree that we do not yet have a full assessment .
member of the commission . - mr president , let me first answer a number of specific questions which have been put , and start with climate change .
( nl ) mr president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , i would like to begin by than@@ king mr stock@@ man@@ n for his excellent report and good cooperation .
the spot@@ light must be on the amounts dis@@ bur@@ sed , the number of allo@@ cations made and the regions which have benefi@@ ted from these funds .
we are working with social partners , because we believe that is also part of our model in europe -@@ the idea to work together with our social partners - and we believe that in this way we can help our workers to prepare them for the jobs of the future sustainable and low carbon economy that we want european to lead .
moreover , after first reading in parliament , we had several meetings with representatives of the country hol@@ ding the presidency of the council to ensure that the issues we were working on were reflected in the common position .
it is precisely at a time of crisis that european society will see if the declar@@ ations and principles which li@@ e at the found@@ ation of the european union are true , or if it is only a gam@@ e being played by some states against others within an institution which was foun@@ ded on no@@ ble principles .
it has been in existence for seven years .
four@@ thly , and no less import@@ antly , we must never forget that when we talk about the economy we are talking above all about people .
i sup@@ pose that , when our economies were power@@ ing ahead , we unfortunately left certain grou@@ p@@ ings behind .
interim de@@ als should be put in place to ensure that there will be no dis@@ ruption to trade and that the live@@ li@@ hood of millions will not be put at risk .
we will not receive any more money , so where do we want to re@@ organi@@ se ?
mrs ţ@@ i@@ c@@ ă@@ u , rail priority a@@ x@@ is no 22 must , in effect , link germany with greece via prag@@ ue , vie@@ n@@ na , bu@@ da@@ pe@@ st and so@@ fi@@ a .
madam president , my group dee@@ ply regre@@ ts the death of the pris@@ oner or@@ lan@@ do za@@ p@@ ata .
this is a criminal off@@ ence if committed by public dis@@ se@@ min@@ ation or distribution of trac@@ ts , pi@@ c@@ tures or other materi@@ al , and here , member states have the obligation to comply with the provisions of the framework decision by 28 november 2010 .
it is important that this matter be addressed by the european parliament forth@@ with if the european parliament is to have any credibility at all in these matters .
moreover , this delay has already had a negative impact : indeed , it has opened the do@@ or to specul@@ ation ; it has created , within the union , doub@@ ts over certain countries ' intentions with regard to the future of europe ( i do not want us to forget that this is the first major issue that we have had to deal with following the entry into force of the treaty of lisbon ) ; it has ac@@ cent@@ u@@ ated the difficulties of the greek government , which has had to implement anti-@@ popul@@ ar measures - not tri@@ vi@@ al or min@@ or decisions - affecting millions of people , and it has done so without being sure that help was on its way .
as you know , those who far@@ m in a manner that sustain@@ s protected fl@@ ora and fa@@ u@@ na receive aid from the community and member states , within the framework of natur@@ a 2000 .
i hope that the commission will be extremely vi@@ gi@@ l@@ ant with regard to member states stre@@ t@@ ching the limits on state aid to car manufacturers .
that de@@ pres@@ ses ti@@ mber prices , it stri@@ ps natural resources and tax reven@@ ue , and it increases the poverty of fore@@ st-@@ dependent peoples .
nor does china sh@@ y away from doing business with governments that are pi@@ ll@@ or@@ ied inter@@ nation@@ ally , such as sud@@ an , for instance .
concerning wto accession : we , the european union , remain a strong sup@@ por@@ ter of wto accession because we think this will create a level pla@@ ying field , which is necessary for our economic community , and we believe it is in our interests as a major trading partner for russia to join a ru@@ les@@ -based system .
this house has , in long debates , discussed the isra@@ eli@@ -@@ palestinian issue too many times .
in the forthcoming period , we must therefore , along with efforts to con@@ soli@@ date the public finances of the euro area , also stri@@ ve to re@@ structure and gre@@ at@@ ly simplify the rules of the internal environment .
the irish citizens will have to decide by a new referendum whether they leave the european union or they stay in the eu based on the lisbon treaty .
when i say fully , i mean not simply announ@@ cing that the ul@@ timate aim is to free@@ ze european expenditure to 2020 , nor dis@@ mis@@ sing out of hand the no@@ tion of european own resources .
it does not seem as if europe is ready for this scale of challenge , above all , nuclear iran 's he@@ ge@@ m@@ ony in the ne@@ ar east and northern africa .
however , we only have g@@ ps on lo@@ an .
we are aware of the difficulties of this judicial process .
the first message , mr l@@ ó@@ pe@@ z gar@@ ri@@ do , is addressed to the council .
given the importance of such agreements , especially in terms of guaranteeing better services for passengers and new opportunities for operators , it is a good idea for parliament to inform the commission of its concerns and its assessment criteria at the out@@ set , without waiting until the negotiations have been concluded .
we need to try to han@@ dle it in the short term , but also in the long term .
in slovakia , the government party , the slo@@ va@@ k national party , is sti@@ r@@ ring up ten@@ sions with its h@@ ate speech against minorities , its out@@ bur@@ sts that revi@@ le the n@@ ation and its anti-@@ hungarian sl@@ urs .
( sk ) i would like to congratulate the rapporteur on this excellent report .
i have just received information that the under@@ -@@ secre@@ tar@@ y-@@ general of the united nations , mr mu@@ ham@@ ma@@ d sha@@ ab@@ an , is in the official g@@ all@@ ery .
as far as the negotiating and negotiation methods are concerned , i fully agree with my colleagues that the european union must speak with one voice .
that is why this euro v@@ i standard is already being decided now , at a time when the euro v standard has prac@@ tically just en@@ tered into force .
allow me to re@@ call br@@ iefly the rati@@ on@@ ale behind this proposed directive , as well as its main objectives and principles .
it is in@@ cum@@ b@@ ent on the member states , however , to devi@@ se and implement programmes to simplify administrative actions and provide more system@@ atic assessment of the social and economic effects of implementing community legislation .
why ban sing@@ le@@ -@@ eng@@ ine pi@@ st@@ on air@@ cra@@ ft from fl@@ ying at an al@@ ti@@ tude of 500 met@@ res when the as@@ h was above 8 000 met@@ res ?
i think that this question should have been asked at a different time today , namely when we discuss mr barroso 's statement , and not at this time .
after all , there is such an urgent need to combat the effects of the economic crisis , unemployment and other difficult problems ar@@ ising from the soci@@ o-@@ economic situation in the union .
unfortunately , we have all seen that it was a failure .
turning to mrs star@@ ke@@ vi@@ č@@ i@@ ū@@ t@@ ė , what i wanted to say to her is that it is clear that the financial crisis has already had a major impact .
i fully endorse the opinion of the committee on women 's rights and gender equality , which points out the necessi@@ ty of elimin@@ ating adverti@@ sing content which is discrimin@@ atory .
why is the commission not coming up with a concrete proposal on this ?
these improvements reflect a clear reality : the eu and its member states are the biggest financial contribu@@ tors to the un system , with eu funds amoun@@ ting to 3@@ 8 % of the un regular budget , more than two fi@@ f@@ ths of un peac@@ e@@ keeping operations and close to half of the contributions to the un funds and programmes .
we are concerned about the us requirements that , by july 2012 , all us@@ -@@ b@@ ound maritime con@@ ta@@ in@@ ers will have to be s@@ can@@ ned before being placed on a ve@@ s@@ se@@ l at a foreign port .
certainly not individu@@ ally ; probably not as europe .
we also need to offer the member states more flexibility in the use of lower rates for goods of basic necessi@@ ty for social , economic , cultural and environmental reasons .
we know that there are lon@@ g@@ standing reasons for the gra@@ ve situation that is taking place there , particularly the poverty and social in@@ equality which were the leg@@ acy of former co@@ lo@@ ni@@ alism or the structural adjustment plans imposed for years by the im@@ f .
we are already see@@ ing more and more large european companies achieve their growth and their profits outside europe , and they are also creating their new jobs outside europe .
in the current economic environment , it is more important than ever to justi@@ fy expenditure on our priorities by tack@@ ling all wa@@ st@@ eful and excessive spending in other sectors .
we must all be aware that being the point of reference for haiti and its people in a way means making them understand that we want to see the value and the dignity of every single person re@@ sto@@ red and , for them , this means see@@ ing their ho@@ pes of happ@@ in@@ ess re@@ sto@@ red ami@@ d the huge suffering caused by the ear@@ th@@ qu@@ ake .
agenda for next sitting : see minutes
four things are needed in order to prevent the greek crisis from having a mu@@ ch@@ -@@ fe@@ are@@ d domin@@ o effect across the entire euro area : firstly , a united greece with an economic and budgetary recovery plan ; secondly , a european union and a euro group which are united by the same objective ; thirdly , a little more time than initi@@ ally planned , particularly for priv@@ atis@@ ations ; and four@@ thly , solidarity which is properly understood and which com@@ pri@@ ses not only new loans , but also , and above all , technical assistance from its partners , and in particular from the commission .
at the same time , the country with the authority to issue the implementation per@@ mit , the country of origin , the party of origin as it is referred to in the e@@ spo@@ o convention , has the following two du@@ ties .
the public in europe must also speak more about terrorism .
the only ' success ' is that the average consumption by cars was 1@@ 2.@@ 4 % less in 2004 than in 199@@ 5 .
therefore , i think it is ut@@ ter@@ ly impossible for a request for a rol@@ l@@ -@@ call vote on the motion i have only just tabled to have been submitted in the me@@ an@@ time .
it is no accident that , of the seven institutions which i have had occa@@ sion to assess , six of them are more or less in order , and one is the cause of continu@@ al problems .
president-in-office of the council . - in answer to the question on ne@@ utr@@ ality , i can only say that the council decided again on mon@@ day , the day before yesterday , that the eu uni@@ ts in cha@@ d will be im@@ parti@@ al , ne@@ u@@ tra@@ l and independent .
unfortunately , the situation that i have descri@@ bed does not apply only to ky@@ r@@ g@@ yz@@ stan .
this is about more than funding .
moreover , this di@@ vision is comm@@ on@@ place in many of our member states in which there is a minister for justice and a minister for the inter@@ i@@ or .
i think it is absolutely essential for european citizens to be able to get information in any crisis situation , whether it be a general crisis or a crisis for themselves , and there needs to be an aw@@ ful lot more c@@ lar@@ ity in the situation .
it happened and now we have to re@@ act to its consequences .
mr sarkozy , is this the kind of union that you want , or will you join me in condem@@ ning the absolutely ap@@ p@@ all@@ ing treatment of president kla@@ us in prag@@ ue last week ?
this , sad@@ ly , is the price we have to pay .
member of the commission . - madam president , i am happy to contribute by ans@@ wer@@ ing on the issue of the speci@@ fi@@ city of sport .
( pt ) i would also like to congratulate our rapporteur , mrs att@@ wo@@ o@@ ll , and to say that , in my opinion , the natural mar@@ ine her@@ it@@ age should be pre@@ ser@@ ved and should be used in a sustainable manner by the fishing communities whose lives are tradi@@ tion@@ ally b@@ ound up with that environment ; it cannot be regar@@ ded as just another business .
( sv ) madam president , at its recent meeting , the council also deb@@ ated the issue of the safety of nuclear power plants and european re@@ ac@@ tors .
commissioner , i would like to ask you - as we already know the position of the president-in-office - if you think , from an eth@@ i@@ cal and democratic point of view , in response to the de@@ pl@@ or@@ able events such as the death of mr za@@ p@@ ata , and if the commission thin@@ ks , that relations between the european union and cu@@ ba need to be raised to a higher level and given priority ?
these agreements have been negotiated by the eu exer@@ ting strong pressure on governments of developing countries and without taking due consideration of the views of the people in those countries who would most suffer from their implementation .
( it ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , the aim of this report is to agree on union guarantees for the external investments of the european investment bank ( ei@@ b ) .
everyone should have the right to stay and live in their country of bir@@ th : the way things are at present they do not have this choice .
the next item is the joint debate on the council and commission statements on the lisbon strategy , followed by the report by mrs star@@ ke@@ vi@@ č@@ i@@ ū@@ t@@ ė , on behalf of the committee on economic and monetary affairs , on the integrated guidelines for growth and jobs ( part : broad guidelines for the economic policies of the member states and the community ) : laun@@ ching the new cy@@ cle ( 200@@ 8@@ -@@ 2010 )
it is also stated in the report that the same standards of health , food safety , animal welfare , sustainable development and minimum social standards ought to apply to the methods of production of goods being imported from third countries as apply to the eu 's own producers .
as you know , the opposition organi@@ ses a prote@@ st meeting every 3@@ 1@@ st of the month .
if you are sugge@@ sting a network to enhance and s@@ pread ideas , do not bo@@ ther .
please tre@@ at this as a war@@ ning .
i inv@@ ite the us and au@@ str@@ ali@@ a to do better and to embar@@ ra@@ ss us in the eu into up@@ ping our gam@@ e in copenhagen next year .
i consider that 2009 , the date when this regulation must be re@@ vie@@ wed , would be the right time to propose any amendments , if they are justified .
one last thought : i am certain that the new european treaty will give us better instruments , that it will give us an instrument with which to work together with parliament in order finally to create co@@ -@@ responsibility between the three institutions .
these measures can be included in thre@@ e-@@ year a@@ pi@@ culture programmes that are prepared by member states and co@@ finan@@ ced by the european union budget .
however , that will not be of any help in countries where it is common to avoid paying vat .
regar@@ dless of future changes to how the union is repres@@ ented within the un , and in the security council - a debate which is still open - in particular , there is increasingly a need to join up the efforts of european countries so as to , al@@ ong@@ side the union 's representatives over@@ se@@ as , encourage a collective capacity for intervention and influence .
the text se@@ ts out a number of priorities : combating the trafficking of human be@@ ings , respect for the charter of fundamental rights of the european union and the european convention on the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms when applying measures to prevent illegal immigration , strengthening cooperation with third countries , taking the firm steps that are required to combat illegal employment and , finally , the need for a responsible return policy .
a@@ side from the fact that it seems in@@ appropriate to allo@@ cate funds on the basis of fish cat@@ ches made by european bo@@ ats without taking into account either fisher@@ y resources or the effects on the local population , the recent events make us fear that these funds will be used for military purposes against the gu@@ ine@@ an population .
the un@@ usu@@ al criteria established for acqu@@ ir@@ ing hungarian citiz@@ en@@ ship , in other words , without a natural link to hungary , cre@@ ates the possibility of political lin@@ ks coming into existence between a state and citizens who have no real link to that state .
there is no doubt that parliament must play a major role in this community method , but we have made this proposal for communi@@ ti@@ sation purposes , it being understood that this subsequ@@ ently lea@@ ves the way very clear for the european parliament to become involved .
i call on the presidency of the council to make an urgent decision on the regulation for the new solidarity fund , in order to increase transparency and make its mobilisation more flexible in an emergency .
the draft report propo@@ ses various important areas of work are , two of which i should like to comment on .
let me point out , however , that under no circumstances should these savings be made available for other policies ; they must stay within the cap framework and be used to manage crises in the agricultural sector , for example .
ro@@ bu@@ st and transparent economic planning to control pro@@ fli@@ g@@ ate government spending and un@@ sustainable debt levels is a vital part of this for all 27 countries .
as things are looking at the moment , the package is moving in the right direction , although we have to ensure it does not become an emp@@ ty sh@@ e@@ ll .
i am not able to understand this fully .
in the g@@ ri@@ p of a crisis that is w@@ re@@ c@@ king people 's basic security , live@@ li@@ ho@@ ods and welfare , it is also constructive to think about new ways of mea@@ suring we@@ al@@ th .
this has brought ru@@ in to a whole generation of te@@ ach@@ ers , who have been paying into the fund for 40 years .
on the other hand , i do not think that europe should promote the awar@@ d of citiz@@ en@@ ship .
that is not the approach to democracy and the present european union that we should be te@@ ach@@ ing our young people .
i am sor@@ ry for once to have to contradi@@ ct mr jun@@ c@@ ker .
ultimately , ladies and gentlemen , the key is to coordin@@ ate our employment and social policies .
in this context , the current rules gover@@ ning the closure of political parties in turkey are not in line with the european convention of human rights and with european practices , as was recently stated in an opinion of the ve@@ nice commission .
we cannot continue to wa@@ it for decisions that are dra@@ g@@ ging on whilst thousands of people are k@@ noc@@ king at our g@@ ates da@@ ily , without ra@@ ising the response to which they have a right .
the current crisis which the car industry is facing also offers opportunities to completely change t@@ ack .
mr president , it was une@@ x@@ pe@@ cted , but it is a jo@@ y - i believe - for everyone here no longer to have an eastern or a western europe for the first time in this parliament .
we have men 's quotas in all supervisory bo@@ ar@@ ds , in all statu@@ tory authorities , in politics and in business .
a conclu@@ ding re@@ mark on croatia .
it is good that parliament introduced a mor@@ atorium on the death penalty in 2007 and we must do everything we can to keep this subject in the fore@@ front of people 's min@@ ds while the death penalty is still in place .
the current ban on this fishing techni@@ que , which has been used for de@@ ca@@ des by a se@@ ction of the portuguese sm@@ all@@ -@@ scale fle@@ et for the sustain@@ ed exploitation of species such as mon@@ k@@ fish and h@@ ake , was a severe economic and social b@@ low to the sector and to the fishing communities most dependent on the exploitation of these resources .
rapporteur . - madam president , i cannot say that i am al@@ together reas@@ su@@ red by the commissioner 's response , because it see@@ med to me that , in what he was saying , he was actually giving pre@@ -@@ em@@ in@@ ence to one particular form of righ@@ t@@ s@@ -based management , where@@ as what the report is seeking is a review of all different types of forms to assess their mer@@ its and dem@@ er@@ its .
you must speak l@@ ou@@ der than them .
we see that bal@@ lo@@ ons are disp@@ la@@ yed in the chamber .
in writing . - i voted in favour of reci@@ tal x and most parts of paragraph 3@@ 8 , ab@@ sta@@ ining on one part of paragraph 3@@ 8 , for the following reasons :
we fear that this 2 % increase in quotas for member states , al@@ be@@ it op@@ tional , will allow the large countries and their large producers to increase their production , leading to a fall in prices for producers and thus resulting in a dum@@ ping situation , which may serve as a pre@@ text for easier justi@@ fication of its subsequ@@ ent dis@@ man@@ t@@ ling .
we are of course also pleased that the competent commissioner , be@@ ni@@ ta ferre@@ ro-@@ wal@@ d@@ ner , is present - as she almost always is .
you can pay a one@@ -@@ hundre@@ d-@@ me@@ tr@@ e run@@ ner eur 1 million to run the one@@ -@@ hundre@@ d-@@ me@@ tr@@ e r@@ ace in 10 secon@@ ds . however , even if you pay him eur 100 million , he will not manage to do it in five secon@@ ds .
on behalf of the ef@@ d group . - madam president , why does this report seek more international cooperation at uni@@ versity level ?
it has re@@ ac@@ ted exce@@ ssi@@ vely har@@ sh@@ ly , both inter@@ n@@ ally and exter@@ n@@ ally .
one of the areas that i think needs to be enhanced is the communication of how farmers and those who use the land can far@@ m in a way that is more ' cli@@ m@@ atically friendly ' .
the conclusions of this th@@ ou@@ gh@@ t@@ ful report , on the other hand , offer co@@ gent indi@@ cations as to how that trans@@ form@@ ation can be made and how serbia can once again take its place in europe .
commissioner ha@@ hn is not with you , and it would probably have been hel@@ p@@ ful if he had been .
sport is very necessary and also popul@@ ar and that is why any programme in connection with article 149 should be closely linked to the space and agenda of education and young people , for sport has been added ex@@ pli@@ ci@@ tly to article 149 for the first time .
this situation may result in a very serious economic and social crisis in ukraine .
in general , these aims are desi@@ rable and mer@@ it support .
as regards the tim@@ ing , we can say that most of the national systems were developed in the early 198@@ 0@@ s but their de@@ ployment is a long and co@@ stly process .
if f@@ y@@ rom refu@@ ses to accept the name cho@@ sen for it and per@@ si@@ sts in this refu@@ s@@ al , it will find that there are obstacles to its accession , because it has undermin@@ ed its own efforts .
consequently , it is certainly worth calling for the sanctions to be ti@@ gh@@ ten@@ ed , but similar pressure should above all be used against states such as china , russia and india , in order that , by vir@@ tu@@ e of their economic and political influence over the bur@@ me@@ se regime , they cooperate with the european union in this area and stop suppl@@ ying weapons and strategic resources .
it is true that the commission has a broad marg@@ in of dis@@ cre@@ tion in the application of fin@@ es .
i firmly believe that the time has come to learn a less@@ on from these events .
in that respect , i expect the european commission to come up with a proposal .
in relation to this , i would like to ask you about the following matter - should a rapid re@@ action centre not be established fa@@ ster in europe ?
me@@ an@@ while , the ordinary citizens of bur@@ ma continue to suffer op@@ pression , persecu@@ tion and poverty , all of which are the result of the bru@@ tal , an@@ ach@@ ro@@ ni@@ stic and sh@@ am@@ eful stance taken by the bra@@ in@@ less military regime contro@@ lling that country .
secondly , however , it is also a trage@@ dy to see how too often they go un@@ noti@@ ced in our society .
however , g@@ ad@@ da@@ fi 's mani@@ pul@@ ation of this situation failed in his own country , which is pro@@ ven by the fact that b@@ eng@@ ha@@ z@@ i was actually now where the revo@@ lution started .
it is also essential to step up controls and put an end to unfair competition .
we must , however , get something stra@@ ight here : this is the result of bad@@ ly coordinated , local public transport that has been economi@@ sed to death , the bo@@ om in sh@@ op@@ ping cent@@ res on the e@@ d@@ ges of tow@@ ns whilst local sh@@ op@@ s are in dec@@ line , the fall@@ ing quality of living conditions in the in@@ ner city , the rising crime rate , neighbour@@ ho@@ ods that are home to large numbers of fore@@ ig@@ ners turning into gh@@ et@@ to@@ es and , last but not least , longer jour@@ ne@@ y times to work ow@@ ing to urban spraw@@ l and greater flexibility in working hours and employment relation@@ ships and the associated role of the car as a pre@@ requi@@ site for ga@@ in@@ ful employment .
ron@@ al@@ d sch@@ ran@@ z expressed regret at the in@@ conve@@ ni@@ ence which had ari@@ sen for passengers .
the distribution of these con@@ stra@@ ints must therefore be fac@@ to@@ red into our policies .
we remember that she de@@ voted her life to un@@ co@@ vering the truth about the situation in the north cau@@ ca@@ sus .
i therefore ask you to support our amendment in the vote .
i recently received cor@@ respon@@ dence from a da@@ iry far@@ mer in coun@@ ty we@@ st@@ me@@ ath , whose her@@ d of pri@@ zed da@@ iry c@@ ow@@ s has been all but obli@@ ter@@ ated since he first dis@@ covered t@@ b on his far@@ m less than a year ago .
it should be emphasi@@ sed that the sector 's problems stem , inte@@ r ali@@ a , from de@@ cou@@ pl@@ ing payments and production .
it will , in fact , increase the influence of the eu in the international are@@ na and make us stronger in meeting global challenges , and i know that you in this parliament will also be given a more significant role in the overall decision-making process .
we also know that climate change and go@@ od@@ -@@ quality soil go hand in hand , that soil is an important carbon dio@@ xi@@ de po@@ ol and is continu@@ ally lo@@ sing this ability to b@@ ind co2 .
to ensure that this is not an id@@ le no@@ tion , i think that we must put our trust in the local authorities and elected representatives of those cities .
- ( es ) mr president , i would also like to join in the cr@@ ies of ' good news ! ' vo@@ i@@ ced by mr y@@ a@@ ñ@@ e@@ z@@ -@@ bar@@ nu@@ ev@@ o gar@@ c@@ í@@ a because i believe that this report marks a tur@@ ni@@ n@@ g-@@ point in relations with the united states .
i believe that the agreement is generally fav@@ ourable to the economic interests of the european union , especially given the fact that we want our economy to be based on innovation , research and development , or ' s@@ mar@@ t growth ' .
we need to be able , as the un@@ dp recomm@@ en@@ ds , to ensure that the mobility of citizens from the south is equal to our own mobility to the south .
i also welcome the fact that the commission has identified an alternative source of payment appropriations to the un@@ used allo@@ cations from the es@@ f .
tob@@ ac@@ co has a life of only six months , so when you stop v@@ ans pack@@ ed to the ce@@ il@@ ing with ci@@ ga@@ re@@ t@@ tes , you have to ask the question : is that really for personal use or is it going el@@ se@@ where for re@@ s@@ ale , and often to children ?
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such ou@@ trage@@ ous actions viol@@ ate the natural right to property and therefore should be condem@@ ned .
( pl ) madam president , today we have two succe@@ ssive debates here in the european parliament which will tell us what the order will be in the european union and how power will be shared out .
the media enjo@@ y very special protection , particularly through the current legal framework of the european union .
the flexibility instrument provides for the possibility of funding specifically identified expenditure that cannot be fun@@ ded within the maximum limits available under one or more head@@ ings of the multi@@ annual financial framework .
based on the outcome of the work carried out by this committee , sum@@ mari@@ sed in the stig@@ lit@@ z report , a proposal has been draf@@ ted for improving the national statistics system , defi@@ ning the quality of life more accur@@ ately and including sustainable development in the cal@@ cul@@ ation of the economic and social progress inde@@ x .
the vote will take place on we@@ d@@ nes@@ day .
i voted thinking about the people who lost their hom@@ es , bel@@ ong@@ ings , animals and even family members in the flo@@ ods .
it stre@@ sses the importance of maintaining quality public services , a soli@@ d public and universal social security system and high levels of social protection and quality employment comb@@ ined with rights and of ensuring effective gender ma@@ inst@@ re@@ am@@ ing in the formul@@ ation and implementation of such public policies ; finally , it ur@@ ges the commission and the member states to give maximum priority to women 's social integration and women 's rights , by alter@@ ing their respective policies accord@@ ingly , including income distribution policy .
everything is possible , including financial support from the union .
the first is the question of implementing supervision structures at european level .
the second point he makes is reforms in the infrastructure .
we have the task of ensuring that transparency and democratic control apply to the council 's budget and also to the budget of our own parliament .
fundament@@ ally , we are a si@@ ck country in europe and , if i can put it this way , that is in no way a credit to one of the previous speakers , mr verh@@ of@@ st@@ ad@@ t , former prime minister of belgi@@ um .
( de ) mr president , first of all , let me say that i think it is very good that we can now si@@ t together down here .
no ro@@ un@@ ding up of this fi@@ g@@ ure can add further to its hor@@ ro@@ r , which is of co@@ lo@@ ss@@ al mag@@ ni@@ tude when you take in fully all the per@@ ni@@ ci@@ ous , de@@ spi@@ cable deta@@ ils of this bru@@ tal s@@ lau@@ gh@@ ter .
our right to do so was set out une@@ qui@@ vo@@ cally in the rules of procedure .
there are many aband@@ oned children , not only in the developing world , but also in europe .
madam president , on a point of order , according to the parliamentary we@@ b@@ site oral questions , my question was no 3 on the list .
the council and the commission have expressed their dee@@ p concern , and that is the correct line .
however , i think that , at least today , no@@ body can say exactly what promi@@ ses or pre@@ occup@@ ations there will be in this particular area .
this would lead to the decre@@ a@@ se in il@@ li@@ ci@@ t trade in org@@ ans and would offer people suffering from le@@ uka@@ e@@ mi@@ a a chance for life , no matter what their financial situation .
i hope that this meeting will provide an opportunity for open and realistic ex@@ changes , so that together we can find the most appropriate solutions for everyone concerned .
it is very good that we do talk about them .
if a society star@@ ts to get i@@ ll , it is vi@@ sible first in the s@@ hap@@ e of restrictions on freedom of religion and in the status of religious minorities .
in particular , some political pris@@ oners have been relea@@ sed , and there has been increased cooperation with the un .
i would like to ask the members to keep to a normal speaking speed .
we have legislation on dri@@ ving hea@@ v@@ y goods vehicles , but not cars .
the s@@ ven@@ ss@@ on report has unfortunately not yet overcome this conflict .
i shall conclude .
i therefore voted re@@ solu@@ tely in favour of this ambitious project .
today the european parliament has clearly re@@ af@@ fir@@ med its support for more market measures , national budgets and scope for regional initiative , for soci@@ ally sensitive pha@@ sing@@ -@@ out of intervention measures and for the pre@@ serv@@ ation of existing o@@ en@@ o@@ logical practices , in other words the addition of suc@@ ro@@ se and re@@ cti@@ fied concentr@@ ated must ( r@@ c@@ m ) , with these addi@@ tives being placed on an equal fo@@ ot@@ ing by means of additional r@@ c@@ m subsidies .
the report rightly rai@@ ses the issue of such representatives in the council .
the eu gives a considerable amount of money - eur 15@@ 9 million - to 3@@ 4 ne@@ uro@@ de@@ gener@@ ative disease research programmes , but since there will be a huge increase in these diseases , research projects under the ei@@ gh@@ th framework programme must be broad@@ ened to include research on behavi@@ ou@@ ral , co@@ gni@@ tive and non-@@ dru@@ g ther@@ ap@@ ies .
to avoid wa@@ st@@ eful du@@ pli@@ cation , it would be better to make full use of the potential offered by these systems and reduce the cost of ear@@ th surve@@ il@@ l@@ ance .
the alliance enab@@ les the member states to exchange information and experien@@ ces and in that way to help each other in the search for appropriate political respon@@ ses .
i would say two things here .
i fully support the content and time@@ sc@@ al@@ es of the small business act .
do we know how often adop@@ tive parents en@@ coun@@ ter problems and what these problems are ?
2@@ . enhan@@ cing the quality of its services by of@@ fering mobi@@ le workers and their families a more comprehensive service ;
you should also be exer@@ ting pressure on the b@@ lat@@ ant nuclear lobby@@ ist@@ s from the united kingdom , which brings us to the main topic .
i believe that we have coordinated well with the parliament 's deleg@@ ations so that meps across this house have asked hard questions of governments in our represent@@ ations worldwide , a process that i have been proud to take part in myself : from co@@ lu@@ m@@ bi@@ a to turkey , georgia to croatia .
so we need this small business act and it must be more than just a to@@ ken .
what measures be@@ sides voluntary activity could reduce that damage and protect young people from addi@@ ction ?
it is not enough to just ta@@ p at the do@@ or ; a responsible parliament must stop this un@@ desi@@ rable development .
mr president , we are in a tri@@ ck@@ y situation with one of our neighbours when a norm@@ ally existing republic on the european continent is offici@@ ally called non-@@ exist@@ ent - only ' the " former ” republic of m. ' - by decision of the un .
secondly , it requires swift and effective com@@ pen@@ sation for the damage suf@@ fered .
it includes no specific proposals to improve the legal supply of cultural goods .
therefore , increasing the republic of moldova 's involvement in community programmes and agencies is a natural step in the process of ali@@ gn@@ ment with european standards .
i gre@@ at@@ ly regret that my own country , the uk , is op@@ ting out because of those two particular proposals .
i am also aware of how involvement and working for the benefit of others have a further effect in s@@ hap@@ ing positive atti@@ tu@@ des to life .
i am afraid we are hea@@ ded that way fa@@ st at the moment .
in europe , close to two im@@ migr@@ ant women out of three have low@@ -@@ skil@@ led jobs , often in the sector of healthcare or domestic work .
this ge@@ st@@ ure gives evidence of israel 's wi@@ ll@@ ing@@ ness to build mutual confidence in the peace process , despite a se@@ ve@@ rely critical isra@@ e@@ li public .
car@@ go for fin@@ land is trans@@ fer@@ red to russian ships , which then take the goods to fin@@ land on tru@@ cks , because russia is not going to rati@@ fy this decision by the im@@ o .
and i believe , to return once more to my starting point , that as long as we can join forces with commissioner taj@@ ani in our common task , we will be able to cooperate .
broad@@ b@@ and technology is undoubtedly an important part of this .
companies which are growing and ex@@ pan@@ ding have a future .
if the whole supply chain could agree on such a labelling system , it could add value to their products to provide consumers with extr@@ a information .
the current fren@@ ch@@ -@@ draf@@ ted un security council resolution propo@@ ses a temporary increase in mon@@ u@@ c 's author@@ i@@ sed military streng@@ th by up to 2 7@@ 8@@ 5 military person@@ ne@@ l .
in writing . - i agree with the commissioner that if we agree to continue with the present status qu@@ o , protecting national interests more than standing up for common european interests and values , then the eu will be unable to address the dra@@ matic challenges we face .
a lot has been said today about the transi@@ tional regions , most of it proper and important .
nature has its own laws , but we have to try to re@@ act to them in the interests of the citizens of europe .
the member states are themselves responsible for deci@@ ding whether they want to per@@ form a general and special common stress test in europe .
with a population ag@@ eing fa@@ st , now is the time for europe to act .
although , as i point out in my report , it would , techni@@ cally speaking , be perfe@@ ctly possible to continue to accept new member states , even if the treaty of lisbon were not to enter into force , doing so requires political will , and it is this that it is my job and that of my fellow members here in parliament to create .
in the short term it is crucial to see the treaty rati@@ fied by all the 27 member states .
( sv ) mr president , in march 2007 the eu 's heads of government promi@@ sed that the eu would reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by at least 20 % by 2020 .
however , the big challenge - which is addressed in this resolution - is how to conver@@ t war@@ m words into useful dee@@ ds without just th@@ row@@ ing money at smes - money that is not available in today 's economy .
this report see@@ ks to involve small and medium-sized enterprises and society 's various pla@@ yers in the standar@@ dis@@ ation process .
so our report calls on the commission to begin already to prepare for the next round of it@@ ta negotiations to secure a gre@@ at@@ ly improved success@@ or agreement .
in writing . - ( lt ) i endor@@ sed this document , as the committee responsible decided to appro@@ ve the closure of the accounts of the european chemi@@ c@@ als agency for the financial year 2009 .
however , i cannot go along with the idea that ag@@ gre@@ ssive prote@@ sts such as those that took place in lon@@ don and par@@ is addressed this issue in a proper manner .
what have we to fear from the re@@ ma@@ ining 20 million people in the western balkans , being as we are a community of 27 states and 500 million citizens ?
during the debate on the irish referendum , it was cla@@ i@@ med time and time again that parliament would not respect the result .
second , in my opinion in the longer term further harmonisation is needed once we have ga@@ the@@ red experience on the working of this directive so as to make it easier for consumers to sho@@ p across borders and to give full legal certainty to businesses on their obligations when of@@ fering these cre@@ d@@ its in other member states .
the current directive had obviously reached its limits since , 14 years after its adoption , counci@@ ls had been set up in only one third of the businesses concerned , and legal un@@ certainty me@@ ant that the court of justice had to inter@@ ven@@ e on several occa@@ sions .
in the face of these developments , the international community is mobili@@ sing .
croatia is still working on opening ben@@ ch@@ marks for the ch@@ ap@@ ter on the judi@@ ci@@ ary and fundamental rights , where there are many difficult challenges in areas such as judicial reform , the fight against corruption and refuge@@ e return .
thus it would be immediately de@@ le@@ ted and absolutely not recor@@ ded - recor@@ ding would be made impossible .
that will not only lead to discrimination within europe but it is also extremely questi@@ on@@ able with regard to the impact on the people .
acce@@ ler@@ ated growth in central europe also makes a significant contribution to growth throughout europe and impro@@ ves investment conditions , y@@ ie@@ l@@ ding profits not only in war@@ saw and prag@@ ue , but also in am@@ ster@@ da@@ m , lon@@ don and ber@@ li@@ n .
it is this that has become in@@ effective today , and it needs to be recognised .
even the vice-president of the european parliament , mr ma@@ ur@@ o , has referred to the anti-@@ ca@@ th@@ oli@@ c and anti@@ social ar@@ m of the radi@@ cal party minister , mrs bo@@ ni@@ no .
at global level , co@@ d is the second most popul@@ ar species .
since 2005 , you have been giving us the same negative reports on human rights , respect for minorities and the commitments made to the union , whilst keeping the objective of accession in@@ t@@ act .
this offer of a separ@@ ate company form is particularly dire@@ cted at europe 's small and medium-sized enterprises .
i war@@ n the ameri@@ c@@ ans to adopt mr ob@@ er@@ sta@@ r 's motion , for if they want to undermin@@ e this agreement with all their uni@@ lateral amendments , we will re@@ act sh@@ ar@@ ply .
the commission would support their prepar@@ ations fully , including prepar@@ ations for the actual c@@ as@@ h chan@@ ge@@ over .
we acknow@@ ledge the considerable importance of sport in health terms as a prev@@ enti@@ ve measure for obe@@ si@@ ty and chro@@ nic conditions .
i hope therefore that we will be able to present a number of possible scen@@ ari@@ os to you next time .
the european globalisation adjustment fund ( egf ) recei@@ ves annual funding of eur 500 million with the aim of providing financial support to workers affected by major structural changes in world trade pat@@ ter@@ ns .
i do not think that this is the most important issue .
i believe that you will all agree with me that any person who b@@ reak@@ s the law must pay .
pre@@ -@@ commercial procurement also represents an important opportunity for smes .
this is taking far too long .
not only will these cho@@ ices be based on cost , but they will also be based on fuel efficiency .
the high tur@@ n@@ out on both election days was particularly encouraging .
seven hun@@ d@@ red thous@@ and people were affected at that time .
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ver@@ sa@@ il@@ les has become the prime lo@@ cation for ab@@ di@@ cating french sovereignty , bearing in mind that the german em@@ pi@@ re was pro@@ cla@@ i@@ med there .
like all conflicts , this conflict 's roo@@ ts go dee@@ p and it did not start in recent times , and like all conflicts it is much more compli@@ cated than indi@@ cated by mr alli@@ ster .
in writing . - ( ro ) today , i voted in favour of the bre@@ j@@ c report because , for the ef@@ f@@ cien@@ cy of external border controls , the use of the v@@ is ( visa information system ) is of fundamental importance .
it concentr@@ ates on tack@@ ling the short-@@ term crisis ; its objectives are to boost agricultural production .
in libya , be@@ sides the office in b@@ eng@@ ha@@ z@@ i , the eu should have already employed eu@@ for , not just to support humanitarian assistance to the people under attack as in mis@@ r@@ ata , but to implement the arms embar@@ go via sea or land borders as recomm@@ en@@ ded by this parliament .
mr president , i should like to take the opportunity provided by this debate to call for a mor@@ atorium on the death penalty for inno@@ cent un@@ bor@@ n human be@@ ings .
i will continue to op@@ pose the up@@ gra@@ ding of the eu-@@ israel association agreement until israel comes into compliance with its human rights obligations .
there are very few to come .
therefore , it is important for europe to sub@@ s@@ cri@@ be to scientific research and support t@@ b@@ v@@ i ( the tu@@ ber@@ cu@@ lo@@ sis vacc@@ ine initiative ) so that large@@ -@@ scale vacc@@ ination can have a positive effect towards the elimin@@ ation of tu@@ ber@@ cu@@ lo@@ sis by 2050 .
as the whole world figh@@ ts the vi@@ ces of il@@ leg@@ ality , some national laws nevertheless in@@ sul@@ t the dignity of honest citizens .
dra@@ ft@@ sman of the opinion of the committee on culture and education . - ( nl ) mr president , the importance of the rene@@ wed social agenda is clear , particularly in view of the current economic crisis .
i welcome the fact that we are calling across the party divi@@ de for justice to be done and for their property to be re@@ sto@@ red to them .
more and more vo@@ ters have come to me and said : we do not know where we are with this eu .
however , it is necessary to realise that , without rol@@ ling resi@@ stance , which occur@@ s through the de@@ form@@ ation of ty@@ res and their ela@@ stic proper@@ ties , safe and com@@ for@@ table dri@@ ving would be impossible .
the situation for germany is , of course , de@@ teri@@ or@@ ating .
we need to support these con@@ vers@@ ations , these negotiations , which are basi@@ cally condu@@ cted by the commission .
i voted for this european parliament initiative , which emphasi@@ ses the crucial role that local authorities play in implementing regional policy while , at the same time , calling for multi@@ -@@ level governance to be improved .
indeed , as things stand at the moment , we re@@ f@@ use to gr@@ ant an exten@@ sion .
however , if you will allow me , my congratul@@ ations do come with a request , one that concerns the little deta@@ ils on which the citizens of europe jud@@ ge europe and its value .
the conflicts in the south cau@@ ca@@ sus have reached a very dangerous ce@@ il@@ ing , where we have got used to the idea that they are in@@ trac@@ table conflicts .
however , the progress made in just a few weeks is considerable .
the general assembly of the united nations de@@ cla@@ red 2009 as the ' international year of human rights learning ' , and the eu has de@@ cla@@ red 2010 as the ' european year for combating poverty ' .
this would also have hel@@ ped to create jobs with rights and to develop mi@@ cr@@ o , small and medium-sized enterprises .
but this is a separ@@ ate subject .
rapporteur . - ( de ) madam president , may i ask you to ensure that members are se@@ ated for the vote , because we need the pres@@ cri@@ bed maj@@ orities .
the european commission dee@@ ply appreci@@ ates the rati@@ on@@ ale of this proposal in the motion for a resolution .
we should all feel very pleased with ourselves because tomorrow , bar@@ ring any surpri@@ ses , the text ar@@ ising from all these negotiations and debates will be unani@@ m@@ ously adopted , perhaps even without a vote , the real test that such a text may be adopted almost by ac@@ claim .
the cla@@ uses in question have actually been used to restri@@ ct freedom of opinion and expression .
today , when the president , the sovereign elected president of a country , is speaking and is inter@@ ru@@ p@@ ted and ha@@ ss@@ led to such an extent by the socialists , the president does nothing .
this will not work .
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po@@ ul@@ try and man@@ ure and sl@@ ur@@ ry .
in those days he had to work ni@@ ne minutes for a li@@ tr@@ e of milk ; today only three .
we k@@ new that the action taken against is@@ la@@ mi@@ sts and fundament@@ alists was not aimed sole@@ ly at these groups , but also at any criticism of the relevant government policy .
mr president , for almost 30 years , the is@@ la@@ mic republic of iran has been a major men@@ ace to human rights and democracy .
i would like to thank parliament for its incre@@ di@@ bly constructive approach during these rather l@@ eng@@ thy negotiations , as evi@@ den@@ ced by the debate that we have just had .
however , as we now all know , that was not the case .
the major part of the scru@@ t@@ iny process will disappe@@ ar , and that must be the long-term aim .
furthermore , the general affairs and external relations council will be char@@ ged with condu@@ cting a pre@@ li@@ min@@ ary exam@@ ination of the proposals on a future eastern partnership , which the commission intends to present in november .
it is therefore dis@@ proportion@@ ate to colle@@ ct and use data whose reli@@ ability cannot be guaranteed beyond all doubt .
the partnership and cooperation agreement provides us with a framework within which we can develop our bilateral relations further and thereby contribute to the overall goals of our strategy for the whole of central asia .
we also urge the council to ap@@ point an eu special en@@ vo@@ y for tibet at last .
europe 's positions on israel , pale@@ st@@ ine and iraq aro@@ use great opposition in the middle east , where europe is su@@ spe@@ cted of focu@@ sing primarily on its own energy suppl@@ ies , on safeguar@@ ding its own transport rou@@ tes and on giving preferen@@ tial treatment to those ethnic or religious minorities best di@@ spo@@ sed towards it .
monitoring and enforcement are very difficult in this area , which is why we have made proposals in this regard .
where certain individuals de@@ ployed in foreign and defence operations go beyond their du@@ ties , the dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ inary and legal consequences fall within the competence of the member states .
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the wa@@ ge dis@@ par@@ ity between men and women often lead@@ s to differences in men 's and women 's pensions .
( sk ) madam president , according to the minutes of the negotiations held between euro area finance ministers from the beginning of september this year , published by the re@@ u@@ ters press agency , you ap@@ paren@@ tly stated , mr tri@@ che@@ t , that if you had known that slovakia would not agree to provide voluntary financial assistance to the greek government , you would never have agreed to slovakia being accepted into the euro area .
in these six years , i have also list@@ ened to several discussions about discrimination against ethnic roma and the need for solutions to ethnic roma problems .
i gave my vote of confidence to this te@@ am of commissioners , which will be led by j@@ os@@ é manu@@ el barroso , as in general , they have shown good technical prepar@@ ation , seri@@ ous@@ ness and ambi@@ tion to be able to respond to the challenges of the eu without for@@ getting the values which under@@ p@@ in its creation , namely solidarity and territorial cohesion .
these are the five points that the committee on international trade would like to address to the new trade commissioner mr de gu@@ ch@@ t , whom i welcome to the floor for the first public exchange of views with parliament and the members of the in@@ ta committee , in particular .
people in long-term pos@@ session of large funds to put on de@@ posi@@ t can do this and make the de@@ posi@@ t safe by sp@@ li@@ tting it between institutions , but it is un@@ realistic to ask that lu@@ m@@ p@@ -@@ su@@ m payments be channe@@ lled that way .
that is our important soci@@ al-@@ democratic goal .
it is also there to do what the others are not doing , and to adopt rules that go beyond what the private sector can do .
you are a@@ im@@ ing to make progress here , and we will be wat@@ ching to see how you mat@@ ch up .
this is an area where the principle of subsidiarity should be applied .
that is why he is leading the charge to@@ night in defi@@ ance of the committee 's democratic decision .
however , there are some distin@@ ctions to be drawn between the two cases : the irish defici@@ t explo@@ ded because the country had to stem the problems in the banking sector , which was in crisis due to the re@@ per@@ cu@@ ssions of the global financial crisis , exac@@ er@@ b@@ ated by the bur@@ sting of the property bu@@ b@@ ble .
full ow@@ ner@@ ship un@@ b@@ un@@ dl@@ ing is a key condition for reform .
therefore , i would ask the council and the commission to keep their fin@@ gers on the pul@@ se with regard to the human rights situation in the middle kingdom .
the basic reason for this attack by the european union , the bour@@ geo@@ is governments and capital on the income and rights of the working clas@@ ses , the main weapo@@ n in which is in the agreement on the euro and the european stability - for which read contro@@ lled ban@@ kru@@ p@@ t@@ cy - mechanism , goes beyond capit@@ alist management of the crisis and the debt .
the uk is lo@@ sing its be@@ e population at around 30 % a year , and this is clearly un@@ sustainable and poten@@ ti@@ ally de@@ va@@ st@@ ating .
so there is a lot of work to be done to get the balance right and i think that is the key here .
nothing has been decided yet .
the situation centre is now to move to the external action service .
together these documents simplify citizens ' access to benefits and services , as many of my fellow members as well as the commissioner have pointed out .
the report 's main objective is to improve security and healthcare for pre@@ gn@@ ant workers , workers who have recently given bir@@ th and workers who are bre@@ ast@@ fee@@ ding at work .
i will just add a few points .
despite all its problems , europe is characteri@@ sed by great creation .
a united europe has opportunities for such a firm and , at the same time , friendly policy based on support and pressure , but is far from making full use of them .
our heads of state or government have since confir@@ med their dee@@ p att@@ ach@@ ment to the european currency and the fact that e@@ sto@@ nia is jo@@ ining the euro area at the beginning of this year is yet another signal in this direction , as well as setting a very good example of how to respect standards to the major countries that fail to respect them .
i would remind you of the water framework directive that clearly aims to prevent these hazar@@ ds , but also commitments in the area of biodiversity .
( de ) mr president , the european union 's mo@@ t@@ to is ' uni@@ ty in diversity ' but , as we know , in the natural world this diversity has decre@@ a@@ sed alar@@ min@@ gly over the last 1@@ 50 years .
geor@@ gi@@ an power is being put to the test .
it is up to the operators what kind of bi@@ lling system they want to adopt .
much is made of european bureaucr@@ acy - which certainly has its own bur@@ dens - but sometimes bureaucr@@ acy in the member states run@@ s it pre@@ t@@ ty close .
the public consultation process started in june 2006 .
for example , many of the people who are or were im@@ pris@@ oned in gu@@ ant@@ á@@ na@@ mo went to training cam@@ ps for terrori@@ sts in afghanistan after 11 september .
instead of thinking in imperi@@ alist terms , perhaps russia could begin to think co@@ oper@@ ati@@ vely .
( bg ) m@@ me chair@@ person , colleagues , i would like to once again draw your attention to the proper and efficient use of the eu financial resources .
those funds were mobili@@ sed immediately , and were actually the first significant contribution to arri@@ ve .
if necessary , we should use our powers to ve@@ to the new commission if they do not include the necessary legislative proposals in their first work programme .
furthermore , the way in which we are going to work together , and whom we inv@@ ite , is also our decision - in consultation with the european council , of course .
however , i do not agree that we should just su@@ spend development aid to k@@ en@@ ya .
the commission needs to avoid making proposals which will be a burden on industry and we in this parliament must show responsibility and exercise self-@@ re@@ stra@@ int .
certainly now that the european union has offered the western balkans the prospe@@ ct of jo@@ ining the union , the hor@@ ro@@ rs of s@@ re@@ bre@@ ni@@ ca remain a symbo@@ l and a duty , first of all in both word and de@@ ed .
we must make an effort , within the budget of the european union , to di@@ ver@@ t more resources to the poorest countries , bearing in mind that the problems with emerging countries are mo@@ stly to do with rules , rather than financing .
in order for states in which workers have been made redun@@ d@@ ant as a result of the global financial and economic crisis to be able to provide these workers with practical assistance , the eu has set up the european globalisation adjustment fund .
i see great potential for trade in this .
secondly , in the regions where the hungarian population forms a large majority , the measure has an anti-@@ minority fac@@ et as well : ethnic hungarian public serv@@ ants are being re@@ placed by ethnic ro@@ mani@@ an persons .
( nl ) mr president , while the ear@@ l of dar@@ t@@ more does not understand the difference between loans and subsidies , while mrs an@@ dre@@ a@@ sen should give the ei@@ b 's annual report another read , what mr har@@ t@@ ong has not understood is that europe is not an is@@ land in the world and that , if we want peace and stability , on our continent too , we have to invest in other countries .
we can bre@@ ak this vi@@ ci@@ ous cy@@ cle by acknowled@@ ging that non-@@ paid work is work indeed , by encouraging women to work and gain their economic independence , by att@@ ac@@ king the structural causes of labour market se@@ g@@ reg@@ ation , and by paying attention to women 's problems when reform@@ ing our pension sche@@ mes .
in writing . - ( de ) it is bi@@ zar@@ re that the european union is propos@@ ing to de@@ cl@@ are a ' european year of non-@@ violence ' while the eu itself is de@@ plo@@ ying mis@@ sions in cha@@ d , where french interests make it impossible to achieve the requi@@ site im@@ parti@@ ality .
i have simply lost patien@@ ce with this now .
a carbon tax for shi@@ pping arri@@ ving in , and de@@ par@@ ting from , the eu would be a glob@@ ally significant measure , as this would affect a third of all international shi@@ pping and would provide developing countries with a stable source of c@@ as@@ h for their climate actions .
again , i know i can rely on your support to fa@@ st-@@ tr@@ ack work on it .
it provides gu@@ id@@ ance for men and women to work together towards a better future for ourselves and our children , as only together can we ensure that women and men are equal not only before the law but also in their da@@ y-@@ to@@ -@@ day lives and in economic and social life .
this is the case in pakistan , for example .
i would therefore encourage parliament , as sugge@@ sted by the rapporteur , da@@ nie@@ l c@@ as@@ par@@ y , to offer its full support for the conclusion of the interim agreement .
i therefore believe that particular care should be taken to protect the deb@@ tor . this could involve , for instance , sub@@ mission of security by the cre@@ dit@@ or , the right to obje@@ ct , limi@@ ting the amount li@@ able or even a requirement for the cre@@ dit@@ or to sub@@ mit an application for court proceedings to be brought regarding the main action .
how can frontex under@@ take to do this ?
unfortunately , the council has not been quite as co@@ oper@@ ative as regards the financing of the numerous new po@@ sts which were discussed and included in the resolutions at the european council in june , for example .
it is easy to be affected by it .
mr president , i was in the united states during the mid@@ -@@ term elections and saw something of the political ear@@ th@@ qu@@ ake that took place there .
we therefore need to strengthen intelli@@ gence , police and judicial cooperation between our states while si@@ mul@@ tan@@ e@@ ously addre@@ ssing the structural causes of terrorism , especially in the countries providing the most re@@ cru@@ its for such acts .
i believe in equal treatment , and we can deal with an opinion .
that is a reality too in these days in china .
we af@@ firm that this service should be as@@ signed to the commission for administrative purposes .
we are still facing situations in which member states are trying to apply rules which , at times , do not appe@@ ar to find justi@@ fication in the provisions of the services directive .
the us secre@@ t services will be able to monitor everyone 's te@@ lep@@ h@@ one calls , internet activity and e@@ ma@@ ils on all ser@@ vers based in the united states without restri@@ ction .
we are unani@@ mous regarding the need on the part of women who are pre@@ gn@@ ant or who have just given bir@@ th for special protection in society and the labour market .
the first concerns the 10 years of the european security and defence policy , which we ce@@ le@@ br@@ ated at the end of 2009 .
these are often strong women who , with well-@@ functioning social support , manage to build a good life for themselves and for their children .
in writing . - i voted for the joint resolution on belarus , being one of its initi@@ ators on behalf of the ppe group .
it is not obvious that we can achieve this ali@@ gn@@ ment .
to this end , within the framework of the 2009 call for proposals , eur 2@@ 50 million was allocated for the er@@ t@@ ms , part of which will be used specifically to up@@ date the relevant com@@ pu@@ ter progra@@ ms .
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the mor@@ al of the st@@ ory is that they had lear@@ n@@ t nothing from history .
nor can we , of course , con@@ done the anti-@@ h@@ an and anti-@@ hu@@ i r@@ aci@@ st violence which er@@ up@@ ted in tibet and neighbour@@ ing chinese pro@@ vin@@ ces , as much as we do not con@@ done the r@@ aci@@ st sl@@ urs against ti@@ bet@@ ans e@@ cho@@ ed in china .
glob@@ ally , however , this is a good result which is fully in line with the objectives of parliament , of the council and of the commission , namely , to fight human trafficking , this hor@@ ri@@ ble modern s@@ la@@ very , this hor@@ ri@@ ble crime which is not wor@@ thy of europe in 2010 and which is a gra@@ ve violation of the fundamental rights of so many citizens .
can you tell me that it will be made public in the next few weeks , to enable parliament to fin@@ alise its recommendations , as contained in the r@@ ack resolution ' towards a new culture for urban mobility ' , passed by this house in july 2008 ?
i mentioned the culture programme ( 2007 to 2013 ) earlier .
those democratic forces can be assi@@ sted by various forms of support , say by funding media st@@ ations s@@ pre@@ ad@@ ing democratic ideas and ex@@ pos@@ ing the acts of terrori@@ sts .
our consumers and our farmers de@@ serve clari@@ fication .
it is my bel@@ ief that we have really tr@@ ied to satis@@ fy the requirements of the fight against terrorism and to re@@ conci@@ le this with protecting fundamental rights .
it is not as if there are no an@@ om@@ al@@ ies at present .
- ( pl ) it is important to keep working on building new relations between the european union and belarus .
it is important to remember that many politicians , due to a lack of positive and professional asse@@ ts , seek to promote their own political back@@ ground and capital by pro@@ vo@@ king the least experienced and po@@ or@@ ly informed se@@ ctions of the public .
president , you ans@@ wered questions on the issu@@ ance of euro@@ bonds to provide current spending for governments .
mr president , i would like to reiter@@ ate , on the recor@@ d , in relation to this most important maritime package , reci@@ tal 3 of the review of the eu-@@ ets directive , which was passed by an over@@ whe@@ l@@ ming majority .
we may have particularly high ho@@ pes for the proposed main framework of the partnership , especially the creation of four political plat@@ forms , democracy , good governance and stability , economic integration and conver@@ gence with eu policies , and energy security and inter@@ personal contact .
as climate change does b@@ ite , we may all be in the situation of represent@@ ing those who are victims of such natural disasters and may have , therefore , to la@@ y claim to european solidarity .
i am coun@@ ting exclu@@ si@@ vely on this europe 2020 strategy to find these ans@@ wers .
i have insi@@ sted on this matter due to the large number of children aband@@ oned by parents who have gone off to work ab@@ road , a situation en@@ coun@@ tered increasingly often in central and eastern europe .
europe needs a strong common regulation of the financial sector , but a large degree of flexibility when it comes to what economic policy will best tackle the crisis in the individual countries .
this report is one more step in af@@ fir@@ ming the rights of individuals and guaranteeing their security .
implementing a clause to de@@ ro@@ g@@ ate from the we@@ ek@@ ly limit of 4@@ 8 hours and not cal@@ cul@@ ating on-@@ call time as working time risks creating a two@@ -@@ speed social europe , divi@@ ded between workers who can benefit from social protection in their member states and others who cannot re@@ f@@ use to accept di@@ mini@@ shed social rights .
in the end , the overall inclusion of roma is ess@@ enti@@ ally a question of fundamental rights , even if we have to ask the roma communities to try and integr@@ ate and not to close themselves in their own world where they do not respect european and national laws .
if we do all those things , we will indeed bring about a small but not in@@ significant improvement .
that is completely and ut@@ ter@@ ly wrong , but that is what you said in the inter@@ view with il mess@@ ag@@ ger@@ o , so do not get into a hu@@ ff when it is pointed out to you .
finally , since i believe that to ensure the success or failure of a tri@@ al , it is essential to condu@@ ct studies on vacc@@ ines and anti@@ vi@@ ral drug@@ s that are independent of p@@ har@@ maceu@@ tical companies , i fully agree with the rapporteur 's request to make public the na@@ mes of all the experts who are consul@@ ted by the european public health authorities .
it reached the following conclusion regarding the judi@@ ci@@ ary : ' investig@@ ations in some high-@@ profi@@ le cases continu@@ ed to raise concerns .
i voted in favour of the creation of this micro@@ finance fac@@ ility for employment , since it aims at providing opportunities for the unem@@ ployed and encouraging entrepreneu@@ r@@ ship .
i believe that mr cat@@ ania has written about the wrong subject ; this report should not even have reached the chamber , because the official services ought to che@@ ck whether a report addre@@ sses the subject and ti@@ tle as@@ signed , or whether it is something else entirely .
i welcome the recommendations regarding the sig@@ ning of defini@@ tive agreements , the origin of eu funds to finance these agreements , which should not come from the european development fund , the need for a parliamentary committee to monitor the implementation of the agreement , and a review clause envis@@ aging a global impact assessment in three to five years .
moreover , the commission has carried out communication actions in the wa@@ ke of the 10@@ th international day against the death penalty .
this is a process that is ga@@ ther@@ ing pac@@ e in terms of moder@@ nisation because the commission is currently bringing forward proposals , in a wh@@ ite paper , on introducing private dam@@ ages .
the presidency has also launched an initiative to establish a plat@@ form of european memor@@ y and con@@ science , with the aim of ra@@ ising public awareness about european history and the crimes committed by totalit@@ ari@@ an regi@@ mes .
however , i have re@@ serv@@ ations about certain points in the report , in so far as they might be used as restrictions on the free and independent organisation and action of european parties .
i think the tax@@ pa@@ yer back in the uk will be absolutely ap@@ pal@@ led by this .
we also agree with the demands in the report for work in the council to be more open in order to enable civil society to participate in the dialogue in a mea@@ ni@@ ng@@ ful way .
in previous debates on the directive i have expressed fe@@ ars that the needs of thin@@ ly popul@@ ated areas might not be c@@ ate@@ red for .
in writing . - ( nl ) the da@@ v@@ ies report de@@ serves support because of the political signal it sen@@ ds .
smo@@ king is not just something that concerns smo@@ k@@ ers , because the hundreds of bi@@ llions of euro@@ s in costs which are in@@ cur@@ red by society as a result of tob@@ ac@@ co consumption have to be paid by the majority who do not smo@@ ke .
we understand , especially to the people of sar@@ a@@ je@@ vo , your fru@@ str@@ ation .
a more european turkey is much better for discussing and sol@@ ving problems with , and hence i fully support turkey 's accession to the eu .
l@@ ing@@ ering dispu@@ tes have a negative effect on the business community and on end consumers on both sho@@ res of the mediterranean .
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the countries of the european union are already paying bi@@ llions of euro in development aid .
what particularly surpri@@ sed me was that the ameri@@ c@@ ans gave me this document descri@@ b@@ ing origin labelling in the usa .
( ro ) as is also highligh@@ ted in the o@@ omen@@ -@@ ru@@ ij@@ ten report , in 2009 , turkey made a clear commitment to the path of reform and good relations with its neighbours .
i also believe that taking greater responsibility may help the member states reach common positions , thus consolid@@ ating relations among the 27 countries on these topi@@ cs as well .
unfortunately , this was not my week with the cat@@ ch@@ -@@ the@@ -@@ e@@ y@@ e procedure .
in every single case , we can show that lisbon brings improvement .
these two groups dif@@ fer significantly in we@@ ight , which means that electri@@ cal waste makes the colle@@ ction rate higher , while electronic waste , which is r@@ ich in go@@ ld , sil@@ ver and r@@ are ear@@ th met@@ als , often en@@ ds up on ru@@ b@@ bi@@ sh ti@@ ps .
we are awa@@ iting your report , which will come shor@@ tly .
under what conditions ?
since the start of the year , and since the ear@@ th@@ qu@@ ake , we have been working hard , but the work has not advan@@ ced as quickly as we ho@@ ped .
the increased expenditure on stu@@ dents from third countries has been taken into account and , thanks to our rapporteur 's negotiating skills , key criteria that parliament wanted introduced into er@@ as@@ mu@@ s mu@@ n@@ du@@ s i@@ ii have been improved .
the ol@@ y@@ mpi@@ c gam@@ es should be a well-@@ used opportunity for us to speak about peace , freedom and human dignity all over the world , in china first and fore@@ most .
the authorities , including the prison authorities , must be encouraged to provide quality vo@@ cational training for people in prison .
in reci@@ tal 22 , we should cut the second sent@@ ence and in article two , i also sugge@@ st that we cut the second sent@@ ence .
it matters very much what kind of bio@@ fuel we use , how it is grow@@ n and how it is used .
in this period of economic sl@@ ow@@ down , it would be particularly unfortun@@ ate for project promo@@ ters , of which there are still many , to have difficul@@ ty acce@@ ssing the european funding available to them .
we are inten@@ sely aware of the necessi@@ ty to ensure that cohesion policy and its cu@@ mul@@ ative effect over the whole territory of the union is one of the key instruments which will enable the union and its member states to achieve the ambi@@ tions of eu 2020 .
in the context of ' mi@@ xed ' migr@@ atory f@@ low@@ s , it is indeed crucial to include in their activities an approach that is more min@@ d@@ ful and respe@@ ct@@ ful of human rights .
so it ad@@ ds the words to reci@@ tal d : ' and which was not formul@@ ated with specific regard to the current circumstances of climate change and the uni@@ que consequences of me@@ l@@ ting ice in the arctic se@@ as ' .
this will also avoid the potential conflicts which could otherwise ari@@ se there in the ru@@ sh to secure the energy sources that are still available .
also , on the initiative of the president , the bure@@ a@@ u is going to have a regular procedure of working with the committee on budgets and the committee on budgetary control , so i thank you .
madam president , it is great to listen to a debate and then be able to respond and to hear from those who were in b@@ ali because we do not hear enough as to what happens out there .
as you know , the european commission is a firm sup@@ por@@ ter of the il@@ o 's de@@ cent work agenda .
mr b@@ row@@ n - i can understand this - did not want to re@@ open the debate about ratification in the united kingdom when everyone know@@ s it had been extremely pa@@ in@@ ful .
( hu ) mr president , what i welcome in this directive is a cle@@ are@@ r definition of patients ' rights , the end of end@@ less waiting li@@ sts and the proposed solution to the issue of no professi@@ on@@ als being available in one 's own country .
however , i ask you , commissioner , to guarantee greater transparency too during the process of drawing up the deleg@@ ated acts .
the new par@@ am@@ e@@ ters laid down in the adopted report include keeping contr@@ actual freedom in negotiations between private enterprises , but im@@ pos@@ ing time limits ( 30 + 30 days ) ; setting the term within which public authorities must pay private enterprises at 30 days ; and introducing a new rule for large corpor@@ ations - such as those operating in the post@@ al service , energy and transport sectors - which compe@@ te with private companies even though they are publi@@ c@@ ly fun@@ ded , in that they are equ@@ ated to private companies and are therefore subject to the rules of the private market .
our priority must be to do everything we can to prevent a dow@@ n@@ war@@ d spi@@ ral into rece@@ ssion .
however , fighting poverty and initi@@ ating efforts to tackle environmental problems at a global level should be carried out within the framework of the un .
it is the commission that deci@@ des who ans@@ wers which questions .
the problems facing our tow@@ ns may be similar , but they simply are not i@@ den@@ tical .
we need petitions from citizens so that we can provide tan@@ gible pro@@ of of what europe is for , to prove that europe is not an o@@ pa@@ que institution but something that affe@@ cts everyone 's da@@ ily lives and that we are able to hold a dialogue with thousands of citizens .
africa is ex@@ ha@@ ust@@ ed by the consequences of the crisis , natural disasters , extre@@ me poverty , war@@ s and e@@ pi@@ de@@ mi@@ cs , and it is therefore urgent that we help to introduce a sustainable health policy .
ha@@ ste would be the worst possible policy and could take us back to institutional inst@@ ability , even though the european union is just about lea@@ ving it behind with the entry into force of the treaty of lisbon .
parliament under@@ lines that the court of auditors has stated that it has obtained reasonable as@@ sur@@ an@@ ces that the annual accounts for the financial year 2009 are reli@@ able and that the under@@ l@@ ying transactions are legal and regular .
that does not mean that the eu should he@@ si@@ t@@ ate in vo@@ i@@ cing its criticism and using its power to insi@@ st upon democratic reforms .
there are two statements ap@@ pen@@ ded to the regulation which help to ensure its proper implementation .
the geo@@ political situation in the southern mediterranean region is currently under@@ going a sea change .
modern communication has allowed us to stay in constan@@ t tou@@ ch and to keep up to date at all times .
i therefore welcome the priority given to the development of electri@@ c vehicles by the spanish presidency in the context of the fight against climate change , and the commission 's communication on a european strategy on clean and ener@@ g@@ y-@@ efficient vehicles of 27 april 2010 .
it provides for only one thing : the possibility of asking the commission to en@@ act new european laws , but not to repe@@ al or to change those that already exist ; not to change the policies .
we are extremely concerned with the scale of the current problem , especially given what is happening in the serious ar@@ med conflicts , in libya in particular .
mr we@@ ss@@ ber@@ g , from sweden , has submitted his cur@@ ri@@ cu@@ lum vit@@ a@@ e , comple@@ ted a written questi@@ on@@ na@@ ire and has been inter@@ vie@@ wed by the committee on budgetary control .
if we share our experience , choose the best solutions and comb@@ ine them , we can be certain of great progress .
i believe it will come as a surpri@@ se to most people that it is at all legal to bu@@ y illegal ti@@ mber in the eu .
( de ) madam president , i was in croatia a few days ago and never has so much been spoken about serbia there as in recent days , and specifically in a very positive sense because of exactly what mr bro@@ k said - the bra@@ ve mo@@ ves that mr t@@ adi@@ ć has made together with president j@@ osi@@ po@@ vi@@ ć - and i am also aware that de@@ pu@@ ty prime minister đ@@ e@@ lić is hea@@ vi@@ ly involved in this regard - are significant steps towards europe .
cyprus and greece are , and will remain , of the ut@@ most importance to the european union .
will it be acceptable for politicians who used to be red in h@@ ue and are now tin@@ ted green to in@@ sul@@ t national leaders , cla@@ im@@ ing to act on behalf of this house , and for them to do so in the presence of its president ? that is what actually happened in the czech republic in relation to president kla@@ us .
the european parliament and the commission will be able to develop a close dialogue on the commission 's work programme and international agreements .
against this back@@ ground , it is worrying that the commission and the council have found it so difficult to demonstrate any ability to act in respect of one of the greatest internal challenges that the eu is facing , namely the reform of the eu 's long-term budget .
i ask the si@@ t@@ tings service to make the necessary corre@@ ctions in the minutes .
i would expect a very broad consensus and a very strong vote in parliament , on the basis of which we can enter into negotiations with the council .
we lack the coura@@ ge to bring about more democracy and transparency and to condu@@ ct less political activity behind closed do@@ ors .
nevertheless , i believe that the temporary agreement must be supported because it will contribute to the security of european citizens .
it is therefore extremely important , particularly for the new member states , to con@@ soli@@ date actions to assi@@ st the capacity for the real tak@@ e-@@ up of available funds , both in the way these funds are u@@ ti@@ li@@ sed , and by ex@@ changing best practice , information campa@@ ig@@ ns , exchange of new technology and the development of various types of partnership , in such a way as to allow the programme requirements to be trans@@ for@@ med into actual , quality programmes for the effective elimin@@ ation of dela@@ ys in development , which are a particular problem in the poorest regions of the eu .
these decisions will help to improve their integration ; migr@@ ant workers do not represent a danger to our job markets .
this was a good decision for ireland ; it is a good decision for europe .
on the contrary .
how can it be that we still have 2@@ 50 members who re@@ f@@ use to cut their co@@ ats according to their clo@@ th ?
furthermore , in strasbourg on 5 february parliament adopted written declaration 0@@ 0@@ 80 / 2008 - h@@ t@@ t@@ p : / / w@@ w@@ w@@ .@@ euro@@ parl@@ .@@ euro@@ pa@@ .@@ eu / sides / ge@@ t@@ do@@ c@@ .@@ do ? type = ta &@@ am@@ p@@ ; reference = p@@ 6@@ -@@ ta@@ -@@ 200@@ 9@@ -0@@ 0@@ 8@@ 1 &@@ am@@ p@@ ; language = sl " encouraging the recognition of al@@ z@@ he@@ i@@ mer 's as a european public health priority .
i believe that i was even one of the few ministers in 199@@ 3 and 199@@ 4 to have gone to ch@@ er@@ no@@ by@@ l and spent 17 secon@@ ds under the sar@@ c@@ op@@ ha@@ g@@ us .
the uk is ren@@ oun@@ cing access to funding on a principle of not applying for this fund in order to receive a re@@ b@@ ate .
that , concre@@ tely , is the pres@@ cri@@ ption of the commission .
in the me@@ an@@ time , my group calls for maximum re@@ stra@@ int by the security forces and for the ar@@ rest and tri@@ al of the an@@ cie@@ n regime 's presid@@ ential guard leadership responsible for the sho@@ ot@@ ing , in the last few days , of inno@@ cent b@@ yst@@ an@@ ders , in a fu@@ ti@@ le attempt to de@@ stabili@@ se the country .
not a pen@@ ny of eu taxpayers ' money should go on the community tob@@ ac@@ co fund .
i would also like to tell you that i will be te@@ h@@ ra@@ n .
so now we are in the situation that we lost the cap and we have a 15 % subsid@@ y under the ets regime for new coal power st@@ ations , for example in germany , between 2013 and 201@@ 6 .
to create c@@ lar@@ ity once and for all , the commission has as@@ ser@@ ted that it will bring forward a proposal to solve all these issues .
sar@@ a@@ je@@ vo de@@ serves to be given the chance to demonstrate its huge potential .
sud@@ den@@ ly the markets have be@@ gu@@ n specul@@ ating on food products , because there are enormous profit marg@@ ins .
of course , we must protect human rights and of course the legal process should pre@@ va@@ il , but sometimes in the world in which we live it is necessary to take ex@@ tra@@ ordinary measures .
they would , unfortunately , be secon@@ d-@@ clas@@ s citizens in those countries .
secondly , are you able to move towards innov@@ ations that will allow the european investment bank and the european bank of re@@ construction and development ali@@ ke to assu@@ me much greater responsibility and - why not ? - to enable europe to bor@@ row to finance this necessi@@ ty , which is the growth of tomorrow ?
we are dependent on un@@ stable regions and countries with un@@ democratic regi@@ mes .
since 2007 , 15 000 mur@@ ders have been committed in the war against drug@@ s , with the fi@@ g@@ ure in 2009 alone reaching 7 7@@ 24 .
it is to be welcomed that , when pro@@ cur@@ ing road transport vehicles , authorities and certain companies have to take account of not only the procurement price but also the life@@ time energy and environmental im@@ pac@@ ts - that is , including energy consumption , co2 emissions and further pol@@ lu@@ t@@ ant emissions .
furthermore , the council called upon the cu@@ ban authorities to facilitate immediate access of international humanitarian organisations to cu@@ ban pris@@ ons .
lastly , greater syner@@ gy between civilian and military research would be a big advantage , since it would help prevent repe@@ ti@@ tion , du@@ pli@@ cation and , hence , unnecessary costs .
today world politics is first and fore@@ most about gas and oil .
i must say that it is won@@ der@@ ful to be back in the european parliament .
many thanks , president il@@ ves !
in this regard , the report makes it clear that in the case of men in prison with young children or other family responsibilities , the measures should be the same as those applied to women .
please could you pa@@ ss on to mrs sw@@ in@@ bur@@ ne that there are no indi@@ cations at all that what she is afraid of will happen , provided that the budget is sufficien@@ tly large .
during the most recent elections in my country , citizens were noti@@ fied by ma@@ il that their u@@ ti@@ lity bi@@ lls would be wa@@ vered provided if they voted for that party .
i hope , too , that our a@@ th@@ le@@ tes , who are responsible ad@@ ul@@ ts , will not sh@@ y away from speaking out at any time and will u@@ ti@@ li@@ se the presence of some 20 000 journ@@ alists .
we must avoid a system based on dou@@ ble standards , which is very strict towards candidate countries and very so@@ ft on countries that are already members of the schengen area .
in many eu countries citizens , in particular the weak@@ est ones , children are affected by discrimination and poverty .
therefore , a proposal that de@@ als only with such activities cannot fall under development cooperation - under article 17@@ 9 , as you mentioned .
as regards the concerns raised in the report about increasing migration pressure in the sensitive area of bulgaria , turkey and greece , these are today 's challenges for the european union and the member states , which need to find global , pan@@ -@@ european solutions to effectively strengthen their external borders , to strengthen frontex , to demonstrate due community solidarity and to support the member states in the south of europe where immigrants land .
on behalf of the gue / ng@@ l group . - mr president , li@@ z l@@ y@@ n@@ ne@@ s 's report highligh@@ ts the need for a comprehensive , legislative framework which would prevent discrimination outside of the work@@ place and which would include a wide range of subje@@ cts .
however , in order to secure the trust and commitment of europe 's agricultural community , the new cap needs to offer stability to farmers and a fair price , as is currently provided , for the goods which they produce .
both sides of the bar@@ gain need to understand their rights and obligations .
as far as the economic crisis is concerned , the tem@@ p@@ tation of prote@@ cti@@ o@@ nis@@ m can be felt in every country .
we are all responsible for working together with you to ensure that this parliament is not subje@@ cted to pressure from commission proposals which are hal@@ f-@@ b@@ ak@@ ed or which represent the uni@@ lateral interests of specific lobby@@ ist@@ s .
however , since the required funds are not available in head@@ ing 1@@ a , and are not going to fall from the sk@@ y , we are prepared to take it from other budget categor@@ ies , from head@@ ing 2 2007 and 2008 , making eur 2.@@ 2 billion , and eur 2@@ 20 million from head@@ ing 5 .
we will need to be clear about the criteria for the ligh@@ ter tou@@ ch which we know will be provided for a limited list of industries and sectors faced with real le@@ ak@@ age challenges .
the important contribution of the fund in dealing with major disasters was demonstrated during the flo@@ ods in central europe , the ear@@ th@@ qu@@ ak@@ es in italy and the fi@@ res in portugal and in my country , greece , in 2007 , and it is te@@ lling that a large number of member states have used appropriations from the fund .
the question is , is it the only way of sol@@ ving a problem ?
statistics in the field of tourism are not used only for monitoring of tourism policy but also play an important role in the bro@@ a@@ der context of regional policy and sustainable development .
we have expressed many doub@@ ts about this new working method , which mo@@ stly consi@@ sts of sen@@ ding compla@@ ints directly back to the member state against which the compla@@ int is being made , in order to try to solve the problem .
dee@@ pe@@ ning social integration will help to influence social and political change , and is a vital investment in the future .
i hope very much for the belar@@ u@@ sian people that they take control of their own de@@ st@@ iny .
however , as vice-president al@@ mu@@ nia announced to the committee on economic and monetary affairs in november , the commission will analy@@ se the effects on competition of the temporary state aid measures taken in the context of the crisis .
it is argu@@ ed that this just re@@ states rules already en@@ sh@@ r@@ ined in the members ' statu@@ te , but to many people this will just look like another case of ' one rule for them and another for us ' , and i am glad that the liberal demo@@ cra@@ t group did not support the amendments tabled by mr na@@ s@@ sa@@ u@@ er .
any@@ way , i shall continue to do what i can to reach a compromise with the new presidency of the eu , by trying to ensure that parliament 's wishes are taken into consideration to a greater extent .
after all , this is all about sa@@ ving lives .
in this respect , our group would like to see effective and binding measures that go further than what is being proposed .
( sv ) mr president , naturally i am very pleased and proud to see my government in the swedish presidency and i also think that the programme contains a lot that is good as regards solutions for the climate , jobs , the financial crisis , the copenhagen conference , the baltic sea strategy , community policy , enlargement , i@@ cel@@ and , croatia , turkey , et@@ c .
although president b@@ ak@@ i@@ ye@@ v has offici@@ ally re@@ signed , the provi@@ si@@ onal government needs to com@@ mit to a clear plan for how to return to constitutional and democratic order and the rule of law .
in 2007 , the amount committed to renewable ener@@ gies , for example , far exce@@ e@@ ds the amount committed to these more traditional forms of energy generation .
i gu@@ ess that , when the number of the unem@@ ployed reach@@ es 25 million in europe , you will pr@@ ou@@ dly stand here and say that our sti@@ mu@@ lus is now 5 % of gdp .
i would like to join in mr verh@@ of@@ st@@ ad@@ t 's criticism .
this and only this can guarantee sufficient production of food products in europe .
we firmly believe that the european union can obtain success in advan@@ cing the human rights recor@@ d of third countries only through patien@@ t work of bri@@ d@@ ge@@ -@@ building and per@@ su@@ a@@ sion , and this not just in its bilateral relations but also in the framework of multilateral bodies , as developments in the human rights council demonstrate .
the second point which i would br@@ iefly like to mention is this : we hope that the commission will implement the planned traffic management systems as envis@@ aged .
i consider it important that the commission , together with the member states , should run an information campaign in order to provide citizens cro@@ ssing borders into other member states with advance information about the legal consequences of b@@ reak@@ ing the law in terms of the levels and im@@ position of possible fin@@ es .
at the same time , because of these mul@@ tin@@ ati@@ on@@ als , 9@@ 9 % of the ban@@ an@@ as we e@@ at are one species , even though there are several thous@@ and species of ban@@ ana , and this species is at risk of a specific disease as a result of single cro@@ p farm@@ ing .
for more than fi@@ f@@ ty years there has been an article in the treaty of ro@@ me for@@ bi@@ d@@ ding gender discrimination in levels of pay and since 19@@ 7@@ 5 directive 1@@ 17 has been in force , which requires member states to en@@ force the principle of equal pay for equal work .
those were two good reasons .
eu policy on the taxation of energy products was introduced in 199@@ 3 .
as to the issue of the simpli@@ fication of procedures in order to acce@@ ler@@ ate the implementation of expen@@ ses , while this a@@ ven@@ ue can be explo@@ red , i believe a care@@ ful balance needs to be struc@@ k between real simpli@@ fication and the need to abi@@ de by the rules in order to safeguard the eu 's financial interests .
i understand the colleagues and we share the view that our strategic decision should not depend on russia , but , on the other hand , russia is an important partner .
that is why , my group will tell you stra@@ ight , it supports you and has every confidence in you , baroness ashton .
the first priority during the european council meeting must obviously be to find a solution so that the czech republic can fin@@ alise the procedures for rati@@ fying the treaty of lisbon .
in a developed europe , it is important to achieve the target of colle@@ cting 8@@ 5 % of electri@@ cal and electronic equipment by 201@@ 6 ( according to the draft amendment that i tabled in the committee on the environment , public health and food safety and which was adopted ) and re@@ cy@@ c@@ ling between 50 % and 7@@ 5 % of that .
act on ac@@ ta !
i add my voice to this expression of sym@@ pa@@ thy to the millions of ukra@@ ini@@ ans that suf@@ fered this cal@@ ami@@ ty and , in particular , to the rel@@ atives of those who d@@ ied as a result of this arti@@ fi@@ cial f@@ am@@ ine .
i apo@@ logi@@ se to colleagues who have had the cour@@ te@@ sy to atten@@ d but whose questions were not taken .
above all , what we are concerned with is equality of opportunity , which is condi@@ tional on access to education and professional training in technical and economic subje@@ cts .
the debate is closed .
in writing . - ( sv ) i have previ@@ ously expressed my dis@@ gu@@ st with regard to the information that has come to light in respect of the treatment of people who are su@@ spe@@ cted , but not con@@ vi@@ cted , of crimes and who have been ex@@ tradi@@ ted and in some cases ki@@ d@@ nap@@ ped by the authorities of various states .
the final adopted document , which is the result of a compromise , is not an ide@@ al text , but this document contains no def@@ am@@ ation of an anti-@@ se@@ mi@@ tic charac@@ ter , no def@@ am@@ ation of any specific country or region in the world , or of any religion .
an agreement was reached last we@@ ek@@ end thanks to conce@@ ssions both from member states and meps .
without a certain level of language ac@@ qui@@ sition , further learning is s@@ car@@ ce@@ ly possible , as the language defici@@ ts can only be overcome with great difficul@@ ty with increasing age .
mr szy@@ ma@@ ński , you said that only three points have been implemented .
i voted in favour of this report as i agree that the existence of complete , standar@@ di@@ sed statistics by type of goods is crucial for all mo@@ des of transport .
allow me to add one more thought .
indeed ireland has a very ro@@ bu@@ st body of national anti-@@ discrimination law , e@@ .@@ g@@ . equal status act , and has an excellent recor@@ d .
the next item is the debate on the oral question to the commission on anti-@@ dum@@ ping cases - state of play and prospe@@ cts by da@@ nie@@ l c@@ as@@ par@@ y , cri@@ sti@@ ana mus@@ car@@ d@@ ini , to@@ ki@@ a sa@@ ï@@ fi , geor@@ gi@@ os pa@@ pa@@ st@@ am@@ ko@@ s , ka@@ der ar@@ if , ber@@ n@@ d lan@@ ge , gi@@ an@@ lu@@ ca su@@ sta , me@@ tin kaza@@ k , ni@@ c@@ col@@ ò r@@ in@@ al@@ d@@ i , mar@@ ie@@ l@@ le de sar@@ ne@@ z , y@@ anni@@ ck j@@ ado@@ t , car@@ l sch@@ l@@ y@@ ter , hel@@ mu@@ t scho@@ l@@ z , ro@@ ber@@ t st@@ ur@@ dy , sy@@ ed kam@@ all , jan za@@ h@@ radi@@ l , on behalf of the group of the european people 's party ( christian democrats ) , the group of the progre@@ ssive alliance of socialists and democrats in the european parliament , the group of the alliance of liber@@ als and democrats for europe , the group of the greens / european free alliance , the con@@ feder@@ al group of the european united left - nor@@ di@@ c green left and the european conserv@@ atives and refor@@ mi@@ sts - b@@ 7-0@@ 5@@ 6@@ 2 / 2010 ) .
we must not now allow national e@@ go@@ is@@ m , which may intensi@@ fy at a time of crisis , to undermin@@ e the chance which the eu currently has .
mr cor@@ tes la@@ str@@ a 's report rightly points out that the lisbon strategy only achieved concrete results when it was linked to the cohesion policy .
for this reason it is excep@@ tion@@ ally important to have clear agreement on changes to the relevant budgetary and legislative instruments by the end of this year in order to ensure a transparent framework for 2010 .
a major gap in the council and commission 's 2007 human rights report is any response to the re@@ ve@@ l@@ ations , not least by this parliament , of eu governments ' col@@ lu@@ sion in ex@@ tra@@ ordinary ren@@ di@@ tion .
how can this be ?
a return to normal for k@@ en@@ ya must therefore begin with a suspen@@ sion of violence and destruction .
fortun@@ ately , with a conce@@ ssion to poland 's demands , the problem has finally been sol@@ ved satisfac@@ tori@@ ly .
the proposal only affe@@ cts the czech republic with respect to the amount of mat@@ er@@ ni@@ ty contribution , and not the l@@ eng@@ th of mat@@ er@@ ni@@ ty leave .
it is clear that , given the currently reduced level of bank len@@ ding and given the difficulties that now exist in acce@@ ssing credit , if the weak@@ est sectors of our society , the unem@@ ployed and dis@@ advant@@ aged groups , want to under@@ take an action , an entrepreneu@@ ri@@ al activity , all this must be supported ro@@ bu@@ stly , because it is one of the instruments that can help us combat what is the natural e@@ pi@@ lo@@ gue to the financial crisis , namely an end@@ less employment crisis .
we need to be clear , and quickly , on how we are going to han@@ dle the relevant issues in 2008 , during the transi@@ tional period .
nevertheless , the potential short@@ age of ra@@ w materials in the future should not only make us focus on sol@@ ving the issue of access to ra@@ w materials .
for these reasons i will ab@@ sta@@ in from these se@@ ctions but i wish to thank the commissioner and the rapporteur again .
producers in the african , cari@@ b@@ be@@ an and pac@@ i@@ fic countries , who were neither considered nor present during the deb@@ ating of this agreement , will also be h@@ it hard by its consequences and the p@@ alli@@ ative measures announced will not prevent these consequences .
i have to say that not every euro in the va@@ ul@@ ts of the european central bank will serve to convin@@ ce people of an in@@ tr@@ insi@@ cally bad idea .
this document is , ad@@ mit@@ tedly , an absolu@@ te necessi@@ ty , which is precisely why we must scru@@ ti@@ ni@@ se its content closely .
mr president , the ppe-de group has decided to vote in favour of the li@@ pie@@ t@@ z report on trade and climate change at this mini@@ -@@ plenary session .
as our president has said , an agreement has not been reached because the council 's proposal has always been to move back@@ war@@ ds , back beyond the 19@@ th century , making employment law merely a bilateral relationship between the wor@@ ker and the employe@@ r , without laws or regulations , without anything to respect beyond so-called ' free choice ' , for@@ getting that there is always an im@@ balance of power between the wor@@ ker and the employe@@ r .
i believe that , when the figures are placed al@@ ong@@ side each other , the only conclusion is that debt re@@ struc@@ turing in greece , and probably in ireland , is ine@@ vit@@ able .
i welcome the fact that the report emphasi@@ ses the potential of the biom@@ as@@ s resources of the eu member states for producing significant qu@@ anti@@ ties of second generation biofuels .
that objective of the action plan is therefore clearly on the spanish presidency 's agenda , and is shared , of course , by the belgian and hungarian tri@@ o , because it is a strategic objective .
in the light of the reform of economic governance , the following observ@@ ation needs to be made . we must certainly implement ri@@ go@@ rous budgetary policies to monitor and ensure that similar situations do not ari@@ se in the future .
however , could you give us some more information about this too ?
i did very much like your words commissioner , because i also believe that it is very important that these agreements con@@ tain sufficient guarantees to avoid sig@@ ning cla@@ uses which are un@@ balanced and unfair for european industry .
this is because it will be possible for individuals to stand for election and vote when they are not nationals of a particular state .
- ( lt ) i would also like to encourage the scru@@ t@@ iny of your proposals from the perspective of financial market parti@@ ci@@ pan@@ ts .
confidence can neither be decre@@ ed nor purcha@@ sed .
rapporteur . - madam president , before we open the debate on the report on the implementation of the structural funds regulation 2007-@@ 2013 , allow me to se@@ i@@ ze this opportunity to thank the commission for the concrete communication paper and the country fi@@ ches as a soli@@ d base on which to work .
i recomm@@ end postpo@@ ning the draft resolution and re@@ turning to a discussion on this topic after the delegation re@@ tur@@ ns from kie@@ v .
the eu is the world 's leading produ@@ cer of cars and the second largest manufacture@@ r of l@@ or@@ r@@ ies , with 19 million vehicles , of which 20 % are ex@@ ported .
i would also ask him to pa@@ ss on my thanks to the committee chair@@ man , mr de@@ pre@@ z .
under the pre@@ text of solidarity , sur@@ ro@@ g@@ ate mo@@ ther@@ hood ex@@ poses women to physi@@ cal exploitation and even abuse , in direct conflict with the ban on trafficking in human bodies and body parts .
the report calls for measures that are essential to dis@@ coura@@ ge tran@@ sp@@ l@@ ant tourism and the more general problems we face on this issue , and i therefore voted in favour of the report .
we should discuss how best to eng@@ age both the new isra@@ e@@ li government - and ho@@ pe@@ fully also a palestinian national uni@@ ty government - in order to build a two@@ -@@ state solution .
i should like to thank you , mr van rom@@ pu@@ y , for having corre@@ cted , together with the heads of state or government , an unfortun@@ ate o@@ mission in the european commission document , since the latter did not mention agriculture , and you were right to add one of the european union 's main histori@@ c policies , namely agriculture , which is a factor in the well-@@ being of the european people .
there are no sig@@ ns that there might be investment in the hy@@ drog@@ en economy within the context of the transport infrastructure , let alone the use of electri@@ c cars run@@ ning on carbon dio@@ x@@ ide@@ -@@ free electricity , as is called for in the report .
will the european council stop it by creating an effective european prev@@ enti@@ ve mechanism which will safeguard the national economies and the stability of the euro area ?
europe 2020 must be an expression of the new , common political will and our response to the , sad@@ ly , increasing nation@@ alism , e@@ go@@ is@@ m and prote@@ cti@@ o@@ nis@@ m .
i have re-@@ read the eu@@ rat@@ om treaty very carefully and have also loo@@ ked closely at the nuclear safety directive adopted by the council and parliament in june two years ago .
unfortunately , 20 years later , n@@ one of the member states of the european union have signed or rati@@ fied that convention .
it is only by doing this that we will de@@ serve the ti@@ tle of legitimate he@@ ir@@ s of the fa@@ thers of europe , through whose efforts we are all here today .
the summit will give us the opportunity to exer@@ t pressure on russia to fulfil its contr@@ actual obligations in these areas and in other areas , too .
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we have to focus our efforts in helping countries and communities in the poorest parts of the world have access to this re@@ source .
although the partnership agreement with cam@@ e@@ ro@@ on in the fore@@ str@@ y sector is comm@@ end@@ able and , as it is being introduced during the international year of fore@@ sts , is also a very conve@@ ni@@ ent way for the eu to improve its im@@ age , it is doub@@ t@@ ful whether the agreement is worth the paper it is written on .
i support the introduction of a tri@@ -@@ annual review of the directive po@@ st its implementation to ensure that it remains respon@@ sive and adequate for its purpose .
one is the official development assistance com@@ pu@@ ter program , which has been tri@@ al@@ led very success@@ fully in mo@@ zam@@ bi@@ que , and i hope that there will be investment in time and effort in this type of coordination in particular .
( hu ) mr president , the achie@@ vements made by macedonia in relation to european integration were already gre@@ at@@ ly appreci@@ ated by the country report of february last year .
it is also very important to support the development of the euro area and to take appropriate measures to create suitable conditions for member states a@@ im@@ ing to become members of the euro area .
( de ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , i am a@@ sto@@ ni@@ shed by the discussion on the part of fellow members who , on the one hand , speak of simpli@@ fications for small and medium-sized enterprises , but who , when it comes to taking the very first step for micro@@ -@@ enti@@ ties - and that is all we are talking about today , not about any other scale - are already in@@ c@@ lined to say no again .
although the regulation states that all national and international partners must provide all the cooperation necessary , there is no detailed legal basis for such cooperation .
it is therefore particularly important for us to strengthen and continue to support the texti@@ le industry .
we have seen in this debate that many colleagues - mr man@@ to@@ v@@ ani , ms gu@@ y-@@ qu@@ int and others - and myself always de@@ pl@@ or@@ e the fact that we have too little money in categor@@ y four , the external actions .
the most important thing that needs to be discussed by the commission and the parties concerned should therefore be the need to in@@ je@@ ct some confidence in the greek people , without which no measures can be adopted at all .
madam president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , it is obviously a bit sur@@ real having a debate about the b@@ lac@@ kli@@ st at a time when the whole of aviation in europe is in cha@@ os , but i understand that we will have the opportunity tomorrow for a topi@@ cal and urgent debate and that is exactly what we will have .
as all the eu member states are involved as well as 16 partner countries , it is also under@@ stan@@ d@@ able that people should have strong mis@@ gi@@ v@@ ings in the development of this policy as to how the different partner countries can be included in the collabor@@ ation .
i am very glad that parliament has played an important role in enhan@@ cing the role of the multi@@ annual spe@@ c@@ tru@@ m policy programmes , which will be proposed by the commission , and for the first time parliament will have a say in this .
i have therefore supported this report on the proposal establishing a multi@@ annual management plan for the western stock of atlantic hor@@ se mac@@ ke@@ re@@ l , and i welcome the fact that the amendment put forward by mrs patr@@ ã@@ o ne@@ ves has been adopted , as it is essential for ensuring that the arti@@ san@@ al fisher@@ y is protected , along with portugal 's interests in this matter .
the rapporteur pres@@ ents figures that are en@@ ligh@@ te@@ ning and worrying .
within the exchange programme for european ar@@ t colle@@ ctions , the public in bu@@ da@@ pe@@ st can currently view an un@@ par@@ alle@@ led gu@@ sta@@ ve more@@ a@@ u and an al@@ f@@ ons mu@@ cha ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ tion in an important mus@@ eu@@ m .
this phenomen@@ on has become a cause for concern at global level .
i am grateful for all your speeches .
it would be important , therefore , for the old member states to take part in the all@@ owan@@ ce trading scheme .
this is the second time : we already increased it in december .
i would like to highlight european grou@@ p@@ ings for territorial cooperation ( eg@@ t@@ cs ) , which make a significant contribution to cohesion through cross-@@ territorial cooperation programmes .
you can rest assu@@ red that we will de@@ vote a good part of our resources to this , always depen@@ ding , as i have said , on the security situation .
i believe , ladies and gentlemen , that implementing this scheme , which everyone is in favour of , shows the important role that the common agricultural policy can play and does play in encouraging the consumption and , more simply , the production of healthy , quality produce .
( ro ) european policies concerning the reform of traditional schools and their e@@ vo@@ lution towards the status of european schools , with the involvement of local and national administrative structures , require , in my opinion , three major types of reform : syste@@ mic reform , including reform of the cur@@ ri@@ cu@@ lum , based on quality and effectiveness ; continu@@ al reform , involving evaluation of and capit@@ alisation on previous results , adap@@ ting them to european schools ; and a third reform , based on the responsibility and ow@@ ner@@ ship of all social ac@@ tors .
croatia is ne@@ aring the fi@@ ni@@ shing line after four years of inten@@ se accession negotiations .
the interests of big money , whether economic or financial , and the major powers always super@@ se@@ de the interests of solidarity .
that is what should happen , but it does not .
this could certainly be an important factor to really assess the signific@@ ance of the measure .
one of the main conditions for a vote on the report is thereby met .
when we look at the renewable energy scen@@ ari@@ o , we should also always consider what is happening in the member states .
for this reason , mr president , and for other reasons which i shall mention in my second speech , it is worth us gran@@ ting the visa ex@@ emp@@ tion to ta@@ i@@ w@@ an , as the united kingdom and ireland did last year .
access of roma communities to the conditions required to ear@@ n their live@@ li@@ hood should be an important target within the concept of agricultural subsidies .
i would like , at this point , to thank mrs lu@@ lling very sin@@ ce@@ rely , because thanks to this report , many self-@@ employed women will find life easier .
this proposal is aimed at introducing a procedure to give a single resid@@ ence and work per@@ mit to legal immigrants , and to gr@@ ant them a common set of rights throughout the eu .
we will fail to reform the international financial system unless there is progress in the do@@ ha process and unless we are more successful in working towards peace and elimin@@ ating poverty .
there are coun@@ t@@ less questions , because it is obvious that this reform is essential but will be to the de@@ tr@@ im@@ ent of the poorest w@@ ine@@ -@@ producing regions .
manufacturers need to be aware of the fact that the pressure of costs , as great as it still is , does not ab@@ solve them of the responsibility for a full inspe@@ ction of every individual part of their production process and their supply chain .
for the abo@@ ve@@ -@@ mentioned reasons our group will not support the resolution .
we have de@@ cla@@ red that , provided it com@@ pl@@ ies with all the copenhagen criteria and the obligations it has accepted according to the negotiating framework and additional protocol , turkey should be able to join the eu .
leadership is about taking chan@@ ces , taking risks and taking the lead .
i am glad to see that so much attention has been paid to the issue of cross-border healthcare , which is so important in this age of ever growing migration .
i believe that the copenhagen agreement to reduce global carbon emissions should be binding .
in writing . - i rejected the proposal as a whole as i do not believe it sol@@ ves the problems .
if it is mu@@ n@@ dane , we need to have more debates on it , because the irish government has got itself into ho@@ t water by b@@ lam@@ ing europe for for@@ cing it to charge schools for water , when in fact the issue is how it is under@@ funding schools and how bad@@ ly it is communi@@ cating and implementing this important pie@@ ce of legislation .
it is very clear what is in this .
the approval of proposals we tabled should , however , be noted , such as :
in view of the pressure to con@@ form to political corre@@ ct@@ ness , people would soon have to be extremely care@@ ful as to the institutions they visi@@ ted when we@@ aring r@@ fi@@ d clo@@ thing .
hence , the key things are : fa@@ ster procedures and better public relations .
these are new times and a particular feat@@ ure of new times is that crises m@@ oun@@ t up and pro@@ li@@ fer@@ ate and are not resolved .
that is a major task for the european commission .
we strongly support the calls for a reduction in administrative bur@@ dens , the pursu@@ it of the lisbon strategy on growth and jobs , support for smes , further progress on comple@@ ting the single market , measures to boost consumer rights , further action on climate change , cross-border health care initiatives and boo@@ sting relations with the united states .
regarding the right to information , the biggest share of expenditure will be in the initial one@@ -@@ off cost of drawing up a let@@ ter of rights .
should these criteria be the subject of bro@@ a@@ der consultation during the g20 summit with a view to establishing fair competition for financial activities on the world market ?
there is a lack of discussion and a lack of understanding .
i have , to my con@@ ster@@ n@@ ation , dis@@ covered through being out in society that it is vir@@ tu@@ ally only active citizens who are monitoring whether eu legislation is being respected in many places .
thank you .
these points are based on my own experience as a counci@@ ll@@ or in the tow@@ n of ch@@ me@@ l@@ nice and on suggesti@@ ons from voluntary organisations , and i consider them key to the more effective and more transparent draw@@ down of resources from eu funds .
( sv ) madam president , i would like to take this opportunity to thank my colleagues on the negotiating te@@ am for their constructive cooperation .
on the other hand , as you know , i have previ@@ ously mentioned the existence of a high-@@ level group for joint planning in connection with these conditions which , in this case , are chro@@ nic and not cont@@ ag@@ i@@ ous .
on the basis of the report by my italian fellow member pa@@ ol@@ o de ca@@ str@@ o , i voted for the proposal for a council regulation de@@ ro@@ g@@ ating from the regulation on common market organisation ( c@@ mo ) as regards the 2009 and 2010 intervention peri@@ ods for bu@@ t@@ ter and sk@@ im@@ med milk pow@@ der .
these are , of course , difficult issues .
it is i@@ ro@@ nic that the red baroness her@@ self , ca@@ thy ashton , stood against this no-@@ fly proposal , her ai@@ de re@@ porte@@ dly calling it ' head@@ line gra@@ b@@ b@@ ing de@@ sper@@ ation ' .
that is the eu of un@@ democratic red ta@@ pe ; of political and ideo@@ logical conserv@@ ati@@ sm ; of the ac@@ cent@@ u@@ ation and institu@@ tion@@ alisation of pro@@ found in@@ equ@@ alities and relations of social , regional and national dom@@ ination ; of militar@@ is@@ m and external inter@@ v@@ enti@@ o@@ nis@@ m ; and of the institu@@ tion@@ alisation of neo@@ liber@@ alism as the only acceptable economic system .
the eu has some 6@@ 8 000 k@@ m of co@@ ast@@ line ; sco@@ t@@ land has some 11 000 k@@ m of that .
but still there is no comprehensive eu policy on legal as well as illegal immigration , and on integration .
it is also important that we bring the national parliaments on board by taking an inclu@@ sive approach , as mrs g@@ ou@@ l@@ ard has sugge@@ sted .
the iraq war and the du@@ al power situation in pakistan are enough .
the vote will take place tomorrow , th@@ ur@@ s@@ day , 23 october .
therefore , the member states determin@@ e the form and conditions of funding of their public service media so long as eu state aid rules are respected .
these forces ob@@ stru@@ ct the egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an solution that will put an end to internal dispu@@ tes and divi@@ sions .
as if this were not complex enough , some states have sub@@ ord@@ in@@ ated the investig@@ ative bodies we are calling for to different state organisations .
like mu@@ sh@@ ro@@ om@@ s , the british people are left in the dar@@ k and f@@ ed man@@ ure .
it is also very important to use the potential of ol@@ der people in the labour market .
if women are assi@@ sting in small and medium-sized enterprises , then they must at least have their own protection .
you may ask what our final objectives are with this directive .
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while the local people remain una@@ w@@ are of these issues , the whole thing will continue to be a sha@@ m .
( pl ) mr president , mrs ashton , when i tal@@ ked with politicians in the middle east , i often heard them say that the european union is a pa@@ yer , not a pla@@ yer .
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this causes us concern .
in writing . - ( pt ) i voted in favour of paragraph 20 of the report on the role of women in industry because it is essential that the commission carr@@ ies out a study into the negative consequences of long working hours on private , family and social life , such as children spending a lot of time alone , left to their own devi@@ ces , which often lead@@ s to failure at school and crime .
while youth unemployment is currently 21 % in the european union , and close to 25 % in my country , this has become a major challenge for europe at a time when young europeans de@@ pri@@ ved of employment are thre@@ at@@ ened with social exclusion and poverty .
in conclusion , allow me to give you a won@@ der@@ ful quot@@ e from al@@ ph@@ on@@ se kar@@ r : ' a lo@@ ver is almost always a man who , having found a gl@@ ow@@ ing coal , pu@@ ts it in his po@@ c@@ ke@@ t belie@@ ving it to be a di@@ am@@ ond . '
we are only just beginning to g@@ li@@ m@@ pse the long-term consequences of this om@@ ni@@ presence of pe@@ sti@@ ci@@ de resi@@ du@@ es : they include various forms of cancer , en@@ do@@ cr@@ ine dis@@ ord@@ ers , reduced m@@ ale fer@@ ti@@ lity , damage to our im@@ mu@@ ne systems , and de@@ gener@@ ative diseases of the ner@@ v@@ ous system .
i believe that the partnership between the us , canada and au@@ str@@ ali@@ a , on the one hand , and the european union , on the other , can offer the ide@@ al solution for combating terrorism and organised crime .
at first , this country was always ce@@ le@@ br@@ ated as the ' show@@ case ' country and the model for new members of the union , although at that time , very wrong policies were per@@ mitted and encouraged and these resul@@ ted in enormous bu@@ b@@ b@@ les in the property sector having to be dealt with , the banking sector being allowed to become a law un@@ to itself and no attention being paid to preventing competitive dum@@ ping in the area of taxation .
in writing . - ( sv ) the amendments made by the committee on agriculture and rural development to the commission 's proposal are good in part and very bad in part .
the europe 2020 strategy , however , mainly concerns future tren@@ ds .
europe is certainly not closed off to external trade .
i call for the rapid establishment of a european civil protection force as devi@@ sed by mr bar@@ nie@@ r in 2006 with the aim of arri@@ ving at a european response that is planned , genu@@ ine@@ ly coordinated and effective .
an understanding between the social partners , and negotiations based on good fa@@ it@@ h and reli@@ able information are highly desi@@ rable , especially at times of crisis .
on 23 and 24 march 2000 , the european council , meeting in lisbon , set the european union ( eu ) an ambitious strategic objective : to become , by 2010 , the most competitive and dynami@@ c know@@ led@@ ge@@ -based economy in the world .
all member state commitments to support trade are supple@@ mentary to assistance from the european development fund and all our commitments are firm .
obviously there are no plans for any wi@@ des@@ pread measure : anyone whose pa@@ pers are in order will not be che@@ cked .
in fact , this may well be one of those reports to which the chamber can l@@ end its unani@@ mous support , even if swi@@ t@@ zer@@ land 's situation is a uni@@ que one , as the commissioner said .
together they produce performance .
we can only hope that , as happened after the ex@@ x@@ on val@@ de@@ z accident in 198@@ 9 and the eri@@ ka accident in 1999 , the eu and us regulatory framework for off@@ shor@@ e oil ex@@ pl@@ or@@ ation and exploitation activities will be strengthened this time too .
in dealing with the new thre@@ ats posed by terrorism , the most difficult problem we face will be to actually de@@ fine what inci@@ te@@ ment is , and whether justified criticism of governments could ever be considered to be inci@@ te@@ ment to terrorism .
to sum@@ mari@@ se : this is not just about supporting a key sector of our economy but is an approach from which we all stand to benefit in the long run .
here , we clearly pre@@ fer a diplom@@ atic solution , a negotiated solution , instead of a military solution .
the commission , however , takes the view that the v@@ h@@ i 's capacity has indeed changed .
it is those countries that have contribu@@ ted least to climate change that will be affected most by it and if we do not resolve the issue of financing , we will not get a climate agreement either .
( de ) mr president , it has become clear that the focus of this whole issue is on the passengers .
i support this report because it ur@@ ges the commission to step up its monitoring of the implementation of eu law and improve existing eu law where it is established that it is not adequate in order to stop these sc@@ am@@ s once and for all .
eu flag@@ s , national an@@ the@@ ms and europe days may appe@@ ar to be symbo@@ li@@ c questions without any great importance .
our proposal will take full account of the proposal made by parliament to increase the commitments under the head@@ ings ' competitiveness for growth and employment ' and ' external relations ' , through the use of the flexibility instrument .
this is for the purpose of benef@@ iting from adequate access to medical care , exce@@ pt for the cases in which it can be pro@@ ved that the given persons can benefit from adequate treatment and medical care in their own country of origin .
if this law is not amen@@ ded , i will feel dece@@ i@@ ved by the president-in-office of the council .
that could have de@@ va@@ st@@ ating consequences .
i would be very pleased if everything that mrs ko@@ lar@@ ska@@ -@@ b@@ ob@@ i@@ ńska has written and that has received the support of a large majority is actually re@@ tained .
finally , the fact is that the data are difficult to compar@@ e and so more direction from the commission is needed .
it is vital that a clear answer is given to these questions , just as it is also vital to clari@@ fy what the european commission thin@@ ks about this situation and whether it intends to take any steps to un@@ blo@@ ck the legislative process .
firstly , it is crucial that freedom of services should be applied in all member states .
more import@@ antly , improving the energy efficiency of buil@@ dings is the most effective way of reducing energy consumption and emissions within non-@@ ets sectors by 20 % .
in accordance with the treaty , the commission must nevertheless remain ne@@ u@@ tra@@ l with regard to the public or private ow@@ ner@@ ship of companies .
mr president , the summit in c@@ ór@@ dob@@ a will be a test for all of us , european institutions and member states .
nevertheless , membership of the european union has , according to the decision of the ukra@@ ini@@ an parliament , not become the first priority .
that is why i want to focus on the most important issues raised by these two proposals .
these funds must be , in the medi@@ um and long term , the ' ro@@ d ' which the relevant peoples will use to learn to ' fish ' and success@@ fully become self-@@ sufficient .
( ro ) i would like to ask the commissioner a question , as well as thank her for appe@@ aring before the house .
as lu@@ x@@ em@@ bour@@ g nationals speak and writ@@ e in french and german , before the vote on this very sensitive resolution , may i draw your attention to the fact that there is an enormous difference between the french and german texts of paragraph 17 .
i believe that everyone should be able to express their views on the democratic future of their country without being deta@@ ined , tor@@ tu@@ red or subje@@ cted to degra@@ ding and discrimin@@ atory treatment .
we must therefore not per@@ mit the emerg@@ ence of new political curren@@ ts in@@ spi@@ red by ideas as anti-@@ human as those that la@@ y behind naz@@ is@@ m and communi@@ sm .
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we must move much more quickly , and i would also ask you , commissioner , to please stress to mr van rom@@ pu@@ y that the 4 february meeting should also be a meeting about energy consumption .
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in this context i am delighted to tell you that based on the interest expressed in the report of mrs ma@@ de@@ ira , the commission will be able to organi@@ se discussions on topi@@ cs related to tourism in co@@ ast@@ al areas within the framework of the conference to mark european maritime day , which will take place on 19 and 20 may 2009 .
fe@@ m@@ ale ge@@ ni@@ tal mu@@ ti@@ l@@ ation and also hon@@ our kil@@ l@@ ings are taking their to@@ ll in europe .
madam president , if the cost of every rol@@ l@@ -@@ call vote is really eur 4@@ 00 , i sugge@@ st that this chamber is run@@ ning itself with all the efficiency that it also applies to the common agricultural policy , to structural aid , to international development and to the rest of the european union budget .
however , its population includes many non-@@ chinese ethnic groups , the largest of which is the u@@ i@@ gh@@ urs .
on behalf of the gue / ng@@ l group . - ( pt ) mr president , commissioner , we have de@@ cr@@ ied the disa@@ stro@@ us consequ@@ ence of the liberalisation of the global economy for many sectors of economic activity , particularly in some member states and the regions that are most dependent on these sectors .
we have never been na@@ i@@ ve about the difficul@@ ty of deli@@ vering an effective programme in iraq .
unfortunately , such neg@@ li@@ gence of crimes of communist totalit@@ ari@@ a@@ nis@@ m brings with it an appe@@ a@@ se@@ ment of all ne@@ o-@@ naz@@ is in germany , russia or any@@ where : any of them could ask , if the so@@ vie@@ ts are for@@ given , then why should not our an@@ ce@@ st@@ ors also be for@@ given ?
we have drawn up a parliamentary resolution which forms a good basis for the discussions between the european foreign ministers .
i found mr l@@ un@@ d@@ gre@@ n 's intervention absolutely f@@ lab@@ ber@@ ga@@ sting .
as i said , good partners do not ha@@ ul each other before wto courts on account of their con@@ vi@@ ctions .
only by fighting will the workers be able to secure a high standard of free services provided sole@@ ly by the government , well away from any private business activity .
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a commission document issued yesterday confir@@ med that youth unemployment in the eu stands at 20 % , which is t@@ wi@@ ce that fore@@ ca@@ st for overall unemployment .
i am menti@@ oning this because my country , bulgaria , has 35 times fe@@ wer don@@ ors than spain .
for this principle to be observ@@ able in practice , however , it is essential that we set up a system of strategic re@@ serves , increase the number of lin@@ ks between transport networks , and , in short , constru@@ ct a working response mechanism that would provide technical assistance to countries that have suf@@ fered the most as a result of crises .
in my opinion it is important to start at an early age with getting acqu@@ a@@ in@@ ted with the approach@@ es of your neighbours or of other religi@@ ons .
thir@@ ty@@ -@@ five legislative initiatives are fore@@ seen in the work programme .
they will certainly not do this unless there is strong pressure from all the sig@@ nat@@ ory countries of the united nations and the countries which are responsible for crimes against civilian popul@@ ations countries such as israel , the united states , russia , china , india and pakistan , which did not go to du@@ bli@@ n and which have refu@@ sed to ban clu@@ ster muni@@ tions .
a clear united message from this house and the whole european union with the read@@ in@@ ess to eng@@ age would make all in al@@ b@@ ania reflect upon the best course of action .
yesterday e@@ vening we were discussing population .
with the 27 member states , the european union has approxim@@ ately 2 million sol@@ d@@ iers , 10 000 tan@@ ks and 3 000 figh@@ ter plan@@ es .
the commission will support good cooperation between member states and will constantly monitor any compla@@ ints received in connection with the exchange of information or assistance .
i should like to conclude by saying that innovation is not only reflected in end products or new services .
can we seriously ar@@ gue , as the op@@ pon@@ ents of this package do , that we can build growth on top of a m@@ oun@@ tain of debt that is continu@@ ously put off further and further into the future ?
what does the commission think of a situation in which the price of a chinese product is less than the ra@@ w materials used to manufac@@ ture it ?
i voted in favour of da@@ vi@@ d mar@@ tin 's report on the reform of the european parliament 's rules of procedure in@@ so@@ far as it will allow our house to ad@@ here to the new ground rules ac@@ compan@@ ying the entry into force of the treaty of lisbon .
i believe that when we are reform@@ ing , when we are making documents available , when we are ensuring that there is greater transparency , we should take steps to show which parliament@@ ari@@ ans are particip@@ ating in the work of parliament and which are not .
i refer in particular to smes , which must be able to play an active part in the creation of standards without in@@ cur@@ ring excessive costs or suffering a lack of represent@@ ation .
when por@@ no@@ gra@@ phic materi@@ al can be just dist@@ ur@@ b@@ ing then vie@@ wing very vi@@ vi@@ d im@@ ages of violence against others or even self-@@ har@@ m is something that really might pro@@ vo@@ ke you@@ ths for th@@ ou@@ gh@@ t@@ less acts .
what measures does it intend to adopt with regard to member states on the mediterranean which are recei@@ ving refugees from north africa ?
a great many other matters are also covered .
in any case , i do often like to distin@@ gu@@ ish between capit@@ alism and liber@@ alism .
in regard to the general cost reduction in the health sector as a result of the use of these new technologies , i would also draw your attention to the research into ' mobi@@ le health monitoring ' systems , the use of which would reduce annual health costs by eur 1@@ 500 million in germany alone .
the ti@@ mid@@ ity of the ec@@ b and the euro area states is preventing us from funding a more effective economic recovery policy through the issue of euro@@ bonds guaranteed by a european union whose funding capacity remains in@@ t@@ act .
( es ) madam president , i voted in favour of this initiative because when we talk about pre@@ c@@ arious work , we are talking once again about the in@@ equality and discrimination that women suffer in europe .
this is one area for which you have su@@ pre@@ me responsibility .
i pre@@ su@@ me that a general conclusion was that , despite the difficulties that might exist and the improvements that could be introduced , this european neighbourhood policy that forms part of our strategy has worked well and has en@@ su@@ red that many of our partners and neighbours can enjo@@ y stability , economic progress and economic and social development .
since the introduction of the women 's quot@@ a between 2003 and 2009 the number of companies qu@@ o@@ ted on the stock market has decre@@ a@@ sed from 5@@ 5@@ 4 to 3@@ 6@@ 2 .
we already have new pres@@ sures in categor@@ y four , where we are allowing for a very ti@@ ght marg@@ in that will be made ti@@ gh@@ ter by the need to include the baltic sea strategy .
african countries , china and india want to keep their ex@@ emp@@ tions not to sub@@ mit to the international system of monitoring emissions and , at the same time , receive bi@@ llions of euro@@ s for clean technologies .
democr@@ ati@@ sation must succeed here too .
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the contribution that the european union is making to achieving this goal is to ask the member states for military expenditure to be increased , and as a result this civi@@ lisation has reached the im@@ mor@@ al situation of having the highest arms expenditure in the world in 2006 , more than in the co@@ ld war : 17 times more than we spend on international cooperation .
however , the report no@@ tes that ' the g@@ ul@@ f states ' sovereign we@@ al@@ th funds account for more than one third of the world total and those funds hel@@ ped to re@@ sc@@ ue the global and european financial system ' .
in this respect , after having consul@@ ted his colleagues and counter@@ parts and received their con@@ sent , president sarkozy , in his capacity as president of the european union , assu@@ mes the responsibilities of eng@@ aging in a comprehensive dialogue between the european union and china .
you , my de@@ ar colleagues on the right , are per@@ pe@@ tu@@ ating a traditional system with a m@@ ale bre@@ ad@@ win@@ ner and his little wi@@ fe , with her little job on the side , ke@@ pt ne@@ at@@ ly under his th@@ um@@ b .
( ro ) the package travel directive en@@ compa@@ sses transport and ac@@ com@@ mod@@ ation services , along with other related services provided through package ho@@ li@@ days .
so , with those very few words , i comm@@ end mrs gr@@ ä@@ ß@@ le for her efforts and i urge the council and commission to listen carefully .
much of this is naturally related to climate change .
then we discussed the need for the establishment of joint forces to help member states c@@ ope with natural disasters like those which struc@@ k us this year .
mr president , ladies and gentlemen , it is the case that , in recent years , there has been rapid development of the european foreign and security policy .
however , considering the potential negative impact that measures could have on the population , we still hope that an acceptable solution will be found without the necessi@@ ty to i@@ sol@@ ate such a strategi@@ cally important country , as many of you have said .
as for the financial system , the european council also made a for@@ ce@@ ful call for all pla@@ yers in the system to act respon@@ si@@ bly , especially in the banking sector .
the ' least bad ' solution - and i use that expression again - is for the eu to insi@@ st that non-@@ compli@@ ant member states spend their regional funds on st@@ am@@ ping mach@@ ines and also to pay for an inspe@@ ct@@ or@@ ate whose staff are nationals of compli@@ ant member states .
we must understand that .
it is not easy here , but when you are in the council , it is worse , because there you have to work with unani@@ mi@@ ty .
i hope that this could have an impact on other , related sectors , such as plant protection product data requirements , which are right now moving through their own revision process .
unfortunately , however , the report does not deal with the ethnic cle@@ ans@@ ing which the russian feder@@ ation carried out in ab@@ k@@ ha@@ zi@@ a from 199@@ 1 when , because of georgia 's independence , almost a quar@@ ter of a million geor@@ gi@@ ans were forced to leave ab@@ k@@ ha@@ zi@@ a , their own country .
it is certainly true that dela@@ ys in terms of integration , wa@@ ge ga@@ ps or a lack of care@@ er profi@@ les are legi@@ on for women , particularly in the field of science and research .
modern family policy is about the equal responsibility of men and women for children and work .
i know that many parents and te@@ ach@@ ers are increasingly an@@ xi@@ ous about children acce@@ ssing materi@@ al which is in@@ appropriate and poten@@ ti@@ ally dangerous .
president of the commission , president-in-office of the council , i am afraid small and medium-sized enterprises will disappe@@ ar with this crisis and no@@ body will care .
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i trust every democr@@ atically elected government in europe which is accoun@@ table to a parliament and to the public to do this .
( es ) madam president , mr barro@@ t , it is no co@@ inci@@ dence that a whole series of spanish meps have spoken .
i would like to call upon greece and the former yugosla@@ v republic of macedonia to seek to overcome their differences and show that they are fa@@ i@@ th@@ ful to the gene@@ rous foun@@ ding eu spirit , which we all need so very much today .
this highly popul@@ ar and prof@@ itable service was can@@ cel@@ led last october , for@@ cing custom@@ ers into unnecessary travel and in@@ conve@@ ni@@ ence to go to other air@@ ports , the reason being that air india did not want to lose its highly valu@@ able hea@@ th@@ row slo@@ ts .
it has caused numerous in@@ equ@@ alities and pres@@ sures , especially among vulnerable groups .
i personally believe it will be useful , but i think we need to discuss it here .
while there is already some production in eastern europe , there will be a significant vo@@ lu@@ me of new imports .
it is , however , regret@@ table that the proposal for a tob@@ in-@@ sty@@ le tax on financial transactions has not been adopted , as that would make it possible to limit excessive specul@@ ation , and promote financial stability and investment in the long term .
the second problem is a recent decision by a@@ zer@@ ba@@ ij@@ ani authorities to can@@ cel the f@@ m radi@@ o licen@@ ces of several international radi@@ o st@@ ations like radi@@ o free europe , voice of america , b@@ b@@ c world service and others , de@@ pri@@ ving list@@ en@@ ers in this country of valu@@ able and independent sources of information .
nevertheless , we believe that these documents can be improved in the future , and we would remind you that we are advo@@ cating a long-term buil@@ dings strategy .
the solution to this problem can only li@@ e in a comb@@ ination of all these approach@@ es and , actually , as part of a common political will .
the role of libya , as partner on many issues in the mediterranean region and in africa , has been found to have a major impact on the security and stability of the region , in particular , on migration , public health , development , trade and economic relations , climate change , energy and cultural her@@ it@@ age .
the southern member states are subje@@ cted to great pressure , particularly since the popul@@ ar mo@@ vements in egypt and tuni@@ sia , and the war in libya , beg@@ an .
european businesses manufac@@ turing high-@@ quality products of excell@@ ence will then benefit from an instrument to protect and promote them in order to support them in the face of t@@ ough competition from countries outside the european union in certain sectors .
it would do better to keep its own house in order .
it is an essential and important step in enab@@ ling victims to re@@ side or stay where@@ ver they want in the eu and thereby be included in the freedom of movement .
this is the main reason why these in@@ equ@@ alities are pla@@ ying an important role in fin@@ ali@@ sing a free@@ -@@ trade agreement .
in writing . - the common agricultural policy ( cap ) has the potential to offer solutions to many of the problems currently affecting european far@@ ms , and this is obvious in no eu member state more than in ireland , where there is an equal commitment to both secure a fair and full cap agreement and to move forward by implementing the changes necessary in 2@@ 1@@ st century farm@@ ing .
mr verh@@ of@@ st@@ ad@@ t stre@@ ssed the signific@@ ance of the citizen 's voice .
we must give them perspe@@ ctives .
this would amount to 2.@@ 8 million ton@@ ne@@ s .
the less co@@ stly measures are specifically the regulation on origin mar@@ king , the protection of inte@@ l@@ le@@ c@@ tual property , anti-@@ dum@@ ping and the fight against counterfe@@ iting .
it acts as con@@ firm@@ ation that europe is in the process of construction , and that our priority is to improve and promote cooperation between the eu member states in the field of health protection .
whilst mr ster@@ ck@@ x obli@@ ges ports not to turn ships away , mr sav@@ ary says that they can den@@ y entry if in@@ surance cer@@ ti@@ fic@@ ates are not being provided .
this resolution of parliament follow@@ s previous com@@ memor@@ ative resolutions from other international organisations such as une@@ s@@ co and os@@ ce .
in my opinion it is important not only that the a@@ se@@ an members rati@@ fy the eight core il@@ o con@@ ventions , which only cam@@ bod@@ ia , in@@ d@@ one@@ sia and the phi@@ lip@@ p@@ ines have so far done , but also that we ensure that we put mechanisms in place to make sure they are properly enfor@@ ced .
it is for this reason , moreover , that i have two minutes instead of one .
moder@@ ation in energy , wh@@ ate@@ ver the word used , is finally on the agenda .
( pl ) mr president , i would like once again to express my plea@@ sure at the importance that the community att@@ ach@@ es to the need for innovation in europe .
( de ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , the european governments are being dri@@ ven by the markets .
one of their main points of criticism is the bo@@ lo@@ g@@ na process .
we are fully aware of the views of the european parliament in this respect and will take those into account .
secondly , the overall price of the product must be speci@@ fied before a consumer agre@@ es to purcha@@ se a product .
i think it is getting better all the time , and i think the cap@@ -@@ and@@ -@@ trade system allows us really to tackle a huge propor@@ tion of the ga@@ ses .
we must ensure that europe does not for@@ fe@@ it any of its economic capac@@ ities .
the us still main@@ tains the visa requirement for nationals of some member states ( currently bulgaria , cyprus , the czech republic , e@@ sto@@ nia , greece , hungary , lat@@ via , lithu@@ ania , mal@@ ta , poland , romania and slovakia ) .
although , in 2009 , there was a small reduction in the number of compla@@ ints ( 9 % ) in compar@@ is@@ on with 2008 , of the 3@@ 35 cases opened , approxim@@ ately 3@@ 18 were concluded and closed .
i am not convinced that a f@@ ence or a w@@ all is a solution because there are other reforms that are much more important .
it is important that we get it right .
i voted in favour of this document , c@@ odi@@ fying council directive 80 / 7@@ 20 / e@@ ec of 24 june 19@@ 80 on the approxim@@ ation of the laws of the member states relating to the operating space , access to the dri@@ ving position and the do@@ ors and win@@ dow@@ s of whe@@ ele@@ d agricultural or fore@@ str@@ y trac@@ tors .
president-in-office . - ( sl ) in june 2007 the commission published a green paper on a future common european asylum system .
the budget vote , which is up@@ coming , is also extremely important for ensuring appropriate future funding for agriculture .
under article 3@@ 6 of our accession treaty we have the right to start re@@ activ@@ ating this nuclear power st@@ ation .
the second point was the arrange@@ ment whe@@ reby parliament was to be more closely involved in the continuing development of the security provisions .
as vice-@@ chair of the committee on fisheries , i decided to vote against this agreement because it igno@@ res the opinion adopted by this committee , which proposed aboli@@ shing the de@@ ro@@ gation from the rules of origin for proce@@ ssed fisher@@ y products at the end of the negotiations on the interim partnership agreement .
finally , particular attention ought to be paid to i@@ sol@@ ated regions and islan@@ ds , as in the case of greece , where cohesion policies will significantly help the local population to stay put , find employment , have access to new technology and professional opportunities , and to comply to the community norm .
we are not here to decide whether these people are gu@@ il@@ ty or inno@@ cent .
to improve the quality of these projects and the effective impact of their implementation , eu member states must a@@ va@@ il themselves of the maximum technical assistance which the european commission can offer .
i therefore support the call made by my fellow members for the european union solidarity mechanism to be activ@@ ated immediately .
both mo@@ tions for resolutions re@@ call such en@@ p values as democracy , the rule of law , and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms , including the freedom of the media , the independence of the judi@@ ci@@ ary and the fight against corruption .
it makes sense to simplify but not to radi@@ cally change at this stage .
this text has the mer@@ it of reco@@ g@@ nising market fa@@ i@@ lu@@ res and advo@@ cating the fight against climate change .
i think that it is very important to distin@@ gu@@ ish between professional and political argu@@ ments that have their place in a democratic society and actual inter@@ ference with the european central bank 's fiscal policy .
there were many points on which we were in total agreement , and others i hope we can work on in the future : specifically , the european consumer sco@@ re@@ board promo@@ ted by the european commission , a very important instrument that n@@ one@@ theless , in my view , still does not provide standar@@ di@@ sed data to enable people to make clear decisions .
the damage to infrastructure has been enormous and half a million hom@@ es have been seriously dam@@ aged .
taking into account that in the area of sate@@ lli@@ te communication the european union at present co@@ vers 40 % of the world market , we can clearly see that a common non-@@ discrimin@@ atory policy can significantly strengthen the important role of the union in this sector .
the commission therefore immediately respon@@ ded to the ru@@ ling by commissi@@ oning several studies , laun@@ ching a comprehensive consultation process and car@@ rying out the impact assess@@ ments .
ex@@ tradi@@ tion -@@ procedures for which are defined in a bilateral agreement - should have been granted .
greater attention should be paid to social and cultural aspects and to support for development in a framework of mutual respect for the different levels of development and different political cho@@ ices of the people .
i say to al@@ ex@@ an@@ der lam@@ b@@ s@@ dor@@ ff that he has allowed h@@ im@@ self to be hi@@ j@@ ack@@ ed by this , but all he has to do tomorrow for us to unani@@ m@@ ously support las@@ se leh@@ tin@@ en 's report , is to vote for our amendments 5 and 6 , which keep the do@@ or firmly open .
the cultural sector is a growth sector that is developing fa@@ ster than many other areas in the economy .
you know that this has been a very sensitive issue , and with these agreements with third countries we create better pos@@ sibilities for european airlines as well .
the small example of the urban mobility plan could be a real help in addre@@ ssing this much lar@@ ger problem .
whilst it stre@@ sses the right to adverti@@ se , it ultimately as@@ ser@@ ts the patien@@ t 's right to information .
this should also include a plan for the baltic sea energy conne@@ ctions network .
non-@@ govern@@ mental organisations have submitted compla@@ ints relating to the creation of illegal and secre@@ t dat@@ ab@@ a@@ ses for stor@@ ing personal information in connection with r@@ aci@@ al and ethnic orig@@ ins , and have stated that they are appe@@ al@@ ing to the relevant authorities .
words are not enough .
we therefore urge the council and the commission to provide aid immediately and to laun@@ ch comprehensive medical assistance programmes for the civilian population in the eastern part of the democratic republic of con@@ go without delay .
'@@ including the gender dimension in order to em@@ power women and defend their rights ; '
secondly , it needs to adopt specific measures for bre@@ e@@ ders that use sustainable protection measures .
in writing . - ( de ) the union for the mediterranean is seen by some people in europe as a pre@@ sti@@ ge project initi@@ ated by a few political leaders .
the mur@@ der of the tur@@ ki@@ sh@@ -@@ ar@@ me@@ nian journ@@ alist h@@ r@@ ant d@@ in@@ k should have provided a period of national refle@@ ction but , sad@@ ly , this did not happen .
it will be up to the people of i@@ cel@@ and to have the final say : they will have to vote in a referendum , and i hope that they will op@@ t in favour of jo@@ ining our great european family .
item 11 of this document stated that the measures which had been un@@ ve@@ iled by the commission were not sufficient to provide the desi@@ red incentives for constru@@ cting at least 12 demonstr@@ ation facilities by 2015 , while in item 18 it was considered im@@ per@@ ative that at least the 12 demonstr@@ ation facilities ear@@ mar@@ ked for assistance should cover all possible comb@@ in@@ ations of the three carbon dio@@ xi@@ de cap@@ ture and storage technologies .
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this question is particularly important because the bi@@ g@@ ger the vehicles that manufacturers produce , the bi@@ g@@ ger their profit marg@@ ins .
the solution to the greek crisis must ent@@ a@@ il t@@ ough reform measures in greece .
si@@ mil@@ arly , tre@@ e-@@ plan@@ ting programmes in r@@ wan@@ da have resul@@ ted in such an increase in the f@@ low of ri@@ vers towards the capital that it can now be po@@ wered sole@@ ly by a hy@@ dro@@ electri@@ c plant .
ensuring the peaceful un@@ fol@@ ding of that process will be of great importance , not just to egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an civilian society itself , but also to the region as a whole .
violence against women , in my opinion , also refle@@ cts and reinfor@@ ces in@@ equ@@ alities between men and women , and therefore often determin@@ es the position of women in society .
i support the report because it includes the gender dimension of the cap .
freedom of religion is a fundamental human right , and religi@@ ously mo@@ ti@@ v@@ ated discrimination and violence are in@@ consistent with our values .
i am quite concerned by the mag@@ ni@@ tude assu@@ med by these disasters in recent years , which not only have natural but human causes as well , with consequences for both the economic and social infrastructure .
this is because of israel 's continu@@ al violation of international law , and because of our political commitments to pale@@ st@@ ine .
as for the population of working age , it would pe@@ ak at 3@@ 31 million around 2010 and would then decre@@ a@@ se regul@@ arly to around 2@@ 6@@ 8 million in 2050 .
therefore , this aid - which we should remember is granted at national , not european , level , and is therefore dependent on each individual member state 's economic resources - could be seen by many people as ca@@ using an im@@ balance in competition , but in reality , it would provide a little rel@@ ief to a sector that is increasingly on its k@@ ne@@ es .
it is an enormous challenge , but it is a strategic issue which we cannot ignor@@ e .
some people claim that violence within in@@ timate relation@@ ships is a private matter , a family matter .
however , the report insi@@ sts on advo@@ cating these policies .
in this context , i demand the relea@@ se of jud@@ ge a@@ fi@@ un@@ i , and i appeal to the high representative of the union for foreign affairs and security policy to send - i am just clo@@ sing - a peti@@ tion to the ven@@ e@@ zu@@ el@@ an authorities ex@@ pressing the fe@@ ars of the european union in connection with b@@ reach@@ es of human rights , democratic principles and law and order in ven@@ e@@ zu@@ ela .
thank you for your attention .
as i have just told you , these different language ver@@ sions are still being fi@@ ni@@ shed , and as you know , the council can only pa@@ ss that document , that agreement , to parliament , when the different language ver@@ sions are available , which the commission has in hand .
in writing . - we have voted against amendment 4 , because it states ' is of the opinion that any possible solution should not lead to di@@ stor@@ tion of competition ' .
i would like to start by saying that i think it is extremely important for us to truly make an effort to reduce the extent of counterfe@@ iting .
in gaza , ot@@ tom@@ ans , the british , egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans , isra@@ eli@@ s , ameri@@ c@@ ans and europeans are all part of the problem .
mr president , ladies and gentlemen , please allow me first of all to thank mrs lu@@ c@@ as for her report , which dra@@ ws attention to the over@@ whe@@ l@@ ming need to face up to the problem of the destruction of tro@@ pi@@ cal fore@@ sts .
lobby@@ ing activities must be remo@@ ved from the gre@@ y area , as it were , so that we have a clear and fac@@ tual pi@@ c@@ ture of where influence is genu@@ ine@@ ly being brought to bear .
one of the member states ' most important du@@ ties is to ensure the security of their citizens , but without je@@ opar@@ dis@@ ing fundamental human rights .
we can look for various op@@ tions , yet there is simply no alternative to this strategic response .
like@@ wise , the chair@@ man of the board of regul@@ ators can atten@@ d the relevant committee and give an account of their work .
why not continue to stri@@ ctly monitor the us producers ?
yesterday , spain and europe lost a great state@@ sman : one of the main archi@@ te@@ cts of democracy in spain and the foun@@ der of the people 's party , some of whose members are with us in the chamber .
firstly , the sud@@ den and bel@@ ated dis@@ co@@ very , in respect of the sig@@ ning of the 2010 budget in december 2009 , that the 20 % limit for expenditure under ' head@@ ing 5 ' had been exce@@ eded .
indeed , i would have pre@@ fer@@ red amendment 1 - but of course that fe@@ ll on the adoption of amendment 4 - where it was recomm@@ en@@ ded that the implementation of the electronic identi@@ fication system be de@@ fer@@ red until 2012 at the earl@@ ie@@ st .
we need to take a t@@ ough line on illegal organ trafficking .
as far as the ft@@ t is concerned , it is clear that the op@@ tions today dif@@ fer from the initial discussions on the tob@@ in tax , as it would cover a bro@@ a@@ der base of financial products .
you have also mentioned the de@@ legi@@ ti@@ mis@@ ation of dialogue , since we cannot toler@@ ate a dialogue that could , one way or another , give the im@@ pression that kil@@ ling inno@@ cent people , in@@ jur@@ ing inno@@ cent people , can be a way of ser@@ ving man@@ kind .
it is not good or sound budge@@ ting to fail to pay out on the out@@ standing commitments agreed on in previous years , so both must be taken into account when s@@ hap@@ ing the final draft proposal for 2012 .
the is@@ la@@ mic republic of iran ( he@@ rein@@ after referred to as iran ) is facing an ar@@ ra@@ y of governance challenges , from power strug@@ g@@ les between compe@@ ting fac@@ tions within the country 's ru@@ ling eli@@ tes to a cri@@ p@@ pl@@ ing social and economic mal@@ ai@@ se , a problem@@ atic regional security environment and rising popul@@ ar dis@@ content at home .
the end result we have before us is a compromise which we are happy to support .
( it ) madam president , ladies and gentlemen , i am not taking the floor simply to stand up for my region .
while the european union and many agencies in the member states work very hard and with great commitment , supported by ngos , to protect species , this conver@@ sation demonstrated once again that many people see the protection and ma@@ inten@@ ance of biodiversity as something of a lu@@ x@@ ury .
this is not an emergency aid solidarity fund ; it is a fund which is based on re@@ im@@ bur@@ se@@ ment of specific costs for emergency operations after disasters , allowing for a return to normal living conditions .
the member states and the commission thus wish to pursu@@ e the discussions in the various international bodies to establish the conditions for such a global agreement , or bilateral agreements , with a view to for@@ ging lin@@ ks between the european system and other national or regional systems in the future .
the bo@@ lo@@ g@@ na process and stu@@ dent mobility ( short pres@@ ent@@ ation )
it is now time that we took the important next step , because the european project cannot be limited to a pur@@ e , bal@@ d finan@@ ci@@ al-@@ monetary project .
wh@@ ate@@ ver could be the explan@@ ation ?
we in the committee on regional development have a different proposal from the one contained in the gar@@ ri@@ ga pol@@ le@@ do report .
not all of us had a referendum and the opportunity to give our views on the future development of europe , yet there are things happening across the eu that have a direct impact on our work in facing the challenges before us and all of those policy issues that have already been mentioned - employment , social rights , economic regulation , fighting terrorism , peace and justice - and i am proud to speak , inci@@ dent@@ ally , as chair of the campaign for nuclear dis@@ ar@@ m@@ ament in wal@@ es .
finally , i should like to say that anyone who know@@ s the animal feed industry cannot doubt the obvious impact that both these factors will have on food prices .
the eu commission no@@ tes that despite legislative advan@@ ces , ' however , se@@ ni@@ or members of the ar@@ med forces have made a number of statements going beyond their re@@ mit , in particular , on judicial issues ' .
ten years ago , in my report on the role of the european union in the field of sport , we called for a wh@@ ite paper , and i am pleased that we are able to vote on it today .
the first to take the br@@ un@@ t have been taxpayers , also in terms of rising unemployment , dw@@ in@@ dl@@ ing in@@ comes , reduced access to social services and increasing in@@ equ@@ alities .
in short , a framework de@@ di@@ cated to reforms which facilitate the comple@@ tion of the internal market as the best way of sti@@ mul@@ ating economic growth as a job cre@@ ator in the european union .
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they are therefore vital to new clean ener@@ gies as well .
the european external action service should be a major pla@@ yer in devi@@ sing a truly comprehensive european approach to civil and military crisis management at european level and to conflict prevention , providing the eu with sufficient structures , human and financial resources to fulfil its global responsibilities .
in a nu@@ t@@ sh@@ e@@ ll , bos@@ nia and her@@ ze@@ go@@ v@@ ina today needs urgently to overcome the current political st@@ ale@@ mate , to move seriously towards the european union .
when we are over this , will consumers really want to bu@@ y a big high-@@ consumption car , or will they want a small , s@@ mar@@ t car ?
i think that such exports should not be per@@ mitted .
today is the first step on the way to conci@@ liation to end the ' op@@ t out ' .
on balance , i think the possible benefits are lar@@ ger than the possible negative effects .
therefore , i hope that already in this tri@@ alo@@ gue this strong sense of responsibility that we all share , and it could not have been otherwise , will open the way to cal@@ m , responsible and constructive negotiations for the future of our union .
in other words , uni@@ versi@@ ties do not always take market needs into account and the ones worst affected by this are the young people who have just fi@@ ni@@ shed their studies .
in relation to this , i would like some@@ one to speak in favour of the motion .
unless other o@@ en@@ o@@ logical practices for making ros@@ é w@@ ine can be dis@@ covered , we might for example be in@@ spi@@ red by pier@@ re da@@ c , who said : ' gra@@ ft ro@@ ses on@@ to vin@@ es to get natural ros@@ é w@@ ine ! '
i am pleased that the report defen@@ ds and endor@@ ses the system@@ atic integration of the protection of the rights of women and children in all dialo@@ gu@@ es and con@@ sult@@ ations on human rights between the european union and third countries .
what is more , the government also blo@@ cks we@@ b@@ sites .
this is why i believe that we should acti@@ vely involve national authorities , the european commission , as well as members of this parliament , in promoting sol@@ v@@ it .
madam president , my thanks to mr al@@ ber@@ tin@@ i for his report and i hope that everyone concerned will play their part in the efforts required .
for all these reasons , i would like the agenda for the european council to reflect the importance of strengthening the commitment to act and work in cooperation with the european parliament , no@@ tab@@ ly in relation to the prepar@@ ation and follow up of the action plan to be adopted during the coming six months of the spanish presidency .
secondly , this directive , despite its in@@ adequ@@ ac@@ ies , and i accept that it has some , is not a regulation .
often descri@@ bed as a cat@@ alo@@ gue of the worst national practices , the current directive has two major dis@@ advantages : it fail@@ s to sufficien@@ tly protect the rights of asylum se@@ ek@@ ers , and it cre@@ ates major dis@@ par@@ ities in treatment within the member states .
roma integration is therefore not merely a mor@@ al duty and a duty in terms of human rights protection but , above all , an economic necessi@@ ty as well .
the council took the view that the use of these substances could poten@@ ti@@ ally ma@@ sk poor hy@@ gie@@ ne practices .
would we invest in subsidies for tob@@ ac@@ co production , for producing tob@@ ac@@ co that cannot be so@@ ld in the normal way , at the same time as we are by and large ban@@ ning smo@@ king in the eu ?
now for two points .
given the huge eur 1 000 billion tur@@ no@@ ver of these funds , any mistak@@ e in their application could have an extremely negative effect on european financial stability .
more seriously though , firstly , the ou@@ ter@@ most regions , all those that we call over@@ se@@ as , form part of the european union , an important part , where@@ ver those territ@@ ories my be lo@@ cated and whether they have ties with france , spain , portugal , the united kingdom or where@@ ver .
what has happened since then ?
at the same time , we cannot just stop at these decisions , as they will only provide short-@@ term results .
on behalf of the alde group . - mr president , i think we should be clear what this motion for a resolution is not : it is not a re-@@ run of the rather contro@@ versi@@ al and con@@ ten@@ tious report that we had last year ; it is not about how to get a political solution to the territorial dispu@@ te and conflict over ka@@ sh@@ mi@@ r .
it would take 10 lines !
parliament accep@@ ts the fi@@ g@@ ure imposed on the council by the most th@@ ri@@ f@@ ty or mis@@ er@@ ly member state , but on condition that we agree on protecting the future .
for that reason , this resolution must not be seen as a private project of min@@ e , but as a common stance of the european parliament as a whole .
to re@@ ply to mrs mc@@ gu@@ in@@ ness , i think that the response from the g20 , the way it was prepared , the fact that there is an action plan agreed by the g20 , shows that the council was united in its action .
for this reason the commission pre@@ fers that taxes and contributions should be imposed at community level not at the present stage but until such a time as a study has been carried out into the issue .
you know that no agreement was reached on this because some member states put in@@ sur@@ m@@ oun@@ table problems in the way , but now the slove@@ nian presidency has raised something that i think could be dealt with as a priority : the matter of judg@@ ments in ab@@ s@@ enti@@ a .
al@@ ong@@ side adequate healthcare and equal opportunities in employment , the member states need to keep a closer e@@ y@@ e on the extent to which eu funds for the roma are actually used for the benefit of the reci@@ pie@@ n@@ ts .
however , it tur@@ ns out that at the moment the compromise reached is the limit of what is acceptable .
it is a positive sign that parliament , despite massive pressure from lob@@ by groups , has expressed its obje@@ ctions to such ar@@ bi@@ tr@@ ary exclusion from the internet and has not accepted that any use@@ r can be de@@ nie@@ d access to the internet .
i ga@@ ther very few .
we need a stronger europe and a genuine partnership with the us to achieve the mi@@ ll@@ en@@ nium development goals .
there are many challenges in the area of the don@@ ation and tran@@ sp@@ lan@@ tation of human org@@ ans .
what conclusions does the commission draw from this study ?
therefore , we fully support the commission in adopting t@@ ough measures against governments and businesses which neg@@ le@@ ct to take action in this area .
on behalf of the u@@ en group . - ( it ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , first of all i would like to thank the rapporteur for the work he has ac@@ compli@@ shed .
the chinese only have to apply their own constitution , which states in three places that this cultural her@@ it@@ age must be pre@@ ser@@ ved .
what is important here is that we include , within this package , technologies for carbon cap@@ ture and storage , the promotion of off@@ shor@@ e w@@ ind energy and inter@@ connection of gas and electricity trans@@ mission networks .
they have ga@@ ined from greece 's fra@@ gi@@ lity , and now they are im@@ pos@@ ing their imperi@@ al position of absolu@@ te dom@@ ination of the country 's internal policies in exchange for a lo@@ an on which they will also gain from the interest .
( fr ) mr president , for several weeks the world has been under@@ going a serious financial crisis .
that is what honest pad@@ ania has to say !
the illegal lo@@ g@@ ging regulation does not aim to puni@@ sh or to h@@ in@@ der trade but rather to better control trade .
ten years have passed , the g20 , like several member states , is no longer ru@@ ling out the idea of such a tax , and above all , the financial crisis has ser@@ ved to remind us of the damage that vol@@ ati@@ le financial markets can cause .
this scheme must not simply involve children e@@ ating ap@@ ples ; rather , they must know what type of ap@@ ple they are e@@ ating and what its nu@@ tri@@ tional proper@@ ties are and they must understand the benefi@@ cial effects of that fruit on their health and development .
the possibility and ability to learn and work in an international context is a pre@@ requi@@ site for a successful working life in a glob@@ alised economy .
the situation in pale@@ st@@ ine is , unfortunately , one of the best examples of this .
this cannot go on any longer : the stak@@ es are too high , and we have to know about projects that are harmful to the baltic sea before it is too late .
mr president , ladies and gentlemen , i personally am very pleased that we are having this debate on the human rights situation in tuni@@ sia .
finally , this report re@@ min@@ ds us that the european commission needs to ensure that promoting innovation does not end@@ an@@ ger the progress made in basic research .
although there are companies which pay union wag@@ es , there is evidence that women work in de@@ part@@ ments where they have fe@@ wer opportunities to progress and where they are paid sm@@ al@@ ler all@@ owan@@ ces .
i am sor@@ ry to have been a little long , but i think this is such an important matter .
an essential of our development and support policy must be to mu@@ tu@@ ally up@@ hold the requirements for environmental protection .
a series of events - the economic crisis , the financial crisis , the new type a f@@ lu vi@@ ru@@ s - is further ag@@ gra@@ v@@ ating the situation in the air transport industry , and this situation demonstrate@@ s just how urgent and indi@@ spen@@ s@@ able support measures are , not only for the airlines , but also their employees .
it is particularly significant that the debate and vote on this report seeking to draw attention to the in@@ equ@@ alities and discrimination that per@@ si@@ st have taken place on international women 's day , whose cent@@ en@@ ary is being mar@@ ked in 2011 .
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the co@@ ast@@ line of the eu is 23 000 kil@@ om@@ et@@ res in l@@ eng@@ th and one third of the population lives by the sea .
co@@ p 9 will help to ensure this .
madam president , today the irish house of representatives , the d@@ á@@ il , will vote on the eu-@@ im@@ f financial assistance package .
i also at@@ tach key importance to the implementation of the same laws in all member states , adequate social protection - i repeat , social protection - and the fight against social exclusion .
i would first like to thank mr sta@@ es war@@ m@@ ly for the fact that we have genu@@ ine@@ ly achieved a joint report in many , many respe@@ cts that i can categor@@ i@@ cally support .
i am si@@ ck of he@@ aring that we cannot do better , that we have done all we can .
i want to highlight the quality of the debate and inter@@ ventions at all st@@ ages , both in technical and ac@@ ade@@ mic terms and also in terms of the discussion on the political content and on the process .
what is really encouraging is that although i lead the negotiations , i do so with the e@@ 3 + 3 sitting with me ; and that shows very clearly to iran that we are totally united in our approach , and i pay tribu@@ te to all those who work with me .
our public health problems are so serious that we are once again compe@@ lled to raise taxes .
but apart from that , i fear the rob@@ in hood tax is facing the same problems as the tob@@ in tax , that you can only do it if it happens on a global scale .
during the committee stage , my amendment reje@@ cting the idea that resolution of the cyprus question is to be achieved through uni@@ lateral action by turkey was not accepted .
this system is justified in itself .
the sectors most affected were construction , agriculture , industrial production , trade , transport and communications .
in the case of con@@ gesti@@ on , however , if the aim is to fight and reduce this phenomen@@ on , all road users ca@@ using it must be treated in the same way without any discrimination between the various elements responsible .
this is a signal that poland will discharge its obligations with regard to the treaty .
what has happened , then ?
i was a member of the fol@@ ke@@ ting , the da@@ nish parliament , when den@@ mark was lu@@ red into saying ' yes ' to the treaty of lisbon on condition that it did not lead to the sur@@ ren@@ der of sovereignty .
we social democrats welcome any initiative that impro@@ ves the situation of asylum se@@ ek@@ ers and people with no documents .
i hear that you want the second objective i mentioned .
prime minister , you mentioned three fundamental principles which i would like to take up , because they are also fundamental principles of our movement .
given the financial crisis and the significant dro@@ p in the number of loans being granted , i support the proposal by the european commission to establish a micro@@ finance instrument targe@@ ting the most vulnerable groups , and particularly women , young people and the unem@@ ployed .
that is the best hope for the future of pakistan , and it is the best hope for relations between europe and pakistan : that we get a democr@@ atically elected parliament in january , with the president out of uniform , in ' ci@@ v@@ v@@ ies ' .
the regulation will contribute significantly towards strengthening the eu 's leadership role in the talks being held under the au@@ spi@@ ces of the un environment programme , and also towards the adoption of an international treaty on mer@@ cur@@ y .
even when con@@ fined to those 2@@ 50 kil@@ om@@ etr@@ e jour@@ ne@@ ys , the directive ba@@ rely received enough support from the member states to pa@@ ss .
during recent years , they have also been faced with another huge problem - ever@@ -@@ rising oil prices .
and as mr schulz has already said this is also a kind of positive signal of europe 's flexible policy towards latin america and the cari@@ b@@ be@@ an .
however , i take this opportunity to re@@ call that we still lack a common set of criteria , defini@@ tions and an in-@@ de@@ p@@ th analysis which would tho@@ rou@@ gh@@ ly explain the various pension systems and their capacity to meet the needs of citizens .
it has thre@@ at@@ ened to impose sanctions if constitutional order is not re@@ sto@@ red within six months .
i would like to mention a few of them here : a centre of excell@@ ence for environmental technologies in slove@@ nia , the bur@@ gen@@ land mobility centre in austria , the ' bra@@ in hun@@ t ' competition in e@@ sto@@ nia , the new building for the fra@@ un@@ ho@@ fer institu@@ te for ce@@ ll ther@@ ap@@ y and im@@ mu@@ no@@ logy in germany , the science par@@ k in gran@@ ada in spain and the development of the problem distri@@ ct of east le@@ i@@ p@@ zi@@ g in germany .
the first european community directive in 19@@ 5@@ 8 re@@ fers to multi@@ lin@@ gu@@ alism .
there was also consensus that we do not want a li@@ ti@@ gation industry to develop in europe as it has in america , with tur@@ no@@ ver of us@@ d 2@@ 40 billion , which is ultimately of no advantage to consumers and , as we all know from simply reading the relevant boo@@ ks , mainly profits american law fir@@ ms .
i come from ber@@ li@@ n , and there alone , we have had six ar@@ son attacks against mo@@ s@@ qu@@ es within the space of six months , fortun@@ ately not resulting in any dea@@ ths , following the upro@@ ar s@@ par@@ ked by a soci@@ al-@@ democratic former central ban@@ ker .
i was , therefore , expe@@ cting the party for freedom to show greater support for the negotiation process .
the stra@@ i@@ gh@@ tj@@ ac@@ ke@@ t of the eu regulation is clo@@ sing our industry , stop@@ ping innovation when it is ahead of the regulations and clo@@ sing traditional industry , where the product is good but different from the approved contin@@ ent@@ al ver@@ sion .
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this is the ide@@ al system .
firstly , the completely new system it provides should enable us to recognise mac@@ ro@@ economic im@@ balan@@ ces at an early stage ; and secondly , we should then be able to act quickly .
in writing . - i am very glad of the fact that today , the european parliament adopted its position in second reading on the directive of the european parliament and of the council on the application of the principle of equal treatment between men and women eng@@ aged in an activity in a self-@@ employed capacity and repe@@ al@@ ing directive 8@@ 6 / 6@@ 13 / e@@ ec .
the no@@ t-@@ for@@ -@@ profit sector was also involved .
i believe that the new directive will provide a coherent and uniform set of rules for patients all over europe .
in writing . - ( pl ) to@@ xi@@ c substances contained in products used for cle@@ a@@ ning , r@@ in@@ sing and dis@@ in@@ fe@@ cting , as well as in pa@@ ints and sol@@ v@@ ents , can pose a risk to human health by ir@@ rit@@ ating re@@ spir@@ atory pa@@ th@@ ways and e@@ yes and by ca@@ using all@@ er@@ gies .
secondly , mrs re@@ ding , when we are negotiating with candidate states , we insi@@ st that they apply the highest standards of press freedom , otherwise they cannot join the european union .
in my opinion , in local public transport , this should be a principle that we all keep to , and i believe we want to do so .
i have te@@ st-@@ dri@@ ven several of the environment@@ ally friendly cars .
many problems that today affect the majority of the baltic states , for example - you mentioned poland , but i could , of course , mention bulgaria , romania , hungary - are due to the fact that they are not in the euro area .
the compromise that is now before us , namely that we review the social situation in the european union in a few years ' time and take further measures as necessary stri@@ k@@ es me as a very reasonable proposal .
that certainly was not the case : the conference was the first step on a jour@@ ne@@ y and , as i said before , we are now taking further concrete steps , which will build on the lisbon impe@@ tu@@ s .
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mr president , the committee on budgets was aware of the european union 's mor@@ al responsibility to countries that are in difficul@@ ty .
what the member states have agreed now was the creation of a european stability mechanism .
i must say to you , however , that your speech see@@ med entirely impro@@ per to me .
( pl ) mr president , as a po@@ le , i always feel my heart be@@ at fa@@ ster when there is talk of human rights in china .
four@@ thly , in the light of the current crisis , the presidency also ur@@ ges agreement on the review of the directive concerning measures to safeguard the security of natural gas suppl@@ ies by the end of 2009 .
the current legislation in force allows for de@@ ro@@ gation .
at the same time , we support these programmes being drawn up based on an assessment of the need for them and their time@@ lin@@ ess , providing us with the as@@ surance that the funds are being spent effectively in programmes which meet the objective of helping promote community products .
the right path , in this case , is to guarantee a multilateral agreement which safeguar@@ ds all our legitimate interests .
in this amendment we op@@ pose creating legally binding instruments that would affect national legislation , policies and programmes and so affect the element of solidarity .
the en@@ p applies to a huge area , from mo@@ ro@@ cco to ukraine .
is there no area of activity in which the eu will trust national governments to do what they think is best for their own peoples ?
the pac@@ e of integration of the western balk@@ an countries is individual and depen@@ ds on the mer@@ its of each one of them with regard , in particular , to their determination to satis@@ fy all the requirements , meet all the obligations , carry out all the reforms and adopt the necessary measures that eu membership im@@ pl@@ ies .
the right of ve@@ to and representative government have been cut in 6@@ 2 areas as against 6@@ 1 in the constitution .
mr president , ladies and gentlemen , i voted for the nie@@ b@@ ler report concerning the exten@@ sion of the ec / us agreement for scientific and technological cooperation .
we also want to see a more effective internal market .
however , if the pre@@ di@@ ctions of european union geo@@ logi@@ sts are confir@@ med , then gas re@@ serves may be found not just in poland and germany , but pos@@ si@@ bly also in other countries .
( de ) i will now continue in german .
i feel there is a very high level of agreement in this house about what is important in the european position and which issues we must concentr@@ ate on ahead of the g20 .
six months have ela@@ p@@ sed and the situation is as follow@@ s . the government has been unable to priv@@ ati@@ se the shi@@ py@@ ar@@ ds , the commission has taken no account wh@@ at@@ so@@ ever of parliament 's position , the y@@ ar@@ ds are not producing , the future is un@@ certain , people have lost their jobs and have been left in li@@ mb@@ o .
this would require action not only from you , but also from the entire colle@@ ge and the president of the commission .
the companies are na@@ sty par@@ a@@ sites on sm@@ all@@ - and medium-sized enterprises ( smes ) in the union .
ir@@ respective of the territorial issue with regard to kosovo , serbia is , of course , a key state in connection with the integration of the western balkans into the eu , and one which we should involve in all steps that we take .
this means that it will not be easy to sub@@ mit a new proposal that might mi@@ rac@@ ul@@ ously solve the situation .
if we vote through the committee 's proposal it will mean that the european parliament will establish that tob@@ ac@@ co and alco@@ hol are not the same as any other goods , just as we have previ@@ ously heard in this house , and must be treated differen@@ tly .
( the president cut off the speaker . )
i have to op@@ pose the socialists ' amendment calling for equi@@ val@@ ence between member states ' systems of regulation and supervision in the context of applying the private plac@@ ement regime , which would ent@@ a@@ il per@@ mit@@ ting reci@@ pro@@ cal access to markets .
we are not allowed to trade sufficien@@ tly with our traditional partners in the british comm@@ on@@ we@@ al@@ th .
they have demonstrated that democracy and human rights can be universal values .
we are run@@ ning the risk of becoming a pro@@ foun@@ dly il@@ liberal society , by pa@@ ssing on pass@@ enger data , by internet surve@@ il@@ l@@ ance .
in short , we have to trans@@ late this mom@@ ent@@ um into a truly global result .
the commission supports this key element of the priority project that will make it possible to conne@@ ct rail networks at both sides of the al@@ ps by means of a high@@ capacity , high-@@ speed line , mainly designed for goods transport .
for de@@ ca@@ des , the united states has been pu@@ shing for the im@@ port of hor@@ mone@@ -@@ treated meat .
in conclusion , i can tell you that in order to set practical work in motion , the so-called ' article 29 working party ' , of which all those involved in this work are aware , and which is a working party responsible for coordin@@ ating data protection measures , is prepar@@ ing a reas@@ oned opinion on data protection in relation to search eng@@ ines and service provi@@ ders .
they live in areas where in@@ comes are much lower than the average for the eu , or even for the country they live in .
it also shows , however , that in future a solution to every crisis can be found by means of international cooperation .
after all , it is not compli@@ cated !
finally , i would also call for the eu strategy on roma inclusion to be linked with the strategy for the danube region .
mr tur@@ mes , i really am trying hard to remain cal@@ m and objective here .
green paper on reform of the common fisheries policy (
it re@@ visi@@ ts it to make its demands bro@@ a@@ der and its penalties tou@@ gh@@ er .
how will the commission ensure that the core negotiations are focused on development ?
we also need a policy with more solidarity that takes account of different levels of development and economic capa@@ bility .
i also welcome the fact that nuclear energy has found the place it de@@ serves in such a report , and is presented as a necessary energy source .
( fi ) mr president , it is quite true that health in@@ equ@@ alities v@@ ary quite a lot within the european union .
i was delighted that at the end there was total , unani@@ mous support for the opinion that we put down .
arrangements for import@@ ing fisher@@ y and a@@ qu@@ ac@@ ul@@ ture products into the eu with a view to the future reform of the c@@ f@@ p (
the structural dialogue we introduced this year , the inten@@ se communication between the committees and the commissioners really paid off .
the position taken by the authorities is also pu@@ z@@ z@@ ling because it run@@ s coun@@ ter to that adopted during the election campaign , during which we wit@@ ne@@ ssed the emerg@@ ence of pl@@ ur@@ ali@@ stic forces , the form@@ ation of a real opposition and an active civil society .
the answer to the question of ' who deci@@ des what ? ' has not become clear to me in the course of the debate .
a society based on cre@@ ati@@ vity and knowledge is increasingly becoming a necessi@@ ty for modern europe .
we recognise that tax fraud is a serious problem and that it needs to be tack@@ led with great urg@@ ency , and in particular that a solution needs to be found to the so called " ca@@ rou@@ se@@ l " fraud in respect of vat .
the revision of the european social fund regulation that we will adopt tomorrow will therefore enter into force immediately . this will make a significant contribution to reducing the bureaucr@@ acy associated with the european social fund .
i therefore congratulate the rapporteur on the excellent job he has done in a context that is so important and crucial for our producers , including the very sm@@ alle@@ st , because emphasi@@ sing quality and respect for d@@ ie@@ tary and eco@@ logical principles will help them to stand out and stay af@@ lo@@ at in an increasingly global and competitive scen@@ ari@@ o .
only by asse@@ ssing the existing situation can we determin@@ e whether we need new security standards .
i request the italian government to take actions against any forms of discrimination on nation@@ ality or eth@@ ni@@ city criteria .
it has come a long way , and it has taken a long time .
madam president , commissioner , once again , i would like to thank the members who have spoken .
it is crucial that the copenhagen conference results in a politically binding agreement .
at any rate , i should like to as@@ sure the european parliament that it is my intention - and not just my intention but also my desire - to move forwar@@ ds with judicial cooperation on civil matters in europe .
our delegation has written a let@@ ter , which we have also sent to you , in which we ask that me@@ xi@@ co also si@@ t at the g20 table and for this to be a permanent arrange@@ ment rather than merely a br@@ ief appe@@ ar@@ ance .
therefore , it should also be said l@@ oud and clear that there is something worse than no agreement and that is a poor agreement .
on behalf of the verts / ale group . - mr president , i too am the shadow on this package and i would pi@@ ck up on what mr d@@ í@@ az de mer@@ a gar@@ c@@ í@@ a consu@@ e@@ gr@@ a was saying about the mor@@ al duty here .
much remains to be done and the eu will have to play its role , over and above obser@@ ving the elections , by providing long-term support for a reform process .
the implementation of the vital measures to combat climate change is hu@@ ge@@ ly dela@@ yed .
i would like to re@@ call that in may this year , we adopted a resolution calling on russia to respect the conditions of the ce@@ a@@ se@@ fir@@ e and to with@@ draw its forces from geor@@ gi@@ an territory .
thus on this issue we may all insi@@ st together , the european parliament and the pan@@ -@@ african parliament in uni@@ son , that any person who has ever viol@@ ated international humanitarian law , especially during a power strug@@ gle , cannot be ex@@ cu@@ sed , and that we can then impose sanctions on those responsible .
vat redu@@ ctions across the world are used to encourage people to bu@@ y ener@@ g@@ y-@@ efficient and environment@@ all@@ y-@@ friendly f@@ ri@@ d@@ ges , free@@ z@@ ers and other goods that use up large amounts of energy , and chea@@ per prices for these products will help the less well-@@ off .
i was in wa@@ sh@@ ing@@ ton in july and met a number of sen@@ ators who belie@@ ved that the b@@ ot@@ tom of the mor@@ t@@ g@@ age crisis had not yet been reached and this would not happen before 2010 .
will things return to how they were before ?
trade is an important instrument for trans@@ fer@@ ring technology to developing countries .
i agree with her assessment that women have been particularly affected by the economic and financial crisis that we are experien@@ cing .
what kind of statements are these ?
any other consideration is secon@@ d@@ ary or uni@@ m@@ port@@ ant .
these things are crucial to the internal market .
it also calls on the european commission to assess the costs and benefits of creating a fully independent european credit r@@ ating found@@ ation .
in writing . - ( nl ) the large majority of all nations in the former yugosla@@ via wish to join the eu .
in writing . - i voted in favour of the report on the 2009 commission discharge because it gives an as@@ surance of better management of payments in cases where funds are mi@@ su@@ sed .
you made us ele@@ ct mr barroso by saying that it was urgent and now you are going to have a ' lam@@ e du@@ ck ' commission which will just keep going until a decision can be taken .
how many times has russia at@@ trac@@ ted attention in this regard ?
the reason it gave for this was the relatively exten@@ sive construction activities on the czech rail network , which cause tra@@ ins to be dela@@ yed .
together , we can put an end to the ou@@ trage@@ ous s@@ can@@ d@@ al that is long-term poverty .
the laun@@ ch of the new we@@ b@@ site at the start of 2009 is a welcome measure .
although we do have a register of that kind for c@@ ow@@ s , it seems to be more difficult to achieve in relation to fi@@ re@@ arms .
i gu@@ ess that we will see parliament voting in favour of appro@@ ving the council 's accounts this week , and shor@@ tly af@@ ter@@ war@@ ds the council will be appro@@ ving extr@@ a budget for the parliament .
financing instrument for the promotion of democracy and human rights worldwide ( amendment of regulation ( ec ) no 18@@ 8@@ 9 / 2006 ) (
the response to the situation in greece is an important matter , especially because what is happening there contradi@@ cts everything that was tr@@ um@@ pe@@ ted about the vir@@ tu@@ es of the euro and the b@@ less@@ ings of being in the euro area : being in the v@@ an@@ guard of the strong currency of r@@ ich countries .
that is the bad news .
the next item is the joint debate on the following reports :
i support the idea of allowing de@@ ro@@ g@@ ations for member states that wish to implement the far@@ m structure surve@@ y in 2009 rather than 2010 due to the de@@ cen@@ ni@@ al population cen@@ sus in 2011 .
the fact is that this policy has tan@@ gi@@ bly strengthened the power of inter@@ nation@@ ally organised crime without putting adequate measures in place to combat it .
the european union is also going to finan@@ ci@@ ally support new projects in the field of alternative energy , and this includes the w@@ ind energy sector .
what we have to do is use the money that is available to create the cor@@ respon@@ ding added value for the danube and for the citizens , all 1@@ 15 million of them , who live along it .
this fact goes against the very ti@@ tle of the budget , which is to con@@ serve natural resources .
we should give some thought to the fact that while some of our fellow members , ch@@ iefly from the ep@@ p , wor@@ ry about whether we will support a certain type of air@@ cra@@ ft - i am no military exper@@ t and have no idea what this debate is about - then i believe we should pay far more attention to what mr ar@@ lac@@ ch@@ i is talking about in this report , as it is very important .
although legislation will only be harmoni@@ sed to a limited extent , this harmonisation will , in reality , affect all eu entrepreneu@@ rs , since invest@@ ors based in member states which are not particip@@ ating will also be able to take advantage of uni@@ tary pat@@ ent protection .
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to conclude , ladies and gentlemen , we ask that before europe de@@ cla@@ res itself willing to open negotiations on the conclusion of a free trade agreement , it re@@ solu@@ tely de@@ fin@@ es the community interest that it intends to protect and speci@@ f@@ ies the areas in which it will request reci@@ pro@@ city from japan .
in december , though , we will need to look very carefully at the commission 's proposals to make sure that they meet the strict sustainability criteria parliament is demanding .
british farmers producing be@@ e@@ f , sh@@ e@@ e@@ p meat , pi@@ g meat and eg@@ g@@ s have actually seen a dro@@ p in the value of their produce over the last year ; po@@ ul@@ try meat is un@@ changed and milk only marg@@ in@@ ally higher ; su@@ ga@@ r be@@ et will fall next year .
that instrument is fundament@@ ally important now and should remain so , especially for fighting ma@@ fi@@ a groups and organised crime .
in addition to this there are the hundreds , thousands even , of petitions that the parliament recei@@ ves each year and that often refer to specific infringe@@ ments of community law , against which citizens feel hel@@ ple@@ ss and therefore turn to parliament .
i would like to thank the negoti@@ ators , particularly our rapporteur , mr ga@@ uz@@ è@@ s , who , having been through such a difficult bir@@ thing process , surely ought to be entitled to some well-@@ ear@@ ned paren@@ tal leave .
the funding figures are currently eur 3@@ .@@ 6 per capit@@ a per annu@@ m to the east and eur 3@@ .@@ 4 per capit@@ a per annu@@ m to the south .
the large@@ -@@ scale use of intelli@@ gent transport@@ ation systems and , first of all , of the electronic stability control is necessary .
this inci@@ dent was the cause of the events which have ro@@ cked greece over recent days .
that is the objective of the economic governance package , of which this report by my colleague mrs wor@@ t@@ man@@ n-@@ ko@@ ol is a part .
once again , i would like to thank my fellow members from the european parliament for their contribution and everyone from the european commission and the council for their constructive approach , and i will be grateful for an answer to these questions .
there may be a fundamental change in the relations between the most important powers in the world and there is indeed a great risk in these times of an@@ x@@ ie@@ ty of the emerg@@ ence of national e@@ go@@ is@@ ms , of na@@ ked nation@@ alism , of u@@ gly nation@@ alism and some forms of extre@@ mis@@ m .
we are voting today on two reports that appe@@ ar to be mu@@ tu@@ ally comple@@ mentary : mrs pac@@ k 's report on the bo@@ lo@@ g@@ na process and mrs bad@@ ia i cu@@ t@@ che@@ t 's report on improving the quality of te@@ ac@@ her education .
i voted in favour of the mo@@ tions for a resolution on the outcome of the copenhagen conference on climate change , al@@ be@@ it with some con@@ fu@@ sion .
this is why the presidency will do wh@@ ate@@ ver it can to have this common position adopted at the council meeting on 15 december , so that parliament can adopt it in its part@@ -@@ session next january .
with the sett@@ lement of the fisheries dispu@@ te , croatia has once more af@@ fir@@ med its read@@ in@@ ess for eu membership , and the croati@@ an government is also strengthening its efforts to combat corruption .
auth@@ or . - mr president , this af@@ ter@@ no@@ on i would firstly like to welcome the positive sign of relations between the eu and belarus .
'@@ the military and civilian crisis management uni@@ ts must be placed under the high representative 's authority , while the comm@@ and and organis@@ ational structure may have to dif@@ fer from that for civilian person@@ ne@@ l ; the sh@@ aring of the intelli@@ gence analysis of pla@@ yers within the e@@ e@@ as is of vital importance in order to assi@@ st the high representative in fulfi@@ lling his / her mandate of condu@@ cting a coherent , consistent and efficient external union policy . '
is it possible to shed light on the political will of member states to fulfil their obligations ?
there too , unfortunately , the ru@@ ling authorities have respon@@ ded through the pri@@ sm of repres@@ sion and violence .
today i ask for us to send that do@@ ve to the far@@ the@@ st cor@@ ner of the world , so that it may return car@@ rying the will to change of all the nations of the world .
it is to be welcomed that president ra@@ h@@ m@@ on has created the po@@ st of an ombudsman .
consideration has repe@@ ate@@ dly been given to cu@@ tting this , but so far , we have always managed to ensure that it has not been cut in the budget .
within the con@@ fin@@ es of question time , it is not possible to spe@@ ll out their cont@@ ents to you , but i do want to attempt to highlight the key points .
the key to a successful revo@@ lution in belarus is russia , which has always been an ally of the regime .
thirdly , when it comes to energy in europe , the one and same message must be given .
there are , however , other cost groups where it would seem to be difficult , or even impossible , to achieve a 2 % marg@@ in of erro@@ r .
i must point out that we had a social democratic government in my own country , and five million people were unem@@ ployed when it left office .
did i read ' partners ' ?
the whole world - europe and the rest of the world - can follow their lead .
( fr ) mr president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , this report is vital to the future of the european project , which should involve solidarity and ambitious aims , particularly in view of the budgetary crises that member states are currently strug@@ gl@@ ing with .
at a time of financial crisis , simple financial instruments that are able to fund business , especially in under@@ developed regions or the abo@@ ve@@ -@@ mentioned social groups , are of particular value .
let us wa@@ it and see tomorrow which way the majority in parliament wishes to go .
i am pleased , therefore , that amendments have now been tabled by the group of the european people 's party ( christian democrats ) and european democrats and also by the group of the alliance of liber@@ als and democrats for europe , which i expect to ste@@ er us on@@ to a realistic course tomorrow .
i agree with mr d@@ í@@ az de mer@@ a gar@@ c@@ í@@ a consu@@ e@@ gr@@ a in relation to the decisive contribution that immigration li@@ a@@ is@@ on of@@ fic@@ ers post@@ ed to third countries could , by vir@@ tu@@ e of their re@@ mits , make to frontex achieving its objectives , especially considering that the agency has no represent@@ ation outside the european union .
entire sectors of industry are going under , such as the shi@@ p@@ building industry in poland .
the af@@ gh@@ an government is not capable of acting as the so@@ le manag@@ er of opi@@ um cro@@ ps .
in the fi@@ f@@ th framework programme , the commission gave financial support to studies and projects in the field of women and science .
the worst of it is that the eu does not follow what is happening in climate research right now .
ap@@ poin@@ ting a european union special representative for north kore@@ a would allow us to monitor the human rights situation more closely in this country and ensure better coordination of the respon@@ ses from member states to this issue .
the situation is the same in this case , if not even more clear , which is why i am obli@@ ged to vote against the motion .
what is needed , then , is to ensure effective implementation both of the 27 con@@ ventions for countries to benefit from the gener@@ alised system of preferen@@ ces ( g@@ sp ) , and of the ac@@ compan@@ ying measures designed to improve implementation capacity .
on behalf of the verts / ale group . - ( de ) madam president , i should like to request that the voting sequ@@ ence be changed and that compromise amendment 10 be put to the vote after we have voted on a number of other i@@ den@@ tical requests by various groups that were due to be voted on after amendment 10 .
this means intervention , cultural events , and also speeches from diplom@@ ats .
i read in the ne@@ ws@@ pa@@ pers that the council of europe has made critici@@ s@@ ms .
despite opposition from the european commission , the report defen@@ ds the distribution , free of charge and on a da@@ ily basis , of fre@@ sh fruit in schools to improve the quality of health and life of children , particularly children from more dis@@ advant@@ aged back@@ grounds .
i also call on the commission to desi@@ st from refer@@ ring member states to the court , as mrs ge@@ b@@ har@@ d@@ t said , but rather to encourage dialogue on the best possible protection .
there were also some contrary opinions among us - this is quite legitimate and these vo@@ ices should be heard .
i am sure that mrs malmström will be a won@@ der@@ ful representative .
i believe there is a case for pres@@ enting it , because it seems to me that the rapporteur has re@@ cy@@ cle@@ d the argument ci@@ ted last time by mrs wal@@ li@@ s , who concluded that my parliamentary immuni@@ ty should be li@@ f@@ ted , something that the court of justice condem@@ ned in very clear terms .
we are at a cro@@ ss@@ road@@ s in the definition of what the future reform of the common agricultural policy must be .
however this committee will be a normal co@@ mi@@ to@@ logy committee cha@@ i@@ red by the commission and subject to the same rules ; only qualified majority against the commission 's draft can then prevent the commission from adopting it .
at the moment , we need to ensure that the demonstr@@ ators ' calls for democratic reforms are heard as part of a genuine political dialogue .
the african union , the southern african development community , the international organisation of fren@@ ch@@ -@@ speaking countries , the inter@@ parliamentary union , the european union , speaking via the commission , the united states , and a large number of countries , including my own and nor@@ way - to speak of countries from the european continent - have condem@@ ned the cou@@ p d '@@ é@@ t@@ at - for that is what it is - which has taken place in mad@@ ag@@ as@@ car .
we wanted balance , not by having less budget dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ ine but by com@@ bi@@ ning it with dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ ined investment .
i congratulate france which , during its presidency , took the important initiatives we are discussing today .
she did not use the word ' only ' but she might ea@@ si@@ ly have done .
the commission has invest@@ ed hea@@ vi@@ ly in the development of common indic@@ ators for data colle@@ ction .
the country is hea@@ ded by two la@@ wy@@ ers , president me@@ d@@ ve@@ de@@ v and prime minister pu@@ tin , who have repe@@ ate@@ dly expressed their intention of combating legal ni@@ hi@@ li@@ sm .
the development of the eu 's comprehensive approach and its comb@@ ined military and civilian crisis management capa@@ bilities have been distin@@ ctive feat@@ u@@ res of the common security and defence policy ( c@@ s@@ dp ) , and represent its core added value .
that would be an i@@ ro@@ ny that our children , our gr@@ and@@ children and gre@@ at@@ -@@ gr@@ and@@ children would not for@@ give us , in my view , for allowing to come to pa@@ ss .
thus , i think the answer to this question is fair@@ ly clear .
second , the effort needed to draw up financial statements for such an enterpri@@ se is out of all propor@@ tion to the resulting benefit for either the enterpri@@ se itself or the state .
the de@@ fe@@ cts of the stability and growth pact , in both its sub@@ stance and its enforcement , have been obvious for some time ; it is right that efforts are now under@@ way to ensure a la@@ sting sett@@ lement that works .
that is the condition sin@@ e qu@@ a n@@ on for the political se@@ cul@@ ar@@ isation that is provided for in the ta@@ if agreements and that a growing majority of the le@@ ban@@ ese people want to happen .
president-in-office of the council . - ( sl ) i must reiter@@ ate that i am here in this place as the representative of the council and the council has not addressed the question raised by mr le@@ i@@ ch@@ t@@ fr@@ ied .
( de ) mr president , firstly i should like to offer my hear@@ ty thanks to mrs dor@@ is pac@@ k for her report and , most of all , for her commitment .
this has a cost , of course , but the cost of doing nothing would obviously be much higher .
this will protect european manufac@@ turing from counterfe@@ it products imported from lab@@ our@@ -@@ inten@@ sive countries in the east .
i conclude : the g@@ li@@ b expression ' to cost the ear@@ th ' which we - eng@@ li@@ sh@@ -@@ language speakers any@@ way - use fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely with ga@@ y aband@@ on now needs to be taken li@@ ter@@ ally .
we have a short@@ age of em@@ ploy@@ ers - not a short@@ age of employees , but of em@@ ploy@@ ers , who can provide people with work .
the creation of the e@@ e@@ as will require a var@@ ie@@ ty of decisions , probably including changes to the financial regulation and the staff regulations , both of which require a commission proposal and adoption through co@@ decision .
in writing . - this report is part of a package of three reports with which the parliament has ans@@ wered to the broad commission communication on the single market act ( s@@ ma ) con@@ taining 50 legislative and non-@@ legislative proposals and divi@@ ded in three different ch@@ ap@@ ters , one focu@@ sing on citizens , one on business and one on governance .
the europe 2020 strategy is not just in@@ spir@@ ational , a list of objectives , it is not just a vision - it is a reform programme .
there is an early war@@ ning system throughout the european union for cont@@ amin@@ ated food .
that conclu@@ des the explan@@ ations of vote .
the european union must con@@ firm that it remains a stron@@ gh@@ old of democracy and common values .
the establishment of european standards in services is a way to dis@@ man@@ tle barriers in services in the internal market and to do so sensi@@ ti@@ vely .
of course no@@ body does .
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'@@ - ensure respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms , with special regard to the freedom of speech and of assembly and the right to demonstrate peac@@ ef@@ ul@@ ly , and to listen to and take into account the legitimate demands of prote@@ sters as well as to ensure their security ; '
up@@ d@@ ating this legislation enab@@ les us to guarantee equal treatment for men and women , with particular attention focused on the issue of social protection , especially protection for self-@@ employed women .
it is necessary to allo@@ cate funds to rural development under cohesion policy , because the second pillar of common agricultural policy is moving its activity to gree@@ ning , ' eco@@ logi@@ c@@ alisation ' , environmental matters , agricultural development and proce@@ ssing .
( bg ) this topic is particularly important for me , as five of the six bul@@ garian regions are in the top 10 poorest regions in the european union .
on behalf of the ppe-de group . - ( fr ) madam president , commissioner fr@@ att@@ ini , mr president-in-office of the council , ladies and gentlemen , the question of immigration is a political issue of special signific@@ ance because it often involves human dra@@ ma .
in this context , the eu is too small to be an i@@ sol@@ ated is@@ land .
what is important for the budget for ' other se@@ ctions ' is to assess each institution individu@@ ally .
therefore , i believe the most important question now is : how and what could we further build on the achie@@ vements of the swedish presidency ?
however , i have some comments to make .
i would point out that the language arrangements of this enhanced cooperation will consi@@ st of just three languages : eng@@ li@@ sh , french and german .
in this way , we will provide a bit more transparency for statistics at european level and therefore make the euro area that bit more competitive .
i will say this again : the decision is very important , because we realise the resolution is needed quickly , but we need a resolution which has strong support , and these matters are of great importance .
vice-president of the commission . - mr president , the commission wel@@ comes the agreement reached in first reading on the last of our four proposals on the ali@@ gn@@ ment of existing legislative acts in the new co@@ mi@@ to@@ logy procedure with scru@@ t@@ iny .
in writing . - ( fr ) in line with the vote in the committee on legal affairs , i believe that the commission has exce@@ eded its br@@ ief here and that the european union does not need to issue new instru@@ ctions to the member states .
it would be like applying small sti@@ c@@ king pla@@ sters to a ga@@ ping w@@ ound , which will just become lar@@ ger and lar@@ ger with the present transport policy .
that will require flexibility and cre@@ ative prag@@ m@@ ati@@ sm from both this house and from the council .
the council is not in agreement , and we shall have to come up with something .
it is necessary to combat infl@@ ation , but on the other hand this is making the situation worse .
every closed lo@@ op@@ ho@@ le in trade , every obstac@@ le , cer@@ ti@@ fic@@ ates of origin and control will be another success .
if we really do want to make progress towards this target of cu@@ tting red ta@@ pe in europe by 25 % by 2012 - and that , of course , is no longer very far away - we need to make major progress in this area .
it is a result that my group can endorse , as we only ever wanted guidelines from the out@@ set .
another very important issue i wish to raise is that i think we should monitor the benefi@@ ci@@ aries of this programme .
no justi@@ fication is required for air traffic security .
there is a pressing need for industrial fishing in the baltic sea to be stop@@ ped .
this industry represents a growing global market in which europe should take the lead and achieve its independence .
it is a prime example of the success of the lisbon strategy , which has strengthened spain 's economy and been the mo@@ tor of un@@ preceden@@ ted conver@@ gence to the extent that it stands at 10@@ 5 % , ahead of the community average .
the group of the progre@@ ssive alliance of socialists and democrats in the european parliament is propos@@ ing a financial trans@@ action tax ( ft@@ t ) , the procee@@ ds of which would go to the eu budget .
this is a sor@@ ry state of affairs in a country whose development is so important to us , but relations between europe and russia should not , under any circumstances , stop at development in a stri@@ ctly economic sense and economic moder@@ nisation .
migration will not go away : it is dri@@ ven by the he@@ ady co@@ c@@ kt@@ a@@ il of de@@ spa@@ ir and hope , it follow@@ s the law of supply and demand , but it has the capacity , if properly managed , to en@@ r@@ ich and energi@@ se europe .
the forthcoming conference can be assu@@ red that parliament takes this issue very seriously .
this will introduce substantial europe@@ a@@ nisation into the important field of mea@@ su@@ rement .
these companies give their identi@@ ties and they give their addre@@ sses .
we want the truth , we want the whole truth , and if the commission opened the debate - it was my colleague , fran@@ co fr@@ att@@ ini , who opened the debate at the he@@ aring - it is precisely because we want to get to the b@@ ot@@ tom of the truth .
member of the commission . - mr president , i would like to thank you for the over@@ whe@@ l@@ ming support for this important proposal .
if that is the case , my group requests that we delay the vote on the kra@@ h@@ mer report until tomorrow , so that we can investig@@ ate the im@@ pli@@ cations of the application of the re@@ ca@@ st procedure to that vote .
there are around seven je@@ wish fe@@ sti@@ ve days which cannot be obser@@ ved because they are working days .
the structural funds and cohesion fund appropriations under head@@ ing 1@@ b have been substan@@ ti@@ ally strengthened , as the un@@ paid commitments under the funds - the r@@ als - are alar@@ min@@ gly high , at more than eur 9@@ 5 billion .
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the gue / ng@@ l group will therefore vote for the proposed directive .
in order to achieve tan@@ gible results it is important to step up european cooperation in combating unfair online adverti@@ sing practices , and the most vulnerable groups of people such as children , ad@@ ole@@ s@@ cent@@ s , the el@@ der@@ ly and so on need special protection .
in writing . - ( fr ) i voted in favour of the legislative resolution appro@@ ving , subject to amendments , the proposal for a council regulation amending the regulation of 2003 as regards jur@@ is@@ di@@ ction and introducing rules concerning appli@@ cable law in mat@@ ri@@ moni@@ al matters , and this on the basis of the report by mrs ge@@ b@@ har@@ d@@ t .
i am not expla@@ ining myself properly .
finally , i hope and expect turkey to sign as soon as possible the anti@@ cip@@ ated read@@ mission agreement with the european union , without any delay and without im@@ pos@@ ing additional conditions .
after all , only when it is time for the health che@@ ck is it time to discuss a potential change to the existing regulations and structures .
prime minister , to end , i must say that we here in the european parliament very much appreci@@ ate and thank you for your words , but we need all@@ ies in the governments of the member states .
it is hen@@ ce@@ for@@ th the commission that represents the union in foreign affairs , not the european council .
we have f@@ ought for 10 years to have this treaty , and the council did not want to wa@@ it 10 days to en@@ force the new provisions relating to the ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment of the two po@@ sts .
iran is a key country in the middle east .
is he ab@@ sent ?
the fact that the hungarian presidency is also setting its priorities in a similar spirit , and is plac@@ ing emphasis on the strengthening of an eu that is close to its citizens , is welcome .
some particularly t@@ ough challenges are therefore facing us as far as program@@ ming , the introduction of new solutions and implementation of the 10@@ th e@@ d@@ f are concerned .
concrete work must begin in order to establish partner@@ ships with key ac@@ tors with regard to regulatory approach@@ es in all matters of common interest .
( sk ) madam president , the trans@@ form@@ ation of turkey into a genuine pl@@ ur@@ ali@@ stic democracy based on the protection of human rights and basic freedoms appe@@ ars to be a continuing challenge .
as pro@@ of , look at the number of ma@@ them@@ ati@@ cal formul@@ as that exist for this purpose : the south kore@@ an formu@@ la , the european formu@@ la , and of course the swi@@ ss formu@@ la .
i believe that when we take a good look at how successful the er@@ as@@ mu@@ s programme has been , whe@@ reby uni@@ versity stu@@ dents in europe can study in different countries , make frien@@ ds in other parts of europe , and discuss it af@@ ter@@ war@@ ds among their frien@@ ds and cont@@ acts , it is clear that it makes an essential contribution to mutual understanding in europe .
at the same time , i am following with great attention the repe@@ ated efforts of the commission and certain other parties , for whom the proposed target seems , on the contrary , rather una@@ m@@ bi@@ tious , to re@@ open the debate on this topic and to try and change this regulation in order to set more str@@ ing@@ ent targets .
( ro ) given that on 3 february hungary and romania were ap@@ pointed priority area coordin@@ ators for environmental protection in the danube region , specifically for restor@@ ing and maintaining water quality , i would like to ask you when these coordin@@ ators are going to implement this priority action , because this will enable us to guarantee the quality of dr@@ in@@ king water .
now the time has come to re@@ move the two greatest h@@ in@@ d@@ ran@@ ces in europe , which the irish have in fact already dis@@ credi@@ ted .
i broad@@ ly agree with the measures proposed in this report , as i believe that this issue is one of the major challenges that europe will have to overcome in the coming de@@ ca@@ des : the ag@@ eing population .
in writing . - ( it ) the bra@@ gh@@ et@@ to report contains much for us to think about as regards the implementation of the blu@@ ef@@ in tu@@ na recovery plan .
( de ) madam president , mr o@@ et@@ tin@@ ger , in the bank stress tests , as we know , the le@@ e@@ way given was so gene@@ rous that almost all the institutions investig@@ ated were able to come out of the tests relatively well .
the proposals for economic governance represent an attempt to ent@@ ren@@ ch cu@@ t@@ b@@ acks and wa@@ ge cuts .
this is truly alar@@ ming .
there are several questions at least which should be put to the european commission in the context of the communication on ra@@ w materials .
although i ess@@ enti@@ ally agree with the report , i reje@@ ct its approach , which is why i am voting against it .
the next forum will take place in february 2011 in bu@@ da@@ pe@@ st , where the commission intends to present its communication on a new eu s@@ ports agenda to s@@ ports stake@@ holders .
nevertheless , i believe that the european union cannot be in@@ different to its development or ignor@@ e what is happening on its borders .
the aim must be to protect the environment as much as possible from the un@@ re@@ mit@@ ting ex@@ pan@@ sion of aviation and to promote safety in the best possible way .
this is not merely a matter of deal@@ ers ' responsibility ; no , it is primarily about the responsibility of producers .
on the other hand , it is easy not to make any mistak@@ es when one does little or nothing .
i am very happy to see that while we did not manage to achieve progress in 2008 and 2009 , we now made a b@@ reak@@ through during the hungarian presidency in that the council is prepared to monitor proce@@ sses , and in@@ as@@ much as it is able , will participate in this activity - we will see to what extent , negotiations are still to follow .
the issue of roma inclusion is a genu@@ ine@@ ly european problem , which is why the european union must go to the very roo@@ t of the discrimination suf@@ fered by the roma community by combating ste@@ re@@ o@@ types , in order to ensure equal access to employment , hou@@ sing , healthcare and education .
i hope that the vi@@ ct@@ ory of pro@@ -@@ european forces in macedonia will help the council towards a decision on the comm@@ en@@ cement of negotiations with that country , which is already a candidate and has spent a long time in the waiting ro@@ om .
i think that this is going to be a successful presidency for three reasons : one , you have prepared extremely well ; two - and we heard it in your speech today - you are extremely hum@@ ble ; and three , you are very busin@@ ess@@ like .
i do not agree with some amendments which , in my opinion , are not going in the op@@ posi@@ te direction , even if , overall , they are consistent to a certain degree with the intended de@@ sign of the agreed text .
if we just look at the con@@ go , we can see what mon@@ u@@ c tro@@ op@@ s can get up to .
i voted in favour of the agreement on air transport between the european union and the united states .
hence , for this service to function properly and achieve the objectives for which it was created , it must be given a budget that is sufficient to provide the human and materi@@ al resources necessary for it to per@@ form its activities well .
in the light of this situation , which is much worse than the situation in the western balkans , i want to know when the international community and the european commission is going to demand an international tribu@@ nal to investig@@ ate and jud@@ ge the kil@@ ling of ten@@ s or hundreds of thousands of people in iraq .
analysis of this data will certainly help to ensure that best use is made of the investments .
ladies and gentlemen , i voted for the woj@@ cie@@ ch@@ ow@@ ski report on the protection of animals at the time of kil@@ ling .
mr president-in-office of the council , you have said this is a contribution to peace .
i believe the role of education is especially important ...
we are convinced that europe is faced not only with an economic cr@@ un@@ ch and rece@@ ssion but also with an environmental crisis .
for 60 years parents , children and rel@@ atives li@@ ved completely separ@@ ated from each other so that they could not meet for de@@ ca@@ des .
the european globalisation adjustment fund ( egf ) was set up to provide additional assistance to workers made redun@@ d@@ ant as a consequ@@ ence of significant changes in the structure of international trade .
( nl ) mr president , by introducing emissions trading into aviation , europe shows ambi@@ tion , the ambi@@ tion to tackle co2 emissions and combat climate change .
russia 's political technology is one of the stron@@ ge@@ st in the world and that state has demonstrated that it is prepared to sac@@ ri@@ fi@@ ce enormous resources in order to achieve its political goals .
however , without peace and security it is not possible to eng@@ age effectively in lon@@ ger@@ -@@ term development .
in the majority of cases , the purpose of the legislative proposals is to inv@@ ite the member states to rati@@ fy the con@@ ventions or to implement them within the community .
what can we do at eu level ?
policy coheren@@ ce for development is one of the priorities of this plan , which is currently being discussed in the council .
if you do not act on those - and i know that some in the e@@ cof@@ in do not agree with this approach - then we will be setting fir@@ e to the economic basis of the euro@@ zone and that is very dangerous .
clearly the at@@ tr@@ acti@@ veness of the european area of higher education will be greater , the better and more e@@ ven@@ ly s@@ pread the quality of education in the different member states .
in writing . - the ec@@ r group strongly belie@@ ves that in the 2@@ 1@@ st century , it is simply ab@@ om@@ in@@ able that s@@ la@@ very still exists on our continent , and belie@@ ves that peop@@ le@@ -@@ trafficking will only be comb@@ ated if all nations work together at the highest levels to prevent it .
i read in the action plan that the commission will create an instrument in 2011 to evalu@@ ate national asylum systems , so that it can provide better assistance to the member states in terms of each one 's capa@@ bilities and needs .
an open debate on we@@ blo@@ g@@ s should be encouraged .
i think that sol@@ ven@@ cy ii , regulation and cra@@ s are all very relevant and very important , but we need to build a fir@@ e st@@ ation as well as dou@@ se the f@@ lam@@ es .
the cost of con@@ dom@@ s is another issue that needs to be addressed .
the eu has a duty to present an ambitious european budget which can assi@@ st economic recovery .
we hope that in bon@@ n we will build on the solutions proposed in portugal .
however , my motion calling on the commission to present proposals for combating the abuse of the asylum system throughout europe was successful .
madam president , we have to look to the future .
the dra@@ matic situation in the middle east , and the resolution of the problems there , is conne@@ cted to this , directly or in@@ directly .
finally , the commission endor@@ ses the views expressed about the need for health and social policies to work closely together .
so i will try and address the concerns .
we on this side of the house want to awa@@ it the report before we ju@@ m@@ p to conclusions , but it appe@@ ars that our colleagues on the socialist side think that this is already a great thing and that , because we do not support it , we are some anti-@@ consumer .
exce@@ ssi@@ vely long payment peri@@ ods and , indeed , late payments , are a threat to healthy company management , they affect competitiveness and prof@@ it@@ ability and could ultimately je@@ opar@@ di@@ se the company 's continu@@ ed existence .
i for my part am going to remain committed to my values , and even to the values that you at times defend .
the cooperation agreement between olaf , euro@@ just and europol is of huge importance .
however , i fear it is more likely that there will be further problems within the council , problems with the responsibility of the council and of the individual member states : that the quotas envis@@ aged will not be accepted there .
that is your right , but for my part , i will say again that i am sa@@ d to see our sovereignty being cru@@ shed .
the only way of actually implementing the eu 's waste legislation is not to dum@@ p mer@@ cur@@ y for permanent dispos@@ al in li@@ qu@@ id form .
to put it simply , we want these networks every@@ where , but we do not have the resources , whether we negoti@@ ate with the council to get more funds for the trans@@ -@@ european networks or with the countries themselves .
there is no doubt , then , about the importance of the objectives set out in the agreement .
i agree with you , but i fear , like every@@ body else , that governments , when they start cu@@ tting budgets in times of au@@ ster@@ ity , start with the obvious : culture - as we have seen already in certain cases - education and health .
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however , i think that , apart from den@@ oun@@ cing the criminal act itself , we must also question why it happened .
however , i do take your point that the im@@ o as an organisation is moving very sl@@ ow@@ ly and that the commission needs to get involved to pu@@ sh for qui@@ c@@ ker solutions .
we equally want to pay tribu@@ te to the work of na@@ e@@ em s@@ ab@@ ir j@@ am@@ al@@ d@@ ini , the coordin@@ ator of the human rights commission of pakistan , who was mur@@ dered on 1 march .
it acknowled@@ ges that all countries in the union are facing growing challenges in relation to policies covered by this head@@ ing , and ur@@ ges the member states to make use of the increase in funding for freedom , security and justice rel@@ ative to the 2009 budget so that they can together face these and any new challenges that may ari@@ se by promoting a common immigration policy that is as inclu@@ sive as possible but gro@@ un@@ ded in absolu@@ te respect for human rights .
one further point is also very important to me .
on behalf of the verts / ale group . - ( de ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , clear legal regulations for political parties in europe are an important factor in s@@ hap@@ ing european society , developing european political debate and helping make the european elections truly european , with european campa@@ ig@@ ns and argu@@ ments rather than the national campa@@ ig@@ ns and argu@@ ments mainly en@@ coun@@ tered at present .
finally , i would like to stress the fact that the integration of refugees is one of the ke@@ ys to the success of this enterpri@@ se .
the citizens can now be sure that se@@ al products will no longer be available on the market .
we need a common external policy in the energy sector .
the approved reduction in tari@@ ff@@ s for latin american ban@@ ana exports is likely to have an adver@@ se economic and social impact on the group of african , cari@@ b@@ be@@ an and pac@@ i@@ fic countries whose producers do not have the same technical facilities as their competi@@ tors .
through today 's resolution parliament gr@@ ants the secre@@ tar@@ y-@@ general of the european economic and social committee discharge in respect of the implementation of the european economic and social committee ( e@@ es@@ c ) budget for the financial year 2009 .
i will give you an example of how wrong things can go when the various users of the sea are gover@@ ned by different authorities and different laws .
we will not give up on this pie@@ ce of legislation , which we worked for for so long , both within and outside the union .
markets are ner@@ v@@ ous , re@@ acting immediately , exce@@ ssi@@ vely and neg@@ ati@@ vely to every signal .
what is at stak@@ e here is the european union 's credibility in supporting citizens affected by economic inst@@ ability .
we cannot stop the technological development of what is now an alternative to li@@ qu@@ id fuels , and perhaps the only one .
( nl ) madam president , the hungarian presidency has got off to an un@@ fav@@ ourable start .
this means that the es@@ ma will have real powers , and we owe this large@@ ly to parliament 's efforts .
i very much welcome the fact that multilateral cont@@ acts with the mediterranean region and , in particular , with the southern and eastern mediterranean countries ( sem@@ c ) will be improved and strengthened .
these figures highlight the need for support , especially when we are talking about young or el@@ der@@ ly people .
at the end of the day , this will perhaps be the decisive argument that mr bu@@ su@@ t@@ til referred to , in other words , the key to un@@ blo@@ c@@ king the situation with regard to the fi@@ xed positions that we see the council taking .
i voted against making an excep@@ tion for the mon@@ day of or@@ th@@ od@@ o@@ x ea@@ ster when we make no provision for not meeting on 14 july .
i should like to express my dee@@ p sym@@ pa@@ thy with european fish@@ ers , whose sal@@ aries have been directly affected by an increase in oil prices , which has seriously exac@@ er@@ b@@ ated the economic fra@@ gi@@ lity linked to the ir@@ regular nature of activity in this sector .
sustainability has become a vital part of our growth model .
this situation is pl@@ un@@ ging them into further difficulties , and they are unable to meet their obligations .
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but rac@@ is@@ m cannot be toler@@ ated no matter where it rai@@ ses its u@@ gly head , and i believe we all have to stand up and say that this is completely unacceptable and that it cannot happen no matter where it takes place .
it is set at the same level for a large country as for a small region and a large region .
the entire enlargement process is in keeping with the strengthening of nato and the nato occup@@ ation of the western balkans , with the se@@ ce@@ ssion of kosovo and with the de@@ stabi@@ lisation of bos@@ nia and her@@ ze@@ go@@ v@@ ina , with the european union 's con@@ te@@ sting the borders and stability in the area , with co@@ er@@ ci@@ on against the people of serbia , with new f@@ ri@@ ctions and op@@ positions in the balkans .
finally , in association with all tourism pla@@ yers at all levels , we must promote sustainable and high-@@ quality tourism which is competitive , environment@@ all@@ y-@@ friendly , responsible , and above all accessible to everyone .
while ce@@ le@@ br@@ ating the 10@@ 0@@ th anni@@ vers@@ ary of international women 's day , it is crucial that this house take stock of the long way we still have to go to ensure gender equality across the union and to ma@@ inst@@ re@@ am it into all sectors and areas .
this is unacceptable , which is why i welcome the adoption of this text by the european parliament , despite the in@@ comprehen@@ sible vote against by the right .
geographi@@ cally , ukraine is situ@@ ated in a very important lo@@ cation , which is also important for gas supply to the eu .
i would like to thank the rapporteur , mrs bat@@ ze@@ li , for the report she has submitted .
this means that the economic crisis is ine@@ vit@@ ably turning into an employment and social crisis .
all over the world , 31 re@@ ac@@ tors are under construction and others are in the planning pha@@ se .
you no doubt know that as from 1 january 2009 the rules implementing the so-called single european air@@ space will introduce common requests to all member states for fli@@ ght plans , so in this context we shall harmoni@@ se the rules on the fli@@ ght plans of all air@@ cra@@ ft whether they pa@@ ss through or enter european air@@ space .
i hope this parliament will be involved in that debate , not just wat@@ ching on the si@@ de@@ lines , and we look forward to see@@ ing how we can be involved .
you mentioned schengen and , yes , we want the schengen border extended .
nevertheless , the measures aimed at combating tax e@@ va@@ sion need to start some@@ where .
the second area i would like to highlight is that of guaranteeing the rights of children who are not ca@@ red for by their parents .
we are all fa@@ mili@@ ar , of course , with ambitious aims that are not achieved in the end .
however , implementing and adopting the many excellent proposals found in the various reports and in the act itself is a difficult task .
we must respect both .
i therefore support mr bor@@ re@@ ll 's statement that the funds and resources we have available should be dire@@ cted to re-@@ edu@@ cating these young people , am@@ ong@@ st other purposes . if these y@@ oun@@ g@@ sters become set in their present ways , the only future they can look forward to is a life in gan@@ g@@ s , commit@@ ting rap@@ e and mur@@ der .
however , of course , information sh@@ aring also rai@@ ses concerns about the protection of personal data .
europe must show its support with appropriate com@@ pens@@ atory measures .
although i very much welcome the commission 's proposal and appreci@@ ate the demanding nature of this work , i am disap@@ pointed by the fact that this document has totally omi@@ t@@ ted the re@@ ma@@ ining countries , without even giving them a time@@ table of any kind .
however , agriculture is also an important economic activity in rural areas , with great potential for growth , since european production is a long way from guaranteeing our needs .
i therefore ask the commission to take this resolution seriously and to act as quickly as possible .
what divi@@ ded us most was how to make sure that the banks do not charge hor@@ ren@@ d@@ ous penalties for early re@@ payments .
( lt ) i would like to say a few words about the document , about china .
the resolution adopted today highligh@@ ts the fact that the establishment of a common register en@@ sures the wide@@ st participation of the various categor@@ ies of operators while respe@@ cting their differences and specific identi@@ ties .
it is important for us to emphasise that s@@ pre@@ ad@@ ing the principles of democracy will also mean greater security of energy supply .
we will succeed by means of the stock@@ hol@@ m programme , which is a five year work programme .
this house is fru@@ strate@@ d about the issue of li@@ qui@@ ds , and this is being said by some@@ one who advi@@ sed the spanish meps not to vote for the reje@@ ction , because making conce@@ ssions , in the fight against terrorism , on the use@@ ful@@ ness of a measure see@@ med to us to be taking things too far .
i visi@@ ted these refuge@@ e cam@@ ps only a few days ago .
this is because of the wil@@ dly ambi@@ gu@@ ous attitude and the dou@@ ble standards of the heads of state or government .
it is a great moment which shows to citizens that meps are taking them seriously .
mr president , ladies and gentlemen , you are going to be disap@@ pointed .
as regards the long-@@ standing problem of si@@ ber@@ i@@ an over@@ fli@@ ght fe@@ es , the eu will continue to press for sig@@ nature of the existing agreement .
thank you mr president and thank you first and fore@@ most members of the european parliament for the constructive and interesting discussion .
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yet a good society and a good economy need a strong sense of values .
i can as@@ sure you that , under the swedish presidency and using the voice of the european commission , the eu 's voice is being heard .
this is another argument in favour of the european union having an efficient and uniform system for monitoring facilities for compliance with environmental requirements .
in practice , things look rather different in this regard , too .
i am thinking of the area of ' obje@@ ctively justified ' differences in treatment .
the directive also provides for european reference cent@@ res , which will facilitate the po@@ ol@@ ing of exper@@ ti@@ se and its dis@@ se@@ min@@ ation across europe .
law and order must be re@@ sto@@ red so that those hundreds of thousands of people who have f@@ led their hom@@ es and even left the country can now feel safe to go home again .
the main outcome of the mid@@ -@@ term review is the legislative proposal which the commission has just submitted to parliament and the council for amendment of the ei@@ b mandate for the remain@@ der of the current financial perspective .
they represent a back@@ do@@ or rein@@ statement of the first ver@@ sion of the bo@@ l@@ k@@ en@@ ste@@ in directive , where the law of the country of origin ( social law , labour law , sal@@ aries and so on ) applied to workers going to provide a service in another member state , regar@@ dless of the legislation or collective agreements in force in the latter .
some member states were scep@@ tical , but they did agree on the conclusion that the mi@@ le@@ stone 1 test was successful .
a new report on the long-term stability of public finances in the european union will be issued by the commission in au@@ tu@@ m@@ n 2009 .
if there is one area in which our fellow citizens can see the practical and tan@@ gible effects of europe 's achie@@ vements and determination , it is the cohesion fund .
i would not wish to end this speech without stre@@ ssing the very good cooperation between parliament and the commission .
as to the other topic to be discussed at the summit , namely climate change , i am glad that the french presidency under@@ stands , and i hope that it will take into account , the difficulties some states will have with quickly doing away with the use of coal for power generation .
these are grounds for so@@ ber pri@@ de and greater self-@@ confidence , but not self-@@ satisfac@@ tion .
a recent surve@@ y shows how the tur@@ ks really see the eu .
it has been clear for some time that tou@@ gh@@ er penalties are needed for both manufacturers and impor@@ ters , to ensure that they take their responsibilities to consumers seriously ; in this case to defen@@ ce@@ less children .
payments to staff are obviously public documents .
i will leave it at that one question .
in view of the massive propor@@ tions these could lead to , the eu 's frontex programme cannot be the best tool to deal with such levels of migration .
europe has a uni@@ que experience of the mechanisms and process of post-@@ conflict recovery and re@@ conci@@ liation .
thank you .
here , too , the t@@ one of the debate is as if the money which goes to brussels is disappe@@ aring into a black ho@@ le .
europe must be more competitive and able to face up to the challenges of globalisation without , however , re@@ fra@@ ining from being inclu@@ sive and a@@ im@@ ing for development that is sustainable and which guarantees social integration .
parliament has done its duty .
it is a different treaty from the constitutional treaty but offers some similar or even i@@ den@@ tical solutions .
i doubt that the eu is mo@@ ti@@ v@@ ated properly on this , so each of our own countries needs to put its house in order .
this is why i want , if i may , to emphasise three points .
as you know , our trans@@ atlantic relations are based on values that we have shared for a long time , such as universal human rights and the right to a fair tri@@ al .
mr president , the short-@@ term measures i have just descri@@ bed will , of course , have to be considered by the foreign affairs council on 31 january , but it is not too early to reflect on some lon@@ ger@@ -@@ term aspects of our relations with belarus .
by making these changes , we hope that the projects of the second pha@@ se of f@@ p@@ 7 will end in success .
the interim agreement obli@@ ges the tre@@ a@@ sur@@ y de@@ part@@ ment to de@@ le@@ te data within five years of recei@@ pt - a period which is in keeping with the re@@ ten@@ tion period in eu legislation on terrorist financing .
this is the future of the european ar@@ my : an ar@@ my , therefore , certainly not at war with the united states , but keeping a respe@@ ct@@ ful di@@ stance ; an ar@@ my without turkey , because until we have evidence to the contrary , turkey is part of asia , and in the mediterranean is unfortunately in conflict with a european country ; and an ar@@ my all@@ ied with and closely linked to russia and belarus .
sad@@ ly i have the im@@ pression that all these proposals are consider@@ ably restri@@ cting su@@ ga@@ r be@@ et growing in order to car@@ ve out a place for c@@ ane su@@ ga@@ r .
i inv@@ ite the european commission to come up with solutions and even with examples of good practice in the member states .
they refer to the tools with which to create a new generation of working environment in customs and trade . i refer to the establishment of a pa@@ per@@ less environment , which is so necessary mainly to rel@@ ieve our officials , who are re@@ e@@ ling from the demands of unnecessary administrative paper docu@@ ment@@ ation .
we do not yet have a european internal market ; we have national markets and we have mono@@ pol@@ ies or small groups exer@@ ting control over national markets .
i hope that the president who has been th@@ row@@ n out of office will be sen@@ sible enough not to s@@ pread new dis@@ cor@@ d and will make a genuine attempt to live a peaceful life in ex@@ ile , which will give the ky@@ r@@ g@@ y@@ z population the chance to build a democratic state .
relations between the european union and latin america could be the key to cooperation between two major world regions .
we are already dee@@ ply involved there and we cannot just go along with the decisions of our major all@@ ies , surpri@@ sing us as they do with some of their strategic decisions .
this convention , adopted in june 2007 by the 9@@ 6@@ th session of the international labour conference , is aimed at establishing minimum international working standards for the fishing sector and promoting de@@ cent living and working conditions for fish@@ ers .
it should be noted that the court of auditors identified a sur@@ plus of eur 5@@ 7 6@@ 00 000 in the budget out@@ turn account , which represents 3@@ 8 % of the ac@@ cru@@ ed reven@@ ue , and part of that sur@@ plus was carried over to the 2009 financial year .
however , we are also aware , and this needs to be clearly stated here , that the social partners are condu@@ cting a dialogue .
what are the real chan@@ ces for people to enter the labour market ?
then we would have a de@@ le@@ tion , but it would continue as follow@@ s : ' calls in particular on the russian authorities to adopt prev@@ enti@@ ve prote@@ ctive measures as regards human rights def@@ end@@ ers , such as starting an investigation as soon as thre@@ ats faced by them are known by the pro@@ secu@@ tor and the judicial system ; ' .
i hope that these issues will be resolved in the ne@@ ar future so that they do not cause inter@@ ru@@ p@@ tions or dela@@ ys in the negotiations .
so this is not an easy problem to solve .
i agree with what commissioner ferre@@ ro-@@ wal@@ d@@ ner said today : we need to build consist@@ ency between the european union 's internal and external policies .
in addition , major doub@@ ts must once again be raised over the cultural back@@ ground of the country itself , which is closely t@@ ied to is@@ la@@ mic tradi@@ tions - a long way from europe 's ca@@ th@@ oli@@ c christian roo@@ ts .
should some of these people really be as@@ signed to living in poverty ?
so citizens should be bo@@ ld and fully explo@@ it this great new exper@@ im@@ ent in post-@@ national democracy .
please re@@ move these plac@@ ar@@ ds now .
in writing . - unfortunately the rights of consumers pur@@ ch@@ as@@ ing industrial or food products are better protected than those of users of transport , medical care or education services .
medic@@ inal products purcha@@ sed over the internet from sites that conce@@ al their actual physi@@ cal address are estim@@ ated to be fal@@ si@@ fied in more than 50 % of cases .
it is also important to emphasise that we need to remain realistic .
we do not just have a currency crisis ; we have a banking crisis and we have a sovereign debt crisis .
i plan to con@@ ven@@ e a meeting of heads of states or government on 19 november in order to nomin@@ ate the president of the european council , the high representative and the secre@@ tar@@ y-@@ general of the council .
( sv ) madam president , i would like to thank mr de@@ ss for his excellent work .
without any doubt , slovakia today is a perfe@@ ct example of how to tre@@ at national minorities .
texts of agreements forwar@@ ded by the council : see minutes
this report would send out an important political signal were it to be adopted as presented .
we therefore need to make it clear that the interests of jobs in industry in europe must take priority in the trade agreements .
the treaty of lisbon is also a major step towards increasing the involvement of national representative democr@@ ac@@ ies in the european process .
achieving the goals set out in them will require money and political will .
i am rather concerned that the climate negotiations could suffer the same f@@ ate as the do@@ ha negotiations , which are constantly being postpo@@ ned year after year .
according to reports from am@@ ne@@ sty international and the un@@ h@@ c@@ r , people are sent back to their countries of origin without any form of investigation .
this is where citizens , through their activities , participate in the democratic process , and volun@@ te@@ ering facilit@@ ates this important process .
madam president , i voted against this measure .
the creation of a ti@@ gh@@ ter monitoring system and more effective puni@@ sh@@ ments for the ow@@ ners of animals who do not respect the welfare requirements established by law is essential , but as such measures in@@ cu@@ r higher costs for farmers , we are in favour of the com@@ pen@@ sation gr@@ ants that are included in this plan and are included in the gr@@ ants scheme of the new common agricultural policy from 2013 .
a proper d@@ ie@@ t is necess@@ arily a key factor in our health , and there are still too many doub@@ ts being raised about gene@@ tically modif@@ ied organis@@ ms by part of the scientific community .
system@@ atic cooperation lead@@ s to a better exchange of information and hence an improvement in the level of service offered to our citizens in all sectors .
macedonia can learn from more than a century of lin@@ gui@@ stic conflict in another bi@@ lin@@ gu@@ al state , belgi@@ um , that dela@@ ying this ine@@ vit@@ able outcome just lead@@ s to unnecessary ten@@ sion .
on behalf of the ppe-de group . - ( de ) mr president , madam president-in-office of the council , commissioner verheugen , ladies and gentlemen , first of all i would like to say a huge and sin@@ c@@ ere thank you to our rapporteur from the group of the european people 's party ( christian democrats ) and european democrats , mrs th@@ y@@ s@@ sen .
during his election campaign , mr ob@@ ama had already under@@ lined that clo@@ sing this no@@ tori@@ ous prison would be a priority .
there are , however , clear indi@@ cations that over@@ fishing does play a part .
si@@ mil@@ arly , canada wants the right to tax shi@@ pping through an i@@ ce-@@ free nor@@ th@@ west pass@@ age .
the court of auditors acknowled@@ ged the progress we have made .
this recommendation rel@@ ates to a draft council decision on the establishment of an agreement between the eu and the republic of i@@ cel@@ and , the kingdom of nor@@ way , the swi@@ ss con@@ feder@@ ation and the princi@@ p@@ ality of l@@ ie@@ ch@@ ten@@ ste@@ in on supple@@ mentary rules in relation to the external borders fund for the period 2007-@@ 2013 .
that will help us make life easier both for ourselves and for the refugees .
how can the commissioner raise awareness - i am about to fi@@ nish - among her fellow commissioners and the enti@@ ties which deal with european monetary policy in terms of re@@ balan@@ cing ...
it will gre@@ at@@ ly enhance europe 's capa@@ bility in this area .
in cooperation with the council - the four@@ th directive , about which we are talking , and which has been amen@@ ded several times - parliament has repe@@ ate@@ dly tr@@ ied to implement this .
consequently , the right directives are needed because all european countries must have the same levels of protection against discrimination .
vice-president of the commission . - president , honourable members , let me first thank the chair of the committee on economic and monetary affairs sha@@ ro@@ n b@@ ow@@ les , rapporteurs cor@@ ie@@ n wor@@ t@@ man@@ n-@@ ko@@ ol , eli@@ sa ferre@@ ira , vi@@ ck@@ y ford , sy@@ l@@ v@@ ie g@@ ou@@ l@@ ard , dio@@ go fe@@ i@@ o and car@@ l ha@@ gl@@ und , as well as the shadow rapporteurs who all played a major part in the negotiations .
that is why the banks no longer trust each other , because no one has secur@@ ities for which they take responsibility through risk .
( de ) mr president , my question rel@@ ates to the com@@ pi@@ led text , in other words , the consolid@@ ated ver@@ sion .
employment is of course important , but so are education , social security systems and a regional policy which de@@ votes attention to neg@@ le@@ cted areas .
the government did not respond adequ@@ ately when this was un@@ covered .
added to this , the su@@ ms in question are basi@@ cally symbo@@ li@@ c .
the fact that iran de@@ nie@@ s access to its nuclear facilities to the inspe@@ ct@@ ors of the international at@@ omi@@ c energy agency constitu@@ tes a real safety risk , not only for states in its immediate vi@@ ci@@ ni@@ ty , but also for the eu .
madam president , in the case of mar@@ ia l@@ our@@ des a@@ fi@@ un@@ i in ven@@ e@@ zu@@ ela , is the issue one of combating corruption , which is the official ver@@ sion , or of persecu@@ ting a political op@@ pon@@ ent , which is the new y@@ or@@ k times ver@@ sion re@@ ported by its cor@@ respon@@ dent , sim@@ on ro@@ mer@@ o ?
these subje@@ cts are , without doubt , very important , but i would like to remind you of another ac@@ u@@ te chinese problem - tibet .
in the ab@@ s@@ ence of community legislation , in many cities achieving the goals set out in the them@@ atic strategy on the urban environment seems a very long way off .
mrs j@@ en@@ sen 's report ad@@ ds a new dimension to that list : the organisation of aviation on the ground .
moving on@@ to the issues in this report , we know that human health is affected by animal health : 60 % of human in@@ fe@@ ctions orig@@ in@@ ate from animals and a vast number of the emerging diseases orig@@ in@@ ate in animals .
i endor@@ sed the report , because i think that today it is essential for there to be close cooperation between the united states and the european union in prac@@ tically all areas : politics , defence , the economy , energy , the environment , culture , science et@@ c .
competition policy is a key instrument enab@@ ling the eu to have a dynami@@ c , efficient and innovative internal market , which is glob@@ ally competitive .
we must therefore get an answer from the commission to our questions ar@@ ising from the ' red card to forced pro@@ stitu@@ tion ' campaign .
i feel that in the future the european union and its member states will have to consist@@ ently support the principle of territorial integr@@ ity for all states and acti@@ vely dis@@ coura@@ ge separ@@ ati@@ st tenden@@ cies .
this means that we , the 27 member states , must act together .
for this reason , it is no surpri@@ se that we are interested in such matters and de@@ vote so much attention to them .
what is the council 's position on this new information and these tri@@ als , and what explan@@ ations can it fur@@ nish ?
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the road to this point has also been bu@@ m@@ py and full of obstacles , but as we stand here today it is in recognition of the fact that we can no longer allow matters simply to take their course .
we appe@@ al@@ ed to k@@ en@@ y@@ an leaders to try and answer the doub@@ ts about the regular@@ ity of the elections , but first of all to establish a dialogue and find a political solution .
fortun@@ ately , we are not starting from s@@ cr@@ at@@ ch .
this is something we can discuss , but i can tell you that from my point of view , from my con@@ sult@@ ations , they now believe that they should com@@ mit to reaching that goal first .
introducing minimum wag@@ es will prevent the poorest countries from compe@@ ting .
dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ ine is vit@@ ally important and central bank independence is vit@@ ally important , i agree .
they need to implement full dis@@ closure of interest in planning decisions , which , at the moment , just provide income for officials .
anyone who promo@@ tes human rights and democracy in china run@@ s the risk of being de@@ cla@@ red a criminal and a separ@@ ati@@ st .
an awareness of the massive potential for improvement that new technologies can offer us , both in terms of efficiency and effectiveness , necess@@ arily involves ab@@ an@@ do@@ ning the ways we worked in the past .
this is the mea@@ ning of the joint declaration that germany and france decided to make in de@@ au@@ vi@@ l@@ le before the meeting of the g20 and the european council .
in writing . - i have voted in favour of amendments 30 , 3@@ 4 , 6@@ 5 , 10@@ 3 , 10@@ 9 and 1@@ 14 because although i fully support the un international convention on the protection of the rights of all migr@@ ant workers and members of their families , i believe that regulation of access to labour markets , social security sche@@ mes and public hou@@ sing are matters to be regul@@ ated by the member states which should not be regul@@ ated at community level .
it would be very important to know which countries are blo@@ c@@ king it , while allowing themselves to make huge profits from people 's blo@@ od and te@@ ars .
in fact , at the present time women out@@ number men at uni@@ versity and also obtain better results .
how do we get europe out of the crisis in which it fin@@ ds itself ?
( hu ) mr president , the debate currently going on also refle@@ cts the fact that the major reform currently being implemented in the history of the european union and european parliament is of such signific@@ ance that we will pre@@ sum@@ ably not be able to complete the task based on a single report .
all measures taken have to bear this in mind .
following on from the agreement on financial supervision , the european parliament and the belgian presidency have shown that they are serious about reform@@ ing the financial system .
the ambi@@ tions of china and india will probably pu@@ sh this even further if we do not ultimately make a u@@ -@@ turn .
the commission wel@@ comes the recent cess@@ ation of ho@@ sti@@ lities in gaza .
why not do so within the context of the union for the mediterranean ?
however , without legislative initiative on the part of the commission , which also acknowled@@ ges the role played by minimum income , we are afraid that member states cannot deliver on our promi@@ se to reje@@ ct poverty .
mr pan@@ ne@@ ll@@ a and i must leave our work tomorrow and ha@@ st@@ en to italy to try and create forms of non-@@ viol@@ ent resi@@ stance against this new form of de@@ ni@@ al of democracy .
i am not sure whether mrs mer@@ ke@@ l spon@@ tan@@ e@@ ously cho@@ se the socialists in her government .
look in i@@ 2010 , look in the programmes for research , et@@ c .
the european parliament should make a point of including this in the proposed reform of the common fisheries policy in 2011 , which i will be urgently promoting .
against the back@@ dro@@ p of the current economic crisis , whose impact is especially being felt by citizens from those countries less developed economi@@ cally , the recommendation made by the european parliament for a minimum income scheme to be introduced in all member states provides an obvious solution .
in clo@@ sing i would like to thank all the shadow rapporteurs from the other groups for their extremely ple@@ as@@ ant and constructive cooperation on this report .
i include the chan@@ ce@@ ll@@ or of germany among them .
if our discussions today are not followed up by concrete actions based on what we have heard here today , i fear that the declar@@ ations made by us will fall on dea@@ f e@@ ars , m@@ ere good intentions with no real impact on mis@@ ery and poverty throughout the world and in europe .
the e@@ it can play an enormous role in ensuring that european innovation is once again ren@@ ow@@ ned throughout the world and that european industry and re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers are a force to be re@@ c@@ kon@@ ed with .
we will also table resolutions on bur@@ ma / my@@ an@@ ma@@ r and the democratic people 's republic of kore@@ a .
there are something like 3@@ 00 different types of soil .
it is the only democracy in the middle east , sur@@ ro@@ un@@ ded by a sea of dict@@ ator@@ i@@ al regi@@ mes .
better education guarantees a de@@ cent standard of living for the y@@ oun@@ ger generation , thus improving the social and economic cohesion of the european union .
furthermore , it is of par@@ amount importance that the european execu@@ tive tab@@ les before parliament as soon as possible proposals for setting up a european civil protection force , based on the eu civil protection mechanism .
i personally hope nevertheless that belarus , if it does not re@@ uni@@ te with russia as some within the kre@@ m@@ li@@ n would like , will one day enter its righ@@ t@@ ful place am@@ ong@@ st the european family of free nations .
many min@@ ers work in the p@@ its for their entire lives .
moreover , 19 million children are affected by poverty .
rapporteur . - ( es ) mr president , i wish to add the following to article 2@@ e .
your let@@ ter needs to state : ' we agree with vir@@ tu@@ ally everything the commissioner said ' .
in its statement of 4 march this year , the presidency asse@@ ssed cu@@ ba 's sig@@ ning of the two pac@@ ts as positive .
( pl ) madam president , it so happens that only po@@ les are speaking at the moment , but we do have experience of the involvement of poland and polish sol@@ d@@ iers in restor@@ ing security in iraq .
as an ev@@ an@@ ge@@ li@@ cal christian , it has become ap@@ paren@@ t to me , particularly over recent years , that the expression of christian belie@@ f@@ s is large@@ ly dee@@ med unacceptable in a society that wants us sa@@ ni@@ ti@@ sed of any strongly held bel@@ ief and where we must all believe the same or believe nothing .
i therefore believe that we should vote through this postpo@@ ne@@ ment today .
the debate on how to make this more evi@@ dent by means of the labelling system is useful and welcome , and the report contribu@@ tes certain elements and certain ideas along these lines .
a new generation has brought nove@@ l@@ ty to egypt , but social media skills are not enough .
i agree that we need to review what the eu does , what tools we have available to us , whether we have enough , whether we need to think again about what we are able to do .
these concerns are part@@ ly environmental , but they are also at least as much political , and this pipe@@ line can only be constru@@ cted if we find satisfac@@ tory solutions and satisfac@@ tory ans@@ wers to all of these concerns .
i think that it is even one of the victims of this phenomen@@ on because dro@@ u@@ ght and flo@@ ods are affecting us all in europe with ever@@ -@@ increasing regular@@ ity , but their impact is felt primarily by farmers .
re@@ solu@@ te action against the mach@@ in@@ ery of propag@@ an@@ da is therefore the first small step in a bi@@ d to cur@@ b the s@@ pread of terrorism among the auton@@ om@@ ous is@@ la@@ mic sub@@ cul@@ tures that exist throughout europe .
ec@@ -@@ bos@@ nia her@@ ze@@ go@@ v@@ ina stabi@@ lisation and association agreement - ec@@ -@@ bos@@ nia her@@ ze@@ go@@ v@@ ina stabi@@ lisation and association agreement ( debate )
this is the message conve@@ yed by the common statement made by the european parliament and the pan@@ -@@ african parliament , and i hope this message will be heard .
( hu ) madam president , i would like to thank you for the opportunity to speak , both as the rapporteur for the 2010 employment guidelines and as the coordin@@ ator of the group of the european people 's party ( christian democrats ) .
the european parliament should vote in favour of this nomin@@ ation in order for it to come into effect .
in response to mrs mc@@ gu@@ in@@ ness , i think that this is an extremely important element , if we wish to develop a strategy for european security and presence on foreign soil .
is that correct ?
in writing . - ( da ) an@@ ne e@@ . j@@ en@@ sen and nie@@ ls bu@@ sk have voted in favour of mrs mc@@ gu@@ in@@ ness 's ow@@ n-@@ initiative report on the common agricultural policy and global food security , as the majority of the report is excellent and it is only possible to vote either in favour or against .
unfortunately , a number of amendments requ@@ ir@@ ing biom@@ e@@ tri@@ c data to be included in pass@@ ports were adopted .
during the communist dict@@ ator@@ ship , the people of sou@@ the@@ ast europe living on the borders of yugosla@@ via were free to travel , despite the communist dict@@ ator@@ ship .
how can it be a problem to involve the european parliament in a constructive dialogue on the future financial framework and the next long-term budget ?
it is difficult to dis@@ agree , and of course i accept all legal restrictions as regards meps , but it is difficult for me to agree with a situation where , on being sent@@ en@@ ced to a fine in a case brought by the public pro@@ secu@@ tion service for a de@@ liber@@ ate crime , or for being char@@ ged with such a crime , a person autom@@ atically lo@@ ses their mandate to the european parliament .
we improved the proposal in the committee on transport and tourism .
as a result , where@@ ver they are in the eu , european citizens should benefit from more efficient and chea@@ per communication services , whether they are using mobi@@ le ph@@ ones , broad@@ b@@ and conne@@ ctions to the internet or cable tele@@ vision .
the commission must ha@@ ul the serbi@@ an and macedo@@ nian am@@ bas@@ sad@@ ors over the car@@ pe@@ t and demand that they take action .
the potential for bio@@ gas reco@@ vered from natural materials such as annual man@@ ure has still not been fully explo@@ i@@ ted .
the pre@@ conditions must be created for the country to be able to join the european union , whe@@ reby it goes without saying that only the whole country can join the european union .
how do they intend to prevent the illegal proposals from tan@@ zania and zam@@ bi@@ a from being placed on the agenda in the very first place ?
i must ad@@ mit that i find this quite difficult to accept .
but i hope we are all clear what we are talking about when we talk about flexibility , because we must not con@@ f@@ use flexibility with actually doing something .
however , i am afraid the recent vote has left a bit@@ ter ta@@ ste in my m@@ ou@@ th .
part two
the second thing we have to realise , despite all the different political views in this parliament , is that global cooperation - not just in banking institutions , but global cooperation in other areas , in fiscal and monetary policy and in trade - has to be a very important part of how we approach the future .
i congratulate the rapporteur , mr more@@ ira , for having highligh@@ ted the need to carry out peri@@ odi@@ c re@@ views of the list of p@@ har@@ maceu@@ tical and chemi@@ cal products that enter the european union du@@ ty@@ -@@ free .
it seems that there is full agreement as regards another great challenge and issue , namely the cap@@ ture and storage of carbon dio@@ xi@@ de .
most stre@@ ssed that they need a different kind of support from the european union .
the bul@@ k of the estim@@ ated re@@ serves of min@@ er@@ als , oil and gas are either on the sovereign territory of the arctic states or in their exclu@@ sive economic z@@ ones , and some of them have far@@ -@@ reaching plans for further ex@@ pl@@ or@@ ation activities .
i would like to stress again : terrorist attacks are not dire@@ cted against airlines , they are dire@@ cted against states .
they do not accept euro@@ -@@ scep@@ tici@@ sm , the fear of europe .
we all have a responsibility here , all three institutions , and we must act quickly .
you know the key elements of what we have been doing .
therefore , we greens have already called for an exten@@ sion of ten years to ensure the true sustainability of the investments and to create permanent jobs in the regions .
we are strongly eng@@ aged in continuing and in providing economic alternati@@ ves to opi@@ um po@@ p@@ py production .
in writing . - ( lt ) i ab@@ stain@@ ed from the vote on this document , although the committee responsible decided to appro@@ ve the closure of the accounts of the european rail@@ way agency for the financial year 2009 .
it is vital that the european union stands united on this and that the member states ce@@ a@@ se pursu@@ ing any bilateral initiatives with lu@@ ka@@ sh@@ en@@ ko and his regime .
i voted in favour of the entry into force of the free trade agreement .
it is clear that the security situation in afghanistan has de@@ teri@@ or@@ ated in the last three years .
let us continue to keep the pressure on the bur@@ me@@ se leadership and force them to allow the international aid agencies to carry out their work .
in writing . - we have often asked ourselves whether it is worth de@@ di@@ cating a year to a particular topic .
that no@@ bel pri@@ ze be@@ came a cat@@ aly@@ st of change .
both the european union and the member states should provide a better model for society .
as for sy@@ ri@@ a , i am not a party to the talks that the commission has been hol@@ ding with sy@@ ri@@ a , but i have often spoken with the sy@@ ri@@ an authorities : the fact is that they already have perhaps 2 million more in@@ habit@@ ants .
what will the moder@@ nisation of the community customs c@@ ode bring ?
( et ) the objective of the schengen area is freedom of movement .
in the european union climate change is a priority issue .
but the pr@@ inte@@ r companies found a way around that .
the agreement allows me to benefit from the exper@@ ti@@ se of the e@@ d@@ ps by consul@@ ting him in cases where the text of the data protection regulation and existing ca@@ se@@ -@@ law leave ro@@ om for di@@ ver@@ gent views .
a new se@@ as@@ on of debate has be@@ gu@@ n , one that will see workers ' and em@@ ploy@@ ers ' representatives sitting together round a table in meetings organised by the european commission , to promote economic growth and the greater good of all eu citizens .
climate change is challeng@@ ing our views on transport , land use , waste management , building work and energy use .
given that the 27 member states of the european union are also members of the world bank , we cannot claim to be without any influence on its policy .
more effective respect for fundamental rights ; better access to the courts ; more determined action against organised crime , human trafficking and terrorism ; effective management of migration - these are all areas where the stock@@ hol@@ m programme should set out a series of concrete steps forward .
the reasons are obvious , and they must be spe@@ lled out .
furthermore , closer relations will only really be achieved by reducing the restrictions on border traffic , with stu@@ dent and pu@@ pi@@ l exchange programmes , and by facilit@@ ating the movement of re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers , investig@@ ators , arti@@ sts , entrepreneu@@ rs and journ@@ alists .
after all , a coordinated policy is required in related areas , such as g@@ end@@ er@@ -@@ specific prevention strategies , including in the countries these women and gi@@ r@@ ls come from , and also awa@@ rene@@ ss-@@ ra@@ ising measures and an evaluation of their effectiveness .
oral questions and written declar@@ ations ( sub@@ mission ) : see minutes
this would allow us to get a much cle@@ are@@ r idea of our policy perspe@@ ctives on top of the commission 's annual work programmes .
i know that this is a project which is close to the commissioner 's heart .
in 2008 , the commission adopted two other initiatives .
the arrangements for political dialogue and practical cooperation with taj@@ i@@ k@@ istan must be improved so as to better reflect the shared challenges faced by the region .
this is the second la@@ yer of implementing the results of the consumer markets sco@@ re@@ board and i believe that in the future , this one will remain as one of the stron@@ ge@@ st instruments to make our diagno@@ sis on how the re@@ ta@@ il market is functioning , especially in this case , which is of such an important and basic interest and also very much related to services .
mon@@ day : mrs ro@@ ure has with@@ drawn her request for a br@@ ief pres@@ ent@@ ation of her report on minimum standards for the re@@ cep@@ tion of asylum se@@ ek@@ ers and refugees in the member states .
for instance , we still need to move forward in eastern european countries to end state@@ -@@ ow@@ ned dom@@ ination of electricity production and to liber@@ alise it , as we did in the distribution sector .
to me , the answer is no , for what have we noti@@ ced ?
the compromise that has finally been reached in the european parliament represents a cli@@ mb@@ down from the ma@@ xim@@ alist proposals that were made on the elimin@@ ation of active substances , particularly from the negative im@@ pli@@ cations that these proposals would have had with regard to in@@ se@@ cti@@ ci@@ des and pe@@ sti@@ ci@@ des .
however , it is clear that , as with all significant amendments to the treaty , a few prepar@@ atory acts are necessary for the lisbon treaty to enter into force .
while promoting economic competitiveness and creating jobs , the particularly important role played by smes must not be over@@ loo@@ ked .
we have been at this same level since the early 198@@ 0@@ s , and in the me@@ an@@ time we have not only been left behind by japan but we are being over@@ taken by the chinese , whose r &@@ am@@ p@@ ; d expenditure in the economic sector is now greater than that of companies in the european union .
a word also on the treaty of lisbon , which many of you mentioned : we need this treaty more than ever , rati@@ fied by all member states .
sol@@ v@@ it can provide an important and key addition in this respect .
1@@ 2.@@ 3 million people are still victims of s@@ la@@ very , and more than 200 million children are forced to work .
in other words , we must re@@ start the mach@@ ine and ensure that that mach@@ ine pol@@ lu@@ tes less .
for the mechanisms proposed in this new regulation to function corre@@ ctly and effectively it is vital to have close cooperation between customs authorities and sele@@ cted national authorities .
according to the view of the council , this proposal is one of the most important measures in the area of transport .
( it ) madam president , ladies and gentlemen , the emergency situation is te@@ ach@@ ing the european policy on asylum and immigration a serious less@@ on it is again evi@@ dent that the eu does not have a legislative and operational framework that enab@@ les it to c@@ ope with ex@@ tra@@ ordinary but not un@@ fore@@ see@@ able events , such as the events of recent months in north africa .
some children are fortun@@ ate enough to receive this care from secon@@ d@@ ary care@@ -@@ gi@@ vers like fa@@ thers , gr@@ and@@ parents , other rel@@ atives , close neighbours - people who are committed to them and part of their life on an ongoing basis .
consumers will be able to use label@@ s to make informed cho@@ ices about bu@@ ying products , also based on eth@@ i@@ cal consider@@ ations , such as health , consider@@ ations of environmental impact , human rights , and the pay and conditions of workers employed in the manufac@@ turing of texti@@ le products .
in agriculture alone , we have 2 7@@ 26 tari@@ ff lines .
concerning the funds , i did not understand the question .
exten@@ ding the scope to cover ho@@ li@@ day clu@@ b@@ s and other similar products is a great step forward in protecting the consumer from what had previ@@ ously been an easy target for the un@@ scru@@ pul@@ ous t@@ out .
the policies currently being implemented are aimed not only at cle@@ a@@ ning up the regional capital but , above all , at organis@@ ing an integrated waste system involving separ@@ ate colle@@ ction , a reduction in the waste produced , the construction of modern facilities and the restor@@ ation of former lan@@ d@@ fi@@ ll sites .
in writing . - ( fr ) i am pleased that the european parliament approved the amendments to the fisheries partnership agreement between the european community and the se@@ y@@ che@@ l@@ les for the period 200@@ 5@@ -@@ 2011 .
last week , more than 8@@ 00 people , mo@@ stly som@@ al@@ is and er@@ it@@ re@@ ans , arri@@ ved in mal@@ ta in just t@@ went@@ y-@@ four hours .
this support was confir@@ med by the vote in the committee on civil liber@@ ties , justice and home affairs in november last year .
ukraine is not in@@ significant , it has 4@@ 2 million in@@ habit@@ ants .
i endorse them on behalf of the ppe-de group : we all support the compromi@@ ses .
later , i will explain the deta@@ ils in order to answer mr hi@@ g@@ g@@ ins 's supple@@ mentary question , but i must make it clear that we have launched an information campaign designed not only to promote the ce mark , but also to ensure that the products are more guaranteed , by che@@ c@@ king for counterfe@@ it goods .
it would be embar@@ ra@@ ssing if certain eu member states were to la@@ g behind kosovo and serbia in this respect .
once the treaty of lisbon came into force in december 2009 , the european investment bank be@@ came an instrument for supporting the european union 's external policies , while also acting as an important partner for dri@@ ving the union 's economy .
( fr ) mr president , president-in-office of the council , this is such a serious matter that one must rise above the dre@@ ad@@ ful argu@@ ments that i have just heard in this house , because when we talk about the media we are talking about the health of a democracy .
the next item is the one@@ -@@ minu@@ te speeches on matters of political importance .
through lower energy consumption , we are less dependent on imports of oil and gas and their var@@ ying prices .
there is no mention of protecting the arctic using targets and standards .
to prevent future crises , the eu now needs to promote real changes in regulation and supervision , giving s@@ hap@@ e to a more healthy and ro@@ bu@@ st financial environment .
the need for an eu strategy for the south cau@@ ca@@ sus (
one final word , to avoid any mi@@ su@@ n@@ der@@ stan@@ dings .
i mean every@@ body 's opinions , including y@@ ours , of course .
supporting the countries of this region in their jour@@ ne@@ y should be at the heart of europe 's policy , al@@ ong@@ side economic and trade assistance .
we live in a country which , thanks to sa@@ in@@ t-@@ king ste@@ ph@@ en , was created as a toler@@ ant , wel@@ coming , multi@@ -@@ ethnic christian community , has more than a thous@@ and years of state@@ hood , and has te@@ sti@@ fied to its pro@@ found sense of freedom through revo@@ lu@@ tions .
we have all under@@ taken to apply the ' pol@@ lu@@ ter pa@@ ys ' principle , but this also means that those who bring the costs into being must also pay the price .
just a word to conclude : it only remains for me to hope that the ap@@ pointed president , whose human qu@@ alities and political sk@@ i@@ ll are well known , manag@@ es as quickly as possible to give fre@@ sh impe@@ tu@@ s to a europe that so@@ rely needs it .
the first condition that occur@@ s to me is that we need to try to ensure that the mechanism is managed by the commission as far as possible .
these measures , together with the directive , will complete the legal basis which is indi@@ spen@@ s@@ able in providing c@@ lar@@ ity , certainty and stability to the market .
the latter is precisely what makes this country r@@ ich and what could be its contribution to the european union .
i would have expected our fellow member to have been fir@@ mer in terms of both the value of words and the defence of democratic principles .
europe has over 50 million dis@@ ab@@ led citizens , and it is therefore im@@ per@@ ative that we make every measure to improve their well-@@ being .
as a result , ongoing changes in many sectors are required , and we are today concerned with changes in the operation of rail@@ ways , and in particular with the safety of their operation .
consequently , i am asking the commission to put forward a solution that gives the industry sufficient time to bring itself into con@@ for@@ mi@@ ty with the regulation 's requirements , without having a dis@@ proportion@@ ate impact .
but this is no time for com@@ plac@@ ency .
we all agree they need all the help they can get : ni@@ co@@ t@@ ine re@@ plac@@ ement ther@@ ap@@ ies et@@ c .
such a b@@ lat@@ ant waste of eu money must stop .
( pl ) madam president , i would like to ask whether a small corre@@ ction could be made to the amendment i tabled .
in our view , this is the wrong approach .
mr president , mr le@@ in@@ en has covered everything else i wanted to say , so i shall focus mainly on the question of tu@@ na .
in my own home city of cor@@ k , local authorities and businesses are stri@@ ving towards the creation of sustainable energy policies .
ma@@ y@@ be we should think quite carefully about what happens in the arctic .
perhaps i can br@@ iefly explain why the socialist meps are very pleased today .
that is why an us anti-@@ mis@@ si@@ le system in poland or the czech republic is a crucial matter of concern for the whole of europe and all its member states .
the second element on which our heads of state or government will focus tomorrow and the day after , is the future permanent crisis management mechanism .
this amendment to the agreement on air transport between the european union and the united states represents an excellent opportunity to develop the potential of a market that accounts for 60 % of world air traffic .
i would like to highlight the fact that european states have taken the initiative in these operations and were the first to inter@@ ven@@ e within the framework of the un mandate , which itself was the initiative of several european states .
( pl ) mr president , serbia is a european country that has made considerable progress towards integration into the european union over the last few years .
let me make two points .
we should , however , remember that there are still places in ch@@ ile which have not been reached by aid , because of the damage sustain@@ ed to road@@ s and bri@@ d@@ ges .
in the week prece@@ ding the climate change summit in can@@ c@@ ún , the european parliament has adopted a resolution on the summit objectives .
the real question must be : do we intend to adopt solidarity measures at european level by safeguar@@ ding the euro area and the euro and will we ev@@ ent@@ u@@ ally decide to adopt policies that serve fundamental economic , rather than just monetary , cohesion .
there are no specific recommendations and defini@@ te dead@@ lines for implementation .
he has a good relationship with da@@ vi@@ d cam@@ e@@ ro@@ n .
since mr an@@ der@@ ss@@ on and parliament accepted my proposal not to te@@ ar up the post@@ ing of workers directive until national investig@@ ations had clari@@ fied that this really was necessary , i considered that i could n@@ one@@ theless vote in favour of the report .
we call on the member states to rati@@ fy this convention so that we can be more consistent and effective in dealing with this issue that affe@@ cts us all .
the exclusion of the greater part of society from the possibility of benef@@ iting from european schools is contrary to the objective of increasing the mobility of european citizens in our labour market .
there are important less@@ ons to be drawn , which i will be taking up with all concerned in the time ahead .
because of the crimes against humani@@ ty , which s@@ la@@ very and co@@ lo@@ ni@@ alism represent , the european union and france , in particular , now owe a mor@@ al , political and economic debt to haiti .
and , unfortunately , the final fi@@ g@@ ure is considered to be lar@@ ger still .
we should seek to work with china and to tackle those issues , particularly when dealing with un@@ sav@@ our@@ y governments .
the more doub@@ t@@ ful regul@@ ators , banks , mrs ber@@ è@@ s - and even the european central bank - will have become re@@ conci@@ led that this is a benefi@@ cial , u@@ ser@@ -@@ friendly service which hol@@ ds no risks to the european economy .
separ@@ ate colle@@ ctions are made in italy and the rest of europe .
at a time of demographic col@@ la@@ pse , this is not only s@@ qu@@ an@@ der@@ ing the development opportunities of individual children , but also poses a social threat for the next generation .
however , we must recognise that this matter lea@@ ves a s@@ ligh@@ tly bit@@ ter ta@@ ste in the m@@ ou@@ th .
the agreement fore@@ se@@ es joint inspe@@ ctions , investig@@ ations , exchange of safety data , increased cooperation and con@@ sult@@ ations at a technical level .
the third thing is mobility of workers .
these principles are also reflected in the european union guidelines for eu policy towards third countries on tor@@ ture and other forms of cru@@ el , in@@ human or degra@@ ding treatment or puni@@ sh@@ ment .
culture is an important element in the sustainable development of european regions and therefore the development plans for all regions must include a cultural dimension .
it is crucial to follow up on the recommendations on natural disaster prevention recently adopted here .
this led to such de@@ sper@@ ate steps as the actions of isra@@ e@@ li oper@@ atives who simply ki@@ d@@ nap@@ ped ei@@ ch@@ man@@ n from south america so that he could be brought to court .
i address these words to the nig@@ eri@@ an authorities , but also to all those who consider themselves to be l@@ or@@ ds of another person 's life and death .
in writing . - ( ro ) i voted in fav@@ or of this resolution h@@ op@@ ing that it will have a concrete impact on the situation in georgia and on its decision to firmly continue the democratic reform , as well as on the process to con@@ soli@@ date eu actions in this country and , in general , in the eastern neighbourhood .
i also know that the education must be nar@@ row@@ ly focused on the specific requirements of a range of different groups of citizens in order to be really effective .
the animal feed chain is not some@@ where to di@@ spo@@ se of waste , and industrial waste products have no place in animal feed .
since then , nothing has happened , apart from promi@@ ses and high-@@ s@@ oun@@ ding words .
what i feel is very much lac@@ king , however , and was not adopted from my amendments , is the financial recognition of a@@ pi@@ culture 's effect of creating common good .
both under the standard and the re@@ verse charge regi@@ mes , should the reci@@ pie@@ n@@ t be a final consumer , he will not be able to de@@ du@@ ct vat and will bear it entirely .
i would like to thank mr fe@@ i@@ o for his excellent work in draf@@ ting this complex report .
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however , financing should be provided from the community budget and should not pen@@ alise small and medium@@ -@@ scale producers by adopting , for example , minimum aid limits .
the dec@@ line in the cul@@ ti@@ v@@ ation of prote@@ in r@@ ich cro@@ ps and the re@@ plac@@ ement of domestic production by chea@@ p imports on a massive scale may ultimately have a negative impact in the form of loss of know@@ -@@ how regarding actual cul@@ ti@@ v@@ ation techni@@ qu@@ es .
ty@@ ing education , innovation and research into a coherent sup@@ por@@ tive policy is a vital part of a functioning knowledge economy .
the first item is the report by mrs h@@ ie@@ ro@@ nymi , on behalf of the committee on culture and education , on the proposal for a decision of the european parliament and of the council establishing an au@@ dio@@ vi@@ su@@ al cooperation programme with professi@@ on@@ als from third countries media mu@@ n@@ du@@ s - c6-0@@ 0@@ 11 / 2009 - .
parliament defen@@ ded a strong position during the negotiations with the council and obtained the best possible outcome for europe 's citizens .
three years of debate have shown that there is no more ro@@ om for man@@ o@@ eu@@ v@@ re and it is obvious that at second reading no further improvements will be made .
the ti@@ ta@@ nic was buil@@ t to be an un@@ sin@@ k@@ able ship .
this report is a little note of explan@@ ation , not an action plan .
i welcome the adoption of this report on health and ve@@ ter@@ inary inspe@@ ction problems upon import@@ ation of bo@@ v@@ ine , o@@ v@@ ine and ca@@ pr@@ ine animals and sw@@ ine and fre@@ sh meat or meat products from third countries .
in this current crisis we all know that , if we had made progress in the economic union as quickly as we have in the monetary union , we would be even better off today .
one of the objectives of the european union is to ex@@ p@@ and the use of hy@@ drog@@ en in transport@@ ation in the ne@@ ar future and there should be dra@@ matic growth by 2020 .
in order to make our strategy successful , we need to see the extent to which the structural and cohesion funds have been u@@ ti@@ li@@ sed , and whether and in which circumstances they contribu@@ ted to the social integration of the roma .
i emphasise that it is a reform .
madam president , i have no problem at all in seeking to answer that usu@@ al n@@ on@@ sense from the far right of this parliament .
this policy urgently needs serious change and corre@@ ction , not only in order to make it fa@@ i@@ re@@ r , but also if it is to be more effective , for the benefit of everyone .
a majority rejected these solutions and wishes to stay in bos@@ nia .
( sk ) commissioner , thank you for your competent re@@ ply and congratul@@ ations to the italian authorities for their appropriate action .
the adoption of a new ambitious and balanced common position by the union is crucial if the latter is to defend its position .
will these funds poten@@ ti@@ ally be project bonds for purposes outside the union , or will they simply be the project bonds for transport and other things that the commissioner has mentioned ?
a move away from nuclear energy or the im@@ position of un@@ realistic requirements for this se@@ ction of our energy system will not elimin@@ ate a single problem .
life expect@@ an@@ cy in the ' old ' member states is on average 10 years higher than in the new member states .
i have nevertheless seen f@@ it to back some amendments modif@@ ying the initial draft , particularly those relating to 2011 as the date for the scheme 's entry into force .
however , there are mo@@ tives which aro@@ use a certain concern , linked to the danger of the moldo@@ v@@ ans ' en@@ thu@@ si@@ as@@ m wa@@ ning .
in writing . - i voted for this report , which propo@@ ses a range of improvements to the transparency of the cap .
do you not think that it is time to pay attention to social sustainability ?
i think we all have the same view on this .
we are independent to deliver price stability to 3@@ 30 million fellow citizens .
also , on 11 march 199@@ 0 , the con@@ gre@@ ss of e@@ sto@@ nia , a democratic , provi@@ si@@ onal parliament , adopted a declaration of re@@ establishment of the state after 50 years of so@@ vie@@ t occup@@ ation .
the next item is the report by mrs ka@@ up@@ pi , on behalf of the committee on economic and monetary affairs , on the tax treatment of losses in cross-border situations .
the establishment of the international climate protection fund for the poo@@ re@@ r countries has gone extremely bad@@ ly .
vice-president of the commission . - ( de ) mr president , president-in-office of the council , ladies and gentlemen , in december 2006 the commission proposed fully integr@@ ating the partners in the european neighbourhood policy into the implementation of certain policies and into a series of community programmes .
on behalf of the ef@@ d group . - madam president , in the committee on employment and social affairs on 22 november last year , the rapporteur said that pensions were exclu@@ si@@ vely a competence of the member state .
one important change in relation to the present situation is the plan to finance europol from the community budget and give the staff the status of eu official .
for us , it is important to draw the right line between what is right and what is abuse and to proce@@ ed in such a way as to show , and to prove , that for us the right en@@ ds where and when the abuse star@@ ts .
the member states are required to ban any obstac@@ le to their incorpor@@ ation and business and to safeguard their right to a fe@@ e for their ' services ' , in other words , the ran@@ som for their s@@ la@@ ve trade .
on behalf of the ind / dem group . - ( sv ) madam president , there is general agreement in the eu that we need to reduce emissions of greenhouse ga@@ ses in order to stem climate change , but this must not lead to a bureaucr@@ atic society without freedom and dyna@@ mis@@ m .
( de ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , the financial crisis has made it clear that the financial market framework of the european union must be revi@@ sed .
i sugge@@ st that we start with the commission and then proce@@ ed to the debate , and that mrs y@@ ade be given the floor in due course .
i would like to thank the rapporteur , mrs th@@ om@@ sen for a very far@@ -@@ reaching report .
the next step is to reduce by 70 % the dis@@ propor@@ tion in mor@@ t@@ ality from cancer among europeans being treated for these conditions .
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this action is im@@ mor@@ al , per@@ ver@@ ted and bi@@ zar@@ re , because it ess@@ enti@@ ally constitu@@ tes a pre@@ -@@ election campaign .
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l@@ ing@@ ering dispu@@ tes have a negative effect on the business community and on end consumers on both sho@@ res of the mediterranean .
we need a clear european external agenda in order for the eu to be able pur@@ pose@@ fully to promote a global policy based on multi@@ later@@ alism .
they help improve shared management , and that also means structural funds .
i do believe that sport should and can become part and par@@ cel of the strategies for sustainable development of our regions , muni@@ cip@@ alities , cities and vi@@ ll@@ ages with the eu assistance .
well , that time has come , because the mass movement has now h@@ it the european union .
as mrs a@@ y@@ al@@ a sen@@ der has said , they help to mini@@ mi@@ se transport con@@ gesti@@ on .
mr president , once more we have pre@@ ened ourselves in this parliament on our green cre@@ d@@ enti@@ als , and speakers have compe@@ ted to pu@@ sh higher and higher the un@@ realistic targets for energy from only renewable sources and the targets for redu@@ ctions of co2 emissions - all in the bel@@ ief that by our pun@@ y but co@@ stly efforts , we will save the plan@@ et .
the work of the relevant committees under@@ lines the importance of taking account of these conne@@ ctions and , on that basis , analy@@ ses the possible actions .
their disap@@ poin@@ ting response has been im@@ balanced and un@@ just .
mr president , many in the house have today congratul@@ ated the irish people on their good sense in reje@@ cting the appe@@ als of ni@@ ge@@ l far@@ age and the uk independence party and voting over@@ whe@@ l@@ min@@ gly in favour of the lisbon treaty .
at present , thousands of ira@@ q@@ is , kur@@ ds , af@@ gh@@ ans and geor@@ gi@@ ans are colle@@ cting in turkey and trying to enter the european union en mas@@ se .
under the proposed mechanism , the eu would be able to issue debt to finance emergency loans to a euro area member in di@@ stress .
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a spee@@ d@@ ier introduction of the euro in these countries would reduce these costs and create stability .
it has already been established that can@@ c@@ ún will not produce a legally binding post-@@ 2012 framework .
with regard to the adoption of the employment guidelines , this year - d@@ are i say it , as an exceptional measure - as part of a special partnership between the commission and the european parliament , and in a spirit of good cooperation with the council , bearing in mind the some@@ what revi@@ sed time@@ table - the employment guidelines are norm@@ ally published at the end of the previous year ; this year , they were published in april and , even though they com@@ mit us to a long cy@@ cle for the years to come , we will have to de@@ liber@@ ate them before the spr@@ ing european council - you kin@@ dly supported , on behalf of us all , the request we sent to president van rom@@ pu@@ y calling for the european council to gr@@ ant the european parliament the right to exercise its powers under the treaty of lisbon itself .
what matters now is implementation .
( nl ) like other speakers , i am ter@@ ri@@ bly sho@@ cked that it has been possible for hundreds of thousands of lit@@ res of cru@@ de oil to gu@@ sh into the sea for weeks on end without us manag@@ ing to stop it .
is it not very str@@ an@@ ge that we are trying to combat smo@@ king and at the same time are funding tob@@ ac@@ co production with european tax reven@@ ue ?
president sarkozy has been a mu@@ sk@@ e@@ te@@ er for europe in the best french tradi@@ tion , and he has brought the mu@@ sk@@ e@@ te@@ er mo@@ t@@ to up to date by saying that the world needs a strong europe and that europe is not strong if it is di@@ su@@ ni@@ ted .
parliament is show@@ ing weak@@ ness rather than streng@@ th by re@@ sor@@ ting to such legal man@@ o@@ eu@@ v@@ res .
as you have said , minister , all this means the possibility , particularly for the young generation in these balk@@ an countries , of particip@@ ating much more in european life , of integr@@ ating into it , and we think that all of this can be extremely benefi@@ cial , both for these countries and for our europe .
i am afraid that this will not be possible through this procedure .
my third point concerns climate change and energy targets .
as a result , around 2@@ 30 000 people met a tragi@@ c death .
i cannot support this approach and believe that the member states must be allowed to re@@ tain a right to re@@ f@@ use different prepar@@ ations even if countries ne@@ ar@@ by have given them the green light .
in writing . - ( el ) the report on the common immigration policy takes a positive view of the mono@@ pol@@ y-@@ friendly immigration policy of the eu and the european parliament 's contribution to it .
communication with citizens during the ratification process - wh@@ ate@@ ver method for ratification is cho@@ sen - as out@@ lined by the european council in june , is also vital .
the commission is a very strong sup@@ por@@ ter of the global fund to fight ai@@ ds , tu@@ ber@@ cu@@ lo@@ sis and mal@@ ari@@ a .
you are therefore going to give a one@@ -@@ off payment of eur 1 000 to farmers who are now lo@@ sing eur 100 to 200 per day .
we need to practi@@ se the right sort of forest policy , fore@@ sts in m@@ oun@@ tain ran@@ ges need to be protected , and fore@@ sts with the right species of tre@@ e should be plan@@ ted , so that their roo@@ t systems can ab@@ sor@@ b water , ensuring that it does not dra@@ in away too quickly .
it is low carbon and it can provide a secure supply .
( es ) madam president , in order to mi@@ ti@@ g@@ ate the social and energy impact and to ensure secure energy re@@ serves , we have tabled three amendments in plenary with the following aims : firstly , for the overall vo@@ lu@@ me of aid per year to di@@ mini@@ sh , but with no per@@ cent@@ age limit or limit per business .
ladies and gentlemen , i firmly believe that if we want to act in the interests of the citizens of the eu , we should invest in research , development and education in the field of nuclear energy .
you , or some@@ body , decided that the previous debate would be allowed to tre@@ spa@@ ss on question time .
the science says that two degre@@ es means r@@ ich countries must reduce their co2 emissions by 40 % .
however , such crises re@@ cu@@ r again and again .
the solution after the fir@@ e alar@@ m activities are passed is more trade , more harmoniz@@ ation , functioning internal market with goods and even more with services .
i am really proud of the compromise adopted by a vast majority in the committee on civil liber@@ ties , justice and home affairs .
we have before us a climate protection programme which sugge@@ sts that the b@@ ali conference never happened , as if europe had never posi@@ ti@@ oned itself as a key pi@@ one@@ er to a@@ ver@@ t the dan@@ gers of climate change at global level .
instead of calling a spad@@ e a spad@@ e , the report only ' stre@@ sses the importance of ... ' , after the reje@@ ction of any concrete figures , ben@@ ch@@ marks and dead@@ lines .
otherwise , patients ' rights , as defined by the european jud@@ ges , would be undermin@@ ed .
as a swe@@ de , i would like to take the opportunity to highlight the muni@@ cip@@ ality of s@@ ö@@ der@@ t@@ ä@@ l@@ je , south of stock@@ hol@@ m .
we do have rural development , but often this does not benefit areas such as food production , but rather those such as the building of road@@ s .
what is certain , and is also mentioned in the commission communication , is that europe does not lack in potential , whether human , technical , commercial or financial .
( pt ) madam president , on a subject which is vast by nature , i want to make just two br@@ ief points here .
the development of tourism must be sustainable ; in other words , it must respect local communities and environmental protection .
we were told that in the last three years , and particularly since the introduction of a port state control scheme for the north east atlantic fisheries commission in may 2007 , there has been a huge reduction in i@@ u@@ u fishing in the area .
re@@ cy@@ c@@ ling is now ' the thing to do ' .
i believe the ef@@ sa should continue to guarantee scientific excell@@ ence and independence , mea@@ ning there is a need for measures relating to the declaration of interests by ef@@ sa staff and experts working for the ef@@ sa .
it needs to be demonstrated that this is the case , because this will help to ensure the added value i spo@@ ke of .
the eu@@ rat@@ om treaty must be revi@@ sed .
to avoid such exploitation at national level , we have put forward the idea of defi@@ ning an adequate pension at european union level .
that is r@@ are enough to be wor@@ thy of note .
i trust all the institutions will keep up the mom@@ ent@@ um .
we , parliament , called for such coheren@@ ce in the field of the environment and other policies in the recent report on biodiversity in the european union ; si@@ mil@@ arly , we must also ma@@ inst@@ re@@ am biodiversity at international level .
the european parliament also needs to keep this debate going with the council and the commission , so that they might raise the issue of this case and demand a fair tri@@ al .
( lt ) first of all , i would like to thank those fellow members who contribu@@ ted to the draf@@ ting of this resolution , and i would also like to thank the member of the commission who gave us much hope and jo@@ y with his announ@@ cement today of the measures that the commission intends to take .
our group collabor@@ ated closely with the rapporteur , tab@@ ling these and other amendments , and i believe that on the whole we have achieved a report of which this parliament can feel proud .
the socialist group is therefore asking the commission to carry out an environmental impact assessment of the effects of sc@@ rap@@ ping the se@@ t-@@ a@@ side scheme .
it recognised that this is not an ab@@ str@@ act economic debate , but a crisis that affe@@ cts europeans , their live@@ li@@ ho@@ ods and their well-@@ being .
that is why i strongly reje@@ ct the report .
member of the commission . - madam president , first let me tell you how im@@ pres@@ sed i was by the clear demonstr@@ ation of solidarity and by the calls for responsibility from most of the speakers .
it is a strategic bri@@ dge that lin@@ ks europe with the area of the ca@@ spi@@ an sea , central asia and the middle east , as well as sou@@ the@@ ast asia and china .
the tim@@ ing is particularly appropriate with a sh@@ ar@@ p increase being noti@@ ced in the number of political and humanitarian crises in the world , which gives rise to the need for the european union to de@@ plo@@ y its foreign policy instruments more effectively so as to ensure better use of its le@@ verage in international organisations and to take the lead more effectively in resol@@ ving current and future international crises .
we are now at a time in the european union when we can say ' back to work , europe ' ; let us go back , let us work , let us operate .
that is why the european parliament has wanted to reiter@@ ate how much increased investments in education and training are needed .
for this , we need comprehensive strategies , strong international organisations and the rule of law both within countries and between them .
( nl ) first of all , i should , of course , like to thank the rapporteurs , mr gro@@ s@@ ch and mrs ţ@@ i@@ c@@ ă@@ u , for the work they have done and for the fact that they ev@@ ent@@ u@@ ally managed to th@@ ra@@ sh out a compromise on the package , one that should not last for more than a few years at the most , as it is merely a transi@@ tional measure , in my view .
above all , you mentioned everything you are h@@ op@@ ing to do in terms of development , humanitarian action , the fact that justice must be done and that we must not se@@ ll the international criminal court short .
the emerg@@ ence of new technology should also be used to ensure that it is easier for more people to use the internet , in more socie@@ ties .
if the european union regul@@ ates the income of air@@ ports , this should not be in order to safeguard the profits of these companies or to limit airlines ' costs , and nor should it be in order to strengthen aviation by of@@ fering passengers the lowe@@ st possible fa@@ res .
with@@ drawing d@@ c@@ m from general cir@@ cul@@ ation therefore seems to be the most sen@@ sible and responsible solution .
by doing that he is la@@ ying the found@@ ations for an international mechanism to keep the peace and particularly for an international debate about the future status of south os@@ se@@ ti@@ a and ab@@ k@@ ha@@ zi@@ a , and he is dis@@ soci@@ ating h@@ im@@ self , and rightly so , from the recognition by russia of the independence of these two separ@@ ati@@ st regions .
i certainly agree with the rapporteur as far as that goes .
i would also like to say that it is necessary for the commission and this parliament to consider the importance , in the last analysis , of making those countries from which these immigrants come - such as libya in the case of italy - pay .
so let us base our criticism on facts and not take unfair recor@@ ds against the chinese .
that is why we must make a commitment and why i become so he@@ ated about this issue , which , i repeat , i consider to be a priority in the transport sector and a crucial aspect of my du@@ ties .
however , you will not achieve credibility if you negoti@@ ate everything behind closed do@@ ors and then try to con@@ so@@ le people by saying that it will not be so bad after all .
on the other hand , i am advo@@ cating a responsible approach in the area of work per@@ mits for legal migrants : we must think about it properly and we must choose qualified employees for the employment sectors most in need .
such a change should involve europe and the eu should be looking to strengthen the eu-@@ us partnership , especially when addre@@ ssing global challenges such as climate change and poverty .
justice will not be done , however , and there will be no real fight against terrorism as long as inno@@ cent victims remain on that list , such as the people 's mu@@ ja@@ hi@@ d@@ in of iran , and whilst the world 's fore@@ most terrorist organisation - the ira@@ nian revo@@ lu@@ tion@@ ary guard and all their sate@@ lli@@ te organisations in iraq , le@@ ban@@ on , the g@@ ul@@ f and throughout the world - continue to act with im@@ puni@@ ty , un@@ challeng@@ ed because the european institutions are afraid to con@@ front the terrorist be@@ ast .
e@@ migration must be a choice and not a necessi@@ ty .
in future , international eng@@ ag@@ e@@ ments should , in fact , be asse@@ ssed for how sen@@ sible they are and their benefit to the eu .
agricultural producers would never have been able to comply with complex health regulations , h@@ ac@@ c@@ p and trac@@ e@@ ability , and would therefore have been forced to purcha@@ se from real feed fac@@ tor@@ ies the fo@@ od@@ stu@@ ff@@ s that had been made on the far@@ m for cent@@ ur@@ ies .
following this pie@@ ce of legislation - if it goes through tomorrow - our consumers should be assu@@ red that nothing from the commercial hun@@ t will be so@@ ld on europe 's market .
commissioner , i still think you can do more for simpli@@ fication .
however , they receive only the le@@ f@@ to@@ vers of the eu 's agricultural subsid@@ y po@@ t .
we must all take steps to re@@ tain jobs in our home countries .
thank you also to the rapporteur , in your ba@@ v@@ ari@@ an co@@ stu@@ me .
i de@@ cl@@ are re@@ su@@ med the session of the european parliament ad@@ jour@@ ned on th@@ ur@@ s@@ day , 23 september 2010 .
these organisations are particularly important for acti@@ vely creating and developing modern technologies and ensuring economic development and moder@@ nisation , while , at the same time , creating new jobs .
in this respect , i would call for a new pha@@ se of targeted political and fu@@ ture@@ -@@ orien@@ ted work , no@@ tab@@ ly through the creation of a european ig@@ f involving the national parliaments and local authorities : a european forum implemented by 2009 and perhaps a world forum in europe thanks to lithu@@ ania 's application for 2010 .
i support the idea that better coordination , coheren@@ ce and syner@@ gy between the se@@ v@@ ent@@ h framework programme and the structural and cohesion funds may also improve the participation of currently under@@ -@@ repres@@ ented member states .
moreover , we note that the parties to the g@@ f@@ c@@ m are required to ensure full implementation of agreed measures from the date set by the g@@ f@@ c@@ m .
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the commission accep@@ ts this amendment .
my first point is the question of the european union 's special monitoring mechanism for texti@@ les , which en@@ ded , as mentioned , on 31 december 2008 .
following the la@@ val judg@@ ment , we in den@@ mark are now implementing a change to the law , agreed with both sides of industry .
there are issues on which we have different positions , but i hone@@ stly believe that last week 's summit in nice confir@@ med that it is better to eng@@ age with russia than try to i@@ sol@@ ate it .
the usu@@ al task of the european judicial network in civil and commercial matters , as you said , is to facilitate this legal cooperation in europe .
we are talking here of a generation which has not known a world without ai@@ ds .
the report by the high representative , mr so@@ lana , and the commission on the security aspects of climate change reali@@ sti@@ cally pres@@ ents the situation and the risks facing the european union .
whether we want to or not , we still have to consider the real situation which brings us new challenges every day .
in relation to development policy , we have repe@@ ate@@ dly pointed out that it makes no sense at all to maintain two complete systems run@@ ning in par@@ alle@@ l - one for the european development fund and one for development aid .
the commission 's recent proposals , especially the health che@@ ck , also address dis@@ advant@@ aged areas like m@@ oun@@ tain areas .
in december 2008 , it was agreed that the european council would take the appropriate legal measures to ensure we have one commissioner per country .
on 16 december , exactly 28 years ago , stri@@ k@@ ers were kil@@ led in the w@@ u@@ je@@ k coal min@@ e by the polish communist police because they f@@ ought for solidarity ; that is , for basic human rights , for dignity .
it is only the money of people who are now strug@@ gl@@ ing to pay their mor@@ t@@ g@@ ages and edu@@ cate their children .
member of the commission . - so@@ lar@@ -@@ ther@@ mal electricity was never exclu@@ ded from the european economic recovery plan .
i therefore believe that , on the contrary , we now need a real recovery plan like the one being introduced by the united states , which has put more than us@@ d 7@@ 80 million on the table , and coordination of the efforts made to support workers c@@ op@@ ing with the crisis .
i am very happy to see how far the reform has progre@@ ssed .
thirdly , let us remember that mo@@ sco@@ w does not restri@@ ct itself to turning off the ta@@ p , as georgia dis@@ covered .
continuing with old programmes and de@@ sig@@ ning new programmes has to be given in-@@ de@@ p@@ th scru@@ t@@ iny .
in writing . - ( pt ) in 2006 i f@@ ought hard for the establishment of the european globalisation adjustment fund .
we were perhaps h@@ op@@ ing to have achieved a result already in an u@@ no@@ f@@ fi@@ cial tri@@ alo@@ gue .
we must accept the difficulties that we are facing ; the scientific evidence is now over@@ whe@@ l@@ ming .
we have to force china to accept its share of the responsibility for development policy , poverty reduction and sustainable growth .
on behalf of the alde group . - ( nl ) madam president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , commissioner verheugen has re@@ min@@ ded us of a number of very important elements in connection with today 's topic : firstly , that trade between the united states and the european union is worth us@@ d 3 billion a day .
do you agree that , in order to properly implement and make vi@@ sible the adoption of corpor@@ ate social responsibility , sanctions as well as incentives would be necessary ?
( pl ) mr president , the european union 's approach to energy issues is full of in@@ consist@@ en@@ cies .
however , this should not mean that the member states th@@ in down their health systems - something that the text also states .
member of the commission . - mr president , i will try to respond to some of the questions raised .
when the du@@ st sett@@ les , i hope colleagues will agree with me that a two@@ -@@ speed europe is not the answer but the beginning of the end of our union , the most successful democratic peace project of our time .
the vote will take place on we@@ d@@ nes@@ day , 20 october at 12 : 30 .
the eu 's position on world markets will , in future , be gre@@ at@@ ly influ@@ en@@ ced by the success of innov@@ ations and the speed of innovation cy@@ cles .
there really is no ex@@ c@@ use not to stre@@ ss-@@ test the banking bo@@ ok .
however , like other types of in@@ secure and aty@@ pi@@ cal employment , temporary work has seen structural growth over the last few years , and this development was estim@@ ated at almost 60 % over the last five years .
it is by er@@ adi@@ cating the pl@@ ag@@ ue of un@@ la@@ w@@ ful@@ ness that we can open up to what is acceptable and toler@@ able , including in num@@ eri@@ cal terms , in other words regular , clean and transparent immigration .
finally , thirdly , within the eu budget , there should be a joint budget for joint action .
labelling must be una@@ m@@ bi@@ gu@@ ous and provide clear information to enable citizens to make their choice according to their own con@@ cep@@ tions .
i said clearly that we , as the presidency , will consul@@ t the european parliament immediately after the elections .
s@@ at@@ ur@@ day 's tor@@ ch march against the roma in hungary is the latest evidence of this , and i would he@@ reby like to call on the hungarian government to draw the conclusions from this .
in writing . - guidelines were adopted as part of the rene@@ wed lisbon strategy in 2008 and shall remain v@@ ali@@ d until 2010 .
i would also like to remind you that 2010 will be the european year of the fight against poverty and social exclusion .
moreover , as mr ti@@ t@@ le@@ y has already said , the existence of high administrative costs is obviously something that depen@@ ds mainly on the member states , and in my view not enough attention is being paid to these factors .
i hope that i will continue to have your support and understanding in the future .
thank you .
there is very little evidence of this in practice , however .
in relation to the matter in hand , i can firmly state that my party and my government fully support the compromise proposed by our rapporteur , to which i made a substantial contribution .
on behalf of the ppe-de group . - ( hu ) thank you , mr president .
in the context of better implementation of environmental policy , would you be prepared to make the existing recommendation binding ?
therefore , i am calling for measures such as inter@@ ventions or export subsidies not to be aboli@@ shed al@@ together but to be included in the budget with a fi@@ g@@ ure of zer@@ o .
this regulation on transi@@ tional technical measures resul@@ ted from the lack of agreement in 2008 on the draft regulation aimed at simpli@@ fying and clari@@ fying community rules on the conserv@@ ation of fisheries resources .
he says that , as part of this package , the commission should be ta@@ sk@@ ed with s@@ cre@@ e@@ ning budgets before they are approved by national parliaments .
situation in al@@ b@@ ania ( debate )
of course the european parliament cannot wa@@ ve a mag@@ i@@ c w@@ and and bring this conflict to an end , but i as@@ sure you that it will put human rights at the heart of the review of israel 's status , which will be deb@@ ated throughout this year .
the proposed text was posi@@ ti@@ vely received by the council and the commission .
consequently , it will be quite right to focus precisely on these two countries in our common foreign policy .
i would like to fa@@ mili@@ ari@@ se you with an un@@ preceden@@ ted case in bulgaria , which demonstrate@@ s how the authorities restri@@ ct the opportunity of thousands of children to receive education and achieve something better in their life .
european agriculture is simply sac@@ ri@@ fi@@ ced , and will soon be han@@ ded over to market forces alone ; a ri@@ g@@ ged market , too , for it has been left defen@@ ce@@ less against imports and de@@ nie@@ d access to export markets .
we in europe want to e@@ at wh@@ ole@@ some food , from our region : good , fre@@ sh milk , milk that i obviously dr@@ in@@ k .
i am aware of and appreci@@ ate the legislative efforts made by mon@@ ten@@ e@@ gr@@ o in this area , but it is most important that they should gradu@@ ally be given greater practical force .
all this undoubtedly is of concern to the international community .
in the short term , we can focus on mini@@ mis@@ ing food waste , decre@@ as@@ ing depend@@ ence on imports , reducing or stabili@@ sing demand , and establishing regulatory mechanisms on the market in order to prevent specul@@ ation .
firstly , in the case of europe@@ ana , we cannot allow a reduction in quality . this is something about which we should be care@@ ful during this project .
this is also a suitable instrument to bu@@ st the my@@ ths about lobby@@ ing which are cir@@ cul@@ ating am@@ ong@@ st the general public , whose common interest we , as members of the european parliament , are promoting .
this could take some time .
we should of course focus our efforts on helping the most under@@ developed regions to cat@@ ch up through objective 1 .
why is it that , in a parliament committed to open@@ ness and transparency , our own authorities keep secre@@ t embar@@ ra@@ ssing reports which re@@ ve@@ al the fra@@ u@@ du@@ l@@ ent practices of members ?
several have also been asking for an impact assessment on fundamental rights , an impact study on priv@@ acy and an impact study on the acquis com@@ mu@@ nau@@ ta@@ ire .
for me , however , the issues of transparency and mea@@ su@@ rable results remain doub@@ t@@ ful .
in writing . - ( pt ) i voted in favour of the report on discharge of the budget of the european medicines agency for the financial year 2009 , since it contribu@@ tes to scru@@ t@@ iny of how funds are used by the european institutions .
i can well im@@ ag@@ ine what consequences this would have for food quality as well .
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if we care about consumers ' concerns , then we should be transparent all the way and give them a real choice .
we need to reduce amounts of waste in lan@@ d@@ fi@@ ll and in@@ c@@ in@@ er@@ ation .
small far@@ ms in europe need the support of the eu , so that they can continue to exist within the eu 's wa@@ ge structure .
we believe that the monitoring of the agreement is in@@ adequate and that the agreement does not take due account of the environment in relation to the over@@ fish@@ ed stocks .
it can give an important fi@@ lli@@ p in terms of supporting the economic and social reforms required long term .
this is or@@ we@@ lli@@ an ne@@ w@@ speak and it is unacceptable .
it has not been possible to rely on previous information concerning how much money is needed .
we must therefore start con@@ tem@@ pl@@ ating a policy of broad climate change knowledge from above , in comb@@ ination with a policy oper@@ ated from be@@ low , in industry , in economic sectors , in agriculture , in our various territ@@ ories , to allow each country to draw up its own project in line with the general project .
there is no objective analysis of what is required by the subsidiarity principle .
this is the way to convin@@ ce people .
i think it 's a bit up@@ setting to see so many countries run@@ ning away from giving their people an opportunity ' .
ham@@ as op@@ poses a two@@ -@@ state solution , reje@@ cts the right of existence of the state of israel , has taken power by means of a bru@@ tal cou@@ p against its own people , fi@@ res ro@@ c@@ ke@@ ts at civili@@ ans , and uses civili@@ ans , schools and mo@@ s@@ qu@@ es as human sh@@ ie@@ lds .
regarding the draft agreement between the european union and the us on personal data protection in relation to the transfer and proce@@ ssing of data within the framework of police and judicial cooperation , we should ask one fundamental question : whether both sides have a balanced interest in the agreement .
to that end , for the plenary vote we have re@@ tabled a set of amendments to facilitate the procedure for products that are similar to fo@@ ods or in@@ gre@@ d@@ ien@@ ts already existing on the market and where the author@@ isation procedure has already started under the old regulation .
even so , we will act properly , and we will accord@@ ingly appro@@ ve the resolution , with all its draw@@ b@@ acks , and as for everything else , we have mis@@ sed an opportunity , but rest assu@@ red that we will be there at the next meeting , because the debate on the perspe@@ ctives is not over .
i had prepared a lot of other things to say , but i must point out that we have certainly not achieved all we can here .
this means b@@ reak@@ ing apart the private mono@@ pol@@ ies which exist in the nuclear industry , providing a massive in@@ je@@ ction of funding for renewa@@ b@@ les and lo@@ c@@ ali@@ sing energy production .
finally , i would like to comm@@ end the wi@@ ll@@ ing@@ ness of our commissioner , mrs re@@ ding , the technical cooperation between the commission services , the secre@@ tari@@ at of the committee on industry , research and energy , and the legal and language experts from the two joint legisl@@ ators who enab@@ led us to produce a quality text .
but there is a limit to the reduction of the level of ir@@ regular@@ ity that can be achieved by improving the effectiveness of supervisory and control systems .
croatia needs to focus , in particular , on the further reform of its judi@@ ci@@ ary and public administration , the fight against corruption and organised crime , respect for minority rights including refuge@@ e return , as well as war crimes tri@@ als and full cooperation with the international criminal tribu@@ nal for the former yugosla@@ via .
this is a major challenge which is conne@@ cted with the increasing expectations of the public in this area , the ag@@ eing population in europe and the constan@@ t advan@@ ces in medic@@ ine and medical science generally .
i do not want to ir@@ rit@@ ate you just now by re@@ vie@@ wing this great and still relevant fil@@ m in even more deta@@ il , but the un@@ contro@@ lled access to all pass@@ enger information of all people worldwide for the purpose of profi@@ ling and nothing else has been going on in the usa at least since 11 september 2001 .
( it ) mr president , i would just like to say that today 's e@@ pis@@ ode clearly shows that the re@@ ca@@ sting agreement does not work and that it will affect our powers as a sovereign authority .
the information is intended to provide a basis for analy@@ sing the demand for drug@@ s and ways of reducing it , as well as phenomen@@ a associated with the dru@@ g market in general .
there is a list , commissioner , which you know of , which still needs to be ans@@ wered and we need these questions to be ans@@ wered , pre@@ fer@@ ably in this debate .
so much is still to be done because the country has li@@ ved pu@@ rely off oil .
( de ) mr president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , the full extent of the inst@@ ability sen@@ sed on the global financial markets is not yet clear .
so if the next cy@@ cle of the lisbon strategy is to succeed , we need to go further than merely diagno@@ sing europe 's problems , we need to start tre@@ ating them by applying a process of clear governance .
lastly , the food crisis , which has re@@ ck@@ less@@ ly been b@@ lam@@ ed on spanish products , has led to unfair penalties and huge losses for those pen@@ alised by the euro@@ vi@@ g@@ net@@ te : fre@@ ight carr@@ iers and prime cro@@ p farmers .
to this end , we must go further than current emer@@ gen@@ cies dict@@ ate .
with less public money , more will have to be done ; hence , public money , both european and national , will have to be used more efficien@@ tly .
what is this resolution about ?
this is a bad signal for the recovery of growth and employment in europe , in general , and for european citizens , in particular .
madam president , ladies and gentlemen , representatives of the commission , we welcome the im@@ parti@@ al and independent investigation of , and the subsequ@@ ent report on , the 2008 conflict in georgia , condu@@ cted by the international fac@@ t-@@ finding mission hea@@ ded by the swi@@ ss diplom@@ at , he@@ id@@ i t@@ ag@@ li@@ a@@ vin@@ i .
we need to change our agricultural policy , which must become more environmental in nature .
this re@@ fers to b@@ ak@@ er@@ ies , bu@@ t@@ ch@@ er@@ ies , fruit and ve@@ ge@@ tab@@ les sh@@ op@@ s and , mainly , to market stands .
nor@@ d stre@@ am , de@@ p@@ al - it loo@@ ks like all pipe@@ lines from russia lead over the heads of central european countries .
i will give one example .
written declar@@ ations included in the register ( rule 1@@ 16 ) : see minutes
moreover , ex@@ changes of pu@@ pi@@ ls and stu@@ dents would be facilit@@ ated by multi@@ lin@@ gu@@ al education .
it offers a str@@ an@@ ge con@@ tra@@ st to the resolution which was adopted this mor@@ ning on christian minorities .
on the sen@@ ate , many of you were talking about tomorrow 's vote .
for some reason that rule seems not to apply to turkey .
i am , however , fully aware of the presidency 's difficult task of reaching a consensus within the council , certainly now a number of member states are using the financial crisis to weak@@ en efforts in the areas of climate change and energy .
to do this , we will have to ad@@ just our relations with russia following the crisis in the cau@@ ca@@ sus .
if the rel@@ atives op@@ pose the organ remo@@ val , then their view will be respected .
as further pro@@ of of their ' bra@@ in@@ wa@@ shing ' by pressure groups , they have also rejected article 9 , which simply re@@ fers to one of the reforms to the common agricultural policy already decided on , namely the end by 2010 of direct produ@@ cti@@ on-@@ linked subsidies for tob@@ ac@@ co growing .
my country , lithu@@ ania , is a case in point .
on a more general note , it is in keeping with the principle of subsidiarity , in that it provides support to the member states ; it is in keeping with the principle of proportion@@ ality , because it applies to all the member states ; it promo@@ tes the objectives of cohesion policy , as set out in article 15@@ 8 of the ec treaty , and it does not increase the community budget for the period 2007-@@ 2013 , but does speed up payments of advan@@ ces and interim payments .
it would create incentives for higher and un@@ justified claims to be made .
the report advo@@ c@@ ates the adoption by the mul@@ tin@@ ational enterprises of the best practice for e@@ dit@@ ori@@ al and journ@@ ali@@ stic freedom in each country where they operate .
under this system , vat in@@ vo@@ i@@ cing rules will be simpli@@ fied thanks to the increased harmonisation of european requirements and the wi@@ des@@ pread use of electronic in@@ vo@@ i@@ cing .
in writing . - ( sv ) explan@@ ation of vote concerning the proposal on population and hou@@ sing cen@@ su@@ ses .
this makes it all the more important for us to promote innovation , which can counter@@ act these problems by providing cre@@ ative ideas and solutions .
this is the system most wide@@ ly used among such systems available to the developed countries .
i am talking about information that all those who manage waste need to know .
i am especially wor@@ r@@ ied about the ash@@ ra@@ f opposition cam@@ p , which has been under sie@@ ge and under pressure since july 2009 .
i welcome the action plan for energy efficiency ( and i supported it with my vote ) for many of the reasons stated here .
of course it is a major criminal threat , but so are dru@@ g s@@ mu@@ g@@ gl@@ ing , people trafficking and corruption .
mr president , along with the approach@@ ing w@@ inte@@ r se@@ as@@ on , the threat of a new gas crisis is emerging from the east .
what has happened to these intentions ?
ultimately , the su@@ spe@@ cted oil and gas re@@ serves to be found there could guarantee europe 's energy independence .
in fact , a report by the united states de@@ part@@ ment of energy found that exten@@ ding da@@ y@@ light sa@@ ving time by four weeks sa@@ ved enough electricity to power some 100 000 hom@@ es per annu@@ m . si@@ mil@@ arly , a recent study by the uni@@ versity of cam@@ bri@@ dge also sugge@@ sts that increasing sum@@ mer time would lead to a decre@@ a@@ se in both energy consumption and carb@@ on-@@ dio@@ xi@@ de emissions as , during the pe@@ ak demand period from 4 p@@ .m. to 9 p@@ .m. each day , many of the more expen@@ sive and carb@@ on-@@ e@@ mit@@ ting an@@ ci@@ ll@@ ary power st@@ ations are swi@@ t@@ ched on .
the cau@@ ca@@ sus is known to be an energy transi@@ t region in the same way as russia , which is an important strategic partner and of major signific@@ ance to us .
moreover , it is true that , thanks to the swedish presidency , the road@@ ma@@ p was adopted by the council on 30 november 2009 .
our interpre@@ tation of article 2@@ 90 is that this gives the commission the opportunity to supple@@ ment or am@@ end legislation .
the line between fo@@ oli@@ sh@@ ness and crime in human action is often a gre@@ y one , and it seems to me that the eu is today giving us another example of that .
in june , mrs mer@@ ke@@ l demonstrated a comb@@ ination of coura@@ ge , responsibility and political will .
this report takes no co@@ g@@ nis@@ ance of hazar@@ d or risk ; it cannot identi@@ fy between the two of them .
( the speaker agre@@ es to answer the question of another member , in accordance with rule 149 ( 8 ) of the rules of procedure )
time does not per@@ mit me to read them all out , but the list will be forwar@@ ded to the honourable member .
we will need to examine whether the 8 % late payment interest rate is adequate ; parliament would have lik@@ ed it to be 9 % .
a sin@@ e qu@@ a n@@ on for the european union in addre@@ ssing all these issues is to ensure that the same standards of regulation , the same che@@ cks and balan@@ ces , and the same str@@ ing@@ ent enforcement applies to products coming in from third countries as to our own producers within the european union .
it involves other requirements , such as the labelling issue .
sea pi@@ r@@ acy ( debate )
i think that increasing the vo@@ lu@@ me of len@@ ding by the amount which the report men@@ tions is a very ambitious objective .
that is a major and most important step forward .
we talk about effectiveness in terms of the rapid al@@ er@@ t systems , the close monitoring of the development of the pan@@ de@@ mic and actual vi@@ ru@@ s itself , as well as the assessment of the effectiveness of the prev@@ enti@@ ve and cur@@ ative measures adopted in the countries where the pan@@ de@@ mic first occur@@ red , which are all vital elements in prepar@@ ing and adap@@ ting our own respon@@ ses .
although this report contains some good proposals , it cannot fulfil the speci@@ fied aims .
i voted in support of this report despite some mis@@ gi@@ v@@ ings and concern with the overall th@@ ru@@ st of the report .
the commission has asked the parties involved to sub@@ mit contributions on the topic of the green paper before 20 may 2011 .
we must simplify and give responsibility to the member states and then they must come here to face up to the consequences .
mr president , commissioner , i , too , believe that last week 's tragi@@ c accident is the worst rail disaster to have h@@ it belgi@@ um since 2001 , when i myself held the po@@ st of minister for mobility and transport .
let us help those who are looking to us today to give them a better life , a life that will restor@@ e to them their freedom , their security and , above all , their dignity .
vo@@ cational education and training measures are absolutely essential for turning the european economy into a knowledge economy , in line with the europe 2020 strategy objectives .
the liberalisation of sectors of strategic importance and the commer@@ ci@@ alisation of environmental protection promote the green economy as one of the lar@@ ger investment out@@ le@@ ts for mono@@ poli@@ stic capital .
however , he takes such an interest in the problem of lam@@ pe@@ du@@ sa that he has already left the house - a house that ought to express its gr@@ ati@@ tude for the gene@@ rous welcome accor@@ ded in recent years by the citizens of lam@@ pe@@ du@@ sa .
well , just look at the present situation , reinfor@@ cing , as it does , this appeal from the european parliament to the commission and council .
that can be quickly decided on th@@ ur@@ s@@ day af@@ ter@@ no@@ on .
we have t@@ wi@@ ce held informal negotiations with the council to come to an agreement .
i think the results of the elections have something to do with our behaviour and let us hope that we can have a government in serbia that will look to the european perspective of serbia .
we will be discussing the issues of combating climate change , finding ways to lead the eu out of the financial and economic crisis , promoting energy security and dealing with the problem of illegal migration .
congratul@@ ations to everyone .
there are highly di@@ verse views on this point .
( fr ) mr president , president of the commission , the employment situation in europe is very worrying , as my fellow members have just pointed out .
however , as i understand it , the proposed sent@@ en@@ cing tari@@ ff for re@@ off@@ end@@ ers will , unfortunately , remain low .
well done , ladies and gentlemen !
it is true that the dis@@ agreement that i referred to in my question may have been parti@@ ally corre@@ cted ; however , it is still the case that the da@@ nish aviation authority does not per@@ mit s@@ as plan@@ es to take off before they have resolved the technical problems , while other aviation companies are actually using plan@@ es which have these technical problems .
the practices in question ty@@ pi@@ cally ent@@ a@@ il l@@ ur@@ ing businesses , as well as professi@@ on@@ als and non-@@ profit enti@@ ties , into being li@@ sted in a business direct@@ ory free of charge , although sig@@ nat@@ ories later dis@@ cover that they have signed up to a contr@@ act with a fe@@ e .
the proposal does not speci@@ fy the conditions for ad@@ mit@@ ting thir@@ d-@@ country nationals .
this is an opportunity for us to les@@ sen the environmental impact of the air transport industry and at the same time to reduce the no@@ i@@ se nu@@ is@@ ance for the more seriously affected resid@@ ents .
the majority of public workers are women .
as far as partnership agreements in the fisheries sector are concerned , i would remind the house that , following the council 's conclusions in july 2004 , the community has introduced a new type of bilateral agreement .
that is why we should not set mac@@ ro-@@ economic stability and ri@@ g@@ our in contradi@@ ction or opposition to growth .
i voted against the resolution on the small business act review , put forward by the european commission in february 2011 .
however , do you believe that equal conditions exist for we@@ al@@ thy international corpor@@ ations , because they have to make a contribution of their own in order to obtain money from the structural funds or the european social fund , and small and medium-sized enterprises , which also want to tra@@ in their people and want to have qualified employees ?
poverty affe@@ cts 8@@ 5 million people in europe .
furthermore , i believe that a common asylum system will weak@@ en the accoun@@ t@@ ability of british ministers and parliament@@ ari@@ ans to the citizens who ele@@ ct them .
ho@@ pe@@ fully , substan@@ tive steps will be agreed in can@@ c@@ ún which should be in line with the latest developments in science in order to safeguard the survi@@ val of all nations , peoples and eco@@ systems .
both the commission and the council have now acknowled@@ ged the importance of parliament 's involvement in the procedure .
ladies and gentlemen , allow me to tell you what happens in italy - because loans and home purcha@@ ses in my country are significant - and let me re@@ coun@@ t to you what an important italian we@@ ek@@ ly publi@@ cation , l '@@ es@@ pres@@ so , said about the eth@@ i@@ cs of some italian politicians ( who , by the way , have also been our colleagues ) in the face of the suf@@ fer@@ ings of so many sa@@ vers and those who cl@@ am@@ ber to pay loans , when in fact a simple institution such as the social lo@@ an could make ow@@ ning a house a reality .
we do not want to con@@ f@@ use i@@ te@@ ms .
si@@ x@@ thly , if i could ask you , commissioner and mr bu@@ s@@ se@@ re@@ a@@ u , to listen to the wishes not only of the european parliament , but also of the citizens of the union and look at the maritime package as a single enti@@ ty .
this concerns sm@@ all@@ -@@ scale agriculture in europe .
the financial im@@ balan@@ ces rel@@ ate to budgets and the balance of payments .
such a concer@@ ted effort would demonstrate our determination to deliver concrete , ti@@ mely respon@@ ses in the face of the crisis which has sh@@ ak@@ en us all .
we wish to tell them this : come out of your bu@@ b@@ ble and try to put y@@ our@@ self in other people 's position .
we are , i agree .
take , for example , the ag@@ e-@@ old question of the indi@@ cation of origin of products , the ' made in ' la@@ bel , particularly in the texti@@ le sector regulations which i have been following personally .
( it ) mr president , the official figures say it all : 1 % of the medicines so@@ ld legally in the european union are fal@@ si@@ fied .
this was politically well-@@ atten@@ ded and discussed the developments in this respect and also future prospe@@ cts .
we have passed too much legislation and wai@@ ted too long , but the results are not very good .
commission and governments have just one ob@@ session : to reas@@ sure them .
( fr ) mr president , i be@@ g your par@@ don , but i am undoubtedly the victi@@ m of a secre@@ t lob@@ by .
it gives the new supervisory authority more powers and - something that is completely new - it gives es@@ ma the power to puni@@ sh non-@@ application of the regulation .
this week we launched the co@@ ven@@ ant of ma@@ y@@ ors , in which more than a hun@@ d@@ red cities are now particip@@ ating .
once we get an end to the violence , we have to work to support the emerg@@ ence of a new libya with democr@@ atically cho@@ sen leaders and where people 's rights are respected .
it is important to ma@@ p these areas because it might be too late if we leave this too late .
the existing procedure must be simple so that states and benefi@@ ci@@ aries can gain easy access to it .
i have not , however , received any sign@@ als concerning this problem of road safety that school bu@@ ses is an issue that is bad@@ ly hand@@ led .
this is the challenge for us , the european parliament , just as it is for other european institutions .
the opportunity should also be taken to apply the rules on unfair terms to all negotiated contracts which con@@ tain unfair terms , even if they have been individu@@ ally negotiated .
on behalf of the alde group . - madam president , i would like to thank my colleagues who have already contribu@@ ted .
the belarus resolution passed last year emphasi@@ sed the need for a firm and condi@@ tional , yet positive policy .
that is why the commission see@@ ks to intensi@@ fy its efforts so that eu citizens and their families can truly enjo@@ y the rights guaranteed under current european law .
president-in-office of the council . - mr president , access to af@@ for@@ d@@ able p@@ har@@ maceu@@ tical products in poor developing countries and ld@@ cs is essential to at@@ tain the proposed eu development goals and would contribute to poverty reduction , increase human security and promote human rights and sustainable development .
however , this report endor@@ ses the ' active promotion of the european union 's agricultural interests ' , free trade areas and trade agreements between the eu and chi@@ qu@@ it@@ a or do@@ le .
the current negotiations relating to the post-@@ 2012 obligations of developed countries that signed the ky@@ oto protocol will continue .
the eu has been trying for years , with funding and know@@ -@@ how , to relea@@ se the country from its ag@@ ony , but the results are not over@@ whe@@ l@@ ming .
on behalf of the alde group . - mr president , pakistan is a vital ally for the european union .
therefore , people must now be per@@ su@@ a@@ ded from an early age to live a health@@ ier life - in which exercise is one of the main com@@ pon@@ ents - and obviously the proper infrastructure and s@@ ports opportunities must be en@@ su@@ red for them .
the commission also carr@@ ies out public con@@ sult@@ ations on its legislative plans .
with the goal of protecting children , we also obtained an inter@@ institutional agreement , concluded between the three institutions , to develop a common position on the adoption of the necessary rules to protect children against ab@@ du@@ ction and trafficking .
all that is required - i know it is quite technical - is a will for better cooperation between member states .
the council therefore needs to improve transparency concerning the debates currently in progress and to be ans@@ wer@@ able to the citizens of europe .
with regard to the specific issue of an@@ gl@@ o , is it the view of the commission that an@@ gl@@ o is different to the existing cle@@ aring banks , as we call them in ireland , like all@@ ied irish banks , bank of ireland , ul@@ ster bank and so on ?
i think it is particularly important for us to make progress in terms of research , education , sustainability and strengthening economic growth .
, in writing . - we always pri@@ de ourselves on being the most open among the european institutions .
the same rules , including the right to stri@@ ke , should apply in respect of companies in the country of operation and those using post@@ ing arrangements .
unemployment is increasing : when expenditure on unemployment benefits increases , the financial sti@@ mu@@ lus will increase .
with regard to the possibility of over@@ fishing around the peri@@ ph@@ er@@ al regions , we have been looking into this and the council has just adopted a regulation on i@@ u@@ u fishing , with the european parliament 's b@@ le@@ ssing .
ladies and gentlemen , the past week has been very ev@@ ent@@ ful .
the member states , as the s@@ hap@@ ers of their own specific conditions , must also have their place .
during the last visit by the ch@@ ief pro@@ secu@@ tor , mr bra@@ m@@ mer@@ t@@ z , to za@@ gre@@ b , in february , where he had gone to ask for the mis@@ sing documents relating to the use of arti@@ ll@@ ery in ' operation stor@@ m ' , which , for the recor@@ d , resul@@ ted in the ex@@ od@@ us of 200 000 ser@@ b@@ s and the death of 3@@ 50 civili@@ ans , the pro@@ secu@@ tor deman@@ ded croatia 's full cooperation and , although the european commission has just given the green light to opening ch@@ ap@@ ter 23 on the judi@@ ci@@ ary and fundamental rights , some european governments will not hear of it , nor will the european parliament .
i think that this is reflected in the report by ri@@ a o@@ omen@@ -@@ ru@@ ij@@ ten , which has a large majority and is in favour of not establishing a crit@@ eri@@ on of two we@@ i@@ gh@@ ts and two measures in the process of negotiation , of being firm and clear in our intentions and not giving out contradi@@ ct@@ ory mess@@ ages , because this could really n@@ ur@@ ture a vi@@ ci@@ ous cir@@ cle in which european re@@ lu@@ ct@@ ance , ambi@@ gu@@ ities , and contradi@@ ctions could provide f@@ od@@ der for re@@ acti@@ on@@ aries or those who are against turkey 's membership of europe , nation@@ alist groups or su@@ ch@@ like who are against integration into europe .
however , as the commission obser@@ ves , the fundamental policy has not changed .
on 24 april of this year , the european parliament repe@@ ated this request .
( the oral amendment was accepted )
above all , let us not forget the considerable humanitarian effort that we must under@@ take .
over the years , the services sector has become increasingly important for the economic and social development of the european union and has under@@ gone substantial change .
if we do not do anything now , future gener@@ ations may be able to limit the damage , but they will not be able to stop it .
i now come to mr de@@ pre@@ z 's question .
the world needs more and more food , and the ex@@ pon@@ ential growth in consumption will not be resolved by an agricultural policy that is increasingly mean and st@@ in@@ gy towards european producers .
it is not only the dif@@ fering views on property and bel@@ on@@ ging that made ab@@ ye@@ i the b@@ one of con@@ ten@@ tion of a civil war that la@@ sted for de@@ ca@@ des ; there are also the dif@@ fering religi@@ ons , namely the mus@@ li@@ m north ver@@ sus the christian and natu@@ re-@@ based religi@@ ons of the south su@@ dan@@ ese , who were forced together by the hap@@ hazar@@ d borders drawn up by the former co@@ lo@@ ni@@ al powers .
'@@ we should end the practice of vie@@ wing words as crimes ' .
as i said , i cannot tell you exactly at what stage they are because they are ongoing , but they follow the usu@@ al procedure and , to answer your question , we are also having discussions with sen@@ eg@@ al and ca@@ pe ver@@ de .
the move to promote a european approach is evi@@ dent@@ ly not aimed at weak@@ e@@ ning or compe@@ ting with the central role of the united nations .
who ge@@ ts the opportunity to speak during the debate is , of course , also dependent on who is actually present .
that is why we voted in favour , although we believe that the most important thing would be to prevent these companies going bu@@ st and the jobs being lost .
the situation in the country remains very complex and cha@@ o@@ tic , re@@ construction efforts are strug@@ gl@@ ing to get off the ground , millions of people are star@@ ving , and the ear@@ th@@ qu@@ ake has had a huge impact on more than 8@@ 00 000 children , ex@@ pos@@ ing them to the risk of violence , sexual abuse , trafficking and exploitation , the situation in the country be@@ came even worse with a political crisis following the presid@@ ential and parliamentary elections .
therefore , i believe it is important to ensure that the directive enab@@ les patients sta@@ ying at home in their own member state to have access to proper treatment too .
at the end of 2007 , we adopted a communication on financial education to raise awareness of the need to increase consumers ' level of financial li@@ ter@@ acy , promote the provision of high-@@ quality financial education in the european union and provide some practical tools to help achieve these goals .
i am therefore full of hope in this regard and i have to say that , in many com@@ ment@@ aries that we have to si@@ t through in this chamber - in particular from a so-called parliamentary group from the united kingdom - the quality in this house has really suf@@ fered ter@@ ri@@ bly .
recent information indic@@ ates that at least 8@@ 5 under@@ age crim@@ in@@ als are awa@@ iting execu@@ tion in that country .
i therefore call on all colleagues in my group , as in your group and all the other groups , to try to cal@@ m the situation down instead of ag@@ gra@@ v@@ ating it by statements designed for media effect , which is what i think they are .
mrs malmström , i would like to congratulate you on your election and your move from one ben@@ ch to the other .
indeed , europe and russia both face the urgent need for re@@ solu@@ te action to tackle the crisis .
the report entitled ' progress towards the lisbon objectives in education and training ' adopted by the european commission in 2005 clearly indic@@ ates that progress in that field had been in@@ adequate in terms of achieving the desi@@ red outcome by 2010 .
mr president , i am happy to say that today is the 19@@ th day of e@@ sto@@ nia 's membership of the euro@@ zone , but e@@ sto@@ nia has been prepar@@ ing for this since its accession .
and , rather than being a one@@ -@@ off event , i also hope that it will be another mi@@ le@@ stone in an ongoing process that started well before the crisis - a process of cooperation between the commission , the member states and the social partners - which will go on throughout the crisis and beyond .
in writing . - as some@@ one who has re@@ serv@@ ations regarding the long-term safety of nuclear power st@@ ations i am not entirely happy with this report .
those who take a short-@@ term view no doubt think that democracy is co@@ stly .
therefore , it is very important for the european union to be capable not only of respon@@ ding to such challenges , but also to approach them efficien@@ tly by fa@@ st mobi@@ liz@@ ation of the necessary financial instruments .
of course , the efforts to improve em@@ ploy@@ ability begin well before higher education .
sad@@ ly our fe@@ ars of terrorist attack were pro@@ ved correct .
it made me an@@ gr@@ y .
it can therefore be said that the european central bank has per@@ for@@ med very well .
a lot we k@@ new , and ac@@ ted too little and too late .
there are no studies available on the social impact of the introduction of a euro@@ vi@@ g@@ net@@ te in road transport .
mr president , what we need now is stability .
no amendments .
certainly , making savings on cle@@ a@@ ning and up@@ keep , for example , is one solution , but perhaps we also need more ambitious agend@@ as than merely sa@@ ving on so@@ a@@ p .
consequently , so as to be able to finance the actions linked to the eu 's new competen@@ ces under the treaty of lisbon , i am supporting the request for the question of own resources to be exam@@ ined and for new forms of community income , in order to ea@@ se the pressure on national budgets and to do away with the bel@@ ief in a ' fair return ' which is economi@@ cally in@@ accur@@ ate and politically un@@ sound .
children are the most preci@@ ous thing that society has and it is our duty to provide them with conditions condu@@ ci@@ ve to their harmoni@@ ous development .
i agree with the rapporteur that the agency must improve its budgetary and re@@ cru@@ it@@ ment planning in order to re@@ dre@@ ss the lack of consist@@ ency between its budgetary and staff fore@@ ca@@ sting , and to make progress in ensuring , as far as possible , a realistic evaluation of ten@@ ders .
i believe that this fact has to be recor@@ ded at this point as the truth will out and no progress will be made by only cla@@ im@@ ing to develop a new policy .
one of the official objectives of the european union is to ensure an 80 % reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 .
the advantages of the internet appreci@@ ated by la@@ w@@ -@@ abi@@ ding citizens are unfortunately explo@@ i@@ ted for criminal purposes .
i agree with the goal of providing a legislative framework for identi@@ fying and ensuring the trac@@ e@@ ability of ti@@ mber products , establishing independent govern@@ mental ver@@ i@@ fication procedures which cer@@ ti@@ fy that all ti@@ mber products ex@@ ported by the republic of cam@@ e@@ ro@@ on to european markets have been obtained , har@@ ve@@ sted , trans@@ ported and ex@@ ported legally , with the aim of establishing the found@@ ations of legal management and use in cam@@ e@@ ro@@ on 's ti@@ mber sector , and strengthening the enforcement of fore@@ str@@ y regulation and governance .
this part remains un@@ changed .
i trust that the parliament will be sup@@ por@@ tive in this area within the m@@ ff .
this waste contains lead , c@@ ad@@ mi@@ um , bar@@ ium , mer@@ cur@@ y , bro@@ min@@ ated f@@ lam@@ e re@@ tar@@ dan@@ ts and other chemi@@ c@@ als and pla@@ stics that become hazar@@ d@@ ous when bur@@ ned .
i hope that this does not remain the case , i hope that we are successful not only in this sector , but also in the construction sector , and i sin@@ ce@@ rely hope that tomorrow , we are able to give a response that is not only coordinated and ar@@ ticul@@ ate , but a response to the crisis that we are experien@@ cing .
( the house ro@@ se and obser@@ ved a minu@@ te 's sil@@ ence )
it should also be noted that the recor@@ d industry makes a huge contribution in terms of employment and tax reven@@ ue and is a major ex@@ por@@ ter of inte@@ l@@ le@@ c@@ tual property .
as early as paragraph 3 of the report it is established that the european parliament se@@ es the stability mechanism as ' part of a global package of measures which are designed to de@@ fine a new framework , reinfor@@ cing budgetary dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ ine and coordination of economic and financial policies of the member states ' .
under discussion here is a global agreement that goes much further than figures and qu@@ anti@@ ties of goods to be tra@@ ded .
why are we not creating the conditions for that capital to stay at home to create jobs and make we@@ al@@ th ?
first , talking about the transpo@@ sition by member states , we can say it has been poor at best .
mr president , the e@@ call system in mo@@ tor vehicles is a major advance in assi@@ sting emergency services to get to the scen@@ e of an accident as quickly as possible .
the more facts we know about , the better .
the territorial pact of local and regional authorities on europe 2020 can add to the strengthening of this contribution to the goals of intelli@@ gent , sustainable and inclu@@ sive growth .
the european union must work in close cooperation with the united states , canada , nor@@ way and russia and constantly exchange information via se@@ is , ei@@ one@@ t and sa@@ on .
i would just like to say to mr j@@ ado@@ t : i think your pi@@ g producers in br@@ it@@ t@@ any may well benefit significantly ho@@ pe@@ fully , y@@ anni@@ ck , because pi@@ g producers across europe are having a bad time .
that is the sti@@ ck we need in order to per@@ su@@ ade member states rapi@@ dly to create efficient , functi@@ onal air@@ space blo@@ cks .
let me just point out one thing .
this must be taken into consideration , in particular , in connection with the harmonisation of spe@@ c@@ tru@@ m use in the eu .
it applies , and must of course apply , to all eu citizens .
in writing . - ( pt ) for the s@@ ake of consist@@ ency , in view of what we have said in the past and what we expect from the european solidarity fund , i shall clearly be voting for this resolution .
so the compromise proposed by the commission was accepted by the council , but not by parliament .
however , these countries v@@ ary in terms of their economic development .
it is a welcome example of a european law which genu@@ ine@@ ly redu@@ ces red ta@@ pe and em@@ bodies the principle of better la@@ w@@ -@@ making .
we are saying we want to do our duty .
madam president , i stand here as a demo@@ cra@@ t and some@@ one who belie@@ ves that greater participation in the democratic process is to be encouraged .
in writing . - ( pt ) information from the register of activities shows that the ombudsman received 3 8@@ 30 compla@@ ints in 2006 .
contro@@ lling the export of du@@ al-@@ use goods is a key for the non-@@ pro@@ li@@ fer@@ ation of arms , including weapons of mass destruction ( w@@ m@@ d ) .
in my own region of y@@ or@@ k@@ sh@@ ire and the hu@@ mber , many thousands of people were affected and many are still unable to return to their proper@@ ties .
on behalf of the alde group . - mr president , when sen@@ ator ob@@ ama be@@ came president ob@@ ama , we all hea@@ ved a si@@ gh of rel@@ ief .
so all we are doing is den@@ ying ourselves access to chea@@ per world market fee@@ ds , making it vir@@ tu@@ ally impossible for our producers to compe@@ te and therefore we are in gra@@ ve danger of ha@@ e@@ mor@@ r@@ ha@@ ging jobs and ex@@ porting our industry outside the eu .
as it happens , i do not think that the go@@ ld@@ stone report is constructive in this regard .
it is of great importance that products based on new information and communication technologies are af@@ for@@ d@@ able to all eu citizens .
this is why we have proposed - and i would like to thank all the members who have supported me on this point - creating what we have ter@@ med an economic dialogue , which must be proportion@@ ate .
with all measures against terrorism , the attention given to rights is often in@@ adequate .
i would like to ask why it is that in europe , we colle@@ ct less than 1 % of stem ce@@ lls at bir@@ th , and i would like , of course , to agree with the commissioner , who says that it is mainly up to member states to regulate this , although the commission , along with the member states , could surely help to improve the provision of information to parents concerning the advantages of stem ce@@ lls , in light of progress in stem ce@@ ll ther@@ ap@@ y and reg@@ ener@@ ative medic@@ ine .
what can we say about the issue of working time , where the council , under its presidency , has once again completely undermin@@ ed its talk , mr president , about the need to bring citizens closer to europe : because the message that has been sent out l@@ oud and clear is one of ' more work for less pay ' .
the february 2010 plenary session is today wit@@ ne@@ ssing the very start of the institutional cooperation that will continue for the next five years .
those affected by human trafficking have not taken a free , informed decision about all this .
this regulation in fact allows the community to provide information about a number of agricultural products on the internal market and on markets in third countries , while ta@@ il@@ or@@ ing such activities to each lo@@ cation .
therefore , external trade policy and agreements with foreign impor@@ ters must not je@@ opar@@ di@@ se the eu 's ability to maintain a strong and vi@@ br@@ ant sector .
the report also reinfor@@ ces parliament 's position in favour of new financial instruments , such as the tax on financial transactions and euro@@ bonds , which are an opportunity for the european economy .
of course , the european union should continue to take steps in favour of a strategy which will bring us to a progre@@ ssive agreement to promote the reduction of climate change .
there is nothing you can do to change this , but it gives europe a negative im@@ age .
that means we need new , additional resources to tackle climate change .
member of the commission . - first of all , i think we can see that renewable ener@@ gies and biofuels have recently been the s@@ ca@@ pe@@ go@@ at for increased prices within the agricultural com@@ mod@@ ities sector .
parliament will be exclu@@ ded from the process .
the report on the eu strategy on roma inclusion li@@ sts the problems and difficulties facing roma communities in the eu .
the commission consid@@ ers that children become dangerous at six years old and must therefore give fin@@ ger@@ pr@@ ints which are incorpor@@ ated in personal pass@@ ports from that age , while the european parliament , demonstr@@ ating its ' democratic sensi@@ bilities ' , consid@@ ers that children must be put on fi@@ le when they are s@@ ligh@@ tly ol@@ der , namely at 12 years of age .
they called on the commission to ensure that the new priorities of the european action plan in the area of dis@@ ability contribute to the effective implementation of the un convention .
that , for us , is the basis of the competen@@ ces of a united europe and of future governance , european governance .
thirdly , i think it is erro@@ ne@@ ous that , although the basic purpose was to ensure free movement of medical services , the text of the directive itself concentr@@ ates , first and fore@@ most , on movement of patients in need of non-@@ urgent healthcare .
madam president , ladies and gentlemen , with market globalisation and the severe crisis now affecting europe , including in the agricultural sector , one possible response on the part of the agricultural market is to place emphasis on product quality .
may i conclude by making a number of points which should make your decision easier and coun@@ ter the argu@@ ments of those who op@@ pose better european fi@@ re@@ arms legislation .
to ensure that this objective is achieved , every single person needs to be acti@@ vely involved and properly informed about how to protect the environment and assu@@ me their responsibility towards future gener@@ ations .
but the an@@ c committed terrorist acts in fighting the ut@@ ter@@ ly repres@@ sive a@@ par@@ the@@ id state .
the countries in africa need to be able to see that the first measures are already in progress .
people want proper , secure pensions in their old age .
it is surely important for us not to stop invest@@ ing in mobility and youth programmes , such as the current er@@ as@@ mu@@ s and le@@ on@@ ar@@ do programmes , and the youth in action activities .
we urgently need to take a decision to am@@ end the credit conditions for greece and ireland or we will end up destro@@ ying these countries .
the paki@@ stan@@ i government 's commitment to give se@@ ats to minorities in the sen@@ ate is to be comm@@ en@@ ded .
n@@ one@@ theless , from this report , i feel that some of the provisions in this regulation will make a difference , will improve the application process for business and enhance consumer protection , especially on the labelling of ani@@ mal@@ -@@ der@@ i@@ ved products .
it would be acting in accordance with its foun@@ ding texts , which state that the eu should contribute in particular to sustainable development , free and fair trade and the protection of human rights .
it means that we wh@@ ole@@ hear@@ tedly support this resolution and ask the council and the commission to act like@@ wise .
before the vote on paragraph 8 :
in june , another il@@ o conference will take place in gen@@ ev@@ a at which the problem of domestic work will be tack@@ led .
corre@@ ctions to votes and voting intentions : see minutes
the commission has said that farmers manage the lan@@ ds@@ ca@@ pe better and more che@@ ap@@ ly than any other op@@ tion we have , so let us make sure they are allowed to survi@@ ve in these regions .
( el ) mr president , may i start by ex@@ pressing my full solidarity with the fight by the trade uni@@ oni@@ sts in the european parliament and wi@@ shing them every success .
if the a@@ u cannot bring itself to sort out this me@@ ss , then it is reason@@ ably fair to ask why the eu should do so .
thus , on the one hand , it wel@@ comes the unacceptable pact on immigration and asylum and calls for the reinfor@@ cement of frontex and stronger intelli@@ gence ga@@ ther@@ ing and repres@@ sive measures against immigrants who are of no use to european capital .
this gives us an important insi@@ ght into the level and streng@@ th of syner@@ gies developed between countries as a result of their participation in f@@ p@@ 7 activities .
we cannot ' hal@@ f-@@ com@@ mit ' to investment in renewable energy sources and low@@ -@@ carbon transport .
can the commission sugge@@ st any initiative in this direction ?
unfortunately , many parents and te@@ ach@@ ers are still out of tou@@ ch with digital media and do not take the necessary steps to protect children on the internet .
in writing . - on february 2010 , in the presence and with the participation of the european union , greece , the former yugosla@@ v republic of macedonia and al@@ b@@ ania signed the agreement on the protection and sustainable development of the pre@@ sp@@ a par@@ k area .
i would therefore like to sugge@@ st that exam@@ ination of these institutions is also becoming increasingly important .
it would be unfortun@@ ate if the commission 's only means of qu@@ er@@ ying an agreement were to be to take the matter to the european court of justice .
since the resolution is not only a political statement by parliament , but also offers mor@@ al support for those who are ja@@ iled , we would like to propose the inclusion in our resolution of the na@@ mes of four former presid@@ ential candi@@ d@@ ates who are still in the cust@@ ody of the k@@ g@@ b .
from the perspective of the role of the european parliament , it would be appropriate to make changes along two lines : cle@@ are@@ r definition of the role of the european parliament in the budgetary procedure and sub@@ mission to the european parliament of the work programme , the annual reports and the studies of the agency with a view to providing regular and detailed information on its activities .
the stock@@ hol@@ m programme establish@@ es ambitious european policies on justice and security in order to build a citizens ' europe .
i understand from the ex@@ por@@ ters ' association in ireland that this would add eur 1@@ 50 per tri@@ p , or eur 3@@ 00 per round tri@@ p , for ha@@ ul@@ age from ireland , which depen@@ ds hea@@ vi@@ ly on this type of ha@@ ul@@ age and also very hea@@ vi@@ ly on exports .
demand should be cur@@ bed through a valu@@ e-@@ based policy and through ongoing , wi@@ des@@ pread prevention work and information campa@@ ig@@ ns , especially among young people .
the irish example , which i had the plea@@ sure to learn about , is a good one .
it wants to re@@ move them and plant their lands instead with co@@ lo@@ nie@@ s of re@@ ti@@ red br@@ its .
i am not afraid of that and i believe that , if we truly want to be present in africa - as some@@ one said , this is very important - we must do as i sugge@@ st and add another in@@ gre@@ d@@ ien@@ t to the mi@@ x .
the recent decision of the russian government to establish official ties and to bo@@ l@@ ster the russian military presence in ab@@ k@@ ha@@ zi@@ a goes beyond and viol@@ ates existing agreements and the territorial integr@@ ity of georgia .
more than 1@@ 50 amendments were tabled to the report , but i think that it nevertheless still takes a critical approach .
finally , in close association with the presidency , the commission will be pursu@@ ing its lon@@ g@@ standing dialogue with the united states .
the mis@@ sing element is effective analysis of the proposals being made on the operation of international financial markets , on the existence of international tax ha@@ v@@ ens , on the fight against international financial crime , and on tax treatment at international level - on capital f@@ low@@ s in the stri@@ c@@ test sense .
it should ine@@ vit@@ ably work very closely with all the institutions , the commission first and fore@@ most .
madam , i also agree with the president of the european commission .
however , the european union must puni@@ sh those responsible .
there is only one problem here .
n@@ one of us can say for sure that it will stay there , cal@@ m@@ ly for the next mi@@ ll@@ en@@ nia .
if we re@@ call that the suggesti@@ on of a ' european vat ' , put forward by the commission as a source of income for the union , was immediately rejected by several member states , we will have to acknow@@ ledge that asking the commission for ' a new vat strategy ' seems to make little sense .
i particularly welcome the progress made with the ship monitoring tools , which are essential for reducing risk situations .
otherwise , we cannot expect our policy in this area to succeed .
i therefore urge the commission to modif@@ y the directive so as to avoid exten@@ sive and inde@@ cent interpre@@ t@@ ations of the statement that the european union rightly made in the fight against terrorism .
they have to accept ear@@ ning less money . they have been doing so for years .
i understand the ra@@ w@@ ness and the sense of gr@@ ie@@ v@@ ance , but things must move on rapi@@ dly .
the process of ratification of the constitutional treaty was w@@ re@@ cked due to un@@ successful referen@@ da in france and the ne@@ ther@@ lands .
on the contrary , a lot of se@@ mi@@ -@@ fi@@ ni@@ shed products are included . if they are se@@ mi@@ -@@ fi@@ ni@@ shed , it means that they will be fi@@ ni@@ shed in europe , which should , in fact , gener@@ ate chea@@ per imports for those companies which give the final treatment to such products .
these very expen@@ sive jour@@ ne@@ ys are one of the factors contribu@@ ting to the rise in food prices .
considering the importance of the policy of cohesion as an over@@ ar@@ ching element of all european policies , i welcome its planned inclusion in the document that is key to the successful implementation of this policy .
i hope it will get broad support in this parliament .
we welcome the part played by an institu@@ tion@@ alised publi@@ c@@ -@@ private partnership in facilit@@ ating access for the small and medium-sized enterprises that form the basis of our economy .
( pl ) mr president , the european commission 's initiative to impose on member states the duty to publi@@ sh information on the benefi@@ ci@@ aries of eu funds obtained under the um@@ b@@ rel@@ la of the common agricultural policy is wor@@ thy of support in every respect .
that is what i believe in all hone@@ sty .
the de@@ ro@@ gation from the rules of origin for fish proce@@ ssed in pa@@ pu@@ a new gu@@ ine@@ a and fi@@ ji is an example of this .
the president respon@@ ds to such a request by establishing whether or not the qu@@ or@@ um exists .
in writing . - this report on rail passengers ' rights and obligations should be welcomed .
i have therefore voted in favour of this report , which takes measures to tackle the massive be@@ e mor@@ t@@ ality .
international adoption is , of course , vit@@ ally important .
the second point which is also important in this context is better monitoring of the im@@ pac@@ ts of eu legislation .
indeed , our joint work has been compli@@ cated and sl@@ ow@@ ed down by this ali@@ gn@@ ment .
the report voted on here de@@ als with some important issues , mainly with regard to the defence of equal healthcare for all , a situation which , unfortunately , is not yet the case in the eu , in particular , among more dis@@ advant@@ aged groups , such as children , the el@@ der@@ ly , and in some cases women .
at that point , the international community really will have a role to play .
i believe that parliament and its members should lead by example as regards the transparency of their activities and the c@@ lar@@ ity of their aims .
the british government has conce@@ ded that trade union law must now be amen@@ ded so that uni@@ ons can expe@@ l members whose political views they do not like .
regar@@ dless of the parties ' position on the go@@ ld@@ stone report , i hope that it will not be used as a pre@@ text to st@@ one@@ w@@ all discussions aimed at resol@@ ving the palestinian problem in a peaceful way for good .
( it ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , mr verh@@ of@@ st@@ ad@@ t compla@@ ined that nation@@ alist and mar@@ xi@@ st r@@ he@@ tori@@ c are not enough to lead us out of the crisis .
this is why i find it la@@ ud@@ able and encouraging that all the groups in parliament have been united in their condem@@ n@@ ation of the ab@@ uses committed by the cu@@ ban authorities against human rights , not to mention the constructive approach , re@@ cep@@ tive to dialogue , which the eu has decided to adopt towards cu@@ ba .
yet , at the same time , we must ensure that sub@@ -@@ committee agend@@ as do not become dis@@ conne@@ cted from the situation , as has happened in the past , or fail to feed into other bodies , such as the justice and home affairs council ( j@@ ha ) .
whole contin@@ ents are beginning to compe@@ te in the energy sector , and let us be can@@ did about it : no one can remain i@@ sol@@ ated from electricity or motor@@ isation .
we know , for example , that up to two thir@@ ds of can@@ cers are associated with an age of over 60 .
therefore , because it is necessary for individual development in such a competitive world and because it is necessary for the development of the internal market , this is a subject that has much greater importance than it is perhaps being given by being deb@@ ated so late in the day .
kosovo must not be i@@ sol@@ ated from the european proce@@ sses in any way .
six months ago , the entry into force of the treaty of lisbon in@@ spi@@ red op@@ ti@@ mis@@ m and hope .
however , i think this will be difficult to achieve .
despite all this , the european union congratul@@ ates turkey because that is what is required by nato and the european mul@@ tin@@ ati@@ on@@ als invest@@ ing in the na@@ bu@@ cco pipe@@ line and their economic and geo@@ strategic ambi@@ tions for this country and the middle east in general .
they must be condu@@ cted transparen@@ tly , at eu level .
some priorities included by the group of the progre@@ ssive alliance of socialists and democrats in the european parliament which i would highlight are , for example : 1 ) investment for jobs and growth ; 2 ) the social aspect , and the workers ' rights and conditions ; 3 ) sustainability ; 4 ) european added value ; 5 ) proposed structure and dur@@ ation .
as such , there is a total ab@@ s@@ ence of any referen@@ ces to and den@@ oun@@ ce@@ ments of the flag@@ r@@ ant violations of human rights in pale@@ st@@ ine , iraq , afghanistan , occu@@ pie@@ d cyprus or the western sahar@@ a , as per@@ pe@@ tr@@ ated by eu countries and / or their all@@ ies such as the us , israel , turkey or mo@@ ro@@ cco .
it is a de@@ lu@@ sion in strategic terms , because the behaviour of immigrants will end up being mode@@ lled on that of europeans ; i am thinking here mainly of the unfortun@@ ate tenden@@ cy to have fe@@ wer children in a society which is truly dis@@ orient@@ ated on all coun@@ ts .
i reiter@@ ate my thanks to all those who contribu@@ ted to making this such a good report .
it be@@ comes ap@@ paren@@ t that issues are often strongly inter@@ conne@@ cted and so the right solutions have to be found .
it is about understanding that by invest@@ ing at the same moment in time in the next cou@@ ple of years you will have added value .
among other things , i am fully convinced that no tax in the world could have pre@@ ven@@ ted the financial crisis which we have experienced in recent years .
in this regard , we particularly support the request in the report by mr ca@@ de@@ c that negotiations on the fishing ch@@ ap@@ ters are trans@@ fer@@ red from the re@@ mit of the direct@@ or@@ ate@@ -@@ general for trade to that of the direct@@ or@@ ate@@ -@@ general for maritime affairs and fisheries , as is the case with agriculture , as we are also dealing here with products that are particularly sensitive , tu@@ na being the cl@@ assi@@ c case .
that is why all these critical re@@ marks are beyond comprehen@@ sion .
at the same time , fear on the part of the cre@@ w that they are in danger of suffering criminal or civil consequences or the fact that the ve@@ s@@ se@@ l has in@@ adequate in@@ surance may prevent refu@@ ge from being sou@@ ght , with unfortun@@ ate consequences .
europe will soon , in fact , be facing real problems due to its low demographic growth , and suitable policies need to be adopted stra@@ ight away so as not to je@@ opar@@ di@@ se the entire european social security system .
this would also contribute to an improved use of funds .
from this perspective , we strongly support the approach of the whole action plan , which h@@ ing@@ es on the principle of mutual recognition of decisions , to be achieved by strengthening mutual trust .
mr president , has mr can@@ f@@ in considered that the use of the ei@@ b as a public policy instrument , which is what he and his party advo@@ cate , will be at the direct financial cost of eu taxpayers , and in particular british taxpayers ?
the prices of basic com@@ mod@@ ities continue to increase .
in this sense we find it particularly difficult to understand serbia 's opposition to the european union , that is to say to its mission in kosovo , because this mission is primarily in the interest of kosovo 's serbi@@ an population .
secondly , it also sugge@@ sts the use of resources from the ri@@ sk@@ -@@ sh@@ aring finance fac@@ ility to support c@@ cs .
what was the objective of the climate change conference , now ?
a european perspective and new steps are essential for respon@@ ding to these needs and especially for adequ@@ ately tack@@ ling the supervision of cross-border groups and moving forward with the prevention and management of international crises .
we need to promote public awareness and online safety , especially among children , but also among parents so that they know exactly what is going on and what can be done on the internet .
we are creating great laws .
i could say in some cases things are better and in some cases worse .
otherwise , i should like to highlight three important developments in the past month .
we should look to copenhagen .
during those one@@ -@@ minu@@ te speeches there was an inci@@ dent .
i fully agree with you that the instrument which we have discussed today is a very important one .
or do you merely intend to let things carry on as they are ?
from my perspective , the pres@@ ent@@ ation of the action plan should have been given more time in parliament in order to give members the opportunity to debate and , more import@@ antly , to am@@ end the proposals .
that is actually a firm basis for the information society , and we must always pre@@ serve it .
i therefore appeal for environment@@ ally con@@ s@@ ci@@ ous action to resolve this problem .
we shall therefore vote now on reci@@ tal b , as amen@@ ded by mr tan@@ no@@ ck .
the next item is the oral question by gi@@ use@@ ppe gar@@ g@@ ani on the collective management of c@@ op@@ y@@ rights on-@@ line - b@@ 6-0@@ 4@@ 5@@ 9 / 2008 ) .
i am committed to this principle and , therefore , it is essential for me that the concerns of the people are heard at a european level .
as my fellow member from lithu@@ ania pointed out just now , ba@@ rely 8 % of lithu@@ ani@@ ans who went ab@@ road to work used the instruments offered by eu@@ res .
what is the geographical distribution of such differences in the member states ?
the right of co@@ decision of the european parliament that has been directly elected by the citizens of europe gives us the opportunity to bring democracy back into decisions on trade policy .
however , we must continue to work on it .
as you know , new governments in the region are trying to follow new pa@@ ths to resolve this problem .
production methods need to be adap@@ ted to the limits that poverty im@@ poses .
indeed , this seems to me to be the best way of reducing the eu 's energy depend@@ ency , but also , and more import@@ antly , of combating climate change - something which has now become an urgent necessi@@ ty .
it is to be ho@@ ped , in this respect , that the commission will be bo@@ l@@ der in its approach .
the situation in europe is that we are generally in a good position with regard to ne@@ t ne@@ utr@@ ality and ne@@ t freedoms , because we have effective network regulation in line with eu tele@@ com rules , and european consumers have a greater choice of broad@@ b@@ and services provi@@ ders .
nothing .
along with my fellow commissioners for development , and@@ r@@ is pie@@ bal@@ g@@ s , and for international cooperation , humanitarian aid and crisis response , k@@ ri@@ st@@ al@@ ina ge@@ org@@ ie@@ va , i was pleased to announ@@ ce at new y@@ or@@ k that the eu will contribute over eur 1.@@ 2 billion to haiti 's re@@ construction and development .
the rapporteur , mr re@@ ul , re@@ fers for example to the arctic sh@@ el@@ ves , which , according to some estim@@ ates , account for up to 25 % of new gas and oil sources .
mobilisation of the eu solidarity fund : spain ( ear@@ th@@ qu@@ ake in l@@ or@@ ca ) and italy ( ven@@ e@@ to flo@@ od@@ ing ) (
this means europe can continue to fl@@ out the rights of migrants either here or there , for it has actually made very few commitments in its ' migration , mobility and employment ' action plan .
the solution for combating illegal immigration is not to set up repres@@ sion and intervention mechanisms .
we do not plan any initiatives for the moment on this .
the workers can and will send this message through the bal@@ lot bo@@ x during the european elections in june .
( fr ) mr president , on f@@ ri@@ day , 11 january i was refu@@ sed access to the li@@ l@@ le@@ -@@ les@@ qu@@ in de@@ ten@@ tion centre for fore@@ ig@@ ners .
( es ) mr za@@ pat@@ er@@ o , i will now address you in your mo@@ ther ton@@ gue , which is also my own .
what could be done quickly for the banks must also be done quickly in the matter of this ac@@ qui@@ sition doss@@ ier , a doss@@ ier that is so important for many thousands of workers .
it provides the member states , for the first time , with the ability to also charge for no@@ i@@ se and air pollution over and above the existing infrastructure char@@ ges which , in addition , are not consist@@ ently lev@@ ied every@@ where at the moment , and in a way that could sti@@ mul@@ ate the lik@@ es of fle@@ et renewa@@ l .
it is uni@@ que because it is the first global financial crisis we have seen and we are also in a rece@@ ssion in the world economy .
last s@@ at@@ ur@@ day the self-@@ ap@@ pointed leaders of several of the european union 's largest countries failed to agree on any common t@@ acti@@ c in this regard .
the aim of all this is to make better use of funds so that civi@@ l@@ -@@ military cooperation may fully materi@@ alise .
i think , in fact i am convinced , ...
secondly , there is no evidence that man@@ kind is domin@@ antly ca@@ using climate changes .
when concrete measures are decided upon , this is always on the basis of the lowe@@ st common den@@ om@@ in@@ ator .
firstly , the as@@ s@@ as@@ sin@@ ations of the president of gu@@ ine@@ a-@@ bi@@ s@@ sa@@ u , jo@@ ã@@ o ber@@ nar@@ do vie@@ ira , and the ch@@ ief of the ar@@ med forces , general t@@ ag@@ me na wa@@ ie , should be tho@@ rou@@ gh@@ ly investig@@ ated and those responsible should be brought to justice .
how can we have an employment policy without coordination of social law ?
in writing . - ( it ) i voted in favour .
in connection with my work on this report , i have spoken to a large number of enterprises on the internal market , many of which said that they have never known there to be any controls , market che@@ cks or market surve@@ il@@ l@@ ance in respect of the products that they are involved with on the internal market .
3@@ 50 000 people are employed in forest management .
we will have to introduce uniform re@@ distribu@@ tive policies with regard to both taxation and pay .
therefore , i definitely consider the revision of eu energy efficiency policy , and its ali@@ gn@@ ment with our current priorities , to be a necessary step .
we are not asking whether mr sarkozy or mrs mer@@ ke@@ l are visi@@ ting a better or worse re@@ sta@@ ur@@ ant or pur@@ ch@@ as@@ ing a better or worse br@@ ie@@ f@@ case , or bu@@ ying the clo@@ the@@ s of this or that firm , but we are asking how they han@@ dle the public resources of taxpayers , and we are fully entitled to do this , and they are wh@@ ol@@ ly obli@@ ged to provide this information .
all member states believe that gam@@ bling must be regul@@ ated with care , in view of the risk it poses to society , a risk that mrs sch@@ al@@ demo@@ se 's report - which i have read with great care and interest - descri@@ be@@ s in ex@@ pli@@ ci@@ t deta@@ il .
the report also reach@@ es out to young farmers who , as we know , strug@@ gle to get started in the sector .
particular attention needs to be given to terrori@@ sts ' use of it and communications technologies , particularly the internet , which hel@@ ps to dis@@ se@@ min@@ ate propag@@ an@@ da broad@@ ca@@ sts and training manu@@ als .
this agreement should also allow us to leave behind the de@@ mag@@ o@@ gu@@ ery that is heard in this house about european ve@@ ssels fishing in third countries .
unfortunately , the really big issue , the one concerning the liberalisation of gam@@ bling mono@@ pol@@ ies in europe , mis@@ sed the target .
com@@ position of parliament : see minutes
consultation is the right way to solve this problem , taking into account national particul@@ ar@@ ities and for finding a solution for the consumer .
heads i wi@@ n , ta@@ ils you lose ...
the european union requires common environmental standards and not only when speaking about projects of the nor@@ d@@ stre@@ am si@@ ze .
on the issue of the arctic , is this going to become a resources r@@ ace with russia , america and canada for fishing stocks and a quar@@ ter of the world 's oil and gas ?
cooperation among member states should focus on dis@@ co@@ vering the most efficient systems , ex@@ changing experience and promoting well-@@ established procedures .
the council 's compromise , which contains less fav@@ ourable rules than those currently in effect , was de@@ nie@@ d support by belgi@@ um , cyprus and spain among others , including my home country hungary , and is unacceptable to the european socialists .
demand has ri@@ sen across the world , as you know , and this affe@@ cts not just fer@@ ti@@ li@@ ser but a whole range of other goods too , including c@@ as@@ h cro@@ ps and food .
it also offers detailed ans@@ wers and solutions .
will this argument be taken up by the commission ?
we are unfortunately faced with an extremely deli@@ cate situation .
oral questions and written declar@@ ations ( sub@@ mission ) : see minutes
given the particular situation of sm@@ all@@ - and medium-sized enterprises , as already mentioned , it is vital to set up a technical assistance service for these enterprises because they are less well prepared to tackle this kind of issue .
we greens cannot vote ' yes ' to the resolution as it stands .
my colleague mr pa@@ pa@@ st@@ am@@ ko@@ s is absolutely right when he says that we must think about preventing european companies being dis@@ advant@@ aged if other countries do not participate in wh@@ ate@@ ver follow@@ s the ky@@ oto system .
the recent decisions by the commission on permanent spending cuts will have pa@@ in@@ ful consequences on public health and care and workers ' in@@ surance rights and pensions which , in con@@ jun@@ ction with the demand for higher taxes , will dra@@ sti@@ cally reduce the standard of living of the gra@@ ss@@ roo@@ ts clas@@ ses .
i am in favour of only opening up the market for agricultural imports if it can be assu@@ red that the competitiveness of european agriculture will be main@@ tained .
the european parliament supports strongly all the initiatives which increase the eu presence in the region and , in particular , the most recent one , the eastern partnership .
i strongly believe that the es@@ f has a valu@@ able role to play in training and edu@@ cating people .
we could have avo@@ i@@ ded incen@@ ti@@ vi@@ sing and encouraging over@@ -@@ capacity and not th@@ row@@ n preci@@ ous public money at un@@ war@@ ran@@ ted huge increases of capacity way beyond what the stocks of our fish can reason@@ ably su@@ sta@@ in .
we have not managed to do so .
european policies , commissioner !
mr president , i hope that the british kin@@ der@@ gar@@ ten will be kind enough to listen for a moment .
it is very clear now that we need to carry forward the positive spirit and efficiency of the belgian presidency .
i therefore comm@@ end the attention given to the eu 's position in the united nations system , in the international financial institutions and in other multilateral institutions , and i agree with the reform proposals which strengthen several of the positions that we have taken .
work is a part of our every@@ day lives and is critical for the dignity , welfare and development of a person .
there is no geogra@@ phic differen@@ ti@@ ation in the programme , since it is targeted towards european and not national organisations .
it would be very useful to understand , and i do not want us to end up effectively import@@ ing tom@@ at@@ o pi@@ ck@@ ers , instead of agricultural products and tom@@ at@@ o@@ es .
in short , the committee on constitutional affairs thin@@ ks that in order to de@@ liber@@ ate on the proposal to am@@ end the treaty , parliament must assess the economic governance context under which the proposal fall@@ s .
i am sor@@ ry , however , and it is the only re@@ serv@@ ation i will mention , that the economic and social criteria are not ac@@ companie@@ d more by eco@@ logical consider@@ ations , since ' sustainability ' must become the h@@ all@@ mark of our agricultural policy .
firstly , n@@ one the amendments voted for by my committee unani@@ m@@ ously - and i stress , unani@@ m@@ ously - were taken into account , even though the common agricultural policy is one of the policies with the most acts adopted under the co@@ mi@@ to@@ logy procedure and is therefore one of the ones most affected by the adap@@ tation of legislative acts under the treaty of lisbon .
women ear@@ n less than men doing the same jobs and , in addition , they are more likely to be mo@@ le@@ sted .
this form of fe@@ mini@@ ci@@ de that we are now discussing has grow@@ n , above all in areas where we have companies invest@@ ing in sub@@ contrac@@ tor plants and where women are completely dependent on men , soci@@ ally , economi@@ cally , in all areas .
since the 19@@ 5@@ 0@@ s , ta@@ i@@ w@@ an has gone through many successful reforms .
their businesses need access to clear legislation and their consumers need to have access to a wi@@ der range of goods at more competitive prices .
we need genuine , under@@ stan@@ d@@ able decision-making proce@@ sses in brussels , so that citizens from greece to den@@ mark , in germany and in spain , trust in us .
press freedom in k@@ en@@ ya
announ@@ cement by the president : see minutes
der som@@ mer war se@@ h@@ r gro@@ ß ... ' .
brussels should adopt a balanced approach with regard to the georgia question by taking equal account of the legitimate interests of both georgia and russia .
the commission should also take this on board so that we have a stronger link between issues of growth and the social dimension .
i would like to thank parliament for its support .
member of the commission . - ( sk ) i think that many of the contributions made are indeed an incen@@ tive to get involved in the issue of ad@@ ul@@ t education .
member of the commission . - ( de ) madam president , ladies and gentlemen , mr ö@@ z@@ de@@ mi@@ r , we too regard central asia as a region of growing importance and i entirely agree with you that it forms a bri@@ dge between europe and asia , has great strategic importance and is indeed a neigh@@ b@@ our of neighbours , when you think of the cau@@ ca@@ sus .
at last !
then bi@@ l@@ d-@@ ze@@ it@@ un@@ g will writ@@ e : the euro must be aboli@@ shed - we must bring back the de@@ ut@@ sch@@ e mark .
parliament must be more involved in draf@@ ting and revi@@ sing the multi@@ annual cooperation programmes , as well as be able to l@@ od@@ ge obje@@ ctions against proposals of this kind .
the liberalisation of trade has been ac@@ companie@@ d by f@@ ier@@ ce competition among countries seeking to at@@ tr@@ act foreign invest@@ ors and by sti@@ f@@ fer competition between under@@ tak@@ ings .
in order to achieve this , it is necessary to enhance coordination within the eu , and this will require strong political will and flexibility on the part of the member states concerning their represent@@ ation .
it states above all that the eu foreign strategy as regards children 's rights should be based on the values and principles set out in the universal declaration of human rights , in particular artic@@ les 3 , 16 , 18 , 23 , 25 , 26 and 29 .
only such policies can prevent sch@@ r@@ ö@@ der@@ -@@ pu@@ tin de@@ als from ever being repe@@ ated .
the first is that it has an edu@@ cational objective .
fisher@@ men are lo@@ sing their only source of live@@ li@@ hood , and this is particularly true in those eu regions where there are few social and economic alternati@@ ves .
for this reason , we are wat@@ ching with particular sensi@@ ti@@ vity all the events which are now un@@ fol@@ ding to the south of us in the ar@@ a@@ b world .
that is why we have end@@ less prote@@ sts - and very v@@ ali@@ d prote@@ sts - in ireland about the closure of local ho@@ sp@@ it@@ als and local services .
peace agreements with most of the ar@@ med groups in the eastern part of the country were signed in 2008 and 2009 .
madam president , this has happened for the last five years .
a human community is characteri@@ sed by having advantages , streng@@ ths , dis@@ advantages and weak@@ ne@@ sses .
at a time when , in certain member states , we see over@@ t and co@@ ver@@ t attacks on media freedom and infringe@@ ments of fundamental democratic rights , i consider it particularly important that the european commission , as the guar@@ di@@ an of the treaties , should pay greater attention than ever to government decisions that thre@@ ate@@ n the independence of the news media , the system of democratic che@@ cks and balan@@ ces and the rule of law , and should , if necessary , take action in defence of fundamental democratic values .
it should not ob@@ s@@ cur@@ e the fact that other provisions are being drawn up , such as the european blu@@ e card system guaranteeing legal immigration for employment purposes , and that the stated aim of these measures is sole@@ ly to encourage more immigration into europe .
ladies and gentlemen , the members of the ep@@ p@@ -@@ ed group who are concerned with budgetary matters have ess@@ enti@@ ally been happy to appro@@ ve the commission 's plans for 2008 , and mr barroso has formul@@ ated a clear message that refle@@ cts political commitment .
firstly , there is the african ele@@ ph@@ ant .
when the power@@ ful countries in the world come together , including america , japan , europe , brazi@@ l , india and so on , who will raise their hand and ask whether we are paying enough attention to social issues ?
while i appreci@@ ate the efforts of some meps to bl@@ un@@ t the worst exce@@ sses of this co2 h@@ yst@@ eria , the pla@@ in truth is that anyone who even gives cre@@ dence to the thre@@ ad@@ b@@ are ho@@ a@@ x of man@@ -@@ made global war@@ ming is a collabor@@ ator with the dead@@ l@@ ie@@ st s@@ ca@@ m in history .
i do not hi@@ de the fact that the council 's vol@@ te@@ -@@ face makes me confi@@ dent for the future .
if we really are determined to involve the private sector , to ap@@ por@@ tion the burden , why do we do@@ gge@@ dly re@@ f@@ use to go ahead and adopt a trans@@ action tax at european level ?
time , therefore , is a very valu@@ able re@@ source , but those enterprises find themselves spending a great deal of time simply fi@@ lling out forms .
we must , however , be vi@@ gi@@ l@@ ant to ensure that this improvement continues , and we certainly cannot set@@ tle for the results already obtained .
the economy is not an end in itself : it is just one means of achieving political objectives , progress within socie@@ ties and human development .
the european union should also support those emerging democr@@ ac@@ ies around the world that are truly committed to human rights .
subject : progress on the temporary agency workers directive
let me say that one of the great opportunities ahead for us is for europe and every other continent to work together .
( de ) mr president , allow me to refer to some results of the summit which , i believe , re@@ ve@@ al more than anything else the lack of a consistent development policy .
new technologies create entirely different conditions .
it is clear that every target should be related to the national context , but within the framework of a bro@@ a@@ der european strategy .
i think that we need a swift but very prag@@ matic solution here .
it is appropriate that the eu takes action in this area , given the international nature of the fisheries .
it is good that mrs ashton has said something about this , but sti@@ ll@@ . the head of the european commission should have inter@@ ven@@ ed immediately in this matter .
after all , it is as clear as day that turkey does not meet the conditions for accession to the eu , and that this will still be the case in 10 , 15 or 20 years time .
the application of european law is vital so that eu citizens can fully enjo@@ y the benefits of the internal market as even the most effective legislation be@@ comes redun@@ d@@ ant if it is not applied .
there has to be change , the situation has to change !
topi@@ cs for discussion will be confir@@ med after the spr@@ ing european council - so we are planning to have the orien@@ tation debate on this next week .
mr ni@@ cu@@ le@@ sc@@ u , how will we succeed in ensuring a good relationship between the production of goods for the market , food products and environmental goods ?
secondly - and here i am also looking at mrs lu@@ lling - i am actually delighted with the very pla@@ in referen@@ ces to sexual and re@@ productive health and the sexual auton@@ om@@ y of women ; and access to safe , legal abor@@ tion is part and par@@ cel of this sexual re@@ productive health .
the tele@@ communications sector alone provides more than 3@@ .@@ 5 million jobs and accounts for an increasingly large share of the european economy - almost 3@@ .@@ 5 % .
after all , we need facts in order to be able to take politically sound decisions .
it is important for them and for us to take advantage of this period in this regard as well .
the sar@@ c@@ op@@ ha@@ g@@ us is not yet safe , which is why new financial resources are required to put this in order .
results of the informal summit of heads of state and government ( lisbon , 18@@ -@@ 19 october 2007 ) ( debate )
8 .
however , i would like to stress that it is important to maintain an obligation for member states to evalu@@ ate the impact of re@@ cre@@ ational fisheries as set out in amendment 9@@ 3 , and not just the possibility to do so as con@@ tem@@ pl@@ ated in amendments 4@@ 8 , 4@@ 9 and 50 .
in the case of ma@@ ur@@ it@@ ania , it is even more di@@ stre@@ ssing that development funds are being used to support the interest of fisheries .
i have received a nomin@@ ation for mr chi@@ che@@ ster to re@@ place mrs ko@@ ch@@ -@@ me@@ h@@ r@@ in , who has re@@ signed as vice-president .
it is therefore necessary to step up monitoring , in order to prevent the destruction of a@@ qu@@ atic eco@@ systems , and a subsequ@@ ent eco@@ logical disaster .
i would , however , like to remind the commission that , under the emissions trading directive , the eu 's target of 20 % for cuts in emissions will only change to 30 % if other industri@@ alised countries make ' compar@@ able reduction efforts ' , and if the advan@@ ced developing countries have some obligations .
the effort to gener@@ ate consensus will have to show full awareness of the main concerns sur@@ ro@@ un@@ ding the single market today ' .
three points seem to me to be important here .
only preferen@@ tial treatment for positive actions can contribute to the real integration of national minorities .
a comprehensive assessment of internal costs and in particular the negative impact of transport on the environment is com@@ pul@@ s@@ ory .
mr rein@@ fel@@ d@@ t , my group has three opinions to voice on this issue .
commissioner , could i first of all thank you for respon@@ ding posi@@ ti@@ vely to the resolution agreed with this house on 27 september .
i believe , as vice-president of the commission , that how we respond will de@@ fine this commission for years to come .
it enab@@ les a state , when asked , to provide help through its special uni@@ ts .
the supply of medi@@ cation is a health service .
natural disasters can and must be pre@@ ven@@ ted .
mr president , ladies and gentlemen , obviously it is not enough that the sup@@ pression of ti@@ bet@@ an culture within china has been increasing more and more since the 2008 ol@@ y@@ mpi@@ c gam@@ es .
what we are discussing today are implementing acts , and this regulation does not pre@@ jud@@ ge in any way whether we should use deleg@@ ated or implementing acts in the future .
( de ) madam president , our he@@ art@@ felt thanks go to the rapporteur .
why ?
fin@@ dings from the data available from 10 member states will be published as soon as possible .
i agree with the commission that there needs to be an eco@@ system@@ -based approach to the management of dee@@ p@@ -@@ sea fish stocks .
on behalf of the alde group . - ( nl ) first of all , i should like to express my sym@@ pa@@ thy with all the victims on behalf of our group of the alliance of liber@@ als and democrats for europe .
we should prevent pollution , in the same way that we should also invest in clean energy and focus on energy sel@@ f@@ sufficien@@ cy and af@@ fore@@ st@@ ation .
secondly , i believe that we need to start , especially in the new member states , with moder@@ nising the basic physi@@ cal infrastructure .
for making abor@@ tion more accessible is an indi@@ cat@@ or of how our culture has fal@@ le@@ n , and shows our de@@ par@@ ture from human values .
furthermore , i strongly support the inclusion of a provision that member states can regulate or pro@@ hi@@ bit transport of dangerous goods for reasons other than safety .
the role of the rapporteur will be enhanced : the rapporteur will present the committee 's report which is in response to the commission 's legislative proposal , immediately st@@ ating what the parliament thin@@ ks of the commission proposal , and will wra@@ p up the debate at the end , perhaps ans@@ wer@@ ing the points that different members have made in the way that i attemp@@ ted to do just now in our previous debate .
voluntary regi@@ str@@ ation is not enough . it should become com@@ pul@@ s@@ ory for lobby@@ ist@@ s to register in order to gain access to the institutions of the european union .
we need more , but we will not be getting it from the member states .
in writing . - the eu and particularly the european parliament took too long to respond to and address the war@@ ning sig@@ ns of political and social tur@@ mo@@ il in egypt - leading ultimately to the geo@@ political deb@@ ac@@ le of the last three weeks - and this in relation to a region that is very close to it and despite the fact that stability in the mediterranean basi@@ n is essential for political well-@@ being , economic streng@@ th and security in europe itself .
( pl ) firstly , i would like to express my thanks for the recognition given to my amendment , which in@@ vi@@ tes countries from outside the european union to the forum for dialogue to which mr o@@ et@@ tin@@ ger referred .
that is the opinion that i put forward at the beginning : i do not consider that i can tell the polish legisl@@ ator how to proce@@ ed , but i do consider that i can spe@@ ll out the objective , and that objective is to re@@ move the dis@@ par@@ ity of treatment between the status of polish national m@@ ps and the status of meps elected in poland .
i particularly appla@@ ud the fact that the commission is looking fav@@ ou@@ ra@@ bly on the proposal to relea@@ se funds from the third community support framework .
all the political groups therefore agree that there is a problem concerning religious freedom and that it needs to be addressed seriously and firmly within the international community .
the same must also apply to president sarkozy .
we should awa@@ it their return and listen to what they have to report .
the eu has raised these concerns repe@@ ate@@ dly with the chinese authorities and reiter@@ ates its concerns in the two declar@@ ations published on 29 october and on 13 november , as it always does in such situations .
this approach must now be applied .
in au@@ tu@@ m@@ n last year , under the leadership of my colleagues , commissioner fr@@ att@@ ini and commissioner fi@@ ge@@ ľ , a conference took place on the high level of violence in sport , which identified concrete methods that could achieve an improvement in combating this phenomen@@ on .
some members claim that only the well-@@ off will be able to get themselves treated ab@@ road .
our voting yesterday went very well .
in recent years , we have concentr@@ ated mainly on the treaty of lisbon , and we have de@@ voted less attention to economic union , and especially monetary union .
thirdly , it re@@ fers to secur@@ ing fair competition , which is currently the most significant thing that is lac@@ king from the provi@@ si@@ onal common agricultural policy .
i would also ask commissioner po@@ to@@ č@@ nik to arran@@ ge with commission vice-president w@@ all@@ ström for this programme to be presented to the public as ex@@ em@@ pl@@ ary : this is part of the process .
secondly , in austria and in stu@@ t@@ t@@ gar@@ t a great deal is being done for the main rou@@ te from strasbourg to vie@@ n@@ na and bu@@ da@@ pe@@ st .
therefore , we may need a period which run@@ s into spr@@ ing of next year .
however , if an animal disease does nevertheless bre@@ ak out , as you have already said , vacc@@ ination needs to be a central element of the fight against it .
in this regard , the proposal respe@@ cts the principle of proportion@@ ality .
madam president , i wish to raise the issue of zimbabwe .
i for my part sin@@ ce@@ rely hope that we continue to cooperate closely over the coming months in our assessment of the situation and in our dialogue with belarus , its authorities and its civil society , and i hope that this first step will lead us to make an in-@@ de@@ p@@ th mutual commitment based on concrete progress .
it is therefore vital for the live@@ stock industry that we am@@ end the directive to allow the use of this vacc@@ ine , and that we do this as soon as possible .
i am convinced that those amendments are very ti@@ mely and necessary as the eu has to face and manage the increased f@@ low of legal - and also illegal - immigration .
i am voting against this text .
ye@@ men has clearly ac@@ ted un@@ la@@ w@@ fully here , since like ne@@ arly every country in the world ye@@ men is a sig@@ nat@@ ory to the un convention on the rights of the child .
mr president , i would like to thank the commission and the council for this mor@@ ning 's introduction .
the report supports a further simpli@@ fication of both legislative and non-@@ legislative regulations .
we may nevertheless hope that the application of reason can help the various political com@@ pon@@ ents to look more closely at what is right and fair where progre@@ ssing along the road to european uni@@ ty is concerned .
i am delighted with the commission 's announ@@ cement that by the end of 2011 a hor@@ iz@@ on@@ tal directive will be submitted to this end , because it makes no sense to simply address this in the area of electronic communications .
i am fully aware that the worst of the rece@@ ssion is over , but not the problems .
without her work and her impe@@ tu@@ s , we would not have been able to im@@ ag@@ ine firstly a euro@@ -@@ mediterranean parliamentary forum , or subsequ@@ ently a euro@@ -@@ mediterranean parliamentary assembly , and we would not now be in a position to demand the role that the representatives of citizens should have in what we are trying to set up .
mrs ge@@ b@@ har@@ d@@ t raised a very important issue , which concerns one of the tools of the services directive - the points of single contact .
in recent years , china has provided support for an international project to add cultural sites on the sil@@ k road to the world her@@ it@@ age list , but ka@@ sh@@ ga@@ r itself has not been on that list because it is the home of one of china 's largest minorities , the u@@ y@@ gh@@ urs .
i believe that this is a sen@@ sible and r@@ ational course of action ; the house may have new powers but we must exercise them in a mea@@ su@@ red and responsible way .
initiatives of this kind allow the coordination of eu policy instruments in order to have a coherent , stable and sustainable development of the regions involved .
that is why it is so difficult to prepare reasonable legislation , which in a balanced and effective way will allow people to use all the benefits of the internet safe@@ ly , while at the same time cur@@ ta@@ il@@ ing the very real and serious thre@@ ats conne@@ cted with its abuse .
as rapporteur , she should have repres@@ ented the views of the committee , where there was a very clear majority , and not sou@@ ght in a number of ways to over@@ turn what was clearly the will of a very large majority in this house .
the union 's charter to be an@@ ne@@ xed to the reform treaty li@@ sts the fundamental rights of european citizens : dignity , freedom , equality , solidarity , citiz@@ en@@ ship , justice .
i think there is a mor@@ al for us as politicians here that , when the stake@@ holders themselves say that this is what they want , i do think we have a responsibility to try and facilitate that , where@@ ver possible , so i do thank him for using the argument of consensus to get that through .
this agreement should contribute to the improvement of the human rights situation in central america and it must be a constan@@ t incen@@ tive to these countries to respect human rights .
this would be a very different position from the one that this party has taken in national politics , where it is cu@@ tting child benefit , the re@@ im@@ bur@@ se@@ ment of medic@@ ine costs for the chro@@ ni@@ cally i@@ ll and income tax de@@ du@@ ctions for spending on education and health , and where it is dra@@ sti@@ cally increasing the tax burden on the public , particularly lower income families with children .
in any event , i will not vote in favour of a text that viol@@ ates the most basic consumer rights .
president-in-office of the council . - ( fr ) mr president , commissioner , mr cer@@ c@@ as , ladies and gentlemen , we are ga@@ the@@ red here this e@@ vening to debate a subject that has ke@@ pt us occu@@ pie@@ d for several years now , a subject that is important to all european workers , namely the review of the working time directive .
i am , however , of the opinion that we cannot speak of success until a legally binding international agreement has been concluded as a continu@@ ation of the ky@@ oto protocol , which will ex@@ pi@@ re in 2012 - an agreement on which basis sanctions can be imposed .
the euro@@ scep@@ tic vote in referen@@ du@@ ms in ireland , the ne@@ ther@@ lands and france is , as usu@@ al , simply igno@@ red as if it did not exist .
i would like to make a similar point about international co@@ ach transport too .
we must also spend more on well-@@ understood development aid - not as char@@ ity , but because it is an intelli@@ gent , strategic policy to introduce fair trade worldwide and to really develop a strategic approach to nar@@ row@@ ing the prosper@@ ity gap on a global scale .
the commission sha@@ res the rapporteur 's view that it is essential to continue with our efforts .
i was not sil@@ ent when we were discussing energy security and i was not sil@@ ent in the past when we were discussing the k@@ hod@@ or@@ ko@@ v@@ sk@@ y case and other cases .
it is important that we seek fair treatment for both partners , and i assu@@ me that the wto body will take its decision in this spirit .
on behalf of the alde group . - mr president , this debate on per@@ mitted levels of radi@@ o@@ activity in food is ti@@ mely , because this april will be the 2@@ 5@@ th anni@@ vers@@ ary of the ch@@ er@@ no@@ by@@ l disaster .
protecting human rights , increased financial resources , the development of democr@@ ac@@ ies , the rule of law and bilateral agreements are instruments which , if used corre@@ ctly , can certainly contribute to preventing mass migration .
and black cl@@ ou@@ ds in the area of human rights are actually coming to mo@@ sco@@ w once more , because - as you heard yesterday - the constitutional court has discussed the possible rein@@ statement of the death penalty from next year , and for liber@@ als this is definitely a very t@@ ough subject .
i would also point out that the future strategy for the roma minority should focus on education as the core instrument for promoting social inclusion .
pre@@ gn@@ ant workers and workers who are bre@@ ast@@ fee@@ ding must not carry out activities which , based on assess@@ ments , pose a risk of ex@@ po@@ sure to certain ag@@ ents or particularly harmful working conditions that je@@ opar@@ di@@ se the safety or health of these workers .
in writing . - it is known that the mobilisation of the adjustment fund concerns 2@@ 8@@ 3@@ 4 redun@@ dan@@ cies ( all targeted for assistance ) in the prim@@ ary enterpri@@ se general mo@@ tors belgi@@ um and four of its suppl@@ iers operating in the mo@@ tor vehi@@ cle sector in the region of ant@@ wer@@ p , during the four@@ -@@ month reference period from 14 june to 14 october 2010 .
mal@@ a@@ y@@ sia is thus viol@@ ating its commitment to resolution 8 / 8 of the un human rights council , which states that cor@@ po@@ ral puni@@ sh@@ ment can be t@@ ant@@ amount to tor@@ ture .
it is because it l@@ acks te@@ e@@ th in this area and so many others that i ab@@ stain@@ ed on this report .
( de ) mr president , the current cohesion policy started life with the ti@@ tle of the lisbon strategy .
the accident in ch@@ er@@ no@@ by@@ l occur@@ red 25 years ago , but as recently as march of this year there was an accident in fu@@ ku@@ sh@@ im@@ a .
the other important point , on which i voted differen@@ tly from my group , was amendment 3@@ 7@@ d , which orig@@ in@@ ally points to the significant savings that could be made if the european parliament were to have a single se@@ at .
that po@@ st has been aboli@@ shed totally , so transparency of information about the state , for example on public procurement , is not there any@@ more .
the immigration li@@ a@@ is@@ on of@@ fic@@ ers should not only be seen as ' facilit@@ ators of de@@ port@@ ations ' - which i would actually not like them to be seen as - they should closely monitor the human rights situation in the ho@@ st countries and especially the protection offered to asylum se@@ ek@@ ers and re@@ tur@@ ne@@ es .
as a result , cooperation with the ha@@ gue tribu@@ nal was not addressed seriously and credi@@ bly , which was why cooperation within the stabi@@ lisation and association agreement was also dela@@ yed , then suspen@@ ded , then re@@ su@@ med , and now we are waiting again .
we should draw up a list of uniform minimum building in@@ sul@@ ation standards for the whole eu .
we are following the situation , as i said , and we can urge member states and we can demand that they inform us ( they have , any@@ way , the obligation to inform us ) and move acti@@ vely .
( fr ) madam president , mr car@@ l@@ gre@@ n , mr president of the commission , we are facing a challenge for humani@@ ty , a challenge for the future gener@@ ations .
the second is taking account of the different situations among member states .
am@@ ong@@ st other things , that will , indeed , mean helping democratic parties and civil society to develop .
questions which have not been ans@@ wered for lack of time will be ans@@ wered in writing ( see an@@ ne@@ x ) .
the ti@@ tle read@@ s as follow@@ s : ' exceptional trade measures for countries and territ@@ ories particip@@ ating in or linked to the european union 's stabi@@ lisation and association process ' .
the agreement with vie@@ t@@ nam also re@@ min@@ ds us of the growing importance of the a@@ sian market , and i think that , on this particular point , we have to point out that the council has been dra@@ g@@ ging its he@@ els for years over giving the commission a mandate to negoti@@ ate with countries such as china and india .
me@@ an@@ while , member states of the eu have been the largest direct foreign invest@@ ors in ukraine since 199@@ 1 .
one example of this is that only 11 of the 29 chemi@@ c@@ als over which we wanted parliament to have monitoring powers are now cl@@ assi@@ fied as hazar@@ d@@ ous substances .
not only does it not respond to the major challenges for health policies in the union , it also does not solve the issue of legal un@@ certainty for patients and en@@ sh@@ r@@ ines a market approach to healthcare .
moreover , i am convinced that in a post-@@ crisis europe , any single market strategy has to be formul@@ ated in such a way as to maintain and enhance social cohesion , ensure market integr@@ ity and economic sustainability and fo@@ ster innovation .
the european union has constantly rein@@ ven@@ ted itself , from the initial vo@@ cation of heal@@ ing a war@@ -@@ tor@@ n continent to the building of the internal market and then on to the re@@ uni@@ fication of europe .
at the recent meeting of local authorities from south bo@@ he@@ mi@@ a , ba@@ v@@ ari@@ a and up@@ per austria , some experts mentioned that the new obstac@@ le along the former national borders could be the so-called ' non-@@ inter@@ ference zone ' of the š@@ u@@ ma@@ va national par@@ k .
here it states : ' under@@ lined the importance of enhanced energy dialogue with the us and other key energy partners that share eu values . '
the new ver@@ sion of europe@@ ana , which is currently under development , will be launched this year with the aim of reaching a vo@@ lu@@ me of more than 10 million di@@ gi@@ ti@@ sed obje@@ cts before june .
in return , the agreement - as the rapporteur her@@ self ad@@ mits - will thre@@ ate@@ n the survi@@ val of thousands of small and medium-sized producers , both in african , cari@@ b@@ be@@ an and pac@@ i@@ fic countries and in european countries .
mr p@@ ö@@ t@@ ter@@ ing says that a million irish vo@@ ters cannot stand in the way of 4@@ 50 million europeans .
the motion for a resolution on the reforms and progress in the republic of moldova provides a sp@@ ur of encoura@@ ge@@ ment at the right time to the political establishment and in@@ habit@@ ants on the other side of the ri@@ ver pr@@ u@@ t , with the approach@@ ing bal@@ lot on 28 november .
look at the bro@@ a@@ der pi@@ c@@ ture of world food trade at the moment and the har@@ d@@ ship faced in some countries that are hea@@ vi@@ ly dependent on export reven@@ ues from one or few com@@ mod@@ ities .
apart from anything else , they di@@ visi@@ vely create social problems for workers in the shi@@ pping industry and resid@@ ents of is@@ land regions .
the vote will take place tomorrow , th@@ ur@@ s@@ day , 11 november 2010 , at 12 : 00 .
i would like to thank the rapporteur and the shadow rapporteurs for their excellent support and cooperation on this fi@@ le .
regarding the institutions , it is important to note that the president of the council has to be sele@@ cted by the heads of state or government .
looking to the future , i agree with what the commissioner said : in order to face the challenges of globalisation , an ag@@ eing population and climate change , inter@@ n@@ ally we will need to take in the new countries , improve coordination in order to make the lisbon strategy a reality and make changes in order to monitor the stability of the capital markets .
the debate is closed .
w@@ ind gener@@ ators which destro@@ y the environment , as in the a@@ e@@ ge@@ an islan@@ ds , sh@@ ar@@ ply increased to@@ lls on major public road@@ s , private and public sector collabor@@ ations and so on - all are for the s@@ ake of profit made from contrac@@ ting with individuals , and , of course , they are back@@ ed by state guarantees .
i am coun@@ ting on the aspir@@ ations of our eastern neigh@@ b@@ our , ukraine , also being received with more understanding .
progress in medic@@ ine , an improvement in living conditions and a dro@@ p in natural population growth mean a very old and very co@@ stly europe in the future .
i do not wish to see the euro zone in pro@@ lon@@ ged difficul@@ ty , but the ec@@ r cannot support eu legislation that trans@@ fers any further powers away from national governments who are currently outside of that euro zone .
gu@@ ant@@ á@@ na@@ mo is a zone where national and international law do not apply and , therefore , it goes against the principles of international law .
corre@@ ctions to votes and voting intentions : see minutes
member states can continue to exercise and regulate their health systems , and they can decide for themselves what benefits they want to offer to their citizens , and to what extent .
i think it is good that we will have the treaty of lisbon .
for cases where prevention or early diagno@@ sis is not possible , as you said , we need to improve ther@@ ape@@ u@@ tic strategies and practice by being more effective and innovative .
lu@@ x@@ em@@ bour@@ g is so small that three different countries li@@ e less than half an h@@ our away from the air@@ port by car .
closer cooperation between the baltic countries will help bring them closer together and will make our region 's market more harmoni@@ ous and accessible to the whole of the european union .
we would also like ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment of the new european commission to be done with respect for the european parliament and its rights , as well as implementation of the new role for national parliaments while pre@@ ser@@ ving the principle of subsidiarity , and discussion of how to build europe after lisbon .
at the end of last week we proposed to the euro@@ group a huge financial re@@ sc@@ ue package and a stabi@@ lisation programme worth eur 1@@ 10 billion in all .
i am confi@@ dent that the spirit of good inter@@ institutional cooperation that both institutions have demonstrated so far will continue throughout the whole reform process .
i expect that europe will , in this way , become more competitive in this crucial field in relation to the us and other major economic areas , as mr h@@ ö@@ k@@ mark said previ@@ ously .
the be@@ e@@ kee@@ pers ' production of hone@@ y , be@@ es@@ wa@@ x , pro@@ poli@@ s and pol@@ le@@ n is only the sm@@ al@@ ler part of their activity , is it not .
others - and we are in this cam@@ p - want to improve our results so that they mat@@ ch our ambi@@ tions .
( pl ) madam president , last night an@@ at@@ o@@ ly bit@@ ko@@ v d@@ ied in mag@@ ad@@ an , the princi@@ p@@ al tow@@ n of the kol@@ y@@ ma region in russia .
we do not want to move transport from the sea back to the road@@ s and we want fair competition in northern europe , in the european union and in the mediterranean area .
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what is more , these in@@ adequate limits are not fully used for this purpose , or even obser@@ ved , and they are certainly not fully implemented .
we cannot .
it has been re@@ ve@@ al@@ ed for what it is , which is an author@@ it@@ ari@@ an con@@ spir@@ acy against the people .
in addition , mr ma@@ ur@@ o has asked the council to act immediately and include the issue on its agenda without further delay , since it is an absolu@@ te priority , given that immigrants have also started arri@@ ving from egypt now .
it is one thing to speak about israel as the en@@ e@@ my ; it is quite another to re@@ f@@ use to cooperate with provi@@ ders of basic services and international organisations .
as european parliament rapporteur for schengen , i followed the calls for the early enlargement of the schengen area and the aboli@@ tion of internal borders .
we believe that the adopted resolution fall@@ s well short of what , in our view , origin mar@@ king should be , which is to say , among other things , an instrument to protect industrial jobs in europe , particularly in small and medium-sized enterprises , and an instrument to tackle social and environmental dum@@ ping .
what we have now , and what we have had at other times in the course of 20@@ th century european history , is a great deal of un@@ certainty , a certain de@@ sper@@ ation , a certain a@@ im@@ less@@ ness , and what we need to do is provide hope , a forwar@@ d-@@ looking spirit and strong leadership so that everyone fe@@ els a part of the european union .
we also spo@@ ke about the southern cau@@ ca@@ sus , again including a@@ zer@@ ba@@ ij@@ an .
on behalf of the ind / dem group . - ( da ) madam president , a pi@@ c@@ ture is beginning to emer@@ ge of how a pu@@ tr@@ id compromise is to be reached with ireland to get it to accept the treaty of lisbon .
there is one fact that cannot be igno@@ red , however , which is that the gas dispu@@ te is a political dispu@@ te .
in writing . - ( fr ) the fact that the european union is once again prepar@@ ing to appro@@ ve the charter of fundamental rights shows just how the people of europe are being dece@@ i@@ ved .
therefore , i will not answer with a ' yes ' or a ' no ' , since the member states are divi@@ ded .
( hu ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , our position is that the roo@@ t of the climate change that has a growing influence these days does not exclu@@ si@@ vely li@@ e in the environmental pollution caused by humani@@ ty .
commissioner , of course you can say that you only give the money , and that the governments of the member states are responsible for social policy , but social rights are legally binding on the institutions of the european union .
unfortunately , the european union , although committed , is very much l@@ ag@@ ging behind the united states .
there may be more to come .
we need cooperation , not con@@ fron@@ tation .
we should also be considering what we do with sectors that have been or@@ ph@@ an sectors in terms of sk@@ i@@ ll developments - not least the care sector at the moment - and really look at how we can ensure equality there .
but we do need a common european agricultural policy .
we have paid out bi@@ llions to create a uniform system , and here bi@@ llions are being paid out at national level to counter@@ act that .
in particular , we recognise that attacks on civili@@ ans either by states or by organisations are entirely unacceptable .
this is not a debate on greece so i am not going to go into the deta@@ ils of it , but i think , sin@@ ce@@ rely speaking , that some fa@@ ul@@ t also lies with greece itself .
today such practices are neg@@ le@@ cted , and yet they are so simple .
more could perhaps have been done on certain points to protect patients , for example , with regard to the pri@@ or noti@@ fication system , which will allow member states to advance medical expen@@ ses , but only on a voluntary basis .
that is why i am pleased that the international community as a whole , through the un security council , has made its position clear : that the violence is unacceptable ; it must stop and people should be held to account .
in this year of inter@@ cultural dialogue , it is important to de@@ vote special attention to promoting diversity and inter@@ cultural dialogue , as culture is a key dimension of the lisbon strategy and we will not achieve the fundamental lisbon goals unless we tre@@ at it as such .
we support the remo@@ val of article 3 ( 1 ) ( h ) , especially the per@@ cent@@ age sti@@ pul@@ ated for gradu@@ ally remo@@ ving the aid granted so that member states which are going to gr@@ ant state aid to un@@ competitive coal min@@ es have the maximum flexibility possible .
commissioner , i am pleased that you have started the negotiations with the chinese government in such an un@@ com@@ promis@@ ing manner .
as one was not forthcoming i made my statement at ni@@ ne o '@@ clo@@ ck this mor@@ ning , and i am not going to make it again .
we must firmly resi@@ st all mani@@ fe@@ st@@ ations of rac@@ is@@ m and x@@ en@@ op@@ h@@ ob@@ ia .
it seems to me that , in a democracy , every institution has to have a budget , and the institution must account for what it is spending to those who are actually making the contributions and who are providing the resources .
israel is sh@@ ir@@ king its responsibility under international law , which means that the international community and , above all , the eu have to step in .
( es ) mr president , i also think that there are am@@ ple reasons to support the amendments tabled for this report , and that the report is very valu@@ able .
for this very reason , there needs to be an amendment to this report so that it is harmoni@@ sed not only with the fundamental objectives of the green paper on the c@@ f@@ p or on the reform of the c@@ f@@ p , but also with the recommendations presented by the council on the regulation on total all@@ owa@@ ble cat@@ ches ( t@@ ac@@ s ) for 2011 , in which atlantic hor@@ se mac@@ ke@@ re@@ l in international council for the ex@@ pl@@ or@@ ation of the sea zone vi@@ ii c is ess@@ enti@@ ally seen as ge@@ are@@ d towards arti@@ san@@ al fisheries , while the north , within this western zone , is mainly focused on industrial fisheries .
despite the ou@@ ter@@ most regions not having been ex@@ pli@@ ci@@ tly exclu@@ ded from the scope of the directive ( by reco@@ g@@ nising the permanent natural and geographical dis@@ advantages and con@@ stra@@ ints affecting these regions and by establishing adequate de@@ ro@@ g@@ ations from compliance with universal public service obligations ) , as we proposed , we welcome the fact that the directive 's scope has been limited to air@@ ports with more than 5 million passengers per year .
president of the commission . - mr president , some concrete questions were raised .
the report even under@@ lines the necessi@@ ty of the galileo sate@@ lli@@ te project , which is quite clearly a civilian project , for auton@@ om@@ ous es@@ dp operations .
it will be much better for europe if turkey does not become a member of the eu .
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however , the question of what re@@ mits are given in terms of the relationship between the state and the citizens is , of course , as fundamental as it is sensitive , and one which ought to be discussed here in parliament .
in writing . - british conserv@@ atives are very much in favour of lar@@ ger air@@ ports being subject to extr@@ a scru@@ t@@ iny where they hold a domin@@ ant market position .
financial support to member states ( mo@@ tions for resolutions tabled ) : see minutes
people make informed cho@@ ices about their appli@@ an@@ ces in a way that cor@@ respon@@ ds to the global society 's interest .
this pre@@ sup@@ poses adequate financing , the with@@ dra@@ wa@@ l of all public aid which is harmful for biodiversity and a de@@ di@@ cated budget which we propose should be multi@@ pl@@ ied ten@@ fo@@ ld .
i think this will address many of the issues of industrial development and the issue of lo@@ cation .
the alternative , if it fail@@ s , would , of course , be a f@@ righ@@ te@@ ning prospe@@ ct .
i too want to call on the president of ye@@ men to hal@@ t the execu@@ tion of th@@ a@@ bet sam@@ ou@@ m , as well as to call on him and the authorities to com@@ mu@@ te the death sent@@ ence passed on him and other ju@@ ve@@ ni@@ les such as ali ab@@ du@@ ll@@ a .
in romania inno@@ cent people are also th@@ row@@ n into ja@@ il for 30 days , after which they have to stand tri@@ al .
mr president , as many of us know , the g@@ sp system is up for review and the current system is coming to an end .
i would also like to thank the shadow rapporteurs , the commission , the representatives of the council and the staff for their f@@ an@@ ta@@ stic cooperation , which was the key to achieving this political uni@@ ty at first reading .
the waste is even greater than that caused by the fact of there being two se@@ ats , if programmes are run that do not produce the necessary results .
in addition , we read about the increasing number of death sent@@ ences .
perhaps it will not be enough , but it is essential in order to provide ans@@ wers to the big questions that li@@ e ahead : these resources are needed to tackle real problems , such as greater cohesion between the regions , a greater capacity for research and innovation , and a greater capacity to gener@@ ate growth and provide jobs .
all this matters most to those citizens and enterprises who wish to free@@ ly exercise their rights in commer@@ ce in the internal market .
however , we believe that majority decisions by parliament are not competent to interpre@@ t histori@@ c facts .
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( fr ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , i am going to focus my speech on mr go@@ e@@ ren@@ s ' report , which de@@ als with the acp ban@@ ana ac@@ compan@@ ying measures ( b@@ am ) .
i am sure we will vote for the resolution unani@@ m@@ ously .
the sustainable development of european a@@ qu@@ ac@@ ul@@ ture demands substantial support for scientific research and technological development in the area of farm@@ ing nati@@ ve species , so as to enable the production and supply of fo@@ od@@ stu@@ ff@@ s to be di@@ versi@@ fied and quality to be improved , while also guaranteeing greater environmental security .
these countries were affected by tor@@ ren@@ tial ra@@ inf@@ all , in some cases , without prece@@ dent , exten@@ sive flo@@ od@@ ing , lan@@ ds@@ li@@ ps and mu@@ ds@@ li@@ des .
the treaty of lisbon gives the union legal grounds to establish inte@@ l@@ le@@ c@@ tual property law , and provides that suitable standards will be adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure .
belarus certainly should be supported by the european union in its reform process and also in its democr@@ ati@@ sation .
i voted in favour of this report .
in addition to the european economic recovery plan , decisions adopted by the european institutions have increased len@@ ding by the european investment bank .
today we must say ' no ' to the violation of fundamental children 's rights , ' no ' to violence and the sexual exploitation of children , ' no ' to de@@ pra@@ vity and por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y on the internet and ' no ' to se@@ x tourism .
these activities will still be covered at national level by national data protection legislation .
in writing . - ( pl ) sanctions imposed by the european union are instruments that ensure the effectiveness of the c@@ f@@ sp .
if , however , the g20 made such a statement for their own benefit , then we really do need to consider that there is a very serious issue of political con@@ spir@@ acy at a time in the economy when in@@ stan@@ t re@@ action is needed .
i wish to stress that no satisfac@@ tory solution has been reached so far .
this is the framework in which operational cooperation is now developing between the agency and the turkish authorities .
this tragi@@ c case merely reinfor@@ ces our determination never to sur@@ ren@@ der our har@@ d-@@ w@@ on democratic freedoms to ob@@ s@@ cur@@ anti@@ sm .
i agree that we must simplify the funding of these programmes , but on one condition - after the result has been achieved , it must be available free of charge to all eu countries .
regarding the call made to the commission to ev@@ ent@@ u@@ ally propose new measures , may i emphasise that this lies within the right of initiative of the commission , which will in any case propose new measures if it is felt that it is necessary and appropriate to do so .
my colleague , mrs ferre@@ ro-@@ wal@@ d@@ ner , has said publi@@ c@@ ly that the government has mis@@ sed a chance to send a signal of re@@ conci@@ liation at a moment of national di@@ stress when the government again extended the house ar@@ rest of a@@ un@@ g s@@ an su@@ u ky@@ i .
the weak@@ ness of the rule of law , the corruption and ne@@ po@@ ti@@ sm , and the wor@@ ry@@ ingly high level of ca@@ su@@ al violence are all indic@@ ators of a society that has to under@@ go a significant shi@@ ft before democracy can be regar@@ ded as com@@ pl@@ ying with the copenhagen criteria .
i therefore support this report and the main amendments which seek to extend the offer to consumers by reinfor@@ cing competition .
what we need is policy in the member states that supports young european families in their desire to have children .
i can therefore only hope that joint action by the eu and the member states , always abi@@ ding by the vital principle of subsidiarity - as the excellent report by mrs de v@@ its also stre@@ sses - is crucial .
lastly , commissioner , i would like to mention the issue of imports .
given that the european community is a member of the united nations convention on the law of the sea of 198@@ 2 , the european commission has always under@@ taken to promote freedom of na@@ vi@@ gation in all its aspects and the development of appropriate instruments to prevent illegal acts against ships .
the recent crim@@ in@@ alisation of illegal immigration in italy is trans@@ l@@ ating into greater exploitation of illegal immigrants and is restri@@ cting their access to employment , hou@@ sing and basic services .
these plans will also have to deal with the difficult issue of borders in order to ensure that a peaceful and vi@@ able co@@ existence of the two states can be main@@ tained .
cu@@ tting off power to businesses , se@@ iz@@ ing com@@ pu@@ ters , occu@@ py@@ ing party offi@@ ces on the grounds of sup@@ posed risks of attacks - the whole gam@@ u@@ t of the d@@ é@@ j@@ à v@@ u is on show in ukraine .
the negotiations have been difficult .
the go@@ e@@ ren@@ s report will b@@ low eur 19@@ 0 million , including eur 17@@ .@@ 4 million for a fac@@ ility for rapid response to so@@ aring food prices in developing countries .
three major subje@@ cts will be on the table at the se@@ ou@@ l summit : reform of the international monetary system of course , but also the stability of com@@ mod@@ ities - especially food and energy - and global governance .
in my view , it was a mistak@@ e to package the two together , but i think we have managed it success@@ fully .
unfortunately , the terrorist attacks of 11 september caused , a decre@@ a@@ se between 2000 and 2001 of approxim@@ ately 2 % in the number of passengers using air transport .
the case of the sa@@ ud@@ i citizen , ab@@ d al-@@ ra@@ him al-@@ na@@ sh@@ ir@@ i , must set the standard .
among the many urgent problems facing children let me highlight the stri@@ king number of disappe@@ ar@@ an@@ ces ; these child disappe@@ ar@@ an@@ ces often have a tragi@@ c en@@ ding as a result of sexual exploitation and violence linked to child por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y .
we believe that , as a very clear infringe@@ ment of international law , it would also be used in other conflict situations as a method of resol@@ ving dispu@@ tes .
however , the truth is that this process is par@@ aly@@ sed , to a great extent for legal reasons .
5 .
while greece sha@@ res its burden of responsibility in its crisis , our european leaders share the@@ ir@@ s as well .
mr president , earlier minister j@@ ou@@ yet made a reference to the mu@@ m@@ ba@@ i terrorist attack , demonstr@@ ating solidarity with india .
this is how the arti@@ st who made the czech republic 's gi@@ ft to the european union port@@ ra@@ yed the nations and countries of the european union in his work .
europe must join with its partners , in particular , the united states , in re@@ min@@ ding the emerging countries of their responsibilities .
if it does , we could save much more than the eur 4@@ 00 that some@@ one compla@@ ined about when it comes to bringing transparency to voting .
they were part of 9@@ 7 s@@ qu@@ ad@@ ro@@ n based at ra@@ f bour@@ n in cam@@ bri@@ d@@ ge@@ sh@@ ire .
can the commission explain why a decision was not taken in 199@@ 8 to ban the marke@@ ting of p@@ har@@ maceu@@ tic@@ als con@@ taining ben@@ f@@ lu@@ o@@ re@@ x ?
this does not mean that we are making compromi@@ ses , but that we are li@@ ste@@ ning to the voice of reason and not going to extre@@ mes .
we can therefore conclude that there is still a long way to go before the standards set out in eu law are properly and prom@@ p@@ tly transpo@@ sed by the member states .
looking carefully at the im@@ ages available on the internet , one can measure the level of violence used against the mo@@ ro@@ c@@ can law enforcement authorities .
i am re@@ solu@@ tely opposed to any measure fav@@ our@@ ing harmonisation of taxes across the eu .
i would like to inform you that i have already sent mrs su@@ u ky@@ i an in@@ vit@@ ation to visit the european parliament and to address one of our plenary se@@ ssions .
the development of the international au@@ dio@@ vi@@ su@@ al environment de@@ serves our attention because this is an interesting field of activity and it op@@ ens up a large space for cooperation within the european union and also with other countries in the world .
it would be completely mistak@@ en and in@@ correct to characteri@@ se this process as a bilateral af@@ fair between two member states of the eu .
it is important to ensure that the implementation of the visa liberalisation regime for al@@ b@@ ania and bos@@ nia and her@@ ze@@ go@@ v@@ ina is not dela@@ yed any longer .
these really are very significant factors in relation to acci@@ dents .
i would say the same about the european pat@@ ent .
i hope our vote tomorrow will take account of these different par@@ am@@ e@@ ters .
however , i must ask whether it is possible to refer in the external policy document under discussion today to the lisbon treaty , which occur@@ s on a number of occa@@ sions , since the treaty is not yet in force as the ratification process has not yet been comple@@ ted by all the member states .
it je@@ opar@@ di@@ ses the objectives of the europe 2020 agenda .
how much pa@@ in are we ready to suffer , how many days in ho@@ sp@@ ital , to save eur 1 000 by bu@@ ying a less technologi@@ cally advan@@ ced vehi@@ cle ?
ladies and gentlemen , in the 198@@ 0@@ s we co@@ ined the ph@@ ra@@ se ' democratic defici@@ t ' .
the measures that legisl@@ ators have already adopted - and that are therefore already in force - are cu@@ tting the costs of bureaucr@@ acy for european businesses by eur 7 billion a year .
finally , i think the eu will only have a proper position vis@@ -@@ à@@ -@@ v@@ is the united states if we speak with one voice , because if we do not - if we are divi@@ ded - then our rules are made in wa@@ sh@@ ing@@ ton and not here or in brussels .
i strongly believe that democr@@ ati@@ sation should inform all of the european union 's policies vis@@ -@@ à@@ -@@ v@@ is third countries .
it is now time to make it a more at@@ trac@@ tive , effective and credi@@ ble policy that guarantees security and prosper@@ ity for all .
what we are now doing is opening up the entire internal market according to transparent rules , with obligations with respect to member states and businesses , and in so doing we are actually counter@@ acting this oli@@ go@@ poli@@ sation , so your argument just does not hold water .
today , if we decided to raise the expenditure ce@@ il@@ ing to the maximum thre@@ sho@@ ld allowed by the treaties , this would mean an additional lev@@ y of more than 5 billion for countries like france and germany .
evaluation is nothing if the results are not presented , discussed , questi@@ oned , and indeed either accepted or sometimes rejected , by the very stake@@ holders that it aims to serve , and , of course , parliament pla@@ ys a vital role in this process , not only bringing to bear a broad cross-@@ se@@ ction of experience from political and public life but , just as import@@ antly , from the many fie@@ lds of dee@@ p knowledge held by members .
that is the truth .
it should not be done to the de@@ tr@@ im@@ ent or at the expen@@ se of the southern neighbourhood .
i will of course report this to the commission , president barroso and my colleague , jo@@ a@@ qu@@ í@@ n al@@ mu@@ nia .
micro@@ -@@ credit allows the unem@@ ployed to make a new start , thanks to ri@@ sk@@ -@@ sh@@ aring and financing instruments , making entrepreneu@@ r@@ ship accessible .
up to now , the community institutions , the commission and the council , have said nothing .
this should be based on the solidarity clause contained in article 80 of the t@@ fe@@ u .
undoubtedly , there is quite a difference between the electricity and gas markets , and we should distin@@ gu@@ ish between them in our documents , as was righ@@ t@@ fully done by the committee on industry , research and energy .
is it justified for south sud@@ an to ar@@ gue that , no , they should not be coun@@ ted , as they are not permanent resid@@ ents ?
in writing . - ( pt ) we voted in favour of this report which impro@@ ves on the european commission 's proposals , although it is not yet clear what will be accepted .
the last estim@@ ate was eur 20 billion , which is quite a lot to any@@ body .
during my visit to israel and the occu@@ pie@@ d palestinian territory , i was informed of various inter@@ fa@@ it@@ h meetings where isra@@ e@@ li and palestinian resid@@ ents come together and do not let recent political events ham@@ per their dialogue .
the first one is that it is not transparent , but the eu is a tri@@ ck@@ y political system even for those who understand its functioning .
on the basis of the above , the rapporteur sugge@@ sted that the committee on transport and tourism , first , and then parliament as a whole , should give a fav@@ ourable opinion on the conclusion of this agreement .
that is why the gue / ng@@ l group has tabled amendments to re@@ cti@@ fy the legal situation , to the effect that space may be used only for ex@@ pli@@ ci@@ tly civilian purposes and that galileo is an ex@@ pli@@ ci@@ tly civilian project .
but i cannot act alone .
this points to the need to improve the work of the police and the g@@ end@@ ar@@ mer@@ ie but , also , the working relationship between the police and the g@@ end@@ ar@@ mer@@ ie , on the one hand , and the judi@@ ci@@ ary , on the other ' .
i look forward to the day when we no longer need to talk about this and the principle of gender equality has finally been reali@@ sed in the social sphere .
we cannot expect our producers to meet standards that third countries are not meeting .
while the governments of the member states and the union are among those who particip@@ ated in the up@@ date in question , we face a par@@ ado@@ x .
this work started in january , in accordance with the mandate which the european council be@@ stow@@ ed on the slove@@ nian presidency in december last year .
we find some of the tren@@ ds that ' will to some extent form the eu 's humanitarian approach in the future ' very worrying and extremely negative , taking the form of initiatives such as the ' eu response to situations of fra@@ gi@@ lity in developing countries ' or the ' european consensus on development ' , aimed basi@@ cally at african countries but also at cari@@ b@@ be@@ an and pac@@ i@@ fic countries .
we must learn all the less@@ ons from this action , which has been c@@ row@@ ned with success .
mr president , may i at the out@@ set thank the commissioner very much indeed for her strong and au@@ d@@ aci@@ ous statement , which was very much appreci@@ ated .
it is all the more urgent that we have equality of treatment .
i am disap@@ pointed that the commission dre@@ w back from an earlier draft of the set plan , where the sources of the identified necessary investment were clearly indi@@ cated .
this enab@@ les them to maxi@@ mi@@ se the number of working hours for trans@@ porting passengers and goods according to the var@@ ying da@@ y@@ light .
this is a basic element that we all need to respect because , if the cyprus issue is not resolved fair@@ ly , it will be disa@@ stro@@ us for the european union itself .
the streng@@ th and security of europe has depen@@ ded for some time on the all@@ ies willing to play an active role in our defence .
with regard to education , i believe that this is a bro@@ a@@ der part of education .
well-@@ functioning markets depend on the respect of transparency across the board , and this report is a step in the right direction .
in 199@@ 7 mr b@@ row@@ n established five f@@ am@@ ous so-called tests before we could ad@@ jud@@ ge ster@@ ling 's accession to the single currency .
does it come from individual states or from large lob@@ by groups ?
those who did are , i am afraid , currently tra@@ p@@ ped in@@ side an economic prison .
without going into all the deta@@ ils once more , i am convinced that the initial 199@@ 6 ban on the in@@ h@@ ale@@ r was not legi@@ timately imposed .
sk@@ im@@ med milk pow@@ der also went up by 4 % in france and germany , and 2@@ -@@ 3 % if we look at the average all over europe .
both he and everyone else who has spoken today have pointed out the short@@ com@@ ings , while also finding real potential solutions .
we have no time to di@@ ther ; we cannot just wa@@ it and see .
not all these aspects are du@@ ly safeguar@@ ded in the eu 's environmental law , nor are its policies du@@ ly consistent .
yes , it is indeed the anti-@@ immigration mechanisms that encourage migrants to take increasingly ri@@ sk@@ y rou@@ tes to fle@@ e the de@@ sol@@ ation of their countries that are the cause .
if we want to get our small businesses and employment to stabili@@ se in the european union and in each individual member state , we must do everything we pos@@ si@@ bly can to try and save them .
china can become truly great only by show@@ ing respect towards its minorities .
therefore , there is no legal basis for greece to ob@@ stru@@ ct the country 's accession process .
ine@@ vit@@ ably , there are a small number of technical adjust@@ ments that i he@@ reby request be put to the vote in plenary .
you could fi@@ ll in forms from here to the end of parliament but , if there is no added value , it is of no benefit .
so there is no absolu@@ te need to guarantee leg@@ ality placed on the companies .
we read from time to time that the european parliament is demanding something or another , or de@@ plo@@ res something , but do we think about what happens as a result ?
the package you are about to adopt certainly represents a great stri@@ de in the right direction and - i reiter@@ ate - a great political message , a great sign of will by the european institutions to provide ans@@ wers to the questions asked by 500 million citizens .
i welcome the fact - and little did i think i would be saying this today - that the military jun@@ ta has now allowed in five united nations he@@ li@@ c@@ op@@ ters to distribu@@ te food , despite the fact that a french na@@ val ve@@ s@@ se@@ l and american na@@ val ve@@ ssels are in the ba@@ y waiting to deliver food and medical aid to the people .
as mr mit@@ che@@ ll is probably aware , at its spr@@ ing session in 2007 the european council approved the objectives of the european union regarding the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 .
before inter@@ vening in this way , i sugge@@ st that you think before you act .
the geographical situation of austria , where i come from , makes it a particularly popul@@ ar de@@ st@@ ination and this has had disa@@ stro@@ us consequences .
ngos are often not aware of this nor do the commission 's officials bring this to their attention volun@@ tari@@ ly .
allow me to say that it is of special signific@@ ance that the treaty will be signed on 13 december in lisbon at the je@@ ro@@ ni@@ mo mon@@ a@@ ster@@ y , precisely where the treaty of accession of portugal to the european community was signed .
it is time to say that we must never again see people expe@@ lled from their hom@@ es and de@@ ported on the basis of their nation@@ ality , fa@@ it@@ h or origin , as happened in my own country as well as in other countries in the region .
( el ) mr president , the european social fund is a tool , a basic tool with which to build a better europe , so that we can for@@ ge the solidarity of peoples and states .
this pat@@ ter@@ n is consistent .
at international level , we must remind cam@@ bod@@ ia to stri@@ ve towards democracy and not use the sele@@ ctive enforcement of laws against individual rights .
on behalf of the verts / ale group . - ( de ) mr president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , i should like to begin by st@@ ating that we have a general problem with the existing financial perspective because , from the point of view of the group of the greens / european free alliance , the budget we have until 2013 is not really adequate for the major challenges that europe and the current 27 member states are facing .
it is so important to remember that this financial crisis has a human face as well and that face is repres@@ ented quite often by the already most marg@@ in@@ alised in society .
other policies may offer key elements or even better op@@ tions for effective solutions .
i believe , however , that the resolution should place greater emphasis on the effects of certain community policies , particularly the common agricultural policy , which lead people to aband@@ on the land and productive systems , and on activities which contribute to a prev@@ enti@@ ve approach to the problem of fi@@ res .
this matter is vital for us .
certainly not by the european union : it firmly belie@@ ves in and up@@ hol@@ ds uni@@ ty and diversity .
the government of a sovereign state must open@@ ly accept the desire for change and dri@@ ve through a political solution .
¡ mu@@ i@@ to ob@@ ri@@ g@@ ad@@ o ! , vital .
we are un@@ happy that this crisis is dam@@ aging the re@@ pu@@ tation not just of the region of campa@@ nia but of italy as a whole , but keeping qu@@ ie@@ t again about who is responsible and turning a b@@ lin@@ d e@@ y@@ e would do little to resolve a problem which has wor@@ sen@@ ed because of sil@@ ence and in@@ tr@@ ig@@ ue , and although people should not used as political pa@@ w@@ ns , nor do i think that the do@@ -@@ go@@ o@@ der attitude that is also cre@@ e@@ ping round this house this e@@ vening is acceptable either .
it will be important , however , to carefully monitor the vo@@ lu@@ me of goods coming from that country , so that we can make use of the safeguard clause in the event that it increases exce@@ ssi@@ vely and thre@@ at@@ ens european jobs .
i would like to mention some of those commitments .
each one of us could be fined up to eur 2 9@@ 00 for publi@@ c@@ ly promoting sexual orien@@ tation - mea@@ ning hom@@ o@@ sexu@@ ality in this case , because i gu@@ ess for he@@ te@@ ro@@ sexu@@ ality that does not apply .
we would also draw attention , as we have done in the past , to the need to speed up the procedures for mobili@@ sing the solidarity fund , to ensure that regional disasters remain eli@@ gible and to effectively acknow@@ ledge the specific nature of natural disasters in the mediterranean region , such as dro@@ u@@ ght and fir@@ e .
only states may be members of the european union and kosovo has become a state .
this includes the european union strategy on roma inclusion , initi@@ ated by the european parliament .
what go@@ o@@ gle has done , taking on inte@@ l@@ le@@ c@@ tual property and re@@ producing it for private us@@ age , was clearly illegal at the out@@ set , according to the conclusions drawn by the us de@@ part@@ ment of justice itself .
in writing . - community media has always had an important role to play in our society .
the process brought in by the treaty will strengthen the union from within and also in a global context , and is also very closely linked to strengthening cooperation in the area of the current third pillar .
i have been told that , when the original directive was deb@@ ated in the 199@@ 0@@ s , very serious concerns were expressed , and the discussions be@@ came very emo@@ tional .
given recent developments in relation to the status of kosovo , will the council presidency assu@@ me an active role in attemp@@ ting to integr@@ ate further the countries of the western balkans into eu structures ?
however , i believe women should learn to protect themselves from un@@ wanted pre@@ gn@@ an@@ cies ; in other words , when there is easy access to contrac@@ e@@ ption and speci@@ alised advi@@ ce , then abor@@ tion is more difficult to justi@@ fy .
the result has been gdp growth of a me@@ ag@@ re 0@@ .@@ 7 % in 2008 , followed by a 4 % contr@@ action in 2009 .
yet when those very same subje@@ cts come to this parliament , you ra@@ rely see all the members from one country voting one way and all the members of another country voting another way , because we are making political cho@@ ices - policy cho@@ ices .
mari@@ ju@@ s has as@@ th@@ ma attacks , but he is not allowed to receive his medic@@ ine , nor is he allowed to meet lo@@ ved ones or even the lithu@@ ani@@ an consu@@ l .
as the former commissioner emphasi@@ sed on 16 november 2006 , the re@@ stitu@@ tion of f@@ am@@ ag@@ ust@@ a to its legitimate in@@ habit@@ ants is an issue which will have to be dealt with under the au@@ spi@@ ces of the un , as part of an overall sett@@ lement of the cyprus issue .
15 .
we have got used to l@@ ak@@ sh@@ mi mit@@ tal 's company being the largest ste@@ el company in the european union .
ap@@ paren@@ tly , we in europe are not yet capable of form@@ ing our own opinion on this and i think it would be a good idea if we could take this debate seriously enough to actually trans@@ late what it means in concrete terms into figures .
providing better mat@@ er@@ ni@@ ty leave and introducing paid pat@@ er@@ ni@@ ty leave is a sen@@ sible investment .
lastly , a few words on over@@ production .
( de ) mr president , i wanted to direct a further question to mr verheugen .
that is what is valu@@ able about this motion for a resolution .
unfortunately , our relevant policies are still often based on the idea that markets must regulate themselves .
the commission , of course , fully sha@@ res the view that the treaty of lisbon is a very positive step for the future of the union .
the current rules for the w@@ ine sector are un@@ sustainable .
the part managed by the european commission is the part which is the subject of this debate on discharge , where@@ as the part managed by the ei@@ b is for the time being exclu@@ ded from the discharge , and i would like to come back to this matter later .
it includes con@@ cep@@ ts that are innovative , such as re@@ ver@@ sed qualified majority voting and the fi@@ ning of member states , and en@@ sures that national budgets are no longer a matter merely for national parliaments .
my elect@@ or@@ ate has not been given the opportunity to fa@@ mili@@ ari@@ se itself with it , and i am here , after all , to represent its views and interests , and not just my own con@@ vi@@ ctions .
it is a par@@ ado@@ x that the more our socie@@ ties and economies are turning into knowledge economies , the less of an internal market we have because the internal market was legisl@@ ated for industry and the ol@@ d-@@ time economy , and less for the service sector , where we need to go further regarding the service directive .
this house therefore found the right line .
we are trying to pu@@ sh things ahead , and ow@@ ing to the commitments we made in na@@ go@@ ya we will have to do more in europe than at present - also ow@@ ing to natur@@ a 2000 itself and the commitments which we have made .
the per@@ versity of this measure can be ea@@ si@@ ly noti@@ ced when it is reali@@ sed that the vast majority of those ban@@ ned are from the political opposition , a practice that most likely will not be used only for the elections this november but may continue for the elections which will follow .
this is free@@ r agriculture , free@@ r farmers and free trade .
data sh@@ aring would allow for greater efficiency in the fi@@ le evaluation system and would cut the cost of draf@@ ting these fi@@ les , which would be significant both for sm@@ all@@ - and medium-sized enterprises and the national authorities responsible for ex@@ ami@@ ning appli@@ cations .
on behalf of the pse group . - ( ro ) thanks to a lack of policies to promote an increase in the bir@@ th rate and certain facilities for child ra@@ ising and care , that part of the population aged over 6@@ 5 years will increase from 20 % to 28 % by 20@@ 25 .
i welcome the compromise reached between parliament and the council on introducing into the framework directive adequate protection for users in cases of restri@@ ction of access to services and appli@@ cations through electronic communication networks .
i fully agree with the idea that , out of a concern for simpli@@ fication and efficiency , the fe@@ a@@ sibility be investig@@ ated of mer@@ ging the various community funds in the future cohesion policy for the period subsequ@@ ent to 2013 .
in writing . - me@@ p mit@@ che@@ ll presented a plan which ar@@ ticul@@ ates a collective community response to the rising and vol@@ ati@@ le costs of food in developing countries by providing guidelines for rapid respon@@ ses and safety ne@@ t procedures for forthcoming har@@ ve@@ sts .
multi@@ lin@@ gu@@ alism is essential for effective communication and represents a means of facilit@@ ating comprehen@@ sion between individuals and , hence , accep@@ t@@ ance of diversity and minorities .
( de ) mr president , we need improvements , not justi@@ fications !
it is our political responsibility to fi@@ nish this visa liberalisation process , and we also have to find a solution for all the people in kosovo .
our wi@@ ll@@ ing@@ ness must be there .
gaza should be vie@@ wed as a very important com@@ pon@@ ent of palestinian state@@ -@@ building .
the movement was launched in 2000 when the european union , for the first time , ga@@ the@@ red together all of these countries at the za@@ gre@@ b summit and recognised their aspir@@ ation to join the union .
we would stress , however , that the com@@ pen@@ sation system proposed in this report is merely a stop@@ gap that does nothing to change the fundamental problem .
i really want to be very clear on that .
a capit@@ alist economy that be@@ ars the human factor in mind .
in writing . - ( it ) i am voting firmly in favour of this motion for a resolution on ste@@ pping up the european union 's disaster response capacity .
at the same time , inter@@ i@@ or ministr@@ y officials have always argu@@ ed that they lack even ru@@ di@@ mentary equipment to success@@ fully pro@@ secu@@ te crim@@ in@@ als in bulgaria .
in addition , these 1@@ 2@@ -@@ day tri@@ ps help european integration and , for many people , are a very economi@@ cal way of going on ho@@ li@@ day .
i maintain my complete opposition on this issue , but this has not pre@@ ven@@ ted me from voting in favour of what is a very positive report .
this has made a major contribution to the present crisis .
whilst i vote in favour today , i won@@ der whether there is an urgent need in future to examine in more deta@@ il what appe@@ ars to be the in@@ ability of the eu side of these partner@@ ships to exercise proper financial control .
perhaps an ' i '@@ m run@@ ning un@@ la@@ den ' fla@@ g would be of interest here .
wor@@ ker mobility within the eu is the key to economic recovery and the single market 's development .
the commission therefore ur@@ ges the chinese government to per@@ mit expres@@ sions of all forms of opinion .
some countries are embar@@ king on the path of reform , and are reinfor@@ cing or creating the pillar of private pension funds , while others are attemp@@ ting to turn back time instead .
mr president , is there a time@@ table for all this , for the mechanism to combat specul@@ ation ?
i would like to thank the president for his very comprehensive re@@ ply .
i therefore agree with my com@@ pat@@ ri@@ o@@ t , the rapporteur , on everything he has said on this issue , and fully endorse his report , and i congratulate him on this .
so , although the recovery plan was welcome and indeed necessary , we must not now cut important lines under head@@ ing 1 to fund the g@@ b@@ p 1.@@ 9@@ 8 billion required .
especially at a time when the economic crisis has h@@ it small businesses hard , it is our duty to en@@ dea@@ v@@ our to provide them with all the facilities which might help them reco@@ ver and offer support again to the european economy .
furthermore , in political terms , we must urgently continue the un@@ re@@ mit@@ ting pursu@@ it of dialogue on security policy , in order to develop ever stronger relations between the countries in question .
now more immigrants are arri@@ ving , but they are using fe@@ wer bo@@ ats .
i believe that the european union is a sufficien@@ tly strong financial market for a general resi@@ du@@ al tax on all transactions to be created without capital fli@@ ght .
this agreement on the read@@ mission of persons resid@@ ing without author@@ isation is essential as a sti@@ mu@@ lus to relations between georgia , its neighbour@@ ing countries and the european union , as well as to the fight against illegal immigration .
i wish the council had been li@@ ste@@ ning , for then it would have seen that - thank go@@ d ! - all , or at least ne@@ arly all the parliamentary groups stand united here .
you even covered the il@@ o recommendation .
on this basis , i support the rapporteur 's suggesti@@ ons that the european commission should obser@@ ve closely the adoption and implementation of eu consumer rights in the member states and help them with this in every way .
i think it is very ti@@ mely .
these results , however , must not b@@ lin@@ d us to the increasing difficul@@ ty the european union has in pla@@ ying its role as bri@@ dge buil@@ der , in a un environment that is more pol@@ ari@@ sed , where countries act together in blo@@ cs .
we agree that the commission should carry out an up@@ d@@ ated analysis of the implementation and impact of the current ' ground handl@@ ing ' directive before we put any new liberalisation on the agenda .
more import@@ antly , it is directly accessible to the public on the europa ser@@ ver .
in that regard i want in particular to draw attention to the poten@@ ti@@ ally enormous social pressure that could come from ra@@ ising public awareness of women 's basic rights , which could in the final analysis improve the situation of women in the regions concerned .
i hope everyone will support this resolution .
i welcome the progress made in last week 's negotiations on the free trade agreement with the republic of kore@@ a , where i understand we are close to reaching an agreement which , again , will benefit both sides .
for example , in a resolution that it adopted in november last year , parliament ur@@ ged the commission to draw up a general directive on measures to prevent and combat all forms of gender violence .
i am not fundament@@ ally opposed to the idea , but i strongly believe some questions remain to be ans@@ wered .
i am posi@@ ti@@ vely encouraged , however , by a number of indi@@ cations that , during the present year , 2007 , there is a much greater wi@@ ll@@ ing@@ ness to take up the opportunities offered by my in@@ qu@@ ir@@ ies to resolve compla@@ ints .
therefore , it should be no surpri@@ se that the third party , in this case this house , is not prepared to go along with this .
a very important thing for a patien@@ t is to be close to his rel@@ atives and not to face a language barr@@ ier .
a concer@@ ted approach to the challenges posed by mental health is very important and should be tack@@ led with the same seri@@ ous@@ ness as physi@@ cal health .
omi@@ tting the topic of se@@ g@@ reg@@ ation when creating the hor@@ iz@@ on@@ tal directive is an un@@ for@@ gi@@ v@@ able crime .
the highlight has been the extremely successful ci@@ vit@@ as programme that started in 2000 .
( there is a need for further the@@ o@@ re@@ tical work in connection with this , so that the results can be asse@@ ssed more accur@@ ately . )
she is very em@@ aci@@ ated .
that is my idea of a balanced food and agriculture policy , any@@ way .
some have said eur 4 billion , others have said eur 2 billion , and so on .
we want you to help us , and we will work with you , to ensure that we support a dialogue between stake@@ holders on what measures are necessary to bring mutual practical benefits for business and consumers ali@@ ke .
i would also like to say to mr di@@ m@@ as that i appreci@@ ate very much what he said today .
in conclusion , it is my firm bel@@ ief that if the union wishes to remain relevant , then moder@@ nisation of its laws and policies must always be voted in favour of .
in writing . - ( lt ) i agreed with this document , because the agreement gives reci@@ pro@@ cal access to short-@@ stay , vi@@ sa@@ -@@ free travel for all eu and brazi@@ li@@ an citizens hol@@ ding a diplom@@ atic , service or official pass@@ port .
we need to think seriously about developing safe nuclear energy .
people are dy@@ ing in dro@@ ves , the death penalty is wide@@ ly applied and those whose existence is vie@@ wed as aw@@ k@@ war@@ d by certain groups are being secre@@ tly mur@@ dered .
christian sett@@ le@@ ments and schools are being set on fir@@ e .
from the perspective of future developments , i personally consider it vital firstly to ali@@ g@@ n the role of local authorities corre@@ ctly in manag@@ ing european funds and secondly , to target european funds at supporting the use of modern technologies .
first of all , the status qu@@ o was able to continue for de@@ ca@@ des because the western powers also wanted to maintain this situation after the second world war .
in writing . - ( sv ) i am voting for this report because it will make life easier for people re@@ lo@@ cating and trave@@ lling between member states , without any powers being trans@@ fer@@ red to the eu .
the report i am in charge of ur@@ ges the commission to ensure that the process is an efficient one and that we do everything in our power to ensure that , firstly , the new system will improve the internal market 's effectiveness ; secondly , that this new system redu@@ ces the bur@@ dens on the business sector ; and thirdly , that it comb@@ ats fraud as effectively as possible .
it will focus on the opportunities that exist in the ba@@ ren@@ ts sea , and i will be present in order to discuss with some swedish ministers and some experts whether those opportunities are economi@@ cally vi@@ able or not , and whether they are vi@@ able from an environmental point of view - another area where we need to see whether it is right and appropriate to carry out investig@@ ations .
as a result , one of the most effective measures would be to increase pay through a fair distribution of income .
on legal certainty , there are so many questions that the commission should and could be helping s@@ porting organisations with now .
i voted for the resolution on the implementation of the eu strategy for the danube region because it satis@@ f@@ ies the need to improve mobility , energy security , environmental protection , social and economic development , cultural ex@@ changes , security and civil protection in the region .
if this brings full security , it will be accepted , but citizens question how this is being hand@@ led - improvements are probably possible .
by adopting this second pha@@ se of the ' asylum package ' , brussels is facilit@@ ating and encouraging global immigration to europe .
it pl@@ un@@ ged europe into the most serious crisis of its history .
moreover , ans@@ wers were given in irish to the questions addressed to the commission by citizens or by legal enti@@ ties .
we do not , however , share the view on the contribution of nuclear power and believe that the report is un@@ clear on tax matters .
we need structural reforms in europe , including in the labour sector .
among the various fa@@ ul@@ ts in the transpo@@ sition of the directive , i would emphasise the fact that the legislation of various member states does not make specific reference to gender discrimination .
i think that member states must pen@@ alise the im@@ position of obstacles to trade union participation and also offer low thre@@ sho@@ ld ad@@ visory services for women who cannot receive support from a works council , such as women employed in private hou@@ se@@ hol@@ ds and in agriculture .
within the framework of the current tro@@ i@@ ka between france , the czech republic and now sweden , we discussed at an early stage the importance of including al@@ z@@ he@@ i@@ mer 's as a joint priority issue in the context of the work relating to public health .
the proposal that the energy production industry will have to purcha@@ se all its co2 emis@@ sion all@@ owan@@ ces by au@@ ction as from 2013 will cause a massive increase in energy prices that will be particularly pa@@ in@@ fully felt by the domestic economies .
secondly , the time hor@@ iz@@ on for a future work programme - here mr verheugen wants to set a very long-term perspective , but this has to be we@@ i@@ gh@@ ed against the mandate of this commission and we need to have some short-@@ term results .
do@@ co@@ sa@@ h@@ ex@@ a@@ en@@ o@@ i@@ c ac@@ id ( d@@ ha ) is found in bre@@ ast milk , where it contribu@@ tes to normal vi@@ su@@ al development in children aged up to 12 months .
nevertheless , i think that we must take steps now , even though it may be difficult .
the text often men@@ tions the need to move swi@@ f@@ tly towards the building of trans@@ -@@ european infra@@ structures , which are crucial for the continent 's development , but it says little about how to finance those networks .
i regret , however , that in the final compromise , we did not manage to ensure equal status for all parties and to maintain a level pla@@ ying field both for public and for private enti@@ ties .
moreover , this total will increase year on year , so where does the president sup@@ pose the money will come from ?
initial experien@@ ces with the function of the high representative for foreign affairs and security , and the general expect@@ ation that she should be active and present in different places , demand that we think about ap@@ poin@@ ting de@@ pu@@ ties , or involving other commissioners in areas of her work to a greater degree , since we have so many of them .
i am not drawing any conclusions from this development at the moment .
i regret the commission 's t@@ ac@@ it accep@@ t@@ ance of the collective ir@@ responsibility of the majority of the member states concerning financial management of the eu .
the independent distribution sector will be in a position to put a lar@@ ger spe@@ c@@ tru@@ m of parts on offer , including parts from original equipment suppl@@ iers , as well as the norm@@ ally chea@@ per parts from independent producers .
i believe , in fact , that we can find a fundamental line of agreement on this .
the decision to make financing in this matter dependent , not on income per resid@@ ent , but on the pollution limit , is a decision which h@@ its the economies of the new countries of the eu , including my country , poland .
our common foreign policy must be based on cultural diplom@@ acy as europe 's position in the world can be strengthened through culture , as an inte@@ gra@@ l part of its economic , development and security policies .
in our opinion , all these conflicts must , therefore , be dealt with .
you have pro@@ ven already not to be capable of doing this job .
so far the tro@@ i@@ ka has met separ@@ ately with the parties on 10 and 11 au@@ gu@@ st in bel@@ gra@@ de and pri@@ st@@ ina , on 30 au@@ gu@@ st in vie@@ n@@ na , and on 18 and 19 september in lon@@ don .
i expect the member states to respect that .
the current application to mobili@@ se the fund for the benefit of workers from polish companies in the pod@@ kar@@ pac@@ kie region is the first application this year .
i think that , in this situation , the european parliament , and i speak as a member of the committee on transport and tourism , must insi@@ st very strongly that the european commission adopt principles for the legal protection of passengers and cl@@ ien@@ ts , and that also means financial protection .
we must provide legal immigrants with a clear and common status .
the eu will cooperate in fulfi@@ lling the obligations en@@ tered into in an@@ na@@ poli@@ s and par@@ is .
the economic crisis has now reached europe .
written declar@@ ations included in the register ( rule 1@@ 23 ) : see minutes
the republic of moldova has international obligations and commitments , which mean that it has assu@@ med the responsibility to respect democracy , the rule of law and human rights .
madam president , mr le@@ wan@@ dow@@ ski , ladies and gentlemen , i have list@@ ened with great interest to your speeches , and would like , most of all , to say i am very pleased that the priority related to the main change to the budget for 2010 , the priority related to youth , which i proposed and which the committee on budgets adopted , has also met with your support and interest .
( es ) mr president , the meeting of the council of ministers on 18 february will not go down in the history of the eu as a particularly gl@@ ori@@ ous date .
the commission has asse@@ ssed that three countries - serbia , mon@@ ten@@ e@@ gr@@ o and the former yugosla@@ v republic of macedonia - by and large already meet the conditions for visa liberalisation .
yesterday the b@@ b@@ c announced that next week , on 12 may , the appeal court will hear ro@@ x@@ ana s@@ ab@@ er@@ i 's appeal , but that this would again take place in a clo@@ se@@ d-@@ do@@ or session .
although the lisbon agreement was signed in 199@@ 0 , it never en@@ tered into effect , due to a territorial dispu@@ te between spain and mo@@ ro@@ cco .
we know , too , that the swedish government has both experience and a recor@@ d of success in this area .
we must face the facts .
does it intend to step up coordination on hor@@ iz@@ on@@ tal issues in the context of existing partner@@ ships , this being necessary to achieve food security in africa ?
i am sure that this we@@ ek@@ end 's european council , which is the same european council that met on 11 february , will strengthen and pre@@ serve that stability .
now i feel that we actually need to see some concrete action .
however , the russian report be@@ ars all the marks of a political gam@@ e which aims to ab@@ solve the russi@@ ans of any b@@ lam@@ e .
we do indeed - hence i know about the we@@ ek@@ ly reports .
even though the text is not ide@@ al , represent@@ ing the result of complex negotiations , as far as the new position is concerned my understanding is that it is important to continue discussion of the new document and of often dispu@@ ted issues such as r@@ aci@@ al discrimination , x@@ en@@ op@@ h@@ ob@@ ia , stig@@ m@@ ati@@ sation and ste@@ re@@ o@@ ty@@ ping of people based on their religion or bel@@ ief .
however , i look forward to constructive cooperation on these matters and i would like to thank the commission for the initiative .
canada is one of our ol@@ de@@ st and clo@@ se@@ st trading partners , currently the 1@@ 1@@ th biggest , and the potential benefits from de@@ regul@@ ating bilateral trade are obvious , including from the study carried out by the commission and the can@@ adi@@ an government in october 2008 .
i would like to draw the commissioner 's attention to the need to coordin@@ ate politics with economic issues and with mr al@@ mu@@ nia once again .
it is time to show the commission that food safety and health are major concerns for the european parliament .
a su@@ spe@@ cted terrorist who is known to the united states ' intelli@@ gence services is not necess@@ arily known to their european counter@@ parts , as the commission 's answer to one of my questions shows .
i have the power as president under rule 15@@ 5 ( 2 ) to decide on the order of vote .
president-in-office , you said that regular talks were being held with the united states .
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the solutions are also well known , but i regret that the statements of good intentions are ra@@ rely trans@@ l@@ ated into action .
here we must and shall fulfil our obligations .
the activities of both employed and self-@@ employed dri@@ vers are equally relevant to their own and to other people 's safety .
this report den@@ oun@@ ces the mi@@ su@@ se by the member states of the european funds that should be de@@ voted to roma inclusion projects , but it is my hope that the commission will go further by for@@ cing the member states to account publi@@ c@@ ly for their use of these funds .
in this house , we are not quite all of one mind as to how far we should en@@ force international demands with sanctions .
that would be a good way of sol@@ ving at least one of our questions .
the banks ru@@ th@@ less@@ ly po@@ c@@ ke@@ t enormous profits from high interest rates on loans and low interest rates on de@@ posi@@ ts , un@@ la@@ w@@ ful and ir@@ regular de@@ du@@ ctions and char@@ ges , mis@@ leading adverti@@ sing , et@@ c . , leading to workers going ever further into the red .
in general , the most thre@@ at@@ ened species are those that are higher up the food chain , have a low population den@@ si@@ ty , live longer , re@@ produce sl@@ ow@@ ly and live within a limited geographical area .
many of them do not end up in the final documents but people - and this is right and proper - spend time thinking about the different positions .
the problem is to do with the fact that , at world level , european competition policy forces the shi@@ p@@ building industry to fight mainly against the hea@@ vi@@ ly subsidi@@ sed shi@@ py@@ ar@@ ds of the middle east , and today we have , in fact , closed down the shi@@ p@@ building industry in europe through this competition policy , because we force them to compe@@ te against subsidi@@ sed industries .
we are aware of the need for a balance between respect for individual priv@@ acy and the need to safeguard collective security , but the phenomen@@ on of terrorism , with which many europeans live every day , necessi@@ t@@ ates ex@@ tra@@ ordinary measures .
in major urban areas , traffic and pollution constitu@@ te a problem for 6@@ 6 % of european citizens , and 70 % of the citizens expect the union to show active involvement in dealing with these problems .
10 million people in europe suffer from dem@@ enti@@ a ; half of them are al@@ z@@ he@@ i@@ mer 's patients .
bur@@ ma 's military regime has no mor@@ al or legal justi@@ fication for their activities of any type .
we do not want to pres@@ cri@@ be to any member state how security char@@ ges should be finan@@ ced ; we only want to ensure that who@@ ever pa@@ ys ultimately know@@ s what he has paid .
mr le@@ ter@@ me , as i only have one minu@@ te , i will comment only br@@ iefly on the next belgian presidency , which will pos@@ si@@ bly hold office in 20@@ 25 or the@@ re@@ ab@@ ou@@ ts .
as the rapporteur mentioned , this could mean including fre@@ sh produce , in most cases produced lo@@ cally .
in order to ensure a more effective fight against blu@@ e@@ ton@@ gue and reduce the burden it poses on the agricultural sector , the current rules on vacc@@ ination need to be up@@ d@@ ated .
i also agree with the re@@ mark that we should do our ut@@ most to be better prepared .
( et ) european social mode@@ ls face many problems at the moment , for instance demographic changes and globalisation , which also influence the mode@@ ls under discussion .
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here , we believe that it is important to conver@@ t the objectives stated in the strategy into laws , actions and measures which improve the position of small and medium-sized enterprises , but , of course , the member states must also do their own hom@@ e@@ work .
when people talk about de@@ fore@@ st@@ ation in developing countries , this too is a responsibility of our countries , of the european union .
hence there must also be a strategy for chil@@ d@@ care .
in the first six years of the eu@@ s@@ f , the commission received 6@@ 2 requests for financial support from 21 different countries .
we must act urgently with the roma communities to make them aware of their fundamental rights and to facilitate their access to public services .
despite the new legal framework , there has been little progress in creating better funding conditions for s@@ porting v@@ ent@@ u@@ res in europe .
i would like to welcome today the recor@@ d financial support amoun@@ ting to us@@ d 2.@@ 6 billion which has been granted to moldova for the 201@@ 1@@ -@@ 2013 period .
according to the statistics on the compla@@ ints received by sol@@ v@@ it in 2007 , 20 % of them concerned the recognition of professional quali@@ fications required to pursu@@ e a regul@@ ated profe@@ ssion .
the majority of my colleagues from those member states of the european union where the procedure for rati@@ fying the lisbon reform treaty has not been comple@@ ted have told the council in this debate that this will happen in the coming months .
the h@@ ot@@ line itself is the least part of the problem .
to the commissioner i would simply like to say that i am very pleased to see that you and i seem to agree on all of the points that are key for me in this work .
or how do you want to feed this back again so that our trade policy is im@@ bu@@ ed with a uniform european policy in such a way that all partners can understand this too ?
all of this is a means of saying that , when the committee on regional development ask@@ s you to obser@@ ve the condition not only of the integrated approach but also of the travel plans , it is establishing a general principle that we very much hope you will take into account in your action plan .
re-@@ establishing stability within the financial system should not stand in the way of the tasks of the financial system : promoting the growth of europe 's businesses .
( ro ) the compromise reached for the third maritime package will improve pass@@ enger safety , as well as help protect the environment and rein@@ force control systems .
multi@@ -@@ country respon@@ ses can be very effective but can result in di@@ ver@@ gence rather than the cohesion which we wish for under the european idea .
the knowledge base of workers must like@@ wise be raised .
i would say to you that if the czech presidency , or its success@@ ors , is not capable of doing the job , then it shows that we really do need lisbon : we really do need some@@ body on a more permanent basis to give leadership to the european union .
it is true that accounts are very important : it is very important to know what the costs are , but we also need to know the benefits , the cost of preventing acci@@ dents at work , but also the costs of failure to prevent acci@@ dents at work . we need to know the costs of training , but also the costs of fail@@ ing to tra@@ in or fail@@ ing to anti@@ cip@@ ate the changes that our workers and industries need to make .
the vote will take place at 11 a@@ .@@ m .
second , the announ@@ cement of a joint work programme on tri@@ an@@ g@@ ul@@ ar cooperation with developing countries .
in addition , this voting method will strengthen separ@@ ati@@ st mo@@ vements , which is surely not what we wish for con@@ temporary europe .
we must hope that the eu 's new flag@@ ship project that is the strategy for the danube region will subsequ@@ ently be given some observ@@ able and tan@@ gible content .
for this reason i expect the czech presidency to take fre@@ sh steps towards secur@@ ing financial support for the na@@ bu@@ cco gas pipe@@ line and a more vi@@ go@@ rous energy policy in central asia .
only two are in euro@@ land .
this is why i am sugge@@ sting that we get involved in research into increasing the safety of nuclear energy , because this type of energy is clean and chea@@ p as well .
i therefore welcome the fact that parliament takes such a great interest in this fi@@ le - and has from the very beginning , by the way - which is evi@@ den@@ ced by the resolution which parliament has put on the table .
this demonstrate@@ s the commission 's lack of concern about the eu 's long-term economic interests .
dra@@ ft@@ sman of the opinion of the committee on women 's rights and gender equality . - ( el ) madam president , the committee on women 's rights and gender equality regre@@ ts the fact that both in the communication on the draft strategy for legal migration and in the text which we are asked to vote on today very little reference has been made to the problem of the equality of women .
although i have enjo@@ yed myself in the ig@@ c and previ@@ ously in the convention , i think i can speak for us all in saying that we share the opinion that we should set@@ tle some of these quar@@ rel@@ some problems for a substantial time .
that will help us to secure people 's support , and the support of my du@@ tch citizens .
having tal@@ ked to swedish consumer ad@@ vis@@ ers , i understand that this is a very important tool and that it is used on a rou@@ t@@ ine basis .
the law in question that was adopted by the lithu@@ ani@@ an parliament in july and the proposed amendment of the criminal c@@ ode and administrative law that is being discussed are a cause of great concern for the swedish presidency .
although vat is sometimes complex , its effects across borders may cause specific problems which this report hel@@ ps to identi@@ fy and clear up .
i would like to say in all sin@@ cer@@ ity that this action by the commission is necessary and that it is an extremely valu@@ able contribution .
i want to make one point in this respect : in addition to what we have received - and it is only right and proper to be grateful - we have contribu@@ ted certain elements .
now , however , we are talking about people trave@@ lling .
lithu@@ ania has already experienced this .
the distin@@ ction between those countries that have capital puni@@ sh@@ ment and use it , and those that re@@ tain the power but do not actually carry out the death penalty , is not as dra@@ matic as one would first assu@@ me .
in the draft resolution on the european social fund , much is being said about the fight against poverty , support for the social model , et@@ c .
i have ti@@ med their contributions , and mr di@@ m@@ as , together with his colleagues , has not used even half of that .
i voted in favour of the resolution , which promo@@ tes the integration of mon@@ ten@@ e@@ gr@@ o into the european system , because we have all wit@@ ne@@ ssed that this country has made no@@ table progress towards adopting proper proce@@ sses and instruments .
'@@ i don '@@ t take the european position all that seriously .
you even writ@@ e in your document , i quot@@ e : ' the sig@@ ns of recovery are clear ' .
this is an issue of management , due to a government that allowed reven@@ ue to dro@@ p or did nothing when reven@@ ue was dro@@ pping and allowed expenditure to increase or pu@@ shed expenditure up because the elections were approach@@ ing .
madam president , ladies and gentlemen , as you know , the conci@@ liation procedure relating to the working time directive has failed .
let me stress again : this is totally unacceptable .
individual member states have already announced that they intend to recognise kosovo on a uni@@ lateral basis .
the oral question to the commission by ren@@ ate we@@ ber , na@@ th@@ al@@ ie gr@@ ie@@ s@@ be@@ ck , s@@ op@@ hi@@ a in ' t ve@@ ld , so@@ nia al@@ f@@ ano , ce@@ ci@@ li@@ a wi@@ k@@ ström , l@@ ou@@ is mi@@ ch@@ el , sar@@ a@@ h lud@@ ford , gi@@ an@@ ni v@@ atti@@ mo , le@@ oni@@ d@@ as don@@ sk@@ is , al@@ ex@@ an@@ der al@@ var@@ o , ni@@ c@@ col@@ ò r@@ in@@ al@@ d@@ i , ram@@ on tre@@ mo@@ sa i bal@@ ce@@ lls , me@@ tin kaza@@ k and mar@@ ie@@ l@@ le de sar@@ ne@@ z , on behalf of the alde group , on dat@@ ab@@ a@@ ses relating to r@@ aci@@ al and ethnic origin in the eu - b@@ 7-0@@ 5@@ 5@@ 6 / 2010 ) , and
i have been a member of parliament since 199@@ 0 .
it is simply due to the fact that the member states are large@@ ly opposed to it .
there is an ongoing dialogue in cooperation with the united nations and the il@@ o .
mr sch@@ ne@@ ll@@ har@@ d@@ t said that we should act prom@@ p@@ tly and mr ar@@ se@@ ni@@ s asked particularly , with regard to the time@@ table : when will this end ?
as you will remember , in the resolution adopted by parliament in april 2005 we asked the commission to adopt an action plan con@@ taining clear recommendations for the member states and candidate countries relating to the economic , social and political integration of the roma .
i cannot understand the concerns of the board of the european medicines agency that the new tasks being allocated to it are not sufficien@@ tly fun@@ ded .
although the reform process should be given a boost and eight negotiating ch@@ ap@@ ters are still blo@@ cked , the commission has welcomed in particular turkey 's recent diplom@@ atic activity and its role in promoting stability in the region .
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is the commission already planning which countries could pos@@ si@@ bly become members in future ?
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the actions and the activity of volun@@ te@@ ers speak for themselves .
i remember well , a year and a half ago when we tal@@ ked about the africa summit , no one really belie@@ ved we could pul@@ l it off .
on the contrary , one ge@@ ts the fee@@ ling that bureaucr@@ atic pa@@ per@@ work seems to gro@@ w by the year .
is it acceptable on the part of a country seeking eu membership ?
the biggest obstac@@ le to the introduction of an eu c@@ op@@ y@@ right , mrs ger@@ in@@ ger de o@@ e@@ den@@ ber@@ g , is that it would absolutely have to take prece@@ dence over national c@@ op@@ y@@ right in order to be effective .
i also believe that research and technological development must become more accessible to ordinary europeans .
a substantial share of the member states ' health budgets has to be allocated to combating the problems raised by over@@ we@@ ight .
an inte@@ gra@@ l approach requires a change in our european heads , because until now , we have only been pre@@ occu@@ pie@@ d with development , or primarily with the development of a low carbon society .
do we take the same attitude in the european union ?
on behalf of the gue / ng@@ l group . - ( el ) madam president , the report on the european ombudsman 's activities af@@ for@@ ds us an opportunity to as@@ certain how citizens view the work@@ ings of the institutions of the european union and gives us practical ideas and examples as to how the institutions of the european union can improve how they operate and how they serve the citizens .
i know that one of my main tasks is to coordin@@ ate this effort in the commission , and your vi@@ gi@@ l@@ ance will be most welcome and com@@ for@@ ting .
but we know very well that there are di@@ ver@@ gen@@ ces in the approach@@ es of the member states .
by not being open and honest , we are strengthening ko@@ st@@ uni@@ ca who can then say : if we take a hard line we can force the european union to make conce@@ ssions .
in addition , the relationship between the in@@ comes of citizens - mea@@ su@@ red , for example , as gdp per capit@@ a - has a very lo@@ ose relation to the minimum wa@@ ge .
at present , president ob@@ ama is allo@@ cating 10 times more v@@ ent@@ ure capital to green technologies than europe is .
parliament 's almost unani@@ mous opinion is that neighbourhood policy has not produced the expected results .
i ab@@ stain@@ ed because parliament regre@@ ts the de@@ ficien@@ cies in staff sele@@ ction procedures , which put at risk the transparency of these procedures .
the inclusion of the human rights clause , along with the application of social and environmental standards in trade negotiations , are complex problems that divi@@ de the international community .
however , these rules are not interpre@@ ted or applied uni@@ form@@ ly by the member states .
we all need c@@ lar@@ ity regarding who exactly will provide this funding , how much each developed country will provide , and how and when it will be provided .
we need to take immediate steps to free ourselves of our ra@@ w materi@@ al depend@@ ence on russia , which may subsequ@@ ently become a political depend@@ ence .
regarding security issues , the internal security strategy was adopted in the march european council .
it is a great trading n@@ ation , it is an ex@@ por@@ ter of people , not least to this continent , and it is a vital ally in the fight against terrorism .
i would really like to know whether the commissioner agre@@ es that we could go for lower targets or whether we should sti@@ ck to the current ones .
what the council has done , however , in vir@@ tu@@ ally re@@ ver@@ sing the ru@@ ling of the court of justice and even ignor@@ ing the improvements that the commission 's proposal had made to some aspects of the previous legal position is unacceptable .
what we need is global consensus , and for this we must have something to offer , above all to developing countries .
only thus can we develop this system effectively from the stan@@ d@@ point of legal principles .
this is precisely the role of the european parliament .
a directive intended to encourage re@@ cy@@ c@@ ling has en@@ ded up encouraging fl@@ y-@@ ti@@ pping .
since the new protocol has sol@@ ved the technical problems and opened up a more secure procedure for sett@@ ling technical differences between the parties , that will surely lead to a greater number of ve@@ ssels wan@@ ting to access this fishing ground , which is becoming safe@@ r by the day , and therefore of@@ fering more guarantees , than in the previous protocol .
mr president , thank you for your words of con@@ dol@@ ence on behalf of our british sol@@ d@@ iers who lost their lives on s@@ at@@ ur@@ day e@@ vening .
i asked if he was 6@@ 5 and he said ' no , if i wai@@ ted ti@@ ll next year , i would have to go .
ta@@ i@@ w@@ an is a prospe@@ rous democracy with a t@@ op@@ -@@ quality public health system .
in the report we also emphasise the fact that the recovery plan will have important consequences for the fishing industry as well as the economic and social development of local communities , and this is why the commission should re@@ consider the fishing effort system once co@@ d stocks have significantly improved .
mr president , for form 's s@@ ake , i should like to noti@@ fy my fellow members on this occa@@ sion that i shall also be putting forward a motion - not now , but tomorrow - that the vote on the report on f@@ y@@ rom , or macedonia , like@@ wise be postpo@@ ned until the strasbourg sitting .
the with@@ dra@@ wa@@ l period should be set at one year , which will increase consumer protection in most member states .
mr cor@@ ni@@ l@@ let 's report also rai@@ ses a very relevant question regarding the institutional framework for deb@@ ating humanitarian policy .
this remains a topi@@ cal issue in our debates and we will continue to remind our partners , the council and the commission , of it .
as far as i am concerned , it is a question of rob@@ b@@ ing pe@@ ter to pay pa@@ ul .
a more effective eu policy for the south cau@@ ca@@ sus - a black sea regional policy approach ( debate )
despite this , i believe that the rapporteurs have succe@@ eded in strengthening the continu@@ ity of legal protection and guaranteeing maximum protection for victims , while ensuring legal certainty .
the challenges we face are very substantial .
it is true that in this regard we are very much at the fore@@ front , but we still have a lot to do .
parliament should monitor the proce@@ sses of democratic transition in the southern mediterranean countries and , along with the other european institutions , support this transition as swi@@ f@@ tly and peac@@ ef@@ ul@@ ly as possible , providing important support through the instruments at its dispos@@ al , which are aimed at promoting political , economic and social reforms .
many in europe were at@@ trac@@ ted to this change and the spirit of change .
mr president , i would e@@ ch@@ o what has been said by a large number of colleagues here this af@@ ter@@ no@@ on : a democratic ma@@ ur@@ it@@ ania represents a po@@ le of stability in the sub@@ region .
the roma question is an in@@ sur@@ m@@ oun@@ table problem , given that this ' solidarity ' is repres@@ ented by cam@@ ps - as shown on yesterday 's port@@ a a port@@ a &#9@@ 1@@ ; italian current affairs programme &#9@@ 3@@ ; - which are the@@ o@@ re@@ tically legal , but where there is continu@@ ous child abuse and the sa@@ ni@@ tation conditions are absolutely ap@@ p@@ all@@ ing .
if the european commission is the cust@@ odi@@ an of the eu treaties , then the european parliament is the cust@@ odi@@ an of the values and i believe that together we shall be able to with@@ stand a rising wa@@ ve fa@@ mili@@ ar from the recent past . and that we shall stop it , without viol@@ ating fundamental rights like the right of free expression , the right of as@@ so@@ cation , the freedom of the media .
n@@ one@@ theless , almost a year after the plan was launched , we still have no tan@@ gible proposals from the council or the swedish presidency concerning where the money is to come from .
the funds required to per@@ form tasks should be increased .
it stre@@ sses the importance of collective bar@@ ga@@ ining in the fight to aboli@@ sh discrimination against women , in particular with regard to access to employment , wag@@ es , working conditions , care@@ ers and professional training .
i would also like to inform you that we shall shor@@ tly - before the end of april - present a road ma@@ p of this kind for vi@@ sa@@ -@@ free travel for serbia where , like@@ wise , ordinary citizens value this extremely highly .
that is why , commissioner , anyone wi@@ shing to help turkey should ultimately listen to what is being said by the turkish cy@@ pri@@ o@@ ts , who are currently prote@@ sting , not for direct trade or for its trans@@ l@@ ation , as we heard today in the decision d@@ ated 26 april , but for cyprus to be relea@@ sed from the occup@@ ation and for them personally to be relea@@ sed and re@@ s@@ cu@@ ed .
what i hope will happen as a result of this is that we will ensure that airlines do not hold on to slo@@ ts un@@ necess@@ arily .
do you not think that electri@@ c cars can be introduced in europe much so@@ oner than other forms of clean pro@@ pul@@ sion ?
i am not in favour of the eu pa@@ ssing laws on behalf of member states at all .
as a christian , i would like to focus once again on the situation of the paki@@ stan@@ i christi@@ ans , who are subje@@ cted to severe persecu@@ tion .
every single time , i have heard the ep@@ p say that this should not be party politics and that we should not single out member states .
on behalf of the verts / ale group . - madam president , i also would like to thank the rapporteur , mr d@@ í@@ az de mer@@ a gar@@ c@@ í@@ a consu@@ e@@ gr@@ a , for his great work .
we are equally responsible for both large and small far@@ ms .
i do agree that the way forward is to support small business and provide long-term sustainable jobs , high-@@ quality jobs , and i do hope that the proposal for a small business act will help to achieve this in the long term .
however , my personal opinion is - and i think that this opinion should be respected , because it is respe@@ ct@@ able - that it is not by hu@@ mili@@ ating china that we will make progress on the issue of human rights , but through a fran@@ k and direct dialogue .
the eu 's cohesion policy is intended , through its four separ@@ ate programmes , to help make europe and its regions more competitive , for example through innovation , the development of the knowledge society , and strengthening economic competitiveness .
mr president , ladies and gentlemen , commissioner , on 21 april 2009 , the european ombudsman submitted his annual report on his activities in 2008 to the out@@ going president of the european parliament , h@@ ans@@ -@@ ger@@ t po@@ et@@ ter@@ ing .
talks at the council meeting led to an agreement to formul@@ ate strategies on the basis of the principles discussed by the finance ministers at their informal meeting in go@@ th@@ en@@ bur@@ g .
this is why we allocated more money than proposed by the commission to budget lines which promo@@ ted the social dimension by creating more and better jobs and supporting small and medium-sized enterprises .
secondly , early re@@ ti@@ rement and its financial incentives must be elimin@@ ated throughout europe .
the commission adopted a two@@ -@@ t@@ ier approach to tackle these problems : infringe@@ ment procedures to address in@@ correct implementation of the rules , and changes to the rules when they were not clear or precise enough .
on the one hand , it is just as u@@ do bu@@ ll@@ man@@ n says .
we should not wa@@ it until emerging diseases reach a crisis state ; we must am@@ end our ve@@ ter@@ inary medic@@ ine legislation swi@@ f@@ tly as the consequences and cost of a major out@@ bre@@ ak of a high-@@ impact disease in the eu would far exce@@ ed the cost of action now to develop appropriate and adequ@@ ately available ...
while i have heard the message , i am not sure i believe it .
it must be a sim@@ ple@@ r , fa@@ i@@ re@@ r and more sustainable model , which en@@ sures that finance serves the real economy , which develop@@ s new forms of solidarity among europeans , which takes account of the social and environmental challenges in international trade , and which radi@@ cally reforms our relations with the world 's poorest countries , and here i am thinking specifically of africa .
allow me now to reiter@@ ate br@@ iefly what i said in my opening statement .
there must be no obligation to inst@@ all so@@ lar pan@@ els when building a house , car@@ rying out re@@ ro@@ of@@ ing works , building an exten@@ sion or re@@ plac@@ ing a he@@ ating system , such as is the case in the mar@@ bur@@ g model .
globalisation has given rise to f@@ ier@@ ce competition between countries which , in turn , has led to unacceptable practices by many mul@@ tin@@ ati@@ on@@ als in developing countries : failure to respect core labour standards , human rights violations and environmental damage .
the failure in copenhagen must not be repe@@ ated .
the aim of the report is to mobili@@ se eur 1@@ 1.@@ 8 million in commitment and payment appropriations from the eu solidarity fund relating to the effects of the flo@@ ods which h@@ it romania in july 2008 .
we must concentr@@ ate more on vo@@ cational training and re@@ training .
the me@@ xi@@ can government is trying to bring the situation under control by means of a massive military and police operation .
we also have commitments under the international obligation of the framework convention on tob@@ ac@@ co control - all these will be brought together to decide what the next steps should be .
the great un@@ known is always too easy a threat , and it is easy to join that particular chor@@ us .
nevertheless , you are right : this is an issue that has not been hand@@ led in a reasonable manner - i understand this - by the parliamentary bure@@ a@@ u .
that is why the members represent@@ ing the portuguese social democratic party ( p@@ s@@ d ) are supporting this report , which is , as a matter of fact , coherent with the measures proposed in portugal by the lea@@ der of the p@@ s@@ d , d@@ r manu@@ ela ferre@@ ira le@@ ite .
it should not only apply to the cap .
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yet , in this context , it is important to remember that today 's critical situation in north ki@@ v@@ u , while exac@@ er@@ b@@ ated by the fighting taking place in the second half of 2007 , is a result of years of war in the region .
my officials tell me that you have produced a highly fac@@ tual and competent report .
the child had been ra@@ ped by three men .
the strategic importance of the black sea region has now been recognised since 2007 : with the accession of romania and bulgaria to the eu , the black sea beg@@ an to have a direct impact on the union 's internal affairs , which is why there needs to be greater eu involvement in the area .
i am very glad we managed to reach a consensus in committee too , thanks to the prepar@@ atory work and the very fair cooperation with the rapporteur .
the re-@@ ha@@ shed swift agreement does very little to change this situation .
for this reason , we must increase the mand@@ atory joint financing by the regions and the project promo@@ ters and we must offer more lo@@ an@@ -based programmes .
i am speaking on behalf of one of the four mo@@ tors of the european economy , l@@ om@@ bar@@ dy .
mr k@@ lep@@ s@@ ch spent most of his professional life working towards a united europe .
the economic crisis mag@@ ni@@ f@@ ies these dis@@ par@@ ities , plac@@ ing additional pres@@ sures on the governments in these countries , which have to deal with str@@ ing@@ ent mac@@ ro@@ economic conditions , the social re@@ per@@ cu@@ ssions of the crisis , while also having to resolve problems ar@@ ising from the vulner@@ ability of the financial system and the sustainability of the public health care and social in@@ surance systems .
we have to help the fishing community who , at the moment , are in a severe economic crisis , particularly with the 30 % increase in mar@@ ine fuel prices .
in the next funding period , it is also important that the establishment and implementation of structural programmes be dire@@ cted above all at people , to simplify the procedures for using the funds .
there are other countries as well , as we all know .
secondly , i think this will be cat@@ astro@@ phic for over half a million families , especially in my country , where most are poor , sm@@ all@@ -@@ scale tob@@ ac@@ co farmers who will aband@@ on their far@@ ms and move to the large tow@@ ns , which is extremely dangerous for the environment and the countr@@ y@@ side .
i agree with you , mr mad@@ len@@ er , that human traffic@@ k@@ ers should be ar@@ re@@ sted and that turkey really should set up a de@@ cent asylum system , a system that recogni@@ ses political refugees who do not come from the european union , but from el@@ se@@ where .
ladies and gentlemen , we must make use of all the means available to us to work , together with the un , to help the victims of cy@@ cl@@ one nar@@ g@@ is .
in that case , we would have a greater administrative burden .
if you look at ireland 's history , what we have been able to do with investment in infrastructure , large@@ ly from the european union - to which we are now about to become , thank go@@ d , a ne@@ t contribu@@ tor - is an indi@@ cation of what can be done when you give people the tools with which to do the job .
this is what many economic sectors in our countries are asking of us .
in writing . - i voted for the report on the general fisheries commission for the mediterranean ( g@@ f@@ c@@ m ) agreement area .
these people are generally economi@@ cally dis@@ advant@@ aged due to their peri@@ ph@@ er@@ al status , but if their jobs were to disappe@@ ar , this would have a negative impact on them .
( fr ) madam president , ladies and gentlemen , i wish to sound the alar@@ m be@@ ll regarding the low rate of planning and payment of the er@@ d@@ f , es@@ f and cohesion fund appropriations .
i wish to highlight from the work programme for 2011 the importance of the legislative initiatives in the following areas : personal data protection , improvement of information and network security based on public procurement standards and recommendations , electronic sig@@ natu@@ res and reci@@ pro@@ cal recognition of electronic identi@@ fication and auth@@ en@@ tic@@ ation mechanisms .
it is necessary to find an additional la@@ bel to the already existing one , which would introduce mand@@ atory inspe@@ ctions and dra@@ stic penalties for those ab@@ using the ec mark .
it paid sc@@ ant regard to the interests of cre@@ ditors , employees , consumers and small suppl@@ iers .
liby@@ an citizens do not enjo@@ y many political and civil rights , such as freedom of expression , assembly and association .
we have already introduced private storage earlier than we norm@@ ally do .
there are areas where bu@@ s dri@@ vers are in great demand and areas where there is a short@@ age of qualified do@@ ct@@ ors .
access to institutions of higher education must also be made easier for ad@@ ul@@ ts with practical vo@@ cational experience .
speaking as a pi@@ lot myself : can the commission please explain why the pi@@ lo@@ ts ' associ@@ ations were not consul@@ ted in this matter , and could it also con@@ firm that the concerns of pi@@ lo@@ ts and other people working in this industry will be fully taken into account ?
we have four funds .
the impact study procedure , also established by the commission , aims to improve the cohesion of community policies and includes an assessment of all the environmental par@@ am@@ e@@ ters of our proposals .
it is very important to ensure better implementation of agreements on sim@@ ple@@ r visa procedures and an eu-@@ ukraine free trade area .
i hope that what you have announced will be implemented .
this is despite the fact that upon this che@@ ss-@@ board our energy future and our security future is decided .
internal thre@@ ats , such as drug@@ s , poverty in society , and internet crime , must not be for@@ got@@ ten either .
we cannot but endorse the intentions behind this report : to guarantee the quality of european food products , the competitiveness of producers , simple but comprehensive information for consumers regarding the origin of products , compliance with de@@ sig@@ nations of origin and quality label@@ s , a better definition of traditional or orga@@ nic products , and so on .
we are asking for the commission to proce@@ ed with the wh@@ ite paper on adap@@ ting to and protecting fore@@ sts from climate change , we are asking for a new regulation to re@@ place the old regulation on the prevention of forest fi@@ res , we are asking for a new regulation to re@@ place the old regulation on information on the state of fore@@ sts and , finally , we are asking for an increase in funding for fore@@ sts under the second pillar of the common agricultural policy .
two equally important issues should be stre@@ ssed at this point , which are more important than the construction of new hou@@ ses and new road@@ s .
i would lo@@ ve to see a kind of enhanced competition which does not encourage ' dis@@ coun@@ ting for dis@@ coun@@ ting 's s@@ ake ' but which serves to ensure greater consumer satisfac@@ tion .
i also join the rapporteur in wel@@ coming the changes proposed by the commission , particularly that relating to the planned reduction in fe@@ es and less frequ@@ ent re@@ porting for smes , for which participation in this system would be more one@@ rous but no less important .
now , i have no choice but to repeat my question , because the new document does not say a word as to why this failure happened .
comple@@ mentary , of course , to do@@ ha , it will dri@@ ve europe 's recovery and growth and the european parliament will be instru@@ mental in de@@ termi@@ ning the future of global trade policy .
i call on the european commission to link the application for community financing with the repe@@ al of this s@@ can@@ dal@@ ous decision , which re@@ min@@ ds us that there are still nation@@ alists in the balkans .
i am convinced that in just taking such a step , we will totally harmoni@@ se standards in the european union 's internal market and move tow@@ ard the so far most exten@@ sive elimin@@ ation of the threat from trans@@ mission of these diseases .
it fi@@ lls me with dis@@ may to note that , after tibet and kosovo , we have now arri@@ ved on european union soil .
with regard to the revision of the technical measures covered in the legislation , it is vital to extend the use of tra@@ m@@ me@@ l ne@@ ts along the co@@ ast to de@@ p@@ ths of between 200 m and 6@@ 00 m until 31 december 2012 , which will allow ships to continue to cap@@ ture stocks of great economic importance to portuguese national fisheries , such as an@@ gl@@ er@@ fish , in a sustainable manner .
during the plenary yesterday , ing@@ ri@@ d bet@@ an@@ court of latin america and france said that she dre@@ am@@ s of a latin america that could cooperate and be as united as the european union .
suggesti@@ ons for improving healthcare in europe through health education , access to treatment , knowledge of data and the use of mechanisms to measure , monitor , evalu@@ ate and communi@@ cate information provide an important contribution to the development of policies that are effective for reducing health in@@ equ@@ alities .
the purpose behind its inclusion is starting to become clear .
in the context of reduced eu structural mo@@ nie@@ s and funds , regional development mo@@ nie@@ s must be better targeted - as many speakers have said - at local areas and local authorities , which must be the key deli@@ vere@@ rs of those funds .
if europe is bor@@ der@@ less , so is the internet ; if languages are difficult , technological tools now offer us the possibility of in@@ stan@@ t trans@@ l@@ ation .
no@@ am sh@@ al@@ it , who is with us here today , is plac@@ ing his hope and confidence in you , as well as in the go@@ d of israel , to obtain the relea@@ se of his preci@@ ous son .
these projects must also contribute to the eco@@ logical trans@@ form@@ ation of our economies , pa@@ ving the way for the zer@@ o carbon economy .
ensure that the energy market is both transparent and capable of being monito@@ red .
the list of areas of cooperation is a long one .
last month , on a visit to bulgaria , i saw a truly in@@ spir@@ ing example of this .
the statements were very different .
in addition to consolid@@ ating the rule of law , important measures will be taken to combat terrorism and terrorist financing and to prevent the use of weapons of mass destruction .
the euro cannot simply act as a safety an@@ ch@@ or , but must also be an eng@@ ine that can dri@@ ve growth .
tou@@ gh@@ ness must be comb@@ ined with efficiency and sub@@ stance .
mr president , i am speaking on behalf of the european free alliance members in the greens / ef@@ a group .
i am therefore promoting the creation of a c@@ ode of eth@@ i@@ cs for re@@ ta@@ il@@ ers and producers of vi@@ de@@ o gam@@ es .
with infl@@ ation in the euro area at 4 % , the latest interest rate hi@@ ke by the european central bank means that the real interest rate is 0@@ .@@ 25 % .
the draft report critici@@ ses the fact that the funding for these ambitious plans is in@@ adequate . the plans should be properly finan@@ ced from the union 's budget .
being equally thir@@ sty for anti-@@ democratic global dom@@ ination , the commercial and political eli@@ te which constitu@@ tes the european union ha@@ st@@ ens to implement these instru@@ ctions , just as they did to implement reach .
as a result , the 2011 budget year will be extremely important from the perspective of financial planning for subsequ@@ ent years .
human rights in vie@@ t@@ nam ( vote )
on this point , i fully agree with your report , as i believe that , in the stock@@ hol@@ m programme , the training of jud@@ ges and the exchange of jud@@ ges among member states will be the key to the future of this european area of law that we so want .
it is precisely in this area that we need a well-@@ considered and well-@@ prepared european policy .
they know what visa liberalisation means , they know that , by aboli@@ shing their visas in the european union , we will not be giving away jobs or rights to asylum or citiz@@ en@@ ship or su@@ ch@@ like .
am@@ ong@@ st these areas , we could mention transport , the priority of which should be the creation of a sustainable and safe transport system and the development of trans@@ -@@ european networks .
women have always made the choice to be ful@@ l@@ -@@ time mo@@ thers .
a good way of providing the aid that latin america needs is by strengthening the trading relationship between the two blo@@ cs , which , upon comple@@ tion , will be one of the largest in the world .
there are not four alternati@@ ves , but in fact only two , namely the lam@@ as@@ sour@@ e / sever@@ in report or nice .
at a time when the constitutional treaty is de@@ ad and bur@@ ied , following the ' no ' vote from a str@@ an@@ ge co@@ ali@@ tion of political forces not only in france but in the ne@@ ther@@ lands too , and when the indi@@ gesti@@ ble pie@@ ce of legislation known as the ' min@@ i ' treaty of lisbon is being blo@@ cked in ireland and pos@@ si@@ bly in the czech republic as well , we should prove that europe is still functioning by rel@@ ying on the huge area of enhanced cooperation .
this fi@@ ve@@ -@@ year programme will need to guarantee a coordinated , consistent approach to information sh@@ aring , and should incorpor@@ ate a european union strategy on information management .
the two@@ -@@ year restri@@ ction period on the labour market imposed on the new member states ex@@ pi@@ res at the end of this year .
furthermore , we af@@ firm this parliament 's resolution in january this year on combating the phenomen@@ on of stre@@ et children by 2015 .
i hope this will happen as soon as possible .
as a young member of parliament , in 19@@ 5@@ 7 i voted against the treaty of ro@@ me , the first stage of a process which , according its promo@@ ters , mon@@ ne@@ t and cou@@ den@@ ho@@ ve@@ -@@ k@@ al@@ er@@ gi among others , was to lead to the united states of europe : this t@@ owe@@ r of ba@@ bel that can only be buil@@ t on the ru@@ ins of the nations , and first of all of my hom@@ el@@ and , france .
that needs to be changed as well , please !
despite our repe@@ ated requests , the eu refu@@ sed then , and refu@@ ses still , to deal with this event .
although south sud@@ an has re@@ serves of natural resources such as oil , c@@ op@@ per and i@@ ro@@ n , as well as forest and fer@@ ti@@ le land , the vast majority of its population live in poverty , with one of the highest inf@@ ant mor@@ t@@ ality rates and the lowe@@ st education indic@@ ators in the world .
four points must be dealt with as soon as possible ; n@@ one should present a serious political problem .
for that , we have to b@@ ake our bre@@ ad before we distribu@@ te it , as we say in fin@@ land .
proportion@@ ally speaking , this has the same impact as 1@@ 20 000 arri@@ ving in france in just one day .
the council has therefore asked the commission to put forward a general guide@@ line document in this respect .
the fi@@ f@@ th freedom , for example , prime minister jan@@ š@@ a , is part of social policy .
madam president , many thanks for this truly important debate , and in particular my sin@@ c@@ ere thanks once more to the rapporteur .
with regard to the fight against direct or in@@ direct discrimination on the basis of gender , that policy has pro@@ ved a complete success in the european union .
we know that it is not just a question of one million sig@@ natu@@ res on any issue .
there again , i think that that was being honest .
every eu state should nomin@@ ate a body to cooperate with olaf on a da@@ y-@@ to@@ -@@ day basis .
i ab@@ stain@@ ed in the vote on the resolution on smo@@ king .
however , i will bo@@ w to the su@@ peri@@ or wi@@ s@@ dom and experience of dor@@ is pac@@ k in saying that this may be the way forward .
as mr ob@@ i@@ ols pointed out , negotiation is an un@@ questi@@ on@@ able weapo@@ n for moving forward in that process and for advan@@ cing internal reforms in turkey .
m@@ me sud@@ re , i see your report as helping to build a bri@@ dge between the present and future strategies for the ou@@ ter@@ most regions and that is a very important role of this report .
( de ) mr president , european environmental economic accounts will provide us with important data to enable us to bring environmental aspects into all kin@@ ds of political decisions and , as a result , to have these aspects taken into consideration in a whole range of issues .
the vote will take place tomorrow .
i believe that the european union must use every means to support any move indi@@ cating democratic transition .
i also re@@ call that the treaty of lisbon has introduced changes to trade policy which tou@@ ch upon some of the proposals presented in this report .
( nl ) madam president , commissioner , i support the soil strategy el@@ abor@@ ated in the pro@@ d@@ i report , but op@@ pose the directive on soil .
the first signal that this report makes is that some of the commission 's proposals do not quite go far enough .
in le@@ ban@@ on , for example , the isra@@ e@@ li ar@@ my launched more than a million clu@@ ster bom@@ b@@ s on vi@@ ll@@ ages and hom@@ es in the last few hours before it with@@ dre@@ w .
as companies frequ@@ ently challenge the v@@ ali@@ d@@ ity of the commission decisions im@@ pos@@ ing fin@@ es , a large part of the amount mentioned above is not final , so to speak .
this seems like a reasonable solution to me , so i voted in favour .
today , the lisbon treaty is not really your treaty .
we are therefore asking for a ' co@@ legislative ' role and for parliament to be regul@@ arly informed of any initiatives in this field .
others are more political , related to the period after 2013 , but i am sure that you would find the proposals extremely interesting .
as ms be@@ er said , if 7 000 candi@@ d@@ ates can run for 2@@ 90 se@@ ats , too many candi@@ d@@ ates have already been rejected .
the question is , why not ?
of course , we also need to incorpor@@ ate the banking system in terms of the risks involved , which should not only be under@@ taken by the european people .
the solution is national responsibility and the obligation of individual member states to cut their co@@ ats according to their clo@@ th .
fa@@ mili@@ ar as we are with the eu structures , we have ce@@ a@@ sed to see how an@@ om@@ al@@ ous , how ou@@ trage@@ ous , it is that we have su@@ pre@@ me execu@@ tive and legislative power in the hands of an un@@ accoun@@ table and une@@ le@@ cted bureaucr@@ acy .
in this respect , the tri@@ al with joint si@@ t@@ tings by two committees is a new attempt to devi@@ se something better .
we europeans have a responsibility in that regard , but i n@@ one@@ theless believe that the questions that have been raised here are justified .
even commissioner verheugen belie@@ ves that the current ce mar@@ king may be a little con@@ fu@@ sing .
this aims to re@@ move the current physi@@ cal , administrative and regulatory obstacles and alle@@ vi@@ ate the ' border effect ' between territ@@ ories and regions , per@@ mit@@ ting them to address their shared challenges together , whether these be territorial , global , economic or socie@@ tal .
( fi ) mr president , i supported the report , but i won@@ der if the european union has the ability to work to promote peace and stability in our neighbour@@ ing countries , by which i now mainly mean sy@@ ri@@ a , libya and egypt .
( sk ) all member states rati@@ fied the 198@@ 9 un convention on the rights of the child ; however , the convention does not include any san@@ cti@@ oning mechanism .
some amendments adopted in the priv@@ acy directive , however , are really ca@@ using problems and we shall make sure that they are de@@ le@@ ted .
we said that biofuels were the answer but no one reali@@ sed at the time that the massive use of ar@@ able land for the cul@@ ti@@ v@@ ation of energy cro@@ ps could lead to a short@@ age of farm@@ land for the cul@@ ti@@ v@@ ation of fo@@ ods .
that is why we are working on joint multi@@ annual program@@ ming based on strategies to combat poverty , which give us a better pi@@ c@@ ture of how funds are targeted and according to what objectives , and which also enable us to control this allo@@ cation better .
there are no adjust@@ ments for persons with movement dis@@ abi@@ lities .
it is a very serious problem at a time when we are reform@@ ing agricultural policy , thre@@ ate@@ ning to cut the budget for agriculture and not looking at the im@@ perfe@@ ctions in this marke@@ t@@ place .
it is particularly important for the new member states , which really do need the financial resources of the community .
the black sea areas has always been linked to the mediterranean and thus both should be compar@@ able and put on equal fo@@ ot@@ ing today .
on a global scale , the eu 's competi@@ tors are invest@@ ing in the research and development of new technologies for reducing carbon emissions and are laun@@ ching programmes supporting the transition to green road transport .
it also see@@ ks to promote the development of fil@@ ter@@ ing systems and to encourage the labelling of internet sites dee@@ med safe for children .
this means that the actions that the commission can take to support them in that - for example , the use of the un@@ h@@ c@@ r , and the idea of the asylum support office - become very important , providing they are adequ@@ ately re@@ sour@@ ced .
we are , naturally , prepared also to go along this difficult rou@@ te of announ@@ cing these decisions .
that brings me to this question of ta@@ r san@@ ds and oil sh@@ ale .
this is important because what we are specifically calling for at this time is a guarantee of healthy growth , without co@@ er@@ ci@@ on or negative ste@@ re@@ o@@ types or crim@@ in@@ alisation of chil@@ d@@ hood .
however , as the rapporteur mr d@@ í@@ az de mer@@ a gar@@ c@@ í@@ a consu@@ e@@ gr@@ a has am@@ ply demonstrated , i do not believe that the series of countries li@@ sted should be included on the positive list since , un@@ like ta@@ i@@ w@@ an , these do not have the same standards and requirements .
that is how europe developed its food production base - that is how we f@@ ed ourselves - and we need to acknow@@ ledge , as has been done in this house today , that we have under@@ invest@@ ed in agricultural research , in development and in the ad@@ visory service .
in writing . - ( fr ) i voted in favour of discharge for the direct@@ or of the european centre for disease prevention and control in respect of the implementation of its budget for the financial year 2006 on the basis of the report by my austri@@ an colleague mr h@@ ans@@ -@@ pe@@ ter mar@@ tin , which recomm@@ en@@ ds to parliament to give discharge .
but we must re@@ tain a sense of collective eng@@ ag@@ ement as we continue to improve ties with what was , until quite recently , a diplom@@ atically i@@ sol@@ ated and large@@ ly over@@ loo@@ ked region , particularly by the european union .
mobilisation of the european globalisation adjustment fund : q@@ im@@ on@@ da / portugal (
despite this changing context , president barroso cl@@ ings to the existing integrated guidelines as though they were en@@ gra@@ ved in portuguese mar@@ ble .
i can as@@ sure you , mr pos@@ sel@@ t , that religious freedom forms an inte@@ gra@@ l part of those criteria .
in other words , it must be guaranteed that let@@ ters will be deli@@ vered as efficien@@ tly as ever and at reasonable prices .
the european union , which these countries wish to join as soon as possible , is based on common values and standards , one of the most important of which is the rule of law .
an effectively working internal market is essential for the creation of a stable and innovative economic environment .
on behalf of the pse group . - mr president , i welcome the commissioner 's re@@ marks , particularly as commitment to better regulation involves clear te@@ am work of regul@@ ators and those people affected working together to develop a pie@@ ce of legislation .
the commission 's green paper on this issue has laid down procedures for dealing with the problem , which ari@@ ses when the enforcement of court judg@@ ments is avo@@ i@@ ded because of the operation or transfer of bank accounts outside national borders .
but lea@@ ving that political difference a@@ side , i - hap@@ pi@@ ly - am not a conserv@@ ative , therefore i do not have to vote b@@ lin@@ dly for complete n@@ on@@ sense .
in addition , the dis@@ par@@ ities in methods used by the member states to recor@@ d the causes of acci@@ dents makes stati@@ sti@@ cal compar@@ is@@ on and production a difficult exercise , lac@@ king in preci@@ sion .
if we are talking , today , about the fact that we want to condu@@ ct a review of this policy , then it is crucial to say that we want to see that these countries , in a var@@ ie@@ ty of ways and at different spee@@ ds , are going to move towards our values - towards what the european union offers them .
in my opinion , there are two things that are im@@ men@@ sely important , both of which could be sub@@ su@@ med under the head@@ ing of ' fair@@ ness ' .
the first stage involves colle@@ cting the fin@@ ger@@ pr@@ ints within 4@@ 8 hours of sub@@ mit@@ ting the application for asylum , while in the second stage , member states send the data obtained in this way to the euro@@ da@@ c central system within 24 hours .
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auth@@ or . - ( it ) madam president , ladies and gentlemen , an@@ to@@ nio san@@ tor@@ o , prison offi@@ cer , lin@@ o s@@ ab@@ ad@@ in , bu@@ t@@ che@@ r , per@@ lu@@ ig@@ i tor@@ regi@@ ani , je@@ wel@@ ler , and an@@ dre@@ a cam@@ pag@@ na , state police offi@@ cer : these are the na@@ mes of four citizens who , together with many others , lost their lives between 6 june 19@@ 7@@ 8 and 19 april 19@@ 7@@ 9 , kil@@ led by the in@@ s@@ ane h@@ omi@@ ci@@ de of terrorist organisations that attemp@@ ted to over@@ th@@ row the democratic order in italy .
let me be bl@@ un@@ t : it is mainly the major western industri@@ alised countries which produce and equi@@ p their ar@@ m@@ ies with fra@@ g@@ ment@@ ation bom@@ b@@ s and de@@ plo@@ y clu@@ ster bom@@ b@@ s in war@@ s .
we need to carry out a long-term review of the european parliament budget and determin@@ e the money that can be sa@@ ved in the future , in order to reduce costs and find the funds to enable parliament to operate efficien@@ tly as one of the legislative bodies .
secondly , i would like to ar@@ gue in favour of the ne@@ w@@ ly foun@@ ded agency for the cooperation of energy regul@@ ators recei@@ ving and u@@ ti@@ li@@ sing defini@@ tive powers and applying best practice from the member states .
i am therefore very grateful to mr v@@ on wo@@ ga@@ u for moving matters ahead decisi@@ vely on military and security policy and i am very grateful to mr de@@ ss for doing the same in the humanitarian sector .
that is unfortun@@ ate , but surely the answer is not to bre@@ ak the law .
also , the concept of ' sustainability ' has still not been defined .
however , we must put much more emphasis on looking at transpo@@ sition and evalu@@ ating how legislation has been implemented and if it has achieved what we have set out to achieve .
( cs ) allow me to el@@ abor@@ ate a little on the debate held here a few minutes ago .
president-in-office of the council . - ( sl ) the word heard - and read - most frequ@@ ently in this chamber today has been ' respect ' .
i also have many re@@ serv@@ ations about the possibility of using enhanced cooperation in this case .
for the same reasons , i would like to say in conclusion , mr president , that we also support the proposals tabled by our irish and sco@@ t@@ tish fellow members in relation to this same report .
according to our cal@@ cul@@ ations , by 2020 this could mean an increase in ce@@ real prices of between 3 and 6 % , ra@@ pe@@ se@@ ed by about 8@@ -@@ 10 % and su@@ n@@ se@@ ed 15 % as compared to the 2006 prices , as@@ sum@@ ing a share of 30 % coming from the second generation of biofuels .
this report includes measures - such as super@@ -@@ cre@@ d@@ its for non-@@ pol@@ lu@@ ting or low emis@@ sion vehicles , fin@@ es if limits are exce@@ eded and eco@@ -@@ innovation incentives to help manufacturers develop new , more environment@@ ally friendly technologies - which will benefit the competitiveness of the eu and create employment opportunities .
oper@@ atives in this field are con@@ fu@@ sed .
in this connection , i at@@ tach special importance to the forthcoming eu-@@ africa summit which will take place during the portuguese presidency .
discussions on the black sea syner@@ gy beg@@ an in 2007 .
that would be completely unacceptable .
first of all , i would like to begin by than@@ king mr r@@ ack for his hard work .
when i first raised this two years ago there was no support in the parliament - in fact the commission was taking den@@ mark to court and there was nothing happening .
commissioner , one thing is clear , and you h@@ in@@ ted at it : we appe@@ ar to be unable to learn from recent past mistak@@ es .
external factors , such as the consequences of the present financial crisis , will ten@@ d to make people vulnerable to these problems .
however , when i visi@@ ted za@@ gre@@ b some time ago at the head of the delegation from the committee on foreign affairs , i took note of the determination of the croati@@ an authorities to do away with those problems and achieve membership of the union .
we voted against the two separ@@ ate votes ( paragrap@@ h@@ s 19 and 20 ) , and both were adopted ; we voted against at the final vote , but the text was adopted .
however , the se@@ at of parliament - of this chamber - is strasbourg , and it must remain so .
on behalf of the ind / dem group . - ( da ) mr president , one consequ@@ ence which the patien@@ t directive in its current form might have for the healthcare sector is to make it very difficult to control public spending .
we are not asking those who have made their profits from such specul@@ ation to di@@ p into their po@@ c@@ ke@@ ts , and that means we are not going far enough .
i would stress the need for effective monitoring both of reci@@ pie@@ n@@ ts , and of al@@ tru@@ i@@ stic and voluntary don@@ ors , to whom the public cannot fail to owe a debt of gr@@ ati@@ tude .
i call on commissioner k@@ all@@ as to con@@ firm the commission 's position hi@@ ther@@ to in a statement to the press and to state l@@ oud and clear that the under@@ ground st@@ ation in stu@@ t@@ t@@ gar@@ t will not be co@@ finan@@ ced by the european union .
we need more combat forces there ; we need greater flexibility ; we need greater support for the i@@ sa@@ f mission in afghanistan .
lastly , the report emphasi@@ ses the importance of using the resources provided by new information technologies and the internet as channe@@ ls for modern te@@ ach@@ ing ge@@ are@@ d to con@@ temporary practice when introducing the arti@@ stic dimension into school cur@@ ri@@ cul@@ a , and recomm@@ en@@ ds that a european port@@ al for arti@@ stic and cultural education be developed jo@@ in@@ tly in order to safeguard the development and promotion of the european cultural model .
the report calls for the creation of an eco@@ la@@ bel for fisheries products .
since the regulation en@@ tered into force , compla@@ ints have been po@@ ur@@ ing in about the application of this regulation - ' un@@ clear ' and ' un@@ reasonable ' are words often heard .
it seems the liber@@ als have for@@ got@@ ten the principle of the separ@@ ation of the ch@@ ur@@ ch from public life , of which they often used to remind us .
obviously , our political group would have placed greater emphasis on certain aspects .
in light of the situation , the commission is re@@ vie@@ wing the results of the consultation with the interested parties and with the member states in order to determin@@ e the content of a new legislative proposal on this matter .
it is therefore necessary to clari@@ fy and harmoni@@ se criteria and defini@@ tions that enable compar@@ able data to be obtained .
( fi ) mr president , firstly , i would like to thank mrs sti@@ h@@ ler for this excellent report .
a highly regar@@ ded position in the international community does not come free .
the progress of certain projects of vital interest to the european union 's development also depen@@ ds on energy security .
and it is a question , in particular , of children , not child sol@@ d@@ iers - some children have th@@ row@@ n st@@ ones and so on , it is true , but children .
the report also emphasi@@ ses that women 's involvement in industry cannot be limited to work in sectors that do not require quali@@ fications , where women are the first to suffer when re@@ struc@@ turing takes place .
we wish to stress that the entry into force of the treaty of lisbon has radi@@ cally changed the face of european union law .
it is a le@@ th@@ al comb@@ ination leading to un@@ rest in a number of developing countries ; it is a comb@@ ination leading to star@@ v@@ ation .
we want , as far as products are concerned , regulations that are very clear for businesses , whe@@ reby their te@@ am@@ s who work on products can get on with the job of producing bri@@ lli@@ ant de@@ sig@@ ns and high-@@ quality and safe products .
i hope that we will cooperate closely and i hope to see you again in the au@@ tu@@ m@@ n .
no doubt we must also use the national systems and make the reci@@ pie@@ n@@ ts of the aid more aware of their responsibilities .
for these groups of refugees , re@@ sett@@ lement can be the only solution .
i also agree with the prag@@ matic and r@@ ational approach to immigration policy .
in my opinion , however , you are here as the president-in-office of the european council , which is why i fail to understand your comment about ob@@ stru@@ ction by the social democrats .
( nl ) mr president , terrorism was not in@@ ven@@ ted on 11 september 2001 ; it had always been there .
the future of the balkans will not be decided in wa@@ sh@@ ing@@ ton or mo@@ sco@@ w , or even in new y@@ or@@ k : it will be decided here in europe , among the peoples who are directly affected and their european neighbours , frien@@ ds and partners .
the agency workers ' directive is yet another il@@ l@@ -@@ th@@ ou@@ gh@@ t-@@ out and in@@ appropriate eu directive which has yet again dis@@ proportion@@ ately and adver@@ sely affected the uk , which has a third of all eu agency workers .
it is just not ten@@ able that the commission can si@@ t here and say that we will ban the use of substances in europe but that those outside the european union can continue to send us food using those substances .
from an economic perspective , the country has achieved a certain level of mac@@ ro-@@ economic stability , and has also advan@@ ced success@@ fully in the sense of fulfi@@ lling the political criteria set out at the copenhagen summit , or the copenhagen sitting of the council .
the one@@ -@@ minu@@ te speeches come in , we get allocated time but it is pa@@ the@@ tic .
he hu@@ g@@ ged me , k@@ is@@ sed me and said : " please , m@@ ama , go ! ”
addre@@ ssing the challenge of the oil price increase ( vote )
this is what is being prepared for in political terms in this report .
i hope that this strategy can be revi@@ sed .
where do we stand in the european union ?
furthermore , the european parliament intends to intensi@@ fy efforts in research and development in the use and application of renewable energy sources ; to improve the working conditions of sea@@ fa@@ re@@ rs ( the maritime er@@ as@@ mu@@ s programme ) ; and , lastly , to ensure better lin@@ ks between peri@@ ph@@ er@@ al maritime regions .
supporting the victims of this re@@ prehen@@ sible business , and of their families , is also an important matter .
during the first year of my term in office , i promo@@ ted the road to inclusion to mobili@@ se the portuguese people and al@@ er@@ t them to the urgent need to address the indic@@ ators of per@@ si@@ st@@ ent poverty , une@@ qu@@ al distribution of income and exclusion that still affect thousands of citizens .
to conclude , i should like to thank the shadow rapporteurs for their work on this matter .
this may sound par@@ ado@@ xi@@ cal , but it is possible .
the rapporteur also obser@@ ves that the post@@ ing of workers directive must be com@@ pl@@ ied with and stre@@ sses the value of the principles of subsidiarity and proportion@@ ality .
for this reason , commissioner , i would be very grateful if you could ask the cen or the industry concerned as soon as possible to look for ways to formul@@ ate the standards relating to the various tests on children 's boo@@ ks and the resi@@ stance of the car@@ d@@ board in children 's boo@@ ks in such a way that the existing stock of children 's boo@@ ks can also be re@@ tained in the future .
there is one aspect of the electricity directive which has caused a great deal of di@@ vision within the parliament .
it is time for this guar@@ di@@ an to do its duty and not give in to member states , but instead to ensure compliance with the laws that we have jo@@ in@@ tly adopted .
i hope that the actions identified in the action plan will be carried forward within the planned time@@ fra@@ me considering their importance for improving the lives of european citizens .
i am convinced that we , as members of this house and politicians , must lead by example when it comes to energy efficiency .
compared to people 's en@@ thu@@ si@@ as@@ m at that time , today 's strengthening of internal borders loo@@ ks like a complete neg@@ ation of the schengen ide@@ al .
this has an especially sti@@ f@@ ling effect on investments in the g@@ ri@@ d and the introduction of new capacity .
we greens , however , will continue to take a dis@@ cer@@ ning look at the flexi@@ cur@@ ity sector until social protection is guaranteed .
it is young people who , today , will create the growth and innovation of tomorrow .
at first reading we cho@@ se flexibility mechanisms based on specific circumstances ; for example , inspe@@ ctions mis@@ sed because bad we@@ a@@ ther prev@@ ents inspe@@ ctions from being carried out , or where safety conditions are not met .
i hope that we in this parliament and , of course , the commission will be increasingly vi@@ gi@@ l@@ ant so as to ensure that all safety issues , including non-@@ pro@@ li@@ fer@@ ation , remain in the fo@@ reg@@ round , otherwise we shall be fail@@ ing in our responsibility for man@@ kind and for peace in the world .
so now it is the right time ; ma@@ y@@ be it is too limited and too late , but at least something is also now being done in the council .
we have therefore increased payments : we could not close the gap completely , but we have hal@@ ved it , to leave a ga@@ ping ho@@ le of 8 % .
to those scep@@ tic@@ s who , in spite of all these ac@@ compli@@ sh@@ ments , continue to question the state of trans@@ atlantic relation@@ ships or my country 's attitude tow@@ ard a united europe , my answer is this : even if the united states and the nations all of you represent were not united by shared values and common her@@ it@@ age of many millions of our citizens , myself included , our global interests alone would in@@ ex@@ or@@ ably b@@ ind us together .
there has been no further progress since that time .
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there are other cost groups , however , where achieving an accur@@ acy of within 2 % can be difficult .
does anyone want to speak against the proposal ?
i have just received ele@@ ven requests for the floor , which therefore cannot be granted .
both of the directives on non-@@ discrimination are fundamental european laws .
i trust that when the right circumstances on the ground materi@@ alise we will be able to proce@@ ed on the basis of a common eu determination to further trade relationship objectives in relation to the g@@ ul@@ f cooperation council .
because let us never forget that our union is foun@@ ded on values : respect for human dignity , freedom , democracy , equality , the rule of law and respect for human rights .
we want the eu and the 27 member states to com@@ mit themselves to clo@@ sing the ga@@ ps and to concentr@@ ate on the common goals in those four areas with targeted actions and sufficient funds to deliver them .
a forum of uni@@ versi@@ ties and businesses , wh@@ ate@@ ver form@@ at it takes , will always concentr@@ ate in particular on ' prac@@ tically useful ' gradu@@ ates .
this is very important .
we have about 25 000 tuni@@ si@@ ans coming to europe .
i very much welcome the second e@@ di@@ tion of the consumer markets sco@@ re@@ board .
the european parliament also argu@@ es in favour of more development support and an exten@@ sion of the commission 's delegation in k@@ ab@@ ul to carry out the necessary ver@@ i@@ fications , au@@ d@@ its and inspe@@ ctions .
it should be said that the rapporteur is her@@ self part of this minority , which pro@@ ves that it is not as op@@ pres@@ sed as all that .
mr co@@ h@@ n-@@ ben@@ di@@ t has stated precisely what we are all thinking .
the report also contains a number of issues which are matters of individual con@@ science , for example , the im@@ pli@@ ci@@ t recommendation on eu@@ than@@ asia and the de@@ crim@@ in@@ alisation of hard drug@@ s .
i am also grateful to mrs gi@@ ll for her comments , since her contribution makes this an extremely practical report .
on the country , in@@ ti@@ mid@@ ation of chinese citizens and restrictions on representatives of the media appe@@ ar to be even more pre@@ val@@ ent in the run@@ -up to the ol@@ y@@ mpi@@ cs .
mr president , my contribution addre@@ sses the need for a uni@@ fied approach to the recognition of kosovo .
the report that we have before us is , as has already been said , a set of recommendations .
anyone who sh@@ u@@ ts this win@@ do@@ w of opportunity for nuclear dis@@ ar@@ m@@ ament will not be in a position to say when another one will open .
in return , that would also require a commitment to respect carbon de@@ posi@@ ts such as the equ@@ ator@@ i@@ al fore@@ sts .
in your answer , you told me that within reasonable time , about two months , we would have the na@@ mes or the results of your research .
the approach you have proposed seems interesting , but we should not leave ourselves open to the accu@@ sation that the union is cla@@ im@@ ing competence for all global matters .
i believe that we have found a good balance between respect for freedom of contr@@ act - which is all important - and providing small companies with the necessary tools to avoid being held ho@@ stage by bi@@ g@@ ger companies or public administration .
part of the issue here is that , in many cases , we find that to@@ y manufacturers are faced with difficulties about getting some consistent standards against which to test , and i know that is something that you will address .
what was really needed , though , was a policy to support production , particularly in the texti@@ le sector , to prevent further company clo@@ sures and further redun@@ dan@@ cies .
secondly , we should name the amounts we are willing to contribute to financing long-term adjustment to the climate changes that we know are coming .
mr president , as my fellow member said , the situation of the roma population in europe is one which does not only concern a limited number of countries .
this is the message president barroso conve@@ yed during our recent visit to turkey .
an estim@@ ated 1.@@ 5 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance , including more than 7@@ 30 000 inter@@ n@@ ally disp@@ lac@@ ed persons , of whom one@@ -@@ third are estim@@ ated to be at extre@@ me risk .
this is fortun@@ e te@@ lling and not research , and certainly not policy making .
education pla@@ ys a vital role in young people 's lives .
mr president , may i congratulate colleagues al@@ ber@@ tin@@ i and dan@@ je@@ an on their comprehensive and cre@@ ative reports on foreign and security policy .
in my view , we are in the position to encourage a responsible pre@@ -@@ accession process and a mainly balanced debate in this country about the european union .
a year ago , the commission brought non-@@ compli@@ ant member states to the european court of justice , and the court of justice issued six fav@@ ourable judg@@ ments condem@@ ning the lack of transpo@@ sition by the member states concerned .
secondly , i am against the situation that taxpayers ' money can be given to a private pension fund where the list of parti@@ ci@@ pan@@ ts and benefi@@ ci@@ aries is ke@@ pt secre@@ t and is not published .
finally , my congratul@@ ations to the rapporteurs l@@ á@@ sz@@ l@@ ó sur@@ j@@ á@@ n and v@@ lad@@ im@@ í@@ r ma@@ ň@@ ka .
first , it should demand an end to the violence , per@@ severe in its condem@@ n@@ ation and sanctions imposed on those responsible , support those who are fighting for our common values and seek to show solidarity , as well as follow more closely and better understand the aspir@@ ations , wishes and tenden@@ cies of the mo@@ vements which ye@@ ar@@ n for change .
apart from the multilateral talks , an important way to overcome these barriers is through the le@@ verage available to us in free trade agreement negotiations .
they do not want to bu@@ y re@@ f@@ ri@@ ger@@ ators or mil@@ king mach@@ ines now , this is not the time for further investment .
clearly , this sp@@ li@@ t is due not to ideo@@ logy , but to the dif@@ fering internal situations and starting points of the various member states ; it ari@@ ses from cor@@ respon@@ ding sp@@ li@@ ts among the member states in the council .
what is important is that the high representative has the instruments to execu@@ te his or her tasks in the most efficient way .
how can anyone understand that ?
ports do not have to be state@@ -@@ run , but the public sector must take responsibility for them .
so let us participate and look at which of the proposals mi@@ ch@@ el bar@@ nie@@ r put on the table could be the most important ones and which proposals should have higher priority .
the creation of an er@@ as@@ mu@@ s programme for local elected representatives would contribute towards the exchange of tr@@ ied and te@@ sted approach@@ es in the area of the administration of public affairs within an eu framework .
in france , we were told , during the elect@@ oral campaign , that , on the banks , look to mr sarkozy , on climate change , look to mr sarkozy , on change in europe , look to mr sarkozy .
i would like to say that this is an initial discussion .
in fact it ad@@ ds another level of bureaucr@@ acy to existing supervision .
however , the principle of subsidiarity and constitutional issues in each member state cannot be called into question in the name of ' the prim@@ acy of community law , direct effect , consist@@ ency of interpre@@ tation and state li@@ ability for b@@ reach@@ es of community law ' , as intended by the commission and the majority of the european parliament .
the structural funds , for example , which require public co@@ -@@ finance to bring initiatives to comple@@ tion .
the dra@@ ma of serbia and kosovo should cau@@ tion us against taking ha@@ sty decisions .
i voted in favour of this directive because increasing efforts to combat human trafficking is a fundamental element of it .
we have absolutely no regard for family life or working hours .
overall , this is a very good compromise and i would like to express my sin@@ c@@ ere thanks to everyone involved .
they become more reli@@ able for analy@@ ses and more useful as an aid to decision-making .
trage@@ dies such as the one which has be@@ fal@@ le@@ n cu@@ ban dis@@ sid@@ ent or@@ lan@@ do za@@ p@@ ata tam@@ a@@ y@@ o , ' gu@@ il@@ ty ' of a crime of con@@ science , must never be repe@@ ated .
therefore , the issue of own resources must be re@@ opened ; no doubt about it .
however , mr president , ladies and gentlemen , rather than re@@ sort to penalties , i would pre@@ fer to see contrac@@ tors working efficien@@ tly and keeping to our time@@ table .
the amendments adopted by the european parliament also ensure that information on pres@@ cri@@ bed medic@@ ine is only given to the public through specific communication channe@@ ls , including speci@@ alised and cer@@ ti@@ fied we@@ b@@ sites safeguar@@ ding patients ' interests and a@@ im@@ ing to limit adverti@@ se@@ ment opportunities for the p@@ har@@ maceu@@ tical companies .
awareness of all aspects of this in society should now be increased .
people expect concrete results from the eu more than ever during economi@@ cally difficult times .
on arri@@ val you again passed through immigration control , wai@@ ted in the qu@@ eu@@ e and were then qui@@ z@@ zed : why have you come , what are you going to do , how long are you sta@@ ying ?
we should bear in mind the following : the significant energy savings and reduction in he@@ ating costs paid by citizens which could be achieved by re@@ no@@ v@@ ating the he@@ ating systems in these buil@@ dings , as well as the limited opportunities to use structural and cohe@@ sions funds to invest in this area .
we are dealing with the fact that neither this house nor the other institutions are taking discharge seriously in any form .
we can raise resources by using instruments such as project bonds and euro@@ bonds , which must , however , be managed with the ut@@ most ri@@ g@@ our so as not to risk the creation of further debt , which would be dangerous .
i am pro@@ foun@@ dly convinced that the budget of the european parliament should be significantly increased .
i also reque@@ sted that the commission should present a report to parliament and the council , no later than five years after this regulation ent@@ ers into force , on the situation regarding re-@@ exam@@ ination of existing bilateral agreements , relating in particular to the number of bilateral agreements that the different member states may have re@@ negotiated .
as we have heard , the european commission is currently working on a communication on its policy regarding the arctic area .
( es ) mr president , today we have heard illegal fishing being con@@ fu@@ sed with ma@@ fi@@ as , and i also want to speak out in favour of a sector that has demonstrated on many occa@@ sions that it is responsible .
i agree with the rapporteur that this o@@ mission may affect a large propor@@ tion of the ombudsman 's staff , as the majority of po@@ sts granted are temporary .
however , one cannot den@@ y the ope@@ ni@@ n@@ g-@@ up of china in a chinese e@@ vo@@ lution conver@@ gent with some of our values .
this includes , for example , the call to create a european charter of women 's rights and the reference to the report on mat@@ er@@ ni@@ ty leave , which , as we know , the member states have not accepted .
with regard to these two reports , i would firstly like to congratulate and publi@@ c@@ ly mention , as i did at the committee on constitutional affairs , the re@@ mar@@ k@@ able work carried out by my colleagues , mr leh@@ ne , mr swoboda , mrs ro@@ th@@ -@@ beh@@ ren@@ d@@ t , mrs wal@@ li@@ s and mrs har@@ ms , who made up the te@@ am of members of this house that negotiated this framework agreement with the commission .
in fact , it should never be for@@ got@@ ten that a small number of compla@@ ints can mean either that people do not noti@@ ce many ir@@ regular@@ ities or that they have little confidence in a possible legal solution to their problems .
i hope that the council will soon form@@ ally adopt these instruments and , just as important , that the member states will take the necessary steps to fully implement the decisions in their national legal systems .
by no means are we of@@ fering a defence speech here .
now the eu must take decisions and measures to ensure that in future there is no repeat of this crisis with its impact on the member states .
the geo@@ strategic importance of the region , particularly with regard to the supply and transport of ra@@ w materials between the east and west , must be an important factor in establishing future agreements between the eu and these countries .
thank you for your attention .
in general , nor@@ way has raised its voice against the la@@ is@@ se@@ z@@ -@@ fair@@ e policy which the eu pursu@@ es within the wto .
it is important that the european parliament sta@@ ys the course with its relations with bur@@ ma .
for a number of years our respective countries have adopted a restri@@ ctive policy towards immigration , yet this policy has not stop@@ ped migrants arri@@ ving .
china 's policy and its effects on africa (
the whole world is vo@@ i@@ cing its hope that europe will adopt a cle@@ are@@ r approach and take more effective action .
i see in ob@@ ama 's election an important opportunity for a new policy of global commitment , a turning point in the history of the united states and also for the whole world .
the di@@ ss@@ ent that the pension reform caused in france can emo@@ tion@@ ally be understood , but when considering the demographic situation in europe , it must be noted that the proposal of the french government and the ul@@ timate decision of the parliament is the only appropriate response in order to avoid de@@ stitu@@ te fu@@ tures for both the working and re@@ ti@@ red people of france .
the resolution which we are propos@@ ing equally emphasi@@ ses the results which will be achieved through coordin@@ ating research activities and the extent to which they will help improve the current situation .
in writing . - ( de ) in today 's vote i voted in favour of the report by my colleague e@@ di@@ t ba@@ u@@ er .
unfortunately , it is based on a ne@@ o-@@ liberal idea that pla@@ ys off workers against each other .
we cannot end up with a situation in which funds from the state budget are used by min@@ es to achieve prof@@ it@@ ability .
if we want to achieve a 20 % cut in emissions of these un@@ wanted effects of our civi@@ lisation by 2020 , we shall perhaps have to take more inten@@ sive action and pay more attention to other sectors as well which , as you are aware , lead the field in co2 emissions , rather than just focu@@ sing on transport .
this directive harmoni@@ ses the cal@@ en@@ da@@ r of the application of sum@@ mer time in the eu .
in view of the specific nature and genuine interests of the countries of latin america we believe that it is possible to build strategic and long-term relations only in this manner and with those countries with which we can share the same fundamental values and principles .
despite the decre@@ e issued by the president in march of this year in which he offici@@ ally author@@ i@@ sed a longer stay in gu@@ ant@@ á@@ na@@ mo for some pris@@ oners , the union ho@@ pes - no , in fact , expe@@ cts - the government of the united states to continue to discuss this subject in con@@ gre@@ ss and to work towards clo@@ sing the de@@ ten@@ tion cam@@ p as quickly as possible .
i understand that the ti@@ tle has changed and that the liber@@ als have changed their position , but the sub@@ stance is still very compli@@ cated and we still want this to be discussed first in the committee on employment , because it is a very important and compli@@ cated discussion .
2009 discharge : european joint under@@ taking for i@@ ter and the development of fu@@ sion energy (
i also welcome the reference to the need , when negotiating and applying the new agreements , to take into due account the protection and defence of democratic bodies and human rights .
parliament should also initi@@ ate an investigation in this connection .
that is why i voted as i did .
in any case , i have said that , if necessary , we can look at revi@@ sing the directive .
on this matter , we can but learn the less@@ ons from the past , as opening the g@@ ates to international adop@@ tions in romania led to the creation of un@@ preceden@@ ted child trafficking networks and cases involving children being ab@@ du@@ cted and so@@ ld to the west , in cooperation with european and international organisations .
there is concern in relation to the consequences of liberalisation for fra@@ gi@@ le sectors of acp economies , which will have to face competition from european businesses .
why did the right wa@@ ge such a l@@ eng@@ thy strug@@ gle against social rights in the services directive if they are port@@ ra@@ ying themselves today as true advo@@ c@@ ates of social justice ?
it is directly on the ground that the measure proposed in this report will contribute effectively to the achie@@ vement of the europe 2020 strategy objectives .
once more the majority of the european parliament is reje@@ cting a change of policy and ex@@ pressing its full support for and involvement in the policies followed to date : de@@ regulation of markets and labour relations , liberalisation of goods and essential services ( post@@ al service , transport , tele@@ communications , energy , et@@ c . ) and han@@ ding them over to private operators , to the de@@ tr@@ im@@ ent of taxpayers , workers and the people .
the cap post-@@ 2014 , as out@@ lined in this report , has clear aims and priorities , on which european farmers can and will deliver - but they need the support of a credi@@ ble budget behind them .
we cannot , of course , compar@@ e that situation to the totalit@@ ari@@ an dict@@ ator@@ ship in iran , but the memor@@ y should serve to te@@ ach us europeans a certain degree of hu@@ mi@@ lity .
that includes portugal , spain , the uk , hungary and lat@@ via .
good cooperation with partner countries and detailed knowledge of the situation on the ground in terms of labour needs , skil@@ led short@@ ages and capac@@ it@@ y-@@ building requirements are essential to this effort .
the role of legisl@@ ators in this relationship will be important .
it resul@@ ted in a significant fall in the prices of calls offered by compe@@ ting operators .
secondly , i would like to call for support for last week 's public address by the 18 russian human rights acti@@ vi@@ sts , including s@@ ak@@ ha@@ ro@@ v pri@@ ze win@@ ner ko@@ v@@ ale@@ v , who are extremely wor@@ r@@ ied about a further cl@@ am@@ p@@ down on independent sate@@ lli@@ te information in the russian language , which the kre@@ m@@ li@@ n has achieved through applying pressure .
secondly , having established the facts , we need an education programme for young people , parents and edu@@ c@@ ators , and , thirdly , legislation which will apply to all countries .
25 november is the international day for the elimin@@ ation of violence against women , as institu@@ ted by the un 11 years ago .
however , adequate services should , of course , be provided in any case .
if we follow this line of re@@ a@@ so@@ ning , then we shall fi@@ nish up with a situation where ' intelli@@ gent cars ' will be dri@@ ven by techni@@ cally efficient dri@@ vers .
this is a signal to the next generation that their active participation is very welcome .
we need an estim@@ ated eur 1 tr@@ il@@ li@@ on worth of investment in the markets to stop the ligh@@ ts from going out in future .
the proposal will be ac@@ companie@@ d by a detailed report that will also include the outcome of our ex@@ -@@ po@@ st impact assessment relating to the im@@ o decision , as well as possible measures that the commission could take to mi@@ ti@@ g@@ ate un@@ desi@@ red im@@ pac@@ ts on the sector .
in its report , the european parliament , specifically its committee on fisheries , defen@@ ded the exten@@ sion of dead@@ lines for state aid for the renewa@@ l and regi@@ str@@ ation of ve@@ ssels , both in relation to the regulation currently in force and in relation to the proposal presented by the european commission , according to which the dead@@ line should be extended only by one year , in other words until 31 december 2009 .
the cl@@ assi@@ c european solution is institutional competition - not central control .
what i have tr@@ ied to do to re@@ conci@@ le the two is to say that yes , of course , they should work closely together and , at the end of the day , the petitions committee must listen to the views of the subject committee .
there is also a strong competitive an@@ gle : women often must per@@ form higher than men in order to become successful .
as a matter of fact , the 1 000 met@@ res may well have been li@@ f@@ ted from the discussions relating to the mediterranean , yet we are not dealing with the same area , in fact we are talking about completely different areas !
member of the commission . - mr president , the pro@@ li@@ fer@@ ation of weapons of mass destruction has ari@@ sen as a serious challenge in recent years , and the international community must be ready to face those challenges with con@@ vi@@ ction and to tackle them re@@ solu@@ tely .
therefore , the level of payment allo@@ cations , as proposed by the european commission , should be main@@ tained , whilst taking into account that all programmes should proce@@ ed quickly .
i consider it essential to introduce mechanisms that promote the boo@@ sting of prices paid at the production stage , whilst keeping prices paid at the final consumption stage as low as possible .
it is unfortun@@ ate that in the case of mr ta@@ se@@ er 's as@@ s@@ as@@ sin@@ ation , there has been wi@@ des@@ pread public support for the mur@@ de@@ re@@ r .
the small business act is a good proposal for small and medium-sized enterprises .
the content of the recommendations adopted by the g@@ f@@ c@@ m and the obligations per@@ taining the@@ re@@ to are frequ@@ ently entirely or parti@@ ally covered by eu legislation adopted previ@@ ously , with only the aspects that dif@@ fer nee@@ ding to be transpo@@ sed .
there must be a regular f@@ low of funds that allows payments to be made to benefi@@ ci@@ aries as programmes are implemented .
on the one hand , the croati@@ an government took significant steps towards judicial reform , making decisive mo@@ ves against organised crime and show@@ ing results in the fight against corruption .
madam president , we have had an interesting debate on parliament 's own budget for this year and next year .
therefore , the eu must be vi@@ gi@@ l@@ ant and ensure that standards are ad@@ he@@ red to and , if not , then action must be taken .
this forum will focus specifically on child labour .
'@@ the council consid@@ ers that transparency should gui@@ de relations with interest representatives and that the register provides a useful basis on which to build and inter@@ act with them in an open , inclu@@ sive and consistent fa@@ shi@@ on .
romania is the european cham@@ pi@@ on when it comes to deli@@ vered pres@@ cri@@ p@@ tions , ho@@ sp@@ ital ad@@ mis@@ sions and sur@@ gi@@ cal inter@@ ventions but it is also the country with the shor@@ test life expect@@ an@@ cy in the eu .
at the moment , the eu youth unemployment rate has reached 20 % , while the average eu school dro@@ po@@ u@@ t rate is 16 % , and in some countries , like portugal , it has reached 40 % .
i would also like to know why the european council , the belgian presidency , said that it is in favour of this , but why the european council at its last three sum@@ mits merely said that it recomm@@ en@@ ded a fe@@ a@@ sibility study at global level but not at european level .
thank you , mr pit@@ te@@ ll@@ a , not least for the en@@ thu@@ si@@ as@@ m with which you made your statement .
second less@@ on : the 27 must concentr@@ ate on their budgetary policies very early on in proceedings .
questions have been raised here regarding the anti-@@ discrimination directive , the bar@@ ce@@ lon@@ a targets , and the low emphasis placed on social questions .
ms four@@ é said that these cannot be toler@@ ated and ms a@@ y@@ al@@ a sen@@ der spo@@ ke of people getting away with it .
thank you .
first of all , the euro 's success has exce@@ eded expectations , not only of all its op@@ pon@@ ents , of course , but even of all its sup@@ por@@ ters .
that would not con@@ tra@@ ven@@ e competition law and , if it did , it would , in any case , be a much sm@@ al@@ ler con@@ tra@@ vention than the concentr@@ ation of chain sto@@ res we have seen over the last few years .
the report by mrs fra@@ ss@@ oni is aimed at strengthening what i would call the back@@ b@@ one of the commission , so that the commission is aware of the importance of this task , and so that , even if we want a pri@@ or pha@@ se of negotiation with governments on the difficulties that may ari@@ se , at the moment of truth the commission acts as the citizens expect , with streng@@ th and vi@@ g@@ our , and applying community law .
moreover , it will encourage georgia to implement the reforms needed in the area of freedom , security and justice .
the development of the mediterranean countries with which we want to create a partnership depen@@ ds on our ability to offer them firm commitments on policies and sectors of common interest .
four@@ th , improving education levels , in particular by a@@ im@@ ing to reduce school dro@@ po@@ u@@ t rates , and by increasing the share of the population having comple@@ ted ter@@ ti@@ ary or equi@@ val@@ ent education ;
thank you very much , mrs ber@@ è@@ s , for your initiative , and thanks to all of those who have said that they want to attempt to make progress on behalf of people who , as we all know , de@@ serve protection .
on the contrary , we must begin to re@@ develop our own source of plant prote@@ in in europe .
that is to no a@@ va@@ il : workers and employees should not be made to suffer .
one such common value is the freedom of religion .
if we have a short@@ age of workers in many areas , we should investig@@ ate the causes of this and respond by adap@@ ting the training accord@@ ingly , but also by providing opportunities for re@@ skil@@ ling .
is it better to maintain a fi@@ xed or flexible exchange rate during a rece@@ ssion ?
i have a concern that this report , as in the past , will be used to be@@ at up on the eu - to say bad things about it - rather than in the way it should be used , which is to say : look , we have made progress and we are poin@@ ting to areas where we need to make further improvements , so that we spend european money in a way which is good for the european citizen , and avoid making that over@@ compli@@ cated .
from now on , things will be better .
it is beyond doubt that the sphere of inte@@ l@@ le@@ c@@ tual property rights , and particularly industrial property rights , de@@ serves special care and attention .
i de@@ cl@@ are the session of the european parliament ad@@ jour@@ ned .
i am pleased that we have been speaking the same language to such a great extent and that we share the same objectives .
mr president , i would like at the out@@ set to congratulate both rapporteurs , ms m@@ ca@@ van and mr t@@ at@@ are@@ ll@@ a , on the em@@ as and eco@@ la@@ bel reports respe@@ ctively .
these ari@@ se , in particular , from debt , high food and fuel prices and climate change .
this is sometimes true .
for example , how is it that a medic@@ inal product that is considered to be poten@@ ti@@ ally harmful , even f@@ at@@ al , and that has been with@@ drawn from the market in some member states , can continue to cir@@ cul@@ ate free@@ ly within the european union ?
they should pay the huge costs that illegal immigration is creating at the moment .
if you have enough support in the council , you can go for it ; you can do exactly what greece did .
it will not be possible to finance the exten@@ sion of basic welfare provision to the same level as countries such as austria and germany .
the directive states that re@@ tained data can only be accessible to the competent national authorities .
the report propo@@ ses ways of resol@@ ving this and i ask parliament to support these in this form .
the text is only supported by one political party and it is opposed by major constitutional experts .
she was elected by the world 's leading mus@@ li@@ m women democracy acti@@ vi@@ sts in may 2007 to be the first chair@@ wom@@ an of this new organisation .
the lack of participation by the banks and invest@@ ors , who made healthy profits in recent years , shows how much influence these groups actually wie@@ ld over the political eli@@ te in europe .
the treaty of lisbon gr@@ ants the eu new pre@@ ro@@ g@@ atives , confir@@ ms the development of its international capacity and pu@@ ts new tools in place .
i war@@ m@@ ly congratulate the hungarian te@@ am , as well as sil@@ ver me@@ dal@@ li@@ sts great br@@ it@@ a@@ in and b@@ ron@@ ze me@@ dal@@ li@@ sts greece .
i welcome the fundamental guidelines that the communication pres@@ ents on how to organi@@ se the logi@@ c of intervention between the public and private sectors and between community , national and regional financing .
people in this age group bring added value to the world of work , and therefore prepar@@ atory measures should be taken to involve them more .
furthermore , ow@@ ing to the european union 's high degree of depend@@ ency on imports from third countries ( 60 % ) , producers have very little or even no influence on the price levels of fisheries products .
the european court of justice rules in accordance with the treaties .
i follow carefully implementation of the services directive in individual countries , as i do also in my own country of poland , where work on suitable implementation of the directive 's provisions is still under way .
it is important that the consumers and producers of our main trading partners be subject to the same legislation as our consumers and producers .
i believe that as meps we cannot accept this state of affairs , this de@@ pl@@ or@@ able ab@@ s@@ ence of the council , and we can only prote@@ st and in particular appro@@ ve the suggesti@@ on made by the chair@@ man of the committee on budgetary control , namely to postpo@@ ne this discharge , because , otherwise , parliament would make a fo@@ ol of itself by v@@ ali@@ d@@ ating accounts that it does not know about and has not had the opportunity to inspe@@ ct .
i believe that the pi@@ lot projects proposed by m@@ r. pa@@ a@@ si@@ lin@@ na are necessary and i hope to have such a pi@@ lot project in romania as well .
the croati@@ an government and prime minister j@@ ad@@ ran@@ ka kos@@ or de@@ serve credit for tack@@ ling corruption and crime in a determined way .
i trust you , of all people , im@@ pli@@ ci@@ tly to actually get ri@@ d of this prote@@ cti@@ o@@ nis@@ m across europe .
t@@ went@@ y thous@@ and jobs a year are lost in the agricultural sector , production is fall@@ ing , agricultural income fe@@ ll by 20 % between 2000 and 2008 and 7@@ 5 % of far@@ ms have annual gro@@ ss profits of between eur 1 200 and eur 9 6@@ 00 .
secondly , i would like to join those in parliament who have expressed regret and reje@@ ction regarding the measures adopted by the united states authorities to introduce administrative fe@@ es under the travel promotion act which therefore increase the costs of travel and , consequently , the movement of people , through the electronic system for travel author@@ isation .
many thanks for that .
their closure would lead , however , to thousands of job losses , in particular at greece 's borders .
a clear distin@@ ction must be made here : these were further training measures for mc@@ don@@ al@@ d 's workers in order to make them better qualified on the jobs market and in the world of work .
( de ) mr president , i said what i had to say during the explan@@ ations of vote , in order to save time during the voting .
that is very important for me .
we ought to support the chinese in sol@@ ving their problems .
if we can trust the statistics that exist on this subject , women dri@@ ve with greater fore@@ si@@ ght and care and more safe@@ ly .
- ( sk ) in october last year i made a written declaration war@@ ning about the emerg@@ ence of an extre@@ me righ@@ t-@@ wing organisation called the hungarian guard .
firstly , it is not a matter of low@@ ering our si@@ gh@@ ts merely to the creation of a trans@@ atlantic free trade area , but of making sure the development of our trade serves other more la@@ ud@@ able objectives , which promote social and environmental standards .
they remind us of the value of any human life , and also the fact that we cannot control nature .
it has decre@@ a@@ sed significantly as a result of the global economic crisis , but half of the re@@ ma@@ ining defici@@ t , and in fact , the entire trade defici@@ t recor@@ ded for the first half of 2009 is equi@@ val@@ ent to our current trade defici@@ t with china .
one of the main challenges facing the eu fisheries sector remains , in many cases , the structural im@@ balance between fle@@ et capacity and the resources available .
with that in mind , i would like to thank you for your di@@ verse and intelli@@ gent contributions and your report .
this accident - if that is what it was - too , must be re@@ constru@@ cted and it must be investig@@ ated whether this type of com@@ bu@@ sti@@ on and the smo@@ ke which it pa@@ sses through the meat really can cause so much dio@@ x@@ in to end up in the meat .
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that would make it possible substan@@ ti@@ ally to reduce ir@@ regular@@ ities , especially on the part of small benefi@@ ci@@ aries , many of whom lack the facilities required to carry out the necessary procedures .
well , we are te@@ lling you now , we want the guidelines to take greater account of coordin@@ ating economic policies , climate change and the supervision of the financial markets .
the eu issued further declar@@ ations on nig@@ eria in february and march ; they condu@@ cted a diplom@@ atic d@@ é@@ mar@@ ch@@ e with the nig@@ eri@@ an ministr@@ y of foreign affairs in order to conve@@ y condem@@ n@@ ation of the most recent out@@ b@@ reak@@ s of violence .
this position may change as the world mo@@ ves over more to i@@ f@@ rs .
the 25 million people across the eu who will find themselves out of work by the end of the year should be the focus of our work in this house to get the economy moving again and help people back into work .
for the most part , the key points of the report from two years ago have been incorpor@@ ated and buil@@ t upon .
let us remember that , when galileo de@@ cla@@ red in the 17@@ th century that the ear@@ th re@@ vol@@ ved around the su@@ n , he was thre@@ at@@ ened with tor@@ ture by the ca@@ th@@ oli@@ c ch@@ ur@@ ch for dar@@ ing to contradi@@ ct the accepted fact that the ear@@ th was at the centre of the uni@@ verse .
i think it is important to show that europe can proce@@ ed at a different speed and it is also important that we start to consider this possibility for the future development of european integration .
as yet , no cur@@ e has been found for al@@ z@@ he@@ i@@ mer 's disease .
human rights , the rights of minorities and international law remain con@@ cep@@ ts that are foreign to turkey .
or have our principles and values been the same as those of the bu@@ sh administration ?
we do not have to fear war , but yet we see attacks such as this crisis .
i believe that the eu does not have competence in this area ; nor should it have .
both parties to the agreement are stri@@ ving to ensure continu@@ al cooperation ( in particular implementing such activities , in which third parties must participate , pursu@@ ant to the cooperation agreement ) .
in view of the member states ' dif@@ fering legal regulations and frequ@@ ently limited influence in terms of enfor@@ cing the provisions of international law with regard to the fight against violence , the need for clear and binding regulations at eu level in respect of the problem is becoming ever more ap@@ paren@@ t .
i believe that it is a crucial mechanism that serves a very real purpose , and we can use@@ fully benefit from its further development and strengthening .
for example , exports of road vehicles and cars have fal@@ le@@ n by 5@@ 1.@@ 3 % and 5@@ 9@@ .@@ 4 % , respe@@ ctively .
however , in november 2010 , germany published its national investment assessment , which includes provision for positive development on the northern access rou@@ te between muni@@ ch and the austri@@ an border .
the work that this parliament has done over the de@@ ca@@ des together with the acp countries is something that we as an institution can regard with some satisfac@@ tion .
if we want to do what is expected of us as the european union , in the first instance , we must agree on a common approach to the sa@@ he@@ l region in particular and to the economic community of west african states ( ec@@ owa@@ s ) in general .
the medi@@ ation in the gas war between russia and ukraine will give the eu a good opportunity to demand that both parties follow rules that are com@@ p@@ ati@@ ble with a common energy market within the union .
i firmly believe that it is the vit@@ ality of the economy and that alone that will enable us to condu@@ ct the true social policy that we need .
i therefore welcome the opportunity to present the views of the council and the hungarian presidency during this debate .
this response acknowled@@ ges the legitimate concerns of those who are facing change , however , since it must not be for@@ got@@ ten that some people may be adver@@ sely affected by it , and we must also have a response for them .
you know it , and i can prove that you know it , because you used to support referen@@ du@@ ms until it be@@ came clear that you would lose them .
if you fulfil the conditions , you are allowed to proce@@ ed with accession and ev@@ ent@@ u@@ ally join the european union .
in its report , the commission has demonstrated that it is aware of the problems and that it is concerned about them .
i am not accu@@ sing anyone in particular , but mechanisms have been created and h@@ oned for commit@@ ting this type of fraud which are absolutely ou@@ trage@@ ous .
that is why i also think that we should try to move forward with the ratification process , to be critical but also to af@@ firm that this european union has so far brought us the hap@@ pie@@ st period of peace , freedom and prosper@@ ity in the history of this continent .
they intend to re@@ tain the death penalty for the worst criminal off@@ end@@ ers .
mr president , ladies and gentlemen , i voted for the report by mrs pre@@ ts on media li@@ ter@@ acy in a digital world .
we should support such measures and , in particular , ear@@ mark more funding for them .
wa@@ ge discrimination also occur@@ s in science : the committees that make decisions about research projects com@@ pri@@ se fe@@ wer than 20 % women .
we all know that there is no such thing as an ide@@ al model for pension systems .
also , the economic crisis was a factor , but the key one was that the ' yes ' campaign got mobili@@ sed this time and it did not last time .
the i@@ as@@ b is working on i@@ f@@ rs standards for small and medi@@ um enterprises .
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under no circumstances should food addi@@ tives end@@ an@@ ger the health of consumers or mis@@ lead them , because it is absolutely essential that we guarantee consumer protection and food safety while at the same time maintaining the innov@@ ati@@ veness and competitiveness of the food industry .
we cannot be satis@@ fied simply by providing aid sele@@ ctively , otherwise we will not be sol@@ ving the problems , we will merely be fore@@ ver postpo@@ ning them .
i had , in fact , expected the council to re@@ act to the proposals being put forward by parliament in the current debate .
mr president , you are sta@@ ying so much in line that i think that , for these one@@ -@@ minu@@ te speeches , at least today on international women 's day , parliament should have made a ge@@ st@@ ure of gene@@ ro@@ si@@ ty to women .
after years of in@@ action , the commission seems in@@ tent on acting , and that is necessary : the survi@@ val of our companies and jobs depen@@ ds on it .
so i believe that with the safe@@ r internet programme we have to em@@ power the children themselves , beyond em@@ power@@ ing the parents and the edu@@ c@@ ators .
in this context , i would also like to see the rights of parliament respected .
i am very happy that the report takes into account the fact that the presid@@ en@@ cy@@ -@@ in-office , kaza@@ k@@ h@@ stan , must be asked to respect the fundamental values and human rights of the os@@ ce in advance of the a@@ stan@@ a summit .
the conflict also had a negative impact on social relations in le@@ ban@@ on .
here in this parliament we cannot so obviously turn our b@@ acks on this reality .
apart from the country in a situation of fra@@ gi@@ lity itself , the international community is an important pro@@ t@@ ag@@ oni@@ st in the development of n@@ ation building .
and though member states hold dif@@ f@@ use views about russia , your presidency was qui@@ ck to negoti@@ ate its si@@ x@@ -@@ point plan and for that credit is due .
overall , this is a step in the right direction towards fulfi@@ lling these two requirements .
unfortunately , we lost all amendments which referred scep@@ tically to the recently concluded free trade agreements and the association agreements under negotiation , and which war@@ n against the risks of weak@@ e@@ ning the existing fra@@ gi@@ le regional integration efforts .
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as liber@@ als , we proposed this , so this is musi@@ c to my e@@ ars .
i cannot understand what ' oblig@@ atory ' means : it cannot mean that all companies , all enterprises or all citizens must be en@@ tered in this register .
the professional users of chemi@@ c@@ als and worldwide consumers can benefit from global harmonisation .
that was my first point .
today 's debate be@@ ars wit@@ ness to this .
yes , that is right , in ye@@ men , where president ali ab@@ du@@ l@@ la@@ h s@@ ale@@ h has been in power for no fe@@ wer than 3@@ 3 years .
there are other groups of scienti@@ sts who offer different positions on climate change and its causes .
then you look at the anti-@@ terro@@ r legislation with profi@@ ling and you see it cre@@ ates in@@ security and it cre@@ ates problems for people living their da@@ ily lives .
firstly , i would like to thank the rapporteur mr pa@@ a@@ si@@ lin@@ na .
i believe that we need to increase the per@@ cent@@ age rate of the european community 's financial participation in order to provide additional support for the projects sele@@ cted by member states .
however , cohesion policy is not only needed by those in our society who are sup@@ pose@@ dly weak@@ er .
i remind you that a regulation is directly appli@@ cable and will take less time than overall revision of the directive .
yet there are also ol@@ der member states - greece was mentioned in this context - which are si@@ mil@@ arly waiting for a change in us visa policy .
unfortunately that was not the case , but that is not what lies at the heart of this debate .
the european commission and the commissioner for industry and entrepreneu@@ r@@ ship intend to carry on supporting industrial policy and small and medium-sized enterprises , part@@ ly so as to provide ans@@ wers to our citizens on the issue of the quality of the products made by our businesses .
the commission also sha@@ res responsibility for ensuring that ope@@ l does not now become the sac@@ ri@@ fi@@ cial pa@@ w@@ n of a free@@ -@@ market cle@@ an@@ -up of the crisis .
the safety feat@@ u@@ res should enable the ver@@ i@@ fication of every pac@@ k of medic@@ ine that is suppl@@ ied , regar@@ dless of the method of supply used , including those available via di@@ stan@@ ce-@@ sel@@ ling channe@@ ls .
the commission has presented draft legislation on he@@ dge funds and private equ@@ ity , on secur@@ i@@ ti@@ sation and re@@ mu@@ ner@@ ation in the banking sector .
what i must tell you is that i believe that the council and the european institutions are doing a good job .
would it not have been nice if this parliament had discussed the treaty this mor@@ ning at the same time as the czech sen@@ ate and had made it clear to the citizens of the european union that the treaty was the work of the european parliament , starting with the convention and continuing right through to the present day , that this reform had not been imposed by an eu of eli@@ tes , but that it was a major pie@@ ce of work resulting from a collabor@@ ative effort ?
( fr ) mr president , to a president to whom history has not been kind - i am refer@@ ring to chair@@ man ma@@ o , not president sarkozy - one can offer the following ma@@ x@@ im : ' as long as you are still fall@@ ing , you have not yet reached the b@@ ot@@ tom ' .
freedom of expression is the found@@ ation of democracy .
the european union urgently needs to put an end to this mad@@ ness , and finally to set up community protection and pre@@ ference .
when that crisis occur@@ red , we saw that some countries that were not affected by it could not help the countries that were affected , because the inter@@ conne@@ ctions did not exist .
it is vital that we open up the debate on how to achieve the goal of reducing fishing pressure on vulnerable species , and this report by ms fra@@ ga e@@ st@@ é@@ ve@@ z is an important part of that process .
i think that three things are needed .
the work programme involved is demanding and parliament is ready to carry it through .
on 25 may 19@@ 4@@ 8 the communi@@ sts mur@@ dered cap@@ tain wi@@ told pi@@ le@@ cki . the cap@@ tain was the only person to go to a concentr@@ ation cam@@ p volun@@ tari@@ ly , in order to organi@@ se resi@@ stance in@@ side the latter and ga@@ ther information on the mass mur@@ ders taking place .
for certain tow@@ ed ge@@ ar , the minimum me@@ sh si@@ ze will be set as : either a s@@ qu@@ are@@ -@@ me@@ shed ne@@ t with a 40 m@@ m me@@ sh at the co@@ d end or , at the du@@ ly justified request of the ship ow@@ ner , a 50 m@@ m di@@ am@@ ond me@@ sh ne@@ t with acknowled@@ ged si@@ ze sele@@ cti@@ vity equi@@ val@@ ent to or higher than that of the 40 m@@ m s@@ qu@@ are@@ -@@ me@@ shed ne@@ ts .
any person who com@@ mits a criminal act should be puni@@ shed , including those who emplo@@ y the thir@@ d-@@ country nationals , il@@ legally and under poor conditions .
it may well be that the sco@@ t@@ tish government were pani@@ c@@ king s@@ ligh@@ tly and that the huge fin@@ es and d@@ rac@@ o@@ nian penalties that have been put in place in the last three or four months are the response to wor@@ r@@ ies that all might not be well when the auditors arri@@ ved in sco@@ t@@ land and carried out their inspe@@ ction .
perhaps we have not been clear enough .
that is no easy task .
these are acts of war , implemented by nato , which could perhaps solve a problem in libya only to give rise to a number of problems throughout the wi@@ der region .
you cannot make responsible policy on such a basis .
this policy is now being continu@@ ed by commissioner sam@@ ec@@ ki , to whom i also extend my he@@ art@@ felt congratul@@ ations .
community legal framework for a european research infrastructure ( er@@ i ) (
compla@@ ints also targeted the administration of parliament ( 11 % ) , the european person@@ ne@@ l sele@@ ction office ( ep@@ so ) ( 9 % ) , the council ( 4 % ) and the european court of justice ( 3 % ) .
ladies and gentlemen , the freedom of the service market oper@@ ates , with very few excep@@ tions , within the provisions of legislation .
auth@@ or . - ( de ) mr president , we have often discussed the conflict in ka@@ sh@@ mi@@ r here , and i must add that there was a time of hope , of rap@@ pro@@ che@@ ment between pakistan and india .
what will be left then , on average ?
in this respect i do not believe we have done any great fav@@ ours to the european consumers and citizens who have had to wat@@ ch this back@@ stage w@@ ran@@ gl@@ ing among the member states , but if this final outcome provides greater transparency for consumers who wish to bu@@ y a car , for example , enab@@ ling them to make an informed choice between a hi@@ re-@@ purcha@@ se agreement and a personal lo@@ an , i believe it will be useful .
i should like to point out the support offered by parliament to the commission with regard to the development of a new instrument for financing cross-border infrastructure projects , st@@ em@@ ming from , among other things , the se@@ sa@@ r programme .
i therefore believe that it would be better if we channe@@ lled the available funds , if can find them , into the existing top scientific te@@ am@@ s through research gr@@ ants .
it is precisely because the matter is so serious and urgent that we have to set matters in motion so that that final outcome can be swi@@ f@@ tly achieved .
as am@@ ne@@ sty sugge@@ sted , however , it is vital to link these with the t@@ di@@ p report and with the follow@@ -up that the committee on civil liber@@ ties , justice and home affairs ( li@@ be ) has agreed to take up in a new ow@@ n-@@ initiative report .
that was the reason why a services directive was possible in the first place .
consequently , it is important not to introduce any poten@@ ti@@ ally con@@ fu@@ sing changes to the labelling of fruit win@@ es .
it is time to bo@@ x cle@@ ver , to do our part but to ensure that the rest of the world does the same .
to my mind , this is indi@@ spen@@ s@@ able since , although the whole sector is being affected , rising energy bi@@ lls will have a greater impact on traditional fishing than on industrial fishing .
parliament has the power to deliver for citizens and the internal market committee was determined to go for a strong ban whilst secur@@ ing ex@@ emp@@ tion for traditional in@@ u@@ it hun@@ ting .
to move on to a different subject , i cannot help no@@ tic@@ ing that there is often a big difference between the statements that are made publi@@ c@@ ly and the commitment to these in practice .
that pe@@ sti@@ ci@@ des which are hu@@ ge@@ ly harmful to health can finally be ban@@ ned is progress , although there is still far too little research here .
the european union consid@@ ers - as we will say once again later - that this report is a reli@@ able analysis , and the european union stre@@ ssed the importance of condu@@ cting adequate , reli@@ able research into the possible violations of international human rights legislation and international humanitarian law .
the whole euro area and the european union may suffer a crisis if decisions are dela@@ yed .
in particular , exten@@ ding this partnership agreement contribu@@ tes to the sustainability of the eu 's tu@@ na fisheries in the atlantic oce@@ an by setting down a stable legal framework .
in areas such as communication policy , this co@@ st-@@ benefit analysis is important to ensure better results and re@@ source management .
we want to control our own borders and decide who lives , works and sett@@ les in our country .
this initiative and report send a very welcome signal about the commitment of the european parliament to support the international criminal tribu@@ nal for the former yugosla@@ via ( i@@ c@@ ty ) .
south africa and na@@ mi@@ bi@@ a will decide on their participation in the next day .
for us social democrats , there are two issues here .
here , i would like to state with clear emphasis the word ' techni@@ cally ' , for the european social fund will not be reduced in any way at the end of the accoun@@ ting period .
mr president , i should like to sum@@ mari@@ se the reasons why i voted against the resolution .
we must d@@ are to ask whether the current agricultural policy is adap@@ ted to the development of the ( world ) market and to the needs of the eu@@ 27 .
they say that they want to work their land and feed and care for their animals rather than spend the whole day keeping boo@@ ks and recor@@ ds about what they are doing .
people live in a free@@ r society , gi@@ r@@ ls can get education , and medical services are more accessible than under the t@@ ali@@ ban regime .
firstly , an energy market is not relevant .
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the problem areas relating to transparency aspects may be sum@@ mari@@ sed as follow@@ s : establishing uni@@ fied standards for information dis@@ closed by companies introducing their sha@@ res on@@ to the stock market and company law and corpor@@ ate governance in relation to the question of the collective responsibility of agencies for information contained in company reports , reinfor@@ cing the role of independent council members , standards in the area of setting up committees as part of counci@@ ls , dis@@ closure of information on council and board members ' re@@ im@@ bur@@ se@@ ments , and also increasing invest@@ or protection .
in writing . - ( pt ) this resolution is opposed to adopting the draft regulation proposed by the commission on ' on the author@@ isation and refu@@ s@@ al of author@@ isation of certain health claims made on fo@@ ods and refer@@ ring to children 's development and health ' , as it is not com@@ p@@ ati@@ ble with the objectives and content of the regulation on nu@@ tri@@ tion and health claims made on fo@@ ods .
we should , of course , re@@ colle@@ ct that at least 200 000 people have d@@ ied in dar@@ fu@@ r during the four@@ -@@ year conflict , and more than two million people have been forced from their hom@@ es .
vice-president of the commission . - ( it ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , i do not think anyone in this house can have any doubt that these actions are un@@ la@@ w@@ ful .
water suppl@@ ies for ir@@ ri@@ gation purposes were suspen@@ ded during the sum@@ mer and farmers suf@@ fered 80 % cro@@ p losses as a result .
i do have an additional question relating to the european market , the re@@ alisation of the single market .
in this context , an informal meeting was held on 18 september , organised by the french presidency , involving ministers responsible for the family .
in view of its ambitious target of a 20 % reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 , the european union needs to move much fa@@ ster than it is at the moment .
commissioner , it is not possible to have such a degree of un@@ certainty with a technical system that its development time doub@@ les .
occa@@ si@@ on@@ ally , proposals to make savings such as these can end up co@@ sting more , simply because there is no flexibility with them .
more efforts should also be made to improve administrative cooperation between the member states .
in writing . - i wish to support the en@@ dea@@ v@@ ours of those in this house who have brought to our attention the crucial problems particularly facing those in the gaza stri@@ p and in the state of israel and palestinian areas .
that is why we must now find solutions based on solidarity , but also act respon@@ si@@ bly .
we should therefore pre@@ serve it and reje@@ ct the ameri@@ c@@ ans ' many un@@ reasonable demands regarding our win@@ em@@ ak@@ ing proce@@ sses .
german feder@@ al chan@@ ce@@ ll@@ or an@@ ge@@ la mer@@ ke@@ l has done the same , clearly and im@@ pres@@ si@@ vely .
therefore , they must obje@@ ctively and ri@@ go@@ rou@@ s@@ ly account for how the public funds made available to them have been used .
i think every@@ body would be far better off doing it like that than having pa@@ ges and pa@@ ges of small type that no one ever read@@ s .
i believe that , under the leadership of ju@@ t@@ ta ha@@ u@@ g , we have quite success@@ fully resolved these difficulties .
such a european policy , however well mea@@ ning , cannot succeed without the support of the in@@ habit@@ ants of somali@@ a .
dialogue between countries of origin and transi@@ t and european states recei@@ ving immigrants must be institu@@ tion@@ alised in order to provide a cor@@ ner@@ stone for a genuine association based on development .
i wish you success in the vote tomorrow .
public procurement policy should ensure that public money is used as efficien@@ tly as possible , and should keep public procurement markets open , thereby contribu@@ ting to the re@@ laun@@ ch of the eu economy , to job creation and to welfare .
as a result , following the request made by the european council in june 2009 , the commission dre@@ w up the strategy for the danube region .
to be open and fran@@ k with you - as i always am - i was disap@@ pointed with this decision .
existing eu laws on discrimination continue to prove difficult to implement in practice .
anyone who has patients treated ab@@ road must provide good information and be sure that the quality is what it should be .
i should like to congratulate you on that , because naturally it is important to protect citizens and small and medium-sized enterprises so that , when they provide services , they can also reco@@ ver their income accord@@ ingly .
( pt ) madam president , this debate on the difficul@@ ty of acce@@ ssing com@@ mod@@ ities , such as r@@ are ear@@ th elements , is in@@ tr@@ insi@@ cally linked to the current state of development of the world economy and the syste@@ mic crisis in which we are im@@ mer@@ sed .
on the other hand , in discussions about the op@@ tions given the scientific facts , here we are clearly in the area of political choice .
what sort of european solidarity can we tell our citizens about if their social and economic situation en@@ ds up even further behind the european average than it was before they jo@@ ined the european union ?
we cannot consider any of these strategies unless , first of all , it is integrated within a bro@@ a@@ der mobility strategy that goes beyond the autom@@ o@@ tive sector and includes other mo@@ des of transport .
the swedish presidency must continue the efforts of the french and czech presid@@ en@@ cies , whose priorities were to provide all workers in the eu with complete access to the community 's labour market , a freedom which is most symbo@@ li@@ c of european citiz@@ en@@ ship .
could the council please comment on a possible time@@ table for ratification by the czech republic of the lisbon treaty ?
in addition , one of the most significant obstacles to the full harmonisation of the internal market in defence equipment is precisely the large number of export rules in the eu .
every day , 12 of them di@@ e .
we therefore consider it essential that parliament should be able to send three speci@@ alised representatives to serve on the board , and it goes without saying that they must have the same voting rights as all the other board members .
the issue of multi@@ lin@@ gu@@ alism is vit@@ ally important in the european context .
economic governance has advan@@ ced .
a great many proposals have been made , measures have been incorpor@@ ated into the report , in the field of migration , and i can only reiter@@ ate that the european pact on asylum and immigration indic@@ ates that the european council sole@@ m@@ n@@ ly states that migration policies and asylum must comply with the rules of international law and , in particular , with those relating to human rights , human dignity and refugees .
their ideo@@ logy is di@@ am@@ e@@ tri@@ cally opposed to con@@ v@@ enti@@ onal democr@@ ac@@ ies and their aim is to create a c@@ ali@@ ph@@ ate .
our forthcoming decision will rel@@ ate to each individual oper@@ ator .
practice has shown that , unfortunately , visas are not always the most effective method of stop@@ ping illegal immigration and organised crime .
this may enable us to make the qu@@ an@@ tu@@ m lea@@ p to economic and social union in europe .
in economic , trade and political terms , respect for rights and freedoms should be , at the same time , conditions and objectives of our cooperation .
the si@@ c@@ ke@@ ning crimes she suf@@ fered are made all the more sh@@ oc@@ king by the bi@@ zar@@ re deta@@ ils of this case : the c@@ row@@ d of one thous@@ and people ; the ven@@ ue of a st@@ ad@@ ium , as though it was some kind of spe@@ ct@@ ator sport ; the tru@@ ck@@ lo@@ ad of st@@ ones or@@ dered specially for the purpose ; the g@@ un@@ men who fi@@ red at people trying , to their credit , to save this poor gi@@ r@@ l 's life .
with regard to the matters that the committee is responsible for , economic and monetary affairs , the field of enterpri@@ se , competition , taxation and customs union , the fight against tax fraud and general fraud in european statistics and , in particular , the ch@@ ap@@ ter on statistics , we do of course welcome the budgetary advan@@ ces , the budgetary approach , but of course we have also , found in@@ adequ@@ ac@@ ies .
in my opinion , we need to do three things in the european union following copenhagen .
that is why the commission is considering ra@@ ising this matter with the member states and it is also ex@@ pl@@ or@@ ing the possibility of financing the court and its ou@@ tre@@ ach activities through other financial instruments .
president-in-office of the council . - i would like to thank mrs ţ@@ i@@ c@@ ă@@ u for her question , which is also ti@@ mely .
after accession to the european union , the lat@@ vi@@ an government la@@ p@@ sed into a sense of a ' job well done ' ; it had achieved its goal .
mr president , first of all i would like to congratulate both rapporteurs .
there is even a saying in ye@@ men that ' if you are old enough to use a k@@ ni@@ fe , you are old enough to fight for your tri@@ be ' .
it is in this context that we welcome this report on specific measures for agriculture in the ou@@ ter@@ most regions .
thank you , mr r@@ ack .
as usu@@ al , paragrap@@ h@@ s are included where the eu see@@ ks to act with a single voice in foreign policy .
( de ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , i would like to thank mrs m@@ ca@@ van for taking the initiative in this case and mrs he@@ de@@ ga@@ ard for addre@@ ssing the problem .
i would particularly like to concentr@@ ate on what mr de gu@@ ch@@ t said , because it needs to be noted that the us has changed since 2 november .
a completely un@@ tou@@ ched forest is good from the point of view of biodiversity , but a ro@@ tting forest e@@ mits large vo@@ lu@@ mes of meth@@ ane gas .
russia is obviously our extremely important economic and strategic partner .
we are calling for more funding at a european level to allow us to combat climate change , to swi@@ tch more quickly to renewable energy sources and to support education and research .
this is what lies behind the decision to re@@ place it with a ne@@ wer and more effective instrument , the european quali@@ fications framework , which increases transparency , supports the transfer of quali@@ fications and makes it easier to assess the results of study .
this agreement allows us to step up a ge@@ ar and the commission will work closely with finance ministers to i@@ ro@@ n out deta@@ ils of the permanent stability mechanism before the spr@@ ing european council .
i therefore voted in favour of this report , which appro@@ ves the exten@@ sion of the regulation in question and amen@@ ds the elements required for respe@@ cting the new powers ac@@ qui@@ red by parliament in the light of the treaty of lisbon , in particular guaranteeing new powers with regard to deleg@@ ated acts .
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( de ) mr president , this report sen@@ ds an important signal to a country that is pla@@ ying a stabili@@ sing role , has ex@@ em@@ pl@@ ary legislation on minorities , has a broad government majority in which all nation@@ alities are repres@@ ented and has taken a clear european course under the leadership of prime minister gru@@ ev@@ ski .
vacc@@ ines are the che@@ ape@@ st and most effective public health measure for protecting europeans from in@@ fe@@ cti@@ ous diseases , but it is also important for healthcare to reach developing countries , so as to contribute to increasing life expect@@ an@@ cy and to combating poverty .
the prospe@@ ct of a referendum on sco@@ t@@ tish independence is now not a matter of ' if ' , but rather of ' when ' .
while the 1 % annual increases proposed by the commission are pre@@ fer@@ able to no increase , we still consider this to be too ti@@ mi@@ d a step .
the comprehensive institu@@ ti@@ on-@@ building programme envis@@ aged by the eastern partnership is a case in point , as it specifically targets institutions within the ukra@@ ini@@ an government which need strengthening in order to deliver on reform .
both cases are inter@@ conne@@ cted , and success on either depen@@ ds on success on both .
two additional healthy years of life - that will be understood by everyone and it is something we should do .
the union for the mediterranean was launched in 2008 , but remains a fa@@ ç@@ ade .
i believe that the package of inter@@ ventions contained in the proposal for a regulation of the european parliament and of the council may be effective in preventing mac@@ ro@@ economic im@@ balan@@ ces , especially in the euro area .
i am well aware , in our view , that companies take these compliance programmes seriously and that can help prevention which , in fact , mr ga@@ uz@@ è@@ s , is still chea@@ per than com@@ pen@@ sation or puni@@ sh@@ ment .
with independence and determination , it laid the found@@ ations for a la@@ sting climate of confidence .
as a result of its important role in global trade matters and its commitment to protecting human rights , the european union has a responsibility to combat human trafficking , and child labour in particular .
however , security measures that di@@ mini@@ sh the guarantees of freedom are measures that re@@ move certainty from the law , and are thus the source of in@@ security and bar@@ bar@@ ities .
i think this is important to say because it is the truth , at least in my experience .
in turn , that regime disp@@ la@@ ys an a@@ sto@@ ni@@ shing immuni@@ ty to pressure from the international community , igno@@ res the appe@@ als , just does not do anything about them .
in@@ sufficient aid is guaranteed not to produce results .
i also welcome the firm stand taken by the rapporteur and the commission to prevent discrimination on the ground of sexual orien@@ tation .
mr president , on this basis i have to say that the observ@@ ation made by a number of e@@ ste@@ e@@ med an@@ al@@ yst@@ s , such as mari@@ o var@@ gas l@@ lo@@ sa , is in any case highly significant : the most con@@ spi@@ cu@@ ous def@@ end@@ ers of the de@@ posed president ze@@ la@@ ya - who , by the way , has w@@ on support from all the various political parties , including his own , and the su@@ pre@@ me court of justice against the national con@@ gre@@ ss of the republic - have in fact been representatives of regi@@ mes characteri@@ sed by a system@@ atic violation of human rights and by a progre@@ ssive dec@@ line in individual freedoms , as this parliament recognised in the last report on the human rights situation in the world .
before the out@@ bre@@ ak of ho@@ sti@@ lities in south os@@ se@@ ti@@ a on the night of 7 to 8 au@@ gu@@ st 2008 , which cla@@ i@@ med many civilian lives , we had been wit@@ ne@@ sses to months of pro@@ vo@@ cation from all sides .
i should like to know - and do not br@@ and me anti-@@ italian - what would have happened if any of the candidate countries , from croatia to turkey , had announced measures along the lines of those being planned by the italian government as regards the waste decre@@ e or the security decre@@ e , where between turning illegal immigration into an off@@ ence and sol@@ d@@ iers in the stre@@ ets , the aim is to bring about the suspen@@ sion of all proceedings which have the mis@@ fortun@@ e to have time@@ sc@@ al@@ es and feat@@ u@@ res similar to those against prime minister ber@@ lu@@ s@@ con@@ i .
it is more spo@@ radi@@ c than global .
as i said a week ago in brussels - a new year , a new treaty , and a new era for the european union .
through this regulation , europe 's 70 million bu@@ s and co@@ ach passengers will also enjo@@ y a range of rights that until now were much reduced or almost non-@@ exist@@ ent in compar@@ is@@ on with other means of transport .
this in@@ valu@@ able support for building enterpri@@ se , the spirit of enterpri@@ se in europe , is san@@ cti@@ oned by the principle introduced by the commission : think small first .
given the commitment of the auth@@ or and the content of this report , i am sure the contribution it makes will assi@@ st the european institutions in making laws which will achieve its purpose , helping those for whom it is intended , the poor .
we need a strong eu strategy to ensure that this fundamental right is up@@ held and that workers throughout the eu are adequ@@ ately protected .
we therefore call on the commission , the member states and the various grou@@ p@@ ings of the council with responsibilities in this area to step up their efforts .
this ra@@ w materi@@ al is available to us here in the european union , so we should include this in our discussions .
but this is a union of frien@@ ds - frien@@ ds , equ@@ als and partners .
it has an objective interest in fro@@ zen conflicts and in criticism of the charter of par@@ is through recognition of ab@@ k@@ ha@@ sia and south os@@ se@@ ti@@ a .
brazi@@ l is the first country from latin america to cooperate in our research programme and , via this experience and bri@@ dge , i think we can gradu@@ ally do more in other countries .
hungary recently went through a very difficult financial crisis , as a result of its economic policy .
the european parliament must be given the chance to cur@@ b this data protection rights fi@@ as@@ co on behalf of the citizens of europe .
in writing . - i voted for the resolution on tuni@@ sia to express my solidarity with the wish of tuni@@ sian people to achieve freedom of expression and restor@@ e free elections .
that is why we voted in favour .
the european union must help and encourage ukraine to b@@ ind its future not to russia but to the european union .
i agree that the eu member states should help ad@@ ul@@ t education by adopting active measures , mo@@ ti@@ v@@ ating citizens to edu@@ cate themselves and em@@ ploy@@ ers to provide suitable conditions for education .
however , this report by mrs ke@@ l@@ ler sometimes has a tenden@@ cy to be either excessive or v@@ ag@@ ue in its wor@@ ding .
so , in con@@ tra@@ st to my previous visit here , i have the same face but one organ is now mis@@ sing !
in these g@@ lo@@ om@@ y times , let us continue in the hope of the po@@ et 's ra@@ y of light , which will v@@ an@@ qu@@ ish the dar@@ k@@ ness , the dar@@ k@@ ness of that time and for always .
i coun@@ t on your sense of reali@@ sm to get europe at the table and not on it , and i wish you good lu@@ ck in your second term .
once that tren@@ d is established , the r@@ ace for resources will give rise to pressure and short@@ ages which are likely to pose a challenge to many gener@@ ations of manag@@ ers and will certainly have im@@ pli@@ cations for the governance of the modern world .
negotiations have been dead@@ lo@@ cked for six years , and it is clear that they have been re@@ opened within the framework of the summit of heads of state and government of the european union , latin america and the cari@@ b@@ be@@ an , with the support also of parliament .
between mid@@ -@@ may and no@@ on yesterday , 1 7@@ 3@@ 3 people were in@@ fe@@ cted , while 23 patients d@@ ied a tor@@ tu@@ rous death .
the purpose of this treaty is to wi@@ den the energy market already existing in the european community to include the countries of that region , i@@ .@@ e@@ . to the countries of the western balkans .
we cannot have a two@@ - or thre@@ e-@@ speed cohesion policy .
thus , to their sh@@ am@@ e , they have con@@ spi@@ red to ru@@ sh through ratification el@@ se@@ where and then try ar@@ ro@@ gan@@ tly to b@@ oun@@ ce the irish into a second referendum .
the instruments that currently exist , such as the je@@ ssi@@ ca fund , are one of the few financial eng@@ ine@@ ering instruments that a region or muni@@ cip@@ ality can use to finance urban development projects .
i am vice-@@ chair of the committee on budgetary control , and i was among the meps who atten@@ ded the informal negotiations with the council .
the report by mrs a@@ y@@ al@@ a sen@@ der also , rightly , highligh@@ ts the simpli@@ fication of administrative procedures , infrastructure investment needs and the problems posed by logi@@ stics in urban areas .
if we do not take this pi@@ one@@ ering step , we cannot ea@@ si@@ ly expect to convin@@ ce the world bank and others that we should be focu@@ sing investment on renewable energy .
moreover , they have to comply with the stri@@ c@@ test standards in the world , increasing their production prices , with the dis@@ advantage that this gives them in compar@@ is@@ on with third countries .
i believe that an ever stronger degree of cooperation between member states is also of vital importance to the operation of the effective market supervision system and , as such , for the purpose of coheren@@ ce , it is im@@ per@@ ative to create a uniform interpre@@ tation and presence am@@ ong@@ st market supervision authorities .
our fellow citizens want more security , but also respect for public freedoms .
the eu emissions trading scheme is in a state of cha@@ os .
these questions , too , must be ans@@ wered if one is to la@@ pse into gran@@ di@@ lo@@ qu@@ ent l@@ y@@ ri@@ ci@@ sm ; otherwise , one pul@@ ls the wo@@ ol over citizens ' e@@ yes .
austria and italy confir@@ med an agreement on the total cost of the b@@ ren@@ ner base tun@@ ne@@ l project at eur 8 billion .
i too believe that body s@@ can@@ ners cannot be commissi@@ oned without a clear scientific and medical evaluation of the possible effects of the use of the technology in question on the health of the users .
there ari@@ ses the question of prices , reli@@ ability and also of whether we integr@@ ate renewable ener@@ gies properly into the network , and for this we unfortunately need considerable investment .
the proposal includes a number of measures relating to access to re@@ pa@@ ir information for new cars , so as to ensure effective competition in the re@@ pa@@ ir market , so that small businesses will not suffer as a result of the report .
when we give croatia the green light for the last round of negotiations and for its last pu@@ sh on the way to full membership , we should point out that this report is addressed to all the countries of sou@@ th@@ -@@ eastern europe which have the same expectations .
( el ) on the agenda for discussion , we have the report given by c@@ s@@ ab@@ a ö@@ ry on behalf of the committee on employment and social affairs , concerning the application of social security sche@@ mes to wa@@ ge@@ -@@ ear@@ ners , non-@@ ear@@ ners and members of their families moving within the community - c6-0@@ 10@@ 4 / 2007 - .
it is not exten@@ sive and there are probably reasons in general to improve information .
there is a clear difference between eu and us policy on the extent to which ce@@ real production is being di@@ ver@@ ted to biofuels .
i think that needs a positive step forward .
emphasi@@ sing the signific@@ ance of this event will make it easier to per@@ ce@@ i@@ ve the part played by all the out@@ standing european musi@@ ci@@ ans - mo@@ zar@@ t , li@@ sz@@ t , handel , ha@@ y@@ d@@ n , sch@@ um@@ an@@ n , ver@@ d@@ i , gr@@ ie@@ g , ber@@ li@@ o@@ z , pa@@ ga@@ ni@@ ni and many others - in the creation of european civi@@ lisation and in its contribution to world culture .
if we do want to spend many millions , then they could be spent on the border protection agency frontex , rather than the money p@@ it that is the schengen information system .
despite already being the obje@@ ct of resolutions of this parliament , the last of which was in 2010 , the old request that the country of origin be mar@@ ked and that information be made available about the origin of various goods has been postpo@@ ned , which we regret .
when that happens - as it has done today - we should re@@ think this practice .
why is this important ?
finally , the green climate fund must ensure that us@@ d 100 billion is made available to developing countries by 2020 .
we should acknow@@ ledge that in this house and pu@@ sh to ensure that they are passed on to farmers .
i voted in favour of this measure because i believe that setting up an ad ho@@ c fund to reduce energy depend@@ ency and use renewable and local energy ( even if it amounts to only eur 14@@ 6 million ) represents an important indi@@ cation for my parliamentary group on the method to be followed in terms of a sh@@ re@@ w@@ der application of the european union budget .
in the european union , our economy is addi@@ cted , and this addi@@ ction is fu@@ el@@ led by imported oil and gas .
the next item is the vote .
however , in this e@@ st@@ rel@@ a report - one need only listen to the speeches that have been made today - every possible issue has been covered .
we are therefore very concerned about the amendments introduced by the rapporteur , because amendment 3 would signi@@ fy a defini@@ te di@@ lution of this strong report by our committee .
the first took place between the 10@@ th and 13@@ th cent@@ ur@@ ies in al-@@ an@@ dal@@ us , in the great cultural movement initi@@ ated by the u@@ ma@@ y@@ y@@ ad@@ s in spain .
the incen@@ tive effect of public investments co@@ -@@ finan@@ ced by the structural funds under the cohesion policy , which at@@ tr@@ act private investment and the possibility of using community funding to finance private investment where there is no public investment strategy .
the human rights acti@@ vi@@ sts to whom we awar@@ ded the s@@ ak@@ ha@@ ro@@ v pri@@ ze last year are a force to be re@@ c@@ kon@@ ed with in memor@@ i@@ al , which has a significant role in the north cau@@ ca@@ sus .
corre@@ ctions to votes and voting intentions : see minutes
the commission recently asked each scientific committee on emerging and ne@@ w@@ ly identified health risks to re@@ consider its opinion on the basis of the most recent data and reports .
i have also taken note of the proposal to extend the scope of the data re@@ ten@@ tion directive in order to re@@ tain data about sear@@ ches made by users for child por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y materi@@ al and child se@@ x abuse content u@@ plo@@ a@@ ded on the internet or mess@@ ages used to gro@@ om children online .
let us not , mo@@ ti@@ v@@ ated by the need to respond to urgent challenges , now create issues which could bring up more significant problems for us in the future .
disp@@ la@@ ys of ag@@ gre@@ ssive nation@@ alism , rac@@ is@@ m , x@@ en@@ op@@ h@@ ob@@ ia , anti-@@ se@@ mi@@ ti@@ sm or ne@@ o-@@ f@@ as@@ ci@@ sm do not have , and must not have , a place in democratic europe .
we need to identi@@ fy the cause of these u@@ pris@@ ings ; is it poverty , religion , in@@ justice , corruption or the lack of democracy and freedom ?
i wish to draw attention to a situation i have seen for myself , namely the high numbers of children or@@ p@@ han@@ ed in the area as a result of the conflict .
it is ' all hands on de@@ ck ' , as it were ; the in@@ put of this fund , however small , contribu@@ tes to the technological revo@@ lution necessary to keep the ste@@ el sector competitive and to make coal a clean fuel , a clean ra@@ w materi@@ al : ' clean coal ' .
we must not , however , give up any responsibility .
if po@@ pu@@ li@@ sm means that we are li@@ ste@@ ning closely to what people are saying , that we are represent@@ ing them and of@@ fering really wat@@ er@@ ti@@ ght argu@@ ments about ex@@ trac@@ ting ourselves from the economic crisis , which the eu has also forced upon us , then i shall be happy to we@@ ar that ti@@ tle with pri@@ de .
finally , amendment 12 would significantly limit the scope of the areas to be dealt with by the agency as laid down in article 2 of our proposal .
fu@@ ku@@ sh@@ im@@ a has sti@@ r@@ red up this debate and , as a result , many people have changed their views dra@@ m@@ atically .
i would like to fi@@ nish by saying to commissioner kro@@ es that we expect transparency from the commission .
mr president , i would like to welcome the trans@@ atlantic economic council on 15 december , and especially its discussion of innovation , the digital agenda and energy technologies .
the commission fully sha@@ res the view that climate change now needs to be addressed glob@@ ally and it is important that others follow our example also .
thank you once again mr president , and thank you honourable members for the commitment and cooperation you have shown .
the correct mo@@ di@@ fication to the re@@ marks is contained in amendment 1@@ 13@@ 3 , which is an@@ ne@@ xed to the voting list .
i would therefore like to thank the rapporteur sin@@ ce@@ rely for his work .
naturally , we believe that crime must be pre@@ ven@@ ted .
what part do our gen@@ es play in the disease ?
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the lar@@ ger the l@@ or@@ ry , the more competitive it is compared with the rail and wat@@ er@@ way transport , and the more the commission policy on rail@@ ways , wat@@ er@@ ways and motor@@ ways of the sea will be undermin@@ ed .
i can only support what has been said here .
the global economic , financial and social crisis is ca@@ using women to suffer a ' dou@@ ble b@@ low ' .
it hands decision-making in the eu to the big member states , no@@ tab@@ ly germany , at the expen@@ se of the small countries .
i can safe@@ ly say that this approach has met with the broad support of two committees , the committee on foreign affairs and the committee on civil liber@@ ties , justice and home affairs , which is my paren@@ t committee .
i have been known to do so myself .
in particular , i agree that the future eu strategy should recognise the important role of the family as the basic institution in society for the survi@@ val , protection and development of the child .
no one , for instance , dispu@@ tes any more that ro@@ ber@@ t mu@@ gab@@ e is a criminal who has brought his country to its k@@ ne@@ es and who terrori@@ ses his own population .
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and the commission is indeed of the opinion that the conditions for exten@@ ding mac@@ ro-@@ financial assistance to these countries are fully met .
therefore , the only realistic way out of this situation , the only way to prevent the col@@ la@@ pse of the currency market is stop@@ -@@ gap help for greece as well as long-term , planned action to stabili@@ se the position of the euro .
research needs funding ; innovative businesses need funding ; world clas@@ s@@ -@@ innovation needs wor@@ l@@ d-@@ clas@@ s funding .
in writing . - i voted against the ga@@ uz@@ è@@ s report on the ai@@ f@@ m directive because it dis@@ advantages an important part of the united kingdom 's most important industry - financial services .
this is the hy@@ po@@ cri@@ sy of the ' special ' clas@@ s , that people say ' it is dre@@ ad@@ ful to mention a s@@ can@@ d@@ al ex@@ pli@@ ci@@ tly in an official parliamentary paper ' but then make critical comments publi@@ c@@ ly .
however , we shall be publi@@ shing a policy document in order to structure future discussions on this question .
consequently , i am asking the meps from the ppe and u@@ en to sub@@ s@@ cri@@ be to the serious attitude we need to adopt on this matter and with regard to the uz@@ be@@ k people , and support our motion for a resolution , which says nothing more than the truth about the human rights situation in uz@@ be@@ k@@ istan .
i am afraid that life is not like that any more , and when i hear people talk about the em@@ an@@ cip@@ ation of women , i am sor@@ ry , but as an eng@@ li@@ sh@@ man , that happened a very long time ago .
you fal@@ sely equ@@ ate violence and terrorism with the legitimate re@@ action of europe 's people against the destruction of their identi@@ ty .
the request made by the commission for member states to use the structural funds to invest in constru@@ cting ener@@ g@@ y-@@ efficient public buil@@ dings certainly provides part of the solution .
on the german side , works will not start before 2012 and will take an estim@@ ated three years .
i believe that is the challenge : to have economies that are growing so that we can then spend money on en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ed social policies .
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that would result in a real europe of energy based on cooperation and the general interest .
the result of the irish referendum te@@ sti@@ f@@ ies that the success of europe is being sac@@ ri@@ fi@@ ced to an over@@ do@@ se of doub@@ t@@ ful public opinion .
firstly , poverty pla@@ ys a big role , but we should not believe that the situation of the roma as a categor@@ y is i@@ den@@ tical with that of poor people in general , because poverty and unemployment are much higher among the roma than in ma@@ inst@@ re@@ am society .
( nl ) mr president , i am speaking here on behalf of my colleague mr b@@ lok@@ land .
this new budget line will therefore be included using a to@@ ken entry ( p@@ .m. ) .
area of freedom , security and justice ( af@@ s@@ j ) 2007 ( mo@@ tions for resolutions tabled ) : see minutes
when the commission was first informed of the crisis in the re@@ f@@ use colle@@ ction and dispos@@ al system in campa@@ nia , in the spr@@ ing of 2007 , proceedings were initi@@ ated against italy for con@@ tra@@ vention of community legislation on re@@ f@@ use .
the heads of government committed themselves at that summit to the following : ' to laun@@ ch a framework that la@@ ys out the policies and the way we act together to gener@@ ate strong , sustainable and balanced global growth .
for the first time , article 17@@ 4 of the treaty recogni@@ ses the specific role of m@@ oun@@ tain regions , which represent 40 % of our territory and over 90 million european citizens .
well , neither do they lead to par@@ is , and this is not the start of the french presidency .
i think that the situation is e@@ vol@@ ving in the right direction , but at too s@@ low a rate .
such negative situations would certainly affect population groups less well-@@ equip@@ ped for survi@@ val , particularly non-@@ eu families who often have to make do with sh@@ aring small and therefore low cost ac@@ com@@ mod@@ ation with one another .
my colleagues and i want a solution to be found to the problems which are at the roo@@ t of the rising food prices : bu@@ yers ab@@ using their domin@@ ant position , unfair practices in negotiating prices , lack of information on price form@@ ation , the distribution of profit along the food chain and specul@@ ation on the com@@ mod@@ ity markets .
the european council will also adopt the eu strategy for the baltic sea region .
we also worked together with the council , which had discussed more or less the same proposals in 2003 .
therefore , both of the forthcoming competitiveness counci@@ ls under the czech presidency - one will take place very soon in early march , as well as the informal one which will take place in prag@@ ue - will tackle the question of reducing the administrative burden , since we believe that better regulation is an important factor for improving competitiveness , in particular for smes , and it pla@@ ys an even more important role in times of economic crisis .
sustainable fore@@ str@@ y exploitation will make it possible to produce energy using wo@@ od resi@@ du@@ es .
in my opinion , this doss@@ ier is far from ready ; the european parliament would first like to hear why this programme is necessary .
the european union expressed concern that further de@@ ten@@ tion of prote@@ sters who had peac@@ ef@@ ul@@ ly expressed their will might cause rene@@ wed ten@@ sion between the ti@@ bet@@ ans and the h@@ an , that is to say the chinese community in tibet .
let us be under no il@@ lu@@ sion : if we make ex@@ emp@@ tion rules for european industry in emissions trading the fo@@ cal point of the council at this time , then we must assu@@ me from the out@@ set that the council has failed .
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it is also necessary to produce edu@@ cational tools designed to inform internet users ( e@@ .@@ g@@ . technologies for manag@@ ing ' trac@@ es ' left on the we@@ b and resources for protecting priv@@ acy ) .
this is particular true of r@@ are gene@@ tic diseases that are he@@ red@@ it@@ ary .
i consider the mo@@ t@@ to ' united in diversity ' to be the perfe@@ ct definition of the ess@@ ence of the european project .
( es ) mr president , as indi@@ cated in the middle east quar@@ te@@ t statement made in muni@@ ch , we would all like to see the end of negotiations between israel and pale@@ st@@ ine in september 2011 in the form of an agreed solution for the two states that will bring peace and security .
pres@@ ent-@@ day rel@@ atives of the victims are seeking closure and should , therefore , have the right to access such information in order to come to an understanding of the greatest cat@@ astro@@ p@@ he in ukraine 's modern history .
we have also included a provision concerning revision , requ@@ ir@@ ing the commission to ensure that both the definition of n@@ an@@ om@@ at@@ eri@@ al and the safety procedures are satisfac@@ tory .
when we talk about political parties , we must take two problems into consideration .
( es ) mr president , i would like to begin by ex@@ pressing my solidarity with the chi@@ le@@ an people , and that solidarity has also been expressed to the people of haiti , turkey and per@@ u , who have also suf@@ fered recent natural disasters .
secondly , the public dom@@ a@@ in , and more specifically the european union and its member states , as well as nuclear industry operators , must adopt a behavi@@ ou@@ ral eth@@ i@@ c of total transparency in relation to nuclear activities .
mr president , we want a europe that is competitive , environment@@ ally friendly and soci@@ ally responsible .
in view of all the above , i support the commission 's proposal to repe@@ al ob@@ sole@@ te acts in the field of the common agricultural policy .
our problem is that , in my opinion , we want to bring too many matters into the discussion .
whether or not we are facing an immigration influ@@ x of bi@@ bli@@ cal propor@@ tions , we cannot tell .
the vote on these three topi@@ cs will take place at the end of today 's sitting .
the dialogue between the european commission , the council and parliament was still fru@@ it@@ less at the end of last week , as the rapporteur had pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ tive obje@@ ctions to a compromise proposal concerning early re@@ payment that all the other parties were prepared to accept .
a lot has also been said , and quite rightly so , about 2009 being a year of crisis in europe , the us and , in fact , the whole world , and then we ask ourselves : what should we do ?
our long fight against smo@@ king has not been un@@ successful .
the european union should be secure in its own food security .
dict@@ ator@@ ships and dict@@ ators get very special treatment .
this should be hel@@ ped by the establishment of modern care and education facilities for children and by high quality training for people who are looking for work .
the number of cou@@ ples for whom fer@@ ti@@ lisation by this method is their only chance of having off@@ spr@@ ing is growing year on year .
obviously these economic , social and cultural rights are important .
our strategy towards the region is to assi@@ st in stabili@@ sing the countries of the western balkans and helping them realise their eu perspective .
however , with their taxes , our constitu@@ ents cannot af@@ ford your gene@@ ro@@ si@@ ty .
what funding does the commission provide to human rights ngos working in iran ?
what steps has the european union taken with regard to the persecu@@ tion of christi@@ ans in a state with which we have close lin@@ ks ?
the money set a@@ side in this fund has so far been used in 3@@ 3 serious natural disasters .
i would finally like to stress how important it is for us to consider the protection of those consumers who are especially vulnerable and the dan@@ gers of gam@@ bling addi@@ ction and com@@ pul@@ sive behaviour , and to make a real effort to fight against organised crime , which tr@@ ies to profit by it .
on behalf of the ppe group . - mr president , may i join with the commissioner in ex@@ pressing my sym@@ pa@@ thy to the people of nig@@ eria on the death of president u@@ mar@@ u y@@ ar '@@ ad@@ u@@ a .
( de ) mr president , i would just like to inter@@ ru@@ pt the debate very br@@ iefly to inform you and my fellow members that last night , three terrori@@ sts stor@@ med the che@@ ch@@ en parliament , kil@@ ling several security of@@ fic@@ ers and taking ho@@ st@@ ages .
there may be problems with that , but i would sugge@@ st to you - and i would like you to look at the evidence which was placed before us in our he@@ aring - that deal@@ ers and consumers do have serious concerns about bringing autom@@ o@@ tive distribution stra@@ ight away into the general blo@@ ck ex@@ emp@@ tion .
on behalf of the ind / dem group . - mr president , poor mr fr@@ att@@ ini is still lost in the ham@@ p@@ ton court ma@@ ze as we see the eu moving ever further from democracy .
in my region , where more than one million people live , over 80 % are ca@@ th@@ oli@@ cs .
you also highligh@@ ted the importance of the continu@@ ity of european politics , and demonstrated the importance of uni@@ ty between our countries with regard to our relation@@ ships with our main partners , during the european - us summit in prag@@ ue with bar@@ ack ob@@ ama .
this house should demand that council end the strasbourg cir@@ cus and save annual costs of over eur 200 million .
we need to improve the union 's credibility , which is why i am saying that we do not need any new requirements to improve energy efficiency .
if this report makes even a mode@@ st contribution to progress along those lines , then i think we can be satis@@ fied .
how do we say ' ab@@ st@@ en@@ tion ' ?
it is simply not right that small local companies providing very local or regional services should have these bur@@ dens put upon them .
it seems to me a real possibility that it will de@@ part from it .
we shall give some more thought to this matter .
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on the other , the presidency has sign@@ al@@ led its intention to dee@@ pe@@ n the debate on how europe respon@@ ds to globalisation .
advi@@ se mrs ty@@ mo@@ sh@@ en@@ ko in the same way as we did mr y@@ an@@ u@@ ko@@ v@@ ych .
the same principles should be applied to relations with russia , where the rule of law and human rights situation is worse than in most en@@ p countries .
of course , it is also to be expected that closer monitoring of the national political decisions of the member states will not proce@@ ed without discussions and sources of f@@ ri@@ ction .
in any case , it seems that we have managed to avoid the serious tem@@ p@@ tation of prote@@ cti@@ o@@ nis@@ m which occur@@ red during the crisis of the 19@@ 3@@ 0@@ s , and it seems that the tren@@ d for the emerg@@ ence of new restri@@ ctive measures disappe@@ are@@ d at the end of last year .
i would rather concentr@@ ate on b@@ are facts back@@ ed up by statistics where appropriate - as statistics is after all my life@@ -@@ long profe@@ ssion and pos@@ si@@ bly even my pa@@ ssion - or on what tom@@ á@@ š gar@@ ri@@ gue mas@@ ary@@ k , the first president of the cze@@ ch@@ os@@ lo@@ va@@ k republic , called the small every@@ day tasks .
the community 's institutions and the member states have taken concrete measures within their areas of competence to counter@@ act these effects .
obviously this would cause a system which rel@@ ies , as the french law argu@@ ably does , on the com@@ pu@@ ter@@ isation and ma@@ ssi@@ fication of accu@@ s@@ ations and penalties , to im@@ pl@@ ode .
vice-president of the commission . - mr president , the commission wel@@ comes the court 's annual report for 2008 .
therefore , we must have clear conditions relating to the council 's as@@ surance , in order to be able to decide tomorrow about a possible postpo@@ ne@@ ment .
we have therefore introduced the following elements into the report , which are new feat@@ u@@ res compared with the previous situation : firstly , a relatively wide@@ -@@ ran@@ ging definition of what lobby@@ ing means , or what it is , namely ' activities carried out with the objective of influ@@ en@@ cing the policy formul@@ ation and decision-making proce@@ sses of the eu institutions ' .
secondly , member states should , on a com@@ pul@@ s@@ ory basis , present the progress made on the implementation of the ' think small first ' principle in the annual reports on the lisbon process national reform programmes .
is it the other commissioners ?
as early as 199@@ 5 , the european commission proposed an emissions requirement of 1@@ 20 g per kil@@ om@@ etr@@ e for european cars .
this is essential to protect the priv@@ acy of our citizens , to ensure a common approach to all dat@@ a-@@ proce@@ ssing activities within the european union , and parliament will , of course , be fully involved in the reform of the current legal framework since the co@@ decision procedure also applies to the former thir@@ d-@@ pillar areas .
so that is a completely new situation .
what we need is a new treaty for a new era .
- ( fr ) madam president , as mr par@@ ish has had to leave , he has asked me to state our position on the amendments which reached us at the last minu@@ te .
i agree with the emphasis that the report places on combating counterfe@@ iting through better identi@@ fication of products in respect of consumer safety through the use of new technologies .
europe has re@@ ac@@ ted in a relatively swift and united manner , although there is an awareness , which is ho@@ pe@@ fully shared by all those who support nuclear technology , that radi@@ o@@ activity know@@ s no national borders and that nature does not recognise safety standards , however high they may be set .
in writing . - chemi@@ cal , bio@@ logical , radi@@ o@@ logical and nuclear ( c@@ br@@ n ) risks present a new dimension of possible terrorist attacks , acci@@ dents , natural disasters and / or pan@@ de@@ mi@@ cs due to their trans@@ national charac@@ ter and ma@@ ss-@@ scale victi@@ mis@@ ation .
it also wel@@ comes the collective commitment made by the commission and the member states at the international don@@ ors ' conference for the re@@ construction of haiti to don@@ ate a total of eur 1.@@ 2 billion , including eur 4@@ 60 million in non-@@ humanitarian aid from the commission .
additional pat@@ ro@@ l air@@ cra@@ ft have been de@@ ployed in the se@@ y@@ che@@ l@@ les , and i can announ@@ ce that swedish maritime pat@@ ro@@ l air@@ cra@@ ft will join the force in the se@@ y@@ che@@ l@@ les as well .
i know that his fa@@ ther has been in this house this week and i understand that he is at this very moment sitting here with us .
we must also ask whether this problem should be addressed at european level or continue to be the concern of each member state individu@@ ally .
social tourism statistics would enable the commission and member states to identi@@ fy the specific needs of different social groups and devi@@ se suitable programmes .
i believe that fundamental change must be about much more than simply reducing the number of targets .
in what way have the commission and olaf inter@@ ven@@ ed in this important case to demand transparency ?
madam president , ' there are no win@@ ners , ' says the wor@@ th@@ while report by the commission of investigation on the ar@@ med conflict in georgia in the sum@@ mer of 2008 .
by this i do not mean primarily pres@@ enting new measures for approval , but ans@@ wer@@ ing the questions that have now been raised so often .
the blu@@ e card proposal must be developed .
when the eu presidency was last held by a country bor@@ der@@ ing on that region , namely greece , the found@@ ations for the integration of the countries of the western balkans were laid down in the the@@ ss@@ alo@@ niki agenda .
the starting point for any debate on this issue must now be to recognise that the situation on the ground has improved significantly , though it is still very serious .
we do need , as i said here , the attitude on both sides to go forward , which is what i said in my speech if you will re@@ call .
i very much welcome the possible use of ac@@ compan@@ ying safety officials , the ' sk@@ y-@@ mar@@ sh@@ als ' , particularly based on the current threat from international terrorism on poten@@ ti@@ ally vulnerable fli@@ ght pa@@ ths .
businesses and hou@@ se@@ hol@@ ds need to make decisions according to market conditions .
these members will support you tomorrow .
it is indeed possible that this economic sector still has growth potential for the european union .
is there not too much of it going on administration ?
in my opinion , go@@ d 's ten com@@ mand@@ ments , communi@@ cated to the world by mo@@ ses a long time ago , must hold good in the area of human rights .
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it also highligh@@ ts the fact that new investments promo@@ ted by the eu must be vi@@ able and environment@@ ally friendly and must encourage a high standard of working conditions .
secondly , our priorities should be more focused on the fight against poverty and on sustainable growth .
the difference between those who believe that dis@@ order and im@@ balan@@ ces in public finances are at the roo@@ t of the crisis and those who think that the under@@ l@@ ying problem has to do instead with the lack of rules and transparency in the markets , economic and trade im@@ balan@@ ces and social in@@ equality .
finally , i support the idea of clari@@ fying the term ' plant protection products ' by re@@ plac@@ ing it with the term ' pe@@ sti@@ ci@@ des ' in the regulation and expla@@ ining clearly what it means .
the g20 labour and social welfare ministers should ask for the support granted to companies in difficul@@ ty , as a result of the economic crisis , to be extended until when the unemployment rate star@@ ts to fall again .
i must remind you that at the same time as we are impor@@ ters of meat from third countries - and at this point we im@@ port from brazi@@ l only 5 % of our requirements for be@@ e@@ f in the european union - we are also big ex@@ por@@ ters to third countries : to russia and el@@ se@@ where .
at that time they were in dee@@ p tro@@ u@@ ble .
br@@ it@@ a@@ in needs even stri@@ c@@ ter controls , not more la@@ x ones imposed by the european union .
ag@@ ro@@ fuels may pos@@ si@@ bly reduce co2 emissions in the eu a little , but result in de@@ fore@@ st@@ ation and land gra@@ b@@ b@@ ing in developing countries , thereby leading to more climate change - which is precisely what we wanted to avoid , not to mention the disp@@ lac@@ ement of indi@@ gen@@ ous popul@@ ations and the loss of biodiversity and far@@ m land for growing food .
secondly - but this is r@@ ich - you say : ' why postpo@@ ne further ? '
first of all , as emer@@ ged from the recent review of the budget , we will use our right of initiative to present form@@ al proposals on own resources before the end of june .
this is also a fundamental element of the negotiations on an association agreement between the eu and a@@ zer@@ ba@@ ij@@ an that have been taking place since july 2010 .
i voted against this resolution .
i think it is extremely important , with her knowledge and exper@@ ti@@ se , that she is able to participate there .
in writing . - ( hu ) it is absolutely vital to take into account the facts of climate change based on the scientific evidence when making decisions in this regard . after all , the risk of taking the wrong decisions based on mistak@@ en conclusions is at least as great as the risk of in@@ action .
this report by parliament is the first exam@@ ination of the application of this new instrument and has a two@@ fo@@ ld objective :
the commission also supports social dialogue at a european level , as the social partners have a decisive role to play in manag@@ ing the crisis .
our aims and goals in this respect are clear .
it represents a significant challenge to the present single currency system .
we need , and we demand today , appropriate and concrete steps to make the eu 's principles in its action within and outside the union a real tool of human rights promotion , with a specific focus on women 's rights .
the war is co@@ sting human lives both am@@ ong@@ st the sol@@ d@@ iers and the population and it only serves to strengthen the t@@ ali@@ ban .
the consequences of this have become all the more ap@@ paren@@ t and serious in this time of severe economic and financial crisis , as the budgets of the member states have been particularly weak@@ ened and stra@@ ined by the need for public investment and expenditure on social policy .
then we will also have a discussion on the 2050 low carbon strategy that we will present by march - including , as i said , the 20@@ 30 target because , if we know where we are going to be by 2050 , it is also very clear that there are some tra@@ de@@ -@@ off@@ s involved .
there is no instru@@ ction manu@@ al on how to create the perfe@@ ct monetary union , and nor can any absolu@@ te value be put on the knowledge ac@@ qui@@ red until now , since the soci@@ o-@@ economic pe@@ cu@@ li@@ ar@@ ities of the euro area are li@@ able to make any compar@@ is@@ ons mea@@ ni@@ ng@@ less .
four@@ thly , i should like to under@@ line that one of the secre@@ ts to the success of this project is being able to du@@ ly comb@@ ine security and freedom , freedom of movement , much more freedom of movement , with appropriate data protection .
therefore i will not ex@@ p@@ and on what other colleagues have said .
i do not need to repeat everything it contains , but it is also very ambitious .
it would be extremely important for this parliament and therefore also for european citizens to be informed of the results of these tests .
we need to be open to everything we have to do in face of a crisis that will have , specifically , more impact on social matters .
it was also said in the debate that some of the terms were too open .
the irish said that they needed europe in the crisis and this needs to be hea@@ vi@@ ly emphasi@@ sed , because they are asking europe to protect them and that is important .
the mandate of the committee on climate change is extremely clear : it has to analy@@ ze the present situation , to make a list of pos@@ sibilities for combating climate change and formul@@ ate concrete proposals regarding the european union policy in this field , at all decision levels .
we need the more united democratic effective union offered by lisbon to face the many problems , any one of which can pl@@ un@@ ge our world into conflict : energy security , climate change , the economic and financial crisis , and the many war@@ s in many regions .
the committee on social affairs has adopted a set of common indic@@ ators for the process of social protection and integration , which will ensure compar@@ ability of data .
an im@@ migr@@ ant will only have the right to stay in the territory of a member state of the eu if he works to s@@ well the cof@@ fers of the p@@ lu@@ to@@ cr@@ acy .
we awar@@ d the s@@ ak@@ ha@@ ro@@ v pri@@ ze , we support humanitarian measures and we stri@@ ve to at@@ tain rights and pri@@ vi@@ leg@@ es not only for the people of europe , but of the whole world .
the heads of state or government of the european union have respon@@ ded to the economic crisis with au@@ ster@@ ity measures and public spending cuts .
the european sate@@ lli@@ te na@@ vi@@ gation programmes , galileo and the european geo@@ stati@@ on@@ ary na@@ vi@@ gation over@@ la@@ y service ( eg@@ no@@ s ) , will enable europe to establish auton@@ om@@ y and strategic independence from other economic blo@@ cs , which is very important , and will contribute to improving the lives of the european public , as well as bringing direct and in@@ direct benefits to the european economy .
it has a min@@ or border dispu@@ te with croatia , which it will resolve peac@@ ef@@ ul@@ ly before the international court of justice .
in the only prison in la@@ hor@@ e , 4 6@@ 5@@ 1 pris@@ oners were held in 2009 , while the prison has a capacity of only 1 0@@ 50 pris@@ oners .
however , we cannot get around the fact that this type of extr@@ action and production always carr@@ ies risks .
however , as a matter of principle i am against the procedure of wai@@ ving immuni@@ ty .
we hope for new dynami@@ cs in the negotiation process with turkey including opening of the energy ch@@ ap@@ ter .
yes , we can see uni@@ ty advan@@ ced by officials meeting officials across fron@@ t@@ iers .
we do not need free allo@@ cation up to 100 % in the industry affected by carbon le@@ ak@@ age , we need 100 % allo@@ cation , and we need e@@ x an@@ te ben@@ ch@@ marks .
you referred to existing over@@ se@@ as d@@ é@@ par@@ te@@ ments .
therefore , a common space of justice , freedom and security characteri@@ sed by transparency , accoun@@ t@@ ability and open@@ ness is needed .
the next item is the oral questions to the council and commission regarding the second european roma summit .
this should , however , rel@@ ate to every form of expression of life and not just to economic problems .
in addition , the free trade agreement will contribute to an increase in transparency on the question of inte@@ l@@ le@@ c@@ tual property protection and public procurement .
yes , i think that ar@@ so@@ ni@@ sts who want to se@@ i@@ ze a pie@@ ce of land by destro@@ ying the natural environment are nothing but pri@@ mi@@ tive crim@@ in@@ als .
or is the commission prepared to revi@@ se the draft and to negoti@@ ate a balanced agreement ?
once again , regional policy appe@@ ars to be the l@@ y@@ n@@ ch@@ p@@ in of the entire hungarian strategy , capable of providing integrated respon@@ ses to the economic crisis and regional im@@ balan@@ ces .
a legislative proposal where parliament can har@@ dly change anything is not the appropriate framework for co@@ decision .
it is particularly important for the ne@@ w@@ ly formul@@ ated principle of climate justice to be taken into account at can@@ c@@ ún .
the scope of the directive is bro@@ a@@ der than that .
if we con@@ fined ourselves to the idea of making sure that a wor@@ ker in one state can move to another member state and take their pension with them , that might be a v@@ ali@@ d idea to pursu@@ e .
we must not suc@@ cum@@ b to pe@@ sti@@ ci@@ de h@@ yst@@ eria un@@ lea@@ shed in the european parliament .
one hun@@ d@@ red and fi@@ f@@ ty years ago , bul@@ garian farmers were able to feed the most den@@ sely popul@@ ated regions of the ot@@ tom@@ an em@@ pi@@ re in asia min@@ or using 19@@ th century technology .
energy security is a vital element in the context of overall eu security and should therefore be treated with ut@@ most care especially in the face of a growing depend@@ ency on energy imports , expected to reach 6@@ 5 % by 20@@ 30 .
on amendment 11 , i can re@@ consider the base line for the cal@@ cul@@ ation of kil@@ ow@@ at@@ t days .
infrastructure projects that receive support at eu level should first and fore@@ most contribute to the real di@@ versi@@ fication of sources and rou@@ tes of suppl@@ ies to the member states and to the eu as a whole .
to that end we must introduce assi@@ sted return programmes , promote cir@@ cul@@ ar migration , regulate re@@ cru@@ it@@ ment practices and support capac@@ it@@ y-@@ building .
i would like , at this point , to offer my sin@@ c@@ ere thanks to the other shadow rapporteurs , in particular , mr tur@@ mes , mr he@@ g@@ y@@ i and mr b@@ lok@@ land , who were reli@@ able partners in negotiation despite differences in sub@@ stance .
i really do not think so because i consider both elements of representative and particip@@ atory democracy as mu@@ tu@@ ally reinfor@@ cing , and both help to create real european political and public space .
at the same time , proceedings are ongoing which could result in the closure of two of the re@@ ma@@ ining independent ne@@ ws@@ pa@@ pers - na@@ sh@@ a ni@@ va and narod@@ na@@ ya vol@@ ya - and the har@@ as@@ s@@ ment of the political opposition , civil society and the independent media continues .
alar@@ m bel@@ ls are r@@ inging and they cannot be igno@@ red .
in writing . - ( nl ) the adoption of the me@@ d@@ ina report is a sure sign that legislation is set to improve .
in my opinion , the aim of media governance is not to guarantee proper and adequate information .
for instance , the international energy agency main@@ tains that reducing carbon emissions by 50 % will have cost the world approxim@@ ately us@@ d 4@@ 5 billion by the year 2050 , and that this amount of money will reduce tem@@ per@@ at@@ u@@ res , and i quot@@ e , ' by 0@@ .@@ 0@@ 2 degre@@ es ' , that is , by less than the stati@@ sti@@ cal erro@@ r , which can have no effect on the progress of cy@@ cli@@ cal climate change .
for this reason , i hope that tomorrow 's vote will show that the compromise that has been sou@@ ght is supported by parliament .
it does not make sense to apply chinese law or the law of some remo@@ te pac@@ i@@ fic state , for example , in such a deli@@ cate matter as mat@@ ri@@ moni@@ al relations , when the pressing need is instead to uni@@ te the 27 countries of the union .
i voted in favour of the report on migration f@@ low@@ s ar@@ ising from inst@@ ability : scope and role of eu foreign policy .
i also expressed pu@@ z@@ z@@ lement about the low u@@ ti@@ lisation rate for payment appropriations for anti-@@ pol@@ lu@@ ting measures at sea , despite parliament 's continuing support for these measures .
i would also like to hear where we stand on the human rights paragraph .
on the one hand , russia has again significantly cut the amount of gas it suppl@@ ies to ukraine , thereby seriously end@@ an@@ ger@@ ing europe 's energy security .
last , but not least , i personally know some of the al@@ read@@ y-@@ elected future colleagues , and the so@@ oner they can start working the better .
obviously it is very s@@ low .
why ?
( the sitting was suspen@@ ded at 7 p@@ .m. and re@@ su@@ med at 9 p@@ .m. )
yesterday 's announ@@ cement of over eur 4@@ 20 million in european union humanitarian aid for haiti shows leadership and commitment , but its deli@@ very must be coordinated and effective .
( sk ) thank you , mr president .
this is a very serious problem relating to the mono@@ po@@ ly on the extr@@ action of these ra@@ w materials .
regarding finance , for instance , enlargement calls for sufficient financial resources to ensure that essential community policies such as the common agricultural policy or cohesion policy are not put at risk .
the agreement must not in any way be vie@@ wed as a possible ste@@ pping stone to an eu military presence in the area in question .
i am also disap@@ pointed that , for reasons of time , the proper consultation process was not followed and i hope the council will back the af@@ o@@ re@@ mentioned proposals .
it is true that one of the problems for public opinion in europe is , on the one hand , that the vo@@ lu@@ me of development aid remains high .
i thank mar@@ c ot@@ te for his contribution .
th@@ ij@@ s ber@@ man 's report goes some way towards helping achieve that goal .
on the contrary , the ε@@ u is shi@@ f@@ ting the burden of responsibility to the workers , as it does with all consumer products .
i quot@@ e from the programme which it has just agreed : ' we must step back from the e@@ dge of national in@@ sol@@ ven@@ cy ( ... ) the eu-@@ im@@ f programme of support has - to date - failed to restor@@ e confidence in the irish economy ( ... ) this refle@@ cts un@@ certainty over the af@@ for@@ d@@ ability of the re@@ sc@@ ue package ' .
let me conclude . commissioner , i do think that the past five years have indeed been a success .
in writing . - i voted , of course , in favour of such an important resolution , and i supported very much the oral amendment proposed by my colleague ki@@ il@@ -@@ nie@@ l@@ sen to call on the nig@@ eri@@ an authorities to repe@@ al the recent move by some nig@@ eri@@ an state govern@@ ors to execu@@ te death row in@@ m@@ ates .
the greek communist party opposed the commission proposal from the very beginning , voting against it both in the competent committee of the european parliament and in plenary .
it also means planning our investments , today , in order to safeguard jobs , tomorrow , and that is why we must secure the support of the citizens .
secondly , unfortunately in quite a few member states , including my home country , those hol@@ ding extre@@ mi@@ st positions are increasingly ga@@ ining ground .
in the eu 2020 strategy , we would like to introduce a thre@@ e-@@ inter@@ lo@@ ck@@ ing@@ -@@ pillar system based on a s@@ mar@@ t , green@@ er and inclu@@ sive economy and we would like to build upon these pi@@ ll@@ ars flexible initiatives which would be aimed at the b@@ ot@@ tlen@@ ec@@ ks , at the problems which are sl@@ ow@@ ing the european economy , which are blo@@ c@@ king it from using its full potential .
his se@@ at in the su@@ dan@@ ese parliament now enab@@ les him to bring their cause to the attention of the international community , though sometimes at great personal sac@@ ri@@ fi@@ ce .
i would like to join the call for olaf , in accordance with the request raised in last year 's report on protecting the financial interests of the community , to provide a detailed analysis in its next annual report of the strategies and measures introduced by each member state in the fight against fraud and the prevention and de@@ te@@ ction of ir@@ regular@@ ities in the use of european funding , including cases where these resul@@ ted from corruption .
this is ou@@ trage@@ ous , s@@ can@@ dal@@ ous and sh@@ am@@ eful .
tomorrow , his collabor@@ ative method will be c@@ row@@ ned with success .
my group has no he@@ si@@ tation in helping you .
but a global statement , like the sig@@ ning of the child sol@@ d@@ ier accoun@@ t@@ ability act this month in america , re@@ min@@ ds us all that help can be offered to such countries and authorities in bringing viol@@ ators of human rights to justice .
mr re@@ ul , you and others will simply have to go along with this .
secondly , we also need a continu@@ ed guarantee of funding for our banks until such time as they are functi@@ onal again .
you were right , mrs ro@@ i@@ tho@@ v@@ á , to draw attention to the problem of 100 % s@@ can@@ ning , and thank you , commissioner , for the resolve you have shown in defen@@ ding us .
this really is a new quality .
ra@@ inf@@ all , serious ra@@ inf@@ all , flo@@ ods , rising sea levels , et@@ c@@ . are going to become more and more pre@@ val@@ ent .
but before you get too ex@@ ci@@ ted , let me remind you that in those opening re@@ marks you stated that there were millions of workers who were wor@@ r@@ ied about the working time directive .
over@@ ly strict and complex customs regulations impe@@ de access to international trade for small and medium-sized enterprises in particular .
second , offers in terms of financing .
this means a partnership that goes beyond the commission 's offi@@ ces with companies which have a close relationship with us , but which must demonstrate that they can do more than just manage public money .
that is 18 months without having committed any crime !
there is a responsibility associated with this which we ought to fulfil , and this report points us in the right direction . it is the direction towards fair trade and , in particular , fair@@ ness towards the people and the environment .
in writing . - ( it ) madam president , my decision to vote against the motion for a resolution was based on the fact that it reiter@@ ates the same ideas that my group opposed in the final vote of the temporary committee on the al@@ leg@@ ed use of european countries by the cia for the transport and illegal de@@ ten@@ tion of pris@@ oners ( t@@ di@@ p ) .
first , we must manage to formul@@ ate a uniform european interpre@@ tation of war and the reasons for war , that is to say a common european memor@@ y .
a total ban on smo@@ king in businesses is planned for 2012 and this gives very little consideration to those businesses that will suffer most , in other words , those in the cat@@ ering industry .
for example , the restri@@ ctive framework that the european union 's economic and social policies must f@@ it into : an open market economy with free competition , the issue of credit by the european central bank , the orient@@ ations of the stability pact , strict respect for freedom of movement of capital , the gradu@@ al remo@@ val of everything invest@@ ors consider a barr@@ ier to trade , and the concentr@@ ation of key powers in the institutions , which are in@@ accessible to citizens , national parliaments and even governments themselves , particularly in sm@@ al@@ ler countries , and indeed the dimen@@ sions assu@@ med by military aspects in the european union 's foreign policy .
the efficient use of traditional agricultural var@@ ie@@ ties that are characteri@@ stic to certain regions also requires greater support and public interest .
in order to achieve this , we should give people who have applied for asylum access to the job market , because this is the best way to enable the asylum see@@ ker to be sel@@ f@@ sufficient .
( fr ) mr president , first of all , it is true that the sud@@ den emerg@@ ence and the de@@ p@@ th of the greek crisis have created a great deal of fear am@@ ong@@ st our fellow citizens , fear which i think is legitimate .
i should also like to remind you that , obviously , these two agreements go hand in hand , as , on the basis of the common approach , in principle , an agreement on facilit@@ ation of the issu@@ ance of visas can only be concluded if a read@@ mission agreement exists .
we very much want to elimin@@ ate bureaucr@@ acy as well as to achieve greater efficiency in the statistics .
how must the application of cross-@@ compliance be re@@ defined so as to ensure the legitimate payment of uniform de@@ cou@@ ple@@ d aid to farmers affected ?
the council also recogni@@ ses the key role played by independent patients ' organisations in developing and implementing national policies in the area of r@@ are diseases .
madam president , my country , ireland , is a small open economy with a hea@@ v@@ y concentr@@ ation on foreign direct investment .
at the same time , the g@@ c@@ c member states have become the economic power@@ house of the whole middle ea@@ st-@@ north africa region and are now the main invest@@ ors in the eu 's southern mediterranean neighbourhood area .
if we succeed in improving the quality of health care and people 's access to health care close to home , that will surely be a mar@@ ve@@ ll@@ ous achie@@ vement , and no one need sho@@ p around any@@ more .
this scheme must incorpor@@ ate community pre@@ ference , in other words priority for national and local production , and its financing must come from the community to ensure greater social cohesion .
taking russia seriously means developing a sen@@ sible relationship and a prag@@ matic economic relationship with russia , but it does not mean that we should not be critical of political developments within russia , particularly with regard to human rights issues .
in fact , these are proposals previ@@ ously adopted by the european parliament itself which reiter@@ ated , in 2005 , the need for future support for the renewa@@ l and moder@@ nisation of the fishing fle@@ ets , in the interests of the prof@@ it@@ ability and competitiveness of the sector in these regions .
you designed five by@@ z@@ ant@@ ine tests that pre@@ ven@@ ted british entry these past 10 years .
common system for tax@@ ing financial transactions (
the presidency must therefore de@@ vote itself to the re@@ alisation of the european economic recovery plan , with emphasis on its incorpor@@ ation into the lisbon strategy framework : after short-@@ term tools for strengthening our economies , the tools for medium@@ - and long-term structural reforms will come into play .
the ministers of the inter@@ i@@ or wanted to ' clear the dec@@ ks ' before regul@@ ating legal immigration to the european union in a uni@@ fied manner .
( it ) madam president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , as we well know in this house , compromi@@ ses must be analy@@ sed by separ@@ ating the pro@@ s and the con@@ s and reaching an overall judg@@ ment that takes on board the con@@ stra@@ ints and the legislative and political context .
it has sol@@ ved the border dispu@@ te with kosovo and has co@@ oper@@ ated success@@ fully on regional initiatives , such as ce@@ f@@ ta and the sou@@ th@@ -@@ east european cooperation process .
( nl ) president barroso has spoken about infl@@ ation .
this obviously conve@@ ys the message that the first language is more important , while the second is sub@@ ord@@ in@@ ate and secon@@ d-@@ clas@@ s .
tan@@ ker acci@@ dents are , unfortunately , more common than we would like , so it is important to review safety standards in this area too , so as to reduce the like@@ li@@ hood of such disasters .
we must look forward in order to create the conditions for all women and men to become involved in inter@@ -@@ gener@@ ational solidarity regar@@ dless of their social standing .
for 15 years the eu has been ti@@ gh@@ te@@ ning control of the export of du@@ al-@@ use goods , rel@@ ying on prev@@ enti@@ ve measures such as the im@@ position of export licen@@ sing requirements and customs regi@@ str@@ ation procedures .
too many un@@ certain factors , dif@@ fering expectations and in@@ tan@@ gible at@@ tr@@ actions , such as specific we@@ a@@ ther conditions , have tur@@ ned tourism fore@@ ca@@ sts into a gam@@ e of chance .
the european council - as far as i can jud@@ ge from my br@@ ief experience in this house - has demonstrated what europe is making : a ste@@ p@@ -@@ change .
the debate is closed .
we cannot accept this situation .
( ro ) bur@@ ma is not a democracy , even though it is going to organi@@ se elections , because , as we are aware , the authorities in this country show dee@@ p con@@ tem@@ pt for any democratic principle .
this is the area that this af@@ ter@@ no@@ on 's discussion concentr@@ ated on almost exclu@@ si@@ vely - the big , far@@ -@@ reaching issues , sometimes involving global politics , that have been mentioned here .
monitoring is being carried out and information on pre@@ cau@@ tion@@ ary and sa@@ ni@@ tary measures is being provided to the population .
prote@@ in is one of the most important com@@ pon@@ ents of our da@@ ily d@@ ie@@ t , and a lack of prote@@ in can lead to serious health problems .
for this reason , i thank you for supporting the amendment regarding the significant increase of the budget in this field for the next year .
it is not even about the national parliaments being si@@ de@@ lined .
for too long we have closed our e@@ yes to what was going on in k@@ en@@ ya .
in fact , the european commission 's proposal to sp@@ li@@ t the european stati@@ sti@@ cal system committee into two parts seems contro@@ versi@@ al to me and the rapporteur 's position of not separ@@ ating fun@@ ctions seems more acceptable and worth supporting .
what happened in co@@ lo@@ g@@ ne was not about ban@@ ning speeches against fundament@@ alism or speeches by democrats , but the im@@ min@@ ent threat to citizens .
however , taking back illegal immigrants must become an obligation at last .
i do not think there has been a chair@@ s ' text in the history of chair@@ s ' texts in the do@@ ha round that has at@@ trac@@ ted less support from right across the membership of the wto than the current chair@@ s ' text on rules .
for the strategy to succeed , the stake@@ holders , namely the eu institutions , the member states , non-@@ govern@@ mental organisations and roma communities , need to make long-term , determined joint efforts .
the new rules will also help regulate the tele@@ communications market and ea@@ se the arri@@ val of new services on@@ to the market .
furthermore , i would like to stress the need for edu@@ cational programmes in schools to avoid the leg@@ acy of ste@@ re@@ o@@ types associated with women .
the european union must support all those who risk their lives and freedom in this country for the values which we share .
mr president , the weak@@ ness of the stability pact has been one factor in this dee@@ pe@@ ning economic crisis , which has grow@@ n into a credibility crisis .
the problem in question should be a fundamental challenge for the member states .
however , we need to know the direction in which energy efficiency , energy sa@@ ving and renewable ener@@ gies are going .
the measure is propor@@ tional to the additional costs bor@@ ne by the sector as a result of the han@@ di@@ ca@@ ps associated with ou@@ ter@@ most region status , particularly remo@@ ten@@ ess , the small market and the difficult to@@ po@@ gra@@ ph@@ y , which expla@@ ins the high price of su@@ ga@@ r c@@ ane .
a committee on constitutional affairs item at ten to ele@@ ven at night ?
the council here today is a council of sil@@ ence and a council of il@@ lu@@ sions .
i welcome the introduction of a financial mechanism to help manage this waste , so as to stop it being dangerous , and the adoption of regul@@ ators that are more demanding and prevent the violation of this directive .
the commission and parliament are , according to their resolutions , of one mind concerning the objectives of this legislative initiative .
some@@ one today ut@@ tered the fine statement : ' without freedom there is no solidarity and without solidarity there is no strong , effective european union . '
all of us here are the representatives of people who h@@ ated one another , who sou@@ ght to destro@@ y one another , and some who wag@@ ed war on one another for cent@@ ur@@ ies .
it is important that president vi@@ kt@@ or y@@ an@@ u@@ ko@@ v@@ ich does not forget the promi@@ ses he made on the day he assu@@ med his mandate .
construction of dam@@ s and ir@@ ri@@ gation systems would allow industri@@ al-@@ scale growth of fruit and ve@@ ge@@ tab@@ les .
since 2006 , in the east atlantic and the mediterranean , fishing of blu@@ ef@@ in tu@@ na has been reduced by 30 000 ton@@ ne@@ s to 13 500 ton@@ ne@@ s .
we must place more emphasis on the need to implement the european action plan to combat peop@@ le@@ -@@ trafficking , with particular reference to children , in addition to women , for as the two weak@@ est categor@@ ies they are often the victims of international peop@@ le@@ -@@ trafficking .
the european union and its member states must put a stop to the poverty and social exclusion of women in europe , in particular , by ensuring they have access to quality education and jobs , by helping them find a balance between their family life and work life , and by helping to combat the violence to which they , sad@@ ly , all too often , fall victi@@ m .
this report is therefore not intended to tackle the sub@@ stance of the regulation and it does not comment on whether g@@ sp + benefi@@ ci@@ aries do in fact continue to quali@@ fy for these trade preferen@@ ces on the basis of good governance , sustainable development and ratification and implementation of un con@@ ventions in the field of social , environmental and human rights .
it is simply a matter of political will and coordination .
another important element is the reform of the security council with a view to improving its legitimacy by re@@ vie@@ wing regional represent@@ ation .
while ensuring consumer 's protection the real challenge is to actually re@@ gain consumers ' confidence and ensure a quality food production for their benefit .
is it necessary to pl@@ ough money into ce@@ le@@ br@@ ations whilst europe is in the mid@@ st of a dee@@ p economic crisis ?
i was una@@ w@@ are that there was a ' point of information ' procedure .
i also strongly support the rapporteur 's suggesti@@ on of using the european fisheries fund for the long-term funding of measures within the framework of i@@ cz@@ m , since it supports actions which contribute to the sustainable development of fishing regions in a trans@@ vers@@ al approach to all maritime activities taking place in those regions .
- i shall take responsibility for ra@@ ising this matter again in the bure@@ a@@ u , even though you know that some regulatory powers are taken away from the bure@@ a@@ u and exerci@@ sed via coordination of the group chair@@ men , but who@@ ever 's job it is to decide , if it is ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ous , it will remain ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ous , it will certainly not change .
ladies and gentlemen , i have read a considerable amount about tu@@ na in recent days , and i would like to raise a few issues here in the short time i have left .
one of the most important aspects of mr tou@@ b@@ on 's excellent work is the way that he has taken a very all@@ -@@ em@@ br@@ ac@@ ing and very comprehensive view of the single market , as he identified in his speech .
in this spirit , the amendments have been drawn up , including the technical changes made by the council .
you are forced to say ' yes ' or ' no ' and that can stay for a long time in the hear@@ ts and min@@ ds of the irish as well .
the commission wel@@ comes parliament 's response to this report .
let me turn to our common security and defence policy and say that i agree with the broad th@@ ru@@ st of the dan@@ je@@ an report about how important our mis@@ sions are .
at some point , the european parliament will have to choose to as@@ ser@@ t its institutional position firmly .
recently , the ombudsman has continu@@ ed his efforts to improve the quality of information provided to citizens and potential compla@@ in@@ ants concerning their rights , especially through the european network of ombud@@ s@@ men .
lack of jobs could conce@@ i@@ v@@ ably gener@@ ate an ex@@ od@@ us of young people from europe , but the vast majority of young people who change countries to find work will probably choose to move to another member state .
we have once again created a re@@ serve for this .
of course , there are always things that you do not get , but in truth we k@@ new , for instance , that the second commitment period could not be for can@@ c@@ ún , so we just wanted to save the prospe@@ ct of having it and continuing to build on what we have .
i agree very much with the questi@@ oner that one of the areas where we can do so much more in europe would be within the field of energy efficiency and buil@@ dings .
discussions concerning implementation , d@@ ates and scope are still in progress and will continue for some time yet .
a wom@@ an from a small vi@@ ll@@ age out in the sti@@ cks , living on a family far@@ m , is vir@@ tu@@ ally de@@ pri@@ ved of any opportunity for occup@@ ational , social , political or cultural advan@@ cement .
equality between men and women constitu@@ tes one of the fundamental principles of eu law .
patien@@ t long-term efforts will be needed to achieve that goal .
the left wing simply has to accept that this decision cannot be changed either in brussels , or in strasbourg .
in writing . - whilst i believe that the eu 's member states should re@@ tain control over their own taxation systems , it is clear that there must be cooperation across the eu and indeed with third countries in order to coun@@ ter tax e@@ va@@ sion .
it is for that reason that we have had to re@@ act , obviously in a spirit of solidarity with all the member states , including those aspir@@ ing to enter the visa wai@@ ver programme .
in terms of the roma , on 2 july , the commission submitted a report within the context of its communication .
it is more than two and a half years since the col@@ la@@ pse of leh@@ man@@ n bro@@ thers and where are we now ?
this constitu@@ tes a real test of mat@@ ur@@ ity and it is fully supported by the eu .
there was also further investment in the common foreign and security policy .
the result that we have achieved is a great success for the environment and for european shi@@ pping .
the ke@@ y@@ word is ex@@ pan@@ sion to the east , where emissions are lower in absolu@@ te figures , lea@@ ving a reduction target of 12 % compared with 199@@ 0 .
we have a package of measures to tackle that , and of course we have the measures we have heard about today from the commissioner : food aid and farm@@ ing support for the poorest countries .
i think he put a very good point forward there .
( ro ) i would like to begin by menti@@ oning the implementation of the european union general budget for the financial year 2008 , se@@ ction i@@ ii - commission and execu@@ tive agencies .
the debate is closed .
i am therefore asking the following questions . does the commission apply efficiency and performance criteria to these agencies ?
thirdly , we should try to s@@ par@@ k a new dialogue on strategic aspects relating to global issues , such as combating poverty , food and energy security , combating climate change , et@@ c .
the commission supports the community approach .
( sk ) de@@ ar colleagues , it sad@@ dens me very much that the situation concerning democracy , human rights and the rule of law has not been improving in belarus .
in writing . - whilst a@@ qu@@ ac@@ ul@@ ture is an important source of both jobs and food , it is important that the wi@@ der environment is protected from potential thre@@ ats .
n@@ one@@ theless , we need clear rules in order to provide a common framework for this essential task .
when it comes to development aid , the eu pres@@ ses hard on a rights agenda , including promotion of abor@@ tion , even where it off@@ en@@ ds the local culture - as in k@@ en@@ ya , where eu-@@ fun@@ ded ngos use the money for funding abor@@ tions in bre@@ ach of local cu@@ sto@@ m and law .
however , this bio@@ logical diversity is under threat .
it is better for us to do a cou@@ ple of things well than to hal@@ f-@@ do everything .
that is why , prime minister or@@ b@@ á@@ n , your law today is not a law that refle@@ cts the values of the european union .
there is talk of pla@@ y@@ grounds , an a@@ qu@@ a par@@ k and a conference centre but nothing about a me@@ ga@@ -@@ c@@ as@@ in@@ o .
the comments were clearly made in his capacity as a member of the european parliament , which means that under eu rules he is covered by parliamentary immuni@@ ty .
she sugge@@ sts a mor@@ atorium , and i will pa@@ ss on this suggesti@@ on .
let me fi@@ nish by than@@ king the commission , the commissioner , the rapporteur and my fellow sh@@ ad@@ ow@@ s for their ex@@ tra@@ ord@@ in@@ arily good cooperation ; without it , this level of ambi@@ tion would not have been possible .
it is too little for the palesti@@ ni@@ ans to be able to live , but it is ten times , a hun@@ d@@ red times too much , because if all the international obligations , the four@@ th gen@@ ev@@ a convention and human rights were being respected , it would not be necessary .
it is no won@@ der , and actually not une@@ x@@ pe@@ cted , that this has happened .
the highest possible level of transparency and maximum rights are needed in order for it to be possible to make objective pur@@ ch@@ as@@ ing decisions .
it is necessary to keep poin@@ ting out , to young people in particular , that even regular consumption of be@@ er lead@@ s to alco@@ hol addi@@ ction that is no less serious than the alco@@ hol addi@@ ction caused by w@@ ine or spir@@ its .
the h@@ ä@@ u@@ sl@@ ing report on the prote@@ in defici@@ t in europe and the search for solutions introdu@@ ces some positive elements such as aid to farmers that contribu@@ tes to the reduction of greenhouse ga@@ ses emissions .
for this reason , the european union needs integrated action on a large number of levels .
madam president , ladies and gentlemen , i will simply ask the question : what is the situation with regard to anti-@@ discrimination and the equal treatment of roma in europe ?
the only means we have of preventing conflict is to ensure here that these countries are not only offered the european bon@@ ding ag@@ ent but help to develop it too .
this proposal aims to ensure a high level of protection against the risks that such priority substances ( and a few other pol@@ lu@@ t@@ ants ) pose to the a@@ qu@@ atic environment and it therefore la@@ ys down some environmental quality standards .
that should please all of us .
thank you for your attention and i hope that we - including the commission - will continue to show solidarity in our work together with this country , which is so close to us as europeans .
it was with this in mind that we success@@ fully managed on both sides to come to some agreement on the issue of labelling hazar@@ d@@ ous substances , so that the report was in line with reach but also hel@@ ps those who work with products which , in the past , have led to chro@@ nic conditions and death - conditions such as as@@ be@@ stos@@ -@@ related me@@ so@@ the@@ li@@ omi@@ a and , to an extent , chro@@ nic ob@@ stru@@ ctive pul@@ mon@@ ary disease caused by working conditions and by in@@ hal@@ ing du@@ st .
since the public authorities have an obligation to com@@ pens@@ ate for the loss of reven@@ ue involved , an increase in fraud trans@@ l@@ ates into greater fiscal pressure on companies which abi@@ de by tax rules .
in writ@@ ing@@ .@@ - ( de ) what questions do young people now@@ ad@@ a@@ ys ask themselves when deci@@ ding on a care@@ er ?
through the measures under@@ taken , the european union must follow this elect@@ oral process , as you have said , but also be more ambitious in the development of relations with iraq .
in response to this situation , we can think about coordin@@ ating their work better .
it is far too simpli@@ stic to ar@@ gue that it is a paki@@ stan@@ i internal issue in itself .
worldwide agricultural practice and , in particular , european agricultural policy , are of major importance for food and development policy .
this is very important as we often talk about innov@@ ations , new initiatives and moder@@ nisation .
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the same applies to young people and women .
those other regions were developing their cap@@ -@@ and@@ -@@ trade systems and i look forward to the new us administration 's proposal based on president-@@ ele@@ ct ob@@ ama 's election mani@@ fe@@ sto early in the new year .
we believe that all men and women are equal and not that some are more equal than others .
for the programme to achieve its aims , mar@@ co pol@@ o ii must be made more at@@ trac@@ tive .
if he and his party were ever to be in government in the united kingdom , the british would really come to value the freedom of establishment in the european union , because huge numbers of them would move to france , germany , spain and italy and to portugal , mr barroso .
pressure on global food stocks are also coming from relatively new sources such as the move towards increased use of bio@@ -@@ fuels .
a number of amendments to the report were also tabled , the spirit of which we support , but we do not believe that this report war@@ ran@@ ts this type of amendment .
in 2007 the un general assembly for the first time adopted a resolution calling on states to establish a mor@@ atorium on execu@@ tions with a view to aboli@@ shing the death penalty ; a further resolution in 2008 re@@ af@@ fir@@ med this call .
this summit , mrs ashton , comes at a very re@@ mar@@ k@@ able time in the cal@@ en@@ da@@ r for the european union and latin america .
we should remember everything that happened in au@@ sch@@ wit@@ z and the other concentr@@ ation cam@@ ps , as well as the mur@@ ders committed in k@@ aty@@ ń and other places during those ter@@ ri@@ ble five or six years , so that such events are never repe@@ ated .
that is the difference : in our europe , all the nations are equal , and that is what you are trying to destro@@ y , mr far@@ age , with your british imperi@@ alist no@@ tions !
after the decisive result of the irish referendum , we all hope that the czech ratification can finally follow very soon .
chro@@ nic over@@ fishing has resul@@ ted in sm@@ al@@ ler and sm@@ al@@ ler cat@@ ches for european fisheries and lost jobs .
since the changes introduced by the treaty of lisbon im@@ ply that the common policy on visas with third countries is now the exclu@@ sive re@@ mit of the eu , all the member states will benefit from the visa wai@@ ver with brazi@@ l .
i am the rapporteur for a report that is still to be drawn up on this subject , and i would very much like to work closely with all those involved .
je@@ an zie@@ g@@ ler , the un special rapporteur on the right to food , said that mass production of biofuels was a crime against humani@@ ty because of its impact on global food prices .
secondly , greater emphasis must be placed on geographical differences and different infrastructure when it comes to electronic services .
today , we are in a position in which - whether we are for or against liberalisation in this area - we have to assess this liberalisation and we are faced with the problem that it has large@@ ly not been transpo@@ sed .
i therefore voted in favour of the report on consumer protection today .
it sen@@ ds out a clear message from the european parliament in support of the idea of establishing a european digital li@@ br@@ ary . i am pleased to be able to remind the house that poland was involved in promoting this idea .
so the report should say much more about that .
secondly , the fact that europe must , as a result , keep a wat@@ ch@@ ful e@@ y@@ e on this part of the world , and encourage its integration into world trade and the international economic system by supporting the candi@@ d@@ acy of those countries in the area that are not yet members of the wto .
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public health continues to be our greatest as@@ set and should be regar@@ ded as an absolu@@ te priority by governments .
the report approved today aims to improve the level of harmonisation of the regulations in the sector in an attempt to close the ga@@ ps and elimin@@ ate the dis@@ par@@ ities that exist today with regard to safeguar@@ ding the right to health .
directive 2000 / 7@@ 8 / ec , which pro@@ hi@@ b@@ its discrimination in the field of employment and occup@@ ation , co@@ vers all citizens , including those suffering from ' dy@@ s ' -@@ related problems .
on the one hand , our hou@@ se@@ hol@@ ds , our businesses and our public services will continue to pay absur@@ d costs and , on the other , we risk lo@@ sing the lead in the green economy in europe .
that is why we voted against .
let us be honest .
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individual european union countries should not only understand this , they also need to respond to these changes in a practical manner .
this is to give a chance to the ira@@ nian opposition movement by en@@ ding its political sup@@ pression by eu governments .
the im@@ port of chea@@ p texti@@ les from china to europe is a problem which has grow@@ n recently as a result of the gradu@@ al liberalisation in world trade .
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however , it is equally important to implement a whole series of public health policies and programmes which have nu@@ tri@@ tion as one of their priorities , including campa@@ ig@@ ns on health education and information and on the promotion of healthy life@@ sty@@ les and d@@ ie@@ ts .
in writing . - i wish to stress the importance of the humanitarian situation in the gaza stri@@ p .
cap@@ tain cam@@ ar@@ a and the cou@@ p leaders need to understand that the eu expe@@ cts certain basic standards of governance in return for a tra@@ de@@ -@@ and@@ -@@ aid relationship .
corre@@ ctions to votes and voting intentions : see minutes
i would like once again to thank the rapporteur il@@ da figu@@ ei@@ re@@ do for the work she has done and to thank all meps for the support they have shown for this proposal .
about 15 000 are living in refuge@@ e cam@@ ps under police protection .
finally , i would like you to consider the fact that ki@@ d@@ nap@@ ping and other crimes are a business in which many people are involved in a con@@ fu@@ sing ar@@ ra@@ y of organisations .
we must condu@@ ct a single common policy of solidarity if we want our negotiations to prove successful .
after all , in recent years many new member states have seen an incre@@ di@@ ble reduction in milk production and in the number of cat@@ tle of more than 50 % .
sol@@ ving fe@@ m@@ ale poverty involves more than just for@@ ci@@ ble intervention in the family environment .
the creation of a united nations parliamentary assembly within the framework of the united nations system is an interesting proposal that is worth stu@@ dy@@ ing and deb@@ ating .
the report acknowled@@ ges the key role of smes in the transition to an economy characteri@@ sed by re@@ source efficiency and it is also essential to acknow@@ ledge the role of young entrepreneu@@ rs .
another important step for many countries , including poland , was entry into the schengen zone .
i feel that is the intention of the commission 's proposal , and that is the precise intention of the amendments unani@@ m@@ ously adopted by the committee on agriculture and rural development .
i believe that this new law will boost the development of these vehicles , while ensuring they are reli@@ able and safe .
this relea@@ ses future military intervention from democratic control .
community law does not envis@@ age the possibility of dis@@ regarding existing laws and judg@@ ments on the grounds that new rules are being considered and may be introduced .
this means that they themselves decide where , when and how they participate and provide assistance .
the european parliament must not be placed in a situation where we can only say ' yes ' or ' no ' to the medium@@ -@@ term financial perspe@@ ctives .
on mon@@ day , the employment , social policy , health and consumer affairs council ( ep@@ s@@ co ) adopted this comprehensive , global approach in the fight against gender violence ; in other words , ' zer@@ o toler@@ ance ' .
as for the professional training of the police force , i agree with the objectives of focu@@ sing not just on increasing the number of police of@@ fic@@ ers and sol@@ d@@ iers , but mainly on training , on organisation , and on the relations of police forces with par@@ alle@@ l judicial institutions .
the money goes from consumers to often very r@@ ich reci@@ pie@@ n@@ ts .
when we talk about migr@@ atory f@@ low@@ s , security , safety and justice in the world , we cannot just say that we do not care about it .
with a year gone by , it was appropriate to reas@@ se@@ ss the situation on the ground , not least because haiti no longer domin@@ ates the head@@ lines in the mass media .
mr president , ladies and gentlemen , i am pleased to be here with you on the occa@@ sion of the debate on the resolution concerning the european central bank annual report for 2008 .
after re@@ la@@ x@@ ing visa requirements , we need to aboli@@ sh them al@@ together so that ordinary ser@@ b@@ s are able to enter europe wh@@ en@@ ever they wish .
at the same time , the eu is pleased to see a few positive developments , no@@ tab@@ ly the relea@@ se of political pris@@ oners .
therefore , when trans@@ l@@ ations are available in other languages , we will make use of them .
when we are discussing the costs of regulations , we must also concern ourselves with the compliance costs , which are igno@@ red at the moment .
inform@@ ing consumers about energy efficiency and resources should become a key element in manufacturers ' decisions .
the y@@ ar@@ d@@ sti@@ ck by which we , as europeans , must be ga@@ u@@ ging our own performance is our human rights dimension , including in our deal@@ ings with china .
different people could speak , but they had to conve@@ y the same message .
coun@@ t@@ less women di@@ e giving bir@@ th every year .
on behalf of the s &@@ am@@ p@@ ; d group . - mr president , the european union is now negotiating a new framework agreement with china , which will set a further path for the development of economic relations with the country .
are we working together with commissioner ko@@ v@@ á@@ cs to develop a proposal which will allow re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers to pay no tax on their ear@@ ni@@ ng@@ s and which will ensure that don@@ ations to research organisations are also tax@@ -@@ free or can be regar@@ ded as operating expen@@ ses ?
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neither em@@ ploy@@ ers ' organisations nor the trade uni@@ ons and the public sector have enough women in high-@@ level positions .
the third meeting of the parties to the convention , to be held in june , in ri@@ ga , will be an opportunity for the parties to review the progress achieved in the convention 's implementation and to reflect on and plan for the challenges that li@@ e ahead .
i am now afraid , after the decision at the european summit , which i welcome , that this will once again be postpo@@ ned , because we are not all starting at the same time .
thank you , mrs pag@@ ano .
( de ) madam president , i voted against the da@@ v@@ ies report because , in my view , we have taken what is , in ess@@ ence , an unacceptable and un@@ realistic decision by envis@@ aging uniform co2 efficiency categor@@ ies for cars .
parliament no@@ tes that , in the course of prepar@@ ation of the annual report concerning the financial year 2009 , the court of auditors per@@ for@@ med an in-@@ de@@ p@@ th assessment of supervisory and control systems in the court of justice , the european ombudsman and the european data protection super@@ vis@@ or , which included the exam@@ ination of an additional sam@@ ple of transactions involving payments relating to human resources and to other administrative expenditure .
as i see it , new medic@@ inal products represent an opportunity to tre@@ at and cur@@ e health conditions , and the risk is proportion@@ ate .
the eu must be better prepared to respond to new developments and to live up to international responsibilities .
in our opinion , this control should fulfil the highest democratic requirements , as is the case in each member state .
we need to take a sen@@ sible approach in order to identi@@ fy a common position .
this topic , like that of k@@ en@@ ya , is one that will continue to occu@@ py us in the months ahead .
on that basis , i am far from convinced about the ru@@ sh to w@@ ind energy through un@@ achie@@ v@@ able targets .
with this commitment i think we did send a very strong message to the negoti@@ ators at their ongoing conference and strengthened our credibility .
market forces are already moving in this direction .
the report by h@@ ans@@ -@@ pe@@ ter mar@@ tin on behalf of the committee on budgetary control on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the european agency for the management of operational cooperation at the external borders of the member states of the european union for the financial year 2006 ( c6-0@@ 3@@ 8@@ 9 / 2007 - ,
i consider that the safety val@@ ve of adopting a single fe@@ e and of maintaining the par@@ alle@@ l fac@@ ility to publi@@ sh in the pr@@ in@@ ted media , in con@@ jun@@ ction with the introduction of an electronic register , as formul@@ ated in the consensus reached and voted by all - i repeat all - w@@ ings of the committee on legal affairs , is the balanced and r@@ ational solution needed .
a point of order was raised by a group chair and the president agreed to a vote on it .
as you know , 2010 is the european year for combating poverty and social exclusion , in order to raise awareness about social problems .
2009 is also the year of european parliament elections , and the euro@@ baro@@ me@@ ter does not look promis@@ ing .
president-in-office of the council . - ( fr ) madam president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , i have drawn a great deal of encoura@@ ge@@ ment from your speeches .
one very important aspect of the strategy is the governance method .
if it is not effective , we will aboli@@ sh it ; if it is only parti@@ ally effective and appropriate , it will have to be modif@@ ied accord@@ ingly .
there are clear benefits in terms of environmental protection , although we should be min@@ d@@ ful of the fact that trade in legally har@@ ve@@ sted ti@@ mber is not necess@@ arily sensitive to the needs of indi@@ gen@@ ous people .
speaking as you have done , mr me@@ i@@ je@@ r , of an ethnic cause , is extremely dangerous gu@@ ess@@ work .
not only are biofuels dri@@ ving up the price of agricultural com@@ mod@@ ities ; they are also contribu@@ ting to fa@@ ster de@@ va@@ st@@ ation of the ra@@ in@@ fore@@ sts .
in a distin@@ ct way , despite the de@@ sper@@ ate situation , he has a uni@@ que opportunity even now to deliver power to the people of pakistan , the true cust@@ odi@@ ans of that power .
( sk ) i support the view that the introduction of the euro , the gradu@@ al enlargement of the euro area and the application of consistent economic policies comb@@ ined with the cau@@ tious approach of the european central bank have led to the present relatively stable economic development in the european union countries .
we will of course hold further con@@ sult@@ ations and talks aimed at fin@@ ali@@ sing ratification within the shor@@ test possible period of time .
the european commission must continue to focus , in particular , on planned energy projects in this region .
mr na@@ s@@ sa@@ u@@ er , thank you for your support .
no european citizen will be worse off if the economic partnership agreements are a failure .
it is not fair - as the co@@ ast@@ al states have been saying for a long time - that this problem should only affect the countries that have a mediterranean sea border with north african countries .
na@@ bu@@ cco may be a symbo@@ l not only of the common energy policy that is taking s@@ hap@@ e but also of black sea cooperation .
that is certainly what we intend to do .
increasing road transport is not a v@@ ali@@ d solution .
however , parliament 's report shows that progress on member states sub@@ mit@@ ting their national energy efficiency plans is still l@@ ament@@ ably s@@ low and i would ask the commission to continue to put pressure on them .
today , when we are discussing social security , the presidency ben@@ ch has remain@@ ed ho@@ pe@@ less@@ ly emp@@ ty .
despite len@@ ding my support to all the requests to mobili@@ se the european globalisation adjustment fund presented by the ne@@ ther@@ lands concerning the severe wa@@ ve of redun@@ dan@@ cies which has pl@@ ag@@ u@@ ed two areas of the gra@@ phi@@ cs sector - pr@@ in@@ ting and re@@ production of recor@@ ded media and publi@@ shing - i believe that the du@@ tch authorities could provide more deta@@ ils about the scope of the measures and their accur@@ acy , so as to allow these measures to be asse@@ ssed more effectively .
as rapporteur on the framework decision on combating terrorism , i made a commitment to cooperate in a close and struc@@ tu@@ red manner with the national parliaments .
one argument is that you cannot have a single currency without further hom@@ o@@ ge@@ nisation to i@@ ro@@ n out differences between member states and levels of we@@ al@@ th .
quotas must be aboli@@ shed completely , and the di@@ stor@@ tions in the market must be elimin@@ ated .
for this purpose , steps need to be taken both on the economic front and in the social and political are@@ nas .
this resolution forms part of a package of five resolutions , adopted today by the majority in parliament , which shows the cle@@ are@@ st possible con@@ tem@@ pt for the democr@@ atically and sovereign@@ ly expressed will of the french , du@@ tch and irish peoples , who rejected the european constitution and its t@@ wi@@ n bro@@ ther , the so-called treaty of lisbon , in referen@@ du@@ ms .
but allow me conclude in a positive way .
we need to find a solution which satis@@ f@@ ies our expectations but also takes into account the specific situation of india .
ham@@ as , we know , without any consideration for the life of the palesti@@ ni@@ ans , uses the population as human sh@@ ie@@ lds against the attacks by israel and their dea@@ ths as weapons of propag@@ an@@ da .
in some cases there will be differences at the level of the decision-making procedure , either because the scope of the ordinary legislative procedure has been significantly extended , or because a new approval procedure applies in respect of the conclusion of international agreements .
as a result , i am voting against .
( ro ) madam president , the forthcoming eu-@@ africa summit provides a good opportunity for devi@@ sing a realistic cooperation strategy .
unfortunately , i cannot see any wi@@ ll@@ ing@@ ness on the part of either kie@@ v or mo@@ sco@@ w to come to an agreement .
after all , the eur 25 billion available so far could com@@ for@@ tab@@ ly cover the cost of the urgent assistance given to romania .
con@@ sent by the european parliament - for the first time on a trade agreement under the lisbon treaty - has important political signific@@ ance because this is a trade agreement with a long-term development focus and because of the mom@@ ent@@ um it will provide to ongoing negotiations on the comprehensive e@@ pa with the pac@@ i@@ fic region .
that , however , is not a solution to v@@ w 's problems or those of other car fac@@ tor@@ ies .
there have been erro@@ rs which are stati@@ sti@@ cally normal in a vote of this l@@ eng@@ th .
that is that the achie@@ vement on the security front is the prim@@ ary responsibility of the ira@@ q@@ is , supported by the inter@@ nationals of course , but it is the responsibility of the ira@@ q@@ is .
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that reduction is the equi@@ val@@ ent of less than one year 's growth in air travel .
the commission therefore initi@@ ated a negotiation process seeking to re@@ place the 17 bilateral agreements on air services that are in force between member states and vie@@ t@@ nam .
this money needs to be found from the already ca@@ sh@@ -@@ st@@ rap@@ ped national budgets .
the dra@@ ma that we are once again see@@ ing un@@ fo@@ ld before our e@@ yes is becoming pa@@ in@@ fully repe@@ ti@@ tive and re@@ ve@@ al@@ ing of the ess@@ ence of this european union : of who makes the rules in the end , and on behalf of which interest groups .
in 2009 alone , european union countries ear@@ ned eur 3@@ 4@@ 3 million from arms sal@@ es to col@@ one@@ l g@@ ad@@ da@@ fi , while the initial amount they made available for recei@@ ving refugees from the ar@@ a@@ b revo@@ lu@@ tions was eur 3 million : one hun@@ d@@ red times less .
had i not decided to bo@@ y@@ co@@ t@@ t the sitting after the l@@ ament@@ able e@@ pis@@ ode of soci@@ al-@@ euro@@ cr@@ atic totalit@@ ari@@ a@@ nis@@ m that we have just experienced , i would have voted in favour of the joint motion for a resolution of the le@@ f@@ t-@@ wing groups on the counterfe@@ iting agreement .
it is not appropriate to achieve that by over@@ bur@@ de@@ ning hou@@ se@@ hold budgets and reducing the effective obligations of the state .
neither do we believe that the commission 's plans for information and awareness campa@@ ig@@ ns regarding the benefits of language learning will have any effect on the real world .
applying such principles at the level of individuals via a system of personal carbon trading could be an extremely effective way of influ@@ en@@ cing consumer behaviour .
yet the subject of today 's discussions is discrimination .
some may say these ideas are ele@@ mentary . they must n@@ one@@ theless be repe@@ ated time and again because no@@ body list@@ ens to them .
the commission propo@@ ses , but what it gives us as proposals is not always the best for all member states .
the eight sta@@ r cases are included in the report as mode@@ ls of good administrative behaviour for all institutions and bodies .
this also means that we can get away from the current state of affairs with continu@@ al ad ho@@ c efforts to revi@@ se the budget plan .
now is not the time to say anything other than words of sym@@ pa@@ thy to their families .
( ro ) in the accession treaty to the european union , romania under@@ took to organi@@ se elections for the european parliament by the end of this year .
it will gener@@ ate immediate , substantial savings in several economic sectors .
as many fellow members have pointed out , the principles of solidarity and the fair sh@@ aring of responsibilities , as laid down in the treaties , must be applied in practice .
apart from this legal approach , the commission is promoting a set of measures for the safe@@ r use of the internet .
it is in@@ hum@@ ane that they are left in the dar@@ k because , as things stand , the courts are having to decide time after time on the application of european law .
however , i very much doubt whether the propo@@ sition to regulate sco@@ res of air@@ ports throughout the eu is going to produce the ut@@ opi@@ a in air@@ port char@@ ges that the airlines and the commission want .
such information will also feed into the commission assessment to be carried out in the first se@@ me@@ ster of next year on post-@@ visa liberalisation monitoring .
i therefore agree with the opinion that all materials used in co@@ s@@ me@@ tic products which have a car@@ c@@ in@@ o@@ ge@@ nic effect should be ban@@ ned .
we should hon@@ our those who f@@ ought against totalit@@ ari@@ a@@ nis@@ m , and we should hon@@ our the memor@@ y of the victims .
i think it even impro@@ ves the text .
so you have done them no fav@@ ours .
a resul@@ t-@@ orien@@ ted out@@ look would highlight all the actions taken by the eu in the area of protection of human rights and would under@@ line the in@@ signific@@ ance .
the debate on the eu 2020 economic strategy is naturally already on the agenda .
you simply have to face this fact .
( pt ) mr president , the noti@@ ce@@ ably lower expectations that we saw before the can@@ c@@ ún conference should not justi@@ fy exce@@ ssi@@ vely op@@ ti@@ mi@@ stic discussions with regard to its results , and it should be regar@@ ded as a success even less so .
in future , this labelling will also be applied to energy consum@@ ing products intended for industrial and commercial use , which was not possible until now .
mr president , it is good that we have the euro .
( fr ) madam president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , we can sum@@ mari@@ se in figures the situation regarding mis@@ leading business direct@@ ories that are sup@@ posed to be free .
the italian government must answer before the european union .
with regard to the continu@@ ation of the policy and its achie@@ vements , we want to see adequate resources , or at least no less money made available for the cohesion policy than we have at the present time .
it is obvious that people who are well informed when they arri@@ ve in another country are in a much stronger position than those who lack that information .
this initiative is not work@@ able in small member states .
however , the pay differen@@ tial is still 17@@ .@@ 5 % throughout europe and as high as 23 % in germany .
the report drawn up by the german member , mr lam@@ b@@ s@@ dor@@ ff , is a very comprehensive and competent pres@@ ent@@ ation of the different areas of responsibility and future objectives of the united nations from the perspective of the european union .
that is very important because , par@@ alle@@ l with this opening of the trans@@ atlantic market , it is , of course , essential that the regulations are gradu@@ ally harmoni@@ sed and ali@@ g@@ ned with one another at a high level .
another instance which may be re@@ called is the temporary tari@@ ff on drug@@ s that russia has imposed on eu ex@@ por@@ ters .
it dis@@ regards environment@@ alists ' comments on the lo@@ ot@@ ing that is taking place in this region , which is vital to man@@ kind 's survi@@ val .
just as serious , ladies and gentlemen , is the proposal regarding refuge@@ e funds : while we are invest@@ ing more in frontex , these funds are being cut back .
the report provides for a simpli@@ fied cap struc@@ tu@@ red around two pi@@ ll@@ ars : the first pillar being fully finan@@ ced by the eu budget and the second pillar providing for multi@@ annual program@@ ming and a co@@ financing approach .
it is particularly important for programmes promoting the consumption of fruit and milk to be implemented in edu@@ cational institutions , since learning the right e@@ ating ha@@ b@@ its will have a positive impact on the health of young europeans , thus reducing health and social spending in the future .
those of us who come from the party of european socialists reiter@@ ated the support for establishing a european civil protection force , in@@ vit@@ ing the commission to make a proposal for this purpose .
madam president , i am sor@@ ry , i was not li@@ ste@@ ning .
for this commitment i thank you .
vice-president of the commission . - mr president , last year i spo@@ ke to parliament about what the commission saw as the mo@@ tor of progress in today 's european union and we out@@ lined the so-called ' t@@ win@@ -@@ tr@@ ack ' approach - an acti@@ vi@@ st policy agenda and an ambitious approach to the treaty reform were goals that supported each other .
( pl ) madam president , the matter of tibet and of the ti@@ bet@@ ans continues , unfortunately , to be an important problem .
the fact is that renewable energy sources will not be able to gro@@ w as quickly as we would wish .
the allocated asse@@ ts were aimed for s@@ re@@ bre@@ ni@@ ca recovery including construction , re@@ construction , infrastructure development , business promotion , improvement of public services , projects with sustainable return and education .
the geo@@ political signific@@ ance of these countries is linked to their strategic position in relation to energy resources in central asia .
as regards the first draft of the council budget , i would like to mention that the commission , when it presented its ver@@ sion , referred to the fore@@ ca@@ sts of the member states using our analysis .
back then , 80 years ago , cham@@ ber@@ la@@ in , dal@@ ad@@ ier , mus@@ so@@ lin@@ i and h@@ it@@ ler car@@ ved up cze@@ ch@@ os@@ lo@@ vakia ; today it is again br@@ it@@ a@@ in , france , italy and germany who recognise the car@@ v@@ ing@@ -up of serbia .
slovakia 's small and medium-sized enterprises consequently have no access to the significant financial support available for the effective development of new products , techni@@ qu@@ es and services .
finally come practical steps to reform the rules of the european financial system , at last , after the banking and finance system has been allowed to pl@@ under and s@@ que@@ e@@ ze public asse@@ ts and private individuals .
only when all those conditions are met can we be confi@@ dent that our decisions are up to the challenge .
the situation there regarding mis@@ sing persons and the de@@ ad or w@@ oun@@ ded is very un@@ clear .
i would like to mention one other aspect from the point of view of our group which has not been a factor in this up to now , but which i think is also an important consideration .
i believe that we should say emp@@ h@@ atically that we have cho@@ sen an author@@ it@@ ari@@ an di@@ stor@@ tion of the rule of law instead of cho@@ os@@ ing to safeguard the rule of law in order to combat terrorism .
however , it is also clear , as stated by the council in 2004 , that the i@@ sol@@ ation of northern cyprus must come to an end .
we prepared ourselves to be present , to be here , to be able to answer questions , and we thank you for that very good cooperation .
they still receive very little money for their products , be@@ low the vi@@ ability thre@@ sho@@ ld .
the da@@ nish delegation of the socialist group in the european parliament has voted against the resolution concerning the situation in the be@@ e@@ keeping sector .
this clearly gives the us access to information about dat@@ a-@@ sh@@ aring between wi@@ ki@@ le@@ ak@@ s and third enti@@ ties .
parliament 's 2010 draft budget found resources of eur 25 million , which will enable it to laun@@ ch the programme at the very start of 2010 , and it was able to find these resources without tou@@ ching the progress programme in 2010 .
i am glad that competition is coming to international rail transport from 2010 , according to mr j@@ ar@@ ze@@ mb@@ ow@@ ski 's report , but even though a further step has been taken on internal transport , and there is at least a clear procedure under which the commission must carry out analysis , this decision was not adopted with any dead@@ line .
in writing . - today , parliament voted on its cal@@ en@@ da@@ r for 2012 and 2013 .
the increase in commitment appropriations therefore amounts to 2.@@ 8 % compared to 2008 and , as a result , the eu 's overall commitment capa@@ bilities are main@@ tained .
i therefore make no apo@@ logy , from my perspective , of saying that israel does have the right , indeed the necessi@@ ty , to defend itself and to act against those who , beyond reason and argument , will not even make the most basic conce@@ ssion of accep@@ ting the right of israel to exist .
to answer the specific point on security , the eu home affairs informal meeting is taking place in spain this we@@ ek@@ end .
you are absolutely right .
more flexible regulations on adverti@@ sing have been introduced , but i believe that maintaining a maximum of 12 minutes per h@@ our is the right thing to do .
how would that benefit our economy , our innovation , our growth ?
i think we will have support to de@@ le@@ te that .
he also promi@@ sed to come back with a regulation for resol@@ ving the problems as soon as possible .
the man responsible for this is mr pu@@ tin .
on the basis of the above consider@@ ations , the committee on legal affairs recomm@@ en@@ ds that the european parliament should not defend the parliamentary immuni@@ ty of mr tom@@ cza@@ k .
also , as di@@ stances in mal@@ ta are small , it is fe@@ a@@ sible to use gas for the pro@@ pul@@ sion of private and commercial vehicles .
si@@ mil@@ arly , measures are taken in the name of combating terrorism that are not com@@ p@@ ati@@ ble with human rights .
therefore i voted against the report .
i support this .
let me make it clear : a righ@@ t-@@ thinking member state such as the ne@@ ther@@ lands will never be able to agree with this report .
the only fair@@ ly specific information came from statements about the closure of more areas of air space .
before the vote :
we believe that this is important and useful , but that it must ensure , on the one hand , that those who actually have the right to asylum are granted it more quickly , and , on the other hand , that those who do not have the necessary rights and try to abuse this system are firmly dealt with , because it is clear that not all those who have the right to asylum are granted it .
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we are also concerned about action taken to re@@ move national border controls in member states in favour of pan@@ -@@ european eu border services .
we must do everything we can to ensure that at least the re@@ ma@@ ining wil@@ der@@ ness , this 1 % , is pre@@ ser@@ ved for the s@@ ake of future gener@@ ations .
if the european union means anything , it is this ; that yes , the member states should open up their economies and markets to competition , but at the same time they are not alone , and the european union is there to facilitate challenges , to help us explo@@ it them and to reduce the negative impact that may result from them .
may their ho@@ pes be fulfi@@ lled quickly and without blo@@ od@@ shed .
we have de@@ liber@@ ately done this in such a way that the costs of the system remain at a reasonable level for everyone involved and that the system is not excessive .
( sk ) the european union has exten@@ sive legislation on migration policy .
that is the extent of the cli@@ ni@@ cal tests that were reque@@ sted .
this affe@@ cts not just croatia , ladies and gentlemen , but , more fundament@@ ally , the credibility of the enlargement process .
for example , on the border cro@@ ssing of ru@@ so@@ v@@ ce - k@@ it@@ t@@ see , which is a high@@ way cro@@ ssing between slovakia and austria , the austri@@ ans are im@@ pos@@ ing a t@@ ough speed limit of 30 k@@ m / h .
if we continue to op@@ press the inter@@ groups by refu@@ sing to give them meeting ro@@ om@@ s , there will be more demonstr@@ ations .
if the con@@ vi@@ ctions of religious leaders or politicians mean that they are not exactly ec@@ st@@ atic about hom@@ o@@ sexu@@ ality - as the politically correct ma@@ inst@@ re@@ am dict@@ ates - they should not be condem@@ ned or persecu@@ ted for these con@@ vi@@ ctions .
last but not least , at a global level , in october 2010 , the financial stability board issued a number of principles aimed at reducing the depend@@ ency of financial institutions on credit rat@@ ings .
secondly , i would like to stress the desi@@ ra@@ bility of the new wor@@ ding for point ' h ' of article 3 in relation to any condu@@ ct which causes ' the significant de@@ teri@@ or@@ ation of a habit@@ at within a protected site ' .
our comments must be busin@@ ess@@ like .
may you make the right decision , and may we all see it .
the summit made a right analysis and agreed on a process .
it is a very serious matter .
i therefore consider that turkey has a long way to go to accession to the european union .
we also need to make an effort to raise the level of democratic political culture , especially in post-@@ communist countries .
i think it is vital that the eu-@@ china strategic partnership continues to be developed in a ste@@ ady way , one which also takes into consideration the concerns that exist .
( it ) mr president , colleagues , my great thanks go to the rapporteur , mr flo@@ ren@@ z , because he has worked hard and has asse@@ ssed several months ' work by the temporary committee on climate change under the exper@@ t chair@@ man@@ ship of gui@@ do sac@@ con@@ i .
i have always belie@@ ved that the european union must help to promote serious reforms in the mediterranean region , with the aim of making it an area of freedom and prosper@@ ity .
the introduction of biom@@ e@@ tri@@ c pass@@ ports in 2008 is one of the constructive measures implemented so far .
for example , parliament 's recent restrictions on se@@ al hun@@ ting in@@ fur@@ i@@ ated the indi@@ gen@@ ous population .
if i can give you one example : i dealt with refuge@@ e cases for many years as an asylum la@@ wy@@ er , and i know that the en@@ e@@ my of good asylum procedure - fair , just , effective asylum procedure accepted by most members states - is the lack of fron@@ t-@@ lo@@ ad@@ ing of asylum cases .
mr president , ladies and gentlemen , in her speech this mor@@ ning , mrs har@@ ms posed the question of why the s@@ par@@ k is no longer being passed from the sum@@ mits to the people and why new coura@@ ge and new confidence is not em@@ an@@ ating from the summit discussions .
if states col@@ la@@ pse as a result of neo@@ liberal economic policy , they will constitu@@ te a security problem .
my question in relation to this concerns another issue - should individual police forces not create dat@@ ab@@ a@@ ses of con@@ vi@@ cted pa@@ e@@ dop@@ hi@@ les , under the a@@ eg@@ is of the european union , since the police forces of other member states could make use of these dat@@ ab@@ a@@ ses created in each individual member state ?
i believe that was not a point of order , but a matter of cour@@ te@@ sy .
national ministers responsible to their national parliaments : that is the correct line of responsibility .
for this reason , no@@ t@@ with@@ standing my un@@ wa@@ vering desire to fight every disease , i am opposed to a text whose wor@@ thy parts stand in con@@ tra@@ st to the seriously negative content of article 4 , as it would be amen@@ ded by amendment 15 .
rapporteur for the opinion of the committee on development . - mr president , as rapporteur for the opinion of the committee on development on the interim e@@ pa with c@@ ô@@ te d '@@ i@@ vo@@ ire , i would like to thank our colleague eri@@ ka man@@ n for having taking into consideration some of the concerns raised in that committee , such as the urgent need for a democr@@ ati@@ call@@ y-@@ elected government in c@@ ô@@ te d '@@ i@@ vo@@ ire and the necessi@@ ty for that country to receive an appropriate share of eu tra@@ de@@ -@@ related assistance .
some find themselves aband@@ oned in europe , having sac@@ ri@@ fi@@ ced their family 's entire savings to pursu@@ e their dre@@ am@@ s .
that was not , of course , the intention of those who dre@@ w up and decided on the regulation in 2002 but that is what experience has ta@@ u@@ ght us in recent years .
in addition to the generally positive assessment , the report dra@@ ws the commission 's attention to many aspects of the programme 's implementation and provides specific proposals as to how they might be improved .
i would like to see more emphasis placed on youth unemployment .
therefore i think that we are going to apply it to all of them , so all of us will feel more com@@ for@@ table .
this would re@@ place the third part and clari@@ fy matters , as the third part proposed by mr b@@ ono is ambi@@ gu@@ ous as regards the excep@@ tion .
we have limited the countries to which people can be remo@@ ved .
finally , i am a sta@@ un@@ ch advo@@ cate of the subsidiarity principle and believe that many of the subje@@ cts analy@@ sed in this report , while important and relevant , must remain under the member states ' jur@@ is@@ di@@ ction .
would it not have been possible to inform us , through better coordination of the exchange of information on and during decision-making , so that we could have spa@@ red ourselves this whole e@@ vening debate , which is a debate in name only ?
it is well-@@ known that education and training are essential priorities for the european union , in order to achieve the lisbon objectives .
yes , farmers are entitled to maximum information on com@@ po@@ und cont@@ ents , but within the con@@ fin@@ es of pre@@ ser@@ ving the vi@@ ability and the future of the mi@@ lls from which they bu@@ y .
in fact , this difference in protection will ev@@ ent@@ u@@ ally ten@@ d to encourage the re@@ cru@@ it@@ ment of a po@@ or@@ ly qualified and weak@@ ly protected labour force at the expen@@ se of european workers .
protection of the soil is essential for the ma@@ inten@@ ance of our natural her@@ it@@ age and ra@@ w materials .
where operations have been carried out , lives have been sa@@ ved and illegal immigration substan@@ ti@@ ally reduced .
i would like to refu@@ te completely mr alli@@ ster 's claim that the company show@@ ed w@@ ant@@ on dis@@ regard .
because order re@@ ig@@ ns in be@@ ij@@ ing .
it should be noted that , while the palestinian side , although critici@@ sed in the report , accep@@ ts international law and calls for its application , israel , on the other hand , refu@@ ses .
de@@ ar colleagues , in today 's multilateral , multi@@ po@@ lar world , europe and america can and should work together in a partnership for global stability and the en@@ ligh@@ ten@@ ed values in which we believe .
on behalf of the ec@@ r group . - madam president , the fro@@ zen conflict over western sahar@@ a is de@@ stabili@@ sing the sur@@ ro@@ un@@ ding region .
i am also very happy that we managed to de@@ le@@ te the very ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ous provision that or@@ dered public authorities which pay one day late to pay a f@@ lat penalty of 5 % of the full amount ow@@ ed in addition to the standard rate of interest for dela@@ yed payment .
turkey fail@@ s to make the progress that we want , the cyprus problem remains in@@ trac@@ table , france and germany are im@@ plac@@ ably opposed to turkish membership , and there is clearly a great pre@@ judi@@ ce against turkey in@@ side this parliament .
let us at least have the presence of mind to recognise that , since the bom@@ b@@ ing of gaza and with the continuing co@@ lo@@ nisation of palestinian territ@@ ories , the union for the mediterranean has been pa@@ in@@ ted into a cor@@ ner .
the proposals contained in the mini@@ -@@ package are sen@@ sible and de@@ serve support .
secondly , the recent criminal case of a 13@@ -@@ ye@@ ar@@ -@@ old gi@@ r@@ l , in which the authorities did not know where to send her ; she was sent first to prison , and then to a mental institution .
those who are ready or willing to follow the same approach follow not to the de@@ tr@@ im@@ ent of the others , but for the gradu@@ al achie@@ vement which is important for all regions and for international trade as a whole .
it is also a very important consideration that the directive will enable us to make better use of natural conditions .
frontex is an important element in the eu 's integrated border management strategy .
you must tell the ab@@ sent president-in-office of the council this .
the three eu institutions have made clear their collective desire to improve mat@@ er@@ nal health in the developing countries , particularly through the sig@@ nature on 20 december 2005 of the european consensus on development , which pu@@ ts mat@@ er@@ nal health among the priorities for the eu 's development policy .
we shall try to prove equal to the task with which you are en@@ tru@@ sting us .
this must , therefore , be opened up to better scru@@ t@@ iny .
each member state can decide when a new au@@ dio@@ vi@@ su@@ al service actually mer@@ its being te@@ sted .
( fr ) mr president , i am some@@ what more re@@ ser@@ ved on this issue than the members who have just spoken .
if we are not there , then we will coun@@ t for nothing , and will carry no influence .
ri@@ ches are of value only when they en@@ r@@ ich not just some communities , but all .
haiti will only be able to achieve the political , economic and social stability it needs if its country 's freedom is protected from foreign inter@@ ference .
our intelli@@ gence service is constantly involved in preventing viol@@ ent attacks against dan@@ es and da@@ nish social institutions , not from dan@@ es but from fore@@ ig@@ ners .
for this we - the european parliament , the european commission and the council - have no other choice but to work hand in hand and to conver@@ t those less@@ ons into the wise , s@@ mar@@ t and truly european policies that citizens need .
the right of asylum is a preci@@ ous right as it is a right in@@ he@@ ren@@ t to the human being .
we remember the 20@@ th century - the first world war , the second world war , the i@@ ro@@ n cur@@ tain - we were fighting side by side , achieving vi@@ ct@@ ory together , as democr@@ ac@@ ies .
( sk ) transfer of citizens ' personal data is always a sensitive issue , be it from the civil perspective or the human rights perspective .
i am convinced that this is a key issue for the future of european cohesion , also in its territorial dimension .
i voted in favour of the report on the safeguard clause that ac@@ companies the free trade agreement with kore@@ a , even though it seems in@@ adequate and its implementation un@@ certain .
there are just as many of us who believe that your personal qu@@ alities naturally pre@@ di@@ spo@@ se you to play the role of a president who acti@@ vely and pa@@ ssi@@ on@@ ately defen@@ ds the interests of europe and its citizens .
in fact , the european parliament has been calling for the adoption of a new directive in this area for some time already .
however , i would like to see such cooperation and agreements spee@@ ded up and extended .
sometimes we can choose the issues , others are cho@@ sen for us , and i think that , even if some people say that they had war@@ ned of the financial crisis , no@@ body k@@ new exactly when it would occu@@ r or the full consequences of this financial crisis .
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this did not work in the past and will not work in the future .
bearing in mind that this critical state of affairs is a one@@ -@@ off oc@@ curren@@ ce which we could not have fore@@ ca@@ st 2 or 3 years ago , may we expect a new intervention by the commission in this particular situation , in addition to what you have told us ?
that is why the report gives attention to the importance of monitoring human resources .
secondly , i would like to ask mr president to allow me the two minutes at the end of the debate regar@@ dless of when my mach@@ ine is swi@@ t@@ ched off .
so we had better have a plan ' b ' next time .
the texti@@ le industry is especially such a sector , along with , for example , agriculture , mach@@ ine production or tourism .
if there is reason to believe that organised crime groups are behind more and more crimes on the internet , the same investig@@ ative measures applied in the de@@ te@@ ction and pro@@ secu@@ tion of off@@ line organised crime should be applied , cou@@ ple@@ d of course with an improved coordination mechanism .
the electricity directive , for which i was rapporteur , is part of a package of five measures which see@@ ks improvements in the way the electricity and gas markets work across the continent , to ensure that the markets are better integrated and operate in a fa@@ i@@ re@@ r and less discrimin@@ atory way .
we have su@@ n@@ sh@@ ine ; we have the potential of biofuels ; and in some places we have w@@ ind .
i am in favour of ' na@@ ming and sh@@ am@@ ing exerci@@ ses ' .
i will vote with complete con@@ vi@@ ction for the real right to free movement for european citizens from al@@ b@@ ania and bos@@ nia and her@@ ze@@ go@@ v@@ ina .
bulgaria and romania are fully prepared to join the area of free travel in 2011 .
the report calls for closer and dee@@ per cooperation between the eu and the us and ν@@ α@@ τ@@ ο , following the election in question .
while i can understand that public spending needs to be di@@ versi@@ fied in order for europe to fulfil its 2020 vision , i also believe that this spending needs to form part of national fiscal policy .
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to conclude , i would like to reiter@@ ate the commission 's strong commitment to combating hom@@ op@@ h@@ ob@@ ia and discrimination based on sexual orien@@ tation , to the full extent of the powers con@@ fer@@ red by the treaties .
secondly , we need communi@@ ty@@ -@@ wide provisions in order to establish a smo@@ o@@ th@@ -@@ functioning , non-@@ discrimin@@ atory , transparent and comprehensive procedure for cal@@ cul@@ ating these char@@ ges .
there is an im@@ men@@ se need for this support , as the market does not recognise a@@ pi@@ cultural products in a manner that en@@ sures the survi@@ val of the a@@ pi@@ culture sector , even though a@@ pi@@ cul@@ tur@@ ist@@ s provide a great many services to agriculture and the pre@@ serv@@ ation of biodiversity through pol@@ lin@@ ation .
se@@ g@@ ment@@ ation is ine@@ vit@@ able in our di@@ verse world .
this proposal ari@@ ses from the will to con@@ soli@@ date community law , referred to - in@@ appropri@@ ately , in my opinion - as c@@ odi@@ fication .
in other words , if the the@@ me can be made to look at@@ trac@@ tive , the money will surely be found .
expectations are very high .
thank you for your speech , mr far@@ age .
mr president , yesterday i asked mrs w@@ all@@ ström , the vice-president of the commission , whether the lisbon treaty was ess@@ enti@@ ally the same as the constitutional treaty that it re@@ placed .
in ess@@ ence , this means that everything has become much more inter@@ active .
will the commission investig@@ ate the failure of this scheme to deliver the promi@@ se of minister dod@@ ds , when he launched it , of efficiency savings and enhanced competition to help mini@@ mi@@ se the wh@@ ole@@ s@@ ale cost of electricity , with the vast bul@@ k of the benefits , he said , going to the consumer ?
if that tro@@ u@@ b@@ les you , you should just leave !
they disappe@@ ar completely , which lead@@ s us to won@@ der whether these children are used for certain purposes such as , for example , trade in org@@ ans , and whether ma@@ fi@@ a organisations with possible international conne@@ ctions are operating within the european union .
( pt ) mr r@@ ü@@ big , i must tell you - mr president , with your per@@ mission - i must tell you that the european institu@@ te of technology , its effective laun@@ ch and its effective entry into operation are a priority for the portuguese presidency .
we hope that parliament will ev@@ ent@@ u@@ ally support our amendments on that today .
in addition to their own food production , agricultural businesses also offer innovative products and services .
we also believe that priority should be given to so-called positive incen@@ tive measures .
today , there are already mid@@ d@@ le@@ -@@ of@@ -@@ the@@ -@@ range cars available that are be@@ low the european standard of 2012 .
the adoption of common standards , through a european its committee , applies to four specific areas : firstly , op@@ ti@@ mal use of road , traffic and travel data , secondly , continu@@ ity of its services on transport cor@@ ri@@ d@@ ors and in con@@ ur@@ b@@ ations , thirdly , road safety and security and , four@@ thly , integration of the vehi@@ cle into the transport infrastructure .
personally , and i am sure the same goes for most of us , i find i have a pa@@ in@@ ful sense of d@@ é@@ j@@ à v@@ u when i see the pi@@ c@@ tures on the tele@@ vision .
all of this comes in a framework where member states and their control authorities play and should continue to play a key role in the ste@@ ering and implementation of control measures within their wat@@ ers .
moreover , we still have not decided who will pay .
with regard to ra@@ w materials - a topic that has ari@@ sen in several debates - i am absolutely convinced that we must continue along the road taken .
we have also to keep in mind that , at the same time , cohesion policy will have to continue to c@@ ope with regional dis@@ par@@ ities resulting from the most recent , and forthcoming , enlarge@@ ments .
the e@@ p , together with the council , of course , will have all the authority to influence the swift agreement which we believe is very important , which de@@ serves to be deb@@ ated in this parliament , tho@@ rou@@ gh@@ ly , seriously and without ha@@ ste or pressure , to use an expression that you , y@@ ourselves , have already used .
yes , there will be po@@ pu@@ list and th@@ or@@ ny issues , but that is why it will be so important to have the regi@@ str@@ ation process for an initiative before any sig@@ natu@@ res are colle@@ cted .
moreover , i am of the opinion that the opposition you en@@ coun@@ tered in the different counci@@ ls in fact re@@ se@@ mb@@ les the opposition we en@@ coun@@ ter in the belgian debate : solidarity , trans@@ fers , all these issues relating to with@@ dra@@ wa@@ l or contribution are things that we are very fa@@ mili@@ ar with in belgi@@ um and that you en@@ coun@@ tered in the council .
my appeal to commissioner re@@ hn and mr tri@@ che@@ t to@@ night is that they ensure that the time@@ fra@@ me for aid and the targets for defici@@ ts and debt are such that the social objectives of europe are taken into account , as well as the need to ensure that ireland 's capacity to gro@@ w its economy and create jobs is not undermin@@ ed .
i find it regret@@ table that all too often , cohesion policy resources are used for projects with a regional or sometimes national dimension , but ra@@ rely with a european one .
my he@@ art@@ felt thanks go out to you for that reason too .
the present report also makes it clear how quickly new products can appe@@ ar on the market and force the legislative authorities to act .
it makes sense , then , that all the work that has gone into establishing those systems does not go to waste and that we do not create unnecessary extr@@ a administrative bur@@ dens ; that is far from being our intention .
the 2010 supple@@ mentary and amending budget cuts the payment appropriations by more than eur 3@@ .@@ 4 billion .
the decision on the eur 25 billion for increasing the limit in order to assi@@ st eu countries that are experien@@ cing problems is also highly important .
there will be con@@ fu@@ sion about who is responsible for what .
the imperi@@ alists ' real objective is the oil , the natural gas and the we@@ al@@ th@@ -@@ producing resources of libya , north africa and the region in general .
they give me a real sense of the direction that we need to move in .
it even goes into the infrastructure for conne@@ ctions to air@@ ports .
it seems that the de@@ posi@@ ting of industrial or mi@@ ning waste in dum@@ ps is not a good solution for society or for the environment .
the same applies if you want to dow@@ n@@ lo@@ ad a fil@@ m legally on the internet .
in par@@ alle@@ l with our actions in the criminal justice area , we will work for the em@@ power@@ ment of women , awa@@ rene@@ ss-@@ ra@@ ising and the colle@@ ction and analysis of statistics on violence against women .
our common goal is to ensure the quality , safety and wide acce@@ ssi@@ bility of health care for all those who need it .
this is not a case of completely kil@@ ling off the idea .
parliament will have the right to repe@@ al the delegation of powers to the commission if we feel that is necessary .
( lt ) i would also like to thank my colleagues for five excellent years of cooperation , although i have to say that there are still un@@ sol@@ ved questions for the next legislative term .
our high quality and safety standards in germany must not be compromi@@ sed .
at the same time , the commission 's proposal on cross-border health care is leading to clas@@ s@@ -based health se@@ g@@ reg@@ ation : the r@@ ich and edu@@ cated are being given the op@@ tion of sh@@ op@@ ping around for health care where@@ ver it is in their best interests .
this agreement is appropriate because swi@@ t@@ zer@@ land is committed to com@@ pl@@ ying with the conditions and provisions laid down by the european commission .
the value of information colle@@ cted in this way is un@@ de@@ ni@@ able in terms of asse@@ ssing the situation in the labour market in the european union , as well as for the functioning of the european central bank .
the united states once again pro@@ ved during the last elections that they have the capacity for renewa@@ l and re@@ ju@@ ven@@ ation in this process based on values and democracy .
last week a che@@ ch@@ en wom@@ an and her three young da@@ u@@ gh@@ ters d@@ ied on the border between ukraine and poland . they were fle@@ eing from the trage@@ dy that has be@@ fal@@ le@@ n their hom@@ el@@ and .
during the current global economic crisis , with f@@ lu@@ c@@ tu@@ ating fuel prices and a tou@@ gh@@ er competitive environment , air@@ line operators , particularly low@@ -@@ cost airlines , are going through very difficult times .
ne@@ arly 10 years ago we dis@@ covered that the pr@@ inte@@ r manufacturers had h@@ it upon a new means of advan@@ cing that war by using electro@@ ni@@ cs to stop the pr@@ inte@@ r car@@ tri@@ d@@ ges being re@@ cy@@ cle@@ d : you fi@@ ll them with in@@ k and they stop working .
i never for@@ got , even when i was young , the suffering that people were experien@@ cing under communist dict@@ ator@@ ship .
mr president , i would like to start my speech by ex@@ pressing my very sin@@ c@@ ere thanks to everyone who hel@@ ped in the prepar@@ ation of this report : the european commission , all the shadow rapporteurs and the members of the committee on fisheries , for their support in drawing up this report .
we can help , and that way we can establish together a real european democracy .
i am refer@@ ring in particular to those people who have aband@@ oned their studies , immigrants and those who speak only one language or who are lin@@ gui@@ sti@@ cally less competent .
secondly , che@@ cks and balan@@ ces are the basis of any democratic system .
another example of an expen@@ se that my constitu@@ ents have is that we contribute towards child benefit for people in eastern europe .
cases such as these are a feat@@ ure of every@@ day life in ven@@ e@@ zu@@ ela , where persecu@@ tion of the opposition with the aim of exclu@@ ding them from political life and of sup@@ pressing dis@@ sid@@ ents has become part of normal life .
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that process is ongoing .
the european parliament expe@@ cts to be du@@ ly consul@@ ted in the framework of the european que@@ st for peace in the middle east .
mr president , you can , of course , tell that i am a scep@@ tic because i do not dre@@ ss like a s@@ care@@ cro@@ w .
this issue of humani@@ ty cannot be and is never for@@ got@@ ten by the presidency .
a@@ sian countries are encouraged to do the same and to use their economic le@@ verage in the process .
norm@@ ally , i do not like to make this distin@@ ction , but there are some differences , the main one , inci@@ dent@@ ally , being the fact that the debt of the euro area is much less than that of the united kingdom .
poverty line , in@@ security , in@@ adequate pay , sexual discrimination in the work@@ place : these are , unfortunately , re@@ current expres@@ sions which , not only today but every day , we would pre@@ fer not to hear and see associated with women .
the third reason is that the measures within the directive are dis@@ proportion@@ ate and in@@ adequ@@ ately balanced .
but i would like to tell you that we are now discussing a clear example of the situation .
farmers , in fact , have gradu@@ ally lost interest in prote@@ in cro@@ ps , resulting in the loss , at a european level , of practical experience related to these cro@@ ps .
president-in-office of the council . - i should mention from the out@@ set that on 6 november last year , the european union high representative for the common foreign and security policy , ja@@ vie@@ r so@@ lana , ap@@ pointed a special en@@ vo@@ y for bur@@ ma / my@@ an@@ ma@@ r to highlight the importance which the european union att@@ ach@@ es to democratic change , re@@ conci@@ liation , improvement of human rights and development of the country .
we agreed to reje@@ ct the commercial campaign m@@ oun@@ ted by the p@@ har@@ maceu@@ tical companies .
we must not hi@@ de the fact that this phenomen@@ on also involves individuals , be they european citizens or people from third countries , who are working and resid@@ ing norm@@ ally , but who fall outside the scope of this directive , as it forms part of the framework of the fight against illegal immigration .
it is an ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment that i very much supported and approved during the european council .
( fi ) mr president , i supported the report because youth unemployment is a challenge facing the whole of europe , and one that is tro@@ u@@ bling all of society .
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if the eu takes its own principles of respect for human rights and international law seriously , it must increase the pressure on both sides , including in the context of its bilateral relations , and insi@@ st that the investigation that has been called for into possible violations of international and humanitarian law is carried out according to the principles of the rule of law .
in writing . - i voted for this report .
national parliaments , on the other hand , must be closely involved in european legislative proce@@ sses to be aware of proposed measures in time , and improve cooperation between national , regional and local authorities .
up ti@@ ll now , ra@@ jo@@ e@@ lin@@ a has rene@@ ged on all earlier possible attemp@@ ts at agreement .
for precisely this reason , this issue must not be used to f@@ om@@ ent opposition or for party political attacks .
the internal market has the potential to become the world 's largest re@@ ta@@ il market .
the proposals we put forward one year ago to strengthen schengen , through an evaluation mechanism and intensi@@ fied coordination of border surve@@ il@@ l@@ ance , will help create a sense of uni@@ on-@@ wide dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ ine and shared gu@@ id@@ ance in the system .
this report , despite menti@@ oning these facts , does not put forward proposals that would make it possible to enhance use@@ r protection and the quality of the service provided , based on the use of a service as im@@ min@@ ently public as communications .
we want the commitments in this charter on human rights and democracy to become a reality , especially in bur@@ ma and also in other countries in the region .
however , that means we have to conne@@ ct with the people who elected us .
( de ) mr president , commission , madam president-in-office of the council , the speech by mr bor@@ gh@@ e@@ zi@@ o was ty@@ pi@@ cal - these euro@@ scep@@ tic@@ s cannot distin@@ gu@@ ish between the council of europe and the european union - as the ru@@ ling on cru@@ ci@@ fi@@ x@@ es was given by the european court of human rights , which comes under the council of europe .
i am sure that you will complete the negotiation process of the european union with croatia before the end of the year .
the industry is not willing to participate and the commission cannot think why the social partners ' mechanism fun@@ ctions so po@@ or@@ ly .
given this , i believe it is absolutely vital for the eu to safeguard sufficient financial and technical resources for de@@ commissi@@ oning uni@@ ts 1 to 4 of the ko@@ z@@ l@@ od@@ u@@ y nuclear plant in bulgaria , as advo@@ cated by parliament in this resolution .
in order to be hel@@ p@@ ful , apart from the other things , we now have concrete support ongoing for 29 projects , worth over eur 50 million , which is a huge amount of money for these people , that support governance , security and civil society , that support the re@@ conci@@ liation process and institu@@ ti@@ on-@@ building .
they will not be approved , but the attempt is there .
the european union is at the v@@ an@@ guard in promoting social policies at global level and calls on developing countries to respect wto contracts .
please do not get me wrong .
'@@ the european parliament and the council are min@@ d@@ ful of the importance of providing accur@@ ate information to consumers , in particular , when products are marke@@ ted with an indi@@ cation of origin so as to protect them against fra@@ u@@ du@@ l@@ ent , in@@ accur@@ ate or mis@@ leading claims .
we believe that we will find this sou@@ l in our ol@@ de@@ st uni@@ ts - the regions - where people communi@@ cate with one another with their particular ac@@ cent , a specific di@@ ale@@ ct or even a regional language , where the local cu@@ is@@ ine has its own specific ta@@ ste , where truly local fruit and ve@@ ge@@ tab@@ les are so@@ ld at markets , where particular fol@@ k s@@ ong@@ s still re@@ side , where particular tal@@ es and my@@ ths orig@@ in@@ ate : in short , where people feel they bel@@ ong , where they feel at home .
in writing . - the resolution of the e@@ p on mat@@ er@@ nal mor@@ t@@ ality carr@@ ies a great signific@@ ance in the light of the mi@@ ll@@ en@@ nium development goals and conve@@ ys our message that we are aware of the current situation and that we call for action to help millions of women in developing countries .
moreover , i , like many of my colleagues , am concerned about fair@@ ness .
we must therefore sti@@ ck to ' tre@@ ating the sym@@ p@@ tom@@ s ' as long as some of the pla@@ yers on the world stage are not prepared to make the necessary efforts .
secondly , we need to focus our aid instruments , support civil society , support private initiative and strengthen the role of the european parliament and of the pan@@ -@@ african parliament .
as regards research and development , you agreed that this is precisely where europe 's future lies .
( the speaker added in french and german : ' we share a de@@ st@@ iny in common . ' )
obviously there are the votes , but believe me , the whole industry has understood the message .
i would like to point out that the international economic and financial crisis has eng@@ en@@ dered a social crisis throughout the world , and this has merely increased the need for str@@ ing@@ ent rules to ensure that the world economy is more effectively super@@ vi@@ sed and that it does not develop to the de@@ tr@@ im@@ ent of our socie@@ ties .
eu producers bel@@ ong to the ou@@ ter@@ most regions , which have enormous problems producing ban@@ an@@ as - or excell@@ ent-@@ quality ones , any@@ way - and whose ban@@ ana production is nothing like that in third countries in any respect , including in terms of cost , work@@ force , the environment or of plant protection safeguar@@ ds .
it is important that this commitment continues , both politically and in terms of development .
if he should raise the argument of national sovereignty , i can only say that there is something which is far more important than any national sovereignty and that is fundamental and universal human rights .
in my view , the natural candidate for these strategic competen@@ ces is the high representative , drawing on the competen@@ ces and exper@@ ti@@ se of the european external action service .
you must adopt the european pact on immigration and asylum - though we must still search for sche@@ mes to seek skil@@ led ne@@ w@@ com@@ ers and manage migration - and you should discuss progress in combating climate change .
of course not .
just look at the council of europe and the os@@ ce , which for the past two de@@ ca@@ des have had offi@@ ces fully de@@ di@@ cated to roma issues .
however , from a more detailed perspective , all the areas de@@ sign@@ ated as pi@@ st@@ es must be included .
as the rapporteur emphasi@@ ses , europe needs an extr@@ a 7@@ 00 000 re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers if the strategy 's principles are to be put into effect .
every conce@@ ssion is puni@@ shed .
in the can@@ ary islan@@ ds regional parliament there are no green members ; in the 8@@ 8 counci@@ ls in the can@@ ary islan@@ ds there are no green counci@@ ll@@ ors ; of the 29 counci@@ ll@@ ors on l@@ as pal@@ m@@ as city council there are no green counci@@ ll@@ ors ; the greens are ba@@ rely present on a cou@@ ple of counci@@ ls in the can@@ ary islan@@ ds , where they are definitely in a co@@ ali@@ tion with the people 's party .
the existing directive has one dis@@ advantage : the financial guarantee provided for does not cover all the re@@ per@@ cu@@ ssions in the event of an accident , especially after the inst@@ all@@ ations in question have sh@@ u@@ t down .
at the most difficult times , ladies and gentlemen , the european parliament has always pro@@ ved to be a defence against pe@@ ssi@@ mis@@ m and a coura@@ ge@@ ous and ti@@ re@@ less cham@@ pi@@ on of european integration .
most of all , however , i would like to thank commissioner š@@ pi@@ dla for having spoken german , and i would like to express my he@@ art@@ felt congratul@@ ations to commissioner kro@@ es .
well , discrimination of this kind is unacceptable to me and exten@@ ding this programme is therefore al@@ together wrong .
the security council has to have an investigation opened into the crimes of the regime .
however , i do not believe that exclu@@ ding speci@@ alised and recognised production sectors with a long history and tradi@@ tion , such as the op@@ tical industry , is in keeping with eu policy .
the energy performance of buil@@ dings is an area with strong potential for the european union .
in the very difficult times under communi@@ sm , women in poland had access to science and political rights significantly earlier than in many countries of the old eu .
we now hope that , during this plenary sitting , parliament will follow the committee 's lead and vote in favour of this improvement .
our group , the ppe-de group , has supported this idea from the very beginning .
it pen@@ ali@@ ses the users of tools such as b@@ ot@@ ne@@ ts for commit@@ ting the off@@ ences , and introdu@@ ces a higher level of sanctions for commit@@ ting the off@@ ences .
comprehensive investment support is required here to boost health care and in particular mo@@ ther and child care , but we know that child mor@@ t@@ ality too is very high .
the current crisis in the autom@@ o@@ tive industry in europe was caused by the autom@@ o@@ tive industry itself .
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if i may specifically address our fellow members from the extre@@ me right , i would like to say that your argu@@ ments are really far too ru@@ di@@ mentary and simpli@@ stic - if not pri@@ mi@@ tive .
given that the commission is broad@@ ly in agreement with the parliament 's proposals , i call on this house to make their voice heard in ensuring that the european council also supports this report 's environmental proposals .
it is the sovereign right of member states to decide , in accordance with their constitutional rules , how they wish to consul@@ t their people directly .
these excep@@ tions should remain excep@@ tions , for i cannot emphasise strongly enough that re@@ introducing border controls is not a desi@@ rable development for europe , neither in the current circumstances nor in relation to the future challenges that we will face so@@ oner or later .
the voluntary work done by our citizens hel@@ ps solve social problems and promo@@ tes the ac@@ qui@@ sition of skills and social awareness .
i hope that after the transport council meeting on 9 october , president-in-office , we will find a solution that everyone supports , without le@@ tting anything fall by the wa@@ y@@ side .
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at the same time , we must be completely firm on human rights , freedom of information and political freedoms , which are certainly not the norm in russia .
i am particularly pleased that all three countries have paid particular attention to developing relations with their neighbours .
indeed , it is free trade that causes these problems .
therefore , european farmers must be com@@ pens@@ ated for the higher production costs in@@ he@@ ren@@ t to higher animal welfare standards .
c@@ odi@@ fication is an effective means of consolid@@ ating the rules gover@@ ning a certain area in a single legislative act .
it should be simple , under@@ stan@@ d@@ able and ea@@ si@@ ly accessible .
( ro ) mr president , in the period pri@@ or to romania 's accession to the european union , the european commission closely monito@@ red the situation regarding international adop@@ tions and recomm@@ en@@ ded a hal@@ t to these activities following the dis@@ closure of ab@@ u@@ sive adoption practices .
let us hope that the g20 ministers , who will meet in par@@ is in june , come up with solutions to combat food price vol@@ ati@@ lity .
i therefore specifically want to emphasise the fact that we can be op@@ ti@@ mi@@ stic about lisbon .
( sk ) i voted for the report on the common agricultural policy and global food security because it de@@ als with issues that i have consist@@ ently been ra@@ ising in the european parliament as matters of priority .
it is crucial that adequate bank len@@ ding is re@@ tur@@ ned to normal levels as soon as possible .
in this context it is natural that average public expenditure on pensions and expenditure related to ag@@ eing will increase , and it will become ever more difficult to provide adequate pensions .
we need to develop a common european framework that includes targets and shared values , as well as shared enti@@ t@@ le@@ ments and structures .
if we are to resolve the major climate and energy challenges that we are facing , it would be ir@@ responsible of us to rule out contro@@ lling fiscal instruments .
let us examine the external causes , population den@@ si@@ ty , natural disasters , the loss of human life through hi@@ v and ai@@ ds and , more import@@ antly , the lin@@ ks between poor governance and the humanitarian consequences .
i think we have done the best we could have done in a hun@@ d@@ red days .
i call on president van rom@@ pu@@ y to he@@ ed this message .
for these reasons , taking into account that there is much in the report we can support , the british conserv@@ ative delegation ab@@ stain@@ ed .
we all know that the mediterranean basi@@ n is a point at which many cul@@ tures meet ; at the same time , however , it is a ner@@ ve centre and a ' bo@@ i@@ ler ' which has been bu@@ b@@ bling for many years now .
a similar situation to the one in japan could happen any@@ where in europe .
some of the work is fi@@ ni@@ shed .
concerning legal migration , the commission has initi@@ ated legal measures by sub@@ mit@@ ting to parliament the draft legislation on conditions for entry and resid@@ ence for highly skil@@ led workers and the single per@@ mit procedure for thir@@ d-@@ country nationals .
commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , for years , the european parliament has consist@@ ently called for the protection of pre@@ gn@@ ant employees and the up@@ d@@ ating of existing legislation relating to mat@@ er@@ ni@@ ty leave .
in this respect , the e@@ cr@@ is system , which will allow the networ@@ king of criminal recor@@ ds , will be very valu@@ able .
the majority of our group , including the german and ne@@ ther@@ lands deleg@@ ations , take the view that the pie@@ cy@@ k report has nothing to do with those issues .
the council , which has the say on this , must de@@ fine a clear framework with clear time@@ tab@@ les related to border control so that romania and bulgaria can see a way forward .
secondly , as commissioner barro@@ t has pointed out , without the european parliament there would have been no galileo .
so in our politics , we need perhaps to rise above some of those issues because when you are at the referendum stage , as we were , it involves expla@@ ining to people on the stre@@ ets and in sh@@ op@@ s and in schools about what europe is , how it works , what i do , what the commission does , and that is a great exercise .
however , the commission has presented here today a series of proposals and initiatives , some of which have already been implemented and others which will be implemented and which naturally will mer@@ it the council 's full attention and effort .
we have announced the na@@ mes of some of those countries and should do more at european level to make sure their ex@@ po@@ sure lead@@ s to real change .
regar@@ dless of the vie@@ w@@ point of each person with respect to the cho@@ ices of the cu@@ ban people , those cho@@ ices and their sovereign right to decide their de@@ st@@ iny and the form of political organisation of their state must be respected .
( fr ) mr president , the principles , actions and tools of a european immigration policy : that is the vast subje@@ ct@@ -@@ matter of mr bu@@ su@@ t@@ til 's report .
this is why urgent action is needed .
in writing . - ( hu ) in terms of employment , a compar@@ is@@ on of urban and rural areas re@@ ve@@ als that a wide@@ ning aby@@ ss is developing .
as you said , the other presid@@ ents before mr p@@ ö@@ t@@ ter@@ ing have all made a major contribution to this outcome : just now i than@@ ked mrs f@@ on@@ ta@@ ine when i met her on the sta@@ ir@@ s .
in this spirit , we should also look at ways to make our institutions and the way they operate more under@@ stan@@ d@@ able to citizens .
the committee on transport and tourism , which ap@@ pointed me as rapporteur for this matter , wi@@ shed to produce an ow@@ n-@@ initiative report , which , having been deb@@ ated and agreed by the various groups is now being put before the plenary sitting of the european parliament .
in general it is clear that we have completely different con@@ cep@@ ts of security here and on the other side of the atlantic .
the commission has , for many years , including one of my pre@@ de@@ cess@@ ors , put forward the idea of euro@@ bonds .
mr president , this report makes good sense in saying that there should be an overall eu approach as regards the need for extr@@ a air@@ port capacity .
they de@@ serve all the procedures and all the improvements this country needs .
in writing . - ( fr ) the enlargement of the european union calls for our solidarity with the population of the 4@@ 31 000 k@@ m@@ 2 around the black sea .
also , another issue that we had deb@@ ated at l@@ eng@@ th with the commission was the ' pi@@ lot project ' : this is a project whe@@ reby , when a citizen compla@@ ins to the commission , the compla@@ int is forwar@@ ded to the member state so that it can give some sort of response .
secondly , it is worrying that we are see@@ ing a constan@@ t process of re@@ tr@@ action in the portuguese state in terms of guaranteeing equal access to basic services throughout its territory .
if we want to improve cooperation we need to determin@@ e which forms of inter@@ institutional cooperation can enhance the effectiveness of our joint efforts .
by including air transport in the eu emis@@ sion all@@ owan@@ ce trading scheme , we are as@@ sum@@ ing this leading role , but we are at the same time stre@@ ssing that we are open to discussion with our partners , which we hope will lead to a worldwide system .
obviously the commission has system@@ atically supported all efforts to reach a humanitarian agreement on the relea@@ se of all ho@@ st@@ ages .
this report highligh@@ ts some of the problems involved with nuclear power and the de@@ commissi@@ oning of nuclear re@@ ac@@ tors , which is why i have voted in favour of it .
however , the situation is still worrying .
the original mon@@ tre@@ al protocol focused on the protection of the o@@ zone la@@ yer , mainly by restri@@ cting c@@ f@@ cs , and that goal was quickly ti@@ gh@@ ten@@ ed up almost to zer@@ o .
it would be a long road but the only sen@@ sible one for iran .
does the commission plan to take any action to counter@@ act this price hi@@ ke ?
as regards the forthcoming legislative elections , we have mobili@@ sed a eur 2 million elect@@ oral assistance package ( which has already been qu@@ o@@ ted ) , with a view to ensuring the conditions for a fa@@ i@@ re@@ r and more transparent elect@@ oral process .
therefore the committee on international trade recomm@@ en@@ ds that member states not be allowed to take into consideration , when fulfi@@ lling the objectives regarding biofuels , those imported biofuels which are linked - directly or in@@ directly - to de@@ fore@@ st@@ ation , or which are imported from countries that receive international food aid or which impose export du@@ ties or other export restrictions on agricultural products .
ven@@ e@@ zu@@ ela almost did not acce@@ de .
it is im@@ men@@ sely important for a wom@@ an who has had a b@@ aby to be provided with support that gives her and her child the necessary security and en@@ sures that she is not pre@@ ven@@ ted from re@@ turning to professional or social life .
i will conclude : e@@ ste@@ e@@ med president za@@ pat@@ er@@ o , my de@@ ar frien@@ d j@@ os@@ é lu@@ is , i wish you every success for the good of this strong , feder@@ al europe in which we both believe .
i have just voted in favour of the commission work programme for 2011 , but with re@@ serv@@ ations .
this is in contradi@@ ction of the indi@@ an government 's responsibilities under article 19 of the international co@@ ven@@ ant on civil and political rights .
the proposal also incorpor@@ ates international rules for the transport of dangerous goods into community law and exten@@ ds their application to national transport .
you mentioned the inclusion of certain data appe@@ aring in this decision .
collabor@@ ation and coordination between member states are crucial , as crises of this type have re@@ per@@ cu@@ ssions not only for the countries in which they are buil@@ t , but also on a more wi@@ des@@ pread level .
however , the statistics tell a different st@@ ory .
i hone@@ stly cannot understand how we can pos@@ si@@ bly have such a good instrument and yet not implement it .
such help , however , should consi@@ st in providing a fishing ro@@ d and an@@ gl@@ ing skills rather than putting fish on the pl@@ ate .
on 17 november last year , the commission adopted the communication entitled ' di@@ al 1@@ 16 000 : the european h@@ ot@@ line for mis@@ sing children ' .
it is now a question of trans@@ fer@@ ring power over the swedish labour market , not to those elected by the swedish people , but to brussels .
mr president , it is with extre@@ me urg@@ ency that i call on parliament to see that the eur 14@@ .@@ 8 million promi@@ sed to the workers in the mid@@ -@@ west of ireland in areas like li@@ m@@ eri@@ ck , k@@ er@@ ry and ti@@ p@@ per@@ ary who worked for de@@ ll com@@ pu@@ ters and its suppl@@ iers is allocated as soon as possible .
it will have to include a ba@@ se@@ line , which we currently , finally , have .
in future , the op@@ t-@@ out would not be a temporary one@@ -@@ off excep@@ tion but a permanent general rule and , what is more , it would be san@@ cti@@ oned in the name of freedom and social progress .
this is exactly what we have discussed today in the meeting that i mentioned in the first speech .
in addition to the call for full pay , the proposed directive is also sugge@@ sting that mat@@ er@@ ni@@ ty leave should coun@@ t towards service in employment when pensions are being cal@@ cul@@ ated .
so save y@@ ourselves the tro@@ u@@ ble and ad@@ mit that the treaty is de@@ ad , with no prospe@@ ct of re@@ sur@@ re@@ ction .
the compromise submitted does , however , some@@ what simplify this bureaucr@@ atically over@@ lo@@ a@@ ded system .
it has been like this because some data 10 years ago indi@@ cated that this was the official production level .
for this reason , over and above initiatives ge@@ are@@ d to improving the condu@@ ct of road users and the level of vehi@@ cle safety , infrastructure ought to be the third pillar in any road safety programme based on the principle of an integrated approach .
- mr president , i think it is ap@@ p@@ all@@ ing that a country with such massive oil re@@ serves as nig@@ eria should be involved in such mass at@@ ro@@ cities , but at the same time , taking our c@@ ue from the vi@@ ce president of the united states , the solution has to be in dialogue , dialogue , dialogue , all@@ ied with education , education , education , so that peace can be brought to the country .
the ti@@ mi@@ d , v@@ ag@@ ue proposals in the text are neither sufficient nor wh@@ ol@@ ly satisfac@@ tory , but at least they exist .
you cannot say ' we want to finance the eu budget with 0@@ .@@ 8 % of gro@@ ss domestic product ' and then demand com@@ pen@@ sation when our own farmers are h@@ it by the e@@ he@@ c crisis , as the du@@ tch government has done .
this has just been said : millions of people , and primarily children , di@@ e each year in these countries from a whole ho@@ st of diseases , as was mentioned in particular by my fellow member , mr mit@@ che@@ ll , earlier .
these efforts must be encouraged .
( pl ) at a time of economic crisis , when we are all still fee@@ ling its pa@@ in@@ ful effects , many countries have decided to approach a var@@ ie@@ ty of financial institutions with a request for financial assistance .
do you want your comment that i am the best vice-president to be recor@@ ded in the minutes ?
the argument that the commission has made too little progress in the last few years for the member states concerned s@@ oun@@ ds all very well , but it is dis@@ proportion@@ ate when it comes to the behaviour that has been demonstrated .
we too must act in a coherent and consistent way and should not simply sac@@ ri@@ fi@@ ce our values on the al@@ ta@@ r of good economic relations .
this is reason enough for us to be able to as@@ ser@@ t ourselves , in the best sense of that word , on the global stage on this issue .
i would like to ci@@ te the example of per@@ u , where acts of violence committed in b@@ ag@@ u@@ a are a ter@@ ri@@ ble il@@ lu@@ str@@ ation of the way in which the government collabor@@ ates with mul@@ tin@@ ati@@ on@@ als by confi@@ sc@@ ating land from the indi@@ gen@@ ous popul@@ ations for financial purposes .
on behalf of the verts / ale group . - mr president , i would like to thank all those colleagues who have re@@ min@@ ded me that thinking on human rights can only be based on a non-@@ discrimin@@ atory treatment of all violations of human rights , where@@ ver they happen .
it also beg@@ ins , with reference to ham@@ as - and i say this with the ut@@ most firm@@ ness - with putting a defini@@ tive end to the fir@@ ing of ro@@ c@@ ke@@ ts into israel from gaza .
commissioner , are you aware that , in addition to str@@ an@@ gl@@ ing the eu sector , thanks to your policy , pa@@ pu@@ a new gu@@ ine@@ a is enter@@ ing a pha@@ se of very low@@ -@@ quality job creation and zer@@ o sustainable development ?
we are re@@ solu@@ tely ho@@ sti@@ le to this , since the en@@ fe@@ off@@ ment of national rights and legal speci@@ fi@@ cities will surely lead to en@@ fe@@ off@@ ment of the member states themselves in a europe@@ ist and feder@@ alist project .
( ro ) mr president , the services directive establish@@ es a general legal framework for member states , public administr@@ ations and local authorities aimed at simpli@@ fying procedures and harmo@@ nising provisions concerning the right to establish and provide services .
that is not a recovery plan .
trying to find non-@@ chemi@@ cal alternati@@ ves in sensitive areas , such as habit@@ ats of r@@ are fl@@ ora and fa@@ u@@ na , is also an approach that should be supported un@@ re@@ ser@@ ve@@ dly .
we cannot just go ahead and put our ideas on paper .
they will enable us to support research and innovation and to help our businesses and our economy get through this transition period of a sustainable industrial revo@@ lution as pa@@ in@@ less@@ ly as possible .
thanks to strong pressure from users and citizens , use@@ r safeguar@@ ds have been ga@@ ined , but they remain in@@ adequate in the opinion of the left .
this can be activ@@ ated when there is a mass influ@@ x of people who are unable to return .
thirdly , there is the concern with combating prote@@ cti@@ oni@@ st tenden@@ cies , which is am@@ ply demonstrated by the agreement relating to third countries .
the european union has taken on a long-term commitment towards the entire african region of the great l@@ ak@@ es , part of which lies within the democratic republic of con@@ go .
i wish to register a strong prote@@ st against this .
also , the re@@ ca@@ sting procedure limits parliament 's role .
this is something that we cannot remain sil@@ ent on .
in writing . - ( hu ) in central , eastern and sou@@ th@@ -@@ eastern europe those of us who were bor@@ n in this less fortun@@ ate region of europe have lear@@ ned from experience that spoken words and paper promi@@ ses have little cre@@ dence .
c@@ ô@@ te d '@@ i@@ vo@@ ire must be made aware of this .
the world of com@@ pu@@ ters is , unfortunately , precisely the place in which parents have been unable to act as guide@@ s for their children .
( the sitting was suspen@@ ded at 0@@ 9@@ .@@ 5@@ 5 a@@ .m. and re@@ su@@ med at 10@@ .@@ 10 a@@ .m. )
we must tackle the situation head on and maintain the balance of the state , of the european union and of the world .
the possibility of a ye@@ arly revision of humanitarian aid provisions is also mentioned in the text , a very important item that allows for a humanitarian response based on funding adequate to the needs .
i voted in favour of the report by mrs in ' t ve@@ ld , which wel@@ comes the commission 's 2008 report on competition policy .
mr president , i would like to associ@@ ate my comments with the latter part of mr kam@@ all 's statement because i truly believe that liberalisation in the post@@ al services market is the way forward for innovation and consumer choice .
this applies to you too .
it concerns promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources , co@@ vering the following sectors : electricity , he@@ ating and co@@ ol@@ ing , and transport .
for europe , it is a matter of re@@ turning to the basic values of the european model , which requires com@@ bi@@ ning entrepreneu@@ ri@@ al initiatives , respect for productive work and stri@@ ving for solidarity .
( de ) mr president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , a year ago , the plenary agreed and mand@@ ated a special committee to draft the position of the european parliament in relation to the next financial perspective .
one way of achieving the latter is to ensure good forest management .
for example , in@@ sufficient numbers of fi@@ re-@@ fighting te@@ am@@ s and the in@@ ability to solve and prevent crimes that might result in fi@@ res are behind the trage@@ dies this sum@@ mer .
therefore , i appeal for : increased subsidies , especially for pro@@ phy@@ l@@ acti@@ c programmes in the area of regional policy and the european social fund ; more effective use of resources available in the se@@ v@@ ent@@ h framework programme , for example for better coordination of scientific research ; and increased resources to be planned in the new financial perspective .
in fact , it leg@@ ali@@ ses the production of ce@@ lls based on te@@ ll@@ ur@@ ide@@ s of c@@ ad@@ mi@@ um .
we put in place a framework of regulation to ensure that consumers can eng@@ age with that , to give them the right to know about those services , to em@@ power them to take advantage of that - that is crucial .
this cooperation between the commission and civil society has grow@@ n , co@@ vering a wide var@@ ie@@ ty of issues from policy dialogue to project management , both within the eu and in our partner countries .
lastly , i welcome the requirements as regards the information to be suppl@@ ied to monitoring authorities with the aim of guaranteeing greater transparency .
but when we exer@@ t economic pressure on women who would like to stay at home with a young b@@ aby to work rather than care for the child and pu@@ sh them into the work@@ force , we register a very high rate of employment and assu@@ me that this means a health@@ ier social reality .
i would also like to thank the dra@@ ft@@ s@@ men of the opinions , the shadow rapporteurs , the president and the members of the committee on internal market and consumer protection for the excellent cooperation that made it possible to appro@@ ve my report unani@@ m@@ ously on 6 november .
let me say something else about financing .
we have been reque@@ sting the sh@@ aring of the burden , with little or no response .
the dis@@ se@@ min@@ ation of european cultural her@@ it@@ age is benefi@@ cial for several sectors , particularly education , science , research and tourism , among others .
in 2009 the joint under@@ taking 's u@@ ti@@ lisation rates for commitment and payment appropriations were 8@@ 1 % and 20 % respe@@ ctively .
in particular , i would like to rein@@ force what you have said , commissioner , about general mo@@ tors .
europe has to face two problems - the high unemployment rate among the young generation and un@@ certainty over the capac@@ ities to finance re@@ ti@@ rement funds .
when will the eu take vi@@ go@@ rous action against the su@@ dan@@ ese regime which is preventing the hy@@ bri@@ d force mand@@ ated by the un security council from protecting the civilian population in dar@@ fu@@ r ?
if we can maintain this solidarity - including when it comes to the 2008 discharge - then in 2008 , we will be able to move a step further , beyond what we achieved in 2007 .
the current long dead@@ lines for the sub@@ mission of tax re@@ tur@@ ns also provide ro@@ om for the commission of such tax fra@@ u@@ ds .
these measures and sm@@ all@@ -@@ scale production need to be supported and the creation of be@@ e@@ keeping co@@ oper@@ atives and eco@@ logical recovery z@@ ones needs to be encouraged .
what we do know is that already many children , not only in sweden , are now taken to ca@@ su@@ al@@ ty every year because they have sw@@ allowed hou@@ se@@ hold chemi@@ c@@ als which are ac@@ u@@ tely to@@ xi@@ c , despite the fact that the chemi@@ c@@ als today bear a war@@ ning la@@ bel which says that this is the case .
we should not forget that turkey is a tradi@@ tion@@ ally se@@ cul@@ ar country ; it is power@@ ful and has a we@@ al@@ th of human resources .
it is a basic requirement .
thank you .
the dal@@ a@@ i lam@@ a is a respected religious lea@@ der and , am@@ ong@@ st other things , a no@@ bel peace pri@@ ze lau@@ re@@ ate .
national budgets cannot secure a de@@ cent old age .
the tri@@ alo@@ gue pha@@ se was long and hard , and the agreement we reached - sad@@ ly not a full one - was due to the hungarian presidency , repres@@ ented by minister k@@ á@@ r@@ m@@ á@@ n , the commission , repres@@ ented by commissioner re@@ hn , and all our partners .
eu member states which are especially ex@@ posed to an influ@@ x of asylum se@@ ek@@ ers should be provided with assistance .
the 27 member states of the union , which are colle@@ ctively less in@@ deb@@ ted than the united states , should make a similar effort in order to pul@@ l europe and the world out of a financial crisis that thre@@ at@@ ens to bring di@@ stress to everyone .
the european union 's interests must reflect the indi@@ gen@@ ous peoples ' interests to protect and develop the arctic region .
i s@@ at here and heard him say that everyone wants a stronger european union and a stronger c@@ f@@ sp .
the fact that the public pro@@ secu@@ tor has not even qu@@ anti@@ fied the precise amount of tax ow@@ ed - also by way of non-@@ payment of interest - makes the case for fu@@ mu@@ s persecu@@ ti@@ oni@@ s even stronger .
do they think for one moment that the rest of the european union would accept that one single member state op@@ ts out of the obligations that we have jo@@ in@@ tly developed at european level to gover@@ n our market ?
today , throughout france , de@@ sper@@ ate fisher@@ men are blo@@ ck@@ ad@@ ing ports because they no longer believe they have a future .
i merely re@@ min@@ ded him of one thing - and i did so without jo@@ ining in the debate with mr tu@@ sk , the prime minister - that is , that it was in my office , at three o '@@ clo@@ ck in the mor@@ ning , in july 2007 , under the german presidency , with mr za@@ pat@@ er@@ o , t@@ ony b@@ la@@ ir and mr jun@@ c@@ ker , that we obtained the sig@@ nature of the polish president on what was to become the treaty of lisbon , while he was in conver@@ sation with his t@@ wi@@ n bro@@ ther , the prime minister at the time , in war@@ saw .
what specific measures does it intend to adopt to improve monitoring by member states in accordance with directive 2001 / 9@@ 5 / ec on general product safety and cooperation with customs services ?
( fr ) we do not use taxpayers ' money ; we use the funds that we raise every day on the world 's financial markets .
the ver@@ sion currently in force was adopted just four years ago .
for all the above reasons , which are clearly expla@@ ined in the report , i voted in favour .
it has been highly contro@@ versi@@ al here in the european parliament , but also in sweden , which i represent .
we do not support these objectives .
in writing . - the legal framework within the eu rel@@ ative to equal pay for men and women is wi@@ des@@ pread .
like all colleagues , i am , of course , in favour of inter@@ govern@@ mental cooperation in police , intelli@@ gence and security matters , particularly when we face growing problems from international organised crime , international terrorism et@@ c .
as a consequ@@ ence , security , good governance , energy , transport , environmental , soci@@ o-@@ economic and human development should be considered as priority actions .
the situation in many countries of the middle east , from where traditional christian minorities are forced to fle@@ e , is alar@@ ming .
finally , i would like to ask , through your good self , for commissioner re@@ ding to explain the al@@ leg@@ ations which have appe@@ are@@ d in the ro@@ mani@@ an and international media concerning the european agency for monitoring international adop@@ tions , a proposal which also seems to feat@@ ure in the study commissi@@ oned by the european commission .
events pu@@ sh us towards making some decisions in this house .
this is especially important for the european parliament , because often the issues faced by meps are very complex and technical and we almost always need to find a balance between businesses and countries with di@@ ver@@ gent interests .
religion can never be a credi@@ ble or acceptable reason to use violence or to bre@@ ach human rights .
turkey has an is@@ la@@ mic identi@@ ty that is very different from the ju@@ da@@ e@@ o-@@ christian identi@@ ty of most eu countries .
control of the ac@@ qui@@ sition and pos@@ session of weapons ( debate )
firstly , there were the passengers .
respect for human rights and democratic standards in tuni@@ sia must be a condition for further cooperation with that country .
we would also see an increase in trade , especially in the services sector where the future growth in trade is estim@@ ated at 70 % , and in the agricultural sector where , just at the moment , european union exports to kore@@ a have an annual value of eur 1 billion .
other positive points include making eco@@ logical sustainability the basic pre@@ mi@@ se of the c@@ f@@ p and the recognition that eu fle@@ ets must no longer over@@ fish in the wat@@ ers of developing countries .
i wish a very war@@ m welcome to you all .
i hope not .
they therefore have no opportunity to discuss , debate or influence the decision mak@@ ers .
secondly , it is also vital , of course , that the european court of auditors analy@@ se these exerci@@ ses in deta@@ il and provide the necessary docu@@ ment@@ ation .
this certainly also applies to the urgent dis@@ ar@@ m@@ ament of he@@ z@@ bo@@ l@@ la@@ h ; after all , the spe@@ c@@ tr@@ e of rene@@ wed civil war is lo@@ om@@ ing .
i would like to begin by st@@ ating my ad@@ mi@@ r@@ ation for everyone who worked on the budget .
fi@@ f@@ te@@ en years later mi@@ lo@@ š@@ evi@@ ć uni@@ later@@ ally remo@@ ved that status and then attemp@@ ted to carry out ethnic cle@@ ans@@ ing which was only stop@@ ped by the international community .
in order to be able to ensure , in future , that we produce more targeted legislation , we also propose in the report that the mand@@ atory production of accident statistics be introduced at eu level so that we can find out in a more targeted way where there is a need for legislation based on what kind of acci@@ dents occu@@ r with products on the internal market .
i am delighted that we have a balanced report here which takes account of the demands of an information society and i would be delighted if both my and other groups gave this report the bro@@ ade@@ st possible support tomorrow , so that we can develop an internet in the interests of society .
in writing . - i voted in favour of this report in response to the many constitu@@ ency concerns that have been raised with me over mis@@ leading companies .
this should be pre@@ ven@@ ted , so that the y@@ oun@@ ger generation can deal more prac@@ tically with the issue of gender equality .
this charter is pro@@ of that , when we laid the found@@ ations of the european union , we had lear@@ ned the most important less@@ on from european history , and today we continue to regard respect for the dignity of each and every human being , pre@@ serv@@ ation of the freedom that has been w@@ on and of peace and democracy and application of the rule of law as the dri@@ ving forces of european uni@@ fication .
toler@@ ance and peace are in@@ timately linked , and i shall , as always , support the european union 's actions to ensure respect for and the promotion of our values , freedoms and rights throughout the world .
perhaps other technologies will enable the production process to be up@@ gra@@ ded , while rising energy prices will increase its economic effectiveness .
it has in@@ sti@@ lled fear in people .
some of the most serious social challenges faced by europe , such as the ag@@ eing population , require radi@@ cal innovation that cuts across several sectors .
secondly , to re@@ af@@ firm international maritime law , which makes it mand@@ atory to provide assistance to anyone in di@@ stress , while the seven tuni@@ sian fisher@@ men are still on tri@@ al ;
member of the commission . - madam president , i would like to thank you for a very li@@ vely and substan@@ tive debate on eu enlargement and our strategy - now , next year and in the ne@@ ar future .
administrative cooperation between eu member states in tax matters , which is my re@@ mit , is an ambitious project .
mo@@ di@@ fication of conce@@ ssions in the sch@@ edu@@ les of bulgaria and romania in the course of their accession to the european union ( eu-@@ ar@@ gent@@ ina agreement ) (
innovative rural businesses of all kin@@ ds , which focus , for example , on services and far@@ m tourism , have significantly revi@@ ved the rural economic structure .
smes have , up to now , faced quite a lot of difficul@@ ty in acce@@ ssing the european funds granted through the mar@@ co pol@@ o programme .
a military jun@@ ta placed the party 's lea@@ der , a@@ un@@ g s@@ an su@@ u ky@@ i , under house ar@@ rest .
the second paragraph of this amendment see@@ ks a financial participation of 70 % from the european community for measures to promote fruit and ve@@ ge@@ tab@@ les specifically for children in schools .
greenhouse gas emissions from international aviation have doub@@ led since 199@@ 0 and account for between 5 % and 12 % of carbon dio@@ xi@@ de emissions in the eu as a whole .
however , we need to point out that the elements of economic governance are not to be con@@ fu@@ sed in any way with the euro plus pact , which is an inter@@ govern@@ mental agreement at its current stage .
the treaty of lisbon , which provides a legal basis in this matter , allows for negotiations to be started .
i hope that slovakia , through moder@@ ate , correct , struc@@ ture@@ -@@ orien@@ ted policies , will make its contribution to being able to ch@@ al@@ k this entry up as a success at the end of the day .
i think that we need a common energy policy .
mr sarkozy no more speak@@ s for europe on turkey than he does on his union for the mediterranean .
this will be harmoni@@ sed , but not at a level of 100 cars per 1 000 citizens in germany , but at 4@@ 00 to 500 cars per 1 000 citizens in europe .
many sectors and types of production have ce@@ a@@ sed to exist in europe due to unfair competition from producers in sou@@ th@@ -@@ west asia and south america .
( sv ) what does the commissioner think about this ?
we will not suffer ar@@ med police coming in at the be@@ he@@ st of europol .
the problem of the gaza conflict has political dimen@@ sions .
you in particular , in the swedish presidency , could be a sh@@ ining example of this and actually tell us what is going on in the hor@@ se trading for the top po@@ sts that is completely un@@ wor@@ thy of the european project and also - mr barroso could lead the way on this - with regard to the ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment of the commissioners .
the fact , too , that urban and rural areas are now to benefit equally from the support is very much to be welcomed .
if mr d@@ é@@ si@@ r is saying that the suggesti@@ on is that we do nothing , that is not the im@@ pression i got , and i sin@@ ce@@ rely hope that you did not get that im@@ pression from my opening re@@ marks either .
i am afraid it is not yet f@@ it for purpose .
let us support it . it is practical and it is right .
that is what i can tell parliament this mor@@ ning .
i should also like to thank all the members of the european parliament delegation , of which i had the hon@@ our of chair@@ ing , for their cooperation at all st@@ ages and especially at critical mom@@ ents .
however , there are also provisions which put the citizens from the countries which recently jo@@ ined the european union at a dis@@ advantage .
my te@@ am has just been meeting with a group of meps to talk further about what more we should do on this .
hard times la@@ y ahead for the swedish people , but , mr ho@@ an@@ g ngo@@ c , we lear@@ n@@ t one thing , and that was to keep our finances in order .
we need promotion so that the investment will not only reduce the im@@ port of f@@ os@@ si@@ l fuels and reduce carbon dio@@ xi@@ de emissions , but so that the hou@@ se@@ hold will realise the reduction in energy costs to them also .
the form@@ ation of three civil protection uni@@ ts for a@@ eri@@ al forest fi@@ re@@ fighting .
i welcome and support the international labour organisation ( il@@ o ) initiative to adopt a convention supple@@ mented by a recommendation on de@@ cent work for domestic workers .
there must be accoun@@ t@@ ability in international law where such war@@ fare principles as proportion@@ ality and non-@@ discrimination are not respected .
secondly , a fellow member recently referred to women as being we@@ ak .
( fr ) ' persons with a directly binding contr@@ act of employment , gover@@ ned by private law , with the european institutions ' .
looking at a more struc@@ tu@@ red intervention , we should also ex@@ pl@@ or@@ e the pos@@ sibilities of better targe@@ ting eu assistance by promoting projects that are able to support in@@ com@@ e@@ - and job@@ -@@ gener@@ ating activities in the different regions of tuni@@ sia , and i refer particularly to the southern parts of the country .
these countries now si@@ t round the table in the g20 talks .
therefore , it is logical for us to reje@@ ct all attemp@@ ts to ren@@ ati@@ on@@ alise the structural policy .
the oral question to the commission by mr mar@@ ko@@ v and mr f@@ je@@ ll@@ ner , on behalf of the committee on international trade , on the ste@@ p@@ p@@ ing@@ -@@ stone economic partnership agreement between the european community , of the one part , and gh@@ ana , of the other part - b@@ 6-0@@ 20@@ 6 / 2009 ) ,
because illegal mass immigration is a vital issue in relation to the survi@@ val of europe as an histori@@ cal enti@@ ty , the eu would be well advi@@ sed to take a differen@@ ti@@ ated view of its relations with tri@@ po@@ li and to include libya in its strategies for contro@@ lling the f@@ low of migration .
the e@@ he@@ c pa@@ tho@@ gen was on the spanish cu@@ cum@@ bers and it should not have been there .
thus , for example , the allo@@ cation of external costs be@@ came voluntary , rather than com@@ pul@@ s@@ ory .
russia has placed itself in the categor@@ y of un@@ stable , un@@ pre@@ dict@@ able states .
that the european union institutions need to work together to deliver on our citizens ' expectations .
we do that best by actually know@@ ing what were their concerns , by finding the solutions together and allowing the other member states also to have their say .
i would also like to under@@ line the new principles of employment and payment , which will be transparent and meet the needs announced earlier of assi@@ stan@@ ts and the end of the pension fund in its previous form .
he@@ ll@@ a ran@@ ner has submitted her re@@ sign@@ ation as a member of the european parliament with effect from 1 april 2011 .
i condem@@ n minister gi@@ l@@ der@@ new 's in@@ difference and call not just for short-@@ term aid but a long-term fuel strategy for our fishing sector .
they are among our biggest asse@@ ts .
in writing . - i welcome the progress that has been made in the talks between parliament and council over the last few days and late into the night last night .
i voted in favour of the report on the participation of croatia in the work of the european monitoring centre for drug@@ s and dru@@ g addi@@ ction ( em@@ c@@ d@@ da ) as i believe that this is a positive step , given that croatia is expected to acce@@ de to the eu shor@@ tly , bu@@ r mainly because the consumption and trafficking of il@@ li@@ ci@@ t drug@@ s are global phenomen@@ a with severe soci@@ o-@@ economic and health re@@ per@@ cu@@ ssions .
the european union 's young citizens will be able to participate in all projects al@@ ong@@ side swi@@ t@@ zer@@ land 's young people .
the economi@@ st ad@@ mits that the baltic pi@@ pe was conce@@ i@@ ved in secre@@ t .
until now , some areas of the capital were not affected by the conflict , but that has changed .
the member states should consider draf@@ ting a plan to combat g@@ end@@ er@@ -based violence .
it is through this strengthening of civil society , too , that we will respond best to the argument that we often hear concerning china : ' why should we meet the criteria for strong cooperation with europe - social , democratic and environmental criteria - when china makes a mo@@ ck@@ ery of them in terms of corruption and pi@@ ll@@ aging ? '
i am very committed to this , and we must stri@@ ve to achieve it together .
a debate in this case is oblig@@ atory !
instead of im@@ pos@@ ing new bur@@ dens on our economies and our citizens , let us invest in the technologies of the future .
we should set ourselves a target of at least or up to 0@@ .@@ 5 % .
at a european level , we - and this includes both the commission and parliament - have always regret@@ ted the fact that the rail companies do not give higher priority to safety and to inte@@ ro@@ per@@ ability between the different systems in europe .
secondly , the inde@@ x@@ ation of meat prices paid to farmers to f@@ od@@ der prices .
the truth is that this will have two harmful consequences : one within the european union , especially for the southern countries , and for their texti@@ le and clo@@ thing industries , which are now seriously weak@@ ened because of an economic , social and financial crisis un@@ par@@ alle@@ led since they jo@@ ined the union ; and , secondly , at international level , during world trade organisation ( wto ) negotiations , where this opening of the largest trade blo@@ c in the world - the european union - to these potential exports from pakistan could completely un@@ balance the negotiations .
thank you , mrs tr@@ ü@@ pe@@ l .
that is why i also appla@@ u@@ ded the decision of the court of justice in relation to the tur@@ co case , in which it concluded that there exists , in principle , an obligation to dis@@ close the opinions of the council 's legal service relating to a legislative process ; those opinions could be crucial to understanding the direction that the decision-making process took .
we have a ne@@ w@@ ly elected government in the uk which has made promi@@ ses in this area .
finally , we agree that there is concern that efficient national deb@@ it card sche@@ mes may be re@@ placed by more expen@@ sive alternati@@ ves .
i agree with col@@ our c@@ od@@ ing to la@@ bel fo@@ ods because , rather than clear and ea@@ si@@ ly under@@ stan@@ d@@ able labelling , what europeans need are sig@@ ns that they can interpre@@ t in order to make healthy cho@@ ices .
improving access to ei@@ b financing for small and medium-sized enterprises ( s@@ me ) , increasing the transparency of its operations , and introducing greater flexibility in terms of ri@@ sk@@ -@@ capital investment are other new measures proposed by parliament .
colleagues , we now come to the cat@@ ch@@ -@@ the@@ -@@ e@@ y@@ e procedure .
this will be possible , even if difficult on the basis of national criteria , provided that i@@ ca@@ o standards are met .
that is regret@@ table , but har@@ dly surpri@@ sing .
since january of this year , tele@@ visi@@ ó@@ n e@@ spa@@ ñ@@ ol@@ a , t@@ v@@ 3 and can@@ al su@@ r have not been allowed per@@ mission to broad@@ ca@@ st due to the co@@ verage that they have been giving to the conflict , and recently the cor@@ respon@@ dent for c@@ ad@@ en@@ a c@@ ope has been thre@@ at@@ ened with ex@@ pul@@ sion , along with c@@ ad@@ en@@ a ser and the ne@@ ws@@ paper la v@@ an@@ guar@@ dia .
( cs ) ladies and gentlemen , one of the key common values of the european union is its lin@@ gui@@ stic and cultural diversity .
situation in c@@ ô@@ te d '@@ i@@ vo@@ ire (
regar@@ dless of the fact that the solution of mental health problems fall@@ s within the competence of the member states , it is important that the vo@@ lu@@ me of financial assistance and know@@ led@@ ge@@ -based assistance provided to member states by the eu be further increased , in order to help them develop and improve the necessary health , social , care and edu@@ cational services and prev@@ enti@@ ve measures .
that freedom is also a path to peace , as po@@ pe bene@@ di@@ ct x@@ v@@ i said in his message on 1 january .
members of the roma community face r@@ aci@@ st attacks , une@@ qu@@ al access to public services and social provisions and huge living and edu@@ cational se@@ g@@ reg@@ ation .
you only need think in this context of the latest inci@@ dents during the confi@@ s@@ cation of a re@@ f@@ ri@@ ger@@ ated l@@ or@@ ry in austria , which was found to con@@ tain 6@@ 4 illegal kur@@ dish immigrants being s@@ mu@@ g@@ g@@ led from turkey , via hungary and austria , to germany .
i hope that mr re@@ hn , who represents him , will re@@ cti@@ fy this in his second statement .
as regards sound management principles , the institutions should sub@@ mit co@@ st-@@ reduction plans , and when pres@@ enting expenditure , it should be clearly speci@@ fied and justified .
this additional money will help local and regional public authorities improve financing for sustainable energy projects and implement innovative financial incen@@ tive sche@@ mes , such as guarantees and so@@ ft loans .
( bg ) m@@ r. president , colleagues , i think that the motion in the report of m@@ r. cor@@ bet@@ t de@@ serves attention and , in my opinion , comes just on time , since actually with its adoption we do not thre@@ ate@@ n any of the currently existing groups in the european parliament .
in writing . - ( it ) as part of the work of the delegation for relations with central asia , of which i am a member , i have had the opportunity to visit the countries of the area covered by the report .
in@@ side libya , our activities include the ev@@ ac@@ u@@ ation by sea of about 2000 civili@@ ans from mis@@ r@@ ata , the provision of food , water , sa@@ ni@@ tation and medical suppl@@ ies in mis@@ r@@ ata and other areas of libya , and provi@@ si@@ onal materials for food , as we expect the food situation to wor@@ sen in the next four to six weeks .
therefore , we will vote against this report .
our trade with this region has been on a constan@@ t rise and in 2009 it amoun@@ ted to eur 7@@ 9@@ .@@ 7 billion .
what is positive is that the baltic states finally got nato cont@@ ing@@ ency plans for their defence , as ex@@ posed also by wi@@ ki@@ le@@ ak@@ s .
on behalf of the alde group . - mr president , the situation in gaza is , first and fore@@ most , a humanitarian disaster .
we are definitely co@@ operating with all these investig@@ ations .
( fr ) madam president , president-in-office of the council , let me say what a p@@ ity it is that the minister responsible for the e@@ cof@@ in council is not here .
mr president , i have seen that the entire western world , with the united states at the fore@@ front , is demanding an earlier election in pakistan .
there are the issues of social diversity , which we have spoken about , but there is also the integration of these hou@@ ses and of the people who live in them into their neighbourhood , into their tow@@ n , sometimes in tow@@ n cent@@ res , sometimes on the out@@ sk@@ ir@@ ts .
this is a perfe@@ ctly ordinary totalit@@ ari@@ an regime which simply explo@@ its is@@ lam for its own en@@ ds .
in writing . - i support this report because in the current global financial crisis it is more important than ever to meet our commitments with developing countries .
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mr president , sport should , of course , be run by the s@@ porting authorities themselves but , to the extent that it is also an economic activity , it una@@ vo@@ id@@ ably fall@@ s under employment law , competition law , c@@ op@@ y@@ right law , media rights and so on .
in con@@ tra@@ st to the bel@@ ief expressed in paragraph 2 , my view is that not only the professi@@ on@@ als but ordinary citizens too understand and support the need for extre@@ me measures , provided they offer demon@@ stra@@ ble benefits for the future .
we see the pressure from outside ; we see the social ten@@ sions and , indeed , the rac@@ is@@ m from in@@ side the eu .
it will build itself up , and i think that these subje@@ cts need to per@@ v@@ ade the french presidency .
in addition to the usu@@ al legislative work , the swedish presidency will have other kin@@ ds of highly political challenges to deal with , and no one better to tackle these challenges than prime minister rein@@ fel@@ d@@ t and the swedish presidency te@@ am .
otherwise , they could be placed in a less fav@@ ourable position than their kore@@ an counter@@ parts .
immigration has more than one name , because my e@@ ste@@ e@@ med fellow members have spoken today about immigration from africa , which mainly affe@@ cts the countries of the mediterranean basi@@ n , and what they said is , in a certain sense , justified .
in writing . - ( fr ) today , i voted in favour of the cor@@ bet@@ t report on the amendment of rule 29 of the european parliament 's rules of procedure regarding the form@@ ation of political groups , namely the requirement that a political group 's members represent at least one quar@@ ter of member states ( instead of the current requirement of one fi@@ f@@ th ) and that the minimum number of members is 25 ( instead of 20 ) , and i did this for several reasons .
in these circumstances i would ask that when you che@@ ck the results , you give us the precise results , how many were in favour , how many against , and how many ab@@ stain@@ ed .
in particular , i am refer@@ ring to the problems associated with illegal immigration , terrorism and s@@ mu@@ g@@ gl@@ ing , which occu@@ r along the full 3@@ 20 000 kil@@ om@@ et@@ res of european co@@ ast@@ line .
added to this there is the dum@@ ped am@@ muni@@ tion from past war@@ s .
the mand@@ ates are he@@ reby rati@@ fied .
of course , we could have allocated more money to the da@@ iry sector , as representatives of the social demo@@ cra@@ t party proposed , but it is good that at least some of the funds in this draft have been set a@@ side for this .
after the s@@ can@@ dal@@ ous ti@@ ll@@ ack af@@ fair , where the actions of the olaf leadership war@@ r@@ ant sh@@ ar@@ p criticism , this reform is absolutely necessary .
hi@@ ding behind words without resol@@ ving the matter directly can no longer be an op@@ tion when ad@@ mission to the schengen area has never been a political problem , but a technical one .
may i remind you that turkey is still not com@@ pl@@ ying with the eu 's request to extend the an@@ kar@@ a protocol .
finally , i should like to highlight the need for more inten@@ se dialogue between the european parliament and the national parliaments , given that all the matters covered by the common commercial policy will come under the union 's so@@ le jur@@ is@@ di@@ ction .
it is even more important because , in times of high oil prices , it be@@ comes particularly prof@@ itable to develop po@@ or@@ ly accessible o@@ il@@ fie@@ lds and to extr@@ act under the most adver@@ se conditions , such as from dee@@ per and dee@@ per de@@ p@@ ths .
according to the data in the motion for a resolution , 1.@@ 5 billion people are currently without access to electricity , four out of five of whom live in sub@@ -@@ sahar@@ an africa and south asia , and ne@@ arly 2.@@ 4 billion people still use traditional biom@@ as@@ s fuels for co@@ o@@ king and he@@ ating , which is an un@@ sustainable use of natural resources .
the adoption of this report is a significant step forward in protecting the rights of thir@@ d-@@ country workers in the eu by gran@@ ting them a single per@@ mit for resid@@ ence and work .
i agree with the rapporteur that the role of third countries should not be over@@ loo@@ ked in relation to these activities . i fully support author@@ ising the commission as appropriate , so it can provide technical aid and training to li@@ a@@ is@@ on officials from third countries and from european and international agencies and organisations .
( de ) madam president , i have the following request .
madam president , as regards the approval of the trade agreements in the ban@@ ana sector , the group of the greens / european free alliance will vote against .
we wanted , in this way , to under@@ line the importance we place on the fight against in@@ toler@@ ance based on bel@@ ief or religion .
europe must be bo@@ ld enough to take a me@@ ta@@ histori@@ cal perspective on these fundamental questions , and re@@ su@@ me its role as a cra@@ dle and centre , including in spir@@ itu@@ al terms .
the ' customs 2013 ' programme also represents an important tool in that respect .
i trust that the commission 's proposal will be more adv@@ ent@@ u@@ rous .
this publi@@ c@@ -@@ private partnership is ess@@ enti@@ ally aimed at supporting the co@@ financing of research initiatives at european level , as well as improving cooperation between the various operators in the sector .
mr j@@ ou@@ yet , it will not surpri@@ se you to learn that the commission is disap@@ pointed with the rather limited scope of the framework decision .
this proposal will provide consumers with standar@@ di@@ sed information on fuel efficiency .
investment in youth means thinking today about the europe of tomorrow .
it is the third most lu@@ cr@@ ative il@@ li@@ ci@@ t trade in the world , after arms and drug@@ s trafficking .
i voted for this report because this proposal for a directive aims to give all patients the right and opportunity to obtain essential healthcare services in other member states as quickly as possible .
the convention is enter@@ ing its second dec@@ ade and needs to adap@@ t itself in order to respond to new challenges and take advantage of new opportunities .
as honourable members know , iran 's nuclear programme remains a serious concern for the european union and for the international community as a whole .
( fr ) mr president , i would also like to welcome the establishment of the european external action service as a step in the right direction , represent@@ ing progress in making europe more consistent and effective on the international stage .
this pro@@ ves how efficient this institution is .
to quot@@ e s@@ ak@@ ha@@ ro@@ v pri@@ ze win@@ ner , ser@@ ge@@ i ko@@ v@@ ale@@ v , there is no doubt that in modern termin@@ o@@ logy , these acts were crimes against humani@@ ty .
one of the priorities of the swedish presidency was , of course , the management of the economic and financial crisis .
even if the european parliament votes in favour , i shall take my fight to the feder@@ al government with a view to ensuring that the feder@@ al republic of germany challenges this directive before the european court of justice .
at the same time , it would be expe@@ d@@ ien@@ t to take counter@@ cy@@ cli@@ cal measures and create economic sur@@ p@@ lu@@ ses .
this concerns chinese and kore@@ an producers in particular .
financial institutions around the world b@@ ought up these products without , it seems , doing any serious risk assessment of their own .
currently , only 8 % have cross-border activities , and their share of public ten@@ der participation is 4@@ 2 % .
that is not to say anything against the personal qu@@ alities of mr van rom@@ pu@@ y and baroness ashton .
they are specific to the union and often at od@@ ds with national interests .
( da ) mr president , i would also like to begin by than@@ king the court of auditors for an excellent report and a good pres@@ ent@@ ation here today .
it co@@ vers all major areas of social life that have a bearing on the dra@@ matic increase in climate change .
the importance of culture is taken into consideration in different ways at community level .
it has even been agreed that if a specific farm@@ ing sector is at risk of run@@ ning into difficul@@ ty , a separ@@ ate plan may be drawn up to give that sector more time .
we will do that .
it is therefore necessary to give a clear signal that we know the solution .
europe back@@ ed stability and development aid in the mediterranean .
in addition , copenhagen will only be a success st@@ ory if it en@@ sures sustainable development , if it also includes a social dimension and , in particular , if we , the developed part of the world , succeed in financing developing countries .
but this presidency has been a success for europe , and you , president-in-office , de@@ serve the credit .
the vote will take place on th@@ ur@@ s@@ day .
that is an obstac@@ le to development and prosper@@ ity .
these sometimes ari@@ se due to a need to up@@ date them , but this h@@ in@@ ders and di@@ mini@@ shes the quality of life of the individual .
secondly , we think your words about a crisis ex@@ it strategy are pre@@ mat@@ ure .
therefore , the barriers to green trade must be remo@@ ved .
i want to draw attention to two pass@@ ages .
in any event , 14 states have received these reas@@ oned opinions .
dis@@ grun@@ tled people say that it is not enough and that it is too late .
the mis@@ ery continues .
( hu ) madam president , baroness ashton , first of all , let me congratulate my colleague , mrs la@@ im@@ a an@@ dri@@ kien@@ ė , on her excellent work .
but i think that we can justi@@ fy the fact that our rural development policy is finan@@ ci@@ ally over@@ stre@@ t@@ ched .
we will of course consul@@ t with you : it is essential to have discussions with the european parliament .
to be honest with you , this has been a some@@ what une@@ v@@ ent@@ ful debate , but also one that we can take pri@@ de in , and so i hap@@ pi@@ ly join my fellow members ' chor@@ us of pra@@ i@@ se for the belgian presidency .
vice-president of the commission . - mr president , i would like to thank all the honourable members for their positive and kind words concerning the commission 's work programme .
in some countries , it is even tou@@ ching 21 % . that is dou@@ ble the average unemployment rate for ad@@ ul@@ ts .
however , i want to remind you that it was not so long ago , after the clear reje@@ ction of the european constitution in the ne@@ ther@@ lands and france at the time , that the provisions on the use of symbo@@ ls were very carefully remo@@ ved and they were no longer to be included in the treaty of lisbon because it was reali@@ sed that the public did not want them .
member of the commission . - madam president , we have heard today a clear message that we have a very serious challenge - that of the ag@@ eing of society .
this matter has not been discussed tho@@ rou@@ gh@@ ly enough and no account has been taken of the poor people whose live@@ li@@ hood this will take away without of@@ fering them anything else in its place .
on that basis i felt it appropriate to ab@@ sta@@ in on this report .
mr president , there are many good reasons for discussing the arctic .
the commission welcomed that ru@@ ling as a contribution to fair competition and as an important found@@ ation for strengthening media pl@@ ur@@ alism .
i would like to say that this text seems fair@@ ly balanced to me .
outcome of the summit of 7 may 2010 and the e@@ cof@@ in meeting - what is the political relev@@ ance 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 relev@@ ance of the eu 2020 strategy in the framework of the current financial and economic crisis ? ( debate )
we must not have pre@@ conce@@ i@@ ved ideas when looking for ways to improve fish farm@@ ing standards , but we must be ri@@ go@@ rous in the control and application of regulations which are as precise as possible , in order to avoid the risk of alter@@ ing the environmental balance .
at the same time , i would sugge@@ st that before 2012 an analysis be made of the operation of the post@@ al services market in those countries that have already adopted the new rules , with a view to identi@@ fying and preventing any ir@@ regular@@ ities in the re@@ ma@@ ining countries .
it provides greater opportunities for citizens to scru@@ ti@@ ni@@ se the decision-@@ mak@@ ers .
the first concerns how the charter will be incorpor@@ ated into your ideas for a small business act , which i consider to be a very important and ex@@ ci@@ ting new development .
the compromise proposed is satisfac@@ tory .
of course , i was very pleased to see that other colleagues were also calling for binding an@@ ne@@ x@@ es .
i would like to ask all colleagues not to vote in favour .
i call on you , mr president , to take a major political initiative in order to put a stop to these system@@ atic human rights violations in tuni@@ sia .
subject : fra@@ g@@ mented digital markets and consequences for the edu@@ cational system and investments in geographi@@ cally i@@ sol@@ ated regions
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i have every reason to believe that we will find the necessary compromise .
the reason that matters is because , although of course i want to see a much bi@@ g@@ ger solution for gaza , it is important that we offer our support to enable things to happen quickly that can help to alle@@ vi@@ ate that situation .
to help the people of my@@ an@@ ma@@ r , and specifically the most vulnerable parts of the population , the commission is increasing its assistance programmes in qu@@ anti@@ t@@ ative and in qu@@ alit@@ ative terms .
we must never lower our guard in the fight against terrorism and therefore every su@@ spi@@ ci@@ on , even if we cannot make a prior@@ i judg@@ ments , must be carefully asse@@ ssed and we must take all appropriate steps to prevent terrorism from benef@@ iting from the assistance and organis@@ ational and economic support of criminal organisations .
their policy does not reflect the ess@@ ence of the eu , and our role today is to go beyond the differences that p@@ it us against each other - mr da@@ ul is right on this point - and to save the european union and the community method .
new international organisations and for@@ a have emer@@ ged - an example is the summit diplom@@ acy of the g20 , g@@ 8 , g@@ 7 , et@@ c . - and there are proposals to reform the traditional international organisations .
this report by swedish me@@ p , mrs s@@ ven@@ ss@@ on , of our con@@ feder@@ al group of the european united left / nor@@ di@@ c green left , has enab@@ led us to take a broad@@ ly positive stance on how marke@@ ting and adverti@@ sing affect equality between women and men .
a second is political u@@ ti@@ lisation of access to ra@@ w materials and the rise in their prices , including the rise in food prices .
therefore , we must not only ensure that slovakia main@@ tains a du@@ rable infl@@ ation rate , but also see how the infl@@ ation rate can be reduced as much as possible in all the countries already in the euro area .
we want to ac@@ company serbia on the road to jo@@ ining the european union .
madam president , no sen@@ sible person wants to make life easy for crim@@ in@@ als , but we do have to guard against justice in europe being reduced to the lowe@@ st common den@@ om@@ in@@ ator .
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i would like us to guard against this kind of legal j@@ ig@@ g@@ ery@@ -@@ po@@ k@@ ery and n@@ on@@ sense for three reasons .
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this states that the ig@@ c decision of 19@@ th october 2007 incorpor@@ ating children 's rights as one of the objectives of the eu in the treaty of lisbon provides a new legal basis for children 's rights .
it is almost certain that the new negoti@@ ators of the us , the commission , india , will not be going back to the same old qui@@ ck fi@@ x@@ es of july 2008 that did not work even then .
we needed to sti@@ ck to an extremely ambitious time@@ table if we wanted to ensure that we could actually succeed in revi@@ sing the u@@ ci@@ ts directive , which has been in place since 198@@ 5 in its initial form , by the end of this parliamentary term .
what is the commission doing to implement those reforms ?
i tabled an amendment to this report demanding a gender analysis of all abor@@ tions per@@ for@@ med in the world , and gu@@ ess what happened ?
but the city of strasbourg provides a fir@@ st-@@ clas@@ s tra@@ m system , with a tra@@ m stop outside this very building , so why are meps here in strasbourg not leading by example ?
it goes without saying that we should la@@ y down clear environmental requirements in these free trade agreements .
they informed me of the ongoing problem of defen@@ ding religious freedom .
( fr ) madam president , i won@@ der if the de@@ mag@@ o@@ gu@@ es of ro@@ me and par@@ is and their co@@ hor@@ ts here in the european parliament realise what their request to re@@ inst@@ ate internal border controls actually im@@ pl@@ ies .
cancer is one of the main areas of community action in the field of public health , since every year 3@@ .@@ 2 million europeans are diagno@@ sed with cancer , which represents the second most frequ@@ ent cause of death after heart disease .
( hu ) according to the official dis@@ course gener@@ ated by the global economic crisis , confidence in the international financial system needs urgently to be re@@ buil@@ t .
the council has followed the approach adopted by the legal affairs committee here .
the commission has made an effort in its sep@@ a road@@ ma@@ p of september 2009 .
i would mention in particular two countries with which portugal has strong ties of history and affe@@ ction , namely brazi@@ l and an@@ go@@ la , two important global pla@@ yers in south america and africa , respe@@ ctively , which the eu must increasingly regard as partners .
therefore , transi@@ tional peri@@ ods should be established , as well as supervisory institutions in order to safeguard against the negative impact on the ukra@@ ini@@ an economy and society .
i therefore supported the relea@@ se of funds on the basis of the op@@ tion provided under council regulation ( ec ) no 2012 / 2002 for such exceptional situations .
what was the communications strategy of the commission and its members during the run@@ -up to the referendum in ireland ?
we hope that the forthcoming elections will be held free@@ ly and that the opposition parties and anyone who wishes to stand for election can exercise this fundamental right .
this be@@ comes clear when one loo@@ ks at the past year and a half of its activities .
however , i would expect more light to be th@@ row@@ n on the particular questions i have asked , because the questions are specific , and the answer was given in general out@@ line .
the idea of ' going local ' , working with people in their own environment to gain their support for a european future , is crucial .
according to the world bank 's estim@@ ates , in 2050 , the defici@@ t produced by pensions expenditure would have reached approxim@@ ately 12 % of gdp under the old system .
i supported this report , just as i support the economic governance package as a whole .
as the texts sugge@@ st , the negotiated conditions should help to establish some stability in this area .
what i do find sen@@ sible , however , is that member states should share information about their pension systems with each other and that they should make efforts to address specific problems by that means .
it is h@@ ur@@ ting the re@@ pu@@ tation of the country , its citizens and their ambi@@ tions for a european future .
that is why we want to find a solution that will enable us to guarantee the security of european visas while respe@@ cting the fundamental rights of thir@@ d-@@ country nationals who apply for them , particularly with regard to the protection of personal data .
i for one will not vote to rati@@ fy any new commission that fail@@ s to have the issue within its work programme for its first 12 months .
according to the court of auditors , there is a risk when it comes to quality and financial information .
the only difference is that the european mon@@ sters do not have to wor@@ ry about capital puni@@ sh@@ ment .
i should like to emphasise that maintaining that balance is a sin@@ e qu@@ a n@@ on for us .
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i would like to hear you descri@@ be how you intend to ensure that human rights and aspir@@ ations for equality are ma@@ inst@@ re@@ am@@ ed into this forthcoming external action service .
mr czar@@ ne@@ cki , i ask you to take the floor on a point of order .
the road ma@@ p that we will present to you as a rou@@ gh draft next spr@@ ing will provide this .
at a time of sav@@ age economic and financial crisis , in which there is little aid available to su@@ sta@@ in companies and jobs , i welcome the proposal made in this resolution by my colleagues from the group of the european people 's party ( christian democrats ) to support eu fish@@ ers by increasing the ce@@ il@@ ing for de mini@@ mi@@ s aid from eur 30 000 to eur 60 000 per company for a thre@@ e-@@ year period .
the report does not tackle the core issue regarding the causes of environmental abuse , which is the pre@@ d@@ atory nature of capit@@ alism .
the next item is the report by mr sz@@ á@@ z@@ je@@ r , on behalf of the committee on legal affairs , on the proposal for a regulation of the european parliament and of the council la@@ ying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by member states of the commission 's exercise of implementing powers - c@@ 7-0@@ 0@@ 7@@ 3 / 201@@ 0@@ - .
mr president , i voted against this report .
this is also a chance to combat the relati@@ vi@@ sation of past crimes .
why is swi@@ t@@ zer@@ land doing so well ?
following the out@@ line of her approach on e@@ pa@@ s to parliament in october last year and to the council in november , there was a strengthening of cont@@ acts with our political counter@@ parts in the various acp regions .
the scen@@ es of people fle@@ eing are pro@@ of that this is just as much a sou@@ th@@ -@@ south issue as it is a nor@@ th@@ -@@ south one .
its most severe effects are particularly evi@@ dent among the population in rural areas , who are dependent on making a living from agriculture .
we know about it in this house , and it is public knowledge .
i voted in favour because of the main th@@ ru@@ st of the report , specifically : strengthening the ' territorial cooperation ' objective through territorial cohesion program@@ ming at all planning st@@ ages and in coordination with the europe 2020 strategy ; adopting a territorial approach to other eu policies ; encouraging the establishment of european grou@@ p@@ ings of territorial cooperation ( eg@@ t@@ cs ) ; simpli@@ fying the implementation of this policy ; and commit@@ ting to making it vi@@ sible across europe are the reasons behind my vote in favour .
on behalf of the ind / dem group . - madam president , here is a concrete example of what a one@@ -si@@ ze@@ -@@ f@@ it@@ s@@ -@@ all integrated european judicial system lead@@ s to .
there are even a large number of children who cannot be regi@@ ste@@ red in such edu@@ cational institutions due to an in@@ sufficient number of places .
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all arms exports are wrong .
in writing . - ( fi ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , i would like to bi@@ d kosovo a he@@ art@@ felt welcome as one of the countries of europe .
i call on member states to elimin@@ ate barriers ham@@ per@@ ing the mobility of workers from new member states , bearing in mind the positive impact of wor@@ ker mobility in the context of the financial and economic crisis .
of particular importance regarding transparency in 2008 was the commission 's proposal to reform regulation ( ec ) no 10@@ 4@@ 9 / 2001 on public access to documents .
we therefore need to be more political , and we also need to reflect the multi@@ annual challenge of initiatives of the scale we intend .
mr president , i would like to tell the commissioner that i too favour ' may ' and not ' shall ' .
this b@@ ag@@ g@@ age could reduce the effectiveness of the measures prepared in these documents .
i voted against the resolution because it contains too much wi@@ sh@@ ful thinking .
the first is about the treaty of lisbon : following the ' yes ' vote in ireland and the sig@@ ning by the president of poland , it is expected that the constitutional tribu@@ nal of the czech republic will deliver its opinion and president kla@@ us will do what he should , and sign the treaty .
if we want to further the growth of our european fil@@ m industry and promote the idea of europe , we not only need better quality , which is already very good but could be even better , but we must also give our cre@@ ative arti@@ sts financial assistance .
in terms of funding adap@@ tation and mi@@ ti@@ gation in developing countries , the severe con@@ stra@@ ints that we@@ i@@ gh on these countries continue to be igno@@ red , such as the massive , unfair foreign debt carried by the least developed countries .
so perhaps it is appropriate to ask for a cess@@ ation of the fighting , whilst aid agencies can get access and whilst civili@@ ans are allowed to leave the dispu@@ ted areas .
the human rights of women and of the gi@@ r@@ l@@ -@@ child are still far from being an un@@ al@@ ie@@ na@@ ble , inte@@ gra@@ l and indivi@@ sible part of universal human rights , called for in the united nations vie@@ n@@ na declaration of 199@@ 3 .
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this is a genuine and ongoing concern of eu citizens .
the european parliament hen@@ ce@@ for@@ th has powers of co@@ decision in relation to both trade policy and fisheries policy , and it fully intends to make its voice heard and to ensure that its point of view is respected in these matters .
we are working closely with member states , both in zimbabwe and here in europe , to coordin@@ ate action at the level of the european union .
i hope parliament will not de@@ value the compromise put forward , which will allow europe to become a lea@@ der in the fight against climate change .
the eur 5 billion that was initi@@ ally announced is now set at eur 7@@ .@@ 5 billion each year for a four@@ -@@ year period .
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you have children and you know how it is .
however , the risk that the initiative could be explo@@ i@@ ted by certain non-@@ govern@@ mental organisations ( ngos ) or by a given sector of industry should not be igno@@ red .
if one of these pre@@ conditions is lac@@ king , though , you will not get europeans to give up more sovereignty to these institutions that we currently find ourselves in .
i do not dis@@ agree but i do not want the european union to be the only ban@@ ker in this round .
i firmly believe that if the eu wants to be the largest ex@@ por@@ ter of cars and at the same time wants to be a global lea@@ der in the fight against climate change then it must help its car industry , which is the largest private invest@@ or in research and development .
i therefore voted in favour of this motion for a resolution .
some speakers have said ' yes , but we must have free movement ' .
if you had a school report on your first 100 days , it would say ' you must do better ' , but the reality is that if you were in the office for 100 years , you would still be a failure .
the overall statistics - the a@@ ver@@ ages - are very bad ; they are really alar@@ ming .
i think that is a reasonable agreement ; now a decision has to be made .
there is also discussion about a don@@ or conference .
with regard to this course of action , the european union should play its part by giving thought , at the appropriate time and in the appropriate form , to possible technical measures to comple@@ ment the un sanctions and , at the same time , by confir@@ ming its read@@ in@@ ess for debate and dialogue , which should never be lost , even at difficult times .
i wish to stress that it is vital for the copenhagen criteria to be implemented properly , ro@@ bu@@ stly and scru@@ pul@@ ously for the whole region , which means serbia as well , because they alone guarantee respect for european values , the rule of law and vi@@ able democr@@ ac@@ ies .
if europe wants to realise its ambi@@ tion to be a true pla@@ yer in world politics , it should elimin@@ ate such differences between its members , thus trying to mo@@ ti@@ v@@ ate them equally around true common economic interests .
without europe , there would have been ma@@ ss@@ ac@@ res .
after all , his eu pension might depend on him not att@@ ac@@ king eu policies .
the national contact points proposed in this document are thus one of the key innov@@ ations and will play a huge role in helping and facilit@@ ating patien@@ t mobility .
we support the call for the human rights dimension to be clearly reflected in the work of frontex , especially the right of a person to leave his or her country , the ban on re@@ f@@ ou@@ lement and the right to seek asylum .
why ?
in writing . - one of the top security measures that have been agreed to is the issue of biom@@ e@@ tri@@ cs in pass@@ port and travel documents .
that much was also clear back during the debate on the accession of bulgaria and romania .
this is the responsibility of vice-president k@@ all@@ as who is transport commissioner .
it is significant that the possibility is being raised of mobili@@ sing the european globalisation adjustment fund to alle@@ vi@@ ate the impact of this agreement .
i have come across a fi@@ le of a deta@@ ine@@ e who d@@ ied during inter@@ ro@@ gation because of wat@@ er@@ bo@@ ar@@ ding in bo@@ il@@ ing water ' .
far from being a short@@ coming of the instrument , the commission se@@ es such var@@ ie@@ ty as pro@@ of of the dyna@@ mis@@ m and potential of the dialogue instrument and an as@@ set that should be pre@@ ser@@ ved .
the second thing is as i said earlier .
we will also monitor the use of eu funding to ensure that the projects to be finan@@ ced are consistent with the objectives and requirements defined in our waste legislation .
we also believe in women pla@@ ying a full role in politics .
you are well aware that this provision has not gone un@@ noti@@ ced among some of our external partners , whose na@@ mes i have mentioned .
tra@@ ders must be open and up@@ -@@ front about the main characteri@@ stics of the service provided .
it is also important , however , that social legislation be applied in order to protect both dri@@ vers and the public at large .
i at@@ tach great importance to these comments , and i shall gl@@ ad@@ ly pa@@ ss them on in lu@@ x@@ em@@ bour@@ g .
the reason is that , following a voluntary agreement concluded between the commission and the car industry more than ten years ago , the latter has know@@ ingly and wil@@ fully failed to meet its targets .
any@@ way , i know that the french presidency is working on it and i hope it will succeed .
finally , on a european c@@ ode for the integration of legal immigrants , europe should sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der its responsibilities , it should be author@@ it@@ ative and credi@@ ble , it should become a europe of rights and rules that are com@@ pl@@ ied with .
improved coordination on economic policy is without doubt a good idea for europe 's long-term growth .
turkey is contro@@ lling the situation politically , and it is time it reali@@ sed that it has to aband@@ on this policy .
the group of the european people 's party ( christian democrats ) , the group of the alliance of liber@@ als and democrats for europe , the european conserv@@ atives and refor@@ mi@@ sts and the group of the progre@@ ssive alliance of socialists and democrats in the european parliament propose b@@ ac@@ king and even spee@@ ding up this policy and this gl@@ aring de@@ ni@@ al of democracy .
i also support the involvement of the european commission in organiz@@ ing public debates together with the relevant european non-@@ govern@@ mental organiz@@ ations , in order to identi@@ fy the best solutions , both as regards the communication campaign and the turning to account of the member states ' experience and good practice .
because the problem is worldwide : china , in@@ d@@ one@@ sia , the phi@@ lip@@ p@@ ines and per@@ u fish .
only a united front by other members and the obser@@ vers on the arctic council , working through the eu 's northern dimension policy , will keep the kre@@ m@@ li@@ n in che@@ ck .
the regulations we will adopt based upon the concept of flexi@@ cur@@ ity should primarily elimin@@ ate such situations .
thus , with a proper impact assessment and by spe@@ lling out the different legal alternati@@ ves , along with a clear definition of the objectives and financing for european infrastructure , the long-term strategic projects for building a stronger eu will be easier to achieve .
in order to ensure equal treatment between member states , the intere@@ st-@@ bearing de@@ posi@@ t and the fine should be i@@ den@@ tical for all member states whose currency is the euro and equal to 0@@ .@@ 1 % of the gro@@ ss domestic product ( gdp ) of the member state concerned in the prece@@ ding year .
the four@@ th point is that we would like the commission to provide the resources to enable us to hold an inter@@ institutional conference with the aim of ob@@ taining a positive statement of as@@ surance from the european court of auditors .
i will remind you of some facts : turkey has 90 million in@@ habit@@ ants , strong demographic growth and above all we must not forget the fact that the turkish speaking countries of central asia are demanding turkish citiz@@ en@@ ship and the turkish state seems in@@ tent on giving it to them .
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as you added today , america needs europe .
i therefore call on the commission to promote the fundamental principles of public health protection and access to medicines when negotiating the technical particul@@ ars of the anti-@@ counterfe@@ iting trade agreement .
secondly , monetary union .
rising budget defici@@ ts in member states comb@@ ined with growing debt are the prim@@ ary mac@@ ro-@@ economic consequences of the crisis .
in this case we have to assi@@ st president kar@@ za@@ i and the government of afghanistan in re@@ visi@@ ting this law and making sure that it is in line with international commitments and the constitution .
starting from the union 's mo@@ t@@ to of ” uni@@ ty in diversity ” , i welcome the parliament 's decision to ask the commission to draw up an integrated strategy for the sustainable development and use of m@@ oun@@ tain resources , thus giving equal opportunities to european citizens who choose to live in the more difficult conditions of m@@ oun@@ tain areas .
the next item is one@@ -@@ minu@@ te speeches on matters of political importance .
it is my opinion that , due to the differences in opinion we have , there is a di@@ stor@@ tion already .
i am sure all of us want good relations with turkey and many of us , probably the majority , wish to see turkey one day as a member of the european union , a different european union to what is being developed today .
it was with great sad@@ ness that i lear@@ n@@ t of the dea@@ ths in greece ; it is very sa@@ d .
however , 7@@ 4 directives still have not been transpo@@ sed in one or more european union member states , and this means that barriers , very harmful barriers , continue to affect citizens and entrepreneu@@ rs in the internal market .
the energy market is a global market .
we are currently working on what is referred to as the wa@@ sh@@ ing@@ ton statement , which will descri@@ be the situation with regard to legal and domestic policy issues and the cooperation in this area between the eu and the us .
today , the authorities in ni@@ ger are not allowing serious studies to be carried out on the situation regarding radi@@ o@@ activity among these people , but we know that they are in an alar@@ ming situation .
the ft@@ t provides an opportunity to re@@ dre@@ ss the balance and the damage caused by the au@@ ster@@ ity measures , the defici@@ t and the measures adopted to re@@ pay it .
mr president , ladies and gentlemen , speaking in this house today , president sarkozy gave an honest account of the nature of the compromise on the climate package .
the european union has been strug@@ gl@@ ing to combat illegal lo@@ g@@ ging , while seeking to con@@ serve forest resources and promote their sustainable use glob@@ ally .
both the un and the commission under@@ took to apply specific guidelines and to monitor their application closely .
finally , it is worth emphasi@@ sing that 2006 is the last year of the ber@@ li@@ n agenda ( 200@@ 0-@@ 2006 financial perspective ) , so this should be a budget year that feat@@ u@@ res a good tak@@ e-@@ up of eu money .
a global financial system needs transparency .
i say this very simply but genu@@ ine@@ ly , even before the presidency : we really need the european parliament in order to gain accep@@ t@@ ance for this asylum policy .
hi@@ ther@@ to moldova has fully ex@@ ha@@ ust@@ ed the quot@@ a it was allocated , therefore an increase in duty free tari@@ ff quotas will enable moldova to increase sal@@ es of its production in the eu , without dam@@ aging the eu 's w@@ ine industry .
and finally the permanent crisis mechanism has been descri@@ bed as a tool to strengthen the euro@@ zone .
in answer to mr z@@ wie@@ f@@ ka 's question , we will certainly talk to the banks .
in writing . - the report from ms bad@@ ia i cu@@ t@@ che@@ t on improving the quality of te@@ ac@@ her education today tou@@ ches on some important issues .
the gui@@ de must provide for traffic control within the blo@@ cks , coordinated with ad@@ j@@ ac@@ ent blo@@ cks so that there are no over@@ la@@ pping areas .
we therefore need coordination at eu level and , of course , we must ensure that both reci@@ pie@@ n@@ t and don@@ or receive the best possible treatment .
the regions are equally important in promoting and ensuring more efficient ways of funding research , in accordance with the commitments made in the operational programmes .
where are these ?
( de ) mr president , i have a question for you , mr far@@ age .
as soon as israel with@@ dra@@ ws from all occu@@ pie@@ d territ@@ ories , 5@@ 7 ar@@ a@@ b and mus@@ li@@ m countries will be willing to norm@@ alise their relation@@ ships with israel .
( de ) mr president , the lisbon strategy did not have any sustainable success .
the new member states would have been forced to adopt the policy as part of the acquis com@@ mu@@ nau@@ ta@@ ire and hence would have been compe@@ lled to start as new member states under un@@ reasonable conditions .
in fact , i do not see how agriculture could be competitive in the medi@@ um and long term without care@@ ful management of natural resources .
the international community toler@@ ated their being postpo@@ ned year after year by the regime of lau@@ ren@@ t g@@ b@@ ag@@ bo .
we obviously recognise the need for mechanisms allowing the reci@@ pro@@ cal trans@@ mission of information ex@@ trac@@ ted from criminal recor@@ ds between the member states , but this must be asse@@ ssed on a ca@@ se@@ -@@ by@@ -@@ case basis and within a framework of cooperation .
the use of renewable ener@@ gies will then play an important role for the developing countries .
we also succe@@ eded in stri@@ king a small b@@ low against the global democratic liber@@ ation forces of r@@ wan@@ da ( f@@ dl@@ r ) .
the changes made to the common agricultural policy will therefore not be merely qu@@ alit@@ ative - improving the targe@@ ting of our objectives - they will also aim to distribu@@ te payments among the member states - both within the member states themselves and among the various categor@@ ies of far@@ ms - precisely in order to make better use of the available resources in terms of the objectives that have been set .
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in other words , today we are pres@@ enting in plenary something that took two and a half years to discuss , debate and decide .
and , with the ongoing review of this acquis , the commission will el@@ abor@@ ate if there is further need to address the obligations of service provi@@ ders and the rights of consumers in these areas .
the proposed eur 3@@ 0@@ 9 million in funding from a re@@ serve budgetary source blo@@ cks other parliamentary initiatives such as the strategi@@ cally important galileo project .
until this happens , it will be impossible to su@@ e for dam@@ ages in cases of manufacturers and impor@@ ters who mi@@ su@@ se the european con@@ for@@ mi@@ ty mark symbo@@ li@@ sing the safety of the product to gain unfair advantage and dece@@ i@@ ve custom@@ ers both in europe and ab@@ road .
opportunities to work with the ob@@ ama administration should not be spo@@ il@@ t by a trans@@ atlantic war of words .
the entire package , as it now stands , is excep@@ tion@@ ally well balanced .
do we realise what we are discussing ?
my ki@@ ds are not going to school ; i do not have a pass@@ port ; we are stu@@ ck in a refuge@@ e cam@@ p ; why are you talking about a min@@ or institutional problem when you could have done something to help our problem ? '
( it ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , i believe it is now important to uni@@ te our vo@@ ices in than@@ king mr bar@@ nie@@ r for his work and also for the out@@ standing work of mr har@@ b@@ our .
interim economic partnership agreements are the most sav@@ age form of agreement which the eu has required of developing countries to date .
the lisbon treaty was a very difficult compromise for all parties involved .
member of the commission . - mr president , i would like to once again thank the rapporteur and the plenary for their support for putting ta@@ i@@ w@@ an on the positive list .
this , i am sure , will give all stu@@ dents , whether they are poor or r@@ ich , the possibility of taking advantage of these excellent mobility gr@@ ants .
what is needed are clear guidelines for bilateral discussions about travel to the united states without visas , but there are issues that are in the eu 's power .
food prices are increasing si@@ mul@@ tan@@ e@@ ously in all countries without there being any increase in ra@@ w materi@@ al prices .
the e@@ cof@@ in council will review compliance with the programme for the first quar@@ ter at its meeting on 17 may , next tu@@ es@@ day .
children , women , inno@@ cent civili@@ ans .
( ro ) more than one year after romania and bulgaria jo@@ ined the eu and almost ni@@ ne years after the beginning of the bo@@ lo@@ g@@ na process , eight european countries do not acknow@@ ledge the uni@@ versity degre@@ es and other quali@@ fications obtained in these two member states .
if you think you have a mandate for that , you are a dis@@ gr@@ ace and a s@@ coun@@ dre@@ l .
that ma@@ x@@ im also applies to this latest reform of the common organisation of the market in w@@ ine .
when we elimin@@ ate the barriers that prevent us ta@@ pping our full economic potential , then we can do a great deal more to achieve our political , social and eco@@ logical goals .
this is precisely the sense of the text being tabled , which calls , in practical terms , for the individual ab@@ uses of power to be conce@@ al@@ ed behind collective gu@@ il@@ t .
according to the priorities of the czech presidency , the high number of people kil@@ led on european road@@ s requires an enhan@@ cement of europe@@ -@@ wide effort to improve road safety .
i believe the efforts submitted by the rapporteurs and the council should be appreci@@ ated and the directive should be approved in the form presented at this first reading .
these people are recei@@ ving non-@@ person@@ alised services instead of real assistance , while they could hold their own in the labour market and would be capable of working .
the question is whether we can coun@@ t on your cooperation .
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one of the union 's international commitments is indeed to promote democracy and human rights around the world .
of course , the review of the working time directive is a compromise and , as with all compromi@@ ses , we have had to leave out some of our initial objectives .
that is the eu-@@ wide package that has now been prepared on top of all the contributions that are already being made and will be made by the member states .
we can only make social progress if growth pla@@ ys a part .
however , the commission recognised in its guidelines for national regional aid that situations might ari@@ se where adjust@@ ments are necessary and , in accordance with point 10@@ 4 of the guidelines , member states were therefore offered the possibility to proce@@ ed to a mid@@ -@@ term review of the regional aid ma@@ ps regarding regions de@@ sign@@ ated under article 10@@ 7 ( 3 ) ( c ) of the treaty on the functioning of the european union .
gu@@ y verh@@ of@@ st@@ ad@@ t spo@@ ke just now about c@@ as@@ in@@ o gam@@ es .
the un@@ certainty , im@@ patien@@ ce , hel@@ ple@@ ss@@ ness and loss of confidence are pal@@ pa@@ ble , as are the ga@@ ps in the regulation of financial markets .
in february 2008 , the council author@@ i@@ sed the commission to open negotiations about swi@@ ss participation in the two programmes .
these included : the need to du@@ ly consider the acce@@ ssi@@ bility han@@ di@@ cap affecting regions with specific natural or geographical characteri@@ stics , such as the ou@@ ter@@ most regions ; the need for the rene@@ wed eu tourism policy to make european tourism sustainable in economic , social , territorial , environmental and cultural terms ; the promotion of europe as a tou@@ ri@@ st de@@ st@@ ination or a colle@@ ction of at@@ trac@@ tive tou@@ ri@@ st de@@ st@@ in@@ ations ; the need to coordin@@ ate the policies with a direct or in@@ direct impact on tourism ; closer cooperation among the stake@@ holders in the sector - the european commission and the member states , the regions , local authorities and tourism services - and better use of existing european financial instruments .
in order to obtain this ' european pass@@ port ' from the competent eu supervisory authorities , alternative fund manag@@ ers will therefore have to accept clear rules , limits to specul@@ ation and greater transparency
stri@@ c@@ ter sanctions should be imposed on the direct off@@ end@@ ers , including legal persons , as well as the users of services provided by the victims .
under this arrange@@ ment contracts can be awar@@ ded without respe@@ cting the appropriate european regulations , which cre@@ ates a vi@@ ci@@ ous cir@@ cle of il@@ leg@@ ality and in@@ efficiency .
she survi@@ ves , but has to live with this for the rest of her life .
there is still a worrying gre@@ y area in relation to defini@@ tions , such as pri@@ or author@@ isation and the concept of ho@@ sp@@ ital care .
in fact , most migration happens outside europe , within countries or regions on other contin@@ ents .
secondly , i regret that a s@@ ligh@@ tly arti@@ fi@@ cial opposition has emer@@ ged on the issue of a tax on financial transactions and that there are two very similar amendments .
however , i should point out that many member states call for european resources in order to conce@@ al the fact that they are taking in@@ adequate measures themselves .
on the pie@@ cy@@ k report on an integrated maritime policy , the two speakers from our group were the greek member pa@@ fi@@ li@@ s and the portuguese member gu@@ er@@ re@@ ir@@ o .
i sense , though , that you are competent and capable and dangerous , and i have no doubt that it is your intention to be the qu@@ ie@@ t as@@ s@@ assi@@ n of european democracy and of the european n@@ ation states .
it is quite clear that this is a case in which a project was sub@@ divi@@ ded into sm@@ al@@ ler parts for the purposes of circum@@ vention .
it is not enough to offer the local language and perhaps eng@@ li@@ sh .
that is why we cannot allow promotion and information action to be si@@ de@@ lined . on the contrary , we should accept them as a european union priority .
let us remember the initial positions of some members of this parliament in the face of increasing concern in the african , cari@@ b@@ be@@ an and pac@@ i@@ fic ( acp ) countries , in the face of demonstr@@ ations against the economic partnership agreements ( e@@ pa@@ s ) , in the face of war@@ ning sign@@ als from ngos from the north as well as the south , when we were demanding that the priority in these agreements should be development , something that seems obvious today , as the commission is constantly repe@@ ating it .
environmental issues add to the comple@@ x@@ ity and scale of the problem .
the people are suffering not only from the effects of the civil war , but also from the consequences of the t@@ su@@ nami and other natural disasters .
thank you for the very good re@@ ply .
member of the commission . - mr president , i would just like to repeat that , although the results are not fully satisfac@@ tory from the commission 's perspective , we would not like to delay or put at risk the compromise that provides some improvements for sa@@ vers .
the commission has in the past toler@@ ated both significant budget defici@@ ts and , especially , a level of public debt exce@@ e@@ ding 60 % of gdp , and it appe@@ ars to be toler@@ ating these still .
my second point concerns the policies , and firstly the common agricultural policy ( cap ) .
two years ago we in parliament came up with the idea of strengthening the parliamentary dimension of the european neighbourhood policy east ; our proposal intends to set up a joint parliamentary assembly com@@ pri@@ sing members of the european parliament and de@@ pu@@ ties of the parliaments of the six countries .
firstly , there is political dialogue .
one thing that was mis@@ sing - it is referred to in only one place - was the vision of the council and the commission in this respect .
in writing . - i supported the de ke@@ y@@ ser / sal@@ af@@ ran@@ ca san@@ che@@ z@@ -@@ ne@@ y@@ ra report , which de@@ als with important issues .
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in addition , the globalisation fund suf@@ fers from a lack of flexibility , and if you are a wor@@ ker who is made redun@@ d@@ ant and is unfortun@@ ate enough to come from a company that is not on the list , you will simply not be eli@@ gible for support .
however , we need to make it clear that we want to use all of the instruments to help to stem specul@@ ation and that , above all and in order to prevent a new crisis , resources are available to help those banks that , in spite of this , still get into difficul@@ ty .
i trust that the commission and the council will support innov@@ ators ' ideas and that the use of new water par@@ ad@@ ig@@ m will get the support it de@@ serves in europe too .
the mon@@ ten@@ e@@ gr@@ in authorities are working spee@@ di@@ ly to bring themselves into line with european standards .
i agree with the call for the commission to ensure that banks re@@ im@@ bur@@ se the ex@@ or@@ bit@@ ant levels of state aid they received , thereby ensuring fair competition within the internal market .
however , this is our national problem and does not concern the presidency so much ; nevertheless , i felt i ow@@ ed you an explan@@ ation .
president kla@@ us now has no ex@@ c@@ use and has to respect democracy and the parliament which elected him , and which has already approved the treaty of lisbon .
of course , as with many other texts , we could have gone further but can we take the risk of thre@@ ate@@ ning the compromise position when this text will already allow major advan@@ ces in protecting workers and their dignity ?
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this response must take into account three factors .
if the greater energy security of the union is to be more than just an emp@@ ty slo@@ g@@ an , we cannot manage without stable and competitive coal min@@ es and a coal industry .
knowledge cannot , by definition , be a st@@ atic concept , so it can only exist through a dynami@@ c , struc@@ tu@@ red process of research and new dis@@ co@@ ver@@ ies .
the agency will be indi@@ spen@@ s@@ able in the immediate future in view of the ap@@ p@@ all@@ ing fact that 8@@ 8 % of fish stocks in the eu are being over@@ fish@@ ed .
unfortunately , we are among the last to adopt a common position .
that is why we have a strategy with two aspects to it , one of which is the military aspect involving security and stability on the ground .
the economic area exists , the single currency exists , the single european sk@@ y exists , but the single political area has yet to be created .
it was important not to contribute to a european legal framework which would impe@@ de the development of the technology and restri@@ ct the democratic , social and professional scope and potential of the internet .
the live@@ li@@ ho@@ ods of many irish farmers , and indeed the re@@ pu@@ tation of irish food products ab@@ road suf@@ fered because we had to have such a dis@@ proportion@@ ate response , when only six to seven per cent of our pi@@ g far@@ ms were cont@@ amin@@ ated , since the irish system of identi@@ fication and trac@@ e@@ ability failed at the point of the s@@ lau@@ gh@@ ter@@ -@@ house .
however , i would draw attention to the important role played by health professi@@ on@@ als , who are there to identi@@ fy chro@@ nic health risks linked to obe@@ si@@ ty , including di@@ a@@ be@@ tes and car@@ dio@@ v@@ as@@ cul@@ ar disease and of course the consequences that such a@@ il@@ ments have for over@@ we@@ ight people .
i would point out that only in china do such things happen .
i would therefore like to speak not so much about mer@@ cur@@ y , as about the specific example of a region whose fundamental activity is under@@ going massive change .
the situation is critical in the area of por@@ k production , where feed accounts for 60 % of production costs , but rising costs may gradu@@ ally thre@@ ate@@ n all bran@@ ches of live@@ stock production in the eu .
however , the balance and coordination between member states has been th@@ row@@ n out of kil@@ ter by enlargement .
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up to 80 % of the to@@ ys on the eu market are imported , and it has to be said that during 2007 millions of to@@ ys produced in china were with@@ drawn from the market because they did not con@@ form to european standards .
the new proposal was necessary , because a few short@@ com@@ ings emer@@ ged in the application of the 2002 regulation which led to problems in practice .
i can only recomm@@ end you to follow the same principle in respect of the hungarian media law , which has been in force for weeks now .
too often we lack sufficient data , statistics , which are indi@@ spen@@ s@@ able as a basis for our work in better monitoring , better understanding and , of course , better combating child abuse .
this is why , in addition to the highest safety standards in the eu , we also need an ex@@ it scen@@ ari@@ o from a ri@@ sk@@ y technology , which we cannot justi@@ fy using on the den@@ sely popul@@ ated continent of europe .
they simply want to be allowed to with@@ draw from the market with dignity , because they have done their su@@ ms and the only way to survi@@ ve is to reduce the vo@@ lu@@ mes produced .
the increase in prices of mo@@ tor and he@@ ating fuels for hou@@ se@@ hol@@ ds between april 2007 and april 2008 exce@@ eded by far the overall growth of consumer prices .
regional air@@ ports are my particular concern .
this treaty is an attempt to pa@@ ve the way for ne@@ o-@@ liberal policies which run coun@@ ter to social rights and advan@@ ces ga@@ ined , ser@@ ving the interests of the large mul@@ tin@@ ati@@ on@@ als .
in my opinion , in a true dialogue one of the op@@ tions should also be that the inter@@ lo@@ cu@@ tors ultimately may agree to dis@@ agree , obviously while still respe@@ cting each other 's views and approach@@ es .
the costs are also considerable : i hear that it will cost eur 100 million just to build a suitable run@@ way and head@@ quar@@ ters .
i think that one of the less@@ ons from this crisis is that it actually shows that the european central bank will need to have a supervisory role .
the british courts cannot now protect british citizens from un@@ just ar@@ rest and im@@ pris@@ on@@ ment by foreign courts .
auth@@ or . - ( it ) madam president , i would first of all like to thank the commissioner because i found that the ans@@ wers he gave were very per@@ su@@ a@@ sive .
we hope very much that sin@@ ga@@ por@@ e will go along with our strong wish to respect basic rights .
the un@@ h@@ r@@ c should therefore be better equip@@ ped to address both chro@@ nic and emergency situations , through the ex@@ pan@@ sion of the human rights to@@ ol@@ bo@@ x , by using pan@@ els not just during but also in-@@ between se@@ ssions .
in writing . - ( ro ) i voted in favour of this report because , through this new legislative proposal , the regulation on waste statistics is adap@@ ted to co@@ mi@@ to@@ logy , that is to regulation by control .
i am glad that we are putting this to bed as i personally feel that i wish to re@@ sign from being ' mrs v@@ is ' after this .
first , legislation alone will not solve this problem .
( the house ro@@ se and obser@@ ved a minu@@ te 's sil@@ ence )
be@@ st-@@ practice exchange , for instance , among the regul@@ ators is something that we always encourage .
the question of ex@@ pan@@ ding the framework of this directive should form the topic of further negotiations in the council .
we are also going to seek a compromise that allows us to re@@ tain a genuine and effective safety ne@@ t .
and so , as inten@@ se as today 's debate may have been , there have been common points on which , i believe , we are all in agreement : there should be a common european framework , we should do everything at every level to ensure the highest possible level of safety , and we should do all this in a transparent manner , ensuring maximum publi@@ city .
i take it that you can hear the difference between being able to say , in can@@ c@@ ún , on behalf of the european union : ' we have deli@@ vered ' , and saying : ' we have almost deli@@ vered ' .
however , i note that at present the ' glob@@ all@@ y-@@ harmoni@@ sed ' system is not very global .
the committee on the environment , public health and food safety has deb@@ ated this issue in deta@@ il and will table a proposal for a recommendation in plenary tomorrow , and we would be very pleased if the council and the commission were able to endorse these recommendations .
in any case , while i support the citizens of the european union , i do not understand why part of europe is exclu@@ ded from this directive .
madam president , ' biodiversity ' is a word i often hear ban@@ d@@ ied about by euro@@ cr@@ ats , meps and lobby@@ ist@@ s out here in brussels .
the la@@ bel is a power@@ ful tool that should primarily promote european identi@@ ty through cultural diversity .
he is right , but in the end we had the tri@@ lo@@ gue , we had several meetings , and at the end of those meetings we sign@@ al@@ led our agreement .
in writing . - ( de ) the report by mrs g@@ om@@ es on the european union 's role in iraq unfortunately si@@ de@@ steps the two main issues of relev@@ ance to the situation in iraq .
in addition , the report claims that european solidarity and economic development will be thre@@ at@@ ened by a reduction of the budget .
( the sitting was closed at 1@@ 1.@@ 4@@ 5 p@@ .m. )
( hu ) thank you , mr president .
in writing . - health service structures v@@ ary gre@@ at@@ ly across the eu , and i support this directive that out@@ lines a coherent approach to funding cross-border healthcare .
in the plan for achieving gender equality , the european commission under@@ took to support the efforts being made by member states in this area .
unfortunately , it se@@ es every crisis as an opportunity to extend its own powers and ra@@ rely ask@@ s whether its actions in one area are having a de@@ tr@@ im@@ ent@@ al effect in another .
therefore , in order to safeguard the future of the european car industry , it is extremely important for us to ensure that it can be based on realistic and sen@@ sible business plans and have responsible ow@@ ner@@ ship .
i got a pi@@ lot project on that in the budget in 2004 .
i agree that the world he@@ ath organisation should revi@@ se the definition of a pan@@ de@@ mic , not bas@@ ing this sole@@ ly on the s@@ pread of the vi@@ ru@@ s , but also including the possible sever@@ ity of a disease to allow for more adequate respon@@ ses and protect eu citizens from real dan@@ gers .
that , madam president , ladies and gentlemen , is how the belgian presidency 's intention to put social issues at the top of the european agenda has been put into practice .
more than 30 years after the introduction of equal pay legislation , women in the eu ear@@ n 15 % less than men and progress has been s@@ low in clo@@ sing the gender pay gap with men .
and it is in@@ cum@@ b@@ ent on us to do what we can to address the concerns that were expressed by the ' no ' vote .
i also think it would be good for the commission to report to parliament on this subject in 2012 .
this is very important and if we are talking about solidarity , honest competition and the common market , then we must be@@ have accord@@ ingly .
today in the eu , the he@@ ating of buil@@ dings accounts for the highest amount of energy used and the most co2 e@@ mitted - about 40 % of all co2 e@@ mitted .
however , this report completely fail@@ s to mention the role of is@@ lam .
this assessment had broad@@ ly positive results , with the excep@@ tion of observ@@ ations concerning a contr@@ act concluded for the provision of services .
this is a very re@@ tro@@ gra@@ de step and will be used as a pre@@ text to return to violence by extre@@ mi@@ sts .
such a fight would be both fu@@ ti@@ le and ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ous .
blo@@ c@@ king , reducing or wat@@ ering down the european budget is par@@ ado@@ xi@@ cally contrary to the interests of the 27 member states and 500 million europeans .
i@@ cel@@ and , l@@ ie@@ ch@@ ten@@ ste@@ in , nor@@ way and swi@@ t@@ zer@@ land and the schengen acquis (
this is the oral amendment as agreed : ' no@@ tes the announ@@ cement of new presid@@ ential elections by the jun@@ ta , but de@@ plo@@ res the failure - contrary to the position of the 200@@ 5@@ -@@ 2007 jun@@ ta - of a commitment to ne@@ utr@@ ality ; calls on the military in power to com@@ mit themselves forth@@ with to a time@@ table for the restor@@ ation of the democratic institutions , in cooperation with the political forces ' .
i think that this decision should serve as a cat@@ aly@@ st in the process of harmonisation and re@@ draf@@ ting , in particular , when it comes to the du@@ bli@@ n regulation .
in accordance with article 15@@ 1 of the treaty , the community 's actions must help encourage cooperation between member states in order to contribute to the fl@@ ou@@ ri@@ shing of member states ' cul@@ tures , while respe@@ cting at the same time their diversity at national and regional level and focu@@ sing on our common cultural her@@ it@@ age .
this requires harmonisation of national legislation to encourage the free movement of people , goods , services and capital .
these are primarily immigrants from the east .
there should be no doubt about that .
we must learn from this cha@@ o@@ tic ratification process and also , obviously , from this commitment to hold negotiations on the organisation of a second referendum in ireland , as if it were normal to make a population that has taken a sovereign decision vote again , and as if it were normal for agreement to a treaty to be used as a bar@@ ga@@ ining chi@@ p .
all measures , ran@@ ging from assistance for farmers to intervention measures , are necessary - in fact , absolutely necessary .
i would also agree with mr c@@ as@@ par@@ y on time limits .
the european protection order aims to ensure that the protection offered to an individual in one member state will be main@@ tained and continu@@ ed in any other member state to which the person re@@ lo@@ c@@ ates or has been re@@ lo@@ cated , regar@@ dless of the crime they have suf@@ fered .
but i am confi@@ dent it is working as well as we could expect at this point .
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the report supports the main points identified by the mini@@ st@@ eri@@ al declaration on the digital agenda approved at the informal meeting of tele@@ communications ministers in gran@@ ada on 18 and 19 april .
however , consumers are entitled to expect those quality products and expect us to have the te@@ sting procedures to ensure that the products on the market have been through those sor@@ ts of approval procedures .
i@@ cel@@ and is a member of ef@@ ta , most of eu-@@ i@@ cel@@ and economic relations fall under the e@@ e@@ a , i@@ cel@@ and is an associ@@ ate member of the schengen agreement and has many other trade , economic and social ties to the eu .
we experienced all sor@@ ts of things that people in african countries are now experien@@ cing .
in the current climate of severe economic and social crisis , this situation requires a different approach .
one third of the czech energy mi@@ x com@@ pri@@ ses power obtained from reli@@ able nuclear plants .
the third point i want to raise concerns document form@@ ats , because the ppe-de group has also reque@@ sted a sp@@ li@@ t vote on paragraph 7 , concerning this point .
- ( cs ) mr president , i would like to put a question to the commissioner as i have rather a different opinion .
for mrs chan@@ h@@ th@@ a@@ va of se@@ po@@ ne distri@@ ct in la@@ os , who lost a le@@ g and dam@@ aged her si@@ ght after she acci@@ dent@@ ally struc@@ k a clu@@ ster bom@@ b while working to ga@@ ther food for her family in the ri@@ ce fie@@ lds .
since it s@@ oun@@ ds to me that the cap is very un@@ healthy , is it not time to turn off the life@@ -@@ support mach@@ ine and let european farmers make their own way ?
i would therefore appeal for a sub@@ tle shi@@ ft in the cap to make it more relevant and able to guarantee our food self-@@ sufficien@@ cy , the vit@@ ality of our agricultural sector and the pre@@ serv@@ ation of our rural areas .
another major problem rel@@ ates to the colle@@ ction of data and information .
we are completely opposed to the eu 's intention to facilitate the appropri@@ ation by trans@@ national companies of the region 's accu@@ mul@@ ated we@@ al@@ th , natural resources and biodiversity , which will explo@@ it workers , promote unemployment , ru@@ in millions of small farmers , destro@@ y the environment , blo@@ ck progress and den@@ y the rights and sovereignty of peoples .
in truth , the lives of our dis@@ ab@@ led v@@ ary incre@@ di@@ bly from country to country .
however , public property in greece is not all the same : commercial property , such as buil@@ dings which do not serve any public function , is one thing , and a radi@@ cal change in the use of land at the expen@@ se of the environment is quite another , as it pu@@ ts at risk free sp@@ ac@@ es , such as the old a@@ th@@ ens air@@ port , which are intended to com@@ pens@@ ate for the lack of green sp@@ ac@@ es in cities which have less than 3 s@@ qu@@ are met@@ res of green space per in@@ habit@@ ant , at a time when the european average is 10 s@@ qu@@ are met@@ res of green space per in@@ habit@@ ant .
this is an extremely dangerous message .
once the re@@ ca@@ st ver@@ sion of the mi@@ d has been adopted , the re@@ ma@@ ining directives will be repe@@ al@@ ed .
we also have questions sur@@ ro@@ un@@ ding article 3 ( c ) about where people should be re@@ tur@@ ned to , and feel that , if the reference to ' other arrangements ' includes the me@@ ta@@ ph@@ ori@@ cal hand@@ sh@@ ak@@ es that we have seen in the past between mr ber@@ lu@@ s@@ con@@ i and g@@ ad@@ af@@ i , this is unacceptable as such accor@@ ds are made outside of written public agreements .
we hope that parliament and the council will appro@@ ve it in the coming for@@ t@@ night .
i took part in the g20 business summit as well , where i highligh@@ ted the importance of companies ' social responsibility .
on a political and military level now , a re@@ min@@ der of the need for a no-@@ fly zone is certainly necessary , if not just politically , then also mili@@ tari@@ ly .
i believe the plan we are discussing today has three plus points that allow us to talk of a good start .
a key emphasis for parliament and the committee is that 20 % of the funds have to be used for basic health care and basic and further education , so as to establish a found@@ ation for the future .
this is our intention .
in writing . - in keeping with past practice , the committee on foreign affairs dra@@ ws up parliament recommendations to the council for the session of the united nations general assembly .
we would like to congratulate parliament on the very important work done .
children are most at risk from human trafficking , and there must be help and protection available for all victims of trafficking , especially children .
( it ) madam president , ladies and gentlemen , many of you will have read ' the tri@@ al ' by ka@@ f@@ ka : it is a fi@@ cti@@ onal work but it is what is happening today in my country , a country of great democratic tradi@@ tions , with a government elected by the sovereign people , but in which an attempt is being made to undermin@@ e the democratic vote with an histori@@ cally un@@ preceden@@ ted attack by the media and the courts .
social inclusion and social protection are basic values of the european union and fundamental rights for all individuals .
first , we must rein@@ force both the prev@@ enti@@ ve and corre@@ ctive arms of the stability and growth pact .
the success of our policy depen@@ ds on adequate and innovative methods of funding being mobili@@ sed to limit as much as possible the impact on people , eco@@ logical balance and economic activities .
( it ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , the european union is committed to combating all forms of terrorism .
in ch@@ er@@ no@@ by@@ l the cause was human erro@@ r , while in fu@@ ku@@ sh@@ im@@ a it was the natural elements .
in particular : the idea of an eu defence wh@@ ite paper that would ' ex@@ pli@@ ci@@ tly identi@@ fy opportunities for the po@@ ol@@ ing of defence resources at eu level ' ; the demand for increases in staff to man du@@ pli@@ c@@ ative eu military structures ; the establishment of a permanent eu ' operational h@@ q , responsible for the operational planning and condu@@ ct of eu military operations ' ; and the idea of a v@@ an@@ guard group of nations to take forward defence integration using the treaty of lisbon 's mechanism of ' permanent struc@@ tu@@ red cooperation ' .
what the rapporteur said in her fore@@ word is perfe@@ ctly true , in the sense that priorities are not defined clearly enough and good intentions are often limited by lack of financial resources .
we must not make it har@@ der for them to use wo@@ od , which is a f@@ an@@ ta@@ stic natural materi@@ al .
but it goes without saying that state aid on this scale created di@@ stor@@ tions of competition .
ukraine must - and here i agree entirely with mr zale@@ ski - have a european perspective , a prospe@@ ct of accession to the eu .
the interim partnership agreement between the european community , of the one part , and two of the acp countries , namely pa@@ pu@@ a new gu@@ ine@@ a and fi@@ ji , of the other part , should be regar@@ ded as a step towards a comprehensive agreement .
on the other hand , urgent measures must be taken to combat cy@@ ber crime and , on this subject , i would like to emphasise the importance of devi@@ sing a global strategy .
his re@@ pu@@ tation for integr@@ ity and his technical qu@@ alities , re@@ ve@@ al@@ ed throughout a demanding sele@@ ction process , promi@@ se an atten@@ tive and active mandate in the supervisory authority over which he will now presid@@ e .
it could be compared to establishing four common sp@@ ac@@ es between the eu and russia , but the main element of this relationship will be reci@@ pro@@ city and condi@@ tion@@ ality .
these various provisions are in keeping with the european parliament 's new responsibilities granted by the treaty of lisbon : hen@@ ce@@ for@@ th , as co@@ legisl@@ ators with ministers of the member states on almost all european competen@@ ces , meps must be able to benefit from in-@@ de@@ p@@ th technical exper@@ ti@@ se on legislative matters , but also to inform citizens of their work , in particular , by recei@@ ving them in parliament in strasbourg or brussels .
that , i would stress , is what really s@@ ca@@ res me .
( nl ) madam president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , i agree with what other speakers have already said and i would add that the single european sk@@ y needs to be comple@@ ted as a matter of urg@@ ency .
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mr president , i intend to ver@@ i@@ fy carefully whether this scheme can be used in this case and you will certainly understand that i cannot take a position at this stage since the deal is not yet fin@@ alised and , by the way , a number of aspects are still being negotiated .
we do not simply allow other hazar@@ d@@ ous waste to leave the eu without guarantees with regard to the way in which it is going to be proce@@ ssed , and so there is no reason why we should do so with ships for sc@@ rap@@ ping .
the copenhagen agreement , which provides neither ambitious objectives nor commitments , is an un@@ satisfac@@ tory result .
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in this respect , i am of the opinion that this should not be made a political issue in this way , where the left are seem@@ ingly against the right , or wh@@ ate@@ ver the situation is : the same standards must apply to everyone in this matter .
russia is very sensitive about issues of its international standing and pre@@ sti@@ ge : for instance , consider@@ ations of g@@ 7 ver@@ sus g@@ 8 .
it is the crisis that has changed many atti@@ tu@@ des .
the new rules will make sure both that there are sufficient incentives for further innovation and that the traditional benefits from standar@@ dis@@ ations are passed on to consumers .
it is in this spirit that we go to copenhagen not only to achieve the most ambitious agreement but also to have a real global agreement .
in both cases , the execu@@ tion was hal@@ ted - after eu intervention - to allow for pres@@ ent@@ ation of evidence of age .
it is an unfortun@@ ate situation and we should all do our best to un@@ blo@@ ck the situation .
on behalf of the gue / ng@@ l group . - ( it ) madam president , ladies and gentlemen , i am grateful to mrs mar@@ ten@@ s , especially for the way in which we were able to work together in committee , for her atten@@ tiveness and also for the di@@ ver@@ gen@@ ces that emer@@ ged , the differences between us ; but i think the outcome , apart from a few points , is a very significant one .
mr klu@@ te , thank you for your comments .
that is what we have all agreed , but , of course , we have reason to believe that it is fe@@ a@@ sible because our impact assessment has already demonstrated this .
these are important votes and it is a very full agenda and i have every sym@@ pa@@ thy with you .
i v@@ ent@@ ure to believe that the world 's fin@@ est fil@@ m@@ -@@ mak@@ ers and writ@@ ers live in europe , yet the world 's c@@ in@@ em@@ as are domin@@ ated by hol@@ l@@ y@@ wo@@ od and the boo@@ k@@ sh@@ op@@ s are full of enter@@ ta@@ in@@ ment in pa@@ per@@ back form from america .
'@@ member states will prepare , ahead of the publi@@ cation of the results , specific and ambitious strategies for the re@@ struc@@ turing of vulnerable institutions , including private sector solutions ... but also a soli@@ d framework in line with state aid rules for the provision of government support in case of need . '
as we all know , the global economic crisis which started in 2007 bro@@ ke out when , one by one , the investment banks in the united states h@@ it li@@ qui@@ d@@ ity problems .
they are not respected and , indeed , even within the co@@ ton@@ ou agreement there is a question as to whether there should be respect for the rights of l@@ g@@ b@@ t people .
they made the ul@@ timate sac@@ ri@@ fi@@ ce so that we can enjo@@ y the freedoms that we often take for granted today , and their lives should never be for@@ got@@ ten .
i therefore think it is the task of this parliament to organi@@ se hear@@ ings with the relevant committee as quickly as possible , so that we can hear all the parties concerned on this matter and find out exactly what is happening in the case of greece .
on the sub@@ stance of the report , my main point is that i agree with the rapporteur that an@@ ne@@ x@@ es i , ii and i@@ ii should be binding .
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in writing . - ( de ) in today 's vote on the text of the directive on consumer rights , some members of the german free democratic party ( f@@ dp ) in the european parliament ab@@ stain@@ ed .
the commission has proposed some practical actions to overcome the pay gap between men and women .
in order to achieve this , it must comb@@ ine every possible european union cooperation instrument in the area of social and economic development , thereby having a direct influence on the causes of inst@@ ability in the countries where the migration f@@ low@@ s orig@@ in@@ ate .
furthermore , marg@@ in@@ alisation must always be f@@ ought bi@@ later@@ ally - on the one hand , by the public authorities but , on the other , also by the groups affected , who should also play an active part in their own integration .
to this end , the various proposals that we have made include the creation of a european programme for employment and sustainable development , affecting 1 % of eu gro@@ ss domestic product , with additional capital from the member states .
refu@@ sing member states this practical opportunity de@@ pri@@ ves them of the most effective means of dis@@ se@@ min@@ ating our high european requirements .
i ask again , commissioner ; while everyone know@@ s that most of these procu@@ re@@ ments were co@@ finan@@ ced works , only your services - and unfortunately your re@@ ply confir@@ ms as much - pre@@ ten@@ d that they do not know this , taking refu@@ ge in my view in ar@@ bi@@ tr@@ ary terms of community provisions .
we hope that the european commission will soon put forward br@@ ief proposals in this respect that go beyond just repres@@ sive logi@@ c .
more import@@ antly , it is har@@ dly the most positive signal to send to pod@@ gor@@ i@@ ca , or indeed to countries el@@ se@@ where in the region , such as macedonia , working hard to obtain candidate status .
there can be no doubt that some of the tasks per@@ for@@ med by the eu would not be carried out by any other body .
the rule of law also requires a reform of the security sector and real progress in economic governance terms .
the relea@@ se of the bur@@ me@@ se opposition lea@@ der , mrs s@@ an su@@ u ky@@ i , is also a great challenge for us .
people are also asking for a social europe .
( ro ) mr president , before we proce@@ ed to the vote , i would like to request on behalf of my group that when we vote on the situation of er@@ it@@ re@@ an refugees , we aband@@ on the ro@@ ll call vote for a joint resolution and request a ro@@ ll call vote for the resolution proposed by the group of the european people 's party ( christian democrats ) .
the re@@ struc@@ turing of the european car industry needs strong initiatives from the commission , but also from the relevant national governments .
sweden intends to use its presidency to draw up a coherent , comprehensive strategy for the area based on proposals from the commission .
unfortunately the french presidency is un@@ willing to come to these meetings .
this was not demonstrated as orig@@ in@@ ally designed , as facilit@@ ating compromise and decision making , but i hope that we can draw conclusions from the experience and , anti@@ cip@@ ating the vote in parliament , we have already started the prepar@@ ations for the 2012 budget .
( de ) mr president , i think that what the chinese are doing here is a de@@ liber@@ ate political pro@@ vo@@ cation , or to put it another way , a political test .
will you live up to your treaty , or is it just emp@@ ty words ?
this report clearly shows that the milk production quot@@ a , which was sup@@ posed to have been exce@@ eded , thus form@@ ing the legal basis for the fin@@ es lev@@ ied on italian da@@ iry farmers , was not in fact exce@@ eded .
as i see it , it is pur@@ e cy@@ ni@@ ci@@ sm - i say this with the council in mind - to put the re@@ ten@@ tion of the op@@ t-@@ out across as a social achie@@ vement merely because a 6@@ 0-@@ h@@ our ce@@ il@@ ing is also being introduced for the average working week .
( nl ) the republic of turkey is dis@@ quali@@ fying itself from membership of the european union .
however , this must be a temporary solution , since in the longer term we must adopt a common consolid@@ ated basis for taxation of companies that constitu@@ tes a global solution and elimin@@ ates the tax obstacles involved in cross-border com@@ pen@@ sation of losses and profits .
there are no public services in kosovo , and the commission only needs to go there to see as much .
perhaps another wor@@ ding would be possible , but the wor@@ ding we are propos@@ ing is :
well , not in the sense that this should become the norm , that in such major under@@ tak@@ ings , working together should be the norm , not just a voluntary thing , but something that would really b@@ ind all member states into working together effectively .
in my opinion , if the ombudsman 's work is to be done effectively and if we are to ensure the best possible result in the in@@ que@@ st into objective truth , which is primarily in the public interest , european institutions should have the obligation to provide access to any type of information .
the advan@@ ces , in particular , could be paid out in full at the start of may .
if , as the european union , we want to be strong and to have new products that will ho@@ pe@@ fully also be sustainable , new production methods that are environment@@ ally responsible , energy generation that is genu@@ ine@@ ly based on renewable energy sources , which was once again established as a goal in can@@ c@@ ún , then for this we also need appropriate resources and we need the european budget , which refle@@ cts our common interests .
you spo@@ ke just now - and i am pleased about this - of a requirement to se@@ g@@ reg@@ ate the production of industrial o@@ ils and o@@ ils intended for food .
in my view , tax competition is in no way an obstac@@ le to the comple@@ tion of the single market ; on the contrary , it encoura@@ ges economic operators to defend their freedoms in regard to free movement within the single market .
i am thinking , for example , of the centre for migration management and information in m@@ ali , a pi@@ lot project we will soon be starting up .
that is why a fundamental revision of the procedures directive is important , so as to provide an accessible , fair and effective procedure .
auth@@ or . - mr president , i should like to emphasise that the greens are very aware that the consequences of a totally liber@@ alised texti@@ le and ap@@ pa@@ re@@ l market for eu-@@ based producers is still a very pressing issue , particularly for certain production z@@ ones within the eu in which the industry is highly concentr@@ ated .
the cat@@ al@@ an language was ban@@ ned and persecu@@ ted during the fran@@ co dict@@ ator@@ ship ; now spanish democracy is demonstr@@ ating its low quality by not per@@ mit@@ ting the official use of cat@@ al@@ an in this parliament .
( lt ) in au@@ gu@@ st , mari@@ ju@@ s i@@ va@@ ni@@ lo@@ v@@ as , a 3@@ 5@@ -@@ ye@@ ar@@ -@@ old lithu@@ ani@@ an national and direct@@ or of the pr@@ in@@ ting house of the da@@ ily ne@@ ws@@ paper ' re@@ sp@@ u@@ bli@@ ka ' , i@@ .@@ e@@ . a person with a permanent job and income , was deta@@ ined in belarus , not far from min@@ sk , and has already been held for two months without tri@@ al or pro@@ of of his gu@@ il@@ t in a prison in the belar@@ u@@ sian city of z@@ hod@@ in .
it will result , they tell me , in sm@@ al@@ ler cro@@ ps and in higher prices , and it will open the way for impor@@ ters who do not have the same criteria imposed upon them .
in order to achieve these objectives , which are facilit@@ ated by the treaty of lisbon , which introdu@@ ces this competence over energy , which did not exist before , it is fundamental and essential to establish a strategic relationship with russia on energy and other matters .
it does not seem to us that this has happened , and this is bad for international competition , which is still far from fair , and still far from having the same rules for everyone .
based on the text at the beginning of the treaty of lisbon , freedom of expression , freedom of the press and freedom of religion are european freedoms that are to be respected every@@ where in the union without excep@@ tion .
romania is contribu@@ ting to these international efforts in afghanistan with 7@@ 21 sol@@ d@@ iers as part of the i@@ sa@@ f mission ( under the au@@ spi@@ ces of nato ) and 5@@ 7 sol@@ d@@ iers involved in the end@@ ur@@ ing freedom operation ( co@@ ali@@ tion type mission ) .
auth@@ or . - madam president , the treatment and discrimination of the ro@@ h@@ ing@@ ya people ap@@ p@@ als us all .
in general , we have insi@@ sted that children receive special attention .
during our presidency of the european council slove@@ nia has de@@ voted a great deal of attention to strengthening trans@@ atlantic relations , in particular the strategic dimension to them .
they are doing so legally and must be protected .
mr president , as we meet here in strasbourg , half the population of the city of cor@@ k , in my constitu@@ ency of mu@@ n@@ ster , is without water in their hom@@ es - and this is 2009 !
russia needs to fully experience what self-@@ i@@ sol@@ ation is like .
while i have the opportunity , i will press the point , because it does seem to me that if ans@@ wers to questions that we think we are not going to reach can be provided in advance then there is no reason why the questions that we are going to reach should not have the ans@@ wers in advance , so that we can have - as we just had now - a better and more hel@@ p@@ ful exchange .
has the commission any gener@@ alised , stati@@ sti@@ cal information on the countries in which this has occur@@ red , and do you not think this is a matter of criminal law ?
even so , proper cooperation between the commission and member states must be main@@ tained throughout this process , so that there is absolutely no loss of legal certainty for invest@@ ors and contrac@@ ting parties .
as regards adverti@@ se@@ ments for p@@ har@@ maceu@@ tical products , i would like to see the tou@@ gh@@ est possible restrictions .
in addition to the china factor to be taken into account in many of these countries , consideration must be given to the effects of changes in the agricultural and food markets , climate change and the new approach of the united states towards africa .
the first point is on the role of parliaments .
a strong and modern europe needs a fu@@ ture@@ - and grow@@ th@@ -@@ orien@@ ted budget while , at the same time , the economic situation demands refle@@ ction and re@@ stra@@ int .
it could cause enormous human un@@ happ@@ in@@ ess .
the second generation of the sis represents a community approach to the need to step up security at the external borders and share important innov@@ ations such as biom@@ e@@ tri@@ c data and the inter@@ lin@@ king of al@@ er@@ ts .
this directive really does apply to existing power plants because it increases the importance and the independence of national regul@@ ators - which is crucial - and it pa@@ ves the way for us to secure higher and higher requirements in order to have , as it were , a ' r@@ ace to the top ' regarding safety .
in romania only , a new member state , there are over 60 organiz@@ ations ac@@ credi@@ ted for the exchange of volun@@ te@@ ers and over 5@@ ,@@ 000 appli@@ cations for this training course .
the motion under discussion is the second in succe@@ ssion which intends to author@@ i@@ se the marke@@ ting of po@@ ul@@ try@@ meat for human consumption where it has received anti-@@ micro@@ be treatment .
i am voting in favour of this report as several recommendations adopted by the general fisheries commission for the mediterranean ( g@@ f@@ c@@ m ) , and which are already in place in the g@@ f@@ c@@ m contrac@@ ting states , need to be transpo@@ sed into a single eu legislative instrument .
auth@@ or . - mr president , i welcome the opportunity that this oral question gives us to re@@ visit the problems experienced by trave@@ ll@@ ers and the wi@@ der aviation industry during last year 's i@@ ce@@ lan@@ di@@ c vol@@ can@@ o crisis .
it is , therefore , vital that the eu member states being re@@ vie@@ wed lead the way with fran@@ k cri@@ ti@@ qu@@ es of their human rights recor@@ ds .
this year is the fi@@ f@@ th anni@@ vers@@ ary of the histori@@ cally largest eu ex@@ pan@@ sion , in 2004 , which was the symbo@@ li@@ c and practical cul@@ min@@ ation of the successful process of re@@ uni@@ fying a previ@@ ously divi@@ ded continent ; and this year europe ce@@ le@@ br@@ ates 20 years since the fall of the i@@ ro@@ n cur@@ tain , which enab@@ led the countries of the former so@@ vie@@ t blo@@ c to return to freedom and democracy .
italy has seen a fall of over 18 % in october alone , which is the worst fi@@ g@@ ure in over ten years in the sector .
it is essential that the commission keep in mind that at the moment , europeans are looking to europe and expect respon@@ ses from the european authorities : they need to feel like the european authorities are close by .
this year , the ex@@ act same thing is happening with the european fre@@ ight cor@@ ri@@ d@@ ors .
i hope that we will see each other more often here in plenary .
as a result , iran has been under a constan@@ t threat of war , while criticism of the lack of human rights is not expressed .
the union for the mediterranean must contribute to promoting democracy and resol@@ ving the conflicts that are still de@@ stabili@@ sing the middle east and the western sahar@@ a , with assistance from the euro@@ med parliamentary assembly , which must be fully involved .
they also prove that so far turkey has neg@@ le@@ cted to address and implement these fundamental constitutional reforms .
the commission tru@@ sts that parliament will now be in a position to prom@@ p@@ tly mandate its representatives to the inter@@ institutional working group .
they should be a comm@@ on@@ place reality both within the european union and in our relations with other countries - third countries .
i have met people during the six years that we have worked on this subject who have suf@@ fered nee@@ d@@ le@@ -@@ sti@@ ck in@@ jur@@ ies , and i would really emphasise that tra@@ um@@ a .
you cannot de@@ pri@@ ve the citizens of europe of one of their fundamental freedoms in such a way . '
you understand the importance of free peoples and free markets , and so do our vo@@ ters .
these cl@@ ou@@ ds will over@@ shadow our economic lan@@ ds@@ ca@@ pe in the coming years .
the adoption of this directive , which establish@@ es a single application procedure for thir@@ d-@@ country nationals who wish to be ad@@ mitted to the territory of a member state in order to re@@ side and work there , and gr@@ ants them a common set of rights in areas linked to the work market , will address these concerns head@@ -@@ on , and so it de@@ serves my vote .
this form of cy@@ ni@@ ci@@ sm cannot go un@@ challeng@@ ed here .
it is clear he is trying to ex@@ pl@@ or@@ e all possible a@@ ven@@ ues of how to help and improve the situation in this the@@ at@@ re .
the work carried out by my colleague mrs klas@@ s and fellow member mrs bre@@ yer , in con@@ jun@@ ction with shadow rapporteurs , is a step in the right direction , and i wish to express my full appreci@@ ation for that .
furthermore , even though there are a great many differences in the conditions for confi@@ sc@@ ating a dri@@ ving licen@@ ce among the member states , and the systems for the scale of off@@ ences and fin@@ es in the field of road safety v@@ ary from one country to another , europe wants to establish an electronic system for member states to exchange information relating to off@@ ences committed on their territory , and in order to pen@@ alise motor@@ ist@@ s even more .
it is unacceptable , in the 2@@ 1@@ st century , for a civilian population to be treated as the s@@ ca@@ pe@@ go@@ at for terrorist acts by ham@@ as .
the problem is that you provide no alternative , and we all know that there are very limited financial resources in the biodiversity convention - and there are not likely to be any in the future either .
but let us be absolutely clear and honest with each other : the key work still needs to be carried out over the coming weeks .
we must ensure that the char@@ ges resulting from co2 emissions are paid by the consumer and not by the producers because otherwise , international competition will be di@@ stor@@ ted .
we must therefore find solutions at the european level to meet the needs of the labour market , and economic migration is one of the solutions that we must ex@@ pl@@ or@@ e .
yet at this level , it is not a case of simply wa@@ ving a mag@@ i@@ c w@@ and .
this can help people avoid being exclu@@ ded from the labour market at some time during their care@@ er .
in principle , exports to third countries are not in the interests of europe .
mr re@@ hn , i put the following question to you : what is your re@@ action to this ou@@ trage@@ ous attitude on the part of turkey ?
bos@@ nia and her@@ ze@@ go@@ v@@ ina has made great progress recently and will soon have fulfi@@ lled most of the re@@ ma@@ ining requirements in the road@@ ma@@ p .
the commission is perform@@ ing an assessment of regulatory aspects in relation to health , safety and environmental aspects of n@@ an@@ o@@ technolo@@ g@@ y-@@ based products .
we must emphasise the significant impact of the presence and involvement of women on quality of life and the rural economy .
much is also being made by the g@@ m industry of d@@ g agriculture 's report on the potential impact of the eu 's g@@ m regime on the avail@@ ability and price of animal feed .
however , these must be based on the interests of these peoples , on respect for international law , and on the independence and sovereignty of these countries .
( it ) madam president , i voted in favour of the joint text on improving safety for those who choose to travel by sea .
the news industry should be more aware of the consequences that an un@@ balanced use of its power and influence can have on the life and liber@@ ty of citizens .
in the light of these consider@@ ations we should give the report our un@@ qualified support .
however , it is crucial for a sustainable future that we protect as many natural interests as possible .
postpo@@ ning a decision would be to accept that europe is ir@@ relevant in a more global world .
i would like to thank you , commissioner , for the detailed position that you have presented .
... under house ar@@ rest in bur@@ ma / my@@ an@@ ma@@ r .
another them@@ atic area of particular interest is the right to food , which is consistent with the achie@@ vement of the mi@@ ll@@ en@@ nium development goals , as well as the human rights of inter@@ n@@ ally disp@@ lac@@ ed persons who , un@@ like refugees , are not adequ@@ ately protected by international con@@ ventions , and we will press on in connection with this point .
this motion for a resolution is in@@ appropriate in both tim@@ ing and form , as everyone know@@ s that following the initial criticism made about media law in hungary and the recommendations made by the commission , the hungarian government has revi@@ sed its position and al@@ tered everything about the law that was the target of criticism by the commission .
improving a hou@@ se@@ hold 's energy efficiency status can often be achieved by taking some relatively simple and in@@ expen@@ sive steps , such as f@@ it@@ ting ther@@ mo@@ st@@ atic val@@ ves on@@ to radi@@ ators or using more energy efficient hou@@ se@@ hold appli@@ an@@ ces .
the matter is absolutely clear .
our communication of 8 march was an attempt to answer some of those questions - to be absolutely fran@@ k with you , the easy questions - because we have actually ans@@ wered only those that related to the emerging democr@@ ac@@ ies .
finally , it b@@ ans all uses of meth@@ y@@ l bro@@ mi@@ de exce@@ pt in specific in@@ stances in order to deal with emer@@ gen@@ cies .
in many ways , the ca@@ po@@ ul@@ as san@@ to@@ s report impro@@ ves the commission proposal , particularly by giving greater flexibility to member states in terms of setting minimum thre@@ sh@@ ol@@ ds for payments .
( es ) mr president , the time has come to assess how the 2007-@@ 2013 multi@@ annual financial framework has functi@@ oned so far and what changes might need to be made in the almost four years left of its life .
con@@ fu@@ sion has been caused by the statements of some politicians , who talk of a black sea syner@@ gy or of a democratic bu@@ f@@ fer zone .
it se@@ es fal@@ si@@ fication of medic@@ inal products as an organised criminal activity and im@@ poses strict penalties on the off@@ end@@ ers .
another very important question is the reduction of poverty among women . i@@ it is estim@@ ated that 17 % of women live in poverty , and that most of these are lone mo@@ thers and immigrants .
that is not the relationship we should have with a very important trading partner .
all the national governments in the member states of the euro area and the eu are being called upon to step up the adoption and application of even more sav@@ age , bar@@ bar@@ i@@ c and anti-@@ labour and anti-@@ gra@@ ss@@ roo@@ ts measures coordinated by the eu , the ec@@ b and the im@@ f .
i expect that we will now see these procedures being brought to comple@@ tion in many other countries .
it is true that we could have submitted an amendment , you are right .
therefore the government must guarantee that the election campaign will ensure freedom of expression to all the candi@@ d@@ ates .
second , in order to control the financial crisis , the european union and its member states have implemented a large number of exceptional measures , which is very positive .
we can do a little better than we have done this time in terms of the process and the transparency that could be applied with respect to parliament .
i would like to inform you that mr cla@@ u@@ di@@ u ci@@ pri@@ an t@@ ă@@ n@@ ă@@ se@@ sc@@ u jo@@ ined the group of the progre@@ ssive alliance of socialists and democrats in the european parliament with effect from 15 november 2010 .
there always will be two views and mr su@@ sta is absolutely right : there is always a sp@@ li@@ t between the prote@@ cti@@ oni@@ st and the free marke@@ te@@ er .
en@@ ding aid for the closure of un@@ competitive coal min@@ es in 2014 - the date proposed by the commission - would have serious soci@@ o-@@ economic consequences in certain regions of the eu where mi@@ ning continues to be a significant source of employment .
i do not believe that this is the right course .
there is , however , one dom@@ a@@ in , mr barroso , in which your commission has been particularly un@@ successful in that respect , namely the author@@ isation procedures for gene@@ tically modif@@ ied organis@@ ms ( g@@ mo@@ s ) .
the latter has made a vital contribution to major improvements in air and water quality , as well as to the protection and ma@@ inten@@ ance of europe 's natural resources .
this is why i have sugge@@ sted its re@@ plac@@ ement with the com@@ pul@@ s@@ ory use of biom@@ e@@ tri@@ c pass@@ ports by third country citizens not requ@@ ir@@ ing a visa when enter@@ ing the eu .
in the border area between germany , the czech republic and austria , for example , pro@@ stitu@@ tion involving women and increasingly children increased enor@@ m@@ ously after the opening of the borders .
we have respected that wish ; we have dealt sole@@ ly with what we can deal with within the con@@ fin@@ es of europe 's internal market : the cir@@ cul@@ ation of goods in the market that ari@@ se from the commercial hun@@ t .
the commission will promote the development of a port network and ensure the development of good supporting investments .
i see in the treaty of lisbon an exten@@ sion of this process that is bringing europe together .
on top of feder@@ al public defici@@ ts , there are enormous private defici@@ ts .
mr president , of course i understand and support your decision , but we do not want - and i think we have perhaps seen sig@@ ns of this already - an un@@ seem@@ ly w@@ ran@@ gle on the floor of the house on we@@ d@@ nes@@ day , when we come to vote on this important step forward for parliament 's rules .
one such area concerns the free movement of persons , with the goal being to combat discrimination based on nation@@ ality in all s@@ ports .
mr president , the difference between the external actions of the eu and other international ac@@ tors is respect for international leg@@ ality and un decisions .
i support the intentions expressed in the report of safeguar@@ ding the european parliament and council 's effective participation in sele@@ cting the sites and content presented , so as to ensure that the initiative is very transparent and democratic .
moreover , the request to extend re@@ ver@@ sed qualified majority voting is further evidence of this parliament 's desire to take action and respond to the crisis .
so far , approxim@@ ately half of the survi@@ v@@ ors reached , that is , one million , are still in de@@ sper@@ ate need .
the directive on the protection order against gender violence is also being drawn up .
however , it is a problem which will export the fight against international terrorism into the neighbour@@ ing countries and regions for as long as fighting in afghanistan continues .
let us sti@@ ck to this ti@@ tle .
food addi@@ tives other than col@@ ours and swe@@ e@@ ten@@ ers ( bo@@ v@@ ine and / or por@@ c@@ ine th@@ ro@@ mb@@ in ) (
in writing . - ( fr ) mass imports , the per@@ verse role played by a strong euro against a de@@ liber@@ ately under@@ valu@@ ed foreign currency , social and environmental dum@@ ping , counterfe@@ its , pi@@ r@@ acy , dangerous products , and the existence of non-@@ tari@@ ff barriers that h@@ it european manufac@@ turing : in the texti@@ les sector as in others , every report and resolution by this parliament on trade relations with china loo@@ ks the same .
the most recent stati@@ sti@@ cal framework shows a ste@@ ady increase in requests received from member states in favour of a fund that oper@@ ates with a different degree of flexibility .
the main reason for this is a huge dro@@ p in milk product sal@@ es .
( sk ) there are several areas in the action plan of the stock@@ hol@@ m programme i would like to talk about , and as we have to move on , i will name these problem areas .
i think this very unfortun@@ ate .
i was pleased to hear the swedish presidency point that out .
i voted for this resolution , as i advo@@ cate some flexibility for those who have already started this adap@@ tation process but who have been unable to complete it because of the current crisis .
the resolution rightly calls for greater efforts in respect of medi@@ ation , compromi@@ ses and peaceful solutions .
the my@@ an@@ ma@@ r jun@@ ta announced that a pro@@ -@@ military constitution has w@@ on over@@ whe@@ l@@ ming support in the referendum which was held despite wi@@ des@@ pread criticism and the needs of a national trage@@ dy .
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mr president , i would like to express my dee@@ p respect for the european police office , which i certainly support .
effective consumer enforcement policy is central to the functioning of the single market .
this expla@@ ins the continuing importance of innovation and development in the shi@@ p@@ building industry in the member states in order to improve ships and make them less environment@@ ally dam@@ aging .
it was and is always a plea@@ sure to work with you and with your colleagues in the commission .
the in@@ habit@@ ants of san@@ tor@@ ini , for example , who have prote@@ sted about the w@@ re@@ ck of the sea di@@ am@@ ond cru@@ i@@ se ship , which is still in the is@@ land 's wat@@ ers , are si@@ ck of the re@@ pl@@ ies given by the eu and the new democracy government - the same re@@ pl@@ ies given by pa@@ so@@ k in the case of the express sam@@ ina car fer@@ ry and others - that ap@@ paren@@ tly w@@ re@@ cks do not cause pollution .
the aim is to find a solution to the border issue and allow for the continu@@ ation of croatia 's eu accession negotiations .
this money would be put to better , more sustainable use if it were invest@@ ed in research into the more efficient use of renewable ener@@ gies .
i support the recommendation .
we must at last ad@@ mit that the problems of these communities cannot be resolved pu@@ rely by means of universal human rights or anti-@@ discrimination regulations .
they did not ask for an exten@@ sion of the voluntary growth levels under the memor@@ an@@ dum of understanding ( mo@@ u ) when it en@@ ded in 2008 , nor have they been asking for a continu@@ ation of the surve@@ il@@ l@@ ance system into 2009 - though i appreci@@ ate that some member states would have pre@@ fer@@ red us to do so .
the sco@@ re@@ board brings together evidence to identi@@ fy markets that risk not deli@@ vering well for consumers and therefore need further attention .
bringing per@@ pe@@ tr@@ ators of human rights violations to justice is crucial for a stable future in any country , and that includes iraq .
the aim of this report is that co@@ t@@ ton should continue to be grow@@ n in europe : the eu as a whole accounts for only 2 % of world production .
that is indeed the position of this house .
a policy to which we de@@ vote some 4@@ 5 % of the eu budget .
the movement of be@@ es has the potential to im@@ port the var@@ ro@@ a mi@@ te , as has happened in ireland .
i can also tell you that tomorrow , the commission is ap@@ poin@@ ting a new special en@@ vo@@ y for smes , da@@ nie@@ l cal@@ le@@ ja cre@@ sp@@ o , de@@ pu@@ ty direct@@ or general for enterpri@@ se and industry , who will be responsible for closely monitoring the implementation of the small business act and acting as a contact point for smes .
this involves not turning a b@@ lin@@ d e@@ y@@ e when illegal to@@ xi@@ c waste exports or illegal fishing dam@@ ages somali@@ a 's interests .
the commission will have to provide parliament with a document out@@ li@@ ning the negotiations and all the positions under discussion .
the an@@ chor@@ ing of social objectives and rights is poin@@ ting the way to the next task : the creation and construction of a european social union .
it is possible that we will have to act in the same way in the case of other substances if the health risks are equally obvious and if we cannot wa@@ it until the very comprehensive and demanding reach procedure has been comple@@ ted .
in this case , too , the answer is that we need more involvement from europe , not less .
i think invest@@ ing in youth is crucial , and so i would like to express my thanks , and also the thanks of the committee on culture and education , for all efforts whose objective is to support measures relating to investment in young people .
the fact that joint meetings can take place only if the matter in question is one of major importance en@@ sures that there will be no un@@ fair@@ ly exten@@ sive application of a procedure that is , by its very nature , exceptional .
we must prevent them from being subje@@ cted to these fra@@ u@@ du@@ l@@ ent practices , which they do not have the financial or human resources to resi@@ st .
the report encoura@@ ges refle@@ ction on industrial organisation to reduce the geogra@@ phic scale of production cha@@ ins - producing in closer pro@@ xi@@ mi@@ ty to the end use@@ r - and makes a number of proposals in relation to trade in environmental com@@ mod@@ ities .
only a few weeks ago we had a meeting with the inter@@ institutional committee on public access to documents which was cha@@ i@@ red by vice-president wal@@ li@@ s , and i want to thank her for taking this matter about public access to documents forward in a very constructive way .
the report also co@@ vers data protection in relation to those producers , something that also promo@@ tes innovation in the field of food safety .
we have not compromi@@ sed on achieving the targets .
it must be acknowled@@ ged that it has with@@ stood a lot of market tur@@ bul@@ ence .
i would add that it is also in our security interests if these countries benefit from better social conditions , more democracy and the rule of law .
i believe that mr ca@@ sh@@ man should also be supported in his attempt to put forward proposals that go above and beyond those made by the commission .
the council 's draft recommendation regarding the establishment of a protocol which sti@@ pul@@ ates fishing quotas and financial contribution as set out by the partnership with the fisheries sector of the union of the com@@ o@@ ro@@ s is intended to out@@ line the role that the european parliament should play in the procedure of re@@ vie@@ wing this agreement .
during this meeting , which took place in brussels , mr so@@ lana expressed his full support for the work of the eu special representative and his efforts to find a compromise on police reform with the political leaders of bos@@ nia and her@@ ze@@ go@@ v@@ ina .
in fact , there is a legal principle whose im@@ port is being completely destro@@ yed , and that is the principle of citiz@@ en@@ ship .
in writing . - we decided we would vote in favour or ab@@ sta@@ in depen@@ ding on the result of the third part of amendment 31 , which en@@ sures that p@@ har@@ maceu@@ tical companies can only provide information materi@@ al to health professi@@ on@@ als for their own use , not for patients via healthcare professi@@ on@@ als .
you can certainly talk to mr š@@ pi@@ dla once again about the other issue .
if the european institutions continue in this direction , the crisis of legitimacy affecting the wto and the im@@ f today will ine@@ vit@@ ably affect them tomorrow .
as we know there are several pla@@ yers and parti@@ ci@@ pan@@ ts in this sector .
not only are we un@@ willing to risk up@@ setting a good business market for the s@@ ake of bringing in@@ justice in gaza to an end , but we are also un@@ willing so far to dis@@ solve or even just su@@ spend the eu-@@ israel agreement .
for the moment , therefore , we re@@ serve our position on all aspects .
since the events of late december and the fra@@ u@@ du@@ l@@ ent presid@@ ential elections , k@@ en@@ ya and its political problems have sud@@ den@@ ly been on everyone 's li@@ ps .
i think that freedom of the press , freedom of expression and respect for human rights and the rule of law are principles which we all abi@@ de by , promote and defend .
in spite of this fact , protection for auto@@ ch@@ th@@ on@@ ous minorities in europe is not seen as a priority .
it is in contact with the social partners , the experts in the member states , so that the regulation can gradu@@ ally be harmoni@@ sed in accordance with the need for interpre@@ tation .
it is the job of the member states , with the support of the european commission , to protect and develop our fore@@ sts for future gener@@ ations so that they can continue making a contribution in future to our natural habit@@ ats , our society and our economy .
under@@ tak@@ ings should only be made , announced and en@@ tered into on aspects that are achie@@ v@@ able .
it is a success because we managed to set a minimum and maximum rate of ex@@ ci@@ se duty to meet anti-@@ infl@@ ati@@ on@@ ary objectives but igno@@ red the idea of aboli@@ shing regulation in its enti@@ re@@ ty .
therefore , it is essential to increase expenditure in order to develop the democratic structures of these countries .
this is why the commission has launched a joint program@@ ming initiative on combating ne@@ uro@@ de@@ gener@@ ative diseases , in particular , al@@ z@@ he@@ i@@ mer 's .
i think - as mr leh@@ ne said - that we need this operational sign .
i call upon all members to determin@@ e that , if this house cannot provide the safeguar@@ ds which should rightly ac@@ company this measure , then it should not adopt this measure at all .
if there has to be an ex@@ tra@@ ordinary meeting of the committee because of this or if there are other unnecessary dela@@ ys we lose time and money .
( el ) mr president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , i want to ask you if you consider the fact that i am talking to you sitting down back here and have not ri@@ sen like all my other fellow members an in@@ sul@@ t to this house .
today , i voted in favour of the motion for a resolution on the progress report on turkey .
the comb@@ ined efforts of the feder@@ al re@@ serve and the bank of en@@ gl@@ and have contribu@@ ted exten@@ si@@ vely to keeping the financial system af@@ lo@@ at , but they have not resolved the crisis .
so we need technology to give us a bro@@ a@@ der opportunity .
( de ) madam president , first of all i should like to thank the rapporteur , mr m@@ é@@ n@@ de@@ z de vi@@ go .
i would like to highlight the efficient management of tasks by the european commission and the belgian presidency .
our activities have effects on the local population .
the intention is for children to learn that the eu is good and that fruit from the eu is even better .
knowledge must become the fi@@ f@@ th freedom .
although we have a single set of provisions , their practical implementation var@@ ies wide@@ ly from one air@@ port to another , and this cre@@ ates problems and an@@ no@@ y@@ ance .
what i said at the last european council was that the commission is now making impact assess@@ ments of different op@@ tions for the financial sector and will soon come forward with proposals .
( cs ) i would like to make a few comments .
( fr ) madam president , ladies and gentlemen , respe@@ cting the environment and competitiveness should not be separ@@ ated .
( de ) mr president-in-office , as we all know , cer@@ ti@@ fic@@ ates were introduced in order to achieve a reduction in co2 emissions , and this is what my question is about .
it would be surpri@@ sing if i felt otherwise , because i believe i am the only italian me@@ p who has tr@@ ied to make public a list of atten@@ dan@@ ces and the number of questions raised here in our parliament by the italian delegation .
what is the current state of affairs ?
i feel that the re@@ marks made by fellow members ur@@ ging the european investment bank to pay more attention to the member states most affected by the crisis are important .
i hope that this additional time will allow the impact of the measures in force to be asse@@ ssed .
i am confi@@ dent that in the second half of next year we shall be able to present appropriate proposals on a new and advan@@ ced form of association .
( es ) madam president , i have one minu@@ te to stress how important it is that we complete the mak@@ eu@@ p of the european union with serbia 's membership , which i hope can be confir@@ med this year on the basis of the significant progress the country has made .
i have just seen si@@ me@@ on s@@ ak@@ sk@@ ob@@ urg@@ got@@ ski , the former prime minister of bulgaria , in the g@@ all@@ ery .
subject : gender equality in the fight against climate change
do you happen to know any european constitution that was prece@@ ded by con@@ sult@@ ations on such a wide scale ?
these measures should have the following objectives : providing non-@@ discrimin@@ atory access to education enab@@ ling young people to acqu@@ ire the skills they need to find a job which will provide them with a de@@ cent living , of@@ fering accessible child care services to facilitate the work@@ -@@ life balance and giving support to facilitate young people 's entry into the labour market and to provide social hou@@ sing for young people .
dra@@ ft@@ sman of the opinion of the committee on women 's rights and gender equality . - madam president , the committee on women 's rights and gender equality stre@@ sses in its opinion that the most significant health problems presented by women and caused by their working conditions are mus@@ cu@@ lo@@ sk@@ ele@@ tal dis@@ ord@@ ers and psy@@ cho@@ logical problems , on the one hand .
pe@@ sti@@ ci@@ des and other substances that are car@@ c@@ in@@ o@@ ge@@ nic , mu@@ t@@ ag@@ e@@ nic or to@@ xi@@ c for re@@ production have no business , no business at all in fo@@ od@@ stu@@ ff@@ s .
however , these must not e@@ rod@@ e the fundamental rights of citizens laid down in the european charter of fundamental rights .
the impact has been truly re@@ mar@@ k@@ able given that , in all our member states , our equality policies are no longer con@@ fined to targeted actions , but are , from now on , integrated into all relevant policies .
we cannot accept laws to combat terrorism which are at v@@ ari@@ ance with the swedish constitution .
we are fully in line with parliament in saying that , without a system@@ atic improvement of the human rights situation in iran , our relations with iran cannot develop properly .
- ( da ) mr president , i would like to say something regarding the large subsidies that are paid to under@@ tak@@ ings that may not survi@@ ve .
in fact , in the global market within which we operate , regulations for oblig@@ atory origin mar@@ king exist in the united states , china , au@@ str@@ ali@@ a , me@@ xi@@ co , japan and many other countries .
it is a compromise , but it is something that we have been able to agree upon .
i believe that the commission could present either a proposal , for example , in the framework of consumer protection - consumer in this instance mea@@ ning citizen - or an initiative , which could also come from parliament .
the 25 % reduction is absolutely achie@@ v@@ able .
i congratulate the european commission for this ti@@ mely initiative .
every member state , according to its pos@@ sibilities , should get involved in the policies for co@@ operating with developing countries .
or - a different question - how will parliament 's stance be taken into account in that case ?
i find this completely in@@ comprehen@@ sible , certainly from germany .
( it ) madam president , ladies and gentlemen , in recent years , we have wit@@ ne@@ ssed considerable attemp@@ ts by community institutions to ensure that the production , use and dispos@@ al of electronic products better protect the environment and human health .
( es ) i would like to tell you most sin@@ ce@@ rely , prime minister , that you have given a mag@@ ni@@ fic@@ ent pres@@ ent@@ ation of what form the spanish presidency will take .
the irish ' no ' must be respected .
what we can be sure of is that over the coming months and years there will be yet more refugees and asy@@ lu@@ m@@ -@@ se@@ ek@@ ers .
as the european parliament , we must strengthen these reforms , because it is not only the government but , above all else , society that must make this proper european choice .
the european union regul@@ arly calls for freedom of expression to be respected in various third coun@@ ties , but also needs to practi@@ se what it pre@@ ach@@ es .
i can only inv@@ ite the da@@ ily tele@@ gra@@ p@@ h to forward these documents to the committee on budgets and to let us see from it some of the transparency that the press demands from the members of this house .
responsibilities need to be ke@@ pt clear .
it is thus important to contribute to the funding of this court .
obviously , the same argument applies to businesses ; those that abi@@ de by the rules pay the price for this situation .
question time ( council )
we consider that the common agricultural policy should be aboli@@ shed .
thank you .
the longer this period is , the better , so that we can introduce the clean com@@ bu@@ sti@@ on and storage technologies that already exist in the european union .
the crisis we are going through is therefore definitely a syste@@ mic crisis , to which we must respond with a new development model .
we need to be fair and consistent .
the reason is that experience of this type of agreement is highly du@@ bi@@ ous .
however , he has no progress and no democr@@ ati@@ sation to offer .
i thank you for your attention .
the proposal for micro@@ financing is an initiative that parliament has been pu@@ shing for .
in writing . - the three main objectives - security of supply and solidarity between member states ; combating climate change : re@@ calling the ' three times 20 ' objective for 2020 and the aim of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by between 50 % and 80 % by 2050 ; and the economic growth of the eu : ob@@ taining the best prices while avo@@ i@@ ding price vol@@ ati@@ lity - are of ut@@ most importance when we discuss the european energy policy .
you have a maximum of three minutes please .
above all we would like to express our satisfac@@ tion that the ' for freedom ' movement led by ale@@ k@@ san@@ der mi@@ lin@@ kie@@ v@@ ich has been leg@@ alised , and that the independent ne@@ ws@@ pa@@ pers narod@@ na@@ ya vol@@ ya and na@@ sh@@ a ni@@ va have been leg@@ alised and allowed into the state distribution system .
in writing . - u@@ ki@@ p condem@@ ns all forms of human trafficking as a moder@@ n-@@ day ver@@ sion of s@@ la@@ very , and calls for the tou@@ gh@@ est penalties within the uk on such activity .
debate on cases of b@@ reach@@ es of human rights , democracy and the rule of law
i do not agree that the eu does not have an impact on international negotiations .
in 196@@ 2 , the united nations international court of justice , acting in accordance with french histori@@ cal ma@@ ps , recognised cam@@ bod@@ ia 's rights over the tem@@ ple of pre@@ a@@ h vi@@ hear and the land ad@@ j@@ ac@@ ent to it .
and those that would point the fin@@ ger and say ' europe is wrong ' or ' europe is bad ' , and ' look at the kind of things it is going to do ' , totally ignor@@ e the evidence on the ground : social development , economic development , cultural development .
brussels is in no position to do anything about it .
the fact that progress has been made on one of the documents in the climate and energy package is a very positive sign , and evidence that there is a real desire to move forward on these texts , which i welcome .
one way of reading that , commissioner , is that it is refer@@ ring to what has come to be ter@@ med the mon@@ t@@ i ii regulation .
i also welcome a review of the ra@@ pe@@ x system .
that is what i term a dys@@ functi@@ onal pri@@ ce-@@ chain mechanism .
therefore , now we really must relea@@ se the economic potential of european se@@ af@@ aring to sti@@ mul@@ ate economic growth and social and environmental stability .
we would remind you that this is an industry that has been strug@@ gl@@ ing through serious difficulties in portugal too , particularly in muni@@ cip@@ alities where it has an especially large presence , such as pa@@ re@@ des and pa@@ ç@@ os de ferre@@ ira .
the common agricultural policy ( cap ) is one of the european union 's most important policies , and following the entry into force of the treaty of lisbon , the reform of the cap , like any new legislation on agriculture , cannot be approved without parliament 's con@@ sent .
it is in the interests of airlines and consumers , as well as governments , to maintain a high level of healthy competition in the air@@ cra@@ ft sector .
furthermore , the eu institutions should increase cooperation with international organisations in the area of the protection of human rights .
i am a member of the law and justice party , the largest opposition party .
on a personal note , may i say that wh@@ en@@ ever i have met the dal@@ a@@ i lam@@ a , the im@@ pression that i have always ga@@ ined is of a person with a pro@@ found commitment to peace , re@@ conci@@ liation and human rights .
however , the report is sp@@ in@@ ele@@ ss .
we are agreed , too , that the internal market is europe 's key as@@ set in the process of globalisation .
asia bi@@ b@@ i 's life is at risk , not only through the application of paki@@ stan@@ i law , but also at the hands of f@@ an@@ ati@@ cs .
with regard to ongoing infringe@@ ment procedure , the main problem continues to be the un@@ du@@ ly long time taken to consider compla@@ ints . the average is 20@@ .@@ 5 months , which is excessive .
the proposed changes will cost the uk up to g@@ b@@ p 2 billion at a time when public and private sector workers are being made redun@@ d@@ ant in order to save far sm@@ al@@ ler su@@ ms .
the new agreement kee@@ ps the most important areas ( infra@@ structures , it and tele@@ communications as well as trans@@ l@@ ation , including the production of documents ) within the joint services ' re@@ mit , while a limited number of services are de@@ -@@ cou@@ ple@@ d ( internal services , soci@@ o-@@ medical service , the li@@ br@@ ary and pre@@ press ) .
even if there are important reasons linked to environmental and regional policy , we do not believe that some agricultural production should be sustain@@ ed by subsidies ' at all costs ' .
we cannot reach an agreement with the council , however , because in our view , this is , in fact , a new task which is not included in the pre@@ li@@ min@@ ary draft budget , and we in@@ ven@@ ted an instrument called the flexibility instrument for precisely this type of situation .
in order to achieve these goals i feel that the budget must be at least main@@ tained , and i want to thank the rapporteur for a very good report and his cooperation .
the commission should make it un@@ mistak@@ ably clear that infr@@ inging minority rights represents an infringe@@ ment against the values of the eu .
what d@@ é@@ mar@@ ches ?
ro@@ h@@ s has been a successful pie@@ ce of legislation since it was adopted in 2003 .
mr president , i voted against both the mat@@ era reports on the mobilisation of the globalisation adjustment fund , for the czech republic and for poland , not because i feel any i@@ ll will against those countries - far from it .
our voice must always express our values and we must always take action to protect these resources and achieve a low carbon economy .
in light of this and in accordance with paragraph 4@@ 3 and the provisions contained in ap@@ pen@@ di@@ x 2 of the report , we should welcome the joint declaration made on the policy on buil@@ dings .
this must stop .
i therefore welcome the fact that the french presidency has said that it is willing to try and produce a result by the end of the year .
in view of the current economic crisis , the european commission should act as quickly as possible in con@@ jun@@ ction with the member states to alle@@ vi@@ ate the soci@@ o@@ economic effects of this re@@ struc@@ turing .
in this respect , if we accept what could be defined as cultural gen@@ o@@ ci@@ de in tibet , we will have to be prepared to accept many more e@@ pi@@ so@@ des of this kind in the future .
the safety , including from the point of view of health , of agricultural products really must be a top priority .
i voted in favour of this report because it is important that consumers be fully informed when bu@@ ying texti@@ les .
we must provide rules .
( fr ) mr president , commissioners , ladies and gentlemen , in the sum@@ mer , mat@@ te@@ l re@@ called 20 million to@@ ys from china , thereby re@@ opening the debate on the value of ce mar@@ king and sanctions against operators who do not meet european standards .
for a self-@@ employed person , for example , it is impossible without re@@ im@@ bur@@ se@@ ment to just dro@@ p their work in order to participate in an exper@@ t group in brussels .
the win@@ em@@ ak@@ ing profe@@ ssion as practi@@ sed in france has an extremely positive im@@ age , which is not necess@@ arily the case for win@@ es produced in other parts of the world .
unfortunately , these efforts have reached a pl@@ ate@@ a@@ u and have sl@@ ow@@ ed down .
european council regulation no 3 / 2008 , which comb@@ ines in a single text regulations 2@@ 7@@ 0@@ 2 / 1999 and 2@@ 8@@ 26 / 2000 , has ac@@ com@@ mod@@ ated the european commission 's new political approach@@ es on simpli@@ fying legislation , while also achieving the objective of facilit@@ ating administrative procedures within the european institutions .
i do not see this as particularly str@@ an@@ ge .
but the treaty of lisbon was draf@@ ted and agreed before the economic crisis , and is based on policies that hel@@ ped to ig@@ ni@@ te the crisis .
these penalties reduce direct aid and cut specific rural development measures , especially payments for the natur@@ a 2000 regions as well as agri@@ -@@ environmental payments .
poland , a very european country , is on the point of deci@@ ding on two nuclear power plants .
however , in the desi@@ rable process of ex@@ pan@@ ding its external action capa@@ bilities , the eu must not con@@ fine itself to the military dimension alone : it must under@@ take to develop , in par@@ alle@@ l , civil crisis management mechanisms involving action by the police , civil administr@@ ators , the judi@@ ci@@ ary , civil protection of@@ fic@@ ers and so on .
while democracy was representative when universal suf@@ fra@@ ge was brought in , making all persons equal - one person , one vote - in the communications market we are not all equal , because we do not all have equal access to radi@@ o discussion shows , tele@@ vision debates , co@@ lu@@ m@@ ns in the press or e@@ dit@@ ori@@ al comment in the communication media .
we want the mandate to continue un@@ changed .
i should like to speak occa@@ si@@ on@@ ally in the pie@@ d@@ mon@@ t language , but in our parliament 's li@@ br@@ ary there are no cultural documents , maga@@ z@@ ines and so on relating to languages of cultural identi@@ ty or local languages .
these include green growth , renewable ener@@ gies and combating world hun@@ ger .
it is worth re@@ calling the rapid assistance provided to haiti by countries such as cu@@ ba , which prom@@ p@@ tly sent 4@@ 00 do@@ ct@@ ors , sa@@ ving lives and preventing e@@ pi@@ de@@ mi@@ cs , building medical infrastructure and distribu@@ ting basic necessi@@ ties , or ven@@ e@@ zu@@ ela , which offered debt rel@@ ief and suppl@@ ied fuel .
it is a sh@@ am@@ e that environment minister bor@@ lo@@ o did not give mr di@@ m@@ as strong support against the d@@ ie@@ hard re@@ acti@@ on@@ ary heads of state from germany and especially italy .
in any case , the fact that she is hungarian is already an un@@ de@@ ni@@ able as@@ set .
as ma@@ ur@@ ice al@@ la@@ is and cle@@ ar@@ -@@ hea@@ ded economi@@ sts show , the total liberalisation of trade causes competition that p@@ its everyone against everyone else as well as re@@ lo@@ cations , giving rise to pay restrictions , mass unemployment , and thus a crisis in our economies .
in my opinion , this inten@@ sive farm@@ ing with the use of anti@@ bio@@ tic@@ s should be gre@@ at@@ ly restri@@ cted in the european union , and perhaps even stop@@ ped , and the damage which has been done should be re@@ pa@@ i@@ red by those who caused it .
many good and very detailed suggesti@@ ons were put forward by members .
i think that the report co@@ vers the main topi@@ cs of interest on strengthening security and fundamental human rights on the internet , refer@@ ring to the protection of the rights sti@@ pul@@ ated by the specific regulations in force , including their digital aspects , and to the acknowled@@ ge@@ ment and development of new principles for contro@@ lling the internet .
the commission says that a european p@@ nr system is to be introduced , but has there yet been an evaluation of the results of the american p@@ nr programme ?
we have to take this very , very seriously , taking into account , of course this desire for positive cooperation in this new fight against terrorism , which will include compliance with the fundamental values which uni@@ te us and which have to uni@@ te the world community .
as i said , i tell citizens that i believe that they are protected , but i cannot guarantee it .
i also hope that the amendment regarding the establishment of an eu-@@ wide early war@@ ning system will be adopted .
we keep he@@ aring about the 500 million citizens in this chamber , but this chamber separ@@ ates itself from them as much as possible .
toler@@ ance , dialogue , mutual respect and understanding are , for some , parts of their fa@@ it@@ h .
mr president , mr g@@ ri@@ ff@@ in was wrong when he said that this has been a co@@ ld w@@ inte@@ r across the glob@@ e .
( de ) madam president , the eu has now adopted a post-@@ lisbon strategy in which it has been care@@ ful not to com@@ mit itself to any te@@ stable goals at all .
and , we need real action on the things that are going to make real differences to jobs out there now and in the future .
there are other basic issues .
commissioner , these problems are of co@@ lo@@ ss@@ al dimen@@ sions and the oil in iraq will be of little help as there are people who have no access to this oil .
i awa@@ it the re@@ actions to this before my second turn .
in order to ensure better financial management of community expenditure , along with the relevant transparency with regard to the management of the funds , i believe that it is particularly important for member states to have efficient monitoring systems .
we must not ignor@@ e the fact that partners have the necessary abi@@ lities and resources which may boost the programme 's effectiveness by making the process for sele@@ cting projects more efficient .
in institutional terms , the entire concept was wrong from the start .
these are fundamental rights , and a simple co@@ st-@@ benefit analysis is in@@ appropriate where these are concerned .
the lo@@ ving care of the ch@@ ur@@ ch of constan@@ tin@@ op@@ le exce@@ e@@ ds any lin@@ gui@@ stic , cultural , ethnic and even religious definition , as she see@@ ks to serve all peoples .
all of the data presented for this op@@ tion , and on which my decision was based , indic@@ ates that the criteria laid down within article 5@@ 1 ( 2 ) of regulation ( eu ) no 10@@ 9@@ 5 / 2010 were met , and so i am happy with the ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment of mrs ross .
i therefore support this approach .
it is essential that we come back to this issue in september .
such people include those bel@@ on@@ ging to the entirely non-@@ viol@@ ent p@@ moi organisation .
we must clearly say that the events in ukraine were gen@@ o@@ ci@@ de .
i voted in favour of this resolution , because i feel that there is a need to enhance policy on protecting children 's rights .
i shall repeat what numerous members have said .
then we would move towards a re@@ tri@@ al , if that is necessary .
it will not be a sil@@ ver bul@@ let sol@@ ving all the problems caused by the rece@@ ssion , and we should not hold this t@@ iny measure up as a huge achie@@ vement on our part .
i can une@@ qui@@ vo@@ cally de@@ cl@@ are here that tom@@ as gar@@ ri@@ gue mas@@ ary@@ k has said that ' democracy is discussion ' .
the process has always been compli@@ cated , but always constructive and very professional .
thank you , commissioner , and thank you for dealing with that last question .
we are pleased that we are to receive a response from the european commission in this house today .
allow me , as the rapporteur for the committee on industry , to highlight three th@@ ou@@ gh@@ ts in this ve@@ in from the opinion prepared by our committee .
the rules gover@@ ning the political and legal recognition of parties and their necessary funding must facilitate their action , so that they can free@@ ly create alternative policies , which is the very ess@@ ence of democracy .
as has already been mentioned , the council has not yet had a discussion at the highest level and has not made a comprehensive assessment of the effects of the ex@@ pan@@ sion of the schengen area on individual countries .
the eu must care for those who need help most : the dis@@ ab@@ led , the unem@@ ployed and people of re@@ ti@@ rement age .
we need to make some changes along the lines of the fe@@ i@@ o report to be voted on today .
for these penalties , used in the case of member states which are already in a difficult financial situation , could have the op@@ posi@@ te effect , an adver@@ se effect on the economies of these countries ...
it is therefore important to deal not only with the past but also with the future .
i fully support the proposal draf@@ ted by the european parliament and the council concerning the wai@@ ving of the requirement for short-@@ term visas for citizens of al@@ b@@ ania and bos@@ nia and her@@ ze@@ go@@ v@@ ina when cro@@ ssing external borders .
that is a major contribution to consumer protection .
it is also re@@ mini@@ sc@@ ent of the sud@@ den , un@@ natural death of entire her@@ ds after the animals had e@@ ate@@ n gene@@ tically modif@@ ied fee@@ d@@ stu@@ ff@@ s .
the new instrument will be an international agreement .
questions which have not been ans@@ wered for lack of time will be ans@@ wered in writing ( see an@@ ne@@ x ) .
mr pa@@ pan@@ dre@@ ou , the prime minister , has done everything in his power to get out of this difficult situation .
mr president , i also want to say a few words about this excellent report .
to have understood would have me@@ ant finally taking each large blo@@ ck , subje@@ cting it to so@@ ber analysis - there are con@@ sult@@ ants and economic research institu@@ tes for this purpose - and re@@ vie@@ wing it against the objectives set .
the court procedure against the ak party and the m@@ yst@@ eri@@ ous er@@ gen@@ ek@@ on proceedings present a pi@@ c@@ ture of a dee@@ ply divi@@ ded society that is neither willing nor able to meet the challenges presented by the european union .
thus , we should not sk@@ im@@ p on resources for communication and cooperation .
refor@@ mul@@ ating the recovery plan for h@@ ake and lob@@ ster is another fundamental point which should be considered .
i would remind you that it has been gre@@ at@@ ly improved , that it is now fair@@ ly clear and that we can use it to create jobs and growth , which the citizens are waiting for .
just im@@ ag@@ ine that a f@@ ou@@ l has been committed .
but , as others have said , i do not think it is enough to try and develop people 's confidence in the elect@@ oral system and its outcome .
the previous debate was very interesting , but we have exce@@ eded our allocated time , so i ask all those who are about to speak to sti@@ ck closely to the time allocated .
( sk ) allow me to express my gr@@ ief and say a few words in re@@ mem@@ br@@ ance of the recent tragi@@ c cra@@ sh involving a slo@@ va@@ k bu@@ s that took place ne@@ ar the croati@@ an tow@@ n of go@@ spi@@ č .
this report de@@ als with the commission green paper on forest protection and information in the eu : prepar@@ ing fore@@ sts for climate change .
the european parliament , like the commission , is trying to con@@ tain the cen@@ tri@@ fu@@ g@@ al tren@@ ds and the logi@@ c of ' every man for h@@ im@@ self ' by calling for even greater de@@ di@@ cation to comple@@ ting the internal market , harmo@@ nising taxes and strengthening competition and the rules of the market .
on behalf of the alde group . - ( nl ) this directive is about patients .
the commission still consid@@ ers this convention to be a key part of the fight against poverty and de@@ ser@@ ti@@ fication ; the convention is still a uni@@ que forum , with the necessary competence and experience to learn less@@ ons and de@@ sign new approach@@ es to tack@@ ling soil de@@ teri@@ or@@ ation , and has achieved a great deal but , as we are all aware , there is still much to be done .
the egf 's rules on the allo@@ cation of funds were simpli@@ fied , taking into account the complex situation in the labour market and the growing number of unem@@ ployed .
mr president , the lisbon treaty provides for an intensi@@ fication of the neo@@ liberal economic agenda that has caused economic disaster throughout europe with 21 million unem@@ ployed , an intensi@@ fication of militar@@ isation and the ar@@ m@@ ament@@ s industry , and more pressure for priv@@ ati@@ sation .
in order to resolve this situation , we need a thre@@ e-@@ pr@@ on@@ ged approach , involving close cooperation between the council of europe , together with the european court of human rights , the european parliament as the dri@@ ving force behind the european union and the human rights organisations in the region , which are attemp@@ ting to protect it from the might of russia .
with regard to technical support for the least developed countries , the council belie@@ ves that the development and transfer of best practices and technologies is essential in the fight against biodiversity loss , climate change and de@@ ser@@ ti@@ fication .
( it ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , please conve@@ y to president sarkozy that car@@ l@@ o f@@ at@@ uz@@ z@@ o is 100 % in favour of what the french presidency has done over the last six months .
we are therefore able to continue this fe@@ a@@ sibility study into an alternative solution .
the proposal aimed at increasing the transparency of re@@ cru@@ it@@ ment procedures , competi@@ tions for manag@@ eri@@ al positions and the awar@@ d of gr@@ ants for scientific research does seem appropriate , though .
what is to be done ?
europe needs to be more effective in strategic cooperation , inter@@ n@@ ally and with its all@@ ies , in order to de@@ fe@@ at terrorism but also in order to de@@ fe@@ at it through political ideas and through law .
farmers in europe will be ban@@ ned from using particular substances .
in a crisis situation , member states must focus greater attention when setting their priorities .
the eu 's future aid to er@@ it@@ re@@ a must be linked to clear demands for the relea@@ se of da@@ wi@@ t i@@ sa@@ ak and the other journ@@ alists .
this term , which depen@@ ds on the patien@@ t 's state of health and on the anti@@ cip@@ ated l@@ eng@@ th of stay , was defined by the administrative commission on social security for migr@@ ant workers in 2004 .
a common european strategy is obviously needed , but the european union will not get any@@ where if it is acting alone .
it was a plea@@ sure to work with the commission and with the council .
a low sul@@ p@@ hu@@ r content out at sea is not dee@@ med to be an environmental problem , because the main aim has been to reduce urban pollution .
( sk ) in au@@ gu@@ st this year an extre@@ me righ@@ t-@@ wing group known as the ' hungarian guard ' was for@@ med in the republic of hungary .
there is an in@@ he@@ ren@@ t risk on the market , not only on account of the economic aspect , but also due to the lack of democratic rights and human rights and the involvement of companies that lack good business con@@ cep@@ ts .
i support ar@@ me@@ nia in its efforts to gain recognition of the gen@@ o@@ ci@@ de carried out by the ot@@ tom@@ an em@@ pi@@ re .
it is therefore clear that this event does not make a symbo@@ li@@ c contribution but a legal contribution .
in writing . - a new bre@@ t@@ ton wo@@ ods has to be well prepared .
deb@@ ts from the tak@@ e@@ over are affecting the work@@ force , they are affecting the enterpri@@ se .
the european union strategy for the baltic sea region and the role of mac@@ ro-@@ regions in the future cohesion policy (
we also have member states , such as sweden , that have set objectives with a time@@ fra@@ me .
mr president , i must take excep@@ tion to the two points of order just made .
i wanted to take part in the gen@@ ev@@ a process , but it seems that was difficult for the government of s@@ r@@ i lan@@ ka .
it would be desi@@ rable for the proposal to be consistent with reach as regards both time@@ fra@@ mes and a ton@@ na@@ ge@@ -based approach , and where the an@@ ne@@ x@@ es are concerned , not least an@@ ne@@ x v@@ i .
ladies and gentlemen , on behalf of our president , mr p@@ ö@@ t@@ ter@@ ing , i must sad@@ ly inform you of the death of the former european commissioner geor@@ ge th@@ om@@ son , who later be@@ came l@@ or@@ d th@@ om@@ son of moni@@ fie@@ th .
ladies and gentlemen , as you will have understood , the changes im@@ pl@@ ied by the treaty of lisbon are important .
we will identi@@ fy areas for further work , to examine , and address clearly , evi@@ den@@ ced short@@ com@@ ings in existing regulatory prote@@ ctions .
i will now set out what we were trying to achieve .
i think the one re@@ serv@@ ation which we would draw to your attention , which is contained in the resolution on which we will vote tomorrow , concerns the issues about the avail@@ ability of information .
the actions under@@ taken by a co@@ ali@@ tion of european , ar@@ a@@ b and north american countries implementing the un resolution have hel@@ ped protect the civilian population of libya .
we will establish cooperation with the countries of latin america and the cari@@ b@@ be@@ an with the aim of achieving sustainable development and combating climate change and poverty .
the european union should increase its logi@@ stic action and offer proper support to make it easier for these entrepreneu@@ rs to be active on third country markets .
radi@@ o frequ@@ en@@ cies serve the public interest in a wide range of areas in the member states .
directives on stable energy sources , fuel quality and the environment@@ ally frien@@ dl@@ in@@ ess of vehicles must be implemented more stri@@ ctly and with more attention to quality .
this report does not form part of the legislative procedures and represents nothing more than the opinion of the european parliament 's feder@@ alist majority that the eu should increase its inter@@ ference in the cultural sphere still further .
we would also have lik@@ ed to see the report co@@ gently address the issues raised by the european court of auditors related to such funding , which it sing@@ ul@@ arly fail@@ s to do .
mr president , first of all i have to apo@@ logi@@ se to the house ; as shadow rapporteur , i was unable to be here yesterday e@@ vening because my fli@@ ght was not on time .
if i have understood matters corre@@ ctly , mr mc@@ cre@@ ev@@ y submitted initial measures concerning the banks to the commission last week .
( the sitting was closed at 4@@ .@@ 4@@ 5 p@@ .m. )
they wh@@ ole@@ hear@@ tedly believe in this european project because what else can be more important than european decisions adopted by a government which has not been forced to make these decisions by legal requirements or requirements sti@@ pul@@ ated by the rules of this political gam@@ e .
i would like to thank everyone who has collabor@@ ated on this package .
on agriculture : hon@@ our@@ ing the july 2008 commitments ; conclu@@ ding the negotiations on procedures ; guaranteeing , in particular , special and differen@@ tial treatment , respect for special products , and safeguard mechanisms ; developing agricultural support in accordance with sustainable agriculture and food security ;
( es ) madam president , mr s@@ ary@@ u@@ sz@@ -@@ wol@@ ski should be congratul@@ ated because his report clearly states the essential points that the union should take into account in order to establish a genuine common foreign policy on energy : reci@@ pro@@ city with ex@@ porting countries , the need to better coordin@@ ate our energy diplom@@ acy at european level , and the importance of establishing an integrated and competitive market .
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in view of their exper@@ ti@@ se and the important role these associ@@ ations and organisations also play in guaranteeing and contro@@ lling quality , it is absolutely par@@ amount that they are consul@@ ted .
the above actions quite obviously put an end to discussions on the creation of an eu-@@ ukraine free trade area .
i voted in favour of drawing up a development strategy for the danube , which will allow us to ask the commission to draft this document as soon as possible , taking into account specific con@@ sult@@ ations with experts in the field and in the relevant regions , while identi@@ fying the financial resources available and including non-@@ eu countries .
contr@@ actual relations in the milk and milk products sector (
many economi@@ sts like to make economi@@ cs more compli@@ cated than it is , but the explan@@ ation is quite simple : the markets have simply lost their bel@@ ief that europe 's deb@@ t-@@ ri@@ d@@ den countries can compe@@ te and live up to their own responsibilities - that is the reason for all this .
in the current economic crisis , the eu must com@@ mit itself politically and finan@@ ci@@ ally in the key areas of maintaining and developing ' clean ' technologies for combating climate change , supporting cross-border adap@@ tation measures , boo@@ sting energy efficiency and providing assistance in the event of disasters , according to the eu 's principle of solidarity .
do not com@@ b through the acquis until the end of 2009 , but send out a signal before the election next year .
the commission negoti@@ ates and sig@@ ns the agreements .
since the issue does , however - ladies and gentlemen of the left , and i am sor@@ ry to say it - tou@@ ch on italian political matters in a very pro@@ vin@@ cial way , taking on an arti@@ fi@@ ci@@ ally european , and now domestic , dimension , it must be pointed out that , as long as the italian left , which was once so much more power@@ ful and substantial , allows itself to be led politically by com@@ e@@ di@@ ans and de@@ mag@@ o@@ gu@@ es , it will become increasingly di@@ stan@@ ced from power .
promoting the free movement of people , in particular stu@@ dents and re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers , is a goal which is being pursu@@ ed among other things by simpli@@ fying the procedure for the issue of short-@@ stay visas in respect of which specific agreements were signed last september with the european union ; the final goal is fully to liber@@ alise visas in order to make freedom of movement effective , another major point of the stabi@@ lisation and association agreement , and to open up channe@@ ls fo@@ ster@@ ing growth and education .
according to the court of justice , the traditional de@@ sign@@ ation cla@@ uses in the existing bilateral agreements infr@@ in@@ ge eu law , as they constitu@@ te discrimination against eu carr@@ iers established in a member state but ow@@ ned and contro@@ lled by nationals of other member states .
secondly , price : this in turn should mean that the price of air@@ line tic@@ ke@@ ts , ke@@ pt arti@@ fi@@ ci@@ ally high by the present system , could go down by as much as 10 % as a result , according to the commission 's research .
we have an eu-@@ wide school dro@@ p@@ -@@ out rate of over 14 % .
we must not devi@@ ate from the initial re@@ a@@ so@@ ning proposed by the european commission .
they did so with coura@@ ge but also pr@@ ud@@ ence , and without re@@ sor@@ ting to violence . consequently , that approach , which did not involve the use of violence - an instrument of terro@@ r - may serve as a gui@@ de for us in the t@@ went@@ y-@@ first century .
with each bir@@ th , with each period of mat@@ er@@ ni@@ ty leave , women first reduce their professional responsibilities - unless the initiative comes from the company or the public sector .
there is not even anything really new from the council and the new president of the european council .
in certain cases , they need temporary working credit and temporary assistance .
the exten@@ sion of marke@@ ting author@@ is@@ ations under other na@@ mes has been ex@@ pre@@ ss@@ ly simpli@@ fied .
thank you .
it is no ex@@ ag@@ ger@@ ation to say that the rules of the market economy are not applied at present in the russian energy industry .
the claim that the commission has changed its approach towards the assessment of community interest in some recent cases is simply not true .
we hope that this text , which should be adopted by the next j@@ ha council and then submitted to the december european council , will be an ambitious and balanced text and obviously one that refle@@ cts the new institutional balance .
in the past , vacc@@ ination against blu@@ e@@ ton@@ gue was carried out using live atten@@ u@@ ated vacc@@ ines , which called for a series of restrictions on vacc@@ ination so as to avoid the s@@ pread of the vi@@ ru@@ s to un@@ vacc@@ in@@ ated animals .
they also need a lot of storage on their far@@ ms for waste .
therefore , i will br@@ iefly out@@ line the three st@@ ages of this new dimension of european law .
but wh@@ en@@ ever there has been a ' no ' result , it has been impossible to over@@ ri@@ de it without coming back and addre@@ ssing the concerns that were expressed and asking the country in question whether or not it wi@@ shed to re@@ consider ; whether or not it wi@@ shed to change its mind .
had referen@@ da taken place in countries other than ireland , the irish ' no ' would surely not have been the only one .
i voted for this report as it contains specific provisions for improving consumer interests .
what do we mean by this governance ?
one of the things that we ask from the committee on the internal market and consumer protection is for this parliament to take an initiative in getting other national parliament@@ ari@@ ans together in this house to talk in the framework of cars 21 about how they , as national and local politicians , are going to contribute to these overall goals of achieving a competitive car industry with the highest possible technology and pre@@ ser@@ ving and developing jobs and employment , while achieving the goals that we all want to meet in terms of science , safety and environmental improvements .
i do this in order to protect the interests of british citizens , such as ex@@ em@@ pli@@ fied by the case of an@@ dre@@ w sy@@ me@@ ou , a 19@@ -@@ ye@@ ar@@ -@@ old lon@@ don man who fac@@ es ex@@ tradi@@ tion to greece on 30 september on a m@@ ans@@ lau@@ gh@@ ter charge .
in the 19@@ 5@@ 0@@ s and 196@@ 0@@ s we had chinese products : p@@ ens and various products for schools ; and now the chinese have appe@@ are@@ d as a power@@ ful economic and political force .
in this regard , i hope that the vice-president / high representative will raise the issue of georgia , parts of whose territory remain an@@ ne@@ xed and occu@@ pie@@ d il@@ legally by russian sol@@ d@@ iers , and help also to put pressure on russia to solve the trans@@ ni@@ stri@@ a question in moldova .
i have loo@@ ked for a compromise that i could live with , and i did offer the idea of limi@@ ting the term exten@@ sion to recor@@ dings published before 19@@ 7@@ 5 , as appe@@ ars in alde amendments 80 and 8@@ 1 , which are com@@ p@@ ati@@ ble with the main package .
i say that very fran@@ k@@ ly .
we therefore call for this situation to be tack@@ led using an effective and im@@ parti@@ al mechanism enab@@ ling emergency measures at eu level .
please do not pi@@ ck row@@ s with irish farmers or any se@@ ction in ireland this year above all years , and let them have the mo@@ nie@@ s they are entitled to have , in the way they have been paid for over 14 years now .
moreover , i would not have sp@@ li@@ t the report into two se@@ ctions , one on european neighbours and the other on mediterranean neighbours .
to conclude , i should like to thank the rapporteurs for the balanced and highly professional report asse@@ ssing the ec@@ b annual report .
if we do not manage to provide consistent protection for consumers , then we will have totally failed in this respect .
i can say that like everyone else , i do not agree that payment rates should depend on gender .
reducing the number of in@@ ad@@ mis@@ sible compla@@ ints has been a long-@@ standing request of parliament .
genuine concerns need to be addressed and any lo@@ op@@ ho@@ les for the un@@ scru@@ pul@@ ous to explo@@ it must be closed off in european and legislative initiatives by european and national parliaments .
i am pleased that the european parliament has finally reached this debate on the european union 's strategy for children 's rights because a policy which encoura@@ ges children 's rights will form the be@@ dro@@ ck of tomorrow 's society .
the majority will continue to remain with the economic liber@@ als and feder@@ alists in parliament .
one such fil@@ m was shown here in parliament and we saw the situation .
the main advantage of ra@@ pe@@ x is that it allows information on dangerous consumer products found in one member state to be rapi@@ dly communi@@ cated to the other member states and the commission to prevent other consumers from bu@@ ying them .
let us mer@@ ge where we are strong ; let us in europe bring together the spirit of research , e@@ inste@@ in and ste@@ ve jobs .
the war crimes court for the former yugosla@@ via , which is soon to try ra@@ do@@ van kar@@ a@@ dzić , shows that these principles are as important today as ever .
we urgently need to find the resources required to a@@ ver@@ t the problems which our citizens are going to be faced with , such as unemployment .
the general issue at stak@@ e here is disaster response .
at the same time , it advo@@ c@@ ates the introduction of binding and minimum standards at eu level for starting a real policy of integration .
nat@@ ali@@ a e@@ ste@@ mi@@ ro@@ va , who was a candidate for the european parliament 's s@@ ak@@ ha@@ ro@@ v pri@@ ze , was ki@@ d@@ nap@@ ped this mor@@ ning in g@@ roz@@ ny and is being held by un@@ known ki@@ d@@ nap@@ pers .
at this jun@@ c@@ ture , i believe that it is worth saying that certain member states need to be fir@@ mer and , above all , more consistent in advo@@ cating human rights .
i would therefore like to know : what bo@@ at was it and what information is available ?
- ( pl ) mr president , ro@@ ber@@ t g@@ wi@@ az@@ dow@@ ski , an exper@@ t at the ad@@ am s@@ mi@@ th institu@@ te , is on recor@@ d as having written that mon@@ ty ka@@ czy@@ ński 's fl@@ ying cir@@ cus had fl@@ own back from brussels but that it was not at all clear why it had fl@@ own there in the first place .
it will be a comprehensive programme of technical assistance focused on growth and jobs , but with an emergency charac@@ ter because - i repeat - greece is living in an emergency situation .
i trust that you will find it a soli@@ d and balanced proposal which takes into account parliament 's recommendations and concerns .
it is not clear yet what the specific results will be following this visit .
the report also s@@ oun@@ ds an alar@@ m be@@ ll concerning the poor application of the existing framework decision , along with the relevant international instruments , particularly the council of europe 's convention for the protection of children against sexual exploitation and sexual abuse , to which romania has been a party since 2007 , while also reque@@ sting the incorpor@@ ation of new sexual off@@ ences .
the more that those on the right op@@ pose what has been said , the more it be@@ comes clear from your speech , mr b@@ row@@ n , that we are on the right path .
it is a regional war which does not just concern eastern con@@ go .
we also need to mini@@ mi@@ se the costs of adap@@ tation for european industry and to address the challenges faced by energy inten@@ sive industries .
mr president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , yes , the proposal for a directive on the internal transport of dangerous goods is an important issue , because around 1@@ 10 billion ton@@ ne@@ s / k@@ m of dangerous goods are trans@@ ported in the eu every year : 5@@ 8 % by road , 25 % by rail and , up to now , 17 % by in@@ land wat@@ er@@ way .
you have an obligation to vote to choose one of the three fil@@ ms in the competition .
if rail@@ ways are included in the emissions trading and have to pay , i can no longer see why aviation and maritime transport should have such special pri@@ vi@@ leg@@ es .
the european union has also said that we are willing to enter into a closer cooperation with cu@@ ba , including trade , depen@@ ding on their progress on human rights .
the organisation for security and cooperation in europe ( os@@ ce ) is a good refle@@ ction of this , as it is an inte@@ gra@@ l part of the euro@@ -@@ atlantic and euro@@ -@@ a@@ sian security archi@@ te@@ c@@ ture , which is characteri@@ sed by a global con@@ cep@@ tion of security that includes political and military , economic and environmental , and human dimen@@ sions .
this is an amendment that could not be fore@@ seen at the beginning .
coming again to the matter of regulation ver@@ sus voluntary co@@ des , many of the voluntary co@@ des are only just getting under way , and for the main part these should be given time to operate .
i should like to make three proposals for the package of two reports that we have discussed today .
it is necessary to ensure that the substances for which a claim is made have been shown to have a benefi@@ cial nu@@ tri@@ tional or physi@@ o@@ logical effect .
i would have expected us to discuss the european union 's cooperation with china in reform@@ ing the global financial system , bearing in mind china 's balanced and constructive position , especially now , before the g20 summit in lon@@ don .
given that the ne@@ ther@@ lands has reque@@ sted assistance in respect of 8@@ 21 redun@@ dan@@ cies in 70 companies operating in the n@@ ace revision 2 di@@ vision 18 ( pr@@ in@@ ting and re@@ production of recor@@ ded media ) in the two con@@ ti@@ gu@@ ous nu@@ ts ii regions of nor@@ d bra@@ b@@ ant and zu@@ id hol@@ land , i voted in favour of the resolution because i agree with the commission 's proposal and with the amendments to it tabled by parliament .
that is won@@ der@@ ful !
thus , in fact , we might say that he h@@ ur@@ r@@ ied ahead of the decision by our fellow member .
but do they want a solution ?
but we need also to agree on a second element , colleagues , which is flexibility .
because of the ratification of the lisbon treaty , i welcome the fact that the european union now has competence in the area of sport with a support budget .
we can use public procurement to dri@@ ve forward areas like small and medium-sized enterprises , commissioner , and opportunities for innovation and green products and services - and , indeed , for supporting the whole of the innovation agenda .
if member states work together , they can ensure a more secure , chea@@ per and more efficient supply of energy resources to citizens and companies .
mr schulz , obviously i believe that all democratic parties have a place in democratic countries .
the report published by the european centre for disease prevention and control ( ec@@ d@@ c ) no@@ tes that , in the management of the vi@@ ru@@ s , the eu has been unable to adap@@ t quickly to the medical measures necessary to limit in@@ fe@@ ction .
if we remember that , we will not go far wrong .
moreover , a further step will be taken towards the implementation of one of the european union 's objectives - territorial cohesion .
we have supported this resolution with the clear aim of sen@@ ding the message that the european parliament and labour meps stand si@@ de@@ -@@ by@@ -@@ side with the people of haiti in the long-term work of re@@ building the infrastructure , communities and lives which have been tor@@ n apart .
the commission proposal introdu@@ ces important innov@@ ations which i hope you can support .
at the same time , this may also alle@@ vi@@ ate the im@@ balance within the da@@ iry market .
however , that demands that we use the community method and involve the european parliament and national parliaments .
the european globalisation adjustment fund ( egf ) was set up with the purpose of supporting the re@@ integration into the labour market of workers made redun@@ d@@ ant due to the current process of world market globalisation .
we won@@ der if these cuts were really necessary and what was the rati@@ on@@ ale behind them , especially since the fisher@@ y sector is currently experien@@ cing great difficulties due to the crisis over fuel prices and the cuts in fishing opportunities .
mr president , thank you for your understanding .
you corre@@ ctly point out that community legislation is the way to achieve the goals of the eu treaties , as its by@@ word is the interest of european citizens , who have the right to demand the implementation of this law .
i also agree that the commission 's proposal , in its explan@@ atory statement , should include clear and detailed information on the application , analy@@ sing the eli@@ gi@@ bility criteria and expla@@ ining the reasons that led to its approval , in accordance with the requests made by parliament .
i am also talking about developing cooperation with the council of europe on training medi@@ ators from the roma community .
on that basis , baltic ga@@ y pri@@ de was held on 8 may 2010 : that was the event to which a previous speaker referred .
for society as a whole , the costs of poor health and safety at work have been put at an astro@@ no@@ mi@@ cal 3@@ .@@ 8 % of gro@@ ss national product .
the commission can wh@@ ole@@ hear@@ tedly support the text as it stands .
( fr ) madam president , i wish br@@ iefly to say three things .
i am aware , for example , that one italian me@@ p , a member of the ef@@ d group , has been pro@@ secu@@ ted for taking part in a vi@@ gi@@ lan@@ te ra@@ id in which he set fir@@ e to the bel@@ ong@@ ings of an im@@ migr@@ ant .
we believe that these will institu@@ tion@@ alise in@@ efficien@@ cies in the farm@@ ing sector .
it is a way of com@@ bi@@ ning condi@@ tion@@ ality with our various means of exer@@ ting pressure within the framework of a legally binding agreement .
the only way in which we will be able to bring these figures back in line with public opinion is when we restor@@ e budgetary responsibility to national parliaments and to national parliament@@ ari@@ ans who have to justi@@ fy themselves to their constitu@@ ents , who are also their taxpayers .
allow me one last sent@@ ence , mr president - bar@@ ack ob@@ ama only be@@ came president by the will of the n@@ ation , a n@@ ation which is worth working with , a n@@ ation which prote@@ cts values that are also important to us .
i would call for decisive measures to be taken at the level of both the eu and all the member states to combat pay@@ -@@ related discrimination and to ensure access to at@@ trac@@ tive job offers .
6 .
here , what is important is not to ca@@ st doubt upon the lam@@ as@@ sou@@ re-@@ sever@@ in report ; it is probably well constru@@ cted , al@@ be@@ it buil@@ t upon a found@@ ation of s@@ and .
however - i am ex@@ ag@@ ger@@ ating here , but only s@@ ligh@@ tly - the communication po@@ sts have large@@ ly been budge@@ ted for , and we have been told , since the elections : ' we have to improve communication , we have to enhance it so as to increase our fellow citizens ' awareness ' .
one or both parents often never return and they can be in@@ different to the f@@ ate of their children , whose best hope is to be ca@@ red for by close rel@@ atives .
if europe really intends to implement the policies laid down in the european treaties , including the most recent policies , it must have the financial resources it needs to fulfil these ambi@@ tions .
indeed , will you monitor it , and what action will you take if di@@ stor@@ tion results ?
3 .
welcome
after all , only then can we truly make this leading role a reality .
need i point this out ?
please , what are you afraid of ?
i voted for this resolution because i believe that any agreement between the eu and the united states in this area must also include strict safeguar@@ ds on implementation and supervision , to be monito@@ red by an appropriate eu-@@ ap@@ pointed authority .
in addition , the obje@@ ction about the political bi@@ as of the com@@ position of the media council under this law is totally unfair .
i think human life de@@ serves better .
there is a human rights instrument that is indeed very important , known as the european convention on human rights .
this af@@ ter@@ no@@ on i had a meeting with the officials in my direct@@ or@@ ate@@ -@@ general with a view to enhan@@ cing and re@@ doub@@ ling the commission 's efforts in the field of road safety .
the second step is to combat child trafficking and pro@@ stitu@@ tion . the third step is for us not to forget , for the children 's s@@ ake , that priority must be given to adop@@ tions by family members and national adop@@ tions .
the campaign is being run by the european centre for disease prevention and control ( ec@@ d@@ c ) , the european union institutions and the world health organiz@@ ation .
i do not believe that this is in any way acceptable .
ge@@ ni@@ tal mu@@ ti@@ l@@ ation is a social problem that concerns us all .
we would rather see these sort of arrangements set within a proper framework - and within something that is not going to delay for five years much of the progress that we want to see happen .
the text is , ad@@ mit@@ tedly , a first step in the right direction since he@@ dge funds were not previ@@ ously obli@@ ged to be transparent .
there were two g@@ li@@ m@@ m@@ ers of light when the treaty of lisbon en@@ tered into force .
the european agricultural sector produ@@ ces high-@@ quality food , prote@@ cts vital rural areas and many jobs , main@@ tains and promo@@ tes our cultural lan@@ ds@@ ca@@ pe and biodiversity and can make a contribution to con@@ ser@@ ving f@@ os@@ si@@ l fuels through the production of renewable ra@@ w materials and energy .
my colleague , ste@@ ph@@ en hu@@ gh@@ es , has already referred to the fact that the first barroso commission has failed to deliver much of what you had already promi@@ sed .
of course , what it cannot ultimately safeguard is the interest on the part of the member states in making use of this tool to promote their culture .
the commission re@@ fers specifically and clearly to the difficulties ; it de@@ fin@@ es them and sugge@@ sts what the difficulties are and where there is a marg@@ in for us to implement the targets we have set .
the union also ent@@ ers 2009 secure in the streng@@ th of its international re@@ pu@@ tation .
this union is an or@@ we@@ lli@@ an creation where words mean the op@@ posi@@ te of what is said .
its goal is to facilitate in@@ tra@@ -@@ european arms exports , which also , of course , affe@@ cts arms exports outside the eu .
there must be strict compliance with the port state obligations contained in the international labour organiz@@ ation 's maritime labour convention , the ' pol@@ lu@@ ter pa@@ ys ' principle must hold and all the rules must also apply at night .
for 2009 , they were 30 % , and in 2010 , they were 40 % .
much effort is de@@ di@@ cated to addre@@ ssing safety issues .
european investment in ni@@ ger 's ura@@ nium min@@ es or in the ch@@ ad@@ -@@ cam@@ e@@ ro@@ on oil pipe@@ line must be ac@@ companie@@ d by trans@@ fers of technology for clean energy production based on micro@@ projects .
come here for 90 minutes , not 60 .
can we have some monitoring by the commission ?
however , we are equally concerned about and sym@@ pa@@ the@@ tic towards the unfortun@@ ate position which the palesti@@ ni@@ ans find themselves in with regard to everything referred to in this statement and , in particular , the 196@@ 7 borders , the difficult situation in j@@ er@@ us@@ ale@@ m and the sett@@ lement activities .
the inno@@ cent people living in the south of slovakia have , in this way , become ho@@ st@@ ages to these nation@@ alists and their dre@@ am@@ s of a politically re@@ united hungarian n@@ ation .
( nl ) mr president , the du@@ tch guarantee of many bi@@ llions of euro@@ s prom@@ p@@ ted the former minister of finance , mr ru@@ ding , to say ' the road to budgetary he@@ ll is pa@@ ved with guarantees ' .
the recently adopted lisbon treaty gives more authority to european institutions in a political sense , and it seems to me that a particular kind of divi@@ de is opening between political integration , which is making progress , and economic integration .
this framework decision must be seen as a first step in the process of getting to g@@ ri@@ ps with rac@@ is@@ m and x@@ en@@ op@@ h@@ ob@@ ia at european level and maximum harmonisation in this field .
the commission is therefore called upon to review the agency 's fe@@ e structure to bring costs and reven@@ ue for cer@@ ti@@ fication activities into balance .
however , it is lac@@ king one critical and , above all , self-@@ critical analysis .
this country is going through a process of increasing author@@ it@@ ari@@ a@@ nis@@ m in which freedoms are being restri@@ cted , the opposition is being har@@ as@@ sed and fear is being created among the people who even su@@ spe@@ ct that their vote is no longer secre@@ t .
i accept the work done by the rapporteur , and certainly she has taken out a great many of the concerns we would have , but it does leave me won@@ der@@ ing why we need this at all .
i agree with the statement that investment in the production of bio@@ gas from different sources should be encouraged , drawing on eu funds allocated to regional and rural development for that purpose .
the european commission , which has been critici@@ sed on several occa@@ sions with regard to agricultural policy , is condem@@ ned by the european parliament in this report for arri@@ ving too often at conclusions that are un@@ sustainable for european agricultural policy .
i have since then been discussing the terms of such facilit@@ ation with both foreign ministers - most recently in a tr@@ il@@ at@@ er@@ al meeting yesterday e@@ vening - following the decisions of both governments on our initiative .
there are many people over there also in de@@ ni@@ al .
finally , i would urge the council , too , to follow parliament 's recommendations .
this im@@ age some@@ how also refle@@ cts an im@@ age of china : able to show itself as sum@@ p@@ tu@@ ous , r@@ ich , developed , and capable of pres@@ enting itself to the world , as in the opening ce@@ re@@ m@@ ony of the ol@@ y@@ mpi@@ c gam@@ es .
once again , it should be stre@@ ssed that as a result of the crisis and economic inst@@ ability , c@@ f@@ p will no longer function and will leave the fisher@@ men to their f@@ ate .
today , the problem is in lam@@ pe@@ du@@ sa .
we cannot allow ourselves to fall pre@@ y to fear and make ha@@ sty cho@@ ices today : we need a general agreement on making existing nuclear plants safe and s@@ cre@@ e@@ ning those that are under construction .
the first concerns the impact assessment .
but the reality is that others have to mat@@ ch our level of ambi@@ tion .
i feel that this report is actually - and i say this with dee@@ p con@@ vi@@ ction - one of the most contro@@ versi@@ al documents adopted by parliament in recent times .
her ou@@ trage@@ ous sent@@ ence of 11 years ' im@@ pris@@ on@@ ment for doing her job is an in@@ sul@@ t to humani@@ ty .
today we understand each other better .
firstly , energy , its supply and sufficien@@ cy , rai@@ ses and low@@ ers the position of socie@@ ties in the global competitive environment .
as things stand at present , only half the member states of the union have rati@@ fied the partnership agreement with the acp ( african , cari@@ b@@ be@@ an and pac@@ i@@ fic ) countries due to enter into force on 1 january 2008 .
uni@@ versi@@ ties must be able to coun@@ t on significant and fore@@ see@@ able public and private funding .
finally , i want to under@@ line the fact that the provisions of this directive , which represents a new regulatory fra@@ me , should only apply to the struc@@ tu@@ red financial instruments , credit r@@ ating agencies themselves being an important part of struc@@ tu@@ red finance .
i appeal for sensi@@ ti@@ vity to the situation of millions of citizens of ukraine and hundreds of young ukra@@ ini@@ ans .
next week is the european s@@ me week .
second , we need more consistent application of the vat rules on financial services and a more level pla@@ ying field in the internal market .
however , as i also indi@@ cated last night during our discussions , laws and regulations are as good as we make them , and we therefore have to remain vi@@ gi@@ l@@ ant and see to it that member states , feed deal@@ ers and , indeed , the commission , ensure that every@@ body sti@@ cks to their obligations in ensuring that laws really are enfor@@ ced and that they are good laws .
there is no len@@ der .
bio@@ gas and other biofuels , along with so@@ lar and w@@ ind energy , can significantly reduce the reli@@ ance on con@@ v@@ enti@@ onal energy sources .
it is , therefore , essential to ensure that out@@ sour@@ cing , which should in any case only be allowed under the most str@@ ing@@ ent conditions , is per@@ mitted only on pre@@ mi@@ ses that enjo@@ y diplom@@ atic protection .
there is a long chain of terrorist acts ran@@ ging from in@@ do@@ c@@ tr@@ in@@ ating and a@@ rou@@ sing f@@ an@@ ati@@ ci@@ sm in a child to mur@@ der .
( pt ) madam president , mr cha@@ ste@@ l , on 6 july this year , the european parliament adopted , by a large majority , a specific directive on bio@@ -@@ waste .
i voted in favour of this resolution because , while reco@@ g@@ nising the principle of subsidiarity and the competence of the member states in this area , i think the european union should make its own contribution by encouraging dialogue among the various ac@@ tors on solidarity between gener@@ ations .
in my view , mr b@@ ac@@ o 's vote is more of a mi@@ su@@ n@@ der@@ standing .
what should be pointed out , however , is that this work has not been comple@@ ted , because it also involves parliament re@@ ma@@ ining vi@@ gi@@ l@@ ant against the tem@@ p@@ tation of po@@ pu@@ li@@ sm , which loo@@ ks for s@@ ca@@ pe@@ go@@ ats for the problems of social exclusion rather than solutions or respon@@ ses .
parliament will investig@@ ate carefully the information you have provided and will act on it in the coming months .
if we keep speaking only about sym@@ p@@ tom@@ s and per@@ pe@@ tr@@ ators , re@@ ma@@ ining sil@@ ent or pa@@ ssive when it is about the causes and facilit@@ ators , we are going to je@@ opar@@ di@@ se our values .
( bg ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , i am taking the floor so that i can draw your attention to a complex problem which unfortunately affe@@ cts every single bul@@ garian citizen , namely , the da@@ ily rac@@ ke@@ te@@ ering which the banks eng@@ age in against consumers .
i would like to mention just two examples .
only we@@ ak governments go to such l@@ eng@@ ths to pre@@ serve their arti@@ fi@@ ci@@ ally obtained cor@@ ru@@ pt power and we@@ al@@ th .
it is good that the european union has decided on a common peace mission to cha@@ d with the aim of protecting its citizens and guaranteeing humanitarian aid .
to end , i must say to you , madam vice-president , that you already know that you can coun@@ t on the support of this parliament .
it is primarily europe 's so@@ o@@ t emissions that are responsible for the significantly fa@@ ster me@@ l@@ ting of the ice in the arctic - they are bor@@ ne there by the w@@ ind .
this would give a real industrial boost to the economic recovery .
within the framework of action 2 , funds will be targeted and used in accordance with the objectives of the development and external relations instruments .
to conclude , commissioner , since you have spoken of respect - yes , it is entirely appropriate that the majority society should har@@ b@@ our the greatest respect for its minorities , but i think the minorities in a health@@ ily functioning society should have equal respect for that society .
agriculture continues to be an important economic sector .
in the case of slovakia , the 17 % re@@ valu@@ ation of its currency , al@@ be@@ it planned and in line with the treaty criteria , gives food for thought .
madam president , i do not propose to go over all the issues raised here , especially since there is going to be a vote tomorrow , but i would n@@ one@@ theless like to highlight certain points that have been made repe@@ ate@@ dly in the speeches .
unfortunately , we have been unable to obtain an as@@ surance in this report that the european commission will finally take note of article 14 of the treaty of lisbon and present a proposal for a directive on public services .
its purpose is to at@@ tr@@ act qualified foreign stu@@ dents to europe .
mrs r@@ ü@@ h@@ le , as regards com@@ po@@ unds and pol@@ y@@ cy@@ cli@@ c aro@@ matic hy@@ dro@@ carb@@ ons , these substances can be found in various consumer goods and not just in to@@ ys .
in which areas does the council feel there has been most progress ?
in other words , they are not deli@@ vering a solution to the question that you have in mind .
looking to changes ahead , the prepar@@ ations for the reform of the common agricultural policy in 2013 will be an issue during this presidency .
we must avoid creating bureaucr@@ atic obstacles which serve to mu@@ z@@ z@@ le dyna@@ mis@@ m and entrepreneu@@ r@@ ship to the point of suf@@ fo@@ cating them .
the european union has to take this into account when we want to develop even stronger cooperation for the benefit of the arctic , its in@@ habit@@ ants and its wil@@ dli@@ fe .
all procu@@ re@@ ments in connection with the european fo@@ ot@@ b@@ all cham@@ pi@@ on@@ ship have been exclu@@ ded from the scope of this law .
it is in fact the wrong response as , if we had voted for the membership action plan ( ma@@ p ) in bu@@ ch@@ are@@ st , stri@@ ctly speaking this would not have made any difference because i believe that no one was ready to make war on behalf of georgia .
particular attention must be focused on the objectives set in the europe 2020 strategy .
under no circumstances must occup@@ ational pensions be trans@@ fer@@ red to a com@@ pul@@ s@@ ory european system .
the second question is whether or not we should be considering developing the g@@ sp + system further into a g@@ sp + + .
i can do without your applause .
of special importance to the consumer is also the establishment of the right to with@@ draw from a contr@@ act within a 14@@ -@@ day period without giving a reason and the related right to obtain re@@ im@@ bur@@ se@@ ment of all payments which have been made .
this will continue to be the case .
nee@@ dless to say , i completely dis@@ agree with exten@@ ding the application of the ' blu@@ e card ' system .
for this reason , i would like to repeat that i was very grateful that all of this has been made clear today .
i am very much in favour of asking the commission to take steps to facilitate an independent study of the performance of innovative communication means , including labelling , as a way of reducing hazar@@ d@@ ous and harmful alco@@ hol consumption .
we have been able to , and should , approach mr so@@ ini 's speeches with a sense of hum@@ our , but , as in recent times he has ga@@ ined a certain amount of support , they obviously need to start to be taken seriously .
this system thre@@ at@@ ens to perman@@ ently weak@@ en liberal democracy in russia itself . it is also f@@ an@@ ning the f@@ lam@@ es of ne@@ o-@@ imperi@@ alism in russian foreign policy .
my second question : what action can be taken quickly to make the european economy less dependent , especially on imported oil and gas and their prices ?
as i have said , using a bat@@ ter@@ ing ram against the social security system would definitely be the worst thing that the european union could do at this point .
no@@ body men@@ tions that our actions have only increased the number and the intensi@@ ty of terrorist acts .
this is an important area of mac@@ ro@@ regional cooperation .
mr president , on behalf of the socialist group in the european parliament , i want to express our total condem@@ n@@ ation of the mur@@ ders being committed in this region of somali@@ a in the name of go@@ d .
i believe we ought to be discussing this .
simply because most of them want it that way .
if we want the port to remain competitive we need to moder@@ ni@@ se its current infrastructure and re@@ move red ta@@ pe .
the amendments to the structural funds regulation to take account of cohesion policy will enable us to provide a new impe@@ tu@@ s for investment and help restor@@ e confidence in the economies .
g@@ end@@ er@@ -based violence co@@ vers sexual abuse , human trafficking , forced mar@@ ri@@ age and ge@@ ni@@ tal mu@@ ti@@ l@@ ation , and such viol@@ ent crimes have an ex@@ tra@@ ordinary impact on and do ir@@ re@@ par@@ able damage to a wom@@ an 's physi@@ cal and mental health .
in writing . - ( it ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , i voted against the report by mr cat@@ ania on the situation of fundamental rights in the european union ( 200@@ 4@@ -@@ 2008 ) .
that is the current situation of the roma in france .
ms g@@ om@@ es has visi@@ ted iraq t@@ wi@@ ce since december in order to get the cle@@ are@@ st possible pi@@ c@@ ture of what is and what is not happening in the country .
this is the reason why this issue should be approach@@ ed reali@@ sti@@ cally , with responsibility , and speci@@ alists from various fie@@ lds of exper@@ ti@@ se should take part in the related debates .
for countries like min@@ e , romania , off@@ set is , at least for the time being , an important mechanism to ensure the survi@@ val of our national industry .
indeed , it will no longer be necessary to sub@@ mit 27 appli@@ cations within the member states .
pursu@@ ant to article 15 of the treaty on european union , i would like to know when the president of the european council will come and give an account of the european council of 4 february to the european parliament , because i do not believe he is coming to this part@@ -@@ session .
what strategy , then , will the commission adopt in relation to the african union , as we are talking about the african continent ?
i am really glad to be able to speak about this topic with you this e@@ vening .
let me say something else on the same subject that mr ro@@ me@@ va i ru@@ e@@ da and mrs g@@ om@@ es : surely the weapons used in these countries , including somali@@ a , are produced in and ex@@ ported from so-called democratic countries , countries that are economi@@ cally developed .
when you arri@@ ve in those countries inst@@ ability star@@ ts again .
they should include a mone@@ ti@@ sed indi@@ cat@@ or , such as adju@@ sted ne@@ t dis@@ bur@@ se@@ ments , and a physi@@ cal indi@@ cat@@ or , such as an eco@@ logical or carbon fo@@ ot@@ pr@@ int , for the environmental dimension , and social indic@@ ators which incorpor@@ ate the social dimension , such as an in@@ equality evaluation ( for example , the g@@ ini co@@ efficient ) and a social integration and human prosper@@ ity inde@@ x , such as the human poverty inde@@ x .
it is the sector which the european commission itself descri@@ be@@ s as the one with the greatest potential for reducing co2 .
the amendments are constructive ; i hope they will be successful and that colleagues will support them tomorrow .
the announ@@ cement that the priorities established in the 2008 budget will continue in connection with interpre@@ ting and with the analy@@ tical service of the li@@ br@@ ary is also ple@@ as@@ ing .
we also favour implementing all practical measures which can rein@@ force concrete cooperation between the eu and nato and ensure , in particular , cooperation when both are de@@ ployed in the same the@@ at@@ re .
with regard to the existing lan@@ d@@ fi@@ lls , the commission has started an investigation and asked the italian authorities to report on the functioning of the ter@@ zi@@ ano and ci@@ c@@ ci@@ ano lan@@ d@@ fi@@ lls .
in writing . - there is no doubt that , despite current legislation to reduce pe@@ sti@@ ci@@ des , excessive amounts of pe@@ sti@@ ci@@ des exist in our air , water and food supply , affecting our health and the environment .
we need to protect our citizens from terrorist thre@@ ats , and we also need to safeguard their private lives and priv@@ acy .
thirdly , i would like to emphasise once again that the council must give a clear signal after copenhagen that a binding climate change agreement is needed .
these principles are as follow@@ s : increase efficiency in production and distribution of goods and services , mainly by reducing red ta@@ pe ; improve the existing rules and adap@@ t them to the current circumstances , no@@ tab@@ ly to facilitate ri@@ sk@@ -based monitoring procedures for national administr@@ ations ; simplify procedures and increase transparency for in@@ tra@@ -@@ community trade , by increasing legal certainty and fair rules ; finally , the system for the colle@@ ction and re@@ im@@ bur@@ se@@ ment of duty should not give rise to discrimin@@ atory criteria , and should avoid dou@@ ble taxation .
there is also the amendment to deal with the od@@ d system we have that our opening session is cha@@ i@@ red by the ol@@ de@@ st member instead of , for instance , the out@@ going president , which happens in some parliaments - or an out@@ going vice-president , even , if the president were not re-@@ elected , perhaps .
commissioner , in our view , the aim is not to infr@@ in@@ ge employees ' rights in any way but to create jobs .
in writing . - ( nl ) the trans@@ mis@@ sible diseases that thre@@ ate@@ n europe , such as s@@ ars and bir@@ d f@@ lu , show that far@@ -@@ reaching european measures are necessary to prevent a possible pan@@ de@@ mic in europe .
mr van rom@@ pu@@ y makes his statement - that is also excellent .
and yet , we still have no common strategy , and there is no coordination of measures taken by the various institutions and the member states , which should not resi@@ st harmonisation of their legislation , even though this is not an@@ cho@@ red in the treaties .
given these factors , i believe that the eu must devi@@ se an effective policy so that workers can remain in the labour market and not be subje@@ cted to age discrimination .
i voted against setting the legally binding target of achieving minimum energy savings of 20 % by 2020 as this element of com@@ pul@@ sion at eu level could have an adver@@ se impact on the single market .
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we can see that the gro@@ un@@ dw@@ ater has been cont@@ amin@@ ated by the chemi@@ c@@ als that have per@@ me@@ ated this hy@@ dra@@ u@@ li@@ c f@@ rac@@ turing .
the joint under@@ taking is in a star@@ t-@@ up pha@@ se and had not yet fully established its internal control and financial re@@ porting systems by the end of 2009 .
a very war@@ m welcome to you all !
the consumer must be able to identi@@ fy what propor@@ tion of the price goes to the state and how much goes into the po@@ c@@ ke@@ ts of the air@@ line and air@@ port .
in writing . - i voted for this report , which stre@@ sses that the main objective pursu@@ ed by the eu and the member states in the eu strategy for the black sea region should be to establish an area of peace , democracy , prosper@@ ity and stability , foun@@ ded on respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms and providing for eu energy security , and consid@@ ers that good governance , the rule of law , promotion of respect of human rights , migration management , energy , transport , the environment , and economic and social development should constitu@@ te priority actions .
i would like to add , mr far@@ age , that i respect the polish , but you were not in my office negotiating the lisbon treaty with a number of colleagues .
equally , experience shows that non-@@ le@@ th@@ al methods for dist@@ ur@@ b@@ ing cor@@ mor@@ ants on ri@@ vers are in@@ efficient .
on the contrary , supporting the treaty of lisbon and ' free trade ' , implementing p@@ alli@@ ative controls on the environmental degra@@ d@@ ation caused by the liberalisation of trade , will only exac@@ er@@ b@@ ate the environmental degra@@ d@@ ation that is increasingly thre@@ ate@@ ning our plan@@ et and its people .
in writing . - as usu@@ ally in this type of reports , the e@@ p :
we would also stress the fact that this proposal for a directive includes aspects that will end up restri@@ cting the right to asylum and applying conditions to it , above all , limi@@ ting each member state 's sovereign right to make its own cho@@ ices and decide on its own asylum procedures .
this choice must not contribute to creating extr@@ a bur@@ dens on the weak@@ est companies , thus han@@ di@@ cap@@ ping their activity .
we should not forget that even today in the european union there is a 2@@ 8@@ .@@ 4 % difference in employment rates between men and women , that we are a long way off the lisbon target of achieving 60 % fe@@ m@@ ale employment by 2010 and that , in addition , women ear@@ n on average 15 % less than men .
this is primarily through nato and the un .
my second point concerns market monitoring .
we know who they are .
however , it was only awar@@ ded seven licen@@ ces for tu@@ na fishing .
we know that 0@@ .@@ 3 % of the plan@@ et 's de@@ ser@@ ts could supply the entire world with energy .
who is responsible if , in a member state of the eu , further to an agreement with an international organisation which has nothing to do with the european union , the employment situation de@@ teri@@ or@@ ates dra@@ sti@@ cally , including in respect of aid for the employment of people with dis@@ abi@@ lities ?
mr president , like my colleague mrs ask , i would like to fi@@ nish by saying that you are more than welcome to send your opinions to us by e-@@ ma@@ il if you did not have an opportunity to present them here today .
although i do not endorse those who would seek to impose demands on regions from above as regards the ear@@ mar@@ king programme , the impe@@ tu@@ s st@@ em@@ ming from this report and from the proposals made are nevertheless head@@ ing in the right direction and will contribute to the creation of green jobs .
at present , 10 member states have lines with er@@ t@@ ms and there are ongoing projects in almost all member states .
however , this must - and this is my appeal to the commission , to baroness ashton - this must be the slo@@ g@@ an , the main slo@@ g@@ an of our diplom@@ acy in the world .
that calls to mind a quot@@ e from the cl@@ assi@@ cs : the message well i hear , my fa@@ it@@ h alone is we@@ ak .
there was talk of welfare tourism and coun@@ t@@ less other problems .
mr president , the next european uni@@ on-@@ russia summit will take place between a russian feder@@ ation on the rise - be it only provi@@ si@@ on@@ ally - and an eu not only affected by the irish ' no ' on the lisbon treaty but , moreover , by the lack of a clear vision on how to get out of this crisis .
the second ' bir@@ d ' is europe 's hea@@ v@@ y depend@@ ence on imported energy .
this impact is very clear , particularly for cor@@ n g@@ lu@@ ten feed and the waste from using ma@@ i@@ ze to produce alco@@ hol .
they will be equal in every sense .
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firstly , i would like to point out that more than 15 days after the first cases had been re@@ ported and more than a month after the first in@@ stances of cont@@ am@@ ination had occur@@ red , the european early war@@ ning and response uni@@ ts have still been unable to identi@@ fy the real cause of the cont@@ am@@ ination .
the countries that are among the new eu member states often have enormous defici@@ ts to make up , especially as regards the quality and health of the fo@@ od@@ stu@@ ff@@ s produced .
i believe that no one should go unem@@ ployed for months without the offer of training , a job or help to obtain a job , and that no scho@@ ol@@ -@@ lea@@ ver should be out of school and out of work for long without being offered the chance to get the skills they need for the future .
2@@ . bu@@ s and co@@ ach rou@@ tes which are making marg@@ inal or no profit , having no ro@@ om for increased tic@@ ke@@ t prices , will be cut entirely and there will be no service .
on behalf of the pse group . - ( nl ) mr president , like mr sal@@ af@@ ran@@ ca , i should like to pi@@ ck up on what president sarkozy stated this mor@@ ning : we have to try to solve the problems with russia via dialogue rather than con@@ fron@@ tation .
we need a responsible and ambitious policy at this level from all political pla@@ yers .
for this reason , i believe that it is extremely important to guarantee a high level of protection for all consumers without , however , ham@@ per@@ ing the operation of mobi@@ le te@@ lep@@ h@@ ony networks and the development of new wi@@ re@@ less technologies .
how can we reform european agriculture fair@@ ly if we ignor@@ e 9@@ 5 % of all far@@ ms ?
that is the process we would like to see taking place , so that we may look forward to all countries of the western balkans becoming ful@@ l@@ y-@@ fle@@ d@@ ged members of the european union one day , which will be the found@@ ation of ensuring peace , security and cooperation - in that part of europe , too .
i welcome the resolve and in@@ tent of the chinese , the indi@@ ans and so many other countries in the industri@@ alised and le@@ ss-@@ developed parts of the world to achieve the target of a serious reduction in carbon dio@@ xi@@ de emissions , as opposed to business as usu@@ al .
women represent 4@@ 2 % of agricultural workers in all countries of the european union .
if we continue now and always to extr@@ act ra@@ w materials , we will never see the end of things .
cra@@ sh tests have shown that these bel@@ ts , which are the devi@@ ces most comm@@ only used by european airlines , may actually end@@ an@@ ger children and cause serious in@@ jur@@ ies .
they have no right to healthcare or pensions and they live in constan@@ t fear of being cau@@ ght and sent back to their home country .
people accept what they know , but anything that is beyond their hor@@ iz@@ on a@@ rou@@ ses concern .
i am refer@@ ring here , above all , to young people .
in writing . - ( fr ) i voted in favour of the report .
we , the european parliament , shall pay particular attention to whether democratic rules of play are obser@@ ved .
their arri@@ val is a direct consequ@@ ence of the occup@@ ation of lat@@ via implemented by the so@@ vie@@ t union .
it is a fact that europe can no longer su@@ sta@@ in these migr@@ atory mo@@ vements via taj@@ i@@ k@@ istan and from afghanistan and other countries , a fact which primarily the mediterranean countries , such as mal@@ ta , cyprus , greece and italy , are paying for now , but which it is certain , with ma@@ them@@ ati@@ cal preci@@ sion , will be paid for at a later date by all the countries of northern europe .
i regret that the swedish minister was not here , because we had very good cooperation .
in si@@ tu research into my@@ cor@@ hi@@ za@@ l sym@@ bio@@ sis should be acti@@ vely encouraged .
let me start with the neg@@ atives - the li@@ mit@@ ations .
i once again repeat my thanks to the commission and to parliament , which , i am sure , will deal with this matter me@@ ticul@@ ously , tho@@ rou@@ gh@@ ly and swi@@ f@@ tly .
in order to prevent similar dangerous situations in the future , pre@@ -@@ prepared support plans must exist , and there must be an appropriate re@@ action both before and after the problem .
i should also mention ag@@ ora , parliament 's forum with civil society , which is making history and is a really important instrument .
we must facilitate access to funding for private individuals and for entrepreneu@@ rs who are unable to obtain loans from the traditional banking sector .
the agreement reinfor@@ ces bilateral cooperation between the european union and ma@@ ur@@ it@@ ania , and must guarantee sustainable fishing .
if necessary , they should also make significant increases to public financing for the development of low@@ -@@ carbon technologies .
therefore , there is no doubt that the constan@@ t increase in food prices as a result of increased com@@ mod@@ ity prices is an increasingly pressing concern for the eu .
on the first point , i will refer to the president of the italian republic , who i already qu@@ o@@ ted yesterday and who vo@@ i@@ ced his opinion last week : ' the european parliament ' - i quot@@ e - ' cannot be a s@@ oun@@ ding board for the political conflicts and contro@@ vers@@ ies that are a matter of course within the member states and their national parliaments . '
the committee on transport and tourism reali@@ ses that around 90 % of union exports and imports are made by sea .
such an approach might well be counter@@ productive and would can@@ cel out the benefits of dealing with the roma problem across the board in all the european union 's policies .
one thing is clear to all of us .
in the finance sector , the numbers are even less positive : women represent only 10 % of board members of the major european li@@ sted companies and 3 % of the chair@@ persons of those bo@@ ar@@ ds .
it is all this that our healthcare systems must be able to respond to , with everyone having guaranteed access to healthcare services .
this is our commitment and yet we wi@@ n in some areas and we lose in others .
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as food is the most important collective as@@ set of the agricultural sector , food production must be en@@ su@@ red , especially with a view to food security over the coming de@@ ca@@ des .
our citizens expect those rules of play to be ad@@ he@@ red to .
i therefore believe that we have to bre@@ ak this vi@@ ci@@ ous cir@@ cle through the balance which mr mate spo@@ ke of .
for 1@@ 80 pi@@ lls , the price in mal@@ ta is eur 17@@ 8@@ .@@ 9@@ 7 as compared to eur 13@@ 5@@ .@@ 13 in brussels .
sustainable , productive and competitive european agriculture enab@@ les the challenges of security of supply in the food and energy sectors , of climate change , of the environment and biodiversity , of health , and of demographic change in the eu to be met .
that is also why businesses now have a big chance to make it unnecessary for me to inter@@ ven@@ e , because if they do things right , we do not need to inter@@ ven@@ e .
the office of high representative , while it still la@@ sts , has been undermin@@ ed and the authority of the international community weak@@ ened .
one of the knowledge and innovation communities i have proposed will concentr@@ ate on information and communications technology .
i agree with mr k@@ ac@@ in and mr pi@@ ni@@ or that we should not wa@@ it for any subsequ@@ ent reports , but rather se@@ i@@ ze the first suitable opportunity to start negotiations with macedonia .
women with temporary and out@@ sour@@ cing contracts often fi@@ ll po@@ sts in sectors where the need is great during good economic times but where the position is often very fra@@ gi@@ le during an economic dow@@ n@@ turn .
what happened really could take us almost to the e@@ dge of the aby@@ ss , the preci@@ pi@@ ce , and so the unani@@ mous call that came from parliament is the only one that can gui@@ de us at this difficult time .
if the united states and sou@@ th@@ -@@ east asia do not participate on the same terms as the eu in the carbon dio@@ xi@@ de emissions programme that has been developed , the huge financial and economic effort by the eu will serve no purpose .
for the future , we must make efforts to ensure that our parliament - like our counter@@ parts in the us con@@ gre@@ ss who , one could ar@@ gue , have ar@@ ro@@ g@@ ated various rights to themselves over recent cent@@ ur@@ ies - has more opportunities to exer@@ t influence on the sub@@ stance of this agreement .
the key issue of course is prevention and i am therefore pu@@ shing for a europe@@ -@@ wide ban on gam@@ bling adverti@@ se@@ ments which are targeted at young people , just as we have for alco@@ hol and tob@@ ac@@ co .
the european authorities must be open to dialogue and cooperation with the citizens and with organisations from civil society .
it remains up to the eu and canada to decide what commitments it is willing or not to under@@ take in each sector , including with regard to public services or other services where future policy flexibility is important .
however , i@@ as can in no way be a sub@@ stitu@@ te for political debate and the legisl@@ ator 's democratic and legitimate decision-making process .
up ti@@ ll now , the united states has not said anything about how prepared it is to support emis@@ sion reduction targets in the developing countries .
welcome to the european parliament !
the new commission will have the difficult task of encouraging sustainable growth through the full implementation of the european economic model ; that is , the model of the social market economy .
the numerous investment agreements signed by the eu , whether bilateral or multilateral , must guarantee the protection of invest@@ ors in all the appropriate sectors .
( pt ) mr president , mr me@@ d@@ ina or@@ te@@ ga , we are obviously not waiting for ro@@ me , lisbon , lon@@ don or par@@ is to suffer natural disasters before we look at this issue in more deta@@ il .
for instance , the attack on human rights acti@@ vi@@ st le@@ v pono@@ ma@@ re@@ v last night is the latest re@@ min@@ der of how difficult the situation for human rights def@@ end@@ ers is in russia .
the next item is the statements from the council and the commission concerning the situation in k@@ en@@ ya .
if the european union is to effectively support us through the economic crisis , lead the way as it must in fighting climate change , protect public services , defend human rights and contribute to international peace and dis@@ ar@@ m@@ ament , then it needs the in@@ put of all of us , and that includes wal@@ es , sco@@ t@@ land , cat@@ alo@@ nia , cor@@ si@@ ca , f@@ lan@@ ders and many others .
it gives the en@@ lar@@ ged europe the rules it needs to function effectively and democr@@ atically .
minister v@@ on@@ d@@ ra , you promi@@ sed that you would keep this parliament fully br@@ ie@@ f@@ ed .
whether this actually comes about large@@ ly depen@@ ds on the russian side .
the integration of the west balkans with the general european framework of stability is probably our greatest challenge since the union beg@@ an .
i dis@@ agree strongly with the minister who left , who said that we can in effect do very little .
i would also highlight the sal@@ u@@ tary and technologi@@ cally orien@@ ted competition that this system will bring to the ty@@ re market , mea@@ ning that technological developments in the various bran@@ ds can be compared - and understood - by consumers in a clear and objective manner .
i would therefore ask the european commission to keep a close e@@ y@@ e on the interests of in@@ land shi@@ pping when it draf@@ ts new legislation on urban mobility .
un@@ scru@@ pul@@ ous em@@ ploy@@ ers benefit from these illegal workers who are prepared to work for very poor rates and in dangerous conditions .
on 5 september 2007 the commission proposed amending the working methods used to date . the proposal aimed to ensure more effective management of proceedings , and received the support of the majority of members of this house .
we need as@@ sur@@ an@@ ces from president pu@@ tin that he under@@ stands our gui@@ ding principles .
the process for evalu@@ ating these countries and their accession must be comple@@ ted according to the same criteria with which it started .
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two people came , having announced their visit .
we must help to strengthen the cau@@ tious movement towards greater open@@ ness .
furthermore , cro@@ ps which gro@@ w in the vi@@ ci@@ ni@@ ty of hea@@ vi@@ ly used road@@ s would be much less ex@@ posed to pollution from ex@@ ha@@ u@@ st fu@@ mes .
but , also on the european summit , i would say : renewable energy and energy sa@@ ving - i think there is huge opportunity for governments to s@@ li@@ p there , not to deliver on the goods , to find it politically difficult to bring about the institutional changes necessary , and i think the commission needs to put as much pressure as possible to name and sh@@ am@@ e , to find new mechanisms , to ensure that member states deliver on the goals they have now agreed .
it is therefore more europe and a better europe that we need .
unfortunately , we must acknow@@ ledge that min@@ or positive results have been achieved and that the objective of gender equality is still far off .
situations such as those faced by ira@@ q@@ i society , and other parts of the world today , for example , te@@ ach us that the dee@@ per the damage to the f@@ ab@@ ri@@ c of society the more pa@@ in@@ ful , co@@ stly and difficult in human terms it is to re@@ pa@@ ir it .
thank you , commissioner .
in my constitu@@ ency a won@@ der@@ ful project in relation to this subject was supported by inter@@ reg .
we really have to look into this matter .
what is happening in the euro area and in the whole of the european union is that although it did not cause the crisis and it is not where the crisis beg@@ an - we know that it beg@@ an in the united states - we have suf@@ fered its effects just as much as the country where it beg@@ an .
free markets are not sy@@ n@@ on@@ y@@ mous with de@@ regul@@ ated markets .
these people are fighting for their work , for their existence and for their children , and it is precisely this fear and wor@@ ry which cre@@ ates such fer@@ ti@@ le ground for the growth of far@@ -@@ right extre@@ mis@@ m in the eu and in the member states .
i would like to try again to show that there are a var@@ ie@@ ty of dimen@@ sions here .
i am very pleased to hear that the sub@@ stance of this regulation has met with wi@@ des@@ pread agreement .
a good example is the european ecu@@ me@@ ni@@ cal assembly taking place these days in si@@ bi@@ u , romania .
where are we now ?
therefore , i welcome the outcome of this vote .
it is also a great plea@@ sure for me to welcome the win@@ ners of the first char@@ le@@ mag@@ ne youth pri@@ ze to the european parliament today .
the economic crisis must not de@@ fle@@ ct any of us from meeting the long-term challenge of climate change .
in view of the present developments , how should one read the reiter@@ ation of the eu 's read@@ in@@ ess to recognise an independent palestinian state when appropriate ?
faced with the ever@@ -@@ wor@@ se@@ ning crisis , unemployment and living conditions for millions of people , all of us are thus once again aware what the mu@@ ch@@ -@@ va@@ un@@ ted european solidarity really means for some .
i do not compla@@ in about being accu@@ sed of being un@@ du@@ ly ambitious - that is the ben@@ ch@@ mark for what i do and how i set about my job .
we consider the mobilisation of this support to be important and necessary , and we therefore voted in favour of the report .
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therefore , do not have any expectations that the commission will move in that direction .
we want a special session of the un human rights council in gen@@ ev@@ a to be held as quickly as possible .
president-in-office of the council . - as i said , we have asked the commission to come up with alternative proposals on how this particular social fund can be used in this situation where , as you say , lo@@ ts of people all around europe are without work , and we hope that the commission will present such a proposal without un@@ due delay .
both sy@@ ri@@ a and le@@ ban@@ on have an important role to play .
parliament has also passed resolution on the proposal for a council regulation on the conserv@@ ation of fisher@@ y resources through technical measures in the atlantic oce@@ an and the north sea .
parliament voted today on a report on the impact of the treaty of lisbon on the development of the institutional balance of the european union .
( ro ) mr president , cohesion policy is , without a doubt , fundamental to the european union 's development .
in writing . - ( pt ) i voted against this resolution .
all the problems of the first period aro@@ se because we did not have those things , so they are extremely welcome now .
within the framework of the 18@@ -@@ month programme of the german , portuguese and slove@@ nian presid@@ en@@ cies , the council has made inten@@ sive prepar@@ ations to make this important meeting successful in terms of better protection and sustainable u@@ ti@@ lisation of biodiversity at the global level .
i would like to emphasise that serbia has under@@ taken , in accordance with article 5 of the stabi@@ lisation and association agreement , to respect human rights and protect ethnic and religious minorities .
the budget framework is in@@ flexible - we are not simply moving un@@ spent money from the agriculture budget framework over to other parts of the budget , and recently the commission has almost made a ha@@ bit of challeng@@ ing this flexibility - challeng@@ ing this ri@@ gi@@ d@@ ity .
i have to say that the i@@ ro@@ ny of this is not lost on me .
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this is because approxim@@ ately one in six young people in the european union dro@@ ps out of school early and one in four does not complete secon@@ d@@ ary education .
( sv ) mr president , the ma@@ p of europe has changed through ar@@ med attack and war .
without them , our commitments are only words and the legislation is use@@ less .
member of the commission . - mr president , let me thank you on behalf of the commission for the chance to discuss the outcome of the copenhagen conference on climate change and the follow@@ -up to the copenhagen accor@@ d .
this is not merely a technical procedure .
we are talking of quality food !
it could also serve to legi@@ ti@@ mi@@ se the dict@@ ator@@ ships in tuni@@ sia , libya and sy@@ ri@@ a , and to a les@@ ser extent al@@ g@@ eria and egypt .
they give the im@@ pression of di@@ ss@@ en@@ sion and in@@ consist@@ ency .
( de ) madam president , we are going to be dealing with - though unfortunately not deb@@ ating - the report by mrs kó@@ s@@ á@@ n@@ é ko@@ v@@ á@@ cs concerning the roma issue .
a separ@@ ate article was introduced , along with several reci@@ t@@ als and provisions concerning fund@@ ing@@ -@@ related aspects .
the high representative again met with the un secre@@ tary general in lisbon last s@@ at@@ ur@@ day .
there should be a cre@@ ative ten@@ sion between us and the execu@@ tive - that is , the commission .
i am taking advantage of this explan@@ ation of vote to critici@@ se the delay in the c@@ odi@@ fication of european law .
i have en@@ dea@@ v@@ ou@@ red to ensure that key meps were ke@@ pt informed by my services about the e@@ vo@@ lution of this debate .
we must find a balance between providing funding for all the requirements and maintaining budgetary dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ ine , even if it means restri@@ cting expenditure , in order to comply with the multi@@ annual financial framework .
its implementation is well established .
enfor@@ cing payment in such circumstances is vir@@ tu@@ ally impossible .
the commission will also consider this in the light of the changes made in this area by the treaty of lisbon , which i hope will enter into force as soon as possible .
i would like all eu legislation to be on this basis .
the european union must also contribute to the observ@@ ance of human rights by its major trading partners .
we are laun@@ ching a clear and precise initiative so that the two member states involved in this matter can resolve this lack of coordination as soon as possible .
i would very much welcome if one of those top jobs could go to a wom@@ an .
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i would also like to obje@@ ct strongly to the use of cor@@ n , ce@@ re@@ als and other prim@@ ary agricultural food products for energy production .
these programmes are creating very positive experien@@ ces and we should extend them for that reason .
( pl ) i endor@@ sed this report .
budget support must always be ac@@ companie@@ d by actions to develop the recei@@ ving country 's parliamentary control and audi@@ t capac@@ ities and to increase transparency and public access to information , and civil society should be involved in monitoring budget support .
( hu ) mr president , beginning with january , hungary will be the third new member state to take over the ro@@ t@@ ating presidency of the eu .
in writing . - ( sv ) this ow@@ n-@@ initiative report focu@@ ses on poten@@ ti@@ ally improving and increasing the protection provided for asylum se@@ ek@@ ers , but i di@@ stance myself from the statement in the report that a common asylum system would resolve this problem .
this measure will make the market competitive and is therefore in the interests of consumers , who will benefit from the new rules of a more healthy , free and transparent energy market .
for@@ give me for not having said it during my initial speech , but defi@@ ning an energy policy - no@@ t@@ with@@ standing our differences on nuclear power , no@@ t@@ with@@ standing those differences - will be a priority for the french presidency .
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they know the true value of their re@@ source and with this agreement , so will we .
what has been included , though , is a long-term goal of 9@@ 5 g / k@@ m by 2020 , which i am pleased about , but it depen@@ ds on the interpre@@ tation to what extent this has been included effectively in the current text .
the commission has also established an eu reference lab@@ or@@ atory for mol@@ lu@@ s@@ c diseases , which recei@@ ves annual financial support , to ensure coordination of national lab@@ or@@ ator@@ ies in the member states and provide scientific support to the commission .
it is right that we see eu action on this and - d@@ are i say - this does constitu@@ te a pre@@ t@@ ty coherent plan b , where plan a , the common european agricultural policy , has failed europe 's be@@ es .
obviously they will be given the floor after it has been given to members speaking for the first time .
mr president , i would like to welcome president sarkozy again to strasbourg and to congratulate him on eng@@ aging with parliament , for being real with regard to ideas , even though he k@@ new there would not be general agreement across the house with regard to those ideas .
there are contradi@@ ct@@ ory scientific statements , and many people are afraid of the possible dan@@ gers and risks .
i can even understand , if not actually appro@@ ve of , the fact that we are voting for an op@@ t-@@ out here .
national governments cannot turn a b@@ lin@@ d e@@ y@@ e due to the strategic importance of banks in o@@ il@@ ing the whe@@ els of the real economy .
to meet the external challenges we must , firstly , strengthen our own single market by invest@@ ing more in research and development and , secondly , ensure better coordination of research and innovation among the member states .
this was not and is still not an easy task since , and this is de@@ pl@@ or@@ able , the majority of european union member states have not been able so far to fulfil their obligations under the ky@@ oto protocol .
the commission will also continue to assess how member states have transpo@@ sed directive 2004 / 3@@ 8 / ec of 29 april 2004 into their national law and how they are applying it in practice .
let us not la@@ pse into an emo@@ tional debate !
i welcome the adoption of the directive a@@ im@@ ing to introduce new rules gover@@ ning cross-border healthcare .
cre@@ ative industries are an important part of economic policy .
equally , i am pleased to see that parliament sha@@ res the view that marke@@ t-@@ based instruments cannot be seen and used in i@@ sol@@ ation and should be comb@@ ined with regulatory instruments .
at least 60 million people live in france , and the french government has 3@@ 8 ministers .
we must not inter@@ ven@@ e in the markets every time the prices change in an attempt to combat natural f@@ lu@@ c@@ tu@@ ations .
therefore , we absolutely cannot guarantee what you are saying , mr barro@@ t , namely , that this is a joint operation for people who , following individual assess@@ ments , have been found to be ir@@ regular migrants .
i think there is still a long way to go before we can ensure that a possible general agreement on agricultural products with mo@@ ro@@ cco recei@@ ves consensus approval .
since the health of children is at stak@@ e , we want to act fa@@ st and we are now discussing how to do that .
but i have to say this : they can never succeed - they cannot wi@@ n - because it is the democratic process in northern ireland that has spoken , and that must wi@@ n .
in the light of the success@@ fully concluded negotiations with l@@ ie@@ ch@@ ten@@ ste@@ in and the amen@@ ded legal basis , i voted for con@@ sent to be given .
i think that the united states ' request is unacceptable and is a threat to the freedoms and rights of european citizens .
it contains an action plan rather than a legislative proposal , an action plan that currently contains 50 proposals that we are putting forward for discussion , all of which are designed to improve the way the single market works in order to benefit small and medium-sized enterprises , growth and citizens .
of course we do not know how many jobs are created : economies are simply much more complex than if there were a cau@@ s@@ al relation between how much money you put in one programme and how much you supported .
no am@@ bas@@ sad@@ or of communications can determin@@ e whether a directive or a single market is su@@ i@@ ted to the social and productive f@@ ab@@ ri@@ c that needs to em@@ br@@ ace it .
you should have ad@@ mitted this and then i would have been able to take you more seriously .
mr schulz may not like what i have to say .
i voted for the resolution in the con@@ vi@@ ction that , during the period that immediately follow@@ s , the specific measures aimed at improving the situation of the roma population will be put into practice rather than remain fine statements .
we must take into account the fact that the baltic sea is among the most preci@@ ous mar@@ ine eco@@ systems in the world , and that the baltic sea region has been cl@@ assi@@ fied as a ' particularly sensitive sea area ' ( p@@ ss@@ a ) .
but the body is beginning to st@@ in@@ k and , the longer it is un@@ bur@@ ied , the worse the st@@ en@@ ch is going to get .
i would like to thank mrs k@@ all@@ en@@ b@@ ach as well for her report and i especially welcome the emphasis placed on strengthening the role of local urban authorities in order to make access to public services available to every citizen .
it should invest in the region finan@@ ci@@ ally and tan@@ gi@@ bly .
the reduced vat rate for some sectors will help to boost s@@ me activity , while encouraging the establishment of an economy that is more environment@@ ally friendly .
among the positive measures , the following stand out : the simpli@@ fication of the structure of this convention , the moder@@ nisation of contributions to the budget in line with the ' use@@ r pa@@ ys ' principle in relation to the contrac@@ ting parties , a new definition of obligations and a review of the decision-making process and the resolution of dispu@@ tes with respect to the latter .
in particular for small , ne@@ u@@ tra@@ l countries like austria , strengthening the strategic partnership between nato and the european union is of decisive importance .
we all agree on the need to combat terrorism .
but i have a problem with the fren@@ zy against aviation per@@ me@@ ating this debate as if it were the greatest environmental vi@@ l@@ la@@ in and the best thing would be if we stop@@ ped fl@@ ying completely .
there has also been an increasing number of public execu@@ tions , as mr ro@@ me@@ va i ru@@ e@@ da said , including in one case through sto@@ ning , despite as@@ sur@@ an@@ ces by the ira@@ nian side that sto@@ ning was for@@ bi@@ d@@ den under existing decre@@ es .
in writing . - ( pt ) i voted in favour of the pe@@ ter@@ le report on the health strategy for 200@@ 8@@ -@@ 2013 because i believe that ensuring a high level of life@@ long human health protection must be an eu priority .
certainly , the people of somali@@ land would be justified in asking why we here in the eu were so re@@ lu@@ ct@@ ant to recognise their de fac@@ to country , but were so qui@@ ck to recognise the independence of kosovo .
there will always be some risk which must be taken into account , and such a risk must be part of planning our activities .
the only response that we can give is that our vision is to develop a europe which is totally based on renewable energy .
the fight against corruption is fundamental .
we will nevertheless vote in favour of the whole text , but i think that we will need further initiatives to give more we@@ ight to the european commitment .
we could have ac@@ ted differen@@ tly before .
the higher that is , the more gra@@ in will also be used as fuel , unless we inter@@ ven@@ e .
on the one hand , there are actual figures : a maximum of 7@@ 50 meps , a ce@@ il@@ ing of 9@@ 6 and a minimum of 6 se@@ ats per member state .
no other issue is more crucial to security in the 2@@ 1@@ st century .
mr president , ladies and gentlemen , mrs kre@@ h@@ l , thank you very much for your report .
this is our collective responsibility .
pe@@ sti@@ ci@@ des , especially pe@@ sti@@ ci@@ des used in agriculture , have an important impact on the health of hum@@ ans and the environment and there should therefore be significant further redu@@ ctions in their use .
you need to exercise that right .
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then we can start demanding a budgetary contribution .
the reality was that what actually happened here was a mis@@ represent@@ ation under the s@@ ale of goods and supply of services act or the unfair commercial practices directive , as mr har@@ b@@ our was talking about .
another explan@@ ation , however , might be that the european commission auditors were due to come and inspe@@ ct sco@@ t@@ land both in october and last week in november .
we have a rather nice situation today , because , at us@@ d 80 per bar@@ re@@ l of oil , we have an exchange rate going up to eur 1.@@ 4 .
there has been a uni@@ ty of purpose and con@@ vi@@ ction from the beginning of my involvement - and i know that that goes back many years before i jo@@ ined this parliament last sum@@ mer .
they want gene@@ rous aid , and it is not always used appropri@@ ately : we have just had the example of the united kingdom .
it is therefore of particular concern that russia see@@ ks to close the offi@@ ces of the british council in st pe@@ ter@@ sb@@ ur@@ g and ye@@ kat@@ er@@ in@@ bur@@ g .
the european commission should prepare a pan@@ -@@ european awa@@ rene@@ ss-@@ ra@@ ising campaign , providing information on prev@@ enti@@ ve measures , early de@@ te@@ ction and diagno@@ sis of cancer and its treatment .
should we take this report on fa@@ it@@ h ?
this particularly concerns matters of governance and human rights .
we want 100 % of the money back .
they are , from b@@ ot@@ tom up , prac@@ tically all included in our activities and we are trying to find a proper way of having this coordinated .
full reci@@ pro@@ city in market liberalisation and protection of investments must be safeguar@@ ded .
the family , both her wid@@ owe@@ r and her son , as well as the pakistan people 's party and mrs b@@ hu@@ t@@ to her@@ self before she d@@ ied , in a communication that she had with the uk foreign secre@@ tary , expressed their desire for this investigation to be condu@@ cted by the united nations .
this is a positive move towards greater transparency in the aviation sector and consumer protection .
on the other hand , over@@ -@@ cau@@ tion and exce@@ ssi@@ vely str@@ ing@@ ent regulation do not give us a cor@@ nu@@ c@@ opi@@ a of fo@@ ods which meet ex@@ em@@ pl@@ ary hy@@ gie@@ ne standards .
topi@@ cal as it is , this issue has taken on a particular comple@@ xi@@ on in romania .
n@@ our@@ a al ha@@ sh@@ lam@@ ou@@ n is a 3@@ 6@@ -@@ ye@@ ar@@ -@@ old hou@@ se@@ wi@@ fe and the mo@@ ther of six children .
we are sup@@ posed to support a reform treaty which is in reality the european constitution , the re@@ na@@ med european constitution , which the vo@@ ters in france and the ne@@ ther@@ lands rejected in referen@@ du@@ ms , and a number of other countries failed to rati@@ fy within the pres@@ cri@@ bed time .
it is not an i@@ sol@@ ated case .
foreign ha@@ ul@@ iers work in the uk on fuel brought with them in 1 0@@ 0@@ 0-@@ li@@ tr@@ e tan@@ ks .
in fact quite the re@@ verse : what europe needs is a proper family and demographic policy , sovereign cooperation between nations and fron@@ t@@ iers , not frontex .
on this topic , i would like to say that , even if we do not have an agreement with sy@@ ri@@ a , we should now make use of the entire ar@@ sen@@ al of sanctions available to us , if necessary , to end this violence .
finally , i should like to offer my sin@@ c@@ ere thanks to those who brought this matter to my attention and say that i stand sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der to sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der with them .
mr president , unfortunately my country is back in the news .
firstly , no one has pro@@ ved that it is co2 emissions which are the cause of climate change .
in writing . - ( el ) eight years after nato 's war in yugosla@@ via , the kosovo problem not only remains un@@ sol@@ ved , but also has become more in@@ trac@@ table .
were the european banks more g@@ ul@@ li@@ ble ?
i can see little benefit in being able to ta@@ g passengers ' movement around air@@ port termin@@ als and would also call into question how much it would cost for air@@ ports to implement such measures .
the treaty of lisbon has laid the found@@ ation for the new european citizens ' initiative , which had so far been lac@@ king in the european union 's decision-making process .
in writing . - ( pl ) the issue of the european union 's energy security has been raised many times in this parliament , especially by representatives of the new member states .
the fisheries partnership agreement amounts to 80 % of the overall reven@@ ues from the fisheries sector within the state budget .
my question for the commissioner is about the possibility of having a peac@@ e@@ keeping force present in the area , given the statement made by the un yesterday , acknowled@@ ging the failure of its forces , which have been pa@@ ssive in response to the recent ten@@ sions .
i would like to inform you that during this part@@ -@@ session additional cam@@ era operators with special equipment will be present in the chamber .
fin@@ ger@@ pr@@ ints can only be taken and sto@@ red in a dat@@ ab@@ a@@ se within a legal framework in strict observ@@ ance of community regulations and basic rights .
europe itself is to b@@ lam@@ e for the continuing and ex@@ pon@@ ential problem of immigration by having sig@@ ne@@ d-@@ up to the criminal schengen agreements .
( fr ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , firstly , many thanks to our two fellow members from the committee on budgets - mr le@@ wan@@ dow@@ ski and , of course , mrs ha@@ u@@ g - who have over@@ seen our work pa@@ ssi@@ on@@ ately and effectively .
mr president , i am delighted to agree with mr port@@ as and the communist group on this issue .
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the reduction of expenditure through budget allo@@ cations and the laun@@ ch of education system reform as a priority are other measures which can be added to this .
at the time , the european parliament had adopted a relevant report by mr k@@ ati@@ for@@ is - i was the shadow rapporteur - on the issue of credit r@@ ating agencies .
so we can draw on those experien@@ ces and explain to member states - and even members of this parliament - who are re@@ lu@@ ct@@ ant what the benefits are and how effective they can be .
with the lisbon treaty in force , the eu needs , more than ever , efficient common foreign security and energy policies which are based on solidarity .
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( es ) madam president , mr or@@ b@@ á@@ n , on behalf of the spanish socialists , i would like to gree@@ t the hungarian presidency , the third presidency in the first tri@@ o of presid@@ en@@ cies under the new dynami@@ c established in the treaty of lisbon .
mr lam@@ b@@ s@@ dor@@ ff 's report makes an important contribution to the european union 's involvement in the un 's business and trans@@ form@@ ation .
( cs ) ladies and gentlemen , i am pleased that today , after six years of discussions , we have provided europe with
in conclusion , i hope that , through this debate here in this house and around europe , we will be able to di@@ spe@@ l some of the my@@ ths that ab@@ ound in connection with flexi@@ cur@@ ity .
this green paper is in no way business as usu@@ al , but a call for better governance and territorial cohesion that also critici@@ ses developments where some regions fly high and there is progress in bi@@ g-@@ city areas , while other regions are left behind .
this must be brought to an end , and conditions of this sort must be imposed on reci@@ pie@@ n@@ t countries .
allow me also to make a cou@@ ple of final re@@ marks in that introdu@@ ct@@ ory statement .
in this context i would like to ask the commission and council representatives what we are going to do , what our position will be ?
member of the commission . - madam president , i am very pleased to be part of this positive movement and this very interesting discussion .
the problem is not the turkish cy@@ pri@@ o@@ ts , as some people have been saying .
the objective of this assistance is to improve the living conditions of benefi@@ ci@@ ary popul@@ ations by recomm@@ en@@ ding and providing all those instruments that will ensure that these countries embar@@ k on a path towards growth and accoun@@ t@@ ability .
firstly , there is russia 's membership of the world trade organisation .
we could almost have pre@@ di@@ cted its intentions : initi@@ ally to extend the application of this system , although only to part of the fle@@ et , in a large number of member states , and then , subsequ@@ ently , to create a single eu market in fishing rights , pos@@ si@@ bly with their trans@@ action on a stock exchange .
secondly , the report propo@@ ses that the improved standards should apply not only to producers within the european union , but also to impor@@ ters of meat products to europe .
the only conclusion that was made at the time was that no matter what the citizens want , they live with what is imposed on them .
mr president , i should like to say thank you and welcome to the commissioner .
in writing . - ( el ) the meps of the communist party of greece ( k@@ ke ) have voted against the report .
i am not in favour of prote@@ cti@@ o@@ nis@@ m by ste@@ al@@ th , but we do need to prevent unfair competition .
he is absolutely right .
( es ) mr president , mrs jed@@ rze@@ je@@ w@@ ska , mrs tr@@ ü@@ pe@@ l , mr lam@@ as@@ sour@@ e , mr le@@ wan@@ dow@@ ski and mr b@@ ö@@ ge are the na@@ mes behind a 2011 budget that i believe has ultimately pro@@ ved to be moder@@ ate and realistic .
i wish to state that i voted in favour of this interpre@@ tation and i want to say that mr han@@ na@@ n 's compar@@ is@@ on , while pre@@ ten@@ ding not to make it , of our vote with h@@ it@@ ler 's er@@ m@@ ä@@ ch@@ ti@@ g@@ un@@ g@@ s@@ ge@@ set@@ z of 19@@ 3@@ 3 was an absolutely dis@@ gr@@ ac@@ eful compar@@ is@@ on .
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security standards must be harmoni@@ sed in as@@ cen@@ ding order .
in total , the union for the mediterranean can now benefit from financial support worth eur 60 million in the 200@@ 8@@ -@@ 2009 budget , particularly via regional programmes .
a fundamental reason for the european union 's existence is to give its citizens a sense of security .
i voted for this report because it highligh@@ ts the importance of restri@@ cting depend@@ ency on imported prote@@ in , especially as this depend@@ ency poses major risks for the european union 's live@@ stock sector .
national parliament@@ ari@@ ans claim far too often that they cannot help it , that it is brussels that is im@@ pos@@ ing them upon them .
the tuni@@ sian authorities must respect the will of the people and proce@@ ed without delay to a process of democr@@ ati@@ sation , with accoun@@ t@@ ability in cases of corruption or repres@@ sion by the cro@@ nie@@ s of be@@ n ali .
to respond to mr tan@@ no@@ ck , but also to some extent to mr cap@@ pat@@ o , we should not un@@ de@@ re@@ stim@@ ate the value of the suspen@@ sive clause where human rights are concerned .
the internal market is every@@ where - it must be every@@ where - but , mr har@@ b@@ our , the 2020 text is not designed to talk about everything .
the atmo@@ sphere within the coordination body for southern serbia has since improved .
the very th@@ or@@ ny issue of ' i@@ ce@@ save remains open , and on s@@ at@@ ur@@ day there will be a referendum which will bring i@@ ce@@ lan@@ ders to the po@@ lls .
counterfe@@ iting is a serious attack on european industry and on the european economy and on european innovation , because we are an innov@@ ati@@ on-@@ based economy .
let me just say this : there is talk of plants and co2 ; there is de@@ fore@@ st@@ ation and de@@ ser@@ ti@@ fication .
we must look at how other eu countries deal with these issues and learn from them .
as european socialists , we shall , in any case , continue to defend workers because , now more than ever , europe needs a social model that mee@@ ts the needs of the most vulnerable citizens and especially of those most affected by the consequences of the economic and financial crisis .
finally , we have seen the value of increased european coordination when it comes to respon@@ ding to the as@@ h cl@@ oud crisis .
only an h@@ our ago , i was speaking to a representative of the chemi@@ cal industry who said that there is so much potential for technical development that it could be possible to achieve much better results in this area .
it is therefore vital to ensure that there is enough time for the discussions that form part of the legislative reform process of the european network and information security agency ( e@@ nis@@ a ) to be carried out tho@@ rou@@ gh@@ ly , so i voted in favour of the exten@@ sion of the agency 's mandate until 13 september 2013 .
however , at this stage the commission 's views are clear .
on the one hand , we are happy and , on the other hand , not so happy , but every step forward takes us forward too and this is where we should be going .
i am addre@@ ssing this parliament without being able to do so in my own language , cat@@ al@@ an , which is spoken by over 10 million european citizens .
there is an official turkish policy of thre@@ ate@@ ning greece with war , known as the ca@@ sus bel@@ li , and it is not simply a paper threat ; turkey is in the ha@@ bit of viol@@ ating the air@@ space of and over@@ fl@@ ying even in@@ ha@@ bi@@ ted greek islan@@ ds in the eastern a@@ e@@ ge@@ an .
this will also make it easier for us in parliament to success@@ fully complete the treatment of this topic .
in addition , the current economic crisis highligh@@ ts even more the need to promote the full exerci@@ sing of the right to free movement .
this shows that the council has be@@ gu@@ n to accept that the european parliament must also have more influence in this area .
yes , the high-@@ profi@@ le perform@@ ers came and l@@ ent their support to the cause , because the ordinary perform@@ ers thought that it would be better to have some of the big na@@ mes in this particular area as well , but the ordinary perform@@ ers - the session musi@@ ci@@ ans , who most people have never heard of - were the biggest lobby@@ ist@@ s here .
in other words , given the proje@@ ctions made , what we should be discussing today are the consequences for demographic development resulting from unemployment , increased job in@@ security , de@@ regulation of working time , a monetary policy focused on moder@@ ation and de@@ valu@@ ation of wag@@ es .
i am voting in favour of the reje@@ ction of this report and in favour of the report being referred back to the committee since it has further weak@@ ened the reforms put forward by the commission , which were already too small in scale and too s@@ low .
we must ensure that we do not place them under excessive stra@@ in and , particularly in times of crisis , do not attempt to use them as a source of capital in areas where other sources of capital may already be d@@ rying up .
this strong link , however , must exist .
( pl ) madam president , the debates being held in certain eu member states regarding pension systems , and the public emo@@ tions ac@@ compan@@ ying these debates , show how important and , at the same time , how difficult this subject is .
their medium@@ -@@ term results will help the eu to introduce this technology in a more economi@@ cally and environment@@ ally effective manner .
for these people , the implementation of the most up@@ -@@ to@@ -@@ date it systems in the field of justice might have a decisive impact , as it could make legal proceedings more efficient , sim@@ ple@@ r and shor@@ ter .
however , with this non-@@ commit@@ tal pie@@ -@@ in-@@ the@@ -@@ sk@@ y approach , we will not make any head@@ way in europe .
mr president , i think we all know that this year 's budget and tri@@ lo@@ gue are going to be difficult .
furthermore , in my opinion , the instruments set out in the agreement help neither the authorities nor the local private sector to participate , mea@@ ning they will not be sufficien@@ tly involved in the process of development in their regions .
this is why the commission firmly belie@@ ves that a vi@@ br@@ ant and strong parliamentary dimension reinfor@@ ces the democratic legitimacy of the partnership .
the countries that have already remo@@ ved protection have not obser@@ ved any obvious progress .
( pl ) mr president , may i take the liber@@ ty of than@@ king mr or@@ tu@@ on@@ do lar@@ re@@ a for his report .
this being the case , the amendment which states that the information obtained should be used sole@@ ly for estim@@ ating y@@ ie@@ lds and not for control purposes is f@@ it@@ ting .
that would be very welcome news , both to citizens and to the industry itself .
first of all , on the issue of ka@@ es@@ ong , i think that mr ford 's formul@@ ation - that we should not autom@@ atically exclu@@ de ka@@ es@@ ong - is the right approach to take .
we know who the tro@@ u@@ b@@ le@@ mak@@ ers are .
( es ) mr president , in the last few weeks we have been mo@@ ved by the repe@@ ated demonstr@@ ations of he@@ ro@@ is@@ m and the bra@@ very of the people of iran , who have con@@ fron@@ ted the mach@@ ine g@@ un@@ s and tr@@ un@@ che@@ ons of their ty@@ ran@@ ts with their b@@ are hands .
i do not know if our initiative relating to the danube region , the subject of our current negotiations , will be successful or not .
i have been relatively gent@@ le with you all to@@ night because we have had a reasonable amount of time , but it is me@@ ant to be 30 secon@@ ds .
we therefore need the small business act to be implemented in the member states .
those of you who have followed this closely will also know that the swedish presidency has de@@ voted a lot of time to georgia .
commissioner , it is your first day at work .
in writing . - ( it ) the ter@@ ri@@ ble fi@@ res which struc@@ k greece and southern italy in particular this sum@@ mer , lea@@ ving victims in their wa@@ ke and destro@@ ying thousands of he@@ c@@ ta@@ res of wo@@ od@@ land and agricultural land , again highlight the urgent need for better coordination of rapid re@@ action measures by member states ' civil protection forces .
i would therefore like to draw particular attention to the role of the eu@@ for t@@ cha@@ d / r@@ ca operation .
therefore , i strongly call upon the commission and the council to re@@ act with determination , uni@@ ty and streng@@ th .
finally , it recogni@@ ses that liberalisation of services conne@@ cted to the internet , such as tele@@ com@@ s , has led to a bo@@ om in infrastructure investment , so i believe we should be cau@@ tious about applying further regulation on such industries , as the commission seems in@@ tent on doing at the moment .
let us hope , therefore , that the question of flexibility and the financing of the i@@ ter fu@@ sion energy project will also fall into place soon .
we need to ensure that we can have more international trade and competition without di@@ stor@@ tions .
each year many thousands of people try to get into the eu , which is building higher and higher w@@ all@@ s around its territory .
we need the rapid development of a specific eu position co@@ vering key aspects such as preventing religious fundament@@ alism , combating poverty and corruption , building civil society , the defence of human rights and democr@@ ati@@ sation .
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on behalf of the verts / ale group . - madam president , we , too , have a concern about the v@@ ari@@ able labour market that we already have across 27 member states and within those 27 member states , but our concern is how we move away from this towards something which is more comprehensive and stronger .
we live in a democratic age and under a democratic system .
please remember that this was a european parliament initiative ; it was our idea .
mr president , the core issue in the current crisis in tibet is not only about op@@ pression , it is also about se@@ ce@@ ssion .
if this is not the case , i fear there can be no solution or positive results , especially for those whose immediate relea@@ se we are calling for today , but also for groups of people who are now clearly under threat and in danger due to a large number of factors , not only the gu@@ er@@ ri@@ ll@@ a fac@@ tions , but other elements , too .
in writing . - as the lisbon treaty is about to enter into force , the rapid progress in the trans@@ atlantic relationship between the two biggest democratic and economic enti@@ ties will have an increased importance .
this must be very clear - we as the european union must help serbia on the way to europe , but serbia must also play its part in creating a peaceful , good and neighbour@@ ly atmo@@ sphere .
i believe that we should continue to use this method because it has become clear that the member states and the companies involved re@@ act to it .
the internal market sco@@ re@@ board and the consumer pan@@ el have a crucial role in improving the functioning of the internal market .
i welcome the emphasis given to the next stage in the lisbon strategy .
apart from that , we are about to create vast amounts of new bureaucr@@ acy and expen@@ se for administrative bodies and businesses .
rapporteur . - ( hu ) mr president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , we are reaching the end of a long process , a long and successful process through which we have been able to move small and medium-sized enterprises from the peri@@ ph@@ ery to the centre .
the argu@@ ments put forward by these people have a common den@@ om@@ in@@ ator : concerns about the impact of a massive loss of member state sovereignty on the every@@ day life of citizens of eu member states .
the policy is not working .
it is the fact that in slovakia now , in 2007 , the italian en@@ el company is planning to complete a nuclear plant that was developed in the so@@ vie@@ t union before ch@@ er@@ no@@ by@@ l .
these special regulations that are repe@@ ate@@ dly approved for some countries are bur@@ dens for citizens .
the differences between the new and the old eu member states in the survi@@ val rates for cancer patients are so large that we can speak of an " i@@ ro@@ n cur@@ tain in the health sector ” .
we hope it is a pro@@ of of its political relev@@ ance .
de@@ ple@@ ted ura@@ nium is a by@@ -@@ product of the nuclear industry , resulting from the en@@ ri@@ ch@@ ment of ura@@ nium or the production of nuclear weapons .
that , too , expla@@ ins the drawing up of the free trade agreement with south kore@@ a .
now , moreover , - and i take advantage of the fact that mr k@@ all@@ as is here - the commission is plac@@ ing in doubt the future central cro@@ ssing of the py@@ rene@@ es in the future core network .
the context is as follow@@ s : the climate con@@ stra@@ int is going to get tou@@ gh@@ er , the european union 's security of supply is being thre@@ at@@ ened by ever more serious and frequ@@ ent crises , and its competitiveness may be har@@ med .
including in ap@@ pen@@ di@@ x i , which concerns species that are genu@@ ine@@ ly end@@ an@@ ge@@ red , a species that still numbers - thank go@@ d - millions of living speci@@ m@@ ens would set a very dangerous prece@@ dent .
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my first point is about the idea that people 's attitude in the new member states towards development cooperation and humanitarian aid is lu@@ ke@@ war@@ m .
i therefore believe that the commission 's proposal is a ty@@ pi@@ cal case of a certain hy@@ per@@ activity that is totally unnecessary and will only serve to gener@@ ate con@@ fu@@ sion as to the nature of the european union 's real competen@@ ces .
we support many of the wor@@ dings in this report , but , for the reasons stated above , we have cho@@ sen to vote against the report as a whole .
in writing . - ( pl ) mr president , the justi@@ fication for the commission 's proposal to the european parliament is a new co@@ mi@@ to@@ logy procedure that significantly increases the powers of the european parliament .
my group tabled an amendment today for that to be with@@ drawn , but it just failed to go through .
significant increases in some categor@@ ies - such as for example dre@@ sses , tro@@ users and pul@@ lo@@ vers - have been balanced by dro@@ ps in texti@@ le imports from suppl@@ iers in other countries .
the innovation union sco@@ re@@ board shows that the eu is lo@@ sing ground to the united states and japan , while brazi@@ l and china are clo@@ sing the gap with the eu .
( fr ) mr president , an administr@@ ator 's po@@ st in the european parliament information office in lu@@ x@@ em@@ bour@@ g has been vac@@ ant for more than two years .
b@@ lam@@ ing europe for everything that do@@ es@@ n '@@ t work properly is one of the methods they use .
you will all have heard of the wa@@ ve of attacks that took place only yesterday in can@@ tab@@ ri@@ a .
what is stop@@ ping us calling on the european central bank to account transparen@@ tly and in deta@@ il for its actions as was done in the united states for the f@@ ed ?
concerning the former yugosla@@ v republic of macedonia , ber@@ n@@ d pos@@ sel@@ t , among others , said that we should support the effort of the former yugosla@@ v republic of macedonia , and i think he is right .
inter@@ ventions should target low@@ -@@ income hou@@ se@@ hol@@ ds , as defined by the national legislation in force .
what we will be voting on tomorrow is not a perfe@@ ct agreement , but if we vote against it we will at the same time be voting in favour of doing nothing .
mr president , our policies on mat@@ er@@ nal health in the developing world are fail@@ ing .
finally i would add , even though we are not discussing kosovo , that the serbi@@ an de@@ pu@@ ty prime minister bo@@ zi@@ da@@ r d@@ je@@ li@@ c , who visi@@ ted the european parliament several weeks ago , re@@ af@@ fir@@ med to us that wh@@ ate@@ ver happened about kosovo his country had no intention of re@@ sor@@ ting to arms .
i do not wish to comment on that at this jun@@ c@@ ture .
in particular , we sc@@ al@@ ed back the number , frequ@@ ency and mat@@ ur@@ ity of lon@@ ger@@ -@@ term re@@ financing operations .
there are indeed matters that need to remain national .
just yesterday , new cla@@ shes took place among ethnic ky@@ r@@ g@@ y@@ z , russi@@ ans and tur@@ ks .
the amendment basi@@ cally rel@@ ates to the ban on imports of ex@@ o@@ tic bir@@ ds from the wi@@ ld to the union .
moreover , the lisbon treaty enhan@@ ces union 's commitment to continue its external action according to its foun@@ ding principles .
what does that mean ?
i must , however , tell you that i received the report fav@@ ou@@ ra@@ bly , as i understood that it was limited mainly to de@@ te@@ ction , on the one hand , and to sup@@ pression , on the other .
lastly , what actions do you intend to take to improve the supervision established by the member states ?
while euro@@ bonds may be regar@@ ded as a cle@@ ver idea which can deliver funds to governments , there seems no legal base on which this can be achieved , so it loo@@ ks un@@ likely that this op@@ tion can be exerci@@ sed .
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the commission 's communication goes in the right direction and parliament wishes to support the initiatives it se@@ ts out , aimed at improving access to foreign markets .
like most of my colleagues , however , i voted against amendment 29 on article 16 , and i am pleased it was rejected .
what was new was that in april , parliament put a stop to it .
the problem of violence ari@@ ses not only in@@ side but also outside of the st@@ ad@@ ium .
member of the commission . - mr president , first of all , i would like to apo@@ logi@@ se for not being present at the beginning of the debate , but i was only just arri@@ ving from brussels by pl@@ ane and you were - how shall i put it ? - in advance of the sch@@ edu@@ le , which is very la@@ ud@@ able , but which resul@@ ted in my being a little bit late .
the first concerns the internet : parliament intends to make consumers aware of the risks of bu@@ ying drug@@ s online while also pu@@ shing for the proposal of ad ho@@ c legislation on this sel@@ ling method .
i welcome this report on behalf of all the members of our group .
the commission has supported joint implementation projects under the ky@@ oto protocol and is ready to do more , because we think this is a most important issue .
i firmly believe that there are numerous examples show@@ ing effective management of soil and water and the use of resi@@ stan@@ t cro@@ ps which can reg@@ ener@@ ate the soil .
ultimately , we have to tackle the roo@@ t of the problem and impose strict regulations on the financial markets , prevent specul@@ ative practices and quickly introduce a tax on financial transactions .
i believe that it is poin@@ t@@ less to keep reiter@@ ating that this is what sol@@ ves or attemp@@ ts to solve the problems of the most nee@@ dy citizens , which makes them more confi@@ dent and more ho@@ pe@@ ful with regard to entrepreneu@@ r@@ ship and with regard to the future , so i believe that here we are not thinking of the damage caused by this perfe@@ ct stor@@ m of crises and we are he@@ aring much talk of the ex@@ it strategy , of how to get out of this crisis .
for this reason , i have voted in favour of the sche@@ e@@ le report .
they had never been matters requ@@ ir@@ ing a military response , but rather a civil one through the international police sphere and the judicial sphere .
this also applies to the 22 2@@ 8@@ 5 children in fo@@ ster care .
the avail@@ ability of credit and lo@@ an guarantee sche@@ mes are crucial to explo@@ iting the growth and job potential offered by smes .
we are awa@@ iting a detailed proposal from the commissioner which means not just going along with the various lobb@@ ies , from en@@ gl@@ and , from the united kingdom and ireland , i think , but addre@@ ssing an adver@@ se situation .
ladies and gentlemen , the judg@@ ments han@@ ded down recently by the court of justice in the case of vi@@ king , la@@ val and r@@ ü@@ f@@ fer@@ t has ig@@ ni@@ ted a broad debate at eu level concerning the protection of workers ' rights in relation to increased levels of globalisation and labour mobility .
i am aware , however , that this question currently takes a back se@@ at behind the major political question , namely what we can do to resolve the current situation .
( ro ) in the three reports which we have deb@@ ated today , i have come across some relevant , useful points for defi@@ ning the european union 's future policies as a global pla@@ yer .
ms sh@@ ir@@ in e@@ bad@@ i , who has den@@ oun@@ ced these ab@@ uses at great personal risk , and who w@@ on the no@@ bel peace pri@@ ze as a result , continues to do so on behalf of all ethnic groups and all religious communities .
i can see mer@@ it in the recommendation to extend the scope of u@@ ci@@ ts to invest in open@@ -@@ en@@ ded real e@@ state funds and funds of he@@ dge funds , but this should be dealt with , in my opinion , in a separ@@ ate directive or legislative instrument .
the 5@@ 8 re@@ ac@@ tors in france or those in the united kingdom or those in many other countries do not mean that the french or others may be more stu@@ pi@@ d or less intelli@@ gent , or that the future of their children does not wor@@ ry them , or that they have never thought about nuclear safety .
a review of the eu 's lisbon strategy could contribute to a necessary reform agenda .
the texti@@ le industry safeguar@@ ds that we have will indeed make sure that we re@@ tain european jobs .
it is essential that this aid be able to move free@@ ly , without restri@@ ction , and that the che@@ ck@@ points be opened .
last week , i came back from kore@@ a .
explan@@ ations , sugge@@ sted inform@@ ally , that the principle of subsidiarity prev@@ ents measures being taken against de@@ fa@@ ul@@ ting states will not be accepted : if they were , the member states could delay or re@@ f@@ use to implement any community legislation which they vie@@ wed as in@@ appropriate or subject to challenge .
could we have a better deli@@ very ?
unfortunately , the eu seems to be operating otherwise where it concerns the accoun@@ ting rules for forest carbon sin@@ ks .
i comm@@ end the work done by the rapporteur .
we voted in favour of the report on a single market for enterprises and growth .
to say that is a great opportunity for the new commissioner , mr f@@ ü@@ le .
( pt ) mr president , the attacks of financial specul@@ ators on the euro area 's most vulnerable and dependent economies are getting worse .
of course , greece has the main responsibility .
or is it because we have a number of politicians in the individual countries , in other words , in countries such as ireland , portugal , spain and greece , who have not actually done their job ?
the report states that the annual cost of this violence is eur 3@@ 3 billion .
they are commit@@ ting themselves to a further reduction in emissions , in line with their histori@@ cal responsibilities , and the principle of common but differen@@ ti@@ ated responsibilities and respective capa@@ bilities .
above all , i do not regard it as a democratic development .
which member states support the improved treaty , and which reje@@ ct it ?
in that respect we have long since passed the first stage of 25 % and already reached the second stage of 4@@ 9 % ow@@ ner@@ ship of each other 's air services market .
( de ) mr president , this particular pie@@ ce of n@@ on@@ sense you just referred to was adopted by the majority of this house in spite of our voting against it .
as baroness ashton said today , the eu needs a coherent strategy that makes use of all available instruments , including those aimed at reform@@ ing the security sectors of the countries in the region and at democratic and institutional capacity building .
not for the european union member states , not for slovakia or romania , countries that have an em@@ an@@ cip@@ ated and modern legislation regarding minorities , but it cre@@ ates a dangerous prece@@ dent for ab@@ k@@ ha@@ zi@@ a , for south os@@ se@@ ti@@ a and , especially , for trans@@ ni@@ stri@@ a , where there are fro@@ zen conflicts since the time of the kosovo conflict .
on 15 july , the commission proposed the aboli@@ tion of short-@@ term visas for citizens of the former yugosla@@ v republic of macedonia , mon@@ ten@@ e@@ gr@@ o and serbia .
on behalf of the ppe-de group . - ( de ) mr president , commissioner , mr sac@@ con@@ i , ladies and gentlemen , my group supports the motion for a resolution .
aid agencies report that some 30 000 people have been disp@@ lac@@ ed by the fighting , so it is har@@ dly surpri@@ sing in such circumstances that inno@@ cent civili@@ ans have been kil@@ led , although both sides con@@ test the actual numbers .
in writing . - solidarity is one of the most preci@@ ous values for europe today .
this will take stock of all the action taken and draw less@@ ons from it for the future .
member of the commission . - mr president , i would like to thank the honourable members for their comments and the views they expressed during the debate .
i may be chair of the committee on constitutional affairs , but it was members before me who made this rule and adopted it in plenary with an absolu@@ te majority .
emergency measures are one thing , but i have also noti@@ ced that some operations amount to the comm@@ on-@@ or@@ -@@ gar@@ den nation@@ alisation of banks .
these include training for jud@@ ges and la@@ wy@@ ers , technical support for the courts , infrastructure and improved information for citizens .
the eu should also end its compli@@ city with the continuing op@@ pression of the palestinian people .
fe@@ m@@ ale circum@@ ci@@ sion , approval for public execu@@ tions , tor@@ ture and strict interpre@@ tation of is@@ la@@ mic law are wi@@ des@@ pread .
do you really think you could have carried on ?
i hope that it will continue to be super@@ f@@ lu@@ ous because patients will not need to make use of it .
of course , we must also spend much more on research into sustainability , new materials and new products .
today being the cent@@ en@@ ary of international women 's day , i voted against the nomin@@ ation of mr har@@ al@@ d w@@ ö@@ ger@@ ba@@ u@@ er because there are not enough women at the european court of auditors .
however , if this is not sol@@ ved , it will result in unemployment and the failure of a sector , with extremely serious consequences for the auton@@ om@@ ous region of the a@@ zo@@ res .
i would add that this is not happening against a back@@ dro@@ p of european solidarity because one member state - germany - is promis@@ ing additional aid to ope@@ l and is allowing the an@@ vers plant to close .
perhaps a bit more open@@ ness and a bit more refle@@ ction will give us a chance to be more effective in this matter .
during the debate , commissioner v@@ assi@@ li@@ ou said that she would be prepared to review the legal base if she felt there were reasons to do so , which would depend on the amendment of the directive .
so we are now working on this - my services are working with the c@@ ab@@ ine@@ t and the services of the trade commissioner , mr de gu@@ ch@@ t - and we are going to laun@@ ch a legislative proposal for a legal weapo@@ n to use in such cases .
scientific experts should de@@ cl@@ are publi@@ c@@ ly that they have no financial or other interests in the p@@ har@@ maceu@@ tical industry .
ad@@ mit@@ tedly , some efforts have been made , but corruption is a genuine bli@@ ght and the cyprus issue remains un@@ resolved , not to mention the fact that there is a lot of work to do in relations with the ar@@ me@@ ni@@ ans .
however , these calls for more active involvement in resol@@ ving georgia 's problems fe@@ ll on dea@@ f e@@ ars .
this gives me the opportunity to welcome to the chamber mr ta@@ sh@@ i wan@@ g@@ d@@ i , the representative of his hol@@ in@@ ess , the dal@@ a@@ i lam@@ a .
the commission is only one voice on the board .
the alternative is that im@@ patien@@ t , young ti@@ bet@@ ans will turn to violence and terrorism .
be@@ sides the pressure to liber@@ alise services in the area in question ( air transport ) the gue / ng@@ l group is particularly critical of the prior@@ i@@ ti@@ sation of operating prof@@ it@@ ability over safety in the reports .
it must be stated , firstly , that the duty to provide assistance is not legally binding , secondly , that the use of military means is not necess@@ arily required and , thirdly , that the individual member states re@@ tain the freedom to decide what the assistance they provide actually com@@ pri@@ ses .
i also think that we have lear@@ ned a lot from what happened last year .
with regard to commissioner man@@ de@@ l@@ son , i wish him well in the wto do@@ ha agreement and i hope that we can move agriculture forward with the us and the european union to ensure we get a sett@@ lement , building on things like euro@@ med , which are very important to the european union .
the four@@ th is from the united states .
although that closure is taking longer than planned , we can still be glad that it is under way , because it could have also been stop@@ ped .
( the sitting was suspen@@ ded at 1@@ 1.@@ 50 and re@@ su@@ med at 1@@ 2.@@ 0@@ 5 )
in this case , the management of the enterpri@@ se would be obli@@ ged to create a uniform system of participation , as part of an agreement negotiated with employe@@ e representatives .
however , the e@@ pl@@ p does not agree that an eu-@@ wide trans@@ action tax is a necessary vehi@@ cle to achieve some of the lisbon strategy objectives and did not support this measure .
implementation of the decision should bring considerable benefits to the member states .
i would like to thank everyone one more time and i hope for a positive result tomorrow .
i am , of course , grateful to the dra@@ ft@@ s@@ men of the opinions , both from the committee on legal affairs and the committee on the environment , public health and food safety , for their close collabor@@ ation .
furthermore it might even produce at least a proportion@@ ate increase in those tal@@ ented and cre@@ ative people who are so necessary for economic and cultural development .
if i were a capit@@ alist , every@@ body would know it !
this budget needs to change direction .
its objective must be to reduce the existing economic and social dis@@ par@@ ities , but in different regions of europe .
8@@ 21 redun@@ dan@@ cies in 70 companies in the gra@@ phi@@ cs sector in the nor@@ d bra@@ b@@ ant and zu@@ id hol@@ land regions of the ne@@ ther@@ lands show that the global economic and financial crisis does not s@@ par@@ e sectors which , at first gl@@ ance , appe@@ ar to be more sh@@ el@@ tered from its effects .
subject : safeguar@@ ding the rights of dis@@ ab@@ led people
we wish to as@@ certain whether these sect@@ oral problems are being resolved in order to ensure that both sides really are opening up and kore@@ a is not the uni@@ lateral benefi@@ ci@@ ary , and that - even when we think of our p@@ har@@ maceu@@ tical industry , the car industry , of the many industrial sectors - reci@@ pro@@ city is guaranteed .
there can be no doubt that tan@@ gible results will only be achieved if integrated measures are taken at various levels - political , social , legal and edu@@ cational .
they exist every@@ where in the european union .
members of the european parliament who are involved in this extr@@ a pension fund must accept a reduction in these lu@@ x@@ ury pensions , just as low@@ -@@ ear@@ ners have been forced to accept a reduction in their pensions .
what penalties or re@@ war@@ ds awa@@ it those member states which , respe@@ ctively , do or do not comply with the objectives imposed by the strategy ?
a visit by eu counter@@ -@@ terrorism coordin@@ ator gi@@ l@@ les de k@@ er@@ cho@@ ve , together with the commission , is sch@@ edu@@ led for january next .
it must carry authority as the core of eu external policy , the place where policy is developed and coordinated .
finally , the interim agreement is only an interim agreement .
lastly , the countries of the third blo@@ c , although they have no major concerns or concerns of such importance within the context of this process , are paying a great deal of attention to the cost of our required solidarity and to the use of reven@@ ues ar@@ ising from the various au@@ ctions and , in particular , to the choice or otherwise of post-@@ allo@@ cation .
however , we must op@@ pose these mo@@ ves towards harmonisation .
by voting in favour of this text , i am jo@@ ining with the majority of parliament to urge the european commission and the member states to make a crucial final effort .
written statements ( article 142 )
on behalf of the verts / ale group . - mr president , the committee on foreign affairs has deli@@ vered a good and balanced report on the progress of macedonia , and we as greens will gl@@ ad@@ ly support it .
i mean , how could he talk about growth and jobs without acknowled@@ ging that this won@@ der@@ ful , f@@ ab@@ led lisbon strategy has been a total disaster ?
for instance , they will be able to change suppl@@ ier if the services are of poor quality , if the electricity supply is dis@@ ru@@ p@@ ted or if prices are too high .
all the om@@ ens are clear : there is a need for action and we have something to do here .
that would certainly be achie@@ v@@ able for your presidency , un@@ like the major projects that will have to be passed on to some@@ one else in any case at the end of your si@@ x@@ -@@ month term .
the amendments on the eu strategy on afghanistan also contribu@@ ted to improving the structure of the report .
we have a so-called work of ar@@ t - which has given off@@ ence to every@@ body , but particularly the bul@@ gari@@ ans - and the first statement on the gaza crisis had to be with@@ drawn several hours later .
due to the 2005 introduction of the single tax rate by the righ@@ t-@@ wing government , an excessive pol@@ ari@@ z@@ ation of society has occur@@ red , as well as an increase in poverty .
obviously , we also have to ad@@ mit that the civilian population is a victi@@ m in this kind of conflict , and the un pan@@ el has shown clearly that there are responsibilities on both sides : mainly that of the government but also that of the liber@@ ation ti@@ gers of ta@@ mi@@ l e@@ ela@@ m , and both need to be investig@@ ated .
i look forward to a continu@@ ed dialogue with you on these plans .
what else should it be ?
that was our mission .
this includes , in particular , the case where the priv@@ ati@@ sation process of a company is ongoing .
it will be applied only for the transi@@ tional period up until the introduction of electronic or sate@@ lli@@ te road to@@ lls , expected to be introduced in 2009 , firstly for goods vehicles and then for private vehicles .
electronic commer@@ ce is also exclu@@ ded from the scope of the revision .
we are creating a stability mechanism , a permanent aid fund , which will have to be paid for by the ordinary people , by the people who will not be getting any free gi@@ f@@ ts .
the eu 's heads of state or government decided ne@@ arly two years ago that the eu should take the lead in order to secure a global climate agreement in copenhagen .
today , under the single electricity market in ireland , they are paying 7@@ 6 % more than the average uk price .
in writing . - ( pl ) i ab@@ stain@@ ed in the final vote on the report concerning eu-@@ turkey relations . this was because , despite negotiations la@@ sting several months , the resolution makes no reference to the issue of turkish responsibility for the ma@@ ss@@ ac@@ re of ar@@ me@@ ni@@ ans in 19@@ 15 .
( pl ) madam president , there is at least one country of the former so@@ vie@@ t union where the results of elections are not known in advance .
a responsible and flexible attitude is required of both the council and parliament , and i firmly believe that in today 's situation , the agreement would send a re@@ mar@@ k@@ ably positive message to the markets as well .
good things , such as accession to the european union , will be self-@@ evi@@ dent .
we must give eu citizens the fee@@ ling that they are ' at the heart ' of the union 's activities .
in particular , in accordance with article 2@@ 9@@ 9 ( 2 ) of the ec treaty and as stated by commissioner h@@ ü@@ b@@ ner , acce@@ ssi@@ bility problems form one of the main obstacles to development .
without these as@@ sur@@ an@@ ces , a li@@ sting in ap@@ pen@@ di@@ x ii remains the least worst solution , if not , in fact , the best solution .
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what is needed is balanced , mutual , benefi@@ cial economic cooperation without political and economic bl@@ ack@@ ma@@ il .
even when some ad@@ -@@ ho@@ c measures that were rejected only a few months ago are accepted , such as the nation@@ ali@@ s@@ ations of banks that have gone ban@@ kru@@ pt due to poor management on the part of their administr@@ ators and some of their main sha@@ re@@ holders , who have po@@ c@@ ke@@ ted the substantial profits and ga@@ ins and left the general public to deal with the damage , this is always done in defence of big business , without really taking into account the interests of workers and the least well-@@ off .
i regret that the council , while accep@@ ting parliament 's positions , rejected the amendments aimed at giving parliament the possibility of blo@@ c@@ king commission decisions on implementation of the programme , no@@ tab@@ ly when annual priorities are cho@@ sen .
rapporteur . - mr president , this report is a response to the global climate change alliance , which was launched by the european commission towards the end of last year .
i am voting in favour of kur@@ t le@@ ch@@ ner 's report on the recommendation for second reading on the council common position for adopting a directive of the european parliament and of the council on credit agreements for consumers and repe@@ al@@ ing council directive 8@@ 7 / 10@@ 2 / e@@ ec .
rapporteur . - ( de ) mr president , with this resolution we are pa@@ ving the way for the sole@@ m@@ n pro@@ cl@@ am@@ ation of the charter of fundamental rights by all three institutions in strasbourg on 12 december .
it is important that we recognise that a rapporteur when ap@@ pointed is not just ap@@ pointed as rapporteur for the committee but ap@@ pointed for parliament as a whole .
overall , therefore , i fear that we will not succeed in elimin@@ ating the roo@@ t cause of the problem .
i am also very happy to note that we now have some defini@@ tions of what such b@@ reach@@ es consi@@ st of .
the idea formul@@ ated with regard to implementation , according to which the local and regional authorities must also be involved in policy making , also de@@ serves support .
i think that , with your experience in sweden during the 199@@ 0@@ s , you are the right man in the right place to do what we have not done so far : devi@@ se a single strategy in the european union to combat this economic and financial crisis .
i think we are entitled to an answer to this question .
thank you very much , congratul@@ ations on the results but let us change in the future .
all european organisations are today gra@@ p@@ pl@@ ing with the rece@@ ssion , the financial crisis , the on@@ set of high unemployment and the possible consequences of these .
i should like to reas@@ sure mrs pac@@ k that the chair 's acknowled@@ ge@@ ments are a proper and institutional to@@ ken of respect for rapporteurs and the opinions that they express , even when we are completely at od@@ ds with their content .
mr president , on a point of order , can i ask for an urgent action by the president of parliament to call for the protection of a delegation from col@@ om@@ bi@@ a which visi@@ ted our parliament on 27 and 28 june , and whose members this week received a public death threat because they had spoken out here in favour of the proposal for a humanitarian exchange of pris@@ oners in the col@@ om@@ bi@@ an conflict ?
we support the concept of a c@@ f@@ sp eu sanctions regime which is applied on a unani@@ mous basis to target the most eg@@ regi@@ ous ab@@ users of human rights in the world , provided the uk can always exercise a ve@@ to in this respect .
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i welcome mr nie@@ ls bu@@ sk 's report and thank him and the commissioner for the work they have done .
( pl ) madam president , i would like to inform you that a polish trade union delegation is se@@ ated in the g@@ all@@ ery .
i therefore support the terms of the agreement reached between the commission and the swi@@ ss government , so i am voting for the report by mrs pac@@ k .
as history te@@ lls us , people will den@@ y the possibility of failure right up to the last moment .
i think that also applies to eu-@@ israel relations , but how can we get their attention to express the level of re@@ vul@@ sion felt here at the scale of what is happening ?
we know that you will be present at every emergency .
the discharge report contains a number of points of criticism which require a ti@@ gh@@ te@@ ning up of the current procedures and practices .
that , surely , is the right way to proce@@ ed .
i am pleased to see that the opinions of parliament and the commission co@@ inci@@ de to a great extent .
maintaining competitiveness , increasing economic growth and fighting unemployment will be the greatest challenges faced by the eu .
what is at risk is democracy , freedom and the right of individuals to live in peace and freedom .
in the report we make a few suggesti@@ ons .
the european union is an area of solidarity , and the eu solidarity fund is a part of that .
we have the southern areas of europe , of course , and also the al@@ p@@ ine bel@@ t , where the effects are very different and very significant .
this permanent dialogue , as highligh@@ ted once again in this chamber , between mr tri@@ che@@ t , mr al@@ mu@@ nia , mr jun@@ c@@ ker and mr barroso , is , stri@@ ctly speaking , contrary to the ma@@ a@@ stri@@ ch@@ t treaty itself .
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we also question the claim that israel 's as@@ sa@@ ul@@ t was initi@@ ated as a response to ro@@ c@@ ke@@ t fir@@ e from ham@@ as .
we have drawn up the report on the basis of the current situation and together with our fellow members from the group of the alliance of liber@@ als and democrats for europe , we have reached an agreement with mr ras@@ mus@@ sen , which en@@ compa@@ sses the entire financial system .
( de ) madam president , ladies and gentlemen , the re@@ ca@@ st ver@@ sion of the directive should help improve protection for the consumer and environment ali@@ ke .
i consider this to be a democratic defici@@ t which this parliament must address .
following the enlargement of the schengen area in the end of last year , the conditions under which ukra@@ ini@@ an citizens are granted visas for eu countries have become stri@@ c@@ ter ; the fe@@ es and waiting time have increased .
an ear@@ th@@ qu@@ ake reaching just 5 on the ri@@ ch@@ ter scale can be dangerous in that it causes lo@@ ose obje@@ cts to fall , ro@@ of@@ ing to ca@@ ve in , buil@@ dings to be neg@@ ati@@ vely affected and gas and water services to be dam@@ aged .
this will be the only de@@ ro@@ gation .
our energy policy for europe highligh@@ ts the urgent need to promote an improvement in energy efficiency and renewable energy sources , and we are working towards that goal .
therefore , the eu should take concrete action to end im@@ puni@@ ty for per@@ pe@@ tr@@ ators of sexual violence against women and children .
the budget will have to be accur@@ ately balanced to ensure the successful re@@ alisation of the goals set out in the treaty of lisbon , like the creation of a common internal energy market for example .
( the speaker agreed to take a blu@@ e-@@ card question under rule 149 ( 8 ) )
however , as you said that you would be tab@@ ling your own proposal in march , i should like to ask for this proposal to be in keeping with numerous policies of the european union and not move in just one direction .
the new rules certainly make adverti@@ sing more flexible .
i hope that this message struc@@ k home with the commission too .
the existence of efficient , transparent and equ@@ itable tax systems is crucial for the advan@@ cement of developing countries , in that they contribute to the financing of their public asse@@ ts , the sustainability of their institutions , their reduced depend@@ ency on external aid and the achie@@ vement of the mi@@ ll@@ en@@ nium development goals .
this is certainly not the right time for this type of reform , but no one here would have anti@@ cip@@ ated that the reform would fail so mis@@ er@@ ably .
they provide a guarantee for control of production and continu@@ ed quality .
madam president , i would first of all like to thank the commissioner and everyone who took part in this debate .
it is , in fact , high time that this text was adopted ; it is high time that freedom of movement for thir@@ d-@@ country nationals was established within the eu , and i am glad we have reached the point at which we la@@ y another bri@@ ck in the construction of a europe of freedoms , in an area that we want to be made increasingly secure .
attemp@@ ts to prevent members of parliament from ex@@ pressing their opinions on matters of legitimate public interest and concern , and from critici@@ sing their political op@@ pon@@ ents , by bringing legal proceedings are unacceptable in a democratic society and represent a bre@@ ach of article 8 of the protocol , which is intended to protect members ' freedom of expression when perform@@ ing their du@@ ties in the interests of parliament as an institution of the european union .
therefore our present domin@@ ant economic model has a syste@@ mic fa@@ ul@@ t .
i have to be fair .
therefore , it seems to me im@@ per@@ ative that the commission develop a set of best practices which would help member states in further work on points of single contact .
that is the road to cha@@ os and conflict .
in other words , croatia has seen the adoption of the report on its ' progress ' towards accession to the eu - with it even being ex@@ pli@@ ci@@ tly stated that the negotiations shall ( ! ) be concluded before the 2009 elections - where@@ as the former yugosla@@ v republic of macedonia ( f@@ y@@ rom ) has seen the vote on its progress report postpo@@ ned .
the second point rel@@ ates to the application of the principle of proportion@@ ality in regul@@ ating the sector .
well , the fact that we had few or no instruments expla@@ ins why we are not in the ' too little , too late ' situation , but in the ' step by step ' situation .
however , i would like to emphasise a problem we addressed in july 2007 in the form of the resolution adopted on the poorest regions in the eu .
we have at least made a start .
i believe that the oral amendment is well wor@@ ded and allows us a great deal of free scope and i therefore ask you to support it .
the forthcoming visi@@ tors ' centre in brussels is part of this , but i fear that certain amendments adopted in committee will delay its highly anti@@ cip@@ ated opening .
hence , the commission 's proposal to fund a re@@ call mechanism using the ve@@ ge@@ table producers organisations ' budget is unacceptable .
there is no threat to any existing group - nor is the rule change an attempt to s@@ qu@@ as@@ h euro@@ scep@@ tic@@ s , who have more than the new minimum number .
the actions sti@@ pul@@ ated in this plan comple@@ ment the european legal framework set out in the commission 's proposal for a directive on organ don@@ ation and tran@@ sp@@ lan@@ tation .
thus we have a new treaty .
i regret , n@@ one@@ theless , that the common position does not allow the directive to be implemented through voluntary agreements between the parties , even though it is true that the rules of the member states on legal proceedings cannot always be amen@@ ded by agreements between the parties .
( de ) madam commissioner , as you have heard , you have rightly been pra@@ i@@ sed , and citizens appla@@ ud you , for the fact that tele@@ com@@ s in europe have become chea@@ per , with prices likely to fall even further in future .
the rapporteur , mr mi@@ kol@@ á@@ š@@ i@@ k , referred to the question of transparency when allo@@ cating funds , as a basic pre@@ requi@@ site for achieving the overall objectives of cohesion policy .
in writing . - ( pl ) food security is a key challenge for agriculture , not only in the european union but throughout the world , particularly in developing countries .
this cre@@ ates a good bre@@ e@@ ding ground not only for the development and dis@@ se@@ min@@ ation of extre@@ mis@@ m , but also for political mani@@ fe@@ st@@ ations na@@ ming particular ethnic groups as thre@@ ats to security and conne@@ cting minorities and migrants with crime .
but i am very concerned by im@@ balan@@ ces in our economic relationship .
the four nor@@ di@@ c member states have written to the committee about this regulation , st@@ ating that it increases citizens ' trust in the eu and that it provides the greatest possible degree of transparency .
the recent difficulties in the financial markets have shown that many of the strategies de@@ ployed by manag@@ ers of alternative investment funds are vulnerable to some or even many risks affecting invest@@ ors , other market pla@@ yers and the markets themselves .
thirdly , at a time when liberal is becoming social demo@@ cra@@ t and social demo@@ cra@@ t is ten@@ ding to become liberal , the eu budget must be effective and even contrac@@ y@@ cli@@ cal .
in my speeches i have repe@@ ate@@ dly stre@@ ssed the necessi@@ ty of promoting the ' made in europe ' br@@ and in thir@@ d-@@ country markets .
where the report is un@@ ten@@ able , however , is in its call to the commission to draw up a specific road ma@@ p for nuclear investments .
( el ) mr president , the an@@ na@@ poli@@ s conference on the middle east en@@ ded with mi@@ xed results for the european union .
we also had the problem that many of those people were told that com@@ pen@@ sation , or even re@@ funds , would not be possible as they had not purcha@@ sed their tic@@ ke@@ t with a credit card or boo@@ ked through a travel ag@@ ent .
i also welcome the boost given to the independence of competen@@ ces and du@@ ties of the potential operators of the trans@@ mission networks .
the h@@ 1@@ n@@ 1 influ@@ en@@ za was extremely instru@@ ctive .
the alar@@ m was s@@ oun@@ ded after a patien@@ t d@@ ied in ho@@ sp@@ ital due to an in@@ fe@@ ction and other patients are facing the same danger .
let us , however , not over@@ dra@@ m@@ ati@@ se the situation .
ga@@ ys and les@@ bi@@ ans are usu@@ ally doub@@ ly persecu@@ ted , because they are acti@@ vi@@ sts , in many cases , but also because they are ga@@ ys and les@@ bi@@ ans .
in view of the bi@@ llions given to aid the banks , inge@@ bor@@ g sch@@ ä@@ u@@ ble , the out@@ going chair@@ wom@@ an of wel@@ th@@ un@@ ger@@ h@@ il@@ fe , has called for a re@@ sc@@ ue package against world hun@@ ger .
the european union has always produced the best results by an alliance of the parliament and the commission , so i coun@@ t on your support in this regard .
the commission is pleased to see that the quality of this evaluation work is acknowled@@ ged by parliament .
what do you have to say , commissioner , to the unem@@ ployed , to workers in flexible , temporary , in@@ secure work who , for over 4@@ -@@ 5 years , have worked in the public and private sector , on mu@@ ch@@ -@@ va@@ un@@ ted inter@@ n@@ ships , and have already been given noti@@ ce of dis@@ mis@@ s@@ al ?
as rapporteur for parliament 's 2@@ 4@@ th annual report on this subject , i can say that there has been a s@@ light dro@@ p in the number of cases of infringe@@ ment proceedings initi@@ ated by the commission . n@@ one@@ theless , the number of cases continues to exce@@ ed 2@@ ,@@ 500 .
( the sitting was closed at 1@@ 2.@@ 50 p@@ .m. )
it was not by chance that , back in 2005 and 2006 , the top priorities for european cohesion policy were : the lisbon strategy , innovation and competitiveness , climate change , energy security and efficiency , water efficiency , investment in new skills , at@@ tr@@ acti@@ veness of territ@@ ories for young people , and quality of life .
quality standards will remain a member state competence , while safety standards a europe@@ an@@ -@@ wide one .
( da ) mr president , we are discussing a 1 200 k@@ m gas pipe@@ line bene@@ ath the baltic from v@@ y@@ bor@@ g in russia to gre@@ i@@ f@@ s@@ wal@@ d in germany through an eco@@ logi@@ cally sensitive in@@ land sea where there is a large difference in sea bed levels , through an area where un@@ de@@ ton@@ ated explo@@ si@@ ves from two world war@@ s , as well as po@@ is@@ on@@ ous chemi@@ c@@ als from the paper industry , are constantly being found .
while numerous positive steps have been made , we also note that the enforcement of read@@ mission agreements has also raised numerous problems .
i refer , of course , to the sele@@ ction of the next president of the council and the role he will take .
i think that could be an excellent form of cooperation with private industry .
but now we hear that some manufacturers - led , i understand , by ford and general mo@@ tors - are trying to explo@@ it lo@@ op@@ ho@@ les to get out of that obligation .
the commission 's initial proposal contained far more str@@ ing@@ ent penalties for public authorities , a position which our group felt was unacceptable as , un@@ like private under@@ tak@@ ings , public sector bodies are not focused primarily on profit but rather operate in the general interest .
i am sure that after president ob@@ ama 's speech there will be nothing to change concerning the committee 's results .
when will the feder@@ alist majority in the european parliament realise that the desire to create a united states of europe does not have the support of the vo@@ ters ?
we already know that the reinfor@@ cement of workers ' rights will depend on the development of the clas@@ s strug@@ gle .
a large number of smes are lea@@ ving the market because their access to finance has been se@@ ve@@ rely restri@@ cted in the times of crisis .
i think that this proposal would not only re@@ ve@@ al constitutional in@@ consist@@ en@@ cies but also create dela@@ ys and comple@@ x@@ ity , which is definitely not what europe needs at the moment .
instead , we are now see@@ ing a continu@@ ation of such in@@ appropriate behaviour .
so i look to the commission , which ought not to take sides , but to establish a political alliance with the european parliament so that the alliance of the peoples en@@ sures that we can dre@@ am of what we desire for this european union , the union of peoples .
on behalf of the alde group . - mr president , i rise on a point of order under rule 1@@ 6@@ 6 , and with reference to rules 4@@ 5 , 7@@ 7 , 8@@ 9 , 1@@ 13 and 15@@ 5 .
this is something that has to be done right away , in other words the member states need to develop financial mechanisms whe@@ reby the factor of rising prices can be de@@ le@@ ted from company budgets and from hou@@ se@@ hold budgets too .
i have here the let@@ ter of 3 september from the three european prime ministers .
ever more women are in need , and up to 17 % of women live be@@ low the poverty line , according to the latest surve@@ ys .
( cs ) mr president , the aim of the compromise draft directive , following two years of discussion , is mainly to provide legal certainty for patients in cross-border healthcare situations .
it is , however , all the more important that , if they can af@@ ford a proper ho@@ li@@ day during the crisis , our citizens can also return from this ho@@ li@@ day satis@@ fied .
the debate is closed .
( sk ) the changing life@@ sty@@ le of the y@@ oun@@ ger generation is such that after comple@@ tion of studies , everyone wants to spend some years trave@@ lling and then building their care@@ er .
on behalf of the ppe group . - mr president , during a visit of young isra@@ e@@ li and palestinian leaders to the european parliament , a tho@@ rou@@ gh discussion was held which out@@ lined a peace sett@@ lement for their future - a secure and recognised two@@ -@@ state solution , on the basis of the 196@@ 7 borders , with j@@ er@@ us@@ ale@@ m as the capital for both ; de@@ militar@@ isation of the palestinian state ; the reiter@@ ation of the 2007 ar@@ a@@ b peace initiative ; nato guarantees ; and the refuge@@ e issue to be arran@@ ged in a way that does not al@@ ter the demographic charac@@ ter of the he@@ bre@@ w state .
even the stri@@ c@@ test internal controls cannot prevent that .
the roma , who live in very poor circumstances in certain areas ?
that , in fact , is our hope : it is not enough to talk or writ@@ e about equal pay , we want to make it a reality .
( pl ) despite the several billion euro@@ s allocated to africa , poverty is getting worse in that continent , as the sound report prepared by mrs mar@@ ten@@ s indic@@ ates .
it pla@@ ys a pro@@ min@@ ent role in the fight against climate change .
i think it is extremely important for us to u@@ ti@@ li@@ se this exper@@ ti@@ se appropri@@ ately in our legislative work , for the fact is that members cannot be speci@@ alists in every area .
imperi@@ alist organisations and associ@@ ations are wor@@ r@@ ied by the u@@ pri@@ sing of the hun@@ gr@@ y ; they are calling for measures har@@ dly different from those ca@@ using millions to star@@ ve to death .
regarding protection of the environment and climate change , at eu level the commission is now working with the member states to achieve good environmental status in its mar@@ ine wat@@ ers by 2020 .
i believe this is progress in terms of nuclear safety .
in the vote in the house of comm@@ ons , two of those parties then rene@@ ged on those promi@@ ses and refu@@ sed people a referendum , so it is a matter of basic trust and accoun@@ t@@ ability in politics .
this agreement is head@@ ing in the right direction : it is still not enough but the report clearly points out these short@@ com@@ ings , yet offers us some hope for the future .
the eu must assu@@ me its responsibility as one of the world 's largest ti@@ mber impor@@ ters .
the european union is a community based on solidarity .
i welcome the resolution on innovative financial instruments which represents parliament 's contribution to the debate on how to gener@@ ate new reven@@ ue , ensure a fair tax policy and maxi@@ mi@@ se income recovery capa@@ bilities .
already today , ongoing and planned technical and financial cooperation with ukraine is in the region of eur 4@@ 35 million , without coun@@ ting possible mac@@ ro@@ financial assistance .
it is a massive problem for the ordinary taxpayers of the eu that at least 11 % of the total approved amount should not have been paid out .
review of the european neighbourhood policy - eastern dimension - review of the european neighbourhood policy - southern dimension
auth@@ or . - madam president , after this joint motion for a resolution was agreed and submitted , the news came of yet another dis@@ gr@@ ac@@ ef@@ ul@@ ly bru@@ tal case of sto@@ ning to death of a citizen in iran .
on behalf of the ppe-de group . - ( nl ) madam president , mr president of the commission , mr president of the council , ladies and gentlemen , today is an histori@@ c day .
this is the information that is colle@@ cted by carr@@ iers to operate their re@@ serv@@ ation systems .
it would indeed be tragi@@ c if , through our approach to kosovo , we have ir@@ re@@ par@@ ably dam@@ aged georgia and preci@@ pit@@ ated ar@@ med conflict in a country whose territorial integr@@ ity we should be defen@@ ding very strongly .
the european union 's citizens expect high quality , healthy products manufac@@ tu@@ red using innovative technology which takes account of the environmental impact of the production process .
there can never be either political or cultural reasons to compromise when it comes to fundamental rights .
how are we to measure the targets that the commissioner mentioned ?
2 ) there is prac@@ tically no strategic planning or control mechanism in the sphere of development cooperation policy .
this is adequ@@ ately expressed by the eu-@@ us trans@@ atlantic partnership agreement , in which also includes the aspect of economic relations .
it is very important to establish appropriate organis@@ ational and operational regulations .
member of the commission . - this is certainly a difficult and complex area .
therefore , my group belie@@ ves that it is crucial to get the balance right : the balance between , on the one hand , re@@ sour@@ cing frontex - as many colleagues have mentioned - and , on the other hand , ensuring that frontex has a stronger appreci@@ ation of the humanitarian aspects of its work .
in writing . - as a result of judg@@ ments by the court of justice in the open sk@@ ies cases , the commission allowed for the re@@ plac@@ ement of bilateral agreements that had been en@@ tered into between some member states and third countries with community agreements .
greater importance must be att@@ ach@@ ed to regional provision and se@@ as@@ onal avail@@ ability , as well as strict labelling of the origin of fo@@ ods .
it is 10 years since the adoption of un security council ( un@@ s@@ c ) resolutions 13@@ 25 ( 2000 ) and 18@@ 20 ( 2008 ) on women , peace and security , and un@@ s@@ c resolution 18@@ 8@@ 8 ( 2009 ) on sexual violence against women and children in situations of ar@@ med conflict .
we need new instruments , and if we analy@@ se the legislation that has been introduced , the member states have been given a great deal of l@@ ati@@ tude here .
the vote will take place on we@@ d@@ nes@@ day 17 december .
we also want an evaluation report , which is provided for in the treaty of lisbon .
the presidency has taken note to act accord@@ ingly .
both the cl@@ an structure and lack of the right to inter@@ ven@@ e on the part of the authorities prevent this vi@@ ci@@ ous cir@@ cle from ever being bro@@ ken .
in that case , everyone will be equal before the law and we will be able to make savings .
therefore , this argument also does not hold water .
we are also taking firm action with a view to drawing up a c@@ ode of condu@@ ct for interest groups and lobby@@ ist@@ s , as well as for members of the european parliament .
the ul@@ timate goal is to ensure that states draw their laws closer to one another in accordance with the commitments made under the treaty of stock@@ hol@@ m , simpli@@ fying and spee@@ ding up the procedures .
inten@@ sive cooperation at parliamentary level is also necessary , for example , with organisations such as the parliamentary assembly of the black sea economic cooperation and the wto , and with the black sea trade and development bank .
at least 17 people were in@@ ju@@ red , most of them civili@@ ans .
in copenhagen , from 7 to 18 december , ne@@ arly 200 nations will negoti@@ ate a new international treaty to combat climate change , a post-@@ ky@@ oto treaty that will enter into force from 2013 ...
it was one of the greatest speeches ever made here in this house .
i should like to tou@@ ch on three more issues .
i would like to announ@@ ce that , unfortunately , several hours ago , another bre@@ ach of human rights was per@@ pe@@ tr@@ ated in belarus .
we also need to have proper sanctions in place that really reflect the seri@@ ous@@ ness of this crime and that really h@@ ur@@ t those who are making money out of trafficking in human be@@ ings .
these members are sitting over there .
while it is important to author@@ i@@ se existing investment agreements , it is also important to fore@@ see the possibility of taking action in a co@@ oper@@ ative manner to address important issues that could ari@@ se with regard to the content of the agreements and their inter@@ action with eu investment policy .
many tre@@ a@@ sures are yet to be une@@ ar@@ the@@ d .
i prote@@ st .
under head@@ ing 4 - the commissioner mentioned this as well - there is an increase in appropriations for pale@@ st@@ ine and kosovo , and half of the reduction in appropriations en@@ tered in the draft budget rel@@ ates to the emergency re@@ serve that can be finan@@ ced , as has been the case so far , through the re@@ de@@ ployment of resources .
industry in the eu is challeng@@ ed by excessive regulation and bureaucr@@ acy .
mrs sen@@ y@@ szy@@ n accu@@ sed the ca@@ th@@ oli@@ c ch@@ ur@@ ch of op@@ pressing women .
firstly , it is in many respe@@ cts a very an@@ cien@@ t tri@@ b@@ al society , which we cannot cat@@ ap@@ ul@@ t into the 2@@ 1@@ st century in one fe@@ ll swo@@ o@@ p .
as i have stated before , i can understand why it is necessary for a law society to register , but i find it har@@ der to understand why public bodies which have never been active on a par@@ ty@@ -@@ political level , and never will be , are also required to register .
the council states consolid@@ ation should be fron@@ t@@ lo@@ a@@ ded in member states with large defici@@ ts .
the member states are capable themselves of dealing with matters relating to population and hou@@ sing cen@@ su@@ ses and this is an area in which the eu does not need to inter@@ f@@ ere .
this is in line with the political cohesion of existing political groups and with the possibility of achieving consensus among the non-@@ att@@ ach@@ ed members , provided there are enough to form a political group .
while we agree with the main guidelines of the european parliament resolution on the g20 summit in pit@@ t@@ sb@@ ur@@ gh - and having endor@@ sed it for that reason - the lu@@ x@@ em@@ bour@@ g delegation of the group of the european people 's party ( christian democrats ) wishes to express some re@@ serv@@ ations about elements of this resolution that are un@@ satisfac@@ tory .
we are very proce@@ ss-@@ orien@@ ted .
nor indeed a bur@@ ma .
a more open and accessible council , increased and more integrated inter@@ -@@ institutional cooperation , better use of new media as a means to conne@@ ct with citizens and providing assistance to civil society institutions will help bring europe closer together .
we expect all the member states of the european union to sign the convention on 3 december , in particular those european states which are still in doubt , that is greece , lat@@ via , poland , romania and the republic of cyprus .
emphasis is also placed on more training of health workers in the area of patien@@ t safety and the creation of common defini@@ tions and termin@@ o@@ logy as well as compar@@ able indic@@ ators which will allow easier identi@@ fication of problems .
it makes a positive recommendation by calling on the member states to ap@@ point national s@@ me en@@ vo@@ ys to coordin@@ ate s@@ me policies and control the implementation of the sb@@ a across the various administr@@ ations .
it is in principle also reasonable for businesses to off@@ set losses across fron@@ t@@ iers within a company or between companies in a con@@ sor@@ ti@@ um .
thank you .
it tur@@ ns out in practice that some are more equal than others , and that dou@@ ble standards are being employed .
un@@ like in h@@ ong kon@@ g , we were involved in the negotiations , were pro@@ -@@ active and were prepared to make compromi@@ ses .
as shadow rapporteur for the h@@ ir@@ s@@ ch report on european cooperation in vo@@ cational education and training , i would like to explain why i voted in favour of adopting this report .
this was also mentioned in the european commission 's latest report from july 2008 , which unfortunately led to a parti@@ al free@@ z@@ ing of european funds for bulgaria .
only policies of this kind , and only development in these areas and institutions , can s@@ hap@@ e haiti into a more stable country than it has been to date .
in writing . - ( fr ) with our vote today , we have re@@ min@@ ded the council that the eri@@ ka i@@ ii package forms a whole and should be exam@@ ined as such .
it is a very good thing that the eu now has , in the person of mr d@@ aci@@ an ci@@ o@@ lo@@ ş , an agriculture commissioner who has understood and supports the importance of local markets , since this is the only way we can pre@@ serve local fla@@ v@@ ours , regional fla@@ v@@ ours , and the diversity of food in europe , and it is also clear that a key role is played in this regard by food quality policy , the place and de@@ sign@@ ation of origin .
please could you tell us which language ver@@ sions have been published in the official jour@@ nal , when this was done and why these ver@@ sions have not yet been made available to parliament .
for example : how many accounts outside the budget did the council have in 2007 ?
to close , i should like to say that we hope that the greek crisis will be the only price the european union has to pay for the ha@@ sty establishment of the economic governance which we should have established ten years ago .
our approach definitely encoura@@ ges countries to change their approach to aviation safety , and that is only one example .
- ( fr ) mr president , europe has been a pi@@ one@@ er before , and it wants to continue to act as a bri@@ d@@ ge@@ head in copenhagen .
it also an@@ no@@ ys me when projects are fun@@ ded with eu money which are not absolutely necessary .
foreign investment is a major economic issue for emerging and developing countries .
i am voting against this motion for a resolution and its anti@@ social in@@ jun@@ ctions .
mr president , honourable members , when i travel around sweden and talk about eu cooperation , i get few questions about the institutions of the eu .
in this resolution , the european parliament advo@@ c@@ ates the long-term management of risks and profits , as well as some rules which are adap@@ ted to the si@@ ze of banks - so that the most important ones do not feel that they are let off - and argu@@ es that they should not pa@@ ss on the costs of adap@@ ting to the new legislation to private individuals .
today , we voted on the re@@ sett@@ lement of asylum se@@ ek@@ ers from third countries in europe , but the commission programme refu@@ ses to promote a similar provision for the sett@@ lement of asylum se@@ ek@@ ers from one country of europe to another or for money .
and then , there is prevention .
now that we are going to have to work together , i hope to be able to show you that the commission often does things that are reasonable , useful and concrete , and i still hope to convin@@ ce you to support the efforts of the commission more re@@ solu@@ tely and more often .
in particular , the problem of ex@@ pan@@ ding the scope of the directive has emer@@ ged .
when children put them in their m@@ ou@@ ths , chi@@ ps are a dangerous item .
member states , together with the european commission , should find a solution as quickly as possible to the problem of the substantial group of women assi@@ sting with farm@@ ing and in small and medium-sized enterprises who , in many member states , suffer from a lack of legal status .
i want to under@@ line it because i sometimes hear only part of the st@@ ory , but it is the whole st@@ ory on investment which has to be applied in practice .
i really hope that tomorrow we will all live up to the expectations of european citizens and show that we are safeguar@@ ding the protection of human rights and the values of the european union .
no doubt should be ca@@ st on the ukra@@ ini@@ an people 's achie@@ vements either by external or internal factors .
they went there belie@@ ving they were going to serve in a good cause , and , as we are he@@ aring here , iraq is , today , on the way to building a democracy .
the presidency has cont@@ ac@@ ted the resid@@ ent commissioner of indi@@ an@@ -@@ ad@@ mini@@ ste@@ red ka@@ sh@@ mi@@ r in new de@@ l@@ h@@ i and has expressed the eu 's concerns over the situation .
i do not see significant progress being made by russia , but we shall per@@ severe .
the report contains many sound proposals and guidelines for the european commission and provides a fine sum@@ mar@@ y of the various points of view .
invest@@ ing in prevention is important .
we are not opposed to this agreement in principle provided that mo@@ ro@@ cco agre@@ es to end all human rights ab@@ uses in the il@@ legally occu@@ pie@@ d territory of western sahar@@ a , that mo@@ ro@@ cco agre@@ es to a free and fair referendum for the people of western sahar@@ a and that the fisheries partnership agreement is re@@ vie@@ wed and the sahar@@ aw@@ i population of western sahar@@ a are allowed to live as equal citizens of their mo@@ ro@@ c@@ can counter@@ parts .
i hope that the eu will be able to convin@@ ce its partner , the usa , to continue to make progress towards the common goals mentioned .
at the moment , in the transport area , you must remember that transport is ex@@ em@@ pt from the services directive .
four@@ thly , failure to include b@@ itu@@ men sh@@ al@@ es in the research fund for coal and ste@@ el programme - and the group of the greens / european free alliance also put forward a proposal of this nature for these amendments - would have been in@@ jur@@ i@@ ous to e@@ sto@@ nia , whose power generation is ch@@ iefly based on this fuel .
a very clear distin@@ ction needs to be main@@ tained between the re@@ mits of military and humanitarian bodies , and a dialogue between military and humanitarian bodies is necessary in order to encourage mutual understanding .
for every car that we export to south kore@@ a from europe , 15 come the other way .
during the current financial crisis , it is going to be increasingly difficult for us to cover losses tr@@ ig@@ ge@@ red by flo@@ ods and dro@@ u@@ ght using the state budget .
the portuguese government is following this ma@@ x@@ im and is , for the recor@@ d , allo@@ cating about eur 8@@ .@@ 2 million for the de@@ commissi@@ oning of 27 ve@@ ssels in 2008 .
( pt ) cohesion policies are not just another instrument of european integration but can be seen as a real em@@ bod@@ im@@ ent and dynami@@ c pro@@ of of the european project itself , in the sense of a community of citizens sh@@ aring values of social justice and solidarity .
what we also need now is a bo@@ ld message from the high representative on what is happening in these countries ; we should not wa@@ it until a number of things have happened .
in fact , the funding of this type of project , which is completely in line with the objectives of the europe 2020 strategy , makes a key contribution towards the development of a sustainable economy , combating climate change and promoting employment , while also constitu@@ ting a particularly suitable method given the economic and financial crisis that we are experien@@ cing at present .
i firmly believe that romania 's maritime border , for instance , is in@@ compar@@ ably better protected than similar borders for other schengen member states .
( de ) madam president , the reason i am asking for the floor again is not because i have not spoken enough today but because i believe we really are dealing with an important issue , on which members have also asked per@@ tin@@ ent questions .
the commission has played its role to the full .
there was then official doubt on our part .
the political and economic stabi@@ lisation of that country and the strengthening of cooperation between ukraine and the eu in the field of energy are pre@@ requi@@ sites for the recognition of ukraine 's european aspir@@ ations .
ma@@ y@@ be i could tell you why we are actually in favour and we are even co@@ -@@ financing some of the lan@@ d@@ fi@@ ll , even if we do believe that this is on the lowe@@ st level of the pre@@ fer@@ red op@@ tions in the waste h@@ ier@@ ar@@ chy .
following the treaty of lisbon , the council is now one institution and the president of the council is one institution .
therefore , member states should make every effort to combat gam@@ bling and the associated problems with maximum force .
i am also glad to see that there is no longer a reference to the general product safety directive ( g@@ p@@ s@@ d ) .
the eu and the member states should increase their efforts to encourage youth employment and reduce their unemployment rate , in particular , through improving the mat@@ ch between the training systems and the needs of the labour market .
through these directives we are in a way addre@@ ssing subje@@ cts and establishing lin@@ ks with various recognised pa@@ tho@@ lo@@ gies such as cancer , which has already been referred to by mrs be@@ lo@@ hor@@ sk@@ á .
even one cont@@ am@@ ination of animal feed is unacceptable .
the next item is the commission statement on freedom of information in italy .
users and mer@@ chan@@ ts will be cl@@ am@@ our@@ ing for more choice .
the rapporteur , mr ch@@ at@@ zim@@ ar@@ k@@ ak@@ is , whom i would like to congratulate , put it very well in saying that the european union does not have a good im@@ age in the e@@ yes of european citizens , and they have most often made european agriculture a s@@ ca@@ pe@@ go@@ at .
however , i do agree with you that it is important .
i hope that i will soon be able to speak to you in more de@@ p@@ th .
given the present gas crisis in europe , it must be under@@ lined that belarus has pro@@ ved a particularly stable partner as regards the transi@@ t of gas suppl@@ ies to the european union .
so i must con@@ fe@@ ss that it has surpri@@ sed me how difficult it is to convin@@ ce elected politicians and public opinion that budget management in the european union is much better than what is reflected in this sent@@ ence .
the human family is arran@@ ged as in a sta@@ ir@@ case : we , the pri@@ vi@@ leg@@ ed ones , are at the top , and there are four billion people be@@ low us who , li@@ ter@@ ally , want to come into the da@@ y@@ light , because two billion people do not even have electricity .
however , under no circumstances will i appro@@ ve of the use of gene@@ tically modif@@ ied materials , their im@@ port to consumers and other activities , or the author@@ isation of production methods brought to bear in third countries , because there is no data that would lead us to reason@@ ably believe that these do not har@@ m people 's health or the environment .
ma@@ y@@ be such a referendum ought to be carried out at eu level .
i would like to express my respect for all their positions .
if , however , democr@@ ac@@ ies cannot , in fact , combat terrorism by den@@ ying their own values , then they cannot allow themselves to give the im@@ pression of being la@@ x or we@@ ak , either .
the culture of h@@ at@@ red , as demonstrated by that ph@@ ot@@ om@@ on@@ t@@ age of the prime minister behind bar@@ s at the stre@@ et demonstr@@ ation on press freedom , where red flag@@ s and in@@ sul@@ ts of all kin@@ ds pre@@ va@@ iled .
however , i think that we should also consider how to safeguard jobs , and prevent them from being lost .
rules of war pre@@ va@@ il , but even in war@@ time the gen@@ ev@@ a convention applies , and it does not , of course , allow banks that have been re@@ capit@@ alised by the state to use this aid to bu@@ y up other banks .
we have , off the co@@ ast of somali@@ a , ships which have been extremely successful this we@@ ek@@ end , by the way , with the french na@@ v@@ y in cap@@ turing pi@@ rates who were determined to create ha@@ vo@@ c in that part of the sea .
not having any debate at all would be doing ourselves a di@@ ss@@ er@@ vi@@ ce .
president-in-office , thank you for your diplom@@ acy .
is this ri@@ sk@@ y solution acceptable , today , to israel ?
overall , it is a good structure precisely because it makes it possible in certain situations to act without the con@@ sent of the government concerned .
attention must also be paid to re@@ conci@@ ling work and family life .
of course we support the principle of equal treatment , but we per@@ ce@@ i@@ ved the danger that this slo@@ g@@ an would be used to attempt to prevent the implementation of one of the fundamental freedoms of the european union - the free movement of labour .
for years , the socialists have f@@ ought and campa@@ ig@@ ned to obtain framework directives protecting services of general interest , and there is no question of us ab@@ an@@ do@@ ning this commitment .
it out@@ lines human rights , data protection and non-@@ discrimination standards in an attempt to up@@ hold two basic principles for any profi@@ ling exercise to meet : that repres@@ sive consequences should be based on individual behaviour , and that the principle of equality under the law should be up@@ held .
the importance of information and of the diversity of european culture and education was noted .
mr president , the european union has no jur@@ is@@ di@@ ction as far as the status of national minorities in the member states is concerned .
it is for the people of each country to decide upon the use of their resources and of the we@@ al@@ th created .
the success of innovation policy depen@@ ds on the existence of a simple , efficient , un@@ bureaucr@@ atic system for science and higher education .
first , because member states do not keep their word , which means that all the work carried out by european institutions en@@ ds up being wor@@ th@@ less .
one point that i should like to raise once again , as i did in the previous debate , is the issue of the non-@@ pro@@ li@@ fer@@ ation of nuclear weapons .
i am pleased to see the proposal for amendments to the commission 's conclusions , but at the same time i would like to appeal for efficient and harmoni@@ sed actions that offer everyone protection against terrorist propag@@ an@@ da and ag@@ itation , especially our children and young people .
for the national context , therefore , it is a good thing that there are borders to protect it , that member states are necessary and that sovereign@@ ties allow rapid and effective action .
me@@ an@@ while , the report also represents a good compromise between the need to provide information for stati@@ sti@@ cal purposes and the need to ensure that enterprises , mainly small and medium-sized ones , are not over@@ bur@@ den@@ ed with unnecessary bureaucr@@ atic procedures .
i would like to inform members that the spe@@ ro@@ ni report on the request for wai@@ ver of the immuni@@ ty of me@@ p tam@@ á@@ s de@@ ut@@ s@@ ch will be presented during voting time .
in future proceedings within reach and as we approach the next dead@@ line , how will the european chemi@@ c@@ als agency c@@ ope when decisions are required from it ?
this , in my view , shows how wide ran@@ ging europol 's enforcement operations are and is pro@@ of of the overall strengthening of the european union 's enforcement framework and mechanisms .
we b@@ le@@ at about human rights , and then we fun@@ ne@@ l money to ham@@ as .
we have en@@ su@@ red that the hea@@ v@@ y energy consumption by buil@@ dings will be restri@@ cted and we have en@@ su@@ red that producers of w@@ ind tur@@ b@@ ines and so@@ lar ce@@ lls will have a guarantee that europe will invest in renewable energy .
the us is acting but europe not .
we are mid@@ way through the lisbon strategy and are only now making progress in growth and jobs .
by preventing gas from reaching the eu , ukraine involved us in its problem .
an increasing number of companies are re@@ lo@@ cating , taking advantage of reduced labour costs in a number of countries , particularly china and india , with a dam@@ aging effect on countries that respect workers ' rights .
we have cho@@ sen to vote in favour of this report because the european parliament needs to prepare itself to be able to implement the changes that will occu@@ r in connection with its work if the treaty of lisbon ent@@ ers into force .
there may come a time when isra@@ eli@@ s and palesti@@ ni@@ ans not only remember each other 's victims together , but join forces to build a la@@ sting peace and future .
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the can@@ adi@@ an authorities have established an office in prag@@ ue - that is one condition that we imposed on them - and they are also establishing a road@@ ma@@ p towards restor@@ ing visa freedom again .
it is a life and death issue for the peri@@ ph@@ er@@ al areas , but i know it is not a life and death issue for those coming from the middle .
firstly , ac@@ cre@@ dit@@ ation has not hi@@ ther@@ to been regul@@ ated on a european scale , although it is practi@@ sed in most member states and significantly affe@@ cts the performance of marke@@ t-@@ surve@@ il@@ l@@ ance authorities .
emphasis must be placed on the implementation of freedom of expression and media freedom .
the involvement of bro@@ k@@ ers is undoubtedly a positive step .
in writing . - ( lt ) one of the things that the crisis in greece shows us is the urgent need for fiscal responsibility .
it is our duty to set an example in this area , including going as far as ensuring the system@@ atic use of this idea of a ' legislative fo@@ ot@@ pr@@ int ' , which i think would be extremely benefi@@ cial .
i consider the commitment of the european parliament to pre@@ serve the open@@ ness of the european union very comm@@ end@@ able .
firstly , innovation .
i think that no one here wishes to see this budget reduced .
we are proud of the position that will be demonstrated tomorrow in the vote in parliament and on a report such as this , which defen@@ ds quality and which com@@ mits to the development and enhan@@ cement of rural areas , not only as m@@ ere evidence of a traditional european culture , but as true we@@ al@@ th@@ - and job@@ -@@ creation ag@@ ents .
a year ago , pakistan 's new democr@@ atically elected government ap@@ pointed the first minister for minorities , who h@@ im@@ self represents the christian minority .
mr jan@@ e@@ z len@@ ar@@ č@@ i@@ č will speak on behalf of the council .
we need to coordin@@ ate the complex phenomen@@ a that are factors in migration , including people migr@@ ating for economic reasons only , but also those who cro@@ ss the border il@@ legally .
this h@@ ur@@ ri@@ c@@ ane caused more than 200 dea@@ ths and mis@@ sing persons , destro@@ yed infra@@ structures and essential equipment , particularly in the areas of health , education , water and sa@@ ni@@ tation , exac@@ er@@ b@@ ating poverty in the country .
it provides for harmonisation within the respective fie@@ lds and also promo@@ tes consist@@ ency between the three areas .
its aim is to put in place fair market conditions for the european live@@ stock industry , which will help to ensure food security for more than 500 million people in future .
the us environmental protection agency ( e@@ pa ) is under@@ taking a major study .
i would like not to be dist@@ ur@@ bed by colleagues on the extre@@ me right , please .
fellow members of the group of the european people 's party ( christian democrats ) and european democrats , do not mu@@ d@@ dy this debate with emp@@ ty ex@@ cu@@ ses , because a vote against this report is clear evidence of an ideo@@ logical vie@@ w@@ point .
these organisations should , first and fore@@ most , pursu@@ e the sort of measures and the sort of policies in the balkans that will not force people to leave this so@@ rely te@@ sted region .
would it not be possible to carry out a compar@@ ative study so that we can also provide incentives in this area ?
it is part of the da@@ y-@@ to@@ -@@ day reality in the european union and is ga@@ ining increasing signific@@ ance in the relation@@ ships between the member states , in the way in which our mul@@ ticul@@ tural socie@@ ties live together and in the common policy measures taken by the european union .
there is relatively substantial agreement that there should be health protection for mo@@ ther@@ s@@ -@@ to@@ -@@ be and new mo@@ thers .
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in general , we agree with the positions contained in the resolution , stre@@ ssing the important role of member states in ensuring that ships on their national regi@@ sters con@@ form to international standards and in preventing maritime acci@@ dents and combating the consequences of such acci@@ dents .
he says that the path taken by the us has been histori@@ cally dis@@ credi@@ ted .
the adoption of this regulation will form@@ alise the current ' gentlemen 's agreement ' and guarantee the continu@@ ity of data colle@@ ction as well as the quality and compar@@ ability of data .
allow me to express a few th@@ ou@@ gh@@ ts i have on this subject .
mr president , very br@@ iefly , i am trying to be hel@@ p@@ ful , but am getting hun@@ gr@@ y .
mr president , on a point of order , you very rightly say that we are here late , and i thank the interpre@@ ters for sta@@ ying behind .
the role of cre@@ dit@@ -@@ r@@ ating agencies needs to be cle@@ are@@ r : what they do and what they do not do , the extent to which they can be rel@@ ied up and the extent to which they cannot .
in fact , this also applies to this doss@@ ier .
i will end with a war@@ ning .
in writing . - after the de@@ fe@@ at of the joint motion for a resolution , i voted in favour of this text which , while not perfe@@ ct , struc@@ k a good balance between nuclear safety and a prag@@ matic approach to the issue .
however , the government 's stated intention of making democratic changes is bel@@ ied by the facts .
i think the me@@ p is not well-@@ informed ; i would encourage her to go to the national central banks of the two countries and it will be demonstrated to her that the ec@@ b has a very in@@ timate cooperation with those two central banks to the benefit of all of us .
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nor shall we be able to wa@@ it until the environmental pollution from bi@@ cy@@ cles has been cal@@ cul@@ ated too .
if they fail to produce such a cer@@ ti@@ fic@@ ate , their chan@@ ces of ob@@ taining work va@@ nish .
therefore your vote tomorrow will be a great opportunity to achieve a histori@@ c mi@@ le@@ stone of comple@@ ment@@ ing the monetary union finally with a true and genu@@ ine@@ ly functioning economic union - which we definitely need - and thus enab@@ ling the european union to come out of the current serious crisis with less@@ ons lear@@ n@@ t , ho@@ pe@@ fully also stronger for the future and , in any case , with new appropriate policy tools for sustainable growth , employment and for our citizens ' benefit .
we have already en@@ coun@@ tered problems in the funding of the galileo programme , and now the next set of problems are beginning to appe@@ ar , on a much lar@@ ger scale .
research into biom@@ ar@@ k@@ ers , into early diagno@@ sis methods based on a multi@@ dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ inary approach , the com@@ pil@@ ation of vast dat@@ ab@@ a@@ ses , and the search for cur@@ ative medicines and appropriate treatment and service mode@@ ls would appe@@ ar crucial .
the second point regards the medi@@ ator .
the eu is still a very limited global ac@@ tor ; its role in the un system and in all multilateral organisations does not mat@@ ch its democratic , economic and cultural we@@ ight .
i fully agree with the cont@@ ents of the resolution which , with the implementation of the action plan , will establish conditions for liber@@ ali@@ sing short-@@ stay visas in the eu and rein@@ force the union 's position with regard to the country 's democratic development after the recent local elections .
on the basis of the previous tam@@ p@@ ere and ha@@ gue programmes , significant progress has been made by the eu in the area of freedom , security and justice .
that is our responsibility .
let yesterday 's event set an example throughout the european union .
on behalf of the its group . - ( it ) mr president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , i would like to start by than@@ king mr fr@@ att@@ ini for being here again , for his commitment and for making h@@ im@@ self available to us .
once again , i am grateful to mr mar@@ ko@@ v .
it is important to reiter@@ ate the need to protect consumers , but also to emphasise the need to protect farmers , who should receive com@@ pen@@ sation for the losses they suffer following an accident .
it takes the view in this regard that the development of im@@ p must harmoni@@ ously incorpor@@ ate efforts to at@@ tain economic development , a high level of employment - particularly by making the sector more at@@ trac@@ tive for young people through training actions and the laun@@ ch of a ' maritime er@@ as@@ mu@@ s ' - and environmental protection .
a refor@@ med cap must be in line with global food security and development policy objectives , aboli@@ shing once and for all export re@@ funds that undermin@@ e the ability of developing countries to build up their agricultural production .
that is what russian democrats ask of us .
some have even decided to close ho@@ sp@@ it@@ als in sm@@ al@@ ler tow@@ ns or to carry out a small number of sur@@ gi@@ cal operations .
in addition , the du@@ tch people 's party for freedom and democracy delegation is of the opinion that too much emphasis is still being placed on channe@@ lling funds to un organisations and the world bank .
in 199@@ 0 , in his bo@@ ok b@@ ound to lead , the em@@ in@@ ent american profe@@ ss@@ or , jo@@ sep@@ h n@@ y@@ e , in@@ ven@@ ted the concept of ' so@@ ft power ' .
this is achieved through constan@@ t monitoring of the performance of operators ; hence , at this stage , a more str@@ ing@@ ent control framework is not dee@@ med to be required by the commission .
we have to demonstrate two things : firstly , that we are going to take concer@@ ted action and that we will be able to profit from it and , secondly , that we are capable of maintaining the strategic priorities which we have set over the past few years : that is , priorities facilit@@ ating a shi@@ ft towards a know@@ led@@ ge@@ -based society and an innovative society with low greenhouse gas emis@@ sion levels .
the energy efficiency action plan therefore has far@@ -@@ reaching im@@ pli@@ cations .
these doub@@ ts cannot simply remain con@@ fined to the ne@@ ws@@ pa@@ pers .
some further steps to simplify the bureaucr@@ acy are also envis@@ aged .
( de ) madam president , first of all , we would obser@@ ve that the markets in europe that have been less subject to col@@ la@@ pse have a clear regulatory environment in respect of legislation on the taxation of co2 and a clear regulatory environment in respect of what is expected of car mak@@ ers .
ultimately , frontex can only be as good as member states per@@ mit .
setting up the european institu@@ te of innovation and technology is an important step to keep on with this an@@ cien@@ t tradi@@ tion of our continent .
i think that as a matter of hon@@ our russian president d@@ mi@@ try me@@ d@@ ve@@ de@@ v should ensure that everything is done to fully investig@@ ate the ki@@ d@@ nap@@ ping and mur@@ der cases involving human rights def@@ end@@ ers , and to bring those who are gu@@ il@@ ty to justice .
this , in our view , is a major problem relating to so@@ ft law .
we can do that with confidence , and we must do it with un@@ ti@@ ring commitment - and no one will stop us .
i can tell you that we are laun@@ ching the call for ten@@ ders for the european immigration port@@ al .
mr president , this debate is about the safety of our people and the pre@@ serv@@ ation of our way of life , our liberal democracy , the rule of law and the defence of freedom .
the question of the extent to which we adap@@ t the directives legisl@@ ati@@ vely is certainly an important aspect .
i have a supple@@ mentary question about the se@@ v@@ ent@@ h framework programme for research , which has a package of eur 5@@ 4 million .
the draf@@ ting of the report was particularly difficult in part due to the ab@@ s@@ ence in the back@@ ground documents analy@@ sing possible solutions , relevant case studies and vital data .
south africa and other african countries must intensi@@ fy the pressure against ro@@ ber@@ t mu@@ gab@@ e .
firstly , thir@@ d-@@ country nationals must not be sent back to their country if they are at risk of serious attacks .
the low@@ ering of the thre@@ sho@@ ld for mobili@@ sing the fund and the provision of a rapid payment based on a pre@@ li@@ min@@ ary assessment are extremely important measures included in the revi@@ sed form of the regulation .
although we recognise there is a fair case for increasing the number of members required to form a group , any increase in the requirement of the number of member states would un@@ fair@@ ly and un@@ necess@@ arily dis@@ advantage sm@@ al@@ ler groups and deleg@@ ations .
to that end it is reasonable for research to be carried out in areas where nuclear energy 's weak@@ ne@@ sses are more ap@@ paren@@ t such as safety or treatment of waste , but we should note that the report clearly endor@@ ses the idea that the nuclear op@@ tion fall@@ s within the exclu@@ sive competence of the member states , as mr re@@ ul noted at the out@@ set .
vice-president of the commission . - madam president , the commission makes the following declaration .
i voted in favour of the present report since the sol@@ v@@ it network has shown itself to be of huge importance to the resolution of all sor@@ ts of problems , from the member of the public who is sear@@ ching for another member state in which to study , work or be re@@ united with a partner , et@@ c . , through to fir@@ ms who have en@@ coun@@ tered problems with the public authorities , problems with vat re@@ funds or other issues .
the greek communist party supports the united , anti-@@ imperi@@ alist fight of the peoples of the balkans and opposition to the us / nato / eu policy .
all approved plants in the community list of establish@@ ments from which imports of he@@ at@@ -@@ treated po@@ ul@@ try meat is author@@ i@@ sed are lo@@ cated in sh@@ and@@ ong pro@@ vin@@ ce .
my gu@@ ess is , if my re@@ colle@@ ction is correct , that amendment 1 will be rejected and then the original text will be adopted , but i will do it .
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secondly , strong support is needed , especially for new member states , in order to bring about an increase in the employment rates in those countries .
( lt ) i would like to congratulate france for presid@@ ing so sp@@ len@@ di@@ dly in the last six months .
t@@ went@@ y years after the col@@ la@@ pse of the i@@ ro@@ n cur@@ tain , after putting an end to the di@@ vision of europe , the danube is once again a symbo@@ l of uni@@ fication .
member states must harmoni@@ se their budgetary policies and share these with each other .
in their de@@ sper@@ ate efforts to cut back production costs , mul@@ tin@@ ati@@ on@@ als are ignor@@ ing the cost being imposed on public health .
like everyone else , i believe that we should remember the context in which this report is set , and that , of course , is the youth crisis that we are experien@@ cing in europe .
i am very sor@@ ry for all the questi@@ oners , but the best i can do is to get through as many questions as possible and let questi@@ oners have their moment .
i am glad to see that the criteria for eli@@ gi@@ bility have been wi@@ den@@ ed and will not be limited to low@@ -@@ income hou@@ sing .
this new regulation will put an end to that practice .
the recognition of kosovo is a matter for the member states , as mr ru@@ pe@@ l and commissioner re@@ hn also emphasi@@ sed .
regret@@ tab@@ ly , europeans often profit from these disasters .
that is why we called for further scientific studies , within the framework of a multilateral agreement to be comple@@ ted , to inform international understanding and decision making for the arctic eco@@ system before any further major development goes ahead .
common thre@@ ats require common respon@@ ses , so common tools should be effectively used by all member states , public authorities and private organisations .
you have been informed of them .
member of the commission . - first of all , with respect to the g@@ sp and g@@ sp + , we have nothing in principle against these being included in the co@@ ton@@ ou agreement , but we should realise that g@@ sp and g@@ sp + are uni@@ lateral and co@@ ton@@ ou is contr@@ actual .
i would like to raise the issue of what data is being colle@@ cted on our citizens and how it is sto@@ red and acce@@ ssed .
these b@@ la@@ sp@@ he@@ my laws in a society in which freedom of expression is repres@@ sed in the name of religion pose another risk ; last we@@ d@@ nes@@ day , a court in pakistan ban@@ ned the social networ@@ king site fac@@ e@@ bo@@ ok in the country .
the ri@@ val@@ ry of the imperi@@ alist cent@@ res comb@@ ined with the opposition of the poo@@ re@@ r countries has resul@@ ted in the failure of the latest wto negotiations .
that is what you f@@ ought for together , whether blu@@ e or or@@ an@@ ge .
four@@ th point : regarding the scope of the draft directive , i know from talking to meps on the committee on the internal market and consumer protection when they were in par@@ is last may that many of you regret the decision to con@@ fine this text sole@@ ly to patien@@ t mobility and not to address the question of the mobility of health professi@@ on@@ als .
un@@ like pass@@ enger cars , there is less scope to modif@@ y either their s@@ hap@@ e or their we@@ ight in a bi@@ d to reduce emissions .
mr president , ladies and gentlemen , we voted against mr co@@ el@@ h@@ o 's report .
unfortunately , we do not have many opportunities to discuss things together and i would be delighted if you would take this opportunity to make it clear to us for once who it is in the council that is actually fighting against the necessary transparency .
we must help ni@@ car@@ ag@@ u@@ a establish ro@@ bu@@ st democracy , strong , honest economi@@ cs and effective education and health systems , and help them to care for their families , their women and children , rather than destro@@ y them with leg@@ alised abor@@ tion .
democratic forces must give an example , especially to the right wing , and the democratic right wing has great responsibility for di@@ stan@@ cing itself from the extre@@ me righ@@ t-@@ wing phenomen@@ a that are run@@ ning ri@@ o@@ t in europe .
we believe that the consultation and the decision on the test criteria will be comple@@ ted by the middle of may at the meeting of en@@ s@@ reg , the european nuclear safety regul@@ ators group .
of course , i re@@ af@@ firm my commitment to work closely with you to ensure that the mechanism under@@ l@@ ying the ce mark oper@@ ates properly and that the member states comply with the obligations aimed at making our products more competitive .
a significant step forward has therefore been taken to ensure that this fun@@ ctions in the future , but even so , commissioner , i have made a public commitment here that if , in the future , it does not function adequ@@ ately and we are pre@@ ven@@ ted from fulfi@@ lling our obligations , parliament will be prepared to revi@@ se the procedure .
as regards open@@ ness between the member states , i think it important to stress that those who are against open@@ ness are also against free movement for people and freedom of opportunity .
approxim@@ ately 25 % of unem@@ ployed people in the european union were in some way involved in es@@ f projects in 2007 .
approval has also been given , however , for eur 3 3@@ 0@@ 6 7@@ 50 to support 1 7@@ 20 workers dis@@ mis@@ sed from 30 texti@@ le companies in cat@@ al@@ u@@ ñ@@ a , spain .
at the same time , i was glad that parliament was almost unani@@ m@@ ously happy to keep the budget at least at the same level as it is now .
thanks to this common position , existing eu legislation on air services has been brought in line with current practice .
finally , kaza@@ k@@ h@@ stan is a member of the european neighbourhood policy .
i think the recent sign@@ als from the american government show that it has become clear that the european parliament is , today , fully responsible for legislation .
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we urgently need to act as pi@@ one@@ ers and set a real example .
the fact that ag@@ ust@@ in d@@ í@@ az de mer@@ a 's report was adopted by a large majority highligh@@ ts the benefit of the decision to re@@ move visa requirements for ta@@ i@@ w@@ an .
this is still far from mea@@ ning that industry , which we believe will be fre@@ ed , is really going to be fre@@ ed by the commission .
commissioner , it is true that we now have to take stock of one or two things , but that does not de@@ tr@@ act from the fact that we now have to proce@@ ed fair@@ ly rapi@@ dly .
however , there are some cases where the impact of the crisis has been limited on women particip@@ ating in the labour market .
it can make an important contribution to counter@@ acting negative health tren@@ ds like obe@@ si@@ ty .
this proposal , in its de@@ pi@@ ction of the handl@@ ing of personal data , seems to pa@@ ve the way for the creation of a truly li@@ mit@@ less dat@@ ab@@ a@@ se which could even be made available to third parties that have not yet been speci@@ fied by parliament .
that is why it is in the interests of both the consumer and produ@@ cer to continue with milk quotas .
( it ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , i would ask you to call for sil@@ ence in the house because we have received news from k@@ ab@@ ul of a very serious attack against the international peac@@ e@@ keeping force , and the sk@@ et@@ chy information that we have so far talks of six dea@@ ths in the italian cont@@ ing@@ ent , among the fol@@ gor@@ e par@@ at@@ ro@@ op@@ ers .
we must examine them without fear and debate them without any t@@ abo@@ os .
i would like to take the opportunity to welcome the prime minister of the czech republic , mr jan fi@@ sche@@ r .
as the commissioner said , there are four om@@ ni@@ bu@@ s pack@@ ages .
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europe is facing considerable challenges .
the elimin@@ ation of weak@@ er and poo@@ re@@ r under@@ tak@@ ings will obviously benefit large corpor@@ ations , and these are mainly german .
with regard to specific results , the renewa@@ l of the agreement will allow the continu@@ ed exchange of information on science and technology policies between the eu and ukraine .
the power of the internet is su@@ pre@@ mely important , but is even more important over the regular media .
car deal@@ ers , in my country as in others , are wor@@ r@@ ied about the gl@@ aring dis@@ cre@@ pan@@ cy between their scope for action and that of manufacturers .
with these three reports , the european parliament is sen@@ ding out a clear signal that we are serious about reform@@ ing the internal market .
a focus on individuals that must be guaranteed across the board , including as regards the growing phenomen@@ on of immigration and asylum , al@@ be@@ it in strict compliance with the rules on civil harm@@ ony , including security .
this is a dis@@ gr@@ ace !
( el ) madam president , i thank the commissioner for her detailed re@@ ply .
in relation to fre@@ ight traffic by rail , there was , indeed , an initial proposal for a regulation on com@@ pen@@ sation for failure to meet commitments on service quality in this sector .
i must fi@@ nish by saying that the right to education and internet access , as well as the security and the protection of the rights of those who use internet services must be guaranteed .
another cause for concern is the continuing rise in out@@ standing budget commitments still to be paid , especially in respect of the old member states .
this needs to be el@@ abor@@ ated and an appropriate proposal tabled .
i would also stress that we must look at the whole spe@@ c@@ tru@@ m of the question of space and its lin@@ ks to european security and defence policy , while respe@@ cting the provisions of the treaties - the commission would never tou@@ ch them and has said quite clearly that we cannot finance any european defence measures or measures of a military nature out of the eu budget .
however , it should apply to all the nations in the western balkans and avoid creating new divi@@ ding lines in the area .
we have a responsibility with regard to technology transfer .
the freedom of choice will enable consumers to become acti@@ vely involved in the bat@@ tle against climate change , as they will be able to choose suppl@@ iers which offer renewable energy with low carbon emissions .
we also need to stop talking n@@ on@@ sense about the political responsibility of europe .
the up@@ coming elections will constitu@@ te an important test of the ro@@ bu@@ st@@ ness of its institutions and its democratic culture .
this does not appe@@ ar to be the case to me .
let us ask the af@@ gh@@ an women who have emer@@ ged from he@@ ll and have just re@@ dis@@ covered some freedom .
we have to decide whether there is a need for further changes , including in the area of sele@@ ctive distribution .
we have no re@@ mit in this area , but it is a growing concern and we need to address it in some way .
in this sense , ac@@ ta will have no impact on european citizens , since it will not create new obligations for the eu and no need for implementing legislation .
but for sh@@ e@@ e@@ p farmers , recei@@ ving such small re@@ war@@ ds for hard work , as has been out@@ lined by mr par@@ ish , makes this is a very difficult job .
this therefore also includes those products that do not consu@@ me energy directly when used , but which influence energy consumption in@@ directly .
together with the united nations and the african union , this situation calls for europe 's common foreign policy , and it is also that policy 's chance to prove itself .
mrs mer@@ ke@@ l and mr sarkozy have already directly mentioned the centr@@ alisation of pensions in their plans for a single , centr@@ all@@ y-@@ ru@@ led europe .
this is not always provided at the moment .
however , this should not cause us to forget the medi@@ um term .
( ro ) together we decided that the european energy policy would aim at decre@@ as@@ ing the eu 's energy depend@@ ence , guaranteeing the security of supply and the transparency of prices .
the former produ@@ ces more co2 than the biofuels save , while the latter is ca@@ using food short@@ ages , especially in the le@@ ss-@@ developed countries .
the country has made important progress in putting in place its legal and institutional framework .
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this g@@ end@@ er@@ -@@ specific violence , which also has a strong negative impact on children , and ten@@ ds to wor@@ sen during peri@@ ods of economic and social crisis , can no longer be accepted .
on the other hand , and this was also highligh@@ ted in the debate , we have not reached any perfe@@ ct or defini@@ tive situation and it is necessary to continue to develop eu@@ res further .
mad@@ ag@@ as@@ car has been suspen@@ ded from the african union and the southern africa development community .
they were very clear on the advantages of e@@ pa@@ s for the long-term economic future of africa and , obviously , for the people of africa .
if and when this e@@ id scheme is introduced it should take place on a voluntary rather than a com@@ pul@@ s@@ ory basis .
how do we protect a parti@@ ci@@ pan@@ t in an investment fund from the sha@@ re@@ hol@@ der 's decision to invest in business types the parti@@ ci@@ pan@@ t does not agree with ?
it is not because we have been b@@ ound by industry , but it was the best way to con@@ soli@@ date both approach@@ es .
conserv@@ atives and liber@@ als in the committee on economic and monetary affairs wanted to de@@ cl@@ are even this low@@ -@@ level participation in the business risk unnecessary through the sub@@ mission of a guarantee by the financial institutions .
in the eu , there is much talk about the environment and animal welfare and my thought was that this report should be more than just words : we should have action too .
our motion for a resolution points out the efforts that must be made to de@@ te@@ ct and diagno@@ se the disease more quickly and effectively .
the commission 's proposal is quite simply not enough .
if we get the change to the treaty , this will be re@@ cti@@ fied re@@ tro@@ spe@@ ctively . however , the decision made in de@@ au@@ vi@@ l@@ le was clearly a mistak@@ e .
this is not dire@@ cted against eli@@ sa@@ be@@ th je@@ g@@ gle , but against the increase in quotas .
all standards and the country will benefit .
this requires a shi@@ ft in the approach : rather than just co@@ financing projects , ste@@ ering and enab@@ ling the de@@ ployment of a joint effort through joint program@@ ming is truly needed .
i know that this parliament will remain in@@ timately involved in following the progress of the lisbon strategy at both eu and national level .
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more than eur 20 billion will be allocated to the new member states specifically in 2008 .
this very mor@@ ning we have heard another set of results from the usa .
in writing . - ( fr ) i voted in favour of the report by my excellent polish colleague janu@@ sz le@@ wan@@ dow@@ ski on the 2009 budget guidelines for the ' other se@@ ctions ' , namely the european parliament , but also the council , the court of justice , the court of auditors , the european economic and social committee , the committee of the regions , the european ombudsman and the european data protection super@@ vis@@ or .
( de ) mr president-in-office , i would like to pi@@ ck up on this question .
i hope that the commissioner , and indeed the colle@@ ge , will pi@@ ck up on this and that this parliament will show it is right behind this solution .
the cross-border activities of micro@@ -@@ enti@@ ties would be ham@@ pe@@ red .
that is why in june 2008 i announced that the commission would take regulatory action in this area and on 12 november 2008 the colle@@ ge adopted the proposal co@@ vering regulatory activity of credit r@@ ating agencies with the agreement of this parliament and of the council .
mr president , mrs g@@ y@@ ő@@ r@@ i , mr barroso , ladies and gentlemen , what will the european public take away from the meeting of its leaders this f@@ ri@@ day in brussels ?
the the@@ at@@ re has always faced financial difficulties because the italian authorities do not provide regular funding .
the legitimacy of both cla@@ im@@ ants to the presidency is in dispu@@ te .
if that is the case , and i believe it to be the case , then why have you come forward with nothing but a b@@ lan@@ k sh@@ e@@ et for us today ?
i am therefore in favour of the finance ministers implementing the thre@@ e-@@ point plan proposed by mr al@@ mu@@ nia on 22 december 2004 for strengthening euro@@ st@@ at as quickly as possible .
this needs to change .
the global trade in services re@@ ve@@ als a growing tren@@ d and already accounts for a quar@@ ter of services .
the commission insi@@ sts very much on the member states publi@@ shing this information , as , under shared management , they are the contact for the farm@@ ing community and are therefore in a much better position than the commission to v@@ ali@@ date the information to be published .
we need to be better informed about the origin mar@@ king of the products we purcha@@ se .
it is fully in line with the treaty , on the one hand , and , on the other hand , with the competen@@ ces of the member states for the organisation and deli@@ very of health services and medical care .
those are the farmers who voted to join the eu , having been promi@@ sed equal treatment from 2013 .
( pl ) madam president , one of the key conclusions drawn in the report we have voted through on evaluation of the management of h@@ 1@@ n@@ 1 influ@@ en@@ za is the lack of an independent evaluation carried out by national and european healthcare bodies .
since it is ap@@ paren@@ t that pe@@ er pressure in the council does not work , we need binding targets and new transparent means to scru@@ ti@@ ni@@ se the reports about each member state .
what we need is the political will to achieve it .
our colleagues have not sent any official information , but we are expe@@ cting some at any moment .
i myself put a question to the commission and the council , bas@@ ing it on mr van or@@ den 's report on the application by the republic of bulgaria to become a member of the european union , and its paragraph 3@@ 3 .
now is no longer the time for mea@@ ni@@ ng@@ less r@@ he@@ tori@@ c .
it would be wrong for us to limit action to coun@@ ter climate change and reduce energy consumption to our area only .
i , too , support the establishment of a common monetary fund for the purpose of effective control of european economic governance .
madam president , this is very good news indeed .
this prices issue under@@ lines the fundament@@ als of eu energy policy and the eu energy situation - the three pi@@ ll@@ ars , namely : the essential need for truly competitive markets - markets which will deliver the lowe@@ st prices and the most efficient services ; the security of supply issues in our depend@@ ence on imported fuels ; and the conver@@ gence of sustainability objectives with the other two elements of our policy .
we shall continue our efforts to have those improvements approved by the council .
the basic objective is for the countries of the eu to secure a greater market share , which is of course conne@@ cted - as the resolution in@@ directly ad@@ mits - with the uni@@ m@@ pe@@ ded and continuing overall pl@@ under@@ ing of the r@@ ich min@@ er@@ al we@@ al@@ th of the country .
that is a failure of the member states , often supported by se@@ ctions of the rail@@ way industry and , fran@@ k@@ ly , parliament 's patien@@ ce is beginning to run out .
of course , we are working closely with that authority and we , like the european central bank , have hel@@ ped prepare this new round of tests with the e@@ ba , but it is the e@@ ba that is mainly responsible for this .
i tr@@ ied , back then , to obtain more scientific opinions from germany and i have since received these .
the op@@ pon@@ ents of the ira@@ nian government are also against the im@@ position of more str@@ ing@@ ent sanctions , because their main impact would be on the people of the country .
and it is why we must make it work for patients and for health services .
i do hope , however , that the council will give its as@@ sent to the european commission proposals by the end of the year .
the aim of the strategy is to improve the environment in the baltic sea area and to increase integration and competitiveness in the area .
we succe@@ eded in mobili@@ sing world public opinion and the western political eli@@ te was forced to move away from its traditional prag@@ m@@ ati@@ sm .
i do not think that the food industry should be an excep@@ tion .
this is clearly another area where very close coordination with russia is needed .
in this context i propose to hold a second joint se@@ min@@ ar on election observ@@ ation in the au@@ tu@@ m@@ n , building on our successful meeting last year which pointed to the essential issue of follow@@ -up as well as of su@@ sta@@ ining the quality of the observ@@ ation work .
after 20 years , even mr me@@ d@@ ve@@ de@@ v had to ad@@ mit that one cannot ignor@@ e the ter@@ ri@@ ble and criminal her@@ it@@ age of russian power .
thank you .
at the euro@@ zone level , we need agreements by which member states will guarantee that the reform of their pension systems will trans@@ late into sustainable public finances .
it is very important to strengthen the status of the arctic council , and for that reason , we must now have a greater influence on canada and russia in particular , so that the european union can have a stronger role to play .
auth@@ or . - ( nl ) mr president , zimbabwe 's president mu@@ gab@@ e was once the her@@ o of the liber@@ ation strug@@ gle .
of course it does .
on that note , however , i am happy that parliament cho@@ se to support my amendment 4@@ 2 which ur@@ ges the commission to make sure that money goes only to member states who meet the criteria of the un convention when it comes to de@@ institu@@ tion@@ alisation .
( el ) europe still fac@@ es a multi@@ -@@ dimen@@ si@@ onal crisis today , which is h@@ it@@ ting employment and low in@@ comes particularly hard .
the funds in the ex@@ pi@@ red community were accu@@ mul@@ ated from the coal and ste@@ el industries , and so it is only fair that any money left over should go on research in these sectors and not be used to cover research in the oil industry .
he was kil@@ led most brut@@ ally but he remain@@ ed im@@ mor@@ tal with his ideas of free and independent bulgaria on the way to construction and integration into europe .
bit@@ ter@@ ness : co@@ decision in budgetary matters is a lo@@ sing bat@@ tle .
this means that the sector will have a new legal framework , which will also have a big impact on economic development in the european union .
it fall@@ s again to the european union to show leadership and to keep up the mom@@ ent@@ um .
ladies and gentlemen , i would like to begin my speech my emphasi@@ sing the importance of this initiative in the area of micro@@ -@@ financing .
they should do anything that can be seen if they want people to believe in them .
our first step was to note the great dis@@ par@@ ities that still exist between member states in terms of access to healthcare .
the eu must set high standards for itself and try to raise the standards in international agreements .
he and his kind should be execu@@ ted .
the resolution is along these lines and , as such , it is wor@@ thy of our vote .
in adopting a 2020 strategy , we need to create a framework fav@@ ourable to stable economic growth and job creation .
naturally , we can also contribute to this by facilit@@ ating the cross-border activities of smes .
i am therefore in favour of postpo@@ ning the closure of accounts for the financial year 2009 so that further management che@@ cks can be carried out .
without these common development efforts in the countries involved , working al@@ ong@@ side their people and social structures , it will not be possible to contribute effectively to inst@@ ability reduction .
let me take this opportunity of wi@@ shing pi@@ i@@ a-@@ no@@ ora ka@@ up@@ pi well for the future .
the regional characteri@@ stics will require a special focus on humanitarian and military capacity in order to provide security and stability .
for that to happen , all the member states must also do their hom@@ e@@ work .
people in various eu states have experienced the fall@@ -@@ out from the crisis in different ways .
finally , i should like to re@@ ply to mr c@@ lar@@ k - though i think he has left - who asked whether or not there is global war@@ ming .
europe , despite the rapid changes which are taking place , remains a continent of great differences and even con@@ tra@@ sts .
we all agree that the bilateral problem of the name must be resolved .
however , there is one thing we should also bear in mind : we should remember that belarus is an important neigh@@ b@@ our for the european union in the east and should be treated as such .
everyone has to play their part .
on that occa@@ sion it related to a matter that was also of concern to him personally , namely the treaty of lisbon .
we really must insi@@ st that a country 's democratic development should get properly under way when we conclude more cooperation agreements on the basis of co@@ ton@@ ou .
s@@ re@@ bre@@ ni@@ ca , july 199@@ 5 .
( hu ) as a la@@ wy@@ er working with human rights issues , i cannot understand what the added value would be for the protection of the human rights of europe 's citizens if the european union jo@@ ined the same human rights convention that every single european country has already jo@@ ined .
are you aware that the serious consequences of these decre@@ es are still v@@ ali@@ d ?
among other things , these rules provide for the use of the digital t@@ ach@@ ogra@@ p@@ h , an extremely reli@@ able monitoring devi@@ ce , and a specific implementing directive .
it would also be more fran@@ k in view of the fact that , as i fear , an accession agreement would not be approved in a future referendum any@@ how .
the health che@@ ck will now con@@ firm the v@@ ali@@ d@@ ity of this two@@ fo@@ ld objective .
i do not think that this is the case .
that is my proposal , because the competence for accession does not li@@ e with europe .
so i join my colleague , mrs j@@ im@@ é@@ ne@@ z@@ -@@ be@@ cer@@ ri@@ l bar@@ ri@@ o , in saying , ' stop violence against women , stop it immediately ! '
we are , therefore , pleased that the oral amendment to this paragraph has been adopted .
the sense of uni@@ ty being disp@@ la@@ yed by council and commission , and by the diplom@@ atic representatives in os@@ l@@ o , concerning the ce@@ re@@ m@@ ony which may take place on 10 december , is encouraging .
as news of this s@@ pre@@ ad@@ s , i am recei@@ ving requests for the treaty every day .
however , it does not avoid or reduce co2 production , as would be the case with renewable ener@@ gies for example .
i would like to ask whether the hungarian parliament trans@@ l@@ ates all laws into minority languages and whether there are any trans@@ l@@ ations into the slo@@ va@@ k language ?
we all know that it is necessary to overcome the im@@ pa@@ s@@ se in order to channe@@ l our ener@@ gies towards promoting economic development , creating jobs and combating climate change .
i think we should ask whether mr we@@ ber would like to say a few words to comment on or re@@ act to the appeal made by the rapporteur for this debate , mrs a@@ y@@ al@@ a .
should we not already be putting an obligation on producers to develop systems which war@@ n that a vehi@@ cle is approach@@ ing and to inst@@ all them as standard ?
we also agree that the scale and cost of data colle@@ ction should not be dis@@ proportion@@ ate to the expected benefits .
as far as the proposed increase of ex@@ ci@@ se duty is concerned , it will not gener@@ ate infl@@ ation .
mr ras@@ mus@@ sen got the election campaign under way here , but he has for@@ got@@ ten that the german finance minister is mr ste@@ in@@ br@@ ü@@ ck , a socialist .
tourism is undoubtedly one of the economic sectors with the greatest potential for development .
but after the gr@@ ief and destruction comes the time for practical proposals and re@@ construction , the time to restor@@ e a future for the ab@@ ru@@ z@@ z@@ o region .
it will most definitely have been noti@@ ced in min@@ sk and in other countries that russia consid@@ ers as its sphere of influence .
on behalf of the ppe-de group . - ( hu ) thank you for giving me the floor , mr president .
we have to take it , and together i am sure we will get a soli@@ d partnership out of that .
mr president , let me first of all congratulate mr ga@@ uz@@ è@@ s for a responsible and li@@ ste@@ ning leadership in this difficult process .
we would also like to highlight the commission 's proposal to evalu@@ ate the small business act by the end of 2010 , so as to make life easier for these companies , especially by simpli@@ fying bureaucr@@ atic and tax matters , and plac@@ ing greater emphasis on social responsibility .
commissioner , the european union must seriously consider what measures to take in order to help the ordinary people in belarus .
it may cover about a third of total demand for electricity , but that only comes to 6 % of the total demand for energy .
crime prevention cannot be reduced to the exchange of best practices .
if the eu had not exist@@ ed , we would have had to inv@@ ent it at the latest as a result of the financial crisis .
member of the commission . - ( fr ) mr president , i would like to express my he@@ art@@ felt thanks to mrs de@@ sc@@ am@@ ps and the other members of the committee on culture and education for having produced this report , because it is a very important one indeed .
in addition to the i@@ den@@ tically ta@@ ilo@@ red im@@ f-@@ eu programmes that they want to implement in ireland and now portugal , they are prepar@@ ing to rein@@ force the attack on greece , s@@ que@@ e@@ z@@ ing its people even further .
the current crisis must not , therefore , force us to take back@@ war@@ d steps but , on the contrary , must make us move forward towards active policies on fe@@ m@@ ale employment .
the responsibility of the few must now become the responsibility of all .
we need to stri@@ ctly obser@@ ve the commitments we have under@@ taken .
in writing . - ( lt ) i voted in favour of this report .
it is also important to take action to ensure that vehicles are in a better state and of better quality .
economy and society , in general , large@@ ly depend on the efficiency of road transport since 4@@ 4 % of the goods are carried by tru@@ cks and 8@@ 5 % of the people travel by car , bu@@ s or co@@ ach .
finally , let me say that it is important to emphasise that the ombudsman also has competence within inter@@ govern@@ mental areas under the third pillar .
in italy , we have seen a wit@@ ch@@ -@@ hun@@ t culture emer@@ ge towards ro@@ mani@@ an and roma citizens , with many puni@@ tive expe@@ di@@ tions : even children in schools have been the subject of s@@ cor@@ n and mi@@ stre@@ at@@ ment .
effective soil protection must , therefore , be carried out at the most suitable levels - at the regional or local level .
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we live today in peace , freedom and democracy .
fortun@@ ately , mr bal@@ z 's report is very clear on that point .
in this way , we could re-@@ establish a balance so as to make re@@ lo@@ cations to third countries less at@@ trac@@ tive for our companies .
we have dis@@ covered fak@@ e medicines at different st@@ ages of the supply chain .
europe 's demogra@@ ph@@ y requires immigration .
accord@@ ingly , i awa@@ it the results and final declaration of the fi@@ f@@ th european uni@@ on-@@ latin america and cari@@ b@@ be@@ an summit with great interest .
during the communist period , it was not freedom of speech that was the problem .
it was initi@@ ally fore@@ seen that the council would also make progress on this point ; it is now waiting for the wh@@ ite paper due in september .
i am told that the same thing happens at the wto .
this applies especially to the whole area of energy policy .
we are doing our ut@@ most to moder@@ ni@@ se our internal it systems but , as you know , unfortunately these things do not happen over@@ night .
in the next few months we shall be working intensi@@ vely on climate change and many ambitious measures are on the agenda .
my political group , the group of the european people 's party ( christian democrats ) and european democrats , wel@@ comes the result of today 's vote on the ca@@ ther@@ ine ner@@ is report on harmoni@@ sed conditions for the marke@@ ting of construction products .
the key question is : what are you , the european commission , going to do to ensure that farmers who are com@@ pl@@ ying properly with the rules and who have invest@@ ed in alternati@@ ves are not pen@@ alised in favour of their colleagues who are l@@ ag@@ ging behind .
how many times have we stood here im@@ pot@@ ently rail@@ ing against the way in which mu@@ gab@@ e op@@ pres@@ ses his people ?
we should com@@ mit to a series of measures that give vi@@ sibility to the body of economic measures , which include a system of euro@@ bonds , a highly li@@ qu@@ id public b@@ ond market , lower interest rates , and the creation of a european financial transactions tax to cur@@ b specul@@ ation .
but is it really ?
other worrying matters , already mentioned , lo@@ om over this dra@@ ma : the streng@@ th of hy@@ dro@@ electri@@ c facilities such as the concrete da@@ m at zi@@ p@@ ing@@ pu makes us fear the worst for the 6@@ 00 000 people living dow@@ n@@ stre@@ am .
do you not agree that the commission should be looking to promote social dialogue and collective bar@@ ga@@ ining rather than under@@ mi@@ ning it ?
it is no longer enough to set objectives ; we need to de@@ fine instruments .
i wish you every success with this too .
this is a step towards the gradu@@ al pha@@ sing@@ -@@ out of nuclear power , which we advo@@ cate .
yet the only things currently ser@@ ved by the eu budget are ve@@ sted interests : ve@@ sted interests in agriculture , in fisheries , in the cohesion aspect , and also in ' old ' industry , if i may call it that .
no surpri@@ se there .
this industry , worth more than eur 2 billion a year and emplo@@ ying 200 000 people , is a major dri@@ ver of the internal market within the framework of the lisbon strategy , particularly as fore@@ ca@@ sts indi@@ cate rapid growth for this kind of service .
we in europe can definitely learn from canada about carbon cap@@ ture and storage projects and other developments in this sector .
( de ) mr president , i have a supple@@ mentary question for the commission , that is , mrs malmström : am i correct in my understanding , mrs malmström , that , in your capacity as commissioner , you support the postpo@@ ne@@ ment of the vote of the group of the european people 's party ( christian democrats ) ?
i must also just comment , however , on the critical vo@@ ices - and there have been some of these - that have made themselves heard .
by the end of next month , all the strategic initiatives will have been adopted , with just one excep@@ tion .
in the light of the legal framework , it will reas@@ se@@ ss the need to bring forward proposals for additional legislation .
agreement between the european community and brazi@@ l on certain aspects of air services (
mr president , in a country with a high crime rate , one could put forward the the@@ ory that the dea@@ ths of human rights acti@@ vi@@ sts are a co@@ inci@@ dence .
if member states cannot manage to make progress on the truly vital question of air safety , air efficiency , the impact of air transport on the climate , then we expect that in 2008 the commission will not just present a report saying that the member states are improving in terms of creating air@@ space blo@@ cks , but that it will thre@@ ate@@ n the member states .
we need dialogue in the field of environmental protection in order to con@@ serve natural resources and nature .
in spite of growing social awareness , a huge dis@@ propor@@ tion is noti@@ ce@@ able between member states in terms of don@@ ation and tran@@ sp@@ lan@@ to@@ logy .
what we wish , the aim of the presidency is clear : there are targets and there is consist@@ ency in the package proposed by the commission .
that is what this parliament expe@@ cts .
during the com@@ pil@@ ation of this report and its amendment , it was clear that the biggest defici@@ t in mi@@ fi@@ d implementation has been the lack of a market ver@@ sion of a european consolid@@ ated ta@@ pe .
which measures are most important to the commission candidate ?
we do not want to reduce our emissions by less than the old member states ; we want to make the same reduction , but the particular situation in our case was different .
we should not simply talk about a time limit .
we cannot keep sil@@ ent and we are calling for a return to constitutional order .
i appeal to the european parliament to defend po@@ les in lithu@@ ania , in accordance with european standards of human rights and the rights of minorities .
any such offer is made e@@ x gr@@ ati@@ a , or in other words without ad@@ mission of legal li@@ ability and without creating a legal prece@@ dent .
a consider@@ ably spee@@ d@@ ier dis@@ bur@@ se@@ ment of the structural funds in the new member states is essential under the new conditions , and the commission 's intention in this respect is more than welcome .
concerning the powers of the commission : amendment 7@@ 1 im@@ poses the presence of an official of a member state during inspe@@ ctions carried out by the commission , and in the same ve@@ in , amendment 10@@ 8 limits the possibility for the commission to carry out in@@ qu@@ ir@@ ies and inspe@@ ctions only in cases where a member state has been previ@@ ously informed .
'@@ the united nations will do its part to support and comple@@ ment your efforts , both in and beyond europe .
in so doing , we have closed numerous lo@@ op@@ ho@@ les that unfortunately exist@@ ed in the old directive .
if the danube strategy is under@@ p@@ in@@ ned by strong political commitment , it could then contribute to over@@ coming past divi@@ sions in europe , thus taking a further step towards the true integration of europeans .
this is the right initiative at the right time .
we are fulfi@@ lling the mandate we received for negotiating on behalf of the member states with turkey and with other candidate countries .
time and time again we du@@ ck the issue , and public opinion is rightly wor@@ r@@ ied .
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in other words , the post-@@ so@@ vie@@ t countries are im@@ pos@@ ing an agenda that is un@@ representative of russi@@ an@@ -@@ eu relations , which is in turn h@@ in@@ der@@ ing strategic cooperation .
however , we are working on this and we hope that it will be implemented soon .
at the domestic level , this role ari@@ ses from the tradi@@ tions and experience conne@@ cted with the involvement of the social partners in defi@@ ning and implementing policies for the labour market .
it failed to respond to the need to protect the climate or to the demands of the energy crisis and we are again pa@@ ssing up an opportunity to ensure there is constructive pressure here until well into the next dec@@ ade .
madam president , mr president-in-office of the council , commissioner , what should the budget for the european union for the year 2009 look like , and what could it look like ?
in conclusion , i wish to stress that , in the current economic crisis , the post-@@ 2013 financial framework must have solidarity as its main found@@ ation and also still aim to achieve high standards of territorial and social cohesion .
the use of head@@ s@@ car@@ ves in turkish uni@@ versi@@ ties has pro@@ vo@@ ked a large constitutional crisis and that crisis was completely pre@@ dict@@ able .
much of what came out of these discussions has been incorpor@@ ated into the report , although not everything , which is unfortun@@ ate , at least from my point of view , as the report emphasi@@ ses in some places that the comple@@ tion of the internal market for services in the european union is tra@@ il@@ ing far behind the internal market for goods .
it is a simple exercise .
i voted in favour of the report on the estim@@ ates of reven@@ ue and expenditure of parliament for the financial year 2012 - se@@ ction i - parliament .
i am afraid that you have failed .
the european commission and the member states must be ready to ensure that these guidelines are implemented together with social partners and regional and local institutions , which must participate in drawing up and implementing national reform programmes .
that is why they should have the same pri@@ vi@@ leg@@ es as women working outside agriculture .
i therefore comm@@ end the rapporteur on the very important work carried out .
the legislation to follow needs to be cle@@ are@@ r regarding minimum age war@@ ni@@ ng@@ s and the dan@@ gers ar@@ ising from in@@ appropriate use .
we have fulfi@@ lled our duty today .
women 's rights issues must be included in all areas of european union policy and fine ideas and initiatives should not simply remain on paper , but must be implemented in all european union member states .
we have therefore taken the firm decision to use every instrument available to us , such as legislation , structural funds and information and awa@@ rene@@ ss-@@ ra@@ ising campa@@ ig@@ ns , in order to improve this situation .
it is ' yes ' to debate , it is ' yes ' to cooperation , but it is ' no ' to co@@ mi@@ to@@ logy .
rap@@ e is ac@@ companie@@ d by bar@@ bar@@ i@@ c tor@@ ture such as be@@ ating with clu@@ b@@ s and mu@@ ti@@ l@@ ation with k@@ ni@@ ves .
i think the first priority in terms of prevention should be to list these sites in europe .
to this end , the solidarity mecha@@ ni@@ ms must be strengthened in terms of re@@ distribution of asylum se@@ ek@@ ers , organised mobility and new partner@@ ships with third countries .
its continu@@ ed existence is a problem for the eu , because six member states have op@@ ted for military ne@@ utr@@ ality .
well , i could point out that my country is not specifically covered by this recovery plan , so it is good that there were a lot of questions on this .
that is why the time has come to supple@@ ment the stability and growth pact with a solidarity pact , as has already been said here , in plenary .
in what ways is the commission working to prevent the growth of prote@@ cti@@ oni@@ st tenden@@ cies in its international trade negotiations ?
on top of that we have had the gas crisis , which clearly show@@ ed that in some cases mis@@ sing physi@@ cal infrastructure has a huge impact as regards gas supply dis@@ ruption .
member of the commission . - ( cs ) ladies and gentlemen , as we all know , the global economy is increasingly sha@@ ped by technological innovation .
( de ) mr president , as a member of the committee on budgetary control , i am concerned about the way in which the commission and the council are exclu@@ ding the european parliament when it comes to the question of the external action service .
with regard to the proposal from the group of the greens / european free alliance to establish a direct@@ or@@ ate@@ -@@ general for peac@@ e-@@ building , i would say that , in con@@ tra@@ st to my fellow members who si@@ t at the le@@ f@@ t-@@ most e@@ dge of this chamber , i believe the entire eu project , and specifically also our foreign policy , is a uni@@ que peac@@ e-@@ building project .
as mr cha@@ ste@@ l said just now , from july 2011 , this amendment to the 2009 regulation will give es@@ ma , the new secur@@ ities and markets authority , the direct power to super@@ vi@@ se credit r@@ ating agencies at european level .
this unacceptable situation is pro@@ of that the pressure applied to date has been in@@ adequate .
we cannot achieve the europe we need if we do not believe in ourselves .
an increasing number of citizens will have to c@@ ope with social exclusion , unemployment and other soci@@ ally un@@ desi@@ rable phenomen@@ a that are harmful to themselves as well as to the economy and society .
during the course of the czech presidency we will be focu@@ sing on e@@ pa@@ s at the may meeting of the council for general affairs and external relations within the form@@ at of ministers for development cooperation .
however , these workers do de@@ serve special protection .
8 .
today we voted in plenary on the european citizens ' initiative .
the basic issue - as we all know - is that the area around the stra@@ its is one of the bu@@ sie@@ st areas in europe for maritime traffic with more than 100 000 ve@@ ssels per annu@@ m , 30 000 of which an@@ ch@@ or in the area between the ba@@ y of al@@ ge@@ ci@@ ra@@ s and gi@@ br@@ al@@ ta@@ r .
currently , member states may use labelling to inform consumers about the potential negative effects of consum@@ ing alco@@ hol , and this is something that the irish government should certainly consider .
it is their constructive proposals and their wi@@ ll@@ ing@@ ness to compromise that has hel@@ ped us to reach agreement and ho@@ pe@@ fully adopt this report with considerable support in plenary .
ladies and gentlemen , let us remain cal@@ m .
i voted in favour of this resolution not only because it ask@@ s the commission to clari@@ fy whether the financing agreement provides for an increase in the current amount for development , but in particular because it gives special attention to european producers in this agricultural sector , which is lo@@ cated in the ou@@ ter@@ most regions of europe .
( de ) mr president , not only is croatia cul@@ tur@@ ally and histori@@ cally an@@ cho@@ red in central europe , but also it already mee@@ ts all the accession criteria .
if europe is not ambitious here , i am very much afraid that we will lose the growing markets of this century to our competi@@ tors .
( hu ) thank you for the floor , mr president .
l@@ ady ashton , i regret that one of the few points in your pres@@ ent@@ ation where you said ' no ' was to this idea of mr bar@@ nie@@ r 's , where@@ as on most topi@@ cs , you seem to be at the same place as every@@ body else .
the purpose of our voting strategy was instead to send a clear signal that certain tren@@ ds in the package for introducing au@@ ster@@ ity measures that are far too exten@@ sive ought to be ex@@ changed for a more balanced approach in the final negotiating ro@@ unds .
but the core question is : who is responsible ?
the commission is prepared to act along these lines .
the ti@@ tle of the article , which i feel is sufficient to be able to understand what it is about , was : ' mr barroso , take down small business w@@ all@@ s ' .
( de ) mr president , one particularly positive feat@@ ure of the small business act is the provision which makes it easier to establish companies in terms of both time and cost .
above all , this parliament , always qui@@ ck to condem@@ n violations of human rights around the world or to demand ' human rights ' cla@@ uses in international cooperation agreements , has achieved the ma@@ ster stro@@ ke of voting for a report on the balkans without once menti@@ oning the dra@@ matic and in@@ ad@@ mis@@ sible situation of the ser@@ b popul@@ ations in kosovo , who have become par@@ i@@ a@@ h@@ s in the histori@@ cal land of their fa@@ thers .
the international financial crisis did not start on the islan@@ ds .
above all , we should do this by dis@@ man@@ t@@ ling the mach@@ in@@ ery of repres@@ sion -@@ let us not forget that the dict@@ ator@@ ship continues even though the dict@@ ator may have ste@@ p@@ ped dow@@ n@@ - , li@@ f@@ ting the state of emergency and helping pro@@ -@@ democracy forces so that europe can make a genuine contribution to this process , so that democracy can become truly consolid@@ ated and a new partnership can be established .
i therefore appreci@@ ate the chance to do so today .
for my part , as rapporteur in this parliament , i would say that this has been a very difficult fi@@ le , a very difficult jour@@ ne@@ y .
we hope and trust that the problems caused by the legal basis will be resolved .
moreover , the adopted text does not help those member states , such as italy , that suffer geographical barriers , making it more co@@ stly for them to transport goods for im@@ port and export .
you should know that on this side of the house , we cannot accept a strategy that is de@@ vo@@ id of social content .
our group fully supports this compromise , because it is very important and obvious that the economic and social development of the eu 's ou@@ ter@@ most regions is gre@@ at@@ ly determined by their peri@@ ph@@ ery , difficult climate and geogra@@ ph@@ y and economic depend@@ ence on a short range of goods and services .
for 14 years in a row , the court of auditors have de@@ cla@@ red that they cannot ver@@ i@@ fy the corre@@ ct@@ ness of the under@@ l@@ ying transactions , and therefore unfortunately for the 2@@ 9@@ th year in a row i must again vote against approval .
that , my frien@@ ds , is a reci@@ pe for f@@ an@@ ning an un@@ contro@@ ll@@ able forest fir@@ e .
we cannot , and we must not , say to the citizens that the big common policies , like the external and defence policy , will li@@ e outside the democratic control of our parliament .
part@@ ly for this reason , i believe that equality between men and women in employment should no longer be merely a goal to pursu@@ e , but must become a reality .
the old commission very often draf@@ ted too many green pa@@ pers and wh@@ ite pa@@ pers without any decisions being taken .
so we are , once again , beginning to be concerned that we will again be more dependent on russia in the future .
( es ) mr president , commissioner , we are not here to@@ night to talk about technical measures relating to transport nor about whether one mach@@ ine is more efficient or chea@@ per than another in terms of security che@@ cks .
( el ) mr president , i thank the commissioner for her truly detailed re@@ ply .
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that is a si@@ x@@ th of the world 's population , 20 % more than in 2005 and 10@@ 5 million more than in 2008 .
we must en@@ force the general and complete embar@@ go on the supply of weapons to somali@@ a and ensure that the deli@@ very of humanitarian aid and access to that aid and its distribution in somali@@ a are guaranteed .
financial stability is about how well capit@@ alised the banks are and how much re@@ sil@@ ien@@ ce they have .
it is a good thing that we are increasing funding to support agricultural development in developing countries which experience food short@@ ages . however , we should remember that , in the european union , ne@@ arly 80 million people are thre@@ at@@ ened by poverty and 4@@ 3 million citizens are at risk of suffering from mal@@ nu@@ tri@@ tion .
i think that parliament and the national parliaments can carry out the task of scru@@ ti@@ nising , but also of providing political incentives for the european and international economic agenda , making sure that we have proper implementation between one summit and the next and that the g20 increasingly be@@ comes a process rather than merely a series of meetings .
tibet - plans to make chinese the main language of instru@@ ction
i also believe that the ol@@ der member states of the european union - and i would like the commission to take note of this - will do away with the n@@ on@@ sensi@@ cal restrictions on the employment of citizens from the new member states .
so , yes , we must be more ambitious and we awa@@ it the results .
this pla@@ ys down in an incre@@ di@@ bly cy@@ ni@@ cal manner the brut@@ ality which has taken place in libya during the last three weeks .
in view of this i would like to ask the commission to pay special attention to the specific problems faced by is@@ land territ@@ ories , for which maritime transport is of particular importance .
the focus for my group is on the fact that solidarity between the regions is not negoti@@ able .
the european commission po@@ u@@ red in millions of po@@ unds of taxpayers ' money - well , po@@ unds or euro@@ s , it do@@ es@@ n '@@ t matter , though it does in our case because we have still got the po@@ und , thank go@@ d ! - you po@@ u@@ red in millions .
i therefore decided to support this report .
in germany , as has already been said , we are unfortunately third from b@@ ot@@ tom , with a sh@@ am@@ eful pay gap of 23 % .
it is also obvious that today some member states do not want political uni@@ fication for europe , and do not want our pre@@ de@@ cess@@ ors ' vision to be reali@@ sed .
the european parliament congratul@@ ates the agency on adopting a multi@@ annual work programme for the period 201@@ 1@@ -@@ 2015 and under@@ lines the importance of such a document for the agency to adopt efficient organis@@ ational arrangements with a view to implementing its strategy and achieving its goals .
while the fran@@ co@@ -@@ belgian inter@@ connection will be the se@@ v@@ ent@@ h , jo@@ ining the existing six , this kind of infrastructure is very often lac@@ king in the new member states .
7 .
'@@ to@@ o-@@ bi@@ g-@@ to@@ -@@ fail ' financial institutions should be able to draw upon counter@@ cy@@ cli@@ cal capital that is proportion@@ ate to the si@@ ze and level of business risk ;
we now urgently need to consider how we can put a new policy in place , how we can set new ben@@ ch@@ marks and how we can bring the state , in other words , the european union , back into the gam@@ e , to give us cle@@ are@@ r rules for the market .
do you really believe the vo@@ ter tur@@ n@@ out will increase when you continue merely to state how mar@@ ve@@ ll@@ ously current policy is working and that we must therefore simply continue to pursu@@ e the existing con@@ cep@@ ts ?
since this is my last speech to this house , i would like to thank you , all colleagues and staff for their cooperation .
an increase in vat rates from 5@@ -@@ 6 % to 20@@ -@@ 25 % would certainly result in the ban@@ kru@@ p@@ t@@ cy of thousands of small and medium-sized enterprises and in the loss of ten@@ s of thousands of jobs at a time of serious economic crisis .
when will priority be given to these poor workers , to these middle clas@@ ses cru@@ shed by taxes , to these unem@@ ployed , and to these families who are simply european and form the vast majority of the in@@ habit@@ ants of the european union and are the citizens for whom we are responsible and who you only think about on the e@@ ve of elections ?
the united kingdom can bring much more than it belie@@ ves it can to europe .
i noted your re@@ serv@@ ations , i am aware of them and i will try to respond to them , not with words but with facts .
for this reason , the administration cannot achieve this on its own .
now , sud@@ den@@ ly , they would be left completely unable to resi@@ st competition at this level .
drawing up a budget is politics expressed in figures .
many amendments proposed by parliament already con@@ form to the text of the general orien@@ tation agreed in the e@@ cof@@ in meeting of 4 november 2008 , or go in the same direction .
thus , changes in the management of future cases of pan@@ de@@ mi@@ cs are needed in order to avoid gener@@ alised pa@@ nic among people as well as unnecessary costs .
we should stand for a common framework for all workers , as it would uni@@ fy the legislation in working places by avo@@ i@@ ding fra@@ g@@ ment@@ ing the workers ' situation with the risk of je@@ opar@@ dis@@ ing the integration of migrants and the cohesion in the eu .
( sv ) i should like to ask the following question : this young man has , as we know , disappe@@ are@@ d .
mr president , as i am sure everyone is aware , we now have a new government in the united kingdom , which we can call the li@@ b@@ -@@ dem / c@@ on co@@ ali@@ tion .
i voted in favour of this report and also the two following reports concerning the mobilisation of the european globalisation adjustment fund .
the next item is the council and commission statements on the situation in japan , including the nuclear power plant al@@ er@@ ts .
em@@ ploy@@ ers have reduced employment or have employed temporary workers , of@@ fering them inf@@ eri@@ or financial terms .
i have a small problem because i have more than 25 requests and we have only five minutes for that , so obviously not every@@ body will get the floor .
it will then pay to carry out research and development in the field .
the in@@ vit@@ ation to de@@ cl@@ are dem@@ enti@@ as one of the priority areas of healthcare is right .
in each case the kre@@ m@@ li@@ n has inno@@ cently cla@@ i@@ med that the inci@@ dent was an i@@ sol@@ ated one .
it is a tru@@ is@@ m that the most prospe@@ rous socie@@ ties are the free@@ st and the free@@ st socie@@ ties are the most prospe@@ rous , and in that we should recognise the role that free trade pla@@ ys .
as a result of the ja@@ pan@@ ese experience , several countries will probably re-@@ think their nuclear energy strategies .
i would recomm@@ end that colleagues read the report .
in this regard , i would also like to state that we , as european governments , should also take these facts into account .
it is important that we now acknow@@ ledge this fact once again .
be@@ sides that , i hope that the latest technological developments will enable us to am@@ end the total ban on li@@ qui@@ ds on board air@@ cra@@ ft by the beginning of next year .
we have made the right choice in op@@ ting for the comb@@ ination of innovation and cre@@ ati@@ vity as the key dimension of the european year 2009 .
the french presidency did try to medi@@ ate , but on 9 december we had to face the fact that , despite an agreement on the overall strategy to reduce the number of dea@@ ths , many member states were insi@@ st@@ ent on the question of the third pillar .
is it not possible to move beyond this im@@ pa@@ s@@ se by reform@@ ing the wto ?
how will you do the ' we will pay more ' : based on what criteria and ver@@ i@@ fied by whom ?
for this reason , we must first di@@ versi@@ fy and moder@@ ni@@ se our transport rou@@ tes , so that they meet the latest technical requirements .
however , in political terms , it is the job of the commission to resolve this problem in the member states .
the live@@ stock sector pres@@ ents a number of problems for european farmers , including the rising cost of in@@ pu@@ ts , competition from third country imports , major f@@ lu@@ c@@ tu@@ ations in feed costs and relatively low prices for meat .
equality is not about laws : it is about behaviour .
in writing . - ( it ) madam president , ladies and gentlemen , i voted in favour of mr g@@ y@@ ü@@ r@@ k 's report on follow@@ -up of the energy efficiency national action plans .
you therefore have a uni@@ que opportunity now to make progress relatively quickly in the rail@@ way sector and really take the internal market forward , and with it all european citizens , too .
within the council , we are therefore clearly expe@@ cting those member states that have not yet done so to rati@@ fy this convention .
through our action and through our debate this e@@ vening , we hope not only that the european union 's initiative will be ac@@ ted upon at eu level , but also that , at member state level , we are heard and that they too make a clear effort to simplify .
how we deal with this waste naturally has a major impact on the environment .
we can also report that tests on hum@@ ans for the so@@ le purpose of this regulation are ban@@ ned , and that the un 's gh@@ s is a dynami@@ c process ; a mechanism has been found to enable changes to the un gh@@ s to be taken into account by the european gh@@ s .
it is in@@ comprehen@@ sible that prime minister net@@ any@@ a@@ hu has refu@@ sed appe@@ als from all of israel 's all@@ ies to stop the sett@@ le@@ ments .
it is true that parliament , like other eu bodies , adopted the a@@ h@@ ti@@ sa@@ ar@@ i plan , but not as a b@@ lan@@ k che@@ que , rather on the understanding that the plan would have the approval of the united nations security council .
my group has sugge@@ sted ab@@ sta@@ ining with regard to amendments 7 and 8 .
the greens are also really happy with the attention paid to the effects of the crisis on women : women 's unemployment dif@@ fers , and the effects on women of cuts in public spending dif@@ fer .
the second aspect is linked to the long-term effects that this cat@@ astro@@ p@@ he will tr@@ ig@@ ger .
second : i could mention a lot of deta@@ ils , but i just want to have an answer from commission president barroso - please com@@ mit y@@ our@@ self to living up to this parliament 's proposals on regul@@ ating the market .
not all these matters were raised in the green paper on consumer protection but they are in this report .
we should call on the af@@ gh@@ an authorities to take a look at the law , to revi@@ se it and make sure that it is entirely in line with the international commitments of that country , as well as its constitution .
now to the second part of your question : how will the commission take into account parliament 's suggesti@@ ons in its work on the post-@@ 2013 cap ?
in the us state of pen@@ n@@ sy@@ l@@ v@@ ania alone , around 200 000 people have found work ex@@ trac@@ ting and proce@@ ssing non-@@ con@@ v@@ enti@@ onal gas , and the local economy ga@@ ins over us@@ d 8 billion every year from taxes , ord@@ ers placed by extr@@ action companies and conce@@ ssion fe@@ es .
if necessary there will be fac@@ t-@@ finding visi@@ ts in si@@ tu to establish facts or indeed to seek a solution .
at the informal meeting of eu heads of state or government on the europe 2020 strategy on 11 february , the very important matter of governance was raised .
the aim here is not to establish whether the mer@@ its of this energy source should be called into question , and neither is it to suc@@ cum@@ b to the ide@@ ali@@ stic , ob@@ s@@ cur@@ anti@@ st values of those who would like to ban it .
the problem is that budget ce@@ il@@ ings apply to the whole budget , but of course they also apply to each individual budget categor@@ y .
in br@@ it@@ a@@ in a campaign group has just under@@ taken an independ@@ ently monito@@ red post@@ al bal@@ lot in 10 we@@ st@@ m@@ inst@@ er constitu@@ en@@ cies .
this is not only a co@@ inci@@ dence of time and place ; a clear link has been established in the debate between the budgetary review and the annual budget for 2011 , or even ban@@ ana ac@@ compan@@ ying measures .
you also asked me about the le@@ ak@@ s that occur@@ red from the palestinian side .
it must be obvious by now that the european parliament is more concerned with protecting rights of every h@@ ue , and with doing what is politically correct , than it is with the security of european union citizens .
apart from european regulations on dangerous products which people are trying to bring on to the internal market , apart from joint measures taken against terrorism , apart from joint initiatives to guarantee peace in europe , the european union is involved in the dis@@ man@@ t@@ ling of nuclear power plants constru@@ cted during the so@@ vie@@ t era which might put our health in danger at any time .
north cau@@ ca@@ sus , in particular the case of ole@@ g or@@ lo@@ v (
but does this require new european powers in respect of hou@@ sing policy and sp@@ ati@@ al planning ?
mr president , the previous speaker has already mentioned some of the deta@@ ils of this resolution .
( el ) mr president , the sig@@ ning of an agreement with the usa and a single country over the visa wa@@ ver program ( v@@ w@@ p ) will prove to be fra@@ u@@ ght with danger .
military operations in africa are all very well , but there is a danger of africa becoming a te@@ sting ground for that type of mission .
i therefore call on the commission to do everything in its power to solve the dispu@@ tes as quickly as possible and to take into account the cour@@ ses of action proposed in this report .
for example , the restri@@ ction currently in force for the structural funds , that only 3 % of resources from the relevant operational programme may be channe@@ lled towards energy efficiency measures , pro@@ hi@@ b@@ its new member states from re@@ vie@@ wing their priorities for ob@@ taining structural funds in accordance with the new priorities on europe 's energy strategy and climate change .
in a further communication due to be adopted in the next few weeks the commission will also present new measures to support the active inclusion of people with dis@@ abi@@ lities .
it is a question worth asking , hence the third reason for the une@@ a@@ se felt after this day of ju@@ bi@@ l@@ ation in kosovo .
i am a sup@@ por@@ ter of care for the environment and of action to protect nature . however , when human life is involved , we must not s@@ qu@@ an@@ der it so he@@ art@@ less@@ ly .
i firmly believe that extre@@ mis@@ m can be pre@@ ven@@ ted sole@@ ly by citizens ' every@@ day acts , publi@@ c@@ ly de@@ cla@@ red opposition by the political eli@@ te , open and comprehensive interpre@@ tation in particular of 20@@ th century history , and most of all the police and courts , which must not close their e@@ yes to rac@@ ist@@ s , x@@ en@@ op@@ h@@ obe@@ s and ne@@ o-@@ naz@@ is , but act without delay to puni@@ sh such behaviour .
this is both good and positive .
i think that the slove@@ nian presidency , which will be here today , will come back to this request .
we must also remember that with turkey in the european union , we will have countries such as iraq , iran and sy@@ ri@@ a on our borders .
the red cro@@ ss has issued a war@@ ning call .
and who know@@ s ?
the problem of the polish shi@@ py@@ ar@@ ds poses a fundamental question - do we serve the economy or does the economy serve us ?
their work was launched by three commissioners : vice-president for the digital agenda ne@@ l@@ ly kro@@ es , the commissioner for research , innovation and science , m@@ á@@ ire geo@@ gh@@ eg@@ an@@ -@@ qu@@ in@@ n , and by the under@@ signed as responsible for industry and entrepreneu@@ r@@ ship .
indeed , conclu@@ ding the negotiations on the read@@ mission agreement will result in better management of migration .
in my hom@@ el@@ and , sweden , the last fi@@ lling st@@ ation on a dri@@ ve to the north is in up@@ p@@ sal@@ a , which is in the middle of the country .
finally , i also de@@ pl@@ or@@ e the lack of flexibility for ' jour@@ ne@@ ys ' in cross-border areas , as this impe@@ des europeans ' mobility .
of course , lithu@@ ania , like other eu member states , must de@@ vote some@@ what more attention to the problem of under@@ -@@ age smo@@ king .
ladies and gentlemen of the right , what you do not like is the system .
together with the consequences of the energy crisis and soci@@ o-@@ economic consequences , there exists a great political risk that individual european countries will face gas supply problems .
i welcome that the hungarian presidency of the council of the european union has included in its si@@ x@@ -@@ mon@@ thly programme support for the accession of romania and bulgaria to the schengen area as a real achie@@ vement of european integration for the union 's citizens .
the ongoing violation of the international convention on human rights is a topic on which europe must be neither sil@@ ent nor ab@@ sent , least of all with regard to a country such as ye@@ men , with which we maintain economic relations .
it must also be en@@ su@@ red that overall the development of biom@@ as@@ s has a positive effect on the climate and energy .
risk management is a modern control tool .
they cannot be asked for things that would bring them to their k@@ ne@@ es , when they already have huge problems .
this is far more than the annual contribution of slovakia to the eu budget .
however , the european institutions cannot ignor@@ e this decision .
people need to be able to see us in the fle@@ sh and say to themselves that europe is not just an institutional mon@@ ster made up of no one know@@ s who , but individuals with their weak@@ ne@@ sses .
if people tell us something that does not su@@ it us , we say they are l@@ ying .
our rapporteur , whom i wish to congratulate on his excellent work , has already expla@@ ined how we interpre@@ t the transition to an industrial policy that is s@@ mar@@ t , re@@ sour@@ ce-@@ efficient , and sustainable from an environmental and social vie@@ w@@ point .
i agree that the agency should consider making a g@@ ant@@ t di@@ ag@@ ram part of the program@@ ming for each of its operational activities , with a view to indi@@ cating in a conci@@ se form the amount of time spent by each staff member on a project and encouraging an approach ge@@ are@@ d towards achieving results .
'@@ cannot stress enough the fundamental principle that all members should be equally provided with full and quality services allowing them to work and express themselves and to receive documents in their nati@@ ve language ... ' ;
no religion can ever , under any circumstances , be a reason , an ex@@ c@@ use , or cover for car@@ rying out any kind of discrimination .
mrs ashton has given us , here , a positive assessment , but i want to say that , in my opinion , it is an assessment which is gre@@ at@@ ly ex@@ ag@@ ger@@ ated .
i voted in favour of adopting strong measures from member states to coun@@ ter the gre@@ y or black economy main@@ tained by an ' un@@ de@@ cla@@ red ' work@@ force , the victims of which are women in most cases , which is more than adver@@ sely affecting the eu labour market , rather than just promoting measures a@@ im@@ ing to protect their own workers .
this rai@@ ses the question of how we expect the aspects relating to the transport policy appli@@ cable in the european union 's member states to be cor@@ related with this strategy , which naturally also takes into account non-@@ eu states present in the danube region .
it has already become wide@@ ly accepted that climate change is taking place and is being caused by human activity .
however , just a few months ago , in november last year , the council of ministers of justice rejected the inclusion of a mechanism to su@@ spend the transfer of asylum se@@ ek@@ ers to the revi@@ sed du@@ bli@@ n ii regulation , as proposed by the commission since 2008 , considering that du@@ bli@@ n ii is fine and that there is no problem .
the exten@@ sion of the total possible credit line to eur 50 billion will provide a large bu@@ f@@ fer to c@@ ater for further possible needs for financial support .
( cs ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , the lisbon strategy lea@@ ves us in no doubt that the quality of education , research and innovation is a pre@@ -@@ condition for economic success and that support must be given to improving this quality .
i am talking about c@@ ab@@ ot@@ age , right of establishment for european airlines , rules relating to control and ow@@ ner@@ ship , and all manner of other restrictions that are still in place .
i am pleased that those points were also made clear in the report by mrs g@@ ur@@ ma@@ i .
the eu is per@@ su@@ ad@@ ing nations across the world to spend bi@@ llions of taxpayers ' money , at the very time when the world is facing di@@ re financial problems , on something that might not only be totally unnecessary , but could well prove to be counter@@ -@@ productive if the latest evidence of global co@@ ol@@ ing pro@@ ves to be correct .
that is pro@@ of of our joint intention to work and proce@@ ed in a uni@@ fied fa@@ shi@@ on , which is obviously more efficient .
a debate on the effects of the weapo@@ n@@ ry con@@ taining de@@ ple@@ ted ura@@ nium has recently been held in the united nations , where , at the end of last year , the un first committee adopted a resolution entitled ' effects of the use of ar@@ m@@ ament@@ s and am@@ muni@@ tions con@@ taining de@@ ple@@ ted ura@@ nium ' .
we believe that the european parliament must never turn into a s@@ oun@@ ding board for national di@@ at@@ ri@@ be@@ s , especially on such sensitive questions and dra@@ matic issues .
i believe that we can all be very proud of the quality and de@@ di@@ cation of our staff .
the common maritime policy needs to provide for measures to mini@@ mi@@ ze risks and establish na@@ vi@@ gation arrangements which will reduce acci@@ dents .
i understand that the fi@@ g@@ ure that has been put on the amount of il@@ li@@ ci@@ t trade coming into the european union by way of ci@@ ga@@ re@@ t@@ tes is eur 9@@ .@@ 5 billion , and 9@@ 7 % of it goes un@@ de@@ te@@ cted .
finally we are looking forward to further discussions with you on the future scheme of gener@@ alised preferen@@ ces further to the proposal for a new regulation which will come your way in may .
the creation of the e@@ e@@ as is intended to ensure coheren@@ ce in european external action and the condu@@ cting of a common foreign and security policy .
it is a less@@ on on how committees can use their power of political initiative by working together to take that movement forward , because if it were not for parliament , we would not be here today .
that is how a year of preci@@ ous work has been wa@@ sted .
( nl ) mr president , the du@@ tch party for freedom ( p@@ v@@ v ) is in this house to represent the du@@ tch people .
your culture of toler@@ ance and your global out@@ look represent an opportunity in today 's world .
member of the commission . - mr president , the commission ur@@ ges parliament to give its con@@ sent to the approval of amendments to the convention on future multilateral cooperation in the nor@@ th@@ west atlantic fisheries , known colle@@ ctively as the amendment to the na@@ f@@ o convention .
let us pre@@ serve it and let us work together so that we can share it .
in addition , the system of payment which takes into consideration years of service in de@@ termi@@ ning pay levels is un@@ fav@@ ourable for women , who often have to inter@@ ru@@ pt their care@@ ers for family reasons .
there are coun@@ t@@ less crucial questions that must be clari@@ fied in the coming period in the course of the negotiations ; these include the relationship between the strasbourg and the lu@@ x@@ em@@ bour@@ g courts , since there will be no change in the system of jur@@ is@@ di@@ ction in either of these courts .
i am convinced that even the most difficult problems can be resolved through negotiation , by seeking compromise and being gui@@ ded by the principles of go@@ od@@ will .
rapporteur . - mr president , we have been talking about european contr@@ act law for over a dec@@ ade ; now is the time for action , and if ever there was a time when the internal market needed a boost in terms of additional transactions , it is now .
while there remains much to be done , particularly in sect@@ oral areas , it is clear that croatia has done enough to de@@ serve a place al@@ ong@@ side the member states , and i hope that it can join the eu so@@ oner rather than later .
the reports do accept that this must be done on a non-@@ discrimin@@ atory and princi@@ ple@@ d basis , paying due regard to proportion@@ ality .
traffic cal@@ med z@@ ones , city centre dri@@ ving b@@ ans and similar measures have not yet been sufficien@@ tly re@@ sear@@ ched and therefore should not be implemented on a large scale .
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it focused , in particular , on ways to combat vat fraud in connection with goods and services that were pr@@ one to this sort of abuse .
rapporteur . - ( es ) mr president , commissioner , in 2005 a free@@ l@@ ance interpre@@ ter , dis@@ co@@ vering that he was no longer hi@@ red by the european commission when he reached the age of 6@@ 5 , l@@ od@@ ged a compla@@ int with the european ombudsman for al@@ leg@@ ed age discrimination in violation of the charter of fundamental rights .
the european public have also been ou@@ tra@@ ged by the suffering of the people in gaza and the isra@@ e@@ li blo@@ ck@@ ade for far too long .
the commission is currently considering a compla@@ int received from the an@@ dal@@ u@@ sian regional government regarding a possible failure to comply with community legislation .
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a few years ago , we were all very en@@ thu@@ si@@ a@@ stic when we said that , in reducing co2 emissions , we wanted to move away from oil and towards renewable resources .
the method of agriculture de@@ ployed in the mi@@ ll@@ en@@ nium we have just en@@ tered requires human effort which needs to satis@@ fy major demands : ensuring food security and safety for the world 's population ( expected to gro@@ w to 9 billion by 2050 ) , harmo@@ nising measures supporting the qu@@ anti@@ t@@ ative and qu@@ alit@@ ative rise in agricultural production aimed at producing food with the development demands imposed by the production of biofuels , along with protecting eco@@ systems and b@@ reak@@ ing the link between economic growth and environmental degra@@ d@@ ation .
s@@ port@@ -@@ related projects have recently received support , for example , from the european regional development fund , the european social fund , the life@@ long learning programme , the public health programme , and the youth in action as well as the europe for citizens programmes .
we , as the european union , have a duty to ensure the vi@@ ability of the sector within our borders , and to guarantee protection for our businesses against unfair competition and illegal trade .
the first is to show europeans that europe can protect them .
social exclusion is caused by a wide range of factors , and it would be a great p@@ ity not to use this report for follow@@ -up work .
the system@@ atic , long-@@ standing pl@@ under@@ ing of the we@@ al@@ th of this specific country and of africa in general by european co@@ lo@@ ni@@ alists in the past and imperi@@ alists today and the f@@ om@@ ent@@ ation or exploitation of civil conflicts in order to impose their interests , have resul@@ ted in a situation where africa is the ri@@ che@@ st continent in the world with the most hun@@ gr@@ y , poor and dow@@ n@@ t@@ rod@@ den in@@ habit@@ ants .
it is regret@@ table that , during this vote , an amendment calling for an investigation procedure to be carried out in col@@ om@@ bi@@ a concerning the numerous kil@@ l@@ ings of trade uni@@ oni@@ sts and the mass gra@@ ves con@@ taining the bodies of hundreds of people kil@@ led in the region of la mac@@ are@@ na was not passed because of opposition from the right .
the creation of such a fund must serve two purposes : it must support the refugees who arri@@ ve in our countries , frequ@@ ently on our co@@ a@@ sts , sear@@ ching for help , as well as support the states which receive the greatest numbers of these de@@ sper@@ ate individuals due to their geogra@@ phic lo@@ cation .
as we re@@ state in this resolution , he must not be able to stand in new elections - that must be made clear .
fin@@ ns can get chea@@ p spir@@ its in e@@ sto@@ nia , less than 100 kil@@ om@@ et@@ res away , and that is stop@@ ping fin@@ land from adopting what has been found to be the best approach , which is to impose a fair@@ ly high tax on alco@@ hol for the s@@ ake of the health of its citizens .
the s@@ r@@ i lan@@ k@@ an government and their military stand accu@@ sed of a str@@ ing of human rights ab@@ uses of their own people , from bom@@ b@@ ing of ho@@ sp@@ it@@ als , the use of illegal weapons to den@@ ying humanitarian and medical ...
this proposal is the only way to restor@@ e the confidence of small sa@@ vers and to stabili@@ se the market for banking services .
such measures as increasing energy efficiency , using energy from renewable sources and improving the eu 's energy security feat@@ ure among the swedish presidency 's priorities .
it should be recognised that there is no such thing as a perfe@@ ct pension system .
sad@@ ly , per@@ ce@@ i@@ ved equality also exists in science .
mr han@@ na@@ n , you are due to speak on the fe@@ i@@ o report , but you are also next and the only one on the list for the g@@ ou@@ l@@ ard report , so i give you two minutes to use as you wish on both .
the commission supports and supple@@ ments parliament 's campaign to put in place information measures to increase public awareness of these elections and to call on citizens to exercise their elect@@ oral rights .
thus , there have been no tan@@ gible results so far , which i gre@@ at@@ ly regret .
at that point , in fact , the union will have concluded free trade agreements with all of our mediterranean neighbours , even though libya is not covered by the european neighbourhood policy .
i believe strongly that the european union and the other international partners should think hard about the issue and make the decision to continue with this wor@@ th@@ while and effective programme .
as a uni@@ versity profe@@ ss@@ or in the usa , he spo@@ ke very fav@@ ou@@ ra@@ bly of european integration and promo@@ ted it on the american continent .
therefore , i would now like you to tell us , following the debate and before the vote in a few hours ' time , what the procedure you are going to adopt for the next two years consi@@ sts of , since a review is due to take place in 2013 , thus allowing us without delay , as our group rapporteur mr gro@@ ot@@ e wanted , to take this fight further in order to reduce pollution by these light commercial vehicles .
we shall discuss this in the future , but it is important too .
its administration , however , needs to be efficient .
so we are very clear in our mess@@ ages .
as well as evalu@@ ating the current situation , mrs gi@@ an@@ na@@ ko@@ u has decided to formul@@ ate a number of proposals for improving the current legal environment .
this will boost political stability and respect for human rights and will gener@@ ate sustainable growth and prosper@@ ity in the region .
as a result of the economic crisis , most mediterranean countries will be unable to use de mini@@ mi@@ s aid .
of course , j@@ os@@ é ig@@ naci@@ o sal@@ af@@ ran@@ ca s@@ á@@ n@@ che@@ z@@ -@@ ne@@ y@@ ra is right to say that far@@ c must relea@@ se the ho@@ st@@ ages .
why carry out reforms when it is possible to send the bi@@ ll for not doing so to the citizens of other countries ?
finally , i wish to stress the importance of a credit r@@ ating agency being regi@@ ste@@ red by a competent authority and its v@@ ali@@ d@@ ity throughout the whole eu .
as discussed in lisbon , this is one of the european union 's objectives and we have often said , and many counci@@ ls have said , that there must be a significant reduction in poverty by 2010 , but there is unfortunately not much sign of that happening .
when it comes to modern technology , the only working hy@@ dro@@ gen@@ -@@ po@@ wered cars in the world are to be found in europe .
we have capacity over@@ lo@@ ad in the in@@ ner cities , primarily associated with individual private transport resulting in very high emissions , particul@@ ates , no@@ i@@ se and also safety problems .
in the new rule 3@@ 6 , we must ' fully respect ' those rights as laid down in the charter of fundamental rights .
mr al@@ mu@@ nia , there is a great deal of legal un@@ certainty in this area which must be remo@@ ved and we are expe@@ cting a proposal from the commission .
i am very sor@@ ry , but in this document , as well as in the commission 's proposal , the port@@ fo@@ li@@ os and interests of a re@@ ta@@ il invest@@ or and an institutional , professional invest@@ or appe@@ ar to be s@@ ligh@@ tly ju@@ mb@@ led .
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like@@ wise , the security of women , within the mea@@ ning of un resolution 13@@ 25 , is safeguar@@ ded by permanent jobs to prevent conflicts using civilian and peaceful means , not by military intervention .
the commission of course is very ke@@ en to ensure proper implementation of this directive in all member states and we believe that those two initiatives are very far@@ -@@ reaching because we can , from both of those initiatives , expect a real change in the consumer internal market for services once the implementation of the services directive is complete and the review of the consumer acquis deli@@ vers its results .
my intention , by re@@ pl@@ ying , is to reas@@ sure parliament of the commission 's will and determination to apply the rules that we are appro@@ ving with the support of the agency .
that means an end to the production of clu@@ ster bom@@ b@@ s , and of course no use of fra@@ g@@ ment@@ ation bom@@ b@@ s as occur@@ red in the g@@ ul@@ f war , yugosla@@ via , afghanistan , iraq and le@@ ban@@ on .
i hope that this step can be initi@@ ated in b@@ ali .
according to the commission 's assessment , this application mee@@ ts all of the legally defined eli@@ gi@@ bility criteria .
questions which have not been ans@@ wered for lack of time will receive written ans@@ wers ( see an@@ ne@@ x ) .
this report further under@@ lines the need to re@@ tain this flexibility and decentr@@ alised structure .
as far as the differences are concerned , there will be time in conci@@ liation , and we will make every effort to reach compromi@@ ses ; i have no doubt that we will reach them .
madam president , my thanks to the members who have taken part in the debate and to the commissioner .
last time we loo@@ ked at this report we dealt with the te@@ sting on animals for scientific purposes .
it is for that reason that i have ab@@ stain@@ ed from voting .
however , there will more on this in the ne@@ ar future .
the voting list follow@@ s the rule introduced in formu@@ la@@ e by th@@ om@@ as v@@ on der v@@ ring , according to which the amendments adopted by the committee on budgets shall be put to the vote first in plenary , and if these are adopted , all other amendments to the same budget line fall .
respon@@ ses need to be provided to the crisis through new instruments that can put a bra@@ ke on specul@@ ation , restor@@ e the role of the financial sector , ensure an equ@@ itable distribution of the bur@@ dens , and create new , additional resources for facing global challenges , such as climate change , development goals and intelli@@ gent , sustainable , inclu@@ sive growth within the framework of the europe 2020 strategy .
finally , al@@ be@@ it late in the day , we have reali@@ sed that we are all in the same bo@@ at and there is no point dealing with individual situations , especially in an im@@ provi@@ sed way .
i comm@@ end prime minister san@@ a@@ der for his leadership and i also thank commission president barroso for his personal involvement in sett@@ ling the issue .
doub@@ le@@ -@@ h@@ ul@@ l or equi@@ val@@ ent de@@ sign requirements for sing@@ le@@ -@@ h@@ ul@@ l oil tan@@ k@@ ers ( vote )
the re@@ ma@@ ining su@@ ms should not be di@@ ver@@ ted from research and used for other programmes or instruments that do not come within the research and innovation sector or the objectives and scope of f@@ p@@ 7 .
the commission has recently closed its public consultation on funding for gra@@ ss@@ roo@@ ts s@@ ports .
it is not a fo@@ reg@@ one conclusion that a community agency such as this will provide real added value compared to cl@@ assi@@ c inter@@ govern@@ mental cooperation , jud@@ ging , to look at another area , from the differences between europol and inter@@ po@@ l in terms of their effectiveness and use@@ ful@@ ness .
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( pl ) mr president , on 26 april , a quar@@ ter of a century will have passed since the ch@@ er@@ no@@ by@@ l disaster , the worst nuclear accident in history .
so , when we ask the citizens of europe to choose their new parliament@@ ari@@ ans in just four weeks ' time , we do so on the basis of un@@ certainty and we run the risk of that vac@@ u@@ um being fi@@ lled by the opportuni@@ sm of europe 's op@@ pon@@ ents .
in writing . - ( lt ) before the entry into force of the treaty of lisbon , member states mo@@ stly main@@ tained bilateral agreements with third countries relating to investment .
mrs malmström , you may soon no longer be involved , but we are going to continue pu@@ shing for transparency .
vice-president of the commission / high representative of the union for foreign affairs and security policy . - mr president , this is an opportunity to debate the european union 's approach to iran , which has been the subject of an ow@@ n-@@ initiative report with mr bel@@ der as rapporteur .
ss@@ gi is treated very seriously in the up@@ coming european plat@@ form against poverty which will be published at the end of the year .
the inter@@ action between the civilian and military aspects of the common foreign and security policy must be used to improve our union 's capa@@ bilities and effectiveness .
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it is essential for us to find out what conditions make sanctions effective and the aim of this report is actually to examine them from all an@@ g@@ les .
the fact that ye@@ v@@ gen@@ y z@@ ho@@ v@@ ti@@ s , a well-@@ known civil rights acti@@ vi@@ st , is involved in this case has brought it to the attention of the world and has prom@@ p@@ ted the response , as a result of which we are discussing this here today .
the amendments it propo@@ ses clari@@ fy and , in some cases , develop various aspects of the commission 's proposal , including some useful addi@@ tions on force ma@@ je@@ ure subsidies and sanctions .
for this reason , i believe that there needs to be a better cor@@ relation between sp@@ ati@@ al development plans , tow@@ n plans and traffic management , especially in urban and peri@@ -@@ urban areas where con@@ gesti@@ on causes the most problems .
europe needs an open , effective financial market that also lea@@ ves scope for self-@@ regulation and internal re@@ medi@@ al measures .
i am proud to announ@@ ce to you today that j@@ acqu@@ es de la@@ ro@@ si@@ è@@ re , former manag@@ ing direct@@ or of the im@@ f , gover@@ nor of the ban@@ que de france and president of the e@@ br@@ d , has accepted my in@@ vit@@ ation to chair this group , which will be independent and will consi@@ st of high-@@ level experts in the subject matter .
it has often been pointed out in this house that the economic crisis has highligh@@ ted the lack of regulation and supervision of the global financial system .
furthermore , a lot of deb@@ r@@ is of all kin@@ ds has been de@@ posi@@ ted in ri@@ vers , stre@@ am@@ s and other wat@@ er@@ cour@@ ses .
in this respect , the eastern european states with highly developed agricultural sectors can benefit fully from the development of the biofuels industry , thereby contribu@@ ting to the growth of in@@ comes in rural areas and the creation of ' green ' jobs ( for example , it is envis@@ aged that 7@@ 50 000 jobs relating to renewable energy sources will be created in the agricultural sector by 2020 ) .
if we really want to prevent future crises ; if we want to create a cohe@@ sive and responsible economic union ; if we want to be gui@@ ded by a perspective of prevention and corre@@ ction ; if we want to com@@ mit to sustainable growth then , for this package to be complete , this directive was essential .
this is the rou@@ te to a new way forward !
the world 's anti-@@ nar@@ co@@ tic agencies are growing in si@@ ze , number and exper@@ ti@@ se , and they are doing their job more effectively .
firstly , i think the start date needs to be loo@@ ked at .
we must ensure that we help those small companies , because they will help to create the jobs and reduce unemployment .
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madam president , a human being takes about one third of his or her life to get ready for mat@@ ure life through education .
information must be made more available .
we believe that the european parliament should have full scru@@ t@@ iny in matters dealing with g@@ mo@@ s .
in particular , we must protect children and edu@@ cate and inform parents and te@@ ach@@ ers about the new potential dan@@ gers of the we@@ b .
these consider@@ ations are il@@ lu@@ str@@ ative of the dee@@ per mea@@ ning and signific@@ ance of eu enlargement proce@@ sses which , in the specific case of turkey , is the im@@ position of the wishes of the eu powers and the interest that they serve .
let us help ukraine condu@@ ct normal elections .
i have a few comments about the amendments which have been tabled and which are going to be discussed .
i hope that these priorities will stand up for themselves in the stern mi@@ r@@ ro@@ r of the european commission , along with the whole of our budget strategy .
the pre@@ li@@ min@@ ary results of this study will be discussed at a work@@ sho@@ p in the first quar@@ ter of 2009 , when all the interested parties should atten@@ d , including member states , legal experts , in@@ tra@@ -@@ state bodies concerned with gender equality , social partners and civil society .
the government in be@@ ij@@ ing is , in reality , attemp@@ ting to dis@@ mis@@ s human rights as ' western values ' rather than integr@@ ating them into its policies .
it is often main@@ tained that , as a result , we could also make energy chea@@ per .
the official figures on violence against women are much lower compared to the sa@@ d reality in each member state .
what do i mean by that ?
we should therefore not start too high .
in the coming years , climate change will lead to an enormous number of refugees fle@@ eing the poorest areas of the ear@@ th and it is our duty to begin to take note of these potential migr@@ atory f@@ low@@ s so that we can establish appropriate policies that will enable respect for the dignity of these people to be guaranteed .
the way i see it , in a soci@@ ally orien@@ ted market economy , the wor@@ ker interests that can also ensure cal@@ m and stability on that labour market must be capable of functioning as well as possible .
the ze@@ ro-@@ rate tax on exports of goods is being ab@@ used by fra@@ ud@@ sters and criminal groups that , for example , create fi@@ cti@@ tious transactions and fra@@ u@@ du@@ l@@ ently dra@@ in bi@@ llions of euro@@ s from state budgets .
these amendments aim at exten@@ ding the initial appli@@ c@@ ability of the regulation to the air@@ cra@@ f@@ ts used in the community air@@ space as well , obviously within the limits imposed by the chi@@ ca@@ go convention .
therefore we cannot leave every@@ day fo@@ od@@ stu@@ ff@@ s to self-@@ regulation .
in such cases , we have to do what is necessary .
in the first place , it is unacceptable because it is ali@@ g@@ ned with ne@@ o-@@ liberal policies that exac@@ er@@ b@@ ate the current economic and social crisis , especially in agriculture and fishing , but this fact be@@ comes particularly serious when these policies are promo@@ ted through an agreement with a country that is viol@@ ating international law and the most basic rights of the palestinian people ; a country which does not respect its obligations as agreed in the road@@ ma@@ p for peace , keeping gaza under sie@@ ge , building more sett@@ le@@ ments , continuing to build the w@@ all and expe@@ lling palesti@@ ni@@ ans from j@@ er@@ us@@ ale@@ m .
for this reason , i do not think that the quot@@ a system ought to be fro@@ zen in all member states , but each state ought to decide how to set their own quotas .
it is an important development .
on behalf of the ppe-de group . - ( nl ) madam president , i have asked to speak because i am concerned .
the tax@@ pa@@ yer must always have accur@@ ate and proper knowledge of what their money is being spent on .
i am not in the ha@@ bit of inter@@ ru@@ p@@ ting my fellow members and i do not toler@@ ate being inter@@ ru@@ p@@ ted !
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this caused over eur 80 million worth of damage and affected around one thous@@ and farmers , who lost their cro@@ ps and have been left with no way of re@@ sum@@ ing production in the coming months .
mal@@ administration , corruption and failed projects have unfortunately been common .
we would have questions about the im@@ pli@@ cations of sin@@ gl@@ ing out one group for e@@ p hear@@ ings in this way .
we can now help those people and prevent them from becoming si@@ ck in future , and this is an opportunity that we must take .
but it must be emphasi@@ sed that the fight against t@@ b must wal@@ k hand in hand with the fight against poverty and social exclusion .
i am also of the view that given the present situation , in which democr@@ ati@@ call@@ y-@@ min@@ ded candi@@ d@@ ates were not allowed to participate in the elections or express their views on the situation in the stre@@ et with people after the elections , it is important to express my own view .
the commission should therefore evalu@@ ate the possibility of mer@@ ging agencies with over@@ la@@ pping or comple@@ mentary activities .
this is also an issue of governance .
every@@ body has a right to a digni@@ fied life . roma children , to a pre@@ domin@@ ant degree , do not have that .
regarding the mar@@ shall plan , i think what general geor@@ ge mar@@ shall did with the initial us@@ d 13 billion that he got from con@@ gre@@ ss in 19@@ 4@@ 8 is an extremely good model .
in the euro@@ zone , perhaps the ec@@ b should have an over@@ si@@ ght of accu@@ mul@@ ative debt issu@@ ance and advi@@ se member states on responsible management .
the regions that were at the time much less developed were far from the sea and were given very little international attention .
a fully harmoni@@ sed directive on unfair busin@@ ess@@ -@@ to@@ -@@ consumer practices was already a very ambitious proposal that would have failed had its scope been extended to unfair busin@@ ess@@ -@@ to@@ -@@ business competitive practices .
in order to make the most of the industry 's uni@@ que sel@@ ling point - the high quality of its out@@ put - we need further promotion as pointed out in the sco@@ t@@ t@@ à report .
i do not want schengen to apply in my country , nor would i wish it on others .
in 2006 , thanks to the rapid exchange of information between the member states , the system received 2@@ 21 war@@ ni@@ ng@@ s about to@@ ys out of a total 9@@ 24 war@@ ni@@ ng@@ s .
let me name but a few : trans@@ -@@ european transport networks , the european institu@@ te of technology , the fight to combat climate change .
that is the purpose of the work we are doing here .
we have to stop fe@@ aring nuclear power .
mr president , on a point of order , under rules 17@@ 3 , 19 ( 1 ) , 1@@ 6@@ 1 and 17@@ 1 , the decision by the committee on constitutional affairs which you ci@@ ted a moment ago represents , i am sor@@ ry to say , the moment at which this parliament de@@ parts from any pre@@ ten@@ ce of leg@@ ality or the rule of law .
europe must be in the lead in this process of change , creating the best opportunities for a competitive european knowledge economy characteri@@ sed by vit@@ ality , change and innov@@ ations .
this pro@@ -@@ european reference of course means being li@@ able for and subject to the do@@ g@@ ma that per@@ tains in brussels .
i am convinced that a positive development in economic relations between the eu and the western balkans will be of benefit to all countries on the continent of europe and i awa@@ it the implementation of our proposals with anti@@ cip@@ ation .
all states can cut expenditure at the same time , although separ@@ ately , without nee@@ ding any european coordination .
this change is made as an oral amendment , so if there is some@@ one who obje@@ cts to this , i can understand that , but we have agreed between the groups that amendment 4 should also be accepted and should be voted on .
my second point is that , since the various eu financial funds are , and will be , increasingly under pressure , it is very important to compar@@ e the results of the various member states and to op@@ t for the best practices , thereby achieving a certain degree of harmonisation where everyone ga@@ ins .
i think we have with us in the chamber a fellow member from li@@ è@@ ge , ma@@ th@@ ie@@ u gro@@ s@@ ch .
we have introduced clear and more effective war@@ ni@@ ng@@ s on to@@ ys .
it is important to prevent the histori@@ c for@@ tre@@ ss being re@@ placed by modern a@@ part@@ ment blo@@ cks .
these are fundamental pi@@ ll@@ ars of the europe 2020 strategy , which will contribute gre@@ at@@ ly to making the single market more competitive and sti@@ mul@@ ating its growth .
i sin@@ ce@@ rely believe that it is through open@@ ness , through dialogue , through the search for a tri@@ an@@ g@@ ul@@ ar partnership , in this case , that we will make a difference .
rapporteur . - ( nl ) madam president , i am pleased that today speakers have discussed not only un@@ b@@ un@@ dl@@ ing but also consumer rights .
we would also have lik@@ ed an emissions performance standard .
this legislation will stabili@@ se the market , especially the business and science market , provide certainty for invest@@ ors , and promote w@@ ind energy , so@@ lar energy , hy@@ dro@@ electri@@ c power , and biofuels .
a huge amount could be achieved in this area , and i would propose that we embar@@ k on a new initiative in this connection .
the over@@ -@@ centr@@ alised , in@@ flexible c@@ f@@ p has failed mis@@ er@@ ably and we must accept that .
the eu under@@ took to fund the closure and de@@ commissi@@ oning , and it is deli@@ vering the financial framework .
subject : environmental aspect of gas pipe@@ lines
how ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ous !
i supported this report .
this b@@ low to lithu@@ ania , lat@@ via and e@@ sto@@ nia , their political communities , and civili@@ sed life in general , i@@ sol@@ ated these nations and countries for five de@@ ca@@ des .
europe see@@ ks to propag@@ ate the values of an open society , ch@@ iefly freedom of expression , all round the world whilst g@@ ag@@ ging advo@@ c@@ ates of the same european values in its own official capital .
we need to combat its exploitation , too , including such de@@ liber@@ ate con@@ fu@@ sion with other mar@@ k@@ ings such as china export .
this situation is hea@@ vi@@ ly influ@@ en@@ ced by the general agricultural situation and women are suffering the consequences of unfair measures in the cap ( common agricultural policy ) , which have led to the increasing aband@@ on@@ ment of small and medium-sized hol@@ dings and famil@@ y-@@ based agriculture .
the council has asked the commission to use community instruments to promote economic and political development and to propose measures to advance in that direction .
today , we know that there are lo@@ ts of differences , which is , of course , very hard to understand in the same european union with the same international con@@ ventions and the same european values .
the agreement represents an important step forward in terms of establishing international standards for civil aviation safety and should serve as a starting point for future negotiations with other significant producers of air@@ cra@@ ft and equipment .
all of these aspir@@ ations require high-@@ quality , constan@@ t and detailed monitoring of the progress of our energy situation , as energy consumption is responsible for more than 80 % of our greenhouse gas emissions .
following the adoption of the new framework for commission exper@@ t groups , the commission dre@@ w up a new ver@@ sion of the register in december 2010 .
i may sound a bit har@@ sh , but i want to know what is going on .
( sk ) first , i would like to express my sin@@ c@@ ere sym@@ pa@@ thy to our hungarian frien@@ ds , and solidarity with the families of the survi@@ v@@ ors , as well as my concern for the 1@@ 50 who suf@@ fered in@@ jur@@ ies .
i firmly believe that mutual cooperation in the fight against climate change , seeking common approach@@ es in the areas of science , research and innovation , will prove benefi@@ cial to both sides .
we should never forget that the only weapo@@ n that inno@@ cent victims have against terrorism is their word and the recognition of society .
on behalf of the u@@ en group . - ( pl ) mr president , cau@@ tion alone is quite sufficient reason to work towards the effective elimin@@ ation of weapons using de@@ ple@@ ted ura@@ nium .
according to information provided by the court of auditors , euro@@ just 's annual accounts for the financial year 2009 are reli@@ able and the under@@ l@@ ying transactions are legal and regular .
a further problem is the service charge involved in out@@ sour@@ cing .
better to war@@ n people now than face a whole lot of damage claims in ten years ' time .
in my country we have had very positive experien@@ ces in this respect .
naturally this possibility does not seem so coherent .
un@@ certainty is the op@@ posi@@ te of trust .
to be precise , de@@ fore@@ st@@ ation now affe@@ cts 13 million he@@ c@@ ta@@ res worldwide and is the third biggest source of greenhouse gas emissions .
we want to stress how important it is that the eu find other , lon@@ ger@@ -@@ term and more sustainable ways of supporting gu@@ ine@@ a-@@ bi@@ s@@ sa@@ u , since the fisheries agreement with the eu currently accounts for 30 % of the country 's gn@@ p .
however , given the rapid e@@ vo@@ lution of the internet , as well as the necessi@@ ty of ensuring legal trans@@ l@@ ations first and fore@@ most , according to regulation 1 , the commission must always be on the loo@@ k@@ out for the right balance between providing relevant and up@@ -@@ to@@ -@@ date information to the stake@@ holders within the eu , and ensuring the fully multi@@ lin@@ gu@@ al charac@@ ter of all of the commission 's we@@ b@@ sites .
i have in mind turkey .
to my mind there are clear political reasons for this .
you promi@@ sed to sign the treaty of lisbon , which your parliament rati@@ fied , and you must keep this promi@@ se . '
( ga ) mr president , like other speakers i want to congratulate the rapporteur , mrs s@@ â@@ r@@ b@@ u , for her good work on this subject .
those responsible are mo@@ ti@@ v@@ ated by fundament@@ alist and extre@@ mi@@ st is@@ la@@ mi@@ st ideo@@ logy .
i raised this problem , along with other issues , two years ago in a question to the european commission , but the situation has not yet been resolved satisfac@@ tori@@ ly .
the european commission should support this initiative and cooperate with this network with a view to ex@@ changing information and good practice .
clear and decisive jo@@ ine@@ d-@@ up leadership is essential and we need the european aviation safety agency to ensure that eu member states adap@@ t their current procedures to guarantee that air@@ line operators will take responsibility and be supported in making such decisions in future .
it is crucial that we tackle this kind of crime .
as a member from ireland , i would like to remind the house that political i@@ ro@@ ny is a tra@@ it much appreci@@ ated in ireland .
i would like to thank the rapporteur very much and to express my strong support for this report once again .
we need that kind of initiative in those six coun@@ ty areas .
what concerns me is that , firstly , fishing opportunities should - and we hope will - be allocated to community ve@@ ssels on the basis of transparent scientific opinions and , secondly , that part of the financial contribution by the community set out in the so-called sect@@ oral support agreements should be used to develop the fisheries sector of the partner co@@ ast@@ al state , so as to establish responsible and sustainable fisheries .
the political im@@ pa@@ s@@ se , which has already involved 27 postpo@@ ne@@ ments of the conve@@ ning of parliament to ele@@ ct the president of the republic , could de@@ teri@@ or@@ ate , making le@@ ban@@ on fer@@ ti@@ le ground once again for inter@@ -@@ ar@@ a@@ b conflict and a for now lat@@ ent source of ten@@ sion between iran and he@@ z@@ bo@@ l@@ la@@ h and israel .
the eu population is growing old and in order to ensure the sustainability of the social welfare sche@@ mes increasing work produ@@ cti@@ vity is necessary .
one final comment : all this will only work if the european union is a stronger and more cre@@ dit@@ able partner , if it has something like the treaty of lisbon and ac@@ qui@@ res freedom of action in foreign policy .
the commission is also in the process of considering whether an eu initiative on consumer collective re@@ dre@@ ss is necessary and , if so , what type of initiative that should be .
in addition we must take into account the role to be played by the many national , regional and local authorities and ensure that instru@@ ctions exist for effective protection of essential infrastructure , such as access to tele@@ communications infrastructure , power networks , ho@@ sp@@ it@@ als , bri@@ d@@ ges , ports , air@@ ports and so on .
from what i was told i su@@ spe@@ ct they were not good .
the financial and banking systems may be organised differen@@ tly around the world , but we need this financial trans@@ action tax to gain global accep@@ t@@ ance .
four@@ thly , how can we envis@@ age a future europe with a common foreign and security policy when we lack such a fundamental element in the form of a common position ?
with this resolution , parliament as a whole finally acknowled@@ ges that the right to food is a basic human right , that it is unacceptable that the hun@@ ger of some is explo@@ i@@ ted for the benefit of others , that regulation is indi@@ spen@@ s@@ able in ensuring price stability , and that trade agreements must pre@@ serve small family far@@ ms and the right to food .
for us , that was one of the most important points .
it is because implementation of these new programmes in all the regions , in all the member states , has now been under way since 2007 .
apart from these specific obje@@ ctions , i believe that overall this is an excellent law that does justice to the political and constitutional importance of this new mechanism for particip@@ atory democracy within the eu .
i very much hope that the proposals by the alliance of liber@@ als and democrats for europe to revi@@ ve the economy and to improve the financial situation will receive very concrete attention and a response from the commission .
the colle@@ ction of data will provide the opportunity to compar@@ e car@@ ri@@ age by transport mo@@ de and will create the possibility to comb@@ ine various mo@@ des of transport within the same transport chain and to moder@@ ni@@ se fre@@ ight transport logi@@ stics .
it included an action plan with a number of practical actions to gradu@@ ally build up more integrated coordination between the various instruments for disaster response .
parliament , however , rejected financing by these funds for pol@@ lu@@ ting li@@ gni@@ te power plants .
hi@@ v / ai@@ ds reduction strategies must be worked out in each member state and these must focus on vulnerable groups and groups known to be at high risk .
it is evidence also of a strategy , a useful strategy of development in a context of crisis and which prepa@@ res european society for the digital age .
( nl ) mr president , the situation in which greece and the euro area have de@@ ser@@ ve@@ dly found themselves is regret@@ table .
the european investment bank will have to devi@@ se development and environment impact par@@ am@@ e@@ ters and report on their comple@@ tion .
( fr ) commissioner , for@@ give me , but i was very dee@@ ply sho@@ cked by your introduction to this debate .
it will also be able to impose fin@@ es if safety is not properly implemented .
if we do , it will be ordinary people who will pay the price for our failure , just as they are paying the price today for failure on the banking crisis .
we must care for the environment when producing and proce@@ ssing food .
where are the european policies ?
her participation has truly enab@@ led us to find common ground on a communications policy and on the sch@@ edu@@ le of priorities for the european commission and the european parliament , within the framework of an inter@@ institutional agreement , which we have consolid@@ ated and shall be pres@@ enting .
can ac@@ ta be rati@@ fied by the united states ?
it is hard to resi@@ st the im@@ pression that european taxpayers ' money is being given over to yet another agenda for strengthening the authorities in brussels and the emerging euro@@ state .
the first is the growth in global demand , especially among the main emerging economies .
( it ) mr president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , first the e@@ pi@@ centre of a ter@@ ri@@ ble ear@@ th@@ qu@@ ake , in precisely the poorest and wor@@ st-@@ gover@@ ned area in the american he@@ mis@@ p@@ here , and now cho@@ ler@@ a in the country which recei@@ ves one of the highest amounts of per capit@@ a international aid .
may go@@ d , the al@@ mi@@ gh@@ ty and the mer@@ ci@@ ful , b@@ less us all .
so i hope to be able to come back to you soon on developments on this .
ch@@ ap@@ ter 23 has throughout been the subject of the special attention of the group of the alliance of liber@@ als and democrats for europe ( alde ) .
we need to prior@@ i@@ ti@@ se and we need to act which , in this case , means changing strategies , mobili@@ sing resources , increasing them and op@@ ti@@ mis@@ ing the prev@@ enti@@ ve policies .
( ro ) madam president , the decision made by the council to initi@@ ate the procedure for rati@@ fying the stabi@@ lisation and association agreement will encourage serbia to continue its reforms in order to comply with the copenhagen criteria .
therefore , we also need clear and effective principles for the protection of inte@@ l@@ le@@ c@@ tual property rights which will not inter@@ f@@ ere with innovation and competition , will not place an un@@ justified burden on legally condu@@ cted trade and will protect our priv@@ acy and fundamental rights , such as freedom of speech .
thir@@ te@@ en million he@@ c@@ ta@@ res per year or one fo@@ ot@@ b@@ all pit@@ ch per second - that is the area of forest which is disappe@@ aring from the world each year .
unfortunately , large amounts of eu funds are still w@@ ron@@ gly spent and therefore the commission must take appropriate action with a view to ensuring prom@@ pt recovery of those funds .
we did not recognise that we were only at the beginning and not at the end of the process .
serbia is show@@ ing serious la@@ p@@ ses in the field of respect for human rights .
will the member states present a united front ?
we appeal to russia and to georgia for stability , peace and security in this region .
to date , the commission has still not given clear respon@@ ses to parliament 's requests .
on the name issue , the report does not critici@@ se either of the two sides .
i refer to the worrying m@@ ck@@ in@@ se@@ y analysis of the matter .
i do not believe that this is the right course .
we have developed an af@@ firm@@ ative action programme in all sp@@ he@@ res , from higher education to law enforcement bodies .
in writing . - ( fr ) i should like to begin by congratul@@ ating the european commission on its community strategy on health and safety at work 2007-@@ 2012 , and on the work achieved by our parliamentary committee .
with regard to far@@ m prices in europe , in 196@@ 1 i received 26 cent@@ s for 1 kil@@ o of gra@@ in .
indeed , anyone who takes the time to listen to the people working in the sector will know that the general working conditions are extremely t@@ ough , both physi@@ cally and often also ment@@ ally .
( pl ) i should like to congratulate the rapporteur on his report , which highligh@@ ts many problems consumers en@@ coun@@ ter on the internal market .
it is particularly an@@ no@@ ying that we have not managed to ban the cra@@ f@@ ty increase of vo@@ lu@@ me in adverti@@ sing either , even though our elect@@ or@@ ate throughout europe de@@ plo@@ res this practice .
this does not mean that one day this will not happen , but it will take time and several gener@@ ations , i believe .
following the financial crisis , it has become evi@@ dent that the european financial markets are currently unable to provide smes with adequate finance mechanisms .
it was important for everyone to be able to give their opinion on what is probably one of the most difficult subje@@ cts we have had to deal with , since it involves a radi@@ cal change to a number of aspects of our economic and social policies , so great a factor is energy in all of this , with its mor@@ al , eth@@ i@@ cal and natu@@ re-@@ related dimen@@ sions , this respect for nature and , obviously , climate change .
our ombudsman has carried out his job of ex@@ ami@@ ning and proce@@ ssing the compla@@ ints in an active and balanced way .
the problem for the european union is that many european states have been committed to mr bu@@ sh 's former policy of re@@ paying crime with crime and tor@@ ture with tor@@ ture .
it is time now that we re@@ tur@@ ned , and used every influence we have to return , to the traditional bank manag@@ er , who can make cal@@ cul@@ ated risk based on charac@@ ter , ability and tr@@ ack recor@@ d .
there is still pl@@ ent@@ y of work to do , and many reforms need to be ste@@ p@@ ped up by croatia .
we deb@@ ated that very vi@@ go@@ rou@@ s@@ ly last night in this parliament and i was glad to hear that improvements will be made .
under these circumstances , migration seems to remain the main population growth factor in the union .
we would like the commission to issue a statement about immediate measures on the part of the european union to support italy and other affected states in dealing with the current influ@@ x of refugees .
furthermore , the tar@@ d@@ in@@ ess of the member states and industry in con@@ form@@ ing to the new legal framework represents a further barr@@ ier to inte@@ ro@@ per@@ ability .
some people felt compe@@ lled to ask the e@@ ter@@ nal question about mr ki@@ ss@@ in@@ ger and the te@@ lep@@ h@@ one number .
if we let s@@ li@@ p this opportunity , we could find ourselves in a fra@@ g@@ mented market for many years ; not only would this be negative for consumers and european businesses , it would also be un@@ wise given the numerous compe@@ ting international initiatives .
however , two important pre@@ conditions of a more rapid progress are freedom and independence of the media and putting an end to media mani@@ pul@@ ation .
however , i will respond again in writing to the questions that i have now ans@@ wered or@@ ally so that they receive the attention they de@@ serve .
i would like to take this opportunity , however , to express our he@@ art@@ felt sym@@ pa@@ thy and con@@ dol@@ ences to the families of all those who lost their lives .
the proposal to review the multi@@ annual financial framework is no bad thing and offers additional resources for growth allocated in 200@@ 9@@ -@@ 2010 .
the work on a new test cy@@ cle is now fin@@ alised .
the fear felt by our fellow citizens is out of sy@@ n@@ c with what is being done , and done well , by the european central bank .
volun@@ te@@ ering is a uni@@ que activity in many ways : it is open to all and is free@@ ly given ; it contribu@@ tes to social cohesion and to economic cohesion ; it pu@@ ts one of the most important european values - that of solidarity - into action .
for instance , when de@@ sig@@ ning buil@@ dings and getting them ready for use , clearly vi@@ sible sig@@ ns should be used , along with t@@ acti@@ le floor mar@@ k@@ ings to help the vi@@ su@@ ally im@@ pa@@ i@@ red find their way .
like everyone , the members of the ppe group also n@@ ur@@ ture dre@@ am@@ s , but the difference between us and others is that we are stri@@ ving to turn those dre@@ am@@ s into a reality .
through this proposal for a directive , the european union is a@@ im@@ ing to attack the entire supply chain of an in@@ hum@@ ane trade that tra@@ m@@ ples on its principles and foun@@ ding values .
however , i shall also refer at the end to the difficulties or obstacles which i believe we have to overcome .
the tri@@ al took place without any right of defence .
what influence do we want for our works and our creation ?
in writing . - ( it ) i am voting in favour of the report put forward by our colleague ma@@ th@@ ie@@ u gro@@ s@@ ch on the proposal for a regulation of the european parliament and of the council on common rules for access to the market for co@@ ach and bu@@ s services .
i appreci@@ ate that our spanish and portuguese colleagues may have concerns , and i have included those concerns in amendment 7 in the draft report .
science can tell us in which direction fisheries should move in order to improve y@@ ie@@ lds and decre@@ a@@ se costs .
however , it would seem to be necessary to make clear that the proposed mechanism will be appli@@ cable not only to sect@@ oral agreements determined by the limited scope of this proposal , but also to other agreements such as bilateral under@@ stan@@ dings and regional agreements between a limited number of member states and neighbour@@ ing third countries - of course only in very limited cases , concerning specific matters , and with the intention of resol@@ ving local problems .
the honourable members have made a number of important points and i will try in the short time i have to cap@@ ture and address as many of them as possible .
that is having a major impact on the economy and on trade relations with this country .
member states and the enterprises concerned must be ur@@ ged , therefore , on the one hand , to incorpor@@ ate into their cri@@ si@@ s@@ -@@ handl@@ ing strategies the consideration of gender equality and , on the other , to re@@ fra@@ in from financial restrictions de@@ tr@@ im@@ ent@@ al to equal opportunities for men and women .
( de ) mr president , commissioner , i am pleased that the report on specific measures for agriculture in the ou@@ ter@@ most regions of the union has been so ami@@ c@@ ably discussed in the house .
moreover , those member states , having accepted the jur@@ is@@ di@@ ction , may limit it to the highest national courts or tri@@ b@@ un@@ als .
concer@@ ted action is required as the non-@@ involvement of a single ri@@ par@@ i@@ an state may result in the whole process being blo@@ cked .
all these consider@@ ations make coordination and collabor@@ ation between member states necessary , without the above mea@@ ning that asylum should become an alternative means of ga@@ ining entry to immigration , or , even less so , a means of getting round the il@@ leg@@ ality of certain migr@@ atory f@@ low@@ s .
the presidency has already respon@@ ded to the points made as regards the former yugosla@@ v republic of macedonia .
( de ) madam president , commissioner , mr kar@@ ra@@ s , if i have understood mor@@ g@@ an stan@@ le@@ y corre@@ ctly in the last few days , they are less fe@@ ar@@ ful of mr schulz 's str@@ an@@ gle@@ hold than of he@@ dge funds .
let us not forget that , in many european countries , assi@@ sting spo@@ uses still do not have a status in their own right , that their work is not recognised , and that they are not covered by social security for self-@@ employed workers .
the presidency needed the help of the european parliament in tack@@ ling the challenges we were facing .
we have already deb@@ ated this in this house , in september last year , and , because some questions remain@@ ed un@@ ans@@ wered then , we and other members of parliament sent a let@@ ter reque@@ sting clari@@ fication .
then he re@@ fers to the very document - now known as the ' reform treaty ' - which has preci@@ pit@@ ated this crisis , by saying pat@@ ro@@ nis@@ ingly that involving national parliaments will help them better understand the advantages of a single market .
we believe that it is vital that women are not subje@@ cted to violence or the se@@ x trade .
the objective of this directive is to ensure the rapid exchange of adequate , go@@ od@@ -@@ quality information .
actually , the c@@ op@@ tic christi@@ ans are still a considerable minority .
a strategic partnership , however , can only be buil@@ t on the basis of a sym@@ me@@ tri@@ cal dialogue between equ@@ als .
migration has a fundamental role to play in the context of globalisation by helping to increase growth potential and facilitate adjust@@ ments .
in fact , these agreements are very different in terms of their sig@@ nat@@ ories , content , scope and organisation .
however , what can our obser@@ vers do to defend civili@@ ans against the da@@ ily violence ?
finally , it challenges parliament 's committees to increase the use of i@@ as so as to improve the quality of its law making .
· four@@ thly , illegal building on bur@@ n@@ t land should be stri@@ ctly pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ ted ;
member states want those powers back .
under these guidelines , the european union imple@@ ments a wide range of actions , ran@@ ging from public declar@@ ations or diplom@@ atic d@@ é@@ mar@@ ches to tri@@ al observ@@ ations .
great !
( pl ) mr president , i would like to draw attention to three issues in this debate .
as you already know , the council approved the joint text at its meeting on 31 january 2011 .
it is worth no@@ ting that there will be a shi@@ ft towards industrial and technological development and a cor@@ respon@@ ding shi@@ ft away from low@@ -@@ skil@@ led labour .
we should realise how such hy@@ po@@ cri@@ sy and dou@@ ble standards are hel@@ p@@ ful for various ne@@ o-@@ naz@@ is et@@ c .
i want us to progress constru@@ ctively and confi@@ dent@@ ly .
i believe that this is good for parliament 's credibility , but also for the transparency of what is happening in the western sahar@@ a .
i would have thought that this time - un@@ like in all the prece@@ ding years - we actually would have had a chance of reaching agreement if only the negotiations had gone on longer .
on libya , i strongly support the no-@@ fly zone and the pressing need for regime change .
approval of minutes of previous sitting : see minutes
we call for specific measures to pre@@ serve the culture , language and customs of these peoples , something which requires a regular dialogue between their representatives and the eu institutions .
in her resolution , mrs s@@ ven@@ ss@@ on has tou@@ ched many open w@@ oun@@ ds .
these are significant results , and prove that a european perspective acts as a dri@@ ving force for the prepar@@ ations of a country .
i am not very happy with the re@@ ca@@ sting system .
emergency cooperation in reco@@ vering mis@@ sing children ( written declaration ) : see minutes
yes , there will be european taxes , indeed there will , but the au@@ ster@@ ity measures you are currently introducing at national level will be disa@@ stro@@ us for you any@@ way , because we have known for years that au@@ ster@@ ity kil@@ ls economic mom@@ ent@@ um and ultimately achie@@ ves nothing .
our international partners have ac@@ ted in line with us .
i have voted in favour of mr rap@@ ka@@ y 's report because the plan to pha@@ se out coal mi@@ ning subsidies by 201@@ 8 is , fortun@@ ately , supported by a broad majority across all the groups .
i would therefore like to stress that we need to ensure that there are the right resources in place so that our citizens do not have to wa@@ it years for a decision .
quite apart from the discussion about all kin@@ ds of technical instruments , it is , to my mind , impossible to explain to the european citizen that we have paid eur 3@@ 40 million in super@@ lev@@ y , while we all remain ne@@ arly 1 % under the european quot@@ a .
i consider this an important step towards a common energy policy .
firstly , it is unfortun@@ ate that europe is at a stan@@ d@@ still and thus unable to compe@@ te glob@@ ally , but that also applies to american and a@@ sian airlines , which are unable to land in the eu .
ladies and gentlemen , thank you for a very inten@@ sive debate which , although short , has hel@@ ped to en@@ r@@ ich the concept of flexi@@ cur@@ ity .
do we really need a common working time directive ?
efforts to combat criminal networks must necess@@ arily be trans@@ national .
the commission hel@@ ps member states to achieve these targets through financial support , in particular the european social fund , policy coordination and policy gu@@ id@@ ance at eu level under the european se@@ me@@ ster .
today , with advan@@ ces in technology , when resid@@ ents have the opportunity to choose electri@@ cal appli@@ an@@ ces according to their energy efficiency , the labelling that we agreed on will also help consumers make a con@@ s@@ ci@@ ous choice and contribute to energy sa@@ ving ( hence , citizens would choose more economi@@ cal devi@@ ces ) and the pre@@ serv@@ ation of the environment .
given its rather poor performance , europe must contribute more to the effort to re@@ set@@ tle refugees whose existence is thre@@ at@@ ened in the countries that have received them .
as far as my side is concerned , i am disap@@ pointed that the whole of the universal service aspect is coming later .
the report also calls on the european parliament itself and its committees to carry out impact assess@@ ments of draft legislation more often and to scru@@ ti@@ ni@@ se more closely the impact assess@@ ments carried out by the commission , which frequ@@ ently serve to justi@@ fy a legislative proposal rather than to per@@ mit an objective consideration of the facts .
in addition , we need to ensure that this pre@@ mi@@ um is ac@@ companie@@ d by a business plan so as not to cur@@ b the innovative spirit of young farmers .
member of the commission . - madam president , i would also like first to thank parliament , and in particular the rapporteur , mr flo@@ ren@@ z , and his te@@ am , the sh@@ ad@@ ow@@ s and the committee on the environment , public health and food safety , for their hard work .
the first is that the de@@ sign and manufac@@ ture of products must satis@@ fy current requirements .
i am pleased that the treaty of lisbon places a great deal of importance on transparency , public scru@@ t@@ iny and democracy .
i cannot , therefore , agree with you on this point .
( de ) mr president , in the committee on regional development , we also had great expectations of the budget review .
you have a great deal of work ahead of you prime minister , and we , together with our president , will be monitoring you closely to guarantee that this work is carried out .
today , 1@@ 20 illegal immigrants are going back to tuni@@ sia from lam@@ pe@@ du@@ sa , something not done by previous governments because the immigrants had to be taken back - thus drawing the te@@ e@@ th of the explo@@ it@@ ative ma@@ fi@@ a crim@@ in@@ als who cause these jour@@ ne@@ ys to be made and then explo@@ it them for criminal trafficking .
in 2010 , agricultural produce gener@@ ated the biggest ga@@ ins on the stock ex@@ changes .
the government and the parliament of sco@@ t@@ land have adopted the world 's most ambitious climate change act , with emis@@ sion reduction targets of 4@@ 2 % by 2020 and 80 % by 2050 .
although the text is not perfe@@ ct and does not meet with all of our initial ambi@@ tions , the commission un@@ re@@ ser@@ ve@@ dly supports the compromise .
people considering themselves bul@@ garian , whom i will refer to as a ' bul@@ garian ethnic group ' to make it easier , even though this is not an accur@@ ate definition , are still the only ethnic group in macedonia without a regi@@ ste@@ red political party .
there is , nevertheless , ro@@ om for improvement .
finally , i should like to under@@ line the importance of the new europe 2020 strategy for growth and employment , which pla@@ ys an important role in getting us out of the crisis .
the com@@ pul@@ s@@ ory introduction of bi@@ lin@@ gu@@ al instru@@ ction is understood une@@ qui@@ vo@@ cally by the po@@ les who have li@@ ved in lithu@@ ania for over seven cent@@ ur@@ ies as discrimination which should be brought to an end .
it will open your e@@ yes time and again .
i think that this debate shows that we need many more discussions on culture in the eu .
we need to have corre@@ ctive mechanisms implemented at the right time .
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that is a significant change , but i believe it is a fundamental improvement of the scheme .
i have respect for the chinese people , who also f@@ ought for national freedom against the ja@@ pan@@ ese occup@@ ation , and for freedom and civil liber@@ ties in@@ side china itself - an example of this being the bo@@ x@@ er re@@ bel@@ li@@ on in the 19@@ th century .
for this reason , we have drawn up amendment 4@@ 7 , and i would ask for your support for this amendment in the interests of the developing countries .
my vote is also intended to support the presence of small qu@@ anti@@ ties of gene@@ tically modif@@ ied organis@@ ms in products enter@@ ing the eu .
for@@ ty@@ -@@ two per cent of european citizens have confidence in eu institutions .
the eu did hold the re@@ ins in the global approach to the climate crisis , but you are rapi@@ dly th@@ row@@ ing them away .
at present , enlargement is focu@@ sing on the western balkans , turkey and i@@ cel@@ and .
for me , there are three .
( de ) mr president , baroness ashton , our ho@@ pes that belarus would move closer to democracy after the presid@@ ential elections have been bit@@ ter@@ ly disap@@ pointed .
cooperation to strengthen its tax system and the fight against tax ha@@ v@@ ens that facilitate illegal le@@ ak@@ s of capital must under@@ p@@ in these proce@@ sses .
unfortunately , we have totally igno@@ red this wish .
inci@@ dent@@ ally , i dee@@ ply regret the ab@@ st@@ en@@ tion in the parliamentary committee , on such an important report , by the socialist group in the european parliament .
they ra@@ n ri@@ o@@ t again on 23 october .
i support the improvements offered by the rapporteur , particularly the transfer of new powers to es@@ ma which the commission intended to keep for itself in particular with regard to penalties .
many of us collabor@@ ated on the small business act .
on account of the situation in tibet , i believe that bi@@ lin@@ gu@@ alism , in other words , learning ti@@ bet@@ an and chinese , is the appropriate solution .
at least 40 f@@ led into the bu@@ sh .
we have a prece@@ dent .
conver@@ sely , mental il@@ l@@ -@@ health de@@ trac@@ ts from the quality of life of people and their families and has im@@ pli@@ cations for the health , economic , edu@@ cational , social security , pen@@ al and legal sectors .
i look forward to contributions from other colleagues , but also i enjo@@ y working with you , not the least in relation to access to documents , but also as vice-@@ chair of the committee on petitions .
in other words , from now on , as the result of a long strug@@ gle and bat@@ tle which has been f@@ ought here for many years , and which continues to be f@@ ought by the members of the european parliament , we are guaranteed that the decisions taken by the european commission which do not fall within its own jur@@ is@@ di@@ ction but are adopted through deleg@@ ated legislative powers are over@@ seen by parliament .
i also note the court of auditors ' finding that in 2008 euro@@ just had a problem as regards car@@ rying forward appropriations , although the amount was lower than in the previous year , and action is needed to prevent this situation from re@@ cur@@ ring in future .
the european union absolutely must pursu@@ e the policy be@@ gu@@ n in 2005 after the b@@ lin@@ d and totally un@@ puni@@ shed repres@@ sion at an@@ di@@ jan , which according to the os@@ ce and human rights wat@@ ch left between 500 and 1@@ 000 people de@@ ad .
it tur@@ ned out that thousands of so@@ vie@@ to@@ logi@@ sts had dis@@ mis@@ sed in their analy@@ ses the lat@@ ent power@@ ful force which finally dis@@ ab@@ led the so@@ vie@@ t dict@@ ator@@ ship - the will of the en@@ s@@ la@@ ved people for freedom .
it is important that member states continue to eng@@ age in bilateral communications and negotiations with third countries in order to achieve their union frequ@@ ency targets .
i think parliament has con@@ stra@@ ined itself too ti@@ gh@@ tly , and we should more properly reflect the inter@@ institutional agreement of 2001 in our procedures to per@@ mit committees to talk about substan@@ tive changes to parts of directives or regulations that the commission is seeking to re@@ ca@@ st , but in a very restri@@ cted form .
we must not be in@@ different to and , more import@@ antly , we must not un@@ de@@ re@@ stim@@ ate the har@@ row@@ ing s@@ cre@@ am@@ s of our young people .
so far that has pro@@ ved to be - har@@ dly surpri@@ sing , one might say - a some@@ what difficult enterpri@@ se .
the result , therefore , is that although training and different ways of improving one 's quali@@ fications are important , they are not enough to reduce discrimination .
we have also worked hard to clari@@ fy the fact that healthcare is the responsibility of the member states and not something that eu bureaucr@@ ats should take decisions on .
there is no other region in the world with which we are working as closely as latin america at a multilateral level .
in writing . - ( et ) territorial cohesion strength@@ ens economic and social cohesion and is one of the essential com@@ pon@@ ents for the achie@@ vement of the objectives of the eu cohesion policy , as it hel@@ ps effectively balance development differences both between and within member states and regions .
in writing . - i am glad the report was adopted by an over@@ whe@@ l@@ ming majority but overall , because the attempt by alde to weak@@ en the paragraph on the financial trans@@ action tax failed and the text based on our amendment , calling for the introduction of an ft@@ t at eu level as a first step , passed .
therefore , our group will be voting against a du@@ al legal base , both for these original amendments , and indeed the reci@@ tal .
however , on behalf of mr co@@ h@@ n-@@ ben@@ di@@ t , mr bi@@ sk@@ y and myself , i would like to explain that we did not vote in favour of your proposal to postpo@@ ne the vote this mor@@ ning in the conference of presid@@ ents , because we believe that we should and , in fact , can vote today .
the third course of action is to reduce imports , or even stop them completely , which would be the ide@@ al solution .
as a matter of urg@@ ency , europe should develop comprehensive solutions to improve the use of pre@@ -@@ commercial procurement , not only by national authorities , but also by local and regional ones .
the agreement we reached in copenhagen has produced some significant results , one of them definitely being the decision that we must take action to limit the global increase in tem@@ per@@ at@@ ure to be@@ low 2 degre@@ es cel@@ si@@ us .
given that this represents a simpli@@ fication of procedures - putting an end to annual regulations - and that these recommendations are already in operation within countries that are members of the g@@ f@@ c@@ m , i appla@@ ud this initiative , with which i am fully in agreement , and i look forward to the satisfac@@ tory implementation of this regulation .
as you know , the european social partners have already demonstrated that they understand what is at stak@@ e by pres@@ enting , at the end of the sum@@ mer , eight joint proposals on the basis of which they are prepared - they have said they are prepared - to accept the commission 's proposal , my de@@ ar v@@ lad@@ i@@ mi@@ r .
the council started the ratification process for the agreement on 14 june 2010 .
all the best !
the solution is so easy if they would just talk to each other .
the damage was estim@@ ated at almost eur 9@@ 00 million , which is ne@@ arly 0@@ .@@ 7 % of romania 's gdp .
it is in the joint declaration that we carry the strong political message in support of spee@@ ding up the gran@@ ting of free visas to all the people of the western balkans .
due to this process , every si@@ x@@ th hungarian - about a million people - lost his or her job .
i would like to thank once again mr l@@ ó@@ pe@@ z gar@@ ri@@ do , who is represent@@ ing the spanish presidency , and the entire spanish delegation , for being here in the chamber during our proceedings and debate .
the commission has powers to ver@@ i@@ fy the measures and the decisions taken by the member states in relation to the application of european law .
it is time to congratulate the commission and its president , who has always been very concerned about tack@@ ling the crisis , and to highlight that parliament itself has shown great read@@ in@@ ess to discuss this issue by setting up a special committee .
it expres@@ ses many la@@ ud@@ able objectives , such as an increase in labour participation and achie@@ vement of ter@@ ti@@ ary education diplom@@ as by 40 % of eu citizens , and also increased expenditure on innovation .
but political cla@@ uses in all political agreements , and in trade and sect@@ oral agreements of different kin@@ ds , are there and they have to be there .
however , while dis@@ respect for the rights and legitimate freedoms of minorities is the main cause of conflict , the causes are wi@@ der than that and include those of an economic nature , primarily energy and geo@@ politics .
the european union , therefore , needs to change its policies and resolve these contradi@@ ctions .
the commission wants , together with parliament and the council , to examine a strategy that will enable our european industry , our european entrepreneu@@ ri@@ al system , to e@@ vol@@ ve , because , as the treaty of lisbon states and as we are all convinced , a strong market is the best vehi@@ cle for creating sound social policy .
we have laid the basis for a soli@@ d compromise which , i hope , will receive - together with the reports by mr har@@ b@@ our and mrs ple@@ gu@@ e@@ zu@@ e@@ lo@@ s ag@@ u@@ i@@ lar - your full support in tomorrow 's vote .
this is completely short-@@ si@@ ghted .
moreover , appropriate legal proceedings have been initi@@ ated in order to obtain a re@@ fund for the costs in@@ cur@@ red following the disaster .
the functioning of the revi@@ sed pact is well do@@ cum@@ ented in the commission reports on public finances in the emu of 2006 , 2007 and 2008 and in the ac@@ compan@@ ying communication .
it cannot mean that we say ' we are sour@@ cing energy ; nothing else is of interest to us ' .
let us hope that the portuguese elect@@ or@@ ate appreci@@ ates your leadership as we do and , indeed , that you may be re-@@ elected to your se@@ at .
the decision pro@@ hi@@ b@@ its anti-@@ competitive practices by european colle@@ cting socie@@ ties which limit their ability to offer their services to author@@ s and online operators .
how will the commission go about re@@ dre@@ ssing the im@@ balance between security and freedom ?
time is the only re@@ source which is not renewable .
therefore , it is necessary to correct its scope by making a structural change .
mr president , the cra@@ ss proposal by the commission , in its original propo@@ sition , that they should control re@@ cre@@ ational fishing and require re@@ tur@@ ns and licen@@ sing and everything else that goes with such bureaucr@@ acy , was one of the those proposals which , quite rightly , sti@@ r@@ red huge opposition , not just in that sector , but am@@ ong@@ st those who take an interest in matters per@@ taining to fishing and to eu bureaucr@@ acy .
i therefore voted against the motion for a resolution .
( the sitting was opened at 9 a@@ .m. )
research is the key , and in this area the european union de@@ serves great credit because , while we are behind the us and japan in terms of research in general , we are the leaders in this field , with 60 % of research taking place in the eu , and with da@@ nish authorities and scienti@@ sts in particular having developed the vacc@@ ine .
in certain parts , the final text be@@ ars the mark of the text passed by the committee on economic and monetary affairs .
secondly , will you be supporting greater funding for the european instrument for democracy and human rights in the next budget ?
i could not agree more , and i de@@ pl@@ or@@ e the use of such t@@ ac@@ tic@@ s by the european left , particularly the socialists .
however , the little that is being given may help to ea@@ se their pa@@ in . this does not make the rati@@ on@@ ale of the european globalisation adjustment fund any less in@@ toler@@ able .
perhaps it will be some two years before the country that is the hom@@ el@@ and of the y@@ o@@ gh@@ ur@@ t , the hom@@ el@@ and of lac@@ tob@@ ac@@ il@@ lus bul@@ gari@@ cu@@ m , remains without a single living co@@ w thanks to the eu .
i wish to express my respect for parliament , which a few years ago gave its clear b@@ ac@@ king to the permanent use of nuclear power in the european energy mi@@ x , but which has doub@@ t@@ less be@@ gu@@ n to re@@ consider this position .
one demo@@ li@@ shes the other .
in the name of the european union , i can say that everything that has followed the k@@ en@@ y@@ an elections has repres@@ ented a great disap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment and that the situation is still worrying .
europe has no alternative to trans@@ atlantic relations .
where is ja@@ vie@@ r so@@ lana ?
our point of view has not changed on this matter .
i also hope that j@@ ord@@ an can with@@ stand the inst@@ ability affecting the region and remain the moder@@ ate and responsible partner that it has been during the re@@ ig@@ ns of king hu@@ s@@ se@@ in and king ab@@ du@@ l@@ la@@ h ii .
his name is mr c@@ or dis@@ sel@@ ko@@ en .
these gan@@ g@@ s could be comb@@ ated through trans@@ national cooperation between the eu , which is the de@@ st@@ ination , and these countries , which are the starting point for these gan@@ g@@ s .
during my speech , i said that the application of the new rules by all those concerned was a priority for the commission .
the post-@@ d@@ ated promi@@ ses and thre@@ ats have done nothing to change the fundament@@ als of the treaty .
fishing bos@@ ses no longer want to invest in their bo@@ ats so the fle@@ et is ag@@ eing .
will the council support the directive and thereby help to clean up our ri@@ ver - our ri@@ vers ?
tu@@ ber@@ cu@@ lo@@ sis is a good example of the con@@ tra@@ st between us and our neighbours in the developing world .
another ti@@ mely point raised in the report is the need for the commission action plan , mentioned earlier , to provide measures to fight organised crime in international fre@@ ight transport and ensure the security of fre@@ ight transport lo@@ ad@@ ings against the@@ ft , rob@@ ber@@ y and hi@@ j@@ ac@@ king .
the management of this transition has been under@@ p@@ in@@ ned by public intervention designed to ensure income stability for companies and to exclu@@ de food prices from the pres@@ sures of competition .
within this mandate we could negoti@@ ate .
there are currently no common defini@@ tions of energy poverty , nor are there any proper political initiatives in place to reduce it .
i think that the new provisions on the common security and defence policy introduced by the treaty of lisbon offer a strong political statement of the union 's intention to act as a force for stability in the world .
the first is evalu@@ ating the opportunities of grou@@ ping together the administrative fun@@ ctions of a majority of the sm@@ al@@ ler agencies , and so re@@ le@@ as@@ ing resources and exper@@ ti@@ se in com@@ pl@@ ying with the compli@@ cated regulatory framework sur@@ ro@@ un@@ ding the agencies .
our tow@@ ns also play a crucial role in the context of climate change .
only multi@@ dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ inary , coordinated action between the commission , the council and member states can bring positive results for the roma population .
the czech presidency will definitely continue its efforts to provide secure , competitive and sustainable energy for europe .
sometimes we should give russia , our important partner , credit for that and not allow ourselves to be carried away sole@@ ly by the emo@@ tions a@@ rou@@ sed by our own history .
it is directives such as these which prove their worth in the e@@ yes of the public .
i voted for this report because i advo@@ cate the addition of a further 7@@ 18 p@@ har@@ maceu@@ tical and chemi@@ cal products to the list of products benef@@ iting from b@@ ound du@@ ty@@ -@@ free treatment upon import@@ ation into the eu .
it is our duty to remind him of his promi@@ se , and to give more support to the independent media , civil society and the victims of human rights violations .
to conclude this first part of the debate , i think that , in spite of their negative effects , crises always have one vir@@ tu@@ e .
sum@@ mon@@ ses to police st@@ ations are increasing , as are disappe@@ ar@@ an@@ ces , inci@@ dents of in@@ ti@@ mid@@ ation and une@@ x@@ pla@@ ined dea@@ ths .
m@@ ale violence against women is , in my view , a clear indi@@ cation of the une@@ qu@@ al power relationship between men and women .
in line with the under@@ taking which the commission accepted before the european parliament in 2007 , a report on the implementation of the bar@@ ce@@ lon@@ a objectives was presented in october 2008 .
they must also ensure ad@@ he@@ ren@@ ce at home to the principle of respect for human rights and the rule of law which president me@@ d@@ ve@@ de@@ v h@@ im@@ self pro@@ cla@@ i@@ med at the start of his term of office .
i do not call him president because what recently went on in zimbabwe cannot be called an election .
must every member state implement this service corre@@ ctly and in its enti@@ re@@ ty ?
therefore , as before , and especially today , i would like to show solidarity with all belar@@ u@@ si@@ ans throughout the world , and above all with the belar@@ u@@ si@@ ans who have ga@@ the@@ red in one of min@@ sk 's s@@ qu@@ a@@ res , those who hold de@@ ar the spirit of independence and freedom .
we condem@@ n the ira@@ nian revo@@ lu@@ tion@@ ary court 's un@@ foun@@ ded decision on ro@@ x@@ ana s@@ ab@@ er@@ i .
in the current economic climate , we must give the eu the necessary tools to help us we@@ a@@ ther the stor@@ m .
i therefore voted against this report .
τ@@ he next item is voting time .
so , to start with the reform treaty : we now have a text in front of us and this is a major achie@@ vement .
the discharge procedure should be simpli@@ fied and stre@@ am@@ lined for the decentr@@ alised agencies , which are growing in number ( from 8 in 2000 , to 20 in 2006 ) and represent a total budget of around eur 1 billion .
i believe that the lack of democratic control over this fund is de@@ tr@@ im@@ ent@@ al to the transparency of development policy .
the spanish presidency should c@@ ope with the two main contradi@@ ctions of the european union : the contradi@@ ction between pan@@ -@@ european needs and european national e@@ go@@ ist@@ s , and the contradi@@ ction between the level of development in the western territ@@ ories of the union and that in the eastern territ@@ ories , with their consequences in terms of political sensi@@ ti@@ vity .
once again , effective controls and sanctions to separ@@ ate the whe@@ at from the ch@@ af@@ f will make or bre@@ ak this legislation .
mr president , that was not a point of order and most of it was ru@@ b@@ bi@@ sh .
finally , i believe that it is crucial for the commission and the member states to integr@@ ate the environmental element into their relations with third countries , with the emphasis on the importance of pursu@@ ing an integrated approach and ' green diplom@@ acy ' .
this is something our group is very ke@@ en on .
it is made all the worse by the fact that the european parliament will have nothing to say on these matters and that it was possible to fall back on article 13@@ 6 of the treaty of lisbon .
if the european parliament 's amendments restor@@ e the draft budget and thereby increase the appropriations , this could give rise to issues about ab@@ sor@@ ption of these various appropriations .
in all member states , responsibility for financing care must be taken away from social security systems and become a community responsibility .
i believe that young farmers are particularly important to the development of a dynami@@ c agricultural sector in order to achieve the lisbon strategy objectives .
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they are from another age and can be rightly ter@@ med bar@@ bar@@ i@@ c .
small and medium-sized enterprises are the vital heart of europe 's economy , both in terms of growth and innovation , and in terms of employment .
i therefore supported the resolution on the four@@ th united nations conference on ld@@ cs with full con@@ vi@@ ction and awareness of its importance .
the only way that we can make progress in fighting climate change is responsible reports such as this one which hold those accoun@@ table who cause the most pollution and which is why i was able to support it .
the vote will take place at 12 p@@ .@@ m .
at that time , i was in the so@@ vie@@ t occup@@ ation zone and i saw the hungarian refugees of 19@@ 5@@ 6 , the refugees from the prag@@ ue spr@@ ing in 196@@ 8 , such as my fellow member , li@@ b@@ or rou@@ č@@ ek .
but c@@ cs cannot be used as an ex@@ c@@ use to carry on building more di@@ r@@ ty coal plants , which will produce more co2 .
there is a tenden@@ cy at eu level to wa@@ x en@@ thu@@ si@@ a@@ stic about smes ' potential and performance .
i would also like to tou@@ ch upon some of the other important proposals which parliament has also clearly identified .
this is why the commission put forward a communication on al@@ z@@ he@@ i@@ mer 's and other dem@@ enti@@ as in 2009 with action to improve prevention and diagno@@ sis , research and best practice exchange .
norm@@ ally the commission is the guar@@ di@@ an of eu law and for citizens , in many cases , it is the only guarantee that they have that the law ( because community law is law ) will be applied corre@@ ctly .
it cont@@ ents itself with ca@@ stig@@ ating illegal adverti@@ sing which sup@@ pose@@ dly ob@@ stru@@ cts our sac@@ ros@@ an@@ ct freedom of competition and pro@@ claims the advantages of adverti@@ sing for citizens , whom it re@@ fers to as consumers , and for the media .
today , however , it is not enough to welcome president ob@@ ama 's decision .
developed countries are not going to do it and developing countries are even less likely to do so .
my war@@ me@@ st congratul@@ ations !
let me say that the commission is prepared to comply with the vast majority of the proposals contained in parliament 's report .
no one belie@@ ves that we have emer@@ ged from this crisis yet , with many member states still facing the reality of rece@@ ssion .
it is therefore no surpri@@ se to see all the s@@ me organisations , european organisations - and belgian ones too in my case : the union of the middle clas@@ ses and the feder@@ ation for enterprises in belgi@@ um - over@@ whe@@ l@@ min@@ gly op@@ pose this proposal .
it is therefore th@@ ro@@ t@@ t@@ ling the greek private sector , which is the only sector that can re@@ pay the massive deb@@ ts .
clearly this is not enough ; i have already instru@@ cted our deleg@@ ations to send country strategy pa@@ pers to members of national parliaments and i am also personally committed to ra@@ ising awareness in our partner countries so that they can involve their national parliaments in monitoring community cooperation .
i would like to wish both the hungarian presidency and the polish presidency , which will begin in the second half of 2011 , the same success .
as there is no prospe@@ ct in the ne@@ ar future of reaching a multilateral climate agreement , it is important to work at european level on devi@@ sing a mechanism for restri@@ cting carbon dio@@ xi@@ de emissions .
finally , we should probably also carry out a political ap@@ pra@@ is@@ al .
the um@@ b@@ rel@@ la organisation of i@@ h@@ h , union of good , supports the activity of extre@@ mi@@ st radi@@ c@@ als through sel@@ ling weapons to them .
in order to avoid un@@ due delay in appro@@ ving this measure , which the committee on budgets intends to adopt as soon as possible , it should be noted that the committee on regional development has no obje@@ ction to the mobilisation of the eu solidarity fund to provide the su@@ m of eur 18@@ 2 3@@ 8@@ 8 8@@ 9@@ 3 to the countries concerned as proposed by the commission , and in accordance with the rules laid down in the inter@@ institutional agreement of 17 may 2006 and in council regulation ( ec ) no 2012 / 2002 .
- ( et ) i am certain that no one in this h@@ all - not even those who have something better to do at the moment - would con@@ done what took place 60 years ago in the baltic states , when ne@@ arly 100 000 people , mo@@ stly women and children , were de@@ ported to si@@ ber@@ ia . this is made all the more regret@@ table by the fact that in the context of the already ongoing election strug@@ gle , some are poin@@ ting their fin@@ gers at the social democrats , cla@@ im@@ ing that we do not understand the crim@@ in@@ ality of these events .
for example , trade uni@@ ons have sugge@@ sted that construction companies that fail to respect workers ' rights or fail to meet the requirement to provide mon@@ thly information with a full list of workers on their pay@@ ro@@ ll , including those who have re@@ lo@@ cated , or that fail to fulfil their obligations , should have their licen@@ ce revo@@ ked .
when i stop@@ ped my tax@@ i in the sin@@ a@@ i de@@ ser@@ t to have a cof@@ fe@@ e , we only saw k@@ hal@@ ed me@@ sha@@ al on the huge s@@ cre@@ ens .
in so doing he is also je@@ opar@@ dis@@ ing the eu@@ 2020 goals - in other words , his own goals .
in writing . - ( fr ) i want to express my support for the r@@ ü@@ big report , which see@@ ks to increase the number of smes that are eli@@ gible for support for their r &@@ am@@ p@@ ; d projects under the euro@@ star@@ s research and development programme implemented by several member states and associ@@ ate countries .
obviously , they are coming here because of our social services and because they will be able to get money from the government here .
when i first came to this parliament , i was a strong sup@@ por@@ ter and advo@@ cate of something called priv@@ ati@@ sation - mr alli@@ ster mentioned this a while back - that is to say , remo@@ ving ow@@ ner@@ ship of these enterprises from the state and allowing private enterpri@@ se to run them more efficien@@ tly than a state mono@@ po@@ ly does .
ladies and gentlemen , it is only through joint efforts at a european level that we will manage to meet the greatest challenges of the 2@@ 1@@ st century : climate change , the risks and cost of ra@@ w materials and energy , economic globalisation and thre@@ ats to our security .
con@@ fron@@ ted with the crisis , an increasing number of eu citizens are thinking more about survi@@ val than about hal@@ ting climate change , but if we are able to give up our wa@@ st@@ eful way of life and become th@@ ri@@ ft@@ ier , not only will we save the environment and stop the plan@@ et from over@@ he@@ ating , we will re@@ ple@@ nish our po@@ c@@ ke@@ ts .
in writing . - ( de ) there is a constan@@ t stre@@ am of fak@@ e ban@@ k@@ no@@ tes of excellent quality from eastern europe .
therefore , i believe that additional funding is needed for inter@@ cultural education , cultural and arti@@ stic activities , s@@ ports events , " secon@@ d-@@ chance ” education , healthcare education et@@ c@@ . leading to roma integration in all european socie@@ ties .
but , than@@ k@@ fully , a number of g@@ ul@@ f cooperation states have eng@@ aged with the commission by applying for security recognition under regulation ( ec ) no 9@@ 15 / 2007 .
we owe our parents and gr@@ and@@ parents a firm parliamentary message , and that is what we have produced today .
so far , impact studies have not shown any significant reduction in the consumer price of these parts in the member states where the system has already been liber@@ alised .
any member state lea@@ ving the euro - which is what mrs le pe@@ n wants for france - would see its new currency dra@@ m@@ atically de@@ valu@@ ed .
i would like to place on recor@@ d , on behalf of the three of us , our thanks to the french presidency for bringing us a common position in november which has enab@@ led us to bring this improved package to you today in the last session of this mandate , because it is vital for european consumers and the european economy that we give this a r@@ inging endor@@ se@@ ment in our vote tomorrow .
there is a lot we can learn from that .
this wide scope is essential , as all fla@@ g states under the united nations convention on the law of the sea are responsible for the ve@@ ssels fl@@ ying their flag@@ s .
indeed , it is that convention method that was used in prepar@@ ing the charter of fundamental rights and , above all , the constitutional treaty .
this strategy needs actions to be coordinated - but how could this coordination exist without the proper involvement of all countries ?
in fact , i do not want to help ob@@ stru@@ ct such anti-@@ produ@@ cti@@ vi@@ st ideas as the desire to introduce ' eco@@ logical fo@@ ot@@ pr@@ int ' labelling and to re@@ lo@@ cate part of agricultural production .
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the de@@ cla@@ red objective is to come down on ' terrorist propag@@ an@@ da ' on the internet .
secondly , many colleagues and fellow members have said to me that we need to sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der our responsibilities towards afghanistan when it comes to dealing with terrorism , opi@@ um growing , corruption and so on .
it was then that ru@@ l@@ ers and opposition s@@ at down to talks , and to reflect together on the solution to poland 's problems , both problems of an economic and social nature , and also the most important problems of our political system .
we therefore have to distin@@ gu@@ ish between legitimate ma@@ il order or internet p@@ har@@ mac@@ ies and the illegal distribution chain , which includes un@@ contro@@ lled internet purcha@@ ses .
naturally , i think that rather than es@@ ca@@ ping from the crisis of capit@@ alism we need to es@@ ca@@ pe from capit@@ alism in crisis ; in other words , we need to start to think about a new future which provides for a genuine transition to an economy which is descri@@ bed in social and eco@@ logical terms , an economic democracy based on equ@@ ity and cooperation rather than on in@@ equality and war .
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the serious rail@@ way accident in bu@@ iz@@ ing@@ en , belgi@@ um , on 15 february 2010 , is being b@@ lam@@ ed on the ab@@ s@@ ence of an electronic safety system which autom@@ atically applies tra@@ ins ' bra@@ k@@ es if they pa@@ ss a red light .
commissioner , please tell us more about the tim@@ ing and implementation of these project bonds .
furthermore , it can be mis@@ leading in the sense that re@@ medi@@ al measures following certain inci@@ dents such as acci@@ dents and natural disasters are treated as a benefit instead of a cost .
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let us trust them with this ; this is their task .
since yugosla@@ via fe@@ ll apart in 199@@ 2 , attemp@@ ts have been made to make a united state out of bos@@ ni@@ a-@@ her@@ ze@@ go@@ v@@ ina , but to no a@@ va@@ il .
could i ask the commissioner , in relation to his re@@ ply , what would constitu@@ te the medi@@ um term ?
in writing . - as a rule , once the constitution is changed and a new form of governance has been created , the country needs democratic and fair elections .
from the perspective of regional development , ports represent one of the essential elements of cohesion in europe , both due to the development of tourism capacity and the creation of over half a million jobs , which both dynami@@ ze and develop ul@@ tra@@ peri@@ ph@@ er@@ al regions .
i do not know whether we can achieve this at any point , but it is an obvious problem in the european union : we have an im@@ perfe@@ ct system of ratification on which there has never been any in-@@ de@@ p@@ th debate .
this principle has been wai@@ ved in practice by some states where crimes that are particularly in@@ toler@@ able and dee@@ ply dam@@ aging to the dignity of humani@@ ty itself can be pro@@ secu@@ ted even outside the territory in which they are committed .
dispu@@ te sett@@ lement mechanism under the euro@@ -@@ mediterranean agreement establishing an association between the ec and j@@ ord@@ an (
today , and for 20 years now , for which i pra@@ i@@ se go@@ d , we do not have a ministr@@ y of internal trade in poland and we do have internal trade .
the final matter rel@@ ates to own resources .
( de ) madam president , commissioner , we have been told that only a small per@@ cent@@ age of union funding is being made available for the northern part of cyprus .
conditions in russian pris@@ ons are also ap@@ p@@ all@@ ing .
this is because , obviously , these things do not exist in national parliaments or at national level , so people do not understand why an agreement has to be reached between the commission and parliament in order to implement what the treaties say .
the extre@@ mi@@ st opposition party b@@ j@@ p is trying to use the forthcoming elections to mobili@@ se h@@ indu@@ s against the christi@@ ans and mus@@ li@@ ms and to force the dal@@ its to re@@ sign themselves to always being poor and having no rights .
both sides therefore seriously con@@ tra@@ ven@@ ed human rights and international laws in a war situation .
however , i have re@@ serv@@ ations about particular elements of this report :
we will never create a new dyna@@ mis@@ m without the right climate also for our smes .
i supported this resolution . i was particularly struc@@ k by paragraph 15 , in which the european parliament ' calls on the commission to strengthen the structural funds ' potential through simpli@@ fication , flexibility and improvement of procedures ... with the aims of helping member states to op@@ ti@@ mi@@ se the out@@ put of social and employment policies and creating sustainable growth ' .
mr president , i want to get stra@@ ight to the point .
inci@@ dent@@ ally , this solution is not any kind of guarantee that the sustainability of fish stocks will be protected , since the reduction and concentr@@ ation of rights among a hand@@ ful of operators does not necess@@ arily mean a reduction in fishing effort , but simply the concentr@@ ation of the exploitation of resources .
the most important point which has been made several times in this debate is something which i fully endorse : all this can only be successful if it is a community project .
is it essential that these negotiations take place under the a@@ eg@@ is of the un ?
and finally there is no clear answer to the questions on the current agenda : what will be the environmental consequences of the nor@@ d stre@@ am project ?
on behalf of my success@@ ors to the presidency of the council , and in view of recent negotiations , i am furthermore confi@@ dent that we will make progress on this subject , but perhaps also on others in the future .
the less@@ on we lear@@ n@@ t from the second world war was that our nations should work together and stop te@@ aring each other apart .
it is bad and it is putting people out of work .
( de ) mr president , an@@ ge@@ la mer@@ ke@@ l received the dal@@ a@@ i lam@@ a at the chan@@ ce@@ ll@@ ery yesterday .
it also bro@@ ach@@ es the important issue of the standar@@ dis@@ ation of cla@@ uses in contracts co@@ vering transactions condu@@ cted via the internet .
i am pleased to be able to highlight , in this respect , the progress which has been made in this area in romania over recent years , as indi@@ cated by the european union agency for fundamental rights .
the forthcoming commission proposal will be moder@@ ate , sound and balanced , but also determined and clear where@@ ver determination is called for .
i support the committee 's initiative to increase the funding for the micro@@ finance fac@@ ility by 50 % , compared with the commission 's proposal , to eur 1@@ 50 million .
written statements ( tab@@ ling ) : see minutes
we ourselves help to create demand too , and shor@@ tly , when we are dri@@ ven home by the car service , we shall be using those very cars that do not meet the targets to which the car mak@@ ers committed themselves .
please forward it to mr bu@@ zek .
member state subsidiarity and less bureaucr@@ acy are the slo@@ g@@ ans of the moment , which we keep repe@@ ating when we speak with members of the public .
in writing . - ( sv ) this resolution contains many de@@ ser@@ ving ex@@ hor@@ t@@ ations .
however , this measure does not resolve the fundamental issue of the need to increase the production and supply of each member state and employment in rural areas .
finally , implementation of the common communication priorities will provide excellent plat@@ forms for european , national and regional politicians to debate with citizens on eu issues before the european elections .
in other words , the person auth@@ en@@ tic@@ ating the act must in some way be a public official , a position that does not exist in some eu countries , which therefore do not have this ability .
it is a good thing that , in its resolution , parliament has voted in favour of the solutions based on market mechanisms and supports a review of the clean development mechanism in a future agreement .
i think that the obligation to la@@ bel products with a free@@ ph@@ one number placed on small and medium-sized producers of fee@@ d@@ stu@@ ff@@ s for domestic pe@@ ts is unnecessary .
yes , europe should be sy@@ n@@ on@@ y@@ mous with progress and practical achie@@ vements , and we see this with these proposals concerning consumers .
the proposal for a directive on waste electri@@ cal and electronic equipment , in the form submitted by the commission to the european parliament , is un@@ clear .
we were told recently by the i@@ p@@ c@@ c that 2 500 scienti@@ sts were all in agreement that co2 was responsible for global war@@ ming and that we hum@@ ans were the cul@@ pr@@ its .
that will be because of electricity 's pri@@ cing mechanism , as mr tur@@ mes show@@ ed .
i have great respect for everything that has been said .
the social benefit , ho@@ li@@ day and pension systems in small companies also need to be developed in line with other sectors .
we support the objective of remo@@ ving the unnecessary administrative bur@@ dens . certain administrative bur@@ dens may , however , be soci@@ ally very necessary , even if they may be felt to impe@@ de companies ' growth and innovation .
madam president , mr barroso has left already but as he said , confidence is the basis of everything .
after all , it is the free market that has caused this climate problem .
the problem is that people are still waiting for this help to arri@@ ve .
this is dis@@ proportion@@ ate and therefore not sen@@ sible .
it means giving sub@@ stance to the provisions of the treaty that affect the democratic life of the union .
we will sub@@ mit these proposals to the council on your behalf .
i think that this is extremely important for the support and development of the cultural and cre@@ ative industries because , as they are not quite commercial activities , they need so@@ ft financing , which banks cannot provide now@@ ad@@ a@@ ys in the normal way for other industries .
once the e@@ pi@@ centre of the post-@@ so@@ vie@@ t ma@@ fi@@ a , georgia made more progress against corruption than any other country in the world from 2004 to 2009 , according to the e@@ br@@ d and transparency international .
i therefore believe that i can speak for the entire house in wel@@ coming the 18 , plus the other seven members from bulgaria , thus comple@@ ting the co@@ verage of this europe of ours .
i do hope this proposal will be re@@ considered and that the budget will instead be increased , subject to monitoring and a fully responsible attitude to expenditure .
the hor@@ ren@@ d@@ ous expenditure for the different sites can har@@ dly be justified to eu citizens and taxpayers , particularly during the economic crisis .
bilateral fisheries agreements between the european union and third countries are of significant economic benefit to the eu .
the british people have not been given a vote on this whole sh@@ e@@ ban@@ g of european union , and neither has any@@ body else .
the government has made it clear that , in addition to greater trade and cooperation , it is willing to implement measures to improve social welfare , health , education , tackle corruption and improve human rights .
schengen visas have been introduced , but they cost a great deal . for these visas , people in those countries have to pay rou@@ gh@@ ly as much as they ear@@ n per month .
they can even pi@@ ck up and deliver lo@@ ad@@ s within a member state other than their country of origin .
i voted in favour as i believe it is essential to guarantee patients access to information on pres@@ cri@@ p@@ ti@@ on-@@ only medic@@ inal products .
the vote will take place today at 12 no@@ on .
thus , the ban@@ ning of gi@@ r@@ ls from taking part in some tu@@ i@@ tion and s@@ ports such as swi@@ m@@ ming , and all the traditional practices that are bar@@ bar@@ i@@ c and dam@@ aging for young gi@@ r@@ ls of the mus@@ li@@ m religion , are condem@@ ned .
ladies and gentlemen , when dealing with our international partners on such important challenges , we cannot allow ourselves to get cau@@ ght up in un@@ productive divi@@ sions any longer .
they can develop this further since they will benefit from the comb@@ ination of elimin@@ ation of tari@@ ff@@ s - eur 2 000 sa@@ ved on a car worth eur 25 000 - and the remo@@ val of technical obstacles .
let us then begin to speak clearly about the death penalty with china , egypt , india , pakistan , ye@@ men , ban@@ g@@ la@@ de@@ sh , and so on , for@@ cing these countries to hon@@ our the under@@ tak@@ ings they have assu@@ med in terms of respect for human dignity .
millions of people have li@@ ved for years in this dangerous situation without there being any substantial change .
the commission can parti@@ ally accept amendments 2 and 3 , relating to additional il@@ lu@@ str@@ ations of fishing ge@@ ars , if needed , and to certain specific market provisions , particularly on the minimum si@@ ze of species , with the aim of harmo@@ nising measures .
3 .
on the rail@@ ways , there is no limit .
it was intended that this would super@@ se@@ de the framework decision of 2002 .
we have come up against several difficulties , which expla@@ ins why it has taken some time to reach this agreement - several years in fact .
the energy systems of the eu member states are neither sufficien@@ tly com@@ p@@ ati@@ ble nor sufficien@@ tly inter@@ linked .
this was followed up in march 2010 by a them@@ atic forum which explo@@ red the possibility of ex@@ pan@@ ding the forum 's sphere of action to cooperation between schools and business .
despite the fact that the european court of justice established the mutual recognition principle in the c@@ as@@ sis de di@@ j@@ on ru@@ ling ne@@ arly 30 years ago , the reality does not always reflect this : hence the importance of this legislation and the need for it .
( ro ) the strengthening of the european union 's role as an ac@@ tor on the international scen@@ e is impossible without continu@@ ous adjustment to the 2@@ 1@@ st century global context .
cultural and cre@@ ative industries are currently also important dri@@ vers of economic and social innovation in many other sectors .
no .
this is a commitment that has been made by the european union and by its member states .
the second , in specific terms , re@@ af@@ fir@@ ms the principle that out@@ standing commitments - which are particularly high in the cohesion sector - ought to be carried out and not , as the council sugge@@ sts , simply cut out .
in one way or another , we must keep saying to ourselves that the important issue is to re@@ place di@@ vision with participation in our country and in europe .
mr president , may i congratulate mr bi@@ ld@@ t on a very balanced speech just now .
we should not , however , forget that many problems are emerging because there is a lack of trust in member states towards the education and training systems in other member states .
i am convinced that we need this common action plan .
it is undoubtedly a space which refle@@ cts social tren@@ ds just as much as real life does , and i do not believe that we should be focu@@ sing all our efforts on que@@ lling it once and for all .
legislative proposals as important as this must e@@ vol@@ ve in the course of a well-@@ or@@ dered procedure with several read@@ ings .
however , the report includes a number of contradi@@ ctions because it is foun@@ ded on neo@@ liberal ideas , defen@@ ding the internal market and advo@@ cating eu pat@@ ents , with which we dis@@ agree .
this would help make the sector more sustainable .
it can therefore be said that the por@@ tion re@@ ser@@ ved for external relations and development was cut in the pre@@ li@@ min@@ ary draft budget .
in writing . - as expected , we the greens lost our last chance to am@@ end the har@@ ms report during the plenary vote on community financial assistance with respect to the de@@ commissi@@ oning of four uni@@ ts of the ko@@ z@@ l@@ od@@ u@@ y nuclear power plant in bulgaria .
the few changes made by the committee on transport and tourism are consistent with this objective , and i regard them as appropriate and useful for pres@@ enting a coherent and accur@@ ate final text .
that is right , but i am going to allow mr ch@@ oun@@ ti@@ s a supple@@ mentary on this question .
today , among other things , they will be able to demand com@@ pen@@ sation for dela@@ ys or damage to lu@@ g@@ g@@ age , while persons of reduced mobility will receive a special es@@ cor@@ t .
the issues are similar .
politicians like mr li@@ v@@ ing@@ stone who endorse leaders like president ch@@ á@@ ve@@ z undermin@@ e genuine democracy and re@@ ve@@ al a great deal about themselves .
i voted in favour of this document .
my first point is that we need to demand the full cooperation of the latin american countries , in particular , of brazi@@ l , as ro@@ t@@ ating members of the security council , in all international attemp@@ ts to bring the conflict with iran over nuclear arms to a peaceful resolution .
he critici@@ sed hungary and the commission for recomm@@ en@@ ding to hungary that it should have a fi@@ xed exchange rate , where@@ as the situation is exactly the op@@ posi@@ te .
but a ' one@@ -si@@ ze@@ -@@ f@@ it@@ s@@ -@@ all ' immigration policy will not work for br@@ it@@ a@@ in .
she is still im@@ pris@@ oned and , as we have seen , the economy continues to de@@ teri@@ or@@ ate .
yesterday e@@ vening , an ex@@ tra@@ ordinary meeting of the committee on agriculture and rural development was held to discuss this , with mrs fi@@ sche@@ r bo@@ el atten@@ ding .
these repe@@ ated trage@@ dies will not stop until the european union has the power and the will to negoti@@ ate real partnership agreements with the countries of origin and transi@@ t that include at least three elements : reli@@ able border controls , but also , and above all , a significant supply of legal immigration and a substantial co@@ -@@ development se@@ ction .
after the ' ve@@ l@@ ve@@ t di@@ v@@ or@@ ce ' from serbia , mon@@ ten@@ e@@ gr@@ o has been given the opportunity to demonstrate the un@@ limited potential of a small , proud country .
on behalf of the ind / dem group . - ( nl ) madam president , over the last few months the credit crisis in the usa has shown that a pu@@ rely capit@@ alist system is un@@ sustainable .
having got my concerns off my che@@ st , i should now like to provide a br@@ ief out@@ line of what happened at the ppe-de group 's he@@ aring last th@@ ur@@ s@@ day , where the commission 's attitude was very positive .
the ti@@ tle of the report is too wide@@ -@@ ran@@ ging to focus with proper emphasis on the position of children .
( ro ) the agricultural product quality policy may provide a solution for many farmers .
however , this will not create new barriers to trade since there are international standards that already fully regulate these old instruments and most of the more advan@@ ced sub@@ stitu@@ te products as well .
mr president , on 15 july 2008 the european commission adopted a communication to the council and parliament recomm@@ en@@ ding that a strategic partnership be established between the european union and me@@ xi@@ co .
the eu 's position is , among other things , that an agreed two@@ -@@ state solution must be based on the 196@@ 7 borders and that the sett@@ le@@ ments are illegal .
at its meeting on 9 march 2009 , the council dire@@ cted an in@@ vit@@ ation to those member states that were still applying transi@@ tional rules restri@@ cting free movement .
this will y@@ ie@@ ld us eur 500 million .
there is pressure on us to spend money , there is too much money flo@@ ating around and we are not able to spend all that money .
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i would even go one step further and sugge@@ st there be a new directive dealing with the education of the children of migrants .
those who did not see the crisis coming are now full of bri@@ lli@@ ant solutions .
these legal regulations will make a significant contribution towards reducing b@@ reach@@ es of economic competition rules and improving compliance with legal regulations in the social area as well as road transport safety regulations on the part of road transport operators .
amendments 12 , 16 , 19 , 24 , 3@@ 2 , 3@@ 9 ( on the reci@@ t@@ als )
this is a really serious matter .
we have had two of the worst sum@@ m@@ ers that i have ever seen in the last two years in northern europe .
lobby@@ ist@@ s are important ac@@ tors who can provide useful exper@@ ti@@ se .
the commissioner tr@@ ied to reas@@ sure us yesterday e@@ vening .
the oral question on the council 's strategy for the b@@ ali conference on climate change ( co@@ p 13 and co@@ p / mo@@ p 3 ) , by gui@@ do sac@@ con@@ i , on behalf of the temporary committee on climate change to the council - b@@ 6-0@@ 3@@ 7@@ 9 / 2007 ) , and
we have to agree that development of the eu has gone hand in hand with enlargement .
let me say it clearly : the german authorities are fully eng@@ aged in dealing with this cont@@ am@@ ination and are doing their best to deal with it urgently and decisi@@ vely .
it is ho@@ ped that legisl@@ ating against em@@ ploy@@ ers emplo@@ ying illegal migrants from third countries will be an instrument for reducing the ' po@@ ol@@ -@@ factor ' of illegal migration .
although the g@@ ul@@ f cooperation council dispu@@ tes the legitimacy of col@@ one@@ l g@@ ad@@ da@@ fi and supports the idea of a no-@@ fly zone , demonstr@@ ators have been fi@@ red on in sa@@ ud@@ i ar@@ ab@@ ia , which is also a member state , and in ba@@ h@@ ra@@ in demonstr@@ ators have also been subje@@ cted to viol@@ ent treatment .
on behalf of the ppe-de group . - ( de ) mr president , on behalf of the ppe-de group i would like to introduce a motion .
i am thinking in particular of a very difficult matter : namely the problems for our fir@@ ms , on which we are rightly going to impose rules to maintain the balance of the plan@@ et .
the man who claims to have sa@@ ved the world is about to come here in a cou@@ ple of hours ' time but , lea@@ ving that a@@ side , it is to the national governments - in par@@ is or lon@@ don or wa@@ sh@@ ing@@ ton or ro@@ me - that the citizens of those countries ( who also happen to be told that they are citizens of europe ) look to save them , not this lar@@ ger enti@@ ty called the eu .
it has become ap@@ paren@@ t in recent years that significant advan@@ ces for rural socie@@ ties generally result from support for women and women 's projects .
why ?
it is unacceptable that journ@@ alists are car@@ rying out their work under the threat of ar@@ re@@ sts and body sear@@ ches .
in europe today , we are seeking economi@@ cally strategic issues that are of relev@@ ance to our fellow citizens .
on behalf of the ec@@ r group . - madam president , we cannot af@@ ford to let the nat@@ o-@@ i@@ sa@@ f military mission in afghanistan fail .
particular attention must also be focused on soci@@ ally dis@@ advant@@ aged groups , who need to have fair access to vo@@ cational education and training .
in this new context the link between energy prices and foreign policy , and hence the increased political cl@@ out of produ@@ cer countries , is obvious .
and the second part of the deal is ex@@ emp@@ tions for sm@@ all@@ -@@ vo@@ lu@@ me producers .
i also believe that some of the amendments really strengthen the proposal we presented .
the text of the amendment proposed by the rapporteur is the outcome of conci@@ liation between the ppe-de group and the socialist group in the european parliament .
it may be un@@ or@@ th@@ od@@ o@@ x , but i should like to comm@@ end his work also .
such s@@ lau@@ gh@@ ter is , rather , a cu@@ sto@@ m of sav@@ age and pri@@ mi@@ tive tri@@ be@@ s , and we should not agree to it .
we need to give negotiations a new chance , a new impe@@ tu@@ s , because st@@ ale@@ mate should not be an op@@ tion .
some of the victims of the so@@ vie@@ t totalit@@ ari@@ an regime are still ali@@ ve , but the european union 's position does not offer them any satisfac@@ tion - in fact , worse than that , it continues to hu@@ mili@@ ate them .
i do not believe that any another region in the world has the same experience as we have of establishing an internal market , common rules , common institutions , and indeed a single currency and solidarity and cohesion policies .
the banks are now using the state re@@ sc@@ ue pack@@ ages to specul@@ ate against the national budgets .
however , we in the european parliament , together with the high representative , need to ask a quite different question .
as a representative of hungary - and part of the spa@@ ni@@ sh@@ -@@ belgi@@ an@@ -@@ hungarian tri@@ o presidency - i welcome the spanish presidency .
in order to be effective , this strategy must be comprehensive and cover shi@@ p@@ building , ship re@@ pa@@ ir , ports , employment and wor@@ ker training , as well as safety .
therefore , intention and mani@@ fe@@ st danger are essential requirements in order for something to be descri@@ bed as an off@@ ence .
this report particularly emphasi@@ ses the need to maintain the pre@@ domin@@ ant status of the cross-border pillar and to develop incentives to sp@@ ur on large cross-border and trans@@ national projects , such as the trans@@ -@@ european transport networks ( ten@@ -@@ t ) .
one of these advantages , relatively chea@@ per labour , will only last only a few years .
therefore , they must obje@@ ctively and ri@@ go@@ rou@@ s@@ ly account for how the public funds made available to them have been used .
therefore i welcome the commission proposal for strengthening the en@@ p by of@@ fering our partners new incentives for reforms .
the blu@@ e card : the name re@@ fers to the blu@@ e in the european fla@@ g , but it seems to be mainly concerned with the star@@ s .
there will be another test later this mor@@ ning on aviation emissions and i hope that we will have a strong package .
sen@@ sible compromise should allow us to fin@@ alise work on the rules relating to civil aviation in the union and the safety of air transport .
it is a tool for assi@@ sting development but , first and fore@@ most , it provides assistance to those who cannot help themselves .
( de ) mr president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , this is only one step on the long road to the reform of the common fisheries policy .
i should also like a clear answer from the commission as to whether countries that have already opened their c@@ ab@@ ot@@ age markets pursu@@ ant to article 3@@ 0@@ 6 of the treaty will be pre@@ ven@@ ted from continuing to do so under this regulation .
president-in-office of the council . - ( cs ) ladies and gentlemen , thank you very much for the discussion .
vice-president of the commission . - madam president , the commission is doing its ut@@ most to develop the digital field in our society .
you rightly pointed out what the european union has done and has done rather well in humanitarian terms and in terms of the ev@@ ac@@ u@@ ation of european citizens .
while the fight against counterfe@@ iting is indeed legitimate and necessary , the ac@@ ta treaty would make author@@ s ' rights and c@@ op@@ y@@ right more power@@ ful .
today , i think that the african ' spr@@ ing of nations ' pu@@ ts an additional stra@@ in on the political debt of president mu@@ gab@@ e .
there are then those that affect the internal market .
this return will result in france taking on hea@@ v@@ y obligations .
as spo@@ ke@@ sper@@ son for the socialist group in the european parliament i wish to make two more comments on the reports .
a prote@@ ctive law is also wor@@ th@@ less unless it can actually be used by those it is designed to protect .
however , we should not be content with this .
i highly value the process that has led us to the approval of the new treaty .
we even risk being out@@ f@@ lan@@ ked by the united states .
i see it , however , as an important contribution to the debate on common european aims and values in pre@@ -@@ school education .
we in the european parliament have been working very hard to achieve these goals over the past months .
if a plant ce@@ a@@ ses to operate , the ι@@ p@@ p@@ c requires the oper@@ ator to take measures to prevent any risk of pollution and to take measures to re@@ ha@@ bi@@ lit@@ ate the area .
when the european parliament sub@@ mits a proposal for a legislative initiative by mr ras@@ mus@@ sen , which was voted for by the vast majority of this plenary , you work it so that the proposal in question is put on the table just when the european parliament will no longer be able to debate it .
scienti@@ sts are fore@@ ca@@ sting that a similar scen@@ ari@@ o could occu@@ r in the european union .
welcome to the clu@@ b .
in this regard , we would like to see a wor@@ ding that includes all 27 member states .
after all , the chinese could do so much for the afri@@ c@@ ans .
this is a sign of concrete solidarity .
for this reason , ad ho@@ c situations , which may change at any moment and indeed may change back to the previous status qu@@ o , should not result each time in the adoption of new regulations .
reci@@ pro@@ cal access to both sides ' procurement markets would not only mean savings for public budgets but also provide huge business opportunities .
in my opinion , this is the greatest problem to ari@@ se in the media in our time , and we must make changes here in the future .
it will take place in bon@@ n in germany in may 2008 , i@@ .@@ e@@ . during the slove@@ nian presidency .
according to its own ben@@ ch@@ mark , however , it is only per@@ mitted to have 8@@ 7 .
there was a lot of discussion , mr co@@ h@@ n-@@ ben@@ di@@ t , about whether president as@@ sa@@ d should be on and there were lo@@ ts of different views .
this is a lon@@ g@@ standing issue and we have had many debates in this house on how to control and monitor the proper transpo@@ sition of eu law into national legal systems .
after all , industry needs to be encouraged to produce better , more efficient appli@@ an@@ ces .
the report by mr sz@@ á@@ je@@ r , on behalf of the committee on legal affairs , on the proposal for a regulation of the european parliament and of the council adap@@ ting a number of instruments subject to the procedure referred to in article 2@@ 5@@ 1 of the treaty to council decision 1999 / 4@@ 6@@ 8 / ec , as amen@@ ded by decision 2006 / 5@@ 12 / ec , with regard to the regulatory procedure with scru@@ t@@ iny - part three - c6-0@@ 4@@ 7@@ 4 / 2007 - 2007 / 0@@ 2@@ 8@@ 2 ( co@@ d ) ) .
( nl ) mr president , i emp@@ h@@ atically voted in favour of this report .
so let us avoid being hy@@ po@@ critical , let us make it pla@@ in ...
it is essential to shor@@ e up the future of olaf , the european anti-@@ fraud office , to enable it to play its role within the eu even better and more efficien@@ tly .
the solidarity fund is an instrument of par@@ amount importance to the eu .
mr president , this is a very good report , and the first one after the treaty of lisbon .
the result would be the sub@@ mission of a more balanced , single report to plenary .
the new regulation will not do away with this depend@@ ency at a stro@@ ke , but n@@ one@@ theless it will create more transparent relations .
this mor@@ ning , at the he@@ aring of commissi@@ on@@ er@@ -@@ de@@ sign@@ ate mrs malmström , we also saw a positive response to our proposal for an eu anti-@@ trafficking coordin@@ ator .
any alco@@ hol in@@ take im@@ pa@@ ir@@ s dri@@ ving capa@@ bility .
as my colleague , mr sch@@ mid@@ t , mentioned earlier , we tr@@ ied it in sweden , where it was called the ' pu@@ p@@ py ' tax .
( it ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , on this point , according to mr co@@ h@@ n-@@ ben@@ di@@ t , the committee decided by a very clear majority , yet the chamber has lab@@ ou@@ red against this decision in a way that borders on ob@@ stru@@ cti@@ o@@ nis@@ m .
you only have to pi@@ ck up the ne@@ ws@@ pa@@ pers or reports and you will always come across those words .
we have a positive view of the report 's focus on the common challenges that we are facing : climate and environmental issues , the fight for democracy , peace and freedom at a global level and the urgent need for research , innovation and infrastructure .
i found this sy@@ c@@ op@@ han@@ cy absur@@ d , as my values of democracy , human rights and gender equality are al@@ ie@@ n to sa@@ ud@@ i tradi@@ tion .
it is ap@@ paren@@ t to those of us who are from rural constitu@@ en@@ cies , and those who si@@ t on the committee on agriculture and rural development , that the current position that many live@@ stock farmers find themselves in is simply un@@ sustainable .
the second concerns the economic and humanitarian front , where we are working very closely indeed .
finally , thirdly , the its has a go at turkey in a ti@@ ra@@ de against the party of mess@@ rs er@@ do@@ g@@ an and g@@ ü@@ l that sing@@ ul@@ arly l@@ acks any basis .
( bg ) allow me , first and fore@@ most , to congratulate the rapporteur mr re@@ ul on his objective and balanced report .
the next item is the report by mrs v@@ ă@@ le@@ an , on behalf of the committee on industry , research and energy , on the proposal for a regulation of the european parliament and of the council amending regulation ( ec ) no 7@@ 17 / 2007 on ro@@ am@@ ing on public mobi@@ le te@@ lep@@ h@@ one networks within the community and directive 2002 / 21 / ec on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services - c6-0@@ 3@@ 3@@ 3 / 2008 - .
( fi ) mr president , we should not h@@ it out at globalisation because of the har@@ m it does , but take practical steps .
my second point is that i agree with the call for assistance for farmers to purcha@@ se new electronic id equipment , and i look forward to that being possible under the rural development programme .
mrs ford , we do indeed need to protect taxpayers .
the eu , council , and commission have introduced several mo@@ tions into the agreement , which are ca@@ using concern am@@ ong@@ st some members , who are trying primarily to guarantee that security is not at the expen@@ se of human rights and fundamental freedoms ; and rightly so .
i have a different view from that of the rapporteur as to how the defined target can be achieved .
( for results and other deta@@ ils of the votes : see minutes )
i believe that we are also agreed that we now need to put our good intentions into practice and really improve the edu@@ cational opportunities of migr@@ ant children .
this highly important area can be the key to a successful and sustainable europe and , in my opinion , has been seriously neg@@ le@@ cted in recent months .
the aim of this initiative is for cyprus and the two countries that jo@@ ined the eu in 2007 - romania and bulgaria - to be able to introduce a simpli@@ fied regime for the control of persons at the external borders , based on the uni@@ lateral equi@@ val@@ ence of visas and resid@@ ence per@@ mits .
instead , we must set ourselves ambitious goals on behalf of the citizens of europe .
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respect for human rights and democratic principles must be a fundamental element of eu trade policy .
i can inform you that yesterday the president of the agriculture and fisheries council , minister iz@@ to@@ k j@@ ar@@ c , met with some fellow ministers in ve@@ nice , in order to discuss this issue .
we must stop thinking that we have to defend the european social model at all costs and get ready instead to re@@ organi@@ se it .
the re@@ ma@@ ining operators should benefit from more at@@ trac@@ tive re@@ tur@@ ns .
we have also launched a refle@@ ction on whether further measures may be needed to ensure the appropriate r@@ ating of sovereign debt in particular .
as i have said , many of these measures are recent and they will all need to be properly asse@@ ssed .
this re@@ min@@ ds me of another individual who is gover@@ ning his country in a si@@ mil@@ arly totalit@@ ari@@ an manner and takes no noti@@ ce of those who call for democratic reforms to be implemented .
i have consider@@ ably less understanding , though , for the delay and pro@@ cra@@ st@@ ination in establishing a no-@@ fly zone over libya .
i also hope that member states reach agreement on devi@@ sing a coordinated strategy for with@@ drawing the incen@@ tive measures when the right moment arri@@ ves for this .
this must not happen in future .
these , am@@ ong@@ st others , are some of the reasons behind our ab@@ st@@ en@@ tion .
the polish government was late in sub@@ mit@@ ting changes to the elect@@ oral statu@@ te for the european parliament , however . one of these changes concerns reducing the number of polish meps .
for us , that means that we have to focus our subsid@@ y op@@ tions on this in a more targeted way in the area of cohesion , in the regions and also in the development of rural areas .
it is the source of almost 50 % of the world 's cat@@ ches , as well as a var@@ ie@@ ty of min@@ er@@ al de@@ posi@@ ts such as met@@ als , oil and gas .
now , despite the fact that some of our points have been included in the mo@@ ren@@ o s@@ á@@ n@@ che@@ z report , i want to under@@ line these critici@@ s@@ ms because i am fair@@ ly confi@@ dent of the fact that this parliament can change its opinion quickly about frontex .
i was not i@@ sol@@ ated .
i will therefore repeat in my own language what i tr@@ ied to say in polish : i congratulate mr bu@@ zek most sin@@ ce@@ rely on his convin@@ cing election and wish him all the best in the won@@ der@@ ful job that he is about to take over , and i would ask him to take his place here in the president 's chair .
i do support , like others , a strong out@@ war@@ ds@@ -@@ looking eu that is capable of acting sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der to sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der , as an equal partner , with the us .
on 2 july 2007 , mor@@ de@@ cha@@ i v@@ an@@ un@@ u - a former nuclear techni@@ ci@@ an and a pac@@ i@@ fi@@ st for over 20 years - was sent@@ en@@ ced by the j@@ er@@ us@@ ale@@ m mag@@ i@@ strate@@ s ' court to six months in prison for ( according to the isra@@ e@@ li authorities ) b@@ reaching the terms of an administrative order restri@@ cting his freedom of speech and freedom of movement .
in other words these measures must not lead to any dra@@ matic long-term threat to the stability of public finances .
is it an effective way of working for every country to pay into a system that then gr@@ ants subsidies to the remo@@ test elements in the individual countries , including the fact that these are paid by the very ri@@ che@@ st ?
the service is independent , and is also independent of the government , and the investigation is being monito@@ red by the hel@@ sin@@ ki found@@ ation for human rights .
this makes the situation for european competi@@ tors and , in particular , for the employees in the industry , very difficult .
ladies and gentlemen , a look at the situation of european union maritime transport can lead to ambi@@ val@@ ent conclusions .
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ladies and gentlemen , unfortunately i cannot give the floor to any more speakers as the rules of procedure do not per@@ mit this .
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in these regions , in these di@@ stan@@ t islan@@ ds , the price of an air@@ line tic@@ ke@@ t is the price of the di@@ stance to freedom and that is something we must understand .
we do crisis management in a european way with a comprehensive approach in support of international law and agreements and in close cooperation with our key partners .
in these circumstances , through adequ@@ ately coordinated action we can enhance the standing of european union institutions and cal@@ m the situation in the markets .
mr bie@@ l@@ an has supported the idea of indic@@ ators on the application of the rules included in mrs th@@ un und ho@@ hen@@ ste@@ in 's report .
the current gener@@ alised system of preferen@@ ces ( g@@ sp ) will soon be coming to an end .
combating this phenomen@@ on therefore requires political and social mobilisation .
mr president , ladies and gentlemen ,
thank you very much , prime minister .
we did this because we know that a humanitarian crisis can er@@ u@@ pt at any time .
this is the real challenge for the treaty of lisbon and this is certainly one of the provisions that will make the biggest contribution to meeting that challenge .
( sk ) madam president , the mar@@ ine@@ sc@@ u report talks about the effectiveness and efficiency of eu funding spent on de@@ commissi@@ oning so@@ vie@@ t-@@ sty@@ le nuclear re@@ ac@@ tors .
no state that is in so much debt as to be on the br@@ in@@ k of in@@ sol@@ ven@@ cy can get out of the debt tra@@ p if it has to continue to finance this debt by bor@@ row@@ ing at high interest rates .
we need new instruments and we need new financial resources .
i now appeal to the commission , to each individual commissioner , to state clearly that they are in favour of a clear hor@@ iz@@ on@@ tal directive and putting paid to a h@@ ier@@ archi@@ c arrange@@ ment of human rights in the european union .
self-@@ criticism and constructive criticism are the guarantee for the safety of the national structure .
next , regarding possible future joint program@@ ming of research activities , can the council con@@ firm its opinion that these initiatives should , in principle , be adopted using the same legal basis ?
i am very grateful for the efforts which have been made in croatia itself , in particular , with regard to judicial reform .
for me , these are the subje@@ cts at the heart of the debate and i am satis@@ fied with another thing which the treaty of lisbon gives us and that is that parliament will have enhanced powers and , in the political debate , i think that it has an essential role to play and that is to show that there are various op@@ tions and to debate those op@@ tions .
in writing . - ( de ) when we here in europe invest in the latest environment@@ ally friendly technology and in renewable energy , at however great an expen@@ se , while a country like china has a new co@@ al-@@ fi@@ red power st@@ ation coming on stre@@ am every week , our best efforts here can only be a dro@@ p in the oce@@ an .
we cannot allow terrorism to develop and we must find a firm and appropriate solution to it .
i welcome the commission 's initiative concerning the creation of a publi@@ c@@ ly accessible dat@@ ab@@ a@@ se of national measures adopted in transpo@@ sition of these directives .
we are tru@@ sting partners in this dialogue .
mr president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , the external str@@ and of the common fisheries policy ( c@@ f@@ p ) has taken on particular importance , as it is no longer possible to guarantee that our fisher@@ ie@@ s@@ -@@ product needs can be met on the basis of our fish resources alone .
in order to do this , we should require , or perhaps encourage member states to support the state 's maritime sector or guarantee that ships appe@@ aring on the register of that state obser@@ ve the convention that has been rati@@ fied , as well as international requirements .
see how hy@@ po@@ cri@@ sy has been ele@@ v@@ ated into a gover@@ ning principle !
i voted for this report , but i am giving this explan@@ ation of vote to stress that , in paragraph 4@@ 4 on the management of the market , i voted against the first part of the paragraph proposed by the rapporteur and for the second part of it , which finally se@@ ts parliament 's decision out as fav@@ ourable to portugal 's strategic interests .
that means li@@ f@@ ting mar@@ tial law and involving all democratic forces in the steps that are now being taken .
it must not merely be a financial tool for investment .
what possible ex@@ cu@@ ses have we europeans to continue to do business with israel while it call@@ ously continues to s@@ lau@@ gh@@ ter inno@@ cent people ?
i voted , along with my other fellow meps , to support such a plan which will facilitate cooperation between member states as well as combat illegal organ trafficking .
the 3 % r &@@ am@@ p@@ ; d intensi@@ ty target has a crucial contribution to make in meeting this challenge .
the commission has already ac@@ ted to increase investment in remo@@ te areas and regions within the framework of the eu cohesion policy with the program@@ ming of about eur 2.@@ 3 billion in the period 2007-@@ 2013 .
however , i would like to add this : given that tob@@ ac@@ co producers are poor , sm@@ all@@ -@@ scale farmers , could you , in order to prevent them from va@@ ni@@ shing , at least please carry out a study to help us see what these people could gro@@ w , now that tob@@ ac@@ co is effectively elimin@@ ated under these measures ?
they also make economic sense , create jobs and save consumers money on their energy bi@@ lls .
i am giving my last speech after 15 years .
in addition , the community 's participation could reach 70 % in the case of orga@@ nic farm@@ ing and programmes relating to action following crisis situations such as avi@@ an influ@@ en@@ za and b@@ se , for example .
yes , we do , but we have different practices and this a@@ x@@ is of values vis@@ -@@ à@@ -@@ v@@ is interest is also present , and the best example is how to deliver it in central asia : it was present in the debate on the central asia strategy .
it is important for everyone 's future to prevent the illegal manufac@@ ture of , and the trade in , fi@@ re@@ arms .
i am not sure whether the official chinese bodies are today capable of accep@@ ting the phi@@ lo@@ s@@ op@@ h@@ y that the current chinese state is buil@@ t not only on the tradi@@ tions and history of the chinese em@@ pi@@ re , but also on the tradi@@ tions and histor@@ ies of other peoples .
however , we dis@@ agreed with some of its aspects , specifically , the conditions imposed by the eu and , in particular , the demand for full cooperation with the international criminal tribu@@ nal for the former yugosla@@ via , which continues to be a pre@@ requi@@ site for serbia 's future accession to the eu .
in a word , our group is not convinced of the need to implement changes in a great h@@ ur@@ ry now , without a tho@@ rou@@ gh evaluation .
thirdly , the name of the en@@ zy@@ me and its animal origin must be mentioned in the list of in@@ gre@@ d@@ ien@@ ts .
( de ) mr president , i voted for this resolution but there is one point that i should like to highlight - the reference to the creation of a european protection force .
it is important for the commission and the member states to supply this information now , because a transition period of eight years really is a very , very long time .
this has , in that case , been created by the european union itself , of course .
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very often their quali@@ fications are not recognised by em@@ ploy@@ ers or institutions .
i welcome the important work done by my french colleague je@@ an@@ -@@ pa@@ ul ga@@ uz@@ è@@ s , who by the wi@@ s@@ dom and streng@@ th of his con@@ vi@@ ctions has made a substantial contribution to this important compromise , which is so valu@@ able for economic growth , consumer protection and credit institutions .
we are in fact facing serious demographic challenges .
together , these factors point to a need for a strategic approach based on les@@ ser depend@@ ency and , as a result , greater diversity ( either of suppl@@ iers or of energy consu@@ med ) ; greater efficiency ; a sustain@@ ed research effort into alternative energy ; greater integration ; and , at the same time , the development of production capac@@ ities at a local level - specifically , those using alternative energy sources .
what should our next step be ?
i would also like to speak once again of the thousands of ton@@ ne@@ s of out@@ d@@ ated pe@@ sti@@ ci@@ des that are system@@ atically po@@ i@@ so@@ ning our water and have already reached de@@ p@@ ths of 1 000 met@@ res .
i have dis@@ covered a tenden@@ cy to e@@ sc@@ al@@ ate this situation un@@ justi@@ fi@@ ably , also fu@@ ele@@ d by political and x@@ en@@ op@@ h@@ ob@@ i@@ c statements ut@@ tered by certain politicians .
the autom@@ atic ex@@ emp@@ tion clause encoura@@ ges em@@ ploy@@ ers to aboli@@ sh fi@@ xed and regul@@ ated working times , while the t@@ wel@@ ve month a@@ ver@@ aging clause ad@@ ds an additional b@@ low to the perman@@ ency of work .
the re@@ ten@@ tion period for data has also been mentioned .
france be@@ ars particular responsibility for encouraging mo@@ ro@@ cco to continue with the occup@@ ation .
with regard to the question from the honourable member about british citizens that have mo@@ ved to spain and invest@@ ed some of their savings there , i must say that i am obviously not here represent@@ ing spain as a country in its judicial relations with citizens who are there , but rather i am represent@@ ing the council of the union .
i think we need to be very care@@ ful here not to th@@ row the b@@ aby out with the ba@@ th@@ water , so that in our concern for a good future life for children , we do not cause a situation in which we take a short cut and open the do@@ or to ha@@ sty adop@@ tions and , in fact , allow children to be taken away from their parents .
rapporteur . - mr president , i do not want to ste@@ al my colleagues ' time , but as we did not have a plenary debate and we have reached the first reading discussion , i would like to inform you about the basic elements of the new legislation on g@@ mo@@ s .
in writing . - ( fr ) i ab@@ stain@@ ed from voting on the safety of to@@ ys directive to prote@@ st against this un@@ democratic procedure of con@@ fron@@ ting the european parliament with reports negotiated during informal tri@@ alo@@ gu@@ es and thereby preventing it from car@@ rying out its work in the usu@@ al fa@@ shi@@ on .
so perhaps what mr blo@@ om , or his spee@@ ch@@ -@@ w@@ ri@@ ter , is sugge@@ sting is that mar@@ mi@@ te or bran@@ st@@ on pi@@ ck@@ le should not move free@@ ly , or rol@@ ls ro@@ y@@ ce , or ch@@ ur@@ ch 's sho@@ es , or bur@@ ber@@ ry clo@@ thing - i do not know how much good that would do for the uk economy .
c@@ odi@@ fied , consolid@@ ated ver@@ sions of directives and regulations should enable them to gain a good understanding of what they are expected to do with respect to animals .
be@@ sides car@@ ing and providing for the in@@ ju@@ red , it is therefore essential to re@@ pa@@ ir and re@@ me@@ dy the damage as swi@@ f@@ tly as possible .
for the socialists , there are still red lines in terms of the current state of the resolution , which is different from the as@@ sent vote .
( el ) mr president , the general affairs council is meeting today .
i believe that this situation is absolutely ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ous - we have asked them to inter@@ ven@@ e on this , but have ga@@ ined no result at all .
how is it therefore possible to understand the unacceptable pressure that the european commission is putting on the portuguese government to change labour legislation and ren@@ der it even easier to make people redun@@ d@@ ant ?
there is a need for a dee@@ p , comprehensive analysis and diagno@@ sis of the situation of ld@@ cs and concrete proposals for solutions aimed at improving the living conditions of the citizens of these countries in the short term , and at lea@@ ving the group in the long term .
conclusion of the statu@@ te of the international renewable energy agency ( i@@ re@@ na ) (
thirdly , we propose im@@ pos@@ ing a requirement whe@@ reby the member states that currently impose the highest ex@@ ci@@ se duty rates on fuel would under@@ take not to raise them before 2015 , thus facilit@@ ating the process of harmo@@ nising ex@@ ci@@ se duty rates .
on this basis , the more promis@@ ing instruments will be identified which the commission will assess in further deta@@ il .
however , we should not go round in s@@ ack@@ clo@@ th and ash@@ es , either , but join with those in the world who want to make progress in protecting the climate .
this comes only a few weeks after the renewable energy directive , of which all of us here were very proud , en@@ tered into force .
we had better uni@@ te next time , and that means one voice .
an amendment to the equality bi@@ ll to protect the religious liber@@ ty of ch@@ ur@@ ches was voted down in the house of comm@@ ons two weeks ago , ami@@ d accu@@ s@@ ations of inter@@ ference from the eu commission .
- ( pl ) madam president , millions of people are sta@@ ying in europe il@@ legally , and they are toler@@ ated because they are a source of chea@@ p labour , they do not acqu@@ ire rights to a pension or to health care , and they cannot volun@@ tari@@ ly pursu@@ e their rights through the courts .
it is , to some extent , du@@ bi@@ ous .
finally , thanks to the ' enhanced cooperation ' procedure , which allows several member states to cooperate in a particular area when a legislative initiative is being blo@@ cked , we have been able to take a step in this direction .
i am pleased that the eu is sen@@ ding a clear signal through the ' union of innovation ' programme regarding the importance of innovation for maintaining the economic position of europe in global competition .
( sk ) madam president , on behalf of the group of the progre@@ ssive alliance of socialists and democrats in the european parliament , i would like to de@@ cl@@ are una@@ m@@ bi@@ gu@@ ously that we recognise the right of all eu member states to make their own laws , and thus we do not want to critici@@ se either hungary or , in particular , the citizens of hungary .
regarding a pa@@ use in financial services liberalisation , there is a difference between the financial crisis , seen glob@@ ally , and bad len@@ ding and bad deb@@ ts .
that is why i am convinced that the member states have a fundamental role to play ; indeed , a to@@ y that ent@@ ers the internal market in ro@@ t@@ ter@@ da@@ m or in constan@@ ţ@@ a , romania , today , may w@@ ind up in bo@@ lo@@ g@@ na , lisbon or hel@@ sin@@ ki tomorrow , without any border controls .
i voted in favour of discharge since the de@@ ficien@@ cies li@@ sted mainly concerned procurement and staff sele@@ ction procedures , while the european court of auditors gave a positive ver@@ di@@ ct on the annual accounts for 2009 .
as far as the measures to sti@@ mul@@ ate the economy are concerned , these should form part of a coordinated approach by the member states .
( cs ) mr president , i am truly delighted that you , a citizen of high mor@@ al standing and a si@@ le@@ sian to boo@@ t , are taking the bat@@ on from the hand of h@@ ans@@ -@@ ger@@ t p@@ ö@@ t@@ ter@@ ing and that , like him , you are emphasi@@ sing the potential of a united european union in terms of values such as human rights and solidarity between nations .
for these reasons , it is a good idea to allow er@@ d@@ f finances to be used for hou@@ sing in all eu countries .
( it ) madam president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , i think this debate we are having on one of the most critical sectors in the european economy is ti@@ mely .
never before has the commission been so we@@ ak in terms of proposals on human rights and democracy throughout the world , as demonstrated , for example , by the refu@@ s@@ al to de@@ plo@@ y the democracy clause that parliament voted on two years ago .
we have already said , in the lisbon agenda , that without the small and medium-sized enterpri@@ se sector and without regional cooperation it will not be possible to develop cohesion .
those limits that are in the constitution of my country , italy : limits of public de@@ cen@@ cy , security and law and order .
the future regulation should be sti@@ mul@@ ating and enhan@@ cing the industry instead of limi@@ ting it .
mr cla@@ e@@ ys , this is not a point of order on the f@@ je@@ ll@@ ner report and i am not going to allow you to carry on .
four@@ thly , we must improve produ@@ cti@@ vity and increase the ability to innov@@ ate , because in europe we are reli@@ ant on our human capital .
with regard to the strong criticism that has been dire@@ cted at the commission proposal on the soil protection directive , pri@@ or discussion about the topic would undoubtedly have been hel@@ p@@ ful , including to cal@@ m tem@@ pers all round .
despite the current dead@@ lo@@ ck in the negotiations , the situation should not be over@@ dra@@ m@@ ati@@ zed .
this is reflected in a greater effort to work more constru@@ ctively within the framework of the eu 's central a@@ sian strategy .
with this aim in mind , we must devi@@ se a strategy which se@@ ts out concrete objectives for acti@@ vely promoting equal opportunities and in relation to gender ma@@ inst@@ re@@ am@@ ing .
the next item is the report by mr leh@@ tin@@ en , on behalf of the committee on employment and social affairs , on the social responsibility of sub@@ contrac@@ ting under@@ tak@@ ings in production cha@@ ins .
it is for these reasons that we initi@@ ally submitted a proposal to reje@@ ct these texts , thereby requ@@ ir@@ ing the commission to revi@@ se its proposals .
we were indeed sho@@ cked after 19 december , as many of us had already ho@@ ped that there would be a gradu@@ al ope@@ ni@@ n@@ g-@@ up of belarus towards the european union .
however , the european commission has consist@@ ently si@@ de@@ lined energy efficiency as a flag@@ ship policy in favour of ham@@ mer@@ ing the mo@@ tor industry .
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legal certainty for citizens in areas such as mar@@ ri@@ age and di@@ v@@ or@@ ce , which often involve highly emo@@ tional issues , is increasingly important in areas of policy .
it goes without saying that we expect a transparent and independent investigation of the events that took place and the parti@@ al li@@ f@@ ting of the state of emergency which was imposed after the event .
but they will at least get a de@@ cent standard and basic protection to protect themselves from hazar@@ d@@ ous chemi@@ c@@ als .
to vote in favour of a resolution which regre@@ ts that the f@@ ate of minorities prac@@ tic@@ ing this or that sexual devi@@ ance is not a central pre@@ occup@@ ation , which advo@@ c@@ ates inten@@ sive propag@@ an@@ da to re@@ verse negative opinion po@@ lls , which encoura@@ ges the same economic erro@@ rs as those committed in our countries , was really not possible .
what about protecting the climate ?
for instance , i cannot understand that many people in turkey have no problem with the fact that the gover@@ ning party , which w@@ on 4@@ 7 % of the votes in the last elections , is in danger of being ban@@ ned by the constitutional court .
as you wi@@ shed , a por@@ tion of these directives has been trans@@ fer@@ red to the new inte@@ ro@@ per@@ ability directive .
but i am also concerned about the ha@@ gue convention .
moreover , the close ties between iran , sy@@ ri@@ a , ham@@ as and he@@ z@@ bo@@ l@@ la@@ h , as well as the religious ten@@ sions between the su@@ n@@ ni@@ s and al@@ awi@@ tes in sy@@ ri@@ a , should make us exercise cau@@ tion because there is a huge risk that the e@@ sc@@ al@@ ation in violence will also pu@@ sh sy@@ ri@@ a towards civil war , with outside inter@@ ference .
when in february the european council condem@@ ned the attacks by the cha@@ d re@@ bel@@ s on the cha@@ d government , on the one hand it appe@@ al@@ ed for a political dialogue among the government , the opposition and the re@@ bel@@ s , and on the other hand it emphasi@@ sed the urgent need for a political dialogue between the governments of cha@@ d and sud@@ an .
te@@ c has seven priorities which should move forward and make sure that they cut through the r@@ he@@ tori@@ c .
for the transport sector , it calls for greenhouse gas trading , which has failed to reduce co2 emissions but has pro@@ ved to be a prof@@ itable stock@@ -@@ exchange mechanism for capital .
mr president , just as the right to life has a very special place among human rights , the death penalty has no place in democratic socie@@ ties .
we all know that there are vulnerable people , for example children , who are a special target for adverti@@ sing campa@@ ig@@ ns .
this is the only way to ensure that the deta@@ ils of the performance characteri@@ stics are also accur@@ ate and reli@@ able and that the safety of buil@@ dings is also en@@ su@@ red throughout europe .
we should not dis@@ regard this severe bre@@ ach from the ide@@ als of democratic elections .
safety , security and the interests of the eu citizens in this country are still end@@ an@@ ge@@ red .
nor have the world 's financial supervisory authorities been able to strengthen their cooperation and competence sufficien@@ tly .
national energy policies have led europe to a de@@ ad end with an extre@@ me depend@@ ence on expen@@ sive imported f@@ os@@ si@@ l fuels .
secondly , we have seen in recent years that vi@@ ru@@ ses that occu@@ r in living animals can rapi@@ dly mu@@ t@@ ate .
the fact that natural resources are continu@@ ally dw@@ in@@ dl@@ ing is nothing new to scienti@@ sts working in the area of energy supply .
in 2001 , a tra@@ in cra@@ sh occur@@ red in p@@ é@@ cro@@ t that was similar to last week 's in bu@@ iz@@ ing@@ en .
the first is to emer@@ ge from the crisis through research , innovation and competitiveness so as to ensure a true economic recovery that will enable us to achieve this social recovery .
i would like to remind you that , despite generally accepted opinions , counterfe@@ it goods do not affect just exclu@@ sive and expen@@ sive products , but also car parts and every@@ day products such as fo@@ od@@ stu@@ ff@@ s and medicines .
( sk ) the legal environment in the member states in the area of debt recovery var@@ ies .
nee@@ dless to say , the recovery of so much oil will have a dra@@ matic impact on the arctic and may cause eco@@ logical disasters on a global scale , so i think we have to ask ourselves whether it is wise to embar@@ k on such a project at a time of determined efforts to se@@ ver our depend@@ ency on f@@ os@@ si@@ l fuels and to aim ultimately for a co@@ 2@@ -@@ free society .
liby@@ ans enjo@@ y free education and healthcare and subsidi@@ sed hou@@ sing , benef@@ iting from some degree of social distribution of the oil income .
indeed , this inclusion in the budget follow@@ s on from the specific proposals in my report on governance , which was adopted last october , and by a very large majority in this house .
in my opinion , the e@@ ci brings european institutions closer to the citizens and it thus fulfi@@ ls the principle of subsidiarity as a basic principle of the decision-making mechanisms of the european union .
this regulation de@@ fin@@ es enhanced cooperation between certain member states ( austria , belgi@@ um , bulgaria , france , germany , hungary , italy , lat@@ via , lu@@ x@@ em@@ bour@@ g , mal@@ ta , portugal , romania , slove@@ nia and spain ) .
we have to make sure that the new eu 2020 programme does not repeat the mistak@@ es of the lisbon strategy .
mr president , can i use my speech to@@ night to appeal to all eu countries to follow the practice in br@@ it@@ a@@ in for h@@ ot@@ lines to be given noti@@ ce and tak@@ e-@@ down powers , namely that when online im@@ ages of child sexual abuse are dis@@ covered and re@@ ported , the h@@ ot@@ line can immediately order the content to be remo@@ ved by the service provi@@ der or ho@@ st company .
we must find a way back to growth and jobs by finding resources for investments , and for that we need these joint actions .
approxim@@ ately 100 million christi@@ ans every day suffer violence because of their religion .
however , that is not taking responsibility ; that is po@@ pu@@ li@@ sm .
this includes the ma@@ inst@@ re@@ am@@ ing on the gender dimension in all the cooperation programmes .
i decided to vote for this report because we need to send out a strong signal of europe 's desire to work with local , and particularly regional , administr@@ ations .
( de ) mr president , if we want a european union that is accepted by its citizens , then it is crucial that citizens also know what is being done with the money they pay in taxes .
this means that the european union is not author@@ i@@ sed to set minimum wag@@ es , nor is it author@@ i@@ sed to ad@@ just minimum wag@@ es between the member states .
the road taken by hum@@ an@@ kind must be one of dis@@ ar@@ m@@ ament and not the re@@ laun@@ ch of the arms r@@ ace , as encouraged by this proposal for a directive .
i voted for this report because the current financial crisis that has affected the economic and financial sectors has caused a general economic and social crisis in which european citizens continue to live in poverty , social in@@ equ@@ alities are becoming even more pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ced , and the number of poor workers is also increasing .
we support the proposals of the rapporteur , mrs je@@ g@@ gle , on better represent@@ ation for women in all political , economic and social bodies in the agricultural sector , and on support for social protection initiatives for women working as small farmers , far@@ m workers and se@@ as@@ onal animal re@@ are@@ rs .
ele@@ ven member states , including lu@@ x@@ em@@ bour@@ g , have signed a joint let@@ ter to commissioner ci@@ o@@ lo@@ ş ex@@ pressing their opposition to the end of the system of plan@@ ting rights for v@@ ine@@ y@@ ar@@ ds in 2015 .
the eu is a lea@@ der in the area of climate protection and this long-term pre@@ -@@ em@@ in@@ ence should not be s@@ qu@@ an@@ dered but rather trans@@ for@@ med into another quality .
as a general rule , i particularly appreci@@ ate the fact that the european union is com@@ posed of states with di@@ verse and var@@ ied national cul@@ tures and tradi@@ tions , but when it comes to violence , i am ap@@ pal@@ led to see the differences in treatment that exist .
it is only by com@@ bi@@ ning solidarity , integration and respect for regulations that we can find the right strategy for resol@@ ving these problems .
another fundamental challenge is improving acce@@ ssi@@ bility and , for that reason , it is important that the ou@@ ter@@ most regions receive differen@@ tial treatment with regard to transport .
mono@@ pol@@ ies and qu@@ a@@ si@@ -@@ mono@@ pol@@ ies are sl@@ ow@@ ly and increasingly becoming service industries more or less subject to competition .
that is extremely important .
the danube has , for a long time , ser@@ ved not only as a natural border between states and regions , but also as a prospe@@ ctive source of energy and a little used means of transport .
it is very much needed , however , in times of difficul@@ ty and har@@ d@@ ship .
the ef@@ sa report also points out an increased propor@@ tion of pre@@ gn@@ an@@ cy failure and dis@@ ord@@ ers in sur@@ ro@@ g@@ ate dam@@ s of c@@ lon@@ ed em@@ bry@@ os .
that is why a policy as fundamental and permanent as the common agricultural policy ( cap ) must be understood by its main benefi@@ ci@@ aries ; in this case , european farmers .
it is , in fact , a cor@@ ner@@ stone in building a common asylum system and it will be an important instrument in supporting member states , in helping develop practices and common standards , and in supporting member states under particular pressure .
if a blu@@ e card spa@@ w@@ ns bra@@ in dra@@ in , then this is bad news for europe and the rest of the world .
i therefore propose that a large part of the eur 1 billion should be used to assi@@ st european farmers who are facing a great many problems .
the communications that the commissioner has presented to us , the last of which was on 1 december this year , make quite a fu@@ ss about the damage that tax e@@ va@@ sion causes .
we must thus ensure that we aim to achieve energy efficiency in general and that we keep this objective in mind without pursu@@ ing ideo@@ logical s@@ me@@ ar campa@@ ig@@ ns that ultimately lead to the citizens lo@@ sing their positive im@@ pression of the eu .
i would call on baroness ashton to do the same and to keep us regul@@ arly informed of the situation of these christi@@ ans .
increasing numbers are th@@ row@@ ing in the t@@ owe@@ l , however , which has already led to a depend@@ ence on imports in the field of fruit , ve@@ ge@@ tab@@ les and fee@@ d@@ ing@@ -@@ stu@@ ff production .
this is not easy .
energy efficiency has the benefit that it will also reduce the si@@ ze of consumers ' bi@@ lls at a time when the economic crisis is having an increasingly adver@@ se impact on them .
the next item is the council statement on the pres@@ ent@@ ation of the programme of the french presidency .
why do we need this treaty ?
i should also like to thank her in advance for all the information that she will shor@@ tly give us on an extremely important and topi@@ cal issue .
( fr ) mr president , our fellow citizens have expectations of us , they have expectations of europe on the issue of world governance .
our goal must be to increase the dialogue in europe between the citizens and the politicians .
my third bel@@ ief is one that has been mentioned by several speakers , including mr schulz .
finally , i cannot get over the fact that in 2007 official development assistance from the whole of the eu fe@@ ll for the first time since 2000 .
tax competition forces member states within the union to moder@@ ate their fiscal demands and to be more efficient in the management of public spending , and this can only be of benefit to the tax@@ pa@@ yer .
in writing . - ( pl ) in the course of the rol@@ l@@ -@@ call vote and in connection with amendment 4@@ 8 , i voted against infringe@@ ment of equal rights for compe@@ ting enti@@ ties by sin@@ gl@@ ing out three european union countries and gran@@ ting them a pri@@ vi@@ leg@@ ed position on the market .
over the years , the only progress achieved by the commission , parliament and the council is the shi@@ f@@ ting of responsibility to member states .
how , then , could the eu execu@@ tive at the same time plan to ask for these oil activities to be suspen@@ ded and for them to volun@@ tari@@ ly place themselves in a position of weak@@ ness from an energy and economic point of view ?
our regulations , european laws and the agreements that we have signed and initi@@ al@@ led set that out .
the commission 's final objectives in these negotiations are to defini@@ ti@@ vely prevent activ@@ ation of the ' ca@@ rou@@ se@@ l ' sanctions and to have the re@@ t@@ ali@@ atory measures currently in place revo@@ ked .
after the conclusion of an agreement between the greek government and the european commission , affected farmers and stock@@ bre@@ e@@ ders ( the latter , i ha@@ st@@ en to add , having lost more than 7@@ 3 000 head of cat@@ tle in the fi@@ res ) are recei@@ ving advance payments to com@@ pens@@ ate for the loss of their cro@@ ps , live@@ stock capital and equipment .
each of us will remember the he@@ ro@@ i@@ c example of those volun@@ te@@ ers - mo@@ stly re@@ ti@@ red fi@@ re@@ men - who offered their lives to help put out the fi@@ res in the re@@ ac@@ tors at fu@@ ku@@ sh@@ im@@ a .
yes - we need the european union precisely for such matters .
violence , rap@@ e , tor@@ ture and sexual as@@ sa@@ ul@@ ts are weapons that are used against women and children in these situations .
in europe too , it is also necessary to have a specific , strong policy relating to soil , as for water and air .
i have ab@@ stain@@ ed today , because i was not able to support the compromise that has been negotiated .
i would just like to say in advance that on almost all points - and i would like to thank my fellow member - there is a unani@@ mous per@@ cep@@ tion that the report could bring more transparency .
one of the largest groups of internet users is children and ad@@ ole@@ s@@ cent@@ s .
it is a threat to the credit rece@@ ssion : there is a danger that the debt and bank crisis will become an all@@ -@@ em@@ br@@ ac@@ ing economic crisis , mani@@ fe@@ sting itself in hun@@ ger , unemployment and poor social health .
we would appeal to our lithu@@ ani@@ an colleagues to reflect further on this matter and to make sure that wh@@ ate@@ ver legislation they pa@@ ss will not discrimin@@ ate against l@@ g@@ b@@ t people .
kosovo must not be aband@@ oned to its own devi@@ ces .
it is an industry dri@@ ven by lobby@@ ist@@ s and especially ngos .
both sides have de@@ ployed clu@@ ster bom@@ b@@ s in this conflict as well , which is unacceptable .
it was cle@@ are@@ r for me on the first vote than it was on the subsequ@@ ent ones .
moreover , there is no guarantee that the e@@ e@@ as will not be linked to military and intelli@@ gence structures .
mr president , taxation is absolutely vital for the run@@ ning of countries - i think most citizens would agree with that .
the ' made in ' labelling would enable consumers not only to obtain additional information about product characteri@@ stics , but would also help strengthen the economy by developing new products for many sectors , promoting employment and supporting the fight against counterfe@@ iting as far as products from third countries are concerned .
this surely results from the fact that the problem concerns only 2 % of europeans , where@@ as it concerns 27 % of people in africa .
this has a direct impact on the quality of life of the european union 's in@@ habit@@ ants and on increasing infl@@ ation .
i was orig@@ in@@ ally an eng@@ ine@@ er and i find this kind of practical application of princi@@ ple@@ d technology to promote our well-@@ being very ex@@ ci@@ ting .
i think this is an excellent report .
you pointed out that we have s@@ ligh@@ tly di@@ m@@ med the ligh@@ ting in the chamber .
i also welcome the annual publi@@ cation of declar@@ ations of the financial interests of the institution 's elected members , with relevant information on re@@ mu@@ ner@@ ated tasks and activities , or professional activities that are subject to declaration .
'@@ however , the position followed by the commission in this fi@@ le shall not be considered as a prece@@ dent .
africa , as a region with the largest number of developing countries , has little experience of protecting its own bio@@ logical resources .
for those of you interested in our plans , just before the sum@@ mer bre@@ ak , we adopted policy guidelines which are the next action plan for road safety and we have the same aim - to reduce ca@@ su@@ al@@ ties by half .
many of my colleagues have already dealt in deta@@ il with the action that is required .
i now ga@@ ther that ja@@ pan@@ ese school tex@@ t@@ boo@@ ks have been adap@@ ted ; but i then hear from the ja@@ pan@@ ese em@@ bas@@ sy that the t@@ ale has to be told very cau@@ ti@@ ously , as pu@@ pi@@ ls do not yet know much about sexu@@ ality and could in@@ cu@@ r psy@@ cho@@ logical damage .
i cannot just move on to the agenda without menti@@ oning the crisis .
however , there are still elements of competition in the eu that need to be strengthened and clari@@ fied .
in relation to the debate itself and the human rights issues that have , in a sense , domin@@ ated our debate : i am trying to look at what more we can do .
this is not just about better prices and more choice .
although things started well , we soon beg@@ an to see a sl@@ ow@@ down in the progress made , which en@@ ded up st@@ ag@@ nat@@ ing last year ( when around 4@@ 3 000 people were kil@@ led on all the road@@ s in the 27 member states ) .
why is a toler@@ ance of , for instance , 0@@ .@@ 8 % or 0@@ .@@ 9 % not possible ?
i supported this report , since i believe that we must improve the quality of education and training in the eu .
mr pit@@ te@@ ll@@ a is right : a da@@ b of pow@@ der , a tou@@ ch of rou@@ ge , perhaps a little wo@@ ol pul@@ led over the e@@ yes , but nothing more than an emp@@ ty sh@@ e@@ ll .
naturally , we need to establish our common values , namely democracy and the rule of law , along with respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms .
and what are we doing today about this f@@ am@@ ous directive ?
however , economic governance should above all aim for the best possible future , in other words aim for greater economic growth .
the most important aspect in political terms is that of ban@@ ning , dealt with in amendments 31 and 3@@ 2 .
we will not wa@@ ver in our support , as was said , for the territorial integr@@ ity and sovereignty of georgia .
mer@@ co@@ su@@ r was almost dis@@ sol@@ ved at the 2007 summit .
however , if one loo@@ ks at greece , then i would say that we may be de@@ lu@@ ding ourselves if we believe we have the crisis under control .
do you intend to take the matter to the european court of justice ?
information and communications technology ( i@@ ct ) is important in all innovative activity .
well , that is not how to build our future .
i have one final point , and it is one that is also clearly expressed in the resolution that we have produced together with the group of the alliance of liber@@ als and democrats for europe and the group of the european people 's party ( christian democrats ) and european democrats .
we must ensure that we provide better targeted assistance , particularly aimed at civil society and local communities , in keeping with the b@@ ot@@ tom@@ -up approach .
we have worked hard and i would like to think that our work will not be in va@@ in .
just a cou@@ ple of days ago , the french prime minister and the german chan@@ ce@@ ll@@ or even agreed to change the treaty to bring in tou@@ gh@@ er sanctions against countries that thre@@ ate@@ n the euro 's stability .
i think that i@@ cel@@ and is capable of as@@ sum@@ ing the obligations which der@@ i@@ ve from being an eu member state .
the defence of freedom lies at the heart of europe .
lastly , because this topic is close to my heart , i should like to emphasise the importance of introducing a public he@@ aring for representatives of a citizens ' initiative , which will be organised by the commission together with the european parliament .
in this respect , it is important for us to consider the best way of ensuring that comprehensive information is made available before the act is signed .
the application of parliamentary immuni@@ ty to such a situation is considered to constitu@@ te an un@@ due exten@@ sion of those rules , which are intended to avoid any inter@@ ference with the functioning and independence of parliament .
there is the danger that these important activities could come to a hal@@ t in slovakia because of dela@@ yed re-@@ financing of implemented activities .
with regard more specifically to environmental protection , the eu already has quite an advan@@ ced legisl@@ atory framework .
today we do not have these op@@ tions available .
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and those principles will be my gu@@ id@@ ance in my assessment in the ope@@ l case .
given the pro@@ found in@@ justice today existing between countries , producers and products , the advo@@ cated re@@ distribution of cap funds cannot be dis@@ soci@@ ated from the guarantee of mini@@ mis@@ ing losses by the major benefi@@ ci@@ aries ...
the family and the protection of family life are , in fact , children 's rights , and these are reali@@ sed when a family is manag@@ ing well .
it is unfortun@@ ate that the czech presidency beg@@ an not as previ@@ ously planned , but with the imposed resolution of the russi@@ an@@ -@@ ukra@@ ini@@ an gas conflict , in the same way that the previous presidency had to begin by seeking an end to the russi@@ an@@ -@@ geor@@ gi@@ an war .
in some member states , particularly my own , the use of such mach@@ ines is now mand@@ atory with no alternative such as a ' pat@@ -@@ down ' available - the so-called ' no s@@ can , no fly ' t@@ acti@@ c .
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the declaration will make it clear that , in view of the global challenges that con@@ front us , the european union has both an opportunity and a responsibility to act .
( the sitting was suspen@@ ded at 1@@ 2.@@ 4@@ 5 p@@ .m. and re@@ su@@ med at 3@@ .@@ 00 p@@ .m. )
however , i feel obli@@ ged to raise the cohesion policy for discussion and express my di@@ ss@@ atis@@ fac@@ tion that the path towards implementing the lisbon strategy seems to have changed t@@ ack .
promoting and applying successful mode@@ ls in the knowledge tri@@ an@@ gle is vital , as is ensuring the sustainable development of regional strategic research frame@@ works for innovation , in con@@ jun@@ ction with businesses , research cent@@ res , uni@@ versi@@ ties and public authorities .
for instance in germany in the year 2005 the loss was approxim@@ ately eur 17 billion and in the united kingdom in the 200@@ 5@@ -@@ 2006 tax year it was over eur 18 billion .
this being the case , we are in favour of a genuine european debate on the press and the problem@@ atic mer@@ gers that can exist in this area .
i am of the opinion that the commission and the european union have failed to learn much from the out@@ b@@ reak@@ s of in@@ fe@@ cti@@ ous animal diseases which have occur@@ red in the past .
the directive applies to all citizens ad@@ mitted to the territory for work and those who were initi@@ ally ad@@ mitted for other reasons and who have subsequ@@ ently obtained a work per@@ mit in accordance with the provisions of national or eu law .
my public health de@@ part@@ ment mobili@@ sed the european centre for disease prevention and control ( ec@@ d@@ c ) and the ec@@ d@@ c has activ@@ ated its crisis mo@@ de in order to make scientific assess@@ ments as rapi@@ dly as possible .
in addition , sm@@ al@@ ler operators or new operators who have jo@@ ined the market have shown that they are often subject to discrimin@@ atory prices from large pan@@ -@@ european operators .
we do not support this focus , and can only conclude that the neo@@ liberal face of the eu once more has been ar@@ ticul@@ ated .
this will ensure consist@@ ency between the meth@@ od@@ o@@ lo@@ gies applied by the banks as well as a conver@@ gence - an appropriate one , i think - of the ways in which the mac@@ ro@@ economic scen@@ ari@@ os are re@@ trans@@ cri@@ bed into par@@ am@@ e@@ ters of respective risks .
on behalf of the pse group . - ( fr ) mr president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , i would firstly like to thank our colleague mr cor@@ ni@@ l@@ let for his work on this report and for the debates he led in our committee on development .
i therefore believe that it is right to stri@@ ve to find ways and means that allow us to act in such situations in a coordinated manner at eu level .
i agree that the use of legislative delegation should make it possible to adopt simple and accessible legislation , thus contribu@@ ting to legal certainty , the ef@@ fic@@ acy of the deleg@@ ate and control by the deleg@@ ator .
however , we need common , effective and transparent action , and a common list of priorities for the benefit of our citizens .
what do we plan to do if civil war b@@ reak@@ s out ?
tu@@ na stocks are col@@ la@@ p@@ sing .
so three areas : firstly , making sure the structures are right and the people know and understand the core work they need to do ; secondly , ensuring that we cover everyone in the work we do on human rights ; and thirdly , ways in which we can make a difference .
mr president , i did not particularly wish to re@@ visit the past , but i am he@@ aring some surpri@@ sing speeches .
in addition , gran@@ ting advan@@ ced status to mo@@ ro@@ cco would be going against the united nations mission to organi@@ se a referendum on self-@@ determination in western sahar@@ a .
i would like to remind you , baroness ashton , of jo@@ sep@@ h da@@ ul 's advi@@ ce : do not be afraid , and you will have the support of this parliament .
gu@@ y@@ ana , which is an ou@@ ter@@ most region of the european union , de@@ serves to be recognised for its past and future contribution to this strategic policy .
this serves as an obstac@@ le to a full resolution of the conflict .
( fr ) mr president , as you are aware , an agreement between the belgian state and g@@ d@@ f su@@ e@@ z was reached in october 2009 .
children have the right to receive help and services from member states and from the union .
the european parliament , reco@@ g@@ nising the pressing need to meet the food requirements of the most de@@ pri@@ ved , has ur@@ ged the commission and the council to put the european food aid programme on a permanent fo@@ ot@@ ing .
it is obvious that the response in europe was un@@ satisfac@@ tory from the point of view of the citizens .
they pre@@ ten@@ d they do not understand , and demand explan@@ ations from the commission and that parliament adopt an official position .
as a result of the lack of capital in this sector , limited bank credit and the crisis in general , it is im@@ per@@ ative and urgent to acknow@@ ledge that the adap@@ tation of many companies has been dela@@ yed .
i am sor@@ ry , it is not good enough : well , we might look at mis@@ leading adverti@@ sing and we will think about it .
by its legislative proposal , the commission intends to set up a transparent and non-@@ discrimin@@ atory framework for lev@@ ying aviation security char@@ ges in europe .
mr president , i support the environmental goals for 2020 , but i have some serious doub@@ ts about some methods .
the commitment to help more than 1 500 spanish and da@@ nish employees via this fund is therefore very good news .
it shows gro@@ ss con@@ tem@@ pt for the ver@@ di@@ ct of the peoples of france , the ne@@ ther@@ lands and ireland , and for the obvious in@@ c@@ lin@@ ations of all the other european peoples , who are not mo@@ ved by the policies , institutions , values , vi@@ sions and symbo@@ ls of the european p@@ lu@@ to@@ cr@@ acy so ty@@ pi@@ cal of the anti-@@ popul@@ ar charac@@ ter of the eu .
mr president , the as@@ h cl@@ oud has caused stress and tra@@ um@@ a for many thousands of trave@@ ll@@ ers and financial loss to many businesses .
sometimes we took up problems and sometimes we took up personal issues and so for@@ th .
the soil is a fi@@ ni@@ te and non-@@ renewable natural re@@ source .
remember though , commissioner : parliament be@@ at you on swift and it will be@@ at you on ac@@ ta if need be .
i under@@ lined that bos@@ nia and her@@ ze@@ go@@ v@@ ina now needs to put eu-@@ related reforms at the top of its political agenda and address the priorities of the european partnership , including state@@ - and institu@@ ti@@ on-@@ building .
to be fair , it is not alone .
now that pe@@ tro@@ l prices are reaching recor@@ d high@@ s , we must waste no opportunity in setting ambitious targets for the reduction of co2 emissions in the european car industry .
in this connection we cannot progress unless we discuss bio@@ technology and con@@ front the campaign of fear concerning gene@@ tically modif@@ ied food with objective information .
we were also concerned that , by divi@@ ding the responsibilities between different commissioners , consumer protection would ultimately receive in@@ sufficient attention .
you should know that , without com@@ pul@@ s@@ ory cooperation from the dru@@ g agencies in these countries , it will be impossible to che@@ ck the 3 000 p@@ har@@ maceu@@ tical fac@@ tor@@ ies in india and the 12 000 fac@@ tor@@ ies in china .
following pressure from various countries that wanted to ho@@ st the institu@@ te , this be@@ came vir@@ tual , a type of g@@ ate@@ way for consul@@ ting scientific communities in different areas .
a new agreement is currently being negotiated between the eu and the sol@@ om@@ on islan@@ ds .
all national standards bodies must therefore be able to provide a ro@@ bu@@ st plat@@ form of con@@ sen@@ su@@ s@@ -@@ building .
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it is a bit@@ ter experience , when one makes reform proposals , to find that others are constantly blo@@ c@@ king them with reference to something else .
now , above all , we need to act as 27 member states - not separ@@ ately - and act in con@@ jun@@ ction with our all@@ ies , including the united states .
the text proposed to us is not only extremely do@@ g@@ matic , it also shows con@@ tem@@ pt for the peoples , in particular , for the greek people .
portugal needs fishing and , therefore , needs the sea to remain able to provide us with fish and species to remain able to re@@ produce .
you said that social impact assess@@ ments are important to you .
mr president , mr taj@@ ani , mr co@@ sta , this is going to be my final contribution to a debate at the european parliament , after a fi@@ f@@ te@@ en@@ -@@ year st@@ int .
in the long run , sur@@ face democracy - democracy that flo@@ ats on the top with people ca@@ sting their votes free@@ ly on election day and cho@@ os@@ ing their government - will not survi@@ ve if dee@@ p democracy fail@@ s to take roo@@ t .
after the elections there will be more persecu@@ tion .
of course , banks can only take ne@@ tting agreements into account in risk assessment if these agreements are enfor@@ ce@@ able in law .
the w@@ ine market needs a strong budget in the first pillar in order to strengthen the measures directly for the v@@ ine@@ -@@ grow@@ ers , who will be called on to improve quality and to monitor their production , and also to strengthen the policy of promoting all win@@ es , in@@ side and outside europe , thus boo@@ sting their commercial distribution on the markets .
the reason is that , in a large number of the countries of central and eastern europe , the economy , media and politics are still in the hands today of those who system@@ atically ru@@ ined this region over the last 40 years .
that too is im@@ men@@ sely important .
the previous debate , regarding the framework agreement on data protection , was another il@@ lu@@ str@@ ation of this .
i consider the practice to be discrimin@@ atory against these women and gi@@ r@@ ls .
indeed , we have many aspir@@ ations for the second pillar : on territorial balance , environmental issues , young farmers , small far@@ ms , local markets and rural development .
in many european countries - for example italy , france , the s@@ can@@ d@@ ina@@ vi@@ an countries and also my own country - smo@@ king was ba@@ ni@@ shed from the sho@@ p floor and from re@@ sta@@ ur@@ ants long ago ; and a good thing , too .
the issue of non-@@ discrimination ...
i should like to thank , here in this house , everyone who implemented the changes and carried out the assessment programme in recent months .
the european union 's farmers should be able to spend more time in the field again , rather than behind a de@@ sk .
we also need to put our international service into action immediately , and establish a delegation in southern sud@@ an .
these en@@ qu@@ ir@@ ies often rel@@ ate to the recognition of professional quali@@ fications .
i shall conclude by drawing attention to article 1 ( 2 ) of the proposal , in which the time limits of noti@@ fication are discussed .
the directive does not establish de@@ ten@@ tion as the rule .
mr president , the european union pre@@ fers to im@@ port yet more migr@@ ant labour rather than try to deal with the problem of those europeans already unem@@ ployed in member states .
that is even more of an an@@ om@@ aly given that brazi@@ l is the major regional power in south america .
in this respect , it is important for the european union to promote the creation of mechanisms at human rights council level specifically designed to respond to crises such as those , if we take current examples , in afghanistan , gu@@ ine@@ a con@@ ak@@ ry , iran , ye@@ men or iraq .
i would like to draw attention to just one aspect of these negotiations , one that we were una@@ w@@ are of four years ago .
but nato is thre@@ at@@ ened by the sav@@ age cuts being imposed on european ar@@ med forces .
this is not to mention the supply chain , where large numbers of jobs will also be lost .
commissioner , i am rel@@ ying on the prag@@ matic man that you are to turn this single market act into something more than a cat@@ alo@@ gue of good intentions .
the house ar@@ rest that mrs li@@ u xi@@ a and many human rights acti@@ vi@@ sts in china have been under since 8 october wor@@ r@@ ies us as much as it disap@@ points us , and we condem@@ n it .
greater energy efficiency and the wi@@ des@@ pread use of renewa@@ b@@ les are the key to lea@@ ving the economic crisis behind .
this is why i hope that urgent measures will be taken on appro@@ ving this package during the period ahead .
that brings me to the third question : what about the price of the communications ?
when the crisis er@@ up@@ ted , and particularly when the crisis wor@@ sen@@ ed in 2008 , this investment came to a hal@@ t , and left these economies in need of funding in order to finance their growth , which they were unable to sub@@ stitu@@ te using their savings and internal resources .
the total si@@ ze of the three shi@@ py@@ ar@@ ds in poland - gdy@@ nia , g@@ da@@ ń@@ sk and szcze@@ ci@@ n - is compar@@ able to the si@@ ze of the german shi@@ py@@ ar@@ ds pri@@ or to their re@@ struc@@ turing , and the aid already granted to the polish shi@@ py@@ ar@@ ds in the period 200@@ 2@@ -@@ 2008 is also compar@@ able to the aid granted by germany to its shi@@ py@@ ar@@ ds - around eur 3 billion .
we are calling on the commission to provide fac@@ tual evidence that the colle@@ ction , storage and proce@@ ssing of p@@ nr data is necessary for each of the stated purposes and to carry out an adequate investigation into possible alternati@@ ves .
however , as much as i would like to see turkey jo@@ ining the eu in the ne@@ ar future , the progress report unfortunately indic@@ ates something quite the op@@ posi@@ te .
in this situation , the eu and member states must adopt measures to ensure the sustainability of their pension systems .
the decision was taken that for the first list , no , but we will look at it again this week .
the government is primarily responsible for the provision of the necessary materi@@ al and technical conditions at these hom@@ es am@@ d for the support of the children .
moldova 's development has so far been neg@@ ati@@ vely influ@@ en@@ ced by its internal political inst@@ ability .
i also want to highlight countries such as egypt and libya in terms of gas suppl@@ ies .
if all the member states were a little more aware of this , we would have made more progress with our existing regulations .
in writing . - u@@ ki@@ p voted in favour of this report because eur 4@@ .@@ 9 billion of un@@ spent appropriations will be re@@ tur@@ ned to the national governments .
we would mention the problem@@ atic issue of ex@@ changing personal pass@@ enger data between the eu and the us , and therefore the relationship between international security and the priv@@ acy of citizens .
this position is based sole@@ ly on the b@@ lin@@ d@@ ness and parti@@ san@@ ship of the most pro@@ min@@ ent politicians , and it undermin@@ es and sub@@ verts what actually happened in copenhagen .
finally , the sett@@ ing@@ -up of an eu implementation task force com@@ pri@@ sing members of the european commission , the presidency and the council .
the debate is closed .
it also means taking a more har@@ d-@@ hea@@ ded approach to modern trade barriers , and especially non-@@ tari@@ ff barriers which operate not at the border , but behind the border .
it introdu@@ ces greater personal responsibility for the proper handl@@ ing of animals , and also introdu@@ ces a requirement to ap@@ point a special offi@@ cer responsible for animal protection in facilities which carry out s@@ lau@@ gh@@ ter .
obviously , we will also have to draw on the up@@ coming united nations and world bank meetings , in order to develop and dee@@ pe@@ n activities aimed at boo@@ sting food production in the affected developing countries .
it is not acceptable that the law be used to persecu@@ te religious minorities and sent@@ ence do@@ z@@ ens of people to death every year .
but we must not lose si@@ ght of the fact either that a third , and argu@@ ably even more , of the members of today 's european union came into their own as independent political enti@@ ties out of the ru@@ ins of the first world war .
therefore , it seems important to me for the solidarity fund and the measures that we are taking to be targeted at these long-term consequences of natural destruction .
it is the only language they understand .
he will probably have to spend quite some time in negotiating with representatives of both the parties but i think it is important that he has our support as well as the support of the other american states for these particular efforts .
it is a large region , with a high population , which is promis@@ ing and must be hel@@ ped towards economic growth .
( sustain@@ ed applause )
the next item is the statements from the high representative for the common foreign and security policy and from the commission on the role of the european union in the middle east .
that is a br@@ ief out@@ line of the goals of this proposal , for which mr stock@@ man@@ n is the rapporteur .
if we want to change our consumption behaviour , we need to know exactly which products produce high levels of greenhouse ga@@ ses and we may have to adap@@ t our consumption pat@@ ter@@ ns accord@@ ingly .
again , it is necessary to consider future policy in this area .
however , the council 's lack of avail@@ ability has me@@ ant that the european fi@@ re@@ arms pa@@ ss will not be the only document required for the car@@ ri@@ age of fi@@ re@@ arms , and in my opinion this is a mis@@ sed opportunity .
we had come to the conclusion that these measures were appropriate but also sufficient to address the issues that currently are being discussed .
in doing so the commission takes into account the speci@@ fi@@ city of sport .
the european council will also review the progress on the prepar@@ ation of the plans for capacity development to manage migration f@@ low@@ s and refuge@@ e f@@ low@@ s .
this is not an i@@ sol@@ ated inci@@ dent , but rather the cul@@ min@@ ation of persecu@@ tions of and attacks on christi@@ ans in majority mus@@ li@@ m countries .
europe@@ ana , by com@@ bi@@ ning the resources of europe 's national digital li@@ br@@ aries , has become a digital access point to the cultural and scientific her@@ it@@ age of humani@@ ty .
pressure needs to be exer@@ ted to make turkey keep its promi@@ ses and hon@@ our its commitments , especially the an@@ kar@@ a protocol on the recognition of the republic of cyprus , whose rights under international law it is challeng@@ ing .
in the wto we should be en@@ dea@@ v@@ our@@ ing to ensure that third countries too comply with our high standards of animal health and welfare .
10 october also marks the day when the king of portugal mand@@ ated bar@@ to@@ l@@ om@@ eu di@@ as to seek a trade rou@@ te leading to asia , and in the united states co@@ lu@@ m@@ bu@@ s 's dis@@ co@@ very of the new world is ce@@ le@@ br@@ ated today .
we have to examine the reasons and the dri@@ ve that bring these people into europe .
of course clean production can bring in a lot of profit and employment and it is also good that this way we shall end our reli@@ ance on oil and enter the world of sustainable energy .
unfortunately we cannot hope that the president-in-office of the council will take advantage of this debate and this discussion to help advance the position of the european union .
the single market review will ge@@ ar up the single market as a strong , innovative and competitive market , bringing direct benefits to consumers and entrepreneu@@ rs and posi@@ ti@@ oning europe to s@@ hap@@ e globalisation to best effect .
although we integr@@ ate them and they learn our languages , they are still there with their own separ@@ ate identi@@ ties .
the g@@ mo issue should be the subject of a debate in its own right , which the european bodies re@@ f@@ use to condu@@ ct .
i start from the bel@@ ief that alco@@ hol can be good for you in regular and limited qu@@ anti@@ ties , particularly at the years of dis@@ cre@@ tion which you and i have reached .
furthermore , zimbabwe must scru@@ pul@@ ously ad@@ here to the commitments it made on di@@ am@@ ond production in the context of the k@@ im@@ ber@@ le@@ y process , so as to es@@ ca@@ pe the vi@@ ci@@ ous cir@@ cle of financing ar@@ med conflict .
the most important element of the compromise reached rel@@ ates to the effective separ@@ ation - and i stress the word ' effective ' - of production and supply activities , on the one hand , from network operations , on the other .
the remo@@ val of the an@@ them and the fla@@ g from the treaty - the back@@ ground to which i of course am fully aware of - is and remains an ess@@ enti@@ ally bar@@ bar@@ i@@ c act against european uni@@ ty , for which those who called for this step ultimately bear responsibility .
there are many areas where the eu see@@ ks competence but has no legal basis , and that has been the subject of much criticism and scru@@ t@@ iny over the years , but are you not concerned that , with the ' pa@@ s@@ se@@ rel@@ le clause ' , the eu can gain new competen@@ ces without the need to consul@@ t national parliaments ?
i welcome the proposed amendments to the rules of procedure on account of the entry into force of the treaty of lisbon .
this means that the principle of equal treatment must apply to everyone without restrictions , in the case of employees ' rights , access to education and access to social security systems .
i particularly welcome the fact that you have succe@@ eded in including information on geographical origin - such as cham@@ pag@@ ne , sco@@ tch wh@@ i@@ sk@@ y , par@@ ma ha@@ m , et@@ c . - i would like to congratulate you on this .
i therefore hope that we will all ro@@ ll up our s@@ le@@ e@@ ves and start to actually do something very soon .
( it ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , the un@@ preceden@@ ted humanitarian disaster in haiti affe@@ cts us dee@@ ply and the european union has a duty to contribute as best it can to the efforts by the international community , using all the tools at its dispos@@ al .
in many cases , there is a reason for separ@@ ate treatment or positive discrimination if you like , in order to elimin@@ ate dis@@ advantages .
the european union cannot continue to stand i@@ dly by in this situation .
re@@ cre@@ ational wal@@ king and cy@@ c@@ ling is also growing in importance .
this is probably not the most appropriate point in history to issue regulations of this comple@@ x@@ ity .
i have no doubt that we will be able to use this in@@ fi@@ ni@@ te power for the good of everyone , both europeans and ameri@@ c@@ ans , and that side by side we will follow the sta@@ r of a tomorrow of greater justice and freedom .
secondly , with regard to the up@@ coming presid@@ ential elections , the european union needs to make all its election observ@@ ation experience available to hon@@ du@@ ra@@ s and should prepare to send an eu election observ@@ ation mission .
the debate is closed .
we will complete our first reading before the sum@@ mer .
rather , the principle of subsidiarity should be extended to allow minorities to make decisions with regard to their own affairs .
an@@ dre@@ w has been in prison in greece for six months awa@@ iting tri@@ al on a m@@ ans@@ lau@@ gh@@ ter charge which seems to be based on mistak@@ en identi@@ ty and , i am afraid to say , police brut@@ ality to wit@@ ne@@ sses , and i believe the european ar@@ rest war@@ r@@ ant has been mi@@ su@@ sed .
we need to help that country to remain what it has always been : one of the ol@@ de@@ st democr@@ ac@@ ies in the world .
but it must also be said that we cannot ignor@@ e the fact that the budgetary de@@ teri@@ or@@ ation in 2009 was large@@ ly due to the working of the autom@@ atic stabili@@ s@@ ers in the face of an un@@ preceden@@ ted dec@@ line in economic activity caused by a financial crisis not orig@@ in@@ ating in europe .
a comprehensive economic crisis management package has also been prepared .
fishing is the only vi@@ able economic activity in many regions and is important in terms of maintaining the number of jobs .
we cannot rule out the possibility of more sexual violence being committed by all sides in the conflicts in north africa and the middle east .
the fact is , when we create policy , our duty is to be coura@@ ge@@ ous and responsible , and to tell the truth .
deal@@ ers ' obligations should be con@@ fined to specific che@@ cks .
i agree that effective enforcement of ma@@ inten@@ ance obligations will improve the living conditions and education of many children who are fir@@ st-@@ line ma@@ inten@@ ance cre@@ ditors .
this can only be achieved by sufficient levels of investment in each member state .
today 's debate has shown that we have broad cross-@@ party support for the compromise we have negotiated here .
i would endorse the s@@ enti@@ ments of po@@ ul ras@@ mus@@ sen that we have not yet done enough .
thank you very much to mr co@@ el@@ h@@ o , mr ta@@ va@@ res and mr al@@ var@@ o for your work on these two very important doss@@ iers .
as it has been said , we beg@@ an negotiations in october 2008 , during the french presidency .
it is much war@@ mer .
small and medium-sized enterprises , together with entrepreneu@@ rs , play a significant role in all our economies and are key gener@@ ators of employment and income and dri@@ vers of innovation and growth .
a cou@@ ple of procedures aimed at combating di@@ stor@@ tion of competition and price fi@@ x@@ ing will not be enough to resolve this problem .
the european union solidarity fund is being mobili@@ sed to re@@ pa@@ ir the damage caused by the flo@@ ods in ireland in 2009 ( to the agricultural sector , hou@@ sing , businesses , the road network and other infrastructure ) .
on the other hand , the model in the west has given rise to diseases such as obe@@ si@@ ty , various types of cancer and di@@ a@@ be@@ tes : diseases which we estim@@ ate will be responsible for 7@@ 2 % of dea@@ ths by 2020 .
some countries have closed their borders for exports of agricultural com@@ mod@@ ities and this has also contribu@@ ted .
people do not come to spain , mal@@ ta or italy : they come to europe .
in particular , it is the employe@@ r 's duty to introduce these measures , and it is the wor@@ ker 's duty to comply with them .
why a closer relationship with brazi@@ l ?
on behalf of the verts / ale group . - ( de ) mr president , the at@@ ro@@ ci@@ ous fighting in the east of the con@@ go is not simply a case of a civil war , it is also a regional conflict involving many neighbour@@ ing countries .
most of my colleagues agreed with everything in the report , as can be seen from the fact that not too many amendments were introduced .
finally , i should like to remind the house that the provisions of the citizens ' initiative did not fall from the sk@@ y .
does he envis@@ age any possibility that the mission might end next march ?
this situation is even more severe in domestic work and work carried out by fe@@ m@@ ale migr@@ ant workers .
article l of the convention states that each party to the convention shall guarantee the rights of access to information and public participation in decision-making .
the same applies , of course , to adver@@ ts about men .
this law states that not only is sign language our mo@@ ther ton@@ gue , but that our cultural minority rights are protected by it .
on a few of the specific concerns that have been raised , the question of ka@@ es@@ ong rai@@ ses complex technical and political questions .
i believe that a coherent response should increase the sector 's capacity for structural adjustment and , at the same time , help its most vulnerable members , particularly small and medium-sized producers .
it is absolutely crucial that a signal be sent from this debate today that we are making improvements not because we want to play off one population group against the other but because we want the relations between slo@@ vak@@ s and hun@@ gari@@ ans within slovakia , and of course , also between the two countries , to improve .
( pt ) mr president , i have of course noted the observ@@ ations and comments made by mrs figu@@ ei@@ re@@ do but i have nothing further to add to my previous answer .
there are also issues that required more immediate re@@ actions , such as reducing the risk of humanitarian crisis and the negative impact .
( it ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , we know that the commission and the spanish presidency are very much ste@@ pping up the pac@@ e of negotiations with certain central and south american countries in order to conclude association agreements before the may summit between the european union and latin america .
the commissioner is aware of parliament 's interest in national cham@@ pi@@ ons : the ' level pla@@ ying field ' .
it must also quickly find a solution in order to norm@@ alise relations between the european union and cu@@ ba .
( nl ) mr president , we are having this debate today because citizens and governments are wor@@ r@@ ied about the construction of this pipe@@ line .
indeed , the eu 's involvement in this process may provide the support needed for this dialogue to be carried out in ide@@ al conditions .
the rene@@ wed proceedings were opened on 31 march 2010 and suspen@@ ded the same day because of mrs han@@ ki@@ ss 's parliamentary immuni@@ ty .
although i am very much in favour of this partnership , which must be a strategic partnership , i am very surpri@@ sed by the pressure that russia is now exer@@ ting , in particular , in ukraine .
this would e@@ rod@@ e the fiscal sovereignty and general sovereignty of the member states .
understanding the market dynami@@ cs and equip@@ ping regul@@ ators with instruments plus information / data is vital .
the presence of such important and skil@@ led individuals in the region already provides am@@ ple il@@ lu@@ str@@ ation of the ability of ta@@ i@@ wan@@ ese people to integr@@ ate into our society .
it provides a framework of debate , open dialogue and free exchange of views .
i was very pleased to hear the commissioner 's comment with regard to gener@@ i@@ c drug@@ s that there will be no danger of a negative effect on the patients .
as the number of be@@ e@@ kee@@ pers is constantly fall@@ ing , we also need to invest more in education and training .
to at@@ tain these goals , we believe it is essential for education and vo@@ cational training to continue to be treated as a long-term common political priority , which can be trans@@ l@@ ated into reality only with the participation and commitment of all stake@@ holders , the eu institutions and those involved at local and regional level .
to under@@ s@@ core this need , the commission published recommendation no 20@@ 7 / 4@@ 25 / ec of 13 july 2007 , identi@@ fying a set of actions for the enforcement of council regulation ( ec ) no 3@@ 3@@ 8 / 9@@ 7 on the protection of species of wi@@ ld fa@@ u@@ na and fl@@ ora by regul@@ ating trade the@@ re@@ in .
we can do so in the general ver@@ tical blo@@ ck ex@@ emp@@ tion regulation and we shall be able to do so with the specific regulation on vehicles .
however , there needs to be further progress along these lines .
last week , quar@@ te@@ t en@@ vo@@ ys met in brussels , under the chair@@ man@@ ship of hel@@ ga sch@@ mi@@ d , the political direct@@ or and de@@ pu@@ ty secre@@ tar@@ y-@@ general of the e@@ as , with , for the first time , the palestinian negoti@@ ators .
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this multi@@ lin@@ gu@@ al port@@ al should be designed to help citizens and businesses seeking legal assistance and initial legal advi@@ ce about cross-border legal problems .
while , as the presidency has said , the e@@ vo@@ lution of iran 's politics and policies are ch@@ iefly a matter for the citizens of iran , there can be no doubt of the bro@@ a@@ der signific@@ ance , and it is right that we should follow these developments closely .
does this mean that the commission is more or less giving up on pre@@ c@@ arious employment relations ?
mr president , my de@@ ar mr p@@ ö@@ t@@ ter@@ ing , ladies and gentlemen , this parliament is the voice of 500 million europeans and they are not sufficien@@ tly aware of this .
however , we should bear in mind some mis@@ gi@@ v@@ ings among countries affected by the cohesion policy , which are looking for some certainty about the policy and do not yet know exactly how reducing this period will affect this pre@@ dict@@ ability in ob@@ taining structural funds .
no indu@@ l@@ gence can be toler@@ ated in this area .
we must learn from our experience with bulgaria and romania .
in view of this , i believe that it is crucial to strengthen the parliamentary dimension of cooperation work , reco@@ g@@ nising that the establishment of the african union and the growing power of the j@@ pa are , without doubt , a challenge to ac@@ p@@ -@@ eu cooperation and , consequently , to the ac@@ p@@ -@@ eu j@@ pa .
communi@@ ty@@ -@@ finan@@ ced education programmes such as e-@@ learning or life@@ -@@ long learning must also be designed with ' dy@@ s ' people in mind .
i very much welcome this resolution , which includes , as do many of the resolutions that we pa@@ ss in this house , lo@@ ts of very sen@@ sible , cle@@ ver and well set out words .
on behalf of the pse group . - ( de ) mr president , commissioner , mr president-in-office of the council , we on the in@@ ta committee reque@@ sted this debate because we are very concerned as we see that we are conclu@@ ding more and more agreements of different kin@@ ds which affect all our work in the external economic sector and which also , of course , always have a foreign policy com@@ pon@@ ent .
bearing in mind that the three regulations on radi@@ ation amen@@ ded by the report in question were adopted in the wa@@ ke of ch@@ er@@ no@@ by@@ l about 20 years ago , i consider that the be@@ let report , as it now stands after the vote , is a first attempt to improve the approach to and up@@ date the problem of radi@@ o@@ active cont@@ am@@ ination of fo@@ od@@ stu@@ ff@@ s and the soil .
it has been noted that currently major differences exist between individual countries and different social groups regarding access to healthcare .
two further draft resolutions per@@ tain to regulation ( ec ) no 8@@ 8@@ 3 / 2004 and its an@@ ne@@ x@@ es .
during the crisis of the past few months , the author@@ isation of the state aid justified by recent events has been fundamental for the recovery of the economy .
i hope that the commission will soon present us with a legislative text that enab@@ les the cross-border credit market to continue to function .
the results of the elections in belarus speak for themselves .
in the resolution , it is taken for granted that the elections that brought vi@@ ct@@ ory to president a@@ h@@ mad@@ ine@@ ja@@ d were fra@@ u@@ du@@ l@@ ent .
we are entitled to dis@@ agree , and we will defend that right , although some continu@@ ally question the simple fact that vo@@ ters in europe have elected european conserv@@ atives and refor@@ mi@@ sts , and i promi@@ se that they will ele@@ ct still more of them .
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at mr ster@@ ck@@ x 's in@@ stig@@ ation a majority of the house has marke@@ dly shi@@ f@@ ted the emphasis el@@ se@@ where .
last sum@@ mer , in response to i@@ cel@@ and 's in@@ tran@@ sig@@ ent stance on this matter , we were told that the commission was considering su@@ spending negotiations about i@@ cel@@ and 's accession to the eu , yet little seems to have happened on this front .
now we need some kind of common approach , for which the commission is very happy to provide proposals .
in writing . - ( de ) the planned measures do not provide for oblig@@ atory participation by the banks .
the consumer needs to be sure that reven@@ ue obtained from security fe@@ es is used exclu@@ si@@ vely for co@@ vering security expen@@ ses .
first and fore@@ most , the danger - it is not the intention , but there is a danger - of agree@@ ing such a framework is that it is seen as providing a framework for large@@ -@@ scale exploitation of our fore@@ sts , leading to the op@@ posi@@ te of the purpose of the agreement , namely , further degra@@ d@@ ation and further de@@ fore@@ st@@ ation , thus contribu@@ ting to the very destruction of the global environment we are trying to avoid .
it is hard to believe that we have not had the same thing for medicines .
we will be monitoring very closely how the new government , still to be for@@ med , will take reforms forward .
the follow@@ -up measures must be under@@ taken by various enti@@ ties of the public sector ( for example , muni@@ cip@@ alities ) and civil society , as well as ngos , char@@ ities , schools and social services ; it is essential to promote cooperation between enti@@ ties .
let us be clear : the suggesti@@ on of a 5 % increase is completely unacceptable and the idea of so-called own resources is equally unacceptable - it is just a power@@ -@@ gra@@ b by the eu .
some of you mentioned the situation of the roma families in the tre@@ b@@ ca min@@ es .
- ( de ) madam president , may i take this opportunity not only to explain that i voted in favour , but also to raise an issue which is of great concern to me , namely the problem of taxation of aviation fuel .
the actions identified in the plan are very important for improving the guarantees of european citizens in respect of the law , but it is necessary to adopt a more strategic and less fra@@ g@@ mentary approach based on the real needs of citizens and enterprises in the exerci@@ sing of their rights .
history demands it of us .
mr president , the mac@@ ro-@@ regional strategies are , first and fore@@ most , a political instrument represent@@ ing one of the possible forms of regional cooperation .
this framework provides good protection for consumers , promo@@ tes their rights and also provides security for invest@@ ors .
however , egypt and tuni@@ sia need support now , this very year , and on a scale way beyond what is being discussed at the moment .
are you sure about that ?
the council and the commission will look into these issues very carefully , and i am prepared to report any further developments to you .
open trade has to be fair .
ra@@ ising this thre@@ sho@@ ld would mean a substantial reduction in the funds .
( sk ) i would like to begin by appla@@ u@@ ding the work of the rapporteur , mr ki@@ ri@@ lo@@ v .
it is good to see commissioner and@@ or here this mor@@ ning , but it is a p@@ ity , in a way , that commissioner š@@ pi@@ dla is not here .
first , it clari@@ f@@ ies and re@@ af@@ fir@@ ms the common principles of all eu health systems : univers@@ ality , equ@@ ity , access to go@@ od@@ -@@ quality health care , and solidarity .
it will create new markets and enable europe to become a global competi@@ tor in the field of technology .
i also believe that it is because of the complex nature of the matter and its dynami@@ c developments .
a less restri@@ ctive exchange of experien@@ ces between on@@ co@@ logy cent@@ res is needed so that the knowledge ga@@ ined most recently on the subject can be applied exten@@ si@@ vely .
there are major challenges involved in regul@@ ating the im@@ port of fisher@@ y and a@@ qu@@ ac@@ ul@@ ture products into the eu .
the second point i want to mention is the need for society in croatia to build on toler@@ ance .
in fact , israel has not stop@@ ped the movement of such goods as food , electricity or water into gaza and is actually acting with re@@ stra@@ int and moder@@ ation , even though ham@@ as has been att@@ ac@@ king israel mili@@ tari@@ ly .
the second european roma summit represents a commitment to dialogue about cultural diversity and what that represents in terms of human we@@ al@@ th .
this is something we all wish for , especially we gree@@ ks , because greek shi@@ pping is being hard h@@ it by pi@@ r@@ acy in the area .
i say ' no ' to ex@@ emp@@ tions for certain special countries , because these are european problems that we should solve together .
madam president , minister , commissioner , the start of negotiations for what will become the new ky@@ oto agreement in b@@ ali in december is , of course , extremely important .
which community initiatives could be used for this purpose ?
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this mili@@ t@@ ant x@@ en@@ op@@ hi@@ li@@ a and anti-@@ pat@@ ri@@ o@@ ti@@ sm are very we@@ aring .
at the same time , it should be stre@@ ssed that effective action must rely on those instruments that are most suitable to address each issue .
finally , in a year in which elections for the european parliament will be held , we are ur@@ ged and called on to strengthen eu propag@@ an@@ da and the m@@ yst@@ i@@ fication of its policies .
( el ) madam president , according to recent statements by officials and artic@@ les in the press , it would appe@@ ar that the most likely ' re@@ sc@@ ue ' scen@@ ari@@ o for the greek economy will be a joint effort between the member states of the european union and the international monetary fund .
a common decision on this matter is right as the baltic gas pipe@@ line will have a negative environmental impact on the baltic .
i would therefore like to congratulate the rapporteur on the result that has just been achieved due to an effort at finding a compromise between all the groups in an ambitious and encouraging report .
the argument that only the new member states of the european union have been especially se@@ ve@@ rely affected by the crisis is not true .
the member states have until may 2011 to transpo@@ se these provisions into national law .
a majority in this house decided that the european union must pu@@ m@@ p a substantial amount of money into its autom@@ o@@ tive industry .
it would be unacceptable for the efforts of the most ambitious countries to be compromi@@ sed by carbon le@@ ak@@ age resulting quite simply from the non-@@ exist@@ ent or in@@ sufficient action of some .
it views the national in@@ surance and pension system as a system of occup@@ ational rather than social in@@ surance .
in principle , we therefore agree with reducing this in@@ conve@@ ni@@ ence for passengers while , at the same time , maintaining a high level of che@@ cks and security .
( es ) madam president , president-in-office of the council , president of the commission , ladies and gentlemen , i offer the czech presidency the same friendly welcome that i gave in 199@@ 1 when , as president of the european parliament , i addressed the sen@@ ate of the then cze@@ ch@@ os@@ lo@@ vakia to inv@@ ite them to join us .
reform@@ ing the regulations must be instru@@ mental in guaranteeing greater transparency in the e@@ yes of european citizens and taxpayers , as well as in helping set out fe@@ a@@ sible conditions for member states .
credit is also given to commissioner k@@ all@@ as for the defini@@ te improvement which can be noted over the last few years in terms of the european commission 's financial management activities .
it would not be appropriate if parliament wa@@ ded into the discussion like a bu@@ ll in a china sho@@ p .
of@@ fering airlines state aid in com@@ pen@@ sation for the losses has a prece@@ dent in the ba@@ il out offered to american airlines after 9 / 11 .
to inv@@ ite mu@@ gab@@ e to lisbon is an af@@ front to our principles and is a direct contradi@@ ction of the eu 's own stated positions .
we want to see a strong israel - economi@@ cally , politically , all of those things - as we wish to see a strong palestinian state , but we cannot make progress until we see progress in the middle east peace process .
this house is always making r@@ he@@ tori@@ cal declar@@ ations on human rights and emphasi@@ sing that human rights are the most important objective of foreign policy - yet now it is going to sign an agreement with a country that viol@@ ates these very human rights on a massive scale .
however , this directive is a directive , not a symbo@@ li@@ c resolution in which something like that can be stated .
government legislation has se@@ ve@@ rely cur@@ ta@@ iled the freedoms of expression , assembly , movement and association .
i would really like to endorse the meps and , at the same time , express my concern that particularly at the time of the crisis , various all@@ owan@@ ces to both meps and employees in their te@@ am@@ s are being increased .
i agree with the resolution 's call for the member states and the regions to use the structural funds intended for the period 2007 to 2013 , in order to ensure as much support as possible for the implementation of this strategy , particularly by promoting the creation of new jobs and economic growth in the areas worst affected by the economic crisis .
we are talking about a sensitive area and a topic that concerns the protection of minorities , which is why i ask my fellow members to appro@@ ve this proposal .
given that , under eu legislation , all animals are regar@@ ded as sent@@ ien@@ t be@@ ings , we must ti@@ gh@@ ten animal welfare che@@ cks and ad@@ here to animal protection standards .
at the start , however there was no debate to be had .
this is why we must work al@@ ong@@ side countries of origin and transi@@ t towards true mobility for a work@@ force with rights and obligations , not a work@@ force of s@@ la@@ ves .
such a strategy will promote economic and social cohesion in those regions and promote territorial cohesion without je@@ opar@@ dis@@ ing any of them .
if we find that many muni@@ cip@@ alities are now including fair trade as an important crit@@ eri@@ on in public procurement decisions - whether when bu@@ ying cof@@ fe@@ e or for other products - then i think it is important to bo@@ l@@ ster this .
common rules and standards for ship inspe@@ ction and surve@@ y organisations and for the relevant activities of maritime administr@@ ations ( re@@ ca@@ st ) (
i look forward to more work .
it is an unfair attack on the way parliament oper@@ ates , and especially the way proceedings are condu@@ cted in strasb@@ ur@@ g .
we simply cannot accept the continuing s@@ can@@ d@@ al of 80 million people at risk of poverty in the european union .
such a strategy te@@ sti@@ f@@ ies to a lack of understanding of the need to have a coherent fuel and energy policy which pre@@ fers economic effectiveness and competitiveness . it also te@@ sti@@ f@@ ies to the lack of a uni@@ fied energy policy guaranteeing security of energy supply and a lack of regulations based on uniform criteria for the entire common market , which would lead to fair competition while re@@ taining minimum social costs .
first of all , it was of crucial importance to the whole of your region , to the cau@@ ca@@ sus , both the southern cau@@ ca@@ sus and the northern cau@@ ca@@ sus .
as a result , concern was rising about the wide@@ ning gap between chinese and european public opinions and per@@ cep@@ tions of each other .
madam president , commissioner , mr l@@ ó@@ pe@@ z gar@@ ri@@ do , i think this is an important day .
the first is the high-@@ level meeting of the general assembly of the united nations on climate change , which actually took place in new y@@ or@@ k on 24 september .
then we would be stronger and in a better position to help others .
i believe , however , that he has lear@@ n@@ t from his mistak@@ es and that , in future , he will make great efforts both for europe as a whole and for the small countries .
even if some workers do know their rights , all too often they find it impossible to take action individu@@ ally without any back@@ -up .
a point that has been mis@@ sed in this debate , as mr lan@@ ds@@ ber@@ g@@ is has just re@@ min@@ ded us and as mr van dal@@ en re@@ min@@ ded us earlier , is that this is a proposal .
here the committee on agriculture and rural development has called for an increase from eur 1@@ 6@@ .@@ 11 to eur 18@@ .@@ 11 per 100 k@@ g .
does that mean that we should give up on negotiating ?
the rapporteurs have put forward a proposal that is very interesting and certainly must have required a great deal of work , both analy@@ tical and con@@ cep@@ tual .
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the truth - as many economi@@ sts have stre@@ ssed and continue to do so - is that it would be difficult to su@@ sta@@ in the sort of public debt levels that we see in the united states , and that it is the countries with the most debt that are the largest consumers , where@@ as those with lar@@ ger re@@ serves consu@@ me the least .
nevertheless , very many people around the world are still dy@@ ing of tu@@ ber@@ cu@@ lo@@ sis today , particularly the young and the poor .
mr president , i have the hon@@ our to be the european parliament 's vice-president responsible for democracy and human rights .
on behalf of the ppe group . - mr president , there is an alar@@ ming tren@@ d in today 's latin america to con@@ soli@@ date po@@ pu@@ list regi@@ mes by exten@@ ding the mandate of current presid@@ ents - pre@@ fer@@ ably for e@@ ter@@ ni@@ ty .
i am also convinced that , ultimately , the member states will benefit from this , but so will the asylum se@@ ek@@ ers , who will have the chance , in future , to receive a ru@@ ling directly at the first instance in a fair and nevertheless rapid application procedure if this is implemented in the way that we envis@@ age it .
some of the national hor@@ se trading you eng@@ aged in made it look like com@@ e@@ dy des@@ cen@@ ding into far@@ ce : deci@@ ding that austri@@ an uni@@ versi@@ ties can bre@@ ak the law for another five years while the poli@@ ce@@ men look the other way , or creating two clas@@ ses of european citizen : those with fundamental rights and those without .
since their accession to the eu , in 2007 , both bulgaria and romania have had a legitimate expect@@ ation that their citizens would become fully fle@@ d@@ ged eu citizens and that they would be able to enjo@@ y the same rights as other eu citizens , including freedom of movement within the schengen area .
that is a job we need to do and he should take the first steps , together with the slove@@ nian presidency , at the end of this week .
with regard to access to finance , which is the subject of mr z@@ wie@@ f@@ ka 's question , the commission , together with the european investment bank ( ei@@ b ) , has announced specific measures to improve the situation .
these cat@@ astro@@ phic flo@@ ods have affected around 500 000 people in various ways and have caused hundreds of millions of euro of damage .
however , this une@@ qu@@ al and discrimin@@ atory approach is also ap@@ paren@@ t in other areas and particularly in agriculture .
the instruments that have been developed , such as the partnership for mobility , should continue to be developed and consolid@@ ated in a strategic way .
mr president , it is some@@ what par@@ ado@@ xi@@ cal that nuclear weapons contribu@@ ted significantly to the fact that the co@@ ld war did not end in the third world war .
why have we be@@ gu@@ n these performance tests for each service to see the positive or negative inter@@ actions between certain european texts ?
a legitimate government is required which will respect rights and fundamental freedoms , in other words , show respect for human be@@ ings .
human rights violations in china , no@@ tab@@ ly the case of li@@ u xi@@ a@@ ob@@ o
for the past few weeks , he has encouraged his ministers to talk up prospe@@ cts of an election in the uk and then , when the political going got rou@@ gh , he back@@ ed down .
naturally , such a document cannot be credi@@ ble , because it actually concerns a dispu@@ te between the two countries which will have to be resolved el@@ se@@ where .
mrs de@@ sc@@ am@@ ps has prepared a well-@@ balanced report . i believe it de@@ serves our support .
in the light of this , would you now agree that the economic recovery plan agreed last december was not enough in itself ?
i believe that something similar happened to the bar@@ ce@@ lon@@ a process : it was not fi@@ ni@@ shed , but it was aband@@ oned - in part at least .
i should like to express my firm bel@@ ief that the crisis calls for a reform of the european institutions .
we now need the action .
the union for the mediterranean secre@@ tari@@ at is best placed to act as a cat@@ aly@@ st and bring together states , international and financial institutions and private companies to work on such economic projects .
i voted in support of his recommendations , because i have had li@@ ter@@ ally hundreds of constitu@@ ents from across the east mi@@ dl@@ ands , from no@@ t@@ t@@ ing@@ ha@@ m to da@@ ven@@ try , g@@ lo@@ s@@ so@@ p to lin@@ col@@ n , who have been cau@@ ght out by one of the direct@@ ories that he is trying to get ri@@ d of : the european city gui@@ de .
the adoption of the climate package also marks a shi@@ ft to a new economic thinking that will reduce the european union 's depend@@ ence on imported energy and the economic and political risks linked to un@@ certainty of supply .
you have been quite clear , so there has been no doubt about what is at stak@@ e - no doubt about what every party in this house thin@@ ks on this question .
i would also like to thank the commission , the committee on regional development and all the relevant employees for their cooperation .
vice-president of the commission . - ( fr ) madam president , ladies and gentlemen , i would first of all like to get back to the main topic of this debate , frontex , and clari@@ fy a few points .
there is a great deal more to do .
there are still numerous dis@@ par@@ ities between men and women in terms of potential jobs , quality of work , income and re@@ mu@@ ner@@ ation .
it enab@@ les people , as part of a non-@@ contr@@ actual relationship , to en@@ trust a recognised authority with the task of cer@@ ti@@ fying the commitments it wishes to make and of dealing with the full consequences of this in advance by making this act enfor@@ ce@@ able .
instead , it will take the money of the british tax@@ pa@@ yer to cover the cost of making our decisions on our behalf .
that is the type of society that i want to live in and work to enable us to have .
in the course of several days of car@@ na@@ ge following the fall of s@@ re@@ bre@@ ni@@ ca , more than 8 000 men and bo@@ ys lost their lives .
first , the urgent issues : we recently deb@@ ated the results of the european council .
rapporteur . - mr president , the potential for carbon cap@@ ture and storage technology to achieve vast redu@@ ctions and ab@@ ate@@ ment in co2 emissions into the atmo@@ sphere is something we simply must gra@@ sp .
we are all aware of what the effects of the crisis are in each of our countries , ran@@ ging from a fall in economic growth and job prospe@@ cts to a rise in the budget defici@@ t and rece@@ ssion .
i therefore inv@@ ite parliament to support the amending budget already approved by the council .
in fact , quite the op@@ posi@@ te is the case .
i have already mentioned the eastern partnership .
gam@@ bling addi@@ ction lead@@ s to serious social problems , such as bro@@ ken hom@@ es , money problems and crime .
beyond the abo@@ ve@@ -@@ mentioned aims , i am convinced that we will not succeed if we try to protect children exclu@@ si@@ vely by trying to sh@@ u@@ t out por@@ no@@ gra@@ phic or illegal content from their sur@@ ro@@ un@@ dings .
mon@@ u@@ c pla@@ ys a vital role , but its mandate and rules of eng@@ ag@@ ement must be implemented with determination and on a permanent basis in order to guarantee the population 's security more effectively .
for eight years now we have known that koso@@ van independence must come so@@ oner or later .
so we have sugge@@ sted three approach@@ es : restor@@ ing confidence , reducing bur@@ dens and , finally , plac@@ ing our internal market policy in an international context .
while ensuring stability in the region , the communication mee@@ ts the needs of appli@@ c@@ ant states which are seeking both a euro@@ -@@ atlantic an@@ chor@@ ing and a framework of enhanced cooperation .
this is a matter of our credibility , something we are going to need bad@@ ly in our fight against climate change .
in terms of environmental standards , the trade committee has highligh@@ ted in many of its recent reports - for example the li@@ pie@@ t@@ z report on climate change or my own report on kore@@ a - that international trade should facilitate the dif@@ fu@@ sion of environment@@ all@@ y-@@ friendly technologies , and i again acknow@@ ledge the fact that commissioner man@@ de@@ l@@ son has on many occa@@ sions shown his commitment to reducing tari@@ ff@@ s on environment@@ all@@ y-@@ friendly technologies , and i hope the commissioner can therefore take on board the rapporteur 's suggesti@@ on to agree to this being part of the a@@ se@@ an negotiations .
so i support all my colleagues who have called - and i call myself - for a new impe@@ tu@@ s to a peaceful solution of the isra@@ el@@ -@@ palestinian conflict , which , of course , must be based on the two@@ -@@ state solution .
i voted in favour of the motion for a resolution on the progress made by croatia , which confir@@ ms the efforts made by the latter with regard to its forthcoming accession to the european union .
the p@@ har@@ maceu@@ tical industry 's goal will never be one of ph@@ il@@ an@@ th@@ ropy .
nevertheless , in the rural world , not only do they carry the work in@@ side and outside the home , but at the same time they also care for depend@@ ents and , on top of this , these women do this under much worse conditions than in the urban world .
through its participation in the international contact group on gu@@ ine@@ a , the commission approved the conclusions reached at the meeting on 12 october , envis@@ aging the adoption of various measures supporting the observ@@ ance of human rights .
the prim@@ ary objective of the co@@ ton@@ ou agreement is the reduction and , ev@@ ent@@ u@@ ally , the er@@ adi@@ cation of poverty in a way consistent with the objectives of sustainable development and the gradu@@ al integration of the acp countries into the world economy .
as you all know , the 19 december elections in belarus were followed by a wa@@ ve of ar@@ re@@ sts .
article 14 is a bul@@ war@@ k that we can rely on to prevent the transfer to third countries , without our con@@ sent , of personal data we have trans@@ mitted to another member state .
the development of information and communication technologies is currently im@@ pos@@ ing greater demands upon the te@@ ach@@ ing profe@@ ssion since the edu@@ cational environment is becoming more and more complex and var@@ ied .
indeed , we are not talking about hal@@ ting oil ex@@ pl@@ or@@ ation as a whole , but simply about monitoring the situation and de@@ termi@@ ning what further measures should be taken to prevent an accident and disaster like that in the g@@ ul@@ f of me@@ xi@@ co from being repe@@ ated .
soon , it will be the pol@@ lu@@ ter who pa@@ ys .
we called for president mu@@ sh@@ ar@@ ra@@ f on that day to end the state of emergency , to re@@ inst@@ ate the constitution , to re@@ inst@@ ate the su@@ pre@@ me court and move towards free and fair elections .
this ch@@ iefly concerns high-@@ risk substances .
if the interim agreement is adopted before 1 december and the legal basis is changed , it will avoid a security gap and a serious b@@ low to european uni@@ on-@@ united states relations in this area .
( pl ) mr president , this gas crisis shows how important it is for the european union to speak in one voice on the matter of gas suppl@@ ies , particularly gas suppl@@ ies from russia , which is not a reli@@ able partner and suppl@@ ier .
on behalf of the verts / ale group . - ( de ) mr president , this ow@@ n-@@ initiative report is important because the situation of women in prison needs to be put under the spot@@ light at last and problems identified .
mr d@@ j@@ in@@ ni@@ t of the united nations calls it ' a re@@ vers@@ al situation ' and both are saying that today we have to be cre@@ ative .
would you be kind enough to explain what guarantees we have that the resources we will receive from this agreement will be used for the benefit of the people of western sahar@@ a , and not just for meeting the needs of european fisher@@ men .
reaching an agreement on aspects such as policies for forest protection , technology transfer to developing countries and funding is vital .
an over@@ whe@@ l@@ ming majority of members in this house agree with the humanitarian ngos on the ground , with the refugees in the region who are living in mis@@ er@@ able conditions and in a climate of permanent fear , and with the secre@@ tar@@ y-@@ general of the united nations .
however , the workers ' strug@@ gle that is continuing and intensi@@ fying across europe demonstrate@@ s that this b@@ ac@@ kt@@ rac@@ king of civi@@ lisation is not ine@@ vit@@ able , and that another way is possible and necessary .
the situation is different , however , in the countries of the western balkans , which have had a clear prospe@@ ct of accession for some time .
in al@@ s@@ ace , and in all border regions , the question of cross-border healthcare is crucial , when , for example , healthcare provided ab@@ road is closer to home than that provided in the member state of resid@@ ence .
animal health conditions on in@@ tra@@ -@@ community trade in and imports of po@@ ul@@ try and eg@@ g@@ s ( c@@ odi@@ fied ver@@ sion ) (
in june 2007 we should have been he@@ aring even more alar@@ m bel@@ ls r@@ inging , at least when two he@@ dge funds managed by the new y@@ or@@ k investment bank bear ste@@ ar@@ ns went a@@ stra@@ y because they were involved on a gr@@ and scale in bonds secu@@ red by real e@@ state .
i sup@@ pose that on this issue of the discharge of the council , the points of contro@@ ver@@ sy between us and the council are of such a sensitive nature that it makes sense to hold further talks .
i am glad , ladies and gentlemen , that today i have something positive to report , a success st@@ ory , a st@@ ory that demonstrate@@ s how the cooperation between the european commission , the european parliament and the member states can ensure the resolution of problems .
let me thank all those who worked so hard to make this agreement possible , especially the rapporteur of the lead committee , ms m@@ ati@@ as , as well as the rapporteurs of the committees giving opinions , ms sar@@ tor@@ i and ms ba@@ sto@@ s .
on behalf of the alde group . - ( de ) madam president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , let me start by making it clear that the distribution of food to de@@ pri@@ ved people is , for me , not at issue in the forthcoming vote on the report by mr sie@@ kie@@ r@@ ski , particularly in these difficult economic times .
i strongly believe that we , the eu , should benefit from the potential of the black sea region and not others .
we can now to some extent take the w@@ ind out of the sa@@ ils of the euro scep@@ tic@@ s by saying that the accounts have been approved for the first time .
we are supporting - and the council 's conclusions are very clear on that - the resolution of the ar@@ a@@ b le@@ ag@@ ue of su@@ n@@ day as far as the borders are concerned , and that was pro@@ ved on mon@@ day .
i would advi@@ se the commission to read the recommendations made in that report as well as the recommendations made in this report .
we already have excellent police cooperation in europe and we do not need ce@@ po@@ l here .
it is therefore im@@ per@@ ative that something is done to improve our diagno@@ sis , treatment and prevention and social research into the welfare of patients and their families , particularly families who act as care@@ rs .
i understand the concerns about corruption and organised crime .
there are , in fact , already some measures under way .
let us give ourselves time and not do this during the crisis .
our resolution righ@@ t@@ fully rai@@ ses the issue of the char@@ ges against the leaders of the political opposition , char@@ ges that look ever more sele@@ ctive in nature , and insi@@ sts on a guarantee of the transparency of the investig@@ ations and of the judicial process .
this means that , in many situations , gdp can increase while the majority of a country 's citizens become poo@@ re@@ r , because gdp does not take into consideration the level of in@@ equality in a society .
the next item is the commission statement on commission fin@@ es in anti@@ trust cases .
that cannot be right .
( fi ) i just wish to remind everyone that paragraph 4@@ 8 in the motion for a resolution concerns article 29 of the statu@@ te for members of the european parliament .
as i said before , however , we do not know who the no@@ bel pri@@ ze@@ win@@ ners will be in five or ten years ' time .
i voted against mr ki@@ ri@@ lo@@ v 's report on cohesion policy : invest@@ ing in the real economy .
we hope that this will be operational by au@@ tu@@ m@@ n 2009 .
currently , it costs 10 times more to obtain a european pat@@ ent that is v@@ ali@@ d in just half of the member states than it does in the usa .
i think it will be to europe 's sh@@ am@@ e next month if president sarkozy and a line of eu heads of governments and presid@@ ents and pr@@ in@@ ces stand there and sh@@ ake hands with the chinese leaders , thereby giving them credibility when they do not de@@ serve it and giving them the green light to carry on in the same ve@@ in as they have been doing .
parliament 's role is quite significant , and i believe that we should have this function too .
in this respect , especially in the field of science and technology , there is still a long way to go , because work has been done in other fie@@ lds such as health , education , et@@ c . , but there has not been a great deal of work done in the field of science and technology .
this is a request that parliament should be proud to support .
therefore : ' de@@ le@@ te the word " special " ' .
together with the strengthening of national budgetary frame@@ works and rules , and the implementation of reforms cur@@ b@@ ing the rise in ag@@ e-@@ related expenditure , this will ensure that sustainable positions are re@@ sto@@ red .
if a member state 's military force is found gu@@ il@@ ty of a war crime during an eu operation , is it possible to su@@ spend that member state from eu operations for a l@@ eng@@ thy period in order to defend the good name and re@@ pu@@ tation of military forces from the eu member states ?
( nl ) to my mind , the o@@ omen@@ -@@ ru@@ ij@@ ten report is yet another mis@@ sed opportunity to get down to business on the potential accession by turkey to the european union .
article 12 of regulation ( ec ) 2004 / 2003 sti@@ pul@@ ates that the european parliament shall publi@@ sh by 15 february 2011 a report on the application of this regulation and the activities fun@@ ded .
work towards conver@@ gence as agreed in the i@@ f@@ rs can bring increasing benefits for companies working on an international basis .
the eu financial support will alle@@ vi@@ ate the har@@ d@@ ships lithu@@ ani@@ an workers are facing .
given the importance the presidency att@@ ach@@ es to road safety , it will examine any other proposals on these issues that the commission may present shor@@ tly , provided the limited time available until the end of june allows it .
i hope that europe will take this problem seriously and deal for@@ ce@@ fully with specul@@ ators .
when op@@ ting for a care@@ er in science , women face a greater challenge than men do .
in this framework , i can give you some more precise ans@@ wers on the an@@ gl@@ o irish bank re@@ struc@@ turing plan presented by the irish government that will be considered by my services pen@@ ding a decision .
mr president , i do not really share your en@@ thu@@ si@@ as@@ m about frontex .
finally , i request that the process be spee@@ ded up , because the terrori@@ sts are constantly re@@ ve@@ al@@ ing where our security is lac@@ king - just as recently in the case of fre@@ ight transport .
i thank all those who have been involved in the work .
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we must also work al@@ ong@@ side local non-@@ govern@@ mental organisations .
no .
today , europe fac@@ es further pi@@ vot@@ al decisions .
the european parliament has shown its commitment to this amendment by including in the compromise the key elements of amendment 4@@ 6 : defence of freedoms , right to a judg@@ ment and re@@ course to a court - the expression most in line with that of judicial authority - and has introduced two additional provisions for internet users : the con@@ firm@@ ation of the internet 's vital role in the exercise of fundamental rights and freedoms , with specific reference made to the european convention for the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms .
( pt ) madam president , four years before the dead@@ line for achieving the mi@@ ll@@ en@@ nium development goals , tu@@ ber@@ cu@@ lo@@ sis en@@ ds 2 million lives every year .
eu parties already cost the taxpayers over eur 10 million in the 2007 eu budget , and it loo@@ ks as though the political found@@ ations will get as much again in financial contributions .
being rather per@@ si@@ st@@ ent , i want to repeat that there are opportunities here for the eu to make specific investments to help people in developing countries , in africa , asia and latin america .
for years , there has been talk about the need to prepare the car industry for the 2@@ 1@@ st century , which ultimately did not happen .
i was pleased to hear the commissioner 's response .
we would like to see a major reduction in fishing ve@@ ssels , and fishing quotas which are set on the basis of biologi@@ cally safe and scientific grounds .
i also hope that entrepreneu@@ r@@ ship , particularly as it concerns smes , will not just be the subject of our debates during the crisis .
let us remember that a chain is only as strong as its weak@@ est link .
consequently , the commission should allo@@ cate lar@@ ger su@@ ms through the fund for rural development to environmental protection projects in the european agricultural sector , with a clear aim of financing wil@@ der@@ ness conserv@@ ation activities .
in writing . - in favour .
i support the final compromise and congratulate mr lam@@ as@@ sour@@ e .
this is a mistak@@ e and i want to be very clear on this .
the current common agricultural policy ( cap ) provides assistance to a de@@ lo@@ c@@ alised and specul@@ ative industrial system of production , which benefits large agricultural operations and not small producers .
in this regard , should such a similar inci@@ dent - or just a gra@@ ve de@@ teri@@ or@@ ation - occu@@ r , the council could take similar measures or even consider a suspen@@ sion , and the commission would certainly consider all available op@@ tions , including suspen@@ sion .
we should do so most emp@@ h@@ atically .
we must tre@@ at them all equally .
accord@@ ingly , alternative means should be introduced to enable the central bank to become independent .
parliament has always opposed the h@@ ier@@ ar@@ chy of grounds for discrimination that has ari@@ sen .
the commission 's reports on the en@@ p not only de@@ pi@@ ct the real benefits of the policy of good neighbour@@ lin@@ ess , but also its challenges .
it is now time , however , to move from declar@@ ations to actions , co@@ inci@@ ding with the v@@ i international con@@ gre@@ ss on victims of terrorism , due to be held in sal@@ am@@ an@@ ca on 1@@ 1@@ th , 1@@ 2@@ th and 13@@ th of this month .
mode@@ sty in that you are absolutely not pre@@ sum@@ p@@ tu@@ ous in the role of president of the european council , and ambi@@ tion in that you say your role mainly consi@@ sts in developing a long-term strategy and rol@@ ling that out over the coming years .
i am talking here about greater and easier avail@@ ability of information ; of course , this does not mean that groups would no longer be able to hold meetings behind closed do@@ ors .
i voted in favour of the conclusion of this fisheries partnership agreement as i believe that it ess@@ enti@@ ally serves the interests of both parties , on the one hand , by allowing the eu access to 4 000 ton@@ ne@@ s of tu@@ na per year , a fair@@ ly substantial qu@@ anti@@ ty for the eu industry and market and , on the other , by providing the sol@@ om@@ on islan@@ ds with substantial financial resources to be part@@ ly channe@@ lled into the implementation of its own sect@@ oral fisheries policy .
i also support the ' pol@@ lu@@ ter pa@@ ys ' principle .
in its conclusions , the council encoura@@ ges the commission to continue its impact assessment with a view to prepar@@ ing , if appropriate , an eu legislative proposal on bio@@ degra@@ d@@ able waste by 2010 .
the next item is the vote .
in writing . - ( nl ) this proposal is an attempt to take earlier decisions seriously through better controls , better information , secu@@ red par@@ king places on motor@@ ways and the aboli@@ tion from 23 march 2009 of ex@@ emp@@ tions for self-@@ employed workers .
i understand the call for an eu lo@@ go but , unless it means something to consumers and ad@@ ds value for farmers , in my view , it is a poin@@ t@@ less exercise .
it will thus also help to create more and better jobs .
as members will know , fal@@ si@@ fied medicines are different from counterfe@@ it products .
nevertheless , this report emphasi@@ ses that the region includes one of the union 's most vulnerable external borders in terms of illegal immigration .
what is your proposal ?
it needs our support and i believe that the information and technical facilities which it has not only help shi@@ pping and maritime transport in the union , but can also help in the other sectors referred to a moment ago , especially as regards , for example , information which can also be evalu@@ ated and used by frontex .
i would point out that paragraph 22 rel@@ ates to global governance and , in particular , to the com@@ position of the g20 , which , un@@ usu@@ ally , does not include in its ran@@ ks any representatives from the least developed countries .
i think that this is a discussion that we need to have .
madam president , this goes to the core of this whole european union .
ultimately , then , we are also dealing with the k@@ im@@ ber@@ le@@ y process itself .
this report will thus allow initiatives to be proposed that will guarantee a european approach to the rules protecting min@@ ors when they cro@@ ss external borders of the member states .
ir@@ respective of how colleagues jud@@ ge this issue , if we want to be good ad@@ vis@@ ers , we must give f@@ y@@ rom friendly , flexible advi@@ ce .
last but not least , the european union must invest in research and in the sustainable development of european industry .
europe 's histori@@ cal responsibility and opportunity also means as@@ sum@@ ing a pi@@ one@@ ering role in this third industrial revo@@ lution .
our package should be the pro@@ of of our leadership in the bat@@ tle against global war@@ ming .
if this statement is true , then it is likely that reven@@ ue and employment indic@@ ators for sport will be similar in the statistics for individual member states .
it is an eu that values democracy in its particip@@ atory aspects , not reducing it to the form@@ al represent@@ ational sphere .
i call on you , in this tri@@ lo@@ gue , to finally live up to a promi@@ se you make in this debate about innovation in the mo@@ tor industry .
i would like to ask commissioner di@@ m@@ as : do you agree with ra@@ j@@ end@@ ra pac@@ ha@@ ur@@ i that we should e@@ at less meat ?
responsibility cannot be deleg@@ ated to industry ; responsibility for clear legislation lies with us !
despite this , i do think it is important for the european union to seek the application of the international labour organisation 's rules and agreements in international treaties with third countries , because it seems to me , as we learn more about the labour market and working conditions in asia , africa and other cor@@ ners of the world , that we must stri@@ ve to ensure that significant improvements are made in the status of workers in these regions and areas too .
as mrs pac@@ k and many others have said , however , both countries - greece and macedonia - have to make a move : and this within the next few days .
if mrs lu@@ lling had done us the hon@@ our of sta@@ ying with us , i could have told her that the question of civil liber@@ ties does indeed ari@@ se when we are talking about the exchange of sensitive data , but that , in my view , there is a major difference between the data that we can exchange between member states of the european union - in other words in the framework of the internal market , and in the service of the internal market - and the data that we exchange with other countries , even friendly countries such as the united states .
but we also know that direct activities on human rights in bur@@ ma are har@@ dly possible .
however , i can nevertheless con@@ firm publi@@ c@@ ly , here and now , that implementation of the lisbon treaty would not impose on any member state any requirements with regard to issues such as abor@@ tion , eu@@ than@@ asia and sam@@ e-@@ se@@ x mar@@ ri@@ ages .
for the s@@ ake of transparency , they should dis@@ close certain information , but having said that we need to keep a sh@@ ar@@ p e@@ y@@ e on costs and confi@@ d@@ enti@@ ality .
member of the commission . - de@@ ar members of the parliament , according to the treaty the competence for addre@@ ssing these issues lies with the member states .
we believe that discussions must also focus on russia 's obligations , and include wi@@ der international dis@@ ar@@ m@@ ament efforts , as ex@@ pli@@ ci@@ tly recomm@@ en@@ ded in the successful socialist group amendment to the european security and defence policy report , also voted today .
because we believe that these important fisheries committee proposals must be reflected in the resolution to be approved tomorrow in the plenary , we are re-@@ tab@@ ling a set of eight amendments for which we seek your support .
in writing . - a well-@@ functioning single market would also mean safe products and consumer confidence .
the main task of the ei@@ b as a public institution in developing countries should not only be to invest in hea@@ v@@ y infrastructure ; another and equally important task is providing capital in times of s@@ car@@ city , supporting markets where private banks are re@@ lu@@ ct@@ ant .
to force the eu member countries to choose the less at@@ trac@@ tive op@@ tion for the s@@ ake of a fal@@ se solidarity , which is not respected by many eu member countries with regard to other , much important matters - like energy for instance - is at least mor@@ ally wrong , all the more so since half of european citizens are already ex@@ emp@@ ted from visa requirements through earlier bilateral nego@@ t@@ ations with the us .
her presence and her ambi@@ tion must em@@ body that of the union , the world 's biggest economy in terms of gdp , the world 's biggest market , the biggest contribu@@ tor to international aid .
while it is true that the debt burden is often too high , through restri@@ ctive economic policies , we will so@@ oner find that there is no return to growth and that the actual debt burden has increased further .
the institutional decision to set up a council group to focus on humanitarian policy is of course down to the member states , but i agree entirely with mr cor@@ ni@@ l@@ let that it is vital to establish an appropriate body to tackle system@@ atically humanitarian issues on an equal fo@@ ot@@ ing with the union 's other external policies .
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its position is quite the contrary , in fact .
( el ) madam president , minister , i should like to reiter@@ ate once again my appreci@@ ation of your honest efforts to answer our questions , but may i say that , from what you have said , you are obviously aware of this inci@@ dent .
mr lu@@ ka@@ sh@@ en@@ ko pla@@ ys in his own nar@@ row field , ignor@@ ing the fact that moder@@ ate@@ -sized countries cannot be@@ have like that since su@@ pr@@ an@@ ational capital will not allow it .
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it is also ple@@ as@@ ing that citizens of the new member states are making use of the possibility to l@@ od@@ ge a compla@@ int , which is te@@ sti@@ fied by the relatively high number of compla@@ ints recor@@ ded in previous years .
the reason for im@@ pos@@ ing political and diplom@@ atic sanctions against cu@@ ba has still not gone away , since 5@@ 5 of the original 7@@ 5 dis@@ sid@@ ents still remain in prison .
the work that was carried out in the committee on legal affairs and the committees issu@@ ing opinions that collabor@@ ated with it , with the agreement of the council , under the exper@@ t management of the rapporteur , mrs r@@ ü@@ h@@ le , was highly positive .
what about the use of other anti@@ mi@@ c@@ robi@@ als ?
moreover , we call for the european parliament to be ke@@ pt du@@ ly informed and receive all available information at every stage and at the end of the process .
what steps will frontex take to facilitate the development of the agreements concluded by member states such as spain ?
the problem is that these subsidiar@@ ies are separ@@ ate legal enti@@ ties .
the right to report cases of mal@@ administration to the ombudsman , exerci@@ sed by 3 4@@ 0@@ 6 european citizens in 2008 , demonstrate@@ s an increasing level of di@@ ss@@ atis@@ fac@@ tion , given that in 2007 , the fi@@ g@@ ure was 3 2@@ 11 .
we would ask you to agree to our request to remember this very committed journ@@ alist and pi@@ one@@ ering figh@@ ter for freedom and human rights in che@@ ch@@ n@@ ya by obser@@ ving a minu@@ te 's sil@@ ence .
an assessment of the agreement shows that it is relevant in that it hel@@ ps to maintain the presence of eu fle@@ ets in the region while contribu@@ ting to local job creation .
now they have col@@ la@@ p@@ sed .
as in all other areas , when it comes to to@@ ys , we abi@@ de by the principle that the manufacture@@ r must take full responsibility for a product being in compliance with the law in force .
it is particularly important that any reje@@ ction of a visa application must be justified in future , and that all appli@@ can@@ ts will have the right to appeal against the reje@@ ction of their application .
the ca@@ se@@ -@@ law of the european court of justice is only a stop@@ gap measure because we do not have a directive on the transfer of company se@@ ats ; but , in the form currently envis@@ aged , this european private company would basi@@ cally rein@@ force this dis@@ integration - en@@ sh@@ ri@@ ning it in community law once and for all .
this is where the commission 's work programme for 2009 comes in .
it is thanks to direct universal suf@@ fra@@ ge that we can righ@@ t@@ fully speak on behalf of all europeans .
this abuse of the right to asylum , contrary to the gen@@ ev@@ a convention , is not mentioned at any point in the report , and with good reason : it is conve@@ ni@@ ent to make the ' wh@@ ite man ' feel gu@@ il@@ ty by re@@ min@@ ding him that he was a ter@@ ri@@ ble co@@ lo@@ ni@@ alist and that he now needs to pay for that in every sense of the word .
the prime reason for all this may be that , while prices of other fo@@ ods have ri@@ sen , meat prices have not so far followed su@@ it , with the result that consumers are meeting their prote@@ in requirements by consum@@ ing meat rather than increasingly expen@@ sive da@@ iry products .
it would also be extremely useful if the commission experts ta@@ sk@@ ed with dealing with this issue also include experts of roma origin .
later , though , this directive came to be regar@@ ded as very hel@@ p@@ ful , practical and effective .
this is certainly not the phi@@ lo@@ s@@ op@@ h@@ y that we supported when we supported the implementation of the globalisation adjustment fund .
however , bearing in mind the urg@@ ency of the situation , we must implement this strategy .
article 10 of the treaty of lisbon states that ' every citizen shall have the right to participate in the democratic life of the union .
28 % of fe@@ m@@ ale re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers in industry and only 3@@ 4 % of women in industry have more than one child .
it comes from the united nations human rights council , whose members include countries such as iran , ni@@ car@@ ag@@ u@@ a , somali@@ a and libya .
my last point is that i believe we have to re@@ visit the problem issue of our identi@@ ty , our cultural and geo@@ political identi@@ ty , in order to know exactly what the limits of our enlargement are .
this re@@ lu@@ ct@@ ance certainly se@@ ts limits on our ambi@@ tions , as we need unani@@ mi@@ ty in the council .
we would stand accu@@ sed of political instru@@ ment@@ alisation , and we would be under@@ mi@@ ning the trust of citizens in our own institution .
in par@@ is , some young tuni@@ si@@ ans who had an italian resid@@ ency per@@ mit heard the french police say to them : ' this is what we are going to do with your per@@ mits ' , before te@@ aring them up in front of them .
this is a direct result of our tradi@@ tions and european legal order .
parti@@ al de@@ commissi@@ oning aid would be granted to operators who re@@ place lar@@ ger old ve@@ ssels with sm@@ al@@ ler , more ener@@ g@@ y-@@ efficient ones .
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russia pla@@ ys a leading role on the international stage .
this expla@@ ins our position in favour of a consolid@@ ated tax base for taxation on companies and the autom@@ atic exchange of data between member states , which has already been discussed .
fundamental rights are the issue that has been at stak@@ e : there is no doubt about that .
bur@@ ning off tro@@ pi@@ cal fore@@ sts to produce biofuels also ti@@ l@@ ts the climate balance in the wrong direction .
it will advo@@ cate economic governance as a goal for the growth of all 27 member states of the european union and better coordination between them , with greater economic and monetary union .
a century and a half ago new ze@@ al@@ and had 1 million head of sh@@ e@@ e@@ p ; today it has 40 million .
therefore , i urge everyone to support this particular paragraph in the report and to support the report in general .
it is time to stop argu@@ ing about recent differences and to concentr@@ ate on the eu 's pro@@ active eng@@ ag@@ ement there .
in writing . - ( it ) the strategic attempt to revi@@ ve european competitiveness , proposed in the lisbon strategy and reiter@@ ated recently at the competitiveness council of november 2007 , has led the eu to intensi@@ fy its efforts to enhance european potential for innovation and growth in the face of world competition .
it lead@@ s to the traffic moving from the rail@@ ways to the road@@ s rather than , as your fine gran@@ di@@ ose speeches often indi@@ cate , from the road@@ s to the rail@@ ways .
this is why i have proposed that the regions lo@@ cated at the eu border , which have borders with at least two non-@@ eu states , should be regar@@ ded as ' plat@@ form ' regions and supported accord@@ ingly .
are we also going to agree to that ?
i am op@@ ti@@ mi@@ stic , however , that this fact will not get in the way of implementing key objectives for the year .
along with your fellow members i was able to appla@@ ud your good speech , mr ca@@ sh@@ man , because it contains the starting point for what is required now : to open up , to create access .
madam president , as regards the world financial crisis and the commission legislative work programme , in a sense , the latter should be our response to the former .
in particular , it will not change the fact that this policy is based on national competence , which the member states re@@ tain in the dom@@ a@@ in of national security and defence .
the biggest economic benefit would be achieved by having to include external costs as awar@@ d criteria in all procurement decisions .
i believe that the european union can play a cat@@ aly@@ tic role in the democr@@ ati@@ sation of turkey by demanding full application of the european acquis without de@@ ro@@ g@@ ations , without self-@@ seeking cal@@ cul@@ ations and without applying a policy of dou@@ ble standards .
we have also particip@@ ated in the negotiations on the common european asylum system .
if member states are simply given an additional power to pro@@ secu@@ te ex@@ por@@ ters on a cross-border basis , the member states will have little incen@@ tive to bring an improvement to administrative cooperation .
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he is also thre@@ ate@@ ning moder@@ ate is@@ lam in the west and s@@ pre@@ ad@@ ing negative ste@@ re@@ o@@ types about it .
we should also support the german pi@@ lo@@ ts ' union , co@@ ck@@ p@@ it , which has beha@@ ved more respon@@ si@@ bly than the management of the airlines by refu@@ sing to fly under vi@@ su@@ al fli@@ ght rules in european air@@ space , because it belie@@ ves that this would be ir@@ responsible .
i have the im@@ pression , even though only three member states do not have an em@@ bas@@ sy in new de@@ l@@ h@@ i and that only seven do not maintain a consul@@ ate in mu@@ m@@ ba@@ i , that it was still very difficult - and i will express this very carefully - for affected european citizens to obtain adequate protection .
i have one more question : under what legal provision has the european union sent the eu@@ le@@ x mission to kosovo ?
furthermore , the sep@@ a direct deb@@ it will only be launched later this year .
i welcome the fact that we are now committed to a target of a 20 % share of renewable energy in the eu overall energy mi@@ x .
i share the rapporteur 's view that the commission should draw up a detailed report relating to such problems as the additional costs bor@@ ne by farmers in respect of observ@@ ance of community nor@@ ms in the sphere of environmental protection , animal welfare and food security .
it has repe@@ ate@@ dly voted against the integration of the f@@ y@@ rom and other countries into the eu for the same reasons that it is opposed to the integration of greece .
( pl ) madam president , president-in-office , it is par@@ ado@@ xi@@ cal that this multi@@ ple crisis that has af@@ fli@@ cted the world , including europe , can also be a great ally , as those who have got used to te@@ lling everyone how to run their business bear the br@@ un@@ t of the responsibility for this crisis .
i would , however , make the point that no policy instrument is effective simply because it carr@@ ies the la@@ bel ' marke@@ t-@@ based ' .
it undermin@@ es borders between states .
in writing . - ( lt ) i welcomed this document , because the aim of the directive is to achieve a high level of consumer protection and contribute to the proper functioning of the internal market by approxim@@ ating certain aspects of the laws , regulations and administrative provisions of the member states concerning contracts between consumers and tra@@ ders .
the protocol regul@@ ating the fishing partnership between the eu and s@@ ã@@ o tom@@ é and pr@@ í@@ n@@ ci@@ pe ex@@ pi@@ red on 31 may 2010 ; a new agreement was signed on 13 may and the request for con@@ sent was submitted to the european parliament by the council on the same day .
( de ) mr president , commissioner , i believe we must see this through so that consumers and banks know what will and will not apply to them in future .
that will not work .
we agreed that this indi@@ cat@@ or would initi@@ ally measure lin@@ gui@@ stic competence in the five most wi@@ des@@ pread languages in the eu 's edu@@ cational systems : eng@@ li@@ sh , french , german , italian and spanish .
all of us come into da@@ ily contact with his work , since the committee on petitions is the body which parliament has made responsible for relations with the ombudsman .
the commission is assi@@ sted by the member states during the process of revi@@ sing the li@@ sts . putting a third country on either the positive list or the negative list is their responsibility .
this is a question of providing support for enterprises in the mach@@ in@@ ery and equipment manufac@@ turing sector in the mid@@ -@@ level region of nor@@ d@@ j@@ y@@ ll@@ and .
as the auth@@ or is not present , question no 9 la@@ p@@ ses .
given that , over time , all kin@@ ds of de@@ posi@@ ts are going to run out , i believe that we need to invest in scientific projects capable of dis@@ co@@ vering alternative sources of energy , thereby also guaranteeing the development of future gener@@ ations .
everything and more has been ch@@ u@@ cked into one big me@@ l@@ ting po@@ t and our citizens are expected to di@@ ge@@ st this g@@ un@@ ge .
the current emergency requires the adoption of a common asylum system , with shared responsibilities including a temporary protection mechanism and much more re@@ sett@@ lement on offer .
in addition to the need for new funding , better coordination is also required between the european union , member states and regions on research , development and innovation ( r@@ d@@ i ) .
the next item is the report by mr gu@@ er@@ re@@ ir@@ o , on behalf of the committee on fisheries , on the proposal for a council regulation amending regulation ( ec ) no 6@@ 3@@ 9 / 2004 on the management of fishing fle@@ ets regi@@ ste@@ red in the community 's ou@@ ter@@ most regions - c6-0@@ 2@@ 9@@ 8 / 2008 -
our concern does not , of course , rel@@ ate only to the european community , but also to the whole world .
( sk ) in my speech i would like to appla@@ ud the commission 's initiative relating to the european citizens consultation 2009 project .
the president of the commission will correct me , if necessary .
the fact that those very member states want to blo@@ ck european agreements by refer@@ ring to international im@@ o regulations who have not yet transpo@@ sed these into national law themselves is sh@@ e@@ er l@@ un@@ acy .
a politically integrated europe including turkey as a member is not possible .
this is all the more stri@@ king if we re@@ call the results of the presid@@ ential elections which gave y@@ an@@ u@@ ko@@ v@@ ych a small majority and demonstrated that he had strong support in the south and east of the country only .
i think that certainly includes the issue of language tests , which are not an obstac@@ le but must be a prote@@ ctive measure for patients .
even with the amendments that have been included in it , its adoption and the very high costs that it could involve would have gra@@ ve consequences for some countries , not least portugal and its national health service .
the report also propo@@ ses the development of tools to strengthen partnership and new governance .
what can the international community do when the foreign minister in sud@@ an refu@@ ses to provide such help and also de@@ cla@@ res that the court has no right to jud@@ ge any su@@ dan@@ ese citizen and that the su@@ dan@@ ese government will not allow any su@@ dan@@ ese citizen to be tr@@ ied and sent@@ en@@ ced outside of its national courts ?
i have du@@ ly noted the e@@ p 's request to the commission and council to adopt a framework decision on minimum standards for the protection of the rights of pris@@ oners and to create a european prison charter .
after the european council , i am happy to say that we had a very good , substan@@ tive debate in which the european council not only confir@@ med that it remain@@ ed fully committed to the targets it had set for energy and climate change , but also back@@ ed them up with agreement on precise dead@@ lines .
we fund a large number of projects linked not only to official languages but to numerous regional and minority languages as well .
madam president , sup@@ por@@ ters of the common fisheries policy often point out that fish do not recognise national borders .
we must take immediate , concer@@ ted action to support the victims .
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in the proposed resolution we are concentr@@ ating ch@@ iefly on product safety , the product being a to@@ y .
in the me@@ an@@ time , i have been informed that an op@@ t-@@ out is evi@@ dent@@ ly included in the directive to simplify the transfer of defen@@ ce-@@ related products within the eu , so evi@@ dent@@ ly the desire is to have lo@@ op@@ ho@@ les in the legally binding nature of arms exports .
i@@ as can thus make a significant contribution to better law making .
trade policy cannot be im@@ mu@@ ne to this goal .
let me say it quite clearly : no un@@ h@@ c@@ r , no agreement .
we could stay here for hours , as the subject is certainly wor@@ thy of a great deal of discussion and the th@@ ou@@ gh@@ ts they have shared have been f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ating .
drawing on the experience we ga@@ ined during the years of the inter@@ reg programmes we can conclude that the ab@@ s@@ ence of an initi@@ ati@@ ve@@ -@@ taking structure with its own legal person@@ ality has h@@ inde@@ red its effectiveness , and we welcome the commission proposal to establish european grou@@ p@@ ings of territorial cooperation as instruments with their own legal person@@ ality .
therefore , it is vital that we support farmers in the production of sufficient safe food of the very highest quality .
we also call for recognition of the authorities of the union of po@@ les in belarus and its chair@@ wom@@ an , an@@ ge@@ li@@ ka bor@@ ys , who were elected on 15 march 2009 .
the gdp y@@ ar@@ d@@ sti@@ ck does not work as well in this particular area because it is too nar@@ row .
as such , the stands being taken at this time in connection with the creation of european institutions and structures to address such problems , such as , for example , a european monetary fund , are very important .
it is also essential to be able to continue to work effectively to support the member states and the all@@ ies to develop critical military capa@@ bilities , building on the successful work we have launched already .
they are linked to economic and social conditions and can be exac@@ er@@ b@@ ated because of gender or culture .
the resolution is a basis to create real opportunities for individual and corpor@@ ate service users from countries such as min@@ e , the republic of bulgaria , which are not lo@@ cated centr@@ ally within the territory of the eu , to have access to pan@@ -@@ european mobi@@ le sate@@ lli@@ te services , including access to broad@@ b@@ and internet , mobi@@ le multi@@ media appli@@ cations , services related to civil protection in the case of natural and industrial disasters and , of course , this facilit@@ ates improvement in the competitiveness of countries l@@ ying in the peri@@ ph@@ ery of the european union .
they are doing that .
the subject of safety tests for nuclear power st@@ ations will play a central role in our discussions with our partners in russia over the next few weeks .
however , to receive my support , mo@@ ro@@ cco must first respect human rights and stop op@@ pressing the people of western sahar@@ a .
i hope that we can hold that course , as these rules will harmoni@@ se the environmental requirements for industrial inst@@ all@@ ations across the eu .
the copenhagen conference on climate change did not produce a solution and did not manage to agree any final resolutions or decisions concerning the scope and scale of restrictions on emissions or the financial means which will be used for this purpose . however , i do not think it was a de@@ fe@@ at , although it certainly did not meet the eu 's expectations .
in the end , this ow@@ n-@@ initiative report will do nothing to change the real situation .
madam president , as one of the co@@ -@@ author@@ s of the motion for a resolution of the european parliament on the com@@ memor@@ ation of the hol@@ od@@ or , the@@ arti@@ fi@@ cial f@@ am@@ ine of 19@@ 3@@ 2@@ -@@ 19@@ 3@@ 3 in ukraine , allow me , as a member of the ppe-de group , to begin by ex@@ pressing my thanks to all of my parliamentary colleagues who voted in favour of the motion for a resolution .
mr president , mrs malmström , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , we are approach@@ ing the time when the treaty of lisbon will finally be rati@@ fied and we are now beginning to consider how the treaty should be implemented .
it should be noted that when the transport sector grow@@ s , carbon dio@@ xi@@ de emissions also rise rapi@@ dly .
the european union must also consider in which direction it needs to move in order to meet the new challenges and enhance competitiveness , and whether it will be able to harmoni@@ se the interests of member states more success@@ fully and thereby strengthen internal cohesion .
i therefore support the european youth guarantee initiative proposed by the rapporteur , according to which all young people in the eu would be offered a job , an ap@@ pr@@ enti@@ ce@@ ship or additional training following a period of six months ' unemployment .
i voted in favour of this report , which represents an important contribution to the european added value of cross-@@ financing between the european regional development fund ( er@@ d@@ f ) and the european social fund ( es@@ f ) in terms of increased flexibility for social inclusion projects and integrated urban development programmes .
there are still other relevant issues between the eu and canada , such as union aid , in particular to haiti , questions relating to fisheries , and environmental concerns .
that is why we say it is important to defend the social clause in all these proce@@ sses .
but any legislation is only as good as its enforcement .
mr president , commissioner , mr sav@@ ary , ladies and gentlemen , we are here in a parliamentary assembly that is made for voting on texts , commissioner , and we are above all in a parliamentary assembly so that texts are implemented .
with regard to meps ' concerns that the issue is sensitive and should be seen in the context of national needs and national legislation , the commission would like to under@@ line that the ro@@ mani@@ an law on international adop@@ tions is the so@@ le responsibility of the ro@@ mani@@ an government .
european consumers sh@@ un gene@@ tically modif@@ ied food , and plan@@ t-@@ der@@ i@@ ved gene@@ tically modif@@ ied food that has to be label@@ led is har@@ dly found in the sh@@ op@@ s at all .
it is part of a long-@@ hours culture , where you express your commitment to your work by being present , not necess@@ arily by being productive .
regarding pri@@ or author@@ isation for ho@@ sp@@ ital care , the proposed provisions are based on two kin@@ ds of consideration .
in recent times , 17@@ 3 individuals have been ar@@ re@@ sted on su@@ spi@@ ci@@ on of kil@@ ling or in@@ jur@@ ing al@@ bin@@ os . this indic@@ ates the scale of the problem .
enlargement is one of the great succe@@ sses of the modern european union .
moreover , i '@@ m afraid that the credibility of the whole euro area may suffer if the im@@ f is to inter@@ ven@@ e , not to mention the fact that ap@@ paren@@ tly the greek government has ste@@ p@@ ped back on im@@ f intervention since the im@@ f conditions could lead to social and political un@@ rest in the country .
in spite of already over@@ bur@@ de@@ ning employment legislation , usu@@ ally draf@@ ted by people with little or no business experience , pay differen@@ ti@@ als continue for one simple reason : employment is about demand and supply ; it is about life@@ sty@@ le cho@@ ices ; it is often based on priorities , early re@@ ti@@ rement goals , a desire to live in certain parts of a country or tow@@ n , pressure of h@@ ob@@ b@@ ies or sport , or one of those off@@ spr@@ ing .
( fr ) mr president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , all the speakers have rightly emphasi@@ sed the ter@@ ri@@ ble situation in which the con@@ go@@ le@@ se people , and especially con@@ go@@ le@@ se women , are living in the east of that country .
in some public debate , righ@@ t@@ s@@ -based management is equ@@ ated with the employment of individual trans@@ fer@@ able quotas .
to conclude , it is evi@@ dent that the protection of human rights and the international con@@ ventions must be respected in every pha@@ se of foreign policy security and defence operations , from planning to the implementation pha@@ se , and this must be achieved , especially , by continu@@ ous training for the te@@ am@@ s in this sphere .
i would like to congratulate you on that because it shows that you have done very important work .
on this matter my group is divi@@ ded and it will probably vote two ways .
i should like to state that i endorse the positions taken by mr mi@@ lana earlier and to say that we need to bear in mind that including blu@@ ef@@ in tu@@ na in ap@@ pen@@ di@@ x i will have numerous social and economic consequences , such as ban@@ kru@@ p@@ t@@ cies and the closure of numerous under@@ tak@@ ings , especially small and medium-sized enterprises , job losses and a loss of competitiveness for europe .
on trade more generally , the summit should send a clear signal that the eu and canada reje@@ ct prote@@ cti@@ o@@ nis@@ m , re@@ calling our commitment to reaching an ambitious , comprehensive and balanced conclusion of the do@@ ha development round .
finally , during the au@@ tu@@ m@@ n we will publi@@ sh a report on the measures , especially those relating to trafficking , taken by the union to combat child labour .
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that date - 35 years after the hel@@ sin@@ ki final act , 20 years after the charter of par@@ is , and 11 years after the i@@ stan@@ bu@@ l summit - and the cho@@ sen lo@@ cation of kaza@@ k@@ h@@ stan te@@ sti@@ fy to the importance of the event .
in the future , the cap should to a greater degree respond to social needs , such as job creation and the position of women and young people in agriculture .
they are syste@@ mic victims of the extre@@ mi@@ sts .
we express our solidarity with the peaceful mus@@ li@@ ms in the ar@@ a@@ b world .
however , au@@ ster@@ ity - especially min@@ dless au@@ ster@@ ity - and sing@@ le@@ -@@ min@@ ded expenditure cuts are not ine@@ vit@@ able .
( pl ) madam president , every debate on the discharge takes place in a certain context .
to do this , we need increased monitoring of the existing law .
it is a country which is a dri@@ ving force of world growth .
i have received support from every@@ body , from all the members of the group , including the european union - there is no doubt about that - but also the other members of the security council who are not members of the european union .
to give a bit of back@@ ground to the report , the guidelines give direction to the development of the trans@@ -@@ european transport network .
personally , i find that this measure is harmful to the priorities of parliament and is against the spirit of the treaty of lisbon .
all of these air agreements are benefi@@ cial and necessary for the european union , our airlines and our citizens .
now , the over@@ ri@@ ding issue is for the council and the member states to assu@@ me their responsibility to make sure that these rules are properly enfor@@ ced .
the commission sha@@ res the view that these measures have to take account of the need to protect the most vulnerable members of society .
i therefore welcome the forwar@@ d-@@ looking t@@ one of the report and look forward to discussing its content to@@ night and in the future as well .
i would like to ask you to welcome our frien@@ ds from poland .
we must therefore fight to prevent such acts using all available means .
we have heard a great deal here today , but i would like to draw your attention to a few aspects in particular .
i am saying this because , in my view , these changes be@@ came possible precisely because the west initi@@ ated a policy of cooperation with the so@@ vie@@ t union .
we consider it necessary , in fact , to condu@@ ct a determined fight against tax ha@@ v@@ ens in order to achieve the mi@@ ll@@ en@@ nium development goals , but in no way limit the further measures taken , in particular , by paying attention to tax treaties .
this is a complex and extremely sensitive matter but , generally speaking , it is regul@@ ated under the european directives and the commission can jud@@ ge whether or not individual member states are implementing the legislation corre@@ ctly or b@@ reaching the principle of non-@@ discrimination .
health claims should only be author@@ i@@ sed for use in the community after a scientific assessment of the highest possible standard , and nu@@ tri@@ tion and health claims must not be mis@@ leading .
the commission is a@@ im@@ ing above all to promote job creation and development in europe ; to make the eu come to g@@ ri@@ ps with the problem of climate change ; to bring about a common policy on migration ; to give pri@@ de of place to eu citizens ; and to ensure that the eu acts as a force for good all over the world .
i met the belar@@ u@@ sian am@@ bas@@ sad@@ or in lon@@ don , who reas@@ su@@ red me that this time it would all be different , that it would be up to international standards , and that the os@@ ce would be able to say that it was fair and free .
dis@@ par@@ ities in taxation produce di@@ stor@@ tions that , without excep@@ tion , run coun@@ ter to the competitiveness of european companies .
last week , the fundamental rights agency said that many member states were fail@@ ing to properly en@@ force r@@ ace discrimination legislation , so i hope that tou@@ gh@@ ness goes on because we really need it .
the rapporteur has called for a ban on trade in eg@@ g@@ s which do not comply with the legislation .
most are pre@@ ven@@ ted from recei@@ ving visi@@ ts from their family .
it is still possible for member states to have additional requirements , but these should be covered by the single fe@@ e proposed for the new electronic plat@@ form .
mr president , reference was made to me earlier by mr mat@@ s@@ ak@@ is and i wanted to respond to it .
i want to see a globalisation that is open , free@@ -@@ trading and flexible , but which is also reform@@ ing , inclu@@ sive and sustainable .
i would emphasise the need for an eu-@@ level approach to prevent and de@@ te@@ ct attacks and / or acci@@ dents because the threat of c@@ br@@ n attacks is ' global ' , and the focus given to the need to strengthen c@@ br@@ n security if we are to prevent terrorist attacks .
( the speaker agreed to take a blu@@ e-@@ card question under rule 149 ( 8 ) )
please address the house and explain .
we have been te@@ lling them that european space policy can be better ac@@ compli@@ shed at eu level , and we have been te@@ lling them that energy research and the fight against climate change can be better ac@@ compli@@ shed in the european union than it could be at member state level .
non-@@ democratic regi@@ mes remain in per@@ pe@@ tual fear , which is why they persecu@@ te journ@@ alists , im@@ prison and tor@@ ture them , and even ki@@ ll them .
the decision concerning the so-called transparency register is not ambitious enough .
to get to that point , we had to be per@@ su@@ a@@ sive , and we had to find areas for compromise .
we need to prepare new instruments capable of cur@@ b@@ ing specul@@ ation and restor@@ ing the role of the financial sector .
commissioner , you said that these efforts should continue , and i believe that parliament which , in a financial crisis , has com@@ pl@@ ied with and , sometimes , anti@@ cip@@ ated what the commission proposed , will live up to its responsibility .
welcome !
( cs ) it is true that the lack of a functioning competitive environment in the tele@@ communications sector makes the adoption of a new regulatory framework a desi@@ rable , even a necessary , step .
( el ) mr president , the eu 's budget is the main way to achieve political priorities .
this must therefore be done in dialogue with the commission and with the council .
there are still many obstacles to public procurement and trade services , due to legitimate national regulation , and the report propo@@ ses remo@@ ving such obstacles by making efforts to understand the methods of mutual adjustment systems .
we do not know whether or not , under article 2@@ 8@@ 7 of the treaty , we have a positive opinion on the under@@ l@@ ying transactions .
i was delighted , commissioner , with your statement that advan@@ ces will probably start to be paid at the beginning of may and i therefore assu@@ me that these amendments will be published in the official jour@@ nal within a reasonable period of time of two , three or four weeks from tomorrow , so that they can be applied as you said .
the geo@@ political dimension of energy security has been so far neg@@ le@@ cted and it is high time to fi@@ ll the gap .
madam minister , you said that we want to show the world that we can tackle climate change , that we do not just talk the talk at european sum@@ mits , but that we wal@@ k the wal@@ k in legislation in the european union .
because one thing is for sure - and the chinese should take note of this - a@@ i we@@ i@@ we@@ i will be re@@ mem@@ be@@ red and ren@@ ow@@ ned long after those who were responsible for his ar@@ rest are for@@ got@@ ten .
we really have to take action about that .
no one is talking about a new eu competence here , only a better application of a competence .
in writing . - ( nl ) soil protection is very necessary in order to prevent the destruction of natural soil systems , e@@ ro@@ sion , cont@@ am@@ ination and desi@@ c@@ cation .
in my view , the social status of post@@ ed thir@@ d-@@ country nationals is , and was , adequ@@ ately descri@@ bed in that directive .
we have a responsibility to adopt a resolution , at least so that we may know this house 's position on the case of amin@@ at@@ ou ha@@ i@@ da@@ r .
this approach , which loo@@ ks at the specific nature and purpose of each area where the western stock of atlantic hor@@ se mac@@ ke@@ re@@ l lives , is the only one that can truly protect all the aims of the c@@ f@@ p .
i believe that experience shows us that open economies are the economies which gro@@ w the most and that increased competition always trans@@ l@@ ates into benefits for consumers in the quality and price of goods and services compe@@ ting on or appe@@ aring in the market .
finally , i would like to refer to the commitment we recently assu@@ med in relation to the black sea and countries in that region .
i should therefore like to inv@@ ite the representatives of this house to atten@@ d the com@@ memor@@ ation , which will be held on 21 and 22 november .
europe must think strategi@@ cally about this important area , in the same way as wa@@ sh@@ ing@@ ton , be@@ ij@@ ing and mo@@ sco@@ w do .
recent developments have shown that , even in those cases where in the last cou@@ ple of years governments started to show more open@@ ness on how public money and resources were spent , they have gone back to a less transparent administration .
the commission would have us appro@@ ve a new agreement with mo@@ ro@@ cco .
can we obtain an assessment of this ?
in order to be competitive in world markets , we have to be innovative , but the re@@ distribution of the main part of our budgetary resources exclu@@ si@@ vely to that end will de fac@@ to discrimin@@ ate against many countries in central and eastern europe , including poland .
its action programme has success@@ fully comb@@ ined political determination , prag@@ m@@ ati@@ sm and t@@ ac@@ t@@ ful diplom@@ acy , which are absolutely essential to be able to overcome the crises which have occur@@ red .
this report hel@@ ps to draw attention to the factors which are crucial in meeting the requirements of the future of research in europe , in particular , in the context of the objectives as@@ signed by the europe 2020 strategy .
this treaty impro@@ ves the decision-making process , specifically by exten@@ ding quali@@ f@@ ied@@ -@@ majority voting to the area of freedom , security and justice ;
mobilisation of globalisation adjustment fund : at / ste@@ ier@@ mark and nie@@ der@@ ö@@ ster@@ re@@ ich from austria (
it is clear that the general product safety directive ( g@@ p@@ s@@ d ) , which was approved more than 10 years ago , now needs to be re@@ vie@@ wed .
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the most important issue is the reli@@ ability and comple@@ ten@@ ess of stati@@ sti@@ cal data at the level of the european union , of the member states , and also , and this i would like to emphasise , of the regions .
lastly , i support the mechanism implemented , which prote@@ cts the interests and health of european consumers .
a further project is the planned green paper on agricultural product quality .
it had a difficult bir@@ th , but was then approved and applied and , while it has had some success in recent years , there have been practical ga@@ ps and in@@ adequ@@ ac@@ ies .
it calls for a sti@@ mul@@ ating entrepreneu@@ ri@@ al climate , which the lisbon strategy can help provide if it is implemented very de@@ liber@@ ately .
the appropriate course of action , therefore , would be to put a complete stop to the out@@ sour@@ cing of risk management to private , prof@@ it@@ -@@ orien@@ ted ac@@ tors and to create a european public r@@ ating agency to give an independent opinion on the quality of the various secur@@ ities .
a hand of cooperation extended by europe to moldova and a greater rap@@ pro@@ che@@ ment between chi@@ ş@@ in@@ ă@@ u and brussels will in@@ sti@@ l greater confidence in the invest@@ ors in this country .
it is worth poin@@ ting out that the commission 's role is to ensure solidarity between member states and to respect the various interests that exist , not to be divi@@ sive by pla@@ ying consumers against workers , or impor@@ ters against producers .
problems and prospe@@ cts concerning european citiz@@ en@@ ship ( short pres@@ ent@@ ation )
this is a very serious situation for those countries in crisis , but it is just as serious for germany , austria and fin@@ land , because taxpayers in these countries have suf@@ fered budget cuts and been through serious crises .
that is why i and many others will welcome this vote today on patients ' rights in cross-border healthcare .
parliament has respected the author@@ i@@ sed procedures in all their forms : respect for the financial perspective , the call for flexibility under the eur 5@@ 30 million ce@@ il@@ ing and the call for an emergency aid re@@ serve that feat@@ u@@ res in the financial perspective .
at the informal january session the council deb@@ ated asylum issues and practical cooperation among the member states .
madam president , i think when we introduced de@@ cou@@ pl@@ ing , few of us reali@@ sed the im@@ pli@@ cations of making cro@@ ss compliance part of the package which farmers now need to comply with .
the eu cannot tre@@ at governments that have been part of a cou@@ p d '@@ é@@ t@@ at in the same way as elected governments .
i would therefore like to take the opportunity of asking the commission whether you can clari@@ fy this once and for all .
the first is the ri@@ sk@@ -@@ sh@@ aring finance fac@@ ility , which still has some money in it .
( el ) madam president , the black sea is very important to the energy security of europe .
i will have the opportunity of meeting the turkish negoti@@ ator tomorrow in prag@@ ue .
it is in@@ conce@@ i@@ v@@ able that the possibility of acknowled@@ ging pol@@ y@@ gam@@ ous mar@@ ri@@ age was mentioned , even only in pa@@ ssing , in a european union document , particularly a document voted on by the european parliament .
against this back@@ ground , i think that aid will need to be channe@@ lled more towards co@@ vering the social and environmental impact .
i am pleased to announ@@ ce that the commission plans to laun@@ ch an eu plat@@ form for action on cancer next year to help member states exchange knowledge and good practice in the prevention and treatment of cancer .
i say this even though i know that the re@@ ta@@ il market is and will remain more of a local business than a global business .
these are then il@@ legally trans@@ ported across the border to china .
they are ex@@ posed to all manner of har@@ d@@ ship and acts of violence , with women and children usu@@ ally suffering the most .
therefore , when implementing the budget for the coming year , special attention should be paid to the simpli@@ fication of those rules and regulations , the improvement of the mechanism for reco@@ vering in@@ corre@@ ctly paid funds and the introduction of more effective systems for supervision and control .
in so doing , they must stri@@ ve for consist@@ ency with other community provisions .
it was very important to actually talk to people about such organisations .
the package is also an example of solidarity within the european union .
it was exce@@ ssi@@ vely long and du@@ pli@@ c@@ ative , but it de@@ als with an important subject .
any@@ way , the last thing the eu should be doing is s@@ cor@@ ing points against other regions in trade war@@ s at a time of global hun@@ ger and financial crisis .
we urge european economic operators and citizens to save energy while , for the past three days , but this is also true at every plenary sitting , we can see , if the cam@@ er@@ as show it , the waste of energy in ligh@@ ting a chamber the si@@ ze of a st@@ ad@@ ium where no more than 40 people are present exce@@ pt at voting time .
( pl ) madam president , the activities of the european ombudsman give eu citizens the fee@@ ling that they have some protection against in@@ appropriate actions taken by eu institutions .
well , we certainly know it : there is nothing right now .
it has hi@@ ther@@ to always been stated that the process of negotiation with turkey would take place in par@@ alle@@ l with the progress of turkish reforms .
the polish contrac@@ tor was pro@@ secu@@ ted ; they respon@@ ded by taking the case to court , and the ec@@ j recently voted in favour of the polish sub@@ contrac@@ tor .
this is not the first time that a member state has impe@@ ded european citizens ' rights and freedoms regarding sexual orien@@ tation under the pre@@ text of non-@@ inter@@ ference , thus , in effect , encouraging discrimination .
we can see that action is being taken and that things are being done at our request - such as the intervention in the voluntary pension fund - that were absolutely necessary in order to a@@ ver@@ t the immediate in@@ sol@@ ven@@ cy of this fund in 2009 .
moreover , i obje@@ ct to the re@@ vers@@ al of the burden of pro@@ of , appla@@ u@@ ded in this report ( paragraph 20 ) , which does not be@@ f@@ it any country under the rule of law , while total om@@ ni@@ poten@@ ce is granted to organisations that are asked to carry out this directive ( paragraph 19 ) .
i am not over@@ ly surpri@@ sed that your commission , mr barroso , which has in some ways si@@ de@@ lined the european social agenda during its term of office , which has created an op@@ t-@@ out in relation to the european union 's social and employment priorities and which has y@@ ie@@ l@@ ded by obe@@ ying that order given just now by a member of your majority , the conserv@@ ative european people 's party ( christian democrats ) and european democrats , but i do believe that it is truly dis@@ gr@@ ac@@ eful and that , when it comes to coordin@@ ating not only recovery policies but also employment policies , it is the workers who are ultimately going to pay the price for this non-@@ europe .
ei@@ gh@@ ty million europeans are in@@ sufficien@@ tly qualified and have increasingly fe@@ wer opportunities in the labour market .
turkey 's accession would prove that constructive , conci@@ li@@ atory , innovative and cre@@ ative dialogue is possible between east and west .
since then , the de fac@@ to government has adopted repres@@ sive measures against the gra@@ ss@@ roo@@ ts movement that has been demonstr@@ ating in the stre@@ ets and has introduced a regime of media bl@@ ack@@ out , restri@@ ction of freedoms , persecu@@ tion , illegal de@@ ten@@ tions , disappe@@ ar@@ an@@ ces and even mur@@ ders of members of the organised resi@@ stance to the cou@@ p .
failure in copenhagen would be an environmental , political and mor@@ al disaster !
on the e@@ ve of the 4@@ 0@@ th anni@@ vers@@ ary of the customs union , i am asking for your political support for the commission 's initiative for a strategy on the e@@ vo@@ lution of the customs union .
the same applies to cooperation with authorities in third countries .
compliance with rules for dri@@ ving , working time and rest peri@@ ods are basic requirements for ensuring road safety and the health and safety of dri@@ vers and passengers .
at the same time , we have to respect the right of any democracy , as long as it respe@@ cts human rights and the non-@@ discrimination principle , to discuss , modif@@ y and adopt national laws , without inter@@ fering in the debates of national parliaments , without infr@@ inging the principle of subsidiarity and without acting or condem@@ ning a member state pre@@ mat@@ u@@ rely .
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the adoption of dra@@ stic measures to stop practices that are in truth social or environmental dum@@ ping , but which would also lead to the destruction of an economic sector in a third country and would therefore cause even greater mis@@ ery for an extremely vulnerable part of the population is not in line with what we defend .
the implementation of the na@@ bu@@ cco project , the construction of li@@ qu@@ ef@@ ied gas termin@@ als in european ports , investments in safe@@ r nuclear power st@@ ations , boo@@ sting energy efficiency and increasing the use of renewable energy must feat@@ ure among the joint priority actions aimed at increasing the eu 's energy security .
today we are dealing with two new measures : the change in the management of the quotas and the measure on article 18@@ 6 , measures which we agree to process urgently , as you have reque@@ sted .
on this subject , it should be said that all the european union institutions are working towards this .
policy , however , is made up of decisions and cho@@ ices , and these remain fully in the hands of politicians .
without their assistance and contribution , i could not have achieved a satisfac@@ tory compromise with the council .
however , perhaps i will have the chance to take the floor under the cat@@ ch@@ -@@ the@@ -@@ e@@ y@@ e procedure and i would like to thank you in advance for this .
my special thanks go to mrs cre@@ ţ@@ u who draf@@ ted the opinion on behalf of the committee on women 's rights and gender equality .
the second objective rel@@ ates to co2 emissions .
environmental protection and the introduction of environment@@ ally friendly technologies are now global issues that affect the whole of society .
i hope that my fellow members will tomorrow l@@ end their support in large numbers to an amendment that i have tabled along with a number of other members .
on the other hand , i see no reason to force this on all member states .
like a ti@@ bet@@ an pra@@ yer whe@@ el , the group of the progre@@ ssive alliance of socialists and democrats in the european parliament has been trying very hard for years to make he@@ dge funds , private equ@@ ity funds and all of the other financial vehicles subject to european regulation .
no less alar@@ ming is the fact that the sele@@ ction and training of re@@ cru@@ its for the af@@ gh@@ an police force does not even meet the minimum standards : 90 % of the police force is made up of il@@ li@@ ter@@ ate citizens ; and one@@ -@@ fi@@ f@@ th are dru@@ g users .
secondly , the council under@@ lines the importance of moving forward in close cooperation with the af@@ gh@@ an government towards a single vision within the international community of how to achieve common objectives , ensuring in particular that the actions carried out are coherent in terms of their military and civil dimen@@ sions .
may i say that these are two different issues .
i am convinced that when ce@@ le@@ br@@ ating the next round anni@@ vers@@ ary of this european house of democracy , we will again be able to ce@@ le@@ br@@ ate vi@@ sible progress in europe .
at the same time , however , several members have made the point that technological progress is needed , because the new members states and poo@@ re@@ r member states in particular per@@ ce@@ i@@ ve the use of so@@ lar power , w@@ ind power or - in the case of my country , where ther@@ mal spr@@ ings ab@@ ound - ge@@ other@@ mal energy , to be extremely expen@@ sive .
as a result , all the i@@ te@@ ms on the summit 's agenda should be , must be and i hope will be agreed by the heads of state or government and implemented following the meeting next week .
but i have tal@@ ked with the latter , and they poli@@ tely reje@@ ct this .
this issue must also be vi@@ sible at the forthcoming summit .
the cooperation between the two regions and its consolid@@ ation represents an objective both for the european union and for the countries of central asia and the black sea region .
it is a pipe@@ line ; it is oil that pa@@ sses through it .
we will continue the discussion .
in this context , the recent bilateral agreement between turkey and iraq on the fight against terrorism is a welcome step .
it is a little bit too late to note it today .
one thing is clear .
i hope ministers have used the waiting time constru@@ ctively .
rapporteur . - ( el ) mr president , i am most grateful to my fellow members for their comments , to the council for its comments and to commissioner v@@ assi@@ li@@ ou for her speech .
with today 's vote on the joint motion for a resolution on the 10@@ th anni@@ vers@@ ary of un security council resolution 13@@ 25 ( 2000 ) on women , peace and security , we wish to give a tan@@ gible sign of our commitment as meps but , above all , as european citizens .
in the context of the free movement of european union citizens , adjustment to the market requirements involves knowledge of foreign languages .
the reason why it is better than minimum harmonisation , as some of you proposed to discuss even today , is that we think that it is necessary to lower marke@@ t-@@ entry barriers for financial services provi@@ ders , and this is one of the main reasons why this proposal for a directive is going ahead .
they are never bor@@ n out of an attempt to acqu@@ ire new competen@@ ces .
bring back president sarkozy , or some@@ body like sarkozy , and let us get the commission properly led , to give people hope and let us start talking about that recovery .
citizens spo@@ ke out against an op@@ pres@@ sive regime which has used bul@@ le@@ ts and kil@@ led its youth .
the second reason is this : the fact that you pu@@ shed swift through the council just hours before the entry into force of the treaty of lisbon demonstrate@@ s a clear dis@@ regard for the european parliament and hence a lack of respect for the citizens .
many say that now@@ ad@@ a@@ ys , the most important compar@@ ative advantage of these countries is no longer chea@@ p labour but chea@@ p energy .
( it ) madam president , a new se@@ as@@ on of rights is upon us , but these rights could have been more wi@@ des@@ pread .
i very much trust that the council will give it the highest priority in the coming months .
i will introduce this proposal again during further discussions on this subject .
it is not a matter of reven@@ ge , but justice must be done .
the ei@@ b has also played an important pi@@ vot@@ al role in the core programme on competitiveness in europe under which , via the ja@@ sp@@ ers and je@@ re@@ mie initiatives , the ei@@ b has promo@@ ted instruments to give even more essential support to innovation .
as i have said previ@@ ously , the european union will benefit if it remains united even in ad@@ versity and if it is able to mobili@@ se resources such as the solidarity fund as well as systems and methods to a@@ ver@@ t the causes and mi@@ ti@@ g@@ ate the consequences of these s@@ cour@@ ges and to provide a flexible , prom@@ pt and suitable response to them .
if you have not seen it with your own e@@ yes you cannot im@@ ag@@ ine how much the people of gaza are suffering and how urgent it is to reach a peaceful , defini@@ tive solution to the conflict .
it will be good for you ; it will be good for us , the national parliaments and citizens .
it was a techni@@ cally complex proposal , and the discussion sometimes be@@ came quite he@@ ated on the question of what exactly was best for the environment .
every year since 2007 , the eu has spent over eur 6 billion funding research and development on the continent .
this is due to reduced competition .
we have to recognise that ; if we do not , we fail to recognise reality .
the directive will apply to all vehicles purcha@@ sed by government de@@ part@@ ments , local authorities and state bodies , with of course the excep@@ tion of emergency vehicles , re@@ sc@@ ue and military vehicles .
thank you
i would also like to highlight the contribution made by the spanish presidency and by d@@ r m@@ ate@@ san@@ z , the direct@@ or of the spanish national tran@@ sp@@ l@@ ant organisation , because spain is currently the world lea@@ der in terms of don@@ ations , with 3@@ 4@@ .@@ 4 for every million in@@ habit@@ ants .
the central role given to consumer policy is reflected in a number of port@@ fo@@ li@@ os .
i think that we need to distin@@ gu@@ ish - as prac@@ tically all the speeches have done - between coal as a prim@@ ary energy source and the regulation to gover@@ n public aid for un@@ competitive coal min@@ es , which is a different thing .
the development of different aspects of crime prevention is extremely important at eu level , as is supporting the prevention of , and fight against , in@@ stances of national and local crime .
what is more , there has been an alar@@ ming increase in frequ@@ ent and system@@ atic violence against women both during and after conflicts .
mr president , mrs v@@ assi@@ li@@ ou , mr and@@ or , we had great expectations of the agenda for new skills and jobs .
in the end , although this report is nomin@@ ally about russia , in reality it concerns us too .
as you know , there is now a network of political found@@ ations co@@ vering five political grou@@ p@@ ings , and it is unfortunately our experience that these groups are effectively lo@@ cked out of the implementation of our policies and of support for democracy .
not only is the pipe@@ line the source of serious environmental concern , but - even more urgently - it is a project that has been over@@ taken by time .
a set of recommendations is expected by the end of 2011 .
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also , there are argu@@ ments that the existence of a european fi@@ re-@@ fighting force would give a fal@@ se sense of security to many national authorities , which might neg@@ le@@ ct the necessary investment required in human resources , in fi@@ re-@@ fighting resources and , more import@@ antly , in the prevention of fi@@ res and other natural disasters .
the only response to this problem must be economic in nature .
i also insi@@ st that we need to demand the freedom of all the political pris@@ oners and pris@@ oners of con@@ science , in cu@@ ba and the rest of the world , but i nevertheless advi@@ se against taking action that has already pro@@ ved to be a failure for cu@@ ba 's progre@@ ssion towards democracy and liberalisation , such as the embar@@ go and the blo@@ ck@@ ade .
the swedish presidency is also characteri@@ sed by the creation of the stock@@ hol@@ m programme and the decisions taken during the financial crisis , which are truly important , pi@@ vot@@ al points in further developments in this en@@ dea@@ v@@ our .
be@@ sides , women 's sal@@ aries are of crucial importance in the family .
op@@ tional and temporary application of the re@@ verse charge mechanism in relation to suppl@@ ies of certain goods and services su@@ scep@@ ti@@ ble to fraud ( amendment of directive 2006 / 1@@ 12 / ec ) (
however , the report propo@@ ses that networks of independent experts should be set up to assess these sanctions , as mrs fla@@ utr@@ e descri@@ bed in her speech .
in order to combat pa@@ in , we cannot re@@ f@@ use science the instruments that it needs , including the use of gu@@ ine@@ a pi@@ g@@ s .
the european union , as the only continent that has seen its co2 emissions fall since 199@@ 0 , and as the only continent that has made precise , binding and ambitious commitments for the future , cannot assu@@ me the burden of the task on its own .
it is therefore important to ensure that this pact deli@@ vers real added value and does not take us away from the essential goals of growth and employment .
thousands of civili@@ ans - eu citizens - living in these areas are subje@@ cted to ...
the report said that innovation is not only a product , process or service , but also a movement .
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show@@ ing solidarity with tibet and the ti@@ bet@@ an people is not anti-@@ chinese .
( ga ) mr president , i would also like to thank the commissioner for her comprehensive answer .
the revo@@ lu@@ tions will only be able to succeed if these two problems are resolved in tan@@ dem .
infrastructure such as new , secure pipe@@ lines and additional l@@ ng termin@@ als will remain important .
this is important , because the current crisis conditions ex@@ pose businesses to an increased risk of re@@ struc@@ turing and , under these circumstances , european workers expect us to provide them with additional guarantees , guarantees that will reas@@ sure them with regard to their future .
the de@@ ployment of eu@@ for last year in con@@ go made it clear how important credi@@ ble im@@ parti@@ ality and independence can be for the success of an operation .
it would show that the eu was willing to ignor@@ e major , continu@@ al and per@@ si@@ st@@ ent violations of human rights and of international law .
ladies and gentlemen , without co@@ operating with the countries of origin , we will not be able to manage the migr@@ atory f@@ low@@ s effectively .
this does not make him any less of a her@@ o for many ukra@@ ini@@ ans , who rightly feel hu@@ mili@@ ated by the majority of this house .
would it not be more effective for the extr@@ a money which we want to give frontex to be allocated to the countries which have the greatest problem with illegal immigration , and also to eu member states whose borders are part of the eu 's external borders ?
( sk ) if we actually want to over@@ take the us , japan and other world leaders in science and technology and if we want europe to set the t@@ one , then the necessary pre@@ conditions must be created .
tu@@ ber@@ cu@@ lo@@ sis comes from poverty and hom@@ ele@@ ss@@ ness , and in member states with lower standards of living this disease is common today .
all measures which separ@@ ate individual policies , sp@@ li@@ t up funds and divi@@ de ro@@ les will end in the same failure as the last strategy .
i would urge you all , if you have not read it yet , to read mrs bad@@ ia i cu@@ t@@ che@@ t 's sp@@ len@@ did report .
subject : re@@ taining the economi@@ cally active population in m@@ oun@@ tain , difficul@@ t-@@ to@@ -@@ access and is@@ land areas
finally , i would like to remind everyone that in the union there are member states that are not in nato and which have their own reasons for that .
there is something that am@@ a@@ ze@@ s me about you : today you understand everything about what happened , about what was going on in tuni@@ sia three weeks ago .
we also need to carry out sound impact assess@@ ments and - this is extremely important - establish a li@@ ability system that acts as a de@@ ter@@ ren@@ t , so that it is in operators ' economic interests to guarantee safety .
they need to provide a real insi@@ ght into the actual scope of ir@@ regular@@ ities and fraud .
the initiatives will only be able to be implemented , however , if they mee@@ ts certain procedu@@ ral requirements or requirements on compliance with the european union 's fundamental values , in order to prevent the instrument from being used for non-@@ democratic purposes .
we must therefore stri@@ ve to ensure that we create a strong and sustainable cap that mat@@ ches the changing nature of the agricultural industry in all member states .
that concern , commissioner , has never been greater than when wit@@ ne@@ ssing commissioner man@@ de@@ l@@ son 's re@@ ck@@ less pu@@ sh for a wto deal at any price , with sc@@ ant regard for the future of our indi@@ gen@@ ous agri@@ food industry .
what you have done is dis@@ gr@@ ac@@ eful !
mr president , i should like to make one last qui@@ ck point about the 200 000 disp@@ lac@@ ed zimbab@@ we@@ ans .
i am pleased that the car manufacturers have finally accepted the fact that you cannot re-@@ regulate a market .
in writing . - i voted in favour of this resolution because ensuring that young citizens can travel and work throughout the eu is essential in order to boost competitiveness .
i worked on this resolution when it was with the working group and parliament 's committee on regional development .
is the council aware of the financial impact on the european budget ?
( hu ) madam president , ladies and gentlemen , first of all , thank you for giving me the opportunity to speak on behalf of the hungarian delegation of the european people 's party .
combating de@@ fore@@ st@@ ation is the best way of reducing co2 .
a@@ zer@@ ba@@ ij@@ an also has made a commitment not to fl@@ out human rights and not to im@@ p@@ in@@ ge on individual freedoms and to safeguard the principles of democracy in its country by particip@@ ating in the implementation of the european neighbourhood policy and the eastern partnership initiative .
using information provided by infrastructure manag@@ ers , each member state would de@@ fine the ru@@ sh h@@ our period for the individual country , bearing in mind regional and long-@@ di@@ stance fre@@ ight traffic .
usu@@ ally g@@ all b@@ lad@@ der remo@@ val takes 15 to 20 minutes , but in my case it took three hours because of compli@@ cations .
in my opinion , we should not start our discussions with sanctions on the member states , because that would be putting the car@@ t before the hor@@ se .
although the internal market pres@@ ently works relatively well , it is also true that , on occa@@ sion , erro@@ rs or problems of interpre@@ tation ari@@ se with respect to the rights of members of the public and fir@@ ms who attempt to make the most of the advantages that the internal market provides .
if we get the new fisheries policy off the ground , for example , then we will have a great deal of cat@@ ching up to do as regards species that need protecting .
let us sup@@ pose that a competition for european union staff discrimin@@ ates against hungarian la@@ wy@@ ers , for example , for some technical reason or any reason at all .
the changes to the categor@@ isation during the next period will highlight this fact .
we are today at the pre@@ li@@ min@@ ary stage of this mechanism : we must therefore remain al@@ er@@ t and pr@@ u@@ dent .
the economic partnership agreements being negotiated at the moment could be a good instrument for this , provided - and i stress this point - they have sustainable development at their core and provided they are more than just european trade agreements .
i would carry this idea further , when talking about the creation of the european syste@@ mic risk board that we are all working on now .
first of all , q@@ im@@ on@@ da is capable of ensuring a crucial technological advance for the european union in terms of se@@ mi@@ condu@@ ct@@ or technology and n@@ an@@ o@@ technology .
once again , we are wit@@ ne@@ ssing the sort of practical wi@@ s@@ dom that results from experience .
pursu@@ ant to article 3@@ 25 ( 5 ) , the commission , in cooperation with member states , each year sub@@ mits to the european parliament and to the council a report on the measures taken for the implementation of that article .
it will also promote a new sustainable city , desi@@ rable for all , a model that mee@@ ts the environmental , energe@@ tic and soci@@ o-@@ demographic challenges , but one which places the living environment and the well-@@ being of its in@@ habit@@ ants at the heart of our concerns .
president-in-office of the council . - well , as you said , it is important to evalu@@ ate this properly and see what is being done ; what the results have been .
that is why it is a disap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment .
they are applying for asylum and lithu@@ ania is demanding their ex@@ tradi@@ tion .
the figures relating to their economic growth are really very negative .
a ty@@ pi@@ cal example is the insi@@ st@@ ence on full cooperation with the international criminal tribu@@ nal for the former yugosla@@ via , the p@@ s@@ eu@@ do@@ -@@ court that was set up by the american and european imperi@@ alist bu@@ ll@@ ies to try the victims of their war@@ s and crimes in the area , and that was used to destro@@ y the former president , sl@@ ob@@ od@@ an mi@@ lo@@ š@@ evi@@ ć .
i call on cyprus , e@@ sto@@ nia , fin@@ land , greece , poland , romania , slovakia and slove@@ nia to rati@@ fy the convention on clu@@ ster muni@@ tions without delay and help bring an end to the use of clu@@ ster bom@@ b@@ s .
furthermore , there should be no way to avoid the requirement to noti@@ fy government authorities in the event of an accident .
on 26 october , the european union took part in a debate at the security council to mark the 10@@ th anni@@ vers@@ ary of resolution 13@@ 25 .
( pl ) mr president , as a member of last year 's parliamentary delegation to turkey , i had the opportunity to see for myself the progress turkey is making in the process of integration with the european union .
( el ) mr president , with all due respect to you , i he@@ reby request that you provide us tomorrow with a list of all those who asked to speak for one minu@@ te based on two criteria : firstly , that they did not speak during the previous plenary and , secondly , the time at which they fi@@ led their request .
our committee was able to wit@@ ness in ant@@ wer@@ p how only one half of one per@@ cent of con@@ ta@@ in@@ ers are che@@ cked each day .
do we want to go back to nice ?
trac@@ tors placed on the market under the flexibility scheme (
we are peri@@ ph@@ er@@ al nations .
this ab@@ s@@ ence of information is a cause for concern .
how much of that procurement is actually spent on investig@@ ating , re@@ sear@@ ching and encouraging the development of new solutions to the big challenges that public authorities and indeed society face every day : a better health service , a better transport solution , dealing with climate change , more energy efficient buil@@ dings ?
this will raise a question mark over food supply security in europe .
i agree with the previous speaker who said that the commission needs to be ap@@ pointed .
the citizens , above all , must receive as@@ sur@@ an@@ ces that the european union will help them , so they feel protected , both directly and in@@ directly .
we will also continue to promote the health and safety at work of workers and the re@@ conci@@ liation of work and family life .
we endorse this report because it clearly se@@ ts out the challenges facing the eu 's maritime policy , namely a significant increase in maritime traffic , both in@@ side and outside the union , without sac@@ ri@@ fic@@ ing the environment or social issues .
i voted against it because it clearly profe@@ sses fa@@ it@@ h in neo@@ liberal economic policy .
i hope that it will be done during this european parliament term , before the 2009 elections .
the eu has been dis@@ ma@@ y@@ ingly ambi@@ gu@@ ous regarding ba@@ h@@ ra@@ in , in particular .
the common budget , which is usu@@ ally important , is now@@ ad@@ a@@ ys a crucial source of funding for stop@@ ping the accu@@ mul@@ ation of adver@@ se effects .
if we want to achieve a strong prev@@ enti@@ ve effect , the member states must make it a criminal off@@ ence for anyone to know@@ ingly use the services of victims of trafficking .
de@@ posi@@ t-@@ guarantee sche@@ mes have therefore been of crucial importance in protecting invest@@ ors from the worst of the financial crisis currently as@@ sa@@ il@@ ing the world economy .
women in rural areas , especially young or mid@@ d@@ le@@ -@@ aged ones , could develop independent economic activities if they had access to bank loans and i believe we should discuss the opportunity of establishing a bank that would gr@@ ant micro@@ -@@ loans in rural areas .
can we have some people actually at air@@ ports looking at what the airlines do ?
( it ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , four out of every hun@@ d@@ red citizens in europe go ab@@ road for treatment ; in my view , however , health tourism is sym@@ p@@ tom@@ atic of local short@@ com@@ ings and a lack of services .
above all , it te@@ lls us that we need to organi@@ se a rapid ex@@ it from nuclear power and to focus our attention on renewable , alternative power sources .
the recommendation calls on the member states in particular to ' recognise the individual 's basic right to resources and social assistance sufficient to lead a life that is com@@ p@@ ati@@ ble with human dignity as part of a comprehensive , consistent dri@@ ve to combat social exclusion ' .
as far as national initiatives are concerned , it is true that certain member states have already taken some or plan to do so .
i will give you 30 secon@@ ds , but i war@@ n you that it will be 30 secon@@ ds only , as a ge@@ st@@ ure of go@@ od@@ will , because these really are the last few mom@@ ents of the parliamentary term .
mr president , i rise to make a statement about the pli@@ ght of hundreds of thousands of air@@ line passengers in europe in the 10 days before chri@@ st@@ m@@ as and the cha@@ os in the arrangements for trans@@ porting them and their b@@ ag@@ g@@ age to their intended de@@ st@@ in@@ ations .
the greens insi@@ sted on the promotion of ' cultural cooperation ' instead .
it is important for the european union to offer its full support to the pan@@ el of ' em@@ in@@ ent african person@@ alities ' ap@@ pointed by the african union and hea@@ ded by ko@@ fi an@@ na@@ n .
how is the european union involved ?
one e@@ vening when i was wat@@ ching tele@@ vision , a quar@@ ter of all the adverti@@ se@@ ments were for over@@ -@@ the@@ -@@ coun@@ ter p@@ har@@ maceu@@ tical products .
however , in order to ensure that air@@ cra@@ ft operators with var@@ ying initial positions and growth tren@@ ds , are treated equally , we ought to re@@ serve part of the quotas for air@@ cra@@ ft operators with rapi@@ dly growing capacity .
i have similar comments and i share the qu@@ and@@ ary of most of you who have spoken , today .
i agree with the rapporteur that small enterprises are an essential source of growth , employment , entrepreneu@@ ri@@ al skills , innovation and cohesion in the eu .
on the issue of developing countries , we are committed to addre@@ ssing this issue effectively , as i said in my opening re@@ marks .
and i think it will be wise , since we have the european council on 4 february , to address these issues there .
i am convinced that informed , atten@@ tive consumers can influence very much the production of prepared food in the european union .
i hope this message will be passed on to mrs dat@@ i , who unfortunately is ab@@ sent from this priority debate , which we are very disap@@ pointed about .
we did not build europe for competition alone ; we are together for values , we have a project for society , we have a model of society - economic , social , sustainable , human - and that model de@@ serves to be taken up , carried forward and defen@@ ded .
one of the greatest difficulties we have is time - how much time to spend - and i want to make sure that we are using the best possible time in discussions with you .
we must not forget that the most important partnership of all is the partnership between the european union and its citizens .
the existence of general legislation on mo@@ tor vehicles co@@ vering general aspects would probably suf@@ fi@@ ce , without the need to re@@ produce directives relating to each of these areas , as happens now , examples of which are : the sup@@ pression of radi@@ o inter@@ ference produced by agricultural or fore@@ str@@ y trac@@ tors ( electro@@ mag@@ ne@@ tic com@@ p@@ ati@@ bility ) ; dri@@ ver@@ -@@ per@@ ce@@ i@@ ved no@@ i@@ se level of whe@@ ele@@ d agricultural or fore@@ str@@ y trac@@ tors ; re@@ ar regi@@ str@@ ation pl@@ ate lam@@ ps for mo@@ tor vehicles and their tra@@ il@@ ers .
we are very pleased - we have emphasi@@ sed this and hope that it comes across in this report - that the court of justice has ann@@ ul@@ led the article of the asylum procedure directive concerning the creation of the concept of ' safe third countries ' and a common list of safe third countries .
obviously , both of these elements were agreed in the framework of the 2 ° c target , which was included as the starting point in the outcome of the climate conference .
however , all that is due not to rule 5@@ 1 itself , but rather to the very short dead@@ lines that we gave ourselves in order to have a document that we could sub@@ mit to the council summit taking place on 10 december .
i am particularly happy to see long-@@ awa@@ i@@ ted progress towards a free trade area .
i agree with the members who have said that we are po@@ or@@ ly prepared for natural disasters .
they lack social protection , their risk of poverty is high , and in the event of a di@@ v@@ or@@ ce they become complete out@@ laws from the point of view of social protection .
the hungarian presidency will with@@ stand every effort to the contrary .
i am asking the commission to look into the possibility of manag@@ ing the european funds committed to iraq for as long as ira@@ q@@ i christi@@ ans remain targets of violence , ki@@ d@@ nap@@ ping , mur@@ der and bom@@ b attacks .
in the me@@ an@@ time , ship dis@@ man@@ t@@ ling could reach maximum levels in the next ten years , precisely because of the new rules ban@@ ning sing@@ le@@ -@@ h@@ ul@@ l ve@@ ssels .
in 2005 , the republic of croatia asked to participate in the activities of the em@@ c@@ d@@ da .
this instrument must respond with financial aid to situations of extre@@ me dro@@ u@@ ght , fir@@ e and flo@@ od@@ ing , not for@@ getting under any circumstances the victims who need immediate help and assistance .
after all , i am not demanding a large amount of le@@ f@@ t-@@ wing criticism or self-@@ criticism , but what we are demanding , time and again , as mar@@ tin schulz recently made very clear , is the strengthening of the social dimension and scru@@ t@@ iny of all commission projects in terms of their social im@@ pac@@ ts .
does my frien@@ d , ni@@ ck g@@ ri@@ ff@@ in , a true british pat@@ ri@@ o@@ t , take off@@ ence at the fact that , for us , jo@@ an of ar@@ c is a national he@@ ro@@ ine ?
many argu@@ ments put forward by fellow members - be it mr k@@ as@@ ou@@ li@@ des , mr bro@@ k , mr zale@@ ski or others - are tho@@ rou@@ gh@@ ly wor@@ thy argu@@ ments .
mr president , your recent joint statement after the eu-@@ us summit was the first statement in a long time where the commission ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ ted gra@@ vit@@ as , op@@ ti@@ mis@@ m , power and solidarity , and also coheren@@ ce .
what is to be particularly welcomed in this connection is the fact that the member states are to be given more flexibility in trans@@ pos@@ ing the proposal .
i think that we must develop relevant indic@@ ators to enable us to introduce minimum income sche@@ mes in member states , thereby ensuring an adequate standard of living fo@@ ster@@ ing social integration and promoting social and economic cohesion throughout the entire european union .
violence has been used in the past to set@@ tle differences and has once again tri@@ um@@ ph@@ ed over dialogue .
ireland said ' yes ' to the treaty 16 months after its re@@ s@@ oun@@ ding ' no ' which gener@@ ated equal concern among all the governments in europe .
i agree with what mr lam@@ ber@@ ts said : right now , the members of the council are not giving us a great european perspective on financial supervision .
there is no ro@@ om for these in the regulation .
and yet we per@@ si@@ st in putting sti@@ c@@ king pla@@ ster on dee@@ p w@@ oun@@ ds .
member of the commission . - madam president , at my stage in life , i do not get very surpri@@ sed too often , so i am not the least bit surpri@@ sed at what goes on here in the european parliament and the views of some people .
it is necessary to che@@ ck whether union funds are being well used , whether these institutions are meeting the objectives out@@ lined for them , and whether any resources are being wa@@ sted .
finally , i recomm@@ end that everyone be@@ comes more fa@@ mili@@ ar with national legisl@@ ations .
finally , is the council satis@@ fied that existing safeguar@@ ds in the financial services are@@ na provide adequate protection to consumers , particularly those who have purcha@@ sed financial products outside their ' home ' member state ?
many have critici@@ sed you for making this package too ambitious , and others for its complete lack of ambi@@ tion .
what measures will be taken to safeguard these sectors , doing more than mi@@ ti@@ g@@ ating the effects of getting ri@@ d of jobs ?
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i am convinced that cooperation on energy policy matters cannot be tur@@ ned into a foreign policy weapo@@ n .
i am glad that we will have the possibility to come back to this debate , because there are no simple ans@@ wers .
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for this reason , i completely support the parliament 's demands that victi@@ m assistance should be un@@ condi@@ tional and that more for@@ ce@@ ful methods and more severe penalties should be adopted , as mr barro@@ t has just told us .
the specific problem that eri@@ ka man@@ n asked me about on ban@@ an@@ as is included in the interim e@@ pa - a guarantee of du@@ ty@@ -@@ free , qu@@ o@@ ta@@ -@@ free access in that case .
i am much more afraid at home , in prag@@ ue , where i see tou@@ ri@@ sts ba@@ rely manag@@ ing to dod@@ ge the cars , and i pre@@ fer not to cy@@ cle at home any@@ more .
many people in the european union enjo@@ y online gam@@ bling .
it also does - and i agree with the commissioner - con@@ tain group supervision .
it is the case that , in waiting for the implementation of a genuine common diplom@@ acy and a genuine european defence policy , european so@@ ft power and its cultural diplom@@ acy are some of the few means of influence at our dispos@@ al .
therefore , account needs to be taken and due consideration given to this right now .
i would like to express my compli@@ ments , in particular , to the shadow rapporteurs and members of parliament , as without their support i would not have been able to achieve this result .
parliament 's annual report on human rights - this year in relation to 2009 - is a point of reference for all those interested in the issue .
i , like a number of others , am refer@@ ring to the 6@@ 0-@@ ton@@ ners or gi@@ g@@ al@@ in@@ ers or wh@@ ate@@ ver we call them .
auth@@ or . - madam president , i shall be fair@@ ly br@@ ief .
secondly , i would like to draw your attention to the national parliaments .
it is certainly not pr@@ u@@ der@@ y on my part , moreover , if i say to you today that i have re@@ serv@@ ations about this aspect , as an im@@ age of a na@@ ked body is a very private matter , and i want people to have the opportunity to decide whether or not people are to see them na@@ ked .
i su@@ spe@@ cted it to be the last , and the h@@ ad@@ le@@ y centre , the uk 's leading authority on this subject , confir@@ med that it is the last gra@@ p@@ h .
the im@@ per@@ atives of climate change , the re@@ alities of migration , and the risk of worldwide poverty : all these are clear challenges .
member of the commission . - mr president , this debate confir@@ ms the broad common understanding between parliament and the commission on the way forward and on the need to improve our policies and programmes , bringing added value to eu citizens .
we think this cre@@ ates a whole ho@@ st of problems .
my specific request to the commission today , and to the council , is to accept that we need a dynami@@ c process for making progress with regard to services of general interest , particularly social services of general interest .
secondly , i believe that the people of bos@@ nia and her@@ ze@@ go@@ v@@ ina , al@@ b@@ ania and kosovo also de@@ serve vi@@ sa@@ -@@ free travel as soon as possible .
this report , like those concerning the rules applied to trac@@ tors , is aimed at under@@ taking the c@@ odi@@ fication of directive 80 / 7@@ 20 / e@@ ec of 24 june 19@@ 80 , which concerns the harmonisation of member state legislation on the operating space , access to the dri@@ ving position and the do@@ ors and win@@ dow@@ s of whe@@ ele@@ d agricultural or fore@@ str@@ y trac@@ tors .
to this end , the main aim of bro@@ ade@@ ning the scope of the european globalisation adjustment fund and stre@@ am@@ li@@ ning the european social fund is to respond to the many situations of social and economic emergency that require support .
this is merely a first step .
perhaps this is also the time to ask : what are the to@@ xi@@ c asse@@ ts and what are the obstacles to our peac@@ em@@ ak@@ ing , our ra@@ is@@ on d '@@ ê@@ tr@@ e ?
i would like to ask the council and commission representatives here whether they are prepared to take measures against those who viol@@ ate human rights , in the manner indi@@ cated in parliament 's resolution of 16 december 2010 , which called for an as@@ set free@@ ze and visa b@@ ans on those 60 officials im@@ pli@@ cated in the case of mr mag@@ ni@@ t@@ sk@@ y , who unfortunately d@@ ied in prison in russia .
fortun@@ ately , the le@@ fran@@ ç@@ o@@ is report is here to restor@@ e the self-@@ evi@@ dent values of a democratic society to this cra@@ zy framework decision .
the first is that an over@@ whe@@ l@@ ming majority of this parliament wants to bring about a qui@@ ck ce@@ a@@ se@@ fir@@ e .
firstly , measures to introduce higher standards of animal protection at the time of kil@@ ling should obtain financial support from the european union .
i know that the problem of multi@@ ple discrimination is fundamental to you .
an i@@ sol@@ ated debate could lead to the dec@@ line of the business lo@@ cation and an increase in the number of people out of work .
rights are regul@@ ated by public bodies ; specifically in the european are@@ na we have institutions , namely the commission , the council and parliament : the commission with its power of initiative , the council and parliament through the co@@ decision procedure .
it is exactly from the perspective of differen@@ ti@@ ation that we must view quality policy , which is capable of of@@ fering a product and of plac@@ ing on the market a product that dif@@ fers from that of the competition , a product that can also be so@@ ld without precise and specific reference to a price that is lower by compar@@ is@@ on to the competition .
together with other institu@@ tes like the maritime institu@@ te we will be able to promote the necessary research throughout europe so that the blu@@ e revo@@ lution we speak so much about can come to fru@@ i@@ tion and support our plan .
now , all that remains before us is the last home stre@@ tch , the final 10 % of the problems referred to by several honourable members during these debates .
this is good progress .
we need to assi@@ st these people .
to conclude , the rapporteur would like to thank her colleagues for their support and cooperation , in particular mrs we@@ st@@ l@@ und and mrs dr@@ č@@ ar mur@@ ko and all the shadow rapporteurs , as well as the slove@@ nian presidency , for their hard work .
in writing . - ( lt ) i voted in favour of this report .
my view is that we would have achieved a fir@@ st-@@ reading agreement even if we had not gone through this particular process .
in light of this , i ask you : has the commission stu@@ d@@ ied the re@@ per@@ cu@@ ssions of these au@@ ster@@ ity policies , which you pu@@ sh for and pressure countries into following in order to get out of the crisis ?
i would like to address you quite personally , commissioner dal@@ li , for you will re@@ call that we in@@ vi@@ ted you along to meet with the committee on petitions and discuss the matter .
on the contrary , op@@ ti@@ mis@@ m is based on acknowled@@ ging reality .
new ambitious commitments have been under@@ taken to dra@@ sti@@ cally reduce carbon dio@@ xi@@ de emissions and to use renewable energy sources by 2020 .
it has an economic dimension but it is also a vehi@@ cle for conve@@ ying mea@@ ning and sub@@ stance .
in writing . - ( fr ) for once we were tem@@ p@@ ted to vote in favour of a report on vat by this parliament .
from a political point of view , though , this change is of the ut@@ most signific@@ ance .
it was from this point of view that , in order to form@@ alise our intentions , we tabled an amendment specifically to ensure that sustainable development criteria are taken out of the life programme but included in all the other areas .
i believe that the european parliament and its president and of course the portuguese presidency should take a stand on this issue , bearing in mind that refu@@ sing to allow a visit by one of the members of this house , in this case myself , is a violation of human rights and also demonstrate@@ s a lack of respect for this house .
however , as the resolution points out , it is worrying that there is new legislation seeking to re@@ tain it for ad@@ ul@@ ter@@ y .
on 22 october , the committee on constitutional affairs adopted a report ex@@ pressing wi@@ ll@@ ing@@ ness to compromise with the council to pa@@ ve the way for the rapid adoption of the proposed regulation .
mr la@@ x has done a great job .
european political parties , which play an important role in s@@ hap@@ ing democracy in the eu , should be given a common and uniform legal statu@@ te .
i think we have to say that such a long lead time makes it un@@ likely that this can have had an impact on the price level that we see today .
moreover , the ambi@@ tion of the c@@ f@@ sp , in this case in georgia , will be jud@@ ged against our coura@@ ge finally to send peac@@ e@@ keeping forces to stabili@@ se a region that we have included in our neighbourhood policy .
in countries that place economic interests first , of course it is conve@@ ni@@ ent to secure essential labour by adap@@ ting the laws , and hence the regular@@ isation measures occa@@ si@@ on@@ ally adopted en mas@@ se by national governments , without worrying too much about the concern that this causes , while the other member states attempt to control migr@@ atory f@@ low@@ s .
( ro ) mr president , the international community is looking almost hel@@ ple@@ ss@@ ly on as the human rights situation de@@ teri@@ or@@ ates in iran .
questions which have not been ans@@ wered for lack of time will be ans@@ wered in writing ( see an@@ ne@@ x ) .
can you guarantee that the free trade agreement will not be put into force until parliament has approved this procedure and only after parliament has exerci@@ sed its rights and adopted the safeguard cla@@ uses ?
that is not the priority for employees ; what they seek and demand is respect for their fundamental rights .
the problem show@@ ed itself in fact when the new countries ga@@ ined accession .
the european parliament has a duty to protect the personal rights and priv@@ acy of european citizens if these are infr@@ ing@@ ed .
but i can tell you that , from what i know of the discussion in the council , the various fe@@ ars about going for complete un@@ b@@ un@@ dl@@ ing were simply mo@@ ti@@ v@@ ated by strategic concerns in some countries .
we will not per@@ mit this under any circumstances .
in a let@@ ter d@@ ated 29 april 2009 , the two co@@ -@@ chair@@ men of the conci@@ liation committee informed parliament and the council of ministers that it was not possible to come to an agreement on a joint text within the dead@@ line speci@@ fied in article 2@@ 5@@ 1 ( 5 ) of the ec treaty .
what is the state of play as regards the impact assessment which is to be concluded in 2008 ?
when a country chair@@ s the council of the european union , we believe that it should not implement its own priorities , its own goals simply as a country during that presidency , but must go further and must be capable of represent@@ ing europe 's goals .
we de@@ le@@ ted the name ' macedonia ' in order to avoid tra@@ m@@ pl@@ ing on some people 's sensi@@ bilities , including those , i believe , of the president .
i would firstly mention the contro@@ ver@@ sy about works of ar@@ t , a contro@@ ver@@ sy which was fav@@ ourable to arti@@ sts , but not to the presidency .
however , we know we are responsible to our citizens .
if you ask me about the general mo@@ od regarding any type of ad@@ mission into the schengen area , then we all know that it would be difficult to say that the european union is currently in a particularly wel@@ coming mo@@ od .
while a vast number of people , regar@@ dless of their religion or bel@@ ief , ad@@ here to universal values , there have always been individuals who try to prove that their culture , their religion , their language or their history is su@@ peri@@ or to that of their neighbours .
i would even d@@ are say that when most of these problems are resolved , it will mean that a large number of the problems we are faced with now as a european society will be resolved .
i see very significant pos@@ sibilities for the new technologies , in the sense that they enable the decentr@@ alised production of hy@@ drog@@ en to take place ; also , if so@@ lar technology is involved , it is actually possible to di@@ sper@@ se production of , and reduce depend@@ ency on , the currently known energy sources .
in the uk , a state body has been pursu@@ ing a civil action against our own party , with the express purpose of clo@@ sing us down .
i voted for the mobilisation of the european globalisation adjustment fund ( egf ) in favour of germany because i consider that instrument to be a valu@@ able re@@ source for the support of workers in difficulties on account of the economic crisis .
therefore we cannot vote in favour of the regulation at this time .
once again we all agree : something must be done .
( es ) madam president , i should like firstly to congratulate mr sie@@ kie@@ r@@ ski on what i consider to be an excellent report , which has gar@@ ne@@ red a lot of support within the committee on agriculture and rural development .
allow me now to say a few words about the proposal by the usa related to the pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ tion of the international trade in po@@ lar be@@ ars .
firstly , a central element of the 2011 budget is the focus on young people .
but , over the last two years , it has taken a number of significant steps to open up to the outside world .
therefore , i would recomm@@ end that , if you want to be a credi@@ ble eu op@@ pon@@ ent , at least read the pa@@ pers on which you are going to make comments .
there is the risk that the eu funds managed by ngos will not produce concrete results .
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we have tabled two or three amendments .
nature 's goods is our most preci@@ ous com@@ mod@@ ity , and something that is very difficult to re@@ gain once it is lost .
these issues must be taken care of by the respective member state .
ho@@ sp@@ ital patients and farmers are at particular risk of ex@@ po@@ sure to resi@@ stan@@ t b@@ ac@@ teri@@ a .
can international humanitarian law be said to exist , when the isra@@ e@@ li ar@@ my for@@ ci@@ bly mo@@ ves palesti@@ ni@@ ans to a house which it sh@@ e@@ lls inten@@ sely the next day ?
our grounds for this are that we strongly di@@ stance ourselves from all forms of regi@@ str@@ ation and proce@@ ssing of data on r@@ aci@@ al and ethnic origin .
based on my personal experience with the totalit@@ ari@@ an regime in slovakia , i do not believe that a totalit@@ ari@@ an lea@@ der is capable of trans@@ form@@ ing h@@ im@@ self into a demo@@ cra@@ t in heart and mind .
do@@ z@@ ens of young people who were using internet for@@ um@@ s to express their opinions were investig@@ ated and thre@@ at@@ ened with criminal recor@@ ds in 2008 .
the field of pr@@ in@@ ting and re@@ production of recor@@ ded media , which forms part of the gra@@ phi@@ cs sector , has been particularly e@@ ro@@ ded in the ne@@ ther@@ lands , as shown by the various appli@@ cations to mobili@@ se the european globalisation adjustment fund ( egf ) .
we are right to go for an ambitious trade agreement .
it is no co@@ inci@@ dence that the european parliament has already spoken out on more than one occa@@ sion - most recently in the resolution on to@@ y safety of september 2007 - in favour of tou@@ gh@@ er market surve@@ il@@ l@@ ance .
the report does not demo@@ ni@@ se moder@@ ate consumption of w@@ ine ( exce@@ pt in the specific case of pre@@ gn@@ ant women ) , which is part of our culture and tradi@@ tions , but addre@@ sses alco@@ hol abuse .
during the fal@@ k@@ lands crisis , mrs th@@ at@@ che@@ r success@@ fully repr@@ ie@@ ved the ar@@ k 's si@@ ster ship , h@@ ms inv@@ inci@@ ble .
the auton@@ om@@ ous region in the north of iraq - kur@@ di@@ stan - should have its own development .
we must call for a serious debate on the various forms of ex@@ pul@@ sions and the sup@@ posed reasons for them .
mr president , the pres@@ ent@@ ation of this report on the activities carried out by the european investment bank is part of an annual democratic exercise which comes under the responsibility the bank has to the european parliament .
this case was about respon@@ ding to a request for assistance from germany for redun@@ dan@@ cies in the tele@@ communications sector , especially among no@@ ki@@ a g@@ mb@@ h workers , which fulfi@@ lled the eli@@ gi@@ bility criteria set out in the european globalisation adjustment fund regulation .
i therefore call on the new high representative of the union for foreign affairs and security policy , baroness ashton , on behalf of the eu , to apply a great deal of pressure to both parties to the conflict and ask them to review the crimes .
i too should like to congratulate the rapporteur on his very good and substantial report and to ask the european commission not to waste any time or effort in prepar@@ ing the action plan .
in other words , by applying the re@@ verse charge vat system , there will not be a negative balance , as no one will apply for a vat re@@ fund and i feel that it will be very easy to ad@@ minister this scheme , as state tax inspe@@ ct@@ or@@ ates will very ea@@ si@@ ly be able to re@@ ve@@ al the difference in the prices of goods .
again it is very difficult to decide between multi@@ later@@ alism and bi@@ later@@ alism .
questions which have not been ans@@ wered for lack of time will receive written ans@@ wers ( see an@@ ne@@ x ) .
that is why the so@@ le and decisive criteria for turkey 's accession to the european union must be its compliance with the principles of the rule of law , legislative con@@ firm@@ ation of civil and minority rights , and respect for all the member states of the european union .
( da ) commissioner re@@ hn , in my head@@ ph@@ ones , you were trans@@ l@@ ated as saying that the jour@@ ne@@ y is just as important as the de@@ st@@ ination .
we can do nothing more and nothing less than that .
there is also the european union agency for fundamental rights , which pla@@ ys a key role in assi@@ sting the commission to en@@ force its task ; and there is a council of europe charter for regional and minority languages and the framework convention for the protection of national minorities .
however , to date we lack a precise set of criteria to which we can refer .
it will provide , for the first time , a clear statement of eu policy regarding humanitarian aid .
under any rules of good practice , if a to@@ y is not demon@@ stra@@ bly safe or is actually dangerous , such labelling is not only ab@@ u@@ sive but dow@@ n@@ right fra@@ u@@ du@@ l@@ ent .
if ei@@ b loans went towards new energy and environmental technology , that would meet the world 's real needs at the present time more success@@ fully .
( es ) mr president , i shall begin by congratul@@ ating mrs j@@ á@@ ró@@ ka on defen@@ ding the roma population within european union institutions .
i voted in favour of the parliament resolution as i agree that it is vital that the eu is able to use all of its external instruments within a coherent structure , and that the provision of budgetary resources in 2010 in order to establish this structure , in its initial pha@@ se , is the political purpose of this report .
first of all , we need vi@@ gi@@ l@@ ance for the immediate resolution of the crisis in greece and el@@ se@@ where in europe .
international crim@@ in@@ ality is growing ever stronger .
( sl ) thank you , mr me@@ d@@ ina or@@ te@@ ga , for your supple@@ mentary question .
this agreement is therefore an important step towards opening up the market to airlines from the eu and canada without any discrimination .
contro@@ lled fishing is always better than un@@ contro@@ lled fishing .
in any event , ladies and gentlemen , i am convinced that there is a soli@@ d basis for a final agreement , and that together we will find a sound solution for all the people of europe .
i believe that we must ensure that we provide consumers with correct information about the origin of products in order to support european agriculture .
from our point of view , an urban agenda should prior@@ i@@ ti@@ se better distribution of the population in the territory of certain countries , particularly in portugal , rel@@ ie@@ ving the cities by valu@@ ing rural areas and properly re@@ mu@@ ner@@ ated farm@@ ing ; s@@ pre@@ ad@@ ing productive activity across the country ; valu@@ ing quality public services in rural and urban areas ; combating unemployment ; defen@@ ding jobs with rights ; valu@@ ing sal@@ aries and pensions ; and combating poverty .
( fr ) madam president , like many of my fellow members , i fully support the report by mr co@@ el@@ h@@ o , who i sin@@ ce@@ rely thank for the excellent work he has ac@@ compli@@ shed .
this means we need flexibility .
my colleague , ge@@ of@@ fre@@ y van or@@ den , has written to mr barroso and mr van rom@@ pu@@ y about this matter .
the united states , china , india and ... the united kingdom ?
madam president , i congratulate my colleague ms ana g@@ om@@ es for her work and her comprehensive and realistic assess@@ ments .
however , i have some comments on the amendments that have been tabled to this specific and limited proposal .
i voted against gran@@ ting discharge in respect of the 2009 general budget of the council because the council has refu@@ sed to respond to questions from parliament on this topic and has failed to provide the essential documents that parliament has reque@@ sted .
the choice in itself is important since the tuni@@ sian p@@ m wanted to give a clear message of the path he wishes his country to take .
i call on everyone in this chamber to recognise that .
in spite of that , the dis@@ mal human rights situation still per@@ si@@ sts .
euro@@ bonds need to be issued and the euro area must be protected in a sustainable way through european , not inter@@ govern@@ mental , systems .
i should like to register my strong prote@@ st against this state of affairs , and also mention a situation that is ga@@ ining no@@ tor@@ ie@@ ty in the united states .
what is going on here is the dict@@ ator@@ ship of the new pro@@ le@@ tari@@ at taking s@@ hap@@ e in the new union .
i welcome your announ@@ cement of the package of documents to be launched during the mandate of this commission but , as you have only two years left , i won@@ der , is this more in hope than expect@@ ation that the entire list of the concrete actions will actually be implemented by you ?
for people over 50 , which also concerns me , such a policy cre@@ ates a wi@@ der range of opportunities to re@@ act to changes in the labour market and adap@@ t to the situation without major re@@ per@@ cu@@ ssions .
this is why i cannot agree with mrs ashton that the world will hear one , clear voice from the eu .
that is the thinking .
also , the black sea syner@@ gy carr@@ ies strategic importance .
i also agree with the commission 's proposal of an alternative to un@@ used european social fund resources as a source of payment appropriations for mobili@@ sing the european globalisation adjustment fund ( egf ) , following parliament 's frequ@@ ent re@@ min@@ ders that the egf was created separ@@ ately as a specific instrument , with its own objectives and dead@@ lines , and that it is therefore necessary to identi@@ fy appropriate budget head@@ ings for trans@@ fers .
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others are fre@@ tting about not being able to benefit more from the prote@@ ctive sh@@ ie@@ ld provided by the euro .
we are all aware of the added value of the policy which , above all , represents an opportunity to comb@@ ine military and civilian capa@@ bilities , although in practice , as highligh@@ ted by the report , much remains to be done .
this anti-@@ discrimination , fundamental rights , access to justice com@@ pon@@ ent is not included as a specific com@@ pon@@ ent in its own right .
we cannot allow financial specul@@ ation to continue ca@@ using un@@ contro@@ lled price ri@@ ses and global food market vol@@ ati@@ lity .
my group calls on you to ensure that parliament is fully involved in all of this and we expect you take seriously your promi@@ se to support small and medium-sized businesses and to improve environmental protection , the sustainable use of resources and food security .
no significant changes were made to these proto@@ col@@ s against the previous period , with the conce@@ ssions for i@@ cel@@ and re@@ ma@@ ining un@@ changed and those for nor@@ way only increasing s@@ ligh@@ tly .
i believe that it is vital for concern about climate change not to be a one@@ -@@ off commitment , but for us to take into account the importance of prev@@ enti@@ ve action in all the measures adopted by the eu , especially those linked to development aid .
the next item is the report by b@@ á@@ r@@ bar@@ a d@@ ü@@ h@@ r@@ ko@@ p d@@ ü@@ h@@ r@@ ko@@ p , on behalf of the committee on civil liber@@ ties , justice and home affairs , on the initiative of the feder@@ al republic of germany with a view to the adoption of a council decision on the implementation of decision 2007 / ... / j@@ ha on the ste@@ pping up of cross-border cooperation , particularly in combating terrorism and cross-border crime ( 1@@ 15@@ 6@@ 3 / 2007 - c6-0@@ 4@@ 0@@ 9 / 2007 - .
we should not now la@@ pse once again into a debate on this very serious topic , a debate that divi@@ des us more than it uni@@ tes us .
the publi@@ c@@ -@@ private partner@@ ships proposed by the commission are therefore an excellent solution . they represent a new op@@ tion for the p@@ har@@ maceu@@ tical research sector .
talking about political parties at european level without talking about funding would be poin@@ t@@ less .
that is why we transport politicians are urgently interested in a solution , because our stated target , namely that mar@@ co pol@@ o should help to disp@@ l@@ ace 60 % of the increase in road fre@@ ight traffic , is now a long way away .
the right to live in peace and with a sense of security is an eu priority .
this also hol@@ ds up payment of contributions from the fund , to the de@@ tr@@ im@@ ent of the workers , because some member states are re@@ lu@@ ct@@ ant to advance payments for training , job@@ -@@ search assistance and other measures .
my political group has been calling for months for the adoption of urgent measures to try to save thousands of farmers thre@@ at@@ ened with ru@@ in .
they can introduce solutions which will make the goals of cohesion at sub@@ national level achie@@ v@@ able .
climate policy cannot stand alone , but needs to be incorpor@@ ated into all of our legislation .
mr president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , the regulation on european private companies that we are about to adopt comple@@ tes the framework of the types of companies that are to be regul@@ ated at european level .
thank you , commissioner , for that comprehensive answer .
the next item is voting time .
one of the reci@@ t@@ als now states that this is possible , and i hope , of course , that the commission will bring forward a new proposal at a later date , as i believe this is necessary .
i would like to try and answer some specific questions .
earlier this year , the commission presented a draft re@@ ca@@ st financial regulation .
they require the next step to be taken towards integration .
mr president , mr de@@ ss , honourable members , this report has come at a pi@@ vot@@ al time , just as the commission is draf@@ ting detailed legislative proposals that it plans to present to parliament and the council in october .
this outcome fi@@ lls every european citizen with concern .
the european commission has stated that spain has made good progress in implementing its national reform programme , has reached a level of employment 6@@ 6 % higher than the european average three years ahead of sch@@ edu@@ le , increased investment in research and development ( r &@@ am@@ p@@ ; d ) and has recor@@ ded sur@@ p@@ lu@@ ses in all budget years .
fiscal sovereignty must remain the responsibility of the member states .
a european parliament delegation was even ban@@ ned from enter@@ ing .
unfortunately , the immuni@@ ty system has tur@@ ned into a party political issue .
the over@@ bl@@ own f@@ an@@ ta@@ s@@ ies of nato as the world 's police force have been dis@@ car@@ ded and that certainly represents a certain amount of progress .
parliament 's negotiations with the council have to be realistic and prag@@ matic , and also ambitious , if the future law , when it comes into force , is to really fulfil and promote the values of the proposal that was voted upon in plenary this week .
the european parliament resolution calls on the un and the international criminal court to investig@@ ate whether the su@@ dan@@ ese president 's latest decision constitu@@ tes a war crime under international law .
i am concerned , however , that conditions are pres@@ ently being created for accep@@ ting a medium-sized country with a significantly industrial infrastructure and that later on , when the lar@@ ger countries want to join , this will lead to re@@ b@@ ates that we will no longer be able to justi@@ fy .
the european union cannot be ab@@ sent from and left out of new con@@ cep@@ ts such as mac@@ ro supervision , syste@@ mic risks , global financial stability , and the need to participate in global economic governance .
the court also found some weak@@ ne@@ sses in the commission 's con@@ for@@ mi@@ ty cle@@ ar@@ ance in agriculture .
the african union condem@@ ned the events and decided to prepare a report on possible measures to be taken .
i am also delighted that we have managed to guarantee con@@ firm@@ ation of the galileo budget .
according to the statistics , by the year 20@@ 25 there could be ne@@ arly 4 million extr@@ a fli@@ gh@@ ts per year and , as a result , more than 60 european air@@ ports will be at full capacity .
last week the general affairs and external relations council adopted the up@@ d@@ ated guidelines on tor@@ ture .
on behalf of the ppe-de group . - ( de ) madam president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , my group would first of all like to thank the rapporteur , mr pie@@ cy@@ k .
secondly , i think the point made by mr sal@@ at@@ to is v@@ ali@@ d , that we do need to have qui@@ c@@ ker and more accessible rou@@ tes in and out of strasbourg for the benefit of members and others .
it is about pe@@ ak oil and what that will do to developing countries ' opportunities ; it is about meeting the mi@@ ll@@ en@@ nium development goals .
we cannot aband@@ on the european citizens who are in this situation ; we must help them .
people in my region do not want to see that occur@@ ring .
we must protect their human rights pen@@ ding exam@@ ination of the question of whether they are asylum se@@ ek@@ ers or not .
i am pleased that operators will also have to comply with sustainability criteria and laws on indi@@ gen@@ ous peoples .
social and economic concerns have a bearing on people 's lives and in terms of the food short@@ ages the world is facing .
although the situation in zimbabwe has prom@@ p@@ ted concern for a while now , the fall@@ out of these elections and evidence of bru@@ tal state@@ -@@ spon@@ so@@ red violence against sup@@ por@@ ters of t@@ s@@ v@@ an@@ gi@@ ra@@ i 's opposition m@@ d@@ c party have brought the crisis to another level .
fortun@@ ately the report was re@@ draf@@ ted on these points before the proposal came before the plenary .
all we would be doing is te@@ lling the car de@@ sig@@ ners to si@@ t down in front of their com@@ pu@@ ters and start building and de@@ sig@@ ning the cars of the future .
these issues are dealt with in the six negotiating ch@@ ap@@ ters which are being hand@@ led under the au@@ spi@@ ces of the un .
i voted in favour of the report on the proposal for a council regulation amending regulation ( ec ) no 1@@ 6@@ 9@@ 8 / 2005 on support for rural development by the european agricultural fund for rural development ( e@@ af@@ r@@ d ) .
current efforts are concentr@@ ated on regulatory te@@ sting , which accounts for only 10 % of animal use .
i would like to see a marke@@ t-@@ dri@@ ven solution supported by member states , a solution where the industry self-@@ regul@@ ates with a c@@ ode of practice , taking the lead in environmental agend@@ as .
we will continue these forms of cooperation during the hungarian presidency too , as i have already established with the prime minister , mr or@@ b@@ á@@ n .
the negotiations must act as an opportunity to boost the development of new technologies , to enable significant funds to be invest@@ ed in research and development .
in cases which concern human rights , we will always inter@@ ven@@ e , in particular with regard to a partner as important as ukraine .
on behalf of the ppe group . - mr president , high representative , commissioner , i would like to welcome first of all commissioner pie@@ bal@@ g@@ s ' detailed and positive statement on the situation and his conclusions that the financial instruments are working well .
we must not forget however about another necessi@@ ty : to save energy .
i have no doubt that you wish to appe@@ ar - to par@@ ap@@ h@@ ra@@ se do@@ mini@@ que de vi@@ l@@ lep@@ in - in this ' tem@@ ple ' of the european parliament - as a ' guar@@ di@@ an of an ide@@ al and a guar@@ di@@ an of a con@@ science ' .
we were able to wit@@ ness all that during the recent visit of a delegation from the con@@ feder@@ al group of the european united left - nor@@ di@@ c green left to hon@@ du@@ ra@@ s and ni@@ car@@ ag@@ u@@ a , where we met the legitimate president of the country , manu@@ el ze@@ la@@ ya .
it is about whether old fron@@ t@@ iers should be used as a barr@@ ier to people seeking healthcare or whether the open@@ ness of today 's europe should be used as a means for people throughout europe to get the best healthcare they can .
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i voted for this resolution because great attention must be paid to women 's security when de@@ plo@@ ying peac@@ e@@ keeping mis@@ sions and during ar@@ med conflicts .
on behalf of the ind / dem group . - madam president , these reports bring the usu@@ al wish list of in@@ com@@ p@@ ati@@ ble objectives : security of energy supply , an efficient energy market , reduction of co2 , harmoni@@ sed rules for all countries and chea@@ p energy for pen@@ si@@ oners .
the report by mr sz@@ á@@ je@@ r , on behalf of the committee on legal affairs , on the proposal for a regulation of the european parliament and of the council adap@@ ting a number of instruments subject to the procedure referred to in article 2@@ 5@@ 1 of the treaty to council decision 1999 / 4@@ 6@@ 8 / ec , as amen@@ ded by decision 2006 / 5@@ 12 / ec , with regard to the regulatory procedure with scru@@ t@@ iny - part one - c6-0@@ 4@@ 3@@ 2 / 2007 - ; and
it is time to bring an end to the stability pact and give the european central bank other fun@@ ctions , impose effective controls on the financial sector , and prior@@ i@@ ti@@ se a true pact for progress and social development .
established in 2000 by the united nations and the government of sie@@ r@@ ra le@@ one , this was the first international court to be fun@@ ded by voluntary contributions , the first to be established in a country where the al@@ leg@@ ed crimes took place , and the first to indi@@ ct a sitting african head of state for war crimes and crimes against humani@@ ty .
we need a financing instrument which is exclu@@ si@@ vely targeted at the objectives of poverty er@@ adi@@ cation as defined in the lisbon treaty and which only co@@ vers developing countries .
the next most important aspect is the time it takes for it to be trans@@ mitted , the streng@@ th with which it is trans@@ mitted in order also to enable co@@ existence here , and , finally , the priorities that are established by means of the so@@ ft@@ w@@ are .
i would like now to refer to the proposal by the committee on regional development to in@@ ser@@ t a specific reci@@ tal on co@@ mi@@ to@@ logy into the text .
in greece the risks of ol@@ d-@@ age poverty are significantly higher than the average : 26 % in 2005 for persons over 6@@ 5 years of age , compared with 19 % for persons aged 6@@ 4 .
although repe@@ al@@ ing these regulations might appe@@ ar to be a positive and welcome step from the stan@@ d@@ point of legislative simpli@@ fication , it would , on the other hand , mean de@@ pri@@ ving our texti@@ le industry of still v@@ ali@@ d forms of defence against unfair competition from countries like china .
it must , however , re@@ move all the barriers to regional and national measures , enable effective coordination of these measures , improve cross-border payment of char@@ ges and provide professional dri@@ vers with better information on what measures to expect outside the area where they live .
so could i ask if her services could support some of these community projects by giving some clear guidelines about state aid criteria to help those public / private partner@@ ships which would , i agree , be crucial to achieving universal broad@@ b@@ and .
it was indeed a very ex@@ ci@@ ting experience .
however , it is one thing to give brazi@@ l the treatment it de@@ serves as the great country that it is , and another for the european union not to continue with its commitment to the work that it has been doing to conclude the agreement between the european union and mer@@ co@@ su@@ r .
the question now is whether we strengthen it at this stage or send it back to the drawing board .
i would also ask the portuguese presidency whether unani@@ mi@@ ty could be used for areas of consensus concerning the rules on which the union is foun@@ ded .
let us raise the overall level of education , yes , but ch@@ iefly we must m@@ ould training to the needs of the labour market and production .
( lt ) thank you for your answer , commissioner .
because having these tests at the national level hel@@ ps to avoid commission intervention .
the chea@@ p , fa@@ st , ea@@ si@@ ly accessible and glob@@ ally available internet is often mi@@ su@@ sed by terrori@@ sts to dis@@ se@@ min@@ ate terrorist information and to re@@ cru@@ it new members and sym@@ pa@@ th@@ is@@ ers .
as a country which has rati@@ fied the convention on the rights of the child , it is run@@ ning into sh@@ ar@@ p conflict with the world .
this , however , pre@@ sup@@ poses that the various groups exercise their minority rights properly and do not abuse them .
you know how important symbo@@ ls are in politics as well .
ev@@ ac@@ u@@ ations to the main@@ land region followed , but after the de@@ st@@ ination regions refu@@ sed to ac@@ com@@ mo@@ date the cam@@ ps , re@@ pat@@ ri@@ ation got under way .
i would just like to refer br@@ iefly to the situation in pale@@ st@@ ine and israel .
i am voting against it .
the regional fisheries organisations are ex@@ tra@@ ord@@ in@@ arily important institutions for good management worldwide .
it is precisely agriculture , of course , which can help in the fight against global war@@ ming , especially through new methods of ti@@ ll@@ age aimed at con@@ ser@@ ving soil and reducing storage of co2 , through support for fore@@ str@@ y and ag@@ ro fore@@ str@@ y and through support for orga@@ nic farm@@ ing .
i find it regret@@ table that we are not per@@ mit@@ ting any impact assessment of the agreement now reached .
the commission is currently ex@@ ami@@ ning the need for additional initiatives , including improved legislative requirements , in order to further and strengthen the inspe@@ ctions and controls of waste shi@@ p@@ ments .
finally , i would draw attention to one small , unfortunately administrative short@@ coming .
the situation in the palestinian territ@@ ories is in no way simple .
this is the work we have done , increasing the budget and improving local activities and eu-@@ wide activities for the benefit of the associ@@ ations .
for instance , the greenhouse cro@@ ps campaign has been ir@@ re@@ tr@@ ie@@ v@@ ably destro@@ yed for 2010 , and 90 % of the infrastructure cannot be re@@ pa@@ i@@ red .
we must now answer these questions and continue on our current path , both from a domestic and an international perspective .
not only on a personal note , but also on behalf of the ro@@ mani@@ an social demo@@ cra@@ t meps , i call for l@@ á@@ sz@@ l@@ ó t@@ ő@@ k@@ é@@ s to be dis@@ mis@@ sed from his position as vice-president .
we must stop saying the first thing that comes into our min@@ ds on this question .
the galileo project ran@@ ks among the european union 's biggest and most complex projects .
within the council all the member states voted to keep a thre@@ sho@@ ld of 5 % .
the agency , which is based in lisbon , f@@ it@@ t@@ ingly , has important competen@@ ces in this area and de@@ serves to be supported in its demanding work .
with the prospe@@ ct of several million more jobs being lost in the eu , it is important to have incentives that people who are made redun@@ d@@ ant can access in an attempt to make a new life for themselves , thereby avo@@ i@@ ding social crises and reducing member states ' spending on social support measures .
that st@@ um@@ bling blo@@ ck has now been overcome .
we are strengthening the cooperation between member states , including the promotion of cre@@ ative industries .
i believe that during the forthcoming period the bank 's activities must be focused on the countries h@@ it hard by the crisis , which are fail@@ ing to ki@@ ck@@ -@@ start their economies , in order to support cohesion and prevent the continuing economic and social dec@@ line .
but , be that as it may , i think the ras@@ mus@@ sen and the le@@ in@@ en reports as they have come before us are a genuine attempt to look at all of these particular areas in a balanced way .
globalisation itself is the result of our march towards the future .
( es ) i would like to put a few very simple questions to mr al@@ mu@@ nia , without the difficulties of trans@@ l@@ ation .
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this is why i am taking the opportunity in this debate to make an appeal .
the third idea comes from mr ga@@ u@@ ber@@ t , to whom i am particularly grateful for emphasi@@ sing the humanitarian dimension of this major debate .
we have loo@@ ked into it .
i would like to fi@@ nish by saying to the commission that we most definitely believe that there is a need for a revision of the general product safety directive .
of course there were points that were un@@ satisfac@@ tory at the start .
this does indeed seem very important to me , and the council sha@@ res parliament 's concern to be able to take these sanctions decisions , and to up@@ date them , on the basis of the best possible information .
the european globalisation adjustment fund ( egf ) was established to provide additional support to workers who are suffering the consequences of major structural changes in world trade pat@@ ter@@ ns .
but , if , true to form , the eu n@@ one@@ theless deci@@ des to me@@ d@@ dle in this national issue , then one initiative it could consider is to introduce a payment to farmers in return for providing carbon se@@ que@@ str@@ ation in soil management and farm@@ ing practices .
the new member states , including hungary , have significantly reduced their greenhouse gas emissions since the end of the 198@@ 0@@ s .
the facts are dam@@ ning : eur 1 2@@ 8@@ 8 million of aid to production , making a total of eur 2.@@ 9 billion of subsidies for the coal industry between 2003 and 2008 , has done nothing to limit the loss of market share , nor has it en@@ su@@ red that the industry 's 100 000 workers receive useful support to help them re@@ tra@@ in .
there was an immediate re@@ action from the member states and the central banks in order to prevent the financial system from col@@ la@@ p@@ sing , and there was also a re@@ action in relation to the real economy .
in this case , ladies and gentlemen , the rules are perfe@@ ctly clear .
gas will continue to f@@ low out until the fa@@ ul@@ t has been re@@ pa@@ i@@ red , because if water got in@@ side , it would cri@@ p@@ ple the pipe@@ line completely .
i hope that the council will also do the same next week and that we can take advantage of the french presidency , which is pro@@ pe@@ lling this reform , to implement it in full .
madam president , i think there is something else further down the line and i think mr tan@@ no@@ ck should tell us about that as well before we vote .
strict rules and sufficient enforcement mechanisms are needed for the financial sector , the public budgets and the debt , and also for the corre@@ ction of mac@@ ro-@@ economic im@@ balan@@ ces .
finally , i would stress the rapporteur 's idea that the new multi@@ annual financial framework ( m@@ ff ) should ensure adequate levels of funding for gn@@ ss research and development , as well as for its implementation .
europe has a strategy for its counter@@ -@@ terrorism policy .
the group of the european people 's party ( christian democrats ) and european democrats has insi@@ sted on the use@@ ful@@ ness of this bro@@ a@@ der approach , but has not been he@@ eded .
today , i voted for the report under discussion concerning emissions standards for new light commercial vehicles .
in addition , the commission can certainly not be alone in communi@@ cating with the citizens on the issue of europe .
this report , draf@@ ted by mr mit@@ che@@ ll , concerns regulation ( ec ) no 19@@ 0@@ 5 / 2006 establishing a financing instrument for development cooperation : less@@ ons lear@@ ned and perspe@@ ctives for the future .
all of these facts sugge@@ st that the new crit@@ eri@@ on of perman@@ ently sustainable infl@@ ation will not be an in@@ sur@@ m@@ oun@@ table problem for slovakia in the future either .
parliament and the council must , among other things , have sufficient time available to exercise the right to obje@@ ct to planned regulations .
smes are the sector which can create more jobs in the european union and we will be doing them , and their workers , a good service if we reduce administrative bur@@ dens and apply a better and s@@ mar@@ t regulation approach .
the agreement co@@ vers rules of origin in relation to fisheries , texti@@ les and agriculture , leading to investment and employment opportunities .
that democratic will was clearly shown by the parliament of the czech republic , so i hope that no arti@@ fi@@ cial obstacles and no arti@@ fi@@ cial dela@@ ys will now cause more difficulties before full ratification .
we insi@@ st once again - and i think that this is important - that the ship 's cre@@ w be treated fair@@ ly in case of an accident and not erro@@ ne@@ ously regar@@ ded as crim@@ in@@ als .
europe should consider making a specific proposal to include ukraine in european structures .
we really cre@@ pt together on this one , as it were .
the agreement which you proposed , in the form of a two@@ -@@ step approach , must also guarantee that no one is left out , so that ultimately , we are genu@@ ine@@ ly moving in the right direction , which is still not guaranteed today .
however , on the other hand , it is always better to develop our cooperation with russia , in particular , when we are calling on russia to respect human rights or to improve environmental rights , if only because of its si@@ ze .
this is particularly important in cases of compli@@ cated or r@@ are health problems .
we shall remain vi@@ gi@@ l@@ ant and if something goes wrong , we shall try to put it right .
this report is in principle about the implementation of regulation 10@@ 4@@ 9 / 2001 and , therefore , let me start by re@@ calling one of the positive elements in the implementation of the regulation because , as the qu@@ anti@@ t@@ ative data show and as the parliament report acknowled@@ ges , the eu institutions have granted access to a higher number of documents while regi@@ ster@@ ing a decre@@ a@@ se in the number and rate of refu@@ s@@ als .
initi@@ ally , i have to say i had some re@@ serv@@ ations about the impact on post@@ al workers , but member states still have the authority to regulate employment conditions and collective bar@@ ga@@ ining in the sector , where this does not lead to unfair competition .
i live in a region where terrorism exists .
however , i am not convinced that there is space for them within the framework of the transparency regulation .
the eu strategy has for@@ med a basis for a series of multilateral and bilateral discussions .
nevertheless , our ports are facing major challenges , including the increase in international demand for transport , which is increasing even fa@@ ster than the rate of global economic growth .
parliament 's position regre@@ tting the severe short@@ com@@ ings of the commission in implementing programmes on competitiveness and innovation , particularly during an economic crisis which he@@ i@@ gh@@ ten@@ s the need for such support .
such exchange will be useful both to the experts and the public in general , and i assu@@ me that it will be useful to the greens as well .
europe must strongly re@@ prim@@ and the states to be responsible , stable and serve the future gener@@ ations .
the debate on the sele@@ ction process of a new manag@@ ing direct@@ or for the international monetary fund and external represent@@ ation of the euro area will take place directly after mr le@@ in@@ en 's report on european environmental economic accounts .
unfortunately , victims all too often fear for their family 's re@@ pu@@ tation and , justi@@ fi@@ ably , their safety and economic depend@@ ence , and so they do not go to the law enforcement authorities .
we also need to make progress on the necessary means to support developing countries and boost technology transfer .
perform@@ ing that role requires a more strategic external action and a single foreign policy uni@@ ting all the member states .
( pl ) mr president , the energy crisis has re@@ ve@@ al@@ ed a weak@@ ness in the european union .
what we have lear@@ ned is that europe stands or fall@@ s together .
in future , it will therefore be necessary for parliament and international and european trade uni@@ ons to work together and add their positive and urgent recommendations to the initiative voted on here today .
what has changed in the political reality is the fact that we do not believe that we can compe@@ l people to comply with our wishes , but that we must accept the challenge of achieving all our goals at the same time : we need a high standard in environmental protection , a cl@@ am@@ p@@ -@@ down on climate change , a sustainable fisheries policy , secure shi@@ pping rou@@ te development and acceptable development for local communities .
even before the vote in committee , when mr v@@ an@@ he@@ ck@@ e was not allowed to learn the content of the report , it was discussed on fle@@ mis@@ h public tele@@ vision .
the vote will take place tomorrow at 11 a@@ .@@ m .
we should si@@ t down together here to put together , quickly and efficien@@ tly , a package that really reach@@ es our sm@@ all@@ - and medium-sized enterprises .
the development and implementation of a regulatory framework for the media should respect the democratic standards for the organisation and governance of communication systems .
we think that existing legal restrictions on ow@@ ner@@ ship of can@@ adi@@ an airlines should be remo@@ ved and , at the same time , new traffic rights and cooperation on a range of issues - including pass@@ enger safety , respect for the environment , air traffic management and security - ought to be introduced .
in fact , the national air@@ bor@@ ne resources , be they greek , portuguese or italian , and those that came from other countries , were jo@@ ined by the pu@@ rely community fi@@ re-@@ fighting air@@ cra@@ ft , which fly under the fla@@ g of the european union , not under the fla@@ g of a member state .
they are a signal that we cannot continue as we are and that , thanks to bor@@ row@@ ing that has been too chea@@ p and imports that have been too chea@@ p , we have all been living above our means and we cannot go on consum@@ ing at the same rate .
the commission and the european parliament must stand sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der to sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der to bring about the single european sk@@ y , as five times more environmental gain is to be achieved from that .
many people have mentioned the quot@@ a system .
we therefore support the exten@@ sion of the scope of the agreements to the extent dee@@ med benefi@@ cial to the ap@@ c countries themselves .
we have a sur@@ plus in goods trade with the rest of the world and , where we are allowed to compe@@ te free@@ ly , we are a mat@@ ch for anyone .
the advan@@ ces that have been made in the areas of energy , the environment and transport are the result of that work .
( fr ) the oral amendment would be a first point , wor@@ ded as follow@@ s :
however , in the end , i voted against this report , as i come from a country that has established a particular comb@@ ination of mat@@ er@@ ni@@ ty protection and wag@@ ed / un@@ wag@@ ed paren@@ tal leave .
this means that food prices and energy prices always cor@@ respond and this has something to do with the fact that we do have an electricity feed act - in germany in any case , but also in some other countries - by which better re@@ cy@@ c@@ ling of plant products can be achieved in the energy sector than in the food sector .
the first part of this initiative , namely the communication of 30 september 2005 , was based on three main aspects : di@@ gi@@ ti@@ sation , online access and pre@@ serv@@ ation of digital content .
above all , turning now to the issue that brings us here , i would like to congratulate the council for starting negotiations on a major trade agreement , which is also political and rel@@ ates to cooperation , between the european union and mer@@ co@@ su@@ r , which was decided upon at the mad@@ ri@@ d summit on 18 may of this year .
eu aid programmes are a cl@@ assi@@ c case of giving with one hand and taking back with the other .
i believe that the agreed text is a balanced compromise that incorpor@@ ates many of the amendments presented by parliament and lea@@ ves ro@@ om for further developments in the ne@@ ar future , which - as mrs g@@ y@@ ő@@ r@@ i pointed out during her speech - is very important .
i did so because i appro@@ ve of the line it takes , but also because the rapporteur and the committee on civil liber@@ ties have given us a report which aims to protect freedom of thought , research and expression .
i am aware , of course , that he is about to face a number of very bu@@ sy months , as the problems of the world are going to be re@@ sting , more than any@@ where , on his big , broad sh@@ ou@@ l@@ ders .
the eu and the us are the world 's most integrated economies ; we are each other 's largest trade and investment partners ; we share common values and responsibilities for tack@@ ling global challenges on a var@@ ie@@ ty of issues , be it innovation or environmental challenges , energy security or access to ra@@ w materials .
despite this fi@@ g@@ ure , i believe it essential that the principles of economy , efficiency and effectiveness be applied .
for this reason , i have always supported severe measures to combat this situation , as a way of clo@@ sing down a trade that represents eur 4@@ 5 billion of profit to some criminal networks .
the re@@ conci@@ liation commission established by the government does not meet basic requirements for independence .
we believe that this report places too much emphasis on protecting eu agricultural markets from outside competition and not enough emphasis on ex@@ porting production standards .
it is also impossible to discuss this issue looking sole@@ ly at the interests of science or using a logi@@ c of ob@@ taining results at the lowe@@ st possible cost .
on we@@ d@@ nes@@ day , a working l@@ un@@ ch will be held on the subject at 1 p@@ .m. in ro@@ om c 2.@@ 1 .
if we are to achieve these objectives , however , we need adequate funding for research and development , which has been s@@ car@@ ce until now .
its main target is to contribute to the integration , a balanced and sustainable development as well as an economic and social cohesion of the eu member states .
illegal , un@@ re@@ ported and un@@ regul@@ ated fishing poses a major threat to the sustainability of fishing in lithu@@ ania .
we know that there is an ongoing investigation to determin@@ e whether the s@@ r@@ i lan@@ k@@ an authorities are doing their part to incorpor@@ ate human rights legislation into national legislation .
i believe that it concerns a council regulation .
i want to refer , however , to the proposed com@@ pul@@ s@@ ory electronic identi@@ fication of sh@@ e@@ e@@ p , which comm@@ ences in january 2010 , and which the commission is determined to press ahead with despite the opposition of the agricultural committee members and the farm@@ ing organisations .
it is wide@@ ly recognised that bre@@ ast@@ -@@ fee@@ ding has positive effects on both the child 's health and on that of the mo@@ ther , reducing the risk of bre@@ ast cancer .
despite having a few doub@@ ts about the excessive reach of the text - which fall@@ s within the am@@ bit of the europe 2020 strategy - i think the objectives of the resolution are most welcome .
the opening of new negotiating ch@@ ap@@ ters will result precisely in the kind of new dyna@@ mis@@ m , as regards progress on human rights and justice , that we want to see .
it remains for us to work hard to ensure that our citizens can tan@@ gi@@ bly feel that they are benef@@ iting from the results of this solidarity .
in writing . - i welcome the commission 's pres@@ ent@@ ation of its work programme for 2008 .
in my opinion , however , they are not in@@ sur@@ m@@ oun@@ table .
since the agreement on the european economic area ( e@@ e@@ a ) en@@ tered into force in 199@@ 4 , the e@@ e@@ a / european free trade association states - currently i@@ cel@@ and , l@@ ie@@ ch@@ ten@@ ste@@ in and nor@@ way - have contribu@@ ted towards reducing economic and social dis@@ par@@ ities in the e@@ e@@ a .
re@@ acting to what is happening in iran today is one of the greatest tests of the effectiveness of our western world .
now@@ ad@@ a@@ ys , almost half of the eu 's energy is dependent on imports , with the fore@@ ca@@ sts indi@@ cating to us that imports will account for 70 % of the natural gas supply and 100 % of the oil supply by 20@@ 30 .
( pl ) mr president , it is worth considering where the emphasis lies in the report on illegal immigration .
during the vote on trade relations between the eu and japan , i decided to vote for the resolution tabled by the political group which i bel@@ ong to .
( ro ) madam president , i would like to begin by congratul@@ ating the rapporteur , mr un@@ gu@@ re@@ anu , for the particularly fine job he has done on this report , which is extremely important both from a geo@@ political and economic perspective .
i therefore reje@@ ct the transfer of highly personal data on principle and thus also voted against the motion for a resolution .
in the case of the other institutions , it is worth no@@ ting that the court of auditors ' increased need for funding is due to the dow@@ n@@ payments on its new head@@ quar@@ ters ( in the final analysis , this method for funding the new head@@ quar@@ ters will be co@@ st-@@ effective for european taxpayers ) and , in the case of the european court of justice , it will need funding for its new urg@@ ency procedure , which requires funding in order to emplo@@ y additional staff .
instead of questi@@ oning the european practice of export subsidies , which have a massive impact on the ability of some african states to survi@@ ve , we keep coming up with more emp@@ ty words .
however , we must ensure that similar erro@@ rs are not repe@@ ated in future , especially not in europe .
i am calling on the council and the commission to examine the voting result on this report closely and deliver on their promi@@ ses of respe@@ cting the geographical balance principle while re@@ cru@@ iting the future staff of the e@@ e@@ as .
this house has said very clearly today that it reje@@ cts any blo@@ ck@@ ade due to the name issue and that bilateral issues should not be an obstac@@ le to accession .
it is no secre@@ t that in the sm@@ al@@ ler eu states the power of regul@@ ators to adopt such exceptional measures against large companies will be very limited , and so i am not convinced that in this case parliament is making progress in terms of strengthening the single european market compared with the european commission 's proposal .
it undermin@@ es the found@@ ations of the eu and , moreover , it is always the sm@@ al@@ ler countries who have to suffer , as this case has pro@@ ven once again .
i am pleased that the european parliament has deb@@ ated and adopted a resolution condem@@ ning the recent attacks on christi@@ ans .
the directive allows producers of electri@@ cal equipment to provide bu@@ yers who are pur@@ ch@@ as@@ ing equipment with information on the costs for colle@@ cting , proce@@ ssing and dispos@@ ing of the waste in an environment@@ all@@ y-@@ friendly way .
these measures would also leave sufficient time to prepare the negotiations on creating an ex@@ pan@@ ded , comprehensive free trade area , which is an objective shared by the eu and the republic of moldova .
the accession of croatia to the european union would have enormous regional consequences and would help to test the scope of the obligations taken on by the eu for the western balkans .
the euro is the opportunity for their economies to be perman@@ ently integrated into the good , reform@@ ing and advan@@ ced practices of the countries of central europe .
competitiveness is ga@@ ined by invest@@ ing in quali@@ fications , research , excell@@ ence and major infrastructure .
the issue is not the ad@@ vis@@ ability of a directive that cre@@ ates a joint , shared system .
we had various discussions about it .
the financial ministers have shown initiative .
the major share of the money is actually spent on facilit@@ ating access for small and medium-sized enterprises to funding instruments that are designed to improve their capacity to innov@@ ate .
in fact , this is also the reason why many member states insi@@ st that the market should be de@@ regul@@ ated .
let us not forget , the roma were the first to move between different countries of europe , well before we had set up our common area .
i have voted in favour of mr par@@ ish 's report on the proposal for a council decision corre@@ cting directive 2008 / 7@@ 3 / ec simpli@@ fying procedures of li@@ sting and publi@@ shing information in the ve@@ ter@@ inary and zo@@ o@@ technical fie@@ lds .
this is an extremely serious and difficult subject , especially as the eu is concerned with urban policy .
the regi@@ str@@ ation fe@@ e will be aboli@@ shed by next year , but some of the other measures , such as the trans@@ l@@ ation of the regi@@ str@@ ations into eng@@ li@@ sh and the possibility to register online , have not yet materi@@ alised .
i am pleased that , after many requests from the council and the european parliament , the commission has prepared an assessment of the situation of roma and of the practices relating to them .
however , we have achieved not only strict protection for workers using them professi@@ on@@ ally , but also a commitment to control and inspe@@ ction by the member states .
car@@ rying out c@@ odi@@ fication in order to maintain c@@ lar@@ ity after a certain number of amendments certainly makes things easier .
as mr l@@ ie@@ se pointed out just now , human be@@ ings clearly come before economic issues , which can be dealt with at any time .
rapporteur . - ( de ) madam president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , i would like to start by than@@ king all the shadow rapporteurs for the good and constructive cooperation .
this is because the current rules allow the possibility for abuse , namely , to mark as hone@@ y of european origin hone@@ y which contains only a very mini@@ mal amount of european hone@@ y , and , in fact , contains mo@@ stly hone@@ y imported from a third country , which may even be of poo@@ re@@ r quality .
i still see major obstacles ahead , to be sure , but we shall make it .
waste storage such as this - l@@ ak@@ es of waste - really must not re@@ cu@@ r .
so if we say that we have 14@@ 3 simpli@@ fication initiatives , this means that several thous@@ and acts are affected .
the european union is neither the first , nor the second or third , to request that its citizens be informed about the origin of a product they purcha@@ se for their needs or consumption .
at the same time , i have to say that i understand the vi@@ gi@@ l@@ ance of the members of the european parliament and the vi@@ gi@@ l@@ ance of the agricultural sector on these very per@@ tin@@ ent issues .
it should be noted that the disasters occur@@ red in may and june 2010 .
what does it say ?
at present , two thir@@ ds of energy resources are imported from countries outside the eu , mainly russia .
i , like the presidency , am therefore paying close attention to what is being said about agriculture in order to pre@@ serve the european union 's agricultural and regional food model , which has supported the common agricultural policy for 50 years , but keeping a clear and em@@ pa@@ the@@ tic perspective on what is happening in other parts of the world .
i think that the eu should be prepared to face any attack or accident which je@@ opar@@ di@@ ses europeans ' security and health .
the situation in libya is another example of this , to add to those of afghanistan and iraq .
this is the point that we have reached !
i was inter@@ ru@@ p@@ ted un@@ necess@@ arily , mr president .
the council rejected all substan@@ tive amendments proposed by parliament at first reading , as it belie@@ ves that these would not be com@@ p@@ ati@@ ble with the intended simpli@@ fication .
although little con@@ sol@@ ation , it does con@@ firm the need for an effective european solidarity fund .
i should also like to extend my special thanks to commissioner k@@ all@@ as for the work he has done in recent years .
i am pleased that the report by mr flo@@ ren@@ z recogni@@ ses this problem and that we were able to introduce some ple@@ as@@ ing improvements in the committee on the environment , public health and food safety which had the support of all the groups .
i think that the union should do more to increase the maritime transport safety in the region .
but in this context it is particularly appropriate , given that bur@@ ma is a member of a@@ se@@ an .
people or enti@@ ties su@@ spe@@ cted of having lin@@ ks with os@@ ama b@@ in la@@ den , the al-@@ q@@ a@@ e@@ da network or the t@@ ali@@ ban can be placed on this list , which results in a travel ban and the free@@ z@@ ing of their financial asse@@ ts .
i am refer@@ ring , of course , to the message she mentioned on the complete and immediate free@@ z@@ ing of sett@@ lement , on the need for progress on the peace process with the palestinian authority , on li@@ f@@ ting the restrictions on the people of gaza and the west bank , and on the vital need to improve the lot of the people of gaza affected by the blo@@ ck@@ ade , as the european parliament 's delegation saw recently .
so it is a very happy day today that a proposal taken on by my pre@@ de@@ cess@@ or as coordin@@ ator in my group , mart@@ ine ro@@ ure , is now the subject of an agreement .
the changes proposed by the rapporteur are primarily the introduction of new provisions concerning fund mer@@ gers ( so that they will be treated as domestic mer@@ gers and will re@@ tain tax@@ -@@ ne@@ utr@@ ality ) , the introduction of a document which provides key invest@@ or information ( re@@ plac@@ ing the simpli@@ fied prospe@@ c@@ tu@@ s ) and simpli@@ fication of the existing noti@@ fication procedure by using direct regul@@ ator@@ -@@ to@@ -@@ regul@@ ator information exchange .
we call for a tho@@ rou@@ gh investigation , within the constitutional and legal framework of east ti@@ mo@@ r , to identi@@ fy and try the main per@@ pe@@ tr@@ ators of these attacks .
because , obviously , the world will not wa@@ it for us .
the oral question that we are deb@@ ating expres@@ ses gra@@ ve re@@ serv@@ ations about funding pe@@ tro@@ l or co@@ al-@@ related projects .
so there is no change in strategy v@@ is à v@@ is those countries , but greater attention will be paid to the way in which the accession criteria are applied and managed during the negotiation process .
for this reason , i support the cont@@ ents and the proposals of the report by mr lan@@ ge .
they , their families and their care@@ rs will welcome a pro@@ active approach to tack@@ ling this disease , which can be so de@@ va@@ st@@ ating to both suf@@ fe@@ re@@ rs and families .
- ( sk ) mr president , i welcome the report of mrs s@@ ven@@ ss@@ on , because it advan@@ ces the discussion on women 's rights .
recently the eu voted against an amendment placed before the committee on budgets that sou@@ ght to di@@ ver@@ t eu funding that goes into institutions towards communi@@ ty@@ - and famil@@ y-@@ based services .
the existing directive has pro@@ ven to be flexible and allows member states to increase co@@ verage according to their own economic situation .
i do not understand what the so@@ vie@@ t union has to do with it : everyone is free to say what he or she wants ; i do not feel no@@ st@@ al@@ gi@@ c about the so@@ vie@@ t union .
towards the end of the 198@@ 0@@ s , sl@@ ob@@ od@@ an mi@@ lo@@ š@@ evi@@ ć de@@ pri@@ ved kosovo of its auton@@ om@@ y and in 1999 occu@@ pie@@ d it by military force , thereby ca@@ using a trage@@ dy of global propor@@ tions .
it is not the business of a national or european body to monitor , in an in@@ tru@@ sive way , the use people make of the internet .
in the case of belarus these conditions are not met .
given the increasing number and sever@@ ity of natural disasters caused by climate change , i agree with the position put forward that it is important , not just to provide one@@ -@@ off aid , but also to provide support for communities ' own disa@@ ster@@ -@@ prepa@@ red@@ ness capa@@ bilities : the hy@@ o@@ go action plan needs to be strengthened .
the commission 's economic fore@@ ca@@ st in au@@ tu@@ m@@ n 2009 pre@@ di@@ cted average budget defici@@ ts across the euro@@ zone of 6@@ .@@ 4 % and average government deb@@ ts of 7@@ 8@@ .@@ 2 % , figures which , in turn , are both expected to increase in 2010 .
nevertheless , the need for a minimum marg@@ in has pre@@ ven@@ ted us from exce@@ e@@ ding eur 3@@ 00 million for the milk fund .
i would draw your attention to the fact that , at the end of 2004 , the commission - my commission - made a recommendation on excessive re@@ mu@@ ner@@ ation , not only in banks , but also in the economic system in general .
there is a common thre@@ ad run@@ ning through this proposal and the p@@ nr proposal , with the in@@ discrimin@@ ate handl@@ ing of air pass@@ enger data , and the regulation on li@@ qui@@ ds , which was put in place after an al@@ leg@@ ed attack two years ago , but it was then dis@@ covered , after the regulation had come into force , that all those who had been su@@ spe@@ cted of terrorism had been acqu@@ it@@ ted .
several speakers have referred today to the need to make the situation sim@@ ple@@ r , but we must do this by putting in place standar@@ di@@ sed rules for the different funds , as far as this is fe@@ a@@ sible and possible .
this goal of achieving a common european asylum system is not a goal that parliament set ; we all remember in 1999 , in tam@@ p@@ ere , that it was the council that set these goals ; they re@@ set these goals at the ha@@ gue and at stock@@ hol@@ m , so let us revi@@ se our history and understand that we depend on the council to un@@ blo@@ ck the system and we will work co@@ oper@@ ati@@ vely with the hungarian presidency to try and maintain the mom@@ ent@@ um of the belgian presidency .
( el ) mr president , we do not agree with the political approach of this budget , because it increases military spending and because it sl@@ ow@@ ly but surely mer@@ ges its policy with nato policy .
i must prote@@ st .
the second network is in@@ safe , which coordin@@ ates awareness cent@@ res in 23 european countries and also organi@@ ses the safe@@ r internet day every year - this year it was on 12 february .
in other areas , it would also stri@@ ctly mean a mone@@ ti@@ sation of health , or a monetary evaluation of health .
this is probably just as important .
it is intended to bring about a significant improvement in the joint institutional framework of the eu and the republic of moldova , to allow closer relation@@ ships to develop in all areas and to strengthen the political association and the economic integration , while introducing mutual rights and du@@ ties .
the ne@@ w@@ ly ad@@ mitted member states , which are often less developed and have a specific demographic structure , with large numbers of young people , require completely different tax policies to the old eu member states .
that is why i ab@@ stain@@ ed from the final vote on this report .
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croatia : progress report 2008 - turkey : progress report 2008 - former yugosla@@ v republic of macedonia : progress report 2008 ( debate )
the procedure is always the same : the young man has to cli@@ m@@ b on@@ to a sto@@ ol , the no@@ ose is placed around his ne@@ ck , and when the execu@@ ti@@ oner ki@@ cks away the sto@@ ol , the no@@ ose pul@@ ls ti@@ ght .
the eu is talking about s@@ pre@@ ad@@ ing democracy across the eu , and my colleague mr han@@ na@@ n has already given many deta@@ ils of such hy@@ po@@ cri@@ sy .
if , however , as in the recent no@@ tori@@ ous polish case , an enti@@ ty ob@@ tains funding from one government only to have it taken away by another , a number of concerns emer@@ ge .
si@@ x@@ ty@@ -@@ seven per cent of the irish population : what we saw on f@@ ri@@ day is a clear message to the euro@@ scep@@ tic@@ s .
good neighbour@@ ly relations are essential during the process of transition to eu member state status .
we are very pri@@ vi@@ leg@@ ed to have very professional and committed people working for parliament , the council and the commission , but the reality of it is that within this parliament , we do not have a gra@@ sp of exactly what a lot of these staff do .
they are afraid that patients will travel to countries where they will not have to wa@@ it months or years for an operation like they do at home .
we regret the previous position of the liberal government in bu@@ ch@@ are@@ st and the alde group in the european parliament , which refu@@ sed the mandate exten@@ sion for the european commissioner ap@@ pointed by romania for minority issues in europe , including issues related to the roma population .
for this reason i have every confidence that this agreement will lead to closer coordination of positions on crisis situations and issues of world importance , on the basis of shared interests and concerns .
edu@@ cating the children of migrants is not se@@ g@@ reg@@ ated from the eu 's overall immigration policy , a policy characteri@@ sed by har@@ sh measures against those who are not required by big business and which quali@@ f@@ ies as illegal immigration the sele@@ ctive leg@@ alisation and integration into work , of course on much less fav@@ ourable terms , of immigrants who meet the needs of the mono@@ pol@@ ies .
here we have the par@@ ado@@ x of not finding common ground on the budget .
as a member of the ac@@ p@@ -@@ eu ( african , cari@@ b@@ be@@ an and pac@@ i@@ fic@@ -@@ european union ) joint parliamentary assembly , i voted re@@ solu@@ tely in favour of this report on the work carried out by the assembly in 2009 .
i will not be supporting most of the amendments tabled by some of my colleagues .
this is a necessary and essential condition for the budget of the european union to actually fulfil its economic recovery function .
we also need to provide much more encoura@@ ge@@ ment and re@@ war@@ d for intelli@@ gent and sustainable behaviour and practices .
a true energy efficiency policy should also mean an opportunity to se@@ ll electricity at a lower price to rail@@ ways , me@@ tro@@ s and tra@@ ms , as happened in france before the european directives on the single energy market pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ ted it .
in writing . - ( it ) i welcome the report by man@@ oli@@ s ma@@ v@@ rom@@ mat@@ is on the wh@@ ite paper on sport .
a forwar@@ d-@@ looking drug@@ s policy must be based on effective s@@ ma@@ shing of dru@@ g r@@ ings , in@@ stan@@ t de@@ port@@ ation of foreign dru@@ g deal@@ ers and the adoption of targeted priority actions , along with the provision of better treatment services for dru@@ g users .
to what has already been said i would like to add only that between 2001 and 2007 , 20 000 children disappe@@ are@@ d , 500 of whom were found .
i will believe that when i see it .
i am very pleased that the european parliament has today decided to support numerous people who have been adver@@ sely affected by globalisation .
i think , therefore , that this debate ought to be useful in highligh@@ ting the less@@ ons of 2010 , so that we can draw conclusions for 2011 .
it is in the interests of all citizens , particularly given the difficult economic and financial situation we face at present , to be able to coun@@ t on efficient eu agencies that are able to use the budgets granted to them in a transparent and responsible fa@@ shi@@ on .
i find that it is not our business to fore@@ tell the possible developments in those countries .
ja@@ mie is having problems finding a don@@ or to save him from a condition known as f@@ an@@ con@@ i an@@ a@@ e@@ mi@@ a because in mal@@ ta we do not currently have a register of b@@ one mar@@ row don@@ ors .
to rein@@ force those fundamental rights for each single citizen can only be an advan@@ cement of what we think as being the real values of our europe .
as a bri@@ d@@ ge@@ head for the south american dru@@ g s@@ mu@@ g@@ gl@@ ers , gu@@ ine@@ a-@@ bi@@ s@@ sa@@ u has become a country of transi@@ t for drug@@ s which are de@@ st@@ ined for europe , where we represent the biggest consumer .
nevertheless , as we all know , immigration is a vital element for the economies of european countries and fav@@ ourable for economic growth .
debates on cases of b@@ reach@@ es of human rights , democracy and the rule of law ( debate )
i voted today in favour of the proposal for a directive adopting a standard mechanism to facilitate and strengthen protection granted to victims of crimes who move between member states in exercise of their right of freedom of movement .
secondly , given the regime under which po@@ ul@@ try producers operate , it is un@@ reasonable to have two different standards , both from the perspective of the producers and more import@@ antly from that of the consumers .
first of all , the european parties are , as you know , recognised as important enti@@ ties by the treaty that was rati@@ fied unani@@ m@@ ously by our member states .
in the first part of this communication , the commission propo@@ ses a number of actions to have stronger , sustainable and equ@@ itable growth for business .
this is something which i felt people had tou@@ ched upon in this debate , but i would urge you , if you are interested in the issue of kin@@ ship care@@ rs , to look at the work of ment@@ or uk and the help that is given to kin@@ ship care@@ rs in different countries .
the legislation which has applied to date is not very transparent and therefore we are now integr@@ ating the procedure for all member states in this area , thereby simpli@@ fying the approval and plac@@ ing of nove@@ l fo@@ ods on@@ to the market .
we cannot have our c@@ ake and e@@ at it : we cannot make cuts and , at the same time , invest in infrastructure .
it is about the procedures of the european ar@@ rest war@@ r@@ ant and whether it is being mi@@ su@@ sed for political purposes .
it is a sh@@ am@@ e that the president-in-office cannot be present for the whole time .
asylum se@@ ek@@ ers ' right to legal aid applies at different levels .
a special focus is also needed on health prevention and information , in coordination with organisations from civil society .
specifically regarding amendment 14 , whilst i comm@@ end the efforts of sco@@ t@@ tish fisher@@ men , who have taken a lead in volun@@ tari@@ ly reducing the cat@@ ch of im@@ mat@@ ure fish , i cannot support the implementation of a com@@ pen@@ sation scheme that is ad@@ mini@@ ste@@ red by the eu institutions .
( de ) madam president , commissioner , you said today that products with a de@@ sign@@ ation of origin are a spe@@ ar@@ head for our industry .
the report no@@ tes the aboli@@ tion of the death penalty in several countries , the progress made on violence against women , the protection of children , the fight against tor@@ ture , protection for human rights acti@@ vi@@ sts , the promotion of democracy and religious freedom , and so on .
but negotiations on our common steps at exper@@ t level are , to date , not fi@@ ni@@ shed .
traditional jobs in these areas have dec@@ lined in number .
its aim is to gradu@@ ally conne@@ ct up the energy markets in the region , over@@ coming de@@ ficien@@ cies in inter@@ conne@@ ctions and creating common market mechanisms .
ne@@ at@@ ly , we see how the american 's place is always in the wrong in this house .
( it ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , with today 's vote , we have given a further boost to the - how should i put it - defini@@ tive solution to this problem , but we have not adopted the best possible solution .
3 .
yes , that policy has yet to y@@ ie@@ ld all the positive results expected , but to return to the past would really be wrong .
there is a need for greater flexibility when de@@ lin@@ e@@ ating the territ@@ ories in which cohesion policy programmes are designed and implemented .
i am of@@ fering to provide , in an organised manner , those members of parliament who so wish with a complete br@@ ie@@ f@@ ing on the technical measures that we can take at european level .
first of all , their status should be identified , and it should be established whether they can all be relea@@ sed without risk .
by mr f@@ je@@ ll@@ ner , on behalf of the committee on budgetary control , on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the european gn@@ ss supervisory authority for the financial year 2007 ( c6-0@@ 4@@ 4@@ 6 / 2008 - ,
the country was the last in europe to gr@@ ant women the right to vote in feder@@ al elections , in the 19@@ 7@@ 0@@ s , and for a long time , women have constitu@@ ted a social group which fin@@ ds it difficult not only to participate fully in civil society , but also to access education and professional self-@@ fulfi@@ l@@ ment .
mr president , i would like to ask a question of mr pos@@ sel@@ t , for whom i have enormous respect .
i am very glad to say that , this year , the mobi@@ le ph@@ one industry came up with very concrete actions to inform parents and children about the difficulties and to blo@@ ck programmes which are dangerous for children in the third generation of mobi@@ le ph@@ ones .
mr president , i should like to say to mr mor@@ a@@ es that the proposal for a directive on the conditions for entry and resid@@ ence of thir@@ d-@@ country nationals for highly qualified employment - the ' blu@@ e card ' directive - was presented by the commission to the council in october 2007 , as he is moreover aware .
win@@ ners of the no@@ bel peace pri@@ ze - li@@ u xi@@ a@@ ob@@ o - and the s@@ ak@@ ha@@ ro@@ v pri@@ ze - gu@@ il@@ ler@@ mo f@@ ari@@ ñ@@ as - were not able to receive their awar@@ ds , because they did not receive per@@ mission from the regi@@ mes where they live to leave their country .
europe has a uni@@ que opportunity to show leadership and set an example to the world for a free and open internet .
for example , regulation ( ec ) no 9@@ 9@@ 8 / 2003 of the european parliament and of the council harmoni@@ ses the rules for non-@@ commercial mo@@ vements of pe@@ t animals between member states or after their entry or re-@@ entry into the community from third countries .
i therefore congratulate mr fr@@ att@@ ini on this initiative , which shows that the required wi@@ ll@@ ing@@ ness exists to make this an eu priority and to create a general eu strategy to effectively promote and protect children 's rights in internal and external policies .
this debate has the purpose of confir@@ ming that there is no ro@@ om for ethnic profi@@ ling in europe : so much so that the government seems to be doing an ab@@ out@@ -@@ turn on this issue and we welcome that if it is the case .
few citizens believe in it .
finally , life@@ long education and training .
it is opposed to pac@@ i@@ fi@@ st ide@@ als and pro@@ vo@@ k@@ es thre@@ ats of war .
i hope that you can con@@ firm this again today .
a genuine process of negotiation must be be@@ gu@@ n .
that rai@@ ses the question of how we deal with off@@ shor@@ e inst@@ all@@ ations in the baltic sea .
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i think the greatest fe@@ ars ari@@ se from the possibility of co@@ lli@@ sions between fre@@ ight tra@@ ins and pass@@ enger tra@@ ins .
sport is a means of improving physi@@ cal condition , but obviously it also influ@@ ences the human psy@@ ch@@ e .
i would like an answer to that .
it will clearly give a boost to their citizens , giving them the same rights and pri@@ vi@@ leg@@ es as their neighbours .
with regard to the long term , i cannot see any progress or movement in the field of development assistance , which can be understood in the sense of security policy .
considering these issues should not be , and must not be , a m@@ ere exercise or ex@@ c@@ use for cla@@ im@@ ing legal sovereignty over matters that are currently the responsibility of individual nations .
as things stand currently , the maximum com@@ pen@@ sation amounts depend on the si@@ ze of the ve@@ s@@ se@@ l and the number of victims , and this is unacceptable .
there comes a time when sur@@ reali@@ sm ver@@ ges on mad@@ ness .
that is because every day this gan@@ g remains in power is a refle@@ ction of our power@@ less@@ ness and of the fact that the international community does not have the mu@@ sc@@ le to keep this op@@ pre@@ ss@@ or in che@@ ck .
i would say to both of those countries that the accession procedure is an opportunity to bring your laws into line and to explain to your citizens the need to do so , and that once you join this clu@@ b you , do not join a clu@@ b which is based on an à la car@@ te men@@ u .
i therefore welcome this initiative by the commission .
i call on the commission to speed up its impact assessment and to prior@@ i@@ ti@@ se the draf@@ ting of a regulation on these measures so that it may be adopted as soon as possible : before 2013 , if possible .
but what is being done in gaza is not justice : it is s@@ lau@@ gh@@ ter .
a shared vision of the future and effective political dialogue between the political forces will be crucial to ensuring progress .
one specific example of this is the non-@@ recognition of ro@@ mani@@ an and bul@@ garian citizens ' education diplom@@ as after both countries ' accession to the eu , while the directive on this matter was enfor@@ cing something different .
could i just finally pi@@ ck up one of my fav@@ our@@ ite i@@ te@@ ms .
i also entirely agree that everything he consid@@ ers important parliament also consid@@ ers important , such as education and research .
i think that creating a long-term expect@@ ation of integration is not positive either for the eu or for turkey .
if we only depend upon imported low@@ -@@ carbon technologies , we will fail our security of supply and competitiveness objectives .
parliament is not responsible for this matter : the sal@@ ary of members - which stands at 3@@ 8@@ .@@ 5 % of the sal@@ ary of a jud@@ ge in court - is set by the council , and the value of the other gr@@ ants is set by the bure@@ a@@ u and not by parliament , and cannot exce@@ ed the level of infl@@ ation published by euro@@ st@@ at .
today , however , we are concerned with the f@@ ate of children de@@ t@@ ach@@ ed from society for reasons that are not fully understood .
their peti@@ tion resul@@ ted in a public he@@ aring and in a european parliament report , which highligh@@ ted the need to include other countries , and the eu in particular , in the decision-making process .
the commission agre@@ es with the honourable member on the importance of re@@ porting on the concrete benefits of the european social fund .
this is also the reason why we will remain active .
that being the case , i have no problem te@@ lling mrs tra@@ ut@@ man@@ n that i do not agree with her view that we should exclu@@ de completely any reference to inte@@ l@@ le@@ c@@ tual property rights .
i would like to sum@@ mari@@ se the content of this report based on three main ideas .
finally , commissioner , i would like you to bear in mind that in the european union no two legal systems in the different regions and countries are the same ; each one is different .
what are the council and commission doing to resolve this un@@ hel@@ p@@ ful situation ?
i think that in the future it will show that protecting those who create was the right choice , and that increasing efficiency of rights management infra@@ structures will prove wrong those who claim that better protection will lead to a less th@@ ri@@ ving online culture .
there is no ex@@ c@@ use for this , nor is the argument that israel has a right to its own security enough .
it is such a p@@ ity that this is a summit that is not well prepared - mr van rom@@ pu@@ y is part@@ ly responsible for that , as is mr o@@ et@@ tin@@ ger .
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it is essential that the global commitment to addre@@ ssing the specific needs of the ld@@ cs , as regards the sustainability of development in all of its economic , social and environmental aspects , and to supporting them in their efforts to er@@ adi@@ cate poverty , be re@@ af@@ fir@@ med during this conference .
the next question is : should we also introduce it at a european level ?
( de ) many thanks , commissioner , for your re@@ ply .
( the president inter@@ ru@@ p@@ ted the speaker to explain that the debate was on another subject , but then in@@ vi@@ ted him to continue ... )
we must determin@@ e who was responsible and these people must be na@@ med and sh@@ am@@ ed .
i fully agree with the report where it states that member states must coordin@@ ate the ac@@ qui@@ sition of vacc@@ ines , exchange information and create better transparency .
( de ) mr president , we have tal@@ ked about various different things as regards what would be the right way to go about talking to china and putting it under pressure , because clearly , very little makes much of an im@@ pression on this country .
three thous@@ and five hun@@ d@@ red ira@@ nian men and women , members of the democratic opposition to the fundament@@ alist regime in iran , live there completely defen@@ ce@@ less .
you y@@ our@@ self mentioned demographic changes .
al@@ as , subsequ@@ ent developments can@@ cel this un@@ ste@@ ady step forward .
i completely reje@@ ct as@@ ser@@ tions that we are doing little in the way of more pro@@ found measures .
it is hor@@ ri@@ fying that in the 2@@ 1@@ st century there are 2@@ 15 million children in the world who are being forced to work , including around 1@@ 15 million who have to per@@ form hard s@@ la@@ ve labour .
this is because there must not be even a small chance that anyone is sent back and then comes across the traffic@@ ker again .
in that opinion we acknow@@ ledge that we still have to increase the co@@ verage of our public regi@@ sters and we con@@ firm our commitment to further develop our public regi@@ sters in the interests of enhanced transparency .
the following shall be established :
a solution to this issue of children rights is needed urgently .
if the coun@@ t@@ less mistak@@ es made by the international community are not called into question , we are in danger of completely lo@@ sing the confidence and support of the af@@ gh@@ an population , for the benefit of the t@@ ali@@ ban .
i also believe that we must jo@@ in@@ tly come up with a wide@@ ly shared political solution that will form the subject of a report acceptable to all of humani@@ ty or , if not , to a large majority of parliamentary groups .
our european super@@ vis@@ ors in the us will be able to ver@@ i@@ fy what happens to any european bank deta@@ ils on a da@@ ily basis .
subject : credit r@@ ating agencies
moreover , it acknowled@@ ges that people with dis@@ abi@@ lities face even more barriers to mobility than those who are not dis@@ ab@@ led and additional mechanisms should be put in place to ensure they are provided with the same opportunities as anyone else .
moreover , i note that this solution seems to have been cho@@ sen for the proposal on pass@@ ports , on which the european parliament has to make a decision .
in other words , they are administr@@ ators who do not work directly in these small businesses .
a si@@ mil@@ arly very , very important question is that the countries and regions of the danube region , the people living here , were affected se@@ ve@@ rely by the crisis , the economic and financial crisis , so the strategy for the danube region must be a strategy of recovery from the crisis which must have increasing employment at its centre in any event .
statements of the kind that we have heard here are often expressed by various ministers in the italian government .
it is important that we encourage all europeans to play their part in protecting the environment .
finally , mr president , ladies and gentlemen , i think that i am going to listen to all of you and also to the commission , and i will conclude .
like mr mu@@ sc@@ at , i am con@@ s@@ ci@@ ous that cross-border consolid@@ ation in the finance industry increasingly results in vat reven@@ ue ac@@ cru@@ ing to the member state where the service is created , rather than where the consumer of the service is established .
the anti-@@ strasbourg group is becoming organised and fle@@ x@@ ing its mus@@ cles more and more , in an attempt to make people believe that parliament is unani@@ m@@ ously against strasbourg .
the performance and sustainability of the european aviation system (
( el ) commissioner , as rapporteur on the european indi@@ cat@@ or of language competence , i should like to point out that the duty of the indi@@ cat@@ or in question is to assess at regular inter@@ v@@ als the overall competence in modern languages of all the member states .
on the other hand , member states will be able to concentr@@ ate their limited resources on transactions that actually do pose a risk .
ne@@ l@@ son man@@ de@@ la 's name will fore@@ ver be linked to the fight for freedom , justice and democracy .
with its further enlargement , eu funding now has to be divi@@ ded among 27 member states .
equality between men and women is a fundamental right and a democratic necessi@@ ty .
it says nothing about the responsibility capit@@ alists have assu@@ med in over@@ -@@ explo@@ iting natural resources .
this measure means that the world fishing quot@@ a of blu@@ e f@@ in tu@@ na will reduce from 22 000 ton@@ ne@@ s currently to 13 500 ton@@ ne@@ s in 2010 .
the sig@@ ning of the na@@ bu@@ cco agreement , mentioned here by mr barroso , was also the result of work done by the czech presidency .
it is simply to de@@ le@@ te the word ' communist ' before ' in@@ sur@@ gent@@ s ' , and to re@@ place ' 1@@ 20 000 lives ' with ' 40 000 lives ' .
they condu@@ cted investig@@ ations on what happened in gaza and came up with conclusions that are dist@@ ur@@ b@@ ing to say the least .
the eu framework comes at a moment when the situation of roma has become a real focus of attention in europe .
production quotas and enormous fin@@ es for exce@@ e@@ ding them .
the fal@@ se accu@@ s@@ ations caused enormous financial losses to spanish farmers , and not only them but probably the entire agricultural sector as well .
we have the european parliament , we have the commission , we have the european council and , in the end , the institutions are responsible - not wise men or , as we would pre@@ fer ma@@ y@@ be to say , ' the b@@ right ki@@ ds ' - and what they could bring as a sti@@ mu@@ lus to our debate .
we are living in a world which has seen a sh@@ ar@@ p increase in the number and frequ@@ ency of new crises .
i am pleased that the report fle@@ shes out the commission 's recommendation , and for this i reiter@@ ate my congratul@@ ations to the rapporteur .
we have to consider this .
the system will ensure immuni@@ ty of course , in order to encourage re@@ porting .
this is good for the environment as well as for the economy .
what is the definition of w@@ ine ?
governments very often seek to influence the media , but when they re@@ sort to violence and the use of force they must be opposed with exceptional determination . and when there are f@@ at@@ al victims , the situation is excep@@ tion@@ ally difficult .
ireland is a completely different case , because it concerns the second level of the banking crisis and not a structural problem , as in other countries .
i can state that the directive does not propose any fi@@ xed or concrete matters but speak@@ s about reasonable con@@ for@@ mi@@ ty and i can state again that that if reasonable con@@ for@@ mi@@ ty is applied from the out@@ set there will not for the most part be any exce@@ ssi@@ vely high costs .
my support for the european ar@@ rest war@@ r@@ ant is qualified by my dis@@ may and indeed an@@ ger at some mis@@ car@@ ri@@ ages of justice and the way it currently oper@@ ates such as in the cases of gary man@@ n and an@@ dre@@ w sy@@ me@@ ou that i am involved in .
in this day and age , however , big bro@@ ther will not appe@@ ar , mr president , because some dict@@ ator@@ ship pu@@ ts him there .
the problem is that the acquis com@@ mu@@ nau@@ ta@@ ire does not protect consumers who purcha@@ se services as well as consumers who purcha@@ se goods .
the debate today has shown that there are also dif@@ fering views within the groups .
therefore , an@@ gr@@ y on behalf of those people who want re@@ s@@ cu@@ ing , let us coordin@@ ate with the ameri@@ c@@ ans .
we therefore need to ask whether the internal monitoring systems in all the member states are strong enough .
another is the buil@@ dings re@@ serve , another is the po@@ sts which have now been put into re@@ serve and another is the second tran@@ ch@@ e of eur 1 500 per member per month for the assi@@ stan@@ ts ' all@@ owan@@ ce .
on the occa@@ sion of the 3@@ 0@@ th anni@@ vers@@ ary of his death , i would like br@@ iefly to hon@@ our and recognise his leg@@ acy and his life 's work in the cause of european integration at the start of this plenary sitting of the european parliament .
with today 's vote , we have confir@@ med our desire to ensure that , from far@@ m to table , food in the european union is as safe as possible for consumers .
on behalf of the conference of presid@@ ents i call on the council to over@@ turn at mini@@ st@@ eri@@ al level the decision of the permanent representatives .
but we also need better regulation and principles for future eu legislation when it comes to mo@@ tor vehicles .
it is not possible to contribute less but receive more .
therefore , b@@ ac@@ a@@ use of the time con@@ stra@@ int , i would like to highlight those aspects that need further development on the basis of the report by the cham@@ pi@@ on and highly respected a@@ th@@ le@@ te and politici@@ an p@@ á@@ l sch@@ mit@@ t .
we are also dealing with over@@ -@@ regulation , with a view to simpli@@ fying the regulatory regime that is in place .
let us not forget either that not all uses are necess@@ arily commercial in nature and therefore do not necess@@ arily y@@ ie@@ ld a profit - i am thinking of the use of the spe@@ c@@ tru@@ m for cultural or public service purposes , for instance .
fine ga@@ el and labour are part of the ppe and s &@@ am@@ p@@ ; d groups respe@@ ctively in this parliament .
when we demand that children too should have their biom@@ e@@ tri@@ c data in pass@@ ports from a certain age , it is not due to mass h@@ yst@@ eria , which i really do not share , but because we want to af@@ ford our children better protection .
( it ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , i too would like to congratulate the french presidency , or rather the few survi@@ v@@ ors from the council after our long debate , as well as our commissioner , who has shown greater st@@ am@@ ina .
they are sl@@ ow@@ ly dis@@ co@@ vering eco@@ systems which are ex@@ tra@@ ordinary in nature , often ho@@ sting species found now@@ here else on the plan@@ et .
on behalf of the ppe-de group . - ( el ) commissioner , you are absolutely right : the rule of law is the found@@ ation of the eu .
consider a gi@@ r@@ l who atten@@ ds a french , italian or belgian school and sud@@ den@@ ly , after having soci@@ alised with her pe@@ ers , fin@@ ds her@@ self s@@ nat@@ ched from norm@@ ality and forced to suffer a trage@@ dy that will mark her for life .
al@@ as , the domestic political crises in both nations have brought a rene@@ wed har@@ de@@ ning and we , the european parliament , are working very hard to get the situation moving again .
as we know , some of the new eu member states are en@@ counter@@ ing a ' bra@@ in dra@@ in ' problem , for example , te@@ ach@@ ers who , having comple@@ ted higher education in one country , leave for another country , where they do not work according to their profe@@ ssion , but receive a lar@@ ger sal@@ ary .
president of the commission . - mr president , it is indeed a very good and ti@@ mely opportunity for us to meet today - one day before the important spr@@ ing european council .
in my opinion , however , the draft is simply not good enough .
what can we do , then , to prevent further violence , and how can we help the people of gu@@ ine@@ a in their legitimate desire for democracy , the rule of law , peace and development ?
the office for democratic institutions and human rights has of course identified a few positive developments , but the election process did not satis@@ fy os@@ ce requirements for democratic elections .
it was a trage@@ dy in which ten@@ s of thousands of people lost their lives , hundreds of thousands lost their hom@@ es , and the infrastructure in the most den@@ sely popul@@ ated areas of the country was destro@@ yed .
i believe that increasing competitiveness and growth , and trying to reach the 3 % , is absolutely vital if we are to see europe gro@@ w in the way that we want it to .
( it ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , i believe it is right that our parliament should send the family of mrs reg@@ gi@@ ani a message of con@@ dol@@ ence .
another of the commission 's responsibilities is the combating of environmental cont@@ am@@ ination .
the consequences of this cat@@ astro@@ p@@ he can still be seen in a generation that had not even been conce@@ i@@ ved at the time .
all the fe@@ ars that gover@@ ned the transi@@ tional arrangements put in place with the 2004 enlargement are now starting to dis@@ si@@ p@@ ate .
furthermore , no policy can truly function without cross-@@ sect@@ oral implementation .
he is right to refer to truly shared political and social values .
the second point on the european council agenda is climate change .
the spanish government must do all it can to bring justice to those people affected .
before the vote i need to inform parliament about some technical adjust@@ ments .
the fact that w@@ ine producers in lithu@@ ania and some other countries with no v@@ ine@@ y@@ ar@@ ds are not recei@@ ving any support is unacceptable .
furthermore , if the european union could ar@@ bi@@ tr@@ ate between turkey and cyprus , i believe we would save greece 2 % of its gdp .
this will shor@@ tly be followed up with a proposal for a regulation .
these are tasks we wish to pursu@@ e and we are confi@@ dent that the conference of don@@ or nations , sch@@ edu@@ led for december in par@@ is , will provide an opportunity for the international community to express its support , in a practical way we hope , for the palestinian authority and the pale@@ st@@ ine people in general .
in order to bre@@ ak the dead@@ lo@@ ck of the negotiations , the hungarian government needs to achieve compromi@@ ses at the highest possible level .
in 2008 , that was not a problem .
it is important to promote family farm@@ ing , which cre@@ ates jobs , and equal access to public services as also the provision of public services in order to respond to the needs of dis@@ advant@@ aged families , communities and groups .
however , let us take this urg@@ ency session in which we are discussing b@@ reach@@ es of human rights and democracy a lot more seriously , because , if we do not we are going to lose all the credibility that we currently have , and this is clearly difficult to re@@ gain at international level .
moreover , human rights are universal and indivi@@ sible , or they mean nothing ; so the union should have the confidence to defend our values within our borders and out@@ with them .
- ( lt ) the discussion on the common energy policy and energy security started in 2006 in the wa@@ ke of the russi@@ an@@ -@@ ukra@@ ini@@ an gas crisis , the consequences of which had an un@@ fav@@ ourable impact on europe .
so we must continue to focus on both institutional and economic reforms to be under@@ taken by ukraine in par@@ alle@@ l .
- madam president , can i remind you that this would not have happened to mr schulz .
in europe , air@@ bor@@ ne fine par@@ tic@@ les due to energy consumption now ki@@ ll around 3@@ 00 000 people each year .
as a result of some of the policies in the common fisheries policy , thousands of ton@@ ne@@ s of e@@ di@@ ble fish are dum@@ ped de@@ ad over the sides of fishing bo@@ ats around our co@@ a@@ sts .
indeed , one of the key issues was to ensure the rapid entry into force of the lisbon treaty , which is crucial if we want to be able to con@@ front the challenges that li@@ e ahead together .
as the commissioner has said , china is now africa 's third most important trading partner .
situation in ky@@ r@@ g@@ yz@@ stan (
this is why the texts that we are discussing today are so important .
at present , the commission is car@@ rying out an impact assessment on a possible legal solution for or@@ ph@@ an works at european level and we are discussing what could be done , but if you do not mind , i will come back to that when we talk of the digital agenda , for that is one of the issues that we have to tou@@ ch upon .
it should also be stre@@ ssed that research funding problems primarily affect small and medium-sized enterprises .
what does the commission plan to do in order to get the member states to finance ment@@ or@@ ing and training programmes , and also to ensure that interest payments are subsidi@@ sed from european social fund resources , as agreed ?
yet - and this is the stri@@ king feat@@ ure of ukra@@ ini@@ an politics currently - there has been a ste@@ ady movement in the direction of marg@@ in@@ ali@@ sing alternative cent@@ res of power .
those regions which are totally or hea@@ vi@@ ly dependent for their development on tourism are see@@ ing their businesses thre@@ at@@ ened and are facing the future with un@@ certainty , particularly as tourism is not currently one of the competen@@ ces of the european union .
to date , there has been a wi@@ des@@ pread fee@@ ling of im@@ puni@@ ty , as in most cases any sanctions end up not having any effect .
i voted in favour of mr kar@@ im 's reports .
bulgaria 's present government is under attack from the old status qu@@ o , the re@@ m@@ n@@ ants of the communist regime in the structures of power and those who il@@ legally en@@ ri@@ ched themselves during the period of transition .
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mrs ţ@@ i@@ c@@ ă@@ u mentioned the par@@ is memor@@ an@@ dum of understanding .
firstly , i must express some concern about the creation of a legal framework for a co@@ st-@@ sh@@ aring scheme with regard to major disease .
we advo@@ cate the definition of clear guidelines on the best way of collabor@@ ating to promote political stability , fight climate change , manage migr@@ atory f@@ low@@ s and prevent natural disasters .
( de ) my question also rel@@ ates to the strategy for the danube region .
however , i have been wat@@ ching tele@@ vision all day , keeping up with all the news , and it seems to me that ou@@ at@@ tar@@ a is still in the process of win@@ ning the war .
it is an intelli@@ gent proposal .
the european economy very much needs vo@@ cational quali@@ fications in the next dec@@ ade .
one hun@@ d@@ red and thir@@ ty gra@@ ms will be deli@@ vered through pass@@ enger car technology and ten additional gra@@ ms will be provided through comple@@ mentary measures , including fuel efficiency targets for light commercial vehicles and an increased use of biofuels .
the aim of a civili@@ sed society is surely such a demanding one that we simply cannot move towards one based on the sort of content we have at the moment .
i will direct my question to mr swoboda - since mrs l@@ un@@ ac@@ ek has already critici@@ sed our chan@@ ce@@ ll@@ or , mr fa@@ y@@ man@@ n , and his party colleagues .
mr president , i should also like to point out the important part you have played in promoting the eu 's policy on climate change .
within our sphere of influence are those states with which we trade .
madam president , the violence in the republic of moldova was not a revo@@ lution but a mu@@ t@@ iny , which took place within a revo@@ lu@@ tion@@ ary atmo@@ sphere in a divi@@ ded society .
this amounts , on average , to about eur 3 a week for each european citizen .
because of the reasons set out and because i believe that the european union is going through a period that requires more effort in terms of making europe stronger and more competitive , while re@@ taining the need to strengthen inter@@ -@@ institutional dialogue , i am voting in favour of this draft presented by parliament .
standards in the compromise ver@@ sion have been rat@@ che@@ ted up , and a high level set for our region .
the greek government has repe@@ ate@@ dly pro@@ ven that it wishes to close this ch@@ ap@@ ter once and for all , by increasing bilateral cont@@ acts at prime mini@@ st@@ eri@@ al level .
i can only repeat what the commission president has already told you , that this will be han@@ ded over to the new commission .
one of the main problems which we have to tackle here is , of course , du@@ al taxation .
at the same time , we europeans have opened all the back do@@ ors in order to avoid a reduction policy at home .
at its june meeting the european council sum@@ mari@@ sed the many steps forward we have made .
two major projects are currently being developed : south stre@@ am and na@@ bu@@ cco .
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europe , however , refu@@ ses to accept the opinion of the people and wants to ram the constitution down the th@@ ro@@ ats of europeans through the back@@ do@@ or , pre@@ ten@@ ding that everything in the gar@@ den is ros@@ y and talking of a so-called ' dialogue with the citizen in the framework of the treaty of lisbon ' with the greatest cy@@ ni@@ ci@@ sm .
these are substantial targets that require substantial investment .
unfortunately , spain , portugal and italy also have high budget defici@@ ts .
with regard to the economic recovery and re@@ fl@@ ati@@ on@@ ary plan discussed by the e@@ cof@@ in council yesterday , the ministers agreed with the commission 's view that , given the economic situation and the rece@@ ssion affecting the united states , japan , the euro area and some major eu economies outside the euro area , a fiscal sti@@ mu@@ lus is essential .
these questions are in large measure ans@@ wered by the report , which still does not resolve many fundamental problems conne@@ cted , for example , with legislation , r@@ itu@@ al s@@ lau@@ gh@@ ter and form@@ ing the con@@ science of society .
i repeat : the treaty clearly states that a member state cannot be forced to take on deb@@ ts .
the current policy framework also allows money to already be spent on projects in 2009 .
it is increasingly recognised that dr@@ in@@ king is extremely harmful to children and young people .
in austria , 4@@ 7 % of unem@@ ployed single parents live in chro@@ nic poverty .
it is dict@@ ated more by e@@ motion than by real need , and could bring the economies of the world 's leading industri@@ alised nations to their k@@ ne@@ es .
farmers have made investments based on those figures .
in my view , this agency 's activities will ine@@ vit@@ ably extend beyond the them@@ atic areas for which it was established .
for that reason , there can be no common consolid@@ ated corpor@@ ate tax base , and the principle of fair tax competition must remain .
the aim of the approved resolution is to call on the commission , after the fru@@ it@@ less attemp@@ ts at medi@@ ation with the council , to reiter@@ ate the proposal in the light of the new responsibilities that parliament has ac@@ qui@@ red with the entry into force of the treaty of lisbon .
we have now managed to arri@@ ve at a balanced result , that is both consum@@ er@@ -@@ friendly and busin@@ ess@@ -@@ friendly .
secondly , i believe that the european union needs to com@@ mit itself more wh@@ ole@@ hear@@ tedly to this project .
this can be seen from their attemp@@ ts to place the opposition in ex@@ ile on a list of terrorist organisations , as well as their attemp@@ ts to close the ash@@ ra@@ f refuge@@ e cam@@ p in iraq .
it is the st@@ ory of the first w@@ ine dr@@ in@@ k@@ ers .
are these reports true ?
the portuguese presidency of the council has stated that it will seek to promote eu cooperation with the mediterranean countries .
i shall repeat , once again this year , that the budget is in@@ adequate and the multi@@ annual financial framework is un@@ suitable .
to all my fellow members who are standing for re-@@ election and who are re-@@ elected , i should like to say that i hope that we , provided of course that i am re-@@ elected , will continue our good work .
follow the example of the us population , which is starting a second major revo@@ lution : the conserv@@ ative people 's revo@@ lution !
why did this happen ?
we also need to consider - and that would be a task for your success@@ or , whether that is you or some@@ one else - how we in europe , on the one hand , can be in favour of a number of large projects , such as na@@ bu@@ cco and de@@ ser@@ te@@ c , while at the same time advo@@ cating the decentr@@ alisation of some of our electricity and energy production .
the world does not have to bo@@ w down to one language and one culture .
there have been many ban@@ kru@@ p@@ t@@ cies and traffic has been sh@@ u@@ t down .
it increases the range of relevant information for decision making and provides knowledge of legitimate interests which are wor@@ thy of consideration .
it seems absur@@ d to me that during border controls , technical equipment con@@ taining audi@@ o and vi@@ de@@ o recor@@ dings for personal use may be confi@@ sc@@ ated .
there is no marg@@ in for erro@@ r , for reasons we know all too well .
in writing . - in ky@@ ö@@ st@@ i vir@@ ran@@ ko@@ ski 's report ' amending budget no@@ 1 / 2008 ' regarding the solidarity fund , we can see that the eu is prepared to put fre@@ sh money into the mobilisation of the solidarity fund in the uk .
in recent years , serbia has made major progress in moving towards europe .
as a result , ordinary people in belarus regard eu policy towards them as a policy of emp@@ ty words !
this cooperation is key in dealing in the best possible way with the mutual impact that the environment and health have on each other .
the european parliament must be ke@@ pt informed of how the situation develop@@ s , especially regarding the implementation of a waste management plan , pursu@@ ant to the 4 march 2010 judg@@ ment of the court of justice of the european union and to eu legislation .
the infringe@@ ment of democratic principles during the election was followed by prote@@ sts , bru@@ tal repres@@ sion of a demonstr@@ ation and the ar@@ rest of demonstr@@ ators .
texts of agreements forwar@@ ded by the council : see minutes
spain 's experience is like the bu@@ ll in the cor@@ ri@@ da : proud and strong to start with , but b@@ le@@ e@@ ding to death in the s@@ and by the end .
i would like to emphasise that it is also vital to find out what conditions are like in the countries that people are fle@@ eing from .
the situation in the european union must change , because we are living in an internal market .
in the context of regul@@ ating the supervisory bodies and the discussion about he@@ dge funds , we have proposed that we should take appropriate measures on a european level and we will make the same resolution on der@@ i@@ v@@ atives , if you , mr lan@@ gen , do what you are always saying .
we will not move forward through an ob@@ session with the state and with the market .
we need to intensi@@ fy our work towards effective global conver@@ gence policies on crisis management and syste@@ mi@@ cally important financial institutions .
far from being our sh@@ ie@@ ld and protection , eu directives have frequ@@ ently sto@@ le@@ n a march on the wto .
now more than ever , we need to build a new europe that will at last provide economic protection for our regions and our nations through an active policy of reas@@ sum@@ ing control of our internal market .
of course , we pay ce@@ real grow@@ ers to stop growing cro@@ ps : we call it ' re@@ struc@@ turing aid ' , like the se@@ t-@@ a@@ side payment or the gru@@ b@@ b@@ ing@@ -up pre@@ mi@@ um .
so it is reasonable to support the negotiated package so that the found@@ ation can function as soon as possible on soli@@ d ba@@ ses .
once the directive on the promotion of clean and energy efficient road transport vehicles comes into force , around march , we will initi@@ ate the development of an internet site to facilitate joint clean vehi@@ cle procurement .
i want to add the word ' initial ' between ' the government 's ' and ' decision ' , so the wor@@ ding will be ' regre@@ ts the government 's initial decision not to atten@@ d the no@@ bel peace pri@@ ze awar@@ d ce@@ re@@ m@@ ony in os@@ l@@ o on 10 december ; wel@@ comes , on the other hand , the ombudsman 's initiative to atten@@ d the ce@@ re@@ m@@ ony as a responsible and pra@@ i@@ se@@ wor@@ thy decision ' .
urban areas have the task , today , of making transport sustainable in environmental ( co2 , air pollution , no@@ i@@ se ) , competition ( con@@ gesti@@ on ) and social ( demographic changes , inclusion , health ) terms .
in case these two safety measures fail us , we need to do more to protect our plan@@ es and avoid in-@@ fli@@ ght inci@@ dents .
in 2009 alone , the commission provided a total of eur 9@@ 50 million to approxim@@ ately 1@@ 15 million people in more than 70 countries .
in order to overcome the demographic challenges of the future , a consistent family friendly policy is needed .
in december the european council specifically asked you and the commission to look dee@@ per into this issue .
this is a chance to give fre@@ sh impe@@ tu@@ s to the accession process in several key areas .
in my opinion , this is the problem which does most har@@ m to the development prospe@@ cts of the african continent .
the commission must manage the inter@@ connection of these systems and ex@@ p@@ and their functi@@ on@@ ality in order to stre@@ am@@ line costs .
most of these were technical amendments aimed at ali@@ g@@ ning the text with the treaty on the functioning of the european union .
mr schulz said that poverty has increased .
europe 's largest in@@ land sea can and must be sa@@ ved .
we propose to cooperate un@@ condi@@ tion@@ ally with you if you wish to make progress on a european tax system .
but when they look at how it is organised and constitu@@ ted today , they are not im@@ pres@@ sed with its organisation or its di@@ spo@@ sition .
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i re@@ af@@ firm the need to adopt specific measures which will facilitate economic governance , based on in-@@ de@@ p@@ th , transparent knowledge , and open debate about any domestic measures adopted in member states which may produce an impact at eu level .
the par@@ is conference has clearly shown that our focus has to be very strong on rural development .
mr president , ladies and gentlemen , today we are called upon to vote on a package of aid for hol@@ land , which has reque@@ sted the mobilisation of the european globalisation adjustment fund for an overall su@@ m of eur 10@@ .@@ 5 million .
the response of the european central bank to the crisis was effective , although it was gu@@ il@@ ty at times of acting late or with a lack of as@@ ser@@ tiveness , in particular , the policy of reducing interest rates , which was more radi@@ cal and effective in the united kingdom and the us feder@@ al re@@ serve .
member states have a sovereign competence for establishing their own national constitu@@ tions , and in this case , we should respect the right of the hungarian people to determin@@ e their own constitution adopted by their democr@@ ati@@ call@@ y-@@ elected national parliament .
the committee reali@@ ses that since this will be the first ever evaluation table for consumer markets , some of these indic@@ ators will have to be re@@ placed with new ones in the future .
on the one hand , demographic change means that people fortun@@ ately have longer life expect@@ an@@ cies and remain physi@@ cally and ment@@ ally active for longer .
it is a cor@@ ner@@ stone of eu foreign policy , foun@@ ded on the values of freedom , democracy and respect for human rights and international law , which is something that uni@@ tes us .
we must be realistic on this matter .
trade in goods and services accounts for approxim@@ ately 20 % of global greenhouse gas emissions .
the agreement between the ec and the republic of gu@@ ine@@ a-@@ bi@@ s@@ sa@@ u for the period from june 2007 to june 2011 , provides for the gran@@ ting of 3@@ 7 fishing licen@@ ces , four of them for portugal .
this is the best way to counter@@ act asy@@ m@@ me@@ tri@@ c market opening .
i also believe that we need to re@@ think our approach and come up with a new one which goes into greater de@@ p@@ th and is far more fundamental .
the ligh@@ t-@@ tou@@ ch regulation of the financial markets was always a road to ri@@ p@@ -@@ off and corruption .
this much w@@ ate@@ red@@ -@@ down alco@@ hol strategy for europe pro@@ ved that the alco@@ hol industry w@@ on and the eu citizens lost .
for me , there is a wh@@ i@@ ff of su@@ peri@@ ority here , with europe saying : ' we have got ri@@ d of child labour , but you indi@@ ans are still using it ' .
this is also closely conne@@ cted to the question of prosper@@ ity .
each side was convinced we could do better .
in writing . - ( it ) foreign trade is one of the most power@@ ful political tools we have available in our deal@@ ings with third countries .
the b@@ ot@@ tom@@ -up decision-making process , with the involvement of the regions concerned , en@@ sures support for development by har@@ ne@@ ssing specific regional aspects .
other consider@@ ations a@@ side , we must promote quality and excell@@ ence , both among stu@@ dents and among te@@ ach@@ ing staff , and this can only be done with constan@@ t support , both in terms of politics and of investment , for mobility within the education system ; this support should be both national and european .
in exerci@@ sing its ev@@ ent@@ u@@ al role in the monitoring board , the commission must also represent the other european institutions , in particular this house .
it is , however , entirely up to the member states which strategy to choose , based on their specific circumstances .
i ask the leaders of the european parliament to offer assistance to the victims , should this become necessary .
you know that we are currently negotiating a free trade agreement with india , where the whole matter of sustainability also has to be addressed .
however , this regulation has indi@@ cated right from first reading a number of dis@@ agreements between the council and parliament on the following aspects : fin@@ ger@@ pr@@ in@@ ting of children up to the age of six with the risk of ignor@@ ing deta@@ ils of the costs and in@@ conve@@ ni@@ ence which parents would face every time their children 's fin@@ ger@@ pr@@ ints change ; new challenges on how to organi@@ se the colle@@ ction of biom@@ e@@ tri@@ c data ; and last but not least , the lack of experience which member states have with regard to manag@@ ing the storage of personal data and technical erro@@ rs .
if we want a well-@@ balanced , inform@@ ative media environment , we must support independent public broad@@ ca@@ sters as the counter@@ parts of private broad@@ ca@@ sters .
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fall@@ ing behind sch@@ edu@@ le is one thing , not making up the lost time is another , just when we are also committed to adopting the energy and climate change package , which is one of the great challenges the european union has to face .
pass@@ enger safety must be our over@@ ri@@ ding concern .
this is why i welcome the announ@@ cement by president le@@ e my@@ un@@ g-@@ ba@@ k that the south kore@@ an government intends to avoid e@@ sc@@ al@@ ation of the worrying situation .
finally , i would say to mrs b@@ obo@@ š@@ í@@ ko@@ v@@ á that it was the co@@ ss@@ acks who wro@@ te to the sult@@ an , not the other way around .
thank you very much and apo@@ lo@@ gies again for being late .
given the huge sal@@ ary that mr barroso is on , can he not spend another 30 minutes with us on a regular basis , to make this an h@@ our and a half ?
long-term security is important , but we would ide@@ ally like a well-@@ functioning instrument with a vision until 2020 .
secondly , the importance of pres@@ enting proposals and working hy@@ po@@ the@@ ses in order to make it easier to implement measures in the member states , with administrative procedures and management strategies that give priority to the quality of the projects and to their impact on the living and working conditions of european citizens .
nevertheless , i cannot fail to under@@ line that it must take into account the competen@@ ces of the european institutions , so an institutional framework separ@@ ate from these must not be created .
ter@@ ri@@ ble pressure is put on members of staff , who work for hours on end or , in any case , for longer peri@@ ods of time and without rest .
the barriers in question are descri@@ bed in the communication adopted by the commission in september .
in writing . - i and my british conserv@@ ative colleagues are sup@@ por@@ tive of fac@@ tual information being available to the public on eu policies and institutions and improving transparency .
if we now look at the funds trans@@ fers that are being discussed in this regard , it is a key point that they should be very well monito@@ red and be t@@ ied to conditions , because otherwise all we are doing is opening a second rou@@ te to development aid .
it will then become more at@@ trac@@ tive to comb@@ ine several mo@@ des , for instance with part of the jour@@ ne@@ y being done by rail and the fre@@ ight then continuing by bo@@ at .
in the case of vi@@ l@@ ni@@ us , in particular , we have a very good opportunity to show how strong cooperation can actually be .
in three years 4@@ 8 3@@ 0@@ 5 immigrants arri@@ ved in the can@@ ary islan@@ ds .
for this reason , i agree with the rapporteurs ' call for the commission to present a report on its implementation every three years and , if relevant , to propose a revision of the regulation .
i congratulate you : you can improve the situation in belgi@@ um .
these are two elements which i think we need to develop in the coming months .
i believe that we have reached a good compromise , especially as it represents significant progress compared with the current situation , although , as in any compromise , we have all had to make conce@@ ssions and be flexible , in what has been an especially complex task , as the commission proposal arri@@ ved before the entry into force of the treaty of lisbon .
so i very much hope that the european parliament will soon join the position taken by these states .
he wants to see the huge numbers of fore@@ ig@@ ners already here being integrated , assi@@ mil@@ ated and ab@@ sor@@ bed into the employment process .
i am glad to note that the strategy proposed by the commission in its communication of 23 october was endor@@ sed by the council last week .
the answer will be given by the citizens , by re@@ war@@ ding those who are calling for legislation and puni@@ shing those who wanted to per@@ su@@ ade us that self-@@ regulation is the pan@@ ac@@ e@@ a for all the evi@@ ls we are experien@@ cing today .
this important mi@@ le@@ stone will serve as an encoura@@ ge@@ ment for serbia , as it has rene@@ wed its efforts to promote re@@ conci@@ liation in the region .
at@@ trac@@ ting more people into employment and re@@ taining more people in employment so as to increase the labour supply and to make social protection systems work@@ able ;
what we need is research and data : we need an eu-@@ wide data bank where we can actually share best practice and make things better for some@@ body who is trying to lead a normal life but cannot dri@@ ve a car , cannot ri@@ de a motor@@ cy@@ cle and cannot get on with their ordinary life , and yet is perfe@@ ctly intelli@@ gent .
the second reason is inter@@ institutional equi@@ li@@ bri@@ um .
mr president , i voted against amendments 17@@ d and 19 , which att@@ ack@@ ed nato and called for the remo@@ val of nato ba@@ ses here in the european union .
cla@@ u@@ de mentioned 15 years .
europe , its institutions and its policies will one day be adopted and applied by governments on the left and the right - that is the law of alter@@ n@@ ation .
particular attention must be paid to the economic , social and eco@@ logical consequences of an increase or aboli@@ tion of quotas , particularly in m@@ oun@@ ta@@ in@@ ous regions .
on 15 december , mr barro@@ t under@@ took to promote a european charter on the rights of victims of terrorism .
it exports the si@@ ck social model of the r@@ ich european countries to the countries of africa and asia .
we wish you , president ab@@ b@@ as , every success in all your efforts to bring about peace .
making the european union the s@@ ca@@ pe@@ go@@ at for every problem instead of facing up to their responsibility , and then asking citizens , two weeks before a referendum , to give their endor@@ se@@ ment is di@@ sh@@ one@@ st , ir@@ responsible and dis@@ ing@@ en@@ u@@ ous .
i appro@@ ve of the fact that in this period of crisis , the activities of the european investment bank should be focused on helping small and medium-sized enterprises , which are the back@@ b@@ one of our society .
the common agricultural policy is and remains a key area of community policy and of the eu budget .
auth@@ or . - madam president , the democratic people 's republic of kore@@ a is anything but democratic as it has one of the worst recor@@ ds on human rights violations in the world .
however , despite also demanding more detailed information on the staff , budget and work carried out by these agencies , the commission 's proposal agre@@ es to give these agencies greater ro@@ om for man@@ o@@ eu@@ v@@ re in terms of trans@@ fers of appropriations which must be du@@ ly monito@@ red .
we will be vi@@ gi@@ l@@ ant regarding the dead@@ lines for applying these con@@ ventions while , of course , respe@@ cting the principle of subsidiarity .
however , child labour , which is wi@@ des@@ pread , especially in china , is covered by the standards i have already mentioned , which trading partners are required to obser@@ ve .
it is not just european war@@ ming , it is global war@@ ming .
furthermore , when it comes to the european ar@@ rest war@@ r@@ ant , fran@@ k@@ ly my doub@@ ts turn into ou@@ tri@@ ght opposition .
instead of being imposed , the european development fund 's priorities must be revi@@ sed , taking into account the opinion , the priorities and the real needs of developing countries .
the results of the vote in the committee on the environment , public health and food safety were on the whole positive .
just like the annual report , it is tho@@ rou@@ gh , complete and u@@ ser@@ -@@ friendly .
the present report makes an important contribution to achieving that goal .
we also comm@@ end the southern parties to the comprehensive peace agreement for their leadership , and the su@@ dan@@ ese referendum authorities for the re@@ mar@@ k@@ able job they did in organis@@ ing the referendum despite the enormous challenges they faced .
nor , for that matter , is there much advantage in having in europe a blo@@ c of similar industri@@ alised economies , where we have cut ourselves off from the growing markets of the rest of the world .
fav@@ our@@ ing some countries in central asia over others risks creating a dis@@ cor@@ d and di@@ vision in the region .
in fin@@ land pe@@ at has been defined as sl@@ ow@@ ly rene@@ wing biom@@ as@@ s fuel .
naturally , there are still many more steps to be taken and in this ve@@ in , i would express my concern over the numerous ar@@ re@@ sts of journ@@ alists .
now that we are hal@@ f@@ way through the belgian presidency , can the council state what action it intends to take before the end of the presidency with a view to implementing the measure called for by parliament ?
a complete trans@@ form@@ ation of maritime policy is essential .
we have more flexibility , we can provide our budgets earlier , and we can invest more in ener@@ g@@ y-@@ efficient buil@@ dings and hou@@ sing , for example .
not all regions are the same ; even within an individual member state , the regions dif@@ fer .
( de ) madam president , i have a specific question for commissioner di@@ m@@ as .
is it not under@@ stan@@ d@@ able , commissioner , that the european union should have difficul@@ ty finding eur 3@@ .@@ 4 billion to finance as strategic a project from an industrial , scientific and military point of view as galileo , under these circumstances ?
this is why i believe that it is important for european institutions to exer@@ t ti@@ gh@@ ter control , which will prevent the re@@ curren@@ ce of such a situation at european level in the future .
operation at@@ al@@ an@@ ta was conce@@ i@@ ved as a political opportunity to add a maritime dimension to es@@ dp during the french presidency .
we still need an evaluation .
( es ) mr president , i congratulate and support car@@ lo@@ s co@@ el@@ h@@ o , and i would like to point out that this report was adopted unani@@ m@@ ously in the committee on civil liber@@ ties , justice and home affairs .
it is the eu country with the highest number of tu@@ ber@@ cu@@ lo@@ sis patients and it is in the pen@@ ul@@ timate place when it comes to the quality of di@@ a@@ be@@ tes treatment although di@@ a@@ be@@ tes is the disease with the highest pre@@ di@@ spo@@ sition .
with regard to training , we need to ad@@ just work skills to the demands of the new economy and to do so in a way that is economi@@ cally accessible for workers and businesses .
on behalf of the alde group . - ( it ) madam president , ladies and gentlemen , i too , like all my colleagues , would like to congratulate the rapporteur , mr fer@@ ber , on his work .
what should be discussed at the summit on f@@ ri@@ day is portugal .
turning agricultural , domestic and industrial waste into energy has always see@@ med to me to be the most sen@@ sible of all the renewable op@@ tions .
mrs de sar@@ ne@@ z , you are right , there is still much to be done .
this priority means a lot to me and to my services ; it means a lot to our businesses in europe and for the employment they are able to create for our workers , f@@ low@@ ing from increased market access and from the strengthening of world trade that is at the heart of our trade policy strategy for a global europe .
in poland 's case , ther@@ mal moder@@ nisation , al@@ ong@@ side co@@ generation , can bring economic , social and eco@@ logical benefits .
we can read about it in the g@@ al@@ v@@ in report and el@@ se@@ where , but attemp@@ ts are being made to swe@@ e@@ p this under the car@@ pe@@ t .
she is also going to use the opportunity of atten@@ ding the forthcoming invest@@ iture of mr y@@ an@@ u@@ ko@@ v@@ ich in kie@@ v , which it is pre@@ su@@ med will be atten@@ ded by mr lu@@ ka@@ sh@@ en@@ ko , to tackle this issue , which will continue to be discussed in future by the european union 's foreign affairs council , because it is a very important matter .
it is a perfe@@ ct il@@ lu@@ str@@ ation of what we can achieve if we can establish our health priorities in good time .
thanks to political corre@@ ct@@ ness , the indi@@ gen@@ ous peoples of europe are all too ea@@ si@@ ly label@@ led righ@@ t-@@ wing extre@@ mi@@ st or even r@@ aci@@ st for insi@@ sting on their basic culture , whilst migrants sel@@ dom face this problem .
the global economic crisis bur@@ dens us all , yet we must not forget or ignor@@ e the fact that the least developed countries are also the most vulnerable now .
the f@@ ate of the lithu@@ ani@@ an texti@@ le and clo@@ thing sector is closely linked to the eu , as 8@@ 4 % of lithu@@ ani@@ an texti@@ les are ex@@ ported to the eu .
in writing . - the case is i@@ den@@ tical to the previous one ( see , but here the request for the wai@@ ver of immuni@@ ty was forwar@@ ded by the french authorities .
it is an indi@@ ct@@ ment of europe that the foreign ministers of the member states in the council cannot manage to respond to this .
the re@@ ca@@ st techni@@ que does not ti@@ e the hands of the legisl@@ ator more than the traditional way of amending legislation .
( m@@ t ) i believe that it is a wor@@ th@@ while matter to talk about how we can create more jobs in the european union .
the report includes the importance of public services in meeting the basic needs of citizens and we feel we need to emphasise this within the new framework established by the treaty of lisbon .
the current situation lead@@ s to negative competition between the systems . that is not a good thing for businesses or for their employees .
not least because the czech president does not share the ma@@ inst@@ re@@ am eu view of the russi@@ a-@@ georgia conflict .
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on the other hand , this is such an important matter that we cannot neg@@ le@@ ct it .
in writing . - i voted in favour of the ber@@ è@@ s report because of my support for the vast majority of its cont@@ ents .
however , we have obje@@ ctions to paragraph 19 , which calls for a military es@@ dp mission in georgia - although we would see nothing contro@@ versi@@ al in an eu civilian obser@@ ver presence .
there is no point in insi@@ sting as i will not give you the floor .
however , aid is also important , for restor@@ ation , for re-@@ establishing production potential and for com@@ pens@@ ating for the social costs and job losses .
we must protect inte@@ l@@ le@@ c@@ tual property more effectively , we must press har@@ der for global rules and standards , we must strengthen the wto , and we must practi@@ se trans@@ atlantic partnership .
who is speaking in favour of the motion ?
while i believe that serbia 's entry into the eu is a considerable step forward for both the eu and the republic of serbia , i voted in favour of the motion for a resolution because i believe that the country will very soon manage to overcome all the li@@ mit@@ ations which have created such a wide gap between the two for so long .
that is exactly what i have said i will do and that is exactly what i am going to do - a stronger europe for freedom and solidarity .
what fine words can we use in our anni@@ vers@@ ary to@@ a@@ sts ?
mr president , a@@ zer@@ ba@@ ij@@ an has appe@@ are@@ d once again on the agenda of the european parliament .
you also said that in 199@@ 8 and 1999 , the working party cho@@ se neither to author@@ i@@ se nor propose the with@@ dra@@ wa@@ l of this product . yet we know that the medic@@ inal product was with@@ drawn in the united states in 199@@ 7 .
the mac@@ ro-@@ financial assistance for ukraine is the first case to be decided under the new procedure .
that is good .
there was one of my questions he did not answer , which related to the reas@@ oned opinion sent to belgi@@ um by the commission back in 2008 .
let us not think that nothing can be done about these trage@@ dies .
this will , of course , involve acting consist@@ ently with the other political objectives of the union .
i wish our me@@ xi@@ can colleagues and frien@@ ds a successful stay in strasbourg .
therefore , we must do our ut@@ most to increase the number of de@@ vo@@ tees of the mediterranean d@@ ie@@ t in europe and beyond , and its inclusion on the world her@@ it@@ age list is an important step in this regard .
that is why the copenhagen meeting is important .
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effective climate protection regulation will continue to require flexibility mechanisms .
the european parliament expres@@ ses its satisfac@@ tion that the court of auditors has stated that the transactions under@@ l@@ ying the centre 's annual accounts for the 2009 financial year are legal and regular .
face up to your responsibility to examine cri@@ tically how countries deal with this legislation and whether they apply it effectively .
while there has been full cooperation between the irish security authorities and our european counter@@ parts in the whole area of police matters , the full benefits of the eu are not being shared by irish citizens .
i am disap@@ pointed that my proposal for regulation of post@@ al and tele@@ communications pri@@ cing between the national territ@@ ories and the ors was not up@@ held .
it is planned that approxim@@ ately 70 % of eu funds for entrepreneu@@ rs will be dis@@ bur@@ sed using the lo@@ an funds .
ultimately , however , parliament gave way , with the group of the european people 's party ( christian democrats ) regret@@ tab@@ ly also voting in favour , mr pie@@ per , and laid down only five years in the structural funds regulation , which is clearly nothing like adequate given the scale of the subsidies .
i share this bel@@ ief , but this cannot justi@@ fy all the means that were used then .
a third issue to be addressed is the whole system of com@@ an@@ ag@@ ement .
i hope we can come back to this subject within six to t@@ wel@@ ve months to see if the system is functioning .
it was therefore up to him to come and present the conclusions of the european council of 10 and 11 december 2009 .
many people in the region i come from work in lu@@ x@@ em@@ bour@@ g , belgi@@ um or france .
in terms of re@@ ap@@ ing what we so@@ w , our capit@@ alist intentions will lead , for the vast majority of humani@@ ty , to price increases , unemployment , poverty , hun@@ ger and so on .
( it ) madam president , ladies and gentlemen , it is still not clear whether amendment 1 is com@@ p@@ ati@@ ble with amendment 5@@ 1 .
mr president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , as chair of the committee on agriculture and rural development , i am dee@@ ply disap@@ pointed for several reasons with the cont@@ ents of mr sz@@ á@@ je@@ r 's report , which is being voted on tomorrow .
in this respect , i think that it is appropriate to have measures in place in the european union 's ou@@ ter@@ most regions which are aimed at boo@@ sting the agricultural sector 's competitiveness and promoting di@@ versi@@ fication .
even if this is proposed to ac@@ com@@ mo@@ date the problems mentioned above , it is mis@@ sing one key element , which has brought about mode@@ st success for the recommendation .
so we should not include any confli@@ cting statements in the reci@@ t@@ als , but should remain consistent with the wor@@ ding ' adequate resources for a balanced cohesion policy ' .
the issue rai@@ ses socie@@ tal problems , which advi@@ se us strongly to ban animal clo@@ ning for food , as well as the im@@ port of c@@ lon@@ ed animals and their off@@ spr@@ ing .
i think we must find ways of at@@ trac@@ ting highly skil@@ led labour , but at the same time we must also prevent the ' bra@@ in dra@@ in ' from developing countries .
in re@@ ply specifically to mr da@@ er@@ den , a round table has been organised today in brussels .
all the member states have to sub@@ mit their au@@ ster@@ ity plans up to april .
in view of this , i agree with the rapporteur on the proposal for parliament to adopt this report and the request for the council to fin@@ alise this procedure without un@@ due delay .
how much life will actually be bre@@ a@@ the@@ d into this project will certainly depend , am@@ ong@@ st other things , on how the ten@@ sion between the objectives of environmental protection and drawing the danube region together are resolved and whether the danube will suf@@ fi@@ ce as the common den@@ om@@ in@@ ator for the implementation of this m@@ am@@ mo@@ th project .
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faced with these new commercial challenges , the european far@@ mer 's main as@@ set is quality .
i am in favour of giving priority to creating and boo@@ sting employment at this time of crisis and also of pressing ahead with the re@@ alisation of the flexi@@ cur@@ ity principle .
i ab@@ stain@@ ed from voting on this particular report .
against this back@@ ground , a european strategy of zer@@ o toler@@ ance that aims to protect the rights of children is of very great importance .
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it has one very serious fa@@ ul@@ t , however .
the people of europe are see@@ ing more and more every day that all of their powers are tri@@ ck@@ ling through their fin@@ gers , that their freedoms are being taken away , whether it be pur@@ ch@@ as@@ ing power , an expen@@ sive euro , g@@ mo@@ s , tax , fisheries , a lack of trade protection , immigration , or even fo@@ ot@@ b@@ all , which you y@@ our@@ self mentioned a few mom@@ ents ago .
could i address specifically ka@@ thy sin@@ no@@ t@@ t who campa@@ ig@@ ned , in my view , with some rather hor@@ ren@@ d@@ ous argu@@ ments for a ' no ' vote ?
in addition , as regards the un@@ scru@@ pul@@ ous and une@@ th@@ i@@ cal practice of ex@@ porting substances known to be harmful to third world countries , i would quot@@ e a popul@@ ar pro@@ ver@@ b from poland : ' do as you would be done by ' .
we are in regular contact with quar@@ te@@ t colleagues .
this is one factor among very many , but it is an important one .
e@@ cho@@ ing the conclusions of the september 2009 g20 summit in pit@@ t@@ sb@@ ur@@ gh , this report aims to ensure that ' all standar@@ di@@ sed ot@@ c der@@ i@@ v@@ ative contracts &#9@@ 1@@ ; are &#9@@ 3@@ ; tra@@ ded on ex@@ changes or electronic trading plat@@ forms ' .
the global market is re@@ acting to the need to meet the demands of the model of consumption which has already been for@@ med in highly developed and developing socie@@ ties .
impact assess@@ ments are a valu@@ able legislative instrument , ser@@ ving as a know@@ led@@ ge@@ -based prepar@@ ation for political decisions , and thus contribu@@ ting to better law making .
the member states can no longer act as though these two areas are restri@@ cted and un@@ tou@@ ch@@ able competen@@ ces , beyond the scope of common action .
vice-president of the commission . - ( fr ) mr president , i have list@@ ened carefully to all the contributions .
the situation should not be un@@ set@@ tled by changing the rules during the gam@@ e , ste@@ pping up the euro@@ scep@@ tic r@@ he@@ tori@@ c and bringing up a separ@@ ate issue relating to the need to control illegal immigration .
thank you for your attention .
however , the resolution contains several provisions which should not be included .
therefore , rel@@ ying on what science is te@@ lling us , we have to act .
i want to see us , as europeans , take a clear stand for compliance with the human rights en@@ sh@@ r@@ ined in the charter of the united nations , ir@@ respective of the political situation .
member of the commission . - ( es ) thank you very much , mr president .
let us take research and infrastructure as an example .
all eu citizens are equal and must be treated that way , only then can the european union live up to its mo@@ t@@ to .
future european legislation will have to review the level of sanctions against traffic@@ k@@ ers so that they are comm@@ en@@ sur@@ ate with the sever@@ ity of the off@@ ence .
however , the state must not sin@@ k to the level of the terrori@@ sts .
the problems are large@@ ly of internal origin because they stem from a lack of structural reforms .
not only is the unemployment rate higher among young workers than among the rest of the population , but young workers are often to be found in in@@ secure temporary jobs with lower pay and weak@@ er legal protection .
out of the total amount of official aid for development , the funds allocated to agriculture have fal@@ le@@ n as a propor@@ tion from 17 % in 19@@ 80 to 3@@ .@@ 8 % in 2006 .
i would remind you that non-@@ re@@ f@@ ou@@ lement is a principle which know@@ s no geographical b@@ oun@@ dar@@ ies and which cannot be ha@@ g@@ g@@ led over or negotiated under any circumstances .
the number of states which have re@@ tained the death penalty and still make use of it has fal@@ le@@ n to 5@@ 8 .
( fr ) mr president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , as dra@@ ft@@ sman of the opinion of the committee on industry , research and energy , i want to congratulate the rapporteur mr ford , firstly for his ... ( text in@@ audi@@ ble ) on two aspects that i think should be emphasi@@ sed .
we will have also a banking sector with a lot of un@@ certain@@ ties when it re@@ su@@ mes normal funding activities and , of course , we will have a european budget that will remain , as usu@@ al , too small to be efficient and to solve our problems .
on the finance that has already been announced for african agriculture , i am delighted to hear l@@ ou@@ is mi@@ ch@@ el , if i have understood him corre@@ ctly , say that it will go to sm@@ al@@ ler producers and therefore to help subsi@@ st@@ ence farm@@ ing , which contribu@@ tes to over@@ coming the crisis particularly for the poorest , and not to mul@@ tin@@ ati@@ on@@ als de@@ di@@ cated to ex@@ porting , which would actually make countries even poo@@ re@@ r and more dependent on imports .
in the whole system , it is vital for the rules to include the principle of transparency , supervision and control .
ladies and gentlemen , today and yesterday , the euro@@ me@@ ds@@ col@@ a comple@@ ted its programme here in strasbourg .
we have been discussing this treaty for many years , and i am always surpri@@ sed to find that i then get questions on how quickly we can stop living after that constitution , because i must base my work on the treaties .
in conclusion , i would like to point out that the eu has a crucial role to play in advan@@ cing these objectives to achieve an equ@@ itable and la@@ sting solution .
li@@ sts of operations and amounts are published on the d@@ g environment we@@ b@@ site .
further to the strategic association which the european commission has initi@@ ated with brazi@@ l and me@@ xi@@ co , this process could perhaps also form the approach to be taken in the negotiations on the mer@@ co@@ su@@ r agreement , which have been st@@ al@@ led for too long .
that was absolutely not what was intended .
they are only taken into account in the minutes but not for the purposes of the vote coun@@ t .
the external dimension of social policy includes eu activities and initiatives aimed at promoting labour and social standards in third countries .
the ep@@ p group is still very much open to co@@ operating with the council , and most import@@ antly with other groups here in parliament , to try and reach a compromise that is acceptable for all .
( de ) mr president , mr re@@ hn , ladies and gentlemen , the europe 2020 strategy pres@@ ents us with a specific challenge .
in fact , article 18@@ 2 of the treaty of lisbon en@@ sures a suitable legal basis for future developments in this area .
in all these initiatives , small and medium-sized enterprises will play a very important role .
vice-president of the council / high representative of the union for foreign affairs and security policy . - mr president , i will try to deal with as many of the issues that were raised as possible but , as always , when we debate the middle east peace process , there is a real sense of urg@@ ency and a strong desire in this house to see us make progress .
this new institution would , as i see it , cause un@@ certainty of ro@@ les , a divi@@ de@@ -@@ and@@ -@@ con@@ que@@ r situation , and it takes completely the op@@ posi@@ te approach to our cor@@ ner@@ st@@ ones in our energy policy .
it contains some good and some bad news .
even though in some areas there are more young fish in the sea than in past years , this is still an opportunity rather than a recovery .
i hope that that will not actually come to pa@@ ss .
the fact remains , however , that more and more jobs f@@ it the descri@@ ption of me@@ ni@@ al jobs , in other words un@@ skil@@ led , bad@@ l@@ y-@@ paid work .
everyone must act against the nation@@ alist and extre@@ mi@@ st tenden@@ cies emerging in their own country .
it affe@@ cts our capacity to defend a certain vision of the european commitment to our major projects and our industries .
i welcome an eastern partnership as ambitious as the one proposed in this report , all the more so as it is aimed at more effective cooperation and supporting the re@@ construction of georgia , while also sugge@@ sting for the future setting up a free trade area and li@@ f@@ ting visa requirements for the european union .
i am afraid that the european parliament is less than happy about the course the european council is sa@@ il@@ ing .
by reducing our environmental fo@@ ot@@ pr@@ int in ways such as turning the ligh@@ ts off , s@@ mar@@ t me@@ ter@@ ing , sen@@ s@@ or ligh@@ ts , and less paper use , the european parliament works to be environment@@ ally sound .
hom@@ op@@ h@@ ob@@ ia , com@@ pul@@ s@@ ory religious education and restrictions of freedom of the press must equally be f@@ ought in the current member states .
otherwise the principles of international order will de fac@@ to be dict@@ ated by kore@@ a , iran or the terrori@@ sts of ham@@ as .
some of that could have been avo@@ i@@ ded , but some of it is , fran@@ k@@ ly , in@@ tr@@ insi@@ c in the nature of the agreements .
we fully reali@@ sed that globalisation is a reality and that we need to use it to our advantage .
( el ) mr president , the g20 summit in november did not , in my opinion , have substantial results .
i am therefore certain that this report represents parliament 's opinion as to how we can help fore@@ sts , how we can help our communities to adap@@ t to climate change .
i took an extremely critical approach when draf@@ ting this report because it is very frequ@@ ently the case that hy@@ po@@ critical positions are adopted during negotiations with countries which are not eu member states .
finally , i would like to say that there are many of us women who have survi@@ ved as a result of the efforts of society and through the work of sh@@ el@@ ters for women and women 's organisations .
some of them have been scienti@@ fic@@ ally pro@@ ven to be im@@ pli@@ cated in all@@ er@@ gies and to undermin@@ e the im@@ mu@@ ne system .
mr president , secre@@ tary of state , commissioner , we can surely agree that when drawing up the european parliament 's budget , we must focus on our core mission , which is legislative work .
i voted in favour of this resolution as violence against women is still a problem which is all too pre@@ val@@ ent in romania and worldwide , making it necessary to adopt urgent measures to combat this s@@ cour@@ ge .
i think i can state with some satisfac@@ tion that the commission has so far made use of all the pos@@ sibilities open to it under the treaty and has made use of them even in ways that were not entirely con@@ v@@ enti@@ onal .
there is no such thing as a british citizen if you are not irish from northern ireland , sco@@ t@@ tish , wel@@ sh or eng@@ li@@ sh .
the government has not shown any dis@@ cer@@ ni@@ ble will to take decisive steps to coun@@ ter this development .
the debate that we are hol@@ ding here concerns the last dict@@ ator@@ ship left in europe .
this is because , ladies and gentlemen , the capacity to enter the sector swi@@ f@@ tly with quality , standar@@ di@@ sed products will determin@@ e the future leaders in a highly competitive market .
the memor@@ an@@ dum for genuine auton@@ om@@ y for the ti@@ bet@@ an people , now rejected by china as a working document , shows that the ti@@ bet@@ an people have already made a genuine effort and given up an enormous amount of what , i emphasise , are their legitimate aspir@@ ations .
we clearly wi@@ shed to make our first approval of the budget under the terms of the treaty of lisbon a significant event .
it would be useful if this french regul@@ ator were given a say in the activities of the regul@@ ators in the other 26 countries .
in writing . - ( fi ) mr president , constru@@ cting the gas pipe@@ line as a project bur@@ ied in the ground would be a chea@@ per , safe@@ r op@@ tion than sin@@ king it in the sea .
this problem quite simply represents a serious di@@ stor@@ tion of the internal market .
on the one hand , i feel it is important that from the stan@@ d@@ point of the internal market there should be no danger that a paren@@ t company and a subsidi@@ ary are at a dis@@ advantage simply because they are operating in two different member states , compared with companies operating in only one member state .
we must protect our citizens from these potential dan@@ gers , no@@ tab@@ ly by means of a differen@@ ti@@ ated , ri@@ sk@@ -based approach .
only in this way will confidence be re@@ sto@@ red , and confidence is key .
the four@@ th assessment report of the inter@@ govern@@ mental pan@@ el on climate change , relea@@ sed in spain in november 2007 , represents the most complete and the most credi@@ ble scientific assessment of climate change so far .
after ma@@ de@@ ira , europe has once again been affected .
this represents half of i@@ cel@@ and 's exports , accoun@@ ting for 10 % of its gdp .
the negotiations allowed us to include a reference to the hor@@ iz@@ on@@ tal social clause which was established by the treaty of lisbon and which now has to be transpo@@ sed concre@@ tely into legislation .
an eu-@@ in@@ spi@@ red crisis will shor@@ tly h@@ it the uk eg@@ g industry .
in second place the responsibility lies with the muni@@ cip@@ alities and in third place with the state .
we need to ensure that the few do not ta@@ int the many and that our work benefits from outside in@@ pu@@ ts rather than being di@@ stor@@ ted by it .
unfortunately , many international agreements are en@@ ding with the lowe@@ st common den@@ om@@ in@@ ators .
we know that migration is a fact of life , we know it is a force for development and we know that many eu nationals also follow a path where they want to ear@@ n , learn or ye@@ ar@@ n for something better , just as those coming from sub@@ -@@ sahar@@ an africa do .
they agreed that the eu has sufficient oil and gas stocks .
in writing . - the report advo@@ c@@ ates a ' common european foreign policy on energy ' .
i am glad that the bro@@ k report and today 's debate ess@@ enti@@ ally endorse the rene@@ wed consensus on eu enlargement , which was achieved in december 2006 - not least because of the events in 2005 .
commissioner , this is , without doubt , the top priority at the stress test stage ; however , i would also point out that , in the second stage , full and fundamental prev@@ enti@@ ve supervision will need to include appropriate mechanisms to address what , to date , has been a particularly sh@@ ad@@ owy banking sector .
what mark does she propose for those eg@@ g@@ s in the eu that are not allowed to carry a legal mark after 1 january 2012 ?
member of the commission . - ( cs ) ladies and gentlemen , thank you for the discussion .
therefore , i will focus my speech on the serious problems it is facing : the increase in the cost of animal feed , which represents 60 % of production costs , and is therefore cru@@ ci@@ ally important in terms of prof@@ it@@ ability for producers .
second : the approval by the eth@@ i@@ opi@@ an parliament of the so-called n@@ go act , which , in practice , crim@@ in@@ ali@@ ses all the work of independent ngos .
we all know what that means .
in cases involving several member states they have to satis@@ fy the eli@@ gi@@ bility criteria for author@@ i@@ sed economic oper@@ ator status .
by remo@@ ving some of these days off we could create around a thous@@ and jobs .
this house will never uni@@ te around a common position if we seek to ap@@ por@@ tion b@@ lam@@ e precisely , but fa@@ ul@@ t can be found on both sides , violence den@@ oun@@ ced , and an immediate ce@@ a@@ se@@ fir@@ e sou@@ ght .
to those manufacturers and producers who are writing to us now asking us not to support one or other amendment that aims to close these lo@@ op@@ ho@@ les , i would say : let them come up with their suggesti@@ ons .
it is for precisely this reason that it is so important that the european parliament will shor@@ tly be giving its b@@ le@@ ssing to a legislative package that will help to ensure that the electricity market fun@@ ctions more effectively .
si@@ mil@@ arly , urban transport initiatives and the ci@@ vit@@ as and the intelli@@ gent ener@@ g@@ y-@@ europe programmes must be continu@@ ed .
the de@@ va@@ st@@ ating ear@@ th@@ qu@@ ake has been at the fore@@ front of our min@@ ds since 12 january , and efforts beg@@ an stra@@ ight away to provide all the assistance we can .
what is important is actually changing social relations and in@@ human tradi@@ tions .
the fact that we are only a few days after the elections in bos@@ nia and her@@ ze@@ go@@ v@@ ina makes this issue particularly relevant .
however , they were recor@@ ded and the list com@@ pi@@ led included 9@@ 4 over@@ fli@@ gh@@ ts and 17 sto@@ pover@@ s specifically by us civilian and military air@@ cra@@ ft between january 2002 and the end of june 2006 .
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that was the first and last time that i em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed my be@@ lo@@ ved son .
the pri@@ cing for loans by the im@@ f was considered an appropriate ben@@ ch@@ mark for setting euro area member states ' bilateral lo@@ an conditions , al@@ be@@ it with some adjust@@ ments which were agreed on 11 april .
in addition , the package will con@@ tain a report on evaluation of the implementation by the member states of the framework decision on terrorism .
in that context i was delighted to read the recent re@@ marks of the commission president in the financial times , in which he raised the u@@ gly spe@@ c@@ tr@@ e of growing prote@@ cti@@ o@@ nis@@ m in europe .
i refer , in particular , also to amendment 16 .
with such an example , and by setting this example for the cy@@ pri@@ o@@ ts , we are putting them in an un@@ clear and ambi@@ gu@@ ous situation in which they will be unable to fight for the uni@@ ty of their is@@ land .
we need binding energy efficiency targets as soon as possible , and this is important for a whole ho@@ st of reasons : economic reasons and reasons relating to competition , jobs , the environment and the climate .
he said that the commission is influ@@ en@@ ced by it being made up of de@@ pu@@ ty leaders of european parties .
no economic and regional integration will come to fru@@ i@@ tion if the union does not have the coura@@ ge to tackle existing conflicts and to do this based on international law .
africa is a continent with a we@@ al@@ th of tal@@ ented people .
the mag@@ i@@ c word in all these measures is inclusion - the inclusion of civil society , social dialogue and the active application of the hor@@ iz@@ on@@ tal social clause in accordance with the principles of the social market economy .
for that reason , what we have done here with the international criminal court represents a major step forwar@@ ds in that all such people will know , in future , that there is a jud@@ ge beyond national law and that , for the rest of their lives , they will have to live with the fact that they will be held to account .
i therefore voted in favour .
a further re@@ serv@@ ation concerns the use of studies into the energy consumption of buil@@ dings .
i therefore support this decision , which allows the mobilisation of eur 2 4@@ 0@@ 5 6@@ 7@@ 1 under the general eu budget for 2010 in order to provide financial assistance in response to the portuguese request .
now the ben@@ ch@@ mark will quali@@ fy as a crit@@ eri@@ on once it has been through the council .
according to the frontex annual report for 2006 , the ap@@ prehen@@ sion figures at schengen 's current external borders ( mainly austria and germany ) are still far higher than those at the eu 's external borders , so it is highly doub@@ t@@ ful whether the ex@@ pan@@ sion should be approved .
i would like to draw your attention , at this point , to what stri@@ k@@ es me as a dist@@ ur@@ b@@ ing pie@@ ce of news , namely that 40 % of ger@@ man@@ s now believe that the introduction of the euro was a mistak@@ e .
furthermore , war@@ s against mus@@ li@@ m countries only pro@@ vo@@ ke terrorist ou@@ tra@@ ges .
er@@ i is a response to a real need on the part of european re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers and will undoubtedly help boost competitiveness in european science .
clearly , the international and regional organisations , the countries themselves , the states and the decentr@@ alised authorities , the ngos , as well as the agencies of the member states .
at the same time europe must secure our energy supply and become self-@@ sufficient .
we note that no member of the opposition will have a parliamentary se@@ at .
various amendments were proposed by myself or by other colleagues , resulting in numerous compromise amendments and a firm consensus between members of the pse , ppe , alde , verts / ale and u@@ en groups , such that there were only two votes against this report .
however , we have mo@@ ved from ' 3@@ x@@ 20 ' to the legitimacy of the ' 4@@ x@@ 4 ' economy .
there will be many challenges for egypt in the coming months and years .
politically we need to make proposals that are focused firstly on this policy and then on a progre@@ ssive de@@ -@@ materi@@ alisation of our life@@ sty@@ le , since otherwise it will not be sustainable .
mr president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , the negotiation that i led by myself for the first year and then , during conci@@ liation - the first conci@@ liation procedure after the treaty of lisbon , i would note - with the gu@@ id@@ ance of mrs kr@@ at@@ sa@@ -@@ t@@ s@@ aga@@ ro@@ po@@ u@@ lo@@ u and the support of the chair of the committee on transport and tourism , mr sim@@ p@@ son , has been more ar@@ du@@ ous and difficult than expected .
the people certainly know that the eu is not the so@@ vie@@ t union .
agriculture ministers are discussing this - in fact they may even still be discussing it today - at the informal meeting in an@@ ne@@ cy and will report back to the ' agriculture ' council on 17 and 18 november .
the first concerns the copenhagen summit .
the r@@ ich european states must show solidarity with eastern europe , and the aid fund granted to countries in this area must be increased .
this is the reason why men and women are being ex@@ posed to hi@@ d@@ den forms of discrimination .
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president il@@ ves , it is a great jo@@ y to be able to welcome you here to the european parliament , which is ce@@ le@@ br@@ ating its 5@@ 0@@ th anni@@ vers@@ ary tomorrow .
the initial form of the resolution on the can@@ c@@ ún climate change conference has been changed quite a lot and its content has been w@@ ate@@ red down consider@@ ably by incorpor@@ ating the amendments tabled by the group of the european people 's party ( christian democrats ) .
it is approxim@@ ately half of the annual global aid out@@ la@@ y .
any change to the ac@@ ade@@ mic training system which hel@@ ps moder@@ ni@@ se training programmes and , above all , brings gradu@@ ates and the world of employment closer together , should be welcomed and strongly encouraged .
i am in favour of both the commission proposal and the t@@ at@@ are@@ ll@@ a report because it is absolutely vital to support a sector in serious difficul@@ ty .
the school in par@@ ma , which is approved by the board of govern@@ ors of the european schools , will be the first school of its kind to awar@@ d a european b@@ ac@@ cal@@ au@@ re@@ ate in june 2009 .
let us not forget where the present crisis has its roo@@ ts : po@@ or@@ -@@ quality len@@ ding , com@@ po@@ un@@ ded by secur@@ i@@ ti@@ sation of these loans in off@@ -@@ balance sh@@ e@@ et vehicles , the risks associated with which few understood .
but he did come to our group meeting , the ec@@ r group meeting , and explain that he was in favour of s@@ mar@@ t regulation .
we need innov@@ ations , an exchange of good experien@@ ces and additional funding .
these two debates must be rol@@ led into one if we want to fight climate change and mi@@ ti@@ g@@ ate its effects .
under these circumstances the pressure to improve the human rights situation in china is dw@@ in@@ dl@@ ing .
as other members have already confir@@ med , italy is the only country in which the head of government has a mono@@ po@@ ly on public , and now also private , tele@@ vision channe@@ ls and in which , unfortunately , a law is being passed that will , in fact , prevent journ@@ alists from publi@@ shing even judicial reports .
the financial crisis has shown us that we cannot continue to accept the oli@@ go@@ poli@@ stic structure , nor the lack of transparency and accoun@@ t@@ ability of current credit r@@ ating agencies .
the ex@@ act form of this review has yet to be defined , but we are concerned about some of the objectives already indi@@ cated for the review .
i think that this aspect of sport , too , de@@ serves maximum support .
our vo@@ ters and we ourselves would like to live in a europe where everyone is successful , no one is poor and there is no short@@ age of jobs .
that is not the way i look at things .
( de ) mr president , mr re@@ hn , mr l@@ ó@@ pe@@ z gar@@ ri@@ do , we are talking today about common european economic governance .
we are show@@ ing that we are a lea@@ der in this bat@@ tle .
it is absolutely necessary for both the common agricultural policy and the cohesion policy to support the european strategy for employment and economic growth .
i too would like to welcome mrs ce@@ ci@@ li@@ a malmström and commissioner barro@@ t .
the us has dra@@ g@@ ged us into several war@@ s , into several conflicts - i am thinking of serbia , iraq and afghanistan - at the heart of which la@@ y interests that were certainly not european .
to russia , power is to be concentr@@ ated in the bel@@ ief that , through such concentr@@ ation , power will be more effective .
he has a special association treaty with us .
it is not necessary to agree with every word in this report , but it is important to vote in favour of it in order to send a strong signal to the commission that we need a directive .
if those requests are not met by the u@@ g@@ and@@ an authorities , then we should call on the council and commission to re@@ consider their eng@@ ag@@ ement with u@@ gan@@ da , should the bi@@ ll pa@@ ss into law and b@@ reach@@ es of international human rights law take place .
i am delighted that two pi@@ lot projects , at least , were possible : euro@@ glob@@ e , a mobi@@ le the@@ at@@ re like those from sh@@ ak@@ e@@ spe@@ are 's era , set up to t@@ our european capital cities so as to really involve citizens , and a culture project on the the@@ me of arti@@ st mobility , to enable europe 's young arti@@ sts to come together , work together and s@@ hap@@ e europe 's future .
monitoring is certainly crucial to ensuring that the policy pursu@@ ed in support of the projects is transparent , but this is on condition that the administrative burden placed on small and medium-sized enterprises - the dri@@ ving force behind the eu economy - is reduced to a minimum .
i entirely agree that in the longer term , the leg@@ acy of the i@@ c@@ ty must be pre@@ ser@@ ved .
concerning mr z@@ ver 's youth on the move initiative , it is very probably true that this mobility programme has pro@@ ven to be a success st@@ ory , and his report , to its credit , goes a lot dee@@ per into the matter .
they have li@@ ved peac@@ ef@@ ul@@ ly al@@ ong@@ side other religi@@ ons in the areas where they are set@@ tled and are the subject of in@@ discrimin@@ ate violence simply because they believe in chri@@ st .
that would amount to considered action and leadership on our part .
i believe that the new technology is won@@ der@@ ful for children , but it also has dan@@ gers , and we have to fight these .
i would also take advantage of my presence in front of the european parliament to la@@ y out what i have already mentioned at the he@@ aring before the committee on economic and monetary affairs on mon@@ day .
in order to support the further development of the eg@@ no@@ s system and to ensure that the system does not suffer from a lack of european funding , i voted in favour of this proposal .
member of the commission . - ( fr ) madam president , first of all i think i can speak on behalf of commissioner man@@ de@@ l@@ son when i say that we are grateful for your unani@@ mous support for the vi@@ go@@ rous and just defence of the european interests in this matter .
in the face of the financial crisis , the policy of guaranteeing bank de@@ posi@@ ts , of re@@ capit@@ ali@@ sing institutions at risk and of in@@ je@@ cting c@@ as@@ h to boost credit , all in a coordinated manner , has allowed us to avoid chain re@@ actions and the loss of thousands of jobs in europe .
currently , however , there is a problem with the provi@@ si@@ onal agreement , and it must be re@@ cti@@ fied .
we ask for measures to be taken immediately to protect economic migrants .
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the higher taxes are , the more taxpayers will look for ways to circum@@ v@@ ent their tax obligations .
that regulation was necessary because the old one was not longer adequate and there was scope for simpli@@ fying the coordination procedures .
corre@@ ctions to votes and voting intentions : see minutes
all of these states were affected last year by power@@ ful flo@@ ods , as a result of tor@@ ren@@ tial ra@@ in which caused lan@@ ds@@ li@@ des and substantial loss of human life , as well as damage to resid@@ ential buil@@ dings , businesses , farm@@ ing areas , the road and rail networks and other infrastructure .
( ro ) mi@@ ster president , i would like to thank commissioner verheugen for having introduced on the agenda of the eu-@@ usa summit the visa issue that my country 's citizens are concerned with , and i represent them here in the european parliament .
well , the chi@@ ck@@ ens have come home to roo@@ st .
let me say this very clearly on behalf of my group .
such is our hy@@ po@@ critical and cy@@ ni@@ cal european democracy .
last , but of course not least , i would very much like to thank the parliament delegation .
the right to legal assistance , a guarantee of personal inter@@ view , li@@ mit@@ ations on the use of acce@@ ler@@ ated procedures ; all of these safeguar@@ ds are essential to a fair and effective asylum system .
( the speaker agreed to take a blu@@ e card question under rule 149 ( 8 ) )
the recently adopted climate and energy package demands decisive action on our part to meet its targets .
this power@@ ful european influence has not led to the development of european standards of democracy and human rights in these countries .
that would be against our own interests .
it is indeed 20 years ago that the ber@@ li@@ n w@@ all col@@ la@@ p@@ sed , putting an end to so@@ vie@@ t communist dict@@ ator@@ ship .
in my own country , poland , development aid has increased significantly in recent years .
more proposals are on their way this year to improve de@@ posi@@ tor and invest@@ or protection , to strengthen measures against market abuse , to further improve the quality and qu@@ anti@@ ty of bank capital and dis@@ coura@@ ge excessive le@@ verage .
on behalf of the group of the alliance of liber@@ als and democrats for europe , i would like to thank mrs ję@@ d@@ rze@@ je@@ w@@ ska for her exper@@ t management of the vote on the budget .
i therefore voted for this motion for a resolution .
as europeans we have a lot to learn from one another .
i voted in favour of the proposal , as i believe that it co@@ vers the fundamental issues which should be considered .
people 's well-@@ being cannot simply be expressed as an inde@@ x or a cur@@ ve .
mr flo@@ ren@@ z , it is a political project you are pres@@ enting , because it is a complete re@@ orien@@ tation of european policies , in terms of agriculture , fishing and transport .
for the rest , parliament is sovereign .
it aims to simplify and improve the existing regulatory framework for the labelling of texti@@ le products , encourage innovation in the clo@@ thing and texti@@ le sector , and the development and up@@ take of new fi@@ b@@ res .
yes , it is true that we have an interest in a strategic partnership with china on account of climate policy and general foreign policy matters .
in order to find out how to best address the challenges ar@@ ising from the development of the internet and new technologies , the commission has consul@@ ted wide@@ ly on the existing legal framework for data protection throughout 2009 and 2010 .
it is fair that extr@@ a assistance is provided to those countries that have reduced co2 emissions by more than 20 % in the period since 199@@ 0 .
unfortunately , fin@@ land has already approved the project , but on behalf of ti@@ mo so@@ ini , as well as for myself , i would now like to establish the where@@ ab@@ ou@@ ts of the information relating to the project which the citizens of all the countries on the baltic need before building work takes place .
europe is becoming more democratic , europe is becoming more transparent and the institutions are becoming more effective .
the af@@ gh@@ an war will soon have la@@ sted ni@@ ne years and there is still no sign of any improvement in the security situation .
my country , lat@@ via , has already done so , just as many other states have also done , through statements by their parliaments .
among the product categor@@ ies covered , there are products for which information about origin is particularly important : those that are de@@ st@@ ined for the final consumer .
it will have a positive employment effect and is expected to offer significant new business opportunities for eu airlines as well as benefits to the trave@@ lling public .
i am delighted to see that this week in the german media mr ha@@ ber@@ m@@ as has again stre@@ ssed that increasing democratic legitimacy is a vital necessi@@ ty .
one scen@@ ari@@ o , in other words , one op@@ tion with all the resulting consequences , will definitely involve setting the target for the propor@@ tion of renewable energy used in electricity generation as high as possible , even at 100 % , which will have an impact on power g@@ ri@@ ds , storage facilities , research , efficiency and a number of other factors .
it is a pre@@ condition for our ability to speak with one voice .
it is very important and the content of the communication is very convin@@ cing .
it is very important that we do not forget , when setting out new objectives , about our previous policy , the cohesion policy , the common agricultural policy or , if i look at commissioner and@@ or , about rene@@ wing the european social model .
portugal , spain , hungary , you name it .
with no pri@@ or impact assessment , these will almost certainly appe@@ ar and , therefore , the review requirement in article 3@@ 4 is of vital importance .
- ( it ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , on 11 september in brussels many democratic mo@@ vements with a ca@@ th@@ oli@@ c and christian basis organised a major demonstr@@ ation against is@@ la@@ mic terrorism and in memor@@ y of the victims of 11 september , but the socialist ma@@ y@@ or of brussels ban@@ ned it on con@@ tem@@ p@@ ti@@ ble grounds related to internal politics .
i would like to say a few words about visa liberalisation in the countries of the western balkans , mainly about the problems that have ari@@ sen in connection with serbia and macedonia .
naturally , when speaking of the development of air transport , we must not forget problems related to the natural environment .
i respect those con@@ vers@@ ations very much , but i tell you the european union is respected in both countries and i intend to keep it that way because that is about a two@@ -@@ state solution .
thus , to end my speech , i fer@@ v@@ ently express my wish for a strong , maj@@ or@@ it@@ y-@@ endor@@ sed message to be sent from this house to the council .
i think we should support the idea that in future , the sco@@ re@@ board should incorpor@@ ate information on the implementation of internal market legislation in member states that are still found wan@@ ting .
i am pleased that the spanish presidency intends to address this issue .
i think that to put these paragrap@@ h@@ s into this otherwise good report does a di@@ ss@@ er@@ vi@@ ce to this parliament and to our producers across the european union , who are strug@@ gl@@ ing .
it is also a refle@@ ction on the fact that the united states is car@@ rying a dis@@ proportion@@ ate share of the burden for the global war on terro@@ r .
mr president , with respect to this year 's budget discharge procedure , we should be pleased with the progress made by the commission towards more efficient u@@ ti@@ lisation of eu funds , especially in the area of the common agricultural policy .
the simpli@@ fication of procedures and the allo@@ cation of resources from the structural funds and the cohesion fund in a manner which is accessible to all interested parties is essential .
hence , our vote against .
at that time i came to ask for the streng@@ th of this continent to help in the que@@ st for peace in central america , where five nations were fighting for their lives in the mid@@ st of civil war .
we would not have lu@@ cer@@ ne , which is used in cat@@ tle feed .
we have started working on the communication activities , the delegation network , the balance and the categor@@ y structure of the commission 's establishment plan .
such a solution is possible , for example , by building the na@@ bu@@ cco gas pipe@@ line to conne@@ ct the huge gas de@@ posi@@ ts in the region of central asia with custom@@ ers in europe and by developing trans@@ mission networks and building new inter@@ conne@@ ct@@ ors in central and eastern europe .
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as has been said , it is important to remember that pi@@ rates feed not just on poverty , but also on the fa@@ ul@@ ts and ga@@ ps in a system that does not work .
the eu should also ensure resources are put at s@@ r@@ i lan@@ ka 's dispos@@ al to support post-@@ conflict development .
however , compa@@ ssion is not enough .
the state is the main , decisive body involved in jud@@ ging and re@@ distribu@@ ting , and in pursu@@ ing inter@@ gener@@ ational solidarity through tax and social legislation .
today we need family smes - small businesses - more than ever because they have the type of commitment and sti@@ c@@ king power to get us through this crisis .
on behalf of the verts / ale group . - ( de ) mr president , the council representative said that there is considerable contro@@ ver@@ sy in the council on this issue , and that exists in the european parliament as well .
once there is initi@@ all@@ ing , you have the trans@@ l@@ ation , you have the che@@ ck by the la@@ wy@@ er@@ -@@ lin@@ gu@@ ist@@ s , and then it comes to the council for sig@@ nature and to parliament for ratification .
they are already there .
the chance of a wom@@ an dy@@ ing when giving bir@@ th in sweden is 1 to 17 000 ; in afghanistan the rati@@ o is 1 to 8 .
although the legal grounds for effective protection of minorities exist , the political will to as@@ ser@@ t these is often in@@ sufficient .
the trafficking in children does exist .
so , if iraq is a sovereign country , they should respect and implement the european parliament resolution of 24 april 2009 on ash@@ ra@@ f , which calls on iraq to stop any for@@ ci@@ ble disp@@ lac@@ ement of ash@@ ra@@ f resid@@ ents within iraq .
the commission is especially pleased that mrs l@@ é@@ va@@ i 's report ur@@ ges the council and parliament to under@@ take system@@ atic impact assess@@ ments of proposed amendments having potential significant im@@ pac@@ ts .
the re@@ actions and the gra@@ ss@@ roo@@ ts prote@@ st are b@@ lat@@ ant pro@@ of of the need for justice and for political control of the market and of the price of com@@ mod@@ ities which will allow each state to per@@ form the social role which its citizens allo@@ cate to it without the do@@ g@@ matic li@@ mit@@ ations of the stability pact .
we must therefore make it clear that it is not a budget for bureaucr@@ acy and bureaucr@@ ats .
however , i think that tren@@ d needs to be acce@@ ler@@ ated and we need to continue much more rapi@@ dly in that direction of shi@@ f@@ ting resources to where they can make a real difference .
we aim to continue in this direction in the future because it is quite clear that he@@ red@@ it@@ ary poverty , which is passed down from paren@@ t to child , is one of the serious soci@@ o@@ logical problems linked to poverty .
how much do air@@ line mer@@ gers contribute to addre@@ ssing the crisis , without creating mono@@ pol@@ ies and reducing competition ?
the first bilateral fisheries agreement was signed by the european union and se@@ y@@ che@@ l@@ les in 198@@ 7 , while the partnership agreement came into force in 2006 .
for farmers in places like africa there is now less land available for growing food because many people are growing fuel instead .
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( bg ) as my fellow members have already mentioned , the european union 's 2011 budget is being approved using a new procedure on which the european parliament and council must find a common consensus .
the food and agriculture organisation ( fa@@ o ) estim@@ ates that the main produ@@ cer countries of whe@@ at and ma@@ i@@ ze have lost more than 80 % of their original var@@ ie@@ ties , and these figures are just the ti@@ p of the i@@ ce@@ ber@@ g , for we know that to date , only around 1.@@ 7 million of the world 's estim@@ ated 13 million living species have been identified and descri@@ bed .
( it ) mr president , the report on the labelling of texti@@ le products which we endor@@ sed today marks an important step towards simpli@@ fying legislation for the benefit of consumers and all the european manufacturers working in the industry .
secondly , this fund should be allocated primarily to those milk producers and proce@@ ss@@ ors who , as a result of the increasing market liberalisation , have to carry out re@@ struc@@ turing at their far@@ ms or companies , and also to promote the consumption of milk and milk products , and , particularly , to increase financial support for suppl@@ ying milk and milk products to schools .
this is why we call on the commission and member states to take the necessary measures by 2015 to ensure that at least 50 % of public procurement transactions are carried out electro@@ ni@@ cally , in keeping with the commitment made by member state governments in man@@ che@@ ster in 2005 .
at the same time , the natural disaster also caused an extremely serious nuclear accident , which has affected the fu@@ ku@@ sh@@ im@@ a nuclear plant in particular .
it will be impossible to create an effective prote@@ ctive um@@ b@@ rel@@ la against this hazar@@ d unless europe and the us cooperate to this end .
according to surve@@ ys , in belarus around 30 % of resid@@ ents are in favour of better relations with the european union .
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if we do not support a democratic and stable russia , but we do we support a secre@@ t service regime instead , then we are our own worst en@@ em@@ ies .
in view of the above , we should speed up the reform of c@@ f@@ p consider@@ ably and act in order to protect the environment and ensure appropriate protection for fisher@@ men .
the world health organisation urgently needs to reas@@ se@@ ss its definition of a pan@@ de@@ mic , taking into account not only its geographical s@@ pread , but also its sever@@ ity .
if you believe that europe oper@@ ates like a fo@@ ot@@ b@@ all te@@ am , this means that you have your own individual view on this .
in the case of children 's pass@@ ports and fin@@ ger@@ pr@@ ints , obviously children need their own pass@@ ports with biom@@ e@@ tri@@ c identi@@ fie@@ rs in an effort to prevent ab@@ du@@ ctions , child por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y and trafficking in children .
i am sure that , if we respected them better , we would not be in this situation .
it was with some determination that i voted today to condem@@ n violence against christian communities and religious minorities .
the employment situation is such that we all need to do more at european , but also at national , level .
ne@@ w@@ com@@ ers are currently demanding ever increasing rights , and the traditional peoples of europe have to con@@ sent to all of it along with the destruction of tradi@@ tions that go back many cent@@ ur@@ ies .
the uk and the us read@@ ily share information because of their history of cooperation in fighting terrorism .
this is being done in collabor@@ ation with the european investment fund .
in my opinion , we must continu@@ ally exer@@ t pressure on the council to gr@@ ant access to its accounts such as to allow parliament to properly control this kind of ... ( speaker mo@@ ved away from the micro@@ ph@@ one ) too .
the swedish evidence gave contradi@@ ct@@ ory accounts and the french investigation came to the conclusion that no ab@@ uses had occur@@ red , but the inci@@ dent does raise a number of issues for the future .
i have nothing against nor@@ d stre@@ am , or against south stre@@ am , but i do not want to be dependent on anyone , not on any one country , for our gas supply .
( es ) madam president , i want to start by congratul@@ ating mrs gr@@ ä@@ ß@@ le and in particular than@@ king her for her open@@ ness to suggesti@@ ons and proposals .
as i said , this text is fully integrated into the new european supervision framework , strengthening the role that es@@ ma will play in regul@@ ating alternative fund manag@@ ers .
this disp@@ la@@ ys a lack of integrated thinking , where poli@@ cy@@ making is un@@ coordinated across government agencies .
they will be obli@@ ged however to invest the same amount in infra@@ structures and in policies for supporting those experien@@ cing social har@@ d@@ ship and the production system .
therefore , we need an international regime for the sustainability of biofuels , and this is what we are doing : promoting a new generation of biofuels .
ladies and gentlemen , thank you once again ; i shall not keep you any longer .
the basic principle is to ki@@ ll animals after they have been st@@ un@@ ned and ren@@ dered un@@ con@@ s@@ ci@@ ous , but an excep@@ tion is allowed for religious reasons - kil@@ ling without pri@@ or st@@ un@@ ning , if this is required for religious reasons .
schengen was sup@@ posed to promote freedom of movement for workers and stu@@ dents but has in actual fact created a kind of green card for the free movement of crim@@ in@@ als .
but i was lob@@ bie@@ d fair@@ ly intensi@@ vely by ordinary perform@@ ers .
in writing . - ( fr ) as je@@ an lam@@ ber@@ t 's report advo@@ cated , to my mind , it is essential that non-@@ eu nationals and their families who are legally resid@@ ent within the european union have the same rights and benefits as european citizens concerning access to social security .
our businesses must be able to plan and invest in new technologies without any delay .
finally the presidency would like to re@@ call that the initiative of the current presidency , an employment summit , will be organised on 7 may in prag@@ ue .
in 199@@ 5 the international monetary fund forced that country to reduce its ri@@ ce tari@@ ff@@ s .
i would therefore ar@@ gue that a general review of the operation of the system of own resources , which needs to take place , should take account of the active involvement of the european parliament in propos@@ ing appropriate measures aimed at achieving greater transparency .
( de ) madam president , i would like to thank the rapporteur for the report , and i know that in commissioner barro@@ t we have a cham@@ pi@@ on of sustainable transport policy .
the commission is convinced that cohesion policy needs to under@@ p@@ in more strongly the policy priorities and reform agenda of europe 2020 .
our aim as meps is to help reduce these numbers as much as possible .
however , this is part@@ ly due to policies created here in the european parliament , so i think the commissioner should look carefully at the actions we are going to be setting out .
i should like to ask you if this still applies today , or not , which would mean that the member states are better prepared .
in this context , the eu 's re@@ mit should not go beyond questions relating to the common fisheries policy .
madam president , there are two points i would like to put to the high representative or her sub@@ stitu@@ te in relation to the current situation in sud@@ an .
i see an opportunity in en@@ lar@@ ging the eu em@@ bas@@ s@@ ies on the ground at this point - and it is , of course , actually set@@ tled that there are also to be responsibilities , and staff on hand , in each local eu em@@ bas@@ sy to speak up for human rights and democracy - in these civil serv@@ ants - who i will now refer to as human rights ag@@ ents - intensi@@ vely eng@@ aging in taking on precisely this role as a medi@@ ator and this re@@ mit to provide information and communications , and also in getting through to local initiatives that perhaps do not have the ability to communi@@ cate in eng@@ li@@ sh , french , spanish or another eu language .
i should inv@@ ite the council to pay very serious attention to achieving this political agreement , but nevertheless also to stress the goal of economic cohesion .
there may be very high costs associated with the necessary training , the re@@ plac@@ ement of standard contr@@ act forms and possible court proceedings .
de@@ cou@@ pl@@ ing in many ways is like farmers ' early re@@ ti@@ rement aid .
following the adoption of this agreement , all eu citizens - including citizens of e@@ sto@@ nia , lat@@ via , mal@@ ta and cyprus , for whom brazi@@ l continu@@ ed to require a visa - will be able to enter the country without a visa for tourism and business purposes , just as brazi@@ li@@ an citizens can already travel to all eu member states without a visa .
( es ) ladies and gentlemen , i would like to thank mr sch@@ l@@ y@@ ter for his work and i am particularly glad that several of the amendments i put forward have been incorpor@@ ated into the text of the report we are deb@@ ating today .
secondly , the ratification process started in hungary .
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i urge the high representative , as she continues to ex@@ pl@@ or@@ e how to coordin@@ ate policy in this area , to be min@@ d@@ ful of this particular issue .
this package needs to be adopted pre@@ t@@ ty quickly , but it would be a bad thing if speed came first and de@@ liber@@ ation second .
for that , political will , decisi@@ veness and coura@@ ge must not fail us ; on the contrary .
a business strategy highly focused on pursu@@ ing the dynami@@ cs of global markets would end up sac@@ ri@@ fic@@ ing the ability of the european agricultural sector to compe@@ te .
ho@@ pe@@ fully , we will have good results .
let us not forget that co@@ t@@ ton represents only 0@@ .@@ 15 % of the eu 's agricultural production .
mr president , i should like to thank the presid@@ ents of the council and the commission for their statements on this fundamental issue for the future of europe .
since we are discussing a field fall@@ ing under community competence , namely trade in au@@ dio@@ vi@@ su@@ al services , i believe fin@@ es to be enfor@@ ced by the european commission to producers promoting discrimin@@ atory im@@ ag@@ ines through publi@@ city should be introduced .
( sv ) madam president , when it comes to state aid for the coal industry , my view is that we should do everything we can to make the european economy as competitive as possible , and we should do this in many different areas .
i think that this shows how ambitious we are .
these goals co@@ inci@@ de with the fundamental principle of the lisbon strategy , the concept of creating a know@@ led@@ ge@@ -based society with the improvement of competitiveness , economic growth and the creation of jobs at the centre .
we see this , for example , in the recognition and legitimacy granted by the governments of the baltic countries to the local f@@ as@@ ci@@ st groups , who were collabor@@ ators with the ss and the naz@@ is who were based in those countries during the second world war .
it is crucial for the future of kosovo and the rest of us that those who fear that such a bo@@ ld step will create a prece@@ dent choose the wise path of constructive ab@@ st@@ en@@ tion and do not seek to blo@@ ck the self-@@ determination of koso@@ v@@ ans .
we are also asking if the european union can help to deliver de@@ sper@@ ately needed food and medicines .
this is the only way that we will be able to maintain the competitiveness of our industry , promote economic growth and create jobs .
let us hope that these ple@@ d@@ ges will be fulfi@@ lled .
in the words of the previous rapporteur , this can reason@@ ably be descri@@ bed as ' as good as it ge@@ ts ' .
in addition , why is oil being for@@ got@@ ten completely ?
the european union is always against the death penalty .
president-in-office of the council . - ( pt ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , this li@@ vely debate was very useful to the presidency .
i would like to thank commissioner verheugen and minister ru@@ pe@@ l for ra@@ ising this issue .
this week , at the initiative of the french head of state , ni@@ col@@ as sarkozy , who show@@ ed his great sense of community , a proposal was made for an ex@@ tra@@ ordinary european council meeting to be held this f@@ ri@@ day .
these ways should never affect the population or humanitarian aid , but we must seek an intelli@@ gent way of putting pressure on the regime of president mu@@ gab@@ e which would mean that situations such as that of far@@ a@@ i mag@@ u@@ wu will never happen again .
we , members of the european parliament , once again stre@@ ssed our main objective of a strong and decisive parliament in foreign policy , particularly now having in mind the provisions of the lisbon treaty .
therefore , i say to the commission : take a look at subsid@@ y policy .
the policy for promoting agriculture and rural areas must consist@@ ently aim at a clear decentr@@ alisation of the food production and marke@@ ting structures .
terrorism has not been de@@ fe@@ ated .
you have been competent , independent and consistent .
such a programme requires respect between member states .
this year , it is g@@ b@@ p 6 billion . next year , it will be g@@ b@@ p 8 billion .
all this is what we could call economic union , internal economic cohesion in the union .
we should not , however , forget that the european commission pla@@ ys a central role through monitoring , re@@ porting and also supporting member states in their efforts to achieve this objective .
then you change the statu@@ te of the high representative : he be@@ comes vice-president of the commission .
up until today , however - though this may change - the council has refu@@ sed to answer open@@ ly and publi@@ c@@ ly .
ladies and gentlemen , fellow members , as i understand it , the four political groups are not with@@ drawing their declaration .
this is one of the issues that it is important for the eu to focus on if we are to balance justice with the internal market , and we must insi@@ st on market mor@@ ality .
this is exactly the kind of thing that we need to get off the ground and i hope that this very topic will be included on the transport ministers ' agenda when we con@@ ven@@ e for the meeting on the 2@@ 9@@ th .
the europe@@ -@@ wide cultural sector must be taken into consideration in the legal framework for international trade , certainly in the european dimension and in cultural diplom@@ acy , in the internal market , in mobility ...
the commission set itself three goals in this revision : firstly , to include cross-border direct deb@@ its within the regulation 's scope ; secondly , to establish procedures for the out@@ -@@ of@@ -@@ court handl@@ ing of problems that might ari@@ se from the application of the regulation ; and , thirdly , to ea@@ se the balan@@ ce-@@ of@@ -@@ payments stati@@ sti@@ cal re@@ porting obligations .
the relevant request for the wai@@ ver of that immuni@@ ty was made by the court on 6 july 2010 .
al@@ ong@@ side the moldo@@ van government , we have acti@@ vely eng@@ aged with the population living in the trans@@ ni@@ stri@@ an region via sm@@ all@@ -@@ scale projects , mo@@ stly in the social area .
finally , concerning the transparency and independence issues raised , we consider these to be very important and i really think we have to do something here .
prime minister or@@ b@@ á@@ n has just said he is a politici@@ an .
furthermore , and of greatest importance to our citizens , it will ensure high safety levels for products in the european union market .
if i succeed in helping one person , i will be helping the greatest possible uni@@ t : one person 's entire world .
of course currency de@@ valu@@ ation remains on our agenda .
what are the main reasons for this phenomen@@ on and what are its im@@ pli@@ cations for the eu ?
the statistics show@@ ing that fe@@ m@@ ale employment has increased in recent years to a level of 5@@ 7@@ .@@ 2 % sound good , but , as the report states , a whole range of problems remain .
the aim of the programme is not , of course , to crim@@ in@@ alise the internet in a cat@@ astro@@ phic vision of new technologies ; quite the contrary .
it is alar@@ ming to learn that implementation of the small business act is coming up against many obstacles in the member states , although the examples of several countries show that following these principles y@@ ie@@ lds good results .
fundament@@ ally , however , portugal is capable of particip@@ ating in the european project ; of particip@@ ating and of helping to resolve wh@@ ate@@ ver challenges there will be in the future .
we need to evalu@@ ate existing good practices , as well as the negative effects of existing policies for the roma population .
these are the reasons why i voted in favour of this report .
it happens all too often that we give aid with one hand and take back even more than we have given with the other .
the report by mrs tr@@ ü@@ pe@@ l , on behalf of the committee on budgets , on the estim@@ ates of reven@@ ue and expenditure of parliament for the financial year 2011 .
in writing . - there are many issues in this resolution which i support .
where there are any differences in interpre@@ tation or implementation , the commission should consul@@ t the member states in question and clari@@ fy the rules .
i think not .
the payment appropriations should be adju@@ sted in line with actual requirements and , in particular , we should draw less@@ ons from the previous budget out@@ turn so as to be able to determin@@ e our real ability to implement sect@@ oral policies .
here we have to be particularly care@@ ful and ensure that the directive is applied in a hum@@ ane way .
all that in the media has led to consumers being undermin@@ ed and everyone agree@@ ing again that ' europe is doing everything wrong ' and ' europe is against rather than for the citizens ' .
i wish you every success for your term of office .
unfortunately , in the past years , the single market has not managed to convin@@ ce our citizens that it represents their interests and aspir@@ ations .
( it ) mr president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , i should like to address myself to the commissioner regarding the mis@@ gui@@ ded use of the structural funds , which regret@@ tab@@ ly is a growing phenomen@@ on in the european union .
however , i would like to know whether , in your opinion , the member states hold sufficient data for the fight against violence towards women to really become a priority .
mr president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , as both the rapporteur and the commissioner have obser@@ ved , this proposal for a directive does indeed follow a vote in parliament .
is it wor@@ thy of this po@@ st ?
( el ) mr president , a french prime minister , é@@ dou@@ ard b@@ all@@ ad@@ ur , issued a statement to the effect that complete freedom in the market was t@@ ant@@ amount to the law of the jun@@ gle .
we should also recognise that sol@@ d@@ iers from the international forces are involved in this trade , along with ameri@@ c@@ ans based in the country .
we are working with the secur@@ ities regul@@ ator to get consensus on the technical standards for business data and as a result of this dialogue the commission may take further measures a@@ im@@ ing at inte@@ ro@@ per@@ ability of regulatory information systems .
( cs ) madam president , i welcome this report with just two re@@ serv@@ ations .
( el ) mr president , i would like to address the president-in-office of the council to say : i was looking forward to your speech today with particular interest .
of course , the first step required in the fight against social exclusion is integration into the labour market .
rapporteur . - madam president , you cau@@ ght me s@@ ligh@@ tly una@@ wa@@ res as i had not seen the complete change of the time@@ table today , but i am very grateful for the chance to address the chamber about a very important issue of the financial services industry , that is , the in@@ surance and rein@@ surance industry , what we have done with the sol@@ ven@@ cy ii report and how we have finally brought this now to parliament in order to be able to establish what i think will be a very concrete basis for regulation across the european union .
however u@@ ser@@ -@@ friendly the citizens ' initiative is , if it is over@@ used it will become de@@ valu@@ ed .
an online peti@@ tion has already been launched to use the popul@@ ar initiative to make it possible to change the se@@ at of parliament so that there is only one .
i am very cau@@ tious when we talk about implementation of natur@@ a 2000 .
this is important because deli@@ vering the innovation economy is the key dee@@ p structural change .
in this respect , i also welcome the second meeting of the european plat@@ form for roma inclusion de@@ voted exclu@@ si@@ vely to the issue of roma education in europe .
according to the ca@@ se@@ -@@ law of the court of justice on this matter , the member states should maintain their auton@@ om@@ y and legitimacy in regul@@ ating the activity of provi@@ ders of online gam@@ bling and gam@@ bling gam@@ es .
following the difficult debates on the european external action service held in recent weeks within the competent parliamentary committees and the various political groups , i would like to thank our colleague mr bro@@ k for his strong involvement in this matter .
i sin@@ ce@@ rely believe that this is unacceptable and that it needs to be re@@ considered or qualified .
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i would also like to thank commissioner man@@ de@@ l@@ son and his services for the good cooperation i have had from the commission in producing this report , and also the kore@@ an am@@ bas@@ sad@@ or , whose assistance enab@@ led me to get an insi@@ ght into the kore@@ an position on these negotiations .
( m@@ t ) it is important that the european parliament is aware of the situation in my country regarding water and electricity prices and the effect of today 's decision , that is , regarding this case .
this also applies to protection against counterfe@@ it medicines .
certainly in the case of turkey , it is a dis@@ gr@@ ace that a candidate country should fail to meet its obligations in such a b@@ lat@@ ant manner .
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however , so-called re@@ productive rights , which is just another name for the right to abor@@ tion , are a priority com@@ pon@@ ent of the european human rights agenda .
i believe that this directive substan@@ ti@@ ally impro@@ ves the rights of ir@@ regular@@ l@@ y-@@ sta@@ ying immigrants in many european union countries .
while globalisation must contribute to prosper@@ ity , it must also be fair - and it must be subject to eth@@ i@@ cal rules , for example to pro@@ hi@@ bit the exploitation of children .
i am dee@@ ply concerned that , in the light of the political developments under@@ way , mrs s@@ ab@@ er@@ i could be used as a bar@@ ga@@ ining chi@@ p , and i would like to condem@@ n in the stron@@ ge@@ st possible terms a move that is so clearly politically mo@@ ti@@ v@@ ated .
this ought to be the first step forward .
so there is hope in wa@@ sh@@ ing@@ ton .
this agreement was awa@@ iting v@@ ali@@ d@@ ation and was put to the vote in the european legislative assembly .
that mechanism is not in fact helping greece , but puni@@ shing it at the moment .
fi@@ f@@ thly , aboli@@ sh or de@@ cl@@ are a mor@@ atorium on the death penalty .
when clo@@ ning occur@@ s over several gener@@ ations , commissioner , there is a cu@@ mul@@ ative de@@ ple@@ tion of the gene@@ tic diversity on which species depend for their survi@@ val because it enab@@ les them to adap@@ t to changes in their natural sur@@ ro@@ un@@ dings .
we will all need flexibility to be able to take this forward and to find solutions .
of course , we focused a lot of our efforts initi@@ ally on the ev@@ ac@@ u@@ ation of european citizens and we have to show solidarity with tuni@@ sia , which is bearing the br@@ un@@ t of the ev@@ ac@@ u@@ ation of so many people , especially egy@@ p@@ ti@@ ans who are en@@ ding up on the tuni@@ sian border and need to be brought to egypt .
how much will each developed country give ?
fortun@@ ately , my amendment on the use of regions and cities has been adopted .
i would also say that you are entirely mistak@@ en if you think that better trans@@ l@@ ation rights are any sort of cur@@ e at all for this fla@@ wed pie@@ ce of legislation which is ru@@ ining people 's lives .
it acknowled@@ ges the member states ' prime responsibility for de@@ sig@@ ning and implementing roma integration strategies .
if the european union refu@@ ses to prepare the act reque@@ sted , it will have to justi@@ fy its decision in deta@@ il .
( de ) i would be interested to hear how , in future , you intend regional products offered for s@@ ale on site to be label@@ led and placed on the market with the cor@@ respon@@ ding fre@@ sh@@ ness and high quality ?
the european parliament has called in its motion for a resolution on services for the eu and the bour@@ geo@@ is governments in the member states to speed up capit@@ alist re@@ struc@@ tur@@ ings , so that the directive on the ' liberalisation ' of services can be implemented in full , based on the commission 's recent communication entitled ' towards a single market act ' in 2011 , the aim being to make further dra@@ stic cuts to the work@@ force and to enable the mono@@ pol@@ ies to pen@@ etr@@ ate new , prof@@ itable sectors for capital .
one final comment : with regard to questions , i think the course we are taking is quite correct .
unfortunately , the open@@ ness of research in the arctic is being increasingly restri@@ cted by the states which have access to the arctic oce@@ an .
ladies and gentlemen , developing our relations with this neigh@@ b@@ our lo@@ cated at the heart of europe requires us to take the time to reflect on a response , including in the longer term , to the progress made by belarus .
i would say , however , that i can make a positive comment because the european union has finally , after a lot of sear@@ ching - which was far from easy - dis@@ covered article 1@@ 19 and the legal basis on which it can provide such assistance .
vir@@ tu@@ ally nothing was spent on people .
to be br@@ ief , what we are doing is simply respon@@ ding to a report by the commission , which is a report on the application of council regulation ( ec ) no 1@@ 20@@ 6 / 2001 of 28 may 2001 on cooperation between the courts of the member states in the taking of evidence in civil or commercial matters .
there are real concerns about the re@@ opening of the negotiations with mer@@ co@@ su@@ r .
we are awa@@ iting further offers and will be taking deli@@ very of and distribu@@ ting aid con@@ sign@@ ments in japan in the coming days : on th@@ ur@@ s@@ day - in other words , tomorrow - and on f@@ ri@@ day .
europe cannot , therefore , af@@ ford to have commissioners who are only now going to learn their port@@ fo@@ li@@ os .
there will therefore be no political stance here on the conflict between mo@@ ro@@ cco and sahar@@ a .
please tell us .
by doing this , a more prote@@ ctive and global approach will emer@@ ge for the community 's workers .
i must also express my gr@@ ati@@ tude to mr taj@@ ani for his wi@@ ll@@ ing@@ ness to speed up the work in the commission aimed at finding a solution on this highly important matter .
policy coheren@@ ce is not just about recor@@ ding any negative impact that eu policies may have on the development goals . it is also about com@@ bi@@ ning our efforts with those of our partners in order to come up with win@@ ning solutions that will re@@ focus eu policies on development goals .
the egf has already been used in the past by other eu countries , particularly portugal and spain , so we should now gr@@ ant this aid to germany .
we have worked hard , together with the former german and the future slove@@ nian presid@@ en@@ cies , to support our portuguese colleagues , and we have succe@@ eded .
my second point is that i believe that we must also war@@ n against dis@@ proportion@@ ate alar@@ mis@@ m .
the greek rural areas in which people working with tob@@ ac@@ co live are the poorest in greece ; i fear that they are also the poorest in europe in absolu@@ te terms .
both the standards and criteria for the stress tests must be drawn up by the speci@@ alists from the european nuclear safety regul@@ ators group .
we believe that chil@@ d@@ hood and youth must be protected and that children and young people must be brought up by their families and society as a whole .
neither the council nor the commission is adopting this proposal and even the spanish government did not put forward such a request in the council .
the way in which 20@@ th century european history was dealt with and re@@ told dif@@ fered gre@@ at@@ ly , especially in the individual member states .
firstly , the importance of health and safety in the work@@ place .
moreover , i believe that in the council , the rules of the gam@@ e have been changed , but my government will deal with that .
if we really want to continue the work that we beg@@ an in april during the conference on the crimes committed by totalit@@ ari@@ an regi@@ mes in europe - a conference that i myself opened - then it goes without saying that histori@@ ans absolutely must have access to the archi@@ ves .
furthermore , the agreement will help to strengthen the protection of employe@@ e rights within the sector , step up cooperation on air travel safety and also , thanks to the com@@ p@@ ati@@ bility requirement , strengthen cooperation on environmental matters .
however , i personally believe that it would be even more so if it signed the nuclear non-@@ pro@@ li@@ fer@@ ation treaty .
i welcome the proposed measures to promote cre@@ ati@@ vity and a capacity for innovation in all st@@ ages of life@@ long learning through working life to re@@ ti@@ rement .
the third point is about mea@@ suring the benefits of your action .
in writing . - ( hu ) the events of the past years have demonstrated that it is time to address seriously the economic , cultural and health situation of roma living in the european union .
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the survi@@ val of milk producers is now seriously under threat .
while there will be a review this year , is it true that the state aid ma@@ p review only allows a form of ' exchange ' as opposed to re@@ de@@ sig@@ nat@@ ing regions to reflect new economic re@@ alities following the financial crisis ?
although investig@@ ations into the mag@@ ni@@ tude of vat e@@ va@@ sion and fraud have not been carried out in all member states , the international vat association estim@@ ates that vat losses range from eur 60 billion to eur 100 billion per year across the european union .
making the european institutions more transparent is a first step towards a new europe , a europe of the peoples and a europe of the sovereign nations .
the rate of unemployment among young people in the eu has exce@@ eded 20 % , which is t@@ wi@@ ce as high as the rate for ad@@ ul@@ ts , and in some member states , it has reached 40 % .
ca@@ ther@@ ine tra@@ ut@@ man@@ n 's report on electronic communications networks and services aims to encourage the development of the next generation of tele@@ communications networks in europe . i believe this to be a positive contribution to the advan@@ cement of tele@@ com@@ s regulation that will promote investment in new communications infrastructure and strengthen consumer rights .
despite reference being made to various countries within the report , a majority in parliament rejected two proposed amendments which considered that :
is discharge an inter@@ institutional gam@@ e , as has been said in the past ?
today when we are discussing the future of the common agricultural policy and the opportunity for adequate support , it is very important for us to say that hundreds of millions of european citizens live in the rural areas which cover a large per@@ cent@@ age of the community 's territory .
that fact clearly shows the discrimination of polish members of the european parliament in compar@@ is@@ on to members of national parliaments .
if we should see civil war@@ s , at@@ ro@@ cities and the destruction of the economies of these countries , we might give good advi@@ ce and our popul@@ ations might send aid , but i hope that we do not regard it as our job to send our tro@@ op@@ s there to be kil@@ led .
i already envis@@ age six extr@@ a chair@@ s in this parliament and an extr@@ a boo@@ th for interpre@@ ters .
commissioner barro@@ t , i hope that once your new c@@ ab@@ ine@@ t is for@@ med we roma , too , will be able to enjo@@ y the security provided by european union democracy , and that the definition of eu citiz@@ en@@ ship will apply to me and my children as well as to my non-@@ roma fellow citizens .
this agreement is a stable framework that gives legal certainty to our vehi@@ cle manufacturers .
therefore , it is clear that the tri@@ an@@ gle bul@@ gari@@ a-@@ ro@@ mani@@ a-@@ greece is one of the most sensitive regions from the point of view of illegal migration and that requires bulgaria to prepare additional measures to resi@@ st migration pressure .
of course , one can talk of respect for cultural identi@@ ty , and of the fact that we europeans should be particularly sensitive when it comes to im@@ pos@@ ing our mode@@ ls on other contin@@ ents .
to this end , in the 19@@ 7@@ 0@@ s , the european commission put forward a proposal to create a legal framework for a european company .
the answer is clear : the bi@@ ble is sign@@ all@@ ing in the most dra@@ matic way , in a bro@@ ken sent@@ ence , how the conver@@ sation bro@@ ke down .
do you wish to pose your supple@@ mentary question mrs do@@ y@@ le ?
i would say to mr g@@ kla@@ vak@@ is that we have had lo@@ ts of discussions , and i always enjo@@ y discussing this with him .
the current response to the inst@@ ability of the finance system must not be allowed to restri@@ ct innovation in the financial sector .
the group of the european people 's party ( christian democrats ) and european democrats wishes to make its position here today clear .
now , countries with ea@@ si@@ ly accessible external borders are sw@@ am@@ ped , but the majority of asylum se@@ ek@@ ers nevertheless are lan@@ ding in the countries with the most gene@@ rous social security systems .
if we are honest , we must recognise our histori@@ cal responsibility for climate change and that our emissions per capit@@ a are still many times greater than those of china or india , for example .
this is being followed by strategies , plans and measures , even in countries in which environmental protection was , even recently , not a priority .
i know that the commissioner is fa@@ mili@@ ar with this f@@ am@@ ous quot@@ ation .
therefore , we inv@@ ite others to do the same and not to support the amendments that have been tabled in order to send out a strong , clear message at first reading .
education is undoubtedly a complex , long-term process , the quality and , in particular , the results of which consequently influence the future care@@ ers of young people .
if we want regional economic cy@@ cles , we need to focus on quality and not on degre@@ es of cur@@ v@@ at@@ ure .
secondly , to avoid the mistak@@ es of the past , such as those bel@@ ate@@ dly identified in the application of the ph@@ are , sa@@ par@@ d and i@@ sp@@ a programmes in bulgaria and romania .
i should stress the important role played by the egf in re@@ integr@@ ating redun@@ d@@ ant workers into the labour market .
nevertheless , hope must never be given up and the union for the mediterranean can only be of help in keeping such hope ali@@ ve .
the stability of the current co@@ ali@@ tion is re@@ mar@@ k@@ able despite the difficulties .
( fr ) mr president , given the exceptional con@@ stra@@ ints we face this year , the agreement that has been reached on the draft budget for 2011 is the best compromise possible .
how is it possible that parliament is not making stronger demands for the chair@@ s of deleg@@ ations only to be granted obser@@ ver status when they represent it in international con@@ feren@@ ces ?
these fore@@ sts , which are so different for each individual in europe , for each area , face a common threat : climate change .
with regard to the external borders of the eu , i would also like to stress that the recent past in europe has clearly shown that political and social problems cannot be sol@@ ved through police or rou@@ t@@ ine measures .
by making the court of auditors one of its fundamental institutions , the union demonstrated the importance it att@@ ach@@ ed to transparency and the need to improve its work .
it is a gr@@ ie@@ v@@ ous and unnecessary self-@@ in@@ fli@@ cted w@@ ound .
rapporteur . - madam president , this has been an extremely interesting and li@@ vely debate .
finally , let us not forget that it is a matter of minimum standards ( every state is free to increase sanctions against em@@ ploy@@ ers and protection for illegal immigrants ) and that there is a clause for revision every three years enab@@ ling us to ad@@ just our aim based on experience .
i am all the more alar@@ med by the attempt to establish new discrimin@@ atory conditions .
victims , however , may move from one member state to another for many reasons , not least to es@@ ca@@ pe crime .
should the ec@@ b see the value of its asse@@ ts fall by just 4@@ .@@ 25 % , its entire capital base will be wi@@ ped out .
the closure of two s@@ lip@@ ways would destro@@ y that gain and that achie@@ vement .
madam president , i can ask the honourable member if he can give way to me .
the european ombudsman acts in order to tackle cases of poor administration by community institutions and bodies , either on his own initiative , or by following up a compla@@ int .
the debate is closed .
at this moment in time , i think that time has clearly shown that it was not quite the best decision , but it is a decision which was within the dis@@ cre@@ tion@@ ary op@@ tions open to the commission .
questions which have not been ans@@ wered for lack of time will be ans@@ wered in writing ( see an@@ ne@@ x ) .
in most cases , these referen@@ du@@ ms are domin@@ ated by pu@@ rely domestic issues .
we are currently talking about 5@@ 1 regions .
nevertheless , as mr lam@@ as@@ sour@@ e has already obser@@ ved , the citizens ' initiative can , according to the treaty , be a major instrument for creating a european public space that we very much need .
this is a test of how we , having over the last 60 years created a europe which has social protection as well as economic progress , can help s@@ hap@@ e a world where we have economic progress , environmental care and social justice at the same time .
secondly , ga@@ z@@ pro@@ m must pay our countries penalties because at the moment bulgaria , which is the most seriously affected country in europe and is totally dependent on the gas energy suppl@@ ies in russia , must claim its rights and must claim them against the suppl@@ ier , which is russia in this case .
thank you for re@@ min@@ ding me .
as mr da@@ v@@ ies said , we have really provided a good example of what european legislation can achieve .
we will be seeking to play a constructive and very atten@@ tive role in it .
the role of the european union as a human rights defen@@ der is a fundamental characteri@@ stic which the institutions must not rel@@ in@@ qu@@ ish and which must be main@@ tained as a priority of diplom@@ atic work .
our agricultural and industrial activities and transport plans have dra@@ sti@@ cally affected the quality of our soil .
in many respe@@ cts it was a humani@@ st speech which i am willing to accept as an ide@@ al for the europe of the future .
the commission and the national competition authorities are vi@@ gi@@ l@@ ant to any infringe@@ ment of the european union 's competition law .
thank you very much for your point , which of course concerns us all on what is the day of european languages .
( ro ) madam president , in a europe without borders , and with an ongoing globalisation process , innovation can and must play an important role in enhan@@ cing social cohesion by improving the quality of services provided , no matter which sector they are from .
if , in the next months , we do not create the framework for europe being the lead market for all these technologies , we will lose out on one of the few sectors where we are still leading the world economy .
in writing . - ( nl ) health and safety at work have an extremely important part to play on the european agenda and in the lisbon strategy .
one of them has already e@@ vo@@ ked the threat of its ' financial nuclear weapo@@ n ' .
the european union already has effective regulations regarding the organisation of working time .
it is important that we continue to support that .
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i took note of your points and i will try to respond to some of your concerns and policy positions on the basis of the br@@ ie@@ fin@@ g@@ s i have asked for during this debate .
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mr co@@ h@@ n-@@ ben@@ di@@ t has doub@@ ts about this , so we shall che@@ ck it out .
in writing . - the tragi@@ c situation in bur@@ ma demands urgent attention .
( pl ) madam president , a year ago , there was a ter@@ ri@@ ble disaster in haiti , a huge ear@@ th@@ qu@@ ake which caused the dea@@ ths of 200 000 people and resul@@ ted in 1 3@@ 00 000 people lo@@ sing their hom@@ es .
j@@ ens ro@@ h@@ de is right .
even though both the treaty of lisbon and the europe 2020 strategy at@@ tribu@@ ted an un@@ preceden@@ ted level of importance to social policy , the issues of competitiveness and economic factors continue to take priority over social issues .
you let the specul@@ ators run ri@@ o@@ t , you brought the international monetary fund into the euro area and now you are asking for har@@ sh au@@ ster@@ ity programmes .
constru@@ cting the eu budget during a financial crisis , with a very nar@@ row budget marg@@ in and new areas of work relating to the entry into force of the treaty of lisbon , is not easy .
in economic terms , the post@@ al sector is very important , and it also im@@ pac@@ ts on other sectors of the economy .
i specifically call on the authorities to relea@@ se un@@ condi@@ tion@@ ally mr m@@ ans@@ our os@@ san@@ lo@@ u and mr e@@ ma@@ de@@ d@@ in b@@ ag@@ h@@ i and to end the har@@ as@@ s@@ ment , in@@ ti@@ mid@@ ation and political persecu@@ tion of human rights def@@ end@@ ers .
let us be clear : these discussions are not about whether or not to combat discrimination but rather about how to do it in the most effective manner .
we cannot dis@@ advantage our air@@ ports , our airlines and employees in this area .
it is difficult to get such a project off the ground but it is worth the attempt because it is important for our knowledge and research on animal welfare during transport to also be reflected in legislation and in practice .
auth@@ or . - ( fr ) madam president , the re@@ sum@@ ption of fighting between re@@ bel and government forces in cha@@ d has left hundreds de@@ ad and w@@ oun@@ ded and caused rene@@ wed ten@@ sions in the border region of sud@@ an and the central african republic .
in br@@ ief , there are a number of areas where the european institutions involved could be further extended in democratic terms .
in writing . - ec@@ r group meps supported this report as we belie@@ ved that the legal basis of this legislation should be changed from ' article 31 ea@@ ec ' to ' article 1@@ 6@@ 8 t@@ fe@@ u ' .
in the context of these talks , we will also offer assistance in the form of our cooperation in order , for example , to implement the recommendations of the special rapporteur on violence against women , to strengthen the national institutions in charge of matters of gender equality or indeed to support changes in legislation that provides for discrimination against women .
well , his frien@@ d , mr barro@@ t , the justice commissioner , is propos@@ ing to extend it to all the countries of the union that do not have it and even to tri@@ ple the ac@@ compan@@ ying sanctions and prison sent@@ ences .
there is only one way for serbia to gain support for its claims in the sphere of cultural and social rights , and that is through constructive cooperation in the region .
ma@@ y@@ be what we need is just an evaluation of the whole gam@@ u@@ t of parliamentary positions .
this resolution propo@@ ses an eu-@@ level reduction of up to 30 % in greenhouse gas emissions .
however , so as to prevent this dre@@ am from becoming a ni@@ gh@@ t@@ m@@ are , we have to play our part and ensure that these peoples not only ri@@ d themselves of their dict@@ ators , but er@@ adi@@ cate dict@@ ator@@ ships too .
he re@@ pl@@ ied , ' in en@@ gl@@ and , because there everything happens 100 years later ' .
reports of the house of l@@ or@@ ds , that we all talk about , are reports of house of l@@ or@@ ds ' committees : they are not voted on and re@@ written by the chamber of the house of l@@ or@@ ds , they stand on their own mer@@ its - often very good , dee@@ p , analy@@ tical reports .
at the same time , the eu and many nati@@ on-@@ states have for@@ got@@ ten that natural disasters can also be pre@@ ven@@ ted .
according to the current schengen acquis , thir@@ d-@@ country nationals who hold a resid@@ ence per@@ mit can travel free@@ ly within the schengen area because the resid@@ ence per@@ mit is equi@@ val@@ ent to a visa .
if we provide high levels of consumer protection but we dis@@ coura@@ ge companies from enter@@ ing those markets , then we are not doing consumers a favour .
trans@@ atlantic relations have always been a crucial part of european foreign policy .
a set of proposals along these lines would be balanced .
madam president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , i would also like to congratulate my frien@@ ds here in the house , and whom i have met with .
we are talking about a new digital agenda for the next five years , which means that member states need to use information technology to improve administrative cooperation in fiscal matters as well .
as regards this last aspect , i would remind you that geographical indi@@ cations are not just a trade policy matter ; they are also part of europe 's identi@@ ty .
however , this is not to say that the improvements made have had no effect on the current directive , and , in fact , it is to be welcomed that no up@@ front payments have to be made until the end of the co@@ ol@@ ing@@ -@@ off period .
russia has jo@@ ined in the election campaign that is under@@ way there .
all must tre@@ ad carefully here .
we hope that the up@@ coming elections will strengthen democracy in ven@@ e@@ zu@@ ela and that the results will reflect the views of the whole of ven@@ e@@ zu@@ el@@ an society .
there are those , including l@@ t@@ te apo@@ logi@@ sts , who want to deliver a further b@@ low to the s@@ r@@ i lan@@ k@@ an people by under@@ mi@@ ning the g@@ sp + preferen@@ tial trade arrangements with the eu .
the framework directive is also an attack on freedom of expression .
it is always argu@@ ed that the objective is growth and employment , but , as they have for@@ got@@ ten policies of solidarity , and of economic and social cohesion , commit@@ ting only to mone@@ tari@@ st and neo@@ liberal policies in the interests of guaranteeing greater profits for large companies and financial institutions , what we will have is more social in@@ equality , more unemployment and more poverty , as the cases of greece , ireland and portugal have already shown .
i sin@@ ce@@ rely hope that it will .
we need to build high-@@ vol@@ t@@ age d@@ c electricity distribution capacity through a s@@ mar@@ t g@@ ri@@ d - some eur 50 billion of investment , but creating many jobs - and we need oil and gas storage facilities and , even more , a storage policy to reduce our dangerous depend@@ ence on russia .
the political goal of 3@@ x@@ 20 by 2020 does not therefore rel@@ ate merely to limi@@ ting energy use by 20 % gro@@ ss , for example , as a result of price increases , as this would only cause a fall in living standards , but rather by means of rati@@ on@@ alisation , which would allow 20 % more useful work to be obtained from the same amount of prim@@ ary energy .
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the east ti@@ more@@ se government has submitted a comprehensive governance action plan , which will be the subject of political dialogue between the delegation and the government , supported by the commission .
concerning the mediterranean , we have obje@@ cted to a redu@@ cti@@ oni@@ st approxim@@ ation that only talks about security .
in short , commissioner , you have been rather ha@@ sty .
the secre@@ tari@@ at of the un framework convention on climate change further estim@@ ates that in 20@@ 30 the cost of adap@@ tation in the developing countries would be in the range of eur 23 to 5@@ 4 billion a year .
on behalf of the pse group . - mr president , i am glad to have the opportunity to speak on this joint motion for a resolution on press freedom in k@@ en@@ ya .
justice is now the area in which har@@ d-@@ h@@ it@@ ting reform is still required .
as said by mrs star@@ ke@@ vi@@ č@@ i@@ ū@@ t@@ ė , working together produ@@ ces results like these which are positive for everyone .
we need to change policies .
europe must not give in to pressure by india to leave non-@@ trade issues out of the new trade agreement .
the chinese communist party must come to acknow@@ ledge the fact that the citizens of china are cul@@ tur@@ ally di@@ verse , and they must also have a right to cultural auton@@ om@@ y .
we must encourage cooperation between member states to put an end to this type of crime and acti@@ vely combat child por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y and other forms of commercial sexual exploitation of children .
we stand here to re@@ state that there cannot and will not be im@@ puni@@ ty for those gu@@ il@@ ty of commit@@ ting crimes against humani@@ ty , and we will continue to stand with the ira@@ nian people as they exercise their right to free speech and peaceful prote@@ st for freedom and democracy .
regret@@ tab@@ ly , no progress has yet been made on this issue .
shor@@ tly after the first sig@@ ns of a crisis , the approval of the e@@ leg@@ ant ' si@@ s@@ one@@ 4@@ all ' solution proposed by the portuguese offered a g@@ li@@ m@@ mer of hope that the long-@@ awa@@ i@@ ted enlargement of the schengen area might be achieved .
mul@@ tin@@ ational companies have tur@@ ned our cities into a common marke@@ t@@ place so that sometimes we do not know whether we are in par@@ is or in prag@@ ue .
it will certainly not suf@@ fi@@ ce for our purposes , however .
they will tell me about things they do not like .
i would like to raise three issues regarding the tax on financial transactions .
we also obtained the opinions of exper@@ t committees on employment and social welfare and also the committee of the regions .
i also know the sensi@@ ti@@ vity in other member states .
in writing . - the conserv@@ ative party has recently published " fair play on women 's pay : a si@@ x@@ -@@ point plan to overcome the gender pay gap " .
there is no longer such a thing as a greek currency .
on behalf of the ef@@ d group . - madam president , i read the committee on economic and monetary affairs ' report on the european central bank 's annual report with great interest .
this therefore gives us an opportunity .
lastly , i should like to say how sor@@ ry i am that , due to extre@@ mi@@ sts on all sides , parliament has been unable to appro@@ ve at this time an immediate increase in the safety of nuclear power plants , even though we in our group reached a consensus demanding the most serious , transparent and independent che@@ cks possible .
we must achieve this .
whilst it is useful to the big corpor@@ ations , it is dis@@ lo@@ cating public transport and is responsible for the de@@ cli@@ ning state of the network and of safety .
i also believe that a directive on maritime sp@@ ati@@ al planning would be an unnecessary lu@@ x@@ ury which would not , in my view , add value to the current process of cooperation between member states .
i am pleased that both texts refer to the need to implement anti-@@ discrimination laws in the work@@ place so that jobs are open for all .
without our technological assistance , russia would certainly not in reality be able to benefit from its resources .
as a result , they would be subject to the new rules for acce@@ ssing the go@@ o@@ gle system .
that is the work we do and we need to have the means to do it .
i am pleased to note that the ambitious goals set by the commission proposal have been ke@@ pt .
this is true despite the five eu member states that have not yet recognised it , that do not want to see the reality .
we are german , british , swedish , hungarian and spanish , and we are aware of and are experien@@ cing the effects of the extremely serious economic and financial crisis in our own countries .
the report co@@ vers the period from early october 2009 to october 2010 and progress is mea@@ su@@ red on the basis of decisions taken , legislation adopted and measures implemented .
violence against women know@@ s no geographical b@@ oun@@ dar@@ ies , no age limit , no clas@@ s or r@@ ace or cultural distin@@ ctions , but it is still in@@ vi@@ sible and the victims are sil@@ en@@ ced .
( ro ) mr president , the free trade agreement with india will become the most substantial agreement of this kind if the negotiations are concluded satisfac@@ tori@@ ly for both sides . the european union is india 's biggest trade partner and the gener@@ alised system of preferen@@ ces is one of the instruments used by the european union to encourage this country 's economic development .
using t@@ ac@@ tic@@ s like those of bu@@ ll@@ y-@@ bo@@ ys and rac@@ ke@@ te@@ ers , they dan@@ gle promi@@ ses in front of un@@ su@@ spe@@ cting people , but i think the message has got to be that if an offer seems to be too good to be true , then most probably it is .
that being so , i consider it in@@ comprehen@@ sible - and we need to say this l@@ oud and clear - that some member states - and they are also primarily those who do not want to puni@@ sh traffic off@@ ences from other member states - are hi@@ ding behind the legal question and the conflict of competence .
we have to build this europe on facts .
harmonisation of the law in this field will allow us to ensure a high level of awareness among european patients and will help to even out differences in the health situation in all member states .
we have said that we want to work without li@@ mit@@ ation to specific technologies and we are again having an ideo@@ logical debate about nuclear power , which is a discussion that can be held , but which ultimately makes no sense in the context of the set plan .
i would like to say that the amending budget that we have just approved , to the su@@ m of eur 13 4@@ 00 000 , with effect only from 1 may , thus co@@ vering half a year , is very un@@ wise .
for example , the seven ba@@ ha '@@ i leaders are still im@@ pris@@ oned only on the basis of their religious con@@ vi@@ ctions .
secondly , a political point .
ladies and gentlemen , i would not like to jud@@ ge the positive and negative aspects of the treaty of lisbon here .
we must finally introduce uniform criteria in this directive , because these have been lac@@ king until now .
of course , we may prote@@ st , argu@@ ing that hel@@ ple@@ ss people cannot be treated like cat@@ tle , that they cannot be dri@@ ven out of their hom@@ es with no r@@ hy@@ me or reason , and be left without any help .
they are going to listen to our debate . the delegation includes representatives of the g@@ da@@ ń@@ sk , gdy@@ nia and szcze@@ ci@@ n shi@@ py@@ ar@@ ds .
it needs to be understood that under no circumstances can we par@@ aly@@ se initiatives because there are technical difficulties that we have not been able to resolve before .
we will need to do a great deal more than these hal@@ f-@@ hear@@ ted measures taking two steps forward and one step back to stem the illegal f@@ low .
the president of the parliament particip@@ ated in this debate , as did the president of the commission and the heads of numerous other european institutions , and hundreds of young people , as well as representatives of ol@@ der gener@@ ations from all over the european union .
in 2008 and 2009 , more than 70 % of all investments on the market in europe were already in renewa@@ b@@ les : w@@ ind , so@@ lar , biom@@ as@@ s .
( pt ) mr president , commissioner , it is true that cohesion policy is important as a contribu@@ tor to growth and prosper@@ ity , as well as to promoting development that is balanced between regions .
ms mo@@ gh@@ ad@@ da@@ m is a lea@@ der of the one million sig@@ natu@@ res peti@@ tion campaign , which lobb@@ ies to change ira@@ nian laws which contradi@@ ct the principles of gender equality and human rights .
i am refer@@ ring to amendment 31 , which calls for a report evalu@@ ating the reform and , if necessary , proposals to extend this aid fund by one year during the 201@@ 0-@@ 2011 marke@@ ting year .
promoting a strong contribution to development goals is already an important part of the eu 's trade policy .
even the european union 's activities involving foreign policy , poli@@ cing , security outside our borders and international cooperation are subject to the principles of the european convention on human rights .
the vote will take place on tu@@ es@@ day 16 december 2008 .
particularly after a 15@@ -@@ year membership of this european union , we austri@@ ans feel reas@@ su@@ red by the fact that it was we who introduced our european community to a great many of these concerns , and that this has led to europe taking on these concerns .
fishing in the mediterranean and the future of stocks depen@@ ds on what all the mediterranean countries , both in@@ side and outside the european union , do for this common re@@ source and , if we do not act in common , this re@@ source will be at immediate risk .
during the cultural revo@@ lution in china many s@@ qu@@ are kil@@ om@@ et@@ res of forest were cut down .
if we fail - and i say we and i really mean us all - they will simply say that ' europe ' has failed .
since the start of an@@ na@@ poli@@ s , the european union has lost its tou@@ ch .
on the issue of safety , can i ask the commissioner whether it is appropriate to use the words ' stress tests ' , because when it comes to banking , the words ' stress tests ' have certainly failed us .
we are con@@ s@@ ci@@ ous of the s@@ car@@ city of water in developing countries .
the second idea is providing the european public with a new law and a new court : the right of europeans to apply to this new court in order to guarantee fulfi@@ l@@ ment of the rights established by the convention in relation to the european union or the member states when they are implementing union law .
this policy aims to improve the legal framework for cross-border services whilst also simpli@@ fying procedures , which will increase competition . it will also improve access to services and raise their standard whilst reducing costs , thus benef@@ iting european consumers .
these agreements will strengthen our efforts in fighting crime in today 's glob@@ alised world .
we in lat@@ via have not gra@@ spe@@ d all the opportunities ; we have not always wi@@ sely implemented cohesion policy or made use of the financial opportunities we have been offered .
better regulation and protection of inte@@ l@@ le@@ c@@ tual property , the reduction of the social and environmental impact from our a@@ sian partner 's dra@@ matic economic growth and the reduction in the counterfe@@ iting and pi@@ r@@ acy of goods are areas for action where be@@ ij@@ ing has already made no@@ table progress .
it is a fa@@ mili@@ ar system , and manufacturers , impor@@ ters and re@@ ta@@ il@@ ers have all welcomed it .
it is positive because it is important to reiter@@ ate the need for eu ban@@ ana producers to be protected , including those in the can@@ aries .
i also appeal to the go@@ od@@ will of the european commission to negoti@@ ate the re@@ allo@@ cation of the structural fund resources with the competent authorities on the basis of the community framework , taking this disaster into account .
( es ) according to a united nations report , in 2009 , some 2@@ 70 000 people were victims of human trafficking within the european union .
the eu 's ' green diplom@@ acy ' was large@@ ly instru@@ mental in achieving this positive result .
the need for clear defini@@ tions across the european union on energy poverty is also important .
me@@ an@@ while , the proposed financial support mechanism for greece was finally put in place on 11 april .
con@@ go is a good example .
we need to know how to take prev@@ enti@@ ve action .
for now , it is a case of providing urgent solutions to the popul@@ ations ro@@ cked by these disasters .
the nature of such a tax , its rate and setting the tax base are some of the very few instruments that still remain within the re@@ mit of the member states and can be used to acce@@ ler@@ ate the economic development of less developed countries .
in its ' pier@@ re de cou@@ ber@@ tin ' action plan , the wh@@ ite paper therefore see@@ ks to promote volun@@ te@@ ering in sport and non-@@ profit sport organisations through specific actions , including a study on volun@@ te@@ ering and exchange of good practices within the informal eu ' non-@@ profit sport organisation ' working group .
no , commissioner , that would really be pul@@ ling the wo@@ ol over their e@@ yes .
it must never happen again that - as in the present case - the commission does not fulfil its mandate and allows time to ela@@ pse without acting .
for me , it goes without saying that the to@@ ys i bu@@ y in sweden , brussels or strasbourg are safe .
the commission must com@@ mit itself fully , in accordance with the level of confi@@ d@@ enti@@ ality .
we have given the banking industry an opportunity to self-@@ regulate in this particular area .
we will study what happened , and under@@ take closer investig@@ ations and analy@@ ses .
my final point concerns the 1@@ 2@@ -@@ day rule .
the russian constitution provides a basis for a multi@@ -@@ party system , but de fac@@ to it has become a one@@ -@@ party system with a marg@@ in@@ alised parliament .
this is because these negotiations are not exactly characteri@@ sed by ambi@@ tion , but by precisely that out@@ d@@ ated industrial policy that no@@ body here wants to hear anything about , or so we are told .
two points that did not make it into the report were the possibility of applying att@@ ach@@ ment to joint accounts and the investigation of op@@ tional domestic use of the cross-border provision .
i want to make it clear , here and now , that when coming forward with this proposal both the council and the commission should take he@@ ed of parliament 's strong and united position on the issue .
i therefore agree with the commission 's view that the position of the ombudsman must be strengthened .
well it will not be well .
this s@@ oun@@ ds like an extr@@ act from a uk independence party report on the european constitution - sor@@ ry , i mean the lisbon treaty .
( nl ) mr president , i would like to thank the commissioner for being here , but i would rather he was some@@ where else , such as on a pl@@ ane to russia , for example , in order to make the case at the highest possible level that the ban that russia has now introduced should be with@@ drawn because it is completely over@@ -@@ the@@ -@@ top .
young people with am@@ pu@@ t@@ ations ; children who had ter@@ ri@@ ble bur@@ ns who were being treated ; te@@ am@@ s out there to support them .
i would like to urge you for us to coun@@ ter those acti@@ vi@@ st organisations adopting im@@ parti@@ al measures in order to op@@ pose this issue ; most of all because they do not offer any alternative .
what can be done about this ?
i would like to thank the legal affairs committee secre@@ tari@@ at and to pra@@ i@@ se the excellent support they have given me on this report .
moreover , we believe that the t@@ ac@@ s need to be adju@@ sted to each of these different fishing areas so as to ensure that the stock is managed sensi@@ bly .
should not eco@@ logical and social dum@@ ping be equ@@ ated with direct dum@@ ping ?
the ratification and implementation of the up@@ d@@ ated il@@ o con@@ ventions ( debate )
indeed , it seems that the most important and most sensitive issue concerns where we stand on euro@@ just .
i am thus happy to respond in any form@@ at decided by the chair .
the eu must support the democr@@ atically elected government and should condem@@ n attemp@@ ts to undermin@@ e it .
why vote for an im@@ perfe@@ ct report ?
the plan provides for full comple@@ tion of all legal proceedings by the end of 2011 , with a possible exten@@ sion into 2012 .
the scope of activities covered by the term human trafficking should be revi@@ sed and extended .
every religion has its own form of fundament@@ alism and the first victims of such fundament@@ alism are often the religious moder@@ ates of those same religi@@ ons .
i myself spo@@ ke about the need for europe to keep its commitments so that we could be credi@@ ble .
the negotiations were very difficult and the member states did everything they could to try and w@@ ri@@ g@@ gle out of their earlier promi@@ ses .
hun@@ ger in the mid@@ st of pl@@ ent@@ y is , and has always been , a s@@ can@@ d@@ al , and , in this report , we are trying to improve sche@@ mes to address it more effectively .
i am approach@@ ing the commission to seek its help as guar@@ di@@ an of the treaties and i appeal to its con@@ science to reje@@ ct the measures and to apply the environmental impact directive scru@@ pul@@ ously in that capacity .
( hu ) thank you , mr president .
( pt ) mr president , the creation of a european pat@@ ent is sti@@ mul@@ ating innovation and scientific and technological development in the eu .
the au@@ dio@@ vi@@ su@@ al cooperation programme media mu@@ n@@ du@@ s , as adopted today by the european parliament , and which i support , comes under this objective .
unfortunately , the huge inci@@ dence of viol@@ ent acts is not only ty@@ pi@@ cal of countries in conflict .
it is a problem with a strong multilateral com@@ pon@@ ent , because the s@@ ale and transi@@ t of gas can constitu@@ te a commercial activity only if the necessary conditions are met .
this new instrument , in order to be a serious tool , will have to produce legal effects of a certain importance .
as the council did not do its part in what we should be calling ' a co@@ -@@ in@@ decision procedure ' , those people are in the sin@@ a@@ i de@@ ser@@ t , who know@@ s for how long ?
( it ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , this week , we should have approved the european union general budget for 2011 .
i find it impossible to dis@@ associ@@ ate developments in pakistan and ka@@ sh@@ mi@@ r from those in afghanistan .
i wish to make a cou@@ ple more comments ; to raise a few points about social and economic governance in the short term .
according to the respected n@@ go war on want , that would thre@@ ate@@ n a further 7@@ .@@ 5 million workers with lo@@ sing their jobs , including in the poorest countries .
it is only in kosovo that we have seen things happening at ligh@@ t@@ ning speed .
this con@@ fu@@ sion could lead to problems in some national legislation .
too often , we have ga@@ zed into cr@@ yst@@ al b@@ all@@ s and seen a series of mar@@ ve@@ ll@@ ous plans , but each is im@@ pen@@ e@@ tra@@ ble to the next .
we look for improvement in rules of origin ; in the harmonisation of standards , of product safety , child protection and animal welfare ; in their bureaucr@@ atic procedures ; in transparency of state ai@@ ds and non-@@ tari@@ ff barriers , and the elimin@@ ation of discrimin@@ atory taxes .
one of them is the dialogue between the social partners - which was un@@ fair@@ ly re@@ leg@@ ated to the treaty on the functioning of the european union - and another important matter that we believe we are helping with through our support for resolution of confidence problems is to provide security through a declaration , like the i@@ o@@ anni@@ na compromise , which already exists , but should not go any further .
the opinion that , with reduced taxes , the situation would not improve or would even dec@@ line is not a v@@ ali@@ d argument .
for us , it is not about making transport more expen@@ sive , as has just been cla@@ i@@ med .
in numerous cases , including in greece , attention on the part of the institutions and the state decre@@ a@@ sed as publi@@ city in the issue decre@@ a@@ sed .
i wh@@ ole@@ hear@@ tedly understand parliament saying that what we are doing for energy or innovation is not enough .
roo@@ se@@ ve@@ lt hea@@ vi@@ ly att@@ ack@@ ed the oli@@ go@@ pol@@ ies , the big companies in the us , and re@@ regul@@ ated the economy .
on the subject of fundamental rights , i believe that we may have certain dis@@ agreements , but that there are no fundamental dis@@ agreements with some of the members who raised this issue .
therefore , mr gra@@ f lam@@ b@@ s@@ dor@@ ff surely has nothing to answer .
this disaster also under@@ lines the challenges and the improvements that we must make to this structure , since the solidarity movement of our continent a@@ side , the us re@@ action rai@@ ses questions about our mobilisation capacity .
we must provide for labour relations that promote employment and ensure the possibility of life@@ -@@ long learning .
there is not , however , any south american state as such that is a member of the european union - i am being very cau@@ tious here for perhaps i did not understand all the nu@@ an@@ ces of the question .
however , i also have to ad@@ mit that i am disap@@ pointed with certain proposed amendments to the directive on de@@ posi@@ t guarantee sche@@ mes , especially on pay@@ -@@ out dela@@ ys .
it may not have been the best decision .
would we not be sen@@ ding out a very positive signal if we could make progress on these free trade agreements now ?
the au@@ ster@@ ity pack@@ ages proposed for ex@@ iting the crisis should not result in measures which could je@@ opar@@ di@@ se economic recovery .
the plan was adopted at the conference on rail safety organised - as i said earlier - by the commission on 8 september 2009 .
the european union was created on the basis of peace and stability , and we can promote these glob@@ ally , in particular , by means of humanitarian aid , development cooperation , crisis management and international trade .
i believe that the key words should be ' coordination ' and ' c@@ lar@@ ity ' .
that seems to me to be very important .
requests for oral amendments are also gover@@ ned by different rules , not rules at the dispos@@ al of the president of the sitting , but rules already form@@ ally included in our rules of procedure .
at present , the eu live@@ stock sector is experien@@ cing difficulties caused by a range of factors , including rising production costs , competition from imports from third countries , and , of course , various issues which contribute to the rising cost of feed .
you have tabled no less than eight se@@ ts of draft resolutions and oral questions refle@@ cting , in my view , the streng@@ th of parliamentary involvement and opinion on e@@ pa@@ s .
this is a real contribution to the prepar@@ ations for the next financial perspective , but it is also truly european .
what stage have we reached ?
us anti-@@ mis@@ si@@ le defence system ( debate )
according to french estim@@ ates , the 0@@ .@@ 0@@ 0@@ 5 % tax will re@@ move more than eur 20 billion from the cof@@ fers of french banks .
it is , however , time that we also change practices in this area .
in view of this , the liberalisation of visas to ta@@ i@@ w@@ an boo@@ sts bilateral eu-@@ ta@@ i@@ w@@ an relations , strength@@ ens partner@@ ships in various areas and encoura@@ ges a reci@@ pro@@ cal increase in tourism .
some sectors of the population are especially vulnerable and need protection from poverty , because it is very difficult for people to es@@ ca@@ pe poverty once they become poor .
therefore , conclu@@ ding the do@@ ha round with a balanced and comprehensive outcome would be a major step ahead .
i remember something that one of these foun@@ ding fa@@ thers , mr je@@ an mon@@ ne@@ t , said when the very first step towards the single market was taken and coal and ste@@ el were first brought together in 19@@ 50 .
yet this does not mean that there is anything wrong with parliamentary ratification .
some people may feel a sense of satisfac@@ tion at the si@@ ght of ban@@ k@@ ers fall@@ ing from gr@@ ace and lo@@ sing their jobs .
the ameri@@ c@@ ans have achieved the p@@ t@@ c pipe@@ line for oil .
mr president , honourable members , the commission wel@@ comes your proposal for 20 weeks of mat@@ er@@ ni@@ ty leave .
many countries have problems with the introduction of civil rights and democracy .
this is particularly significant given that japan is one of the main don@@ ors of aid in post-@@ war times .
we should consider the solidarity fund , which since its establishment has already been mobili@@ sed in at least 20 or 30 cases .
the slove@@ nian presidency has placed this issue among its highest priorities .
accession to the eu clearly also means an obligation under the treaty to accept the achie@@ vements of the acquis com@@ mu@@ nau@@ ta@@ ire .
although some consider@@ ations may be well-@@ inten@@ ti@@ oned , let us not forget that too much protection destro@@ ys all protection .
workers are not aware of their rights , and member states do not monitor whether the provisions of the directive are being corre@@ ctly applied .
the member states ac@@ ted colle@@ ctively , both in the council and in nato , and so we must also account for our actions colle@@ ctively as the council ; you cannot hi@@ de behind the argument of powers and subsidiarity ; it is not a matter of making two particular member states into s@@ ca@@ pe@@ go@@ ats .
on behalf of the ef@@ d group . - madam president , the 2.@@ 3 % increase in the budget reque@@ sted by this parliament calls into question its sense of responsibility .
this points to a spe@@ c@@ tru@@ m of political views within the european union .
the continu@@ ed existence of economic and cultural in@@ equ@@ alities on a global level has resul@@ ted in the development of new forms of s@@ la@@ very , no longer necess@@ arily linked to the re@@ al@@ m of sexual exploitation , but also to that of economic exploitation .
unfortunately , there are still many cases in europe where women are affected by attacks by their m@@ ale compa@@ ni@@ ons or former compa@@ ni@@ ons .
here we should also state our opinion that civil society must be an active parti@@ ci@@ pan@@ t as an alternative to the summit of heads of state and government in li@@ ma .
if it were the other way around , and a m@@ ale wal@@ ked in on fe@@ mal@@ es , the chan@@ ces of their being kil@@ led would be far less .
with full respect for subsidiarity in that matter , some member states have it and some do not .
we need to improve our approach to the implementation of innovative solutions in all areas , including technical and organis@@ ational , legal and financial .
in addition , the commission provides significant humanitarian assistance - rou@@ gh@@ ly eur 40 million per year - to the democratic republic of con@@ go , especially to u@@ tur@@ i and the ki@@ v@@ us .
it does not , however , go far enough .
for this reason , i voted in favour of this report .
i will be making the best possible use of the transition peri@@ ods and of the ro@@ om for man@@ o@@ eu@@ v@@ re that the ba@@ se@@ l agreement gives us , plus you will be making your own contribution .
i hope that you can make your voice heard there and have more ' europe ' in that institution also .
it gives us more social rights and the charter of fundamental rights .
as you know , my pe@@ t subject is water .
it must be made clear once and for all that , according to the world health organisation definition , this concept includes abor@@ tion as a method of family planning .
to conclude , i would say that im@@ port controls absolutely must be harmoni@@ sed , since we cannot demand a number of things from our farmers and then continue to bring products into the european union that do not comply with our legislation .
i think this is an agenda where we also have to do something in europe .
consequently , parliament 's foun@@ ded concerns about this issue which were vo@@ i@@ ced in the course of the conci@@ liation procedure for the 2002 working time directive were properly al@@ la@@ yed .
but once again you could not accept a democratic result , o@@ h no - the irish have to vote again !
madam president , today , we are discussing a european strategy for the roma minority , which is an important step towards integr@@ ating the largest minority in the european union .
according to the ec treaty , the community and the member states are responsible for adopting measures to combat fraud and protect the community 's financial interests .
is there not something du@@ bi@@ ous about europeans promoting and funding contrac@@ e@@ ption and abor@@ tion outside europe ?
however , we must understand that no progress has been made in one decisive area , because the necessary cooperation , which needs to be organised much more effectively , has been ve@@ to@@ ed by nato 's partner turkey .
secondly , we have seen , for several years , the re@@ dire@@ cting by various means of money in the first pillar , from direct payment to farmers to the rural development projects in pillar 2 .
such behaviour will no longer be toler@@ ated .
( it ) madam president , ladies and gentlemen , this house is prepar@@ ing to vote on the first budget of the lisbon era .
( the agenda was therefore adopted . )
it is wide@@ ly recognised that small and medium-sized enterprises are the key to reducing unemployment in europe , yet they face a dis@@ proportion@@ ate regulatory burden when compared to lar@@ ger companies due to economies of scale .
it all bo@@ ils down to business and politics , and i think a great number of mistak@@ es are being made in those dom@@ a@@ ins .
the oral question to the commission ( b@@ 7-0@@ 2@@ 3@@ 8 / 2009 ) by mari@@ o bor@@ gh@@ e@@ zi@@ o , on behalf of the europe of freedom and democracy group , on defence of the principle of subsidiarity ;
i would also like to extend my thanks to the commission , which tabled a sound initial proposal that was gr@@ ati@@ fying to develop further .
furthermore , publi@@ cation of current data and effectively inform@@ ing citizens and business people about their rights and the situation in the market will help improve the market 's function and will improve transparency of its principles , ensuring equal conditions for competition .
the of@@ t does not have jur@@ is@@ di@@ ction to tackle any sc@@ am@@ s from el@@ se@@ where , including from other member states , so the problem continues and i continue to receive my share of compla@@ ints .
i believe that cooperation with the inter@@ -@@ institutional working group on multi@@ lin@@ gu@@ alism will enable us to make better use of free capacity in this area .
in both cases , we hear talk of acci@@ dents that took place , but these acci@@ dents have never been pro@@ ven .
the aim of our proposal is to ensure that these dead@@ lines are respected once and for all .
others , however , remain im@@ pris@@ oned , such as net@@ san@@ et de@@ mis@@ sie and da@@ nie@@ l be@@ ke@@ le .
specific protection must be given to individuals , children and women especially .
the regions or farmers which wish not to cul@@ ti@@ v@@ ate g@@ mo@@ s or to adopt a g@@ m@@ -@@ free status , can certainly benefit from the research fin@@ dings from the research framework programmes .
and you were always gent@@ le@@ man@@ like .
whilst we have economic un@@ certainty , our ability to face any of our other challenges is obviously di@@ mini@@ shed .
in writing . - ( pt ) the harmonisation and reli@@ ability of data and information colle@@ cted on mar@@ ine activities is of critical importance for the fisheries sector and all efforts under@@ taken to improve their quality should be supported .
the ter@@ ri@@ ble disaster that struc@@ k haiti a year ago sho@@ cked us all and led to a global current of good will , making logi@@ sti@@ cal , human , financial and humanitarian resources available immediately and on a large scale .
i would ask you not to raise a blu@@ e card if you want to be on the cat@@ ch@@ -@@ the@@ -@@ e@@ y@@ e list , because that is a quite different thing .
when there are mistak@@ es , which sometimes happens , then we try to correct them .
as the commissioner said , i believe that we need to continue working to build the strategic association with russia , but the climate will depend more on russia 's tem@@ per@@ at@@ ure than that of the european union : to some extent in the light of what the commissioner was saying , above all in the light of the new role that russia wants to play on the international stage , and , in particular , as far as the security of energy supply is concerned .
that is one of the comments that i would like to make .
the third thing he mentioned is that financial supervision is being condu@@ cted on too national a basis .
debates on cases of b@@ reach@@ es of human rights , democracy and the rule of law
for your information , lithu@@ ania is home to around 200 000 lithu@@ ani@@ an citizens of polish de@@ sc@@ ent , and there are 6@@ 2 schools where te@@ ach@@ ing is only carried out in polish and 3@@ 4 schools with polish clas@@ ses .
i have been very acti@@ vely eng@@ aged with member states and all@@ ies and the nato secre@@ tar@@ y-@@ general in order to rein@@ force eu-@@ nato relations .
this draft protocol contains a framework agreement on the general principles for the republic of moldova 's participation in a number of community programmes and agencies in areas such as transport , food security , customs , air safety and others .
at a time when debate about co2 emissions has become una@@ vo@@ id@@ able because it is central to discussion of climate change , and when the vol@@ ati@@ lity of fuel prices has made the continu@@ ation of the current depend@@ ence on pe@@ tro@@ le@@ um and its der@@ i@@ v@@ atives un@@ sustainable , at least in the long term , it is important to find alternati@@ ves .
there has been some discussion regarding whether it was right or wrong to prepare a fir@@ st-@@ reading agreement .
i would particularly like to mention table win@@ es .
those council members who are responsible should at least ad@@ mit it !
i should point out that we are going to vote first on the amendments .
it was made up of finance ministers who were thre@@ at@@ ened with a dow@@ n@@ gra@@ ding of their sovereign debt .
the difficult task was the parliament budget , where it was unfortunately not possible to bring the expen@@ ses down to this year 's level plus infl@@ ation .
it has taken much longer than people expected to bring this into operation , and that of itself rai@@ ses concerns about the comple@@ x@@ ity of the instrument itself .
although i believe that there is still a lot to be done in terms of small and medium-sized enterprises ( smes ) and of consumer rights , this report is a first step in facilit@@ ating cross-border trade between smes .
article 4@@ 9 of the treaty on european union provides that any european state which respe@@ cts the principles of the rule of law , freedom , democracy , respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms may apply to become a member of the union .
however , you must be sure that these amendments will not create difficulties in the application of the directive by all member states .
structure and rates of ex@@ ci@@ se duty applied on manufac@@ tu@@ red tob@@ ac@@ co (
on behalf of the u@@ en group . - ( pl ) mr president , in the european union we have recently seen a significant rise in the price of basic fo@@ od@@ stu@@ ff@@ s , particularly in the new member states .
however , when we are prepar@@ ing the implementation report in 2010 , we can propose changes to the directive if necessary .
the european commission has dis@@ regar@@ ded these developments .
in voting for amendments 9@@ 9 and 100 supported by the socialist group in the european parliament , parliament will be addre@@ ssing the issues raised through pos@@ si@@ bly setting up an impact assessment and suitable medi@@ ating measures to ensure that the ou@@ ter@@ most regions are included in the emissions trading scheme in the future - a necessary step that must be done in an appropriate way and guarantee environmental and economic sustainability and mobility in those regions , which are totally dependent on air transport due to their geographical situation .
on behalf of the pse group . - madam president , i have a number of points to make in relation to this issue and of course i would dis@@ agree s@@ ligh@@ tly with mrs mc@@ gu@@ in@@ ness in relation to ' this is not about ireland ' .
i would like to state very clearly my support for the delegation that would have gone to iran from this parliament .
it was no ordinary mat@@ ch .
europe needs a competitive and innovative economy in order to be successful .
on the other , however , there is a certain resi@@ stance am@@ ong@@ st member states to sac@@ ri@@ fic@@ ing their legal solutions , which is har@@ dly surpri@@ sing given that these have developed over cent@@ ur@@ ies and that they are wide@@ ly known by their respective popul@@ ations .
otherwise , our re@@ action will simply be un@@ balanced .
the debate is closed .
in practice , this would very often mean making the most vulnerable people pay , and that does not seem to me to be reasonable or soci@@ ally just .
we must also pay particular attention to the needs of m@@ oun@@ tain areas , as we plan and implement structural measures .
european pat@@ ents currently cost 15 times more than us pat@@ ents , hence the reason why we must develop the european pat@@ ent more quickly and reduce its cost .
i would like to under@@ line the meeting which will be held in prag@@ ue in the presence of the czech prime minister , the president of the commission and the social partners , as well as the two up@@ coming presid@@ en@@ cies - sweden and spain - to discuss measures and recommendations .
( applause )
mr president , it is important that decisions be taken in june on an ambitious package of legislation aimed at strengthening economic governance in europe in order to wi@@ n back the confidence of the markets and also in order to ensure growth and jobs on behalf of all our citizens and to increase the cohesion of our economies .
we must give not just the production sites , but also the future technologies , a chance so that europe can remain a good place to produce cars . '
let me state that the commission re@@ af@@ fir@@ ms its commitment to reaching an agreement on the soil protection directive , and will do its ut@@ most to achieve that aim .
as a first point , i would like to thank the commission , in the person of commissioner verheugen , for reading out the declaration on the implementing measures here in the house today .
we clearly need to demonstrate our resolve .
different rules will su@@ sta@@ in a different culture . consequently , for the spo@@ iled foreign cy@@ cli@@ sts and pe@@ de@@ stri@@ ans ( and i consider myself to be one of them ) , the road@@ s in the new member states present a huge risk .
finally , we must not allow the tragi@@ c greek situation to lead to the conclusion that we should not continue to strengthen the euro area and should not continue ex@@ pan@@ sion towards the western balkans .
particular attention must be focused on the problem of migrants and refugees , both those ex@@ tradi@@ ted by libya to their countries of origin where their lives are ex@@ posed to serious thre@@ ats , and those re@@ tur@@ ned by italy to libya where they are likely to face har@@ sh re@@ pris@@ als .
when they ex@@ pl@@ ode , ura@@ nium proje@@ cti@@ les ir@@ radi@@ ate fine , cont@@ amin@@ ating du@@ st ; they cont@@ amin@@ ate the air , land and water , pen@@ etr@@ ate the re@@ spir@@ atory system , and increase the like@@ li@@ hood of tu@@ m@@ ours , le@@ uka@@ e@@ mi@@ as and mal@@ form@@ ations .
the proposal for a directive on patients ' rights in cross-border health care , which received relatively less publi@@ city , will have a tan@@ gible impact on the ordinary lives of many europeans .
european citizens wo@@ ke up on mon@@ day , 10 may to a new europe .
the current system of mutual recognition means we are open to cha@@ ins b@@ reak@@ ing at their weak@@ est link .
the provisions of the relevant factors to be considered indi@@ cate that de@@ termi@@ ning the inci@@ dence of special circumstances should be based on an overall assessment of such factors .
therefore i say : do work together to be a much stronger body in the whole food chain .
nevertheless , i ab@@ stain@@ ed because in my opinion , the text does not go far enough .
that is why i would re@@ ply to d@@ ag@@ ma@@ r ro@@ th@@ -@@ beh@@ ren@@ d@@ t that the question is not of patients ' right of movement within the european union , which is a self-@@ evi@@ dent , fundamental right .
with regard to visa facilit@@ ation , we have be@@ gu@@ n talks in the council .
so i am prepared to do this , i am prepared for a political dialogue with the council and with parliament to identi@@ fy those things we can offer our citizens as an immediate response from among the 2008 and 2009 priorities , and those that de@@ serve to be loo@@ ked into in more deta@@ il .
this sort of cooperation should strengthen and promote social and cultural ex@@ changes and help to s@@ hap@@ e common policies and actions to protect the environment and combat climate change .
what would happen if vie@@ t@@ nam were doing all this ?
what usu@@ ally happens is that a business regi@@ sters with a direct@@ ory to have the name of the business li@@ sted in it , belie@@ ving that no fe@@ e is involved .
in addition , in view of the huge influence of the people 's republic of china on policy in py@@ ong@@ y@@ an@@ g , the european commission should raise these matters as part of the european union 's dialogue with china .
i voted in favour of both of mr de ca@@ str@@ o 's reports because immediate , urgent intervention is required .
as a result of public pressure and the fear of a bo@@ y@@ co@@ t@@ t of the ol@@ y@@ mpi@@ c gam@@ es , the chinese government beg@@ an talks with the representatives of the dal@@ a@@ i lam@@ a . however , these talks were held at a g@@ all@@ ingly low level and , moreover , the dialogue was ak@@ in to communication between two tele@@ vi@@ sions , set to different channe@@ ls .
information should be provided on the basis of acce@@ ssi@@ bility , consist@@ ency and absolu@@ te transparency , because we believe that many regions expect the commission to show greater energy in relation to the objective expressed here .
women must have control over their re@@ productive lives : it is so pre@@ fer@@ able to the alternative of un@@ safe abor@@ tion .
thirdly , i am against the minimum thre@@ sh@@ ol@@ ds for gran@@ ting direct aid proposed by the commission , whe@@ reby the commission says that anyone recei@@ ving less than eur 2@@ 50 a year or cul@@ ti@@ v@@ ating less than one he@@ ct@@ are a year should not be finan@@ ced .
i also think that we need to realise that we cannot just care@@ less@@ ly give up on coal - an energy source that we have in our country and in many other places in europe - and say ' coal produ@@ ces co2 , so it is not an op@@ tion ' .
other factors which have an equally significant impact on the health of the citizens include occup@@ ational status and the resul@@ t@@ ant materi@@ al situation , access to education , advan@@ ced age or dis@@ ability , bel@@ on@@ ging to a minority group and many more .
an integrated strategy against trafficking for labour exploitation is needed which com@@ pri@@ ses prevention , pro@@ secu@@ tion , protection and assistance to victims .
he has done a f@@ an@@ ta@@ stic job on this regulation .
it was not a collective failure , though , because there was agreement on prac@@ tically everything , even though it failed mis@@ er@@ ably giving people the im@@ pression that big business and trade rules pre@@ va@@ il over the european citiz@@ en@@ ry , whom we are here to represent and defend .
although the draft report was amen@@ ded during its pass@@ age through committee , it still contains much that is unnecessary and harmful .
this paragraph re@@ fers to the creation of a european consumer ombudsman in the european ombudsman 's office .
what could be more social than making a profit to re-@@ invest to create jobs for your population ?
i also feel , however , that we ought to a@@ va@@ il ourselves of the political opportunity at this time , as mrs tra@@ ut@@ man@@ n said , to reflect on the new tele@@ communications package , and in that sense i think that both the commission and parliament must make every effort not just to offer the people of europe access to the best digital services , but also to spe@@ ar@@ head the exten@@ sion of the information society as a social com@@ mod@@ ity to countries that are in need of european cooperation and leadership .
many of these jobs are quality jobs .
during such severe crises , non-@@ govern@@ mental organisations and , in fact , major institutional networks will definitely have an important role to play .
there is no cur@@ e for this condition which often hol@@ ds ho@@ stage both patien@@ t and care@@ r regar@@ dless of age .
( fr ) madam president , in mr le@@ wan@@ dow@@ ski 's very comprehensive report , i was particularly interested in the parliament budget for this election year , which has consequences for the institution 's communications policy .
i welcome the audi@@ t strategy of the court of auditors for the period 200@@ 9@@ -@@ 2012 and support its priority goals - maxi@@ mis@@ ing the overall impact from its au@@ d@@ its and increasing efficiency by making best use of resources .
croatia is ready for accession to the european union now .
( it ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , i just wanted to ask how many more minutes ' sil@@ ence we will have to obser@@ ve before we get a common european policy on immigration .
it seems , however , an interesting contribution to the current debate about the euro area .
once we have done that - and it will not be easy - then the emissions trading scheme must be developed further .
all of these steps are actions that we are taking now with an almost immediate impact on the markets , but we also need to do something about steps for the medi@@ um and longer term .
and , in general , those who fear that the commission will get a b@@ lan@@ k che@@ que and do wh@@ ate@@ ver they want should keep in mind that article 18@@ 6 is norm@@ ally by nature a very positive scheme where it is possible to try to help people who are in difficulties by re@@ acting very fa@@ st .
cultural diversity is not just an ide@@ al ; it is also a significant economic factor .
during the second half of 2010 , the wh@@ ole@@ s@@ ale prices of agricultural produce increased by 3@@ 2 % .
commissioner , i should like to thank you once again for your understanding and would ask you to conve@@ y my thanks to your te@@ am .
therefore , i think that it is high time that the european parliament was given more powers in the field of nuclear energy and we ought to reach an inter@@ -@@ institutional agreement so that we can have co@@ decision powers .
i voted against .
in writing . - ( de ) by supporting the motion for a resolution on the 2010 progress report on croatia i would like to express my support for the swift accep@@ t@@ ance of this country into the eu .
i believe that , if we truly want to abi@@ de by the goals we have set for our foreign policy in the treaties , we still have a long way to go before we can send migrants sta@@ ying il@@ legally in the eu back to libya .
we should really decide on priorities .
a certain group of member states does have a ready source : the former socialist countries have by far exce@@ eded their ky@@ oto commitments .
therefore , as you know , president barroso has set up a high-@@ level group to address this question , and i think that you should see with the commission what stage the work of this group has reached .
on gender balance , i am committed to this and my commission has a recor@@ d number of women .
how do we ensure that people are able to work and thus play a part in society and what can we do to coun@@ ter discrimination more effectively ?
nato stands for in@@ security !
women , like children , are particularly fra@@ gi@@ le members of our society in some con@@ texts .
( es ) madam president , the strengthening of relations between the european union and the united states is key in the trans@@ atlantic context and in an increasingly multi@@ po@@ lar world .
it is that the latest economic fore@@ ca@@ sts offer no hope of a return , by 2020 , to the strong , sustainable and inclu@@ sive growth that the european union set itself as an objective .
we are , of course , talking here about asylum se@@ ek@@ ers .
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my personal im@@ pression was that the technical problems conne@@ cted with the use of hy@@ drog@@ en in vehicles have basi@@ cally been sol@@ ved .
finally , europe cannot sh@@ ir@@ k from ex@@ ami@@ ning the results of full implementation of the schengen agreement , which are in front of our e@@ yes .
that is an agree@@ able situation for ne@@ arly everyone but the citizen .
it must also be the case that citizens ' rights and security issues be dealt with on equal terms , as parliament ultimately im@@ pres@@ si@@ vely deman@@ ded in relation to the swift agreement .
the report by kla@@ us@@ -@@ he@@ in@@ er leh@@ ne , on behalf of the committee on legal affairs , including recommendations to the commission on transparency of institutional invest@@ ors .
it will include parti@@ ci@@ pan@@ ts who have never taken part in such events before , and it is also a step on the way to the european council .
ri@@ ch@@ ard wil@@ kin@@ son , the british re@@ sear@@ che@@ r who has written the bo@@ ok ' the spirit level ' and who visi@@ ted the european parliament in brussels last week , has descri@@ bed it very well : we need equality and we need small ga@@ ps in order for us to have socie@@ ties where security and confidence re@@ ign .
all those gu@@ il@@ ty of crimes will be brought to justice .
( es ) mr president , last december , the european union and the kingdom of mo@@ ro@@ cco en@@ tered into an agreement to liber@@ alise trade in agricultural products .
unfortunately , the alco@@ hol lob@@ by has succe@@ eded once again .
i will protect it to the very best of my ability .
ladies and gentlemen , this b@@ lat@@ ant pro@@ vo@@ cation is , in my view , all the more unfortun@@ ate for the fact that this ce@@ le@@ br@@ ation of a military war criminal included a speech from the hungarian consu@@ l - a diplom@@ at of the country now hol@@ ding the presidency and speaking in many for@@ um@@ s on behalf of all of us , and also on behalf of the entire eu .
in every case , the result was satisfac@@ tory .
this uni@@ lateral decision by croatia presented problems for fisher@@ men , for example , because it reduced their fishing territory and the port of ko@@ per lost its access to international wat@@ ers .
flexibility mechanisms , primarily the quot@@ a trading systems , are likely to remain important instruments for the european union 's climate protection efforts in the future .
rapporteur . - ( fr ) mr president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , i must tell you that i had an enormous amount of plea@@ sure in applying , myself , the principles of governance during the prepar@@ ation of this report with the various stake@@ holders .
i would like it to be recor@@ ded in the minutes at least then that i also wanted to speak about this report on air transport .
( ga ) madam president , an over@@ whe@@ l@@ ming number of people voted against the treaty of lisbon last year , because it was belie@@ ved that a better europe could be achieved : a europe that is democratic and responsible ; a europe that promo@@ tes the rights of workers , that defen@@ ds public services and that see@@ ks a positive role in the world .
the t@@ ough policy we are applying to budgets - starting with those of member states - should , in the medium@@ -@@ term , also make us consider the desi@@ ra@@ bility of re@@ taining three se@@ ats of parliament , an ad@@ mit@@ tedly complex issue , but one which we cannot fail to address .
the commission has actually already launched the bo@@ at and expe@@ cts to change the rules in the coming weeks .
re@@ opening negotiations with the mer@@ co@@ su@@ r countries without consul@@ ting the member states was very di@@ r@@ ty play .
finally , the most important thing is that the high-@@ level talks between the dal@@ a@@ i lam@@ a 's representatives and the chinese government really can continue .
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there are six main points to my report .
finally , i would like to thank the member states for their will to put a@@ side differences and start com@@ promis@@ ing - with the best for europe at heart - to find solutions that are not only of benefit to them , but to europe as a whole .
finally , we must not forget that ordinary zimbab@@ we@@ ans are in de@@ sper@@ ate stra@@ its and need basic aid now just to keep going .
will the commission adopt new maritime policy objectives as part of the new euro@@ -@@ mediterranean strategy ?
this is a pre@@ condition for restor@@ ing and reinfor@@ cing confidence in the european economy , improving banks ' ro@@ bu@@ st@@ ness , and ensuring that we safeguard economic growth through credit supply .
to den@@ y such differences is not to fight for equal rights but rather to fight for the con@@ for@@ mi@@ ty and sam@@ en@@ ess of both sex@@ es .
the pi@@ ll@@ or@@ ying of the accu@@ sed by the media to boost rat@@ ings , or even by governments and officials for the s@@ ake of short-@@ li@@ ved political ga@@ ins , flag@@ ran@@ tly viol@@ ates this principle .
at present european schools are per@@ ce@@ i@@ ved as eli@@ te schools that often exclu@@ de children whose parents are not eu officials .
this makes it clear that the enforcement process is not working .
a major problem , which required l@@ eng@@ thy negotiations , was the situation with regard to employe@@ e participation .
i think that we need continu@@ ous dialogue between the european union and g@@ ul@@ f cooperation council in order to make progress in promoting human rights and freedoms , as well as those of minorities , and in the bat@@ tle against every form of discrimination , including discrimination based on gender or religion .
there are reports of ongoing investig@@ ations to find the group of refugees , and we hope that things will be cle@@ are@@ r in the next few days .
on behalf of the pse group . - madam president , i am very happy to speak on this issue here to@@ night .
we want to bring about a coming together of the experts - at hear@@ ings , in the working groups and also for the development of studies .
that is the least we must do .
this approach is particularly unacceptable and refle@@ ctive of hy@@ po@@ cri@@ sy when we , as nationals of the new member states are still - to this day and for who know@@ s how much longer - discrimin@@ ated against in numerous old member states when it comes to access to the labour market .
this joint motion for a resolution on the democratic republic of con@@ go refle@@ cts the compli@@ cated situation in this african country .
( sk ) i agree with the members who spo@@ ke before me that the european parliament must adopt an un@@ com@@ promis@@ ing attitude towards a country in which the totalit@@ ari@@ an ar@@ ro@@ g@@ ance of power know@@ s no b@@ oun@@ dar@@ ies .
to@@ y safety is of ut@@ most importance now and at all times of the year , for our children 's health and safety is at stak@@ e .
the suggesti@@ on of reaching an agreement on a transi@@ tional administration in the country is worth investig@@ ating as a way of getting out of the current democratic im@@ pa@@ s@@ se zimbabwe currently fin@@ ds itself in .
we also ask for new labelling technologies , such as micro@@ chi@@ ps and radi@@ o-@@ frequ@@ ency identi@@ fication ( r@@ fi@@ d ) , to be used in order to combat product counterfe@@ iting .
the majority of those who voted ' no ' in 2008 under@@ stan@@ d@@ ably felt that official europe would never he@@ ed their ver@@ di@@ ct if it did not su@@ it the eu .
each country 's position , that is , their foreign policies should be linked to a binding political plat@@ form established by the eu ;
our call for a se@@ ven@@ -@@ year financial perspective which is expressed in a structure that refle@@ cts the objectives of the europe 2020 strategy , while , at the same time , respe@@ cting all the policies for the european union and avo@@ i@@ ding increasing the european budget to un@@ realistic levels , must be seen to be reasonable .
in november , several hun@@ d@@ red young people from all the countries that are building the union for the mediterranean will meet here , in the chamber of the european parliament in strasbourg , and eng@@ age in a dialogue of civili@@ s@@ ations - a dialogue of cul@@ tures .
the commission will look into the pos@@ sibilities of exten@@ ding the scope of the directive to cover a wi@@ der range of travel arrangements including the ' dynami@@ c pack@@ ages ' .
i was aware of what was going on , ad@@ mit@@ tedly from the better side of that border .
consumers have the right to know where products come from .
on 28 november 198@@ 9 , parliament adopted a very important resolution af@@ fir@@ ming , and i quot@@ e : ' all european peoples , including the polish people , have , in accordance with the hel@@ sin@@ ki final act , the right to live within secure borders as currently defined . '
we use resources qui@@ c@@ ker than they are able to re@@ ple@@ nish themselves .
the report states that ' fishing right management mechanisms should be adopted at community level ' , when the reality shows that community management of fisheries has been an un@@ mi@@ ti@@ g@@ ated disaster .
( es ) commissioner , i would like to take this opportunity to welcome the communication that you have presented to us .
that means they mis@@ s out on the possibility of u@@ ti@@ li@@ sing the internal market .
higher food prices affect both producers and consumers .
that is my criticism , and that is why i ab@@ stain@@ ed .
mrs ja@@ ak@@ on@@ sa@@ ar@@ i is well aware that we in fin@@ land have a saying that trans@@ l@@ ates rou@@ gh@@ ly as ' help a man when he is in tro@@ u@@ ble , not when he is not ' : this also applies just as well to women , of course .
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a de@@ du@@ ction at source on all financial transactions would be a far more effective method .
civil crisis management , peac@@ e@@ keeping and the protection of human rights are the cor@@ ner@@ st@@ ones of the c@@ f@@ sp .
the regulation will bring about an ever greater restri@@ ction of harmful active substances cir@@ cul@@ ating in the market , particularly through compar@@ ative assessment and ad@@ he@@ ren@@ ce to the principle of sub@@ stitu@@ tion .
it may even stand the test of time and be accor@@ ded similar histori@@ cal importance to the bre@@ t@@ ton wo@@ ods conference of 19@@ 4@@ 4 , which determined the s@@ hap@@ e of global economic cooperation for a quar@@ ter of a century and continues to influence it even after 60 years .
then we can vote on everything else on the basis of the treaty of lisbon .
it is fundament@@ ally a case of ensuring that the movement of any kind of sub@@ stance throughout the whole customs system should manage effectively to protect the financial interests of the european union and of all the member states and , from that point of view , i think there is still a lot to be done .
in reality , unemployment is completely unacceptable .
any@@ body who is in the chamber and has a question down will receive a written re@@ ply .
i think we are talking about secre@@ t pris@@ ons .
it is the only soil we have and we must look after it .
rule of law is at the heart of any democratic process and the functioning democratic system cannot be sustain@@ ed without an independent judi@@ ci@@ ary .
i draw a rou@@ gh line for every member of this house .
if we are looking at growth , we are still talking as if the qu@@ anti@@ ty is what matters , not the quality and not what is actually growing within our socie@@ ties .
i am in favour of this report as i believe that the government of iran should respect the legitimate requests of its people for fundamental freedoms and the improvement of economic and social conditions , along with the desire for cooperation on the part of iran with the international community .
i therefore de@@ cl@@ are my vote against the abo@@ ve@@ mentioned report .
and , in particular , can we put as much pressure as possible on the european investment bank to keep within the allo@@ cation it has been given in the draft decision ?
each year half a million women there pay for their desire to have off@@ spr@@ ing with their lives .
in addition , ir@@ respective of any resolution or decision , in my personal view , domestic adop@@ tions must take prece@@ dence in any legal system , present or future .
that is why a well-@@ functioning , properly re@@ sour@@ ced committee on petitions , working in good cooperation with the commission and the council , is core to supporting and v@@ ali@@ d@@ ating the rights of eu citizens .
the la@@ ro@@ si@@ è@@ re report is , in fact , a very important gui@@ de that we must follow .
in the long term , an increase in the bir@@ th rate and prev@@ enti@@ ve health care will be of signific@@ ance for the balance in public finances .
this means that i@@ cel@@ and should adopt the euro only after accession to the eu , after fulfi@@ lling the conditions set out by the treaty .
just at the beginning of this month in hungary , two roma people were sho@@ t like animals when they were trying to es@@ ca@@ pe from their bur@@ ning house .
fully functi@@ onal regional cooperation based on common values , such as democracy , the rule of law and the defence of human rights , for example , will require targeted improvement of the current mechanisms of the bi@@ -@@ regional partnership .
unfortunately , the sa@@ d statistics in my state show that in eight out of ten international cases currently being investig@@ ated , state institutions or courts are found to have ac@@ ted impro@@ per@@ ly .
europe is financing its ambi@@ tions by indu@@ l@@ ging in words .
i think that a wai@@ ver of immuni@@ ty should be applied only to an me@@ p who has committed a h@@ omi@@ ci@@ de .
this encoura@@ ges illegal immigration , resulting in the trage@@ dies that we have been experien@@ cing .
( inter@@ je@@ ction by mari@@ os mat@@ s@@ ak@@ is )
i think it is unfortun@@ ate if you de@@ value that , because it rob@@ s us of an opportunity .
in particular , we should draw less@@ ons from previous budget out@@ tur@@ ns so as to be able to determin@@ e our real ability to implement sect@@ oral policies .
this im@@ pl@@ ies responsibility , we ourselves have a responsibility for the stability of the small country and euro@@ -@@ atlantic integration .
even though traffic management can allow pre@@ mi@@ um high-@@ quality services to develop and can help ensure secure communications , the same techni@@ qu@@ es may also be used to degra@@ de the quality of communications or other services to un@@ accep@@ tab@@ ly low levels .
we believe that this sort of pu@@ rely european solution cannot be coun@@ ten@@ an@@ ced .
in writing . - ( ro ) i voted in favour of the european parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a council regulation amending regulation ( ec ) no 3 / 2008 on information provision and promotion measures for agricultural products on the internal market and in third countries - c6-0@@ 3@@ 13 / 2008 - , because i consider that the population needs to be properly informed about the agricultural products which they are consum@@ ing .
( es ) mr president , at a time of major social ten@@ sion , we can only war@@ m@@ ly welcome the major social dialogue agreement in spain between the government , the uni@@ ons and em@@ ploy@@ ers .
i think more of us should speak about issues of concern in other member states that we know of , so that there is a sense in which there is greater solidarity among members of this house regarding the concerns of their citizens .
the latest information pro@@ vo@@ cation is that georgia ki@@ d@@ nap@@ ped a russian sol@@ d@@ ier .
we are given too little time to assess such complex issues .
the marke@@ ting par@@ am@@ e@@ ters must not be revi@@ sed dow@@ n@@ war@@ d so that the only possibility left is to make fish@@ me@@ al from such excellent stocks .
i would like to thank mrs th@@ y@@ s@@ sen , my colleagues , the council and the commission for their extremely constructive cooperation .
secondly , i want to l@@ ou@@ dly , clearly and firmly condem@@ n the ir@@ responsible and pro@@ vo@@ c@@ ative manner in which the g@@ da@@ im i@@ zy@@ k cam@@ p was dis@@ man@@ tled .
until now , it had continu@@ ally stre@@ ssed that the existing legislation was sufficient to guarantee the safety of n@@ an@@ om@@ at@@ eri@@ als .
the call for new laws as formul@@ ated in the ba@@ u@@ er report should be rejected .
i could not vote in favour of the conserv@@ ative party amendment to free@@ ze the budget at 2011 levels because i firmly believe it is a reduction that is needed , and their stand represents a we@@ ak starting point for negotiations .
in writing . - ( fr ) i would like to use this vote to under@@ line the permanent dis@@ cre@@ pan@@ cy that exists between the words and actions of the european union in certain areas .
even though european legislation pro@@ hi@@ b@@ its the export of hazar@@ d@@ ous waste for re@@ cy@@ c@@ ling , studies have shown that more than two thir@@ ds of european electronic waste is ex@@ ported .
this is a priority for the commission in 2008 .
mr president , i would again like to draw your attention to the practice of illegal adoption .
we need to be very vi@@ gi@@ l@@ ant and dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ ined .
in too many cases , such equipment is being de@@ cla@@ red as used but functi@@ onal and , on that basis , is being ex@@ ported beyond the union .
finally , the internal report on the management of expenditure for assi@@ stan@@ ts : i believe it was wrong to keep it confi@@ d@@ ential , because this has led to a whole series of artic@@ les in the press that are dam@@ aging transparency and the proper functioning of parliament .
this dialogue between the commission and parliament is important .
last but not least , i sugge@@ st that you remain committed to the eu 's common position on cu@@ ba until real changes there can be confir@@ med .
new negotiations on current sa@@ ni@@ tary regulations could improve this situation .
i am convinced that these three areas will provide an important found@@ ation for competitiveness and innovation for many years to come .
i believe that the em@@ power@@ ment of the authority of parliament will help make this instrument more flexible , comply with the new requirements sti@@ pul@@ ated in the treaty on the functioning of the european union , and better face the challenges involved in the protection of human rights and democracy worldwide .
i am well aware of the effort that he put into this subject and the difficulties he under@@ went so that it would be possible to reach a consensus .
i at@@ tach great importance to the exper@@ ti@@ se and information that we der@@ i@@ ve from our exchange of experience and dialogue about possible solutions with citizens , interest groups , la@@ wy@@ ers and lobby@@ ist@@ s .
my question to you is , does this also mean that the text which this house approved in april enjo@@ ys the full support of the czech presidency , and what practical steps have you , as president-in-office , taken in order to ensure that this directive is also adopted as soon as possible by the member states and the council ?
we express our solidarity with the people of bur@@ ma and demand that the ar@@ re@@ sted prote@@ sters be relea@@ sed immediately and that h@@ t@@ t@@ p : / / no@@ bel@@ pri@@ ze@@ .@@ or@@ g / no@@ bel _ pri@@ ze@@ s / peace / lau@@ re@@ ates / 199@@ 1 be allowed to live a re@@ war@@ ding life and have freedom of action .
i myself was bor@@ n in the balkans and i know what pro@@ trac@@ ted and un@@ resolved conflicts can mean , not just for the security situation in a whole region but also for its economic potential and for the norm@@ alisation of life for the people who live there .
many of these compla@@ ints come from passengers whose fli@@ gh@@ ts have been can@@ cel@@ led due to the airlines or t@@ our operators going ban@@ kru@@ pt .
but we are doing that to make the lives of our citizens better .
madam president , after my speech at the start of this debate , i actually only have two more comments to make .
anyone who votes in favour of mr ga@@ uz@@ è@@ s 's proposal will be ensuring that the commission does what it wants to do any@@ way - namely , propo@@ ses no financial trans@@ action tax .
in view of this b@@ reak@@ ing st@@ ory , which is not an i@@ sol@@ ated event but happening all over europe , i call on you , ladies and gentlemen , to peti@@ tion the commission .
i hope that this parliament will find the right time as well as the correct formu@@ la for adopting this subject .
( it ) mr president , commissioner , rapporteur , ladies and gentlemen , like many other members , i , too , re@@ call the great effort required of all of us to overcome the numerous obstacles before we could finally appro@@ ve the services directive .
we urge the commission to dri@@ ve and coordin@@ ate the european solidarity effort .
gdp is an indi@@ cat@@ or of market economic activity that has become the standard point of reference at the service of the world 's decision mak@@ ers .
this money has been and is being paid mainly to the industry , in the form of a massive amount of com@@ pen@@ sation to the tun@@ e of eur 7@@ 30 per ton@@ ne , while at the same time just around 10 % , at best 20 % , of this c@@ as@@ h goes on changing the industrial structure and te@@ aring down fac@@ tor@@ ies .
europe should therefore for@@ ce@@ fully voice its concerns because a military , nuclear power could je@@ opar@@ di@@ se the continent 's security and have significant political consequences for all the countries in the region .
the first principle is that this pact must be carried out under the conditions laid down in the treaty and within the existing system of economic governance .
i have visi@@ ted women 's sh@@ el@@ ters .
mer@@ co@@ su@@ r 's competitiveness in agricultural markets has been strengthened and has increased in recent years , so there needs to be an impact study on the consequences of an agreement for european agricultural activity , which is in no condition to suffer more sh@@ oc@@ ks at present .
they are responsible for this situation .
the european parliament was able to agree fair@@ ly quickly that it would finance the beginning of the galileo project with european money , by using the ' community method ' .
all our agencies need to be able to fulfil the tasks that we currently pi@@ le on them .
that is why the european union is supporting the efforts of egypt , turkey and others to achieve this .
it is a fact , n@@ one@@ theless , that we have serious problems within our own borders : problems affecting individuals , in particular , and problems affecting groups .
now , therefore , we awa@@ it the legislative pha@@ se of the commissioner 's actions on research and innovation .
this also pro@@ ves that europe really is about diversity , toler@@ ance and equal opportunities .
i also want to ask you , commissioner , to send people from our delegation in be@@ ij@@ ing to tibet as quickly as possible , to sub@@ mit a request to send a delegation of people there , today if possible .
i share the concern expressed in this discussion by members such as mrs pac@@ k , mr swoboda and mr ma@@ ate@@ n regarding the political development of bos@@ nia and her@@ ze@@ go@@ v@@ ina .
i as@@ sure you that in the months leading up sum@@ mer i will be delighted , if you inv@@ ite me , to come here more often , and certainly after each meeting of the european council .
coming from ireland , i can con@@ firm tragi@@ cally that thre@@ ats to children come tradi@@ tion@@ ally from within institutions where they are sup@@ posed to be safe , within certain families and within certain areas of the ca@@ th@@ oli@@ c ch@@ ur@@ ch .
yet we must also be honest with our citizens .
i see no value in re-@@ writing or re-@@ interpre@@ ting it in any sele@@ ctive way .
( pl ) madam president , i do not have to remind the people who are ga@@ the@@ red here , and who are particip@@ ating in this debate , of the dan@@ gers of counterfe@@ it goods .
with the entry into force of the treaty of lisbon , increased powers have been con@@ fer@@ red on parliament regarding fisheries partnership agreements : under article 2@@ 18 ( 6 ) ( a ) t@@ fe@@ u , the e@@ p now has to give its pri@@ or con@@ sent to conclusion of an agreement , a requirement that re@@ places the earlier ordinary consultation procedure .
europe and the rest of the world are still w@@ re@@ st@@ ling with r@@ aci@@ al , sexual , cultural and national discrimination .
in this resolution , the european parliament makes clear its dis@@ gu@@ st at the most bru@@ tal forms of car@@ rying out this type of puni@@ sh@@ ment , such as sto@@ ning .
the role of care@@ rs in society , as mari@@ an har@@ k@@ in rightly pointed out , is totally under@@ valu@@ ed and that needs to change .
however , we in lega nor@@ d shall fight until the end to pre@@ serve and develop this valu@@ able re@@ source for our territ@@ ories .
hence , on the one hand , there is a duty to provide and , on the other , a duty to assi@@ st .
this will make a very important contribution to ensuring growth .
we think that the regions are the effective author@@ ising bodies of european public expenditure .
women from the working and gra@@ ss@@ roo@@ ts clas@@ ses , young people , immigrants and refugees have nothing to gain from the show being put on for them , or from the wish li@@ sts and lies being tro@@ t@@ ted out by the p@@ lu@@ to@@ cr@@ acy , in order keep a g@@ ri@@ p on the capit@@ alist system of exploitation and chea@@ p labour and increase the profit of capital .
that is why , before considering a proposal to re-@@ evalu@@ ate the current security archi@@ te@@ c@@ ture of the continent , we should try to have defini@@ te ans@@ wers as to the continu@@ ation of us involvement , the future of nato and the role expected of the eu after the lisbon treaty comes into force .
having common standards for these cross-border payments , credit trans@@ fers and direct deb@@ its is an important part of the health and growth of the single market .
these questions on clu@@ ster bom@@ b@@ s look to the future and to what europe must do to elimin@@ ate these weapons which make no distin@@ ction between civili@@ ans and military person@@ ne@@ l and which destro@@ y so many human lives .
one of the things we agreed in the committee was that active inclusion should not be re@@ plac@@ ing social inclusion , that wi@@ der field of fee@@ ling that you have a role to play in society .
i dee@@ ply regret this , as it means that important consumer information will be lost .
however , i question the european union 's financial standing as regards all of your projects .
have no doubt about it : this is our so@@ le objective and our task here today .
i will re@@ la@@ y your highly unani@@ mous and general proposal for conve@@ ning a special session of the un human rights council to the high representative .
add to this enormous de@@ valu@@ ation of the value of a child : for example , what per@@ cent@@ age of the cost of one or two cars can an entrepren@@ eur writ@@ e off as tax annu@@ ally and how much of the cost of a child can a paren@@ t writ@@ e off ?
the core element of the above action plan was the conclusion of voluntary partnership agreements with thir@@ d-@@ country ti@@ mber producers .
the council and the commission must inform the european parliament comprehen@@ si@@ vely and directly .
we tal@@ ked earlier about electro@@ mobility .
over the past few years , there have been so many hear@@ ings and con@@ sult@@ ations about the european private company that i cannot understand why we need to have a third , a four@@ th , a fi@@ f@@ th and perhaps even a si@@ x@@ th or however many more .
since the workers ' strug@@ g@@ les in greece , ireland and portugal have been in va@@ in , as we know , it is time to do a u@@ -@@ turn and to stop insi@@ sting on benef@@ iting only economic and financial business groups , above all in the major european powers .
it has to be said that this amounts to a dra@@ matic failure for those who promo@@ ted such a policy .
madam president , farmers are not un@@ reasonable people , nor , as a rule , are they di@@ sh@@ one@@ st , yet cross-@@ compliance often tre@@ ats them un@@ fair@@ ly , with dis@@ proportion@@ ate penalties for min@@ or off@@ ences and no-@@ noti@@ ce inspe@@ ctions .
this is the way we can work together .
increasingly , though , it is finding that its decision-making power seems to be migr@@ ating to the commission .
if it can be comple@@ ted , do@@ ha will deliver a good outcome not only for europe , but also for the whole world economy .
i welcome the do@@ z@@ ens of measures contained in the report .
you are more no-@@ n@@ on@@ sense than i am , but sometimes that is necessary !
this will bring new jobs , create new services and at@@ tr@@ act new investment to europe .
everyone should therefore be delighted with this situation .
the euro area has faced an economic crisis of great mag@@ ni@@ tude during the last two years .
i also congratulate the european parliament and all citizens of the european union as well as the rapporteur for taking such decisions today that should advance more specific and targeted actions not only to cur@@ e those suffering from cancer , but also to ensure the prevention of cancer .
its tasks are shared between the european , national , regional and local levels of governance , and i believe that we can re-@@ energi@@ se europe by taking seriously its multi@@ -@@ level governance system to provide eu 2020 deli@@ very mechanisms .
the major obstac@@ le to an agreement in copenhagen is the question of funding .
europe 2020 is a community union , not a nation@@ alist or ob@@ stru@@ ctive europe .
we are also not convinced that the directive would improve the existing situation under national law and the jur@@ is@@ pr@@ ud@@ ence of the european court of justice in this area .
however , what i am against is these victims being mi@@ su@@ sed in the name of some ideo@@ logical fight against the use of nuclear energy .
growing concerns over unemployment and the rising prices of essential goods and fuel throughout the continent are a serious reason for con@@ fron@@ ting the problem of poverty and social exclusion , which affe@@ cts around 16 % of the population .
it is appropriate that the eu should make use of the current , al@@ be@@ it me@@ ag@@ re , opportunities .
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( nl ) my he@@ art@@ felt thanks for the ambitious plans that you have laid out for the coming six months .
there is no need to repeat much of what my fellow members have said as i am in complete agreement with them .
consequently , i ask the commission to inform us on the existence of such programmes and the implementation the@@ re@@ of , but especially on we@@ ther it intends to consider this issue when drawing up further european policies on roma .
the tur@@ mo@@ il has taken everyone by surpri@@ se and it does not seem that any cont@@ ing@@ ency plan was made for such an ev@@ ent@@ u@@ ality , which is not lo@@ c@@ alised but wi@@ des@@ pread .
we need to do everything we can to help the ja@@ pan@@ ese people .
i therefore find it regret@@ table that the report by the committee on budgetary control en@@ ded up being less critical than it had been in the chair 's original ver@@ sion .
i had dialogue with members of con@@ gre@@ ss last week and gave them the same answer , so am pleased that you have confir@@ med it .
we are bringing eu legislation into international dis@@ re@@ pu@@ te and under@@ mi@@ ning its credibility by this growing lack of scientific ri@@ g@@ our and lack of good science .
the other two agreements are related to fisheries conce@@ ssions for i@@ cel@@ and and nor@@ way between 2009 and 2014 , and provide for their renewa@@ l .
it would be good if you could help to create a better balance .
in an environment of dis@@ respect for the french , du@@ tch and irish votes - and of people not allowed to vote - this respect was very welcome .
these concerns are clearly reflected in mr cor@@ ni@@ l@@ let 's report and i naturally support the key elements that the european parliament wishes to under@@ line and defend in the prepar@@ ation of a european humanitarian consensus .
this commission has argu@@ ed all along that institutional reform is important , but that we also need deli@@ very of results , si@@ de@@ -@@ by@@ -@@ side . as the commission said in 2005 and 2006 , that t@@ win@@ -@@ tr@@ ack approach was the way out of the institutional st@@ ale@@ mate .
if this could be done , i believe we would finally start to see changes in the bur@@ me@@ se situation .
this vast amount of li@@ ter@@ at@@ ure cannot be concentr@@ ated in one place without the help of com@@ pu@@ ter technology .
this included the fli@@ gh@@ ts and over@@ night sta@@ ys in brussels for him and his staff , and i could not ac@@ com@@ mo@@ date this .
the number of cases of cont@@ am@@ ination with sal@@ mone@@ ll@@ a or cam@@ py@@ lob@@ ac@@ ter has not gone down .
in the north sea and baltic sea we have do@@ z@@ ens of old muni@@ tions from past war@@ s .
in fact i believe that it is an hon@@ our for our country to have an il@@ lu@@ stri@@ ous representative at the head of a strategic institution such as the european central bank ( ec@@ b ) .
on the contrary , we recognised that in the climate of an economic rece@@ ssion where national budgets are under the constan@@ t pressure of restrictions , the european union 's budget must set an example on this .
the other funds too ( european regional development fund , european fisheries fund , cohesion fund ) now all con@@ tain publi@@ cation rules .
there is no time to lose .
not one of you can do that either .
when we discussed parliament 's resolution on 1 february 2007 in brussels , i under@@ took to answer parliament in deta@@ il and i have every intention of living up to that commitment .
it will be yet another step towards the sovereign state being the european union , and member states simply being power@@ less ap@@ pen@@ di@@ ces to it .
the idea is a good one .
action has been taken and clear and precise rules introduced in this field , too .
in line with that rati@@ on@@ ale , and based on the view that information campa@@ ig@@ ns will continue to be of value , the amendments would seem to be appropriate .
it has not yet been fin@@ alised form@@ ally - we hope to do that by the end of this year - but the mess@@ ages from individual businesses or business organisations have been more and more concrete and positive , in the sense of pos@@ si@@ bly dee@@ per involvement in the future .
i very much coun@@ t on parliament 's support to bring about a real change to create both adequate and sustainable pensions for the future .
i am very pleased that the essential message of the reports is one of support for the commission 's initiatives .
in recent months , the european union has strengthened its external policy on women 's rights .
( fr ) mad@@ am@@ e president , i trust my t@@ one will be as mea@@ su@@ red as your own was ag@@ it@@ ated .
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the same applies to the li@@ sting of co2 emissions and fuel consumption : both must be clear to the consumer .
just as i agree with the ombudsman 's call for a service culture , i agree with ms s@@ bar@@ bat@@ i 's call for the necessary budgetary and human resources .
as we used to talk about infl@@ ation moder@@ ation in the past dec@@ ade , so we should stri@@ ve to achieve moder@@ ation of price and wa@@ ge dynami@@ cs in the period to come .
the problem can be parti@@ ally sol@@ ved by ben@@ ch@@ mar@@ king .
( sk ) mr president , a number of eu member states agreed to create and use one common currency .
under regulation ( ec ) no 5@@ 4@@ 6 / 2009 of the european parliament and of the council amending regulation ( ec ) no 19@@ 27 / 2006 on establishing the european globalisation adjustment fund , the scope of the egf was tempor@@ arily wi@@ den@@ ed : intervention was envis@@ aged in situations like this where , as a direct result of the global financial and economic crisis , there are ' at least 500 redun@@ dan@@ cies over a period of four months in an enterpri@@ se in a member state , including workers made redun@@ d@@ ant within its suppl@@ iers or dow@@ n@@ stre@@ am producers ' .
i also have high ho@@ pes of the european financial co@@ ali@@ tion against commercial im@@ ages of child por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y .
there is an incre@@ di@@ ble en@@ thu@@ si@@ as@@ m here that must be channe@@ lled - b@@ un@@ d@@ led , if you will - in order to create the cor@@ respon@@ ding added value .
it will not be possible to take legal action to dis@@ cover the where@@ ab@@ ou@@ ts of the data or to claim dam@@ ages for its illegal use by third countries .
this is a meeting point for many cul@@ tures , including member states and various other countries .
i would then ask the plenary session to support this report .
we will continue to fight for these things , and let us hope that they will be included in the next package on victims .
member states ad@@ mit@@ tedly need to improve the controls which they apply to transport in transi@@ t .
the priorities of the hungarian presidency include ra@@ ising awareness of the role of families in the context of respon@@ ding to social , economic and demographic problems .
i would like to tell you all that i , too , have experienced that responsibility , and that i have experienced it from both sides . i was a member of a trade union and an acti@@ vi@@ st , and was very active for many years .
this is nothing new , but this year the commission gave us a new challenge : in view of the enormous global increases in food prices , in july it proposed what it called a food aid fac@@ ility for the less developed countries , with a budget of eur 1 billion for 2008 and 2009 .
the first certainty , or the first common element , is that there is now a major conver@@ gence of opinion that emissions need to be reduced and that clean energy sources need to be developed .
continuing to support imported poverty is not the solution .
si@@ mil@@ arly , it is essential that the levels of per@@ mitted radi@@ ation are set in a way that means food is safe to be consu@@ med by people of all ages .
it is not the lisbon plan for the next three years .
the regulation co@@ vers both the supervision of credit r@@ ating agencies by the european secur@@ ities and markets authority and supervision of the use of credit rat@@ ings by individual enti@@ ties super@@ vi@@ sed at national level .
as far as the financial crisis is concerned , i am delighted that your original plan that every@@ body should clu@@ b their money together in the middle fe@@ ll to pie@@ ces .
civilian democratic control over the military in line with practice in eu member states is still to be en@@ su@@ red .
we need strong smes in europe , because they emplo@@ y two thir@@ ds of the work@@ force , produce 50 % of the gro@@ ss national product and pay 80 % of the taxes .
on the subject of standar@@ dis@@ ation , we should take a bre@@ ak from introducing new regulations and standards and , first of all , make sure that we are applying the existing regulations in a uniform way within the european union .
the af@@ o@@ re@@ mentioned directive also provides for membership and participation in employees ' and em@@ ploy@@ ers ' organisations , mea@@ ning that it is a specific measure adopted by the council with a view to ensuring that persons with dis@@ abi@@ lities are actually able to participate in decision making .
also , refer@@ ring to the uk vat rate , he said that ' all this will do is raise br@@ it@@ a@@ in 's debt to a level that will take a whole generation to work off ' .
it was like this in former times in my own country too .
very recently , 4@@ 5 % of tur@@ ks supported this objective .
president of the commission . - i am sor@@ ry , i did not follow the statements by the chair@@ man of de@@ ut@@ sch@@ e bank , and i cannot comment on something i am not aware of .
personally i am delighted with the change in the emissions trading system from a national to a sect@@ oral approach , though it seems to me that its com@@ p@@ ati@@ bility with european competitiveness must be enhanced before 2009 as a matter of urg@@ ency .
it is a we@@ a@@ ther v@@ ane that , one minu@@ te , is saying something true and , the next minu@@ te , is saying something fal@@ se , and looking back on it now , i will take everything that is true and leave everything that did not work to sp@@ in on the we@@ a@@ ther v@@ ane , because there is a difference between us .
ladies and gentlemen , the treaty of lisbon has an impact on the work of several european institutions .
europe has been using nuclear technology for more than 60 years and still there is no policy on management and dispos@@ al of nuclear waste .
while the su@@ ms ple@@ d@@ ged were not on a pa@@ r with the efforts made by the ger@@ man@@ s , the european contributions clearly indi@@ cated east germany 's status as a fully fle@@ d@@ ged parti@@ ci@@ pan@@ t in the european adv@@ ent@@ ure , the increased human and technical ex@@ changes and the regular dialogue between the european commission and the leaders of the new l@@ ä@@ n@@ der .
rapporteur for the opinion of the committee on civil liber@@ ties , justice and home affairs . - mr president , the committee on civil liber@@ ties , justice and home affairs very much wel@@ comes the increase in the area of freedom , security and justice but also belie@@ ves that , before taking up new measures and programmes , the existing ones should be properly evalu@@ ated and that those evalu@@ ations should be taken as a base for drawing up the new programmes .
as a result , we have a duty not to force airlines to operate fli@@ gh@@ ts at significant economic and environmental cost simply to re@@ tain their slo@@ ts .
the new system of contrac@@ ting now proposed for parliamentary assi@@ stan@@ ts , which involves a special arrange@@ ment whe@@ reby these assi@@ stan@@ ts will in future be employed by way of direct contracts with the european parliament , is essential to ensure respect for the principles of equality , non-@@ discrimination and transparency in contracts , and also the legal certainty of these workers .
the industry has re@@ ported that 8 % fe@@ wer cars were so@@ ld in the union last year than in the previous year , to compar@@ e 2008 with 2007 .
european legislation on this matter must be ri@@ go@@ rou@@ s@@ ly applied , as mrs pa@@ ul@@ sen 's report recomm@@ en@@ ds .
( nl ) madam president , i voted against this report , but not because i op@@ pose the exchange of information between national authorities on criminal proceedings .
secondly , kosovo 's energy depend@@ ence is a particular problem .
mr president , i have three qui@@ ck points to make .
in this european year for combating poverty and at this time of economic crisis , we hope that there will be consolid@@ ated policies for the most vulnerable in society .
at this point , i should like to say that it is my hope and wish that we shall continue the constructive dialogue , and that the european parliament will achieve a consensus as soon as possible .
i appreci@@ ate that a world agreement would be ide@@ al and i appreci@@ ate that we need to involve the im@@ o , but the im@@ o has got to be one of the sl@@ owe@@ st international organisations the world has ever come across .
i thank the commission for its very open and differen@@ ti@@ ated approach .
i think it is very important to add that more should be spent on the professi@@ on@@ alism of all se@@ am@@ en responsible for na@@ vi@@ gation - from the cap@@ tain , to the ch@@ ief eng@@ ine@@ er , to the bo@@ at@@ s@@ wa@@ in , to the ma@@ ster@@ -@@ at@@ -@@ arms , to the hel@@ m@@ sman and to all se@@ am@@ en - because the lives and safety of men at sea depen@@ ds on them .
chil@@ d-@@ lab@@ our@@ -@@ free does not only mean that there is no child labour being used in the paren@@ t company or even by its immediate suppl@@ iers : a company at the top of the supply chain must have the responsibility to ensure that all steps of , and condu@@ its to , the supply chain are chil@@ d-@@ lab@@ our@@ -@@ free .
i believe that this presidency has not taken sufficient action against illegal immigration , and that the action it has taken has been extremely in@@ effective .
although we acknow@@ ledge the proposal for a nuclear weapons convention , br@@ it@@ a@@ in is concerned that we do not risk at this time di@@ ver@@ ting attention from , or under@@ mi@@ ning , the n@@ pt and so war@@ m@@ ly welcome the european parliament resolution to re@@ state our b@@ ac@@ king as a parliament to this treaty .
hence , i am calling for the de mini@@ mi@@ s aid thre@@ sho@@ ld to be increased from eur 30 000 to eur 60 000 per firm .
( de ) madam president , ladies and gentlemen , those who pro@@ claim their commitment to a fa@@ i@@ re@@ r world have no qu@@ al@@ ms about b@@ lam@@ ing globalisation for the difficulties in their own economies .
how can we che@@ ck whether the member states are doing what they promi@@ se to do within the cy@@ cle of reforms ?
i was at the ho@@ lo@@ cau@@ st memor@@ i@@ al day service in li@@ ver@@ po@@ ol on su@@ n@@ day , and i was con@@ s@@ ci@@ ous of just how is europe , how are our people , how are our politicians going to re@@ act as bi@@ llions of people across the world find themselves in positions of ac@@ u@@ te water s@@ car@@ city , with ever more movement , ever more migration across the plan@@ et ?
member states have a her@@ it@@ age .
one thing is certain , and that is that this treaty , which the eu establishment is now pu@@ shing through at any price , is il@@ l@@ -@@ f@@ ated for the simple reason that it de@@ spi@@ ses everything that it is possible to de@@ spi@@ se about democratic politics .
i firmly believe that the excellent relations between the two sides at both an economic and political level will be back@@ ed up by equally good cooperation on judicial matters , so that ce@@ s@@ are b@@ atti@@ st@@ i , who was sent@@ en@@ ced to life im@@ pris@@ on@@ ment for four mur@@ ders and other crimes , will serve his sent@@ ence under the law which govern@@ s him .
( hu ) i was sho@@ cked when , during a food conference , i saw a sign in the hand of the african delegation saying : do not feed africa .
i believe that this too could free up considerable resources .
( it ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , i fully support the motion for a resolution on the impact of adverti@@ sing on consumer behaviour tabled by mr ju@@ v@@ in .
as you know , all member states agree that it is necessary to ex@@ em@@ pt research infra@@ structures set up by several countries from taxes in the ho@@ st country .
other questions rel@@ ate to how we can reduce unemployment among young people and how we can effectively increase the participation of women in the labour market by wide@@ ning their involvement in every business sector .
to my mind , it is indeed now high time in the emu to fi@@ ll the ' e ' with life , and that is what the legislative package on reinfor@@ cing economic governance in the end is about .
i support without any re@@ serve the commission 's proposal to laun@@ ch a programme for implementing co@@ oper@@ ative dri@@ ving systems , as well as ensuring the avail@@ ability of the related radi@@ o frequ@@ en@@ cies , whose benefits are vi@@ sible in exper@@ im@@ ent@@ al pha@@ ses in various countries and , with all costs involved , will produce long-term results .
there is almost no policy in the european union that does not have some impact on climate action : from agriculture to research , from enterpri@@ se and industry to maritime affairs .
as@@ sum@@ p@@ tions and fal@@ se as@@ ser@@ tions , however , cannot serve as a basis for the development of any r@@ ational , effective , af@@ for@@ d@@ able and soci@@ ally acceptable measures .
the european economy is dealing relatively well with these difficulties .
( fi ) mr president , commissioner , first of all , i wish to congratulate mr le@@ in@@ en for the excellent and important work that he has done with respect to this report .
for years , this approach has led to our manufac@@ turing in all economic sectors , even where it was of a very high standard , being re@@ lo@@ cated to other countries throughout the world : to north africa and especially to asia .
is that true or not ?
we proposed to limit the number of vehicles ad@@ mini@@ ste@@ red by an external manag@@ er to 50 , and the number of companies to 4 .
the presence of the european union in the region strength@@ ens trade policy , contribu@@ ting to the development of targeted and effective information on the eu in the g@@ ul@@ f countries .
we are glad to see that the commission has , in parliament , a valu@@ able partner working towards the same goal , which is an integrated and efficient european fund market deli@@ vering for both industry and invest@@ ors ali@@ ke .
businesses are no longer only ge@@ are@@ d towards profit .
indeed , the eu must enhance its role as a global ac@@ tor and act as a global decision mak@@ er .
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we should tra@@ in public officials and make them more aware of the situation of children in families from which children may be traffic@@ ked .
the report emphasi@@ ses the importance of an integrated approach to tack@@ ling conflict situations .
the european union is certainly very concerned about the de@@ teri@@ or@@ ation of the situation in belarus , especially with regard to human rights .
but i im@@ ag@@ ine that this result can also be achieved without making the action taken on interest rates follow the infl@@ ation inde@@ x ; sometimes there needs to be more flexibility and anti@@ cip@@ ation of the action taken .
i was , fran@@ k@@ ly , surpri@@ sed that the other member states conce@@ ded so quickly on the si@@ ze of the commission , re@@ ver@@ ting to one commissioner per country .
( es ) as i only have a minu@@ te to speak , i will concentr@@ ate on citizens ' rights .
after au@@ gu@@ st 196@@ 8 in my hom@@ el@@ and we wit@@ ne@@ ssed another 20 years of various forms of communist violence and terro@@ r from this organised mach@@ in@@ ery of evi@@ l .
i would like to say to the council and the member states that violence that comes from other cul@@ tures also requires a legal instrument .
surely , as a number of members have already said this e@@ vening , poverty cannot be a sufficient reason for taking a child away from the family and allowing an international adoption .
allow me to focus on one issue for which i feel a particular pat@@ er@@ ni@@ ty , and that is the european globalisation adjustment fund .
rail fre@@ ight is also a very important factor in the various areas of operation of transport .
in writing . - ( pl ) the report that has been adopted on a european charter on the rights of energy consumers significantly increases the rights of energy consumers .
the report calls for the establishment of mand@@ atory risk committees at board level , for financial institutions to be required to dis@@ close recovery planning and supervisory reports , for an annual report to be draf@@ ted on the adequ@@ acy and effectiveness of their internal control systems , and for a similar assessment to be included in the annual report drawn up by external auditors .
it is very important to understand that all our decisions have to be taken in the framework of the current treaties .
every effort must be made to ensure that commitments in this area are implemented inter@@ nation@@ ally and every person has access to safe dr@@ in@@ king water and sa@@ ni@@ tation facilities .
we will use this as a y@@ ar@@ d@@ sti@@ ck to ga@@ u@@ ge your performance .
indeed , it is wrong that the european union , the region in the world that is most open to foreign investment , cannot operate on the markets of its industri@@ alised partners under fair conditions .
it would also be useful to support and implement programmes to promote ukraine in the european union as well as the european union in ukraine , and also programmes to promote the development of science and education , which is an issue raised by profe@@ ss@@ or bu@@ zek .
ol@@ der people should be able to make use of medi@@ cations which have been te@@ sted for effectiveness and safety on people of the same age .
i would also have lik@@ ed to hear you say something about the crisis in the financial markets .
it is assu@@ med that some@@ one else will pay the costs of basic research and when it is all comple@@ ted , it is available to us all .
it will definitely not be possible to achieve a b@@ reak@@ through in this area without efforts and funding from the european union and member states .
in the fight against the pi@@ ll@@ aging of biodiversity , destruction of the forest is an absolutely crucial issue .
furthermore , there are experts who are wor@@ r@@ ied about maintaining requirements which do not completely elimin@@ ate the use of substances that are car@@ c@@ in@@ o@@ ge@@ nic , mu@@ t@@ ag@@ e@@ nic or to@@ xi@@ c for re@@ production ( known as ' c@@ mr substances ' ) , although new restrictions are imposed .
this is just the sort of work that the european parliament needs to do to pre@@ serve the fa@@ it@@ h of the public in this system .
the suggesti@@ on was made repe@@ ate@@ dly concerning the sett@@ ing@@ -up of an inter@@ institutional task force to fight cancer .
i voted in favour of the report on human rights and social and environmental standards in international trade agreements because it is vital that the european union 's trade policy be consistent with its political aims .
it concerns the ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment , by the national parliaments , of meps who , under the 19@@ 7@@ 6 act , must be elected by direct universal suf@@ fra@@ ge .
in addition , the gh@@ s introdu@@ ces standar@@ di@@ sed defini@@ tions , such as ld@@ 50 ( le@@ th@@ al do@@ se 50 ) , that clearly indi@@ cate the hazar@@ d associated with the sub@@ stance .
recently , destru@@ ctive flo@@ od@@ ing has become a ye@@ arly , se@@ as@@ onal phenomen@@ on .
the currency markets have an annual tur@@ no@@ ver of us@@ d 3@@ 60 tr@@ il@@ li@@ on .
enterprises need equ@@ ity , v@@ ent@@ ure capital , guarantees , loans and the technical assistance proposed by je@@ re@@ mie .
both sides to the conflict were gu@@ il@@ ty of b@@ reach@@ es of international humanitarian law , which has also been confir@@ med by the report and by various organisations , such as human rights wat@@ ch .
those of you who had the opportunity to meet with those n@@ ur@@ ses and other healthcare workers could not have failed to have been mo@@ ved by their pli@@ ght , and in 2006 we passed a parliament resolution on protecting european healthcare workers from blo@@ od@@ -@@ bor@@ ne in@@ fe@@ ctions due to nee@@ d@@ le@@ -@@ sti@@ ck in@@ jur@@ ies .
the commission needs to ensure legal security in information and communication technologies so as to protect consumers and innovative cre@@ ators .
unemployment is on the increase where@@ ver we look , and we are just weeks away from a crucial global summit on climate change .
rapporteur . - ( pt ) i would first like to express my thanks for the referen@@ ces to my work , to the report and to colleagues on the committee of which i am a member , to mr fr@@ att@@ ini and the other members who expressed their support for the report and for austria 's initiative and the decision by the council and the portuguese presidency to continue it .
from my point of view , this is yet another of the commission 's mechanisms designed to inter@@ f@@ ere free@@ ly in the internal affairs of third countries under the pre@@ text of seeking the political stability of those countries that are considered un@@ stable at the commission 's dis@@ cre@@ tion .
mr president , ladies and gentlemen , the group of the progre@@ ssive alliance of socialists and democrats in the european parliament supports the resolution tabled .
no@@ body un@@ de@@ re@@ stim@@ ates consumers ' rights to press their claims .
they have been disap@@ pointed in their hope that open@@ ness would result from china 's st@@ aging the ol@@ y@@ mpi@@ c gam@@ es , and the sense of disap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment is bit@@ ter .
it is the least effective manner for finding a solution to the problems that affect an entire region because , if the element that pro@@ vo@@ k@@ es the violence between the christian minority and the mus@@ li@@ ms is not only religious fundament@@ alism , but a lack of economic development , which gives rise to re@@ sent@@ ment and ten@@ sion between the various ethnic groups , then what the european union , together with the african union and the entire international community must make the feder@@ al government in nig@@ eria ( which is responsible for many fac@@ ets of this situation ) understand , is that fav@@ our@@ ing the civili@@ sed and peaceful co@@ existence between the various eth@@ ni@@ cities and groups in the country is an advant@@ ag@@ e@@ ous factor for everyone and for the entire population .
in connection with the con@@ sult@@ ations which are currently under way on the future strategy , i would like to draw attention to two aspects : improvement of the education system in europe and equality of the sex@@ es in the labour market .
further , any deal needs a wai@@ ver from the world trade organisation , which they ha@@ ven '@@ t approved as some member countries ( no@@ tab@@ ly india ) are wor@@ r@@ ied about the effect that du@@ ty@@ -@@ free paki@@ stan@@ i texti@@ les would have on their own markets .
it is not what is intended by ba@@ se@@ l i@@ ii .
in our view that strategy had two important short@@ com@@ ings .
madam president , climate change , security of supply , price increases , inci@@ dents such as bl@@ ack@@ ou@@ ts in parts of europe , and the ukraine ga@@ z@@ pro@@ m wa@@ ke@@ -up call have all increased the awareness of the european citizen and poli@@ cy@@ mak@@ ers to the comple@@ x@@ ity of our energy situation , which urgently requires the avail@@ ability of accur@@ ate , ti@@ mely and complete stati@@ sti@@ cal data .
the promotion of language learning and lin@@ gui@@ stic diversity is also one of the general objectives of the life@@ long learning programme .
as stated in the report , we believe that implementation of this strategy must not im@@ p@@ in@@ ge on the responsibilities of regional and local government , being based instead on cooperation between the countries and areas within this region .
this is why one of the proposals sugge@@ sted by this report is for the sol@@ v@@ it port@@ al to forward such cases to the we@@ b@@ site of the european parliament 's committee on petitions , as well as to the speci@@ alist committees in the national parliaments .
it will also help demonstrate to national fishing industries that the respect of the c@@ f@@ p rules by their national administr@@ ations is also in their interest , and they can be expected to exer@@ t a positive pressure on their national administr@@ ations to that effect .
we want a europe of values .
we support the other political mess@@ ages of this report .
( hu ) pe@@ ter man@@ de@@ l@@ son is lea@@ ving the sin@@ king ship and giving up his cap@@ tain 's bri@@ dge .
with the entry into force of that language law , not only are the fundamental rights of the eu and the provisions of the european human rights con@@ ventions infr@@ ing@@ ed , but one of the greatest achie@@ vements of european integration , the functioning of a uni@@ fied internal market , is also in danger .
in fact , only six member states respon@@ ded to last november 's request from the commission for a report on the recovery of ir@@ regular payments .
the sor@@ e point in question consi@@ sts , above all , of the differences in banking and economic structures between europe and the united states .
madam president , greece , a long-@@ standing member of the eu , and its 11 million citizens , do consider that they have a serious and legitimate problem with the name of their neigh@@ b@@ our , the former yugosla@@ v republic of macedonia , and we have to respect that concern .
however this will also allow the eu to bo@@ ast of greater transparency when in fact it will in reality do little to enhance democracy , because the european parliament cannot initi@@ ate legislation and can be igno@@ red by the european commission .
madam president , a vote was de@@ fe@@ ated because there was an equal number of votes just a cou@@ ple of mom@@ ents ago .
the chair@@ s of the political groups will out@@ line their respective positions on this issue .
we assu@@ me that the environmental , social and financial policy structure of your commission will cor@@ respond with what the social democrats are asking from you , pre@@ fer@@ ably under the leadership of social democratic commissioners , and then all will be well .
however , the re@@ set bu@@ t@@ ton of which mr bi@@ den spo@@ ke in muni@@ ch should also be pres@@ sed as an attempt , as an offer to russia to start a new relationship .
it is yet another - i would say positive - step in the further development of mutual trust between member states during their cooperation on criminal matters .
the effective application of eu law is one of the cor@@ ner@@ st@@ ones of the eu , as a well as a key com@@ pon@@ ent of s@@ mar@@ t regulation .
i hope that the president of the united states , bar@@ ack ob@@ ama , will show that he de@@ ser@@ ved the no@@ bel peace pri@@ ze , because combating climate change will contribute to peace and happ@@ in@@ ess for all nations !
that makes no sense .
to mr ar@@ lac@@ ch@@ i , i would say that we agree that the efforts made to date have not been sufficien@@ tly coordinated .
this really is the best of what we have .
politics is about symbo@@ ls and ge@@ stu@@ res , and this would be a f@@ it@@ ting ge@@ st@@ ure for european politicians , presid@@ ents and prime ministers .
finally , trafficking operators de@@ serve ex@@ em@@ pl@@ ary puni@@ sh@@ ment - organised crime in this area must be a priority target for organisations such as euro@@ just , europol and frontex .
we set to work , acting on this order from the council , and i think i can say that we have in fact fulfi@@ lled our commitments , since in 2009 the vo@@ lu@@ me of our loans went from 5@@ 8 billion to 7@@ 9 billion , that is , an increase of 3@@ 7 % of the vo@@ lu@@ me of our loans in the european union .
for these reasons , i believe that energy efficiency represents a priority for the future of the eu , in both economic and environmental terms , and i hope that the commission will immediately take the necessary measures to implement the binding objectives that parliament established today .
however , no guarantee has been given to us concerning the eco@@ logical and hy@@ gie@@ nic standards that will be applied during the approval process for these pat@@ ents , in particular , concerning gene@@ tically modif@@ ied organis@@ ms .
in addition , red@@ -@@ ta@@ pe at national level should be reduced , thus remo@@ ving impe@@ di@@ ments to the internal market .
the addi@@ tions to it will be deman@@ ded of us little by little over the year .
the truth is that a fair amount of time has passed since then and the development of the european strategy for the danube region is still a work in progress , with very little known yet about its current status .
cam@@ bod@@ ia remains a very poor country .
( nl ) mr president , exceptional times call for exceptional measures .
i want to highlight three particular issues .
there are many constructive suggesti@@ ons in this resolution .
( it ) mr president , i voted in favour of this resolution because i believe that it makes useful and interesting proposals for facing future demographic challenges .
the traditional pat@@ ter@@ ns of conflict are no longer what they once were .
this is another challenge for when the council has a president : finding a solution .
cu@@ tting funds for culture and education at times of crisis - as my country is doing , on the grounds that culture is not essential to survi@@ val - means fail@@ ing to invest in the future and in s@@ mar@@ t , inclu@@ sive growth ; it means fail@@ ing to understand that culture is essential for life .
as you might have noti@@ ced , i personally consider this a very good idea .
it will con@@ ven@@ e for the first time next week - 23 and 24 january 2007 - in ca@@ ir@@ o , and will be a constructive way for egypt to demonstrate commitment to shared values .
member of the commission . - mr president , a large potential for new ex@@ porting opportunities lies in the a@@ sian markets that have high growth rates but also , of course , high barriers to entry .
i am therefore voting for the new eu policy framework to fight violence against women , as i believe it represents progress in the fight against the violation of fundamental rights and freedoms , such as the right to security and human dignity .
when the french and du@@ tch du@@ ly voted ' no ' , we were told that actually most countries want it to continue , so we should continue .
the wh@@ ite paper on climate change is a step forward towards standar@@ dis@@ ing the actions aimed at cu@@ tting carbon emissions at european level .
i am sure that we will again be able to find a de@@ cent compromise on this issue .
what is more , the fisher@@ men will no longer accept being treated like de@@ lin@@ qu@@ ents of the sea by a commission that is co@@ vering up for the real ro@@ gu@@ es that are the flag@@ s of conve@@ ni@@ ence and the fishing industry car@@ te@@ ls .
a rapid adoption by parliament and the council would indeed send a strong signal to the s@@ me community that a continu@@ ed investment in research and innovation activities is crucial to maintain and enhance their competitiveness .
however , your response gave the im@@ pression that there was no complete recognition of the fact that events are s@@ now@@ b@@ all@@ ing .
of course , we still have our political af@@ fi@@ ni@@ ties and our personal frien@@ d@@ ship .
implementing this tax sole@@ ly in europe would help def@@ late the bu@@ b@@ ble .
certainly that is regret@@ ted by others as well as myself .
all of this will be in the 2012 budget and the next financial perspective .
the high standards of sustainability for sour@@ cing and manufac@@ ture , written into the european union 's biofuels proposals , effectively in@@ sure europe against non-@@ sustainable use .
when i talk about exchange , i am thinking of europol , i am thinking of euro@@ just , i am thinking of co@@ si , which has been mentioned here by some members , and , lastly , i am thinking of the exchange of information and how to make it more effective .
mr president , climate change is a challenge to us all .
i therefore voted in favour of this resolution , and i hope that the mobilisation of the egf will contribute to the successful integration of these workers into the labour market .
this tax would have many benefits : not only would it dis@@ coura@@ ge financial specul@@ ation ; it would also fund aid to developing countries and their adap@@ tation to climate change , while contribu@@ ting to the european union 's budget .
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( de ) madam president , ladies and gentlemen , turkey is , of course , an emo@@ tional topic , that is quite clear .
mr bu@@ zek started by giving an explan@@ ation of the situation in poland , and he rightly mentioned that we should be prepared to offer a positive solution to maintain business activities .
the fact that rural areas have a de@@ ficien@@ t infrastructure - a short@@ age of road@@ s , po@@ st offi@@ ces , medical services , fir@@ e services and emergency do@@ ct@@ ors - has been well known for a long time .
the most important thing , however , is to protect the water from pollution , while the nuclear waste in the russian arctic is also a key issue .
nevertheless , this is not enough .
it is very important to examine the real back@@ ground to this conflict .
this , in short , is the objective of the fla@@ utr@@ e report .
in legislation , in the formul@@ ation of directives , in everything , we need to work on the as@@ sum@@ ption that we should increase transparency , and there is also ro@@ om for improvement in voting procedures .
firstly , we should send people who know the local language .
it is also important for germany that the european union continues to develop in a harmoni@@ ous way , because this brings benefits for germany .
this directive , which is aimed at up@@ d@@ ating the existing provisions , is all the more cre@@ dit@@ able in these difficult times because it also mer@@ ges four directives into one pie@@ ce of legislation .
it was in may 1999 , following the entry into force of the treaty of am@@ ster@@ da@@ m , that work on the creation of a common european asylum system ( ce@@ as ) started , on the basis of the principles approved by the tam@@ p@@ ere european council .
my colleagues and i believe that our first priority is to evalu@@ ate what this proposal will do for consumers and business in real practical terms .
i believe that this vote is extremely important and i appla@@ ud the position expressed by parliament , which really makes use of the new pre@@ ro@@ g@@ atives .
therefore , mr president , a decision has been made that means giving a european perspective and a coordinated european approach to what is happening , based on safety and the need to be as effective and precise as possible when making a decision on fli@@ gh@@ ts , while protecting citizens ' rights .
despite these re@@ serv@@ ations , i welcome the micro@@ -@@ credit service in poland with open arms .
i know that the consequences for the sector will be hard , i fully realise that , but let us learn from this experience : when the sea is emp@@ ty , things really will be over for the sector .
i believe that animal welfare standards in europe are absolutely par@@ amount to the fact that we produce high-@@ quality meat .
x@@ en@@ op@@ h@@ ob@@ i@@ c violence is not characteri@@ stic of our people , let alone the people of campa@@ nia or na@@ ples .
in writing . - ( sk ) the council decision submitted to the european parliament within the framework of the con@@ sent procedure represents a legal instrument for the conclusion of a protocol between the european union and the princi@@ p@@ ality of and@@ or@@ ra , exten@@ ding the scope of the agreement to customs security measures .
local elections will be taking place in turkey next year .
the so-called ' rat@@ che@@ t clause ' , for example , would allow further national ve@@ to@@ es to be aboli@@ shed .
having regard to article 2@@ 8@@ 6 ( 2 ) of the treaty on the functioning of the eu , pursu@@ ant to which the council consul@@ ted parliament ( c@@ 7-0@@ 10@@ 3 / 2011 ) , having regard to the fact that at its meeting of 24 may 2011 the committee on budgetary control heard the council 's nomin@@ e@@ e for membership of the court of auditors , having regard to rule 10@@ 8 of its rules of procedure , having regard to the report of the committee on budgetary control ,
this week , it is im@@ per@@ ative that a european solution is found to this crisis , and it must be a communi@@ ty@@ -based solution - i repeat , a communi@@ ty@@ -based solution - which must be envis@@ aged in accordance with european rules and within the framework of european financial aid mechanisms .
i give the floor to our best speaker today , and that is mrs mc@@ gu@@ in@@ ness .
thanks to our joint efforts , we are living in a union of 27 countries , in which the mobility of persons and goods is no longer a pi@@ pe dre@@ am but an every@@ day , physi@@ cal reality .
- ( lt ) i would like to draw attention to an un@@ ple@@ as@@ ant fact which is hi@@ ding behind fine words .
it out@@ lines measures for dealing with the serious de@@ ficien@@ cies in the regulatory and supervisory framework for the world financial system re@@ ve@@ al@@ ed by the global economic and financial crisis of 2007-@@ 2009 .
this calls for a much more exten@@ sive audi@@ t than in the year of inter@@ cultural dialogue , when funding was cle@@ ar@@ -@@ cut and guaranteed in the annual budget of the european communities .
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it tou@@ ches upon the conference itself but it is , of course , something that goes much further .
ultimately , these costs must be used as a procurement crit@@ eri@@ on .
as a result of this , hundreds of sco@@ t@@ tish bo@@ ats have had to be sc@@ rap@@ ped and fishing communities have suf@@ fered .
our market will not be common and our competition will not be fair until uniform rules are established that apply to every@@ body .
we want healthy food to be produced in europe and to be available at reasonable prices .
not only that , but mar@@ r@@ ied cou@@ ples of the same se@@ x should be able to move free@@ ly around europe and have their partnership legally recognised where@@ ver they are .
it is also well known that he has failed in the fun@@ ctions of supervision of the banking system that had been as@@ signed to him .
we are now see@@ ing the same thing happening in egypt .
we are being fair , however , which is why we jo@@ in@@ tly en@@ su@@ red that if a person who was tra@@ ined in one rail@@ way under@@ taking volun@@ tari@@ ly mo@@ ves to another one , the training under@@ taking is entitled to com@@ pen@@ sation for the training costs .
certainly , maintaining the second pillar structure is crucial and will prove to be central to the long-term success of the cap .
this is a very complex area and views are very different between member states .
dis@@ integration for kosovo or bos@@ nia would end@@ an@@ ger our security more than any technical deta@@ ils .
i can to some extent understand why this may seem like an at@@ trac@@ tive op@@ tion , as wto discussions do not progress with any speed , but i really do believe that this has the potential to destro@@ y the wto .
in this debate , which was c@@ row@@ ned by the adoption by the economic and social council of a glob@@ ally harmoni@@ sed system of chemi@@ cal cl@@ assi@@ fication and labelling , all member states , and not just the un , played a very active and significant part , particularly the european union , and also the commission .
the ro@@ c@@ ke@@ ts are not going to stop in the current situation , and if israel is to be secure we therefore have to say to it , ' the blo@@ ck@@ ade is making life impossible for the palesti@@ ni@@ ans and that is end@@ an@@ ger@@ ing the security of israel ' .
i therefore consider it our duty to adopt measures that make up for the short@@ com@@ ings in the previous directive 2000 / 35 / ec , seeking in this way to dis@@ coura@@ ge the phenomen@@ on of late payment by adopting measures that indu@@ ce deb@@ tors not to pay late and other measures that allow cre@@ ditors to exercise their rights fully and effectively in the event of late payment .
( nl ) mr president , like my fellow member , mr cla@@ e@@ ys , i voted against this report .
i have just one supple@@ mentary question .
we welcome that .
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we have these systems and we are going to encourage our member states around the mediterranean to participate in these systems , to de@@ te@@ ct possible pollution from ships .
the stri@@ k@@ es in dan@@ zi@@ g in 19@@ 80 and the foun@@ ding of the first free trade union in the eastern blo@@ c made it clear that a process had been started that could no longer be stop@@ ped .
i would seek for us to prior@@ i@@ ti@@ se the comple@@ tion of the single market for services and goods and to take an ambitious approach in creating a single market for innovative research .
the russian feder@@ ation and the european union have developed a close partnership , and the common fight against international terrorism stands as one of the many examples of this .
there have been four committees which have made decisions , the as@@ sum@@ p@@ tions of which have not been brought into the tri@@ alo@@ gue .
my colleague , mr al@@ mu@@ nia , the commissioner responsible for competition , is , for his part , working on up@@ d@@ ating the mon@@ ti@@ -@@ kro@@ es package .
in its opinion , the committee on budgetary control deli@@ vered a clear position , and now there is un@@ belie@@ v@@ able lobby@@ ing by the turkish side .
i voted for this resolution because the european parliament supports the aim to maintain strong and vi@@ br@@ ant independent public service broad@@ ca@@ sting , whilst adap@@ ting it to the requirements of the digital age and making it easier for consumers to swi@@ tch from an@@ alo@@ gue to digital tele@@ vision .
i agree with the grounds on which it is based and i share the view expressed by the rapporteur when he acknowled@@ ged that the commission 's latest decision , cla@@ im@@ ing to up@@ date the implementing regulation on own resources in line with the council decision of 7 june 2007 , would , in its current wor@@ ding , further compli@@ cate the procedure , providing for continu@@ al excep@@ tions and special conditions for certain member states .
the consequences for this sector are not substan@@ ti@@ ally different from those for others : it is the mono@@ poli@@ stic concentr@@ ation that always en@@ ds up being imposed in these cases .
it is over eur 2.@@ 5 billion , which you specifically state is taxpayers ' money that should not have been spent .
i am pleased that today 's compromise formul@@ ates the same sort of payment conditions that some of us were advo@@ cating for the services directive seven years ago .
community support for the au@@ dio@@ vi@@ su@@ al sector takes account of the fact that the european union and its member states promote cooperation with third countries and the competent international organisations in the cultural sector , because it under@@ lines the importance of respect for different cultural dimen@@ sions , so as to promote diversity and , finally , because the distribution sector determin@@ es the diversity of au@@ dio@@ vi@@ su@@ al works and consumer cho@@ ices .
finally , ms sar@@ gent@@ ini , i really wanted to find an inv@@ enti@@ ve way of saying that cor@@ relation tab@@ les were extremely important .
president-in-office of the council . - in response to mr me@@ d@@ ina or@@ te@@ ga 's question , which rel@@ ates to the wto , i think it is an important issue .
let me add right away that negotiations cannot be condu@@ cted without the involvement of the two peoples involved , the ab@@ k@@ ha@@ zi@@ ans and south os@@ se@@ ti@@ ans .
the commission has already made proposals in this regard .
innovative smes in particular need bro@@ a@@ der access to informal funding and to funding based on v@@ ent@@ ure capital hol@@ dings as well , which is the main source of funding for new businesses .
i am therefore voting for this report .
i think this case should be seen and sol@@ ved exclu@@ si@@ vely as a human trage@@ dy .
in the same spirit , the european union has just adopted , under the french presidency , new european union guidelines on the fight against violence and discrimination against women .
i agree with the comment by mr na@@ s@@ sa@@ u@@ er on that point .
we have spoken out against prote@@ cti@@ o@@ nis@@ m and established the internal market as one of europe 's important achie@@ vements , and one which also needs to be pre@@ ser@@ ved at a time of crisis .
the european her@@ it@@ age la@@ bel will also help to increase cultural tourism and will bring physi@@ cal and financial benefits .
i would therefore like to ask you whether you are prepared to act , regar@@ dless of whether or not this is a case of domin@@ ant position , and when you are going to take the initiative , if at all .
i agree totally with mr wier@@ s@@ ma and i too regret that the eu member states have not been treated fair@@ ly and equally when it comes to the matter of visas .
what is most important with regard to what we are doing now , of course , is the fact that those of us who really do believe in the european union also want to ensure that we take responsibility towards taxpayers and carry out a proper review of the administration in the eu .
i hope that the measures will be presented in a use@@ r friendly way .
on behalf of the ind / dem group . - ( nl ) mr president , the european union has made two car@@ d@@ inal erro@@ rs in its relations with turkey .
the two enti@@ ties have not been able to develop a shared vision , as a result of which progress has ground to a hal@@ t .
many transport fir@@ ms are also global pla@@ yers .
thirdly , the programmes in both greece and ireland are still in the relatively early st@@ ages .
thirdly , we do have to hear from you what the commission intends to do to try and com@@ pens@@ ate farmers who , through no fa@@ ul@@ t of their own , have seen their markets destro@@ yed and are unable to se@@ ll their produce .
however , simply postpo@@ ning matters will not help , because the postpo@@ ne@@ ment process is not gover@@ ned by any conditions .
new eli@@ gi@@ bility criteria , penalties in the event of infringe@@ ments and provisions regarding re@@ porting are also proposed .
the eu-@@ and@@ or@@ ra agreement has been in place since 199@@ 0 .
i am cur@@ i@@ ous to know how this gent@@ le@@ man would feel if an me@@ p called on the german people to change their chan@@ ce@@ ll@@ or , because there are organisations legally acting to s@@ pread naz@@ i thinking and to undermin@@ e the borders between european states .
i believe that increasing women 's professional activity is an important issue .
i therefore feel that the dis@@ man@@ t@@ ling of milk quotas through regulation ( ec ) no 2@@ 4@@ 8 / 2008 should not have been started and that this dis@@ man@@ t@@ ling should not continue as proposed by the commission and accepted by the rapporteur .
if the next presidency does the same , i will be happy .
ladies and gentlemen , i have cho@@ sen to speak in the language of the country in which this ter@@ ri@@ ble oc@@ curren@@ ce took place .
this partnership is indeed the pre@@ condition , especially in the current global financial and economic crisis , for meeting global challenges .
i therefore urge you , as the european commission , to inter@@ ven@@ e in this matter where the member states are concerned and to make it clear to the council presidency that these negotiations must be hal@@ ted and that , above all , the legal basis that applies po@@ st treaty of lisbon must be clari@@ fied .
before i give the floor to the speakers , i am going to allow myself a certain degree of licen@@ ce that i think may be granted to some@@ one chair@@ ing the sitting at this stage of our term of office and this stage of the night , for it is true that these l@@ ate@@ -@@ night si@@ t@@ tings have an advantage .
what , then , could have been more reasonable than to have se@@ i@@ zed the initiative , mo@@ ved forwar@@ ds and said , ' ok then .
this is very sa@@ d because we had a chance to make a difference and we mis@@ sed it .
we insi@@ st in the copenhagen agreement that a country wi@@ shing to join the eu must have at least a minim@@ ally acceptable level of respect for everyone within its borders .
i would be very grateful , mr di@@ m@@ as , if you , as a sta@@ un@@ ch conserv@@ ative , could finally clear up this me@@ ss of mess@@ rs see@@ ber and flo@@ ren@@ z and others , who are once again b@@ ow@@ ing down before the old industries .
in this attempt to achieve bo@@ l@@ der and more ambitious results , i also believe that in the final pha@@ se of the co@@ p 16 negotiations , the european union should give its ch@@ ief negoti@@ ator some flexibility to re@@ act to developments th@@ row@@ n up by the negotiations .
it is stated on pa@@ ge 2 that a reduction of current expenditure in 2011 of just over eur 2 billion will be implemented , including social protection expenditure redu@@ ctions , a reduction of public service employment numbers , a reduction of existing public service pensions on a progre@@ ssive basis , other expenditure savings of over eur 1 billion , and a reduction of close to eur 2 billion in public capital expenditure against existing plans for 2011 .
thank you , mr president of the commission .
the fact that the eu has a commissioner for multi@@ lin@@ gu@@ alism makes it clear that reform of the commission is urgently needed and that there must be fe@@ wer commissioners than there are member states .
mr van ni@@ ste@@ l@@ roo@@ i@@ j 's report respon@@ ds to the green paper on territorial cohesion published by the commission .
mr president , after having voted in favour of the motion for a resolution on the eu-@@ russia summit , i still regret that the amendment i proposed as a new reci@@ tal was rejected by the rapporteur .
this suspen@@ sion will help to strengthen the competitiveness of local economic operators and will contribute to creating and maintaining jobs in the ou@@ ter@@ most regions , acting as a counter@@ balance to the economic dis@@ advantages ar@@ ising from their geographical lo@@ cation , without affecting the consolid@@ ation of the internal market or the principle of free competition within the eu .
on behalf of the pse group . - mr president , i would like to thank our chair , pa@@ ol@@ o co@@ sta , not only for producing this report but also for his work as chair of the committee over the past parliamentary period .
i think , too , that the procedures concerning initiatives should be harmoni@@ sed in the member states , because too much var@@ ie@@ ty will make it difficult for us to gain broad support for these initiatives .
furthermore , account was taken of the bra@@ in dra@@ in from regions of the world such as africa where there is an ac@@ u@@ te demand for human resources in the health sector .
therefore , i think we should expect turkey to make a greater effort in this area .
it is still far too early for that .
this could also be a good opportunity for the legal definition and enhanced protection of wil@@ der@@ ness .
mr president , as chair of the committee on the internal market and consumer protection with responsibility for customs policy , i certainly welcome the opportunity to speak in this debate to mark 40 years of the customs union .
from my side , i would also mention something that is very important : the g20 very clearly took development policy objectives into its agenda .
that is our basic view .
three points concern work to be done by the national governments : first , fiscal responsibility ; second , sti@@ mul@@ ating growth ; and third , the two countries with support programmes are for@@ ce@@ fully implementing the necessary measures and we all welcome the efforts of those two governments , of greece and ireland , and their popul@@ ations .
as some speakers have already said , an open market is a positive thing and can be a very good thing for all of us if it is well regul@@ ated .
we should not be de@@ nie@@ d the possibility of critici@@ sing is@@ lam .
it is therefore on the commission 's con@@ science if smo@@ king increases on the å@@ land islan@@ ds .
d@@ d@@ t was found in their f@@ at , and we all know very well that that is not a sub@@ stance that is used on the ice flo@@ es .
any sur@@ plus reven@@ ue could be used to provide gr@@ ants for in@@ sul@@ ating hom@@ es .
consequently , commissioner , mrs ma@@ th@@ ie@@ u , the principle of equal treatment is the cor@@ ner@@ stone of an economic immigration policy that is both intelli@@ gent and fair .
do they really think that sort of unfair competition , by low@@ ering health and safety standards and weak@@ e@@ ning the rights of workers , would be acceptable ?
i would like to mention two things ahead of the european council summit .
which programmes would have priority here , for you , high representative ?
the only thing that ro@@ mani@@ ans and bul@@ gari@@ ans expect is fair treatment in relation to the other countries and an objective assessment based on the same criteria .
member of the commission . - mr president , i think this discussion on the en@@ pi has in fact already pre@@ -@@ emp@@ ted the next commission communication on the eastern partnership .
although the conditions necessary in order to go ahead with the migration have not all been met , nor is a time fore@@ see@@ able when that will be the case , the mandate that was granted to the commission to develop the sis ii will ex@@ pi@@ re again on 30 june 2010 .
i welcome the fact that the meps have adopted the amendment by the group of the progre@@ ssive alliance of socialists and democrats in the european parliament on the pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ tion of the mass export of waste to third countries , unless they are ex@@ ported for re@@ cy@@ c@@ ling and then re@@ imported back into the eu .
this proposal is a dis@@ gr@@ ace .
it is im@@ pos@@ ing the incorpor@@ ation in visas of biom@@ e@@ tri@@ c data ( pr@@ ints of all ten fin@@ gers ) even for children as young as 12 years old .
i think this is a very positive development .
it is thanks to the support of the european parliament that eur 15@@ 4 million have been allocated to combat pollution for the period 2007-@@ 2013 .
this brings me to my third point : the economic crisis .
in its evaluation report for the two years after this directive en@@ tered into effect , the commission should have been much more coura@@ ge@@ ous and should have proposed a uni@@ fied and binding method for cal@@ cul@@ ating security char@@ ges throughout the eu .
the last time i loo@@ ked , the b@@ ond s@@ pread between greece and germany was over 1@@ 50 basis points .
the final draf@@ ting of the document is being comple@@ ted .
we were then deb@@ ating an assessment of the area of freedom , security and justice .
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otherwise , as several of my colleagues have stated , capital will leave the whole of the eu .
a third important point concerns the external aspects of the c@@ f@@ p and the partnership agreements with third countries .
mr barroso , there are very many experienced parliament@@ ari@@ ans here in parliament that you could ad@@ or@@ n y@@ our@@ self with .
in europe , there are trade agreements with russia , ukraine , turkey and l@@ ie@@ ch@@ ten@@ ste@@ in .
we achieved much more than last time , one month ago .
- ( nl ) mr president , the longer we go on the more the european man@@ dar@@ ins be@@ have like a bre@@ ed of political au@@ ti@@ stics , completely closed off from the real world , from the citizens , whom they nevertheless still claim to serve .
n@@ one of these argu@@ ments hol@@ ds water .
the current un@@ -@@ author@@ i@@ sed eu mission in cha@@ d , in which ireland is pla@@ ying a leading role , is a prime example of the eu 's activities in this area .
i welcome this , and it means we can also be happy with the result .
the commission 's innovation strategy is clear , but this question remains open .
this is , then , a quite ex@@ em@@ pl@@ ary pie@@ ce of legislation and , moreover , one that f@@ its into the framework of the im@@ o at international level .
but what is particularly of concern to me is the effect on natural democracy in these countries .
it is important for account to be taken of the tur@@ co judg@@ ment in the current review of the so-called public access regulation .
it must ensure that the results from the progress made in the bat@@ tle against cancer in the european union 's various countries are made available to the whole of europe .
mr president , in the european parliament , we have , in fact , evalu@@ ated mr di@@ am@@ an@@ dou@@ ro@@ s ' work as ombudsman every year when we deb@@ ated the annual reports he submitted , and they have always received top marks .
madam president , the eu eastern neighbourhood could prove to be the best test for eu foreign policy .
the other aspect is energy poverty , and that is why we consider this a most excellent report by parliament and hope that it goes through .
and , as shown in other countries , for example in nor@@ way , we can see how po@@ s can work efficien@@ tly to assi@@ st the cat@@ ching sector .
cities are an important dri@@ ving force behind development in europe .
it must therefore be an inte@@ gra@@ l element of governments ' information and communications policy .
there is the risk that if europe advan@@ ces too rapi@@ dly , if it causes a crisis in industry , if it only imple@@ ments policies - i should say ' me@@ ta@@ policies ' - from the top down , it will not work .
i regret that i am unfortunately not speaking as a finance minister , mr b@@ ö@@ ge , but , well , in this presidency , that is how it is , in fact , and i can simply as@@ sure this house that we wish to reach an agreement within the scope of this procedure .
( cs ) ladies and gentlemen , last year serbia went through some significant changes which i am convinced were also success@@ fully negotiated .
some of these countries ( such as brazi@@ l , russia , ar@@ gent@@ ina , sa@@ ud@@ i ar@@ ab@@ ia and q@@ at@@ ar ) are currently the stron@@ ge@@ st economi@@ cally .
giving you more power will only work if you actually use the power you already have .
in the year of inter@@ cultural dialogue it is worth poin@@ ting out that the european union should , in putting into practice the values of inter@@ cultural dialogue , be open to other cul@@ tures .
we have made considerable progress in those 100 years , but much remains to be done .
this legislation must work well for the eu , but it must also work as a strong offer on the table of the global negotiations .
i also believe that the czech republic must benefit again from the visa wai@@ ver .
these are the main aims to which the resources which the union is planning to de@@ vote to combating climate change in europe should really be as@@ signed .
whilst we should certainly respect the rights of women , the re@@ current practice of inter@@ ru@@ p@@ ting pre@@ gn@@ an@@ cies should not be the main factor in the bir@@ th rate .
we must strengthen our commitment to working with russia to respond to shared challenges in key areas , such as combating terrorism , energy policy and world economic governance .
there are still lo@@ op@@ ho@@ les , still opportunities for discrimination to re@@ ar its head .
there is some support am@@ ong@@ st stake@@ holders for a european private company .
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this should not , however , lead to clo@@ sures of existing power plants where there are no safety concerns or prevent the opening of new nuclear inst@@ all@@ ations to re@@ place out@@ -@@ of@@ -@@ date plants .
we can only specul@@ ate on the goals of the whole crisis - perhaps only a short-@@ term price increase , ma@@ y@@ be much greater pressure to build the nor@@ d stre@@ am , the alternative northern rou@@ te , or perhaps the aim really is to in@@ hi@@ bit ukraine 's european in@@ c@@ lin@@ ations .
i am also sor@@ ry that the european commission is ignor@@ ing the views of acp m@@ ps within the j@@ pa and that it pre@@ fers a bu@@ ll@@ do@@ ze@@ r approach by which it refu@@ ses to consider any re@@ negotiation or re@@ orien@@ tation of the e@@ pa@@ s .
( nl ) i should like to thank mr gro@@ s@@ ch and mrs ţ@@ i@@ c@@ ă@@ u for the work they have done , and i think that mrs ţ@@ i@@ c@@ ă@@ u is right to be strict about access to the market in her report .
the choice of 3 december is not for@@ tu@@ it@@ ous .
given that the government ow@@ ned only 28 % of ot@@ e before the agreement , does the commission consider that ot@@ e was a government enterpri@@ se ?
this is clearly the case here too .
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in writing . - u@@ ki@@ p op@@ poses any eu management of our industries , as it should be up to national elected governments to decide on the future and any potential subsid@@ y of coal min@@ es .
the restrictions on belarus imposed by the eu are therefore fully justified and should even be ste@@ p@@ ped up .
neither is it in the interests of the united states for the free@@ ly given commitment of many european countries to co@@ ali@@ tion to be u@@ sur@@ ped by a differen@@ tly min@@ ded european union .
in its ab@@ s@@ ence , it is in the name of the europe of workers , of social europe , of a humani@@ st europe , that all of us together in this parliament , wh@@ ate@@ ver our opinions , reje@@ ct this directive .
as already happens to some extent , mo@@ sco@@ w can supply us with min@@ er@@ al and energy resources as well as collabor@@ ate on military security and the fight against terrorism and organised crime europe can contribute with financial resources , scientific and technological capa@@ bilities and our long-@@ standing experience in the field of democracy and human rights .
european farmers are obli@@ ged to comply with the highest quality standards , which is reflected in the quality of the food which europeans e@@ at and in our global competitiveness .
lastly , we need to re@@ s@@ hap@@ e and re@@ laun@@ ch social dialogue as a force for cohesion and for cur@@ b@@ ing the dan@@ gers of long-term unemployment with which we have to come to terms .
all stake@@ holders must benefit from the valu@@ able results obtained by one of the parties , whether in the civil sector or in the military sector with an application for the civil sector , because safety and security are the prime concern of the world 's citizens now@@ ad@@ a@@ ys , and sh@@ aring this success is not only pro@@ of of mutual trust and partnership , but is also a guarantee that these results will not be used for anything other than the benefit of man@@ kind .
in writing . - i voted against .
gdp does not reflect current environmental sustainability , re@@ source efficiency , social inclusion or social progress in general .
let us therefore be cau@@ tious and take a look at what our own tasks are .
you may l@@ ament this but that is the truth of the matter .
we must therefore do the har@@ de@@ st thing of all , which is to at@@ tain high international standards , not only ti@@ gh@@ ten regulations within european borders .
only a few member states could identi@@ fy the full cost of asylum procedures .
it makes sense for these rules to be mand@@ atory for maritime transport , as they are already mand@@ atory for road transport , rail transport and in@@ land wat@@ er@@ way transport .
we all know that the european social fund ' was set up to reduce differences in prosper@@ ity and living standards across eu member states and regions , and therefore promoting economic and social cohesion ' .
over and above this debate about russian gas , europeans colle@@ ctively must answer the question as to what relationship they actually want to have with russia in future .
a few days ago general d@@ . le@@ ak@@ e@@ y assu@@ red members that , regar@@ dless of funding problems and the difficulties in anti@@ cip@@ ating all possible thre@@ ats and risks that could ari@@ se during the operation , in military terms the european union was capable of car@@ rying out this operation no worse than in bos@@ nia , and from a military vie@@ w@@ point the operation would be less inten@@ se .
the energy charter may resolve this contradi@@ ction .
therefore i welcome most of the compromi@@ ses reached , which leave the possibility for member states to apply stri@@ c@@ ter rules if they so wish , while guaranteeing a high minimum level for all consumers in the union .
with regard to the specific question by mr van or@@ den , i will conve@@ y his concern and question to commissioner ferre@@ ro-@@ wal@@ d@@ ner , who do doubt will provide you with an answer .
it is essential for the directive to be discussed again cal@@ m@@ ly with the council .
i very much doubt that the e@@ ch@@ r will always pa@@ ss ne@@ u@@ tra@@ l and appropriate judg@@ ments .
fran@@ k@@ ly , you de@@ serve to have been given a no@@ b@@ ler ambi@@ tion .
perhaps there was a mistak@@ e in planning or not enough control ...
the question is how to do it , and that is why we are in dialogue with the council and the commission at the moment .
i would like to answer tele@@ gra@@ phi@@ cally some of those questions .
the eu must make eur 7@@ .@@ 2 billion available and under@@ take to use it for countries which are the most under@@ developed and most under threat from climate change .
the union has always f@@ ought for the environment and has made great efforts to protect it through prev@@ enti@@ ve measures .
this sphere is , in fact , not a community one , but an inter@@ govern@@ mental one , in which the council - through the regulation - has tr@@ ied to encourage cooperation between the courts .
i agree fully that , for the s@@ ake of parliamentary scru@@ t@@ iny and financial control , the service ought to be att@@ ach@@ ed to the commission , for administrative and budgetary purposes .
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it is important for the issue of vi@@ sa@@ -@@ free travel to be the number one priority .
( es ) madam president , the spanish delegation from the group of the progre@@ ssive alliance of socialists and democrats in the european parliament voted in favour , like the rest of our group , but i would not be happy to leave here without making clear my concern regarding the issue of organ tran@@ sp@@ lan@@ ts being included in this directive .
however , it is clearly more than nice !
i consider the estim@@ ate we voted on today to be balanced , and i therefore supported it .
what we are not agreed on is , for example , the fact that the commission regards new economic migration on a huge scale as one of the most important means of achieving the lisbon objectives .
the european union has the means and experience to contribute to the creation of a more toler@@ ant atmo@@ sphere in the south cau@@ ca@@ sus .
the report by mrs lu@@ c@@ as , on behalf of the committee on the environment , public health and food safety , on the proposal for a regulation of the european parliament and of the council la@@ ying down the obligations of operators who place ti@@ mber and ti@@ mber products on the market - c6-0@@ 3@@ 7@@ 3 / 2008 - .
i just wish some of the scep@@ tic@@ s would not take such de@@ light in putting forward proposals to delay action , proposals which might end up co@@ sting the lives of millions .
europe needs a new approach to industrial policy and the funding of programmes related to it .
in particular , the amendments that we as the committee on the environment , public health and food safety have highligh@@ ted are those on encouraging the promotion of health li@@ ter@@ acy programmes , continuing to promote action to combat violence against women , fighting the de@@ ni@@ al of medical treatment on the grounds of old age , but above all - and i come back to this issue - promoting equal access to quality services in all member states .
in practice all border controls in the eu have been aboli@@ shed .
in my view , we should try to arri@@ ve at a fully operational agreement , based on real political commitments , that comes rapi@@ dly into force , and which brings all the major pla@@ yers on board for both emis@@ sion redu@@ ctions and finance .
vice-president of the commission . - ( fr ) madam president , first of all , of course , i have list@@ ened very carefully to all the contributions .
i endorse the re@@ a@@ so@@ ning under@@ l@@ ying the report and believe that this competition agreement is a more vital instrument than ever in today 's climate , where trade , in particular with a@@ sian countries , is increasing in qu@@ anti@@ ty and importance .
( de ) mr president , when it comes to enlargement policy , we need something along the lines of a regulatory framework .
let us think about it , let us take our time , let us assess ... ' .
with the pha@@ se@@ -@@ out period that we have now decided on , these countries will receive support to ex@@ pl@@ or@@ e other production op@@ tions .
multilateral action , the most effective type of action ow@@ ing to the number of countries involved but also the most difficult , therefore needs to be ac@@ companie@@ d by agreements identi@@ fying and resol@@ ving the in@@ consist@@ en@@ cies conne@@ cted with the existence of un@@ war@@ ran@@ ted obstacles in third countries .
yet it is clear that we did not create it ourselves .
mr president , the report by mr ki@@ ri@@ lo@@ v speak@@ s about the need for an eu strategy for the south cau@@ ca@@ sus .
the population growth that is fore@@ ca@@ st , particularly in emerging economies , and the growing rise in global poverty and hun@@ ger demonstrate that at least a 70 % increase in food production is needed to satis@@ fy the population 's needs .
because we should remember that many of these sectors , such as sh@@ e@@ e@@ p and su@@ ck@@ ler c@@ ow@@ s , are in environment@@ ally sensitive areas , they are in m@@ oun@@ ta@@ in@@ ous regions and areas where there is no alternative , and i think we need to have another look at how we are supporting those parts of the industry .
it is now time to go a step further and equi@@ p ourselves with new instruments so that issues in the field of taxation are dealt with al@@ ong@@ side market integration and liberalisation .
the proposal for a council directive on implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons ir@@ respective of religion or bel@@ ief , dis@@ ability , age or sexual orien@@ tation would extend the protection against discrimination based on religion or bel@@ ief , dis@@ ability , age or sexual orien@@ tation to areas beyond employment .
we saw this in the judg@@ ments on la@@ val , r@@ ü@@ f@@ fer@@ t and others .
there are , however , a series of new elements that i would like our gu@@ e@@ sts to give their opinion about .
this is an aspect which you , as politicians , can help to bo@@ l@@ ster more than anyone else .
better coordination and a greater level of flexibility are necessary in order to make full use of this limited re@@ source .
the council directive aims to fundament@@ ally revi@@ se the functioning of mutual assistance for the recovery of claims relating to taxes , du@@ ties and other measures .
third and finally , human rights should be visi@@ bly at the centre of eu external action .
that there is the dra@@ ma , the trage@@ dy that is currently taking place in that region .
future budgets must be instruments at the service of economic and social cohesion , rather than m@@ ere pad@@ ding in the treaties .
( bg ) mr president , the e@@ sc@@ al@@ ation in the use of special ea@@ ve@@ s@@ dro@@ pping devi@@ ces in bulgaria is a fact , which is why the public is so ex@@ ci@@ ted and concerned .
the regulations for the application of the cap ' health che@@ ck ' are a decisive step in the control of agricultural production by mono@@ po@@ ly business groups , in the aim of increasing their profits .
the recommendation by fran@@ ce@@ s@@ ca bal@@ z@@ ani on behalf of the committee on international trade on the draft council decision on the conclusion of a gen@@ ev@@ a agreement on trade in ban@@ an@@ as between the european union and brazi@@ l , col@@ om@@ bi@@ a , co@@ sta ri@@ ca , ecu@@ ad@@ or , gu@@ ate@@ mal@@ a , hon@@ du@@ ra@@ s , me@@ xi@@ co , ni@@ car@@ ag@@ u@@ a , pan@@ ama , per@@ u and ven@@ e@@ zu@@ ela and of an agreement on trade in ban@@ an@@ as between the european union and the united states of america &#9@@ 1@@ ; 0@@ 7@@ 7@@ 8@@ 2 / 2010 - c@@ 7-0@@ 14@@ 8 / 2010 - 2010 / 0@@ 0@@ 5@@ 7 ( n@@ le ) &#9@@ 3@@ ; ,
it is of course our duty to work in the interests of the european union and we will do this open@@ ly and transparen@@ tly , by talking face to face as we must always do with partners who we regard as strategic .
there is a worrying increase in the number of ment@@ ally i@@ ll persons .
the european union needs skil@@ led human resources .
it op@@ ens up our market to the poorest countries in the world for all types of goods exce@@ pt arms .
what is europe now ?
ladies and gentlemen , i am confi@@ dent that the new rules on credit r@@ ating agencies about which i have just been speaking will definitely improve the independence and integr@@ ity of the r@@ ating process , will make cre@@ dit@@ -@@ r@@ ating activities more transparent , and will improve the quality of such rat@@ ings , including those relating to the sovereign debt of the member states - the countries of the european union - and of the eu 's financial institutions .
this money is not going to improve the economy of those member states , nor is it going to provide jobs for those who are lo@@ sing them , but if ke@@ pt in br@@ it@@ a@@ in , it would avoid the need to increase the tu@@ i@@ tion fe@@ es , for example .
furthermore , i support the commission 's request to monitor and audi@@ t the implementation of all the projects which will be run using this gr@@ ant : research / innovation aimed at introducing technologies based on renewable energy sources in order to meet the requirement to realise a further reduction of 18 000 kt co@@ 2@@ -@@ e@@ q produced from de@@ commissi@@ oning .
fi@@ f@@ thly , the mechanisms of repres@@ sion are being strengthened under the pre@@ text of combating terrorism .
the resolution that parliament adopted in early december was a ti@@ mely and strongly welcomed initiative .
we have some f@@ ences we need to m@@ end and we need to try to re-@@ establish confidence in what it is that we want to establish in the arctic .
the vote will take place tomorrow at 1@@ 1.@@ 30 a@@ .@@ m .
( de ) mr president , in itself , the internet is a very positive in@@ vention , but it is increasingly being used by crim@@ in@@ als , and this has led to an ex@@ pon@@ ential increase in one of the most ab@@ om@@ in@@ able crimes of all , the trade in child por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y .
( es ) mr president , i voted for this report because it hel@@ ps to combat the in@@ vi@@ sibility which until now has characteri@@ sed the work of and role played by women in rural areas .
we have regular and ever closer cooperation in connection with crisis management , which found expression , for example , in the us 's participation in a civil c@@ s@@ dp task , the eu@@ le@@ x mission in kosovo .
i endor@@ sed adoption of the directive .
consideration must be given to the sh@@ ar@@ p rise in busin@@ ess@@ -@@ to@@ -@@ business in@@ deb@@ te@@ d@@ ness , non-@@ payment of national and local public contr@@ act organisations , et@@ c .
pris@@ oners often suffer tor@@ ture , cor@@ po@@ ral puni@@ sh@@ ment such as flo@@ g@@ ging , be@@ ating , electri@@ c sh@@ oc@@ ks and the de@@ liber@@ ate with@@ hol@@ ding of medical assistance .
one of these conditions is the freedom of expression , and this means that all media that have been for@@ ci@@ bly closed down during the recent developments , like i@@ me@@ d@@ i t@@ v , and ka@@ f@@ k@@ asy@@ a t@@ v , should re@@ su@@ me their normal activities .
ladies and gentlemen , the re@@ ca@@ st proposal will restor@@ e the smo@@ o@@ th operation of the internal market , improve animal welfare standards and promote research .
i think after the very comprehensive and good report by mrs g@@ y@@ ő@@ r@@ i , represent@@ ing the hungarian presidency , i will not now el@@ abor@@ ate on the issues regarding libya and the southern mediterranean .
this important issue is the subject of our discussions today .
this will be followed by a conference in september under the swedish presidency on ' healthy and digni@@ fied ag@@ eing ' , including a work@@ sho@@ p on coordination of care for persons suffering from al@@ z@@ he@@ i@@ mer 's disease and other dem@@ enti@@ as .
the debate is closed .
i may seem too conserv@@ ative to you , but i think that we also need to address this balance .
so ho@@ pe@@ fully , an ambitious deal can be struc@@ k .
moreover , this issue gives rise to huge cur@@ i@@ osi@@ ty and undoub@@ ted interest .
due to economic policies , rural regions are more pr@@ one to changes today .
these agencies are a clear expression of the finan@@ ci@@ alisation of the economy - that do not trans@@ late or cor@@ respond to actual increases in productive activity - and they constitu@@ te a central part of neo@@ liber@@ alism 's development strategy , which is always seeking levels of profit that real production cannot ensure , because of the well-@@ known tren@@ d towards decre@@ as@@ ing profits .
there is certainly a great deal still to do , but when the na@@ ming issue continu@@ ally han@@ g@@ s over everything like the s@@ word of dam@@ o@@ cles it is difficult to move on in other areas of policy .
i believe that , in a country as o@@ il@@ -@@ r@@ ich as nig@@ eria , equal access to resources and income re@@ distribution are necessary for the peaceful resolution of these conflicts .
however , to be able to this , they need the information and knowledge which media li@@ ter@@ acy offers .
it is a mi@@ rac@@ le that a mass disaster of huge propor@@ tions did not occu@@ r .
all together , this could certainly give a boost to the re@@ sett@@ lement programme , something that i think is very positive .
the citizens of lam@@ pe@@ du@@ sa have become aware of this , mrs mus@@ car@@ d@@ ini .
turning to the ro@@ les i mentioned , i believe that monitoring internal markets in gas and electricity , particip@@ ating in the development of network co@@ des , contribu@@ ting to the implementation of the guidelines on trans@@ -@@ european energy networks , monitoring progress on implementation of projects to create new inter@@ conne@@ ct@@ or capacity , having the power to decide on ex@@ emp@@ tions from requirements for investments in infrastructure , monitoring implementation of the 10@@ -@@ year network investment plans and having powers to issue opinions and recommendations to t@@ so@@ s - along with other aspects that i do not have the time to en@@ um@@ er@@ ate - will all give the agency am@@ ple opportunities to bring about change .
( hu ) madam president , in the last few weeks the foun@@ ders of sze@@ kl@@ er@@ land 's representative office in brussels , and the hungarian community in romania in general , have had to end@@ ure a long chain of attacks and a ho@@ sti@@ le h@@ yst@@ eria campaign from the ro@@ mani@@ an political eli@@ te .
what is your main conclusion from this event , and from the mistak@@ es which we are all talking about here ?
they must not be stig@@ m@@ ati@@ sed or writ@@ ten@@ -@@ off , but given the opportunity to re@@ integr@@ ate fully into social life and to continue their professional care@@ ers .
the eu would not suffer if the citizens of belarus covered only the cost of the visa , which is not more than eur 5 .
i believe the current legislative proposal on ets , on non-@@ ets and on renewa@@ b@@ les will definitely make the member states put more emphasis on energy efficiency .
i am thinking above all about efforts to encourage training and re@@ training , to invest more hea@@ vi@@ ly in innovation , inter@@ conne@@ cti@@ vity and in trans@@ form@@ ing europe into a low carbon economy .
firstly , i am ke@@ en to remind you of the professi@@ on@@ alism and the efforts made by the other regulatory agencies to comply with standards of good administration .
the objective is to ensure that in copenhagen in 2009 , an ambitious , global and integrated climate change agreement is reached for the period following the year 2012 , which will be in line with the european union 's objectives , that the global tem@@ per@@ at@@ ure should not increase by more than two degre@@ es .
that is not the leadership that is needed in the run@@ -up to copenhagen .
to ensure that the europol decision applies from 1 january 2010 , it was necessary , in good time , to am@@ end council regulation ( eu@@ rat@@ om , ec@@ s@@ c , e@@ ec ) no 5@@ 4@@ 9 / 6@@ 9 speci@@ fying that immuni@@ ty from legal proceedings does not apply to europol staff taking part in joint investigation te@@ am@@ s set up by at least two member states at their own initiative .
in answer to some questions that have been raised by members , i would like to as@@ sure them that we are going to help the organis@@ ers .
we are told that we need the treaty of lisbon because it has been long years in the making .
mr president , new inci@@ dents , ap@@ paren@@ tly min@@ or , took place on tu@@ es@@ day e@@ vening and we@@ d@@ nes@@ day mor@@ ning on the border between th@@ a@@ il@@ and and cam@@ bod@@ ia .
it has a human and political urg@@ ency because , in spite of war@@ ning sign@@ als from all around the world , clu@@ ster bom@@ b@@ s are still being acti@@ vely used .
at times they may have see@@ med s@@ low , too s@@ low , but steps forward have been taken , in any case , in a secure , determined manner , which will cul@@ min@@ ate on f@@ ri@@ day in the meeting of the european union heads of state or government .
in this context the commission wel@@ comes the use of open@@ ness specific@@ ations that may prevent the unfair trans@@ mission of domin@@ ant positions between neighbour@@ ing markets .
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solidarity on the part of the international community is the best response to such e@@ va@@ si@@ veness , which is why , in our resolution , we welcome the agreement reached in ber@@ li@@ n on 22 january on the draf@@ ting of a new un security council resolution .
the improvements noted in the croati@@ an economy and the reforms in the environmental protection sector are further achie@@ vements of the croati@@ an government that facilitate the accession process .
this is an opportunity for the union to for@@ ge a common foreign policy and defend those values for which it stands as a matter of rou@@ t@@ ine .
the social aspect and work conditions enjo@@ yed by sea@@ fa@@ re@@ rs in the european union are closely linked to the european fle@@ et 's competitiveness .
finally , i have heard it mentioned that some members of the european parliament may be going to can@@ c@@ ún to prote@@ st ; they are quite entitled to do so but i hope they do so in a private and personal capacity and not as ac@@ credi@@ ted deleg@@ ates .
of course we must ensure and insi@@ st that talks take place and that peace can be allowed to fl@@ ou@@ rish , but that requires us to take bra@@ ve mo@@ ves within europe as well .
more than ever , in this pi@@ vot@@ al period , parliament intends to re@@ af@@ firm its complete support for the peace process and to appeal to the su@@ dan@@ ese and south su@@ dan@@ ese , as well as the international community , to remain committed to implementing the 2005 comprehensive peace agreement .
i therefore call on all my fellow members to reje@@ ct amendment 5@@ 4 , so that the dialogue remains open and we can help workers who are being explo@@ i@@ ted and who claim to be ' fal@@ se ' self-@@ employed persons .
our citizens are ex@@ posed to pollution in various forms , more often than not as a comb@@ ination of different factors , and this applies whether you live in tow@@ n or in the countr@@ y@@ side , by the sea or in the m@@ oun@@ tains .
ne@@ arly a year has passed since this chamber gave its opinion and i therefore consider that everything must be done to re@@ verse this situation .
( fr ) mr president , you did indi@@ cate earlier that you were not all@@ -@@ power@@ ful : n@@ one@@ theless , i am sure you are power@@ ful enough to implement decisions by the conference of presid@@ ents .
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won@@ der@@ ful people , won@@ der@@ ful achie@@ vements - an important partner for the eu .
some amendments also aim to provide more flexibility for the member states by introducing certain grounds for acce@@ ler@@ ated procedures .
to put it simply , the first human right is to be bor@@ n .
the eu has set itself the target of a 20 % reduction be@@ low 199@@ 0 levels .
we cannot have a situation where parliament actually has to be@@ g for it .
there are 4 000 companies in em@@ as and 35 000 in i@@ so 14@@ 0@@ 0@@ 1 .
regret@@ tab@@ ly , zimbabwe still has a long way to go before we can say that its people live in freedom and democracy and under a respected rule of law .
in the view of many europeans , and in my opinion too , that agreement already le@@ ts the united states access too much information on european air passengers .
the necessary re@@ struc@@ turing of large@@ -@@ scale private industry will cause some jobs to be lost , and the only way we can bo@@ l@@ ster employment is by supporting the development of the small and medium-sized enterprises that represent the back@@ b@@ one of our european economy .
they are the ones who most often do not obtain permanent work and are forced to accept temporary work which has an inf@@ eri@@ or level of social in@@ surance and l@@ acks prospe@@ cts for development .
i would like to say that this action is used by the authorities in ti@@ ra@@ spo@@ l to in@@ ti@@ mi@@ date chi@@ ş@@ in@@ ă@@ u at a time when the new government which took office after last year 's elections would like to move closer to the european union and also resolve the trans@@ ni@@ stri@@ an conflict .
in the last local elections in 2006 s@@ ver@@ i@@ ge@@ demokr@@ at@@ er@@ na ( the sweden democrats ) w@@ on se@@ ats in two thir@@ ds of muni@@ cip@@ alities .
( fr ) commissioner , beyond its techni@@ que on en@@ ve@@ lo@@ pes , pre@@ mi@@ um@@ s or plan@@ tings , this project - the third in 15 years - bo@@ ils down to three ideas focused on a single objective .
why do we not get our citizens on board in tack@@ ling these tasks , which we all have to play a part in resol@@ ving ?
my go@@ od@@ ness me , you show@@ ed that this af@@ ter@@ no@@ on , prime minister .
the entry into force of the treaty of lisbon increased the democratic legitimacy of the ombudsman thanks to his election by the european parliament and exten@@ ds his re@@ mit to include the common foreign and security policy and the activities of the european council .
( sk ) mr president , the idea that europeans must create more employment , or more jobs , is fundamental for us .
she is cu@@ red , to the extent that you can ever say you are cu@@ red of cancer .
mode@@ ls once held up such as the much lau@@ ded work@@ ing@@ -@@ time accounts , which are used up in a matter of weeks , demonstrate the limits of flexible working hours .
if we achieve that , we can perhaps do the same for agriculture .
perhaps it will be ce@@ re@@ als , or something else .
today this means we have to deal with worldwide supply cha@@ ins .
does this project make sense ?
i should like to stress one or two points on which i feel that the ei@@ b could do even better , even though progress has been made in recent months .
its creation accor@@ ds with the budgetary procedure agreed for this year .
firstly , it will aim to increase awareness of this problem , which is a big one .
the new treaty still be@@ ars a strong re@@ se@@ mb@@ l@@ ance to the constitution .
the thing that it is worth doing at the moment is perhaps to thank yet again the commission for its initiative and the commissioner for the con@@ scien@@ tious way he has followed through the actions of parliament - and also to v@@ indi@@ cate the part played by parliament without allowing ourselves to become over@@ ly self-@@ righ@@ te@@ ous .
i would like to thank the rapporteur , commissioner di@@ m@@ as and the french presidency , because this is un@@ de@@ ni@@ ably another success for its term of office .
first and fore@@ most , they expect a clear and immediate under@@ taking that the commission wants to re@@ tain the current sites of the european se@@ mi@@ condu@@ ct@@ or technology and n@@ an@@ o@@ technology industry , that this head start for the future is not to be allowed to be th@@ row@@ n away and that the statements made about future research spending , in particular , in relation to the ei@@ gh@@ th research framework programme , are true .
we need to have some stra@@ ight talking here .
finally , if an asylum see@@ ker is ap@@ prehen@@ ded , what role does frontex play in relation to the coordination of the asylum application ?
does all this mean that we are hel@@ ple@@ ss , that all we can do is si@@ t and wat@@ ch ?
i voted in favour of the fine ow@@ n-@@ initiative report on achieving real territorial , social and economic cohesion within the european union by my excellent ro@@ mani@@ an colleague , pe@@ tr@@ u constan@@ tin lu@@ h@@ an .
am i to understand , perhaps , that this is a vi@@ ci@@ ous way of re@@ turning to nice and restor@@ ing 9@@ 9 se@@ ats to germany ?
i believe that approval of this regulation is in keeping with the environmental sustainability policies of the european union and , at the same time , safeguar@@ ds manufacturers , most of which are small and medium-sized enterprises , and users , and also promo@@ tes innovation in the sector .
the council conclusions as far back as 5 december 2006 pointed out , in response to the message from par@@ is on biodiversity , that biodiversity and the su@@ st@@ en@@ ance of eco@@ system services were to be included in policy dialogue with partner countries and regions .
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the european parliament cannot justi@@ fy using millions of euro@@ s of taxpayers ' money to fund grou@@ p@@ ings of parties , especially f@@ as@@ ci@@ sts , who come together for nothing other than financial gain .
mr de@@ ha@@ en@@ e 's report se@@ ts out a lot of important deta@@ il , and the commission very wide@@ ly sha@@ res the interpre@@ t@@ ations it makes of the treaty .
i fully support mr kar@@ as ' and mr pi@@ te@@ ll@@ a 's reports in respect of their efforts to ensure that the operation of the banking sector is more effective and accessible to individual custom@@ ers and small enterprises .
i have done so with the in@@ ta committee and i am ready to go back to the in@@ ta committee .
the report before us offers a balanced solution , fav@@ our@@ ing neither the airlines nor the air@@ ports .
the adoption of the treaty of lisbon has increased the number of cases in which parliament 's approval is needed to conclude an international agreement .
the first message is to al@@ es mi@@ k@@ h@@ ale@@ v@@ ich , but also to an@@ at@@ o@@ li lab@@ ie@@ dz@@ ka and mi@@ k@@ ha@@ il stat@@ kie@@ v@@ ich , who are in prison : we ad@@ mi@@ re your coura@@ ge ; we are with you and we will not de@@ ser@@ t you .
in writing . - ( ro ) i voted for the j@@ ø@@ r@@ gen@@ sen report promoting the use of green vehicles for public transport .
i give my commitment that the european commission will work ti@@ re@@ less@@ ly with you to make this possible .
sound agriculture can help to pre@@ serve biodiversity and hal@@ t the ex@@ tin@@ ction of species .
i would also emphasise that the regulation envis@@ ages ex@@ pan@@ ding the list of organisations eli@@ gible for financial aid and up@@ d@@ ating the list of ad@@ visory bodies .
i repeat : that is not a criticism ; that is what they are tra@@ ined to do .
the european union should support such countries with even greater commitment , and so a strengthening of cooperation with the republic of moldova is most definitely justified .
when i pointed this out at the first conci@@ liation meeting and re@@ mar@@ ked that member states should not be forced into a stra@@ it j@@ ac@@ ke@@ t , a fellow me@@ p actually qu@@ er@@ ied whether i should have been in@@ vi@@ ted to the meeting .
in 2009 , we were sup@@ posed to be moving towards complete freedom , according to both the commission and the council .
i call on the european commission , in keeping with the spirit of europe 's environmental protection policy , to send an inspe@@ ction body to romania to ensure in the long term that appropriate eu-@@ level regulations are applied to mi@@ ning operations .
considering that the territorial cooperation has pro@@ ved its effectiveness in promoting the harmoni@@ ous development of the union as a whole , it 's now fundamental to increase its budget from the actual 2.@@ 5 % to at least the 7 % of the overall cohesion policy resources for the next program@@ ming period .
first of all , mr president , ladies and gentlemen , free@@ -@@ f@@ low@@ ing tow@@ ns and cities .
if we really want to make savings when it comes to languages , then we should demand that this system apply equally to everyone .
it is therefore important that leaders in the g20 se@@ ou@@ l summit last week very clearly and strongly committed themselves to ab@@ sta@@ in from competitive de@@ valu@@ ations of their curren@@ cies .
we respect that .
mr president , i would like to express my great thanks to the commissioner , who is ans@@ wer@@ ing this question on behalf of her colleague , mrs malmström .
for this reason , it is essential , in my opinion , to have a mechanism for monitoring mac@@ ro@@ economic im@@ balan@@ ces and , if necessary , to ensure that adequate corre@@ ctive measures are adopted for them .
nevertheless , i think there were two proposals which cro@@ p@@ ped up repe@@ ate@@ dly from various sides and which were discussed from a number of different perspe@@ ctives .
when she started out on this work , no@@ body was sugge@@ sting there could be such progress , and yet we have got progress .
( el ) mr president , commissioner , let me tou@@ ch on an issue conne@@ cted with climate change .
madam president , the chinese government has ter@@ med the anni@@ vers@@ ary of the occup@@ ation of tibet the ' liber@@ ation of ser@@ f@@ s ' .
we have laid the found@@ ation of a la@@ sting dialogue , which must also direct , in@@ spir@@ e and com@@ mit us in the future .
as you can appreci@@ ate , i have been quite flexible about the tim@@ ing , part@@ ly because all the speeches have been very agree@@ able as well as very power@@ ful - the im@@ f , c@@ as@@ in@@ os and cho@@ le@@ ste@@ ro@@ l - all great fuel for this discussion .
this agreement is therefore an important step towards opening up the market to airlines from the eu and the us without any discrimination .
if we ban it as a food addi@@ tive , can we continue to exist or do we have to gradu@@ ally di@@ spo@@ se of ourselves as hazar@@ d@@ ous waste ?
one of the greatest i@@ ro@@ nie@@ s of the climate problem is that it is those who pol@@ lu@@ te the least that are most affected .
firstly , i am dist@@ ur@@ bed that europe is increasingly taking a sc@@ at@@ ter@@ -@@ gu@@ n approach to development policy and that more and more resolutions and requests are encouraging this approach .
the competitiveness goal has been more propag@@ an@@ da than concrete action .
we need to see which projects have been benefi@@ cial for integration before we can set a proper strategy , thereby ensuring that the money is well spent .
we know why really : one of the main reasons is that early years are so important .
on behalf of the ind / dem group . - mr president , parliament 's working group on reform has been in wa@@ sh@@ ing@@ ton to study the us con@@ gre@@ ss .
what is our relationship to be ?
the commission should also present an initiative , aimed at encouraging and supporting the development by member states of integrated national or regional strategies to reduce health in@@ equ@@ alities .
in addition , bulgaria plans , in its transport operational programme for 2007-@@ 2013 , to develop part of the vi@@ d@@ in-@@ so@@ fi@@ a line .
currently , europe is facing increasing unemployment and almost 17 % of europe 's in@@ habit@@ ants are living be@@ low the poverty line .
this was a major issue of sensi@@ ti@@ vity during the irish referendum campaign on the lisbon treaty .
( es ) mr president , it is no co@@ inci@@ dence that spain , italy , greece , ireland , portugal and other countries are all re@@ lu@@ ct@@ ant to accept the so-called euro@@ vi@@ g@@ net@@ te .
ladies and gentlemen , i must say that , when you speak at the speed of the last speaker , there is no interpre@@ tation because , of course , the interpre@@ ters cannot keep up with the speeches .
they had not succe@@ eded in guaranteeing the quality and continu@@ ity of the service .
i would stress that the use of the ph@@ ra@@ se ' sexual and re@@ productive health ' cannot be tur@@ ned into a way of per@@ su@@ ad@@ ing parliaments to promote abor@@ tion .
to this end , we have launched a series of high-@@ level bilateral visi@@ ts to member states with significant roma popul@@ ations .
it is for these reasons that i ar@@ gue pa@@ ssi@@ on@@ ately against the proposal made by the committee on the environment , public health and food safety , which would impose this very requirement , and i also advo@@ cate reje@@ ction of the commission 's proposed public information clause at this point , for if we have safe plant protection products we have no need for these bureaucr@@ atic procedures .
our sym@@ pa@@ th@@ ies therefore naturally li@@ e with georgia , a small country being put under pressure by a very large neigh@@ b@@ our .
parliament will therefore ensure that both the commission and any forthcoming presid@@ en@@ cies ad@@ here to these commitments .
but in this week when we are talking about women 's in@@ equality , one stati@@ stic stands out .
a minority is only in a position to highlight its problems in a credi@@ ble manner if , in a particular institution , such as a parliament or a government , it makes up at least 30 % of the total numbers .
it is the european commission 's duty to take urgent action in the wa@@ ke of the resolution adopted last year by parliament , calling for a ban on the use of cy@@ ani@@ de@@ -based technologies in mi@@ ning as they pose huge cross-border thre@@ ats to eco@@ systems .
among others , i would like to thank mr ca@@ sh@@ man for having expressed this principle .
the more help and political support we give to ukraine , the more we will be entitled to expect reforms in the ukra@@ ini@@ an economy in favour of a free market .
in writing . - ( pt ) at@@ ul k@@ h@@ are , the un under@@ -@@ secre@@ tary general responsible for peac@@ e@@ keeping operations , informed the united nations security council that from 30 july to 4 au@@ gu@@ st , over 500 people were victims of gan@@ g rap@@ e per@@ pe@@ tr@@ ated in the north ki@@ v@@ u pro@@ vin@@ ce by the democratic forces for the liber@@ ation of r@@ wan@@ da ( f@@ dl@@ r ) , a hu@@ tu re@@ bel group , and by the ma@@ i ma@@ i mili@@ ti@@ a .
it will be necessary to recor@@ d not only all work under@@ taken for businesses or for international companies , but also all paid lobby@@ ing for interest groups , such as professional organisations and trade uni@@ ons .
however , a start has been made and we will see how the exercise works out in practice , and how member states tackle this issue .
i have to say that i simply do not understand that re@@ mark .
moreover , there is no guarantee wh@@ at@@ so@@ ever that the projects that are invest@@ ed in ab@@ road are of high quality .
we would like to thank you for your re@@ pl@@ ies to the oral questions .
discrimination is not just a problem in the labour market but also in hou@@ sing , education , public and private services and even in religious matters .
moreover , ambitious dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ ines have been established on industrial technical barriers to trade , no@@ tab@@ ly for cars , electro@@ ni@@ cs and p@@ har@@ maceu@@ tic@@ als based on the regulatory model of europe and they respond to lon@@ g@@ standing demands by european business in these sectors .
in both cases significant financial aid aimed at protecting jobs was granted by both the government and the eu , with the condition of creating more positions .
eu energy policy is very per@@ tin@@ ent if we are to succeed in using mo@@ stly renewable energy in the ne@@ ar future .
the message conve@@ yed by the european union on all these issues was absolutely une@@ qui@@ vo@@ cal .
these countries are a significant sal@@ es market for the european union and they export a range of important products to our market .
i am quot@@ ing here from the draft discharge report by mr j@@ ø@@ r@@ gen@@ sen .
we want the first of these to be reali@@ sed during the spanish presidency : the digital agenda , which will be covered in the transport , tele@@ communications and energy council in may , after a communication that the commission has under@@ taken to publi@@ sh on 18 may .
this includes , for example : olaf conclu@@ ding independent cooperation agreements ; olaf 's independent appe@@ ar@@ ance before the european court of justice ; or the european parliament and the council deci@@ ding on olaf direct@@ or@@ ate@@ -@@ general ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ments .
it should be re@@ called that parliament has war@@ ned the commission that the vat system , as currently devi@@ sed and implemented by the member states , has we@@ ak points that are explo@@ i@@ ted by fra@@ ud@@ sters , resulting in tax losses of bi@@ llions of euro .
the financial resources provided by the european union will be wa@@ sted if the european union does not protect the local population .
the best way we can do that is to allow those citizens access into europe not at rates which will f@@ righ@@ ten or pro@@ hi@@ bit entry by most citizens .
this is the reason why this allo@@ cation is not only justified and well foun@@ ded but prac@@ tically a duty .
finally , the specific situation of small and medium-sized enterprises is also taken into consideration , with the result that the compromise before you today is a balanced yet ambitious package of measures .
what role does the commission see in preventing un@@ safe nuclear development at the eu 's external borders ?
i was pleased that there was movement from the council on that .
we will investig@@ ate this much more closely , you can be sure of that !
the provisions relating to information on pres@@ cri@@ p@@ ti@@ on-@@ only medic@@ inal products therefore need to be up@@ d@@ ated and new rules need to be adopted , promoting greater health li@@ ter@@ acy and involving the health industry to a greater extent in car@@ rying out a fundamental role to improve public health .
i agree that the commission should play a more active role in the evaluation mechanism which mr barro@@ t just tal@@ ked about .
on the other hand hundreds of thousands , even millions of people from developing countries , an@@ xi@@ ous to enter either legally or il@@ legally , are k@@ noc@@ king on the southern and eastern g@@ ates of the union .
president-in-office of the council . - ( cs ) commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , r@@ are diseases are dangerous and very complex diseases that thre@@ ate@@ n life or cause chro@@ nic inv@@ ali@@ d@@ ity .
( pl ) madam president , the review of the common agricultural policy clearly highligh@@ ts hazar@@ ds in various bran@@ ches of agriculture .
i know that you had concerns with the fact that the negotiations were condu@@ cted behind closed do@@ ors and that the negotiating texts were not made public .
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the next item is the joint debate on :
i will per@@ mit myself , here , to mention several of these , in particular , those which are expen@@ sive , namely the new fie@@ lds of competence in the areas of policy for combating climate change and energy policy . it also op@@ ens up new fie@@ lds of competence for the european union on the global stage , so we are talking , here , about the establishment of union diplom@@ acy , and there are new competen@@ ces in terms of space research and in terms of sport and tourism .
let me also inform the honourable members that the commission intends to adopt a communication early next year - probably in march - in which we will take stock of developments since the@@ ss@@ alo@@ niki , and sal@@ z@@ bur@@ g last year , and give po@@ inter@@ s towards the future .
as you know , the ce mark was not created at the time as a source of consumer information .
the internal market is one of the indi@@ spen@@ s@@ able le@@ vers of growth , and hence the eu 2020 strategy must focus on long-term investments and employment .
to this end , the presidency will organi@@ se the southern cor@@ ri@@ d@@ or summit in may 2009 , expe@@ cting tan@@ gible results as regards the di@@ versi@@ fication of resources and supply rou@@ tes and as regards closer cooperation with the countries of the southern cau@@ ca@@ sus and central asia .
on mon@@ day , before coming to strasbourg , i went to sign the bo@@ ok of con@@ dol@@ ence at the represent@@ ation to the eu in brussels , on behalf of the delegation for relations with china and i assu@@ me also on behalf of parliament as a whole .
we are also calling on the commission to make it clear what role the european union , the member states and the sector itself need to play in financing the prevention of animal disease , certainly now that this subject is actually part of the debate on the common agricultural policy health che@@ ck .
some comments on some main amendments .
for various reasons , this process has been sl@@ owe@@ r for kosovo , and its citizens are still unable to travel to eu countries without a visa .
such reforms are welcomed both by the eu and by the citizens of turkey .
i remain ho@@ pe@@ ful , however , that this does not apply to all members on the left of this house .
( de ) mr president , the military dict@@ ator@@ ship in bur@@ ma feat@@ u@@ res regul@@ arly on the european parliament 's agenda for its gra@@ ve and most severe human rights violations .
we must look at new and innovative solutions at the very source where migrants start their jour@@ ne@@ y .
( nl ) mr president , mr see@@ ber said that the public does not understand the climate debate .
the ' ever more ' re@@ fra@@ in of a number of my fellow members is too g@@ li@@ b a response .
as shadow rapporteur for the pse group , i am committed to this objective and therefore urge members to vote in favour of this report tomorrow .
the other point is that the conditions in which european industries compe@@ te will change very rapi@@ dly .
the czech media are n@@ one@@ theless see@@ thing with doub@@ ts .
madam president , i am an@@ xi@@ ous to say here that i will definitely inform parliament of any developments that may have an impact on the budget , or indeed on the laun@@ ch date for these systems .
indeed , this text does not promote creation .
but what we really need - and i can only support the conclusions of my colleague mr verh@@ of@@ st@@ ad@@ t - is real economic governance and real autom@@ atic sanctions - sanctions that b@@ ite .
given this need for certainty , we cannot decide to liber@@ alise plan@@ ting rights as of now , before see@@ ing whether - and above all how well - the new system fun@@ ctions .
let us also be clear that this initiative is not about harmo@@ nising health@@ -@@ care systems .
the committee on budgetary control has therefore adopted an amendment tabled by the group of the alliance of liber@@ als and democrats for europe .
i hope that in this united role , we will be able to pro@@ vo@@ ke rapid proce@@ sses which will restor@@ e the normal fun@@ ctions of democracy .
another problem is the multi@@ tude of une@@ x@@ plo@@ ded clu@@ ster bom@@ b@@ s that li@@ e in the former conflict areas .
cor@@ po@@ ral sim@@ on hor@@ n@@ by , li@@ ver@@ po@@ ol ; war@@ r@@ ant offi@@ cer da@@ vi@@ d mar@@ kl@@ and , lan@@ ca@@ sh@@ ire ; king@@ sman se@@ an da@@ ws@@ on , st@@ aly@@ bri@@ dge ; cor@@ po@@ ral har@@ ve@@ y hol@@ mes , hy@@ de ; cor@@ po@@ ral ter@@ ry we@@ b@@ ster , che@@ ster ; l@@ ance cor@@ po@@ ral an@@ dre@@ w bre@@ e@@ ze , man@@ che@@ ster ; mar@@ ine ste@@ ven bir@@ ds@@ all , war@@ r@@ ing@@ ton ; mar@@ ine pa@@ ul war@@ re@@ n , pre@@ st@@ on ; ser@@ ge@@ ant ste@@ ven dar@@ by@@ sh@@ ire , wi@@ g@@ an ; private ale@@ x i@@ sa@@ a@@ c , wi@@ r@@ ral ; private dou@@ gl@@ as hal@@ li@@ day , wal@@ la@@ se@@ y ; col@@ our ser@@ ge@@ ant mar@@ ty@@ n hor@@ ton , run@@ cor@@ n ; private th@@ om@@ as se@@ ph@@ ton , war@@ r@@ ing@@ ton ; ser@@ ge@@ ant da@@ vi@@ d mon@@ k@@ house , cum@@ bri@@ a ; sa@@ p@@ per dar@@ re@@ n fo@@ ster , car@@ li@@ s@@ le ; l@@ ance cor@@ po@@ ral j@@ ord@@ an ban@@ cro@@ ft , bur@@ n@@ le@@ y ; king@@ sman dar@@ re@@ n de@@ ady , bo@@ l@@ ton ; guar@@ d@@ sman chri@@ stop@@ her da@@ v@@ ies , st hel@@ ens .
in light of the increased demand for offici@@ ally supported export cre@@ d@@ its , it is of the ut@@ most importance that the ne@@ west o@@ ec@@ d regulation of this instrument is introduced in member states as soon as possible .
the reasons for this are that , on the one hand , they account for the majority of the agricultural work@@ force in many countries while , on the other , they do not enjo@@ y access to the same opportunities as men for ear@@ ning an income .
people are living well be@@ low the poverty line .
we do not speak about new minorities there .
she has made her mark on the history of european agriculture .
where@@ ver human rights are viol@@ ated , we in the european parliament must obje@@ ct to such violations and bring char@@ ges in every case .
our cities are already gro@@ a@@ ning under the problems of mass , un@@ contro@@ lled immigration .
those strategies failed to respect the basic rules of economic life .
therefore , action should be taken to dis@@ se@@ min@@ ate good practice and raise awareness among local decision mak@@ ers of the benefits that i@@ cts have to offer .
i would also emphasise the comple@@ mentary nature of the five reports and re@@ mark that they do , indeed , form a uni@@ tary whole setting out parliament 's position .
like the great majority of my fellow members , i support the proposal to strengthen the european court of auditors ' audi@@ t capacity with the creation of 20 po@@ sts .
soil protection is important .
subsequ@@ ently , under article 17@@ 4 of the treaty , ' territorial cohesion ' has become one of the three com@@ pon@@ ents of cohesion policy al@@ ong@@ side economic and social cohesion , and , in fact , constitu@@ tes one of the eu 's main priorities .
i will listen to the debate and would at the same time like to take the opportunity to thank everyone involved , for example the shadow rapporteur , for the constructive cooperation we have had .
if the past can te@@ ach us one thing , it is that we must not think that we - europe - can solve africa 's problems .
labelling will also help to improve public health in general and the environment .
do not your non-@@ eu frien@@ ds include the ar@@ me@@ ni@@ ans ?
my second point is that the return of the refugees , which mr bo@@ ş@@ tin@@ ar@@ u has just mentioned , has , in my opinion , been hand@@ led in an ex@@ em@@ pl@@ ary way .
i was particularly interested to read my colleague 's report .
let us think through what the im@@ pli@@ cations of that might be .
( the sitting was suspen@@ ded at 1@@ 2.@@ 50 p@@ .m. and re@@ su@@ med at 3@@ .@@ 0@@ 5 p@@ .m. )
obviously , i join in the fee@@ ling of pa@@ in and gr@@ ief that has be@@ fal@@ le@@ n the families of the 4@@ 2 victims we now know have d@@ ied , to whom i offer my con@@ dol@@ ences and respect for their loss .
as i said earlier , and as i repeat once again , the high representative , baroness ashton , has made this a personal priority .
the court has ru@@ led that documents relating to an ongoing investigation are mani@@ fe@@ stly covered by an excep@@ tion to the right of access and , therefore , that those fi@@ les are currently not acceptable and this does not constitu@@ te additional restri@@ ction of the right of access .
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this principle should make it possible to offer greater protection against crimes such as child trafficking and child ab@@ du@@ ction , because every child should receive his or her own pass@@ port with a chi@@ p con@@ taining his or her biom@@ e@@ tri@@ c data .
the member states must at all events reason@@ ably ensure that their competent bodies comply with the appropriate eu regulations and national data protection regulations when suppl@@ ying and proce@@ ssing personal data .
we are now going to conci@@ liation and , president-in-office , both the council and parliament have the task of ensuring that this conci@@ liation is successful .
member of the commission . - concerning na@@ go@@ ya and how we are getting on , things are developing pre@@ t@@ ty well with regard to the ab@@ s , so there is no problem .
indeed only after the g@@ m business plan is known , and our member states might be willing to provide state aid , can the commission assess whether competition rules are being respected .
it is not the f@@ y@@ rom that i am op@@ pos@@ ing by voting against this progress report .
india has 1.@@ 1 billion in@@ habit@@ ants , china 1.@@ 3 billion , both these countries together represent@@ ing one third of the world 's population .
one should welcome the initiatives allowing european cities to plan efficient public transport@@ ation systems , which meet the environmental protection requirements and are accessible to everyone , as well as the integration into the urban planning of alternative means of transport v@@ ali@@ d for short di@@ stances or var@@ ying according to the time of the day .
of course there are problems to resolve and the honourable members have been quite clear on this .
in this report , i have proposed a number of solutions so that you - fellow members - can eng@@ age your elect@@ or@@ ate effectively and well in the process of european integration and , in this case , by actually strengthening the common market , increase their share in the common market , that great success of the european union .
it is high time we called on mr ob@@ ama to close down this dis@@ gr@@ ace and s@@ par@@ e us the re@@ pro@@ ach of such hy@@ po@@ cri@@ sy .
what we should do , though , is make sure that it is introduced in equal measure throughout the member states .
( hu ) mr president , on 13 february au@@ str@@ ali@@ a 's labour prime minister ke@@ v@@ in ru@@ d@@ d made a form@@ al apo@@ logy on behalf of the au@@ str@@ alian government for the indi@@ gni@@ ties in@@ fli@@ cted on the indi@@ gen@@ ous ab@@ original population over two cent@@ ur@@ ies .
it is not a question , as mr w@@ ur@@ t@@ z was saying , of applying the country of origin rule , but rather , in accordance with the rules that we adopted in the committee on legal affairs - and i would recomm@@ end that mr w@@ ur@@ t@@ z read the amendments we adopted - there is a set of restrictions preventing the country of origin rules from applying to those companies in which there is a higher level of workers ' participation than normal .
these are not prote@@ cti@@ oni@@ st measures but , instead , provisions to safeguard the health and freedom of our consumers , as well as the eu 's strategic production sectors .
bulgaria is the only country in the eu which does not have alternative sources , suppl@@ iers and re@@ serves of gas .
how does the information which you have just given us f@@ it together with what is obviously already in prepar@@ ation on this site ?
is it reasonable to want to do away with the obligation for carr@@ iers to tra@@ in staff who are in contact with persons with reduced mobility ?
si@@ mil@@ arly , because we cannot consider on-@@ call time as rest time , we have enab@@ led it to be coun@@ ted as working time .
particular emphasis should be placed on the re@@ ver@@ sibility principle and the export requirements .
in@@ habit@@ ants of eu states , even if they only jo@@ ined recently , must be given priority over those from outside the eu .
development , however , must not mean merely ai@@ ding those european regions that already per@@ form above average .
cooperation will be focused on programmes and activities that guarantee that the aid reach@@ es the benefi@@ ci@@ aries - the ni@@ car@@ ag@@ u@@ an people - directly , without going through the government .
parliament itself must take some of the b@@ lam@@ e .
re@@ alisation of such an excep@@ tion@@ ally ambitious plan of action as the euro@@ -@@ mediterranean partnership will require great effort and many compromi@@ ses from the states which participate in the process .
the weak@@ ne@@ sses are perfe@@ ctly identified , as commissioner re@@ ding has also said , not only in the commission 's report of april 2011 , but also in its reports of 2005 and 2006 .
i have also tabled some amendments to water down what i think are some very pres@@ cri@@ p@@ tive requirements on adverti@@ s@@ ers , which mr da@@ v@@ ies has included in his report .
once again we have a situation where - and i am not alone in thinking this - anti-@@ european s@@ enti@@ ment is being f@@ an@@ ned by the fact that we are again allowing the wrong policies to be pursu@@ ed , in this case by im@@ pos@@ ing this massive package on ireland .
the project was coordinated by the da@@ nish centre for bio@@ eth@@ i@@ cs and risk assessment and aimed to promote public debate on the issue of bio@@ technology .
each year always her@@ al@@ ds enormous increases in the operating costs of this institution , this time cam@@ ou@@ fl@@ aged as it were as a necessary consequ@@ ence of the treaty of lisbon , which to my knowledge has not even been adopted yet .
mr president , i voted in favour of mrs her@@ czo@@ g 's report on the small business act .
do we need to cooperate more ?
i remember , too , a very f@@ am@@ ous spanish socialist member of this house , elected in 198@@ 9 , who was particularly eng@@ aging and inform@@ ative on the whole question of roma culture .
( lt ) i would hope that in the 2@@ 1@@ st century , the death penalty will di@@ e out and that the instruments of the death penalty will only be found in a mus@@ eu@@ m .
the second point i would like to make is that , wh@@ en@@ ever we speak out against non-@@ transparent transactions by foreign enti@@ ties within the european market , we ask the commission to take immediate action .
on behalf of the gue / ng@@ l group . - ( it ) madam president , ladies and gentlemen , i believe that today , with this motion for a resolution , we are taking an important step , because this parliament must always condem@@ n acts and events that end@@ an@@ ger the lives of men and women on the grounds of their fa@@ it@@ h , religious belie@@ f@@ s or political opinion .
the financial impact was serious , with t@@ our operators and sh@@ op@@ s lo@@ sing many good custom@@ ers .
thus , if the law is implemented , the former status qu@@ o may be re@@ sto@@ red , and hun@@ gari@@ ans will be able to use hungarian place na@@ mes once again .
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if not , the vulnerable will pay the price for a me@@ ss that they are not responsible for .
in our estim@@ ates this represents eur 6@@ 2.@@ 6 billion , which is equal to 4@@ 3@@ .@@ 5 % of the total draft budget .
irish farmers do an excellent job of ensuring that their goods and the production proce@@ sses used are of top quality , and equi@@ val@@ ent standards are required to ensure a level pla@@ ying field , proper competition and the sustainability of the european agricultural sector .
we regret that the draft budget does not include a special fund for re@@ ha@@ bi@@ lit@@ ation and re@@ construction in countries affected by h@@ ur@@ ri@@ can@@ es and ty@@ p@@ ho@@ ons in the cari@@ b@@ be@@ an and asia .
however , european companies will only be competitive on these markets if they are mo@@ ti@@ v@@ ated by the european regulatory environment to pursu@@ e continu@@ ous innovation and development .
on behalf of the ppe-de group . - ( fr ) madam president , the conclusion of a free trade agreement between the european community and the g@@ ul@@ f cooperation council has been the subject of negotiations since 198@@ 8 and it would seem that they will soon be concluded for once and for all .
it is a critical , difficult time , a very challeng@@ ing task .
in writing . - ( pt ) i think that the threat to the security of air transport is a real one and that the risks involved are enormous .
so i think that we can tell something in the future .
however , on balance i think a lot of improvement is being made from the original proposal and i am in@@ c@@ lined to support it .
we have all achieved this by spending every last pen@@ ny of the resources received through the multi@@ annual financial framework .
this is not the right kind of language to use for the situation in ukraine .
some measures have already been introduced at european level .
per@@ mit me to take a look across the big pon@@ d at the us in this regard .
for these reasons , we have decided to vote against this report .
i would like to thank commissioner dal@@ li , in particular , for his attention and for announ@@ cing more rapid action , because cancer has its own dynami@@ c and so we , too , need to act dynami@@ cally .
al@@ ong@@ side the current forms of security , full body s@@ can@@ ners have been brought into use .
i too , like the rapporteur her@@ self , believe that the european globalisation adjustment fund must support workers made redun@@ d@@ ant as a result of structural changes in global trade pat@@ ter@@ ns .
we need to encourage our parliament to look at these issues in technical deta@@ il in the future so that we have equality and solidarity between the sex@@ es .
there are too few of them , they are too power@@ ful and too lac@@ king in transparency , and their structure and importance is an example of how bad@@ ly things have gone aw@@ ry with our global financial system .
i visi@@ ted him af@@ ter@@ war@@ ds to say that we needed to li@@ ft the si@@ gh@@ ts of this economic council to look at the long range strategic technological issues that we are both working on , and particularly to work around the basis of standards which my committee has been doing a lot of work on over the last few months .
unfortunately , that is all i can say .
these services are appropriate and crucial for this se@@ ction of the population : people with excep@@ tion@@ ally low income , areas with very high unemployment levels and people in difficult social situations , not to mention those affected by social exclusion .
i think that on no account should we do this , because if we did , then we would de@@ value ourselves completely , as well as the european union as a whole .
in connection with this a common political vision is necessary , which is based on past achie@@ vements and also has reference to the future .
the aim , then , is not to reduce direct subsidies but to find a balance between such subsidies and rural development , so that the system is ren@@ dered sim@@ ple@@ r and fa@@ i@@ re@@ r , without the rules of competition being called into question .
it should be noted , however , that their popul@@ ar@@ ity is also a function of the si@@ ze of the budget available to each of these research areas of f@@ p@@ 7 and , also , the number and type of signed gr@@ ant agreements present in the dat@@ ab@@ a@@ ses at the time of such assessment .
i should therefore like to encourage all of us to try to ensure that we are able to include the defi@@ ning of ro@@ les , responsibilities and clear and qu@@ anti@@ fi@@ able objectives in these social issues , specifically in terms of employment policy .
a europe of 6 , of 9 , of 12 , of 15 or even of 25 would have been sm@@ al@@ ler in every single respect - in ambi@@ tion , in standing , in pos@@ sibilities , in respect across the glob@@ e .
that is a logical and conclu@@ sive procedure .
that is why the european parliament absolutely must be involved in taking , implementing and monitoring these decisions , since history shows that it was the european parliament that made the reform of the council regulation possible .
in conclusion , is there not a danger , after all , of giving with one hand and taking away with the other ?
so , for example , such people as j@@ ac@@ ek sob@@ al@@ a , ani@@ ta gar@@ gas , j@@ ac@@ ek kar@@ now@@ ski and woj@@ cie@@ ch le@@ szczy@@ ński have lost their jobs .
i find the commission proposal good .
me@@ an@@ while , the dialogue initi@@ ated at that time by prime minister ol@@ mer@@ t and myself between companies from the eu and israel has got off to a good start and is producing results .
the direct@@ ory companies play on that un@@ certainty .
it is worth re@@ member@@ ing , though , that , just as ' no man is an is@@ land ' , no institution is an is@@ land , and the commission is working with both parliament and the council on these issues .
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of course cars are a significant source of greenhouse ga@@ ses , but it is also true that the industry , in con@@ jun@@ ction with its support industries , is responsible for 10 % of european gdp and provides 12 million jobs represent@@ ing 6 % of employment in the union .
i fully support the efforts made to bring us to our agreed de@@ st@@ ination with the lisbon strategy and give this report the support it de@@ serves .
our opposition to this mechanism and its im@@ pli@@ cations is all the more justified because it results from the conclusion of an agreement between the eu , whose legitimacy resulting from the treaty of lisbon is questi@@ on@@ able ( and in any case de@@ pl@@ or@@ able ) , and the regime of king ab@@ du@@ l@@ la@@ h , which continues to viol@@ ently re@@ press the emerging , peaceful youth movement demanding reforms and democratic freedoms .
the economic result - as with the reduction in social security contributions , which has failed to end the im@@ balance in production costs between asia and europe - will be il@@ lu@@ s@@ ory .
the experience of the 2011 procedure was very instru@@ ctive .
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it is a sh@@ am@@ e that so many tre@@ es , recognised carbon re@@ ser@@ vo@@ ir@@ s that they are , were sac@@ ri@@ fi@@ ced to pr@@ int this text .
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we have seen this throughout history .
by the same to@@ ken , they give the green light to those who are included in their ti@@ ght cir@@ cle of corruption .
knowledge - whether protected or in the public dom@@ a@@ in - is becoming increasingly wide@@ ly accessible .
i want to say this to you because , in view of the obvious impe@@ tu@@ s which will be provided by the treaty of lisbon , we have our first opportunity to reduce this ri@@ ft between the european people and the european institutions .
on a visit to slovakia last week , vi@@ kt@@ or or@@ ban , head of the leading hungarian political party fi@@ de@@ sz , called on the hungarian minority to under@@ take auton@@ om@@ y-@@ related initiatives .
i believe that it is important to add that some very inten@@ se work went into this report , on the part of both the european commission - a communication and a recommendation prece@@ ded this report - and the committee on industry , research and energy and others .
since the start of the financial crisis , it has presented a large number of documents aimed at reform@@ ing the global financial archi@@ te@@ c@@ ture .
with conserv@@ ative tren@@ ds thre@@ ate@@ ning the uni@@ ty of the european union , and we heard some of them this mor@@ ning , the mobility of young people can be used as an important instrument for strengthening european cohesion .
parliament 's position was clear as far back as september .
this vote , having received a large majority , will allow 27 meps to as@@ ser@@ t their position l@@ oud and clear to the 27 ministers in the conci@@ liation committee .
mr president , mrs malmström , commissioner , as you have both said , the situation in the ki@@ v@@ u region is extremely worrying , despite the presence of almost 20 000 mon@@ u@@ c tro@@ op@@ s .
there is no clear political strategy , and i do not know what the death of our sol@@ d@@ iers is sup@@ posed to achieve .
there have been some important achie@@ vements as a result of the negotiations with the council .
but if you want to develop european business , business needs consumers , and we cannot den@@ y that consumers need the same tack@@ ling of b@@ ot@@ tlen@@ ec@@ ks , so that they can feel com@@ for@@ table every@@ where , as a swe@@ de living in brussels , for example - we need to have the same rights , we need to have the same rights when we are sh@@ op@@ ping and enjo@@ ying e-@@ commer@@ ce and other di@@ stance sel@@ ling .
you said that counterfe@@ iting continues to end@@ an@@ ger our health , our safety and our economy .
madam president , the present time , mar@@ ked by the crisis , should leave little ro@@ om for tr@@ ied and te@@ sted methods and for what has been heard before .
i believe that , despite repe@@ ated requests , the commission and council have failed to provide credi@@ ble substan@@ tive evidence supporting the proposals to start fin@@ ger@@ pr@@ in@@ ting children from the age of six .
to be able to use people 's capa@@ bilities to the full and to take full advantage of ideas such as the e@@ it , what is needed is not just a well-@@ developed infrastructure to encourage people 's cre@@ ati@@ vity , but also a support system that en@@ sures there are proper working conditions , making it possible to continue personal development .
at the end of this debate , i would first of all like to thank the interpre@@ ters , who cho@@ se to stay even though they were not required to .
it propo@@ ses a strict di@@ vision of tasks between the commission , the supervisory authority and the european space agency , with the commission being as@@ signed the role of ow@@ ner and the european space agency the role of manag@@ er .
if we now look at this hear@@ te@@ ning agreement from a global perspective then i have one e@@ y@@ e on the do@@ ha negotiations .
despite this , the claims per@@ si@@ st .
( nl ) mr president , i voted against the star@@ ke@@ vi@@ č@@ i@@ ū@@ t@@ report , as the pass@@ age about immigration shows the ty@@ pi@@ cal short-@@ si@@ gh@@ te@@ d@@ ness that has already cost us de@@ arly .
i think that this , among many other substances , poses a high risk .
i therefore inv@@ ite you , and the council , to give it serious consideration .
the answer has to be yes , in view of the dra@@ matic increase in air@@ cra@@ ft mo@@ vements over europe and the need to coordin@@ ate conne@@ ctions whilst re@@ taining maximum safety levels .
in writing . - the proposal for a directive on the european protection order , submitted by 12 member states , is an initiative aimed at preventing crime .
this proposal is simply about mer@@ ging two regulations ; it is not about policy discussions or more money , so the right moment to have this discussion would be when we consider the future of our common agricultural policy , where our priorities should be well reflected in our budget allo@@ cation .
we must also look at the good news .
i voted in favour .
unfortunately , there seem to be rather a lot of people here in the chamber compe@@ ting for first pri@@ ze .
both passengers and air@@ line companies critici@@ se the lack of transparency and sometimes also the exce@@ ssi@@ vely high air@@ port taxes which add to the cost of travel to an un@@ justi@@ fi@@ able extent .
for poor african states , any aid is important , just as water is important , and also the fight against diseases , education , the construction of infrastructure and peace .
the state and the citizens are to make savings , while the financial markets - the banks - are to evalu@@ ate whether enough savings have been made .
the council resolved to put an end to the i@@ sol@@ ation of that community and to facilitate the re@@ uni@@ fication of cyprus by encouraging the economic development of the turkish cy@@ pri@@ o@@ t community .
i had the opportunity of see@@ ing the a@@ sto@@ ni@@ shing di@@ li@@ gence of chea@@ p labour .
there are muni@@ cip@@ alities with texti@@ le mi@@ lls where unemployment is over 20 % !
it was allowed by the president , where@@ as mr mar@@ tin was cut off .
i am constantly working on this matter , and am in contact with both the president of the european commission and the prime minister , who represents the swedish presidency .
( ro ) madam president , commissioner , the visa wai@@ ver for some of the countries which bel@@ ong to the western balkans region marks an initial con@@ firm@@ ation of the european union 's commitment to continuing the european process of integration .
it is regret@@ table , therefore , that the man who de@@ voted a large part of his care@@ er to this matter must now h@@ im@@ self be ab@@ sent for health reasons , and i wh@@ ole@@ hear@@ tedly join in ex@@ pressing good wishes for jo@@ hn 's spee@@ dy recovery .
of course , the european parliament will have fe@@ wer se@@ ats and fe@@ wer powers than with the treaty of lisbon , but the european commission will also have fe@@ wer commissioners than member states .
the b@@ lam@@ e gam@@ e will not do anyone any good .
it is a state that will have to c@@ ope with huge geographical and infra@@ structural li@@ mit@@ ations , without an out@@ let to the sea and with a prac@@ tically non-@@ exist@@ ent transport network conne@@ cting it to northern sud@@ an , where the oil treatment and transi@@ t plant is lo@@ cated .
recently , an infringe@@ ment case was closed for reasons of political expe@@ d@@ ien@@ cy - i am refer@@ ring to the mo@@ se project .
now comes the moment of truth .
in writing . - eu principles of ren@@ der@@ ing assistance to developing countries which are not covered by the co@@ ton@@ ou agreement or by the european neighbourhood and partnership instrument are very important .
we are funding and supporting that , and will do so more in the future , because we believe that in the world of globalisation the challenges which li@@ e ahead of us - be it food , health , dr@@ in@@ king water , climate change , security or energy - are global and it is for us all to deal with them in the proper way .
the commission has stre@@ ssed that ac@@ ta is not a dis@@ gui@@ sed means to circum@@ v@@ ent their domestic legislative process and to devi@@ se their current laws and so has parliament .
therefore , after in-@@ de@@ p@@ th refle@@ ction and broad consultation , the commission adopted , on 2 july last year , its proposal for a directive .
madam president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , the rapporteur has already pointed out both the aspects wor@@ thy of criticism and the positive aspects of the result achieved on sol@@ ven@@ cy ii .
in writing . - i would like to welcome this report which dra@@ ws attention to the necessi@@ ty of bro@@ ade@@ ning the system of vo@@ cational training in the eu since equal access to quality life@@ long learning means better chan@@ ces in the labour market and thereby contribu@@ tes to fulfi@@ l@@ ment of the goals of the eu 's 2020 strategy .
many of these are small and medium-sized enterprises , which make up the majority of europe 's businesses .
however , this may of course mean 30 % in some countries and 10 % in others .
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i am not talking about quotas for re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers , but it is very clear that one of the most important barriers to emplo@@ ying and u@@ ti@@ li@@ sing the fe@@ m@@ ale tal@@ ent base lies in the com@@ position of re@@ cru@@ it@@ ment committees .
i agree with mrs li@@ ch@@ ten@@ ber@@ ger that acci@@ dents on ri@@ vers are , of course , particularly dangerous .
let us not forget that either .
mal@@ ta would not have to under@@ take the capital expenditure needed to constru@@ ct a power st@@ ation .
( de ) mr president , in the old r@@ ho@@ de@@ sia there used to be a tourism po@@ ster ur@@ ging people to ' come to r@@ ho@@ de@@ sia and see the ru@@ ins of zimbabwe ' .
this legi@@ ti@@ mi@@ ses social dum@@ ping and attacks on collective negotiation and bar@@ ga@@ ining in the eu and encoura@@ ges ' competition ' between workers , in practice im@@ pos@@ ing the pre@@ val@@ ence of the ' country of origin ' principle , that is to say , paying lower sal@@ aries and dow@@ n@@ gra@@ ding protection of workers ' rights in contr@@ actual relations with em@@ ploy@@ ers .
precisely because we have in@@ sufficient cooperation , it was har@@ dly possible to take appropriate com@@ pens@@ atory measures on the ground .
in the medi@@ um term , it will not be enough to have a network of regul@@ ators monitoring the financial markets .
i also think that living conditions need to be improved in rural areas .
they are inter@@ nation@@ alists .
this system makes provision , among other things , for measures su@@ spe@@ cted of constitu@@ ting such violations to be suspen@@ ded while the acce@@ ler@@ ated procedure for de@@ termi@@ ning whether they are contrary to fundamental rights is carried out .
the third reason is the respect and the prepar@@ ation for the lisbon treaty .
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ab@@ om@@ in@@ ations such as child por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y and pa@@ e@@ dop@@ hi@@ li@@ a , as well as internet fraud , must be stop@@ ped .
i did not vote for the general revision of parliament 's rules of procedure because , in seeking to avoid having an ol@@ de@@ st member by the name of le pe@@ n in the chair , an ine@@ leg@@ ant , indeed counter@@ -@@ productive solution has been found , despite there being a solution that would have been acceptable to all those here who are in favour of the policy of gender ma@@ inst@@ re@@ am@@ ing .
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the problem of illegal migration to europe must not be dis@@ regar@@ ded either .
the united states are am@@ ong@@ st these , having recently included a number of countries into its visa wai@@ ver programme but left others out .
we all know too about the increase in the cost of living that has ru@@ ined mid@@ d@@ le@@ - and low@@ -@@ income groups .
all sanctions against a country must be ac@@ companie@@ d by vi@@ sible , and therefore political , but also concrete support for human rights def@@ end@@ ers in the country .
there is , of course , a balance to be found , but there is also a sense that today 's generation know@@ s that there is a challenge which cannot be avo@@ i@@ ded .
i think it f@@ its perfe@@ ctly with our long-term goal , which is to legisl@@ ate and to regulate better , so i can only recomm@@ end all of you to support this repe@@ al .
i believe that you are entitled to this information hal@@ f@@ way through my term of office .
the eu fore@@ sts are now facing more pressure than ever before , not necess@@ arily because of climate change , but rather because of some of the decisions made in the eu to combat it .
the rapporteur 's oral amendment reflected these positive tren@@ ds in russia .
( fr ) madam president , first of all i would like to say that i have enormous respect for mrs ha@@ u@@ g , who was pa@@ ssi@@ on@@ ate in her pres@@ ent@@ ation of a comprehensive , demanding and , at the same time , very bra@@ ve budgetary report , which was voted through unani@@ m@@ ously in the committee on budgets and which aims to clari@@ fy parliament 's need for transparency and c@@ lar@@ ity in prepar@@ ation for the 2009 budget .
i believe that this report will enable the european parliament to give the necessary guidelines and recommendations to the other institutions , but also to the civil organisations because , without their cooperation and participation , we will be unable to achieve the objective that we have set ourselves .
it should trans@@ form the body from a temporary found@@ ation into a permanent one ; above all , this must be ac@@ companie@@ d by a si@@ mul@@ tan@@ e@@ ous increase in staff and an up@@ d@@ ating of the extremely important artic@@ les 2 and 3 in its rules of procedure .
energy policy is , today , increasingly related to the foreign policy of the european union .
the be@@ ij@@ ing plat@@ form contains a number of areas that are incre@@ di@@ bly important if we are to make progress .
as for imports , we must guarantee that the european market in fisher@@ y and a@@ qu@@ ac@@ ul@@ ture products does not suffer unfair competition as a result of less strict health and social conditions and lu@@ di@@ c@@ rou@@ s@@ ly low tari@@ ff@@ s .
well , never two without three , mr po@@ ign@@ ant : j@@ ou@@ yet , k@@ ou@@ ch@@ ner ...
one member state on its own does not have those resources .
complex measures are required , such as legal advi@@ ce , psy@@ cho@@ logical support , support to the children concerned , and it is very important to listen to the victims , who are , i am sor@@ ry to say , the greatest experts in terms of what they need .
please answer my question about how much local legislation affe@@ cts european schools .
it must therefore be respe@@ ct@@ ful of the principle of subsidiarity .
the debate on the lo@@ cation of the european parliament 's se@@ at re@@ sur@@ fac@@ es all the time , and this is a fre@@ sh attack today on the european parliament 's se@@ at in strasbourg .
the x@@ vi@@ ii international ai@@ ds conference in vie@@ n@@ na on 18@@ -@@ 23 july this year will stress the necessi@@ ty of intensi@@ fying the information campaign addressed to women and young people .
obviously in that situation people cannot understand any increase wh@@ at@@ so@@ ever , even if it is less than infl@@ ation .
commissioner , i think that for the benefit of all concerned , this situation should be re@@ cti@@ fied as soon as possible .
if parliament and the commission pre@@ va@@ il , however , the biggest innovation in the content of the text in the mid@@ -@@ term review will be the ex@@ pli@@ ci@@ t ex@@ pan@@ sion of the re@@ mit to include small arms and light weapons ( sal@@ ws ) .
because we have no lu@@ x@@ ury of time and , instead , i urge everyone to take decisions as soon as possible , so that we can make europe 2020 a success and create real found@@ ations for sustainable growth and job creation in europe .
i am refer@@ ring specifically to the energy projects approved as part of the programme to aid economic recovery implemented during the czech presidency last year .
from this point of view , the last g20 summit in lon@@ don , which has been mentioned , en@@ ded in what were , to say the least , parti@@ al proposals , but , above all , the words have not been tur@@ ned into dee@@ ds , and the financial dri@@ ft is there once again .
τ@@ he next item is the joint debate on the following :
the issue of how to inst@@ all this joint service is not merely a technical one .
in wa@@ sh@@ ing@@ ton , the g20 countries established the found@@ ations , laid down the principles and defined the agenda for subje@@ cting the financial markets to stri@@ c@@ ter and more effective regulation and supervision , lea@@ ving no areas , products or financial pla@@ yers outside the control of the regulatory and supervisory authorities .
i de@@ pl@@ or@@ e the fact that the sh@@ am@@ eful and un@@ re@@ stra@@ ined use of ne@@ uro@@ to@@ x@@ ins has been hy@@ po@@ cri@@ tically supported in agreement with the large industrial chemi@@ cal gi@@ ants .
this comes on the back of reports which claim that the british air@@ ports authority is to fin@@ ger@@ pr@@ int and ph@@ ot@@ ogra@@ p@@ h all passengers che@@ c@@ king in for domestic fli@@ gh@@ ts at hea@@ th@@ row and several other air@@ ports .
culture pla@@ ys a role in bilateral agreements on development and trade , and through measures such as the european instruments for development cooperation , for stability , for democracy and human rights and for pre@@ -@@ accession , the european neighbourhood policy ( en@@ p ) , the eastern partnership , the union for the mediterranean and the european instrument for democracy and human rights ( e@@ id@@ h@@ r ) , which mo@@ stly allo@@ cate resources to various cultural programmes .
( ro ) i would like to mention the fact that 2009 is the european year of cre@@ ati@@ vity and innovation .
let me add that with your participation , mr fi@@ ge@@ ľ , it is pro@@ ving to be a great success .
this has become a priority for the european union , and hence also for the ei@@ b .
this will take place in october .
the dis@@ qu@@ ie@@ t with such procedures is very much in evidence .
it is therefore ab@@ un@@ dan@@ tly clear that invest@@ ing in health systems is essential in the fight against poverty .
protect your nation@@ alities and minorities , for instance the roma , with strong , collective rights , just as the new hungarian constitution does , uni@@ que@@ ly in europe .
so when i see reports that are pre@@ di@@ cated on the fu@@ sion of practice for fu@@ sion 's s@@ ake , i must be concerned .
in order to safeguard and protect agricultural or fore@@ str@@ y trac@@ tor operators , mach@@ in@@ ery should have ec ty@@ pe@@ -@@ approval .
the internet poses numerous thre@@ ats , which children need to be sh@@ ie@@ l@@ ded against more effectively than is the case now .
the maritime economy provides work for five million people , whilst 5 % of the eu 's gdp comes from industries and services with a direct connection to this sector .
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however , i am not convinced that this forum , which is for discussing resolutions on violations of human rights throughout the world , is the right one .
this pa@@ in@@ ful observ@@ ation should make the pro@@ -@@ europeans think about the radi@@ cal reforms needed at member state level to limit as much as possible the disa@@ stro@@ us consequences of the economic and financial crisis , a crisis which orig@@ in@@ ated in the ul@@ tra@@ -@@ liber@@ alism and globalisation that are so de@@ ar to brussels .
this opportunity , and the pass@@ age that re@@ fers to it , op@@ ens up new ways for europe to trans@@ late the r@@ he@@ tori@@ c usu@@ ally associated with these issues into reality .
only six have shor@@ ter de@@ ten@@ tion peri@@ ods than those provided for in this directive .
the report is in@@ spi@@ red by a ke@@ en per@@ cep@@ tion of the extremely he@@ te@@ ro@@ gene@@ ous cultural aspects between different roma communities in europe .
that had to be done in a very short space of time .
in other words , in some peri@@ ph@@ er@@ al regions of europe , there is tal@@ ent , there is history , and there are cities that could play a major role in re@@ laun@@ ching the european economy , but they cannot get there without aid , whether at union level or at member state level .
dis@@ ab@@ led people , who still suffer from discrimination in their social , professional and cultural lives , are another priority .
let me give you just a few examples : demographic change , climate protection , regional de@@ population , and also , indeed , a modern european urban policy .
custom@@ ers should be able to purcha@@ se a vehi@@ cle at competitive prices and choose the suppl@@ ier they want to carry out the re@@ pa@@ ir and ma@@ inten@@ ance services , no matter which distribution system is cho@@ sen by the suppl@@ ier .
i am in favour of cooperation between independent states .
the draft eu budget for 2009 had already made provision for an amount of payment appropriations 3 % lower than this year and , in addition , the european commission has come forward with a proposal to reduce the amount of payment appropriations still further - by eur 3@@ .@@ 5 billion this year and by eur 1.@@ 1 billion next year .
therefore , they must obje@@ ctively and ri@@ go@@ rou@@ s@@ ly account for how the public funds made available to them have been used .
there are some really won@@ der@@ ful countries that are recei@@ ving these ei@@ b funds , such as the palestinian territ@@ ories , gaza , libya , cu@@ ba , ven@@ e@@ zu@@ ela , turk@@ me@@ nistan and the mal@@ di@@ ves .
i endor@@ sed this document because the commission 's proposal to repe@@ al council regulation ( ec ) no 15@@ 4@@ 1 / 9@@ 8 and to am@@ end council regulation ( e@@ ec ) no 3@@ 0@@ 30 / 9@@ 3 is dri@@ ven by the european union 's policy commitment to simplify the legislation in force with a view to creating a better and cle@@ are@@ r legislative environment for businesses , mainly with respect to the simpli@@ fication of customs form@@ alities carried out by impor@@ ters of certain texti@@ le products relea@@ sed for free cir@@ cul@@ ation in the community , which fall within se@@ ction x@@ i of the comb@@ ined no@@ men@@ c@@ lat@@ ure .
let us be honest , there is a dis@@ conne@@ ct between poli@@ cy@@ mak@@ ers and citizens .
what is important for the protection of cam@@ e@@ ro@@ on 's tro@@ pi@@ cal fore@@ sts is , above all , that corruption is comb@@ ated , both at the level of the officials and also where the private ten@@ ant farmers are concerned , that effective criminal pro@@ secu@@ tions continue to be carried out and , of course , that sustainable fore@@ str@@ y is practi@@ sed .
thank you .
we therefore ask you to adopt the same measure with regard to the amendments to our resolution tabled by the ppe group , which make ex@@ pli@@ ci@@ t reference to the president of the italian republic , gi@@ or@@ gi@@ o na@@ poli@@ t@@ ano .
the real problem of this debate is a problem we have here .
in writing . - ( pt ) among other aspects , the pro@@ found changes which need to be made to the common agricultural policy ( cap ) should include establishing the principle of the right to food and food sovereignty ; prior@@ i@@ ti@@ sing food self-@@ sufficien@@ cy and the ability of countries and regions to develop production to meet their national or regional food needs ; and supporting activities which promote local production and respect the local environment , protect water and soil , increase the production of g@@ mo@@ -@@ free food and promote the biodiversity of see@@ ds for farmers and the diversity of species for domestic cat@@ tle .
just like france , the united kingdom cannot manage alone .
very few of these ideas were reali@@ sed .
the commission has many ways of ensuring that consumers and european citizens are protected against a possible food crisis .
on the contrary , it is a call to act and s@@ hap@@ e our future .
this is the m@@ ff now ser@@ ving as a ben@@ ch@@ mark for the debate on the financial perspe@@ ctives 201@@ 3@@ -@@ 2020 , with the proposal being , ess@@ enti@@ ally , to maintain it .
the energy relationship is extremely important and we also think that the starting point has to be reci@@ pro@@ city , but we do have to realise that we are dealing with a form of mutual independence here that we should try to manage better together .
the proposals to channe@@ l considerable amounts to the second pillar via mo@@ du@@ l@@ ation do not receive my support .
commissioner , a system has emer@@ ged here that continues to benefit those who already ensure that large concerns pay less and less tax and who are now ap@@ paren@@ tly giving up paying tax .
commissioner , mrs ber@@ è@@ s , it is precisely the principle of solidarity that makes europe more than an economic association and enab@@ les it to disp@@ la@@ y the feat@@ u@@ res of a strong political community .
the outcome of a european initiative in the area of micro@@ -@@ cre@@ d@@ its should be modern , paying most attention to those pur@@ posi@@ ve groups , which until now have not received sufficient attention .
all businesses eng@@ aging in economic activity contribute to gdp and their local uni@@ ts , as well as the cor@@ respon@@ ding legal uni@@ ts , will hen@@ ce@@ for@@ th have to be regi@@ ste@@ red on a com@@ pul@@ s@@ ory basis .
with this report , we are ad@@ ding another element to the european strategy on youth policy .
within the eu there are traditional ethnic minorities which are unable to study or use their mo@@ ther ton@@ gue free@@ ly , and which lack cultural or territorial auton@@ om@@ y .
so my question is : will this agenda for new jobs and growth not apply to ireland or greece or , indeed , any country that is implementing these severe au@@ ster@@ ity measures ?
there are many european instruments which can be used to assi@@ st the car industry and its workers in particular .
we have worked together on air traffic for several years .
what is stop@@ ping you from re@@ acting , from acting , from rising to this challenge before it is too late ?
in my constitu@@ ency , there is a very successful business , called austria e@@ ma@@ il a@@ g , which manufac@@ tures electri@@ c bo@@ il@@ ers .
the best thing would be for the liby@@ an people to be able to resolve this problem themselves and for them to then do so .
the commission , the experts , will come up with the proper scientific basis for en@@ do@@ cr@@ ine dis@@ ru@@ p@@ tors in four years .
has the commission been able to establish whether the implementing measures of the memor@@ an@@ dum of understanding are in line with the eu-@@ us agreement and , if not , can we then assu@@ me that the agreement has become inv@@ ali@@ d ?
that is not the spirit of the treaty .
however , frontex has also been able to reduce the f@@ low of illegal immigrants in the areas it pat@@ rol@@ s .
however , i would now like to draw attention to an area in which only eur 2.@@ 7 billion was spent last year , but which causes significant problems .
we have fal@@ le@@ n quite far behind , and there could have been two or three contributions during the time that we have spent on this issue .
how are things at the moment ?
on behalf of the pse group . - ( ro ) i would like to congratulate m@@ r@@ s@@ . ci@@ ze@@ l@@ j and thank her for the open@@ ness she has shown in the process of making this report .
this will present a challenge to the european union , bearing in mind the increased costs from the capital investment in cap@@ ture and storage equipment , which will , however , fall as this equipment will be used on a large scale .
i would like to call on commissioner f@@ ü@@ le , and on commissioner o@@ et@@ tin@@ ger , to provide the european parliament with information regarding the progress of the talks and the outcome of this group 's negotiations .
therefore , we have , for the first time , sele@@ cted in advance the members who will be granted speaking time using clear criteria , namely that those who reque@@ sted speaking time in another debate with one@@ -@@ minu@@ te speeches but did not get chance to speak will now be granted speaking time where possible , where@@ as those who have already spoken in other debates will not be granted any speaking time .
europe should play a leading role in resol@@ ving conflicts , supporting development and promoting human rights .
the commission is aware that a significant number of public authorities and stake@@ holders consider the eu rules appli@@ cable to social services as an obstac@@ le to the organisation and financing of such services .
the eu has remain@@ ed sil@@ ent .
we need some movement there . we cannot go na@@ ked into the conference chamber .
the question is : is that what we really want ?
( fr ) mr president , i wish to take the floor to call on our parliament to de@@ cl@@ are itself clearly in favour of financial and technical sanctions against iran .
the presidency does not always have the time to do this .
for@@ s@@ mark is a good example of this , pak@@ s is another , as is the br@@ un@@ sb@@ ü@@ t@@ te@@ l nuclear power plant in germany .
this is to enable criminal law measures to be implemented in the event of pollution .
( it ) madam president , ladies and gentlemen , these measures from the commission appe@@ ar to be sound , more or less .
g@@ al@@ v@@ us 50 m@@ g ( di@@ a@@ be@@ tic pi@@ lls )
( ga ) mr president , i comm@@ end the slove@@ nian presidency for the emphasis it is plac@@ ing on road safety .
the tan@@ za@@ nian government is taking measures , including a register of all al@@ bin@@ os , with a view to being able to protect them . without changing atti@@ tu@@ des on the position of al@@ bin@@ os , this register could be mi@@ su@@ sed in future to tr@@ ack down these people and ex@@ termin@@ ate them .
i think that this is how you will play your role as cat@@ aly@@ st .
i know that there has been a bre@@ ak as a result of the entry into force of the treaty of lisbon , but it is even more dam@@ aging for us if the council and commission do not keep us informed of these proce@@ sses .
it will subsequ@@ ently be jud@@ ged , however , on the determination , personal commitment and europe@@ an@@ -@@ min@@ de@@ d@@ ness with which these are implemented , and on the success rate .
the ab@@ du@@ ction and ar@@ rest of journ@@ alists must end .
my question to you is : how do you feel about the ex@@ pan@@ sion of that fund ?
neither is it clear how en@@ tru@@ sting control of the network to a single oper@@ ator that is not the electricity suppl@@ ier can guarantee an appropriate and adequate level of investment , non-@@ abuse of a key position or better con@@ gesti@@ on management .
( sk ) first and fore@@ most , i would like to express my support to the rapporteurs , mr lam@@ as@@ sour@@ e and mr sever@@ in , for their report .
the other three amendments by my group concern peri@@ ods , for all of which we consider six months sufficient .
they swe@@ pt you from power , thre@@ w you on to the political sc@@ rap@@ hea@@ p , and no ini@@ qu@@ ity that you may dre@@ am up will change this fact .
defi@@ ning a european approach to the management of legal immigration means organis@@ ing it with obvious attention to the needs and ho@@ sting capac@@ ities of each member state .
the present ap@@ pra@@ is@@ al re@@ min@@ ds us that there is currently no forum in which this matter is being discussed and in which these common european security interests are being defined .
that is the task .
madam president , following the relea@@ se of a@@ un@@ g s@@ an su@@ u ky@@ i , li@@ u xi@@ a@@ ob@@ o is now the only no@@ bel lau@@ re@@ ate who is in@@ car@@ cer@@ ated , in prison .
if it were to be limited or cen@@ so@@ red , the very found@@ ations of the european union would col@@ la@@ pse .
this report confir@@ ms the importance of fisheries management based on up@@ -@@ to@@ -@@ date , accur@@ ate scientific knowledge of stock status .
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good examples certainly serve to encourage others to follow them .
it is in our common interests to make the e@@ e@@ as operational in 2011 .
let us return to this issue in 10 years , when the situation in the member states may be quite different .
moreover , through the spanish presidency , it has raised the prospe@@ ct of joint discussion and el@@ abor@@ ation of a proper discharge procedure , thereby meeting the second main condition .
when and where the rights of the minority are obser@@ ved , the society will for the most part be just and toler@@ ant .
in writing . - i voted in favour of the report .
follow@@ -up of the energy efficiency national action plans : a first assessment ( short pres@@ ent@@ ation )
the latter will have to be confir@@ med as a priority of cohesion policy after 2013 .
an economy that provides rising living standards but which does not cost the ear@@ th .
i would remind you that , in the context of this action plan , there are also those who say that we should call on all the resources available to maintain activity ; in this action plan you have very practical financial regulation measures that i li@@ sted just recently , which i do not intend to repeat , and whose rapid implementation we are awa@@ iting at european union level .
we ex@@ pre@@ ss@@ ly call for the european commission , too , to now carry out an evaluation , which must provide the ans@@ wers to several very specific questions .
this treaty and the case for more democracy in europe were supported not only by you , mr barroso , but also by those in power in the member states .
anyone who belie@@ ves that the very best solutions for growth are not here must also ad@@ mit that they do not know of any country that fail@@ s to gro@@ w if its public accounts are in order .
in addition , a green paper on agricultural product quality was presented last year .
i hope that mr di@@ am@@ an@@ dou@@ ro@@ s continues to succeed in his good and important work and that he will manage to introduce improvements where@@ ver possible .
with reference to wto negotiations , we are paying particular attention to the ongoing discussions on subsidies .
we will continue to support such proce@@ sses .
in writing . - i congratulate my colleague mari@@ an@@ ne mi@@ k@@ ko on her report .
olaf is making something out of nothing and making an accu@@ sation against me on the basis of its own investig@@ ations .
when looking at burden sh@@ aring , all the pres@@ sures and all the contributions need to be taken into account , and this is the very spirit of the european union : the management of crisis by solidarity and responsibility .
we have wit@@ ne@@ ssed how many meps have used this report to promote their party agend@@ as by reque@@ sting auton@@ om@@ y .
parliament supports the french presidency at the summit next week in finally ob@@ taining c@@ lar@@ ity regarding ratification of the treaty of lisbon .
therefore , improving the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises is a priority for the council as well .
it must be an approach com@@ bi@@ ning balance , solidarity and - as re@@ called by mrs gru@@ ber - an ab@@ s@@ ence of t@@ abo@@ os .
thirdly , the social dimension of the lisbon programme is a very sk@@ in@@ ny be@@ ast .
the last aspect to be mentioned is the co@@ mi@@ to@@ logy procedure .
one such pie@@ ce of evidence is the fact that the european union average in terms of women employed in industry is a m@@ ere 14 % .
the report also introdu@@ ces a series of proposals and suggesti@@ ons for improving conditions for fe@@ m@@ ale pris@@ oners , in particular single mo@@ thers and young pris@@ oners .
i have already informed mr blo@@ om of my decision .
that is why i have said on several occa@@ sions that i think a f@@ lat@@ -@@ rate system - that is to say , a uniform amount per he@@ ct@@ are for all these categor@@ ies - is not an appropriate solution .
it should be based on a b@@ ot@@ tom@@ -up approach , taking into account the diversity of the administrative systems currently operating in member states .
my conclusion in that situation is that all three countries are moving in the right direction , sl@@ ow@@ ly and sometimes with set@@ b@@ acks , but i hold on to the fact that the situation is better than it was a cou@@ ple of years ago .
on behalf of the pse group . - mr president , i thank the commissioner and mr v@@ on@@ d@@ ra , for the council , for their explan@@ ation , but i am certain they felt that there is still some he@@ si@@ tation on our part in giving them our full support .
i also wish to emphasise the importance of the ' i@@ ct and tourism ' plat@@ form proposed by the commission .
firstly , how does the commission intend to promote and support migration to the sep@@ a payment instruments ?
i am alar@@ med to read that a wom@@ an who for many months k@@ new the su@@ spe@@ cted terrori@@ sts currently on tri@@ al for terrorist off@@ ences in gl@@ as@@ go@@ w and who ap@@ paren@@ tly did not report his activities is now employed as an immigration ...
either we move towards a common de@@ st@@ iny , or we must re@@ sign ourselves to suc@@ cum@@ b@@ ing to the negative dynami@@ c of national sel@@ fish@@ ness and destru@@ ctive competition between ourselves .
this will probably mean that we will find it very difficult to continue dr@@ in@@ king our gro@@ un@@ dw@@ ater un@@ treated as we do today .
the european parliament has not remain@@ ed sil@@ ent .
a simpli@@ stic drawing of conclusions may cause us to aband@@ on policies which are absolutely essential in the new situation .
in line with the spirit of these prepar@@ ations , the implementation of the treaty must not lead to a strengthening of the inter@@ govern@@ mental approach with the result that the community method , which is democr@@ atically contro@@ ll@@ able , more successful and more transparent , is sup@@ pres@@ sed .
setting ambitious targets for the autom@@ o@@ tive industry is therefore essential in ensuring that the car industry hol@@ ds true to its voluntary target , which it has failed to meet in the past .
given the ei@@ b 's capital base , no more money can be forthcoming .
both must , therefore , re@@ act as a legisl@@ ator to reas@@ ser@@ t our intentions by legisl@@ ating to close the lo@@ op@@ ho@@ les identified by the european court of justice .
the future vi@@ ability of the eu should not be mea@@ su@@ red in terms of deci@@ mal places .
in our report , we call for an annual review by the commission of public and private investment needs and for the introduction of performance indic@@ ators that will actually enable us to have a long-term investment strategy for the benefit of jobs , and hence , for the benefit of european citizens .
that is precisely the attitude of those parties to the elections and to european affairs - a total lack of involvement .
concerning specifically the financial im@@ pac@@ ts , the commission fully under@@ stands the importance att@@ ach@@ ed to the co@@ st-@@ related elements of this proposal , and will continue to be atten@@ tive to the cost aspects during the next st@@ ages of the negotiations .
any solution se@@ ts a prece@@ dent .
these measures must include the whole world , because in some countries there are organisations which question the pen@@ ali@@ sing of sexual contact with children .
is that not a fair question , given the time we have been negotiating ?
this is a very important aspect of this issue .
madam president , only last week in my constitu@@ ency of northern ireland , dis@@ sid@@ ent republi@@ can terrori@@ sts left two vi@@ able bom@@ b@@ s in the an@@ tr@@ im road area of north bel@@ fa@@ st .
we who af@@ firm the need to control immigration and external borders , continue to be@@ g europe - as mr co@@ h@@ n-@@ ben@@ di@@ t has rightly done - to s@@ pread what might become 50 000 or 100 000 refugees across its territory , because the people who fle@@ e libya are not crim@@ in@@ als .
almost 50 % of this increased amount will be available for needs prior@@ i@@ ti@@ sed by the acp countries themselves , including needs ar@@ ising from the operation of the e@@ pa@@ s .
what are you doing in the interim ?
i am convinced that setting up the european quali@@ fications framework will facilitate access to the european labour market .
in view of this , ensuring that those who are vulnerable in our society receive a minimum income for living and are given immediate respon@@ ses to enable them to get out of this situation is not only a necessi@@ ty , but also a requirement that we should endorse , and one that must be achieved within a framework of responsibility and ex@@ ig@@ ency .
for almost 10 days we wat@@ ched in hor@@ ro@@ r as the fi@@ res destro@@ yed life , property and the environment in greece , and our min@@ ds re@@ tur@@ ned to similar cat@@ astro@@ ph@@ es in portugal , italy , spain and el@@ se@@ where in europe in previous years .
it makes much more sense to call on the competent committee to ap@@ point a rapporteur to deal with the process and also the technical back@@ ground of the approval procedure .
revi@@ sing the mechanisms for applying the schengen acquis must not be seen as an ex@@ c@@ use to limit at will the right to free movement , but rather as a sti@@ mu@@ lus for new opportunities .
european public opinion was sho@@ cked by last sum@@ mer 's disaster .
bearing in mind the next li@@ ma summit , the attitude of president ch@@ á@@ ve@@ z represents a serious challenge which must be carefully considered by the european union and its member states .
the only thing that can prevent the influ@@ x into europe of the least edu@@ cated and most nee@@ dy migrants looking for their place in the world is a well th@@ ou@@ gh@@ t-@@ out and coherent migration policy , as previous speakers have mentioned , such as those oper@@ ated by canada and new ze@@ al@@ and .
if new regulation is justified - and it may be - it must be the right regulation and it must not turn out to be an impe@@ di@@ ment to recovery and prevent or delay that recovery .
in committee , however , we main@@ tained a balance , to which mr verheugen referred and to which i also at@@ tach great importance , although it has sometimes been over@@ loo@@ ked in this debate .
the text main@@ tains a good balance between the protection of the freedom of expression and of priv@@ acy and the need to continue the fight against cy@@ ber@@ crime , also highligh@@ ting the major problem of excessive monitoring of internet activity , which can de@@ gener@@ ate into a new form of cen@@ sor@@ ship .
the time has come for the proposal made in 2006 by mi@@ ch@@ el bar@@ nie@@ r about creating a european civil protection force to be put into practice .
most member states ess@@ enti@@ ally supported the compromise decision under which three c@@ ab@@ ot@@ age tri@@ ps are per@@ mis@@ sible within seven days after un@@ lo@@ ad@@ ing in the ho@@ st member state .
regarding the priorities in external affairs , i would particularly like to stress a continuing , re@@ prehen@@ sible lack of attention to the issue of human rights , starting , of course , with china .
like@@ wise , we cannot support the thinking behind , inte@@ r ali@@ a , reci@@ t@@ als f and g@@ . the calls for ' zer@@ o toler@@ ance ' mentioned in the report are too v@@ ag@@ ue and could lead to bad legislation if followed through .
we share his criticism and that of the other groups .
good use of all the opportunities must be made to ensure that attention to the issue does not wane , both at european level and , more import@@ antly , at international level .
( sk ) i highly value the fact that all three reports require the person@@ ne@@ l involved in all pha@@ ses of pe@@ sti@@ ci@@ de handl@@ ing to be highly qualified .
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secondly , even though the ru@@ ling of the court of justice in the matter of on-@@ call time and supple@@ mentary time for rest will remain un@@ changed , i am afraid that in many cases this will not lead to better protection for workers in practice .
the hor@@ iz@@ on@@ tal aspect that characteri@@ ses integrated maritime transport will be guaranteed - i hope with the forthcoming funding package - by the eu budget and not by the fisheries resources , which are used for specific actions .
the status qu@@ o here is clearly not acceptable .
more recent analysis condu@@ cted in 2010 shows that the costs of meeting the 20 % greenhouse gas reduction target have fal@@ le@@ n by at least one third compared to the analysis made in 2008 .
mr president , first of all , i would like to thank commissioner he@@ de@@ ga@@ ard for her very good and committed work on these climate matters within the eu and at global level .
problems and prospe@@ cts concerning european citiz@@ en@@ ship (
but , be@@ sides the positive products of this accession , the eu must be up to the challenge of manag@@ ing the possible thre@@ ats that might result from such a vast administrative uni@@ t .
europe is our home .
let me give you three examples of this .
we are not talking about something in the past .
i think we must then operate along two lines .
may i thank the commission for his th@@ ou@@ gh@@ t@@ ful opening re@@ marks and say how much we look forward to the commission response in due course .
in this report - and this has been accepted by the council - we reque@@ sted the commission to further examine the impact on member states ' levels .
on behalf of the ppe-de group . - ( ro ) the european union enlargement strategy should be based upon the experience ga@@ the@@ red so far and the current political and economic situation .
the committee on employment and social affairs wants to ex@@ p@@ and the legal basis for the directive on dispos@@ al to the treaty on the functioning of the european union .
( pt ) mr president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , quality as@@ surance for vo@@ cational education and training is essential , not only for cer@@ ti@@ fying the life@@ long learning process of each european wor@@ ker , but also for facilit@@ ating mobility throughout the union .
over many years , countries with significant national minorities have developed standards for avo@@ i@@ ding conflicts of a nation@@ ali@@ stic nature .
( de ) madam president , i would like to ask whether you realise that , in article 6 , the word ' central ' before the word state needs to be de@@ le@@ ted to make the wor@@ ding consistent with the other texts .
this package of proposals will help encourage member states to apply a pr@@ u@@ dent budgetary policy and , if appropriate , to adopt corre@@ ctive measures in good time to restri@@ ct penalties from being imposed .
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the debate on coordin@@ ating economic policies in the euro area is now un@@ questi@@ on@@ ably more relevant and more topi@@ cal .
let us go on .
the fact that no one from the council is present here is absur@@ d and il@@ lu@@ str@@ ative of how out of tou@@ ch they are .
the first is that we must , in my view , give thought to en@@ lar@@ ging the euro zone and to integr@@ ating new members .
it is not a simple issue but a huge challenge - a common challenge which we must c@@ ope with jo@@ in@@ tly .
therefore , ab@@ an@@ do@@ ning coal without having a vi@@ able alternative would not be appropriate .
their implementation and control are of special signific@@ ance , particularly for some new member states like bulgaria , where higher export levels determin@@ e the existence of trade defici@@ t .
however , it is necessary to recognise that the eu has still not achieved a comprehensive post-@@ lisbon approach , able to overcome traditional procedu@@ ral and institutional obstacles .
moreover , most members set off for their constitu@@ en@@ cies on th@@ ur@@ s@@ day af@@ ter@@ no@@ ons , and many have to travel for several hours before they reach home .
once again , we are the guar@@ di@@ ans of the treaty and we will , of course , ensure that we follow the treaty to the let@@ ter .
i agree with some , but not all , of the points highligh@@ ted in the report and for this reason i have decided not to vote for the report as it stands .
there were a good 50 on that side of the chamber who stood up .
parliament is looking at an action plan on implementing energy policy for europe .
therefore , what sort of trust can we have in action of this kind ?
i believe that the vote on this report will enable parliament to give the council and commission a clear , una@@ m@@ bi@@ gu@@ ous signal regarding our position as representatives of europe 's citizens .
only this will guarantee the efficiency and transparency and , finally , the credibility of the new diplom@@ atic service .
free n@@ an@@ opar@@ tic@@ les of various materials may cause car@@ c@@ in@@ o@@ ge@@ nic chemi@@ cal re@@ actions if they enter living ce@@ lls , but this has not been confir@@ med .
millions of my fellow countr@@ y@@ men were of a similar view , but the majority were dece@@ i@@ ved into thinking that the eu would help poland to reach the levels of development of the ' old ' eu .
however , events in the regions are also very important and i therefore have two short supple@@ mentary questions .
i voted in favour of this report because i believe that , within the european union , individual member states still deliver early education very differen@@ tly from one another .
however at the same time , i said , very clearly in fact , that this might not be enough .
( de ) madam president , ladies and gentlemen , of course we all know that smo@@ king is bad for our health .
after par@@ mal@@ at and en@@ ro@@ n , we asked the commission and council in 200@@ 3@@ -@@ 2006 to speak out on r@@ ating agencies .
in writing . - this is a period for critical decisions in the eu and belarus relationship .
the next item is the vote .
the commission is therefore setting an example from this perspective , but it is clear that the ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment of commissioners is in the hands of member states and if the member states do not put forward fe@@ m@@ ale candi@@ d@@ ates , then that will naturally be reflected in the mak@@ e-@@ up of the commission .
parliament has sti@@ r@@ red ; it has provided every kind of alternative to solve real problems , but this is an ideo@@ logical problem .
of course , the im@@ f and the financial stability forum have a role to play in this .
today , we have a sound eu policy on women , peace and security , co@@ vering all aspects of the union 's external relations , from crisis management up to and including humanitarian aid and development cooperation .
an internal market should not only be about chea@@ p goods - it is just as important to ensure high social standards for workers .
the li@@ ability systems in the individual member states - and this is my four@@ th point - are still highly di@@ verse .
mo@@ sco@@ w needs to know that wh@@ ate@@ ver it deci@@ des - whether to consider us partners or ad@@ vers@@ aries - the future and independence of ukraine , georgia and other neighbour@@ ing countries are not subject to power de@@ als .
the galileo programme is one of the priority projects for european research in view of its potential use for manag@@ ing traffic , monitoring the effects of climate change and for inter@@ vening in situations involving emer@@ gen@@ cies and natural disasters .
firstly , i am fundament@@ ally opposed to increasing the eu 's own resources .
it will thus make it qui@@ c@@ ker and sim@@ ple@@ r to fi@@ ll ga@@ ps or to regulate or up@@ date more detailed aspects in a legislative act , avo@@ i@@ ding exce@@ ssi@@ vely compli@@ cated and pro@@ lon@@ ged legislative procedures , which used to have negative consequences for the public .
cooperation between the european union and the international labour organisation ( il@@ o ) has therefore become a key item on our agenda .
this increase , which must be orien@@ ted towards flexibility , im@@ ag@@ ination , solidarity and good sense , must be ac@@ companie@@ d by ri@@ go@@ rous monitoring by the don@@ ors in terms of how the aid is used and by effective trac@@ king of the su@@ ms made available to the benefi@@ ci@@ ary countries , from their transfer to their final de@@ st@@ ination .
under the pre@@ text of facilit@@ ating business opportunities within international air transport , this promo@@ tes the interests of mul@@ tin@@ ati@@ on@@ als within the sector at the expen@@ se of national companies and their respective strategic interests , including those that , as is the case in portugal with ta@@ p , are publi@@ c@@ ly ow@@ ned .
with regard to the lisbon treaty , there is not enough diplom@@ atic encoura@@ ge@@ ment for ratification .
my third point , mr barroso , is that the question of the trans@@ atlantic economic council and the economic relationship with the usa , and not only its economic signific@@ ance but also its strategic importance , seem to me not to be covered in sufficient deta@@ il in the commission 's paper .
another key point , of course , is public health and safety , and i am pleased that the planned stress tests , both in the eu and , as has been said here , also in belarus , and in the future ukraine and russia , should be such as to make people in the eu safe .
then , very quickly , the european commission - which i congratulate - adopted a proposal to establish the media mu@@ n@@ du@@ s programme .
we need to support a balanced view of the migration issue and recognise that immigration for work is more than necessary and will become increasingly so in the future given the demographic fore@@ ca@@ sts .
again it clari@@ f@@ ies the scope and main@@ tains the rights people already have .
if the state authorities use bru@@ te force and un@@ contro@@ lled repres@@ sion against the citizens of their own country , this de@@ serves condem@@ n@@ ation .
direct contact between people is worth more than any declaration .
in west africa , i see an emerging regional market access position many thought impossible , and in east africa i see an emerging customs union that did not exist when negotiations started and is now building an e@@ pa around their own integration plans .
mr president , i should like to make clear from the out@@ set that we can endorse the use of the european globalisation adjustment fund ( egf ) for these three appli@@ cations .
simply put , this opposition is clear .
the president of the european parliament recently sent a form@@ al request for cooperation to the presid@@ ents of the national parliaments and a he@@ aring will be held shor@@ tly .
the question of our standards has got to be acknowled@@ ged and recognised .
they are now fin@@ ali@@ sing a number of common proposals which they will announ@@ ce in due course .
i am also going to leave to one side the environmental issues relating to electri@@ c cars , in order to talk about employment problems : you , together with mr taj@@ ani , refer to the fact that , if europe wants to protect itself from the emerging countries and if it wants to become the point of reference at international level , then it cannot over@@ look research and innovation .
we also wish to emphasise the need to develop entrepreneu@@ r@@ ship , which must overcome the obstacles and dan@@ gers , address the dan@@ gers and continue , so that we have a europe which is strong in development and in protecting its citizens .
what about if the price of oil ke@@ pt rising to reach the 100 dol@@ lar mark , which is where it is now ?
we also heard very sa@@ d stor@@ ies about how si@@ ze@@ able areas , is@@ land areas of some of these countries , are already disappe@@ aring .
there is no easy finance available , especially for smes , given that it is only the people 's banks which will l@@ end to smes ; they should be supported rather than ob@@ stru@@ cted .
i note with regret that my fellow members failed to pi@@ ck up on this aspect and have allowed themselves to be influ@@ en@@ ced by re@@ a@@ so@@ ning that goes against the principles of european solidarity .
i do not understand the kind of people who ignor@@ e their n@@ ation 's mis@@ fortun@@ e and keep bur@@ ma completely i@@ sol@@ ated , although it is clear that the country cannot c@@ ope on its own .
( el ) mr president , allow me to start by congratul@@ ating the two rapporteurs on the excellent work they have done at a particularly difficult jun@@ c@@ ture .
mr president , commissioner , i would like to begin by than@@ king my colleague from the group of the alliance of liber@@ als and democrats for europe , mr k@@ lin@@ z , for his excellent work .
the creation of this office perfe@@ ctly il@@ lu@@ strate@@ s the need to put in place a common european asylum system .
the first is to really tackle tax ha@@ v@@ ens , so much money that is mis@@ sing from the states ' cof@@ fers .
finally , to ch@@ r@@ is da@@ v@@ ies , yes you are right .
unfortunately , i have about 18 na@@ mes on my list , so not every@@ body will get the floor because we do not have enough time .
in the report we also state that the member states themselves determin@@ e this area .
this balance was not always easy to achieve on individual points , but i believe that , in the end , we did find a very sound middle ground solution that satis@@ f@@ ies all the interests .
to point out that there is some discrimination against women is to get things s@@ ligh@@ tly out of propor@@ tion .
it can already be concluded that syner@@ gies could have been created between the three projects to make the eu action more efficient and effective .
i am also wor@@ r@@ ied that se@@ cul@@ ar , democratic ban@@ g@@ la@@ de@@ sh , also a country pr@@ one to flo@@ od@@ ing , will suffer as a consequ@@ ence in terms of unfair competition , and it , too , is hea@@ vi@@ ly dependent on texti@@ les .
a new government te@@ am may have taken office in chi@@ ş@@ in@@ ă@@ u on 25 september with a promis@@ ing name and programme - the alliance for european integration - but the communist party remains strong and is already prepar@@ ing its return to power by for@@ cing new elections , as expected .
precisely because of the provisions contained in the treaty of lisbon , the european commission must be prepared to ensure that when the port@@ fo@@ li@@ os are created , appropriate emphasis is placed on the issues of human rights and freedoms in@@ side the european union .
i would like to remind everyone that right now many governments sh@@ un their duty of solidarity by not taking part in frontex .
it is a democratic state , and a democratic country .
the directive relating to human trafficking is an important step forward , because human trafficking is a reality , even in europe .
how did the sub@@ prime problem start ?
on behalf of the ppe-de group . - ( es ) mr president , firstly , i agree with mr bor@@ g that it is a p@@ ity that we have had to work in this way , on the basis of u@@ no@@ f@@ fi@@ cial documents which have not yet been trans@@ l@@ ated into all the languages , when for some considerable time this parliament has been reque@@ sting measures and s@@ oun@@ ding the al@@ er@@ t about the serious crisis thre@@ ate@@ ning the fishing industry .
instead there will be a tro@@ i@@ ka summit , which is far less ambitious . those at the top of the eu have thus cho@@ sen not to send out clear a signal ahead of the elections to the european parliament .
again , it is people who have not been democr@@ atically elected , it is jud@@ ges who si@@ t at a nice com@@ for@@ table di@@ stance from reality .
( sl ) i was delighted to see this report , because it has all the necessary elements for a spee@@ dy resolution of this issue .
however , all ad@@ ul@@ ts should ultimately be responsible for making their own decisions about the extent to which they are prepared to accept the resulting damage to their health .
i agree completely with the auth@@ or of the report , and would like once again to re@@ call that in the decided majority of member states new members of parliament have already been ap@@ pointed in accordance with current regulations .
given that a two@@ -@@ fo@@ ld evaluation mechanism is involved in this case , it must be implemented , as we are talking about evalu@@ ating and ver@@ i@@ fying the application of the schengen community acquis to ensure that it is implemented in a transparent , effective and consistent manner .
however , the extent to which this is actually fe@@ a@@ sible in practice is not absolutely clear in my view .
public procurement accounts for approxim@@ ately 18 % of community gdp , and therefore has a key role to play in re@@ laun@@ ching the economy and employment .
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the commission recogni@@ ses this in its strategy , but the proposals for measures are v@@ ag@@ ue .
this is linked to my call to rein@@ force the supply from southern europe .
( de ) madam president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , this is the second report today on statistics and i should like to remind the commission that we have actually set ourselves the aim of reducing administrative expen@@ ses by 25 % , since , in connection with statistics , there continues to be an out@@ cr@@ y from those concerned not to allow excessive expen@@ ses and costs to ac@@ cru@@ e here .
member states will ali@@ g@@ n policies with the resources to back them , and i hope to mer@@ ge the eu special representative and the head of the eu delegation into a single po@@ st as soon as possible .
now , continuing on the bro@@ a@@ der issues , trade defence instruments are there for good reasons .
i was scep@@ tical as to the need to set the ' su@@ n@@ set clause ' at 31 december 2014 , if , according to the proposed regulation , the european commission has to present a report on the application of the resolution by 1 january 2014 .
as regards the current discharge procedure , with respect , in particular , to the other institutions , which is my field , i should like to express my agreement with the steps that have been taken since last year 's spanish presidency decided , when applying the treaty of lisbon , that it was time to bring the necessary transparency and control of the council 's accounts up@@ -@@ to@@ -@@ date too .
the regulation also provides for com@@ pen@@ sation and assistance in the event of an accident , passengers ' rights in the event of can@@ ce@@ ll@@ ation or delay , and the rights of people with dis@@ abi@@ lities and / or reduced mobility .
i support energy labelling , it is a necessary standard , and i think re@@ pro@@ ach@@ es about who bel@@ ong@@ s or does not bel@@ ong to a particular industrial lob@@ by should be set a@@ side .
without this amendment , the period would have ex@@ pi@@ red on 31 december 2010 .
we agree with some aspects of this report such as : the need to make greater progress on dealing with the pay gap between women and men ; the promotion of entrepreneu@@ r@@ ship among women ; the importance of policies at national level that see@@ ks to promote an improving work@@ -@@ life balance .
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finally , europe has to be a lea@@ der as regards both regulations and the construction of storage facilities .
in the first place we had the experience of the previous peri@@ ods and secondly there was the relatively challeng@@ ing effort to simplify the system without dis@@ ru@@ p@@ ting its overall equi@@ li@@ bri@@ um .
i think this is important in order to bring this dialogue further .
the strategic partnership execu@@ tive document currently under negotiation fore@@ se@@ es the establishment of a form@@ al eu-@@ me@@ xi@@ co policy dialogue on security issues , as well as increased cooperation with relevant eu agencies such as ce@@ po@@ l , europol , euro@@ just and the european monitoring centre for drug@@ s and dru@@ g addi@@ ction ( em@@ c@@ d@@ da ) .
i think that two funds should be set up : one for the needs of the eu and one for other countries in order to avoid a situation where there are no funds left for assistance to poor countries .
there are already european union obser@@ vers there , available , so that as soon as the fron@@ t@@ ier is opened at ra@@ fa@@ h , we will be ready to de@@ plo@@ y .
was he sugge@@ sting that we should re@@ fra@@ in from supporting this resolution , or was he ex@@ pressing the op@@ posi@@ te , namely , wh@@ ole@@ hear@@ ted socialist support for adopting it right now ?
i am not taking the same attitude as others here who believe that countries like greece , ireland and portugal did everything right : that they made no mistak@@ es and did not go too far ; that they did everything right and it was only the international crisis that caused problems .
however , we are all citizens of europe .
green energy , for example , is far more job@@ s@@ -@@ r@@ ich than investment in business as usu@@ al , yet the package agreed by the g20 will actually lo@@ ck the world into a high-@@ carbon economy at exactly the time that we should be shi@@ f@@ ting to a very different low@@ -@@ carbon sustainable economy .
co l@@ t@@ d .
in addition to its religious function , mo@@ r gab@@ r@@ ie@@ l is the cultural and economic centre of the as@@ sy@@ ri@@ an christian minority in the region .
what a de@@ ni@@ al of national sovereignty and what con@@ tem@@ pt for the citizens and governments of our countries .
it cannot be a relationship where either party fe@@ els entitled to le@@ c@@ ture or he@@ ct@@ or the other .
this is not the case at prag@@ ue ca@@ st@@ le .
the ombudsman is a fi@@ g@@ ure in the european institutional system whose purpose is to defend the rights of european citizens and to coun@@ ter mal@@ administration .
however , fre@@ ight transport needs a good transport infrastructure and that is why we hope that the budgets relating to the community and national transport projects will become a priority in the future .
surely not .
but of course , that is the whole point , because the court is not allowed to look at the evidence ; they have no right .
for this reason , i voted in favour of mr ferre@@ ira 's report .
it is true that the coming months will be difficult , but we do need to ce@@ le@@ br@@ ate this turning point .
given that some regions pos@@ se@@ ss clear geographical and natural dis@@ advantages such as de@@ population , among other things , i believe that this measure is fundamental if we are to make cohesion policy more effective .
every child has a right to education .
these are some of the detailed matters :
it undermin@@ es the whole strategy .
this treaty will be offici@@ ally signed in lisbon on 13 december .
it is essential for european policies on development to be coherent .
i congratulate them on the quality of the accounts , which were audi@@ ted with a fav@@ ourable opinion by an external firm and by the internal au@@ dit@@ or .
we aim to create a better , cle@@ are@@ r legislative environment for businesses .
however , although many people have internet access these days , not everyone does .
in particular , workers have the right to establish associ@@ ations and to negoti@@ ate working conditions colle@@ ctively .
since the very ra@@ is@@ on d '@@ ê@@ tr@@ e for these mach@@ ines has now been compromi@@ sed by this legal advi@@ ce - and i address this directly to commissioner barro@@ t - is it not now time that the commission ru@@ led that the use of these types of s@@ can@@ ner in the eu should not be allowed , since my constitu@@ ents trave@@ lling any@@ where in the union should not be subject to this inde@@ cent and degra@@ ding treatment ?
for example , a call to ban all government officials and representatives of the justice system from enter@@ ing the eu will not achieve the intended objective .
it refle@@ cts previ@@ ously adopted objectives and as@@ sum@@ p@@ tions and , in this respect , it fulfi@@ ls the necessary criteria .
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we will now achieve a real internal market , uniform competitive conditions and a great deal of progress towards health protection .
therefore , women working in what is known as pre@@ c@@ arious employment de@@ serve special protection .
this is very serious .
the report significantly impro@@ ves safety and reli@@ ability in the internal market .
i am told that the eu is import@@ ing from the rest of the world an amount of food that would take about 35 million he@@ c@@ ta@@ res of land to gro@@ w .
the challenges of the future are changing constantly , and regional policy must be able to adap@@ t to this change , as is evi@@ dent from the discussions here .
in former socialist countries , the situation seems even more dra@@ matic since the previous gender policy led to the development of a significant se@@ g@@ ment of women who were active in the field of science .
mr mar@@ ine@@ sc@@ u , i have pra@@ i@@ sed the excellent work of the portuguese presidency , which has allowed new member states to join the system .
how far we go at the june european council as regards the eu 's own internal arrangements will very much depend on how far our international partners , including the us , have gone and on the status of negotiations in the multilateral framework .
i would war@@ n members against calling for legislative measures in this report or pos@@ si@@ bly interpre@@ ting the text as including such measures after the event .
we have therefore actually asked the commission what it intends to do first to change the rules and practices as a result of this court decision , so that open@@ ness , transparency and democracy might be implemented , and what the council has planned to do to implement open@@ ness and democracy and also to make national opinion vi@@ sible after a decision .
i therefore feel that this report is very important .
the communist party of greece votes against both the report and the commission 's proposal for a directive .
within the common fisheries policy too much attention has been paid to the recent report of the court of auditors on control and enforcement .
a key item in an international agreement would be the question of what happens to ener@@ g@@ y-@@ inten@@ sive enterprises .
( it ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , i agree with the rapporteur over the need to simplify fishing rules with a regulation that can implement the recommendations adopted by the general fisheries commission for the mediterranean .
all the ca@@ th@@ oli@@ cs and or@@ th@@ od@@ o@@ x or prote@@ stan@@ ts and an@@ g@@ li@@ c@@ ans might interpre@@ t that in very different ways , but i would cau@@ tion against defi@@ ning the je@@ wish her@@ it@@ age out of europe .
it is important to acce@@ ler@@ ate the development of direct contact between citizens of the south cau@@ ca@@ sus and european union member states .
we must name problems very clearly and seek solutions together .
there have been some encouraging developments at times , but these are also ac@@ companie@@ d by some very repres@@ sive judg@@ ments .
thank you for your speeches .
passengers will be entitled to re@@ fre@@ sh@@ ments in the case of short delay , a re@@ fund for over 2 hours ' delay , and up to eur 1 200 for lost or dam@@ aged lu@@ g@@ g@@ age .
since the report is excellent and is right to give due consideration to the principle of subsidiarity , i should like , br@@ iefly , to address the link between urban mobility and in@@ land shi@@ pping .
it fall@@ s to sweden to include an ex@@ emp@@ tion in the treaty of lisbon , st@@ ating that the effects of the la@@ val judg@@ ment have no bearing on sweden .
we must also abi@@ de by the provisions of the stability and growth pact .
in this way , ambi@@ gu@@ ities and contradi@@ ctions will be remo@@ ved from a directive which is already 3@@ 3 years old and which , during that time , has been amen@@ ded 5@@ 5 times .
such weapons and technologies have been pro@@ li@@ fer@@ ating .
this means , on the one hand , that the instruments involved are extremely difficult and the procedures are very compli@@ cated , but , on the other , it produ@@ ces a clear effect of cooperation between the european union , member states and local authorities .
this amount must therefore be increased .
the elections are between the democratic and communist forces .
i appeal to you to take a clear , final decision tomorrow in order to protect consumers .
in addition , the report exam@@ ines the steps taken by member states to improve recovery of amounts not colle@@ cted or w@@ ron@@ gly paid , as well as the mechanisms under national law for recovery by off@@ setting .
the key aim of these measures is to re@@ vit@@ alise the western balk@@ an economies through pri@@ vi@@ leg@@ ed access to the eu market .
some@@ one is accoun@@ table and must be made accoun@@ table .
i wish to te@@ sti@@ fy before this house , as one might te@@ sti@@ fy in court , that it is not true that ja@@ im@@ e ma@@ y@@ or o@@ re@@ ja 's out@@ stre@@ t@@ ched hand was rejected .
indeed , i wanted to stress the fact that , in the many negotiations on trade agreements currently under way with several of the eu 's partners , it is essential to reach balanced agreements which are based on the principle of reci@@ pro@@ city .
the situation is compli@@ cated by the government 's decision to re@@ tain payments to the second pension t@@ ier .
mr mart@@ ine@@ z has expla@@ ined his the@@ ory on in@@ ver@@ ted tari@@ ff@@ s to us .
due to its ex@@ tra@@ ordinary growth rates and gradu@@ al market opening , india offers new business opportunities and a strong potential also for growth for european airlines , air@@ cra@@ ft manufacturers and service provi@@ ders .
this must be a flag@@ ship initiative and not re@@ leg@@ ated in the way that it is in the eu 2020 initiative , and i hope that both of you will help us to make sure that that happens over the next few weeks .
rapporteur . - ( es ) mr president , the decision my report propo@@ ses to this chamber is , above all , political , in the stri@@ c@@ test sense of the word .
i welcome the focus on better research in europe , especially as we know 8@@ 5 % of research today is without eu coordination .
this has to stop and this must be a strong message sent to an@@ kar@@ a by the european parliament .
on behalf of the pse group . - ( fr ) mr president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , during our last debate in july on access to medicines , i concluded my comments by calling on the council and the commission to make clear and form@@ al commitments that would guarantee europe 's active involvement in finding new solutions and its desire to be a front run@@ ner in the fight for access to af@@ for@@ d@@ able medicines for everyone .
air transport emissions are rapi@@ dly increasing ; they have almost doub@@ led since 199@@ 0 and are expected to dou@@ ble once again by 2020 .
in addition , we welcome what the report says on the support being given to the school milk scheme , and the commission 's proposal in relation to increasing the funding of this scheme and the funding of the school fruit scheme .
one of these sign@@ als rel@@ ates directly to the subject of our debate today .
it is mad@@ ness that we apply more str@@ ing@@ ent red ta@@ pe and regulation to our own eu producers than we apply to our competi@@ tors outside the eu .
competition with go@@ o@@ gle also spot@@ ligh@@ ts numerous issues which will have to be resolved .
this fi@@ g@@ ure is also just over a quar@@ ter of the amount granted to italy , one of the main ei@@ b sha@@ re@@ holders .
there is a tari@@ ff defici@@ t , there are regul@@ ated tari@@ ff@@ s that di@@ stor@@ t the market .
the cl@@ ien@@ t sig@@ ns a contr@@ act that he does not always read and even if he does , he would like to sugge@@ st changes , which is not possible .
the european citizens ' initiative will make a significant contribution to making the european political system more democratic , as it establish@@ es a direct link between member states ' citizens and eu institutions .
it awa@@ k@@ ens hope for the introduction of change and for democr@@ ati@@ sation .
there are always new time@@ tab@@ les , more per@@ cent@@ ages , new regulations and sti@@ pul@@ ations .
i am very pleased with the result .
i have spoken with mr mar@@ k@@ er@@ t and he told me what he actually said .
it is that threat that has caused the emerg@@ ence of new regional grou@@ p@@ ings , and we will pos@@ si@@ bly see bilateral agreements , for example with c@@ ô@@ te d '@@ i@@ vo@@ ire .
( fr ) commissioner , my first question has already been asked by mari@@ an@@ ne mi@@ k@@ ko : is there a problem of competition or lack of coordination among the various ngos , and is the commission pla@@ ying its part in trying to coordin@@ ate the excellent job each of them is doing ?
no stat@@ ues of mr pu@@ tin have been e@@ re@@ cted in the stre@@ ets of russia as yet , but there are sig@@ ns of a person@@ ality cul@@ t .
further reforms are also necessary in order to strengthen media freedom and pl@@ ur@@ alism .
could you please look into this and find out about the specific case that i have asked about ?
provided it is ac@@ companie@@ d by a strict definition of the requirements with which closed a@@ qu@@ ac@@ ul@@ ture facilities will have to comply , as well as by adequate monitoring of compliance , it will not compromise the necessary protection of biodiversity and the environment .
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that is , the directive accepted by the council in@@ corre@@ ctly de@@ sign@@ ates the base year and thus pa@@ pers over the efforts hi@@ ther@@ to made by member states with regard to harmful emissions .
first of all , with regard to the draft framework decision on combating terrorism , combating terrorism is a challenge for the european union that requires the po@@ ol@@ ing of all our efforts .
mis@@ leading practices are illegal under the mis@@ leading and compar@@ ative adverti@@ sing directive and the unfair commercial practices directive .
to do this , however , we should not run over the agenda .
the efforts of the european union special representative will certainly continue and the efforts of the european commission will continue and be ste@@ p@@ ped up , in particular as regards the implementation of a package of confi@@ den@@ ce-@@ building measures - we very much appreci@@ ate georgia 's support for this package .
( ro ) i would like to draw your attention during today 's debate to the case of isra@@ e@@ li sol@@ d@@ ier gh@@ i@@ lad sh@@ al@@ it , who was ki@@ d@@ nap@@ ped in ke@@ rem sh@@ al@@ om in june 2006 , aged just 19 .
then , i think , we will be able to work very effectively on those action programmes which offer advi@@ ce and assistance and which are back@@ ed by the european commission .
you mentioned this issue , commissioner .
the procedure will also allow us to produce a draft resolution setting out our concerns on the agreement in issue - in this case , ma@@ ur@@ it@@ ania - with the request that they be taken on board by the negoti@@ ators and ultimately become part of the final protocol .
beyond the rati@@ on@@ ale of cohesion policy which is , and should remain , a central pillar for achieving the new sustainable development goals , and in order to help regions to face forthcoming global challenges which will impact more and more on their development , the commission belie@@ ves we should all keep on strengthening the deli@@ very mechanisms of cohesion policy buil@@ t upon the principles of an integrated approach , partnership and multilateral governance .
this is a mea@@ su@@ rement of poverty that is carried out in terms that are absolu@@ te and pu@@ rely financial , and does not take into account the diversity of the 27 member states ; its line of argument can be sum@@ mari@@ sed as one of simple sol@@ ven@@ cy .
it has gone over six million for the first time since the mid@@ -@@ 19@@ th century .
the de@@ commissi@@ oning of old and un@@ safe nuclear power plants in europe is essential for su@@ sta@@ ining the life and health of european citizens .
this aid must be ad@@ mini@@ ste@@ red in a swift and respon@@ sive manner in order to have any chance of being effective .
we agree that there are other reasons for failure , but our recent euro@@ baro@@ me@@ ter surve@@ ys show that contrac@@ t-@@ law related obstacles ran@@ k first out of ele@@ ven obstacles to busin@@ ess@@ -@@ to@@ -@@ consumer transactions .
we have to remind the european union and the international organisation that sexual orien@@ tation is a matter fall@@ ing within the re@@ mit of the individual right to priv@@ acy guaranteed by international human rights law , according to which equality and non-@@ discrimination should be promo@@ ted , whilst freedom of expression should be guaranteed .
with the three reports under discussion today , the european parliament is giving a very strong indi@@ cation of how it means to achieve these objectives and guarantee security .
in addition , approxim@@ ately 9@@ 2 % of manufacturers of construction materials , amoun@@ ting to 6@@ 5 000 enterprises , are smes with fe@@ wer than 2@@ 50 employees as smes are the back@@ b@@ one of our economy , this proposal calls for recognition of their role and needs , as well as for a high level of health and safety for those working in this sector .
( fr ) mr president , i perfe@@ ctly understand the argument stated by the rapporteur , leading us to vote firstly on amendment 8@@ 12 .
i am very sor@@ ry about that : we would have pre@@ fer@@ red to have had a lot of you here .
but you are behind the times .
i very much hope , however , that we can get this support before copenhagen ; it is a matter of urg@@ ency .
i fully understand those who are fighting to re@@ tain their old pri@@ vi@@ leg@@ es , but this is simply not the agenda that we politicians must pursu@@ e .
as a f@@ am@@ ous phi@@ lo@@ s@@ op@@ her once said , ' enti@@ ties must not be multi@@ pl@@ ied beyond necessi@@ ty ' .
madam president , commissioners , state secre@@ tary , based on mrs j@@ á@@ ró@@ ka 's report , and in con@@ jun@@ ction with it , we are glad to progress further towards the implementation of the roma strategy .
an eu civil protection mechanism , a te@@ am of six experts , is also now in ch@@ ile .
before long , africa will account for 20 % of the world 's population , while europe will account for just 5 % .
i would like the member states to have equal access to this register .
naturally , we know full well that european culture consi@@ sts of the su@@ m of the cul@@ tures of all of the countries that make it up , and we all want europe to be not just an economic area but also , and above all , a community of values .
the ce@@ ta is by far the most ambitious bilateral f@@ ta the eu has ever negotiated under the 2006 ' global europe ' trade strategy .
the european central bank already has eur 3@@ 60 billion in financial instruments on its boo@@ ks that are not free@@ ly tra@@ d@@ able and hol@@ ds a further eur 4@@ 80 billion in po@@ or@@ ly secu@@ red secur@@ ities .
and the proposed legislation - i am glad that the commissioner has just given it his b@@ le@@ ssing - certainly must not add to the red ta@@ pe .
allow me to mention two essential elements from the debate .
the reduction in hazar@@ d@@ ous substances , up@@ stre@@ am , will also lead to a reduction in re@@ cy@@ c@@ ling costs .
the commission has put the development of i@@ ct and of the information society , which has huge potential benefits for european economy and society , at the heart of its programmes .
( fr ) madam president , i congratulate our three rapporteurs for this quite re@@ mar@@ k@@ able sum@@ mar@@ y that they have given of the current state of our common foreign and security policy .
it provides an important added value for both the market and consumers .
the ei@@ b 's mandate ex@@ pi@@ res in october .
it will be an indi@@ cation that they have arri@@ ved at state@@ hood .
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having said that , just as with regard to the palesti@@ ni@@ an@@ -@@ isra@@ e@@ li conflict , the eu has cho@@ sen not to take the necessary action .
in june 2009 , the commission tabled the eu c@@ br@@ n action plan , which was amen@@ ded by the council in november .
firstly , i would like to thank the speaker for his cooperation and for keeping his e@@ ars open to various proposals .
are there not perhaps one or two things that can yet be done in the re@@ al@@ m of state supervision ?
before the crisis , in 2007 , portugal had economic growth of 2.@@ 4 % of gdp and a defici@@ t of 2.@@ 6 % .
therefore , the development of eu projects in this state co@@ inci@@ des perfe@@ ctly with the union 's priority to er@@ adi@@ cate poverty .
the military is both a stability factor and an impe@@ di@@ ment to democracy .
i think that to do this - i am coming back to the question of the network of experts - it is not a matter of using technical exper@@ ti@@ se to re@@ place sensitive political decisions , but of ensuring that the sensitive political decisions are based as far as possible on objective information .
the big member states , such as germany and france , are afraid of turkey , which is a large , influ@@ ential country .
bor@@ row@@ ing today means deb@@ ts tomorrow , deb@@ ts that the member states will be obli@@ ged to re@@ pay at a future date .
i would like to make one thing clear on behalf of my group , however , which is that we do want transparency , but the methods of achieving it must continue to be up for discussion .
and i want the new green technologies of the future to be the source of british jobs in british businesses . '
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the policy should be the po@@ lar op@@ posi@@ te of this .
i have made a commitment to parliament ; i will not tell people what to e@@ at .
the demographic risks involved are a priority for eu-@@ level social policies .
what is happening today , as regards the capital trans@@ fer@@ red from the ne@@ w@@ ly ad@@ mitted member states , is impossible to control and contradi@@ cts the fundamental ideo@@ logical pre@@ cep@@ ts of the eu .
to conclude i would like to stress that urban development must follow an integrated and well-@@ coordinated strategy , supported at all levels by both the government and the private sector .
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as far as this issue is concerned , as you know , the commission takes the view that the existing tools of the carbon dio@@ xi@@ de emissions system should be extended by introducing a sect@@ oral credit mechanism .
it is not an easy task , as the expe@@ lled ngos were among those very capable of working in such difficult and remo@@ te areas .
it would seem that , glob@@ ally , progress has been made in this field , but the sa@@ d fact remains that totalit@@ ari@@ an regi@@ mes still exist today .
mr president , i believe that the commission first published a gu@@ id@@ ance document on the implementation of the post@@ ing of workers directive back in 2006 , and at the time the socialist group - in response - led a call in parliament for a tou@@ gh@@ e@@ ning up of the directive .
( it ) madam president , ladies and gentlemen , in the current difficult economic and financial scen@@ ari@@ o , europe must continue to support projects in the sector of energy efficiency and renewable energy for a sustainable and social competitive economy .
it is an eu mission which , in addition to being illegal in itself , is making an agreement with an illegal enti@@ ty , therefore ren@@ der@@ ing it doub@@ ly illegal .
i voted against this report for several reasons .
its objective is to establish 22 may as the annual european obe@@ si@@ ty day , raise awareness of the need for action at european level and ensure that the vo@@ ices of over@@ we@@ ight and obe@@ se patients are heard .
our con@@ dol@@ ences and sym@@ pa@@ thy go to the people of greece .
it targets the practices of un@@ scru@@ pul@@ ous em@@ ploy@@ ers , whilst protecting migr@@ ant workers who , most often , are the victims in such cases .
we must be care@@ ful not to re@@ place our addi@@ ction to oil with a new addi@@ ction to subsidies .
in addition , in keeping with mrs ro@@ ure 's report on open and secure re@@ cep@@ tion cent@@ res , adopted on 5 february , parliament identified a number of problems in these cent@@ res .
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when they hear this , minority rights acti@@ vi@@ sts immediately cr@@ y se@@ g@@ reg@@ ation , even though the objective is rapid inclusion .
it is one of the many results of om@@ ni@@ present consum@@ er@@ is@@ m .
i voted in favour of the report on key competen@@ ces for a changing world : implementation of the education and training 2010 work programme .
this proposal up@@ d@@ ates the eu legislation trans@@ pos@@ ing the scheme of control and enforcement adopted by the nor@@ th@@ west atlantic fisheries commission .
at the time of voting , i did not support the amendments submitted by the gue group , which aimed to make member states ban or limit work opportunities through temporary employment agencies .
very few ships have their hazar@@ d@@ ous materials remo@@ ved before they reach the b@@ reak@@ ing y@@ ar@@ ds .
i also hope that the commission comple@@ tes , as quickly as possible , the process of the eu 's membership of the european convention on human rights ( e@@ ch@@ r ) , which will provide an additional mechanism for the respect of human rights .
i hope that solidarity will develop among the member states of the union , in the interests of as@@ sum@@ ing an effective role in kosovo .
i would definitely say that it is not an op@@ tion to be dis@@ regar@@ ded , even if it can sometimes cause con@@ fu@@ sion .
it means that europe will have to fight with a new vision and with s@@ op@@ hi@@ sti@@ cated policies in order to re@@ tain its position in global economic decision-making .
furthermore , i agree with a de@@ fer@@ ral on the obligation of electronic sh@@ e@@ e@@ p t@@ ag@@ ging .
i would like to stress the importance of natural relations in the development of eu-@@ serbi@@ an cooperation .
cohesion policy from 2013 on@@ war@@ ds must meet the needs of the european regions , to help the eu community gro@@ w and fl@@ ou@@ rish .
ec@@ as are therefore instruments that are well placed to contribute to eu foreign policy objectives , in particular the alle@@ vi@@ ation of poverty and climate change .
mr president , during president ob@@ ama 's recent t@@ our of the middle east , we heard him say that they saw their most important partnership as being that between the united states and india .
what also clearly emer@@ ges from the debate is that we need both continu@@ ity and reform in policy deli@@ very .
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we therefore voted in favour of these proposals .
therefore , despite the fact that no conclusion was possible by the end of 2008 , the council remains fully committed to the multilateral trade system , as well as to the conclusion of an ambitious , balanced and comprehensive outcome of the wto do@@ ha round .
i hope that you will be able to do so , but do let us know .
as a sup@@ por@@ ter of a strong common market , i pre@@ fer market barriers to be remo@@ ved and not created .
( et ) mr president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen .
in writing . - ( pt ) we completely agree with the report when it states that ' the current economic model , which ent@@ a@@ ils constan@@ t maxi@@ mis@@ ation of consumption , production and trade , is un@@ sustainable as this results in ever@@ -@@ increasing demand for resources and transport and a growing qu@@ anti@@ ty of waste and emissions ' and that the current trading system produ@@ ces ' a global di@@ vision of labour which is based on a very high in@@ put of transport of products ' , which could be produced lo@@ cally in a more sustainable way .
support for the idea of creating two e-@@ justice internet port@@ als seems justified .
i therefore sugge@@ st that we postpo@@ ne the vote until 29 november , at the next plenary , in brussels .
( pl ) mr president , the allo@@ cation of funds from the various budget lines always awa@@ k@@ ens the stron@@ ge@@ st emo@@ tions and debate .
on behalf of the ec@@ r group . - madam president , our resolutions on this issue address the du@@ al challenges of er@@ adi@@ cating hun@@ ger - which currently affe@@ cts one si@@ x@@ th of the world 's population - and secur@@ ing a food supply for the future .
for the above reasons , i supported this report .
it is very important for this proportion@@ ality and equal treatment to be implemented in the foreign service .
several of you referred to ra@@ pe@@ x .
well , these reasons have been en@@ um@@ er@@ ated here this e@@ vening , but they are worth looking at again .
we therefore obviously call on the european parliament to rati@@ fy this agreement .
the central african republic received eur 8 million in aid and similar amounts have been allocated for 2008 .
this debate , however , is simply another example of pan@@ der@@ ing to anti-@@ isra@@ e@@ li ho@@ sti@@ lity and s@@ enti@@ ments , particularly on the other side of the house .
( pl ) mr president , the debate on gene@@ tically modif@@ ied organis@@ ms has come to the fore again in recent weeks .
the eu 's leaders were con@@ spi@@ cu@@ ous by their ab@@ s@@ ence .
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greens ' recommendations were unani@@ m@@ ously adopted in committee .
mr president , the reason we are discussing these proposals from the commission is that the previous regulation la@@ p@@ sed in 2010 .
in this context , the future strategy should pay attention to improving under@@ ground sources of dr@@ in@@ king water and elimin@@ ating the pollution of the danube .
i have a significant problem , though , with the definition of universal services and how that is applied to rural services .
the result of this was that we spent months , if not years , in reaching an agreement and were then finally able to adopt the legislative ow@@ n-@@ initiative reports on this issue in september of last year , in the form of the ras@@ mus@@ sen and leh@@ ne reports .
in writing . - ( fr ) the internet is an inte@@ gra@@ l part of our children 's every@@ day lives .
the rapporteur introdu@@ ces positive amendments to the convention , which will bring the current regulations more in line with instruments at international and regional level .
this is just an example of an aspect that the report could and should have taken much further .
the credit crisis is also a refle@@ ction of this course .
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instead , i would call upon our lithu@@ ani@@ an fellow members to ensure they abi@@ de stri@@ ctly by our community legislation , in particular , article 21 of the charter of fundamental rights , which pro@@ hi@@ b@@ its all forms of discrimination .
i also war@@ m@@ ly welcome the decision of the spanish presidency to speed up the debate on the future of the common agricultural policy .
for this reason , i consider it to be important to implement practices such as experience ex@@ changes between the administr@@ ations of european cities , urban op@@ ti@@ mis@@ ation dat@@ ab@@ a@@ ses at european level , as well as to encourage citizens to change the way in which they approach the issue of personal transport@@ ation in the urban environment .
i could not agree more .
ms mar@@ ten@@ s ' report takes into account accoun@@ t@@ ability and transparency , so i support it .
auth@@ or . - mr president , there are three points that i would like to make concerning the alde amendments to this resolution .
the mistak@@ es that have been made can be corre@@ cted and the union can still work for - and with - its citizens .
in particular , the council agreed to an additional demand from parliament of having the v@@ ari@@ able concerning the acce@@ ssi@@ bility of tou@@ ri@@ st ac@@ com@@ mod@@ ation for persons with reduced mobility included in the regulation .
mrs b@@ hu@@ t@@ to was , i think for all of us , a symbo@@ l of a moder@@ ate and liberal pakistan .
the implementation and interpre@@ tation issues that have created un@@ certainty are the problem .
gdp growth in these countries was almost dou@@ ble the average in the euro zone , and unemployment rates were significantly lower than in the euro zone .
i also hope that the provi@@ si@@ onal government shows itself to be as good as its word and under@@ takes reforms that do not fail to take these issues into account .
we are faced with an ag@@ eing population , and if women do not have a pension , then we have a dee@@ ply sa@@ d situation on our hands .
i am therefore more than happy to sum@@ mari@@ se what is at stak@@ e .
more concer@@ ted effort needs to be made in these areas .
i have written to my colleagues in russia and ukraine asking how we should proce@@ ed with monitoring in the future , because in my opinion , if we trust the deal and if it is stable , then no monitoring is needed now ; however , the monitor@@ s are currently there .
the fac@@ ility f@@ its in perfe@@ ctly with the concept of support for entrepreneu@@ r@@ ship presented in the charter for small enterprises .
rapporteur . - ( fr ) mr president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , first of all i should like to express particular thanks to the shadow rapporteurs and the dra@@ ft@@ s@@ men of opinions for their valu@@ able assistance .
we must also limit ri@@ sk@@ -@@ taking and put a stop to exce@@ sses .
taking this opportunity , i would like to give many thanks to all the coordin@@ ators of foreign affairs of the political groups , the co@@ -@@ rapporteurs , and also the secre@@ tari@@ at of the committee on foreign affairs , without whose help it would not have been possible to prepare a report which today enjo@@ ys broad support , as can be seen by the very small number of amendments submitted in the plenary session . this will significantly facilitate voting tomorrow .
an ex@@ ag@@ ger@@ ated threat will tr@@ ig@@ ger policy measures which lead to a sk@@ e@@ wed view of political priorities .
different dat@@ ab@@ a@@ ses must be linked .
you are aware that a number of member states remain to be convinced that setting a target against poverty is a task for our union .
the inci@@ dent referred to was a prote@@ st by mr blo@@ om , in which he addressed war@@ time al@@ lu@@ sions to mr schulz .
i have therefore ab@@ stain@@ ed from the vote .
it also strength@@ ens the union 's credibility in the e@@ yes of third countries , as the european union has always deman@@ ded the fulfi@@ l@@ ment of human rights in its bilateral relations .
( fi ) mr president , the arti@@ st a@@ i we@@ i@@ we@@ i , who has achieved international recognition , is some@@ one who has en@@ ri@@ ched chinese culture and ar@@ t .
i would emphasise that we need it to be a win@@ -@@ wi@@ n situation .
strong and independent consumer organisations have an important role in this .
it is a welcome development that is wor@@ thy of our support and i am very pleased that i was able to give it min@@ e .
i must say that we socialists have been at the fore@@ front , right from the start , in reinfor@@ cing transparency and control and , as a result , democracy with regard to lobby@@ ist@@ s .
thirdly , also within this open form of coordination , the member states have shown strong political commitment to an exchange of information and learning from each other .
member of the commission . - i definitely think that european farmers can be proud of their standards and the commission fav@@ ours any initiative that hel@@ ps farmers , not least in the live@@ stock sector , to communi@@ cate with consumers about the origin of products .
i hope that we will all be able to hold a more detailed debate on the wh@@ ite paper , which will include the practical experience of businesses .
as a hungarian , i am very happy that the hungarian presidency will ho@@ pe@@ fully not have to deal with the budget , but only to find a solution for i@@ ter and for flexibility during the negotiations .
against this back@@ ground , i am h@@ op@@ ing for positive developments after two t@@ ough and difficult years .
a third is bur@@ ned .
the republic of moldova is on a positive tra@@ je@@ ct@@ ory .
those are all questions for which we must find the answer .
this is associated with the tenden@@ cy of many dri@@ vers to dri@@ ve more re@@ ck@@ less@@ ly in third countries than in their home countries as they are less fe@@ ar@@ ful of criminal pro@@ secu@@ tion .
in any case i could not explain here the reasons for the 20@@ -@@ me@@ tr@@ e ri@@ de on the air@@ port bu@@ s .
therefore , the council has not been in a position to discuss the ne@@ w@@ ly adopted constitution of hungary .
the tests do not pre@@ di@@ ct air@@ pl@@ ane cra@@ shes , either over fuel pon@@ ds or over re@@ ac@@ tors .
the opinions and positions of members of parliament will be taken into account as far as possible .
the employment of women strength@@ ens women 's dignity .
on the other hand , in its report , which i voted in favour of , the european parliament se@@ ts particular stor@@ e by the gradu@@ al with@@ dra@@ wa@@ l of the ec@@ b emergency measures applied in 2008 as a result of the financial crisis ( 1 % interest rate , qu@@ anti@@ t@@ ative eas@@ ing and infl@@ ation be@@ low 2 % ) .
i was appla@@ u@@ ding the previous speaker who made a very valu@@ able conclusion to his speech .
if not , then i would like to be told that .
we need a greater focus on safety , better rules concerning information for patients and effective measures against counterfe@@ it medicines .
a significant propor@@ tion of roma live in dis@@ advant@@ aged areas throughout europe , areas that are developed with the help of considerable support .
4@@ 5 % of our aid for acp countries will be allocated out of national budgets , both as budgetary support for specific sectors and as general budgetary support .
i have heard that spain has already produced new national legislation following our methods , and i know that the same is true of other member states .
our report calls for a system of solidarity regarding the re@@ sett@@ lement of refugees from north africa .
although the eu has no overall powers in this area , it can still take measures to promote tourism .
it should be resul@@ t-@@ orien@@ ted and t@@ ied to objective and clear criteria on democr@@ ati@@ sation and the progress achieved in reforms .
the union for europe of the nations group has reque@@ sted that a commission statement on the ear@@ th@@ qu@@ ake in the italian region of ab@@ ru@@ z@@ z@@ o be in@@ ser@@ ted into the agenda .
we sugge@@ st the creation of a new po@@ st of high official for foreign energy policy after the new treaty ent@@ ers - ho@@ pe@@ fully - into force .
i would like to conclude by ex@@ pressing my confidence that the compromise amendments which have been reached following negotiations will provide a happy medi@@ um benef@@ iting everyone .
i am well aware that the increase in food prices makes things very difficult for farmers , but i would not want this measure to open the flo@@ od@@ g@@ ates to imports of gene@@ tically modif@@ ied so@@ ya and ma@@ i@@ ze .
i proposed that the commission and the council should adopt the same visa facilit@@ ation for georgia that is currently granted in russia .
i am in agreement with the rapporteur in that a balance should be struc@@ k between implementing a high level of protection for consumers and the need to simplify the regulatory framework for texti@@ le products .
this compli@@ cated beginning certainly expla@@ ins part of the delay , but it is certainly also true , as you have said , that payment services establish@@ ments - that is , banks - have demonstrated a certain re@@ lu@@ ct@@ ance to implement this mechanism .
in the third world , the payment of foreign debt and interest for servi@@ cing debt to r@@ ich countries represents a major dra@@ in on resources , which therefore do not go to health and education budgets , which are reduced to almost in@@ signific@@ ance .
we wanted the committee on international trade to be part of this debate , because there is little point in ban@@ ning i@@ u@@ u fishing if the european union then op@@ ens its markets to it .
finally , our committee 's third priority concerns the european return fund .
i , however , do not see any sign of discrimination .
i would like to as@@ sure you once again , mr barroso , that you and the european commission have all@@ ies , here , and i speak for the majority of the european parliament .
the average spent in europe on such commitments is 0@@ .@@ 4 per cent of gro@@ ss domestic product .
my second point is that very few people , not even mrs ple@@ š@@ tin@@ sk@@ á 's visi@@ tors ' group , know that the european union is the frien@@ d of the consumer .
well done to the committee on civil liber@@ ties , justice and home affairs too .
you will realise that , for us as social democrats , for whom 1 may is an important day , this was something very dist@@ ur@@ b@@ ing .
( l@@ oud prote@@ sts and cr@@ ies of ' no ! ' from the ef@@ d )
thus , there are clearly problems there , too , and so i should like the commission to carry out a much cle@@ are@@ r analysis of whether the legislation is really satisfac@@ tory .
therefore , with proper use of the ar@@ rest war@@ r@@ ant , proportion@@ ality , strict application of the instrument , better exchange of information and training on european issues for mag@@ i@@ strate@@ s , we are sure that uniform application of this important instrument can be achieved in full .
this may be particularly benefi@@ cial and useful in countries that have yet to create a sufficient infrastructure for colle@@ cting electri@@ cal waste .
portugal is an example of this : approxim@@ ately 3@@ 00 000 smes represent more than 9@@ 9 % of the total number of companies , and these are directly responsible for more than 2 million jobs and have a comb@@ ined tur@@ no@@ ver of some eur 1@@ 70 billion .
mr president , ladies and gentlemen , the explan@@ atory statement from the rapporteur is quite correct and needs no am@@ pli@@ fication .
today , we also need to cover costs ar@@ ising from the new role of the european parliament in connection with the lisbon treaty enter@@ ing into force .
the criticism dire@@ cted at a number of so-called re@@ cep@@ tion cent@@ res is justified .
there are other measures that could perhaps be adopted without additional cost to the community budget , such as advance author@@ isation of payments to certain live@@ stock farmers of the aid they are entitled to , who are of course doub@@ ly affected not only by rising prices , but also by having to deal with live@@ stock diseases , such as ' blu@@ e@@ ton@@ gue ' , and so i think we could go a little further just now .
this strategy 's objective is to gain a tho@@ rou@@ gh understanding of the dynami@@ cs , characteri@@ stics and vo@@ lu@@ me of tourism , but it appe@@ ars to me to be exce@@ ssi@@ vely cum@@ ber@@ some , bureaucr@@ atic and co@@ stly .
madam president , the trage@@ dy of bur@@ ma has been only com@@ po@@ un@@ ded by the refu@@ s@@ al of the military jun@@ ta to allow the deli@@ very of aid and assistance .
the chair of the sub@@ committee on human rights , mrs fla@@ utr@@ e , respon@@ ded to this very intelli@@ gently .
asking for a further high-@@ level conference to be held will only in@@ cu@@ r expen@@ se which would be better allocated to specific measures .
that was in 198@@ 6 .
we must therefore be absolutely sure that ti@@ mber from cam@@ e@@ ro@@ on , the republic of con@@ go or any other third country has been obtained , trans@@ ported and placed on the market legally , respe@@ cting the needs of local communities and forest management legislation .
in a period of economic un@@ certainty , it is also essential for the commission to re@@ af@@ firm its commitment to support social rights far more strongly than before and i need not remind you that the main priority next year should also include comple@@ tion of the ratification of the lisbon treaty and , of course , its implementation .
re@@ pa@@ ir and ma@@ inten@@ ance is very important for consumers : not only for reasons of safety and reli@@ ability , but also because re@@ pa@@ ir bi@@ lls account for 40 % of the total cost of ow@@ ning a car .
( fr ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , the commission , in defen@@ ding ram@@ pan@@ t free@@ -@@ marke@@ ti@@ sm , in or@@ che@@ str@@ ating the commercial dis@@ ar@@ m@@ ament of the union , has played to the full its servi@@ le role as an instrument ser@@ ving very specific interests , which are harmful to european employees .
undoubtedly , the european union 's attitude towards energy in relations with turk@@ me@@ nistan should not be separ@@ ated from any changes in the area of human rights .
i think that we really need an outside review of what has happened so far .
( de ) madam president , we have destro@@ yed agriculture in developing countries by providing bi@@ llions in export incentives and we have undermin@@ ed food safety in these countries .
- i gave ms in '@@ t ve@@ ld a little bit of extr@@ a time because she has 4@@ 00 follow@@ ers on t@@ wit@@ ter .
i am thinking about the ' financial supervision ' package and the he@@ dge funds document .
in 2003 in my own country , ireland , a science , eng@@ ine@@ ering and technology ( set ) committee was set up to make recommendations on strategies to increase the up@@ take among women and gi@@ r@@ ls of science subje@@ cts and higher leve@@ l@@ -@@ ma@@ them@@ ati@@ cs at second level and to increase the number of fe@@ mal@@ es cho@@ os@@ ing science eng@@ ine@@ ering and technology cour@@ ses at third level .
without that progress , which has been due to well-@@ conce@@ i@@ ved policies , the current extre@@ me world crisis would have de@@ va@@ stated their economies .
( de ) madam president , the member states , europol and euro@@ just will now have to concern themselves on a regular basis with olaf 's fin@@ dings .
these problems must be resolved .
using the skills of both immigration li@@ a@@ is@@ on of@@ fic@@ ers and frontex , based on an exchange of information obtained from the li@@ a@@ is@@ on offi@@ cer networks through the information and coordination network for member states ' migration management services , will enable better risk analysis by frontex , as well as more cooperation in relation to legal and illegal immigration .
ba@@ rely six months ago today i , along with mr le fo@@ ll and a few other colleagues , signed an amendment on this issue and on serious vol@@ ati@@ lity , which aimed to reduce the 1 % increase that had been decided on , in particular , for milk production , since we are , in fact , in a period of over@@ production .
because the population is getting ol@@ der , new occup@@ ations best su@@ i@@ ted to the el@@ der@@ ly will have to be created .
at this point i should like to single out a few points , naturally very br@@ iefly , which form the cru@@ x of my report , so as to inform the house of the actual situation on the ground as well as the overall thinking of the committee on legal affairs as a whole .
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another programme , finan@@ ced from a different fund , cannot be used , even when it is stri@@ ving for similar objectives .
i have just one message for you : te@@ ach europe some of the best less@@ ons from your history .
so where is the progre@@ ssion ?
with this in mind , we need to offer young people new , at@@ trac@@ tive measures , consistent financial support and increased access to innovative services and infra@@ structures .
commissioner , i would like to inform you that we have today voted , during the resolution on the stock@@ hol@@ m programme on an amendment which requests a directive , a european action plan , on violence against women ensuring the prevention of violence , the protection of victims and the pro@@ secu@@ tion of per@@ pe@@ tr@@ ators .
that is the right way to con@@ front illegal employment and also dum@@ ping on the eu labour market , and not by under@@ mi@@ ning jur@@ is@@ di@@ ctions .
last f@@ ri@@ day , i presented with commissioner re@@ ding a charter of women 's rights which re@@ af@@ fir@@ ms the commitment of the commission to gender equality and also re@@ af@@ fir@@ ms our wi@@ ll@@ ing@@ ness to work on and make progress in this area .
we have seen that mr y@@ an@@ u@@ ko@@ v@@ ich has been elected in ukraine .
what is more , the right to health should above all provide for the right to receive the best treatment in one 's own country , which would be subject to european quality standards , not hi@@ ding behind subsidiarity .
at the pu@@ sh of a bu@@ t@@ ton it was possible to change from one fuel type to another - ir@@ respective of the speed of the car .
this example shows that the financing of large@@ -@@ scale research projects is dependent on reco@@ ver@@ ies from other areas , the amount of which is difficult to determin@@ e in advance .
i just want to say to the vice-president of the commission that we should look at the situation in den@@ mark , where they are now talking about applying for membership of the euro ; in i@@ cel@@ and , where the country has been tor@@ n apart ; and in sweden , where clearly they are looking again at jo@@ ining the euro .
otherwise , the czech republic might , absur@@ dly , become an impor@@ ter of the traditional product it has been making for cent@@ ur@@ ies .
yet again , a far@@ ce is being played out between the political representatives of capital and the bour@@ geo@@ is governments in order to mani@@ pul@@ ate the people .
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however , things have changed now , and the money is run@@ ning out .
for the commission , the reform of the european school system is a priority issue , and this is one of the most compli@@ cated i@@ te@@ ms we are dealing with .
we can resolve it for ourselves and for the refugees , because anyone who has visi@@ ted refuge@@ e cam@@ ps know@@ s that there are children there lo@@ sing one , two , three years of study that they could be under@@ taking in europe .
there are many argu@@ ments in favour of sa@@ ving the polish shi@@ p@@ building sector .
the european council , when adopting the european pact on immigration and asylum , welcomed the progress made in the area of asylum to date but , equally , recognised that important dis@@ par@@ ities remain@@ ed between member states concerning the gr@@ ant of protection and the form that protection takes .
as publi@@ cation of information and supervision are key elements in fulfi@@ lling the aims of the directive , it is important to introduce absolu@@ te transparency in respect of the supervisory bodies .
in writing . - the recent re@@ call of millions of to@@ ys by us manufacture@@ r mat@@ te@@ l , over safety concerns , including lead content , has raised alar@@ m bel@@ ls wor@@ l@@ d-@@ wide .
i am not sure whether the elections will now go ahead .
this is a country where it is very easy to sent@@ ence some@@ one to death , especially since one quar@@ ter of nig@@ eria 's regions are gover@@ ned by sh@@ ari@@ a law , an is@@ la@@ mic , a mus@@ li@@ m law which indeed allows the am@@ pu@@ tation of hands and fe@@ et , and also uses flo@@ g@@ ging .
it is all just starting .
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the commission is not part of this process .
we strongly op@@ pose this free trade agreement with the republic of kore@@ a because it would present our kore@@ an competi@@ tors with un@@ due competitive advantages .
many thanks .
let us also keep in mind that our regulations will not provide a solution to every problem , such as the rise in oil prices , nor will they prevent a rise in energy prices linked to the introduction of co2 emis@@ sion costs , but they will significantly simplify and support our actions to the benefit of energy users .
recent research shows that the main concern for eu citizens is ' the social dimension of the eu in the context of globalisation ( in particular jobs and the fear of unemployment ) . ' or else : ' the global competitiveness agenda contribu@@ tes to creating la@@ sting growth and jobs at home . '
this may be a matter of their territorial lo@@ cation .
we must be care@@ ful because if , in the course of 2@@ 1@@ st century globalisation , in a few years ' time , we no longer have our geogra@@ phic indi@@ cations , it will part@@ ly be because of today 's mistak@@ en cho@@ ices and we shall lose an enormous pie@@ ce of our identi@@ ty .
in order to achieve this , it is important to analy@@ se the relevant market .
there must not be any differences in access to electronic services between those who live in cities and regions with a strong economy and those who live in regions with a we@@ ak economy and s@@ par@@ sely popul@@ ated areas .
they will not agree .
ladies and gentlemen , in the se@@ ven@@ te@@ ent@@ h century , hum@@ ans ex@@ termin@@ ated the dod@@ o .
i regret , however , that the report is only being adopted in january : the majority of the opinions were voted on and submitted to the committee before the sum@@ mer and the report could thus have been adopted earlier .
the choice of jur@@ is@@ di@@ ction should be made on the basis of access by both members of the cou@@ ple to comprehensive information on the most important aspects of national and community law . they should also be informed about the procedures relating to di@@ v@@ or@@ ce and separ@@ ation .
progress is , however , a two@@ -@@ way stre@@ et .
but , commissioner , all our trade agreements have a human rights clause in them .
as if women are not capable of being jud@@ ged on their own mer@@ it , just like men .
in writing . - ( fr ) the compromise on which parliament must give its opinion is certainly an improvement on the position of the council , but it is still de@@ ficien@@ t on many key points concerning consumer credit contracts .
whether in relation to cohesion , innovation or trans@@ national funding , europe should only be providing support where we can genu@@ ine@@ ly make a sustainable european contribution .
the decision must be taken to introduce new initiatives against tax e@@ va@@ sion and capital fli@@ ght , and to do away with tax ha@@ v@@ ens , as had been promi@@ sed .
what is certain is that the ira@@ nian regime has been seriously dam@@ aged , both inter@@ n@@ ally and in terms of its external im@@ age .
has the council taken any relevant pre@@ cau@@ tions to integr@@ ate workers accord@@ ingly ?
it is becoming clear here that even the nuclear powers are now prepared to reduce their ar@@ sen@@ als , and that is what was new about president ob@@ ama 's declaration .
we have , in particular , included provisions to pen@@ alise the use of tools such as m@@ ali@@ ci@@ ous c@@ ode that are used to create so-called b@@ ot@@ ne@@ ts , which have been used by crim@@ in@@ als .
i should stress that a decision made by the international court of justice in 196@@ 2 confir@@ med that this mon@@ u@@ ment bel@@ ong@@ s to cam@@ bod@@ ia , and the authorities must respect this decision .
they need our support in this , and therefore it is wrong for your prim@@ ary representative in this country to say that no change to the strategy is necessary .
this is hea@@ v@@ y stu@@ ff , which is what we need in europe .
in fact , the migration to sep@@ a credit transfer will be comple@@ ted by the date when the euro is adopted , while , so far , only five banks are planning to join the sep@@ a direct deb@@ it scheme in the next three years .
that is why i also voted in favour of provisions which emphasise corpor@@ ate social responsibility .
we need to strengthen the role and responsibility of the serbi@@ an parliament and all its members .
can he then also tell us who - if not the produ@@ cer - should pay for the dispos@@ al of those products ?
however , at a time of financial crisis and difficulties in many member states , i do not think that it is appropriate for us to be spending millions of euro@@ s in this manner .
i believe that the truth lies some@@ where in between and is reflected in the proposal made by mr verh@@ of@@ st@@ ad@@ t about draf@@ ting a directive which must create a more modern and democratic system for regul@@ ating all the matters discussed today on the subject of media freedom and pl@@ ur@@ alism .
on the contrary , media reports about the existence of the m@@ ens fi@@ le in france re@@ ig@@ ni@@ te the debate about respect for the principle of non-@@ discrimination .
i have been eng@@ aged for years now in norm@@ ali@@ sing relations between us .
as such , effective measures to combat in@@ secure jobs , fal@@ si@@ fied in@@ vo@@ ices , un@@ de@@ cla@@ red work and illegal work urgently need to be taken .
for example , responsibility for the success of the climate conference in copenhagen is placed on russia .
i believe this is the way we need to continue .
the group of the progre@@ ssive alliance of socialists and democrats in the european parliament has informed me that with effect from today mr sever@@ in is no longer a member of the group .
the commission green paper report entitled ' forest protection and information in the eu : prepar@@ ing fore@@ sts for climate change ' pres@@ ents european parliament 's concerns on the matter .
we know how fal@@ si@@ fication networks have changed : a few years ago every@@ body would be talking about vi@@ ag@@ ra , but today it is impossible not to talk about drug@@ s that combat , or attempt to combat , diseases such as cancer , di@@ a@@ be@@ tes , heart disease and cho@@ le@@ ste@@ ro@@ l .
in writing . - i voted for this report and in doing so , urge the commission to ensure that fishing activities that fall under the fisheries partnership agreement meet the same sustainability criteria as fishing activities in eu wat@@ ers .
as long as the eu is the only part of the world reducing its emissions then the target of reducing global emissions will never be achieved .
while the working time directive adopted in 2002 orig@@ in@@ ally applied only to employed dri@@ vers , the rules adopted in 2005 apply to all dri@@ vers , both employed and self-@@ employed .
in our view existing treaties should not be je@@ opar@@ di@@ sed .
ahead of the roma summit , i would like to inform this house that my colleague , commissioner and@@ or , and i will publi@@ sh a communication on the social inclusion of the roma people , looking at the challenges ahead and out@@ li@@ ning the eu 's contribution to meeting this challenge .
among other aspects , the resolution hi@@ des the fact that at the roo@@ t of the current international situation and the situation in the cau@@ ca@@ sus is the new arms r@@ ace and the militar@@ isation of international relations cham@@ pi@@ oned by the usa and nato ( with its off@@ en@@ sive strategic concept and its enlargement to russia 's borders ) , the stati@@ oning of new us ba@@ ses and mis@@ si@@ les in europe and the growing militar@@ isation of this continent , the ag@@ gre@@ ssion against and dis@@ member@@ ing of yugosla@@ via and the recognition of the independence of the serbi@@ an pro@@ vin@@ ce of kosovo outside international law , the attacks on and occup@@ ation of afghanistan and iraq , that is to say , imperi@@ alism ( and inter@@ -@@ capit@@ alist contradi@@ ctions ) .
i know that quotas aro@@ use confli@@ cting fe@@ el@@ ings , and that they do not represent proper democracy , but neither does this situation that we are in now .
it is good that we are dealing with this subject , because it has been raised many times in our regions and at local authority level .
the new system should also make it possible to re@@ place ob@@ sole@@ te fle@@ ets through the use of reduced rates for external costs when invest@@ ing in environment@@ ally friendly vehicles .
it is la@@ ud@@ able that the budget also intends to ear@@ mark additional funds for providing assistance to smes .
military solutions alone can never lead to a sustainable solution .
this is where we are today , so we still hope that parliament will now provide , as soon as possible , a first reading .
less aid , less public intervention and more restrictions on production : that is a truly explo@@ sive comb@@ ination .
we therefore need to have exper@@ t analy@@ ses of what happened in fu@@ ku@@ sh@@ im@@ a if we are to find out at all the real reasons for the nuclear accident and the damage to the core .
in light of the increasing frequ@@ ency and impact of natural disasters which have had serious consequences in human , economic , social and environmental terms , the european parliament recommendation to the council on setting up an eu rapid response capa@@ bility is particularly important .
although president ki@@ b@@ ak@@ i has or@@ dered these provisions to be amen@@ ded a week later , we are not aware as to what these ' amendments ' envis@@ age .
we are looking at a violation of human rights that we must all condem@@ n , without excep@@ tion , and so i am voting in favour of this resolution and ad@@ ding my voice to those of my fellow members in ur@@ ging all parties to remain cal@@ m and re@@ fra@@ in from all acts of violence .
the group of the european people 's party ( christian democrats ) has actually supported such a strategy for a long time and i would like to welcome , in this context , the european commission 's announ@@ cement to the effect that a strategy which will comb@@ ine security and development aspects will be presented by the end of this month .
any@@ way , poland aboli@@ shed the death penalty in 198@@ 8 , ne@@ arly t@@ went@@ y years ago now .
for the next six months , you will hold the presidency of the council , and many challenges awa@@ it you .
like ti@@ m , it offers full supervision and monitoring , because we naturally want to meet all the transparency criteria , and it is designed either to provide direct budgetary aid , to channe@@ l aid through the united nations rel@@ ief and works agency and other organisations or to fund our projects .
companies will continue to re@@ lo@@ cate for chea@@ per labour forces , and we need to protect women - particularly in areas like texti@@ les - by of@@ fering the opportunity to up@@ sk@@ i@@ ll and by giving continu@@ ous education .
moreover , the union has a role to play in promoting cooperation relating to the peaceful use of nuclear energy .
china 's determination to play a more important role in the international are@@ na must be ac@@ companie@@ d by new responsibilities in the field of human rights , in the social sphere and in relation to environmental protection .
this is part@@ ly due to the w@@ ant@@ on pursu@@ it of economic benefits regar@@ dless of the needs of the local population and the environment .
( fr ) madam president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , i would first of all like to pay tribu@@ te to the report by my colleague rein@@ hard r@@ ack .
the life@@ long learning programme and the youth in action programme are good examples .
one of the pre@@ requi@@ sites for the functioning of democracy is participation .
this report see@@ ks to look at the fact that we politicians should be thinking about whether and how the resources , the supply side , can be increased and what can be done in this regard .
in writing . - i strongly support this resolution which calls for an immediate ce@@ a@@ se@@ fir@@ e by the s@@ r@@ i lan@@ k@@ an ar@@ my and the l@@ t@@ te in order to allow the civilian population to leave the combat zone .
it is very important that we make a distin@@ ction here .
this pu@@ ts mo@@ tor vehi@@ cle manufacturers under enormous pressure .
fundament@@ ally , the pipe@@ line under@@ lines the need , if ever we needed it under@@ lined , for a european approach to energy supply .
then we come to the accession process and we find that many ch@@ ap@@ ters are blo@@ cked .
demanding budgetary increases in this difficult situation is s@@ can@@ dal@@ ous .
some of the special measures that have been taken by member states - look at kur@@ zar@@ be@@ it in germany for instance - have been to increase spending , while reducing produ@@ cti@@ vity to some extent , which i think , from a social point of view , was justified .
i congratulate mr man@@ ka on his successful negotiations in view of the very ti@@ ght framework for the 2010 budget .
we can no longer ignor@@ e social and economic dum@@ ping in emerging countries , china in particular , which are win@@ ning contracts with ro@@ ck@@ -@@ b@@ ot@@ tom prices in the countries of the union , without regard for social rights and legislation on state aid , where@@ as the markets of these countries remain in@@ accessible to european companies .
there must be , for instance , a commission re@@ action to the la@@ val case .
the commission already re@@ ac@@ ted to a similar phenomen@@ on in 2007 , and in the face of this new pe@@ ak , we wish to know what concrete measures - you have already given deta@@ ils of some of them - it intends to take .
as i said , we need to support mediterranean food , and it is a very good idea for culture and diversity .
it is true that we need to be care@@ ful regarding certain sectors in the world 's poorest countries , but we also need to be care@@ ful that these are not the only people who cannot develop their skills in the european union .
i believe that it was agreed that there would be a commissioner responsible for this subject .
last but not least , it must be clari@@ fied that european citizens have the right to sub@@ mit a compla@@ int where their personal data is used il@@ legally .
we have a high level of responsibility for sea@@ fa@@ re@@ rs , for fisher@@ men fishing off foreign co@@ a@@ sts , in accordance with jo@@ in@@ tly agreed treaties , and we have to protect these fisher@@ men and sea@@ fa@@ re@@ rs , and also tou@@ ri@@ sts .
all the best to the slove@@ nian presidency !
the cost of treat@@ ments received in another member state is re@@ im@@ bur@@ sed in the country in which the patien@@ t is regi@@ ste@@ red , but it is limited to the amount that would have been paid for similar treat@@ ments ...
we can ensure that they integr@@ ate all mo@@ des of transport : so@@ ft transport , public transport , water transport - mr b@@ lok@@ land is right - and rail transport .
clearly , however , that is not the final goal , but is no more than a starting point .
he seems not to understand that this is op@@ tional on member states .
the measures which have been announced concerning the strengthening of consu@@ lar protection in third countries should be implemented as soon as possible , and negotiations with third countries on the li@@ f@@ ting of visa requirements should be continu@@ ed .
i would like to ask the commission and the council what they think about the situation of these 50 people who are not going to be subject to the jur@@ is@@ di@@ ction of the united states courts .
it is therefore important that we focus on the vehi@@ cle sector , which according to the commission 's own figures is a sector that in europe emplo@@ ys 12 million people directly or in@@ directly and is the main private invest@@ or in research , development and innovation , invest@@ ing eur 20 billion per year .
mr president , we can be proud of the fact that the european parliament in many ways is already at the fore@@ front when compared to some national parliaments in terms of how we han@@ dle these issues .
i voted for this report in order to appro@@ ve the eu-@@ india free trade agreement , in the bel@@ ief that an f@@ ta offers future potential for an increase in investments , trade and business opportunities ar@@ ising from the f@@ ta , with an agreement being , overall , a win@@ -@@ wi@@ n situation for both sides .
however , tourism demand has changed in recent years .
let us allow some time to pa@@ ss , however , and just see how nato develop@@ s .
i would ask you again to raise this matter with the bure@@ a@@ u .
i just feel hon@@ ou@@ red to have made a small contribution to that and i would just like to leave you with the pri@@ de that the portuguese feel for that .
( fr ) mr president , this free trade agreement is the first to have been exam@@ ined since the treaty of lisbon came into force and that is why we meps believe that it really cannot come into force until we have obtained ro@@ bu@@ st guarantees , guarantees that must , furthermore , act as a model for future trade agreements .
until now , the swedish government has been unable to conclude an accor@@ d de sie@@ ge with the ec@@ d@@ c , although they de@@ sper@@ ately wanted this agency , like all member states always bad@@ ly want an agency .
that is why we ab@@ stain@@ ed .
madam president , may i draw your attention to an issue which is of crucial importance for the proper functioning of our parliament as well as for our political we@@ ight , both individu@@ ally and colle@@ ctively .
the union must urge brazi@@ l to use the new political we@@ ight of the bilateral partnership with the eu in order to disp@@ la@@ y new political leadership within mer@@ co@@ su@@ r and on the continent .
i nevertheless believe that the minimum income is a responsibility of individual member states , based on the principle of subsidiarity .
finally , op@@ ting for 100 % re@@ mu@@ ner@@ ation over a long period represents a cost for social security systems ( in a context in which the european institutions are calling strongly on states to reduce their budget defici@@ ts ) .
we have just seen the end of the ol@@ y@@ mpi@@ c gam@@ es in china , where all our european democrats jo@@ ined in standing side by side with a communist regime in a repeat performance of naz@@ i germany in 19@@ 3@@ 6 .
this time , we have the opportunity to do this six months earlier , although it should be said very clearly that parliament finally has to convin@@ ce the council , firstly , to sub@@ mit documents earlier , and secondly , to sub@@ mit full docu@@ ment@@ ation which really does cover the re@@ porting period in question .
i would like to thank the european parliament and the spanish presidency , convinced as i am that a europe of justice will make significant progress in 2010 .
investment in education , research and innovation has the potential to create more we@@ al@@ th and jobs than it costs , and investment in innovation will help us tackle the great challenges that society fac@@ es .
in sweden , where i come from , the idea that we would have a disease like blu@@ e@@ ton@@ gue in ru@@ min@@ ants would have been completely un@@ realistic four or five years ago .
it has to be said that this is a very positive development .
i was really disap@@ pointed and sad@@ den@@ ed .
in this regard , the commission should laun@@ ch , as in the case of the other european se@@ as , calls for proposals for developing black sea maritime cor@@ ri@@ d@@ ors .
in writing . - pakistan is a vital ally in the war on terro@@ r .
( it ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , i would ar@@ gue that the atlantic alliance is an ob@@ sole@@ te defence instrument and that in certain recent cases it has not in fact hel@@ ped relations , for example , with russia .
he has corre@@ ctly recognised that the presence and dis@@ da@@ in@@ ful de@@ me@@ an@@ our of the co@@ ali@@ tion is the prim@@ ary reason for its absolu@@ te reje@@ ction by the local population .
generally , i think that it is good that an increasing number of my fellow members here in the chamber seem to see the importance of hol@@ ding back eu funds , but there is still much to be done .
our children are finding themselves increasingly on their own as we are increasingly bu@@ sy .
it is also essential to reduce in@@ equ@@ alities in treatment .
the vi@@ ct@@ ory of the demo@@ cra@@ t candidate is further pro@@ of of the ex@@ tra@@ ordinary capacity for renewa@@ l that has been evi@@ dent so many times at difficult points in us history .
mr president , honourable members , sole@@ m@@ n@@ ly and seriously , i have to tell you that i was truly proud to participate in the debate that we have just had on clu@@ ster muni@@ tions and , on behalf of the presidency , i join all those who have called for the ratification of the convention .
when deb@@ ating this matter we should under@@ s@@ core our support for women 's dignity and their role in acting for the common good in society .
much depen@@ ds on the union 's budget , its si@@ ze , and how it is allocated , especially in these times of serious economic crisis and in view of the lo@@ om@@ ing food crisis .
after the government elections in kie@@ v at the beginning of the year , most people thought that it was ' the end ' of ukraine .
this agreement between the european community and the republic of ma@@ ur@@ i@@ ti@@ us envis@@ ages vi@@ sa@@ -@@ free travel where citizens of the contrac@@ ting parties travel to the territory of the other contrac@@ ting party for a maximum period of three months during a si@@ x@@ -@@ month period .
solidarity between people in society , but also solidarity between states .
it is essential to achieve general coheren@@ ce in development cooperation among the different institutions .
that has now been achieved with e@@ cr@@ is , which demonstrate@@ s that the new technologies are facilit@@ ating the da@@ y-@@ to@@ -@@ day operation of justice in the union .
the propos@@ ers take over the report and in@@ ser@@ t new paragrap@@ h@@ s over which the rapporteur has no say .
it per@@ si@@ st@@ ently infr@@ ing@@ es the principle of subsidiarity .
must we become a the@@ at@@ re for sett@@ ling national political sco@@ res ?
they do not care about li@@ ste@@ ning to minorities in this place who believe that the eu is head@@ ing in the wrong direction , and they certainly do not care to take on board the votes across the eu that go against them in referen@@ da .
one in ten ro@@ mani@@ ans suf@@ fers from he@@ p@@ atic dis@@ ord@@ ers . a quar@@ ter of ro@@ mani@@ an children have health issues .
there is no hope any more that the eu budget will ever be cle@@ are@@ d by the auditors .
it explo@@ its the cases of pi@@ r@@ acy in an area in which the imperi@@ alist aspir@@ ations of the ε@@ u , the usa , russia and other forces clas@@ h to impose and safeguard the presence of eu military forces which , with a fi@@ st@@ ful of weapons , will promote its imperi@@ alist plans to gain geo@@ strategic control .
the first step in sol@@ ving their problems is to leave the euro ; instead , ireland has cho@@ sen to subject itself to financial governance from the european union .
will the commission say whether , during this period of very great economic crisis , it is insi@@ sting on its view that all countries with defici@@ ts must reduce them within a period of two rather than three years , although the latter period would appe@@ ar more reasonable according to the available data ?
i would like to close by re@@ member@@ ing the women of the world who are fighting for the most basic of rights and i would like this house to express its solidarity with the ira@@ nian fe@@ mini@@ st associ@@ ations that are today taking to the stre@@ ets , in@@ vit@@ ing women to demonstrate without the hi@@ ja@@ b .
we have en@@ ded up with a number of substances that are in all like@@ li@@ hood extremely hazar@@ d@@ ous , yet the commission bal@@ ks at finally ban@@ ning them .
the funds should not be mi@@ su@@ sed and it takes time for budget support .
thank you , commissioner , and i am con@@ s@@ ci@@ ous that you are standing in for commissioner ashton .
the reason for this is quite simple .
i particularly want to mention , as prime minister jan@@ š@@ a just did , the two key dead@@ lines set by the european council , on the internal market in energy and on the climate change and renewable energy package .
it does not make sense that europe 's police of@@ fic@@ ers should have more powers as europol of@@ fic@@ ers than others do .
if we already have the infrastructure , all we clearly need is the intelli@@ gent vehi@@ cle .
we can see now , after the financial crisis , that the free market should work and does work , but we must create systems which are capable of regul@@ ating in a modern economy the mechanisms that occa@@ si@@ on@@ ally get stu@@ ck or go beyond the usu@@ al mechanisms of economic competition , of pur@@ e free@@ -@@ market competition .
em@@ ploy@@ ers want to save on social in@@ surance costs and gain greater flexibility , but this has led to a situation where we have to vote under pressure from this anti@@ social behaviour .
until this policy is changed , until we free food production and our re@@ serves , then this , too , will contribute to food short@@ ages and higher prices .
i would like to mention that russia is a cooperation partner that system@@ atically refu@@ ses to agree to the involvement of ngos in dialo@@ gu@@ es on human rights between it and the union .
we have to develop the rail@@ way infrastructure , the maritime cor@@ ri@@ d@@ ors , the ports infrastructure and co@@ -@@ mod@@ ality .
we were also able to overcome differences of opinion in the same meeting .
firstly , stable public finances .
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as the first ra@@ ins will not be s@@ low in coming , further disasters thre@@ ate@@ n in the middle of w@@ inte@@ r .
amendment 7 dra@@ ws attention to the fact that some latin american countries ga@@ ined additional benefits after the wto agreement through negotiating free trade agreements and that these agreements further weak@@ en the position of acp countries .
mr president , ladies and gentlemen , i am in favour of the le@@ hi@@ de@@ u@@ x report , which is today going to the vote after a l@@ eng@@ thy debate that has seen parliament play a leading role in attemp@@ ts to improve the final document .
taken as a whole , the action plan is designed to ensure that the european market , too , can compe@@ te in this sector , the worldwide market value of which is fore@@ ca@@ st to further gro@@ w to eur 2@@ 30 billion by 20@@ 25 .
if the use of military forces is justi@@ fi@@ able and acceptable any@@ where , then it is surely in the case of humanitarian or natural disasters .
we should , therefore , tho@@ rou@@ gh@@ ly investig@@ ate the systems which have been the most successful in other parts of the world .
i believe that soon we will also be discussing a possible common fiscal system .
- the recommendation for second reading by pa@@ ol@@ o co@@ sta , on behalf of the committee on transport and tourism , on amending directive 2004 / 4@@ 9 / ec on safety on the community 's rail@@ ways ( rail@@ way safety directive ) ( 1@@ 6@@ 13@@ 3 / 3 / 2007 - c6-0@@ 1@@ 29 / 2008 - ;
mr pre@@ da , that was a very br@@ ief question , but it was not a point of order .
madam president , on behalf of our group and in the interests of trying to seek compromise and agreement on this , we would be willing to with@@ draw the subsequ@@ ent amendment if the rapporteur would accept a small oral amendment , as written in the list , simply to make this less specific in terms of calling for the legally binding ' directive ' and lea@@ ving it as bringing forward ' measures ' .
in view of the fact that two eu member states border the black sea and the region has therefore become one of the union 's direct neighbours , the european union must eng@@ age more closely in regional dialogue in order to fo@@ ster political stability in the region .
another idea put forward by spain was a system of financial penalties , consi@@ sting , for example , of a reduction in subsidies from the eu budget for countries which do not achieve the objectives contained in the strategy .
the financial assistance provided by the european union and by other countries and institutions will provide an opportunity for the le@@ ban@@ on to get back on course towards reform . reform is b@@ ound to take time , but will result in the emerg@@ ence of a country that is politically , soci@@ ally and economi@@ cally stable .
this is why invest@@ ing in people and moder@@ nising labour markets remains one of the four priority areas for the new lisbon cy@@ cle .
this situation does not allow us to have a clear pi@@ c@@ ture of the impact of cohesion policy on the ground .
a report such as this , which is atten@@ tive to the needs of farmers , including the need to ensure that they are not ham@@ pe@@ red by excessive bureaucr@@ atic bur@@ dens , will certainly be a useful contribution to the process of reform@@ ing the common agricultural policy which , for obvious reasons , is b@@ ound to be a complex and very sensitive process for the future of the european economy , and for the protection of the coun@@ t@@ less var@@ ie@@ ties of traditional local produce .
on behalf of the ppe-de group . - ( es ) madam president , i really do not think that the document that we are considering is what it could be , and i will explain : it is a document to assess what has been done with the broad guidelines that the european commission had proposed for the environment , and for all environmental policy .
the belgian presidency has highligh@@ ted its firm intention to make progress in the fight against discrimination and to promote equality .
to conclude , the data re@@ ten@@ tion directive is essential for making the work of the police more effective and for monitoring , de@@ te@@ cting and investig@@ ating terrori@@ sts , while guaranteeing respect for the private life of individuals and the protection of personal data .
this , then , is a series of measures which , in my view , fall within a bro@@ a@@ der process to cut red ta@@ pe which is hel@@ p@@ ful for european enterprises , especially at such a critical economic jun@@ c@@ ture .
however , the budget of eur 9@@ 50 million for this period seems mode@@ st , especially in compar@@ is@@ on with the hundreds of bi@@ llions now being spent as a result of the fa@@ i@@ lu@@ res of bank manag@@ ers .
however , our puni@@ sh@@ ment should be to learn the less@@ ons that the crisis has given and to use all the opportunities it has gener@@ ated .
now the rules are being ti@@ gh@@ ten@@ ed up , and that is only right .
the major projects must receive adequate support from european and international financial institutions and consequently , the new projects should en@@ dea@@ v@@ our to involve as many european partners as possible .
i am confi@@ dent of the hungarian presidency 's support on this matter .
the commission therefore gives much consideration to these lin@@ ks .
let us create an industrial policy framework with wor@@ l@@ d-@@ leading environmental standards so that employees and car mak@@ ers in europe can develop within them right here .
eu assistance planned for 2007-@@ 2010 aimed at supporting the development of democracy and good governance in moldova amounts to more than eur 50 million .
there has been exten@@ sive lobby@@ ing by canada to try to prevent us doing this .
that would be an excellent way to con@@ soli@@ date this consensus , which must also be promo@@ ted here in the european parliament by the draf@@ ting of a joint motion for a resolution on such an important issue .
it is a bit like the northern ro@@ ck bank in the uk over the past few weeks .
auth@@ or . - mr president , we would like to re@@ place the sent@@ ence in paragraph 6 which read@@ s : ' to relea@@ se all disappe@@ are@@ d who are still in cap@@ ti@@ vity ' .
the vote will take place at the end of the debates .
the actions to be implemented are v@@ ag@@ ue and give rise to doub@@ ts and questions rather than providing ans@@ wers .
i would like to highlight the late conclusion of the negotiations on the multi@@ annual financial framework and this policy 's legislative package , resulting in bel@@ ated comple@@ tion of the national strategies and operational programmes , and in the s@@ car@@ city of public resources available for co@@ financing in member states .
i hope you are given chance both to carry it out tho@@ rou@@ gh@@ ly and , in the short term , to ensure that we are not soon to be presented with a fa@@ it ac@@ com@@ p@@ li .
i believe that he made an absolutely key point when he said that there are some b@@ ot@@ tlen@@ ec@@ ks , in other words , some critical points , that we need to accept and that we need to deal with if we want to make progress , some of these being social and environmental in nature .
though i very strongly support all prote@@ ctions for children i found myself unable to support this report .
i expressed support for the people of these countries , and assu@@ red them that they can coun@@ t on european solidarity .
are there pla@@ yers with a simple or collective domin@@ ant position ?
it is also unfortun@@ ate that two political groups , the greens and the alde ( some , not all ) , managed to direct their disap@@ pro@@ val at these chair@@ s for issues un@@ related to the tasks they will face as chair@@ s .
instead of permanent , struc@@ tu@@ red cooperation between the eu and nato , which is what the report advo@@ c@@ ates , i am in favour of all activities being condu@@ cted stri@@ ctly within the framework of the united nations charter and international law , with strict separ@@ ation between the two institutions .
voting for amendment 29 offers a new chance to support women and children so that they can remain in the eu or to help them return .
in this case they are also un@@ du@@ ly liberal . currently , the european parliament and the european court of justice are giving priority to defen@@ ding labour rights over defen@@ ding the freedom of entrepreneu@@ r@@ ship .
equally essential is a better climate in which to do business .
there were three separ@@ ate investig@@ ations into this : one by olaf , our anti-@@ fraud office , one by the court of auditors , and the committee of the regions itself also condu@@ cted an internal investigation .
of course , we also need to know how to offer leadership ability .
i have already said that there is a struc@@ tu@@ red dialogue and so a series of con@@ vers@@ ations take place regul@@ arly with china , on this subject .
moreover , we should strongly support the actions of the international criminal court and its indi@@ sp@@ u@@ table contribution to promoting justice and humanitarian law at an international level , as well as its activities aimed at wee@@ ding out la@@ w@@ less@@ ness .
while health services were initi@@ ally included in the draft proposal of the bo@@ l@@ ke@@ ste@@ in cross-border services proposal , it quickly be@@ came ap@@ paren@@ t that a stan@@ d-@@ alone directive on this most important issue of health - which has ra@@ mi@@ fications for all aspects of health care in our 27 member states - was needed .
i also noti@@ ce the opposed initiative from mrs lu@@ lling and mr kar@@ as supporting , through amendment 28 , the op@@ tion for these three member states to pursu@@ e the lev@@ ying of the with@@ hol@@ ding tax and to ab@@ sta@@ in from autom@@ atic information exchange on a permanent basis .
the fact there has been coordinated european action on this issue dra@@ ws attention to the fact that europe can change people 's lives for the better even in the middle of crises such as the current financial situation .
firstly , the issue of emis@@ sion all@@ owan@@ ces and their subsequ@@ ent trading are debat@@ able and must be opposed because their impact on the real economy is large@@ ly un@@ known .
in relation to climate change , the baltic sea is particularly at risk of the disappe@@ ar@@ ance of certain species of fish , and erro@@ rs in european fisheries legislation , which im@@ poses b@@ ans on fishing , are exac@@ er@@ b@@ ating this situation .
i do not wish to im@@ ply that this is a task for the commission alone ; i am also refer@@ ring to parliament and the council .
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it is one of the few reports which not only re@@ fers to the amounts but also na@@ mes the member states where these ir@@ regular@@ ities occu@@ r .
it is a political and strategic absur@@ d@@ ity to think of europe as the ine@@ vit@@ able de@@ st@@ iny of the countries of the former yugosla@@ via .
i am pleased by mr ni@@ cho@@ l@@ son 's support on this issue .
sad@@ ly , such a s@@ enti@@ ment does not re@@ s@@ on@@ ate in the people 's republic of china , whose communist ru@@ l@@ ers are ob@@ se@@ ssed with uni@@ ty , but not much thought is given to ce@@ le@@ br@@ ating diversity .
one could qui@@ b@@ ble about what particular number of refugees could be defined as an ' emergency ' .
the people of china lik@@ en this disaster to earlier cat@@ ac@@ l@@ y@@ s@@ ms ac@@ compan@@ ying major histori@@ cal changes in that country .
taking note of what has happened in recent weeks regarding the so-called currency war , i think the european union has done a good job and has been able to defend a balanced position , which means that exchange rates should reflect the economic fundament@@ als and that we do not need to have re@@ course to competitive de@@ valu@@ ation .
secondly , on behalf of the committee , to have the chance ess@@ enti@@ ally to put on recor@@ d with this question our concern about the developments of online gam@@ bling , and indeed the gam@@ bling sector overall and some of the many un@@ certain@@ ties that are ar@@ ising about the whole legislative regime for gam@@ bling within the internal market .
mr president , taxes are , at best , a necessary evi@@ l , and should always reflect spending needs .
i should like to remind the members that i have sent them an article from a german ne@@ ws@@ paper which makes clear from the examples given that the risk during dri@@ ving is not from excessive work , but from poor use of the time which each person has at his dispos@@ al , regar@@ dless of whether he is employed or self-@@ employed , which is , in fact , ir@@ relevant .
what about the future ?
it makes no difference what compromi@@ ses i attempt to reach , as you simply obje@@ ct in principle to anti-@@ discrimination legislation .
in writing . - ( fr ) i voted in favour of the report by my german fellow member , mr gra@@ ef@@ e zu bar@@ ing@@ dor@@ f , which propo@@ ses to modif@@ y the proposal for a regulation of the european parliament and of the council concerning meat and live@@ stock statistics , but in a way that should per@@ mit agreement at the first reading under the co@@ decision procedure .
i have one final request ...
to do otherwise would not be in the spirit of the agreement .
we know that the votes are postpo@@ ned and will be held in two weeks ' time in brussels .
i am convinced of the crucial role of the petitions committee as a re@@ sort for citizens faced with b@@ reach@@ es of rules , as well as a bri@@ dge between them and all levels of administration and government within the eu via their elected meps .
the plan is designed to work with the european social fund and with the european globalisation adjustment fund
in writing . - against .
we set out with two key objectives , the first being to che@@ ck carefully to what extent the 2003 framework decision is being implemented within the 27 member states , and the second being to propose improvements as necessary .
i also hope that they are able to cat@@ ch up on ac@@ cru@@ ed dela@@ ys and fi@@ nish work by the end of the agreed time period .
mr president , the e@@ pl@@ p wel@@ comes the content of this joint resolution and motion regarding the financial climate and the bro@@ a@@ der economy .
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whether we are mus@@ li@@ ms , je@@ ws or christi@@ ans we believe in the one house - the house of life .
other ira@@ nian la@@ wy@@ ers have also met with repres@@ sion .
education , as has already been pointed out in this debate , could make a very important , if not crucial , contribution to that end .
mr schulz has not spoken as if he were su@@ i@@ ted to more than simply being the lea@@ der of his party , but he is right on one point and i would like to tell him so .
the b@@ all is now in the council 's court .
the commission is now ga@@ ther@@ ing the in@@ put of the other institutions and of stake@@ holders on these initial proposals and will then present its final proposals .
ho@@ pe@@ fully , we will be spa@@ red the experience of dis@@ co@@ vering how travel protection would function in a case of national ban@@ kru@@ p@@ t@@ cy .
if certain countries cannot accept reasonable compromise , our message should be this : they should start thinking about an ami@@ cable di@@ v@@ or@@ ce from the union and ce@@ a@@ se hol@@ ding it ho@@ stage to their own ve@@ sted interests , for the interests of europe must take prece@@ dence over these .
it is not a renewa@@ l of the social agenda that is needed , but a tho@@ rou@@ gh change of your per@@ verse system .
one example is to form a local environmental exper@@ t committee for smes in response to the lack of know@@ -@@ how at enterpri@@ se level .
this exceptional re@@ me@@ dy would be more restri@@ cted in terms of its implementation , since it would require both the pri@@ or agreement of the commission and a fav@@ ourable opinion from the body of european regul@@ ators in tele@@ communications ( ber@@ t ) .
the decisions are taken in de@@ tro@@ it , and all ope@@ l sites are faced with over@@ production .
this c@@ odi@@ fication would be a good opportunity to am@@ end the eu transport regulation so that pu@@ ps could be se@@ i@@ zed on a permanent basis in the case of shi@@ p@@ ments that are not in accordance with the rules , thereby clo@@ sing this back do@@ or .
mr barroso , you may or may not wish to comment on the recently le@@ ak@@ ed budget review paper , but you will no doubt be aware that it has caused great concern in many regions across europe .
although n@@ one of the budgets covered by this report appe@@ ar to present any major problems , i remain convinced that the european parliament is not equip@@ ped with the resources to mat@@ ch the political responsibilities it has ac@@ qui@@ red by vir@@ tu@@ e of the development of the treaties and the work of its members , and , moreover , by vir@@ tu@@ e of its role in reducing the gap that has set in between european integration and the people , a gap that has been confir@@ med again and again by the various recent referen@@ du@@ ms .
we must build european innovation cent@@ res where cooperation will be acti@@ vely fo@@ ste@@ red between knowledge and the needs of the market .
there is also our common european interest , and i mean here energy security and the avail@@ ability of a cau@@ ca@@ sian cor@@ ri@@ d@@ or for alternative transi@@ t of oil and gas .
in writing . - at the sitting of 8 july 2010 the president announced , under rule 6 ( 2 ) of the rules of procedure , that he had received a let@@ ter sent by the hungarian judicial authorities on 9 june 2010 reque@@ sting the wai@@ ver of the parliamentary immuni@@ ty of tam@@ á@@ s de@@ ut@@ s@@ ch .
nevertheless , the final mor@@ g@@ an report does con@@ tain much to comm@@ end it , and i welcome the addition of referen@@ ces to the proposed charter on energy consumers ' rights .
the dead@@ lo@@ ck that has been created through enhanced cooperation can , in my view , only be bro@@ ken by taking the european pat@@ ent forward just in eng@@ li@@ sh , because using three languages would create an un@@ hear@@ d-@@ of prece@@ dent .
the re@@ ca@@ sting of the directive on the restri@@ ction on the use of certain hazar@@ d@@ ous substances is aimed at bro@@ ade@@ ning the scope of the directive and strengthening its prev@@ ent@@ ative part , so that environmental damage can be corre@@ cted at the source as a priority , in line with article 17@@ 4@@ .@@ 2 of the treaty .
many times , ro@@ mani@@ an citizens are discrimin@@ ated when they wish to become employed or continue their education ab@@ road .
( el ) mr president , the only service the council 's common position and efforts by the french presidency have ren@@ dered us is that we are again discussing the problem .
i agree with your appeal for greater cohesion by the member states , but there is an encouraging sign from the council , which has , in fact , supported the commission 's position .
i would like to stress that the directive currently in force per@@ mits a 7@@ 8 h@@ our working week , a solution that benefits no one .
i welcome and support the requests to simplify the procedures .
it is a competence of the member states and not of the commission as such .
the commission 's proposal see@@ ks to ensure equal treatment for self-@@ employed men and women .
if france has not ans@@ wered in a positive , acceptable way before 15 october , this court procedure is going to be implemented .
fortun@@ ately , the euro is stable both inter@@ n@@ ally and exter@@ n@@ ally .
we need a mar@@ shall plan for the middle east .
these contributions were always agreed for fi@@ ve@@ -@@ year peri@@ ods , and the aim is now to re@@ new the agreements for the 200@@ 9@@ -@@ 2014 period .
we are fully aware that this is a very complex process , but we are at a difficult and demanding jun@@ c@@ ture where no la@@ pse in attention can be toler@@ ated and where adequate investment and shared governance mechanisms are needed both at inter@@ institutional level and in international cooperation for the regional bas@@ ins , among which the mediterranean stands out because of the comple@@ x@@ ity of its jur@@ is@@ di@@ ction .
mr president , we sugge@@ st one important and short addition to paragraph 2 : ' is particularly concerned about the health of mi@@ k@@ al@@ ay stat@@ ke@@ v@@ ich , who has been on hun@@ ger stri@@ ke for the last 31 days ' .
air pollution would be a further 16 euro cent@@ s in the case of the most pol@@ lu@@ ting l@@ or@@ r@@ ies .
it was indeed a great plea@@ sure to have you here with us for your ma@@ ide@@ n appe@@ ar@@ ance in plenary .
it is true that a major step was taken with the ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment , under the lisbon treaty , of an eu high representative for foreign affairs .
the first over@@ simpli@@ fication consi@@ sts in saying that euro@@ bonds take responsibility away from the member states .
the commission has set out its views and presented a study which , if its recommendations were implemented , would result in a harmonisation of funding for individual member states .
we should focus special attention on the importance of solidarity .
i recognise that it is not perfe@@ ct and that there are concerns .
now is the time to take responsibility , and responsibility also involves europe and the member states .
on the subje@@ cts of climate change and energy , both parties referred to the international conference on biofuels held on 5 and 6 july in brussels , as a step in the right direction to al@@ la@@ y critici@@ s@@ ms that the use of biofuels was alle@@ ge@@ dly harmful .
ladies and gentlemen , let us support the tuni@@ si@@ ans .
i have no obje@@ ctions at all to the compromise tabled by my own group to set a maximum of 7@@ 5 % for those four weeks .
any talk of de@@ construction of the european project is ir@@ responsible .
i see no contradi@@ ction here .
under no circumstances should individual members of the un , still less members of the security council , allow eu u@@ sur@@ p@@ ation of their right to put their own view forward .
today , the supply agency oper@@ ates on the basis of statu@@ tes adopted ne@@ arly 50 years ago .
i call on the commission and the council to take a stand on this issue and to agree to present parliament with some no@@ i@@ se limits as soon as possible , because no@@ i@@ se affe@@ cts our children 's bodies as well .
this conference tack@@ led the issues of legal migration , such as legal migration channe@@ ls and the management of migration f@@ low@@ s , integration and the lisbon agenda , and migration and development .
( lt ) i voted for the resolution on the situation in moldova , because on 5 april i was one of the international obser@@ vers who monito@@ red the parliamentary elections in that country .
we can talk as much as we want , but fine words are not enough .
when i listen to some very critical speakers from an@@ g@@ lo@@ -@@ sa@@ x@@ on countries , i remember that it was precisely from such countries that , over the last few months , a particularly large number of cr@@ ies for help came to overcome the financial crisis together .
the initial results of these con@@ sult@@ ations were presented to interested stake@@ holders at a conference on sustainable funding mode@@ ls for gra@@ ss-@@ roo@@ t sport in the internal market , organised by the study contrac@@ tor on 16 february in brussels .
for this reason we need new instruments in the area between full membership and the neighbourhood policy , so that these countries ' european perspective does not merely give them hope but is actually associated with real progress in areas such as free trade and the schengen system .
mr president , thank you very much for of@@ fering me the opportunity to give my explan@@ ation of vote on this particularly important issue .
it is only by achieving these goals together that we will build a strong europe , a europe which deli@@ vers growth and jobs , which pre@@ serves and re@@ af@@ fir@@ ms our values - namely , the sac@@ red values of freedom and justice - and which positions our socie@@ ties to th@@ ri@@ ve in a changing world .
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this is why i agree with the rapporteur on the proposal for a coordinated action plan or management plan at european level , also bearing in mind the very considerable mobility of the cor@@ mor@@ ant as a migr@@ atory bir@@ d , provided that it by no means run@@ s coun@@ ter to the aims of the wi@@ ld bir@@ ds directive of 19@@ 7@@ 9 .
this document is not just a set of guidelines for the european commission , the council and member states , but also a very strong , clear message for the european union 's neighbours , partners and other countries , where human rights are not sufficien@@ tly respected and defen@@ ded .
histori@@ call@@ y-@@ orien@@ ted policy is not , however , the only reason for europe 's involvement in develop@@ ment@@ -@@ related problems .
i believe that in this sense , the european external action service and the other european institutions need to impose more severe sanctions in order to ensure compliance with the international agreements to which u@@ gan@@ da is a sig@@ nat@@ ory .
the lisbon treaty was agreed precisely to increase the european dimension ; to rein@@ force the powers of the european parliament ; to make it easier to take decisions by qualified majority voting ; and to rein@@ force the role of the commission in economic surve@@ il@@ l@@ ance and external affairs .
today , thinking about neighbour@@ ing countries , it would be more appropriate to say that low f@@ ences or no f@@ ences are better .
while i appro@@ ve the report , however , i think the european ombudsman h@@ im@@ self and the work he does should be more wide@@ ly publi@@ ci@@ sed , especially in the member states where he is not immediately reco@@ g@@ nis@@ able .
in addition , shi@@ pow@@ ners suffer serious economic damage that their in@@ surance does not always cover , because the circumstances are ex@@ tra@@ ordinary and ten@@ d not to be covered by in@@ surance policies .
this programme has been very successful since the start , as in its first year of operation alone , over 20 000 stu@@ dents carried out a work plac@@ ement ab@@ road and over 15 000 enterprises have particip@@ ated in this effort .
the world 's religi@@ ons do not encourage viol@@ ent attacks .
i think that the sim@@ ple@@ st thing is the g@@ 8 , which is indi@@ spen@@ s@@ able - with the russi@@ ans , naturally - to which we should add the g@@ 5 , which is also indi@@ spen@@ s@@ able and which would allow china and india , in particular , to be involved in this essential debate .
this r@@ he@@ tori@@ cal question was put by the united states at the start of december .
i totally agree with finding vi@@ able solutions for enhan@@ cing our citizens ' security .
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i think that developing countries must offer assistance in the bat@@ tle against poverty by gener@@ ating reven@@ ue through international trade .
in writing . - council directive 80 / 7@@ 20 / e@@ ec on the approxim@@ ation of the laws of the states relating to the operating space , access to the dri@@ ving position and the do@@ ors and win@@ dow@@ s of whe@@ ele@@ d agricultural or fore@@ str@@ y trac@@ tors has been substan@@ ti@@ ally amen@@ ded .
the next item is the report by lu@@ t@@ z go@@ e@@ pe@@ l , on behalf of the committee on agriculture and rural development , on the cap ' health che@@ ck ' .
finally , but without for@@ getting other important aspects - such as the reje@@ ction of the creation of a su@@ pr@@ an@@ ational elect@@ oral body or the fact that the fe@@ wer members portugal has , the less they will represent the political pl@@ ur@@ ality existing in our country - we reiter@@ ate that a fair solution at institutional level must without question respect the principle of cooperation between sovereign states with equal rights .
let me make it clear that i condem@@ n terrorism in all its forms .
the ever more pre@@ c@@ arious nature of working life , the increasing income in@@ equality and also growing poverty - which many speakers have tal@@ ked about today - must finally be brought to an end with the eu 2020 strategy .
seven leading figures in the ba@@ h@@ á '@@ í religious community were taken into cust@@ ody in may 2008 .
in writing . - i voted in favour of this report relating to recovery plan changes within the framework of the north atlantic fisheries organisation .
at a time of great disaster , those in power should feel not only a sense of gr@@ ief , but also a sense of responsibility .
this will help dri@@ ve down costs for consumers and boost business for small and medi@@ um enterprises .
in writing . - ( pt ) i voted in favour of an@@ ne ferre@@ ira 's report on the green paper on marke@@ t-@@ based instruments for environmental and related policy purposes because i agree that the use of these instruments is essential for the pursu@@ it of fe@@ a@@ sible and effective environmental policies .
i would therefore urge you to vote against amendments that weak@@ en the text .
i would like to join my colleagues who have welcomed the progress made by turkey so far , but also to recognise that a number of h@@ in@@ d@@ ran@@ ces remain on turkey 's road to accession : freedom of expression and the rights of the kur@@ dish minority , descri@@ bed by colleagues , are examples .
eco@@ logical taxation in member states is very var@@ ied .
in practice , however , small and medium-sized enterprises find themselves unable to access capital as a result of the provisions of ba@@ se@@ l ii , and now ba@@ se@@ l i@@ ii .
to enable this , a suitable legal solution will need to be found , as was the case in previous in@@ stances , for example , the ' ma@@ d co@@ w ' and dio@@ x@@ in affairs .
the european parliament and the council worked hard to achieve a rapid adoption of this citiz@@ en@@ -@@ friendly regulation at first reading .
it is also ple@@ as@@ ing that amendment 1 was rejected and the original text re@@ tained , i@@ .@@ e@@ . that we should begin inter@@ n@@ ali@@ sing the external costs for road traffic .
as a result , i would like to take this opportunity to express my disap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment and to make my obje@@ ctions known .
the policy of the eu , to puni@@ sh belarus and the belar@@ u@@ si@@ ans for the actions of their regime , did not achieve the envis@@ aged results .
transi@@ tion@@ ally , on the way - yes , that is right - to a full with@@ dra@@ wa@@ l of involvement .
we also think that the number of ow@@ n-@@ initiative in@@ qu@@ ir@@ ies should be some@@ what higher .
if the situation were not so dre@@ ad@@ ful , it would be am@@ using to won@@ der how such a fruit can be obtained from such orig@@ ins .
this is a re@@ cur@@ ring issue .
topi@@ cs such as the sustainable development strategy , the european immigration pact , europe of defence and the reform in the common agricultural policy are crucial for europe .
i hope the european council will con@@ firm the commission 's decision and the call included in this resolution , and will give the green light for negotiations with f@@ y@@ rom in the ne@@ ar future without further delay .
the na@@ vi@@ g@@ able wat@@ er@@ way made up of the r@@ h@@ ine , main channe@@ l and the danube shor@@ ten@@ s the di@@ stance between the nor@@ th@@ western and sou@@ the@@ a@@ stern europe by 4 000 k@@ m .
it should enable people under@@ going training to choose their own care@@ er pa@@ ths .
furthermore , cum@@ ber@@ some national procedures still in force will be aboli@@ shed , in order to enable transport fir@@ ms to make the best use of the pos@@ sibilities of c@@ ab@@ ot@@ age .
they have a right to organi@@ se , ag@@ it@@ ate and campaign to improve their lot at work .
how can this be achieved ?
we will once again remind russia of its commitments as a member of the council of europe and the os@@ ce , particularly regarding freedom of the press and the events un@@ fol@@ ding in in@@ gu@@ sh@@ e@@ ti@@ a , for instance , as well as other human rights issues .
in this area above all others there is a need for every policy to be democr@@ atically deb@@ ated , legi@@ ti@@ mi@@ sed and che@@ cked .
congratul@@ ations on your report .
when i first heard of this report , i won@@ dered how it would work logi@@ sti@@ cally .
today , unfair competition from asia has tur@@ ned it into a gh@@ o@@ st tow@@ n , because business in pr@@ at@@ o has been ut@@ ter@@ ly de@@ va@@ stated .
the failure of some of these mur@@ k@@ y operators would acce@@ ler@@ ate the crisis in the de@@ regul@@ ated sector .
this is the framework in which the commission could take steps to obtain the restor@@ ation of the vi@@ sa@@ -@@ free travel by the third country , or if that is not achie@@ v@@ able , to propose re@@ t@@ ali@@ atory measures on the temporary restor@@ ation of the visa requirement for nationals of that third country .
naturally , i support the swedish position on the issue - namely that the decision on abor@@ tion is ultimately a decision for the wom@@ an concerned , not a matter for the legisl@@ ators .
i want to be clear that , in putting forward proposals on biofuels , we have also fully respected the other side of the mandate : the need for environmental sustainability .
this issue was also discussed earlier today .
the chinese government has asked for the basic equipment they need during the re@@ sc@@ ue operations .
i con@@ ven@@ ed and cha@@ i@@ red a meeting of the heads of state and government of the euro@@ zone countries and presented to them a draft statement which , after being amen@@ ded , was accepted unani@@ m@@ ously .
i believe , after this difference of opinion that we had , it is now high time to return to a joint position that signi@@ f@@ ies support for israel , but at the same time also support for the peace process , for the palesti@@ ni@@ ans ' right to exist .
the commission will continue to have the main responsibility for matters relating to trade , aid and enlargement , even though it still remains to be established exactly where the divi@@ ding line between the commission and the external action service is to go with regard to aid .
thus , in view of the possibility that the commission may sub@@ mit amending budgets in the case of ' una@@ vo@@ id@@ able , exceptional or un@@ fore@@ seen circumstances ' , which include the ear@@ th@@ qu@@ ake in italy , i voted in favour of this report on the amendment to the european union budget , so that the resid@@ ents of the affected region will see the damage caused by the ear@@ th@@ qu@@ ake re@@ pa@@ i@@ red more quickly , and a swift return to normal living conditions effe@@ cted through the mobilisation of eur 4@@ 9@@ 3@@ .@@ 7@@ 8 million from the eu solidarity fund .
the progress is evi@@ dent .
the financial action on the part of the union concerning implementation of the eu 's common fisheries policy and the law of the sea gives us the economic means to implement the common fisheries policy with funding targeted at those areas in need of development and coordination regarding the law of the sea .
however , if her accession course is to proce@@ ed un@@ h@@ inde@@ red , she must do as previous accession countries have done and comply with its treaty obligations to the eu as a whole .
it is time the commission wo@@ ke up to this .
mr president , i would like to take the opportunity to offer some friendly advi@@ ce , because many irish vo@@ ters are im@@ patien@@ t with the treaty debate .
we must hold joint debates on this increasingly dra@@ matic di@@ ver@@ gence .
the second and more important reason why it should be revi@@ sed is that such dis@@ proportion@@ ate numbers often directly thre@@ ate@@ n the humanitarian principles and the obligation to tre@@ at people arri@@ ving at our borders in search of protection with dignity .
( it ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , i have heard the minister descri@@ be ci@@ tes as an effective instrument and the commission descri@@ be it as an appropriate instrument .
however , as a group we regret that we had to carry out this work under massive time pressure .
the lisbon treaty gives parliament a new role , and i would like the commission to act upon it .
i am therefore now in favour of reje@@ cting the submitted texts , as proposed by mr co@@ el@@ h@@ o , and i congratulate him on a fine report .
resources for culture are often sc@@ at@@ tered across a ho@@ st of projects .
i think it has been a good process , as you have accepted several of our positions , although i must say that obviously , if the report were written by the group of the greens / european free alliance , it would be different , but that is the way things go in parliament .
this means improving the general conditions for getting our cultural her@@ it@@ age online as an inte@@ gra@@ l part of the digital li@@ br@@ aries initiatives , and the need for member states to intensi@@ fy their dig@@ it@@ alisation efforts .
i voted on today 's amendment to show solidarity with the farm@@ ing community at a time of crisis .
i welcome the recognition by nato heads of state and government of the important contribution the european union brings to security and stability .
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my view is that we should leave it to the member states to come up with more detailed defini@@ tions at national level and not spe@@ ll everything out in brussels , and this goes for personal data protection too .
my own experience of wit@@ ne@@ ssing contrac@@ tors ' attemp@@ ts to in@@ je@@ ct di@@ r@@ ty water under the ground to satis@@ fy eu rules te@@ lls me what problems li@@ e ahead .
these are hor@@ ri@@ fic statistics and it makes the issue of how we produce sufficient food and give people access to that food a key issue .
however , this does not do enough to reas@@ sure us about the worrying situation in terms of ce@@ real stocks and the rising price of ce@@ re@@ als on the world market .
the industry is a model , i believe , of the way a sector can trans@@ form itself , as i saw for myself on my recent visit to j@@ ag@@ u@@ ar land ro@@ ver in ca@@ st@@ le bro@@ m@@ wi@@ ch , where i was really im@@ pres@@ sed by the forward thinking of trade uni@@ ons and their partnership with management to ensure continu@@ ed research and development into green vehicles .
secondly , we should then develop a strategy with the roma which must , however , com@@ pri@@ se two parts .
we have to improve public demand for cul@@ tur@@ ally di@@ verse au@@ dio@@ vi@@ su@@ al content , which will be very important , so we have to get the youth , the young public most of all , to see european fil@@ ms .
and yet , economic migration also concerns many eu member states , especially those which acce@@ ded more recently .
social tourism boo@@ sts the number of european tou@@ ri@@ sts and hel@@ ps coun@@ ter the se@@ as@@ onal nature of tourism , rein@@ force the idea of european citiz@@ en@@ ship , as well as fo@@ ster regional development .
the single market will remain competitive if all social rights are respected .
the total amount of direct payments in european union member states refle@@ cts their agricultural production and the average level of aid over an histori@@ cal period .
ty@@ pi@@ cal examples of these include cum@@ ber@@ some approval proce@@ sses for medical equipment and certain food products , and lack of conver@@ gence with inter@@ nation@@ ally recognised standards for car parts and com@@ pon@@ ents .
with regard to this framework programme , if we do not aim for excell@@ ence , we will lose the competitive e@@ dge that we need to have in the future .
instead , we have op@@ ted for the path of complete in@@ flexibility , with immediately cla@@ im@@ able com@@ pens@@ atory rest time , which pu@@ ts em@@ ploy@@ ers of se@@ as@@ onal workers , for instance , in a completely un@@ ten@@ able position .
i would like us also to revi@@ se our policy , which , up until now , has consi@@ sted in not reco@@ g@@ nising the efforts of the people of the republic of somali@@ land , who have buil@@ t a free and democratic mus@@ li@@ m state in the region , but one which we tre@@ at as if it did not exist .
i would like to inv@@ ite you all to co@@ c@@ kt@@ a@@ ils on 12 january 2010 , to mark the new year and the beginning of the treaty of lisbon , which is so important for us .
today , k@@ ab@@ ul is a huge ent@@ ren@@ ched cam@@ p .
this agreement provides for the return of the bodies of he@@ z@@ bo@@ l@@ la@@ h figh@@ ters and the relea@@ se of palestinian pris@@ oners in exchange for the return of the bodies of the isra@@ e@@ li sol@@ d@@ iers e@@ hu@@ d go@@ ld@@ wa@@ s@@ ser and el@@ da@@ d re@@ ge@@ v , cap@@ tu@@ red in 2006 .
all of this is thanks to the fact that we are appro@@ ving something that could be called a charter of fundamental rights for the rail@@ way pass@@ enger , i@@ .@@ e@@ . basic pass@@ enger rights .
first of all , the lit@@ any of cu@@ tting off appropriations : in the draft budget , the council of ministers cuts off the appropriations in the pre@@ li@@ min@@ ary draft budget .
( ro ) i wish to welcome the conclusions of the european council meeting held on 25 and 26 march 2010 , which clearly sti@@ pul@@ ate for the first time as a european union objective a 20 % increase in energy efficiency .
we also dee@@ ply regret the fact that the important histori@@ cal par@@ ity on this issue that exist@@ ed between the uk , france and italy has been aband@@ oned .
with regard to amending budget no 6 , both arms of the budgetary authority are now , i hope , in a position to appro@@ ve the amending budget without amendment .
we have lost , and are still lo@@ sing , or at least e@@ rod@@ ing , values such as work , dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ ine , self-@@ reli@@ ance , that is to say all those values which go towards creating a good citizen when these people reach ad@@ ul@@ tho@@ od .
a vi@@ sa@@ -@@ free regime brings about the re@@ alisation of one of the main fundamental rights in europe - freedom of movement through all member states .
if we really want a democratic , stable and peaceful turkey , we should at least not close the do@@ or to membership in its face .
, in writing . - the ' european cities gui@@ de ' and similar out@@ f@@ its are fra@@ u@@ du@@ l@@ ent operations which specifically target smes .
( it ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , i should like to re@@ ply to the fellow member who said that there are many other urgent issues to be dealt with and so on , simply by st@@ ating the fact that , in con@@ tra@@ st to many other issues which are quite clearly wor@@ thy of our interest , this is an urgent issue that involves not only a country outside the european union , but one within it , and we are also refer@@ ring to citizens who have been kil@@ led or dis@@ ab@@ led and who are european citizens .
what has been placed on the table so far cannot be taken seriously .
i would be more care@@ ful when using the word ' histori@@ cal ' , because i think we de@@ preci@@ ate the concept if we use it too often .
2007 has , i believe , been an important year for the community harmonisation of private international law in the field of civil and commercial obligations .
the efforts of all involved in this great institution need to be du@@ ly recognised and lau@@ ded .
i was also asked a question as to what will happen if the f@@ low of refugees comes in this direction .
today , it is mus@@ li@@ m public opinion , which exten@@ ds far beyond the geogra@@ ph@@ y of the ar@@ a@@ b states .
can@@ t@@ one@@ se and sh@@ an@@ gha@@ inese are also to be re@@ placed by man@@ dar@@ in throughout the education system and even on the radi@@ o , this despite the fact that the government claims that man@@ dar@@ in is only spoken by half of the chinese population .
if we are ambitious enough to say that we must accept the climate package as it is one minu@@ te and that we will bo@@ w down before the german car industry lob@@ by the next , then we have lost , because everyone will come and say : ' do not forget about us ' .
it is a long one , so i am not going to read it out .
just look at what has happened with the frontex budget : it has gone from eur 6 million in 2005 to eur 7@@ 8 or 8@@ 3 million in 2010 .
i should like to express through this short point of order both my ad@@ mi@@ r@@ ation for the great musi@@ ci@@ an be@@ eth@@ o@@ ven and my disap@@ pro@@ val of the fact that we are regul@@ arly subje@@ cted to a european an@@ them which has disappe@@ are@@ d into ...
even though there is a tren@@ d towards non-@@ smo@@ king in europe , to explo@@ it this tren@@ d to adopt excessive rules and to ri@@ de the wa@@ ve of public approval is bad form , in my opinion .
without your total de@@ di@@ cation to this cause , it would not have come to this ap@@ paren@@ tly happy en@@ ding .
we really have created a ma@@ ster@@ pie@@ ce at first reading .
thirdly , there is the whole question of cu@@ ba and zimbabwe .
the lack of responsibility .
communication between member states and the commission is a vital part of monitoring and contro@@ lling disease out@@ b@@ reak@@ s .
acti@@ vi@@ sts from the le@@ f@@ t-@@ wing movement ' kaza@@ k@@ h@@ stan 2012 ' are being har@@ as@@ sed and ja@@ iled .
in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity , it seems logical to me that , when identi@@ fying inter@@ medi@@ ate l@@ f@@ as , the member states be allowed to take into account not only biop@@ hy@@ si@@ cal criteria but also others , such as being an is@@ land or an ou@@ ter@@ most region .
journ@@ alists were ar@@ re@@ sted and persecu@@ ted .
then we shall need the cor@@ respon@@ ding legislative initiatives to con@@ soli@@ date the process .
but i think that , as long as the consumer is aware of many of the pit@@ fall@@ s , that is what co@@ des of condu@@ ct or any type of consumer protection should do .
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obviously , it is the patients who must come to us .
generally - with only a few excep@@ tions , to jud@@ ge by the au@@ d@@ its that we have already seen - we can say that the institutions at issue are using the funds made available to them properly and meeting the objectives proposed for them .
mr president , what mr r@@ ack has just proposed is an interesting idea .
in your view , is it also necessary to draw up an action programme for the member states to deal with some of the tasks identified by the european parliament ?
however , it said that it would do this to help the us administration , and the@@ re@@ in lies the problem .
this is an unacceptable situation .
( fr ) i shall be quite br@@ ief .
setting the conditions for the functioning of the european citizens ' initiative was a complex process of negotiation and compromise and involved many debates in the european parliament , the commission and the council .
( it ) i voted in favour of the ash@@ worth report because i believe that simpli@@ fying and reducing bureaucr@@ atic procedures relating to the cap , the common agricultural policy , is not only desi@@ rable , but necessary so that european farmers can take full advantage of its benefits , and not , as so often happens , en@@ coun@@ ter administrative difficulties and dela@@ ys .
member states will have some flexibility in cho@@ os@@ ing what information is required in each country , but i am glad to say that many of them are going for less data than orig@@ in@@ ally planned .
this report was adopted unani@@ m@@ ously in the committee on fisheries .
the eu must also play a leading part in the implementation of the binding targets that it has set , with as united a front as possible .
however , i do not think that this directive will result in the development of health tourism in europe .
over the past months we have insi@@ sted on the importance of these elections for the country 's european future . the country has respon@@ ded posi@@ ti@@ vely to our message , thus confir@@ ming its wi@@ ll@@ ing@@ ness to move forward in its accession process .
hence , the importance of this resolution which insi@@ sts on the need for the european union to adopt other indic@@ ators in addition to gdp in order to take better account of , among other things , climate change , biodiversity or even social integration , these being major political challenges that are close to my heart .
with regard to market measures - a point mentioned by mrs fra@@ ga - i would like to state that there are various measures which we are propos@@ ing : increasing fisher@@ men 's bar@@ ga@@ ining position vis@@ -@@ à@@ -@@ v@@ is the proce@@ ssing industry and distribu@@ tors by jo@@ ining forces with lar@@ ger po@@ s or local marke@@ ting associ@@ ations ; establishing a price monitoring system to better understand the factors de@@ termi@@ ning market prices ; improving pre@@ dict@@ ability of sour@@ cing for eu-@@ origin products for the industry ; promoting quality initiatives like labelling and better handl@@ ing and proce@@ ssing ; promoting information to consumers ; health and nu@@ tri@@ tion ; responsible fishing ; market audi@@ t assessment ; developing tools to analy@@ se the value chain and prices ; and ver@@ i@@ fying the correct implementation of the monitoring of labelling measures and i@@ u@@ u .
the first objective should be to equi@@ p the union with more far@@ -@@ reaching and more effective economic governance , which calls for greater financial auton@@ om@@ y .
however , as i said , as yet , no such information has been submitted to us by the german authorities .
we need a to@@ y t@@ ü@@ v - and that must be as self-@@ evi@@ dent as the t@@ ü@@ v we have for cars .
this would add an important new economic dimension to the ea@@ st-@@ west water transport cor@@ ri@@ d@@ or and allow for making some of the bi@@ g@@ ger danube tribu@@ tar@@ ies na@@ vi@@ g@@ able .
the eu is ex@@ pan@@ ding and is increasing in streng@@ th .
it is intended to increase the competitiveness and profits of the mul@@ tin@@ ati@@ on@@ als , to increase the exploitation of rural man@@ power , to concentr@@ ate land ow@@ ner@@ ship even further and to control production .
public and legal debate on documents increases the legitimacy of the institutions and bo@@ l@@ sters public confidence in them .
because the bel@@ fa@@ st agreement by law sti@@ pul@@ ates that all parties must be in government if there is to be a government .
remember that the european union so@@ ld the 2004 / 2005 intervention stocks at an enormous profit .
however , as part of the implementation of the 2012 budget too , we will want savings using the principles of good management , economy , efficiency and effectiveness .
( fr ) mr president , president of the european investment bank , in the ei@@ b 's 2008 report , parliament insi@@ sted that the bank 's external activities comply with the general objectives of the european union .
this issue will be our first opportunity to show that the council and parliament are willing to take on their role as co@@ legisl@@ ators .
we do not want this !
this initial pha@@ se is not about ex@@ pan@@ ding the list of hazar@@ d@@ ous substances .
zimbabwe was obviously on the agenda .
we shall have to see and , no doubt , list the situations in which such a fundamental rights violation specifically requires these infringe@@ ment proceedings .
these must be met by each individual member to the best of his or her knowledge and bel@@ ief .
( de ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , i would like to raise two points of order and i would like to be able to raise them one after another .
mr president , ladies and gentlemen , i can help you out here and even point out to the president what he h@@ im@@ self decided .
that is the reality for ten@@ s of millions of european citizens .
i believe that we should not deal with renewable sources in i@@ sol@@ ation .
n@@ one@@ theless , any policy pursu@@ ed in this area will simply be win@@ dow@@ -@@ dre@@ ssing unless it takes , as its starting point , the basic pre@@ mi@@ se that these fundamental rights are indivi@@ sible .
let us not forget that the vast majority of companies have people with that in mind and they are dee@@ ply fru@@ strate@@ d by the fact that , in many cases , they have to re@@ de@@ sign products or re@@ apply for mutual recognition as it stands at the moment - that is a major step forward .
in gh@@ ana , where illegal lo@@ g@@ ging has reduced the ra@@ in@@ forest by up to 25 % of its original si@@ ze in under 50 years , the agreement will help to secure the future of its ti@@ mber industry - its four@@ th most prof@@ itable industry .
it should demonstrate clear european commitment to considering a fully fle@@ d@@ ged political and operational strategy that would , in addre@@ ssing roma issues , go beyond obvious human rights perspe@@ ctives , fundamental as they are , towards real economic and social inclusion .
the european union can help there .
in the last few years , however , new in@@ activ@@ ated vacc@@ ines have become available .
i am glad that we heard about the continu@@ ity with 2008 since our aim is to develop , on the basis of cultural diversity and inter@@ cultural dialogue , another dimension of the cultural agenda , and that is the cre@@ ative industry .
of course , us leadership on this issue is welcome .
we must have a ce@@ a@@ se@@ -@@ fir@@ e immediately .
i would like to ask whether the commission intends to use the war@@ ni@@ ng@@ s under article 1@@ 21 of the treaty of lisbon if a member state does not comply or even want to comply with the ideas of the 2020 strategy .
sub@@ -@@ sahar@@ an africa recei@@ ves more international aid than any other region in the world yet poverty levels remain stu@@ b@@ bor@@ n@@ ly high .
a similar private storage scheme was also adopted in the republic of ireland .
i propose in that regard that , where some increase in payments is ine@@ vit@@ able , it is off@@ set by significantly lower appropriations .
these measures for ensuring prevention and de@@ te@@ ction of fraud have no im@@ pli@@ cation in the deli@@ very of vital treatment to the patien@@ t but , at the same time , understand that we need to have in place new , strengthened control mechanisms very fa@@ st , because as time pa@@ sses , inde@@ fi@@ ni@@ tely hol@@ ding on to payments is not the best op@@ tion .
it is also for@@ cing us to deal with social in@@ equ@@ alities in the european union .
i also believe that parliament should send as many election obser@@ vers as possible , despite the fact that these are local elections , because the elections could represent the beginning of a new political climate in al@@ b@@ ania .
we can therefore say in good fa@@ it@@ h that we will not succeed in achieving the objectives of the europe 2020 strategy unless we support small and medium-sized enterprises and unless we make it easier for them to make full use of the single market .
however , at the political level , we are also discussing a more ambitious target and we know that , in this regard , the sectors covered by the emissions trading system ( ets ) , and energy in particular , would bear the br@@ un@@ t .
one of the issues of importance you have raised today is how we will proce@@ ed with the green paper , which will be adopted by the commission in september .
however , there are still long waiting li@@ sts for tran@@ sp@@ lan@@ ts .
enhanced cooperation with the countries of origin and transi@@ t is fundamental and the dialogue with third countries should be intensi@@ fied in areas such as legal immigration , migration and development , capacity building and the re@@ pat@@ ri@@ ation of people who have no need of protection .
( ro ) i , too , wish to welcome the commission 's intention to support the republic of moldova .
we are already aware of the harmful effects of certain chemi@@ cal substances on gro@@ un@@ dw@@ ater and ri@@ vers .
assi@@ sting developing countries in setting up fair and effective tax systems is another issue to be strengthened .
pollution of the area around air@@ ports would be gre@@ at@@ ly reduced if millions of passengers used the tra@@ in or me@@ tr@@ o system to reach the air@@ port instead of cars .
i believe this is unacceptable in the age of modern technology .
in march , we discussed here the situation in cu@@ ba .
in this respect , i believe that there are numerous challenges to be overcome , especially with regard to law enforcement , the fight against corruption and organised crime , protection for the ser@@ b@@ s and other minorities , re@@ conci@@ liation between communities and the implementation of economic and social reforms .
indeed , the country 's development problems are far from over .
this is the 2@@ 1@@ st century and women long ago stop@@ ped being satis@@ fied with the role of hou@@ se@@ wi@@ fe and chil@@ d-@@ care@@ r .
the commission for petitions regre@@ ts the fact that directive 2006 / 1@@ 14 / ec on mis@@ leading and compar@@ ative adverti@@ sing , which is appli@@ cable to busin@@ ess@@ -@@ to@@ -@@ business transactions , seems either to fall short of providing effective counter@@ -@@ measures or to be in@@ sufficien@@ tly implemented by member states .
it is , after all , unacceptable for one country to be stri@@ c@@ ter than another .
we will emphasise the need for further reforms in the russian electricity and gas sector with a view to establishing a level pla@@ ying field .
however , what i do not understand is why some people have still not opened their e@@ yes to this topic , even after fu@@ ku@@ sh@@ im@@ a .
my explan@@ ation is that the uk independence party supports the return of the gr@@ ants system for the uk , and i would like to point out that it is our membership of the eu that caused it to be aboli@@ shed in en@@ gl@@ and and wal@@ es in the first place .
this makes it obvious how important the world trade organisation ( wto ) is .
the council took note of the information , and took on board the information we obtained from colleagues from countries where the process of ratification of the lisbon reform treaty had not yet been comple@@ ted , in order to continue the process .
its effects can be seen more clearly in poland than any@@ where else .
as a result of these studies , and bearing in mind the four@@ -@@ year revision clause , at some point the necessary changes should be introduced through a co@@ decision procedure , without for@@ getting that it is important to consul@@ t the european data protection super@@ vis@@ or , a rule which was unfortunately not taken into account when draf@@ ting this proposal .
madam president , in the last 12 months the majority of da@@ iry farmers in ireland and across the european union have been sel@@ ling their milk for less than the cost of production .
i would simply like to say one thing : in our country , we are see@@ ing a rise in extre@@ mis@@ m , and this is doub@@ t@@ less because one part of the political clas@@ s consid@@ ers mand@@ ates and po@@ sts to be at its dispos@@ al .
( de ) madam president , there are four issues i would like to address very br@@ iefly .
3 ) in relation to fe@@ es review
we want people who want to come to use and develop their skills from a wide var@@ ie@@ ty of countries - india , new ze@@ al@@ and , gh@@ ana , china , where@@ ver - and that is why we will not be supporting amendment 8@@ 4 , nor indeed amendment 24 , which talks about gran@@ ting blu@@ e car@@ ds only to those highly qualified migrants from countries with which we have previ@@ ously concluded partner@@ ships .
it forms a soli@@ d basis for further development .
i am responsible for new technology and i really believe that the majority of actions through new technology are positive ones .
surely we can vote on the oral amendments ?
just as el@@ se@@ where in the region , the eu and the high representative her@@ self have condem@@ ned the violence in ba@@ h@@ ra@@ in ou@@ tri@@ ght and called on the authorities and all forces present to respect fully human rights and fundamental freedoms as well as international humanitarian standards .
in the field of energy policy , commissioner pie@@ bal@@ g@@ s will shor@@ tly present proposals to build a single european energy market .
wh@@ en@@ ever we start a project , there are e@@ x an@@ te controls and there are e@@ x po@@ st controls af@@ ter@@ war@@ ds .
yesterday , i spo@@ ke with the kaza@@ k@@ h foreign minister sa@@ ud@@ ab@@ a@@ ye@@ v , who today is visi@@ ting bi@@ sh@@ ke@@ k as chair@@ -@@ in-office of the os@@ ce , and who has li@@ ter@@ ally just sent me a message to say that he has comple@@ ted his tasks .
here today , i am a bit du@@ bi@@ ous as well .
as the rapporteur has spoken out in favour of increased supervision and assessment of internal market policies , i have not voted for the report .
our priority is to set up a new global financial archi@@ te@@ c@@ ture with more stability , more supervision and , above all , more transparency .
i think that the out@@ comes really do stand up to scru@@ t@@ iny .
conflicts and war@@ s to gain areas still suitable to live in as well as those providing water and food should be pre@@ ven@@ ted before it is too late .
he merely told us that the commission is closely monitoring and closely following developments , and then said that he@@ dge funds and private equ@@ ity also have much positive influence , and that we should reflect on that .
the commission will support their work as required .
that is absolutely essential to the opinion that we have deli@@ vered .
my second point is to remind you that the european parliament insi@@ sts on the importance of the european commission supporting development and civil society projects in favour of the ti@@ bet@@ an population in tibet and of ti@@ bet@@ an refugees in ex@@ ile - in india , ne@@ p@@ al , b@@ hu@@ t@@ an - in economic and social fie@@ lds such as health and nu@@ tri@@ tion , live@@ li@@ ho@@ ods and education , access to jobs , gender issues , the environment and the re@@ vit@@ alisation of sett@@ le@@ ments .
it is about benef@@ iting citizens and businesses by simpli@@ fying and improving the regulatory environment in europe .
parliament later re@@ cti@@ fied this in its own ver@@ sion , which is a good thing .
the management policy based on t@@ ac@@ s and quotas must leave ro@@ om for effor@@ t-@@ based management .
the report has also been successful in reducing unnecessary bur@@ dens on business that were found within the commission 's proposal .
but it would certainly serve as a very good instrument and good indi@@ cat@@ or that those who register are prepared to respect the rules and be transparent , that they have nothing to hi@@ de and - this should be the key indi@@ cat@@ or for all of us - that they should be real partners to work with us and exchange information with us and that they have trust in our future communication .
the time has come to end the strasbourg far@@ ce , to ensure parliament oper@@ ates only in brussels and make a real contribution to sa@@ ving public money for better reasons to spend it on .
this is an ab@@ di@@ cation of responsibility and an open in@@ vit@@ ation to un@@ scru@@ pul@@ ous em@@ ploy@@ ers to constantly search for new forms of ' fal@@ se ' self-@@ employment to avoid the law .
after having parti@@ ally dis@@ man@@ tled the intervention tools , we have neither the right nor the legitimacy to dis@@ man@@ tle today the production tools that we will need in the short term .
the time has come to stop obser@@ ving the poverty and the difficulties of our fellow citizens and to take concrete action instead .
we believe that there ought to be an open debate on this issue and that this parliament should at least be informed about what is going on .
this approach is ex@@ em@@ pl@@ ary and i am pleased that we were able to agree on it .
this is a first step and i would like to think that many of our proposals will be adopted by the commission as well .
they must know if the meat they e@@ at has been f@@ ed on g@@ ms .
i mention this because drawing up framework regulations con@@ taining minimum measures which are then followed by different laws for individual areas is , together with an increasing tenden@@ cy to turn to co@@ mi@@ to@@ logy , one of the op@@ tions the commission is prepared to take if faced with the prospe@@ ct of a co@@ decision procedure on fisheries , as the direct@@ or@@ ate@@ -@@ general for maritime affairs and fisheries itself free@@ ly ad@@ mits in the green paper on the reform of the common fisheries policy .
i think that a single tax should be created for micro@@ -@@ enti@@ ties , which already exists in some states .
it will need to work in close cooperation with its main partners at eu level and , in particular , with you , the european parliament and the fe@@ m@@ m committee .
we will only be able to u@@ ti@@ li@@ se the potential of new technologies in combating cross-border crime and make the judicial system more accessible to citizens on civil and commercial matters when these pre@@ requi@@ sites are in place .
i would also like to condem@@ n the repres@@ sions and acts of violence committed by the security services and dire@@ cted at the demonstr@@ ators .
we want to remind the y@@ em@@ eni government of its international commitments regarding the convention on the rights of the child and the international co@@ ven@@ ant on civil and political rights .
the compromise solution , al@@ be@@ it not perfe@@ ct , means that eu funds for 2007 that have not been ab@@ sor@@ bed by programmes that have been s@@ low to start up will , excep@@ tion@@ ally , benefit from an extended dead@@ line before being de@@ committed .
in practice , it will be the entire judicial and pen@@ al systems of the member states that will disappe@@ ar in the face of this forced harmonisation - dow@@ n@@ war@@ ds harmonisation , that is .
the law of s@@ car@@ ce resources will ev@@ ent@@ u@@ ally indu@@ ce even the united states and china to save energy and avoid co2 emissions .
there are at least two reasons .
it would be far more logical to adopt a directive on trac@@ tors en@@ sh@@ ri@@ ning general requirements and safeguar@@ ds .
but there is another aspect that concerns me as well .
this report does not just encourage greater involvement of the eu in iraq .
mr president , if the european union were a car , this treaty would be about tuni@@ ng that vehi@@ cle .
( es ) madam president , competitiveness is important , but it cannot be the only crit@@ eri@@ on .
following up on our commitment in the road@@ ma@@ p for gender equality , in 2005 and 2006 we launched a consultation with social partners on re@@ conci@@ liation policies .
with more than 13 million poor people benef@@ iting from the programme , with 19 member states particip@@ ating and with the scheme being a stable out@@ let for intervention products , this programme has certainly shown its value .
from an economic point of view , it is far better and three times chea@@ per to build an over@@ land pipe@@ line , rather than one on the sea@@ bed .
( pl ) mr president , i will say it again : 100 000 can@@ cel@@ led fli@@ gh@@ ts , 10 million passengers who did not reach their de@@ st@@ ination , eur 2 billion of losses to the airlines .
well , that is right , but it is not enough .
most countries have opened up their markets ; but a few continue with their de@@ ca@@ des@@ -@@ old prote@@ cti@@ o@@ nis@@ m policy , whilst they take over the markets of others at the same time .
regarding consumers , i believe that i have argu@@ ed in every speech i have made over the months , and in my report too , for transparency and help for consumers , naturally without for@@ getting operators , who also have their mer@@ its .
innovative goods and services need to be adopted , which will target both the private and the public sector , so as to facilitate the implementation of administrative procedures , strengthen the public administration and reduce bureaucr@@ acy and the in@@ flexibility of the public sector .
i would like to point out that the tar@@ d@@ in@@ ess of the commission also increases the risk that the czech republic will delay ratification of agreements between the union and canada .
so gra@@ ve is the threat that it will can@@ cel out all progress towards the goal of hal@@ ving world poverty by 2015 .
the first condition ensuring that the young people of today become europe 's citizens of tomorrow is for them to get to know one another .
we must also put an end to se@@ x tourism .
the eu must realise that its sm@@ alle@@ st state cannot continue to ab@@ sor@@ b the vast number of immigrants seeking refu@@ ge and asylum .
the european union is aware of the seri@@ ous@@ ness of the crisis in cha@@ d and its regional dimension , which i have mentioned before .
( lt ) today the princi@@ p@@ al message the european parliament sen@@ ds to the nig@@ eri@@ an feder@@ al and state governments is to immediately hal@@ t execu@@ tions , to de@@ cl@@ are a mor@@ atorium on the death penalty and to aboli@@ sh the death penalty al@@ together .
as recent cases such as micro@@ so@@ ft and inte@@ l have shown , the commission will take enforcement action to ensure that competition on the mer@@ its allows , where necessary , consumers to choose between different alternati@@ ves and therefore benefit from technical developments and innov@@ ations .
it is not just a matter of instru@@ cting baroness ashton to speak out against the human rights ab@@ uses in china at every opportunity .
that is why the commission decided to present an eu framework to enable the member states to take action comm@@ en@@ sur@@ ate with the challenge they have to overcome .
( fr ) madam president , ladies and gentlemen , in many respe@@ cts , it is essential that we vote in favour , tomorrow , of amending the european refuge@@ e fund , and it is on this subject that i will focus my speech , at the same time as congratul@@ ating mr co@@ el@@ h@@ o and mr ta@@ va@@ res on their de@@ liber@@ ations and their work .
auth@@ or . - ( nl ) mr president , this parliament is rightly paying great attention to what is going on in the former belgian co@@ lon@@ y of the democratic republic of con@@ go and in particular to the continu@@ ed fighting , for@@ ci@@ ble disp@@ lac@@ ement , rap@@ e and mass as@@ s@@ as@@ sin@@ ation in the east of that vast country .
this statement be@@ ars te@@ stim@@ ony to the potential for mi@@ su@@ se of the ar@@ rest war@@ r@@ ant by the judi@@ ci@@ ary .
as regards the structural funds , the situation is as follow@@ s : what is important is not only the level of resources for a particular purpose within the structural funds , but also the quality of application of those resources .
mr president , this is an important amendment on which i ask for the attention of the house , because our own people and the citizens of the eu are end@@ an@@ ge@@ red by some activities .
we all agree with the report and appreci@@ ate and value what mr de ro@@ ss@@ a , who has our full support , has done .
certain s@@ mar@@ t ph@@ one and devi@@ ce service provi@@ ders tra@@ p consumers and have organised the market in such a way that they completely control users ' experience in terms of their access to so@@ ft@@ w@@ are , na@@ vi@@ g@@ ating programmes and appli@@ cations .
at the same time i would like to draw colleagues ' attention to some important amendments which did not feat@@ ure in the previous ver@@ sion of the report .
otherwise , if the situation per@@ si@@ sts after 2013 , it will constitu@@ te de fac@@ to toler@@ ance of two common agricultural policies on the territory of the eu .
i should like a clari@@ fication in this regard .
the answer to this s@@ cour@@ ge must be two@@ fo@@ ld .
the agreement with gu@@ ine@@ a is a good example of where parliament voted against the agreement , and this points towards the rou@@ te we should take in the future .
for all these reasons , we in the european union must have a strong role in this region , as this was once a region where , for once , it was not us europeans who were spe@@ ar@@ head@@ ing mis@@ gui@@ ded developments , but others .
do you think it is acceptable that the union has member states where there is no constitutional court , or where there is one , but its powers are we@@ ak ?
this is the first eu budget that has been voted upon in accordance with the rules of the treaty of lisbon at the very first reading .
i would first like to say to you that , in all con@@ science , i cannot allow it to be said that frontex is the symbo@@ l of a for@@ tre@@ ss europe which is closed to all those who need protection or who aspir@@ e to come to europe .
in order to ensure consist@@ ency and fair@@ ness in resol@@ ving differences between authorities or between the different financial sectors we need to aband@@ on uni@@ later@@ alism and progress towards a genu@@ ine@@ ly operational european system .
what action ?
the main problem areas are the failure to comply with the scope of the directive , dela@@ ys in creating points of single contact , short@@ com@@ ings in administrative cooperation and differences in mutual assessment .
are they afraid of sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der@@ ing the responsibility for creating equal opportunities for people with dis@@ abi@@ lities ?
firstly , the european union must support and facilitate the proce@@ sses of democratic change .
my group wanted to under@@ line the importance of establishing clear conditions , achie@@ v@@ able objectives and adequate reference par@@ am@@ e@@ ters when the sanctions are applied .
the vote will take place shor@@ tly .
i would like the changes to the schengen c@@ ode not to be used as a pre@@ text for limi@@ ting the freedom of movement of citizens of the european union 's member states .
i fully appla@@ ud initiatives such as the black sea syner@@ gy and eastern partnership which con@@ soli@@ date cooperation with the countries in the region , especially the republic of moldova and ukraine , as well as states from the cau@@ ca@@ sus and the ca@@ spi@@ an region .
i have been concerned about climate change throughout my 10@@ year care@@ er as an me@@ p .
the decentr@@ alisation of government brings increased responsibility to regional and local authorities .
thank you .
the commission is planning to create a legal framework next year for fund mer@@ gers .
for example , if we look at many of the new member states of the european union , including my own country - the czech republic - we see continu@@ ous attacks on everything left of centre , on everything le@@ f@@ ti@@ st .
( sk ) madam president , i fully agree with the demand for the assessment of the impact of all relevant bi@@ lls on small and medium-sized enterprises ( smes ) to be per@@ for@@ med system@@ atically both at a national and at a european level , because these businesses are the real back@@ b@@ one of the european economy and , as such , provide more than 100 million jobs .
some of you have again raised the issue of the possible excessive inf@@ low of patients from other member states , and of how the recei@@ ving health system would be protected .
these will be deli@@ vered by research and innovation in energy technologies .
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let us talk about specific progress .
however , we have re@@ serv@@ ations about certain aspects of the proposal where the rapporteur seems to have lost a sense of propor@@ tion .
in order to achieve this , the eu must support egypt in tack@@ ling the economic and social difficulties that it is experien@@ cing , with a view to a la@@ sting democr@@ ati@@ sation process that involves all of civil society .
that is clearly the case .
if i remember corre@@ ctly , both organisations were foun@@ ded in 19@@ 7@@ 5 .
we will only be able to find a solution through a common effort , by car@@ rying out collective awareness ra@@ ising and supporting and assi@@ sting the victims and , above all , by fighting the roo@@ t causes of this phenomen@@ on so as to help those countries involved to develop suitable legislation to combat all forms of s@@ la@@ very .
but migration will be manag@@ e@@ able only when we manage the de@@ spa@@ ir that lead@@ s so many to risk so much to come here .
although some truly positive elements can be found in this text , it would be totally unacceptable for the mechanism of ol@@ d-@@ age in@@ surance to be considered through the pri@@ sm of budgetary con@@ stra@@ ints , with capit@@ al-@@ based pensions encouraged as a result .
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( de ) mr president , i would sugge@@ st that our fellow members from the group of the alliance of liber@@ als and democrats for europe raise their legitimate obje@@ ctions during the negotiations intended for that purpose .
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so far so good , but the reality is often quite different .
the eu member states that would have to contribute war@@ ships to the ' eu na@@ val force ' are already contribu@@ ting to the nato response .
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when does the commission intend to organi@@ se a european year against violence against women ?
foreign companies have benefi@@ ted from this .
what purpose does it serve ?
for my part , i do not wish to comment , as that is not my job .
we are willing to work with the us administration to find ways to deal with the practical issues which will ari@@ se when gu@@ ant@@ á@@ na@@ mo is closed , such as the re@@ sett@@ lement of pris@@ oners in third countries .
through immigration policy , as these regions are particularly vulnerable to immigration and the influ@@ x of illegal immigrants is creating economic and social problems there that are far beyond the local capacity to overcome them ;
no parliament in the world would accept a reduction in influence , particularly if there were no compe@@ lling practical reasons for it .
with regard to the stability and growth pact , which has real san@@ ction mechanisms , parliament can do its work , because the package is here and we are going to re@@ ver@@ t to the commission 's initial proposals .
the text not only refle@@ cts the fin@@ dings made by the rapporteur when he visi@@ ted bulgaria and romania , but also expres@@ ses the european parliament 's desire to remain true to the spirit of europe .
on behalf of the alde group . - ( de ) madam president , i too would like to start by ex@@ pressing war@@ m thanks to mrs o@@ omen@@ -@@ ru@@ ij@@ ten for the good cooperation , which was just as constructive this time as it was last au@@ tu@@ m@@ n .
my proposal is to support the positions re@@ calling both the convention on , and the declaration of , the rights of the child , and to de@@ le@@ te paragraph 1 , which is ir@@ relevant at the present time and therefore in@@ appropriate for europe 's highest house .
the vote will take place on tu@@ es@@ day at 12 no@@ on .
it is also working closely with the commission and parliament .
the pol@@ le@@ do report has been a failure .
we should , however , require coura@@ ge from paki@@ stan@@ i politicians and , in particular , from the opposition , for example , the pakistan mus@@ li@@ m le@@ ag@@ ue , which is blo@@ c@@ king government reform of the c@@ ode .
member of the commission . - mr president , since the trans@@ -@@ european transport network policy was established 15 years ago , it has contribu@@ ted significantly to the functioning of the internal market and to economic , social and territorial cohesion .
la@@ p@@ sed written declar@@ ations : see minutes
the reci@@ pe of our political group is therefore to use all available international instruments rather than to create new ones .
i believe that all the eu member states should adopt action plans of this kind .
but it is necessary to develop and maintain a long-term strategy and vision , ac@@ companie@@ d by a tho@@ rou@@ gh co@@ st-@@ benefit analysis .
on the subject of sub@@ contrac@@ ting - article 9 , which was the subject of discussion between parliament and the council and within the council itself - your rapporteur would have like to extend li@@ ability to the whole contrac@@ ting chain , as the commission had orig@@ in@@ ally proposed .
i think that the new proposal put forward by the european commission in may 2007 , which is intended to provide incentives for the with@@ dra@@ wa@@ l of almost 3@@ .@@ 8 million ton@@ ne@@ s of su@@ ga@@ r from the eu market , will again fail to bring about the anti@@ cip@@ ated results .
this is the case for those who worked in the 4@@ 9 enterprises in the fur@@ ni@@ ture manufac@@ turing sector , where redun@@ d@@ ant workers will be paid eur 6@@ 6@@ 2 0@@ 8@@ 8 from the european globalisation adjustment fund , as well as for those who worked in the 4@@ 5 enterprises in the we@@ aring ap@@ pa@@ re@@ l manufac@@ turing sector , where the su@@ m is eur 5@@ 23 4@@ 8@@ 1 .
i tell you stra@@ ight , commissioner : i do not find the proposals that have been stated here adequate for resol@@ ving the problem con@@ fron@@ ting us .
that is why i voted as i did .
member of the commission . - we know the problem and have applied new regulations and implementing rules to these questions .
i also think that the eu budget should fulfil a role as the main mechanism for boo@@ sting and restor@@ ing growth and employment .
s@@ mar@@ t growth , sustainable growth and inclu@@ sive growth are the priorities proposed in the new strategy , and they de@@ fine where the eu wants to be by 2020 .
already at that time we decided that we must examine our relations with the southern neighbourhood .
a similar pillar of the community legal system will be our accession to the european convention on human rights , a process that is currently under way , but the system of human rights guarantees en@@ sh@@ r@@ ined in the member states ' own legal systems will remain a similar pillar .
when we had our discussions with him , given that i have met with him on two occa@@ sions , he said that - actually we should not go into that discussion because i would certainly be bi@@ a@@ sed and i do not have enough information - but he said that he had been obli@@ ged to respond to the pro@@ vo@@ cation .
i am glad that the commissioner for agriculture is here to listen to me because ma@@ y@@ be it is at a time of crisis that europe can actually rise to the challenge .
rules to ensure the long-term sustainability of our way of life .
when food aid is offered but not properly thought out , it can viol@@ ate the prim@@ o n@@ on noc@@ ere principle : ' do not har@@ m ' .
it allowed the ex@@ tra@@ pol@@ ation from a major species to a min@@ or species of the same family , ru@@ min@@ ant to ru@@ min@@ ant , fish to fish , chi@@ ck@@ en to other po@@ ul@@ try .
to achieve this it is sometimes necessary to sur@@ pa@@ ss one@@ self .
we must also ensure that part of the reven@@ ue colle@@ cted is actually allocated to infrastructure and trans@@ -@@ european transport network projects as indi@@ cated .
mr president , we also wish to ex@@ p@@ and on the arrangements for the association agreements - in which we must have fa@@ it@@ h and believe - with the mer@@ co@@ su@@ r customs union , with the an@@ de@@ an community and with central america , so that they can b concluded as quickly as possible , and especially within this parliamentary term , to allow the house to issue its mand@@ atory con@@ sent .
mr president , i ad@@ mit that i am both con@@ fu@@ sed and also quite sa@@ d and disap@@ pointed .
this should be all@@ -@@ inclu@@ sive , in the sense that it should cover domestic violence and ge@@ ni@@ tal mu@@ ti@@ l@@ ation , but also some more insi@@ di@@ ous forms .
a necessary com@@ pon@@ ent of effective enforcement is that the courts may , as an interim measure , act swi@@ f@@ tly to order dis@@ closure and free@@ z@@ ing of the deb@@ tor 's asse@@ ts .
these are measures that involve changes , but they are also a genuine , decisive sti@@ mu@@ lus for economic growth through job creation .
this report takes us in the right direction to con@@ firm this con@@ vi@@ ction , while clearly ex@@ pressing full respect for national competence over the qu@@ anti@@ t@@ ative aspects and f@@ low@@ s of migrants .
the proposed penalty op@@ tions will initi@@ ally apply only to the countries of the euro area .
the number of compla@@ ints regi@@ ste@@ red in 2008 , considered in@@ ad@@ mis@@ sible , is extremely high and is on the rise compared with previous years .
the recommendations contained in mr van he@@ ck@@ e 's excellent report , which i fully endorse , certainly go in the right direction .
i think that we should have a very serious debate on this at some point in the future and that we should seek a common solution in this area , because this is a question of democracy .
some in our group say no to all this .
all this has s@@ own inst@@ ability and dec@@ line in europe .
the european political establishment 's handl@@ ing of the treaty of lisbon will go down to po@@ ster@@ ity as a dis@@ gr@@ ace in two respe@@ cts : firstly , with regard to the political process for pu@@ shing it through and , secondly , with regard to the actual purpose of the treaty and its content .
finally , i would like to congratulate mrs la@@ per@@ rou@@ ze for her report and i hope that it will be supported by the vast majority of our fellow members .
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we therefore obviously need to reduce emissions from transport .
secondly , in the last two years , less than 4 000 people have arri@@ ved on italy 's sho@@ res , thanks to bilateral agreements with libya and tuni@@ sia .
( de ) mr president , before the vote , i would like to point out a problem which affe@@ cts the vote and which may need to be discussed and resolved .
this proposal aims to c@@ odi@@ fy council directive 8@@ 7 / 4@@ 0@@ 4 / e@@ ec of 25 june 198@@ 7 on the harmoniz@@ ation of the laws of the member states relating to simple pressure ve@@ ssels .
you could not say it more suc@@ c@@ in@@ ctly .
in no case has the result of a vote been affected , as the maj@@ orities have not changed .
it has failed to acti@@ vely eng@@ age and conne@@ ct with the citizens .
the honourable members will see that strong political commitment is being shown by the eu 's institutions , and particularly by the commission , to fundamental rights and freedom of information , of expression and of the media .
just a few weeks ago here in this house , many of us ple@@ d@@ ged our solidarity with greece .
however , i believe greater refle@@ ction would be ad@@ vis@@ able , as ha@@ sty standar@@ dis@@ ation could lead to more dis@@ ruption and legal un@@ certainty than benefits .
( de ) mr president , commissioner ferre@@ ro-@@ wal@@ d@@ ner , ladies and gentlemen , i think that what the commissioner said , namely that a military solution is not possible , needs to be re@@ ported on the front pa@@ ges in s@@ r@@ i lan@@ ka .
if you think i am wrong , prove me wrong : hold the referen@@ du@@ ms you promi@@ sed , put the treaty of lisbon to the people .
accord@@ ingly , we in parliament still have work to do on this doss@@ ier , and i would like to take this opportunity to emphasise that point .
economic and social development is dynami@@ c in today 's world , therefore stati@@ sti@@ cal data should be presented in a more effective manner , so that decisions can be taken more quickly .
more attention must be given to initiatives such as the bo@@ lo@@ g@@ na process and the com@@ e@@ ni@@ us , er@@ as@@ mu@@ s and le@@ on@@ ar@@ do da vin@@ ci programmes , which make it possible to study ab@@ road and emphasise the importance of professional mobility in the future .
in writing . - we agree that children should be protected from se@@ x pre@@ d@@ ators , cy@@ ber bu@@ ll@@ ying and other dan@@ gers on the internet .
the per@@ pe@@ tr@@ ators bel@@ ong to a local mili@@ ti@@ a and some local police of@@ fic@@ ers were involved .
how can new ministers , such as the ministers for transport and for regional development , who have no european experience , c@@ ope success@@ fully with the european agenda and presid@@ e over the european council ?
it is true that , at the end of a long night of negotiations , which la@@ sted from 19 : 00 to 0@@ 7 : 00 , there was huge disap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment .
we , who have invol@@ un@@ tari@@ ly spent the greater part of our lives wit@@ ne@@ ssing how the free exchange of ideas is a basic pre@@ condition for a healthy democracy , believe that this pre@@ condition will be hon@@ ou@@ red and respected in the future as well .
it is the case that a failure of the euro could be ex@@ tra@@ ord@@ in@@ arily co@@ stly for all of us in this glob@@ alised system , and i want to spe@@ ll out that my country - which sometimes de@@ pi@@ cts itself as if it had to make major sac@@ ri@@ fi@@ ces - is the main benefi@@ ci@@ ary or joint main benefi@@ ci@@ ary of the euro .
a number of pot@@ at@@ o farmers have written to me recently because they have been very bad@@ ly affected by the very high levels of ra@@ inf@@ all in recent weeks as well .
vi@@ ct@@ ory for the democratic forces , currently united in the alliance for european integration , guarantees the continu@@ ation of the progress made during the last year - progress towards democratic government , rights and human well@@ being .
i am advi@@ sed that it has been ru@@ led on and only certain amendments have been de@@ cla@@ red ad@@ mis@@ sible , as is normal in any house .
the so-called secre@@ t de@@ ten@@ tion and transport@@ ation programme by the united states or the al@@ leg@@ ed cia use of european countries to transport and il@@ legally de@@ tain pris@@ oners has been , without a doubt , a source of concern for many members of this house .
while principles such as free trade are sac@@ ros@@ an@@ ct , the economic interests of european workers , it seems , are di@@ spen@@ s@@ able .
the next item is the vote .
thirdly , ac@@ ta provides a balanced agreement , which re@@ pl@@ ies to the four main concerns expressed by members , for the following four reasons .
we certainly did not adopt our position in the face of the principle of the in@@ viol@@ ability of human rights under@@ l@@ ying the resolution , which we wh@@ ole@@ hear@@ tedly sub@@ s@@ cri@@ be to .
as such , it is a fundamental step that had to be taken and must be taken as rapi@@ dly as possible .
and we needed to comple@@ ment it with greater inclusion of citizens in this process , through this instrument of particip@@ atory democracy .
it is important for consumers to be able to make their purcha@@ ses in full knowledge of the facts , and for them not to purcha@@ se lea@@ ther or fu@@ r in@@ adver@@ t@@ ently as is the case , in particular , when fu@@ r is used as tr@@ im@@ ming on chea@@ p clo@@ thing .
i am confi@@ dent that , once the new rules come into force , regulation of the feed market will be significantly improved , in the interests of both feed manufacturers and users .
the climate issue is not just hy@@ pe , and i also note that , fortun@@ ately , it is en@@ sh@@ r@@ ined in the eu 2020 strategy of the new commission .
on the basis of this , the government was encouraged to explain its own reform plan or , if need be , complete it or go into more deta@@ il ; to demonstrate the relev@@ ance , ambi@@ tion and credibility of these reforms on the basis of three evaluation criteria , which then allowed the level of financial incen@@ tive for each country to be determined .
surve@@ il@@ l@@ ance of budgetary positions and surve@@ il@@ l@@ ance and coordination of economic policies (
let me start with croatia .
the report is also br@@ im@@ ming with a great many other points with which i fundament@@ ally dis@@ agree .
the next item is a br@@ ief pres@@ ent@@ ation of the report by mr me@@ d@@ ina or@@ te@@ ga , on behalf of the committee on legal affairs , on better la@@ w@@ making 2006 pursu@@ ant to article 9 of the protocol on the application of the principles of subsidi@@ dar@@ ity and proportion@@ ality ..
however , in my opinion , ' throughout europe ' does not necess@@ arily mean ' from within europe ' .
lobby@@ ist@@ s who be@@ have une@@ th@@ i@@ cally must be publi@@ c@@ ly ex@@ posed and it must be possible for them to be bar@@ red .
mrs bo@@ z@@ kur@@ t mentioned the issue of h@@ ot@@ lines and i think it is a good idea , though it is not so easy to achieve .
this was the first time that 1@@ 15 heads of state or government met to discuss climate change .
i was in@@ tri@@ gu@@ ed just now to hear mr han@@ na@@ n from the conserv@@ ative party sugge@@ sting this should be a matter of national discussion and democracy .
the role of permanent president is to enhance a shared sense of direction : nothing more , nothing less .
first of all , the commission wel@@ comes parliament 's support for a mi@@ xed approach to the review , consi@@ sting of a comb@@ ination of hor@@ iz@@ on@@ tal instru@@ ment@@ -@@ regul@@ ating aspects which some different directives have in common , and maintaining specific aspects in sect@@ oral directives .
( fr ) mr president , i would like to ask my fellow members something .
however , i think that more must be invest@@ ed in moder@@ nising the infrastructure for producing and trans@@ porting electri@@ cal energy .
it is important to stress that the presence of a ne@@ ar@@ by de@@ ser@@ t has no bearing on de@@ ser@@ ti@@ fication .
i ad@@ mit that the le@@ ak@@ age is fu@@ e@@ lling specul@@ ation and ca@@ using a de@@ teri@@ or@@ ation in the conditions for a potential recovery in greece .
the commission know@@ s this .
if we just take stock of the interim situation with regard to the three 20 % targets that we have been set - co2 , renewable ener@@ gies in the energy mi@@ x and greater energy efficiency : with regard to co2 and renewable ener@@ gies , we are making good progress , but where energy efficiency is concerned , we are just beginning .
it should be said that the negotiations currently under way between the leaders of the two communities on the is@@ land are positive and that a better atmo@@ sphere of trust has been established .
that is why the commission can support the amendments put forward in mrs an@@ ge@@ li@@ l@@ li 's report .
the next item is the report by pie@@ r an@@ to@@ nio pan@@ zer@@ i , on behalf of the committee on employment and social affairs , on ste@@ pping up the fight against un@@ de@@ cla@@ red work .
in writing . - we recognise the different concerns of our various all@@ ies .
the ear@@ th@@ qu@@ ake region of si@@ ch@@ u@@ an must be conver@@ ted into an open@@ -@@ air lab@@ or@@ atory where potential solutions can be te@@ sted out and the fin@@ dings used for the re@@ construction of that pro@@ vin@@ ce .
however , during the negotiations , the european execu@@ tive must stri@@ ve to encourage an ambitious trade agreement , which will support fair trade and con@@ tain legally binding social and environmental protection elements .
this will create jobs and it will create consumption .
( pl ) madam president , there is no end to the mur@@ der of christi@@ ans ; today in iraq , nig@@ eria , egypt and afghanistan , yesterday in sud@@ an , india and in@@ d@@ one@@ sia , and tomorrow , if they have not already been kil@@ led , if they have not already fal@@ le@@ n victi@@ m to po@@ gro@@ ms , violence , rap@@ e and ag@@ gre@@ ssion , they will have to live like par@@ i@@ a@@ h@@ s , hi@@ ding their fa@@ it@@ h even in places where their cultural , political and economic roo@@ ts are much ol@@ der than the appe@@ ar@@ ance of is@@ lam on their hom@@ el@@ and .
we say ' yes ' to the eco@@ logical re@@ struc@@ turing of our economy and society ; we are completely on your side here and will trans@@ late this into action .
it is also clear today that the same applies to the commission and its president , who has demonstrated that he is not be@@ hol@@ den to the council or parliament , but is working for european interests , contrary to the claims of the socialists and mrs ferre@@ ira .
several speakers have stated that skills and the quality of education and vo@@ cational training have a decisive impact on the future position of both individuals and social groups and need to be constantly improved .
it does not matter whether we choose to call it intelli@@ gent , sustainable or inclu@@ sive , we are now in the g@@ ri@@ p of a crisis in europe that will not come to an end tomorrow .
the aim is to prevent du@@ pli@@ cation and to ensure that all those responsible for deli@@ vering eu external policy work effectively together , and the commission will also continue to have services responsible for trade , development policy , aid implementation , humanitarian aid and enlargement .
we hope that all this does not simply end up as another propag@@ an@@ da campaign and that agreement can be reached in the council to make the necessary funds available so that it can effectively applied in all countries .
it is important that all the additional members enter parliament at the same time , in order for our institution to avoid accu@@ s@@ ations of functioning impro@@ per@@ ly .
in this connection i have a question , which the rapporteur also referred to , concerning the extent to which it is in the interests of the states involved in the programme for other member states to be covered by the funding of the se@@ v@@ ent@@ h framework programme , when this funding remains un@@ changed .
the vote will take place tomorrow .
it is essential that the council should accept the text that lea@@ ves the chamber in full if it is compli@@ ant with the agreed amendments .
i would like to stress that my ' yes ' vote for this report is not an expression of support for the common agricultural policy itself .
therefore we need to act , and act immediately ; and i am very pleased that the commission has ac@@ ted swi@@ f@@ tly - and well - by taking some p@@ alli@@ ative measures , reducing the se@@ t-@@ a@@ side for 2008 to zer@@ o .
the common market should bring us greater competition and energy security , which is what our custom@@ ers are e@@ ag@@ er@@ ly awa@@ iting in particular .
this also means that it con@@ tra@@ ven@@ es our rules of procedure , which cannot be accepted under any circumstances .
one directive that affe@@ cts that is the electro@@ mag@@ ne@@ tic fie@@ lds directive and i know the commission has been looking at this .
i voted in favour of this report in particular because it contribu@@ tes to two essential points : improving the information available , which facilit@@ ates a more environment@@ ally friendly choice of ty@@ res , and the fact that , by making such a choice , we will be contribu@@ ting to greater energy efficiency , given that ty@@ res are responsible for 20 to 30 % of the total energy use of vehicles .
we do not forget that in the europe which te@@ ach@@ es toler@@ ance and democracy , acts of violence will never be acceptable .
in general members from the big member states have understood this , at least those in my group .
this is one of the as@@ ser@@ tions russian diplom@@ ats lo@@ ve to make .
the eastern partnership and the euro@@ ne@@ st assembly are a good plat@@ form for such an eng@@ ag@@ ement , and i feel that there is a new w@@ ind coming from a@@ zer@@ ba@@ ij@@ an , a rene@@ wed wish for political dialogue .
the measures have not yet been implemented , however , and they , too , require high levels of investment and will make vehicles more expen@@ sive .
( de ) madam president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , in times like these when we may talk about shi@@ f@@ ting traffic from road to rail@@ way but have been presented with a directive on costs that will probably not entirely achieve that , it is good to find a report that actually aims to strengthen a transport mo@@ de we regard as important , the tra@@ in , to ensure that in future it will have the same rights and the same opportunities in many respe@@ cts as the hea@@ v@@ y goods vehi@@ cle .
this must play a key role not only in the forthcoming program@@ ming period , but also in every pha@@ se of devi@@ sing and implementing the europe 2020 strategy .
the ar@@ me@@ nian gen@@ o@@ ci@@ de is a histori@@ cal truth .
( it ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , there is no doubt that the in@@ viol@@ ability of human rights is the real ess@@ ence of all socie@@ ties , which indeed gives rise to democratic values .
in writing . - ( pt ) although the european internal market is huge , the world market , opened up due to globalisation , is even lar@@ ger and more dynami@@ c .
patients must have the right to obtain complete , correct information about medicines .
i can see the internal consist@@ ency of what you are saying as a euro@@ -@@ integr@@ ati@@ on@@ alist , which i am not .
in writing . - ( nl ) a strong common agricultural policy with appropriate resources is necessary to ensure food safety .
the same applies to the judi@@ ci@@ ary and the particularly important ch@@ ap@@ ter concerning the judicial system that has not yet been negotiated .
i do not quite understand the pre@@ mi@@ se of the question , because any exam@@ ination of d@@ g trade 's we@@ b@@ site will be able to y@@ ie@@ ld the information that the member wants about cases that are currently being initi@@ ated and investig@@ ated and on which proposals will be brought forward in the ordinary way .
in writing . - ( lt ) i welcome the strategy for the danube region adopted by the european commission and agree with its action plan which de@@ votes most attention to four areas ( conne@@ cting the danube region , protecting the environment , building prosper@@ ity and strengthening the danube region ) , and takes into account the need to improve movement in the danube region , energy security , social and economic development , cultural ex@@ changes , security and civil protection .
there are still many species in europe that are waiting to be dis@@ covered and descri@@ bed .
i have read the legislation for ' bu@@ y american ' .
there is continu@@ ity , due to the election of mr barroso , which we opposed - although you , of course , gave him your support - and we think that this continu@@ ity is dam@@ aging to the european model .
we hun@@ gari@@ ans are all too aware of this , as the a@@ il@@ ments of the hungarian economy have been caused by the very fact that we have the lowe@@ st employment rate throughout europe , in all the european union .
yes , we do also encourage industry with different types of incentives , but if the public funds and european funds will not follow in accordance with our political priorities , then the plan will not be successful .
it pro@@ ves too , in a way , that we are making progress on european integration .
on behalf of the ind / dem group . - ( nl ) mr president , it says a great deal that the new bilateral strategic partnership with brazi@@ l has been brought about under the portuguese presidency .
mr president , would you trust an economic fore@@ ca@@ ster who had recently said this : ' the euro has done more to en@@ force budgetary dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ ine in the rest of europe than any number of ex@@ hor@@ t@@ ations from the im@@ f or the o@@ ec@@ d ' ? or this : ' the euro has already provided great internal stability for the euro@@ zone ' ?
now the third dimension .
he identified several priorities , on which i would like to spend a few mom@@ ents in my re@@ marks .
finally , madam president , we cannot ignor@@ e the fact , either , that we must also be able to negoti@@ ate with the united states - particularly with regard to the price of whe@@ at , which is fi@@ xed in chi@@ ca@@ go - because we are dealing with a global issue and not just a european one .
in some countries , a good structure has been set up across the whole chain , where@@ as in other countries , health care systems are experien@@ cing enormous difficulties and tran@@ sp@@ lan@@ ts are more likely to come under the head@@ ing of ' ex@@ o@@ tic medic@@ ine ' .
it has been argu@@ ed that keeping quotas makes prices high so we can keep farmers in business .
on behalf of the ef@@ d group . - mr president , it is not very often that i find myself agree@@ ing with something said by the committee on civil liber@@ ties , justice and home affairs .
as a result , i was unable to vote in favour of the report either in committee or in plenary .
finally , i support the fact that the future common immigration policy should de@@ vote special attention to the position of ors , which are all eu external borders .
my country 's new constitution is proud to guarantee a strong constitutional protection .
i am therefore particularly pleased to see that the commission is willing to examine this case .
i also ask you to make your influence coun@@ t to ensure that the au@@ xi@@ li@@ ary tro@@ op@@ s there can provide humanitarian assistance .
i comm@@ end the c@@ or for the consist@@ ently high quality of its annual activity reports , and welcome the inclusion of the follow@@ -up to the parliament 's previous discharge decisions .
current unemployment levels , particularly among young people , are worrying and more needs to be done to ensure that young people are able to gain vital skills and quali@@ fications .
madam president , i would like to congratulate the rapporteur , mr stock@@ man@@ n , for his excellent work : he has descri@@ bed very well the content of a text , a proposal for a directive , that we are about to adopt .
there may be other reasons , but not the ones being given .
( de ) madam president .
in total , for the period 2007-@@ 2013 , eur 9 billion from cohesion policy funds will be directly invest@@ ed in sustainable energy initiatives in the eu .
member of the commission . - mr president , firstly i would like to thank you for your support .
in this report , the rapporteur buil@@ ds on the work of the previous rapporteur by ad@@ ding new elements to be regul@@ ated by the regulatory procedure with scru@@ t@@ iny .
once we have adopted the stock@@ hol@@ m programme , you will be involved in the important work that needs to be done in implementing and dealing with the deta@@ ils of the various proposals .
it re@@ min@@ ded me that the european union is capable of re@@ ga@@ ining the support of its citizens by leading a truly efficient campaign against global climate change .
they must be adequ@@ ately protected .
ami@@ d coun@@ t@@ less difficulties he attemp@@ ted to bring democracy to the country , dis@@ man@@ t@@ ling the old post-@@ so@@ vie@@ t diplom@@ acy and opening up to the west , nato and the eu .
such measures are necessary in sweden and germany , for example , but we also need measures at european level .
( it ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , i will be really very br@@ ief , not least because i completely agree with what both mr taj@@ ani and mr l@@ ó@@ pe@@ z gar@@ ri@@ do said .
the pi@@ lot project used parti@@ ci@@ pan@@ ts who are self-@@ employed or who want to go self-@@ employed , and they were supported for a year along the path to self-@@ employment .
however , i am not happy that this very to@@ xi@@ c s@@ lud@@ ge - the tele@@ vision reports have included im@@ ages of people who have bur@@ ns as a consequ@@ ence of coming into contact with the s@@ lud@@ ge - is to be cl@@ assi@@ fied as in@@ er@@ t waste .
the revi@@ val of fair and free world trade is something that do@@ ha can , and indeed must , achieve .
nevertheless , allow me a refor@@ mul@@ ation that is not a fi@@ g@@ ure of speech .
the stability and growth pact and the entire framework for economic governance should be com@@ p@@ ati@@ ble with the union 's strategy for growth and jobs , and should complete it .
the charter on the freedom of the press initi@@ ated by the european journ@@ alist community is an important re@@ af@@ firm@@ ation of the basic values en@@ sh@@ r@@ ined in fundamental legal texts such as the eu charter of fundamental rights .
in writing . - i welcome this report which is the si@@ ster of the report on the issu@@ ance of visas between the eu and georgia .
though mrs kro@@ es also seems satis@@ fied with these changes , the european parliament consid@@ ers that the commission only focused on a few technical aspects to the de@@ tr@@ im@@ ent of the charter of fundamental rights .
it should be adopted by the council of health ministers .
this ran@@ ges from the amendment of the post@@ ing of workers directive to the social ch@@ ap@@ ter , which in addition to the treaties , in addition to lisbon , should also clearly set out the social dimension of this europe .
unfortunately , this report de@@ als in gener@@ alities and does not con@@ tain any effective strategies for combating these dan@@ gers .
in this context , the establishment of a new tr@@ t channe@@ l broad@@ ca@@ sting in the kur@@ dish language is a step forward .
me@@ an@@ while , the european union should concentr@@ ate on guaranteeing gas suppl@@ ies from non-@@ russian sources : it should do more to promote the na@@ bu@@ cco pipe@@ line from a@@ zer@@ ba@@ ij@@ an , and it should invest in gas termin@@ als and research into ex@@ trac@@ ting sh@@ ale gas .
there is no doubt that even more must be done , especially as regards the fight against corruption , but the fact remains that the country is making significant head@@ way in its path to membership of the european union .
i voted for the resolution on labelling of ty@@ res with respect to fuel efficiency .
according to the commission 's report , the de@@ cli@@ ning financial impact of ir@@ regular@@ ities in 2008 indic@@ ates that some of the legislative and institutional measures aimed at dis@@ coura@@ ging fraud were implemented success@@ fully by member states .
apart from the many positive developments , efforts must continue to be made to er@@ adi@@ cate eth@@ ni@@ cally inci@@ ted viol@@ ent crimes and the ever@@ -@@ increasing inci@@ dence of be@@ at@@ ings against hun@@ gari@@ ans from vo@@ j@@ v@@ od@@ ina completely .
today , our parliament is paying special attention to the current situation by adopting a resolution only on ash@@ ra@@ f .
we cannot demand something that involves a level of cost and bureaucr@@ acy that cannot be assu@@ med by the fo@@ od@@ -@@ producing sector , nor can we demand something that we are not capable of im@@ pos@@ ing upon third parties .
for histori@@ cal , political and cultural reasons , this relationship has always os@@ ci@@ ll@@ ated between trust and su@@ spi@@ ci@@ on , between at@@ tr@@ action and re@@ pul@@ sion .
in the long-term perspective , it is essential to develop a new strategy for the entire region .
we can move forward , provided that the european council later this month gives support to these proposals .
eur 26 billion has been program@@ med for the first three years .
far more than that , in the strug@@ gle between two systems , in which freedom and democracy were pit@@ ted against dict@@ ator@@ ship and op@@ pression of the individual , it pro@@ ved to be the stronger and the more successful vision .
in writing . - ( sv ) as always when one votes on a budget the si@@ ze of the eu 's , there are deta@@ ils about which one has re@@ serv@@ ations .
in fact , there would be no a@@ e@@ ro@@ space industry without massive public intervention and support .
rapporteur . - ( nl ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , i think that we have indeed had a good debate to@@ night .
however , the creation of an information monitoring authority , whose council would be politically contro@@ lled exclu@@ si@@ vely by members of the ru@@ ling party , run@@ s the risk of exerci@@ sing a bi@@ a@@ sed , centr@@ alised political control that would ine@@ vit@@ ably lead to cen@@ sor@@ ship and , even worse , self-@@ cen@@ sor@@ ship .
democratic values and principles along with human rights are fundamental principles for eu member states .
animal te@@ sting is avo@@ i@@ ded but people gain proper information about the chemi@@ c@@ als so that they can take the correct action to protect themselves against them .
naturally we condem@@ n this fraud and endorse inter@@ govern@@ mental cooperation between the relevant national agencies .
i at@@ tach very great importance to the word ' priority ' , as that means putting things in ran@@ k order .
but the real trage@@ dy is this : we saw not a single national lea@@ der return home fl@@ ying the fla@@ g for europe .
this is also the first building blo@@ ck of our asylum package - the first of six pie@@ ces of legislation - and is a first step towards our joint aim of achieving a common european asylum system by 2012 .
on behalf of the ec@@ r group . - mr president , as the commissioner has said , he agre@@ es with this resolution , and it reiter@@ ates everything that the eu-@@ india free trade agreement could encourage - investment , the elimin@@ ation of tari@@ ff@@ s , non-@@ tari@@ ff barriers , et@@ c .
the european parliament must strongly condem@@ n such actions , which re@@ ve@@ al the u@@ gly and op@@ pres@@ sive face of the turkish occup@@ ation of the northern part of cyprus , in violation of european law and human rights and the third vie@@ n@@ na agreement of 19@@ 7@@ 5 .
of course , this is only a start .
one is to increase the reduction for cars , in order to com@@ pens@@ ate for the emissions from commercial vehicles .
both of these fundamental elements - and , inci@@ dent@@ ally , fundamental promi@@ ses - will be destro@@ yed if the two reports are adopted .
in writing . - ( pt ) the causes of rising food prices in the european union and developing countries v@@ ary , but we cannot ignor@@ e the contribution of the cap and of agriculture being di@@ ver@@ ted towards bio@@ fuel production .
this mea@@ ning is the general interest of all europeans .
ra@@ rely had the challenges been so important and the difficulties so crucial to overcome .
( de ) mr president , yes , there have been a number of e-@@ ma@@ ils but there has also been lobby@@ ing by the isra@@ e@@ li em@@ bas@@ sy .
the second pillar rel@@ ates to cooperation between the member states , which is essential , as in many other areas .
the ex@@ pan@@ sion of regional economic cooperation appe@@ ars to be especially significant in this context , as also is the prospe@@ ct of membership for states in the region .
the problem was not resolved , however , and following a conci@@ liation procedure between parliament and the council , the commission was in@@ vi@@ ted to we@@ i@@ gh up the pro@@ s and con@@ s of exten@@ ding working time rules to self-@@ employed workers and thus present a proposal in 2008 .
the argument that biofuels would bring only environmental benefits and offer major agricultural and industrial development to european countries has col@@ la@@ p@@ sed .
it is a question of certain ele@@ mentary standards - i would even say human standards - and not european ones .
( pt ) madam president , prime minister fi@@ sche@@ r de@@ cla@@ red that the czech presidency was very successful .
across europe , the process of moder@@ nising education and training systems is large@@ ly dri@@ ven by the search for greater efficiency in terms of co@@ st-@@ effectiveness .
a real dee@@ pe@@ ning of the single market benef@@ iting citizens , business and european competitiveness must be strengthened by creating infrastructure projects that have added value for the whole of europe , and which are fun@@ ded and managed at eu level in order to ensure our energy independence and security .
there was a wa@@ ve of ar@@ re@@ sts of democratic society party ( d@@ t@@ p ) members , and the threat of ar@@ rest still han@@ g@@ s over members of the turkish parliament .
you are right , mr gre@@ ch , to war@@ n against the fra@@ gi@@ lity of the internal market : nothing is set in stone .
to face this new threat , we need to harmoni@@ se legislation , boost law enforcement and strengthen cooperation in police work .
this is really an investment , and its nature therefore probably also respon@@ ds to some of the calls by those who are now demonstr@@ ating outside parliament and the ber@@ la@@ y@@ mon@@ t building .
in our view , if consumers wish to be aware of their rights and thus well informed , they need to be sent a c@@ op@@ y of a charter en@@ um@@ er@@ ating their existing rights clearly and comprehen@@ si@@ bly when conclu@@ ding contracts .
the next item is the explan@@ ations of vote .
the union has also under@@ lined that full cooperation with the international criminal tribu@@ nal for the former yugosla@@ via ( i@@ c@@ ty ) , including access to documents , is essential .
i can as@@ sure you that there will be no di@@ ss@@ enting votes tomorrow from our group and we shall all be voting in favour of it .
in the area of hou@@ sing , work and industry , it is existing buil@@ dings where we have the most to do .
finally , the commission must work to re@@ la@@ x financial regulation .
this is a histori@@ c and uni@@ que opportunity for china to demonstrate its wi@@ ll@@ ing@@ ness to improve its human rights recor@@ d to the world but in my opinion we are not see@@ ing sufficient progress in this regard .
it may be that the commission and the council will decide to free@@ ze der@@ i@@ v@@ atives , at least to propose it at world level , and to su@@ spend trading in these com@@ mod@@ ities .
it is absolutely vital that we do not see this eastern partnership as a tool to use against russia , but rather as a strengthening of the countries which , in terms of neighbours , have the european union on one side and russia on the other , as - all being well - russia should become our partner , particularly with regard to this policy .
as far as the blu@@ e card is concerned , i would like to change the outcome of the vote of the committee responsible tomorrow in order to open up the european labour market not only to migrants from countries with which we already have partnership agreements .
therefore , today i would also like to put forward an amendment proposal , which i understand that the commission is prepared to support .
this will make it easier to sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der a problem in which we would otherwise have been held to ran@@ som by ol@@ d-@@ school politics and would have needed to raise the spe@@ c@@ tr@@ e of mr ber@@ lu@@ s@@ con@@ i to feel ab@@ sol@@ ved from our mistak@@ es .
immigration naturally brings us to a universal value , which some of you have mentioned : mobility among peoples .
the belgian presidency has been very hel@@ p@@ ful in tab@@ ling a paper to the council , in which it promo@@ tes the use of cor@@ relation tab@@ les , emphasi@@ sing that they help c@@ lar@@ ity and transparency and will make the application of eu law qui@@ c@@ ker and more effective .
if we want to implement genuine democratic reforms , then economic reforms will also be necessary , and that is not going to be easy .
the normal approach is to try to influence these proce@@ sses , to prevent their negative impact .
that is why i welcome the approach taken by the slove@@ nian presidency , because i too consider that closer cooperation between customs and border control authorities is required to improve the existing method of manag@@ ing the union 's borders .
in par@@ alle@@ l , we will pursu@@ e our ho@@ li@@ stic approach with a view to achieving a genuine internal market for rail .
( de ) mr president , the con@@ tra@@ st is stri@@ king !
in particular , in consideration of the current financial and economic crisis , we want the same supervisory regulations to apply to the ei@@ b as to all other commercial banks , because without real supervisory control , the ei@@ b cannot be a credi@@ ble pla@@ yer on the credit market .
last but not least , we must take measures to encourage the private sector 's involvement in european projects .
i have now been over@@ loo@@ ked for the second time , even though i asked for the floor in pl@@ ent@@ y of time .
we have long compla@@ ined that there are too many compla@@ ints being made to that office which do not rel@@ ate to its function .
if only for this reason , mr barroso 's plan is no more than the su@@ m of national efforts ac@@ companie@@ d by promi@@ ses of greater toler@@ ance of budget defici@@ ts and state aid regulations .
i think that the european union , the european commission , must also play its part by re@@ visi@@ ting the agreements made at the time of accession , particularly those concerning improving the situation of the roma .
mr president , the im@@ min@@ ent closure of independent network news , a du@@ b@@ lin@@ -based news agency providing a fir@@ st-@@ rate national and international news service to the majority of ireland 's local radi@@ o st@@ ations , rai@@ ses serious and legitimate questions about the ow@@ ner@@ ship , pl@@ ur@@ ality and regulation of the media in ireland .
com@@ position of committees and deleg@@ ations : see minutes
this judg@@ ment requires the development , definition and implementation of a uni@@ tary strategy and common commitment .
mr president , thank you for giving me the floor .
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these plans have naturally met with opposition from local resid@@ ents in many areas ( le@@ f@@ kimi , gra@@ m@@ m@@ ati@@ ko and especially k@@ er@@ ate@@ a ) , who are forced to accept this ' least and last desi@@ rable ' solution .
does society not understand politicians ?
i know she is going back to a very interesting position in fin@@ land .
mr president , we have over the ho@@ li@@ day bre@@ ak seen a number of very worrying developments in pakistan , not least , of course , the as@@ s@@ as@@ sin@@ ation of ben@@ az@@ ir b@@ hu@@ t@@ to .
in writing . - ( da ) we have voted in favour of the motion for a resolution on rising food prices .
we share your view that competition is essential to ensure a level pla@@ ying field in the single market and to promote a sustainable ex@@ it from the crisis .
now the commission and the european council are coming to us with a proposal that is more of the same : a we@@ ak agreement that makes reference to artic@@ les 1@@ 21 and 13@@ 6 of the treaty .
the second was that the council refu@@ sed to provide any comprehensive written ans@@ wers .
- ( sk ) the commission proposals for monitoring the health of the common agricultural policy ( cap ) were formul@@ ated under conditions quite different from those under which we find ourselves today .
also , neither party has planned for a possible cooperation in this area .
without doubt , it will continue in great de@@ p@@ th within the framework of the so-called common agricultural policy health che@@ ck .
the european union is still the only region in the world to have limited its emissions by law .
we have made satisfac@@ tory progress in the context of the task force and achieved conver@@ gence towards the commission 's initiatives to rein@@ force economic governance , no@@ tab@@ ly focu@@ sing on prevention and pre@@ -@@ emp@@ tive action , putting an emphasis on debt sustainability , agree@@ ing a method to address mac@@ ro-@@ economic im@@ balan@@ ces and establish an effective enforcement mechanism .
they were bad@@ ly needed .
is it the wol@@ ves in the py@@ rene@@ es or the al@@ ps that are e@@ ating up the sh@@ e@@ ph@@ er@@ ds , or lam@@ b imported from new ze@@ al@@ and ?
that is the key point : disaster management must be organised on a decentr@@ alised basis .
i would like to remind you that this bure@@ a@@ u never has worked properly , particularly as the original idea for it came from the execu@@ tive authorities .
( sl ) madam president , allow me to join in the chor@@ us of pra@@ i@@ se for rapporteur swoboda 's approach and work .
that is why we have emp@@ h@@ atically back@@ ed all the amendments and all the work done by everyone - including the socialist group , the gue / ng@@ l group and the liberal group - on those amendments and texts aimed at improving the situation and enhan@@ cing transparency .
one difference certainly exists compared to the united states .
succe@@ ssive appe@@ als and resolutions have not been effective .
rapporteur . - madam president , i fully appreci@@ ate your presence in the plenary this e@@ vening .
in writing . - i voted to op@@ pose the remo@@ val of the parliamentary immuni@@ ty of br@@ un@@ o go@@ ll@@ nis@@ ch because : 1 .
what we need , and the euro crisis pro@@ ved this , is conver@@ gence in our social and fiscal policies .
both the ira@@ nian government and the opposition are supporting the vo@@ ices on the stre@@ ets .
cha@@ d has also been included as a country to be followed up in view of a possible eu election observ@@ ation mission in 2009 , if all conditions for such a de@@ ployment are met .
i believe that improving directive 9@@ 2 / 8@@ 5 provides a solution to a genuine , serious problem which europe is facing .
we have had a very broad found@@ ation process and i would like to thank the commission - first mrs h@@ ü@@ b@@ ner and now commissioner sam@@ ec@@ ki - for the work they have put in .
women also take more care@@ er b@@ reak@@ s , for example , when they have children and take time off to bring them up .
can they coun@@ t on greater financial resources , which will allow them to cat@@ ch up with the member states of the old union more quickly ?
in writing . - ( ro ) i would like to welcome the conclusions of the european council meeting of 15 and 16 october 2008 concerning the need to re@@ de@@ fine the european union 's policy on its eastern neighbours , in particular with regard to the republic of moldova .
research infra@@ structures are pla@@ ying an increasingly important role in the advan@@ cement of knowledge and technology by of@@ fering uni@@ que research services to users in different countries .
the universal values that the eu wants to s@@ pread throughout the world include the right of every person to a digni@@ fied life .
we appro@@ ve its key message : there will be no military solution .
hence we believe that european funds should not be relea@@ sed until something is done to improve the situation .
on behalf of the gue / ng@@ l group . - ( fr ) mr president , i think i do not need to add much to what moni@@ ca fra@@ ss@@ oni , gra@@ ha@@ m wat@@ son and mar@@ tin schulz have said .
we need c@@ lar@@ ity as to how this can be addressed within the wto rules , because farmers in europe want access to the best technologies available to them to be more productive .
if we continue to look the other way - particularly now with the highly char@@ ged events happening in tuni@@ sia and the consequences for the entire region - we shall only ag@@ gra@@ v@@ ate the security situation in the sa@@ he@@ l and deliver another cor@@ ne@@ red , de@@ sper@@ ate generation to criminal and terrorist organisations like al-@@ q@@ a@@ e@@ da in the is@@ la@@ mic mag@@ h@@ re@@ b , which are already at large in the region .
environmental economic accounts should contribute to policy evaluation , particularly by making available data concerning the environmental impact of economic activities .
we are saying that it was not nuclear energy , it was japan that was not safe .
i think that it is high time to move away from these di@@ le@@ m@@ matic mani@@ cha@@ e@@ is@@ ms and to make clear points concerning our wish to eng@@ age in a constructive and efficient dialogue with russia .
this is not a true european policy .
the eu wants its own sol@@ d@@ iers , g@@ un@@ s , tan@@ ks , a@@ e@@ ro@@ plan@@ es and bom@@ b@@ s in order to ' fulfil its responsibilities in the world ' .
( fr ) mr president , the following is an extr@@ act from a let@@ ter written by wi@@ lli@@ am bour@@ don , ta@@ ou@@ fi@@ k be@@ n bri@@ k 's la@@ wy@@ er , to mr sarkozy , president of the french republic : ' i have had the opportunity to den@@ oun@@ ce , as all his tuni@@ sian la@@ wy@@ ers have done , the legal far@@ ce which has resul@@ ted in ta@@ ou@@ fi@@ k be@@ n bri@@ k being sent@@ en@@ ced , without in-@@ de@@ p@@ th exam@@ ination , to a st@@ ag@@ ger@@ ing six months in prison .
( fi ) madam president , let us get back to the point .
in many policy areas , such as the environment and transport , there is no dispu@@ te as to what may be regar@@ ded as deleg@@ ated acts .
the eu needs to improve cooperation , independence and transparency in the management of future pan@@ de@@ mic crises .
we are faced with an example of these ' two fac@@ es ' , the true one and its ma@@ sk , in this case the latter .
this char@@ itable re@@ me@@ dy ( the european globalisation adjustment fund ) that is being proposed will not make people forget that the european union is , in fact , directly responsible for the trage@@ dy being suf@@ fered by the redun@@ d@@ ant employees , because of its choice of free and fair competition .
the fact that these three major topi@@ cs have been igno@@ red or system@@ atically rejected by our partners in chi@@ ş@@ in@@ ă@@ u will actually indi@@ cate to us that the european union has been tur@@ ned down f@@ lat by moldova when it came to matters of fundamental importance to the future of this country .
we do not believe it is a good idea to prepare the lisbon strategy and to review it without care@@ ful refle@@ ction , without self-@@ criticism and without a genuine consultation process , such as the one called for by the trade uni@@ ons and the social plat@@ form , because the lisbon strategy is very important for all of us and for the perspective of the european union .
harmonisation of technical requirements and administrative procedures in the field of civil aviation ( vote )
i will conclude by saying that the problem mainly concerns the united states of america .
i did not want to abuse the cat@@ ch@@ -@@ the@@ -@@ e@@ y@@ e system on a different debate , which was an important issue on the death penalty .
naz@@ is@@ m and communi@@ sm are ideo@@ lo@@ gies that were actually in@@ spi@@ red by ol@@ der ideo@@ lo@@ gies .
while the report is welcome , certain areas remain un@@ clear ; for example , whether existing wil@@ der@@ ness areas or potential future wil@@ der@@ ness areas are being discussed .
in this context , it is essential to strengthen european consumer protection policy and to ren@@ der it more effective and mea@@ ni@@ ng@@ ful for the public .
that demonstrate@@ s a lack of responsibility with regard to european policy .
we would also say that the roma cannot be regar@@ ded as a ty@@ pi@@ cal national minority , such as the hun@@ gari@@ ans in slovakia or the russi@@ ans in the baltic states .
this is why i am asking president kla@@ us to clear the way for the treaty which has been rati@@ fied in all 27 countries .
agreements are agreements , and cannot be im@@ positions .
secondly , what were the differences , if it is possible for us to identi@@ fy them , which prom@@ p@@ ted the ec@@ b not to endorse all the recommendations of the report com@@ pi@@ led by the task force led by mr van rom@@ pu@@ y ?
it is with these th@@ ou@@ gh@@ ts that we shall decide on our stand in the vote tomorrow .
a lot of people experience this area as a prison , where they have no contact with the outside world .
the commission has closely analy@@ sed both the report and the amendments proposed for this debate with great interest , and we have taken note of the fact that the report specifically supports exten@@ ding the dead@@ line for clo@@ sing un@@ competitive min@@ es to 201@@ 8 .
we must condem@@ n the de@@ ten@@ tion conditions he has been subje@@ cted to , as well as the failure to respect his basic human rights during the proceedings .
it has been at 3@@ 0-@@ 40 % for years .
the promi@@ se of involvement in international negotiations was also in the 2005 agreement , and parliament has been treated with dis@@ da@@ in .
we must realise that no@@ body who tre@@ ats russia and the russi@@ ans like a normal society and a normal civili@@ sed western state can understand that country .
this is the first in@@ justice .
ladies and gentlemen , i think that this is head@@ line news .
( it ) madam president , ladies and gentlemen , i would like to raise a point of order : without wi@@ shing to inter@@ f@@ ere with the procedure , i would like to know if there is a rule by which it is com@@ pul@@ s@@ ory each time to state , as well as the result , the number of vo@@ ters , the number of ab@@ st@@ en@@ tions and so on , or whether this is your own choice .
that is why it is particularly important to put forward ways to combat the exclusion of the roma and to promote their genuine integration in the socie@@ ties in which they live , and to take concrete measures to that end which are based on serious and detailed studies of the issue .
the new agreement re@@ fers to the need to create a european t@@ ft@@ p ( terrorist finance trac@@ king program ) .
i will fi@@ nish by than@@ king the shadow rapporteurs for the way they worked on this report .
investments related to environment protection are also extremely important .
the creation of an area of freedom , security and justice is in@@ conce@@ i@@ v@@ able without a ban on all forms of discrimination .
the opening of the european school system is in line with the european parliament 's wish to ensure that this would be possible both in places where an eu decentr@@ alised agency is lo@@ cated ( so-called ' ty@@ pe@@ -@@ ii schools ' ) , and in lo@@ cations without a direct eu presence ( so-called ' ty@@ pe@@ -@@ i@@ ii schools ' ) .
in this regard , un@@ like in the current regulation , it would seem important for institutional talks on these subject areas to be introduced .
i hope the per@@ pe@@ tr@@ ators of this crime will quickly be ap@@ prehen@@ ded and du@@ ly puni@@ shed .
it is hard to understand the lack of awareness of the need to have a single anti-@@ discrimination law which would protect the equal treatment of all people and not just of sele@@ ct social groups .
can the commission definitely state that clo@@ ning hum@@ ans , in wh@@ ate@@ ver form , is not and will not be part of this strategy ?
however , in this case , the impact is small because china has only 14 % of the eu market .
does the council share this une@@ qui@@ vo@@ cal position adopted by the commission ?
one could sugge@@ st that we wa@@ it and see what happens and then make the necessary adjust@@ ments , and i would agree with them if this development were not reinfor@@ ced by the procedures and the unani@@ mi@@ ty .
the imposed restrictions on media , including the internet , are unacceptable and i urge the egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an authorities to restor@@ e all communication networks without delay .
well , in the experts ' opinion , the disaster at ko@@ lon@@ t@@ á@@ r was the result of uni@@ n@@ hi@@ bi@@ ted profit making and a serious bre@@ ach of technological dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ ine .
we need to focus on a number of areas in order to achieve a large@@ -@@ scale effect ; we need the coura@@ ge to speci@@ alise production in a region - inci@@ dent@@ ally , the principle of speci@@ alisation is an old one in the european union - provided that good lin@@ ks exist for trans@@ mit@@ ting that knowledge ( broad@@ b@@ and or traditional infrastructure ) .
however , as we are all aware , it was in the name of the lisbon strategy that the european commission presented to this house some of the worst proposals against labour and social rights , through their emphasis on flexibility and labour de@@ regulation .
i support what my fellow members have said with regard to im@@ pos@@ ing a ri@@ go@@ rous revision of the legislation relating to the ce mar@@ king , with li@@ ability regulations for impor@@ ters and facilities for plac@@ ing sanctions on those that infr@@ in@@ ge upon the regulations .
russia is facing a serious demographic problem - it is lo@@ sing around 7@@ 00 000 people a year , over a territory t@@ wi@@ ce the si@@ ze of the united states of america .
we consider the argu@@ ments that are put forward by the companies concerned , so if a company were to put this before us then we would certainly look into the matter .
but , like the commissioner , i am disap@@ pointed that this agreement did not achieve its ul@@ timate objective of a complete opening of the market without restrictions on either side .
it is also important that this system should operate effectively , thus becoming a useful tool in preventing and fighting against crime , particularly that of a sexual nature .
there is the question of the biom@@ e@@ tri@@ c pass@@ ports ; i know that not many have yet been issued and i would sin@@ ce@@ rely call on the commission and some of the member states to help issue these biom@@ e@@ tri@@ c pass@@ ports .
firstly , the commission has not only sou@@ ght to simplify and ensure better implementation , it has also gre@@ at@@ ly increased the scope in certain areas .
in writing . - i voted for this resolution which no@@ tes serbia 's progress on reform and the council 's recent request to the commission to prepare the opinion on serbia 's application for eu membership .
i welcome the fact that in addition to all the other important points she makes the rapporteur re@@ fers ex@@ pli@@ ci@@ tly to the need to ensure that women have a stronger role and to promote respect for the rights of women , minorities and children if good work is to be done in iraq .
if there could be any doub@@ ts as to their ju@@ st@@ ness , it would have been enough to follow the european commission 's speeches to di@@ spe@@ l them .
the second experience which i would like to share with you is this : it is important not to become ex@@ ha@@ ust@@ ed or dis@@ en@@ chan@@ ted , and it is important not to lose heart .
i intend to answer a few questions , mr president , and i do apo@@ logi@@ se for not ans@@ wer@@ ing them all .
according to the treaties , the ch@@ ur@@ ches are partners for our institutions , but they are not lobby@@ ist@@ s .
although the situation has now la@@ sted several weeks , we do not know what caused the b@@ reak@@ down ci@@ ted by the sate@@ lli@@ te oper@@ ator , eu@@ te@@ l communications , nor do we know when the b@@ reak@@ down will be put right .
( ro ) the european council we are prepar@@ ing today is decisive for the future of europe .
both are sear@@ ching for pos@@ sibilities to di@@ versi@@ fy and they will not stop doing this .
when will the new reali@@ sm of the people who really s@@ hap@@ e global politics cre@@ e@@ p in here , among the people who merely think they do ?
for example , ban@@ g@@ la@@ de@@ sh ge@@ ts 8@@ 0-@@ 90 % of its ste@@ el from dis@@ man@@ tled ships .
mr president , i am trying out the new rule we have so that we can use our blu@@ e paper .
furthermore , our institutions have co@@ oper@@ ated with the us feder@@ al re@@ serve , the bank of en@@ gl@@ and , the ja@@ pan@@ ese central bank and others .
the thre@@ sho@@ ld that has now been set is eur 3@@ 3 000 .
the people who vote for us and pay our wag@@ es expect us to take concrete decisions of precisely this kind .
i also welcome the ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment of a man who has all the qu@@ alities required to fi@@ ll such a po@@ st .
the latter , far from advan@@ cing towards a just and sustainable peace , is wor@@ se@@ ning as we wat@@ ch and is po@@ i@@ so@@ ning international relations , when it is not thre@@ ate@@ ning the cohesion of our socie@@ ties .
i heard one important suggesti@@ on , which was to prepare a mar@@ shall plan for the middle east .
( de ) madam president , mr le hy@@ ari@@ c , i see things in exactly the same way as you do .
si@@ mil@@ arly , while the ec@@ b 's massive c@@ as@@ h in@@ je@@ ctions have ke@@ pt many institutions from col@@ la@@ pse , the reality is that many banks have not passed on the li@@ qui@@ d@@ ity to custom@@ ers , particularly to the de@@ tr@@ im@@ ent of the small and medium-sized businesses on whom economic recovery re@@ sts .
the un@@ ple@@ as@@ ant experience of the ru@@ s@@ so-@@ ukra@@ ini@@ an gas conflict in january 2009 was necessary for the question of energy security to become a matter of prim@@ ary importance for the entire european community .
only negotiations with the full commitment of the parties can bring about a la@@ sting solution .
given the fail@@ ings and weak@@ ne@@ sses in the market and institutions that have been brought to light in de@@ va@@ st@@ ating fa@@ shi@@ on over the last year , a move away from the ab@@ uses and fa@@ ul@@ ts of the past is only to be welcomed .
the figures speak for themselves .
there is no doubt that frontex has an important role to play in this regard , and it is clear that the member states want to see the agency strengthened .
( pt ) mr president , commissioner , in the analysis of the banks carried out in 2010 , it was uni@@ form@@ ly recognised that one of the problems of these tests has been the pre@@ domin@@ ant national logi@@ c , whether with regard to meth@@ od@@ o@@ logy , to diagno@@ stics or to the choice of criteria .
i am convinced that if this provision is ke@@ pt , the legislative decision on which we will take a vote within hours will make it possible to circum@@ v@@ ent the law and even to abuse it because " national security ” is an all too general no@@ tion and len@@ ds itself to various interpre@@ t@@ ations .
i comm@@ end you , i comm@@ end the rapporteur and all colleagues who have contribu@@ ted to the sub@@ mission and adoption of the existing proposals .
mr president , i am asking you to help secure the relea@@ se of 4@@ 5@@ -@@ ye@@ ar@@ -@@ old an@@ to@@ nio ra@@ mó@@ n d@@ í@@ az s@@ á@@ n@@ che@@ z , who was sent@@ en@@ ced to 27 years in ja@@ il in 2003 .
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i hope you will help me to keep my promi@@ se , and i hope we will all meet again on the action day in 2012 .
mr president , let me re@@ call our significant resolution of 2005 about the end of the second world war in europe , which stated that ' there cannot be re@@ conci@@ liation without truth and re@@ mem@@ br@@ ance ' .
the second issue is that 12 % of structural funds , according to the court , should not have been re@@ im@@ bur@@ sed .
he is quite right to say so , therefore .
the commission must work acti@@ vely to ensure that the rest of the world follow@@ s our example , and to make our technologies accessible to developing countries .
in short , russia is an indi@@ spen@@ s@@ able partner for the union , not only economi@@ cally but also politically .
on behalf of the pse group . - ( es ) mr president , i would also first like to thank the rapporteur for her excellent work which has allowed us at all times to feel com@@ for@@ table with her proposals .
rapporteur . - ( it ) mr president , vice-president of the commission , ladies and gentlemen , we are today ce@@ le@@ br@@ ating the conclusion of a procedure that started as far back as september 2005 .
on behalf of the pse group . - madam president , i would like to start by than@@ king mr di@@ am@@ an@@ dou@@ ro@@ s and ms w@@ all@@ ström for their pres@@ ent@@ ations and ms s@@ bar@@ bat@@ i for her excellent report .
these include family farmers , sm@@ all@@ holders , small business ow@@ ners and government employees .
the commission sha@@ res parliament 's view because we need to moder@@ ni@@ se vo@@ cational education and training in europe to make it at@@ trac@@ tive , to have qualified te@@ ach@@ ers and tra@@ in@@ ers , innovative learning methods and high-@@ quality infrastructure and facilities , and , of course , we have to have the mobility .
an important instrument , but only that : an instrument .
moreover , we now know that the commission also igno@@ red the report by the european anti-@@ fraud office ( olaf ) , which den@@ oun@@ ced ir@@ regular@@ ities in the import@@ ing of tom@@ at@@ o@@ es from mo@@ ro@@ cco , in a report acknowled@@ ging the impact of these imports on low@@ ering tom@@ at@@ o prices in the eu market .
i believe that this is a time when we need to show de@@ cor@@ um , without making a great fu@@ ss or putting on disp@@ la@@ ys on the subject or without explo@@ iting the im@@ ages of this unfortun@@ ate industrial accident .
the eu 's intervention and financial assistance were therefore necessary , with the aim of increasing the level of protection of human health and the environment .
( de ) madam president , firstly , i would like to say on the subject of the export ban that i fully agree with mr o@@ et@@ tin@@ ger .
i have voted in favour of this report .
this technical assistance must focus on moving iraq towards the european economic system and , to some extent , towards european business .
there is now a very hea@@ v@@ y burden and responsibility on the sh@@ ou@@ l@@ ders of those who wish and desire an even dee@@ per centr@@ alisation of the decision-making process here in brussels .
given the restrictions announced on the s@@ ale of gra@@ in , the si@@ ze of har@@ ve@@ sts this year will be crucial .
in order to do that , the diplom@@ atic con@@ vo@@ cation and activ@@ ation of the member states of the united nations human rights council must be in full sw@@ ing in order to get mis@@ sions , reports and resolutions so that the politicians responsible get an as@@ surance that these acts of violence will not remain un@@ puni@@ shed .
the application of the directive to lu@@ x@@ em@@ bour@@ g air@@ port , with its 1.@@ 6 million passengers a year , and the fact that its provisions do not apply to either of lu@@ x@@ em@@ bour@@ g 's direct competi@@ tors , fran@@ k@@ fur@@ t ha@@ hn and brussels char@@ le@@ ro@@ i , which process more than three million passengers , is in@@ toler@@ able discrimination in a single market and is based sole@@ ly on the fact that a national border lies between lu@@ x@@ em@@ bour@@ g and these other air@@ ports .
others will soon come .
mrs is@@ ler b@@ é@@ gu@@ in has a great deal of relevant experience . i believe that she is right to advo@@ cate that for our part , we should increase resources so that the european parliament can make an effective contribution to the situation , as it has already done in the case of other countries .
as a specific sti@@ mu@@ lus for the european economy , i would highlight the european economic recovery plan , which encoura@@ ges , among other things , projects in the energy sector ( electricity g@@ ri@@ d , natural gas g@@ ri@@ d and carbon cap@@ ture and storage projects ) , finances measures relating to broad@@ b@@ and internet , exten@@ ding the so-called information high@@ ways to rural communities , cre@@ ates a fund for the da@@ iry farm@@ ing sector , as a new challenge of the common agricultural policy , and other community aid programmes , such as distribution of fruit and milk in schools .
regional convention on pan@@ -@@ euro@@ -@@ mediterranean preferen@@ tial rules of origin (
no !
however , the fact that a single off@@ en@@ der who com@@ mits a criminal act is em@@ be@@ d@@ ded in his judg@@ ment as part of a large group of people who , so to speak , are held colle@@ ctively responsible for the acts of one individual , is nothing new in the history of humani@@ ty - it has always occur@@ red - but it is always equally condem@@ na@@ ble .
we call upon the leadership of the european parliament to insi@@ st upon the re@@ sum@@ ption of these tele@@ vision broad@@ ca@@ sts over asia .
( ro ) europe can be sp@@ li@@ t into ni@@ ne distin@@ ct bio@@ geographical regions according to similar cli@@ matic , to@@ po@@ gra@@ phi@@ cal , geo@@ logical and ve@@ ge@@ tation feat@@ u@@ res .
there are other forms of financing , in addition to direct funding , which should be used as well , however , such as regional state subsidies or loans from the european investment fund .
all@@ er@@ gy suf@@ fe@@ re@@ rs in particular stand to gain from this proposal , as fu@@ r is poten@@ ti@@ ally hazar@@ d@@ ous to their health and without proper labelling , they may bu@@ y a product con@@ taining these texti@@ les without reali@@ sing it .
it was high time , ladies and gentlemen , to restor@@ e the confidence of these european citizens in their european institutions .
mr president , i find myself in a difficult position in this debate as i believe that strong fiscal rules are necessary for a strong currency and a strong economy .
while the situation in the financial sector seems to have stabili@@ sed and shows sig@@ ns of improvement , although everything has not yet set@@ tled down , the challenge is , from now on , to limit the effects of this financial crisis on the real economy and businesses as far as possible .
neither pro@@ vo@@ cat@@ eu@@ rs nor the bl@@ ack@@ ma@@ il@@ ers of the greek government can stop this movement , and nor can the mur@@ de@@ rous acts which were committed in a@@ th@@ ens today and which have sho@@ cked us all .
it has been a huge under@@ taking but he has really deli@@ vered on this very complex pie@@ ce of legislation .
this fi@@ g@@ ure on its own shows how important and urgent it is to take action in this area .
the commission should prepare a study compar@@ ing the practice to date of individual member states regarding integrated strategic planning and , on the basis of the outcome of the study , draw up specific eu guidelines for integrated urban development planning practice that promote efficient , legally regul@@ ated partner@@ ships , including cross-border urban partner@@ ships .
these should never be re@@ placed by uni@@ fied and hom@@ o@@ ge@@ ni@@ sed outside regulation which might fundament@@ ally damage adverti@@ sing as a quite legitimate and essential sector of national economies .
madam president , the eu is not , of course , concerned with con@@ ju@@ g@@ al eth@@ i@@ cs , but with guaranteeing the rights of eu citizens where@@ ver they may be and wh@@ om@@ ever they decide to mar@@ ry .
we have also made targeted redu@@ ctions based on past implementation , rather than making ac@@ ro@@ ss-@@ the@@ -@@ board cuts , which have become almost a tradi@@ tion .
i am thinking of the challenges associated with climate change and energy .
i should like to take this tragi@@ c opportunity , because i know that all of europe and all the european media are wat@@ ching greece today , to ask all my fellow members here to demonstrate responsibility , gra@@ vit@@ as , solidarity and , most import@@ antly , respect towards a n@@ ation going through such a difficult time .
unfortunately , in most cases , the provisions of the regulation are not being respected .
in the au@@ tu@@ m@@ n of last year , at the pres@@ ent@@ ation from the european court of auditors , we were already discussing the responsibility of member states for monitoring the overall issu@@ ing of eu funds .
i voted in favour of the resolution because the eu must not close its e@@ yes to these at@@ ro@@ cities either and it is only right to demand of the governments in egypt and libya that these cases are investig@@ ated without excep@@ tion and the per@@ pe@@ tr@@ ators held accoun@@ table , in order that the countries may continue along the path towards democracy and freedom .
mr president of the commission , this is our message : use your power of initiative to help the council to adopt an ambitious programme for a social europe .
and that means encouraging and supporting kaza@@ k@@ h@@ stan 's european aspir@@ ations .
this hope was bor@@ n of the blo@@ od and te@@ ars of millions of men , women and children .
i know that the multi@@ -@@ speed europe does exist .
simple logi@@ c , if not the appeal to con@@ cep@@ ts such as the right of the non-@@ smo@@ king majority , should convin@@ ce us to make this effort a priority .
the new europe with its high representative ought to be capable of providing its own aid to the people who are suffering .
targeted sanctions on the jun@@ ta and businesses conne@@ cted to it are now urgently required .
the impact of this tur@@ bul@@ ence could go beyond what we have seen so far and it therefore demands our full attention and fully justi@@ f@@ ies today 's debate .
histori@@ cally , the ri@@ ver danube has conne@@ cted western and eastern europe and bel@@ on@@ ging to the danube region has e@@ vol@@ ved a sense of community among people .
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then there are no materi@@ al erro@@ rs in the under@@ l@@ ying transactions , although we are still finding - and therefore need to improve - a high inci@@ dence of non-@@ qu@@ anti@@ fi@@ able erro@@ rs in both budge@@ t-@@ support commitments and payments .
on behalf of the ec@@ r group . - mr president , last week in the united kingdom , l@@ or@@ d da@@ v@@ ies deli@@ vered his speech to the government on how to increase women 's participation in the bo@@ ar@@ dro@@ om .
i have no reason to doubt that the european council in june will be held on time as planned and that the agenda will be professi@@ on@@ ally prepared .
in writing . - the common organisation of the market in fisheries products is intended to ensure stability in the market and security of income for those involved in the sector .
i am surpri@@ sed that more people have not prote@@ sted against this proposal and that it seems to have passed un@@ noti@@ ced .
this can be obtained from the eu@@ res port@@ al .
in a relatively short space of time , we have secu@@ red additional financial resources which we intend to ear@@ mark for the future development of new , cle@@ an@@ er technologies and for the purpose of increasing a reli@@ able energy supply .
thank you .
, on behalf of the verts / ale group . - ( fr ) mr president , on the e@@ ve of the se@@ v@@ ent@@ h human rights council , parliament wishes to send a message of support , vi@@ gi@@ l@@ ance and mobilisation .
financing broad@@ b@@ and internet in rural areas is important for development , but of course , as i said , this budget is a compromise .
requirements for pri@@ or author@@ isation may be imposed only in exceptional cases - if they are speci@@ fied on the commission 's list or if there is a risk of a mass ex@@ od@@ us of patients which would undermin@@ e the health system .
member of the commission . - madam president , this is the first time i have spoken before this house .
a refor@@ med cap must be in line both with global food security and development policy objectives , aboli@@ shing once and for all export re@@ funds , that undermin@@ e the ability of developing countries to build up their own agricultural production , limi@@ ting market intervention mechanisms , which also serve to di@@ stor@@ t the market and promoting sustainable agricultural production to help both the agricultural sector mi@@ ti@@ g@@ ate and adap@@ t to climate change , thereby protecting the eu 's natural re@@ source base and food production capacity .
the accession of croatia , a european country with a european culture and a european history , should be ac@@ compli@@ shed as quickly as possible .
we also need to make up for lost time , as thousands and thousands of women di@@ e in developing countries every year because of lack of information and lack of access to sexual and re@@ productive health .
the exper@@ im@@ ents carried out so far under the au@@ spi@@ ces of co@@ sa@@ c show a great dis@@ par@@ ity between national parliaments in their approach to the subsidiarity question .
climate change : one of the greatest thre@@ ats our plan@@ et fac@@ es .
the commission has provided some very useful elements in its second strategic energy review .
it should be said , however , that the change in attitude to turkey 's efforts is what matters most .
i have noted all her suggesti@@ ons and we will act on them as far as possible .
please allow me to say one last sent@@ ence , madam president .
i do not see what the point would be .
we have worked very hard together to reach the compromise .
this il@@ lu@@ strate@@ s that it is important for the member states to introduce well sustain@@ ed and scienti@@ fic@@ ally based al@@ er@@ ts into the ras@@ ff and to tr@@ ig@@ ger the ras@@ ff when member states are confi@@ dent regarding the scientific evidence supporting the al@@ er@@ t noti@@ fication .
i have in mind here our european potential in the following areas .
unemployment is a local , national , but also european phenomen@@ on .
com@@ position of committees and deleg@@ ations : see minutes
climate change brings its own wor@@ r@@ ies about adap@@ ting our life@@ sty@@ les and about fuel costs in a very different world .
ad@@ journ@@ ment of the session
some member states are already much more ambitious in their national co@@ des for energy efficiency , and i hope that this directive will encourage others to follow su@@ it .
in fact you can see the pi@@ c@@ tures on my we@@ b@@ site .
i therefore feel that the country should continue towards achieving this goal .
auth@@ or . - mr president , this house has taken a clear and strong stance as far as the death penalty is concerned .
let me just very br@@ iefly focus on four main challenges .
while there is still time , it is vital to def@@ use the ten@@ sion between chinese nation@@ alism and the ti@@ bet@@ an independence movement .
what is also important , from our perspective , is absolu@@ te coheren@@ ce with the provisions of ro@@ me i , i@@ .@@ e@@ . the appli@@ cable provisions in private international law .
although different , both disasters have something in common - they both could have been avo@@ i@@ ded or could at least have been sm@@ al@@ ler in scale if environmental protection had been given more consideration .
my second question to the commissioner , when she was here , and therefore to the commission as well , was how this money can be distribu@@ ted to member states or whether it is possible to do so in such a way that small producers whose live@@ li@@ ho@@ ods are at risk will be the first to receive it .
( de ) mr president , this is certainly not a nice reason for this debate .
this is about the internal market , harmonisation , ad@@ ding value : all very important .
my request to the rapporteur is that he include in the report a statement to the effect that the european parliament calls on the council to put the swi@@ f@@ test possible end to the continuing position of the ne@@ ther@@ lands as the largest ne@@ t contribu@@ tor per citizen .
in other words , i believe we should call for the protection of the interests of local communities in accordance with a general principle .
the greatest civil liber@@ ty we all have is life itself .
in view of the entry into force of the treaty of lisbon , i would like to draw attention to the obligations of member states concerning implementation of the strategy , which includes encouraging young people to participate in democratic life , paying special attention to young s@@ port@@ s@@ men and s@@ port@@ s@@ women and the legal enforcement of the charter of fundamental rights .
in 2006 half of all products so@@ ld in the eu that were dee@@ med hazar@@ d@@ ous to health were manufac@@ tu@@ red in china .
i also think that one or two of parliament 's proposals on the amount of funding needed are too much .
this is the biggest ma@@ ss@@ ac@@ re since gu@@ ine@@ a 's independence in 19@@ 5@@ 8 .
madam president , artic@@ les 8@@ 1 , 10@@ 1 and 10@@ 2 all deal with these issues , under car@@ te@@ ls , price fi@@ x@@ ing , pre@@ d@@ atory pri@@ cing , et@@ c .
nevertheless , the solutions tabled in the report are along the lines of dee@@ pe@@ ning these same market mechanisms that are responsible for the current crisis of vol@@ ati@@ le prices and une@@ qu@@ al distribution of profits throughout the production chain .
mr president , personally i think that the time has come to make a shi@@ ft in our approach to energy problems , namely by gradu@@ ally shi@@ f@@ ting the emphasis from ' energy security ' - that is , trying to secure our current deli@@ ver@@ ies from vol@@ ati@@ le suppl@@ iers - to ' secure energy ' , mea@@ ning the full exploitation of the energy sources firmly under eu control .
ensuring that parliamentary elections are fair and monitoring the creation of a new government might provide an opportunity to stabili@@ se the situation . at the same time , the international community should be prepared to provide financial aid to help re@@ build state structures that are based on the rule of law .
the resolution on the eu strategy for the baltic sea region and the role of mac@@ ro-@@ regions in the future cohesion policy states that given the planned development of nuclear energy in the baltic sea region , the eu member states must comply with the most str@@ ing@@ ent standards of safety and environmental protection , and the european commission must monitor and che@@ ck whether neighbour@@ ing countries on the eu 's external borders follow the same approach and international con@@ ventions .
the relationship will be dealt with in the wh@@ ite paper on adap@@ tation to climate change , due to be adopted very soon .
i think that the eu still needs to develop a strategy in this regard .
vice-president of the commission . - mr president , the legislative proposal on the rights of passengers trave@@ lling by bu@@ s and by co@@ ach that we are discussing today is the result of a very difficult process , including conci@@ liation .
in 2010 , as a result of the ai@@ f@@ m directive , one in four he@@ dge funds left the city of lon@@ don .
i should like to hear from the council how we might avoid this problem .
without for@@ getting the importance of the european police office ( europol ) and no@@ t@@ with@@ standing the general support which it should have , as the third pillar , this is an extremely per@@ tin@@ ent matter for the security of the european area .
the recent tu@@ na issue is just the beginning .
re@@ porting and docu@@ ment@@ ation requirements in the case of mer@@ ger and divi@@ sions (
( de ) madam president , i am delighted that , in the de v@@ its report , we have a very good report before us and i am delighted that all our fellow members are of one mind regarding solidarity , transparency and consumer protection .
we believe that all rights are resi@@ du@@ al in the individual .
we cooperate at all times with the european anti-@@ fraud office ( olaf ) , and i would add that we are on the ver@@ ge of agree@@ ing to supervision by the new european banking authority .
the summit is taking place in a very sti@@ mul@@ ating climate .
if we weak@@ en the economy , where will the funds for combating climate change come from ?
i am confi@@ dent that we can soon open this ch@@ ap@@ ter , provided turkey fulfi@@ ls the last re@@ ma@@ ining conditions .
the resolution i have drawn up - and i hope we shall have a ne@@ ar@@ -@@ unani@@ mous vote on th@@ ur@@ s@@ day in plenary , as we did in the committee on the environment , public health and food safety - calls on the commission to stop pro@@ cra@@ st@@ in@@ ating , talking i@@ dly and postpo@@ ning .
this is a mor@@ al im@@ per@@ ative in the current crisis ; we cannot enter into international negotiations belie@@ ving that it is developing countries that must make all the run@@ ning .
we hope that this latest position statement will y@@ ie@@ ld more results .
madam president , we are indeed living in ex@@ tra@@ ordinary times , but mr barroso 's response to the economic crisis l@@ acks streng@@ th and impact and his promi@@ ses on social europe have not been ke@@ pt .
we have an important fi@@ g@@ ure , a counter@@ -@@ terrorism coordin@@ ator , whose speeches are very interesting .
also de@@ ser@@ ving attention are a series of proposals aimed at effectively combating discrimin@@ atory policies in the eu , under@@ li@@ ning that equal opportunities are a fundamental right of every citizen , and not a pri@@ vi@@ le@@ ge .
this secre@@ cy has also pos@@ si@@ bly been exac@@ er@@ b@@ ated by an im@@ balance , if it is true that us industries , un@@ like the european public and institutions , have had access to a series of information resources on the basis of a confi@@ d@@ enti@@ ality pact .
all too often , the ex@@ changes of information are not of any value and sometimes the information is lost .
studies by the us space agency na@@ sa show that the control of climate change will call for more radi@@ cal action : the gas content in the atmo@@ sphere caused by climate change must be restri@@ cted more str@@ ing@@ ently to be able to avoid these radi@@ cal changes .
( the speaker agreed to take a blu@@ e-@@ card question under rule 149 ( 8 ) )
this la@@ ys down , among other things , that a safety authority is to be established in each member state , which must be independent from the rail@@ way under@@ tak@@ ings and the infrastructure manag@@ er , and whose tasks include monitoring , encouraging and enfor@@ cing rail@@ way safety and developing a regulatory framework .
this is the responsibility of all three european institutions .
i do not den@@ y , however , that you may be right in saying that the higher har@@ ve@@ st prices do not necess@@ arily make up entirely for the ri@@ ses in costs .
this test was carried out again between 2 and 5 march , and the final assessment and v@@ ali@@ d@@ ation of the second set of tests took place on 6 april .
the pha@@ sed , short-@@ term eu target is 17@@ 5 g co2 / k@@ m , to be reached by 201@@ 7 , and the long-term target is 14@@ 7 g co2 / k@@ m , to be achieved by 2020 .
bearing in mind the si@@ x@@ -@@ mon@@ thly reports from member states during this last reference period and the numerous difficulties indi@@ cated by carr@@ iers , i call on the european commission to examine the possibility of revi@@ sing regulation no 5@@ 6@@ 1 / 2006 .
we should remind the council to keep to this mandate in its negotiations with the us .
if humanitarian law continues to be bro@@ ken , specific sanctions must be imposed .
the budgetary control re@@ mit of parliament , like that of the internal audi@@ t service of the commission and of the court of auditors , must also be strengthened to ensure that these agencies are monito@@ red properly .
the com@@ man@@ der confir@@ med that eu@@ for would carry out its mandate in accordance with the united nations security council resolution , that is to say with im@@ parti@@ ality and consistent respect for the su@@ dan@@ ese borders .
we are working very hard on this and i will probably be making a statement on this specific subject - namely land use planning in the developing countries - in the ne@@ ar future because it is an issue of real importance .
fair competition in the internal market is a key to the competitiveness of european agriculture in the global marke@@ t@@ place .
to combat this type of fishing , which de@@ ple@@ tes mar@@ ine bio@@ logical resources and eco@@ systems , is a vital goal for the european union .
we should take a bre@@ ak from that , because what we must do is to bring about a ce@@ a@@ se@@ -@@ fir@@ e .
respect for human rights is one of the found@@ ations of democracy and is the main value on which the idea of the european union is based .
the eu 's cre@@ ative potential must be supported and boo@@ sted so as to facilitate innovation in our internal market , without , however , run@@ ning the risk in the ne@@ ar future of facing char@@ ges related to inte@@ l@@ le@@ c@@ tual property rights which could be cla@@ i@@ med by non-@@ european countries .
the agreement does not re@@ place but supple@@ ments the existing bilateral agreements , which cover travel for purposes other than tourism or business .
polish farmers could reduce production costs by introducing g@@ mo@@ s , but do not wish to do so .
in this context , i would like to talk about the political sensi@@ ti@@ vity of the issue , as there is a great possibility of abuse in this regard , particularly now , as governments are acting uni@@ later@@ ally in pursu@@ ing these issues , without consul@@ ting those that are affected .
the largest economies in the developing countries are also un@@ willing to integr@@ ate their national plans for mi@@ ti@@ gation with the global agreement and , at the moment , there is no credi@@ ble financial plan .
the eu has taken steps , but only at a humanitarian level .
the relevant t@@ ft@@ p agreement was approved by parliament in july 2010 .
the answer to question 5@@ 8 by mr he@@ at@@ on-@@ har@@ r@@ is will be given in writing .
romania has a long tradi@@ tion of good cooperation with latin america , as our latin her@@ it@@ age is a valu@@ able as@@ set we have in common .
i think that it is im@@ per@@ ative that all citizens have free and equal access to treatment , in due turn and according to their need .
part one
in economic terms , tuni@@ sia achieved an average growth rate of 4@@ .@@ 6 % between the years 2002 and 2008 .
as high energy prices are expected to pre@@ va@@ il in the long term , it is essential that the policy measures aim at facilit@@ ating the structural shi@@ ft to more sustainable pat@@ ter@@ ns of production , transport and consumption .
we need to use and develop the skills of those migr@@ ant workers coming to us , and equal has given us some f@@ an@@ ta@@ stic examples there which we must not lose .
the commission encoura@@ ges the th@@ a@@ i government to seek regional cooperation , involving also the un high commissioner for refugees , as the ro@@ h@@ ing@@ ya issue and the other disp@@ lac@@ ement issues mentioned earlier need a comprehensive response .
what i wish to say to you is that we have in fact organised , both with the task force and within the commission , extremely regular meetings with the co@@ -@@ contrac@@ tor and the two co@@ -@@ contrac@@ tors , especially st@@ eria .
current systems for co@@ vering costs relating to aviation security , regul@@ ated at a national level , are not always clear for end users , who are often not even consul@@ ted before char@@ ges are cal@@ cul@@ ated or changes are made to a char@@ ging system that affe@@ cts them .
what is certain is that strict application of maximum sustainable y@@ ie@@ ld will , in the short term , result in a sometimes dra@@ stic reduction in fishing opportunities , and therefore in the activity , income and employment of the community fle@@ et .
for all these reasons , we cannot agree with this draft budget , which is over eur 11 billion sm@@ al@@ ler than was planned in the multi@@ annual financial framework for 2010 .
it is important to maintain the appropriate nu@@ tri@@ tional values of this food and for it to be produced in an environment@@ ally friendly way .
we need a better process in the european parliament .
i should also like to stress the urgent need for reform in connection with the developing countries .
therefore , unless the european union and international community take urgent action in cur@@ b@@ ing demand and tack@@ ling illegal po@@ ach@@ ing and trafficking , and changing atti@@ tu@@ des in china on ti@@ ger@@ -@@ related products , the new re@@ serves will be too little too late .
my second specific question is as follow@@ s : can the commission put in place the technical requirements to simplify management of the system , on the internet or in a port@@ al , to allow users to access each market area separ@@ ately , such as w@@ ine , milk , fruit and ve@@ ge@@ tab@@ les ?
we need patien@@ t diplom@@ atic efforts to overcome the st@@ um@@ bling blo@@ cks and also to make the un negotiating process a more vi@@ able one , so that , for example , it adop@@ ts rules on voting .
the issue of profi@@ ling was raised by the belgian presidency as well .
we will get on with our work .
it was already in tro@@ u@@ ble in 2002 after another disaster which was not at all natural , the sin@@ king of the pre@@ sti@@ ge , and at present the o@@ yst@@ er@@ -@@ farmers of the ar@@ c@@ ach@@ on basi@@ n are lo@@ sing all hope of being able to get back on their fe@@ et .
the ec@@ r group have nevertheless voted against this resolution for two specific reasons .
i would like to emphasise that i will continue to hope for cooperation with the rapporteur which en@@ sures that the 2012 budget being draf@@ ted by the european parliament is a budget which is characteri@@ sed by financial dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ ine , but also one which does not only think about the following year or the two or three years which come after it , but which is able to introduce moder@@ nising instruments which facilitate the european parliament 's work , and investments which i hope will make savings in the future .
i maintain that the migration of citizens , their successful integration , including into economic life , and their social inclusion , can provide a means of tack@@ ling demographic change .
we will not know , moreover , if gas is the cause of the war or a consequ@@ ence , but in any case we will have a gas war .
why ?
budget cuts are having a direct effect on young people 's prospe@@ cts and opportunities for development .
i agree that smes are important but i think we are also looking at talking to large corpor@@ ations and also to the public sector , to government em@@ ploy@@ ers at national , regional and at local level , the health sector and really all those who emplo@@ y people , because it is in that way that we will make sure that we get the level of gradu@@ ate unemployment down and we give our young people a chance .
i would not therefore like anyone to go away with the im@@ pression that the commission 's opinion and that of the commissioners is that we are very satis@@ fied and nothing more needs to be done .
( pt ) i , too , wish to pay tribu@@ te to je@@ an mon@@ ne@@ t , but i asked for the floor in order to congratulate the president on his statement on the european day in memor@@ y of the victims of terrorism .
children in the eu are not e@@ ating enough healthy food and health@@ ier op@@ tions need to be made available .
i believe that the revision of the co@@ ton@@ ou partnership agreement will help address the new changes that have come about in the dec@@ ade since this agreement was first signed and will increase participation on the part of national parliaments , civil society and the private sector in those countries ' political and economic life .
this is another example of parliament guaranteeing the vi@@ ct@@ ory of the bro@@ a@@ der european cause over national self-@@ interest and prote@@ cti@@ o@@ nis@@ m .
i urge the high representative to take all possible steps to per@@ su@@ ade him to gr@@ ant cle@@ m@@ ency in this case .
i and my colleagues in the committee on regional development shall not stop poin@@ ting to the responsibility of the member states under the structural funds .
i , too , am pleased that mr de@@ va has taken a se@@ at , for now mrs ferre@@ ro-@@ wal@@ d@@ ner will be able to hear me , which is a great rel@@ ief .
however , we must also take into account the current health problems which are car@@ dio@@ v@@ as@@ cul@@ ar diseases , di@@ a@@ be@@ tes , obe@@ si@@ ty and cancer .
it was the case in 2000 with prime minister ant@@ ó@@ nio gu@@ ter@@ res , and it is the case today in the third portuguese presidency of the council of the union .
the four win@@ ners would be , for example , british air@@ ways , american airlines and others that would benefit from such a shi@@ ft in the competitive situation .
we are , indeed , at a crucial stage in our economic relations with japan , and there are still some issues that need to be clari@@ fied .
the employment guidelines proposed by the commission and approved by the council present the european union 's current common priorities and member states ' objectives regarding their national employment policies .
we in u@@ ki@@ p will put a non-@@ r@@ aci@@ st agenda to the british people at the european elections , saying that it is time to put british interests first .
the subject of condi@@ tion@@ ality is also something that requires detailed consideration which we do not have sufficient time to go into here .
if others think that they can do a better job of these tasks , then let them do so , but they should apply the same intensi@@ ty to them in the years to come as they give the im@@ pression of wan@@ ting to do at the present time .
in the coming de@@ ca@@ des europe 's economic and social development will depend on an influ@@ x of new economic migrants .
libya is likely to become a mass de@@ port@@ ation de@@ st@@ ination for migrants .
yesterday i had a meeting with commissioner fi@@ sche@@ r bo@@ el .
it would be lu@@ di@@ cro@@ us and per@@ verse for us to turn our back on them , having achieved them .
the region is strategic but difficult to control .
here i would take up one key point : the office of the european ombudsman must work har@@ der and better on its external communications with citizens .
mr lu@@ c@@ as , mr hol@@ m and others have said that all this fall@@ s short of the expectations of the environmental groups .
rapporteur . - madam president , i too would like to join in than@@ king both mr beg@@ li@@ ti@@ s , who is now a greek m@@ p in his national parliament , and his success@@ or mr ob@@ i@@ ols i ger@@ m@@ à for excellent cross-@@ party cooperation and ev@@ ent@@ u@@ al consensus as co@@ -@@ rapporteurs of this key report .
secondly , we welcome the fact that the european parliament is to be informed during the next term .
as the saying goes , ' nothing v@@ ent@@ u@@ red , nothing ga@@ ined ' and , while that is true and most certainly is part of the in@@ spir@@ ation that pro@@ pe@@ ls us forward , it is pr@@ u@@ dent to note that , like the vo@@ y@@ ages of dis@@ co@@ very of the past , today 's v@@ ent@@ ure will have a cost too .
yet liberal europe 's project and activities have also run out of ste@@ am , and spe@@ ct@@ ac@@ ul@@ arly so .
finally , i should like to speak up for a community that cannot do so here for itself .
if we are talking about expen@@ se , it undoubtedly costs less to take action of this kind and to place price controls on mor@@ ph@@ ine , rather than deci@@ ding to destro@@ y cro@@ ps using the existing methods which get us now@@ here .
the mechanism is , of course , a compromise mechanism , and it is one that had to be found because other mechanisms were not provided for in the treaty of lisbon .
we also believe that f@@ os@@ si@@ l fuels must be acti@@ vely pha@@ sed out in the long term , which is not mentioned in the report .
on agriculture , we have a text in which not everything is to our lik@@ ing , but there is nothing that we cannot han@@ dle in that agriculture text or that will pu@@ sh us beyond our mandate .
responsibilities and bur@@ dens should not be shi@@ f@@ ted just on to one group of european countries .
there was a new cor@@ relation between pro@@ min@@ ent pla@@ yers on the world stage and the proper role of multi@@ later@@ alism in the un system .
the danger of targe@@ ting agriculture is that we will reduce cat@@ tle numbers and reduce emissions in europe , but we will transfer production el@@ se@@ where and make absolutely no difference .
i hope that the same thing will happen soon in slove@@ nia .
as a result of the economic and financial crisis , the situation in europe 's labour market is still ten@@ se and therefore combating unemployment must be one of the most important policy priorities for both the european union and member states .
the victims were primarily individual users , those de@@ cor@@ ating their own hom@@ es and house de@@ cor@@ ators , since in industrial use certain safety regulations are obser@@ ved .
the commission was , from the beginning i think , a balan@@ cing factor for the medium-sized and sm@@ al@@ ler member states of the union towards the council .
the subject areas tou@@ ched on in it are extremely important in terms of ensuring that the co@@ ton@@ ou agreement remains the basis for a soli@@ d partnership with the acp countries , as well as a relevant instrument against the back@@ dro@@ p of the new challenges which these countries are facing .
only political cooperation and the economic integration of the region can provide peace there in the long term .
i also agree that it should be en@@ su@@ red that the european globalisation adjustment fund ( egf ) supports the re@@ integration of individual redun@@ d@@ ant workers into employment , and i would like to reiter@@ ate that assistance from the egf must not re@@ place measures which are the responsibility of companies by vir@@ tu@@ e of national law or collective agreements , nor should it finance the re@@ struc@@ turing companies or sectors .
we are looking into the matter .
the proposal for a regulation that we are dealing with today contribu@@ tes to this aim by ensuring that reli@@ able and compar@@ able data is colle@@ cted in all the member states , in order to enable harmoni@@ sed risk indic@@ ators to be cal@@ cul@@ ated .
however , the total lack of any strategy by the occu@@ py@@ ing forces to deal with re@@ building the country has also resul@@ ted in un@@ told mis@@ ery .
the lisbon strategy is also ur@@ ging speed .
at that jun@@ c@@ ture , the european court of justice was to ce@@ a@@ se ru@@ ling on the basis of general legal principles der@@ i@@ ved from the constitu@@ tions of member states .
the objective advo@@ cated in this report is clear : the creation of a single strategic framework for the european regional development fund ( er@@ d@@ f ) and the other structural funds , particularly the european agricultural fund for rural development ( e@@ af@@ r@@ d ) and the european fisheries fund ( ef@@ f ) , for the next financing period after 2013 , along with its coordination with other instruments of the external aspects of eu policy .
it really alar@@ ms me that we have ar@@ bi@@ tr@@ arily set a@@ side what our rules of procedure pla@@ in@@ ly state .
mr president , ladies and gentlemen , i hope that you will accept this report and will vote for it , in general terms , in this house .
is this the do@@ ct@@ ors ' fa@@ ul@@ t or the patients ' fa@@ ul@@ t ?
only it is important to say that whilst this directive may not necess@@ arily em@@ body the initial 199@@ 3 idea , which was to get ri@@ d of the op@@ t-@@ out , it now provides a framework and additional guarantees for today 's , not yesterday 's situation .
it has to be welcomed that dis@@ ar@@ m@@ ament be@@ comes an essential element of the agreement - to be more precise - on a pa@@ r with democratic principles , human rights and the rule of law .
i think they are very much in line with our group 's position .
if we do not achieve progress on these two issues , there is a risk that no progress will be made in the negotiations and they will perhaps be je@@ opar@@ di@@ sed .
this is where we are vulnerable and end@@ an@@ ge@@ red ; when i put it that way , you will understand how important this agency is to us .
i have taken part in various se@@ min@@ ars and con@@ feren@@ ces and list@@ ened carefully to everyone , including through the media , in my search for the best possible sy@@ n@@ the@@ sis .
for many , the issue of w@@ ine is as close to a cultural issue as language itself .
some in this very house and in the ira@@ nian opposition have called for relations with the ira@@ nian regime to be completely bro@@ ken off and for the new government not to be recognised .
i want to continue with a dee@@ per cooperation with parliament , with y@@ our@@ self and with the distin@@ gui@@ shed members of this chamber .
it is also quite ap@@ paren@@ t that the eu is not prepared for states of emergency , lar@@ ger wa@@ ves of refugees , or to provide a strategic solution to the refuge@@ e situation .
europe is unfortunately no longer , as the prime minister claims , the lea@@ der in the cli@@ m@@ ate@@ -@@ change negotiations .
the eu has now got real le@@ verage to put pressure on lu@@ ka@@ sh@@ en@@ ko 's regime to make him bring about genuine improvement as a condition for further eu economic aid and cooperation .
most of it was positive , however , and i therefore did not need to think for long before voting in favour , although not everything was good .
women should have control over their sexual and re@@ productive rights .
we should we forget ukraine , moldova , the southern cau@@ ca@@ sus and north africa .
announ@@ cement by the president
a chi@@ ck@@ en said to a pi@@ g , ' let us have a joint v@@ ent@@ ure .
deleg@@ ated acts ( rule 8@@ 7@@ a ) : see minutes
my concern regarding the af@@ ter@@ -@@ market is particularly related to those cases where consumers are un@@ necess@@ arily t@@ ied to a specific oper@@ ator for re@@ pa@@ ir@@ ing their car .
i regret that parliament has not drawn any less@@ ons from what has happened in japan .
i would like to explain that there is , of course , a gre@@ y area relating to patien@@ t information and adverti@@ sing for medical products .
the money from that policy will not be available until 2009 or 2010 , but when that funding does become available i look forward to the eu assi@@ sting in the social and economic reforms in le@@ ban@@ on .
- before the vote on paragraph 30 :
strategic cooperation with third countries will be developed within the strategy , no@@ tab@@ ly in information society dialo@@ gu@@ es , as a vehi@@ cle to build global consensus in this area .
on the other hand , the t@@ wice@@ -@@ ye@@ arly pres@@ ent@@ ation by the commission of reports relating to the development and migration of sis i to sis ii will ensure that work on sis ii is transparent for the european parliament .
a cat@@ alo@@ gue needs to be made of all the private quality cer@@ ti@@ fication systems and a legislative framework of basic principles needs to be adopted at eu level in order to ensure that these systems operate transparen@@ tly .
under the framework of f@@ leg@@ t , tro@@ pi@@ cal ti@@ mber ex@@ porting countries have be@@ gu@@ n drawing up voluntary partnership agreements ( v@@ pa@@ s ) with the eu , in order to guarantee the trac@@ e@@ ability and leg@@ ality of ti@@ mber .
this will also assi@@ st the interpre@@ ters .
i therefore agree that we must ask member states to take steps to improve the situation of the children left by their parents in the country of origin and ensure their normal development in terms of education and social life .
in that , he is truly right .
this would be an important step towards making the role of education and training more tan@@ gible in an increasingly open european context .
in the context of the current economic crisis , this is the most important challenge for all of us .
the report also calls for research studies on see@@ ds and their contribution to disease control .
those relations or any problems that there may be are set@@ tled in the independent courts of the spanish state .
( fr ) mr president , i would simply like to address mr tan@@ no@@ ck in order to den@@ oun@@ ce his attitude towards those who are demonstr@@ ating today , and also ex@@ p@@ and on what mr verh@@ of@@ st@@ ad@@ t and mr co@@ h@@ n-@@ ben@@ di@@ t have said .
i hone@@ stly believe that the best solution would be to return to a more all@@ -@@ round situation in which the palestinian authority had control of borders and there was free movement of goods and people ; not only for humanitarian aid but also for economic development and trade , which are necessary in order for genuine progress to be made .
the ar@@ bi@@ tr@@ ary de@@ ten@@ tion of mr mag@@ u@@ wu is a message of in@@ ti@@ mid@@ ation that the government of zimbabwe is sen@@ ding to human rights def@@ end@@ ers and free citizens in the country , to prevent them from re@@ porting on the re@@ alities in mar@@ an@@ ge .
today , one way or another , i expect democracy to wi@@ n again .
thus , we would contribute to the security of passengers who use airlines ' services .
to maintain reasonable food prices and , above all , a de@@ cent income for farmers , and to ensure food security , the cap should be main@@ tained at the current level .
we must be aware that the plan@@ et 's future is closely linked to this region 's future .
in writing . - ( fr ) the economic and financial crisis has demonstrated the failure of euro@@ -@@ liber@@ alism , the do@@ g@@ matic framework of the single market .
however , i believe that we have to act with an e@@ y@@ e to the future , and this means moving from words to actions .
rapid technological progress , cou@@ ple@@ d with f@@ ier@@ ce international competition , means that it must change rapi@@ dly .
so you should not be surpri@@ sed that the level of criticism is growing and that , in austria in particular , the criticism of the eu as it currently stands - not of europe - is reaching e@@ pi@@ de@@ mic propor@@ tions .
development aid must enable the popul@@ ations concerned to remain in their geographical area .
in this connection i would like to say to the commission vice-president , mr k@@ all@@ as , that during his term there have been major improvements generally to the union 's open@@ ness and transparency and he has been extremely active in this area .
we have un@@ fail@@ ingly demonstrated this , be it in relation to issues of the internal market , competition or non-@@ discrimination .
after all , an internal market , and this is why i believe in europe , can only function well on the basis of trust on the part of industry , the government and the consumer .
in writing . - while ac@@ ade@@ mi@@ cs will ar@@ gue over the best possible way to measure progress , we as european legisl@@ at@@ u@@ res must be confi@@ dent in the method we pi@@ ck and ensure that it stands up to argument both today and in the future .
without an internal market , we will not have a strong european union .
in the last few days it is estim@@ ated that about one hun@@ d@@ red people have been kil@@ led and about two hun@@ d@@ red w@@ oun@@ ded .
the ra@@ ising of the commission policy voice in this area , in the light of its considerable experience in the provision of humanitarian aid and its uni@@ que role at the heart of the european union , is posi@@ ti@@ vely welcomed by the member states , parliament and also humanitarian partners .
however , in many areas the commission proposal was ambi@@ gu@@ ous and may have the op@@ posi@@ te effect to that which the commission is seeking .
allowing those countries to develop their markets could make a real difference , supporting not just the opening of markets but how they gain access to them , ensuring that they can reach our standards , and ensuring that they have real opportunities .
in my opinion , all eu countries should make sexual relations with min@@ ors up to 18 years , where there is use of force , rap@@ e or thre@@ ats , a criminal off@@ ence .
no less important is the fact that wto membership brings in its tra@@ in a series of obligations that china is in@@ adequ@@ ately hon@@ our@@ ing .
i also regret that the amendment tabled by my group to create a tax of 0@@ .@@ 0@@ 1 % per annu@@ m on financial transactions in order to finance efforts to combat climate change in the poorest and most directly affected countries to the tun@@ e of eur 20 billion per annu@@ m was not adopted .
i also refer to the fact that the review of the political problems should not simply be left to the ec@@ j , but that here both the eu institutions - the council , the commission and the european parliament - and the n@@ ation states bear responsibility for this through their legislation .
the first is the ti@@ ght time scale allowed for member states to ad@@ just their fishing effort .
they will do exactly as they have previ@@ ously decided .
j@@ en@@ ny used to dri@@ ve them there but she can no longer af@@ ford to put pe@@ tro@@ l in the car for anything other than her t@@ wice@@ -@@ we@@ ek@@ ly tri@@ p to the che@@ ape@@ st super@@ market in her part of man@@ che@@ ster .
this is a vital first step towards stop@@ ping those who are getting r@@ ich on the back of the southern countries ' mis@@ ery .
we wro@@ te to various associ@@ ations of histori@@ ans and others , and to my surpri@@ se they re@@ pl@@ ied that they , too , thought it would be much more interesting to have a more li@@ vely recor@@ d than just the pr@@ in@@ ted text in trans@@ l@@ ation .
i voted in favour of the g@@ ö@@ n@@ cz report on the european micro@@ finance fac@@ ility .
but , colleagues , let me remind you - and i re@@ f@@ use to accept this sort of c@@ row@@ ing - i am absolutely not a lobby@@ ist for the car industry .
it pu@@ shes the roma to the marg@@ ins of society .
the commission 's proposed negotiating mandate for such an agreement is good and points us in the right direction .
i consider that members of parliament need further evidence before they can propose to gr@@ ant or re@@ f@@ use discharge to this agency .
the council , however , has not made his work easy .
mr president , i should like to table an oral amendment to this amendment , de@@ le@@ ting two parts of the amendment , namely the words ' by the col@@ om@@ bi@@ an ar@@ my ' and ' on col@@ om@@ bi@@ a ' .
i would also like to thank mrs gi@@ an@@ na@@ ko@@ u for prepar@@ ing this ow@@ n-@@ initiative report .
these principles follow on logi@@ cally from the work that was started when the reach regulation on chemi@@ c@@ als was being discussed .
we may make some small steps forward .
it is a si@@ ck jo@@ ke that he has been given responsibility for the lives and security of the in@@ habit@@ ants of dar@@ fu@@ r , when it was the same person who had persecu@@ ted them earlier , and that decisions concerning the largest humanitarian operation run by the una@@ mi@@ d international peace mission are in his hands .
on the other hand , however , we must avoid the pit@@ fall of making emo@@ tional and un@@ foun@@ ded decisions about whether to keep or aband@@ on nuclear energy .
( hu ) thank you for the opportunity to speak , mr president .
last month many em@@ in@@ ent scienti@@ sts and cli@@ mat@@ o@@ logi@@ sts from around the world met in new y@@ or@@ k and after two days of serious discussions issued the man@@ h@@ att@@ an declaration , which states categor@@ i@@ cally that there is no convin@@ cing evidence that co2 emissions from modern industrial activity have in the past , are now , or will in the future cause cat@@ astro@@ phic climate change ; and that adap@@ tation , as needed , is ma@@ ssi@@ vely more co@@ st-@@ effective than any attemp@@ ted mi@@ ti@@ gation .
the european council had reque@@ sted the opinion of the commission acting on the proposal from the spanish government and , since the spanish government 's proposal refle@@ cts the long-@@ standing political agreement to bring the additional 18 meps into office without delay , the commission has recomm@@ en@@ ded opening an inter@@ govern@@ mental conference as soon as possible .
i have prepared a working paper for the meeting in li@@ ma in which i analy@@ se the present state of this important natural source in the european union .
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freedom of choice for women , all@@ ied with an@@ ten@@ at@@ al diagno@@ stics , has become a tool for elimin@@ ating wom@@ an@@ kind .
do we fund the new priorities by cu@@ tting the previous ones , as the council and commission want us to do , or do we do it properly ?
one proposal made on these grounds is to maintain cou@@ ple@@ d aid for sh@@ e@@ e@@ p and go@@ ats .
indeed , the measure we are about to implement has always in@@ spi@@ red broad consensus , so much so that in 2006 13 million people , and 15 countries in 2008 , actually 19 countries , i think that from this point of view ...
this is also appli@@ cable to publi@@ city , so that a production accepted by a national broad@@ ca@@ sting board in a member state must be accepted for broad@@ ca@@ sting in all other member states .
the op@@ t-@@ out method weak@@ ens the community of values .
progress has been made with the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2008 , but there still remains a high number of erro@@ rs in the areas of the structural and cohesion funds , rural development , scientific research , energy and transport .
i welcome this .
additional criteria for evalu@@ ating projects will increase the level of dis@@ cre@@ tion in their evaluation , and thereby compli@@ cate the process of using the funds .
however , it is europe that hol@@ ds the key to copenhagen .
political decision mak@@ ers must therefore have at their dispos@@ al data that is both reli@@ able and as ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sti@@ ve as possible on the modern world and the environmental situation .
now we have 27 member states .
the key sectors include climate change , sustainable transport , nature and biodiversity , health and the environment , the use of natural resources and waste management , as well as the international dimension of sustainable development .
i would like to tell the honourable member that i hope that more member states would follow the example of those who have already signed and rati@@ fied those important con@@ ventions .
in writing . - i and my ec@@ r group colleagues agree with much of this report , including improving budgetary efficiency , simpli@@ fying the application procedures for eu funds , as well as prior@@ i@@ ti@@ sing the comple@@ tion of the 2020 strategy .
i would ask the french presidency and the other member states to support this .
perhaps we have to be bo@@ ld enough to recognise that it is not realistic to achieve zer@@ o toler@@ ance in these cost groups .
because we care about all the above , we strongly support the commission and council and its presidency for addre@@ ssing , negotiating and stre@@ ssing continu@@ ously each one of the issues in regular dialogue with the chinese side .
we have to put an end to this and get out of it .
mr president , commissioners , ladies and gentlemen , while i have the plea@@ sure of putting this oral question to you on behalf of the committee on development , sad@@ ly i do not have the plea@@ sure of pres@@ enting you with the resolution on the same subject , adopted unani@@ m@@ ously by this committee .
i know that mr verheugen has had inten@@ sive and fru@@ it@@ ful discussions with the rapporteur , mr sac@@ con@@ i , whom i should like to thank for his excellent work - i say this on a personal level , too .
may i thank the commissioner once again .
80 % of farmers do not even receive a tent@@ h of this .
our committee was right , but we must go further .
the reason , of course , is because of a conflict of interests since the dan@@ es fail to process their dr@@ in@@ king water after it comes out of the ground .
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the fact that we do not know for sure even now whether the tests carried out have been successful or not only serves to raise serious doub@@ ts about how the project is being managed .
madam president , i e@@ ch@@ o the thanks of others to the rapporteur for her work on bringing this initiative forward to parliament .
i voted in favour of this resolution because the european parliament wel@@ comes the changes brought about by the treaty of lisbon , allowing more flexibility in ei@@ b financing , including : equ@@ ity particip@@ ations as a comple@@ ment to the ordinary activities of the bank ; the possibility to establish subsidiar@@ ies and other enti@@ ties , in order to regulate the so-called special activities and to provide wi@@ der technical assistance services ; and the strengthening of the audi@@ t committee .
we are right next to the world 's b@@ att@@ le@@ field , from gaza to k@@ ab@@ ul .
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it might go some way to help , for example , a person whom i came across in lon@@ don : the only individual working in a ho@@ te@@ l k@@ it@@ ch@@ en who was not on a permanent contr@@ act was the one whose job was to clean the o@@ v@@ ens and to get in@@ side them using hea@@ v@@ y-@@ duty chemi@@ c@@ als , with no training or prote@@ ctive clo@@ thing , because that wor@@ ker was only temporary and therefore health and safety did not matter so much .
i should therefore like to call on the commission to open broad consultation with interested bodies on the adoption of a voluntary product labelling system in bra@@ il@@ le and , at the same time , to call on my fellow members here to support it by sig@@ ning written statement 14 .
we now have before us the task of identi@@ fying those areas where temporary guidelines are most needed .
however , the data can also be used for other purposes ' according to us law ' , as the agreement states .
the first round of the human rights experts ' dialo@@ gu@@ es , including with the african union , has opened up new pos@@ sibilities for eng@@ aging with the african continent on human rights .
however , once we wit@@ ne@@ ssed the sh@@ oc@@ king violence being carried out , we spo@@ ke out with one voice , against the violence and against the regime that is in@@ fli@@ cting it .
( nl ) mr president , what is happening now in countries like tuni@@ sia and egypt is an im@@ men@@ sely important development .
i am also pleased that an agreement has been reached on the milk fund , including in relation to production in m@@ oun@@ tain areas and dis@@ advant@@ aged regions .
the case was referred to the european parliament by way of a special report from the european ombudsman .
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many of the targe@@ ting techni@@ qu@@ es - disp@@ la@@ y , con@@ tex@@ tual and certain sear@@ ch@@ -@@ related adver@@ ts , et@@ c . - do not involve any trac@@ king and are not a subject of major concern .
thanks to the ea@@ w , the union has managed to reduce sur@@ ren@@ der times consider@@ ably , in many cases from one or two years to only one or two months .
we are argu@@ ing that we should not autom@@ atically exclu@@ de it .
the in@@ vit@@ ation to slovakia to join the euro zone is also important , both for the euro zone and for the member states of central and eastern europe .
we must realise the treaty of lisbon 's objectives regarding social issues through the specific proposals included in eu 2020 , for example , defi@@ ning initiatives such as ' an industrial policy for the globalisation era ' or ' an agenda for new skills and jobs ' .
i think the sig@@ ns for change here are not very good .
in writing . - ( lt ) i endor@@ sed this document , because the committee responsible decided to appro@@ ve the closure of the accounts of the joint under@@ taking for the implementation of the joint technology initiative on innovative medicines for the financial year 2009 .
on the subject of cooperation programmes for democracy and human rights , the commission would like to remind parliament that the new instrument , the european initiative for democracy and human rights , fore@@ se@@ es specific funds for projects in difficult countries such as cu@@ ba and bur@@ ma / my@@ an@@ ma@@ r , mentioned in this debate .
this document is also one of the two main means used to implement the common fisheries policy .
in this connection , we wish to highlight the need for democratic control of expenditure relating to the common foreign and security policy .
member of the commission . - mr president , i would like to refer to what one of the honourable members said - that the european union should be the honest bro@@ ker in these negotiations .
i do hope that the amen@@ ded regulation will be implemented appropri@@ ately in all eu member states .
the basic condition for the council to decide in favour of aboli@@ shing che@@ cks on internal borders with these member states is to con@@ firm , within the framework of the assessment procedures , whether the new member states have fulfi@@ lled the necessary condition of applying all parts of the schengen acquis : data protection , the schengen information system ( sis ) , air borders , land borders , sea borders , police cooperation and visas .
on a relatively mode@@ st prime minister 's sal@@ ary , he has m@@ yst@@ eri@@ ously managed to become a multi@@ -@@ mi@@ lli@@ on@@ air@@ e .
the objective of these negotiations and read@@ mission agreements is therefore clearly to strengthen borders , which of course includes greece 's borders .
iran is naturally an important pla@@ yer in the middle east .
in particular we should stress the importance of paragraph 18 of this report , which already refu@@ ses to support the criteria proposed by the european commission : ' emphasi@@ ses that a final opinion on the basic territorial uni@@ t cho@@ sen , the criteria and the thre@@ sho@@ ld values proposed by the commission can only be given when the detailed ma@@ ps drawn up by the member states are available &#9@@ 1@@ ; ... &#9@@ 3@@ ; ' .
in writing . - ( pt ) i support an@@ ne ferre@@ ira 's report because i believe that the use of marke@@ t-@@ based instruments such as taxation , subsidies and emissions trading , for environmental policy purposes are important tools , although not the only ones , for the promotion of sustainable development .
however , there is another aspect of the resolution with which we agree , specifically , the criticism of the lack of transparency with regard to the com@@ position and work of the commission 's internal ad@@ visory committee on public procurement ( ac@@ p@@ p ) and the role and competen@@ ces of the ad@@ visory committee on the ope@@ ni@@ n@@ g-@@ up of public procurement ( cco ) .
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the top priorities of the stock@@ hol@@ m programme include ste@@ pping up the anti-@@ communist h@@ yst@@ eria in the eu which is already procee@@ ding full ste@@ am ahead , cul@@ min@@ ating in the histori@@ cally in@@ accur@@ ate and unacceptable equ@@ ation of communi@@ sm with national soci@@ alism .
let us focus instead on the mar@@ ty report .
we want to re@@ tain public services .
the economy of neighbour@@ ing ar@@ me@@ nia has also been affected by the comb@@ ination of the economic rece@@ ssion and , in particular , the rapid de@@ teri@@ or@@ ation of the russian economy , due to the great depend@@ ence of the ar@@ me@@ nian economy on trade with its large neigh@@ b@@ our to the north .
that is what i want to achieve in my time in office and i feel 100 % committed to trying to achieve that .
even in the op@@ ti@@ mi@@ stic case that all the council members are sup@@ por@@ ters of wom@@ an 's rights , i am won@@ der@@ ing what kind of example we set for a country to which one requests measures on represent@@ ation in political structures .
this should be the key focus .
we regret , however , that the amendments that we put forward for this resolution have been rejected , although they focused on the causes behind trafficking in human be@@ ings and ways of combating it , particularly the following :
however , the presence of thir@@ d-@@ country workers must be evalu@@ ated with at least two consider@@ ations in mind .
with regard to the problems en@@ coun@@ tered by the new member states in pursu@@ ing development aid policy , i would like to point out that :
from the end of 2010 all new vehicles are to be equip@@ ped for the electronic sate@@ lli@@ te@@ -based e@@ call emergency call system , so that professional help can be given within what do@@ ct@@ ors call the ' go@@ l@@ den h@@ our ' immediately after an accident .
i am glad that the report , presented by the rapporteur in her speech , expressed support for this recommendation and also loo@@ ked posi@@ ti@@ vely on some of the key s@@ enti@@ ments in the recommendation .
in an area that could so ea@@ si@@ ly be so benefi@@ cial , we have allowed language differences to get in the way of us reaching agreement .
for those companies that have cho@@ sen to maintain production safeguar@@ ding know@@ -@@ how and employment in europe , this regulation will re-@@ establish a level pla@@ ying field with our thir@@ d-@@ country trading partners .
as brussels will only provide the money for the es@@ f when the member states take responsibility for co@@ financing , this means that there will be around eur 1@@ 50 billion on the table for creating more and better jobs .
i therefore believe that it is essential for us to take action to help these two journ@@ alists : firstly , because they risk being sent@@ en@@ ced to death , a puni@@ sh@@ ment that is out of all propor@@ tion with their actions , and secondly , because ni@@ ger is considered to be a frien@@ d of ours and a country that we help a great deal .
it would also seem justified to introduce an obligation for companies to publi@@ sh full information about themselves on their internet sites and to include a link to these sites on a central electronic plat@@ form , which is shor@@ tly to be given final con@@ firm@@ ation by the commission .
it integr@@ ates previous eu regulations into a single pie@@ ce of legislation and exten@@ ds it to include transport by water .
after all , we cannot just save our way out of the problem .
in particular , regulation of sal@@ es on the internet is no@@ tori@@ ously difficult and can only be tack@@ led effectively at international level .
finally , i want to say that i support the amendment that there should be an obligation to supply free services for b@@ lin@@ d and parti@@ all@@ y@@ -si@@ ghted persons .
the oral question to the council on implementation of directive 2006 / 1@@ 23 / ec , by mal@@ col@@ m har@@ b@@ our , an@@ dre@@ as sch@@ wa@@ b , e@@ ve@@ l@@ y@@ ne ge@@ b@@ har@@ d@@ t , cri@@ sti@@ an sil@@ vi@@ u bu@@ ş@@ o@@ i , he@@ i@@ de r@@ ü@@ h@@ le , ad@@ am bie@@ l@@ an , ky@@ ri@@ ac@@ os tri@@ an@@ ta@@ phy@@ lli@@ des and mat@@ te@@ o sal@@ vin@@ i , on behalf of the im@@ co committee - b@@ 7-0@@ 2@@ 16 / 2009 ) , and
madam president , the very fact that we are discussing tuni@@ sia - our initial topic - at a time when egypt has reached bo@@ il@@ ing point is indic@@ ative of how far we are tra@@ il@@ ing behind reality , even if the ti@@ tle of our debate can be changed with ea@@ se .
we did this to show where we were a@@ im@@ ing to take georgia with our reforms .
it has been adap@@ ted to the new challenges , such as the effects of globalisation , climate change and demographic changes .
cohesion policy intervention supports productive investment that is primarily targeted at small and medium-sized enterprises , as speci@@ fied by the er@@ d@@ f and es@@ f regulations .
energy security is an issue not just for one presidency , but for many years ; it is a great challenge and a great hon@@ our for the czech republic to be able to make progress on this issue .
one of them is international trade .
there is also the other matter , which mr sac@@ con@@ i mentioned and i would like to point out once more : this support is not aid , or worse , rel@@ ief , that main@@ tains the status qu@@ o , but it is an incen@@ tive for the future competitiveness of the sector , in terms of innovation , environment@@ all@@ y-@@ friendly manufac@@ turing and technologies that better respect the environment and the safety of passengers and transport .
i am also pleased that existing stocks will not - as orig@@ in@@ ally planned - have to be taken off the market within 12 months , but instead only 30 months after the introduction of a new standard .
one of the strategy 's key points is investment in education and research .
we can no longer change that today .
this is its only chance to achieve a european perspective .
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in the re@@ al@@ m of good governance , we issued a joint statement at our parliamentary pre@@ -@@ summit meeting which included an expression of our con@@ vi@@ ction that measures to strengthen the capacity of african parliaments would enable those institutions , which had previ@@ ously been over@@ loo@@ ked , to make an effective contribution to good governance and to scru@@ t@@ iny of policy implementation .
i consider it essential that the public service obligations and the minimum common standards resulting the@@ re@@ of be better consolid@@ ated in order to guarantee the fact that the gas services can be accessible to the population and small and medium-sized enterprises .
i would like us to be able to elimin@@ ate these technologies al@@ together in the future , in order to prevent further serious natural disasters , where various to@@ xi@@ c materials enter our water sources .
it means that we cannot adopt ac@@ ta if there remains a su@@ spi@@ ci@@ on that this agreement could dis@@ ru@@ pt the supply of medicines or technologies in developing countries .
this new common framework for system@@ atically gener@@ ating european statistics on tourism must be established by the member states colle@@ cting , com@@ pi@@ ling , proce@@ ssing and trans@@ mit@@ ting harmoni@@ sed statistics on supply and demand .
ladies and gentlemen , i wish to inform you that , in my capacity as president of the euro@@ -@@ mediterranean parliamentary assembly ( emp@@ a ) , i shall now attempt to bring about a similar resolution in the emp@@ a bure@@ a@@ u , as this house has just decided .
there is a general principle at stak@@ e and i am therefore very content , as is the committee , that you are under@@ taking an overall review to monitor compliance and to che@@ ck whether laws are consistent as regards the national and the european question .
as mr lam@@ as@@ sour@@ e said , we are introducing a totally new la@@ yer of particip@@ atory democracy which will comple@@ ment the representative democracy in which we operate in the european union .
member of the commission . - mr president , i already used some of the argu@@ ments in my previous answer , but it is clear that this is a very important area and i will try to highlight some other additional information in respon@@ ding to this question .
of course , many of us are dee@@ ply concerned about migration problems in relation to our nations .
in this context i should like to refer to the last co@@ lon@@ y in the world , the last co@@ lon@@ y in africa , namely the western sahar@@ a , which has been occu@@ pie@@ d by mo@@ ro@@ cco for more than 30 years .
vat redu@@ ctions will help most the people who need it most - the people who ear@@ n less than others .
mr president , we cannot wa@@ it until the agreement is on the table , because we need to hear positive no@@ i@@ ses from the kre@@ m@@ li@@ n now on a number of other issues ; i am very wor@@ r@@ ied about certain developments : che@@ ch@@ n@@ ya , the t@@ n@@ k ver@@ sus b@@ p case and ab@@ k@@ ha@@ zi@@ a .
let me say the following on some of the proposals in the committee on agriculture report .
it is in our strategic interests that turkey should become part of the political body of europe in the long term .
however , i call on the commission to put forward some fa@@ i@@ re@@ r criteria so that farmers can be the real benefi@@ ci@@ aries of the cap .
the administr@@ ators who are sup@@ posed to fi@@ ll in appli@@ cations and apply for money are not in the least interested in this .
the tr@@ ig@@ ger was certainly the in@@ comprehen@@ sible sent@@ ence passed against a women , known as ' the q@@ ati@@ f wom@@ an ' , who was sent@@ en@@ ced to 200 la@@ shes for having been found in a car talking to a man who was not part of her family .
the aim is common and the en@@ lar@@ ged europe can become the initi@@ ator of enhanced international cooperation on evi@@ den@@ ce-@@ based hi@@ v / ai@@ ds early diagno@@ sis and early care in the ne@@ ar future .
implementing suitable border control systems would limit trans@@ -@@ border crime which would , in turn , contribute to increasing our internal security .
( de ) in order to ma@@ ster the situation , it is certainly sen@@ sible to cooperate at an international level if - and i say this very clearly - this cooperation does not need to be b@@ ought with eu financial assistance .
lastly , i believe that , on the basis of these pre@@ conditions , the stock@@ hol@@ m action plan should be focused on fully satis@@ fying the demand for european justice vo@@ i@@ ced by individual citizens and individual businesses when exerci@@ sing their rights and freedoms .
with regard to this aspect of your work i am ho@@ pe@@ ful , and i am convinced that through you we will manage to at@@ tain that certainty that you y@@ our@@ self referred to .
you can coun@@ t on the vote of the portuguese socialists .
the regulations it contains will definitely simplify the lives of the average eu citizen who benefits from the freedom of movement throughout the european union .
i received a peti@@ tion from european texti@@ le producers ex@@ pressing their opposition to this , as they were afraid that pakistan would export more to europe , which they did not want .
i welcome the action plan on visa liberalisation which la@@ ys down practical guidelines for its swift implementation : improving the rule of law in ukraine and implementing fundamental rights .
like@@ wise , i agree with the rapporteur , mr swoboda , when he says that we need to obser@@ ve the principle of equ@@ ity , which is part of international law .
let alone that eu@@ le@@ x 's activities would result in that country being sp@@ li@@ t into north and south .
on behalf of the ppe-de group . - ( it ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , on behalf of my group of the european people 's party , i would like to add my personal endor@@ se@@ ment of the proposal for a resolution presented today by the other groups , thus the ppe appro@@ ves the wor@@ ding in its enti@@ re@@ ty .
the public is used to each organisation having its lo@@ go .
the irish people have said that in a very particular way and as a ne@@ u@@ tra@@ l member state .
the things that happen in connection with the clean development mechanism - 60 % of the money goes to china - should not be per@@ mitted .
we need to relea@@ se and create space for the forces that can build our economies , we need to insi@@ st on reforms and compliance with the law , and of course we need to support the most vulnerable .
a liberal law allowing children and young people to consu@@ me addi@@ ctive substances , including alco@@ hol in tu@@ be@@ s or alco@@ po@@ ps , at a time where there is an e@@ pi@@ de@@ mic of psy@@ cho@@ logical dis@@ ord@@ ers would be both care@@ less and re@@ prehen@@ sible , and cannot be considered as counter@@ acting , but rather as promoting , alco@@ ho@@ li@@ sm and other addi@@ ctions .
it is already a very enhanced and good network , and most of the cent@@ res are very active and able to solve the issues raised by consumers .
( de ) mr president , commissioner , i should like to discuss the second report first of all , namely the framework decision on combating terrorism .
if we use that analysis as the starting point for our discussions , we should be able to establish the necessary common ground and move forward to determin@@ e what we should do .
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half of its content comes from sources provided by france which , for once , is leading the way with g@@ alli@@ ca , the port@@ al of the national li@@ br@@ ary of france , and with the ina ( national au@@ dio@@ vi@@ su@@ al institu@@ te ) .
it is important to look at it in a wi@@ der context .
however , there is no doubt that the new proposals contained in the directive will create a significant impe@@ tu@@ s which will help many women in europe to decide to have children .
crucial to the e@@ it 's f@@ ate now is the wi@@ ll@@ ing@@ ness of the member states to finance it , member states which are not invest@@ ing enough .
i believe , mrs a@@ y@@ al@@ a sen@@ der , that your report makes progress towards creating an integrated pan@@ -@@ european road safety policy .
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could it have been avo@@ i@@ ded ?
european funds can and should at most provide a helping hand .
the first is kosovo .
ladies and gentlemen , the european union represents in many areas of life a model for other regions of the world .
i mention this because it is also important in the context of our debate today .
it is an important instrument for giving new impe@@ tu@@ s to the negotiations .
what is the trade in credit de@@ fa@@ ul@@ t s@@ wa@@ ps and credit de@@ fa@@ ul@@ t in@@ surance all about ?
this is the op@@ tion proposed by mr lam@@ as@@ sour@@ e and myself .
some results of our action plan are only now starting to show their impact .
the eu 's member states considered taking action mainly at national rather than eu level when it came to economic recovery , providing assistance to companies and pre@@ ser@@ ving jobs .
therefore , the reform is most welcome .
it argu@@ es for non-@@ violence not only as the ab@@ s@@ ence of violence , as pac@@ i@@ fi@@ sm , but as an active campaign of di@@ so@@ be@@ d@@ ien@@ ce and s@@ ab@@ ot@@ age of author@@ it@@ ari@@ an regi@@ mes and dict@@ ator@@ ships .
i know that you are working on your opinion on the set plan , and am very much looking forward to he@@ aring your views .
that is the first good answer i have received from the council on this subject .
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it must facilitate ex@@ changes of information , analy@@ ses and experien@@ ces between them , organi@@ se training activities , and develop concrete cooperation between the administr@@ ations en@@ tru@@ sted with analysis of asylum requests .
thank you .
if an issue has an impact that goes beyond national borders , then this involves a european dimension , which also requires a european competence .
the eu was never intended to be about competition in wag@@ es and social dum@@ ping .
if we do this , we are sure to succeed .
however , it is cur@@ i@@ ous that , free movement within the european union no@@ t@@ with@@ standing , it is , at the same time , pu@@ shing for the establishment of a system which is far from meeting all the procedures for respe@@ cting human rights .
the economic results are good , and there is success in the area of legislation .
my third point is that equal treatment is a commitment to a social europe .
that is particularly gr@@ ati@@ fying after a fi@@ ve@@ -@@ year bar@@ re@@ n spe@@ ll in the communication of european competition policy on the part of the european commission .
dra@@ ft@@ sman . - ( de ) mr president , i have an oral amendment to paragraph 22 , which i have agreed with other fellow members .
in this regard , i should like to extend my dee@@ p thanks and gr@@ ati@@ tude to you , on behalf of the people of this great po@@ et , for ho@@ sting the activities of his com@@ memor@@ ation .
our group supported the consensus view of allowing for a voluntary increase in the milk quot@@ a of 2 % , and we urge the council to take the lead of parliament and give the green light for milk producers to increase production by 2 % from april .
we consider it unacceptable that the present proposal tre@@ ats equally those who have consider@@ ably decre@@ a@@ sed their emissions and those who have even allowed them to rise .
i should also note that , of the 15 actions included in the commission 's action plan , ni@@ ne should have an immediate application .
in this case , however , entire communities are being de@@ nie@@ d the right to live in their own country .
it gre@@ w r@@ ich by creating we@@ al@@ th .
( de ) mr president , baroness ashton , ladies and gentlemen , the ar@@ a@@ b world is in the g@@ ri@@ p of pro@@ found change .
i can as@@ sure you that we keep human rights issues at the centre of our political dialogue with the partner countries , and i can as@@ sure you that the fight against corruption is one of the issues we address when dealing with the partner countries .
projects such as the na@@ bu@@ cco pipe@@ line , a priority project for the european union , along with the trans@@ -@@ ad@@ ri@@ atic pipe@@ line , the pan@@ -@@ european oil pipe@@ line , the tur@@ ke@@ y-@@ gree@@ ce-@@ italy inter@@ conne@@ ct@@ or , or the a@@ zer@@ ba@@ i@@ jan@@ -@@ geor@@ gi@@ a-@@ romania inter@@ conne@@ ct@@ or , emphasise both the importance of the eu 's commitments in the black sea region and the further need to step up cooperation between the countries in the region .
they are respon@@ ding to this call for increased activity by acting in those areas which we feel are a priority , as mr mit@@ che@@ ll has said , such as small and medium-sized enterprises , the energy efficiency sector and other areas as well .
in writing . - ( pl ) in today 's vote i supported the accep@@ t@@ ance of the report on stable and secure pension systems in europe .
they have been quite clear on the challenges we face .
the intention of this legislative package is an un@@ preceden@@ ted attack on the rights of the national parliaments and , in portugal , on the constitution of the portuguese republic itself .
i hope that discussions about alternative energy sources to oil can be addressed with obje@@ cti@@ vity , ensuring european citizens adequate and accur@@ ate information in order to prevent easy mani@@ pul@@ ation , making us even more dependent on un@@ stable o@@ il@@ -@@ producing countries .
we have spent the af@@ ter@@ no@@ on pro@@ cla@@ im@@ ing that we are the only democratic institution protecting the interests of europeans before the other institutions , above national e@@ go@@ ti@@ sm .
so perhaps there could be a comment on that .
their use@@ ful@@ ness also depen@@ ds cru@@ ci@@ ally on the way in which they are designed .
but if we do not take it seriously , neither will the rest of the world .
therefore , the countries that e@@ mit the most co2 into the atmo@@ sphere need to take part in all international agreements .
i would therefore like to ask the commissioner a specific question - what will the increased funds for defence be used for ?
firstly , however , i would like to make a re@@ mark about the calls from the german chan@@ ce@@ ll@@ or , mrs mer@@ ke@@ l , to exclu@@ de greece from the euro area , if necessary .
neighbour@@ ing greece , for example , had to deal with de@@ va@@ st@@ ating forest fi@@ res in 2007 .
( fr ) mr president , despite the obvious failure of trade liberalisation over the past 30 years , which has led to the wh@@ ole@@ s@@ ale de@@ industri@@ alisation of developed countries and the im@@ pover@@ i@@ sh@@ ment of under@@ developed countries , despite the financial and banking crisis , and now the member states ' debt crisis , which all independent economi@@ sts agree was caused by financial and commercial globalisation , the direct@@ or@@ -@@ general of the wto , mr lamy , still wants to speed up the process of full international trade liberalisation .
while the draft decision submitted by you calls our law to account for the right to information , your text is based on mis@@ represent@@ ation and fac@@ tual erro@@ rs , just like all that has been said here this af@@ ter@@ no@@ on .
lastly , our support will also depend , as you know , on the new structure of the commission .
energy is a sphere in which eu competence is shared with the member states .
thank you for the floor , mr president .
as mr mate said , the directive will force all member states to pay particular attention to the rights of children .
in effect , under regulation ( ec ) no 5@@ 4@@ 6 / 2009 of the european parliament and of the council of 18 june 2009 amending regulation ( ec ) no 19@@ 27 / 2006 on establishing the european globalisation adjustment fund , the scope of the egf was tempor@@ arily wi@@ den@@ ed to include its intervention in situations like this , in which , as a direct result of the global economic and financial crisis , there are ' at least 500 redun@@ dan@@ cies over a period of ni@@ ne months , particularly in small or medium-sized enterprises , in a n@@ ace 2 di@@ vision in one region or two con@@ ti@@ gu@@ ous regions at nu@@ ts ii level ' .
you see , as a chemi@@ str@@ y te@@ ac@@ her - and i bet there are few of those in this assembly - i know what it takes to go from hy@@ po@@ the@@ sis to the@@ ory to chemi@@ cal law .
this method , which is comm@@ only used in international trade , provides a better safeguard for certain sensitive sectors for the eu and should therefore be the so@@ le method used by the commission .
member states must ensure that the legislation will be amen@@ ded so that we@@ b@@ sites with criminal content are blo@@ cked .
after 30 years of war , with more than one and a half million people kil@@ led , the international community is du@@ ty@@ -@@ b@@ ound to show its full solidarity with afghanistan .
we need concer@@ ted action ; we need coura@@ ge and solidarity from all t@@ went@@ y-@@ seven member states to in@@ je@@ ct confidence into our economy again .
i have followed the debate by all the meps with considerable interest .
mr president , commissioner , after all these speeches , i wish to thank my fellow members , the shadow rapporteurs as well as the rapporteurs of the committees who produced opinions , who sugge@@ sted to me many ideas and who have made it possible to improve the text that we are voting on today .
it certainly did nothing to loo@@ sen the g@@ ri@@ p on power enjo@@ yed by europe 's last self-@@ i@@ sol@@ ating dict@@ ator , president al@@ ex@@ an@@ der lu@@ ka@@ sh@@ en@@ ko .
the result of the next eight months of climate diplom@@ acy will writ@@ e the text of our history boo@@ ks for gener@@ ations and , as political leaders in our own communities and colle@@ ctively , we cannot rene@@ ge on our responsibility .
in writing . - ( sv ) we have voted in favour of the draft amendments by the european parliament 's committee on agriculture and rural development , as they rein@@ force the wor@@ dings relating to the labelling of the origin of po@@ ul@@ try@@ meat .
this is not just a debate about a set of accounts , but a fundamental b@@ reak@@ down in trust between the institutions repres@@ ented here and the people we represent back at home .
( sk ) the report on the annual management of the euro area and of public finances in 2009 analy@@ ses in deta@@ il the management of the eu during the global financial and economic crisis .
now we have a problem : there are 23 members who have asked to speak during the ' cat@@ ch the e@@ y@@ e ' session .
thank you very much , mr pan@@ ne@@ ll@@ a .
i agree with him .
j@@ i@@ h@@ ad@@ ist terrori@@ sts , for example , are sud@@ den@@ ly no longer considered dangerous .
but i think it is interesting to see that the opposition is , at least , coming together again .
let us see to it , with the participation of members of this house , that these are not just pa@@ ssing phenomen@@ a but days that conve@@ y positive mess@@ ages to young people .
in writing . - ( lt ) modern adverti@@ sing has long over@@ taken the legal framework of this area .
this will provide effective help in moder@@ nising the area .
i believe that despite all that has happened we will not turn our b@@ acks on the countries of the former so@@ vie@@ t blo@@ c , including ukraine , which want to free themselves from russian influence .
mr president , allow me to conclude - if i can , in a few words - on the matter of transparency .
i hope you will clari@@ fy this issue on behalf of commissioner al@@ mu@@ nia .
i should point out that the debate on globalisation earlier today was re@@ pl@@ ied to by mr barroso , so it is a mi@@ x@@ -@@ and@@ -@@ mat@@ ch commission , but a very competent one .
indeed , thanks to this ste@@ p@@ -@@ by@@ -@@ step integration of europe , considerable progress has been made , and no one can den@@ y that .
the council must discuss this as no decision has yet been made on this matter .
to reflect the treaty 's strengthened recognition of the importance of sport , would the council be sup@@ por@@ tive of any initiative to include sport ex@@ pli@@ ci@@ tly in the port@@ fo@@ li@@ o of one of the in@@ coming commissioners ?
to this must be added the costs , to the most vulnerable economies within the eu , of entry into the single market , of economic and monetary union and of the de@@ regulation of international trade , aspects igno@@ red by the report .
this report argu@@ es that political parties at european level must be the place for ' ex@@ pressing the will of the citizens of the union ' .
this is true even if , as certain high-@@ ran@@ king security officials in ber@@ li@@ n claim , relations with the us government are being sou@@ red by the work of the muni@@ ch public pro@@ secu@@ tors , who are simply doing their job in the pres@@ cri@@ bed fa@@ shi@@ on : this speak@@ s vo@@ lu@@ mes about these people 's ment@@ ality and their attitude to the rule of law .
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vie@@ wed in these terms , i believe that we will increase the pressure on the us and china and others precisely by saying that we must have very specific deli@@ ver@@ ab@@ les and that very specific results must be achieved in can@@ c@@ ún .
therefore , i think it is necessary to bring in measures to harmoni@@ se the market in these products , as well as to guarantee a high level of health and safety for workers in the sector .
the report states a 5 % target for renewable transport fuels by 2015 , with a sub@@ -@@ target of 20 % to promote the use of electri@@ c cars .
the entry into force of the treaty of lisbon has institu@@ tion@@ alised new areas in which parliament 's approval is necessary for the conclusion of international agreements .
in the area of civil aviation , the member states must promote the development and use of eg@@ no@@ s@@ -based lan@@ ding procedures , and both these and eg@@ no@@ s@@ -based services must be cer@@ ti@@ fied as a matter of priority for civil aviation .
do the citizens know that their governments and parliaments are ignor@@ ing the benefits of common europe to their dis@@ advantage ?
my colleague , é@@ ri@@ c be@@ ss@@ on , will deal with mrs to@@ ia 's report on the issue of the digital divi@@ den@@ d .
my fear is that , if we lose the op@@ t-@@ out , we will force more people into the gre@@ y economy and then they will not be covered by health and safety legislation , in particular the dangerous mach@@ in@@ ery directive .
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this not only ex@@ poses the absur@@ d@@ ity of russia 's membership of the council of europe , but also en@@ cap@@ sul@@ ates why the council of europe is , in my view , increasingly igno@@ red inter@@ nation@@ ally .
the european union 's relations with china are of strategic importance to all members of the european parliament and they do and will have major global re@@ per@@ cu@@ ssions .
the problem is clear : the treaty of lisbon en@@ tered into force on 1 december .
i therefore call upon you , ladies and gentlemen , to appro@@ ve these two agreements concluded with georgia .
i myself have the fla@@ g of my ru@@ g@@ by clu@@ b at home !
many of you have stre@@ ssed how important it is that the mediterranean be@@ comes an area of peace , stability and security , where democratic principles , human rights and fundamental freedoms - including gender equality and the role of women in society - are up@@ held and fully respected .
taking into account the need to improve the efficiency of consumer law on the internal market , i welcome the commission 's intention to re-@@ evalu@@ ate the eight sect@@ oral directives so that they respond to the challenges of technological progress , and in particular offer precise defini@@ tions of rights and du@@ ties in an online environment .
the oral question to the commission by vi@@ któr@@ ia mo@@ h@@ á@@ c@@ si , on behalf of the alde group , on a european roma strategy - b@@ 6-0@@ 0@@ 0@@ 3 / 2008 )
mr president , allow me to conclude with a national reference .
i therefore call strongly on the commissioner to proce@@ ed with this request by the european parliament , which certainly speak@@ s on behalf of citizens and consumers in europe .
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how is that ?
today we must improve the cont@@ ents of europe@@ ana while ensuring respect for inte@@ l@@ le@@ c@@ tual property .
the european council also de@@ voted attention to climate change , endor@@ sing the main mess@@ ages set out in the commission 's communication .
. - ( hu ) mr president , today 's debate is part of a process , in which important decisions remain to be taken , and hence i emphasise once again that one may safe@@ ly refer to the living conditions of the largest minority in europe as compar@@ able to that of the developing world .
in short , we urgently need a strategy that ultimately identi@@ f@@ ies the real interests that we intend to pursu@@ e , and it is important that we involve member states in significant objectives .
i hope that in future this european union of ours , which has such an interest in peace in a part of the world so close to us , will be able to play a more effective medi@@ ating role than it has done in the past .
her assessment pres@@ ents a mi@@ xed pi@@ c@@ ture .
it gives the view that the new , more effective and better execu@@ ted rules should contribute to the development of more sustainable policies that genu@@ ine@@ ly take social and environmental concerns into account , and states that globalisation has increased competitive pressure between countries to at@@ tr@@ act foreign invest@@ ors and competition between businesses .
the compromise reached establish@@ es an excellent balance , fully protecting our initial objectives and at the same time providing an appropriate response to the legitimate concerns expressed during the adoption process .
it was quite clear to me at the very beginning that if i had my way i would have a list that was end@@ less , because human rights are so important : they are par@@ amount and are the very reason that the institutions were established so that we never got back to those conditions that created the second world war and the ap@@ p@@ all@@ ing shadow that was ca@@ st across so many different peoples and so many different minorities .
i even d@@ are believe that you will find a way to ensure that this geographical balance is adequ@@ ately reflected in your service .
our parliament will be taken seriously in this debate only if it promo@@ tes a solution which is clear but realistic in all aspects .
i have voted in favour of the report by mrs nie@@ b@@ ler on the proposal for a council decision on the conclusion on behalf of the european community of the agreement on scientific and technological cooperation between the european community and the government of new ze@@ al@@ and , which is the only non-@@ european industri@@ alised country with which the european community has not yet drawn up an agreement on science and technology .
this regulation is appli@@ cable to all eu member states exce@@ pt for the united kingdom and ireland and also to i@@ cel@@ and , nor@@ way and swi@@ t@@ zer@@ land .
in writing . - ( fr ) the objective of encouraging economic immigration on a huge scale , already set out on 11 january 2005 by the european commission in its ' green paper on an eu approach to manag@@ ing economic migration ' is more topi@@ cal than ever , given this report .
the initial steps which have been taken are very encouraging , but i would like to highlight three matters .
until now , each of the four inter@@ govern@@ mental pan@@ els has had to review its pre@@ de@@ cess@@ or 's estim@@ ates of the speed at which climate change is taking place .
french sol@@ d@@ iers who were part of operation ar@@ te@@ mi@@ s in con@@ go used tor@@ ture .
european legislation , in the form of a directive , based on education , the effective protection of victims , cooperation with non-@@ govern@@ mental organisations ( ngos ) , and the implementation of a european year of combating violence against women , is an example of measures for combating this social s@@ cour@@ ge , which has harmful consequences for european society .
ladies and gentlemen , the mission of the european union is surely for us to live together as nations and as states of the european union in peace , cooperation and mutual respect .
i therefore , think that all parties have lear@@ n@@ t a useful less@@ on especially the f@@ y@@ rom .
it should re@@ finance banks at very different interest rates depen@@ ding on whether the loans benefit the sound economy i have just descri@@ bed or , on the contrary , are to be used as the basis of un@@ sav@@ our@@ y financial operations .
i conclude , along with nad@@ ja h@@ ir@@ s@@ ch , that if we want to fulfil these wishes , vo@@ cational education and training need to be clearly resul@@ t@@ s@@ -@@ orient@@ ated .
the efforts relating to the introduction of the technical specific@@ ations for inte@@ ro@@ per@@ ability ( t@@ si ) must be continu@@ ed and extended .
it has also been said in the house that members are concerned about the situation in georgia .
few new staff will be employed - indeed , that would be hard to justi@@ fy with almost 6 000 employees .
europe is at a cro@@ ss@@ road@@ s with regard to space policy .
therefore , as is also mentioned in the eu 2020 strategy , we need to develop strategic areas and look outside the european union to become more power@@ ful .
since april system@@ atic and detailed che@@ cks on bu@@ ses and private cars with czech regi@@ str@@ ation pl@@ ates have been carried out in germany and austria .
if some@@ one makes use of this right to re@@ f@@ use to give evidence - for example , a man who had been with a pro@@ stitu@@ te who had been end@@ an@@ ge@@ red through human trafficking - information will be lost that could be used further to finally un@@ cover this network of human traffic@@ k@@ ers .
var@@ ie@@ ty is the sp@@ ice of life .
although i voted in favour of the motion for a resolution by the majority of the parliamentary groups , since i agree with the constructive approach and the ess@@ ence of the recommendations , in particular with regard to the need to boost investment in research , innovation and development and policies to promote knowledge , in the opening of markets and greater flexibility , with security , in labour markets , i still cannot help thinking that some of the data presented in the alternative resolution give cause for concern .
it is not just businesses that are affected .
without them , all the funds that europe can po@@ ur into the member states will be poin@@ t@@ less .
the problem areas included in the directive are of a national charac@@ ter and are therefore best managed at national level .
however , the real major vi@@ ct@@ ory of this vote is that it re@@ af@@ fir@@ ms the right to abor@@ tion .
in b@@ ali , the international community clearly identified the destruction of fore@@ sts as one of the main causes of climate change .
i considered mr gra@@ ç@@ a m@@ our@@ a 's report to be very balanced and therefore i did not vote for the alternative proposal of the pse , alde and verts / ale group .
other requirements include cooperation between the member states and the draf@@ ting of a common position , inte@@ r ali@@ a , on the issue of savings and budgetary cuts .
it is also to be welcomed that the new concept highligh@@ ts the need to strengthen the strategic relationship between nato and the european union .
we must emphasise the logical connection between animal health and the use of anti@@ mi@@ c@@ robi@@ als , as well as the link between animal health and human health .
my country lithu@@ ania , b@@ att@@ ling with the economic crisis , aboli@@ shed vat redu@@ ctions .
the high price of oil is making us all suffer , but the most vulnerable population groups on low in@@ comes are certainly being bad@@ ly h@@ it .
the longer we are without an agreement on the terrorist finance trac@@ king programme , the greater the risk of a terrorist attack that could have been pre@@ ven@@ ted .
this europe of values with effective political sub@@ stance , back@@ ed by its people , is also the europe we need .
in writing . - ( hu ) is the eu truly able to receive the intelli@@ gence data arri@@ ving from the united states ?
on behalf of the verts / ale group . - ( fi ) mr president , a big thank you goes to mr sac@@ con@@ i for having achieved a good result from negotiations on this subject as rapporteur ap@@ pointed by the committee on environment , public health and food safety .
thank you .
the financial resources required to implement the common fisheries policy also include funding for projects in areas such as : international relations , governance , data colle@@ ction , scientific advi@@ ce , control systems and enforcement of this policy .
it is acknowled@@ ged that the energy mi@@ x and energy supply dif@@ fers among member states according to geogra@@ ph@@ y and other distin@@ ct factors .
in the experience of our ve@@ ter@@ inary authorities , the appli@@ cable european legislation is fair@@ ly comprehensive , but some@@ what un@@ wiel@@ dy and compli@@ cated to implement .
the mission in which the council presidency is to take part is a good one , as the days are gone when we could si@@ t back and wa@@ it until things were back on an even ke@@ el .
the committee on budgets has adopted a number of amendments which mean that we will require the commission to sub@@ mit a proposal for a sound review of the content of the current long-term budget as early as possible .
the southern cor@@ ri@@ d@@ or should obviously include the na@@ bu@@ cco project .
i am getting the im@@ pression that the commission has still not started to change its priorities under the lisbon treaty and is condu@@ cting un@@ justified and long-@@ la@@ sting r@@ he@@ tori@@ c with parliament to further its own opportunities .
the fishing pos@@ sibilities ac@@ cru@@ ing to the european union under the convention are of great interest to the eu .
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the main added value which consumers expect is the hope that it will be easier to avoid pur@@ ch@@ as@@ ing hazar@@ d@@ ous products , of which there are still very many , despite improved controls .
i must insi@@ st first that these imported products are clearly label@@ led and secondly , and most import@@ antly , that we introduce with immediate effect an additional number ' four ' , for eg@@ g@@ s produced using co@@ lon@@ y systems .
there will be dro@@ u@@ ght on the one hand , and too much water on the other hand , with rising sea levels .
madam president , please can you clari@@ fy this issue , because if mr de mag@@ i@@ str@@ is is seeking to avoid tri@@ al ...
i do not fear that cohesion policy funding will disappe@@ ar from the budget plan but i would not like to see the extent of this fund during the life of the next budget in any way reduced .
the commissioner expressed her hope that parliament will adopt the relevant ali@@ gn@@ ments in the current year .
the report by mr gre@@ ch , on behalf of the committee on the internal market and consumer protection , on deli@@ vering a single market to consumers and citizens ,
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mr president , i want to make a point on ms mar@@ ten@@ s ' report .
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the statements in the report are presented as a clear scientific consensus .
where j@@ os@@ é manu@@ el barroso is concerned , it is important to state that he was unani@@ m@@ ously supported in the european council , that he was well known as a candidate and had already been introduced to the elect@@ or@@ ate pri@@ or to the election .
indeed , member states need to make progress in implementing this directive in order to improve and facilitate the provision of cross-border services .
i find it rather n@@ on@@ sensi@@ cal that parliament has so long been in@@ capable of addre@@ ssing this issue and putting pressure on the council to put an end to this fl@@ ying cir@@ cus .
ex@@ pan@@ ding the financing instrument for cooperation with industri@@ alised and other high income countries and territ@@ ories will give the eu the opportunity to establish cooperation with the crucial emerging and developing economies on an equal fo@@ ot@@ ing .
( the oral amendment was accepted )
it is doub@@ t@@ ful whether , as it is so e@@ lo@@ qu@@ ently put in the report , an ' energe@@ tic , growing cultural sector ' represents an ' important dri@@ ver of economic and social innovation ' . rather , a tren@@ d can be per@@ ce@@ i@@ ved whe@@ reby migration and migrants are being increasingly placed at the heart of support for culture while nati@@ ve culture and tradi@@ tion are pu@@ shed to one side .
i understand it entirely , but we have a different tradi@@ tion in den@@ mark , so i was there with my t-@@ sh@@ ir@@ t , calling for a referendum , and i think all of us should call for a referendum .
rat@@ ko m@@ lad@@ i@@ ć and gor@@ an h@@ ad@@ ž@@ i@@ ć are still rene@@ ga@@ des from justice and must be han@@ ded in .
the report men@@ tions , for example , forced mar@@ ri@@ ages and fe@@ m@@ ale ge@@ ni@@ tal mu@@ ti@@ l@@ ation , but these phenomen@@ a , which are growing ex@@ pon@@ enti@@ ally in our cities , are tack@@ led as if they are issues related to cultural back@@ ground .
the growing disease in the european union , namely dis@@ agreement , is being treated and the reform treaty is a pot@@ ent re@@ me@@ dy .
this is why we are working to get the budget lines for those issues , but we have to explain better to european citizens why these projects are needed .
why are we doing this ?
we will have a real effective reduction of capacity but at the same time we will also have properly addressed the fuel problems .
according to some statistics , last year alone , pi@@ rates att@@ ack@@ ed more than 60 ships , cap@@ turing 14 of them and taking hundreds of sa@@ il@@ ors as ho@@ st@@ ages .
just yesterday , we lear@@ ned of the um@@ p@@ te@@ ent@@ h kil@@ ling of a trans@@ gender wom@@ an in ant@@ aly@@ a .
it mainly involves measures in the areas of public health , cat@@ ering , transport , regional policy , sport , education and statistics , as well as agricultural policy .
we will consider parliament 's position on the report , and we are continuing the debates in the council , naturally in consultation with the belgian presidency .
this report would meet both conditions if a proposal is accepted .
yes , i am afraid you did have a s@@ light tenden@@ cy to acce@@ ler@@ ate .
president of the council , the ppe-de group will be al@@ ong@@ side you , supporting the achie@@ vement of your priority objectives .
life@@ long learning must generally be possible for women too .
it may be that i am thereby critici@@ sing the court judg@@ ments .
we have thus been able to create 80 million poor people and 4@@ 3 million star@@ ving europeans , a fi@@ g@@ ure that includes the el@@ der@@ ly , who may di@@ e qui@@ c@@ ker and reduce public spending as a result , mea@@ ning that the ma@@ a@@ stri@@ ch@@ t criteria can be met more effectively .
moreover , both the minimum capital requirement and the sol@@ ven@@ cy capital requirement are much too low , and must be increased substan@@ ti@@ ally .
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our resolution on the com@@ memor@@ ation of the victims of the hol@@ od@@ om@@ or in ukraine was adopted at the 3@@ 4@@ th session of the une@@ s@@ co general conference , which was supported by ireland among others .
i firmly believe that responsible national government authorities will negoti@@ ate a level of licen@@ ce fe@@ es which can re@@ vit@@ alise and protect the ro@@ ş@@ ia mon@@ tan@@ ă area with its go@@ ld de@@ posi@@ ts .
the example of ireland demonstrate@@ s the op@@ posi@@ te , unfortunately .
in the name of transparency , which the public needs , and ri@@ g@@ our , i do not consider the council ex@@ on@@ er@@ ated from its responsibility of publi@@ shing accounts for the funds available to it .
this is why i am pleased that the model for the proposed measures is spain , which has achieved the best effects , both in terms of numbers of don@@ ors and numbers of tran@@ sp@@ lan@@ ts per@@ for@@ med , but also in ga@@ ining huge social support for the idea of organ tran@@ sp@@ lan@@ tation and don@@ ation .
the@@ me one is the gra@@ vity and perman@@ ence of the threat .
i would also like to express my sin@@ c@@ ere thanks to mr ko@@ h@@ out for the un@@ usu@@ ally dynami@@ c work of the representatives of the czech presidency , and to commissioner barro@@ t for the truly perfe@@ ct cooperation of the representatives of the commission .
european industry is facing power@@ ful competitive pressure from developing countries .
( pl ) madam president , in the context of our debate , i should like to draw attention to two issues .
by condem@@ ning old totalit@@ ari@@ an crimes , we not only sh@@ am@@ e the crim@@ in@@ als of the past , but also those who might think to apply the same criminal methods in the future .
that is why i voted as i did .
the second event was an exper@@ t conference on alco@@ hol and health in stock@@ hol@@ m on 2@@ 1@@ -@@ 22 september aimed at supporting a sustainable , long-term and comprehensive strategy within the eu with regard to alco@@ hol .
if the interpre@@ ters cannot follow what is being said , the people in the rest of europe will not be able to understand your speech , because it was read too quickly .
fundamental rights such as freedom of expression and freedom of assembly are still not respected .
this interpre@@ tation that the council adopted under the swedish leadership therefore seems a bit od@@ d .
in br@@ ief , the commission is h@@ op@@ ing that the waste management plan for campa@@ nia is convin@@ cing .
i am thinking in particular of mr bu@@ su@@ t@@ til , who mentioned the difficult situation mal@@ ta fac@@ es in this matter .
therefore , these numerous conce@@ ssions must now be mat@@ ched by progress in relation to non-@@ agricultural market access ( na@@ ma ) and services .
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thank you .
i have to say that without their work and their help , we would not have achieved this .
hor@@ iz@@ on@@ tal cooperation agreements can bring considerable economic advantages .
the key to all of this is - and i go back to exactly what i said to mr da@@ v@@ ies - decisions should be made at nati@@ on-@@ state level by politicians who are accoun@@ table to the elect@@ or@@ ate .
we expect these decisions to be taken before the end of april 2009 .
3 ) with its own gene@@ rous sources of funding and gr@@ ants to the t@@ op@@ -@@ clas@@ s european institu@@ tes already in existence , the e@@ it would have a prospe@@ ct of success .
the resolution expres@@ ses the same concerns as those expressed by eu citizens with regard to data protection .
and a day to reflect that yet another opportunity for real change has sad@@ ly been lost .
parliament must be ready to function under the treaty of lisbon and , then , we will be able to vote on mr barroso and the treaty of lisbon , mr co@@ h@@ n-@@ ben@@ di@@ t .
the crisis on the financial markets , as can be seen from this example , is also an opportunity for communication on the part of the european union and for permanent improvement to our european financial market system .
but we have also seen violence .
only at the final stage did the european commission decide to propose the un@@ realistic dead@@ line of 2014 .
for example , it considered the issue of re@@ inde@@ er hu@@ s@@ ban@@ d@@ ry , which is a very important source of live@@ li@@ hood in this region .
it is for that reason that the european parliament consid@@ ers that all seven of the proposals must be taken forward as soon as possible , before there is another environmental disaster with human losses : to harmoni@@ se types of cl@@ assi@@ fication , to compe@@ l states to monitor ve@@ ssels fl@@ ying their flag@@ s , to ensure that ve@@ ssels are inspe@@ cted in ports and to monitor their mo@@ vements , to decide what action should be taken in the event of acci@@ dents and to monitor and manage responsibilities as regards both third parties and passengers .
i believe that for the good of its economy and of its people , russia should pay attention to the market and to its im@@ age as a tru@@ stwor@@ thy partner .
this year , only 11 % of the eur 500 million available was reque@@ sted .
finding your way around human rights violations , ten@@ sions and conflicts based on religion or bel@@ ief requires a lot of man@@ power and effort , as do sin@@ c@@ ere attemp@@ ts at dialogue and toler@@ ance .
at the new y@@ or@@ k prepar@@ atory meeting in may the eu will set out concrete proposals concerning a future action plan for the review conference in 2010 within the framework of all three pi@@ ll@@ ars of the treaty .
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after the ster@@ ck@@ x report was concluded in the committee on economic and monetary affairs , in the committee on legal affairs , we specifically asked what additional impact assessment should then be carried out .
i would first of all like to welcome the vote passed in favour of the treaty of lisbon by the czech sen@@ ate , which brings the overall ratification process a step forward .
this included clo@@ sing the military commis@@ sions set up there because they do not meet any of the standards for fair court proceedings .
therefore we call on the commission to come forward with a communication on the arctic region , propos@@ ing subje@@ cts and working procedures .
that said , and although it is not directly related to this measure , i would also like to highlight the importance of maintaining the status qu@@ o in terms of the current world trade organisation ( wto ) rules , particularly as regards the world market for texti@@ les and clo@@ thing , very specifically , the changes to the rules on import@@ ing texti@@ les and clo@@ thing products into the eu at a time of severe economic dow@@ n@@ turn in various member states .
i will start with the political dimension .
however , this does not im@@ ply a pre@@ li@@ min@@ ary decision concerning the proposed part@@ -@@ session from 20 to 23 april .
the only long-term solution , as mr sav@@ ary said , is both diplom@@ atic and political .
moreover , the ha@@ be@@ as cor@@ pu@@ s principle was introduced , i@@ .@@ e@@ . the principle that the court as@@ certain@@ s whether de@@ ten@@ tion is la@@ w@@ ful .
in this respect , the union must be able to support , techni@@ cally and finan@@ ci@@ ally , the presence of these associ@@ ations and ngos in the work of the j@@ pa .
unfortunately , more questions than ans@@ wers have emer@@ ged in discussions over the future of cohesion policy after 2014 .
it is obviously no mean fe@@ at : it is a practical tool and a reference document .
lobby@@ ist@@ s must not be able to request confi@@ d@@ enti@@ ality .
he is quite right .
the ar@@ rest of political op@@ pon@@ ents in belarus viol@@ ates all these basic freedoms .
recently , 90 % of immigrants and asylum se@@ ek@@ ers in europe have arri@@ ved via greece .
the liberalisation of the gas market must be condu@@ cted gradu@@ ally and sym@@ me@@ tri@@ cally .
this support is essential for helping the unem@@ ployed and victims of re@@ lo@@ cations that occu@@ r in the context of globalisation .
this ow@@ n-@@ initiative report is a waste of taxpayers ' money , which the european parliament should have nothing to do with .
secondly , i would like to mention a human rights case which the council of europe and mr ham@@ mer@@ ber@@ g have also addressed .
as i said before , when scientific un@@ certainty per@@ si@@ sts it is up to the politicians to make a decision .
in this report we descri@@ be the effects of the common agricultural policy po@@ st 2013 .
i support the fact that this aid is being managed and contro@@ lled by the bodies responsible for the european social fund ( es@@ f ) in poland , thereby limi@@ ting monitoring costs to a m@@ ere eur 2 000 .
it may even be a matter of life or death .
the honourable member will not suffer as he will of course have the opportunity to speak on his particular question .
i believe that it would be a good thing for parliament , which so clearly de@@ cla@@ red its support for the inf@@ am@@ ous b@@ ono / co@@ h@@ n-@@ ben@@ di@@ t amendment , to speak out once again in support of the highest protection of citizens ' rights .
the eu stands ready to consider further targeted measures in all areas of cooperation as appropriate .
rapporteur . - ( fr ) mr president , since the situation in ukraine is quite serious , i would like to make a comment on this report .
the french presidency was a success .
i call on you to allow the nations to live in their sovereign states , which will decide for themselves how and with whom to cooperate and how and with whom to integr@@ ate .
fair enough , you may say , this is the exper@@ im@@ ent@@ al pha@@ se and we have not yet got it right ; but we certainly cannot af@@ ford much more of this expen@@ sive exper@@ im@@ ent@@ ation .
as 2010 is the european year for combating poverty and social exclusion , and following the international day for the er@@ adi@@ cation of poverty , we voted , in the european parliament , for a resolution that calls for a european minimum income equal to 60 % of average income in each member state .
no doubt future parliaments - and indeed future counci@@ ls - will identi@@ fy and agree further reforms .
( ro ) i agree with many of the ideas that have been expressed in the house , but this problem is much more complex .
it called on the commission to present a legislative proposal to allow member states to exclu@@ de micro@@ -@@ enti@@ ties from the scope of the accoun@@ ting directives .
this last point is vit@@ ally important if we want to protect against the counterfe@@ iting of our high quality products .
there are enormous differences between member states in terms of how they deal with asylum appli@@ cations and the outcome of these procedures .
ro@@ bu@@ st opposition by the eu against the death penalty pu@@ ts us in the fore@@ front of this strug@@ gle .
nevertheless , we cannot fail to ad@@ mi@@ re this ag@@ e-@@ old culture .
we have not achieved that for the moment because a certain number of sm@@ al@@ ler countries consider that , if they had to do without a national regul@@ ator , it would create problems for their national sovereignty .
i can understand that there is some resi@@ stance and some mis@@ gi@@ v@@ ings , but i would also like them to understand that they have everything to gain by invest@@ ing in proper , effective procedures at first instance .
yet the resolution of the le@@ f@@ t-@@ wing groups , which will be put to the vote at mid@@ day , completely igno@@ res these facts .
mr president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , the effects of demographic change are very var@@ ied .
it has resul@@ ted in the in@@ discrimin@@ ate arri@@ val of indi@@ gent people , fu@@ e@@ lling each day the sense of de@@ spa@@ ir that exists and leading people to the ine@@ vit@@ able short cut of b@@ reak@@ ing the law .
in particular , we de@@ pl@@ or@@ e the fact that a large number of international con@@ ventions and additional proto@@ col@@ s have still not been rati@@ fied by many of them : the convention on the protection of the rights of all migr@@ ant workers and members of their families ; the op@@ tional protocol to the convention against tor@@ ture ; the international convention for the protection of all persons from enfor@@ ced disappe@@ ar@@ ance ; and other instruments , such as il@@ o convention 1@@ 6@@ 9 .
bio@@ gas produced in integrated agricultural plants is one of the most important sources of bio@@ -@@ energy .
once again , brussels has given in to non-@@ european interests and aband@@ oned in the middle of now@@ here the principles that it claims to defend in relation to development , social and environmental cla@@ uses , support for its over@@ se@@ as territ@@ ories , and so on .
it is therefore now up to ham@@ as to show that it is willing and able to join such a government .
i urge members to approach these reports prag@@ m@@ atically .
some member states will benefit earlier than others from the european system .
although the dead@@ line for tab@@ ling amendments has been extended , i am afraid i have to say that this report cannot be amen@@ ded , because it l@@ acks an appropriate substan@@ tive and legal structure .
these are areas on which we can jo@@ in@@ tly concentr@@ ate , and thus facilitate the achie@@ vement of mi@@ ll@@ en@@ nium goal 5 .
auth@@ or . - madam president , pakistan 's in@@ ability to develop a strong and end@@ ur@@ ing democracy has im@@ pac@@ ted - quite se@@ ve@@ rely , in my view - on religious freedom in that country .
this is a road that is urgently needed and the city and population of g@@ al@@ way will suffer if this development cannot go ahead .
i seriously hope that airlines also recognise that we will now have a transparent system with a detailed appe@@ als procedure , with full consultation , to end the constan@@ t compla@@ ining about air@@ port char@@ ges and work with the air@@ ports to deliver a co@@ st-@@ effective , valu@@ e-@@ for@@ -@@ money service for users and passengers ali@@ ke .
it therefore represents a significant step forward in european integration , which is why i voted in favour of this report .
in the context of the se@@ v@@ ent@@ h framework programme , we are spending a lot of money on this , and have been for a number of years .
however , due to the reasons we already know , i cannot .
( pl ) madam president , a future with hy@@ drog@@ en po@@ wered cars is an ex@@ ci@@ ting prospe@@ ct .
( fr ) madam president , vice-president of the commission , ladies and gentlemen , the oral question we are deb@@ ating this e@@ vening re@@ ve@@ als , as many have said , the existence of a real legal vac@@ u@@ um , which lea@@ ves passengers with no guarantee should an air@@ line go ban@@ kru@@ pt .
we will continue our don@@ or cooperation , the cooperation on aid and the operational cooperation in respect of latin america and west africa to help in the fight against the drug@@ s trade and to be able to meet other challenges .
the intention is to bri@@ dge the gap that has exist@@ ed between the commission 's and the council 's work so that the union 's policies are moving in the same direction .
as a result , their living standards , employment , pension and social rights have wor@@ sen@@ ed .
an honest trans@@ atlantic dialogue about , for example , the necessary approach to tack@@ ling terrorism is an absolu@@ te must , precisely because the all@@ ies have different perspe@@ ctives about the way in which they must respond when faced with this common challenge .
like other european socialists , i am convinced that re@@ conci@@ ling work and family life is essential for the people of europe to fl@@ ou@@ rish .
this text emphasi@@ ses the need to draw up , at european level , clear and binding guidelines to ensure that acci@@ dents at sea are monito@@ red properly .
for this reason above all , we are particularly glad to have you with us today .
it has been shown that atti@@ tu@@ des that made workers re@@ cep@@ tive to righ@@ t-@@ wing po@@ pu@@ li@@ sm include pre@@ judi@@ ce against immigrants , nation@@ alism , author@@ it@@ ari@@ a@@ nis@@ m , social domin@@ ance and political weak@@ ness , with pre@@ judi@@ ce against immigrants emerging as the most important factor among these .
we need to take urgent action : to maintain the quotas principle after 2015 ; to bring in an immediate reduction in these quotas in order to end the s@@ lu@@ m@@ p in the price of milk ; to set prices in line with the costs actually in@@ cur@@ red by independent producers ; and to establish full transparency in the setting of prices by large distribu@@ tors .
the e@@ ma@@ ils also re@@ ve@@ al that scienti@@ sts scep@@ tical of the hy@@ po@@ the@@ sis have been s@@ que@@ e@@ zed out of pe@@ er review proce@@ sses to avoid f@@ laws in research being re@@ ve@@ al@@ ed to public scru@@ t@@ iny .
this would restri@@ ct cir@@ cul@@ ar migration which we increasingly want to see developing .
this report is of special interest because it reinfor@@ ces the regulation 's role as an early war@@ ning system for inter@@ connection de@@ ficien@@ cies .
the procedures of the member states for handl@@ ing un@@ safe products are now much cle@@ are@@ r .
if not , should you not have known that ?
i see the strategy 's contribution to improving the consolid@@ ation of national and union finances , innovation , and , consequently , competitiveness and growth as particularly important .
i voted for the resolution on roma integration , based on the view that this european minority needs specific policies which must be implemented quickly .
we know that , throughout the union , huge dis@@ cre@@ pan@@ cies exist in member states ' legislation to combat violence against women .
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i would like to do that now , in order to leave time for the debate later .
the par@@ is summit agreed to take work forward in four key areas : de@@ -@@ pollution of the mediterranean ; maritime and land high@@ ways ; civil protection ; and the development of alternative ener@@ gies through , for example , the mediterranean so@@ lar plan .
i would also like to reas@@ sure you that i have no intention of introducing hea@@ v@@ y measures and rules on h@@ ob@@ by an@@ gl@@ ers .
in the light of the rapid liberalisation of global trade , and see@@ ing how ha@@ sti@@ ly we europeans are making ro@@ om for goods from third countries , this is par@@ ado@@ xi@@ cal behaviour .
i have always been in favour of issu@@ ing these euro@@ bonds , which i believe can bring added value by being issued jo@@ in@@ tly , and of a strong euro .
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i very much regret that the ppe-de group has not seen f@@ it to advo@@ cate this system with the vi@@ g@@ our and commitment that are needed to give consumers and the public at large real confidence in the european union and the internal market , for such confidence comes from know@@ ing that they are properly protected when they go sh@@ op@@ ping in europe .
proper progress would be made if a situation was reached for coordin@@ ating at eu level the policies and strategies for the international adoption instrument , with the aim of improving the assistance provided in areas such as information services , prepar@@ ation for inter@@ -@@ country adoption , proce@@ ssing of international adoption appli@@ cations and post-@@ adoption services , because the right of or@@ ph@@ ans or aband@@ oned children to have a family and be protected must become a reality .
i believe that farmers should be parti@@ ally re@@ paid for what they do for us : they are providing food and we are grateful for that , but we should also be grateful to them for keeping up biodiversity .
as you know , we in the con@@ feder@@ al group of the european united left - nor@@ di@@ c green left are just as per@@ si@@ st@@ ent , i would say , when it comes to our re@@ serv@@ ations about the issues of storage and the risks that this involves in terms of data protection .
unfortunately , as is ap@@ paren@@ t in the ch@@ ief pro@@ secu@@ tor bra@@ m@@ mer@@ t@@ z 's report , serbia has failed to convin@@ ce the international community that it is putting every effort into sear@@ ching for these crim@@ in@@ als .
the first is that it has been said that this case will not set a prece@@ dent , that it is a su@@ i gener@@ is case , as mr w@@ ur@@ t@@ z said in his speech .
the fact that the prime minister controls , whether directly or in@@ directly , a vast em@@ pi@@ re of publi@@ shing hou@@ ses , da@@ ily and we@@ ek@@ ly ne@@ ws@@ pa@@ pers and three tele@@ vision channe@@ ls is clearly in@@ com@@ p@@ ati@@ ble with the political office occu@@ pie@@ d by mr ber@@ lu@@ s@@ con@@ i and with the requirements of a democratic state and a member of the eu .
it is un@@ just and it is un@@ democratic .
it is important to recognise this so that we can act and re@@ act to wh@@ ate@@ ver we are facing .
the same argument could apply to ti@@ tle 14 , ' customs union ' , which also re@@ fers to perfe@@ cting the union 's external borders , which , in turn , will enable us to ensure that our single market fun@@ ctions corre@@ ctly .
i he@@ reby call on the institutions of the eu to ensure that provision is made in the 2009 eu budget for the resources required to cover the short@@ fall in po@@ sts for official trans@@ l@@ ators within eu institutions ; the e@@ p calls on eu institutions to trans@@ late all legislative , political and administrative documents for this parliamentary term without delay into all the official languages of the eu in order to allow citizens to follow the political work carried out by all of the institutions .
although mo@@ ther@@ hood is a social function indi@@ spen@@ s@@ able to society 's development , discrimination against women for being mo@@ thers and workers continues , which , well into the 2@@ 1@@ st century , is s@@ can@@ dal@@ ous .
subject to progress made towards democracy , human rights and the rule of law , we remain ready to dee@@ pe@@ n our relations with belarus .
that is also why i appreci@@ ate this ti@@ mely debate .
the problems caused by financial activity in recent years were due to rule boo@@ ks being either tor@@ n up or igno@@ red by those whose job it was to en@@ force them .
on behalf of the verts / ale group . - mr president , in the debate that we are going to have - i hope - we will be asking for an independent in@@ qu@@ iry into the mass gra@@ ves , for those sites to be protected and for an end to the har@@ as@@ s@@ ment of the people car@@ rying out this in@@ qu@@ iry .
i was once rapporteur for the approval of hy@@ dro@@ gen@@ -@@ po@@ wered mo@@ tor vehicles and i believe that we need to pay at least as much attention to cor@@ d blo@@ od stem ce@@ lls .
therefore , any action to be taken for the future will have to lead to an effectively implemented strategy focu@@ sing not only on establishing a sufficient network of wa@@ ste@@ -@@ treatment facilities .
it is thanks to all of you that we managed to find a joint approach and a joint solution in most cases .
gender ma@@ inst@@ re@@ am@@ ing involves the re@@ organisation , improvement , development and assessment of policies to ensure that an equ@@ al-@@ opportunity approach is incorpor@@ ated into all policies at all levels and at all st@@ ages by those norm@@ ally involved in poli@@ cy@@ -@@ making .
i look forward to the european commission 's proposals on that .
now she has lost , let us acknow@@ ledge what is really happening and let us keep the ukra@@ ini@@ an authorities under care@@ ful observ@@ ation , but let us not th@@ row out the b@@ aby with the ba@@ th@@ water .
i believe that we now need to take the debate a step further so that we discuss the question of whether it is efficient enough , and so that we also obtain a significantly greater degree of transparency with regard to this .
we must get to g@@ ri@@ ps with this .
it includes standard cla@@ uses which are intended to be applied to all european neighbourhood policy partnership countries with which such proto@@ col@@ s are due to be concluded .
thank hea@@ v@@ ens our children no longer have these problems .
the council has informed me that in connection with the transport difficulties being experienced this week , mr l@@ ó@@ pe@@ z gar@@ ri@@ do will have to leave strasbourg on we@@ d@@ nes@@ day at 18@@ .@@ 00 , so we will not be able to have question time in the e@@ vening .
the government also recogni@@ ses that it needs to make substantial changes in the area of security and justice , and is implementing an ambitious reform of the justice system in order for it to be more transparent and to bring to justice those who com@@ mit crimes , while respe@@ cting human rights .
for us , achieving that consensus requires a new balance between the social and economic pi@@ ll@@ ars of the internal market strategy .
that is why this has been a l@@ eng@@ thy and wide@@ -@@ ran@@ ging debate , but it has also been a good debate .
mr president , f@@ ri@@ day will mark one month since the de@@ va@@ st@@ ating ear@@ th@@ qu@@ ake in haiti .
we also con@@ cu@@ r with you that s@@ mar@@ t g@@ ri@@ ds and the rol@@ l@@ -@@ out of s@@ mar@@ t me@@ ters by member states are key to reali@@ sing this potential .
parliament will re@@ call that pro@@ found mis@@ gi@@ v@@ ings over the list prepared for the 2007 elections were a key factor in the postpo@@ ne@@ ment of the po@@ lls .
if one member state is being bl@@ ack@@ ma@@ iled by a suppl@@ ier , it should speak out .
therefore , given the importance of arti@@ stic subje@@ cts , i am in favour of europe@@ -@@ wide coordination of their te@@ ach@@ ing in edu@@ cational institutions .
so i welcome the commission initiative and mr e@@ h@@ ler 's report but further work needs to be done .
regret@@ tab@@ ly , directive 2006 / 1@@ 14 / ec concerning mis@@ leading and compar@@ ative adverti@@ sing , which applies to busin@@ ess@@ -@@ to@@ -@@ business transactions , fail@@ s to provide a sufficien@@ tly effective re@@ me@@ dy or is in@@ adequ@@ ately enfor@@ ced by member states .
let us not be mo@@ ti@@ v@@ ated by personal ambi@@ tions .
we agree with most of the measures proposed to address the risks ar@@ ising from excessive consumption of alco@@ hol by young people , and with the need for measures to tackle the harmful social impact of alco@@ hol abuse , particularly domestic violence - we know that the inci@@ dence of domestic violence resulting from alco@@ hol abuse is very high .
we are thus talking about a motion for a resolution , or a proposal for a resolution .
in the future , galileo will ensure more effective , secure and environment@@ ally sound transport .
implementation should be regul@@ ated through a commission action plan .
this is all very welcome .
the commission has already exam@@ ined very seriously parliament 's guidelines for the 2010 budget , and agre@@ es with most of the points .
president of the council , i wish you a successful presidency .
at the same time , the european commission refu@@ ses to listen to us when we say that the european agency for re@@ construction has been an essential mechanism for ensuring the vi@@ sibility of the european presence in the western balkans , ensuring european political leadership and ensuring sound and effective financial management .
( de ) mr president , human be@@ ings do not have cru@@ m@@ ple z@@ ones .
i would just like to remind the house that the eu financial regulation has recently been modif@@ ied to recognise ex@@ pli@@ ci@@ tly this call for innovative instruments .
we must return to the issue of an eu environmental inspe@@ ction force , which i fully support .
one of the dist@@ ur@@ b@@ ing feat@@ u@@ res of this parliament , which i find on so many issues , is an under@@ current and sometimes over@@ current of anti-@@ american fee@@ ling .
these changes have been particularly dra@@ matic for the regions and families affected .
( hu ) the history of the eu up to now has been a history of continu@@ ous enlargement , and this enlargement is also one of the most obvious te@@ st@@ ament@@ s to the success and at@@ tr@@ acti@@ veness of the european union .
( it ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , i should like to descri@@ be the gra@@ ve situation in which italian fisher@@ fol@@ k find themselves because they are not allowed to fish for wh@@ i@@ te@@ ba@@ it .
it is hard to see why a proposal on , for example , the da@@ iry sector should some@@ how at@@ tr@@ act the attention of w@@ ine poli@@ cy@@ mak@@ ers .
last but not least , i would like to thank the shadow rapporteurs , the technical staff from the committee on industry , research and energy and the c@@ f@@ sp staff from the latter committee with whom i have worked out@@ stan@@ d@@ ingly well .
so the answer to your question is yes .
i pre@@ fer action .
we naturally hope that you will ex@@ tri@@ cate us from this pri@@ ckly situation .
- ( de ) madam president , i should like to say to mr han@@ na@@ n that the european central bank is also a good thing because we had no currency de@@ preci@@ ation such as that regret@@ tab@@ ly experienced by the british po@@ und over recent months .
without even waiting to hear the opinion of the european commission , you are already making statements , putting forward m@@ ali@@ ci@@ ous accu@@ s@@ ations and making excessive and un@@ foun@@ ded comments .
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overall , this fac@@ t@@ sh@@ e@@ et that has been published is a pre@@ cur@@ s@@ or to this directive , which star@@ ts to discuss whether we are still allowed to use ' mis@@ s ' and ' mrs ' , or whether we need to get ri@@ d of all words en@@ ding in ' man ' , such as state@@ sman or s@@ port@@ sman , because it could all be discrimin@@ atory .
( de ) mr president , commissioner barro@@ t , the report now before us is a thir@@ d-@@ reading compromise and can broad@@ ly be descri@@ bed as a vi@@ ct@@ ory for the european parliament over the council , over the member states that are often over@@ -@@ prote@@ ctive of their national rail authorities and sh@@ ie@@ ld them off .
some think that this is not such a big advance , but how big the added value of these mach@@ ines is to air@@ port security and what the consequences are for health and priv@@ acy is not yet entirely clear today .
the european parliament has shown that it is capable of taking operational decisions and it is therefore right that the treaty of lisbon should give more power to the parliament , in other words to the elected representatives of europe 's citizens .
every non-@@ eu wor@@ ker wi@@ shing to set@@ tle in europe will still have to get a resid@@ ence per@@ mit first .
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for example , 1 0@@ 3@@ 2 petitions were submitted in 2005 and 1 0@@ 16 in 2006 .
as the eu is an un@@ democratic institution itself , and one that i strongly believe should not have a foreign policy agenda , i cannot endorse any third country activity by it .
i believe the op@@ posi@@ te to be true .
we would like to have seen more emphasis on ad@@ r forms of re@@ dre@@ ss , particularly in the on-@@ line world which is something we , as a committee , have long supported .
i would particularly like to draw your attention to the fact that many people like to tre@@ at central and eastern european countries en mas@@ se , even though these countries are very di@@ verse , with different crisis ex@@ it strategies as well .
european action can add value , and many information tools such as the eu health port@@ al are already in place .
it should be noted that when part of a wi@@ des@@ pread and system@@ atic practice , rap@@ e and sexual s@@ la@@ very are recognised under the gen@@ ev@@ a convention as crimes against humani@@ ty and war crimes .
why should our gar@@ den tab@@ les be made of wo@@ od from the ra@@ in@@ forest and why are ex@@ o@@ tic par@@ que@@ t flo@@ ors better than flo@@ ors made of eu wo@@ od ?
furthermore , these two countries , brazi@@ l and me@@ xi@@ co , have a particularly important role to play in conclu@@ ding the future post-@@ ky@@ oto agreement , which we hope will be signed in copenhagen in december .
to the members of this house from the group of the european people 's party ( christian democrats ) - who run after either the commission or the council - i would state that we are not here to let things through on the no@@ d , but rather to think for ourselves .
so the additional effort needed to realise the proposals would be less than 0@@ .@@ 5 % of gdp by 2020 .
therefore , tho@@ rou@@ gh assessment is indeed important in order to examine the effectiveness of the sanctions policy .
the dispu@@ te over macedonia 's name would not be the first time a new member state brought in@@ solu@@ ble problems with it .
thank you for your attention .
this is an area which is anything but transparent .
we support the ombudsman 's conclusions in relation to the in@@ ord@@ in@@ ate delay , as acknowled@@ ged by the commission this e@@ vening in this house .
neither ti@@ gh@@ te@@ ning up the stability and growth pact nor the so-called strict condi@@ tion@@ ality of the future stability mechanism will therefore lead us to our goal .
in this way , these eight member states were able to join the visa wai@@ ver programme , which is why they did it .
analy@@ ses will also be necessary .
the spe@@ ct@@ ac@@ le of the han@@ ging of sad@@ da@@ m hu@@ s@@ se@@ in was not in any way a means of reducing this violence .
thank you very much , the joint debate is now closed .
we have put in an amendment to paragraph 3@@ 9 since , as far as i can see , there simply was no g@@ 2 leaders ' agreement to work on a financial trans@@ action or tob@@ in tax , so it is absur@@ d to welcome such an agreement , even if we have already done so , erro@@ ne@@ ously , in the g20 resolution .
on behalf of the ppe-de group . - ( fi ) mad@@ am@@ e president , first of all my sin@@ c@@ ere thanks go to mrs ha@@ ss@@ i for her cooperation on this resolution .
these funds should , in fact , be increased , so that everyone , regar@@ dless of their age , gender or lo@@ cation , has access to the same opportunities in terms of vo@@ cational education and care@@ ers .
the ba@@ se@@ l committee is a group of more or less intelli@@ gent central ban@@ k@@ ers and over@@ se@@ ers , but it is certainly no inf@@ alli@@ ble council of wise men and it is definitely not the law .
the commission only makes reference to form@@ al proceedings being opened against member states that have not transpo@@ sed eu law into their national legal systems .
but my group is happy with the compromi@@ ses reached by the rapporteur , mr sav@@ ary , and we shall support ver@@ sion three in the vote .
all zi@@ oni@@ st lies and ex@@ ag@@ ger@@ ations , was the conserv@@ ative ne@@ ws@@ paper ka@@ y@@ h@@ an 's ver@@ di@@ ct on the pur@@ ported nuclear threat .
those costs may ea@@ si@@ ly be far higher than 5 % in the case of very small enterprises , while being consider@@ ably lower for very large ones .
many thanks to all those who support my report .
( de ) madam president , first of all i would like to congratulate the council on its agreement on the third way for the climate change and energy package .
mr president , the greatest gi@@ ft that we can give to any child is that of a happy home .
for this reason , the initiative of introducing a " legislative im@@ pr@@ int ” , even if voluntary , both for the documents draf@@ ted by the commission and for the european parliament reports , is welcomed .
i can as@@ sure parliament that we would not he@@ si@@ t@@ ate for a moment to inter@@ ven@@ e in such a case if the treaty or the charter was viol@@ ated or if union law was not respected .
it also op@@ ens up prospe@@ cts for the re@@ laun@@ ch and mi@@ ning of coal and calls for international cooperation , including with countries outside the eu , such as china and india .
we need a strategy for the countries of the former so@@ vie@@ t union in central asia and trans@@ cau@@ ca@@ sia .
this is perfe@@ ctly correct , but we must also make it easier for people to live in cli@@ m@@ ate@@ -@@ friendly ways .
the commission should be more forth@@ right about its intentions on this subject coming up to the referendum on the reform treaty .
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even before this greek crisis we were sugge@@ sting and propos@@ ing more coordination of economic policies .
in our view , therefore , we@@ d@@ nes@@ day will be an excellent moment for a statement by the council and the commission and for a round of speakers from the political groups , if only to show our support for these new developments in bur@@ ma .
many more can be .
it is particularly important , however , that we ensure that public funds are distribu@@ ted in such a way that the measures we consider necessary can be finan@@ ced .
young people are , unfortunately , one of the social groups worst h@@ it by the global financial crisis and should be given assistance to enter the labour market and to be able to s@@ hap@@ e their own future and support the economy .
as a result , there is a growing wa@@ ve of indi@@ gn@@ ation among millions of workers , women , young people , victims of sal@@ ary cuts and pre@@ c@@ arious , po@@ or@@ ly paid work , the unem@@ ployed , and re@@ ti@@ red people with pi@@ ti@@ ful pensions .
in writing . - i have always sustain@@ ed and encouraged the european goals of the republic of moldova .
in some cases , consumers have had to accept ou@@ trage@@ ous bi@@ lls that have not been back@@ ed up by any univers@@ ally appli@@ cable cal@@ cul@@ ation .
these poor people and their families are constan@@ t targets of a bru@@ tal and vi@@ ci@@ ous ira@@ nian regime .
this therefore requires political awareness and , for me , that has two goals .
on behalf of the verts / ale group . - ( de ) mr president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , we must regret@@ tab@@ ly adopt a directive tomorrow which does not meet our own crit@@ eri@@ on of better regulation .
this was the message from various leaders at the recent united nations meeting .
however , i also said , and i reiter@@ ate this too , that as the honourable members know well , the time limits were as they were , so that the council and the commission had to take action within a very short time fra@@ me .
all this would contribute to a democratic and transparent elect@@ oral process under appropriate security conditions .
mr president , in this report we do have reference to the mobilisation of the eu solidarity fund , which we tal@@ ked about s@@ ligh@@ tly earlier .
we shall continue to take action in this matter .
i agree with that and also with the ph@@ ra@@ se that ask@@ s the council to take action to ensure equal pay for equal work .
mr president , eight years ago j@@ ö@@ r@@ g ha@@ i@@ der 's im@@ migr@@ ant@@ -@@ h@@ ating party en@@ tered into a co@@ ali@@ tion government in austria .
the creation of peace and stability in this country must , and shall , succeed where cent@@ ur@@ ies of its history have comb@@ ined to achieve this .
i think that is extremely important .
situation in pakistan following the as@@ s@@ as@@ sin@@ ation of ben@@ az@@ ir b@@ hu@@ t@@ to ( debate )
from now on , europe must prove its ability to re@@ act and to trans@@ late its solidarity into practical measures .
( fr ) mr president , i should like to address the commissioner in order to voice my concern .
( de ) mr president , for the same reasons that i gave in the case of the je@@ g@@ gle report , i and my c@@ su colleagues voted against lu@@ t@@ z go@@ e@@ pe@@ l 's report .
( ro ) mr president , the european union 's energy strategy must focus on energy efficiency , reducing the consumption of prim@@ ary energy and energy poverty , as well as on promoting energy from renewable sources and the union 's energy security .
dra@@ ft@@ sman of the opinion of the committee on budgets . - ( de ) madam president , the interest of the committee on budgets in the legislation on electronic communication , the so-called tele@@ com package , is naturally focused on the part involving expenditure from the european budget .
for many years , we have given our support to de@@ spo@@ tic regi@@ mes and dict@@ ator@@ ships in the ar@@ a@@ b world .
i found this work interesting , useful , and full of challenges and ple@@ as@@ ant mom@@ ents .
ba@@ v@@ ari@@ a has a particular interest in the danube strategy . i am therefore grateful and pleased that we are now pressing forward with this strategy .
it would be positive if the european union were to take this into account and play a more active role .
comb@@ ined with provisions on energy security , reduction of emissions and job creation , this report takes a ho@@ li@@ stic approach that will represent the best way for an economy to th@@ ri@@ ve in the future .
what this means is that we need to work within the framework of international private law and not within the substan@@ tive framework of family law , where@@ in each state will continue to have its own laws .
i was pleased that some parliamentary groups and members of parliament thought like@@ wise .
bel@@ gra@@ de has demonstrated its commitment to eu integration , not least by implementing the interim agreement with the eu uni@@ later@@ ally , and i assu@@ me that the i@@ c@@ ty should now be satis@@ fied with serbia 's efforts .
there are approxim@@ ately 5@@ 40 people de@@ ad , and the de@@ ad are still being ex@@ hu@@ med from the ru@@ ins .
therefore , it was also important to us social democrats to ti@@ e in the 2011 budget with a debate that has a more long-term perspective : about own resources , the budget ce@@ il@@ ings for 2012 and 2013 , and the financing of the new financial support mechanism .
in 2004 the commission commissi@@ oned a study intended to shed light on whether a legal provision is reasonable for limi@@ ting particul@@ ate emissions from two@@ -@@ stro@@ ke eng@@ ines .
mon@@ ten@@ e@@ gr@@ o should be jud@@ ged sole@@ ly on mer@@ it , facts and achie@@ vements .
you have simply failed to include this in the strategy and i am won@@ der@@ ing why .
( fi ) mr president , baroness ashton , this report is especially welcome because the european union must have a clear and consistent strategy for countries like iran .
according to the original proposal , many smes would be exclu@@ ded from the process since they would have to contribute at least 50 % towards the cost of the projects .
nothing has changed .
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we had to ar@@ gue and w@@ re@@ st@@ le over many important issues , but at the end of the day we came up with a work@@ able compromise con@@ taining many elements that can generally be regar@@ ded as positive .
we have allocated eur 7@@ .@@ 2 million to debate europe , eur 2 million of which to co@@ finance trans@@ national projects and eur 5@@ .@@ 2 million to co@@ finance decentr@@ alised calls and actions supporting local projects ad@@ mini@@ ste@@ red by the represent@@ ations .
we and the rest of the world have signed up to the un convention on the rights of the child .
lastly , the commission played a large part in draf@@ ting laws la@@ ying down minimum standards for harmo@@ nising appli@@ cable criminal legislation .
- ( sk ) the cat@@ ania report co@@ vers many human rights issues .
we will not be able to tell citizens that it is necessary to address the challenges of globalisation , that it is necessary to be more competitive and that the operation of our markets must improve , if our policies do not respond to a greater degree of social inclusion which is also provided for by more competitive and more productive economies .
we are far from being able to do this and the intervention which took place in con@@ go , and we do need to be self-@@ critical at this point , was obviously not as successful as we would have lik@@ ed .
the key point regarding the tot@@ ality of these initiatives is that their purpose is to make eu peac@@ e@@ keeping and crisis management activities more effective .
first of all , we should investig@@ ate how to achieve the 2@@ o c target , which is the result of copenhagen .
the recommendations contained in the report by mr ad@@ am@@ ou are a step in the right direction : an exchange of best practice , increased cooperation , more organ sh@@ aring between member states , better public awareness and the need to pre@@ serve the voluntary and non-@@ commercial nature of organ don@@ ation .
the world food programme is fee@@ ding 20 to 25 million people who are at risk from mal@@ nu@@ tri@@ tion and death by the end of 2009 if we do not do this .
the european union 's operation , known as the eu@@ for ch@@ ad@@ -@@ central african republic operation , will be condu@@ cted for one year from the date of declaration of the initial operational capa@@ bility and will be ne@@ u@@ tra@@ l and im@@ parti@@ al .
i believe we need the commission 's encoura@@ ge@@ ment in the form of action in the region , at both country and regional levels , for this area to become truly democratic and stable .
mr president , ladies and gentlemen , i believe , in all seri@@ ous@@ ness , we can say that we in europe are standing at a cro@@ ss@@ road@@ s , and it is a cro@@ ss@@ road@@ s where two major crises require action on our part at the same time .
the figures have improved in recent years , but the problem still calls for commitment from many partners : member states of the european union are num@@ be@@ red among the latter .
if we ignor@@ e the ro@@ man@@ tic , almost mon@@ archi@@ st ideas which per@@ v@@ ade the spirit of the pre@@ am@@ ble , i would like to mention some areas we regard as being highly sensitive , in con@@ tra@@ st to our fellow members from fi@@ de@@ sz who are also members of the european parliament .
congratul@@ ations to you , mr president , and all the best to your country and your people .
yet in my small country just weeks ago we had the de@@ pu@@ ty first minister , mar@@ tin mc@@ gu@@ in@@ ness , who know@@ s more than most about the hi@@ de@@ ous practice of terrorism , re@@ ver@@ ting to form and ve@@ he@@ ment@@ ly att@@ ac@@ king the german government 's current application , under a european ar@@ rest war@@ r@@ ant , for the ex@@ tradi@@ tion of an irish republi@@ can su@@ spe@@ ct for a bom@@ b@@ ing many years ago in germany .
in this case , however , the amount spent on sport - ba@@ rely half of one per cent in some countries - is out of all propor@@ tion to the signific@@ ance of sport as a social phenomen@@ on .
it has a worse re@@ pu@@ tation than it actually de@@ serves and its position has been guaranteed .
dre@@ am@@ s are sh@@ at@@ tered and lives are destro@@ yed .
she is facing de@@ port@@ ation back to italy where she first sou@@ ght asylum and we are doing all that we can to raise r@@ im@@ a 's case to appeal to all those that can help her .
however , these last four months of mis@@ ery following the elections have shown how regret@@ table it is that the international community , including the european union , has not made sufficient use of diplom@@ atic channe@@ ls for a peaceful and political solution to the crisis .
i am convinced that m@@ oun@@ tain regions require new means of protecting their territory against flo@@ od@@ ing , with an emphasis on flo@@ od prevention , whilst farmers and fore@@ sters can support anti-@@ flo@@ od@@ ing prev@@ enti@@ ve measures by means of the direct are@@ a-@@ related payments which they receive under the common agricultural policy .
the statement that the fundamental rights of the european union will be written into the hungarian constitution is also pro@@ of of hungary 's fundamental desire to be part of european culture .
it has enab@@ led us to get where we are and to be a reference point for other countries .
however , let me also clearly state that we both expect and require that this step expres@@ ses a change of attitude on the part of the council with respect to parliament .
particularly in this area , it is ol@@ der employees who have a we@@ al@@ th of experience and can make a company innovative .
we need to know where the emergency food suppl@@ ies , the t@@ ents and the b@@ lan@@ ke@@ ts are .
the hungarian presidency is particularly committed to the package of six economic governance laws .
if the european court of human rights clearly has no respect for such human rights , i cannot see that it is possible to recognise it here as an approved and appropriate decision-making body .
we remember the victims of author@@ it@@ ari@@ an systems , the victims in european countries , in nation@@ ali@@ stic and mili@@ tari@@ stic regi@@ mes , in spain , in portugal and in greece .
( cs ) madam president , in the debate on the ce mar@@ king yesterday i dre@@ w the attention of the commission yet again to the fact that regi@@ str@@ ation of the ce mar@@ king has still not been initi@@ ated , although it has been en@@ sh@@ r@@ ined in european legislation for 16 years now and i asked for it in parliamentary inter@@ pe@@ ll@@ ation three months ago .
i voted in favour of the text presented by mrs wal@@ li@@ s .
we have experience , and i believe that europe will be better as a result of this crisis because we will regulate better .
rapporteur . - ( it ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , i would like to thank commissioner barro@@ t and mrs y@@ ade for their words in support of my report .
there are a few reasons why i ab@@ stain@@ ed in the vote , namely that in my opinion in@@ adequate sanctions are provided for , no right of with@@ dra@@ wa@@ l is planned in the case of internet au@@ ctions and , above all , the definition of do@@ or@@ step sel@@ ling is very v@@ ag@@ ue .
the humanitarian situation today remains he@@ art@@ -@@ b@@ reak@@ ing .
that is the right approach .
i shall sele@@ ct one such aspect : the ple@@ a in mr sch@@ mit@@ t 's report for extr@@ a financial support for s@@ ports clu@@ b@@ s that acti@@ vely collabor@@ ate with schools .
( fr ) mr president , mr van rom@@ pu@@ y , mr barroso , i should like to begin by addre@@ ssing the issue of public spending at european level .
the people who initi@@ ated this debate must apo@@ logi@@ se not only to the commissioner , but also to all european citizens , because it is precisely this kind of behaviour from parliament which lead@@ s to a lack of interest from european citizens in its activities , disap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment and low vo@@ ter tur@@ n@@ out in european parliament elections .
could i ask him whether this will have any im@@ pli@@ cations for equ@@ alisation ?
we need to make sure that when it comes to the discharge of the 2008 budget , significantly more progress is made .
this proposal is based on the regulation in force and is intended to safeguard co@@ ast@@ al activities by financing the sector 's moder@@ nisation , not least , equipment and com@@ pu@@ ter@@ isation .
i would like to say that the ' ko@@ z@@ l@@ od@@ u@@ y programme ' must not only focus on financing the transfer of ir@@ radi@@ ated materials , increasing energy efficiency in bulgaria and financing alternative energy sources .
in november 2008 , the european parliament also adopted a resolution on the situation in the be@@ e@@ keeping sector which called on the commission to put in place specific actions and to make sure these actions were coordinated .
obviously , we are not in@@ different to the f@@ ate of serbia 's hungarian ethnic minority , and indeed we have made an effort to keep the issue of vo@@ j@@ v@@ od@@ ina on the european agenda .
i am of the opinion that we should use the document evalu@@ ating the results and short@@ com@@ ings of the 2006 action plan as the basis for this evaluation .
that is why the commission is concentr@@ ating its efforts on introducing a mechanism that will make it possible to develop knowledge and cooperation between member states , consumers and businesses .
on the other hand , the i@@ ct de@@ part@@ ment should propose specific measures for re@@ plac@@ ing hard c@@ op@@ y administrative documents with environment@@ all@@ y-@@ friendly , electronic ver@@ sions .
( pt ) mr president , recent euro@@ st@@ at figures show that portugal is one of the countries with the highest levels of job in@@ security : 22 % of workers are in pre@@ c@@ arious jobs , while the european union average is 13@@ .@@ 5 % .
bearing in mind that the accu@@ s@@ ations date back to 2004 , which means that they were made before mrs han@@ ki@@ ss be@@ came a member of this house , i am voting in favour of wai@@ ving her parliamentary immuni@@ ty .
without this , we will have a european ha@@ yst@@ ack of information with b@@ its of stra@@ w b@@ low@@ ing around in the w@@ ind and without any hope of finding the pro@@ ver@@ bi@@ al nee@@ dle , that nee@@ dle which is the key pie@@ ce of information that prev@@ ents a terrorist at@@ ro@@ city .
the agency will be responsible for rene@@ wing and issu@@ ing cer@@ ti@@ fic@@ ates and licen@@ ces and for monitoring the application of uniform safety standards .
if there is something which needs to be discussed , i inv@@ ite you to do so in the relevant committees .
it is possible , indeed prob@@ able , that some think that this statement is na@@ ï@@ ve ; even more so given that the main european negoti@@ ator did not even believe in it sufficien@@ tly and re@@ tur@@ ned to his country , lea@@ ving all the negotiations on behalf of europe in the hands of some@@ one who know@@ s nothing about what is on the table , despite the future capac@@ ities that she may have .
the need for a long-term strategic vision on energy is obvious .
this is not a resolution against the egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an government , which has ac@@ ted to ensure that those responsible are brought to justice ; rather , it is a time to reflect on a vast and concerning issue .
turkey must immediately with@@ draw all turkish tro@@ op@@ s , end the occup@@ ation and stop hol@@ ding the tur@@ ki@@ sh@@ -@@ cy@@ pri@@ o@@ t community ho@@ stage , because it , not the greek cy@@ pri@@ o@@ ts , is responsible for the so-called i@@ sol@@ ation of turkish cy@@ pri@@ o@@ ts .
finally , i am surpri@@ sed at the su@@ m of eur 10@@ .@@ 3 billion of ' out@@ standing commitments ' which is 25 % of the total funds committed , and it is im@@ per@@ ative that the commission should reduce these funds still more dra@@ sti@@ cally , especially old and dor@@ m@@ ant commitments .
this is exactly why i would like to welcome the amendments which the eu 2020 strategy is introducing from this perspective .
for these reasons , the proposal should not be th@@ row@@ n out but i cannot give it my full support .
major damage was caused to the entire mon@@ a@@ ster@@ y complex while the police simply s@@ at by and wat@@ ched .
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one of the stron@@ ge@@ st incentives the eu has is being part of the euro area .
we must be care@@ ful to avoid contradi@@ ction here .
mr au@@ dy , the national voting system is a bit more compli@@ cated in some states .
where are the ans@@ wers for the ne@@ arly 100 million people in poverty in this european union , including more than 20 million workers on low wag@@ es and with in@@ secure jobs , which contribu@@ tes to the s@@ can@@ dal@@ ously high profits of big business and finance ?
the next item is the statements by the council and the commission on prepar@@ ation of the european council .
it is interesting to find that countries that are our acp partners say one thing when they are talking to brussels and the various capit@@ als and then say something quite different in new y@@ or@@ k , when it comes to discussing the matter at global level .
in addition to setting a thre@@ e-@@ year frequ@@ ency for these sum@@ mits , sect@@ oral mini@@ st@@ eri@@ al and exper@@ t meetings are planned for the various areas of the action plan , together with regular cont@@ acts between the commis@@ sions of the european union and the african union .
in writing . - it is essential to de@@ fine the role of the eu in the tur@@ mo@@ il taking place in many ar@@ a@@ b countries in general and egypt in particular .
do not be surpri@@ sed , commissioner , if farmers who cannot get prices for their products that will at least cover production costs simply do not so@@ w the cro@@ p or bre@@ ak up their her@@ ds .
we send some two million con@@ ta@@ in@@ ers from the eu , and this system , if introduced , would cover more than 7@@ 00 ports all over the world , so you can im@@ ag@@ ine what kind of problems it will cause .
it has also become ap@@ paren@@ t that we are facing a serious short@@ coming , namely , the general lack of cooperation between rail , road and air transport .
i welcome your commitment to opening all the ch@@ ap@@ ters by the end of the year .
this is an excellent instrument which will strengthen democracy , involve people more and enable them to take the initiative .
this should also be re@@ mem@@ be@@ red when we discuss these levels : that there are differences between the countries .
n@@ one@@ theless , i would add that i believe those in positions of political responsibility in general - members of this house included - must always keep their dis@@ course tru@@ th@@ ful and respe@@ ct@@ ful of other involved parties , which has not always happened .
the principle of mutual recognition , the cor@@ ner@@ stone of mutual cooperation , is very far from being satisfac@@ tori@@ ly recognised .
the way that china has used its dis@@ agreements with ta@@ i@@ w@@ an to play politics with matters of public health is to be de@@ pre@@ cated . so too is the sh@@ am@@ eful sil@@ ence that so many people in europe keep in the face of china 's pressure .
it is important to pay more attention to ad@@ ul@@ t learning .
that is a debate for another time .
why is this the case ?
in writing . - the idea of a gener@@ alised system of preferen@@ ces ( g@@ sp ) goes back to 196@@ 8 , when tari@@ ff@@ s were much higher in general and when they were still seen as the main barr@@ ier to trade from developing to industri@@ alised countries .
that means specific individual numbers on reduction of emissions and a detailed finance package to help developing countries both to develop mi@@ ti@@ gation programmes and to adap@@ t to climate change .
( pt ) once again , many thanks to mr co@@ el@@ h@@ o , our president-in-office and commissioner fr@@ att@@ ini .
i particularly endorse the call by parliament for an agreement which refle@@ cts the 2 ° cel@@ si@@ us objective .
the committee on the environment , public health and food safety has recomm@@ en@@ ded that plenary b@@ ans the sti@@ c@@ king together of separ@@ ate pie@@ ces of meat and therefore does not allow th@@ ro@@ mb@@ in to be used as an addi@@ tive .
according to information provided by the court of auditors , se@@ sa@@ r 's annual accounts for the financial year 2009 are reli@@ able and the under@@ l@@ ying transactions are legal and regular .
we seek guarantees from the government to con@@ ven@@ e independent election commis@@ sions , com@@ pi@@ le a proper vo@@ ter regi@@ str@@ ation list , li@@ ft lon@@ g@@ standing restrictions on the media , per@@ mit freedom of association , expression and assembly in bur@@ ma , and revo@@ ke new regulations that crim@@ in@@ alise legitimate debate about the referendum .
both have shown their weak@@ ne@@ sses , but a genuine political commitment could re@@ cti@@ fy our mistak@@ es .
i voted in favour of the resolution on eu cohesion and regional policy after 2013 .
generally , in the european union there is a broad socie@@ tal consensus on organ don@@ ation for the purpose of tran@@ sp@@ lan@@ tation .
however , mr president , i must point out another aspect , which is that this cooperation and its effectiveness are important not only for the two contin@@ ents of latin america and europe but also , due to the values defen@@ ded by these two groups throughout the world , for the global context .
on this point , i wish to congratulate us all , including parliament and the commission .
i voted in favour of the report establishing a common legal and fiscal status for the european political parties .
it is necessary to che@@ ck whether union funds are being well used , whether these institutions are meeting the objectives out@@ lined for them , and whether any resources are being wa@@ sted .
it is a sh@@ am@@ e that the resolution does not address this specific problem , which is currently recei@@ ving a lot of attention in the media once again .
for example , the council decisions of 13 june 2002 and 8 may 2003 established the capacity for the member states to cooperate at national , inter@@ govern@@ mental level to pro@@ secu@@ te these crimes , which fortun@@ ately - and we all remember the case of general p@@ in@@ o@@ che@@ t - are even part of the legislation in some member states .
the cap system is too complex in other areas as well , and it is often o@@ pa@@ que and in@@ comprehen@@ sible to farmers .
all that is already in hand .
we have experience .
at the same time , i would remind you that there are those who believe that the protection of priv@@ acy is important and must be adequ@@ ately safeguar@@ ded .
equally , do we put women off sta@@ ying at home with children because we as a society value this less than the work@@ place ?
this is totally un@@ belie@@ v@@ able .
( lt ) today , it really is very important to re@@ conci@@ le work and family life better by stri@@ ving for economic growth , welfare and competitiveness in the field of gender equality .
that means that we have offered the possibility for belarus to come closer to the european union through the european neighbourhood policy .
unfortunately , the responsibility for this does not li@@ e with parliament .
moreover , serbia 's potential accession , just like the visa wai@@ ver , will lead to even more e@@ migration into western europe , e@@ migration that will be of no benefit to us .
we wanted to provide citizens with a clear , simple and effective instrument in order to bring them closer to the institutions .
i voted in favour of the recommendation to allow ukraine to participate in current eu programmes and those established in the future , in areas such as enterpri@@ se , energy , technologies and communications .
equally , there is the agreement and conclusion that ratification proce@@ sses will continue .
but we are also concerned that we find a status for those who currently cannot return to their countries of origin because of conflict and are therefore left de@@ stitu@@ te , often on our stre@@ ets .
we , or more precisely many members on the right , are clo@@ sing our e@@ yes to what is happening .
in our view , this is long over@@ due .
but then we condem@@ ned all of africa through a failure on our part in europe to help them to build joint and common strategies with regard to how we process development and allow africa not just to gro@@ w economi@@ cally or in trade terms but to allow them to take leadership ro@@ les to help those countries in africa that have been successful and to give gu@@ id@@ ance and direction to other countries that need to be brought forward .
at the moment , sad@@ ly , it is not .
although we are com@@ memor@@ ating the 10@@ th anni@@ vers@@ ary of un security council resolution 13@@ 25 on women , peace and security , much remains to be done in this area , especially with regard to violence against women , eu guidelines on the use of children in ar@@ med conflicts and combating all forms of discrimination against them .
our third and final observ@@ ation concerning mr bri@@ e 's report is that it is essential to improve cooperation and relations between afghanistan and its neighbours in order to ensure permanent stability in the country , especially given the multi@@ -@@ dimen@@ si@@ onal nature of some of the problems clearly highligh@@ ted by mr bri@@ e , no@@ tab@@ ly dru@@ g production and trafficking .
i think that this report is an important one , given the influence of the tourism sector on the european union 's economy and the propor@@ tion of jobs it provides .
the proposal for a regulation establish@@ es a mechanism , on the basis of which member states will be able to re@@ negoti@@ ate , negoti@@ ate and conclude bilateral agreements with third countries in the area of judicial cooperation in civil and commercial matters .
what will we be doing today if we adopt this unacceptable text you are propos@@ ing ?
the commission further estim@@ ates that eur 5@@ 50 million will have to come from the program@@ ming of ef@@ f operational programmes .
( de ) madam president , the ras@@ mus@@ sen report is entitled ' he@@ dge funds and private equ@@ ity ' .
adverti@@ sing can be in@@ tru@@ sive , and increasingly it is so ; it in@@ va@@ des private life .
on behalf of the u@@ en group . - ( l@@ v ) madam president , on behalf of the union for europe of the nations group i would like to stress that we support the es@@ dp military mission within the largest peac@@ e-@@ keeping mission in the world , in cha@@ d and the central african republic .
next do@@ or to europe li@@ e russia and belarus , which do not currently have the same high safety standards that we have in the european union .
the us needs to change its domestic legislation to allow eu invest@@ ors majority ow@@ ner@@ ship of us airlines , gener@@ ating reci@@ pro@@ cal measures from the eu .
some member states are already monitoring and re@@ porting on sb@@ a implementation .
it is important to keep them on the path towards europe .
it is wide@@ ly known that the eu has developed and implemented many measures relating to the protection of human rights and the s@@ pread of democracy .
the ar@@ bi@@ tr@@ ary ar@@ rest and con@@ vi@@ ction of hu j@@ ia has caused ou@@ tra@@ ge throughout the world .
their experience of the state is its role as a regulatory power or tax authority , and we are all well aware that this is only of peri@@ ph@@ er@@ al interest to citizens .
this is crucial to the wto negotiations .
it is very disap@@ poin@@ ting and in@@ comprehen@@ sible to see the ppe sh@@ ir@@ king this responsibility .
to this end , the green paper sugge@@ sts the creation of a forum on marke@@ t-@@ based instruments , which would allow knowledge to be shared across sect@@ oral b@@ oun@@ dar@@ ies and member states .
( bg ) we must congratulate the lower house of the czech parliament for rati@@ fying the lisbon treaty .
with their integrated economies , together they represent around half the global economy : this trans@@ atlantic partnership is the main eng@@ ine of global economic prosper@@ ity .
it is not just about actual regre@@ ssion in healthcare provision ; it is also about de@@ cli@@ ning social standards , reduced access to education and making education more difficult .
that is to say , if we place the human factor centre stage , creating jobs certainly is the most important task , because if we can guarantee that everyone who wants to work can do so , i believe that we cannot offer more than this to our citizens .
in this situation , if we want to have influence in the post-@@ so@@ vie@@ t space and con@@ soli@@ date the positions of democracy and human rights in this region , then we must work with ukraine , and more acti@@ vely than ever before .
if so , then my second question is : why have these requests not yet been ans@@ wered ?
this often does not happen in the best possible way .
we voted in favour of it because it promi@@ sed a review of the dis@@ card system .
life@@ sty@@ le criticism , which mr verheugen mentioned , has long been an un@@ ple@@ as@@ ant aspect of the european climate debate .
recently commissioner verheugen stated that in the past five years the commission has taken member states to the european court of justice a whole 19 times in cases where member states have legisl@@ ated to protect the environment .
i feel that it should also facilitate syner@@ gies with other eu policies such as trans@@ -@@ european transport networks , the common fisheries policy , climate and environment actions , the research and development framework programme , energy policy , et@@ c .
one of the european union 's objectives , in terms of renewable energy , is the reg@@ ener@@ ation of tow@@ ns in central and eastern europe by increasing their energy efficiency .
for this reason , i shall be voting against the report and against the proposal .
we support a more ro@@ bu@@ st common external energy security policy under the c@@ f@@ sp with regard to russian oil and gas imports , but we do not see what difference the lisbon treaty would have made to manag@@ ing this crisis .
the progress of the vote demonstrate@@ s that this mat@@ ch has been fi@@ xed by the forces of the european one@@ -@@ way stre@@ et , as an ali@@ b@@ i for their un@@ democratic decision .
however , this can only be achieved if we consist@@ ently and decisi@@ vely condem@@ n all human rights violations per@@ pe@@ tr@@ ated by the communist authorities in china .
these new measures will facilitate the re@@ con@@ na@@ i@@ ss@@ ance and pro@@ secu@@ tion of trafficking cases and will encourage victims to cooperate with the authorities .
the european union should mobili@@ se pre@@ -@@ accession funds through aid across a wide front so as to promote the reform process in those countries .
we con@@ ven@@ ed a political and security committee meeting immediately after the council meeting to follow up .
in the world of w@@ ine , we are a global super@@ power !
on behalf of the pse group . - ( de ) mr president , commissioner , 2010 is just round the cor@@ ner .
but their day will come , and it will be into the cour@@ ty@@ ard for all of us to the rat@@ tle of ri@@ f@@ le bo@@ l@@ ts , and we will have ri@@ ch@@ ly de@@ ser@@ ved it .
i am sor@@ ry we are focu@@ sing here on central america and me@@ xi@@ co , for there are many places all over the world where the matter of fe@@ m@@ ale mur@@ ders has not been sol@@ ved .
since then , the viol@@ ent acts committed by these military forces and by the police forces ali@@ ke have increased with complete im@@ puni@@ ty .
there needs to be equal treatment , otherwise we will open up a gap that will have in@@ cal@@ cul@@ able consequences for the future of the union .
the eu lik@@ es to port@@ ra@@ y itself as a force for human rights and environmental protection .
bi@@ g@@ ger companies would use the right of establishment and would be every@@ where .
millions of people of various nation@@ alities , ukra@@ ini@@ ans , russi@@ ans , kaza@@ k@@ h@@ s , je@@ ws , ger@@ man@@ s , belar@@ u@@ ssi@@ ans , tar@@ t@@ ars and many others , star@@ ved to death .
it is pla@@ in to see that international trade and the internet are mu@@ tu@@ ally benefi@@ cial .
the compromise reached here was to reduce the fi@@ g@@ ure allocated for office holders down from eur 1.@@ 2 million to eur 4@@ 00 000 and , of course , do@@ cum@@ ented evidence of recei@@ p@@ ts must be provided when any claims are made .
it is never too late to learn , it says .
so this is also a democratic task and mission for all of us .
one of those is also the region which i come from , bl@@ ag@@ o@@ ev@@ gra@@ d .
specifically , i would ask if the b@@ atti@@ st@@ i af@@ fair can be included as an urgent matter .
faced with the continuing economic crisis , it is very important to ensure good financial management in order to implement the principles of economy , efficiency and effectiveness .
in this situation it would be better to show kie@@ v an open do@@ or to the european union , rather than making the possibility of membership more ne@@ bul@@ ous and thus pu@@ shing the ukra@@ ini@@ ans into or@@ bit round russia .
i voted to maintain this tradi@@ tion and for an open market .
it is vital to improve the energy performance of buil@@ dings in order to achieve the eu 2020 strategy objectives .
anything else would be un@@ ten@@ able .
as regards chinese commitments for the ol@@ y@@ mpi@@ cs , it is a matter for the international ol@@ y@@ mpi@@ c committee .
i am also proud to say that i am part of a european union that is leading the climate change debate and influ@@ en@@ cing others to do the same .
- before the vote
it is obvious that you cannot develop programmes supporting young people , innovation and research and you cannot claim to be an active pla@@ yer in global foreign policy without the funds designed to finance all these plans .
the geo@@ political situation of central asia is such that cooperation with these countries must be increased , both bi@@ later@@ ally and at eu level .
however , this means that every single one of the institutions - the council , the commission and parliament - must show the public that they are committed to their responsibilities .
in fact , the op@@ posi@@ te is true : ' oil sh@@ al@@ es ' is a bro@@ a@@ der term than ' b@@ itu@@ men sh@@ al@@ es ' .
there were no more of the dra@@ matic debates within the european parliament , no more of the international war@@ ni@@ ng@@ s and no more of the colle@@ cting of sig@@ natu@@ res so de@@ ar to cham@@ pag@@ ne socialists .
it has been descri@@ bed w@@ ron@@ gly as an example of direct democracy .
as a result of this attack , two people have d@@ ied , including one of the staff of our parliament , who worked for one of our fellow members .
i welcome the focus on better research in europe , especially as we know that 8@@ 5 % of research today is without eu coordination .
that is why we need t@@ ough , demanding legislation , and these agencies must we@@ i@@ gh up all their responsibilities and must be super@@ vi@@ sed in order to do so .
the european union played a major part in the successful conclusion of this conference , ensuring that the latest scientific recommendations of the inter@@ govern@@ mental pan@@ el on climate change were given due consideration .
if this project is to be truly effective , action must be taken on two fron@@ ts .
we must be care@@ ful to avoid fall@@ ing into that tra@@ p .
- madam president , the answer is ' yes ' .
( cs ) madam president , i have spoken here a number of times on energy issues , and this may be my conclu@@ ding comment during this term .
it does take account of the eu-@@ us relationship in this area as equal partners , which is , of course , the long-term goal in this regard .
why does the commission believe that developing countries can finance efficiency measures without up@@ front funding when eu member states themselves have strug@@ g@@ led to do so ?
such an agreement is expected to be able to gener@@ ate a consumer sur@@ plus ( benefits in terms of lower fa@@ res ) of up to eur 4@@ 60 million .
in addition , the legislation finally adopted is in many ways excessive , bureaucr@@ atic and counter@@ -@@ productive .
finally , in reci@@ tal p and paragraph 4 we ask the commission , together with the council , to endorse the proposal of a consensus on democracy promotion in the neighbourhood policy , in the copenhagen criteria , in our regional strategies in the world .
this is not the appropriate response to the economic crisis .
i support the distribution of fruit in schools .
therefore we cannot compromise on an au@@ ction , and to give everything away free of charge would be absolutely cra@@ zy .
the private sector , whose money the commission and the council are rel@@ ying upon , does not see why it should finance a sen@@ se@@ less dre@@ am of politicians and officials .
finally , we must make a serious commitment to human rights .
on simpli@@ fication , red ta@@ pe , bureaucr@@ acy - i completely agree with you that we should try to ea@@ se the situation as much as possible for our farmers , and that is the reason why , in the council meeting on we@@ d@@ nes@@ day , i will present to the council some de@@ regulation proposals to be discussed .
they are principles on which there can be no compromise , all the more so as we are talking here about a key partner .
this is an absolutely absur@@ d idea .
the objective is not to make decisions but to facilitate dialogue to ensure the sep@@ a project is properly implemented .
it has worked sp@@ len@@ di@@ dly in collabor@@ ation with the european parliament and its committee on budgets , in particular .
that balance has , i think , been found in this report .
this will need further discussions with slove@@ nia , italy and croatia and , of course , the commission .
in addition , there are new challenges such as ag@@ eing population , climate change , rising food prices and globalisation .
it made it possible to establish a european system for regi@@ ster@@ ing and super@@ vi@@ sing credit r@@ ating agencies which issue rat@@ ings used in the european union .
do you think that the implementation or the adoption of the lisbon treaty would in any way affect that area in relation to taxation ?
thus , in many cases , this s@@ me will not be able to set off any star@@ t-@@ up losses against profits which it may continue to gener@@ ate in its member state of resid@@ ence .
commissioner , in spite of the ra@@ in , this could be a nice day .
crucial in this matter is , as before , the protection of public health against car@@ c@@ in@@ o@@ ge@@ nic substances that can bring about changes in d@@ na , affect fer@@ ti@@ lity or up@@ set hor@@ mon@@ es .
and the promotion on the distribution has been done , for instance , by the european producers clu@@ b , which organised co@@ -@@ producing work@@ sh@@ op@@ s in china and in india .
the belgian presidency takes the view that tan@@ gible , specific measures are needed to meet the expectations of the parties and also to ensure confidence in the multilateral process within the framework of the united nations framework convention on climate change ( un@@ f@@ c@@ c@@ c ) .
it is important to apply political and economic sanctions at the same time , with the former intended to h@@ it har@@ de@@ st at sectors that constitu@@ te a strategic source of income for governments .
if the european union is truly interested in resol@@ ving the palestinian problem , then it should stop toler@@ ating these crimes , because toler@@ ance trans@@ l@@ ates into encoura@@ ge@@ ment and compli@@ city .
i believe that the european parliament will also monitor closely in future how these resources are used .
i would not wish to un@@ de@@ re@@ stim@@ ate the campaign of former vi@@ ce president al gor@@ e as i believe that this has had a significant impact on public opinion worldwide .
if we just continue to hold the same old debate about the technology , we will continue to avoid asking the real question , the serious question , namely does this actually help and is this the society we want to see ?
the european union should constantly demonstrate full support for georgia , as has been the case in the house today . in addition , the union should system@@ atically strengthen cooperation and immediately introduce visa facilit@@ ation measures for geor@@ gi@@ ans , especially now that fully democratic elections have been held .
office for harmonisation in the internal market and protection of inte@@ l@@ le@@ c@@ tual property rights (
we have , however , been dealt with without even being list@@ ened to , dis@@ mis@@ sed , given no opportunity for a meeting .
in this debate , we must not forget that many of the crimes against children are committed within the family or within the family 's cir@@ cle of frien@@ ds and it is therefore important for society to ensure that children have other ad@@ ul@@ t cont@@ acts so that they have some@@ one they can turn to for help .
it is part of the ra@@ is@@ on d '@@ ê@@ tr@@ e of the european union , part of its im@@ per@@ ative , that we move forward .
in political , institutional and economic terms , and in terms of the practical objectives set , we are now on the right tr@@ ack with the mediterranean union .
( sk ) i voted for the european parliament 's resolution on the legislative and work programme for 2009 ow@@ ing to its overall competence .
one of the conditions for jo@@ ining the schengen zone is , indeed , strengthening external borders .
we know what we want to achieve ; we must also seek to achieve it .
the 199@@ 0 directive fail@@ s to take into account new tren@@ ds , such as bu@@ ying package ho@@ li@@ days and making payments via the internet .
despite all that money , the y@@ ar@@ ds and the future of the workers remain vulnerable .
while we can be pleased about a ne@@ t increase in employment figures in the light of these facts , it is in my view a mo@@ ck@@ ery for every individual among the millions of unem@@ ployed and anyone who , despite doing honest work , has to live in poverty .
in the past , our trade relations with the acp countries were based on a system of non-@@ reci@@ pro@@ cal trade preferen@@ ces , which allowed most of the products made in the acp states duty free access to the common market .
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the next item is the report by mrs we@@ i@@ ler , on behalf of the committee on the internal market and consumer protection , on the proposal for a directive of the european parliament and of the council on combating late payment in commercial transactions ( re@@ ca@@ st ) - c@@ 7-0@@ 0@@ 4@@ 4 / 2009 - .
the amendment to paragraph 2 , which should have been the one we took last time , is : ' belie@@ ves that a military vi@@ ct@@ ory over the l@@ t@@ te , as envis@@ aged by the government of s@@ r@@ i lan@@ ka , will not obvi@@ ate the need to find a political solution in order to ensure a la@@ sting peace ' .
i have not much time but i will tell one short st@@ ory .
the argument put forward by the greens that this process is harmful to the environment is pur@@ e in@@ vention .
we should fo@@ ster multi@@ dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ inary education and allow for more ex@@ changes between higher education institutions in this sector .
if the same dict@@ ators are still in power and the same de@@ als are still being done , bringing many benefits to very few , then it will sad@@ ly have been an opportunity lost .
since violence against women is a bru@@ tal violation of human rights and one of the main obstacles standing in the way of equality between women and men , the fight against this s@@ cour@@ ge should become our main objective .
we are still in favour of it .
this is an important issue and should be resolved before accession negotiations comm@@ ence .
the most ent@@ ren@@ ched of these is without doubt the irish ' no ' vote , discussed here this mor@@ ning .
this is a necessary , but not sufficient measure , as we are all aware of the ways in which domin@@ ant companies can exercise pressure .
i would ar@@ gue that european coordination is required , and that it should be dire@@ cted towards two areas : innovation , in relation to the climate change package and , if i may mention it again , to the sac@@ con@@ i emissions regulation , and the social sphere .
they often put off this decision because of their un@@ fav@@ ourable financial situation , problems with finding work or the need to re@@ conci@@ le work with family life .
mrs ashton , the european union must focus particular attention on the conflict in ky@@ r@@ g@@ yz@@ stan , provide humanitarian aid and get involved in stabili@@ sing the situation .
the euro plus pact adopted by the heads of state or government , with the involvement of the countries in the euro area and bulgaria , den@@ mark , lithu@@ ania , lat@@ via , poland and romania , provides us with a real chance of achieving the objectives set out in it , or in other words supporting competitiveness , employment , the stability of public finances and financial stability in general .
the internet cannot be a vir@@ tual space where an act that constitu@@ tes an off@@ ence in the real world is dee@@ med per@@ mis@@ sible , and even protected simply by the effect of technology and the way in which it is used .
given the crucial role played by research in economic development and job creation , it is important to avoid at all costs excessive bureaucr@@ acy and un@@ justified dela@@ ys which prevent the scientific community from particip@@ ating .
we already know that agriculture is under huge pressure .
we in the western world - both europe and the usa - therefore have a duty to do our ut@@ most to secure peace and stability , which will be difficult enough .
although we are talking about 2008 , a word on the european monitoring centre for drug@@ s and dru@@ g addi@@ ction .
what exactly do these people want , who are re@@ bel@@ ling against regi@@ mes which they have voted for , as their gui@@ de and gover@@ nor , for the past 30 or 40 years ?
for@@ ty per@@ cent of the european hone@@ y market depen@@ ds on imports , part@@ ly as a result of the opening up of the eu market to hone@@ y from third countries , and prices are close to the limits of prof@@ it@@ ability .
we may face the same problem with italy in the immediate or more di@@ stan@@ t future .
therefore , international cooperation is of par@@ amount importance to europe .
the commission will have a clear right to be heard at council level because there can be no doubt that a common market requires common rules .
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we see that prices are going down on car@@ cases ; we know that it is part of the cy@@ cle and we know as well that in au@@ tu@@ m@@ n there is always pressure on pi@@ g@@ meat prices .
i hope that the representatives of the european institutions will listen carefully and monitor the situation in hungary , and that they will make an un@@ com@@ promis@@ ing statement very soon on the under@@ mi@@ ning of the borders and the par@@ is peace treaty , and on a hungarian constitution which en@@ sh@@ r@@ ines support for the collective rights of hungarian minorities and the creation of collective self-@@ gover@@ ning areas .
the reality shows us that during the 200@@ 4@@ -@@ 2009 parliamentary term , not a single pie@@ ce of legislation submitted by a committee was rejected for not including this impact study , even though its inclusion would be mand@@ atory since the treaty of am@@ ster@@ da@@ m .
based on the foun@@ ding values of the union and the obligations under@@ taken under the treaties to which our countries are a party , the new states are now re@@ defi@@ ning their policies on the development cooperation granted to the coun@@ ties that need it , di@@ versi@@ fying their cooperation instruments and the areas covered .
the result of the consultation and legislative process is really an example of open@@ ness , contribution , commitment and even a cre@@ ative innovative approach .
allow me to remind you that this agreement between bulgaria and russia came at a time when the european parliament was adopting with a majority of votes the report on black sea cooperation .
the committee will monitor progress in implementing these programmes , the international agreements associated with the two programmes , the prepar@@ ation of markets , the efficiency of the management structure , and the annual programme review .
professi@@ on@@ als should be able to benefit from the free movement of persons and freedom of establishment which , i would point out , constitu@@ te the main objective of this directive .
in my country , the total capacity of these resources would cover 13 % , to a maximum of 20 % , of essential needs .
like the previous speaker , i want to say that it is necessary for the commission to propose at least minimum standards for penalties , and to ensure that the rules will be followed consist@@ ently across the union and that thir@@ d-@@ country ex@@ por@@ ters will not give pre@@ ference to certain countries because of lower or no sanctions .
these include :
this time , we are talking about something on paper and not - as has happened on several occa@@ sions - just words that have been spoken but not yet tur@@ ned into a tan@@ gible document .
as we all know , in january 2009 the ira@@ q@@ i government took back control of that area .
this is what we call ' sk@@ i@@ ll mis@@ mat@@ ch ' .
i will now raise some points which i believe we can then discuss .
i think that that may be a point of dis@@ agreement , once again .
the european monitoring centre for rac@@ is@@ m and x@@ en@@ op@@ h@@ ob@@ ia was trans@@ for@@ med into an agency ta@@ sk@@ ed with safeguar@@ ding and promoting human rights , the agency being offici@@ ally established on 1 march 2007 .
it is for the union to uni@@ te demand for space appli@@ cations , to take stock of users ' requirements , to establish priorities and to look after the continu@@ ity of services .
these countries had already been suffering in the years pri@@ or to the crisis , however : firstly , the food crisis , which end@@ an@@ ge@@ red the survi@@ val of hundreds of millions of people ; then , the energy crisis , which used up many of the resources of those that did not produce oil or gas ; finally , the climate crisis , the effects of which on har@@ ve@@ sts and infrastructure har@@ m the poorest countries most of all .
to offer consumers better protection , mr leh@@ tin@@ en 's report propo@@ ses improving the existing legislation in the relevant areas , making it sim@@ ple@@ r and smo@@ o@@ thing out any regional differences .
in my country 's constitution , there is no mention of this issue , and so when will the european parliament be hol@@ ding a debate on the italian constitution ?
the syner@@ gy could also be a good instrument , for example , if we are talking about supporting georgia in the democratic and economic trans@@ form@@ ations it has been going through in recent years .
( ro ) i would like to begin by congratul@@ ating mr cor@@ t@@ é@@ s la@@ str@@ a for his efforts in draf@@ ting his report .
and they must make all necessary efforts to ensure that energy from renewable sources is produced at accessible prices .
it is our duty to focus our attention and efforts on puni@@ shing those who are gu@@ il@@ ty of viol@@ ating human rights , while also making efforts to improve women 's safety and ensure that appropriate assistance is given to victims of sexual ag@@ gre@@ ssion , ran@@ ging from medical aid to their re@@ integration into their family and society .
furthermore , the accor@@ d se@@ ts the basis for a rather substantial financial package of us@@ d 30 billion for the coming three years and recogni@@ ses the need for us@@ d 100 billion annu@@ ally by 2020 .
the eu , as one of the ri@@ che@@ st and most developed regions in the world , has a mor@@ al duty to help the we@@ ak and those in need .
it also means free@@ z@@ ing the asse@@ ts of those who have mi@@ su@@ sed state funds .
as ever , though , the committees came in at this point , and the amendments that were adopted in the committee on culture ru@@ ined just about any good work that was done .
it is perhaps a little str@@ an@@ ge that this idea comes forward from the m@@ ou@@ th of a british conserv@@ ative - vote blu@@ e , go green - but we do need this , because , otherwise , the commission is entirely dependent on the member states for the information that they choose to give it .
with many ac@@ tors in haiti , this is no tri@@ vi@@ al challenge , but we have consist@@ ently been a very strong voice for un@@ -@@ led humanitarian coordination .
l@@ ie@@ ch@@ ten@@ ste@@ in has been part of the european economic area since 199@@ 5 and has been ste@@ ad@@ ily integr@@ ating into the european trade area .
the united nations security council should review the mandate of mon@@ u@@ c .
in this specific case , let us be absolutely clear : the commission has given its support to this revision because we think that it aims to respond to a challenge regarding a competence which was not provided for by the treaty .
the old structures that we have had up to now remind me some@@ what of don qui@@ x@@ ot@@ e 's be@@ au@@ ti@@ ful hor@@ se , ro@@ sin@@ an@@ te , which thought it was a rac@@ e@@ hor@@ se .
a mac@@ ro-@@ regional economic strategy could be the way forward in other ways , in other places , in europe .
i thought that this treaty , which was signed in december last year , had to come into force in a few months ' time .
mr president , mr ma@@ yst@@ ad@@ t , commissioner , as you know , the group of the greens / european free alliance is tradi@@ tion@@ ally very att@@ ach@@ ed to the ei@@ b .
the main concern of the ep@@ p group , and i am happy that all fac@@ tions share the same concern , is the de@@ teri@@ or@@ ation of media freedom in that country .
one european socialist speaker referred to the protection of common european values , and el@@ abor@@ ated on his position to that end .
thank you .
as i cannot support the draft amending budget for the above reasons , i have decided to vote against the report in its enti@@ re@@ ty .
it went on : ' many small hi@@ ll and mo@@ or@@ land farmers are cru@@ mb@@ ling under the pres@@ sures of gr@@ ant changes , bureaucr@@ atic costs and low prices caused by competition from other countries .
i am convinced that as part of the european finance sche@@ mes both for the area of civil justice and criminal justice there will be more funds in the future for re@@ medy@@ ing these short@@ com@@ ings .
now the time has arri@@ ved to re@@ think the future of this programme without lo@@ sing si@@ ght of its bro@@ a@@ der pi@@ c@@ ture .
so the european school is an ad@@ mi@@ rable project , and i support it .
one of the problems they deal with is the small number of european scho@@ lar@@ ships , especially as regards the er@@ as@@ mu@@ s programme .
these are two essential instruments for the surve@@ il@@ l@@ ance of the eu 's external borders , and we must increase their operational capa@@ bility .
we take note of the idea put to us by the ever wit@@ ty mr ev@@ ans .
in addition , i ask the vice-president of the commission and high representative that , when she laun@@ ches or op@@ ens this investigation into the situation in cam@@ p ash@@ ra@@ f , that she also investig@@ ate the human rights ab@@ uses being committed against the population by the mu@@ ja@@ he@@ d@@ in , which have been wit@@ ne@@ ssed and do@@ cum@@ ented by organisations such as human rights wat@@ ch .
its most pressing mission is to act to promote human rights and to make cal@@ m relations with uz@@ be@@ k@@ istan dependent on progress with fundamental freedoms .
giving the market better information on the ec@@ b 's interest rate decisions has long been crucial to parliament , as is also the publi@@ cation of the minutes and voting outcome .
my intention in voting against the resolution is not to h@@ in@@ der the wide@@ -@@ ran@@ ging efforts to combat ai@@ ds , but to op@@ pose the method and the content that i mentioned .
mr president , when this regulation came before parliament at first reading , i opposed attemp@@ ts to allow mer@@ cur@@ y to be sto@@ red , not only in sal@@ t min@@ es but also in under@@ ground facilities adap@@ ted for waste dispos@@ al .
in writing . - the amendment of regulation ( ec ) no 8@@ 6@@ 1 / 2006 establish@@ es the second main financial instrument of the common fisheries policy after the european fisheries fund .
women are at greatest risk in their own hom@@ es - domestic violence is the most common cause of in@@ j@@ ury to women , more common than traffic acci@@ dents and cancer put together .
the charter contains rights and principles , such as the right to access social security payments , hou@@ sing benefits and social services .
although i have my re@@ serv@@ ations about the idea of ex@@ ami@@ ning the possibility of ele@@ cting some members on trans@@ national li@@ sts , i am happy with an@@ ne@@ x 2 of the resolution , which requires the ig@@ c to ask parliament for a draft providing for the election of its members by direct universal suf@@ fra@@ ge that provides a more accur@@ ate definition of the no@@ tion of ' citizens ' in article 9 ( a ) ( 2 ) of the treaty on the eu .
this court reque@@ sted the ex@@ tradi@@ tion - that is , the wai@@ ver of immuni@@ ty - of mr han@@ ne@@ s swoboda me@@ p .
we do have to increase the necessary investments in knowledge , innovation , sustainability and energy , resulting in a lar@@ ger budget ; but the council lea@@ ves us no choice .
i was there myself .
this indic@@ ates the sort of methods that china uses .
i therefore call on the commission to take into account the recommendations made in the resolution signed by several political groups , including my own , because action is needed , in fact , and needed very quickly , commissioner .
as i said , this is after all about the first copenhagen crit@@ eri@@ on , the political crit@@ eri@@ on .
i would like to make another appeal to the commission : perhaps you can avoid ex@@ ha@@ ust@@ ing the funds for technical assistance - 0@@ .@@ 35 % - which are at your dispos@@ al in accordance with the regulation .
over and above that statement of principle , europe must give practical support to this initiative with directives and policies that will , in the long run , integr@@ ate all the electronic systems , no@@ mad@@ i@@ c or not , and make it possible to control the proce@@ sses and to dri@@ ve cars that are safe@@ r and cle@@ an@@ er , with lower co2 and particul@@ ate emissions .
vice-president of the commission . - mr president , first of all , thank you very much for this li@@ vely and interesting debate .
to the eu leaders i say : make the right choice ; listen to ireland and hear in its voice the e@@ ch@@ o of france and the ne@@ ther@@ lands , the demand for reform , for renewa@@ l , the demand for change .
in december 2006 , the european parliament and the council en@@ ac@@ ted regulation ( ec ) no 18@@ 8@@ 9 / 2006 on establishing a financing instrument for the promotion of democracy and human rights worldwide .
on behalf of the ppe-de group . - mr president , i speak on behalf of my frien@@ d and former colleague in this parliament , mr kon@@ stan@@ tin@@ os h@@ at@@ zi@@ d@@ ak@@ is , who , as mr leh@@ tin@@ en says , has been ele@@ v@@ ated swi@@ f@@ tly to the position of minister of transport in the greek government .
highly speci@@ alised healthcare has e@@ vol@@ ved asy@@ m@@ me@@ tri@@ cally , with the development of cent@@ res of excell@@ ence in certain countries for r@@ are or chro@@ nic diseases which are not common in that specific place but require speci@@ alisation .
on behalf of the verts / ale group . - ( de ) mr president , commission , council , this discussion is a bit hy@@ po@@ critical .
the spanish presidency is sh@@ u@@ tting its e@@ yes to reality , in other words , to the fact that turkey is not part of europe , either geographi@@ cally or from a spir@@ itu@@ al and cultural point of view .
the europe@@ a@@ nisation of our border controls has been done th@@ ou@@ gh@@ t@@ less@@ ly , without prepar@@ ation and under pressure from ideo@@ logical extre@@ mi@@ sts who consider the security of citizens to be less important than the great ide@@ al of the new european so@@ vie@@ t union .
in writing . - the ep@@ p@@ -@@ ed group is generally sup@@ por@@ tive of the th@@ ru@@ st of the original report by je@@ an lam@@ ber@@ t .
sanctions need to be applied on a ca@@ se@@ -@@ by@@ -@@ case basis and targeted in a way that avo@@ i@@ ds affecting inno@@ cent parties .
all europeans would have shared that dee@@ p e@@ motion .
however , the question of energy security and turkey 's crucial geographical lo@@ cation mean that it is sl@@ ow@@ ly becoming indi@@ spen@@ s@@ able for secur@@ ing european interests .
( pt ) good af@@ ter@@ no@@ on , ladies and gentlemen .
the main problem aro@@ se with the european police colle@@ ge ce@@ po@@ l .
these efforts could also be supported by creating a stati@@ sti@@ cal register of enterprises in the social economy in each european union member state and by in@@ putting the data into the euro@@ st@@ at european statistics system .
president-in-office of the council . - ( fr ) madam president , mr ma@@ si@@ p , as you have under@@ lined , the council did indeed decide , on 23 june , to re@@ su@@ me relations with cu@@ ba , in light of certain recent positive human rights developments .
i very much look forward to making serious and sustain@@ ed progress with you over the time i am responsible for this sector .
the funds go to eu parties which are pur@@ e paper inter@@ ventions of brussels , parties which the people have never asked for , either as citizens or as taxpayers .
the eu must build up its capacity to inter@@ ven@@ e in crisis situations such as this .
why do we not make use of the fact that we have these gender requirements to encourage the member states to make efforts to resolve this sh@@ am@@ eful pay gap .
i thank the rapporteur for the good cooperation , thanks to which the european parliament 's groups managed large@@ ly to agree on a joint text .
in writing . - ( fr ) for more than three years now the council and the european union have been at lo@@ g@@ ger@@ heads over this working time directive .
now , im@@ ag@@ ine you have just made a multi@@ -@@ million po@@ und investment in a new state@@ -@@ of@@ -@@ the@@ -@@ ar@@ t fac@@ tory which annu@@ ally produ@@ ces a high value product from a renewable and sustainable re@@ source to the highest inter@@ nation@@ ally recognised standards .
we face unfair competition from an increasing number of foreign tru@@ cks taking up more than their fair share of cross-border ha@@ ul@@ age .
we still have five months to make sure that china fulfi@@ ls its commitments .
the next item is six mo@@ tions for a resolution on zimbabwe .
but it is a text that advan@@ ces democracy in europe .
- madam president , defined external fron@@ t@@ iers are the essential at@@ tribu@@ te of nation@@ hood .
in rural areas in particular it may be obser@@ ved that the population for this reason frequ@@ ently makes re@@ course to traditional fuels made from biom@@ as@@ s , such as char@@ coal o@@ v@@ ens .
( nl ) congratul@@ ations to the rapporteur , mr van he@@ ck@@ e , for a good report .
i think that it is important for us to set the right priorities in the budget , but the work on monitoring the money and its use is as important as budge@@ ting for the right purposes .
comple@@ ment@@ ar@@ ity also exists between actions supported by the cohesion policy and by the rural development policy as clearly set out in the community strategic guidelines of both policies .
what hope can we offer my generation , this european generation bearing the br@@ un@@ t of unemployment , in@@ security and exclusion , these young people who are mi@@ stru@@ st@@ ful of europe , who expect a lot from europe and therefore from you ?
only this will allow us to re@@ tain territorial and social cohesion within the eu .
however , emphasis must be placed immediately on moder@@ nisation , with the possibility of mi@@ xed mode@@ ls .
there are enough cau@@ tion@@ ary examples of such de@@ se@@ cr@@ ation in western europe .
if parliament wants to be an honest bro@@ ker for peace in the middle east it should stop producing un@@ balanced resolutions .
some of them are more than a thous@@ and times more inten@@ se as global war@@ m@@ ers than carbon dio@@ xi@@ de .
to date , the results from our research projects do not indi@@ cate any reasons why a g@@ m@@ -@@ free status would be benefi@@ cial for public health or for the environment .
we have a communist party which is be@@ having in exactly the same way as the so@@ vie@@ t-@@ sty@@ le communist parties which en@@ s@@ la@@ ved half of europe in the 20@@ th century .
the declaration would read : ' the commission recogni@@ ses the pressing need for the collective management of the rights of ph@@ on@@ ogra@@ m perform@@ ers and ph@@ on@@ ogra@@ m producers when radi@@ o or tele@@ vision produ@@ ctions incorpor@@ ating broad@@ ca@@ sts from commercial ph@@ on@@ ogra@@ ms as an inte@@ gra@@ l part the@@ re@@ of are made available to the public in such a way that members of the public may access the radi@@ o or tele@@ vision produ@@ ctions from a place and at a time individu@@ ally cho@@ sen by them .
when i was in the region recently , in t@@ bi@@ li@@ si , some@@ one from another country in the area said that regional cooperation was a concept which had been imposed on the region by europe .
rapporteur . - mr president , i am really glad we had the opportunity to debate this important matter to@@ night , and i am proud to present this new proposal to enhance the position of european consumers .
mr president , first of all , let me congratulate the rapporteur , mrs patr@@ ã@@ o ne@@ ves , for the very hard work that she has done on this report .
from that perspective , it is evi@@ dent that the pen@@ al co@@ des of tex@@ as or china , which can allow something as ex@@ tra@@ ord@@ in@@ arily r@@ are as life to be en@@ ded , are a real ab@@ er@@ r@@ ation .
it needs to be stated publi@@ c@@ ly so that we can have a proper debate in europe .
finally , the energy ch@@ ap@@ ter cannot be opened as long as turkey prev@@ ents the republic of cyprus from exerci@@ sing its sovereign rights in its exclu@@ sive economic zone .
it is a little unfortun@@ ate that the ear@@ l of dar@@ t@@ m@@ ou@@ th did not understand that you had also allowed him this opportunity to re@@ ply .
given that the european union is a legal enti@@ ty based on treaties and legislative acts , it is vital that these are properly implemented in a uniform way across the 27 member states .
investment , in particular in capital goods , remains at high levels , supporting current economic activity and anti@@ cip@@ ating future improvements in produ@@ cti@@ vity .
in writing . - it is important that all aspects of the co@@ ton@@ ou agreement are re@@ vie@@ wed in the light of recent developments which are having a significant impact on acp countries .
vat fraud is a criminal activity which has a huge impact on budgets , with illegal re@@ fund sche@@ mes being used in all member states , romania being no excep@@ tion ( for example , ca@@ rou@@ se@@ l fraud ) .
within months he had stood down , having per@@ for@@ med his function of bringing ri@@ di@@ cu@@ le upon the european parliament .
very well , i am obviously in agreement , but why not think of the euro as a currency that sa@@ ves us not only from infl@@ ation but , by means of a little vir@@ tu@@ ous and guaranteed debt , also secu@@ res us greater li@@ qui@@ d@@ ity to laun@@ ch a major european investment programme by issu@@ ing euro@@ bonds ?
is this still a re@@ sc@@ ue operation , or is it what i would almost call a nation@@ alisation operation ?
i think that the results of such a tri@@ al will be very inform@@ ative for other regions .
i believe that the new parliament will not delay its response , which we expect to receive in february .
i wish to conclude on an important note : the issue of democracy and human rights .
this mechanism remains a parti@@ al response which is not sufficient to encourage growth and reduce unemployment .
dra@@ ft@@ sman of the opinion of the committee on budgetary control . - ( it ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , in its report on policy strategies for 2007 the european parliament expressed scep@@ tici@@ sm regarding the european institu@@ te of technology , stre@@ ssing the risk of du@@ pli@@ cation of structures already in existence and fe@@ aring that it might compe@@ te with already limited funding for research .
i think that , on this issue , and on many other important issues raised today , this will truly be an opportunity to bring together the whole debate in the revision which the commission is getting ready to propose to us .
in particular , i support the call for closer monitoring and more 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 .
as a second point , i agree with commissioner kro@@ es that there is a need to che@@ ck carefully whether there are any non-@@ commercial consider@@ ations .
( de ) mr president , the new role of parliament after the treaty of lisbon will be very important , and i hope that parliament will se@@ i@@ ze the opportunities it is given to the best of its ability .
( sv ) the oral amendment concerns the de@@ le@@ tion of a single word , and that is the word ' and ' .
the single market accounts for 500 million people ; it is an economic enti@@ ty , but it is also a political enti@@ ty which must af@@ ford us more influence in s@@ hap@@ ing globalisation .
the advantage of this package is indeed that it buil@@ ds several che@@ cks and balan@@ ces into the system , through which crises like the one of 2008 can be avo@@ i@@ ded in the future .
it is in the conclusions .
in t@@ iny pr@@ int at the b@@ ot@@ tom of the let@@ ter , it said , as mr bu@@ su@@ t@@ til said earlier , that he had to pay eur 1 000 a year .
i am pleased that the commissioner emphasi@@ sed that the eu must insi@@ st as far as possible on a more coherent implementation of the energy objectives by all member states .
the fact that the eu is to have a common asylum and migration policy is reasonable , but it must not mean that those countries that want to take a har@@ der line and hun@@ t down people in various ways should be the ones making the decisions .
in other words , the proposed elements have been introduced to improve system efficiency and to ensure the op@@ ti@@ mal protection of mar@@ ine biodiversity .
given his experience in this area , i believe i can safe@@ ly endorse his evaluation , and his demands for external border security .
orig@@ in@@ ally , we en@@ tered a level of 30 000 t of bu@@ t@@ ter and 10@@ 9 000 t of pow@@ der , but i have indi@@ cated recently that we will be able or willing to go higher than these figures by opening a ten@@ der .
i am than@@ k@@ ful that he took on board most of my concerns and even my critici@@ s@@ ms .
is there a problem with china ?
we can , of course , make fine promi@@ ses in na@@ go@@ ya , but what are we going to do in the ne@@ ar future with regard to our own fisheries and agricultural policies ?
in writing . - i welcome parliament 's commitment to this cause .
if existing nations within states feel at home in their countries , there will be less fear sur@@ ro@@ un@@ ding an influ@@ x of immigrants and the enlargement process as a whole will be seen in a positive light .
it is regret@@ table that the frontex agency does not monitor the numbers and countries of origin of appli@@ can@@ ts for international protection .
in writing . - i voted against the resolution on energy prices .
the balance of fear therefore disappe@@ ars .
beyond these measures , i think it is important to remember the need to carry out a clear and conci@@ se investigation into who should be held accoun@@ table in this cou@@ p d '@@ é@@ t@@ at .
change must come sl@@ ow@@ ly , so as not to aro@@ use ho@@ sti@@ lity to our own culture and expectations .
for@@ t example , there has been a noti@@ ce@@ able increase in obe@@ si@@ ty .
that is why this house should adopt the report .
we have to understand that without international involvement , me@@ xi@@ co will not wi@@ n the war .
my colleague , mrs ge@@ org@@ ie@@ va , is working with baroness ashton on the introduction of the european civil protection force , and i hope that we will not have to wa@@ it for a new disaster before we po@@ ol our respon@@ ses and our rel@@ ief efforts under a single european fla@@ g in disasters such as that in haiti or the t@@ su@@ nami .
i believe that this is an opportunity for portuguese tra@@ ders to make closer conne@@ ctions in the african market as part of their business networks , but the issues of in@@ security and the high levels of crime per@@ pe@@ tr@@ ated by the portuguese community , particularly the ma@@ de@@ iran community resid@@ ent in south africa , must nevertheless be addressed .
he argu@@ ed his case well enough to justi@@ fy his ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment to the court of auditors , to per@@ form his du@@ ties capa@@ bly and independ@@ ently .
therefore , the member states must take action in this area .
your f@@ an@@ ati@@ ci@@ sm is out in the open .
( el ) madam president , i agree with numerous fellow members , especially mrs her@@ czo@@ g and mr re@@ po , who referred to the environmental importance of this area and the importance of protecting the rights of nationals .
i would like to ask you whether you agree with me that ope@@ l has been in serious financial difficul@@ ty for several months , that the company could produce far more cars than it is currently doing and that ope@@ l 's poor economic situation cannot be caused by a free trade agreement that has not yet come into force .
i would like to start by putting today 's debate into context , because this proposal is not about paragrap@@ h@@ s , political power or promi@@ ses : it is about people .
these measures seem to be giving positive results in the be@@ e@@ keeping sector , both for member states and for be@@ e@@ kee@@ pers .
we request an assessment of their gender impact and adequate corre@@ ction measures , subject to the responsibilities and transparency of funds use under@@ taken before the european citizens .
thirdly , the legal authority of produ@@ cer organisations must be significantly improved .
it seems that , within the eu , if the political corre@@ ct@@ ness bo@@ x@@ es can be tic@@ ked then we should be happy , never mind the l@@ un@@ acy which we create .
we must ask the commission to allo@@ cate development assistance funds to the con@@ go , fundament@@ ally and as a priority as assistance for the victims : legal assistance , social assistance and medical assistance .
the european union cannot remain in@@ different to the bru@@ tal kil@@ ling of human rights acti@@ vi@@ sts .
the activities these companies are being accu@@ sed of , namely restri@@ cting competi@@ tors ' access to the network and de@@ liber@@ ately limi@@ ting investment in infrastructure projects , have never in fact been pro@@ ven .
in fact , next week vice-president barro@@ t is going to present a package which co@@ vers internal wat@@ ers , including a ports policy and therefore going into internal ports as well .
european business is the biggest ex@@ por@@ ter in the world and we have to compe@@ te constantly against prote@@ cti@@ oni@@ st measures , even in those third countries .
contribution of the common fisheries policy to the production of public goods (
we must therefore understand that the return on investments into pre@@ -@@ school education is the guarantee of future growth .
are we head@@ ing in the right direction ?
nig@@ eri@@ an christi@@ ans and nig@@ eri@@ an mus@@ li@@ ms dif@@ fer not only with respect to religion . on top of this basic di@@ vision lies a histori@@ cal di@@ vision , because in the region where the dist@@ ur@@ ban@@ ces are taking place the christi@@ ans are considered to be local people and the mus@@ li@@ ms are thought of as str@@ an@@ gers .
we cannot lose si@@ ght of our commitment to combating climate change .
all of this is necessary , but what our fellow citizens expect most of all - and i hope that the commission is li@@ ste@@ ning - is for us to take action in response to the crisis .
the european week of regions and cities consolid@@ ated the position of the regions as a fundamental part of the solution in the european response to global challenges .
( de ) madam president , at present , the european union does seem to have access to un@@ belie@@ v@@ able financial resources .
consequently , this urg@@ ency is also present in the initiatives that der@@ i@@ ve from it .
what was the trage@@ dy of european history , and what are the great ho@@ pes of a peaceful and better future ?
i hope that our war@@ ning will be he@@ eded .
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i would also like to say that we have achieved a result through good dialogue with the commission .
in my opinion , this simply will not work .
i refer to a very specific matter : personally , i was not at all surpri@@ sed that the referendum and its result were followed by an increase in ho@@ sti@@ lities - almost - caused by the su@@ dan@@ ese institutions and authorities , particularly in the ab@@ ye@@ i region .
it should ensure that such decisions are recognised and enfor@@ ced throughout the european union in the qui@@ c@@ ke@@ st and most effective way at the lowe@@ st possible cost .
they have set an example for other states which have yet to complete the procedure .
the lisbon treaty includes provisions on climate change and i also appreci@@ ate here the clause of solidarity in case of natural disasters .
( bg ) mr president , the word ' bl@@ ack@@ ma@@ il ' was used here , and a short time ago , my colleague , mrs v@@ ă@@ le@@ an , mentioned that bulgaria had mi@@ su@@ sed the funds and had not used them pr@@ u@@ dent@@ ly from the earlier tran@@ ch@@ e , which was used for the appropriate purpose as com@@ pen@@ sation .
the demographic challenges mean that in 2050 there will be 1.@@ 5 employees for every pen@@ si@@ oner .
in 2009 , the un estim@@ ated that there were 2@@ 70 000 victims and europol recor@@ ded no decre@@ a@@ se in the trafficking of women for sexual exploitation , no@@ ting an increase in the number traffic@@ ked for forced labour .
however , you can only ever be as effective as the member states will allow you to be and , of course , you are re@@ lu@@ ct@@ ant to use your own powers of initiative - an approach which i fully support .
in terms of the objective of reducing greenhouse gas emissions , europe now has to reach 30 % .
naturally , however , what he wants and is able to do is ultimately determined to some extent by what the council makes possible .
the argument that their harmful effects have not been pro@@ ven s@@ oun@@ ds totally absur@@ d to anyone who has ever seen the consequences of their use .
finally , how can we not ce@@ le@@ br@@ ate the more than prob@@ able and welcome conclusion of the agreement with central america , and the now accepted incorpor@@ ation of pan@@ ama into that agreement and into those negotiations ?
i was in hungary quite often between 2002 and 2010 .
we are pre@@ t@@ ty sure - i am pre@@ t@@ ty sure also , when i move among the re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers , among the smes , when i hear the re@@ actions and when i hear their emo@@ tions and how well they are actually using the programme , then i am sometimes much more satis@@ fied than when i hear that we are a bit too bureaucr@@ atic , and so on .
is this not a fundamental violation of the principle of equal opportunities between economic pla@@ yers in the european union ?
co@@ decision for future restrictions instead of co@@ mi@@ to@@ logy
( pt ) mr president , mr barroso , also on the matter of the g@@ 8 summit , i would like to know whether the whole issue of regul@@ ating the financial markets has been postpo@@ ned once again , in particular , with the implementation of a tax on movement of capital , capital ga@@ ins , the aboli@@ tion of tax ha@@ v@@ ens , the end of der@@ i@@ v@@ atives and rat@@ ings agencies , given their total lack of credibility at present and their ut@@ ter lack of transparency .
what happens when a mid@@ wi@@ fe without such author@@ isation arri@@ ves in france without additional training and has to writ@@ e a medical pres@@ cri@@ ption ?
we can only do this effectively , as europeans , if we give the euro our full political support and the necessary governance mechanisms so that our interests can be defen@@ ded , as they de@@ serve to be , through the exchange rate for our currency .
for this reason , i believe that research into carbon cap@@ ture and storage ( c@@ cs ) and demonstr@@ ation projects are very important en rou@@ te to another objective , which involves achieving a co@@ 2@@ -@@ free energy sector in the next few de@@ ca@@ des .
it states that there has been an increase in specul@@ ation by pu@@ rely financial institutions , that is , the com@@ mod@@ ity market specul@@ ation of money capital , which is ca@@ using an arti@@ fi@@ cial infl@@ ation of com@@ mod@@ ity prices .
the report voted on today includes specific respon@@ ses such as the establishment of binding objectives for the member states , and sanctions for non-@@ compliance , and the introduction of quotas ( a necessary evi@@ l ) to increase our aspir@@ ations to equality a little .
this applies also to mr gra@@ s@@ ser , the former finance minister , who is now appe@@ aring all over the place on german tele@@ vision , instead of facing criminal char@@ ges in austria .
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the importance of these reports and this discussion can be seen by the number of parliamentary committees which have draf@@ ted opinions .
finally - and i will close with this - mr s@@ ó@@ g@@ or also asked for the ombudsman to be able to receive compla@@ ints concerning eu law submitted at national level .
it will also be crucial to ensure that the us@@ d 100 billion announced in copenhagen is indeed in addition to the commitments made in the area of official development assistance .
the authority needs to have exper@@ ti@@ se , be competent to take independent decisions and be permanent in nature .
the lower sal@@ ary limit should be 1.@@ 7 times the average gro@@ ss annual wa@@ ge .
the vote will take place on th@@ ur@@ s@@ day .
mr mit@@ che@@ ll , you will probably agree that i cannot comment on information and data appe@@ aring in the media or el@@ se@@ where .
at the same time , biodiversity conserv@@ ation , protection against natural disasters and co2 cap@@ ture from the atmo@@ sphere are crucial to improving our citizens ' quality of life and to pre@@ ser@@ ving the environment .
that is why i voted in favour of mr pro@@ ver@@ a 's report .
we saw this yesterday , with the situation in kosovo .
an example of this is dar@@ fu@@ r .
many things that need to be done in that country have been planned , but they cannot be implemented until the refugees have re@@ tur@@ ned to their hom@@ es .
we felt and still do now that this budget must play an instru@@ mental role in the management of the crisis .
than@@ k@@ fully , this amendment was not adopted but rejected by this house , which has allowed me to vote for the entire report , and i am very happy that parliament has not allowed two categor@@ ies of member state to be created in respect of increased milk quotas .
i find the h@@ yst@@ eria when we deal with soil protection or the wishes of the farmers ' uni@@ ons in@@ comprehen@@ sible .
today , during a period of economic crisis , it is particularly important that this dimension is not over@@ loo@@ ked .
cooperation with industri@@ alised countries is of enormous importance for the eu economy .
i should really like it if parliament and the council could come to an agreement under the swedish presidency in order to make this support office operational in 2010 , and i am very much coun@@ ting on our commission and on the swedish presidency .
it will also provide channe@@ ls for the greater involvement of national parliaments .
i hope that , during the next parliamentary term , at second reading , we shall be able to re@@ verse this state of affairs in order to create a real european asylum law guaranteeing real protection for these particularly vulnerable men and women .
the extr@@ a reduction in the thre@@ sho@@ ld for in@@ land shi@@ pping , in particular , can coun@@ t on my support .
( pl ) mr president , i welcomed with interest the commission 's green paper on the review of the consumer acquis .
( pt ) mr president , the european union is an exper@@ im@@ ent made up of exper@@ im@@ ents : the euro area , this very parliament in which we find ourselves , the schengen area and a number of other instruments are all exper@@ im@@ ents .
clearly , some people regret that these reforms have not been as rapid or as exten@@ sive as might have been ho@@ ped , but the fact is that turkey 's people and government are making gradu@@ al progress along the road set out by us , towards an increasingly democratic and pl@@ ur@@ ali@@ stic society which more fully respe@@ cts the rule of law .
i want to thank the rapporteur for his constructive approach to this .
the solution for br@@ it@@ a@@ in is to leave the european union and re@@ gain control of its borders .
let us not make this more of a political issue than is necessary , however .
it is h@@ it@@ ting the poorest in the world hard .
i am convinced that the bul@@ garian public , the european public , should not remain uni@@ n@@ vol@@ ved in the violation of international con@@ ventions and should not allow a second libya case , only this time in the heart of europe .
thirdly , with intervention gra@@ in stocks at an alar@@ ming low and the rati@@ o with us@@ age being totally out of kil@@ ter , there urgently needs to be action to address that balance .
while rel@@ ying on existing financial , civilian and military resources , europe can take even more decisive actions in the event of natural and man@@ -@@ made disasters and be even more involved in a@@ ver@@ ting and manag@@ ing crises and conflicts , and in establishing a la@@ sting peace in third countries .
the amen@@ ded lisbon strategy promo@@ tes equal opportunities for all as a ve@@ ct@@ or for social and inter@@ gener@@ ational solidarity and the creation of a pover@@ ty@@ -@@ free society .
i think that the czech republic managed very well in resol@@ ving the gas crisis of january this year .
basi@@ cally , i have the im@@ pression that the wishes and the diplom@@ atic activity of mrs ferre@@ ro-@@ wal@@ d@@ ner , to some extent at least , can be seen as adopting the same approach as that which the po@@ pe sou@@ ght to adopt on this issue .
i remain convinced , however , that the cont@@ ents of amendment 13@@ 8 are absolutely la@@ ud@@ able and should therefore ...
they have never been so clear as in the debate on whether we should exclu@@ de users from the internet without a he@@ aring in court .
i re@@ jo@@ ice in that , but i de@@ pl@@ or@@ e the damage which you are in@@ fli@@ cting on 27 former democr@@ ac@@ ies , year by disa@@ stro@@ us year .
and , in a european credit market worth eur 8@@ 00 billion , direct cross-border financial services make up only a t@@ iny fr@@ action - 1 % - of all di@@ stance credit transactions .
it is also necessary to review the international legislation in this area without delay , to fi@@ ll in the ga@@ ps , to pro@@ hi@@ bit ships designed for ri@@ ver traffic from going to sea , and to en@@ force effectively the ' pol@@ lu@@ ter pa@@ ys ' principle .
the work ahead of us remains vast , but i am more than sure that consistent work on up@@ hol@@ ding fundamental rights in the eu will help us pre@@ va@@ il .
inci@@ dent@@ ally , moldova is seeking an in-@@ de@@ p@@ th , comprehensive trade agreement with the european union .
i believe that this is a good thing , because in this way , the commissioner can listen to parliament 's budgetary priorities before drawing up the draft budget .
in romania , 13 people on the tran@@ sp@@ l@@ ant waiting list di@@ e every day due to the lack of don@@ ors .
i come from a country in which , wh@@ en@@ ever i go to the super@@ market , i see a man ri@@ ding a mo@@ ped with a wo@@ o@@ den bo@@ x on the back .
it is possible that resources from the existing progress programme will be used , a programme that was launched in 2007 and com@@ pri@@ ses actions concerning poverty reduction , anti-@@ discrimination , social inclusion , gender and employment .
the joint debate on mechanisms for strengthening economic order ,
when i take into account the critici@@ s@@ ms of the committees ( for example the li@@ be committee ) , in addition to the abo@@ ve@@ -@@ mentioned texts , i must say that a directive that makes it possible to de@@ tain people for 18 months , as well as the conditions experienced by visi@@ ting members in de@@ ten@@ tion cent@@ res , only make the contro@@ ver@@ sy more obvious .
you said that the path that the us is taking is histori@@ cally the wrong path .
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in writing . - ( sv ) it is important to bring the long draw@@ n-@@ out dispu@@ te regarding im@@ port tari@@ ff@@ s for ban@@ an@@ as within the world trade organisation ( wto ) to an end , and therefore ratification of the 2009 gen@@ ev@@ a agreement concerning tari@@ ff@@ s and trade was necessary .
the appli@@ cations related to two german under@@ tak@@ ings and a fin@@ nish one , all operating in the tele@@ communications sector , in the manufac@@ ture of mobi@@ le ph@@ ones to be precise .
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it also gives all citizens of the european union a right of re@@ course to the european court of justice in lu@@ x@@ em@@ bour@@ g .
they are also concerned about equality of healthcare , which is considerable among the member states , as also within the countries themselves .
the commission is also called on to ensure that support for be@@ e@@ keeping is main@@ tained and strengthened in the cap after 2013 , guaranteeing the continu@@ ation of this sector .
the commission will subsidi@@ se innov@@ ations and projects which aim to research into , develop and commer@@ ci@@ alise technologies for renewable energy , using funding from the se@@ v@@ ent@@ h framework programme that you in this house have made available to us .
to reduce carbon emissions from vehicles is very comm@@ end@@ able ; to reduce hea@@ v@@ y goods vehi@@ cle con@@ gesti@@ on is very comm@@ end@@ able ; and the spending of 15 % of the to@@ lls on infrastructure is very comm@@ end@@ able .
despite voting in line with the group of the european people 's party ( christian democrats ) , i must express some concerns i have about the present motion for a resolution .
the interim agreement , which was signed in 1999 , provi@@ si@@ on@@ ally applies the tra@@ de@@ -@@ related parts of the partnership and cooperation agreement , also signed in 1999 , for which only three member state rati@@ fications remain out@@ standing .
- ( nl ) mr president , once again we can congratulate ourselves that an agreement has been reached after so many attemp@@ ts .
there has been a great deal of cooperation between all the rapporteurs and the sh@@ ad@@ ow@@ s on this package and we would like to send a message to the council that we intend to negoti@@ ate this as a package , not as a series of individual reports .
what happened then ?
can the commissioner please comment ?
a fall in reven@@ ue , a fall in investments , a fall in growth : they are the ones over@@ loo@@ ked most by the international effort , to the extent that the direct@@ or@@ -@@ general of the fa@@ o , mr di@@ ou@@ f , was obli@@ ged to point out that only 10 % of the emergency funds ple@@ d@@ ged by the major powers in june have so far been allocated .
therefore , making all kin@@ ds of statements and s@@ pre@@ ad@@ ing all kin@@ ds of ru@@ m@@ ours is very harmful to greek taxpayers , because not only does it not help anyone , it is also to the de@@ tr@@ im@@ ent of those who have to end@@ ure a number of measures because action was not taken quickly enough in their country previ@@ ously .
i note with interest the report 's proposal on a european economic area plus for relations with countries that are not part of the current enlargement agenda .
in the 2011 budget , considerable amounts have been allocated to the global fund to fight ai@@ ds , tu@@ ber@@ cu@@ lo@@ sis and mal@@ ari@@ a ( g@@ f@@ at@@ m ) ( eur 6@@ 5 000 000 in commitment appropriations and eur 4@@ 7 6@@ 0@@ 8 9@@ 50 in payment appropriations ) .
limi@@ ting global average tem@@ per@@ at@@ ure increases is necessary not only in the developed world , but also in developing countries .
however , the commission is ke@@ en to make sure that this initiative , if it were to be approved by the european council , does not undermin@@ e our efforts to build on the success of the lisbon treaty and , most of all , does not undermin@@ e its cer@@ ti@@ fication .
on the issue of frontex , i also wanted to say that i support the additional funding for frontex - we doub@@ led the funding for the agency .
then you can , of course , discuss it with him directly .
it could have been hand@@ led in various ways .
we are especially interested in promoting and analy@@ sing its link with european associ@@ ations for innovation within the eu framework for innovation .
it also results in discrimination .
i also consider it essential to adopt reasonable criteria for the concept of reco@@ vering economy , since the member states ' situations are different .
it is not as if the eu did not know the ex@@ act lo@@ cation and did not have the sate@@ lli@@ te pi@@ c@@ tures of the v@@ ine@@ y@@ ar@@ ds in italy that were plan@@ ted secre@@ tly and are over the quot@@ a , for example .
in writing . - education , research and innovation are win@@ dow@@ s to the future .
a pla@@ yer who can defend the principles and values on which its economic and social model are foun@@ ded .
i am aware that all of these points have already been raised on numerous occa@@ sions in the past , but what good is that if we are still stu@@ ck at the drawing board ?
mr fi@@ sche@@ r , i regret to say that i do not agree .
but my colleague will return to this after a discussion in the colle@@ ge .
this was only possible in fact thanks to the efforts and open@@ ness of our rapporteur , who was willing to listen to all parties .
in writing . - the fine ga@@ el delegation in the european parliament voted against paragraph 16 of the resolution on the commission 's legislative and work programme 2008 as we are ve@@ he@@ ment@@ ly opposed to any eu initiative to establish a european common consolid@@ ated corpor@@ ate tax base ( c@@ c@@ ct@@ b ) .
mr president , thank you for your for@@ be@@ ar@@ ance .
i pre@@ di@@ ct that , a few years from now , we will all regret that we were not more pro@@ active today .
we therefore agree with the call made to the member states and the competent authorities to ensure that greater stress is placed on health development in school and pres@@ cho@@ ol te@@ ach@@ ing programmes by encouraging specific forms of physi@@ cal activity suitable for these ages and ra@@ ising awareness within clu@@ b@@ s and associ@@ ations in order to ensure that children can start physi@@ cal activity at the earl@@ ie@@ st possible age , for the benefit of their development and health , and hence to guarantee physi@@ cal education status in accordance with the profi@@ le of the institution and the cor@@ respon@@ ding level of study .
they have raised the issue of the independence of the ef@@ sa in the face of the interests of bio@@ technology companies , an issue which commission dal@@ li recognised , and have reque@@ sted a mor@@ atorium on cro@@ ps until reli@@ able control mechanisms can be set up to as@@ certain the impact of modif@@ ied organis@@ ms on human health , biodiversity and food safety .
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unfortunately , this has not been a good presidency for the workers and poor of the european union .
that is simply show@@ ing con@@ tem@@ pt for the vo@@ ters , the citizens of europe .
instead we have struc@@ k a work@@ able balance - between the need for industry to continue to profit in difficult economic times , the social needs of europe , and the future of our environment .
last time it was mu@@ gab@@ e 's government fighting its fight against the m@@ d@@ c .
mr president , ladies and gentlemen , after a year of parliamentary work , the proposal for a directive now being discussed is a significant improvement on the document that was presented in 2007 .
we awa@@ it the commission 's response regarding the plan presented by the campa@@ nia region .
also , now that we have a new treaty , we need to respect the competen@@ ces of each institution .
the european commission critici@@ ses this position in an in@@ comprehen@@ sible , short-@@ si@@ ghted and nar@@ row@@ -@@ min@@ ded manner .
we are da@@ z@@ z@@ led by f@@ ab@@ ul@@ ous cars , mi@@ rac@@ ul@@ ous means of communication and the results of innovative , scientific research , but what would life be worth without the be@@ au@@ ti@@ ful works of ar@@ t , stat@@ ues , gra@@ phi@@ cs , texti@@ les or the cre@@ ative works of musi@@ c and li@@ ter@@ at@@ ure that sur@@ round us ?
the policy cam@@ ou@@ fl@@ ages in@@ ad@@ mis@@ sible objectives and interests under a clo@@ ak of ' good intentions ' , as if the constan@@ t den@@ un@@ ci@@ ation of the military ag@@ gre@@ ssion and occup@@ ation of iraq by the united states and its all@@ ies were not enough , with the hundreds of thousands of dea@@ ths that have resul@@ ted , and the pi@@ ll@@ aging of the country 's enormous natural resources .
con@@ tri@@ ving to exclu@@ de euro area members amounts to ab@@ an@@ do@@ ning the ambi@@ tion of a strong europe in the world .
on behalf of the gue / ng@@ l group . - ( fr ) mr president , prime minister , you made a fine speech .
allow me to mention one last thing that i feel is particularly important , namely the inclusion of the major european ports in the planning of the ten networks .
in people 's every@@ day lives , there are no dispu@@ tes and there is no nation@@ ality problem in mi@@ xed areas .
we have remain@@ ed in monetary union and have not mo@@ ved on to economic union .
i have no doubt that this type of major crisis situation requires a rapid response by special intervention uni@@ ts .
my assi@@ stan@@ t ger@@ ge@@ ly sim@@ on , who has done much work on this and other doss@@ iers , will leave parliament in the ne@@ ar future .
however , i have a major and a min@@ or ' but ' to add to those words of pra@@ i@@ se .
access to health care is a right of all eu citizens and providing equal access for all to high-@@ quality medical services is a core task of the member states ' public authorities .
at a time such as this , when the economic and financial crisis demands more cau@@ tious spending , transparency and secure and innovative finance , in the face of ever s@@ car@@ cer resources and ever more ac@@ u@@ te social needs , to try to make more efficient use of the structural funds is not only an objective but also a mor@@ al duty for all administr@@ ators and , above all , for this europe , which is per@@ ce@@ i@@ ved by its citizens as an enti@@ ty that is becoming increasingly ab@@ str@@ act and out of tou@@ ch with people 's real needs .
this is the aim of the europe 2020 strategy .
i shall conclude by saying that this really is a r@@ ace against the clo@@ ck , for we must fore@@ st@@ all these diseases as much as possible .
policies and strategies that enable europeans to adap@@ t better and qui@@ c@@ ker to the challenges of the t@@ went@@ y-@@ first century - especially in a crisis situation - must also be sou@@ ght .
( fr ) madam president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , first of all , i would like to thank the rapporteur for the work she has done , and our fellow members for their hard work in creating this new micro@@ finance instrument .
i would also like to congratulate my colleagues , mrs k@@ al@@ nie@@ te and mr corre@@ ia de cam@@ po@@ s , for their good work .
this can serve as a basis for improving understanding of each other 's concerns and can pa@@ ve the way for finding common solutions .
we have had some estim@@ ates about the scale of the problem over the coming months - including from our own experts - and i agree very much with those who said we need to de@@ plo@@ y exper@@ ti@@ se from the european centre for disaster control in haiti .
'@@ what is the communication on the budget review ? '
its purpose is to increase the credit rat@@ ings of the bonds issued by companies , by at@@ trac@@ ting private investments , so as to supple@@ ment domestic investments and those made via the cohesion funds .
to end , i would point out that support for innovative projects of small and medium-sized enterprises , easier access to european funds and improved access to credit , particularly , but not only , in the current context , are vital factors for supporting smes .
i welcome the european commission 's proposal and the report presented by our fellow member , j@@ ó@@ z@@ se@@ f sz@@ á@@ je@@ r , as we will therefore have standard , simpli@@ fied rules on the definition , descri@@ ption and pres@@ ent@@ ation of aro@@ m@@ ati@@ sed win@@ es , aro@@ m@@ ati@@ sed w@@ ine@@ -based dr@@ in@@ ks and aro@@ m@@ ati@@ sed w@@ ine@@ -@@ product co@@ c@@ kt@@ a@@ ils . these products are ren@@ ow@@ ned worldwide and , thanks to the new provisions , we will success@@ fully achieve a better position on the market for them , while supporting community producers and distribu@@ tors .
the commission expe@@ cts the industry to produce a binding agreement in the form of a memor@@ an@@ dum by the end of april .
the connection between certain forms of trade and climate change is ever more obvious .
it is well balanced and gives an objective descri@@ ption of developments in macedonia ; comm@@ en@@ ding what has been achieved and appe@@ al@@ ing for a little more time to be de@@ voted to what remains to be done .
we should encourage member states to be stri@@ c@@ ter in this area .
it is vital to take the regional dimension into account : if not , regions con@@ fron@@ ted with serious disasters could be exclu@@ ded because the thre@@ sho@@ ld set for the member state as a whole has not been reached .
let us hope that tomorrow 's vote refle@@ cts what happened in the committee on petitions : a majority or unani@@ mous vote in support of the ombudsman , with parliament making clear to the commission that things are as they should be and that everyone know@@ s their place .
in addition , the result achieved in relation to the establishment of bu@@ f@@ fer z@@ ones ad@@ j@@ ac@@ ent to wat@@ er@@ ways has been moder@@ ated .
in any case , i hope that the presence of a delegation from the sub@@ committee on human rights at the next session of the council will provide the european institutions with an opportunity to raise the urgent issue of christi@@ an@@ op@@ h@@ ob@@ ia .
perhaps we can begin to get it right this time .
how can we achieve the same level of interest in the human rights situation in hungary as you have in the human rights situation in cu@@ ba ?
in writing . - i voted in favour of the var@@ vit@@ si@@ o@@ ti@@ s report , which see@@ ks to enhance diplom@@ atic and consu@@ lar protection for eu citizens living or trave@@ lling in countries in which their home member state does not have represent@@ ation .
it has already taken some initiatives that have mar@@ ked a bre@@ ak with the past : in iraq , on gu@@ ant@@ á@@ na@@ mo , on the anti-@@ mis@@ si@@ le sh@@ ie@@ ld .
memor@@ an@@ da like the one the tro@@ i@@ ka of the international monetary fund ( im@@ f ) , the european central bank ( ec@@ b ) and the commission dre@@ w up with portuguese officials deman@@ ded anti-@@ social policies , including amendments to redun@@ dan@@ cy and priv@@ ati@@ sation laws , and attacks on public and universal social security which can only lead to social regre@@ ssion , condem@@ ning workers and the public to unemployment , poverty , under@@ development and extre@@ me depend@@ ency .
i welcome the adoption of this report on the proposal for a directive on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health of pre@@ gn@@ ant workers and workers who have recently given bir@@ th or are bre@@ ast@@ fee@@ ding , and of measures aimed at helping workers to achieve a work@@ -@@ life balance .
the spanish presidency should , inci@@ dent@@ ally , be much more active in defen@@ ding fundamental rights in cu@@ ba .
today 's vote will be particularly important for dis@@ ab@@ led passengers , who will benefit as a result of today 's vote .
it is of crucial importance that the danube strategy be based on a b@@ ot@@ tom@@ -up approach .
italy was mentioned , the czech republic and romania are fa@@ mili@@ ar with examples of real po@@ gro@@ ms , r@@ aci@@ st attacks .
austria has been the only cer@@ ti@@ fic@@ ate purcha@@ ser to date , spending eur 2@@ 80 million on cer@@ ti@@ fic@@ ates , compared with the m@@ ere eur 20 million it inve@@ sts annu@@ ally in renewa@@ b@@ les .
this framework decision gives us a to@@ ol@@ bo@@ x for future directives , which will ensure greater legal consist@@ ency on key issues , establishing a clear and coherent position on the ce mark in particular but also on the status of impor@@ ters in the trade chain .
terrorism is a complex phenomen@@ on .
in my capacity as rapporteur on regional cooperation in the black sea area , i have constantly stre@@ ssed the importance and urg@@ ency of these actions .
restor@@ ing dialogue between all sectors of palestinian society and re@@ starting the current negotiation process are essential .
clearly , the measures adopted to date by the commission have been unable to alle@@ vi@@ ate the crisis or provide a vi@@ able alternative to the quot@@ a re@@ plac@@ ement scheme planned for 2015 .
lastly , i should like to say to mr le hy@@ ari@@ c , whose critici@@ s@@ ms i list@@ ened to carefully just now , that transport is not covered by the services directive , and neither is healthcare .
the next item is question time ( b@@ 6-0@@ 0@@ 0@@ 1 / 2008 ) .
nevertheless , in our opinion , the report is not as ambitious as it should be .
the eastern partnership is focused on the development of democracy , good governance and stability , economic integration and on achieving closer relations with eu policy .
finally , let us not forget the potential of global communications and especially the internet to promote human rights .
greece is on its back@@ side ; spain , your country , is in di@@ re stra@@ its as well .
while any cont@@ am@@ ination of our food is always regret@@ table , what this inci@@ dent shows is the very high level of food safety controls which the irish authorities have in place to guarantee the integr@@ ity of the food chain .
the vote will take place tomorrow ( tu@@ es@@ day , 23 november 2010 ) .
special report from the european ombudsman to the european parliament following the draft recommendation to the european commission in compla@@ int 6@@ 7@@ 6 / 2008 / r@@ t ( according to rule 20@@ 5 ( 2 ) , 1@@ st part ) (
one way of dealing with this problem is through education : ra@@ ising awareness of the importance of protecting inte@@ l@@ le@@ c@@ tual property rights and not ab@@ using freedoms .
in today 's vote , i supported the resolution concerning the review of the european neighbourhood policy with respect to both the eastern and southern dimen@@ sions .
two things are needed .
romania also fe@@ els that a review clause is absolutely essential in 2014 , without however ra@@ ising a question mark over the 20 % ( or 10 % ) reduction targets , simply in order to facilitate possible adjust@@ ments to the mechanisms , based on the specific conditions during the relevant period ( which cannot be pre@@ di@@ cted just now ) .
member of the commission . ? ( sk ) i welcome the very encouraging atmo@@ sphere during this debate , which confir@@ ms that sport and physi@@ cal education certainly have an effect on health , but also on certain values held by young people and our entire society .
mr president , we dis@@ agree on many things where the eu is concerned .
the e@@ it ti@@ tle must be desi@@ red .
we should consider whether this kind of behaviour is right .
broad@@ ca@@ sting is a special sector .
in order to reduce possible negative consequences at the bal@@ lot bo@@ x , certain governments have sud@@ den@@ ly changed position and decided to can@@ cel their plans to build new plants or to pro@@ long the useful life of existing ones .
perhaps mr le@@ in@@ en ?
as a french member of the european parliament and a member of the independence and democracy group , i cho@@ se not to support amendments 5@@ 1 and 5@@ 2 to mr cor@@ bet@@ t 's report .
( de ) mr president , we in the group of the greens / european free alliance want to see strong european economic governance .
commissioner , in the tri@@ alo@@ gue discussions , we also br@@ iefly discussed the fact that legislation on the transport of these consumer goods has still not been harmoni@@ sed and that it would therefore be worth considering whether we should shi@@ ft our focus to legislation on the transport of chemi@@ c@@ als in the coming months .
we share the view that the existence of statistics on all forms of transport , goods and passengers will provide a framework of information that will be useful for defi@@ ning a policy of inte@@ ro@@ per@@ ability and co@@ -@@ mod@@ ality ; that is , the possibility of an op@@ ti@@ mal comb@@ ination of different mo@@ des of transport in the same transport chain , contribu@@ ting to the moder@@ nisation and rati@@ on@@ alisation of fre@@ ight logi@@ stics and promoting their sustainability .
how many people could be awa@@ iting judg@@ ments having appe@@ al@@ ed against de@@ nie@@ d asylum appli@@ cations ?
however , this circum@@ stance does not prevent us from developing a realistic plan of action .
we must demand reci@@ pro@@ city and access to foreign markets for our own products .
in writing . - contrary to our position ( i voted in favour ) , the qualified majority was not reached , and so the resolution to reje@@ ct the commission proposal and follow the advi@@ ce of parliament 's legal services has fal@@ le@@ n .
author@@ isation to fish will be granted to 28 tu@@ na se@@ in@@ ers and 12 sur@@ face long-@@ lin@@ ers .
parliament and council have adju@@ sted the commission 's proposal on mer@@ gers , ma@@ ster@@ -@@ fee@@ der@@ -@@ structures , fund noti@@ fication and key invest@@ or information , but the high-@@ level ambi@@ tions set by the commission in its original proposal was fully respected .
in particular , i believe that within the social market economy , as recognised and made an objective by the treaty , the public system should make some adjust@@ ments aimed at acce@@ ler@@ ating and facilit@@ ating the reaching of an equi@@ li@@ bri@@ um , in order to avoid losses and difficulties , or to limit them to the minimum level .
there are many cases of fraud , in particular , in the eastern and southern member states .
europeans have a duty and a right to know the truth : that the mediterranean strategy is not working , that the common immigration policy will continue to be a dre@@ am until european countries com@@ mit to equip@@ ping the european agency for the management of operational cooperation at the external borders ( frontex ) with sufficient resources to be effective .
in writing . - i cannot support this report or amendment 6 as i feel that it is in@@ appropriate to include tax@@ - or v@@ at@@ -based issues in a health@@ -based report such as this .
i will support the amen@@ ded ver@@ sion of rule 1@@ 21 , which will ensure that in such cases the president shall sub@@ mit the matter to the conference of presid@@ ents and then to plenary .
however , i must also mention that , in spite of sustain@@ ed economic growth , enormous in@@ equ@@ alities per@@ si@@ st .
i have consul@@ ted wide@@ ly with colleagues from the various groups and they have assu@@ red me that they will not ob@@ stru@@ ct my proposal .
in so saying , it is time to resolve several issues that remain out@@ standing in this trade relationship .
the total budget required is eur 3 9@@ 3@@ 4 0@@ 5@@ 5 and the ne@@ ther@@ lands submitted an application on 8 april 2010 to obtain a financial contribution of eur 2 5@@ 5@@ 7 13@@ 5 from the egf .
it was a du@@ al response to the ag@@ gra@@ v@@ ated crisis , which had tur@@ ned into a syste@@ mic challenge to the euro .
the an@@ om@@ aly of allowing imported food products using plant protection products generally , while we will not allow our farmers to use them , continues to be one of the m@@ yst@@ er@@ ies and one of the major problems we have with legislation of this sort .
institutional cooperation is one of the major challenges of the treaty of lisbon , which we always talk about rather care@@ less@@ ly .
moreover , the eu supports programmes focu@@ sing on law enforcement and reinfor@@ cing the judi@@ ci@@ ary .
first and fore@@ most , we want to la@@ y down a definition of pay discrimination ; it is not enough to look at gro@@ ss h@@ our@@ ly pay alone because that would indi@@ cate direct discrimination and such direct discrimination has in fact already been overcome .
for our common actions to be effective , it is vital , firstly , to draw up une@@ qui@@ vo@@ cal defini@@ tions of wil@@ der@@ ne@@ sses and to establish the precise lo@@ cation of the latter on the ma@@ p of the community .
the claim that nothing can be done about finance , when it brings about mis@@ ery , is un@@ convin@@ cing .
the alde group is ready to give its as@@ sent because it belie@@ ves that a ' no ' would send out a negative signal to the countries most in need , and would be ir@@ responsible on the part of the european union given that the re@@ opening of the wto negotiations is un@@ realistic .
unani@@ m@@ ously - and i repeat unani@@ m@@ ously - the heads of state or government decided to ask for a permanent crisis mechanism with the intervention of the private sector .
the diversity of political systems , cultural tradi@@ tions , religi@@ ons , statu@@ ses and ambi@@ tions in terms of moving closer to the european union , the level of economic development , the avail@@ ability of natural resources and , of course , the new situation which has ari@@ sen because , today , three member states of the european union form part of the region that we are discussing .
origin mar@@ king should therefore be considered in that spirit .
it comm@@ en@@ ds serbia on the progress achieved in the reform process , and wel@@ comes the decision to open the ratification procedure of the stabi@@ lisation and association agreement with serbia taken by the council on 14 june 2010 , and the fact that 10 member states have already rati@@ fied the agreement .
we can contribute to that ourselves .
on behalf of the ppe-de group . - ( pl ) mr president , the special court for sie@@ r@@ ra le@@ one is entitled to coun@@ t on our particular attention , as it is rightly presented as a new and almost perfe@@ ct model for the pursu@@ it of justice .
many , perhaps most , have very good experien@@ ces , but it is the minority - the few who have less happy experien@@ ces - that give some aspects of the tourism industry a poor name .
such support , inci@@ dent@@ ally , need not necess@@ arily take the form of han@@ dou@@ ts ; it could also be the provision of opportunities to acqu@@ ire the skills required for new jobs on offer .
one need only think of the role of parliament , which has been strengthened in relation to the council , but which is also being strengthened by the rules of procedure where the internal relation@@ ships with institutions within parliament itself are concerned .
inter@@ conne@@ cti@@ vity , the issue of common gas sto@@ res - these things are important to ensure that the supply to any individual country cannot be sh@@ u@@ t off .
the court of justice lea@@ ves no ro@@ om for doubt .
the i@@ p@@ c@@ c reports have made it clear that even with ambitious measures to reduce emissions some serious effects of climate change are probably ine@@ vit@@ able .
the most important factor of a control system applied to 27 member states is probably that all stake@@ holders should be treated equally and , in particular , that everyone along the production chain - fisher@@ men , mid@@ d@@ lemen , bu@@ yers , people who have lin@@ ks to re@@ cre@@ ational fishing and others - should feel that they are not being discrimin@@ ated against but also that they have their share of the responsibility on this matter .
i would like to inform parliament that the commission recently adopted a communication on ' a partnership for democracy and shared prosper@@ ity with the southern mediterranean ' , which se@@ ts out a series of proposals to address the challenges that the region currently fac@@ es following recent developments .
however , the problem is in know@@ ing whether it is possible to implement such complex rules as these within the intended period .
i also welcome the compromise on cohesion policy .
some pris@@ oners are in very bad health , according to their families , and do not have access to adequate medical care .
written statements ( rule 149 )
the go@@ o@@ gle boo@@ ks project makes boo@@ ks available to a far wi@@ der read@@ ership than a con@@ v@@ enti@@ onal li@@ br@@ ary would .
the report acknowled@@ ges the problems and mistak@@ es during the first dec@@ ade of economic and monetary union , but does not draw the necessary conclusions , instead calling for a ' more ro@@ bu@@ st ' framework for surve@@ il@@ l@@ ance of national economic policies by the commission and council .
( l@@ v ) yes , i shall gl@@ ad@@ ly clari@@ fy this point .
because this has to be fundament@@ ally understood , so that we can share the understanding of biodiversity .
my third point rel@@ ates to the financial markets .
we were able to mobili@@ se a te@@ am com@@ posed of commission officials and industry experts in 24 hours and they were already in russia and ukraine last s@@ at@@ ur@@ day to enable the f@@ low of gas to re@@ su@@ me as soon as the protocol was signed .
i shall conclude simply by quot@@ ing the ti@@ tle of a fil@@ m that has just come out , which concerns the the@@ me of this e@@ vening and which is called : ' de@@ main no@@ s en@@ f@@ ants n@@ ous accu@@ se@@ ron@@ s ' &#9@@ 1@@ ; tomorrow our children will ac@@ c@@ use us &#9@@ 3@@ ; .
however , will the ne@@ w@@ ly ap@@ pointed high representative for foreign affairs and security policy do this ?
parliament is going to play a much greater qu@@ alit@@ ative role and have a much lar@@ ger work@@ lo@@ ad with the lisbon treaty when it comes .
vice-president of the commission . - these are both quite specific questions .
madam president , there is an urgent need to protect workers from exploitation in these times of economic tra@@ um@@ a , and the case to ensure the terms and conditions of european workers are not system@@ atically dri@@ ven down by exploitation of vulnerable migr@@ ant workers is un@@ ans@@ wer@@ able .
i hope that this compromise which we have reached will develop the road transport market .
as regards information policy , i welcome the agreement on funding for political parties at european level and for political found@@ ations at european level , which should help improve communication with citizens and their participation in eu political life .
i , too , will be there , and i would like to encourage all of you to come to strasbourg this su@@ n@@ day , in four days ' time .
unfortunately , and despite all the good intentions en@@ sh@@ r@@ ined in that directive , its practical implementation has not produced the desi@@ red results .
child exploitation , including the sexual exploitation of children , is among society 's biggest il@@ ls .
request for urgent procedure : see minutes
in my opinion , a single european migration and asylum policy is not the solution , as this matter is within the competence of member states .
we need controls not only on the final quality of the product , but also a clear mark of origin and che@@ cks , before the distribution of chinese products is per@@ mitted within the internal market , on the safety standards and conditions under which the products are made in their places of origin ; otherwise , the institutions will remain compli@@ ci@@ t in environmental disasters , social exploitation and unfair competition by chinese industry .
crises , including energy crises , are overcome by innovation .
- ( fi ) mr president , as we know , the back@@ ground to this resolution was a very politically sensitive set of circumstances , but that ought not to prevent us from pa@@ ssing a clearly humanitarian resolution that is not w@@ ate@@ red down by general political re@@ marks on the situation as a whole .
it is you we are coun@@ ting on .
the commission and the council ten@@ d , in principle , to talk up the situation - as dra@@ matic as it might be .
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these improvements include the introduction this year of more frequ@@ ent decision-@@ taking on infringe@@ ment cases to avoid dela@@ ys in the advan@@ cement of cases , and the introduction of the eu pi@@ lot project in april this year .
in conclusion , i would like to say that the commission 's position regarding the various amendments to both legislative proposals has been given to parliament in writing , and will be att@@ ach@@ ed to the minutes of the plenary session .
to start with , i would like to point out again that at the october european council , we stre@@ ssed the importance of fa@@ st-@@ start financing in order to initi@@ ate immediate actions and to prepare for collective and efficient action in the medi@@ um and longer term with a special emphasis on these developed countries .
i appeal to the european parliament to support our proposals as the best way to ensure that this reform achie@@ ves real influence .
perhaps this is an opportunity to get some information refer@@ ring to the new opportunities in the markets of our main trading partners that a successful wto deal would give us .
( el ) mr president , the question before us is : will we be able to move forward on climate change in can@@ c@@ ún .
ne@@ arly two thir@@ ds of the member states have adopted the treaty , including hungary , the first country to do so .
above all , they are taking political control of the country , whilst for@@ cing the gree@@ ks to regre@@ ss de@@ ca@@ des in social terms .
lastly , i agree with the rapporteur when he wel@@ comes what is being done in this respect in the context of the e-@@ justice programme .
i should tell you that there is also a directive , directive 2000 / 4@@ 3 / ec , which already guarantees the application of the principle of equal treatment , with no differen@@ ti@@ ation between r@@ ace or ethnic origin in the employment , social , and edu@@ cational sectors and in access to and supply of goods and services , which also applies to the roma .
this is absur@@ d .
ignor@@ ing the specific reality of member states to take greater account of the interests of the large agri@@ -@@ industrial enterprises , mul@@ tin@@ ational food distribu@@ tors and negotiations to liber@@ alise trade within the wto has hel@@ ped to change the basis of agricultural activity , leading to a fall in out@@ put .
the issue of iran is obviously very high up on the swedish presidency 's agenda .
i support mr ca@@ sh@@ man , the author@@ s and group spo@@ ke@@ sper@@ s@@ ons .
we share your view that it is of ut@@ most importance to ensure that the agencies can function independ@@ ently , that they have capable leaders with proper authority and that the appropriate financing of the institutions is guaranteed .
in that sense , mr president-in-office , may i say that the conclusions that you have agreed at today 's summit are good conclusions which offer a sound basis on which to move forward , for they are a clear expression of what is realistic and sustainable .
euro@@ st@@ at recei@@ ves noti@@ fications from the member states .
i call on member states to monitor actions to facilitate the transition from school to working life by developing integrated care@@ ers gu@@ id@@ ance and advi@@ ce programmes , to create better training opportunities for tra@@ in@@ ers and la@@ y the found@@ ations for a facilit@@ ative learning partnership , particularly at regional and local level .
i believe that we must all take action to come up with a specific legal solution , not least to prevent - as mr sim@@ p@@ son said - passengers who have purcha@@ sed an ordinary fli@@ ght tic@@ ke@@ t from an air@@ line that subsequ@@ ently goes ban@@ kru@@ pt being treated differen@@ tly from passengers who have b@@ ought their tic@@ ke@@ t as part of a more comprehensive package ho@@ li@@ day .
in other words , i am all in favour of st@@ am@@ ping out cy@@ ber crime , but can we make sure that internet companies are not , with police authorities and the like , too hea@@ v@@ y-@@ han@@ ded in dealing with the public who are using the internet for their own plea@@ sure ?
mr president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , if we had had to c@@ ope with the cor@@ respon@@ dence that this report has gener@@ ated over recent weeks using a hor@@ se@@ back mess@@ enger , we would have ex@@ ha@@ ust@@ ed a few hor@@ ses - without a doubt .
the eu communication on the european economic recovery plan in december 2008 li@@ sts the areas in which the eu will be invest@@ ing over the next few years in order to ensure economic growth and pre@@ serve jobs .
then there is the number of staff we have working to ensure that this agreement deli@@ vers on its goals - just a hand@@ ful of people ; the profits of illegal lo@@ g@@ ging are absolutely vast and perhaps greater than anything we can offer by way of com@@ pen@@ sation ; and the markets for illegal wo@@ od are in countries like china , which may not be paying anything like the attention that we pay , and the respect that should be paid , to maintaining fore@@ sts .
it was ex@@ pli@@ ci@@ tly stated that the pro@@ lon@@ gation of e@@ nis@@ a should not pre@@ judi@@ ce the outcome of that debate .
we can turn it into an opportunity , or we can do har@@ m to many people by handl@@ ing it w@@ ron@@ gly .
i would stress their importance in combating de@@ fore@@ st@@ ation and the degra@@ d@@ ation of fore@@ sts , as well as the resulting carbon emissions and loss of biodiversity at global level .
for all that , i find it particularly s@@ can@@ dal@@ ous that legitimate concerns a@@ rou@@ sed by this period of crisis should be explo@@ i@@ ted for parti@@ s@@ an en@@ ds .
i think that what you have said is extremely important .
when mus@@ li@@ m no@@ mad@@ s att@@ ack@@ ed christian vi@@ ll@@ ages at the beginning of the year and at least 500 people were mur@@ dered , it is said that the ar@@ my only respon@@ ded hours after recei@@ ving the first report .
its solution to the ' over@@ -@@ reli@@ ance ' of banks on these agencies is that the banks assess the risks themselves .
we must give prece@@ dence to mechanisms which facilitate the access of citizens to the courts so that their rights and la@@ w@@ ful interests can be enfor@@ ced throughout the union .
some op@@ pon@@ ents of turkish integration are gui@@ ded by reasons un@@ conne@@ cted with the sub@@ stance of the matter , and others by fe@@ ars that turkey is a big country which will have a big influence on eu decisions , because , in accordance with the treaty of lisbon , the voting power of each member state is dependent on the si@@ ze of its population .
we , parliament , very much need to do something about that .
how do we promote cre@@ ati@@ vity and innovation ?
in the interests of safety , we also need to ensure that every bo@@ x of pres@@ cri@@ ption medic@@ ine is trac@@ e@@ able .
the report - as the previous speakers have said - rel@@ ates entirely to the scientific facts concerning climate change , which were discussed in deta@@ il with wor@@ l@@ d-@@ ren@@ ow@@ ned experts during the them@@ atic meetings .
croatia is about to complete its membership negotiations .
together with the euro , free movement of persons in the eu is one of the fundamental pi@@ ll@@ ars of the european project .
in fact , i hope you are all very proud of y@@ ourselves because what you have done is you have taken the lit@@ t@@ le@@ st bo@@ y in the pla@@ y@@ ground , got him into the cor@@ ner and given him a good ki@@ c@@ king .
let us make sure that the member states make a soli@@ d commitment .
auth@@ or . - ( nl ) mr president , sie@@ r@@ ra le@@ one , like its neigh@@ b@@ our liber@@ ia , has been faced with ful@@ l@@ -@@ scale at@@ ro@@ cities , as a result of which many citizens lost their lives or be@@ came seriously in@@ ju@@ red , ment@@ ally or physi@@ cally .
consumers are con@@ fron@@ ted with an ever growing supply of increasingly more complex goods and services .
written statements ( rule 149 )
drug@@ s for par@@ kin@@ son 's disease in many countries cost more than drug@@ s for cancer .
all of this prote@@ cts consumers , but it also safeguar@@ ds honest entrepreneu@@ rs who obser@@ ve all the rules .
if you develop a reasonable system , we will encourage it and recognise it . '
in spain , in my region of ar@@ ag@@ on , we are pi@@ one@@ ers of renewable energy sources , with almost 60 % energy independence .
we are now well into the third year of discussion on this pie@@ ce of legislation .
the capital market crisis is not the only pressing problem .
( cs ) ladies and gentlemen , i am delighted that - in spite of the technical problem - we all jo@@ ined together to vote on the report confir@@ ming that the new member states , including the czech republic , will be ready to join the schengen area as early as 2008 .
in con@@ tra@@ st , the commission says that it wants co@@ st-@@ effective control and sugge@@ sts that there is a toler@@ able risk of erro@@ r , which must be taken into account from the start .
d@@ ates of forthcoming si@@ t@@ tings : see minutes
still , however , there are no reports of prison guar@@ ds or police being pro@@ secu@@ ted for abuse .
in addition , the documents necessary in order to obtain an appropriate visa will be speci@@ fied .
they were already in the constitutional treaty , as they had been developed in the constitutional convention , at the sig@@ ning of which some members were present , in close cooperation with ngos .
it also la@@ ys down the conditions for the use in the european union of rat@@ ings issued by thir@@ d-@@ country agencies .
i was disap@@ pointed with mr sch@@ mid@@ t 's suggesti@@ on that capital transfer tax could not be tr@@ ied out and introduced across europe .
political parties are being aboli@@ shed pu@@ rely and simply because they express the wishes of the kur@@ dish population .
of course you would like our vote too , that of the secon@@ d-@@ largest du@@ tch party in parliament , the party for freedom .
president-in-office of the council . - madam president , before i start my conclu@@ ding re@@ marks i would like to inform the honourable members of the outcome of the discussion in the czech sen@@ ate on the lisbon treaty .
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we have 3 million unem@@ ployed in the european union .
in view of global climate changes it can be expected that cat@@ astro@@ ph@@ es involving flo@@ ods , dro@@ u@@ gh@@ ts , stor@@ ms and fi@@ res will become more frequ@@ ent on our old continent .
the time has come to rein@@ force international coordination and agree on reasonable common rules .
given the context , it is appropriate to continue to work within this sector and examine additional and innovative sources of development finance , namely , a tax on international financial transactions .
i think that the european union also needs to have in the future adequate instruments for tack@@ ling the crises affecting the market and food supply , as well as the f@@ lu@@ c@@ tu@@ ations in the prices and market in the agricultural sector .
( fr ) mr president , for us , euro@@ news is a re@@ mar@@ k@@ able win@@ do@@ w on the world , and it is a channe@@ l i am very ke@@ en on , but i often won@@ der about the content of its adverti@@ se@@ ments .
it appe@@ are@@ d in the following six resolutions .
for this to happen , a proper , qui@@ ck and effective response in the event of humanitarian emer@@ gen@@ cies is essential .
in your conclu@@ ding speeches , i expect you to explain to us why you have been qui@@ ck to reje@@ ct proposals submitted by righ@@ t-@@ wing governments , such as that of mr sarkozy , and not by le@@ f@@ t-@@ wing governments .
i am grateful for your proposed work on a victims ' charter and i would urge that this star@@ ts off by making a very clear distin@@ ction between the victims of terrorism and the per@@ pe@@ tr@@ ators of terrorism .
for these reasons , i feel entitled to say that this report is completely in@@ adequate if we believe that europe must act now , in the coming months , from today - and that is something that be@@ came clear at the security conference in muni@@ ch .
you can read it ; i will send it to you .
i therefore hope that parliament will adopt it , fulfi@@ lling the wishes of many stu@@ dents , ac@@ ade@@ mi@@ cs and re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers in europe and throughout the world .
as it is for the united states , the arctic should be a strategic priority for the european union .
costs , but also emissions are growing also because of the im@@ position of increased vehi@@ cle safety .
urban areas gener@@ ate around 80 % of gdp , consu@@ me up to 70 % of the energy in the eu and are the major cent@@ res of innovation , knowledge and culture .
it increases the vo@@ lu@@ me and dur@@ ation of the tax arrangements currently applied to traditional ru@@ m because the situation has wor@@ sen@@ ed over the last few years .
the al@@ er@@ t was subsequ@@ ently called off , but doub@@ ts per@@ si@@ st as to the true nature of the inci@@ dent and the reasons for this highly un@@ usu@@ al al@@ er@@ t .
the sp@@ e statu@@ te has been significantly improved during the council 's ongoing negotiations , and i am still h@@ op@@ ing that the final result will be good .
there is a great deal of en@@ thu@@ si@@ as@@ m because this a good fund , because the money is available , because this is about energy efficiency and renewable energy and because this gives us , as members of the european parliament , the opportunity to take local action , too , through this project .
the meeting of this parliamentary assembly in strasbourg today marks the 2@@ 20@@ th anni@@ vers@@ ary of the adoption of the 3 may constitution , the first constitution in europe . '
( el ) mr president , the text of the european youth pact also provides for measures for com@@ bi@@ ning professional and family life .
in this respect , the council welcomed the re@@ stra@@ int shown by the commission with regard to commitment appropriations in its draft budget .
that is ine@@ vit@@ able .
there are many ' i@@ f@@ s ' , ' bu@@ ts ' and ' ma@@ y@@ be@@ s ' , because there is no other way for a di@@ verse family of nations to share power .
how can we show mus@@ li@@ ms at this time that our h@@ ier@@ ar@@ chy of needs is better than the@@ ir@@ s ?
i also note , as mr l@@ y@@ on said , the need to continue to ensure that the cap is focused on the market , and this must be achieved in a mea@@ su@@ red way so as to prevent farmers from being faced with very cha@@ o@@ tic markets .
in writing . - we in the greens / ef@@ a group supported the report mainly because it includes some of our key issues such as civil society organisations .
for this reason i appla@@ ud our colleague 's initiative aimed at helping citizens to become more involved and more in tou@@ ch with the european project , thereby contribu@@ ting to its legitimacy .
let me give you just a few examples . this community assistance has brought and will continue to bring specific benefits to the population .
that is why i propose - and i have consul@@ ted other political groups - to add to paragraph 4 : ' as well as a review of the " restri@@ cted freedom ” sent@@ ences imposed on 11 persons who particip@@ ated in a demonstr@@ ation which took place in january 2008 ; ' .
state of european asylum system , after the recent decision of the european court of human rights ( debate )
i should like to emphasise once again that we are acting very swi@@ f@@ tly , given the comple@@ x@@ ity of the issue .
be@@ sides , the cost of not having europe would be un@@ be@@ ar@@ able for all of us .
now i use the word ' ask ' with some care . asking is exactly what the british prime minister has had to do .
this ver@@ i@@ fication can be made by your op@@ tici@@ an or your d@@ enti@@ st , but also by a professional ph@@ ot@@ ogra@@ p@@ her or a fir@@ e service official - no dis@@ respect to members of these profe@@ ssions .
the former commission was mis@@ gui@@ ded in thinking that healthcare was just another commercial service .
i shall listen closely to your re@@ ply .
we are improving the situation in these states .
( fr ) mr president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , what has just been said demonstrate@@ s that your proposal was at the very least contro@@ versi@@ al .
the european parliament gave its opinion in good time before the council 's opinion , and this is due to the inten@@ sive efforts made by our rapporteur , mr ca@@ stig@@ li@@ one , and all the efforts of the political groups .
you can act on your own initiative .
in 2006 the countries with the lowe@@ st dis@@ par@@ ities in income were den@@ mark , sweden , fin@@ land , slove@@ nia and the czech republic , and these countries have for many years enjo@@ yed stable annual gdp growth , which is quite different from those countries that have the highest dis@@ par@@ ities in income , such as lat@@ via , lithu@@ ania , portugal and greece as well as , unfortunately , my own country , poland .
on behalf of the ef@@ d group . - madam president , whilst food prices are undoubtedly rising , the situation at the far@@ m g@@ ate is very different .
for example , by reducing the consumption of imported oil , not only do you save money , and you do not pay it to the o@@ il@@ -@@ producing countries , but you also reduce co2 emissions .
this report is intended to provide the financial found@@ ations of the eu super@@ state which i and my constitu@@ ents ( ... ) reje@@ ct .
the promi@@ ses which were made should not be for@@ got@@ ten as soon as the result reque@@ sted by the irish government and by eu leaders was achieved .
i have about 30 people on the list , in the order you took your blu@@ e car@@ ds .
as regards the necessary funding available to developing countries to enable them to combat climate change and its consequences , who exactly will provide this funding to the developing countries ?
firstly , the european union already has a joint research centre , it has its own research council , and it is currently in@@ stig@@ ating joint technology initiatives .
even though the directive can be seen as super@@ f@@ lu@@ ous in certain member states , we have ho@@ pes that it can bring about an improvement in the large number of member states which currently lack functioning legislation for the protection of soil .
in writing . - i voted for this resolution , which under@@ lines that the europe 2020 actions are of crucial importance to the future prospe@@ cts of all european citizens , deli@@ vering sustainable jobs , long-term economic growth , and social progress ; fe@@ ars that the europe 2020 strategy will not be able to deliver on its promi@@ ses due to its we@@ ak governance structure , and strongly ur@@ ges the council , therefore , to strengthen the community method ; reiter@@ ates the importance of integr@@ ating the eu 2020 goals into the economic governance framework and calls for the european se@@ me@@ ster to be part of the legislative governance package , while including national parliaments and social partners at an early stage in order to fo@@ ster democratic accoun@@ t@@ ability , ow@@ ner@@ ship and legitimacy ; stre@@ sses that the achie@@ vement of europe 2020 is essential and not op@@ tional .
among them are respect and toler@@ ance for differences .
i have been descri@@ bed by members of u@@ ki@@ p as a ' pa@@ e@@ dop@@ hi@@ le ' and a ' big f@@ at g@@ it ' .
in this conflict , we la@@ y emphasis on the energy situation in europe , on russia 's " imperi@@ alist ” position and on georgia 's nation@@ alism and lack of diplom@@ acy , but we forget that people and , especially , ho@@ pes have d@@ ied in this conflict .
everything can be improved upon .
it is a p@@ ity that the council of member states did not bear that in mind in considering our report from the temporary committee on ex@@ tra@@ ordinary ren@@ di@@ tion .
however , most of you do not know that in prag@@ ue i ri@@ de an electri@@ c bi@@ cy@@ cle .
producers ' organisations need to be promo@@ ted that are capable of posi@@ ti@@ oning themselves in the market , concentr@@ ating supply .
i do thank commissioner re@@ ding for her sta@@ un@@ ch support as we dre@@ w soli@@ dly on the commission proposal and commission representatives made a full contribution , so my personal thanks to her .
fi@@ f@@ thly , we do not know the results of the tests of the second generation schengen information system , and parliament must be informed .
while former employees of the du@@ tch company n@@ x@@ p se@@ mi@@ condu@@ ct@@ ors will receive eur 3 5@@ 3@@ 4 per capit@@ a and the da@@ nish former employees from nor@@ d@@ j@@ y@@ ll@@ and will receive eur 7 9@@ 0@@ 8 each , the portuguese former employees of q@@ im@@ on@@ da will receive only eur 2 8@@ 6@@ 7 per capit@@ a from the aid granted by the fund .
the impact of a nuclear ban would be even worse because the alternative to nuclear power is not w@@ ind far@@ ms and so@@ lar pan@@ els .
we would support your motion , mr swoboda , if it contained ' latest ' and ' should ' , but ' could ' is only a status report , and we shall therefore keep up the pressure on the council and commission .
simply put , we must do our ut@@ most to pre@@ serve and protect co@@ ast@@ al regions .
children need to be prepared with appropriate knowledge so that they will be able to use a var@@ ie@@ ty of tools to identi@@ fy potential ab@@ users and defend themselves against them .
in devi@@ sing the eu 2020 strategy , policies that guarantee sustainable development must be given a major role .
ladies and gentlemen , the bel@@ ts being ti@@ gh@@ ten@@ ed throughout europe - as a pa@@ in@@ ful and severe measure - are beginning to have an impact .
well , as the commissioner has already said , the commission has not - not by a long sho@@ t - achieved what it had set out to achieve , namely a positive statement of as@@ surance ( d@@ as ) .
recent studies have shown that this type of fraud amounts to about 24 % of all types of v@@ at@@ -@@ related fraud .
i voted for the commission proposal to ex@@ p@@ and the original concept of the european her@@ it@@ age la@@ bel from an inter@@ govern@@ mental action to a form@@ al eu action as a contribution to a stronger european identi@@ ty .
we have supported the latter because , then , more crim@@ in@@ als get cau@@ ght .
the increase which is now proposed will mainly benefit the large@@ -@@ scale producers at the expen@@ se of small producers .
we know it is taxpayers ' money but i think we have to be there and work together with you for the stability of afghanistan .
with almost 14 million jobs involved , and with sustain@@ ed growth even during the crisis , it remains essential to show un@@ fail@@ ing support for these industries , so great is their economic and cultural contribution .
even if there are un@@ resolved political issues between countries , it should not reflect on peop@@ le@@ -@@ to@@ -@@ people cont@@ acts .
in africa , many young women and gi@@ r@@ ls are victims of war and rap@@ e .
in writing . - while i welcome the bul@@ k of mr lam@@ b@@ s@@ dor@@ ff 's report on eu priorities for the 6@@ 4@@ th session of the united nations general assembly , i have a problem with his call at this stage for a single european union se@@ at on the un security council .
those who do not want to work should not prevent those who want and have to work from doing so .
what head@@ lines will the major ne@@ ws@@ pa@@ pers run ?
we also agree with you that some kind of re@@ porting mechanism is necessary - without , of course , pos@@ ing an ex@@ ag@@ ger@@ ated burden on small and medium-sized companies in particular .
i ask the commissioner whether he or the commission has any plan or any new ideas for improving matters ?
the commission seems ready to aboli@@ sh both the safety cla@@ uses with regard to the total qu@@ anti@@ ties of su@@ ga@@ r import@@ able into the community by each partner country and the minimum price clause for imported su@@ ga@@ r .
in@@ sol@@ ven@@ cy proceedings in the context of eu company law (
i hope that we can improve trade relations with japan and i look forward to further progress in these relations .
inci@@ dent@@ ally , while we are on the subject , and in light of the new information on the use of spanish ba@@ ses for the transport of pris@@ oners to gu@@ ant@@ an@@ am@@ o , does the government intend , though the un security council , to review its relations with the us ?
in my view , there is no stronger cat@@ aly@@ st for rapid social change in candidate countries or in potential candidate countries than the prospe@@ ct of being able to become a member of the european union and thus of having to meet certain standards which we in europe have .
there is no significant scientific evidence to sugge@@ st that dra@@ stic cuts in carbon dio@@ xi@@ de emissions will make a substantial contribution to reducing climate change . i repeat , commissioner : there is no scientific evidence to that effect .
vol@@ ati@@ lity within markets has been de@@ tr@@ im@@ ent@@ al to the industry across europe , and we need to re@@ tain the safety ne@@ ts to maintain stability and ensure prof@@ it@@ ability .
i voted in favour of mrs an@@ ge@@ li@@ l@@ li 's report on the sexual exploitation of children because this issue concerns one of the most sor@@ did in@@ hum@@ ane acts , which must be puni@@ shed by measures adopted by all member states .
according to statistics provided by russia , more than 1.@@ 5 million visas were issued to eu citizens in 2008 and the same year , member state consul@@ ates issued 3@@ .@@ 5 million visas to russian citizens .
yet only 15 years ago there seems to have been the potential for mad@@ ag@@ as@@ car to be so different .
it is crucial that there is not a repeat of situations like this .
this issue has been raised ad nau@@ se@@ am .
the fact that v@@ ans make much wi@@ der use of d@@ ie@@ se@@ l as a fuel also pla@@ ys an important role .
secondly , we are with@@ drawing from the order of business mrs ţ@@ i@@ c@@ ã@@ u 's report on the energy performance of buil@@ dings , because it was not adopted in committee on mon@@ day .
of course , parliament has already decided that it will ignor@@ e the decision of the irish people if they vote ' no ' , and , in order to encourage the irish to vote ' yes ' , the eu has promi@@ sed ireland another eur 3@@ 3@@ 2 million in funding .
the first is that one cannot and should not distin@@ gu@@ ish between citizens and fore@@ ig@@ ners , men and wom@@ an , wh@@ i@@ tes and bl@@ acks , christi@@ ans and je@@ ws , mus@@ li@@ ms and non-@@ mus@@ li@@ ms , belie@@ vers and non-@@ belie@@ vers .
fi@@ f@@ thly , on european citiz@@ en@@ ship : how often do we in@@ vo@@ ke the value of european citiz@@ en@@ ship during our speeches ?
i agree with mr car@@ l@@ gre@@ n .
this is perhaps the most important aspect for the rural population as with the help of these developments , new jobs , new training cour@@ ses and new markets may become accessible , resulting at the same time in a reduction in costs and the de@@ ployment of new innovative technologies .
i also believe it is necessary to point out the need for freedom of expression and , above all , for freedom of association in each of these countries .
the basis of the report , as it emer@@ ged from the work of the human rights sub@@ committee , is reason@@ ably good , and it has some elements that i believe are essential .
( it ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , since december 2009 , tourism has been recognised in the treaty and so at last has a legal basis for development and support at european level .
for instance , in 2003 we fined france t@@ é@@ l@@ é@@ com and de@@ ut@@ sch@@ e tele@@ kom for ab@@ u@@ sive behaviour in the broad@@ b@@ and markets and , most recently , on 4 july 2007 the commission fined tele@@ f@@ ó@@ ni@@ ca for having ab@@ used its domin@@ ant position by marg@@ in s@@ que@@ e@@ ze in the spanish broad@@ b@@ and market .
this will be achieved not just by introducing maximum values for more types of substances , but also by establishing much stri@@ c@@ ter limit values for una@@ vo@@ id@@ able trac@@ es of lead , c@@ ad@@ mi@@ um , mer@@ cur@@ y , chro@@ mi@@ um 6 and orga@@ nic tin .
we must be ready to develop this cooperation into a community policy .
we expect , commissioner , to find evidence of this intention in the programme to be un@@ ve@@ iled to us by the commission within the next few days .
it has shown that we are only one of many pla@@ yers on the world stage .
in writing . - ( sv ) in his report , the rapporteur w@@ ri@@ tes that cohesion policy is one of the eu 's most successful investments .
- madam president , europe has a tur@@ bul@@ ent history with regard to totalit@@ ari@@ a@@ nis@@ m and the restri@@ ction of basic freedoms .
the first of these states that the european globalisation adjustment fund does function but that there are reasons for op@@ ti@@ mis@@ ing its de@@ ployment .
the purpose of the directive is to la@@ y down minimum rules to ensure workers ' health and safety by means of two instruments : rest peri@@ ods and a limit on the working week .
this might cause a lot of problems in the future because they can be lost fore@@ ver .
i welcome the efforts of the croati@@ an government to tackle corruption in its own country , but at the same time we must insi@@ st that this problem is also ri@@ go@@ rou@@ s@@ ly pursu@@ ed .
in this regard , the member states need to make vi@@ go@@ rous efforts and cooperate more to re@@ move these products from the market and prevent pla@@ yers from plac@@ ing products on the market when these con@@ tain hazar@@ d@@ ous chemi@@ c@@ als .
in 2008 , the council of the european union presented the commission with its conclusions , in@@ vit@@ ing the commission to sub@@ mit a legislative proposal that would enable us , as was the case with the european capit@@ als of culture initiative , to turn this inter@@ govern@@ mental initiative into a real european union la@@ bel .
enough said ...
in 2002 the council of europe decided that it should be changed .
a debate on the eastern partnership is also necessary due to the fact that it is not entirely clear that we all accor@@ d the same importance to this project .
i think that a more in-@@ de@@ p@@ th study would also be wor@@ th@@ while for other issues that have been raised : the issue of tax ha@@ v@@ ens , which mr can@@ f@@ in addressed .
but do not expect that it will bring us a mi@@ rac@@ ul@@ ous solution like in those kin@@ ds of gas gam@@ es in central and eastern europe .
at the present time , commissioner , only 2 8@@ 00 kil@@ om@@ et@@ res of rail@@ way in the whole of europe has been equip@@ ped with this new european safety system .
i repeat : all the political groups have agreed to this solution and this solution has thus been accepted .
we think it is absolutely vital that iraq be integrated into the trade system and it goes without saying that the wto is the right are@@ na for that .
as a result , 17 of the 27 eu member states were dra@@ g@@ ged into the attack and occup@@ ation of iraq .
in writing . - we vote against the motion for a resolution ' the commission 's 2009 enlargement strategy paper concerning the western balk@@ an countries , i@@ cel@@ and and turkey ' by gab@@ r@@ ie@@ le al@@ ber@@ tin@@ i , because we believe that neither turkey nor the former yugosla@@ v republic of macedonia shows any progress in meeting the copenhagen criteria , nor do they demonstrate any political behaviour which would allow them to become eu members we hope to improve their efforts in order to meet the accession criteria , a fact that will be exam@@ ined in the future .
the aim of this action is to achieve at least some of these objectives , in the con@@ vi@@ ction that small and medium-sized enterprises represent the best instrument today for emerging from the crisis and - as i said at the start of my speech - for preventing the economic and financial crisis from turning into a social crisis .
first : give us a pre@@ -@@ chri@@ st@@ m@@ as gi@@ ft , president barroso - concrete proposals on new and better regulations .
in truth , we cannot understand what benefit the possible transfer of cap funds to other policies could bring .
substantial investments are required in order to gradu@@ ally reduce depend@@ ence on f@@ os@@ si@@ l fuels , as well as moder@@ ni@@ se and make more efficient existing energy production facilities .
however , in order to be per@@ su@@ a@@ sive , we have to make sure that this principle is properly applied in the eu member states too .
last but not least , we finally succe@@ eded , with the help of the council , and we must ad@@ mit this in all hone@@ sty , in finding a compromise that allowed us to secure all the funding for the energy sector down almost to the last euro within the speci@@ fied time and , as a result , to make sure that the funding was not lost .
these particular characteri@@ stics ought , therefore , to be taken into account by increasing support for the region , either from this fund or through other measures .
new permanent structures for the eu 's external represent@@ ation have been established under the treaty of lisbon , but this new dimension does not yet allow the union to participate as a single enti@@ ty in its own right in the work of many international bodies .
i wish to thank parliament again for this very good resolution .
there is no reason why these surve@@ ys should not be up@@ d@@ ated again .
for that purpose it is vital to ensure continu@@ ity of information as well as access to it .
it makes sense that amendment 70 should be put to the vote first .
vice-president of the commission and high representative of the union for foreign affairs and security policy . - mr president , if i might just give some comments directly on the issues and questions that have been raised .
i would like to quot@@ e just one sent@@ ence from his address .
it was not in fact the time to discuss inter@@ n@@ ally how we organi@@ se ourselves , which is why i want the treaty of lisbon to be quickly rati@@ fied so that we can face the world stage united , standing sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der@@ -@@ to@@ -@@ sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der as europeans .
if the eu wishes to contribute effectively to this , then the member states , including the ne@@ ther@@ lands , must fulfil their promi@@ ses so that eu@@ for can be fully de@@ ployed as quickly as possible .
i believe that these proposals , as detailed as they sometimes are , are based on a fla@@ wed phi@@ lo@@ s@@ op@@ h@@ y , that is , on the as@@ sum@@ ption that the rece@@ ssion is over , that a recovery is taking place and that we do not need additional community policies in order to come out of the crisis .
madam president , i call on the irish government to immediately apply for natural disaster aid rel@@ ief under the european solidarity fund .
governments have to learn how to stri@@ ve for a balance between gover@@ ning citizens and protecting their lives .
we would like to see more .
governments must learn to talk together about their economic policies .
furthermore , they will have a substantial price ta@@ g .
recently , the bure@@ a@@ u of investig@@ ative journ@@ alism in the uk un@@ ve@@ iled the fact that eu regional funds are being used to pro@@ p up arms dealing companies in eastern europe , with some projects recei@@ ving funding amoun@@ ting to millions of euro , although these are some of the ri@@ che@@ st companies .
when the political science stu@@ dents of the future or citizens who are interested in politics get w@@ ind of it , it will be a cl@@ assi@@ c .
it is surpri@@ sing , however , that it takes a report from the committee on economic and monetary affairs according to rule 3@@ 9 for the commission to start to tackle this topic seriously .
that is clearly what our draft resolution is all about : we are still dealing with restrictions on human rights and personal freedoms in belarus .
i hope that , in adopting today 's resolution , we will also contribute to the protection of fundamental human rights in these countries .
secondly , we tr@@ ied to ti@@ gh@@ ten up all of the excep@@ tions that exist@@ ed to avoid possible lo@@ op@@ ho@@ les for adverti@@ sing - something n@@ one of us wants .
in writing . - the accur@@ acy and reli@@ ability of information on population and hou@@ sing is essential for effective policies to be implemented at eu and national level .
the commission is committed to deli@@ vering proposals in the re@@ ma@@ ining areas by sum@@ mer 2011 .
however , the eu is currently suffering from a chro@@ nic short@@ age of org@@ ans : today 40 000 patients are waiting for a tran@@ sp@@ l@@ ant and it is estim@@ ated that 10 of them di@@ e each day .
we will do everything we can to help them and to make visa liberalisation possible , and that includes in technical terms .
if there is no alternative , council , commission and parliament might in the last re@@ sort look at the possibility of bilateral rather than multilateral arrangements .
it is appropriate that canada was seen as a priority for an air safety agreement to comple@@ ment the air transport agreement as europe and canada each have air@@ cra@@ ft , eng@@ ine and avi@@ oni@@ cs manufacturers that are world leaders .
for this , the free movement of services is needed .
individual grou@@ p@@ ings of territorial cooperation will be able acti@@ vely to promote a rise in employment and social inclusion .
on no account must the european work@@ force be condem@@ ned to unemployment in favour of a wa@@ ve of ' blu@@ e card ' skil@@ led labour from third countries .
like@@ wise , it was not easy to decide on a reasonable course of action .
on the other hand , he was also critical of certain weak@@ ne@@ sses found , such as those found by the european court of auditors relating to public procurement procedures and a wide var@@ ie@@ ty of other controls .
for this reason , we all need to focus on over@@ coming the crisis and coming up with good proposals .
we can , however , talk about principles .
mrs sti@@ h@@ ler also att@@ ach@@ ed a great deal of importance to this in her re@@ marks .
it is actually rather str@@ an@@ ge that this is being said so bl@@ un@@ tly here , because this is not how it is being done in den@@ mark .
one needs to look at the overall risk from all technologies .
the pr@@ in@@ ted word is the prim@@ ary source and must be ke@@ pt for reasons of consist@@ ency , transparency and simpli@@ city of research at a time when we are seeking to promote the study of the european parliament .
mr president , as we debate better regulation , we should first re@@ call the scale of the problem .
now , with a new administration in the wh@@ ite house which is re@@ defi@@ ning us priorities , and france back into the nato military structure , the perspective is better .
i am working on the basis that the relevant decisions will have been taken before december is out .
i would just ask the commission - as my colleague ka@@ der ar@@ if has already done - to be very care@@ ful in evalu@@ ating each individual case .
only a person absolutely un@@ acqu@@ a@@ in@@ ted with the situation could believe that it can be improved in this way .
the socialist group in the european parliament , as far as i know , has only 18 minutes to speak .
( pl ) mr president , i regret that mr szy@@ ma@@ ński 's sum@@ mar@@ y of his excellent report could not , unfortunately , be heard by mrs ferre@@ ro-@@ wal@@ d@@ ner , because she continues to be occu@@ pie@@ d with other matters .
the first is the one in which the commission is ur@@ ged to improve the working conditions of maritime workers and finally transpo@@ se into eu law the international labour organiz@@ ation ( il@@ o ) maritime labour convention .
day after day , companies are announ@@ cing re@@ struc@@ turing measures or are re@@ lo@@ cating , often with the loss of many jobs .
nothing would have been possible without parliament 's commitment and without the ti@@ re@@ less work of your rapporteurs , committee chair@@ men and coordin@@ ators of political groups .
this is why the eu 's agricultural budget should at least be main@@ tained at the current level .
the package takes us up to 2020 , but in this report we emphasise the need to start planning now what will happen after 2020 .
it certainly is str@@ an@@ ge that in europe in 2009 a new government can be for@@ med which does not have a single wom@@ an among the 14 ministers making up the administration .
these provide information to parents about the dan@@ gers children could en@@ coun@@ ter on line - including online gam@@ bling .
that is why we must identi@@ fy j@@ i@@ h@@ ad@@ ist terro@@ r as the key challenge and state this in the report .
i wish to congratulate olaf for the di@@ ab@@ l@@ o ii operation , aimed not only at protecting the european union 's financial interests but also , at the same time , at combating counterfe@@ it products .
i also voted in favour .
i should appreci@@ ate your response to this .
it is a situation that does not apply only to you , but it is regret@@ table in all cases .
it is true that if parliament had not t@@ wi@@ ce voted in favour of the f@@ am@@ ous amendment 13@@ 8 , we would not be where we are today .
to you , it is a budget .
that is the message the eu must cham@@ pi@@ on .
in addition , the cla@@ uses concerning the obligation to draw up a re@@ medi@@ ation strategy that includes objectives for re@@ pa@@ ir measures , a financing mechanism and identi@@ fication of priority areas requ@@ ir@@ ing particular protection from e@@ ro@@ sion , s@@ ali@@ nisation or aci@@ di@@ fication , over a period of seven years from the introduction of the directive , is very encouraging .
employment policy must focus on labour market flexibility where employees assu@@ me responsibility for their working life through ongoing training , adap@@ ting to change and mobility .
in writing . - ( pt ) the treaty of lisbon is the best compromise for over@@ coming the institutional crisis and bringing greater flexibility to the decision-making mechanisms that are essential for an en@@ lar@@ ged european union of 27 members to function in today 's glob@@ alised and constantly changing world .
can the commission make a statement confir@@ ming that the proposed c@@ c@@ ct@@ b initiative will not impact upon the ability of member states to set their individual corpor@@ ation tax rate ?
the eu does not have the legitimacy that they are attemp@@ ting to as@@ cri@@ be to it : only the member states and their peoples do .
such religi@@ ons are , of course , man@@ -@@ made and not god@@ -@@ made and therefore suffer from several weak@@ ne@@ sses .
this project aims to provide sign@@ als guaranteed for civilian use and to ensure that european industry at all levels has an opportunity to compe@@ te in this growing strategic market .
these countries should under@@ go a number of structural reforms if they are to f@@ it into the model that the euro requires and a@@ spi@@ res to .
we put out a very good im@@ age of ourselves as both cohe@@ sive and determined .
there is no reason , exce@@ pt for the hun@@ ger for power and centr@@ alism of eu bureaucr@@ ats , to per@@ si@@ st with al@@ b@@ ania 's accession to the eu ; in view of the current situation within the balk@@ an republic , i cannot see what possible contribution its accession could make to the cause of european integration .
the european democracy will be buil@@ t with you .
rapporteur . - mr president , the food fac@@ ility beg@@ an as a proposal from the commission , in the light of the rising food prices that pro@@ vo@@ ked ri@@ o@@ ts in some countries , to use eur 1 billion in le@@ f@@ to@@ ver agricultural subsid@@ y money to rel@@ ieve the situation in developing countries through agricultural in@@ pu@@ ts and emergency safety ne@@ ts .
even though we must demand a greater degree of coordination and a greater , more active presence on the ground , it would be dangerous to make judg@@ ments or comments about mon@@ u@@ c that could be used by certain negative forces as an ex@@ c@@ use to demo@@ ni@@ se it .
i should be grateful for your response , mrs lu@@ lling .
if the costs of the um@@ p@@ te@@ ent@@ h strategy will still only finance talk , i call on the european institutions to make amen@@ ds to the do@@ z@@ ens of small entrepreneu@@ rs in my region , ven@@ e@@ to , who have taken their lives rather than see their small businesses fail .
our establishment of greater transparency , by means of both pre@@ -@@ contr@@ actual information and the information sh@@ e@@ ets , the standar@@ di@@ sed information already mentioned by several of the previous speakers , is also very important .
the pre@@ mi@@ se is that freedom of religion must apply to all religi@@ ons .
petitions : see minutes
in order that the quality of life in europe can be main@@ tained and improved , workers must be able continu@@ ously to up@@ date their knowledge and skills , and this is going to be all the more necessary if we take into account europe 's demographic development in these years ahead .
as the european commission itself points out , having affected the developing countries and emerging countries , the third wa@@ ve of the financial crisis dam@@ aged the poorest countries , turning this crisis , in the@@ ory an economic one , into a development , social and humanitarian crisis .
it continues to coun@@ t on the stability and growth pact .
i just won@@ der what your views on that are .
by doing so , it is in@@ directly show@@ ing that it can support animal clo@@ ning for food production .
i supported the auth@@ or 's amendment which emphasi@@ ze@@ s the importance of fair competition in terms of taxation for the european union 's economy .
label@@ s allow consumers to make free and informed cho@@ ices .
in the final analysis , the adoption and implementation of such measures could also les@@ sen the impact of the financial crisis in this country and reduce the need for financial assistance from the european union .
naturally , i also agree with the commission that the enlargement of the european union to 27 member states and the financial regulation adopted for the agency demand new , moder@@ ni@@ sed and improved statu@@ tes for the eu@@ rat@@ om supply agency .
the found@@ ation has been laid for creating a common european energy market , based on rules set out in deta@@ il in the binding network co@@ des .
a second important element in the proposal is the logical ex@@ emp@@ tion of in@@ u@@ it and other indi@@ gen@@ ous communities .
i know that when it comes to statistics , and particularly when there is no rol@@ l@@ -@@ call vote , things are a bit lo@@ ose here , but could you explain the difference between those two figures ?
so we will come back to these questions .
however , two conditions are absolutely essential .
this results in an atmo@@ sphere of in@@ toler@@ ance in certain countries , as we saw the other day at no@@ tr@@ e dam@@ e for example , when wor@@ shi@@ p@@ pers were att@@ ack@@ ed by anti-@@ ca@@ th@@ oli@@ c acti@@ vi@@ sts .
when we talk about the food crisis , as we did yesterday , and about the increasing s@@ car@@ city of food and farm@@ land for fo@@ od@@ -@@ growing as a result of the production of biom@@ as@@ s , and how this is a consequ@@ ence of environmental policy , we should talk to the brazi@@ li@@ ans , and to latin american politicians . we will find a clear focus on these problems .
i wish to thank the committee on petitions , and especially the chair , mrs ma@@ z@@ z@@ oni and the rapporteur , mrs pali@@ ade@@ li , for their hel@@ p@@ ful and constructive report .
on the one hand , we are of@@ fering farmers support to set up arti@@ fi@@ cial ne@@ sts for bir@@ ds , while on the other , we decre@@ e , for purposes of supporting gra@@ z@@ ing land , that the propor@@ tion of tre@@ es and sh@@ ru@@ b@@ s may be no more than one third , and that farmers must cut out any tre@@ es in exce@@ ss of that limit .
in this resolution , it called for the f@@ ate of the mis@@ sing persons in cyprus to be as@@ certain@@ ed .
regarding the black sea , i find myself in agreement with much of the report on a black sea regional policy approach as well .
i think that this comb@@ ination of facts , this in@@ equality and the dis@@ par@@ ities which are appe@@ aring and operating within the european union are the problem and one of the causes of the problem .
we found it regret@@ table that the concept of micro@@ credit was not mentioned in the original materi@@ al .
these systems are used every@@ where , today , in every form of transport .
in a medium@@ -@@ term perspective , such restrictions clearly send the wrong market sign@@ als , reducing the incen@@ tive for farmers to invest and to increase their production , and contribu@@ ting to an im@@ balance on regional markets .
for this reason , too , i advo@@ cate ele@@ v@@ ating the present sub@@ committee on human rights to the status of full committee .
as is mentioned in the relevant article , the eu will contribute to the development of quality education by encouraging cooperation between member states and , if necessary , by supporting their actions .
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in writing . - ( fi ) the eu has many good intentions , one of the ol@@ der ones being the lisbon strategy we are now deb@@ ating and one of the more recent ones being the latest energy package .
mr president , mrs fi@@ sche@@ r bo@@ el , ladies and gentlemen , firstly i would like to take the opportunity to say how pleased i am at the responsibility shown this mor@@ ning by the house when it adopted the urgent procedure to include the da@@ iry sector under article 18@@ 6 of the single c@@ mo regulation , along with many other agricultural products .
again i would like to thank you for this debate .
the increasing comple@@ x@@ ity of the services sector , in particular , pres@@ ents a huge problem , making it increasingly difficult for consumers to make an informed choice when pur@@ ch@@ as@@ ing goods or services .
that was the original text .
at the moment , nuclear energy accounts for 30 % of europe 's energy mi@@ x .
i would like to remind mr far@@ age that western european banks , western european companies b@@ ought out the banks and businesses of the new member states and now , sh@@ ir@@ king solidarity , they fail to do anything to make possible a secure financial basis .
( sl ) madam president , i would like to ask the commissioner a question on the subject of many european countries trying to of@@ flo@@ ad their problems , fisheries problems , on@@ to a country which does not , form@@ ally and legally , exist . i am refer@@ ring to western sahar@@ a .
we also need to emphasise the possibility of a fa@@ st-@@ tr@@ ack procedure , which redu@@ ces the time needed for administration , and it is also important that ve@@ ter@@ in@@ ari@@ ans thus have much more rapid access to the medic@@ inal products .
i would like to appla@@ ud some of the positive steps over the previous year , for example , the en@@ ding of the visa regime for most of the in@@ habit@@ ants of the region , the progress of mon@@ ten@@ e@@ gr@@ o , which has been awar@@ ded with a proposal for candidate country status , and the progress in the talks between the european union and serbia , which has been recomm@@ en@@ ded for an a@@ v@@ is .
that is why calls for more tro@@ o@@ p commitments and logi@@ sti@@ cal support need to be he@@ eded by other european nations .
to begin with , a very large propor@@ tion of direct subsidies in individual countries goes not to far@@ ms but to large concerns like s@@ mi@@ th@@ field , or large lan@@ d@@ hol@@ dings like the c@@ row@@ n e@@ states of eli@@ za@@ be@@ th ii .
recent experien@@ ces have shown the value and effectiveness of a pre@@ -@@ emp@@ tive or prev@@ ent@@ ative approach .
in both cases , all the languages must be treated equally .
last but not least , i know that sometimes there is an issue about carbon cap@@ ture and storage ( c@@ cs ) .
mr lam@@ ber@@ ts , i will just mention another important point that you brought up : the payment of divi@@ den@@ ds by banks that do not put the minimum capit@@ alisation requirements into practice .
not all the countries for whom a road ma@@ p was drawn up are eli@@ gible to receive the wai@@ ver on 1 january .
by voting today , parliament was simply giving per@@ mission for a group of member states to start the enhanced cooperation procedure , which was only made possible by the treaty of lisbon .
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some members have already mentioned the problem of how , through climate policy , we have also part@@ ly caused more problems .
i would also like to ask the member states to what extent they have involved the stake@@ holders and , in particular , the trade uni@@ ons and the social services , in the transpo@@ sition .
we have ce@@ le@@ br@@ ity t@@ v ch@@ ef@@ s promoting their particular ver@@ sion of food production , with access to the air@@ wa@@ ves and budgets of millions .
we could have enhanced the economic effectiveness of this package by using innovative finance instruments , like lo@@ an guarantee funds and the public banks , or the european investment bank .
it is supported by both government and opposition in se@@ ou@@ l and this house , in endor@@ sing an earlier report by mr mar@@ tin , sign@@ al@@ led its agreement in principle .
approval of the minutes of the previous sitting : see minutes
of course , we p@@ at ourselves on the back for our considerable efforts , even though we know for a fact that we fall far short of what the inter@@ govern@@ mental pan@@ el on climate change scienti@@ sts are demanding .
firstly , the real lack of inte@@ ro@@ per@@ ability , particularly in sign@@ all@@ ing ; and secondly , the rail@@ way industry itself - in particular , pass@@ enger operators and infrastructure provi@@ ders who col@@ lu@@ de with each other to ensure that rail fre@@ ight is placed at the b@@ ot@@ tom of the pi@@ le when it comes to pa@@ thing and time@@ tab@@ ling .
on the other hand , the re@@ action from the g@@ ad@@ da@@ fi regime clearly shows us that it is not at all in@@ different to the sanctions which have been adopted so far .
it de@@ als with actual funding and at the same time introdu@@ ces environmental measures , which are vital in the eu .
- ( hu ) mr president , the eu is stri@@ ving for partnership and cooperation with russia , but we cannot talk about partnership unless it is based on reci@@ pro@@ city , international law and compliance with agreements .
mr president , rather than trying to ap@@ por@@ tion responsibility or b@@ lam@@ e to either or both sides , the most important issue - as the commissioner has just said - is to bring about an immediate ce@@ a@@ se@@ fir@@ e , as called for by un resolution 18@@ 60 .
i therefore believe that parliament and the european commission need to pay particular attention to the situation in bulgaria and seek to limit the damage that the behaviour of its government thre@@ at@@ ens to cause .
more should also be done to increase bir@@ th rates : accessible high quality chil@@ d@@ care , education and ment@@ or@@ ing for young children is the first step in the right direction .
the introduction of a european don@@ or card as a supple@@ ment to existing national systems will contribute for the rapid identi@@ fication of don@@ ors and thus increase the avail@@ ability of necessary tran@@ sp@@ l@@ ant materi@@ al .
i do not need to remind you that we have been negotiating a number of pack@@ ages at the same time , including the one that we have tal@@ ked about today and the one on maritime transport which has really fi@@ red up all the respective negoti@@ ators .
i would like to emphasise strongly that , even in this crisis - and specifically in this crisis , in fact - european manufacturers must not sl@@ ack@@ en off when it comes to developing and bringing on@@ to the market cars that meet the requirements of the early 2@@ 1@@ st century , and those requirements are quite clear .
( it ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , i should like to thank the rapporteur for his excellent work on a report aimed at giving strategic gu@@ id@@ ance on the role of sport in the european union .
given the current relev@@ ance of the bar@@ ce@@ lon@@ a process and the area south of the eu , we believe that an answer to these questions is extremely per@@ tin@@ ent and ti@@ mely .
ireland will continue to make its contribution in a peac@@ e@@ keeping role , whether this is through the un or the european union .
firstly , that we need good relations between the european union and the russian feder@@ ation .
then we will be able to make some progress here too .
as the practical application of other wor@@ thy and ambitious goals and declar@@ ations has demonstrated , including here in the european parliament , we achieve nothing by simply setting per@@ cent@@ age quotas without taking into account the geographical , economic and other conditions that are ty@@ pi@@ cal of individual countries or regions .
as i also reque@@ sted in the report on the amendment of regulation no 3 / 2008 , the european union 's co@@ financing rate must be increased .
the vote will take place on tu@@ es@@ day , 22 april 2008 .
i hope that the ombudsman is prepared to take on this task and as such ...
therefore , we really must defend it .
( it ) madam president , ladies and gentlemen , we have been facing the problem of international adoption in europe for many years , and today 's resolution finally attemp@@ ts to bring a ra@@ y of hope to a situation that is becoming increasingly complex and difficult .
it is true that germany needs to begin consum@@ ing again and do more as the mo@@ tor for european economic growth .
the fact remains that the commission is the guar@@ di@@ an of the treaties .
it is something that all sides obviously need to take into consideration , especially today when the treaty of lisbon was pul@@ led down and its fall@@ ing bri@@ cks may damage wh@@ ate@@ ver stands in its way .
firstly , mr verh@@ of@@ st@@ ad@@ t , who is unfortunately no longer here , said that the commission inter@@ ven@@ ed too late .
in total , some eur 14@@ 0 million will be available each year under this instrument , and the first calls for project proposals are now open .
mrs malmström , it would gener@@ ate a lot of confidence if you would refer to the high representative in future as the high representative or vice-president of the commission .
we have mo@@ ved from physi@@ cal infrastructure to know@@ led@@ ge@@ -based infrastructure , to training and innovation .
stage 1 : in a market economy , the main responsibility of the ow@@ ners and operators of industrial plants is undoubtedly to ensure themselves that their facilities are safe , to carry out regular safety inspe@@ ctions and to report the results .
however , we also always made it absolutely clear that this strategic partnership which we believe the european union should establish with brazi@@ l in no way exclu@@ ded or limited other relations which we also wi@@ shed to extend on the economic and political levels with mer@@ co@@ su@@ r .
another concrete point regarding the european supervisory authorities was raised , namely by mr kar@@ as and also by ms dat@@ i .
all citizens who com@@ mit sexual crimes against children must be puni@@ shed , regar@@ dless of whether the crime is committed within or outside the eu .
i am thinking , for example , of sta@@ ff@@ ing and staff quality , the integration of care and education , and active eng@@ ag@@ ement with parents , who are the first edu@@ c@@ ators of their children .
that is what our con@@ scien@@ ces say to us .
the vision that the commission has just out@@ lined , of a more soci@@ ally orient@@ ated europe in the 2@@ 1@@ st century , is con@@ cep@@ tu@@ ally fla@@ w@@ less but be@@ re@@ ft of any actual legislative initiative .
if the europeans had gone to lon@@ don with a policy position , who would have actually been able to stand up against them ?
all in all therefore , a good compromise , and i hope it will find broad support tomorrow !
all of this is highly innovative and no eu proposal has ever pu@@ shed the bo@@ at out so far in favour of perform@@ ers .
also , in the council , the anti-@@ discrimination directive is still blo@@ cked .
feed manufacturers and large food companies are clearly not concerned about eu directives and national legislation when it comes to making large profits with chea@@ p food .
he is some@@ one who is cham@@ pi@@ oning the princi@@ p@@ al that eu institutions must be transparent .
it is of par@@ amount importance , since this package really is the cor@@ ner@@ stone of our comprehensive response to the crisis that is still ongoing .
i believe that the effective sele@@ ction and implementation of projects in some areas is ham@@ pe@@ red by the lack of relevant pre@@ conditions such as sim@@ ple@@ r application procedures at national level , clear national priorities for certain areas of intervention , ti@@ mely transpo@@ sition of eu laws and consolid@@ ated institutional and administrative capacity , as well as by excessive red ta@@ pe at national level .
i do not mean to point the fin@@ ger , but rather to allow those member states who might be over@@ using anti@@ bio@@ tic@@ s to improve their animal hu@@ s@@ ban@@ d@@ ry practices .
lastly , i appla@@ ud the fact that the scope is ' open ' to include all electri@@ cal and electronic equipment .
in 2003 , 80 % of roma in slovakia did not have a regi@@ ste@@ red place of work , 80 % of them in romania and bulgaria have in@@ comes be@@ low the national poverty thre@@ sho@@ ld , and i could list ... ( the president cut off the speaker ) i could list more of these cases .
here and now , the report may provide an opportunity for the social economy to manage the crisis efficien@@ tly , and with relatively little effort , to prevent job losses and guard against the loss of means of subsi@@ st@@ ence .
this lead@@ s to a question , mr so@@ lan@@ o , as you said nothing on the subject of international law .
finally , i have a similar question to that raised by mrs har@@ k@@ in , concerning when cases are rejected .
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finally , the main one , the a@@ ster@@ isk amendment demands that galileo and the e@@ it are fun@@ ded beyond the ce@@ il@@ ings of the financial perspective .
mr ant@@ in@@ or@@ o then spo@@ ke about the achie@@ vements of my country . thank you for your re@@ marks .
when do you expect to conclude it ?
despite my support , i do not agree with a large propor@@ tion of the resolution , as i de@@ pl@@ or@@ e the european union 's inter@@ fering attitude and its desire to take charge of the transition towards democracy .
and then from the floor of the house today i hear war@@ ni@@ ng@@ s of an is@@ la@@ mic t@@ su@@ nami that is waiting to come and destro@@ y us all .
i also believe that this programme can only legi@@ ti@@ mi@@ sed by a par@@ ad@@ ig@@ m shi@@ ft from a pu@@ rely commercial an@@ gle to the bro@@ a@@ der and more integrated one of development and the fight against poverty ( goal number one of the mi@@ ll@@ en@@ nium development goals ) .
numerous obser@@ vers have sugge@@ sted that , be@@ sides the increase in the price of ra@@ w materials , there have been some excessive mar@@ k@@ -@@ u@@ ps by distribution channe@@ ls and , moreover , possible b@@ reach@@ es of free competition .
the work@@ force is con@@ s@@ ci@@ ous of the particular signific@@ ance of the shi@@ py@@ ard and is respon@@ ding to thre@@ ats as they did then - by means of prote@@ st .
the european institutions , specifically the european commission and parliament , must be an inte@@ gra@@ l part of this board with the commission as a member , not an obser@@ ver .
hence , i voted against this report .
it emphasi@@ ses the role that the egf can play in the re@@ integration of workers made redun@@ d@@ ant into the labour market .
as part of this activity , however , particular attention must be focused on the care given to the animals used for scientific or other exper@@ im@@ ent@@ al purposes .
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some would like to ban all forms of auton@@ om@@ y because they claim this would fra@@ g@@ ment the eu .
the en@@ su@@ ing re@@ lu@@ ct@@ ance of ban@@ k@@ ers to l@@ end - even to themselves - has resul@@ ted in a credit crisis which will have a negative impact on economic growth and on the prosper@@ ity of businesses and hou@@ se@@ hol@@ ds ali@@ ke , whether they are in par@@ is , tex@@ as , or par@@ is , france .
we have to work on both crisis management and conflict resolution - there is no doubt about that .
given that the li@@ sts are produced by the industry and decided on by consensus by the parti@@ ci@@ pan@@ ts , i welcome the agreement that has been reached by all the member states who have supported previous re@@ views and also supported the product co@@ verage of this four@@ th review .
i believe that , for the first time , we can also agree the big changes necessary for coordinated action that will signal the beginning of the end of off@@ shor@@ e tax ha@@ v@@ ens and off@@ shor@@ e cent@@ res .
eth@@ i@@ opi@@ a , er@@ it@@ re@@ a , somali@@ a and d@@ j@@ i@@ b@@ out@@ i must co@@ -@@ operate if they want to overcome the current st@@ ale@@ mate .
there is no lack of projects in these sectors , but for them to see the light of day , european aid is ut@@ ter@@ ly decisive .
madam president , ladies and gentlemen , i think the council has really out@@ done itself .
being intelli@@ gent sometimes means waiting .
however , there is a large gap when it comes to the means to be used .
however , there are other significant d@@ ates be@@ sides 2050 , which might seem far off - there are also interim targets for 20@@ 25 and 20@@ 30 , in other words for the period that requires investment in infrastructure and production capac@@ ities right now .
we need national measures to address national problems defined according to national circumstances and in full respect of subsidiarity , but set within a common european framework .
i must say that the political clas@@ s in al@@ b@@ ania is not able to satis@@ fy the wishes and the ideas of the people .
may i thank the commission for establishing such str@@ ing@@ ent sub@@ stitu@@ tion criteria , for pe@@ sti@@ ci@@ des need to be improved ten@@ fo@@ ld .
my thanks also go to the french presidency ( even though they have just left this chamber ) , because i believe they convinced us , through their efforts and ten@@ ac@@ ity , that it was possible to make progress with this doss@@ ier .
live@@ li@@ ho@@ ods are destro@@ yed , as fisher@@ men , farmers and others cannot trade .
with en@@ v@@ y i often wat@@ ch adverti@@ se@@ ments in our slo@@ va@@ k public and private media for internet with four times the speed and its advantages .
the protection of hungarian minorities ab@@ road , to which article d applies directly , also applies to people of hungarian eth@@ ni@@ city living in neighbour@@ ing countries .
this is entirely a question of strategy for our european union , again at a time when currency war@@ s seem on the ver@@ ge of b@@ reak@@ ing out .
northern ireland has been seriously affected by this and last year , the problem me@@ ant that re@@ plac@@ e@@ ments had to be found in the social hou@@ sing programme for 500 out of 1 500 hou@@ ses that were planned .
let us be very ad@@ ul@@ t in this house about what we say about other n@@ ation states , with respect .
with no sense of f@@ on@@ d@@ ness , they can always re@@ sort to cho@@ col@@ ate without c@@ ac@@ a@@ o .
the treaty of lisbon created important conditions enab@@ ling the european union to speak with one voice on the international stage .
at the same time , i should like to take this opportunity to emphasise the call in this report for a more transparent staff sele@@ ction process .
i know this , because i was there and i was the rapporteur for parliament in 2002 .
europe is facing neither a cl@@ assi@@ c crisis of growth nor cy@@ cli@@ cal problems but pro@@ found changes ; the welfare of future gener@@ ations depen@@ ds on our wi@@ s@@ dom to take good decisions today .
our analysis has shown that the impact on eu production is likely to be mode@@ st .
the external action service should coordin@@ ate the work of different direct@@ or@@ ate@@ s@@ -@@ general and create a direct@@ or@@ ate@@ -@@ general for cultural and digital diplom@@ acy .
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romania , the country which i come from , is in the middle of the global gender gap inde@@ x 2010 ran@@ k@@ ings , in 6@@ 4@@ th place to be precise , in terms of discrimination between women and men .
in addition , although we are aware of the difficulties experienced in recent years , we hope that the mad@@ ri@@ d summit can give a defini@@ tive boost to the negotiations with mer@@ co@@ su@@ r .
we all know the reason for this , but it will be those countries who can af@@ ford it least that will be affected the most .
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the signific@@ ance of health will continue to increase in our aging society .
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this expenditure , which is absolutely justified , will have to be fun@@ ded at the cost of other important activities , which the union committed itself to funding much earlier .
if there is to be genuine peace , there has to be a solution to the status of j@@ er@@ us@@ ale@@ m as the future capital of two states , with the state of israel and an independent , democratic , con@@ ti@@ gu@@ ous and vi@@ able state of pale@@ st@@ ine living side by side in peace and security .
the crisis is far from over .
patien@@ ce in all matters is a vir@@ tu@@ e , not least in foreign policy .
companies functioning in china face these pres@@ sures from the chinese government .
we have to take action to ensure the political stabi@@ lisation of nig@@ eria and to create soli@@ d found@@ ations for its economic and social development : we are fully aware of the general consider@@ ations ; there is no short@@ age of them , given the we@@ al@@ th of natural resources in nig@@ eria .
thank you .
according to article 4 ( 2 ) of the act of accession , ' the ver@@ i@@ fication , through evaluation procedures , that the necessary conditions for the application of all parts of the schengen acquis ( data protection , the sis , air borders , land borders , sea borders , police cooperation and visas ) have been met by the new member states is a pre@@ condition for the council to decide on the aboli@@ tion of che@@ cks at internal borders with those member states ' .
i therefore voted to appro@@ ve this report .
i won@@ der whether it is the eu 's weak@@ ness or in@@ difference that prev@@ ents it from promoting the observ@@ ance of human rights in this area more consist@@ ently .
on this point the commission re@@ min@@ ds the european parliament that a full harmonisation directive on unfair busin@@ ess@@ -@@ to@@ -@@ consumer practices was already a very ambitious proposal which would have failed if its scope had been extended to busin@@ ess@@ -@@ to@@ -@@ business unfair competition practices .
in europe today we are sufficien@@ tly fa@@ mili@@ ar with the way the us stock exchange is super@@ vi@@ sed .
it is true that the united states di@@ stan@@ ced itself from the fron@@ t@@ line of climate policy when it refu@@ sed to rati@@ fy the ky@@ oto protocol .
let me end with a simple message - visit br@@ it@@ a@@ in !
as you are aware , with our new fine level , that is indeed not swe@@ et money any@@ more .
this is the case at the moment in romania , even in the region i come from , with regard to the radi@@ o@@ active lan@@ d@@ fi@@ ll from the ko@@ z@@ l@@ od@@ u@@ y power st@@ ation .
i am happy about this clear progress and i therefore also support you as a member of the du@@ tch delegation when it comes to un@@ b@@ un@@ dl@@ ing , the separ@@ ation of policy and implementation between energy networks and producers .
i wish to thank and congratulate the rapporteur on his work .
this was also very vi@@ sible here during the debate .
on the other hand , the tenden@@ cy towards a mid@@ -@@ year increase in payments is reducing not only in relation to gro@@ ss national product , but also in absolu@@ te mid@@ -@@ year terms .
just as germany must take on responsibility for mo@@ ro@@ cco in the mediterranean region , so too must spain take on responsibility for ukraine .
the european union is ar@@ med with certain values : respect for the protection of inte@@ l@@ le@@ c@@ tual property , fair@@ ness in terms of investments , access to markets , the fight against non-@@ tari@@ ff trade barriers and respect for social and environmental standards .
given the new market surve@@ il@@ l@@ ance circumstances , including the new legislative framework , the proposal for a regulation on harmoni@@ sed conditions for the marke@@ ting of construction products could be an important lan@@ d@@ mark on the way towards the up@@ d@@ ating , simpli@@ fication and re@@ plac@@ ing of the directive .
however , they will cover all national or cross-border road transport services over di@@ stances in exce@@ ss of 2@@ 50 k@@ m .
it clearly and deci@@ de@@ dly pu@@ ts the health of patients first , and it se@@ ts the scen@@ e for health systems in different member states to compe@@ te for improvement on a healthy basis .
this reports cap@@ tures the status qu@@ o in the area of con@@ v@@ enti@@ onal energy sources and technologies , and at the same time dra@@ ws attention , in a complex way , towards many aspects of their further use in the context of both secur@@ ing energy suppl@@ ies and the need to continu@@ ously increase emissions .
vice-president of the european commission , mar@@ got w@@ all@@ ström , has been pro@@ active in matters to do with equality .
i fail to understand why the union does not enter into its accounts the eur 3@@ 7@@ .@@ 2 billion that the member states owe for staff pensions , since it has approxim@@ ately eur 4@@ 4 billion negative own capital as a result .
in europe , women still ear@@ n on average 18 % less than men .
europe must nevertheless succeed in applying tou@@ gh@@ er regulations to a sector that otherwise risks becoming increasingly in@@ va@@ sive , particularly as a result of the use of new technologies it is in fact increasingly common for consumers to provide sensitive data without being aware of the results that may be der@@ i@@ ved from them .
i voted in favour of this report on the proposal for a council decision on the conclusion of an agreement between the european community and canada on civil aviation safety .
that is not the case , however , in cities like mis@@ r@@ ata and other areas contro@@ lled by g@@ ad@@ da@@ fi .
mr president , european legislation was set to encourage enterprises to improve their products and obtain higher standards of energy efficiency and environmental compliance .
( sv ) mr president , russia 's attack on georgia is not an i@@ sol@@ ated inci@@ dent .
then there was the domestic political inst@@ ability , which tar@@ ni@@ shed the im@@ age of the european union or , in other words , of all of us .
it would be in order for all of us here to recognise that we are concerned about people and that is why we take the position that we take .
according to frontex , 90 % of illegal immigrants who come to europe enter via greece .
what do we want to com@@ memor@@ ate , and how ?
hence , thanks to taxpayers ' contributions , the budget generally provides an opportunity for our countries to help the weak@@ est in society .
simpli@@ fications in procurement , the combating of late payment or facilities for bor@@ row@@ ing and setting up new companies are efficient instruments in this connection .
what is also needed here is solidarity , however . in the fran@@ co@@ -@@ german proposal , i see the real danger of en@@ ding up in a situation where the stronger countries will have greater le@@ e@@ way , and where greece will be unable to go beyond certain limits .
i therefore thank the rapporteur for acti@@ vely se@@ iz@@ ing this opportunity .
in the years to come , new lan@@ d@@ fi@@ lls and new in@@ c@@ in@@ er@@ ators will be required , and the associated sites will need to be identified .
however , in order to as@@ ser@@ t european solidarity and ensure that member states can cat@@ ch up success@@ fully , it is essential that gdp remains the fundamental and exclu@@ sive indi@@ cat@@ or for the distribution of funds at eu level .
the security and safety of such services is vital for use@@ r confidence .
now , all the prime ministers appla@@ u@@ ded their da@@ nish colleague when he told the summit how he had che@@ ated the dan@@ es on a referendum .
they are not even embar@@ ra@@ ssed about saying and doing the op@@ posi@@ te of what they previ@@ ously announced .
let us be more serious , please !
i do not think that the question of security is very pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ced in this document and yet it is very important , because we must avoid cont@@ amin@@ ating an important principle , an important institution of such great humanitarian value , in other words , the enti@@ t@@ lement to asylum , with the gru@@ b@@ by interests of those who traffic in illegal immigrants and who often use asylum as a way of in@@ fil@@ tr@@ ating people who have no rights and no relationship to those actually being persecu@@ ted .
regar@@ dless of the developments which led to the out@@ bre@@ ak of this conflict , it is already having adver@@ se effects of significant propor@@ tions on the civili@@ ans in the area and on the united nations ' presence in gaza .
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( ga ) madam president , i would first of all like to thank both you and the rapporteurs .
this is an ab@@ er@@ r@@ ation because the european union is based on the concept of non-@@ discrimination , on the principle of equality , which today is being neg@@ ated in that country : it is fail@@ ing to recognise those people 's rights and is subje@@ cting a group to histori@@ cal discrimination pu@@ rely on account of its ethnic origin .
i am pleased that the european council remains committed to action on climate change .
i welcome the adoption of this report , which will allow the agency to become fully operational , thus enab@@ ling it to ac@@ compli@@ sh its task and safeguard the rights of eu citizens .
now i recently published the latest addition of my peri@@ odi@@ c study , ' how much does the european union cost br@@ it@@ a@@ in ? ' , which is available on my we@@ b@@ site .
although it was unable to avoid monetary tur@@ bul@@ ence and the consequ@@ ent crisis in economic growth that we are living through , it succe@@ eded in mi@@ ti@@ g@@ ating many of the negative consequences of the current situation .
i have got to know her as a very good colleague , and i would say that she is also a convinced european .
we also have to fulfil european union technical requirements in relation to cat@@ aly@@ tic conver@@ ters through the ti@@ gh@@ ten@@ e@@ d-@@ up euro standards euro 4 and euro 5 .
as normal , we will maintain strong dialogue with parliament and we will of course hope for your continu@@ ed support on this issue .
there is an urgent need for better access to financing for small and medium-sized enterprises .
it points out that n@@ one of the dimen@@ sions may be strengthened to the de@@ tr@@ im@@ ent of another .
the private data of the individual cannot be je@@ opar@@ di@@ sed by other measures .
given all these things , mr president , commissioner , it is unacceptable that the commission is now taking advantage of these regions ' succe@@ sses and now also wishes to use them as a threat against member states that do not meet mac@@ ro-@@ economic criteria .
creating a single market is a shared responsibility .
a law adopted in 2007 is offici@@ ally de@@ voted to them .
the amendment is as follow@@ s : in an@@ ne@@ x 1 the new fi@@ g@@ ure for item b ' neighbourhood and partnership countries ' should read 13 6@@ 6@@ 4 000 000 , with the fi@@ g@@ ure for the sub@@ -@@ ce@@ il@@ ing for ' mediterranean countries ' 9 7@@ 00 000 000 .
i agree that we must de@@ constru@@ ct the unnecessary bureaucr@@ acy , mainly if the provisions make it impossible for small businesses to work .
can human rights values depend on a majority reached one day , which may be a minority another day ?
this is to do with the european institu@@ te for gender equality and its funding .
gender equality is one of the values on which we are building the european union and in that context equality should extend to all areas .
this information should be provided no later than at the time of pur@@ ch@@ as@@ ing the tic@@ ke@@ t .
if these amendments are adopted , we can take pri@@ de in a job that may improve the situation of women and thus of the whole of central american society .
this poses a particular challenge of us , as politicians , as we have normal technological progress which is , of course , characteri@@ sed by the fact that we have more energy efficient products and mo@@ des of economic operation .
we inv@@ ite the council and the commission carefully to monitor the situation in the black sea and to take concrete measures to help to reduce the eco@@ logical impact of the disaster .
the propor@@ tion of pre@@ c@@ arious employment contracts ( temporary work , invol@@ un@@ tary part@@ -@@ time work , agency work ) has ri@@ sen consider@@ ably .
the hungarian presidency has my full support in acce@@ ler@@ ating work to ensure adoption by june .
commissioner , the economic crisis has shown us that countries with an industrial base not only survi@@ ve ; they also prospe@@ r .
from you i expect that during your presidency , you will implement the treaty that you concluded with prime minister san@@ a@@ der and that a solution will then be found to the dispu@@ ted borders through ap@@ pra@@ is@@ al by a third party .
the measures proposed to combat gender ste@@ re@@ o@@ types and for equal represent@@ ation in decision-making , elimin@@ ation of every kind of g@@ end@@ er@@ -based violence , et@@ c@@ . are a move in the right direction but will remain wi@@ sh@@ ful thinking as long as the roo@@ t cause responsible for these conditions and maintaining them remains , namely the capit@@ alist system , which gener@@ ates and ag@@ gra@@ v@@ ates discrimination and in@@ equality .
i am therefore delighted to see the support that this proposal enjo@@ ys and i hope that we will be able to work in the same way with parliament on other subje@@ cts in the future .
this is a report crucial to our way of thinking .
according to the report , he was acting in performance of his du@@ ties as member of the european parliament and car@@ rying out political activities by ex@@ pressing his opinion on a matter of public interest to his constitu@@ ents .
combating de@@ ser@@ ti@@ fication ent@@ a@@ ils the prevention of hun@@ ger and , through that , the prevention of conflict .
in@@ fli@@ cting in@@ hum@@ ane and degra@@ ding treatment , such as electri@@ c sh@@ oc@@ ks , ' vir@@ gi@@ ni@@ ty tests ' , physi@@ cal and psy@@ cho@@ logical violence , rap@@ e and s@@ la@@ very , is an unacceptable practice to which we must say ' enough ' .
( fr ) mr president , i shall come stra@@ ight to the point .
if cross-border trade increases , consumers will be offered a wi@@ der choice of products and more competitive prices .
is the commission satis@@ fied with the performance to date of the european autom@@ ob@@ ile industry in reducing carbon dio@@ xi@@ de emissions and fuel consumption ?
we still have a long way to go , because we need a common foreign and security policy in order to be a global pla@@ yer .
without a swift and effective judicial investigation and with no guarantee that the safety of human rights acti@@ vi@@ sts will be respected , the situation may in fact become extremely worrying .
even then , information needs to cir@@ cul@@ ate .
in fact , am@@ ne@@ sty international recently highligh@@ ted the fact that , following the elections , the number of people con@@ vi@@ cted and then execu@@ ted has multi@@ pl@@ ied significantly .
action has to be taken , commissioner , before it is too late .
i have , nevertheless , cho@@ sen to ab@@ sta@@ in , because the report was strongly prote@@ cti@@ oni@@ st in places .
in the case of blu@@ e@@ ton@@ gue , we have , of course , benefi@@ ted from the fact that we supported research and now have an in@@ activ@@ ated vacc@@ ine and are able to carry out comprehensive vacc@@ ination , which was previ@@ ously very dangerous and very difficult .
i hope that despite this crisis , our national governments will be able to listen to suggesti@@ ons from this house and work together in a constructive manner .
although the eu has not endor@@ sed all the recommendations , it made it clear that it takes the go@@ ld@@ stone report very seriously .
no@@ body ever questions the in@@ tr@@ insi@@ c quality of this legislation , or even the real need for or relev@@ ance of the 90 000 pa@@ ges of text which represent what you call the ' acquis com@@ mu@@ nau@@ ta@@ ire ' , or of the approxim@@ ately 1 7@@ 00 directives concerning the internal market .
under the amending budget a joint execu@@ tive agency , the research execu@@ tive agency ( re@@ a ) , is created , for the other programmes under the se@@ v@@ ent@@ h framework programme for research too .
we must resolve to go for more cooperation but also more harmonisation , where@@ ver possible .
anti-@@ family , soci@@ o-@@ economic policies , the promotion of family mode@@ ls with few children and chil@@ dless mar@@ ri@@ ages by the media , as well as policies condu@@ ci@@ ve to family b@@ reak@@ down , are significant causes of the adver@@ se demographic changes in europe .
mr president , i am sor@@ ry , but the motion for a resolution on ven@@ e@@ zu@@ ela tabled mainly by the group of the european people 's party ( christian democrats ) is a practical jo@@ ke c@@ ob@@ b@@ led together in order to explo@@ it the urg@@ ency debate for political purposes and to try to dis@@ credit mr ch@@ á@@ ve@@ z .
eu law sti@@ pul@@ ates that , where a case is with@@ drawn , the proceedings can be termin@@ ated unless such termin@@ ation would not be in the community interests .
as such , the mid@@ -@@ term review of the current framework programme is crucial so that throughout the second half of its existence , it can contribute effectively to the european economy 's recovery .
i hope that the commission has not for@@ got@@ ten about that and will soon produce a proposal for a directive dealing with un@@ la@@ w@@ ful remo@@ v@@ als pri@@ or to 199@@ 3 .
although the agricultural budget needs to take into account un@@ fore@@ seen situations , even in the case of a sur@@ plus , i have some obje@@ ctions to it per@@ pe@@ tu@@ ally being used as a c@@ as@@ h co@@ w to cover any un@@ fore@@ seen event .
i think that their idea is an innovative and good one .
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i hope that colleagues will join me in supporting the package today .
parliament 's gr@@ ie@@ v@@ an@@ ces are not ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ous .
fundamental rights and the pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ tion of return must be respected .
we feel that , in view of the commission 's responsibility , there are two questions to be asked .
the text adopted today aims to establish cooperation so as to ensure the integrated protection of the eco@@ system and the sustainable development of the pre@@ sp@@ a par@@ k area , including the drawing up of integrated ri@@ ver basi@@ n management plans , in accordance with international and eu standards .
we must take more effective action in all areas of science , making re@@ cru@@ it@@ ment procedures and promotion requirements more transparent .
the oral question to the council on an international treaty to ban clu@@ ster muni@@ tions ; follow@@ -up to the os@@ l@@ o declaration , by jo@@ se@@ p bor@@ re@@ ll f@@ on@@ tel@@ les , on behalf of the committee on development - b@@ 6-0@@ 3@@ 19 / 2007 ) ;
it is also naturally the role of parents to ensure that all the rights of children are obser@@ ved .
i would , however , remind the commission that , as things stand , the only technology at an advan@@ ced de@@ sign stage that is capable of ensuring real energy efficiency and a sustain@@ ed reduction in co2 emissions is nuclear .
in this regard , we currently have on the table ro@@ me i , which ms ka@@ up@@ pi has referred to ; if we get that right , it will help .
thirdly , as regards private enforcement of competition rules , the commission takes note of parliament 's support for the creation of a european form of collective re@@ dre@@ ss , and of its request for specific eu legislation to ensure com@@ pen@@ sation for victims of infringe@@ ments of eu anti@@ trust law .
the health of the latter depen@@ ds on the quality of the produce of the former .
i therefore maintain the position of the committee on fisheries of asking for the ex@@ emp@@ tion to be suspen@@ ded in the review of the agreement that we are discussing .
i am very glad that you referred to the fight against crime as a serious problem of our european union .
it is due to fall to 7@@ .@@ 1 % this year , but will it ?
my group respe@@ cts that decision just as it also respe@@ cts that of the 18 member states that have to date expressed their support for the treaty and rati@@ fied it .
this would be a clear ge@@ st@@ ure of support to those in@@ compar@@ ably bra@@ ve chinese democracy acti@@ vi@@ sts .
we did not want to go beyond the treaty in any way .
third , i wish to congratulate mr so@@ lana because , without his charac@@ ter and cre@@ ati@@ vity , the common foreign and security policy probably would not be what it is today : the legal and docu@@ mentary basis , even with the advance of the 2003 strategy paper , would not have been enough to make so much progress on this common foreign and security policy in the last few years .
even with the new instrument for pre@@ -@@ accession assistance ( i@@ pa ) , which en@@ tered into force in 2007 , the court is not in a position to assess the effectiveness of the funds spent .
south africa , america , usa and russia all need these technologies , and in europe we fail to get these technologies off the ground .
i believe , and it is in our communication , that without cle@@ a@@ ning the banking system , we will not see the restor@@ ation of credit f@@ low to the real economy .
farmers require a minimum sele@@ ction of plant protection products because it is a matter of protecting the indi@@ gen@@ ous cultural lan@@ ds@@ ca@@ pe , producing t@@ op@@ -@@ quality food and protecting resources .
it pu@@ ts defence of the dignity and the hard working life of fisher@@ men at the centre of our concerns , given that it is the area with the highest per@@ cent@@ age of f@@ at@@ al acci@@ dents .
but you know that our message is structural reforms ; structural reforms to ele@@ v@@ ate the growth potential of europe and the job creation capacity of europe are absolutely essential .
we therefore expect , before talking about controls , before talking about a declaration , that things will indeed be simpli@@ fied up@@ stre@@ am for these benefi@@ ci@@ aries - especially associ@@ ations , individuals and so for@@ th .
mr cor@@ bet@@ t is effectively looking for the ste@@ am@@ rol@@ ler approach in politics .
this is good news in the interest of a level pla@@ ying field for the provision and use of tele@@ com services across borders in europe .
our fellow citizens must be better informed about country of origin mar@@ king and must be able to make purcha@@ ses in full knowledge of the facts .
i would urge member states to ex@@ p@@ and this scheme and its associated financing , both at european and national level , so that all children , including those of pre@@ -@@ school age , can receive a por@@ tion of fruit every day .
financial control on implementing the european union budget takes place on three levels : internal control , within each institution ; external control , carried out by the european court of auditors ; and a discharge procedure carried out by parliament .
mr president , first of all , citizens of ar@@ a@@ b nations have the same rights to democracy and human rights as anyone else .
let us hope for some wi@@ ll@@ ing@@ ness on the part of the member states .
the other day we were talking in the committee on budgets to commissioner k@@ all@@ as , who is unable at present to give us an answer as to where the appropriations will come from .
unfortunately , some member states - including my own - have not used the recent past to prepare a coherent energy strategy .
af@@ f@@ lu@@ ent regions should perhaps be allowed or obli@@ ged to do more to elimin@@ ate po@@ c@@ ke@@ ts of poverty .
within the field of research , in one of the research and innovation initiatives , the commission - and a group of commissioners in particular - is working on this topic so as to ensure that innovation can be boo@@ sted in the member states to intensi@@ fy health@@ -@@ related research , in par@@ alle@@ l with issues concerning the ag@@ eing of the population .
on 15 february 2011 , the commission adopted a new draft decision on mobili@@ sing the egf in favour of poland , with the aim of supporting the re@@ integration into the labour market of workers made redun@@ d@@ ant as a result of the world economic and financial crisis .
we are talking about an international criminal court that represents a commitment to defend human rights , and therefore to pro@@ secu@@ te crimes against humani@@ ty at universal level .
let each of us draw his own conclusion .
people suffer in sil@@ ence with their gi@@ f@@ ts and tal@@ ents hi@@ d@@ den even from themselves by these hi@@ d@@ den dis@@ abi@@ lities .
i would like to say that many international organisations are still there , condu@@ cting their investig@@ ations into what happened .
it is well known that , being an in@@ direct tax , vat h@@ its those dependent on their wag@@ es and low ear@@ ners particularly hard .
rapporteur . - mr president , could i start by than@@ king all my shadow rapporteurs , and indeed the french presidency for facilit@@ ating an early secon@@ d-@@ reading agreement ?
that is why we voted against this report : in defence of real measures in support of mi@@ cr@@ o , small and medium-sized enterprises , and in defence of other policies that safeguard their role and significant contribution to production in the industrial , agricultural and fishing sectors , and to employment with rights , trade and meeting the public 's basic needs .
today , the european union has a great responsibility to stand by the tuni@@ sian people in their democratic transition , but without inter@@ fering in it .
in writing . - ( pl ) health is one of the greatest b@@ less@@ ings a human being can enjo@@ y in life .
as the council is not here at the moment , perhaps the presidency could find out what it intends to do on this subject ?
he has stated that the cohesion policy should not change in its ess@@ enti@@ als - which is specifically re@@ confir@@ med in the new treaty - but that the content of the regional commitments and the programmes should change .
on the contrary , by issu@@ ing euro@@ bonds the anti-@@ crisis instrument could be finan@@ ced through the market , drawing on foreign capital and people looking to invest .
as has already been mentioned by mr vir@@ ran@@ ko@@ ski , we have previ@@ ously been war@@ ned that galileo has not been allocated sufficient money ; the situation that we are now facing therefore does not come as a surpri@@ se .
therefore , commissioner ku@@ ne@@ va , take a firm line in our trade relations too ; involve commissioner man@@ de@@ l@@ son , because thus far , he has unfortunately not yet shown appreci@@ ation for this topic .
i merely have to get up - to rise from this se@@ at - and the proceedings will be suspen@@ ded autom@@ atically .
are you prepared to bring together the existing uni@@ ts within your service that are working on these questions to make one de@@ part@@ ment which could be called the operational head@@ quar@@ ters ?
only then should parliament become active and make a decision .
however , are there also controls in place in the other direction ?
( de ) madam president , ladies and gentlemen , the debate about the euro , the debate about greece , has defined recent days .
as i said earlier , when than@@ king the rapporteur , mrs d@@ ü@@ h@@ r@@ ko@@ p , once again , clearly , in the commission 's view , the provisions on data protection will be supple@@ mented by the provisions of the framework decision on data protection in the third pillar .
in connection with these facts the spanish government should be called upon to carry out a tho@@ rou@@ gh review of legislation affecting the rights of individual property ow@@ ners as a result of massive ur@@ ba@@ nisation , in order to bring an end to the abuse of rights and obligations en@@ sh@@ r@@ ined in the ec treaty .
i very much expect us in this house to be able to debate the swift agreement once more .
that means that rules are needed .
for example , which would you choose if the aim of european economic competitiveness cla@@ shes with the aim of high levels of employment ?
i see this happening not in the countries of the european union , but specifically in china , which is using the issue of ra@@ w materials , and of r@@ are ear@@ th elements ( re@@ es ) in particular , to maintain its mono@@ po@@ ly and put other countries at a dis@@ advantage .
do@@ ha is the best trade policy instrument available on both those fron@@ ts .
until now , individual member states have had a very une@@ qu@@ al level of involvement , and there is a significant im@@ balance in terms of funding , equipment and operational matters .
we must understand these contradi@@ ctions of history and also these contradi@@ ctions of geogra@@ ph@@ y , but not give satisfac@@ tion to one side or the other .
all people in the middle east have the same worth .
it is important that the commission , the member states and the us are aware that , in the case of p@@ nr , parliament has its fin@@ ger on the bu@@ t@@ ton .
as@@ cri@@ b@@ ing so@@ le responsibility for this to the remo@@ val of quotas is a way of cu@@ tting the debate short .
i voted in favour of the motion for a resolution - amendment 3 - ( article 15@@ 7 ( 4 ) of the rules of procedure ) to re@@ place non-@@ legislative motion for a resolution on the role of minimum income in combating poverty and promoting an inclu@@ sive society in europe .
but also they may face violations of their fundamental rights , even from within their communities .
the british people that i represent want trade and cooperation in europe , but they are absolutely opposed to political union and a european ar@@ my .
however , poor social and environmental legislation in these countries means that there is a danger of un@@ reasonable working conditions , human rights violations and environmental damage .
the biggest change is in police and justice cooperation .
increasing our support for reforms and helping our partners to ali@@ g@@ n with the eu acquis will help stabili@@ se our eastern neighbours .
the contribution of women is crucial to meeting our ambitious targets of an overall employment rate of 7@@ 5 % by 2020 , but this cannot be done without ensuring the fundamental rights of women workers .
we as the european union bear responsibility for it and owe it to the nations and cul@@ tures of this region .
you look out on the world and it is already y@@ ours ' .
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the crisis in the da@@ iry industry has brought numerous farmers to the br@@ in@@ k of ban@@ kru@@ p@@ t@@ cy .
that is the basic principle of a democratic society , and a democratic a@@ zer@@ ba@@ ij@@ an has to be an aim just as important as ...
they will involve improving the efficiency of relatively compli@@ cated , s@@ op@@ hi@@ sti@@ cated systems secur@@ ing the regulation and exchange of energy between different media in the building itself .
i voted against the report on the european external action service , because it is being established using ob@@ s@@ cur@@ e procedures , with con@@ fu@@ sed competen@@ ces and a very clearly restri@@ cted role for the european parliament , the only elected institution of the eu , which is limited sole@@ ly to budgetary aspects .
finally , i should like to take advantage of my speaking time to call on you , mr president , to exer@@ t your influence in ob@@ taining satisfac@@ tion in the european parliament of the just demands of the workers , who are taking to the stre@@ ets .
it is about respon@@ ding to anti-@@ competitive condu@@ ct , and that response must be effective and firm .
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voting ' no ' today is the easy , head@@ lin@@ e-@@ gra@@ b@@ b@@ ing way out , and in this case i am convinced that it will not serve those primarily concerned , namely the migrants themselves , who have to be hel@@ ped and in some cases reas@@ oned with .
we also dis@@ agree with the exclu@@ sive concentr@@ ation on air traffic manag@@ ers , since the changes will affect everyone working in air traffic control .
but in europe , we had the trage@@ dy of ' the comm@@ ons ' , where we said it was a common re@@ source to which all ve@@ ssels had equal access .
in writing . - i voted in favour of this report because it stre@@ sses the importance of agree@@ ing on a syste@@ mic approach to setting up a coherent ' beyond gdp system ' to contribute to improved policy analysis .
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i seem to remember that during the debate on the regulation on measures to guarantee the security of energy supply , a european commitment on this issue was agreed .
we have already discussed this issue this mor@@ ning .
the fact that activities of the committee on petitions are effective gives in@@ habit@@ ants a clear signal that their justified concerns are being investig@@ ated effectively , which cre@@ ates a real link between citizens and the european union .
law is not so@@ ft , law is co@@ er@@ ci@@ ve .
second , concerning the review pursu@@ ant to article 19 , the commission intends to under@@ take , no later than three years after the entry into force of this directive , an impact assessment focu@@ sing on the changes in scope .
i support the rapporteur in his as@@ ser@@ tion that the current vat system , part@@ ly due to an increase in its comple@@ x@@ ity , has not ke@@ pt pac@@ e with growth in the internal market and actually places companies and small and medium-sized enterprises at a dis@@ advantage by consider@@ ably affecting their competitiveness .
i do not intend to focus on the deta@@ ils of the new legislation now ; you are fa@@ mili@@ ar with them already and mr verheugen has already mentioned a number of them .
now you need to start putting it into practice .
however , i would like to begin with the question : what causes more damage to our security ?
where should we lo@@ cate these de@@ sper@@ ate people who arri@@ ve in the member states and , at the same time , how should we elimin@@ ate that en@@ su@@ ing f@@ ri@@ ction which we sometimes see as re@@ sent@@ ment , an@@ ger and ra@@ ge , leading to rather worrying forms of ant@@ ag@@ o@@ nis@@ m ?
the best mechanism needs to be identified , and we shall , in any case , give consideration to this .
as you as aware , a report was published recently by the independent international fac@@ t-@@ finding mission on the conflict in georgia .
this would therefore require a large amount of labour migration .
we want to tell the commission and the council firmly that the european union , which has fl@@ own the fla@@ g for the fight against atmo@@ sp@@ h@@ eri@@ c emissions and climate change in front of the world , now has to be consistent if it does not want to lose credibility .
i do not want to be@@ little anything the commission has done ; i think it has made this a priority .
we should instead increase our investment in , and research into , green technology .
its current government is providing un@@ convin@@ cing justi@@ fications for their former alliance with h@@ it@@ ler .
the prote@@ ctive equipment is very often left at home or just not available at all .
let me just state some basic facts .
as you will know , and as already mentioned here today , in the me@@ an@@ time - i believe just yesterday - the security council author@@ i@@ sed the european union to de@@ plo@@ y this operation .
on the one hand , the private enti@@ ty , which has been setting worldwide voluntary standards since 19@@ 7@@ 3 on a corpor@@ ate and professional basis , now fin@@ ds itself in a position of huge responsibility ent@@ a@@ il@@ ing a change in its nature , procedures and com@@ position in order that it can become a transparent , contro@@ ll@@ able institution , with a legitimacy refle@@ cting its new role .
in austria , we have a simple saying : he who provides help quickly provides t@@ wi@@ ce as much help .
in writing . - i support this report , which as@@ ser@@ ts that the second revision of the ac@@ p@@ -@@ eu partnership agreement must be consistent with the actual global crisis and be carried out in a way that fully respe@@ cts a partnership of equ@@ als .
if it had the same values as the eu , other questions would be asked about russia .
as far as our dialo@@ gu@@ es with the turkish authorities are concerned , as part of the negotiations on what we call the revi@@ sed accession partnership for turkey , it is very clear that everything relating to fundamental freedoms , to religious freedom , and to the need to take the measures required to establish a climate of toler@@ ance in which full respect for religious freedom can be guaranteed , has been raised and is at the heart of our dialogue with the turkish authorities .
in the wrong hands these goods may become tor@@ ture equipment or weapons of mass destruction .
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it must be avo@@ i@@ ded at all costs that an accident investigation is politici@@ sed and the authorities seek to dis@@ claim responsibility and influence the outcome of the investig@@ ations .
i should take this opportunity to remind you once again that smes are the most auth@@ enti@@ c representatives of the european economic f@@ ab@@ ri@@ c and provide numerous examples of excell@@ ence that should be encouraged and supported .
all that this european union has done is to increase bureaucr@@ acy , create unnecessary rules - particularly in my country , the ne@@ ther@@ lands - and bring tax increases , mass immigration , crime and a lack of security .
we have to stand up for them .
this is not an easy objective for industry , but then it is not sup@@ posed to be .
the outcome of the un climate summit in copenhagen was a disap@@ poin@@ ting agreement which will not be able to keep global war@@ ming be@@ low 2 ° c@@ . on top of that , it is neither global nor binding .
the first tragi@@ c consequences of this policy were seen in evi@@ a on 12 september 2009 - just a few days ago - with the cat@@ astro@@ phic flo@@ ods which swe@@ pt through fi@@ re-@@ ra@@ v@@ aged evi@@ a .
it is not in europe 's interest for these reforms to fail because they will enable france to put its public finances in order and to fulfil its commitments .
member of the commission . - madam president , just a short response to ms an@@ dre@@ a@@ sen , mr har@@ t@@ ong , mr bel@@ der , mr v@@ an@@ he@@ ck@@ e , mr fa@@ jm@@ on , mr v@@ las@@ á@@ k and mr b@@ ron@@ s - the latter being in opposition to parliament 's position on the budget and the proposal of the commission .
this policy of non-@@ inter@@ ference , with china 's le@@ ni@@ ent atti@@ tu@@ des towards questi@@ on@@ able regi@@ mes , such as those in sud@@ an , is a continu@@ ed issue of concern to be addressed .
no-@@ one talks about the psy@@ cho@@ logical damage to the ' com@@ for@@ t women ' themselves .
on behalf of the alde group . - mr president , the commissioner is te@@ lling us that the memor@@ an@@ dum of understanding was drawn up under article 1@@ 22 , part 2 .
mr president , last su@@ n@@ day , a bo@@ at car@@ rying 2@@ 60 immigrants lan@@ ded on our sho@@ res .
while europe is facing budgetary con@@ stra@@ ints ab@@ sor@@ bed at national level , the rati@@ on@@ alisation of agencies in terms of powers , effectiveness and evaluation of their re@@ mits should be bro@@ ach@@ ed and parliament must bring forward proposals .
govern@@ ment@@ -@@ led campa@@ ig@@ ns should increasingly focus on the social costs of counterfe@@ iting and pi@@ r@@ acy , such as health and safety .
rapporteur . - ( hu ) commissioner , madam president , thank you for this debate .
we should pa@@ ss a resolution ahead of the summit , since otherwise it may be mis@@ interpre@@ ted as mea@@ ning that the european parliament does not op@@ pose such negative positions .
the court of auditors highligh@@ ted weak@@ ne@@ sses in the management of fe@@ es , with significant dela@@ ys in issu@@ ing recovery ord@@ ers ( up to 21 months ) , as well as weak@@ ne@@ sses in the agency 's tre@@ a@@ sur@@ y policy and fail@@ ings in its management of procurement procedures .
this did not happen .
this vol@@ ati@@ lity causes highly concentr@@ ated va@@ po@@ urs to form in the am@@ bie@@ n@@ t air which can ea@@ si@@ ly be in@@ hal@@ ed by users of pa@@ int stri@@ p@@ pers and which then have a direct to@@ xi@@ c effect on the central ner@@ v@@ ous system .
the new treaty also impro@@ ves the powers of the european parliament in other respe@@ cts .
in writing - ( pl ) i voted in favour of the report by mr ford on trade and economic relations with a@@ se@@ an ( the association of the south east a@@ sian nations ) .
we fully support the compromise , which is the product of more than a year 's work .
( pt ) mr president , i want to congratulate mrs m@@ our@@ a on the report adopted today .
it is clear , though , that we do , in general , agree on the diagno@@ sis , and as the commission has said it is something that was started by the council , was followed up by the commission and is today being supported by parliament , which of course pu@@ ts a lot of responsibility on your sh@@ ou@@ l@@ ders , commissioner , because we do have a common approach .
i would like to war@@ n everyone that we are pu@@ shing ahead too quickly in this area .
she carried out very important work on an extremely complex subject , as commissioner malmström said .
as a community of values , the issue is that raised by the commissioner - i quot@@ e , ' that inter@@ cep@@ tion must be used excep@@ tion@@ ally ' .
the inter@@ institutional cooperation worked well and produced good results .
regarding the question from ch@@ r@@ is da@@ v@@ ies , we will provide a written answer on that particular question but , basi@@ cally , the commission is focused on implementation .
the council has failed to pu@@ sh through its unacceptable proposals to am@@ end the working time directive , which would have je@@ opar@@ di@@ sed the vi@@ ct@@ ories hard w@@ on during over 100 years of labour strug@@ gle .
str@@ ing@@ ent criteria must apply in the areas of training and occup@@ ational safety and tho@@ rou@@ gh investig@@ ations are required .
to achieve this , europe must know how to speak with one strong and determined voice .
it is also encouraging that i received positive re@@ actions from commissioner bar@@ nie@@ r and commissioner dal@@ li regarding my proposal on the top 20 fru@@ str@@ ations as expressed by european citizens , on the creation of a collective re@@ me@@ dy mechanism and on a communication strategy specifically targeted at every day problems experienced by our citizens .
however , to tell you the truth , commissioner , when you com@@ pi@@ led the list of proposals for fre@@ ight services - i still remember that ne@@ il k@@ inno@@ ck had already had the idea of separ@@ ate rail networks for fre@@ ight transport - you were once again acting on the commission 's proposal ' towards a rail network giving priority to fre@@ ight ' .
in this connection , i should like to refer to mr lam@@ ber@@ ts ' support .
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i believe that increasing european mobility im@@ pl@@ ies both harmonisation of the rules of the road in the member states and a gradu@@ al conver@@ gence of traffic off@@ ence penalties .
are we , at our taxpayers ' expen@@ se , paying for poverty rel@@ ief in one of the ri@@ che@@ st o@@ il@@ -@@ producing nations in the world because they have cho@@ sen to spend bi@@ llions on a nuclear weapons programme ?
however , flexibility does not just mean change between sectors ; it means a general response .
in writing . - i welcome ale@@ ss@@ and@@ ro fo@@ gl@@ ie@@ t@@ ta 's report on the wh@@ ite paper on nu@@ tri@@ tion , over@@ we@@ ight and obe@@ si@@ ty@@ -@@ related health issues .
until those are investig@@ ated , until the os@@ ce reports , many will simply not believe the results , wh@@ ate@@ ver moldova 's courts conclude .
i welcome the equal we@@ i@@ gh@@ ting given to the three sides of this tri@@ an@@ gle .
ni@@ ne@@ ty per cent !
the progress of the internal market and further development of the regions comple@@ ment each other and jo@@ in@@ tly create a power@@ ful europe characteri@@ sed by cohesion and competitiveness .
i also support mr tan@@ no@@ ck 's idea that ' any way out is a good way out ' .
since 0@@ 8@@ .@@ 00 on s@@ at@@ ur@@ day mor@@ ning , my experts have been looking at the pa@@ pers and i have come to the conclusion today that all the points on the basis of law which the commission asked for from france have been ans@@ wered - though , of course , not yet applied in national french law , because first they have to go to the sen@@ ate and then be introduced de fac@@ to into french law and applied in real terms .
the market was to be go@@ d ; competition was to be king .
we should realise that all eu citizens will suffer from this problem , and so@@ oner or later , everyone will require assistance .
this means that there must be recognition of the need to implement an effective action plan in order to ensure appropriate lin@@ k@@ ages between the approach@@ es and initiatives of the different member states and the eu regarding the prevention of , de@@ te@@ ction of , prepar@@ ation for and response to c@@ br@@ n inci@@ dents .
we are of the opinion that it is not possible to regulate this sort of visa at eu level .
kore@@ an custom@@ ers bu@@ y some eur 25 billion worth of eu goods every year .
while the western european governments are already thinking about drawing up their ex@@ it strategies , some countries in central and eastern europe which have been worst affected by the crisis are still facing major rece@@ ssion in 2010 as well .
has a comprehensive , general eu policy been applied so far to tackle this problem ?
should the use of natural gas become more wi@@ des@@ pread , it will no doubt change the policy on energy in both mal@@ ta and go@@ z@@ o .
wal@@ es also suf@@ fers high unemployment levels and will be gre@@ at@@ ly affected by forthcoming uk government civil service cuts .
without the mon@@ tre@@ al protocol and without the even more ambitious community regulation , emissions of greenhouse ga@@ ses at global level would perhaps be up to 50 % higher than they are at present .
i have absolutely no qu@@ al@@ ms , then , in saying that i fully endorse the rapporteur 's efforts , that he is doing democracy a good service , and that we should move forward not only towards transparency but , above all , towards ensuring that transparency is not just a fine word but means something concrete .
bearing in mind that only 20 % of medicines for human and ve@@ ter@@ inary use are author@@ i@@ sed via community procedures , this revision of the directive will have a considerable impact on the p@@ har@@ maceu@@ tic@@ als market in the european union .
we need to do more - and we are not the ones asking to di@@ lu@@ te the decision we need to take in copenhagen - but a lot of work needs to be done to get others to move .
the first item is the report by mr gar@@ ri@@ ga pol@@ le@@ do , on behalf of the special committee on the policy challenges and budgetary resources for a sustainable european union after 2013 , on invest@@ ing in the future : a new multi@@ annual financial framework ( m@@ ff ) for a competitive , sustainable and inclu@@ sive europe .
in addition , we have carried out a revision for un@@ used funds from 2009 so that a total of eur 1.@@ 9 billion for energy and an additional eur 4@@ 20 million for broad@@ b@@ and internet in categor@@ y ii could be put in place .
however , organis@@ ing a system that is so bureaucr@@ atic as to be in@@ efficient st@@ em@@ s from poor legislation .
the lisbon strategy has failed in its mission to er@@ adi@@ cate poverty .
i believe a great deal more information is needed .
i wish to stress the quite specific economic inter@@ depend@@ ence of the countries in the danube region and the importance of investments not only in it@@ c , but also in developing small and medium-sized enterprises and their research de@@ part@@ ments in order to ensure sustainable growth and efficiency and boost the growth of the green economy .
the commission must stabili@@ se the da@@ iry market in europe quickly .
we should move away from short-@@ si@@ ghted economic interests and base this policy on a human rights and democracy approach , moving from status qu@@ o policy to transition policy .
it is only christi@@ ani@@ ty that can integr@@ ate other religi@@ ons into a shared european project , by acknowled@@ ging what se@@ cul@@ ar ideo@@ lo@@ gies cannot .
the eu has shown its commitment to combating poverty in europe within the framework of initiatives promo@@ ted for 2010 , the european year for combating poverty and social exclusion , and with regard to achieving the united nations mi@@ ll@@ en@@ nium development goals .
despite the obje@@ ctions we have put forward above , we have voted in favour of the resolution because we believe that it is important to stress that belarus must become democratic .
in the international are@@ na , too , it is high time for europe to com@@ mit itself and to pursu@@ e closer lin@@ ks with partners who share our vision of the world .
that is an un@@ de@@ ni@@ able right , and one that should be granted to all th@@ a@@ i people .
in the ab@@ s@@ ence of an auton@@ om@@ ous budget , the agency is de fac@@ to integrated into the commission .
that is the ac@@ id test .
trade and economic relations with the countries of south east asia ( a@@ se@@ an ) (
on the idea of exten@@ ding this one@@ -@@ year 0 % se@@ t-@@ a@@ side to two years , i must say that we will have the possibility of discussing the communication during the w@@ inte@@ r and the legal proposals next spr@@ ing and sum@@ mer , when we will have a clear idea of which direction we are moving in .
the improvement of the human rights situation in iran is , for the commission , essential to enhance its political dialogue and cooperation with iran in the ne@@ ar future .
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to what extent is it prepared to eng@@ age in constructive dialogue , before and after the election in le@@ ban@@ on ?
( de ) mr president , i take it for granted that the european parliament will speak out when it is possible to save people from execu@@ tion and , therefore , i support the call for a mor@@ atorium on the death penalty .
unfortunately , even in democratic socie@@ ties , these traditional means of communication often fail because of commercial interests or because their management bel@@ ong@@ s to a particular political mil@@ ie@@ u and in@@ directly obli@@ ges employees to practice self-@@ cen@@ sor@@ ship .
the proposal for the structure and focus of the work in the syste@@ mic risk council was adopted by the eu 's finance ministers at the e@@ cof@@ in meeting on 20 october .
it is a p@@ ity , because respect for people who are different and the promotion of equal opportunities for men and women are a real social challenge .
so i think it is very important to address not only issues about oil prices but all the sectors .
mr president , i know that this report is specifically in relation to roma families and other specific groups .
the mor@@ atorium decre@@ ed by iran 's ch@@ ief judi@@ ci@@ ary , a@@ y@@ at@@ ol@@ la@@ h sha@@ h@@ rou@@ d@@ i , on youth execu@@ tions is b@@ lat@@ antly viol@@ ated by his own jud@@ ges .
to prevent any unnecessary and counter@@ -@@ productive delay with that revision , however , parliament has clearly proposed that no exten@@ sion of eli@@ gible asse@@ ts should take place until legislative reform of the u@@ ci@@ ts directive is complete .
i would like to point out , and i do not want by any means to be@@ little the work of the committee on legal affairs , that there are numerous un@@ resolved points and problems when it comes to the effects of this council regulation on our assi@@ stan@@ ts .
however , having heard the council this mor@@ ning , having spoken to my portuguese colleagues , i am convinced that there is a possibility that a successful strategic partnership agreement with brazi@@ l can make it easier in the do@@ ha round if we develop understanding between ourselves and a key do@@ ha pla@@ yer .
in writing . - one of the great m@@ yst@@ er@@ ies to the population of the european union is how we can devi@@ se a system that pa@@ ys farmers for lea@@ ving land id@@ le .
the effects of the crisis are pu@@ shing social in@@ equ@@ alities in many countries to b@@ reak@@ ing point .
this regulation allows air@@ cra@@ ft considered un@@ safe to be pre@@ ven@@ ted from using community air@@ space and is an effective means of improving the application of international safety standards in countries in which the commission consid@@ ers that the minimum safety rules are not being respected .
law enforcement officials should fully apply the legislation against trafficking in the field of labour exploitation , including legislation com@@ pl@@ ying with the framework decision on trafficking and the directive on resid@@ ence per@@ mits for victims of trafficking .
that can only happen if we have a common basis and that basis is knowledge .
foreign affairs and diplom@@ acy come under national sovereignty , and that is why we voted against all the reports on this matter .
member of the commission . - the question raised by the honourable member is very important for consumers , tele@@ com service provi@@ ders and content provi@@ ders , and of course also for tele@@ com regul@@ ators .
that is why our approach is right : we are reque@@ sting the commission to put forward a coherent proposal on how we can have a european ma@@ ster plan and how we can introduce best practice so that we can all learn from each other and pursu@@ e this ex@@ pan@@ sion effectively .
so after this report , we will come with concrete proposals and we will definitely propose a common european approach on what the standards might be and what the requirements might be if member states op@@ t for the introduction or use of new s@@ cre@@ e@@ ning technologies .
there were people in the old regime , in the ru@@ ling clas@@ s , who took land , but when the government attemp@@ ted to take back that land , millions of poor people , poor pe@@ as@@ ants and people in s@@ lu@@ ms were evi@@ cted from their hom@@ es , from the last small sh@@ red of hope of survi@@ val which they had through a small pie@@ ce of land .
the doub@@ ts sur@@ ro@@ un@@ ding the treaty have been elimin@@ ated , but i also believe that there was an old , histori@@ cal argument involved here .
it is not an election like that for the president of france or the president of portugal .
colleagues , we are def@@ end@@ ers of democracy and , therefore , should have been more active already .
i con@@ firm that the commission does not rule out solutions other than infringe@@ ment procedures .
in addition , amounts for strengthening democracy and human rights under the european instrument for democracy and human rights ( e@@ id@@ h@@ r ) must be main@@ tained .
the effects of february 's disaster made themselves felt stra@@ ight away , and exten@@ sive and severe damage was caused to public and private infrastructure , businesses and cro@@ ps .
we are , of course , he@@ aring that there is a new threat of tro@@ u@@ ble from the united kingdom .
she asked the council to have the coura@@ ge to be present during this debate and express their view of the tibet question .
there are certain restrictions with regard to the documents of the court of justice of the european union , the european central bank and the european investment bank , but it is a significantly lar@@ ger area than it was previ@@ ously .
the flag@@ ship proposals in the commission 's europe 2020 strategy are important tools to create that europe , provided that we can make them come true .
i do not think that the up@@ coming ro@@ tation of the presidency and the european elections should limit the scope of the eu 's ambi@@ tions in meeting challenges which definitely require more common policies .
small and medium-sized far@@ ms have been particularly hard h@@ it and they are having to draw on their re@@ serves in order to survi@@ ve .
i also voted in favour of the ferre@@ ira , ha@@ gl@@ und and ford reports .
i have already had occa@@ sion to de@@ pl@@ or@@ e this and other resolutions , in february 2010 , when the previous urgent resolution on that country was adopted .
we must also focus on ensuring that european fisheries are not dis@@ coura@@ ged from becoming more efficient .
we in the eu do not realise what kin@@ ds of tools we have in our mo@@ sa@@ i@@ c com@@ position of 27 countries .
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humanitarian aid should be dis@@ bur@@ sed without political str@@ ings .
i shall try to keep to my speaking time .
i was very interested to read in the report that , while other committees have a hea@@ v@@ y responsibility of legislative activity , the committee on petitions has shown that its role and function are also essential .
your last statement tro@@ u@@ b@@ les me a little , because the experience of irish farmers , european farmers , when they are visi@@ ted by inspe@@ ct@@ ors from the commission , is not one of great assistance but of inspe@@ ction and che@@ c@@ king .
there is a range of legal instruments in place already to ensure the maximum protection possible for soil , and until these pie@@ ces of legislation are fully implemented and the effects are fully analy@@ sed , i do not believe that further legislation in this area is either necessary or desi@@ rable .
mrs bl@@ ak@@ e@@ y told me this personally .
of course it co@@ vers the healthcare sector , and we are very pleased that the agreement co@@ vers tra@@ ine@@ es and sub@@ contrac@@ tors .
i do not want cohesion policy to over@@ look the specific needs of the social groups with the most difficulties , as that is not com@@ p@@ ati@@ ble with an integrated approach or with a more strategic concept that is invest@@ ing in the sectors of the future .
the more countries are developed , the more they will be able to help combat poverty .
this lead@@ s us to the question i was asked by mr tar@@ a@@ bel@@ la .
this fact , comb@@ ined with climate change , provides sufficient grounds for mobili@@ sing all eu member states and making equal , consistent efforts to manage the union 's fore@@ sts .
i call on the eu to revi@@ se its policy to support democracy and human rights , so as to create a mechanism for implementing the human rights clause in all agreements with third countries .
even the euro@@ scep@@ tic@@ s or those who are critical of it are of the opinion that it is because of these youth mobility programmes that a certain added value has been achieved that benefits everyone .
in the delegation 's opinion it is necessary for environmental reasons , among others , to introduce 20 % com@@ pul@@ s@@ ory mo@@ du@@ l@@ ation and to strengthen the cross-@@ compliance system .
but , to be honest , no@@ body ca@@ res about this .
when we said that this was not a conflict between georgia and ab@@ k@@ ha@@ zi@@ a and south os@@ se@@ ti@@ a , but that it was a conflict between russia and georgia , no one wanted to listen .
by con@@ tra@@ st , the foreign policy of the spanish government has set a good example , as through constructive , exac@@ ting dialogue , a considerable number of pris@@ oners of con@@ science have been relea@@ sed .
i strongly support the need to allow member states to apply reduced vat rates to re@@ no@@ v@@ ation and re@@ pa@@ ir works aimed at boo@@ sting energy sa@@ ving and energy efficiency .
the tools that it needs include the stability instrument .
first , we need to put in practice an integrated approach to the territorial development in order to avoid a pie@@ ce@@ me@@ al approach to our territ@@ ories .
development of the trans@@ -@@ european transport network , provision for motor@@ ways of the sea and development of the inter@@ mod@@ ality of means of transport would lead to the creation of a european maritime transport system that is competitive and re@@ cep@@ tive to innov@@ ations .
they are m@@ ere wishes di@@ ver@@ ting attention away from the truth , because meeting the people 's needs is in@@ com@@ p@@ ati@@ ble with the su@@ pre@@ me principle of capit@@ alist development and the pursu@@ it of profit .
( hu ) we often hear the compla@@ int that the eu tr@@ ies to regulate everything while at the same time fail@@ ing to address important questions .
wi@@ der application of a reduced vat rate will not only fo@@ ster economic recovery , but will also contribute to the creation of new jobs and reduce the black economy .
mr president , we have often de@@ plo@@ red the sup@@ posed lack of information for the public in the run@@ -up to the european elections .
in writing . - congratul@@ ations to the south kore@@ an constitutional court for up@@ hol@@ ding the death penalty .
it would be pre@@ mat@@ ure for me to speak today of budgetary consequences .
global climate change is dam@@ aging to our environment , to our current way of life and to the opportunities of future gener@@ ations .
me@@ an@@ while , from the european side , we also hear serious re@@ serv@@ ations regarding the vast amount of state aid given to bo@@ eing in the form of tax b@@ reak@@ s provided by the states of il@@ lin@@ o@@ is , k@@ ans@@ as and wa@@ sh@@ ing@@ ton , as well as aid from the ar@@ my and na@@ sa within the framework of public procurement .
i voted against the proposal for a directive on the annual accounts of certain types of companies adopted on we@@ d@@ nes@@ day , 10 march 2010 .
there have been significant improvements recently in the european union in that regard .
that , i think , is what the european parliament has achieved .
these include re@@ ver@@ sing the tren@@ d in the number of patients with tu@@ ber@@ cu@@ lo@@ sis by 2015 and elimin@@ ating the disease by 2050 .
now , they wish to make re@@ course to the so-called ' simpli@@ fied procedure ' in order to hi@@ de the fact that they are , in fact , changing an important issue which is linked to constitu@@ tion@@ alisation , with a view to its trans@@ form@@ ation into a permanent fund , of the european financial stability fund , with the in@@ ad@@ mis@@ sible conditions contained in the so-called competitiveness pact and its severe consequences upon social policies : the de@@ valu@@ ation of sal@@ aries and pensions , and the increase in re@@ ti@@ rement age .
europe would therefore do well not to send its own tro@@ op@@ s to that region .
this house has called for an eu strategy and the commission is respon@@ ding to this request .
nevertheless , we would like at the same time to war@@ n of the gra@@ vity of what is happening and of the consequences of measures that continue to promote the liberalisation and priv@@ ati@@ sation of key public sectors and services , labour de@@ regulation , pre@@ c@@ arious and po@@ or@@ l@@ y-@@ paid work and rising prices of essential goods , which is helping economic and financial groups to boost their win@@ d@@ fall profits at the cost of increased poverty .
no efficiency savings as a result of the mer@@ ger are in si@@ ght .
the committee on agriculture and rural development expe@@ cts that part of this marg@@ in could be used on a programme to distribu@@ te fruit to school pu@@ pi@@ ls , thus promoting healthy e@@ ating ha@@ b@@ its .
in my country , portugal , colle@@ cting the fin@@ ger@@ pr@@ ints of children aged six years and up@@ war@@ ds is already a long-@@ standing practice , which is perhaps why i have no obje@@ ction to it .
( es ) mr president , i would like to talk to you all about el mu@@ se@@ l , the major port of my region , ast@@ ur@@ i@@ as .
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in the light of the financial crisis , this is said to be a way of sti@@ mul@@ ating the economy .
our determination to defend them should be no less .
the lon@@ don conference on 28 january is the next significant mi@@ le@@ stone and will raise issues of security , governance , and social , economic and regional development - very important issues .
technological developments , in particular , so-called intelli@@ gent transport systems , will also play an important role .
safe and complete de@@ commissi@@ oning is a key element of nuclear safety , for which we aim at the highest standards .
today i voted against mr barroso 's candi@@ d@@ acy for three essential reasons .
( pt ) next year , 2009 , the new multi@@ annual programme in the area of freedom , security and justice should be adopted .
i believe that transparency should also include talking about the fa@@ i@@ lu@@ res of policy that contribu@@ ted to the crisis and also of course about the ban@@ k@@ ers .
emergency measures therefore need to be adopted that give an immediate and suitable response to the sector 's soci@@ o-@@ economic needs , such as the creation of a guarantee fund , paid for at union level , that en@@ sures the stability of fuel prices and the use of all financial pos@@ sibilities and marg@@ ins of the eu budget to finance ex@@ tra@@ ordinary support measures for the sector .
whilst , of course , we must find solutions to deal with the immediate consequences of these policies , and fiscal re@@ tren@@ ch@@ ment is essential , we must equally import@@ antly com@@ mit ourselves to economic reform : to extend labour market flexibility to create jobs , to open markets and re@@ move barriers to trade , and to sti@@ mul@@ ate private investment so that we can fi@@ ll the vo@@ id left by reduced public sector spending .
they are waiting to hear from you ; from the people of europe .
indeed , the european union must avoid the i@@ sol@@ ation of belarus and eng@@ age in dialogue with the leadership of the country .
although this is work without materi@@ al re@@ mu@@ ner@@ ation , a volun@@ te@@ er recei@@ ves satisfac@@ tion of a different kind : he or she fulfi@@ ls his or her mo@@ ti@@ v@@ ation , reali@@ ses him or her@@ self , and shows solidarity with others .
there must be consist@@ ency between our trade and our relationship with this type of regime .
if , however , we are care@@ less and this ham@@ mer dro@@ ps on our fo@@ o@@ t , then we shall be able to wal@@ k no further .
nevertheless , the new social agenda appe@@ ars to lack ambitious goals and c@@ lar@@ ity , and has serious short@@ com@@ ings .
so i think it is unfair to look to the european union to try to solve all the problems , where we do not have the means to do so .
we have therefore asked and ask the commission now to consider greater flexibility in funding and , specifically , greater integration between the european agricultural fund for rural development and the cohesion fund .
so on this note of agreement across the house about the nature of this legislation and the positive direction in which europe is going when it comes to water quality , let us also look to the commission to say , ' you have the powers to investig@@ ate , to act and to en@@ force - please use them ' .
therefore , our request , which the report takes up with the internal market test , is that we bring together all of the essential elements that we value in the internal market , and that consumers like and enterprises need , and under@@ take a clear evaluation .
i voted in favour of this report because the european union must continue to enhance its security strategy , up@@ hold its values , pursu@@ e its interests , and protect its citizens , thereby contribu@@ ting to the pre@@ serv@@ ation of international peace and global security .
· mand@@ atory implementation of an alternative op@@ tion , however without negative effects on the environment ; ensuring safeguar@@ ds in the use of at@@ omi@@ c energy which also needs to be given a chance ; i state this as well , in my capacity as a representative of bulgaria , which has its own contribution in this process ;
there is still a lot to be done in the eu in the area of respect for individual and minority rights .
it will dis@@ se@@ min@@ ate information or refer the use@@ r to national sites . we will work very quickly on this sol@@ vit@@ .@@ eu site with my de@@ part@@ ments in con@@ jun@@ ction with another project relating to the your europe site .
i appla@@ ud the fact that the most contro@@ versi@@ al provisions have been remo@@ ved from the final form of this international agreement , such as the responsibility of third parties , mand@@ atory che@@ cks on com@@ pu@@ ter memor@@ ies when cro@@ ssing borders and the mand@@ atory application of the ' digital gu@@ il@@ lot@@ ine ' .
we cannot stand by and wat@@ ch min@@ or off@@ end@@ ers being han@@ ged , people being ra@@ ped and ar@@ bi@@ tr@@ ary violence w@@ rought upon citizens by their own regime .
europe - and i am fi@@ ni@@ shing here - must not lower its guard on this front either .
it should be applied no later than 2012 .
how much of this change is due to natural cli@@ matic v@@ ari@@ ation and how much is due to the accu@@ mul@@ ation of cli@@ matic change ga@@ ses in our atmo@@ sphere is still a matter of some dispu@@ te , among scienti@@ sts and politicians .
on behalf of the alde group . - ( es ) mr president , a community such as the lat@@ in-@@ cari@@ b@@ be@@ an community , whose entire population on the american continent re@@ se@@ mb@@ les our own , whom we can speak to in its own languages - portuguese , french and spanish , among others - mer@@ its special consideration and treatment by the european institutions .
today i want to thank presid@@ ents bor@@ re@@ ll and p@@ ö@@ t@@ ter@@ ing and parliament 's committee on petitions for supporting mi@@ cha@@ el 's campaign for justice .
the obstac@@ le which the peti@@ ti@@ oner fac@@ es in plac@@ ing the product on the market is the decision of the german authorities ( the 2005 pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ tion ) and not a decision of the commission .
i am also a sup@@ por@@ ter of what is called ' br@@ and europe ' , and the development and promotion of this , in such areas as support for tal@@ ent , tourism and the propag@@ ation of universal values , for example , should be based on closer collabor@@ ation between the eu 's member states .
this lead@@ s me to say that i have been surpri@@ sed to hear certain comments about the european union : firstly , that it has not re@@ ac@@ ted ; secondly , that it was power@@ less , and thirdly , that it adopted a position of weak@@ ness .
the current regi@@ mes con@@ tain sect@@ or@@ -@@ specific rules that made sense at that time ( in 2002 ) when a wa@@ ve of consolid@@ ation was expected in the vehi@@ cle sector .
it is no doubt these begin@@ ni@@ ng@@ s that have given bir@@ th to some of the report 's proposals , such as the suggesti@@ ons that the country responsible for consideration of an asylum request should take account of the appli@@ c@@ ant 's wishes , that this country should ultimately be determined by a european body , that appli@@ can@@ ts should have the same rights as long-term resid@@ ents , that they should have freedom of movement within the territory of europe , and so on .
we are not giving proper attention to the war@@ ning sign@@ als from the financial markets , or from people such as president tri@@ che@@ t , who indeed called the commission proposal a good but in@@ adequate step towards strengthening the stability and growth pact .
it is not only about the future of subsequ@@ ent gener@@ ations being je@@ opar@@ di@@ sed , but also about global justice .
you are already aware that there will be no ambitious deal in copenhagen if the concerns of the developing countries are not taken into account , not only those of emerging countries , but also very much the concerns of the most vulnerable and the poorest developing countries .
the so-called ' blo@@ ck ex@@ emp@@ tion ' regulation , introduced at european level in 2002 to increase competition in the mo@@ tor vehi@@ cle sector and bring tan@@ gible benefits to consumers , is reaching its ex@@ pi@@ ry date .
( sv ) mr president , the fact that fruit and ve@@ ge@@ tab@@ les are important for people is har@@ dly news , nor is the fact that they are important fo@@ ods for children .
we have been very vo@@ cal , both in public and in private , about the unacceptable closure of the gaza cro@@ ss@@ ings .
this exercise thre@@ w into star@@ k rel@@ ief the very different situations of each country ; the respective needs for reform as well as the different capac@@ ities for drawing up and propos@@ ing a governance plan .
without doubt , the increased powers granted to the european parliament under the treaty of lisbon enhance the role of the european parliament consider@@ ably and formul@@ ate tan@@ gible and effective respon@@ ses to the expectations of european citizens .
you have brought the im@@ f back into the european fo@@ ld .
i think that wide@@ -@@ ran@@ ging con@@ sult@@ ations need to be initi@@ ated with local and regional representatives in order to set out well defined guidelines on energy efficiency and support must be provided in devi@@ sing projects and ensuring access to the eur 9 billion made available by the commission via the cohesion policy .
on one hand , it can get us out of a difficult crisis situation and , on the other , it can make us even stronger and more influ@@ ential regarding policies which are being implemented in the rest of the world .
what do you think about amending the ma@@ a@@ stri@@ ch@@ t treaty criteria to perhaps include a new crit@@ eri@@ on relating to the balance of payments , a maximum limit on the current account defici@@ t and external debt ?
the next item is the comments of the council and the commission on the g20 summit in pit@@ t@@ sb@@ ur@@ gh , to be held on 2@@ 4@@ -@@ 25 september 2009 .
it takes 12 years to build a new nuclear power st@@ ation .
we already have problems in europe when it comes to security of supply , consumer rights and environmental concerns , and we have to do something about the greenhouse effect .
the european parliament is fully ready for this .
therefore , it is high time to re@@ kin@@ dle the star@@ s .
of course , no new surve@@ ys are needed to fulfil the new requirements of the regulation , which can be implemented using nation@@ ally available additional administrative sources and fee@@ d@@ back from existing surve@@ ys .
who has suf@@ fered because of them ?
we are currently wit@@ ne@@ ssing what is happening in ireland but , at the same time , i am also he@@ aring all kin@@ ds of proposals being put forward to the european council for the aboli@@ tion of wa@@ ge inde@@ x@@ ation and for the maxi@@ mis@@ ation of wa@@ ge increases , based on increases in labour produ@@ cti@@ vity , et@@ c .
the commission is strongly in favour of the sustainable management of fish stocks and commissioner bor@@ g has been very active in this matter .
we prote@@ st against the death of two ven@@ e@@ zu@@ el@@ an stu@@ dents who prote@@ sted against this sh@@ ut@@ t@@ ing@@ -@@ down of the free media ...
in this respect , i also wish to ask if we may expect further development of the energy policy that parliament reque@@ sted earlier this year .
( pl ) madam president , the short@@ age of healthcare staff is a global phenomen@@ on .
i congratulate the rapporteur on bringing such a relevant and sensitive subject to the attention of parliament .
we propose li@@ f@@ ting this ban on po@@ ul@@ try imports .
commissioner , the eu has done a great job in its farm@@ -@@ to@@ -@@ for@@ k system , and consumers should have confidence in it but , as an an@@ ci@@ ll@@ ary point , what about protecting eu producers ?
i think it is very important and necessary , mainly because our presence on the global we@@ b is almost universal . in a word , the internet has become part of our da@@ ily life .
today we are discussing in the european parliament one of the most important reports being deb@@ ated during this plenary session .
it is an expression of political declar@@ ations , resolutions , council declar@@ ations , presidency conclusions , but such provisions are not binding .
oc@@ curren@@ ces like this can be pre@@ ven@@ ted when the commission and parliament take adequate action , as mr j@@ ar@@ ze@@ mb@@ ow@@ ski has said .
therefore we have cho@@ sen to ab@@ sta@@ in .
the bonds that were managed by the commission were issued at 2.@@ 5 % and those that were managed by the inter@@ govern@@ mental system were put on the market at 2.@@ 8@@ 9 % .
the second is that it is ut@@ ter@@ ly de@@ spi@@ cable to make political capital out of something like the disaster that occur@@ red in hungary , and to compar@@ e it with something entirely un@@ conne@@ cted .
that sub@@ committee aims to facilitate dialogue within a context of mutual understanding , and respect for the positions of both parties , on all aspects of human rights and democracy , international and regional issues , in a comprehensive and non-@@ exclu@@ sive way .
this is a smo@@ ke@@ s@@ cre@@ en to make it appe@@ ar that europol officials ' immuni@@ ty will be limited when in fact europol 's powers will be extended after 2010 and the immuni@@ ty of its officials will be even more far@@ -@@ reaching .
could the council el@@ abor@@ ate a little on this point and give practical deta@@ ils as to how it will improve things for smes which are strug@@ gl@@ ing to survi@@ ve ?
it is re@@ ported that there are 1 4@@ 60 000 inter@@ n@@ ally disp@@ lac@@ ed people , most of them facing violence , and let me give a voice to those who do not have a voice , those who suffer such violence .
firstly , we have the more rapid development of the countries outside the euro zone than those within it .
we have a specific motion , that we do not discuss this matter today .
regional cooperation and inter@@ action among network operators help channe@@ l resources towards inter@@ conne@@ cti@@ vity and di@@ versi@@ fication of suppl@@ ies .
no less important for the country is the funding ear@@ mar@@ ked for measures aimed at moder@@ nising the energy sector , reducing harmful emissions , and at improving energy efficiency and savings .
following in the fo@@ ot@@ steps of the european parliament 's excellent fi@@ ve@@ -@@ committee report of july , the commission 's vision of an integrated maritime policy for the union and an action plan were fully endor@@ sed by the european council last week .
their value comes from the identi@@ ty process that they tr@@ ig@@ ger .
( the sitting was closed at 1@@ 1.@@ 10 p@@ .m. )
firstly this is because scienti@@ sts are already saying that the provisions in this regulation are not enough to guarantee the recovery of stocks .
why are we not effective ?
the commission fully sha@@ res your concern .
we k@@ new that europe 's economy was in crisis .
they can mainly be trac@@ ed back to bel@@ gra@@ de 's im@@ age problem .
on one hand , this means not hi@@ ding behind regulations and ' busin@@ ess@@ -@@ as@@ -@@ usu@@ al ' ex@@ cu@@ ses , and , on the other hand , carefully evalu@@ ating the political opportunity and the consequences of increased transparency on the effectiveness of the dialogue and the read@@ in@@ ess of third countries to eng@@ age in the dialogue in the first place .
i merely wish to point out that the committee on legal affairs , on ex@@ ami@@ ning the legal principles , considered article 9@@ 5 to be the legal basis for the first part , and artic@@ les 9@@ 5 and 17@@ 5 for the second part .
these politicians would , of course , need to be hand@@ some@@ ly re@@ war@@ ded for their efforts .
( nl ) mr president , commissioner w@@ all@@ ström has just tal@@ ked about reaching the citizens .
mr president , i will begin with some encouraging news .
( el ) commissioner , thank you once again for your commitment to the promotion of women to positions of responsibility .
( pt ) the number of workers affected by unemployment in portugal is growing ex@@ pon@@ enti@@ ally .
cam@@ e@@ ro@@ on is the largest african ex@@ por@@ ter of har@@ d@@ wo@@ ods to europe , which purcha@@ ses 80 % of its production .
does the commission agree that the council decisions in question ignor@@ e the clear position of the european parliament and the relevant resolution ?
i completely agree with mr en@@ ge@@ l and mrs r@@ ü@@ h@@ le that we can only accept new legislation on the provi@@ so that it offers a clear and reco@@ g@@ nis@@ able advantage for the internal market .
the rules of democracy depend upon dialogue and non-@@ violence and it is up to us to facilitate such an approach .
the commission has established an effective mo@@ de of cooperation with all local ac@@ tors working in kosovo , including eu@@ le@@ x and the eu 's special representative .
many points were raised during the discussions and we had to base our work on everyone 's strong sense of compromise .
bearing in mind the results of dialogue over human rights between the eu and georgia , which took place this year , the fact that georgia has rati@@ fied a number of relevant international con@@ ventions on the protection of fundamental rights , its membership of the council of europe and its participation in the eastern partnership , which is based on commitments to the principles of international law and to fundamental values , i voted in favour of sig@@ ning this agreement .
this assistance would also favour the development of promis@@ ing initiatives in the energy efficiency sector at the level of local authorities which , due to the recent crisis , have suf@@ fered a dra@@ stic reduction in reven@@ ue .
his com@@ pat@@ ri@@ o@@ t mr m@@ ö@@ l@@ ze@@ r al@@ lu@@ ded to mr h@@ ans@@ -@@ pe@@ ter mar@@ tin , his past and his condu@@ ct , and therefore pursu@@ ant to rule 15@@ 1 he has the right to re@@ ply .
today there is something else at stak@@ e .
a@@ zer@@ ba@@ ij@@ an should be supported in its democratic and human rights development within the framework of the european neighbourhood policy and the eastern partnership .
naturally , the presidency is in complete agreement with what mr bro@@ k says in his report about the external action service in fact being key to our common work to make european foreign policy into an active and more cohe@@ sive instrument to enable european policy to be vie@@ wed in a better light around the world .
violence against women is a violation of human rights and an obstac@@ le to their participation in social and political life , in public life and at work , preventing them being citizens with full rights .
i hope , therefore , that the president of the european parliament will apo@@ logi@@ se to the italian government on behalf of us all .
there is no doubt that turkey is a large mus@@ li@@ m country of huge strategic importance .
the damage now under discussion was the result of the large@@ -@@ scale flo@@ od@@ ing in the united kingdom in june and july 2007 .
we , the european parliament , would like an agreement with the council on the procedure for june / july .
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the ira@@ q@@ i government expressed its e@@ ag@@ er@@ ness to work with the european union .
given the stak@@ es , there were important di@@ ver@@ gen@@ ces of opinion between the member states up to the very beginning of the european council , both on the short-@@ term issue of the financial stability mechanism but also on the medium@@ -@@ term issue of the europe 2020 strategy .
the council must un@@ blo@@ ck this situation so that we can have a credi@@ ble re@@ sett@@ lement system .
at such a difficult time of crisis therefore , i believe that particular attention should also be paid to these producers .
we know that in some of our key partners , the pac@@ e of change has sl@@ ow@@ ed rather than acce@@ ler@@ ated .
the bad news is the public threat which the foreign minister , mr mo@@ t@@ taki , recently made to the united nations security council , when he said that if it adopted a new resolution on sanctions against iran before the next i@@ a@@ e@@ a report on the country 's nuclear programme in march , there would be an appropriate and serious response from te@@ h@@ ra@@ n .
i wish to highlight paragraph 8 of the rou@@ č@@ ek report , which enjo@@ yed broad consensus within the committee on foreign affairs .
i need only add that i believe that the principles and rules appli@@ cable to community funds , particularly those managed directly by the european institutions , must also apply , mu@@ t@@ at@@ is mu@@ t@@ and@@ is , to the other public funds , namely community funds managed by the member states .
( fr ) mr president , commissioner , i thank you , but , in general , i hope that the commission consid@@ ers that the time is right to re-@@ examine the guidelines on ver@@ tical re@@ stra@@ ints that you mentioned just now , since they are in fact already about 10 years old .
we need to discuss the structure of this crisis policy and the al@@ leg@@ ed policy of solidarity .
a draft law on a common economic allo@@ cation of costs is a bad idea since , at the end of the day , it will mean that citizens will pay for something they are not responsible for .
i voted in favour of the report and regret that agreement on what one would feel are issues that norm@@ ally benefit from wide consensus was not achieved .
this is not fair and is , in my view , mor@@ ally wrong .
the only st@@ um@@ bling blo@@ ck in this matter remains the hor@@ iz@@ on@@ tal issue of deleg@@ ated acts .
as regards biofuels , the eu needs to invest in research into the second generation of biofuels ...
as part of this process , we were able to resolve several contradi@@ ct@@ ory positions judi@@ ci@@ ously and satisfac@@ tori@@ ly .
furthermore , i voted for setting up energy efficiency funds at national , regional or local level .
( fr ) mr president , the rati@@ on@@ ale behind the european institu@@ te of technology is a fair one : namely that research is central to any economic progress .
when you constru@@ ct a cir@@ cu@@ it , you have to sti@@ ck to the eng@@ ine@@ er 's plan .
women played a leading , sil@@ ent , un@@ de@@ re@@ stim@@ ated even , role in the liber@@ ation mo@@ vements , and i think it was essential to pay tribu@@ te to it in this text .
in our programme , in this green boo@@ k@@ let which all members received in the ma@@ il yesterday , you will find on pa@@ ge 25 that our priorities in relation to the justice and home affairs council include the common european asylum system .
let us not be na@@ ï@@ ve .
i welcome the adoption of the national strategy for sustainable development , but more efforts need to be made towards enfor@@ cing legislation in the environmental field , and there needs to be adequate funding set a@@ side for this purpose .
we cannot have more europe for such limited funding in any of the areas to which the european union allo@@ c@@ ates financial resources .
today , the com@@ man@@ der of the turkish land forces was due to go to cyprus and his presence is expected to create more problems for the peace negotiations .
the rule of law must also be guaranteed .
even the direct@@ ors of major banks no longer understand these o@@ pa@@ que instruments .
in general , i welcome the proposals put forward to ensure improvements in national fiscal frame@@ works and to encourage member states to make better fiscal decisions in the future .
the vote will take place tomorrow at 11 : 30 .
at this point , i would like to ask you not to view the strategy for the danube region only in the terms out@@ lined by many of the previous speakers , but also as an opportunity for cultural integration .
in writing . - ( it ) i voted for the report by mr e@@ h@@ ler on supporting early demonstr@@ ation of sustainable power generation from f@@ os@@ si@@ l fuels .
this also means improved implementation and correct spending on eu money .
i would like to start by re@@ min@@ ding the house what this common agricultural policy actually means to the vast majority of our ne@@ arly 500 million citizens .
we believe that the definition of lobby@@ ist@@ s contained in the report is correct , although we should like more differen@@ ti@@ ation .
despite the initial actions of president y@@ an@@ u@@ ko@@ v@@ ych and the subsequ@@ ent statements by the ukra@@ ini@@ an authorities about ukraine 's wi@@ ll@@ ing@@ ness to join the eu , to adopt european mode@@ ls for good governance , and to respect the human rights and civil liber@@ ties of its people , some cau@@ tion is ine@@ vit@@ ably needed .
attention should be drawn to the fact that in economic terms , certain areas in europe itself are also becoming ou@@ ter@@ most regions .
the fact that these re@@ ac@@ tors are also capable of being po@@ wered by th@@ ori@@ um , and our stocks of this materi@@ al are 10 times higher than those of ura@@ nium , is another advantage .
and they would have good reason to : because we are not capable of respon@@ ding to this fee@@ ling of in@@ equality , in@@ justice and in@@ security .
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thus one of my concerns is the enormous confidence we have in ourselves in europe .
i also agree with the report 's statements in relation to legislation in this sector ; that is , that this legislation should be propor@@ tional to the objective and that no legislation should be brought in until an assessment is made of the legislation 's impact as regards its potential financial burden .
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al@@ ong@@ side the obvious benefits for the environment , this sector also offers opportunities for boo@@ sting economic growth and creating jobs .
the involvement of enterprises is an important way of making progress in the areas of equality between men and women at work , the gender pay gap , training , work@@ -@@ life balance and care@@ er development .
is it reasonable - and mr r@@ ack , who was here just now , pointed this out , and i thank him for his speech - to avoid re@@ im@@ bur@@ sing passengers , a practice that happens every@@ where , and especially in the united states , in particular when de@@ par@@ tures have been can@@ cel@@ led and when no information , or alternative transport , is provided ?
now we , the stronger economies , must once more offer these countries bi@@ llions in aid , but this will be a m@@ ere sti@@ c@@ king pla@@ ster for the short term .
one in five people do not know that hi@@ v can be trans@@ mitted through se@@ x without a con@@ dom .
i have ab@@ stain@@ ed from voting on the report about croatia , because the time pressure referred to in the report , in order to make croatia ready for accession in the first half of 2010 is , in my opinion , not necessary .
the ma@@ ss@@ ac@@ re caused de@@ fe@@ ctions in the ar@@ my , the government and the diplom@@ atic service .
in view of the importance to agriculture and , consequently , the economy and employment in the portuguese auton@@ om@@ ous regions of ma@@ de@@ ira and the a@@ zo@@ res , of the production of ru@@ m and e@@ au@@ x@@ -@@ de@@ -@@ v@@ ie respe@@ ctively , as well as li@@ qu@@ eu@@ rs in both regions , it is essential that the reduced rates of ex@@ ci@@ se duty on these goods should continue to apply , as this will not lead to a situation of unfair competition within the internal market .
however , we must ensure that we maintain our production potential in order to supply the population with high quality fo@@ od@@ stu@@ ff@@ s .
this is why the european execu@@ tive has to guarantee both legal certainty for the invest@@ ors due to be affected by the transition process and equi@@ val@@ ent investment conditions for companies from all the european union 's member states .
i am pleased to note that the european parliament , guar@@ ant@@ or of universal freedom and rights , has at last come out in favour of a common policy to meet the needs of member states in the fight against illegal immigration .
i hope that this can be taken up again in the next review .
i would also like to ask your opinion about what happens now , also from the market , in the sphere of der@@ i@@ v@@ atives and the over@@ -@@ the@@ -@@ coun@@ ter market in order to create more central counter@@ parties and a better system of supervision there .
the directive , if adopted by the council - where unani@@ mi@@ ty is needed - will further con@@ soli@@ date the rights of people with dis@@ abi@@ lities at european level , which i trust is our common goal , both in the council and in parliament - certainly it is in the commission .
( it ) mr president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , i think that this measure will mean that issues related to the mediterranean are about to embar@@ k on an even more binding pha@@ se than has been achieved through the acts implemented to date .
for more than 80 years turkey has not fulfi@@ lled the treaty of an@@ kar@@ a , according to which it owe@@ s bulgaria us@@ d 10 billion .
this future will most likely be organised around different pat@@ ter@@ ns of production , consumption and behaviour .
it is not by chance - and i have repe@@ ated this in the written conclusions that you have read - that we want to link the budgetary discussion , effectively in its legal framework of the stability and growth pact , to economic reforms .
it is very likely that i@@ c@@ c@@ at will decide to pen@@ alise the community , and then we in turn would have to pen@@ alise those member states that are at fa@@ ul@@ t .
parliament also re@@ af@@ fir@@ ms its view on the need for increased levels of funding for forest protection measures through the rural development pillar of the common agricultural policy , particularly given the new challenges ent@@ ai@@ led in climate change .
this report results from initiatives by member states under article 1@@ 6@@ 9 , which is co@@ -@@ fun@@ ded by the commission to the tun@@ e of eur 1@@ 50 million over five years .
than@@ k@@ fully , this proposal was today rejected by the majority of the member states .
these are questions to which we still need ans@@ wers , and i hope that we will get them .
let me remind him that what we are talking about here is regional development .
for a dec@@ ade , they have been system@@ atically discrimin@@ ated against and thre@@ at@@ ened with assi@@ mil@@ ation and death , and their identi@@ ty is in danger .
the next day , ce@@ le@@ br@@ ations er@@ up@@ ted in times s@@ qu@@ are and pi@@ c@@ c@@ ad@@ il@@ ly cir@@ cus ; che@@ ering c@@ row@@ ds dan@@ ced along the cham@@ p@@ s@@ -@@ el@@ y@@ s@@ é@@ es and the tow@@ n s@@ qu@@ a@@ res throughout the all@@ ied world .
it was a plan associated with a my@@ th .
however , at this summit we will , of course , find that other things will be discussed , and i would like to pi@@ ck up on what the president of the commission said .
this will not mean lower growth , but growth that is more sustainable in the long term .
by and large , then , this is a good regulation .
because it is not for us to be self-@@ righ@@ te@@ ous .
it is vital to ad@@ just milk production to european domestic demand so as to guarantee producers a fair price .
furthermore , it should not be for@@ got@@ ten that negotiations with third countries and with the world trade organisation pose a serious threat to the future of agricultural and live@@ stock production in the european union .
the first concerns a reduction target : some fellow members are saying that this is simply not possible .
i would like to say that , since 2007 , the market has been developing posi@@ ti@@ vely , and in fact this is giving producers some re@@ spite , and even enab@@ ling them to invest in their far@@ ms , which was un@@ thin@@ k@@ able until now .
contracts bel@@ ong to the market and to the state , to economi@@ cs and politics , both of which are are@@ nas of competition .
mr president , as one of only 13 members of this house who will have the opportunity to vote on a referendum on the treaty of lisbon , i am satis@@ fied to give it my support .
we pre@@ ach conserv@@ ation , yet the common fisheries policy has created an eco@@ logical cal@@ ami@@ ty , wi@@ ping out what ought to have been a great , renewable re@@ source .
this crisis will only be overcome when those who have now become unem@@ ployed get their jobs back again , and when those who , as yet , have not had any work are able to work .
accession of bulgaria and romania to the convention of 23 july 199@@ 0 on the elimin@@ ation of dou@@ ble taxation in connection with the adjustment of profits of associated enterprises (
despite already being the obje@@ ct of resolutions of this parliament , the last of which was in 2010 , the old request that the country of origin be mar@@ ked and that information be made available about the origin of various goods has been postpo@@ ned .
the term ' low@@ -@@ carbon economy ' is now being presented as a compromise formu@@ la for this parliament .
how would this min@@ d@@ set be defined ?
we were the most active of all the political deleg@@ ations there , and there were more european parliament@@ ari@@ ans than any others .
i think that pro@@ ves the value of european cooperation .
secondly , and in re@@ ply to the second question , the council would remind the honourable member that the ' nor@@ d stre@@ am ' project is a private project being carried out by ' nor@@ d stre@@ am a@@ g ' as a joint v@@ ent@@ ure .
it will therefore be essential for us to avoid such contro@@ versi@@ al erro@@ rs when formul@@ ating these agreements in the future , and i hope that the commission will manage that , as we definitely cannot consider the current document to be satisfac@@ tory , particularly in the area of personal data protection .
many vi@@ able enterprises still have difficul@@ ty acce@@ ssing credit at a reasonable rate from the banks .
the next item is the debate on the oral question by kla@@ us@@ -@@ he@@ in@@ er leh@@ ne , on behalf of the committee on legal affairs , to the commission on the report on the application of council regulation ( ec ) no 2@@ 15@@ 7 / 2001 of 8 october 2001 on the statu@@ te for a european company ( se ) - b@@ 7-0@@ 2@@ 11 / 2009 )
it is not easy to maintain the procedure we implemented last year with mrs ha@@ u@@ g as rapporteur and with the substantial involvement of the speci@@ alist committees .
they are also asking , if at all possible , for the in@@ justice of 2004 to be re@@ sto@@ red and for the 50 % tob@@ ac@@ co subsid@@ y to continue under the first pillar , but only from 2010 , in order to support their income .
the member states ' declar@@ ations are a step in that direction .
evi@@ dent@@ ly , following the events in kosovo , the voice of the international community is undoubtedly weak@@ er and far less credi@@ ble , but diplom@@ atic efforts must be ste@@ p@@ ped up to bring about a credi@@ ble and concrete solution .
we always work with the courts of auditors in the member states and with the national auditors by co@@ operating with one another and tru@@ sting one another .
ladies and gentlemen , we as politicians are increasingly called upon to address the challenge of energy problems .
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it has already been de@@ fer@@ red once , before the elections .
it must guarantee protection of the right of asylum .
for those cases the commission will not he@@ si@@ t@@ ate to laun@@ ch infringe@@ ment proceedings .
what will this mean for my country , for example ?
what is more , the or@@ th@@ od@@ o@@ x ch@@ ur@@ ch , for example , is still unable to choose its pat@@ ri@@ ar@@ ch free@@ ly and ir@@ respective of nation@@ ality , and there are ever more attemp@@ ts to place restrictions on cl@@ eri@@ cs as regards we@@ aring their pr@@ ie@@ stly gar@@ b in public .
as a result of the debate , the ministers asked the commission to pu@@ sh ahead with work on a report on the implementation of the directive since it en@@ tered into force on 1 july 2005 .
no , the entire european union and this region sur@@ ro@@ un@@ ding the black sea and the south cau@@ ca@@ sus must work together in terms of a partnership - as others , too , have already stated - in order to resolve the common problems that exist : the political problems , e@@ .@@ g@@ . in terms of stability , migration , and of course also economic problems , and here i am simply thinking of energy transi@@ t .
the first is the need to adopt a more qu@@ alit@@ ative approach in respect of the implementation of the internal market sco@@ re@@ board , enab@@ ling the causes of the transpo@@ sition defici@@ t to be identified .
this fi@@ g@@ ure has decre@@ a@@ sed from 2 0@@ 3@@ 4 in 2007 , but most of the relea@@ ses were due to comple@@ tion of sent@@ ence .
the rail@@ ways pro@@ ved not to be a vi@@ able alternative .
in view of this change , the committee on transport and tourism decided to draw up an ow@@ n-@@ initiative report with the aim of setting out some general principles on how air agreements should be evalu@@ ated , co@@ vering both their sub@@ stance and the procedures the committee might adopt to ensure it is well informed throughout the course of negotiations , and has an opportunity to express its priorities well before being con@@ fron@@ ted with the yes / no choice of con@@ sent .
there are still many f@@ laws in the methods used , as the rapporteur points out .
together , ladies and gentlemen , we can show the citizens of europe that we are as@@ sum@@ ing responsibility and demonstrate the emerg@@ ence of a modern , di@@ verse society .
however , it seems that , perhaps especially during the last two years , some of the funds have been used by benefi@@ ci@@ ary countries to improve the current result on the budgetary side , although not for implementation in accordance with the area envis@@ aged for financial support .
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( pt ) mr president , mr j@@ ou@@ yet , mr barro@@ t , ladies and gentlemen , un@@ like the previous speaker , i am clearly against for@@ tre@@ ss europe and therefore support active policies to ad@@ mit economic migrants .
draft general budget of the european union for the financial year 2010 as modif@@ ied by the council ( vote )
remo@@ ving internal borders does not guarantee freedom of movement for european citizens ; rather , it cre@@ ates in@@ security and produ@@ ces un@@ manag@@ e@@ able population and migration tren@@ ds within the eu , both in the countries of origin and of de@@ st@@ ination .
in short , we are expe@@ cting an additional impe@@ tu@@ s to the efforts in this area .
mr president , the main responsibility for closure of gu@@ ant@@ á@@ na@@ mo ba@@ y and the re@@ sett@@ lement of deta@@ ine@@ es undoubtedly lies with the us government .
situation of bur@@ me@@ se refugees in th@@ a@@ il@@ and
it must also be applied corre@@ ctly and across sectors in tack@@ ling the effects of the crisis through creating new ' green ' jobs in competitive enterprises .
it could also represent a new source of funding for cle@@ an@@ er forms of transport such as rail and wat@@ er@@ ways .
i would like to point out that the european court of human rights has already stated that in asylum cases , no one can be sent back to greece , for example , because the conditions in pris@@ ons there are so poor .
the report asked for reform of international aid , elimin@@ ation of opi@@ um po@@ p@@ py cul@@ ti@@ v@@ ation , better coordination of police training , and support for the peace process .
in accordance with the frontex regulation , frontex has set up a centr@@ alised recor@@ d of available technical equipment , known as cr@@ ate .
the negotiated agreement refle@@ cts by and large the structure of a con@@ v@@ enti@@ onal aviation safety agreement ; it is based on mutual trust in each other 's systems and on the compar@@ is@@ on of regulatory differences .
today , another geor@@ gi@@ an president is addre@@ ssing you with the same message of lo@@ ve for european ideas and values .
the risk of state ban@@ kru@@ p@@ t@@ cy has not been elimin@@ ated , but despite the we@@ ek@@ ly meetings and sum@@ mits of leaders and finance ministers , a clear solution has not yet been put in place .
the tob@@ ac@@ co subsid@@ y must not be continu@@ ed , as this parliament wishes .
i therefore think it is very positive that the eu is now incorpor@@ ating a ch@@ ap@@ ter on sustainable development , which will include c@@ s@@ r cla@@ uses , into future trade agreements .
do you not agree that , in this case , waste should be seen , not so much as a problem , but as an opportunity ?
we must absolutely stop toler@@ ating roma parents for@@ cing their children to be@@ g , taking them out of edu@@ cational activities to do so .
each and every country 's situation is asse@@ ssed carefully , transparen@@ tly and following the provisions of the regulations .
we support mo@@ ves towards supporting a la@@ sting peace , the provision of humanitarian aid to victims and re@@ construction efforts .
regarding patients suffering from r@@ are diseases , i understand that you are looking for the best approach in order for them to benefit from the health care they need , but sometimes the best is the en@@ e@@ my of the good .
the european parliament would actually like to further rein@@ force that policy .
no debate was allowed before these most important votes ( dealing with the fundamental rights of an me@@ p ) were taken .
culture also has economic value .
this will not be without consequences for the country 's economic situation .
i believe it would be pre@@ mat@@ ure , me@@ gl@@ en@@ a , to say that you will have the soli@@ d b@@ ac@@ king of parliament on this matter .
please elimin@@ ate these dangerous atti@@ tu@@ des from your strategy documents .
they have spoken of the millions of dea@@ ths and cases of rap@@ e and abuse against the civilian population .
( es ) mr president , tomorrow the european parliament will adopt a resolution on iran which will be supported by our political group .
today , 25 countries have all but comple@@ ted the process of rati@@ fying the treaty of lisbon .
i am also concerned about the plans for mon@@ san@@ to to take over the du@@ tch se@@ ed company de ru@@ i@@ ter , a firm that is am@@ ong@@ st the top ten in the world .
the eu also aims to pl@@ under peoples and countries , either independ@@ ently or , where that is not possible , with the assistance of the usa and ν@@ α@@ τ@@ ο .
furthermore , do you think that ec@@ owa@@ s and the african union have sufficient capacity to deal with this problem ? '
it is no longer a question of risk groups and that the rest of us need not wor@@ ry : it is an issue for the general population - young people , women .
my opinion , as the rapporteur , is that this is against the general logi@@ c of the whole regulation .
we have no opportunity to inter@@ ven@@ e in this agreement : we are simply asse@@ ssing it and giving our opinion .
special promo@@ tions for scho@@ ol@@ children should include a range of healthy orga@@ nic products in addition to fruit .
i understood that one of the key issues is the use of i@@ ct by the sil@@ ver generation and i do agree with that .
after months of waiting for better milk prices , the european commission has finally taken emergency measures to save da@@ iry producers .
big challenges remain in the single market .
we have also increased the transparency initiatives for data and s@@ ms on the package which is now on the table in the european parliament .
furthermore , legal certainty must be en@@ su@@ red for small and medium-sized enterprises , creating fav@@ ourable conditions for them to invest in foreign markets .
we also expect the european commission to play a very active role in the further development of the eu 2020 strategy .
i therefore want to say that it would be good to show the same effort and per@@ si@@ st@@ ence , and also concern , with regard to other global problems that are fundament@@ ally igno@@ red or merely con@@ fined to a list of chro@@ nic concerns : elimin@@ ation of cu@@ rable diseases , protection of soil and habit@@ ats , ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sti@@ on of fi@@ ni@@ te resources , especially hy@@ dro@@ carb@@ ons , and so on .
violence against les@@ bi@@ ans and l@@ g@@ b@@ t rights in africa (
in this respect , i am highly appreci@@ ative of commissioner bar@@ nie@@ r 's strong commitment to take into account citizens ' concerns and aspir@@ ations .
in exchange for a eur 7@@ 8 billion lo@@ an , a country where the minimum wa@@ ge is not even eur 500 will face cuts in wag@@ es and pensions , and the closure of public services , as well as being forced to give up national companies and resources .
the approach of the need for additional air@@ port capac@@ ities in europe should be part of a strategy for the development of the pass@@ enger and goods air transport , not only in a european and contin@@ ent@@ al context , but also an a lar@@ ger scale .
but , as ms ferre@@ ira 's report rightly makes clear , market instruments must not be seen as a re@@ plac@@ ement for other forms of environmental standards and regulation .
to do so , it is essential to introduce national and european social protection policies .
smo@@ o@@ th cooperation between the european union and the council of europe is crucial for ensuring the success of the agency .
( ro ) i would like to add to what my fellow member said by saying that when we talk about intelli@@ gent cities , it is important for us to invest more in energy efficiency in resid@@ ential buil@@ dings .
it is much chea@@ per to discharge something il@@ legally into the sea .
we need , at the heart of the proposals which you recently presented , commissioner , to adopt rules to regulate transactions which are highly ob@@ s@@ cur@@ e and , as such , subject to increased syste@@ mic risk , such as the market in over@@ -@@ the@@ -@@ coun@@ ter der@@ i@@ v@@ atives and na@@ ked op@@ tions .
the latest round of human rights con@@ sult@@ ations , as i said , takes place today and will certainly also provide an opportunity to clearly mention those concerns .
who is primarily responsible for this situation ?
( fr ) madam president , i did not really want to speak on this report , but just to add a point that is particularly close to my heart and which i have raised on several occa@@ sions at the acp meetings .
information about the condition of the soil that is accessible to the public would be one of the fru@@ its of the new legislation , which would finally protect people and farmers instead of pol@@ lu@@ ters .
the resolution goes even further - it propo@@ ses subsi@@ dis@@ ing the poorest countries .
it is a project which offers benefits for everyone : consumers , because they will soon be able to go sh@@ op@@ ping all round europe with the b@@ ac@@ king of european contr@@ act law , and companies , because with this greater legal certainty , they will be able to ta@@ p into new markets , and as there will be a uniform set of rules , they will be able to achieve substantial cost savings .
this started with the commissioner for development and humanitarian aid .
it is therefore essential to encourage such actions , to demonstrate the benefits they will bring and to support initiatives already taken .
there is justified concern - concern that the border control person@@ ne@@ l will search everything from com@@ pu@@ ters to m@@ p@@ 3 pla@@ yers .
yet again we are wa@@ ving through this budget despite all the erro@@ rs in it and thereby be@@ tra@@ ying those who put us here , who are our constitu@@ ents and also our taxpayers , because the majority of people in this house take a ' europe right or wrong attitude ' and would rather see things being bad@@ ly done by brussels than compe@@ t@@ ently done by the member states .
if commissioner mc@@ cre@@ ev@@ y is not prepared to regulate all financial institutions , then he should be forced to step a@@ side .
furthermore , just to be perfe@@ ctly clear : more c@@ ab@@ ot@@ age can lead to more efficient road transport , which is good for both the economy and the environment , and must by all means be encouraged , therefore .
this report is a significant contribution to a truly efficient control system .
the role of the national parliaments and the european parliament , as the only elected bodies , will be weak@@ ened and the powers of central execu@@ tive bodies will be strengthened .
this response should involve creating jobs with rights , promoting work and workers , and pen@@ ali@@ sing em@@ ploy@@ ers that cut back on prevention and protection measures for workers in order to boost their profits .
above all , how does the republic of moldova acqu@@ it itself of its responsibility for these b@@ reach@@ es of the most basic fundamental rights ?
thank you for your comments .
i think , too , that enhanced cooperation can become an instrument which op@@ ens the way to further negotiations while also giving greater guarantee of success .
we will see , but that is what he pre@@ di@@ cted .
subject : eu measures to combat unemployment
i shall also pay special attention to the mechanisms used to establish origin , so that this does not become a competitive dis@@ advantage for european producers against their competi@@ tors .
how should we han@@ dle this situation ?
if we do not do this , it will be difficult to take seriously the european union 's ambi@@ tion to be a global pla@@ yer .
many de@@ ca@@ des pri@@ or to the actual foun@@ ding of the world trade organisation , europe called for the creation of such an organisation for trade .
in writing . - the report of mari@@ an@@ ne mi@@ k@@ ko refle@@ cts very well on the general tenden@@ cies in the media in the european union , poin@@ ting out an extremely important aspect in paragraph 35 , regarding public broad@@ ca@@ sting services .
does the turkish government really want to set the republic on a new democratic found@@ ation ?
recent political developments in hungary ( mo@@ tions for resolutions tabled ) : see minutes
my irish ep@@ p@@ -@@ ed colleagues and myself appeal to all member states to maintain read@@ ily available nation@@ wide post@@ al services or to set up such services in countries where they are not provided at present .
i voted in favour of mr de@@ ss 's report , which is a document of strategic importance for european agriculture .
one of the principles that comes out of the report is reco@@ g@@ nising , as a starting point for any analysis , the multi@@ ple causes and forms of this type of crime that exist .
the citizens of the contrac@@ ting parties may stay in each other 's territory for a maximum period of three months during a si@@ x@@ -@@ month period following the date of first entry .
that is real democracy .
in writing . - in 2001 , the do@@ ha round negotiations had an objective to lower trade barriers around the world , per@@ mit@@ ting free trade between countries of var@@ ying prosper@@ ity .
i am saying what i think : this directive is also from another era , from before the crisis .
that cannot be right .
unfortunately , we have a@@ wo@@ ken too late .
it will therefore be im@@ per@@ ative to ensure that the proposed manu@@ al of national enforcement laws and practices is ke@@ pt up@@ d@@ ated and that the information is provided in e@@ asy@@ -@@ to@@ -@@ use form@@ at and that it should be written in an accessible language .
we are looking into that , and it is a little outside this debate .
i voted in favour of the h@@ ü@@ b@@ ner report on the proposal for a council decision author@@ ising portugal to apply reduced rates of ex@@ ci@@ se duty in the auton@@ om@@ ous region of ma@@ de@@ ira on lo@@ cally produced and consu@@ med ru@@ m and li@@ qu@@ eu@@ rs and in the auton@@ om@@ ous region of the a@@ zo@@ res on lo@@ cally produced and consu@@ med li@@ qu@@ eu@@ rs and e@@ au@@ x@@ -@@ de@@ -@@ v@@ ie .
i think this is the most important thing we should think about , and it is , to a great extent , our role to do so .
we also voted in favour of article 1@@ 16 , but this does not mean that mand@@ atory legal consequences would be der@@ i@@ ved from it .
mr president , i have to say there are people who do , and there are people who talk .
it is undoubtedly one way of strengthening this democracy , and also the citiz@@ en@@ ship or european demo@@ s referred to by mr c@@ as@@ ini , who is , moreover , chair of the committee on legal affairs and citizens ' rights , which will , for the most part , be dealing with this initiative .
mr president , we stand at the beginning of a new era , and perhaps we should pose ourselves three questions : who , how and what ?
what is happening in libya is completely unacceptable , and the international community has to take more concrete measures that mean autom@@ atic suspen@@ sions for all types of attacks on civili@@ ans .
let us therefore take action .
this is why i am calling for the national equality plans to be up@@ d@@ ated and for flexible rules that meet the needs of men and women to the same degree .
we hope that the commissioner will be making some strong proposals on that point .
however , the other political priorities must not , under any circumstances , be called into question .
others are not .
the ce@@ le@@ br@@ ations and sal@@ ut@@ ations sur@@ ro@@ un@@ ding president ob@@ ama are making people de@@ lu@@ de themselves about the policy of imperi@@ alism .
je@@ er on if you like , but have you noti@@ ced that on the b@@ ond markets this mor@@ ning greek bonds are trading 2@@ 3@@ 3 basis points higher than german bonds ?
in my opinion , the eu is not a state - and it should not become one either .
from a mor@@ al stan@@ d@@ point , it is unacceptable to give an op@@ t-@@ out on such an issue .
it is not the case , as some people claim , that this has all been agreed in ha@@ ste without any discussion - like many of the other argu@@ ments , this is pat@@ ently un@@ true .
we are going to have to justi@@ fy this to the taxpayers and vo@@ ters in our home countries .
however , with increasing commercial cul@@ ti@@ v@@ ation and gene@@ tically modif@@ ied cro@@ ps in the eu and imports of gene@@ tically modif@@ ied food and feed , adv@@ enti@@ tious presence through gen@@ e f@@ low and ad@@ mi@@ x@@ ture be@@ comes una@@ vo@@ id@@ able .
but for many years of our collabor@@ ation in the middle east , we all know well that qui@@ ck fi@@ x@@ es do not coun@@ t .
these refugees cannot return to er@@ it@@ re@@ a and cannot remain in a transi@@ t country : the only solution is re@@ sett@@ lement .
it is time to move away from the use of histori@@ cal payments .
although mr hor@@ á@@ č@@ ek , who now ap@@ paren@@ tly wants to solve the govern@@ mental crisis in the czech republic , says here that we should not prior@@ i@@ ti@@ se the energy issue over human rights , no@@ body is actually doing that .
it would be interesting to do a che@@ ck how many actually do .
we take the war@@ ning about european tal@@ ent seriously .
in fact , we are ultimately in a state of permanent sch@@ iz@@ op@@ h@@ re@@ nia : every@@ where , companies are re@@ lo@@ cating , social rights are being called into question , environmental degra@@ d@@ ation is increasing and , at the same time , we are negotiating free trade agreements , we are negotiating within the world trade organisation ( wto ) a whole series of measures which , unfortunately , are totally out of step with the public debate in which our citizens are trying to eng@@ age .
the police were sent after him despite the fact that his parliamentary immuni@@ ty had not been re@@ sc@@ in@@ ded .
( it ) mr president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , we are all here to assess a text that certainly contains a few ga@@ ps , since i think that - as is often said in this house - we all wanted something more ambitious .
with all the meps wal@@ king around it is , truly , very difficult ; i have a lot of respect for parliament , but it seems to me truly impossible to be able to speak under these circumstances .
we have no choice .
therefore , i am calling on you once again to consider for y@@ our@@ self how you can draft a better media law , which is in line with the hungarian revo@@ lution and the spirit of that revo@@ lution .
in writing . - we share the concern of the resolution about the effects of climate change on the sustainability of the communities that in@@ ha@@ bit the arctic area as well as the effects on the natural habit@@ at , and we recognise the signific@@ ance of the arctic for the global climate and therefore the arctic as a common concern .
parliament 's estim@@ ates of reven@@ ue and expenditure for the financial year 2010 ( debate )
next , we will be looking to sub@@ -@@ sahar@@ an africa and , ev@@ ent@@ u@@ ally , everyone will be coming here .
farmers must not be puni@@ shed for this by shi@@ f@@ ting the funds to other areas .
to this end , it is necessary to support education so that there will not be obstacles to roma children learning al@@ ong@@ side other children in european schools .
most of the poorest countries in the world are doing bad@@ ly , just as bad@@ ly as 40 years ago , if not worse .
to allow the new ne@@ af@@ c scheme to be implemented , the proposal envis@@ ages the subsequ@@ ent repe@@ al of council regulation ( ec ) no 2@@ 7@@ 9@@ 1 / 1999 of 16 december 1999 , which implemented the first scheme adopted by ne@@ af@@ c in 199@@ 8 .
( de ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , we know that the single euro payments area represents a genuine challenge to small and medium-sized enterprises .
in ireland , for example , there are 50 000 li@@ sted care@@ rs to c@@ ater for ireland 's 4@@ 4 000 suf@@ fe@@ re@@ rs .
in other words , i would like to express my dis@@ agreement with the method used by the commission to transpo@@ se the recommendations of regional fisheries organisations .
the economic recovery is now in progress but it is still fra@@ gi@@ le and not self-@@ su@@ sta@@ ining .
why , though , ban fli@@ gh@@ ts in belgi@@ um when the cl@@ oud was in nor@@ way ?
we should indeed bear in mind that secure energy suppl@@ ies are of vital interest to hundreds of millions of europe 's citizens .
it is a european puni@@ sh@@ ment mechanism , with the international monetary fund pla@@ ying bad co@@ p .
it takes into account the rapporteur 's call for a doub@@ le@@ -@@ tr@@ ack approach that might lead to an eu t@@ ft@@ p , even if this is , of course , something that we have to discuss inter@@ n@@ ally in the eu .
apart from the im@@ pa@@ ssi@@ oned debate among experts regarding v@@ ari@@ ations in fla@@ v@@ our , there is also an environmental argument .
life has changed .
there is a growing risk of nuclear technology fall@@ ing into the hands of criminal and terrorist organisations .
on account of the european parliament elections at the beginning of june we had very little time available for prepar@@ ing and discussing budget proposals , and even less time to look for compromi@@ ses .
these changes , in fact , strengthen the democratic legitimacy of the union 's institutions .
the european budget has its own credibility which is all about commitments and ac@@ compli@@ shed projects paying out .
now , the lon@@ don times reports that baroness ashton sud@@ den@@ ly wants to dro@@ p the eu arms embar@@ go against china , which was imposed because of the ma@@ ss@@ ac@@ re in ti@@ an@@ an@@ men s@@ qu@@ are , saying it is ' a major impe@@ di@@ ment to developing stronger eu-@@ china cooperation ' .
if parliament wants to take its call for respect for human rights seriously , it should take a cle@@ are@@ r stand in favour of christi@@ ans persecu@@ ted in iran .
moreover , i am convinced that it is appropriate to fo@@ ster a learning culture which acknowled@@ ges mer@@ it and impro@@ ves the employment prospe@@ cts of po@@ or@@ ly qualified people , hel@@ ps increase social inclusion and personal development .
from the point of view of the committee on transport and tourism , the reform treaty leg@@ ali@@ ze@@ s the procedure of co@@ -@@ decision , which is already used in the field of maritime and air na@@ vi@@ gation and provides a legal basis for the european parliament to be able to propose support actions for consolid@@ ating the identi@@ ty of the tourism sector .
on the continent of europe there are about one hun@@ d@@ red million poor people in the union , and in hungary there are about three million people living be@@ low the poverty thre@@ sho@@ ld whose difficult situation is exac@@ er@@ b@@ ated by the effect both of price increases for food con@@ taining fruit and of meat short@@ ages .
as far as on-@@ call time is concerned , i feel that it is unfair that the ' in@@ active period during on-@@ call time ' is not considered as working time and , by im@@ pli@@ cation , is not paid .
progress needs to be made with the process of european integration in order to overcome this event .
i agree with those of you who have said that the multilateral system is important and necessary , because of the fact that it is only within the multilateral system that we can dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ ine , for example , tra@@ de@@ -@@ di@@ stor@@ ting domestic support and all other non-@@ trade concerns .
very br@@ iefly i would highlight the main recommendations of the report .
i am asking whether the people and the place where the solidarity movement beg@@ an - the fall of the ber@@ li@@ n w@@ all , the liber@@ ation of europe - must fall victi@@ m to ar@@ bi@@ tr@@ ary decisions taken in brussels in the interests of specul@@ ators who are looking to make their for@@ tune@@ s out of the ru@@ b@@ ble and soil of the shi@@ py@@ ar@@ ds .
it will therefore be essential - including and above all in such cases - , to ensure the provision of guarantee mechanisms for setting a@@ side adequate financial resources required to tackle both ordinary and ex@@ tra@@ ordinary requirements .
we in our generation look back at an@@ cien@@ t r@@ é@@ gi@@ me europe and we won@@ der how such a system could have exist@@ ed .
( it ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , i endorse the work ac@@ compli@@ shed by mrs l@@ y@@ n@@ ne .
i think , sad@@ ly , the only way we will see the end to the z@@ an@@ u@@ -@@ p@@ f mu@@ gab@@ e dict@@ ator@@ ship is when he is actually taken out in a cof@@ f@@ in .
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in addition it has to be linked with policies that help poor countries to develop , through agriculture in particular .
on the security side , a rapid approach is essential .
added to this , there is inter@@ ference by the political powers that still exist in many countries , and which is a cause for concern .
in europe , we have fir@@ st-@@ clas@@ s research .
the danger is that , if it ex@@ pan@@ ds its activities too far into supporting commercial banks and governments - as has been sugge@@ sted - then its envi@@ able high credit r@@ ating may be dow@@ n@@ gra@@ ded , like some of our governments .
we also believe that it is crucial to introduce the mand@@ atory adoption of environment@@ ally friendly technologies to the largest extent possible .
it would perhaps also be a move towards the council to create trust : trust not only with regard to the discharge , but in other areas , too , and therefore we are able to agree to this proposal .
this is what we are doing .
respect must be guaranteed for all minorities ' rights in accordance with european standards , including russi@@ ans , po@@ les , t@@ at@@ ars , bul@@ gari@@ ans , gree@@ ks , ro@@ mani@@ ans , hun@@ gari@@ ans , je@@ ws and roma .
we have spent everything , we have ex@@ ha@@ ust@@ ed our tre@@ a@@ sur@@ ies , we have ex@@ ha@@ ust@@ ed our credit , and now the house comes along and says that we need to spend more .
in any case , the council will discuss this topic further , taking into account the report approved by the european parliament .
there are still many un@@ heal@@ ed w@@ oun@@ ds in central and eastern europe that can be explo@@ i@@ ted for the wrong reasons .
it does not bo@@ ther me personally , but what i have asked for many times in this chamber is that there is an even application of the rules to every@@ body .
( el ) madam president , ladies and gentlemen , we live in a world where everyone , governments , private companies and crim@@ in@@ als ali@@ ke , seek the greatest possible access to our electronic data , in the most un@@ restri@@ cted way possible .
land and sea enterprises must be strengthened so that we can at least with@@ stand the massive influ@@ x of illegal immigrants .
we have pointed it out on numerous occa@@ sions , but have not received any satisfac@@ tory ans@@ wers .
on the basis of our good experience with the set plan , with energy research funding and with the economic recovery plan , i trust that we will produce a good proposal for infrastructure and that you will support it so that , in the next dec@@ ade , sufficient european funding with added value for appropriate european measures in the areas of infrastructure and research will be provided .
it must be emphasi@@ sed that we cannot impose more requirements for romania and bulgaria than we have done in the case of the previous schengen accession .
every@@ body know@@ s that , and it is time to stop this gam@@ e of hi@@ de@@ -@@ and@@ -@@ seek with the government of k@@ har@@ tou@@ m .
i welcome the report 's proposals to adap@@ t the statu@@ te of the ombudsman in order to elimin@@ ate any possible un@@ certainty concerning the capacity of the ombudsman to condu@@ ct tho@@ rou@@ gh and im@@ parti@@ al in@@ qu@@ ir@@ ies in al@@ leg@@ ed cases of mal@@ administration .
an agreement on this strategic initiative is very welcome because it sen@@ ds the right signal : a signal of our determination to respond to the financial crisis , to strengthen financial supervision and to improve the standard asse@@ ssing process for financial re@@ porting and au@@ dit@@ ing .
after all , the national reform programmes are implemented at regional level , the level at which we mainly de@@ plo@@ y our structural and cohesion funds , as well as the se@@ v@@ ent@@ h framework programme .
only through an ambitious budget will economic recovery be possible in europe .
i now appeal to the commission , as well as the presidency , to ensure that the european union speak@@ s with one voice , and that it be made an issue of eu-@@ russian , rather than bilateral relations .
in the 2008 report , the focus will be on the potential of the b@@ aby bo@@ om co@@ hor@@ ts .
we have heard our fellow member who said that we adopted similar reports on the in@@ equ@@ alities of women 30 years ago .
one of the out@@ comes to emer@@ ge from the working group on internal reform , of which i was a part , and that we orig@@ in@@ ally considered positive , was the proposal to strengthen the powers and the role of the committee on petitions in a truly significant manner .
the money has to come , ess@@ enti@@ ally , from national budgets .
madam president , if these agreements signed between governments or parliaments do not tou@@ ch the hear@@ ts and sou@@ ls of the peoples and citizens of europe , they will be excep@@ tion@@ ally short-@@ li@@ ved and completely un@@ successful .
the european union stated at the last association council with israel very recently its desire to set up a form@@ al sub@@ committee on human rights .
low pay , lack of accessible services such as chil@@ d@@ care , and social exclusion are issues which are all too common within rural communities .
these are good enough reasons alone for the social democrats to accept the result .
they demand a referendum .
i look forward to your debate .
however , a democratic transition will never succeed without real opposition leaders .
eight days after the september 11 attack , i told a group of thousands of uni@@ versity stu@@ dents in my country that they cannot allow the trage@@ dy of 9 / 11 to end our way of life , because that is exactly what the terrori@@ sts sou@@ ght .
taking a hard line obviously does not mean de@@ pri@@ ving the ma@@ ur@@ it@@ ani@@ ans of food and humanitarian aid .
i should like to point out that the scientific community fe@@ els that there is no threat of ex@@ tin@@ ction to species in the family cor@@ alli@@ i@@ da@@ e , given the ab@@ un@@ d@@ ance of this species in all wat@@ ers in which they live .
i am wor@@ r@@ ied .
it is a concrete example of mechanisms where the functioning of the european institutions be@@ comes in@@ scru@@ table for citizens .
however , the most important thing in the face of the financial crisis we have l@@ ately been obser@@ ving with great an@@ x@@ ie@@ ty and un@@ success@@ fully trying to fight is to ensure financial stability .
this will result in a negative political outcome for the eu .
in relation to this , does the commission agree that , despite the common eu regulations in force today , member states are still not able to moder@@ ate the gam@@ bling of their citizens , in spite of the use of b@@ ans , for example ?
i voted in favour .
it is therefore important for us to call for a defini@@ tive system of vat rates and to clearly point out that a review of the vat directive should use the single market strategy as a guide@@ line rather than the separ@@ ate interests of the individual countries .
with this in mind , the eu must step up its diplom@@ atic efforts to resolve the conflicts and encourage dialogue and re@@ conci@@ liation in the region .
for the european parliament , and in the opinion of our fellow members mess@@ rs bro@@ k , bar@@ ó@@ n cre@@ sp@@ o and du@@ ff , whom i would like to thank most war@@ m@@ ly , the assessment of the ig@@ c is in line with expectations and the agenda set by the heads of state and government has , generally speaking , been respected .
in addition to food production , agriculture also makes a significant contribution to pre@@ ser@@ ving the cultural lan@@ ds@@ ca@@ pe .
this is precisely the kind of europe that we , the ppe group , defend and promote .
( nl ) madam president , my original speaking time was un@@ fair@@ ly cut short as it approach@@ ed the two@@ -@@ and@@ -@@ a-@@ hal@@ f-@@ minu@@ te limit , but the conclusion of my argument was that you cannot create change through foreign inter@@ ventions or other forms of military violence .
the eu should support small agricultural producers in order for them to benefit from higher income from their work .
several member states were un@@ willing to seek a solution ; the portuguese representatives , however , did not he@@ si@@ t@@ ate .
taking into account these conditions , i firmly support proposals 7@@ 1 and 7@@ 2 which recomm@@ end a ' con@@ gesti@@ on ' factor should not be included in the directive .
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it is also true , however , that there are 8@@ 00 million chinese and 7@@ 00 million indi@@ ans who are e@@ ag@@ er to get a de@@ cent minimum income and to demand greater social justice .
( lt ) i would also like to under@@ line our rapporteur 's excellent work and ability to find a suitable compromise .
today , it has to be said that everyone recogni@@ ses that mr mu@@ bar@@ ak was a dict@@ ator , where@@ as only a month ago few people , including in the european parliament , stood up to as@@ ser@@ t that fact .
i would appeal to the commission to comply with european law and stop inter@@ fering in labour market issues in ireland .
on the other hand , it is ap@@ paren@@ t that the soci@@ o-@@ economic profit from this increase in trade is very mode@@ st , perhaps 3@@ -@@ 5 per mil@@ le of gn@@ p , which is a one@@ -@@ off profit .
my second point is this .
on the external aspects of the principles of good governance in tax matters , all actions mentioned in the communication should be promo@@ ted , with special attention to those related to developing countries .
that the application of the regulation has some@@ what improved , has been simpli@@ fied and has spee@@ ded up cooperation between the courts on the taking of evidence in civil and commercial cases .
this makes a mo@@ ck@@ ery of freedom of expression and the right of free assembly .
the package that we are voting on today includes provisions that go absolutely in the direction one would wish for the development of the tele@@ communications market , in an or@@ der@@ ly fa@@ shi@@ on and for the benefit of every@@ body : a european regulation en@@ tru@@ sted to a body of european regul@@ ators for electronic communications ( be@@ re@@ c ) with mi@@ xed financing , without a ve@@ to ; a balance between competition and the need for new investment - functi@@ onal separ@@ ation is limited to exceptional cases ; a desire to focus attention on public services in spe@@ c@@ tru@@ m management ; new services ; new freedom of access ; and , thanks to mr har@@ b@@ our in particular , a considerable increase in the rights of consumers .
to vote on the amendments would have ent@@ ai@@ led endor@@ sing existing eu legislation ( which we don '@@ t want either ) and a ni@@ t-@@ pi@@ c@@ king exercise in order to decide which b@@ its were worse than others .
i congratulate ba@@ ir@@ br@@ e de br@@ ún on this ow@@ n-@@ initiative report , which descri@@ be@@ s the positive results and best practice ga@@ ined from this eu programme .
the french company eu@@ tel@@ s@@ at , which facilit@@ ates n@@ t@@ d@@ t@@ v sate@@ lli@@ te broad@@ ca@@ sts , sud@@ den@@ ly dis@@ continu@@ ed these tele@@ vision broad@@ ca@@ sts over asia on 16 june 2008 , clearly under pressure from the chinese communist party .
the construction of gas pipe@@ lines to ea@@ se gre@@ at@@ ly europe 's depend@@ ency on energy is in@@ conce@@ i@@ v@@ able without the active cooperation of the states in the region .
for example , the way in which the commission and parliament continue to build on the treaty of lisbon , which has d@@ ied a political and legal death since the referendum in ireland , makes a mo@@ ck@@ ery of all legal rules .
the world economy has not yet reached the b@@ ot@@ tom .
following the vi@@ ct@@ ory of the left in 2006 , the problem mi@@ rac@@ ul@@ ously disappe@@ are@@ d .
by h@@ in@@ ting that it is not only cars , but also bu@@ ses and rail@@ ways , and so on that are produced , commissioner verheugen gave an important h@@ int .
it is also important that socie@@ tal stake@@ holders are more strongly repres@@ ented .
this is 7@@ 5 % more than other types of bu@@ s , and represents an average of almost five acci@@ dents per day or more than five acci@@ dents per year for each ' ben@@ dy bu@@ s ' in lon@@ don 's fle@@ et .
we have proposed a line for the next steps , because this can only be a first step .
at the moment , we should focus our efforts on avo@@ i@@ ding future conflicts and resol@@ ving ongoing ten@@ sions peac@@ ef@@ ul@@ ly , as this is the only way to long-term prosper@@ ity and stability in the region .
evi@@ dent@@ ly , the european union must carry out a political assessment of the sanctions .
vice-president of the commission . - the dan@@ gers of the internet and the development of the internet constitu@@ te a huge issue .
it would be a very good thing , members of the commission and of the council , if tomorrow at the spr@@ ing council this binding principle could be agreed upon once and for all .
however , there is a problem with both the energy package and the climate package as it has been presented , and that is in comb@@ ination with the situation of smes .
the reason sugge@@ sted is that the commission has already promi@@ sed to start draf@@ ting proposals on it .
dialogue between russia and the eu should be extended to all sectors and we should move towards a strategic partnership for our common future .
i am concerned because a large number of eu leaders are already talking in favour of a return to business as usu@@ al in the eu 's relations with russia .
there is no ari@@ th@@ me@@ tical link .
this is very much to be welcomed , as parliament will now be better able to do justice to its role as the representative of the eu 's citizens .
like many of my colleagues here , therefore , i am truly disap@@ pointed to see some of the amendments tabled to an otherwise good and important report .
on behalf of the ef@@ d group . - mr president , gu@@ ant@@ á@@ na@@ mo is important , but let us put it in perspective .
we are expe@@ cting a great deal from this project , including the development of environment@@ ally sound mobility , away from road@@ s and on@@ to ships , the swi@@ t@@ ching of goods transport to the rail@@ ways , moder@@ nisation and clu@@ ster@@ ing of industrial structures in appropriate places , cooperation in environmental matters and tourism - eco@@ tourism in particular is desi@@ red - and , of course , the prior@@ i@@ ti@@ sing of research and development , and a lot more be@@ sides .
- ( sk ) madam president , i would like to stress that tu@@ ber@@ cu@@ lo@@ sis is far from being er@@ adi@@ cated , and we see here that ne@@ arly two million people a year are suc@@ cum@@ b@@ ing to this serious disease .
the fa@@ o reach@@ es similar conclusions and the un 's special rapporteur , mr zie@@ g@@ ler , descri@@ be@@ s the massive production of biofuels as a crime against humani@@ ty .
this is why i sal@@ u@@ te the recent inter@@ ventions of president sarkozy and of the french presidency as well as of other european leaders who have referred to the need to make such a reform .
i would like ask the commission or the president-in-office of the council why canada and the united states do not accept this solution ?
in the long term , this situation can only up@@ set the balance between the productive population and those who are past that stage .
while volun@@ te@@ ering takes place in many sectors , there are structural speci@@ fi@@ cities regarding the field of sport .
moreover , it is important to mention that the number of asylum appli@@ can@@ ts depen@@ ds directly on the political , economic and social situation in the countries of origin of the asylum appli@@ can@@ ts .
to my knowledge nothing like this has ever happened in the whole of the time that european parliament has awar@@ ded the s@@ ak@@ ha@@ ro@@ v pri@@ ze .
consequently , the countries that do not wish to become the in@@ c@@ in@@ er@@ ators for the whole of europe should do everything in their power to make sure that this provision is remo@@ ved from the directive .
my question to you is as follow@@ s : can we expect to be given a mandate to negoti@@ ate a new agreement on the transfer of data recor@@ ds before or during the sum@@ mer ?
for many methods have been used there - from sub@@ mer@@ ging pris@@ oners ' heads in water to de@@ pri@@ ving them of s@@ le@@ e@@ p for many ni@@ gh@@ ts .
we should not tam@@ per with that date or the emis@@ sion limit .
aid should be allocated as a priority to those acp countries that wish to maintain their ban@@ ana sector because of the latter 's impact on their country 's sustainable development .
also the report expres@@ ses our regret that parliaments ( european parliament , j@@ pa and national parliaments of the acp countries ) were not consul@@ ted by the member states and had no in@@ put in the decision-making process leading to the identi@@ fication of the areas and artic@@ les for revision and to the establishment of the negotiating mandate .
in writing . - ( sv ) past experience shows that the eu does not manage disaster assistance well .
while i am in favour of increasing the efficiency with which the mutual recognition principle is implemented , it must not affect the single market 's base of further harmonisation .
mrs o@@ omen@@ -@@ ru@@ ij@@ ten 's report is based on the commission green paper submitted in july 2010 and on the issues that this institution has raised for debate with regard to the adequ@@ acy and sustainability of european pension systems .
serbia must therefore be an equally serious partner for us as the other stable countries of the region , in order for us , in open dialogue and through good cooperation , to help the in@@ habit@@ ants of the country integr@@ ate as soon as possible and as well as possible into the community of free , democratic european countries .
( cs ) all levels of government , starting with local authorities , must save .
in the end , you have to decide whether you want to have european solidarity or whether you want to give in to ar@@ m@@ chair politics .
of course , i , too , accept that some national deleg@@ ations are seeking to improve their position on the le@@ ag@@ ue table , but it tran@@ spi@@ res that all such proposals are mu@@ tu@@ ally contradi@@ ct@@ ory .
therefore , i call upon european institutions to establish consistent priorities and to give massive support to setting up public services with strong commitment from the future ha@@ i@@ ti@@ an government .
however , one important conclusion of the debate should be to support the responsible and safe administration of the savings of our citizens , and to elimin@@ ate all specul@@ ative and ri@@ sk@@ y transactions in which the savings or future pensions of small sa@@ vers disappe@@ ar into the po@@ c@@ ke@@ ts of specul@@ ators .
this is now coming , finally , to fru@@ i@@ tion .
as already mentioned , the convention promo@@ tes digni@@ fied living and working conditions for fisher@@ men , health and safety in the work@@ place , adequate rest peri@@ ods , cre@@ w list , re@@ pat@@ ri@@ ation , re@@ cru@@ it@@ ment , pay , and social security .
they were confir@@ med in january , when baroness ashton failed to visit haiti to show european solidarity or to atten@@ d the mon@@ tre@@ al don@@ or conference , where her presence was required in order to coordin@@ ate eu aid and the aid of the member states .
few women are members of the decision-making bodies of european higher education institutions , and it is therefore difficult to implement policy on gender equality in these institutions .
is the measure effective , though ?
bearing in mind the pro@@ trac@@ ted development of this issue , starting with the commission 's proposal for a regulation in 2000 , its subsequ@@ ent approval by parliament in 2002 , the initial results of serious difficulties with its accep@@ t@@ ance by member states , the conclusions of the council in 2009 , the non-@@ transpo@@ sition of its position , the in@@ sur@@ m@@ oun@@ table problems in the negotiation ro@@ unds in december 2010 , and the subsequ@@ ent commitment of a minimum number of member states to institu@@ te enhanced cooperation in this field , despite it not being the exclu@@ sive competence of the eu , i appro@@ ve the present recommendation .
on behalf of the verts / ale group . - ( fr ) madam president , 2009 is the year of new things , and therefore of un@@ certain@@ ties and dan@@ gers .
all forms of violence against women - rap@@ e , pro@@ stitu@@ tion , sexual violence , and so on - must be subject to criminal proceedings in all european union countries .
the use of n@@ an@@ om@@ at@@ eri@@ als has forced us to address the issue again .
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the conclusions from this forum will constitu@@ te the first stage of a strategy intended to establish a plan of action to provide access to credit and capital for small and medium-sized enterprises in our union .
however , in that respect , let me tell you something that you may not be aware of .
much more employment created in the euro area than in the united states .
2008 is a year of transition . it is a year of transition to the treaty of lisbon and its ratification , with a view to its entry into force - which we would all like - in january 2009 .
last week saw our proposals on he@@ dge funds and private equ@@ ity , as well as on execu@@ tive pay .
the draft directive lea@@ ves something to be desi@@ red . it could be wi@@ der in scope and cover citizens legally resid@@ ent on the territory of the eu , but employed in very un@@ fav@@ ourable conditions .
one positive step is to provide support for the protocol amending the tri@@ ps agreement in order to allow access to medicines .
if doub@@ ts exist , this is all the more reason for not applying such a puni@@ sh@@ ment .
under the treaties , all eu member states are obli@@ ged to join the euro area once they fulfil the necessary conditions .
the first improvement was made with the 2005 council decision on the exchange of information ex@@ trac@@ ted from the criminal recor@@ d , particularly with regard to shor@@ te@@ ning trans@@ mission times .
a single application to the european medicines agency will suf@@ fi@@ ce .
budgets linked to these policies have explo@@ ded .
there has been mention here of the concern over the pli@@ ght of those who have been living in the cam@@ ps .
any non-@@ citizen can acqu@@ ire full rights , including the right to vote , by becoming a citizen .
i believe it is far too expen@@ sive at a time of financial str@@ ing@@ ency .
in particular , they failed to evalu@@ ate the ab@@ uses of pur@@ ch@@ as@@ ing power which may follow from such concentr@@ ation .
it is consequently a good thing that the euro@@ star@@ s programme buil@@ ds on the 7@@ th framework programme for trans@@ national enterprises and finances work in the sphere of science and technology put into effect by smes in cooperation with higher education institutions , research enti@@ ties and other companies - large ones .
he is trying to la@@ y the b@@ lam@@ e at ireland 's do@@ or and is fail@@ ing to recognise that the problem st@@ em@@ s from the dee@@ p crisis of legitimacy of the neo@@ liberal , mili@@ tari@@ st and feder@@ alist policies which are being pursu@@ ed .
i agree that a healthy and stable mac@@ ro-@@ economic environment requires large@@ -@@ scale budget consolid@@ ation and an intelli@@ gent private and public investment policy that deli@@ vers forwar@@ d-@@ looking infrastructure and open 's up tomorrow 's markets .
we need dis@@ closure regulations like the usa 's priv@@ acy act .
if the commission , as in so many cases , acts as the honest mid@@ d@@ le@@ man , we shall achieve good compromi@@ ses in the end .
( de ) mr president , border officials of european states are for@@ bi@@ d@@ den to turn away potential asylum se@@ ek@@ ers who arri@@ ve by sea or to es@@ cor@@ t them away , prevent them from trave@@ lling further or return them to countries which do not form part of the eu .
consequently , if anyone wants to ask for more , they can do so by asking others to follow the european example , and not by challeng@@ ing an agreement that is really an example for the rest of the world .
i can as@@ sure you that this year , as well as with the funding next year , we will put the emphasis on making sure that this question of protection is addressed and that the eu is there for people .
what is important is that citizens have the opportunity themselves to scru@@ ti@@ ni@@ se legisl@@ ators and other holders of power .
however , im@@ port control measures on texti@@ le products must be main@@ tained .
because , yesterday e@@ vening , on all the french tele@@ vision channe@@ ls , a future presid@@ ential candidate made a spe@@ ct@@ ac@@ le of h@@ im@@ self by te@@ aring up a eur 10 note that he had ph@@ ot@@ oc@@ op@@ ied and en@@ lar@@ ged , and show@@ ing that , by te@@ aring up that note , he was te@@ aring up the cause of all our il@@ ls .
firstly , we must target the poorest countries in our cooperation programmes .
i inv@@ ite you to pay us a visit at 2@@ 2.@@ 00 today to discuss this .
the te@@ stim@@ ony of victims of tor@@ ture is frequ@@ ently the only evidence in a case .
i hope that we will talk more about these common interests and that these aspects will also assu@@ me greater importance .
that economic and social growth are still mar@@ king time , while people trafficking grow@@ s at an alar@@ ming rate , increasing the f@@ low of illegal immigrants , above all on the co@@ ast in my local area , in southern italy , and si@@ ci@@ ly ?
it is for this reason that i support the report 's recommendations and voted accord@@ ingly .
so why not ?
even the best law will not change anything , if it is not properly interpre@@ ted and implemented .
this report and its recommendations are very ti@@ mely at a moment when the commission is about to laun@@ ch a joint action with the member states on al@@ z@@ he@@ i@@ mer 's in april , the so-called alco@@ ve ( al@@ z@@ he@@ i@@ mer co@@ oper@@ ative valu@@ ation in europe ) .
accord@@ ingly , it makes sense to give the member states 24 months rather than only 18 .
they are on an investig@@ ative tri@@ p to learn from the european parliament 's experience in this area .
however , the conne@@ cting thre@@ ad here is the en@@ thu@@ si@@ as@@ m over what we have achieved .
mr president , i wish to congratulate mr mar@@ ko@@ v not just for the quality of his report but also for his per@@ sever@@ ance in conclu@@ ding it , in spite of the obstacles put in his way , mainly by some members of the transport committee - perhaps in@@ adver@@ t@@ ently .
the g20 was united in favour of the fiscal re@@ sc@@ ue two years ago , but its unani@@ mi@@ ty was dri@@ ven by fear .
this therefore means that the importance of the decision that we are going to take not only to guarantee a recovery but also for the well-@@ being of our fellow citizens , comes down to one major condition : that the decisions taken by parliament today , in concer@@ t with the commission , take practical effect in the coming weeks and months .
whilst generally appla@@ u@@ ding the direction of current reform , i hope that the discussion may tr@@ ig@@ ger a more radi@@ cal re@@ ap@@ pra@@ is@@ al of the tools we use , so as to achieve the best possible balance between improving the live@@ li@@ hood of those eng@@ aged in fisheries , having a sustainable mar@@ ine eco@@ logy in which fish stocks are con@@ ser@@ ved and maintaining the vi@@ ability of fisher@@ ie@@ s@@ -@@ dependent communities .
we are seeking reas@@ surance that we will be able to get the information we need .
mal@@ ta and go@@ z@@ o have one of the highest den@@ si@@ ties of private cars per capit@@ a .
i really won@@ der why the council almost constantly see@@ ks to undermin@@ e the great achie@@ vement that is the co@@ decision role of the european parliament .
to protect cam@@ e@@ ro@@ on 's tro@@ pi@@ cal fore@@ sts , what is essential is the combating of corruption and bri@@ ber@@ y ( at the level of the officials and also of the community ten@@ ants of state@@ -@@ ow@@ ned fore@@ sts ) , effective criminal pro@@ secu@@ tions , sustainable fore@@ str@@ y , where the qu@@ anti@@ ty fel@@ led is only as much as will reg@@ row , and better training for lo@@ g@@ gers in order to prevent damage to the land during lo@@ g@@ ging .
i trust , in particular , that we shall have the fran@@ k and open collabor@@ ation with the european parliament that we had during the previous portuguese presid@@ en@@ cies .
this is the key to the joint success that we owe the citizens of europe , and i would like to pay tribu@@ te to the commitment expressed here again today by the president-in-office so that together , the council , parliament and the commission can find concrete solutions to the concrete problems that our citizens have to face each day .
madam president , i also believe that one of the greatest succe@@ sses has been to achieve the ' never again ' which was at the roo@@ t of the creation of european uni@@ fication ; i think that we can congratulate ourselves on this .
( nl ) i should like to congratulate commissioner bar@@ nie@@ r on his ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment as member of the commission , and also to war@@ m@@ ly welcome him here , as there is a great deal on the agenda .
one of the main reasons this has not been done is that the licen@@ ces are national .
at the un general assembly , the eu has taken the approach of tab@@ ling its custom@@ ary resolution on the elimin@@ ation of all forms of in@@ toler@@ ance and discrimination based on religion or bel@@ ief .
one part of the solution requires international support in bringing stability to somali@@ a .
decision on urgent procedure : see minutes
these are obvious facts and they demand , they encourage the laun@@ ching of a strategy on a worldwide scale .
to close , we consider that the instrument for pre@@ -@@ accession assistance is a r@@ ational and flexible mechanism for op@@ ti@@ mis@@ ing financial assistance to candidate and potential candidate countries .
our industry will be more competitive at international level : this applies particularly to small and medium-sized enterprises , which will find it easier to access this market thanks to the cle@@ are@@ r , more pre@@ dict@@ able rules .
one of the best examples is the commission initiative com@@ pri@@ sing a pan@@ -@@ european programme to supply fruit and ve@@ ge@@ tab@@ les to schools .
to aband@@ on nuclear energy is to ensure the promotion of highly pol@@ lu@@ ting co@@ al-@@ fi@@ red plants ; it is to fall back into the hands of the oil companies , with un@@ certain oil prices and the huge risk of a weak@@ ened economy ; and hence , it is to spe@@ ll the end of our energy independence .
in writing . - over the last 50 years , european women have made huge progress towards gender equality .
the commission has long recognised the importance of services of general interest and we have had years of debate on this particular issue .
although the world is getting sm@@ al@@ ler and although people come together more , there are still these significant differences .
both original and fak@@ e medicines are thus free@@ ly available in large qu@@ anti@@ ties in turkish ba@@ za@@ ars .
that action contribu@@ ted to the fall of the communist regime . we cannot now allow ourselves to be da@@ z@@ z@@ led by china 's economic success .
with regard to my de@@ part@@ ment too , namely transport , we have always made every effort in all of our initiatives in africa to give priority to ensuring political stability and respect for human rights and the rules .
it must also be said that the member states are responsible for funding their own programmes .
we did not move back@@ war@@ ds ; we did not stand still ; we mo@@ ved forward .
that is why our re@@ action must consi@@ st not merely of cooperation among police forces and information services , but of a political response to a@@ ver@@ t and re@@ move the causes that lead to terrorism .
madam president , the fact that we are discussing pensions today in the european parliament plenary will con@@ firm how important they are to europe .
a com@@ pu@@ ter is as vulnerable as any other electronic devi@@ ce which is conne@@ cted to the internet via an electronic communications network .
finally , i would like to thank very much the commission for setting up a d@@ g on human rights .
this is not sustainable .
we are coming to an important period with regard to climate policy since , at the end of this year , we must reach an agreement in copenhagen on new common goals for combating global war@@ ming .
could i sugge@@ st that , if the eu really wants to help , rather than indu@@ l@@ ging in pre@@ dict@@ able r@@ he@@ tori@@ c , there is something mea@@ ni@@ ng@@ ful and immediate which could be done .
these are extremely alar@@ ming figures and we must keep a very close e@@ y@@ e on fund recovery .
we , parliament and the european commission , must de@@ sign this policy together , with maximum transparency .
( it ) madam president , ladies and gentlemen , i would simply like to say this : despite the gra@@ vity of these inci@@ dents , which i think everyone here recogni@@ ses , there is a certain min@@ d@@ set and an ignor@@ ance of the situation in italy and in europe which f@@ righ@@ ten@@ s me .
the european union compromi@@ ses itself if it introdu@@ ces a sanctions regime and then b@@ reach@@ es it itself , as is the case regarding ro@@ ber@@ t mu@@ gab@@ e .
by being more targeted we could set more effective requirements .
ra@@ rely has a debate been so topi@@ cal , since you have only just come out of the meeting .
to make it possible for the public to support firm measures , we are asking for the basic scientific points to be set out in a bro@@ ch@@ ure available to the public , so that everyone can be aware of the challenges we face .
however , mr president , we also want to say ' no ' here to the bom@@ b@@ ing being carried out by the international force in libya , just as we said ' no ' to the repres@@ sion of the strug@@ gl@@ ing peoples in every country in the region , including libya , ba@@ h@@ ra@@ in and ye@@ men .
one@@ -si@@ ded speeches to members sitting in plenary , without any possibility for dialogue and questions , are not the right medi@@ um for communication and inter@@ cultural ex@@ changes .
in this consultation with the social partners , we want to look at simpli@@ fication and a better system which is harmoni@@ sed all over the eu .
will it be possible to establish , in the european union , minimum standards for safety and quality which guarantee the reli@@ ability and transparency of information provided to these consumers ?
those of us who have wat@@ ched atten@@ ti@@ vely as the ideas on this have e@@ vol@@ ved will also remember that , just a few months ago , some of our national diplom@@ atic services were absolutely un@@ willing to accept a kind of in@@ stan@@ t ' big ban@@ g ' , with all the current deleg@@ ations brought under the authority of the future high representative from the very first day .
it is made up of parties who really want a different op@@ tion to the one that has been cho@@ sen by moldova until now .
emissions of greenhouse ga@@ ses from the production of ta@@ r s@@ and are 3@@ -@@ 5 times greater than from con@@ v@@ enti@@ onal production of oil and natural gas .
by refu@@ sing to negoti@@ ate , the european trade uni@@ ons have not just failed themselves ; they have failed the workers they claim to represent .
in writing . ( pl ) i fully support the report on the demographic future of europe .
the re@@ ma@@ ining votes were shared between the three opposition parties .
on behalf of the ppe group . - mr president , i welcome the fact that the european parliament is going to adopt a resolution on the up@@ coming session of the human rights council .
i will make the following comments on this issue .
the european in@@ surance and occup@@ ational pensions authority has sele@@ cted the spa@@ ni@@ ard car@@ lo@@ s mon@@ tal@@ vo , who worked as acting secre@@ tary general at the fore@@ run@@ ner to the new authority , to be its first execu@@ tive direct@@ or .
this year we are ce@@ le@@ br@@ ating the thir@@ t@@ ie@@ th anni@@ vers@@ ary of the first elections to parliament by direct universal suf@@ fra@@ ge , together with the t@@ went@@ ie@@ th anni@@ vers@@ ary of the fall of the ber@@ li@@ n w@@ all .
in writing . - thank you chair@@ man !
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we must restor@@ e confidence .
the court of auditors identified severe short@@ com@@ ings in the administrative and financial rules gover@@ ning expenditure on the organisation of cour@@ ses and se@@ min@@ ars , which accounts for a major propor@@ tion of the colle@@ ge 's operational expenditure .
that is a matter for the member states .
two of these results were dealt with by parliament and one by means of another referendum .
in slove@@ nia , this behaviour is vie@@ wed as a flag@@ r@@ ant violation of italy 's obligations towards a minority , in this case the slo@@ ven@@ e minority .
i need the european council to propose a high representative because the high representative , according to the lisbon treaty , has to be approved by the president of the commission as vice-president of the commission .
the eu will act and proce@@ ed in close coordination with all eu member states .
i therefore think it is important to ensure greater protection to women who claim they have suf@@ fered violence .
they were encouraged and ur@@ ged to leave the cam@@ p or go to iran .
we need to concentr@@ ate on the effective protection of minorities and on improving the economic situation and combating the wi@@ des@@ pread corruption and organised crime .
thank you , commissioner , for your report .
that is also what the other institution wants , because we do not want political us@@ age of our basic freedoms .
ar@@ th@@ ur ash@@ e said , ' one important key to success is self-@@ confidence .
i would like to make it clear that in two to three years , we will definitely be more know@@ led@@ ge@@ able than we are today and that we will have had some good experien@@ ces and made some mistak@@ es .
indeed , they are often used as s@@ ca@@ pe@@ go@@ ats and are colle@@ ctively b@@ lam@@ ed , as happened recently with the de@@ port@@ ations from italy .
the pres@@ sures thre@@ ate@@ ning the position of europe 's maritime fle@@ et , which stem mainly from the state aid given to the sector in third countries , must be managed within a framework to be developed in the world trade organisation .
however , we cannot proce@@ ed with adopting the proposal without menti@@ oning that the final regulation has lost a great deal in terms of its ambi@@ tion , compared to the commission 's original proposal .
si@@ mil@@ arly , we must not lack the mo@@ ti@@ v@@ ation for energy technology moder@@ nisation in europe and we must ensure , through this package , progress towards a future where we base our energy use on forms of energy that are co@@ 2@@ -@@ ne@@ u@@ tra@@ l .
today the commission presented the communication to the eu ministers of finance at the e@@ cof@@ in meeting , with a view to seeking their support on the proposed approach for the last e@@ cof@@ in meeting of the czech presidency in june 2009 .
the euro was created without being imposed from outside and without any war@@ s of con@@ que@@ st or political he@@ ge@@ mo@@ nie@@ s .
i decided to visit ro@@ me and na@@ ples last we@@ ek@@ end as a kind of field research and spo@@ ke personally to people living there .
i will , therefore , be waiting for the report in early 2009 .
this mobilisation of the european globalisation adjustment fund will benefit 1 4@@ 29 workers in the mo@@ tor vehicles , tra@@ il@@ ers and se@@ mi@@ -@@ tra@@ il@@ ers manufac@@ turing sector in the spanish region of cat@@ alo@@ nia .
as an me@@ p who has always paid particular attention to issues relating to crime prevention , security and police cooperation , i acknow@@ ledge the fundamental importance of europol in creating a secure european area and preventing crime throughout europe , along with the need for it to be reinfor@@ ced at various levels , including those under discussion here .
we have many possible ways of respon@@ ding to people 's needs and concerns .
thank you , mr president , in my view , on the issue of the moder@@ nisation of social policy and assistance to the states of central and eastern europe , there is a lot of r@@ he@@ tori@@ c , but not much actually happening .
while i support calls for the eu to coordin@@ ate its response to humanitarian cat@@ astro@@ ph@@ es with the wi@@ der development community , i can only support such developments when they take place within already existing mechanisms , such as the community 's civil protection mechanism .
( ro ) we have a saying in romania : a well-@@ b@@ red man is said to have had his ' first seven years at home ' .
member of the commission . - madam president , firstly i would like to thank mr pe@@ ter@@ le for his excellent report , and also the resolution , which gives a very good analysis of the situation in taj@@ i@@ k@@ istan and makes recommendations which i can support .
i would also like to ask the question : what have we actually achieved here in parliament by keep going back to the people with new and higher per@@ cent@@ ages ?
by mr f@@ je@@ ll@@ ner , on behalf of the committee on budgetary control , on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the european rail@@ way agency for the financial year 2007 ( c6-0@@ 4@@ 4@@ 3 / 2008 - ,
another one is the dispu@@ te over the strategic north pass@@ age between asia and america .
today , 30 % of existing hom@@ es in europe are un@@ healthy and have high energy bi@@ lls .
faced with these many crises and thre@@ ats , we cannot just hand over the ke@@ ys to our us frien@@ ds and all@@ ies or to nato .
a strategy for the roma who are set@@ tled , and a strategy for the roma who travel around .
( es ) mr president , an important part of the future of europe is at stak@@ e in the reform of the common fisheries policy .
( lt ) the question i would like to ask is , obviously , based on my meetings and discussions with the industri@@ alists of the country i represent - lithu@@ ania .
the eu can only be credi@@ ble and effective in exer@@ ting pressure if it makes sure that minority rights are respected in all its member states .
how events will play out after such a tur@@ bul@@ ent start will , contrary to mr vi@@ kt@@ or or@@ b@@ á@@ n 's war@@ ning , not depend on the european parliament , but instead on whether fi@@ de@@ sz and its lea@@ der will be willing and able to eng@@ age in politics that respect european values both at home and on the european stage .
we were ex@@ iled by the geographical chance of an oce@@ an , and the histori@@ cal chance of a pen@@ du@@ lum that brings us together and di@@ stances us according to circumstances .
we@@ d@@ nes@@ day :
i have the fee@@ ling that many people here are looking for one person to b@@ lam@@ e for the problems which face us , instead of working on sol@@ ving our common problems with new streng@@ th , new ideas , en@@ thu@@ si@@ as@@ m and vision .
( it ) madam president , ladies and gentlemen , it would be very important for 2010 , the european year for combating poverty and social exclusion , to mark the bir@@ th of a new community financial instrument , de@@ di@@ cated to micro@@ finance , aimed at those who are dis@@ advant@@ aged in acce@@ ssing the banking system but who have micro@@ -@@ enterpri@@ se plans .
i would just like to remind all of us here that we have new rules for this new period 2007-@@ 2013 .
that is why i , together with my fellow author@@ s of this resolution and members of six political groups , mrs es@@ sa@@ y@@ a@@ h , mr co@@ h@@ n@@ ben@@ di@@ t , mr h@@ ow@@ it@@ t , mr tan@@ no@@ ck and mr bel@@ der , who spo@@ ke just now , am writing today to baroness ashton .
perhaps there is a problem within the commission in terms of resources : if there is , we should hear that .
the op@@ t-@@ out , orig@@ in@@ ally devi@@ sed for the uk , be@@ came an op@@ t-@@ out that 14 other countries progre@@ ssi@@ vely needed to use , and we heard from the czech presidency today that at least two others are now jo@@ ining that group .
the point has been made that the mo@@ tor industry has access to eur 9 billion from the european investment bank .
the study has not yet been fin@@ alised , but is under way , and there are still a number of technical issues to be cle@@ are@@ d up before it is totally ready for publi@@ cation .
finally , in paragraph 31 , the position expressed on read@@ mission agreements with third countries does not reflect the ppe group 's vision on this matter .
it now needs to be developed further , and i have no doubt that , if the experience you have both brought to bear here is also accepted by the member states , we will be on the right tr@@ ack .
that is exactly , ladies and gentlemen , what we want to support by means of this report .
it is true that this is also not the way to dialogue , although they are not aimed towards russia .
as deman@@ ded in the report , i also call on spain , france and other countries to place their car@@ ds on the table , while also calling on the commission to further strengthen its controls .
there is go@@ od@@ will , as there may have been in the 19@@ th century , as there may have been in pe@@ king in the 18@@ 0@@ 0@@ s .
on the other hand , mobi@@ le t@@ v is now reaching more and more people .
it must constru@@ ct the ' eu regional political partnership for peace , security and development in the hor@@ n of africa ' which the committee on development launched when it adopted its report in april 2007 .
the result will be a more r@@ ational and ri@@ sk@@ -based approach to control actions at sea and on land , the latter being in@@ he@@ ren@@ tly more co@@ st-@@ effective .
however , i find it unacceptable that , for years now , 1.@@ 5 million palesti@@ ni@@ ans have been placed in the largest open@@ -@@ air prison in the world as ho@@ st@@ ages of a mis@@ conce@@ i@@ ved policy .
furthermore , i support the nar@@ row@@ ing of the gap between developed countries and un@@ developed regions by gran@@ ting financial and technical assistance .
if the liby@@ ans wo@@ ke up tomorrow , what conclusion would we draw from that ?
this support is essential to guarantee ' the green revo@@ lution ' that africa needs for its stability and prosper@@ ity , which , as you all know , is also in europe 's direct interests .
today i stand here to ask further deta@@ ils following the october council conclusions , in which the commission was asked to work towards a limited treaty change required to establish a permanent crisis resolution mechanism .
we will also discuss the global financial crisis and ways in which the world food situation can be addressed .
the military regime in power has not ke@@ pt any of the promi@@ ses it made to the international community following the u@@ pri@@ sing last year .
regi@@ ste@@ red enti@@ ties will also have to de@@ cl@@ are their sources of income and interests , as well as legislative proposals submitted .
now , at a time when the demand for milk and dr@@ in@@ king milk products is increasing throughout the world , milk quotas are clearly pro@@ ving to be an obstac@@ le to the development of the milk industry throughout the eu .
i am talking , for example , about maximum over@@ draft fe@@ es and com@@ po@@ und interest , which is interest on interest .
as the previous speaker pointed out , this body also equ@@ ates the application of cor@@ po@@ ral puni@@ sh@@ ment with tor@@ ture .
half the proposed aid will be suppl@@ ied in the form of subsidies and the other half in the form of loans .
we can clearly see that there is at least one very important reason : to prepare for the adv@@ ent of world government ; and the second reason is once again to in@@ sti@@ l a sense of gu@@ il@@ t in europeans and in we@@ ster@@ ners , who are considered , w@@ ron@@ gly , as being responsible for all the world 's il@@ ls .
that then exten@@ ds to the right to contrac@@ e@@ ption , abor@@ tion and good sexual health .
there is a high-@@ level chinese parliamentary delegation in parliament today , led by mr wan@@ g y@@ ing@@ f@@ an , an influ@@ ential member of the national people 's con@@ gre@@ ss .
if we fail to ensure human rights and democracy , then we risk lo@@ sing far more .
therefore i am especially glad at the idea of conve@@ ning a euro@@ ne@@ st - an assembly - which , if taken up by the commission , will provide an instrument for democratic and parliamentary scru@@ t@@ iny of eastern partnership projects .
and let them not forget that it is their responsibility , first and fore@@ most , to provide for the well@@ being of citizens and not to den@@ y them a european future , because it is cr@@ yst@@ al clear that the political crisis ham@@ pers any and all progress .
i fully endorse the suggesti@@ ons in this report to establish a chil@@ d-@@ friendly society , in which children can feel protected and acti@@ vely involved .
specifically , we cannot support the idea of setting up a european police force for sport .
we should also consider what we can do to prevent the trans@@ mission of diseases from people working for the un from happening again .
therefore , bringing together the policies on climate change , energy , transport and environment will be a priority .
st@@ ating that the re@@ no@@ v@@ ation costs of the strasbourg se@@ at following the disaster that took place in au@@ gu@@ st 2008 should not be bor@@ ne by european taxpayers is not enough .
mr bal@@ cz@@ ó ask@@ s if a uni@@ fied europe really does exist to the extent that i said in my speech .
on behalf of the alde group . - ( et ) ladies and gentlemen , it is a very positive thing that the commission has raised awareness of problems concerning the european works council , concerning the need to consul@@ t and inform workers in a situation where global conditions make a degree of genuine economic re@@ struc@@ turing ine@@ vit@@ able .
we saw the beginning of a rather worrying stre@@ ak of in@@ toler@@ ance in that committee when mr bu@@ t@@ ti@@ g@@ li@@ one was opposed as a commission nomin@@ e@@ e .
in writing . - next month , the e@@ yes of the world will be on den@@ mark .
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let us be very open and call this by its name : it was a p@@ ing@@ -@@ po@@ ng gam@@ e by two governments , and by ber@@ lu@@ s@@ con@@ i and sarkozy , on the back of refugees who are , in fact , in tro@@ u@@ ble .
cl@@ assi@@ fication , labelling and pack@@ aging of substances and mi@@ x@@ tures ( amendment of regulation ( ec ) no 6@@ 4@@ 8 / 2004 ) (
mr president , today is an important day for all victims , because today we shall adopt the european protection order , which is a significant step forward in terms of their rights .
( sk ) mr president , it is quite clear from the context of what mr verh@@ of@@ st@@ ad@@ t has been saying here that the egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an democratic opposition forces have failed to organi@@ se a uni@@ fied body represent@@ ing the revo@@ lu@@ tion@@ ary forces from the stre@@ ets .
there was no need to ad@@ moni@@ sh us to tell the truth .
i believe these to be a priority yet , i am sor@@ ry to say , they are non-@@ exist@@ ent in turkey .
may we thank them all .
it is true that the centre of much of the texti@@ le industry is el@@ se@@ where than the f@@ loo@@ ded area but a lot of the support pack@@ ages for the texti@@ le industry were in f@@ loo@@ ded areas , as was a lot of the texti@@ le industry .
( ro ) the assess@@ ments made by experts about possible problems in the global food market and about providing the necessary amount for the entire global population is one reason for re@@ thinking the way in which agricultural land is used in europe , especially in the new member states , which also includes romania .
we are talking now about health claims .
n@@ one@@ theless , when discussing the climate plan and the aim of reducing greenhouse ga@@ ses , the issue of rail transport and transport other than road transport ari@@ ses .
this is the added value this card offers .
the fi@@ g@@ ure is eur 5 3@@ 00 million under the financial framework , and so the committee on budgets has shown great dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ ine in drawing up this proposal for de@@ liber@@ ation by the european parliament .
in order to understand the challenges involved in revi@@ sing this directive , i myself have met with many stake@@ holders represent@@ ing the various opinions on this issue .
the council appe@@ al@@ ed to the chinese government to li@@ ft the restrictions on access to the region , which would help in an independent evaluation of the situation .
it is clear that we have a stability pact , but there is also a growth pact , and the key word for our economies in the ne@@ ar future is growth .
there is a dro@@ p in state reven@@ ues , there are infl@@ ati@@ on@@ ary pres@@ sures and the country is , of course , con@@ fron@@ ted with a whole ra@@ ft of consequences of past actions , for example , a major problem with environmental damage caused at the time of the nato air attacks .
you may well ask why i hold the accession prospe@@ cts of those countries so de@@ ar .
i would once again like to thank commissioner fi@@ ge@@ l , and , in particular , that great man of sport , mr ma@@ v@@ rom@@ mat@@ is , who has done pi@@ one@@ ering work to promote sport 's new march forward in the context of european culture and society .
as members of the european parliament , we absolutely must not allow the entry into force of this agreement and the associated data transfer to the us , and certainly not without the approval of the european parliament .
i think the european council paid full attention to the concerns and positions expressed by the european parliament in the matter of the mediterranean union .
the solutions de@@ ployed so far for ex@@ iting the crisis have not been targe@@ ting the causes which have put us in this situation .
a direct way of show@@ ing support for the bur@@ me@@ se people would be for democratic countries to stop them coming until human rights and democracy are practi@@ sed in bur@@ ma .
if you have followed the course of the in@@ qu@@ iry into this disaster in the united states , the chain of contr@@ actual relations established between several fir@@ ms allows companies to pa@@ ss the bu@@ ck to each other , while oil continues to po@@ ur into the sea .
on the contrary : what we need is the consistent further development of cooperation between our member states and cross-border cooperation by the police and justice authorities .
a reduction in the vat rates for lo@@ cally suppl@@ ied and lab@@ our@@ -@@ inten@@ sive services should have a positive impact , since it will reduce the level of un@@ de@@ cla@@ red labour , whilst also reducing its appeal and increasing demand within the form@@ al economy .
president sa@@ ak@@ ash@@ vi@@ li received his initial education in kie@@ v . he then stu@@ d@@ ied at european and american uni@@ versi@@ ties , and has always been associated with strasbourg - he stu@@ d@@ ied here , has received hon@@ ours here and it was also here , as far as i know , that he met his future wi@@ fe .
finally , i should like to thank the commissioner and congratulate her on the commitment of the extr@@ a eur 12 million .
in reality , the leading g20 powers have spa@@ red their own off@@ shor@@ e cent@@ res , the channe@@ l islan@@ ds , the vir@@ g@@ in islan@@ ds , h@@ ong kon@@ g and mac@@ a@@ o , not to mention on@@ shor@@ e cent@@ res such as dela@@ w@@ are .
every@@ body compla@@ ins about it .
if a country carr@@ ies out the tasks that have been asked of it , then we must also keep the promi@@ ses that were made with regard to membership .
no , sor@@ ry .
reducing very large im@@ balan@@ ces is , fundament@@ ally , sound .
in 19@@ 5@@ 7 , chan@@ ce@@ ll@@ or kon@@ ra@@ d ad@@ en@@ au@@ er en@@ su@@ red that the treaties en@@ sh@@ r@@ ined the full membership of the east ger@@ man@@ s in the case of re@@ uni@@ fication .
so there is no c@@ lar@@ ity on this issue but , once again , the problem for the european parliament , for the eu in general , is that there is no consist@@ ency across member states , and yet our citizens are acce@@ ssing services outside their own country , and they want to do that .
however , we are also living on credit as far as the environment and climate are concerned .
you will be aware , commissioner , that the three directives that make up the first rail@@ way package were adopted in 2001 , with a dead@@ line of march 2006 for their transpo@@ sition into national law .
we have had many set@@ b@@ acks and some disap@@ poin@@ t@@ ments , but every time the over@@ ri@@ ding case for the treaty has w@@ on through - the compe@@ lling case for a democratic and effective europe .
the commissioner said that last year there was a demand for da@@ iry products , this year not so much - but next year there could be a greater demand again and we need the flexibility to meet it .
as a former member of parliament , i know that parliament is , and always will be , the home of democracy .
in clo@@ sing , i would like to say that i find it very regret@@ table that the czech presidency has not dee@@ med it worth the effort to send a representative to parliament for this important legislative proposal .
we need to be in the here and now , constru@@ cting a budget that will give the european economy a real boost .
we know that the commission has no powers to impose sanctions , but it can g@@ al@@ va@@ ni@@ se and sti@@ mul@@ ate matters and i fully support my colleague 's words , yet there is one further aspect of great importance , commissioner , which is probably in your hands , which is to fo@@ ster cooperation between police and judicial bodies .
the european banking authority is of course cau@@ ght between a ro@@ ck and a hard place : publi@@ c@@ ly ad@@ mit@@ ting that the risk of a w@@ ri@@ te@@ -@@ down exists may per@@ pe@@ tu@@ ate the risk of it occur@@ ring , but den@@ ying that it exists at all would be dow@@ n@@ right ir@@ responsible for a regul@@ ator .
wh@@ ate@@ ver disaster may be@@ fall bulgaria in the future , it can never compar@@ e to the disaster called movement for rights and liber@@ ties .
as for education on credit or any other type of consumption , the most important element is education in general which equi@@ ps people with the tools to make da@@ ily decisions .
if targets have this effect , they also have the effect of providing the mo@@ ti@@ v@@ ation for policies and projects .
the next item is the statements by the commission and the council on the social package ( first part ) .
mr president , ladies and gentlemen , there you have an over@@ view of the ei@@ b 's thre@@ e-@@ pr@@ on@@ ged approach for the years to come .
this is not just about balan@@ cing cent@@ re-@@ left and cent@@ re-@@ right ; this is about balan@@ cing the centre , the left and the right .
the diagno@@ sis has been made and the pres@@ cri@@ ption is well known : the european union must improve economic coordination , and make the european financial stabi@@ lisation fund stronger and more flexible , so that it can bu@@ y the public debt of the countries under the greatest pressure from the markets .
it must promote and increase its research and development investments so as to try to maintain its lead in the area of high technology .
it is true that he is entitled to speak on behalf of all of africa , but he is not affected because he is an ld@@ c and he has the ' everything but arms ' system .
it is clear to me that this agreement overall brings other benefits to the eu and to some of the eu 's different industries .
nee@@ dless to say , access to thir@@ d-@@ level education in those same communities in the 2@@ 1@@ st century is still at an all@@ -@@ time low .
keep in mind that eu member states and citizens have to cut their budgets .
not all the events of 198@@ 9 have de@@ ser@@ ved the same attention , however .
the security of the people of afghanistan from terrori@@ sts and criminal attacks is a pre@@ requi@@ site for development , and this parliament belie@@ ves that the comb@@ ination of peac@@ e-@@ keeping inter@@ ventions , multilateral diplom@@ acy , domestic peace negotiations , effective poverty reduction measures , the establishment of democratic institutions and the protection of women 's rights are the pi@@ ll@@ ars of a new , win@@ ning strategy in afghanistan as el@@ se@@ where .
in writing . - ( de ) we need fair treatment of invest@@ ors and bor@@ row@@ ers with long peri@@ ods of li@@ mit@@ ation and a shi@@ f@@ ting of the burden of pro@@ of .
i consider this document to be well-@@ balanced and to contribute to our common goal , which is to give the citizens ' initiative an important role in the practice of european democracy and enhance the capacity of european citizens to make an impact on european policies .
i therefore support the adoption of new safety principles , the application of strict and ri@@ go@@ rous common standards and the establishment of solidarity funds to com@@ pens@@ ate victims for any damage caused .
this contradi@@ ction re@@ ve@@ als some people 's genuine need for help and the in@@ ability of others to offer the help reque@@ sted .
unfortunately , not all consumers are aware of this .
these include the amendment tabled by my group on s@@ odi@@ um p@@ ent@@ o@@ th@@ al calling for as@@ sur@@ an@@ ces that the production and s@@ ale of this sub@@ stance , which can be used to carry out death sent@@ ences , is only per@@ mitted for medical purposes .
subject : euro@@ zone budget defici@@ t limits
it is also important to progre@@ ssi@@ vely correct market fa@@ i@@ lu@@ res and re@@ move administrative barriers .
that means that we will face a major pressure on public budgets in future , because our pension systems are at risk of being under@@ fun@@ ded .
in its progress report , the commission show@@ ed how sl@@ ow@@ ly the member states are moving , even if there are some initiatives , and proposed a few ways of exer@@ ting pressure .
discrimination against women in sa@@ ud@@ i ar@@ ab@@ ia and almost throughout the is@@ la@@ mic world has its basis and justi@@ fication in the kor@@ an .
europe needs one face , both for our fellow citizens and for our international partners .
on the other hand , we know that n@@ ur@@ turing the particular asse@@ ts of the ou@@ ter@@ most regions is the only suitable way to ensure that these regions gener@@ ate their own sustainable development .
we would also like to fin@@ alise the accession treaty as far as possible , thereby pa@@ ving the way to croatia 's accession to the eu which we look forward to .
this economic adjustment programme was agreed with the commission , the im@@ f and the ec@@ b .
that conclu@@ des question time .
let me as@@ sure you that the commission is committed to doing its share to address dem@@ enti@@ a .
can i remind you that at the g20 summit , with some resi@@ stance from some european leaders , you accepted that if there is a reason we are willing to do more to eng@@ age in having high economic growth ?
on the one hand low quotas limit the development of the eu milk industry by low@@ ering its competitiveness and export potential .
the du@@ al system of broad@@ ca@@ sting is an answer to europe 's media lan@@ ds@@ ca@@ pe which must be safeguar@@ ded on all plat@@ forms .
although she may not have the necessary knowledge in trade matters , she has a well-@@ informed te@@ am , and perhaps she will use the opportunity within the framework of the mandate rather differen@@ tly to the way the previous commissioner did - and we do have an opportunity !
there is a very big question mark here , to my mind .
i would like to tou@@ ch upon two concrete areas covered in the report : re@@ vit@@ ali@@ sing vulnerable communities , consi@@ sting mainly of people in rural and peri@@ ph@@ er@@ al areas , and developing the micro@@ -@@ regions that are l@@ ag@@ ging behind , have an ir@@ regular situation in relations to the individual countries ' specific characteri@@ stics and are almost ab@@ sent from the current statistics .
it was the european union that set things in motion .
this company has , in recent years , made particular efforts to meet the requirements of the future , with high levels of investment in modern technology .
i am therefore pleased at the strong political message that parliament has sent in this , the international year of fore@@ sts .
for which aspects is it competent ?
for example , the eu 's fundamental values ask us to at@@ tach particular importance to the responsibility to protect principle .
mr president , commissioner , it is not right that the implementing agreements negotiated between certain member states and the united states should at the moment be completely non-@@ transparent .
- ( sv ) mr president , the ber@@ li@@ n w@@ all fe@@ ll almost 20 years ago .
within the framework of euro@@ st@@ at 's revi@@ sed european social surve@@ y programme , the commission plans to run a mo@@ du@@ le on consumer em@@ power@@ ment through which it wants to measure consumer skills , consumer information and awareness of rights and as@@ ser@@ tiveness .
it is up to the relevant authorities of the member states to take initiatives to concre@@ ti@@ se this opening of the european school system in their national schools .
the european summit cla@@ i@@ med to be determined to learn less@@ ons from the crisis and to make all those involved in the financial system act more respon@@ si@@ bly , including with regard to pay and other indu@@ ce@@ ments .
finally , madam president , i share the views of commissioner k@@ all@@ as and the rapporteur , mr al@@ var@@ o , regre@@ tting the ha@@ sty manner in which the council has tr@@ ied to close this doss@@ ier before the treaty of lisbon ent@@ ers into force .
i am also pleased to see that proposals by my political family have been taken up - in particular , the creation of a european innovation fund , which will simplify access to european cre@@ d@@ its for our small and medium-sized enterprises ( smes ) .
it is essential that the public is ke@@ pt informed of the potential risks in all areas related to nuclear energy and the new technologies .
the economic and financial crisis which has over@@ run europe has led to a very serious human and social crisis , and this will have consequences that are impossible to assess at the moment .
i think the commission is doing a fine job there and it makes me proud to be european .
me@@ an@@ while , one person in six - a total of 7@@ 4 million europeans - lives be@@ low the poverty line as defined in the individual member states .
the internet is , of course , a chea@@ p and simple tool to achieve this .
i am pleased that mr fer@@ r@@ ar@@ i has succe@@ eded in reaching an agreement with the council at first reading .
but now reality has h@@ it .
the european union is beginning to work on , but intends to con@@ soli@@ date , a clear position , a clear strategy for the union so that we can maintain an active role and a commitment to the protection of and respect for human rights .
this balan@@ cing demands the active cooperation of the major economies in america , asia and europe .
this article is nothing other than an appeal to the future european commission to focus , at the heart of its actions , on supporting small and medium-sized enterprises , which are very vulnerable during a crisis , and not to compromise in any way on implementing the 2008 small business act .
in writing . - ( sv ) i think it is a good thing that the eu is taking responsibility for consumers and i therefore voted for the report .
thirdly , there is per@@ si@@ st@@ ent talk of a democratic defici@@ t , although there is no popul@@ ar conver@@ gence on key eu questions even when an opportunity for consultation is created .
the commission therefore confir@@ ms that in future community legislation progress on the common definition should be taken into account and no@@ tes that the co@@ mi@@ to@@ logy procedures contained within this proposal also allow for the up@@ d@@ ating of the definition within this proposal .
the oral question by je@@ an@@ -@@ mar@@ ie ca@@ v@@ ada , on behalf of the committee on civil liber@@ ties , justice and home affairs , to the council on the 2007 annual debate on the progress made in the area of freedom , security and justice ( artic@@ les 2 and 3@@ 9 of the eu treaty ) - b@@ 6-0@@ 0@@ 0@@ 6 / 2008 ) , and
is it reasonable , for example , that the eu 's live@@ stock farmers should im@@ port millions of ton@@ ne@@ s of so@@ ya from brazi@@ l for the european meat industry , or that fish should be cau@@ ght in nor@@ way , shi@@ p@@ ped out to china for fil@@ le@@ ting and cle@@ a@@ ning and then back to europe for pre@@ serv@@ ation ?
the eu must not allow itself to be dra@@ g@@ ged into the internal affairs of states in the middle east and that is what is thre@@ ate@@ ning to happen , because the balance in ba@@ h@@ ra@@ in could change very rapi@@ dly .
it is there that jobs will be created and it is there that the future lies for europe and europe 's competitiveness - not in cuts in this area .
i think and am convinced that what has become possible today ow@@ ing to this un@@ belie@@ v@@ ably far@@ -@@ reaching em@@ power@@ ment of the president is opening the flo@@ od@@ g@@ ates to de@@ spo@@ ti@@ sm .
for the financial crisis we proposed a to@@ ol@@ k@@ it , a road ma@@ p , harmonisation and coordination .
at the same time as giving this method a positive assessment , i would also like to state that i share the view of the rapporteur that work in this area should be finan@@ ced from a special budget line , and not from the agricultural guarantee fund .
this can be achieved through the implementation of corpor@@ ate social and environmental responsibility in trade , so that they stop b@@ reaching the principles of social responsibility .
if , during such a process , an application is made for mobilisation of the european globalisation adjustment fund , this represents a negative example of how a soci@@ ally mea@@ ni@@ ng@@ ful and very responsible eu measure is explo@@ i@@ ted by international companies to whe@@ e@@ dle out of their social responsibility .
we reje@@ ct the commission 's proposal , and also the report by the committee on agriculture , because it introdu@@ ces measures which are even worse : it allows the addition of su@@ g@@ ars with a view to increasing the alco@@ ho@@ li@@ c streng@@ th with foreign matter , when we could achieve the same result with must .
our legal service has stated that this is not per@@ mitted , but the socialists insi@@ sted on introducing it .
however , this is still a positive resolution which we voted for .
this has gener@@ ated competitiveness losses , reflected in per@@ si@@ st@@ ent current account defici@@ ts and a fall in export market sha@@ res .
in fact , we have not been forced to do anything since we ga@@ ined our independence from br@@ it@@ a@@ in in 19@@ 22 .
our presence only pro@@ lon@@ g@@ s the war and the resulting suffering , rather than elimin@@ ating them .
( it ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , the spirit of this debate enab@@ les me , baroness ashton , to remind you that the union for the mediterranean 's parliamentary assembly concluded its meeting last week in ro@@ me .
today , commissioner kro@@ es presented her vision for europe 's digital agenda , one of the eu 2020 flag@@ ship programmes .
we must take this diversity into account so that , in the regions where it expres@@ ses itself , these different types of agriculture can help achieve objectives not just regarding market supply , production and security of market supply , but also a move towards better recognition of the environment , the management of natural resources , and economic development capac@@ ities in rural areas .
it is a step in the right direction - not a big step , but a step n@@ one@@ theless .
the council therefore has three op@@ tions to choose from : it can accept parliament 's priorities , or it can agree to a revision of the marg@@ ins , or it can accept greater flexibility of the budget and in the budget , in the knowledge that parliament will stand united in defence of its pre@@ ro@@ g@@ atives and priorities .
the commission accep@@ ts , in the light of the different opinions expressed , that the specific case of the co@@ s@@ me@@ tic@@ s regulation will not be used as a prece@@ dent for the interpre@@ tation of the inter@@ institutional agreement on this point .
the directives relating to the inte@@ ro@@ per@@ ability of rail@@ way systems must also be consolid@@ ated and mer@@ ged .
we therefore need to build together , within european and glob@@ ally - since the response can only be global - conver@@ gence and integration strategies that ex@@ pli@@ ci@@ tly recognise the fact that dynami@@ c social and cohesion policies are the found@@ ations for the development of our society .
this is a clear duty that we should carry out .
i am speaking under rule 1@@ 50 of the rules of procedure .
this is another thing which ren@@ ders the simpli@@ fication of the cap particularly necessary .
this means that various i@@ te@@ ms can be confi@@ sc@@ ated .
the union should look to these examples , and increase its support in the areas of research , innovation and project development .
last march , baroness ashton made a commitment , on behalf of the european union , to provide aid worth eur 1.@@ 2@@ 35 billion to help the people of haiti to build a better future .
at least eight ro@@ unds of informal tri@@ alo@@ gu@@ es have been held to date , as well as three ro@@ unds of the negotiating process proper .
in some member states , differen@@ tly t@@ ie@@ red and in@@ com@@ e-@@ related social services as well as universal services fun@@ ded through taxation are also part of the social security system .
the pr@@ ü@@ m convention will strengthen security within europe .
the issue of tack@@ ling child poverty also remains a very important priority .
a crucial aspect of this initiative concerns a fundamental value : respect for cultural and lin@@ gui@@ stic diversity .
in writing . - ( it ) mr president , i have voted against the 2008 progress report on turkey .
it is also worth considering how we could integr@@ ate sustainability criteria into the scheme of tari@@ ff preferen@@ ces .
these principles have been clearly stated in the report in question , and i therefore voted in favour .
with our decision we want to send a clear signal that we are opposed to measures of this kind , which are also extremely contro@@ versi@@ al on medical grounds .
i hope that a joint parliamentary committee will be established soon and the i@@ ce@@ lan@@ di@@ c government is taking part in close talks with the commission following the decision of the foreign affairs ministers of the union last july .
i would like to as@@ sure the honourable member that the issue of good neighbour@@ ly relations is brought up by the eu on a system@@ atic basis , most recently at the association council meeting on 19 may and at the meeting between the eu tro@@ i@@ ka and turkey 's political leaders in stock@@ hol@@ m in july this year .
this is a result of the fact that , un@@ like ex@@ tradi@@ tion , the european ar@@ rest war@@ r@@ ant is a fully judicial system .
i su@@ spe@@ ct that both the chinese and others may come to regret the decision to ho@@ st the ol@@ y@@ mpi@@ c gam@@ es in be@@ ij@@ ing .
they are used today in the treatment of more than 80 diseases , and especially of can@@ cers - bra@@ in cancer , blo@@ od cancer , le@@ uka@@ e@@ mi@@ a , l@@ y@@ m@@ ph@@ oma - an@@ a@@ e@@ mi@@ a , auto@@ im@@ mu@@ ne diseases , certain r@@ are diseases , and the list kee@@ ps on growing .
firstly , there is the creation and pre@@ serv@@ ation of jobs , with the emphasis not so much on social assistance issues , but ch@@ iefly on investment in infrastructure and business recovery , so that these jobs may be created .
the irish government that has just been elected in ireland has a strong mandate .
( hu ) as was the case in the previous major debate of this week here in the european parliament , namely , the debate on poverty , the politicians of the european union are once again surpri@@ sed and sa@@ d to see that the situation of europe 's citizens is not improving , but rather constantly de@@ teri@@ or@@ ating .
nor are we talking about criminal law here .
therefore , in addition to the existing ac@@ ou@@ stic surve@@ ys which are carried out to determin@@ e the ad@@ ul@@ t her@@ ring sur@@ plus indi@@ ces , i support the pi@@ lot ( mi@@ p ) network investigation in 2008 and 2009 , allowing us to determin@@ e the appropri@@ at@@ en@@ ess and effectiveness of this method , and to provide a second , independent her@@ ring sur@@ plus inde@@ x in the area west of sco@@ t@@ land ; i welcome this initiative .
mr president , we are going through a period of global crisis , of prepar@@ ation for major diplom@@ atic events and of institutional un@@ certainty within the union itself .
i would remind the house that mr lu@@ ka@@ sh@@ en@@ ko infr@@ ing@@ ed democratic procedures in order to gain a further term of office . journ@@ alists and leaders of independent youth organisations and independent trade uni@@ ons are being in@@ ti@@ mid@@ ated .
we wish to emphasise , however , that a number of the measures proposed in the report would be better initi@@ ated and paid for by the member states themselves .
clearly , the prim@@ ary responsibility for comprehensive cancer services lies with the member states , but european action can make a difference .
how has it been able to continue for so long ?
with the new cap we must give - and this is what we are in fact doing - strong support to far@@ m in@@ comes under the first pillar and support measures for rural development , increasing investment in agriculture and food security .
i have to say that we had a number of proposals and th@@ ou@@ gh@@ ts but , bearing in mind the urg@@ ency of the matter , most of us in committee and in parliament felt that it would not be a good idea to proce@@ ed with such amendments .
so i sugge@@ st that we take a less@@ on from the us and the dod@@ d fran@@ k act which requires dis@@ closure , with a two@@ -@@ year time la@@ g , of the us f@@ ed 's li@@ qui@@ d@@ ity provision .
this is the conclusion which we must draw from recent years .
mr president , we have a problem , because the whole house is asking the commission to revi@@ se the legislative package on these matters , and mr barro@@ t has , very char@@ min@@ gly as always , told us that this goes back a long way , that it has been deb@@ ated a great deal and that on 1 january , it will begin to operate .
this is a challenge that the commission has already emphasi@@ sed and addressed on many occa@@ sions , in particular , with the communication ' an industrial policy for the globalisation era ' .
we also maintain that member states implementing structural reforms which contribute to job pre@@ serv@@ ation or creation and to reduction of poverty should be given the opportunity to devi@@ ate from their respective medium@@ -@@ term budgetary objectives .
there will be some pa@@ inst@@ ak@@ ing and important work to be done in order to ensure that this be@@ comes a reality and not just words .
naturally , this is a sensitive issue .
moreover , in order to concentr@@ ate on the problems of the eu , it is necessary to read this carefully and discuss whether it agre@@ es with the priorities of the hungarian presidency or not , instead of discussing points or issues per@@ taining to life within hungary , which can be regul@@ ated as part of a normal , healthy relationship between the commission and the hungarian government and parliament , if at all .
we call in our report for a better balance between projects ear@@ mar@@ ked for meeting political criteria and projects ear@@ mar@@ ked for bringing the country into line with the community acquis and we call for hor@@ iz@@ on@@ tal and regional programmes to be strengthened .
in this final spr@@ int , things are more ex@@ ci@@ ting but also more difficult .
this is a first step , true , but it fall@@ s far short of the requirements , all the more so since part of it comes from a re@@ struc@@ turing exercise .
there are two basic strategies that should be taken into account in ensuring the protection of data and security systems : " wh@@ ate@@ ver is not ex@@ pre@@ ss@@ ly for@@ bi@@ d@@ den , is allowed ” , and " wh@@ ate@@ ver is not ex@@ pre@@ ss@@ ly allowed , is for@@ bi@@ d@@ den ” .
obviously , combating corruption and organised crime remains key .
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it exclu@@ des military aid but it does not exclu@@ de peac@@ e@@ keeping .
i do not know whether that is realistic , but it makes the point that the energy and climate policy calls for a substantial amount of new funding .
i fully agree , and very much hope that this ambi@@ tion will be confir@@ med .
the european union also failed to critici@@ se geor@@ gi@@ an president mi@@ k@@ ha@@ il sa@@ ak@@ ash@@ vi@@ li for appe@@ aring in front of the eu fla@@ g in several tele@@ vision inter@@ views , as if his country were a member of the european union .
to this end , i agree with the need to encourage e-@@ commer@@ ce able to promote cross-border trade , the coordination of fiscal policies and greater stre@@ am@@ li@@ ning of cross-border public contr@@ act procurement , points on which the european smes la@@ g behind .
the condition we stated , that all 27 member states of the european union should enjo@@ y visa ex@@ emp@@ tion , will become a reality this year when visa requirements are li@@ f@@ ted for cyprus , bulgaria and romania , and i believe this is of great importance .
just the day before yesterday , the european parliament , with an out@@ standing majority , almost unani@@ m@@ ously , voted in favour of the flo@@ ren@@ z report , reque@@ sting ambitious goals , adequate funds and direct measures , but the cor@@ ru@@ pt alliance in the council and the commission is trying to s@@ li@@ ce through and undermin@@ e this effort .
its role needs to be strengthened further in the light of the changing conditions on the world energy markets .
two years ago , a commission study recomm@@ en@@ ded that a special agency should be set up for the implementation of legislation on waste .
this revi@@ sed agreement introdu@@ ces a number of amendments , especially regarding the development of democratic principles and cooperation on the aspects relating to dis@@ ar@@ m@@ ament and the non-@@ pro@@ li@@ fer@@ ation of weapons of mass destruction .
i can tell you that , after ver@@ i@@ fication , there has been no abuse of voting rights .
there is one point , mr wat@@ son , on which i clearly made an erro@@ r .
the stak@@ es could not be higher .
you must be una@@ w@@ are of this .
however , we did not want to back this political signal in favour of nuclear power , so we ab@@ stain@@ ed .
it brings the spirit of the balk@@ an war@@ s to central europe .
moreover , cul@@ tur@@ ally , this has nothing to do with creating a potential european identi@@ ty and an il@@ lu@@ s@@ ory european identi@@ ty , and subsequ@@ ently ex@@ porting it or sel@@ ling it over@@ se@@ as .
the signific@@ ance of this directive will be felt particularly in those countries where the scope of protection is very we@@ ak , and where support for families is very low or even non-@@ exist@@ ent , including when it comes to looking after ol@@ der children .
this course of action run@@ s coun@@ ter to eu regulations on the free movement of goods and services .
countries in the eu - and that includes us - are inter@@ vening on an un@@ preceden@@ ted scale , with their smo@@ king b@@ ans , in citizens ' private ha@@ b@@ its .
the ' red card to forced pro@@ stitu@@ tion ' campaign worked excell@@ ently during the 2006 world cu@@ p in germany .
i call for all aid to be democr@@ atically contro@@ lled by the small farmers , workers and poor of afghanistan .
i am convinced that such a sensitive sector as food production is in particular need of market instruments .
there are fe@@ ars that he will be tor@@ tu@@ red ; his family has just been allowed entry to the united states and there are fe@@ ars for his life .
we must prevent the continu@@ ed influ@@ x of such to@@ ys and support the wi@@ des@@ pread use of to@@ ys made from natural materials .
first of all , the point relating to confli@@ cting interests and values , which is very important to me as well .
i am pleased that the commission has said that it is going to work on this .
this is a modern and , at the same time , flexible framework for the application of the ' pol@@ lu@@ ter pa@@ ys ' principle and a tool to moder@@ ate the con@@ gesti@@ on problems on major national motor@@ ways .
through new financial mechanisms such as project bonds , as we have often repe@@ ated .
at this time when we are facing this severe crisis , one of the princi@@ p@@ al consequences of which is an increase in unemployment , the eu should use all the means at its dispos@@ al to re@@ act , particularly as regards support to be provided for those who are facing the da@@ y-@@ to@@ -@@ day reality of unemployment .
this report acknowled@@ ges the existing problems with cohesion policy , beginning with the dela@@ yed conclusion of negotiations on the multi@@ annual financial framework ( m@@ ff ) and the legislative package , resulting in the bel@@ ated implementation of the national strategies and operational programmes .
nor would it have been possible without the excellent and constructive atmo@@ sphere that , in our opinion , characteri@@ sed the whole process .
i also appeal to member states not to add further and often unnecessary regulations to eu guidelines .
our discussion has a very important environmental dimension , which is particularly emphasi@@ sed in this report , and i would like to thank the rapporteur for that too .
the effects of in@@ equality can be seen all too ea@@ si@@ ly when you compar@@ e countries where there are major differences , such as those in eastern and western europe .
the agreements were initi@@ al@@ led on 15 march 2007 but , unfortunately , some technical problems then aro@@ se which sl@@ ow@@ ed down further progress , although the end is now in si@@ ght .
i ask myself when the commission , faced with the dra@@ stic situation with respect to unemployment , poverty and in@@ equality , will finally understand that we cannot keep going on as before , as sugge@@ sted in the work programme .
i want to say that , in relation to the future , your comments are particularly welcome .
i would like to limit myself to these general statements .
we know from experience that hy@@ bri@@ d financing cre@@ ates problems , so we have to avoid creating such problems .
if the commission were to en@@ dea@@ v@@ our to facilitate the cross-border transfer of company regi@@ ste@@ red offi@@ ces , reducing red ta@@ pe , the whole proposal for the european private company would be redun@@ d@@ ant .
they are willing to take us out to show us how it works , and until such time as the technologies have been developed , we should keep a more open mind regarding these oil san@@ ds and sh@@ al@@ es .
i find it un@@ belie@@ v@@ able that the european union is still giving aid to u@@ gan@@ da .
at no time did any of the members of the committee on employment and social affairs seek to hold ho@@ stage or to thre@@ ate@@ n not to help the irish workers who are today in a critical situation due to the industrial strategy and the re@@ lo@@ cation of de@@ ll .
we have achieved a strong text on biofuels and , cru@@ ci@@ ally , in@@ direct lan@@ d-@@ use change will now be fac@@ to@@ red in at the insi@@ st@@ ence of the parliament .
they are the same people who say that our citizens cannot have their say on whether or not turkey should join the eu .
issues such as the ag@@ eing population , rapi@@ dly changing technologies , climate change and other environmental challenges all need to be addressed with urg@@ ency .
given the new role of parliament within the context of the treaty of lisbon and its new fun@@ ctions , and in view of the commitment made when the 2010 budget was approved , this increase in funds available for the run@@ ning of parliament makes sense , as it en@@ sures that this body has all the materi@@ al and human resources it needs to fulfil its new tasks in the new institutional framework with accur@@ acy and excell@@ ence .
this is important , and naturally , the treaty of lisbon includes these three words and ad@@ ds to them the ambi@@ tion of very strong competitiveness .
it is also important to me that you have directly addressed the c@@ ow@@ ar@@ di@@ ce or , it could be said , the dou@@ ble standards , of many governments and members of governments in relation to their shared european responsibilities , as these dou@@ ble standards are one of the main causes of the lack of trust and mutual fin@@ ger@@ -@@ poin@@ ting to which we must put a stop .
let me stress that the entry into force of the treaty of lisbon depen@@ ds on ratification by all 27 member states .
they have l@@ ent we@@ ight to the decision that i hope will be taken by this house tomorrow , as well as to the commission 's work in the council .
time limits and di@@ stance when cro@@ ssing the wat@@ ers that separ@@ ate us from the continent and from our markets cannot be the absolu@@ te .
we cannot put off this decision any longer .
in writing . - ( pl ) i voted against gi@@ ust@@ o cat@@ ania 's report on the situation of fundamental rights in the european union ( 200@@ 4@@ -@@ 2008 ) .
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could the commission answer how many free trade agreements we are negotiating or have negotiated up to now ?
i would like to emphasise that the provision of better coordination between individual levels of control , greater flexibility , and transparent and clear procedures , not only represent feat@@ u@@ res of good administration of public affairs but , above all , should facilitate the drawing down of funds and increase the participation of potential partners in projects .
sometimes what we do in the european parliament is quite technical , but i am absolutely sure that this directive , this legislation , will also help europe to go forward .
consumers are generally una@@ w@@ are of what is happening and are being dece@@ i@@ ved .
we also regret that the commission document does not con@@ tain any specific proposals for the implementation of the mi@@ ll@@ en@@ nium development goals pri@@ or to 2015 .
on the other hand , the os@@ ce has informed us that they have been per@@ mitted to send obser@@ vers to over@@ see the elections .
all too often , end@@ an@@ ge@@ red species are port@@ ra@@ yed as nu@@ is@@ an@@ ces which hal@@ t or ob@@ stru@@ ct building projects .
the commission has worked in close cooperation with the two te@@ am@@ s in order to ensure a coherent overall eu presence in a post-@@ status kosovo .
i myself investig@@ ated the re@@ cep@@ tion of che@@ ch@@ en refugees in poland , because a number of che@@ ch@@ en refugees were sent back to poland from belgi@@ um on the basis of du@@ bli@@ n .
in some cases , att@@ ach@@ ment without just cause can destro@@ y a person 's live@@ li@@ hood .
cooperation between all european countries and the exchange of experien@@ ces are of particular importance in this regard .
i recently read a bo@@ ok by an american auth@@ or which descri@@ be@@ s the following scen@@ ari@@ o .
i would like to thank you and , again , mr ca@@ stig@@ li@@ one for this very difficult task of bringing together all the different opinions within the european parliament .
( it ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , terrorism is continu@@ ally e@@ vol@@ ving and we must stay on top of the changing scen@@ ari@@ o .
in writing . - i and my british conserv@@ ative colleagues support the work of the un and the un human rights council .
we owe it to our consumers and businesses to make the right decision for them and ensure that any change of law affecting their rights is properly thought through .
we cannot , however , support inte@@ r ali@@ a the referen@@ ces to a common immigration policy or a common asylum policy , any mo@@ ves to reduce the freedom of the member states to act in the area of justice and home affairs , the creation of a ' european external action service ' or any mo@@ ves towards a defence capa@@ bility for the eu .
the pipe@@ line you mentioned is an important project in these efforts , and to feed this pipe@@ line , we need to work first and fore@@ most on the trans@@ -@@ ca@@ spi@@ an pipe@@ line , to get the central a@@ sian resources to the black sea .
it will be even more de@@ tr@@ im@@ ent@@ al to ban@@ ana producers on the can@@ ary islan@@ ds , spain .
this information will help make the move towards goods that reduce emissions as well as no@@ i@@ se pollution .
therefore , we should have the possibility of a sp@@ li@@ t vote .
the recent gas conflict between russia and ukraine by no means left the european union un@@ s@@ ca@@ the@@ d .
he talks about mor@@ ality and lack of dignity .
you cannot impose additional monetary penalties on a country that is already hea@@ vi@@ ly in debt .
it is very likely that the european council will discuss follow@@ -@@ u@@ ps to these events which are crucial for the union 's interests in the long-term perspective .
( de ) mr president , thank you commissioner for speaking so pla@@ in@@ ly .
the situation for fruit and ve@@ ge@@ tab@@ les is likely to get even worse when the market is opened wi@@ der still to mo@@ ro@@ c@@ can products under the new agreement that is currently being adopted .
( de ) madam president , allow me to extend a war@@ m welcome to sta@@ v@@ ro@@ s di@@ m@@ as .
auth@@ or . - mr president , the conflict in the democratic republic of con@@ go ( dr@@ c ) is pro@@ foun@@ dly tra@@ um@@ ati@@ sing for con@@ go@@ le@@ se society .
in today 's guar@@ di@@ an it was re@@ ported that the bi@@ lli@@ on@@ air@@ e jo@@ hn pa@@ ul@@ son was re@@ ve@@ al@@ ed yesterday as one of the he@@ dge fund bos@@ ses who has been short-@@ sel@@ ling uk bank sha@@ res , plac@@ ing a ne@@ arly g@@ b@@ p 1 billion bet that their sha@@ res would fall dra@@ m@@ atically .
as you know , since our last debate on 8 october , the council presidency has pursu@@ ed only one objective and held only one con@@ vi@@ ction : the essential uni@@ ty of europeans in the face of the global financial crisis .
today we want to know how and when we are going to integr@@ ate the cl@@ assi@@ fication of the up@@ per air@@ space and how are we going to jo@@ in@@ tly operate the lower air@@ space in the future .
everything has a positive side too , however .
the hor@@ iz@@ on@@ tal approach is not only an important aspect on the basis of the argu@@ ments which i ex@@ po@@ un@@ ded earlier ; the commissioner personally also addressed the question of the legal basis .
i am glad to conclude that the european parliament expressed cross-@@ party unani@@ mi@@ ty at every stage of the exam@@ ination of the issue in this house , thus s@@ hap@@ ing a single position on the need to conclude this protocol as soon as possible and hence offer the republic of moldova all possible opportunities to benefit from the advantages of its relations with the eu .
there is a real danger that mad@@ ag@@ as@@ car , in its strategi@@ cally important lo@@ cation , will become a failed state , like others we know of in africa , first and fore@@ most of which is somali@@ a .
the reasons for these differences are , in many cases , avo@@ id@@ able and un@@ just , because they are due to discrimin@@ atory factors such as the reduced economic capacity of individuals .
i congratulate the rapporteur , mr rap@@ ka@@ y , for his report and the work he has done .
mr president , president-in-office , ladies and gentlemen , this i say on behalf of the ppe-de group , i look forward to an effective europe in 2008 , a successful europe .
this is a serious threat to agricultural production , so it must be f@@ ought using union instruments for this reason too .
we have no way of guaranteeing the principle of non-@@ re@@ f@@ ou@@ lement , even if it is w@@ r@@ it large in your text .
in fact the czech presidency evi@@ dent@@ ly consid@@ ers a common european policy to be a barr@@ ier to the great national foreign policies of our national states .
this is the only way to create new jobs .
it therefore insi@@ sts on price stability and the stability and growth pact , al@@ be@@ it with a degree of flexibility , and on the lisbon strategy , which , as we know , has been used as a pre@@ text in order to pursu@@ e priv@@ ati@@ sation and re@@ move responsibility for social fun@@ ctions from the state .
trade determin@@ es a large por@@ tion of the economic growth of some countries .
i also strongly welcome the fact that the report , in a similar way to the report produced by mr ma@@ v@@ rom@@ mat@@ is a few years ago , highligh@@ ts the success of the informal procedures which you want to concentr@@ ate on more closely .
however , directives also need to be based on good sense , so today in this house , i should like to make a few go@@ od@@ -@@ sense observ@@ ations .
the growing need for available tran@@ sp@@ l@@ ant org@@ ans in a context of cross-border exchange and of significant differences among the tran@@ sp@@ l@@ ant systems adopted by the various member states requires cooperation and common regulations regarding the quality and safety of the org@@ ans to be strengthened .
illegal lo@@ g@@ ging also has extremely negative consequences for indi@@ gen@@ ous peoples , for biodiversity and in terms of climate change .
the whole idea of this legislation is to bring safety to the food we e@@ at , and , of course , what our animals e@@ at is essential because we e@@ at those animals .
it has deli@@ vered so far .
this is the case in italy , where today there are around half a million ro@@ mani@@ an citizens .
president-in-office of the council . - ( pt ) mr president , what i have to say on this issue is as follow@@ s .
faced with a choice between democracy and su@@ pra@@ -@@ nation@@ alism , the european union almost always op@@ ts for su@@ pra@@ -@@ nation@@ alism and now@@ here is this cle@@ are@@ r than in its policy in the western balkans .
the court found that the commission had used criteria not provided for in the rules ( i@@ .@@ e@@ . ve@@ ssels have to be at least 5 years old before being eli@@ gible to apply for safety ton@@ na@@ ge ) and that it had exce@@ eded its power .
these are very sensitive topi@@ cs and , according to the subsidiarity principle , they are a matter for the individual member states alone .
let us stop invest@@ ing in new facilities to produce more energy , and let us pl@@ ough our money and our efforts into the cle@@ an@@ est energy in the world , energy that we can avoid using .
framework financial regulation for the bodies referred to in article 18@@ 5 of council regulation ( ec , eu@@ rat@@ om ) no 1@@ 6@@ 0@@ 5 / 2002 (
the commission and parliament have worked together to ensure that this will change .
if we were to succeed in this and if we are able to maintain this mom@@ ent@@ um beyond this year 's elections in the united states and next year 's elections in the european union , we will perhaps have created the basis for understanding that climate change , organised crime , migration and much else can only be tack@@ led together in the interests of a better world .
the position achieved by the euro in the international markets brings undoub@@ ted benefits , such as better protection from external sh@@ oc@@ ks .
we will present a draft to the country shor@@ tly and , as the country is quite advan@@ ced in many respe@@ cts , for instance on biom@@ e@@ tri@@ c pass@@ ports , i hope that it will be able to meet the conditions of the road ma@@ p rather swi@@ f@@ tly and thus achieve the goal of vi@@ sa@@ -@@ free travel for citizens of the former yugosla@@ v republic of macedonia § .
promoting innov@@ ati@@ on-@@ led growth is not about increasing excell@@ ence in r &@@ am@@ p@@ ; d infrastructure . important as they are , it is , first and fore@@ most , about mobili@@ sing tal@@ ents and mobili@@ sing new ideas .
we must not introduce policies that viol@@ ate human rights and crim@@ in@@ alise men and women who only aspir@@ e to a job and , in many cases , to the basic right to life .
these global dialo@@ gu@@ es allow us to learn more about our partners , to advo@@ cate our values and standards and to resolve issues of bilateral interest and create new commercial opportunities for europe 's fir@@ ms .
finally , especially today , my sym@@ pa@@ thy goes to the nig@@ eri@@ an people on the death of their president .
the less@@ on we can learn from the past is that we have experienced considerable economic growth , but on the basis of specul@@ ation , which has not taken into account justice , fair@@ ness , the environment , the future or future gener@@ ations .
i would like to make three points .
the figures and the docu@@ ment@@ ation referred to in the french report clearly indi@@ cate that by far the highest use of this medic@@ inal product was in france .
i believe that there is a broad consensus in this house - not a full but a broad consensus - on the sele@@ ction process of the next manag@@ ing direct@@ or of the im@@ f .
the following questions are addressed to the commission .
that is why i would like to under@@ line what the commissioner stated earlier - that , regarding the e@@ it , the key issue now is the financing and funding .
i understand that she will shor@@ tly be pres@@ enting her@@ self to the committee on foreign affairs and ans@@ wer@@ ing questions .
it is the commission that must propose how we can achieve a sen@@ sible stabi@@ lisation within the euro area .
without such types of programmes , adap@@ ted to the no@@ mad@@ i@@ c nature of the roma life@@ sty@@ le , the european union will never be able to make a full contribution to increasing the value added at eu level .
the country remains a conflict zone with flexible borders , where , just as in the 196@@ 0@@ s , it is about the de@@ mar@@ cation of ethnic territ@@ ories and control of mi@@ ning areas .
i am convinced that during the parliamentary elections taking place this may the relevant geor@@ gi@@ an authorities will take all the requi@@ site steps to increase public confidence in the election process .
the fact that the new high representative will also be a vice-president of the commission , responsible for coordin@@ ating all of the eu 's external action , will help . the service will also be responsible for the administration of deleg@@ ations , though the people in@@ side deleg@@ ations will come , as now , from different services - not just the e@@ e@@ as , but also the commission services and ma@@ y@@ be other institutions and bodies of the european union .
, in writing . - we welcome the ongoing efforts to further incorpor@@ ate the level of consumers ' awareness as the necessary basis for the effective implementation of the existing consumer protection legal framework , especially with regard to the most vulnerable groups of the population .
he could not even tell me that he was living and dy@@ ing with an a@@ id@@ s@@ -@@ related il@@ l@@ ness .
what we need is major re@@ struc@@ turing .
i hope it does not go that far and that we can have a strong and wide@@ l@@ y-@@ supported report to offer to the commission and to the member states as our contribution .
as a first step on the way to resol@@ ving this problem , the report is very useful .
innovation should also extend to all organisations and institutions , whether public or private , prof@@ it@@ -@@ making or non-@@ prof@@ it@@ -@@ making , and to all aspects of life ; in particular it should promote social innovation and innovation in support of environmental sustainability .
carbon storage , biom@@ as@@ s , as well as investments in reducing the qu@@ anti@@ ties of fer@@ ti@@ li@@ s@@ ers used are just some examples of the way in which agriculture is affected by this problem .
the big question is how we want to achieve that , and that is where we come to a par@@ ting of the ways .
our industry is the world 's largest produ@@ cer of cars and second largest produ@@ cer of l@@ or@@ r@@ ies , and it has good af@@ ter@@ -@@ sal@@ es services .
in my opinion , the hy@@ po@@ the@@ sis that n@@ one of the fi@@ x@@ e@@ d-@@ term and part@@ -@@ time jobs is a high-@@ quality job does not hold water .
( pl ) madam president , in the commission communication on the future of the common agricultural policy , administrative simpli@@ fications are one of the proposals for reform@@ ing european agriculture .
in this case , the report de@@ als with the rights of migr@@ ant and refuge@@ e women , who are treated as a sele@@ ct categor@@ y of women compared to other fe@@ m@@ ale european citizens .
it is up to ireland to choose whether or not to implement these measures .
our climate fo@@ ot@@ pr@@ int is large@@ ly the same in both cases .
at the end of last year , there were two important developments in croatia 's accession process .
such a european strategy would be based on prevention , and would aim to raise public awareness and to per@@ su@@ ade the public of the need for soil protection . in addition , the strategy would identi@@ fy risk areas with a view to resol@@ ving this problem at european level .
the transfer of responsibility following the closure of storage sites has now been set at 20 years , which is also very positive .
it also ur@@ ges the commission and national , regional and local authorities to promote t@@ win@@ ning programmes between tow@@ ns and regions and , in addition , calls for the annual action programmes in the fie@@ lds of democracy , the rule of law and human rights to be pursu@@ ed more ambi@@ ti@@ ously , in line with the objectives set up in the en@@ p action plans , asking for more to be done to per@@ su@@ ade the partner governments to com@@ mit themselves to action in those fie@@ lds .
in any case , i am , and will continue to remain , of the opinion that it should also be possible to sub@@ mit a doss@@ ier in du@@ tch .
apart from this , the eu is once again applying dou@@ ble standards .
we consider possible accu@@ s@@ ations leve@@ lled against them to be ba@@ se@@ less , and i can as@@ sure you that we will continue to eng@@ age with the ira@@ nian authorities in all the ways we can until these issues are resolved in a satisfac@@ tory manner - that is , that the persons in question are relea@@ sed .
coun@@ t@@ less people have used the more liberal visa conditions to travel into the european union .
how is it possible to prove that nothing has happened to him ?
any reven@@ ue colle@@ cted in this manner should be re@@ invest@@ ed in the related infra@@ structures .
brazi@@ l is now self-@@ sufficient in food .
the council , for all its fa@@ ul@@ ts , at least contains representatives of member states .
we must learn from our mistak@@ es , but we must keep it ti@@ ght .
so , in many ways , it is a great improvement on the nice treaty .
please say something about this !
third , the european union directives on waste , hazar@@ d@@ ous waste and lan@@ d@@ fi@@ lls , which must apply throughout europe , no matter which member state we are talking about .
there must be effective che@@ cks when public funds are paid to individuals .
by particip@@ ating in the em@@ c@@ d@@ da and ex@@ changing information , croatia will be able to understand the problem and better respond to it .
highly sensitive goods , such as agricultural and food products , require an excep@@ tion@@ ally sound approach .
they are still waiting for europe to offer proper support to our smes , to genu@@ ine@@ ly plan investments for the future and , above all , to support all those in europe who are affected by the crisis .
i believe that prepar@@ ing for the so@@ ft lan@@ ding following 2015 is an important issue .
secondly , territorial cohesion policy must , in our view , form part of the long-term future .
the us , the world 's biggest economy , has failed to agree to specific greenhouse gas emis@@ sion redu@@ ctions for 2020 , and many other developed industri@@ alised nations are un@@ certain as to whether the ambitious actions required are possible .
however , current tenden@@ cies are not encouraging .
we feel that it is right .
i am voting in favour of this recommendation .
in fact , there is not a single fe@@ m@@ ale eu special representative at the moment .
mr president , it is very nice to have my name on the w@@ all together with a secre@@ tary of state and a commissioner - it is a big moment !
in sum@@ mar@@ y , the report l@@ acks proposals and measures to change the cap model in force , to begin with ( but not only ) as far as the distribution of aid is concerned .
it should also be said , however , that the exceptional criminal criteria applied in spain against e@@ ta have , on occa@@ sions , resul@@ ted in serious violations of fundamental rights .
let me just respond here to the question of accoun@@ t@@ ability .
the next item is one@@ -@@ minu@@ te speeches on matters of political importance .
this was , inci@@ dent@@ ally , a move in response to a specific vote taken by this parliament during its january session , when we voted for this , that is , for this information to be made public .
the report by mar@@ ia gra@@ zi@@ a pag@@ ano , on behalf of committee on civil liber@@ ties , justice and home affairs , on development of an eu criminal justice area , with a proposal for a european parliament recommendation to the council on development of an eu criminal justice area .
now more than ever , vie@@ t@@ nam must , on the contrary , establish mechanisms intended to allow peaceful expression of the ten@@ sions and social fru@@ str@@ ations being felt in that country .
policy on alternative energy is non-@@ exist@@ ent , despite the fact that in my country we have a lot of su@@ n and w@@ ind , even with regard to cle@@ an@@ er energy such as gas , to the extent that the government has still not be@@ gu@@ n to give it any consideration .
the awar@@ d of the s@@ ak@@ ha@@ ro@@ v pri@@ ze to al@@ ex@@ an@@ der mi@@ lin@@ kie@@ v@@ ich , along with the strong and une@@ qui@@ vo@@ cal condem@@ n@@ ation of the mur@@ der of an@@ na poli@@ t@@ ko@@ v@@ ska@@ ya show@@ ed that europe will not stand i@@ dly by , ignor@@ ing infringe@@ ments of human rights beyond our eastern border .
in other parts of the eu , the handl@@ ing of the sub@@ stance is not as stri@@ ctly contro@@ lled .
this is primarily because all the areas in which the states can and must per@@ form their social du@@ ties through public services have not been clearly exclu@@ ded from the scope of the directive .
i also believe that , as mentioned in the common ppe-de and u@@ en resolution , the efficient enforcement of the legal provisions by the italian authorities would have pre@@ ven@@ ted this situation .
incre@@ di@@ bly , not a single official has been held responsible for these acts .
( de ) mr president , i would like to propose an oral amendment to the effect that , in points 5 , 8 and 16 , the word ' legal ' should be de@@ le@@ ted , as it gives the im@@ pression that children who are not regi@@ ste@@ red , in other words involved in a current asylum procedure , could be exclu@@ ded from the education programmes .
that is to say , if governments spend their accu@@ mul@@ ated financial re@@ serves primarily on bank re@@ sc@@ ue pack@@ ages , then crucial energy investments may suffer dela@@ ys .
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i have heard reports - which prom@@ p@@ ted me to ask my question today - that they are being put back on@@ to the market , for s@@ ale to other children .
can the council set out the princi@@ p@@ al objectives regarding the development of future agreements between the eu and the western balkans ?
( es ) commissioner , i assu@@ me that you know that in some states there is a method for paying author@@ s ' rights that involves establishing a charge that must be paid by all those who bu@@ y equipment to recor@@ d or re@@ produce materi@@ al , or bu@@ y c@@ ds or d@@ v@@ ds .
but in the whole area of financial education , the place where i have been trying to up the agenda is for member states to include , from an early stage , some basic financial education as part of the core cur@@ ri@@ cu@@ lum programme .
for de@@ ca@@ des we have been thinking about the challenge of the emerg@@ ence of new economies and about africa 's new role in the world .
what we need is to be convin@@ cing about the effectiveness of european expenditure compared with national expenditure .
programmes that work well must be publi@@ ci@@ sed wide@@ ly .
under this proposal , short-@@ term ex@@ emp@@ tions that extend working hours due to pe@@ ak@@ s in production or the he@@ ight of the tou@@ ri@@ st se@@ as@@ on can be u@@ ti@@ li@@ sed the whole year round .
they have a duty to act and protect the people , namely via the united nations organisation mission in the democratic republic of the con@@ go ( mon@@ us@@ co ) which is present on the ground .
european migration policy is necessary , to my mind , not least because , by 2050 , the european working population will have dw@@ in@@ d@@ led by 20 million people .
i would like to believe that this report gives a comprehensive over@@ view of all the issues that are related to all the agencies and joint under@@ tak@@ ings .
in writing . - there are many ways in which fiscal atti@@ tu@@ des across the eu could be hel@@ p@@ ful in gener@@ ating a series of better conclusions for the lisbon strategy .
( pl ) the g@@ d@@ ans@@ k shi@@ py@@ ard , the cra@@ dle of solidarity , the ch@@ ief ac@@ tor in the strug@@ gle against communi@@ sm , a shi@@ py@@ ard which suf@@ fered discrimination and which by the political decisions of the communi@@ sts was brought to a poor financial condition , today awa@@ its a positive decision from the european commission .
it may be that this is also about africa as one of the areas in which europe is interested .
indeed , making provision to evalu@@ ate the ad ho@@ c tools adopted at national level to end the crisis is evidence of an approach that is not only highly professional , but also sensitive .
the next item is the report by je@@ an@@ -@@ pa@@ ul ga@@ uz@@ è@@ s , on behalf of the committee on economic and monetary affairs , on the proposal for a directive of the european parliament and of the council on alternative investment fund manag@@ ers and amending directives 2004 / 3@@ 9 / ec and 2009 / ... / ec - c@@ 7-0@@ 0@@ 40 / 2009 - .
this is wrong . the past is not de@@ ad .
the chinese government quite properly de@@ ployed police and military person@@ ne@@ l to que@@ ll the violence and stop the re@@ t@@ ali@@ atory attacks by the h@@ an population on the u@@ i@@ gh@@ urs .
this is why i voted in favour of this resolution ; in considering the negative impact of the liberalisation of markets on local economies , it under@@ lines the strategic importance of reasonable tari@@ ff protection .
the member states , and germany in particular , were part of the decision-making process and supported everything that was decided .
i am b@@ ound to say - and i think i also speak for the other members of the convention - that we always felt supported by the approval of the european parliament .
with the impe@@ tu@@ s provided by the cohesion policy , whose aim is to encourage innovation and entrepreneu@@ r@@ ship and develop a know@@ led@@ ge@@ -based economy , research and development must be approach@@ ed from two dire@@ ctions .
i believe that the involvement and potential of women themselves will mean that they make up a high per@@ cent@@ age of this group .
in spite of this , the ' made in ' origin mark has still not been approved by some eu member states .
any reje@@ ction decision must be du@@ ly substan@@ ti@@ ated , transparent and objective .
there is no doubt that this development has had an impact on bir@@ th rates , which have been de@@ pres@@ sed arti@@ fi@@ ci@@ ally at the be@@ he@@ st of economic forces .
i may have to go and si@@ t over there or you may have to build me a se@@ at equi@@ di@@ stan@@ t , because i as@@ sure you i will be in tro@@ u@@ ble some@@ where for where@@ ver i si@@ t .
this involves significant costs .
as regards the european economic recovery plan , the eu 's budget is not of such mag@@ ni@@ tude as to be able to be used for ke@@ y@@ ne@@ sian sti@@ mu@@ lus policy , but it can be used for certain small but strategic matters , such as the recovery plan .
it is a necessary challenge for europe ; it is an aspect of integration and social development that we have to con@@ front .
turning this practice into a ha@@ bit is a crime in itself .
but if this does not happen , the european union cannot fulfil its own ple@@ d@@ ges , and this undermin@@ es its credibility .
and this is a good time to do so in view of the roma summit which will be held in c@@ ór@@ dob@@ a in the coming month .
why are we having these d@@ rac@@ o@@ nian measures placed upon our farmers when they do not need it or want it , and when all they want to do is produce good food ?
this relationship is , however , of fundamental importance and we ought to put it right by poin@@ ting out in@@ adequ@@ ac@@ ies and in@@ efficien@@ cies , identi@@ fying the main problems and possible approach@@ es for sol@@ ving them .
i like the name ' intelli@@ gent car ' , i do not have any issues with it , as i understand that it is being used fi@@ g@@ ur@@ ati@@ vely .
i should like to ask the commission , therefore , if it does not think there is a case for tr@@ ig@@ ger@@ ing the european emergency clause and bringing forward the discussion on financial com@@ pen@@ sation .
as far as the european people 's party ( christian democrats ) is concerned , the final declaration of the summit next week must be more than just fine words .
the european union has followed others in suc@@ cum@@ b@@ ing to this tem@@ p@@ tation .
already the financial institutions are resi@@ sting the regulations we need to prevent a future me@@ l@@ t@@ down .
indeed , the proposal contains a number of de@@ ro@@ g@@ ations , particularly as concerns ph@@ ot@@ o@@ vol@@ ta@@ i@@ c pan@@ els .
the report i am pres@@ enting see@@ ks to tackle this contradi@@ ction and sugge@@ sts possible ans@@ wers for the other institutions .
with this proposal , the fi@@ f@@ th j@@ t@@ i will be set up in the field of fuel ce@@ lls and hy@@ drog@@ en .
in addition , that same union now requires the czech republic to contribute finan@@ ci@@ ally to the adverti@@ sing of european sur@@ plus w@@ ine in third countries .
that is one of the risk elements .
no european country is im@@ mu@@ ne from its impact .
form@@ al sitting - 20@@ th anni@@ vers@@ ary of the democratic change in central and eastern europe
the indi@@ cat@@ or refer@@ ring to pri@@ cing levels is particularly doub@@ t@@ ful .
( pl ) mr president , the eu economy continues to be the stron@@ ge@@ st , but this el@@ dor@@ ad@@ o will not necess@@ arily last fore@@ ver .
surely the@@ ir@@ s must be the most expen@@ sive fac@@ es since that of he@@ le@@ n of tro@@ y which launched a thous@@ and ships .
for example , they can help through useful training in the best use of prote@@ in cro@@ ps and in op@@ ti@@ mal fee@@ ding practices .
the regulations which we draw up are so accur@@ ate and so precise that there is no question of bl@@ ur@@ ring the lines between information and adverti@@ sing .
this means that there should be no unnecessary obstacles , no incentives to compromise our security for the s@@ ake of procedu@@ ral rules .
the new needs cannot be fun@@ ded by cu@@ tting back on the current priorities .
so far , i have no doubt that this also remains the case in hungary today under a conserv@@ ative government .
we need to think about this approach in a very comprehensive way .
this will have great benefits for european consumers .
finally , i should like to say that the package of measures on climate and energy is evidence of our determination to progress from words to dee@@ ds ; it also demonstrate@@ s that this can be done in a fair and economi@@ cally effective manner , allowing everyone to be a win@@ ner .
i said to him earlier that we would try to make progress with regard to r@@ ating agencies also , and i can tell him that both the belgian presidency and the commission are willing to try to speed up the discussions on der@@ i@@ v@@ atives .
we have also had the opportunity to discuss in deta@@ il how we can better protect these people and support their work .
with this in mind , i think that life@@ long learning programmes , such as er@@ as@@ mu@@ s or le@@ on@@ ar@@ do da vin@@ ci , must receive more substantial financial support from the authorities in the coming years .
i agree with the rapporteur that the democratic accoun@@ t@@ ability of all eu development policy and the active role which parliament must have in the procedure for appro@@ ving funds for development aid , based on article 2@@ 90 of the treaty of lisbon , need to be enhanced .
we are also prepared to support an af@@ gh@@ an@@ -@@ led re@@ ha@@ bi@@ lit@@ ation process for former mili@@ t@@ ants .
we must recognise that the new government was elected in free and democratic elections and it hel@@ ped pul@@ l ukraine out of the economic and political cha@@ os that domin@@ ated six months ago .
secondly , we are not discussing the g@@ sp either .
european uni@@ fication is , ess@@ enti@@ ally , un@@ dispu@@ ted .
i would like to draw your attention to four key developments which have particularly mar@@ ked the european union 's activities over the past year .
before pi@@ r@@ b@@ right causes another dangerous bl@@ under , could you please ask the commission to take this lab@@ or@@ atory off the list of animal te@@ sting reference lab@@ or@@ ator@@ ies and re@@ place it with a more tru@@ stwor@@ thy fac@@ ility , for agriculture 's s@@ ake ?
the committee on culture and education called for amendments and addi@@ tions in three areas .
if the situation had remain@@ ed un@@ changed , we would have been facing une@@ qu@@ al and ut@@ ter@@ ly discrimin@@ atory treatment between croati@@ an and eu member state fisher@@ men .
this is common sense , but sometimes i have the im@@ pression that too much dis@@ cre@@ tion is exerci@@ sed in the decisions that are taken .
bearing in mind the importance of the trust that european citizens and consumers put in financial institutions and transactions for the stability of our financial system and , consequently , for the smo@@ o@@ th functioning of the internal market , i welcome the commission 's green paper and the opportunity to improve corpor@@ ate governance structures throughout the eu .
the third issue that i wanted to address , which was like@@ wise mentioned by several speakers , is , of course , the issue of the protection of personal data and , more generally , issues related to content , rather than the channe@@ l used to conve@@ y content .
its competen@@ ces are now being extended for a second time .
i myself would hap@@ pi@@ ly do it and would be happy to use the products myself .
the development of new types of production or services and the innovative use of resources will contribute to the r@@ ational and effective development of local , regional and national markets .
however , as all our citizens who travel are well aware , increased security lead@@ s to increased in@@ conve@@ ni@@ ence and waiting times at borders for b@@ ona fi@@ de trave@@ ll@@ ers .
i am quite concerned for the future of a large number of european manufacturers .
the crisis - like all crises - needs to be addressed with structural changes , a different mo@@ du@@ s oper@@ and@@ i and barriers to prevent to@@ xi@@ c products from being channe@@ lled into the economy .
that is the reason why the financing for it was spo@@ radi@@ c and its mission statement was v@@ ag@@ ue .
it is an un@@ de@@ ni@@ able fact that , until now , even with the stability and growth pact , even with a european central bank , the external represent@@ ation of the eu in international financial bodies has fal@@ le@@ n far short of the actual importance of economic and monetary union and what the european union project represents .
it is also vital for states to send speci@@ alists to international for@@ um@@ s , with real exper@@ ti@@ se in the relevant area , a fact which mrs an@@ dri@@ kien@@ ė 's report recomm@@ en@@ ds insi@@ st@@ ently and with full justi@@ fication .
i believe that , although undoubtedly acting in good fa@@ it@@ h , the international community has to some extent col@@ lu@@ ded in this with@@ dra@@ wa@@ l .
there is no doubt that we must all speak up for a no-@@ fly zone .
these amendments are based on recent developments in the fisheries sector and future prospe@@ cts , namely , the possibility of increasing union co@@ financing from 50 % to 60 % , which represents an as@@ set for the development of the fisheries sector in portugal , and greater importance given to a@@ qu@@ ac@@ ul@@ ture , which justi@@ f@@ ies introducing the possibility of the colle@@ ction , management and use of environmental data in this area , in addition to soci@@ o-@@ economic data .
many efforts are ongoing in this field .
the next item is the council and commission statements on rising food prices .
- before the vote :
i and a number of other colleagues recently had an opportunity to visit em@@ sa , which carr@@ ies out important work crucial to the development of the european union 's maritime transport strategy .
in my view , this system discrimin@@ ates against eu citizens from outside slove@@ nia .
to su@@ m up , when reading this draft regulation it appe@@ ars that the emphasis placed on ' small enterprises ' is above all political win@@ dow@@ -@@ dre@@ ssing aimed at making acceptable a re@@ ha@@ sh of the sad@@ ly f@@ am@@ ous ' country of origin ' principle .
the debate is closed .
this system does not need to be changed to improve the way in which we re@@ use ra@@ w materials .
that was the situation , for instance , in the recent fi@@ at case .
( fi ) mr president , the former ukra@@ ini@@ an prime minister , yu@@ li@@ a ty@@ mo@@ sh@@ en@@ ko , has had to answer several corruption char@@ ges this spr@@ ing , and a ban on travel in february pre@@ ven@@ ted her from coming to meet us in brussels .
however , the community tob@@ ac@@ co fund , which pres@@ ently takes up 5 % of tob@@ ac@@ co aid , serves to finance research on counter@@ ing the effects of smo@@ king , propag@@ an@@ da campa@@ ig@@ ns and the training of tob@@ ac@@ co producers with a view to conver@@ sion to other production .
we might live to experience a situation whe@@ reby the people in these regions are divi@@ ded not by an i@@ ro@@ n but by a green cur@@ tain .
on the other hand , the number of erro@@ rs in the transactions under@@ l@@ ying the payments is high .
the alternati@@ ves to a solution would be that highly advan@@ ced research technology mo@@ ves to asia or is so@@ ld for pe@@ an@@ u@@ ts .
here , too , we call on the commission to make sure that we have the same conditions for both , not different treatment .
as it happens , the co@@ ast@@ al communities in my constitu@@ ency are finding it very difficult to survi@@ ve .
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the late payment problem is particularly ke@@ en@@ ly felt in italy , where public authorities take 1@@ 28 days on average to make payments as opposed to a european average of 6@@ 7 days .
it is not satisfac@@ tory because legal un@@ certainty results from all these points .
the building of a competitive and innovative europe is linked to changes in the labour market .
independence from political power , the financial independence of the media , transparent funding of the media , safeguar@@ ds for journ@@ alists ' working conditions , and the quality and var@@ ie@@ ty of news re@@ porting - all must be guaranteed .
it is time to move from words to action where democracy and human rights are concerned .
in the case of public pro@@ vo@@ cation , this line is more bl@@ ur@@ red .
it is true : i entirely agree with what he said in his speech , that sometimes we in europe arri@@ ve at the par@@ ado@@ x of defen@@ ding and att@@ ac@@ king the human rights situation any@@ where in the world while over@@ looking unacceptable discrimination in our own countries , because sometimes we do not have the right tools to fight in such a situation .
you should make clear to citizens that you already feel that , in the matters of the gas dispu@@ te , gaza , slovakia 's actions with regard to bo@@ h@@ uni@@ ce and the financial crisis , the treaty of lisbon would strengthen your role and enable you to carry it out in better harm@@ ony with the other european institutions .
if we do not look after our water , we will never succeed in combating hun@@ ger .
colleagues , ladies and gentlemen , de@@ ar gu@@ e@@ sts , tomorrow , on 11 march , we will be mar@@ king the european day for the victims of terrorism for the se@@ v@@ ent@@ h time .
many member states do not comply with it either , as is the case with portugal .
when we talk about the common agricultural policy - which will soon be on your table , you will soon be discussing it - i think we should develop more the concept of the public good .
for all the rest , there was no regulation ; we would have been accep@@ ting de@@ regulation , and we cannot do that .
economic and social cohesion must genu@@ ine@@ ly remain a separ@@ ate policy area and the benefits must be available to all the regions and people in europe .
mr ze@@ m@@ ke , if that is what your question is about , then you have 30 secon@@ ds .
i doubt that the five central a@@ sian republi@@ cs are mode@@ ls of democracy and the rule of law , but at least when the politicians of ky@@ r@@ g@@ yz@@ stan wanted to change the constitution , they had the de@@ cen@@ cy to ask the people for their approval in a referendum .
( hu ) the new member states are rightly wor@@ r@@ ied that national e@@ go@@ is@@ m and ren@@ ati@@ on@@ alisation is ga@@ ining streng@@ th within the european union .
i agree with what e@@ wa kl@@ am@@ t has said : it is useful to create a common system for the ad@@ mission of highly qualified workers , instead of having 27 different systems .
mobilisation of globalisation adjustment fund : technical assistance at the initiative of the commission (
as the rapporteur makes very ex@@ pli@@ ci@@ t in his explan@@ atory statement , this change constitu@@ tes an opportunity , but it is also a lar@@ ger challenge to the proper u@@ ti@@ lisation of this instrument , which could lose in consist@@ ency that which it ga@@ ins in scope .
i am firmly convinced , as are many others , that it is both possible and essential for people from different cul@@ tures and religi@@ ons to live together in peace , both within the european union and in the world at large .
we must do what we think is right , and the ameri@@ c@@ ans can then follow us .
while we can control emissions , we have no control over such positive fee@@ d@@ back on the plan@@ e@@ tary system .
that is a problem .
si@@ mil@@ arly , there is better quality information now available on financing under external actions , thanks to the rapporteurs and shadow rapporteurs .
of those , 5@@ 8 % are trans@@ ported by rail , 25 % by air and 17 % by in@@ land wat@@ er@@ ways .
these are climate change , the concern that we will be thre@@ at@@ ened with mass unemployment and rece@@ ssion , unless we take counter@@ measures , and the call , in particular from small and medium-sized enterprises , for public infrastructure , so that we can make progress , create some bre@@ a@@ thing space and give ourselves a perspective on the situation .
in writing . - ( hu ) it is no accident that the latin american ra@@ in fore@@ sts are called the l@@ un@@ g@@ s of the world .
this situation su@@ its the lu@@ ka@@ sh@@ en@@ ka regime , since the more cont@@ acts with western europe are restri@@ cted , the easier it will be to control belar@@ u@@ sian society .
another difficul@@ ty , which is no less important , was the lack of a legal structure .
what that summit in lisbon repres@@ ented was a gi@@ ant dece@@ it and an attempt to impose upon the peoples of europe a constitution just by dro@@ pping that word and re@@ pack@@ aging it , when it actually has all the same proposals .
the report offers no mea@@ ni@@ ng@@ ful attemp@@ ts to solve this problem .
the people 's party wants value to be gener@@ ated from budgetary expenditure , so it is prepared to act in the interests of greater efficiency , in other words against po@@ or@@ ly perform@@ ing programmes , corruption or expenditure led by internal politics .
last week i visi@@ ted the mi@@ che@@ li@@ n ty@@ re plant in sto@@ ke , and again i was im@@ pres@@ sed by the research and development fund and efforts to improve the efficien@@ cies of ty@@ res , with a view to providing environmental and social sustainability .
as the european parliament , we have an obligation to call for full light to be shed on this issue , to closely monitor research and to pu@@ sh for responsibility to be ap@@ por@@ ti@@ oned for any infringe@@ ments of international humanitarian law .
the situation is critical .
given the trage@@ dy that has struc@@ k the region of mur@@ cia and specifically , the tow@@ n of l@@ or@@ ca , i should like to express , on behalf of the presidency , our solidarity with that community and with all the victims , several of whom have been kil@@ led .
madam president , thanks and congratul@@ ations to mrs do@@ y@@ le , but i think that tomorrow will be a sa@@ d day for democracy in the european parliament .
the main effect of this directive will be to provide compar@@ able and standard information to consumers across the eu who take out loans .
more specifically , one of the short-@@ term priorities in relations between the european union and turkey is the adoption of legislation that is in accordance with the relevant european standards and provides a response to all the difficulties en@@ coun@@ tered by minorities and non-@@ mus@@ li@@ m religious communities .
soon we will have tri@@ als in ab@@ s@@ enti@@ a and the common recognition of fin@@ es and confi@@ s@@ cation ord@@ ers .
in 2009 , the european investment bank granted a total amount of eur 13 billion to financial institutions ; the equi@@ val@@ ent of a 5@@ 5 % increase over the previous year .
with its motion for a resolution on the 2010 progress report on croatia , parliament 's aim was to appla@@ ud the improvements made by croatia in several respe@@ cts , which are bringing the country ever closer to the european union .
firstly because this arrange@@ ment , aimed at fighting terrorism , is not binding because it does not force member states either to ask for assistance or to gr@@ ant it .
the brazi@@ li@@ an authorities now also require that bo@@ v@@ ine animals whose meat is de@@ st@@ ined for the eu market are individu@@ ally identified and regi@@ ste@@ red in a dat@@ ab@@ a@@ se .
as a member from one of the ou@@ ter@@ most regions , i would stress the importance of taking into account the specific characteri@@ stics of these regions , and of attemp@@ ting to avoid com@@ promis@@ ing their development during future negotiations .
i think your parents would be ash@@ am@@ ed to see you like this .
i also believe that observ@@ ance of the country of origin principle for vat on di@@ stance sel@@ ling and e-@@ commer@@ ce is the only vi@@ able basis for a coherent and transparent tax framework to allow the free movement of goods .
will it demand the acknowled@@ ge@@ ment of naz@@ i crimes in the de@@ ni@@ al of events or their gro@@ ss tri@@ vi@@ alisation in the member states ?
thank you very much , minister .
i am pleased to see that the european parliament has decided to address the fair@@ ly wide range of social issues covered by this report , issues that need to be sol@@ ved urgently .
these steps provide an incen@@ tive for mo@@ ves towards democracy in belarus , which i am confi@@ dent will be well understood , on the one hand , by the government , but , on the other hand , particularly by the people .
i therefore request that we vote to postpo@@ ne this vote until strasbourg : not beyond that , only until strasbourg .
in writing . - i voted in favour of the li@@ pie@@ t@@ z report on trade and climate change .
of these problems , we would stress the high rate of youth unemployment ; the difficul@@ ty of getting into the labour market ; low pay ; the in@@ adequ@@ acy of form@@ al training from schools and uni@@ versi@@ ties for the demands of working life ; and the difficul@@ ty of re@@ conci@@ ling starting work , which is always difficult , with family life .
it see@@ med to us that the political indi@@ cations were instead dire@@ cted at cho@@ os@@ ing an aid policy that did not damage structural sectors for the european economy .
i am very pleased indeed that we have voted to put this emergency fac@@ ility in place .
in 2007 the european parliament voted money for adverti@@ sing in the milk sector in order to protect it from increased market liberalisation .
decisions concerning certain documents : see minutes
in the name of transparency - which the citizens require - and tho@@ rou@@ gh@@ ness , i do not believe that the council is free of its obligation to be publi@@ c@@ ly accoun@@ table for the funds made available to them .
i fear that this may even be a new source of serious conflicts .
we do not want to restri@@ ct the right of european citizens to individual mobility .
the compromise amendments that you sugge@@ sted have certainly hel@@ ped to strengthen the european dimension of the initiative by clari@@ fying the scope as well as the ro@@ les and commitments of the member states .
it is excellent that this council will also be discussing these questions glob@@ ally , but i think that parliament can make a substantial contribution to this discussion .
as members of the leading party in the irish government , we have consist@@ ently opposed proposals put forward in the european parliament which condem@@ n the internal activities of individual governments and individual countries within the european union .
so , i would just like to inform you that , as is clearly stated in the let@@ ter , there is a consultation .
( the president cut off the speaker )
when in go@@ d 's name is parliament going to understand that is@@ la@@ mi@@ st terro@@ r has nothing to do with discrimination or social exclusion , but f@@ low@@ s directly from the world vision of is@@ lam itself ?
in writing . - ( it ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , i voted in favour of the excellent report by my fellow member mr al@@ ber@@ tin@@ i on sustainable european transport policy , taking into account european energy and environment policies .
my ' che@@ f de c@@ ab@@ ine@@ t ' informed him that we were prepared to have a meeting to explain it .
freedom , the free movement of people and goods , and solidarity with everyone who is in need of solidarity , must remain priorities of the eu .
instead of compla@@ ining about this situation , we corre@@ cted our fundamental indic@@ ators , we re@@ pa@@ i@@ red and colle@@ cted our public finances .
the south cau@@ ca@@ sus occup@@ ies an increasingly strategic position from both a political and an economic point of view .
during inter@@ views with lithu@@ ani@@ an e@@ migrants working ab@@ road , compla@@ ints about em@@ ploy@@ ers who take advantage of their lack of knowledge of local legislation and lack of language skills and fail to pay them for their work are very often heard .
the e@@ p has voted in favour of calling on the institutions involved to make the necessary efforts to acce@@ ler@@ ate the mobilisation of the egf .
i wanted another princi@@ p@@ als meeting in april , and we have prepared a substantial statement based on our position .
people have been han@@ ded over to tor@@ ture regi@@ mes because others obviously don '@@ t want to get their hands di@@ r@@ ty .
( de ) mr president , i would like to thank mr mat@@ s@@ ak@@ is for his fair@@ ness .
we should therefore strengthen all agri@@ -@@ environmental measures along these lines .
i would ask them also to reflect on the political context of energy pri@@ cing , and in particular on the care@@ er of former german chan@@ ce@@ ll@@ or ger@@ hard s@@ chro@@ e@@ der , currently employed by ga@@ z@@ pro@@ m , who quite clearly is pursu@@ ing an interest which is nu@@ cle@@ ar@@ -@@ free , but as ar@@ i v@@ at@@ an@@ en has re@@ min@@ ded us , is not free of russian politics .
having more europe means , first and fore@@ most , fully implementing the laws that already exist in relation to the internal energy market .
let me say that i was very happy also with the nomin@@ ation of her@@ man van rom@@ pu@@ y .
i think that a credi@@ ble and serious prospe@@ ct of accession for these countries is the stron@@ ge@@ st possible sti@@ mu@@ lus to prom@@ pt them to really do what is necessary .
therefore , the council held discussions immediately , on 7 october , regarding these draf@@ ts - the method and tim@@ ing of the three mand@@ ates - and decided that all three mand@@ ates should indeed have i@@ den@@ tical content , that the council would adopt them at the same time , that they would start at the same time , and that the negotiations with the united states , canada and au@@ str@@ ali@@ a should start by december of this year at the latest .
huge infrastructure projects are currently being implemented in the european union whose safety has perhaps not been asse@@ ssed comprehen@@ si@@ vely and properly .
in this respect - and let me point out that i am not known as a le@@ f@@ t-@@ wing f@@ an@@ atic - i have to say that i am surpri@@ sed and dis@@ ma@@ yed by the amendment tabled by our fellow member , mr we@@ ber , whom i respect , and several others .
development policy must also be coordinated with climate policy from now on .
if we look at the european union as a living organis@@ m , the european car industry is its back@@ b@@ one .
the wat@@ ering down of the long-term target in particular demonstrate@@ s to me that the autom@@ o@@ tive industry has not lear@@ n@@ t from the legislation on co2 limits for cars introduced two years ago that it will only be able to se@@ ll clean cars in the future .
in my recent statement on the operation to return af@@ gh@@ ans to k@@ ab@@ ul , condu@@ cted jo@@ in@@ tly by the united kingdom and france , i indi@@ cated that the member states had to take three pre@@ cau@@ tions before re@@ turning an individual to a third country such as afghanistan .
i would draw your attention to the mis@@ gi@@ v@@ ings of certain groups of european public opinion and sugge@@ st that you under@@ take a wi@@ des@@ pread publi@@ city campaign capable of pro@@ ving to european citizens that croatia mee@@ ts all the criteria for membership , because we no longer follow the course of blo@@ ck membership as we did after the fall of the ber@@ li@@ n w@@ all .
mr president , i congratulate my colleague ms u@@ ca on this excellent report and i welcome the two@@ -@@ tr@@ ack approach , endor@@ sed by the commission in its communication , focu@@ sing on both gender ma@@ inst@@ re@@ am@@ ing and specific actions to em@@ power women .
i firmly believe that the sanctions policy will not be more effective until it is incorpor@@ ated in an integrated eu human rights strategy .
if parliament means what it says on the c@@ f@@ sp , we have to send a clear message that we will support a strong , comprehensive and inclu@@ sive external action service and , in obser@@ ving our own pre@@ ro@@ g@@ atives , we will not be part of any ve@@ sted interests seeking to limit the capacity , and therefore the effectiveness , of that service .
strengthening the eu 's economic governance has become a priority , especially in the current international economic situation .
this has been achieved by the sup@@ pression of their is@@ la@@ mi@@ st extre@@ mi@@ sts and communi@@ sts , which is a price well worth paying .
thanks to the exchange of such information as d@@ na profi@@ les , d@@ ac@@ ty@@ lo@@ sc@@ opi@@ c data and national vehi@@ cle regi@@ str@@ ation data , and thanks to bro@@ a@@ der police and court cooperation , we can ensure that crim@@ in@@ als and terrori@@ sts do not feel safe in any of the eu member states , or indeed outside them .
do elections need to be organised stra@@ ight away ?
but i would like to remind you that there are additional aspects to these relations , especially the political aspects , which are being exam@@ ined by the council in this development in relations between the european union and israel .
my personal view here is that it is absolutely f@@ at@@ al that that there is still no legally binding regulation ban@@ ning exports of arms from the european union to these countries .
i think we need , as we have already de@@ cla@@ red with the lisbon strategy , a genuine high-@@ te@@ ch off@@ en@@ sive for europe , if we really want to build the path towards the know@@ led@@ ge@@ -based society .
in this field , the commission is also b@@ ound by the strategy endor@@ sed by the 199@@ 4 international conference on population and development , further re@@ vie@@ wed in 1999 .
i am not opposed to pit@@ ching in and helping each other in crisis situations , but it must happen as and when required and in a natural way .
more commitment really is needed here .
they are agreements that lack democratic legitimacy , and increasingly so as they are almost always negotiated in the greatest secre@@ cy , behind the public 's b@@ acks , seeking to cover up their economic , social and environmental impact , avo@@ i@@ ding informed debate and cle@@ aring things up .
in my opinion , secur@@ ing sufficient ear@@ mar@@ ked funds to cover the ine@@ vit@@ able costs for de@@ commissi@@ oning nuclear re@@ ac@@ tors and manag@@ ing the resulting radi@@ o@@ active waste remains an important open question .
i would also like to respond to the no@@ tion often vo@@ i@@ ced in the debate that the question of post@@ ed workers is a matter which divi@@ des the old member states from the new ones .
i fully support the rapporteur 's proposals that mal@@ administration should hen@@ ce@@ for@@ th be interpre@@ ted more wide@@ ly , so that in addition to illegal administrative acts and b@@ reach@@ es of binding nor@@ ms and principles , it would include inci@@ dents where administrative institutions have been neg@@ li@@ gent , ac@@ ted non-@@ transparen@@ tly or bro@@ ken other principles of good administration .
as far as biofuels are concerned , i hope that the commission will be able to en@@ force the sustainability criteria in europe and in the rest of the world , while encouraging international trade in the cle@@ an@@ est and most competitive biofuels .
subject : eu priorities for inter@@ govern@@ mental conference on climate change
we also had the elections to the european parliament .
we are talking about the same directive that gives the member states a period of some 25 years just to identi@@ fy all areas in the national territory that might be considered seriously pol@@ lu@@ ted , and thus compromi@@ sed for various uses , both public and private , and all areas at serious risk in fact of de@@ ser@@ ti@@ fication , e@@ ro@@ sion , s@@ ali@@ nisation and loss of com@@ pac@@ tion .
secondly , we are cir@@ cul@@ ating this technology even though we know that it can always be ab@@ used from a military aspect .
we all share the same idea : we have freedom of movement of judg@@ ments .
( es ) today , at the start of 2010 , we are not where we would have ho@@ ped to be in the fight against climate change .
it should be noted that this proposal does not affect the community budget .
this su@@ per te@@ am , led by moni@@ ka stra@@ s@@ ser , was not just competent and professional , but was also more than usu@@ ally interested in its work .
madam president , as mr pe@@ ter@@ le says in his excellent report , the partnership and cooperation agreement is part of a greater strategy for increased regional stability in central asia .
i agree that the mobilisation of this fund is necessary in this case and have therefore voted in favour of this report .
specifically , we want it to be possible for small appli@@ an@@ ces , which can ea@@ si@@ ly be th@@ row@@ n into the du@@ st@@ b@@ in , to be han@@ ded in free of charge .
we need to reduce our own emissions by 70 % to 80 % if we are to achieve the climate targets .
the region needs democratic measures to be put in place , intended ch@@ iefly to ensure security , stability and peace , as well as to increase prosper@@ ity .
mr president , i share in the de@@ light of my frien@@ d and colleague , ms gi@@ ll , that we are clo@@ sing lo@@ op@@ ho@@ les in this directive .
it has ce@@ a@@ sed to be inter@@ govern@@ mental and is now a community body , with a community budget and under the control of the european parliament .
many ho@@ sp@@ it@@ als are refu@@ sing to ad@@ mit and tre@@ at them due to the risk of cont@@ am@@ ination .
however , this flexibility does have its limits when it results in excep@@ tions and regulations being interpre@@ ted differen@@ tly according to the wh@@ ims of the supervisory authorities .
moreover , if this system of mutual recognition worked perfe@@ ctly , in other words if it were fully applied every@@ where , the result would be a 1.@@ 8 % increase in europe 's gdp , which certainly represents a significant mac@@ ro@@ economic impact .
i was at ro@@ i@@ ss@@ y air@@ port when the pl@@ ane from mu@@ m@@ ba@@ i lan@@ ded , and i could see that all the same ele@@ ven european nation@@ alities were repres@@ ented on the char@@ tered pl@@ ane .
in writing . - ( de ) biom@@ e@@ tri@@ c data can make pass@@ ports and travel documents more difficult to for@@ ge and thereby help to combat organised crime and illegal immigration .
a study commissi@@ oned by me@@ p ca@@ rol@@ ine lu@@ c@@ as shows that parliament 's mon@@ thly re@@ lo@@ cations to france have dra@@ matic environmental consequences .
one solution is to regulate access to gene@@ tic resources in a way which , in particular , respe@@ cts fully the rights of indi@@ gen@@ ous and local communities .
so this is pu@@ rely a matter for clari@@ fication .
china does , of course , have the right to develop economi@@ cally , but the rights of minority groups , fra@@ gi@@ le as they are , must be protected .
the eu will work towards achieving a successful result and pri@@ or to the prepar@@ atory committee meeting it will work together with key partners in order to secure a broad support for our objectives .
we need to send out clear sign@@ als in this regard .
every region should choose three to five of the 10 sectors offered by the commission in which to concentr@@ ate 100 % of the available support .
as regards greece , a multi@@ -@@ annual programme of fiscal consolid@@ ation and structural reform has been agreed by the greek authorities .
that would surely be absur@@ d .
in writing . - the reason we finally voted against the text was that the more specific proposals to sh@@ el@@ ter latin america from specul@@ ative attacks and climate change phenomen@@ a , dis@@ coura@@ ge ag@@ gre@@ ssive export orien@@ tation , avoid environmental dum@@ ping and he@@ dge the liberalisation of financial services , got di@@ lu@@ ted in the process of building compromi@@ ses , as counter@@ we@@ i@@ gh@@ ts to stop even more gro@@ te@@ s@@ que spanish wor@@ dings .
are the copenhagen criteria sac@@ red obligations for all of us , or just for new members ?
the whole issue which you have raised in your own memor@@ an@@ dum about qu@@ anti@@ ty , quality and supply is a very important one and is about making sure that the people who produce and supply the fish get an adequate re@@ war@@ d for the work that they do .
( pt ) madam president , those who are pu@@ shing portugal into this sup@@ posed aid do not really want to help , rather they want to make money by sin@@ king us and sin@@ king the euro .
regi@@ str@@ ation and dis@@ closure of the financial interests of regi@@ ste@@ red lobby@@ ist@@ s are all very well , but what about the numerous let@@ ter@@ -@@ writ@@ ers , experts , and our other cont@@ acts ?
europe has suf@@ fered from a lack of debate .
it is up to the member states to provide these , because only then can the rules genu@@ ine@@ ly have the desi@@ red effect .
we tack@@ led this issue without f@@ ri@@ ction in a spirit of mutual trust and in particularly close cooperation .
parliament can be proud of the 2010 budget .
there are numerous studies of ' t@@ ale@@ b distribu@@ tions ' , as we often call them , where , if you increase the risk substan@@ ti@@ ally , you can coun@@ t on profits rising dra@@ m@@ atically and everyone can be given these bon@@ uses and other benefits , in other words these ' per@@ ks ' .
it is a useful expression of solidarity that genu@@ ine@@ ly hel@@ ps eu countries and citizens in mom@@ ents of great need .
furthermore , the council of 11 june 2010 took note of the commission communication on future steps in bio@@ -@@ waste management in the european union .
the whole scheme would fall apart if we were to go with it .
the third point is that , in the pha@@ sing@@ -@@ out programme for h@@ c@@ f@@ cs , the per@@ cent@@ age with respect to 199@@ 7 has been cut back to 7 % for the final years .
the fact that i am yet another speaker making this point indic@@ ates the seri@@ ous@@ ness of the problem and the commission 's continu@@ ed dis@@ regard of it .
on the internal market , it is not per@@ mitted , for example , in sweden to demand that artic@@ les imported from germany be label@@ led with where they come from .
by accep@@ ting that workers and em@@ ploy@@ ers have an interest in flexibility , the text appro@@ ves the ess@@ ence of the european commission communication , which see@@ ks de@@ regulation of the labour market , liber@@ ali@@ ses the right to dis@@ mis@@ s workers without just cause , de@@ values collective agreements and weak@@ ens the trade uni@@ ons and workers ' strug@@ g@@ les , although the text is critical of the communication in some respe@@ cts .
this october the measures to increase bre@@ ast cancer awareness , early de@@ te@@ ction and prevention must come from all levels of decision-making .
it is important to understand that the proposals are the ones adopted today by the colle@@ ge .
i think that we need to address these two issues through legislation .
the european union can and must help la@@ y the found@@ ation for a post-@@ g@@ ad@@ da@@ fi libya and for better prospe@@ cts for the future for this tri@@ b@@ al state .
better access to non-@@ promo@@ tional information may therefore help the public to gain a better understanding of the treat@@ ments pres@@ cri@@ bed to them and help their recovery , all naturally in the interests of their health .
the common fisheries policy , while focu@@ sing on both of these en@@ ds , has led to the op@@ posi@@ te : destruction of the mar@@ ine environment , decre@@ a@@ se of fish and im@@ pover@@ i@@ sh@@ ment of the mar@@ ine environment .
- madam president , before we bi@@ d go@@ odby@@ e to gu@@ ant@@ á@@ na@@ mo by a comb@@ ination of a resolution of this parliament and the execu@@ tive decision of the president of the united states - a wi@@ cked comb@@ ination of na@@ ked power - let me just put on recor@@ d two facts .
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last but not least , i think it is a good thing that pakistan 's role is mentioned , because this is also vital .
the eu-@@ georgia agreements on the simpli@@ fication of the visa regime and read@@ mission en@@ tered into force on 1 march 2011 and represent a welcome first step .
the association agreement is important for central america .
i ask both the european commission and the italian authorities to take into consideration the provisions of the common resolution of the ppe-de and u@@ en groups as well , which are not included in the text adopted today .
i believe that small businesses should be assi@@ sted to increase their ability to compe@@ te in international markets by enhan@@ cing their ability to export , dis@@ se@@ min@@ ating information concerning programmes and initiatives facilit@@ ating international market access and pen@@ etr@@ ation of s@@ me goods and services , and ensuring that the interests of small businesses are adequ@@ ately repres@@ ented .
furthermore , it institu@@ tion@@ ali@@ ses the european se@@ me@@ ster through the need for the involvement of all the european institutions , where national reform programmes should incorpor@@ ate eu objectives .
this is a challenge .
furthermore , this fal@@ se op@@ ti@@ mis@@ m is also leading to the wrong solutions .
but we seem to share the same objectives of having open@@ ness and transparency and access to documents .
this is the result of a collective effort .
even serbia has reali@@ sed that europe wants it to come on@@ board , but it needs to be re@@ conci@@ led with its recent past to do this .
these amendments , which seek to impose origin mar@@ king for texti@@ le products imported from third countries ( with the excep@@ tion of turkey and the e@@ e@@ a member states ) or to regulate precisely the conditions of voluntary origin mar@@ king of texti@@ le products manufac@@ tu@@ red in europe by means of this regulation , would amount to end@@ an@@ ger@@ ing the adoption , within a reasonable time@@ scale , of this important legislation . the proposal for a regulation on origin mar@@ king put forward by the european commission is still under discussion in the council and is the subject of a report by the committee on international trade .
i am very grateful to mrs gr@@ ie@@ s@@ be@@ ck for having also noted the important step forward in relations between georgia and the eu that these two agreements represent .
we want fair trade , provided that it is not just about the law of the jun@@ gle .
you only have to listen to what the inde@@ fe@@ cti@@ ble sup@@ por@@ ters of this tax have been te@@ lling us .
secondly , it was not surpri@@ sing last year that en@@ gl@@ and got so little support for the awar@@ ding of the world cu@@ p ven@@ ue , despite its great infrastructure .
but , through the consumer market sco@@ re@@ board , one of the main topi@@ cs of our investig@@ ations will be prices and part of this ba@@ sk@@ et will be about food prices .
regarding the report 's fundamental issue , as we stated during the debate - the re@@ la@@ x@@ ation in the introduction procedure for al@@ ie@@ n species in a@@ qu@@ ac@@ ul@@ ture , in ' closed facilities ' - must go hand in hand with the most precise possible definition of the requirements with which such facilities will have to comply , in keeping with up@@ -@@ to@@ -@@ date technical and scientific information .
this is not the subject of this e@@ vening 's debate .
the late president cont@@ é h@@ im@@ self se@@ i@@ zed power in a military cou@@ p , and now there is a sense of d@@ é@@ j@@ à v@@ u .
throughout the whole process , it is a priority for us to keep parliament informed , as we have done over the last months .
it is in@@ appropriate because , after the eri@@ ka , there was the pre@@ sti@@ ge ; after the pre@@ sti@@ ge , there was the tri@@ col@@ or ; and , after the tri@@ col@@ or , there were unfortunately pl@@ ent@@ y of other maritime disasters both in european wat@@ ers and beyond .
so within 12 months , we could see another 20@@ .@@ 7 million people given free access to the eu .
i know that parliament has already sign@@ al@@ led its open@@ ness to fa@@ st-@@ trac@@ king proposals , and i hope that we can work together on this very important and sensitive issue , because financial stability is a public good .
the fact is that mr r@@ ack has succe@@ eded in clearly emphasi@@ sing in the report that a safe , sustainable and effective urban mobility structure is a matter for the cities and local authorities of europe and i think that this is where the great mer@@ it of this report lies .
the greatest support is needed by young people living in rural areas , who often do not have the financial means to begin a course of higher education and also do not have the opportunity to find work outside of agriculture in the area where they live .
the anti@@ cip@@ ated reduction in costs associated with the pat@@ ent protection process is also not in@@ considerable .
the ratification by moldova in october of this year of the ro@@ me statu@@ te establishing the international criminal court is a very positive step in this direction .
my constitu@@ ent , an@@ dre@@ w sy@@ me@@ ou , is just one of a growing number of people ex@@ tradi@@ ted without an eng@@ li@@ sh court having the power to consider the prim@@ a fac@@ ie evidence against them and to prevent un@@ just ex@@ tradi@@ tion .
only a referendum can can@@ cel what another referendum has decided .
incentives to enable low skil@@ led workers to participate in learning programmes are recommend@@ able .
we are able to say today that it was the right decision .
that is not up to me to say , but let us say in a very ne@@ u@@ tra@@ l way that what has been said to@@ night is not necess@@ arily consistent with what has been said in the past .
many women in rural areas have an urban life@@ sty@@ le ; others have a lot of poverty and har@@ d@@ ship in their life .
the next item is the one@@ -@@ minu@@ te speeches on matters of political importance .
this text clari@@ f@@ ies the relationship between health rules and environmental rules and thus contribu@@ tes to the objectives of ' better regulation ' .
just a few days ago , we had the first ever regional conference of the black sea syner@@ gy , which was a very first step in working on these issues in a regional dimension .
children and young people at european schools come from different cul@@ tures and different nations .
the commission adopted on 30 april a legally binding case definition on the basis of the eu communi@@ cable disease legislation , and this decision was published in the official jour@@ nal on 1 may .
that is the one thing the commission should do , but of course they will not .
those states ke@@ pt them in mis@@ ery , when not in s@@ la@@ very , or sent them to concentr@@ ation cam@@ ps .
for example , as you well know , i have long been an advo@@ cate of ukraine 's eu membership , and i remain convinced that ab@@ sor@@ b@@ ing ukraine is definitely in the eu 's strategic interest .
i believe this report 's conclusions are extremely clear and justi@@ fy only too well action on the part of the european commission - which should have addressed this matter a long time ago - to clari@@ fy the operation of the entry price regime , at least in relation to the tom@@ at@@ o sector .
it is good for the industry that appro@@ v@@ als can be dealt with more quickly , but parliament is rightly asking that member states should have the right to re@@ f@@ use products in their territory .
nor does it make sense that there are no parliamentary controls over police cooperation .
just over 10 years ago , the european union passed a directive intended to protect la@@ ying h@@ ens from the ap@@ p@@ all@@ ing re@@ aring conditions in which too many far@@ ms were keeping them .
the aim of this proposal should be to protect those who need protection , but also to strengthen the rights of citizens to access information within the law when and where they see f@@ it .
this means a commission proposal for sanctions stands unless a qualified majority vote against , where@@ as until now a majority had to appro@@ ve the sanctions .
there is nothing e@@ ven@@ -@@ han@@ ded in equi@@ vo@@ cating over ham@@ as 's refu@@ s@@ al to recognise israel and then demanding that no w@@ all@@ s , no defen@@ sive action should be taken by the state that is not even recognised .
as far as i am concerned , those who use them are well-@@ tra@@ ined , in my experience , and we need perhaps to step up the training in other member states .
i welcome the decision of the european parliament to relea@@ se funds from the eu solidarity fund for the central european states affected by last year 's flo@@ ods .
in writing . - ( lt ) i voted in favour of this resolution .
the emp@@ ty b@@ ow@@ l in the k@@ it@@ ch@@ en and the sate@@ lli@@ te dish la@@ den with expectations constitu@@ te the best possible bre@@ e@@ ding ground for illegal immigration , which we can only control by contribu@@ ting to the development of the countries of origin and preventing the real ' call effect ' : illegal employment .
where can i turn to as a citizen ?
the proposals in the report also enter the area of the cur@@ ri@@ cul@@ a in member states ' education systems .
that is its failure .
it is one thing to have a wat@@ ch or de@@ sig@@ ner clo@@ thing counterfe@@ i@@ ted , but it is far more serious if it is a medic@@ ine .
this pro@@ ves that the animal has been vacc@@ in@@ ated against ra@@ b@@ ies .
let me say once again that the political commitment of the euro plus pact comes on top of all the other measures in the package to improve member states ' economic performance : the stronger stability and growth pact on fiscal surve@@ il@@ l@@ ance , the new mac@@ ro@@ economic surve@@ il@@ l@@ ance and implementation of the crucial eu 2020 strategy on structural reforms to achieve economic growth .
mrs patr@@ ã@@ o ne@@ ves , can i just say that when you take the floor , you seem to speak for longer than your time and you speak very fa@@ st , which has been s@@ ligh@@ tly difficult for the interpre@@ ters .
that is certainly not what the lega nor@@ d want , nor do we intend to accept it .
if there is anything we need , it is action .
the parliament has har@@ dly any say in this and , what is more , there are special funds over which the parliament has no control wh@@ at@@ so@@ ever .
however , we must not allow the solutions adopted to har@@ m existing plans and available funds within the inter@@ institutional agreement .
it must impose the introduction of a transparent , binding international mechanism that will place a duty on all mul@@ tin@@ ational companies , especially those in the ex@@ trac@@ tive industries , to autom@@ atically de@@ cl@@ are the profits they make and the taxes they pay in each of the countries in which they operate .
the next item is the commission statement on cor@@ d blo@@ od stem ce@@ lls .
( de ) mr president , as everyone in this house know@@ s , we have had an ec regulation on the coordination of the european social security systems since 2004 but , unfortunately , no implementing regulation .
in this case , the greens are adopting positions which are di@@ am@@ e@@ tri@@ cally opposed to their views .
the joint motion for a resolution , on which parliament voted today , calls for that principle to apply also in relation to the danube region .
the rights of family members have also been taken into account in accordance with the practice in connection with previous acce@@ ssions .
our goal remains the entry into force of the treaty of lisbon in time for the elections to the european parliament in june 2009 .
it is clear that the totally un@@ super@@ vi@@ sed and un@@ re@@ stra@@ ined production of biofuels must have possible negative consequences for the environment , biodiversity , food prices , and so on .
this situation in cha@@ d requires urgent attention , not only from the european union , but also from the international community .
mobili@@ sing information and communication technologies to facilitate the transition to an ener@@ g@@ y-@@ efficient , low@@ -@@ carbon economy (
hence our final vote to ab@@ sta@@ in .
now , people could rightly say that the bran@@ den@@ bur@@ g g@@ ate had become the g@@ ate of freedom .
the def@@ ences are down , the press do not care and the uk is as@@ le@@ e@@ p , so get those unfortun@@ ate tru@@ ck@@ ers tax@@ ed .
the second principle of the constitutional convention was transparency and the third was democracy .
furthermore , we cannot simply focus on nuclear safety in the eu .
however , the reality is that corruption does exist in many developing countries and , while we must continue to promote good governance in these countries , we have a more pressing responsibility to help the many millions of people dy@@ ing of star@@ v@@ ation and disease in the world .
thousands of stu@@ dents are demonstr@@ ating , they are taking to the stre@@ ets and occu@@ py@@ ing le@@ c@@ ture the@@ at@@ res .
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the report by mr c@@ as@@ par@@ y , on behalf of the committee on international trade , on the proposal for a council and commission decision on the conclusion of the interim agreement on trade and tra@@ de@@ -@@ related matters between the european community and the european at@@ omi@@ c energy community , of the one part , and turk@@ me@@ nistan , of the other part ( 0@@ 5@@ 14@@ 4 / 1999 - c@@ 5@@ -0@@ 3@@ 3@@ 8 / 1999 - .
it is a dis@@ gr@@ ace that the european parliament and the other institutions still have no idea of exactly how this service is sup@@ posed to work .
in writing . - the proposed simpli@@ fications of the regulations dealing with p@@ har@@ mac@@ o@@ logi@@ cally active substances in fo@@ od@@ stu@@ ff@@ s of animal origin are to be welcomed and , accord@@ ingly , i supported mrs do@@ y@@ le 's report .
our concept is the future recognition of security standards , of security controls , the result of security controls and also the mutual recognition of the customs trade partnership : the ct pact on the us side and the author@@ i@@ sed economic oper@@ ator on the eu side .
a solution may , however , be on the point of being found ; in any case the future ought to be guaranteed , in view of the depend@@ ence of many states , including my own , on such suppl@@ ies .
regulations and agreements to provide cross-border healthcare already exist , and these can be improved without calling into question the responsibilities and rights of member states over the ow@@ ner@@ ship and management of their national health services , which we feel must be public , universal and accessible to all .
it does a real job in conne@@ cting with our citizens in this area .
proposals on energy and climate change ( debate )
as a result , we voted against the report overall .
i can support the idea set out in amendment 27 , and therefore , when introducing new technical measures , the commission agre@@ es to delay their entry into force so as to allow fisher@@ men enough time to make the necessary adap@@ t@@ ations .
allow me to focus on three points that are important to me .
they enjo@@ y working extr@@ a hours .
my third and last re@@ mark is on rural development .
now that italy has put the issue back on the un agenda i hope that the eu as a whole will back the proposal and we shall get a un general assembly resolution on this .
the european union can do a great deal here .
clearly there is pressure in that regard at the moment , but the fact is that greece enjo@@ yed major rate advantages thanks to being in the euro area .
in writing . - this regulation comes before the parliament for second reading in view of its final adoption .
i would ask that it be re@@ visi@@ ted and that the role of members in plenary - who stand in place of the public - be defen@@ ded and not sac@@ ri@@ fi@@ ced to every wh@@ im of any@@ body else who wants to come into this chamber .
and the pro@@ of of this is that the respective report was approved by all the members of the development committee , while an over@@ whe@@ l@@ ming majority of the fisheries committee approved my report .
i therefore think that the reference to romania and bulgaria was used without taking into consideration the entire context .
te@@ ac@@ her training must develop in tan@@ dem with the demands of the modern clas@@ s@@ ro@@ om and i believe that this report recogni@@ ses this fact .
however , the proposed change is still not sufficient .
even though we have seen progress in many areas , there has been far too little time to assess the full scale of the impact on health of alco@@ hol policy and dr@@ in@@ king ha@@ b@@ its .
at the multilateral level , we strongly endorse the commitments made in the g20 context for national export credit agencies to make available sufficient government export credit in@@ surance capacity where this is needed , and we also support the efforts by multilateral financing organisations to make available new trade financing facilities or increase the en@@ ve@@ lo@@ pes of existing ones .
mobility should also be a key com@@ pon@@ ent of te@@ ac@@ her training and professional development .
in writing . - i believe that much can still be done in order to enhance the effectiveness of aid from the eu and its member states , and the report by jo@@ h@@ an van he@@ ck@@ e en@@ compa@@ sses important insi@@ gh@@ ts .
medic@@ inal products for pa@@ e@@ di@@ at@@ ri@@ c use ( vote )
this was during mr barroso 's commission .
according to official statistics , the russian economy is growing at a rate of 4 % , despite the economic climate , and this is fore@@ ca@@ st to continue for a long time .
it will have a cru@@ ci@@ ally important role to play in char@@ ting our course over the next 20 or 30 years .
president-in-office of the council . - ( pt ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , i am absolutely delighted to be here today before this house , on behalf of the presidency and the portuguese republic , to discuss the im@@ min@@ ent enlargement of the schengen area .
i will make just one comment : i have indeed taken into account all that has been said because i think that this work should continue .
( it ) mr president , i will try to stay within my speaking time .
of all the taxes that we could pos@@ si@@ bly adopt , the so-called tob@@ in tax is the most stu@@ pi@@ d of all .
we are therefore living - or at least we should be living - in a period of transition and of change , which you referred to .
today , the european commission has a different and more power@@ ful role ; it has a minister for foreign affairs and a more power@@ ful parliament .
in europe , we had the u@@ pris@@ ings in east germany in 19@@ 5@@ 3 , in hungary in 19@@ 5@@ 6 , in cze@@ ch@@ os@@ lo@@ vakia in 196@@ 8 , and then came solidarność .
i am norm@@ ally very pun@@ c@@ tual , but there are always two sides to pun@@ c@@ tu@@ ality and this question time has been dela@@ yed .
exper@@ t opinion states that clo@@ ning does not al@@ ter gene@@ tic materi@@ al and c@@ lon@@ es are merely gene@@ tic c@@ op@@ ies of animals .
since it consid@@ ers the current wto system to be in@@ sufficien@@ tly regulatory and binding , it advo@@ c@@ ates the ' european governance model ' for trade , whether by conclu@@ ding free trade agreements or by stre@@ ssing conclusion of the current round of wto negotiations - for which it calls for syner@@ gies to be created with the eu 's major trading partners ( such as the usa , canada and japan ) .
i am sor@@ ry , mr sal@@ at@@ to .
they have to accept cu@@ tting their economy to a level that will put them in total economic de@@ pression .
i must point out that each of the pla@@ yers has their line in the s@@ and , despite which the rapporteurs have managed to draw up a compromise that is acceptable to all , and i trust the european parliament will support it tomorrow .
mr president , the commission communication states and i quot@@ e , ' the concept of animal health co@@ vers not only the ab@@ s@@ ence of disease in animals , but also the critical relationship between the health of animals and their welfare . '
( de ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , vat fraud is not a m@@ ere pe@@ c@@ c@@ ad@@ il@@ l@@ o .
that is why we are particularly pleased to have been involved in comple@@ ting this great task which is so important for all the member states of the european union .
the amendment read@@ s as follow@@ s in eng@@ li@@ sh :
what we most want for the eu is a return to a path of rapid growth , and this is primarily what the strategy should help ac@@ compli@@ sh .
obviously we fear that st@@ ag@@ n@@ ation may go hand in hand with infl@@ ation here , and this is a war@@ ning be@@ ll .
we have reached the limit of trying to move markets with public money .
as j@@ acqu@@ es de@@ l@@ ors says : ' in every child there is a tre@@ a@@ sure , and we have to give them the chance to ex@@ pl@@ or@@ e and develop this tre@@ a@@ sure ' .
making crim@@ in@@ ality ethnic is extremely dangerous , as well as the fact that politicians and the ma@@ ss-@@ media , by the media over@@ la@@ pping of crimes committed by roma people , promote the idea that all crim@@ in@@ als come from the roma population .
( parliament approved the request . )
as you know , at the last european foreign affairs council we agreed to dou@@ ble the number of people de@@ ployed .
in fact , migr@@ ant workers accep@@ ting low@@ -@@ skil@@ led temporary jobs on the e@@ d@@ ges of the labour market or jobs as domestic workers are ex@@ posed to multi@@ ple forms of discrimination .
secondly , this some@@ how for@@ ges a link between the european union and what is happening in europe as a whole , and hence with the countries of the council of europe .
but we have every confidence that the member states are competent to formul@@ ate adequate national strategies on health and safety at work .
i would like to congratulate the european parliament rapporteur for youth on the move , mr z@@ ver .
it is due to this spirit of cooperation that we are able to modif@@ y the financial perspective four times in the course of a procedure , i@@ .@@ e@@ . four annual procedures .
unless we are to end up with a european space that applies non-@@ uniform standards , however , we must obtain the results of the studies under way as soon as possible .
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it is not about respe@@ cting the environment and accep@@ ting re@@ lo@@ cations ; it is about respe@@ cting the environment and reje@@ cting re@@ lo@@ cations .
illegal materi@@ al involving child abuse should be remo@@ ved from the internet at source and we@@ b@@ sites should be blo@@ cked by provi@@ ders .
there are a million star@@ ving people in the world , and aid will of course f@@ low as needed , but the argu@@ ments behind the commission 's proposal have become ob@@ sole@@ te in six months .
this is an excellent example of the benefits of the european union .
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i request the competent commissioners to propose a work plan in this respect urgently .
as a greek macedo@@ nian , i call for greater com@@ po@@ sure ; what we need in the dispu@@ te over the name is for the two different self-@@ determin@@ ations which both use the name macedonia to co@@ exist .
we must end this in@@ equality once and for all .
the challenges we face with regard to the climate will require new resources and the re@@ distribution of existing resources .
that is why i should like firstly to thank mr sav@@ ary .
nomin@@ ation of a member of the court of auditors - mr e@@ o@@ in o '@@ sh@@ e@@ a ( ie ) (
some of the cost of bu@@ ying new cars , as we know , is covered by in@@ surance policies .
( de ) can you give an estim@@ ate as to when the service provision and the broad@@ ca@@ sting capacity will be re@@ sto@@ red ?
i congratulate the rapporteurs , i thank commissioner bar@@ nie@@ r for his work , and i congratulate the hungarian presidency .
i hope that both governments will re@@ ply , and i shall of course inform you of their re@@ pl@@ ies , especially because i believe that transparency and truth demand that when one is accu@@ sed of something one must have every legal means of expla@@ ining and demonstr@@ ating that the accu@@ sation is un@@ true , or else of en@@ tru@@ sting the in@@ qu@@ iry to an independent court .
the principle of freedom of movement in the schengen area is in danger of being compromi@@ sed by the north african crisis , as reflected in talks between italy and france concerning the re@@ lo@@ cation of migrants coming ch@@ iefly from tuni@@ sia and the re@@ introduction of border controls . this is also confir@@ med by statements issued by french officials on the need to re-@@ examine certain provisions of the schengen agreement .
stre@@ ets , ho@@ sp@@ it@@ als and a uni@@ versity have been na@@ med after this f@@ am@@ ous scienti@@ st .
it is evi@@ dent that parliament 's increased rights and competen@@ ces under the new treaty have an impact in many ways on working relations between our institutions .
their commitment and interest in this matter is reflected in the amendments that were adopted in committee and tabled in recent weeks .
the fight against the death penalty is the fight of civi@@ lisation against bar@@ bar@@ ity .
this report is about af@@ fir@@ ming clearly that these are our rights and we insi@@ st on them .
it was for me the greatest hon@@ our of my political life .
the land , we all agree , is the environment , and we want to protect it , but i am seriously afraid we are destro@@ ying it .
with this proposal , the european commission is pres@@ enting a fa@@ it ac@@ com@@ p@@ li , but they cannot say that we did not war@@ m them that this would be a mistak@@ e and that it would not , in any way , avoid pa@@ per@@ work or red ta@@ pe , but that it will actually create more pa@@ per@@ work and red ta@@ pe and also more legal un@@ certainty , which is what is worrying producers most .
we therefore have to create a reasonable relationship between these points .
furthermore , dro@@ u@@ gh@@ ts are increasingly affected by climate change ca@@ using forest fi@@ res which are environment@@ ally destru@@ ctive .
( nl ) mr president , i ab@@ stain@@ ed from the vote on the pro@@ ver@@ a report , primarily because i think that it is gre@@ at@@ ly lac@@ king in c@@ lar@@ ity .
in view of the dra@@ matic flo@@ od@@ ing in poland , where a significant amount of the country is f@@ loo@@ ded and people have lost all their pos@@ se@@ ssions , i would like , on behalf of the european parliament and all of us , to conve@@ y expres@@ sions of support and solidarity with the po@@ les and most sin@@ c@@ ere expres@@ sions of sym@@ pa@@ thy with those who are suffering , today .
the system we are now investig@@ ating would mean that each of you , in your se@@ at , would have a light to war@@ n you when the interpre@@ ters cannot follow the speech , so that the president does not need to inter@@ ru@@ pt you and you would be informed of it directly instead .
the directive was an ambitious european project and , at the time , the commission was concerned that the whole proposal would be s@@ ab@@ ot@@ aged and that there would be no directive at all if it had insi@@ sted on exten@@ ding the directive beyond the relationship between fra@@ ud@@ sters and citizens .
in this connection , the council is delighted with the joint statements which we approved at the conci@@ liation meeting and which raise questions such as decentr@@ alised agencies , execu@@ tive agencies , as@@ signed reven@@ ues and re@@ cru@@ it@@ ment in connection with the latest enlarge@@ ments .
mr president , this is a further stage in an exceptional pie@@ ce of work that we have been doing in the european parliament .
globalisation can be presented as part of european history if it can be im@@ bu@@ ed with the eth@@ os of european culture .
however , we obviously did want to ensure full respect for the competence of parliament as an ar@@ m of the budgetary authority , maximum c@@ lar@@ ity and transparency as the rapporteur was propos@@ ing , and therefore correct and effective use of the funding , thus avo@@ i@@ ding any kind of corruption , as indi@@ cated by commissioner verheugen in his speech .
secondly , mr cer@@ c@@ as is propos@@ ing that we am@@ end - i would like to be able to speak , otherwise there is no point - the socialist group , and mr cer@@ c@@ as in particular , are propos@@ ing that the commission am@@ end its proposal .
what i can tell you is that there is concern within the commission on the current state of the stock and that we are working hard to find an appropriate proposal that will help properly address this problem at the international level .
you will not focus the debate on egypt by discussing six points with baroness ashton .
i therefore support this proposal for a framework decision on the european supervision order in pre@@ -@@ tri@@ al procedures , which should allow the mutual recognition of pre@@ -@@ tri@@ al supervision measures , enab@@ ling su@@ spe@@ cts to return to their member state of resid@@ ence during the investigation stage .
we must be reasonable .
'@@ yes ' to special needs in certain sectors , but ' no ' to these sur@@ ro@@ g@@ ate b@@ att@@ les that some members of this house want to fight on the back of the developing countries .
perhaps the rapporteur will comment in his response as to why they are sufficient .
( sv ) mr president , there has been a lot of talk about equal rights in this debate .
i agree with the proposal that candidate status should only be granted to serbia once it has be@@ gu@@ n to cooperate fully with the international criminal tribu@@ nal for the former yugosla@@ via ( i@@ c@@ ty ) .
on behalf of the its group . - ( it ) madam president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , when our resolutions and statements do not remain a de@@ ad let@@ ter or a fee@@ ble voice in the great e@@ ar of the council , they are cau@@ ght up in the fl@@ ur@@ ry of events which certainly do not co@@ inci@@ de with or awa@@ it our plenary sch@@ edu@@ le .
we@@ d@@ nes@@ day :
co@@ ach@@ es are used by those on a low income and the young , including stu@@ dents and scho@@ ol@@ children .
he failed to make this statement on mon@@ day .
we would de@@ em it unacceptable if the chinese government were to use these talks to ti@@ de itself over the period of the ol@@ y@@ mpi@@ c gam@@ es , only to have them bre@@ ak down af@@ ter@@ war@@ ds .
this problem is not just about mr ber@@ lu@@ s@@ con@@ i : it is about a system of the right , centre and left that is infr@@ inging the civil and political rights of italian citizens .
it is a balanced result that safeguar@@ ds the interests of farmers as users of feed , feed manufacturers , and all other lin@@ ks in the food chain .
to avoid being left behind , we need the european council 's endor@@ se@@ ment of our strategic and integrated approach to innovation .
i hope you will take this point on board , and i believe that you need to do more , pro@@ acti@@ vely , to encourage awareness .
sport is the perfe@@ ct tool for education : it te@@ ach@@ es us about social co@@ existence and that if an individual is integrated into any group , he can become a useful member .
on behalf of the s &@@ am@@ p@@ ; d group . - ( fr ) madam president , following on from the discussions about tuni@@ sia , egypt and other countries that are currently calling for freedom , i would like to say that our observ@@ ation mission to southern sud@@ an for the referendum was a won@@ der@@ ful and ex@@ em@@ pl@@ ary experience .
i believe that this directive constitu@@ tes a positive step towards bringing c@@ lar@@ ity and legal certainty both for tax@@ able persons and for the administr@@ ations , whilst providing additional means to fight against value added tax fraud .
we proposed right from the start that work on these issues should not take place in the context of the technical report .
why is this measure important ?
mr president , justi@@ fying the pro@@ lon@@ gation of the re-@@ ex@@ porting of su@@ ga@@ r using the mode@@ ls that are currently being proposed , with the gradu@@ al aboli@@ tion of the system of milk quotas , is dangerous and unacceptable .
mr president , europe 's future depen@@ ds on secur@@ ing energy .
what is needed for these sm@@ al@@ ler far@@ ms is not a reduction but rather an increase in direct support .
today he sent out an e@@ ma@@ il saying that only 18@@ 4 of the 7@@ 3@@ 6 colleagues have signed this .
the international community and , first and fore@@ most , we , as the european union , have supported these negotiations through our strong commitment and we have given financial aid to create the basic conditions for establishing a palestinian state .
we demand just one thing : that the parties in the crisis allow us to help and that they should help themselves in particular , because this is a human crisis on a huge scale .
it has done this with an accur@@ ate and precise text that incorpor@@ ates into our rules of procedure the important changes introduced by a new treaty concerning the increased role of the european parliament in terms of legislative procedure , of budgetary procedure and of the european union 's overall institutional balance .
the eu is now the largest don@@ or of aid to these countries , and the eu is the second largest trading partner of latin america and the cari@@ b@@ be@@ an region .
what is the council doing to protect this minority , whose existence is under threat ?
it is to make this instrument more effective and more pre@@ dict@@ able and so the commission has , in consultation with the member states and other stake@@ holders , devi@@ sed a lon@@ ger@@ -@@ term form of budget support , which we have called the m@@ d@@ g contr@@ act , for countries that meet certain criteria : good past performance , reli@@ able public finance management , appropriate se@@ cti@@ onal policy , and so on .
the final result , en@@ compa@@ ssing a specific ex@@ emp@@ tion from vat for businesses involved in co@@ st-@@ sh@@ aring arrangements , will increase certainty for the industry and budgetary security for the member states , prevent competition di@@ stor@@ tions and improve competitiveness for the banks and in@@ su@@ re@@ rs without increasing the costs to consumers .
problems in the international financial market remain ac@@ u@@ te - you have already discussed these issues today - dri@@ ven part@@ ly by developments in the financial sector itself and part@@ ly by the im@@ pli@@ cations of the de@@ teri@@ or@@ ating economic environment .
some of our neighbours , such as swi@@ t@@ zer@@ land , have postpo@@ ned the planning process for new nuclear power plants .
i am glad to see that mr de@@ pre@@ z is also here .
the present quot@@ a system has been agreed up to 2015 .
i think the proposal the commission has put forward is sound and should be adopted and that it is in the interests of business .
( es ) madam president , viol@@ ent is@@ la@@ mic fundament@@ alism that targets the west but also har@@ ms is@@ lam is on the increase in the middle east and the mag@@ h@@ re@@ b .
thus , the european parliament calls on the hungarian authorities to restor@@ e the independence of media governance and hal@@ t state inter@@ ference with freedom of expression and balanced co@@ verage .
they respect the law protecting the most end@@ an@@ ge@@ red species li@@ sted in ci@@ tes .
i consider the role of local governments , entrepreneu@@ ri@@ al partner@@ ships and edu@@ cational institutions important in the development of the labour market demands of vo@@ cational education and training .
both hu@@ sb@@ and and wi@@ fe have been nomin@@ ated by this house for the s@@ ak@@ ha@@ ro@@ v pri@@ ze in recognition of their activities , whilst they are repres@@ sed in their own country because of those same activities .
which steps will they take next ?
this system@@ atic dis@@ man@@ t@@ ling of the fundamental principles which de@@ fine the specific nature of european w@@ ine@@ -@@ growing respon@@ ds to a pe@@ cu@@ li@@ ar logi@@ c .
on 6 april , the european commission will present its communication on roma inclusion .
the energy council , the t@@ te , will re@@ visit the issue at its sch@@ edu@@ led 19 february meeting through the conclusions it will adopt on the commission 's communication on the second strategic energy review .
he f@@ ought for the constitution and also for the referendum in spain .
in writing . - while we are critical of the violations of civil liber@@ ties in third countries , we must exercise similar scru@@ t@@ iny in the member states .
i would like to emphasise in this chamber that if we do not reach a global agreement , then all of our efforts will simply amount to a burden on the european economy and a ma@@ so@@ chi@@ stic anni@@ h@@ il@@ ation of european competitiveness .
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for example , in the czech republic , it is well known among professi@@ on@@ als , but only 7 % of regi@@ ste@@ red entrepreneu@@ rs know anything about the service .
the key to the situation in russia , georgia , south os@@ se@@ ti@@ a and ab@@ k@@ ha@@ zi@@ a lies in the eu .
madam president , ladies and gentlemen , a very strong fee@@ ling has emer@@ ged from this joint debate : great satisfac@@ tion at having created , in the s@@ hap@@ e of this third package from the committee on industry , research and energy , a package that is important for european citizens .
it will be a way for us to be able genu@@ ine@@ ly to exchange best practices .
we have discussed at l@@ eng@@ th the practical ef@@ fic@@ acy of the state mach@@ in@@ ery of these two countries , as well as their levels of corruption ; nevertheless , i believe that the application of schengen should leave this out of consideration , given that - just as happened with the other member states - it is sufficient to base a decision only on the efficiency of border controls and the prepar@@ ation of police forces .
the european commission , together with the im@@ f and in li@@ a@@ is@@ on with the ec@@ b , will be responsible for monitoring compliance with the policy condi@@ tion@@ ality required by a mac@@ ro@@ economic adjustment programme .
the commission acknowled@@ ges that there are certain differences in the transpo@@ sition of the unfair commercial practices directive between the member states .
i would not contradi@@ ct president ob@@ ama 's financial advi@@ ser , mr vol@@ c@@ ker , who said that the euro is li@@ able to col@@ la@@ pse if we do not change our culture and behaviour .
in fact , some of the innov@@ ations were as a result of some debates with your group and other groups .
in writing . - according to the report voted today , the e@@ p :
it is true that there is a limit . the limit is that already established by public policy and the non-@@ appli@@ c@@ ability in a given state of any law providing for a type of mar@@ ri@@ age not considered to exist in that state .
it can be gre@@ at@@ ly critici@@ sed for dealing with the old type of energy and , in particular , in terms of the time factor .
i think that even the commissioners should start prote@@ sting .
individuals of im@@ migr@@ ant origin who have managed to succeed must be given the opportunity to appe@@ ar on tele@@ vision and in other media and must be held up as examples of success .
the data colle@@ cted may explain the potential di@@ stor@@ tions and contribute to finding adequate measures for corre@@ cting negative situations .
the t@@ v@@ b@@ i found@@ ation hel@@ ps tu@@ ber@@ cu@@ lo@@ sis suf@@ fe@@ re@@ rs the world over , and particularly in less developed countries .
we say yes to integrated european rather than simply coordinated financial market supervision on the basis of the model of the european central bank .
it is necessary , also on behalf of du@@ tch fishing , for us at european level to maintain the recovery of co@@ d stocks .
we must work on this and we wish to pursu@@ e this matter further in the coming months .
countries such as greece , romania , bulgaria , spain and portugal have dealt with peri@@ ods of dro@@ u@@ ght , as well as with flo@@ ods .
a recent summit of latin american and cari@@ b@@ be@@ an leaders saw unani@@ mous support from all 3@@ 2 countries for ar@@ gent@@ ine claims to the fal@@ kl@@ and islan@@ ds .
in ess@@ ence , it confir@@ ms many of the war@@ ni@@ ng@@ s and al@@ er@@ ts that we made as the treaty of lisbon was being deb@@ ated and then brought into force : an ir@@ refu@@ table course of eu militar@@ isation is under way , and it is now being acce@@ ler@@ ated and intensi@@ fied .
it is not gre@@ ed , individual gre@@ ed , which was the decisive factor .
set up your service .
this qu@@ an@@ tu@@ m lea@@ p , this change , this new ch@@ ap@@ ter must be noti@@ ce@@ able at the first summit .
this rule was applied to ai@@ cs by the commission , as well as parliament , between 2000 and 2004 .
a c@@ ode of condu@@ ct for lobby@@ ing activities is necessary .
however , influ@@ ential vo@@ ices among the political groups in this parliament are argu@@ ing for the commission to play a much more decisive part in the service .
however , my delegation is not in agreement with the reference to the promotion of abor@@ tion in paragraph 6 of the report .
it is therefore ple@@ as@@ ing today to see that these so-called ' hon@@ our crimes ' , which are simply bar@@ bar@@ i@@ c crimes , are no longer being toler@@ ated in turkish society .
despite the fact that the mass immigration over the past 20 years has had disa@@ stro@@ us soci@@ o-@@ economic , social and political consequences , mr man@@ n wants to allow even more immigration from outside the european union .
until now , they had been completely left out of the process , so we have agreed , under the new agreements , to set up multi@@ -@@ stake@@ hol@@ der committees to monitor , or gui@@ de , the implementation process where indi@@ gen@@ ous people are involved .
have this house , my group and i , myself , not already asked many questions about the system@@ atic sup@@ pression of christi@@ ans in these is@@ la@@ mic countries ?
unfortunately , this stance towards russia was only adopted after more than a year of restrictions by russia on polish exports , and after poland used its ve@@ to to hold up prepar@@ ations for the eu-@@ russia agreement .
international demand for ros@@ é w@@ ine is not fall@@ ing but rising , and in this case the right approach is not to produce more using win@@ em@@ ak@@ ing practices that owe more to a chemi@@ str@@ y set than anything else , but to invest in quality , in speci@@ alisation and in the charac@@ ter@@ isation of european win@@ es , in the marke@@ ting and promotion of real w@@ ine in general in order to extend the market and finally make it easier for young people to enter the win@@ em@@ ak@@ ing business .
we cannot only draw attention , rightly , to gu@@ ant@@ á@@ na@@ mo , ab@@ u gh@@ rai@@ b , the infringe@@ ments in col@@ om@@ bi@@ a and in china , and then ignor@@ e the infringe@@ ments that are occur@@ ring in our own countries .
n@@ one of the con@@ feder@@ al group of the european united left - nor@@ di@@ c green left can vote for a resolution formul@@ ated in this way .
( the explan@@ ation of vote was cut short pursu@@ ant to rule 1@@ 70 of the rules of procedure )
( it ) mr president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , i believe that we must help the dal@@ a@@ i lam@@ a not only to say ' no ' , where he has clearly done so , but also to say ' yes ' where he has done so .
thank you .
that is undoubtedly one of the pre@@ mi@@ ses behind promoting free movement in this area .
i have just lear@@ ned that it is mr b@@ ö@@ ge 's bir@@ th@@ day today , and wish to offer him my sin@@ c@@ ere congratul@@ ations .
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it should gui@@ de the work of the european council on 15 and 16 october more than ever .
the agricultural sector needs to improve its energy efficiency .
let me tell you very fran@@ k@@ ly and very open@@ ly that i saw among heads of state or government much more awareness of the need to act together and also of the external con@@ stra@@ ints on the european economy .
with this resolution , the e@@ p , among other things : wel@@ comes the prospe@@ ct of having as a new eu member a country with a strong democratic tradi@@ tion and civi@@ c culture ; under@@ lines that i@@ cel@@ and 's accession to the eu will further enhance the union 's role as a wor@@ l@@ d-@@ wide promo@@ ter and defen@@ der of human rights and fundamental freedoms ; comm@@ en@@ ds i@@ cel@@ and for its good recor@@ d in safeguar@@ ding human rights and ensuring a high level of cooperation with international mechanisms for the protection of human rights ; supports the ongoing work to strengthen the legislative environment with regard to freedom of expression and access to information ; wel@@ comes , in this respect , the i@@ ce@@ lan@@ di@@ c modern media initiative , enab@@ ling both i@@ cel@@ and and the eu to position themselves strongly as regards legal protection of the freedoms of expression and information .
each country must agree to make an appropriate financial effort .
madam president , my constitu@@ ency of sou@@ th@@ -@@ east en@@ gl@@ and is the fa@@ ste@@ st-@@ growing w@@ ine@@ -@@ producing region in europe .
we seem to place too much emphasis on stop@@ ping people coming into the institutions .
we cannot fail to re@@ act to the bru@@ tal action which has been seen in gu@@ ine@@ a .
another issue raised by the report is cooperation with the un . it highligh@@ ts the un 's un@@ wi@@ ll@@ ing@@ ness or neg@@ li@@ gence in forwar@@ ding the relevant payment documents .
fellow members , it is now up to us alone to decide whether to exercise these rights in the future .
we in the group of the greens / european free alliance are very proud of our achie@@ vement in having this fi@@ xed in the resolution , even if only cau@@ ti@@ ously .
however , we were all aware that it would be impossible to secure a global deal in me@@ xi@@ co and that had also been determined in advance .
there are more than 80 million ad@@ ul@@ ts in europe ham@@ pe@@ red by severe de@@ ficien@@ cies in basic skills .
where@@ as in most in@@ stances a visa is required to enter a country , in belarus one needs a visa in order to leave the country .
the controls buil@@ t into the directive should also guarantee bi@@ d@@ ders adequate legal protection , promote transparency and non-@@ discrimination in the awar@@ d of contracts .
it is therefore anything but a co@@ inci@@ dence that , according to the latest statistics put out by euro@@ st@@ at , six out of every ten europeans believe it highly or relatively likely that environmental pollution is affecting their health and also , and this is important , that the european union is not sufficien@@ tly active in this area , which is the whole obje@@ ct of our debate this mor@@ ning .
i am also very happy to note that parliament will be strongly repres@@ ented in the delegation that will be atten@@ ding this conference .
we will not have personal comments of that nature .
surely the application of law to such groups is both unnecessary and un@@ hel@@ p@@ ful .
in relation to the last three questions , the commission does not currently intend to make any financial commitments in these areas .
in all cases , the intention is the same : to prevent countries from protecting their own companies in public procurement , so as to make things easier for the big companies of the powers that also want to use competition , which is seen as the be all and end all , to domin@@ ate the awar@@ ding of public contracts .
in the end , i emphasi@@ ze the need to promote the young generation in this republic .
in the future , our re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers and businesses will finally be able to start compe@@ ting effectively on innovation with the united states and asia .
we call on k@@ en@@ ya 's political leaders to do everything in their power to prevent further violence in the country and to ensure respect for human rights .
for the post-@@ 2013 period , the commission will study and assess the various op@@ tions for reform@@ ing the direct payment system .
( de ) i will now continue in german .
the new vat strategy should aim to reduce administrative bur@@ dens , remo@@ ving tax obstacles and improving the business environment , particularly for smes and lab@@ our@@ -@@ inten@@ sive enterprises , whilst ensuring the ro@@ bu@@ st@@ ness of the system against fraud .
could we be here if we had ?
there can be no doubt that mobili@@ sing information and communication technologies ( i@@ ct ) can facilitate the transition to an ener@@ g@@ y-@@ efficient economy , since this is also a way of reducing energy consumption , increasing energy security and helping to cur@@ b environmental damage , particularly green@@ hou@@ se@@ -@@ gas emissions .
what about meeting the needs of tomorrow 's increasing energy consumption ?
the policy objectives are well known .
it is also worth no@@ ting that the soil 's ability to ab@@ sor@@ b carbon and conver@@ t it into useful hu@@ mu@@ s has not yet been fully explo@@ i@@ ted .
since the emp@@ ty se@@ ats on the right of this house also tell their own st@@ ory , let me say that when swedish prime minister rein@@ fel@@ d@@ t visi@@ ts us , who bel@@ ong@@ s to their political family , the socialist group will be in atten@@ d@@ ance in the same kind of numbers as today , because i believe cour@@ te@@ sy is a quality that you either have or you do not , and those on the right do not have it !
there is no doubt about that . '
fish stocks in europe have dec@@ lined dra@@ m@@ atically in recent years , and very little is being done to change this situation .
further points are addressed : ag@@ ents and bro@@ k@@ ers are important for greater competition in the financial services sector .
i know they are not covered by the scope of this proposal , but many of northern ireland 's farmers feel let down when they work hard to meet the requirements laid down by europe , and then have to compe@@ te with those who do not have to meet the same standards .
in writing . - ( fr ) like the previous reports on turkey , the one by mrs o@@ omen@@ -@@ ru@@ ij@@ ten does not question the euro@@ -@@ brussels do@@ g@@ ma that ' turkey must acce@@ de to the european union ' .
clearly , though , this over@@ ar@@ ching strategy is under@@ p@@ in@@ ned by individual and differen@@ ti@@ ated bilateral relations that reflect the var@@ ying aspir@@ ations and orient@@ ations of the countries concerned .
please take these two examples as pro@@ of of the fact that parliament is much more in favour of reform than the report might sugge@@ st .
mr man@@ de@@ l@@ son , however , at the time , s@@ car@@ ce@@ ly da@@ red to answer us because , for him , it was primarily a matter of sti@@ mul@@ ating trade , as if simply remo@@ ving customs barriers would some@@ how mi@@ rac@@ ul@@ ously bring about development .
at the same time , the treaty on european union clearly establish@@ es an active role for eu citizens , for example , with the european citizens ' initiative ( e@@ ci ) .
the vote will take place on tu@@ es@@ day , 11 march 2008 .
the commission can , however , support this compromise without he@@ si@@ tation .
this report com@@ mits the european union to close cooperation re@@ vol@@ ving around a shared vision on humanitarian aid .
it is mainly a small group of criminal networks that encourage people in remo@@ te areas to travel to the european union under fal@@ se pre@@ mi@@ ses in the hope that they will receive asylum .
why are we considering closer relations with israel when ag@@ ents of that government per@@ form such acts of violence against the very people whose advo@@ c@@ acy of peace and re@@ conci@@ liation will comm@@ and the support of the vast majority of members here ?
the current crisis and the rise in unemployment it has caused are affecting weak@@ er groups in particular .
ireland decided the ratification by referendum , and the irish citizens rejected the treaty .
although the use of human org@@ ans for tran@@ sp@@ lan@@ tation has ste@@ ad@@ ily increased in eu countries in recent de@@ ca@@ des , the number of people requ@@ ir@@ ing a tran@@ sp@@ l@@ ant is greater than the number of org@@ ans available for tran@@ sp@@ l@@ ant .
the report marks an important step in the fight against this disease in the european union and is essential for introducing a new form of cooperation between member states , enab@@ ling coordinated measures to be taken to combat certain problems affecting the whole of europe .
unfortunately , the pay differen@@ tial is still 17 % and women are still not always repres@@ ented in management and supervisory bo@@ ar@@ ds .
body s@@ can@@ ners are not inf@@ alli@@ ble but they are the best technology available at present and so we need to use what tools we have to hand in order to reduce the terrorist threat .
the next item is the debate on the oral question to the council ( b@@ 6-0@@ 4@@ 8@@ 1 / 2008 ) on the need for the convention on clu@@ ster muni@@ tions to enter into force before the end of 2008 , by mrs be@@ er , on behalf of the group of the greens / european free alliance , mrs g@@ om@@ es , on behalf of the socialist group in the european parliament , mrs ne@@ y@@ t@@ s@@ -@@ u@@ y@@ t@@ te@@ bro@@ e@@ ck and mrs l@@ y@@ n@@ ne , on behalf of the group of the alliance of liber@@ als and democrats for europe , mr k@@ ri@@ sto@@ v@@ sk@@ is , on behalf of the union for europe of the nations group , mr p@@ fl@@ ü@@ ger and mrs zim@@ mer , on behalf of the con@@ feder@@ al group of the european united left / nor@@ di@@ c green left , and mr za@@ p@@ pal@@ à on behalf of the group of the european people 's party ( christian democrats ) and european democrats ( o@@ -0@@ 1@@ 10 / 2008 / re@@ v@@ . 1 ) .
i would also like to take this opportunity to make an appeal on behalf of patients , who become the focus of our treatment and should become the focus of our care : they should have better access to new scientific knowledge and new information .
simpli@@ fying and standar@@ dis@@ ing the legislative framework of european research programmes is a choice we have to make .
for example , it makes it more difficult to send important tele@@ communications equipment to countries that need it .
it has not been easy .
( de ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , mr far@@ age is now lea@@ ving .
the position was subsequ@@ ently consolid@@ ated in the so-called euro@@ group , and only then taken to the european council .
in addition , we should not only look at 2007 , but also at 2010 .
in our view you must also trust the candidate and give them the authority to move the social streng@@ th to the fore .
it will continue to take place in the coming years , despite measures to reduce carbon dio@@ xi@@ de emissions , which i hope we will take and will be able to agree on in copenhagen in 2009 .
president of the european commission . - mr president , over the past few years , we have had many opportunities to discuss together the importance of partnership .
it is about ensuring europe 's place in the world as a leading know@@ led@@ ge@@ -based economy .
in 2008 , the tu@@ ber@@ cu@@ lo@@ sis vacc@@ ine initiative ( t@@ b@@ v@@ i ) was established in the form of a publi@@ c@@ -@@ private partnership with the support of the health cooperation programme within the se@@ v@@ ent@@ h framework programme for research in order to mobili@@ se additional resources for this important area .
i agree with president barroso 's words today when he referred to the proposals that the commission will draw up for the use of its own resources and the adap@@ tation of the eu budget to the treaty of lisbon , and i hope for greater cooperation by the council in building the europe of the future .
so what are the prospe@@ cts for copenhagen ?
if you build your house there , mar@@ tin schulz , it will be a house buil@@ t of stra@@ w .
after all , it is taxpayers ' money which has to finance the system .
this was used in the uk and it is estim@@ ated that , in the uk alone - and a du@@ tch colleague said one per cent of their population is affected - it is something along the lines of 2@@ 3@@ 6 000 to 2@@ 8@@ 4 000 ad@@ ul@@ ts who have a gam@@ bling problem .
we are also saying ' no ' to the crim@@ in@@ alisation of di@@ ss@@ ent in local communities , and therefore ' yes ' to leg@@ ality .
however , we have in@@ vi@@ ted turkey to work constru@@ ctively with us in the context of the ber@@ li@@ n plus agreement and in other areas in order to for@@ ge closer lin@@ ks .
does the commission agree that payments should be re@@ vie@@ wed if a region has been recei@@ ving structural funding for years without this resulting in it meeting the targets set ?
indeed , in the light of the treaty of lisbon , i agree that such monitoring should be condu@@ cted on an equal fo@@ ot@@ ing with the council , which would contribute to increased sh@@ aring of responsibilities between the european institutions and to mi@@ ti@@ g@@ ating any lack of democracy in the eu 's decision-making process .
interest in its min@@ er@@ al we@@ al@@ th is increasing .
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the debate is closed .
unfortunately the eu subsidi@@ ses the meat industry by huge amounts .
publi@@ shing the na@@ mes of those recei@@ ving agricultural subsidies is absolutely necessary in the interests of a transparent european policy , particularly given the enormous propor@@ tion of the eu budget repres@@ ented by these subsidies .
petitions : see minutes
i ask the commission to examine the necessi@@ ty of certain community regulations on the security of electronic communication services and com@@ pu@@ teri@@ sed systems .
what i have to deal with is the reality of what we actually are .
this is why i wh@@ ole@@ hear@@ tedly support this resolution that has today been voted through by this house .
in my opinion , this would offer a much greater scope for action , respon@@ si@@ veness , legitimacy and credibility .
however , ladies and gentlemen , we voted against the law - the decision to hold the au@@ gu@@ st and october plenary se@@ ssions in one week each is illegal , as the treaty states that there must be mon@@ thly plenary se@@ ssions .
what is more , the procedure within parliament that led to this resolution was large@@ ly o@@ pa@@ que and , at times , cha@@ o@@ tic .
this ment@@ ality is clearly one of the reasons why we are deb@@ ating to@@ night .
mrs jo@@ ly has very intere@@ st@@ ingly identified that there is a fli@@ ght of capital .
( it ) mr president , making it easy for citizens to scru@@ ti@@ ni@@ se how decisions are made , together with the proce@@ sses , elements and resources that influ@@ en@@ ced them , hel@@ ps both to ensure greater transparency and to close the gap between the european institutions and citizens , which is often discussed in relation to legitimacy and to the so-called democratic defici@@ t in the european union .
this is why creating a european credit system for vo@@ cational education and training ( ec@@ ve@@ t ) could boost the mobility of stu@@ dents and workers .
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it is short-@@ si@@ ghted , but also un@@ wise from the point of view of fair competition , if we use the c@@ d@@ m to support those industrial sectors in china which compla@@ in here about the risk of carbon le@@ ak@@ age , for example .
all this hel@@ ps strengthen the union 's cohesion .
it is also a fact that all too often , the contracts are very pre@@ c@@ arious , resulting in many people lea@@ ving the sector pre@@ mat@@ u@@ rely .
a regre@@ ssion towards author@@ it@@ ari@@ an practices is swe@@ e@@ ping the country .
therefore , it is not only about money , but also about the european union providing better and more specific support to this sector .
mr president , president-in-office of the council , vice-president of the commission , ladies and gentlemen , the cat@@ astro@@ ph@@ es associated with the na@@ mes e@@ sto@@ nia , eri@@ ka and pre@@ sti@@ ge have sho@@ cked europe .
it goes without saying that a re-@@ elected president of the commission will have increased authority .
on behalf of the gue / ng@@ l group . - ( de ) madam president , the first time i dealt personally with this issue was during nato 's war of ag@@ gre@@ ssion against yugosla@@ via , one of the war@@ s which i opposed and which like many other war@@ s was wag@@ ed by western countries .
the rest of europe may look on cri@@ tically when we demand ve@@ to@@ es on immigration policy .
the measures proposed in the report are not sufficient and are too declar@@ ative .
it seems that the eu is now faced with a di@@ le@@ m@@ ma .
we are b@@ ound to have the largest role to play , no@@ t@@ with@@ standing our wi@@ ll@@ ing@@ ness or re@@ lu@@ ct@@ ance to take it on .
a voluntary agreement recently submitted by the so@@ lar pan@@ el industry clearly fail@@ s to meet the criteria for such agreements .
it has been working on this for quite some time now , and we still have nothing concrete to show for it .
thank you .
does the commission consider that these provisions are satisfac@@ tory and adequate , or does it believe that a more str@@ ing@@ ent control framework should be established for airlines ?
in writing . - i supported today 's report calling for a joint register of lobby@@ ist@@ s and interest groups to be set up .
i think that it is too soon , even from my own group , to come up with very concrete proposals about how this should go .
mr president , under the lisbon treaty , the rights of the child are guaranteed by article 24 of the charter of fundamental rights .
the schengen enlargement process also constitu@@ tes a challenge and hard work for us in parliament .
if we look at all developing countries , basi@@ cally all trade is based on mono@@ culture - one particular export item with a high f@@ lu@@ c@@ tu@@ ation rate .
request for wai@@ ver of parliamentary immuni@@ ty : see minutes
there is a saying in irish that " its lack of use is to its de@@ tr@@ im@@ ent ” .
we cannot talk about specifically combating the trafficking of women without considering strong measures for tack@@ ling criminal activities and the networks contro@@ lling this traffic , which is extremely bu@@ sy in the balk@@ an and mediterranean regions .
first , we did not want to pu@@ sh ourselves forward .
conclu@@ ding an informal tri@@ alo@@ gue and then voting on it is fine . however , what we are doing here is to re@@ sc@@ ind normal parliamentary procedure in the case of six different legislative procedures .
we also need a long-term vision to solve the problems related to migration f@@ low@@ s and to help create jobs in the countries of origin of these people .
some interesting points are on i@@ pa ( paragraph 5 ) , corruption ( paragraph 8 ) , freedom of information ( paragraph 10 ) , organised crime ( paragraph 14 ) and anti-@@ discrimination ( paragrap@@ h@@ s 1@@ 7-@@ 22 ) .
if the member state fe@@ els that its companies really need to have this publi@@ cation in the national ga@@ ze@@ t@@ te - and this is really something that member states wants - they can do that , but we have not put any call to this effect into the artic@@ les .
in writing . - ( nl ) mr president , belgi@@ um has been a fore@@ run@@ ner on waste policy for years and so , personally , i would have pre@@ fer@@ red a rather more ambitious text .
as is mentioned in this report 's explan@@ atory statement , to date , dispu@@ tes ar@@ ising from the euro@@ -@@ mediterranean agreements rel@@ ied sole@@ ly on diplom@@ atic approach@@ es for a resolution .
the joint debate is closed .
we must finally tackle the causes of this problem .
among the various amendments that i support , i would highlight those directly affecting children 's goods .
agenda for next part session : see minutes
in december 2008 , an economic recovery plan was agreed for europe , providing uniform frame@@ works for the measures to be taken .
the share of this fund re@@ ma@@ ining at year end is re@@ pat@@ ri@@ ated to member states as part of their ' re@@ b@@ ate ' .
it supports scientific research activity , thereby boo@@ sting employment in a sector with high added value .
it was thanks to their pat@@ ri@@ o@@ ti@@ sm that europe was not united in ty@@ ran@@ ny , that sovereignty and independence were re@@ sto@@ red and , indeed , that the european union be@@ came possible .
common rules for access to the international market for co@@ ach and bu@@ s services ( re@@ ca@@ st ) (
he is the example you should follow .
i would refer to the du@@ tch model of dispu@@ te resolution in healthcare that was launched recently .
2009 discharge : european centre for disease prevention and control (
i comm@@ end the report and the ideas in it .
this has as much to do with the si@@ ze of the disaster as with the bureaucr@@ acy .
lastly , there is the promotion of a close partnership between the countries of origin , transi@@ t and de@@ st@@ ination of immigrants , for the benefit of our partners ' development ; this is the concept of co@@ -@@ development .
in any event , please be aware that , if you speak very quickly , only you and your com@@ pat@@ ri@@ o@@ ts will be able to understand as no interpre@@ ter can keep up at that speed .
mr president , mr president of the euro@@ group , mr jun@@ c@@ ker , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , i shall begin by congratul@@ ating my fellow members , mrs ber@@ è@@ s and mr lan@@ gen , on the quality of their report , and by than@@ king them for having incorpor@@ ated the amendments tabled by the committee on international trade .
now i hear you trying to sound as if you have com@@ pl@@ ied with this request .
otherwise , it will continu@@ ally be under the threat of col@@ la@@ pse , and separ@@ ati@@ st mo@@ vements , mo@@ vements in individual is@@ land groups , religious and cultural mo@@ vements that op@@ pose each other will thre@@ ate@@ n the uni@@ ty of the country .
now , measures that would have been un@@ thin@@ k@@ able a few months ago are being taken prac@@ tically every day : the g@@ 7 on s@@ at@@ ur@@ day , the 27 member states on mon@@ day , the ministers of finance on tu@@ es@@ day , the measures by the british government today , and at the same time , a coordinated initiative by the central banks and a reduction in interest rates !
i want to raise with you a matter of very dee@@ p concern in ireland .
compliance with fla@@ g state requirements (
it is happening in a slovakia where , moreover , j@@ á@@ n slo@@ ta says the tro@@ u@@ ble is that they have not been able to ri@@ d the country of hun@@ gari@@ ans , and that this is the source of all their problems .
we must also remember that , as recently as 2007 , the european commission itself proposed that this agreement should be dis@@ continu@@ ed because it did not provide the desi@@ red added value for europe that an agreement ought to provide .
i would like to ask you the following question , bearing in mind the need to invest and safeguard the european union 's economic competitiveness in the future as well : what measures do you envis@@ age taking to facilitate the use of european social fund and european globalisation adjustment fund resources to support the industrial sectors experien@@ cing economic har@@ d@@ ship ?
now@@ here has this tenden@@ cy been more ap@@ paren@@ t than in the pre@@ po@@ ste@@ rous discussions we have been forced to end@@ ure over whether and when to ap@@ point the president of the commission .
the next item is the debate on six mo@@ tions for resolutions on zimbabwe .
- ( sk ) electri@@ c vehicles are considered to be one way to fulfil strict environmental protection standards , since they do not produce any emissions .
we do not have a proper view of the real problems at issue here .
however , some of mu@@ gab@@ e 's cro@@ nie@@ s , particularly the military ch@@ ie@@ f@@ s , have become exce@@ e@@ d@@ ingly r@@ ich through control of ex@@ pro@@ pri@@ ated farm@@ land and min@@ er@@ al resources .
but where is mr cam@@ e@@ ro@@ n in all this ?
the report stre@@ sses that it is essential for the financing of the cap to reflect its ambitious vision and policy objectives .
there have also been discussions on ways of developing the european market for me@@ z@@ za@@ ni@@ ne financing and i am pleased to let you know that we are making progress from this point of view .
human lives are also being put at risk .
we really would like to achieve a result where women would represent 25 % of se@@ ni@@ or management positions , 30 % of middle management and 4@@ 3 % of ad non-@@ management po@@ sts .
we will therefore have to up@@ hold our legitimate demands on china .
i would like to say to commissioner di@@ m@@ as and to the commission as a whole that i find it in@@ comprehen@@ sible that neither the eu nor you y@@ our@@ self , commissioner , or the rest of the commission , have re@@ ac@@ ted to this huge project - in terms of security policy , energy policy or environmental policy .
how do you stand on the fact that a member state would also be li@@ able to pay a penalty if the oblig@@ atory prim@@ ary school atten@@ d@@ ance requirement is not met ?
well , i can understand his disap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment , but i am really not sure that even this parliament would have shown any greater ability to arri@@ ve at a simple con@@ sen@@ su@@ al view about what reform should take place than the member states have been able to achieve .
nevertheless , the existing in@@ equ@@ alities and the new challenges facing the world create the risk of permanent social divi@@ sions in our socie@@ ties at many levels : between children from r@@ ich and poor families , between the well and less well edu@@ cated , between men and women , between immigrants and those who have been europeans for gener@@ ations , between persons of different sexual orient@@ ations , different ages or in different states of health .
it should pro@@ vo@@ ke a re@@ action in those of us who , as is the case in the european union and parliament , believe in the existence of human rights and in defen@@ ding them .
thank you .
however , it is extremely fru@@ str@@ ating that ne@@ arly 200 men remain there .
the demonstr@@ ators who wanted to ce@@ le@@ br@@ ate the ni@@ ne@@ te@@ ent@@ h anni@@ vers@@ ary of belarus 's br@@ ief independence and were ar@@ re@@ sted on 25 march 2008 , are still under ar@@ rest .
that is a question for hungary as a country , as a member of the european union of some years standing , and also for the institutions of the european union in the sense that , mani@@ fe@@ stly , at this stage , we have been unable sufficien@@ tly to develop this climate of confidence , this climate of solidarity , this climate of cooperation to allow a country like hungary , in its current difficult situation , to consider that its first cir@@ cle of solidarity , its first cir@@ cle of cooperation , should be the european union .
( hu ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , hungary is certainly in a special position when it comes to the creation and support of regions constitu@@ ting trans@@ b@@ oun@@ d@@ ary economic uni@@ ts .
we hope europe will be ready for that challenge .
we pay due attention to the recommendations of this house and let me just give you two examples of what we have done in this annual report for 2009 to address the request from this institution for more information .
on behalf of the pse group . - ( de ) madam president , on our agenda today we have the commission statement on the partnership agreements with the acp countries and a resolution is planned for this debate .
we presented a plan of action in february 2009 and have since taken a number of measures .
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this would provide a model of efficiency for using european public money .
the es@@ f is one of the key tools at our dispos@@ al in reaching the europe 2020 head@@ line targets , particularly those on employment , education and poverty reduction .
on 7 au@@ gu@@ st 2007 , a crisis beg@@ an that was serious and worrying but , d@@ are i say it , normal .
we are critical of the system 's current structure and scope , but how the funds are used is nevertheless important .
the concept of human security is certainly an interesting one - including for development aid .
how should we re@@ act to this ?
claims for such payments should be enfor@@ ce@@ able in a court of law by both farmers and cl@@ ien@@ ts .
let us not become con@@ fu@@ sed over termin@@ o@@ logy - the report we have adopted is more about finding new labour resources than about solidarity .
we have enough exchange with russia in the speci@@ alist areas .
and k@@ ali@@ ni@@ n@@ gra@@ d is , of course , a very special case , due to its uni@@ que geogra@@ phic lo@@ cation .
the commission must establish an effective system in this area , which would facilitate the colle@@ ction of credi@@ ble data on the end use of the du@@ al-@@ use i@@ te@@ ms ex@@ ported from the union .
in writing . - huge consensus , today , on the vote on the situation in c@@ ô@@ te d '@@ i@@ vo@@ ire .
the trans@@ atlantic market has a trade vo@@ lu@@ me of around eur 2 billion per day .
i would like to make two further comments :
it is important that shi@@ pping , in particular , also be@@ comes more environment@@ ally friendly .
companies must provide evidence of their ability to carry out demo@@ li@@ tion or as@@ be@@ sto@@ s remo@@ val work . pri@@ or to the demo@@ li@@ tion or as@@ be@@ sto@@ s remo@@ val work , they must draw up a plan speci@@ fying the measures needed to ensure that workers are not ex@@ posed to an as@@ be@@ stos@@ -@@ in-@@ air concentr@@ ation of more than 0@@ .@@ 1 as@@ be@@ sto@@ s fi@@ b@@ res per c@@ m@@ 3 during an average ei@@ gh@@ t-@@ h@@ our shi@@ ft .
iran is currently a regional and global threat and a challenge to the eu member states ' ability to stand firm together on the international scen@@ e .
in the 196@@ 0@@ s and 7@@ 0@@ s , we f@@ ought for equal rights for women - not for them to be dict@@ ated to - and we seem to be going back@@ war@@ ds instead of forwar@@ ds .
ensuring that the price is appropriate for producers and consumers ali@@ ke is indi@@ spen@@ sible for internal market mechanisms .
i think we will all support such a report .
women , as well as children , are the ones suffering most from the de@@ va@@ st@@ ating consequences of conflict situations .
assistance must , of course , be subject to an anti-@@ fraud mechanism for greater transparency in the administration and dis@@ bur@@ se@@ ment of funds .
legislation is no longer the problem , but its application in the situation where many women are re@@ lu@@ ct@@ ant to report to the authorities the acts of violence they are subje@@ cted to , pre@@ fer@@ ring to end@@ ure the suffering in sil@@ ence .
relations between the european union and the united states in that area require a confi@@ dent and essential partnership .
if we want people 's trust , more - and full - transparency is the only way to go .
however , for some time i have been calling for a busin@@ ess@@ -based review of the eu agencies .
this ti@@ tle is very ap@@ t .
this issue has remain@@ ed un@@ resolved for too long .
firstly , invest@@ ing in green@@ er , low carbon technologies is an important instrument .
i am especially proud , and we in the european parliament can all be proud , of the fact that the council , in its common position , em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed the outcome of our inter@@ -@@ group de@@ liber@@ ations and incorpor@@ ated more than 9@@ 5 % of it into the found@@ ations of the common position .
thanks to its role in the colle@@ ction , analysis and exchange of information , europol facilit@@ ates investig@@ ations in member states and has thus become an important tool in the fight against crime .
we have received from the commission and from the commissioners with specific responsibility in these areas , namely trade , external action and humanitarian aid , very committed and high-@@ quality support and we are sure that we are all working towards a common goal of making the difference in africa and for africa .
the eur 2@@ 80 million works out at not quite eur 2 per ton@@ ne of milk produced in the european union .
my region , star@@ á ľ@@ ubo@@ v@@ ň@@ a in slovakia , has similar ge@@ other@@ mal sources but developing them requires large financial resources .
a con@@ spi@@ cu@@ ous example is the question of r@@ itu@@ al s@@ lau@@ gh@@ ter .
thank you .
in writing . - ( sk ) the motion for a resolution on organ don@@ ation and tran@@ sp@@ lan@@ tation is a part of a wor@@ l@@ d-@@ wide debate on child safety .
of particular importance is the eur 3@@ 00 million which will be allocated to the da@@ iry sector following the recent crisis .
they also run the risk of coming into serious conflict with their countries of origin , which may re@@ f@@ use to pay up , under the ex@@ c@@ use that the disease which they suffer from is not r@@ are enough .
we do not claim that by means of cooperation agreements we can , with a cli@@ ck of the fin@@ gers , mi@@ rac@@ ul@@ ously achieve respect for democracy and human rights in vie@@ t@@ nam or el@@ se@@ where .
in relation to this , i would like to re@@ call the european court of human rights ' finding in the case of bo@@ sp@@ hor@@ us airlines v@@ s@@ . ireland in 2005 .
i fully agree with what you say , by the way , on the carbon market and its contribution .
however , our job today is to address the new text , which is a vast improvement on the original proposal .
i think it would be very good for us to be able to agree on the amendments before the vote on we@@ d@@ nes@@ day , so that there can be full agreement across the entire house .
we must urgently set up a consistent european system for stati@@ sti@@ cal recor@@ ding - it has been said more than once - with particular reference to min@@ ors , trafficking , physi@@ cal and sexual violence , and women in vulnerable categor@@ ies , such as immigrants .
israel stands to gain , not lose , from a strong palestinian partner .
although gn@@ ss will only have a military application , it will be the taxpayers who fo@@ o@@ t the bi@@ ll - t@@ wi@@ ce over now as a result of the follow@@ -up costs .
several of you referred to the problem of cor@@ relation tab@@ les .
the elected representatives of the region , and in particular in the small muni@@ cip@@ alities , are quite rightly held in high regard by their fellow citizens .
our stability is determined by their stability as we unfortunately found out in the 199@@ 0@@ s .
it will also stop consumers from having to pay higher tari@@ ff@@ s and will make it possible for consumers to make informed decisions .
what does all this mean in actual figures ?
( ro ) mr president , sent@@ en@@ cing a child to death is unacceptable in the world we live in .
it has been produced by experts and i believe that it will be approved , perhaps implemented , but mainly approved and adopted at a member state level by health ministers at the health council .
however , we must ad@@ mit that its implementation has pro@@ ved much more difficult than we had thought .
however , this is no ordinary food crisis .
we share one plan@@ et and we have no future unless we work together .
we also cannot ignor@@ e the fact that ever more people of active age are looking after children and close el@@ der@@ ly rel@@ atives at the same time , lea@@ ving them in a pre@@ c@@ arious position .
it is important to remember this , and sometimes i think the consumer side is not getting as much attention as is necessary .
now i should like to ask the commission and the council what action they will take to make that mor@@ atorium more general and support a general ban .
i am in no doubt that the ombudsman will enhance his contribution to strengthening democracy in europe .
if the tren@@ d continues in the same way , then it is possible that the eu will call on the public to stop swe@@ aring , smo@@ king , dr@@ in@@ king , su@@ n@@ ba@@ thing , e@@ ating un@@ healthy food and s@@ le@@ e@@ ping for a long time .
it is precisely for this reason that we condem@@ n and will condem@@ n every form of violence , discrimination and in@@ toler@@ ance towards the leaders or ad@@ he@@ ren@@ ts of any religion .
in other cases , there is just a change in legal basis .
mr president , l@@ ady ashton , you beg@@ an work with the world in dis@@ ar@@ ra@@ y ; a world in the mid@@ st of financial , food and energy crises tr@@ ig@@ ge@@ red by attemp@@ ts to regulate the markets .
the sum@@ mits do not solve the problems , they de@@ lin@@ e@@ ate them .
however , i think that a strong signal tomorrow from the european parliament on the question of the scope , on the question of banking secre@@ cy , and on the question of the list of tax ha@@ v@@ ens will be a valu@@ able help to the council , especially if , in future , we need to negoti@@ ate new agreements with third countries .
together with the commission , and with mr barroso , whose series of measures in@@ spi@@ red by the de la@@ ro@@ si@@ è@@ re report i welcome , europe is fighting to save the banking system .
you talk about the needs of an ag@@ eing population .
secondly , i believe that migrants ' rights need to be protected .
this an important step along the way , but more work needs to be done .
we must intensi@@ fy negotiations with turkey all the more .
our en@@ qu@@ ir@@ ies , however , have re@@ ve@@ al@@ ed that some countries , particularly in northern europe , cannot do much with this sate@@ lli@@ te data because everything is still covered in s@@ now there when the im@@ ages are cap@@ tu@@ red .
mr president , in the commission work programme for 2010 , it was said that the european union must face up to long-term challenges such as globalisation and must re@@ gain competitiveness .
in writing . - i support this report on the eu 's accession to the european convention for the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms ( e@@ ch@@ r ) , as provided by the lisbon treaty .
furthermore , a know@@ led@@ ge@@ -based economy will help to protect european cultural diversity and to carry us towards social cohesion and employment .
i welcome the idea of draf@@ ting a green paper on the recognition of professional quali@@ fications and of creating a ' mobility sco@@ re@@ board ' for mea@@ suring this indi@@ cat@@ or within the eu .
mr president , healthcare should be the prim@@ ary concern of every member state , but , of course , this chamber pur@@ ports to make laws for the whole of the european union .
these plants are very similar , despite their geographical diversity .
i voted against the report by mr van ni@@ ste@@ l@@ roo@@ i@@ j on the green paper on territorial cohesion and the state of the debate on the future reform of cohesion policy .
we need to have all the information on the table before we can gr@@ ant discharge .
- ( el ) the debate is closed .
i am voting for this report , since it is in the interests of the affected regions to establish a legal basis for trade between the eu and green@@ land , in this case , coming under the um@@ b@@ rel@@ la of the rules of the eu 's internal market .
this secre@@ cy , this lack of transparency , caused serious pre@@ judi@@ ce to our citizens who did not know what to expect .
by providing itself with a regulatory framework for r@@ ating agencies , europe is in the fore@@ front and show@@ ing the way , whilst the united states has still not re@@ ac@@ ted prac@@ tically in this area .
i now turn to ma@@ y@@ ot@@ te .
the programme initiatives proposed by ukraine will be taken into account like those proposed by eu member states .
to speak about children is to speak about our future , the future of european citizens and of the union itself .
i am sure that a bro@@ a@@ der surve@@ y in europe would gener@@ ate the same results .
swi@@ t@@ zer@@ land has expressed solidarity with , and commitment to , the enlargement of the european union , and aims to establish firm economic and political relations with the new member states .
that very day i also visi@@ ted uni@@ c@@ or , which is one of the hi@@ -@@ te@@ ch companies that re@@ cy@@ cle electri@@ cal and electronic waste .
the resolutions are pro@@ of of the commitment of the european parliament to the accession prospe@@ cts of croatia , the former yugosla@@ v republic of macedonia and turkey .
however , the resolution also no@@ tes that the cho@@ ler@@ a e@@ pi@@ de@@ mic has highligh@@ ted the ne@@ ar@@ -@@ total hel@@ ple@@ ss@@ ness of the ha@@ i@@ ti@@ an state in the face of an ea@@ si@@ ly prev@@ ent@@ able and treat@@ able disease , along with the li@@ mit@@ ations of the international aid system in a country benef@@ iting from massive humanitarian de@@ ployment ( 12 000 ngos ) ; stre@@ sses that humanitarian agencies cannot and must not continue to make up for the weak@@ ne@@ sses of the ha@@ i@@ ti@@ an state or to take its place , and that urgent action must finally be taken to ensure long-term development , in particular , as regards access to healthcare and dr@@ in@@ king water and urban renewa@@ l .
the european union 's appe@@ als have so far been met with no response .
( for the results and other deta@@ ils on the vote : see minutes )
in compar@@ is@@ on with other candidate countries , this pu@@ ts i@@ cel@@ and ahead of the competition .
it is one thing to go for a dri@@ ve for plea@@ sure and quite another to use your car because y@@ on have to and in situations where it is not possible to use public transport .
you are very dangerous people indeed .
we must not allow a strategy of fear to be created to make them go home .
without soli@@ d state finances in the individual member states it will not be possible to set new investment priorities .
( fr ) mr president , six months after the sh@@ am@@ eful vote on the ' return ' directive that received so many je@@ ers and critici@@ s@@ ms inter@@ nation@@ ally , i very much doubt that the union will be able , by adopting these two texts on the blu@@ e card and the single per@@ mit , to re@@ de@@ em itself on the international stage .
these include , for example , the pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ tion of all kin@@ ds of violence against children , fighting poverty and discrimination , and the right to education .
personally , though , i think it is a good idea .
there are no structures for the specific implementation of targets .
that is no good to consumers .
the few jobs which may be on offer depend on the go@@ od@@ will of the parties .
well , thanks !
the commitments regarding a considerable reduction of greenhouse emissions do not only apply to energy and traffic .
another reason for our une@@ a@@ se : the thre@@ sh@@ ol@@ ds required to quali@@ fy for these funds , especially in terms of the numbers of redun@@ dan@@ cies .
i believe that i am drawing the right conclusions .
nevertheless , not all on-@@ call time is the same .
there has been a great deal of progress on passengers ' rights , and that must continue .
the first is c@@ ab@@ ot@@ age and the date that the european parliament dee@@ med right to set , in other words autom@@ atic liberalisation in 2014 .
the vote will take place on we@@ d@@ nes@@ day .
you can take this as an expression of our determination to fight this modern form of s@@ la@@ very , as the previous speakers ap@@ tly descri@@ bed it .
why is there a resi@@ stance to providing these cli@@ ni@@ cal tests ?
trade arrangements appli@@ cable to certain goods resulting from the proce@@ ssing of agricultural products (
we often say that there has been good cooperation between the commission and parliament .
without taxation , this is impossible .
what council unani@@ mi@@ ty means in practice is that essential legislation is either sh@@ el@@ ved or lowe@@ red to the level of the common den@@ om@@ in@@ ator .
just how deli@@ cate a matter this is can be seen by the fact that ro@@ me i@@ ii is the first example in the eu 's history of enhanced cooperation condu@@ cted in accordance with the procedures laid down in the treaties .
i voted against the motion , because overall , it promo@@ tes the liberalisation of markets and a trade system which is sole@@ ly to the de@@ tr@@ im@@ ent of poor and developing countries and shows no real concern for the environmental needs of the plan@@ et .
that is a crucial element of fair@@ ness for our producers and for consumer confidence in our markets , so it is very much to be welcomed .
mr president , we have asked for the postpo@@ ne@@ ment of the vote on this motion , in the interests of the house .
mr president , we had agreed with the rapporteur and the shadow rapporteurs from the other groups to sub@@ mit an oral question about the status of the procedure and the next steps .
technical and organis@@ ational issues are very important in relation to air@@ port capacity .
when i was the la@@ wy@@ er in a case trying to prevent the construction of a power st@@ ation in the ba@@ y i was able to prove that dis@@ char@@ ges were not all being ab@@ sor@@ bed by the atmo@@ sphere .
he also agre@@ es that the focus for olaf should be on the more important cases and that sm@@ all@@ -@@ scale fraud should be hand@@ led by other bodies .
the report also brings up issues that are less frequ@@ ently discussed , such as the in@@ sufficient attention given to specific requirements for the protection of women in the work place or the social problems that ari@@ se as a result of trans@@ fers of production to areas with lower production costs .
i also support the requirements for shi@@ p@@ building and ste@@ el quality .
madam president , i was due to talk about the pres@@ sures un@@ limited eu migration is putting on the uk .
we listen every day to the mess@@ ages , such as the need to boost and re@@ new confidence in the functioning of the global economy .
in the longer term , the whole financial sector should be mo@@ ved to the public sector in any case , as only nation@@ alisation can ensure that this sector fulfi@@ ls its public duty instead of gam@@ bling itself away in search of ever higher re@@ tur@@ ns on the global financial markets .
we do not think that the european parliament has a role to play as regards the political situation in countries which are not in the immediate vi@@ ci@@ ni@@ ty of the eu , such as iran , kosovo or iraq .
the commission li@@ ai@@ ses closely with european and international travel ag@@ ent associ@@ ations each time the list is up@@ d@@ ated .
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ec / mon@@ go@@ li@@ a agreement on certain aspects of air services (
in view of this , i emphasise the need : firstly , to promote policies to inform and edu@@ cate consumers ( on the part of the eu and the member states ) through campa@@ ig@@ ns , information points and increasing the resources of the european consumer cent@@ res ; secondly , to apply the rules that already exist effectively , strengthening monitoring of the market and regulatory mechanisms and applying pressure on the member states for the correct colle@@ ction of community resources .
compla@@ ints have come from the ne@@ ther@@ lands about the rules that the@@ at@@ res and c@@ in@@ em@@ as have to follow .
on the other hand , the internet can also be a conve@@ ni@@ ent communication tool for crim@@ in@@ als and terrori@@ sts .
it demands full trac@@ e@@ ability of medic@@ inal products and , at the same time , establish@@ es an early war@@ ning system in all the member states , so that medic@@ inal products which are su@@ spe@@ cted of being dangerous can be with@@ drawn .
i gave an estim@@ ate for the reco@@ ver@@ ies made in 2006 and announced improvements to our own systems , so that , this year , the ab@@ a@@ c accoun@@ ting system will include more detailed and complete data on reco@@ ver@@ ies .
this is unacceptable , mr president , it cannot be toler@@ ated , and it is why i , against my will , supported de@@ fer@@ ring this vote .
the negotiations are continuing , but after president mu@@ gab@@ e 's plan to re@@ serve the important port@@ fo@@ li@@ os for his party ( i remind you that it lost the election , the second round of which was fra@@ u@@ du@@ l@@ ent ) , these efforts at medi@@ ation have failed .
that is why the neo@@ liberal ze@@ it@@ ge@@ ist in europe must be dri@@ ven further back .
the european union should not give advi@@ ce to third countries while in its own territory , namely in lat@@ via , the government tre@@ ats parliament 's resolution of 11 march 2004 with s@@ cor@@ n and der@@ i@@ sion .
this will also further the discrimination of women by making them even more co@@ stly to h@@ ire than they already are , especially for small businesses which are the back@@ b@@ one of the uk economy .
the national reference cent@@ res you are propos@@ ing and to which you have just referred in your speech , were they to be implemented as the commission sugge@@ sts in its proposal , would ent@@ a@@ il the creation of 17 national reference cent@@ res in spain , and not just one national reference centre .
member of the commission . - mr president , honourable members , i have list@@ ened carefully to the discussion on the future of the single market and i would like to thank all parti@@ ci@@ pan@@ ts for their comments .
unfortunately today it is not possible for all children to gro@@ w up in the bo@@ som of the family , and they live in children 's hom@@ es .
i entirely back mrs ro@@ ure 's proposal to dro@@ p article 1 , paragraph 1 of the council proposal , which prac@@ tically ex@@ emp@@ ts cases of national security from the effect of the present framework decision .
the ha@@ gue programme subsequ@@ ently set new targets , particularly in connection with the ' fight against terrorism ' , to make progress in the communi@@ ti@@ sation of this area , which lies at the heart of the member states ' sovereignty .
one more thing - mr l@@ ó@@ pe@@ z gar@@ ri@@ do , when speaking about china , you said that there are different human rights and we should up@@ hold them all .
why did we establish the mediterranean union during the french presidency ?
there is no doubt that the measures aimed at improving knowledge of the true migration ( and asylum ) situation in the various eu countries will be positive .
the commission is propos@@ ing a se@@ t-@@ a@@ side of 0 % for 2008 and at the beginning of the marke@@ ting year 2008 , like i said , the market is characteri@@ sti@@ cally high in price .
on behalf of the ind / dem group . - mr president , the rapporteur claims that this initiative will encourage small and medium-sized enterprises to ex@@ p@@ and their cross-border business .
n@@ one of these texti@@ le cases have yet been approved by the budgetary authority .
madam president , first of all , i would like to thank both rapporteurs , who have worked very hard on these reports and have produced between them an excellent body of work and , within , a real plan for organ don@@ ation and tran@@ sp@@ lan@@ tation throughout europe .
the principle says that if the product is accepted some@@ where in europe , it cannot be de@@ nie@@ d access to another member state unless the authorities can provide evidence that the application of a national technical rule is justified .
i would like to point out that it is now extremely important for the recovery plan to succeed .
although it is , in principle , to be welcomed that the european union is considering how it can support the efforts of member states to provide adequate pensions , pensions policy is , and remains , the task of the relevant member states , in respect of which the eu should only take action with the ut@@ most sensi@@ ti@@ vity and with consideration for national circumstances .
through this vote , we are calling on the lithu@@ ani@@ an parliamentary representatives to pul@@ l themselves together and reje@@ ct this text , which sign@@ als a return to a past that , personally speaking , i condem@@ n .
it is contrary to human nature , which logi@@ cally should sh@@ ine for@@ th in a democracy , however in@@ conve@@ ni@@ ent .
i think now we have an opportunity to do it .
that is obviously also true for the high representative .
we regard as negative the link with the bo@@ lo@@ g@@ na process and the tren@@ d towards the commer@@ ci@@ alisation of education , with emphasis being placed on ' em@@ ploy@@ ability ' and on the prospe@@ cts of the labour market being linked to the lisbon agenda .
we need to increase the transparency of vo@@ cational quali@@ fications and life@@ long learning .
( lt ) mr president , japan has experienced the uni@@ mag@@ in@@ able impact of a natural disaster and a nuclear accident .
we are obviously going to work on this in close cooperation with parliament .
ho@@ pe@@ fully , future e@@ cof@@ in meetings would enhance better approach@@ es regarding financial assistance .
it is inte@@ l@@ le@@ c@@ tu@@ ally and politically di@@ sh@@ one@@ st to sugge@@ st that the problem is with the euro .
do not mi@@ su@@ n@@ der@@ stand : i know that humanitarian aid is a@@ political and that humanitarian workers must not be put at risk but , in the prim@@ ary objective of sa@@ ving lives , sometimes it is only the military who have the equipment or people to achieve that - deli@@ vering aid at speed , putting in place the infrastructure - and that is why , should a un request arri@@ ve , we will be ready to help .
in writing . - ( lt ) i voted in favour of this report and endor@@ sed the european parliament 's decision to gr@@ ant discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the european food safety authority for the financial year 2009 .
so the statistics are worrying , but we have to emphasise from the out@@ set that we are not dealing with alco@@ hol as a product on its own : it is the excessive consumption and the abuse of alco@@ hol that are creating these problems .
this too is a question that must be considered with some care , should it ari@@ se .
transport is a fundamental problem in urban areas .
following successful compromise negotiations between council and the european parliament we have adap@@ ted i@@ ci plus to the challenges of the future .
in 6@@ 00 cases - as mr ma@@ ro@@ ni rightly stated - mal@@ ta , despite being fun@@ ded by the european union , has failed in its duty to take in those who trave@@ lled from the co@@ ast of north africa and lan@@ ded on their sho@@ res .
vice-president of the commission . - ( it ) madam president , honourable members , i believe that first of all we need to emphasise that it is not the commission 's job to interpre@@ t court of justice ru@@ l@@ ings .
however , the main subject of today 's debate is that we want a consolid@@ ated report on the tri@@ alo@@ gue .
i wish there was the time .
do you hear the cr@@ ies of an@@ ger rising up from our socie@@ ties ?
we now have two months in which to do so .
we have made something clear today : credibility eng@@ end@@ ers trust .
according to my estim@@ ates , the eu has already provided more than eur 10 million in aid .
we are very clear in doing this that iraq is a uni@@ tary state and that all our cooperation is with the government of all of iraq .
the other points will now be closely monito@@ red by us , by the 27 countries making up the european union and by this parliament in particular , as the document has just been accepted .
my only conclusion is that we should support those democratic , civili@@ sed ira@@ ni@@ ans and work with them to secure a de@@ cent , humanitarian , civili@@ sed government for the good people of iran and let the mur@@ de@@ re@@ rs be condem@@ ned .
the ongoing eu study on internal market barriers to s@@ ports funding , which was announced in the wh@@ ite paper and which focu@@ ses on gra@@ ss-@@ roo@@ t s@@ ports funding , addre@@ sses such challenges .
i am a great belie@@ ver in dialogue , in tri@@ parti@@ te partnership , in fee@@ d@@ back and in a mutual understanding of problems , as well as in the search for real cooperation .
i should like to take this opportunity to welcome the decision made today by the czech sen@@ ate , which gives us high ho@@ pes of the future ratification of the treaty of lisbon .
i would compar@@ e this council to an ele@@ p@@ han@@ ts ' gra@@ ve@@ y@@ ard from which a few ' z@@ om@@ b@@ ies ' emer@@ ge , under the remo@@ te political control of a de@@ cli@@ ning dict@@ ator@@ ship which im@@ poses cri@@ p@@ pl@@ ing financial penalties on those programmes that allow opposition parties to voice certain tru@@ ths .
for all that , it seems clear that measures related to de@@ ro@@ g@@ ations on normal vat rates may in some cases , taking into account the particular economic and social circumstances of each member state , be able to act as a le@@ ver on lo@@ call@@ y-@@ suppl@@ ied services , including lab@@ our@@ -@@ inten@@ sive services .
unfortunately , the european union has not done much to encourage marke@@ t-@@ based incentives , though the emissions trading scheme could be given as an excep@@ tion .
the eu 's task is to obtain cooperation and commitments , the costs of which must be bor@@ ne in the member states after being an@@ cho@@ red there in a democratic process .
it just disappe@@ are@@ d from the agenda .
( applause )
the report before us is excellent .
in the same way we will ensure that the surve@@ il@@ l@@ ance of products enter@@ ing the european union from third countries is good and that , in future , we will avoid the presence on the european market of products that are harmful to the health of its citizens and , even worse , its children .
is it not the case that canada has perhaps lear@@ ned a less@@ on from the pur@@ pose@@ -@@ buil@@ t justi@@ fication for military action in iraq ?
the political persecu@@ tion of mr ros@@ al@@ es and many others is regret@@ table and should be condem@@ ned in the stron@@ ge@@ st possible terms .
on the other hand , including milk and milk der@@ i@@ v@@ atives in article 18@@ 6 gr@@ ants certain powers to the committee set up by the european parliament and to the council , although no specific indi@@ cation has been given of what practical action is to be taken .
more effective cooperation between the member states and the os@@ ce on combating the thre@@ ats and problems caused by economic and environmental factors could make a crucial contribution to security , stability , democracy and prosper@@ ity in the region , since there are economic and environmental factors under@@ l@@ ying the conflicts themselves .
he was absolutely right .
this vo@@ lu@@ min@@ ous bureaucr@@ atic cor@@ respon@@ dence must stop .
secondly , we must dee@@ pe@@ n our relations with other countries , primarily with countries which produce energy , but also with countries via which energy rou@@ tes run , in other words transi@@ t countries .
i would like to conclude by than@@ king the rapporteur once again , and especially commissioner v@@ assi@@ li@@ ou , because she has accepted all the proposals we have made within the report .
since the current co@@ s@@ me@@ tic@@ s directive does not con@@ tain clear requirements for a safety assessment , the commission is now introducing ' minimum standards ' for this .
we have already wa@@ sted two years improving mat@@ er@@ ni@@ ty protection .
( de ) mr president , we are currently facing an explo@@ sive mi@@ x of social dec@@ line , cultural conflicts , increasing democratic defici@@ ts , the threat of supply b@@ ot@@ tlen@@ ec@@ ks , infl@@ ation , imported security risks and a specul@@ ation bu@@ b@@ ble which could bur@@ st at any moment .
to be honest , it is clear that eu foreign policy has failed in some areas , including in the ar@@ a@@ b world , in afghanistan , in finding a resolution to the palestinian problem and in the conflicts among our eastern neighbours .
i have agreed on the oral amendment with the others , including the members sub@@ mit@@ ting the proposed amendment .
this is not sti@@ f@@ ling debate .
as a result , the council is supporting :
progress programme funds must not , under any circumstances , be reduced during this crisis period as they are targeted at the most vulnerable groups .
the reason he had been ab@@ sent , however , was that he had been ar@@ re@@ sted . ex@@ pul@@ sion from uni@@ versity means that a person 's education comes to an ab@@ ru@@ pt end .
at this point , i should also mention the impact of the wto do@@ ha development round on an eu-@@ india f@@ ta .
i think they are linked in the e@@ yes of the vo@@ ters , and they are linked in my e@@ yes .
here we are in the front line , head@@ ing towards a new prote@@ ct@@ or@@ ate , even though no satisfac@@ tory analysis has been produced of the reasons for the failure of the previous prote@@ ct@@ or@@ ate : kosovo 's gro@@ ss domestic product is equi@@ val@@ ent to that of r@@ wan@@ da , half of its active population is unem@@ ployed , there are more than 200 000 refugees and disp@@ lac@@ ed people , and violence against minorities is on the increase , despite eur 2 billion of international aid and the presence of 17 000 nato tro@@ op@@ s .
risk , as we all know and accept , is part of run@@ ning a business .
i think this is qu@@ inte@@ ss@@ ential , and everyone agre@@ es to this .
the idea is to make it op@@ tional for member states whether they make it com@@ pul@@ s@@ ory within their territory for producers to put on the la@@ bel whether it is a cou@@ pa@@ ge or a traditional product .
as the commissioner said , it is very important to guarantee a level pla@@ ying field .
if we continue along the lines you have proposed , we will not resolve the problem in the european union .
finally , in con@@ for@@ mi@@ ty with the spirit of the national debate in france on the environment , i voted in favour of a tax on pe@@ sti@@ ci@@ des to encourage our farmers to reduce their use of treatment products .
even the proposals you make in connection with the ' use@@ -@@ it@@ -@@ or@@ -@@ lo@@ se@@ -@@ it ' clause are still the@@ o@@ re@@ tical law .
the council also under@@ stands that parliament should have easier access to the cl@@ assi@@ fied parts of international agreements so that it can carry out its assessment in cases where it has a right of approval .
this restri@@ ction of freedom of speech , as proposed , is un@@ becoming for a country led by a man who came to power promis@@ ing a new era of open@@ ness and transparency .
strict measures on s@@ qu@@ at@@ ting , the ex@@ pul@@ sion of migrants without visas and higher penalties for those who com@@ mit anti-@@ social crimes are consistent with european law .
( l@@ v ) mr president , i would like to emphasise the fact that the european parliament is an institution that promo@@ tes democracy both throughout europe and also inter@@ n@@ ally , within parliament .
as you might know - and as it has been said - the strategy in question was initi@@ ated by parliament three years ago , more precisely by the baltic europe inter@@ group under the excellent leadership of chri@@ stop@@ her be@@ az@@ le@@ y . i would also like to express my special gr@@ ati@@ tude to commission president barroso .
i am pleased that the international community sent a strong and united political signal regarding the ongoing human rights violations in libya .
the euro should be ac@@ companie@@ d by a minimum social security indi@@ cat@@ or for social cohesion .
i am thinking of the green health a@@ post@@ les in my country , for example , who inve@@ i@@ gh against tob@@ ac@@ co , but who leg@@ alised so@@ ft drug@@ s a few years ago .
our governments are s@@ la@@ ves to the market , de@@ vo@@ tees of free trade and communi@@ sm , and will always be opposed by free@@ -@@ thinking citizens like myself who will continue to prote@@ st against in@@ justice .
this law would also be a major obstac@@ le to the fight against ai@@ ds .
mr president , my group fully supports the aim of this directive , which is to establish a community framework to ensure and maintain the continu@@ ous improvement of safety in nuclear inst@@ all@@ ations within the european union .
( pl ) mr president , the bru@@ tal mur@@ der of da@@ vi@@ d kat@@ o , one of u@@ gan@@ da 's be@@ st-@@ known human rights def@@ end@@ ers , is the result of h@@ at@@ red towards hom@@ o@@ sexual people .
it has also acknowled@@ ged that the ratification process is ongoing and has issued an ex@@ pli@@ ci@@ t re@@ min@@ der that the aim of the lisbon treaty is to help the en@@ lar@@ ged union act more efficien@@ tly and more democr@@ atically .
i am confi@@ dent it will include pl@@ ent@@ y of ideas to ensure that kosovo remains firmly an@@ cho@@ red in the european out@@ look it sha@@ res with the western balkans as a whole .
it is also important to ensure financial support to institutions which are involved in the development of technology for ex@@ trac@@ ting and trans@@ porting sh@@ ale gas - including the use of co2 in the process of f@@ rac@@ turing sh@@ al@@ es .
this should be simpli@@ fied and more integrated .
we are really very committed to transparency , but we must always look for a very fine line among the different commitments that we have to respect in these very complex cases .
the citizens are asking us another question as well : ' are you taking our concerns about this issue seriously ? '
mr president , as an me@@ p elected in lat@@ via , i welcome the fact that the first example of a strategy for a mac@@ ro@@ region concerns the baltic sea area .
we want to be sure that the eu market will be suppl@@ ied only with animal products which come from animals kil@@ led in the way required by eu law .
this occa@@ sion must be followed by specific measures at both eu and member state level .
i am ke@@ en to re@@ state here what i recently told parliament 's committee on agriculture and rural development : as commissioner , i hope to learn less@@ ons from the specific situation that we experienced last year .
instead of taking account of the views of the elect@@ or@@ ate , the eu is attemp@@ ting to change these views via propag@@ an@@ da .
that is why i am pleased with the direction the commission is indi@@ cating : region@@ alisation , more involvement by the sector and , in particular , compliance with the rules .
this kind of organised crime has grow@@ n with the union 's enlargement to the east .
i voted in favour of this report as it significantly impro@@ ves cooperation between committees , as part of the necessary parliamentary reform .
in fact , what we are doing today is to fi@@ nish a cy@@ cle which has been re@@ mar@@ k@@ ably fa@@ st , that is to say a few months , which includes both the directive on the internal market in defence products , adopted in december , the c@@ ode of condu@@ ct for exports , which be@@ came law at the same time and , finally , this directive re@@ conci@@ ling article 2@@ 9@@ 6 of the treaty with the common rules on public contracts .
projects have only had to be dis@@ continu@@ ed in a few individual cases .
those who op@@ pose the jun@@ ta are tor@@ tu@@ red , kil@@ led or put in de@@ ten@@ tion .
i have tr@@ ied to do my best for the citizens of my country and all europeans , and there have been peri@@ ods during this work that have been truly special , such as the convention .
the report focu@@ ses its recommendations on the balance between the role of member states and the commission ; the necessi@@ ty to make early school a bro@@ a@@ der service in@@ spi@@ red by good practices in member states where ' mat@@ er@@ ne@@ l@@ les ' and kin@@ der@@ gar@@ ten@@ s are a right of parents ; inclusion of all children , wh@@ ate@@ ver their social back@@ ground ( ' no@@ tion of public service ' ) ; car@@ ing for migr@@ ant children and their integration in early schools ; the inclusion of ar@@ ts and all tools to enhance the children 's cre@@ ati@@ vity ; training of edu@@ c@@ ators for better inter@@ cultural skills ; gender par@@ ity while working in structures for early learning ; and creation of new and well qualified jobs .
fi@@ f@@ thly , the measures should continue to include a mand@@ atory fund within the framework of produ@@ cer responsibility - as the european parliament stated last year .
i also welcome the re@@ ten@@ tion of the systems of regi@@ ster@@ ing geographical indi@@ cations and traditional speci@@ alities , as these indi@@ cations are significant for european agriculture not only from an economic perspective , but also from an environmental and social perspective .
mr so@@ lana , a few months ago , you atten@@ ded mr poli@@ n 's fun@@ er@@ al in ba@@ y@@ on@@ ne .
it is therefore appropriate that the proposed wor@@ ding relating to the rapid noti@@ fication of technical short@@ com@@ ings identified should remain part of the directive , as should speci@@ fication of the ships to which the directive rel@@ ates .
the procedure is important , as is the work of the committee on budgetary control .
mr o@@ et@@ tin@@ ger , a well-@@ scho@@ o@@ led dis@@ ci@@ ple of mrs mer@@ ke@@ l , is now also opposed to nuclear power .
it should surpri@@ se no one that the chinese communist party prev@@ ents him or his family representative from colle@@ cting the awar@@ d .
we should also not forget that it is in the fundamental interest of aging europe to make sure it is popul@@ ated not by unfortun@@ ate people who depend on social assistance , but by well edu@@ cated , working citizens , capable of paying tax , social contributions and in@@ surance .
we are talking here about 80 % of the european budget .
the commission will therefore continue to work for a comprehensive and balanced do@@ ha deal .
despite propag@@ an@@ da that these were terrori@@ sts , in the main , they were , in fact , im@@ pover@@ i@@ shed farmers from the north and around ban@@ g@@ ko@@ k , se@@ ctions of the urban working clas@@ s , and their families , who saw their prote@@ st as a strug@@ gle against the enormous poverty and har@@ d@@ ship that they suffer .
although we agree with the communication from the commission on an eu strategy for youth , i am concerned that , like many of the other strategies we have adopted , it may never be anything more than a set of fine declar@@ ations on paper .
our fellow citizens are still waiting for a true european recovery plan and , for example , a substantial lo@@ an .
our citizens can see that our economies are in crisis , that unemployment is rising , that businesses are finding it har@@ der to gener@@ ate growth , that climate change is getting worse and that other parts of the world are becoming increasingly and dra@@ m@@ atically more competitive .
until 2007 , the rest of europe was am@@ a@@ zed at the economic development of ireland , the ' cel@@ tic ti@@ ger ' , which achieved dre@@ am economic data with low corpor@@ ation taxes and little regulation .
the decision to create this means was not taken ligh@@ tly ; it was the response to technical and legal problems faced in cooperation programmes .
may i inform you that , before greece acce@@ ded to the european union , the greek communist party vo@@ i@@ ced its opposition and informed the greek people of the consequences .
( de ) madam president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , it is one of the sig@@ ns of the absolu@@ te poverty of our society that we still need to discuss the issue of equality between men and women .
i really appeal to you , madam commissioner , to take the political leadership and make this proposal .
subject : re@@ allo@@ cation of financial resources in the regional and cohesion funds
that is indeed the nature of the problem and its very roo@@ t .
even worse , it argu@@ es that any type of nation@@ alisation or ren@@ ati@@ on@@ alisation should be aband@@ oned .
on behalf of the ppe-de group . - ( es ) mr president , i am proud that in parliament we have been able to draw up a resolution to be submitted to the next convention , which is already being held in mad@@ ri@@ d , organised by the un .
we must protect the different kin@@ ds of production in europe : sh@@ e@@ e@@ p , cat@@ tle , go@@ at and sm@@ all@@ -@@ scale ve@@ ge@@ table production .
we also need to understand that culture makes a contribution ; culture cre@@ ates ; culture is something positive , not consum@@ ing our budgets or confli@@ cting with our needs but bringing a lot of en@@ ri@@ ch@@ ment , including jobs and growth .
that requires commitment on the part of the eu .
we need to introduce a fi@@ xed requirement for every ve@@ s@@ se@@ l , whether new or re@@ buil@@ t , to under@@ go a sea@@ wor@@ thin@@ ess test .
secondly , let us consider hom@@ e-@@ grow@@ n pla@@ yers .
it is a creation of the industri@@ alised nations and not least of the european union .
this also means bringing our energy research programmes into closer cooperation and reinfor@@ cing our dialogue on energy security - as our president has also said .
the commission 's task is to ensure that eu law is corre@@ ctly implemented and enfor@@ ced by the member states by constantly monitoring their activity .
i believe that an eco@@ -@@ efficient economy and construction of ener@@ g@@ y-@@ efficient buil@@ dings can help bring about economic recovery in the eu .
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a mobility centre , along with the pre@@ serv@@ ation of exper@@ ti@@ se and also of jobs where possible , is a good choice of instrument for he@@ ij@@ man@@ s , therefore .
nevertheless , some provisions proposed by the council give reason for concern .
a 50 me@@ tr@@ e bo@@ at on the atlantic is very different to a 50 me@@ tr@@ e bo@@ at in the mediterranean .
we are therefore in no h@@ ur@@ ry and will take the time that is needed to reach the most con@@ sen@@ su@@ al result possible on a subject that has in the past shown itself to be extremely complex .
public development aid must be increased as a matter of urg@@ ency .
i would like to speak to the rapporteur , who de@@ nie@@ s that he is pres@@ enting a political project .
( sl ) madam president , when the revo@@ lution that is currently taking place in the stre@@ ets of ca@@ ir@@ o en@@ ds , the egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an people will choose a political system and their leaders .
every member state must now respect and apply the directive that aims to harmoni@@ se the protection of people who are fle@@ eing and , before 2012 , develop a sustainable european asylum system .
this issue will be a topic of discussion in the european union from now on .
last but not least , priority must be given to devi@@ sing alternative methods for sett@@ ling dispu@@ tes .
for that reason , the emphasis must be laid more upon the quality of jobs , on opportunities to progress into permanent jobs with a reli@@ able income .
it is an enormous as@@ set in terms of our im@@ age and , at the same time , it ent@@ a@@ ils major economic and social benefits .
just let me clari@@ fy a cou@@ ple of points that have given rise to contro@@ ver@@ sy .
finally , young animals , particularly pu@@ p@@ p@@ ies , for example , are now being fer@@ r@@ ied across the whole of europe without there being any legislation in place .
all the member states are talking about these .
you cannot make these tr@@ ite demands and then do nothing !
i therefore strongly endorse the resolution of this house that ex@@ pre@@ ss@@ ly calls on the commission and the member states to tackle the growing problem of anti@@ bio@@ tic resi@@ stance am@@ ong@@ st animals in a responsible way .
i am , moreover , a@@ sto@@ ni@@ shed to see that , at one point , in the p@@ har@@ maceu@@ tical sector , the pre@@ cau@@ tion@@ ary principle was used to put pressure on the member states and on europe to in@@ cu@@ r expenditure which , in my view , was some@@ what il@@ l@@ -@@ considered .
this parliament 's mission next week must seek evidence regarding reports of 200 000 additional bal@@ lo@@ ts pr@@ in@@ ted , al@@ leg@@ ations that 4@@ 00 000 vo@@ ters regi@@ ste@@ red on election day with in@@ adequate id , and claims that vo@@ ters in trans@@ ni@@ stri@@ a were dis@@ en@@ fran@@ chi@@ sed en mas@@ se .
the overall outcome of the decision means a bre@@ ach of the prag@@ ue declaration and a sl@@ ow@@ down in poten@@ ti@@ ally positive developments concerning mutual cooperation .
the financial and economic crisis has seen the worst global economic dec@@ line since the 19@@ 3@@ 0@@ s .
now that both member states have achieved positive evaluation results in all areas of the schengen review , there should be no more obstacles to delay inclusion further .
for a start , the debate will not just be a short pres@@ ent@@ ation by the rapporteur , a re@@ ply from the commission and that is it .
it is ad@@ vis@@ able for certain aspects of the legal and fiscal system of the member states to be improved in this respect , as the current model in most member states can dis@@ coura@@ ge the transfer of businesses , particularly family businesses , thus increasing the risk of li@@ qui@@ d@@ ation or closure of the company .
then the eu brought in this legislation , following very similar principles , about five years ago , and it has pro@@ ved a great success .
this is why we need to deal with this problem now .
the directive is based on patients ' needs , and not on financial resources .
vice-president of the commission . - ( fr ) madam president , on 5 november , in his first annual speech to the feder@@ ation council , president me@@ d@@ ve@@ de@@ v made ex@@ pli@@ ci@@ t reference to the european convention for the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms .
many of my fellow members have said - and i absolutely agree with them - that we need to focus on the areas of research and development , renewable ener@@ gies , energy security and edu@@ cational mobility .
that beg@@ ins with suppl@@ iers of production in@@ pu@@ ts , then it rel@@ ates to manufacturers and , in the case of imported goods , impor@@ ters too .
it is no use just saying that we took the right decisions .
in the uk , the labour government has bro@@ ken its sole@@ m@@ n promi@@ se of a referendum , yet in post@@ al po@@ lls condu@@ cted by campaign groups , more than 80 % of vo@@ ters vote ' yes ' to a referendum .
these are the amounts assu@@ med to be for personal consumption .
and im@@ ag@@ ine my surpri@@ se , a few days later , when i saw - obviously there is a link - the european summit make provision not only for the organisation of common charter fli@@ gh@@ ts but also for their financing - which is a new development - out of the european budget !
parliament 's resolution stre@@ sses that the negotiations should continue , but also la@@ ys down requirements for the future .
we cannot just stand by and wat@@ ch as v@@ ari@@ ations - of any kind - are made to a medic@@ inal product after its author@@ isation .
i am in favour of investment in quality s@@ ports facilities and appropriate measures to allow access to s@@ ports pre@@ mi@@ ses and s@@ ports cur@@ ri@@ cul@@ a at school to all stu@@ dents including those with dis@@ abi@@ lities .
i would like to thank the rapporteur , mr see@@ ber , for his excellent work on this report , as well as mrs her@@ ran@@ z gar@@ c@@ í@@ a and mrs gar@@ c@@ í@@ a p@@ é@@ re@@ z from the committee on agriculture and the committee on regional development for their positive and constructive contributions .
mrs kro@@ es , you did not go far enough in my view .
i was pleased to learn that on 7 march , the hungarian parliament adopted the amendments that had been agreed between its government and the commission , although i cannot understand why the socialists and hungarian green party voted against it .
if we do not , at this point , ensure parliamentary control , if we accept this bre@@ ach of national data protection laws and con@@ tra@@ ven@@ e the charter of fundamental rights , which was so often ci@@ ted in the debate about the treaty of lisbon , it will , i believe , be a kind of ka@@ mi@@ ka@@ ze action and completely un@@ justi@@ fi@@ able .
we cannot even actually agree on what article 20 means .
it see@@ med for a while that it might not happen .
it seems to me that we should aim to create a fav@@ ourable environment for those who want to invest in new technologies and innov@@ ations , rather than discussing eli@@ gible costs and accoun@@ ting procedures .
however , it needs to be made clear who is to issue a war@@ ning and when , who is subsequ@@ ently to take over responsibility for the war@@ ni@@ ng@@ s , and when the european commission is to get involved .
( de ) mr president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , my contribution concerns the regulation of the european parliament and of the council as regards the pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ tion of high@@ gra@@ ding and restrictions on fishing for fl@@ oun@@ der and tur@@ bo@@ t in the baltic sea , the bel@@ ts and the sound .
la@@ w@@ ful inter@@ cep@@ tion occur@@ s in the context of a criminal investigation which sup@@ poses the existence of a su@@ spe@@ ct .
transparency and reli@@ ability for consumers ; i hope that consumers can take a pun@@ t on medicines without gam@@ bling with their health .
it is a process that is made easier not by strict con@@ stra@@ ints that create una@@ f@@ for@@ d@@ able costs for citizens and businesses , but by real incentives ; a process that is reali@@ sed by means of energy infrastructure , changing urban development , products , pack@@ aging and transport .
i appla@@ u@@ ded the fact that the commission , in october 2009 , adopted a report in which it called on canada to open a visa office in prag@@ ue and to establish a time@@ table for li@@ f@@ ting the visa requirement .
i think the point of this report is to encourage member states to recognise the value of volun@@ te@@ ering in promoting social and economic cohesion .
( bg ) m@@ r. president , m@@ r. commissioner , colleagues , i welcome the efforts of european institutions to reduce road acci@@ dents and ca@@ su@@ al@@ ties .
certainly it refle@@ cts an old irish saying , ' well be@@ gu@@ n is half done ' , and it can be done at early chil@@ d@@ hood level .
we need to mobili@@ se ac@@ tors to act .
however , when a prote@@ st cam@@ p was cle@@ are@@ d in the occu@@ pie@@ d western sahar@@ a , with people being kil@@ led in the process , and the tow@@ n in question was de@@ cla@@ red a no-@@ go zone , even for journ@@ alists , there was a lack of comb@@ ined dynami@@ c action from the international community .
however , ukraine must show that it is a tru@@ stwor@@ thy partner for us .
we need to act jo@@ in@@ tly and more firmly to combat illegal economic migration , while providing more digni@@ fied conditions to asylum se@@ ek@@ ers .
i must say that i sometimes find it dist@@ ur@@ b@@ ing that there is an alliance between the greens , who want a strong europe and enlargement as soon as possible , and members such as mr van or@@ den , who want to bring in new countries as quickly as possible in order to weak@@ en the european union .
the strengthening of nuclear safety and security regulations was essential for several reasons .
like you , we are ke@@ en for everything to fall into place as quickly as possible , with regard to both the po@@ sts that are to be fi@@ lled and the list of commissioners that is to be presented to the european parliament for the he@@ aring that you are to hold .
appropriate changes must be made to trade and labelling in super@@ markets , especially in the new member states .
the oral question to the commission by j@@ o le@@ in@@ en , on behalf of the committee on the environment , public health and food safety , on key objectives for the conference of the parties to the convention on bio@@ logical diversity in na@@ go@@ ya , 18@@ -@@ 29 october 2010 - b@@ 7-0@@ 4@@ 6@@ 8 / 2010 ) ;
i think we are benef@@ iting simply from the fact that this debate is very ti@@ mely , immediately before the meeting which will take place on th@@ ur@@ s@@ day in prag@@ ue .
in addition , we must not only help these people , but also ensure that they understand the values which have made us strong .
it is crucial to give a clear indi@@ cation of our support for these countries at this point in time .
we have committed ourselves to this , and so has turkey .
this report will ensure wide use of structural funds to secure jobs , and to create more jobs .
i think this is something that we really should be looking at at european level because , increasingly , it is being seen as a we@@ ak link in many of the issues that we are facing .
in the european union , sexual relations are the main channe@@ l of trans@@ mission . to be more specific :
the single legal person@@ ality of the union will make it possible for the european union to conclude international agreements and join international organisations .
here too the situation calls for swift action from brussels tow@@ ard an@@ kar@@ a .
the under@@ l@@ ying social ten@@ sions in the eu are best il@@ lu@@ strate@@ d by the excessive re@@ actions pro@@ vo@@ ked by the ec@@ j judg@@ ments in connection with the post@@ ed workers directive .
this means that first of all , we must help with the uni@@ fication of mer@@ co@@ su@@ r and the an@@ de@@ an community , and then the uni@@ fication of the entire south american community of nations .
however , from the out@@ set , this report was cou@@ ched in a feder@@ alist language that sou@@ ght to promote a fak@@ e or forced european demo@@ s , and the attempt to re@@ name the scheme the european union her@@ it@@ age la@@ bel was politically based and would exclu@@ de thousands of potential lo@@ cations whose history and her@@ it@@ age pre@@ d@@ ates , and indeed over@@ sh@@ ad@@ ow@@ s , many con@@ temporary sites .
that is the reality .
what is also worrying is the commission 's br@@ ief and pi@@ thy statement that the protection of domestic animals still fall@@ s within the jur@@ is@@ di@@ ction of the member states .
more substantial efforts are needed to con@@ soli@@ date democracy and the rule of law and to ensure the country 's sustainable development .
it should not be in@@ conce@@ i@@ v@@ able .
in writing . - ( fr ) i welcome the adoption today of mr cap@@ pat@@ o 's motion for a resolution on the annual report on human rights in the world 2007 and the eu 's policy on the matter .
the destruction of the world 's cultural her@@ it@@ age must not go un@@ puni@@ shed .
the commission would also ask the council and parliament to endorse the proposal made by mr do@@ or@@ n and further adap@@ t their working methods so that certain tasks relating to the simpli@@ fication of legislation can be carried out swi@@ f@@ tly .
we know that it is the priority of the czech presidency - although we do not have the plea@@ sure of see@@ ing the czech minister in the chamber .
recently there was a proposal to pro@@ hi@@ bit smo@@ king in public places , when at the same time , in the centre of the capital city , you can bu@@ y thousands of pac@@ ke@@ ts of con@@ tra@@ b@@ and ci@@ ga@@ re@@ t@@ tes . in that regard mon@@ ten@@ e@@ gr@@ o clearly has a long way to go on the road to the european union .
trade uni@@ ons should play an important role in this field .
i would like to thank the rapporteur , mrs ferre@@ ira , for a relevant and ti@@ mely report .
bearing in mind that com@@ pens@@ atory measures have been carried out in this project , that an attempt has been made to put right any w@@ ron@@ g@@ doing that may have taken place , then surely the project can be ru@@ b@@ ber@@ -@@ st@@ am@@ ped .
this applies in particular to texts .
we call on the workers to reje@@ ct this policy .
it is ti@@ mely and welcome in particular for three reasons .
the system needs further perfe@@ ction , but it needs strong eng@@ ag@@ ement by all nations around the glob@@ e for this to happen .
just as a post@@ s@@ cri@@ pt - but a very important post@@ s@@ cri@@ pt - we also have to turn our attention to the education of our judi@@ ci@@ ary in our national courts to make sure that they , too , know how to implement community law .
the subject of a new basic treaty was first discussed in 2002 .
we must prevent job losses rather than simply using these european funds where jobs are lost .
( pt ) mr president , the tor@@ na@@ do that h@@ it portugal last tu@@ es@@ day caused enormous damage in the region of tom@@ ar .
i would also like to express the council 's satisfac@@ tion at the agreement we reached with regard to the common foreign and security policy .
in writing . - ( lt ) right up until the b@@ reak@@ through of the wa@@ ve of democracy in the ar@@ a@@ b countries , the european parliament has constantly been calling on the countries of the g@@ ul@@ f cooperation council to improve the situation as regards democracy , the rule of law , and human rights and freedoms .
in writing . - ( fr ) i voted in favour of the report propos@@ ing european union participation in the am@@ bie@@ n@@ t assi@@ sted living ( a@@ al ) research and development programme that has been under@@ taken jo@@ in@@ tly by a number of member states and third countries .
president of the commission . - the dead@@ line is the dead@@ line for the consultation based on this document , but there will also be other opportunities to consul@@ t .
in particular , what we need is a re@@ definition of the major thre@@ ats to our security after the col@@ la@@ pse of the so-called is@@ la@@ mic terrorist threat and the emerg@@ ence of new dan@@ gers like the financial crisis .
i have spoken in this chamber repe@@ ate@@ dly of the need to rein@@ vi@@ gor@@ ate the lisbon strategy ; the european union has , for far too long , pursu@@ ed political and institutional reform with a degree of energy and determination which it has simply been unable to mu@@ ster for economic reform .
perhaps you could also tell him that , under these conditions , the european parliament will not be an easy partner and that the economic governance package needs the commission to pay greater attention to what emer@@ ges from this parliament .
a review of the legislation is therefore necessary to take account of the reality and benefits of bio@@ gas .
in order to achieve these objectives , the eu should cooperate acti@@ vely with international partners in the area of trade - the world trade organisation , the international labour organisation and the united nations organisation .
some thought should be given to establishing a de@@ di@@ cated european danube bank involving the countries concerned .
hence , i would repeat a call i have made before that during the currency of this economic dow@@ n@@ turn , there should be a regulation ho@@ li@@ day for smes .
it is a fact that a year of talks within the an@@ na@@ poli@@ s process has failed .
in writing . - ( bg ) i defend the pri@@ vi@@ leg@@ es and immuni@@ ty of br@@ un@@ o go@@ ll@@ nis@@ ch and i think that the persecu@@ tion he is being subje@@ cted to is of a pu@@ rely political nature .
this and other environment@@ -@@ related questions under@@ s@@ core the importance of public responsibility .
among these were 4 500 children , 1@@ 2@@ -@@ 13 ye@@ ar@@ -@@ old ki@@ ds , living under the same conditions , conditions of dis@@ com@@ for@@ t shared also by the in@@ habit@@ ants of lam@@ pe@@ du@@ sa .
green shi@@ pping and off@@ shor@@ e energy are areas where europe has exten@@ sive exper@@ ti@@ se which can be developed further .
we know by now the financial institutions that were h@@ it .
on the request that emergency temporary cess@@ ation should not be linked to re@@ struc@@ turing ( which was also raised by mrs do@@ y@@ le ) , re@@ struc@@ turing is relatively loo@@ sely defined in our package so there should be am@@ ple opportunity for ve@@ ssels in tro@@ u@@ ble to adap@@ t to new re@@ alities .
however , as i listen to this debate , two rather important questions ari@@ se .
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women continue to be under@@ -@@ repres@@ ented in most areas of science and technology and in positions of responsibility .
if this european ar@@ rest war@@ r@@ ant is execu@@ ted , its use pro@@ ves that , if some@@ one expres@@ ses themselves on the internet in terms legal in their own country , they can be ex@@ tradi@@ ted to another eu country where those views are illegal .
( ro ) the debate about the gas crisis has been pa@@ ssi@@ on@@ ate , including this e@@ vening 's session .
that might be the reason why it was fair@@ ly long .
nothing is going well !
madam president , i would like to thank mr de@@ gu@@ ti@@ s for his excellent report and the work he has done over recent weeks .
it is high time that the leaders of the european union recognised the part that they , too , played in the serious social crisis that is happening all over europe and the world .
now let us look to the next one .
it is even more important to develop the southern part of the cor@@ ri@@ d@@ or via the austri@@ an southern rail@@ way to italy .
laws must be stra@@ i@@ gh@@ t@@ forward .
we still have work to do .
( el ) mr president , commissioner , i have list@@ ened to your re@@ ply to my honourable frien@@ d 's question , but i should like to bring your attention to the following , to what is happening on the ground .
this bru@@ tal crime prom@@ p@@ ted a closer look at what is happening at the border between egypt and israel , an area in which an increasing number of refugees are str@@ an@@ ded as they try to enter europe or israel , but lack the necessary pa@@ pers .
( it ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , i am also disap@@ pointed that the french minister has left , because he could have lear@@ ned , for instance , that the information that he suppl@@ ied to us is in@@ correct .
parliament is still waiting for explan@@ ations from those governments .
the latter represents a soli@@ d found@@ ation for our future efforts by ensuring a good balance between traditional development priorities - infrastructure , the mi@@ ll@@ en@@ nium development goals ; political the@@ mes - peace and security , democratic governance and human rights , migration , mobility , jobs ; and new promis@@ ing sp@@ he@@ res of cooperation , such as renewable energy , climate change , information technology and space , to mention only a few .
i had to return it full again .
if they en@@ act different regulations for these reasons , we do not force them to revo@@ ke their environmental and health regulations .
for years we have compla@@ ined that food prices are too low .
the legal basis of the economic policy conditions is article 3 ( 5 ) of council regulation ( eu ) no 4@@ 0@@ 7 / 2010 establishing a european financial stabi@@ lisation mechanism and article 2 ( 2 ) of the council implementing decision 2011 / 7@@ 7 / eu on gran@@ ting union financial assistance to ireland .
parliament has , quite rightly , se@@ i@@ zed this opportunity , un@@ like the high representative , who i will again remind , as i did this mor@@ ning , that cu@@ ba li@@ br@@ e is not the name of a co@@ c@@ kt@@ a@@ il : it is a r@@ all@@ ying cr@@ y that we carry in our hear@@ ts , because we want democracy , and we want cu@@ ba to be free .
there are many aspects of this report which produced something of a st@@ ale@@ mate between many of us , such as the nature of eu legislation .
this is a huge draw@@ back because in this case what is best may not be what is right .
the real challenge we face is that of employment , whether our own employment or that of the countries around us .
ms ka@@ up@@ pi , once again we thank you for your work and we wish you all the best for your future .
there , too , we saw fair@@ ly wide differences of opinion .
the vo@@ lu@@ me of funds is not huge , but i believe they are going in the right direction and the public should be involved to strengthen security of supply in the european union .
it was , of course , ple@@ as@@ ing to hear him speak about commitment to the future of the european farm@@ ing environment .
european fisher@@ men accept having environmental , social and health restrictions imposed on them , but bit@@ ter@@ ly re@@ sent the fact that they are not applied in the same way to products imported in huge numbers from third countries .
i would like to end by than@@ king and congratul@@ ating you , commissioner re@@ ding and commissioner and@@ or , once again , and now it is up to the member states to proce@@ ed effectively with roma inclusion on the basis of this at the national level .
finally , i should like to stress that small and medium-sized enterprises must be at the heart of the new market access strategy .
i am thinking of the supervision agreement and the green paper on the governance of financial institutions .
in this regard , we ask that the international os@@ ce / odi@@ h@@ r obser@@ vers be granted un@@ ham@@ pe@@ red access .
i congratulate mr sch@@ wa@@ b on bringing the implementation of these forward by a year , because they will be of major advantage in terms of safety .
written declar@@ ations ( rule 142 )
i believe that here we also show@@ ed ourselves to be quite capable of satis@@ fying the expectations of both sides .
the council also sha@@ res parliament 's view on the need for a swift and effective implementation of the new euro@@ just and europol decisions .
for example , in the case of greece , or my country spain , we have experienced great solidarity on the part of the european union , through european funds and through the structural funds , which are essential elements of european solidarity policy which will continue .
of this , around 20 % has already been allocated to specific projects .
from a care@@ ful reading of the treaty it seems that the council can , this time , set the prices and quotas uni@@ later@@ ally .
auth@@ or . - ( pl ) mr president , the af@@ gh@@ an journ@@ alist per@@ wiz kam@@ b@@ ak@@ h@@ sh has been sent@@ en@@ ced to death .
( pt ) madam president , i would like to begin by congratul@@ ating mr au@@ dy on his excellent report .
an american pat@@ ent currently costs around eur 1 8@@ 00 , where@@ as a european pat@@ ent costs more than eur 20 000 - 11 times as much , which is clearly un@@ reasonable .
to others in this house , constructive criticism of turkey is needed ; we ourselves are critical frien@@ ds .
finally , in order to boost energy security the eu should strengthen the transparency mechanism and so on .
in order to achieve this , we need to increase plant cover .
mr president , i would like to thank mr pa@@ pa@@ st@@ am@@ ko@@ s for this question on a subject which , in my current capacity , i consider absolutely essential to the proper functioning of the economy and the financial markets .
in writing . - ( ro ) i believe the debate on the 2007 report on the former yugosla@@ v republic of macedonia should point out two key conclusions : the need for this country 's continu@@ ous and firm progress tow@@ ard integration into the european and trans@@ atlantic structures , as well as the importance of promoting the young generation in this republic .
first of all , i would like to point out that it is not only the member states that protect human rights .
there is before this house a written declaration on this matter , including the po@@ ol@@ ing of pat@@ ents .
it is necessary to use european funds and european directives to promote the integration of the roma and to elimin@@ ate their dis@@ advant@@ aged position .
like@@ wise , we ask the court to put parliament and the committee on budgetary control in a position to carry out their own work as produ@@ ctively as possible .
as a matter of principle , in@@ vo@@ ices must be paid within 30 days with few excep@@ tions , and these must be justified .
the second paragraph is as follow@@ s :
com@@ post@@ able cro@@ ps could be plan@@ ted and , for example , the fer@@ ti@@ li@@ ser burden could thus be reduced .
strengthening election observ@@ ation mis@@ sions through greater cooperation between the eu and the os@@ ce , and by sen@@ ding us meps to the areas in question , will lead to a strengthening of the union 's foreign policy .
however , i think that what is most important , mr president , is to point out that this report on election observ@@ ation , like the report that mr cap@@ pat@@ o has drawn up on human rights in the world , do not fulfil an ab@@ str@@ act purpose , but rather they have a cause , and that cause is the commitment that we have in the european union , and in parliament in particular , to a whole set of values : democracy , freedom , the rule of law and , above all , respect for human rights .
we wish the new members every success .
in egypt , iraq , iran , pakistan , somali@@ a and other such countries , more and more christi@@ ans and other religious minorities are becoming the subje@@ cts of op@@ pression .
the next item is the oral question ( h@@ t@@ t@@ p : / / w@@ w@@ w@@ .@@ euro@@ parl@@ .@@ euro@@ pa@@ .@@ eu / sides / ge@@ t@@ do@@ c@@ .@@ do ? type = o@@ q &@@ am@@ p@@ ; reference = o-@@ 200@@ 7-0@@ 0@@ 3@@ 8 &@@ am@@ p@@ ; language = pl " - b@@ 6-0@@ 13@@ 6 / 2007 ) to the commission by mr an@@ der@@ ss@@ on , on behalf of the committee on employment and social affairs , on the eu@@ res activity report 200@@ 5@@ -@@ 2005 : towards a single european labour market .
the coordinated eu-@@ un@@ -@@ os@@ ce effort that started last week in bi@@ sh@@ ke@@ k continues at the moment and will continue until the crisis and its consequences are overcome .
in writing . - i voted in favour of this joint resolution , which no@@ tes that the right of free movement is a fundamental one accor@@ ded to all eu citizens .
the report se@@ ts out principles which , if implemented , would be a step towards improving the agreement , as il@@ lu@@ strate@@ d by the defence of food sovereignty and security for acp countries , along with the fight against tax ha@@ v@@ ens .
for the first time , a ch@@ ap@@ ter will be included on energy , giving eu policy the objectives of achieving energy security , promoting energy efficiency and the development of renewable energy sources .
it is a central , global body for the protection of human rights .
it is , in fact , the first legal act since the treaty of lisbon and we wanted a level pla@@ ying field with the council of ministers in the em@@ power@@ ment of the commission for deleg@@ ated acts .
this was a continu@@ ous problem , raised time and again with me by my constitu@@ ents .
i believe that we shall achieve a rapid resolution .
the issues relating to the current tur@@ mo@@ il are different .
the vote will take place today .
it is not about freedom of choice , because those who become si@@ ck have not cho@@ sen it at all .
we failed on that occa@@ sion .
the european investment bank will mat@@ ch the european union 's contribution of eur 100 million , and further contribu@@ tors are expected .
firstly , it is not a particularly qui@@ ck solution : almost a year after the disaster , we have no positive sign of the wai@@ ver that the union must obtain from the wto before its proposal can enter into force , we have not fi@@ ni@@ shed our work as legisl@@ ators , and we have still to hold negotiations in the council .
member of the commission . - mr president , i think that i can join all those who have said that this is a nice pie@@ ce of collabor@@ ation in order to get a nice pie@@ ce of legislation .
the legal protection offered by the bilateral investment treaties ( b@@ its ) is important in ensuring that businesses are encouraged to take the step of invest@@ ing ab@@ road , which can cost many millions .
safety , health , public health and hou@@ sing conditions are also l@@ ament@@ able , and it is vital to re@@ build the capacity of the ha@@ i@@ ti@@ an state in terms of democracy and good governance , which are essential for national re@@ construction , and to ensure that ha@@ i@@ ti@@ an civil society and the ha@@ i@@ ti@@ an people are involved .
however , regar@@ dless of our position on this issue , the radi@@ o@@ active waste problem is a reality and we must deal with waste in the best and safe@@ st way possible .
national diplom@@ ats will be able to apply for published vac@@ ant po@@ sts .
i am delighted that meps are satis@@ fied with it .
some other issues mentioned in the consultation de@@ serve our serious attention .
they try to prevent a comprehensive political dialogue with the cu@@ ban government on the basis of the same criteria that the eu applies to all countries with which it has relations .
it is therefore right to appro@@ ve the draft of the new protocol to the partnership agreement in the fisheries sector between the eu and se@@ y@@ che@@ l@@ les .
i su@@ spe@@ ct , however , that we might have to go to conci@@ liation but i also su@@ spe@@ ct that the council will not move .
( fr ) madam president , cohesion policy must ensure harmoni@@ ous and above all fair development between all territ@@ ories .
the debate is closed .
this was not easy to achieve .
the fact that there are currently 15 countries using the op@@ t-@@ out is because the propor@@ tion of on-@@ call time is not sufficient to meet actual needs .
the same goes for the ben@@ ch@@ mar@@ king system .
we are looking for spee@@ dy negotiations with the council , so that this issue is not put on the long fin@@ ger , but that a solution is found soon .
we did not need to introduce that into the second reading .
there is no duty to provide information and no data protection , as should really be the case with public bodies .
therefore , it is important to provide opportunities , not just for uni@@ versi@@ ties , but for non-@@ profit research institu@@ tes and other scientific organisations , to sub@@ mit appli@@ cations and participate in research programmes .
the south stre@@ am project would only increase the eu 's depend@@ ence on a single source .
( sk ) the report beg@@ ins with a paragraph st@@ ating that equality between women and men is a fundamental principle of the european union , a principle which has been in place for more than 50 years .
i would nevertheless like to talk about my own region , a region of 5 million in@@ habit@@ ants where 500 000 people were struc@@ k by the flo@@ od , with 13@@ 1 muni@@ cip@@ alities involved , 7 000 in@@ habit@@ ants disp@@ lac@@ ed , 14@@ 0 k@@ m@@ 2 f@@ loo@@ ded , three ho@@ sp@@ it@@ als and medical facilities ev@@ ac@@ u@@ ated and two dea@@ ths .
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for this reason , all of us must give both sides friendly encoura@@ ge@@ ment to find a long-term solution with a broad scope and a broad application .
i also believe that by setting in motion the actions detailed in the package adopted today we will be firmly setting europe on the path to ex@@ pl@@ or@@ e these opportunities in a nove@@ l way .
the resolutions by the political forces of capital conce@@ al the causes and charac@@ ter of the capit@@ alist crisis .
- ( pl ) mr president , the european union 's intention should be to build stronger and increasingly close relations with ukraine .
i personally was against the bo@@ y@@ co@@ t@@ t of the conference , but i think what was even worse is that there was no european strategy .
one of the major areas supporting the eu 's development and stability is completely mis@@ sing , namely , the infrastructure for both transport and energy .
an attempt is now being made to limit damage by making savings .
the family k@@ new well in advance that evi@@ ction proceedings would be taken .
however , we will support those amendments which seek to increase the number of supply rou@@ tes and improve energy safety in the union .
we need to look again very carefully .
indeed , it would be important to review the current european legislation on this subject .
so let us be transparent , let us be clear and let us have respect for those who hold a different view to those who si@@ t in this parliament .
even here in this chamber .
in writing . - today we are fortun@@ ate that law enforcement agencies have tools at their dispos@@ al such as d@@ na data , autom@@ ated fin@@ ger@@ pr@@ int identi@@ fication and vehi@@ cle regi@@ str@@ ation data .
they can also lead to problems and di@@ stor@@ tions .
as a result , we no longer have a problem with it .
now is the time for political leadership and dri@@ ve .
therefore , it is difficult not to agree with the rapporteur that it is the member states which are responsible for corre@@ ctly implementing the directive and establishing effective control procedures for the storage and proce@@ ssing of waste equipment .
i should like to ask the commission where the op@@ ti@@ mis@@ m that dis@@ ar@@ ming consumer power will guarantee greece a way out of the rece@@ ssion comes from .
last week i called for a european parliament presence on libya 's borders and i repeat that call now .
freedom of the press is one of the most important problems that the serbi@@ an government needs to resolve ; there should be no political pressure or other influ@@ ences that ob@@ stru@@ ct the independence of serbi@@ an journ@@ alists .
i procee@@ ded in exactly the same way with the other coun@@ t a moment ago , for the other side of the chamber .
some@@ one in this house said that we have adopted a positive approach and i think that this is a tra@@ it which characteri@@ ses all our work , in the agreements that we have reached and in those still to come .
i am dee@@ ply convinced that most of the farmers are con@@ scien@@ tious and honest .
the reason why they did so was that , by the time of the vote in that committee , the text was by far more ambitious that the final agreement reached with the council .
there has not even been a study on the effects of equi@@ val@@ ent bilateral agreements that are in place , and have been in place for several years in some cases , such as , for instance , that between france and germany or france and lu@@ x@@ em@@ bour@@ g .
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( pl ) mr president , over the many years of its activity , the international labour organisation has adopted and presented for ratification by eu member states a series of international con@@ ventions and directives on matters of employment , trade union freedoms , social policy and social in@@ surance , and also collective employment relations and conditions of work .
gran@@ ting vi@@ sa@@ -@@ free travel also conve@@ ys to the countries concerned the message that they can overcome obstacles success@@ fully if their prepar@@ ations are supported by political agreement .
there is a major project that could be developed in europe .
why do we never say anything to encourage them ?
we have also long co@@ oper@@ ated on energy matters .
the capital puni@@ sh@@ ment of ju@@ ve@@ ni@@ le off@@ end@@ ers has always taken place in ye@@ men .
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the vote will take place tomorrow - th@@ ur@@ s@@ day .
in light of this , addre@@ ssing the question of a new strategy on russia and central asia is una@@ vo@@ id@@ able , and it must also include a political risk assessment specific to each country .
i think we have found a good compromise , at least in terms of the link to the emis@@ sion trading scheme .
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i voted in favour of this document because a community action entitled european capital of culture has been established in order to highlight the ri@@ ch@@ ness and diversity of european cul@@ tures and the feat@@ u@@ res they share , as well as to promote greater mutual understanding between europeans .
all the indi@@ cations are that as regards , inte@@ r ali@@ a , employment , health , education and social support , women will feel the consequences more and for longer than men will .
it is also the bran@@ ch of industry that has made it possible for generation after generation to live on the is@@ land .
we therefore need to look at the issue as europe and not leave the member states to address it on their own .
the report out@@ lines , of course , the achie@@ vements , but it does not sh@@ y away from the challenges being faced the feder@@ al republic of iraq and the commissioner very ap@@ tly out@@ lined them .
when it comes to direct democracy , the european union could learn much from swi@@ t@@ zer@@ land , which stands up for democratic decisions even when the rest of the politically correct ma@@ inst@@ re@@ am world critici@@ ses it to the h@@ il@@ t .
as a fin@@ n , i regret that .
i would like to point out that we also need a system capable of inter@@ cep@@ ting goods which do not con@@ form to the european safety standard and preventing such goods from enter@@ ing the eu .
it is in this context that we must view the pressure put on russia ( which also occur@@ s with several other countries ) to join the world trade organisation , in order to promote ' a level pla@@ ying field for business communities on both sides ' and ' liber@@ alise trade in the global economy ' , while facilit@@ ating foreign investment and ren@@ oun@@ cing any ' prote@@ cti@@ oni@@ st measures ' .
furthermore , according to a study carried out by con@@ fin@@ du@@ stri@@ a , the general con@@ feder@@ ation of italian industry , in italy alone , energy efficiency could have a soci@@ o-@@ economic impact on the entire national economy worth some eur 2@@ 3@@ 8 billion and could increase the value of total production , with an associated rise in employment of around 1.@@ 6 million standard work uni@@ ts , in the period 201@@ 0-@@ 2020 .
i especially look to commissioner verheugen on this .
these young men did what many young men would do : they or@@ dered a pi@@ z@@ za from the local pi@@ z@@ z@@ eria , for three hours after that they were to board an a@@ e@@ ro@@ pl@@ ane and fly to afghanistan .
it was established to ensure that tor@@ ture@@ rs , rapi@@ sts and mur@@ de@@ re@@ rs would be de@@ ter@@ red from commit@@ ting further off@@ ences by the knowledge that the appropriate sent@@ ences would be han@@ ded down to them .
this af@@ ter@@ no@@ on , i have the im@@ pression that we are moving away some@@ what from political hy@@ po@@ cri@@ sy because it is not a question of critici@@ sing the constitution of a member state of the european union such as hungary which , of course , is in so@@ le charge , with its people , of its sovereignty .
there are b@@ ound to be ab@@ uses of the system , for example by providing a fi@@ cti@@ onal do@@ mi@@ ci@@ le simply in order to reduce the voice of a particular country , and to eng@@ ine@@ er an impact on the outcome of the elections .
some member states are already leading the way on this issue .
making up part of the eu 's 2020 strategy , this report out@@ lines 15 ' cor@@ ner@@ st@@ ones ' of a strong policy which will ensure that the eu can keep up with competi@@ tors from the us , china and japan , who invest hea@@ vi@@ ly in research and development into cu@@ t@@ t@@ ing@@ -@@ e@@ dge technology , and countries that are able to cut costs through chea@@ p labour and have less str@@ ing@@ ent inte@@ l@@ le@@ c@@ tual property rules .
apart from us , only lat@@ via and mal@@ ta have such out@@ standing indic@@ ators .
non-@@ pro@@ li@@ fer@@ ation and the future of the treaty on the non-@@ pro@@ li@@ fer@@ ation of nuclear weapons ( n@@ pt ) ( debate )
( the house ro@@ se and obser@@ ved a moment 's sil@@ ence )
the second area , completely une@@ x@@ plo@@ red , is the migration of women within the european union .
i believe it is wrong to inv@@ ite the council to set negative priorities , in other words , cuts .
the ira@@ nian government is being called on to give political ans@@ wers to these un@@ sol@@ ved questions , yet instead , we see an increase in the worst violations of human rights , such as tor@@ ture and the as@@ sa@@ ul@@ t of deta@@ ine@@ es , and we hear of the dea@@ ths of demonstr@@ ators , while unfair tri@@ als take place .
parliament will have to support you , commissioner , but how will we do this ?
work is needed within and between governments to accept this minimum .
madam president , there is a mistak@@ e in the ep@@ p voting list .
well , back to the committee on the internal market and consumer protection in the parliament .
we insi@@ st on this , despite your dis@@ agreement , commissioner , because we believe that it is a significant incen@@ tive for producers to move to the concept of a 10 % voluntary ren@@ un@@ ci@@ ation ;
report : g@@ un@@ t@@ ars kra@@ sts
it comb@@ ines experience and new ideas ; it refle@@ cts the broad range of approach@@ es and sensi@@ bilities that make europe this won@@ der@@ ful land of ideas .
this is what is needed because we are talking about the dignity and rights of human be@@ ings .
these aims can only be achieved if we all act together in areas such as combating structural unemployment , developing a skil@@ led work@@ force , promoting job quality and improving the performance of education systems .
indeed , the cohesion policy is actually the best instrument for mobili@@ sing investment in growth and employment .
on the one hand , his visit was a clear signal to min@@ sk that the european union is ready to begin a new stage of prag@@ matic relations .
the difference is in the method .
there is no ro@@ om for further delay .
next , will you condem@@ n forth@@ rightly and totally the pass@@ age of the ba@@ h@@ at@@ i bi@@ ll in u@@ gan@@ da , which allows the execu@@ tion of hom@@ o@@ sexu@@ als ?
europe and the member states should make these objectives their political priority and the focus of their efforts to build a future energy policy .
in that respect , i welcome the statement by us president-@@ ele@@ ct bar@@ ack ob@@ ama on clo@@ sing the gu@@ ant@@ an@@ am@@ o ba@@ y de@@ ten@@ tion fac@@ ility and to never again practice ren@@ di@@ tion .
( it ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , he was the right man at the right time .
there is sometimes a concer@@ t@@ ina effect , for a particular wor@@ ker or a particular eng@@ ine@@ er or archi@@ te@@ ct , in the use of the services directive , the professional quali@@ fications directive and the e-@@ commer@@ ce directive .
if we take these two reports together they clearly represent a f@@ law in the thinking of european politicians , namely that wh@@ ate@@ ver the problem appe@@ ars to be , europe is the solution .
it is very important that this programme will help highly qualified stu@@ dents and ac@@ ade@@ mi@@ cs to obtain quali@@ fications and experience in@@ side the european union in order to be able to satis@@ fy the requirements of the labour market , and within the specific framework of partnership , encourage them to share their experience or quali@@ fications upon their return to their country of origin .
the ag@@ eing of the population is another challenge facing ne@@ arly every country in the eu .
this report rightly dra@@ ws attention to the lack of legal c@@ lar@@ ity and certainty regarding safety and the quality of services . it also re@@ fers to the general lack of confidence in cross-border consumption felt by european consumers .
this phenomen@@ on brings with it de@@ liber@@ ately mis@@ leading and con@@ fu@@ sing information , and the risk of abuse of trust , and the state must find an adequate response to this .
as you know , due to the parti@@ al col@@ la@@ pse of the fal@@ se ce@@ il@@ ing in the plenary chamber in strasbourg on 7 au@@ gu@@ st , this first part@@ -@@ session of the european parliament in september has had , excep@@ tion@@ ally , to be held here in brussels .
we know that there is a common european dri@@ ving licen@@ ce coming in 2013 , so i would like to ask the commissioner whether there is any prospe@@ ct that this common european dri@@ ving licen@@ ce could in fact be fron@@ t-@@ lo@@ a@@ ded and be brought on more quickly .
as the report says , we expect that , before the measures enter into force , ta@@ i@@ w@@ an will li@@ ft the visa requirement for all 27 member states as well .
not i@@ sol@@ ated projects , but rather cooperation within the region with a su@@ pra@@ -@@ regional perspective can ensure the sustainable development of the danube region in the future .
both in@@ side and outside the european union , children 's positive rights are often viol@@ ated , and there is still discrimin@@ atory treatment due to sexual in@@ equality .
on the eu-@@ russia human rights con@@ sult@@ ations , parliament 's conclusion is de@@ va@@ st@@ ating .
the commission has tabled a proposal for four agreements to parliament .
if i understand it corre@@ ctly , the commission is han@@ ging on@@ to a european solution for the time being .
the aim of this provision is to simplify regulatory restrictions in order to make it possible for euro no@@ tes and co@@ ins to cir@@ cul@@ ate more ea@@ si@@ ly between member states and to ensure a high level of professi@@ on@@ alism and security within the euro area .
to avoid the worst , europe must urgently introduce a form of common governance of its economic and budgetary policies .
this fisheries protocol en@@ sures fishing opportunities off s@@ ã@@ o tom@@ é and pr@@ í@@ n@@ ci@@ pe for various fle@@ ets from member states until 12 may 2014 .
that means the 27 countries of the european council and also parliament which we have got into the ha@@ bit of consul@@ ting in the me@@ an@@ time .
a useful idea in terms of ra@@ ising patien@@ t awareness is the establishment of information and gu@@ id@@ ance cent@@ res to help patients , the healthcare person@@ ne@@ l and the entire health sector .
this critical situation calls for a concer@@ ted european response .
i feel that to say the problem is that the word ' j@@ i@@ had ' must disappe@@ ar in one se@@ ction , when it subsequ@@ ently appe@@ ars in three se@@ ctions , and again in reci@@ tal h that j@@ i@@ h@@ ad@@ is@@ m is doub@@ t@@ less the main focus of the type of terrorism we are dealing with , is looking for ex@@ cu@@ ses that do not hold water .
this directive could be a cor@@ ner@@ stone of a modern labour market policy for the ag@@ eing society .
this may perhaps make sense in their e@@ yes , but as members of the european parliament , we have to serve the interests of europeans .
the first necessi@@ ty here , as we have already heard so many times , is to rein@@ force inter@@ gener@@ ational solidarity through multi@@ -@@ fac@@ e@@ ted materi@@ al and mor@@ al support of the family .
we expect all concerned parties in moldova , the official authorities as well as the political opposition and civil society , to agree on and progress towards a solution to the current crisis that will bring about more , not less , democracy and freedom for the moldo@@ van people .
however , as regards rights to use spe@@ c@@ tru@@ m , it should be noted that investment and de@@ preci@@ ation cy@@ cles dif@@ fer from one sector to the next .
in all good con@@ science , i have decided that we should wa@@ it for the various respon@@ ses expected from the italian government before taking political initiatives such as the resolution adopted , which could be open to mis@@ interpre@@ tation by european citizens .
however , that would mean that up to the age limit for which that ex@@ emp@@ tion was granted only temporary pass@@ ports could be issued .
experience up to now has shown that the h@@ ac@@ c@@ p provisions currently in force are un@@ justi@@ fi@@ ably too str@@ ing@@ ent in many cases .
at this point , the often excessive bureaucr@@ atic accoun@@ t@@ ability takes more time and energy than goes to the real working out of the projects .
i congratulate mr swoboda on all his work reflected in this report .
however , we have cho@@ sen to al@@ ter the definition of ' public pro@@ vo@@ cation ' so that it is legally more comprehen@@ sible in all countries .
in reality , a surve@@ y has shown that 6@@ 4 % of i@@ ce@@ lan@@ ders want to remain independent , only 24 % want to carry on applying for eu membership and , indeed , 60 % of i@@ ce@@ lan@@ di@@ c businesses are against it .
i think you should take that into consideration .
one question which remains totally un@@ ans@@ wered is how , legally , the paki@@ stan@@ i government , in spite of a su@@ pre@@ me court judg@@ ment per@@ mit@@ ting former prime minister na@@ wa@@ z sh@@ ar@@ if to return from ex@@ ile to pakistan , de@@ ported him immediately to sa@@ ud@@ i ar@@ ab@@ ia .
there is the european maritime safety agency , we have re@@ sc@@ ue bo@@ ats , we have civil protection mechanisms , we have good coordination of assistance measures , and commissioner ge@@ org@@ ie@@ va was thus able to offer european assistance for ongoing measures in the g@@ ul@@ f of me@@ xi@@ co from an early stage .
a total of 9@@ 3@@ .@@ 4 % of the elect@@ or@@ ate tur@@ ned out to vote in the elections .
( the sitting was suspen@@ ded at 1.@@ 10 p@@ .m. and re@@ su@@ med at 3 p@@ .m. )
the two entirely re@@ vie@@ wed meth@@ od@@ o@@ logical guidelines which have just been relea@@ sed , as well as the continu@@ ous support to training programmes for obser@@ vers , will help us to su@@ sta@@ in the tho@@ rou@@ gh high-@@ quality work by the ch@@ ief obser@@ vers and their te@@ am@@ s on the ground .
with regard to the ol@@ y@@ mpi@@ c gam@@ es , we all hope that there will be a chance for china and the world to come closer together .
today everyone says that mr mu@@ bar@@ ak was a dict@@ ator .
the response of the french presidency was : ' that is not our top priority ' .
in the report , much attention is paid to human rights and freedoms in russia .
one of the main aims of this report is to support the role of cities in the cohesion process .
young people are currently becoming unem@@ ployed stra@@ ight from education .
( es ) madam president , defen@@ ding human rights means condem@@ ning the avo@@ id@@ able , cru@@ el and un@@ just death of or@@ lan@@ do za@@ p@@ ata and calling for those who are still in prison to be relea@@ sed .
tal@@ ents and skills must be n@@ ur@@ tu@@ red from an early age - a prof@@ itable investment in every case .
i think we have to have a solution for that , mr k@@ ir@@ k@@ hope , quite fran@@ k@@ ly because , as you know , there are cases before the court of justice that obli@@ ge us to find a solution .
having noted , and i quot@@ e and now ut@@ ter the following eu@@ p@@ he@@ mis@@ m - ' a lack of values and eth@@ i@@ cs in the behaviour of certain ac@@ tors in the financial markets and institutions ' - this parliament has set off on a pa@@ the@@ tic cru@@ sad@@ e to in@@ je@@ ct some eth@@ i@@ cs into the sector .
our position is that we need to moder@@ ni@@ se our agricultural policy , and not return to a produ@@ cti@@ on-@@ based policy that encouraged massive over@@ -@@ production and a di@@ stor@@ tion of markets , under@@ mi@@ ning the ability of other countries to produce and trade agricultural goods .
( sl ) thank you for your answer , commissioner .
this is why we believe that the mandate of the eu fundamental rights agency should also cover countries which have concluded stabi@@ lisation or association agreements , or even to countries which have concluded read@@ mission agreements with the eu .
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in writing . - ( pt ) i voted in favour of the joint resolution on the results of the copenhagen conference as i broad@@ ly agree with the content of the proposed measures , and two in particular .
i wish to thank the chair@@ man , mr b@@ ö@@ ge , the main rapporteur , mr vir@@ ran@@ ko@@ ski , as well as the coordin@@ ators of all the political groups for their most successful , coordinated and positive work to achieve consensus in the committee on budgets at first reading .
sig@@ ning and implementing an agreement for social progress and employment would be pro@@ of of this political will .
this is indeed a good compromise .
protocol no 6 , and also artic@@ les 3 and 4 of the ec treaty , rein@@ force their do@@ g@@ matic con@@ cep@@ tion of un@@ fe@@ t@@ tered competition , he@@ e@@ dless of national interests , un@@ bri@@ d@@ led by borders and care@@ less of democracy .
i am going to begin by talking about tuni@@ sia .
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as well as that , we already have a system in place within the existing national blo@@ od banks that can regulate and control the quality of that supply .
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i consider it vital that the european investment bank continues to support the elimin@@ ation of infra@@ structural in@@ equ@@ alities within the european union .
today , ne@@ arly half of the people working in the world ear@@ n less than us@@ d 2 a day .
these industries are , as we all know , global industries .
mr sch@@ mid@@ t is afraid that the governments will in practice exer@@ t pressure on the president of their central bank , in other words he is afraid that politics will gain the up@@ per hand over finance .
there are simi@@ lar@@ ities with the european galileo programme .
according to media reports , humanitarian organisations ' food suppl@@ ies have almost been ex@@ ha@@ ust@@ ed .
the alternative proposal submitted by the commission certainly represents a step forward , which we welcome , because at least five member states with a gdp that has fal@@ le@@ n by 10 % since 2008 will receive a relatively large subsid@@ y .
i therefore ask that we support the specific eu lo@@ go .
the situation in ar@@ me@@ nia is very difficult indeed , and our representatives must pay great attention to it .
european and international systems for monitoring production and the market as an early war@@ ning system for identi@@ fying production tren@@ ds ;
it is necessary to begin in the family in order to protect our children from the negative effects of smo@@ king .
many amendments aim to raise the profi@@ le of these priorities in the budget , which i welcome .
we are in@@ effe@@ c@@ tual .
4 political groups ( greens , s &@@ am@@ p@@ ; d , alde and gue ) formul@@ ated joint amendments to the draft which were , to a large degree adopted , al@@ be@@ it by a s@@ light majority .
copenhagen has made us realise that good intentions are not enough .
( lt ) the crisis must force each one of us to change our behaviour and thinking .
my third question is : what are the consequences ?
it is about patients ' rights and how to exercise those rights .
a@@ side from that , i would like to emphasise the difficult issue of the directive 's scope , which exclu@@ des a number of areas , such as non-@@ economic services of general interest and some services ( social services , chil@@ d@@ care , assistance to people , and so on ) carried out by provi@@ ders mand@@ ated by the state .
regar@@ dless of the v@@ ali@@ d@@ ity of the argu@@ ments on either side , it is true that the reali@@ gn@@ ment of market sha@@ res in favour of air@@ bu@@ s and the consequ@@ ent loss of bo@@ eing 's competitive advantage were highly politici@@ sed .
what we call the min@@ i milk package , made up of three documents , is only one , al@@ be@@ it very important , building blo@@ ck in the further simpli@@ fication of eu legislation in agriculture , and in principle the commission 's reform and simpli@@ fication measures in this connection are most welcome .
this requires national public health services that are free or mainly free , and quality , free , public education for all .
mr president , ladies and gentlemen , the european union is foun@@ ded on a relationship of solidarity between its member states .
( el ) mr president , the package of seven proposals on shi@@ pping is an important development in preventing acci@@ dents and in safeguar@@ ding an effective response in the event of an accident .
the same applies to the financial commitments ple@@ d@@ ged to the countries of the south to help them combat climate change .
even if both the eu and the us have similar aims , namely creating the conditions for the af@@ gh@@ an state to take responsibility for its own affairs , the time@@ fra@@ me for achieving those aims is ine@@ vit@@ ably different .
hence the need to stri@@ ke the right balance .
europe does not need to seek highly inten@@ sive technologies for food production .
you are also correct when you say that how this international convention is implemented is a question of subsidiarity .
the kore@@ an market obviously offers significant opportunities for eu goods and services , but has remain@@ ed until now relatively closed off due to high tari@@ ff@@ s and co@@ stly non-@@ tari@@ ff barriers .
the ever@@ -@@ increasing need for public goods , the growth in population numbers and the si@@ mul@@ tan@@ e@@ ous short@@ age of natural resources make this more difficult to achieve .
( nl ) the president-in-office of the council be@@ ars the important responsibility of laun@@ ching a new cy@@ cle of the lisbon process at the forthcoming spr@@ ing summit .
we cannot allow ourselves to repeat it , and we cannot allow anyone else to force us to repeat it .
eu co@@ financing of the euro@@ star@@ s programme in favour of smes therefore constitu@@ tes an essential step towards ensuring that the eu member states remain competitive in the medi@@ um and long term .
some governments have legi@@ timately started to test body s@@ can@@ ners on more sensitive rou@@ tes .
for example , we have already comm@@ en@@ ced a dialogue on peace , stability and sustainable development in africa .
it is logical that the developed and developing countries ' targets will dif@@ fer .
in this respect i would like to highlight one of the issues that has been mentioned , which is also in the resolution , which is the issue of research .
president-in-office of the council . - mr president , let me remind you that the council has always exam@@ ined the opinions and resolutions of parliament with great interest and attention .
i am thinking , in particular , about women who have fal@@ le@@ n victi@@ m to the se@@ x s@@ la@@ ve trade .
biom@@ as@@ s is another source of renewable energy , which must be further developed because of its vers@@ ati@@ lity and base lo@@ ad capacity .
ch@@ eri@@ shing ho@@ pes for confidence building is not a realistic op@@ tion any more , especially since te@@ h@@ ra@@ n has completely e@@ ro@@ ded its credibility regarding its nuclear programme .
par@@ ado@@ xi@@ cally , the new rules are also de@@ stabili@@ sing for em@@ ploy@@ ers .
this is why we are ur@@ ging that europe have not only a commissioner for minorities , but also a minority framework law which is binding on every european country .
the joint debate is closed .
at the prepar@@ atory talks held in copenhagen last week , we had a crucial exchange of views with many of our international partners .
we know that there are de@@ ad bodies and 1@@ 50 people are mis@@ sing .
why not use part of the priv@@ ati@@ sation programme not for fiscal consolid@@ ation but to create new investment and growth in greece .
however , my message is also for europ@@ hi@@ les .
despite all the technical differences on individual issues , which are given expression in the various compromi@@ ses , there is general cross-@@ group agreement on today 's signal from the european parliament that we wish to develop the internal market in the interests of consumers and businesses .
on the other hand , i voted for the final report because we have been able to make some progress towards a solution .
for once , i am more disap@@ pointed by parliament than by the commission or the council , since in this sphere , the council and the commission have done their work .
that is what we cannot accept , commissioner .
firstly , the inclusion of gender .
if common sense pre@@ vail@@ s , this parliament will vote for a reduction of the eu budget for 2012 .
how many members vote ?
by way of conclusion , mr president , i should like to say that we must not lose si@@ ght of the fact that the rail@@ ways are still among the safe@@ st means of transport around .
in that case , the rest of the proposal and the con@@ sult@@ ations would not be bad at all .
do you hone@@ stly believe that a reference to ear@@ th@@ qu@@ ak@@ es at three points in a communication suf@@ fi@@ ces to counter@@ balance the huge need which we have in europe for a communication specifically on ear@@ th@@ qu@@ ak@@ es ?
you might have one online boo@@ king , but you are char@@ ged four times for using your credit card because you have four passengers involved .
i also dee@@ ply regret that this report fail@@ s to re@@ tain a legal basis that pu@@ ts the health of patients first .
this , in fact , op@@ ens the way for a network where it is not a fo@@ reg@@ one conclusion that all users will have access to the whole network and where not all sites have the same possibility of being vie@@ wed .
the critical and aware consumer must be at the heart of a new economic model that the eu should spe@@ ar@@ head .
it is right to think about an ex@@ it strategy , but it is even more important at the moment that we work out how we can give more soli@@ d support to the economy and improve the coordination of our economic policy .
some of them , i think , could be exam@@ ined in more de@@ p@@ th in committee .
however , given the social impact of min@@ e clo@@ sures and the difficulties involved in re@@ de@@ plo@@ ying min@@ ers , support must be provided during the closure process .
ma@@ inst@@ re@@ am@@ ing sustainability in development cooperation policies ( vote )
( pl ) madam president , we are all aware that european society is ag@@ eing , but are we all aware what consequences this will have for our economy and for our labour market ?
that is why our statement calls on the chinese government to respond to the concerns of the ti@@ bet@@ ans in respect of the human rights .
this is a reason for accep@@ ting them , under the dict@@ ates of humani@@ ty .
subsequ@@ ently , the dis@@ ruption of the parliamentary elections be@@ came an argument to wa@@ it for the presid@@ ential and local council elections that are to be held soon .
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on behalf of the ef@@ d group . - madam president , it is a sh@@ am@@ e that mr barroso has f@@ led the chamber .
i strongly op@@ pose the exten@@ sion of the mand@@ atory lev@@ y of a minimum standard vat rate of 15 % for a further five years .
not for road traffic , however : in star@@ k con@@ tra@@ st , this sector saw a rise of 26 % .
it is true that , as has rightly been said , we need a very coherent approach at european level .
at the same time we must give the eastern european member states a fee@@ ling of security and solidarity within the european union and nato .
the initiative is being taken - we have now heard this more clearly in the spoken contributions than could be read in the report itself - on account of russia 's energy policy .
in the forum for life young people learn responsibility and gene@@ ro@@ si@@ ty and gain experience in building inter@@ personal relation@@ ships .
it is a joint en@@ dea@@ v@@ our between member states and the eu institutions and it is the first of its kind , which , if successful , can help s@@ hap@@ e the international civilian response to crises that have so far large@@ ly been defined in military terms .
this package contains very up@@ -@@ to@@ -@@ date and progre@@ ssive proposals .
international advan@@ ces are being made in this area , as in ne@@ arly all others , as countries find their way along different pa@@ ths .
in terms of market access , transport by bu@@ s is some@@ what easier .
i believe that the free movement of goods , people , capital and services needs to be defen@@ ded , especially now against the back@@ dro@@ p of the financial crisis and economic rece@@ ssion .
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in my view , what would that common position be ?
smes are a vital part of the european economy and here , as i have already said , in the euro@@ star@@ s programme we are talking about smes which will be the ' star@@ s ' of the future .
i benefi@@ ted personally from the support of commission president j@@ os@@ é manu@@ el barroso and i also received strong support at the time - if you will allow me to add a personal note here - from various member state representatives .
member of the commission . - mr president , thank you to all of you that have contribu@@ ted to this debate and thank you once again for supporting the pro@@ lon@@ gation of the transfer into the tob@@ ac@@ co fund .
i have given some examples , and there are more in jud@@ ge bru@@ gui@@ è@@ re 's report , which has been given to the members .
these blo@@ cked funds are a serious signal from the european commission , which the bul@@ garian government must understand corre@@ ctly and it must put in place the urgent measures it has promi@@ sed .
mr president , this is a pu@@ rely technical amendment , to take into account the date that the regulation establishing the european secur@@ ities and markets authority will come into effect and the fact that this regulation can only come into effect at a later date .
we , the european parliament , have only one op@@ tion : we must reje@@ ct these proposals , as we want a broad public debate and we want to use our strengthened rights to support the citizens now , rather than in the ne@@ ar or more di@@ stan@@ t future .
i was always in favour of dialogue with min@@ sk , but under current conditions , it is becoming very difficult , if not impossible .
mr president , i too welcome this proposal because it is a direct and tan@@ gible response from the eu to the current economic crisis .
in terms of positive influence , there is a stronger effect than there would be without the mechanism of budget support .
bas@@ qu@@ es and cat@@ al@@ ans are entitled to auton@@ om@@ y while the sz@@ é@@ ke@@ ly are not .
mr president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , i thank mrs h@@ ie@@ ro@@ nymi for her excellent work and wish her many more years of success .
our farmers would also be able to concentr@@ ate on their real job again , namely producing food .
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the reason is that , to our regret , some countries with problem@@ atic human rights recor@@ ds have so far been elected .
i would like to stress that those who have worked so hard de@@ serve our thanks and ask you to re@@ pay them by unani@@ m@@ ously adopting this report .
what if we started with a financial trans@@ action tax in the euro area first , for example , and said that we would colle@@ ct du@@ es from the private financial sector within the euro area in this way .
member of the commission . - ( fr ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , clearly i need to begin by than@@ king all the speakers for the very high quality of their contributions and the relev@@ ance of the points made , which closely mi@@ r@@ ro@@ r my own concerns .
the safety of our fellow citizens must sur@@ pa@@ ss every other consideration and , in these circumstances , the attitude of certain airlines in demanding the complete and immediate opening of the air@@ space on the streng@@ th of one or two test fli@@ gh@@ ts seems ob@@ scen@@ e , to say the least .
ei@@ gh@@ ty@@ -@@ eight per cent of fish stocks are being fish@@ ed beyond the maximum sustainable y@@ ie@@ ld .
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the opposition is being parti@@ ally exclu@@ ded from the elections , while pu@@ ppe@@ t parties are being spon@@ tan@@ e@@ ously for@@ med and author@@ i@@ sed to take part in the elections by compli@@ ant local authorities .
of course , now we are discussing fuel prices .
in the hear@@ ings , we found that one of the candi@@ d@@ ates dispu@@ ted the fact that this was a european institution , but tal@@ ked instead about a network of supervisory authorities , and even when asked about it he was not prepared to correct this .
it may look quite technical for many other members of parliament but i can as@@ sure you that these have been well thought through and well prepared by us in the committee on economic and monetary affairs .
many people are tra@@ p@@ ped in poverty by in@@ flexible welfare rules .
this country should have a special status within the group of countries included in the en@@ p and should be given priority treatment , first and fore@@ most because of its role in europe 's cultural her@@ it@@ age and its histori@@ cal ties with neighbour@@ ing countries .
we will also need the full and active cooperation of all ac@@ tors , including this parliament , to be able to deliver on time .
i would like to point out to him that women in my country in the 19@@ th century were demanding the right to vote : they could not even vote .
secondly , it will benefit eu industry , which has a tre@@ m@@ end@@ ous potential in this area .
as a result of this approach , the commission started negotiating framework agreements with neighbour@@ ing countries , including ukraine , whose docu@@ ment@@ ation is complete and ready to be submitted for the european parliament 's approval , under the terms of the treaty on the functioning of the european union .
one is that a good trade agreement actually benefits our citizens .
given the ag@@ gre@@ ssive investment into these countries , they have been forced de@@ sper@@ ately to ad@@ here to their national curren@@ cies ' ti@@ ght and invest@@ or@@ -@@ friendly pe@@ g to the euro .
nevertheless , in december 2006 , the commission - myself , actually - for the first time obtained an interim order from the european court of justice in the environment dom@@ a@@ in , su@@ spending illegal hun@@ ting rules in italy before the main legal action was heard .
it also includes precise dead@@ lines for the implementation of individual projects , together with mea@@ su@@ rable and achie@@ v@@ able targets .
last month 's elections indi@@ cate the possible end of ty@@ ran@@ ny .
the agreements must comply with the european union 's international environmental and sustainable development commitments .
another aspect is li@@ qui@@ d@@ ity support of the european central bank to certain banks in order to keep them ali@@ ve .
however , i wish to emphasise that the future action plan should include more measures aimed at supporting eu farmers and at improving the enforcement of current regulations on animal transport in member states .
i also conclude that it is being hand@@ led with too much re@@ stra@@ int .
we must also make people aware that the capacity of current alternative energy sources is fi@@ ni@@ te .
so the whole par@@ am@@ e@@ ters concerning wat@@ er@@ ways and ports - even in@@ land ports - are part of this package that will be presented next week .
so we are at this critical stage and , as the minister said , energy is this century 's main issue .
let us not stra@@ y into gl@@ ori@@ fication and apo@@ logi@@ a .
i would also like the belgian presidency to tell me why it has reque@@ sted the with@@ dra@@ wa@@ l of the initiative .
however , i think that european tax money is being used and that the european parliament should be involved in a transparent process .
inter@@ -@@ state financial and economic groups , which have created added value and jobs , for@@ med the basis of this approach .
i also congratulate the commission and , more un@@ usu@@ ally , the council presidency , which da@@ red to take up its responsibilities .
the irish are not just 10 % of the eu , they are 100 % of those allowed to vote and they all know , we all know , that others would have voted ' no ' given the chance .
( pt ) mr president , i believe that this parliament would welcome a concrete and conci@@ se stock@@ hol@@ m programme which is capable of really promoting a europe of citizens .
moreover , a competent , legitimate un body is already working on these issues now .
as the shadow rapporteur for my group , i was given the role of ar@@ bi@@ ter .
kore@@ a is progre@@ ssing , and on a@@ se@@ an i am looking for the flexibility which mr ford and i have discussed before , in order to try and move forward on that , but i agree too that there is no sub@@ stitu@@ te in terms of value and importance for the multilateral arrangements .
it has been negotiating since 2004 .
in general , taxes should be lowe@@ red on work and raised on harmful consumption .
however , ob@@ taining a legal judg@@ ment is only part of the process . the aim of this report is for members of the public and businesses to have the right to ensure these judg@@ ments are effectively enfor@@ ced .
the administrative requirements for ad@@ mit@@ ting thir@@ d-@@ country citizens to work in the eu are exce@@ ssi@@ vely compli@@ cated and v@@ ag@@ ue .
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i would just like to say that , in the barroso commission , in which i myself serve , a third are women .
it should be possible for the member states to apply a reduced vat rate to lo@@ call@@ y-@@ suppl@@ ied services , for example .
i believe that the european parliament must speak out on this .
however , this proposal also has f@@ laws , and i am certain that the european parliament will address these tomorrow with numerous amendments .
those affected will therefore turn to the european court of justice , since two of the union 's fundamental principles are being viol@@ ated : the ban on r@@ aci@@ al discrimination , and equality and freedom of competition .
this package of mo@@ di@@ fications has been conce@@ i@@ ved as a temporary response to a critical situation , although in fact it does also answer the european parliament 's call for greater simpli@@ city and flexibility , reiter@@ ated on many different occa@@ sions .
if den@@ mark and the united kingdom decide to apply for membership of the euro area , they will be subject to the same conver@@ gence assessment as any other candidate , as happened with other member states that have already jo@@ ined the euro area .
my group is fully behind it and would like to see it working well .
in my country , a ch@@ ur@@ ch adver@@ t reci@@ ting s@@ cri@@ p@@ ture has been ban@@ ned .
( de ) as we know , the european parliament has set a reduction target of 30 % by 2012 on the basis of em@@ as , and we are ke@@ en to see what specific measures are adopted by the european parliament and its decision-@@ mak@@ ers .
what we need in the area of online gam@@ bling is , of course , to find out how we can protect our citizens , investig@@ ate the social costs of gam@@ bling , and so on .
( es ) madam president , the lisbon summit certainly ser@@ ved to moder@@ ni@@ se the north atlantic treaty organisation ( nato ) and adap@@ t it to the new security challenges .
i realise it is part of the negotiated compromise , which we accept , but it may well put a bra@@ ke on the proposed changes .
but today i will refer to the eth@@ i@@ cs of this house .
they offer the following important benefits to the economy and population : a c@@ as@@ h f@@ low in@@ je@@ ction into the economy , along with job creation , a reduction in he@@ ating costs , protection of the environment through cu@@ tting greenhouse gas emissions , the provision of social cohesion and support for low@@ -@@ income families .
this should depend on the doss@@ ier .
in this context we want to stress the importance of ensuring that research is free and that criticism and questi@@ oning are a key pre@@ requi@@ site for the progress and development of all research .
moreover , consumers will receive a guarantee that na@@ med fi@@ b@@ res meet specific characteri@@ stics , and will also benefit from the fact that new fi@@ b@@ res will reach the market earlier .
meps have also shown that the parliament will not accept to be treated like a do@@ or@@ m@@ at .
of course , there is pl@@ ent@@ y that we could negoti@@ ate on , such as what form the discharge procedure should take in the future .
it can only be inter@@ nation@@ ally legitimate if negotiated via the united nations .
i am also aware that the swedish presidency has said that it wants to bring up the issue of the exploitation of children in connection with travel and tourism .
as regards monitoring the supply of aid , the council , like the european parliament , ge@@ ts the chance to evalu@@ ate how the eu 's external aid has been used each year .
reforms that will ensure that our member states stop taking decisions on their own , without consul@@ ting their partners - with whom they do , after all , share a currency , values and , hence , a common de@@ st@@ iny - about their budgetary priorities , their fiscal priorities and their social priorities .
in this respect , anything that hel@@ ps correct the current im@@ balan@@ ces is of benefit to everyone and certainly contribu@@ tes to creating a multilateral system based on fa@@ i@@ re@@ r and more equ@@ itable rules .
i have grounds for concern that a similar development could also occu@@ r in future in the case of travel agencies .
( it ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , fortun@@ ately there are still pat@@ ri@@ o@@ ts in europe and obviously we shall call for a national referendum .
however , without pre@@ judi@@ ce to the overall support of the european police office , with the entry into force of the treaty of lisbon and its effects on police cooperation , the rapporteur , and his fellow rapporteurs in the li@@ be committee , feel that there should be no amendments to the measures implementing the europol decision until such measures can be adopted under the new legal framework provided by the treaty of lisbon .
the most serious financial and economic crisis since the 19@@ 3@@ 0@@ s has h@@ it europe hard .
( hu ) on 13 july in an@@ kar@@ a , at the time of sig@@ ning the na@@ bu@@ cco agreement , mr barroso said that the gas pipe@@ lines were made from ste@@ el .
ladies and gentlemen , there is clearly a need to re@@ dou@@ ble our efforts but , despite the fact that we are still far from achieving our goal , it is clear that things are beginning to move , since the first european forum on the roma in itself marks a change .
since a@@ h@@ mad@@ ine@@ ja@@ d sto@@ le the presid@@ ential election last year , we have seen many dis@@ sid@@ ents and bra@@ ve young prote@@ st@@ ors take to the stre@@ ets .
yes indeed , i remember your speeches , i remember what you said .
i will not repeat what is written in the report .
i also wish to point out that all major european projects are designed in such a way that small and medium-sized enterprises have pri@@ vi@@ leg@@ ed access to them .
it seems to me that they are a@@ im@@ ing to bu@@ y time in these negotiations and i believe that only political measures will help solve the political problem until the technical questions sur@@ ro@@ un@@ ding transi@@ t are resolved .
human rights come first and then social rights , which are quite simply part and par@@ cel of human rights and cannot be separ@@ ated from them .
i wish to make it a priority , even though it is not entirely within the commission 's competence , as i believe that our con@@ scien@@ ces as fa@@ thers compe@@ l us to eng@@ age in a major initiative to dra@@ sti@@ cally reduce the number of dea@@ ths on the road@@ s .
( it ) madam president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , the increase in food prices requires two types of response .
but that lea@@ ves us with a fundamental question : is the european union and are europe and european values better off with a turkey that is fulfi@@ lling all the requirements and has made all the reforms that are under@@ lined in the report , or are we better off with a turkey that will ma@@ y@@ be le@@ an in the future more to other parts of the world , to other values ?
vi@@ sa@@ -@@ free travel is an important step in this .
i would consider it benefi@@ cial for consumers to be informed of these costs , as this will encourage them to be@@ have in an environment@@ ally responsible way .
it is therefore ran@@ k hy@@ po@@ cri@@ sy for the eu to continue to fund tob@@ ac@@ co grow@@ ers within europe .
( de ) madam president , firstly , the reason why i re@@ ac@@ ted so strongly is that i am still an@@ no@@ yed that we have not managed to adopt a joint resolution on safety , because it was more important for some people to take up an absolu@@ ti@@ st position rather than to find common ground .
in an atmo@@ sphere of growing conflict and war , many un@@ scru@@ pul@@ ous local and foreign tra@@ ders explo@@ it this situation , en@@ ri@@ ching themselves at the cost of cha@@ os , refugees and the suffering of millions of inno@@ cent people , and even gen@@ o@@ ci@@ de , rap@@ e and the exploitation of women and children .
i must say that , if you look at the super@@ market situation all over europe , there are huge differences .
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together with other statements from foreign ministers and international organisations , it has hel@@ ped to improve the situation .
( de ) mr president , i must ad@@ mit that i like this ' cat@@ ch the e@@ y@@ e ' arrange@@ ment , particularly the part before the coun@@ t@@ down star@@ ts .
in any case , now is not the time to say that the op@@ tional instrument is the last word on the matter , but instead we should look more closely at the other op@@ tions , too - the to@@ ol@@ bo@@ x that was mentioned and the contr@@ act mode@@ ls .
we will therefore also cooperate on how to prevent radi@@ c@@ alism , including mi@@ su@@ se of the internet .
( it ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , i would also like to take advantage of the excellent reports by my fellow members , mess@@ rs dan@@ je@@ an and al@@ ber@@ tin@@ i , to speak up again in support of the key role of the high representative .
( m@@ t ) i would like to congratulate my colleague mr c@@ as@@ a , who i know put a lot of work into prepar@@ ing this report , and i wish him success .
the international consequences that we , as an international community , must suffer are by no means limited to the territory of the former so@@ vie@@ t union , belarus , ukraine and russia , because more than half of the fall@@ out following the fir@@ e and explo@@ sion fe@@ ll on the territory of the european continent .
in its negotiations with the council , parliament has shown its te@@ e@@ th .
i hope you will today .
the tele@@ communications sate@@ lli@@ te sector should under@@ go more effective standar@@ dis@@ ation .
it is the ty@@ pi@@ cal way in which europe works .
mr hol@@ m referred to the possibility of being fined , for example , for sing@@ ing happy bir@@ th@@ day but i think he has his ideas con@@ fu@@ sed here .
mr president , i raise an issue on behalf of mrs mar@@ ina lit@@ vin@@ en@@ ko , whose hu@@ sb@@ and , al@@ ex@@ an@@ der lit@@ vin@@ en@@ ko , was mur@@ dered in lon@@ don in december 2006 .
european economic assistance , provided within the context of the neighbourhood policy , has hel@@ ped to improve the average standard of living , to create employment , to tra@@ in young people and to provide access for women to positions of responsibility .
this will be done during an e@@ x po@@ st evaluation exercise fore@@ seen by the directive .
are you aware that the country has introduced massive reforms and made huge progress ?
that was really when we beg@@ an working on es@@ dp .
as i said , we should enter into debate and consider if we could make agreements within the european union about how we deal with human rights violations within the eu and put a stop to the policy of not dar@@ ing to call each other to account .
( sv ) mr president , cri@@ tic@@ s of the euro in my country say that the situation with greece and ireland demonstrate@@ s that the euro does not work .
we want to encourage member states to set targets for increasing the sk@@ i@@ ll levels of ad@@ ul@@ ts and to speed up the process of asse@@ ssing and reco@@ g@@ nising non-@@ form@@ al and informal learning for groups at risk .
mr president , commissioner , i would like to congratulate our rapporteur , mrs mer@@ k@@ ies , on her excellent work , because she has un@@ pi@@ cked the content of the report and concentr@@ ated on the more relevant aspects for our group , such as social innovation - understood as innovation by workers and the public - the incen@@ tive provided by the public procurement of innovative and green products and services , and the need to improve the access to finance on the part of smes .
i hope that the commission can come up with a good roma strategy .
this un@@ de@@ re@@ stim@@ ates the way in which it is s@@ pre@@ ad@@ ing , especially in central and eastern europe .
in this connection , i would ask the commission and the member states to step up activities to ver@@ i@@ fy compliance with the democracy and human rights cla@@ uses of existing and pen@@ ding agreements .
however , it is vital that serbia 's progress is reci@@ pro@@ cated and re@@ war@@ ded by the eu and its member states , for example , now by rati@@ fying the ss@@ a , not least because some of serbia 's neighbours , such as croatia , are far more advan@@ ced on the road to eu accession .
however , the people 's republic of china needs to understand that it is only with the guarantee of minority rights that there will be any real chance of internal peace .
however , it contains sufficient incentives to encourage reform .
i personally would say that communi@@ sm brings with it op@@ pression as surely as cl@@ ou@@ ds bring the ra@@ in .
import@@ antly , the revi@@ sed directive also requires the eu to condu@@ ct a scientific exam@@ ination .
the solution - as proposed by the great majority - is more europe , a stronger europe ; the hungarian presidency has been working for the last six months with this in mind .
in spite of his f@@ eu@@ d@@ al rule , h@@ os@@ ni mu@@ bar@@ ak ac@@ ted as a guar@@ ant@@ or of stability in egypt .
( fr ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , eu fisher@@ men are , as we know , con@@ fron@@ ted with three major problems : firstly , the very complex , un@@ popul@@ ar quot@@ a system has forced them to adopt very restri@@ ctive practices .
the ha@@ gl@@ und report is part of the legislative package for reform@@ ing economic governance , which consi@@ sts of six reports resulting from months of negotiations .
in more general terms , beyond financial systems , using short-@@ term action to target our long-term goals will pay dou@@ ble divi@@ den@@ ds .
colleagues , please note that we are starting 40 minutes late .
in writing . - ( fi ) this report was a vi@@ ct@@ ory for the advo@@ c@@ ates of fin@@ nish and european agriculture .
that is why we have gone to the council and said : please be sure that , if this is agreed and if we can protect the data in our tr@@ ack - the tr@@ ack between the eu and the united states - then you have to do the same .
if we are to discuss ni@@ car@@ ag@@ u@@ a , we should firstly talk about the fact that this is a country with the highest debt in the world and that it is one of the poorest countries in latin america .
this does not mean that i take back what i have said on the subject in past years .
i have just one proposal as a result : peac@@ e@@ kee@@ pers , russia 's peac@@ e@@ kee@@ pers must be re@@ placed with genuine , effective peac@@ e@@ kee@@ pers .
leave it , as the treaties demand , to the competence of elected governments like min@@ e at we@@ st@@ m@@ inst@@ er and like that in ireland .
when there were col@@ la@@ p@@ ses in their gdp , the public sector investment in r &@@ am@@ p@@ ; d went up .
i '@@ m delighted that m@@ r. bor@@ lo@@ o made mention of the meeting to be held next week which could give progress to this issue .
it is important to emphasise that the national experts in the commission must be treated in a different way than was previ@@ ously the case ; in other words , they must be given equal rights .
our role is to support and supple@@ ment the action of member states .
i also de@@ pl@@ or@@ e the fact that the number of political pris@@ oners in bur@@ ma has increased from 1 3@@ 00 to over 2 100 since the sa@@ f@@ fro@@ n revo@@ lution of september 2007 .
specific attention should be paid to women 's health care and hy@@ gie@@ ne needs .
will it under@@ take to study these proposals without delay and send a representative to the areas concerned to hold discussions with all the bodies affected ?
with tomorrow 's vote on the energy efficiency plan , the european parliament will send a strong signal to the commission and the council on the need for urgent and targeted measures in this area .
with their successful experience and their technical skills behind them , the cities of the north are ke@@ en to help their counter@@ parts in the developing world .
there we are putting a very strong emphasis indeed on trade , trade with europe , but also trade among the countries of the mediterranean .
member of the commission . - mr president , let me first of all say that we appreci@@ ate this report very much .
no progress has been made with regard to religious freedom , despite the new law on found@@ ations .
we want all of the european union 's citizens , not only young people , to be able to have the means and opportunity to learn at least two foreign languages .
we have taken that time .
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but of course probably the best mess@@ ages i can transfer today to you are the revi@@ sed treaty proposals .
these eight guidelines give us the road@@ ma@@ p for the reforms that need to be tack@@ led by 2010 , and are more than sufficient for laun@@ ching national reform programmes .
a mini@@ mal cont@@ am@@ ination of soil also occur@@ red due to radi@@ o@@ active fall@@ out , which contribu@@ ted to a small growth in the radi@@ o@@ activity of forest and agricultural fo@@ od@@ stu@@ ff@@ s obtained from the affected areas .
by exten@@ ding the benefits of eu membership to those countries that are eli@@ gible under article 4@@ 9 , we hope to see develop the loo@@ ser , more flexible europe in which we believe as a group .
the vat system created in 199@@ 3 is only transi@@ tional .
for us , technical harmonisation is also an important point .
madam president , first of all , i would like to thank and congratulate the rapporteur , mr tan@@ no@@ ck , for the excellent report and very good prepar@@ ation of the relevant resolution .
this is important .
the mutual pro@@ xi@@ mi@@ ty of the mediterranean peoples is also seen in the economic and social cooperation within the european economic area and between the european union and the mediterranean countries .
we believe that at the very least the following must be guaranteed for greece : no change in land use ; immediate general com@@ pen@@ sation for agricultural produce and dam@@ aged agricultural capital ; the re@@ hou@@ sing of all rural resid@@ ents at the state 's expen@@ se , through government agencies .
having led my group since 2002 , i have a tou@@ ch of what we call in eng@@ li@@ sh the se@@ ven@@ -@@ year it@@ ch .
we have ex@@ pan@@ ded the list of persons and uni@@ ts that are to be covered by restri@@ ctive measures so as to also include the free@@ z@@ ing of asse@@ ts held by companies ow@@ ned and contro@@ lled by members of the regime in bur@@ ma or by persons associated with them .
in terms of agricultural trade , attention should focus on re@@ la@@ x@@ ing the pressure on producers caused by the im@@ balance between farm@@ g@@ ate purcha@@ se prices of agricultural produce and their re@@ ta@@ il price levels .
it should be re@@ called that the objective of the fund is to re@@ pa@@ ir infrastructure and act as a re@@ financing tool , and not to com@@ pens@@ ate private dam@@ ages .
i voted in favour of the report by my german colleague , mr b@@ ö@@ ge , on the proposal for a decision on mobilisation of the european union solidarity fund to the tun@@ e of eur 13 million in order to help ireland , which was h@@ it by serious flo@@ ods in november 2009 .
without them this framework agreement would certainly not exist and neither would there be any kind of prevention .
i would like to highlight the j@@ pa 's concern at the re@@ per@@ cu@@ ssions of the current financial crisis , the adoption in lu@@ an@@ da of a resolution on the impact of the financial crisis on the acp states , and the resolutions on its impact and on addre@@ ssing the crisis in the acp states .
therefore , our policy must be ge@@ are@@ d towards saying : col@@ one@@ l g@@ ad@@ da@@ fi must lose , and the liby@@ ans must emer@@ ge vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ ous against col@@ one@@ l g@@ ad@@ da@@ fi .
( de ) mr president , the en@@ ding of se@@ t-@@ a@@ side is absolutely the right course of action for us to pursu@@ e .
that is unacceptable and parliament actually has to be opposed to this proposal .
the review is intended not to am@@ end some general provisions but to strengthen incentives ;
it cannot be right and justified to continue making payments based on how you far@@ med some 10 years ago .
the current regulation is necessary , for instance , for small busin@@ ess@@ men on a business tri@@ p who need to speak to colleagues at home to resolve a problem .
that means that while we may not agree on every single point , we are broad@@ ly in agreement and want to play our part in making head@@ way in this matter .
this is not low carbon and this is not sustainable .
the wto agreement on sa@@ ni@@ tary and phy@@ t@@ os@@ ani@@ tary measures acknowled@@ ges that , while countries may use different standards and different methods of inspe@@ cting products , this does not necess@@ arily increase the animal and public health risks .
i won@@ der if you can comment , commissioner , on that very short time@@ table which we are lea@@ ving ourselves to introduce legislation .
in the framework of the single market review , the commission will analy@@ se the possible reasons for the mal@@ functioning of re@@ ta@@ il services , seen both from consumers ' and suppl@@ iers ' perspe@@ ctives .
regar@@ dless of what might be called the ideo@@ logical stance - whether we are for or against nuclear technology - safety must be absolutely par@@ amount .
i am opposed to regular prev@@ ent@@ ative health che@@ ck@@ -@@ u@@ ps for gi@@ r@@ ls and women who have been granted asylum because of the threat of fe@@ m@@ ale ge@@ ni@@ tal mu@@ ti@@ l@@ ation , as i believe that it is discrimin@@ atory and represents an in@@ va@@ sion of priv@@ acy .
the union for the mediterranean ( uf@@ m ) is a for@@ mid@@ able project which requires strong political involvement on the part of the european parliament .
greece , a member state , must do more .
the service life of such constru@@ ctions is several de@@ ca@@ des .
hen@@ ry ki@@ ss@@ in@@ ger is said to have once asked for the te@@ lep@@ h@@ one number to call to find out what the position of the european union was in important matters of international policy .
in addition , we must negoti@@ ate effective agreements on de@@ port@@ ation with the countries of origin .
as mr me@@ d@@ ina indi@@ cated , the main thing is to focus on the legal and legislative value of acts .
last we@@ ek@@ end i was in turkey , more specifically in eastern an@@ at@@ oli@@ a , and i saw the problems in di@@ y@@ ar@@ b@@ ak@@ ir in the kur@@ dish area .
for example , al@@ be@@ it sl@@ ow@@ ly , as we have been told , a free trade agreement and bilateral association and cooperation agreements are being negotiated .
of course , i did not want one immediately as regards pakistan .
why not apply tre@@ aty@@ -based enhanced cooperation within the treaties , with a central role for the european commission ?
the european union urgently needs coordinated , fair and efficient asylum procedures .
with the final of this year 's fo@@ ot@@ b@@ all cham@@ pi@@ on@@ ships approach@@ ing , there has been enormous pressure over the past few weeks on te@@ am@@ s and pla@@ yers who might be able to influence the final outcome of the cham@@ pi@@ on@@ ship .
i now turn to the climate crisis and i har@@ dly need to ask green politicians to evalu@@ ate the policy in this area .
use of this tem@@ pl@@ ate will improve the transparency and coheren@@ ce of the pres@@ ent@@ ation of stake@@ hol@@ der con@@ sult@@ ations .
therefore , this debate is a go@@ l@@ den opportunity to give an account of what it has achieved on a number of doss@@ iers , in close cooperation with this house .
on behalf of the ppe-de group . - mr president , my thanks to mr leh@@ tin@@ en and to the shadow rapporteurs for the good cooperation over the last few months .
the eu and russia must first of all find a way of consolid@@ ating their partnership and of co@@ operating in the area of security policies , primarily the energy security policy .
the results of this study are expected to provide valu@@ able in@@ put for its analysis .
with this in mind , romania has embar@@ ked on developing a port termin@@ al in constan@@ ţ@@ a , capable of recei@@ ving li@@ qu@@ ef@@ ied natural gas which it will then distribu@@ te to other consumers in europe .
today , with a population of 10 million , they are our largest minority .
voluntary system of labelling in bra@@ il@@ le form@@ at on the pack@@ aging of industrial products ( written declaration )
very often , sett@@ lement dead@@ lines are put off to very di@@ stan@@ t d@@ ates , and this is one reason why the economic situation of many far@@ ms is wor@@ se@@ ning .
the package must pa@@ ve the way for sustainable public finances and economic growth .
( cs ) ladies and gentlemen , the european union has made huge progress in the last few years .
this resolution calls for coordinated action between the eu , the un and the african union to i@@ sol@@ ate pi@@ rates in the region and ensure aid reach@@ es this tro@@ u@@ b@@ led region .
finally , i think that the proposal should not refer to article 100 of the treaty .
rapporteur . - ( nl ) i should like first of all to thank all the speakers for their appreci@@ ative words , especially commissioner di@@ m@@ as .
it is only a year and a half since we had a tho@@ rou@@ gh discussion in parliament of the post@@ ing of workers directive and carried out a consultation process with social partners .
for the most part , domestic workers work under pre@@ c@@ arious conditions , frequ@@ ently find themselves in legally du@@ bi@@ ous administrative situations which make their situation even less stable , and are often victims of discrimination , in@@ equality and unfair or ab@@ u@@ sive treatment .
an eu internal market that com@@ pl@@ ies with the system of global competition is ultimately the in@@ car@@ n@@ ation of this kind of opposition .
i would also like to thank the commissioner for the ten@@ aci@@ ous@@ ness he has shown over many months and the lo@@ y@@ al@@ ty he has shown to the project .
we must promote safety at the work@@ place in the eu and in that respect the wi@@ ll@@ mo@@ t@@ t report is more satisfac@@ tory than the commission proposal .
we have received strong as@@ sur@@ an@@ ces from the united states that they share our determination on this .
what is in the package ?
europe claims to be at the fore@@ front of this bat@@ tle , and in fact the targets set by the 27 member states for reducing emissions are on the right lines .
the report ' se@@ ts the principle of legislative excell@@ ence as a priority ' .
i agree with commissioner dam@@ an@@ ak@@ i that we should not ask too much of our fisher@@ men by on the one hand demanding that they make radi@@ cal reforms while on the other liber@@ ali@@ sing trade .
consumers ' choice of agricultural products must also be guaranteed by preventing the cont@@ am@@ ination of traditional and orga@@ nic cro@@ ps by g@@ mo@@ s .
moreover , we have seen an un@@ usu@@ ally high number of dea@@ ths of migr@@ ant workers , including many com@@ pat@@ ri@@ o@@ ts of min@@ e , many portuguese citizens , even when legally employed .
but safety of road infrastructure is not limited to the major ten road@@ s ; 5@@ 6 % of road dea@@ ths occu@@ r on rural road@@ s .
we must implement a political system in line with a vi@@ able environment@@ -@@ friendly economy , and this means meeting the target of a 20 % reduction in greenhouse gas emissions .
i share your view that this is an important doss@@ ier , and i am here for the third time in less than a year to discuss it with you .
it is politically unacceptable and economi@@ cally dangerous for these agencies , which have played such a negative role in the present crisis , to continue to have the right , granted by the eu itself , to rate not only companies , but also the economies of the member states .
we are going to work on it , and on support measures in particular , since everyone agre@@ es on support for sensitive regions .
i would very much like to know how you see all of this : n@@ ur@@ series , schools , uni@@ versi@@ ties , li@@ br@@ aries , care for the el@@ der@@ ly , ho@@ sp@@ it@@ als , mus@@ eu@@ ms and the@@ at@@ res .
i now look forward to working together with the member states to see this directive properly implemented and enfor@@ ced throughout the eu .
we have already had an exchange of opinions in ec@@ on con@@ sult@@ ations , among the three and in inter@@ parliamentary meetings .
( the sitting was suspen@@ ded at 7@@ .@@ 10 p@@ .m. and re@@ su@@ med at 9 p@@ .m. )
it focused especially on ho@@ sp@@ ital anti@@ bio@@ tic programmes , the influence of health care system par@@ am@@ e@@ ters on the oc@@ curren@@ ce of anti@@ bio@@ tic resi@@ stance and ho@@ sp@@ it@@ al-@@ ac@@ qui@@ red in@@ fe@@ ctions and also management and responsibilities in this area .
we will also continue to monitor the general situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the country , with a special emphasis on the regulatory environment of ngos and the media .
i am delighted that the commissioner is with us because i would really like us to reje@@ ct this new kind of bl@@ ack@@ ma@@ il using carbon emissions .
in the case of the e@@ pa@@ s , a liberalisation process of 15 years was considered acceptable by the eu and the acp countries .
the eu-@@ canada air transport agreement , signed on 1@@ 7-@@ 18 december 2009 and which will finally establish a full open aviation area between the eu and canada , will be the subject of a separ@@ ate recommendation .
one good argument against the introduction of emissions performance standards at this time is that c@@ cs technology first needs to be te@@ sted and pro@@ ven .
while we need some time to colle@@ ctively reflect on the right strategic orient@@ ations for the future of the international process , we should not lower our ambi@@ tion regarding commitments already made by the european union .
what our fellow citizens want is specific actions , and prag@@ matic and r@@ ational solutions taken by leaders who know how to stay cal@@ m .
they are about justice , and dam@@ ages actions are comple@@ mentary to this law enforcement .
this is a real technological achie@@ vement , il@@ lu@@ str@@ ating what europe can do when it deci@@ des to use new technology .
firstly , for the third year in a row , the annual accounts have received an un@@ qualified positive opinion .
this is an important element in our history .
the european union has so far held stri@@ ctly to these , and e@@ ad@@ s air@@ bu@@ s , too , has paid back most of the subsidies or even paid back more than it received from public funds .
it is the same in all the countries , but it is difficult to monitor and i should like to see if the police authorities are up to this .
at the same time , it simpli@@ f@@ ies operations and redu@@ ces costs for medium-sized p@@ har@@ maceu@@ tical fir@@ ms .
we are disap@@ pointed that many other good points included by the committee have been lost during negotiations , including stronger li@@ ability and monitoring , transport and the exclusion of enhanced oil recovery .
such a policy is fair and just and is , of course , un@@ enfor@@ ce@@ able while br@@ it@@ a@@ in remains a member of the european union .
expenditure on food is one of the main com@@ pon@@ ents of family budgets , accoun@@ ting for 60 to 80 % in developing countries and 20 to 30 % in the less developed member states .
all this after a big gas crisis !
- before the vote on amendment 2 :
our obligation is to correct the de@@ ficien@@ cies that we find - whether this is in member states or in third countries - because our obligation is to our consumers .
i think that coheren@@ ce is required among policies aimed at growth and creating sustainable jobs , with a particular focus on the development and strengthening of the internal market , fo@@ ster@@ ing international trade and competitiveness and providing an effective framework for preventing and corre@@ cting excessive budgetary positions .
the responsibility for this lies with ani@@ mi@@ st wit@@ ch do@@ ct@@ ors and the gan@@ g@@ s they emplo@@ y . it should be noted that the police also bear a share of the b@@ lam@@ e as they ten@@ d to turn a b@@ lin@@ d e@@ y@@ e .
the problem exists in many south a@@ sian countries , but i mention india because it is democratic , a fact that was under@@ lined as the most important factor in connection with human rights .
instead , the erro@@ rs should be elimin@@ ated from the system by means of far@@ -@@ reaching ren@@ ati@@ on@@ alisation measures , for example , in the agricultural sector .
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the social integration of roma l@@ ag@@ s behind , being considered ut@@ opi@@ an by many , both in the administration and in the community .
this would ine@@ vit@@ ably create inst@@ abi@@ lities in all sectors of the economy .
how would you explain this ?
in the interests of protecting human health and the environment , and in view of the fact that cy@@ ani@@ de extr@@ action techni@@ qu@@ es can affect a number of states when acci@@ dents occu@@ r , i firmly believe that it is necessary and , indeed , essential to establish uni@@ fied legislation at the european level .
i am sure that vir@@ tu@@ ally everyone can see the use@@ ful@@ ness and necessi@@ ty of such a policy .
the charter of fundamental rights is an important addition .
mr president , during the sum@@ mer bre@@ ak in northern ireland , the region i come from , we suf@@ fered very hea@@ v@@ y fall@@ s of ra@@ in during the month of au@@ gu@@ st .
i welcome the republic of moldova 's involvement in certain community programmes , helping to promote cooperation in the fie@@ lds of culture , education , media , science and technology , as well as con@@ soli@@ date political relations through the eastern partnership and speed up negotiations on the new association agreement .
it is clear that the amounts en@@ tered in the financial perspective for 2007-@@ 2013 are already in@@ sufficient in themselves , in our opinion , to promote real economic and social cohesion in an en@@ lar@@ ged european union of 27 countries .
it was no easy task that you had and you have included something of what profe@@ ss@@ or mon@@ t@@ i set out in his report and what mr gre@@ ch dre@@ w up for the european parliament .
the next item is the debate on six mo@@ tions for resolutions on tibet - plans to make chinese the main language of instru@@ ction .
in writing . - ( l@@ v ) at a time of economic crisis , we must carry out reforms to improve the environment for business , because that is our best opportunity to sti@@ mul@@ ate the economy by the most direct means , thereby creating new jobs .
thank you for le@@ tting me fi@@ nish this speech .
we will put questions to the council tomorrow .
- before the vote on amendment 1 :
when conclu@@ ding b@@ its , the aim is to ensure that invest@@ ors from developed countries have legal and financial protection .
i was also very clear that we have asked the united states - and we have sent let@@ ters and are still negotiating on this - to agree that the bilateral agreements cannot refer to p@@ nr data .
in writing . - ( pt ) this regulation re@@ places regulation ( e@@ ec ) no 2@@ 9@@ 13 / 9@@ 2 , which established the community customs c@@ ode .
we believe that the european union should take on the role of direct@@ or in the fie@@ lds of harmonisation , standar@@ dis@@ ation , inte@@ ro@@ per@@ ability , and research and development to give new projects , including public transport projects , a better chance of success and to facilitate the dis@@ se@@ min@@ ation of sustainable solutions throughout europe .
this is what the treaty requires from us .
it is important for all of us to obtain goods that fulfil set criteria , especially as regards not being dangerous to our health or life .
the original tob@@ in tax idea of using a financial trans@@ action tax for development aid has also strongly re@@ sur@@ faced .
in the same way , this text is part of a revi@@ val of the european security and defence policy , which the european council just decided on on f@@ ri@@ day , and , for example , we shall succeed in achieving this f@@ am@@ ous objective , 60 000 men in 60 days .
in 2009 , i had the pri@@ vi@@ le@@ ge in becoming the first am@@ bas@@ sad@@ or of rap@@ e crisis north east based in d@@ un@@ dal@@ k .
now , whilst debt and its proper management is one issue that appe@@ ars every@@ where at the moment , another is that of com@@ pen@@ sation pack@@ ages and conflict of interest .
immediate action must be taken by all eu member states to close down illegal sites , by means of better coordination among the police forces responsible .
in this connection we must be honest and say that the developments that we are wit@@ ne@@ ssing in some countries , where there is competition for lower and lower taxes , will make it very difficult to finance the security aspect of flexi@@ cur@@ ity .
many of them have tur@@ ned to me with requests regarding the need for mutual recognition of id car@@ ds for se@@ ve@@ rely dis@@ ab@@ led people .
mr president , i wish to support this resolution on human rights violations and war crimes committed in s@@ r@@ i lan@@ ka .
they do not , and the pre@@ ten@@ ce that they do is a huge bre@@ ach of fa@@ it@@ h with the people .
i would like to address all those fellow members from the committee on budgets who have compla@@ ined that this debate has become politici@@ sed .
their work is hard , and they do not always have the opportunity to take a ho@@ li@@ day , for example .
the family had not paid their ren@@ t for 40 years , in spite of a court order or@@ der@@ ing them to do so .
however , freedom must always go hand in hand with responsibility .
two important instruments have been created in this area , namely the competitiveness and innovation framework programme and the je@@ re@@ mie programme .
i think it is a very important innovation and of course , based on the proposal that will be made by vice-president ashton , as high representative , we will work on this matter together with parliament .
it is an eu of free , sovereign states with equal rights , which supports and promo@@ tes the protection of nature , peace and cooperation among peoples .
we should therefore see his intervention in the light of his im@@ plac@@ able ho@@ sti@@ lity towards the je@@ wish state , which is , quite rightly in my view , the eu 's ally and strong partner .
i think it str@@ an@@ ge that it should take the council so long to come up with a common position on the seven directives that are intended to prevent maritime pollution disasters and also to rein@@ force prepa@@ red@@ ness for when things go wrong .
this is why i consider it important that when this house debates the quality , efficiency and equ@@ ity of education and training , reference should also be made to the importance of physi@@ cal education and its quality , efficiency and equ@@ ity .
sol@@ ving these matters requires determination , fore@@ si@@ ght and patien@@ ce .
i am saying this in front of the development commissioner and we know that the development d@@ g is helping to raise the institutional capac@@ ities of these countries .
in this respect , many can be held responsible .
around eur 100 million have been expen@@ ded on an environmental analysis per@@ for@@ med by the company that is to la@@ y the pipe@@ line , namely nor@@ d stre@@ am - a gas supply agreement between ger@@ hard sch@@ r@@ ö@@ der and v@@ lad@@ i@@ mi@@ r pu@@ tin .
nothing has changed : a common currency without common fiscal and economic policy is and remains a ri@@ sk@@ y under@@ taking .
many of the people who are now prote@@ sting did not bo@@ ther to come to the debate last night when commissioner man@@ de@@ l@@ son , at my request , clari@@ fied to parliament the as@@ sur@@ an@@ ces that a form@@ al noti@@ ce will be published in the official jour@@ nal before the entry into force of this regulation , giving a clear interpre@@ tation of the regulation from the commission 's point of view and very concrete and strict criteria ( which happens on competition issues ) to en@@ force these measures , in the interests of the consumers of europe .
all asylum se@@ ek@@ ers , by con@@ tra@@ st , were trans@@ fer@@ red from the is@@ land to the cent@@ res in tra@@ pani , bar@@ i and cro@@ t@@ one .
( lt ) the wh@@ ite paper sugge@@ sts considering three factors when de@@ termi@@ ning a strategy for europe on nu@@ tri@@ tion@@ - , over@@ we@@ i@@ gh@@ t@@ - and obe@@ si@@ ty@@ -@@ related health issues .
thank you for the extremely relevant comments and views you have expressed about this report .
credit r@@ ating agencies from countries outside the european union will have the opportunity to approach the european market and operate here by means of an equi@@ val@@ ence regime involving cer@@ ti@@ fication - which is important for small agencies - or by means of the endor@@ se@@ ment system - which can be used by large agencies .
because of the financial crisis , europeans are not sure whether their money is safe with the banks , and they do not know whether they will still have a job tomorrow .
written statements ( rule 142 )
pr@@ in@@ ce p@@ ö@@ t@@ ter@@ ing , em@@ pe@@ ro@@ r barroso and the ru@@ l@@ ers of their v@@ as@@ s@@ al states have decided that europe 's citizens do not matter .
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the mal@@ a@@ y@@ sian government must stop these practices .
an attempt is now being made , through the european external action service ( e@@ e@@ as ) , to bring the union 's external policy instruments into a coherent framework - the existing resources are being brought together and comple@@ mented by new resources .
while it is extremely important that the eu respon@@ ds effectively to humanitarian cat@@ astro@@ ph@@ es , it is equally important that we are not the only ones respon@@ ding .
one final point : like others before me , i would like to thank the rapporteur , mr fer@@ r@@ ar@@ i , for his excellent work .
i agree with calls for the eu to provide more funding through the es@@ f in order to help combat poverty and social exclusion - it is vital that women are fully integrated into the labour market .
( ga ) madam president , thank you for giving me the opportunity to speak on this topic .
the european union fac@@ es these major challenges of direct relev@@ ance to its future .
in a situation like the present , in which member states are asked , on the one hand , to implement severe budget policies to reduce defici@@ ts and deb@@ ts and , on the other , to pay contributions to participate in the stabi@@ lisation fund , there is a real risk of col@@ la@@ pse and a risk of states no longer being able to finance themselves .
trade policy cannot therefore be reduced just to the immediate interests of a few economic operators .
rapporteur . - ( nl ) three years ago , over a hun@@ d@@ red don@@ ors and partner countries en@@ tered into a commitment in par@@ is to make aid to developing countries more effective , am@@ ong@@ st other things to aim for more harmonisation , democratic control , mutual accoun@@ t@@ ability and greater transparency .
mr president , is europe going to have to face a new gas crisis this w@@ inte@@ r ?
we are applying general rules and principles and instruments to 27 very different situations , in terms not only of economic development but also of energy mi@@ x , the history of those countries and the culture of awareness of some of these problems .
one honourable member made a reference to subsidiarity .
another very significant matter which i would like to stress is that the judg@@ ments han@@ ded down so far by the court in lu@@ x@@ em@@ bour@@ g are respon@@ ses to an earlier issue .
( fr ) mr president , i am some@@ what an@@ xi@@ ous because i see that in amendment 2@@ 31 we have voted for a european found@@ ation for the improvement ' of lo@@ ving and working conditions ' .
in my own country , sco@@ t@@ land , the cre@@ ative industries gener@@ ate over £ 5 billion annu@@ ally thereby contribu@@ ting both to the economy and our society as a whole .
please continue to work on this agenda and introduce the necessary improvements .
for we are now better equip@@ ped to take up three major challenges in the face of which , ladies and gentlemen , we will together be pla@@ ying not only for the credibility of the european union , but also , to repeat the word used by mr ha@@ ve@@ l just now , for its sovereignty .
the eu is an area of solidarity , and the european globalisation adjustment fund ( egf ) is a part of that .
the last point i would like to mention quickly is of course the use of immigration .
in writing . - i am against the concept of 20 weeks at full pay and voted against that particular amendment .
in my view , food safety should not fall by the wa@@ y@@ side because of budgetary con@@ stra@@ ints .
experts claim that the european institutions simply dis@@ regard this serious problem .
not only for me personally but for many europeans this will be a test show@@ ing whether the european union tre@@ ats human rights as a trans@@ national issue and a matter that tou@@ ches us all , or whether it is going to take sele@@ ctive approach in the case of china .
in fact it would be enough to gru@@ b up all the il@@ legally plan@@ ted v@@ ine@@ y@@ ar@@ ds in those traditional southern countries , and one of them in particular , and the whole reform would be ac@@ compli@@ shed .
i also ple@@ ad for implementing programmes similar to peace in sou@@ the@@ ast europe as well , especially in the balkans , mainly since the events in recent years have been an alar@@ m signal .
secondly , we expect belarus to take further ir@@ re@@ ver@@ sible steps towards democratic standards , without which our relationship cannot develop to its full potential .
mr president , the work programme presented here shows exactly how ea@@ si@@ ly official europe ban@@ dies about the crucial term ' subsidiarity ' .
let us look at the property righ@@ t@@ s@@ -based systems in i@@ cel@@ and and in new ze@@ al@@ and where , as the previous speaker has said , the co@@ ast@@ al communities are loo@@ ked after because they are given their rights in per@@ pe@@ tu@@ ity which they can se@@ ll on , they can trade , or they can leave to future gener@@ ations .
how will it be possible to create balance and harm@@ ony between the different priorities ?
secondly , f@@ y@@ rom was the first country in the region to comply with all the visa liberalisation requirements .
for european standar@@ dis@@ ation , the challenge is to achieve close cooperation between the cre@@ ators of standards , innov@@ ators , ac@@ ade@@ mi@@ cs and re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers .
just as questi@@ on@@ able is the issue of whether the f@@ b@@ i needs to know the name , address , e-@@ ma@@ il address , credit card number and number of su@@ it@@ cases of people trave@@ lling to the usa and whether it should be per@@ mitted to stor@@ e this data for up to 15 years .
we would then have objective information about the possible threat and might hope to avoid it .
the eu must also ensure that it ob@@ tains a restri@@ ction on the planned ex@@ emp@@ tions from visa b@@ ans and the establishment of new sanctions , economic sanctions in particular , and , of course , this whole range of re@@ t@@ ali@@ atory measures will be dependent on the progress made in the negotiations .
it is a sub@@ stance that is particularly harmful to human health , as it is cl@@ assi@@ fied as a car@@ c@@ in@@ o@@ gen .
as regards the instrument to which you referred , as well as the other concrete initiatives , the commission undoubtedly cannot , ladies and gentlemen , do everything alone .
therefore , given the decision made by the only legitimate president , i hope that parliament , the institutions , the council and the commission will support his decision as the organiz@@ ation of american states is doing , as the united nations is doing and , by the way , as the united states is doing .
( cs ) mr president , commissioner , i too am not happy about the cur@@ i@@ ous changes to the agreement , such as re@@ funds of customs char@@ ges on imported com@@ pon@@ ents in the case of products for export to the union and a reduction in the 60 % thre@@ sho@@ ld for de@@ termi@@ ning the country of origin .
mo@@ stly import@@ antly , the 20 % set a@@ side is not reven@@ ue that ac@@ cru@@ es to a few super@@ star@@ s .
we should pa@@ ss it on and , at the same time , be aware that we cannot lo@@ ck up this value within our european union .
the whole of this discussion has taken place as if the euro were of no global importance .
an important element of the strategy should be a strengthening of the free movement of people , and that of all groups : workers , business people , scienti@@ sts , stu@@ dents and even pen@@ si@@ oners , and that is contained in our resolution .
president-in-office of the council . - ( pt ) as you know , during its term of office the portuguese presidency is to organi@@ se a summit with russia to be held in ma@@ fr@@ a , a tow@@ n not far from our capital , lisbon .
in this discharge procedure we have to say what is going wrong , and sometimes we forget how many things are going well , how many extremely competent staff we have in the commission and in this house , in parliament , including the u@@ sh@@ ers , so many services , the trans@@ l@@ ators , the interpre@@ ters , who provide an excellent service .
in writing . - the ec@@ r has always worked constru@@ ctively to ensure that the euro@@ zone can formul@@ ate a la@@ sting solution to its sovereign debt crisis .
in writing . - our group voted in favour , given that 16 out of the 17 amendments tabled were adopted or included in the compromise amendments draf@@ ted by the rapporteur , including the one asking that the candi@@ d@@ acy be linked to closer cooperation with the international criminal tribu@@ nal for the former yugosla@@ via ( i@@ c@@ ty ) .
the relevant law has already been draf@@ ted and approved , and we expect that on 6 may the sen@@ ate will vote on this law and that , once it is passed , the treaty of lisbon will receive parliamentary ratification .
you say that you want to understand and that you respect the concerns that europeans have about the union , but you put pressure on the irish people to go back on their decision , when they were only vo@@ i@@ cing , like the french and the du@@ tch , what millions of other europeans are thinking .
toler@@ ance is a fundamental element of respect for human rights . it is mentioned in all eu documents .
in writing . - we need to do more to help those workers who are affected by the exploitation of ' un@@ de@@ cla@@ red work ' .
the european union 's value base is struc@@ tu@@ red around a respect for the principles of human rights and equality .
for example , it would make it easier for us to cooperate effectively in general terms if russia implemented higher data protection standards ; research , education and culture also provide numerous opportunities for cooperation in the interests of our citizens , and should be taken into consideration in the new agreement .
fish , man , cor@@ mor@@ ants and se@@ als are compe@@ ting systems in the same eco@@ logical environment .
i voted against the report not because i am against fundamental rights .
now you do not want people to be able to seek healthcare where@@ ver they want to in europe .
for that to be achieved , it is essential to ma@@ inst@@ re@@ am health in all policy areas and promote the development of new technologies and innov@@ ations .
precisely the same thing happened when we negotiated the climate targets .
agreement on one of the five proposals , the regulation on the co2 emissions of cars , was reached this week .
( bg ) mr president , it is a plea@@ sure for me to be particip@@ ating in the discussion of this document , which highligh@@ ts that the best basis for the future of all the countries in the region is their full integration as member states of the european union .
however , i reje@@ ct the direct im@@ pli@@ cation within this report that the european union should re@@ place the key member states as the major ac@@ tor in this particular process .
equal treatment between men and women eng@@ aged in a self-@@ employed capacity (
in short , the point that es@@ ca@@ pes you is the fact that companies are merely pla@@ ying by the rules that you set .
a statement on na@@ s@@ r@@ in so@@ tou@@ de@@ h 's case was made by high representative and vice-president ashton on 14 january 2011 , which mentioned both ms so@@ tou@@ de@@ h and ms shi@@ va na@@ za@@ r a@@ har@@ i , a la@@ wy@@ er and a journ@@ alist , sent@@ en@@ ced respe@@ ctively to ele@@ ven and four years in prison .
- ( nl ) mr president , let us take a moment to look at the figures .
it is now an international crisis .
do data protection authorities have adequate resources to en@@ force data protection rules in respect of sis ii ?
we also spo@@ ke about the fact that solidarity should always be ac@@ companie@@ d by responsibility .
expenditure for 2009 represents 0@@ .@@ 8@@ 9 % of gdp .
this dis@@ cre@@ pan@@ cy is the result of a short@@ age of org@@ ans for tran@@ sp@@ lan@@ tation in compar@@ is@@ on to need .
the parliamentary term is coming to an end , and ' take it or leave it ' approach@@ es would be wrong , because , president-in-office of the council , parliament re@@ acts very bad@@ ly when it is not respected or fe@@ els that it is being put under too much pressure .
the introduction of a ban on the trade in certain se@@ al products in the european union undoubtedly strength@@ ens that protection .
changes to data must take place individu@@ ally , and i want to stress again that we cannot tra@@ m@@ ple on human rights in the name of the fight with terrorism .
what can be said in any event is that both russia and georgia have failed .
mr president , ladies and gentlemen , it has become very clear from our debate today that we have made an extremely important step forward for the transport sector with the euro@@ vi@@ g@@ net@@ te directive .
parliament 's role is to serve the european man@@ dar@@ ins and no longer to represent the political diversity among our peoples .
( da ) mr president , one of the most ele@@ mentary tasks of a parliament is to scru@@ ti@@ ni@@ se the finances .
firstly , as others before me have said , when it comes to parliamentary control and the assembly , we should continue to hold two annual meetings and not reduce these to one .
finally , i wish to express my gr@@ ati@@ tude for having the opportunity to take part in this very important debate .
as a do@@ ct@@ or and frequ@@ ent air trave@@ l@@ ler , i totally reje@@ ct this d@@ rac@@ o@@ nian measure for health reasons , not to mention priv@@ acy and in@@ effectiveness reasons , and i hope that the eu refu@@ ses such mand@@ atory measures europe@@ -@@ wide .
there are many points of contact in this context .
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although the 2012 budget for parliament and the other institutions should be about consolid@@ ation , this should not create obstacles preventing investments , since investment projects ensure the smo@@ o@@ th operation of europe 's economies .
very good - we support you in this , too !
i know how difficult it was to extr@@ act the compromise from the council which ex@@ emp@@ ts children under the age of 12 from the obligation to provide fin@@ ger@@ pr@@ ints .
- madam president , mr gra@@ ef@@ e zu bar@@ ing@@ dor@@ f 's al@@ leg@@ ation of de@@ liber@@ ate mi@@ x@@ ing of this cont@@ amin@@ ate into feed is con@@ tem@@ p@@ ti@@ ble and un@@ wor@@ thy of any professional politici@@ an .
i would ask you to support the motion for a resolution by the group of the european people 's party ( christian democrats ) .
extended mat@@ er@@ ni@@ ty leave , improved working conditions ... women have been at the heart of the debate today in the european parliament .
i am thinking here mainly about the eastern partnership and also the balkans , or , in other words , countries that are not yet form@@ ally european union member states .
voting for the fa@@ j@@ on report means in@@ directly reco@@ g@@ nising the independence of kosovo , and that is not acceptable .
the african union , the european union , the un , neighbour@@ ing countries , the contact group and , last but not least , france , have all been called upon to play their part in ensuring that the four ( at a minimum ) different political mo@@ vements that there are in mad@@ ag@@ as@@ car can find common ground , that mad@@ ag@@ as@@ car does not become a fail@@ ing state , that it does not dri@@ ft further towards cat@@ astro@@ p@@ he and that , instead , it fin@@ ds a peaceful and negotiated solution .
this year , only 11 % of the 500 million euro@@ s available has been reque@@ sted .
too often this does happen , not only through violence , but also in limi@@ ting freedom of expression such as through the abuse of b@@ la@@ sp@@ he@@ my laws .
the results have started to appe@@ ar but the programmes in operation require more time in order to be able to assess their efficiency .
i have voted in favour of the ber@@ lat@@ o report , as has the con@@ feder@@ al group of the european united left / nor@@ di@@ c green left .
ne@@ l@@ son man@@ de@@ la was right when he said that there was a tragi@@ c failure of leadership in zimbabwe .
within these national plans , major importance should be att@@ ach@@ ed to cro@@ ss@@ border transport to and from third countries , as well as to the security of car@@ goes .
in writing . - i fully support the report on increasing consumer protection in this area .
we would not have been able to say this in a similar debate in october 2008 .
the challenge for us all is to try and bring a message of prevention into the public dom@@ a@@ in while not bringing back the stig@@ ma that sometimes comes with it .
the recent results published by the fundamental rights agency on minorities and discrimination in the eu , which the commission welcomed yesterday , show that rac@@ is@@ m and x@@ en@@ op@@ h@@ ob@@ ia are per@@ si@@ st@@ ent phenomen@@ a in the european union and that they affect the lives of our minorities .
i have voted in favour of it because it is the first directly democratic instrument in the eu .
this , i need har@@ dly say , is clearly asking too much of consumers .
( pl ) madam president , the european union agency for fundamental rights in vie@@ n@@ na is yet another co@@ stly institution that , in addition , ar@@ ro@@ g@@ ates to itself the right to monitor and le@@ c@@ ture the member states on compliance with the charter of fundamental rights and other matters .
i must particularly highlight the proposal by the socialist group in the european parliament on using the subsidiarity principle when applying the european v@@ ari@@ ation system to medic@@ inal products so@@ ld exclu@@ si@@ vely on the national market , thereby protecting small and medium-sized enterprises producing her@@ b@@ al medicines and hom@@ e@@ o@@ pa@@ th@@ i@@ c products .
i agree too , however , that there should be har@@ der@@ -@@ h@@ it@@ ting measures , such as those proposed by mr pro@@ ta@@ sie@@ wi@@ cz or mrs o@@ j@@ ul@@ and .
firstly , they have ta@@ u@@ ght us that this crisis has affected the whole sector , not only airlines but also air@@ ports , and we congratulate the commission on its comprehensive vision when considering the consequences and assistance .
it is thus clear that one of the priorities for agriculture must be to draw up a common plan of action , mainly through programmes aimed at preventing the de@@ teri@@ or@@ ation of and protecting agricultural land .
what emer@@ ges as a top priority for the re@@ alisation of this project is the adoption of urgent measures to facilitate the mobility of citizens which would make the market more open to european workers and promote full employment .
the eu charter represents the op@@ posi@@ te of the ' le@@ an@@ er but ke@@ en@@ er ' eu which is often mentioned in sole@@ m@@ n speeches about subsidiarity .
there will be no discrimination .
on the border between india and pakistan conflicts ari@@ se that are often pro@@ vo@@ ked by the paki@@ stan@@ i state , as we very well know .
the president of the commission , mr barroso , and the commissioner for industry , mr verheugen , are , in my opinion , responsible for this .
we must never allow such a situation to be repe@@ ated ; i wish to s@@ par@@ e the european union such a cat@@ astro@@ p@@ he , which is why i am against cap@@ ping and also why i ultimately ab@@ stain@@ ed from voting on this report .
i must under@@ line the excellent work that we have done and that this house has done in this area .
madam president , certain member states have ju@@ m@@ ped the gu@@ n on stress tests .
the boo@@ ks must be opened up so that the workers and those affected by them can see for the first time where the money has gone and workers ' control must be exerci@@ sed on the operation of these agencies so that their massive resources are used for the benefit of working people , small farmers and the environment .
( es ) mr president , we are deb@@ ating a success st@@ ory : the fact that , following years of conflict , sud@@ an has peac@@ ef@@ ul@@ ly and democr@@ atically made it through to a complex se@@ ce@@ ssion process , in accordance with the criteria laid down in international law : the right to self-@@ determination of any population subje@@ cted to foreign , co@@ lo@@ ni@@ al or r@@ aci@@ st dom@@ ination , and that of any population that agre@@ es se@@ ce@@ ssion through a resolution of the united nations security council or an agreement between the parties .
this would have trans@@ for@@ med the eur 5 billion into eur 5@@ 0-@@ 80 billion in investment , which we need at this moment for the european economy .
it is essential that action is taken by governments across europe to ensure that road safety is taken seriously .
the viol@@ ent radi@@ c@@ alisation of individuals and groups in recent years has shown up one of the greatest weak@@ ne@@ sses in our legal system and repres@@ ented one of the greatest on@@ s@@ lau@@ gh@@ ts on our democratic institutions .
very simple initiatives such as a sent@@ ence st@@ ating that women in particular are encouraged to apply have also produced good results .
madam president , i very much welcome the fact that we are dealing with the situation in the live@@ stock sector , because it is a serious one .
now that adverti@@ sing has assu@@ med an even greater role , it is essential that we determin@@ e the criteria that enable consumers and patients to be fully aware of , and certain about , what sort of effects these medicines have .
the vote will take place on tu@@ es@@ day .
the european investment bank is very active in this process .
i welcome this important discussion with the european commission .
( sv ) i have a short question to ask the commissioner .
the as@@ sum@@ ption here is that the european citizen is some sort of back@@ war@@ d child , and we are the well-@@ mea@@ ning but author@@ it@@ ative parents : we know all and we control all .
i noti@@ ce that this is very different from the current possibility that the member states will subsidi@@ se in@@ surance inter@@ n@@ ally , with the cap health che@@ ck .
we should call a spad@@ e a spad@@ e .
governments of eu countries should co@@ -@@ ord@@ in@@ ate their response - but this must not be an ex@@ c@@ use to extend the competence of the commission into new areas .
subject : immigration in the wa@@ ke of the eu-@@ africa summit
that is not actually an impossible task .
these measures involve sal@@ ary cuts and cuts in public health services , education and other areas , redu@@ ctions in social support and tax increases on essential goods , including fo@@ od@@ stu@@ ff@@ s , as is now also happening in portugal , following greece , ireland and other countries .
these elements are essential to ensure the speci@@ fi@@ city and quality of the la@@ bel itself .
we therefore certainly need better coordination and what we are trying to do , through this report and the consultation we held , was to give incentives , to explain to the member states , that we have every reason to proce@@ ed with the application and implementation of this programme .
moreover , as the commissioner said , some of us have had cause to experience this state of affairs at first hand .
so , whilst i welcome this possible compromise , i welcome a sen@@ sible and prag@@ matic approach to this matter .
as the resolution says , not even the rene@@ wed targeted sanctions have had the desi@@ red impact .
it is not the council argu@@ ing with parliament .
four@@ thly , non-@@ technological innov@@ ations , including in terms of de@@ sign , services and cultural cre@@ ati@@ vity , are also important factors .
in the country i know best , where we have wal@@ t@@ zed into a 2.@@ 5 % reduction in vat across the board - with , as mr alli@@ ster says , little or no obvious response or result economi@@ cally - i would sugge@@ st that it would have been much more effective to have concentr@@ ated action in the particular areas of lab@@ our@@ -@@ inten@@ sive , lo@@ c@@ alised industries and to have reduced the rate substan@@ ti@@ ally from 17@@ .@@ 5 % down to the lower rate of 5 % , or be@@ low .
instead , i think that we who live in high-@@ taxation countries should look at other mode@@ ls , such as a f@@ latter tax .
therefore , i voted in favour .
the relea@@ se of the entire qu@@ anti@@ ty of milk would force da@@ iry far@@ ms in austria to close down and it would have serious and un@@ pre@@ dict@@ able consequences , including for the cul@@ ti@@ v@@ ated lan@@ ds@@ ca@@ pe .
i have recently visi@@ ted roma sett@@ le@@ ments in serbia and it is in@@ conce@@ i@@ v@@ able that places like this still exist in europe .
indeed , in order to protect industry in the sector , italy had asked for the level not to fall be@@ low 1@@ 6@@ 0@@ g co2 / k@@ m and , in the council , many member states see@@ med to be moving towards an agreement for a minimum thre@@ sho@@ ld of 15@@ 5@@ g co2 / k@@ m .
i am very sup@@ por@@ tive of serbia making progress towards eu accession , as i am all of the western balkans , as a former member of the relevant european parliament delegation .
cooperation of this kind can bring mea@@ su@@ rable benefits in the face of human trage@@ dy , particularly when it is necessary to re@@ act quickly and not to first have to start by colle@@ cting money .
hence it is quite wrong now to boost the subsidies to eu parties through appropriations to create political found@@ ations at european level .
others have an international dimension , such as the conflict in the middle east , which you mentioned .
we must vote against the interim agreement and we must not postpo@@ ne our vote .
it is this particular feat@@ ure that justi@@ f@@ ies this specific request .
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at the same time , the os@@ ce and the council of europe have such great experience in many fie@@ lds that if we were to add , for example , the we@@ ight of the european union to the os@@ ce 's experience in handl@@ ing intere@@ th@@ nic conflicts , humanitarian security could be strengthened power@@ fully in the european union .
if as a result of these arrangements , products bearing the fl@@ owe@@ r la@@ bel fall within a higher price categor@@ y , as is the case with orga@@ nic products , then attemp@@ ts to fo@@ ster consumption of these products will fail .
mr president , i will not comment on this new co@@ sy@@ ing up between the british liberal democrats and the conserv@@ atives , as has been disp@@ la@@ yed by mr call@@ an@@ an and mr da@@ v@@ ies here to@@ night .
therefore , parliament is , by all means , prepared to free up funds for job creation or pre@@ serv@@ ation , funds for providing economic mom@@ ent@@ um - in addition to the range of instruments already at the dispos@@ al of the european union .
having been encouraged to take out loans which they perhaps could not af@@ ford to re@@ pay , they then found themselves bearing the br@@ un@@ t of being unable to pay those loans .
concentr@@ ation and pl@@ ur@@ alism in the media in the european union (
hence the european commission 's entirely legitimate wish to adap@@ t community legislation to try to prevent not only actual terrorist attacks , but also the prepar@@ ations for these attacks .
i would re@@ ply to them in advance that , thanks to this market economy , the average income of our fellow citizens has ri@@ sen by 40 % over the last 40 years .
having said that , we must take one thing at a time .
in writing . - i voted in favour of labelling country of origin and fu@@ r and welcome this pie@@ ce of legislation .
special quality which exce@@ e@@ ds minimum standards must be detailed on the product to improve its competitiveness by drawing attention to its additional qu@@ alities , for which the consumer must pay .
( hu ) we have seen explo@@ sive growth in many areas in recent de@@ ca@@ des , but nothing compa@@ res with the growth that has taken place in global trade and , in connection with this , the transport@@ ation of goods .
indeed , in all member states , it should be possible for any citizen or person living in the european union who committed a crime outside the european union to be brought before the courts .
the aim is to achieve complete worldwide aboli@@ tion , which is one of the priorities of the union 's human rights policy .
so we have actually opened up our markets in the agricultural sector to these countries .
more than that , though , we will need , in future , to think , to de@@ fine , to support and to in@@ spir@@ e a model of european development that is eth@@ i@@ cal , hum@@ ane , soci@@ ally responsible , and sustainable in all sen@@ ses of the word .
thus attemp@@ ts to vi@@ li@@ fy the ho@@ ly or@@ th@@ od@@ o@@ x ch@@ ur@@ ch in bulgaria and to undermin@@ e its right to self-@@ determination are promo@@ ted by the in@@ correct judg@@ ment on the peti@@ tion submitted by the ' alternative sy@@ no@@ d ' , thereby creating conditions to mis@@ lead the members of the commission .
ac@@ compli@@ sh@@ ment of the internal market in community post@@ al services ( debate )
there is consensus about the necessi@@ ty of further action to achieve effective re@@ dre@@ ss for consumers and thereby restor@@ e their confidence in the market .
of course not , the aim above all is to learn from them .
( the sitting was opened at 9 a@@ .m. )
thank you very much for your cooperation .
dra@@ ft@@ sman of the opinion of the committee on legal affairs . - ( de ) mr president , we all know that our capacity to build on the growth and innovation potential of small and medium-sized enterprises is decisive for the prosper@@ ity of the european union .
if we do not , we will continue to je@@ opar@@ di@@ se the agricultural world , which is a victi@@ m of its continuing i@@ sol@@ ation .
this is certainly one of the focu@@ ses of the new political pha@@ se beginning in europe with the treaty of lisbon , and it has , of course , been one of the focu@@ ses for the spanish presidency .
a moment ago , i was talking about these matters with the president of georgia , and we agreed that it is not an easy process , but that it is essential if we are to be similar to each other and if we are to work more ea@@ si@@ ly with each other .
from a geographical perspective , it is sub@@ -@@ sahar@@ an africa , as we just re@@ called as a matter of fact , which continues to experience the most cat@@ astro@@ phic situation and , with things going as they are , the risk is that this will continue for many more years .
i am thinking of financial institutions , like the international monetary fund and the world bank , which should be more flexible when de@@ termi@@ ning aid levels and gran@@ ting aid during the crisis .
no wor@@ ker must be employed as legal ' chea@@ p ' labour under this measure , as this is dam@@ aging to our labour market and it is soci@@ ally un@@ just .
secondly , russia will not be at the don@@ ors ' conference , to give you a clear answer , but i think the time will come when the question of dam@@ ages might have to be brought to the fore , and an international investigation then held .
these include identi@@ fying how the annual ma@@ inten@@ ance cost of galileo , which is estim@@ ated at eur 8@@ 00 million , will be finan@@ ced once it has become operational ; the possible data protection risks associated with using global na@@ vi@@ gation sate@@ lli@@ te system appli@@ cations and services ; and the pressing need to find additional funding to ensure that operations involving the european geo@@ stati@@ on@@ ary na@@ vi@@ gation over@@ la@@ y service ( eg@@ no@@ s ) and galileo are soon successful .
in order to achieve fair and uniform conditions for all farmers in the european union , which should , un@@ questi@@ on@@ ably , be the main objective of reform of the common agricultural policy , care should also be taken over areas with natural han@@ di@@ ca@@ ps .
( de ) mr president , mrs g@@ y@@ ő@@ r@@ i , commissioner , we are all aware that both of these countries - romania and bulgaria - have invest@@ ed a great deal in secur@@ ing the external borders of the european union .
we must keep in mind that in the area of the european union many member states are facing issues such as avail@@ ability of funds , in@@ deb@@ te@@ d@@ ness and the sustainability of social security systems .
the challenges facing europeans offer the eu an opportunity to demonstrate to citizens that they are more united , more respon@@ sive and more an@@ xi@@ ous to protect them .
poland , which has histori@@ cal experience in trans@@ form@@ ation of its politic@@ al-@@ economic system , may serve as a good gui@@ de and model for both eastern and southern eu neighbours in the current policy .
air transport is in fact waiting for practical and tan@@ gible measures that will enable the requirements not only of carr@@ iers , but above all of passengers , to be met .
it is time to stop this imperi@@ alism .
the al@@ ba@@ nian socialists , led by e@@ d@@ i ra@@ ma , ac@@ c@@ use prime minister sali ber@@ i@@ sh@@ a not only of elect@@ oral fraud , but also of being responsible for exten@@ sive corruption and the de@@ teri@@ or@@ ating living conditions of the people .
they then in@@ cu@@ r considerable run@@ ning costs , such as for labour , re@@ pa@@ ir@@ s and , of course , fuel .
member of the commission . - madam president , first of all i fully share the views expressed by the eu presidency about the seri@@ ous@@ ness of the latest development in georgia .
secondly , we want detailed information on frontex 's work programme for the coming year , and because commissioner fr@@ att@@ ini , vice-president of the european commission , h@@ im@@ self announced that from next year frontex 's mission in the mediterranean would become permanent , we now expect the agency to be allocated far more than the eur 10 million that it orig@@ in@@ ally proje@@ cted up to now for mis@@ sions on the maritime borders .
serious consequences also result from the pay gap between men and women , or the so-called gl@@ as@@ s ce@@ il@@ ing , which prev@@ ents women from secur@@ ing manag@@ eri@@ al or leading ro@@ les .
but while these wil@@ der@@ ness areas are small in area , they are of high value in both scientific and cultural terms .
i feel it is vital that the rules we make do not h@@ in@@ der use of the available cre@@ d@@ its for which we fight so f@@ ier@@ ce@@ ly at each round of negotiations with the member states in the council .
i feel sure that slove@@ nia will carry out the task ahead with great competence .
mrs stri@@ f@@ fle@@ r , you had a further 12 secon@@ ds .
i support the request submitted to the commission for creating a public eco@@ de@@ sign dat@@ ab@@ a@@ se available online .
the european social fund is not a tool for implementing such ideas .
against pi@@ r@@ acy we need conclu@@ sive action on two levels : in the area of diplom@@ acy , supporting african countries , which suffer from the presence of genuine ma@@ fi@@ as on their territory , who use ex@@ tor@@ tion and ki@@ d@@ nap@@ ping in order to bl@@ ack@@ ma@@ il fisher@@ men and mer@@ chan@@ ts from one part of the world ; in the area of legitimate use of force , using it as a dis@@ su@@ a@@ sive tool , which is perhaps the only language that pi@@ rates understand .
al@@ be@@ it , i think the whole fir@@ st-@@ reading process is se@@ ve@@ rely fla@@ wed , and i hope we do not adopt this for future legislative acts .
in writing . - it is important for the eu to maintain its focus on dis@@ advant@@ aged areas to ensure they do not suffer further in the current economic crisis .
most member states have introduced targeted measures in an effort to support employment and limit the effects of the crisis on ordinary citizens .
commissioner , we understand that the im@@ ages will not be sto@@ red .
i should therefore like , once again , to say thank you for the work which has been done and to express my satisfac@@ tion at the fact that , for the first time , we are see@@ ing an association of em@@ ploy@@ ers and an association of workers jo@@ ining forces and agree@@ ing , thereby enab@@ ling us to arri@@ ve at this motion for a resolution .
hi@@ d@@ den in a cat@@ alo@@ gue of wor@@ thy principles and p@@ s@@ eu@@ do@@ -@@ good intentions l@@ ur@@ ks the judi@@ ci@@ alisation of political corre@@ ct@@ ness .
it is about taking the very basic blu@@ e-@@ sk@@ y research that we do so well in the european union , and trans@@ l@@ ating it all the way to the marke@@ t@@ place so that we provide the jobs here , and they are not provided ab@@ road .
trade policy , especially commercial condi@@ tion@@ ality , can , without doubt , contribute to more effective global governance through the exerci@@ sing of mi@@ ld power .
this is why i support the forthcoming multi@@ annual financial framework , which will help convin@@ ce european citizens that the union has the ability to think and act to protect their long-term interests and achieve effective results in ensuring stable growth and internal cohesion .
mr president , it is a good thing that europe is making its voice heard in this part of africa which is once again at risk of becoming a the@@ at@@ re for vi@@ ru@@ l@@ ent conflict , after the far@@ ce of a presid@@ ential campaign we wit@@ ne@@ ssed a few days ago .
let me repeat : this debate has encouraged me to keep going along the well-@@ wor@@ n path and to make sure that this time we will be successful .
the global financial and economic crisis has ag@@ gra@@ v@@ ated the situation , and the popul@@ ations of the countries of the south are the main victims .
for this reason i welcome the commission 's recommendation to direct the member states to make use of the eu 's existing funds .
however , i also note that india is still off tr@@ ack on most of the mi@@ ll@@ en@@ nium development goals ( m@@ d@@ g@@ s ) such as inf@@ ant mor@@ t@@ ality , mat@@ er@@ nal health , child mal@@ nu@@ tri@@ tion and the bat@@ tle against mal@@ ari@@ a , tu@@ ber@@ cu@@ lo@@ sis and hi@@ v / ai@@ ds .
si@@ x@@ thly and finally , community fishing ve@@ ssels for which a fishing author@@ isation has been issued shall trans@@ mit to their competent national authority the data concerning their cat@@ ches and fishing effort with a frequ@@ ency appropriate to the agreement and fisher@@ y concerned .
no , it does not work like that .
in particular , as regards its vehi@@ cle fle@@ et , the commission has already set a target of reducing co2 emissions by an average of 26 % between 2006 and 2012 .
in my opinion , this part of the proposal is super@@ f@@ lu@@ ous .
such a ri@@ sk@@ y technology for gener@@ ating energy with all its hazar@@ d@@ ous by@@ -@@ products and f@@ at@@ al consequences for both man and nature in the event of nuclear me@@ l@@ t@@ down should not be g@@ lo@@ ssed over under the pre@@ text of climate protection .
the procedure established in the two proposals is based on a high degree of trust and cooperation between the member states and the commission .
this is why i am happy that we have discussed this important problem today .
it is necessary to che@@ ck whether union funds are being well used , whether these institutions are meeting the objectives out@@ lined for them , and whether any resources are being wa@@ sted .
ami@@ d all the problems that the crisis is for@@ cing us to deal with , we must not over@@ look the lon@@ ger@@ -@@ term prospe@@ cts , the structural prospe@@ cts for growth and employment .
yesterday mr wier@@ s@@ ma mentioned that failure to acknow@@ ledge the 19@@ 15@@ -@@ 19@@ 16 ar@@ me@@ nian gen@@ o@@ ci@@ de is a problem .
these institutions are a pre@@ condition for creating a natural gas integrated market .
i voted in favour of the report on european cooperation in vo@@ cational education and training because this issue occup@@ ies an important place in the europe 2020 strategy with the aim of ensuring economic development .
thus , it does not stri@@ ke me as impossible to support that .
i shall take it , therefore , that there are no comments , as mad@@ am@@ e president is not seeking the floor again .
on behalf of the pse group . - ( de ) mr president , according to the aid agencies , the situation in north ki@@ v@@ u is in some respe@@ cts even worse than in dar@@ fu@@ r .
in the af@@ ter@@ mat@@ h of the economic dow@@ n@@ turn , as mr call@@ an@@ an mentioned , these discussions were indeed difficult .
to su@@ m up , let me emphasise that all the non-@@ standard measures we have adopted during the period of ac@@ u@@ te financial stress are temporary in nature and were designed with ex@@ it consider@@ ations in mind .
article 13 of the treaty establishing the european community has for@@ med the legal basis for two directives : the directive of 29 june 2000 implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons ir@@ respective of r@@ aci@@ al or ethnic origin , and the directive of 27 november 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occup@@ ation .
we really must ensure that we ban@@ g the dru@@ m in respect of the press and the rest of the public and ensure that much more focus is put on areas such as sol@@ v@@ it and the sco@@ re@@ bo@@ ar@@ ds .
i welcome this proposal , and i consider it particularly significant that the new regulation contains a specific reference to ' made in ' labelling .
this means we must give the industry the chance to make prepar@@ ations over a long period of time in order to take account of the com@@ pens@@ ating extr@@ a income from property rights on read@@ y-@@ made parts , a concept which makes no sense at the present time since we operate on the basis that property re@@ fers to the de@@ sign as a whole .
parliament demands that living things should not be subject to pat@@ ents and that the pl@@ under@@ ing of gene@@ tic resources by business and industry , particularly in developing countries , should ce@@ a@@ se .
the report is certainly significant because it very clearly states the fact that the russian feder@@ ation - right from the start of the conflict - organised training on south os@@ se@@ ti@@ an territory , and provided the south os@@ se@@ ti@@ ans with military technology and also other military equipment .
look at the other contin@@ ents and the public funds invest@@ ed there .
i agree with mr barroso that energy policy may be the european union 's next big integration project .
more than ever we need to address today 's concerns : what we can do to boost growth , jobs and social stability in a period of growing infl@@ ation ; what we can do to improve financial stability , building on and reinfor@@ cing the instruments available to the union - and available to the commission as well , which is an important discussion .
the ira@@ q@@ i human rights minister is currently hol@@ ding individual meetings with the resid@@ ents in order to establish their rights and determin@@ e whether they wish to return to iraq or leave for a third country .
the internal market and foreign and security policy will not end@@ ure if there is no strong cultural base to support them .
mr president , ladies and gentlemen , i am of course very hon@@ ou@@ red to participate in these debates , which particularly interest me since i have to make proposals on the reform of the common agricultural policy .
it would be in@@ appropriate for p@@ har@@ maceu@@ tical manufacturers who are not targets for fal@@ si@@ fication to bear the high cost of the security devi@@ ces .
if anyone was asked whether they thought it possible for a european country to con@@ sign some@@ one into the hands of an execu@@ ti@@ oner and a dict@@ ator@@ ship such as iran , the answer would undoubtedly be that it was uni@@ mag@@ in@@ able .
there are many positive examples of how the european union , under the direction of mr so@@ lana , has dealt with this in the past few years .
the eu has respon@@ ded quickly , not seeking head@@ lines but with a total focus on getting help to the people in need .
in this respect , too , we demand the equal treatment of the two institutions , as we have equal status as legisl@@ ators .
claims to sovereignty over the area by the five border countries - canada , den@@ mark , russia , the united states and nor@@ way - lead@@ s to obvious ten@@ sions .
it is appropriate that ireland should be concerned about these issues because it saw discrimination and loss of life in northern ireland for many years .
if the proposed amendment is not approved , we would par@@ ado@@ xi@@ cally end up with the precise op@@ posi@@ te , since many farmers might decide to sti@@ ck with their old , pol@@ lu@@ ting trac@@ tors , thus ca@@ using environmental de@@ teri@@ or@@ ation in europe .
i would now like to give the floor to my colleague , mrs ferre@@ ro-@@ wal@@ d@@ ner .
a single labour market for re@@ sear@@ ch@@ ers , which means establishing a single european care@@ er path in the field of research and an integrated information system for jobs and training contracts ;
i am glad to support this report and hope that it will be the start of more measures in this direction .
( pl ) mr president , i did not think the last week would end so success@@ fully .
ver@@ i@@ fication of cre@@ d@@ enti@@ als : see minutes
as@@ sum@@ ing that a pe@@ sti@@ ci@@ de spra@@ yer has an average service life of 12 to 15 years , it is estim@@ ated that approxim@@ ately 1@@ 25 000 to 2@@ 50 000 new spra@@ yers are purcha@@ sed in the community every year .
colle@@ ction and management of data on the common fisheries policy ( vote )
the propor@@ tion of all@@ owan@@ ces that may be au@@ cti@@ oned is moder@@ ate , very moder@@ ate , and the limit used to cal@@ cul@@ ate the all@@ owan@@ ces allocated to the various operators is realistic .
how we de@@ sign the system is therefore crucial .
overall , however , the member states need to coordin@@ ate their tax policies , otherwise things will not continue to go well in the european union .
if you do something about that , then you will be helping the rest of the world .
for example , in november 2009 , the special rapporteur of the united nations human rights council argu@@ ed that the proposed special law against media crimes in ven@@ e@@ zu@@ ela - i quot@@ e - ' would involve serious violations of the right to freedom of opinion and expression and would cur@@ ta@@ il press freedom in the country if it is adopted in its current form ' .
my question rel@@ ates to eu@@ rat@@ om .
on behalf of the pse group . - ( de ) madam president , minister , commissioner , i am delighted that we today have the opportunity to debate such an important package together , and i fully anti@@ cip@@ ate that tomorrow we will be adopting decisions on the basis of a very large majority .
we need to make it more efficient and make it more co@@ st-@@ effective , but we also need to make sure that people are able to make a living from it : not only the people involved in the industry , but also people living in co@@ ast@@ al communities .
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i remain convinced that in the fight against organised crime it can be very useful .
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this cooperation must be improved .
although europol has a reli@@ able data protection system , it needs to be brought into line with the treaty of lisbon so that it can per@@ form its du@@ ties under full democratic scru@@ t@@ iny .
mr president , the most significant document on the eu security strategy was deli@@ vered by x@@ a@@ vie@@ r so@@ lana .
last but not least , i would like to point out that the eu should stri@@ ve for the wide@@ st ratification and implementation of the ro@@ me statu@@ te in relations with those countries that have not yet done so .
finally , there were no major changes to the original draft and no surpri@@ ses on the amendments adopted .
as chair of the european parliament delegation for relations with swi@@ t@@ zer@@ land , i@@ cel@@ and and nor@@ way and the joint parliamentary committee of the european economic area , i welcome this report .
at the same time , for this year infl@@ ation fore@@ ca@@ sts have been revi@@ sed up to 3@@ .@@ 8 % in the eu and 3@@ .@@ 6 % in the euro area .
i do not like the word .
ben@@ az@@ ir b@@ hu@@ t@@ to f@@ ought for a democratic pakistan and a peaceful transition to civilian rule .
we have already deb@@ ated the europe 2020 strategy together in this parliament .
work needs to be done at the start of the product chain where this happens .
i voted in favour of this report on the management of spent fuel and radi@@ o@@ active waste to send a clear message to the member states : pol@@ lu@@ ters must be held responsible for their waste .
amendment of regulation ( ec ) no 6@@ 6@@ 3 / 2009 establishing a programme to aid economic recovery by gran@@ ting community financial assistance to projects in the field of energy ( debate )
the so-called guarantees given to the irish people change nothing , mean nothing and are ir@@ relevant .
yet the union cannot act in the interests of its citizens if it l@@ acks the resources to do so .
in this way , the objectives of the new directive have been at@@ tained : refor@@ med spe@@ c@@ tru@@ m management , improved consist@@ ency of the regulations gover@@ ning the internal e-@@ communications market , and increased level of security and integr@@ ity , to the benefit of service users .
there can be no policy of secre@@ cy in applying and interpre@@ ting the law .
madam president , what we are facing is not a crisis of the euro@@ zone , but a crisis of public finance in some member states who happen to be in the euro@@ zone - it could equally well be hungary .
indeed , the objective of the programme of social measures approved by us last year will not be reali@@ sed unless we pa@@ ss a significant part of it , i@@ .@@ e@@ . patients ' rights in trans@@ -@@ border health care .
we note what mrs lu@@ lling has said , and i am sure that the statements made in this house will be clari@@ fied .
the importance must be emphasi@@ sed of gender budge@@ ting as a good governance tool to improve efficiency and fair@@ ness , proper monitoring of how budgetary allo@@ cations affect the economic and social opportunities of men and women , and flexibility to re@@ structure the ones that neg@@ ati@@ vely affect the achie@@ vement of gender equality .
i welcome , in particular , that which commissioner di@@ m@@ as had to say .
has it occur@@ red to you that , in the 10 years of debates , you and your colleagues have simply failed to convin@@ ce enough people , and that is why you and your colleagues have had to re@@ sort to the b@@ lat@@ ant mani@@ pul@@ ation to which i referred earlier to get the treaty through ?
a special place in this policy cy@@ cle for social integration is given to the world program for action concerning dis@@ ab@@ led persons .
however , there are aspects about improving the opportunities for smes to receive financial support which primarily der@@ i@@ ve from access to technical assistance aimed at acce@@ ssing financial instruments , especially those de@@ voted to increasing research and development capacity .
considering the risks and dis@@ advantages of nuclear power , this is a short-@@ si@@ ghted and harmful policy .
i think this and other measures will ensure that genuine citizens ' concerns can be brought forward while ho@@ pe@@ fully stop@@ ping those of ve@@ sted interests .
the whole process was also ac@@ companie@@ d by a constan@@ t dialogue with civil society and a comprehensive trade sustainable impact assessment .
the b@@ alo@@ ch minority continues to be persecu@@ ted and , according to am@@ ne@@ sty international , at least 90 b@@ alo@@ ch acti@@ vi@@ sts - te@@ ach@@ ers , journ@@ alists and la@@ wy@@ ers - have disappe@@ are@@ d or have been mur@@ dered .
this 2.@@ 3 % increase is certainly a lot easier to accept and justi@@ fy than the 5@@ .@@ 2 % proposed by the bure@@ a@@ u .
( sv ) thank you very much , mr president , commissioner and mr president-in-office .
the council and the commission must draw their conclusions from the fact that , in this parliament 's view , the governments of the countries of the hor@@ n of africa are not acting in accordance with their obligations under the terms of article 9 of the co@@ ton@@ ou agreement .
in sweden we have to some extent cho@@ sen a different path from many other european countries , which have placed greater emphasis on legislation , whilst we have placed greater emphasis on the social partners taking responsibility .
to make this cooperation as effective as possible so that it achie@@ ves the expected results , it should be regul@@ ated and transparent .
let me address the market situation .
the european parliament should ask the ukra@@ ini@@ an pro@@ secu@@ tor general to li@@ ft this ban .
i am pleased that commissioner re@@ hn has been re@@ ap@@ pointed , and we want this strategy to be approved , along with a specific action plan , by early 2011 at the latest .
this will no doubt answer the concerns vo@@ i@@ ced by mrs mc@@ gu@@ in@@ ness .
it is not just a matter of structures and rules , then , but of ment@@ ality .
what is needed most of all here is to give sm@@ all@@ - and medium-sized enterprises in this sector access to finance .
we have a rapi@@ dly growing population in ireland - it is the fa@@ ste@@ st-@@ growing population in europe , both in terms of natural increase in population as well as overall growth .
i believe that the very transparency we are calling for here is also justified by the treaty of lisbon and that , therefore , we must press hard for this treaty to be brought to a fav@@ ourable conclusion as quickly as possible .
i really feel that the european security strategy is pro@@ ving more successful in mis@@ sions outside the european continent than in meeting challenges ar@@ ising within the eu .
which measure does the commission envis@@ age , should it appe@@ ar that the competitive conditions , in particular in the prim@@ ary market , have significantly wor@@ sen@@ ed ?
last july , we had a debate between the justice ministers on the possibility of enhanced cooperation on ro@@ me i@@ ii and , at the end of july , ni@@ ne member states presented the commission with a request for enhanced cooperation : that is more than a third of the member states involved in the adoption of ro@@ me i@@ ii .
furthermore , i proposed , together with other members , that with respect to the com@@ pul@@ s@@ ory six weeks ' leave following chil@@ d@@ bir@@ th , a safeguard clause be provided for those countries where legislation provides this com@@ pul@@ s@@ ory period pri@@ or to chil@@ d@@ bir@@ th too .
this report de@@ als with the cer@@ ti@@ fication at community level of life@@ long learning quali@@ fications .
vice-president of the commission . - ( de ) madam president , ladies and gentlemen .
( pl ) the european convention for the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms is one of the found@@ ations of the european the@@ ory of values , which defen@@ ds the rights of the individual and human rights .
as mr da@@ ul said , we need more , not less , trade .
we see quality lo@@ go@@ s in a number of areas of our life .
would he then be re@@ min@@ ded how the eu subsidi@@ sed jobs out of the ry@@ ton plant in co@@ ven@@ try ?
there are still too few women in politics , and here in the european parliament , our fe@@ m@@ ale members account for only 35 % of all members .
the june list can never give its b@@ ac@@ king to a report which fru@@ strate@@ s the purposes of reforms to the su@@ ga@@ r market in the eu and which would ine@@ vit@@ ably di@@ lu@@ te those reforms as well as je@@ opar@@ di@@ se their comple@@ tion .
however , chinese authorities have not he@@ eded international calls to stop pursu@@ ing their follow@@ -up to the ri@@ o@@ ts of 14 march 2008 in tibet .
tan@@ gle ne@@ ts are not used to cat@@ ch co@@ d , they are not used to cat@@ ch wh@@ iting or h@@ ad@@ do@@ ck and will have zer@@ o impact on these stocks , so these amendments , if passed , will allow these small ve@@ ssels to survi@@ ve in these areas .
it is , today , a challenge for the council and the commission .
spain has already submitted an application for financial assistance from the european globalisation adjustment fund ( egf ) on 5 february 2010 as a result of redun@@ dan@@ cies in 8@@ 2 companies in n@@ ace revision 2 di@@ vision 14 ( manufac@@ ture of we@@ aring ap@@ pa@@ re@@ l ) in a single nu@@ ts ii region , gali@@ cia ( es@@ 11 ) in spain , and has supple@@ mented this application with additional information by 11 may 2010 .
mr president , there has been no advan@@ cement on mi@@ ll@@ en@@ nium development goal ( m@@ d@@ g ) 5 on improving mat@@ er@@ nal health since 2000 , particularly in sub@@ -@@ sahar@@ an africa and south asia , and before 2000 progress was prac@@ tically non-@@ exist@@ ent .
we owe this to our citizens and our taxpayers .
in this regard , poverty still has a fe@@ mini@@ ne face in europe .
however , if the commission 's proposals are implemented every country will therefore appro@@ ve pe@@ sti@@ ci@@ des that could con@@ tain up to 5@@ 7 active substances .
on 21 october of last year , the council and parliament concluded an agreement that is reflected in the present common position .
the social side of this report , shown in its concern for young people coming from dis@@ advant@@ aged environ@@ ments , is comm@@ end@@ able .
perhaps the package is a@@ im@@ ing to restor@@ e citizens ' trust before the euro elections .
my applause for the previous speaker was , of course , as a result of the im@@ pression created by the question as to what extent the council can with@@ draw the european union from the control of the european parliament .
it was in your country that we had the highest ever case of state aid in the history of the european union , precisely because of problems in the financial markets .
for my part , i should like to say how pleased i am that all of the political groups within parliament can today jo@@ in@@ tly respond to the appeal launched by gu@@ ine@@ an civil society , by condem@@ ning the repres@@ sion carried out by the military jun@@ ta that has been in power since december , a repres@@ sion of the peaceful demonstr@@ ation st@@ aged to mark gu@@ ine@@ a 's independence .
the european union should not be the last to dis@@ cover and make use of new energy sources , as is usu@@ ally the case .
bearing in mind the objective to er@@ adi@@ cate absolu@@ te poverty and poverty among children by 2015 as well as the target to reduce rel@@ ative poverty significantly , i , too , wish to highlight the need for national minimum income thre@@ sh@@ ol@@ ds to be introduced as a matter of urg@@ ency at european union level .
more generally , i am pleased that both the committee on international trade and the committee on development came to a compromise on the scru@@ t@@ iny body that would enable the joint parliamentary assembly ( j@@ pa ) to play the role it de@@ serves to play in the first place .
rapporteur . - ( bg ) i would just like to take this opportunity to once again thank all speakers for their kind words about my report , my work and for the work of mr di@@ am@@ an@@ dou@@ ro@@ s .
i realise that there are difficulties , but last night , council question time was can@@ cel@@ led .
we need to re@@ place these histori@@ c referen@@ ces with much cle@@ are@@ r objectives , which will create a certain amount of fair@@ ness and enable the agricultural diversity that exists in the european union to be better taken into account .
parliament insi@@ sted then , and still insi@@ sts , that the turkish government establish legal frame@@ works , in accordance with the european convention for the protection of human rights , which will allow non-@@ mus@@ li@@ m religious groups and ale@@ v@@ is to function without unnecessary restrictions .
that is not happening .
europe therefore needs to equi@@ p itself with a soli@@ d , competitive and di@@ versi@@ fied industrial base .
for the last week , christi@@ ans in the state of ori@@ ss@@ a in east india have been subje@@ cted to a campaign of persecu@@ tion , hu@@ mili@@ ation , abuse and mur@@ der .
president-in-office of the council . - ( pt ) mr president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , serbia naturally lies within the european space and we all recognise that , in recent years , it has been faced with major challenges ; in fact more than this , with extremely difficult challenges due to its importance to the stability and development of the western balk@@ an region .
well , yes it does , because we will now have in place a similar set of rights for bu@@ ses and co@@ ach@@ es to those that we currently have for other mo@@ des of transport .
we need to have more tools at our dispos@@ al to assi@@ st member states .
( de ) mr president , the climate negotiations in copenhagen were disap@@ poin@@ ting for the european union , as has already been mentioned .
if you want to sti@@ ck to a shor@@ ter communi@@ qu@@ é , it is better not to follow the usu@@ al practice of sum@@ mar@@ ising the conclusions of previous counci@@ ls in order to dis@@ gui@@ se the lack of new decisions by the current council .
france had a vast co@@ lo@@ ni@@ al em@@ pi@@ re and great br@@ it@@ a@@ in its own em@@ pi@@ re .
i therefore support the creation of a european border surve@@ il@@ l@@ ance system , euro@@ su@@ r , stre@@ am@@ li@@ ning and inter@@ lin@@ king the border control systems of the member states in order to increase the eu 's internal security , fight illegal immigration , prevent cross-border crime and terrorism , and strengthen the member states ' capacity for re@@ sc@@ ue operations .
you will also be going to ab@@ k@@ ha@@ zi@@ a and on that point , you expla@@ ined that the we@@ ek@@ end might not be enough time to resolve the issue .
in particular , it will ver@@ i@@ fy progress made by the council with regard to the clo@@ sing of all its ex@@ tra@@ -@@ budgetary accounts , the publi@@ cation of all administrative decisions ( when they are used as the legal basis for budget i@@ te@@ ms ) and the trans@@ mission to parliament of its annual activity report .
in writing . - ( fr ) according to the e@@ pa@@ s , su@@ ga@@ r and ban@@ an@@ as sour@@ ced from acp countries will not be able to enter the markets of the french ou@@ ter@@ most regions ( ors ) for 10 years , on a renewable basis , thus pre@@ ser@@ ving the production of these two pi@@ ll@@ ars of over@@ se@@ as agriculture .
now i read that they would need european research facilities to enable them to make technological progress .
our starting point must always be to create the highest security standards for people and for the environment , so as to prevent such disasters from the out@@ set .
it per@@ mitted money to be used to save the banks , a little money to be left over for the next potential bank re@@ sc@@ ue , but did not per@@ mit ...
i believe that one key element in this is to review the provisions on off@@ ences committed against religi@@ ons , known as the b@@ la@@ sp@@ he@@ my law .
a better approach seems to me to be to con@@ front those who hold political power with our argu@@ ments and demands in the context of a political dialogue , not to give them the opportunity to dis@@ credit the critici@@ s@@ ms made by those in civil society by refer@@ ring to external criticism , to establish a transparent political system and to coordin@@ ate our efforts with those of all our foreign policy partners in belarus .
mr barroso , we need a study of the effects of all of the commission 's measures on the real economy , not just on the banking sector .
in other words , given the circumstances , i find it difficult to believe that the current plan should be called a recovery plan rather than something else .
in writing . - on the budget vote for 2012 ( general guidelines ) i voted to free@@ ze the budget and against any indi@@ cation of additional spending because of the coming into force of the treaty of lisbon .
in this respect , we war@@ m@@ ly welcome the ow@@ n-@@ initiative report drawn up by ms wag@@ en@@ k@@ ne@@ ch@@ t , which aims at setting up the necessary fiscal framework to encourage risk and innovative investments in order to achieve the objectives of growth and employment .
( pl ) mr president , this situation show@@ ed that europe was not , in fact , prepared for this crisis .
( nl ) mr president , the forthcoming un summit on the least developed countries is a good opportunity for a debate on whether development aid makes sense or if it is , in fact , n@@ on@@ sensi@@ cal .
so we have achieved a good deal , but there is more to do , and we believe that our relations should be gui@@ ded by the promotion of peace , human rights and comprehensive security , sustainable development with environmental consider@@ ations , social equ@@ ity and economic prosper@@ ity , and the strengthening of cultural and edu@@ cational ex@@ changes .
the free democratic party in the european parliament voted against discharge in respect of the implementation of the european parliament 's budget .
apart from the important , concrete economic terms of the response , it is also a test for europe to see whether europe does indeed wish to trans@@ late this level of concern into real coordination for the future .
there needs to be a permanent , fair and mu@@ tu@@ ally acceptable solution , within the framework of the united nations , to a conflict that has now gone on for more than 30 years and is condem@@ ning thousands of sahar@@ an refugees to de@@ spa@@ ir and condem@@ ning a neighbour@@ ing area that is of fundamental importance to the european union to inst@@ ability .
on behalf of the ppe group . - ( de ) madam president , rapporteur , ladies and gentlemen , as we all know , the house 's budget for 2012 is set against the back@@ ground of a difficult economic and financial situation .
finally , we are coun@@ ting , commissioner , on your resolve - which we know is considerable - to put a swift end to illegal fishing , which affe@@ cts blu@@ ef@@ in tu@@ na and co@@ d most of all , highly pri@@ zed species which are hea@@ vi@@ ly over@@ fish@@ ed at present .
the vote will take place at mid@@ day .
i can reas@@ sure you , however , that we are following this matter very atten@@ ti@@ vely .
moreover , it is important to remember that within the eu there are many different soil types , which are used in a var@@ ie@@ ty of ways .
the european institutions and member states are all stri@@ ving to reco@@ ver from the crisis .
the name issue has consu@@ med much political energy l@@ ately .
the al@@ leg@@ ations made according to which the cari@@ b@@ be@@ an countries were put under pressure and forced to sign the agreement are fal@@ se .
this is why my group is unani@@ m@@ ously in favour of maintaining the current rules on the form@@ ation of political groups , even though our opinions dif@@ fer when it comes to the refu@@ s@@ al of the two main groups to ac@@ com@@ mo@@ date our request concerning the procedures to follow : acknow@@ ledge the dis@@ agreement or accept a compromise .
bulgaria 's prime minister and slovakia 's prime minister are going to mo@@ sco@@ w and kie@@ v to negoti@@ ate .
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but , to close , i would say that co@@ st-@@ effectiveness is achieved through innovation , and it does not appe@@ ar in the budgets of the member states or of the commission .
in russia the work of religious communities that do not bel@@ ong to the russian or@@ th@@ od@@ o@@ x ch@@ ur@@ ch is becoming increasingly difficult .
obviously , we need certain eu-@@ wide standards , but the re@@ me@@ dies applied in fin@@ land cannot be the same as those in lu@@ x@@ em@@ bour@@ g , say .
and let me say this l@@ oud and clear : it is in europe 's own interest .
on behalf of the ppe-de group . - ( el ) madam president , today we are deci@@ ding parliament 's budget for 2010 at a particularly crucial period in time which is defined , firstly , by what we all hope will be the entry into force of the treaty of lisbon ; secondly , by the major economic crisis which has h@@ it the european economy and , thirdly , by the new regulations for parliament@@ ari@@ ans and parliamentary assi@@ stan@@ ts .
the new constitution , which is broad@@ ly in line with european standards , hel@@ ps strengthen democratic institutions in the country .
as i have said , the manufacturers of two@@ -@@ whe@@ el@@ ers cannot ad@@ here to the ti@@ ght limits already in existence for hy@@ dro@@ carbon emissions with con@@ v@@ enti@@ onal two@@ -@@ stro@@ ke eng@@ ines .
i think this , too , is of great importance .
but , seven years later , we go a crucial step further .
if not , the eu 's good practices will di@@ stor@@ t competition and disap@@ point its citizens .
in writing . - ( el ) i voted in favour of mrs o@@ omen@@ -@@ ru@@ ij@@ ten 's report as a whole .
i know for a fact that some german and hungarian members of the european parliament are planning further action this year in opposition to these presid@@ ential decre@@ es .
and how can a ce@@ a@@ se@@ fir@@ e be achieved when neither party recogni@@ ses the other 's legitimacy ?
however , i am un@@ happy about one fact , namely , that kosovo is the only country which , because of private differences , the member states have exclu@@ ded from the aboli@@ tion of visa requirements on citizens of western balk@@ an countries .
for these reasons , we voted for most of the positions adopted here .
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i am aware that the agreement negotiated will not resolve the complex and multi@@ dimen@@ si@@ onal problem of counterfe@@ iting , but i believe it constitu@@ tes a step in the right direction .
that is one of the less@@ ons which we are going to have to take away from this situation .
the full re@@ alisation of the internal energy market is an objective that can only be achieved if the current legislation relating to the energy package is applied by all member states .
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however , it is still important to gui@@ de our efforts in order to proce@@ ed with liber@@ ali@@ sing the visa system in kosovo , which constitu@@ tes the only area in the western balkans where the opening of negotiations is not yet planned .
vice-president of the commission . - ( de ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , as was only to be expected , this debate has focu@@ ssed very clearly on the really crucial issues .
finding new ways of involving society in development proce@@ sses in many areas of life is an essential condition for success .
this sort of thing simply should not be allowed !
this parliament , the european parliament , united in its recommendation to both the council and the commission on the european union 's role in iraq .
in paragraph 3 , we want to in@@ ser@@ t the word ' real ' after ' recogni@@ ses russia 's right to fight ' and before ' terrorism ' in order to make that cle@@ are@@ r , because terrorism is often used as a pre@@ text .
you cannot bring in regulations that are destru@@ ctive and make pi@@ g and po@@ ul@@ try farmers go out of business .
i should mention two things concerning the proposal .
very often when people have a problem , whether they are farmers or fisher@@ men , they say that europe re@@ acts too sl@@ ow@@ ly .
these were article 4@@ 3 , in the first case , and article 4@@ 9 , in the two others , both being re@@ produced word for word in the draft treaty of lisbon currently in the process of ratification .
there is in@@ consist@@ ency here .
we must accord@@ ingly call on the european commission to make every effort to carry out all the du@@ ties imposed on it more rapi@@ dly .
if the treaty of lisbon ent@@ ers into force - and that is something that i certainly hope will happen - the european parliament 's role will be extended and you will have a greater influence on the european agenda .
minimum rules on the individual 's access to legal assistance and data protection are laid down in each member state .
( ga ) mr president , i would like to l@@ end my support to those condem@@ ning the attacks and to show my solidarity with the people of gaza .
voluntary ' made in the european union ' labelling and mand@@ atory regional labelling , as well as mand@@ atory pro@@ of of origin , are not mu@@ tu@@ ally exclu@@ sive .
mr president , i have some questions .
we must reduce our co2 emissions dra@@ m@@ atically . we must become a low@@ -@@ carbon economy .
to what extent is the common agricultural policy already implementing the requirements of climate protection , and what instruments can be applied in the cap in this area in the future ?
mr president , ladies and gentlemen , over the years , many of my fellow members and i have become aware of the problem of aband@@ oned children , or@@ ph@@ ans and stre@@ et children .
in all the time i have known you , first as lea@@ der of the christian democrats and then as president of this parliament , you have been a model of dignity , re@@ stra@@ int and cour@@ te@@ sy .
we must we@@ an ourselves off fiscal sti@@ mu@@ li and qu@@ anti@@ t@@ ative eas@@ ing , and these should not be the accepted norm .
the main purpose of a ma@@ ster plan is to promote international cooperation between all parties concerned , so that integrated solutions can be found for specific problem areas through good con@@ sult@@ ations and with respect for existing authorities .
thank you for giving me this opportunity and for achieving a memor@@ able moment in my political care@@ er when i can tru@@ th@@ fully say that i have spoken , apart from to you , madam president , to a completely and ut@@ ter@@ ly emp@@ ty chamber .
the proposed measures will make the every@@ day lives of citizens and businesses in border regions easier .
i voted ' in favour ' .
so i would say to my colleague , i@@ vo be@@ let , and others that it would perhaps be interesting for us to get together , exchange experien@@ ces and keep working as this process progre@@ sses .
if we really think that , fran@@ k@@ ly , we need our bu@@ m@@ ps felt !
against this back@@ dro@@ p , greater political and social integration is required , with a stronger and more uni@@ fied europe .
given the importance for all sm@@ all@@ -@@ scale di@@ sti@@ ll@@ er@@ ies of their participation in the german alco@@ hol mono@@ po@@ ly and the need for further transition towards the market , as well as the fact that the reports presented do not demonstrate an infringe@@ ment of the competition rules in the single market , i think that the mono@@ po@@ ly exten@@ sion period should have en@@ ded by 2013 at the latest , the date when the new cap comes into force .
if the funds are transparent and comply with clear rules of accoun@@ t@@ ability then the fact that they are state@@ -@@ ow@@ ned investment vehicles should not give cause for concern .
that is what the victims of poverty need : they need people to be aware of them , to take them seriously , to show them how to bre@@ ak out of the poverty tra@@ p .
the principle of mutual recognition must continue to be a fundamental principle in our legal cooperation .
i think the situation is quite clear , that if you have something direct to say to citizens they will listen and hear .
madam president , ladies and gentlemen , it is often the case that good intentions cause problems .
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no , emp@@ h@@ atically not .
i also hope we will add transparency in government procurement as well as provision for issu@@ ing working visas of up to 24 months .
i welcome the fact that the hungarian presidency consid@@ ers the social and economic integration of roma as one of its priorities .
i would only like to remind the honourable members that the hungarian presidency is thinking in terms of a strong european union , a european union which provides additional rights to its citizens and always pu@@ ts citizens at the centre of these strong policies .
we felt that the role of tra@@ ine@@ e@@ ships was important .
if we take , for example , head@@ ing 1@@ a we see that we can under no circumstances finance any new agencies with available funds .
we have tr@@ ied to ensure that the spending programmes are organised in such a way that the short-@@ term necessi@@ ties do not put the long-term objectives at risk .
therefore , the discussion is not about ' whether ' , but ' how ' it can be effe@@ cted .
i would like to thank all the groups who took part in this work , and i wish to say that i have tabled a few amendments sole@@ ly with the purpose of clari@@ fying the text and make its t@@ one more balanced .
we must immediately set up massive , coordinated medium@@ - and long-term common eu response plans for the crisis .
in my opinion , the work of the special committee on the financial , economic and social crisis is still necessary , since the crisis is not yet over and the financial markets have not yet stabili@@ sed .
in this way the external funds are completely integrated into the national budgetary procedure where national parliaments play a key role .
the tragi@@ c accident in japan has led to a nuclear disaster that is now fa@@ mili@@ ar to us all .
just as we introduced the euro as an internal f@@ it@@ ness programme for the single market , we now have the lisbon strategy , for all the re@@ serv@@ ations and problems that may ac@@ company it , as a f@@ it@@ ness programme to get us into s@@ hap@@ e for global competition .
every country has developed its own solutions and has plans for future reforms which are adap@@ ted accord@@ ingly .
it should be noted that author@@ i@@ sed g@@ mo@@ s can be free@@ ly tra@@ ded and used within the eu under the conditions of the author@@ isation con@@ sent provided .
the text still needs to be confir@@ med by a qualified majority of member states in the council , and they will have three years to transpo@@ se it into national law .
you k@@ new that all of us who were involved were doing this for the first time , and in that respect your attitude has been one of solidarity and constru@@ cti@@ veness .
we do not cer@@ ti@@ fy ourselves that our car is road@@ wor@@ thy .
the opinion of the committee on agriculture and rural development on the 2011 budget already expressed the concern that , in the planning and u@@ ti@@ lisation of un@@ used resources , the commission 's as@@ sum@@ p@@ tions are too op@@ ti@@ mi@@ stic .
we recently discussed this issue several times with our chinese counter@@ parts , we have met with the competent authorities in be@@ ij@@ ing and , with the purpose of the dialogue in mind , those responsible for religious matters have visi@@ ted europe in order to increase their awareness of practices in a number of member states .
as my colleague has already pointed out , the private sector came and loo@@ ked at it and decided they wanted no part of it , because it did not make sense .
i also wish to emphasise that i introduced five amendments on behalf of the group of the european people 's party ( christian democrats ) .
mr verheugen , you have rightly addressed the fact that we have to make clear to consumers that quality is also important and that prices and quality have to reflect this .
my office launched an entirely new we@@ b@@ site , including an inter@@ active gui@@ de in all 23 languages , to help citizens address directly the body best equip@@ ped to deal with their compla@@ int .
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your report , mr me@@ d@@ ina or@@ te@@ ga , will serve as a crucial found@@ ation for future work , since the presidency will take due note of today 's debate .
the current situation provides additional pro@@ of of the euro 's use@@ ful@@ ness in terms of protecting member states which bel@@ ong to the euro zone and in@@ vi@@ tes member states which do not bel@@ ong to the euro zone to join it immediately , thereby meeting the ma@@ a@@ stri@@ ch@@ t criteria .
relevant criteria for air agreements with third countries include balanced access to markets and investment opportunities , as well as fair competition in terms of state subsidies , environmental and social standards .
i can su@@ m it up in one sent@@ ence : the majority of you no longer accept the 90 % quot@@ a of men run@@ ning our companies and think that this should change .
even though five eu countries do not recognise it , this alone should not be a reason not to gr@@ ant kosovo as a territory the right to freedom of travel to the european union .
( it ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , the statements by the council and the commission on the eu 's response to the serious crisis in the con@@ go are , as usu@@ al , hy@@ po@@ critical and in@@ effe@@ c@@ tual .
since many have already been mentioned here , i will mention factors that are often for@@ got@@ ten .
mr president , the use of human org@@ ans for tran@@ sp@@ lan@@ tation has increased ste@@ ad@@ ily over the past de@@ ca@@ des .
an important role has been set a@@ side in sport for employment , for social affairs .
prag@@ ue ca@@ st@@ le was also the se@@ at of char@@ les i@@ v , as the prime minister mentioned .
that is not the europe that this parliament expe@@ cts .
this is b@@ lat@@ ant po@@ pu@@ li@@ sm !
the document ur@@ ges the authorities responsible to strengthen the independence and freedom of the media , applying equal standards to all of them and improving the transparency of their ow@@ ner@@ ship .
this is because adopting an integrated approach to cohesion policy is the only way in which we will help today 's cities develop in an orga@@ nic , sustainable and environment@@ ally responsible manner .
the most important less@@ on of the well-@@ known h@@ 1@@ n@@ 1 s@@ can@@ d@@ al is that people 's fa@@ it@@ h has been sh@@ ak@@ en .
i fully support strengthening nuclear safety standards , but are you ready to inv@@ ite the employe@@ e representatives , namely the trade uni@@ ons , to the multi@@ -@@ stake@@ hol@@ der dialogue in order to strengthen and achieve standards and are you ready glob@@ ally to promote the nuclear safety standards achieved ?
i want to ask the commission if it has carried out an analysis of the economic consequences of the b@@ la@@ ir house agreement , for which the european union gave up its own production of animal feed .
this cooperation , this partnership - which is the new word and concept - must be based on concrete projects in order to ensure success .
thirdly , many consul@@ ates require additional documents , not mentioned in the agreement .
if we move in this direction , the vi@@ sa@@ -@@ free regime is an essential element in dee@@ pe@@ ning relations between the eu and ta@@ i@@ w@@ an .
mr president , as in the previous vote , the shadow rapporteurs and myself have decided not to put the legislative resolution to the vote in parliament so as to continue negotiations with the council , in the hope that it will he@@ ed parliament 's vote today .
i agree with this and respect the fact that the conference of presid@@ ents has taken certain decisions , but i note with some regret that the religious representatives that are to speak here , with the excep@@ tion of the po@@ pe , all come from outside europe .
i also want to congratulate the institutions of east ti@@ mo@@ r for their cal@@ m response to the trage@@ dy and i must under@@ line , like mrs g@@ om@@ es and mr ri@@ be@@ ir@@ o e ca@@ str@@ o , that east ti@@ mo@@ r is not a failed state .
these regulations li@@ e at the heart of the common fisheries policy .
the costs , which were quite significant , could also have been reduced through greater cooperation between the member states , and between these and the european centre for disease prevention and control .
let me be clear , any provi@@ si@@ onal mi@@ xed inter@@ medi@@ ary status does not acce@@ ler@@ ate the process and does not put pressure on the commission or the council .
( es ) mr president , i would like to focus on something that may seem min@@ or , but which has become seriously worse during 2007 and affe@@ cts millions of people : security in european air@@ ports .
finally , the last point i wish to raise - and this surpri@@ ses me , mr barroso - is the fact that your programme does not include anything on the international financial markets .
i particularly welcome the fact that this report requests the commission to study the impact of the ag@@ gre@@ ssive adverti@@ sing on vulnerable consumers and to corre@@ ctly apply the relevant laws on child protection .
on this issue , the b@@ all is in the council 's court , and it is clear that belarus still has further progress to make .
you may be sure that your proposals will be taken into account as we develop this action plan , and i coun@@ t on your support for all our future actions .
in this respect , it is obvious that we ought to increase the scope and the budget for the promotion of our agricultural production to ensure vi@@ able competitiveness for our products on both internal and external markets .
we believe that an agreement can ea@@ se negotiations on specific future agreements involving the sh@@ aring of personal data .
i voted in favour of this report , from which i would stress the commission 's recommendation for harmo@@ nising the rules on funding the de@@ commissi@@ oning of nuclear re@@ ac@@ tors .
em@@ ploy@@ ers need security just as much as employees , particularly legal security in their contr@@ actual relations with person@@ ne@@ l .
it also advo@@ c@@ ates an eu-@@ level instrument , al@@ be@@ it op@@ tional , that is the same for all contracts in the european union , which is also set out in very general terms .
if the cze@@ ch@@ s state their position before the end , things will be done within the framework of the treaty of lisbon and they will have a commissioner .
the question of whether member states want to spend eur 1.@@ 5 billion is not in my hands , but in those of the heads of state and finance ministers , and i hope it will also be possible , via a sort of lobby@@ ing by members of the european parliament on their national governments , to pu@@ sh for a solution .
practice has shown that the fin@@ es for spee@@ ding and illegal par@@ king are ra@@ rely colle@@ cted , much to the ir@@ rit@@ ation of the resid@@ ents of , and dri@@ vers in , large cities , in particular .
i wish the citizens of romania and bulgaria the rap@@ ture that i personally experienced in ch@@ op@@ ping down the border g@@ ate on 22 december 2007 , when slovakia be@@ came part of the schengen area .
in particular against the back@@ dro@@ p of the current financial crisis , measures at european level must be coordinated .
my problem with the trans@@ national list with which mr du@@ ff comm@@ en@@ ced his report - a report that we are to debate soon - is not so much the fact that a trans@@ national list is to be made .
what wor@@ r@@ ies us is that , as a result of the different treatment of the states in this area , there will be separ@@ ati@@ st mo@@ vements and different clas@@ ses of citizens in the area of the western balkans will be created , which could certainly lead to problems .
the directive concentr@@ ates on c@@ odi@@ fying laws without amending their actual content .
it is a genuine opportunity to respond to energy challenges .
they must absolutely not be allowed to s@@ li@@ p into a longer period of unemployment , because at the present time it is easy to fall from there into a pre@@ c@@ arious situation or into poverty .
the streng@@ th of chri@@ st@@ ine l@@ ag@@ ar@@ de 's candi@@ d@@ acy is not that she is a european , but that she is a hu@@ ge@@ ly competent individual who has shown re@@ mar@@ k@@ able leadership qu@@ alities throughout the financial crisis .
climate protection and economic development are actually two sides of the same co@@ in .
this financial reform package will h@@ it the poorest in europe the har@@ de@@ st , while lea@@ ving the cause of the crisis - the financial sector - un@@ tou@@ ched .
it is also to be achieved by introducing an environmental fo@@ ot@@ pr@@ int for products and by finding financing instruments that can help to enable these green investments to be made , including euro@@ bonds , which are intended to cover our large requirement for investment in connection with the conver@@ sion to a green economy .
the technology will choose itself .
in that regard , i urge the eu to take the lead .
the lack of funding for de@@ commissi@@ oning measures will delay this process , which would pose a threat to the environment and human health .
we are , however , concerned not to pre@@ jud@@ ge decisions about the future eu budget ; es@@ dp activities are fun@@ ded from the community budgets , which are currently inter@@ -@@ govern@@ mental .
this does not mean that large air@@ cra@@ ft manufacturers should no longer receive any financial support at all .
a strategic partnership in many areas , which is highligh@@ ted at many points in the report , should make it possible to avoid crises in relations between the eu and the region , and to increase europe 's energy security .
however , we have decided to view the report as part of a continuing process that will gradu@@ ally enable these standards to be met and have therefore voted in favour of the report .
the fight against terrorism as part of international crime must not be neg@@ le@@ cted .
as a sta@@ un@@ ch european , i must therefore vote against this report .
the commission has taken its position .
it has few , if any , internal ethnic or religious problems , un@@ like some of its lar@@ ger neighbours .
i would therefore ar@@ gue here that we should sti@@ ck with voluntary labelling , because in the end , where consumers put enough added value on such labelling , the majority of eu producers already use this labelling on a voluntary basis .
this has been clearly mentioned .
it is un@@ digni@@ fied to sl@@ ing mu@@ d at the degree of civi@@ lisation and integration that our country has achieved over the years .
their second concern , comprehen@@ sibility , is something we have not yet fully succe@@ eded in .
two , because they mo@@ ved as whole neighbour@@ ho@@ ods and they are s@@ ca@@ red of lo@@ sing the social f@@ ab@@ ri@@ c that kee@@ ps them together , so it is not just bad policy or lack of desire ; it is also the social phenomen@@ on that follow@@ s a disaster of this nature that makes it not so easy to get people to move from flo@@ od@@ -@@ pr@@ one areas to safe@@ r ground .
in writing . - i voted against this report which wanted to give parliament 's approval ( as@@ sent ) to an interim trade agreement between the eu and turk@@ me@@ nistan .
the message from the e@@ cof@@ in council is that everyone needs to sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der their responsibilities .
secondly , i would like to add that the additional aid should be dire@@ cted at de@@ commissi@@ oning and that the amount required , which at present is eur 1@@ 80 million , is reasonable .
we want to go there to show the us authorities that we mean business .
europe needs to be more active and more united .
i believe that more financial resources need to be allocated to research and development , and to that end we need to increase investment to evalu@@ ate and anti@@ cip@@ ate the impact of an influ@@ en@@ za vi@@ ru@@ s .
our priority is to ensure the safety of children trave@@ lling alone to avoid ki@@ d@@ nap@@ ping and trafficking of children .
here i might mention a comment heard in mo@@ sco@@ w : earlier we mistak@@ en@@ ly thought that we were on the right path in russia ; now we mistak@@ en@@ ly think that we are on a special path .
in this regard i believe that europe should look at more targeted programmes , such as the global fund , which comb@@ ats ai@@ ds , t@@ b and mal@@ ari@@ a , the world 's most de@@ va@@ st@@ ating diseases , which ki@@ ll over six million people per year .
to discuss the future membership of an external organisation such as nato would only di@@ str@@ act from this important focus .
in the mean time , the commission will be taking the matter up with the can@@ adi@@ an authorities at the highest level .
in amendment 2 , the group of the progre@@ ssive alliance of socialists and democrats in the european parliament sugge@@ sted that this share of sel@@ f@@ funding should be just 5 % .
we therefore used this crit@@ eri@@ on to distribu@@ te the speeches equally .
they include fin@@ es , com@@ pen@@ sation for dela@@ ys , improved access for persons with reduced mobility , whe@@ el@@ chair@@ s , ac@@ compan@@ ying persons , and better information on all those aspects .
promoting low@@ -@@ carbon energy sources is a well-@@ known argument used by the nuclear lob@@ by .
it also had a benefi@@ cial effect .
lack of mor@@ al principles and of their use in legislation lead@@ s to loss of our socie@@ ties ' mor@@ al health and to various ab@@ uses in all areas of social life , including science and medic@@ ine .
the eu and russia are mu@@ tu@@ ally inter@@ dependent , both economi@@ cally and politically , and therefore , the conclusion of a strategic partnership agreement between the eu and the russian feder@@ ation is particularly important for the further development and intensi@@ fication of cooperation between the two partners .
this external mandate allows us , through the actions of the ei@@ b and in coordination with european policies , to take very firm and effective action on policies and areas of special interest to the european union and to all the european institutions , including this parliament .
as a representative from lon@@ don - and , indeed , a wom@@ an representative from lon@@ don - i have had a particular interest in this subject , because lon@@ don is one of the places very much affected by trafficking in women .
they told me clearly that they will be able to deliver non-@@ g@@ m products , so@@ y@@ be@@ an and ma@@ i@@ ze mainly , and the types of g@@ m products that have been author@@ i@@ sed in europe .
i reiter@@ ated our support for the democratic revo@@ lution and our read@@ in@@ ess to help the tuni@@ sian people in their que@@ st for freedom , justice and social progress .
it is i@@ ro@@ nic that this session will address seven individual country situations .
you want it to join .
further mass migration can then be pre@@ ven@@ ted .
the citizens , who were very un@@ fair@@ ly re@@ leg@@ ated to the treaty on the functioning of the european union , have re@@ tur@@ ned to the treaty on european union with the wor@@ ding that it had had since the ma@@ a@@ stri@@ ch@@ t treaty .
de@@ pri@@ ving citizens of their freedom is a crime .
the situation is this : mr ber@@ lu@@ s@@ con@@ i controls the italian media .
i am sure we will be supported by third countries , perhaps south kore@@ a or countries of south america , which we in fact want to help by making their sm@@ all@@ -@@ scale produ@@ ctions become more vi@@ sible on the european market .
( hu ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , during the last two and a half hours of this debate , quite a great deal has been said about copenhagen and the copenhagen negotiations .
the last two ro@@ unds of enlargement of the european union have brought numerous benefits to old and new member states ali@@ ke , while also pos@@ ing a number of challenges .
i would remind you of the recent debate that we had here on the problem of dio@@ x@@ ins .
the foun@@ ding fa@@ ther of european integration did not regard this task as a single act , but as continu@@ ous work .
in this way , all members of the european public will become involved in combating climate change .
the question is , therefore , whether the eu should continue with these multilateral negotiations or would be better swi@@ t@@ ching to bilateral negotiations .
for this reason we have to show our firm support for the united nations general assembly resolution on freedom of religion .
the next item is written declaration no 6@@ 1 / 2010 .
we have proposed to de@@ fine the concept of ho@@ sp@@ ital care through a community list based on the shared understanding of experts , who would take account of the development of technologies .
have i understood what you said corre@@ ctly ?
there certainly was a failure , but it was in an area for which the governments were clearly responsible .
naturally , this restri@@ cts how the information can be used .
given this , i see no reason to vote against the mobilisation of the fund in this case .
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fran@@ k@@ ly , inte@@ l@@ le@@ c@@ tual property and its san@@ cti@@ ty are not an issue here .
inci@@ dent@@ ally , the court expla@@ ined that , and i quot@@ e , the ' directive see@@ ks in particular to bring about the freedom to provide services ' .
human be@@ ings , dis@@ proportion@@ ately women , are treated as though they were com@@ mod@@ ities , even live@@ stock , to be trans@@ ported , used and often ab@@ used .
si@@ mil@@ arly , on mat@@ er@@ ni@@ ty benefits , the commission 's proposal introdu@@ ces the principle of paying sal@@ aries in full .
just because the arctic is s@@ par@@ sely popul@@ ated does not mean that anyone can go there and help themselves .
we will see you again for question h@@ our next month .
this is a forwar@@ d-@@ looking draft report , and while it is not the fi@@ ni@@ shed article , it is undoubtedly a way of safeguar@@ ding the legitimacy of the activities and decisions of the european institutions .
i believe , however , that our own responsibility in this is also quite considerable .
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the second question is what changes to the ef@@ s@@ f do you consider indi@@ spen@@ s@@ able to prevent the repe@@ ti@@ tion of the sh@@ am@@ eful situation that occur@@ red in ireland ?
the european union , which has common external borders , should take particular care not to become a market where protected species of animals or plants are s@@ mu@@ g@@ g@@ led or brought in with im@@ puni@@ ty .
it will be very difficult to stop .
nor does it follow the line of the question raised by the commission itself in its communication of last september on a ' strategy for the ou@@ ter@@ most regions ' .
i hope that the ab@@ sent president of the council , mi@@ rek to@@ pol@@ á@@ nek , will not give way under pressure from the ob@@ ama administration to the tem@@ p@@ tation for new regulations and for more tax@@ pa@@ yer 's money to be po@@ u@@ red into the economy .
we need infl@@ ati@@ on-@@ free growth , so that things will be better for people tomorrow .
the next item is the debate on six mo@@ tions for a resolution on the case of k@@ h@@ adi@@ je@@ h mo@@ gh@@ ad@@ da@@ m .
the texts put forward for approval obtained ni@@ ne@@ ty per@@ cent support in the committee on petitions and in both the other committees .
last year , ladies and gentlemen , both you and the whole of europe were re@@ min@@ ded of the in@@ humani@@ ty of totalit@@ ari@@ an ideo@@ logy by e@@ d@@ v@@ ī@@ ns š@@ nor@@ e 's fil@@ m ' a so@@ vie@@ t st@@ ory ' .
what did mr pro@@ d@@ i say about the stability pact in 2002 ?
technology will be the key and now is the right time to do this .
yesterday , it was 28 years since the im@@ position of mar@@ tial law in poland by the then communist authorities .
i believe that this matter will have to give us some food for thought because we should not allow a new de@@ sign for the european social model to fail like the lisbon agenda has done .
i have a specific question on the 2009 discharge .
it is great that it pu@@ ts european agriculture in a very strong position to face up to the bra@@ ve new world , because we will need food production , we will need farmers and we need the countr@@ y@@ side , and all these things work very well .
improving the energy efficiency of buil@@ dings - with the goal of achieving ne@@ ar@@ -@@ zer@@ o energy hou@@ ses - will not only reduce energy consumption .
they are democracy , human rights and freedom of opinion .
on another matter , wel@@ sh cat@@ tle under 24 months of age cannot be label@@ led as wel@@ sh under p@@ gi legislation .
our duty , in future , is to force the council to put an end to this un@@ democratic , ar@@ cha@@ i@@ c method of ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment that fo@@ sters the idea that europe , in building itself , is sh@@ el@@ tered from the peoples .
there cannot be any im@@ puni@@ ty for such crimes .
for these and many other reasons , i voted against the report .
the fight against counterfe@@ iting must be one of our priorities and an objective of all national and international policies .
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i also consider important the cor@@ relation of the european year for combating poverty and social exclusion with the mi@@ ll@@ en@@ nium development goals and , in particular , the international day for the er@@ adi@@ cation poverty .
as is mentioned in the resolution , the european parliament has received more than 4@@ 00 petitions on the subject of wi@@ des@@ pread mis@@ leading trading practices by publi@@ sh@@ ers of business direct@@ ories which affect thousands of businesses , mo@@ stly small ones .
however , we note that , in spite of its initiatives , europe is not making an effective contribution in this major conflict , even though it is taking place in its immediate area of influence .
as long as the treaties allow for restrictions on workers ' rights and the low@@ ering of pay and conditions , the court of justice cannot rule otherwise .
however , the commission can use its dis@@ cre@@ tion to assess whether the dead@@ line should be extended so that it is reali@@ sti@@ cally in line with the progress of the works .
they each repres@@ ented different ideo@@ lo@@ gies and interests but , more import@@ antly , they were popul@@ ar with limited se@@ ctions of the con@@ go@@ le@@ se population .
the european union has a major role to play .
on the one hand , we need to address the environmental and health consequences if this equipment is not properly treated and di@@ spo@@ sed of and , on the other , there is a serious problem of loss of ra@@ w materials .
consistent standards of pass@@ enger rights , including those for people of reduced mobility , are of particular importance so as to avoid trave@@ ll@@ ers facing in@@ consistent treatment while trave@@ lling .
in the me@@ an@@ time jo@@ sep@@ h st@@ al@@ in had been commit@@ ting his at@@ ro@@ ci@@ ous crimes , au@@ sch@@ wit@@ z had happened and 50 years ago the so@@ vie@@ t union , led by ni@@ k@@ it@@ a k@@ h@@ ru@@ sh@@ che@@ v and the united states , gover@@ ned by e@@ is@@ en@@ howe@@ r , se@@ al@@ ed the post-@@ war order of y@@ al@@ ta .
why is it in a state of dis@@ solution ?
two billion people live in extre@@ me poverty .
( de ) mr president , i announced yesterday , and noti@@ fied the parliamentary services accord@@ ingly , that i wi@@ shed to table a motion reque@@ sting a postpo@@ ne@@ ment of the vote on f@@ y@@ rom , in other words , on the macedonia report .
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our evaluation of the situation , which has not changed , shows the need for comprehensive reform of the justice system and for measures to combat corruption .
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it is useful to note that many of these issues are being considered in the up@@ date of the o@@ ec@@ d guidelines for mul@@ tin@@ ational enterprises due for adoption in 2011 .
sometimes this is a result of family du@@ ties being placed above the call of science , but not always .
thinking in terms of b@@ ac@@ hel@@ ors and ma@@ sters degre@@ es and reco@@ g@@ nising edu@@ cational achie@@ vements by means of the european credit transfer system ( e@@ cts ) cre@@ ates an awareness of the need for common action .
therefore , in drawing up this proposal , we have tr@@ ied to take into account industrial sensi@@ ti@@ v@@ ities in the eu , especially as regards texti@@ les .
at the same time , i believe that european industry should use its pi@@ one@@ ering role in the sustainable economy and green mobility technologies by explo@@ iting its export potential .
dra@@ ft@@ sman of the opinion of the committee on women 's rights and gender equality . - ( de ) madam president , commissioner , in sport - and we are talking about fair@@ ness here - no distin@@ ctions can be made between the sex@@ es ; women must be treated equally .
the vote will take place tomorrow .
it is therefore important for the commission to consider the situations in the various member states , as well as what constitu@@ tes an off@@ ence in the different national legal systems and the respective penalties and fin@@ es .
they are now giving rise to ap@@ p@@ all@@ ing security problems , and the european union must think not only about european citizens ' rights , but also about their security .
even though the administrative obstacles have been large@@ ly remo@@ ved , we are still left with some very real technical obstacles .
histori@@ cal research , however difficult , should be carried out in a deli@@ cate way , with due respect for the victims , but in complete freedom .
that was probably what l@@ ady ashton was refer@@ ring to .
( hu ) mr al@@ var@@ o , i would like to ask you whether you are aware that the hungarian constitution previ@@ ously in force speci@@ fied 27 laws that could only be modif@@ ied by a two@@ -@@ thir@@ ds majority , while the new constitution speci@@ f@@ ies only 26 .
i was targeted a moment ago .
that conclu@@ des the one@@ -@@ minu@@ te speeches .
these two areas clearly demonstrate that the eu already has a well-@@ established and comprehensive strategy for the south cau@@ ca@@ sus , whose potential we are seeking to explo@@ it to the ful@@ le@@ st extent , a strategy to bring this region closer to the european union .
the european union in effect decided to re@@ new negotiations with russia on the partnership system , and in doing so went against its own decision , made on 1 september this year , that there would be no negotiations with russia if russian tro@@ op@@ s do not with@@ draw from the occu@@ pie@@ d territ@@ ories of georgia .
all our actions have this strategic objective in mind .
it is not ban@@ k@@ ers and righ@@ t-@@ wing politicians who are lo@@ sing .
this would have a highly counter@@ productive impact on the future of the eu and would make it difficult to agree on a common european approach or attitude to important issues , as the crisis in libya has demonstrated .
europe 2020 must not repeat the fa@@ i@@ lu@@ res of its pre@@ de@@ cess@@ or , the lisbon strategy .
in particular , national media regulation must be transparent and efficient .
in poland , we come across many in@@ stances of fraud , or simply of consumers making poor financial decisions , una@@ w@@ are of their im@@ pli@@ cations .
as we all know , the majority of these women live in sub@@ -@@ sahar@@ an africa , where there is one death every minu@@ te .
the major difficul@@ ty that we are en@@ counter@@ ing comes from what mrs ma@@ th@@ ie@@ u called mi@@ xed f@@ low@@ s , where we have immigrants who come for economic or environmental reasons and , at the same time , people who are persecu@@ ted and who are entitled to international protection or subsidi@@ ary protection .
i voted in favour , although i believe that the commission is show@@ ing too little initiative on this matter .
will you make sure they gr@@ ant , l@@ end and plan not just for market success , but to achieve social progress and green goals too ?
as my time is short i would like to address just one point , specifically the so-called russian peac@@ e@@ kee@@ pers which have so far spent 14 years on geor@@ gi@@ an territory , ab@@ k@@ ha@@ zi@@ a and south os@@ se@@ ti@@ a .
we must con@@ front these re@@ alities head on and apply ourselves to them with reali@@ sm and determination .
this is not new .
thank you .
these examples are at od@@ ds with the degra@@ ded and consum@@ eri@@ st im@@ age that the media often att@@ ach@@ es to fe@@ m@@ ale identi@@ ty , helping to create a culture where women are op@@ pres@@ sed and hu@@ mili@@ ated .
at the same , this is the four@@ th annual budget of this parliamentary term , and we have therefore accu@@ mul@@ ated sufficient experience of the budgetary procedure and the specific rules of the gam@@ e between parliament , the commission and the council .
an example case in fin@@ land concerned a wom@@ an who was not eli@@ gible to receive unemployment security after she had fi@@ ni@@ shed car@@ ing for her dis@@ ab@@ led son .
within that agreement , the value is of the following order : the ga@@ ins in the developing countries would be of the order of eur 1@@ 2@@ -@@ 14 billion annu@@ ally ; there would be new access to emerging markets in emerging countries , such as china ; we would have the opportunity in the european union for new exports , di@@ versi@@ fied in new ways - for example , in chemi@@ c@@ als and texti@@ les - and in services there is a potential for eur 14 billion of trade .
furthermore , there needs to be compliance with the rules on safety bel@@ ts and dri@@ vers should be made sufficien@@ tly aware of these .
climate change means that every type of forest and the fore@@ str@@ y sector as a whole are ex@@ posed to specific and un@@ fore@@ see@@ able thre@@ ats such as stor@@ ms , dro@@ u@@ ght and forest fi@@ res .
within the framework of eu accession talks , lithu@@ ania , slovakia and bulgaria under@@ took to close and de@@ commission these nuclear plants which , under the g@@ 7 negotiations , could not be moder@@ ni@@ sed at a finan@@ ci@@ ally acceptable cost , and in which it was impossible to secure the minimum safety standards .
this company 's profits , in the last two years comb@@ ined , were in exce@@ ss of eur 30 million , with more than eur 6 million being recor@@ ded in 2008 .
where are we today ?
madam president , the rapporteur on the black sea regional policy re@@ min@@ ds us that the european union supports new energy infrastructure and vi@@ able transport cor@@ ri@@ d@@ ors , di@@ versi@@ fying both suppl@@ iers and rou@@ tes .
i think that there is a basic erro@@ r in this re@@ a@@ so@@ ning : the issue of defen@@ ding borders and the issue of asylum are two wh@@ ol@@ ly separ@@ ate matters .
we need to move towards european supervision .
in 2007-@@ 2010 , poland issued almost 60 licen@@ ces for sh@@ ale gas prospe@@ cting and extr@@ action . the holders of these licen@@ ces include major global energy concerns .
spa@@ ska mi@@ tro@@ va , a 2@@ 3@@ -@@ ye@@ ar@@ -@@ old macedo@@ nian citizen and mo@@ ther of a small child still being bre@@ ast@@ -@@ f@@ ed , was for@@ ci@@ bly taken to a police st@@ ation and then trans@@ fer@@ red to the inf@@ am@@ ous id@@ ri@@ zo@@ vo prison , while her child was taken away from her .
that proposal has up to now been supported by less than one third of the member states of the united nations general assembly .
the numbers are sh@@ oc@@ king .
the european union needs to act specifically against this worrying development .
there is therefore an obvious need to regulate domestic work , so that they do not remain ex@@ posed to s@@ car@@ ce@@ ly de@@ cent conditions , and are entitled to rights such as the right to social security , to health and safety protection , to mat@@ er@@ ni@@ ty protection , to working time limits , to rest , and to freedom of association and represent@@ ation .
the ei@@ gh@@ th framework programme should also make research and the development of innovative technologies its priority in the field of energy .
for them , this slo@@ g@@ an is just a char@@ ade - in fact they want neither enlargement nor greater de@@ p@@ th .
above all , however , i think this example should raise the question of responsibility .
it must be seen , and i want it acknowled@@ ged , as a de@@ par@@ ture from european law and practice .
yes , we need to return to a situation where finance is there to serve the economy and the economy is there to serve citizens ; and no , we can no longer build our economies on debt , be it public or private , on defici@@ t and on specul@@ ation .
very soon pass@@ enger lo@@ com@@ o@@ tives and rol@@ ling stock will also be able to cro@@ ss borders .
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the situation is very similar with s@@ na@@ ig@@ - the support of eur 2@@ 5@@ 8 000 from the egf would target 6@@ 50 redun@@ dan@@ cies in a city that has one of the highest unemployment rates - ne@@ aring 20 % now .
yes , progress has of course been made : unemployment is fall@@ ing and produ@@ cti@@ vity rising , yet job in@@ security in europe is rising too .
after all , we have specific , joint objectives : to create free@@ -@@ trade areas , promote the mobility of citizens of partner countries , improve administrative abi@@ lities , and cooperate on energy security and especially on the long term supply and transi@@ t of energy .
we want a judicial re@@ serv@@ ation , a judicial decision on fundamental rights .
however , i believe that these people will hear the 3@@ 21 vo@@ ices of those members who voted for this amen@@ ded directive with their hear@@ ts .
it is a huge source of rel@@ ief that meps rejected a proposal to export nuclear waste to third countries however .
there are indeed one or two aspects , and therefore i , too , am in favour of postpo@@ ne@@ ment .
every election is a demonstr@@ ation of popul@@ ar will .
it also wants smes to benefit from the growth in markets .
third priority : we want to further a concept often tal@@ ked about in europe , but which is making s@@ low progress , and that is european defence .
this is why we need strategic decisions today , taken with due consideration , not under pressure from lobby@@ ist@@ s represent@@ ing inter@@ medi@@ aries and tra@@ ders functioning in an international system .
thank you for your support .
however , access to funding in the research sector requires a significant technical capacity and in-@@ de@@ p@@ th knowledge of administrative and financial procedures .
we shall awa@@ it the court ru@@ ling with respect , but please do be patien@@ t and sen@@ sible in your deal@@ ings with mr kla@@ us .
the report presented by the commission on 8 september highligh@@ ts the numerous obstacles that the member states en@@ coun@@ ter when seeking to achieve the objectives of directive 2005 / 8@@ 5 / ec .
mrs pac@@ k and i visi@@ ted kosovo not so long ago .
we therefore want a secre@@ tari@@ at with integr@@ ity , one that will not get involved in political dispu@@ tes or decide the petitions procedure on the basis of political developments in the country .
we need to com@@ mit ourselves to maintaining the stability pact and fulfil the commission 's indi@@ cations for 2013 .
the project has been put back five years , with the operating pha@@ se planned to begin in 2013 .
that is the reality : we have a problem .
the eu has been incre@@ di@@ bly successful in peac@@ em@@ ak@@ ing .
it is therefore vital for the european commission and the council to call into question the re@@ al@@ poli@@ ti@@ k they have been practi@@ sing for years in these parts of the world , both in egypt and in tuni@@ sia , just as it is crucial to question the ambi@@ val@@ ence of the relations that the eu main@@ tained with the dict@@ ators who have been ru@@ ling these countries for de@@ ca@@ des .
( fr ) madam president , mr v@@ on@@ d@@ ra , mr barroso , ladies and gentlemen , the world economy is pl@@ un@@ ging further and further into a serious rece@@ ssion .
than@@ k@@ fully , however , the eu has made good progress and now@@ here probably more than in this parliament where , num@@ eri@@ cally and atti@@ tu@@ d@@ in@@ ally , there is real equality .
in addition , be@@ stow@@ ing the status of an eu agency on europol , with all the consequences that involves , including financial , will enable the european union as a whole to combat organised crime more effectively .
it is true the union for the mediterranean 's role is to develop the joint nature , at an institutional and political level , of a regional partnership in need of a re@@ laun@@ ch .
at this time when we are facing this severe economic and financial crisis , one of the princi@@ p@@ al consequences is an increase in unemployment .
this is why the alde group and i have voted in favour .
the union will thus be ensuring that steps are taken towards direct democracy .
the members of this ethnic minority continue to suffer discrimination and social exclusion , despite efforts to integr@@ ate them .
improvement could be achieved by bringing together the responsible areas within the commission under the direct@@ or@@ ate@@ -@@ general for maritime affairs and fisheries and by establishing an appropriate body in the e@@ e@@ as .
for these reasons , the european conserv@@ atives and refor@@ mi@@ sts will today ab@@ sta@@ in on this vote .
however , something has been done and i believe that we will be able to vote in favour of this legislation tomorrow with a clear con@@ science .
th@@ ur@@ s@@ day :
that would bring stability to the region and improve its chan@@ ces of developing independ@@ ently .
in this respect , the european parliament had a duty to re@@ af@@ firm its support for this policy .
for these reasons i voted against this proposal .
much as i regret that the first decision was not respected , we will have to wa@@ it and see what out@@ go@@ ings there will be from this decision .
deb@@ ating the suspen@@ sion of the 80 / 20 rule is very important , but it can only be a short-@@ term measure and it must not be allowed to become part of the aviation policy in the longer term .
a well-@@ conce@@ i@@ ved european public company statu@@ te , intended to supple@@ ment the legal forms which already exist , would benefit the competitiveness of european smes in many respe@@ cts : it would con@@ soli@@ date the european internal market , simplify the legal framework for enterprises , thereby reducing con@@ sult@@ an@@ cy costs and facilit@@ ating access to cross-border markets , and it would improve economic integration and growth .
we have been talking about fall@@ ing prices , lowe@@ st possible prices and all@@ -@@ time low@@ s for years .
i call on the eu and its member states to hon@@ our the political decision made and to provide this mission with more tro@@ op@@ s and appropriate financial , logi@@ stic and air support , including the necessary number of he@@ li@@ c@@ op@@ ters , as soon as possible .
we must apply the principle of proportion@@ ality between what is proposed and the benefit that this will bring .
that is surely what the entire integration process is about : the economy and a vi@@ able internal market are made to serve more general goals .
now to the last item : the international arms trade agreement .
the union has taken as its objective the creation of an area based on freedom , security and the rule of law , and this requires the compromise solutions we see here , and it signi@@ f@@ ies serious progress for consumers .
it was very important to agree on what we called the european se@@ me@@ ster , because member states have now agreed unani@@ m@@ ously that matters of economic policy of one may also have an effect on the others , and that those of the others have an effect on their own policies .
yet there also needs to be another kind of re@@ distribution of we@@ al@@ th and income , and in this context , the minimum income system is a vital tool to help in this fight , maintaining minimum in@@ comes that may dif@@ fer from country to country , but which share a common objective ...
i ask the vice-president / high representative and the eu member states to back the polish proposals for a visa ban and , as our resolution makes clear , support the principle for further targeted economic sanctions .
the response , contrary to what has been said here , has not been a united european response .
former president be@@ n ali paid the su@@ pre@@ me price for fail@@ ing to meet the expectations and aspir@@ ations of his people , but i do not agree with some assess@@ ments , particularly in the green group , that his government was one of the most repres@@ sive in the ar@@ a@@ b world .
the general objective that we must set ourselves is for autom@@ atic information exchange on a global and multilateral scale , but this must , obviously , start within the european union .
human rights , labour and environmental standards and tax governance must gui@@ de eu negotiations with developing countries .
one reason for doing so is because the commission does not have general authority in the field of fundamental rights including the rights of the child under international agreements or through the jur@@ is@@ di@@ ction of the ec@@ j ( com ( 2006 ) 3@@ 6@@ 7 , paragraph 1.@@ 3@@ . pa@@ ge 3 ) .
this is because reco@@ g@@ nising the independence of ab@@ k@@ ha@@ zi@@ a and south os@@ se@@ ti@@ a could give ideas in the future to north os@@ se@@ ti@@ a , che@@ ch@@ n@@ ya , in@@ gu@@ sh@@ e@@ ti@@ a , d@@ ag@@ e@@ stan and others which currently form part of the russian feder@@ ation .
this resolution is a ma@@ ster clas@@ s in bad fa@@ it@@ h .
these proposals , which strengthen each other , as many of my fellow members have said , will enable us to make a decisive move in favour of the quality of the european maritime sector , and also , ladies and gentlemen , its transparency .
i have heard from school secre@@ tar@@ ies who signed this in erro@@ r and are ter@@ ri@@ fied and who have paid over money .
please take away as many as you like .
that was the case with the group today .
these are the important ans@@ wers .
the second observ@@ ation rel@@ ates to the issue of re@@ ten@@ tion .
for the first time , in fact , we have regul@@ ated co2 emissions from pass@@ enger vehicles by im@@ pos@@ ing an ambitious and binding long-term target of 9@@ 5 gra@@ ms of co2 per kil@@ om@@ etr@@ e by 2020 , at a time when the serious financial crisis and the subsidies given to the mo@@ tor industry in non-@@ eu countries are , together , se@@ ve@@ rely te@@ sting our own industry .
i would like to see the establishment of the secre@@ tari@@ at in bar@@ ce@@ lon@@ a followed by rapid progress in the implementation of the priority projects .
we do not believe that ac@@ ta is the full solution to this problem and we certainly believe that , if ac@@ ta is going to come into effect , we need it to be more transparent , democratic and generally multilateral .
under eu legislation , passengers have a right to information and assistance from their air@@ line .
i would also urge - as parliament did some time ago - that national practice come into line with the spirit of the regulation so that we do not find , as is happening in france at the moment , that certain individuals are now no longer able to access systems to which they have been paying because of changes in national regulations .
the parliamentary group of the greek communist party voted against the motion for a resolution , because it see@@ ks to con@@ soli@@ date the illegal se@@ ce@@ ssion of kosovo imposed by the force and weapons of nato and the co@@ er@@ ci@@ on of the eu and other imperi@@ alist forces .
romania 's parliament pal@@ ace consu@@ mes as much power as a tow@@ n with 20 000 in@@ habit@@ ants .
among these specific points i would re@@ call our commitment to firm , decisive measures to combat illegal immigration , support for a stronger link between legal and illegal immigration , and the search for more mechanisms for dialogue and integration for immigrants .
it stop@@ s here .
stability plus poverty does not offer any prospe@@ cts .
ei@@ gh@@ te@@ en years after the first directive on pre@@ gn@@ ant workers and workers who have recently given bir@@ th and / or are bre@@ ast@@ fee@@ ding , the economic and demographic situation in europe has certainly changed .
this also shows the importance of a fundamental reform in the der@@ i@@ v@@ atives market and the relev@@ ance of the action already under@@ taken by the commission .
thus bio@@ fuel , the production of biom@@ as@@ s , can under no circumstances be at the expen@@ se of food production .
we all know that patien@@ t mobility will remain a very limited phenomen@@ on .
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the report recomm@@ en@@ ds going to the international criminal court and that the quar@@ te@@ t should insi@@ st on the rule of law .
this decision ' re@@ war@@ ds ' the ability of these countries to ' deliver the necessary reforms ' .
trade policies must play their part in this context .
the report by mr sur@@ j@@ á@@ n , on behalf of the committee on budgets , on the draft general budget of the european union for the financial year 2010 , se@@ ction i@@ ii - commission ( c@@ 7-0@@ 1@@ 27 / 2009 - and on the let@@ ter of amendment no 1 / 2010 ( se@@ c ( 2009 ) 1@@ 13@@ 3 ) to the draft general budget of the european union for the financial year 2010 and
secondly , the european central bank 's objective is not only to maintain a rate close to 2 % but also to apply europe 's policy , by that i mean the lisbon and go@@ th@@ en@@ bur@@ g strategies .
the committee , which i have the hon@@ our of chair@@ ing , accepted my report unani@@ m@@ ously .
since i firmly believe that education and consequ@@ ent care@@ er progre@@ ssion can bre@@ ak the vi@@ ci@@ ous cir@@ cle of discrimination against the roma , i voted in favour of the motion for a resolution .
all of this should be taken into account during the implementation of these strategies and during the s@@ hap@@ ing of the future course of the cohesion policy .
( it ) madam president , i should like to congratulate mr can@@ ci@@ an on his excellent work in bringing this measure to its conclusion .
a number of member states ho@@ ped that all rail services within their territory , whether national or international and ir@@ respective of their provi@@ ders , would contribute colle@@ ctively to the financing of public pass@@ enger transport services , via the lev@@ ying of a charge .
surve@@ il@@ l@@ ance must build on the existing instruments .
they de@@ serve a better government , but this cannot be imposed from outside by anyone .
in countries under@@ going severe au@@ ster@@ ity measures - like my own country , ireland - this issue is particularly severe and i believe it needs to be dealt with immediately .
it means that the law of the place where the se@@ at of authority for cross-border cooperation is regi@@ ste@@ red will be appli@@ cable , if such an authority has been established .
mr president , the peace in northern ireland is still fra@@ gi@@ le .
in my view the choice is simple .
need we remind you , since no one has mentioned it yet , of the bir@@ d f@@ lu out@@ bre@@ ak in europe - this was only three years ago - when po@@ ul@@ try meat consumption fe@@ ll by more than 20 % ?
the report on the green paper on the reform of the common fisheries policy , which we adopted today , revi@@ ses the economic , social and environmental aspects of this policy , with the aim of re@@ defi@@ ning the approach to resol@@ ving the re@@ ma@@ ining problems within the sector .
however , i would like to use this opportunity to call once again on the european commission and the council to do everything possible to li@@ ft the visa requirement for the citizens of bos@@ nia and her@@ ze@@ go@@ v@@ ina and al@@ b@@ ania as soon as possible .
we must avoid making such demands , as we risk lo@@ sing credibility among our partners throughout the world , particularly those who are still un@@ sure about jo@@ ining with us .
if order re@@ ig@@ ns in be@@ ij@@ ing , if everyone sta@@ ys sil@@ ent , if the whole world acts like the international ol@@ y@@ mpi@@ c committees , that will be a vi@@ ct@@ ory for the dict@@ ator@@ ship in be@@ ij@@ ing and in tibet .
on the contrary , the union can help russia to maintain its status of a key pla@@ yer that the country would otherwise gradu@@ ally lose due to elements relating to its one@@ -si@@ ded economy and democracy .
only when the f@@ lam@@ es and em@@ bers are ex@@ tin@@ gui@@ shed can we turn to post-@@ mor@@ te@@ ms as to how this happened and what is needed to avoid it happening again .
it has therefore been necessary to harmoni@@ se member states ' national laws relating to the ad@@ mission and resid@@ ence of those thir@@ d-@@ country nationals .
will she now add this to her list and give us an under@@ taking that she will fight to try and ensure that this partnership agreement is suspen@@ ded ?
a european elect@@ oral observ@@ ation mission was sent to the country hea@@ ded by mr cri@@ sti@@ an pre@@ da , me@@ p .
i should like to emphasise , in addition to what has already been said and further to what has been written in the report , that if there are 100 million europeans who de@@ di@@ cate themselves to helping some 500 million europeans every day , it must not be for@@ got@@ ten that these 100 million europeans who volun@@ te@@ er receive personal gain from so doing , not in the financial sense but in the sense of personal fulfi@@ l@@ ment .
otherwise , mr verheugen 's om@@ in@@ ous fore@@ ca@@ st that we will only be ex@@ porting pollution and import@@ ing unemployment might come true .
consumers are increasingly sensitive about suffering and in@@ jur@@ ies to far@@ m animals and therefore they have the right to be informed about the potential of clo@@ ning to cause pa@@ in and to waste natural resources .
i would like to ask the minister if his attention has been drawn to the prote@@ cti@@ oni@@ st elements in the plan for recovery in the united states , particularly as put forward by members of the house of representatives and the sen@@ ate , and if he has , on behalf of the council , communi@@ cated the concern of the european union to the american administration about this .
we must try however we can to encourage this national dialogue , which needs to be condu@@ cted with due regard to the general interests of the citizens of le@@ ban@@ on and their desire for prosper@@ ity , security and national independence .
it is important for us not to ru@@ sh through legislative proposals within such an important area as this .
moreover , this is another sta@@ in on our current model of european integration .
it calls on the council to produce a report on the way in which article 9 is implemented in work and in european policies through the open coordination method .
in addition , the commission would refer to the re@@ ply already given to the honourable member 's written question , which sti@@ pul@@ ated that , according to article 3 of regulation ( eu@@ rat@@ om , ec ) no 2@@ 18@@ 5 / 9@@ 6 , economic operators are not being contro@@ lled by both the commission and member states ' authorities at the same time and on the basis of the same facts , according to community sector regulations or national legislation .
my view is that this review is needed for all of them .
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in romania , only 30 % of the citizens know that this number can be called in case of emergency from any eu country and national authorities need to continue their efforts to promote this number in order to respond rapi@@ dly to problems related to climate change and other problems .
you also mention the mobility of arti@@ sts and cultural workers , which is very high on our agenda , especially this year .
in writing . - on the discharge report of the european parliament for 2009 , i voted in line with my political group against paragraph 14@@ 3 on air@@ mi@@ les .
i think we can agree on this .
to be fully effective , these systems would , of course , have to be inter@@ conne@@ cted .
we are making it clear that all the efforts of fiscal consolid@@ ation , all the efforts of structural reform , are in fact for growth - for sustainable growth , for inclu@@ sive growth - which is the goal of the european union .
these two issues are crucial .
the most important acquis of the eu is that by its values , it has been able to channe@@ l conflicts which , in the past , could only be sol@@ ved at the cost of considerable human suffering into a democratic framework based on the rule of law .
the european union has already adopted the se@@ t-@@ a@@ side requirement for 2008 and thereby increased the vo@@ lu@@ me of ar@@ able land given over to food production in the european union .
i can as@@ sure you that , every day , i have pro@@ of of the use@@ ful@@ ness of these new authorities , since we currently consul@@ t them on an almost da@@ ily basis .
the intention of parliament 's proposal is to exclu@@ de this op@@ t-@@ out op@@ tion .
we should be looking at existing successful projects and using eu lin@@ ks to find best practice .
after all , eastern europe is har@@ dly a spa@@ w@@ ning ground for fundament@@ alist is@@ la@@ mic terrorist groups .
mr president , the european external action service will be responsible to the high representative .
this financing , for energy and broad@@ b@@ and internet projects , requires a review of the multi@@ annual financial framework for 2007-@@ 2013 .
mr president , over the past 26 years we , like parliament , have asked for their relea@@ se 15 times .
as you know , our two institutions have been working on this topic for several years and in many different con@@ texts .
therefore , ladies and gentlemen , thanks to your determination and , i repeat , of your rapporteur in particular , we can move european sk@@ ies closer to maximum safety .
the proposed directive is very important for elimin@@ ating discrimination against women who help out in their hu@@ s@@ ban@@ ds ' businesses and who receive no mat@@ er@@ ni@@ ty or old age support , which makes them dependent or highly vulnerable people .
however , i feel obli@@ ged to urge a note of cau@@ tion .
in our trans@@ atlantic relations , for example , we should insi@@ st on drawing up a common strategy to fight terrorism , which respe@@ cts fundamental rights and priv@@ acy .
they must go only to sen@@ sible , sustainable business activities through the use of obje@@ ctively mea@@ su@@ rable criteria and transparent procedures .
by approxim@@ ating the two se@@ ts of requirements and regulatory proce@@ sses , the import@@ ing authority will be able to issue its own cer@@ ti@@ fic@@ ate on the a@@ e@@ ro@@ nau@@ tical product , part or appli@@ ance without du@@ pli@@ cating all the assess@@ ments done by the ex@@ porting authority .
it used to come in the 7@@ 0@@ s .
then i shall be right behind you .
this is particularly so , and more important than ever , in the current financial and economic crisis .
the point with which i as rapporteur am less satis@@ fied is the se@@ ction on renewable energy in the transport sector .
most of all , however , some of those responsible for this freedom@@ -@@ kil@@ ling legislation si@@ t in this parliament .
... nor are respon@@ ses from the authorities .
it prev@@ ents unfair , mono@@ poli@@ stic practices and ea@@ ses travel for ordinary citizens .
ladies and gentlemen , before procee@@ ding to the vote , i would like to make a br@@ ief announ@@ cement , because today we com@@ memor@@ ate the si@@ x@@ th european day for the victims of terrorism .
we need eu-@@ level powers of decision and action on major issues , but we also need the hone@@ sty without which mutual trust is impossible .
they form the found@@ ation on which we seek to build a common future and there can be no compromise in their regard .
the proposal is for a 5 % re@@ ten@@ tion .
there was broad consensus on this subject during the discussions in the committee on transport .
we are happy that , after a period of blo@@ ody conflicts , peace and cooperation between nations are now the norm in the da@@ ily life of the region .
however , this process has obviously come to a stan@@ d@@ still because of the conflict between the ar@@ a@@ b states and israel .
moreover , when a person has cancer , it affe@@ cts them most , but it also affe@@ cts their family , their employe@@ r and society as a whole .
this month we lost the carr@@ ier h@@ ms ar@@ k ro@@ y@@ al pre@@ mat@@ u@@ rely with the loss of 6 000 de@@ di@@ cated person@@ ne@@ l .
this very place would not exist if , in the middle of ru@@ ins , sur@@ ro@@ un@@ ded by death and legitimate claims for reven@@ ge , bra@@ ve leaders did not choose to end cent@@ ur@@ ies of war@@ s by laun@@ ching the most ambitious and f@@ as@@ c@@ in@@ ating political exper@@ im@@ ent of our time : european uni@@ fication .
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we want to see the eu agree on targets for the minimum wa@@ ge set at a level of at least 60 % of the national average wa@@ ge in order to prevent people fall@@ ing into poverty despite having ga@@ in@@ ful employment .
often , when we talk about alternative energy sources , we talk o@@ st@@ ent@@ ati@@ ously about w@@ ind energy and so@@ lar energy , and of course we should do that .
earlier this year i took the initiative of sen@@ ding nato a set of concrete measures to rein@@ force eu-@@ nato cooperation .
it was intended to apply for the period from 1 january 2010 to 30 june 2011 .
the situation clearly changed after the treaty of lisbon , because parliament now makes the decisions .
the eu accounts up to 2004 were audi@@ ted and 60 % of su@@ spe@@ cted cases of fraud were at@@ tribu@@ ted to italy .
it is a dynami@@ c country with considerable potential . at the same time , it fac@@ es a number of significant challenges .
from the customs and ex@@ ci@@ se that you would colle@@ ct from trade and perhaps from an extr@@ a 0@@ .@@ 5 % vat contribution from the member states who would draw down this fac@@ ility .
we recognise that the international ngos are in a more difficult situation , as regards access to the stri@@ ck@@ en areas .
i must have mi@@ su@@ n@@ der@@ stood and i should therefore like some clari@@ fication on this matter .
there were mi@@ su@@ n@@ der@@ stan@@ dings .
the ratification by ban@@ g@@ la@@ de@@ sh brought the number of state parties to the ro@@ me statu@@ te to 1@@ 11 .
i do not like ham@@ as , firstly because it is a terrorist organisation and secondly because of its fundament@@ alist views , but this is not a matter of lik@@ ing or dis@@ lik@@ ing ; it is a matter of solutions .
it also means that we must respect regional , cultural and lin@@ gui@@ stic diversity .
today , ne@@ arly half of all re@@ serv@@ ations no longer go through a cr@@ s but are made on internet sites or through air@@ line call cent@@ res .
( es ) mr president , i , too , would like to take this opportunity to emphasise the points that some of us believe should be fundamental in the final report on which we are going to vote .
there is no doubt that in the current economic crisis our economies will not re@@ act well to this de@@ stabi@@ lisation .
as part of community energy policy , the commission and the member states should identi@@ fy investments which are necessary to meet the eu 's strategic needs in terms of the supply and demand of natural gas and electricity .
nevertheless , despite the progress made , it would be il@@ lu@@ s@@ ory to believe that these differences will disappe@@ ar in 2013 , or even in 2020 .
( de ) madam president , i am as@@ sum@@ ing that you will not know the answer , mr far@@ age , but i have question for you .
any@@ way , these two cases demonstrate how essential it is to be min@@ d@@ ful of all the factors relating to the finances and solid@@ ity of a country , and not only struc@@ tu@@ red public debt .
the evaluation mechanism obviously needs to be re@@ v@@ am@@ ped .
there are a lot of known cases where people are given the death penalty but avoid execu@@ tion ow@@ ing to the dis@@ co@@ very of new evidence that pro@@ ves they are not gu@@ il@@ ty of the crime .
thirdly , pressure must be exer@@ ted on the un security council to proce@@ ed urgently with the implementation of its unani@@ mous decision of 15 may 2008 to de@@ plo@@ y a sufficien@@ tly strong un peac@@ e@@ keeping force in the region - making sure , of course , that such peac@@ e-@@ kee@@ pers are not of the same quality as those who recently were accu@@ sed of commit@@ ting crimes against the local population they were sup@@ posed to protect .
better lin@@ ks must be established with sea ports and air@@ ports , and proper implementation of trans@@ -@@ european network projects will certainly contribute to this objective .
( cs ) i , too , welcome the adoption of the directive .
the first thing is that the whole concept of creating an opportunity to allow for a sp@@ li@@ t within the t@@ ac@@ s in one fisher@@ y is ir@@ responsible to the extre@@ me .
i am particularly pleased to be able to tell you that we have also introduced rules on labelling , because food products that are not compli@@ ant with directive 2006 / 2@@ 15 must carry an indi@@ cation to that effect .
it is not the case for two reasons : firstly , because the european commission has reque@@ sted information from the united kingdom government and the french government , which is a good thing , and , secondly , because we are having a debate on this subject today .
we are dealing here with so many different types of ter@@ ra@@ in and so many different approach@@ es that any attempt to standar@@ di@@ se seems un@@ realistic .
if you say that you want to relea@@ se regional funds and resources from the structural funds then we need to move away from the obligation for co@@ financing , because otherwise greece will not be able to use them .
( de ) mr president , commissioner , president-in-office of the council , ladies and gentlemen , first of all i should like to congratulate mr go@@ e@@ pe@@ l most sin@@ ce@@ rely on his balanced report .
yet what we are propos@@ ing is also realistic .
in the mal@@ te@@ se islan@@ ds , medicines are much more expen@@ sive than in another eu country , namely belgi@@ um .
we need an ambitious mandate with our demands .
the structural funds must be used swi@@ f@@ tly and efficien@@ tly .
this is , however , only the beginning , as na@@ š@@ a v@@ jasna , which has a human rights agenda , and several other organisations de@@ voted to the development of democracy also awa@@ it regi@@ str@@ ation .
the member states are doing things here that they would not d@@ are do at home .
fa@@ ster border che@@ cks for b@@ ona fi@@ de trave@@ ll@@ ers can off@@ set the impact on border cro@@ ssing times resulting from an en@@ try@@ -@@ ex@@ it system .
i also wanted to mention another br@@ ief point concerning the report on fo@@ ren@@ si@@ c lab@@ or@@ ator@@ ies - for this is the issue i have been following - and to say as clearly as possible that , when discussing the need for coordination , we must also examine the matter of decentr@@ alisation very carefully .
lea@@ ving that a@@ side , let us look at the pi@@ c@@ ture in croatia at the moment .
i should like to begin by under@@ li@@ ning two fundamental principles which li@@ e at the heart of today 's debate .
or@@ lan@@ do za@@ p@@ ata , aged 4@@ 2 , was de@@ cla@@ red a pris@@ oner of con@@ science by am@@ ne@@ sty international .
secondly , issues related to sustainability .
i would have lik@@ ed the commission to have had a fir@@ mer and more visi@@ on@@ ary approach , especially since we have all the instruments on the table today and this was the best op@@ tion identified by the impact assessment .
we noted then that there had been a dra@@ stic reduction in the number of uni@@ ts so@@ ld in the commercial vehicles sector , and i am therefore pleased that we have managed , with the legislation now before us , to create an instrument that will allow the member states to gr@@ ant tax incentives for the early introduction of the euro 6 emissions standard .
why should we im@@ port a method which has not already been tr@@ ied and te@@ sted ?
it is not up to us at this moment to as@@ certain whether the responsibility might also be of a different kind , and severe penalties should be imposed if that is the case , but we would not be honest if we b@@ lam@@ ed politics alone .
it is not by chance that m@@ r. barroso , the president of the european commission h@@ im@@ self said so directly during his recent visit to bulgaria .
however , although i realise that integration is important , i believe it must occu@@ r with the con@@ sent of our citizens .
plus we need a par@@ alle@@ l political cooperation agreement with binding social and environmental cla@@ uses commit@@ ting both sides to the ratification of core il@@ o con@@ ventions , as well as the normal p@@ ca cla@@ uses on human rights and democracy .
future members must not be dispos@@ se@@ ssed of their powers in future budgetary procedures and future negotiations on the multi@@ annual financial framework .
the 20@@ th century saw a de@@ va@@ st@@ ating multi@@ tude of hor@@ ren@@ d@@ ous crimes which are not compar@@ able but which n@@ one@@ theless caused the death of millions of inno@@ cent people : the first world war , the f@@ as@@ ci@@ st in@@ va@@ sion , the ag@@ gre@@ ssion of japan towards china and kore@@ a , the at@@ omi@@ c bom@@ b@@ s dro@@ p@@ ped by the usa on hi@@ ro@@ sh@@ im@@ a and nag@@ as@@ ak@@ i , st@@ al@@ in 's policy against his own people , the ra@@ v@@ ages of various co@@ lo@@ ni@@ al powers in their sp@@ he@@ res of influence , the terro@@ r of the k@@ h@@ mer rou@@ ge , the s@@ lau@@ gh@@ ter of tu@@ t@@ si and hu@@ tu@@ s .
despite these critici@@ s@@ ms , i will vote for the report .
madam commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , i realise that there is a bit of a hu@@ b@@ bu@@ b because a lot of colleagues are enter@@ ing the chamber , but i would ask those enter@@ ing not to stand ch@@ at@@ ting because many colleagues are ke@@ en to hear the commissioner 's conclusions .
in particular , i should like to mention the commission communication on data protection , which you should present as a real opportunity to bring into ali@@ gn@@ ment the revo@@ lution in technology and knowledge tools , on the one hand , and , on the other , advan@@ ces in european constitutional law like the treaty of lisbon and the european charter of fundamental rights , fundamental rights to priv@@ acy , and all rights linked to acce@@ ssing , re@@ cti@@ fying and can@@ ce@@ lling any personal data , in line with the european public 's freedom to give their con@@ sent , but also in line with international law .
i would ask , therefore , that future sele@@ ction proce@@ sses aim to re@@ cru@@ it candi@@ d@@ ates from the bro@@ ade@@ st possible po@@ ol of tal@@ ent in order to ensure independent thought and a new diversity in the se@@ ni@@ or management of such authorities .
in other words , you - the commission , the im@@ f and the european central bank - have imposed a mis@@ er@@ able memor@@ an@@ dum on greece , which cuts public spending , cuts wag@@ es , cuts in@@ comes ; at the same time , however , in response to my questions to the commission about why there is a delay in the tak@@ e-@@ up of community funds by greece , the re@@ ply was : the in@@ adequate li@@ qui@@ d@@ ity of public finances ; in other words , the ess@@ ence of its political memor@@ an@@ dum .
as to the economic reforms , we see progress , for example , on the draf@@ ting of a co@@ t@@ ton debt resolution mechanism , which ho@@ pe@@ fully will pa@@ ve the way for wi@@ der agricultural reforms and the implementation of ' freedom to far@@ m ' , crucial to tack@@ ling poverty in the country .
those of us who were brought up in the ca@@ th@@ oli@@ c religion know the pra@@ yer of sa@@ int au@@ gu@@ st@@ ine which says more or less , ' make me pur@@ e , but not just yet ' .
there are new regulatory initiatives , such as the fight against tax ha@@ v@@ ens , the remo@@ val of legal lo@@ op@@ ho@@ les from management accounts , the requirements appli@@ cable to stock market transactions and the use of trans@@ action re@@ posi@@ tor@@ ies for the register of der@@ i@@ ved instruments .
in terms of the enlargement process , the situation in the western balkans mer@@ its special attention .
first of all , there is the technological development that we have supported for many years .
dis@@ ar@@ m@@ ament and the creation of a nu@@ cle@@ ar@@ -@@ free zone should , in my opinion , be an important goal of the eu 's middle east policy , in order to guarantee peace and security in this region .
turkey , in turn , must comply with the copenhagen criteria and the obligations it has under@@ taken .
( fi ) mr president , mr cal@@ de@@ ira , commissioner , i wish to thank the european court of auditors for its ad@@ mi@@ rable work for the benefit of the european tax@@ pa@@ yer .
first of all , i find it re@@ mar@@ k@@ able that the european union is maintaining its fisheries agreement with gu@@ ine@@ a , as the agreement was en@@ tered into with the previous regime two weeks before the cou@@ p .
we thus wa@@ sted a year seeking not the truth , but pro@@ of of that gu@@ il@@ t , omi@@ tting and even conce@@ al@@ ing any facts that would run coun@@ ter to this view .
time is short .
the sco@@ re@@ board also serves to monitor progress in integr@@ ating the re@@ ta@@ il side of the internal market for consumers , smes and other re@@ ta@@ il@@ ers .
i had the opportunity to question the commissi@@ on@@ er@@ -@@ de@@ sign@@ ate for regional policy , jo@@ han@@ ne@@ s ha@@ hn , with regard to his interest in the creation of a specific programme of permanent financial support for the ou@@ ter@@ most regions .
the humanitarian aid provided by the european union must be un@@ condi@@ tional .
mr president , i tal@@ ked about fo@@ et@@ al alco@@ hol sy@@ n@@ dro@@ me and alco@@ hol abuse in ju@@ ve@@ ni@@ les .
i believe that the new order has brought with it a new global economic dis@@ order .
in@@ action is a crime against humani@@ ty .
there has been a flo@@ od of proceedings and actions in the european union .
being hungarian , we will lose the hungarian language , but that is a small price to pay compared to the advantages we will all benefit from .
although the attack can be seen as a criminal act of individuals , various other tro@@ u@@ bling inci@@ dents require our ongoing focus on respect for all minorities in egypt .
extremely high sto@@ c@@ king den@@ si@@ ties in inten@@ sive farm@@ ing systems may increase the risk of disease s@@ pread and ham@@ per disease control .
i should like to mention one thing in conclusion .
what good are strict emis@@ sion limits if people can no longer af@@ ford new cars and dri@@ ve about in their ag@@ eing vehicles ?
for paragraph 2 , we want to add the words at the end of the paragraph , ' as well as de@@ liber@@ ate im@@ pover@@ i@@ sh@@ ment , ar@@ bi@@ tr@@ ary taxation and land confi@@ s@@ cation ' .
however , if we hold a serious discussion with a frien@@ d , it is fo@@ oli@@ sh and sh@@ am@@ eful not to mention the problems that we have .
dra@@ ft@@ sman of the opinion of the committee on agriculture and rural development . - ( de ) mr president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , first let me thank mrs th@@ om@@ sen for her balanced report .
europe should not show dis@@ regard or prote@@ cti@@ o@@ nis@@ m in relation to the united states , nor the united states in relation to europe .
like most , if not all , of the members of this parliament , i de@@ pl@@ or@@ e the fact that in a number of socie@@ ties in the world , fe@@ m@@ ale fo@@ e@@ tu@@ ses are abor@@ ted , whether with the con@@ sent of the mo@@ ther or under co@@ er@@ ci@@ on .
we must help the local people to help themselves in order to reduce the f@@ low of migrants to the eu from developing countries .
parliament 's objective is to la@@ y down flexible rules for promoting trans@@ atlantic cooperation which will help to combat terrorism and create a trans@@ mission system in which union citizens can trust .
firstly , it is important to emphasise that re@@ sta@@ ur@@ ants are not food fac@@ tor@@ ies , so they must not be required to follow the same provisions , since this e@@ ro@@ des quality and tradi@@ tions .
global war@@ ming can also affect the number of species .
will it become a means which brings the european union closer to its citizens by producing a per@@ cep@@ ti@@ ble improvement in their every@@ day lives ? or will it be merely an are@@ na which serves to protect both the b@@ ot@@ tlen@@ ec@@ ks in@@ hi@@ bit@@ ing the functioning of the single market and the sectors main@@ tained ?
tou@@ gh@@ ness is the only language these mul@@ la@@ h@@ s understand .
employment , innovation , research and development , climate change and energy , training , and social inclusion are the five objectives which should form the focus for the draf@@ ting of the eu 2012 budget .
i mean no off@@ ence to the other members , but the debate ra@@ n on a lot , we had a very l@@ eng@@ thy introdu@@ ct@@ ory report from baroness ashton and we cannot influence the next debate .
on behalf of the ec@@ r group . - madam president , nato remains a fundamental element of europe 's collective security and so does the bri@@ dge it buil@@ ds with america .
i support the proposals leading to greater awareness and training for people who may come into contact with this form of violence in the course of their work .
for example , i think that opening negotiation ch@@ ap@@ ter 15 , which is on energy , is important , including for eu member states .
we have to keep tr@@ ack of every meeting on the road to copenhagen .
therefore , let us deal more carefully with our environment , for economic reasons as well as eco@@ logical ones .
there are also auto@@ lo@@ g@@ ous ther@@ ap@@ y techni@@ qu@@ es , however , where the child from whom the cor@@ d blo@@ od is obtained can already benefit from this today in a small number of nar@@ row@@ ly restri@@ cted areas .
where olaf needs to investig@@ ate the allo@@ cation of eu funds , whether intended for member states or for external assistance , the involvement of interested third countries and international organisations must be en@@ su@@ red .
( pl ) madam president , cohesion policy has often been regar@@ ded as the best example of solidarity within the european union .
this is why i do not want to con@@ fine my contribution to the topic of health workers alone , because i think that we will dis@@ cover the same fear of the un@@ known in the european dimension in healthcare in other areas too .
i trust that parliament will also continue to support this very valu@@ able common goal .
yet that is what we have seen in northern ireland this week .
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( pl ) madam president , commissioner , the fact that the obligations of airlines to their passengers do not termin@@ ate even if the air@@ line goes ban@@ kru@@ pt is obvious , and should be taken as a starting point in this much needed discussion which mr sim@@ p@@ son has initi@@ ated .
the ac@@ compan@@ ying current or forthcoming de@@ valu@@ ation of the dol@@ lar by the united states as part of its currency reform programme would have a severe negative impact on the european market .
it is clear , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , that this parliament ur@@ ges the commission finally to trans@@ late its policy priorities into reality with more con@@ vi@@ ction and with better instruments .
in the first half of the year , it was mr b@@ ö@@ ge , and in the second , mr lam@@ as@@ sour@@ e .
green public procurement and sustainability criteria are required for ti@@ mber and other forms of biom@@ as@@ s used for renewable energy production .
this is the im@@ age that g@@ y@@ p@@ s@@ ies have in italy , this is the im@@ age that the roma have created , despite our best efforts .
mr president , i would like to ask my colleague how many nuclear plants have to go down before she says that it is enough .
in 2009 , only eur 3@@ 7 million were mobili@@ sed , out of a possible eur 500 million .
it can be said that this is one of the most citiz@@ en@@ -@@ friendly accor@@ ds .
nevertheless , that is no reason for the commission to scale down its ambi@@ tions in relation to the content of this employment summit , and its monitoring during the swedish and spanish presid@@ en@@ cies to come .
we have heard a lot about romania and bulgaria .
it is vital to establish who is to issue a war@@ ning , and when and how they should issue it , in order to prevent the information cha@@ os we have been wit@@ ne@@ ssing .
that is why we are asking for more loans to be ear@@ mar@@ ked for research into new technologies at the budget review .
my fear is that by e@@ rod@@ ing arti@@ stic freedoms , even s@@ ligh@@ tly , we are also e@@ rod@@ ing the values of free speech and expression .
the introduction of aviation into the emis@@ sion cer@@ ti@@ fic@@ ates trading scheme is a first step forward .
the scope of the transparency rules must also be extended to include the internal trading systems of banks and the excep@@ tions must be more nar@@ row@@ ly wor@@ ded so that financial institu@@ tes and financial products cannot es@@ ca@@ pe effective supervision .
if we do not make str@@ ing@@ ent demands and insi@@ st on them being met in full we will not actually achieve any real results .
but i believe that there is sense pre@@ vail@@ ing in ireland and that people are now refle@@ cting on the situation we find ourselves in and now know that we need to be at the heart of europe , given the crisis that we are in .
thank you .
the same studies show how it makes it difficult for women to get jobs and have a care@@ er and how it makes it difficult to re@@ conci@@ le work and family life .
members of the committee were hor@@ ri@@ fied .
here , is@@ lam effectively be@@ comes totalit@@ ari@@ an law , so that the rights of other religi@@ ons or of women or of all are in fact sup@@ pres@@ sed .
that would be to their dis@@ credit .
when we discussed the mur@@ der of gover@@ nor sal@@ man ta@@ se@@ er , i war@@ ned about the rise of religious extre@@ mis@@ m in pakistan .
so the political conclusion i draw is that we need ways of strengthening our euro@@ -@@ atlantic lin@@ ks in order to provide more security along with more rights .
first of all , we keep calling on russia to ensure a proper investigation .
i would like to take advantage of the presence of the commission to ask what it is doing or plans to do in this regard .
what this means is that certain european governments are pla@@ ying with fir@@ e .
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energy use is responsible for 80 % of the total eu emissions of greenhouse ga@@ ses .
nevertheless , we are now - after tam@@ p@@ ere , after the ha@@ gue - in charge of drawing up this multi@@ annual stock@@ hol@@ m programme , and today it is too early for me to formul@@ ate precise ideas about the content of the next multi@@ annual programme .
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my group is particularly concerned with this question .
rapporteur . - mr president , i should like to thank everyone who has sta@@ yed back to@@ night and particip@@ ated in this debate , and also the commissioner for his response to the debate .
the matter of species pre@@ serv@@ ation - and this is my point - is not some kind of char@@ itable institution for a few poor little bu@@ g@@ s that we should simply manage to do without .
it would also be good if prime minister er@@ do@@ g@@ an put his own house in order in the areas of the situation of the kur@@ ds , acknowled@@ ging the gen@@ o@@ ci@@ de of ar@@ me@@ ni@@ ans and equality of rights for women .
i strongly ask the commission what it intends to do to ensure that the italian government fall@@ s in line with standards of the european union directives , particularly with regard to the recent ru@@ ling by the court of justice , which strongly condem@@ ned italy for not being able to di@@ spo@@ se of waste in campa@@ nia .
the amendment proposed in the report remo@@ ves the obligation on a member state to pursu@@ e new off@@ ences when they are committed outside the territory of this member state but on behalf of a legal person established on its territory , or against its institutions or population , or against a european institution with its head@@ quar@@ ters in the member state concerned .
- ( fr ) madam president , as for what mrs mc@@ gu@@ in@@ ness said , i share your opinion entirely .
that cannot be the european union 's intention .
as i do not have time , i will only draw one conclusion .
we do not need mechanisms to tackle debt that are exce@@ ssi@@ vely autom@@ atic and pro@@ -@@ cy@@ cli@@ cal , which risk fail@@ ing to meet the objective and , if anything , risk h@@ in@@ der@@ ing actions to boost economic growth .
furthermore , from today , all citizens of eu member states , including cyprus , bulgaria and romania , will also be able to travel to ta@@ i@@ w@@ an without a visa .
when jud@@ ging fi@@ g@@ ure sk@@ ating , we dis@@ card the highest and lowe@@ st marks and then awar@@ d the s@@ core .
so what can we do ?
mr president , we have just had a debate in this chamber on the common agricultural policy , where we reiter@@ ated the importance of supporting a european model , uni@@ que in the world .
such action has clear public support , as shown by opinion po@@ lls carried out thus far .
the produ@@ cer price for milk fe@@ ll , and at present many milk producers are having to se@@ ll da@@ iry products at a price that does not reflect production costs .
i would consider it a great p@@ ity if this were voted through together because , in the final event , we are not giving up on harmonisation at european level , but rather want to increase it in order to bring about an improvement for all men and women .
moreover , this fund can be targeted not only at issues of social inclusion , but also at greater vo@@ cational mobility of european citizens .
the regulations and the directive on social rules in road transport currently in force af@@ ford the member states a great deal of scope for interpre@@ tation and this results in a failure to achieve uniform transpo@@ sition into national law in the member states .
the fact is , that this country is vital for european and global security , and it is for this reason , as p@@ in@@ o ar@@ lac@@ ch@@ i 's report deta@@ ils very well , that we need to correct the huge erro@@ rs committed in the move to invest@@ ing in ' afgha@@ nisation ' and putting the human safety of the af@@ gh@@ an people first , which involves a responsibility to protect on the part of the foreign forces present .
both meetings re@@ ve@@ al@@ ed a flag@@ r@@ ant lack of transparency as regards contracts between ga@@ z@@ pro@@ m and na@@ f@@ to@@ ga@@ z and especially a lack of confidence which prev@@ ents progress in reaching an agreement .
last week i published my second annual report on that very subject .
it main@@ tains the focus on the better regulation agenda in line with previous similar initiatives taken last year by the european parliament .
then we can have a more reasonable interpre@@ tation of the requirement of the leg@@ ality and regular@@ ity of transactions .
the commission will respect this commitment and propose this general ali@@ gn@@ ment of all non-@@ priority acts .
the court also main@@ tains the view that well-@@ designed rules and regulations which are clear to interpre@@ t and simple to apply not only decre@@ a@@ se the risk of erro@@ r but can also reduce the costs of controls .
furthermore , smes naturally also have other financial instruments at their dispos@@ al within the european union , in particular in connection with the structural fund .
no - it means , in fact , that meps do not really believe the european central bank can be a solution , a re@@ me@@ dy , to the crisis , or that it can be a life@@ bel@@ t .
we are putting more emphasis on the exchange of good practices and we hope that in this way we will acqu@@ ire the experience necessary to sugge@@ st , as soon as possible , a pi@@ lot project of interest to as many member states as possible .
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we should not make it a s@@ ca@@ pe@@ go@@ at for our own domestic economic and social problems .
four@@ thly , what does the commission intend to do about the court of first instance 's judg@@ ment in the da@@ nish t@@ v@@ 2 case ?
the compromise reached on the main sensitive points of the commission 's proposal , the open declaration of ra@@ w materials and the creation of a community list of ra@@ w materials , is a good refle@@ ction , in my opinion , of this balance .
a lot is going to be said at the biodiversity conference about the need to put in place the correct measures , but if all we end up with is a pi@@ ous declaration , we will achieve very little .
it is also essential to create a pan@@ -@@ european crisis ma@@ p , on the basis of which those areas of the european union can be asse@@ ssed where ab@@ je@@ ct poverty and social exclusion most seriously af@@ fli@@ ct the roma and non-@@ roma communities , and through which the european commission , supporting the member states , can start the work of de@@ se@@ g@@ reg@@ ation , which the governments have been putting off for de@@ ca@@ des as a result of different political commitments .
it is a single culture in the uni@@ verse , and it is not multi@@ ple .
the commission is of the view that the proposed criteria ought to ensure a high level of protection without making plant protection un@@ work@@ able or dys@@ functi@@ onal .
however , member states will continue to apply policies promoting investments which will supple@@ ment and be com@@ p@@ ati@@ ble with the common international investment policy .
the competition and innovation programme , the ci@@ p , is strug@@ gl@@ ing for support and the financing for set , the strategic energy technology programme , is at less than half .
firstly , the commission 's report said that the proposal was large@@ ly un@@ con@@ te@@ sted in the council as el@@ se@@ where .
the eu-@@ africa summit was a success .
dra@@ ft@@ sman of the opinion of the committee on petitions . - ( es ) thank you , mr president , and frien@@ d , for those kind words that , obviously , are emo@@ tion@@ ally affecting at a time when i am in the house for the last time in this term of office , to thank for their collabor@@ ation all those with whom i have had the hon@@ our of working and , also , to ask for@@ gi@@ veness for any mistak@@ es i may have made .
they seek to re@@ place the reforms which are finally taking place with increased sal@@ es promotion measures and information campa@@ ig@@ ns .
i am in favour of introducing an appropriate transition period because the production cy@@ cle in the autom@@ o@@ tive industry is complex and needs a long time to adap@@ t .
in writing . - ( sv ) we have no obje@@ ctions to inform@@ ing and edu@@ cating citizens in the member states obje@@ ctively and fac@@ tu@@ ally about eu cooperation .
jud@@ ging by the progress made by mon@@ ten@@ e@@ gr@@ o in various areas , it is clear that the country is taking prepar@@ ations for european integration seriously .
thirdly , the european council is due to endorse the treaty change needed to allow for the establishment of the european stability mechanism in 2013 , with its capacity to assi@@ st - on the basis of strict condi@@ tion@@ ality - euro area member states in financial difficulties .
the ngos can sub@@ mit projects to it without the support of their government , and that is important .
i strongly believe that it is in both our interests to cooperate in this area , and no less important to show europe 's citizens that we are co@@ operating .
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i am glad the problems for dis@@ ab@@ led and ol@@ der tou@@ ri@@ sts have been taken into account , though perhaps more attention could have been de@@ voted to them .
it changes the european union 's self-@@ im@@ age regarding the importance of culture and its strategic importance to policy as a whole .
on behalf of the ppe group . - mr president , i would like to thank the commissioner for his response .
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risks to price stability over the medi@@ um term remain clearly on the up@@ side in 2007 and have intensi@@ fied over recent months .
it involves a lot of work and costs a lot of money .
the commission would thus be able to carry out an analysis and determin@@ e whether a company controls the cr@@ s and whether a company which has rights and particip@@ ates in the management of the cr@@ s influ@@ ences the latter in a decisive manner .
in this case , mr barroso is the wrong man for the job of president .
not that long ago , in the course of this legislative period , we also voted in euro 5 and euro 6 for pass@@ enger cars , thereby continuing the success st@@ ory of ex@@ ha@@ u@@ st gas standards for vehicles - in today 's case hea@@ v@@ y-@@ duty vehicles - in europe .
it is comm@@ end@@ able that the rapporteur is seeking to establish a link between public procurement and fo@@ ster@@ ing and promoting clean efficient vehicles , and i hope that this will lead to growth in investment and research of vehicles with low co2 emissions .
moreover , before reaching ad@@ ul@@ tho@@ od , women are young gi@@ r@@ ls , and violence against a young gi@@ r@@ l will prevent her from enjo@@ ying life fore@@ ver .
why would do@@ ct@@ ors send a te@@ ac@@ her to work so hard with a bo@@ y whom they did not believe would survi@@ ve ?
in the research sector , there are subsidies for space research , the objective of which is global monitoring while , on the other hand , the over@@ whe@@ l@@ ming majority of actions concerning social integration , social exclusion and young people have had their subsidies cut .
i like@@ wise think that the united nations resolution on the universal mor@@ atorium on the use of the death penalty must be put into practice .
we face a great challenge in these final weeks leading up to copenhagen .
all the member states have social services and social benefits , yet even after recei@@ ving them one si@@ x@@ th of people live in poverty .
i would also like to thank mrs patr@@ ã@@ o ne@@ ves , who has done an excellent job of condu@@ cting the negotiations .
there are pl@@ ent@@ y of ideas for the countries along the danube , but what is important are the priorities used to laun@@ ch the strategy .
madam president , ladies and gentlemen , before i come to the report , i would like to respond to mr me@@ yer and mr ta@@ va@@ res .
the principle of subsidiarity means that urban policy fall@@ s within the competence of the member states .
in many of these matters we already have certain qu@@ anti@@ fications , certain cal@@ cul@@ ations since , in par@@ alle@@ l with the principles , we are getting to know the fore@@ ca@@ sts , the first budget pre@@ li@@ min@@ aries for 2009 .
we are lo@@ sing hundreds of thousands of enterprises every year in europe which could ea@@ si@@ ly continue to exist if the transfer from one generation to the next could be organised in a better way .
this is why i am asking you to reje@@ ct the proposed amendment to paragraph 16 , but to pre@@ serve the initial wor@@ ding , which calls on us to put our own house in order .
instead , it will mean analy@@ sing and pe@@ er@@ -@@ re@@ vie@@ wing the broad budgetary guidelines and fiscal balance before the sub@@ mission of the draft national budgets by governments to parliament with the legal right , based on the treaty and pact , for the eu to make recommendations and ask for corre@@ ctive action from the member states concerned .
let us hope that i am wrong .
but perhaps you can resolve another little problem for me .
the un@@ differen@@ ti@@ ated labelling of tr@@ ans f@@ ats will only con@@ f@@ use consumers , create a negative im@@ age of healthy da@@ iry products and have un@@ desi@@ rable effects on consumption , under@@ mi@@ ning public health ( reduced in@@ take of important nu@@ tr@@ ien@@ ts such as cal@@ ci@@ um and prote@@ ins , for example ) .
it was particularly sh@@ oc@@ king that the commissioner should totally dis@@ regard the social dra@@ ma and strong impact of the so@@ aring food prices recor@@ ded in recent months - exac@@ er@@ b@@ ated by aband@@ on@@ ment of the land and the disappe@@ ar@@ ance of many thousands of far@@ ms - and pu@@ sh for a cut in the me@@ ag@@ re support received by around 70 000 portuguese sm@@ all@@ holders by propos@@ ing a minimum thre@@ sho@@ ld while for@@ getting to indi@@ cate a maximum one .
( fr ) madam president , mr president-in-office of the council , president of the commission , ladies and gentlemen , with the copenhagen summit less than two weeks away , concerns are growing as to the success of the negotiations on climate change .
member of the commission . - mr president , i thank the honourable member for his positive comments about the internal market sco@@ re@@ board .
and the companies affected are ess@@ enti@@ ally taking on the role of private consumers .
- ( nl ) mr president , in the gru@@ ber report , parliament is following the particularly one@@ -si@@ ded qu@@ anti@@ t@@ ative economic approach to the immigration problem .
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supple@@ mentary regulations are needed in this respect to protect the financial interests of the eu and to give au@@ dit@@ ing powers to the court of auditors .
i de@@ pl@@ or@@ e , i condem@@ n , i urge , i demand , but we also need to act and that action has to come in different forms .
the move towards the liberalisation of building products in the construction sector represents one of the requests for greater sensi@@ ti@@ vity received from small and medium-sized enterprises .
for his commitment to the all@@ -@@ to@@ o-@@ long-@@ for@@ got@@ ten victims in dar@@ fu@@ r , the conference decided that the pri@@ ze would be awar@@ ded to s@@ ali@@ h ma@@ h@@ m@@ oud os@@ man .
madam president , the subject of today 's debate is a violation of human rights that took place during the 19@@ 3@@ 0@@ s , during the ja@@ pan@@ ese occup@@ ation , when young women in the imperi@@ al ar@@ med forces were sexu@@ ally explo@@ i@@ ted and forced into pro@@ stitu@@ tion , despite the fact that the ja@@ pan@@ ese government had signed international con@@ ventions on combating traffic in women and children and supported the un resolution on women , peace and security .
our new and former colleague mar@@ tin ka@@ st@@ ler has now arri@@ ved too .
as the rapporteur and the other speakers said , this is a necessary exercise , but obviously we should try to clari@@ fy it .
this requires a joint effort .
in turn , these influ@@ en@@ ced the defici@@ ts that the member states have as a result of our political and social system , which prote@@ cts those in the most vulnerable situations , such as those who lose their jobs .
as regards the application of the principle of mutual recognition , which is also one of the pi@@ vot@@ al aspects in the construction of an area of justice , freedom and security , the framework decision on the enforcement of decisions ren@@ dered in ab@@ s@@ enti@@ a will allow existing instruments , such as the european ar@@ rest war@@ r@@ ant , to be reinfor@@ ced .
as point eight of the discharge report concerning the european council says , this progress is due to the positive attitude and efforts of the hungarian presidency .
the op@@ posi@@ te action should , in fact , be taken : this fund should be closely linked to the others , particularly regional policy instruments , so as to increase its effectiveness .
the report calls for a move away from the histori@@ cal payment system by 2020 , calling for an area basis plus objective criteria to re@@ place the current regime .
i do not know what secre@@ t relations you have with the auth@@ or of the question , but unfortunately we cannot continue .
others , like han@@ ne@@ s swoboda and jan mar@@ in@@ us wier@@ s@@ ma , stress that we should not take a bl@@ ack@@ -@@ and@@ -@@ wh@@ ite approach to this and that ukraine de@@ serves some attention - you are also right : of course ukraine is not making this easier .
to this end the council intends to call on the commission to study all the appropriate means of achieving this .
we did this through the european network for diagno@@ stics of ' imported ' vi@@ ral diseases , which is fun@@ ded under the public health programme .
the issue of the two ' mis@@ sing ' doss@@ iers , on civil li@@ ability and fla@@ g states , needs to be resolved by the council one way or another , so it is important that parliament kee@@ ps the pressure on by including them colle@@ ctively in the ster@@ ck@@ x report on ve@@ s@@ se@@ l traffic monitoring , the v@@ la@@ sto report on port state control and this report .
i would also like to thank mrs ku@@ ne@@ va for her work on the green paper .
then when we review the scheme in 2012 we would really focus on the end@@ -@@ value to be ga@@ ined from paren@@ tal contributions .
in my opinion , it was a significant achie@@ vement that we managed to place in an institutional framework a debate which had hi@@ ther@@ to been informal and closed , or limited to closed cir@@ cles and informal channe@@ ls .
i am in favour of greater parliamentary involvement in the union 's economic governance and of the centr@@ alisation at european level of the exclu@@ sive supervision powers of the major cross-border financial institutions .
the objective of this report is the need to promote greater syner@@ gies between tax policy and development policy , making both more efficient ; to that end , it identi@@ f@@ ies the difficulties that exist in developing countries with regard to the mobilisation of tax reven@@ ues .
i therefore support this resolution , which calls for the ombudsman 's activities to be given a higher profi@@ le .
finally , of course , the sal@@ ien@@ t point that led us to conci@@ liation : amendment 13@@ 8 .
appropriate abi@@ lities must be pre@@ ser@@ ved even at an ol@@ der age , and this is possible only with a more modern , more accessible health service .
( de ) mr president , commissioner , i very much welcome your motion .
a further challenge that we face is how to work together to strengthen the practical appli@@ cations of ru@@ les@@ -based multi@@ later@@ alism based on our shared values .
( pl ) mr president , hal@@ f@@ way through it has tran@@ spi@@ red that among the mi@@ ll@@ en@@ nium goals , we have done worst in combating t@@ b , hi@@ v and mal@@ ari@@ a .
the 2012 and 2013 budgets will be consolid@@ ation budgets aimed at refle@@ cting the member states ' spending cu@@ t@@ b@@ acks and setting a ben@@ ch@@ mark for the levels that will be established in the next financial framework .
the middle east , pakistan , afghanistan , russia , defence , security and economic and commercial matters are discussed in deta@@ il .
i want to tell re@@ be@@ c@@ ca har@@ ms that it is un@@ usu@@ al for us in sweden to be critici@@ sed for our aid commitments .
four@@ thly - finally - the procedure for re@@ sor@@ ting to the provi@@ si@@ onal t@@ wel@@ f@@ ths system , in the un@@ likely yet possible event that we fail to reach an agreement on the 2010 budget : on this point , we feel that the treaty of lisbon 's provisions are precise enough to rule out the need for a supple@@ ment .
top of the political agenda today is the great economic crisis that the country is experien@@ cing , the problem of re@@ turning migrants and , of course , violence and organised crime .
president-in-office . - ( sl ) i am hon@@ ou@@ red to be with you again today and , as president of the council , to present to you the evaluation of the results of the b@@ ali climate change conference .
however , we also need a review of whether our measures are effective , which measures are effective and which new ones are needed .
madam president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , we are disap@@ pointed that it has not been possible to reach agreement on the nove@@ l fo@@ ods regulation and that therefore , it is not possible to guarantee adequate information for consumers on the fo@@ ods that we e@@ at or to ensure that europe has clear , strict rules on fo@@ ods from c@@ lon@@ ed animals .
this is why we have created the european plat@@ form of women scienti@@ sts , which serves as a cat@@ aly@@ st and cre@@ ates role mode@@ ls in scientific research .
we must ensure that they reach it , or else we shall have to raise the standards they have to meet to do so .
in a slo@@ va@@ k school in the hungarian vi@@ ll@@ age , slo@@ va@@ k is ta@@ u@@ ght as a foreign language for 3 hours a week and a pr@@ ie@@ st says mass in hungarian .
an active presidency , a mobili@@ sed council , a european parliament on the off@@ en@@ sive and ten@@ aci@@ ous civil organisations are helping fa@@ shi@@ on europe as an effective world pla@@ yer : this is very good and encouraging news .
( pt ) madam president , president-in-office of the council , mr vice-president of the commission , ladies and gentlemen , we are facing a crisis of mass illegal immigration which has consequences for the security and cohesion of the whole european union .
they with@@ dre@@ w from this scheme many years ago .
to conclude , mrs re@@ ding , with reference to europol , i would like to know why a council decision is going to be re@@ placed by a europol regulation by 2013 .
pen@@ ding this , the eu member states should implement uni@@ lateral actions to pro@@ hi@@ bit the use and transfer of these bom@@ b@@ s , as many states have already done and others are prepar@@ ing to do .
we , europeans in the r@@ ich , democratic countries , must do everything we can today so that the eu is open for the civil socie@@ ties of belarus and ukraine .
we have big military potential , large@@ ly un@@ ta@@ p@@ ped , so decisions to use military asse@@ ts and to support each other in po@@ ol@@ ing and sh@@ aring are something that we need to take forward .
while the average price for bu@@ t@@ ter today is eur 4@@ .@@ 10 , it was eur 4@@ .@@ 50 in 198@@ 2 .
this agreement provides for specific instruments to combat illegal , un@@ re@@ ported and un@@ regul@@ ated ( i@@ u@@ u ) fishing in eu territorial wat@@ ers more effectively .
taking a relati@@ vi@@ stic attitude to the violation of humanitarian and international law and gran@@ ting the per@@ pe@@ tr@@ ators ex@@ emp@@ tion from puni@@ sh@@ ment will only lead to new su@@ i@@ ci@@ de attacks and war@@ s , and the spi@@ ral of violence will continue .
the european union is the joint home of national , ethnic and religious minorities as well , and precisely for this reason , the eu can no longer put off providing them with institutional , legally regul@@ ated protection .
a large number of roma dri@@ f@@ ted to the peri@@ ph@@ ery of society in this very period of the past 20 years .
some of you have said , ' it is too little , too late ' .
that is why we must promote life@@ long learning for ad@@ ul@@ ts .
why is it so important now ?
at the recent nato summit , al@@ b@@ ania and croatia were allowed to join , but f@@ y@@ rom was not in@@ vi@@ ted to do so .
right now , however , we are talking about china and there we are more or less power@@ less , as has already been said .
it sad@@ dens me that we have not achieved more .
secondly , it is a bit r@@ ich to re@@ pro@@ ach a parliamentary report when member states refu@@ sed to in@@ stig@@ ate police or judicial in@@ qu@@ ir@@ ies .
i completely dis@@ agree with the current state of affairs regarding ' le@@ y de co@@ st@@ as ' , but i also think that , especially in this moment of economic crisis , it is not responsible to take such a strong stand , as hundreds of thousands of citizens would be affected if funds were with@@ held .
finally , we cannot over@@ look support for development , as it is important to maintain the commitment to set a@@ side 0@@ .@@ 7 % of the gro@@ ss national income of each member state for developing countries .
we know that the legitimate authorities in brazi@@ l have this case in hand and that the italian citizen is being held in brazi@@ l .
the strategy of the council and the presidency of the council regarding energy and energy security is the need to move towards a greater differen@@ ti@@ ation in terms of suppl@@ iers and sources of energy and its distribution .
mr president , it is clear that , since the 199@@ 5 directive , which is the pre@@ de@@ cess@@ or of this directive , re@@ mar@@ k@@ able growth has been recor@@ ded in tourism and we must acknow@@ ledge , in particular , the great prospe@@ cts that the economic system of tourism will contribute to the european economy as a whole in the ne@@ ar future .
how can these objectives be achieved with the budget being reduced ?
( hu ) mr president , we would like to assess the results of the swedish presidency re@@ tro@@ spe@@ ctively from a 10@@ -@@ 20 year perspective .
considering that more than half of the u@@ ti@@ li@@ sed agricultural area in the eu ( 5@@ 4 % ) is clas@@ sed as le@@ ss-@@ fav@@ ou@@ red areas - whether because of o@@ ro@@ gra@@ ph@@ y , cli@@ matic conditions or less fer@@ ti@@ le land - and that such a measure is essential to rural development , we conclude that aid for le@@ ss-@@ fav@@ ou@@ red areas must constitu@@ te a priority for the member states .
mr er@@ do@@ ğ@@ an 's agenda is that of an is@@ la@@ mic party and , on that point too , the balance would shi@@ ft if turkey jo@@ ined the eu .
for the same reasons adap@@ t@@ ations to economic changes also require public measures aimed not only at creating an overall framework to promote economic competitiveness , but also at targeted support to anti@@ cip@@ ate prepar@@ ations for re@@ struc@@ turing and soci@@ ally responsible management of re@@ struc@@ turing .
together with the court , we loo@@ ked at what could be a more realistic task for the court , perhaps co@@ vering the budget over a thre@@ e-@@ year cy@@ cle , rather than annu@@ ally , and asking the court to take into account that most commission control systems are multi@@ -@@ annual , ensuring that erro@@ rs are corre@@ cted over time .
furthermore , the european union needs an eco@@ -@@ efficient industrial policy which will guarantee the link between innovative capacity and the eu 's production uni@@ ts , thereby helping create jobs across the whole eu and maintain its global competitiveness .
we believe that parliament and the council have indeed improved the text .
it has lost si@@ ght of the one thing it needs most - democracy - and for@@ got@@ ten the only people that matter - its citizens .
it can be of a global and general nature .
da@@ vi@@ de is aimed at everyone who wishes to protect their com@@ pu@@ ter against un@@ safe we@@ b@@ sites .
it is yet another own goal .
i think it is very important for farmers right now that a clear signal be sent to them as to what is likely to happen , so that they will not be left to wi@@ ld specul@@ ation , not know@@ ing whether to bu@@ y or se@@ ll stock based on the histori@@ c model .
i can only hope so , and wish for the french presidency to make the adoption of the common position in the next two weeks another of the great achie@@ vements of its term of office .
and we may soon face transition in the occu@@ pie@@ d palestinian territory .
it is also advo@@ cating a possible reduction in co2 emissions of 50 million ton@@ ne@@ s .
we discussed fair@@ ly exten@@ si@@ vely just yesterday and the day before yesterday the issue of solidarity between new and old member states .
approval of the minutes of the previous sitting : see minutes
it could help make the sta@@ ple d@@ ie@@ t in the european union health@@ ier .
the commission should complete its work within three months .
specul@@ ative activities , which represent a significant risk , should be dis@@ coura@@ ged by increasing the capital requirements and applying the ba@@ se@@ l rules inter@@ nation@@ ally .
territorial cohesion is ess@@ enti@@ ally about achieving balanced development across the eu and in this context it should constitu@@ te a central objective of all community policies .
with a broad majority , you have a new commission for your second period of office - i hope that you will improve everything , that you will re-@@ in@@ je@@ ct dyna@@ mis@@ m into europe , that you will promote technology and that we will not only talk about re@@ distribution but that we will compe@@ te with the other economic regions of the world .
it is an area and a power , and it will be increasingly recognised in the fie@@ lds of defence and foreign policy .
at the moment there is particular concern about the fact that thousands or hundreds of thousands of families are facing serious problems regarding lo@@ an flexibility .
anything else will not be in the interests of the european union or croatia and its people .
this attitude has not been aband@@ oned in any way in the light of the financial crisis ; instead industry has be@@ gu@@ n to use the financial crisis to exer@@ t even more pressure against a system@@ atic climate and energy policy .
that is why i was delighted to welcome the report by mrs kla@@ ß on the situation of women in rural areas .
it is this worrying fact that makes it essential to adopt re@@ solu@@ te initiatives at all levels to cur@@ ta@@ il this phenomen@@ on .
out of the total re@@ tained ships , 8@@ .@@ 7 % were car@@ go ships , 2.@@ 9 % pass@@ enger ships , 2.@@ 7 % ships car@@ rying chemi@@ cal sub@@ stance and 0@@ .@@ 5 % oil tan@@ k@@ ers .
the solution found in the end - the ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment of two members of the national assembly - is unacceptable .
these tro@@ op@@ s cannot pos@@ si@@ bly be ne@@ u@@ tra@@ l .
mrs har@@ ms , no one in this house wishes to cur@@ ta@@ il the right to free internet access .
it does not mention that the food crisis is the result of current agricultural and trade policies such as the cap and free trade , and it does not make the fair and necessary criticism of these policies or call for the change that is needed .
moreover , in view of this , it has also become a debate about whether we , the european institutions , are able to ensure that both these principles and provisions are respected , whether we are able to speak clearly , and whether we can be un@@ com@@ promis@@ ing in their defence if necessary .
on the other hand , there is a great humanitarian problem , and i think that the european union must get involved in this on a major scale .
there is no other body in the world with execu@@ tive and legislative initiative powers that is subject to such requirements : its president has to present a programme to parliament ; it has to atten@@ d hear@@ ings with all parliamentary groups ; it is subject to an absolu@@ te majority vote ; and it must bring all the commissioners here to be heard one by one on their own programmes , followed by three or four hours of direct questions - questions that must be ans@@ wered .
it is true that establishing the rules for the refu@@ s@@ al of pri@@ or author@@ isation is sen@@ sible and makes the situation cle@@ are@@ r .
they contribu@@ ted to political cohesion , to economic growth , to employment , to territorial cohesion , to equal opportunities and to strengthening europe 's standing in the world .
although i am in favour of cooperation that is more inter@@ govern@@ mental in nature , i realise that there are cases in which we need our laws to be as uniform as possible in the union .
the eu and member states have made a concer@@ ted effort to resolve the problem .
faced with the progre@@ ssive loss of species and , therefore , of bio@@ logical ri@@ ch@@ ness on ear@@ th , it is important for us to set ambitious objectives on the protection of fa@@ u@@ na and fl@@ ora while ensuring that hum@@ an@@ kind can continue to explo@@ it their ri@@ ches .
in addition , the current situation in georgia makes it im@@ per@@ ative that the member states really do press on seriously with a common foreign energy policy , with energy di@@ versi@@ fication .
as has already been stated , the irish government , of which my party is a member , has already de@@ cla@@ red that it will re@@ verse the minimum wa@@ ge cut as agreed in that programme .
there is an ou@@ tre@@ ach - a greater offer .
we will have to help these countries to adap@@ t their economies and to combat climate change , but we will also have to think up a radi@@ cally different development policy .
we need such new technologies for energy efficiency , renewa@@ b@@ les , zer@@ o emis@@ sion , coal use and nuclear energy .
the financial mechanism for greece serves the immediate need for the current purposes .
we must also put pressure on the s@@ r@@ i lan@@ k@@ an government to sign up to the ot@@ ta@@ wa convention and to re@@ move land min@@ es .
in writing . - i supported this report , as it is in line with the amendment i tabled on the financing of large scale c@@ cs ( carbon cap@@ ture and storage ) demonstr@@ ation plants , in my report on the review of the eu 's emissions trading system .
therefore , once they have evalu@@ ated the rapid ag@@ eing of europe 's population , i call on the commission and the council to find other means of ensuring normal living conditions for current and future pen@@ si@@ oners .
however , we cho@@ se to vote against the report by mr ga@@ uz@@ è@@ s today .
on behalf of the ep@@ p , i have added several suggesti@@ ons to the dome@@ ni@@ ci report which had the support of other political groups as well .
in my opinion , the budget of the fund should be significantly increased in the future , so that it will be able to meet social needs .
for example , it is a@@ sto@@ ni@@ shing to think that the european union launched an appropriate system for monitoring rail traffic - the er@@ t@@ ms - back in 2000 , and that , in spite of this , 10 years later , the system has been adopted by only a very few member states .
the european union in particular cannot , in my opinion , continue to do nothing .
on behalf of the pse group . - ( fr ) madam president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , as its ti@@ tle sugge@@ sts , this question de@@ als with the economic consequences of the g@@ mo author@@ isation procedure .
- ( sv ) aviation must pay for its environmental costs , and therefore this proposal is good .
those of us who have met us members of con@@ gre@@ ss know that there is a serious move af@@ o@@ o@@ t and thus a very serious prospe@@ ct of legislation in the united states , so i think there is still real hope for a deal in copenhagen .
i believe that to be a reasonable re@@ action on the commission 's part , given the special economic situation in which many companies find themselves .
at the same time , it mo@@ ves europe away from the independent and pac@@ i@@ fic role which it should play in sett@@ ling international problems .
the critici@@ s@@ ms that have been leve@@ lled at these texts - some of which i have heard repe@@ ated even here in this chamber - have , for example , raised the spe@@ c@@ tr@@ e of the oli@@ ven@@ ne@@ s agreement .
the commission should take permanent corre@@ ctive measures , one of which is trac@@ e@@ ability and should be a priority objective .
this is an instrument to be adopted using the co@@ decision procedure , but the council is not here .
the things that de@@ ter people from explo@@ iting this opportunity are language barriers and a lack of information .
for that reason i cannot support your resolution and i shall vote against it .
last but not least , it must contribute to maintaining vi@@ able rural communities , for which agriculture is an important economic activity , creating local jobs .
the freedom of movement which lies at the heart of the single market means that this is an issue of importance to a great many citizens across europe .
just as your resolution adopted on belarus after the 28 september elections hel@@ ped us to move forward , we hope that we can continue to receive your support during our term .
these dea@@ ths are a re@@ min@@ der of the gra@@ vity of the security situation in this region .
in this case , we need the hands of the world trade organiz@@ ation .
of course some countries are further ahead in this strug@@ gle than others .
however , i have my doub@@ ts and i fear that we will continue to experience what has been going on for the past year .
it has ac@@ ted not as a jud@@ ge but as a do@@ ct@@ or ; not a sur@@ ge@@ on , though , but more like a psy@@ chi@@ at@@ ri@@ st .
because if there is not , what obje@@ ction can you have to putting this into the directive ?
as far as a free@@ -@@ trade area between the united states , europe and others is concerned , right now i believe that the main job to be done is the one that mr lamy and others are embar@@ king on , that of making the do@@ ha round a success .
f@@ as@@ ci@@ sm , rac@@ is@@ m and x@@ en@@ op@@ h@@ ob@@ ia are fac@@ es of the same co@@ in . bor@@ n and b@@ red of the capit@@ alist system , which cre@@ ates , main@@ tains and n@@ ur@@ tures these f@@ as@@ ci@@ st groups .
the euro is a stable currency .
these best practices can mean a lot to us .
as a liberal m@@ p from slove@@ nia and a former journ@@ alist , i am of the opinion that freedom of expression and freedom of the press are the two most important human rights .
we cannot have a dynami@@ c economy unless we have mo@@ ti@@ v@@ ated workers .
i welcome the european commission 's initiative to direct eur 1 billion into sol@@ ving the fo@@ od@@ stu@@ ff crisis .
this is dra@@ ining for the workers and also the people in the supply sector , and c@@ lar@@ ity is needed without delay - c@@ lar@@ ity , but , above all , a serious , honest approach .
it is necessary to develop joint initiatives with the russian government aimed at enhan@@ cing world security and stability and , in particular , on common neighbours , in order to achieve a peaceful resolution of the conflicts in na@@ gor@@ no-@@ kar@@ ab@@ ak@@ h , in trans@@ ni@@ stri@@ a and in georgia , in line with international law .
we cannot go on as a european union bu@@ ying our own debt .
madam president , in the first weeks of march we were wit@@ ne@@ sses of a dra@@ matic cou@@ p d '@@ é@@ t@@ at in mad@@ ag@@ as@@ car .
it respe@@ cts these and recogni@@ ses their value , but it also tr@@ ies to la@@ y down general and basic principles .
on the one hand , the european parliament has itself consider@@ ably amen@@ ded the council 's draft on commitment appropriations .
moreover , to guarantee effective enforcement the courts must be able to order the dis@@ closure and free@@ z@@ ing of the deb@@ tor 's asse@@ ts within the context of measures to provide interim legal protection .
in writing . - much has been said in this plenary session on the effect of the ba@@ il@@ out package on the republic of ireland .
i should like to make an observ@@ ation with regard to inspe@@ ction .
no , you want further integration and you want the small states to suffer more .
therefore , as has just been tou@@ ched on , i am not of the opinion that dam@@ ü@@ l@@ s@@ -@@ me@@ l@@ la@@ u is a case where this blo@@ c@@ king procedure should have been applied .
increasing the propor@@ tion of ol@@ der employees and women in active employment is only a short-@@ term solution .
it is clear that in order to achieve these objectives , it is necessary to adopt reforms without delay , so that people seeking asylum in eu member states are provided with effective protection .
if i could welcome the answer given so far by the commissioner but also ask him to make sure that human rights in this field are ke@@ pt in mind at all times .
the price and reli@@ ability of energy supply are critical factors in eu competitiveness .
we are wor@@ r@@ ied , extremely wor@@ r@@ ied , because the worst thing that could happen is that we carry out stress tests in the ne@@ ar future and get the kin@@ ds of results which will provide the perfe@@ ct ex@@ c@@ use for many of the operators of very old power plants , including those in the area where i live , to keep them in operation even longer , instead of clo@@ sing them .
this will not work , because science does not allow itself to be mani@@ pul@@ ated .
construction is already complete .
madam president , since the iraq war , this country , instead of being liber@@ ated from a military dict@@ ator , is sin@@ king into violence .
those people are quite legi@@ timately more sensitive and more aware of mani@@ fe@@ st@@ ations or tenden@@ cies poin@@ ting to en@@ ds other than freedom and prosper@@ ity .
much is said about the rights of consumers to know about the food , domestic equipment or home f@@ it@@ tings which they bu@@ y .
the priority objective , while com@@ pl@@ ying with current laws , should be to st@@ am@@ p out this disease that in its var@@ ied and ter@@ ri@@ ble forms continues to claim too many victims throughout europe . &@@ l@@ t@@ ; 0 the task and duty of setting out on this path fall@@ s to us .
parliament is prepared to cooperate in monitoring whether the programmes launched are truly successful , and whether they fulfil the objective for which they were established .
may i also acknow@@ ledge the effort everyone has made on this .
i would first like to defend the balance of the report proposed today by mr ca@@ po@@ ul@@ as san@@ to@@ s .
however , in another very important respect , it is also a problem that has to do with over@@ capacity .
given that i myself was an me@@ p at the time of the vote on the report by e@@ ve@@ l@@ y@@ ne ge@@ b@@ har@@ d@@ t and left parliament just a few days before the debate on ber@@ na@@ de@@ t@@ te ver@@ g@@ nau@@ d 's report , i well understand the reasons for that regret .
we cannot accept that , since european integration means open dialogue .
dra@@ ft@@ sman of the opinion of the committee on women 's rights and gender equality . - ( el ) mr president , commissioner , i think that the multi@@ annual programme on protecting children using the internet and other communication technologies is the european union 's head start in the global field of child protection .
meps have today called for a revision of the eu 's health response mechanisms .
mr president , ladies and gentlemen , i trust that the forthcoming session of the justice and home affairs council to be held in two days ' time will make important decisions concerning both the ex@@ pan@@ sion and the ver@@ i@@ fication aspects of the schengen issue , but in a way that guarantees the freedom of movement of our citizens .
tent@@ h anni@@ vers@@ ary of the min@@ e ban treaty ( ot@@ ta@@ wa convention ) ( mo@@ tions for resolutions tabled ) : see minutes
i want to make a few comments about the efforts we are making to be able to offer support to all languages spoken in the european union .
in writing . - ( fr ) i voted for the report by my e@@ ste@@ e@@ med colleague , ma@@ th@@ ie@@ u gro@@ s@@ ch , on the proposal for a regulation of the european parliament and of the council on common rules for access to the international road ha@@ ul@@ age market which aims to mer@@ ge the texts regul@@ ating access to the international road and c@@ ab@@ ot@@ age transport market , currently gover@@ ned by previous regulations and directives .
it is likely that ra@@ ú@@ l ca@@ str@@ o inci@@ ted his follow@@ ers to use violence against the opposition during the recently fi@@ ni@@ shed si@@ x@@ th con@@ gre@@ ss of the communist party of cu@@ ba , and cu@@ ban dis@@ sid@@ ents point to him as bearing responsibility for this latest mur@@ der .
the cla@@ shes in may and june 2009 gave rise to war crimes and crimes against humani@@ ty , and thousands of civili@@ ans lost their lives .
like my fellow members , i had ho@@ ped to finally hear today that yes , we have reached that point .
gam@@ bling is often corre@@ ctly associated with crime at international level , and cross-border gam@@ bling r@@ ings which are much easier to run via the internet je@@ opar@@ di@@ se the laws of various nations and har@@ b@@ our risks to national sovereignty .
it appe@@ ars that the work on the justice port@@ al may do that : it may give information about who , what , where , which la@@ wy@@ ers , which interpre@@ ters , where to get legal aid - all sor@@ ts of information .
therefore , the best social policy is one which hel@@ ps create jobs .
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it is challeng@@ ed on the grounds that freedom of movement takes prece@@ dence over the right to stri@@ ke .
almost one in 20 people over the age of 6@@ 5 and one in five over 80 suffer from dem@@ enti@@ a .
( cs ) mr president , if we want to re@@ vit@@ alise the european economy and boost competitiveness in the global environment , our core objective must be , finally , after 20 years , to re@@ move all barriers preventing small and medium-sized enterprises in particular from developing their business activities .
- madam president , i supported this report mainly because the paragrap@@ h@@ s i had some concern about were either de@@ le@@ ted or modif@@ ied in a way which i felt was appropriate .
however , one part of the text is mis@@ leading and pre@@ judicial to the discussions under way in new y@@ or@@ k on the reform of the security council .
ver@@ i@@ fication of cre@@ d@@ enti@@ als : see minutes
as to the social measures which the commissioner has proposed : all i can say is that it has been ap@@ paren@@ t for some time that social measures are required .
the european union must send a clear message to the rest of the world : the anti-@@ counterfe@@ iting trade agreement must be a bul@@ war@@ k against all counterfe@@ iting .
commissioner , you have to as@@ sure a level pla@@ ying field for entrepreneu@@ ri@@ al activity in europe to make our continent f@@ it for global competition .
this agreement has a much greater environmental and social bi@@ as than its 199@@ 4 pre@@ de@@ cess@@ or .
the fact that in many eu member states , you need , for example , to register for a place in a cr@@ è@@ ch@@ e even before your child is bor@@ n or that there are waiting li@@ sts of several months to register for a place at n@@ ur@@ ser@@ y highligh@@ ts that there are not enough chil@@ d@@ care facilities in europe .
however , it is clearly better to have voluntary agreements than no agreements at all and therefore i support them .
that is 7 % of the uk population - at least five times higher , as a propor@@ tion , than in any other country .
once again we see the european union not taking into account the wishes of the people of europe .
i think that there is just one point that has not yet been made here today and that is the need to acknow@@ ledge that europe is now some way behind in terms of research and innovation .
the ar@@ rest of far@@ a@@ i mag@@ u@@ wu , the direct@@ or of the centre for research and development , following an inter@@ view with mr chi@@ k@@ ane , a monitor for the k@@ im@@ ber@@ le@@ y process , is therefore , unfortunately , just one more e@@ pis@@ ode to add to the long list of human rights ab@@ uses in that country .
this would only make sense if , in the election of the commission , it was possible to vote for the individual candi@@ d@@ ates , which it currently is not .
i think we have to take this matter very seriously and i would urge the commissioner to look at this again .
here we have an example of the consequences of a marke@@ t-@@ orient@@ ated common agricultural policy , which promo@@ tes mode@@ ls of inten@@ sive production for export , which in turn fav@@ ours large@@ -@@ scale ag@@ ro-@@ industry at the cost of small and medium-sized agriculture and family farm@@ ing .
this way , the eu is fran@@ k@@ ly making itself completely ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ous .
we try to in@@ ser@@ t a human rights clause in every framework agreement which we conclude with a third country .
the euro@@ med space must be an area of prosper@@ ity , freedom and development .
secondly , awareness can lead to a greater understanding of the sym@@ p@@ tom@@ s and , consequently , early diagno@@ sis .
even if we still have discussions within the group ahead of us , i would like to state here and now that i am not at all satis@@ fied with the compromise with regard to the restri@@ ction of the rights of internet users in cases where infringe@@ ments are belie@@ ved to have been committed .
but what i am also very min@@ d@@ ful of is something that the secre@@ tar@@ y-@@ general of the ar@@ a@@ b le@@ ag@@ ue said to my delegation visi@@ ting him yesterday : we have to de@@ fine what we need , because a no-@@ fly zone by definition means different things to different people .
this is because the report is in@@ sufficient and does not put enough emphasis on the right issues .
he was se@@ i@@ zed by state security forces on 3 february in cha@@ d , but managed to es@@ ca@@ pe to cam@@ e@@ ro@@ on before being offered asylum in france .
some@@ one should stand up for common sense and healthy scep@@ tici@@ sm , and it seems to me that the european parliament has a not in@@ significant role to play in this regard .
ladies and gentlemen , that will be a moment of truth , il@@ lu@@ str@@ ating whether our true approach to women 's rights is actually what we say it is .
( it ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , while i accept that those who so strongly critici@@ sed the hungarian law want only freedom for the media and nothing else , i think we also need to show respect for the work of the commission and the content of the debate in parliament .
the eu , however , must have the ability to re@@ act to policy changes caused by major challenges .
for this reason , we need a more precise definition of the scope of this form of employment .
in the 19@@ 7@@ 0@@ s and 198@@ 0@@ s we accepted public defici@@ ts , whilst pla@@ ying down their effects . the result was mass unemployment in europe , which we have now brought down to 7@@ .@@ 2 % with - and thanks to - the euro .
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a european agency on lin@@ gui@@ stic diversity would quickly become a means for the fren@@ ch@@ -@@ speaking minority to circum@@ v@@ ent the com@@ pul@@ s@@ ory use of du@@ tch in f@@ lan@@ ders .
the quality of the democratic debate will not be improved by swe@@ lling the ran@@ ks of non-@@ att@@ ach@@ ed members .
member of the commission . - mr president , thank you for giving me this opportunity to make a few comments about the reform of our w@@ ine sector .
only the president of the commission has full legitimacy .
the fer@@ ti@@ lity inde@@ x in european countries var@@ ies between 1.@@ 1 and 1.@@ 3 .
i voted for the directive on the indi@@ cation by labelling of energy consumption .
in any event , cooperation between the two organisations needs to be based on transparency , comple@@ ment@@ ar@@ ity and respect for each other 's independence .
the next item is the statement by the vice-president of the commission / high representative of the union for foreign affairs and security policy on the 1@@ 6@@ th session of the united nations human rights council ( gen@@ ev@@ a , 28 february - 25 march 2011 ) .
( sv ) - there is good reason to work together to create a smo@@ o@@ thly functioning transport system between member states with a view to promoting the internal market .
we have perfe@@ ctly good facilities in brussels .
energy is a major factor , but there is also im@@ pres@@ sive growth in services .
furthermore , i note with interest that not one european lea@@ der on the left or on the right back@@ ed socialist measures in brussels last week .
are they written down any@@ where ?
when considering this trage@@ dy , however , we should also remember the reason for this state of affairs .
it should also be re@@ mem@@ be@@ red , right here and now , that those who condem@@ ned the european union 's relations with the acp states were precisely those other developing countries that had perfe@@ ctly legitimate claims for access to our markets but had been left out , for the simple reason that they were not former co@@ lo@@ nie@@ s of current eu member states .
resources needed for social provisions are increasingly difficult to obtain from dw@@ in@@ dl@@ ing public sources ( taxes ) .
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that is why it is so important that parliament should again send canada a strong signal at this point .
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solidarity , also , because the trade conce@@ ssions gene@@ rou@@ s@@ ly granted by the commission to the wto are in danger of dealing a f@@ at@@ al b@@ low to this agricultural sector in our acp partner countries .
spanish is spoken by 8@@ 50 million people .
not all eu citizens have access to quality health services .
as usu@@ al i would like to congratulate the rapporteur on an excellent report , and i fully agree with him that we must make sure that the system be@@ comes more consolid@@ ated and , above all , more productive and more useful .
its main power will be to super@@ vi@@ se agencies of this kind .
we should have either one or the other , but not both .
this is a new un@@ democratic and author@@ it@@ ari@@ an decision that further h@@ in@@ ders the establishment of political groups .
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it was created under the media international action which , since 2007 , has focused on the development of the european union 's relations with the au@@ dio@@ vi@@ su@@ al markets of third countries .
the vast majority of us - that is , the majority of this parliament - have spoken up for human rights and for the cultural auton@@ om@@ y of tibet .
i am in favour of a european pat@@ ent system , but , on refle@@ ction , and for reasons of language , i ab@@ stain@@ ed from voting on the present report .
in writing . - ( pl ) i fully support the resolution in question .
i come from a country that has experienced the tra@@ um@@ a of a negative referendum with no plan b@@ . you were there already , mr barroso .
that is an abuse and mi@@ su@@ se of language .
we want to support the commission on this , in the hope that its work will proce@@ ed fa@@ ster and be more effective , and we should wish the commission success in this regard .
within the os@@ ce framework , member states coordin@@ ate their work so as to ensure that the commitments made by the 5@@ 6 os@@ ce particip@@ ating states in this area are respected and implemented .
we have to deal with companies operating under pressure of costs , mea@@ ning that they are constantly putting their suppl@@ iers under pressure of costs , thereby contribu@@ ting to prices constantly being reduced .
i think it is important not to invest exclu@@ si@@ vely in the area of technology , either , which is an important area . we should also invest in a system for ar@@ ts and humani@@ ties , which should also have an area of cooperation with public bodies and with business .
last year the european union placed environmental issues and particularly the issue of global war@@ ming at the centre of its poli@@ cy@@ -@@ making .
their em@@ an@@ cip@@ ation and protection are the sin@@ e qu@@ a n@@ on in putting a stop to the use of sexual violence as a weapo@@ n of war .
in the prepar@@ ation of the initial proposal , the commission held exten@@ sive con@@ sult@@ ations of stake@@ holders from all sectors concerned and it carried out a comprehensive impact assessment .
as parliament , we have repe@@ ate@@ dly made clear over many years that we consider it important in all these measures - whether it is the forwar@@ ding of p@@ nr data or access to swift banking data - that there are generally appli@@ cable data protection principles that can also be implemented at an individual level .
moreover , the per@@ cent@@ age of far@@ ms currently managed by young people is extremely low .
rapporteur . - ( es ) madam president , i would like to begin by emphasi@@ sing what mr ch@@ ate@@ l said : the electronic communications sector is responsible for 25 % of european growth and 40 % of produ@@ cti@@ vity .
the cont@@ ents of the treaty of lisbon , the provisions of the 2020 eu strategy and the principles included in the mi@@ ll@@ en@@ nium development goals do not seem to be reflected , even in terms of future prospe@@ cts , in the dis@@ concer@@ ting reality , which is that great numbers of people live in mis@@ ery even today .
i voted in favour of the o@@ omen@@ -@@ ru@@ ij@@ ten report , because i think it is a good compromise that can support the dialogue between member states and european institutions on the moder@@ nisation of pension systems .
the cultural found@@ ation of europe is christi@@ ani@@ ty , so christian values should be promo@@ ted and strengthened , and not undermin@@ ed .
is this not more tro@@ u@@ ble than it is worth ?
if we allow our position to be weak@@ ened because of the weak@@ ness of the council , we have not lear@@ ned any less@@ ons from the crisis .
this report de@@ serves credit for demanding accoun@@ t@@ ability from member states .
their involvement may guarantee that the strategy will meet the relevant demands , resolve problems and contribute to the development of tow@@ ns and vi@@ ll@@ ages as well as the mac@@ ro-@@ region as a whole .
yes , mr we@@ ber , some areas are very sensitive , particularly the grounds of sexual orien@@ tation and religion .
however , let me also say that el@@ ma@@ r bro@@ k 's comments descri@@ be a little of my own view , namely that we need to de@@ fine our interests clearly .
i would also like to take this opportunity to welcome my fellow member , mr schulz , to the committee on budgets and remind him that the committee mee@@ ts in january .
concerning cooperation within developing countries , i came across one case where the eu was giving eur 1.@@ 2 million to a project in eth@@ i@@ opi@@ a , and found that 17 % vat was being applied by the eth@@ i@@ opi@@ an government .
we get the im@@ pression with the proposals you are making now that you are actually encouraging over@@ -@@ regulation .
what kind of experien@@ ces have there been with it ?
the commission wel@@ comes that resolution and very much appreci@@ ates the high quality of its content .
i am particularly pleased that the concept of mi@@ xed z@@ ones is re@@ tained .
i appla@@ ud in particular the introduction of an obligation to equi@@ p vehicles with a bra@@ ke assi@@ st system ( b@@ as ) , which will help to reduce the number of co@@ lli@@ sions between vehicles and pe@@ de@@ stri@@ ans .
i welcome the interim report by the temporary committee on climate change and its recommendations on the eu 's future integrated policy on climate change , and i strongly support the no@@ tion that the global average tem@@ per@@ at@@ ure increase should be limited to not more than 2 ° c@@ . in addition to that , the european union should make the effort to reduce emissions in a way that would keep the tem@@ per@@ at@@ u@@ res well be@@ low this two@@ -@@ degree cu@@ t-@@ off point .
as far as the french presidency is concerned , it announced in may , following the du@@ bli@@ n conference , that it will sign the convention in early december .
it is quite unacceptable that an accession candidate should still be occu@@ py@@ ing parts of an eu member state , namely northern cyprus , to say nothing of planning a military attack on another country , as is currently the case against iraq .
in particular , it has a duty and a responsibility to stop the mis@@ leading commercial practices used by ' direct@@ ory companies ' .
today , more than ever before , there is a need for the union for the mediterranean , for support for major projects and for institutional development .
in today 's world , protecting a border does not only involve physi@@ cally guar@@ ding it , but activities requ@@ ir@@ ing additional knowledge and skills in a range of areas .
it had a s@@ low start , but by the end of this year , they re@@ ck@@ on about 10 % of the world 's fisheries will be m@@ se@@ -@@ cer@@ ti@@ fied .
if we can concentr@@ ate the treatment of these r@@ are diseases into a few places in the eu , the patients ' chance of recovery are much greater , as do@@ ct@@ ors who use their speci@@ alist skills frequ@@ ently are better at achieving good results .
in writing . - ( fr ) the european parliament has approved the community strategy for reducing co2 emissions from pass@@ enger cars and i welcome this very much .
the european union and its member states re@@ ac@@ ted at once , and the commission too took decisive action , sen@@ ding eur 2 million in emergency aid to china and assi@@ sting rel@@ ief efforts by disp@@ at@@ ching mobi@@ le ho@@ sp@@ ital uni@@ ts , drug@@ s , re@@ sc@@ ue equipment , and ru@@ b@@ b@@ le@@ -@@ cle@@ aring ge@@ ar .
they have any@@ way covered almost all aspects of the problem , which all think is complex , difficult and very ac@@ u@@ te .
the european union must collabor@@ ate .
we have analy@@ sed , and we will continue to analy@@ se , in 2010 , all the ga@@ ps that exist today with regard to the protection of victims of terrorism in the various member states .
as you are probably well aware , it has issued , through the local authorities in constan@@ tin@@ op@@ le , a decision on so-called ' illegal fun@@ dra@@ ising ' and subsequ@@ ently fro@@ zen am@@ ne@@ sty international 's bank accounts in turkey .
as the coordin@@ ator of the group of the progre@@ ssive alliance of socialists and democrats in the european parliament for the committee on petitions , i must express concern about the large number of cases where al@@ leg@@ ed mal@@ administration was caused by a lack of transparency on the part of the european institutions .
i would like to express my most defini@@ te and una@@ m@@ bi@@ gu@@ ous support for the strong views of mr ol@@ bry@@ ch@@ t and mrs ma@@ z@@ z@@ oni , namely , the strong views i mentioned in earlier debates in the european parliament , also shared by commissioner ha@@ hn , that although gdp does not reflect all dimen@@ sions of the stage of development , it is still the most reli@@ able indi@@ cat@@ or available .
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i spo@@ ke about trans@@ fers under 18 years of age .
we consider that both the council regulation and parliament 's report make exce@@ ssi@@ vely detailed and in@@ tru@@ sive proposals .
how can it be that sweden is head@@ ing in precisely the op@@ posi@@ te direction ?
in our opinion , in a case like this we should instead be working towards a pro@@ active approach and establishing coordination at community level : on the one hand to prevent unfair competition among member states - for it is clear that there is to some extent a r@@ ace between the member states to see who can benefit most from the sure , long-term investment capac@@ ities of these sovereign we@@ al@@ th funds - and , on the other hand , to de@@ fine and work together on strategic or sensitive sectors that need to be pre@@ ser@@ ved .
the commission is making significant efforts to help reform the education system in kosovo .
we also need to do more to ensure that the lisbon strategy progre@@ sses at an even pac@@ e in all member states : a sl@@ owe@@ r pac@@ e of reform in one member state has obvious k@@ no@@ ck@@ -@@ ons in the others .
mr president , i believe that today 's debate has shown and pro@@ ved that parliament can and should make a significant contribution to the development of the strategy .
there are many excellent candi@@ d@@ ates , and i hope the sele@@ ction is based on mer@@ it , not politics .
i therefore appeal to the commission and the council to put forward this proposal as quickly as possible .
my compli@@ ments to mrs mor@@ g@@ an ; she has shown a great deal of energy and commitment .
that is the oral amendment : sym@@ pa@@ thy for the people .
i stand here before you as one who belie@@ ves in a europe of co@@ operating nations , not a europe t@@ ied to the feder@@ alist approach of the lisbon treaty .
we sub@@ mit the ' si@@ x@@ -@@ pac@@ k ' to the council in the knowledge that the hungarian presidency has done everything it could to come to an agreement , as pra@@ i@@ sed by president barroso and by your colleagues in this house in committee meetings .
a communist country ri@@ ding rou@@ gh@@ sh@@ od over human rights .
more than 70 000 men and women have been de@@ ployed in that period in more than 20 mis@@ sions .
i voted for the renewa@@ l of the eu-@@ south africa cooperation agreement , as amen@@ ded in 2009 , because it introdu@@ ces a new dimension to cooperation between the european union and south africa .
mea@@ su@@ re@@ ments and studies carried out in the context of reduction of administrative bur@@ dens show that company law is one of the most bur@@ den@@ some areas of the eu acquis .
blu@@ e card questions on a personal comment under rule 15@@ 1 are not per@@ mitted .
we do not have significant re@@ serv@@ ations here . however , we are glad that this debate is taking place and about the way it is being condu@@ cted .
the early years were domin@@ ated by the conflict between k@@ as@@ a@@ v@@ u@@ b@@ u from the west , lu@@ mu@@ mb@@ a from the nor@@ th@@ -@@ east and t@@ sh@@ om@@ be in the sou@@ th@@ -@@ east .
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commissioner kro@@ es , you have a re@@ pu@@ tation as a wom@@ an of ste@@ el .
however , i must express my di@@ ss@@ atis@@ fac@@ tion at the final stage of this process , namely the informal meetings that were held with the council with a view to reaching the secon@@ d-@@ reading agreement .
so we must put in place the institutional package agreed last december and supported by this parliament : to set@@ tle the legal guarantees needed to take forward the referendum process in ireland , and to take forward the steps to ensure a smo@@ o@@ th transition and institutional stability .
if we concentr@@ ate all our services in the european quar@@ ter , it gives real e@@ state develop@@ ers enormous opportunities to ask very high prices , which we have already seen in many cases .
the european parliament is completely left out , and yet its agreement is an essential pre@@ condition for the agreement to come into effect .
the communist party of greece is voting against the report because it endor@@ ses and follow@@ s the rati@@ on@@ ale of the commission communication on ports , which promo@@ tes the eu 's fi@@ xed objective of priv@@ ati@@ sing the ports .
however , there was always a strug@@ gle for the idea of a united europe there too , and we must appreci@@ ate ...
mr president , so we should have had a vote on whether we wanted it or not .
however , this trust is based on reci@@ pro@@ cal obligations .
allow me to quot@@ e from one of these reports .
on the one hand , we have those who focus on ro@@ bu@@ st regulation at international level , and on the other , those who la@@ y stress on a strong sti@@ mu@@ lus package .
we need to clari@@ fy the position with strasbourg city council first , because they must pay for it .
it also de@@ spa@@ ir@@ s of see@@ ing these agreements signed rapi@@ dly .
( pt ) mr president , there is no point in repe@@ ating that the current situation is the most serious test of the survi@@ val of the euro and , therefore , of europe .
whilst eu funding in this area is to be welcomed , it is not fighting poverty .
( el ) mr president , commissioner , i am particularly pleased with your answer .
it is extremely important , too , to protect the a@@ qu@@ atic environment and we must be ri@@ go@@ rous here by establishing bu@@ f@@ fer z@@ ones fi@@ xed in accordance with local conditions .
indeed , there needs to be as much participation as possible by women from every age group in life@@ long learning programmes .
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the fi@@ f@@ th point i will bor@@ row from mr de@@ pre@@ z , who mentioned that the commission would be responsible for writing a report within three years .
in the future , the struc@@ turing of europe , the europe of the 2@@ 1@@ st century , will not be comple@@ ted if it is not done through the infra@@ structures of communication , in this case , ess@@ enti@@ ally through the rail@@ ways .
madam president , in all the discussions on the energy crisis , there is one aspect which my colleague , an@@ ne la@@ per@@ rou@@ ze , does mention , but which generally recei@@ ves in@@ sufficient attention .
regional policy , which has materi@@ alised in the form of structural and cohesion funds , is rightly regar@@ ded as the most vi@@ sible and tan@@ gible community policy for the citizens of europe .
madam president , in re@@ ply to ms j@@ ä@@ ä@@ t@@ te@@ en@@ m@@ ä@@ ki , i would say that i believe that children are the responsibility of their parents and no@@ body else .
it is also in@@ separ@@ able from the un@@ resolved issue of reform@@ ing the monetary system and , with it , the currency war over the dol@@ lar 's he@@ ge@@ m@@ ony at global level .
the next item is therefore voting time .
however , this will only be possible as long as no@@ body tr@@ ies to establish a dict@@ ator@@ ship there , no@@ body with@@ dra@@ ws from the peace process and all the parties return to the negotiating table , or otherwise this won@@ der@@ ful , but ra@@ v@@ aged , country will have no future .
i must emphasise that these finances are intended for redun@@ d@@ ant employees and not companies .
we have an interest in seeking common solutions to common problems , to continue partnership negotiations as quickly as possible and to enter into dialogue in a spirit of mutual understanding and mutual respect .
this prev@@ ents the eu contribu@@ ting to a bra@@ in dra@@ in of highly qualified workers from , in particular , the developing countries .
honourable members were quite right to raise this question and it will be part of the discussions .
this report is harmful , and its effects are per@@ verse .
such mechanisms have been envis@@ aged for europe ; now they also need to be envis@@ aged for the wto !
i was a shadow rapporteur then , too . on that occa@@ sion , we managed to get the commission to sign a declaration in which it under@@ took to put forward measures that combat fine particul@@ ate matter at the very point at which it occur@@ s .
it was said many times that we , mea@@ ning the european union , must pursu@@ e a single and common approach when dealing with the united states .
madam president , my congratul@@ ations to the rapporteur and to other colleagues .
although i am pleased to note that we are calling for values which we europeans consider to be fundamental , i also ad@@ mit that it was with a certain sad@@ ness that i endor@@ sed this report .
according to commissioner bar@@ nie@@ r , only spain and italy have shown no interest in this enhanced cooperation .
i congratulate mr sie@@ kie@@ r@@ ski on an excellent report .
therefore member states are encouraged to re@@ programme their structural funds operational programmes in order to de@@ vote a better balance to energy efficiency investments , including where they fund social hou@@ sing .
as we british conserv@@ atives have consist@@ ently said , there was no substan@@ tive requirement for this far@@ -@@ reaching treaty and , just this week , one of europe 's leading ac@@ ade@@ mic experts published a report on the effects of enlargement of the eu .
it goes against all economic sense and is nothing more than a further measure to make the eu into a transfer union .
as the ti@@ tle of your report indic@@ ates , what happens to the world 's climate in 2015 and beyond will depend on what action the international community deci@@ des now .
only 3@@ 8 % of current rail capacity is used .
i also believe that we must support the work that europe is doing .
the business world has made it very clear that what small businesses need is not another political declaration but some real action .
to su@@ m up , there are risks on all wat@@ ers , and we need to take action on all wat@@ ers .
to an unacceptable degree , they make the exerci@@ sing of social rights subject to a ' proportion@@ ality principle ' which far exce@@ e@@ ds la@@ w@@ ful restrictions ( public order and health , for example ) recognised in national laws and il@@ o con@@ ventions .
the next will be in one month 's time at the next part@@ -@@ session in strasbourg .
when the f@@ ences are high , the hor@@ ses may well sh@@ y .
ladies and gentlemen , i do not think that the loss of valu@@ able time will benefit israel , nor will it contribute to finding a successful solution .
in hon@@ du@@ ra@@ s , with whom we are negotiating an agreement , a government remains in place that is simply the product of a military cou@@ p d '@@ é@@ t@@ at which took place last year .
as a result , our most immediate tasks will be to complete the process of form@@ ally announ@@ cing our commitment ; to con@@ soli@@ date an action framework compar@@ able to that of other industri@@ alised and emerging nations ; and to make use of all the tools we have available , both within the european union and in our relation@@ ships with third countries .
i think it is an unfair system when some@@ one who is here on time does not get their question dealt with and i am extremely disap@@ pointed .
particularly with regard to kosovo 's declaration of independence , it remains to be seen whether the ethnic peace with the al@@ ba@@ nian minority can continue in the long term .
i therefore believe that , at this moment in time , some of our efforts must be de@@ voted to providing these cre@@ ators with an institutional system that allows them to take action .
once again , on behalf of the house , may i express my sin@@ c@@ ere thanks to you personally and to the slove@@ nian presidency .
ultimately , we will have to take the path that lead@@ s away from oil , but we will need de@@ ca@@ des to go down that path .
however , because the process is not yet concluded , i have one question .
it is in@@ cum@@ b@@ ent upon all of us to learn them .
lastly , migration .
we are discussing food safety in europe .
it is time for us to ensure that direct payments are distribu@@ ted fair@@ ly among member states , regions and sectors .
there is therefore no longer any need to implement the im@@ f au@@ ster@@ ity plan .
we need an alternative policy that guarantees a fair distribution of income , sti@@ mul@@ ates economic activity , cre@@ ates jobs , reinfor@@ ces the state 's role in the economy , boo@@ sts demand , encoura@@ ges the growth of mi@@ cr@@ o , small and medium-sized enterprises and revi@@ ves investment , bearing in mind the needs and specific aspects of each member state .
mr j@@ ou@@ yet , i should like to ask you what the good reasons were on the part of the eu ministers for reje@@ cting european intervention of this kind ?
at the same time i believe we have to focus on communication , which should or must clearly show europeans , why europe needs a new treaty .
this practical example once again shows how in@@ adequate the current measures have been .
i have to say that , when the re@@ ul report was adopted at the last plenary part@@ -@@ session , i was hor@@ ri@@ fied to hear that we were back to talking about nothing but coal and nu@@ cle@@ ar@@ -@@ power op@@ tions , and it fi@@ lls me with ut@@ ter sh@@ am@@ e that europeans should now be of@@ fering african countries nuclear power as a solution to climate problems .
this is essential , because the eu can deal with bos@@ nia her@@ ze@@ go@@ v@@ ina only as a whole , and not with its individual parts .
a report that equ@@ ates democratic israel with a group offici@@ ally li@@ sted by the eu as a terrorist organisation and a report that fail@@ s to give reasonable consideration to the dee@@ per causes of the conflict is not one that we can vote in favour of .
the reason for this is because most of the countries to which we give our aid are gover@@ ned by non-@@ democratic regi@@ mes .
during the pre@@ -@@ accession period , the bul@@ garian people were told that the union would be a safeguard to ensure success against ban@@ di@@ ti@@ sm and kil@@ l@@ ings , a guar@@ di@@ an of stability and security , for a life free of crime .
( es ) madam president , mrs o@@ omen@@ -@@ ru@@ ij@@ ten 's report which we will be adopting today is a serious report , generally balanced , and also a demanding document .
it is important that the evaluation committee , members of which have visi@@ ted both states in person , has stated that both romania and bulgaria meet the schengen requirements .
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this type of discrimination viol@@ ates basic provisions of the treaty and em@@ ploy@@ ers who do not take responsibility for this should even now be pro@@ secu@@ ted in court .
next week , the general affairs and external relations council will decide on the ec regulation to implement the market access which has been offered to the acp .
in germany alone , 200 000 people have been offici@@ ally categor@@ i@@ sed as addi@@ cted to gam@@ bling , and young people are increasingly fall@@ ing pre@@ y to this addi@@ ction .
the main thing is that enforcement of the judg@@ ments of the european court should re@@ move the causes leading to violation of human rights .
the committee on legal affairs recently adopted a report in this parliament on the transparency of institutional invest@@ ors , and there we asked the commission to come up with a directive guaranteeing common standards of transparency .
the citizens ' interest is in secure and af@@ for@@ d@@ able energy .
the commission is now draf@@ ting a legal framework and legislation , and should be aware that there are many countries in this kind of situation .
at the same time , i think we all accept that a l@@ eng@@ thy legislative procedure involving a long iter@@ ative process between the various institutions is not adap@@ ted to the mac@@ ro-@@ financial assistance instrument or , indeed , to situations of crisis .
as you rightly pointed out in your question , the penalties imposed by member states are an in@@ sufficient de@@ ter@@ ren@@ t , providing no real incen@@ tive for compliance .
mr president , we were sho@@ cked at last week 's viol@@ ent cla@@ shes between prote@@ st@@ ors and police in t@@ bi@@ li@@ si , georgia .
having said that , let me also say that it is highly important to help pakistan in its fight against terrorism , and all the other requests mentioned in the debate , such as the relea@@ se of all deta@@ ine@@ es , will be crucial .
i think it is a big gap in the market .
com@@ pen@@ sation with regard to states under@@ fishing will take place with effect from 2008 .
many people are afraid that asylum se@@ ek@@ ers are arri@@ ving in greater numbers , stra@@ ining our bu@@ ck@@ ling welfare systems .
are the state of public finances of our member states , our growth prospe@@ cts and the position of europe in the world compar@@ able ?
what else will make us re@@ act as one if not the difficulties that we have just experienced ?
it is important that , while there is free movement of people and labour and a common economic space is being buil@@ t - something which should in fact be in operation at union level - a coherent system for mobi@@ le char@@ ges should also be established .
i have a recent let@@ ter from the commission which actually indic@@ ates that an additional mark would have little or no benefit because the commission did not believe that consumers would actually differen@@ ti@@ ate .
this is a bri@@ dge which , i urge you , we must not bur@@ n .
the chinese government has the opportunity to change the situation in tibet radi@@ cally .
perhaps not 100 % of them are in favour of it , but probably the majority are .
( es ) mr president , mr le@@ ter@@ me , on behalf of those in the group of the progre@@ ssive alliance of socialists and democrats in the european parliament responsible for employment and social affairs , i would like to join my fellow members in congratul@@ ating the belgian presidency on the last six months .
among the criteria for reco@@ g@@ nising a european political party 's basis in a member state , the regulation will now require the party to have elected representatives sitting in a regional assembly that has legislative powers .
what is even more no@@ te@@ wor@@ thy is the fact that the rapporteur has under@@ taken to meet with numerous international and community stake@@ holders in several capit@@ als .
it also organised a range of technical meetings with the european parliament rapporteur , in the desire to reach an agreement with the european parliament at first reading next month .
( hu ) madam president , prime minister , the czech presidency has cho@@ sen the t@@ ag@@ line ' ' europe without borders ' ' as its mo@@ t@@ to , setting as its fore@@ most priorities the issues of energy policy and economic stability .
the european central bank , as a pur@@ e instrument of european capital , is required to play a more active and effective role in that direction through anti-@@ popul@@ ar measures , such as interest rate increases and so on .
the development of rural areas is a wor@@ thy objective in its own right and must not be con@@ stra@@ ined by rel@@ ying on mo@@ du@@ l@@ ated funds .
in concrete terms , as mrs gro@@ s@@ set@@ ê@@ te just said , it is up to us , as industri@@ alised countries , to ensure that our partners , the developing countries , have the means to follow us as we take the ambitious step of combating climate change .
this is a very important industry and i agree completely with da@@ vi@@ d mar@@ tin who has stu@@ d@@ ied the deta@@ il of the deal with south kore@@ a .
we would like a mechanism regul@@ ating the opening of a dialogue to be implemented and to appe@@ ar system@@ atically in all european union agreements .
the proposal contains two great challenges relating to governance .
the most important issue is dro@@ ne@@ s .
i wish mr b@@ ow@@ is a spee@@ dy recovery .
apart from that , approval of the c@@ ode of condu@@ ct for the di@@ vision of labour is problem@@ atic .
member of the commission . - mr president , i think it is fair to say that we in the european union went to can@@ c@@ ún with the fear that we ri@@ sk@@ ed getting nothing .
i am in favour of pursu@@ ing greater diversity in the energy sources and partner countries from which the eu imports energy , in other words di@@ versi@@ fying the energy supply .
a long-term vision and a new energy strategy are necessary to at@@ tain the 20@@ -@@ 20@@ -@@ 20 objectives of the climate and energy package between now and 2020 .
we understand the situation ireland is in and we understand that its government needs time to respond after the vote of its citizens , which we respect .
these are private businesses , independent of the public authorities , which meet the needs and demands of their members and the general interest .
promoting energy efficiency will create employment and it will save member state governments bi@@ llions in he@@ ating costs on an annual basis .
russia 's re@@ action was doub@@ t@@ less excessive , but was taken in accordance with international law in a so-called self-@@ defence situation .
we will start the work immediately , first through laun@@ ching a pi@@ lot project on the scope and mo@@ dal@@ ities of this exercise , and the full price monitoring system should then be defined and become operational before the end of 2009 .
it appe@@ ars that they have decided that symbo@@ ls and an@@ the@@ ms will solve the problem .
on a personal note i should like , if i may , mr president , to really congratulate mrs dat@@ i , since we have had an extremely active french presidency in the field of justice , with the se@@ min@@ ars to which we , parliament and the commission , have been in@@ vi@@ ted .
at no point is reference made to the link between strengthening the role of women and the economic agreements between the eu and the acp states .
i would also like to thank car@@ lo@@ s co@@ el@@ h@@ o .
but i do won@@ der whether the people of lin@@ col@@ n@@ sh@@ ire would view this as a good use of money .
on behalf of the verts / ale group . - ( de ) madam president , commissioner , these discussions are taking place in un@@ fav@@ ourable circumstances .
what happened to the subsidiarity principle ?
it takes no account of the proposals that we made to increase the community contribution to 8@@ 5 % of the amount to be allocated to the unem@@ ployed , or even to dou@@ ble the amount of said fund in order to cover more people who may fall victi@@ m to company clo@@ sures .
the proposal for a directive calls on the member states to adopt flexible immigration policies to support the long-term development of the union .
our re@@ action , apart from today 's question , is the resolution that i hope we shall pa@@ ss tomorrow , on which we have achieved a good compromise and which , i think , expres@@ ses the majority view in the house .
animals are often needed for this research .
it is therefore important for it to be written in an ea@@ si@@ ly accessible language .
( pt ) madam president , regar@@ dless of the reasons behind it , the death of mr or@@ lan@@ do za@@ p@@ ata tam@@ a@@ y@@ o is regret@@ table ; it is regret@@ table that he took his prote@@ st to its ul@@ timate conclusion .
what is mis@@ sing from your proposal , perhaps , is what we asked for last time , that is , an international treaty for the protection of the arctic , which will allow us to ensure its protection once and for all .
we are in agreement on this .
preventing trafficking in human be@@ ings is one of the challenges that the eu must overcome .
that , of course , is not true .
the importance of tourism in european law was gre@@ at@@ ly ele@@ v@@ ated when it was made a competence under the lisbon treaty in december 2009 .
in belarus , you can be indi@@ cted and go to prison merely for taking part in a prote@@ st , standing in elections , or st@@ ating your opinion .
learning from the us example , we need to de@@ lin@@ e@@ ate clearly the areas of responsibility for the oil well ow@@ ners and operators and those of the supervisory authorities .
subject : the eu perspective of the western balkans
we asked for clari@@ fication of two or three problems which has been provided in this way .
there will also be changes because in this context of globalisation and change , we have a decisive si@@ x@@ -@@ month agenda .
in my opinion , the differences between parliament and the council are not so great as to prevent progress or agreement in the relatively ne@@ ar future .
it is entirely for the greek courts to provide an interpre@@ tation of relevant greek legislation and to determin@@ e whether this legislation com@@ pl@@ ies with the requirements of the directive regarding the existence of effective measures that would prevent and san@@ ction abuse ar@@ ising from the use of succe@@ ssive fi@@ x@@ e@@ d-@@ term employment contracts .
i respect the response by france and the european union response to the crisis .
we need the world to see off the jun@@ ta in bur@@ ma .
( ro ) the exclusion of se@@ ni@@ or citizens from the advantages of information technologies is problem@@ atic , especially as the number of those members of the european population between 6@@ 5 and 80 years of age will soon reach 40 % .
that is why we must start with sen@@ sible legislation on no@@ i@@ se reduction in fre@@ ight rail traffic stra@@ ight away in the next parliamentary term .
in my opinion , europe will always remain a special partner of africa for histori@@ cal reasons , for geographical reasons , for model reasons .
it requires revision of the eu budget and a transfer of resources .
it was i who decided to go for agreement because we were getting everything i wanted .
in its ess@@ ence it is based on the euro@@ -@@ area mechanism advo@@ cated by the commission whilst providing for participation by the im@@ f as well .
the presidency is also conclu@@ ding an up@@ date of the guidelines on children and ar@@ med conflict .
furthermore , the directive establish@@ es common nor@@ ms for the de@@ sign , construction and subsequ@@ ent che@@ cks of this kind of equipment .
although the first objective appe@@ ars to have been met , we are still a long way from achieving the second .
on behalf of the pse group . - madam president , i do not support amendment 1 to paragraph 15 , and i am surpri@@ sed that mr at@@ k@@ ins has put his name to it .
i would therefore remind you that the proposal that the procedure in@@ vo@@ ke the legal basis of article 70 , which exclu@@ des parliament , is unacceptable : we demand article 7@@ 7 .
i therefore call on the commission to laun@@ ch an investigation into the possibility of tempor@@ arily with@@ hol@@ ding the preferen@@ ces granted to hon@@ du@@ ra@@ s under the g@@ sp + .
all i can say is that anyone required in future to report to a parliament on how he or she voted on a particular point should make sure that a share of responsibility and a say in poli@@ cy@@ -@@ making is part of the package .
as far as information is concerned , it is important - as we all agree - to provide accur@@ ate and objective information to parents and to the general public about the advantages and li@@ mit@@ ations of the use of stem ce@@ lls , including cor@@ d blo@@ od stem ce@@ lls .
as some@@ body who has been pri@@ vi@@ leg@@ ed to follow this constitutional process all the way through , i would like to share two experien@@ ces with you .
in writing . - ( pt ) a ver@@ itable ' manu@@ al ' for free trade agreements ( ft@@ as ) ...
there are certain crucial aspects to achieving this goal , such as strengthening the governance and funding of the cohesion policy .
that said , i e@@ ch@@ o the critici@@ s@@ ms of the restri@@ ctive measures adopted by ar@@ gent@@ ina against certain european products , and i hope that the commission acts firmly to resolve this situation soon .
the vote will take place on 19 february 2008 .
the eu must , as of now , set up and plan a proper response , including a detailed bur@@ den@@ -@@ sh@@ aring action plan to help refugees re@@ set@@ tle in a coordinated manner .
ai@@ ds , mal@@ ari@@ a and t@@ b still claim some four million lives a year .
instead , they continue to pursu@@ e european orien@@ tation with all the t@@ ough cho@@ ices and bo@@ ld reforms this ent@@ a@@ ils .
as a result , tomorrow 's vote will not mark the end of a process , but rather the first step or starting point in a huge task that the new commission must take on so that , in defi@@ ance of those who want the par@@ aly@@ sis or re@@ tre@@ at of the european union , it can give a new impe@@ tu@@ s to a much better europe than the one we have known in recent years .
we have already af@@ fir@@ med our wi@@ ll@@ ing@@ ness to be present in all pha@@ ses of the election process , yet russia must show wi@@ ll@@ ing@@ ness to accept long-term obser@@ vers , as well as to actually implement fair elections .
therefore , from my point of view , it is always the right time to discuss this issue .
in relation to the decision which was taken in mid@@ -@@ september by the eu council to make an eu force available , i am a bit concerned that the time@@ scale has been allowed to la@@ pse .
the agenda concentr@@ ated on issues of security , the ri@@ ses in the price of oil and energy products and the social consequences of this and , of course , on environmental and energy issues .
the eu needs a proper and pre@@ dict@@ able system for financing its own budget in order to end the per@@ pe@@ tual , dam@@ aging s@@ qu@@ ab@@ bling over national contributions to the eu budget .
these relations took on a new dimension after the eu 's enlargement with another 12 countries , princi@@ p@@ ally from central and eastern europe .
this proposed law includes provisions to puni@@ sh those al@@ leg@@ ed to be les@@ bi@@ an , ga@@ y or bi@@ sexual with life im@@ pris@@ on@@ ment and even the death penalty .
but , while looking for my security , i would realise that this is consolid@@ ated da@@ ily by the cre@@ ative work of more than one million immigrants who are producing italian goods , of@@ fering services in areas left by italian labour , bu@@ ying italian mer@@ chan@@ di@@ se and paying taxes to the italian authorities .
we cannot ask for support and at the same time leave others in har@@ d@@ ship .
let me remind you , however , because this is important , that the choice of fo@@ cal sectors is based in principle on ow@@ ner@@ ship : it is our partners who decide on which sector they want us to focus our funding .
it is absolutely im@@ per@@ ative to combat the various forms of violence , regar@@ dless of the level of seri@@ ous@@ ness of physi@@ cal , mental or sexual violence .
in writing . - ( ro ) the continu@@ ous and rapid ex@@ ha@@ ust@@ ing of dee@@ p@@ -@@ sea fish stocks and the in@@ sufficient measures of protection of dee@@ p@@ -@@ sea biodiversity require urgent actions in order to ensure the conserv@@ ation and sustainable use of fish species .
it is quite clear that a number of what we consider to be essential amendments have been tabled to allow an informed debate as part of a process facilit@@ ating the approval of mr ő@@ ry 's report at first reading .
we are pleased to see that the commission 's proposals really do go in the direction reque@@ sted by the european parliament , in the direction in which the european parliament encouraged the commission to go in this regard .
in this context in particular , your port@@ fo@@ li@@ o will play an even greater role in future - and it will be important for the european identi@@ ty , too .
if we use alternative methods - we often talk about alternative dispu@@ te resolution systems at european level - these , again , are not back@@ ed by a state structure .
when we adopted this legislation , we did not decide on a clear and binding end date for migration to the sep@@ a instruments .
in the next framework programme , this situation must change so that we will be able to fulfil the aims of the refor@@ med common fisheries policy .
at present we are not always sure about that , and want the country to move ahead .
in fact , member states must find suitable means of support to help them maintain their professional role in society , with a view to balan@@ cing their family and working life .
it is a strategic pre@@ condition for the genuine establishment of a single european sk@@ y .
in particular , its recommendation that eu countries should properly en@@ force the post@@ ed workers directive , and the demand that the commission draft legislative proposals to deal with the legal lo@@ op@@ ho@@ les th@@ row@@ n up by the judg@@ ments and prevent any confli@@ cting interpre@@ tation of the law , are welcome .
when it is clear who be@@ ars the gu@@ il@@ t , the party in question will be li@@ able and we can already see that this will amount to bi@@ llions .
we also have a dist@@ ur@@ b@@ ance on the market that is severe , which nee@@ li@@ e kro@@ es 's report show@@ ed us very clearly and which pu@@ ts on the table the need to un@@ b@@ un@@ dle , which is also a foreign relations concern .
if the european union institutions want to take a practical approach to co2 reduction , they should begin with themselves .
any la@@ sting peace in somali@@ a must be based on accoun@@ t@@ ability and justice for the human rights violations committed by all sides throughout the som@@ ali conflict .
auth@@ or . - mr president , a large number of opposition figures , including former presid@@ ential candi@@ d@@ ates but also journ@@ alists and human rights def@@ end@@ ers , were ar@@ re@@ sted after the events of 19 december 2010 in min@@ sk and they have been ke@@ pt in k@@ g@@ b de@@ ten@@ tion cent@@ res ever since .
the bur@@ me@@ se regime does not only re@@ press the population in the political sphere , it has also pl@@ un@@ ged the people into ab@@ je@@ ct poverty and de@@ stitu@@ tion , while it is a country that has everything necessary to be prospe@@ rous .
it is primarily about what ukraine needs to do for itself , because both institutional and economic reforms are a pre@@ requi@@ site for a prospe@@ rous democratic future , and this is in the ukra@@ ini@@ an citizens ' best interest .
the commission propo@@ ses organis@@ ing bie@@ n@@ ni@@ al sum@@ mits of the heads of state or government .
due to the economic and financial crisis , some member states have taken au@@ ster@@ ity measures leading to a reduction in the level of funding for public health , disease prevention and long-term care services .
if even the uk prime minister , whom we heard yesterday , ex@@ to@@ ls the vir@@ tu@@ es of the european union , declar@@ ing h@@ im@@ self , i quot@@ e , ' proud to be british and proud to be european ' , i feel secure in my bel@@ ief .
that is also why the next g20 summit is so important , not because it is an opportunity to find out who is clo@@ se@@ st to bar@@ ack ob@@ ama , but because it is an opportunity to prove that we can provide ans@@ wers and leadership : we will cooperate with the new powers on the necessary reforms , but we must be aware that only the economic model based on the cre@@ ative streng@@ th of hum@@ an@@ kind will allow we@@ al@@ th - and i mean we@@ al@@ th , not gre@@ ed - jobs and development to be created and the crisis to be overcome .
in direct con@@ jun@@ ction with this , we must make it clear to te@@ h@@ ra@@ n that these ab@@ uses are not to be toler@@ ated and will have serious consequences .
i think the people outside will understand that this parliament works for the citizen .
we must continue to act without delay .
i am also concerned about the trac@@ e@@ ability of products to be imported into europe from this area .
unfortunately , we have seen in the existing agreement that this is almost never the case .
existing programmes , such as the european neighbourhood policy and the european instrument for democracy and human rights , have cultural com@@ pon@@ ents which need to be coordinated and strategi@@ cally de@@ ployed .
the extremely s@@ low approach to the puni@@ sh@@ ment of war crimes against the ser@@ b@@ s continues to raise some important issues .
mr president , thank you and congratul@@ ations to mrs mi@@ gu@@ é@@ le@@ z ra@@ mo@@ s for a very good report .
and the history of this legislation will give them some am@@ muni@@ tion : 5@@ 5 significant changes over the past 30 years , making it more cum@@ ber@@ some and con@@ fu@@ sing and har@@ dly helping the industry or consumers .
in my opinion , we must , above all , focus more on implementing the new rules in national legislation .
we therefore need to reas@@ se@@ ss and improve relations between the european union and ν@@ α@@ τ@@ ο in order to address common thre@@ ats , such as terrorism , the s@@ pread of weapons of mass destruction , the increase in international pi@@ r@@ acy and the new problems caused by climate change .
we are very committed to our relations with the countries around the southern ri@@ m of the mediterranean .
first , we are at a very important jun@@ c@@ ture , if not a turning point , in terms of foreign policy because of the lisbon treaty innov@@ ations .
mr president , let me first of all express my gr@@ ati@@ tude to the european parliament and especially to the rapporteur , mrs th@@ om@@ sen , for their support for the commission policy on women and science .
this is undoubtedly necessary if the dis@@ gr@@ ac@@ eful , o@@ pa@@ que w@@ ran@@ g@@ les by council members in back ro@@ om@@ s are finally to be brought to an end .
no@@ body doub@@ ts that access to modern energy services is a pre@@ requi@@ site for poverty er@@ adi@@ cation and economic development , or that in order to achieve this it is necessary that energy services be reli@@ able , af@@ for@@ d@@ able , especially for the poor , and e@@ ven@@ ly distribu@@ ted , so as to bri@@ dge the gap between urban and rural areas .
let me say here , and i did not do so the first time , that when in exceptional cases the committee on legal affairs does not have time to give an opinion , the president alone may reach a decision .
opposition politicians and journ@@ alists must not be subje@@ cted to thre@@ ats and in@@ ti@@ mid@@ ation or be im@@ pris@@ oned .
we will hold the debate on we@@ d@@ nes@@ day and the sitting will close at 21 : 00 .
the project in question had the aim of protecting large financial institutions from exten@@ sive losses ar@@ ising from greece 's in@@ ability to pay its deb@@ ts , and , as far as i remember , you ex@@ pli@@ ci@@ tly referred to it as a mani@@ fe@@ st@@ ation of voluntary solidarity .
colleagues , please keep to the al@@ lot@@ ted time .
given the dra@@ matic increase in the price of je@@ t fuel we have to ensure that we balance the interests of our citizens between the environment on one hand and their transport and mobility needs on the other .
( es ) the council 's proposal was perfe@@ ctly clear .
we must stress the things we have in common , including the sub@@ stance of universal democratic values .
for years the fle@@ et has been re@@ porting inci@@ dents of pi@@ r@@ acy in the area ad@@ jo@@ ining somali@@ a , but not even the cap@@ ture of the spanish tu@@ na bo@@ at pla@@ ya de b@@ ak@@ i@@ o in april caused some governments to re@@ act in time , including my own , unfortunately , until , in recent days , the fle@@ et had to with@@ draw to the port of vi@@ ct@@ ori@@ a , and from that point , the measures taken have been highly in@@ adequate .
on the one hand , it uses very compli@@ mentary language about ol@@ der people .
there has been a lot of talk in the press about ban@@ k@@ ers ' bon@@ uses , but they are only the ti@@ p of the i@@ ce@@ ber@@ g .
they will not help a@@ ver@@ t the crisis , because they are sho@@ ot@@ ing wide of the mark .
in common with mar@@ tin schulz and the rest of my group , i am a strong sup@@ por@@ ter of the mediterranean union as a ' forced ' bar@@ ce@@ lon@@ a union or bar@@ ce@@ lon@@ a process .
( de ) commissioner , you were right to draw attention to the problem and to the fact that the main reason it cannot be resolved is that because of the unani@@ mi@@ ty principle member states are not bud@@ ging .
regar@@ dless of this short temporary inter@@ ruption , the council has clearly stated that it is still committed to implementation of the mandate in accordance with the relevant united nations security council resolution , particularly the humanitarian mandate .
measures against terrorism often have f@@ at@@ al consequences for peace and democracy and can be used as a pre@@ text for promoting other interests .
i believe that the idea of creating an eu-@@ acp cultural fund is particularly judi@@ ci@@ ous for it will encourage the emerg@@ ence of local industries and markets and will facilitate the access of acp cultural products to the european market .
time will show it to have been the best analysis of these illegal trans@@ fers of pris@@ oners .
the logical question is : why did this not happen earlier ?
definition of territorial cohesion ;
unfortunately , we are also still not allowed to ele@@ ct individual commissioners .
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unfortunately , the answer to that question is not in the af@@ firm@@ ative .
at the moment , we know that eight people have d@@ ied , among them two pre@@ gn@@ ant women and a t@@ wel@@ ve ye@@ ar@@ -@@ old bo@@ y , more than 2@@ 50 have been in@@ ju@@ red and 80 % of hou@@ ses are affected .
my fellow member mrs ca@@ ste@@ x has already success@@ fully incorpor@@ ated almost all of it in her report .
on the other hand , we have to improve the information available to pur@@ ch@@ as@@ ers , up@@ date and extend the labelling system for light tru@@ cks , harmoni@@ se energy efficiency clas@@ ses and propose annual run@@ ning costs .
we never purcha@@ se a com@@ pu@@ ter on the basis of looking at the control pan@@ el , but n@@ one of our com@@ pu@@ ters works for a long time without a proper control pan@@ el system in@@ side .
a social summit should agree , among other things , that those companies la@@ ying off employees should not distribu@@ te divi@@ den@@ ds , that trans@@ national companies must negoti@@ ate not only with national trade uni@@ ons but also with european trade uni@@ ons , that there cannot be business prof@@ it@@ ability without social solidarity .
in writing . - ( fi ) mr president , fin@@ nish counci@@ ll@@ or of state har@@ r@@ i hol@@ k@@ er@@ i , who was acting as a negoti@@ ator in the kosovo crisis a while ago , thought that the al@@ ba@@ ni@@ ans ' que@@ st for independence could not be igno@@ red fore@@ ver , as that would be a return not to a zer@@ o s@@ core but a lot less .
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in our view the member states must decide independ@@ ently whether they wish to register everything from the gener@@ ational com@@ position of private hou@@ se@@ hol@@ ds to the di@@ stance from the place of usu@@ al resid@@ ence to green sp@@ ac@@ es and re@@ creation grounds .
i support the provision of more detailed information on the commission we@@ b@@ site concerning directives that have not yet been implemented .
sti@@ mul@@ ating investments for research , facilit@@ ating access for smes to di@@ verse sources of funding , and improving cooperation between uni@@ versi@@ ties , research cent@@ res and government are measures which will gener@@ ate cre@@ ati@@ vity and innovation in the medi@@ um and long term .
we will achieve this also by ensuring , when negotiating with our global partners , that the same criteria we apply inter@@ n@@ ally are also applied exter@@ n@@ ally as regards sh@@ aring the burden in the fight against climate change .
under the gui@@ se of the no@@ ble goal to protect children 's rights , in actual fact , a legal basis has been created to divi@@ de society , limit information and discrimin@@ ate against individual groups of society .
we can do this .
future cohesion policy must have an appropriate budget , so that it can effectively meet the new challenges , support all the regions of the european union , with particular emphasis as always on the regions with the most development problems , include them@@ atic objectives and , at the same time , a degree of flexibility , rely on simpli@@ fied rules which have been uni@@ fied to the maximum possible extent between its funds and ensure that all citizens of the union will be able to enjo@@ y its benefits , even if they are living in the most remo@@ te parts of the european union , on islan@@ ds and in m@@ oun@@ tain areas .
( es ) mr president , i am among those who think that today we should congratulate ourselves on the determination with which the community institutions have overcome the u@@ ps and dow@@ ns of the project ; finally we are in a position to start planning the de@@ ployment pha@@ se of galileo with certainty .
being able to coun@@ t on prom@@ pt payment means guaranteeing these enterprises stability , growth , job creation and investments .
in short , if these measures are implemented soon , they will make consumers more confi@@ dent when they bu@@ y in the european market .
ira@@ nian men and women are tor@@ tu@@ red da@@ ily in these pris@@ ons , too .
this rel@@ ates to political and financial support aimed at fo@@ ster@@ ing product and process innovation and improving access to financial and fiscal information , including inter@@ nation@@ alisation .
it is also a project that has e@@ vol@@ ved .
lastly , food aid and military aid are needed , too .
by standar@@ dis@@ ing rights , it ultimately makes long-@@ stay visas completely mea@@ ni@@ ng@@ less , for the s@@ ake of promoting a sort of autom@@ atic resid@@ ent 's status , one that is granted from the moment a person wishes to come to europe for more than three months and for a purpose other than that of tourism .
from your report it is clear that we share the same concerns and objectives , and we hope that we can work closely together to take urgent action to protect the stock .
i won@@ der , given that we are also deb@@ ating the prospe@@ cts of the 2020 strategy , where this will lead .
i un@@ re@@ ser@@ ve@@ dly support e@@ d@@ f budge@@ ti@@ sation and , when the time comes , the union will have to create its own instrument for taking action in the area of development .
lastly , i call on the commission to come up with adequate proposals at the earl@@ ie@@ st opportunity .
thus , i am convinced that the european union 's experience would actually be very appli@@ cable in their continent 's attemp@@ ts to achieve a new quality in regional and inter@@ -@@ regional cooperation , including the achie@@ vement of new dynami@@ cs .
i would like to change ' central european countries ' to ' central and eastern european countries ' , because every@@ where else the text read@@ s this way , and to re@@ place ' had the added experience of communi@@ sm ' with ' have experienced both communi@@ sm and naz@@ is@@ m ' , because , to eastern european nations , nothing was ' added ' by communi@@ sm : most of them had communi@@ sm first , then naz@@ is@@ m , and then communi@@ sm again .
therefore , we cannot accept this situation .
for the most part , therefore , the colle@@ ction of the relevant data will not impose any additional burden on respon@@ dents , as the member states concerned should be able to com@@ pi@@ le the data by using existing data sources .
simply put , the death penalty is the op@@ posi@@ te of human dignity .
yet it could : in the mid@@ -@@ 199@@ 0@@ s , six years after the fall of the ber@@ li@@ n w@@ all , whilst western and central europe were growing together in peace , it happened again in bos@@ ni@@ a-@@ her@@ ze@@ go@@ v@@ ina .
mr president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , allow me to begin by than@@ king the commission and commissioner o@@ et@@ tin@@ ger personally for the extremely skil@@ ful job they have done in producing the document which he is sub@@ mit@@ ting .
but before you think of using new information and communication technologies , i im@@ pl@@ or@@ e you to gra@@ sp the fact that bul@@ garian pen@@ si@@ oners live on pensions equal to eur 50 a month .
the treaty does not say that it is for@@ bi@@ d@@ den to take on deb@@ ts .
i back@@ ed it to show support for the safety recommendations but was un@@ com@@ for@@ table with the more extre@@ me anti-@@ nuclear s@@ enti@@ ments it e@@ spo@@ used .
i would be interested to hear commissioner taj@@ ani con@@ firm whether this last sup@@ position would be taken into account .
com@@ position of committees and deleg@@ ations : see minutes
thank you , mr š@@ ef@@ č@@ o@@ vi@@ č .
what is important is that cre@@ ati@@ vity and innovation should be promo@@ ted at every level of education , from different forms of education , throughout one 's professional life and on into re@@ ti@@ rement .
what would be the costs to the member states ' economies of a target to cut emissions by 10 and 15 % by 2020 ?
on a personal note , i am sor@@ ry that we have not yet entirely resolved the problem of af@@ fi@@ x@@ ing national marks .
i have a suggesti@@ on : instead of asking the governments , ask the ab@@ used women concerned : for example , women who have been ab@@ used and taken refu@@ ge in sh@@ el@@ ters for women should be asked about the help they have received and the attitude of authorities to their cases in general , or gi@@ r@@ ls and women suffering on the stre@@ ets of bu@@ da@@ pe@@ st or , say , am@@ ster@@ da@@ m , and who are h@@ op@@ ing to es@@ ca@@ pe from the he@@ ll of pro@@ stitu@@ tion , should be asked about the type of help they have received from their state or government .
that is how we will succeed and set an example to our fellow citizens .
i believe it will contribute towards improving conditions for passengers and will give them more legal c@@ lar@@ ity in the case of an accident or other un@@ fore@@ seen events .
i welcome the collabor@@ ation between the european ombudsman and ombud@@ s@@ men and similar bodies at national , regional and local levels in the member states .
that is what we need in the future , and i think it is an important message to give to you to give to the presidency , because there will certainly be a huge discussion on 10 and 11 december when there is the next european council .
we therefore have reason to be satis@@ fied with the progress which has been made .
however , in order to ensure this fully , it is necessary to take measures on a wi@@ der scale .
this report makes some positive suggesti@@ ons which we support , such as the idea of promoting mobility for the people , goods and services in the cre@@ ative sector , due regard for the rules and principles laid down in the une@@ s@@ co convention on cultural diversity , and the call made to the commission to look into the possibility of setting up a programme similar to the media programme .
( nl ) madam president , a more efficient evaluation mechanism for the application of the ' schengen acquis ' is certainly needed , but i have the im@@ pression that we are bu@@ sy discussing the se@@ x of an@@ ge@@ ls here while the eu 's external borders are full of ho@@ les .
aboli@@ shing the visa requirement for serbia , mon@@ ten@@ e@@ gr@@ o and macedonia is very much to be welcomed , as the commission 's recommendation follow@@ s care@@ ful evaluation and the meeting of requirements set .
hence - and this is indeed under@@ stan@@ d@@ able for these pro@@ -@@ immigration types - the simple fact that each member state still has sovereignty and its own procedures in asylum law ine@@ vit@@ ably lead@@ s to dis@@ par@@ ities in the accep@@ t@@ ance of asylum appli@@ cations and is thus a barr@@ ier to the general accep@@ t@@ ance of asylum appli@@ can@@ ts .
on behalf of the alde group . - madam president , i have never had so much speaking time in one e@@ vening in all my 10 years in the european parliament !
what i have noted is that since they cho@@ se in 2006 to with@@ draw gam@@ bling from the scope of the services directive , the member states have not been consul@@ ted by the commission on a european initiative .
the next item is the report by mr mit@@ che@@ ll , on behalf of the committee on development , on the fac@@ ility for rapid response to so@@ aring food prices in developing countries - c6-0@@ 2@@ 80 / 2008 - .
the elections were called six months pri@@ or to those events and have no particular connection to subsequ@@ ent political developments , nor could those developments have contribu@@ ted to the emerg@@ ence of any new candi@@ d@@ ates .
this is why we must take noti@@ ce , and why we should improve these circumstances in particular .
it is , furthermore , to be assu@@ med that those who stay in the eu for three months on the basis of such visa wai@@ vers would make numerous cont@@ acts which they could then poten@@ ti@@ ally use to des@@ cen@@ d into il@@ leg@@ ality .
it is perhaps unfortun@@ ate that , as a result of that , some member states have felt it necessary to clari@@ fy , in a protocol , how the charter inter@@ acts with their domestic law .
the next item is voting time .
with that , anyone commissi@@ oning work or services would be responsible for ensuring that the activity was transparent and that the sub@@ contrac@@ tors were atten@@ ding to their obligations .
the call for the adoption of a community body of environmental inspe@@ ct@@ ors constitu@@ tes direct intervention in the internal affairs of the member states in order to secure the application of the ' pol@@ lu@@ ter pa@@ ys ' principle , which per@@ mits the destruction of the environment in return for payment of a chea@@ p consideration , the ' green taxation ' which the gra@@ ss@@ roo@@ ts clas@@ ses have to sh@@ ou@@ l@@ der , emissions trading , the promotion of entrepreneu@@ r@@ ship and competitiveness as the de@@ termi@@ ning criteria for the development of what are otherwise innovative ' environmental ' technologies , the use of gene@@ tically modif@@ ied organis@@ ms in agriculture and the aboli@@ tion in practice of the principles of pre@@ cau@@ tion and prevention .
poverty is a problem both in the eu and worldwide .
thanks to the non-@@ legislative resolution which was adopted by a huge majority , the european parliament has sent a very clear signal to both the commission and oil companies , specifically for them to take the necessary measures to elimin@@ ate the current short@@ com@@ ings in terms of safety standards and li@@ ability in the oil extr@@ action industry .
mr president , baroness ashton , the subject we are dealing with today is one that we ought to have be@@ gu@@ n looking at many months ago , given that the security situation in the sa@@ he@@ l region has been ste@@ ad@@ ily de@@ teri@@ or@@ ating for over three years now .
exten@@ sive and stable economic cont@@ acts between particular countries would lead to specific economic integration , which would definitely help to limit the threat of conflict in the future .
no longer for@@ cing people to give up working .
it needs to be said once again , specifically to the council of foreign ministers , that this parliament will exercise its rights - no more , but also no less - in connection with the budget and the staff regulations because we have a goal , which is an effective and efficient external action service .
we hope that an increasing number of countries - developing and emerging countries ali@@ ke - will be tem@@ p@@ ted to take part in the negotiations and to sign the final agreement , so as to allow for a bro@@ a@@ der perspective on matters .
i am happy to report that i have asked both bodies to continue to cooperate on the matter .
the next item is the report by al@@ ex@@ and@@ r@@ u a@@ than@@ a@@ si@@ u , on behalf of the committee on employment and social affairs , on the proposal for a regulation of the european parliament and of the council on quar@@ ter@@ ly statistics on community job vac@@ an@@ cies - c6-0@@ 0@@ 90 / 2007 - .
two years ago , i personally atten@@ ded , as an obser@@ ver , the party 's con@@ gre@@ ss with some 20 000 people , and saw and heard for myself their legitimacy in the e@@ yes of their own sup@@ por@@ ters .
already by the second half of the t@@ went@@ ie@@ th century , the most respected growth economi@@ sts had understood that innovation is one of the main v@@ ari@@ ab@@ les for le@@ ver@@ aging fall@@ ing profits .
i can te@@ sti@@ fy to you how much the member states want to respond to this crisis , how aware they are that what is at stak@@ e today are the overall european market and the euro , and that it is not simply a question of one country after another .
we must not un@@ de@@ re@@ stim@@ ate the exceptional importance that the gradu@@ al aboli@@ tion of visas would have for this region .
auth@@ or . - ( de ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , illegal waste exports and the illegal dispos@@ al of waste pose an increasing threat to the health and environment of millions of people in developing countries .
i view this as problem@@ atic .
( hu ) mr president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , the question of inter@@ -@@ country adoption is at least as important as the issue of cross-border di@@ v@@ or@@ ces and also de@@ serves the same level of attention , particularly because it most often concerns children who are emo@@ tion@@ ally , finan@@ ci@@ ally and , in every other possible sense , at the mer@@ cy of decisions made by ad@@ ul@@ ts .
it very clearly demonstrate@@ s that china can also be an example .
you know that the er@@ g was created by the commission as an advi@@ ser to the commission .
that is the only reason .
the wto 's rules must be supple@@ mented by str@@ ing@@ ent provisions on protecting the environment , otherwise further liberalisation will lead to even more destruction of the environment .
these rights are an essential part of the concept and self-@@ im@@ age of a modern european society .
an im@@ parti@@ al system of cer@@ ti@@ fication will be , we sup@@ pose , appreci@@ ated also by consumers .
when we talk about human security , we mean not that there should be autom@@ atic intervention in each situation in which there is a possible threat to human security , but rather that we want better account to be taken of this important element .
in addition to this , commercial banks are sen@@ ding out the most ou@@ trage@@ ous demands to ow@@ ners of mor@@ t@@ g@@ aged proper@@ ties , asking them to re@@ pay all their deb@@ ts immediately , in one amount , in view of the fact that resid@@ ential proper@@ ties in the region have become completely wor@@ th@@ less .
mr schulz should feel than@@ k@@ ful that europe and the european central bank did not listen to him , because , if it had , the european economy would have been much worse off .
the fight against organised crime and the improvement of border protection must finally be more valu@@ ed in the european union .
it is equally important that the interim agreement contains detailed provisions on data protection for the information that the us recei@@ ves from swift via the european authority .
i also hope it will effectively respect and make use of the principle of subsidiarity , and will choose the safety and solid@@ ity of taking small steps , as recomm@@ en@@ ded by je@@ an mon@@ ne@@ t , rather than adopting the fa@@ st-@@ tr@@ ack approach that has promi@@ sed much but contribu@@ ted little to the real progress of the european project and dre@@ am .
so i say , let 's do it : let 's bring back customs of@@ fic@@ ers complete with traditional pe@@ ak@@ ed ca@@ ps .
unfortunately , even in this house , i have often wit@@ ne@@ ssed this principle being b@@ reached .
finally , if the irish government had , as you said , list@@ ened better , expla@@ ined better and gone local , there would have been a ' yes ' .
since then , we have seen the deb@@ un@@ king of the pot@@ s@@ da@@ m sea@@ -@@ level sc@@ are ; the god@@ dar@@ d institu@@ te has been cau@@ ght fi@@ d@@ dl@@ ing the tem@@ per@@ at@@ ure recor@@ ds ; the va@@ ni@@ shing h@@ im@@ al@@ a@@ y@@ an gl@@ ac@@ iers have been ex@@ posed as a f@@ an@@ ta@@ sy ; mr pac@@ ha@@ ur@@ i has emer@@ ged as a climate change profi@@ te@@ er .
we are in favour of the fact that a lar@@ ger propor@@ tion of the costs will be finan@@ ced from the european ve@@ ssels supported by the agreement .
now , today , a billion people are suffering from mal@@ nu@@ tri@@ tion , of whom 7@@ 00 million are , par@@ ado@@ xi@@ cally , farmers .
reducing administrative costs , simpli@@ fying procedures and improving access to markets , thus increasing competitiveness , are vital means for being able to emer@@ ge from the crisis .
i fully agree with the importance we must give to relations between the european union and its neighbours , especially in the mediterranean .
europe is the promi@@ sed land for people from di@@ stan@@ t contin@@ ents or the balkans who wish to join europe .
we have a much better partnership with russia .
therefore , we are obli@@ ged to do our ut@@ most to encourage serious observ@@ ation of the rules that were agreed upon so as to guarantee stability within the member states , both finan@@ ci@@ ally and physi@@ cally .
we are discussing a doss@@ ier , a subject area , that exerci@@ ses the public , where the public expect ans@@ wers from us , where they even say that this is an area where we need more europe .
the issue is that member states usu@@ ally ask us for a realistic la@@ pse of time , so that implementation can proce@@ ed , as far as possible , in a coherent manner , avo@@ i@@ ding di@@ stor@@ tions in the internal market , or at least in what we believe should be the internal market .
however , we believe that it is important for the eu to take genuine responsibility for the migrants who come here and not leave the responsibility to our neighbour@@ ing countries , as proposed in paragraph 9 .
thanks to these amendments , the ban on fore@@ ig@@ ners establishing found@@ ations in turkey has been li@@ f@@ ted , and the principle of reci@@ pro@@ city now applies .
however , i regret that , in the 50 proposals , there is no clear definition of priorities .
although the overall political situation is currently very fav@@ ourable , we must not sl@@ ack@@ en our efforts now ; on the contrary , we must u@@ ti@@ li@@ se the current mom@@ ent@@ um .
they are , however , very frequ@@ ently not repres@@ ented during the re@@ source planning stage , and taking fe@@ m@@ ale farmers ' needs into account in this respect could bring many benefits to rural communities .
the previous speaker mentioned neighbour@@ ing states which are just as important for our safety ; a central one of these is swi@@ t@@ zer@@ land , along with ukraine , ar@@ me@@ nia , turkey and the russian feder@@ ation .
- after the vote on amendment 6@@ 2 :
in september 2007 , after the bud@@ d@@ hi@@ st mon@@ ks ' prote@@ sts had been brut@@ ally cru@@ shed , a news embar@@ go was imposed .
of course we realise that protection from discrimination on grounds of gender outside the work@@ place is not yet as strong as protection from discrimination on grounds of r@@ ace .
the impe@@ tu@@ s must come from the member states , if it comes at all , given that the current sig@@ ns of a lack of european political will are worrying .
i look forward to meeting many of the members of parliament at the ve@@ ter@@ inary week , an event the commission is organis@@ ing with your support as an early step to turn the strategy from words into action .
car@@ ing has been the dom@@ a@@ in of women for cent@@ ur@@ ies .
allow me also to mention the successful northern ireland work@@ sho@@ p during the open days in october last year .
in writing . - ( sv ) we swedish social democrats have voted in favour of the report on the demographic future of europe .
we want to present the whole pi@@ c@@ ture of human rights violations and thre@@ ats in and around cam@@ p ash@@ ra@@ f .
the debate is closed .
madam president , things ra@@ rely happen at conve@@ ni@@ ent times and any crisis , by definition , is going to be in@@ conve@@ ni@@ ent .
we want to reform the wto - we said so in our draft resolution - we also want to have other tra@@ de@@ -@@ related dimen@@ sions to be taken into account , particularly environmental dimen@@ sions , to deal with the impact on climate change and social rules .
a common mea@@ su@@ rement framework for the i@@ ct industry 's own emissions is also essential .
it is in everyone 's interest that the instrument should now work and should work as effectively as possible .
therefore , if you so wish , if you believe , as mrs ro@@ ure said , that this debate is too important to be closed now , you y@@ our@@ self can now call for a qu@@ or@@ um and have this vote dro@@ p@@ ped , if you think it wor@@ th@@ while .
because of the pres@@ sures , they would certainly consider reducing investment in research and development .
i have ra@@ rely set e@@ yes on a more hy@@ po@@ critical document than this motion for a resolution on ' rising extre@@ mis@@ m ' in europe - and go@@ d know@@ s that europe and this house have already bro@@ ken recor@@ ds for hy@@ po@@ cri@@ sy .
we know , every@@ body know@@ s , and all the studies show that , if di@@ ch@@ lo@@ ro@@ meth@@ ane is used corre@@ ctly in such a way that the health of the workers involved is protected , this sub@@ stance is both une@@ con@@ omi@@ cal and une@@ co@@ logical .
the roo@@ t cause of this crisis is an in@@ adequ@@ ately regul@@ ated financial system .
the minister for transport in ireland , who is a member of the green party , ad@@ mitted that the situation in ireland as regards carbon emis@@ sion is very bad and getting worse and will no doubt wor@@ sen consider@@ ably because of the transport situation .
a serious policy is one that comb@@ ats the interests of glob@@ alism , that wishes to upro@@ o@@ t peoples from their territ@@ ories because it consid@@ ers them either as goods , or as s@@ la@@ ves , or new consumers .
madam president , ladies and gentlemen , the position of the group that i represent , the europe of freedom and democracy group , is cr@@ yst@@ al clear : with this oral question , we are asking the commission to challenge the implementation of the ru@@ ling against cru@@ ci@@ fi@@ x@@ es in school clas@@ s@@ ro@@ om@@ s , han@@ ded down by the european court of human rights in strasbourg which , i would emphasise , is not an eu institution .
in the 198@@ 0@@ s the co@@ ck@@ field report called for a range of vat rates .
although it is still subject to too many excep@@ tions , the application of the co@@ decision procedure , which will become the ordinary legislative procedure and which will also include approval of the budget , will give parliament a very important role .
this situation was the reason for our war@@ ni@@ ng@@ s , which the commission has regret@@ tab@@ ly igno@@ red , and is continuing to do so .
will we increase our mand@@ atory fuel re@@ serves ?
this is one reason ...
geogra@@ ph@@ y and culture offer us different histor@@ ies , but they do not distin@@ gu@@ ish our human condition .
i would like to point out that the proposed agenda was mo@@ stly prepared before the on@@ set of the crisis , but in spite of this i want to make it clear that it was and still is a good basis for facing the crisis .
i believe his work is very valu@@ able and i am aware how important it is to our citizens because his office has become a key point of contact for them .
the ru@@ ling states that neither the spanish constitution nor the criminal c@@ ode allows a ne@@ ws@@ paper to be closed down , and that the whole charge was buil@@ t on the pre@@ mi@@ se that defen@@ ding bas@@ que culture means collabor@@ ating with e@@ ta , which is absur@@ d .
we are of a mind to con@@ firm our support for their full ad@@ he@@ sion to the agreement , although we think it is essential for the two countries in question to inform us in writing , within six months , that additional measures to close these ga@@ ps have been implemented .
prepar@@ ations for the european council meeting ( 24 june 2011 ) ( continu@@ ation of debate )
adverti@@ sing on the internet - in search eng@@ ines , e@@ ma@@ il , social networks and internet tele@@ vision - and on mobi@@ le ph@@ ones is often presented to consumers without their con@@ sent , and even worse , using their data , sometimes colle@@ cted without their knowledge or full awareness .
with regard to financing , personally , i am of the opinion that public security should be paid for with public funds .
it is un@@ reasonable to expect the same har@@ d-@@ working countries always to pay for the mistak@@ es of others .
the strengthening of economic governance and the importance of cohesion policy are some of the areas that i would like to emphasise in the pursu@@ it of a s@@ mar@@ ter , more sustainable and more inclu@@ sive europe .
( it ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , i am sure that this right of initiative granted to european citizens by the treaty will help bring the peoples closer to europe and to the european institutions to a greater degree than the co@@ stly awareness campa@@ ig@@ ns fun@@ ded by the union which , hi@@ ther@@ to , have produced mode@@ st results : elect@@ oral tur@@ n@@ ou@@ ts con@@ firm this .
so it is an important relationship .
the results were presented in a communication in october 2007 , which also launched the second pha@@ se of the consultation .
a mand@@ atory test by a third body is provided for in the directive only where there are no harmoni@@ sed european standards .
i hope that those atten@@ ding the conference in december will realise that there is no alternative to cu@@ tting pol@@ lu@@ ting emissions and that postpo@@ ning any decision in copenhagen on the mand@@ atory objectives will mean failure not only for the conference , but also for the multilateral dialogue on global topi@@ cs that affect the future of every one of us .
the decisions taken in these last few days pu@@ shing us towards su@@ per au@@ ster@@ ity , and the commission setting itself up as a ver@@ itable tribu@@ nal to put it into effect , are in conflict with every single social project .
we are well aware that , according to the domin@@ ant way of thinking in the european commission - one that you undoubtedly do not sub@@ s@@ cri@@ be to - to talk about labour market reforms is to talk about flexibility - not about flexi@@ cur@@ ity , but about flexibility .
so i say , fe@@ st@@ ina l@@ ent@@ e , ha@@ st@@ en sl@@ ow@@ ly , having thought dee@@ ply and consul@@ ted wide@@ ly , and then we may need to act , with or without the aid of rob@@ in hood .
i know that similar dis@@ conne@@ cts between training and demand exist in other european countries .
that balance has been di@@ stor@@ ted in many rural development programmes , including those affecting my region of northern ireland .
we reje@@ ct the approach as out@@ lined in reci@@ tal i which states : ' where@@ as gender ste@@ re@@ o@@ ty@@ ping in adverti@@ sing thus e@@ cho@@ es the une@@ qu@@ al distribution of gender power ' .
in israel , the investig@@ ations into targets and t@@ ac@@ tic@@ s used during operation ca@@ st lead have been carried out by ar@@ my com@@ man@@ ders or military police , se@@ ve@@ rely com@@ promis@@ ing the independence of the fin@@ dings , and from the ham@@ as side there is still a failure to address adequ@@ ately the fir@@ ing of ro@@ c@@ ke@@ ts into southern israel .
i am therefore asking the commission to find out what the reasons are behind this str@@ an@@ ge and quite bi@@ zar@@ re ban in northern ireland .
every business is needed when it comes to innov@@ ating or creating - the pat@@ ents we are pu@@ shing through come to mind - when it comes to small and medium-sized enterprises ob@@ taining financing and having less administrative comple@@ x@@ ity and red ta@@ pe to deal with , when it comes to trading secu@@ rely online , and when it comes to particip@@ ating in public procurement , which i will return to in a moment .
the european constitution - sor@@ ry , the reform treaty - is being signed in lisbon ami@@ d much po@@ m@@ p and ce@@ re@@ m@@ ony and will then be ru@@ shed through the parliaments that support it with inde@@ cent ha@@ ste .
we have equally alar@@ ming statistics on over@@ fishing in that area of the atlantic and the gra@@ ve problems it is creating .
in writing . - ( nl ) my group and the national delegation of my party in the european parliament have decided recently to reje@@ ct the present path towards kosovo 's independence .
fi@@ f@@ thly , we aim to identi@@ fy the main com@@ pon@@ ents of an international regime on access to gene@@ tic resources and the sh@@ aring of benefits ar@@ ising from their use .
on hor@@ iz@@ on@@ tal issues , let me just en@@ um@@ er@@ ate the most important ones we tou@@ ched upon : first , up@@ hol@@ ding human rights and promoting peace and security in europe 's neighbourhood and at global level ; second , support for effective multi@@ later@@ alism and respect for international law ; third , the fight against terrorism ; four@@ th , non-@@ pro@@ li@@ fer@@ ation of weapons of mass destruction and dis@@ ar@@ m@@ ament ; fi@@ f@@ th , climate change , energy security and issues like cy@@ ber security .
the development of european political parties is vital for gener@@ ating public interest in eu affairs .
the term ' efficiency ' is often used in@@ corre@@ ctly in eu documents , due to a mi@@ su@@ n@@ der@@ standing of the term ' energy efficiency ' and methods for its assessment , or in other words whether we are talking about national gro@@ ss efficiency or efficiency per capit@@ a , or conver@@ sion efficiency , for example the conver@@ sion of prim@@ ary energy into useful work .
thanks to the new lisbon treaty , the charter will have the same value as the treaties ; in other words it will be legally binding .
there are hundreds of measures which have to be ' li@@ s@@ bo@@ ni@@ sed ' , which have to be taken out of the ho@@ le and brought into the light of day , which have to be adap@@ ted to the real rules of law - hundreds of measures that do not work .
( hu ) mr president , the slo@@ va@@ k national language law viol@@ ates five basic rights contained in the charter of fundamental rights which comes into force on 1 december .
clearly , a child is occu@@ py@@ ing a full se@@ at here .
there are also measures concerning confi@@ d@@ enti@@ ality .
si@@ x@@ thly , the program of infrastructure investment should be dire@@ cted at elimin@@ ating differences and under@@ development , especially in the new member states .
in this context , we can understand the insi@@ st@@ ence that cohesion policies should be targeted at all the regions and that the eli@@ gi@@ bility criteria should be ex@@ pan@@ ded beyond the current focus on per capit@@ a gro@@ ss domestic product in order to make them fa@@ i@@ re@@ r .
i should especially like to congratulate the portuguese presidency on including the question of europe 's immigration policy on the agenda for the council , where president barroso will be able to under@@ line the european commission 's ti@@ mely initiatives in this connection .
especially the german car industry , which has made the most profit over the last 10 years . it is the one that is going to invest funds in tax ha@@ v@@ ens .
3 .
i just have one point of criticism .
if we remain sil@@ ent , the small see@@ ds of democracy and the rule of law that president ye@@ l@@ t@@ si@@ n s@@ ow@@ ed and that president pu@@ tin has end@@ an@@ ge@@ red will finally be suf@@ fo@@ cated , and that cannot be in the interest of europe or in the interest of the russian people .
the biggest problem experienced by consumers at present is that it is difficult to have a dispu@@ te over consumer rights between different countries exam@@ ined because there is no body to set@@ tle cross-border dispu@@ tes .
i want to draw the commission 's attention to the danger that serbia could blo@@ ck kosovo here , as in the un and the council of europe .
it is an alar@@ ming signal , and i call on national organisations and associ@@ ations to prote@@ st to the meps who represent them in the european parliament .
the group of the greens / european free alliance has never cla@@ i@@ med that , but we would continue to conne@@ ct with our position the demand for fa@@ i@@ re@@ r pri@@ ce-@@ setting and competition and for citizens to be able to understand this better .
( sl ) madam president , may i say , commissioner , you have achieved a great deal .
with la@@ x limits on allo@@ cations b@@ ought in from outside europe , eu funds will f@@ low to countries like china , where regulation is mini@@ mal and recor@@ ds may not be accur@@ ate .
the stor@@ m caused in@@ jur@@ ies and bad@@ ly dam@@ aged hom@@ es , infrastructure , far@@ ms , businesses , industrial plant , s@@ ports facilities as well as public and muni@@ cip@@ al buil@@ dings .
what i would like to do is put the three that first came to my attention together , so that would be ms mc@@ gu@@ in@@ ness , mr mit@@ che@@ ll , who asked the original question , and ms bud@@ re@@ i@@ ka@@ it@@ ė .
climate change and energy are also summit priorities for us , and we hope to sign a joint work programme on energy , clean development and climate change focused on renewable and clean ener@@ gies , together with two cli@@ m@@ ate@@ -@@ chan@@ ge@@ -@@ related european investment bank loans .
( sk ) in 2006 , slovakia was condem@@ ned for asking for freedom of con@@ science .
i believe that the establishment of these grou@@ p@@ ings can bring about positive results both from the point of view of governance , in that they would signi@@ fy cross-border governance that guarantees author@@ ship of different policies at local and regional levels , and from that of social cohesion , as it cre@@ ates more potential for communities that are lin@@ gui@@ sti@@ cally and cul@@ tur@@ ally different from each other to come closer together .
ireland was and will be a b@@ att@@ le@@ ground for the heart and sou@@ l of europe .
i therefore think that the debate on afghanistan is crucial , because it is the origin of the majority of the he@@ ro@@ in ( 9@@ 3 % ) that kil@@ ls our young people on the stre@@ ets .
it is true that women are more re@@ sil@@ ien@@ t to the current crisis in terms of job losses .
after that we will negoti@@ ate .
there is a large majority in this house that would have it that we have to regulate legal immigration and fight illegal immigration .
on behalf of the gue / ng@@ l group . - ( it ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , although this is a consolid@@ ation of several directives and there are therefore limited pos@@ sibilities for amending the legislative text , this new i@@ p@@ p@@ c directive is a necessary and useful tool for promoting not only a dra@@ matic reduction in emissions by taking advantage of best available techni@@ qu@@ es , but also for preci@@ pit@@ ating a new tren@@ d in industrial investments .
it is also problem@@ atic , in connection with this , that the eu pres@@ cri@@ be@@ s high standards in quality and in animal and environmental protection , but then allows imports from countries in which these rules do not apply and in which production is naturally consider@@ ably chea@@ per .
however , as you said , commissioner , the events in mu@@ m@@ ba@@ i have also shown the unacceptable ab@@ s@@ ence of a guarantee of diplom@@ atic protection for members of the european parliament .
however , overall it remains a bru@@ tal one@@ -@@ party dict@@ ator@@ ship .
mr president , i have voted today and my constitu@@ ents can see how i voted today , so therefore , they should have the opportunity to have my explan@@ ation of vote today .
in a nu@@ t@@ sh@@ e@@ ll , the report fail@@ s really to tackle the issue and assemb@@ les b@@ its and pie@@ ces al@@ ong@@ side the present existing pos@@ sibilities to put culture on the agenda both for the eu and between the eu and third countries .
the concept of food security is very clear , and it is achieved when all people , at all times , have physi@@ cal , social and economic access to sufficient , safe and nu@@ tri@@ tious food to meet their d@@ ie@@ tary needs and food preferen@@ ces for an active and healthy life .
let us make bur@@ ma a tex@@ t@@ bo@@ ok case , one that shows our ability to promote democracy without the use of bom@@ b@@ s and tan@@ ks .
( the sitting was closed at 1@@ 1.@@ 40 p@@ .m. )
what is the use of our invest@@ ing in a@@ zer@@ ba@@ ij@@ an ?
i would encourage more cooperation between the commission and the european parliament in this field .
the proposal is an important step towards clo@@ sing a huge lo@@ op@@ ho@@ le in non-@@ discrimin@@ atory legislation .
we have had some real progress in some parts of the package - including , during the belgian presidency , my own report on benefi@@ ci@@ aries of international protection - but clearly these are just the side elements of the asylum package .
although , last year , the lu@@ ka@@ sh@@ en@@ ko regime fre@@ ed political pris@@ oners and has become some@@ what mil@@ der , the european union cannot look the other way in the face of the recent human rights violations concerning members of the union of po@@ les in belarus .
( pl ) madam president , in the countries of the ' old ' eu , rail transport is lo@@ sing ground to road transport .
given that a third of the world 's children do not have enough to e@@ at and one si@@ x@@ th of them do not go to school , it may appe@@ ar od@@ d to talk about poverty in europe .
they should instead supple@@ ment each other 's work and work together in a comple@@ mentary way .
we in the uk in particular have seen voluntary mo@@ du@@ l@@ ation which , of course , is not voluntary at all for the farmers who are stu@@ ck with it , and we dis@@ agree with that principle .
global access to capital increases growth potential and cre@@ ates new jobs - we should not forget this .
the proposal for a directive to facilitate trans@@ fers of military products within the eu by simpli@@ fying the relevant licen@@ sing procedures in the member states forms part of the general objective to mili@@ tari@@ se the eu in order to serve its ag@@ gre@@ ssive anti-@@ gra@@ ss@@ roo@@ ts plans .
i would also pi@@ ck up on amendment 3 - as my colleague did - which de@@ le@@ tes the attempt to re@@ introduce cum@@ ber@@ some and un@@ work@@ able rules on the direct s@@ ale of fruit and ve@@ ge@@ tab@@ les to the consumer .
i consider it essential to take action aimed at the rapid and more effective use of means which have been made available by developed countries .
the court of justice consid@@ ers as a ' restri@@ ction ' , and therefore ' un@@ la@@ w@@ ful ' under community law , the freedom of workers and their representative bodies to defend their rights and interests , namely respect for what has been agreed in collective bar@@ ga@@ ining .
the remain@@ der either t@@ ag@@ ged along or compla@@ ined when they were forced to give an opinion .
on the other hand , concerns about security and energy supply lead to the need for greater involvement between the european union and the countries of this region .
you rightly noted the succe@@ sses and progress of capa@@ bility development .
( de ) many thanks , madam president , many thanks , commissioner .
they are not like prof@@ it@@ -@@ making sha@@ re@@ hol@@ der organisations .
we will then take further decisions in december .
from the point of view of my own fishing n@@ ation , sco@@ t@@ land , the common fisheries policy , the eu 's very own international agreement , has not been a great success .
the report focu@@ ses on moder@@ nising agriculture and making it more efficient , ensuring that improvements are made in relation to the environment and animal welfare , the contribution of agriculture to energy and climate policy as well as sim@@ ple@@ r rules for the agricultural sector .
there is no doubt that there is a rapi@@ dly increasing need for a new energy strategy for europe , and european enterprises are in no doubt about that either .
surve@@ il@@ l@@ ance of budgetary positions and surve@@ il@@ l@@ ance and coordination of economic policies (
europe pur@@ ports to be one of the most advan@@ ced plant protection legislative powers worldwide and that is a great plus .
the many b@@ reach@@ es and dis@@ cre@@ pan@@ cies in information ca@@ st doubt upon the election results announced .
you are refer@@ ring to paragraph 5 .
accession is and must be the ul@@ timate objective .
global solidarity and concrete assistance , gene@@ rou@@ s@@ ly provided , are the right and du@@ ti@@ ful response of the international community .
we should stop for a moment to appreci@@ ate this innovation that we are implementing today which is only the first element , as mr lam@@ as@@ sour@@ e has said , of particip@@ atory democracy at su@@ pr@@ an@@ ational level .
increased cooperation with the countries of origin and transi@@ t is particularly important .
i therefore agree in principle with the idea of having two plenary meetings , but let us try to bring them closer to the regional meetings .
however , the first test had to be postpo@@ ned until late january because the pre@@ requi@@ sites had not been met .
vice-president of the commission . - ( fr ) mr president , in my opinion , mr co@@ el@@ h@@ o has just provided a very clear and objective pi@@ c@@ ture of the situation .
nevertheless , this relationship can play a comple@@ mentary role in two sp@@ he@@ res : in the multilateral negotiations at the world trade organisation ( wto ) , and in the free trade area between the eu and mer@@ co@@ su@@ r .
it used to be 4@@ 5 per thous@@ and just after the second world war in ireland .
its definition must take into account the transfer of monetary policy , the development of credit and financial asse@@ ts , the characteri@@ stics of new products and the concentr@@ ation of risks and li@@ qui@@ d@@ ity .
i therefore urge the commission to incorpor@@ ate parliamentary capac@@ it@@ y-@@ building on a targeted basis into its country programmes , so that in a few years time , we can genu@@ ine@@ ly see that african politics have become much more respon@@ sive , in practice , to the public 's needs , also thanks to the involvement of the national parliaments .
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the next item is the vote .
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what remains is a sch@@ iz@@ op@@ h@@ re@@ nic situation , if you allow that analy@@ tical term : on the one hand olaf is a ' normal ' commission direct@@ or@@ ate general , for which the commission has full responsibility ; on the other hand , it is an investig@@ ative function , fully independent in its operations , but for which the commission is also held responsible .
i note with concern attemp@@ ts by some regional politicians to de@@ stabili@@ se the country , and call upon the eu to demonstrate its political will and commitment towards bos@@ nia and her@@ ze@@ go@@ v@@ ina to prevent any conflicts based on eth@@ ni@@ city or religion .
justice is always carried out obje@@ ctively and subje@@ ctively .
i would also like to remind you that we have a new framework agreement between the commission and the parliament on the deta@@ ils of this involvement .
due to strong lobby@@ ing from the banking sector or the we@@ ak show of political will , it tur@@ ns out that the government does not get involved in the bilateral contr@@ act between the custom@@ er and bank .
we must encourage third level institutions , research organisations and private sector companies to se@@ i@@ ze the opportunities available under the eu 's se@@ v@@ ent@@ h framework programme for research and technological development ( f@@ p@@ 7 ) .
with my colleagues in the european parliament , di@@ mi@@ ta@@ r sto@@ y@@ an@@ o@@ v and s@@ la@@ v@@ i b@@ ine@@ v , i have submitted written declaration 0@@ 0@@ 0@@ 5 / 2009 asking for these re@@ ac@@ tors to be re@@ activ@@ ated , with the aim of ga@@ ining bulgaria 's energy independence .
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until recently , road and other infra@@ structures were paid for only by taxpayers .
of course this is one of the things that the asylum support office will be looking at : how to pul@@ l together that information from a var@@ ie@@ ty of sources in a more standard form@@ at and perhaps a form@@ at where people will have greater confidence that the information is not being used politically .
however , it is clear that this resolution focu@@ ses too much on the role of the es@@ f boo@@ sting employment and not sufficien@@ tly on its key role in supporting the inclusion of vulnerable groups , which my group , the socialists &@@ am@@ p@@ ; democrats , has always strongly supported .
sad@@ ly , turkey wants to join the european union because they will have their hands out in the hope of having them fi@@ lled with lo@@ ts of european taxpayers ' money in subsidies , and they see the opportunity of of@@ flo@@ ad@@ ing millions of their poor and unem@@ ployed exce@@ ss population by ex@@ porting them to western countries like br@@ it@@ a@@ in , where they will either work for low wag@@ es or go on the benefits system .
i believe that the current regulatory framework for consumer product safety in the eu is fundament@@ ally sound and will be reinfor@@ ced by the pen@@ ding commission proposal on the new approach directives .
i would like to under@@ line that an ambitious approach in the decision-making process depen@@ ds on the political wi@@ ll@@ ing@@ ness of member states .
germany and austria are a poor example in this regard , but so , unfortunately , are others .
we deal with many , many problems from across member states but , as the statistics show , some countries use the services of the committee more wide@@ ly than others , perhaps because there are members of the committee who are from those countries and therefore they at@@ tr@@ act problems from their constitu@@ ents .
in most cases , this must be done by an on-@@ the@@ -@@ spo@@ t visit .
i consider this to be unacceptable , to say the least .
terrorism is a ful@@ min@@ ant in@@ fe@@ ction in the body of our society .
we should stri@@ ve to re@@ move existing barriers as soon as possible .
based on its mandate , the eu and its member states must continue to play a constructive role glob@@ ally in order to achieve a legally binding post-@@ ky@@ oto agreement .
( sk ) the eu-@@ russia strategic partnership is an important factor in the area of di@@ versi@@ fication and security of imports of energy sources into the eu .
the first is to divi@@ de farmers into large and small and destro@@ y their uni@@ ty in the trade uni@@ ons .
al@@ ong@@ side that though , the issue of what we spend that money on is perhaps even more important .
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any amendment would have been a re@@ tro@@ gra@@ de step .
personally , i hope that positive developments can be achieved soon .
in vie@@ n@@ na , at the last summit , chan@@ ce@@ ll@@ or sch@@ ü@@ s@@ se@@ l , as the then president of the council , said : ' it was mar@@ ve@@ ll@@ ous , everyone was able to talk to each other ! '
these products norm@@ ally con@@ tain low@@ -@@ quality or fal@@ si@@ fied substances , represent@@ ing a serious threat to public health , and also leading to a loss of patien@@ t trust in the legal supply chain .
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with 2 000 political pris@@ oners under ar@@ rest , access to free media impe@@ ded by the authorities and wi@@ des@@ pread s@@ la@@ very in industry , the people of this country need serious help .
shi@@ pow@@ ners benef@@ iting from the agreement must emplo@@ y at least 20 % acp nationals among the se@@ am@@ en signed on .
i therefore ask the commission how it intends to proce@@ ed and whether it intends to sub@@ mit a proposal to re@@ move the member states ' dis@@ cre@@ tion in the transpo@@ sition of artic@@ les 3 and 4 of the framework decision , concerning the grounds for mand@@ atory non-@@ execu@@ tion and op@@ tional non-@@ execu@@ tion .
that being said , i would like to ask , and i hope that it is not the case , if we are waiting for there finally to be sur@@ plus stocks of vacc@@ ines in europe or for the side effects to prove too harmful before we show our gene@@ ro@@ si@@ ty and sud@@ den@@ ly start sen@@ ding the necessary vacc@@ ines to southern countries .
the euro area needs to speak with one voice , and also be repres@@ ented as a uni@@ t in international organisations such as the international monetary fund and the o@@ ec@@ d ( organisation for economic co@@ -@@ operation and development ) .
about 10 minutes ago , we stop@@ ped the production of su@@ ga@@ r in the european union , and say we have to support t@@ ate &@@ am@@ p@@ ; l@@ y@@ le , which imports it .
i will be having a debate on the first day with three committees from the hel@@ le@@ nic parliament and we will certainly discuss this issue too .
we cannot have it both ways .
there is , therefore , a process in motion which does not aim to discrimin@@ ate against anyone .
instead of taking the correct approach and doing what was done in my case , in other words , saying that we are acting on our own initiative , where there is clear su@@ spi@@ ci@@ on of fraud , for example tax e@@ va@@ sion or illegal party funding , olaf si@@ ts back and does nothing .
it seems to me that our attention should now be dire@@ cted not at bur@@ ma itself , but at those three countries .
in particular , it is more ambitious and better focused than the eu-@@ us agreement in terms of traffic rights , ow@@ ner@@ ship and control .
mr president , a few days ago , we ce@@ le@@ br@@ ated the gr@@ and opening of euro@@ ne@@ st at the european parliament in brussels .
however men 's violence against women know@@ s no geographical b@@ oun@@ dar@@ ies , no age limit , no clas@@ s or r@@ ace or cultural distin@@ ctions , it is still in@@ vi@@ sible and the victims are sil@@ en@@ ced .
stati@@ sti@@ cal data on the ethnic and cultural mak@@ e-@@ up of the resid@@ ent population could assi@@ st the prevention of violence .
while i share the wish of the european parliament to support economic growth through the eu programmes , we should also take into account the amount of payments that can be reason@@ ably execu@@ ted without under@@ mi@@ ning sound financial management .
in addition , this interpre@@ tation must be clear for , and known to , everyone involved in applying legislation on europe 's road@@ s .
the national action plans con@@ taining the member states ' individual targets in terms of risk reduction are the most important part of the whole process .
given the thre@@ ats posed by un@@ limited access to all these technologies and data , special attention needs to be paid to children and young people .
as for payment appropriations , the reduction made amounts to eur 3@@ 9@@ 3 million , but half of this reduction rel@@ ates to the re@@ serve for emergency aid and , as you know , the council consid@@ ers that it may be possible to finance this re@@ serve by re@@ de@@ plo@@ ying payment appropriations , as has been seen in recent years .
today there are sur@@ p@@ lu@@ ses of gra@@ in , for example , in stor@@ e and no market for them .
i am b@@ ound to say , however , that , according to the rules of the rural development fund , broad@@ b@@ and implementation projects are mainly managed by public administr@@ ations - pro@@ vin@@ ces , muni@@ cip@@ alities and m@@ oun@@ tain communities - which are , however , unable to include vat in their accoun@@ ting .
profe@@ ssions and work@@ places domin@@ ated by women still ten@@ d to be under@@ valu@@ ed compared to those where men pre@@ domin@@ ate .
the natural world offers ri@@ ches which hum@@ ans have only be@@ gu@@ n to dis@@ cover and it is necessary that this tre@@ a@@ sur@@ y of future opportunities remains for gener@@ ations to come .
now , not only will the custom@@ ers see the true price , but also the security taxes lev@@ ied by national governments will have to be highligh@@ ted separ@@ ately .
now , that s@@ oun@@ ds pre@@ t@@ ty stra@@ i@@ gh@@ t@@ forward .
vice-president of the commission . - ( de ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , fi@@ re@@ arms are not an ordinary type of product like any other .
in this regard , regional policy must re@@ tain financial resources at least equi@@ val@@ ent to those of the current period .
( fr ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , the irish people have clearly cho@@ sen to place themselves at the heart of europe by appro@@ ving the treaty of lisbon by a very large majority .
undoubtedly , the creation of the e@@ as must be subject to debate and consensus about who does what and does it best , but the c@@ f@@ sp foreign policy elements must remain firmly within the council .
i think you could ask the member states to prepare ma@@ ps of what is going on in terms of the exploitation of energy resources and sources in each member state , evalu@@ ate the most promis@@ ing projects , adopt incentives for private companies to eng@@ age in exploitation , and see what we can do with our own resources .
however , i have to point out , and the resolution itself ad@@ mits it , that ' the sig@@ ning of this agreement has been dela@@ yed at sy@@ ri@@ a 's request since october 2009 ' .
unfortunately , these problems will remain even if we try to overcome these issues with very specific projects , which is something i support .
this will be of enormous benefit because it will elimin@@ ate the differen@@ tial treatment that we have noted in member states concerning over@@ fli@@ ght and lan@@ ding .
( de ) madam president , the ex@@ pan@@ sion of the schengen area in december last year has led to more , not less , security .
we have to reduce the bur@@ dens which create obstacles in a@@ qu@@ ac@@ ul@@ ture .
i think that this is a mistak@@ e .
furthermore , the old member states are not taking into account the need of the new member states for new agreements , and invest@@ ors ' rights are not balanced in any way by environmental , social and other legal requirements .
that said , we have to remember that the possibility of monitoring the implementation of legislative instruments is limited by time , technical aspects and knowledge .
mr more@@ ira put some very precise questions to the commissioner .
that is what we are trying to do .
we cannot have compromi@@ ses that prevent discussion .
i will fi@@ nish by than@@ king commissioner and@@ or for his dyna@@ mis@@ m and his desire to make progress in everything relating to social affairs .
the next item is the report by mr pa@@ pa@@ st@@ am@@ ko@@ s , on behalf of the committee on agriculture and rural development , on eu agriculture and international trade .
to conclude , even if ukraine is not as efficient in democr@@ ati@@ sation as we would expect , we should not decre@@ a@@ se our efforts to create an enhanced cooperation with her people , whose european ambi@@ tions are crucial , not only for themselves , but perhaps even more for us , the citizens of europe .
however , just as the commission has proposed , it is necessary for the information to be monito@@ red obje@@ ctively so that it can be rel@@ ied upon .
however , there are also other members of this house involved in this case and i therefore ask you , mr president , to conve@@ y our concern .
this will be of benefit to all citizens in europe .
today , ladies and gentlemen , our parliament can express itself on an urgent and important subject , for the protection of life and religious freedom , not only of christi@@ ans , but of millions of people of all fa@@ i@@ ths .
mrs le@@ fran@@ ç@@ o@@ is quite rightly said that this migration should not be ru@@ shed , and she is right .
the review conference is a good opportunity for the stake@@ holders to consider the existing de@@ ficien@@ cies of the i@@ c@@ c and propose possible changes or dire@@ ctions for reform .
i have not tal@@ ked to 1@@ 60 million workers or 4 million do@@ ct@@ ors , but i have tal@@ ked to their representative organisations .
the report and opinions constitu@@ te a very necessary document .
it appe@@ ars that in the eu@@ ph@@ ori@@ a of new economic agreements , eu decision mak@@ ers have quickly for@@ got@@ ten the cases of an@@ na poli@@ t@@ ko@@ v@@ ska@@ ya and nat@@ ali@@ a e@@ ste@@ mi@@ ro@@ va .
the three ts need more money .
( es ) madam president , i would like to state for the recor@@ d that the vote took place immediately after the previous one , and i would therefore like to state for the recor@@ d that my vote is against .
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it must be clear that the intention of the blu@@ e card is to increase the competitiveness of the eu economy .
croatia will conclude accession negotiations this year .
i support the mobilisation of the fund in connection with this application because this measure can provide additional support to workers who are suffering the consequences of major structural changes in world trade pat@@ ter@@ ns and assi@@ st their re@@ integration into the labour market .
i would also like to point out that member states need to finance the development and ex@@ pan@@ sion of programmes which will help parents to protect their children from internet gro@@ om@@ ing .
it takes account of the s@@ car@@ city of ra@@ w materials , the threat to biodiversity , the move towards sustainable energy and , in particular - and i find this key - the importance of sustainability for our economy .
( fr ) the fact that i am acting as president but not we@@ aring a ti@@ e quite clearly has nothing to do with the item on the agenda .
we know that the rapporteur , mr cor@@ bet@@ t , belie@@ ves in the european project .
we also know only too well that this is affecting the entire sub@@ -@@ region as , in ma@@ ur@@ it@@ ania , for example , large qu@@ anti@@ ties of drug@@ s have been dis@@ covered , even at the air@@ port .
in my opinion , the commission should be prepared for that .
i hope that this initiative adopted today in parliament will receive the attention it is due from the council as well , which ought to deal with this matter as a priority issue for the european agenda .
the report rightly recogni@@ ses the enormous efforts made ( particularly in portugal , spain , greece and ireland ) in terms of growth and conver@@ gence .
( pl ) madam president , commissioner , i would like to make the point that , from the aspect of individual countries and socie@@ ties , there are three types of security that are par@@ amount : energy security , food security and personal security .
let the im@@ f do its work and wat@@ ch how quickly greece reco@@ vers , as we in br@@ it@@ a@@ in did on lea@@ ving the er@@ m .
we have an international i@@ so system that everyone is aware of .
( pl ) mr president , within the framework of the new lisbon cy@@ cle , the emphasis should be on industrial policy , because a fl@@ ou@@ ri@@ shing industry is very important in terms of making full use of the european union 's economic potential .
therefore , the third energy package makes wide@@ -@@ ran@@ ging proposals to re@@ me@@ dy those structural problems , in particular by propos@@ ing ow@@ ner@@ ship un@@ b@@ un@@ dl@@ ing of the trans@@ mission system operators .
unless some@@ one in this house has a mach@@ ine for producing money and resources from th@@ in air , unless such a mach@@ ine exists , social protection measures still have to be fun@@ ded from taxpayers ' money .
( de ) madam president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , right across europe , our cities and communities have to strug@@ gle with problem distri@@ cts .
i think it is not a question of one or the other : we should build our own pipe@@ line in practical terms and effectively .
as such , these are achie@@ vements which have an impact in the longer run .
it is easy to see how the commission is seeking to explo@@ it parliament 's call for urgent measures for its own en@@ ds .
it also expla@@ ins the enormous illegal cat@@ ches which are estim@@ ated to be t@@ wi@@ ce the si@@ ze of the set quotas .
he stated that the source of the right to a hom@@ el@@ and should be sou@@ ght in the right to dignity , and that the right to a hom@@ el@@ and is therefore a fundamental human right .
the obstacles they face include language barriers , an un@@ fa@@ mili@@ ar working environment , family or cultural tradi@@ tions , and so on .
mr president , i will not conce@@ al the fact that i am disap@@ pointed by both the statements we have heard .
we must take firm action against the potential counterfe@@ iting of products which are w@@ ron@@ gly label@@ led .
above all , we need to invest in infrastructure , because improving agriculture means improving ir@@ ri@@ gation , improving transport , making it possible for produce to sent from point a to be so@@ ld at point b , and we need to improve storage and the co@@ ld chain , if we want to export this produce .
( de ) mr president , there have been some won@@ der@@ ful argu@@ ments , at least in ab@@ str@@ act and general terms , over whether we should have de@@ regulation or over@@ -@@ regulation .
speaking about eu involvement , we recognise the active role of the eu and its member states in the first year of work of the h@@ r@@ c .
this is why we need a plan to coordin@@ ate the economies of all member states .
air and no@@ i@@ se pollution from traffic will thus be char@@ ged electro@@ ni@@ cally , at a rate of three to four cent@@ s per kil@@ om@@ etr@@ e depen@@ ding on the vehi@@ cle 's euro clas@@ s , the type of road and the level of con@@ gesti@@ on .
the text to be put to the vote tomorrow does not , however , include a proposal made by the committee on agriculture for the commission to look into setting up an economic adap@@ tation fund against dro@@ u@@ ght , which would benefit all economic sectors , including agriculture .
the european commission , which has , to date , stri@@ ctly monito@@ red compliance with the rules for providing state aid to companies , has been very qui@@ ck to gr@@ ant its con@@ sent in all these cases , generally adap@@ ting its decisions to earlier decisions made by member state governments concerning these matters .
it is also worth bearing in mind that the largest producers of these ra@@ w materials are lo@@ cated outside the european union and that in compar@@ is@@ on , the position of the member states is very poor indeed .
mr president , the recent bru@@ tal mur@@ der of the palestinian christian ra@@ mi a@@ y@@ y@@ ad , who was only thir@@ ty years old , under@@ lines the per@@ il@@ ous position of this minority in gaza .
in view of the lack of other representatives from your group , i think you can speak for a very long time !
the crucial thing is that this minimum income is regul@@ ated in such a way that it acts as a le@@ ver to ele@@ v@@ ate people in poverty to an acceptable standard of living , and that it can never be an incen@@ tive for people to act pa@@ ssi@@ vely in a difficult situation , namely by poten@@ ti@@ ally lac@@ king commitment in looking for a job .
madam president , unfortunately , the problems affecting european be@@ e@@ keeping are more serious and dee@@ per roo@@ ted than the cy@@ cli@@ cal crises that re@@ currently affect other , ap@@ paren@@ tly more important , sectors .
in doing this , we are making a crucial contribution to the safety of europe .
i believe that what matters most when considering the future s@@ hap@@ e of financing instruments for development is to remember that the over@@ ri@@ ding aim of development policy should be to reduce depend@@ ence on aid gradu@@ ally , and for the country in question ultimately to achieve total independence .
the high representative and i will also report on this process to the foreign affairs council in a few days ' time .
we have a demographic crisis in the eu .
- ( el ) mr president , let me begin by ex@@ pressing my dee@@ p satisfac@@ tion with the agreement that has at last been reached on the amendment to the regulation establishing common rules in the field of civil aviation security .
the report supports croatia 's aims , which is why i have voted in favour of it .
we can all re@@ jo@@ ice and hope for even better relations between the people of ta@@ i@@ w@@ an and the people of the european union .
it was qui@@ c@@ ker than normal - smo@@ o@@ th , cal@@ m and there was not a single request for the time@@ -@@ consum@@ ing and ir@@ rit@@ ating che@@ ck .
this gradu@@ al aband@@ on@@ ment is very important and i would ask other european leaders to take note of this because nuclear energy is very expen@@ sive , very dangerous and very s@@ low to build and is not the answer to climate change .
in my opinion , the amendments that members have tabled are , contrary to the view of the commissioner , extremely important , as even at this stage , we want to mark the direction in which we hope that this new vat system will go .
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your colleagues in ber@@ li@@ n have made much more progress than you have here in strasbourg and in brussels .
like him , i come from a mini@@ -@@ europe , the former ha@@ b@@ sb@@ ur@@ g em@@ pi@@ re , which was no bad thing in many regards , but which fe@@ ll apart because the biggest lin@@ gui@@ stic group - namely min@@ e , the german speakers - always insi@@ sted on everyone speaking german .
in my opinion , the reduction in the number of military systems in the european continent should continue .
madam president , as we know , many dangerous chemi@@ cal substances are author@@ i@@ sed for general use , in spite of the dangerous in@@ gre@@ d@@ ien@@ ts they con@@ tain .
we are all entitled to our own opinion on this .
mr president , i think phi@@ li@@ p bu@@ sh@@ il@@ l@@ -@@ mat@@ the@@ ws ' criticism under@@ lines just how good eli@@ za@@ be@@ th l@@ y@@ n@@ ne 's report is !
mr president , baroness ashton , canada is a good frien@@ d and an important partner of the eu .
how can we speak of choice when the opposition parties are not allowed to speak , when they cannot express themselves free@@ ly or accur@@ ately represent whole popul@@ ations ?
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i was therefore am@@ a@@ zed by the ru@@ ling han@@ ded down by the su@@ pre@@ me administrative court in lithu@@ ania on 30 january of this year . according to the ru@@ ling , plac@@ ing sig@@ ns bearing stre@@ et na@@ mes in polish al@@ ong@@ side others bearing stre@@ et na@@ mes in lithu@@ ani@@ an con@@ tra@@ ven@@ ed the law .
in order to avoid the ever greater fra@@ g@@ ment@@ ation of existing regulations in this area , a targeted full harmonisation approach was sou@@ ght ; that is to say , harmonisation limited to specific aspects of certain contracts , while maintaining a high level of consumer protection .
this will demand a political lea@@ p in thinking with regard to europe 's - and , in particular , the euro@@ zone 's - economic governance .
vacc@@ in@@ ating against t@@ b and invest@@ ing in research aimed at developing new treat@@ ments for this disease are the only solutions to er@@ adi@@ cate it by 2050 .
they are calling for imports of prote@@ in cro@@ ps , particularly so@@ ya , to be made easier , including gene@@ tically modif@@ ied organis@@ ms ( g@@ mo@@ s ) , which are pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ ted in the eu .
however , i think that we must continue to make stren@@ u@@ ous efforts to offer serbia a european perspective , including for the s@@ ake of its people , complete with a specific offer concerning , for example , visa facilit@@ ation and further visa liberalisation .
they want to have a role in sol@@ ving the international financial crisis , and they have little capital to do that .
it is when we do not - and especially to protect the speech that may particularly be an@@ ger@@ ing to people like me or others - that we have those laws .
the presid@@ ential election on 5 january this year was a decision to es@@ ca@@ pe from dead@@ lo@@ ck , but during the election process itself several infringe@@ ments and ambi@@ gu@@ ities were obser@@ ved , and regret@@ fully i have to ad@@ mit that actions by the relevant geor@@ gi@@ an authorities were in@@ sufficient to convin@@ ce vo@@ ters and candi@@ d@@ ates that they had the political will to investig@@ ate all elect@@ oral infringe@@ ments that took place at the time of those elections .
( pl ) madam president , in the run@@ -up to the forthcoming summit , we really can say that the european union l@@ acks a single coherent strategy as regards russia , and that the current policy of prag@@ matic cooperation based on a strategy of small steps may very ea@@ si@@ ly fall apart during wh@@ ate@@ ver crisis occur@@ s next , as was the case in 2008 during the war with georgia , or in 2009 after gas suppl@@ ies were cut off .
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therefore , i would like to express my recognition and gr@@ ati@@ tude to the spanish presidency , the council and the commission , as well as to the shadow rapporteurs on the committee on international trade and every@@ body involved , for their positive and constructive approach .
i think i visit five countries and then i will end up in mo@@ sco@@ w for the quar@@ te@@ t meeting in order to discuss and debate what we do next .
is it not time to re@@ verse these tenden@@ cies and to return to the sustainable development of agriculture , in which farmers will have their own fee@@ d@@ stu@@ ff@@ s and will not be ex@@ posed to the losses caused by dio@@ x@@ ins or b@@ se ?
i voted in favour of it and i consider it to be excellent .
only in this way can mea@@ ni@@ ng@@ ful compromi@@ ses in the dispu@@ te on the nuclear programme be achieved .
a fair balance is needed which see@@ ks to re@@ conci@@ le the legitimate interests and concerns of the nationals of the member states with the needs of those who are seeking them .
it is a fact that violations of human rights , civil liber@@ ties and the rule of law have become comm@@ on@@ place in russia .
the fact that more and more products brought from china raise question marks and end@@ an@@ ger the health and safety of european citizens is a very serious matter .
we cannot af@@ ford to fail , as the fin@@ ger of history will indi@@ ct us for rene@@ ging on our responsibility as a generation of political leaders who k@@ new the problem , who k@@ new the pe@@ er@@ -@@ re@@ vie@@ wed science , but failed to act .
i am very pleased to be able to tell you that the commission fe@@ els able to support all of the amendments put forward by the rapporteur , mr c@@ si@@ b@@ i .
bri@@ d@@ ging loans under this fac@@ ility can , however , prevent ban@@ kru@@ p@@ t@@ cy and job losses , and that is also in our interest .
the republic of cha@@ d , by way of its foreign minister , gave its agreement in principle to this operation in a written communication that was sent to the security council several days ago .
in my opinion , we have made very good progress with croatia and we can complete the process quickly .
i would just like to stress a few re@@ marks that were made , which in my opinion should be over@@ ar@@ ching the whole debate .
as the resolution states , zimbabwe very much needs a medi@@ ation process which includes various parties from the international community and africa .
for instance , the need for a functioning eu internal energy market , for inter@@ connection and infrastructure projects , for the development of mechanisms to han@@ dle supply crises and for the eu to have a strong external energy policy is now clear , and we support this broad approach .
the european parliament must bear its responsibility for improving the conditions of people with dis@@ abi@@ lities .
as mr l@@ ó@@ pe@@ z ag@@ u@@ i@@ lar said , terrorism is a ter@@ ri@@ ble form of crime .
through its civilian crisis management , the eu already makes a clear contribution to global security , refle@@ cting its core values and principles .
for me personally , this budget has a bit@@ ter@@ swe@@ et ta@@ ste , because it includes succe@@ sses , but it also has sh@@ ad@@ ow@@ s .
this is helping to reduce the administrative burden and allowing better use to be made of control results .
the recent gas crisis between russia and ukraine demonstrated once again the importance of di@@ versi@@ fying the eu 's energy sources and energy supply rou@@ tes .
the euro area was not and has not become an op@@ ti@@ mal currency zone .
although i believe that these programmes must be implemented as soon as possible , and operate as efficien@@ tly as possible , they need to be prepared properly .
it is good that we are increasing payments in inst@@ al@@ ments and spee@@ ding up expenditure on large projects submitted in advance , and that it will be possible for payments to be made pri@@ or to con@@ firm@@ ation .
we have to discuss further deta@@ ils of parliament 's approach so as to respect the institutional balance laid down in the treaty , but what i find absolutely right is the logi@@ c of the approach taken , which is to find a balance between the interests of subsidiarity and those of the internal market , and then to draw clear operational conclusions .
to revi@@ ve the challenge of sustainable growth , we have to use all the political means and financial instruments at our dispos@@ al .
the state is , of course , not expected to finance volun@@ te@@ ering , otherwise it would lose its mea@@ ning , but the state is called on to provide incentives for the private sector to support the voluntary sector .
these statements included an appeal from italian ma@@ y@@ ors and from the italian minister of the inter@@ i@@ or to me , because at that time no one thought that europe had any tools like those subsequ@@ ently adopted with the decre@@ e-@@ law to tackle situations where there was a clear violation of directive 2004 / 3@@ 8 / ec .
madam president , i agreed with mr co@@ ci@@ lo@@ vo , who was the dra@@ ft@@ sman of the opinion of the committee on employment and social affairs , to in@@ ser@@ t the following clause into this important article 6 : ' if the legislation of a member state does not sti@@ pul@@ ate oblig@@ atory af@@ fi@@ liation to the social security system for the self-@@ employed , af@@ fi@@ liation is granted on request to the assi@@ sting spo@@ use . '
in its original proposal , the commission proposed , after care@@ ful cost cal@@ cul@@ ations , to forget everything and have a final up@@ per limit on costs after all .
as af@@ fir@@ med by the proposed amendments made by the con@@ feder@@ al group of the european united left - nor@@ di@@ c green left , the military inter@@ ventions , sup@@ pose@@ dly under@@ taken in order to stabili@@ se certain countries or regions , are on the wrong tr@@ ack .
( ro ) madam president , the outcome of the referendum on the independence of south sud@@ an was welcomed by quite a few people .
the key message is that exclu@@ ding millions of eu citizens from economic and social life is not s@@ mar@@ t , is not sustainable and is certainly not inclu@@ sive .
anyone who has benef@@ it@@ ted from public aid should not be ash@@ am@@ ed of information to the effect that he has received such aid ; and farmers in particular have no reason to be ash@@ am@@ ed of it , because after all the aid is clearly due to them and is for the good of the whole of society .
this is te@@ stim@@ ony to the eu ple@@ dge to help the country reco@@ ver from succe@@ ssive crises .
clearly , the free market is the best mechanism for regul@@ ating the economy until something better is thought up , to par@@ ap@@ h@@ ra@@ se a certain statement .
i am also a little du@@ bi@@ ous about whether it is really necessary to have full regulation of this matter at eu level .
this is why i am grateful that we are hol@@ ding this debate as a building blo@@ ck in the construction of a more ro@@ bu@@ stly re@@ sour@@ ced e@@ nis@@ a and of greater network security .
let me , however , reiter@@ ate that the scope of these meetings remains limited as long as the current political conditions pre@@ va@@ il in belarus .
these are recommendations that i fully agree with , and i would therefore like once again to pra@@ i@@ se the quality of this report , which has managed to gar@@ ner broad cross-@@ party support .
i therefore believe that you have welcomed , as has the council , president ob@@ ama 's decision to close gu@@ ant@@ á@@ na@@ mo within a year .
the vote will take place on th@@ ur@@ s@@ day , 13 december 2007 .
the legislative effects obtained are not always based on a clear and convin@@ cing provision , however .
that is why we will not only be voting in favour of the report but we will also be giving our con@@ sent for both these countries to join the schengen area .
in writing . - ( fr ) front national , v@@ la@@ am@@ s bel@@ an@@ g and f@@ po@@ e are not extre@@ mi@@ st , r@@ aci@@ st or x@@ en@@ op@@ h@@ ob@@ i@@ c parties .
if we want to be credi@@ ble , we should can@@ cel all contracts in ar@@ m@@ ament@@ s to these countries and to the g@@ ul@@ f cooperation council , and ask for the establishment of an arms embar@@ go in all of the north africa and middle east region .
of course , for a country like portugal , which played a decisive role in the adoption of the treaty of lisbon , the swedish presidency 's contribution was in@@ valu@@ able .
our citizens expect that much of us .
i would also say in advance that the united states and the eu signed an agreement on large civil air@@ cra@@ ft in 199@@ 2 .
this is a procedu@@ ral matter .
regar@@ dless of this fact , lat@@ via was accepted into the european union in 2004 .
( ro ) madam president , the european union has 14@@ 3 nuclear power plant uni@@ ts and , according to the data published by the energy d@@ g in march for 2010 , nuclear energy accounts for rou@@ gh@@ ly 28 % of the european union 's energy mi@@ x .
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the new rules could create better conditions for investment and should enable smes to focus on innovation and development .
a@@ eri@@ al spra@@ ying is vir@@ tu@@ ally pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ ted and - where there are no vi@@ able alternati@@ ves - local people must be noti@@ fied in advance of the com@@ position , times , intensi@@ ty and sch@@ edu@@ le of the spra@@ ying .
i was hu@@ ge@@ ly disap@@ pointed because europe , and particularly parliament , clearly did not play the role that it de@@ ser@@ ved to in the negotiations .
i hope that we shall receive an appropriate proposal before this parliamentary term is over and that the proposals from the austri@@ an and german governments will be endor@@ sed .
member of the commission . - ( cs ) progress is difficult but not impossible .
i hope you will help us to take it .
the european globalisation adjustment fund should also be adap@@ ted in this light ; like@@ wise the european social fund - why not ? - which currently speak@@ s of creating new jobs but should also seek to avoid redun@@ dan@@ cies .
so far , progress has been s@@ low with regard to some aspects of the area of freedom , security and justice , where@@ as the right to move and to re@@ side free@@ ly within the eu is now granted to more than 500 million citizens !
i also hope that we have made a little progress towards more transparency .
we also recognise the essential role of reform in the acp regions in reaching the development objectives , as set out in paragraph 14 of the report .
for us to be able to achieve our objective , which is that the free movement of people and labour is genu@@ ine@@ ly free , pension systems must be adequ@@ ately harmoni@@ sed .
in writing . - ( fi ) the eu summit discussed how the us economy 's very own china sy@@ n@@ dro@@ me , that is to say the me@@ l@@ t@@ down of the core of the financial economy on w@@ all stre@@ et , also po@@ is@@ oned the european markets with its radi@@ o@@ activity .
the commission has called da@@ ily meetings of the communi@@ cable disease network of member states and of the eu health security committee since s@@ at@@ ur@@ day 25 april .
we therefore need to s@@ cre@@ en the org@@ ans concerned before they are used .
and , further to what mr schulz said about the dan@@ gers of a negative coming from europe , it be@@ ho@@ ves me , as a representative from ireland , speaking at this round of the debate on the future of lisbon , to point out a number of home tru@@ ths .
this report is a step in the right direction , because the external border is in@@ sufficien@@ tly protected at the moment .
this was the par@@ ado@@ x that i wanted to share with you .
they are capable of har@@ ne@@ ssing not only the growing number of policy tools which they have at their dispos@@ al , but also the en@@ thu@@ si@@ as@@ m of all the partners which europe needs : business , ac@@ ade@@ mi@@ a and civil society .
this will be an additional measure of puni@@ sh@@ ment , but will also act as a prevention measure .
common measures are therefore needed to prevent and to combat such abuse .
member of the commission . - mr president , firstly i would like to thank parliament for the very clear message it has given here to@@ night .
these are the years when children learn and become fa@@ mili@@ ar with the tools that as ad@@ ul@@ ts they will use to el@@ abor@@ ate co@@ gni@@ tive mechanisms that are different , but necessary for their future education and work .
even if our respective approach@@ es to economic and regulatory issues remain different , consumer safety and data protection il@@ lu@@ str@@ ate this .
third example : social services of general interest .
as i said , we are not against a simpli@@ fication of the accoun@@ ting rules for small businesses , particularly because directives and measures have accu@@ mul@@ ated to such a degree that they need to be re@@ organised in order to clari@@ fy the situation .
it ba@@ ses itself on univers@@ ally recognised infringe@@ ments of international rights and principles , which are well-@@ known to all and have been appli@@ cable at least since the nu@@ re@@ m@@ ber@@ g tri@@ als .
this includes exten@@ ding the use of lu@@ m@@ p su@@ ms or f@@ lat@@ -@@ rate payments where@@ ver this is appropriate .
ladies and gentlemen , during a discussion in the bure@@ a@@ u of parliament the other day , the general view was that members who had already spoken in a debate should not be given the floor again .
( fi ) mr president , it is extremely important that , at this stage , europe shows mor@@ al leadership , and member states must hon@@ our all their commitments as well as the mi@@ ll@@ en@@ nium development goals .
the new la@@ bel must , however , focus on symbo@@ li@@ sm and edu@@ cational value , rather than on the be@@ au@@ ty of a site , and must insi@@ st on close cooperation among the label@@ led sites so as to share best practices and initi@@ ate common research and development projects .
next , the need for improved mobility between partner countries and the european union since there is no better way to promote european values than through sh@@ aring experience person to person .
it has become st@@ x of kore@@ a .
like so many topi@@ cs in this parliament , this topic , too , can be approach@@ ed from the perspective of the internal market , the produ@@ cer or the economy .
we need to address the question of alco@@ hol , alco@@ po@@ ps , the use of special offers and other marke@@ ting devi@@ ces designed to increase the sal@@ es of alco@@ ho@@ li@@ c dr@@ in@@ ks among young people in particular , looking at the avail@@ ability of public transport at night , the encoura@@ ge@@ ment of de@@ sig@@ nat@@ or@@ -@@ dri@@ ver programmes , and it would also be good to have labelling on alco@@ ho@@ li@@ c dr@@ in@@ ks specifically designed and dire@@ cted towards women who are pre@@ gn@@ ant .
we dis@@ agree with the draft resolution , because it la@@ ys the found@@ ations for us to build a modern european pan@@ op@@ tic@@ on in which , like the prison designed by je@@ re@@ my ben@@ th@@ am , everyone 's actions are constantly monito@@ red without the deta@@ ine@@ es ' know@@ ing the extent of their supervision , thereby giving them a fal@@ se sense of priv@@ acy .
while the indi@@ an aviation sector has long been characteri@@ sed by a restri@@ ctive approach with limited access and strong state control , india has in recent years taken decisive steps towards a more open and competitive aviation market .
the member states should include this topic , especially finance , in tex@@ t@@ boo@@ ks of prim@@ ary and secon@@ d@@ ary schools .
i must say that i cannot agree with the in@@ ference that this initiative promo@@ tes health tourism or enab@@ les health in@@ surance companies to reduce costs .
do you really mean to appeal to the representatives of tibet for that dialogue ?
there is the issue of dis@@ car@@ ds and the impact of an ap@@ pen@@ di@@ x i categor@@ isation on this matter for fisher@@ men .
( pt ) mr president , i want to talk about mrs e@@ st@@ rel@@ a 's report on improvements in the safety and health at work of pre@@ gn@@ ant workers .
the first form@@ al summit with president ob@@ ama took place after our informal meeting in prag@@ ue this spr@@ ing .
we equally have no legitimacy in the face of the reje@@ ction of the constitution in france and in hol@@ land for pa@@ ssing the same measure .
the interests of gi@@ ants such as the us company ford , the current ow@@ ner of vol@@ vo cars , which cle@@ are@@ d a profit of almost us@@ d 1 billion in the third quar@@ ter of 2009 , or avi@@ va , a@@ x@@ a and b@@ lac@@ kro@@ ck , the main sha@@ re@@ holders of he@@ ij@@ man@@ s n@@ v , today suppl@@ ant the general interest of european citizens .
european monetary union is a reality ; the euro has been in existence for 10 years today .
mr president , a simple let@@ ter from the council that the negotiation guidelines will fully con@@ tain parliament 's concerns , that negotiations will begin immediately with the united states and not at some point in the future , and that parliament will be fully involved in these negotiations might have suf@@ fi@@ ced , and it would not be that difficult to give in order to alle@@ vi@@ ate this parliament 's concerns about the way it has been treated , igno@@ red and played with in the past .
that was the commission 's original intention , and a large majority of the european parliament endor@@ sed that intention .
this is har@@ dly surpri@@ sing .
i would also like to thank the muni@@ ch security conference , which can@@ cel@@ led mr lu@@ ka@@ sh@@ en@@ ko 's in@@ vit@@ ation .
in her conclusion , she specifically referred to the tim@@ ing of our motion .
can we ask mr f@@ ü@@ le to carry out an investigation into hon@@ our kil@@ l@@ ings in turkey ?
third : we shall maintain t@@ op@@ -@@ level support for the partnership for moder@@ nisation as an important vehi@@ cle for russian commitments to reforms .
food inspe@@ ct@@ ors often have to bat@@ tle with de@@ ficien@@ t labelling - and it is not only the inspe@@ ct@@ ors ; consumers have the same problem .
in order to achieve this , our neighbours , too , must implement reforms .
i appreci@@ ated jo@@ e bi@@ den refer@@ ring to the line by the irish po@@ et wi@@ lli@@ am bu@@ t@@ ler ye@@ ats : ' a ter@@ ri@@ ble be@@ au@@ ty is bor@@ n ' .
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at the moment , the lack of common corpor@@ ate tax rules and the di@@ ver@@ gence of national tax systems often lead to over@@ -@@ taxation and dou@@ ble taxation .
it goes without saying that non-@@ respect of the rules of the c@@ ode of condu@@ ct must be followed by sanctions .
i wish you some ide@@ alism in your work .
the european union , its member states and its institutions had already condem@@ ned m@@ ou@@ ss@@ a d@@ ad@@ is cam@@ ar@@ a 's cou@@ p d '@@ é@@ t@@ at on 28 december 2008 .
on the one hand , we will not be able - and i very much address this point to mr tur@@ mes - to build up pressure together on the member states and on the commission if we continue to hold an ideo@@ logical debate where the subject is always nuclear energy .
at present the tenden@@ cy to make bilateral agreements , as il@@ lu@@ strate@@ d by germany , italy , austria , bulgaria , hungary and greece , is th@@ war@@ ting the chan@@ ces of this happening .
cohesion means creating equal opportunities and a sense of fe@@ ll@@ ow@@ ship and must not be sub@@ su@@ med into other policies . the latter , competitiveness and combating global war@@ ming for example , ought to have their own budget lines .
i would therefore im@@ pl@@ or@@ e you to vote against paragrap@@ h@@ s 3 and 9 .
therefore , i wanted to ask you whether the german constitutional court is just as un@@ democratic and wor@@ thy of criticism as the hungarian constitutional court ?
i voted for this report because it under@@ lines that when emplo@@ ying citizens of eu member states , greater geographical co@@ verage would be en@@ su@@ red along with proper and mea@@ ni@@ ng@@ ful represent@@ ation for the citizens of all member states .
if we want to see the targets increased for waste electri@@ cal goods , we have to have more of that kind of colle@@ ction .
negotiations are progre@@ ssing on an enhanced agreement , which , as you are aware , is intended to bring ukraine as close as possible to the european union .
while the interim agreement includes specific provisions on the rules of origin for fisher@@ y products , it was important to manage this de@@ ro@@ gation .
we must act now to find common solutions to these challenges .
in writing . - ( fr ) adverti@@ sing is present every@@ where , in the stre@@ ets , the ne@@ ws@@ pa@@ pers , on the tele@@ vision , the radi@@ o , the internet , and whether we like it or not it has a huge influence on consumer behaviour .
that is not cof@@ fe@@ e money - eur 1 3@@ 50 billion on a ye@@ arly basis .
thirdly , today , for the four@@ th time , we are obser@@ ving the eu day against human trafficking .
without the g20 , the situation would be de@@ sper@@ ate , and the si@@ ck@@ ness in the world economy could become chro@@ nic .
it is envis@@ aged that every hou@@ se@@ hold within the eu should have a broad@@ b@@ and internet connection at a competitive price by 2013 .
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i therefore voted for it .
in writing . - ( pt ) balan@@ cing the right to work and rest with the need for competitiveness and even economic vi@@ ability forces us to choose what we value more .
they do not have any actual responsibility any@@ where in europe .
we must make a commitment to uni@@ versi@@ ties and to research and development , because that is very clear now .
on behalf of the verts / ale group . - madam president , it is quite desi@@ rable to review the trading arrangements that we have with other countries and it is quite under@@ stan@@ d@@ able that japan se@@ es the f@@ ta as particularly at@@ trac@@ tive in relation to the recent kore@@ a f@@ ta .
for a month now , workers at the at@@ l@@ as plants in gan@@ der@@ ke@@ see , de@@ l@@ men@@ hor@@ st and ve@@ ch@@ ta have been stri@@ king day and night for precisely these rights .
you also rightly highlight the wish of all sides to find an early and mu@@ tu@@ ally acceptable solution to the issue of the name .
but the actual reason for the failure is precisely that the brussels bureaucr@@ acy is simply not able to assi@@ st us efficien@@ tly in most of fie@@ lds of our lives .
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i won@@ der how we can tackle such a sensitive issue in the ab@@ s@@ ence of such a study .
reco@@ g@@ nising the existence of the state of israel , ren@@ oun@@ cing violence and the entry of ham@@ as into pl@@ o agreements remain the key objectives , as does the requirement of achieving a permanent ce@@ a@@ se@@ fir@@ e as soon as possible .
the european council 's decisions - if you ignor@@ e all the r@@ he@@ tori@@ c and de@@ mag@@ o@@ gy that always ac@@ companies them - la@@ y b@@ are the real objectives and policies of the eu .
we should let the subject rest .
i support the form@@ al request to the commission to put forward legislative proposals to improve the eu financial services regulatory framework , not only because of the financial crisis but because we will be unable to build a european internal market if we do not have a european regulatory policy .
we use large amounts of water every day .
i believe that the agreement marks a significant advance towards establishing full visa reci@@ pro@@ city for all eu citizens in relation to third countries .
these stress tests should also be carried out in all our neighbour@@ ing countries and beyond , under the responsibility of the i@@ a@@ e@@ a .
the anti-@@ gra@@ ss@@ roo@@ ts attack by the eu against the most fundamental rights of workers shows that the eu cannot change .
( de ) commissioner , the council has reduced research funding for 2008 .
it was for this reason , for example , that the transi@@ tional peri@@ ods for the free movement of workers were introduced at the insi@@ st@@ ence of the countries with well-@@ developed social security safety ne@@ ts .
on the one hand , enhance coordination between the authorities and stake@@ holders , finally addre@@ ssing the reform of euro@@ control , which is not , of course , a body re@@ porting directly to the european institutions , but which was , in any case , crucial in the management and lack of effective management of this crisis .
all of our institutions have a responsibility concerning the monitoring of eu law .
the call for the revision of article 3@@ 0@@ 1 of the turkish pen@@ al c@@ ode is being considered by the turkish side .
i fully support the movement towards a wat@@ er@@ -@@ efficient and wat@@ er@@ -@@ sa@@ ving economy and of course the full implementation of the water framework directive , which i was very involved in a few years ago when my former austri@@ an colleague mar@@ il@@ ies fle@@ m@@ ming was the rapporteur .
the debate on religious freedoms and the situation of christi@@ ans , which has been going on in parliament for several months now , is also significant in form@@ al terms , since the treaty of lisbon strengthened the position of ch@@ ur@@ ches in european debate , and they now have the right to be official partners in dialogue with the european commission .
i will e@@ ch@@ o comments about the be@@ e@@ keeping sector , but i would remind colleagues that the wi@@ ld bu@@ m@@ ble be@@ e population across europe is also in a similar - and very gra@@ ve - situation .
so , commissioner re@@ ding , if she mee@@ ts with your approval , will be commissioner for justice , fundamental rights and citiz@@ en@@ ship .
we are aware of the importance of continu@@ ally improving patien@@ t safety and related improvements in healthcare quality in relation to cross-border healthcare .
as members of the european union we have enough or@@ an@@ ges and meat , and yet , the union is suc@@ cum@@ b@@ ing to the same tem@@ p@@ tation : to achieve results through campa@@ ig@@ ning instead of patien@@ t and ste@@ ady work .
once all sig@@ natu@@ res have been ver@@ i@@ fied , the commission will decide within three months whether a new law can be proposed , and it will have to make its reasons public .
( es ) de@@ ar prime minister za@@ pat@@ er@@ o , welcome , good lu@@ ck and thank you for your speech .
we fail in one obvious area : members of parliament enter the building where there is no proper contro@@ lled en@@ tr@@ ance .
as these problems emer@@ ge , we need to include safeguar@@ ds and cla@@ uses that allow acp countries to tackle any im@@ port sur@@ ges , fo@@ od@@ -@@ price pres@@ sures and fiscal crises : ren@@ de@@ z@@ v@@ ous cla@@ uses for specific issues , regular review cla@@ uses and , as in the cari@@ b@@ be@@ an e@@ pa , a role for parliamentary over@@ si@@ ght and monitoring .
the resolution calling for a mor@@ atorium on the use of the death penalty under the 6@@ 5@@ th united nations general assembly this au@@ tu@@ m@@ n should reflect progress towards universal aboli@@ tion .
it is , therefore , necessary to create a european network of transport system administr@@ ators , where cooperation will be based on secur@@ ing an efficient , representative and transparent european natural gas market .
now we have to resolve the political questions .
in some cases , in@@ tra@@ -@@ regional dis@@ par@@ ities play an even greater role than differences between regions .
thirdly , if we were to introduce a financial trans@@ action tax in europe , what would the consequences be ?
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to achieve this , the community method needs to be reinfor@@ ced and the european se@@ me@@ ster adopted into the legislative governance package .
we also need these things - and that must be made equally clear - in order to up@@ hold the rights of european citizens .
the european commission , in cooperation with the con@@ feder@@ ation of organisations in road transport enforcement ( cor@@ te ) , ti@@ spo@@ l and euro contr@@ ô@@ le rou@@ te , must work on producing an article by article interpre@@ tation of the application of the legislation .
what is this gui@@ de on which to base our regional cohesion policies ?
the two reports , as both rapporteurs mentioned , are comple@@ mentary and should be considered together .
yes , i am in favour of equal partner@@ ships !
rather than try to create a good im@@ pression with your fine words and keep an e@@ y@@ e on the euro elections , which are looking aw@@ k@@ war@@ d since the irish ' no ' vote , you would do better to propose specific measures and allo@@ cate reven@@ ues from the community budget .
( de ) mr president , i completely dis@@ agree with mr mat@@ s@@ ak@@ is , as the commission proposal does not , in fact , provide legal certainty for patients who get treatment outside their home countries .
that is why i support the amendment which my colleague , mr fa@@ jm@@ on , has tabled and which states that this proposal should not apply in any way to member states whose quotas have already been cut by more than 20 % unless they themselves then decide otherwise .
i voted in favour of the resolution on the priorities of the 1@@ 6@@ th session of the un human rights council .
what is required , therefore , is the opening up of a competitive market , ensuring long-term investment and contracts from fir@@ ms in the sector , particularly in the new member states , where the creation of new infrastructure would also make it possible to resolve long-@@ standing problems relating to energy depend@@ ence .
the commission has acti@@ vely supported the member states and closely co@@ oper@@ ated with the il@@ o with a view to adopting ambitious legal standards which meet the challenges of a glob@@ alised economy and contribute to the implementation of the il@@ o 's de@@ cent work agenda .
we need to act quickly on this .
i definitely agree with our colleague mr ca@@ sh@@ man 's opinion that following the entry into force of the treaty of lisbon and the change in the legal situation , now is the most appropriate time to re@@ new discussions on the 2001 regulation on allowing public access to documents , and the fundamental improvement and amendment of that regulation .
the european commission has indi@@ cated on several occa@@ sions that it wants us to play an absolutely fundamental part in the follow@@ -up to this procedure .
how can we reli@@ ably agree to transparent targets on f@@ os@@ si@@ l fuel energy reduction on the international stage and the increased use of renewa@@ b@@ les without such ba@@ se@@ line data ?
the question is , of course , how this urgent situation aro@@ se .
we therefore run the risk of setting dangerous prece@@ dents or , worse still , of making political use of trade preferen@@ ces that should perhaps follow criteria that are rather more objective , and rather less dis@@ cre@@ tion@@ ary and con@@ tex@@ tual than in this case .
i would also call on you to take seriously the task that the council and parliament have been set and to act quickly in the negotiations over the next few years .
neither is nato the proper answer to the bi@@ g@@ ger problems facing fin@@ land in the ne@@ ar future , which are mainly economic in nature .
in short , there is no need to ask brussels for them .
on this we agree with the rapporteur .
mr president , baroness ashton , commissioners , ladies and gentlemen , parliament appro@@ ves the establishment of a new se@@ ction of the budget for the european external action service ( e@@ e@@ as ) and the provision of additional funds for staff .
no amendments .
we know that the irish people are di@@ sil@@ lu@@ si@@ oned not with their own government , but with the institutions of the european union .
on the third internal market package , i would just say what it does for europe .
nevertheless , it is true that , at the last meeting of the council of transport ministers , i did noti@@ ce that there was some resi@@ stance on the part of a number of member states , several member states , towards two proposals : on the one hand , the proposal on civil li@@ ability , the li@@ ability of shi@@ pow@@ ners , in connection with which , in particular , we have had to introduce a com@@ pul@@ s@@ ory in@@ surance scheme that is obviously cri@@ tically important for the future .
i think many of the measures proposed in the resolution on haiti which we adopted in february are a step in the right direction and can be the basis for re@@ building a country struc@@ k by disaster .
this affe@@ cts women as well as men .
that is the cross-border fra@@ ud@@ ster 's charter .
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finally , mr president , i would like to comment on the content of the partnership .
it is for this reason that i would like to add that the coming ratification of the european constitution , despite its reje@@ ction in two referen@@ du@@ ms , is un@@ democratic , c@@ ow@@ ar@@ dly and il@@ legitimate .
european union aid should also be channe@@ lled towards the provision of medical , legal and social assistance to all victims of sexual crimes .
such a process should seek to establish an effective and la@@ sting constitutional system of che@@ cks and balan@@ ces in accordance with european standards .
as europe changes , the position of individual states and groups changes in respect of this policy .
i am just very min@@ d@@ ful of my own constitu@@ ents in the west mi@@ dl@@ ands , and indeed their contribution to the g@@ b@@ p 4@@ 8 million that the united kingdom pa@@ ys to the european union every single day .
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economic , social and political inter@@ depend@@ ence should encourage the authorities in both countries to eng@@ age in constan@@ t dialogue and cooperation .
i think there is a distin@@ ction between those ch@@ ap@@ ters which are fro@@ zen uni@@ later@@ ally and those which are fro@@ zen based on the recommendation of the commission , because of the non-@@ commitment of turkey towards customs union , and then agreed by the member states by consensus .
in addition , the pension systems in the various individual member states v@@ ary consider@@ ably , in terms of si@@ ze , reli@@ ability and supervision .
firstly , in the food sector , we are encouraging local pur@@ ch@@ as@@ ing of food .
the vote will take place on tu@@ es@@ day , 24 march 2009 .
the result is not over@@ whe@@ l@@ ming , as other groups insi@@ sted on poin@@ ting to high environmental and animal welfare standards as the reason for lower competitiveness in the eu live@@ stock sector .
that is why , as i see it , integration means participation .
does it san@@ ction their human dignity , their rights ?
we have to realise that what is being discussed at the moment is not the problem of frontex or how to stop the bo@@ ats , but the fact that we are dealing with peoples whom we have ur@@ ged to fight for democracy and , now that they are doing so , we must be in a position to receive them .
the education of migrants ' children is a step in this direction .
i submitted one such report to you critici@@ sing the commission for not dealing with an infringe@@ ment compla@@ int concerning the european working time directive .
it is well-@@ known among professi@@ on@@ als that cy@@ ani@@ de is one of the most to@@ xi@@ c of all chemi@@ cal substances .
in this way we will also prevent wrong interpre@@ t@@ ations as well as dela@@ ys in the transpo@@ sition and implementation of legislation .
furthermore , i would like to under@@ line , like my colleagues did , that the principles of proportion@@ alities and necessi@@ ty are key to the envis@@ aged agreement .
this experience has been long and pa@@ in@@ ful , purcha@@ sed with the lives of millions of inno@@ cent people .
the authorities seem to think this is creating a clas@@ s of edu@@ cated , skil@@ led citizens , but this in@@ flexibility - a one@@ -si@@ ze@@ -@@ f@@ it@@ s@@ -@@ all approach - is destro@@ ying the potential of coun@@ t@@ less young people .
i think that our debate has not yet en@@ ded , however , and that it is vital to keep seeking other solutions because the current situation is not satisfac@@ tory .
i therefore propose that we make a start on these .
obviously we must also follow that line here , particularly as we are dealing with substances that come into contact or are li@@ able to come into contact with things we e@@ at .
as the rapporteur responsible for this question next year , i would like to focus on three main issues .
the results of this assessment should be considered when drawing up the new draft regulation .
however , everything that you have been calling for - energy security , more efficiency , intelli@@ gent networks , decentr@@ alised networks , the super@@ g@@ ri@@ d , the mi@@ cr@@ o g@@ ri@@ d , the vir@@ tual power plants - needs i@@ ct to be run .
the legal basis is un@@ clear .
that will be noted in the minutes .
the commission 's programme makes no reference to the gender issue .
i believe the commissioner has a major responsibility here .
while it is crucial for the european union 's expenditure to be gui@@ ded by the united nations , these difficulties lead to the conclusion that the european union must equi@@ p itself with an auton@@ om@@ ous , integrated structure with the means to deal with tasks as complex as a humanitarian emergency .
however , we must be able to ask questions of a good partner .
there are , therefore , three factors : higher demand because of the rapid growth in other parts of the world , higher energy prices and higher transport prices .
i am won@@ der@@ ing what we can do to be more efficient .
the mis@@ leading business practices in question ty@@ pi@@ cally ent@@ a@@ il l@@ ur@@ ing businesses , as well as professi@@ on@@ als and non-@@ profit enti@@ ties , into being li@@ sted in a business direct@@ ory free of charge , but sig@@ nat@@ ories later dis@@ cover that they have signed up to a contr@@ act with a fe@@ e .
the directive 's approach at national level will result in the creation of radi@@ o@@ active lan@@ d@@ fi@@ lls across the whole of the european union .
mr president , it is od@@ d , is it not , that as the schengen area comes apart in its core countries , there are plans to extend it to include bulgaria and romania .
we must avoid creating du@@ al systems that would do more har@@ m than good .
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( de ) mr president , i just wanted to say that the micro@@ ph@@ one at my de@@ sk , number 7@@ 5@@ 9 , is not working .
to restor@@ e this confidence , we need to set out a very clear medium@@ -@@ term strategy .
the commission could also help in seeking support and collabor@@ ation and could under@@ take diplom@@ atic efforts , given the respect af@@ for@@ ded the commission , especially in mediterranean countries outside the eu , as well as outside the mediterranean area and the european union .
as several speakers have said , tomorrow 's vote is a very important one , and i believe that it will go well .
i agree totally with s@@ op@@ hi@@ a in ' t ve@@ ld .
all this is not simply a min@@ or h@@ ur@@ dle for b@@ lin@@ d capit@@ alism , as we have heard it said in recent times , but rather a mar@@ ve@@ ll@@ ous opportunity to bring about a much more effective as well as legitimate financial and supervisory regulation .
the united states of america has been a lot more active than the european union in this matter .
the commission will agree with me on that .
the new proposal is ess@@ enti@@ ally a show of good intentions and reiter@@ ates a compar@@ able policy which , according to the report , was sup@@ posed to have been applied more than five years ago .
mr president , mr barroso , mr re@@ hn , i should like to congratulate you in particular on the positive dialogue that parliament has held with the commission .
we have to solve all these problems in the knowledge that marg@@ ins are ti@@ ght and that the council will be re@@ lu@@ ct@@ ant to provide extr@@ a funding .
here my country , as well as the presidency , is fully committed to fighting the il@@ li@@ ci@@ t trade in tob@@ ac@@ co products .
so why , then , have we done it ?
president-in-office of the council . - madam president , i would like to thank you all for this interesting debate .
ir@@ respective of this outcome , the eu , as a su@@ pra@@ -@@ national enti@@ ty , is gover@@ ned by a colle@@ ction of values based on peace , freedom and democracy , which it consid@@ ers fundamental to the prosper@@ ity of the european continent .
in order to do more , the eu needs to have more , and this can be achieved by increasing its budget , rather than reducing the cohesion budget , even s@@ ligh@@ tly .
i will just fi@@ nish on this one note .
( hu ) mr president , the question that is being asked here at the moment , and what we are actually talking about , is whether , while progre@@ ssing along the path determined by the treaty of lisbon , there will be a super@@ state initiative or 27 countries will have close institutional cooperation .
this plant is currently mo@@ th@@ bal@@ led and the workers are on stan@@ d@@ by .
in order to be active citizens , people must have a bro@@ a@@ der world view . and the opportunity to get out of a totalit@@ ari@@ an country .
our comments and concerns are not dire@@ cted towards a criticism of hungary and hungarian citizens , but we firmly believe that the defence of fundamental rights , civi@@ c freedoms , our shared european values , and peace , security and de@@ cent co@@ existence is a sufficient reason for us to hold this discussion today .
it is a very suitable place to take on this leadership .
this is particularly evi@@ dent today with the financial crisis and the resulting restrictions in access to investment loans .
the authorities should investig@@ ate reports of infringe@@ ments of rights and freedoms and take measures to re@@ me@@ dy them .
not surpri@@ sing@@ ly , the few problems identified are analy@@ sed as being the fa@@ ul@@ t of the member states and of a lack of european integration .
mr president , gaza remains a human trage@@ dy , and n@@ one of us in this house can b@@ lam@@ e its long-@@ suffering palestinian citizens from ru@@ shing through the ra@@ fa@@ h bor@@ der@@ -@@ cro@@ ssing bre@@ e@@ ch in the w@@ all to bu@@ y goods in egypt .
we consider this to be essential from a technical , legal and political point of view , because parliament itself is a house of human rights and one in which human rights are of great importance .
ren@@ ati@@ on@@ alisation should not be the only op@@ tion for giving this fund more we@@ ight and vi@@ sibility .
this is not entirely the@@ o@@ re@@ tical as the case of the da@@ nish car@@ to@@ ons il@@ lu@@ strate@@ s .
i would like to ask how the czech republic , the presid@@ ing country , views the nor@@ d@@ stre@@ am project , which has both positive and negative aspects , and we know that there are certain doub@@ ts about its eco@@ logical impact .
most import@@ antly , the la@@ bel must feat@@ ure words , marks or im@@ ages that at@@ tribu@@ te realistic characteri@@ stics and fun@@ ctions to the product and not characteri@@ stics or fun@@ ctions that it does not pos@@ se@@ ss .
today is a good time to draw the attention of world opinion to people just such as li@@ u xi@@ a@@ ob@@ o .
but i doubt that we could go further than that .
we should therefore welcome vi@@ go@@ rous public re@@ actions in certain mus@@ li@@ m countries , such as egypt for example , where the general public strongly condem@@ ned terrorist attacks against christi@@ ans and deman@@ ded action against those responsible .
we must nevertheless keep pursu@@ ing this approach .
just two re@@ marks .
the measures taken do everything exce@@ pt offer a way out into proper social policy and social standing , especially the measures which conflict with the interests of the young gener@@ ations growing up on the is@@ land .
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russia 's actions are in star@@ k con@@ tra@@ st to its statements that it is a reli@@ able suppl@@ ier of sources of energy .
the european commission has certainly already ac@@ compli@@ shed a great deal within the scope of those eight objectives , but i would remind the commissioner that we are in 2007 with objectives out@@ lined for 2015 by a summit which took place in 2002 .
one framework for achieving this could be the development of cross-border cooperation based on in@@ tra@@ -@@ regional conne@@ ctions .
how has the general fee@@ ling towards the eu changed ?
recent re@@ ve@@ l@@ ations about the existence of a dat@@ ab@@ a@@ se on the roma and trave@@ ll@@ ers in france have demonstrated how important it is that the commission should continue its investig@@ ations in order to obtain additional information about the existence of these dat@@ ab@@ a@@ ses but also to establish whether the dat@@ ab@@ a@@ ses are legal and com@@ p@@ ati@@ ble with the principle of non-@@ discrimination .
monetary union is based on a de@@ sign fa@@ ul@@ t .
however , as the last few weeks have shown , it may be , above all , a test of our system of governance , of our ability not only to present sound argu@@ ments but also to recognise that the streng@@ th of our union and of the treaty of lisbon lies in finding the best solutions to achieve our shared objectives .
it would send reas@@ suring mess@@ ages to the markets and , most import@@ antly , to our citizens who expect us to safeguard the euro and the european economy with it .
hence the formul@@ ation of the decision is absolutely vital .
when it comes to the programmes meeting their targets , i must remind you of the fi@@ f@@ th cohesion report and the budget review , in which it was made clear that the performance of the programmes must be given more attention .
in this context , which is far less condu@@ ci@@ ve to joint efforts , i think that it is more important than ever that both the council and the commission continu@@ ously under@@ line that the member states must act together on this , which unfortunately has not been the case up to now .
these include projects and measures such as sen@@ ding european stu@@ dents to uni@@ versi@@ ties in africa , asia or latin america - a completely new element .
we know that kosovo has nothing in terms of social and economic infrastructure to be able to look after these people .
the european union , which consid@@ ers solidarity an as@@ set , must help .
the european union and russia have the potential to have a strong relationship and we are now facing the challenge of negotiating the new partnership and cooperation agreement , which will enable us to make fa@@ ster progress on the so-called ' four common sp@@ ac@@ es ' .
we have all worked together to ensure that the motion is balanced and forwar@@ d-@@ looking .
member of the commission . - madam president , i thank the honourable members for their comments with respect to the eu-@@ g@@ c@@ c f@@ ta negotiations .
this debate also shows that the three institutions , parliament , the council and the commission , share the same fundamental and immediate objectives , i@@ .@@ e@@ . the rapid and complete restor@@ ation of the rule of law and democratic freedoms in pakistan and the hol@@ ding of free and democratic elections .
there is an enormous potential for greater efficiency in this house , and it would be easy to also increase performance with a sm@@ al@@ ler staff and less funding .
they try to run when one talks about carbon se@@ que@@ str@@ ation , particularly af@@ fore@@ st@@ ation and avo@@ i@@ ded de@@ fore@@ st@@ ation .
the report fin@@ ds that us appro@@ v@@ als will be una@@ f@@ fe@@ cted by eu policy and that brazi@@ l and ar@@ gent@@ ina will , in fact , be much more cau@@ tious about appro@@ ving new g@@ m cro@@ ps that could otherwise damage their exports to the eu .
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we also need to safeguard the consumers ' right to order 100 % of renewa@@ b@@ les from their suppl@@ iers and therefore to have secure energy suppl@@ ies for de@@ ca@@ des to come .
a last point which was not raised very much today is the speed of commitment and dis@@ bur@@ se@@ ment of funds .
i welcome the fact that the report is based on the pi@@ ll@@ ars that i value .
we saw this more clearly than ever during the euro crisis .
there is an ex@@ hi@@ bi@@ tion outside parliament which makes it clear that , although we may question some of what is said or some of the figures , we have a serious environmental problem on our hands . this is indi@@ sp@@ u@@ table .
this not only thre@@ at@@ ens an enormous tax increase , but is also a factor that thre@@ at@@ ens to force businesses to move ab@@ road to countries where the environmental restrictions are less str@@ ing@@ ent .
then an@@ on@@ y@@ mis@@ ation services are created on the we@@ b , just as now in the banking sector .
we have a neighbourhood policy , and in the mediterranean , in particular , there are , of course , also dri@@ ll@@ ings by countries that are not members of the european union .
the most important task poli@@ cy@@ -@@ mak@@ ers and politicians have is to stri@@ ke a healthy balance between sustainability and agricultural economi@@ cs .
the european central bank will gain a new task in the coming years .
finally , we need that 30 % cut because most of the extr@@ a commitment can ea@@ si@@ ly be reali@@ sed by increased energy efficiency .
forced colle@@ cti@@ vi@@ sation of agriculture and fighting against private ow@@ ner@@ ship in the countr@@ y@@ side , destruction of the middle clas@@ ses and private enterpri@@ se under a totalit@@ ari@@ an dict@@ ator@@ ship , violence by the state against farmers , me@@ ant de@@ fe@@ at , star@@ v@@ ation and death in hor@@ ri@@ fying circumstances for millions of people .
a declaration of self-@@ determination does not lead to independence if the state in question is not recognised by those from which it wants to self-@@ determin@@ e .
they will , of course , also be central instruments for the them@@ atic monitoring of the europe 2020 strategy .
in writing . - ( fr ) strengthening the competitiveness of the european defence industry , which is sup@@ pose@@ dly dam@@ aged by european markets that are too nar@@ row and too closed in on themselves , has ser@@ ved as a pre@@ text for this directive on the opening up to competition of public contracts in this sector .
since the in@@ m@@ ates of gu@@ ant@@ á@@ na@@ mo were cap@@ tu@@ red by the united states , it is america 's responsibility to pro@@ secu@@ te them in its own courts , or return them to their countries of origin if inno@@ cent .
( cs ) through our written statement , we were stri@@ ving for transparency in negotiating ac@@ ta , and an as@@ surance about protection of personal data and the eu acquis .
the proposal will also re@@ move the current obligation on member states to trans@@ mit li@@ sts of fishing licen@@ ses or fishing per@@ mits to the commission , which will instead be made accessible by electronic means to the national control services , to those of other member states , and to the commission .
ladies and gentlemen , may i ask you to stand , or remain standing , for the european an@@ them in hon@@ our of s@@ ali@@ h os@@ man .
there is absolutely no question about that .
we sym@@ pa@@ th@@ i@@ se dee@@ ply with the population of places like s@@ de@@ ro@@ t and ash@@ ke@@ l@@ on who live in da@@ ily fear of new mor@@ ta@@ r attacks .
it is true that the commission proposals were not really clear on how the system should work in practice .
there is the question of disa@@ f@@ fe@@ ction am@@ ong@@ st the young who cannot find work , for whom it be@@ comes more difficult , and of course the problems that many people will face when their private or occup@@ ational pension sche@@ mes are not able to pay out in the way that they thought they would .
now , with regard to trafficking in org@@ ans , commissioner , everyone know@@ s that organ trafficking takes place .
but we know that is not enough .
mrs mor@@ va@@ i , that was not the spirit of your question .
although several years have passed since the strategy was announced , we can see that it is not being put into effect . in other words we produce documents which we do not then implement .
given the current situation , where bio@@ logical diversity has dec@@ lined by 30 % over the last 40 years , and future proje@@ ctions that the rate of biodiversity loss will acce@@ ler@@ ate ten@@ -@@ fo@@ ld , it is necessary to take decisive action now to pre@@ serve biodiversity and promote the sustainable use of biodiversity .
small and medium-sized enterprises ( smes ) need to be supported first of all .
they are the most important of all .
in our fore@@ ca@@ sts in may the growth rates for 2008 were already affected by a mat@@ ur@@ ing of the economic cy@@ cle and by the impact of the decisions adopted on monetary policy by the central banks .
circumstances are different but the result is the same : an inno@@ cent person de@@ ad .
what i would welcome and what i would like to ask of madam president is to accor@@ d more attention and em@@ pa@@ thy to independent members , who unfortunately only have this much opportunity to speak .
you cannot expect people from o@@ x@@ f@@ am and save the children and other such organisations to be dri@@ ving trac@@ tors and li@@ f@@ ting hea@@ v@@ y ru@@ b@@ ble .
as rapporteur for the committee on foreign affairs in respect of the financial regulation , my starting point was the mad@@ ri@@ d agreement , but also the fact that greater deta@@ il was needed in some areas .
mr president , i fully accept that it is necessary , in a european union of 27 member states , to up@@ date the working rules and arrangements which oper@@ ated in a union of 15 and less .
the community acquis does not con@@ tain rules for such cases and does not provide a specific mechanism , so it is very difficult for the eu to inter@@ ven@@ e .
in writing . - i am generally in favour of what is proposed for the 2009 cal@@ en@@ da@@ r of part@@ -@@ se@@ ssions .
first , i think that the council summit meeting brought very important and positive results , given the difficul@@ ty of the situation and the context .
unfortunately , there is still some con@@ fu@@ sion about the ener@@ g@@ y-@@ efficiency of led bul@@ b@@ s , as they turn out to be some@@ what less advant@@ ag@@ e@@ ous than manufacturers made it seem .
the issue of security is a field which currently requires immediate action on our part .
i would specifically like to ask if inten@@ sive cooperation is planned in the energy sector , which is of vital importance for southern europe .
there are also dra@@ matic cases in which children are taken from their mo@@ thers due to dispu@@ tes between the parents .
it is l@@ ament@@ able that the european parliament has not comm@@ ented on this trage@@ dy and has not asked the european commission to express its active solidarity to the president of brazi@@ l and its avail@@ ability to provide any aid necessary .
as a compromise , a non-@@ binding recommendation was adopted .
hum@@ ans are the only ho@@ st of the tu@@ ber@@ cu@@ lo@@ sis micro@@ b@@ ac@@ teri@@ um and its er@@ adi@@ cation would be perfe@@ ctly possible .
that strategy specifically de@@ votes attention to a partnership for the development of the african agricultural sector .
it is crucial that all services are not just marke@@ t-@@ orien@@ ted .
we must therefore welcome all attemp@@ ts to simplify the achie@@ vement of this objective .
finally , you say , commissioner , that this case cannot be compared to swift because it concerns a very specific investigation , which is true .
i agree with the amendments proposed in the compromise position as they emphasise the need to simplify and re@@ conci@@ le administrative procedures , allow the possibility of sub@@ mit@@ ting a single application for one or more i@@ den@@ tical changes and highlight the need to apply the subsidiarity principle .
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it is important to me that my vote for an eu strategy for central asia is also a vote to improve living conditions for the people of central asia with regard to social , health and legal aspects .
the debate is closed .
the latest out@@ bre@@ ak of violence in the middle east might not only set back prospe@@ cts of a peaceful sett@@ lement in the conflict between israel and pale@@ st@@ ine .
the government has still not author@@ i@@ sed an independent investigation into the kil@@ l@@ ings in an@@ di@@ jan .
on behalf of the alde group . - ( pl ) madam president , i would like to comment on two reports in particular : the report on territorial cohesion and that on the exchange of good practice .
we must maintain our focus on this priority .
it must therefore fall into line with the other institutions as quickly as possible and explain to parliament - and therefore citizens - how its budget is actually managed .
i have tr@@ ied , as mrs gro@@ ss@@ ê@@ te@@ te has said , to bring together various opinions .
black sea syner@@ gy does indeed bear your personal st@@ am@@ p , but you are also aware that the organiz@@ ation of the black sea economic cooperation ( b@@ se@@ c ) is now a mat@@ ure institutional structure for regional organisation ; its cooperation is indeed intensi@@ fying and bro@@ ade@@ ning . this is especially so because europe and asia meet here , and they do so at many levels .
the case of a@@ i we@@ i@@ we@@ i in china (
they are the can@@ ning fac@@ tor@@ ies bel@@ on@@ ging to these countries , which have set up in pa@@ pu@@ a new gu@@ ine@@ a but which emplo@@ y foreign nationals in du@@ bi@@ ous conditions .
the mor@@ al crisis in that country , a tenden@@ cy to tri@@ vi@@ alise death , de@@ hu@@ ma@@ nisation , relati@@ vi@@ sm and va@@ ni@@ shing values are to b@@ lam@@ e for the fact that this problem is not taken seriously .
i think that it is vital for us to focus attention on the specific potential of green energy at regional and local level .
we have to look at some of the structural barriers that we as a society are also putting in place in terms of active inclusion .
we wit@@ ness r@@ aci@@ al discrimination on a da@@ ily basis , both at local level and in programmes which are not ge@@ are@@ d towards integration .
we do not need any more over@@ -@@ emphasis on this particular position .
given the social impact of the global economic crisis , which has had a particular effect on employment , proper u@@ ti@@ lisation of the european globalisation adjustment fund ( egf ) is of pi@@ vot@@ al importance in alle@@ vi@@ ating the pli@@ ght of many european individuals and families , contribu@@ ting to their social re@@ integration and professional development , while , at the same time , suppl@@ ying new qualified resources to meet the needs of companies and boost the economy .
i welcome , therefore , eu countries working together to de@@ fine and in@@ fli@@ ct hea@@ v@@ y criminal penalties on those who inci@@ te terrorism .
we welcomed the coming of democracy when the re@@ vol@@ ts and u@@ pris@@ ings beg@@ an .
although the court approved this management , it still has some short@@ com@@ ings that need to be addressed .
that is why we will allow partner countries in the developing world to exclu@@ de more sensitive products from the trade agreements : something that we would not allow other countries to do .
we are well aware that this report is not a defini@@ tive report .
divi@@ ding up 8 % of the world 's population between 30 sovereign budgetary policies is mad@@ ness .
unfortunately , prag@@ m@@ ati@@ sm of this kind is turning into a consistent plan to combat european values .
i therefore call on you to support this text in its enti@@ re@@ ty without further change .
in par@@ alle@@ l with the work in the working group , we also beg@@ an informal talks with rapporteurs in the european parliament .
meat which includes th@@ ro@@ mb@@ in among its in@@ gre@@ d@@ ien@@ ts could be so@@ ld only with a la@@ bel st@@ ating ' comb@@ ined meat parts ' , while all the in@@ gre@@ d@@ ien@@ ts could be speci@@ fied on a la@@ bel , in compliance with legal provisions .
for point three of my first speech , i should like to stress , ladies and gentlemen , that the commission has not ru@@ led out alternati@@ ves to infringe@@ ment procedures .
so , on the issues in this report , three taxation measures are proposed .
it will not therefore be possible to use the fund to bu@@ y fi@@ re@@ arms .
revision of the framework directive on waste (
provision has been made to ex@@ em@@ pt mer@@ cur@@ y com@@ po@@ unds used in research and development and for medical or analy@@ tical purposes .
unless the so@@ le aim is to have a busin@@ ess@@ -@@ dri@@ ven europe , nothing justi@@ f@@ ies centr@@ ali@@ sing everything in one place , which is ine@@ vit@@ ably far from the peoples of europe .
on behalf of the pse group . - ( nl ) mr president , on behalf of my group i , too , would like to congratulate the citizens of the ni@@ ne new member states on the present that the portuguese presidency will be giving them on 21 and 22 december .
this is not only an environmental issue and it is not just an economic issue , but also an issue of international social justice .
addi@@ tion@@ ally , mr president , please remember that there is no safe nuclear power ; perhaps there will be in 30 , 40 , 50 or 60 years - i do not know - but right now it does not exist .
it is as such , and only as such , that we must re@@ act against criminal acts and support the prevention against possible future attacks .
the future commission must , of course , develop its own programme , but it is not for me , now , to tell you what will be in the next commission 's mani@@ fe@@ sto .
it is a fact that urban areas have an important influence on the acce@@ ler@@ ation of regional development .
i look forward to he@@ aring your answer , mr de gu@@ ch@@ t .
small farmers make a significant contribution to food security in the regions where they operate .
the proper functioning of the internal market requires safe products and confi@@ dent consumers .
i can understand that there are budgetary concerns , rightly so , about the rules .
once again , in an attitude that is anti-@@ democratic and shows a complete dis@@ regard for the voting of the citizens , we see the return of pressure and bl@@ ack@@ ma@@ il to attempt to force ireland to hold a new referendum or - even worse - to change its own national constitution to avoid referen@@ da and the popul@@ ar vote .
i regret , however , that the ppe-de group has tabled an alternative resolution .
we have spent a lot of time cra@@ f@@ ting a new proposal to actually allow regul@@ ators to inter@@ ven@@ e if they see ne@@ t ne@@ utr@@ ality being tre@@ spa@@ ssed upon .
there are many tasks , including the task of conve@@ ying just how important the european union is and what an important job the european parliament does .
the decision about whether or not an animal should be st@@ un@@ ned before s@@ lau@@ gh@@ ter is not something that should be decided here but at member state level , through open dialogue and consultation with religious communities .
this also includes regulations on li@@ ability .
a number of eu high-@@ level visi@@ ts to belarus this year hel@@ ped strengthen political ex@@ changes .
eu@@ po@@ l is one of the most important asse@@ ts we have as regards credibility and work in the field of security with the palesti@@ ni@@ ans and in the occu@@ pie@@ d territ@@ ories , and it will continue to be an important as@@ set of the european union , win@@ ning recognition from all : from the palesti@@ ni@@ ans , the isra@@ eli@@ s and the sur@@ ro@@ un@@ ding countries .
democracy has provided freedom of thought , expression and movement .
- ( de ) madam president , ladies and gentlemen , this is a point of order .
for these reasons , the approach that i took , supported by our sh@@ ad@@ ow@@ s , in formul@@ ating parliament 's position , was to strongly support the aim of improving the comple@@ ten@@ ess , relev@@ ance and compar@@ ability of the statistics on offer in this field , bringing the statistics more up to date with new tren@@ ds in the tourism sector to reflect , for instance , the increase in internet boo@@ k@@ ings and in short-@@ stay tri@@ ps .
the vote will take place on th@@ ur@@ s@@ day , 13 december 2007 .
business ge@@ ts noti@@ ced , but culture is seen as something inci@@ dent@@ al , a sort of ad@@ d-@@ on .
on behalf of the u@@ en group . - mr president , i welcome the fact that this debate is en@@ compa@@ ssing all energy prices , and not just that of oil - which of course is a major concern .
the recent financial crisis has highligh@@ ted that there are three key problems in the industry : lack of competition , over@@ -@@ reli@@ ance on external rat@@ ings in the regulatory framework and no li@@ ability for rat@@ ings by cra@@ s .
let me also inform you that the commission will soon laun@@ ch an independent study on the contribution of culture to local and regional development , ho@@ pe@@ fully to be fin@@ alised by the beginning of next year .
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as a member of the j@@ pa committee on social affairs and the environment , i think it is essential that a comprehensive analysis be made and a wide@@ -@@ ran@@ ging debate en@@ tered into next year on the environmental and social situation in the acp states .
the eu 's credibility can be re@@ sto@@ red by improving the quality of statistics , exclu@@ ding in the future any mani@@ pul@@ ation and fal@@ si@@ fying of fiscal data .
this is the latest lobby@@ ist s@@ can@@ d@@ al i hope you will re@@ dre@@ ss .
the report by mr pa@@ pa@@ st@@ am@@ ko@@ s states that international trade policy must not je@@ opar@@ di@@ se the eu 's ability to ensure food security against a back@@ ground of market vol@@ ati@@ lity , or to ensure the pre@@ serv@@ ation of a strong european agricultural sector .
the coordination between the commission and the three member states has been reinfor@@ ced both in developing the syner@@ gy and in working with the organisation of the black sea economic cooperation ( b@@ se@@ c ) .
the contracts went ine@@ vit@@ ably to the same people all the time who , of course , time and time again , went over time and over budget but were never pen@@ alised .
they are an important factor in education and publi@@ city campa@@ ig@@ ns and this role should be supported in the future .
but within that we can certainly do a lot .
while it is impossible to list them all , they include the recent legislation on am@@ bie@@ n@@ t air quality - which owe@@ s much to your vi@@ go@@ rous efforts , commissioner - the pe@@ sti@@ ci@@ des package , which is about to be comple@@ ted , and of course the reach initiative , which places controls on more than 10 000 chemi@@ cal substances and propo@@ ses to re@@ place those that are ca@@ using the most problems .
the commission 's initiative on this is particularly to be welcomed , therefore , as the organisation of such initiatives of course reinfor@@ ces the international pos@@ sibilities .
in swi@@ t@@ zer@@ land the road to@@ ll on l@@ or@@ ry transport has led to the effective transfer of con@@ sign@@ ments to the rail@@ ways and reduced the number of tru@@ cks trave@@ lling emp@@ ty .
her mur@@ de@@ re@@ rs have still not been brought to justice .
a few days ago , europol published a report on organised crime in the eu .
nevertheless , mrs re@@ ding , we need to clari@@ fy the fundamental principles for protecting the rights of national minorities in europe .
europe 's current market share of 25 % is be@@ low expectations .
( bg ) madam president , ladies and gentlemen , we are living in a fa@@ st-@@ moving , stre@@ ss@@ ful time of changes and new challenges and , over the last few months , in a global economic crisis .
now for my question to mr barroso . after 19 november , is it clear which areas of foreign policy will remain as part of the commission 's competen@@ ces and which will be trans@@ fer@@ red to the external action service , such as enlargement , trade or aid to developing countries ?
sl@@ ow@@ ly the re@@ alisation of sweden 's clo@@ sen@@ ess to and depend@@ ence on europe gre@@ w .
i wish to point out in particular that the instrument of micro@@ credit has actually very much pro@@ ved its worth worldwide and that , particularly within the framework of the wto round , which is ho@@ pe@@ fully approach@@ ing the final st@@ ages , we should consider how to bring about the relevant trade facilit@@ ation for the affected families in these areas .
the report indic@@ ates the ad@@ vis@@ ability of re@@ plac@@ ing the current agreement with a new and bro@@ a@@ der one . such an agreement should cover all aspects of our cooperation and should be legally binding .
yesterday i met with the croati@@ an prime minister , and i was ac@@ companie@@ d by two representatives of key institutions of ours ; mr swoboda , the rapporteur , and mr h@@ ö@@ k@@ mark , the head of our permanent delegation to croatia .
i would also like to respond br@@ iefly by saying that the party repres@@ ented by k@@ ri@@ szt@@ ina mor@@ va@@ i set up a par@@ a@@ military uni@@ t in 2006 and , since then , is using it to in@@ ti@@ mi@@ date the peaceful public majority .
it might seem that if a state does bel@@ ong to the european union it should obser@@ ve all european standards .
europe must do more and not less to overcome economic and social differences in development .
a mon@@ u@@ ment com@@ memor@@ ating the sol@@ d@@ iers of the mur@@ de@@ rous wa@@ ff@@ en ss g@@ aliz@@ ie@@ n di@@ vision was un@@ ve@@ iled there .
in writing . - labour meps welcome this annual review of the european security strategy and common security and defence policy , especially in the light of the changes brought about by the ratification of the lisbon treaty , and , in this regard , especially welcome the role of high representative , baroness ca@@ thy ashton , in the associated debate in parliament .
as a result , dealing with the consequences of the economic crisis is one of the major challenges facing the eu .
the three countries are therefore committed to helping to develop this european union strategy for the danube region and , in this respect , in june last year , the council ur@@ ged the commission to present it before the end of this year .
it is true that te@@ ac@@ her education very large@@ ly fall@@ s within the competence of national governments , and so it should .
( pl ) mr president , the fight against global war@@ ming has , without doubt , become one of the european union 's most important objectives .
we have the technology pat@@ ented .
indeed , this is the legislative core element , if one may descri@@ be it thus , of the small business act .
( ro ) the european union really has every good reason to be concerned by the situation created in somali@@ a where a power vac@@ u@@ um has vir@@ tu@@ ally for@@ med which has every chance of being fi@@ lled by som@@ ali is@@ la@@ mic mili@@ ti@@ a .
that is the first project .
i therefore voted for this report .
the annual reduction must not be less than 10 % of the aid granted in the first year and based only on a very closely monito@@ red closure plan .
i would like to make one other pre@@ li@@ min@@ ary re@@ mark .
a signal which pro@@ ves that the enlargement process is under way , that it still exists , and that it needs to be credi@@ ble .
mr president , ladies and gentlemen , the group of the alliance of liber@@ als and democrats for europe would like to join with the declar@@ ations of sym@@ pa@@ thy for the victims of stor@@ m x@@ y@@ n@@ th@@ ia , which has affected several areas of europe .
in the last four months , c@@ ô@@ te d '@@ i@@ vo@@ ire has pl@@ un@@ ged into a dee@@ p political crisis .
workers are fighting to secure a collective wa@@ ge agreement that will enable good , secure jobs to be pre@@ ser@@ ved .
it will naturally be the commission , which has responsibility in this regard , that will negoti@@ ate the agreement .
the thre@@ sho@@ ld of 7@@ 5 % of gdp will naturally be rene@@ wed in 2014 .
i should like to highlight one point here .
it must be said , mr co@@ el@@ h@@ o , that , given the difficult negotiations at the council regarding the enhanced role of the commission , it is conce@@ i@@ v@@ able that they will not be concluded in the short term .
over the last three years , prices for oil in us do@@ ll@@ ars have more than tri@@ ple@@ d .
according to the european central bank 's analysis , the business hand@@ led by alternative investment fund administr@@ ators amounts to approxim@@ ately eur 7@@ 00 billion in asse@@ ts in the european union , which pla@@ ys a major role in the financing of the latter 's economy .
technological progress and rapid developments in financial markets have also en@@ su@@ red that regulatory devi@@ ces which were state@@ -@@ of@@ -@@ the@@ -@@ ar@@ t some years ago are clearly out@@ d@@ ated today .
the commission has a plan to bri@@ dge the digital divi@@ de and ex@@ p@@ and broad@@ b@@ and to rural areas , and it urgently needs to solve the problems of internet service provi@@ ders and ensure there are adequate resources , and that areas are not l@@ ag@@ ging behind in terms of quality and high speed and low cost .
we regard it as an opportunity that we should se@@ i@@ ze in order to eng@@ age with the turk@@ men authorities and to encourage them .
it seems that the same process has started in ireland , as well .
i would emphasise that support mechanisms like state aid must not be used to protect national industries at the expen@@ se of the internal market and european consumers , and that these mechanisms should be used with the aim of re-@@ establishing a sustainable knowledge economy .
commissioner , i sent you a let@@ ter in this regard in january , together with four of my colleagues , and we have received your re@@ ply , but that re@@ ply has not di@@ spe@@ lled our doub@@ ts fully .
back in november , we were already doub@@ ling this ' balance of payments ' fac@@ ility , since it ro@@ se from eur 12 to 25 billion , and , today , to take account not only of the reality , the sever@@ ity of the crisis that we are in and that is having a particular impact on countries outside the euro zone , but also , without doubt , of the european parliament 's time@@ table , we propose to you that this fac@@ ility be doub@@ led , to bring it up to eur 50 billion . this is in light of the fact that what we decided in november has already enab@@ led support to be given to hungary , to lat@@ via and , yesterday , to romania .
related to that is the innovative amendment to say that we should have this blu@@ e card procedure to be able to inter@@ ru@@ pt each other .
the slove@@ nian presidency is rel@@ ying on your cooperation to make progress in this doss@@ ier .
ra@@ rely has a european parliament report come so close to mad@@ ness .
pu@@ re-@@ b@@ red bre@@ e@@ ding animals of the bo@@ v@@ ine species ( c@@ odi@@ fied ver@@ sion ) (
the study concluded that the public is not well informed about the use and im@@ pli@@ cations of clo@@ ning .
there is now even a law that prote@@ cts the right of men to sexual gr@@ ati@@ fication without any say from the women involved .
faced with the emergency , the european union has significantly strengthened its humanitarian efforts .
this is not a social issue ; it is about protecting a country 's own market .
we will with@@ draw into a defen@@ sive position and we will s@@ core an own goal against the interests of our fellow citizens .
less@@ ons drawn from national parliaments can only take us so far .
i know that some polish governments have made many mistak@@ es .
honourable members , it is , in fact , ambi@@ tion that under@@ p@@ ins this single market act , a highly competitive social market economy , and to achieve that , our con@@ vi@@ ction , and my con@@ vi@@ ction in particular , is that - i repeat - achieving competitiveness and growth requires the help of every citizen , every business and every community .
in the year of cultural diversity , i might add that , according to experts and science , there may be a direct relationship between migration and the rate of population growth , since the large number of children in secon@@ d-@@ generation im@@ migr@@ ant families is fall@@ ing , while the presence of immigrants may change the desire of the ho@@ st population to have children .
concerning the reason for the den@@ un@@ ci@@ ation and the re@@ negotiation of the protocol , namely that it was under@@ -@@ u@@ ti@@ li@@ sed , again i would like to make the point made by mrs is@@ ler b@@ é@@ gu@@ in that such agreements are not only about fisheries but also about development assistance .
( pl ) mr president , 6@@ 9 000 people d@@ ied as a result of the ear@@ th@@ qu@@ ake of 12 may 2008 , over 18 000 are mis@@ sing and the number of w@@ oun@@ ded is over 3@@ 7 000 .
without internal cohesion there can be no external competitiveness . clo@@ sing the gap with under@@ developed areas would mean wi@@ der markets , effective demand and innovative potential for the entire union while requ@@ ir@@ ing less social care .
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where member states are willing to take steps in the direction , for example , of joint activities with regard to national co@@ ast@@ guard services , concerning questions on the environment , questions with regard to fisheries , questions with regard to illegal immigration , questions concerning dru@@ g trafficking and trafficking of human be@@ ings , then in those in@@ stances i think that there is a lot of scope for having a system of national co@@ ast@@ guar@@ ds coordinated in a more effective and efficient way by , for example , sh@@ aring the asse@@ ts that different member states enjo@@ y , by ex@@ changing data and by creating necessary tools , including for example sea ma@@ pping , which could be an as@@ set for co@@ ast@@ guard and other activities .
vice-president of the commission . - ( fr ) thank you , mr president .
the recommendation for second reading by mr scho@@ l@@ z , on behalf of the committee on international trade , on establishing a financing instrument for cooperation with industri@@ alised and other high-@@ income countries and territ@@ ories ( amending regulation ( ec ) no 19@@ 3@@ 4 / 2006 ) .
it was un@@ thin@@ k@@ able , both for the members of my political group and for our committee , that the old member states should not be included in this exten@@ sion to the scope of the regulation , because - as we all know - the hou@@ sing problems faced by marg@@ in@@ alised social groups , especially the roma , are a serious issue , with social re@@ per@@ cu@@ ssions in all the member states of the european union .
however , it is not possible to go beyond the ec treaty .
i also have a subsidi@@ ary question : will this approval be v@@ ali@@ d in all eu countries ?
( de ) mr president , the jas@@ min@@ e revo@@ lution which started in tuni@@ sia is unfortunately not taking such a peaceful path in ye@@ men , sy@@ ri@@ a and ba@@ h@@ ra@@ in .
even if the ex@@ pi@@ ry date is extended , it is in the interest of every country to sign interim agreements to ab@@ sor@@ b the negative economic impact following the ex@@ pi@@ ry of the ' preferen@@ tial agreements ' .
at european level , 19 million children and young people are subject to poverty and 6 million aband@@ on high school every year .
( nl ) mr president , mr van rom@@ pu@@ y , mr barroso , ladies and gentlemen , what with the banking crisis , the economic crisis and the crisis situations in public finances , we have really lear@@ ned , and experienced more than ever , what crises are in the last two@@ -@@ and@@ -@@ a-@@ half years .
what about the f@@ laws of the orig@@ in@@ ate@@ -@@ and@@ -@@ distribu@@ te model , which has enhanced syste@@ mic risk ?
this attitude is quite simply not ten@@ able .
it is de@@ pressing if this is the reason why we have again en@@ ded up with a proposal that fall@@ s short of our wishes , by which i mean the wish for fe@@ wer dea@@ ths and in@@ jur@@ ies on the road@@ s .
this is what appe@@ ars to be useful and important to me , and i do not mind saying so .
the report is a strong criticism of the swedish conserv@@ ative government , which de@@ fied all criticism and introduced this fr@@ a law in sweden .
the report by my colleague mr swoboda quite una@@ m@@ bi@@ gu@@ ously identi@@ f@@ ies all the issues that needed to be identified and , in my opinion , the report also clearly refle@@ cts mr swoboda 's political experience and professi@@ on@@ alism .
the force consi@@ sts of 3 7@@ 00 sol@@ d@@ iers from 14 member states .
in writing . - i am pleased with the results which parliament has secu@@ red through negotiations with the council , and as a result i supported this treaty change .
for this reason , i submitted a written question on this subject in july .
in this connection , let me br@@ iefly point out that the eu house , the eu information centre , will open in the turk@@ men capital of ash@@ gab@@ at in spr@@ ing , which will make our measures much more vi@@ sible there .
at the same time , the eu has already highligh@@ ted that , for areas beyond national jur@@ is@@ di@@ ction , the provisions on environmental protection under this convention remain rather general , and we will continue to work within the united nations towards the further development of some of the frame@@ works , adap@@ ting them to new conditions or arctic speci@@ fi@@ cities .
the application com@@ pl@@ ies with the requirements for de@@ termi@@ ning the financial contribution as laid down in article 10 of regulation ( ec ) no 19@@ 27 / 2006 .
( lt ) i can only repeat that as far back as 19@@ 7@@ 4 documents were adopted obli@@ ging member states to pay men and women equally for the same job .
why do we not have as much modern infrastructure throughout europe as we should have ?
i also share president barroso 's con@@ vi@@ ction that renewable energy is vital for africa 's economic and social development , and support his call for a green energy revo@@ lution in africa .
i would like to show all my appreci@@ ation to mrs pol@@ fer , who has done a good job of sum@@ mar@@ ising and formul@@ ating conci@@ sely and re@@ solu@@ tely these very compli@@ cated problems .
madam president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , our debate today marks a for@@ k in the road between two crucial principles .
the goal of economic policy must be to create full employment and to ensure that everyone goes home with a sal@@ ary instead of benefit .
the public has respon@@ ded mag@@ ni@@ fi@@ cently to the challenge of helping haiti .
however , because it is a long time since we have adopted a resolution on canada in this house , we should take the opportunity to look more seriously at the relationship between europe and canada than this resolution does .
( nl ) madam president , we are talking about climate change , but we should be talking about the people who are har@@ de@@ st h@@ it by it , namely those in the least developed countries .
for these reasons the ec@@ r group has decided to ab@@ sta@@ in on this resolution .
two weeks before the final negotiations , we will continue to maintain our leadership .
for that reason , turkey should immediately allow the hal@@ ki se@@ min@@ ary , for example , to continue to function and , furthermore , restor@@ e the protection of ch@@ ur@@ ch property .
mr president , the last time we held a debate after a trage@@ dy in the mediterranean was on 1 april .
the third was that the council failed to supply either an activity report or a complete list of budgetary trans@@ fers .
i think this is a core and fundamental part of the work that we should do .
it is in the interest of both ireland and the european union to ensure that our debt is sustainable .
they were relea@@ sed two weeks ago because of international pressure - and international pressure after 7@@ 2 days on hun@@ ger stri@@ ke : that is what brought people to he@@ el in relation to the mal@@ ak@@ i government .
i at@@ tach great importance to information campa@@ ig@@ ns for he@@ i@@ gh@@ te@@ ning consumers ' awareness of their rights because these are a key factor in providing them with greater protection .
however , wh@@ ate@@ ver the case , i think that there is a possibility and a do@@ or open here .
secondly , the targets .
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they have a limited right to fish .
we need to mat@@ ch skills better than in the past and we have to prepare migrants for their life in the eu and their ev@@ ent@@ u@@ al return if their migration is temporary or cir@@ cul@@ ar in nature .
during my mandate , gender equality and women 's rights have been at the centre of my concerns .
to spend better the money we have , we must first of all know where problems are and how we can solve them .
2014 , a date sugge@@ sted by some of you today , gener@@ ates fal@@ se hope , un@@ realistic expectations and mis@@ lead@@ s the politicians and the public opinion of these countries .
as the honourable members rightly pointed out in their questions , the european council and the european parliament reached agreement on the political content of the decision as a result of the af@@ o@@ re@@ mentioned informal meetings .
on behalf of the ind / dem group . - ( sv ) mr president , as always when it comes to our budget , this is a con@@ scien@@ tious and competent pie@@ ce of work , but , from a pu@@ rely political point of view , it has unfortunately got stu@@ ck in a ru@@ t .
member of the commission . - madam president , i would like to thank parliament for its interest in the arctic and also say how much we appreci@@ ated your resolution on arctic governance last october .
we have no wish to assi@@ st in the per@@ ver@@ sion of religion : we must encourage social participation and dialogue .
the high representative of the union for foreign affairs and security policy and the member states must work towards an eu common position on how to act on the in@@ qu@@ iry mission 's report on the conflict in the gaza stri@@ p and in southern israel .
indeed , it is one of the core areas of the member states ' national sovereignty .
our airlines and our fellow citizens are asking us to do this in order to limit the con@@ stra@@ ints caused by over@@ ly di@@ versi@@ fied national requirements .
when we ex@@ it the house , mr president , we may find ourselves poo@@ re@@ r and more in@@ secure .
we support the adoption of proposals that we presented in the regional development committee in favour of the ou@@ ter@@ most regions , an example of which is the argument that the specific characteri@@ stics of the ou@@ ter@@ most regions call for a strategy based on policies and measures that are not dependent on transi@@ tional criteria or circum@@ stan@@ tial we@@ al@@ th tren@@ ds , are adap@@ ted to the different needs of each of those regions and help to offer solutions to the permanent con@@ stra@@ ints which they face .
our contribution to that is well worth the relatively small amount of money , and i am delighted to welcome this report and vote in favour of it .
if we are talking about the necessi@@ ty of democracy , human rights , toler@@ ance and freedom of speech , i sub@@ s@@ cri@@ be to it all .
clean coal technology may prove to be possible , but we cannot p@@ in all our ho@@ pes on it at present .
massive illegal immigration in mal@@ ta risks alter@@ ing its demographic com@@ position .
now , the legislative procedure that would apply would not be the same depen@@ ding on whether these data were being proce@@ ssed within the european union or sent to a third country .
yes , the crisis has wi@@ ped out millions of jobs .
contrary to certain more radi@@ cal views , i believe that all three are necessary .
this means three years to look into a subject and another three years to carry out studies .
i know that mrs w@@ all@@ ström and mrs wal@@ li@@ s , vice-president of the european parliament , put forward an interesting initiative and included us other leading women in parliament and the commission in the process .
no amendments have been proposed .
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madam president , ladies and gentlemen , there may be many different opinions but one thing is absolutely certain , and i am lea@@ ving this debate with this im@@ pression : there is no alternative to this path of dialogue and effective partnership .
this obviously show@@ ed the governments ' strong political will and , today , i would like to welcome the excellent report by mrs her@@ czo@@ g which exten@@ ds this impe@@ tu@@ s in such a ti@@ mely way .
i hope this will be reflected in the vote tomorrow .
in fact , ca@@ ther@@ ine ashton ad@@ mitted yesterday during the meeting we had as part of the committee on foreign affairs that the approach based on human rights dialo@@ gu@@ es needs to be re@@ vie@@ wed .
the rules must be the same for everyone operating in this field and we must not leave ga@@ ps for un@@ contro@@ lled activity .
mr president , this proposal is based on the as@@ sum@@ ption that all persons from third countries enter@@ ing the eu are persons of good fa@@ it@@ h and that , if they say they are coming here to study , they really are .
so i inv@@ ite the european commission to de@@ vote itself to this vital mission and in that respect , i naturally fully trust that mr ci@@ o@@ lo@@ ş will reach that goal .
it is a strategic matter for the future enlargement of the eu and crucial in the field of neighbourhood and migration policy .
the british people have not had a say on this , despite being promi@@ sed it , and until we get a referendum on this , i will re@@ f@@ use to recognise the legitimacy of this treaty .
many of the kil@@ l@@ ings seem to have been based pu@@ rely on ethnic differences , the most hor@@ ren@@ d@@ ous of which was the bru@@ tal attack on a ch@@ ur@@ ch ne@@ ar the tow@@ n of el@@ do@@ re@@ t , which is thought to have left more than 30 ethnic ki@@ ku@@ y@@ u de@@ ad .
in ess@@ ence , we are saying that a lobby@@ ist is anyone who wants to influence us .
in the face of an ag@@ eing population and the difficulties with which the european economy is dealing , we have to use all opportunities available to us to encourage women to have children and to make it easy for them to return to work .
as the resolution states , the promotion of democracy and respect for human rights must be considered to be among the most important aims of the european union .
this is why i welcome the exclusion from this report of a specific jour@@ ne@@ y time .
i understand these citizens , who have worked all their lives to have a few savings .
these issues included the pre@@ am@@ ble to the constitutional treaty with the reference to go@@ d and to christi@@ ani@@ ty , the ban@@ kru@@ p@@ t@@ cy of individuals involved with l@@ lo@@ y@@ ds and equ@@ itable life , and the ca@@ th@@ oli@@ c broad@@ ca@@ ster radi@@ o c@@ ope in bar@@ ce@@ lon@@ a . the committee on petitions also dealt with land use plans for val@@ en@@ cia , ex@@ ci@@ se duty on mo@@ tor vehicles , the ro@@ sp@@ uda val@@ le@@ y by@@ -@@ pa@@ ss in poland , infringe@@ ment of european union directives affecting ireland ( tar@@ a ) , and the or@@ l@@ é@@ ans by@@ -@@ pa@@ ss in france .
( cs ) madam president , the unfair practices of some of these so-called business direct@@ ory companies continue to pose a serious problem .
what the eu needs , therefore , is better sy@@ n@@ chro@@ nisation of the measures taken by all consumer protection institutions . its borders must be se@@ al@@ ed to ensure that un@@ cer@@ ti@@ fied products do not reach the market , an efficient monitoring and information system must be established , and a more str@@ ing@@ ent and uniform system of penalties introduced to ensure that circum@@ vention of the ce system does not pay off .
if we do not think carefully about the im@@ pli@@ cations of some of these agreements , we will see more demand for migration and will end up deb@@ ating migration rather than the issues we are deb@@ ating here .
the possibility of learning and working in an international context is an important pre@@ requi@@ site for a successful working life in a glob@@ alised economy .
the un@@ h@@ r@@ c should become more an earl@@ y-@@ war@@ ning and prev@@ enti@@ ve mechanism .
i would like to start by ex@@ pressing my gr@@ ati@@ tude on behalf of the rapporteur for the excellent cooperation in this area .
president sarkozy asked for the eng@@ ag@@ ement of parliament .
( ro ) i believe that we must express our support for a european strategy for the danube region , all the more so as the accession of romania and bulgaria to the eu has been benefi@@ cial from the point of view that , at present , a large part of the ri@@ ver , which exten@@ ds more than 2 8@@ 00 k@@ m , f@@ low@@ s through eu territory .
i was promi@@ sed close cooperation on rati@@ on@@ ali@@ sing european institution budgets .
secondly , we want to link together sustainability and competitiveness and develop them further .
this is an example of the cohesion that can be achieved by a european union buil@@ t on the principle of solidarity .
i agree with ms ne@@ y@@ t@@ s@@ -@@ u@@ y@@ t@@ te@@ bro@@ e@@ ck that it is really important that we start to speed up .
the european union needs a modern , productive shi@@ p@@ building industry , from which european shi@@ pping operators will order ve@@ ssels .
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every person in this ro@@ om must now face the clear , t@@ ough challenge ahead , that is , to recognise that many of the concerns that came to light during the referendum campaign still need to be dealt with .
in one of he@@ z@@ bo@@ l@@ la@@ h 's programmes , for example , a fi@@ g@@ ure dis@@ gui@@ sed as mi@@ c@@ key m@@ ou@@ se - in wh@@ ate@@ ver form - attacks je@@ wish sett@@ l@@ ers .
( el ) mr president , i come from greece and , un@@ like austria , greece started to apply the services directive just a few months ago , in 2010 , when it was transpo@@ sed into national law .
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it pres@@ ents the achie@@ vements and the challenges and explo@@ res the pos@@ sibilities of future development .
the can@@ adi@@ an union of public employees , with 6@@ 00 000 members in areas such as health care , education , local muni@@ cip@@ alities , public u@@ ti@@ lities and transport , is seriously concerned about the effects of such an agreement .
current budget lines already in place for this project are ea@@ si@@ ly sufficient to bring about its comple@@ tion , yet - true to form - the suggesti@@ on is to spend even more .
if they want to fight climate change , they cannot just lo@@ ve the agenda politically and af@@ ter@@ war@@ ds not com@@ mit to precise targets and methods .
first of all , we want to know whether your direct@@ or@@ ate@@ -@@ general has asse@@ ssed the impact of this agreement on jobs in europe , for i must tell you that the fi@@ g@@ ure gree@@ di@@ ly announced , that is , the eur 19 billion profit that european ex@@ por@@ ters are expected to make , does not convin@@ ce us .
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it is much har@@ der for them to obtain loans than it is for large corpor@@ ations .
almost all of the points raised in the report are in line with our communications and have my full agreement .
the list provides useful information to people wi@@ shing to travel outside the european union in order for them to avoid trave@@ lling with these airlines .
the eu multi@@ annual financial framework represents an opportunity to make strategic cho@@ ices for the future .
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my honourable frien@@ d was right ; we are living on credit .
the present directive does not apply to re@@ tro@@ f@@ it@@ ting road transport vehicles with eng@@ ines and s@@ par@@ e parts when they have exce@@ eded 7@@ 5 % of their total life@@ time mi@@ le@@ age .
cof@@ fe@@ e in community cent@@ res or st@@ all@@ s sel@@ ling so@@ ft dr@@ in@@ ks are not under threat and other businesses should simply make sure that their hy@@ gie@@ ne is good .
a third important point concerns the au@@ cti@@ oning of all@@ owan@@ ces .
customs authorities apply controls on goods enter@@ ing and ex@@ iting the community based upon a common risk management framework , including the use of ran@@ dom che@@ cks .
the introduction of al@@ ie@@ n species is one of the main factors in the dist@@ ur@@ b@@ ance of eco@@ systems , along with the destruction of natural habit@@ ats , and one of the main reasons for global biodiversity loss .
for this reason , i personally consider it necessary that at least part of the funding is with@@ held until it we have suitable as@@ sur@@ an@@ ces that the funds will be properly spent .
from os@@ l@@ o , through the road ma@@ p , through the gen@@ ev@@ a accor@@ ds , and other initiatives , the par@@ am@@ e@@ ters of the solutions are in focus .
the way i see it , the european union must take the initiative in creating a new global monetary order , starting with taking up china 's proposal for a common international trade currency .
( pl ) mr president , quite often in parliament , we talk about different ph@@ ob@@ i@@ as and their de@@ tr@@ im@@ ent@@ al social effects .
i believe it is mis@@ gui@@ ded .
you have discussed the new legal instrument in de@@ p@@ th , and you have made many amendments which will help to clari@@ fy the text and give it a better structure , no@@ tab@@ ly regarding definition , scope and status , and by introducing referen@@ ces to the european strategy forum on research infra@@ structures ( es@@ fr@@ i ) .
in writing . - ( pt ) i voted in favour of this resolution as i believe that the eu needs to create a new development par@@ ad@@ ig@@ m in order to tackle climate change .
the same things , and , to a certain extent , even more pr@@ on@@ oun@@ ced , that this report here is li@@ sting in relation to lu@@ ka@@ sh@@ en@@ ko and belarus to which you are ra@@ ising an obje@@ ction , setting the b@@ ar consider@@ ably higher for lu@@ ka@@ sh@@ en@@ ko and belarus , a country outside of the european union , than the one you were using for hungary and feren@@ c g@@ y@@ ur@@ c@@ s@@ á@@ ny , including the fact that the hungarian lu@@ ka@@ sh@@ en@@ ko for@@ ce@@ fully bro@@ ke up every significant anti-@@ government prote@@ st .
as a result of the financial and economic crisis , i@@ cel@@ and went from being the fi@@ f@@ th ri@@ che@@ st country in the world to being a country r@@ ack@@ ed by crisis , with the col@@ la@@ pse of its banking system , where 40 % of hou@@ se@@ hol@@ ds could not pay their bi@@ lls and pen@@ si@@ oners lost their life 's savings .
me@@ an@@ while , progress was being made in the negotiations between the feder@@ al republic of germany and representatives of the german democratic republic , and primarily between mr de ma@@ iz@@ i@@ è@@ re and chan@@ ce@@ ll@@ or ko@@ h@@ l .
it also im@@ pl@@ ies taking advantage of the geographical position of the ors , particularly in the cari@@ b@@ be@@ an and the indi@@ an oce@@ an , encouraging closer cooperation with neighbour@@ ing third countries and developing our islan@@ ds - precisely because they are islan@@ ds - as cent@@ res of excell@@ ence for scientific research , no@@ tab@@ ly in maritime studies , cli@@ mat@@ o@@ logy and environmental studies .
we must take action to stop this .
the discussion on the lin@@ ks between climate policy , sustainability strategies and crisis management is just as in@@ consistent .
this too is un@@ clear , and if you table it too late it will be ut@@ ter@@ ly use@@ less .
the broad aim is to achieve more long-term goals and to make better use of available resources .
finally , in terms of acknowled@@ ge@@ ments , i would also like to welcome the presence here of the am@@ bas@@ sad@@ or for pa@@ pu@@ a new gu@@ ine@@ a and to thank him and his staff for their close collabor@@ ation .
the mo@@ vements , which are ste@@ ad@@ ily increasing , appe@@ ar to be a new way of prote@@ sting against the un@@ be@@ ar@@ able political and soci@@ o@@ economic situation of the indi@@ gen@@ ous in@@ habit@@ ants of these territ@@ ories .
as indi@@ cated in our resolution , our measure is not aimed , as we are often accu@@ sed , at the im@@ position of specifically european values , but at the defence of human rights , which is one of the major objectives of the european union .
in fact , given that the global financial and economic crisis calls for a determined and coordinated response from the eu to prevent job losses , to maintain a satisfac@@ tory income level for europeans , to prevent a rece@@ ssion and to turn the current economic and employment challenges into opportunities , i believe that the measures taken under the governance of the euro@@ cr@@ ats are definitely not enough to bear the we@@ ight of the crisis that we are going through , not least in a sensitive sector such as employment .
the only possibility is ' not only / but also ' , which means the balanced development of both policies together , without making giving pre@@ ference to one over the other .
in the light of the li@@ ter@@ ally dead@@ ly results of food policy to date , they should put an immediate end to the un@@ just agricultural subsidies and customs char@@ ges and stop promoting sen@@ se@@ less biofuels .
christian writ@@ ers and ac@@ ade@@ mi@@ cs are having to go into hi@@ ding .
i would appreci@@ ate he@@ aring your position on this , high representative .
once again , we must draw attention to the excessive dela@@ ys between the oc@@ curren@@ ce of the disaster , the decision to mobili@@ se the eu@@ s@@ f and the actual deli@@ very of eu support to the member states and regions affected .
it is a comb@@ ination of very obvious advantages , which cannot be hal@@ ted by calling perhaps for further measures because here , it really is the case that the best is the en@@ e@@ my of the good .
we are not under time pressure here - we need a sound result .
the subject is ' equal treatment between men and women eng@@ aged in an activity in a self-@@ employed capacity ' .
i would like to take this opportunity to reiter@@ ate this demand .
therefore , that process will be of benefit to both interests .
we also need to respect the democratic choice made by the irish people and to provide another opportunity for democratic expression .
the new rules recognise ex@@ pli@@ ci@@ tly that internet access is a fundamental right such as the freedom of expression and the freedom to access information .
this crisis demands that europe take decisive action .
the european standar@@ dis@@ ation system has been fundamental in achieving a single market .
i comm@@ end it to the house .
mr pos@@ sel@@ t , it is a question of priorities .
flexible working hours and safety influence tourism just as much as social changes .
however , we do not want cohesion policy to be sub@@ ord@@ in@@ ated to the priorities of the eu 2020 strategy , which stre@@ sses ' competitiveness ' , ' de@@ regulation ' , ' adap@@ t@@ ability ' and ' entrepreneu@@ r@@ ship ' , always at the expen@@ se of cohesion and conver@@ gence .
on the other hand , he in@@ spi@@ res lo@@ a@@ thing among people who reje@@ ct his pursu@@ it of uni@@ fication with russia .
i believe in fact that this eastern partnership is welcome because there is a need , in the first place , to stabili@@ se these regions and to avoid fall@@ ing into the tra@@ p of the area of influence because there is us , there is the united states , there is russia and there is turkey .
the commission will continue to contribute to the tri@@ o 's actions through its policies and instruments , in close partnership , of course , with member states and civil society .
together with us and the os@@ ce , you ought to be protecting european values , not becoming a mechanism for im@@ pos@@ ing your power at home .
given the high vo@@ lu@@ me of trade across the borders of the european union , the enforcement of eu export controls on du@@ al-@@ use goods must rely on prev@@ enti@@ ve measures such as the im@@ position of export licen@@ sing requirements and customs regi@@ str@@ ation procedures .
the ol@@ y@@ mpi@@ c gam@@ es have become an argument for pul@@ ling down resid@@ ential areas and dri@@ ving the resid@@ ents away .
in the case of turkey 's membership aspir@@ ations , these are clearly nothing but emp@@ ty words .
this is a first step towards greater transparency in both the european parliament and commission .
on 3 may 2011 , the commission published the results of a fe@@ a@@ sibility study by the exper@@ t group on european contr@@ act law and we in@@ vi@@ ted all stake@@ holders to comment .
the eu and the entire world must now r@@ ally behind this demand : free per@@ wiz kam@@ b@@ ak@@ h@@ sh .
( fi ) mr president , baroness ashton , the european union 's credibility as regards its foreign policy is mea@@ su@@ red in terms of how well it kee@@ ps to its fundamental values , which are human rights , democracy , the principle of leg@@ ality , and freedom of religion .
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the proposal for a directive on road infrastructure safety management offers a good comb@@ ination of prev@@ enti@@ ve and corre@@ ctive measures .
thirdly - and probably most import@@ antly - we now need , in particular , to tackle the crisis in confidence that we are see@@ ing throughout the world and particularly here in europe .
we have to avoid the mistak@@ es made last year which gave us the n@@ on@@ sense of one country clo@@ sing its air@@ space whilst a neighbour@@ ing country ke@@ pt the@@ ir@@ s open , leading to cha@@ os , con@@ fu@@ sion and huge economic consequences .
it ea@@ ses the stra@@ in on their food budget through distribu@@ tions by char@@ ities and social services , and ad@@ ds up to a m@@ ere eur 1 per european per year in aid .
the high-@@ level group of experts on the integration of ethnic minorities has pointed out that certain projects supported by the es@@ f , such as the acce@@ der programme in spain , for instance , are excellent mode@@ ls of active integration of the roma .
the eu has to take a leading role in this process and help to find solutions that avoid exac@@ er@@ b@@ ating the conflict that is currently occur@@ ring in this country .
however , there is one gl@@ aring gap in europe 's plans , and that is investment .
many obstacles were remo@@ ved in 2001 .
i voted in favour of mrs pali@@ ade@@ li 's report on the european ombudsman 's activities as i believe that mr di@@ am@@ an@@ dou@@ ro@@ s has made a significant contribution in terms of resol@@ ving citizens ' problems and bringing the european union 's institutions closer to citizens .
it is a project worth fighting for , because we cannot let these people gain the up@@ per hand .
something else that was particularly important to me was for us to use more resources to make our buil@@ dings energy efficient .
i believe he has brought together the whole committee and parliament in a very good report .
finally , we must also ensure that these airlines du@@ ly com@@ pens@@ ate their passengers , but without pa@@ ssing the bi@@ ll on to taxpayers .
how can one be against workers when you simply want to see those who wish to work more in order to ear@@ n more be allowed to do so ?
yet it is actually the ameri@@ c@@ ans who are asking the critical questions and who have carried out comprehensive evalu@@ ations in recent months and are putting big question marks on the effectiveness of these measures .
( fi ) madam president , i would like to say a few words about the eu budget .
it is therefore an economic force for employment that also promo@@ tes the integration of rural areas .
certainly , a situation in which two blo@@ g@@ gers are lo@@ cked up because they say what they think about the authorities is something which should not take place .
although i did not vote for im@@ pos@@ ing a mor@@ atorium on the construction of new nuclear re@@ ac@@ tors , i felt that , if such a mor@@ atorium were imposed , it ought to be limited only to the period of the ' stress test ' which nuclear re@@ ac@@ tors in the eu will be under@@ going .
i cannot , of course , control what georgia is doing on other issues , but on our money i can be clear .
this mor@@ ning 's debate lead@@ s me to believe that we - the rapporteurs of the economic governance package - are right to go further than what is being proposed , because , commissioner , in sub@@ stance , the commission is te@@ lling us ' we tr@@ ied but we did not succeed . '
if we have made mistak@@ es , we do not want to prevent the programmes from being implemented .
i should like to address a number of specific questions , such as the comment on the su@@ n@@ set clause .
so let us not have any member state saying that the european union costs too much , because they actually have money left over .
we must ensure that we f@@ end off all criminal activity that could affect it .
the bureaucr@@ atic burden on businesses should be reduced and the legal framework simpli@@ fied .
can the de@@ sign@@ ated money f@@ low into the de@@ sign@@ ated projects within the de@@ sign@@ ated time ?
i have heard it said - i think it was by ri@@ ch@@ ard h@@ ow@@ it@@ t - that prime minister er@@ do@@ ğ@@ an did condem@@ n the d@@ t@@ p closure , although i con@@ fe@@ ss i mis@@ sed that development .
nor can i see any reason for brussels to micro@@ manage physi@@ cal education , with demands for mi@@ xed gender groups and special se@@ x education .
the organiz@@ ation for economic development and the united nations estim@@ ated that if the price of oil reached the 5@@ 6 dol@@ lar level , the production of gra@@ in for food would go down by a cou@@ ple of per@@ cent@@ age points and the price of gra@@ in , which is to say food , would go up by around 10 % .
the present government is combating the un@@ regul@@ ated binding relationship between politics and economi@@ cs , using every legal instrument per@@ mitted in a european constitutional state .
take the case of j@@ ul@@ ie@@ t young .
i congratulate mr har@@ b@@ our on his work .
the oral question by mr de j@@ ong , on behalf of the gue / ng@@ l group , mr ca@@ sh@@ man , on behalf of the s &@@ am@@ p@@ ; d group , mr can@@ f@@ in , on behalf of the verts / ale group , and mrs mac@@ o@@ ve@@ i , to the commission on the revision of the framework for commission exper@@ t groups and balanced represent@@ ation and transparency ( b@@ 7-0@@ 0@@ 10 / 2011 ) ;
( de ) madam president , commissioner , mrs g@@ om@@ es , ladies and gentlemen , in the committee on international trade we of course focused primarily on aspects relating to trade and economic relations , but in some areas we went beyond that re@@ mit .
we are in a crisis , and it is high time we were given a legal basis .
although the european commission has come up with several initiatives to put an end to this s@@ cour@@ ge affecting millions of women throughout the world , not least by drawing up a new action plan on gender equality ( 201@@ 0-@@ 2015 ) , the truth is that the eu cannot stand i@@ dly by while violations of women 's fundamental rights are going un@@ puni@@ shed , particularly in the following areas : sexual abuse , fe@@ m@@ ale ge@@ ni@@ tal mu@@ ti@@ l@@ ation and forced mar@@ ri@@ age , human trafficking and pro@@ stitu@@ tion , lack of legal protection , et@@ c .
sche@@ mes such as these will be vital in encouraging eng@@ ag@@ ement between young people and europe .
i voted in favour of the report on a sustainable eu policy for the high north , which stre@@ sses the need to develop a dialogue with indi@@ gen@@ ous arctic communities in order to gain more understanding of their living conditions and culture .
the main thing is to adopt the report now .
do you envis@@ age that taxes on short-@@ term stock profits ga@@ ined from na@@ ked short sel@@ ling will be ear@@ mar@@ ked for the creation of new jobs ?
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in writing . - the proposal for a directive on the european protection order , submitted by 12 member states , is an initiative aimed at preventing crime .
i voted in favour of this document , c@@ odi@@ fying council directive 8@@ 9 / 3@@ 9@@ 6 / e@@ ec of 14 june 198@@ 9 on indi@@ cations or marks identi@@ fying the lot to which a fo@@ od@@ stu@@ ff bel@@ ong@@ s .
will they stand up and say , ' we were wrong ' ?
it says : ' autom@@ ated identi@@ fication of terrori@@ sts through data mi@@ ning or any other known meth@@ od@@ o@@ logy is not fe@@ a@@ sible as an objective ' .
those are not audi@@ ted .
as i said , this decision is a step in the right direction , even if it is a much shor@@ ter step than i would have lik@@ ed .
the common agricultural policy must , therefore , encourage farm@@ ing practices that limit emissions and / or improve carbon fi@@ x@@ ation , since agriculture and fore@@ str@@ y are the main economic sectors able to cap@@ ture the co2 produced by human activities , accu@@ mul@@ ating and stor@@ ing it in the soil .
the conclusion is clear : that the directive must be re@@ vie@@ wed to am@@ end its provisions to restor@@ e our original intention .
i won@@ der whether the group of seven people will be so made up as to consi@@ st of representatives of the european commission and of the regulatory bodies , or will it also include independent experts ?
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however , there is a need , through policies and measures at regional level , to strengthen support for research , development and innovation , together with the development of education and the skills needed by europeans to ensure an inclu@@ sive labour market .
hy@@ bri@@ d cars could be ac@@ qui@@ red for use by members of parliament .
even if it is a symbo@@ li@@ c ge@@ st@@ ure , it would give a signal to europe 's citizens that during an economic crisis , eu leaders are also prepared to make sac@@ ri@@ fi@@ ces and are show@@ ing solidarity with those on more mode@@ st in@@ comes .
am@@ ong@@ st other things , the joint resolution propo@@ ses re@@ struc@@ turing and new , flexible rules for the european solidarity fund , coordination of prev@@ enti@@ ve action , and also effective help in combating natural disasters .
in particular i would like to stress that the opening of the markets will mean a better service and better choice for citizens , thereby avo@@ i@@ ding di@@ stor@@ tion of competition and bringing a defini@@ tive end to existing mono@@ pol@@ ies .
the member states and the commission should ensure the application of the community legislation on water , air and soil quality , and no@@ i@@ se pollution , as well as the application of the regulations on chemi@@ cal products , including those covered by reach .
a new kind of refuge@@ e is set to emer@@ ge with the on@@ set of extre@@ me climate conditions .
hence , i urge you and i urge the commission to follow the developments in tuni@@ sia in@@ t@@ ently .
we had ho@@ ped that one year after the ear@@ th@@ qu@@ ake , the situation would be better , but it is not .
unfortunately , here in brussels in particular , we en@@ coun@@ ter end@@ less qu@@ eu@@ es which passengers stand in to be able to travel .
( fr ) as you know , this mor@@ ning in ke@@ h@@ l , the french and german consumer ministers met to discuss the price differences between the two countries .
these were drawn up in 2006 before the massive sh@@ oc@@ k that the loss of de@@ ll and the other industries created .
the conclusion of the mutual legal assistance treaties will also help us in this respect .
our group felt it was important to recognise the existence and value of other sources of information , particularly ngos and industry , but also the importance of tools for communication such as the internet .
however , e@@ pi@@ de@@ mi@@ cs s@@ pread in those countries where the hy@@ gie@@ ne and e@@ pi@@ de@@ mio@@ logy standards are not met and people live in poor conditions or do not have access to effective health care .
the report , based on the consum@@ er@@ -@@ pa@@ ys principle , also advo@@ c@@ ates creating ' green ' taxes ( as opposed to a tax system based on income ) , which open the do@@ or to the priv@@ ati@@ sation of public services and the private exploitation of such fundamental resources as water .
this is about ensuring the security of europe 's food supply .
co@@ er@@ ci@@ ve measures are not enough to reduce crime and organised crime .
allow me to say something here on two or three key points .
there is now a real sense of mom@@ ent@@ um in our agenda for succe@@ e@@ ding in the age of globalisation , a mom@@ ent@@ um we will keep up by a series of commission initiatives in the coming months .
this directive is designed to ensure that member states establish a national regulatory and organis@@ ational framework and draw up appropriate national programmes for spent fuel and radi@@ o@@ active waste management , regar@@ dless of the perspe@@ ctives of nuclear power and non-@@ power appli@@ cations .
the commission has worked very hard .
so far the experience has not been entirely positive .
regarding the question of employe@@ e participation in the enterpri@@ se , this should be decided by the law of the country where the company has its regi@@ ste@@ red office .
we must fight against any prote@@ cti@@ oni@@ st tenden@@ cies .
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i want to reas@@ sure those who tabled the oral questions and the political groups that supported them that the political situation is vi@@ able and has completely changed .
journ@@ alists were har@@ as@@ sed , a du@@ tch cor@@ respon@@ dent was thre@@ at@@ ened with death and the sad@@ de@@ st thing of all is that the sp@@ len@@ did american journ@@ alist lar@@ a lo@@ g@@ an was sexu@@ ally ab@@ used by a mo@@ b .
se@@ y@@ che@@ l@@ les ' economy is based mainly on tourism and fisheries , with the fishing industry , cent@@ red around can@@ ning , represent@@ ing 15 % of gdp and emplo@@ ying 17 % of the local working population .
i also emphasi@@ sed the need to prior@@ i@@ ti@@ se spending in the budget in case a member state has to be re@@ s@@ cu@@ ed .
economic stability and the sustainability of trade f@@ low@@ s involving the eu are becoming ever more relevant to our future security .
that is why it is important to create a european partnership for action against cancer that will facilitate the exchange of information and coordination among the individual member states .
for all these reasons , i voted in favour .
this is actually one of the points of criticism i would like to address to the commission , since the commission has ap@@ paren@@ tly not made the member states aware of these concerns and has carried on with the budget support .
indeed , we have all given space to see@@ ing if there can some@@ how , some way , be a reali@@ gn@@ ment .
an amendment is therefore proposed to the relevant provisions of regulation ( ec ) no 18@@ 8@@ 9 / 2006 in order to ali@@ g@@ n them with other instruments , and so that they can play their part in the fight for human rights worldwide .
broad@@ ly speaking we have accepted what has been said by those states who are most alar@@ med by the package .
long live the constitution !
firstly , we could reduce the regulatory burden .
those are the reasons why i op@@ pose paragraph 17 of the mc@@ gu@@ in@@ ness report , which is otherwise problem@@ -@@ free .
the situation in the czech republic provides evidence of the fact that there is a real problem .
the fore@@ str@@ y sector provides a live@@ li@@ hood for millions of people in the eu , among them , entrepreneu@@ rs , farmers and 16 million forest ow@@ ners .
according to what i read , it is the case that mon@@ u@@ c is part of the problem rather than part of the solution , because mon@@ u@@ c itself descri@@ be@@ s its situation as having developed into fighting on four fron@@ ts .
cooperation at a var@@ ie@@ ty of social levels is sl@@ ow@@ ly becoming an essential requirement , especially in the field of research and education .
does the council not see the de@@ ad end into which you are dire@@ cting this matter ?
concerning the reform of the bre@@ t@@ ton wo@@ ods institutions , our role in promoting their reform is , of course , limited .
madam president , really i just wanted to press home the point to the commissioner that , given the prev@@ ari@@ cation and the delay and the can@@ ce@@ ll@@ ation of last january 's negotiations and the little contact since and the years this has been going on - with one or two meetings a year - are we convinced that there is any real will on the side of the g@@ c@@ c to have an f@@ ta ?
it is a financial instrument to help bear the financial burden of emergency operations .
both sides seem ke@@ en to fin@@ alise an agreement before next june 's european elections .
in view of this , i support the proposal for a regulation , particularly with regard to its necessary implementation , which did not happen with the regulation that it see@@ ks to re@@ place .
unfortunately , that strategy did not work out .
it is a normal peri@@ odi@@ cal exercise that we under@@ take , on how the common fisheries policy has oper@@ ated , what the possible pit@@ fall@@ s are that have been en@@ coun@@ tered , in order that , from that exercise , we can learn from past experience and try to improve things .
in e@@ me@@ a , the european medicines agency , problems were found with the management of procurement procedures .
we must put more pressure on those who promi@@ sed their support to deliver that support , and we must put pressure on the c@@ lin@@ t@@ on-@@ led re@@ construction , and the united nations , to move fa@@ ster .
the principles and provisions of the small business act are perfe@@ ctly consistent with the priorities of the europe 2020 strategy , and they are sure to be implemented at national level because all interested parties support them .
whilst we have a central monetary policy , there is local responsibility for budgetary and finance policies .
the commission 's intentions are contrary to the objectives of the lisbon strategy .
indeed , they are a useful instrument for supporting the decision-making process in businesses and the private sector .
there are many things on which we all agree .
in accordance with the provisions of rule 90 ( 4 ) of the rules of procedure , the draft resolution is included for debate and vote on the agenda of the current session .
i would once again like to ex@@ pre@@ ss@@ ly thank everyone who has worked on this , in particular , all the shadow rapporteurs .
that is to be welcomed .
madam president , commissioner , i believe that we are , indeed , faced with several issues .
we must trust our entrepreneu@@ rs , those who make the economy work ; we can pul@@ l through this crisis only if we join together and help each other .
because energy has become the most strategic of com@@ mod@@ ities , the debates on complete re@@ plac@@ ing con@@ v@@ enti@@ onal sources may be popul@@ ar but are very ir@@ responsible .
there is every reason to speak out open@@ ly that not all is well yet , not by a long sho@@ t .
education , professional training and the transition from the edu@@ cational system to the labour market are the central concerns of this budget .
i can only second those views and say that the country is well placed to take an histori@@ c step forward this year if it acts with determination and sustain@@ ed efforts to meet the ben@@ ch@@ marks .
we call on member states to turn points of single contact into an e-@@ government port@@ al which will offer a complete range of online services to service provi@@ ders wi@@ shing to set up an enterpri@@ se or offer cross-border services .
as a result , this makes them much less willing to vote again .
what will the swedish presidency do to ensure that this does not happen again ?
illegal ti@@ mber is po@@ ur@@ ing into the eu , and this in itself is completely absur@@ d .
this has to change .
thus , i propose a very open sk@@ y agreement and even inv@@ ite you to ac@@ company me on those occa@@ sions when i come to parliament fl@@ ying my own pl@@ ane , to show you that a us pi@@ lot licen@@ ce is perfe@@ ctly safe .
nevertheless it has happened , due to excellent te@@ am@@ work , made possible through strict observ@@ ance of the informal dialogue procedures with the commission and the council who , wh@@ en@@ ever possible , have involved the rapporteur and the shadow rapporteurs , and due also to the valu@@ able work of the environment committee .
therefore , the council should back commissioner he@@ de@@ ga@@ ard and recognise that the conditions are now right to move to a 30 % target , and the council should recognise that the che@@ ape@@ st and eas@@ ie@@ st way to make that further cut is through energy efficiency and , specifically , a binding energy efficiency target .
an agreement with all countries that will result in each developed country under@@ taking to reduce its total emissions , in other words , an econom@@ y-@@ wide target ; we need all developed countries to link their commitments to the agreement in copenhagen , including the us .
they must be lo@@ cated and designed on the basis of criteria every bit as extre@@ me as the natural phenomen@@ a to which they may be ex@@ posed .
it is absur@@ d to call on the latin american countries to introduce se@@ x education , for example .
for too long , companies , especially in my region of the south east of en@@ gl@@ and , have been targeted by this un@@ scru@@ pul@@ ous practice .
here are three of them .
we also owe this result to the spirit of compromise among all the shadow rapporteurs , and i wish to express my thanks to them also .
because , fran@@ k@@ ly , it seems to me that it has become a jo@@ ke .
the announ@@ cement of eur 6@@ 00 million for the eastern partnership is excellent and i welcome the proposed european neighbourhood and partnership instrument spending on improving eu energy security through better storage facilities for oil and gas and building new pipe@@ lines .
such food will not be specially label@@ led , since ex@@ por@@ ters will attempt to s@@ mu@@ g@@ gle it into the european market .
i am delighted that the african union is now following a policy of zer@@ o toler@@ ance for cou@@ ps d '@@ é@@ t@@ at .
and president vac@@ la@@ v kla@@ us ' views on climate change , eu reform and the euro , which are bi@@ zar@@ re , if not ho@@ sti@@ le , have a great deal to answer for in this respect .
we have succe@@ eded , despite the difficulties , and i would therefore like to thank the rapporteur , mr de@@ ss , and all the members .
one of the reasons for the great importance of development policy is the fact that it has become an instrument of histori@@ call@@ y-@@ orien@@ ted policy .
i should like to fi@@ nish by stre@@ ssing how important it is , to my mind , that we have reached a satisfac@@ tory compromise on the key issues of being able to guarantee social rights in the different legisl@@ ations of the single market and of protecting services of general interest within the spirit of the treaty of lisbon .
the su@@ n@@ day her@@ al@@ d ne@@ ws@@ paper recently re@@ ve@@ al@@ ed that 6@@ 7 nuclear safety inci@@ dents relating to transport have taken place in sco@@ t@@ land over the last seven years .
however , on behalf of the con@@ feder@@ al group of the european united left - nor@@ di@@ c green left , we call on the member states to rati@@ fy the il@@ o con@@ ventions and we urge the european commission to consider our proposals .
i agree with the rapporteur that the procedure for mutual evaluation introduced by the council causes unnecessary bureaucr@@ atic bur@@ dens for member states ' administr@@ ations at national , regional and local level .
it marks an important step in coordin@@ ating activities of member states and the european commission in their negotiations with the united states .
the dal@@ its have har@@ dly been mentioned at all .
for this reason , the lithu@@ ani@@ an authorities should am@@ end the law , or repe@@ al it , and should re@@ fra@@ in from adopting the amendments to the pen@@ al and administrative co@@ des , so as to ensure that laws are com@@ p@@ ati@@ ble with human rights and fundamental freedoms as en@@ sh@@ r@@ ined in international and european law .
so , i have no doubt that structural funds can help deliver the 2020 goals .
we therefore regul@@ arly raise , for example , the issue of administrative de@@ ten@@ tions with our isra@@ e@@ li counter@@ parts , both in informal and in form@@ al set@@ tings .
another important point is that consumers must be informed of the full price and the main characteri@@ stics of a product immediately before or@@ der@@ ing it on the internet , and they alone must ex@@ pli@@ ci@@ tly con@@ firm that they want to pay that price .
we need poland , and poland needs europe .
we must bear in mind , however , that our international competi@@ tors in many cu@@ t@@ t@@ ing@@ -@@ e@@ dge sectors of the economy take the op@@ posi@@ te view .
only today i read a wh@@ ole@@ -@@ pa@@ ge article in fran@@ k@@ fur@@ ter all@@ ge@@ me@@ ine about the current situation in haiti .
the rapporteur belie@@ ves that the new plan should also de@@ fine the control mechanisms used to inspe@@ ct cat@@ ch levels .
the development of the european economy needs exactly technological innovation .
mr so@@ lana asked : what can we europeans do ?
it happens more and more frequ@@ ently that manufacturers af@@ fi@@ x the ce mark to their products without any control , despite the fact that the goods in question do not meet eu criteria .
based on the results , with a view to 2013 , it may be pre@@ su@@ med that several investment projects will be almost complete , and new de@@ commissi@@ oning and management structures will be already available to us .
we agree with the condition of there being at least one author@@ isation issued by one member state for each vehi@@ cle .
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let me also express the hope that the entry into force of the lisbon treaty will further increase the capacity of the eu to integr@@ ate new members , fin@@ ali@@ sing the institutional reforms within the union .
e@@ sto@@ nia has one of the lowe@@ st foreign deb@@ ts in europe and has managed to put a@@ side enough re@@ serves during economic growth to be able now to face the crisis with its own means .
maritime transport on the mediterranean sea takes place under different conditions from transport across stra@@ its .
this happens in all the world 's parliaments , and this is custom@@ ary practice for our th@@ ur@@ s@@ days , as used to be the case with f@@ ri@@ day mor@@ ni@@ ng@@ s .
( fr ) mr president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , let us say this clearly : the way in which the negotiations on the anti@@ counterfe@@ iting trade agreement are being carried out is unacceptable to the european parliament .
these stress tests must establish a situation whe@@ reby no data can be provided that cannot be ver@@ i@@ fied subsequ@@ ently .
when we come to discuss the ab@@ sor@@ ption capacity of the european union , i believe there are important points to consider , such as the principle that new acce@@ ssions must not je@@ opar@@ di@@ se the european integration project .
( fr ) mr president , mr barroso , the success of the treaty of lisbon now depen@@ ds on you and your te@@ am .
therefore , i have voted against this ow@@ n-@@ initiative report .
we will certainly put the question to our turkish partners - i already mentioned that in the previous statement - and not only to turkey , but to all the partners that are close to our borders .
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mr president , at a time when member states are reducing public spending , in the uk our government is seeking to over@@ ha@@ ul the benefits system to make work pay more .
finally , the over@@ -@@ represent@@ ation of women - 30 per@@ cent - in part@@ -@@ time positions affe@@ cts labour market contributions .
the new constitution enhan@@ ces the independence of the judi@@ ci@@ ary by setting up a new constitutional body , the judicial council , in charge of the ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment and dis@@ mis@@ s@@ al of jud@@ ges .
europe must en@@ force the application of the conditions of its partnership agreements , including paragraph 2 of its association agreements on respect for human rights .
let me repeat , the m@@ sy approach mo@@ ves fisheries management in the right direction , away from over@@ -@@ exploitation and towards conditions of higher and more stable cat@@ ches and lower costs .
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in the space of 50 years the european union has managed to create a functi@@ onal internal market , in which harmonisation of the member states ' legislation has always been the rule .
in writing . - i dee@@ ply regret that the right wing has finally ' ki@@ d@@ nap@@ ped ' this report on public finances and has completely changed the main aim of it , making it a very neo@@ liberal report .
life on ear@@ th could not exist without water .
member states have not met the obligation that has exist@@ ed since 2004 rapi@@ dly to create functi@@ onal air@@ space blo@@ cks .
we must acknow@@ ledge that this has been a pa@@ in@@ ful situation for serbia .
based on this information , which we hope to receive at the end of this month , we will reflect on how best to ensure that all eu citizens have access to a basic bank account .
some pre@@ fer to mini@@ mi@@ se per@@ ce@@ i@@ ved losses rather than maxi@@ mi@@ se collective ga@@ ins .
our plan@@ et has limits .
yet , although we intended the schengen area to offer complete freedom to our citizens , we do not want to be@@ sto@@ w this pri@@ vi@@ le@@ ge upon crim@@ in@@ als .
that is , to take one more step in the process be@@ gu@@ n at the beginning of june under the leadership of the german presidency to impose the content of a rejected treaty by pres@@ enting it in another form , trying to move forward by de@@ fa@@ ul@@ t and against the express wish of the people , which is a real political fraud .
in order to achieve this , we need a prom@@ pt swi@@ t@@ ch@@ -@@ over , which means that we must also invest in training the workers involved .
however , i am all in favour of introducing another system to allo@@ cate more funds to small agricultural hol@@ dings , for example by introducing a system of degre@@ ssi@@ vity of direct payments in the light of the si@@ ze of the hol@@ dings .
the communication on rac@@ is@@ m and x@@ en@@ op@@ h@@ ob@@ ia could de@@ fine ways of improving the effectiveness of the action in this area .
the effects of climate change are appe@@ aring more quickly and on a lar@@ ger scale in the arctic region than any@@ where else in the world .
we are thus strengthening europe itself , its cohesion and the fa@@ it@@ h of the european peoples in their own uni@@ ty .
to fi@@ nish , i would like to draw your attention to the pro@@ li@@ fer@@ ation of sexual violence - i am thinking in particular of the east of the republic of the con@@ go , of the ki@@ v@@ u region - and to the importance of system@@ atically integr@@ ating gender and re@@ productive health into the emergency healthcare aspect of the humanitarian response .
it seems to me that the fundamental rights agency , despite the conditions and the competen@@ cies that it pos@@ se@@ sses , should base itself strongly on the charter of fundamental rights .
i would also like to point out that the council adopted conclusions in june of this year entitled ' equal opportunities for women and men : active and digni@@ fied ag@@ eing ' precisely to facilitate the provision of quality care services in connection with home care for el@@ der@@ ly people , taking into account the particular needs of ol@@ der men and women .
obviously it is not the directive that some of us would have drawn up if we had had the chance to do so , if each of us had been left to prepare it individu@@ ally .
in addition , the meeting was not re@@ ported in full and , therefore , the report was not correct , because many of the conne@@ ctions were not made clear .
the group of the european people 's party ( christian democrats ) has reque@@ sted the inclusion on the agenda of a commission statement on the situation in lam@@ pe@@ du@@ sa .
thank you for your attention .
in the ki@@ ri@@ lo@@ v report , we are cho@@ os@@ ing the second of these two op@@ tions .
illegal activities ( the@@ f@@ ts , ba@@ g s@@ nat@@ ching , beg@@ ging , pro@@ stitu@@ tion ) , often increasingly ag@@ gra@@ v@@ ated by the exploitation of children for such purposes , and an almost non-@@ exist@@ ent desire to integr@@ ate and to live a civili@@ sed life , are the pre@@ domin@@ ant characteri@@ stics of certain roma communities in italy .
the experience of fu@@ ku@@ sh@@ im@@ a must be of service to humani@@ ty , by becoming the basis for te@@ sting nuclear power st@@ ations and the development of improved safety criteria .
it has spe@@ ct@@ ac@@ ul@@ arly failed that test .
i would be grateful , baroness ashton , if you could send a message of encoura@@ ge@@ ment and a true message of hope to all those women who took to the stre@@ ets in pale@@ st@@ ine yesterday and who are expe@@ cting a great deal of the european union .
this should be the path set out by the report , not the ' immediate establishment of an eu civil protection force ' or the use of military means in response to humanitarian aid situations , which the report ad@@ mits could act without being under the a@@ eg@@ is and coordination of the un .
it is very important that we deal with this ' five billion ' package .
why are national governments , national parliaments and the eu so toler@@ ant of alco@@ hol ?
it re@@ acts rapi@@ dly and re@@ solu@@ tely to the human trage@@ dies all around the world .
( the speaker agreed to take a blu@@ e card question under rule 149 ( 8 ) )
my intention is to analy@@ se the respon@@ ses and then draw up a report for the council and parliament on the effectiveness of the member states ' counter@@ -@@ terrorism measures and their su@@ it@@ ability and com@@ p@@ ati@@ bility with the principle of respect for fundamental rights .
what cir@@ cul@@ ar migration bo@@ ils down to is that an im@@ migr@@ ant is granted a limited resid@@ ence per@@ mit but remains in europe after its ex@@ pi@@ ry date and goes under@@ ground .
this is why i voted against part 2 .
for the ne@@ ther@@ lands , the da@@ v@@ ies report has another extr@@ a dimension that is un@@ de@@ ni@@ able .
we think the european commission could adopt a decisive role in this matter .
i consider these aspects to be essential , and the investment required should be fun@@ ded large@@ ly through publi@@ c@@ -@@ private partner@@ ships as a new tool for industrial research and technological development .
regulation ( ec ) no 15@@ 4@@ 1 / 9@@ 8 and regulation ( e@@ ec ) no 3@@ 0@@ 30 / 9@@ 3 , which were initi@@ ally adopted in order to implement trade policy measures in the texti@@ le sector , have now become ob@@ sole@@ te instruments that con@@ stra@@ in the free market and are po@@ or@@ ly adap@@ ted to changes in the new regulatory environment .
however , when mr pu@@ tin star@@ ts to critici@@ se the un and to say that the un secre@@ tar@@ y-@@ general has gone beyond his mandate , this de@@ stabili@@ ses the un at a time when it is urgently needed .
this out@@ bre@@ ak demonstrate@@ s the importance of cross-border cooperation in the field of prev@@ enti@@ ve health .
these reforms will be introduced against the back@@ ground of un@@ preceden@@ ted efforts already under way .
i agreed with this report because i believe that it is necessary to improve political coordination at all levels in order to properly implement single market priorities aimed at boo@@ sting economic growth , competitiveness , the social market economy and sustainability in the union .
now , of course , there is much doubt about what ' s@@ mar@@ t regulation ' means .
we cannot agree with that , not least because trade in services almost always requires changes in national legislation or in implementing regulations , which often go to the very heart of the social f@@ ab@@ ri@@ c of a society , especially if it concerns basic services on which people depend .
mr president , ladies and gentlemen , texti@@ les constitu@@ te one of the key sectors in our european market .
in this context , however , the commission is considering clari@@ fying , in a declaration , our understanding of the new reci@@ tal 9@@ e of the data protection directive .
in my region , mał@@ o@@ pol@@ ska , such enterprises account for 9@@ 5 % of the total , and most of them have not been around for very long ( 30 % are less than 5 years old ) .
that is why we ab@@ stain@@ ed from voting on the report .
there are currently eight international labour organisation ( il@@ o ) con@@ ventions that have been rati@@ fied by all eu member states .
it is important to prevent and to inform those working in ho@@ sp@@ it@@ als about the risks they run .
that is why the committee on employment and social affairs was ke@@ en to incorpor@@ ate professional quali@@ fications into the e@@ q@@ f .
this is one of our weak@@ ne@@ sses and one of our problems .
that situation also ari@@ ses , but i would n@@ one@@ theless recomm@@ end that we vote in favour of this motion or at least put it to the vote .
we need it more than ever and we need it urgently .
we are now embar@@ ked on a plan to cut energy consumption and it is essential that we reach our goals on sch@@ edu@@ le .
in my opinion , economic , social and cultural rights are equally important .
we receive regular up@@ d@@ ates from kosovo , and i also meet with the responsible ministers , and once all these elements are in place , we are ready to laun@@ ch a new mission to go there and see what steps can be taken in order to open the visa liberalisation dialogue .
( el ) mr president , the credit r@@ ating agencies lost their credibility a long time ago .
we have volun@@ tari@@ ly restri@@ cted ourselves to tab@@ ling amendments of sub@@ stance only to the part that the commission is propos@@ ing to modif@@ y , and not to use the c@@ odi@@ fication of the re@@ ma@@ ining part as an opportunity to re@@ open the sub@@ stance .
a regular feat@@ ure on our agenda is the do@@ ha round negotiations : we know that an agreement is always just around the cor@@ ner but kee@@ ps es@@ ca@@ ping our gra@@ sp .
that is why we want to give priority to this now .
in this context , i would mention the european transparency initiative launched by the commission in 2005 .
member of the commission . - mr president , i welcome the excellent and spee@@ dy work done by the rapporteur , mr mar@@ tin , and his colleagues and staff .
in addition , from 1 july 2009 operators will have to charge on a per second basis , and sen@@ ding a text message will not cost more than eur 0@@ .@@ 11 .
this amount is expected to suf@@ fi@@ ce for the planned construction and operation of up to 12 carbon dio@@ xi@@ de cap@@ ture and storage plants in the european union .
madam president , i voted in favour of the de@@ ss report , but i must say i was disap@@ pointed that amendment 4 was not successful .
in writing . - i voted in favour of the sac@@ con@@ i report on co2 emissions from new cars .
now we must look to the future .
the outcome will perhaps not mat@@ ch up to our ambi@@ tions and expectations , but the decision made by the european union member states to offer eur 7@@ .@@ 2 billion to the developing countries is all the more important as these countries are in urgent need of financial support .
this programme could improve the living conditions of the whole population , and therefore of the minorities as well as the majority .
the treaties impose freedom of movement of citizens within the eu and no one wants to eng@@ age in discrimination based on the country of origin .
the entry into force of the treaty of lisbon is giving the european union more competence in the field of energy policy .
i am pleased that in this parliament , as a hungarian , i can enjo@@ y equal rights , but in slovakia i would be puni@@ shed for using my mo@@ ther ton@@ gue .
madam president , i would like to thank ri@@ a o@@ omen@@ -@@ ru@@ ij@@ ten for all her hard work on this .
that is indeed what happens .
the situation that aro@@ se should lead to greater market surve@@ il@@ l@@ ance , inspe@@ ction and the ban@@ ning or with@@ dra@@ wa@@ l of dangerous products .
this report talks about the monitoring of community law , and that is a good thing .
i believe that this was not good advi@@ ce because encouraging a country to prove itself to be v@@ indi@@ ctive , or in any event decided in its resi@@ stance , when it is not given the means , does not si@@ t very well with me .
scienti@@ sts and representatives of political cir@@ cles were elimin@@ ated , and people who were f@@ am@@ ous for being free thin@@ k@@ ers were elimin@@ ated too .
today , when the gh@@ o@@ st of rac@@ is@@ m is ha@@ un@@ ting europe , when the ch@@ au@@ vi@@ nis@@ m of the majority in n@@ ation states is visi@@ bly growing to f@@ righ@@ te@@ ning dimen@@ sions throughout central and eastern europe , we can no longer swe@@ e@@ p minority policies under the car@@ pe@@ t .
that means he must under@@ take a critical review of decentr@@ alisation and take the first steps in that direction .
voluntary corpor@@ ate social responsibility is a good thing but the prim@@ ary role in promoting and protecting human rights bel@@ ong@@ s to states and international organisations .
what you are ad@@ mit@@ ting here is that you have failed - on the economic front , the social front , the cultural front and the mor@@ al and edu@@ cational fron@@ ts - and that , instead of changing your disa@@ stro@@ us policies , your only concern is to get ri@@ d of those who prote@@ st or who critici@@ se you .
i am delighted that the priorities adopted by the g20 are based on the sustainable growth of the real economy , which will not only be the eng@@ ine that en@@ sures the creation of jobs , but will also serve as a guarantee for the protection of the public from the negative impact of the crisis , especially the poorest and most vulnerable .
( hu ) mr president , the t@@ su@@ nami after the ear@@ th@@ qu@@ ake in japan was the direct cause of the accident at the nuclear power plant , which be@@ came above all a question of safety for both the profe@@ ssion and the public .
in the case of regular international services , there is still a clear need for simpli@@ fying measures to be introduced regarding the issue of author@@ is@@ ations to provide such services in all member states of the european union .
lastly , de@@ tro@@ it calls for us to pay close attention to failed states , or to any states that are in danger of becoming failed states due to their circumstances .
it has resul@@ ted in the compromise proposal put forward by bri@@ an c@@ row@@ le@@ y , and i think it demonstrate@@ s our wi@@ ll@@ ing@@ ness to improve the legal framework for our cre@@ ative community .
that is the reason why the commission cannot accept , at this stage , the amendment concerning the li@@ mit@@ ation of farm@@ ing capacity .
( el ) madam president , commissioner , you personally said in re@@ ply to a question of min@@ e in 2006 that , in keeping with the recommendations of the committee of european secur@@ ities regul@@ ators , the commission would not be tab@@ ling any new legislative proposals in the credit r@@ ating agency sector .
they must be companies like any others , vital to the european economy .
there are numerous problems sur@@ ro@@ un@@ ding the investment .
this report encoura@@ ges the provision of healthy , good quality food to consumers at reasonable prices and the safeguar@@ ding of farmers ' in@@ comes , which are two of the european union 's key objectives .
as a result of this process , i think the draft we now have before us is one that is based on compromise in many respe@@ cts and that mee@@ ts as many demands as it pos@@ si@@ bly could .
the purpose of this would be to elimin@@ ate problems , dis@@ ord@@ ers and dela@@ ys which , unfortunately , continue to ari@@ se under the current system .
madam president , how can mrs ferre@@ ro-@@ wal@@ d@@ ner refer to russia as a partner and mr v@@ on@@ d@@ ra seek as@@ sur@@ an@@ ces on democracy and human rights ?
on 14 november , this group said that we need to have a clear goal , and the socialist and social demo@@ cra@@ t party said the same at the we@@ ek@@ end .
there is no time to list everything now .
this also concerns two young blo@@ g@@ gers .
the eu has mobili@@ sed all available policy instruments to support the countries of the western balkans in their en@@ dea@@ v@@ ours for reforms and regional cooperation .
but let me also take this opportunity to take stock some@@ what more wide@@ ly of our relationship with china , a country with which we have an ex@@ tra@@ ordinary range of complex relation@@ ships .
this , too , is something that my group is very happy to give its full b@@ ac@@ king to , and i will return to this issue at the end .
if ' negative priorities ' mean , for example , the so-called ' new priorities ' such as reali@@ sing the neo@@ liberal policies of the ' lisbon strategy ' , the security policies of ' for@@ tre@@ ss europe ' or the militar@@ isation of the eu , we would say that we could not agree more .
against this back@@ ground , labour meps could not support an increase in the eu budget .
perhaps he thought that it was an am@@ use@@ ment par@@ k .
member of the commission . - ( ro ) in the 2007 call for proposals , one network and three projects were sele@@ cted , which address minority languages for financing in the life@@ long learning programme .
finally , i hope that operators will quickly agree on the introduction of a european st@@ am@@ p for 50 gra@@ m let@@ ters and i will soon be taking a political initiative on this matter .
resol@@ ving these problems is now the most urgent minority question for the european union .
i support the decision , though i comm@@ ented on the biggest problem that is still associated with it , namely flexibility .
after all , we only have competen@@ ces in the area of tur@@ no@@ ver taxes and even there they are very limited .
for this reason , we voted against this report .
( fr ) madam president , i am of course for it , mr tar@@ a@@ bel@@ la .
written explan@@ ations of vote
as regards the second objective - the tool to reduce or su@@ spend agricultural payments when certain key elements of a national system of control fail or are in@@ effective - i think this is a useful means of taking action for the european commission .
but i think that the rules for application of the fund should be changed in order to make the assistance available for less developed member states of the european union .
only something on that scale will give markets du@@ rable confidence .
nor must we forget that the european union is not out fishing on its own , either in the mediterranean or the atlantic .
on this occa@@ sion , the rising price of agricultural ra@@ w materials was highligh@@ ted , particularly its impact on consumers in the developing countries - my fellow members have spoken about this at l@@ eng@@ th - but also on the popul@@ ations of poor countries , which im@@ port ce@@ re@@ als .
therefore , you should consider once again - although we fully support your programme - whether you should not give the subject of over@@ coming the financial market crisis higher priority than you have done so far .
com@@ position of parliament : see minutes
when i led the sen@@ ate judi@@ ci@@ ary committee , which is responsible for confir@@ ming the president 's judicial nomin@@ e@@ es , as i said , i was consist@@ ently ran@@ ked among the sta@@ un@@ che@@ st advo@@ c@@ ates of civil liber@@ ties , and i made it a priority to determin@@ e prospe@@ ctive jud@@ ges ' views on priv@@ acy before deci@@ ding whether or not they could go on the court .
in such cases , these funds should not be used up in full .
i would like to remind parliament that the person who was regul@@ arly responsible for sl@@ ow@@ ing things down at a european level - and i would ask the socialists to tell their chair@@ man this - was mr ko@@ ch@@ -@@ we@@ ser , who now hol@@ ds a good position at de@@ ut@@ sch@@ e bank .
therefore , i ask the council to un@@ blo@@ ck the doss@@ ier on the review of the european solidarity fund regulation , to request its immediate review and not to reje@@ ct the new regulation .
the proposal establish@@ es a special regime between the eu and and@@ or@@ ra to ensure that trade run@@ s smo@@ o@@ thly between the two parties without je@@ opar@@ dis@@ ing the necessary security for the tra@@ ded goods , to this end it is necessary to ensure equi@@ val@@ ent levels of security in their respective territ@@ ories .
i challenge him that we should explain to the people of europe what the protocol is on the i@@ o@@ anni@@ na declaration , and what has surpri@@ sed me most is that governments have not f@@ ought very hard in the council to stop the introduction of the lu@@ x@@ em@@ bour@@ g compromise into the treaty , which would mean destro@@ ying it .
it will now cover all the bodies , agencies , et@@ c@@ . of the european union .
in my view , it is , in fact , european citizens that will really benefit from this directive , since with the use of s@@ mar@@ t me@@ ters they will have access to all the information relating to their bi@@ lls and will be able to assess the best offer on the market and to choose their suppl@@ ier on the basis of the best price , because while it is true that it will take some years to see the effects of this liberalisation , n@@ one@@ theless it cannot be de@@ nie@@ d that the entry of new operators on@@ to the market will lead to a fall in prices and to more fav@@ ourable market conditions for eu citizens .
ladies and gentlemen , we are one european family and , as in any family , there are differences of opinion .
to conclude the debate , i have received seven mo@@ tions for resolutions pursu@@ ant to rule 10@@ 8 ( 5 ) of the rules of procedure .
the vote will take place at 12 no@@ on .
the internal market and the euro represent two real sh@@ ie@@ lds for the european union in the financial , budgetary , economic and social stor@@ m which the 27 are currently we@@ a@@ ther@@ ing .
this also provides the answer as to why in the future it will continue to be difficult for the european parliament to condem@@ n crimes equally , and why good and bad totalit@@ ari@@ an regi@@ mes will always exist .
the greenhouse effect is presented in such a way as to lead to a call for maximum reduction of emissions .
on the proposal of parliament , in 2011 the commission will begin discussions on the different types of own resources , resources which europe needs to guarantee its financial auton@@ om@@ y in the future .
the system of sanctions has also been strengthened , including the ban on access to public aid or subsidies by i@@ u@@ u ve@@ ssels and the re@@ payment of public aid or subsidies received , where necessary .
but you prove my point - thank you very much .
for very many years , the european commission has been doing everything it can to de@@ regulate the transport sector for the greater benefit of private interests , taking no account of the general interest .
i therefore very much welcome the clause providing for a review by the end of 2009 sugge@@ sted by the european parliament .
i would like to highlight the pri@@ ce@@ less contribution of women to the healthy development of the family and the ra@@ ising of children , which must not be un@@ fav@@ ou@@ ra@@ bly influ@@ en@@ ced by discrimination against women , because such un@@ desi@@ rable phenomen@@ a also have a hea@@ v@@ y impact on society itself .
however , it is clear that the p@@ har@@ maceu@@ tic@@ als industry makes a huge amount of money from the fact that the two products must always be so@@ ld together .
since it cannot meet its energy needs alone , the eu is stri@@ ving to di@@ versi@@ fy its sources of supply under trade agreements signed with countries in latin america , africa and eu@@ ra@@ sia .
there is still work to be done .
back in 2006 , the un acknowled@@ ged that the most vulnerable popul@@ ations and the poorest popul@@ ations were the main victims of climate change .
the challenge in the current review , therefore , is to increase these rates .
contrary to expectations , the financial crisis that started in america a year ago , far from ab@@ ating , has h@@ it the whole world again and again in ever bi@@ g@@ ger wa@@ ves , including the financial markets and thus the economies of europe .
financial support must be provided , taking into account primarily regional gdp .
we need to think about the fact that the day after tomorrow - just as the spanish presidency of the union has be@@ gu@@ n , inci@@ dent@@ ally - the informal european council is going to meet to take the re@@ ins of the situation politically speaking .
following a consultation with experts , i consider some amendments of eu directive 9@@ 1 / 4@@ 14 / e@@ ec and the framework directive on the sustainable use of pe@@ sti@@ ci@@ des tabled by the committee on the environment , public health and food safety to be un@@ work@@ able .
the effects of the economic and financial crisis can still be felt every@@ where and it involves numerous issues .
this is how the shi@@ p@@ b@@ reak@@ ers in the indi@@ an tow@@ n of al@@ an@@ g descri@@ be their dangerous job .
( bg ) thank you , mr president .
the next item is the report by tom@@ á@@ š zat@@ l@@ ou@@ k@@ al , on behalf of the committee on culture and education , on efficiency and equ@@ ity in european education and training systems .
there was no chance of a fair or transparent tri@@ al , because the tri@@ al was held in cam@@ era .
auth@@ or . - mr president , while we si@@ t in this chamber having gr@@ and debates , the han@@ g@@ men in iran are working over@@ time .
why is progress on er@@ t@@ ms so s@@ low and are we going to fail in our attempt to have the ec@@ m scheme in place by the end of next year ?
clearly , it is un@@ satisfac@@ tory that the regulation will apply to a di@@ stance of 2@@ 50 k@@ m or more .
i even won@@ der at times where the gl@@ as@@ s is , when it comes to bos@@ nia .
sustainable development is a huge challenge within urban areas in the 2@@ 1@@ st century and the framework presented to us today by mrs k@@ all@@ en@@ b@@ ach can help us to face this challenge .
madam president , this has been a very interesting debate because we now conclude that biodiversity loss is a problem for the developed world and in the developing world .
a ' fron@@ t@@ ier wor@@ ker ' is a person working in one member state but resid@@ ing in another providing they return home once a week .
because unani@@ mi@@ ty kil@@ ls democracy and , if we carry on like this , we will ki@@ ll our ability to create european policy .
otherwise , the chan@@ ces of a future sustainable palestinian state are being undermin@@ ed .
finally , i think that the commission 's work is not yet fi@@ ni@@ shed , and that the task force should continue its work , in order to ensure that member states are constantly aware of the pressure on them from the commission , civil society and local bodies to actually implement these guidelines .
on turkey , the commission will follow up the recommendations to improve the objectives and the monitoring of progress .
after all , like mr al@@ bre@@ ch@@ t , i note that the council is actually turning a dea@@ f e@@ ar , to some extent , and simply continuing to go its own way , whilst parliament is working hard to take a position , without this subsequ@@ ently en@@ ding up in the council programme .
the markets are sup@@ posed to be free ; i think that is something we might have a debate on some other day .
we highlight the promotion of maritime occup@@ ations and continu@@ ous training for them .
while i am sure we all wish to find ways of combating the threat of terrorism , i am not at all clear why the eu fe@@ els it necessary , with its framework decision , to du@@ pli@@ cate action that has already been taken in the council of europe .
does she actually have to go to bon@@ n with what she is being given to bring to the table ?
that is why i am very pleased , as no doubt the commissioner is too , to listen to you this mor@@ ning , to answer some of your questions and to have this final discussion with you .
it simply serves to provide greater c@@ lar@@ ity and , thereby , more effective use of the existing flexibility provisions of the regulation in respect of re@@ porting requirements .
next , we managed to get a very strict regime for condu@@ cting inspe@@ ctions : member states will be able to cooperate to plan the inspe@@ ctions of a following port of call without har@@ ming the inspe@@ ction of high-@@ risk ships , and the inter@@ val between inspe@@ ctions of these ships must not be more than six months .
but while performance is important , research and innovation does mean we also have to accept some ri@@ sk@@ - taking as well , and we cannot rule that out .
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i welcome the european commission 's effort to achieve progress , to create a space for cle@@ ar@@ -@@ cut rules and relations between the relevant parties within the energy markets .
rapporteur . - ( de ) mr president , i thank all the speakers in this debate .
but to affect all the operators in the internal market , the ones who are not using or distribu@@ ting any il@@ legally har@@ ve@@ sted ti@@ mber , hence poten@@ ti@@ ally im@@ pac@@ ting their competitiveness on the global markets , is certainly not the aim of this regulation and therefore cannot be supported .
it is for local authorities , with support from the national government , to take responsibility for such events .
thank you very much too for your attention .
i would also like to say a word about transparency in relation to the political parties .
secondly , i agree with the opinion that we currently have enough instruments for car@@ rying through integration policies .
from the very first te@@ am@@ s , they will develop in accordance with the competen@@ ces that they have been and will be given .
it is important that we have ma@@ inst@@ re@@ am@@ ing , but at the same time there must be coordination within the commission .
the second point is support for greater cooperation between the national counci@@ ls for radi@@ o and tele@@ vision broad@@ ca@@ sting and the european institutions in order to achieve better application of public service provisions .
yet ' corruption ' is not just a word that exists in and of itself .
it aims to promote both activ@@ it@@ y-@@ based budge@@ ting and activ@@ it@@ y-@@ based management .
many institutional problems have been resolved and two years of st@@ all@@ ing and un@@ certainty are drawing to a close .
on agriculture , as i said , it is cri@@ tically important to make sure that we are able to develop our industries .
i would also like to congratulate our slo@@ va@@ k frien@@ ds on the introduction of the euro in 2009 .
thank you .
yes , mr sever@@ in , there are many who are wan@@ ting a great deal , but what we should all be wan@@ ting is to be getting some idea of what a parliament is .
it is difficult to per@@ su@@ ade consumers to choose more environment@@ ally aware , but currently more expen@@ sive vehicles .
it is not governance by the eu that will help the affected countries to reco@@ ver economi@@ cally , but rather a with@@ dra@@ wa@@ l from the euro area .
we are all aware that the european integration process has numerous advantages for serbia . at the same time , serbia still needs to make major reforms .
you want the dict@@ ators to leave their countries , and you are right .
i would now just like to ask the council , in this final stage and until the end of the current presidency , to give this tele@@ com@@ s package at least the same priority as that given to energy - i know energy is very important but this package is no less important - so that we can move forward from the balan@@ cing point we have reached , as referred to just now by my colleague mrs tra@@ ut@@ man@@ n .
now we have a good compromise in the council and , therefore , i would like to make a strong personal ple@@ a , subject to a discussion with my group , for lea@@ ving paragraph 9 un@@ changed .
a tax on financial transactions at european level could poten@@ ti@@ ally gener@@ ate around eur 200 billion of reven@@ ue per year in the union and close to us@@ d 6@@ 50 billion per year glob@@ ally .
in any case , they are interested in ensuring that our co@@ s@@ me@@ tic products are safe .
will there be criminal sanctions ?
they are allowed one family visit per month .
today , however , we are not seeking dialogue but sl@@ am@@ ming a do@@ or sh@@ u@@ t .
i am sure that the serbi@@ an minority in kosovo will fully guarantee the individual and collective rights necessary for them to stay in the land of their bir@@ th .
the latter are generally well-@@ known , but it also needs to be made clear that non-@@ smo@@ k@@ ers ' rights to live in a smo@@ ke@@ -@@ free environment cannot be dependent on or restri@@ cted by smo@@ k@@ ers wi@@ shing to exercise their right to smo@@ ke at the expen@@ se of non-@@ smo@@ k@@ ers .
money should be found for this purpose as part of the mid@@ -@@ term review of the 2007-@@ 2013 financial framework .
f@@ os@@ si@@ l fuel resources are ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sti@@ ble and renewable energy is still very much exper@@ im@@ ent@@ al .
mr president , ladies and gentlemen , here , i would nevertheless like to express my appreci@@ ation and gr@@ ati@@ tude for your cooperation , on behalf of the belgian government and on behalf of my colleagues who have held the ro@@ t@@ ating presidency .
a decision on a document of in@@ accessible content can be taken only by some@@ one who is either stu@@ pi@@ d or di@@ sh@@ one@@ st .
the emu requires a fundamental reform .
we stand ready to re-@@ eng@@ age at wh@@ ate@@ ver level is useful to make sure that we do not lose what we had achieved and which remains on the table .
one small example is austria , where the income divi@@ de is about 28 % .
i would like to ask the commission to tell us what stage the discussions have reached on this subject .
as these factors , taken together , se@@ ve@@ rely restri@@ ct their development , there is provision in article 3@@ 4@@ 9 of the treaty of lisbon for specific measures to benefit the ou@@ ter@@ most regions , which must be put into practice through appropriate initiatives that seek to respond to their specific needs , not least in the agricultural and fishing sectors .
we are also looking to create many more accessible for@@ um@@ s in which to pursu@@ e this debate , using all the resources and all the technologies available today : in on-@@ line for@@ um@@ s , via the media and at local level .
allow me to state my firm bel@@ ief and the policy i intend to propose .
for natural , histori@@ cal , cultural and economic reasons , m@@ oun@@ tain regions are a model for reducing energy consumption , in line with the demands of modern life , and they l@@ end themselves to large@@ -@@ scale exper@@ im@@ ent@@ ation with the use of renewable energy sources with low@@ -@@ carbon emissions .
i voted for this resolution because i believe that in the current climate , innovation partner@@ ships constitu@@ te an important instrument in building a europe that is economi@@ cally , soci@@ ally and environment@@ ally sustainable .
we will vote in favour of the report by mr ma@@ v@@ rom@@ mat@@ is on the wh@@ ite paper on sport as it is an excellent report .
the only bit that pre@@ ten@@ ds to democratic authority is the rit@@ e that was just carried out in this chamber , which i cannot help saying put me in mind of one of those occa@@ si@@ onal meetings of the people 's assembly in the old com@@ ec@@ on times where we all stand up and congratulate ourselves on having ru@@ b@@ ber@@ -@@ st@@ am@@ ped the decision .
( pl ) madam president , the events of recent years , or months , even , but also the efforts made by individual countries and regions , indi@@ cate the growing importance of transparency not only for individual companies , but also for the development of specific states ' economies .
have we got your promi@@ se , please ?
we need to ensure the ' safety first ' principle is implemented .
i agree .
i hope that this is merely the first stage .
as colleagues have already mentioned , 50 men st@@ oned her to death , with a c@@ row@@ d of a thous@@ and b@@ yst@@ an@@ ders wat@@ ching the hor@@ ro@@ r un@@ fo@@ ld .
i am glad that we shall have a uniform approach in all the eu member states .
i endor@@ sed this important report .
we are now hon@@ our@@ ing this commitment and we hope that the council will also do so .
firstly , it was decided a few years ago , in the wa@@ ke of the arms initiative , that as from 2009 everything exce@@ pt arms may be suppl@@ ied to europe from the poorest countries .
today , the facts tell a rather different st@@ ory .
furthermore , sin@@ gl@@ ing out the spo@@ uses of non-@@ irish eu nationals for the issu@@ ing of de@@ port@@ ation ord@@ ers is contrary to eu legislation which b@@ ans discrimination based on nation@@ ality .
in memor@@ y of pi@@ ot@@ r sta@@ ń@@ cza@@ k , can i ask you all now to rise to com@@ memor@@ ate him .
we are convinced that that summit is in our interest and in the interest of the other member states , in the interest of the eu and also of africa .
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we should highlight the positive effect of this proposal , which promo@@ tes debate on a crucial subject , with the ul@@ timate aim of combating fal@@ si@@ fied medic@@ inal products .
( sl ) mr president , i would like to join with my fellow members in propos@@ ing that politicians , member states and the european union put small and medium-sized enterprises at the heart of their economic recovery efforts .
the fact is that there are too many un@@ resolved issues for us to claim that significant progress has been made on the accession negotiations , which beg@@ an almost four years ago .
it will therefore act as a po@@ inte@@ r , a po@@ inte@@ r to the position of the european union on the international stage and in any action that is proposed to secure global respect for fundamental rights .
every effort should be made to provide court authorities with research tools , so as to ensure full success ,
protection against counterfe@@ iting and the protection of inte@@ l@@ le@@ c@@ tual property are undoubtedly an important element on an international scale .
as you know , i have launched two studies aimed at further ex@@ pl@@ or@@ ing the issue of collective re@@ dre@@ ss .
how should we deal with or@@ ph@@ an works in future , in other words , boo@@ ks whose c@@ op@@ y@@ right hol@@ der cannot be identified or lo@@ cated ?
we must now have special powers to discuss the content instead of the process .
under article 4@@ 9 of the treaty on european union , ukraine may apply for membership of the eu , as can any european state that ad@@ he@@ res to the principles of liber@@ ty , democracy , respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms and the rule of law .
as such , european aid to african countries in a bi@@ d to coun@@ ter un@@ wanted immigration to europe is working , but is it the effect we had expected ?
the member states must have effective national action plans in this area , including financial mechanisms .
i welcome the stabi@@ lisation agreement between the eu and serbia .
i would like to know if this approach will be adopted and if it is going to affect the structures of the direct@@ or@@ ate@@ s@@ -@@ general - currently the direct@@ or@@ ate@@ -@@ general for justice and home affairs .
it should be recognised that many professi@@ on@@ als are working towards this , but this report highligh@@ ts the fact that there is still a great deal to be done ; we therefore need to establish mechanisms that ensure that these conditions are com@@ pl@@ ied with and that the resources are available to provide an effective response to compla@@ ints .
the debate has , above all , been a high quality one and it has focused on the following : we want to strengthen and maintain our current mobility programmes which are part of the life@@ long learning and youth on the move programmes .
at the inter@@ se@@ ction of energy and politics , our main task is to secure a regular , sufficient , economic , sustainable and environment@@ ally friendly energy supply .
this state , this government , this president , s@@ cor@@ n the rights of men and women .
i should like , in particular , to refer to the role of the european maritime safety agency or em@@ sa .
due to the environmental pres@@ sures resulting from cent@@ ur@@ ies of human activity , wil@@ der@@ ness areas today cover only 4@@ 6 % of the ear@@ th 's sur@@ face .
my frien@@ ds , i hope that there will be many more of us sou@@ ver@@ a@@ ini@@ st@@ es here in july .
the intention is to advance and promote the political and foreign policy agenda of the european commission .
the commission does not offer help and support when the uk is strug@@ gl@@ ing .
we therefore agree with the proposal in this question , which seems to us highly appropriate .
i think our goals are the same .
just when developments in the international system require the european union to become a credi@@ ble ac@@ tor in security and defence ; just when the european approach to crisis management through supporting democracy rather than ex@@ porting it appe@@ ars to be more su@@ i@@ ted to the challenges of our times ; just when the economic crisis makes the op@@ tion of developing a common defence ine@@ vit@@ able ; just when the treaty of lisbon provides new instruments to develop the c@@ s@@ dp within the framework of an integrated approach ; in short , just when a quality lea@@ p in the c@@ s@@ dp has become necessary and possible , the european e@@ di@@ fi@@ ce seems to be cre@@ ak@@ ing dange@@ rou@@ s@@ ly and there is a real risk that the ambi@@ tions and pos@@ sibilities of the c@@ s@@ dp will have to be dra@@ sti@@ cally dow@@ n@@ si@@ zed .
what is more , the proposal to extend from 14 to 20 weeks with full pay is not a finan@@ ci@@ ally acceptable position for many countries .
the next conference of the parties , to be held in do@@ ha in march , referred to as the ' co@@ p x@@ v ' , is a great opportunity to debate a series of proposals to change the cl@@ assi@@ fication of various species of fl@@ ora and fa@@ u@@ na in the ap@@ pen@@ di@@ ces to the convention according to the level of threat , and other proposals to improve the application and observ@@ ance of the convention .
this comprehensive report se@@ ts out the main points on which the eu can now provide genuine added value in order to op@@ ti@@ mi@@ se this re@@ source intelli@@ gently so that it is benefi@@ cial to all , to those working in the tou@@ ri@@ st industry , to the tou@@ ri@@ sts themselves , and in short to europeans , with long-term conserv@@ ation of our lan@@ ds@@ ca@@ pes and eco@@ systems .
madam president , on behalf of the group of the greens / european free alliance , i would like to emphasise that we consider the mess@@ ages in this decision on the ratification and implementation of the il@@ o 's con@@ ventions to be very necessary and a matter of great urg@@ ency .
mr wil@@ ders , as a du@@ tch parliament@@ ari@@ an and lea@@ der of the party for freedom in the du@@ tch parliament , is being pro@@ secu@@ ted for ex@@ pressing his opinion .
they have therefore deman@@ ded compliance with local standard wa@@ ge rates as a social crit@@ eri@@ on , since these are above the minimum wa@@ ge .
for most pen@@ si@@ oners in bulgaria are not of g@@ y@@ p@@ sy origin and therefore they do not rely on free l@@ un@@ ch .
the report by mr de@@ ha@@ en@@ e , on behalf of the committee on constitutional affairs , on the impact of the treaty of lisbon on the development of the institutional balance of the european union ,
we have still not sol@@ ved the problem of the financing of the i@@ ter fu@@ sion energy project for the next few years - something that has been mentioned by several people .
announ@@ cement : see minutes
as the un special representative for this country stated , haiti has become a republic of ngos .
thirdly , hu@@ ma@@ nising the debate about the victims , who are people who are suffering and need to be protected , defen@@ ded , recognised , hel@@ ped and supported .
this should apply specifically to imports as well .
we need to stand by the victims and their families and make a fran@@ k declaration of solidarity .
this report also comments on the com@@ position of the fruit supply .
this is how i feel this e@@ vening about our au@@ dio@@ vi@@ su@@ al media services ' without fron@@ t@@ iers ' directive , a fee@@ ling of satisfac@@ tion and pri@@ de i wish to share with the child 's god@@ mo@@ ther , our excellent rapporteur ru@@ th h@@ ie@@ ro@@ nymi .
this year , only 11 % of the eur 500 million available was reque@@ sted .
it was agree@@ able to hear that , in the name of the council and the commission , the cooperation pact would focus on human rights and democracy and try to promote the development of the rule of law .
moreover , prof@@ it@@ ability involves ali@@ gn@@ ment of policies in this sector with the objectives of the europe 2020 strategy .
i would like to add something on euro@@ bonds .
fi@@ f@@ thly and finally , you need to put a floor in the market for our inten@@ sive sector , with export re@@ funds extended immediately to meat and ham@@ s .
the european union must ce@@ a@@ se to provide this support .
in ess@@ ence what i would really like to say is that there always comes a time in life when we focus more on the method of the method than on the objective and the way to achieve it .
i urge the commission to get a move on .
they re@@ place the former post-@@ war regulations which concentr@@ ated on border control , specifically the health control of ships and their cre@@ ws , and which included international vacc@@ ination against ye@@ l@@ low fe@@ ver , to which other vacc@@ in@@ ations were subsequ@@ ently added .
in poland , 6@@ 5 % of people aged between 35 and 6@@ 5 are over@@ we@@ ight or obe@@ se .
we believe , however , that we have offered a major contribution to the commission and the council , and in particular to the commission , to help it , in future , to carry out a wh@@ ole@@ s@@ ale revision of the rules in order to sh@@ el@@ ter europe from this dam@@ aging phenomen@@ on .
we must implement a policy of na@@ ming and sh@@ am@@ ing .
for the first time in the eu agricultural reform , the european parliament has full power of co@@ decision and will act as an important negoti@@ ator among the member states , the council and the european commission .
furthermore , in some economies , tax competition causes severe problems for the mac@@ ro@@ economic balance with var@@ ying consequences , particularly in terms of the level of quality and qu@@ anti@@ ty of public property made available by these countries to their citizens .
the growing number of children living in or@@ p@@ han@@ ages and the violations of their rights - particularly human trafficking , illegal adoption and work , and pro@@ stitu@@ tion - that continue to take place in the european union , has led to a stance of trying to re@@ verse this situation .
i congratulate the rapporteur for this doss@@ ier .
i hope that , eight months after the new y@@ or@@ k conference on the re@@ construction of haiti , it will no longer be possible to ci@@ te a lack of funds as an ex@@ c@@ use for the little progress recor@@ ded to date , given that all the speakers agreed that the humanitarian pha@@ se must continue for many months yet .
he was my pre@@ de@@ cess@@ or in the role , v@@ á@@ cla@@ v ha@@ ve@@ l , and it was four years before our accession to the eu .
we must make more effort to implement three key priorities : firstly , to promote entrepreneu@@ r@@ ship ; secondly , to improve youth em@@ ploy@@ ability by adap@@ ting education to the needs of the labour market ; and thirdly , to give young people an opportunity to play a more active role in society .
therefore , thank you to the commissioner for being prepared to cooperate on this issue in a stra@@ i@@ gh@@ t@@ forward way , and thanks to all my colleagues who have worked on and supported this report .
the lat@@ vi@@ an non-@@ citizens are not nationals of any state and they have no right to participate in any elections .
spending a long period in the water in the middle of the north atlantic we@@ aring a life j@@ ac@@ ke@@ t is not much fu@@ n .
however , the information that we have received from various countries is that in some regions , some small companies are finding economic survi@@ val increasingly difficult .
what is our and your message to the general assembly ?
i can therefore only appeal to all members of parliament in the region to come to their sen@@ ses once and for all and pre@@ di@@ cate their policies on the welfare of their citizens .
we therefore success@@ fully pre@@ ven@@ ted the european parliament adopting a position ge@@ are@@ d too much towards mand@@ atory regulations on corpor@@ ate governance .
mr president , we have here today an important task to per@@ form for the discharge of the se@@ v@@ ent@@ h , ei@@ gh@@ th and ni@@ n@@ th european development funds ( e@@ d@@ f@@ s ) and the part of the tent@@ h e@@ d@@ f cor@@ respon@@ ding to 2008 .
there is a whole series of profe@@ ssions in which impro@@ per organisation of working time can end@@ an@@ ger life .
out of the three languages proposed by the european commission for the pat@@ ents system , only one of them is compar@@ able to spanish in terms of si@@ ze .
what under@@ lies these reasons ?
the european commission really must give priority to agriculture in its development aid , particularly aid to allow farmers to gain access to markets and aid to small and medium-sized family far@@ ms .
but if we could some@@ how create a new prece@@ dent that , ide@@ ally , the commission president would come and address our committee , ma@@ y@@ be that would help make our committee help your work , and we could then become part of the solution .
first , concerning the death penalty , let me say that i have taken up this issue very for@@ ce@@ fully .
under this directive , that would not be enough : people would have to send a fa@@ x or something similar .
mr al@@ var@@ o is absolutely right in this regard .
he was linked to us live from china by te@@ lep@@ h@@ one .
it would have m@@ eri@@ ted this and it would also reas@@ sure us that you think it is as important as you are now saying .
until now , in fact , there have been no excep@@ tions to the principle of non-@@ eli@@ gi@@ bility of such costs .
we therefore see the proposal as an as yet un@@ fi@@ ni@@ shed product , but we fully agree with mr ca@@ sh@@ man that it should lead to increased transparency and that is what we have indi@@ cated in our amendments .
after all , it is un@@ de@@ ni@@ able that the financial and economic crises have dealt europe a hea@@ v@@ y b@@ low .
to address this issue , since 199@@ 4 , there has been an inter@@ institutional agreement between parliament , the commission and the council on an acce@@ ler@@ ated working method for the adoption of c@@ odi@@ fied acts .
perhaps , though , it would be wi@@ ser for the european elect@@ or@@ ate to fi@@ ll parliament with more meps who care more about working for the safety of their fellow citizens than about standing up for free trade , which destro@@ ys people and the environment .
we are also making it possible to have re@@ course to the european court of justice in lu@@ x@@ em@@ bour@@ g in respect of these basic rights , al@@ be@@ it under certain very nar@@ row@@ ly defined conditions .
in this regard , we need greater cooperation between the customs authorities and consumer protection authorities in the member states in order to protect consumers from un@@ safe imports .
enough is enough .
we can prove that .
these technical guidelines are to be re@@ vie@@ wed or supple@@ mented every five years , the first period en@@ ding on 31 december 2007 .
she had to work 12 hours a day , seven days a week .
on the matter itself , i would like to make it quite clear that c@@ ô@@ te d '@@ i@@ vo@@ ire , of course , has many problems which need to be resolved .
i must stress that these activities are of a pu@@ rely pre@@ li@@ min@@ ary nature .
mr v@@ on wo@@ ga@@ u was once the chair of the committee on economic and monetary affairs and was instru@@ mental in bringing about the european single currency .
whether it be fundamental rights , priv@@ acy , minority rights , ' european union citiz@@ en@@ ship ' or asylum and immigration policy , this con@@ fu@@ sed as@@ sor@@ t@@ ment in fact serves as a pre@@ text for encouraging the feder@@ alist ambi@@ tion of a european bureaucr@@ atic super@@ state .
just like me , at the beginning of this term of office , you had the op@@ tion of cho@@ os@@ ing from which cof@@ fers your da@@ ily all@@ owan@@ ces would be paid : from the uk cof@@ fers or from those of the european union .
one of the core european support strategies must be to maintain this sup@@ por@@ tive structure and develop it in a wom@@ an@@ -@@ friendly way .
l@@ ady ashton , we look forward to your actions to correct the present discrimination against new member states in what will become the e@@ e@@ as .
the least that we can say is that the tuni@@ sian regime has har@@ dly heard you since your ap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment .
mr president , honourable members , i believe that what parliament is about to adopt is a good compromise , re@@ conci@@ ling the council 's demands , the demands of the majority of meps and the european commission 's proposals .
in this respect , we recognise the importance of the communication from the commission entitled ' deli@@ vering an area of freedom , security and justice for europe 's citizens - action plan implementing the stock@@ hol@@ m programme ' , which pres@@ ents initiatives to help implement the programme .
mr president , i have to ad@@ mit that the treaty of lisbon and its social commitments read well .
it would be a p@@ ity if ne@@ p@@ al spo@@ iled this ce@@ le@@ br@@ ation by continuing to limit the rights of the ti@@ bet@@ an minority and got a red card from the international community as a result .
it lik@@ es talks about talks because all that time gives it the opportunity to keep changing the facts on the ground and making a two@@ -@@ state solution that much har@@ der to achieve .
it will make trave@@ lling qui@@ c@@ ker and easier .
i consider that to be a given in a functioning internal market with respect for in@@ viol@@ able human rights .
what would have happened if they had tr@@ ied to do the same thing with the president of the united states of america , bar@@ ack ob@@ ama , who also recognised and paid tribu@@ te to the 18@@ 4@@ 8 hungarian war of independence , had he wi@@ shed to come to romania ?
( nl ) i pointed yesterday to turkey 's una@@ s@@ sa@@ il@@ able position as an aspir@@ ing member state and this report merely confir@@ ms that special status .
everyone here clearly agre@@ es that this is not possible .
we strongly agree with making ex@@ pli@@ ci@@ t a wom@@ an 's right to return to the same job , 20 weeks mat@@ er@@ ni@@ ty leave and reasonable pat@@ er@@ ni@@ ty leave .
be@@ ij@@ ing 's latest act of op@@ pression was the decision to introduce chinese as the com@@ pul@@ s@@ ory official language in tibet , even though the people speak ti@@ bet@@ an and consider man@@ dar@@ in to be a foreign language .
administrative bur@@ dens and costs have to be proportion@@ ate to the environmental benefits , because if that is the case , we will have a win@@ -@@ wi@@ n situation which would help businesses meet their environmental commitments , bring significant support in the fight against climate change , and have the potential to improve health conditions for young and old people across my region .
at a time when we are considering the future of the cap , it seems necessary not to over@@ look this need and this right - which should be universal - to food for all .
i am of the opinion that the resolution in question tack@@ les these areas well and have therefore voted in favour of this resolution .
good quality , af@@ for@@ d@@ ability and acce@@ ssi@@ bility for everyone are essential for this , since it is an instrument for equal opportunities and integration .
this legislation will also ensure greater transparency , thereby guaranteeing equal access to information , making pri@@ cing more transparent , increasing trust in the market , and helping to avoid any possible mani@@ pul@@ ation or any sort of mani@@ pul@@ ation of the market .
i voted in favour of the au@@ ken report on the impact of exten@@ sive ur@@ ba@@ nisation in spain on individual rights of european citizens , on the environment and on the application of eu law , on the basis of petitions which i have received .
cor@@ ri@@ gen@@ dum ( rule 2@@ 16 ) : see minutes
energy security , rising energy costs and climate change are perhaps the greatest challenges facing europe in the 2@@ 1@@ st century .
the eu and tuni@@ sia were in the process of formul@@ ating the action plan for the period 201@@ 1@@ -@@ 201@@ 6 , and this process will require both partners to com@@ mit themselves to achieving greater progress on all the issues involved , in particular that of human rights and fundamental freedoms .
we need to take measures in this area without delay .
moreover , we have recently launched a bilateral human rights dialogue with the col@@ om@@ bi@@ an government which provides a channe@@ l for a more regular and system@@ atic exchange of information and experience in the human rights field , and will help inform technical cooperation .
we therefore hope , commissioner , that you will bear in mind this position in the measures that will be developed , acknowled@@ ging the member states ' complete legitimacy to continue legisl@@ ating at this time .
sometimes , the costs of exclusion are greater than those of inclusion , when we take account of the benefits that this brings .
congratul@@ ations , mr man@@ de@@ l@@ son .
therefore i have tr@@ ied to cover all the cases .
statistics are used by member states , by the eu , inter@@ nation@@ ally and by many other stake@@ holders for a var@@ ie@@ ty of purposes .
it is our wish and our duty to pre@@ serve them .
what is more , there is a serious risk that turkey is about to laun@@ ch a large@@ -@@ scale military attack on iraq .
in dar@@ fu@@ r , in particular , several international ngos , including m@@ é@@ dec@@ ins du mon@@ de , say that it is becoming more and more difficult for them to reach the victims outside the cam@@ ps for the disp@@ lac@@ ed and that there is a fre@@ sh up@@ sur@@ ge of violence against the people and humanitarian workers .
i would say that swi@@ t@@ zer@@ land is not just a be@@ au@@ ti@@ ful and or@@ der@@ ly country ; it is of great interest to the european union due to its direct democracy , the con@@ feder@@ ation of can@@ t@@ ons .
the same applies to the c@@ ab@@ ot@@ age rules .
this must be used to achieve more ambitious goals set by the eu .
on account of this , i voted for this resolution , and i agree with the idea that in the air@@ line sector , we must also regulate this gap in our legal system , something which has pre@@ va@@ iled today .
substantial and much needed economic growth followed .
you have our full support here .
it related to the attitude which you adopted 10 years ago following the a@@ sian crisis : an attitude which you today consider was in@@ sufficien@@ tly firm towards those who thought that these were pa@@ ssing problems .
i believe that the slo@@ ts bel@@ ong to the public and not to the air@@ ports or the airlines , and that is why we must pay particular attention to this in the future .
we k@@ new from the very beginning that trans@@ form@@ ing europe into a low@@ -@@ carbon economy is not an easy task .
according to information from the b@@ b@@ c , france wanted a power of at@@ tor@@ ne@@ y of general , worldwide scope , not just for somali@@ a , but was fortun@@ ately unable to wi@@ n through on this .
in particular , states should com@@ mit to policies aimed at collabor@@ ating with the international criminal court and protecting the victims of violence .
i hope that the report we have adopted will further acce@@ ler@@ ate the implementation of the europe@@ ana project .
some progress has been made in the case of large under@@ tak@@ ings , with the adoption of the regulation on the european private company statu@@ te on 8 october 2001 .
it is clear that there can be no simple way of maintaining these systems .
however , i should like to join those who have pointed out that the agenda does not end there .
unfortunately , although the project was launched back in november 2008 , it is not making progress , primarily due to obstacles over c@@ op@@ y@@ right , as well as reduced funding .
so it is the whole control and supervision chain that failed .
that applied years ago to the ste@@ el industry , and it must now apply to ope@@ l and to the car industry in europe as a whole .
so , after 11 : 00 on we@@ d@@ nes@@ day , 16 february , no more additional mo@@ tions or amendments will be accepted .
we cannot say , on the one hand , that we are members of this stability and growth pact and of the euro area , and , on the other , that our budget has nothing to do with the euro , or that this is a stri@@ ctly national competence .
are we on the side of repres@@ sion , an al@@ ie@@ n way of life , the exploitation of the u@@ i@@ gh@@ ur region 's natural asse@@ ts , or of the pre@@ serv@@ ation of cul@@ tures , freedom and peoples ' right of self-@@ determination ?
the wa@@ ve of indi@@ gn@@ ation in the countries of africa and their peoples ' strug@@ g@@ les , in particular , those of the peoples of tuni@@ sia and egypt , demand our greatest attention and solidarity .
but the ag@@ eing population is one of the most pressing challenges for the future and we know that dem@@ enti@@ a is one of the main causes of dis@@ ability and depend@@ ence among the el@@ der@@ ly .
the proposed regulation which is submitted today provides for the de@@ le@@ tion of article 5 , which ce@@ a@@ sed to be v@@ ali@@ d in 196@@ 1 , and an amendment to article 6 , aimed at reducing the carr@@ iers ' administrative obligations by aboli@@ shing their obligation to re@@ tain c@@ op@@ ies show@@ ing full price information , since this information is included any@@ way on the con@@ sign@@ ment no@@ tes and in the carr@@ iers ' accoun@@ ting systems .
on behalf of the ppe-de group . - ( fr ) mr president , president of the commission , president-in-office , ladies and gentlemen , the lisbon european council marks a return to a europe of achie@@ vements and added value .
on a local level it has come to mean job in@@ security and , worse still , the loss of jobs in manufac@@ turing and services , which i saw at first hand in my own community in wal@@ es , where i live , earlier this year with the closure of the bur@@ ber@@ ry fac@@ tory , which me@@ ant the loss of hundreds of jobs in a very poor area , a conver@@ gence area .
it is also possible to say the same about other regions , with due reference to their specific needs and integration proce@@ sses .
in writing . - ( pt ) being fully aware of the re@@ tro@@ spe@@ ctive nature of the resolution , we voted in favour , mainly because of the content of paragrap@@ h@@ s 7 and 8 , which :
the aim of the report is to extend by a further five years the current requirement for eu countries to have a minimum standard vat rate of 15 % .
more than ever , the community must speak with one voice , and solidarity among the member states is the basis for that .
commissioners , i believe that your approach of using the financial crisis to e@@ rod@@ e the rights of workers is also a cy@@ ni@@ cal one .
neither the european union nor a member state should set limits on anyone who is willing to work extr@@ a hours or hold several part@@ -@@ time positions and they should assu@@ me that the employe@@ r has not co@@ er@@ ced the employe@@ e to do so .
it is essential for appropriate resources to be made available so that the body can operate more effectively .
i hope that these make it through .
i will obviously pay close attention to all parliament 's suggesti@@ ons .
( nl ) madam president , i thought that you had over@@ loo@@ ked me .
concerning independent ex@@ it po@@ lls , this is not an essential element for the elections .
president mu@@ bar@@ ak , as he is today - and i respect his long strug@@ gle - is in@@ capable of leading the political transition ; it is mad@@ ness to ask that of him and to let the mu@@ bar@@ ak cl@@ an s@@ qu@@ are up to the el@@ bar@@ ade@@ i cl@@ an today on the stre@@ ets of ca@@ ir@@ o .
i think this is one of the key things they should be doing , and it would be interesting to know why certain member states have not yet actually signed up to the relevant con@@ ventions and proto@@ col@@ s .
at present we are faced with a co@@ ld political cal@@ cul@@ ation .
the comb@@ ination of the demographic issue with the migration issue poses potential risks and we cannot simply coun@@ t on these popul@@ ations for demographic renewa@@ l .
although it does not get it from schengen , it ge@@ ts it individu@@ ally from each member state .
this is tru@@ er now than ever .
i will work on this with commissioner š@@ pi@@ dla , who is responsible for this area of legislation .
thank you , mr vir@@ ran@@ ko@@ ski .
it is very easy to critici@@ se , but as a polish wom@@ an , i remember that we were once hel@@ ped .
for these reasons , i voted for this report .
we also urgently need to ensure that ma@@ ur@@ it@@ ania requires that third countries with which it establish@@ es other agreements should respect the same rules followed by ve@@ ssels fl@@ ying the eu fla@@ g , so preventing competitive in@@ equ@@ alities that put the eu fle@@ et at a dis@@ advantage .
when the feder@@ ation of muni@@ cip@@ alities of the czech republic raised comments on the position of our government towards the eu 2020 strategy , not only were these comments not incorpor@@ ated , but the feder@@ ation did not even receive a proper response on how the comments were hand@@ led .
the calls of politicians for an autom@@ atic exten@@ sion of this regulation is more of a politically po@@ pu@@ list ge@@ st@@ ure than a rati@@ on@@ ally justified step refle@@ cting the changes that have taken place in the eu in the field of tele@@ communications since 2007 .
it is up to you to implement this budget accur@@ ately without wa@@ sting a single euro .
on the other hand , any increase in the community budget will be channe@@ lled towards funding the anti-@@ gra@@ ss@@ roo@@ ts policy and action of the eu , such as the ne@@ w@@ ly adopted mechanism of the european external action service to facilitate the eu 's poli@@ ti@@ co@@ -@@ military imperi@@ alist inter@@ v@@ enti@@ oni@@ st policy .
freedom of the press is essential in a democratic society .
we did , of course , continue discussions with this country .
furthermore , this is not only about you .
whether i@@ cel@@ and is , perhaps , quite well prepared for membership is another issue .
there are vo@@ ices war@@ ning that the independence of the ec@@ b is in danger , one of the reasons being that the informal meetings of the finance ministers of the euro@@ zone will receive , under the treaty of lisbon , an official status .
i welcome that the commissioner wants to provide more money to the produ@@ cer organisations , but this is still not sufficient to resolve the sector 's concerns .
as vice-@@ chair of the delegation for relations with canada , i even had to wit@@ ness , at one point , a situation where canada ac@@ ted as a medi@@ ator between the european union and the united states .
irish tur@@ f-@@ cu@@ t@@ ters and bo@@ g ow@@ ners are now being asked to ce@@ a@@ se cu@@ tting tur@@ f for personal use .
as we all know , the 27 eu member states go about sel@@ ling tele@@ vision rights for major s@@ porting events in different ways .
there is a need for better coordination of human and ve@@ ter@@ in@@ ari@@ an research on resi@@ stance , as well as further research on new anti@@ bio@@ tic@@ s , alternative treat@@ ments and animal disease prevention and control practices .
ladies and gentlemen , i have en@@ coun@@ tered a difficul@@ ty .
i think it could be more accur@@ ately descri@@ bed as a little step in the right direction : one small step in the right direction .
we cannot accept that we need legislation in this regard , and when we reach the figures , we turn back .
i hope that f@@ ri@@ day 's european council will be an important mi@@ le@@ stone in this respect .
( the president br@@ iefly cut off the speaker )
the result , as we can see today , would be su@@ spi@@ ci@@ on of in@@ competence , pre@@ sum@@ ption of il@@ legitimacy and ten@@ sion between political families .
( fr ) mr president , president-in-office of the council , like the president of the european parliament , like many other fellow members , i am a child of the ru@@ ins of the second world war , and i very much appreci@@ ate the de@@ di@@ cation that you therefore put in your speech , which fl@@ ou@@ ts scep@@ tici@@ sm .
is that the line you want to take or not ?
what is the influence of the financial crisis on these discussions ?
the report on bi@@ -@@ regional cooperation between the european union and the latin american and cari@@ b@@ be@@ an countries , which the joint presidency presented at the previous , four@@ th summit meeting in vie@@ n@@ na , is pro@@ of of the substantial progress which has been achieved so far in the actual implementation of the commitments made .
however , free@@ z@@ ing further financing for the n@@ cts , as proposed in the report , would be counter@@ productive to the necessary further development of more effective transi@@ t control .
that said , it is true that european law is not properly appli@@ cable , as union law is not directly appli@@ cable in a territory that is not an ou@@ ter@@ most region .
the aid measures provided by the commission cover three aspects .
however , what the report emphasi@@ ses is the presence of women in industry : women have low@@ -@@ paid jobs in low@@ -@@ paid industry bran@@ ches , they are in the majority where there are no trade uni@@ ons , and consequently no guarantees under collective agreements ; women work in vulnerable industry bran@@ ches , and they are the first to be laid off in the event of mass redun@@ dan@@ cy .
the main reason - the time taken for trans@@ l@@ ation - accounts for about ni@@ ne months .
i do not accept that the common consolid@@ ated corpor@@ ate tax base ( c@@ c@@ ct@@ b ) will not ham@@ per eu competitiveness as proposed in the tou@@ b@@ on report .
fal@@ si@@ fied medicines are a global danger .
however , this support must be made condi@@ tional on specific terms and requirements .
we must think european , we must think global , and our national action must be concer@@ ted and coordinated , with scope for the commission to take initiatives .
i therefore propose that this identi@@ ty mar@@ king be taken to do@@ ha as a useful contribution to the debate .
alle@@ vi@@ ating the short@@ age of org@@ ans is a serious challenge for europe .
i am therefore pleased with the initiative of draf@@ ting a report specially de@@ voted to combating this problem .
in writing . - ( nl ) the transport sector accounts for one fi@@ f@@ th of greenhouse ga@@ ses .
ladies and gentlemen , sustainable development is not an out@@ d@@ ated concept , a pa@@ ssing fa@@ d of politicians and environment@@ alists .
i believe that it was indeed vit@@ ally urgent to simplify the legislative framework in this respect .
i would also war@@ n against taking the voluntary approach .
i would like to see that as part of its safety br@@ ief , the ' intelli@@ gent car ' should dis@@ allow use of mobi@@ le te@@ lep@@ hon@@ es and that mobi@@ le te@@ lep@@ hon@@ es in cars should be inst@@ al@@ led in such a way that they do not take the dri@@ ver 's attention away from the road .
what plans does it have to provide european citizens with information in the run@@ -up to the election and indu@@ ce them to take part in the european elections in the context of un@@ fav@@ ourable developments affecting issues of importance to the eu concerning international economic and trade relations ?
thirdly , why are you under@@ taking staff changes in the relevant de@@ part@@ ment at this particular time ?
it has lu@@ m@@ ped all funds not already covered by the u@@ ci@@ ts directive , from investment tru@@ sts to he@@ dge funds , in a single mi@@ xed ba@@ g of expen@@ sive legislation .
all of the em@@ in@@ ent people hap@@ pi@@ ly stand there and tell everyone how much they like europe , but when it comes to doing something and actually implementing these things , the council sud@@ den@@ ly has problems .
however , just as he stop@@ ped speaking , the interpre@@ ters said : ' he really is speaking too quickly .
moreover , the new legal basis for instruments or policies related to the common foreign and security policy ( c@@ f@@ sp ) are also established , for instance the sanctions against non-@@ state enti@@ ties , space policy and energy security , combating climate change , prevention of international terrorism and protection of personal data .
the stor@@ ies given by both sides were totally different on certain issues , so that was the moment when we started to pu@@ sh the monitoring issue .
mr president , ladies and gentlemen , to bring citizens closer to europe there is a need , as i said in the european convention for the new treaty , to give europe a sou@@ l , that respe@@ cts the various languages and identi@@ ties , re@@ af@@ fir@@ ming common roo@@ ts and values , and you have tr@@ ied to express that sou@@ l in your speech today , president-in-office .
the directive is the first important step towards legislation that aims to provide justice and transparent procedures to achieve a more effective policy on return at european level .
the eu has , until recently , been bo@@ a@@ sting of the improving situation of women on the labour market , and in secur@@ ing education , de@@ cent living standards , access to women 's healthcare or greater represent@@ ation in constitutional bodies , but the dee@@ pe@@ ning crisis seems to have con@@ signed this to the marg@@ ins of community interest .
it is the aim of the ira@@ nian government to sil@@ ence all opposition once and for all both in@@ side and outside the country .
i now want to thank the belgian presidency for its ti@@ re@@ less efforts on the financial doss@@ iers , you and your te@@ am@@ s , commissioner , and , obviously , my fellow members in the european parliament who particip@@ ated in this study and who supported our positions .
the entire green paper is based on the erro@@ ne@@ ous as@@ sum@@ ption that , as long as i impose a legal obligation on the tax@@ pa@@ yer to invest a por@@ tion of the resources as@@ signed to the pension system into a fund not guaranteed by the state , he will get a higher pension that he would from the first pillar alone .
i am not aware of any recent changes in the situation in uz@@ be@@ k@@ istan , other than the fact that the council is de@@ liber@@ ating on whether or not to re@@ move the travel b@@ ans on uz@@ be@@ k leaders .
who can believe in a la@@ sting solution if the political and territorial uni@@ ty of pale@@ st@@ ine is not guaranteed ?
the european union has played a fundamental role in this process and has already contribu@@ ted eur 3@@ .@@ 7 billion since 2002 .
he was ar@@ re@@ sted by ig@@ or s@@ mi@@ r@@ no@@ v 's regime in the self-@@ pro@@ cla@@ i@@ med republic of trans@@ ni@@ stri@@ a .
the existence of an ag@@ gre@@ ssive , viol@@ ent minority , whether it consi@@ sts of mus@@ li@@ ms , christi@@ ans , je@@ ws or members of other fa@@ it@@ h communities , can never provide a justi@@ fication for att@@ ac@@ king other religi@@ ons .
the dis@@ qu@@ ie@@ t that is beginning to be felt in the european media conve@@ ys a whole range of mi@@ xed mess@@ ages .
however , due to differences of culture and tradi@@ tion , and also in the system of organisation , there are different approach@@ es to this issue within the member states .
is it your direct@@ or@@ ate@@ -@@ general ?
in very bl@@ un@@ t terms , more ol@@ der people means increased spending on pensions and health .
the court also reports improvements in internal policies , such as research programmes , and external actions .
we are also see@@ ing refugees coming to europe now - to lam@@ pe@@ du@@ sa and to mal@@ ta .
indeed , all along we have argu@@ ed that a resolved kosovo hel@@ ps serbia 's eu aspir@@ ations , and today we repeat that we want them to succeed .
let me also say that as a result of earlier debates a more stable and constan@@ t plat@@ form has been established , including the demogra@@ ph@@ y forum and the alliance for families .
i find myself almost , indeed entirely , in agreement with the commissioner on this subject .
this difference is a serious obstac@@ le in building a common identi@@ ty .
european citizens expect us to ea@@ se busin@@ ess@@ -@@ making in the digital sphere where operations like electronic payments and e-@@ identi@@ fication should be coherent and under@@ stan@@ d@@ able .
we welcome the commission 's commitment to a multilateral c@@ ode of condu@@ ct , under the a@@ eg@@ is of the international monetary fund .
madam president , mr re@@ ul , you are the chair of the committee .
it should be made clear where the commission can act and where the commission cannot act . it would simply lead to further accu@@ s@@ ations of a democratic defici@@ t and cy@@ ni@@ ci@@ sm and an@@ ger on behalf of citizens if a million sig@@ natu@@ res were to be ga@@ the@@ red for a peti@@ tion and then it were dee@@ med to be outside the competence of the eu .
these projects are continuing in the se@@ v@@ ent@@ h framework programme ; they are now linked to the implementation of the european research area .
that is why the ships need to be adap@@ ted to the ri@@ ver , rather than vi@@ ce ver@@ sa .
i think that it is very important that the spanish presidency has decided to make a priority of the fight against violence .
i want to ask you whether we can have any hope that this will happen .
the commission sha@@ res the broad analysis on the causes of the food crisis which h@@ it many developing countries in the first part of 2008 .
the b@@ la@@ sp@@ he@@ my laws , which carry the death penalty , are in@@ com@@ p@@ ati@@ ble with the common values we seek to promote in our relations with pakistan .
this is the ul@@ timate goal we set ourselves , and i do believe that we are close to achieving it .
here i si@@ t with my colleagues , da@@ nie@@ l han@@ na@@ n and ch@@ r@@ is he@@ at@@ on-@@ har@@ r@@ is , who are also members of a great organisation called the direct democracy movement .
we are sure that from now on the majority ethnic groups in european countries will place importance not only on the ac@@ qui@@ sition of the official language of the state , but also on ensuring that other groups living al@@ ong@@ side them are able to pre@@ serve their mo@@ ther ton@@ gue and learn it at every level in their own education institutions , and that they are able to use their mo@@ ther ton@@ gue in the public administration , in the courts and in the legisl@@ at@@ ure .
a hope for return to democratic gover@@ ning was heard in 199@@ 0 when the national le@@ ag@@ ue for democracy ( n@@ ld ) w@@ on a national election .
only a very few recomm@@ end putting this to the vote in the company 's general meeting .
perhaps more sensi@@ ti@@ vity might be shown next time , i hope .
rapporteur . - ( pt ) in view of the permanent structural dis@@ advantages and condi@@ ti@@ oning factors affecting the ou@@ ter@@ most regions , specific measures to promote their soci@@ o@@ economic development must be adopted .
the european investment bank should be even more active in these key areas .
in writing . - ( de ) g@@ ps currently already provides many of the services that would be offered by the european sate@@ lli@@ te radi@@ on@@ avi@@ gation programme galileo .
the decision on whether and when to open article 2@@ 60 proceedings against italy will depend mainly on the content of the waste management plan and the tim@@ ing of the measures used to immediately address the problem in a convin@@ cing way .
we are therefore facing a humanitarian crisis that is not being re@@ ported in the media , due to other current international crises , even though it is truly sh@@ oc@@ king .
we have to tre@@ ad new ground , because this is not an easy field .
for the other contin@@ ents , this also shows that one of their main partners is already committed ; it is the pro@@ of that this is possible .
it goes without saying that the constitution of every member state should reflect and comply with the european values of freedom , democracy , equality , rule of law , human dignity and respect of human rights , including the rights of persons bel@@ on@@ ging to minorities , without discrimination , as laid down in article 2 of the treaty .
the commission has also been in close contact with vie@@ t@@ nam on this issue in order to provide all necessary assistance and exper@@ ti@@ se .
we are the only political level which has a zer@@ o budget .
mr lam@@ bri@@ ni@@ d@@ is , there is a proper procedure for distribu@@ ting the minutes .
it is entirely appropriate , therefore , that the report highligh@@ ts this aspect and focu@@ ses quite rightly on gender issues .
by the way , we are having great difficul@@ ty with the polish trans@@ l@@ ation , which does not conve@@ y the mea@@ ning .
it requires open dialogue , not con@@ fron@@ tation ; it requires us to address the real and per@@ ce@@ i@@ ved dis@@ connection that some young people are experien@@ cing .
the us case against european support for air@@ bu@@ s and the european case against us subsidies to bo@@ eing are currently at the wto pan@@ el stage and the european legal position has been defen@@ ded .
our problem , in the european union , is that we are often too ti@@ mi@@ d .
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still , economic , financial and , to an increasing extent , political actions are wide@@ ly domin@@ ated by the crisis .
there are three potential st@@ um@@ bling blo@@ cks for copenhagen , relating not just to financing : the clear lack of ambi@@ tion as regards emis@@ sion reduction ple@@ d@@ ges from some developed countries outside the european union ; the re@@ lu@@ ct@@ ance of major developing countries - the big emerging economies - to come forward with convin@@ cing proposals for their mi@@ ti@@ gation actions ; and also the ab@@ s@@ ence of a soli@@ d financial offer by the developed countries on the negotiation table .
europe@@ an@@ -@@ level supervision of export cre@@ d@@ its should be introduced as an excep@@ tion when a di@@ stor@@ tion of competition within the internal market occur@@ s .
next , an ambitious goal concerning the reduction in in@@ equ@@ alities : for example , reducing the level of poverty in europe by 50 % by 2020 ; that certainly would not be a maximum to achieve .
this is a task which still fac@@ es us , although many countries have now invest@@ ed bi@@ llions in this area and have been looking for a reli@@ able solution for 30 years .
this extremely significant decision is intended to strengthen the credibility and reli@@ ability of the evi@@ d@@ enti@@ ary process , and , in so doing , to increase the confidence of society in law enforcement agencies and the justice system .
first , the im@@ f has played a key role , in cooperation with the european union , in over@@ coming the sovereign debt crisis in europe , for which do@@ mini@@ que stra@@ u@@ ss-@@ ka@@ hn made a major contribution as the manag@@ ing direct@@ or of the international monetary fund .
in any case , however , we worked together on exactly the same text and now he is opposed to it !
there is no possibility of ' proportion@@ ality ' and ' reci@@ pro@@ city ' in the case of bul@@ k data storage and transfer , since it involves a series of un@@ contro@@ ll@@ able dan@@ gers , specifically relating to who has access , how the data are used and for what purpose .
i think it is unacceptable that he does not want to discuss this with us .
to focus on just two issues , one question asked citizens to ran@@ k in order of pre@@ ference how we could rapi@@ dly move out from the crisis .
therefore , i do support these two con@@ cep@@ ts , but not for the security policy .
even though only 7 % of the population of the eu lives in cities with over 5 million in@@ habit@@ ants , compared with 25 % in the united states of america , in numerous urban areas , including in greece , the population is increasing .
first , the issue of establishing a community financial measure for the implementation of the common fisheries policy .
i have heard no real , serious link on that .
this report , in its focus on fundamental rights , will go a long way to making the internet safe@@ r .
what has mo@@ ti@@ v@@ ated this change of heart ?
as regards the factor that caused the hungarian government to change its mind , this was the very serious dialogue held with the ' business community ' , with the representatives of small and medium-sized enterprises , and they una@@ m@@ bi@@ gu@@ ously asked the government to change its earlier re@@ lu@@ ct@@ ant , or rather negative , stance in order to enable hungarian small and medium-sized enterprises to benefit from the uni@@ tary european pat@@ ent and to make savings thanks to a functioning lin@@ gui@@ stic regime .
we now have a first report on this pi@@ lot project with the european public sp@@ ac@@ es .
the actions of the european union have been a success , but we are still far from fi@@ ni@@ shed and far from achieving our objective .
in this communication , the commission has sou@@ ght greater ri@@ g@@ our and uni@@ for@@ mi@@ ty in the criteria for ap@@ por@@ ti@@ oning aid to farmers in areas with natural han@@ di@@ ca@@ ps .
let us remember that in this area in particular , we are dealing with a system of inter@@ conne@@ cted ve@@ ssels - a weak@@ ness in one part will have a disa@@ stro@@ us effect on the rest .
force can only be elimin@@ ated by stri@@ king at its roo@@ ts .
we should also bear in mind that the ha@@ i@@ ti@@ an people must always be an inte@@ gra@@ l part of the whole re@@ construction process , along with their government .
we have to wa@@ it for this communication to be produced .
in this field , the rules on competition are stri@@ c@@ ter than those on state aid .
as long as we fail to promote these common frame@@ works at european level , whether we like it or not , there will sometimes be some crimes which explo@@ it the lo@@ op@@ ho@@ les and ultimately , we shall not achieve the di@@ spen@@ sation of justice we are stri@@ ving for precisely because no such frame@@ works exist .
the next item is the report by bar@@ t sta@@ es , on behalf of the committee on budgetary control , on the im@@ pli@@ cations of the agreement between the community and the member states with phi@@ li@@ p mor@@ r@@ is on intensi@@ fying the fight against fraud and ci@@ ga@@ re@@ t@@ te s@@ mu@@ g@@ gl@@ ing and progress made in implementing the recommendations of parliament 's committee of in@@ qu@@ iry into the community transi@@ t system
this has left a bit@@ ter af@@ ter@@ ta@@ ste , however , because the actual process of negotiation in the international community is far too s@@ low and we should have adopted such an agreement at least a year ago .
lastly , i believe that we should step up the dialogue with third countries .
the only way in which these recommendations can acqu@@ ire political legitimacy is to ensure that national parliaments are involved from the very out@@ set , throughout the process of the european se@@ me@@ ster , and yet the council conclusions only mention these parliaments in pa@@ ssing , in the same categor@@ y as regions , social partners and ngos .
both asked that parliament gr@@ ant them extr@@ a time , so that they can answer the requests that we personally formul@@ ated on the interim agreement .
i support both reports because i believe we need both framework decisions and because a reasonable balance has been struc@@ k between measures to ensure security and freedom of the individual .
we still believe that this would be a very benefi@@ cial tool in the fight against de@@ cep@@ tion , fraud and secre@@ cy concerning eu funds in the individual countries .
a condition for building a normal democratic system in ukraine is respect for the rights of the opposition , and we must say this very clearly from here , today .
there are also the challenges posed by climate change , which are more difficult to control , and all these challenges create the urgent need to make the developing countries ' population more resi@@ stan@@ t to syste@@ mic social de@@ ficien@@ cies .
the second element is the strengthening of economic governance , and here the european parliament has a decisive role .
in terms of air quality , there are three improvements on the original proposal .
you have qu@@ o@@ ted article 2@@ 29 completely corre@@ ctly , but it is not in conflict with our amendment .
it is about saying that we need to move forward .
we support the cou@@ pl@@ ing of agricultural aid to production , allowing the agri@@ -@@ fo@@ od@@ stu@@ ff@@ s production of countries such as portugal to gro@@ w and , in general , allowing its prim@@ ary sector to moder@@ ni@@ se .
if this partnership is based on common values , then the europeans also have to re@@ act when afri@@ c@@ ans re@@ act when something goes wrong in africa .
we must be well aware that talking about a low@@ -@@ emis@@ sion economy means a kind of c@@ oper@@ ni@@ can revo@@ lution for the production system ; it means changing many things , having clear priorities and political will but , above all , sufficient resources and instruments .
the significant dis@@ cre@@ pan@@ cies with regard to the definition and ad@@ mission criteria applied to highly qualified workers obviously restri@@ ct their mobility throughout the whole of the european union , affecting the efficient re@@ distribution of legally resid@@ ing human resources and preventing regional im@@ balan@@ ces from being elimin@@ ated .
- before the vote on amendment 8@@ 12 :
nato 's operation oce@@ an sh@@ ie@@ ld is working well off the co@@ ast of somali@@ a to combat pi@@ r@@ acy , although it is in danger of du@@ pli@@ cating the work of the lar@@ ger eu common security and defence policy mission at@@ al@@ an@@ ta .
thank you in advance .
i also heard the council 's last two statements .
the latest de@@ ten@@ tion was that of gor@@ ki á@@ gu@@ il@@ a , lea@@ der of a ro@@ ck b@@ and , who has now fortun@@ ately been relea@@ sed .
through this vote we are giving great support to the benefi@@ ci@@ aries of eu funds as well as to the initi@@ ating de@@ part@@ ments .
secondly , with regard to monetary policy , i , along with the whole of my group , am an advo@@ cate of radi@@ cal independence for the central bank , but independence does not equ@@ ate to immuni@@ ty from criticism .
in writing . - ( it ) mr president , i voted in favour of the man@@ ders report on the protection of consumers , in particular min@@ ors , in respect of the use of vi@@ de@@ o gam@@ es .
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despite the progress made with the amendments to the legislation on criminal procedures and other prim@@ ary laws , some aspects are still substan@@ ti@@ ally behind sch@@ edu@@ le .
lastly , there has been the laun@@ ch of the se@@ sa@@ r industrial project , a real addition to the single sk@@ y .
n@@ one of this , however , has resul@@ ted in an analysis capable of preventing what has happened and is still happening in various african countries .
labour euro m@@ ps do not believe that families should continue to bear the full cost of the uk 's budgetary contribution .
we@@ ak regional security and inter@@ -@@ community ten@@ sions affect the internal situation of the country , especially in the o@@ ga@@ den , where access to the population still remains con@@ stra@@ ined .
the objectives concerning the use of renewable energy sources must be realistic .
i am pleased in this respect that the report also men@@ tions the mi@@ ll@@ en@@ nium development goals .
in central europe , and especially in hungary , there are many seriously dis@@ ab@@ led persons who are living in old , di@@ la@@ pi@@ d@@ ated buil@@ dings .
that is , we need to limit our use of f@@ os@@ si@@ l fuels rather than try to find alternati@@ ves for stor@@ ing the emissions under@@ ground .
it is clear , therefore , that we face a cra@@ sh test of the streng@@ th of the european currency and , more import@@ antly , of the intentions of the leaders of the european union to defend it .
the fact that the votes in the committee were 11 to 9 in favour of not conclu@@ ding the agreement is also very worrying .
it is an incre@@ mental process , rather than a big ban@@ g or a sud@@ den sh@@ oc@@ k .
the legal situation at european level regarding the law appli@@ cable to the di@@ v@@ or@@ ce and legal separ@@ ation of spo@@ uses of different nation@@ alities is currently very con@@ fu@@ sing .
ce mar@@ king is poin@@ t@@ less if it is not based on genuine product safety .
president of the commission . - as you said , mr verh@@ of@@ st@@ ad@@ t , we have been ra@@ ising the issue with our russian partners and , in fact , the european union has already publi@@ c@@ ly re@@ ac@@ ted to the proceedings against mi@@ k@@ ha@@ il k@@ hod@@ or@@ ko@@ v@@ sk@@ y and plat@@ on le@@ be@@ de@@ v through the declaration by high representative ca@@ ther@@ ine ashton .
un@@ like den@@ mark , the fa@@ ro@@ es are not a member of the european union and do not form part of the customs union .
but restor@@ ing health to financial institutions is also key to re@@ ga@@ ining the confidence of consumers and re@@ turning economic growth , let alone taxpayers ' money .
these in@@ direct taxes , tra@@ d@@ able per@@ mits and subsidies , i think , will assi@@ st the european union to achieve its emissions targets .
let me tell you this , as well : we , the ppe group , will not be c@@ ow@@ ed by this accu@@ sation .
you are the only candidate .
this increases a person 's opportunities in the labour market .
the implementation of intelli@@ gent transport systems ( its ) in urban areas will increase energy efficiency and transport safety .
i do not know - and this rai@@ ses some other questions - whether we will come up with an appropriate amount of money to put on the table for funds to help the developing countries with mi@@ ti@@ gation and adap@@ tation , because we are just at the beginning of our talks with the us and other partners and it would not make sense to show our car@@ ds right now .
i believe that further compromise talks would lead to a worse result or would end in no result at all .
this whole discussion is based on the energy report published by the commission last january , because we could sud@@ den@@ ly see that we were depen@@ ding hea@@ vi@@ ly on imports of energy , especially from our eastern neighbours , and secondly : how could we contribute to the reduction of co2 or greenhouse gas emissions ?
accord@@ ingly , the propor@@ tion of ir@@ regular@@ ities in the agricultural sector ro@@ se by 4@@ 3 % and in the area of structural funds by 23 % , while the total fi@@ g@@ ure in the structural funds area actually ro@@ se by 10@@ 9 % .
at present , this trans@@ action is not possible , which means that consumers do not actually have the right to purcha@@ se products ( banking , in this case ) from any eu member state .
we have coordin@@ ators and shadow rapporteurs who are competent and follow the legislative process .
i therefore support the package of measures that the european commission has tabled on economic governance .
u@@ ci@@ ts are in some way a trade mark for the european financial markets ; they are a good export product .
we also believe that great attention must be paid to avo@@ i@@ ding child labour .
i doubt that a minimum ex@@ ci@@ se duty rate - for fuel , for example - would increase economic competitiveness .
we also very much appreci@@ ate the attention given to bos@@ nia her@@ ze@@ go@@ v@@ ina by this parliament .
the role and future of mac@@ ro-@@ regional strategies may be related to the debate over the future use of european funds , although in our view , it is unnecessary for today 's debate to extend into a discussion on the future archi@@ te@@ c@@ ture of the cohesion policy and the anti@@ cip@@ ation of potential financial allo@@ cations de@@ sign@@ ated for individual states in the coming financial perspective .
i hope that member states will rise to the challenge when it comes to looking for better solutions on win@@ d@@ ing@@ -up .
( bg ) we all agree with the conclusion made in m@@ r@@ s@@ . har@@ k@@ in 's excellent report that volun@@ te@@ ering can play an important role for the development of local communities , civil society and democracy .
in writing . - ( it ) i am voting in favour of the bre@@ j@@ c report .
could the slove@@ nian presidency please comment on the current status of the ratification process of the lisbon treaty ?
the vote will take place tomorrow at 12 : 00 .
then you present the lowe@@ st common den@@ om@@ in@@ ator , and often at times when events have already mo@@ ved on
in fact we do agree with the vast majority of the text : integr@@ ating conflict analysis into cooperation , support for civil and local society , combating the pro@@ li@@ fer@@ ation of light arms , the need for a c@@ ode of condu@@ ct for sol@@ d@@ iers and the police , referen@@ ces to re@@ productive health , transparency in the use of natural resources and support for refugees .
most of the refugees are in tuni@@ sia and egypt .
the final agreement satis@@ f@@ ies the majority of parliament 's requests , protecting both the security and the private lives of eu citizens and guaranteeing legally binding solutions to the problems under exam@@ ination .
the last point i would like to make in relation to e@@ sa , apart from to endorse the report of mr c@@ as@@ par@@ y - with some of the amendments which have been tabled - is to mention the situation of the ch@@ ag@@ os archi@@ pe@@ la@@ go .
as an example of action at european level , we will develop a more integrated european standar@@ dis@@ ation system as an important plat@@ form for sh@@ ar@@ pe@@ ning the competitive e@@ dge of our companies , particularly smes .
we must talk about the pi@@ c@@ tures and ask ourselves what europe is achieving and what its job is .
i won@@ der what the commission has done in the two years to avoid this current crisis .
parliament is free to ap@@ point either external person@@ alities or members and it will be parliament 's responsibility to choose its pre@@ fer@@ red level of represent@@ ation on the gover@@ ning board .
i think that this would be an effective way to combat cy@@ ber@@ -@@ terrorism .
the draft text of your amending treaty is not without its fa@@ ul@@ ts : the loss of europe 's symbo@@ ls is a b@@ low to feder@@ alists , as is the fu@@ dge on voting systems w@@ rought by the po@@ les .
we must now prepare and establish in practice an environment in which it will be easier for us to make effective use of new systems and as wide a var@@ ie@@ ty of appli@@ cations as possible , without limi@@ ting ourselves too nar@@ row@@ ly in advance .
it would be excellent if the french president could start a serious debate on sor@@ ting out the issue of parliament 's two se@@ ats : let us concentr@@ ate all activities in brussels and avoid the mon@@ thly move to strasbourg ( where the site could be used for other purposes , such as the centre of technological excell@@ ence ) : this ' tri@@ p ' actually represents a huge and un@@ justified waste of financial and energy resources .
in this techni@@ call@@ y-@@ orien@@ ted meeting , we asked the industry to ensure that all possible efforts were made to prevent compar@@ able acci@@ dents in the vi@@ ci@@ ni@@ ty of european co@@ a@@ sts .
without a risk analysis it is impossible to determin@@ e the effect of these substances on health or the environment .
parliament calls once more on the centre to set out , in a table to be an@@ ne@@ xed to the court of auditors ' next report , a compar@@ is@@ on of the operations that were carried out during the year for which discharge is to be granted and during the previous financial year , so as to enable the discharge authority to assess more effectively the centre 's performance from one year to the next .
in the end , the lisbon treaty is the necessary step forward for the european institutions system to operate more efficien@@ tly , under the ever more difficult global conditions to which every member state has to respond : economic competitiveness , climate change , price increases for natural resources and many other aspects that affect us all .
the ge@@ e@@ re@@ f needs to be s@@ pread to different parts of the world , also with a view to s@@ pre@@ ad@@ ing the investment risk , and mr tur@@ mes 's suggesti@@ on about the per@@ cent@@ age is very correct .
ac@@ cr@@ a is not a technical meeting .
according to the united nations agency , an estim@@ ated 28 000 people have been disp@@ lac@@ ed since the beginning of the ho@@ sti@@ lities .
it is important that all who provide funding should be able to di@@ spo@@ se of the results of research projects carried out with common eu funds free of charge .
it sometimes seems to me that in certain documents we l@@ ament health problems whilst in others we promote g@@ mo@@ s , clo@@ ning and import@@ ing food from regions where it is produced using methods far remo@@ ved from natural ones .
your report rightly recogni@@ ses the importance of giving culture a lar@@ ger role in international relations .
consist@@ ency between an effective partnership with our six neighbours in the east and good mutual cooperation with russia constitu@@ tes the greatest challenge for european politics .
we need a change in ment@@ ality and attitude from everyone involved .
president-in-office of the council . - ( fr ) mr hi@@ g@@ g@@ ins , the three mul@@ tin@@ ational b@@ att@@ ali@@ ons that make up the eu@@ for forces in eastern cha@@ d and the central african republic are now fully operational .
the european union is made up of states with very different standards of living .
the european dre@@ am is to re@@ ti@@ re to the french ri@@ vie@@ ra as soon as possible .
a degree of condi@@ tion@@ ality is called for not just in relations with us alone ; a country in which there is no rule of law is also not a good place to invest , because there is no legal certainty .
the war against prote@@ cti@@ o@@ nis@@ m is not w@@ on in a single bat@@ tle but by maintaining a general state of al@@ er@@ t , day after day .
i have made it clear to the serbi@@ an government that sig@@ nature of the sa@@ a is within reach .
since those six months beg@@ an , we have worked together to take the measures necessary to a@@ ver@@ t a crisis in the euro area .
back then , it would have been business as usu@@ al .
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the situation in egypt m@@ eri@@ ted some refle@@ ction , and the relations between egypt and the european union also obli@@ ged such refle@@ ction .
it is genu@@ ine@@ ly our wish to pursu@@ e discussions , in particular within the social protection committee , as well as to improve dialogue with the various stake@@ holders , both institutional and non-@@ institutional .
i want to spend the few secon@@ ds i have here on internal markets .
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eur 3@@ 00 million is better than nothing but more dra@@ stic action is needed in future to support this industry .
there must also be a mea@@ ni@@ ng@@ ful eng@@ ag@@ ement with the irish people , to re@@ build understanding of and support for the european process .
i welcome the statement by g@@ ord@@ on b@@ row@@ n last week that he would take a lead in action against bur@@ ma , and i welcome , in our resolution , paragraph 10 , which recogni@@ ses the important role that a@@ se@@ an is now pla@@ ying with respect to bur@@ ma , paragraph 14 , demanding that china , russia and india use their best en@@ dea@@ v@@ ours to put pressure on the current regime , and paragraph 20 , calling for a new un security council resolution .
we cannot have one policy in co@@ ton@@ ou for the acp states and then destro@@ y this policy in gen@@ ev@@ a over the ban@@ ana trade .
does the european commission intend to prepare a specific communication on the costs of non-@@ lisbon ?
i voted for this resolution as i feel that the rapporteur 's text is ve@@ ering towards the european union as@@ sum@@ ing bo@@ ld commitments in the bat@@ tle against climate change .
it is no won@@ der then that people turn away from eu politics , regarding it as something that does not bel@@ ong to them or when they f@@ lat@@ ly reje@@ ct it .
( fr ) madam president , i believe there is , n@@ one@@ theless , a great par@@ ado@@ x in this debate .
we believe that cohesion policy should be safeguar@@ ded .
it is no co@@ inci@@ dence that we see that in the new member states , where the debate has now be@@ gu@@ n and the use of funds has started , in@@ experience is one of the contribu@@ ting factors .
in the context of free trade arrange@@ ment negotiations , the commission has taken , is taking , and should take into account the complex nature of the eu 's fishing sector during market access negotiations and ensure there is a balance between the di@@ verse interests affected by trade policy , as i have just mentioned .
i believe that this hone@@ sty will provide the basis for per@@ su@@ ad@@ ing citizens to actually support what is decided in brussels during these times of crisis .
our economies are going through a very difficult period , a period of crisis , the impact of which is being felt by so-called ordinary people in particular .
we need to take t@@ ough sanctions .
however , we in this house believe that parliament has a huge number of instruments available that should be made to work even more efficien@@ tly , more smo@@ o@@ thly and with greater impact , precisely so that we can overcome the crisis .
it is only now as world ce@@ real prices - in particular whe@@ at - have almost doub@@ led , for@@ cing up the price of feed , and as pressure on productive farm@@ land grow@@ s for biofuels and other non-@@ food cro@@ ps , that some super@@ markets have finally be@@ gu@@ n to pa@@ nic at the prospe@@ ct of an actual milk short@@ age and , as a result , have started paying da@@ iry farmers a s@@ ligh@@ tly higher price .
madam president , we are obviously all in favour of protecting vulnerable mar@@ ine eco@@ systems from destru@@ ctive fishing practices .
namely , 60 % of them are not concerned that their children might fall victi@@ m to har@@ as@@ s@@ ment ; 4@@ 7 % are not concerned that their children see por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y or viol@@ ent materi@@ al ; 6@@ 2 % are not concerned that their children may di@@ vul@@ ge personal data .
i also thought of iraq , where six years after the over@@ th@@ row of the dict@@ ator , members of the ol@@ de@@ st christian communities in the world are being har@@ as@@ sed , expe@@ lled and kil@@ led .
it cannot be that these workers arri@@ ve in europe under une@@ qu@@ al conditions with regard to working here , because we will be destro@@ ying europe .
if we try to put all that together in a european training found@@ ation it would dra@@ in the life out of the training sche@@ mes in many countries .
this region suf@@ fered from the ever@@ -@@ increasing burden of the inst@@ al@@ ment re@@ payments co@@ vering the in@@ h@@ eri@@ ted deb@@ ts , as well as the using up of its chea@@ p natural and human resources , while all these gener@@ ated very significant financial reven@@ ue in the western countries .
mental health depen@@ ds on several factors , and for this reason in my report on inter@@ gener@@ ational solidarity i have emphasi@@ sed the edu@@ cational task of parents as regards future gener@@ ations .
scientific knowledge has led to the political will to take action , and by 2009 all countries , whether developed , emerging or developing , will com@@ mit themselves to combating climate change with different but specific targets .
pos@@ sibilities may include through the eu solidarity fund or a re@@ program@@ ming of the structural and rural development funds .
the democratic credibility of the current government may be ca@@ st in doubt in the case of the two counci@@ ll@@ ors from bra@@ ş@@ o@@ v 's local muni@@ cip@@ al council , va@@ si@@ le bra@@ n and i@@ u@@ li@@ an mar@@ a , who were elected by local citizens and whose position has not been form@@ alised eight months after the local elections .
as europeans , we have no independent access to space .
i should also like to congratulate you , commissioner , because , at a given moment , you managed to ensure that parliament 's role as co@@ legisl@@ ator was some@@ what de@@ nie@@ d us , since , through an agreement reached by the social partners , you made us see that only the points raised by them could be deb@@ ated by us .
in your explan@@ atory statement , mrs j@@ ord@@ an ci@@ ze@@ l@@ j , you say that , in general , industry in the eu is healthy and dynami@@ c .
while i welcome the possibility of exceptional public aid being granted to the air@@ line sector , which has already suf@@ fered a great deal since 11 september 2001 , i am still per@@ ple@@ xed about europe 's management of these events .
as regards on-@@ call time , i do not see any reason not to comply with the court of justice judg@@ ments .
the economies of many member states are hea@@ vi@@ ly dependent on agriculture and farm@@ ing .
the answer is very clear that people then mo@@ ved about much more and had much more physi@@ cal activity .
significant and large@@ -@@ scale co@@ ca@@ ine se@@ i@@ zu@@ res in croatia are mo@@ stly conne@@ cted with sea transport .
the proposal also means a transfer of money from direct aid for agricultural production to rural development , with the focus on the four prior@@ i@@ ti@@ sed areas of climate change , renewable energy , water management and biodiversity .
several hundreds of thousands of jobs have been lost since the beginning of 2005 , al@@ be@@ it fe@@ wer than some of the worst pre@@ di@@ ctions .
there is no reason to de@@ cl@@ are the member states to be in@@ capac@@ it@@ ated in this way in this area .
i recomm@@ end that we exercise cau@@ tion in this area , to ensure that our ambitious plans do not pose a threat to our industrial and commercial competitiveness .
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i therefore welcome the adoption of this agreement , which will strengthen the bonds of territorial cohesion within europe and bring about compliance with eu competition law .
honourable members must understand that there is an immediate urg@@ ency and there is a long-term strategy , and we need to have both in what we do .
however , in order to have a strong agriculture , we must also have a strong welfare policy , because i believe the future of european agriculture is very much of a high-@@ quality product and one that has very good welfare standards .
this is the challenge that all member states and enterprises must tackle and this is the best leg@@ acy that we can leave to our children .
the road@@ ma@@ p drawn up by es@@ fr@@ i was certainly a step forward towards better planning of research infrastructure at european level .
this provides greater legal certainty to patients in fron@@ t@@ ier areas , people who are visi@@ ting another country , patients with r@@ are diseases and patients facing long waiting times .
even mr sarkozy has now proposed this , and mr ste@@ in@@ me@@ ier and others are talking about it now .
europe promo@@ tes the right of every man , wom@@ an and child to be protected from persecu@@ tion and discrimination .
it will also benefit business to become very energy efficient , in a future where energy is becoming still more expen@@ sive .
that is aw@@ ful .
when financial f@@ low@@ s are international , supervision can no longer be national .
this is clearly symbo@@ li@@ sed by the fact that the gr@@ and mu@@ ft@@ i is ac@@ companie@@ d on today 's visit by high-@@ ran@@ king religious leaders .
we know that europe needs more workers , not least nationals from third countries .
the economic recovery is under way in europe .
so , i simply have the plea@@ sure of announ@@ cing that the report i am tab@@ ling this mor@@ ning also co@@ vers euro@@ bonds , because the debate must take place here , in plenary .
i con@@ cu@@ r , on the other hand , with the perspective that my colleague , mr pos@@ sel@@ t , has em@@ br@@ ac@@ ed , saying that we are talking about tor@@ ture , which is absolutely pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ ted under international law .
i would ask those disp@@ la@@ ying them to now take them down .
the long-@@ standing wishes of producers are focused on na@@ ming and labelling .
however , the organisation of the banking structure in a member state is sole@@ ly a matter for the member state concerned .
now a word on behalf of our already har@@ d-@@ pres@@ sed farmers , many of whom have written to my constitu@@ ency office to strongly question the need for a directive on soil protection .
unfortunately , i have also found nothing on this subject in the work programme for 2009 .
we are not yet satis@@ fied , however , with the arrangements for future inter@@ action between the commission , the european space agency and the galileo supervisory authority .
we expect that both the member states and the commission will be transparent , so that we can then act at that level .
i would also like to inform you that mr p@@ in@@ o ar@@ lac@@ ch@@ i jo@@ ined the group of the progre@@ ssive alliance of socialists and democrats in the european parliament with effect from 18 november 2010 .
however , i have not been elected to offer pra@@ i@@ se ; i have been elected to highlight the more th@@ or@@ ny aspects of the debate .
and , as they say in sta@@ r war@@ s , may the four@@ th be with you .
at this time of crisis , it is all the more important for us to use all the methods at our dispos@@ al to combat tax e@@ va@@ sion and fraud in order to meet the exceptional costs that are necessary to re@@ me@@ dy the effects of the crisis and to reduce the high budget defici@@ ts as much as possible .
this has been a minimum human right , the right to human dignity , since anti@@ gone .
these issues must be con@@ fron@@ ted and addressed immediately by this parliament to as@@ sure the citizens of cam@@ bod@@ ia that this parliament continues to support and defend their right to democracy .
i respect the authority of the president in parliament .
firstly , the over one thous@@ and agreements already in existence must be re@@ tained .
what did we get ?
we are also deb@@ ating discrimination against women today , and when deb@@ ating this strategy , it is therefore also necessary to talk about discrimination against women from minority groups in particular .
it also includes eu support for milk and fruit in schools , which may well be important , but it is not something that the eu should be taking decisions on .
sites like t@@ wit@@ ter are subject to us legislation , as their ser@@ vers are based in the us .
as i said , this is part of the european pact on immigration and asylum , and in this respect , in its conclusions in december last year on enlargement , the council welcomed the initi@@ ation of strengthened dialogue on migration with turkey , and asked for specific measures to be adopted , for example read@@ mission , border controls , et@@ c .
a debate that is focused sole@@ ly on the dru@@ d@@ ger@@ y of im@@ pos@@ ing sanctions will not make europeans want to get involved again with their member states in the project .
of course , the text submitted to us takes a certain number of steps forwar@@ ds , but it also still contains many contradi@@ ctions .
at the same time , there is an ethnic discrimination of sor@@ ts within extre@@ me poverty , and we must therefore pay special attention to the roma when providing opportunities .
it should , however , be emphasi@@ sed that support for development of the potential of national judi@@ ci@@ ary in the balkans is a fundamental matter , so that local courts will be able to continue the work which the tribu@@ nal has be@@ gu@@ n .
goals should be set for each country separ@@ ately so that the var@@ ying potential for savings is taken into account as well as current achie@@ vements in this area .
so i say to my euro@@ scep@@ tic frien@@ ds : ' get over it ' .
it bel@@ ong@@ s to the cam@@ or@@ ra , who we must fight .
in writing . - ( sv ) we voted for ol@@ le sch@@ mid@@ t 's report on the ec@@ b annual report .
we therefore support the amendments tabled .
if the burden were sensi@@ bly s@@ pread across europe then there would not be a problem at all .
the un@@ h@@ inde@@ red pass@@ age of ve@@ ssels is an absolu@@ te pre@@ condition for the development of international commer@@ ce : the european union cannot toler@@ ate acts of pi@@ r@@ acy taking place against community fishing bo@@ ats off the co@@ ast of somali@@ a , a r@@ ich hun@@ ting ground for th@@ ie@@ ves operating at sea .
it is the objective of the commission , and of us all , to guarantee our fellow citizens a com@@ for@@ table and secure standard of living within a framework that fo@@ sters the competitiveness of european companies .
how is it conce@@ i@@ v@@ able that a country can use this issue for political purposes , re@@ ma@@ ining out of step with the rest of europe , with article 2 of the charter of fundamental rights , and out of step with perhaps the most lon@@ g@@ standing common objectives of its external policy ?
he took a number of important decisions during 2006 , including , not least , on the choice of the languages used in the we@@ b@@ sites of the european presid@@ en@@ cies of the council , on in@@ accur@@ ate and mis@@ leading information contained in le@@ af@@ le@@ ts , post@@ ers and vi@@ de@@ o pres@@ ent@@ ations on air pass@@ enger rights produced by the commission , and on access to the audi@@ t report of the european investment bank .
in writing . - i am afraid i will be voting against this report because it is my view that a framework on the protection of soil is not needed .
the creation in 2007 of an individual delegation for relations with india has boo@@ sted communication with the lo@@ k s@@ ab@@ ha , the indi@@ an parliament , and parliament 's delegation will certainly be called on to play a leading role , particularly in terms of the draf@@ ting of future parliamentary resolutions on sensitive issues affecting relations between india and the european union .
under the new provisions in place since 2004 , this autom@@ atically tr@@ ig@@ ge@@ red a review of the product 's benef@@ it@@ -@@ risk balance , which led to the adoption of a commission decision requ@@ ir@@ ing all member states to revo@@ ke any national author@@ is@@ ations for ben@@ f@@ lu@@ o@@ re@@ x con@@ taining medic@@ inal products .
i trust that we shall have a fa@@ i@@ re@@ r distribution in future .
we cannot have a situation where we want to do business but are content to turn a b@@ lin@@ d e@@ y@@ e when christi@@ ans are persecu@@ ted .
agriculture in the countries of the european union has many other needs and the farmers who work the land are calling for an agricultural policy that encoura@@ ges production , guarantees them a de@@ cent living and prev@@ ents the ongoing de@@ ser@@ ti@@ fication of rural areas .
all the achie@@ vements we can see are of benefit to europe and , i must say , given the experience we have on the enlargement process , we have very few regre@@ ts on the achie@@ vements we have made ; we should have the same perspective when we talk about turkey , macedonia or the other countries of the western balkans .
it is clear to us that we will emer@@ ge from this crisis by working together and that the biggest challenge that europe currently fac@@ es is to cooperate and to strengthen the economic uni@@ t that we have , so that we will be able to support each other - rather than weak@@ e@@ ning the union as is sugge@@ sted .
i voted in favour of the report on a proposal for a european parliament recommendation to the council on setting up an eu rapid response capa@@ bility to address the various major natural or man@@ -@@ made disasters which have occur@@ red outside the eu in recent years .
my second point is about the product of be@@ e@@ keeping , the hone@@ y .
the recent tak@@ e-@@ over , nevertheless , is radi@@ cally different from the one in 2005 that brought to an end a dict@@ ator@@ i@@ al regime and resul@@ ted in an ex@@ em@@ pl@@ ary transition to democracy strongly supported , politically and finan@@ ci@@ ally , by the european union .
i supported the report by mr pa@@ pani@@ ko@@ la@@ ou because i am aware that the consequences of the economic and financial crisis have already reached and affected the f@@ ab@@ ri@@ c of society , especially young europeans , ex@@ pos@@ ing them to alar@@ ming rates of unemployment .
not only is tob@@ ac@@ co smo@@ ke a major source of air pollution , the chemi@@ c@@ als contained in ci@@ ga@@ re@@ t@@ tes ex@@ pose smo@@ k@@ ers and non-@@ smo@@ k@@ ers ali@@ ke to serious risk .
these fir@@ ms cannot , at the same time , eng@@ age in commercial activities which are similar or rel@@ ate to their supervisory or r@@ ating role .
terrorism is based on both a psy@@ cho@@ logical and a social and media effect .
illegal dispos@@ al of to@@ xi@@ c waste clas@@ sed as hazar@@ d@@ ous has become one of the most lu@@ cr@@ ative businesses .
what i want to say is that the cl@@ ien@@ t who goes to a bro@@ the@@ l , or the cl@@ ien@@ t who ask@@ s for the services of a pro@@ stitu@@ te , has basi@@ cally no way of know@@ ing whether she is a ' normal ' pro@@ stitu@@ te - if that even exists since it is another matter whether there is ever con@@ sent to pro@@ stitu@@ tion - or a traffic@@ ked wom@@ an .
there are just two concerns i would like to raise today .
my fellow rapporteurs , mrs del ca@@ sti@@ ll@@ o ver@@ a and mr har@@ b@@ our , and i have worked together closely to achieve a coherent and efficient proposal for the end@@ -@@ users of these directives , namely the commission and regul@@ ators , but one that is also positive and valu@@ able to those looking for legal certainty , encoura@@ ge@@ ment for investment , and a dynami@@ c and balanced market , that is , operators and their employees , as well as for the prim@@ ary benefi@@ ci@@ aries of the numerous services and quality at a fair and accessible price : the consumers .
the example we set is im@@ men@@ sely important .
commissioner bor@@ g , i fully support your work on mar@@ ine science technology and innovation and your commitment to the ab@@ er@@ de@@ en declaration .
society too has lost valu@@ able fore@@ sts and valu@@ able habit@@ ats .
current experience shows that the existing technology still does not ensure that the fin@@ ger@@ pr@@ ints of children under the age of 12 are reli@@ able enough to allow them to be used as a security feat@@ ure in pass@@ ports .
moreover , if we really want the implementation process to fully reflect what we agreed upon within parliament , then it is im@@ per@@ ative that the european parliament remains involved in the process , even after the directive ent@@ ers into force .
on behalf of the ind / dem group . - ( sv ) mr president , hun@@ ting is an ol@@ d-@@ established cu@@ sto@@ m .
the commission also fin@@ ds that the member states ' possibility of giving their opinion on any decision is already provided for in article 9 ( 2 ) and that any informal procedure pri@@ or to or after a negotiation should not be contained in this regulation .
the european neighbourhood policy should stay in place as a policy .
i must tell you , mr re@@ ul , that there is one thing which has truly dri@@ ven me to di@@ str@@ action , and i shall say this before we meet in br@@ atis@@ la@@ va .
i wish to congratulate the rapporteur , sal@@ v@@ ad@@ or gar@@ ri@@ ga .
( es ) madam president , talking about tibet here today is a matter of justice and a matter of responsibility .
( nl ) thank you for that very interesting information , commissioner .
the structural funds have also played a positive role , which they always do for countries that need to benefit from the cohesion policy , but when the crisis beg@@ an , decisions were made , for example , to increase the resources that could be advan@@ ced from the structural funds for countries that benefit from them , in particular for central and european countries .
secondly , i welcome the simpli@@ fication and flexibility introduced in this proposal . this is bad@@ ly needed any@@ way .
mr president , last night , i had the pri@@ vi@@ le@@ ge of speaking directly to an experienced aid wor@@ ker about the war in eastern con@@ go .
in this way , we will avoid du@@ pli@@ cation of research costs by individual member states , and we will be sure that citizens ' health is protected equally in each member state .
many thanks , president-in-office , for this speech and once again for your great de@@ di@@ cation .
we can only make a difference if we work together .
we must now consider i@@ ct as a re@@ source .
did the european union have a much greater impact on their lives in the interim ?
future eu policy should promote sustainable and environment@@ ally friendly investments which promote good working conditions in businesses affected by foreign investment .
in addition , we are carefully monitoring the implementation of the greek action plan and the process of clo@@ sing all the illegal lan@@ d@@ fi@@ lls , including the plan for the eu-@@ fun@@ ded projects .
the top jobs , as we have descri@@ bed them , are important , and they will require people with commitment , de@@ di@@ cation and a desire to improve the european union , not just to be in a job .
instead , my colleague ans@@ wered the question about jobs in the west mi@@ dl@@ ands .
the discussions among the three institutions have not been easy , but they were always constructive and gui@@ ded by a spirit of compromise .
in the uk , we apply the same terms of reference as the i@@ ca@@ o , but the ameri@@ c@@ ans use a different method to cal@@ cul@@ ate the as@@ h dri@@ ft .
behind them are hundreds of thousands of workers , of families who can see their future going up in smo@@ ke , not because they are producing poor quality services or goods but because po@@ or@@ ly defined interests are allowed to pre@@ va@@ il over more evi@@ dent and objective interests .
i hope today that , two years after jo@@ ining , ro@@ mani@@ an agriculture will provide an opportunity for a united europe .
on the other hand , it is high time the union for the mediterranean , which was set up last sum@@ mer , got its secre@@ tari@@ at moving in bar@@ ce@@ lon@@ a and worked on concrete projects .
on behalf of their nations and their peoples , they exercise a che@@ ck and counter@@ balance the power of parliament .
in political terms , so that financial and budgetary planning can take account not only of the impact of european union rules on the stability and growth pact , but now also of the impact of the new rules on late payments , which , if not satisfac@@ tori@@ ly managed , could have both a direct and refle@@ x effect on the ro@@ om for man@@ o@@ eu@@ v@@ re of governments at various levels .
we sin@@ ce@@ rely thank you for this offer .
it is certainly clear from some speeches we have heard in this house that the current system is not well understood either in some member states ' administr@@ ations or in this house itself .
we will not allow the ' no ' of the french and du@@ tch peoples to the constitutional treaty to be for@@ got@@ ten , nor the de@@ cep@@ tion that its trans@@ form@@ ation into the treaty of lisbon constitu@@ ted .
the british government has for many years aband@@ oned them and has done so again in respect of fuel subsidies to help them through their present crisis .
the project will apply from 1 january 2008 for a si@@ x@@ -@@ year period .
indeed , in 2004 , they even campa@@ ig@@ ned on the grounds that we should join the european union because hungarian entrepreneu@@ rs could then open p@@ ati@@ ss@@ er@@ ies in vie@@ n@@ na .
common binding standards on the quality and safety of don@@ ations in the 27 member states absolutely must be adopted in order to improve cross-border ex@@ changes and to increase don@@ ation rates .
we also , of course , want to express our solidarity with the victims and their families .
in europe we are wit@@ ne@@ ssing the system@@ atic col@@ la@@ pse and ban@@ kru@@ p@@ t@@ cy of far@@ ms .
request for the defence of parliamentary immuni@@ ty : see minutes
the e@@ stu@@ ary is not the tun@@ d@@ ra , nor is the sav@@ an@@ na@@ h the de@@ ser@@ t .
i thank the commissioner for having given us an insi@@ ght into what he is prepar@@ ing for the next year .
i will per@@ mit myself to ask two questions .
we do not always have to be critical of the bad things ; we sometimes have to con@@ done and support the good things .
( pl ) mr president , as is the case every year , the committee on legal affairs is pres@@ enting parliament with its report regarding the european commission 's report on the application of eu law and , as is the case every year , members of the committee on legal affairs have many re@@ serv@@ ations as to the sub@@ stance and the form in which the commission prepared the report .
people are saying things that are not accur@@ ate .
we can learn from each small step before moving on to the next one - e@@ vo@@ lution and not revo@@ lution is the key .
ladies and gentlemen , the hungarian presidency consid@@ ers it especially important that we strengthen the single market .
i support this report .
we are finally beginning to discuss nuclear energy without le@@ tting un@@ hel@@ p@@ ful fe@@ el@@ ings and emo@@ tions gui@@ de us , although some of the amendments tabled and even some of the contributions still do not bear wit@@ ness to this .
if an amendment to the state aid guidelines is required , then we will prepare a commission decision , which norm@@ ally takes two to three months .
we should invest in high-@@ technology products which need highly qualified workers - this is our added value , a sector in which we are un@@ ri@@ val@@ led .
to conclude br@@ iefly - the ei@@ b is also having problems in the area of development .
'@@ yes ' to new ideas - and there are many of those in the conclusions - but what about the out@@ standing projects that could build confidence am@@ ong@@ st our consumers and smes ?
the resolution also wh@@ ole@@ hear@@ tedly den@@ oun@@ ces the use of political violence by the mu@@ gab@@ e regime and calls for sanctions to be used against those who support it , both in@@ side and outside of zimbabwe .
there is therefore a need to review the u@@ ci@@ ts package , adap@@ t it to invest@@ or needs and ensure the competitiveness of the eu fund industry .
no@@ body really thin@@ ks that the ar@@ my of south os@@ se@@ ti@@ a was bom@@ b@@ ing gor@@ i and approach@@ ing t@@ bi@@ li@@ si .
as the report has clearly indi@@ cated , climate change and environmental protection , as well as the issue of energy security , are closely related to each other .
for all these reasons , we feel that the lam@@ as@@ sour@@ e report is an unacceptable legal , political and institutional regre@@ ssion .
furthermore , poverty continues to be a da@@ ily reality for many europeans including children .
the crisis is likely to have other re@@ per@@ cu@@ ssions at regional level , and wi@@ der developments affecting stability throughout asia .
in this spirit , i hope that with your help , a task group could be for@@ med - or we could call it something else - to bring together the main institutions and key ac@@ tors in the fight against cancer , not with the intention of creating a new bureaucr@@ acy , but in order to achieve better comb@@ ined results ow@@ ing to good methods of cooperation .
it should be re@@ mem@@ be@@ red , however , that the changes being made must not undermin@@ e , firstly , the community nature of this policy - we are against its nation@@ alisation - and secondly , the european agricultural model .
this le@@ e@@ way must be di@@ spen@@ sed with and for this reason i doubt that what you have done here will be sufficient .
the result - regret@@ tab@@ ly - is that the funds are not distribu@@ ted equally to all member states .
as a former lat@@ vi@@ an environment minister , i have been concerned for a long time about what happens in this sphere , about this am@@ az@@ ing cru@@ el@@ ty towards animals , as well as the fact that this am@@ az@@ ing cru@@ el@@ ty is practi@@ sed on an industrial scale .
let me just clari@@ fy - the black sea region com@@ pri@@ ses the eu member states bulgaria , greece and romania , as well as turkey and en@@ p partners ar@@ me@@ nia , a@@ zer@@ ba@@ ij@@ an , georgia , the republic of moldova and ukraine , as well as the russian feder@@ ation .
culture , like all histori@@ cal phenomen@@ a , is not foun@@ ded on any hom@@ o@@ gen@@ ous and shared identi@@ ty : quite the contrary , it is the expression of ant@@ ag@@ o@@ nis@@ ms , conflicts and situations of cultural dom@@ ination .
it is clear that politically based decisions like those taken in relation to ko@@ z@@ l@@ od@@ u@@ y cannot be long-term ones in the current development of energy diversity in the european union .
addi@@ tion@@ ally , this method of working demonstrated its value in the prepar@@ ation of the report , because it enab@@ led me to take into account almost all the proposals made by my fellow members , and on 9 september that was reflected in a unani@@ mous vote within the committee on regional development .
why ?
i would like to as@@ sure you that the demo@@ cra@@ t party -@@ as a member of the european popul@@ ar par@@ ty@@ - will act in this way .
( de ) madam president , mrs malmström , we were all pleased , as were the citizens of europe , about the revo@@ lution in egypt and tuni@@ sia and the fact that values such as freedom and democracy were sud@@ den@@ ly on the agenda .
of course it is not an absolu@@ te rule but it concerns specific arrangements .
do you know on what basis the belgian state was foun@@ ded ?
the report does not bre@@ ak with the fa@@ shi@@ on for dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ inary penalties in the brussels consensus , seeking only to water these down .
mr president , since there were also social reasons for the recent events , we should at least have a ne@@ u@@ tra@@ l reference to these .
i would like to remind you that the incentives to encourage sustainable cul@@ ti@@ v@@ ation of energy cro@@ ps should not je@@ opar@@ di@@ se food production .
( it ) madam president , ladies and gentlemen , it gives me great plea@@ sure to speak in this great parliamentary chamber , c@@ row@@ ded by members from all 27 of our member states .
i had a relatively simple solution to this , namely plac@@ ing financial responsibility on the member state in that case .
an exper@@ t group on chemi@@ c@@ als has also been set up to give the commission gu@@ id@@ ance .
we must ar@@ m ourselves against this phenomen@@ on , but we must do so wi@@ sely and effectively .
i support the call to the seven member states which have not yet signed the council of europe convention on the protection of children against sexual exploitation and sexual abuse .
their main problem is that , they are so e@@ ag@@ er to believe that jobs can be created through regulations , they forget that the pre@@ conditions and opportunities for new enterprises and new jobs need to be created , because there is no bi@@ g@@ ger social failure than unemployment and there is no bi@@ g@@ ger social success than every new job we can achieve in europe and in our member states .
the european union is also working closely with civil society in order to promote the participation of women in the areas of peace and security .
the russi@@ an@@ -@@ ukra@@ ini@@ an crisis has made it cle@@ are@@ r than ever that fi@@ lling in the ga@@ ps in our energy infrastructure is to the strategic benefit of all europe .
in writing . - ( de ) the prospe@@ ct of finding work in europe is at@@ trac@@ tive for thir@@ d-@@ country nationals for very under@@ stan@@ d@@ able reasons .
however , this is exactly what is leading the people of europe a@@ stra@@ y .
china 's gdp is cat@@ ching up with that of the us .
however , the well known , exceptional circumstances in financial , economic and also , now , social terms are the deci@@ ding factor for this amendment , which has a majority political support .
after the international civilian office has been established , the european union 's special representative will become the high representative for civilian affairs for the international community .
global issues should be addressed at global level , in the un , where all the eu countries are members .
surely laws are not there for us to blo@@ ck , dis@@ ru@@ pt or bl@@ ack@@ ma@@ il one another ?
i would like to say one last word about the border regions .
of course , the stock@@ hol@@ m programme will be what we make it .
a total of 35 % renewable energy in ni@@ ne years !
this is a very comprehensive report on a major issue for the eu : dealing with the demographic challenge .
for the pse group . - mr president , the fundamental rights agency must at last begin to ac@@ compli@@ sh its important task .
this is also in the treaty mandate of the ec@@ b , and i think that the ec@@ b 's role in financial supervision should be strengthened .
we are also interested to hear , however , what the council presidency has to say about the work done to date by the counter@@ -@@ terrorism uni@@ t at european level .
terrorism remains a serious and continuing threat .
i am particularly interested in the last two questions , because the de@@ va@@ st@@ ating ear@@ th@@ qu@@ ake was the first test faced by the high representative baroness ashton .
the concern over adopting the biom@@ e@@ tri@@ c identi@@ fication system is based on the natural an@@ x@@ ie@@ ty about guaranteeing personal security , just as it is also natural to be concerned about how the data obtained is being used and protected .
the fact that the spo@@ uses enjo@@ y this right in the di@@ v@@ or@@ ce procedure increases the parties ' degree of auton@@ om@@ y and enab@@ les them to choose free@@ ly , in accordance with certain op@@ tional criteria .
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we have had to gr@@ ant the council these low payments , the commission has had to gr@@ ant us the eur 7@@ 00 million re@@ de@@ ployment for regional development , and we have had to cut back our priorities .
we have lear@@ ned from our experien@@ ces : the eu is definitely living up to its ple@@ dge and to our commitment .
however , i do not think that th@@ ro@@ mb@@ in ' meat g@@ lu@@ e ' com@@ pl@@ ies with this requirement .
fundament@@ ally , directive 2004 / 3@@ 8 guarantees the free movement of all eu member states citizens , no matter their ethnic origin .
not only did we fail to eng@@ age some of the world 's largest e@@ mit@@ ters , here in europe only a hand@@ ful of member states will actually achieve their ky@@ oto obligations .
i support the aim of the rapporteur , mr fer@@ r@@ ar@@ i , to introduce safety measures as quickly as possible .
you are therefore right to say that we need to regulate the eu 's financial markets .
we are now 16 countries .
i would say it is more important than de@@ ser@@ te@@ c and na@@ bu@@ cco , plus even south stre@@ am and nor@@ d stre@@ am , comb@@ ined .
i voted in favour of this report because , as it clearly points out , young people are the real re@@ source of the future .
i have no intention of going through the individual points of the regulation head@@ line by head@@ line , but i do think that there are a few important political sign@@ als that we should go into at this point .
by mrs al@@ f@@ ano , on behalf of the committee on civil liber@@ ties , justice and home affairs , on the initiative of the kingdom of belgi@@ um , the czech republic , the feder@@ al republic of germany , the kingdom of spain , the french republic , the republic of hungary , the kingdom of the ne@@ ther@@ lands , the slo@@ va@@ k republic , the republic of fin@@ land , the kingdom of sweden , the united kingdom of great br@@ it@@ a@@ in and northern ireland on a council decision setting up a european crime prevention network ( eu@@ c@@ p@@ n ) and repe@@ al@@ ing decision 2001 / 4@@ 27 / j@@ ha &#9@@ 1@@ ; 1@@ 14@@ 21 / 2009 - c@@ 7-0@@ 10@@ 9 / 2009 - , and
i am now the president of the ta@@ i@@ wan@@ ese frien@@ d@@ ship group in this parliament .
an internal communications market that is operating corre@@ ctly and a competitive information society economy , benef@@ iting consumers and businesses , can only exist if the regulatory framework for tele@@ communications is coheren@@ tly applied .
if time limits v@@ ary from one jur@@ is@@ di@@ ction to another , consumer confidence will wane quite consider@@ ably .
their functioning today , however , is still mar@@ ked by contradi@@ ction .
there are many non-@@ viol@@ ent peace acti@@ vi@@ sts in iraq , the palestinian territ@@ ories and israel .
i am not sure if their status has gone up a whole pi@@ le in the me@@ an@@ time .
a comprehensive economic and commercial agreement between canada and the european union could end up being the most ambitious and wide@@ -@@ ran@@ ging that we have yet concluded .
( pt ) many of us here in this house use the internet to bo@@ ok our fli@@ gh@@ ts and bu@@ y our tic@@ ke@@ ts .
here too , security must not be neg@@ le@@ cted , no@@ t@@ with@@ standing the flexibility that is undoubtedly necessary .
it is my particular plea@@ sure to welcome you , d@@ r ja@@ han@@ gi@@ r , to address the plenary on issues of vital importance to world peace and development .
wh@@ en@@ ever they raise the security issue , they should first raise the organised crimes committed by the cam@@ or@@ ra .
the proposal stre@@ am@@ lines and spee@@ ds up the author@@ isation process through a centr@@ alised food safety evaluation by ef@@ sa and se@@ ts precise dead@@ lines at every stage of the procedure .
( it ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , europe was foun@@ ded on the con@@ vi@@ ction that it was no longer possible to guarantee well-@@ being , freedom , democracy and peace on the basis of national sovereignty .
more inten@@ sive economic growth in the eu can only be achieved by remo@@ ving the obstacles of the internal market .
obe@@ si@@ ty is understood to mean excessive de@@ posi@@ ts of f@@ at in the body . it increases the risk of heart disease , hy@@ per@@ ten@@ sion , a@@ the@@ ros@@ cle@@ ro@@ sis , di@@ a@@ be@@ tes , g@@ all@@ st@@ ones , ki@@ d@@ ne@@ y and ur@@ inary tr@@ act st@@ ones , b@@ one and joint de@@ generation , and certain types of cancer .
the massive ear@@ th@@ qu@@ ake and subsequ@@ ent t@@ su@@ nami that struc@@ k ch@@ ile in the early hours of s@@ at@@ ur@@ day 27 february are a ter@@ ri@@ ble trage@@ dy .
in particular - and this is important - it calls for a re@@ focus on agriculture policy in the developing world , providing assistance to those who can produce food to do so lo@@ cally .
less@@ ons must be lear@@ ned from the way this is@@ land , the pe@@ ar@@ l of the cari@@ b@@ be@@ an , has been contro@@ lled by international financial institutions that have sti@@ f@@ led it with ap@@ p@@ all@@ ing debt and the equally ap@@ p@@ all@@ ing interest linked to that debt .
this has been acknowled@@ ged by some representatives of civil society in belarus .
therefore , i ask you , mrs malmström , to pa@@ ss on to commissioner po@@ to@@ č@@ nik our clear demand that progress be made in the area of go@@ ld production on the part of the commission , the european legisl@@ ator .
my thanks in particular to mr di@@ am@@ an@@ dou@@ ro@@ s because , thanks to this report , he gave us an opportunity to understand in the european parliament our power to address issues which we consider to be par@@ amount to european cohesion .
other international organisations are better equip@@ ped to coordin@@ ate humanitarian aid .
- ( fr ) madam president , ladies and gentlemen , our fellow member , the chair@@ man of the socialist group in the european parliament , mr schulz , intends to have the rules of procedure of this house changed , on the pre@@ text that i could be the ol@@ de@@ st member in the next parliament .
the possibility of corre@@ cting situations of data trans@@ mission that may subsequ@@ ently be jud@@ ged to have been un@@ due has also been guaranteed .
the commission is currently working on further proposals that it will be putting forward shor@@ tly and that will offer potential savings of a further eur 2 billion , mea@@ ning that we will have total potential savings of more than eur 40 billion a year .
i would therefore like to call upon everyone to make the sen@@ sible decision of supporting the vote on a resolution on this issue during this sitting , voting in favour of this proposal .
these are instruments that are in place but are being not used .
sufficient international presence must be en@@ su@@ red to help establish basic conditions of peace and security in order to enable the capacity of the country 's government to be strengthened , the rule of law to be reinfor@@ ced , corruption to be comb@@ ated and human rights respected .
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the union 's priorities in the budget require adequate financing and it is also important to ensure flexibility between the expenditure head@@ ings in order to more effectively coun@@ ter the problems linked to the economic crisis , as well as to propose a budgetary framework that includes own resources .
due to the temporary visa regime applied by the cari@@ com - the cari@@ b@@ be@@ an common market - countries to nationals of several member states during the cri@@ c@@ ke@@ t world cu@@ p , form@@ al negotiations on the visa wai@@ ver only beg@@ an in july 2008 .
regarding the financial stability mechanism , the council 's decision says that the mechanism is ' to be activ@@ ated if indi@@ spen@@ s@@ able to safeguard the stability of the euro@@ zone as a whole ' .
however , i will give you a further 15 secon@@ ds if you wish to ask your question immediately because , under the rules of procedure , i cannot allow three supple@@ mentary questions .
madam president , today 's discussion on sud@@ an and south sud@@ an is encouraging and positive in a world where there is more bad news than good news .
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president-in-office of the council . - ( sl ) i would like to explain to mr pa@@ pad@@ im@@ ou@@ li@@ s that the european council does not adopt specific measures .
we have the institu@@ te in lon@@ don , which is actually there to provide information when there are ear@@ th@@ qu@@ ak@@ es .
let us never lose si@@ ght of our common goal , and let us work together with the arctic states and the international community to find the best and most effective way of pre@@ ser@@ ving and protecting the arctic for future gener@@ ations .
( ro ) as has already been stated in this house , zimbabwe is one of the countries where hun@@ ger is reaching cat@@ astro@@ phic propor@@ tions , according to the report from the international food policy research institu@@ te published last week .
in its meetings with the leaders of the country , the commission has supported a peaceful sett@@ lement of the conflict , including the ev@@ ent@@ u@@ al dis@@ ban@@ ding and dis@@ ar@@ m@@ ament of any par@@ a@@ military group .
i do not understand why the measures set out in article 7 exclu@@ de the re@@ plac@@ ement of eng@@ ines , and it is also difficult to understand why the fle@@ et adap@@ tation sche@@ mes should cover ve@@ ssels with energy costs equi@@ val@@ ent to more than 30 % of the production costs .
mrs cor@@ az@@ za bi@@ ld@@ t and mr s@@ ven@@ ss@@ on addressed the issue of how we should deal with the mor@@ tal@@ ities in the mediterranean .
we must abi@@ de by that pact and , of course , that pact includes border controls , cooperation and political dialogue with the countries the immigrants come from , as the best way of avo@@ i@@ ding a massive f@@ low of immigrants .
last week , in a matter of days , we saw the pro@@ cl@@ am@@ ation of the charter of fundamental rights by the three institutions in the european parliament in strasbourg , the sig@@ nature of the treaty of lisbon and , following those very important mom@@ ents , a european council focus on key issues of direct interest to citizens .
more specifically , as regards the fuels quality directive , i want to make it absolutely clear that the negotiation and a future agreement does not and will not represent any negative inter@@ ference with regard to the implementation of that directive .
there is broad consensus on this and on the content of the report in parliament and i would like to thank mrs h@@ all for making this possible .
any measure capable of reducing the administrative procedures and bur@@ dens that we@@ i@@ gh down agricultural producers - not to mention the local authorities concerned - and that does not compromise quality standards definitely de@@ serves our support .
the only solution is zer@@ o immigration or negative immigration , bringing an end to family members jo@@ ining immigrants already in si@@ tu , and the wi@@ ll@@ ing@@ ness to integr@@ ate must at long last be something that is deman@@ ded .
this being the case , it is natural for us to view budgetary issues from a lon@@ ger@@ -@@ term perspective .
mr president , in order to avoid the de@@ ple@@ tion of tu@@ na stocks , we do not need to put an end to the many fisher@@ men that depend upon them .
investment in education should be a priority .
however , the real mea@@ ning lies in the fact that bi@@ bli@@ cal he@@ bre@@ w has two words for man , not one .
as regards the specific discussion on energy strategic cor@@ ri@@ d@@ ors to which the honourable member re@@ fers , the presidency is organis@@ ing the following meetings .
i voted for this report as i believe that the proposal will , once it has been adopted , ensure a high level of safety for transport@@ able pressure equipment and its users .
i am also taking the liber@@ ty of poin@@ ting out that the phenomen@@ on has exist@@ ed since the si@@ x@@ th century b@@ .@@ c@@ . then mr sarkozy comes along , k@@ noc@@ ks it all on the head and talks about na@@ val de@@ ploy@@ ments .
the pre@@ requi@@ site for that is ensuring that the fight against cancer remains firmly on the political agenda of european and national institutions .
it is therefore recor@@ ded in the official jour@@ nal .
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as everyone has noted , the war in afghanistan cost over us@@ d three hun@@ d@@ red billion .
they are not di@@ lu@@ ted by this proposal .
that is why i remain convinced that bilateral cooperation between the member states and the states of central america can be effective .
now it is very clear from this debate that other countries believe that their process of ratification through parliament is equally v@@ ali@@ d and that that will proce@@ ed .
tomorrow 's disaster may be just around the cor@@ ner .
since 2003 , an important part of eu cooperation with iraq has focused on strengthening the rule of law and promoting human rights and fundamental freedoms , for example , through eu@@ just le@@ x and community assistance .
we must also recognise that the eu does not have legal competence over national governments ' own negotiations with third parties .
i voted in favour of conclu@@ ding the protocol which will enable the republic of moldova to have greater involvement in certain community programmes , of@@ fering the opportunity to promote cooperation in the fie@@ lds of culture , education , media , science and technology , as well as con@@ soli@@ date political relations through the eastern partnership and speed up negotiations on the new association agreement .
( cs ) ( the beginning of the speech was in@@ audi@@ ble ) ... to make an effort so that europe is as strong a pla@@ yer as possible on the world market .
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no social problem can be sol@@ ved completely in just six months .
in the opinion of a majority of experts on the subject , we can no longer enter@@ tain any doub@@ ts as to the fact that global war@@ ming is now a reality , and that it is large@@ ly due to human activities .
i also believe that it will be a new major step in increasing the role of europe in the fight against climate change .
today i saw on tele@@ vision sep@@ p b@@ latter and jo@@ hn fa@@ he@@ y , the chair@@ man of wa@@ da , discussing how anti-@@ dop@@ ing and fo@@ ot@@ b@@ all competi@@ tions could go hand in hand after the c@@ ode of condu@@ ct has been adopted , and there is a problem .
that goes for the position being adopted on the al@@ leg@@ ed positive impact of tax competition just as much as for the manner in which it de@@ als with the actual subject matter , namely the tax treatment of losses in cross-border situations .
we need to use our coal re@@ serves better .
the first thing is the con@@ fu@@ sion that will ine@@ vit@@ ably be created between the prim@@ ary committee and the committee asked for an opinion , because when the prim@@ ary committee reje@@ cts the amendments of the committee asked for an opinion , these amendments might end up directly in the chamber , obviously creating an extremely ri@@ sk@@ y potential for legal con@@ fu@@ sion - as we also inci@@ dent@@ ally saw in the case of reach .
moreover , in a glob@@ alised world , many of the problems that science is still trying to solve require the cooperation of all without excep@@ tion , especially in specific sectors such as energy , climate change or food safety .
it is on the plus side that the new arrange@@ ment determin@@ es a minimum age , medical exam@@ in@@ ations , rest peri@@ ods and social security and that it is also concerned with living quar@@ ters , food , safety and health protection at work .
we are in talks with the various legal bodies to see whether further amendments to the treaty will be necessary or whether it is sufficient for the european council to decide this unani@@ m@@ ously .
it is estim@@ ated that every year as many as 8 000 vulnerable road users , pe@@ de@@ stri@@ ans and cy@@ cli@@ sts , are kil@@ led , and 3@@ 00 000 are in@@ ju@@ red .
indeed , some members have mentioned the death penalty .
in writing . - the uk conserv@@ ative delegation regre@@ ts that it is unable to support the report by mrs b@@ ow@@ les .
i do not know about the rest of europe .
in spite of several of the good intentions , i have therefore cho@@ sen to vote against both the ow@@ n-@@ initiative report and the alternative proposal for a resolution .
asse@@ ssing the four reports in the light of these two principles , i note that , even though they are not always perfe@@ ct , they represent a clear improvement on the original proposals .
so i welcome this on behalf of the commission and on behalf of the high representative .
we are looking for stability and energy security from this eastern partnership .
this is not r@@ he@@ tori@@ c because a few minutes ago in ber@@ li@@ n , german chan@@ ce@@ ll@@ or , an@@ ge@@ la mer@@ ke@@ l , s@@ oun@@ ded the alar@@ m st@@ ating that the euro is in danger .
in addition , the european union has concluded agreements with third countries , including l@@ ie@@ ch@@ ten@@ ste@@ in , which pursu@@ e the same aim as this directive .
among these , i will mention the end of the pillar structure , allowing most of the procedures in the current third pillar to be dealt with at community level , qualified majority voting to be gener@@ alised , the jur@@ is@@ di@@ ction of the court of justice to be extended and the role of parliament as co@@ legisl@@ ator to be strengthened ; the charter of fundamental rights to be binding .
in writing . - ( el ) the isra@@ e@@ li authorities are per@@ pe@@ tr@@ ating ever more criminal acts against the palesti@@ ni@@ ans .
this action plan is exactly this kind of area .
because our ideas and atti@@ tu@@ des are not ' politically correct ' or devi@@ ate from the pre@@ vail@@ ing line .
we must , of course , respect the democratic process in the czech republic .
i agree with mr kar@@ as that we do in fact have different , histori@@ cally developed banking structures in the individual member states .
to ensure effective cooperation between the institutions , the commission should up@@ date the european parliament at every stage of the negotiations on personal data protection .
now it is the european union that prote@@ cts human rights , with its new legal person@@ ality under the treaty of lisbon ; it is union law and it is the development of an eu state that member states can achieve .
we very much believe in the need to make a distin@@ ction between commercial and non-@@ commercial services , whether in healthcare or education .
as a former ma@@ y@@ or , i therefore followed with concern the proposal to include urban and sub@@ urban transport within the scope of the directive .
gender ma@@ inst@@ re@@ am@@ ing in the work of committees and deleg@@ ations (
then problems aro@@ se and we ke@@ pt having to com@@ pens@@ ate after the event .
i could not believe my e@@ ars when influ@@ ential socialist and liberal fellow members deman@@ ded that the eu laun@@ ch so-called serious infringe@@ ment proceedings - the most severe of available sanctions - against hungary , the hol@@ der of the current eu presidency .
therefore , as we ce@@ le@@ br@@ ate this day and we urge all women not to aband@@ on their dre@@ am@@ s , we reiter@@ ate the importance of the fight against in@@ justi@@ ces and discrimination , opening new hor@@ iz@@ ons for a better life in equality .
this makes it possible to have most regular and pre@@ dict@@ able demand covered by staff interpre@@ ters , whilst f@@ lu@@ c@@ tu@@ ating demand and pe@@ ak situations are c@@ ate@@ red for by re@@ cru@@ iting ai@@ cs .
i had to contradi@@ ct him : it is a re@@ distribution between arti@@ sts and producers , the musi@@ c industry , and then only the big na@@ mes .
it also establish@@ es the area of freedom , security and justice that we all desire .
this plan shows three pa@@ th@@ ways by which the european union could cut its co2 emissions by 80 per cent by 2050 , in line with our ky@@ oto aspir@@ ations .
it contained many difficult doss@@ iers and many difficult ideas which many people in industry , in particular , were opposed to but also , uni@@ que@@ ly , which a lot of people involved in trade uni@@ ons were against as well .
rapporteur . - ( sv ) mr president , i want to begin by than@@ king the commission , commissioner v@@ assi@@ li@@ ou and her always hel@@ p@@ ful staff , the slove@@ nian presidency , the council of ministers , my fellow rapporteurs , a@@ v@@ ri@@ l do@@ y@@ le and mo@@ j@@ ca dr@@ č@@ ar mur@@ ko , and of course the shadow rapporteurs from all the parties for excellent cooperation over the years we have worked on these matters .
for the european union it is also an excellent opportunity to develop pri@@ vi@@ leg@@ ed relations with a country that pla@@ ys a leading role in latin american for@@ um@@ s such as the ri@@ o group , in which it hol@@ ds the presidency until 2010 .
the european union has ple@@ d@@ ged to de@@ vote 0@@ .@@ 7 % of its gro@@ ss national income ( g@@ ni ) to official development assistance ( od@@ a ) by 2015 , which will mean increasing the current amount of european aid .
it is by no means certain that the measures presented in this report are suitable or satisfac@@ tory in this respect .
as the ber@@ lat@@ o report contains positive elements supporting all of this , we , the meps of the communist party of greece ( k@@ ke ) , will appro@@ ve it .
i hope that the aid will be provided as dynami@@ cally and effectively as possible , through a simple and rapid process , so as to allow the workers affected by the redun@@ dan@@ cies brought on by globalisation and the economic and financial crisis to be re@@ integrated into the labour market .
however , we cannot support paragrap@@ h@@ s 6@@ 3 and 6@@ 4 , which raise doub@@ ts about free trade in agricultural products .
this is not an argument between the left and the right ; it is about helping people in the acp states to become more self-@@ confi@@ dent and , in the fore@@ see@@ able future , to become equal partners in international trade .
however , we cannot accept the argument that , in order to serve the interests of the citizens better through improved management of post-@@ disaster situations , we need to limit the member states ' involvement and ro@@ om for man@@ o@@ eu@@ v@@ re .
this capital , which often en@@ ds up in tax ha@@ v@@ ens , has a direct impact on the economy of these countries , especially in this particular period of economic crisis .
fi@@ f@@ thly , the directive offers many useful examples of methods and criteria which can be applied in safety inspe@@ ctions and risk / accident analy@@ ses .
based on the principle of equal treatment , parliament will exercise the same rights as the council in terms of access to legislative or budgetary documents .
however , the problem that ari@@ ses , and this has just been mentioned , is how to enable the different administrative structures , the different distri@@ cts and the other territ@@ ories to co@@ exist .
the global financial crisis has shown us just how im@@ per@@ ative it is to have a strong european union .
however , an im@@ balance has developed in some areas of trade due to the distribution of responsibilities between the agricultural and trade committees of this parliament , which should work in syner@@ gy to de@@ fine a contr@@ actual balance appli@@ cable to the various commercial treaties within the eu agricultural sector .
the fisheries sector is crucial for the european union , not only because of the food issue , but also because of the environmental issue , as a@@ qu@@ atic eco@@ systems are at risk .
i am in favour of cu@@ tting costs in relation to the commission and its agencies .
i think the move towards transparency is something which should be welcomed across the parliament .
i would also like to ask that we receive in january a proposal for precise monitoring of the transpo@@ sition of this directive in individual member states .
the candi@@ d@@ ates for the po@@ sts of chair@@ persons of the es@@ as have , in fact , pro@@ ven to be competent and professional , and i am sure that they will be able to carry out the role in an im@@ parti@@ al and more than satisfac@@ tory manner .
its protection is therefore crucial to the pre@@ serv@@ ation of our cultural her@@ it@@ age and natural resources .
in response to what mr re@@ ul said - some things have been initi@@ ated but then have simply remain@@ ed on paper and got no further than the office dra@@ wer .
the ad@@ visory group will be com@@ posed of european organisations directly involved in aviation protection .
this agreement also en@@ sures that safety provisions in bilateral agreements are appli@@ cable to situations when regulatory control over an air carr@@ ier is exerci@@ sed by a member state other than the member state that de@@ sign@@ ated that air carr@@ ier .
this vacc@@ ine will be very important and i believe that today , with the techni@@ qu@@ es at our dispos@@ al , companies could have it ready in three to four months .
i am sure you would not be in favour of a european uni@@ fied state .
no , of course we do not .
the reason for this is that the report de@@ als with a number of important aspects of sport in education but , at the same time , with matters which are and should remain a national concern .
recent increases in len@@ ding for renewable and energy sufficien@@ cy remain t@@ iny and cannot cover up the obvious preferen@@ ces .
although several member states and the commission pre@@ fer full ow@@ ner@@ ship un@@ b@@ un@@ dl@@ ing , the member states wanted to re@@ tain some flexibility , and the council agreed to an op@@ tion that provided for an independent trans@@ mission oper@@ ator .
( ro ) this sum@@ mer , portugal , spain , france , italy and greece were faced with major forest fi@@ res .
we have also ur@@ ged that information be transparent and that the media , diplom@@ ats , tou@@ ri@@ sts and un agencies be allowed free access to tibet .
the first thing , therefore , is to make op@@ ti@@ mum use of the capacity we have now .
in this respect , i believe there is much to be said for mr we@@ ber 's approach of as@@ certa@@ ining first of all the extent to which i@@ p addre@@ sses might constitu@@ te personal data within the mea@@ ning of directive 2002 / 5@@ 8 on priv@@ acy and electronic communications , for in some cases the i@@ p address in con@@ jun@@ ction with use@@ r data certainly can be the key to the colle@@ ction of personal information .
talking about violence is not just pres@@ enting women as victims but , above all , involves the necessi@@ ty of condem@@ ning the act of violence itself and its per@@ pe@@ tr@@ ator , who should not go un@@ puni@@ shed .
rapporteur . - ( pl ) mr president , in the first place , transparency in the rules gover@@ ning the re@@ mu@@ ner@@ ation of parliamentary assi@@ stan@@ ts that were are trying to achieve ought not to be an area for ha@@ g@@ gl@@ ing and conflict among the political groups : it is the joint responsibility of parliament as a whole , which will be asking next year for a rene@@ wed vote of confidence .
i believe that most women scienti@@ sts would agree with this .
the following questions are addressed to the commission .
all of this is in violation of the treaties themselves , and in violation of the act of 19@@ 7@@ 6 , which provides for the election of meps by direct universal suf@@ fra@@ ge .
in addition to the short-@@ term measures , long-term efforts are needed if we are to ensure the competitiveness of our economies .
in writing . - ( es ) the people of europe , along with the vast majority of members , are extremely concerned by the state of the economy and the evi@@ dent fra@@ gi@@ lity of our banking sector .
i think that is where this debate can shed some light .
the liber@@ ation of political pris@@ oners does not ess@@ enti@@ ally al@@ ter anything .
there is nothing wrong with that model .
the part@@ i soci@@ ali@@ ste - the party to which i bel@@ ong - has long been calling for positive action from the european union to protect and develop public services .
i am thinking of corpor@@ ations and concerns , but also of small enterprises , and not only those operating in the field of transport and logi@@ stics . we need to build networks of enti@@ ties which work together in a particular geographical area , in order to be effective in deli@@ vering aid and to improve the system of rapid re@@ action to im@@ pen@@ ding crises .
glob@@ alism is an ideo@@ logy that takes many elements from ty@@ pi@@ cal western religion .
in writing . - ( pt ) taking into account the court of auditors ' report on the annual accounts of the european rail@@ way agency ( era ) for the financial year 2009 , together with the era 's re@@ pl@@ ies , i voted for this decision , which gr@@ ants the execu@@ tive direct@@ or of the era discharge in respect of the implementation of the era budget for the financial year 2009 .
these ngos offer vital support for victims of sexual and domestic violence , yet have to c@@ ope with a very difficult funding environment .
am@@ az@@ ingly the commission has become aware in the me@@ an@@ time of the term he@@ dge fund , although this undoubtedly is not true of all the commissioners .
the reality is that nothing substantial changes , and the public is lo@@ sing patien@@ ce , and rightly so .
but it is also the incen@@ tive that will enable us all to emer@@ ge from the institutional crisis that has held europe back and impe@@ ded the process of european integration for the past two years .
i think we need to monitor the situation carefully and be ready to apply im@@ port restrictions if im@@ port sur@@ ges in the next year over@@ whe@@ l@@ m the capacity of eu-@@ based ap@@ pa@@ re@@ l industries to adap@@ t , as well , of course , as channe@@ lling research and development resources to that sector .
however , in relation to don@@ ations between living people , i must just mention that i am pleased that this enlargement with rights has been included .
the area where we need to progress is the three ms , market access , mobility and money .
i am ho@@ pe@@ ful that the af@@ o@@ re@@ mentioned agreement will be fru@@ it@@ ful and that the safeguard clause - which it is ho@@ ped will be clear and capable of functioning effectively wh@@ en@@ ever needed - will never need to be enfor@@ ced .
first of all , there are the payments .
for this reason , aid has increased by eur 1 million , which will be used to fund projects aimed at helping the victims of terrorism and their families to reco@@ ver , through social or psy@@ cho@@ logical support offered by organisations and their networks .
the council , the european parliament and the commission will all need to be per@@ su@@ a@@ ded and to cooperate in the creation of this mechanism .
individual member states are still applying different tax regi@@ mes concerning cars , either by char@@ ging duty or through other regi@@ str@@ ation char@@ ges , per@@ pe@@ tu@@ ating the in@@ equ@@ alities between consumers .
the mac@@ ro-@@ financial assistance proposed today by the eu is more welcome than ever before .
this means that 19 000 people live on a da@@ ily basis with the fear of a re@@ cur@@ ring se@@ iz@@ ure .
on cohesion policy , we have also made some changes to simplify the rules and to fron@@ t@@ lo@@ ad payments .
in the final ver@@ sion of the stance , which was put to the vote by the committee on employment and social affairs , these conditions are , however , lac@@ king .
you can see by the very high atten@@ d@@ ance at this late h@@ our how important the report is and you can also hear how emo@@ tion@@ ally char@@ ged the atmo@@ sphere is as we listen to the various contributions from different nation@@ alities and groups .
this is why the social dimension of the lisbon strategy must be strengthened , supporting life@@ long learning and skills recognition .
this will allow both citizens and producers to benefit , while making it easier to overcome the economic crisis .
all these proce@@ sses must be carried out in a manner which is completely transparent to citizens , in compliance with the provisions of all the multilateral environmental agreements which bulgaria is party to ( a@@ ar@@ h@@ us , e@@ spo@@ o , et@@ c . ) .
decisions shall be taken as open@@ ly and as closely as possible to the citizen , thus con@@ fer@@ ring greater legitimacy on the institutions in the e@@ yes of european citizens , at the same time as helping to increase their confidence in them .
moreover , this response cannot be a reform of the schengen treaty .
with its entry into force on 1 december 2009 , many proposals that had been tabled by the commission on the basis of the treaties , but which were still pen@@ ding on that date ( at different st@@ ages in the legislative or non-@@ legislative process ) will be subject to changes .
the council is also continuing to urge croatia to improve its administrative capacity and to effectively transpo@@ se and implement the acquis so that it can meet its membership obligations in due time .
in 2011 , croatia must be able to be a ful@@ l@@ y-@@ fle@@ d@@ ged member state .
we are pu@@ shing the european message hard in the run@@ -up to the october elections .
i would like to call on the commission to present the results of its analy@@ ses .
canada is one of the eu 's ol@@ de@@ st and clo@@ se@@ st partners , being the first industri@@ alised country with which - in 19@@ 7@@ 6 - the eu signed a framework agreement for commercial and economic cooperation .
following the discussions we have had so far and the parliamentary debates , we , the rapporteurs on the financing instruments , have reached the joint conclusion that the doss@@ ier should be sent for second reading , and we are sen@@ ding a serious political message to the institutions , because now , since the entry into force of the treaty of lisbon , we should act in the spirit of the treaty .
i must say that i atten@@ ded the entire debate in parliament but i did not get a chance to speak .
that is an under@@ statement if ever there was one !
all the european institutions that depend on the european union budget have to be tho@@ rou@@ gh@@ ly audi@@ ted by the court of auditors and by all enti@@ ties with that function .
the ongoing di@@ vision on kosovo , which is port@@ ra@@ yed by some as a bat@@ tle between leg@@ alist and reali@@ st , is the most recent and f@@ righ@@ te@@ ning example , pro@@ ving that peace and law in europe are not yet secure .
europe has reali@@ sed that access to alternative gas sources , the creation of the nor@@ th@@ -@@ south gas cor@@ ri@@ d@@ or and the elimin@@ ation of i@@ sol@@ ated markets increase regional supply security while also making a significant step towards the achie@@ vement of a single market .
the first aspect concerns simpli@@ fying and harmo@@ nising the tou@@ ri@@ st visa application procedures for entry into the member states , with a view to reducing their costs and facilit@@ ating access to the european union for tou@@ ri@@ sts from third countries .
the main feat@@ ure of the european market is the fra@@ g@@ ment@@ ation that pre@@ vail@@ s at national level .
we need to move from monetary union towards true economic union , as stated in the treaties .
mu@@ ham@@ ma@@ d , the pro@@ p@@ he@@ t , came also from me@@ c@@ ca to our land to be li@@ f@@ ted into the hea@@ v@@ ens .
against the back@@ dro@@ p of global challenges such as the economic crisis and global war@@ ming , cooperation with me@@ xi@@ co will prove to be benefi@@ cial .
mr president , i would like to call on this parliament to take immediate and effective steps to save the small and family farmers in new member states , especially eastern and central european member states , and , in particular , my own country , hungary .
i look at the back@@ ground to this , and it is quite clear that , as has been said , be@@ es have a won@@ der@@ fully di@@ verse role as pol@@ lin@@ ators and suppl@@ iers .
at present , this colle@@ ction of data is carried out on a pu@@ rely voluntary basis by 18 member states for shi@@ pping , with colle@@ ction of data by type of goods already mand@@ atory for european road , rail and in@@ land wat@@ er@@ ways transport statistics .
there is a real danger that bro@@ ch@@ u@@ res and boo@@ ks will remain in offi@@ ces un@@ read .
they are expe@@ cting a great deal from europe , certainly much too much , but they are expe@@ cting us to do something else .
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vie@@ wed over the last 20 years , the eu 's budget has actually increased more sl@@ ow@@ ly than those of the member states .
in the me@@ an@@ time , copenhagen has undoubtedly made sure everyone is al@@ er@@ t , gre@@ at@@ ly he@@ i@@ gh@@ te@@ ning our environmental awareness .
i would also like to express my support for the proposal to maintain the specific blo@@ ck ex@@ emp@@ tion for re@@ pa@@ ir and ma@@ inten@@ ance , which pro@@ ved to be less competitive than the sal@@ es market .
c@@ c@@ ct@@ b is one of those proposals .
jud@@ ging from the discussion , there is broad consensus in parliament and the union as a whole that serbia 's future is in the european union and that the european union 's do@@ or will be open to serbia when the country mee@@ ts the conditions , and that its government has the means to take serbia into europe .
this is all the more true because , at the present stage , so@@ lar energy , bio@@ -@@ energy and hy@@ drog@@ en technology are in most cases not yet commer@@ ci@@ ally prof@@ itable .
that is quite an important contribution .
despite this context , belgi@@ um can be credi@@ ted with some real progress thanks to the fighting spirit of your ministers and of our ministers : the report of the ep@@ s@@ co council before each european council to act as a necessary counter@@ we@@ ight to the e@@ cof@@ in council ; the conclusions on social services of general interest ; pensions , no@@ tab@@ ly the conference on pensions in li@@ è@@ ge , which highligh@@ ted the necessary joint consideration of the adequ@@ acy and sustainability of pensions , which i feel b@@ ound to stress , and the ep@@ s@@ co declaration on the year for combating poverty .
we can only benefit from facilit@@ ating closer business ties with ta@@ i@@ w@@ an , whose economy is growing again and going from streng@@ th to streng@@ th , and is increasingly a spr@@ ing@@ board for european investments into china .
evi@@ dent@@ ly , mr president , ladies and gentlemen , i cannot let it be said that the solution is to centr@@ alise .
commission legislative and work programme for 2008 ( mo@@ tions for resolutions tabled ) : see minutes
( ro ) by tradi@@ tion , the first european summit of the year is de@@ di@@ cated to economic issues .
( pl ) i would like to thank the commissioner for this information - what you are doing is , indeed , very important .
we in parliament at least have come to know mrs ashton as an excellent lea@@ der .
in eng@@ li@@ sh it appe@@ ars bad@@ ly written and paragraph 12 makes no sense and is a practical im@@ possibility , which is why this paragraph cannot be taken seriously even if you understand it .
i want to be very clear on this .
to do so , the commission must take initiatives so that the tax regime allows truly free movement of u@@ ci@@ ts products , with no prote@@ cti@@ o@@ nis@@ m .
al@@ bin@@ os feel that they are being constantly hu@@ mili@@ ated and treated like secon@@ d-@@ clas@@ s citizens .
it should also be noted that our gra@@ in stocks are the lowe@@ st they have been in the last 60 years - stocks are now at a cri@@ tically low level .
the right to health and access to health at af@@ for@@ d@@ able prices are fundamental rights and should be guaranteed for all citizens .
let me say one final word on the link between migration and over@@ fishing .
it is a city with some excellent higher education institutions and ne@@ arly 1@@ 50 000 stu@@ dents .
( de ) madam president , although the european union has introduced subsidies for rural development , at the same time the rural de@@ population caused by the conditions imposed by ma@@ a@@ stri@@ ch@@ t has encouraged un@@ bri@@ d@@ led en@@ thu@@ si@@ as@@ m for liberalisation and the ac@@ compan@@ ying dis@@ man@@ t@@ ling of rural infra@@ structures .
for example , we propose a regulatory framework for sustainable fisheries management where areas and species are not yet covered by other instruments .
however , this also requires the development of a core network and the network conne@@ ctions on which the whole system is based and with which the whole system is conne@@ cted , allowing sound development in the transport sector and the continu@@ al improvement of its management .
despite the difficulties en@@ coun@@ tered in the negotiations , due not least to the highly sensitive international context , the work that has resul@@ ted in the proposal for a directive on the management of spent fuel and radi@@ o@@ active waste has succe@@ eded in out@@ li@@ ning a coherent , harmoni@@ sed legislative framework to ensure that this kind of waste is managed safe@@ ly , no matter what appli@@ cations and consequences nuclear energy may have in the future .
i am sure mr di@@ m@@ as does .
the protection of arti@@ sts ' freedom of expression in fact lies in their relationship with society ; the freedom to produce ar@@ t and the freedom to enjo@@ y it go hand in hand and have a common ad@@ vers@@ ary in the mer@@ can@@ ti@@ le sub@@ ser@@ vie@@ n@@ ce of culture that would be strengthened by this legislation .
i just want your view on that , please , commissioner .
this is not only the case for the a@@ zo@@ res , but is the general situation in europe , where we have to realise that prices are decre@@ as@@ ing to a level that we would never have im@@ ag@@ ined just six months ago .
the reform treaty re@@ af@@ fir@@ ms the principle of equality of its citizens , gives legal force to the charter of fundamental rights of the european union , introdu@@ ces the control of subsidiarity by national parliaments , recogni@@ ze@@ s universal access to the services of general economic interest , emphasi@@ ze@@ s the importance of energy security and strength@@ ens the spirit of solidarity between member states in this field , and im@@ poses special measures to the fight against climate changes .
because we are sure that the rene@@ wed lisbon strategy focu@@ sing on jobs and growth , with its commitment to competitiveness and inclu@@ si@@ veness , is europe 's best response to the challenges of globalisation .
i will be advi@@ sed by you .
orig@@ in@@ ally started in march 2000 by the du@@ tch government and du@@ tch fisher@@ men , the project was aimed at cle@@ aring the north sea of lit@@ ter , using fishing ne@@ ts .
i would also like to say ex@@ pli@@ ci@@ tly that foreign policy is not the job of parliaments .
the crisis gives us some specific po@@ inter@@ s with regard to development and full employment , if we want to incorpor@@ ate - as i believe is necessary - this objective in our action .
madam president , ladies and gentlemen , we are talking about the manufac@@ turing sector in the european union that produ@@ ces a third of the cars produced in the world .
when op@@ ti@@ mis@@ ing capacity , it is important to pay attention to air@@ port facilities , vehicles that transport passengers and ensuring that dis@@ ab@@ led people can approach air@@ cra@@ ft , since this is the only way to ensure equality in air transport .
next , an issue with the voting order , which fortun@@ ately has been resolved , has put a question mark over the way in which a major political problem can be set@@ tled here : by s@@ ly , pe@@ t@@ ty political man@@ o@@ eu@@ v@@ ring , and then la@@ ying the b@@ lam@@ e on an administration that can do nothing about it .
the statistics show that the programme only alle@@ vi@@ ates the problem of mal@@ nu@@ tri@@ tion but is not elimin@@ ating it .
it is obviously regret@@ table that kosovo , because of dis@@ agreements between member states regarding recognition of its independence , is not included in this process under way between the european union and countries in the balkans .
with regard to the commissioner 's difficul@@ ty with + / -@@ 5 000 ton@@ ne@@ s , i would say to you , commissioner , that this was a prag@@ matic solution .
in writing . - ( pt ) belarus represents a clear challenge to the goal of the european union to act as a promo@@ ter of democracy in the world , particularly in its neighbour@@ ing countries .
i would like to add , in no un@@ certain terms : in the case of ex@@ tradi@@ tion , i have no doub@@ ts that italian justice deli@@ vers the high standards expected of european union member states .
mr president , ladies and gentlemen , first of all , i would like to welcome mrs gar@@ c@@ í@@ a p@@ é@@ re@@ z 's report .
for economic and social aspects , the performance cannot be evalu@@ ated , which lead@@ s to huge un@@ certain@@ ties as to whether or not the convention 's objective of op@@ ti@@ mal u@@ ti@@ lisation is met .
free speech will always be sac@@ ri@@ fi@@ ced because that is the eu 's de@@ fa@@ ul@@ t position .
we must stop this development from going any further immediately .
cohesion policy stri@@ ves for equality , yet priv@@ ati@@ sing directives , such as the post@@ al directive , have had the effect of further elimin@@ ating services to po@@ or@@ ly servi@@ ced areas .
the lead state is also to be given the responsibility for coordin@@ ating and leading measures to provide assistance , re@@ uni@@ te people and , where necessary , ev@@ ac@@ u@@ ate citizens to a safe de@@ st@@ ination , with the assistance of the other member states affected .
accord@@ ingly , the commission has not proposed , in the ap@@ s , any major changes in financial program@@ ming .
it is important that the egy@@ p@@ ti@@ an and ira@@ q@@ i authorities find and har@@ sh@@ ly jud@@ ge the author@@ s of these ma@@ ss@@ ac@@ res .
ignor@@ ing 5@@ 2 % of the available skills , knowledge and work@@ force of europe for any sector or any level would be a serious loss .
on the contrary , our demands will make them more innovative , which will make them more competitive in the world .
this affe@@ cts the im@@ age of my country .
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the european parliament report on the eu common foreign and security policy , in con@@ jun@@ ction with the cor@@ respon@@ ding report on the common security and defence policy , produced by the anti-@@ gra@@ ss@@ roo@@ ts alliance of conserv@@ atives , social democrats and liber@@ als in the european parliament , ma@@ ps out the constan@@ t support of the political m@@ ou@@ th@@ pie@@ ces of capital for the promotion of even greater militar@@ isation of the eu , especially following the entry into force of the re@@ acti@@ on@@ ary treaty of lisbon , and their active role in promoting the imperi@@ alist policy of the eu and the inter@@ ventions and war@@ s which it un@@ lea@@ shes against third countries and peoples in every cor@@ ner of the plan@@ et , in order to serve the interests and sovereignty of mono@@ po@@ ly capital under conditions of e@@ sc@@ al@@ ating imperi@@ alist in@@ fighting .
i am thinking , in particular , of the work under@@ taken by mrs ferre@@ ira .
almost every day in the british press we read stor@@ ies about our big bro@@ ther labour government colle@@ cting more and more personal data about individuals and , even when they are pro@@ ven inno@@ cent , refu@@ sing to give back that data .
i am convinced , however , that slovakia has all it needs to meet these criteria on a long-term basis , provided that at least a standard fiscal policy is in place and further structural reforms are carried out .
to this end , our policy on support for european research should give priority to these areas .
is it ok now ?
it is clear that the success of any regional development does not depend only on the results that are achieved , but also on the way in which these results are obtained , that is to say , the governance .
i welcome the importance att@@ ach@@ ed to ensuring that the required radi@@ o spe@@ c@@ tru@@ m is available for monitoring the atmo@@ sphere and the ear@@ th 's sur@@ face .
it should be a key element of public policy in such areas as the environment , water , energy , transport , tele@@ communications , health and education .
it must also provide security for tomorrow .
a family is seen today as a negative burden and , in addition to this , young men are not capable of promis@@ ing mar@@ ri@@ age and security to women .
this could be the biggest difficul@@ ty , but i believe the council will work hard really to appro@@ ve of our proposal because i believe it is balanced , if not ide@@ al for every member state .
my question now to mr barroso is as follow@@ s : when can we expect the commission to table a legislative proposal to deal with the problems that have ari@@ sen subsequ@@ ent to the ru@@ l@@ ings by the european court of justice ?
what measures can the commission , along with member states , adopt to ensure that a minimum level of investment in research and education will be guaranteed in the coming years ?
for us hungarian members , this is particularly important with a view to support for the danube strategy , as any request for support for the danube strategy can only be credi@@ ble if we remain open to supporting other strategies as well .
the right arrangements have been made to involve the im@@ f , within the framework of the euro area .
we have also expressed our gra@@ ve concern at reports of tor@@ ture and other forms of il@@ l@@ -@@ treatment , in@@ ti@@ mid@@ ation and court ir@@ regular@@ ities .
therefore , in order to decide on an appropriate scope for the blo@@ ck ex@@ emp@@ tion appli@@ cable to the car industry , i urge the commission to take account of the conditions of competition on the major markets and of the need to make a fundamental distin@@ ction between the markets for the s@@ ale of new mo@@ tor vehicles and those for re@@ pa@@ ir and ma@@ inten@@ ance services and / or for the distribution of s@@ par@@ e parts .
law fir@@ ms should not be given the opportunity simply to cl@@ assi@@ fy any activity as legal consultation and thereby e@@ sche@@ w the register and the requirement for transparency in lobby@@ ing .
the only groups standing a@@ side from this consensus are the far right and the far left and they pre@@ fer to play party politics rather than seek to find a political solution to the problems .
i would like you to writ@@ e a let@@ ter to the commissioner to justi@@ fy those statements .
growth cannot be intelli@@ gent if it is not sustainable and it is also not intelli@@ gent if it is not inclu@@ sive .
it is absolutely essential to concentr@@ ate efforts on scientific research and to develop a plan for tack@@ ling these changes .
the commission will continue the dialogue with the fisheries sector and will start to discuss specific long-term plans for a number of fisheries with an m@@ sy perspective .
the stu@@ dent scen@@ e is fair@@ ly li@@ vely .
it was not easy to reach a political agreement in the council ; under the slove@@ nian presidency we agreed on some main points , but some points were still sh@@ ak@@ y .
many of you will remember that people took to the stre@@ ets in bu@@ ch@@ are@@ st to prote@@ st against these statements , yet despite this , i was still hol@@ ding talks with the ma@@ y@@ or of ro@@ me , of@@ fering him the resources of the european social fund .
the european union urgently needs to establish a strategy in order to be able to ea@@ si@@ ly prevent future environmental disasters like the disaster caused by b@@ p in the g@@ ul@@ f of me@@ xi@@ co .
( de ) mr president , commissioner , energy efficiency has always been the biggest re@@ source prof@@ fered to us .
the construction of the four@@ th school has been postpo@@ ned and postpo@@ ned , and we are in inten@@ sive discussions with the belgian government about this .
secondly , there is a discrimination in vat rates which pen@@ ali@@ ses digital goods in relation to physi@@ cal goods .
i ask both that italy be re@@ min@@ ded of its obligations as a party to the european convention on human rights and as a member state of the european union , and for as@@ sur@@ an@@ ces that mr e@@ ssi@@ d , now de@@ ported to tuni@@ sia , will not suffer in@@ hum@@ ane and degra@@ ding treatment there .
in particular , the hel@@ ple@@ ss@@ ness of the european union in the face of all the developments in the area of the southern mediterranean gives cause for concern .
the very nature of many decisions that have direct consequences for our fellow citizens has shi@@ f@@ ted within the space of a few months from the local or national level to the international level .
the eu food programme for the poorest of the european union , like the ' fruit at school ' and ' milk at school ' programmes , is changing atti@@ tu@@ des towards the eu and the common agricultural policy , which have been so hea@@ vi@@ ly critici@@ sed by many people .
within the framework of these proposals , the strasb@@ ur@@ g-@@ vie@@ n@@ na se@@ ction could obtain b@@ ac@@ king under the 2009 annual programme - amoun@@ ting to eur 14@@ 0 million for both studies and work projects - and the european economic recovery plan , this provides eur 500 million exclu@@ si@@ vely ear@@ mar@@ ked for work projects to be started by the end of 2010 at the latest .
the cu@@ ban dialogue is , of course , fra@@ u@@ ght with difficulties , but we think for the moment that it is important to have the dialogue in place in accordance with our decision , because it gives us a chance to try and li@@ ai@@ se with the authorities , to be very strict and firm in our criticism , but also to li@@ ai@@ se with civil society and the peaceful dis@@ sid@@ ents .
most import@@ antly , we are waiting for concrete proposals from you concerning the post@@ ing of workers directive .
it contains a real cat@@ alo@@ gue of rights that all citizens of the union should enjo@@ y , from the individual rights related to dignity , freedoms , equality and solidarity to the rights linked to citiz@@ en@@ ship status and justice .
so , i would appreci@@ ate your opinion and the position of the european union on the decision by the ameri@@ c@@ ans to eng@@ age more acti@@ vely in ye@@ men to fight terrori@@ sts , especially by sig@@ ning the agreement on military intelli@@ gence and training .
i hope he under@@ stands how hard i f@@ ought for some of the elements that he also wanted .
in writing . - i voted for the successful amendment 29 , which calls on the commission and the member states to take measures to prevent cap@@ turing of the market in food products and the form@@ ation of car@@ te@@ ls by food companies , and i hope that some action will be taken to prevent super@@ markets from for@@ cing food producers to accept economi@@ cally un@@ sustainable prices for their produce .
an exten@@ sive , clean , s@@ mar@@ t g@@ ri@@ d is needed to conne@@ ct to our neighbours in the south who have the potential to gener@@ ate so@@ lar energy using high technology and large@@ -@@ scale plants .
my group supports the proposals developed in the tri@@ alo@@ gue negotiations , especially the proposals for a new capital requirements directive for banks .
we therefore support the commission 's proposal and , by exten@@ sion , the proposal for subsidies to be used so that the workers concerned can be re@@ de@@ ployed in a de@@ cent and digni@@ fied fa@@ shi@@ on .
that is why we need this initiative , and i hope that the commission will show some on this occa@@ sion .
to this end , closer cooperation between member states and the commission is vital to protect the community 's financial interests , which must be per@@ ce@@ i@@ ved as common interests going beyond those of individual states .
in this regard , it is particularly important to secure financing for smes .
the financial crisis is also responsible for some dela@@ ys , in particular , for measures under a@@ x@@ is 2 .
a large number of the measures proposed , such as the review of the accoun@@ ting directives , cu@@ tting red ta@@ pe , improving access to the capital and public procurement markets , et@@ c@@ . feat@@ ure in this communication .
i recognise that that cannot happen in a few months .
however , this instrument must be intelli@@ gently designed , and must be such that it impro@@ ves the current situation without leading to further waste of resources .
subject : reform@@ ing the budget
this french member of the socialist group in the european parliament wel@@ comes the carbon all@@ owan@@ ce redu@@ ctions system ( cars ) , as this mechanism will impose financial penalties on manufacturers who fail to meet their quotas , while at the same time issu@@ ing cre@@ d@@ its to those who have taken the initiative by achieving emissions that are be@@ low the limit value cur@@ ve .
i therefore do not believe that what you have presented is good , mrs malmström , because you have failed to quot@@ e article 7@@ 8 ( 3 ) of the treaty on the functioning of the european union ( t@@ fe@@ u ) .
corre@@ ctions to votes and voting intentions : see minutes
in any case , as things stand at present i am unable to guarantee that we will be in pos@@ session of the complete set of statistics on this particular subject ; all the more because the defini@@ tions v@@ ary enor@@ m@@ ously from country to country .
we already acknowled@@ ged in february during the hungarian presidency that as far as the technical standards were concerned , romania was ready , while bulgaria still had some hom@@ e@@ work to do .
we need to do more to revi@@ ve our co@@ al-@@ mi@@ ning communities .
well , what was true for mil@@ an baro@@ š is also true for you and your ministers .
it is in our interest to promote principles such as self-@@ regulation , transparency and sustainability , and we can make several other important contributions to improvements in licen@@ sing .
i understand that the council wanted to make certain cuts in this year 's budget .
it is time that the eu put an end to an external energy policy that merely increases competition for oil and gas re@@ serves or exten@@ ds nuclear technology .
i think that i can share something that you did not , perhaps , know .
corre@@ ctions to votes and voting intentions : see minutes
it is a great p@@ ity : this ni@@ n@@ th summit is important .
with a view to establishing a genu@@ ine@@ ly single market for smes , the resolution propo@@ ses the creation of a ' european private company ' status which would encourage the cross-border creation and functioning of these essential com@@ pon@@ ents of the union 's economic f@@ ab@@ ri@@ c .
all of the institutions are very much in agreement about the need for this and i look forward to continu@@ ed cooperation on this matter .
the european union was qui@@ c@@ ker and more efficient than our american frien@@ ds in handl@@ ing the cau@@ ca@@ sian crisis , and our response was coherent and based on a common approach - and thanks and congratul@@ ations to the french presidency for that .
we must not end@@ an@@ ger this in the future through over@@ regulation and prote@@ cti@@ o@@ nis@@ m but rather should abi@@ de by our free market principles .
( fr ) mr president , commissioner , you are doub@@ t@@ less aware that the ex@@ ha@@ u@@ sti@@ ve discussions that we have had in this house on the subject of your communication have re@@ vol@@ ved around the role of public services , of services of general interest in the single market and how they are em@@ bod@@ ied in legislation .
i believe , ladies and gentlemen , that everything is much sim@@ ple@@ r than that .
citizens do not want their bank deta@@ ils to be simply trans@@ fer@@ red to the united states without sound guarantees of their rights .
i voted for the report on community guidelines for the development of the trans@@ -@@ european transport network because its aim is to constru@@ ct and moder@@ ni@@ se rail@@ way infra@@ structures , ports , wat@@ er@@ ways and air@@ ports .
we are faced with thre@@ ats like prote@@ cti@@ o@@ nis@@ m , unfair competition , sub@@ standard shi@@ pping or pi@@ r@@ acy .
the second area of added value concerns solidarity and the third concerns energy .
in this context , the i@@ ct 's role is increasingly important .
i have met with the council and i have heard what parliament has said .
i am not trying to avoid the issue .
faced with the increased mobility of citizens within the european union resulting in an increase in the number of ' international ' cou@@ ples , that is , cou@@ ples in which the spo@@ uses are of different nation@@ alities or re@@ side in different member states or in a member state of which at least one of the two is not a national , and due to the high di@@ v@@ or@@ ce rate in the european union , it has become indi@@ spen@@ s@@ able to legisl@@ ate on the appli@@ cable law and competence in mat@@ ri@@ moni@@ al affairs , which concern an ever increasing number of citizens each year .
forwar@@ ding of texts adopted during the sitting : see minutes
the european union is une@@ a@@ si@@ ly implementing its common foreign and security policy and is just starting to create its energy policy .
in br@@ ief , is it not the case that we have dead@@ lo@@ ck on our hands here ?
we have an opposition in@@ spi@@ red by democracy which is fighting for a republic of moldova att@@ ach@@ ed to european values .
moreover , a comple@@ mentary study has been launched by the commission in d@@ g environment dealing with the long-term effects of gene@@ tically modif@@ ied cro@@ ps on health , biodiversity and the environment .
moreover , since the european union is itself on the way towards accession to the european convention on human rights , it should use its future status as a party to that convention to acce@@ ler@@ ate conver@@ gence and inte@@ ro@@ per@@ ability with russia in the field of democracy and the rule of law .
i voted in favour of the report on the cross-border , trans@@ national and inter@@ regional territorial cooperation initiative .
is that what we wish to see , and is that the true understanding of solidarity within the european union ?
the council has indi@@ cated that it will continue to monitor the situation very closely .
the next item is the report by mr gu@@ er@@ re@@ ir@@ o , on behalf of the committee on fisheries , on the c@@ f@@ p and the eco@@ system approach to fisheries management .
from this centre comes the decisive and perhaps the only important duty which is imposed on us as citizens of europe .
it is lin@@ king the issue of the death penalty with other issues and saying : when the others link their opinion on this issue with that on abor@@ tion and eu@@ than@@ asia , then we too will be prepared to ar@@ gue against the death penalty .
i am convinced that this initiative will also have a positive effect on other parts of europe , pul@@ ling regions together and making a positive contribution to the competitiveness of the eu as a whole .
what we are dealing with are questions of education , money la@@ under@@ ing , crim@@ in@@ ality and freedom in gam@@ bling .
it would be a dis@@ gr@@ ace if anyone actually thought along those lines in europe , where the freedom of movement is a fundamental right and a symbo@@ l of freedom and equality .
on the other hand , there is then , of course , the risk that the simpli@@ fied procedure could no longer be applied , which would result in referen@@ du@@ ms being needed .
we can say quite clearly yes to harmonisation , however , without restri@@ cting the laws of the member states and we will allow them flexibility with regard to procedures in the matter of licen@@ sing .
a lack of achie@@ vement in this area would damage the credibility of the eu and of its members who are genu@@ ine@@ ly concerned about the de@@ teri@@ or@@ ating state of the environment .
i do realise the great importance of this significant european union policy and i welcome commissioner verheugen 's involvement .
concerning the issue of high sto@@ c@@ king den@@ si@@ ties in inten@@ sive farm@@ ing systems , the agriculture committee 's vote has moder@@ ated the rapporteur 's initial position by reco@@ g@@ nising that these may prove problem@@ atic where in@@ adequate disease control measures are practi@@ sed .
that is why our common task is to keep the european collective experience ali@@ ve .
i welcome the rapporteur 's proposal to simplify financing procedures and to adopt a perform@@ an@@ ce-@@ dri@@ ven approach and the criteria of ' excell@@ ence ' and ' european added value ' in eu spending .
on the other hand , i do believe that there cannot be any co@@ er@@ ci@@ ve policy .
we are determined to promote these principles throughout the world .
however , the european union today is much more than that .
in writing . - ( pt ) although this report contains various recommendations that we support , these are all made in a liberal context .
from an economic point of view , they naturally have to facilitate international trade and the european union has every interest in see@@ ing this happen .
chair@@ man of the committee on budgets . - ( de ) mr president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , the committee on budgets recomm@@ en@@ ds for the first reading in the plenary a 2008 budget of eur 1@@ 2@@ 9@@ .@@ 6 billion for commitments and eur 1@@ 2@@ 4@@ .@@ 2 billion for payments , with strict observ@@ ance of all our agreements and commitments , both from the multi@@ -@@ annual programmes and the financial perspective and , i might add , well be@@ low the ce@@ il@@ ings that we agreed in this multi@@ -@@ year plan , in a spirit of budgetary dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ ine and , at the same time , linked with an offer to the council to resolve current issues such as galileo and the financing of foreign and security policy sustain@@ ably .
the reality is that this is about sa@@ ving face : sa@@ ving the fac@@ es of those euro@@ cr@@ ats who launched the project in the first place and who are prepared to sac@@ ri@@ fi@@ ce the peoples of the peri@@ ph@@ er@@ al countries and the taxpayers of the poor countries in order to su@@ sta@@ in their conce@@ it .
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the european council , while reiter@@ ating that the gr@@ ant of protection and refuge@@ e status is the responsibility of each member state , also indi@@ cated that the time has come to take new initiatives to complete the establishment of a common european asylum system provided for in the ha@@ gue programme , and thus to offer a higher degree of protection , as proposed by the commission in its policy plan on asylum .
it is no co@@ inci@@ dence that the same date is also ce@@ le@@ br@@ ated as freedom of speech day in bulgaria .
in the case of violation of workers ' rights , those critici@@ s@@ ms are vir@@ tu@@ ally non-@@ exist@@ ent .
in questions to the commission , i have en@@ dea@@ v@@ ou@@ red to obtain c@@ lar@@ ity as to what action the commission plans to take against the use of ' fal@@ se ' self-@@ employed workers .
let me say the following . the common meth@@ od@@ o@@ logy of the stress tests was agreed at european level ; it was very ri@@ go@@ rous , with adver@@ se mac@@ ro-@@ economic scen@@ ari@@ os .
of course , the first cu@@ c@@ ko@@ o does not necess@@ arily indi@@ cate the arri@@ val of spr@@ ing , but belarus is a great and important state , a neigh@@ b@@ our of the european union , and undoubtedly we are delighted by any positive changes .
the only possible answer to the situation in somali@@ a is a comprehensive approach to the conflict there , with coordinated action of all parties eng@@ aged in efforts at achieving stability in the region and en@@ ding pi@@ r@@ acy .
renewable technology is our biggest export market in all energy technologies .
member of the commission . - i would just like to stress that , from my point of view , we clearly take great care to take all possible steps to understand the g@@ m or non-@@ g@@ m situation as much as possible .
one question about the motion for a resolution before us : why are we even thinking about giving money to gaza ?
madam president , ladies and gentlemen , i am grateful to the commissioner for having sou@@ ght to point out that the committee on petitions has given an active role to this parliament , so as to demonstrate that those who speak here , and the political groups that they represent , have every interest in dealing with this situation respon@@ si@@ bly , in making all the procedures transparent and in involving the public in a dialogue that gives everyone a sense of responsibility .
we believe that there have been many appe@@ als to turkey on the kur@@ dish issue but that hi@@ ther@@ to no substan@@ tive change wh@@ at@@ so@@ ever has been noted .
his task , and that of his te@@ am , is to provide valu@@ able support on the ground in order to help us colle@@ ctively meet all our political objectives .
the targets , i hope , will be agreed at the june european council , so that implementation can start immediately after .
the world has changed .
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therefore , to protect operators in the market , i am calling for an urgent and une@@ qui@@ vo@@ cal definition of the services coming under this directive .
our democratic system and modern atti@@ tu@@ des to life are based on freedom of choice and , logi@@ cally , this should apply to smo@@ king as well .
i would like to take this opportunity to make a few additional points .
only by using such measures will we be able to guarantee the stability , security and prosper@@ ity of europe and beyond .
we must ri@@ d the eu of this sh@@ am@@ e .
a strong priv@@ ati@@ sed economy , stable infl@@ ation , rising sal@@ aries , a relatively low unemployment rate and above all a strong currency that enab@@ led you to join the euro in 2007 .
if we are not going to proce@@ ed in this manner , far from sa@@ ving time , we will waste time and the problem will get worse .
instead of guaranteeing our rights to be treated equally , it as@@ ser@@ ts our rights to be treated differen@@ tly .
a directive alone will not suf@@ fi@@ ce to bring this about , but it is a pre@@ condition .
the rights of mobility and resid@@ ence are pi@@ ll@@ ars of european citiz@@ en@@ ship .
in order to tackle some of the concerns expressed by the european parliament and the member states - for instance , concerning security - several amendments have been made to the initial text .
( de ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , i regret the fact that this debate was put on the agenda at such short noti@@ ce that the high representative for foreign affairs and security policy was not able to be here .
mr president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen and gu@@ e@@ sts , i would first like to apo@@ logi@@ se for not arri@@ ving on time and to thank you for giving me the opportunity to speak immediately after the first round of party speeches .
it is essential that financial assistance to workers made redun@@ d@@ ant is made available as quickly as possible , and that european globalisation adjustment fund ( egf ) money , vital for the re@@ integration of redun@@ d@@ ant workers into the labour market , is used more effectively .
with regard to ireland and the united kingdom , article 4 of protocol 2 of the treaty of am@@ ster@@ da@@ m incorpor@@ ating the schengen acquis within the scope of the european union states that ireland and the united kingdom of great br@@ it@@ a@@ in and northern ireland , which are not b@@ ound by the schengen acquis , may at any time request to take part in some or all of the provisions of this acquis .
i personally support future enlargement to the western balkans and ev@@ ent@@ u@@ ally to ukraine , moldova and ho@@ pe@@ fully a democratic belarus .
however , madam president , and this too has been said in this house , the most important thing is to look to the future and ensure that the children being bor@@ n today in the great country of ukraine have to re@@ sort to ne@@ ws@@ paper li@@ br@@ aries and history boo@@ ks to dis@@ cover the hor@@ ro@@ r experienced by previous gener@@ ations in the hol@@ od@@ om@@ or .
i voted for the regulation concerning the rights of passengers in bu@@ s and co@@ ach transport .
the changes do not modif@@ y the fundamental elements of the agreement .
the euro@@ med mini@@ st@@ eri@@ al conference on migration will be the first of its kind to focus sole@@ ly on this issue and include the euro@@ med partners .
i think that what we will be voting on this e@@ vening is in fact the creation of a good dat@@ ab@@ a@@ se , because statistics will be com@@ pul@@ s@@ ory - that is a very important point - but also because parliament has really achieved success , i believe , because the statistics , which up to now have been mainly very detailed f@@ os@@ si@@ l energy statistics on coal , oil and gas , are going to be adap@@ ted to the 2@@ 1@@ st century , and energy in the 2@@ 1@@ st century will be orien@@ ted towards renewable energy sources .
we can see that we risk en@@ ding up with me@@ ga@@ -@@ kil@@ l@@ ings as well due to these cat@@ astro@@ ph@@ es .
that was back in 2003 .
access to clean water is a basic human right , so let us make it a major campaign .
in all of these questions , it is necessary to have a clear strategy and vision that will make it possible for this region to draw closer to the european union .
in this respect , i am very happy to see commissioner re@@ ding here , who is responsible for implementing everything relating to equality between men and women from a judicial point of view .
let me start , then , by ex@@ pressing my war@@ m thanks to everyone who has made a valu@@ able contribution to this process : the shadow rapporteurs from the committee on the internal market and consumer protection , mr po@@ de@@ st@@ à , mr leh@@ tin@@ en and mrs ri@@ is@@ -@@ j@@ ø@@ r@@ gen@@ sen , the committee chair@@ man ar@@ len@@ e mc@@ car@@ thy , and the secre@@ tari@@ at responsible , the staff of the rapporteurs for the committee on civil liber@@ ties , justice and home affairs , mr al@@ var@@ o , and others who supported the process , the council presidency , repres@@ ented by ant@@ ó@@ nio deli@@ c@@ ad@@ o and his colleagues and last but not least , the commission , repres@@ ented by mr mi@@ ch@@ el a@@ y@@ ral and his colleagues , who were mo@@ ti@@ v@@ ated by their commissioner , mr verheugen , to find a common solution .
if she did , then this report would cr@@ y out against the fact that this eu , through a de@@ ro@@ gation , author@@ i@@ ses discrimination on religious grounds in my constitu@@ ency of northern ireland ; specifically discrimination against prote@@ stan@@ ts who want to join the police service in northern ireland .
the eu aims to enhance re@@ cy@@ c@@ ling of waste water and develop des@@ al@@ ination , improve water management policies based on the ' pol@@ lu@@ ter pa@@ ys ' principle , establish labelling sche@@ mes , research and monitor activities to hal@@ t de@@ ser@@ ti@@ fication , improve cro@@ p ro@@ tation systems and promote more efficient water us@@ age among the public .
there is pres@@ ently an ongoing consultation on schools for the 2@@ 1@@ st century , i@@ .@@ e@@ . what is expected from schools in this new era , and naturally we want this process to cul@@ min@@ ate in an up@@ -@@ to@@ -@@ date view of the position of schools in european society today .
however , i agree with mr he@@ g@@ y@@ i that we need to take action with regard to land .
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within europe , we must , at the same time , continue to strengthen our own carbon market and stop giving away trading rights for free .
while all the other fil@@ ms transpo@@ se the inter@@ cultural dialogue at a personal , human level , the fil@@ m c@@ ali@@ for@@ nia dre@@ am@@ ing rel@@ ates an im@@ ag@@ inary case of an american transport through romania , which is stop@@ ped by the local authorities and en@@ ds in a civil war .
the commission , however , has also exam@@ ined the subsidies given to de@@ ll in poland in terms of their compliance with state aid rules .
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in short , if journ@@ alists are dis@@ mis@@ sed only because they have le@@ f@@ t-@@ wing views or only because they have conserv@@ ative views , we should prote@@ st .
the second sti@@ c@@ king point is that the rapporteur does not put forward sufficien@@ tly clear plans .
we need to rein@@ v@@ ent citiz@@ en@@ ship .
one , we will have the au@@ ster@@ ity package in place , much to the ch@@ ag@@ r@@ in and pa@@ in of our citizens .
there are still thousands of political pris@@ oners in bur@@ me@@ se pris@@ ons , and the ar@@ my continues to com@@ mit as@@ s@@ as@@ sin@@ ations , use tor@@ ture and make ar@@ re@@ sts .
the eu is acti@@ vely seeking to advance the cause of human rights protection under the neighbourhood policy .
the most important aspect of the report is the good balance it stri@@ k@@ es between economic aspects and human rights .
in terms of export trade , the service sector is also particularly important for the developing countries .
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the problem is this : when we had the debate with the commission and council , it be@@ came clear to many of us in the house that it was not appropriate for us to vote on the resolution , and we therefore asked for it , at that stage , to be postpo@@ ned .
so that is where our task lies , and your task too commissioner : we need to use our package of marke@@ t-@@ control measures to wi@@ n back people 's trust ; we need to take action and not simply leave things as they are .
i would just like to ask my fellow members to give a moment 's consideration to these points .
improving road infrastructure and , where possible , separ@@ ating pe@@ de@@ stri@@ ans from road traffic also seem to be effective solutions .
they are all important and we can not ignor@@ e any of them : incorpor@@ ating women into the labour market , domestic violence , women in education , balan@@ cing family life with work , and vulnerable groups such as im@@ migr@@ ant women or the dis@@ ab@@ led .
conclusions can be drawn for future building projects and recommendations can be made for better management and better official organisation .
i look forward to copenhagen , when the political clas@@ s is sitting around the table aw@@ k@@ war@@ dly fail@@ ing to mention the gi@@ ant ele@@ ph@@ ant in the ro@@ om , which is that the glob@@ e has not actually war@@ med for the past 10 years .
it is not only important to bring per@@ pe@@ tr@@ ators to justice , because this is often a long-term process , but in the me@@ an@@ time , for those who fear that violations of human rights are un@@ noti@@ ced or in fact toler@@ ated by liberal democr@@ ac@@ ies , starting to hold individual human rights viol@@ ators accoun@@ table is an acknowled@@ ge@@ ment of the suffering and of our credibility in the eu .
me@@ an@@ while , all of the eu member states will need to rati@@ fy this treaty during the coming year .
could you make things less difficult in this connection ?
now , though , sole@@ m@@ n promi@@ ses are again being made that the new pact will actually work .
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mr president , the european neighbourhood policy was developed with the objective of integr@@ ating the countries included in the programme with the structures of the european union .
the report highligh@@ ts the enormous contribution made by women in recent years to the sustainable development of rural areas and to the di@@ versi@@ fication and adap@@ tation of farm@@ ing to market changes .
we appla@@ ud the rapporteur for asking the commission to sub@@ mit a legislative proposal by 31 december 2009 , based on the recommendations contained in the report .
there are very large russian popul@@ ations in many states of the former so@@ vie@@ t union , such as ukraine .
however , in spite of the war@@ ni@@ ng@@ s about the humanitarian aspect made to your services , to your collabor@@ ators , to your c@@ ab@@ ine@@ t and to your direct@@ or@@ -@@ general , and despite the fact that i submitted a draft statement to you myself , you did not speak out until there had been 3@@ 2 dea@@ ths and more than 3@@ 00 w@@ oun@@ ded .
what would have happened if we had not procee@@ ded according to our legal obligations ?
only then , particularly when we deal with those who have an attitude of ambi@@ val@@ ence to the military jun@@ ta , can it change .
good research resources are needed to create and fo@@ ster employment in the eu and to boost the eu 's competitiveness , particularly as the industri@@ ally developing countries gro@@ w in streng@@ th .
the un@@ h@@ c@@ r is a political body that is subject to ' extre@@ me politici@@ sation ' , as is acknowled@@ ged in the text of the resolution .
it has a quite different population den@@ si@@ ty and , therefore , subje@@ cts such as local resid@@ ents , health and safety and gro@@ un@@ dw@@ ater play a quite different role than in den@@ sely popul@@ ated areas in central europe , such as poland , germany or france .
otherwise , there is a danger that , instead of de@@ fu@@ sing the tic@@ king bom@@ b , we will only move it from one lo@@ cation to another on the ma@@ p of the old continent .
pro@@ -@@ life people remain concerned about the destruction of em@@ bry@@ os in research fun@@ ded by the eu .
i simply cannot accept that the existence of seven groups in@@ side parliament cre@@ ates a particular problem of efficiency .
this year is the 2@@ 5@@ th anni@@ vers@@ ary of the nuclear disaster in the ukra@@ ini@@ an tow@@ n of ch@@ er@@ no@@ by@@ l .
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during this , an important report on the mi@@ ll@@ en@@ nium development goals will be discussed .
we believe that the european union budget must be used to add genuine value in areas such as secur@@ ing economic growth now , and recovery in the future , stability in the eu and around the world , reducing global poverty and fighting the shared challenge of climate change .
that will effectively undermin@@ e the vi@@ ability of sh@@ ann@@ on air@@ port and have major consequences for the mid@@ -@@ west region , which is a very dis@@ advant@@ aged region .
part of my family orig@@ in@@ ates from al@@ b@@ ania .
i know that there are a lot of interested schools , but the national authorities in many countries have not shown enough en@@ thu@@ si@@ as@@ m about this project , which can be a step forward and which can really then be a positive mark for the european b@@ ac@@ cal@@ au@@ re@@ ate , so we can have european schools not only in brussels but every@@ where - in new member states and old member states .
an estim@@ ated 40 % of fish were cau@@ ght without licen@@ ces or in violation of regulations .
( hu ) mr president , now@@ ad@@ a@@ ys , the world 's food production is facing different challenges to an increasing extent .
this is all very well , as long as most countries achieve a positive trade balance and a growth in gdp .
member states must also apply penalties for illegal fishing , which is the real cause of stock im@@ pover@@ i@@ sh@@ ment .
i think that mi@@ fi@@ d is a good example here .
we have , today , heard a statement by the president of parliament who , if i am correct , was supported by all sides of the house .
that is why we in the ne@@ ther@@ lands know the act as the ' ha@@ gue in@@ va@@ sion act ' .
among other aspects , the resolution :
this report seems to have been written specially for italy , where the ra@@ i is now at an advan@@ ced stage of de@@ com@@ position because it has been taken over completely by party politics , to the de@@ tr@@ im@@ ent of the cultural and inform@@ ational de@@ p@@ th of public broad@@ ca@@ sting and , hence , of the entire country .
if the european union deci@@ des to take such a step , it will risk becoming a lau@@ gh@@ ing@@ -@@ stock and will demonstrate that , so@@ oner or later , it will legi@@ ti@@ mi@@ se every action taken by russia , even the most dangerous .
it is important for this house to demonstrate its awareness of this crucial issue to southern europe .
furthermore , i would urge that workers involved in the management of radi@@ o@@ active waste , from its production to its dispos@@ al , receive adequate protection and training .
at the request of the bure@@ a@@ u , i will be in contact with the national ministr@@ ies for foreign affairs of the countries of the members concerned to establish what action the judicial authorities in these countries intend to take .
we know that the negotiations on these and on other agreements are of the highest quality , but it is important for us to be aware of the streng@@ ths and we@@ ak points of the agreements after they come into force , so that we can make a better contribution .
we have the responsibility of propos@@ ing and introducing a new development model which is fa@@ i@@ re@@ r , more equ@@ itable and more sustainable .
although i voted in favour of this proposal to provide assistance to the workers of pod@@ kar@@ pac@@ kie mach@@ in@@ ery from poland , i believe that this is an an@@ al@@ ge@@ si@@ c and p@@ alli@@ ative measure for the consequences of the capit@@ alist model , and that it does not represent any progress in the fight against the roo@@ t causes of the crisis .
we consider that the legal certainty of the community legal framework in the maritime field , f@@ low@@ ing from the international legal framework , depen@@ ds on the spee@@ dy approval of the eri@@ ka i@@ ii maritime package , and we ask for this to be done with the greatest of urg@@ ency and the greatest possible consensus .
the ordinary council , which is the other bran@@ ch of the legisl@@ at@@ ure with the european parliament , will still be cha@@ i@@ red by a presidency that continues to ro@@ t@@ ate every six months among the member states .
it is urgently necessary for all member states also to urge common standards for the dis@@ man@@ t@@ ling of plants .
president-in-office of the council . - i would like to thank the members who took part in this debate and offered their opinions , which will undoubtedly help the presidency of the council in its prepar@@ ations for the se@@ v@@ ent@@ h session of the human rights council .
we condu@@ cted a very interesting public discussion with representatives of european and us banks and financial institutions right on the e@@ ve of the crisis .
in the past , proper progress has not been made in one area or another , precisely because the strategy was not adequ@@ ately che@@ cked by the various direct@@ or@@ ates general and the commission to ensure that it was coherent .
this does not seem to be entirely the case at the moment .
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the economic situation is not as we would have ho@@ ped as we ce@@ le@@ br@@ ate this anni@@ vers@@ ary , but events are highligh@@ ting more than ever the advantages of economic and monetary union .
mr president , i see that now brussels wants to get its hands on the internet .
so the real key is how russia se@@ es power .
the eu cannot agree with the decision of the belar@@ u@@ sian authorities to limit internet access or with the lack of guarantees of freedom of the press , freedom of peaceful assembly and association and freedom to wor@@ ship in ch@@ ur@@ ches other than the belar@@ u@@ sian or@@ th@@ od@@ o@@ x ch@@ ur@@ ch , as well as other rights and political freedoms .
it is the responsibility of the authorities of individual member states to ensure that prison conditions are up to standard , regar@@ dless of whether persons have been sur@@ ren@@ dered from other member states or not .
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of course , public banks must be subject to supervisory regulations and to proper controls .
mr president , commissioner , it is good to hear commissioner de gu@@ ch@@ t guarantee that , in short , the commission will send parliament the legislative initiative aimed at revi@@ sing the scheme of gener@@ alised preferen@@ ces so that the legislative process can be given enough time to prevent the ex@@ pi@@ ry of the present scheme of gener@@ alised preferen@@ ces , which is due to fi@@ nish at the end of next year .
there is indeed no doubt that cross-border crime is one of the greatest problems we are faced with today .
the response was not to acknow@@ ledge the fact that steps had been taken towards liberalisation in belarus ; instead , the line taken towards the opposition be@@ came less toler@@ ant .
the country 's parliament has been deb@@ ating new proposals concerning expres@@ sions of sexu@@ ality in the media and in public .
the lisbon treaty guarantees fundamental human rights , including freedom of religion , and establish@@ es institutional relations between the eu and the ch@@ ur@@ ches .
i am in favour of the report as it aims to regulate and simplify legislation on bra@@ king devi@@ ces of whe@@ ele@@ d agricultural or fore@@ str@@ y trac@@ tors .
i voted in favour of this report because i think it pla@@ ys a critical role in facilit@@ ating the further development of a non-@@ ag@@ gre@@ ssive but nevertheless coherent and competent face of eu foreign policies .
we undoubtedly have a duty to ensure that the rules are applied to the full in respect of economic freedom against mono@@ pol@@ ies , the transparency of financial markets , and ensuring that the costs of environmental pollution are paid for .
the second message is that regar@@ dless of the decisions made in the member states , and some will dis@@ conne@@ ct power st@@ ations from the g@@ ri@@ d more quickly than others , we should not be re@@ plac@@ ing the lost energy with additional gas imports , for example , from russia .
we all have the right to choose - to be citizens or to be lo@@ y@@ al to our state , do we not ?
i agree with you that this is the first joint european structure , so we must not waste any preci@@ ous time , and we must give the green light to urgent implementation of these programmes .
we are taking one step forwar@@ ds and two steps back@@ war@@ ds .
we must acknow@@ ledge here that this will only happen if the parliaments are involved , because it is only through the parliaments that the majority of regulations can be su@@ it@@ ably adap@@ ted , and that this process and the proposals in connection with the trans@@ atlantic legisl@@ ators ' dialogue and the trans@@ atlantic assembly are of par@@ amount importance .
forwar@@ d-@@ looking targets have been formul@@ ated for the entire community .
mr president , i spo@@ ke to a far@@ mer this mor@@ ning , unfortunately a far@@ mer who is sitting looking at s@@ od@@ den fie@@ lds because certainly in ireland and in other parts of northern europe we are having a really bad har@@ ve@@ st .
portugal to mobili@@ se the fund in response to a disaster caused by lan@@ ds@@ li@@ des and flo@@ od@@ ing on ma@@ de@@ ira is@@ land ; and
for that reason it is very important that the european union dis@@ char@@ ges its cultural duty and en@@ sures the vi@@ ability of all languages , including minority ones .
this su@@ m must be allocated as a matter of priority to projects put forward by smes and industry in general , particularly in the areas of energy provision , sustainable development and the fight against climate change .
it is more a matter of properly and appropri@@ ately implementing existing legislation into national law .
should we actually be working on , speaking on - and , more import@@ antly , voting on -@@ proposals on things that , as they currently stand , will have no application to those who elected us ?
these matters , issues and areas would remain within the competence of the individual member states .
just a few weeks in , we can already see some inci@@ dent@@ al negative consequences al@@ ong@@ side the excellent advantages .
it would also strengthen civil rights .
but i believe that we need to do everything possible to ensure that there are no lo@@ op@@ ho@@ les in the legislation and that consumers are not left with a sense of un@@ fair@@ ness , ho@@ pe@@ less@@ ness or hel@@ ple@@ ss@@ ness .
rapid technological progress and better scientific knowledge have compe@@ lled us to re@@ ca@@ st this legislation .
on 4 may , it was also mentioned in the council of transport ministers that we need a lin@@ ke@@ d-@@ up european transport system .
we have agreed on the vision and now we have to deliver on the concrete plans , the concrete instruments to achieve that vision .
unfortunately , workers in the p@@ har@@ maceu@@ tical industry and those working on cle@@ a@@ ning up w@@ all@@ s and fa@@ ç@@ a@@ des will continue to run the risk of suffering the effects of di@@ ch@@ lo@@ ro@@ meth@@ ane .
its aim is to change the focus of policies from crisis management to the introduction of medium@@ - and long-term reforms , which specifically promote growth and employment , and which also guarantee the vi@@ ability of public finances .
it is indeed true that the gre@@ ed in the finance market is greater than the fear of dis@@ ruption , and the commission needs to take action in this regard .
to this end , mr flo@@ ren@@ z , the eco@@ -@@ contribution , among other systems , has pro@@ ved to be a very important tool .
i regret to say that the conclusions that we anti@@ cip@@ ate for the next summit meeting will not produce a solution , above all because the anti@@ cip@@ ated mechanism for inter@@ vening must be adopted unani@@ m@@ ously by all member states , and we need a european dimension , rather than a dimension that allows for all kin@@ ds of di@@ stor@@ tions and some countries to control others .
this transparency is deman@@ ded by both financial markets and citizens .
that is how the commission will identi@@ fy the proposals for which it is committed to provide the texts over the next 12 months , and i hope that we , the council , parliament and the commission , are able to implement these texts in 2011 and 2012 .
( hu ) mr president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , nuclear safety has a human face .
they used to be held on f@@ ri@@ days , then they mo@@ ved to th@@ ur@@ s@@ day af@@ ter@@ no@@ ons .
have they been devi@@ sed in support of european businesses ?
it did not even awa@@ it the fin@@ dings of our own observ@@ ation te@@ am - which , inci@@ dent@@ ally , were published just three days later .
( it ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , every@@ body has said that the free trade agreement with the republic of kore@@ a is an institutional and strategic innovation on the part of the union .
it is based on the du@@ tch model and we are very pleased with it .
there are too few cr@@ ack@@ dow@@ ns against human traffic@@ k@@ ers and too few proceedings against un@@ scru@@ pul@@ ous crim@@ in@@ als .
but i will continue to stri@@ ve for their adoption and with the portuguese proposal we have an agreement in principle to try to get a final adoption of the framework decision on data protection in the third pillar by december .
speaking of the future , i agree with many speakers here .
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mention must be made of the need to ensure that measures that have already been put into practice work and progress already made needs to be consolid@@ ated , so that we can move forward coheren@@ tly towards a correct and functi@@ onal implementation of the stock@@ hol@@ m programme .
the 10@@ th anni@@ vers@@ ary of un security council resolution 13@@ 25 is an opportunity to make progress in these areas , as are all the ongoing re@@ views of eu policies , particularly on human rights and combating violence against women , the use of children in ar@@ med conflicts and the fight against all forms of discrimination .
we can also show solidarity by show@@ ing financial solidarity .
using the internet offers coun@@ t@@ less benefits , but we must not forget the danger of the ab@@ uses which some internet users are ex@@ posed to .
in so doing , i would like to place emphasis on the fact that you be@@ came involved in the debate on the emergency fund because it concerned a european emergency fund .
this symbo@@ li@@ c reference during this , the anni@@ vers@@ ary year of the universal declaration of human rights , shows the interest taken by the new president in matters relating to judicial reform and to the impact of these reforms on human rights .
we need a clear , uni@@ fied and ambitious position .
23 people are de@@ ad , over 2 000 have been affected , the ve@@ ge@@ table markets are in tur@@ mo@@ il with prices on the floor , and it is estim@@ ated that producers are lo@@ sing eur 3@@ 00 million a day .
mrs van lan@@ c@@ ker is right : the member states have to prove that they are taking part in this , and then confidence in our social market model will increase .
this partnership involves close political cooperation which will ensure the transition of these countries to democracy .
re@@ plac@@ ing do@@ ors and win@@ dow@@ s and f@@ it@@ ting state@@ -@@ of@@ -@@ the@@ -@@ ar@@ t in@@ sul@@ ation can help keep hou@@ se@@ hold energy spending down .
as for the i@@ ter me@@ ga project , which requires and will continue to require ex@@ tor@@ tion@@ ate levels of funds , we are not sor@@ ry that it has been de@@ fer@@ red .
people who tr@@ ied to fle@@ e were hun@@ ted down like wi@@ ld animals and sho@@ t .
yes , the position of certain countries , including germany , which say that there must be stability and that what has happened must never happen again , is right .
moreover , problems in the banking sector are increasingly reflected in ti@@ gh@@ te@@ ning len@@ ding standards and reduced bank len@@ ding activity .
it is made even more compli@@ cated by the fact that the age when school children start statu@@ tory education also var@@ ies from member state to member state .
the sa@@ he@@ l is facing , first and fore@@ most , a terrorist threat , which is growing ste@@ ad@@ ily and whose victims are mainly europeans , who are being ki@@ d@@ nap@@ ped and mur@@ dered with ap@@ p@@ all@@ ing frequ@@ ency .
in the mean time , i would emphasise one particular event , which i believe is very important .
i note , in this connection , that this year marks the 5@@ 0@@ th anni@@ vers@@ ary of the creation of the european social fund and the 10@@ th anni@@ vers@@ ary of the european employment strategy .
( el ) mr president , allow me to share my fellow members ' concern about the dis@@ par@@ ity between the progress report on turkey towards integration into the european union and an article published recently in the w@@ all stre@@ et jour@@ nal europe , which re@@ ported that the prime minister of turkey , in a recent visit to iran , confir@@ med - and endor@@ sed iran 's views - that iran 's nuclear programme is , in his words , for peaceful and ph@@ il@@ an@@ th@@ ro@@ pi@@ c purposes only .
a dec@@ line in suppl@@ ies could mean mo@@ sco@@ w using politics to an even greater extent as the basis for fulfi@@ lling its energy ord@@ ers in future .
there is only one reas@@ suring aspect to this unfortun@@ ate situation : a proper , comprehensive mid@@ -@@ term review .
i believe that it is a sound contribution from the european parliament to what we are expe@@ cting you hen@@ ce@@ for@@ th to implement , commissioner , mr president of the euro@@ group , through a road ma@@ p .
this would be a step in the right direction but there are a lot of re@@ ma@@ ining problems .
it represents the b@@ oun@@ d@@ ary of european civi@@ lisation in the face of an on@@ s@@ lau@@ ght of illegal immigration which is de@@ liber@@ ate , very often ent@@ a@@ ils highly di@@ stre@@ ssing humanitarian trage@@ dies and represents big business for ma@@ fi@@ a-@@ type criminal organisations .
the ind / dem group was , of course , for@@ med to op@@ pose the european constitution , and we have been very successful , having spent money on the ' no ' campa@@ ig@@ ns in the french , du@@ tch and , most recently , irish , referen@@ du@@ ms .
all its other advantages - from transport to energy production - can only be secon@@ d@@ ary in the light of the importance of water as a strategic com@@ mod@@ ity .
the difficult situation in greece is a matter of common concern for the euro area and for the eu as a whole , as large and per@@ si@@ st@@ ent domestic external im@@ balan@@ ces thre@@ ate@@ n the mac@@ ro-@@ financial stability of the country with a serious risk of sp@@ il@@ lo@@ vers into other parts of the euro area .
i should also like to draw your attention to the fight against fraud .
therefore , the committee on internal market and consumer protection and i welcome the consumer markets sco@@ re@@ board that the commission presented at the request of the committee .
in times of difficul@@ ty , efficiency and innovation need to be re@@ war@@ ded - i am a f@@ an of regional air@@ ports in particular .
secondly , the jur@@ is@@ di@@ ction of the european court of human rights is su@@ pr@@ an@@ ational .
this regulation is one of the opening mo@@ ves ; it is part of the answer to con@@ temporary energy and environmental challenges , where hy@@ drog@@ en pla@@ ys one of the key ro@@ les .
the resolution adopted today emphasi@@ ses the fact that better information for and greater control by the european parliament at all st@@ ages of negotiations would strengthen the partnership and would have a positive impact on the development of fisheries .
consequently , it is at least debat@@ able whether we should create a new mechanism , euro@@ fis@@ c , conce@@ i@@ ved as a new decentr@@ alised network in which member states would participate on a voluntary basis .
i also think that the proposal made in the committee on agriculture and rural development to rule out parents having to contribute to this should be introduced at least for the scheme 's laun@@ ch .
i would be delighted if the commission were to respond to these comments regarding environmental and social indic@@ ators .
in the ab@@ s@@ ence of a de@@ pu@@ ty , equally doub@@ le@@ -@@ h@@ at@@ ted , the high representative will more and more have to choose between sta@@ ying in brussels and being present , for instance , at the european parliament , and fl@@ ying to a foreign capital , where the eu needs equally high represent@@ ation .
i would like to point out to mr ch@@ at@@ zim@@ ar@@ k@@ ak@@ is that he is k@@ noc@@ king at an open do@@ or , since ei@@ gh@@ te@@ en months ago i proposed a school fruit programme which mrs fi@@ sche@@ r bo@@ el accepted to such an extent that it now forms part of the already comple@@ ted fruit and ve@@ ge@@ table reform .
the@@ ir@@ s was also a ' no ' to oil prices , to food prices and to the wto .
africa and china need europe .
one com@@ ment@@ ator says that in reality , the tur@@ no@@ ver relating to counterfe@@ iting is approxim@@ ately eur 500 billion .
it would be very difficult to try to respond to all the issues raised , so allow me just to state br@@ iefly that the european commission 's fundamental principle , which is reflected in all our documents , is based on equal opportunities ; in n@@ one of our documents would you find the idea that demographic development is a problem for one gender only .
on behalf of the pse group . - ( pt ) mr president , i congratulate our fellow member , kar@@ l v@@ on wo@@ ga@@ u , on this report and on the ti@@ re@@ less way in which he has supported the dee@@ pe@@ ning of the european project through the construction of a european defence policy .
at the parliamentary assembly 's last session in k@@ ig@@ ali we called for pr@@ ud@@ ence and the avo@@ id@@ ance of ha@@ sty further regulation of relations between the eu and africa .
the mechanism in question has led to mul@@ tin@@ ational companies su@@ ing countries for their policies on health and environment - and your governments , too , will be affected by this .
i should have lik@@ ed this report to include a ple@@ a for a joint policy between eu member states and north african countries to combat illegal immigration , one that called the north african countries themselves to task and made good neighbour@@ ly relations and financial and materi@@ al support from member states dependent on go@@ od@@ will , on a joint approach to this enormous challenge .
the court of auditors informed the european parliament that the agency 's annual accounts for the financial year 2009 are reli@@ able and that the under@@ l@@ ying transactions are legal and regular .
by agree@@ ing to the limits imposed by the council on the growth fi@@ g@@ ure , the 2.@@ 9@@ 1 % we are all fa@@ mili@@ ar with , parliament 's aim is to send out a strong signal that it is sensitive to the period we are living through .
after the b@@ reak@@ -up of yugosla@@ via , fr@@ at@@ ri@@ ci@@ d@@ al war@@ s , ethnic conflicts , political and economic trans@@ form@@ ation and the creation of new states caused the balk@@ an countries to suffer from many tra@@ um@@ as .
when the treaty of lisbon comes into force , this will bre@@ ak the st@@ ale@@ mate which europe has been in for some years .
we have also committed some funds for the southern cor@@ ri@@ d@@ or and particularly for the na@@ bu@@ cco project .
with the new procedures that the commission has put forward , we believe that this goal has been achieved .
ensuring sustainable development within this sector is vital , both on an economic and social level , but it is equally necessary to ensure the conserv@@ ation of good environmental conditions in all eu mar@@ ine wat@@ ers .
madam president , the c@@ f@@ sp has become almost everything , so you can say almost everything in a debate like this .
i now ask for the president of parliament to take the necessary action , and we will discuss it in the bure@@ a@@ u .
that is a per@@ ni@@ ci@@ ous development and one that reinfor@@ ces the european union 's democratic defici@@ t .
as some@@ one who is much better acqu@@ a@@ in@@ ted with in@@ d@@ one@@ sia than with the phi@@ lip@@ p@@ ines , i am aware there that there are many parts of in@@ d@@ one@@ sia where it is not jak@@ ar@@ ta , it is a developing country and we need to be paying attention there .
but financing , clearly , is only appropriate for those parties which are politically correct in their thinking on europe .
i genu@@ ine@@ ly believe it is in the interests of the people of israel as much as of the palestinian people to find a solution now .
in addition , i should like to point out that this is not just any old region but a part of the world in which the european parliament too , as an international political enti@@ ty , must proce@@ ed with scru@@ pul@@ ous care , and not make decisions based on as@@ sum@@ p@@ tions that could perhaps tr@@ ig@@ ger the op@@ posi@@ te of what we intend , which is to achieve more stability in the region .
we two commissioners are already having this kind of discussion .
all initiatives by the eu side to ob@@ s@@ cur@@ e this fact must be dis@@ coura@@ ged in order to move towards a peaceful and legitimate resolution of the fro@@ zen conflict in na@@ gor@@ no-@@ kar@@ ab@@ ak@@ h and in the region .
ultimately , our diplom@@ acy must respond to each violation of the right to religious freedom .
in spite of the fact that there are aspects of the fla@@ utr@@ e report that are wor@@ thy of criticism , i am voting in favour of the report in order to show support for the bat@@ tle for human rights .
this is a further economic burden which the working people of ireland will not accept .
excessive bureaucr@@ acy and the focus on state@@ -@@ led efforts to fo@@ ster what is ter@@ med ' cre@@ ati@@ vity and innovation ' are not really to be welcomed .
this kind of violence is pre@@ val@@ ent on a wide scale .
at the european parliament 's in@@ stig@@ ation , after the council of ministers had determined its position , negotiations started , which we managed to bring to a successful conclusion .
i believe that this motion for a resolution constitu@@ tes in some respe@@ cts an over@@ due action for an economic sector - that of small and medium-sized enterprises - which pla@@ ys a significant role in the eu economy .
the radi@@ cal right needs it also because of the forthcoming elections .
i will therefore continue to ensure that monitoring is carried out in order to che@@ ck whether member states are respe@@ cting pass@@ enger rights .
finally , i completely agree that broad@@ b@@ and is an advantage , not only for the agricultural sector but also for every@@ body .
but my point is that in this european union , no@@ body is being given that opportunity .
we are getting a v@@ ag@@ ue idea that the council or the member states may be st@@ all@@ ing because of costs , but it is not even clear what is me@@ ant by this .
we must understand that this is a new type of crisis and that we never envis@@ aged a crisis of such dimen@@ sions , of such mag@@ ni@@ tude , of such de@@ p@@ th .
member of the commission . - i am taking this debate on behalf of my colleague , mr al@@ mu@@ nia .
firstly , it was sup@@ posed to provide more jobs by limi@@ ting hours worked so that companies had to take on more staff , but extr@@ a staff means the extr@@ a cost of social taxes , so uni@@ t costs rise .
however , it is un@@ satisfac@@ tory that we do not have a struc@@ tu@@ red political dialogue with nato , apart from the single case of bos@@ nia we all know that the problem is that of turkey .
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i absolutely agree that cohesion policy should not be ren@@ ati@@ on@@ alised .
it even speci@@ fied that this day was un@@ paid .
in view of all this , commissioner , i would ask you to re@@ act , and i am sure you will , appropri@@ ately to these new circumstances , circumstances that were un@@ thin@@ k@@ able only t@@ wel@@ ve months ago and whose consequences for the agricultural food production sector we should begin to debate .
these three changes are all prag@@ matic improvements to the previous institutional archi@@ te@@ c@@ ture but , taken together with the fact that the european council now be@@ comes an institution in its own right , they give the european council a better chance of fulfi@@ lling its task under the treaties of ' &#9@@ 1@@ ; defi@@ ning &#9@@ 3@@ ; the general political dire@@ ctions and priorities &#9@@ 1@@ ; of the union &#9@@ 3@@ ; ' .
we should also give our full support to ch@@ ief pro@@ secu@@ tor bra@@ m@@ mer@@ t@@ z 's call for the necessary docu@@ ment@@ ation , vital to the case against the former general an@@ te go@@ to@@ v@@ ina and others , to be made available to the tribu@@ nal - an issue that our croati@@ an frien@@ ds , am@@ ong@@ st others , know is per@@ tin@@ ent to the eu accession process .
we need ensure the implementation is pursu@@ ed in accordance with the spirit and let@@ ter of the agreement .
i would like to acknow@@ ledge the work done by mr swoboda , and i too am sure that this is the last report on croatia 's progress in prepar@@ ations for membership .
it is a wide social and political question that is also conne@@ cted with implementation of the lisbon strategy .
these matters are being raised generally with israel in the regular political dialogue meetings , and specifically in meetings of the eu-@@ israel informal working group on human rights .
the budget should not be used as a back@@ war@@ d-@@ looking tool pre@@ ser@@ ving the status qu@@ o , but as a forwar@@ d-@@ looking instrument to sh@@ ar@@ pe@@ n the institutional regulatory framework of the eu which , in turn , should aim at strengthening the single market .
we need quotas , and we need good rules , frame@@ works and regulation .
mr president , i appe@@ ar to have been living in some sort of par@@ alle@@ l uni@@ verse here , he@@ aring about the success of the euro .
there is a great risk , therefore , that countries that are protected from any cont@@ am@@ ination will put up trade barriers between themselves and countries that use that in@@ activ@@ ated vacc@@ ine .
i would also like to congratulate him because it is his first day in office .
in this context , i want to point out that my country , romania , ex@@ em@@ pli@@ f@@ ies the spirit of solidarity in the european union in crisis situations , whether we are talking about greece , the ne@@ ther@@ lands et@@ c . , as con@@ firm@@ ation of the fact that we are , together , one big family : the family of a united europe .
but the council could at least publi@@ sh a consolid@@ ated ver@@ sion of the lisbon treaty , so that you would be able to read what you have signed .
as mr c@@ si@@ b@@ i has already said , the directive pa@@ ves the way for a voluntary initiative by industry .
this pro@@ ves that there is a critical mass in the united states that is ready for a change of strategy .
u@@ ki@@ p has ab@@ stain@@ ed on these two amendments and the final vote because although we do not support any eu state aid laws ( as it should be up to national governments to decide subsid@@ y levels ) , giving greater flexibility to member states and l@@ eng@@ thening this period is benefi@@ cial and much more democr@@ atically accoun@@ table , putting power back into the hands of governments to make these decisions .
i also want to welcome the return to the traditional system of budgetary guidelines .
the general prevention of state aid will lead to the adv@@ ent not only of di@@ stor@@ tions of competition but also social di@@ stor@@ tions .
i would like to call for swi@@ f@@ ter analysis and decision making in these kin@@ ds of proce@@ sses , so that we can respond to them in a more efficient and ti@@ mely manner .
rules protecting workers will serve little purpose if there is less and less work and if we thus encourage migration to ' op@@ t-@@ out ' countries , whether within or outside europe .
now that , because of climate change , the number of natural disasters across the world resulting in serious humanitarian , economic and environmental damage has increased , it is im@@ per@@ ative that the european union is able to act quickly .
however , above all , i believe that this re@@ ve@@ als a fundamental un@@ reality in our immigration policy , which is dependent on one person .
i know that you appreci@@ ate the point and i think we need to be aware of it .
in writing . - some of us are very much looking forward to being addressed by president kla@@ us in february .
specifically , we have un@@ paid money of eur 16 billion for the old fund for the 200@@ 0-@@ 2006 period .
it is cause for some indi@@ gn@@ ation .
this would be a significant step forwar@@ ds .
if so reque@@ sted , this practice must also apply to the special representatives .
he has also worked in the area of defence , has hand@@ led finances and budgets at a high level and was also a sup@@ por@@ ter of swedish membership of the eu .
furthermore , search and re@@ sc@@ ue should be carried out on the basis of specific principles and the people ar@@ re@@ sted or re@@ s@@ cu@@ ed must be di@@ sem@@ bar@@ ked on the basis of a specific operational plan .
( pl ) mr president , one way to combat extre@@ mis@@ m and reduce the elect@@ or@@ ate of extre@@ mi@@ st parties is to listen more atten@@ ti@@ vely to citizens on matters of importance to them and to analy@@ se the under@@ l@@ ying causes of extre@@ mis@@ m .
as the rapporteur says , ' the main purpose of public procurement is the co@@ st-@@ effective purcha@@ se of goods and services with a view to the performance of publi@@ c@@ -@@ service tasks .
not a day pa@@ sses in which the european consumer , when cho@@ os@@ ing to make an online purcha@@ se or accep@@ ting an amendment to a sub@@ s@@ cri@@ ption on the te@@ lep@@ h@@ one , is not faced with a question as to the con@@ for@@ mi@@ ty of the contr@@ act he has signed or approved .
( de ) madam president , the presid@@ ential election took place a week ago in russia , and the result was as disap@@ poin@@ ting as we might have expected .
( the sitting was suspen@@ ded at 12 p@@ .m. for the form@@ al sitting and re@@ su@@ med at 1@@ 2.@@ 30 p@@ .m. )
four@@ thly , the principle en@@ sh@@ r@@ ined in the to@@ ys directive , whe@@ reby chemi@@ c@@ als that are poten@@ ti@@ ally car@@ c@@ in@@ o@@ ge@@ nic , mu@@ t@@ ag@@ e@@ nic or to@@ xi@@ c to re@@ production are im@@ per@@ mis@@ sible , must be implemented with regard to accessible parts of to@@ ys .
in my opinion , the conclusions are fully in line with the eu 's europe 2020 economic strategy , and in particular with the employment strategy and the fight against poverty and social exclusion .
perhaps some of those who are im@@ patien@@ t and demand a lot of us can assi@@ st the commission during the next financial perspe@@ ctives , in convin@@ cing the member states , particularly where the parties voted for a maximum of 1 % of their resources - the 1 % clu@@ b who have put a limit on their financial resources .
in other words , this means that until 2020 , the equ@@ alisation of economic dis@@ par@@ ities will be less dynami@@ c .
it pa@@ ins me to see the people of tibet repres@@ sed and their language , identi@@ ty , culture and religion condem@@ ned to ex@@ tin@@ ction .
that is all i have to say , exce@@ pt to repeat my thanks to parliament for having , once again , made its very constructive contribution to european legislation .
the member states and internet operators should keep some ro@@ om for man@@ o@@ eu@@ v@@ re so that they can find the best solutions for ensuring that the rights of some do not completely prevent those of others from being exerci@@ sed .
the ph@@ ra@@ se used in the motion for a resolution is poten@@ ti@@ ally off@@ en@@ sive to indi@@ ans .
auth@@ or . - ( de ) mr president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , i would like to start by saying that my group was some@@ what surpri@@ sed to see the judicial evaluation of a dra@@ matic car accident on the agenda as an urgent resolution on human rights issues .
they aim at strong soci@@ o-@@ economic development and en@@ dea@@ v@@ our to have higher living standards for their citizens .
freedom , the rule of law , human rights , toler@@ ance , gender equality , solidarity , all these form the mor@@ al c@@ ode of europe .
for that reason , i will be voting in favour of this ow@@ n-@@ initiative report .
i would also like to thank her for the way she has worked with the commission on a very deli@@ cate , sensitive subject about which we feel so strongly .
last year he was here in parliament .
in an era of globalisation , demographic problems acqu@@ ire a much bro@@ a@@ der dimension .
this will put community legislation on meth@@ y@@ l bro@@ mi@@ de at the v@@ an@@ guard at global level .
in 2005 i was the chair@@ man of a small obser@@ ver mission for the elections there .
nevertheless we have to make a decision , h@@ op@@ ing we can enhance our efforts step by step in cooperation with the rest of the world .
if projects are not being implemented smo@@ o@@ thly , then the sen@@ sible thing to do would be to enter into fe@@ wer new contr@@ actual commitments .
apart from criticism and ambi@@ gu@@ ity in the commission 's assessment , i support the rapporteur 's idea that we can only draw conclusions with regard to the situation on the union 's financial interests and the results of the fight against fraud if we include the data from the annual report from the court of auditors of the european union for 2009 and from the olaf report .
we need to have an absolu@@ te as@@ surance that that tr@@ ace is de@@ le@@ ted .
mr president , particularly at this time of adv@@ ent , many are pra@@ ying for peace in the middle east , but sometimes one lo@@ ses heart and thin@@ ks this peace will never come .
the european union has always f@@ ought to protect the rights of children and to defend their best interests .
i should simply like to draw the attention of the members re@@ ma@@ ining in the house to the reasons for the change , because we are satis@@ fied with the ' yes ' but , a year ago , it was a ' no ' .
it certainly mee@@ ts the highest standards of safety and security for control and customs procedures .
the commission is aware of the existence of social ten@@ sion in italy .
that is a public relations problem : not just for italy , but for the european union , too .
eu live@@ stock production systems are important for maintaining live@@ li@@ ho@@ ods .
there is a general per@@ cep@@ tion am@@ ong@@ st this community that regulations are being ar@@ bi@@ tr@@ arily han@@ ded down from brussels without any in@@ put from the b@@ ot@@ tom up .
since then the situation has become far worse , with the number of deta@@ ine@@ es reaching recor@@ d levels .
of course , responsibility for the fi@@ res does not li@@ e with this house , but as meps , we have a responsibility to ensure that europe relea@@ ses aid immediately , without bureaucr@@ atic obstacles , for the reg@@ ener@@ ation of the stri@@ ck@@ en areas .
certainly , at the recent meeting in gu@@ y@@ ana , that was made absolutely clear by the president and others in that country , as well as members of parliament .
very close to lithu@@ ania , on the european union 's external border , there are plans to build dis@@ proportion@@ ately power@@ ful nuclear power plants , actually they are already being buil@@ t , the safety and environmental impact of which is ca@@ using much contro@@ ver@@ sy .
rapporteur . - ( nl ) on various sho@@ res in south asia enormous se@@ ag@@ o@@ ing ships for sc@@ rap@@ ping are dis@@ man@@ tled under conditions that are environment@@ ally dam@@ aging and hum@@ an@@ ly degra@@ ding .
lastly , ac@@ ta must not compromise access to gener@@ i@@ c medicines .
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it is therefore important that the do@@ ha development agenda take account of that effect and make a real contribution to meeting the mi@@ ll@@ en@@ nium goals .
we therefore urgently need to take active measures to support a strategy on fighting trafficking in human be@@ ings , in which significant attention would be paid to combating and preventing trafficking in human be@@ ings .
only a clear system of pri@@ or author@@ isation for cases where expen@@ sive treatment is involved would guarantee re@@ im@@ bur@@ se@@ ment for patients .
mr president , ladies and gentlemen , why a report on adverti@@ sing ?
this all rel@@ ates to european affairs , but we also have the question of international human rights on the agenda .
how much money ?
in writing . - it is important for patients to be better informed about any medi@@ cations they are taking .
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i welcome the centre 's initiative to run a com@@ pu@@ teri@@ sed network for the colle@@ ction and exchange of information called the european information network on drug@@ s and dru@@ g addi@@ ction .
the treaties leave no ro@@ om for doubt : strasbourg is not the second se@@ at of the european parliament ; it is the institution 's only se@@ at .
i support the proposals for a cultural agenda for europe with its three main objectives : promoting cultural diversity and inter@@ cultural dialogue , promoting culture as a vehi@@ cle for cre@@ ati@@ vity within the framework of the lisbon strategy and promoting culture as a key element of the eu 's external relations .
in a resolution adopted in the plenary of 8 may 2008 , parliament welcomed the proposal and called for an inter@@ institutional agreement on the establishment of a common register between parliament , the commission and the council .
we have yet to achieve such results with the united states , it is true , but i should like to remind members who spo@@ ke of four years , that is to say the date on which they en@@ tered the european union , that the united states changed its law less than a year ago , in au@@ gu@@ st 2007 .
sea transport and sea ports contribute to and b@@ ind together the single eu market and the world economy .
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eight months later , the commission granted access to 16 of 19 let@@ ters , refu@@ sing - without legal justi@@ fication - to dis@@ close three let@@ ters from por@@ sch@@ e .
i hope that we can arri@@ ve at a comprehen@@ sible state of affairs in this regard at long last , and also that there is a scientific basis .
neither do they pre@@ di@@ ct terrorist attacks .
that is no small challenge .
in copenhagen , we loo@@ ked back and we stood alone in our ambi@@ tions .
this will only be possible with the complete support of smes , which are responsible for the creation of most jobs .
auth@@ or . - mr president , this case certainly is an urg@@ ency because , as we have been he@@ aring , the execu@@ tion is due to take place by the end of this month .
unfortunately , we have to say that har@@ dly anything has happened in matters of equality during this commission 's term .
this op@@ tion would be available for the member states whose trans@@ mission system bel@@ ong@@ s to a ver@@ tically integrated company on the date on which the directive ent@@ ers into force .
however , the work has been going on in systems , it has not been going on within the culture that oper@@ ates within the european commission .
this type of control is crucial in the fight against the pro@@ li@@ fer@@ ation of arms , including weapons of mass destruction .
i agree with the president-in-office that this matter is not by nature political , but eth@@ i@@ cal .
as this report says , ' introducing minimum income sche@@ mes in all eu member states - consi@@ sting of specific measures supporting people ( children , ad@@ ul@@ ts and the el@@ der@@ ly ) whose income is in@@ sufficient by means of a financial contribution and facilit@@ ated access to essential public services - is one of the most effective ways to combat poverty , guarantee an adequate standard of living and fo@@ ster social integration ' .
in fact he said it was a very pa@@ in@@ ful issue and asked us in the committee on foreign affairs for help , especially with the bu@@ yers , many of whom come from the eu .
the policies pursu@@ ed by the ira@@ nian regime do not respond to the justi@@ fi@@ able demands of ira@@ nian citizens .
an implementation defici@@ t of 1 % may seem small , but if we include the number of over@@ due or non-@@ implemented directives , it has a significant effect on the functioning of the internal market .
you know that in the cle@@ an@@ sk@@ y project , cooperation with the us is also making progress .
terrorism has to be f@@ ought decisi@@ vely , but the means employed cannot be allowed to create an environment of in@@ security for citizens ' rights which is the very objective of terro@@ r attacks in the first place .
unfortunately , they are not very nice words .
regarding the other issues president me@@ d@@ ve@@ de@@ v would like to see included in the potential agreement , we should re@@ call that they are all already contained in the agreement currently in force . this agreement was adopted in 199@@ 0 and is entitled the par@@ is charter for a new europe .
the aim is to help com@@ pens@@ ate for the damage caused by the forest fi@@ res and flo@@ od@@ ing which seriously affected the popul@@ ations of these two countries in 2007 .
secondly , as mr or@@ te@@ ga know@@ s , there will be a second eu-@@ africa mini@@ st@@ eri@@ al conference on migration and development in par@@ is , on 25 november 2008 , to follow up on the ra@@ b@@ at conference , and in this framework there will be three technical meetings on legal migration , illegal migration , and migration and development .
we have strict rules at the moment and , indeed , rules on resi@@ du@@ es and food .
what we need is for the rules on working time and dri@@ ving and rest peri@@ ods to be applied equally to all professional dri@@ vers , including self-@@ employed dri@@ vers , in order to ensure their safety and road safety , thus preventing exce@@ ssi@@ vely long working hours and in@@ adequate rest peri@@ ods or work pat@@ ter@@ ns .
secondly , i want to ask the commission not to wa@@ it until this is transpo@@ sed into national law in 27 member states - that could take up to two years - but to start implementing some of the provisions , one of which is to set up a contact group of the 27 member states with the commission to start working to counter@@ act the illegal use of weapons .
those technical pres@@ cri@@ p@@ tions concern the approxim@@ ation of the laws of the member states to enable the ec ty@@ pe@@ -@@ approval procedure provided for in directive 2003 / 3@@ 7 / ec to be applied in respect of each type of trac@@ tor .
your comment , however , is really very interesting .
in writing . - i support this report which was initi@@ ated by the socialist group .
our problem is not that we do not understand the times .
i will ver@@ i@@ fy whether non-@@ commercial prote@@ cti@@ oni@@ st conditions are att@@ ach@@ ed to public funding , de j@@ ure or de fac@@ to , and the commission will examine not only the legal conditions that may be att@@ ach@@ ed to a final aid package , but also the entire context in which the aid is granted .
( lt ) mr president , commissioner , thank you for your really comprehensive response .
our third priority see@@ ks to bring the single market in line with our digital agenda by sti@@ mul@@ ating e-@@ commer@@ ce .
that is why we believe that the citizens ' initiative must get going as soon as possible , because it will be evidence of the political will of the member states , of parliament and of the union 's institutions to give the public a voice and enable citizens to participate in the life of the union .
( pl ) madam president , demographic changes , longer life@@ sp@@ ans and a fall@@ ing bir@@ th rate , various pri@@ vi@@ leg@@ es granted under pension systems and the economic crisis have placed enormous pressure on the public finances of the member states .
although i do not fully agree with some of the points made for the reasons mentioned , the report is balanced and this is why i have voted in favour of it .
( et ) high representative , commissioner , we in the alliance of liber@@ als and democrats for europe want the european union to be vi@@ sible at the forthcoming 13@@ th session of the un human rights council .
the dis@@ se@@ min@@ ation of bi@@ a@@ sed information , as is the case with a home in bulgaria , should not be encouraged .
the ministers decided to re-@@ con@@ ven@@ e , as has just been said , in june at the latest - at the start of june - in order to assess the progress made and to de@@ fine , where necessary , new dire@@ ctions and any chan@@ ge@@ over to an alternative op@@ tion .
corre@@ ctions to votes and voting intentions : see minutes
the council welcomed the commission 's plan to examine how frontex 's mandate can be extended to enable increased cooperation with third countries .
project benefi@@ ci@@ aries include muni@@ cip@@ alities , ngos , cham@@ bers of commer@@ ce or cultural institutions .
this is also recognised in our 2008 report on european security strategy ( ess ) , that we both mentioned before .
pri@@ or to the hear@@ ings for the most recent elections , the word transparency was on everyone 's li@@ ps .
the new legislation comple@@ tes the european regulatory framework , ad@@ ding to the rules on pass@@ enger vehi@@ cle emissions set out two years ago .
it is clear that we need changes in the regulations to provide more flexible tools .
( hu ) almost the entire agricultural sector in europe is in a state of crisis .
the programmes in place have the potential to help , but that help must be easier to obtain .
i believe that my position will meet your expectations when it comes to obje@@ cti@@ vity .
as regards the irish language , i would like to inform you that i have recently made a visit to du@@ bli@@ n , i have had the opportunity to discuss with the irish authorities , at that moment and af@@ ter@@ war@@ ds and i have insi@@ sted on the need for the bro@@ ade@@ st possible training of people capable to work , at community level and not only , as trans@@ l@@ ators or interpre@@ ters .
we are h@@ op@@ ing that the parties will com@@ mit to finding a prag@@ matic solution for continuing the discussions , which should allow all the out@@ standing issues to be dealt with , in particular arrangements for security and stability , including in the up@@ per k@@ od@@ or@@ i val@@ le@@ y and in the ak@@ hal@@ gor@@ i region , as well as , of course , the pressing matter of disp@@ lac@@ ed persons .
it is more obvious than ever that even the greatest powers of europe cannot tackle the challenges of globalisation alone .
we must continue to work towards this goal by amending f@@ p@@ 7 .
georgia today is capable of organis@@ ing such elections .
romania , the country which i represent here in the european parliament , was one of the first states that rati@@ fied the treaty because all its poli@@ cy@@ -@@ mak@@ ers believe in european integration .
finally , i wish to express my de@@ light that the cohesion policy will at last be put forward as well , as an important area linked to the 2020 strategy .
this is stri@@ king because the existing rules have all this time been considered an inter@@ medi@@ ate step towards complete freedom .
i consider it fundamental that member states should be able to work together to set@@ tle dispu@@ tes between national governments and to recognise the importance of the protection of cultural asse@@ ts at a european level .
we will not accept discrimination , and we will not give up the protection of human life and human dignity .
the oral question to the commission on key objectives for the conference of the parties to the convention on international trade in end@@ an@@ ge@@ red species of wi@@ ld fa@@ u@@ na and fl@@ ora ( ci@@ tes ) in do@@ ha , 13@@ -@@ 25 march 2010 , by j@@ o le@@ in@@ en , on behalf of the committee on the environment , public health and food safety - b@@ 7-0@@ 0@@ 0@@ 4 / 2010 ) .
mr president , honourable members , i would like to thank you for the open debate on this sensitive subject .
the commission is determined to s@@ hap@@ e effective environmental legislation and ensure the correct implementation of existing legislation in order to protect both the environment and the health of european citizens .
it is not for us to tell the council how to legisl@@ ate , but this de@@ sk@@ -@@ dra@@ wer ve@@ to hel@@ ps no one , especially the institutions ' credibility .
sometimes , erro@@ ne@@ ous information is even given to migrants and they are in@@ vi@@ ted to follow wrong procedures .
my fellow members , this is truly the last chance we have to protect the manufac@@ turing sector , in italy and across europe , which is one of the main dri@@ vers of the economy , un@@ like those few industrial gi@@ ants that serve their own interests and not the good of the entire community .
the key word of the programme is economic recovery after the crisis , and intelli@@ gent , sustainable and inclu@@ sive recovery .
for more often than not political parties wi@@ n in elections by promis@@ ing one thing and doing other things af@@ ter@@ war@@ ds and then they are surpri@@ sed by the existence of extre@@ mis@@ m and dis@@ con@@ ten@@ ted people .
written statements ( rule 142 )
i call on the commission to take steps to initi@@ ate an additional regulation in this direction .
if mr barroso were here , i would like to ask him if he can guarantee that a referendum will not be required in ireland and el@@ se@@ where to make the minimum treaty changes he spo@@ ke of .
nevertheless , you sometimes won@@ der whether the gl@@ as@@ s is half full or half emp@@ ty .
ri@@ sk@@ -based controls - then how can we tell that a coal bar@@ ge is s@@ mu@@ g@@ gl@@ ing people ?
even the german feder@@ al criminal police office , which is not really known as a data protection group , had to ad@@ mit the dis@@ proportion@@ ate nature of this measure .
europe has a direct interest in the area and we need to hear more than what the representative of the council has said here today .
first among them is that science is a global dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ ine and advan@@ ces we can share go towards increasing the su@@ m total of human en@@ dea@@ v@@ our .
we are confi@@ dent that we will be in the position next year to vote on the treaty for croatia 's accession to the european union , which will be a positive signal for the whole region .
on behalf of the ec@@ r group . - madam president , this proposal is an opportunity to better integr@@ ate the roma people within member states and to find ways to provide the roma people with the full , equal opportunities and rights af@@ for@@ ded to all eu citizens .
sent@@ en@@ ced on the basis of te@@ stim@@ ony ex@@ trac@@ ted under tor@@ ture , without the means to emplo@@ y qualified defence coun@@ se@@ l , without a chance of finding fi@@ les lost five or fi@@ f@@ te@@ en years ago , they awa@@ it their execu@@ tion in in@@ human conditions .
we have stre@@ ssed the need , through ci@@ tes , to ensure the support and cooperation of local and rural communities in manag@@ ing wi@@ ld fa@@ u@@ na and fl@@ ora resources , and consequently in combating illegal trade in them .
more pressure will have to be brought to bear here through the talks currently under way , and of course the penalties need to be much sti@@ f@@ fer and a uniform labelling system introduced to put an end to a state of affairs in which the tob@@ ac@@ co producers ' lu@@ cr@@ ative export business en@@ ds in illegal re-@@ imports .
written declar@@ ations included in the register ( rule 1@@ 23 ) : see minutes
as a member of the committee on employment and social affairs , i simply had to vote in favour of the six resolutions tabled by mrs mat@@ era in order to help du@@ tch workers made redun@@ d@@ ant as a direct result of the global economic crisis .
we also regret that the proposal of simpli@@ fied aid for farmers recei@@ ving su@@ ms of up to eur 1 000 was not adopted , despite having received 17@@ 5 votes in favour .
reali@@ sm and negotiating on specific@@ s , then , are what is needed - then we will probably make progress .
if the answer to these questions is yes , then we should all comm@@ end as bra@@ ve the isra@@ e@@ li government for their action in gaza .
it is the first time that we have really had a regional approach .
there has been mention here today of your pre@@ de@@ cess@@ or na@@ med mar@@ x .
in this respect , it should be pointed out that there have even been regional governments , such as my government in ar@@ ag@@ on , which was pi@@ one@@ ering a year ago when it proposed a guarantee for the figu@@ er@@ u@@ el@@ as plant .
passengers concerned about their own jour@@ ne@@ y and com@@ for@@ t cannot understand the need for security measures , no matter how la@@ x or ti@@ ght they might be , and even the costs they in@@ cu@@ r , unless they are aware of the signific@@ ance of such dra@@ matic or tragi@@ c events as those of 11 september 2001 .
mr president , i welcome the accession reports and i want to speak specifically on macedonia and croatia , and then turkey .
we will have an election observ@@ ation mission .
now , at last , we have every chance of over@@ coming histori@@ c gr@@ ie@@ v@@ an@@ ces - without m@@ our@@ ning our geographical separ@@ ation - and ce@@ le@@ br@@ ating our spir@@ itu@@ al and inte@@ l@@ le@@ c@@ tual fe@@ ll@@ ow@@ ship without any kind of territorial claim .
now , that will be a debate in its own right : are we head@@ ing towards a second commitment period under the ky@@ oto protocol and what are the emerging countries and the united states doing ?
their work must be valu@@ ed and they must also be guaranteed de@@ cent in@@ comes .
i hope that the commission will consider this issue and sugge@@ st a solution to it .
one example is the completely ir@@ relevant way it ex@@ to@@ ls the charter of fundamental rights chi@@ sel@@ led into the treaty of lisbon .
we must not wa@@ it for another ho@@ lo@@ cau@@ st before we organi@@ se new referen@@ du@@ ms to support european integration .
the signal would be why should we do our ut@@ most to re@@ pay private debt with a high exchange rate for our national currency , when this debt has been issued as euro loans by eu banks against , for example , im@@ mo@@ v@@ able property ?
be@@ sides , only large member states will benefit from a pan@@ -@@ european list .
that is the only way to guarantee a living income for farmers , especially small and medium-sized producers .
in conclusion , i should like to emphasise the paragraph in our resolution which re@@ fers to the ma@@ inten@@ ance of , and possible increase in , mu@@ ch@@ -@@ needed humanitarian aid , and i should also like to urge that arrangements for the with@@ dra@@ wa@@ l of this aid be made in close association with the ste@@ pping up of development policies whose implementation is more complex .
indeed , respect for fundamental rights , the situation of refugees and the priv@@ ati@@ sation of the shi@@ pping sector are the most advan@@ ced ch@@ ap@@ ters .
it is always companies just starting up that have the biggest problems getting bank loans .
to the best of my knowledge , the national parliaments have had the opportunity to express their opinions and to send us their comments .
the assessment should also cover the rules on the si@@ ze of l@@ or@@ r@@ ies , directive 9@@ 6 / 5@@ 3 .
i voted in favour of the al@@ var@@ o report on the agreement between the eu and the usa on the proce@@ ssing and transfer of financial mess@@ aging data for the purposes of combating terrorism , because i feel that this agreement now stri@@ k@@ es a balance between the objectives of security in the fight against terrorism and the objectives of freedom in the protection of citizens ' priv@@ acy .
vice-president of the commission . - the budget for the trade uni@@ ons is approxim@@ ately eur 500 000 per year , which is given from the community budget .
i should like to say to commissioner di@@ m@@ as that i really do believe that our proposals are supple@@ ment@@ ing due di@@ li@@ gence : they are making it more effective , they are making it operational and there is no problem at all with wto rules .
this was not an easy process , but it was worth the effort if an international agreement can be reached on the legal commitment of the member states to achieve a 30 % reduction in co2 emissions .
that was a very power@@ ful statement in itself and it was a very personal and de@@ liber@@ ate act to do that .
however , urgent matters must be addressed without delay .
the council regul@@ arly re@@ views the question of transi@@ tional arrangements .
mr president , i would like to congratulate the rapporteur : this report is very ti@@ mely and de@@ serves the full attention of poli@@ cy@@ mak@@ ers .
we ask the commission to work to achieve a high level of social protection within the internal market .
according to the accession treaty to the eu , lithu@@ ania will have to sh@@ u@@ t down the ign@@ al@@ ina nuclear power plant , which produ@@ ces about 70 % of the electricity requirements of the country .
the government of afghanistan must make more pur@@ pose@@ ful use of international aid to develop small enterprises and agriculture in regions where opi@@ um is currently grow@@ n .
pat@@ er@@ ni@@ ty leave needs to be regul@@ ated in connection with the system for paren@@ tal leave , and not in connection with leave in the sense of reco@@ vering from pre@@ gn@@ an@@ cy or chil@@ d@@ bir@@ th .
the debate is closed .
if this were not the case , many of the consider@@ ations and critici@@ s@@ ms made here would extend to other countries in the region , such as israel or sa@@ ud@@ i ar@@ ab@@ ia , and the same criteria would apply to them that are now being applied to iran .
there are currently 16 bul@@ gari@@ ans who are being held cap@@ tive on the ship mal@@ a@@ sp@@ ina ca@@ st@@ le .
from time to time , i am actually told that the co@@ d that are in the eng@@ li@@ sh channe@@ l are not offici@@ ally recognised as being there as an indi@@ gen@@ ous stock .
the recent explo@@ sion in the g@@ ul@@ f of me@@ xi@@ co involved a plat@@ form which was only buil@@ t in 2001 and its subsequ@@ ent sin@@ king is ca@@ using one of the biggest eco@@ logical disasters to date .
sm@@ all@@ -@@ scale fisheries and co@@ ast@@ al regions are a priority .
the directive does not take into account the final outcome of the relevant legislative process , which will owe more to differences in legal techni@@ cal@@ ities than to substan@@ tive issues .
the conference in can@@ c@@ ún show@@ ed that the un can indeed deliver results .
tomorrow 's vote will conclude one le@@ g of the jour@@ ne@@ y we have under@@ taken together , but only one le@@ g , because the relationship between parliament and the commission must continue , not least with regard to the actual implementation of the safeguard clause .
therefore the initiative of the commission to use i@@ ct to meet eu 2020 goals should be appla@@ u@@ ded .
if there is no respect for the chair of the committee on fisheries and for fisheries in general , i propose that you ad@@ jour@@ n the sitting until such time as people have respect for this house and stop having these meetings .
the revi@@ sed and moder@@ ni@@ sed social agenda will also gui@@ de our actions in a comprehensive approach to enable europeans to realise their potential and benefit from globalisation , and will cover mobility , integration , education and non-@@ discrimination .
ope@@ l has had problems .
in this connection i would draw your attention , for example , to a case that remains un@@ resolved to this day : the f@@ ate of the ethnic hungarian you@@ ths who were given a dis@@ proportion@@ ately severe sent@@ ence in a cle@@ ar@@ -@@ cut example of ethnic discrimination in tem@@ er@@ in .
finally , i should like to add that we should emphasise the role of the consu@@ lar services of such new represent@@ ations .
in italy for example , the decre@@ e implementing the directive se@@ ts for@@ th certain terms and conditions , but it does not provide any sanctions , so the law is in fact completely in@@ effe@@ c@@ tual .
this is the only way that we will be able to ensure that europe is a great opportunity for the world .
the new rules will also be fully consistent with the goal of protecting biodiversity and - the most important aspect of all - will make it possible to maintain a high level of protection within the european union against public health and animal health risks .
the win@@ ners are not the i@@ ll , not the disp@@ lac@@ ed , not the children , not the el@@ der@@ ly whose hom@@ es were destro@@ yed : the win@@ ners are we@@ al@@ thy busine@@ s@@ spe@@ op@@ le .
in an age when we are encouraging people to travel by public transport , it is so important that we add co@@ ach@@ es and bu@@ ses , as mr al@@ ber@@ tin@@ i has , to this field .
will the commission be prepared to extend it to private vehicles also ?
we know that it is now fa@@ shi@@ on@@ able in some quar@@ ters to be extre@@ mi@@ st or po@@ pu@@ list , or indeed sometimes to wa@@ ve the flag@@ s of x@@ en@@ op@@ h@@ ob@@ ia .
in a way , thanks to the irish population , we now have an agreement on the principle of one commissioner per member state .
at first , i was not given adequate support on this issue by the nuclear regul@@ ators .
i found it very regret@@ table that even those members on the left who si@@ t here to my right were not able to ga@@ ther themselves together in good time to make a statement on behalf of parliament with regard to greece .
one of the fundamental freedoms of the eu 's internal market is the freedom of movement , which allows us not only to travel free@@ ly within its borders , but also to under@@ take employment .
mr president , united kingdom producers have been invest@@ ing substantial su@@ ms of money - pu@@ shing up their production costs - in prepar@@ ing for the implementation of this directive because they know that br@@ it@@ a@@ in will implement the law .
i also need to say , with regard to the comments made about the report on financial measures , that the amendments we are propos@@ ing do not je@@ opar@@ di@@ se the consensus obtained to date in the tri@@ alo@@ gue .
exports are thus an important source of growth for the eu .
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in an ag@@ eing europe , every@@ body agre@@ es on the need for reinfor@@ ce@@ ments to the labour force in order to maintain and boost our competitiveness .
the de@@ ha@@ en@@ e report se@@ ts out a model which will help us all to find the way forward .
as i know , however , that not all char@@ ges mentioned on the tic@@ ke@@ t are air@@ port char@@ ges , i would ask you to hum@@ our me in a little exercise : if a pass@@ enger fl@@ ies from lisbon to brussels , for example , by brussels airlines , the charge mentioned on the tic@@ ke@@ t is eur 4@@ 8 ; if he trave@@ ls by the portuguese air@@ line ta@@ p , the charge is eur 2 less .
half an h@@ our , ladies and gentlemen , is all the time allowed for this democratic institution to debate an histori@@ c up@@ hea@@ val and its consequences for the people of europe .
it is a statement that undermin@@ es the dignity of the european parliament .
i fully support the work done by the commission , and i would point out that the fight against fraud and corruption is a clear duty of the european institutions and of all the member states .
in the present economic and financial situation , it is especially difficult to find invest@@ ors for many projects .
for 10 years , mr president , i s@@ at on the committee on the rules of procedure , the ver@@ i@@ fication of cre@@ d@@ enti@@ als and immuni@@ ties .
in writing . - ( lt ) the tragi@@ c events that occur@@ red last month in japan and concern over the safety of the fu@@ ku@@ sh@@ im@@ a power plant have led to much discussion of nuclear power plants .
i have to say that the commission 's let@@ ter was excellent .
we stand next to our fellow citizens ; we are involved in their da@@ y-@@ to@@ -@@ day problems .
every country must have the fee@@ ling that its own interests , its own culture and its own experience are being properly repres@@ ented in the service .
obviously , power plants el@@ se@@ where in europe , outside of the eu , should be subject to the same independent te@@ sting , under the a@@ eg@@ is of the international at@@ omi@@ c energy agency .
the situation in haiti is far from being stabili@@ sed , as both commissioners , mrs ge@@ org@@ ie@@ va , who was in haiti at the end of march , and mr pie@@ bal@@ g@@ s have emphasi@@ sed .
on behalf of the ef@@ d group . - mr president , i should like to ask mr barroso : why the un@@ seem@@ ly ha@@ ste ?
furthermore , it re@@ tains the main th@@ ru@@ st of the 2001 communication , which recognised the essential role of public service broad@@ ca@@ sting in guaranteeing quality of democracy and pl@@ ur@@ alism .
madam president , i believe that the numerous bilateral agreements between canada and the member states are the best found@@ ation on which to build a ro@@ bu@@ st free trade agreement in the commercial are@@ na , thanks to a frien@@ d@@ ship that we have already experienced in the un , the g@@ 8 , nato and the international security assistance force in afghanistan , a frien@@ d@@ ship based on the ide@@ als of democracy and freedom that characteri@@ se canada and the european union .
we have been working on this but much is still the@@ ory or is in the prepar@@ ation pha@@ se .
we need to encourage member states to invest more in developing their te@@ ach@@ ing staff .
i think that , today , we should demand very clearly the relea@@ se of this young man , but let us also remember that those who are fir@@ ing mis@@ si@@ les at s@@ de@@ ro@@ t are responsible for the fact that he is still a pris@@ oner .
i am very interested in who the candidate will be and what the mani@@ fe@@ sto will look like .
i , too , am in favour of energy security and i think that anything we do in that respect will be useful .
therefore , it is important for us to close the lo@@ op@@ ho@@ les in this area so that we can take action against fraud more effectively .
madam president , now that the ei@@ gh@@ t-@@ year long du@@ el over the bul@@ garian n@@ ur@@ ses and the palestinian do@@ ct@@ or in libya has en@@ ded , i feel we are bad@@ ly in need of a so@@ ber assessment of the human rights situation in that country .
that is why i am propos@@ ing to you that you am@@ end the order of business along the lines i have just sugge@@ sted .
those that have raised the g@@ mo issue , i pre@@ su@@ me you know that i think completely along the same lines , and i think that it is important to find a solution on a technical fi@@ g@@ ure on the presence of non-@@ approved g@@ ms .
( fr ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , the ti@@ tle of this debate is likely to create a certain op@@ ti@@ mis@@ m because in the@@ ory , it is about defi@@ ning the procedures for helping ban@@ an@@ a-@@ producing acp countries .
moreover , if you are prepared , with me and others , to combat the b@@ la@@ ir house agreement , which is , after all , the main obstac@@ le to real food sovereignty , to real food security today in europe , you will have my support .
thousands of ton@@ ne@@ s of to@@ xi@@ c war@@ fare ag@@ ents li@@ e on the sea bed en@@ ca@@ sed in min@@ es , bul@@ le@@ ts , bom@@ b@@ s , con@@ ta@@ in@@ ers and bar@@ rel@@ s .
when the product was again pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ ted by the german authorities in 2005 , the commission carefully analy@@ sed the case and concluded the procedure by form@@ al let@@ ter to the german authorities and the manufacture@@ r in july 2007 .
member states in general and romania in particular , a country which is still in need of investment in its transport infrastructure , must be aware that this transport policy is being re@@ draf@@ ted to meet the new challenges .
in order to prevent any future plac@@ ing on the market of poten@@ ti@@ ally dangerous products , it is important for the national consumer protection authorities to improve their measures of monitoring and investig@@ ating compliance with the eu legislation .
mr president , i would like to remind everyone that european energy supply is not an ideo@@ logical issue .
- before the vote
that is precisely why the german and french leaders are now show@@ ing clear leadership and taking responsibility for europe 's future , rather than continuing to talk in un@@ clear , mu@@ ted ton@@ es .
but i also very much welcome all the activities that the european parliament carr@@ ies out , because parliament provides the basis for an agreement .
when we talk about political follow@@ -up , about the questions that the election observ@@ ations raise and about the challenges , it is these things we need to tackle .
finally , as regards the proposed amendments to the report , the commission would advi@@ se against amendments 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 and 6 , but it could support amendments 7 and 8 , which are in line with the spirit of the communication .
in writing . - today 's vote on human trafficking comes at a crucial jun@@ c@@ ture in the ongoing fight against this form of moder@@ n-@@ day s@@ la@@ very .
i know how the people long for peace after 25 years of violence .
people are particularly wor@@ r@@ ied about sal@@ aries , about workers ' rights and about public services , as well as about non-@@ militar@@ isation and the voice of the sm@@ al@@ ler states .
you are very well aware of the most important areas , the emphasis on renewa@@ b@@ les , the so@@ lar programme and the water management programme .
what did the sup@@ pose@@ dly extremely pro@@ -@@ european forces do at that time ?
i would like to mention or remind you of the importance that everything related to the internal market has in the european union .
bos@@ nia 's and al@@ b@@ ania 's compliance with the eu criteria for li@@ f@@ ting the visa requirement is actually better now than serbia 's and macedonia 's at the time they got vi@@ sa@@ -@@ free travel one year ago .
thirdly , mrs san@@ che@@ z@@ -@@ sch@@ mi@@ d 's ow@@ n-@@ initiative report has the great mer@@ it of show@@ ing how much objective 3 is likely to gener@@ ate considerable european added value .
in romania , for instance , re@@ ha@@ bi@@ lit@@ ation would lead to savings in exce@@ ss of 6@@ 00 000 ton@@ ne@@ s of oil equi@@ val@@ ent every year .
a procedure like an overall review of the cohesion policy could contribute to its general improvement to the benefit of all europeans .
for me , this is the most important contribution for both present and future gener@@ ations and their co@@ existence .
if we are going to continue to come to strasbourg , perhaps we could make some changes to the transport systems to enable us to come here ?
a regulation that would protect the rights of persons with reduced mobility as much as possible , given the in@@ tran@@ sig@@ ent atti@@ tu@@ des within the council ;
we cannot , for example , give responsibility for represent@@ ing us ab@@ road to a high representative , any more than we can wat@@ ch our se@@ at on the united nations security council being challeng@@ ed in the name of the legal person@@ ality of the european union .
it has , moreover , encouraged the medi@@ ation efforts of the sad@@ c , under the leadership of president m@@ be@@ ki , to arri@@ ve at a more satisfac@@ tory result with regard to the choice made by the people of zimbabwe on 29 march .
mr president , i have to say this resolution as a compromise was fine , but it seems to many in this house that it is too l@@ eng@@ thy and it does not directly deal with the points we need to be making .
( de ) madam president , i would like to make a personal comment on the basis of article 14@@ 5 .
already , almost 70 % of the land is in the hands of mul@@ tin@@ ati@@ on@@ als and mi@@ ning companies .
( es ) madam president , i wish to express my support for the package of measures designed to strengthen the economic governance of the union , as well as the measures aimed at clari@@ fying and spee@@ ding up the dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ inary procedure for any member states with an excessive defici@@ t .
we have to close the gap .
on the problem of low income users , i would refer first of all to the second package of the ro@@ am@@ ing regulation which parliament adopted in the i@@ tr@@ a committee yesterday night .
the vote will take place on th@@ ur@@ s@@ day , 26 march 2009 .
finally , mr far@@ age , a europe that loo@@ ks like you want it to .
when one read@@ s the conclusions of the summit , they seem to be some@@ what lac@@ king in b@@ ite .
fran@@ ak vi@@ a@@ č@@ or@@ ka is the son of a well-@@ known opposition acti@@ vi@@ st .
i would like first of all to welcome br@@ un@@ o le ma@@ ire , minister of state for european affairs , who is the success@@ or to je@@ an@@ -@@ pier@@ re j@@ ou@@ yet .
it is great that chinese companies are invest@@ ing in europe , but we should have a level pla@@ ying field there .
however , it is necessary to set up a permanent crisis resolution mechanism with strong buil@@ t-@@ in dis@@ incentives for activ@@ ation .
the integration of the single market must now go hand in hand with the advan@@ ces of a social europe , which is needed more than ever at a time when the rece@@ ssion continues to affect europeans .
we can only facilitate , we can only provide intelli@@ gence , and do everything we can to help the member states .
the proposal in the su@@ ther@@ land report for funding arrangements for technical assistance for the least developed countries to be regar@@ ded as a contr@@ actual right , so that they can play a full part in the multilateral trading system , is essential as far our committee is concerned .
mr president , i would like to thank the rapporteur for comple@@ ting a very demanding pie@@ ce of work .
on this last issue , i should remind you that last march , belgi@@ um re@@ pat@@ ri@@ ated several hun@@ d@@ red ser@@ b@@ s and macedo@@ ni@@ ans of al@@ ba@@ nian origin who had sou@@ ght asylum in europe after visa restrictions had been li@@ f@@ ted for serbia , macedonia and mon@@ ten@@ e@@ gr@@ o in december .
i fear that this problem lies at the heart of this package .
it is ultimately the consumer 's choice that will determin@@ e which cars are dri@@ ven in the years to come .
a last answer on terrorism .
regional cooperation is most needed in the area of tack@@ ling thre@@ ats to the environment .
this is for the good of the children , and therefore also for the happ@@ in@@ ess of the parents , and effectively for the development of the normal european society in which i would like to live .
i would particularly like to thank mr co@@ el@@ h@@ o , who has worked swi@@ f@@ tly , effectively and im@@ ag@@ in@@ ati@@ vely on this important project , together with his colleagues from the committee on civil liber@@ ties , justice and home affairs .
in light of this , we wanted to boost competitiveness , using research and development programmes as one means of doing this .
fortun@@ ately , i managed to give the commissioner a por@@ tion of school fruit before we started , so ho@@ pe@@ fully with that s@@ n@@ ack , we will be able to carry on discussing this important topic for a while longer .
reli@@ ability : information to patients should be based on the latest scientific knowledge with clear referen@@ ces made to the sources this knowledge comes from ;
at the same time , emphasis must be placed on de@@ cent work , which includes combating un@@ de@@ cla@@ red work , and on providing access to the labour market to people who are currently exclu@@ ded from it .
these less@@ ons actually help to em@@ an@@ cip@@ ate individuals and make access to culture more democratic .
these te@@ am@@ s will provide various types of speci@@ alist exper@@ ti@@ se in areas such as the investigation of crimes and the control of sexual violence .
it is the commission which is responsible for eu fisher@@ y policy .
that is not our share of the budget .
i agree that aviation has to be included in any emissions trading sche@@ mes , but a balance has to be found between environmental consider@@ ations and those of the aviation industry .
we cannot necess@@ arily ti@@ e such issues together .
we certainly need mutual support to communi@@ cate and more broad@@ ly dis@@ se@@ min@@ ate the eu 's position , which is a decisive element in maintaining our leading role .
it is in this same spirit that article 2 of the european convention of human rights de@@ cla@@ res the taking of life a flag@@ r@@ ant violation .
a number of airlines have recently gone ban@@ kru@@ pt in rapid succe@@ ssion .
that is a long time , but even so , not all countries will manage to transpo@@ se the directive within the three years .
we have all been patients at some point , and we never know when it will happen again .
i do not want to give the im@@ pression , by voting in favour , that i , for example , will be contribu@@ ting to the transfer of national powers on this issue to the eu .
in order for us to reach the lisbon targets , we must do all we can , even in these t@@ ough times , to meet these goals .
that is , the long-term plans aim to de@@ fine objectives or the@@ mes to achieve a stable situation to be reached after a relatively long period , where@@ as short-@@ term measures are based on proposals drawn up annu@@ ally in order to re@@ cti@@ fy , in a short period of time , the fishing mor@@ t@@ ality rate until the level proposed as a long-term objective is reached .
the british people know this , and this is one of the reasons why they are being de@@ nie@@ d a referendum on the eu constitution .
one of the characteri@@ stics of europe , in spite of its relatively small si@@ ze , is her geographical diversity .
it was a question of the permanent possibility of investig@@ ating whether the commission had exce@@ eded its powers .
it also needs more resources .
first of all , these events have given us much food for thought as regards our strategic plans .
one question must take prece@@ dence over all the others : what do the people of kosovo want ?
the management of c@@ op@@ y@@ right and associated rights in relation to online musi@@ c services remains a compli@@ cated and problem@@ atic issue , in spite of the binding directive on the harmonisation of certain aspects of c@@ op@@ y@@ right in the information society . the difficulties are mainly due to the lack of european licen@@ ces .
europe is at a cro@@ ss@@ road@@ s .
we should be able to equi@@ p ourselves with the same instruments as others have .
we spend so much on unnecessary facilities and on administration that we should be able to af@@ ford at least to communi@@ cate with society .
we are therefore appe@@ al@@ ing to every minister of education in the member states to introduce a requirement for at least three hours of physi@@ cal education in schools per week .
can i ask those colleagues who are not yet sitting down to please come and take their se@@ ats .
in spite of being a relatively young state , e@@ sto@@ nia has been part of european cultural her@@ it@@ age and shared values since the 13@@ th century .
the next pha@@ se of this policy must involve the accession of croatia to the european union in the ne@@ ar future .
in conclusion , we need new incentives for the member states of the european union to develop exclu@@ sive economic z@@ ones .
something has to be done , however , because 70 million ton@@ ne@@ s of hazar@@ d@@ ous waste per year - and rising - is no tri@@ f@@ ling matter .
the debate also show@@ ed clearly how easy it is to turn such extre@@ me issues into political instruments .
i would say to the council that ban@@ ning c@@ lon@@ es alone is the politics of symbo@@ li@@ sm .
the aims and stated aims are sound , but certain ambi@@ gu@@ ities remain .
on behalf of the ppe-de group . - ( el ) madam president , at first si@@ ght it is str@@ an@@ ge that we should be deb@@ ating the reform of the wto in the wa@@ ke of the extended dead@@ lo@@ ck of the do@@ ha round negotiations .
it is great .
mr president , cohesion policy accounts for one of the largest individual budgets in the european union .
the report highligh@@ ts priority areas that must feat@@ ure in the strategy , such as the fight to have the roma people 's fundamental rights respected .
while we regard the stated objectives of this initiative as positive , we would repeat that it should not be reduced to a m@@ ere balan@@ cing item or condition allowing the eu to impose an agreement within the world trade organiz@@ ation or economic partnership agreements with the african , cari@@ b@@ be@@ an and pac@@ i@@ fic group of states .
there is no question about that .
as a major consumer of ti@@ mber and ti@@ mber products , the european union has an obligation to take effective action against de@@ fore@@ st@@ ation and illegal lo@@ g@@ ging , which must clearly include ce@@ as@@ ing to provide a market for illegal ti@@ mber products .
i believe that the major problem with company taxes in europe is not fra@@ g@@ ment@@ ation , but un@@ healthy ongoing dow@@ n@@ war@@ d competition between member states .
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the violence in tibet today is not only about human rights but also about power@@ -@@ sh@@ aring .
in writing . - we acknow@@ ledge the very real need for a blu@@ e@@ ton@@ gue vacc@@ ine , particularly for be@@ e@@ f and sh@@ e@@ e@@ p farmers in the south and east of en@@ gl@@ and who , by wh@@ ole@@ s@@ ale vacc@@ ination on their own far@@ ms , have created a fi@@ re@@ w@@ all against blu@@ e@@ ton@@ gue that their fellow farmers in the north and west have benefi@@ ted from .
i call on the european commission and members of the euro@@ group to take the necessary measures , along with the governments of the member states , to li@@ ft the restrictions imposed on ro@@ mani@@ an and bul@@ garian workers .
i have dis@@ covered by word of m@@ ou@@ th that plans may be under way to dis@@ quali@@ fy regions like wal@@ es , and i do hope that in the future , we will quali@@ fy for transi@@ tional funding .
in writing . - ( fr ) we voted in favour of the resolution on improving the environment for smes within the framework of the small business act , because we are aware , as we have been saying for years , of the key economic role played by smes as the main gener@@ ators of we@@ al@@ th and jobs .
ladies and gentlemen , it is the duty of any@@ body that , like the european union , is responsible for handl@@ ing these kin@@ ds of su@@ ms , to impose str@@ ing@@ ent supervision of the projects that are supported and to vi@@ go@@ rou@@ s@@ ly combat waste .
the speeches we have heard today have shown several things .
how can we justi@@ fy our sl@@ ow@@ ness to tackle the counterfe@@ iting of medicines when it represents a real health threat and is a serious crime ?
the report therefore fav@@ ours the idea of ex@@ changing good practices , constantly seeking to better coordin@@ ate actions at both eu level and among the member states .
an un@@ certain entrepreneu@@ ri@@ al environment and an un@@ fav@@ ourable legislative framework can dam@@ pe@@ n citizens ' cre@@ ative spirit .
ladies and gentlemen , it is past six o '@@ clo@@ ck .
member states are also considering national actions to support their manufacturers .
i also think that it is important to say that what we achieved in can@@ c@@ ún was not just about sa@@ ving the process .
united in action , europe can demonstrate that it is capable of : providing the necessary coordination so that each can de@@ plo@@ y all its forces in the bat@@ tle ; of@@ fering , on a cust@@ omi@@ sed scale , the required budgetary sti@@ mu@@ lus to guarantee a real impact , while ensuring the medium@@ - and long-term vi@@ ability of public expenditure levels ; ensuring intelli@@ gent use of short-@@ term tools for boo@@ sting long-term competitiveness by kil@@ ling two bir@@ ds with one stone : the sti@@ mu@@ lus must limit the impact of the crisis on hou@@ se@@ hol@@ ds , workers and businesses in the short-@@ term , while si@@ mul@@ tan@@ e@@ ously eas@@ ing the transition towards a less ener@@ g@@ y-@@ inten@@ sive economy , while supporting reforms for european competitiveness , in the medium@@ - and long-term ; ensuring all our actions are im@@ bu@@ ed with the key im@@ per@@ atives of solidarity and social justice , which must primarily be focu@@ ssed on the most vulnerable in this time of crisis .
( bg ) m@@ r. chair@@ man , m@@ r. commissioner , the most important feat@@ ure of this report is its link to re@@ alities in life .
i read president barroso 's political guidelines with great interest .
we can surely draw our own conclusions as to the level of confidence we are in@@ spir@@ ing , and not just in russia .
secondly , there will be an increase in inten@@ sive live@@ stock farm@@ ing , with all its adver@@ se effects on the environment , and the third effect concerns meth@@ ane production , as most of the meat will be be@@ e@@ f .
is it going to be t@@ ony b@@ la@@ ir with his em@@ press ch@@ er@@ ie ?
for this reason , germany , for example , has under@@ taken to limit the amount of land se@@ al@@ ed under concrete and a@@ sp@@ hal@@ t each day to 30 he@@ c@@ ta@@ res from 2020 .
and what do we see today ?
article 2 of the eu-@@ israel association agreement will continue to remind both the european union and israel that respect for human rights and democratic principles are the basis of our bilateral relations .
the third pillar is glob@@ al-@@ level industrial competitiveness .
it is important that re@@ alisation of the cohesion policy be based on regions and mac@@ ro@@ regions .
thank you .
pri@@ or to accession , these countries were reci@@ pie@@ n@@ ts of aid , but now they have become don@@ ors of development cooperation aid .
the way i see it , germany has ha@@ u@@ led in the loo@@ t ; but this is very t@@ ough on the ant@@ wer@@ p ope@@ l workers .
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indeed , i believe it is vital to stress the importance of social protection for the assi@@ sting spo@@ uses or recognised life partners of self-@@ employed workers .
above all , we must highlight the importance of preventing the disease . i therefore voted in favour of the m@@ ati@@ as report on a european initiative on al@@ z@@ he@@ i@@ mer 's disease and other dem@@ enti@@ as .
the people 's movement has tabled a number of amendments , for example , that regulation of the right to take industrial action should remain a national matter .
i voted in favour of this report because we must overcome fe@@ m@@ ale poverty that has dee@@ pened as a result of the rece@@ ssion .
( ro ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , this will be a difficult year for europe .
at the last european council , the president of the commission said that we were equal to the situation .
in writing . - ( cs ) the lisbon treaty has become a de@@ ad document , just as when the french and the du@@ tch rejected the eu draft constitution .
as it tur@@ ned out after the first reading in october 2010 , negotiations on the ' deleg@@ ated acts ' are completely blo@@ cked .
firstly , your report challenges the use of the expression ' public pro@@ vo@@ cation ' and you clearly indi@@ cated that you felt the term ' public inci@@ te@@ ment ' was more precise .
the second point concerns the hel@@ sin@@ ki process .
that would impe@@ de our efforts towards economic growth and cohesion .
regional and local authorities will be responsible for implementing policies on energy efficiency , and so the european commission and member states must coordin@@ ate their activities with local authorities .
we have here a very serious inci@@ dent in a re@@ ac@@ tor which has already experienced problems in the past .
all asylum se@@ ek@@ ers and all min@@ ors have already been trans@@ fer@@ red to appropriate cent@@ res .
in addition to this , every european political party should have at least one representative who is a member of the european parliament .
the joint interim plan will be developed with both the authorities and civil society in belarus , and i hope it will open the do@@ or to dee@@ per dialogue with belarus , including on deli@@ cate political issues .
i would like to take this opportunity to thank mr bi@@ ld@@ t and mr re@@ hn for their help in bringing about at least a temporary solution to the border dispu@@ te between slove@@ nia and croatia .
yet , in@@ ex@@ pli@@ c@@ ably , we give them a free ri@@ de as developing countries and in consequ@@ ence accept lower standards and commitments from them .
in the matter of tran@@ sp@@ lan@@ tation , society must be sure that everything is being done in accordance with the law , transparen@@ tly and without any hi@@ d@@ den interests , and that this no@@ ble medical procedure is not being used as a cover for consider@@ ations other than that of sa@@ ving human life .
( el ) mr president , experts in the eu member states have come out almost unani@@ m@@ ously against the commission 's proposal to li@@ ft the ban on the im@@ port of ch@@ l@@ or@@ in@@ ated po@@ ul@@ try .
the presidency has done what it could , in other words crisis management , as president sarkozy has stre@@ ssed here .
the commission services have also started working on a social agenda for maritime transport as well as on the eu e-@@ maritime initiative , both of which the commission intends to present in 2011 .
re@@ por@@ ter of the opinion of the employment and social committee . ? ( lt ) i congratulate mr j@@ or@@ go ch@@ at@@ zim@@ ar@@ k@@ ak@@ is for prepar@@ ing this report .
the european commission now know@@ s the european parliament 's position as regards this doss@@ ier and will have to take it into due account when tab@@ ling new proposals .
it offers the regions flexibility in cooperation and has a positive influence on the population of the member states , the economy and the business environment .
why financial difficulties ?
madam president , neighbourhood is the key word here .
parliament 's committee on the environment , public health and food safety has supported the proposal to create a re@@ serve for new air@@ cra@@ ft operators , and this is the right approach .
this subject mer@@ its open and transparent debate that goes beyond the experts and involves those responsible for the political decisions .
i think the climate package as amen@@ ded by parliament points in all the right dire@@ ctions in this regard .
i do not believe that this is an adequate way of dealing with the concerns and compla@@ ints of our citizens and i would like to take this opportunity to ask commissioner š@@ ef@@ č@@ o@@ vi@@ č , who i hold in very high regard , to state that he either intends to aband@@ on this project or to re@@ consider how we can ensure that the compla@@ ints of our citizens are sent to the place where they will actually be dealt with and that citizens will receive justice and re@@ dre@@ ss .
the leaders of west and east germany en@@ thu@@ si@@ a@@ sti@@ cally came together in an atmo@@ sphere mar@@ ked by sole@@ m@@ ni@@ ty and jo@@ y .
( ro ) mr president , as is also clearly indi@@ cated in the report , the efforts to reduce violence against women must be supported on two fron@@ ts : at member state level and through measures and programmes managed directly by the european commission .
the rapporteur , mrs li@@ ot@@ ard , agreed with the commission 's report on the need for transparent author@@ isation procedures for new food products , even though she has submitted numerous amendments , which shows her eng@@ ag@@ ement with the work on the report , and which must definitely be comm@@ en@@ ded .
i am certain that , in most countries , this directive will not be transpo@@ sed by 1 january 2010 , even though these countries have had more than four years to do this .
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this is also an opportunity for israel , for it not to remain the only democracy in the middle east be@@ sides le@@ ban@@ on .
so here is the pro@@ of that we can reach agreements , and also the pro@@ of that this new lisbon procedure can be a success .
firstly , on visa fe@@ es , which many of you have mentioned .
because if you don '@@ t know how to ad@@ just the ru@@ d@@ der , every w@@ ind is the wrong w@@ ind .
moreover , while corpor@@ ate social responsibility is currently well-@@ established in europe , european companies , their subsidiar@@ ies and their sub@@ contrac@@ tors play a vital role in promoting and dis@@ se@@ min@@ ating social and labour standards around the world because of their we@@ ight in international trade .
a key issue in that debate is paragraph 4@@ 1 of mr po@@ m@@ é@@ s ru@@ i@@ z 's report , in which the commission is ur@@ ged to support the issu@@ ing of national declar@@ ations of as@@ surance .
this ap@@ p@@ all@@ ing regime came une@@ x@@ pe@@ c@@ tedly to an end when the dict@@ ator d@@ ied in december last year .
in my opinion , this is not the best way of handl@@ ing the situation , as violence only be@@ ge@@ ts more violence .
( ro ) the ma@@ ss@@ ac@@ re at s@@ re@@ bre@@ ni@@ ca in july 199@@ 5 , along with all the at@@ ro@@ cities committed during the war which ac@@ companie@@ d the dis@@ integration of the former yugosla@@ via , are a black pa@@ ge in europe 's history .
the report also propo@@ ses the inclusion of services that were ex@@ em@@ pt from the original directive in 2006 : healthcare , transport and social services .
( prote@@ sts from certain members of the ind / dem group )
in addition , we believe public urban transport is already protected by its own regulations and it is in@@ cum@@ b@@ ent upon the member states to che@@ ck whether or not problems are occur@@ ring there .
the european parliament is also to play a role in establishing national contact points in each member state , which will provide information on all aspects of treatment ab@@ road .
so speak to the council ; speak with those who are blo@@ c@@ king it .
in writing . - ( fr ) i ab@@ stain@@ ed on the resolution on eu-@@ china relations because i am not ke@@ en to associ@@ ate myself with these pat@@ er@@ n@@ ali@@ stic re@@ prim@@ ands or with the mor@@ ali@@ sing dis@@ course that resolutions of this kind conve@@ y .
in addition , every eu citizen should be free to receive services , which is a pa@@ ssive form of freedom .
i believe that the first step towards a coherent inclusion strategy must be to guarantee the young generation of roma non-@@ discrimin@@ atory access to education .
important steps are being taken in this direction , particularly through the creation of a european syste@@ mic risk board ( es@@ r@@ b ) , which will close the current gap in mac@@ ro-@@ pr@@ ud@@ ential supervision of the eu financial system , but it is vital to move forward with proposals for strengthening the stability and growth pact in order to ensure budgetary consolid@@ ation and also to address other mac@@ ro-@@ economic im@@ balan@@ ces and strengthen enforcement procedures .
( el ) mr president , commissioner , taxation history is full of bog@@ us bank accounts , which are even more harmful when such s@@ can@@ d@@ als come to light in european countries .
four@@ thly , my country , as a result of the eu 's mis@@ gui@@ ded regulations to date , has been forced to hal@@ t essential investments in coal power st@@ ations , and now the same lob@@ by is saying that we need to hal@@ t investments in nuclear technology .
we know there is recor@@ d unemployment in many countries across the world .
i agree that the ide@@ al solution would be an approach of total harmonisation , as initi@@ ally proposed by the commission and reque@@ sted by several sp@@ he@@ res of business .
many people are compla@@ ining at the moment , both those who think that we should have adopted more ambitious rules and also those who think that these rules are far too ambitious .
c@@ cs is an emerging technology and further research is essential for an evaluation of its potential in combating global war@@ ming .
however , we have to change the de@@ p@@ th of reforms related to economic governance .
the content of the regulation consi@@ sts of a mechanism of two levels of intervention in the event of a radi@@ o@@ logical emergency or nuclear accident , as proposed by the commission :
steps in this direction have been taken to increase member states ' support in the author@@ ising process .
i would also like to express my thanks for the un@@ condi@@ tional support i have received as rapporteur of the g@@ sm directive , particularly to the shadow rapporteurs who have worked with me and to commissioner re@@ ding for the flexibility she has shown throughout the process of giving parliament back the role we had been demanding : to take part in the strategic planning of the use of the radi@@ o spe@@ c@@ tru@@ m .
the i@@ ce@@ lan@@ ders must be made to feel welcome in the eu , but , of course , they will never vote in favour of eu membership if the finance ministers in lon@@ don and the ha@@ gue are allowed to determin@@ e i@@ cel@@ and 's f@@ ate .
my last words on the subject of human rights : we must give priority to those who are most vulnerable , min@@ ors , women who are victims of trafficking , of exploitation and of violence , including victims of ge@@ ni@@ tal mu@@ ti@@ l@@ ation , but i know that commissioner malmström has this properly in hand .
secondly , because it is expected that there must be a new model in that van market by 2012 , and unless mag@@ na give as@@ sur@@ an@@ ces that that new model will be brought on , it does bring concerns about the future of the plant .
current events require the up@@ take of serious and real positions at member state level , particularly those states in the euro area .
therefore i support mr cor@@ bet@@ t 's approach .
there is also a specific proposal to that end which i particularly support , namely the proposal for a system of de@@ di@@ cated fre@@ ight rail@@ ways .
combating unemployment and creating sustainable jobs is the european union 's great challenge for the next 10 years , and we must all play our part in making it a success .
however , both patients and do@@ ct@@ ors throughout the eu need a simple rule for when they must request author@@ isation .
commissioner , in my opinion , many of the initiatives of the single market act will not bring the expected benefits if we do not improve the single market for services .
third , we need to laun@@ ch an information campaign expla@@ ining the benefi@@ cial influence of be@@ es on the natural environment and of hone@@ y and other be@@ e products on human health .
both in the council of ministers and in the negotiations with the european parliament , it has been w@@ ate@@ red down consider@@ ably .
therefore , when it comes to these reports , i agree with my colleague car@@ lo@@ s co@@ el@@ h@@ o , in that they are me@@ ant to enhance the evaluation mechanism within the schengen area project ; a project which is of great importance , and which is buil@@ t upon mutual trust .
there should be no specul@@ ation in global hun@@ ger as the effect of this specul@@ ation will be that many inno@@ cent people will di@@ e of hun@@ ger , especially in the poorest nations .
this could speed up the adoption of subsequ@@ ent transpo@@ sition measures at member state level .
so , why does this fund not work to do that ?
on the vote in hand and the eu-@@ c@@ ali@@ forum deal , i think we should recognise that even though there were many concerns over the deal , in terms of the eu being ag@@ gre@@ ssive in trying to open up its markets , at the same time it does set a dead@@ line for liberalisation and it makes many of the cari@@ b@@ be@@ an countries recognise that they have to seek to di@@ versi@@ fy .
i think it is a good thing that , a@@ mid@@ st the com@@ motion that has prece@@ ded this debate and to some extent sur@@ ro@@ unds it now .
not less , but better and more , which means efficiency , com@@ p@@ ati@@ bility , relev@@ ance and so on , and then more again .
i trust , too , that these provisions will be effectively implemented by the member states .
the european parliamentary deleg@@ ations that you mentioned are already open for commissioners or for council members to go there , but it also depen@@ ds on the time sch@@ edu@@ le .
these measures in the acquis are undermin@@ ed by the fact that countries such as romania , bulgaria and cyprus depend on the dela@@ yed implementation of sis ii in countries which are part of the schengen area .
it is precisely the economic crisis and the reduction in our ra@@ w materi@@ al resources that should allow a true sustainable industrial revo@@ lution .
( the sitting was suspen@@ ded at 2 p@@ .m. and re@@ su@@ med at 3 p@@ .m. )
mr j@@ ou@@ yet , i realise that you cannot make us any specific promi@@ ses here and now , but i assu@@ me that you were serious about what you said about both reco@@ g@@ nising and wan@@ ting a climate of cooperation .
it is no good to anyone if we im@@ mobili@@ se capital mo@@ vements with more rules and tr@@ ig@@ ger an economic dow@@ n@@ turn .
with regard to the central role of some third countries in this policy , i am convinced that it is absolutely essential for the eu to sign cooperation agreements to be signed between with these countries in order to combat illegal immigration .
it provides more c@@ lar@@ ity , because various provisions regul@@ ating the same issue are often s@@ pread over different legal texts .
w@@ ine@@ growing is an important industry in many of the eu 's member states and gives jobs and vit@@ ality to rural distri@@ cts .
i therefore voted for this text .
let this not be the case in europe .
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furthermore , the document we approved today also encoura@@ ges the introduction of origin mar@@ king , which would facilitate consumer choice and contribute to reducing fra@@ u@@ du@@ l@@ ent or mis@@ leading claims of origin .
the early indi@@ cations - i can tell honourable members - are encouraging .
that will enable us to have a balance .
it is the first time a former war@@ saw pact country has assu@@ med the responsibility of chair@@ ing the european council .
the current financial crisis has had a negative impact on these companies .
this is how you should use the resources that you have de@@ di@@ cated to ' import@@ ing ' or ac@@ cli@@ m@@ ati@@ sing to europe the people who are at@@ trac@@ ted by the mi@@ ra@@ ges that you maintain .
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i am standing up for har@@ d@@ working taxpayers .
( pl ) mr president , commissioner , reducing the social and economic dis@@ par@@ ities between european regions is a fundamental aim of the european union .
as we can see today , this is not a simple or easy task .
in particular , this will mean reg@@ ener@@ ating the mediterranean forest , the economic re@@ tur@@ ns from which are too low : structural fund@@ -@@ supported initiatives must encourage the regular sam@@ pl@@ ing of biom@@ as@@ s and its use for energy purposes , and the development of sustainable fore@@ str@@ y and responsible eco@@ tourism .
a@@ side from leg@@ ale@@ se there is one reality - the reality that the united states has old and strong bilateral ties with the member states and it is obvious that discussions will be held with them directly .
( the sitting was closed at 2.@@ 0@@ 5 p@@ .m. )
it is a debate that does not affect just the internal market or only hungary .
they we@@ i@@ gh down on the national defici@@ ts that the european stability and growth pact see@@ ks to reduce , and so member states attempt to reduce these trans@@ fers .
what we hold in common and what is uni@@ que@@ ly ours .
through democratic elections , they succe@@ eded in bringing about fundamental change .
however , please note that we also do not want an independent european globalisation adjustment fund .
in writing . - ( it ) i support the wor@@ ding of this resolution because i believe that the monetary policy of the euro should remain an exclu@@ sive competence of the european institutions , since this would avoid the sett@@ ing@@ -up of dou@@ ble structures which would prove de@@ tr@@ im@@ ent@@ al to european integration .
secondly , i would like to explain why , in our proposal , we consider it to be necessary to have a plan to mini@@ mi@@ se the effects on the environment .
another point that was highligh@@ ted by some of you , namely mr bu@@ zek and others , is the need to invest more in technology and innovation .
we have purcha@@ sed these mach@@ ines , and during the debate no one - neither the secre@@ tari@@ at , nor the president - informed us of this fact , while we were questi@@ oning whether or not this same equipment should be author@@ i@@ sed in air@@ ports .
what initiative will the commission take in order to make the member states more active , however ?
the european union has been developing more sl@@ ow@@ ly than its competi@@ tors .
i am also pleased that the report large@@ ly follow@@ s the commission 's views and supports our proposal .
a state cannot use violence against its own people and not be pen@@ alised by the european union in the context of its bilateral relations .
al@@ as , we have only a few gas suppl@@ iers , and if we do not do something to achieve maximum reduction in depend@@ ence , we will be vit@@ ally dependent on them , both now and , highly probably , in the future .
however , i am not b@@ lam@@ ing anyone , because it was in fact the case that this could not be known accur@@ ately .
there was the issue of the legal base : parliament and the commission agreed , and the council dis@@ agreed with us on that .
the transport potential , hi@@ ther@@ to only u@@ ti@@ li@@ sed to a minimum , as well as other opportunities for development , require a spee@@ dy star@@ t-@@ up of the entire project .
although the fee@@ d@@ back has improved consider@@ ably , such as the fee@@ d@@ back on the swift and t@@ ft@@ p negotiations with the us , there are still some points that have yet to be clari@@ fied .
( nl ) mr president , baroness ashton , the freedom of religion or bel@@ ief prote@@ cts both religious and non-@@ the@@ ist belie@@ f@@ s , and even a@@ the@@ ist belie@@ f@@ s .
in the creation of national and eu law there should be greater in@@ put from consumer organisations , which are en@@ counter@@ ing difficulties in pursu@@ ing their activities and ob@@ taining funding in certain countries .
a two@@ -@@ week reduction in the fishing se@@ as@@ on means a significant dro@@ p in tur@@ no@@ ver for fisher@@ men .
if we stop this regime and dis@@ continue the aid , these regions will fall pre@@ y to de@@ ser@@ ti@@ fication and environmental degra@@ d@@ ation .
the list now com@@ pri@@ ses 17@@ 5 individuals - which should be compared to the 40 na@@ mes put forward for an as@@ set free@@ ze and visa ban after the 2006 elections - and we stand ready to include further na@@ mes , as war@@ ran@@ ted by developments .
parliament wants to remain at the fore@@ front in this area .
in a few days ' time , we will see whether europe 's coura@@ ge@@ ous stand on climate change has paid off .
we need to work on this .
i am re@@ min@@ ded of the importance of the uni@@ versity and of small and medium-sized enterprises for that region , which is at present suffering from severe economic har@@ d@@ ship and lack of recovery .
it really is important to understand how this s@@ car@@ ce re@@ source is actually being used today , because we do not feel it is being used op@@ tim@@ ally - far from it .
ira@@ nian ty@@ ran@@ ny inter@@ ven@@ es there free@@ ly .
i thank you for what you said today when you wi@@ shed that this employment council on 7 may could be a true employment council .
ex@@ changing information is a key aspect of this cooperation , and this is why p@@ nr is an absolutely essential element of joint security .
these controls could lead to recommendations to the member states for immediate actions and dead@@ lines for implementing them .
i know that there are plans for harmonisation in some countries , which will reduce the number of operators .
that means working human rights into the activities of all parts of the external action service , as well as the whole range of eu external action : trade , development , c@@ s@@ dp and so on , and at all levels .
we are going to harmoni@@ se the categor@@ ies of crimes , which is the principle of criminal law , and as mr na@@ s@@ sa@@ u@@ er said , with legal preci@@ sion , criminal categor@@ ies cannot be general or ar@@ bi@@ tr@@ ary in charac@@ ter .
moreover , although we must welcome the g@@ oma conference pa@@ ving the way towards political negotiation , its agreements , especially agreements concerning demo@@ bi@@ lisation , remain ambi@@ gu@@ ous , and their application is un@@ clear .
on the contrary : it will serve to rein@@ force this central role , and it is sa@@ d to see at times some re@@ tic@@ ence about this european consensus on the grounds that it would be in competition with the united nations .
the f@@ vo service , which makes peri@@ odi@@ c visi@@ ts to various member states , che@@ cks that the de@@ part@@ ments are operating , identi@@ f@@ ies any short@@ com@@ ings and points them out to the member states .
i hope we will see the same spirit of cooperation when we draw up the 2011 budget .
the other thing that must happen is that the eu must pursu@@ e clear rou@@ tes , de@@ di@@ cated political rou@@ tes , and must not allow us to be put under the y@@ o@@ ke of the states ; we must be free of the old ideo@@ logical en@@ cum@@ bran@@ ces and we must be on an equal fo@@ ot@@ ing in the political dialogue and pu@@ sh for there to be clear improvements in the human rights situation so that we will soon be able to talk of a free cu@@ ba and the people of the is@@ land will be able to live in democracy .
in the 1@@ 6@@ th and 17@@ th cent@@ ur@@ ies , g@@ y@@ ul@@ a@@ fe@@ h@@ é@@ r@@ v@@ á@@ r was the capital of the independent princi@@ p@@ ality of trans@@ y@@ l@@ v@@ ania , and the region be@@ came a symbo@@ l of toler@@ ance and religious freedom .
one thing that is essential as far as our group is concerned is that this also be applied to v@@ ans , that it be pha@@ sed in .
this sort of contact is important .
i therefore welcome the amendment tabled by the pse group on that point .
more and more europeans are seeking healthcare in a member state other than their own , but they often do so without having the first idea of what their rights are in this area .
ir@@ respective of the form that a new system for the eu 's reven@@ ue might take , it must be budget ne@@ u@@ tra@@ l and respect the member states ' competence in the sphere of taxation .
madam president , firstly , i must say that i find myself in agreement with the commissioner and compli@@ ment him on his balanced pres@@ ent@@ ation .
we should all be proud that we form part of such a wise continent that also exports the values that it belie@@ ves in .
international fisheries agreements are also an instrument ; they are a means for bringing democracy and development to the countries concerned .
as far as sweden is concerned , the best solution would instead be for it to be clearly laid down in the eu treaty that matters relating to the labour market should be decided at national level .
in the me@@ an@@ time we have wit@@ ne@@ ssed revo@@ lu@@ tion@@ ary technological changes in the development of mobi@@ le te@@ lep@@ h@@ ony and the internet .
that means moder@@ nising our social policies - in line with the rene@@ wed social agenda the commission adopted in july .
if you consider that for each dol@@ lar of actual investment , the us banks were len@@ ding us@@ d 3@@ 2 , as against the european banks ' pal@@ try us@@ d 12 , you will understand the un@@ accoun@@ t@@ ability that was ri@@ fe in the us banking market .
in some of these countries - and my own country , the czech republic , is one of the biggest cul@@ pr@@ its - these banking fe@@ es can be ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ously high .
this hel@@ ps avoid the fru@@ str@@ ation involved for citizens who are told that the body that they have tur@@ ned to is not able to help them .
clearly , this europe is yet another en@@ e@@ my of the people .
therefore , the real challenge now involves a clear , ro@@ bu@@ st political commitment which must come out of the bar@@ ce@@ lon@@ a summit , finally enab@@ ling the structures of the new institution to function and com@@ mit to providing the funds necessary for the major projects that are its main objective .
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it is like@@ wise in@@ comprehen@@ sible why the cement industry should have to reduce t@@ wi@@ ce as much as the waste industry or transport .
in italy , there are private and public ne@@ ws@@ pa@@ pers refle@@ cting all political tenden@@ cies .
i would also like to emphasise the positive inter@@ action between public and private actions , both in incen@@ ti@@ vi@@ sing com@@ pen@@ sation for victims and in establishing the fi@@ ve@@ -@@ year period for the bringing of actions .
we are expe@@ cting immediate , bra@@ ve dee@@ ds and a radi@@ cal change to the attitude held up until now from the pa@@ st-@@ present president , and for the commission 's to be the flag@@ ship of a pan@@ -@@ european roma strategy to be developed as soon as possible , based on regulatory nor@@ ms , a stable budget and clear political commitment .
other countries , including the eu 's major trading partners , have followed the eu 's example and brought in similar legislation .
on behalf of the ind / dem group . - ( nl ) madam president , as the rapporteur responsible for monitoring relations between the european union and china , it plea@@ ses me enor@@ m@@ ously to see that paragrap@@ h@@ s 80 and 8@@ 7 of the present report de@@ di@@ cate substantial attention to the seri@@ ous@@ ness of the human rights situation in china .
if it is not to lose its element of europe@@ an@@ ness , the european union may naturally en@@ large itself and s@@ pread its influence only towards the east .
furthermore , the authorities have encouraged public debate on certain areas of key importance to the reform process such as : the role of the judi@@ ci@@ ary , the rights of ethnic minorities and the role of the ar@@ my in this country 's political life .
it goes without saying that members of this parliament , ir@@ respective of whether they come from the social democratic , po@@ pu@@ list , liberal or green cam@@ p , also have the same hope .
the council has sent out encouraging sign@@ als this week , but has not given any guarantees .
extre@@ mi@@ st groups identi@@ fy immigration as the su@@ pre@@ me evi@@ l in the european countries , because it is a subject that they can use in order to explain the un@@ wanted changes in their socie@@ ties .
the present legal in@@ adequ@@ acy with regard to what governments at both national and local level may do in the deli@@ very of services identified as essential to the well-@@ being of society cannot be allowed to continue much longer .
as these two pass@@ ages were included in the resolution and the request to de@@ le@@ te them was , unfortunately , not supported by the majority , i voted against the resolution as a whole .
it is therefore legitimate that members of society organi@@ se and lob@@ by for their interests .
that is un@@ wor@@ thy of this parliament .
the financial support from the structural funds can make a considerable contribution to the efforts made by national authorities to resolve this problem .
he@@ id@@ i ha@@ u@@ tal@@ a will be taking part as an individual , but i hope very much that the european governments , the council , the belgian presidency and the commission will be repres@@ ented at the highest level .
does the council consider that the inter@@ ventions of individual member states to protect their banks and economies against the worst im@@ pac@@ ts of the international financial crisis are a re@@ tro@@ gra@@ de step ?
i welcome the report and the debate .
during your leadership , you will ho@@ pe@@ fully bring about concrete decisions , but indeed also the mi@@ rac@@ le you referred to .
i believe that we must remember the most important point made in the go@@ ld@@ stone report : nothing can justi@@ fy the suffering of defen@@ ce@@ less people , and dialogue is a pre@@ fer@@ able way of putting an end to this situation rather than con@@ fron@@ tation and the use of force .
i should like to put the citizens on their guard here .
i have in mind not only writ@@ ings and obje@@ cts in da@@ ily use that could be in mus@@ eu@@ ms , but also resid@@ ential tow@@ ers . these are special structures , the like of which is not found any@@ where else in europe .
when we say that the bene@@ š decre@@ es were not an obstac@@ le to the accession of the czech republic , this means that it is unacceptable now to use the same decre@@ es in order to re@@ f@@ use to sign the treaty of lisbon .
the technical talks on an eu-@@ im@@ f programme are now well under way and the negotiations can be concluded by the end of november .
in the vote today i voted in favour of the introduction of the right to choose an appropriate court for di@@ v@@ or@@ ce proceedings .
resources to combat poverty and social exclusion v@@ ary depen@@ ding on the country , but , in order to create an eu that is territori@@ ally and soci@@ ally cohe@@ sive , we have to implement additional measures aimed at un@@ lea@@ shing the potential that is lat@@ ent in economi@@ cally back@@ war@@ d areas .
it also means that citizens ' rights and their mobility can be taken into consideration .
the next item is the report by mrs mc@@ gu@@ in@@ ness , on behalf of the committee on agriculture and rural development , on the common agricultural policy and global food security .
therefore , we must be very cau@@ tious , particularly with regard to the current situation in north africa .
a@@ side from using trade and energy suppl@@ ies as diplom@@ atic weapons , pu@@ tin has consist@@ ently sou@@ ght to undermin@@ e georgia 's territorial integr@@ ity through t@@ ac@@ it support for the b@@ reak@@ away , self-@@ sty@@ led republi@@ cs of ab@@ k@@ ha@@ zi@@ a and south os@@ se@@ ti@@ a .
the proposal , which aims to provide incentives for women to gain access to the job market and to help in the fight against un@@ de@@ cla@@ red employment , brings three main changes to current community law : the definition of ' assi@@ sting spo@@ use ' is changed to include cou@@ ples who are not mar@@ r@@ ied , where they are recognised by national law ; self-@@ employed women and assi@@ sting spo@@ uses are granted the right to benefit on demand from paid mat@@ er@@ ni@@ ty leave la@@ sting at least 14 weeks .
merely having the right of consultation , our proposals and our ideas were not taken up .
the citizens of moldova are h@@ op@@ ing for specific reforms that would improve their lives .
in exceptional cases only , in the event of extre@@ me cat@@ astro@@ p@@ he , there will of course also be re@@ course to support and solidarity from the european union , which will be asked to step in .
because , if you do , they will destro@@ y our n@@ ation 's future .
genuine freedom of religion is often the tou@@ ch@@ stone of a country 's abi@@ ding commitment to human rights .
however , if this is not to be a pro@@ trac@@ ted competitive dis@@ advantage for the union , it must meet with an equi@@ val@@ ent response from other leading international pla@@ yers .
overall , however , we in the group of the greens / european free alliance feel the strategy l@@ acks any specific objectives in a number of important areas that are intended to make the project of a social europe into a top priority over the next 10 years .
trans@@ fers of appropriations : see minutes
i would now like to mention some other activities under@@ taken with a view to ensuring the best possible service to citizens .
( pt ) madam president , israel 's attack on gaza is a war crime and a crime against humani@@ ty .
i would like to mark your card .
( el ) madam president , commissioner , i understand that we shall be waiting ti@@ ll the end of the year to see the results of these studies so that we can draw some better conclusions .
no , let us reduce it as much as possible and follow the example of the member states that could serve as examples for the other countries .
all this is , in my opinion , unacceptable , and not for environmental reasons , but in order to safeguard public health and prevent any mi@@ su@@ se of public resources in the development of business and the life of eu citizens .
some people were kil@@ led , and others were in@@ ju@@ red .
in writing . - ( ro ) through my positive vote today for the internal market sco@@ re@@ board , i am ex@@ pressing my support for the ti@@ mely enforcement and accur@@ ate transpo@@ sition of internal market directives into national law , because these directives constitu@@ te the pre@@ requi@@ site for the effective working of the internal market , and for promoting competitiveness as well as social and economic cohesion within the eu .
generally speaking , the council agre@@ es with the need for better cooperation and coordination in this area at all levels , i@@ .@@ e@@ . local , regional , national and eu , as well as the need to share relevant information .
i believe , naturally , that it is necessary to continue to insi@@ st , while at the same time , as mr p@@ fl@@ ü@@ ger said , ensuring that the forces which go , go with a broad united nations mandate , and not only to back the interests of one country in particular .
to give you just one example , we are li@@ ter@@ ally power@@ less , as european institutions , to de@@ plo@@ y programmes , aid or measures in any post-@@ conflict situations .
religious freedom is en@@ sh@@ r@@ ined in article 18 of the universal declaration of human rights , which also im@@ poses an obligation on each state to ensure that these rights are respected .
in writing . - ( pl ) today i supported the resolution concerning the 2006 international tro@@ pi@@ cal ti@@ mber agreement ( it@@ ta ) . i did so because i believe that supporting measures aimed at resol@@ ving regional or global environmental problems in the international are@@ na is actually one of the european union 's most useful areas of activity .
a new agreement which impro@@ ves the existing text both qu@@ alit@@ ati@@ vely and qu@@ anti@@ t@@ ati@@ vely is a pre@@ condition and , at the same time , a refle@@ ction of the quality of our relations with the russian feder@@ ation .
they are necessary in such a discussion .
so please , let us stop tre@@ ating the european budget as a stra@@ in on domestic finances .
make it clear that you will have a lo@@ ck and you will prevent that type of opportuni@@ sm which will in the end bre@@ ak schengen .
aspects of that conver@@ sation are extremely serious because they demonstrate a total lack of respect for the united nations , dis@@ da@@ in for trans@@ -@@ atlantic relations and dis@@ regard for international law .
we believe that actions should be taken to assi@@ st all vulnerable pu@@ pi@@ ls .
there is no other solution .
'@@ calls on the commission to ali@@ g@@ n closely the national indic@@ ative programme 201@@ 1@@ -@@ 13 with the association agenda ' .
i must say that perhaps we can do things better , but to be honest , with regard to other major international meetings in the past , i have the fee@@ ling that today , in any case , parliament is fully involved in this process .
the debate is closed .
the goal of our policy is to ensure that the european car of the future is the most innovative , in other words , the cle@@ an@@ est , most ener@@ g@@ y-@@ efficient and safe@@ st , in the world .
on gi@@ g@@ al@@ in@@ ers - perhaps it would be better to say either 6@@ 0-@@ ton@@ ners or 2@@ 5@@ m@@ -@@ long h@@ g@@ v@@ s , for there are different categor@@ ies - at this moment in time my group is quite definitely against author@@ ising their general use in transport .
finally , it is necessary to improve the syner@@ gy between civil and defence space programmes .
coun@@ t@@ less cases of fraud occu@@ r in the field of value added tax , so it is essential to have a legal framework with strong measures so as to bring about a substantial reduction in the number of such cases .
the minister mentioned possible sanctions to be taken against gu@@ ine@@ a .
but it is clear that no single country or organisation can tackle the conflicts in the middle east alone .
they do not necess@@ arily need to be i@@ den@@ tical - just compar@@ able .
the irish authorities estim@@ ate total losses caused directly by the disaster to be eur 5@@ 20@@ .@@ 9 million .
unfortunately , however , amendments by the conserv@@ ative forces which contradi@@ ct the original text have al@@ tered it .
he tal@@ ked about the socialist group here - in germany he kee@@ ps qu@@ ie@@ t about this - but we do know he has done so .
finally , the third area that i consider important is the safety of operation of hy@@ drog@@ en vehicles .
you already did it in 199@@ 8 , when you were prime minister then as well .
tran@@ sp@@ lan@@ to@@ logy is one of the most rapi@@ dly growing bran@@ ches of medic@@ ine .
it is important to learn from the experien@@ ces of others : claims for dam@@ ages must be related to the actual har@@ m suf@@ fered .
we believe that they are essential for trans@@ form@@ ing what is too often a relationship of exploitation into a legal relationship .
to sum@@ mari@@ se : we need a stronger and more representative im@@ f in our new global world and we need a stronger eu with a cle@@ are@@ r voice .
on behalf of the ef@@ d group . - madam president , i believe there is no need for these agency super@@ vis@@ or po@@ sts because i believe there is no need for the agencies themselves .
if heads of state or government are now willing to become involved in the coordination of economic policies , and even in certain dom@@ a@@ ins that were hi@@ ther@@ to considered to be of national competence alone , i think that this should be welcomed in@@ so@@ far as it contribu@@ tes added value to growth and employment , and in@@ so@@ far as it respe@@ cts systems of community governance .
i think it has been said here - the vice-president of the commission has mentioned it and the rest of us have as well - that frontex has to be based on the greatest possible legal certainty because , without such certainty , it often cannot act and it then fin@@ ds itself in impossible situations .
in light of this situation , it would be na@@ i@@ ve to think that free and transparent elections will take place in russia on 2 december .
we need to establish similar cooperation with other countries like india , turkey , the united ar@@ a@@ b e@@ mi@@ rates and others .
in view of all the above , the group of the european people 's party ( christian democrats ) and european democrats tr@@ ied to am@@ end the report in various aspects , in particular as regards the content of the demand for a non-@@ discrimination directive ; they were not successful since the voting went against them .
( fr ) mr president , mrs malmström , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , the european union re@@ tur@@ ned to growth in the third quar@@ ter of 2009 , which could lead us to believe that the worst is behind us .
approval of the minutes of the previous sitting : see minutes
clearly , this problem can be resolved only if the portuguese presidency manag@@ es to obtain agreement in october , something that would be a major success and would bring about that lea@@ p forward that you have mentioned and that i fully support .
we must bear in mind the fact that people sta@@ ying il@@ legally have left their country of origin to provide a better future for their families .
rapporteur for the opinion of the committee on employment and social affairs . - mr president , first of all i would like to say that this is a very comprehensive report and highligh@@ ts many of the issues that must be dealt with in order to ensure equality between women and men .
in my capacity as rapporteur , i en@@ dea@@ v@@ ou@@ red to place the issue in a bro@@ a@@ der context and present both the positive and the negative feat@@ u@@ res of the protocol , without suc@@ cum@@ b@@ ing to the tem@@ p@@ tation to concentr@@ ate exclu@@ si@@ vely on its we@@ ak or strong points .
it takes 12 secon@@ ds to s@@ cre@@ w it in .
ukraine is a strategic partner , so it is important to integr@@ ate it further into such important sectors as energy and bilateral trade .
the average wa@@ ge difference between women and men is 8@@ .@@ 5@@ -@@ 15 % , and even bi@@ g@@ ger in the private sector , in the latter 's favour .
but we must all contribute more in support of efficient agriculture practices and over@@ ar@@ ching water management .
it is therefore very important to work with the business sector and social partners to implement the employment policy guidelines corre@@ ctly and effectively .
it must ensure fle@@ et capac@@ ities brought into line with stock levels .
you are going to china to atten@@ d the opening of the ol@@ y@@ mpi@@ c gam@@ es with the chinese president .
( fi ) mr president , since the transfer of power in march 2009 , the political situation has continu@@ ed to be un@@ stable , and there have constantly been new dist@@ ur@@ ban@@ ces in mad@@ ag@@ as@@ car .
however , it is important to call for adequate , sustainable and safe pensions at a time when europe will be facing a demographic disaster in a few de@@ ca@@ des , the early sig@@ ns of which have already started to show .
this is one of the greatest achie@@ vements of the european integration process .
he has urgent business el@@ se@@ where , but he asked me to say - which was very nice of him - that the two of us agree that i will speak on behalf of our group .
a decre@@ e was passed in romania in 196@@ 7 ban@@ ning abor@@ tions , which me@@ ant that women lost the right to choose between continuing with a pre@@ gn@@ an@@ cy and termin@@ ating it .
before the vote :
to this end , having also critici@@ sed in this house certain initial dela@@ ys whe@@ reby europe , in the context of its foreign policy represent@@ ation , disp@@ la@@ yed neither exceptional efficiency nor exceptional spon@@ tan@@ e@@ ity , today , we welcome instead the excellent work that our institutions are doing in the area of coordination , and hope that , on the basis of this position and of this commitment , the efforts will continue with a long-term plan that can be brought to fru@@ i@@ tion through the author@@ it@@ ative presence of our institutions .
what is crucial for us once again is the fact that the as@@ set stri@@ pping of companies by private equ@@ ity funds is not pre@@ ven@@ ted effectively .
i voted in favour of this resolution , which re@@ af@@ fir@@ ms the need to revi@@ se the european neighbourhood policy ( en@@ p ) based on up@@ hol@@ ding the eu 's fundamental values and principles and on greater involvement by civil society and local communities , and which highligh@@ ts the importance of the en@@ p 's eastern dimension as an instrument for strengthening eu relations with its neighbours to the east , with a view to supporting political , social and economic reforms in those countries and dee@@ pe@@ ning its commitment to shared values and principles such as democracy , the rule of law , respect for human rights and good governance , within the context of european integration .
a plan has been drawn up with priority measures to be carried out in essential areas of reform , along with another plan for justice reform .
the union is at least as much a potential target of a terrorist attack as the united states and the use and analysis of p@@ nr is an important law enforcement tool to protect our citizens , who de@@ serve the same protection as the citizens of the united states .
i voted against the alternative motion for a resolution to the gra@@ ç@@ a m@@ our@@ a report on ' multi@@ lin@@ gu@@ alism : an as@@ set for europe and a shared commitment ' because , by remo@@ ving the possibility for parents to choose the official language in which their children will be edu@@ cated , in countries or regions with more than one official language or with regional languages , it contradi@@ cts certain principles that are up@@ held by the european parliament .
this is what happens when speakers take up a greater amount of time than was anti@@ cip@@ ated .
there are also many other projects that we are stu@@ dy@@ ing at the moment , in trying to find the right ans@@ wers , and for which , of course , we also need israel 's support .
at the same time , we must realise that the l@@ or@@ ry stri@@ ke which bro@@ ke out on the o@@ re@@ su@@ n@@ d bri@@ dge in november 2007 did not happen by chance .
that desire has been sti@@ mul@@ ated by the fact that public opinion in a number of member states does not support further enlargement .
it is simply what the transi@@ tional period ent@@ a@@ ils .
it is important to stress the requirement that manufac@@ turing companies ver@@ i@@ fy the possibility of risks to safety and health even at the product de@@ sign stage and for the creation of a public dat@@ ab@@ a@@ se about product safety .
so which statement do you believe ?
in europe our own children are being suf@@ fo@@ cated and po@@ is@@ oned and are developing all@@ er@@ gies because of bar@@ bie do@@ lls and to@@ ys .
ca@@ thy ashton will only fully take up office after recei@@ ving the con@@ sent of parliament at the end of january 2010 .
our fellow citizens already had high expectations in this matter at this time of economic crisis and the da@@ ily cat@@ alo@@ gue of bad news .
ne@@ arly 7@@ 5 % of con@@ ta@@ in@@ er ship building is now carried out by a@@ sian countries - south kore@@ a , japan and china .
her@@ b@@ s and spi@@ ces have been used since time im@@ memor@@ i@@ al without known adver@@ se effects .
this progress includes the recent adoption by the council of the framework decision on rac@@ is@@ m and x@@ en@@ op@@ h@@ ob@@ ia and the adoption of the framework decision on the protection of data in the third pillar , even if this is regar@@ ded merely as a first step .
this is a flag@@ r@@ ant re@@ drawing of the borders , enfor@@ ced and ma@@ ster@@ min@@ ded by the united states with the cooperation of the eu itself .
as is public knowledge , both are co@@ -@@ spon@@ s@@ ors of the alliance of civili@@ s@@ ations under the au@@ spi@@ ces of the united nations .
that is why sometimes we obje@@ ct very strongly to decisions , which would ea@@ se the movement of capital in the countries of the european union , it is not that we are against integration .
i see many advantages to being able , from a political position , to ste@@ er research into sol@@ ving a disease problem instead of tre@@ ating the sym@@ p@@ tom@@ s for 30 years with medi@@ cation that is very lu@@ cr@@ ative for the under@@ tak@@ ings concerned .
the council will also shor@@ tly start work on proposals for a framework directive on the rights of migrants legally resid@@ ing in a member state in order to work and creating a single resid@@ ence per@@ mit , and for a directive on the conditions of entry and resid@@ ence of highly qualified workers , which we hope the commission will present in the next few weeks .
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in april 2010 at the han@@ over fair , there was a major campaign to promote the ce mark , but we are not explo@@ iting it enough .
so the european commission 's proposal is a huge step forward to help these patients and my group is very ke@@ en to support it .
this is not the case here . we are legi@@ timately fighting terrorism in new , ever more innovative ways , as the only way of ensuring the protection of european citizens ' fundamental freedoms .
the commissioner spo@@ ke about various measures which are intended to bring down unemployment , but did not say a single word about the fact that an important and more effective method could be for member states to agree on the mutual recognition of quali@@ fications ga@@ ined in other member states .
eight of the fi@@ f@@ te@@ en appli@@ cations under the globalisation adjustment fund have been to support texti@@ le workers .
i also pay tribu@@ te to the coura@@ ge and for@@ ti@@ tude of those who are now strug@@ gl@@ ing to tackle the consequences of the ter@@ ri@@ ble ear@@ th@@ qu@@ ake and t@@ su@@ nami , as well as those en@@ dea@@ v@@ our@@ ing to deal with the consequences of the nuclear inci@@ dent .
here we have an aw@@ ful lot to deliver and i think we should focus on that deli@@ very .
in clo@@ sing , i would add that in the context of the european year for combating poverty and social exclusion , the belgian presidency also organised , on 28 september , the conference entitled ' b@@ reak@@ ing the cy@@ cle of dis@@ advantage - social inclusion in and through education ' .
it calls for regulatory tools , because the cy@@ cles of the se@@ as@@ ons and nature also have an effect on market conditions .
i congratulate mrs p@@ lu@@ m@@ b for the initiative .
the structural funds is an area of particular concern both for the parliament and the commission .
i did not realise our british colleagues were citizens .
the first innovative proposal in the revi@@ sed treaty is that the distin@@ ction between com@@ pul@@ s@@ ory and non-@@ com@@ pul@@ s@@ ory expenditure is proposed to be elimin@@ ated , providing one procedure for the adoption of the annual budget by the budgetary authorities .
i should emphasise again that this is a pu@@ rely pre@@ cau@@ tion@@ ary measure , which allows initi@@ ating the necessary scientific assess@@ ments of current per@@ mitted levels throughout the world , so that the european union can demonstrate it is once again applying the highest standards .
i want to go further than that by trying to find common ground with the various chinese operators in africa , including the government , in order to fo@@ ster development in africa .
i agreed with this report and the european parliament 's proposals that stri@@ ve to ensure more democratic and transparent eu control regi@@ mes for du@@ al-@@ use goods and a greater role for the commission in asse@@ ssing the implementation of this regulation in the member states .
the high level group cha@@ i@@ red by j@@ acqu@@ es de la@@ ro@@ si@@ è@@ re is analy@@ sing this , among other factors .
let me begin , then , by as@@ suring all the honourable members that the council is committed to working closely and hone@@ stly with parliament .
lastly , in relation to the dead@@ line for making the regulation appli@@ cable , i think that ni@@ ne months is a sufficien@@ tly long time .
one of the reasons for the rapid s@@ pread of hi@@ v in@@ fe@@ ction in many eu countries is the fact that many in@@ tra@@ ven@@ ous dru@@ g users are in@@ fe@@ cted and s@@ pread the disease by sh@@ aring nee@@ d@@ les .
in writing . - it goes without saying that tourism pos@@ se@@ sses a high potential which cre@@ ates an opportunity to increase employment and economic growth .
working conditions abo@@ ard many of these ve@@ ssels are nothing short of s@@ la@@ ve labour .
the commission has done what it under@@ took to do , but we - the members of the european parliament - and the member states have , i think , l@@ ack@@ ed the political will to take a cle@@ ar@@ -@@ cut position on the issue .
there is no agreement that would regulate de@@ ple@@ ted ura@@ nium weapons on a multilateral level .
audi@@ t policy - less@@ ons from the crisis (
the specific question that was asked was : if the assessment pro@@ ves un@@ fav@@ ourable , will you sh@@ el@@ ve the plans for implementing c@@ c@@ ct@@ b ?
we are experienced in supporting democracy building in our external relations .
you can read about this in paragrap@@ h@@ s 25 and 26 .
it clearly emer@@ ged from the wa@@ sh@@ ing@@ ton summit that there is an urgent need for a global trade agreement .
i voted against this resolution , which would have pre@@ ven@@ ted the adoption of a number of measures that constitu@@ te a step in the right direction , even though i ad@@ mit the situation is far from being perfe@@ ct .
the issue of re@@ porting requirements by the fle@@ et is also being dealt with , since we have proposed a legal basis that will allow the commission to re@@ f@@ use licen@@ ce requests on the grounds of poor re@@ porting from member states .
5 .
i shall stop here .
i intend to monitor the actions of the joint committee , which was ap@@ pointed in order to ensure that the agreement 's provisions would be implemented appropri@@ ately or even extended .
subsidies which have a directly negative impact on the environment should not be paid out , and aid to agriculture should be ear@@ mar@@ ked for environmental measures and orga@@ nic farm@@ ing .
even in african countries , economic growth sometimes h@@ its dou@@ ble figures , as is evi@@ dent in major cities , such as ad@@ d@@ is ab@@ ab@@ a . however , in@@ equality is growing just as rapi@@ dly .
parliament decided to re@@ act quickly , and that is crucial .
we have to make sure that this di@@ re economic crisis does not turn into an even more dre@@ ad@@ ful political crisis .
it is a real dis@@ gr@@ ace , which has very often forced many smes to close .
it is therefore important for these economic relations to be mat@@ ched by cor@@ respon@@ ding political relations with the european union , with a clear perspective on the future .
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this is for reasons of environmental quality and the health and well@@ being of people , and for reasons conne@@ cted to the progre@@ ssive and in@@ ex@@ or@@ able worldwide short@@ age of f@@ os@@ si@@ l fuel re@@ serves , which must be managed extremely wi@@ sely and pr@@ u@@ dent@@ ly .
you talk about the appeal procedure .
i think that we must stri@@ ve for political agreements and political guarantees between the european union , russia and ukraine , until our goals are reached in the medi@@ um or long-term .
the ho@@ the@@ ad@@ s here must co@@ ol down , particularly the greens .
commissioner , these serious problems in the supply chain include , for example , abuse of domin@@ ant pur@@ ch@@ as@@ ing power , unfair contr@@ actual practices - including late payments - uni@@ lateral changes to contracts , advance payments for access to negotiations and une@@ ven distribution of profit marg@@ ins along the food supply chain .
as a result , the fund is not well equip@@ ped for certain types of disasters , ty@@ pi@@ cally involving lower eli@@ gible expenditure , such as forest fi@@ res , and more than two thir@@ ds of all appli@@ cations for the fund assistance presented so far were based on an excep@@ tion for so-called ' ex@@ tra@@ ordinary regional disasters ' .
in effect , under regulation ( ec ) no 5@@ 4@@ 6 / 2009 of the european parliament and of the council of 18 june 2009 amending regulation ( ec ) no 19@@ 27 / 2006 on establishing the european globalisation adjustment fund , the scope of the egf was tempor@@ arily ex@@ pan@@ ded to cover its intervention in situations like this in which there are ' at least 500 redun@@ dan@@ cies over a period of ni@@ ne months , particularly in small or medium-sized enterprises , in a n@@ ace 2 di@@ vision in one region or two con@@ ti@@ gu@@ ous regions at nu@@ ts ii level ' as a direct result of the global financial and economic crisis .
young people spend a lot of time in front of tele@@ vision s@@ cre@@ ens or com@@ pu@@ ter monitor@@ s .
the total amount that the commission has already committed to v@@ is so far is in the region of eur 7@@ 4@@ .@@ 5 million .
are we putting forward sche@@ mes which are simple , with clear objectives , realistic to execu@@ te and whose accoun@@ t@@ ability lines are clear ?
madam president , i had the hon@@ our of visi@@ ting afghanistan earlier this year with british forces .
mr president , i voted for this report and i welcome it .
we would like to improve the status of groups for whom new technology brings opportunities , but which will leave them with no access to the information society unless their rights are monito@@ red .
thirdly , i would just like to reiter@@ ate the call for the commission to bring forward a legislative amendment to the directive on risks from bio@@ logical ag@@ ents at work in order to address the problem of nee@@ d@@ le@@ sti@@ ck in@@ jur@@ ies .
on behalf of the pse group . - ( lt ) madam president , i would like to congratulate the rapporteur and express my thanks for the good cooperation in coordin@@ ating the changes to the report on this new , bra@@ ve issue .
i agree that energy strategy should tackle and facilitate the transition to environment@@ ally sustainable energy development , and that the world bank should adopt an approach to private sector development that provides the greatest benefit to the poor whilst si@@ mul@@ tan@@ e@@ ously combating climate change .
the four@@ th thing we did was to say that any information that could come from p@@ har@@ maceu@@ tical companies should not be received by patients or the general public without them asking for it first .
ans@@ wers must be found to the challenges of transport , hou@@ sing , sub@@ ur@@ ba@@ nisation and green space .
this rapid progress is important if we are to maintain mom@@ ent@@ um as we enter the implementation pha@@ se of the strategy .
the copenhagen criteria , as the gui@@ de or reference framework for this whole negotiation process , are extremely clear for both turkey and any other candidate countries : only those countries which clearly respect our economic principles and , in particular and perhaps even more import@@ antly , our political principles can be members of the european union .
we can con@@ firm that the situation in kosovo is improving .
a global solution to the problem of ship dis@@ man@@ t@@ ling is still urgently needed .
the natural disaster suf@@ fered by the people of pakistan last au@@ gu@@ st tou@@ ched all of us and de@@ serves the solidarity of the european union .
but if we were serious about reducing co2 emissions , surely we should be fav@@ our@@ ing nuclear power st@@ ations and not renewa@@ b@@ les .
i am satis@@ fied for two reasons : the committee that i chair ac@@ ted prom@@ p@@ tly , reaching a provi@@ si@@ onal agreement , and that agreement pa@@ ved the way for the one reached today in plenary by a very large majority .
in addition , the commission is dela@@ ying in implementing the commitments it assu@@ med in this communication .
president-in-office of the council . - ( pt ) as the honourable member know@@ s , during its meeting from 6 to 8 june 2007 the council analy@@ sed in de@@ p@@ th the situation of the galileo project and adopted a resolution .
a whole civi@@ lisation is being consu@@ med .
thank you for li@@ ste@@ ning .
recently , though , i have been able to as@@ sure people that the policy is under@@ going significant change .
as the rapporteur stre@@ ssed in his speech , the recent events that took place in the mediterranean have once again ac@@ cent@@ u@@ ated the problems and the serious pres@@ sures that certain member states are facing .
president-in-office of the council . - ( pt ) i would remind the house that the council , in its conclusions of 23 and 24 july 2007 , reiter@@ ated its full support for president ab@@ b@@ as and the government led by prime minister fa@@ y@@ y@@ ad .
this situation up@@ se@@ ts me dee@@ ply , for there is nothing more i want to see than my com@@ pat@@ ri@@ o@@ ts living in a prospe@@ rous bulgaria which has taken its righ@@ t@@ ful place in a united europe , without accu@@ s@@ ations of corruption in high places and without organised crime .
these must , of course , include environmental criteria , such as land use and its re@@ per@@ cu@@ ssions in third countries , but i also think social criteria are crucial .
the justi@@ fication was the defence of a pl@@ ur@@ i@@ form democracy against dict@@ ator@@ ships , but in practice it was mainly about protecting a capit@@ alist economy from a socialist economy .
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studies and scienti@@ sts that approach the subject of climate change with less g@@ lo@@ om@@ y scen@@ ari@@ os or perhaps even posi@@ ti@@ vely , have simply been igno@@ red .
we have a road ma@@ p for this : the charter of fundamental rights .
and all that is under our fe@@ et .
for its part , russia must stre@@ am@@ line its procedures at the borders .
by introducing new issues such as climate change , biofuels , water resources and risk management , the commission has demonstrated its wish to move forward , even though some ambi@@ gu@@ ity still sur@@ ro@@ unds the way in which condi@@ tion@@ ality is to be hand@@ led , if it con@@ fin@@ es itself to la@@ ying down a gener@@ i@@ c requirement for simpli@@ fication without clari@@ fying how - and to what end - it is to be implemented .
as far as i am concerned this also includes terrorist thre@@ ats , cy@@ ber attacks and pl@@ ane cra@@ shes .
we were very efficient in comple@@ ting this report , although this is not as important as the actual revision of the directive will be .
the labour party , the liberal democrats and the conserv@@ ative party all voted in favour of a european ar@@ rest war@@ r@@ ant .
concerning community action plans on se@@ ab@@ ir@@ ds and sh@@ ar@@ ks , i can inform you that the latter is under way and that , on the former , my services are ga@@ ther@@ ing information and scientific advi@@ ce with a view to comple@@ ting the plan by the end of 2009 .
we cannot create a repres@@ sive policy for smo@@ k@@ ers that involves the restri@@ ction of their civil liber@@ ties .
i do not think that it sen@@ ds the right message to di@@ lu@@ te renewa@@ b@@ les in the eu 2020 strategy .
madam ashton , are you prepared to defend european achie@@ vements , such as freedom of expression and the separ@@ ation of ch@@ ur@@ ch and state , in a clear and un@@ com@@ promis@@ ing manner , in the face of growing political is@@ lam ?
then there is eur 10 million for the people programme , which is intended to increase the mobility of do@@ ct@@ oral candi@@ d@@ ates and ph@@ d stu@@ dents , provide the opportunity for closer cooperation with industry and moder@@ ni@@ se the eu 's uni@@ versi@@ ties , and money for communication .
i therefore assu@@ me that the justice and home affairs council will also express its support for this decision on 6@@ -@@ 7 december this year .
it must be done by the member state politicians .
this should , without doubt , also apply to georgia , ar@@ me@@ nia and a@@ zer@@ ba@@ ij@@ an .
there are problems with that but it is a fact .
all three have been strongly supported by the committee on transport and tourism .
mr president , we in the group of the european people 's party ( christian democrats ) very war@@ m@@ ly welcome the fact that commissioner š@@ pi@@ dla has confir@@ med that the european authorities were involved in three areas of this long , draw@@ n-@@ out change of ow@@ ner@@ ship process of a car company .
what is more , the emu is in a certain amount of tro@@ u@@ ble in view of greece 's spir@@ all@@ ing debt and italy 's care@@ less@@ ness after jo@@ ining the euro@@ clu@@ b .
it took 20 years - 20 years - until we got back half of the jobs that were lost .
( es ) mr president , i should like to start my speech by congratul@@ ating all those who have made it possible to reach an agreement .
these small fir@@ ms are often the first step on the lad@@ der to successful em@@ ploy@@ ers of the future , and they need to be n@@ ur@@ tu@@ red , especially during times of rece@@ ssion .
the proposal by the commission for the revision of the common agricultural policy should result in legislative texts that the council and the european parliament will table in may 2008 at the latest .
the union did not respond properly in mu@@ m@@ ba@@ i , as has been the case in other crisis situations .
i believe we have indeed struc@@ k a balance here in parliament - and i hope you can carry it over into the commission - which is to say ' yes ' to more competition through innovation , ' yes ' to more capital investment , but ' yes ' also to a social clause , ' yes ' to environmental standards that ensure that competition does not lead to regulatory dum@@ ping .
parliament has supported this all along .
i am therefore particularly happy that we are co@@ operating in the new laun@@ ch on the 2@@ 7@@ th .
mr president , thank you for giving me the floor .
( et ) i asked to take the floor to call for a greater focus on human rights in afghanistan , a country in which the member states and the european union as a whole have made a substantial contribution .
on behalf of the ppe-de group . - ( fr ) madam president , allow me first to welcome mrs kos@@ ci@@ u@@ sko@@ -@@ mor@@ i@@ ze@@ t , whose con@@ vi@@ ctions and determination in this area are well known , along with the commissioner .
supple@@ mentary protection cer@@ ti@@ fic@@ ate for medic@@ inal products ( c@@ odi@@ fied ver@@ sion ) (
do not be afraid ! ' ) , is over , hence the do@@ ha round , which is still ongoing 10 years after it was started , where@@ as the uru@@ gu@@ ay round , if i may be so bo@@ ld as to say , only took 8 years .
the eu should involve itself in cross-border issues but keep out of matters that individual member states can decide on themselves or that are already regul@@ ated in other international treaties .
in reality , if we are truly to get ri@@ d of these flo@@ ating w@@ re@@ cks , the european union must set about fighting ul@@ tra@@ -@@ liber@@ alism .
serbia , too , should go ahead as soon as possible and make rene@@ wed and intensi@@ fied efforts regarding its european perspective .
madam president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , thank you , above all , for the commitment you have made in putting together this package of measures , which i believe sen@@ ds out a political signal making it clear that this is not mal@@ ta 's problem , this is not italy 's problem , this is not spain 's problem : this is a european problem .
mr president , ladies and gentlemen , i believe that this crisis has a human dimension which we will definitely have to discuss today .
i therefore agree that we should stop giving such positive status reports as ' we are concerned ' and ' we have programmes ' and so on , when we know that it does not work .
it is clear that every time that they say ' no ' to euro@@ bonds in particular , the specul@@ ators thank them because they are grateful for the price ; the price of this specul@@ ation is di@@ vision in europe .
we want to prepare ourselves and , as commissioner re@@ hn has already stated publi@@ c@@ ly , we are in the process of prepar@@ ing a communication on strengthened economic policy coordination and monitoring by country at the euro area level and pos@@ si@@ bly even at a general european union level .
the annual allo@@ cation for the croati@@ a-@@ serbia cross-border programme amounts to eur 1.@@ 8 million .
and in case you thought i had for@@ got@@ ten to say it , it is high time we put the lisbon treaty to a referendum .
this is not about making things more difficult , quite the op@@ posi@@ te !
on other points , too , we have used our vote to express a different view .
our action plan focu@@ ses on developing a coherent global air@@ port policy .
the european au@@ dio@@ vi@@ su@@ al industry has developed and improved consider@@ ably over recent years and its international profi@@ le has changed over the last 20 years , especially as a result of technological progress .
the item is he@@ reby closed .
the pressure put on industry by climate policy will mean re@@ lo@@ cations to countries whose policies in this area demonstrate more common sense .
i regard the introduction of free movement within the territory of the eu and the wai@@ ver of internal border controls as among the most important achie@@ vements of the european union .
i pa@@ use at this point to pay tribu@@ te to the work being done by ca@@ ther@@ ine ashton .
also included in this opinion is reference to the need to develop common guidelines , exchange best practices , improve the use of available technology and involve think tan@@ ks and ngos in order to better implement measures to reduce illegal fishing and the s@@ ale of illegal cat@@ ches in european markets .
the problem will not disappe@@ ar even if we stop subsi@@ dis@@ ing tob@@ ac@@ co producers . the fund must therefore continue to exist .
mr we@@ ss@@ ber@@ g will re@@ place l@@ ars he@@ i@@ k@@ en@@ st@@ en , who left to become execu@@ tive direct@@ or of the no@@ bel found@@ ation .
i voted against this report because in no way is this the solution to the economic crisis we are experien@@ cing .
how can one expect such wor@@ ding not to be seen as inci@@ te@@ ment to carry out such che@@ cks ?
what have these solutions been ?
to put it har@@ sh@@ ly , to us , to the european union , stri@@ p@@ ped down to its b@@ are ess@@ enti@@ als , what does this mean ?
i would like to express my appreci@@ ation of the work done by our rapporteur and that of the commission on the reform of the consumer policy .
according to the euro@@ st@@ at fore@@ ca@@ sts , the population in the 15 to 6@@ 4 age br@@ ac@@ ke@@ t will be reduced by one million persons per year after 2010 .
by way of example i could mention the in@@ sufficient effort to implement commitments aimed at hal@@ ting the process of loss of bio@@ logical diversity on eu territory by 2010 . there is also an un@@ wi@@ ll@@ ing@@ ness to enter into negotiations regarding the instrument allowing benefits to be acce@@ ssed and shared , and an un@@ wi@@ ll@@ ing@@ ness to allo@@ cate additional targeted funding to implement con@@ ventions in developing countries .
madam president-in-office , i would like to ask you about the eu-@@ u@@ sa@@ -@@ russia tri@@ an@@ gle .
member of the commission . - as i said at the beginning of my speech , one of the best tools for fighting child por@@ no@@ gra@@ ph@@ y and child se@@ x abuse is the swift adoption of the commission proposal of march 2010 , the one against child se@@ x abuse .
latin america and the european union are , in general , natural partners , and we must intensi@@ fy our relations .
the export of me@@ tal@@ li@@ c mer@@ cur@@ y should be ban@@ ned .
these blo@@ cks of air@@ space , which are no longer divi@@ ded up along national b@@ oun@@ dar@@ ies , but instead according to functi@@ onal f@@ low@@ s of air traffic , will allow air@@ space to be managed more efficien@@ tly and more safe@@ ly and will help to prevent unnecessary hol@@ ding st@@ acks in the sk@@ y .
for example , the representative of the group of the greens / european free alliance said here that the corpor@@ ate income tax rate in ireland should be raised to the european level , but that might actually be a death b@@ low to ireland , its growth and employment .
clearly , there is not all that much sense in us gener@@ ating very large numbers of pat@@ ents that are so@@ ld all over the world if the resul@@ t@@ ant added value then en@@ ds up in other parts of the world .
i am absolutely sure that we can coun@@ t on the support of the european parliament to help us deliver .
the eu must not put further obstacles in the way of economic growth and stability .
the agreement reached represents significant progress in the protection of public health and the environment in the european union .
madam president , the european economic recovery package , also known as the 5 billion package , is conne@@ cted with the development of rural areas in the eu .
work of a n@@ ur@@ sing , car@@ ing , edu@@ cating and te@@ ach@@ ing nature should be properly valu@@ ed .
i therefore call on my fellow members , in this case from the socialist group , to exer@@ t their influence so that these important and no@@ ble aspir@@ ations are also put into practice in their countries where this has not yet happened .
he must re@@ inst@@ ate the constitution .
however , if we want the best for our smes , we should not impose any unnecessary bur@@ dens on them .
in writing . - ( fi ) in the resolution on the situation in china i voted for the amendment proposed by the greens because the degree of in@@ com@@ p@@ ati@@ bility between the situation in china now , in the run@@ -up to the ol@@ y@@ mpi@@ cs , and the promi@@ ses and public commitments they gave at the time to improve both human rights and the situation in tibet is just as is stated in amendment 15 .
the complete ab@@ s@@ ence of this spirit is one of our problems .
for this reason , i support the measures , even though we will have to go further .
in practice , this is nothing other than subsi@@ dis@@ ing in@@ efficient companies on the b@@ acks of european citizens .
we also share the con@@ vi@@ ction that geogra@@ ph@@ y matters in europe , and this is one of the main reasons we launched the green paper on territorial cohesion .
i am disap@@ pointed that even this time , we have not been able to reach a consensus among ro@@ mani@@ an meps promoting romania 's interests .
i would also like to point out that the task force that was set up to investig@@ ate the accident in ba@@ ia m@@ are has established that the plant de@@ sign was un@@ suitable for the storage and dispos@@ al of min@@ e waste , that the author@@ isation of this de@@ sign was not che@@ cked by the supervisory authorities and that there was in@@ sufficient monitoring of the dam@@ ming and plant operation , so there were many mistak@@ es on the part of the plant oper@@ ator .
this is a result of the ban on going out of the home without the hu@@ sb@@ and 's per@@ mission and also of the ban on under@@ going medical exam@@ ination .
this is rather a task for europol and euro@@ just .
in writing . - ( fi ) it is vital to ma@@ inst@@ re@@ am climate policy for the fight against climate change to be productive .
another issue is the role of these supervisory committees as compared to the commission .
this lam@@ p is an led lam@@ p .
although we take the issue of the bra@@ in dra@@ in seriously , we are compe@@ ting on a worldwide market and therefore , a time limit on the blu@@ e card is necessary .
the crisis demonstrated that europe did not respond in time and often did not respond well .
- ( sv ) mr president , as mr bon@@ de pointed out , europe is one of the world 's most under@@ developed regions when it comes to rules on lobby@@ ing .
we are here again today to adopt the mobilisation of a european globalisation adjustment fund ( egf ) assistance package tot@@ all@@ ing eur 3@@ 8@@ 2 000 to support the spanish autom@@ o@@ tive industry .
european legislation is too often complex , difficult to understand and difficult to apply .
it is important that citizens should be able to monitor proceedings that are of interest to them and access all documents from one lo@@ cation .
on the other hand , these practices could be contrary to the unfair commercial practices directive and the unfair contr@@ act terms directive .
it is not only a matter of money , but also of whether there are any qualified experts from the majority and roma society who want to take this matter further .
the arctic 's un@@ told min@@ er@@ al resources have made the area the subject of he@@ ated dispu@@ te .
this is a responsibility for all of us .
member of the commission . - because of the vat fraud situation in relation to certain agricultural products , the commission is in contact with romania in order to determin@@ e the most appropriate way forward in dealing with this problem .
however , meps were an@@ xi@@ ous to ensure that democratic accoun@@ t@@ ability over use of the spe@@ c@@ tru@@ m was main@@ tained .
i must ad@@ mit that i lear@@ n@@ t something new from these two reports by mrs ger@@ in@@ ger de o@@ e@@ den@@ ber@@ g : i lear@@ n@@ t that those countries that cho@@ se not to participate in judicial cooperation in civil matters had , n@@ one@@ theless , also lost their sovereignty .
instead , individual member states are expected to use ri@@ di@@ cul@@ ous interest rates in order to finance their deb@@ ts .
i voted in favour of opening those negotiations .
things did not have to be this way , and they should not be this way .
that conclu@@ des the explan@@ ations of vote .
what is the reason for this ?
with regard to the eco@@ la@@ bel , i consider two principles to be cru@@ ci@@ ally important .
rapporteur . - madam president , we have a compromise ; we pos@@ si@@ bly have before us tomorrow a fir@@ st-@@ reading agreement .
a partnership and cooperation agreement ( p@@ ca ) , con@@ taining enfor@@ ce@@ able human rights cla@@ uses , is a pre@@ requi@@ site for the union to conclude a free trade agreement ( f@@ ta ) with any country .
( fr ) mr president , baroness ashton , i have obser@@ ved a str@@ an@@ ge tenden@@ cy within the european union : despite statements critici@@ sing israel 's human rights violations , the member states and the commission are working ti@@ re@@ less@@ ly to strengthen political and economic relations with israel , with no conditions att@@ ach@@ ed .
where the state has failed to provide education for poor children , parents themselves have come together , finance non-@@ state education and , therefore , are also able to subsidi@@ se the non-@@ working poor .
while the eu has made the peaceful resolution of conflict the centre of its thinking , russia has no com@@ pun@@ ction about using force , as we saw in georgia last year .
so , wh@@ ate@@ ver the outcome of the debate , parliament ur@@ ges the minister to begin that negotiation as soon as possible and to thereby satis@@ fy the treaty of lisbon , the charter of fundamental rights of the european union , and the 500 million citizens that this parliament represents , who have a fundamental right to security .
orig@@ in@@ ators should hold a certain per@@ cent@@ age of the risk ar@@ ising from the ex@@ po@@ sures that they secur@@ i@@ ti@@ se and further due di@@ li@@ gence should be required from the invest@@ or .
yet during the bu@@ sh@@ -@@ gor@@ e debates just over a dec@@ ade ago , geor@@ ge bu@@ sh said that had he been president he would not have inter@@ ven@@ ed in kosovo .
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you have not given some members the opportunity to take the floor as part of the ' cat@@ ch@@ -@@ the@@ -@@ e@@ y@@ e ' procedure , not because you did not want to , but because we have such a ti@@ ght sch@@ edu@@ le .
we should defend media pl@@ ur@@ alism as an important aspect of democracy and freedom , in order to guarantee access to free and di@@ verse mass media to all the in@@ habit@@ ants of the european union .
mr president-in-office of the council , you have a uni@@ que chance to demonstrate that all states , regar@@ dless of si@@ ze , are equal partners in the european union .
i believe the union 's institutions are ready to give a positive response for the eu economy .
we are working intensi@@ vely to ensure that the framework conditions for this industry are stable .
since 2003 , the mar@@ co pol@@ o programme has aimed to create a more sustainable transport system in europe by shi@@ f@@ ting a substantial part of the annual increase in road fre@@ ight transport to other , more environment@@ ally friendly mo@@ des of transport such as in@@ land wat@@ er@@ ways , rail transport and short sea shi@@ pping .
mr gar@@ ri@@ ga pol@@ le@@ do 's report se@@ ts out to de@@ fine the european parliament 's political priorities for the multi@@ annual financial framework for the period after 2013 , both in terms of legislation and the budget .
mr president , could i say on behalf of the alde group that we would support mrs do@@ y@@ le 's propo@@ sition ?
the first of these guarantees is the principle of equal treatment from day one between permanent workers and temporary workers .
it is also very important for me that there should be a clear separ@@ ation between taxes and char@@ ges , and all government tasks - whether fin@@ ger@@ pr@@ in@@ ting and ph@@ ot@@ ogra@@ ph@@ ing , police tasks , fighting terrorism or something similar - must clearly be finan@@ ced through taxation and not through consumer char@@ ges .
this plat@@ form has led to the el@@ abor@@ ation of the common basic principles for roma inclusion , which is an@@ ne@@ xed to the council conclusions on roma inclusion adopted in june of last year .
many major af@@ ter@@ -@@ sh@@ oc@@ ks are ham@@ per@@ ing re@@ sc@@ ue operations , unfortunately .
fore@@ ca@@ sts of the conclusion of the negotiating process cannot be made .
mrs ge@@ b@@ har@@ d@@ t , when do you consider an appropriate time for the commission to make a statement should it wish to do so - now or later ?
it must maintain its positions .
madam president , i war@@ m@@ ly welcome the revision of the criteria gover@@ ning the european globalisation adjustment fund .
we need to en@@ dea@@ v@@ our to deal with these developments , which we are faced with on an increasingly frequ@@ ent basis .
one could of course mention a number of problems that may not actually be greater in serbia than they are in al@@ b@@ ania or in bos@@ ni@@ a-@@ her@@ ze@@ go@@ v@@ ina , although it seems we are prepared to turn a b@@ lin@@ d e@@ y@@ e in the case of the latter two countries .
i am also pleased about the fact that the mi@@ ning industry has the security to plan ahead and i will vote accord@@ ingly .
that equ@@ ates to eur 3@@ 2 million per year .
as part of this project , the czech presidency is also prepared to continue developing a southern dimension to the european neighbourhood policy and improving relations with partner countries .
this is not s@@ care@@ mon@@ ger@@ ing .
another field where the operation of sis might be useful is the entry b@@ ans introduced by the member states for thir@@ d-@@ country nationals .
we must be equally ambitious today and ensure that in ac@@ cr@@ a we move on from r@@ he@@ tori@@ c to action on all our commitments .
i said this yesterday , and i say it every day : if savings have to be made in all our member states , then we too , as members of parliament and european civil serv@@ ants , will have to lead by example , or else we will lack credibility .
this crisis is not a pan@@ de@@ mic ; it is the result of a gam@@ ble on one specific policy : the policy adopted by the european commission .
ci@@ ting the words of hungarian scho@@ lar and no@@ bel lau@@ re@@ ate al@@ ber@@ t sz@@ ent-@@ g@@ y@@ ö@@ r@@ g@@ y@@ i , i call upon you to support our bi@@ d to ho@@ st the e@@ it : ' hungary is a small country in terms of its population , but a great power in terms of gre@@ y matter . '
( pt ) mr president , the be@@ ij@@ ing plat@@ form for action as@@ ser@@ ts that , without the active participation of women and the incorpor@@ ation of women 's perspective at all levels of decision-making , the goals of equality , development and peace cannot be achieved .
why is no one in this house or in the european council talking about the external value of the euro ?
i fully understand the fe@@ el@@ ings of the people on the ground .
genuine harm@@ ony , uni@@ ty , only come through trust , through mutual respect .
this involves the creation of a climate fund , finan@@ ced by the reven@@ ue from the emis@@ sion trading scheme and / or equi@@ val@@ ent private funds in member states , in order to provide the investments and solidarity required for financing a future climate policy .
we therefore have every reason to get together : politics and the industry must cooperate in order to ensure that the european environment and the public are as safe as possible .
so will businesses that speci@@ alise in mass ma@@ il@@ ings and post@@ al adverti@@ sing campa@@ ig@@ ns .
i would like to highlight the rapporteur 's concern , which refle@@ cts the concern of his whole group , for commit@@ ting to young people .
anyone who dis@@ agre@@ es with the official line has their voice mu@@ ff@@ led and is de@@ pri@@ ved of access to the public stage .
poland has confidence in the european institutions .
the rapporteur and other fellow members were there and they understand what i am talking about .
( l@@ v ) mr president , i fully support the insi@@ st@@ ence of the european parliament and of the members present that human rights not only in the european union , but also throughout the whole of the world , are fundamental rights , namely , the found@@ ations of life .
doing this could avoid ad@@ ding to the existing fi@@ ve@@ -@@ year delay .
looking at the situation with the pass@@ enger name recor@@ ds agreement with the united states , a worrying development be@@ comes ap@@ paren@@ t in the name of combating terrorism .
having said this , i am b@@ ound to voice my absolu@@ te disap@@ pro@@ val , already expressed at the voting stage , of this per@@ ni@@ ci@@ ous will to promote an abor@@ tion society by providing incentives for free access to termin@@ ation of pre@@ gn@@ an@@ cy .
( de ) mr president , i have voted in favour of this report and i would like to congratulate mr mi@@ kol@@ á@@ š@@ i@@ k on the excellent work he has done .
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mrs de ke@@ y@@ ser , whose role as ch@@ ief election obser@@ ver i would like to acknow@@ ledge , re@@ called , as did baroness ashton , the success of this referendum - an ex@@ em@@ pl@@ ary process and a transition that has to be peaceful .
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in addition , this partnership may contribute to the promotion of good governance at global level , as well as good cooperation within the framework of the un .
for this reason , i cannot accept amendments 19 or 23 .
the short@@ ages of the so-called r@@ are ear@@ ths that are essential for the electronic com@@ pon@@ ents of the latest technological products is the result of the chinese strategy to ensure that these substances are in short supply and to keep their prices arti@@ fi@@ ci@@ ally high .
in writing . - ( et ) workers ' freedom of movement is one of the four freedoms of the internal market .
i strongly support the european union in having to maintain its leading position in the bat@@ tle against climate change .
therefore , according to the abo@@ ve@@ -@@ mentioned provisions , the commission per@@ for@@ med all the irish trans@@ l@@ ations required for the legislative process , and succe@@ eded in trans@@ mit@@ ting them on time .
the internal market and competition policy are two cor@@ ner@@ st@@ ones of the process of european uni@@ fication which aim not only at strengthening the european union 's economy and its businesses but , above all , at reali@@ sing the fundamental freedoms of the union .
( sl ) we are wit@@ ne@@ ssing both natural and human crises taking place in the arctic .
ensuring the safety of nuclear inst@@ all@@ ations and preventing the risk of acci@@ dents in every way possible are important issues addressed in this resolution , which also calls on the member states to impose ' a mor@@ atorium on the development and commissi@@ oning of new nuclear re@@ ac@@ tors , at least for the period during which the stress tests are condu@@ cted and evalu@@ ated ' .
europe@@ -@@ wide action is required to coun@@ ter ir@@ regular fishing practices and my vote refle@@ cts these views .
in case some people do not trust the council 's word , and they would be within their rights not to , they should remember that the treaty forces us to do things differen@@ tly .
in the si@@ ma@@ p and ja@@ e@@ ger cases the european court of justice interpre@@ ted the definition of working time in the original working time directive to include the in@@ active part of on-@@ call time when an employe@@ e is not working but re@@ sting .
it is essential that we act now .
such an agreement would benefit from being jo@@ ined by the council .
we will achieve equality simply because justice and go@@ od@@ ness are on our side .
with this agreement in place , president v@@ á@@ cla@@ v kla@@ us was prepared to sign the treaty , and - as you all noted - he finally did so a week ago .
what is being proposed with these amendments is , i believe , the wrong path to follow .
as for the lisbon targets - they are the ones you set , mr barroso , but you are not li@@ ste@@ ning to me because you are talking to your colleague - you forget the social cohesion and environmental protection targets , mr barroso !
inci@@ te@@ ment is a good word to de@@ fine such actions , but it is not enough to writ@@ e it into the framework decision .
that has been mentioned several times already .
it is our responsibility , both member states and the union , to try to reduce those statistics and to protect our citizens from such trage@@ dies .
particularly worrying are the marg@@ ins in head@@ ing 1@@ b - around eur 1 million , and in head@@ ing 3@@ b - around eur 9 million .
you do not know .
they have been very active in calling upon this parliament to be more active in hol@@ ding regi@@ sters of mis@@ sing children and various other matters .
since its creation with 11 parti@@ ci@@ pan@@ ts , the euro area has grow@@ n to com@@ pri@@ se 16 member states .
however , i regret the short@@ com@@ ings in the management of the fi@@ xed asse@@ ts ' inv@@ ent@@ ory identified by the court of auditors but note the agency 's as@@ surance that this will be re@@ me@@ d@@ ied in the 2010 accounts ; consid@@ ers that un@@ certainty about the lo@@ cation of fi@@ xed asse@@ ts is another il@@ lu@@ str@@ ation of the problems and additional costs ar@@ ising from using two sites .
nuclear power is the greatest carb@@ on-@@ free energy source within the european union , and currently provides one@@ -@@ third of our electricity needs .
this report respon@@ ds to the needs of consumers and small and medium-sized enterprises , which , un@@ like other ac@@ tors represent@@ ing bi@@ g@@ ger economic enti@@ ties , have obvious difficulties acce@@ ssing the internal market because of the enormous costs they have to bear .
when you consider what has been done in this house this au@@ tu@@ m@@ n , parliament 's position cannot be regar@@ ded as the outcome of a democratic process .
- ( cs ) madam president , ladies and gentlemen , european countries are adopting ba@@ il@@ out pack@@ ages worth bi@@ llions to save their financial institutions and industrial sectors .
already ear@@ mar@@ ked financial assistance under the regulation thus ad@@ ds up to around eur 15 billion .
we need integrated perspe@@ ctives and policies on education , youth , and the integration of migrants .
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when the market is functioning corre@@ ctly , informed consumers can , through their cho@@ ices , dri@@ ve development towards even higher food quality .
more generally , one of the aims of the lam@@ fal@@ u@@ ss@@ y review is the improvement of the new supervisory arrange@@ ment where the commission plans , for instance , to revi@@ se the decisions on the eu committees of super@@ vis@@ ors .
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we are propos@@ ing a number of measures specifically focused on innovation and small and medium-sized enterprises .
this would have had de@@ va@@ st@@ ating consequences for the sm@@ al@@ ler member states , since businesses operating in the single market from these countries would have been forced to apply up to 27 different national legisl@@ ations , which would have de@@ ter@@ red smes in particular from under@@ taking commercial activities beyond their national borders .
ladies and gentlemen , on the other hand , let us make one thing clear , and let us be fran@@ k about this : the development of this good idea - a single sign@@ all@@ ing system to re@@ place the 20 separ@@ ate systems - has taken longer than ho@@ ped or expected .
mr lan@@ ge 's report on the industrial policy for the glob@@ alised era loo@@ ks at extremely important issues , such as access to credit for enterprises , and , above all , for small and medium-sized enterprises .
it is a m@@ yst@@ ery to me why the more ro@@ bu@@ st and more integrated social rights are seen primarily as a problem .
but , more import@@ antly , we will make sure that we give you more and more deta@@ il , because it is important that you look at the facts rather than the as@@ ser@@ tions that will have been made .
but let us look to the future .
the commissioner also spo@@ ke of an ambitious , leg@@ all@@ y-@@ binding agreement .
the proposal re@@ e@@ ks of co@@ ver@@ t prote@@ cti@@ o@@ nis@@ m !
ne@@ arly 6 million are in forced labour ; one and a half million become victims of human traffic@@ k@@ ers .
it is also true that we cannot be satis@@ fied with the state of the so@@ ils in the european union , but to draw from that the conclusion that we need a directive at european level is to head off in the wrong direction .
although currently only pa@@ pu@@ a new gu@@ ine@@ a and the republic of the fi@@ ji islan@@ ds have signed the agreement , this is an important step towards the future economic development of this region , which is made up of 14 states and is crucial to the development of international trade .
bi@@ llions of euro@@ s were found for the im@@ f and the world bank , but for making that vital transition to a green economy there was no serious money on the table , just v@@ ag@@ ue aspir@@ ations - just talks about talks .
until then the eu must remain in the v@@ an@@ guard , working for a bro@@ a@@ der agreement according to specific , ambitious commitments and a time@@ table .
millions of people were kil@@ led because of their religion , their ethnic back@@ ground and their political belie@@ f@@ s .
history has made it cr@@ yst@@ al-@@ clear that the concentr@@ ation of power is never for the good .
commissioner , under the current circumstances , the gue / ng@@ l group cannot support such a migration .
and in this context one additional and important aspect which appe@@ ars to be lac@@ king in relation to current proposals to mal@@ ta 's largest san@@ dy be@@ ach l@@ -@@ gh@@ ad@@ ira - is respect and sensi@@ ti@@ vity to the immediate environment .
the vote will be held using the electronic system .
one of the sig@@ ns of this is the very low tur@@ n@@ out for elections to the european parliament , ar@@ ising from the wide@@ l@@ y-@@ held fee@@ ling that citizens cannot influence events in the eu through their vote in any way wh@@ at@@ so@@ ever .
in this instance , the council more than failed to meet expectations , it li@@ ter@@ ally in@@ fur@@ i@@ ated the entire trade union movement : the refu@@ s@@ al to challenge the de@@ ro@@ gation enab@@ ling the maximum working week to be extended to 6@@ 5 hours , or even more ; un@@ condi@@ tional ' annu@@ alisation ' of working time ; and the introduction of the concept of ' in@@ active part of on-@@ call time ' which will no longer be considered as working time .
on inter@@ institutional cooperation , we would welcome much dialogue with you and a greater presence of your government in this chamber .
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he consid@@ ers c@@ s@@ r to be an effective tool for improving competitiveness , skills and training opportunities , occup@@ ational safety and the working environment , protecting workers ' rights and the rights of local and indi@@ gen@@ ous communities , promoting a sustainable environmental policy and encouraging ex@@ changes of good practice at local , national , european and world level .
i did not support the socialists ' proposal relating to collective re@@ dre@@ ss because the responsible thing , in my opinion , is to wa@@ it for the results of the impact studies in order to assess the effectiveness of collective re@@ dre@@ ss , in particular as regards the costs in@@ cur@@ red by consumers .
the only way to do this is by means of a transi@@ tional period .
i should also like to reiter@@ ate the following very clearly with regard to the past .
mr president , honourable members , this is an important moment of renewa@@ l for the european union , and the intended reforms provide a great opportunity for further improving the financial management of the european union .
i am sure there are no dis@@ advantages to this and that the united states would be understanding .
the first objective concerns the strategic position of that country , which can genu@@ ine@@ ly be of use in promoting an area of peace , security and stability .
ultimately , he was not successful but , at the time , i did not hear that any of the political groups had reque@@ sted a debate on the matter .
unfortunately , rather than standing up to those governments like germany , the ne@@ ther@@ lands and the uk , which adopted a short-@@ si@@ ghted ' i want my money back ' approach , the majority of this house and the commission have simply ca@@ ved in to their demands .
i have had enough of the k@@ no@@ ck@@ -@@ out argument , which is always tro@@ t@@ ted out , that research will move ab@@ road .
without a doubt the very long waiting li@@ sts for services .
the united nations has de@@ cla@@ red 2010 the international year of biodiversity .
their voice must be not just heard but list@@ ened to and respon@@ ded to .
be that as it may , i think that we should be honest .
the treaty of lisbon gave parliament greater rights , one of which is that parliament 's con@@ sent is required for conclu@@ ding international agreements .
thank you .
this is an important point , particularly in relation to future tasks . the commissioner said earlier that we are dealing with a report , but obviously it is the future that interests us .
all of these things now mean that it is absolutely the right time for the commission to be coll@@ ating this information , looking at the process of infringe@@ ment proceedings , ex@@ ami@@ ning the issues raised by the court of justice judg@@ ments and coming out , first of all , with a clear strategy or clari@@ fication about where we are going to move forward and starting to deal with some of those in@@ consist@@ en@@ cies .
the rural areas are ready to meet our food requirements with sufficient amounts of high-@@ quality produce ; they must be given the financial and human resources to assu@@ me this big responsibility .
secondly , mrs ber@@ è@@ s referred to european debt secur@@ ities .
however , i think this bel@@ ong@@ s to a longer discussion .
much still remains to be done in terms of dialogue and cooperation between member states , and we should continue along this road rather than incorpor@@ ate into one c@@ ode on visas all provisions gover@@ ning the issu@@ ance of visas and decisions in relation to the refu@@ s@@ al , exten@@ sion , ann@@ ul@@ ment , revo@@ cation and shor@@ te@@ ning of visas issued , provisions that this european union is absolutely un@@ ready and unable to manage .
- ( sk ) mr president , i was interested to hear the information about the communication problems with the european council regarding fulfi@@ l@@ ment of its ch@@ ap@@ ter of the general budget .
despite the constan@@ t referen@@ ces to the principle of subsidiarity , it is very much a case here of la@@ ying the found@@ ations for the harmonisation of pension systems in the european union , if not in terms of the level of pensions , then at least in terms of their structure .
there is something ter@@ ri@@ bly wrong with the system as a whole if the greek ir@@ regular@@ ities and the go@@ ld@@ man@@ -@@ s@@ ach@@ s s@@ wa@@ p to conce@@ al debt were known in the market for many years , if it was common for a@@ th@@ ens to revi@@ se its budget data as soon as a new government came to power and the state was still given a good credit r@@ ating , only pro@@ vo@@ king a sud@@ den , sh@@ ar@@ p response when the financial and economic crisis happened , ca@@ using ban@@ kru@@ p@@ t@@ cies , pen@@ ali@@ sing states whose banks back@@ ed pre@@ c@@ arious loans , while , at the same time , bet@@ ting a lot of money on countries going ban@@ kru@@ pt .
yet the european union has not submitted any claims for recovery of own resources against the republic of mon@@ ten@@ e@@ gr@@ o .
first and fore@@ most , this rel@@ ates to the joint position that we dre@@ w up , and the unani@@ mous adoption of parliament 's proposal of october 2010 regarding the european parliament 's priorities in terms of budgetary obligations .
this review and a proposal will be submitted to us by the commission .
it should be the duty of the union to contribute to the development of international trade by also applying those rules .
in the final analysis , ir@@ respective of all the transparency achieved , it all comes down to the mor@@ al compa@@ ss of each member of this house , as this dict@@ ates what he thin@@ ks is right , whom he mee@@ ts and whom he deci@@ des not to meet , whom he list@@ ens to and whom he deci@@ des not to listen to .
it will certainly be important to focus the summit with the united states on a few key issues .
in order to create confidence in this single market , it is necessary to ensure that consumers are protected and to safeguard the public 's social and environmental needs .
it managed to get three facts wrong in only eight words .
mr barroso , i should like to ear@@ ne@@ stly request that you at last formul@@ ate the new green deal about which mr di@@ m@@ as always also speak@@ s so much .
mr president , among the projects that the eu has encouraged is the single electricity market on the is@@ land of ireland .
i would like to know your opinion on this topic , as well as the strategy the presidency will apply to our neighbours along the borders of the european union .
in the rapporteur 's view , the objectives of the new regulation on nove@@ l fo@@ ods are to at@@ tain a high level of food safety , consumer protection , environmental protection and protection of animal health , while at all times obser@@ ving the pre@@ cau@@ tion@@ ary principle , as laid down in regulation ( ec ) no 17@@ 8 / 2002 la@@ ying down the general principles and requirements of food law , establishing the european food safety authority and la@@ ying down procedures in matters of food safety .
recently , hor@@ ri@@ ble dee@@ ds have rat@@ che@@ ted up the emo@@ tions of public opinion , and the un@@ certain@@ ties caused by the economic crisis are further ag@@ gra@@ v@@ ating the situation .
one of the ways this can be done is through education and training .
it is the isra@@ eli@@ s who should be responsible for keeping one and a half million people ali@@ ve .
integrated maritime policy is a major challenge for the european union .
european development policy will fall f@@ lat on its face if it cannot bring about genuine change in women 's circumstances .
in this way , we will know which potential la@@ bel consumers are able to read and to understand , and thus perhaps make it much sim@@ ple@@ r than the compli@@ cated label@@ s we have today .
this time la@@ g lea@@ ves us behind our international partners , the us , india and japan , and to add to this we have the huge dis@@ par@@ ity of situations among european countries .
we have now managed success@@ fully to in@@ j@@ ure a serbia trying to forget mi@@ lo@@ š@@ evi@@ ć and build a democratic future .
an idea is being promo@@ ted for structural or agricultural funds for financing innovation and research .
we need to invest in training .
i agree that financial and technical support should be provided to those women 's organisations that are active in the area of education and te@@ ach women how to become successful .
there are two pie@@ ces of good news in this respect , according to the commission 's own report : positive prospe@@ cts for the future mean that additional amounts of milk are required from the market , therefore a 2 % increase is proposed for this year .
in my opinion , this would also contribute to protecting the personal rights of those affected .
now , look at it from an@@ kar@@ a 's point of view .
because pursu@@ ant to article 28 of the council framework decision , a person who has been sur@@ ren@@ dered pursu@@ ant to a european ar@@ rest war@@ r@@ ant shall not be ex@@ tradi@@ ted to a third state without the con@@ sent of the competent authority of the member state which sur@@ ren@@ dered the person .
thank you .
we also welcomed the informal meeting held on 4 may between the chinese authorities and the en@@ vo@@ ys of the dal@@ a@@ i lam@@ a ; we believe that this is a step in the right direction and we have expressed the hope that this will lead to a further round of constructive dialogue with the dal@@ a@@ i lam@@ a .
the laun@@ ching of the union for the mediterranean in par@@ is in 2008 gave a new impe@@ tu@@ s to the euro@@ -@@ mediterranean partnership , made a strong bi@@ d for co@@ -@@ ow@@ ner@@ ship and shared responsibility through a co@@ -@@ presidency system , put more focus on concrete projects , and provided a technical secre@@ tari@@ at to promote regional integration and sp@@ ur investment .
market behaviour must rest on sound and objective analysis , and financial services must realise that they are exactly that : a service , not an end in itself .
we therefore insi@@ sted on increasing wag@@ es and pensions to ensure a fa@@ i@@ re@@ r distribution of income .
as other speakers have said , not only producers but also impor@@ ters will be held responsible in future .
that is , we need to do this without lo@@ sing si@@ ght of the central values and the in@@ viol@@ ability of the person spr@@ inging from the european values created in the me@@ l@@ ting po@@ t of je@@ wish , christian and hel@@ le@@ ni@@ stic culture in the cent@@ ur@@ ies before and after the bir@@ th of chri@@ st .
all of us , and the member states , too , have a lot of work to do in this area .
today , we have an independent national safety agency , which should ver@@ i@@ fy the adoption of the appropriate safety systems .
the related efforts to find a common legal framework here have been ongoing since 198@@ 9 .
at multilateral level , the council acti@@ vely contribu@@ tes to the work under@@ taken under the au@@ spi@@ ces of the world customs organisation .
i sup@@ pose , dri@@ ving all of this , we need to look at the issue of research and development .
the financing instrument for the promotion of human rights worldwide increases the effectiveness and transparency of eu external assistance and enhan@@ ces respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms in the countries and regions where they are most at risk .
it is already obvious that many member states will not be able to meet the conditions of the new stability and growth pact with the best will in the world .
mr president , i would like to express concerns over the agreement between the eu and mo@@ ro@@ cco .
the win@@ em@@ ak@@ ers are not to the commission 's lik@@ ing , so it wants to gru@@ b up , th@@ row away the gra@@ pes , ban ch@@ ap@@ t@@ alisation and cur@@ b production , in the same way as the milk or whe@@ at short@@ ages were brought about .
the money received from climate measures must also be invest@@ ed in climate measures .
there is only one europe .
( de ) madam president , in case c@@ -@@ 4@@ 2 / 0@@ 7 , the european court of justice exam@@ ined whether portugal had infr@@ ing@@ ed eu law by pro@@ hi@@ bit@@ ing online gam@@ bling .
therefore , let us say what good things are happening there , and that not only in the area of economi@@ cs , but also in the area of politics and above all in relation to every ukra@@ ini@@ an the do@@ or to europe is open , and that it is good that such a signal has come this week from the european uni@@ on-@@ ukraine summit .
this is essential .
congratul@@ ations !
now if the member dis@@ regards that question , i think it is up to you , mr president , to ask the member to answer that question .
this idea is at the core of the b@@ ali action plan negotiations .
the next step will be to extend the joint register to all the eu institutions and to convin@@ ce the commission and council to make it mand@@ atory .
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this means that the ideas and fe@@ el@@ ings that people want to re@@ press end up see@@ ping into the con@@ s@@ ci@@ ous@@ ness of the whole of society , like water .
with a view to the forthcoming cap reform , what measures is the commissioner , or the european commission , planning , taking into account the specific nature of the live@@ stock sector ?
another issue that i believe should be highligh@@ ted is , of course , tra@@ de@@ -@@ related assistance .
who can fail to be mo@@ ved by the im@@ ages on the s@@ cre@@ ens outside this chamber and all the ce@@ le@@ br@@ ations we have had this week mar@@ king the 20@@ th anni@@ vers@@ ary of the fall of the ber@@ li@@ n w@@ all ?
i think that the belgian presidency is acting on the same as@@ sum@@ ption .
the purpose of this report is to follow the previous report up , highligh@@ ting several aspects of the urban dimension of cohesion policy that the committee on regional development identi@@ f@@ ies as crucial or challeng@@ ing for future cohesion policy , which should become a ful@@ l@@ y-@@ valu@@ ed and effective policy for eu cities .
it is important not to call into question the extr@@ action of this fuel and the generation of energy from it , since electricity gener@@ ated from f@@ os@@ si@@ l fuels is still half the price of electricity gener@@ ated from renewable sources .
however , a social re@@ struc@@ turing is the only way to ensure vi@@ able and stable jobs for the future , and the commission cannot , and should not , try to dict@@ ate where such cuts will fall , nor can it try to prevent them .
at the same time , of course , we have to ask whether se@@ min@@ ars like this can continue .
lastly , commissioner , i believe that we need more solidarity between the member states of the union , improved coordination of efforts , and a sh@@ aring of responsibilities and bur@@ dens .
we have published the amounts paid to farmers under the cap , yet we are not publi@@ shing our own travel expen@@ ses and other all@@ owan@@ ces .
in addition , an important issue was the recognition of the national competent authority and healthcare professi@@ on@@ als as the main source of information .
the lack of professional care@@ rs for people with al@@ z@@ he@@ i@@ mer 's has to be a cause for considerable concern , since this situation will ten@@ d to get worse in the future if measures are not taken .
although the union was created to safeguard peace in europe , i must highlight the radi@@ c@@ alisation of the situation in hungary .
( cs ) commissioner mi@@ ch@@ el and mr cor@@ ni@@ l@@ let , thank you for your work .
furthermore , i join the call upon all member states to sign , rati@@ fy and implement all relevant international con@@ ventions to protect our children .
had it been a different matter , it would have inter@@ ven@@ ed .
it is important for the project sele@@ ction systems to be transparent , which is why women should have equal represent@@ ation on assessment bo@@ ar@@ ds and sele@@ ction committees .
this is the case for environmental and public health reasons , due to the high levels of pollution associated with it , and for energy reasons related to dw@@ in@@ dl@@ ing oil re@@ serves and growing difficul@@ ty of access to this com@@ mod@@ ity .
the honest answer is the following : this is a consultation document ; it is not yet a strategy , and i very much welcome your in@@ put .
there are some ph@@ ra@@ ses in this report - the ' fe@@ mini@@ sation of poverty ' , for example - which mean absolutely nothing but sound great to the p@@ c bri@@ g@@ ade that re@@ sides out there .
in 2006 sam ra@@ in@@ sy received the pri@@ ze for freedom from liberal international .
the represent@@ ation rates for women are important because this hel@@ ps encourage women to plan for a care@@ er in politics and to apply for a position with political , administrative or financial responsibilities .
there is a good consensus here on what needs to be done .
i endorse the rapporteur in her appeal to the institutions and authorities of the european union to bring their practice into line with the provisions of the c@@ ode of good administrative behaviour .
this will only clo@@ g up credit creation .
we know that we must take the hel@@ sin@@ ki final act as our starting point , but my question to the council is : ' what steps are being taken to prevent the violation of the territorial integr@@ ity of a sovereign state ? '
( hu ) mr president , europe has reached an histori@@ c turning point .
ladies and gentlemen , slove@@ nia is ce@@ le@@ br@@ ating this week .
it is merely sufficient to point out that counterfe@@ it products include not only c@@ op@@ ies of lu@@ x@@ ury goods and c@@ ds , but also medicines , consumer goods for both children and ad@@ ul@@ ts , as well as car parts . they often pose a safety risk , and the losses they in@@ cu@@ r do not only affect smes .
the ma@@ pu@@ to agreement fore@@ se@@ es the establishment of a national uni@@ ty government with a transition period of 15 months .
the demands for the protection of interests on internal borders on account of 25 000 refugees are un@@ preceden@@ ted and po@@ pu@@ li@@ stic , and are against everything schengen stands for .
by blo@@ c@@ king this law , which is wor@@ thy of communist china or other totalit@@ ari@@ an regi@@ mes , a law that mr sarkozy wants to force through , this parliament would be re@@ af@@ fir@@ ming the right of each one of us to priv@@ acy , to access to information , to freedom of expression and to proper legal procedures .
i am thinking here of the local product contact system announced in the report , as well as al@@ ex@@ an@@ der stu@@ b@@ b 's announ@@ cement this mor@@ ning of his own personal inf@@ o point .
to achieve that , the working clas@@ s and poor must take control over the economy and we@@ al@@ th that exists in the region and use it in the interests of the majority .
after all , each restri@@ ction lead@@ s to increased transport mo@@ vements , whether it rel@@ ates to c@@ ab@@ ot@@ age , as in this instance , or , for example , the totally absur@@ d me@@ d@@ le@@ y of dri@@ ving pro@@ hi@@ bi@@ tions .
finally , a word about media freedom .
however , this instrument - euro@@ vi@@ g@@ net@@ te - is too parti@@ al and in@@ effective , as well as unfair .
in writing . - i gave as@@ sent to the cari@@ forum e@@ pa and the c@@ ô@@ te d '@@ i@@ vo@@ ire interim e@@ pa in response to the guarantees which commissioner ashton gave this week .
a spee@@ dy revision of the eu 's electronic communications regulatory framework is consequently essential to promote competitiveness and growth in the european economy .
for these reasons conserv@@ atives ab@@ stain@@ ed .
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the levels per@@ mitted are lower , which means that their standards are higher .
i would refer to the national programme for reforms that has been set up by the present government .
the construction of political will is something that every@@ body in this be@@ au@@ ti@@ ful building has to work on , together with the other institutions of the european union .
i still regard enlargement as being very important , but i also believe that the differences expressed by five of the member states must be taken into account .
is it acceptable that the eu institutions go to the court of justice over the council 's decision to moder@@ ate the increase in sal@@ aries of eu civil serv@@ ants ?
it is true that it promo@@ tes the non-@@ pro@@ li@@ fer@@ ation of nuclear weapons and the control of all weapons .
( pl ) madam president , because of the hea@@ vie@@ r security pre@@ cau@@ tions in place in strasbourg today , which is a highly exceptional situation that has never ari@@ sen before during a plenary session , i was unable to be present for the first part of the voting .
there are pro@@ s and con@@ s .
my group has not found the conclu@@ sive answer , but we certainly have many more doub@@ ts .
it is good that we are at last adopting legislation on the matter and that our road and rail networks will be safe@@ r as a result .
this is dis@@ proportion@@ ate and not targeted .
i voted in favour of this report as i agree that the commission should take responsibility for ensuring the monitoring and funding of projects , particularly in the areas of new investment in research and the development and de@@ ployment of renewable energy , and also the provision of fa@@ st internet access throughout the union , ensuring the rapid execu@@ tion of the eu 's digital agenda .
since mid@@ -@@ february , fighting has intensi@@ fied both in the capital and in the west of the country , with alar@@ ming reports indi@@ cating the increasing use of hea@@ v@@ y arti@@ ll@@ ery against civili@@ ans .
finally , i support the emphasis on the lisbon agenda creating jobs and increasing skills .
firstly , in the longer term , we need a fi@@ ve@@ -@@ year financial perspective .
we must not put at risk what has already been achieved .
it is equally important to maintain the roma task force as a permanent organisation and to start thinking about a mechanism for this issue which would be similar to the one used to assess the internal market .
we are quite concerned about the delay in the investigation , which makes it difficult to protect key wit@@ ne@@ sses in the case , such as the sy@@ ri@@ an mo@@ ham@@ med al-@@ sid@@ di@@ q , who recently disappe@@ are@@ d .
in writing . - i voted to gr@@ ant discharge to the clean sk@@ y joint under@@ taking .
i am much more in favour of a policy based on reducing the risk .
in tou@@ ching upon the subject of electronic travel author@@ isation , i must mention that we have had several discussions in this respect .
there are no relati@@ vis@@ ms here that carry we@@ ight .
clean water is now a s@@ car@@ ce com@@ mod@@ ity .
the report supported the active involvement of unem@@ ployed people , and i considered it to be very positive to vote in favour of pa@@ ssing this report .
the european union must continue to lead this effort and avoid under@@ mi@@ ning the european parliament 's will to contribute .
the reference in the motion to the report of the special investigation committee into the col@@ la@@ pse of the i@@ ce@@ lan@@ di@@ c banking system is important .
it should not be the case that no long-term and carefully considered plans are made for the financing of european research .
we have ultimately op@@ ted for freedom of choice with regard to urban and regional transport , at my proposal .
the plans for the eu 's trade policy are of great importance .
in this context , i would like to de@@ cl@@ are my total support for the resolution on ma@@ de@@ ira adopted today by the european parliament .
this resolution sen@@ ds a clear political message .
for this to be achieved , the necessary constitutional reforms must be implemented , with consolid@@ ation of the rule of law , the establishment of a social market economy and rene@@ wed efforts to combat corruption and improve the climate for business and investment .
so we have to find a solution here , and i very much welcome proposals such as com@@ pens@@ ating fisher@@ men for the cost of the cat@@ ch in the case of by@@ -@@ cat@@ ches .
what they cannot do is want to force us to live according to the rules of that f@@ an@@ ta@@ sy world .
the eu climate change package contains a number of environmental criteria that biofuels have to meet .
a lot is being done and we are confi@@ dent we will achieve tan@@ gible results
they are de@@ pri@@ ved of the right of represent@@ ation even if they had a right to vote .
i believe that you really must se@@ i@@ ze this opportunity .
as far as the events in these north african countries are concerned , it is only right that the people responsible for these serious violations be puni@@ shed , as in any other conflict in the world , because we are dealing here not just with civili@@ ans but , what is more re@@ prehen@@ sible still , also with sol@@ d@@ iers .
we were able to read an example of this in mon@@ day 's e@@ di@@ tion of the belgian de stan@@ da@@ ard and i can as@@ sure you that more such examples will follow .
in writing . - ( pt ) it is true that the long-term consequences of g@@ mo technology are still un@@ known .
we know that the member states decided some time ago not to ele@@ v@@ ate the european fla@@ g and an@@ them to treaty status .
it is doub@@ t@@ ful whether article 8@@ 5 of the treaty provides a legal basis for legislative action at eu level on prison conditions as such .
i definitely endorse bar@@ bar@@ a we@@ i@@ ler 's report on the transpo@@ sition , implementation and enforcement of the directive concerning unfair commercial practices in the internal market and the directive concerning mis@@ leading and compar@@ ative adverti@@ sing .
even before january , you included the political groups when defi@@ ning your priorities , and naturally cho@@ se mrs g@@ y@@ ő@@ r@@ i , one of our very fine former colleagues , as minister for eu affairs .
and how better to achieve that than to enable citizens from the world over to be repres@@ ented at the un ?
in conclusion , i would like to thank the commission and the member of the commission for the fact that we will have a communication so soon and will be able to begin to examine in more deta@@ il what europe really needs .
the atten@@ d@@ ance of political digni@@ tar@@ ies at the opening ce@@ re@@ m@@ ony of the ol@@ y@@ mpi@@ c gam@@ es should take place only if , before then , human rights are guaranteed , trafficking in the org@@ ans of people put to death is investig@@ ated , the ti@@ bet@@ an mon@@ ks and citizens are relea@@ sed , and dialogue with the dal@@ a@@ i lam@@ a is initi@@ ated .
the solution for the future lies in improving europe 's migration management system , comple@@ ting the process of setting up the european common asylum system , the legal framework for illegal and legal migration , and enhan@@ cing the role of frontex .
we must also be atten@@ tive to the fact that the crisis thre@@ at@@ ens not only banks and big business , but causes da@@ ily problems for citizens as well .
however , apart from the economic issues , it is also one of the fundamental freedoms of citizens to be able to exercise their profe@@ ssion and to fulfil their potential in another state , for example , when they mar@@ ry or move to another country for some other reason .
i voted in favour of this report , which prepa@@ res the ground for future cooperation between the union and the g@@ c@@ c .
the ce mark does nothing other than con@@ firm that a product com@@ pl@@ ies with all the relevant current legislation .
the regulation on co@@ s@@ me@@ tic products is based on the fundamental principle of the legislative package on plac@@ ing goods on@@ to the market .
madam president , for 12 years , i have been asking the commission and the council a question which has remain@@ ed un@@ ans@@ wered , as they claim it is hy@@ po@@ the@@ tical .
they have the local knowledge .
this is especially the case for the uk , which is the largest single trading partner with the eu .
parliament has an opportunity to act now and i urge all political groups to support the very realistic amendments that have been tabled .
the energy and climate package that you are going to vote on tomorrow is a lan@@ d@@ mark package of legislation which is significant not only for the european union , but for the international efforts to address climate change , and will have consequences within the european union and inter@@ nation@@ ally .
this is a strategic priority for the commission .
thank you .
we as members of the european parliament have a duty to make sure that europe 's policies reflect the will of citizens .
i think that by continuing on these pa@@ ths , we can move towards a more honest tax policy .
the i@@ ct sector emplo@@ ys 6@@ .@@ 6 million people in the 27 eu member states , sti@@ mul@@ ates the innovative capacity of every sector and contribu@@ tes more than 40 % of the global increase in produ@@ cti@@ vity .
therefore , the commission consul@@ ts its own services , member states ' relevant agencies and other stake@@ holders on an ongoing basis , for example , through meetings and public con@@ sult@@ ations .
( pl ) mr president , i agree with much of mrs pan@@ a@@ y@@ ot@@ o@@ po@@ u@@ lo@@ s@@ -@@ c@@ assi@@ ot@@ ou 's report on the situation of women in prison .
it also stre@@ sses the need to adopt rules on in@@ surance , so as to establish a link between the minimum pension paid and the cor@@ respon@@ ding poverty thre@@ sho@@ ld .
this ver@@ sion is considered therefore to offer sufficient guarantees .
we are open to recei@@ ving representatives of the european commission and the council and to discussing these problems .
it was very difficult to get it , but now that we have it , let us move forward and i urge you to back us on that .
i was in my office li@@ ste@@ ning to vice-president taj@@ ani and the other speakers , and i feel i have to congratulate all the rapporteurs and the commission .
the cost of in@@ action is too high for us to accept , and i hope that we can agree on this point .
care should be taken to ensure that these two financial instruments are ke@@ pt stri@@ ctly separ@@ ate from one other .
several hun@@ d@@ red people have been kil@@ led and am@@ ne@@ sty international and the united nations have produced alar@@ ming reports .
after all , this some@@ what technical subject of animal feed of course f@@ its in with the wi@@ der debate on food safety and rising food prices .
we cannot ab@@ solve the gree@@ ks of responsibility here and i will say quite fran@@ k@@ ly that the gree@@ ks were not the first to con@@ tra@@ ven@@ e the stability and growth pact ; rather it was the two big ones , germany and france .
it is a country which has no workers , no te@@ ach@@ ers and no do@@ ct@@ ors .
a declaration on globalisation , but also an agreement on the refle@@ ction group .
there is an issue here , and i would ask every@@ body to have care@@ ful regard to the very nu@@ an@@ ced definition that the committee on legal affairs gave in relation to when is a la@@ wy@@ er a la@@ wy@@ er , and when is a la@@ wy@@ er a lobby@@ ist ?
in terms of dri@@ ver vision , european legislation addressed the problem of hea@@ v@@ y goods vehicles by directive 2007 / 3@@ 8 / ec on the re@@ tro@@ f@@ it@@ ting of mi@@ r@@ ro@@ rs to hea@@ v@@ y goods vehicles regi@@ ste@@ red in the community .
i am firmly convinced that we must stay on the european rou@@ te , which means op@@ pos@@ ing ab@@ uses and violations of human rights and making those people who have been im@@ pris@@ oned into our partners , rather than the cor@@ ru@@ pt leaders of certain cli@@ qu@@ es and groups in government which offer us short-@@ term benefits .
so many of the consumer rights and work@@ place rights we all enjo@@ y across europe have resul@@ ted from the campa@@ ig@@ ns led by individual members and grou@@ p@@ ings of this house .
the outcome of copenhagen was dee@@ ply disap@@ poin@@ ting , but we must now move forward .
the vote on the european union budget is an annual institutional lan@@ d@@ mark whe@@ reby the commitment to community programmes is confir@@ med and parliament 's role is emphasi@@ sed .
i would like to take this opportunity to thank you , mr president , and also the general secre@@ tari@@ at under the leadership of kla@@ us wel@@ le , for lea@@ ving nothing to chance and providing us with the best possible working conditions .
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this is one of the success stor@@ ies of eu policy .
mr president , i think it is not an ex@@ ag@@ ger@@ ation to say that the current economic crisis was brought about by a moder@@ ate crisis initi@@ ally , a moder@@ ate crisis that saw gre@@ ed tri@@ um@@ p@@ h over gene@@ ro@@ si@@ ty , corruption tri@@ um@@ p@@ h over integr@@ ity and self-@@ interest tri@@ um@@ p@@ h over solidarity ; and until we get back to gene@@ ro@@ si@@ ty , integr@@ ity and solidarity being at the heart of corpor@@ ate and government affairs we will never get out of the tro@@ u@@ ble we are in at the minu@@ te .
if we do not have this strategy , it will make no difference whether or not we speak with one voice , because our words will be mea@@ ni@@ ng@@ less .
i share your concerns about the serious risks this pres@@ ents to human health and the environment .
we expect that the council will address itself to this proposal in may and based on negotiations to date we expect positive results .
there are currently around 2@@ 4@@ 2 pris@@ oners held at gu@@ ant@@ á@@ na@@ mo .
on behalf of the ind / dem group . - ( cs ) mr president , i was elected to the european parliament in a former communist country .
it seems to me that , from a histori@@ cal perspective , we want harmoni@@ ous relations with russia , but not at the price simply of sur@@ ren@@ der@@ ing the values we hold de@@ ar .
with regard to lisbon this means that if they really acqu@@ ire more rights , there will be no parliamentary and public control over the eight billion .
madam president , ladies and gentlemen , i am voting in favour of mrs we@@ i@@ ler 's report on the transpo@@ sition , implementation and enforcement of directive 2005 / 29 / ec concerning unfair busin@@ ess@@ -@@ to@@ -@@ consumer commercial practices in the internal market and directive 2006 / 1@@ 14 / ec concerning mis@@ leading and compar@@ ative adverti@@ sing .
once again , however , we in the commission cannot uni@@ later@@ ally al@@ ter these agreements .
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i sal@@ u@@ te the excellent job done by my colleague and frien@@ d mrs mor@@ in , the rapporteur for our political group , particularly on flexi@@ cur@@ ity .
other things being equal , it would have been better if we had cut down on our demands and thus sent our negoti@@ ators off with a more una@@ m@@ bi@@ gu@@ ous and broad mandate than has been the case here today .
after that , the hungarian presidency will draw up draft council conclusions , which we hope the employment , social policy , health and consumer affairs council will adopt at its meeting on 19 may .
the i@@ as@@ c@@ f and its under@@ l@@ ying constitu@@ ent body , the i@@ as@@ b , is an independent organisation .
it makes sense that this resolution is trying to uni@@ fy the fra@@ g@@ mented regulations of the individual countries in a uniform framework , and to set up a uni@@ fied operating meth@@ od@@ o@@ logy for communication frequ@@ ency as@@ sign@@ ment .
countries that show budgetary dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ ine are countries with economies that gro@@ w , and we must not forget that .
in other words , access to education in any event , and access to social security systems - that way , we can achieve many improvements for women .
the solution is to nation@@ alise the mono@@ pol@@ ies and give power to the people .
how can we best protect our citizens from har@@ m ?
( it ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , there is no doubt that this directive on procedures is particularly important .
( it ) mr bu@@ zek , i very much enjo@@ yed your speech and especially the part about the institutional , but also social role played by parliament , which you descri@@ bed as the very ess@@ ence of the european democratic system .
( de ) mr president , i have voted against this so-called soil protection directive because i find we lose any credibility if we talk every day about elimin@@ ating red ta@@ pe and then we create this bureaucr@@ atic mon@@ ster of a directive .
we need to review our energy policy .
all the principles in the european economic recovery plan must feat@@ ure in national economic recovery plans .
in writing . - ( hu ) recognition of citizens ' knowledge , skills and competence is indi@@ spen@@ s@@ able for the european union 's competitiveness and for social cohesion , as well as for individual citizens ' mobility .
many of their management funds ir@@ respon@@ si@@ bly stu@@ ff@@ ed themselves with der@@ i@@ v@@ ative products .
given that ireland is not part of the process in adopting and applying this regulation , i cho@@ se not to vote on this report .
i have just seen that prices in the united states are lower than prices here , and i told the oper@@ ator very clearly that they should choose their business model .
one of the most author@@ it@@ ative econom@@ e@@ tri@@ c studies by the ec@@ b clearly shows that the fl@@ f@@ p@@ r for pri@@ me@@ -@@ age women is always on the increase up to 4@@ 3 weeks of such paid mat@@ er@@ ni@@ ty leave .
the second case is that of maintaining production in less fav@@ ou@@ red areas , where it is necessary to use very specific instruments for the support of production , which a previous speaker mentioned .
most of them , however , did not want to stay ; they wanted to go to other european countries .
in addition , the commission should make every effort to use the diplom@@ atic instruments at its dispos@@ al to improve the situation in nig@@ eria .
finally , we cannot pa@@ ss by without a collective refle@@ ction on our energy policy .
does any member wish to speak against this request ?
parliament 's report on the strategy is an excellent one .
i would stress now , as i did then , the need for europe to make sufficient resources available to provide de@@ cent re@@ cep@@ tion cent@@ res , training for our staff , access for foreign citizens to information about their rights and du@@ ties , severe penalties for anyone who explo@@ its illegal immigration and , above all , full cooperation among member states .
now the governments of the european union are being called on to act and eng@@ age in specific nuclear dis@@ ar@@ m@@ ament .
you should not be pla@@ ying party politics in this matter .
it is essential today for the european union to strengthen and harmoni@@ se throughout the 27 member states safety levels per@@ taining to oil ex@@ pl@@ or@@ ation and extr@@ action activities , not only for existing plat@@ forms , but also for those that will be taken out of service .
it is not just an attack on this young man and his family but on the peace process in my constitu@@ ency as well .
every year , almost 500 000 people di@@ e or suffer permanent dis@@ ability for work@@ -@@ related reasons , and we must appla@@ ud the european commission 's goal of achieving an average 25 % reduction in work@@ -@@ related acci@@ dents in the eu .
health workers are lea@@ ving for more af@@ f@@ lu@@ ent countries because health budgets are being s@@ la@@ shed in their own countries .
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it is time to dis@@ man@@ tle the su@@ pr@@ an@@ ational political structures of the eu and return to the simple trading group which the british were promi@@ sed in 19@@ 7@@ 2 .
i should like to congratulate mr can@@ ci@@ an for his excellent work , thanks to which we were able to reach a satis@@ fying and well-@@ balanced compromise .
thank you to everyone , and especially to those who gave their views on these other topi@@ cs , and i am confi@@ dent that the european council will progress success@@ fully .
on behalf of the alde group . - ( hu ) the european union was bor@@ n in the shadow of two totalit@@ ari@@ an regi@@ mes .
re@@ tro@@ f@@ it@@ ting is a good thing , but it requires a harmoni@@ sed process to be got under@@ way , and i would once again urge the commission to do this .
it is absolutely crucial to ensure that consumers are able to con@@ s@@ ci@@ ously make more environment@@ ally friendly cho@@ ices .
but we are working at the same time on the financial tur@@ mo@@ il by following the road ma@@ p that was adopted in october 2007 by e@@ cof@@ in .
the objectives for 2010 were sum@@ med up in five objectives : open@@ ly li@@ ste@@ ning to suggesti@@ ons in order to identi@@ fy best practices , working in order to find ways of achieving qui@@ c@@ ker results , per@@ su@@ ad@@ ing in order to have a better impact on the administrative culture of the institutions , providing ti@@ mely , useful information that can be acce@@ ssed quickly and adap@@ ting in order to ensure good re@@ source management , efficiency and effectiveness .
i consider this report crucial if we , as a union , are to achieve increasingly greater coordination and prevention .
however , ports also have the challenge of maintaining dialogue and coordinated action with their respective sur@@ ro@@ un@@ ding areas , neighbours , cities and regions , and to develop the best possible conne@@ ctions and conve@@ ni@@ ence in relation to other mo@@ des of transport , for their mutual benefit and in order to seek the most harmoni@@ ous and sustainable planning solutions .
we have to make sure that , by the next european - united states summit , our position is uniform and categor@@ i@@ cal in relation to visa wai@@ vers for all european citizens , based on a well-@@ established sch@@ edu@@ le .
human rights are universal and indivi@@ sible .
the times we live in make it clear that there is a need to link up the member states and the european union in the most di@@ verse situations and in@@ stances .
one of the biggest problems after the ch@@ er@@ no@@ by@@ l accident was a lack of transparency and the failure of comprehensive democratic controls .
i would draw your attention to the problem of early scho@@ ol@@ -@@ lea@@ ving and the need to ensure that a higher per@@ cent@@ age of young people complete com@@ pul@@ s@@ ory education .
these three he@@ re@@ s@@ ies will be f@@ at@@ al to european w@@ ine@@ -@@ growing , particularly in france .
however , interest in this area and its geo@@ political as well as strategic importance have recently been growing on a surpri@@ sing scale .
people want to have control over what they e@@ at and they are concerned that clo@@ ning will ultimately be forced on them .
( nl ) i have said on more than one occa@@ sion that , if you do not know or recognise your past , you can never build a future .
first of all i would pay tribu@@ te to the french minister for having been bo@@ ld enough to make some highly important as@@ ser@@ tions in this house .
the situation in agricultural sectors dif@@ fers in the various member states .
it is pat@@ ently not enough simply to focus on the banks ' capital base .
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the european union has opportunities to play a more active political role in the south cau@@ ca@@ sus to ensure , above all , the implementation of poverty reduction programmes , the alle@@ vi@@ ation of social i@@ sol@@ ation , gender equality and women 's rights and investment in education and health care .
because of this attack on democracy and freedom of expression and on the equality of meps which is en@@ sh@@ r@@ ined in the treaty and in the rules of procedure of the european parliament , i naturally voted against this report .
moreover , i think that we still do not have a cross-border initiative that would colle@@ ctively re@@ me@@ dy the concerns of trans@@ national minorities .
these measures are aimed at maintaining budgetary dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ ine , guaranteeing compliance with the stability and growth pact and establishing measures to resolve and prevent crises .
they are interim agreements that were made before the wto 's dead@@ line at the end of december so that countries like k@@ en@@ ya , which are not ld@@ cs and are therefore not covered by ' everything but arms ' , would have their trade preferen@@ ces and access to the european market secu@@ red , so that there was no trade dis@@ ruption after 1 january .
i believe that europe is show@@ ing its leadership on this issue - as it has done on other issues on the g20 agenda - both through each of the heads of state or government and also through the european institutions themselves , the presidency of the european union and the commission .
in writing . - dru@@ g abuse is a pro@@ min@@ ent problem in socie@@ ties across europe , and sco@@ t@@ land is no excep@@ tion .
only there is a question as to whether what the commission and the council are propos@@ ing really is a good solution .
having said that , we should not be giving conce@@ ssions to the f@@ y@@ rom , but we do need to mo@@ ti@@ v@@ ate its politicians to progress and work on the european agenda .
yet even more serious is the possibility that we may be on the cu@@ sp of a worldwide trage@@ dy of in@@ cal@@ cul@@ able propor@@ tions , which may lead to hun@@ ger and death for millions of people .
however , it is true that the member states are not obli@@ ged to incorpor@@ ate these measures into their national legislative provisions .
whole vi@@ ll@@ ages have disappe@@ are@@ d and there are a thous@@ and people thought de@@ ad or mis@@ sing .
glob@@ ally , despite the short@@ age recor@@ ded in russia and ukraine , the level of ce@@ re@@ als har@@ ve@@ sted is normal , and stocks have been re@@ ple@@ ni@@ shed thanks to the last two recor@@ d har@@ ve@@ sts .
we know the sh@@ oc@@ k ther@@ ap@@ ies used for countries de@@ va@@ stated by crises in the old ne@@ o-@@ liberal sty@@ le only too well .
ine@@ vit@@ ably , the ongoing tur@@ bul@@ ence demands a re@@ focu@@ sing of en@@ p priorities towards the south .
he started off on the right fo@@ o@@ t a year ago when he announced the closure of gu@@ ant@@ á@@ na@@ mo as one of his first decisions , a bra@@ ve decision with which to restor@@ e the legitimacy of the united states in the world , and also a ge@@ st@@ ure towards the mus@@ li@@ m community .
we should concentr@@ ate on getting a deal at copenhagen in december .
we found every opportunity to increase efficiency .
his family have no information on the state of his health , either physi@@ cal health or mental health .
i may have influence , but i do not have any real power .
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in order to do what is necessary , it is indi@@ spen@@ s@@ able for the various institutions of the european union to work on the el@@ abor@@ ation and planned implementation of a comprehensive roma policy .
the observ@@ ance of quotas , however , will la@@ y a great burden on both new and old eu countries .
and yet , while at the time we welcomed the free@@ ing of the political pris@@ oners , we did not respond tan@@ gi@@ bly with positive measures , with the election just around the cor@@ ner .
in general , you could say that they are used to bring about a change in a particular policy or activity .
acts of terrorism that have sho@@ cked the glob@@ e and growing organised crime in the areas of dru@@ g and human trafficking demand improved efforts to combat crime and terrorism .
( de ) mr president , i should like at this point to remind the house of an issue raised at the world climate conference in poz@@ n@@ á@@ n , because the commitment with which a technology that does not even work yet is being can@@ v@@ as@@ sed seems absur@@ d to me .
perhaps a more important topic could be found ?
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we can help do that by working together as we have done success@@ fully .
there is a risk that it will soon run into practical difficulties that will damage the european export fund industry , especially for export to third countries .
we see here how it , too , l@@ acks any ambitious vision for the 2011 budget .
i have to say to the council that we in the european parliament most certainly have reason to examine ourselves and the way that we are approach@@ ing the 2011 budget .
a gl@@ ance around this chamber shows that it is not exactly the most popul@@ ar of places .
why does this not apply to the european commission ?
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mr president , as stated in the text of the oral question that we have tabled , in the last three years , we have seen an e@@ sc@@ al@@ ation of the situation de@@ tr@@ im@@ ent@@ ally affecting european union interests and citizens in the southern sahar@@ a , which has become a ha@@ ven for the is@@ la@@ mic bran@@ ch of al-@@ q@@ a@@ e@@ da , with a whole str@@ ing of mur@@ ders , ki@@ d@@ nap@@ p@@ ings , ex@@ tor@@ tion , bl@@ ack@@ ma@@ il , dru@@ g trafficking and people trafficking , the victims of which have been german , italian , spanish and , most recently , french citizens .
madam vice-president / high representative , i understand that you have been in the chamber since 15 : 00 and now it is 18 : 15 .
yes , we need some crisis management , but we must not return to the days of having intervention - the balance must be right .
the community is quite rightly responsible for the protection of public health .
however , criteria and approach@@ es specific to each country need to be defined , depen@@ ding on its political priorities in terms of human rights , democracy , the rule of law , minority rights and so for@@ th .
in france , where prote@@ cti@@ oni@@ st r@@ he@@ tori@@ c is perhaps the most mar@@ ked , a recent report stated that only 3@@ .@@ 4 % of jobs that were lost in 2005 could be b@@ lam@@ ed on so-called off@@ shor@@ ing .
( el ) mr president , the council 's common position on the organisation of working time is an anti-@@ labour mon@@ stro@@ si@@ ty and has rightly wh@@ i@@ p@@ ped up a h@@ ur@@ ri@@ c@@ ane of prote@@ st by workers in the member states .
we need security of planning and this package gives us security of planning .
but i am quite positive about ireland and their investment level .
member of the commission . - madam president , i welcome the initiative and report by mrs ne@@ y@@ t@@ s@@ -@@ u@@ y@@ t@@ te@@ bro@@ e@@ ck .
as has already been mentioned , they also lead to cross-border mo@@ vements and environmental im@@ pac@@ ts caused by these mo@@ vements .
we are also calling for a fair distribution among the member states . that is also necessary in order to create a level pla@@ ying field in terms of competition .
these cli@@ m@@ ate@@ -@@ protection targets should not be called into question .
( nl ) i have voted against this motion for numerous reasons , but the most pe@@ cu@@ li@@ ar paragraph is the one which states that , according to this parliament , member states should be required to spend 0@@ .@@ 7 % of their gro@@ ss national income on development aid and that the commission should ensure compliance with that obligation .
( ga ) mr president , firstly , i welcome the work done by the commission to advance this agenda .
the region has geo@@ strategic importance for the union 's security and di@@ versi@@ fication of energy supply , due to its clo@@ sen@@ ess to the ca@@ spi@@ an sea , the middle east and central asia .
( de ) mr president , to@@ xi@@ c to@@ ys do not bel@@ ong in the hands of children and n@@ one of us wants to put to@@ xi@@ c to@@ ys under the chri@@ st@@ m@@ as tre@@ e .
protection of resid@@ ents and b@@ yst@@ an@@ ders has been improved , in that national action plans may include provisions concerning information for persons who may be ex@@ posed to spra@@ y dri@@ ft , while land spra@@ yed from the air must not be ad@@ j@@ ac@@ ent to resid@@ ential areas .
rapporteur . - ( de ) madam president , now that mrs lu@@ lling has addressed me directly , may i say that just because others are doing things bad@@ ly , that should not be a role model for us .
this certainly needs to be tack@@ led urgently .
it is now up to the european parliament to send a strong signal so that this exceptional project can become a reality .
the danger that nuclear energy represents for humani@@ ty is absolutely un@@ sustainable , as are the high levels of risk from the waste produced .
'@@ the european union strongly supports the goal of the aboli@@ tion of the visa regime for all the countries of the western balkans .
confidence depen@@ ds on our capacity to moder@@ ni@@ se , to innov@@ ate and to become more sustainable and more competitive .
for you , good governance in tax matters is not about the fight against fraud , be@@ ar@@ able taxation or good use of public funds .
i am refer@@ ring to the following proposal that is now part of the e@@ p 's final resolution : ' ... calls upon the member states to take effective action designed to en@@ force the rules on welfare and employment and to make jobs which respect the rights of employees available in the various activity sectors , thereby ensuring that workers ( in particular women ) ear@@ n de@@ cent wag@@ es and are entitled to health and safety at work , to social protection and to tra@@ de@@ -@@ union freedom , as a contribution to elimin@@ ating discrimination between men and women at work ' .
i do not really know if that is a sen@@ sible approach , to tell you the truth .
we therefore op@@ pose several of the proposals that were presented in the european parliament earlier , such as eu-@@ initi@@ ated information campa@@ ig@@ ns for consumers , consumer information at eu level ( which can be hand@@ led nation@@ ally or through voluntary cooperation between existing authorities in the member states ) and eu-@@ fun@@ ded authorities and institu@@ tes .
that is why the comments which i hear from a few people , along the lines of ' let croatia join and that will put an end to it for some time ' , are the wrong signal .
we shall have several ' slo@@ ts ' , or times , when new member states that are not schengen members will be able to join in sis ii , and so , all being well , there should not be any particular problems .
to close , i should like to point out that li@@ ability takes many forms in the to@@ y safety sector , which is why impor@@ ters and distribu@@ tors should ensure that specific@@ ations are com@@ pl@@ ied with .
the figures from today are exactly the same as the figures from 20 years ago .
i voted for this report because of its three main objectives : guaranteeing quality and safety for patients at union level , ensuring the protection of don@@ ors , and facilit@@ ating cooperation between member states .
i would like to say that we are definitely going to mis@@ s our frien@@ d mr sch@@ mit@@ t , but i ask you to form@@ ally pa@@ ss on our congratul@@ ations to him , and i am sure that he will do a mag@@ ni@@ fic@@ ent job leading his country 's parliament .
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we have enough rules , but the monitoring of food safety must be more effective and more frequ@@ ent and , moreover , the results of these inspe@@ ctions should be made public .
for example , one achie@@ vement is that all of the excessive defici@@ ts in the euro area have been corre@@ cted .
does this free trade agreement ultimately really only su@@ it the world and the di@@ vision of economic power between europe and india that we know today , or will this agreement still be suitable in ten or 15 years ' time ?
this regulation is a great achie@@ vement strengthening the principles of democracy in the european union .
here , the agreement will go further than was previ@@ ously the case in the uni@@ lateral commitments to the eu made by the us in the t@@ ft@@ p represent@@ ations of 2007 , as published in the official jour@@ nal of the european union .
while , on the one hand , i have the highest ad@@ mi@@ r@@ ation for the work done by mr bro@@ k , on the other , i have serious doub@@ ts about using parliamentary immuni@@ ty to prevent due legal process on a tax avo@@ id@@ ance case .
instead , the majority of this house wants to re@@ af@@ firm its neo@@ liberal agenda .
i do indeed believe that young people are en@@ thu@@ si@@ a@@ stic about europe and it is true we must draw on that , which is not to say that members of another generation , those who buil@@ t europe , are less en@@ thu@@ si@@ a@@ stic .
however - and the socialists have been saying this for a long time - europe will not emer@@ ge from this crisis by sac@@ ri@@ fic@@ ing its future and sel@@ ling tomorrow 's growth on the chea@@ p .
i therefore hope that such assistance will also be provided to the italian regions se@@ ve@@ rely affected by the recent flo@@ ods , which brought local economies to their k@@ ne@@ es .
lastly , i would like to express my support for two specific paragrap@@ h@@ s in her report , paragrap@@ h@@ s 5@@ 8 and 5@@ 9 , on inter@@ n@@ ali@@ sing environmental factors in the pri@@ cing of water and , secondly , a legislative framework to reduce the level of waste gener@@ ated in the medi@@ um term .
if they are to be legisl@@ ated on , they should be part of a completely separ@@ ate report .
european standar@@ dis@@ ation has a huge potential to support legislation in public policies .
( nl ) mr president , iran is ru@@ led by a strict regime based on a radi@@ cal interpre@@ tation of is@@ lam and of the kor@@ an .
many gran@@ di@@ ose announ@@ ce@@ ments have been made about what the eu can do - or rather , what the commission can propose and what the member states must implement .
we might say in such a case that the report might turn out to be rather good in many respe@@ cts , and that happens to be true with this one .
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we have before us a large amount of work and an ar@@ ra@@ y of measures , including those mentioned at our session yesterday e@@ vening , mainly relating to the fie@@ lds of justice and internal affairs , which the spanish presidency has decided to deal with coura@@ ge@@ ously .
the commission , together with other don@@ ors , like the united nations and the ngos and other humanitarian partners , is currently looking into how best to re@@ de@@ sign the humanitarian response in order to avoid dra@@ matic consequences .
this reform needs to respect roma 's specific culture and tradi@@ tions , while also lin@@ king the education system to the values of european culture and civi@@ lisation .
firstly , the parliament budget .
in writing . - ( lt ) by voting in favour of this report , i support the demonstr@@ ations for democracy and human rights in ba@@ h@@ ra@@ in and condem@@ n the government 's viol@@ ent response .
i thank you for having carried out your du@@ ties with distin@@ ction .
thank you , commissioner .
i hope that his as@@ surance does not involve any conditions or lo@@ op@@ ho@@ les .
gaza is under sie@@ ge , but he would probably have d@@ ied in any case because he was very old .
energy efficiency means doing more with fe@@ wer resources .
we face histori@@ cal challenges , only one of which is the need to overcome the crisis which has been imported into europe .
on the whole , then , the report is good , but we wish to make clear that we believe that taxation policy , and above all the choice of taxation level , is a matter for the member states .
under article 18@@ 2 ( 4 ) of the single common market organisation ( c@@ mo ) regulation , and as an excep@@ tion to the state aid rules , germany may gr@@ ant state aid under the german alco@@ hol mono@@ po@@ ly for products marke@@ ted , after further trans@@ form@@ ation by the mono@@ po@@ ly , as eth@@ y@@ l alco@@ hol of agricultural origin .
increased road safety is necessary , as are improved working conditions in the transport sector .
the europol information system , e@@ is , enab@@ les member states to find out whether the law enforcement authorities of other member states hold any information needed at operational level .
( nl ) the european parliament has rightly placed emphasis on a number of issues : guaranteeing access , ne@@ t ne@@ utr@@ ality and better supervision .
several times in recent years the chinese con@@ gre@@ ss has spoken of the need to create a harmoni@@ ous society , but those words have remain@@ ed a de@@ ad let@@ ter .
we have already come across this type of scen@@ ari@@ o in the case of moldo@@ van or geor@@ gi@@ an pass@@ ports ver@@ sus russian pass@@ ports .
thank you for your attention .
we must be able to respond rapi@@ dly if we are to avoid a wor@@ st-@@ case scen@@ ari@@ o .
author@@ is@@ ations should only be with@@ drawn when the eu has negotiated a new agreement with an i@@ den@@ tical level of protection .
so i think we are really at the fore@@ front of influ@@ en@@ cing the international institutions going in that direction and that will also be the stance of the commission , of mr al@@ mu@@ nia and me in the meetings of the world bank and the im@@ f at the beginning of october in i@@ stan@@ bu@@ l .
the commission has proposed to ex@@ p@@ and significantly on commissioner po@@ to@@ č@@ nik 's proposal , which is not my proposal , regarding the targets for re@@ cy@@ c@@ ling electri@@ cal and electronic waste con@@ taining r@@ are ear@@ ths .
th@@ a@@ il@@ and ho@@ sts approxim@@ ately 14@@ 0 000 refugees in ni@@ ne cam@@ ps along the border .
the european union , together with the united nations , has quite regul@@ arly raised the question of ca@@ ning with mal@@ a@@ y@@ sia .
therefore , i was trying in my answer to provide you with pos@@ sibilities of how we , from the european level , can help slove@@ nian the@@ at@@ re .
it will of course take time to comply with the three copenhagen criteria , although moldova and ukraine have shown themselves ready for european development .
the green ' new deal ' , in other words a new logi@@ c for economic organisation based on innov@@ ations in environmental technology and supported by international capital markets , will become the cor@@ ner@@ stone of increasing numbers of economic re@@ sc@@ ue and sti@@ mu@@ lus programmes , including among the european union member states .
parliament , as well as giving its he@@ art@@ felt con@@ dol@@ ences to ch@@ ile , is also demonstr@@ ating through this debate its commitment to helping to re@@ build the country , which was so se@@ ve@@ rely dam@@ aged by the ear@@ th@@ qu@@ ake of 27 february .
the consequ@@ ence is that many ira@@ ni@@ ans have to live in ex@@ ile , not only in europe but also in the neighbour@@ ing countries .
the european mor@@ t@@ g@@ age market has different characteri@@ stics than that of the united states , so problems on anything like a similar scale are less likely to ari@@ se in europe in the ne@@ ar future .
secondly , i absolutely sh@@ ud@@ der at the repe@@ ated suggesti@@ ons that the eu should impose its own taxes or that it should issue european government bonds , which will so@@ oner or later have to be paid back by some@@ body .
we were the first international group to travel there after the tro@@ u@@ b@@ les in march and spo@@ ke both to the authorities and those who were sym@@ pa@@ the@@ tic to the ti@@ bet@@ an prote@@ sters .
above all , however , in con@@ jun@@ ction with the revision of our agricultural policy , we need to consider what we can do about these price f@@ lu@@ c@@ tu@@ ations .
pri@@ or to adopting the decision , the commission asse@@ ssed georgia 's economic situation and the country 's financial prospe@@ cts in 201@@ 0-@@ 2011 , focu@@ sing on the balance of payments and budgetary needs .
it fail@@ s to stem the rising ti@@ de of doubt about itself and the structure of the eu , as also expressed by the re@@ s@@ oun@@ ding irish ' no ' vote .
so i propose the last part of the text should begin ' ur@@ ges the ira@@ nian authorities to act constitu@@ tion@@ ally and elimin@@ ate , in law and in practice , all forms of discrimination ' .
i do not think this has any basis in the law and certainly it would not meet with a fav@@ ourable re@@ cep@@ tion from the public .
that is why i am very happy ; i have read the report by mari@@ o mon@@ t@@ i .
dela@@ ys in russia 's wto accession will affect our bilateral relations , including with regard to the negotiations for a new agreement between the eu and russia .
i have been i@@ ll a number of times and just like many of you here in this chamber , i am sure , have been sa@@ ved by anti@@ bio@@ tic@@ s .
if our proposals had w@@ on the support of meps there would have been a good chance of the european parliament and the council finally agree@@ ing on a tele@@ com@@ s package that seriously prote@@ cts the rights and priv@@ acy of internet users .
time@@ share com@@ pri@@ ses the time@@ -@@ limited use of proper@@ ties or other asse@@ ts under contracts co@@ vering a period of more than one year , through which the consumer ac@@ qui@@ res , on payment of a fe@@ e , the right to use one or more ac@@ com@@ mod@@ ation facilities on more than one occa@@ sion .
first , since this is now the continu@@ ation : there should be flexibility both on enter@@ ing the system and on lea@@ ving it , if par@@ am@@ e@@ ters were to be changed in one state .
the aim in b@@ ali should be an agreement with an environmental perspective .
in the uk , we know that the da@@ u@@ gh@@ ter of a te@@ en@@ age mo@@ ther is three times as likely to become a te@@ en@@ age mo@@ ther her@@ self ; we know that s@@ ons with a con@@ vi@@ cted fa@@ ther are over four times more at risk of being con@@ vi@@ cted of a crime than those without a con@@ vi@@ cted fa@@ ther .
firstly , we propose reducing the target minimum rate of ex@@ ci@@ se duty on fuel from eur 3@@ 80 per 1 000 lit@@ res to eur 3@@ 5@@ 9 per 1 000 lit@@ res .
we intend to adopt conclusions on the subject as well .
the cau@@ ca@@ sus is a complex region and , like the balkans , has more history than it is able to di@@ ge@@ st and c@@ ope with .
they rel@@ ate to the very significant supply con@@ stra@@ ints , which make it necessary to guarantee long-term contracts with suppl@@ ier countries , but also to the particularly high cost of investment in trans@@ mission and distribution networks , which must offer consumers the highest level of security .
this aspect is very important in the actual context .
obviously this goes above the level where there are be@@ ds in which women , men , ki@@ ds , el@@ der@@ ly people s@@ le@@ e@@ p .
in writing . - europe , including ireland , needs the lisbon treaty if we are to develop coherent and effective policies to tackle the global crises of financial system me@@ l@@ t@@ down , climate change , and , under@@ -@@ development of much of the world .
one tri@@ p was to b@@ ag@@ h@@ da@@ d , na@@ ssi@@ ri@@ a and the mar@@ sh@@ lands region , and the other was to kur@@ di@@ stan in the north of the country .
i will particularly mis@@ s you , if i may say so , madam president , as we may not see each other after june .
i would like to ask if you can up@@ date us on actual humanitarian needs in gaza , as well as on the goods and support currently channe@@ lled through the existing cro@@ ssing points from israel and egypt .
a regime which re@@ sor@@ ts to mur@@ der and violence to op@@ press its own people , a people che@@ ated of a government of their choice , simply cannot be tru@@ sted , and we must take action .
intelli@@ gent transport systems in the field of road transport and inter@@ fac@@ es with other transport mo@@ des (
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at the same time , one won@@ ders how , when money is made available to these countries under what are descri@@ bed as har@@ sh conditions , there is mal@@ administration taking place .
nothing has yet been established , but i wanted the house to have this general information about what our next steps will be .
overall , we need to consider whether we should not be more flexible in our negotiations , because working together to combat the phenomen@@ on of climate change is important , but the methods we emplo@@ y to achieve this could be quite different .
i hope that the small business act that the commission presented a few days ago and in which we addressed the question once again will put more pressure on those member states that are creating difficulties here and i am extremely grateful to the european parliament for its numerous sig@@ ns of support in this regard .
they must not be cap@@ tu@@ red by corpor@@ ate interests .
( pl ) mr president , in terms of both structure and si@@ ze , the 2008 budget indic@@ ates that we are still at the early st@@ ages of introduction of new generation multi@@ annual programmes linked to the financial perspective 2007-@@ 2013 .
one cannot help but noti@@ ce , however , that this european asylum system and the harmonisation process are strug@@ gl@@ ing some@@ what to see the light of day .
for our part , we continue to condem@@ n israel 's policy of a@@ par@@ the@@ id against pale@@ st@@ ine and to defend full compliance with the in@@ al@@ ie@@ na@@ ble rights of the palestinian people , en@@ sh@@ r@@ ined in numerous un resolutions .
our cooperation with ukraine must improve and we must give all possible diplom@@ atic and political support to ukraine 's accession to the wto .
in many member states they are so over@@ c@@ row@@ ded that , in future , even the cle@@ an@@ est euro v@@ i hea@@ v@@ y-@@ duty vehicles will no longer be able to get through , even without taking account of the large numbers of pass@@ enger cars in which the citizens si@@ t in traffic j@@ am@@ s .
( ro ) mr president , libya is the european union 's third biggest suppl@@ ier of oil and gas , while the union is libya 's main trading partner , accoun@@ ting for more than two thir@@ ds of this country 's total trade .
2009 discharge : ei@@ gh@@ th , ni@@ n@@ th and tent@@ h european development funds ( e@@ d@@ f ) (
with the 2010 strategic report , parliament has the first occa@@ sion for analysis and evaluation of the out@@ pu@@ ts and results of cohesion policy implementation .
( it ) madam president , the proposal for a regulation tabled by the commission in 2008 aims to introduce new , europe@@ -@@ wide rights to protect bu@@ s and co@@ ach passengers which are similar to those applied to other means of transport , thereby as@@ suring equal conditions of competition between carr@@ iers and the various mo@@ des of transport within the different member states .
it was not to be .
in your opinion , what are the biggest causes of the high number of dea@@ ths on the road@@ s ?
in this context , policies should be developed , encouraging member states to keep the number of victims of transport acci@@ dents to levels not higher than the average for the eu .
the transition from edu@@ cational institution to working life must be as smo@@ o@@ th as possible and , in particular , ta@@ ilo@@ red to individual needs , because it must also be possible for young people with in@@ adequate training to gain the skills necessary to be able to work in skil@@ led jobs and to ear@@ n a good living .
the objective of this assistance is to help acp ban@@ ana ex@@ por@@ ters to laun@@ ch adjustment programmes .
in tab@@ ling an amendment concerning temporary national all@@ owan@@ ces for pe@@ sti@@ ci@@ des i am speaking in favour of the mechanism for ex@@ changing ol@@ der prepar@@ ations for modern and safe@@ r ones as quickly as is possible .
participation in the eu emis@@ sion all@@ owan@@ ce trading scheme will allow airlines to gain the experience that will be required for future restrictions on carbon dio@@ xi@@ de emissions at global level .
the third issue concerns financing of the food fac@@ ility .
i therefore support the principle that a ) the op@@ pression of minority languages fundament@@ ally infr@@ ing@@ es on the right to freedom of citizens bel@@ on@@ ging to that minority ; that b ) instru@@ ction in the mo@@ ther ton@@ gue is the most suitable for learning ; and that c ) local authorities and communities should be given legal competence to make decisions about the language used in te@@ ach@@ ing ..
certainly the e@@ p motion for a resolution contains some proposals with which we agree - some of which we tabled - but they do not make up for the negative content of the motion for a resolution .
the european union needs to maintain a united front and continue to condem@@ n the ab@@ uses committed in iran .
what people have indi@@ cated so far is that this is the beginning of a process and not an end .
( de ) mr president , in the year of the world cu@@ p , the ladies and gentlemen of the council could learn a less@@ on from fo@@ ot@@ b@@ all and that is that it is not possible to have a good gam@@ e of fo@@ ot@@ b@@ all if you have got a re@@ fe@@ re@@ e over@@ see@@ ing each pla@@ yer .
a reli@@ able partnership between the eu and the g@@ c@@ c therefore needs to be buil@@ t , which will favour open markets for goods and the remo@@ val of non-@@ tari@@ ff barriers .
let us hope that the partnership for moder@@ nisation and other matters will help us to find a common and positive way forward here .
however , a compli@@ cated and sensitive question such as this can har@@ dly be resolved at eu level .
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now more than ever , the european union needs to put into practice the old mo@@ t@@ to of solidarity pro@@ cla@@ i@@ med by the mu@@ sk@@ e@@ te@@ ers : ' all for one and one for all ' and provide financial aid to countries that have suf@@ fered , like bulgaria , for vit@@ ally important projects which will provide it with energy security .
however , the council , of course , remains committed to continuing its work on the proposal for the amendment of the asylum procedures directive , and i would like to thank you for the work you have done so far , and i am confi@@ dent that the commission will incorpor@@ ate the observ@@ ations you have made so far in the new proposal .
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in addition , it is a great p@@ ity that mrs gr@@ ä@@ ß@@ le , in particular , is the person who un@@ necess@@ arily makes the work of the non-@@ att@@ ach@@ ed members more difficult , discrimin@@ ates against us , prev@@ ents us from acce@@ ssing information , does not allow us the opportunity to work with employees and then fe@@ els that it is wor@@ th@@ while att@@ ac@@ king us on the basis of in@@ correct facts .
this principle en@@ sures that each legal system is repres@@ ented within the court ; it is also a refle@@ ction of the collective guarantee system established by the convention in which each contrac@@ ting party is required to participate , and that means that we need a permanent full jud@@ ge elected by the union who enjo@@ ys the same status and has the same du@@ ties as his pe@@ ers and who inter@@ ven@@ es poten@@ ti@@ ally in all cases .
if we are not prepared to allow them to do that , we might as well mo@@ th@@ b@@ all our national parliaments , turn them into mus@@ eu@@ ms and lo@@ ck the do@@ or .
to roo@@ t out the un@@ de@@ cla@@ red work@@ force we can use both a sti@@ ck and a car@@ ro@@ t .
all the major economic powers , along with emerging nations like china , are ru@@ shing to get their hands on these resources which are becoming increasingly r@@ are .
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commissioner ge@@ org@@ ie@@ va will also represent president barroso during the in@@ au@@ g@@ ur@@ ation of president se@@ ba@@ sti@@ á@@ n pi@@ ñ@@ era in val@@ par@@ a@@ í@@ so later today .
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really , in a glob@@ alised world , europe and the various eu countries will be defined by the quali@@ fications of their human resources .
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that is something i cannot agree to .
but who decided that commissioner š@@ e@@ me@@ ta could have three questions and commissioner re@@ hn could only have one question ?
there might be some dela@@ ys .
we must be care@@ ful not to over@@ burden this important industry .
as mil@@ ton fr@@ ied@@ man put it , competition between governments in their deli@@ very of services and their levels of taxation is every bit as productive as competition between companies and individuals .
this is true .
i would be very interested to hear whether he is aware that it was not the system but consumers who hel@@ ped to dis@@ cover what had happened here .
in fact , we have drawn together everything that we think is important in this context .
the present fi@@ g@@ ure for emissions per in@@ habit@@ ant in poland stands at 7 ton@@ ne@@ s per annu@@ m , while in the old eu countries this is up to two times higher .
that is a major fall@@ acy , on the one hand because in actu@@ ality , there has been a legally binding framework in effect on this subject in europe for more than 25 years , which we are continu@@ ously adju@@ sting , most recently , for example , through the 2009 nuclear safety directive .
2007 progress report on the former yugosla@@ v republic of macedonia (
for all of these reasons , safeguar@@ ding the idea of goods produced using the best of what europe has to offer is the first crucial step towards recognition at individual member state level .
in view of the above , i agree to the agreement being concluded .
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it is also quite clear , on the one hand , that we have to ensure the balanced development of our work , thus focu@@ sing especially on the poo@@ re@@ r countries and establishing the fair@@ ness that mr c@@ row@@ le@@ y tal@@ ked about ; on the other hand , we also have to secure fair trade rules for access by our industry to ra@@ w materials .
but i cannot find any information from euro@@ st@@ at , for example , as to how much this symbo@@ l is worth to european business , or what per@@ cent@@ age of europeans actually know what the ce does .
on behalf of the ef@@ d group . - mr president , i rise to ask for the postpo@@ ne@@ ment of the vote on the fer@@ n@@ an@@ des report .
the target of reducing acci@@ dents by 25 % by the end of the strategy period may look im@@ pres@@ sive , but in reality it is completely in@@ adequate .
in an age when communications are crucial , and when communications by air af@@ ford previ@@ ously uni@@ mag@@ ined travel opportunities , air transport agreements between nations are clearly necessary and desi@@ rable .
i agree with the rapporteur and the resolutions on discharge when they draw attention to the urg@@ ency of introducing a national declaration at an appropriate political level , co@@ vering all eu funds coming under shared management , in order that each member state take responsibility for the management of eu funds received .
of course it is important to pa@@ ss the new emissions regulation , it is right that the commission should say that the environment and innovation should gui@@ de the measures to address the crisis and that the mo@@ tor industry should be ci@@ ted in this , but that is not enough .
however , what we are doing with this decision is to tell the council , which has already reached a resolution during the last council of ministers of justice and home affairs , that in our view , and this applies at least to my group , security and security measures are absolutely essential . however , the use of s@@ can@@ ners or disp@@ la@@ y devi@@ ces which show people completely na@@ ked is totally unacceptable .
the us tre@@ a@@ sur@@ y ad@@ mits that tax ha@@ v@@ ens result in a ye@@ arly tax reven@@ ue loss of us@@ d 100 billion .
the benefits in place in the united kingdom for the el@@ der@@ ly during co@@ ld we@@ a@@ ther to enable them to keep their hom@@ es war@@ m and combat energy poverty are an excellent example of what other member states , including e@@ sto@@ nia , should take as a model .
i asked president p@@ ö@@ t@@ ter@@ ing to open today 's session with a minu@@ te 's sil@@ ence , as a sign of m@@ our@@ ning in recognition of these victims .
we note that president ob@@ ama has said that an agreement should neither con@@ tain only certain elements nor merely be a political declaration .
the council presidency for the second half of 2008 does not want this .
it is an achie@@ vement that we cannot question before the next elections are over .
member states must invest in the construction of motor@@ ways , high-@@ speed rail@@ way lines and in those alternati@@ ves which can cut traffic con@@ gesti@@ on .
in writing . - today 's debate on forest fi@@ res in welcomed .
the reason we do not wish to ru@@ sh is precisely to avoid what is currently happening - where everyone is propos@@ ing a different idea , where sometimes there are two different ideas within the same government .
we are giving the payments directly to active farmers , active producers , and therefore the possibility of erro@@ rs has been much reduced .
ma@@ y@@ be a new directive on bio@@ gas alone is too much to ask , but i welcome the request addressed to the commission to present a special report on bio@@ gas in the european union , which should also include recommendations concerning the european and the national legislation in this field .
the term ' resid@@ ential z@@ ones ' is both v@@ ag@@ ue and im@@ precise .
i believe that this directive will help consumers to make the correct decisions on the basis of a qui@@ ck and simple process of being able to compar@@ e more offers from domestic , as well as foreign , provi@@ ders .
developing countries need aid to reduce poverty and i@@ sol@@ ation , measures to contribute to development and measures essential to get out of the crisis .
we call on sud@@ an to think again , and think fa@@ st , about the gra@@ ve position they have placed themselves in by protecting these al@@ leg@@ ed mass kil@@ l@@ ers from the ar@@ m of international law .
it is important to ensure the aboli@@ tion of the se@@ g@@ reg@@ ation of roma children in schools and clas@@ s@@ ro@@ om@@ s .
i want to give this clear message : coordination alone is not enough .
as far as the allo@@ cation of resources is concerned , i believe the proposed amendments are consistent with our sugge@@ sted approach , which aims to defend the allo@@ cation of reven@@ ue from to@@ lls and reduce the external effects of road transport , and i believe i can support them .
we are not asking them for the time being to com@@ mit themselves to emis@@ sion redu@@ ctions in absolu@@ te terms .
the con@@ sult@@ ations have confir@@ med that the under@@ l@@ ying principles of the current eu data protection legislation are still very much v@@ ali@@ d .
can we make a difference ?
first of all , climate change : without renewable energy sources it is rather na@@ i@@ ve to expect that we could ma@@ ster the climate change challenge .
in our view , however , the two are not mu@@ tu@@ ally exclu@@ sive .
like every@@ body else in this chamber , i am , of course , hor@@ ri@@ fied by what has been happening in the middle east .
in writing . - this report takes a detailed and tho@@ rou@@ gh look at the causes of the economic crisis and the developments that have been made at eu level in order to prevent , pre@@ -@@ em@@ pt or at least di@@ mini@@ sh the impact of future crises .
we therefore appreci@@ ate your work on these issues .
we have half an h@@ our for these speeches , so i have to keep to the half h@@ our .
looking back over the past 10 years , france , the ne@@ ther@@ lands and now ireland - t@@ wi@@ ce - have all voted to put the bra@@ k@@ es on greater european integration , and yet the eu has completely igno@@ red their opinions .
however , i also have something to add which is rather at the marg@@ ins of the debate .
this paragraph highligh@@ ts the inter@@ action of european languages with other contin@@ ents , with countries throughout the world , and the fact that it is vital for the european union to know how to specifically promote these languages and the cultural inter@@ action gener@@ ated and conve@@ yed by these languages in their ex@@ tra@@ -@@ european dimen@@ sions .
it must therefore also be this parliament that conclu@@ des it .
i have voted in favour of the european parliament 's position , as it is s@@ ligh@@ tly more marke@@ t-@@ liberal than the commission 's proposal .
therefore , more efficient governance mechanisms have been proposed , which require the involvement of the member states , as well as the commission , at every level of the monitoring process .
sin@@ n f@@ é@@ in supports the highest possible level of data protection for citizens and will continue to support any measures which improve the priv@@ acy and rights of citizens in this field .
as commissioner h@@ ü@@ b@@ ner has said here this e@@ vening , it shows the value of the b@@ ot@@ tom@@ -up approach and also highligh@@ ts the important role of women in peac@@ e-@@ building .
given the considerable dela@@ ys that have already been confir@@ med and the increased costs of the sis ii project , i understand that the su@@ n@@ set clause must be ke@@ pt .
the european parliament has always been very concerned about consumer rights in the area of tourism and , consequently , in its resolutions on new perspe@@ ctives and new calls for long-term sustainable tourism in europe , it has accepted the need to revi@@ se directive 9@@ 4 / 4@@ 7 / ec .
'@@ obser@@ ves that the 2007 decre@@ a@@ ses in re@@ ported aid levels are due in some cases to the arti@@ fi@@ cial boo@@ sting of figures in 2006 by debt rel@@ ief ; ... ' ;
commissioner , allow me first of all to welcome you , since i have not opened the debate and , moreover , to give you the floor to re@@ ply to these numerous questions .
for those countries that repe@@ ate@@ dly have problems manag@@ ing money , payments should be suspen@@ ded .
there are serious concerns regarding how bal@@ lot bo@@ x@@ es have been sto@@ red and it cannot be ru@@ led out that bal@@ lot pa@@ pers are being tam@@ pe@@ red with in the process of this re@@ coun@@ t .
this is a reason to re@@ jo@@ ice and it should cause europe to pay more attention to its se@@ as .
i would like to en@@ um@@ er@@ ate a few perspe@@ ctives that must in any event be taken into consideration in the regulation and its implementation .
at the moment , for example , in the case of emissions trading , talks are based not on parliament 's opinion but only on the decision of a single committee .
that would be completely impossible without the european union .
in addition we tr@@ ied to encourage the social partners in this area to become involved as we are aware that this new model requires firm commitment from all the stake@@ holders , yet it also requires that everyone 's interests be taken into account .
that results in growing currency de@@ valu@@ ation , together with a fall in hou@@ se@@ hold pur@@ ch@@ as@@ ing power and a st@@ ag@@ n@@ ation that is difficult to control and may have a considerable impact on europe .
it is another attempt by the social euro@@ -@@ eng@@ ine@@ ers , who are so ob@@ se@@ ssed with the ut@@ opi@@ an super@@ -@@ state that they ignor@@ e common sense .
i think both the presidency and the commission can ad@@ mit that there is strong pressure from the new member states to get a more equal payment , and i know that this will be a discussion that will be strongly defen@@ ded in the 2013 reform .
it is in the interest of individual countries , and also within their capa@@ bilities , to look for a solution to the nuclear issue - whether through safety improvements , or complete de@@ commissi@@ oning .
the task of parliament is to fur@@ nish the necessary financial b@@ ac@@ king , and thus we must recognise that within the eastern partnership the most crucial mo@@ ti@@ v@@ ating factor for the partners is their european aspir@@ ation .
migration matters must remain a sovereign right of each member state .
any differences in char@@ ges will be transparent and based on clear criteria .
the report also calls for instruments to fo@@ ster the development and growth of eco@@ -@@ innovative smes , as well as the development of eco@@ -@@ industrial par@@ ks .
therefore , we have reached - mr president , i will stop here - the time to debate the issues on the table in a strong and uni@@ fied way .
i understand your concerns very well , but we have to move forward to negoti@@ ate in a better way - the best way - with the united states and try to have some binding rules for the member states within this agreement , because that is the only way to achieve exactly what you want to achieve .
data protection will follow european union data protection rules .
it is also important to help young people by making their access to the labour market easier .
there is therefore a soli@@ d argument for restrictions on working time .
we need better , sim@@ ple@@ r legislation which serves the interests of europeans .
the analy@@ ses point out that the old member states that have opened up their markets have received much more benefits than problems with the workers received .
the four@@ th new feat@@ ure was that of the deleg@@ ated acts , and here i must tell you very clearly , mrs malmström , that parliament can take care of time@@ table argu@@ ments and procedu@@ ral argu@@ ments very efficien@@ tly , and we promi@@ se to not take long to respond to deleg@@ ated acts .
( fr ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , i shall certainly repeat things which have already been said and welcome , in any case , the result of the irish vote on the treaty of lisbon .
i therefore think that the ro@@ t@@ ating presidency will also have a clear role in the future , al@@ ong@@ side the elected president who is being brought in via the new treaty .
under the treaty , the member states will be committed to increasing military resources for operations outside their territory and in their previous co@@ lo@@ nie@@ s .
i also believe that many of the problems of this vast area should meet with a response at european level through an integrated eu strategy for the region , and through the prospe@@ ct of a territorial cohesion policy that should be a fundamental framework for union cho@@ ices .
another point which is just as important is that the report adopted by parliament propo@@ ses the creation of mi@@ xed european rapid intervention te@@ am@@ s which will be made up of military person@@ ne@@ l , police of@@ fic@@ ers and medical staff who will provide an effective response in the event of chemi@@ cal , bio@@ logical , radi@@ o@@ logical or nuclear disasters .
we , too , unani@@ m@@ ously support the report .
in this regard , i urge the european parliament , the european commission and council to join forces in their efforts in order to avoid independent actions , such as those of prime minister ber@@ lu@@ s@@ con@@ i , which har@@ m the general cause and give further encoura@@ ge@@ ment to lu@@ ka@@ sh@@ en@@ ko .
all this forces us to carry out a more tho@@ rou@@ gh analysis which should be incorpor@@ ated in a future common fisheries policy , and every report should fulfil this policy .
the czech head of state must know , even without the treaty of lisbon , that the bene@@ š decre@@ es came about through the enforcement of the principle of collective gu@@ il@@ t and are not made un@@ la@@ w@@ ful with the en@@ ac@@ t@@ ment of the charter of fundamental rights ; they are , in fact , still in conflict with more than six european documents .
if you conve@@ y this message to the council tomorrow , we will be on your side ; but we will only be on your side if you do so , mr president !
this is important for freedom of expression and diversity , a question which is often deb@@ ated in this house .
therefore , we did not vote in favour of this resolution .
we will see what we can do to pa@@ ss the message to council , and we very much look forward to the proposals coming from the commission later in the year .
in writing . - ( de ) let 's be absolutely clear from the out@@ set : the embar@@ go by israel is clearly a violation of international law and is completely unacceptable .
we have drawn attention to this issue many times in the national parliament of the republic of lat@@ via , but still no one from the ru@@ ling lat@@ vi@@ an eli@@ te is even prepared to discuss the question .
i think it will be a very useful prece@@ d@@ ential document for us to study , because it seems to me that he ro@@ bu@@ stly supports the scientific justi@@ fication for the use of g@@ m cro@@ ps in europe where they are scienti@@ fic@@ ally approved and author@@ i@@ sed .
in order to achieve these aims the two conditions must be set out in a clear and immediately under@@ stan@@ d@@ able form .
this ' sup@@ posed re@@ sc@@ ue ' package will do little to ensure a sustainable fishing industry .
in writing . - we generally vote against eu legislation and indeed voted against this report as a whole .
all these measures are intended to exer@@ t pressure in order to obtain an international agreement which , in a context of severe economic crisis , will ac@@ cent@@ u@@ ate the capit@@ alist view of the environmental issue .
the gra@@ ves we are talking about are in the line of control .
mr president , honourable members , it is an hon@@ our for me to stand here with you and represent european democracy .
those who want to see the europe of tomorrow should look at the belgi@@ um of today !
as regards the re@@ ma@@ ining proposals , i would emphasise the statement that in my view they are merely an additional improvement to the joint position and would in no way compromise consumer protection and the benefit this would have from the directive , because it is also a high priority for us .
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how is that sup@@ posed to happen ?
on the other hand , the situation of migrants ' children who are left behind on their own in the country of origin when parents e@@ migr@@ ate in search of a job in another country is an issue which has caused concern in some member states during the last two years .
the council , the commission and parliament , through its president , are agreed about the line to pursu@@ e , which is based on respect for the result in ireland and also respect for the almost five hun@@ d@@ red million citizens who make up the rest of the european union .
here we are , ni@@ ne years later , deb@@ ating the fact that 21 member states had , by october 2009 , failed to en@@ act these directives and have now been sent reas@@ oned opinions because of this failure .
it is only if the parliaments are able to ver@@ i@@ fy whether the new system of regulations can achieve what it was designed to do , that the economic partnership agreements can operate as a dri@@ ving force for development .
pe@@ ter man@@ de@@ l@@ son has left the stage after four years at the hel@@ m .
it is unfair to those who have questions waiting to be heard .
en@@ dea@@ v@@ ours to improve financial management must not be limited to the simpli@@ fication of rules , however .
the report by mr s@@ ary@@ u@@ sz@@ -@@ wol@@ ski , whom i would like to congratulate on his work , includes a specific initiative : establishing an inter@@ institutional agreement from the beginning of next year , so that , on the basis of the guidelines of the new treaty , stable and dynami@@ c criteria for cooperation can be established .
as i was saying , on 10 december 2010 with the hungarian presidency , we launched the first cooperation exerci@@ ses on access to credit for small and medium-sized enterprises , which will be followed by other , similar exerci@@ ses , in close cooperation with the member states .
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everyone has to make an effort .
the europe 2020 project b@@ ond initiative , which is currently in public consultation , is a very good example .
but europe also needs a new direction .
while supporting this agreement , the commission position in the context of the revi@@ sed emissions trading directive remains that the au@@ cti@@ oning level in the aviation sector should be 20 % in 2013 and increased in line with sectors other than the power sector .
i ke@@ en@@ ly support the demand made in the report for 2010 to be de@@ cla@@ red as the european year of f@@ ry@@ der@@ y@@ k ch@@ op@@ in , given that it is the 200@@ th anni@@ vers@@ ary of the bir@@ th of this com@@ pose@@ r of ge@@ ni@@ us , who made an in@@ contro@@ ver@@ ti@@ ble contribution to european and world culture .
research and development have reached a more or less stable level , but certainly not the 3 % we need for the lisbon strategy , only just over half of that , at an average of 1.@@ 6 % , 1.@@ 7 % or 1.@@ 8 % - far too low to allow us to play the international role we want to play .
i am pleased that the council has accepted these proposals .
i agree that special attention should be paid to those works which are fra@@ gi@@ le and might ce@@ a@@ se to exist very soon and , among those , au@@ dio@@ vi@@ su@@ al materials .
we have never experienced anything like this in a candidate member state .
in 2009 , the european council asked the commission to draw up a european strategy for the danube region bearing in mind that the danube region com@@ pri@@ ses 14 european countries and 1@@ 15 million people both within and outside the european union ( eu ) : germany , austria , slovakia , the czech republic , slove@@ nia , hungary , romania , bulgaria , croatia , serbia , bos@@ ni@@ a-@@ her@@ ze@@ go@@ v@@ ina , mon@@ ten@@ e@@ gr@@ o , moldova and ukraine , and is therefore an area where enhanced syner@@ gies between various eu policies can be developed .
any measures that are taken in this area will always be limited in scope if they do not include ban@@ ning the instruments that make it prof@@ itable , specifically der@@ i@@ v@@ atives .
that makes me proud , but it has to be u@@ ser@@ -@@ friendly , accessible and credi@@ ble , and that means we will have to be reason@@ ably strict about it being within eu competence and ad@@ her@@ ing to human rights at the out@@ set .
in 2000 , this parliament deb@@ ated whether greece should join the euro area .
we must act vi@@ go@@ rou@@ s@@ ly if we do not want things to get out of hand here .
there was a similar moment in the past when bi@@ ll c@@ lin@@ ton and fe@@ li@@ pe g@@ on@@ z@@ á@@ le@@ z signed the trans@@ atlantic agenda in 199@@ 5 ; at that time there was great op@@ ti@@ mis@@ m about the future .
it is true that opi@@ ates are needed for the treatment of various il@@ l@@ ne@@ sses , for post-@@ oper@@ ative pa@@ in rel@@ ief and , last but not least , for the treatment of people with m@@ ali@@ gn@@ ant diseases .
clearly , effective legal protection is a fundamental principle .
i am pleased that parliament is tack@@ ling this .
at a time of rising food prices around the world , i do not think that now is the time for us to have a k@@ nee@@ -@@ j@@ er@@ k re@@ action to introduce measures which may have adver@@ se effects on food production .
it is particularly important to speak of shared respon@@ si@@ bi@@ li@@ tes at all levels , national and international ali@@ ke , shared responsibilities between men and women .
( it ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , i also supported and voted in favour of mr pro@@ ver@@ a 's report because i think it offers a practical , as@@ ser@@ tive step forward towards the goal of solidarity , which is moreover provided for by article 80 on solidarity am@@ ong@@ st european union member states .
overall , it constitu@@ tes 10 % of europe 's enterprises and 6 % of the labour market .
this is reflected in the regulation , we have deb@@ ated with him and we gre@@ at@@ ly appreci@@ ate the work that he does .
it has gone well beyond that point because the ukra@@ ini@@ an authorities have over@@ loo@@ ked the correct legal procedures and taken measures that viol@@ ate the rule of law .
investment , not spending , should be the goal , pre@@ - and post-@@ 2013 .
in this respect , we also insi@@ st on the need to pre@@ serve lin@@ gui@@ stic diversity in europe .
collabor@@ ation at eu level must not be at the expen@@ se of the quality of care or of the princi@@ ple@@ d eth@@ i@@ cal cho@@ ices made by member states .
however , i shall nevertheless vote in favour .
i would also like to say that this af@@ ter@@ no@@ on , in your two speeches , you have given us a legal , mor@@ al and histori@@ cal less@@ on .
if , in these few days , he does not stop what is happening at the moment , then free@@ ze all asse@@ ts , not only of the 13 people but of the whole as@@ sa@@ d family .
this therefore confir@@ ms the fear of see@@ ing research ex@@ ported in the wa@@ ke of these regulations .
( de ) mr president , tax@@ ing specul@@ ation - which , in many cases , brings no benefit for the real economy - by means of a financial trans@@ action tax is undoubtedly the right approach .
i acknow@@ ledge that our statistics do not always reflect this fact .
to make matters worse , the hea@@ v@@ y met@@ als may cause serious air pollution .
however , in the area where they can exercise this power - namely when bu@@ ying products - unnecessary obstacles are placed in their path .
does the council believe that all the measures taken in recent years in the fight against terrorism have been the right ones ?
in writing . - on behalf of the fine ga@@ el delegation ( ep@@ p@@ -@@ ed ) :
the only way we are going to keep these essential care@@ rs is if we support them in their work .
aboli@@ tion of the death penalty is one of the main them@@ atic priorities when providing help within the framework of the european instrument for democracy and human rights .
i want to move to the usa and get into the eu via mar@@ ti@@ ni@@ que ' .
therefore , the only effective method of preventing di@@ stor@@ tions in the market and continuing to control texti@@ le imports is still to subject such imports to ver@@ i@@ fication procedures that require indi@@ cation of the country of origin .
mr president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , in this last speech , i would stress the importance of up@@ d@@ ating regulation ( ec ) no 2@@ 4@@ 7 / 2006 .
the european commission 's communication com ( 2007 ) 2@@ 8@@ 1 set all the european institutions a challenge : ' the time has come to look at brazi@@ l as a strategic partner as well as a major latin american economic ac@@ tor and regional lea@@ der ' .
shi@@ p@@ building is a global industry . ships can ea@@ si@@ ly be b@@ ought in asia and do not necess@@ arily have to be b@@ ought in europe .
one cannot accept the re@@ verse majority rule and tou@@ gh@@ er par@@ am@@ e@@ ters and sanctions without a go@@ l@@ den rule to protect member states ' investments and without euro@@ bonds to fund european investments and , at the same time , to guarantee sovereign debt . this is not a good enough formu@@ la for tack@@ ling the crisis and it is de@@ st@@ ined to make it worse .
i am obser@@ ving with great interest the eu pi@@ lot programme , which is sup@@ posed to be a tool enab@@ ling a rapid response to all cases of in@@ correct application or adap@@ tation of eu law to national legislation .
the current form of development aid is an un@@ suitable tool for this purpose , as lo@@ ts of funds disappe@@ ar into dar@@ k channe@@ ls or are di@@ ver@@ ted back into european bank accounts bel@@ on@@ ging to cor@@ ru@@ pt de@@ spo@@ ts .
here in this parliament the french president val@@ é@@ ry gi@@ sc@@ ard d '@@ e@@ sta@@ ing told me recently that he was always in favour of including a reference to the christian go@@ d in the european constitution .
these are necessary steps not only for jo@@ ining the eu but also to give a judicial , civil and social structure to a country that must develop in compliance with the regulations and in view of shared growth at the various levels of administration .
if the state is not there to help when it is urgently needed , and if it does not take action when the police are needed or the fir@@ e service is needed , citizens never forget .
for us , it is also cultural and civi@@ lisation issues that are at stak@@ e .
in writing . - i welcome mr gra@@ ef@@ e zu bar@@ ing@@ dor@@ f 's report on the proposal for a regulation concerning meat and live@@ stock statistics .
mr š@@ ef@@ č@@ o@@ vi@@ č , i would also like the commission to start to trust its own citizens more .
although other issues de@@ serve attention and could be discussed , it is the financial crisis on which our attention is necess@@ arily focused .
thanks to the treaty of lisbon , cohesion is no longer just economic and social ; it is also territorial .
mrs mor@@ g@@ an has already tal@@ ked about what this must con@@ tain .
two years have passed since then and we do not even know today how many people were deta@@ ined , how many were ar@@ re@@ sted and , subsequ@@ ently , how many were perhaps relea@@ sed .
therefore , i believe that it is essential and a matter of duty for the european institutions to provide as much assistance as possible , at least in order to guarantee that the people who have lost everything have hou@@ sing , medical assistance , food and basic social services .
i therefore thank the rapporteur and members of the committee on the internal market and consumer protection , who have succe@@ eded in strengthening support for those consumer groups which most need protection : children and the el@@ der@@ ly .
( da ) mr president , i would like to take the liber@@ ty of giving a general , overall perspective since , up to now , eu harmonisation of medic@@ inal product legislation has only involved re@@ la@@ x@@ ing the rules in den@@ mar@@ k@@ . and the s@@ ale of medicines has increased .
we need strong institutions .
and today , when we re@@ call that you too , mr president , come from my country , a country which has suf@@ fered so much at the hands of totalit@@ ari@@ a@@ nis@@ m , we know one thing - and this truly is the best thing about the eu - the european union has en@@ su@@ red the nations of europe 60 years without war .
i would like to draw attention to the fact that in the case of an accident both car users and pe@@ de@@ stri@@ ans will be now be more at risk because of non-@@ original s@@ par@@ e parts of a lower quality .
this is absolutely accepted as the council has repe@@ ate@@ dly as@@ ser@@ ted that the future of serbia naturally lies in its future membership of the european union .
the committee on women 's rights and gender equality focused , in its opinion , on the question of supporting the mo@@ ther and the family in the performance of their obligations .
police numbers are being cut and pris@@ oners are being relea@@ sed because we cannot af@@ ford to keep them in prison .
it has been an inclu@@ sive process for which i sou@@ ght in@@ put from member states ' parliament@@ ari@@ ans , no@@ tab@@ ly ms ha@@ u@@ tal@@ a and the sub@@ committee on human rights , as well as civil society ngos and ac@@ ade@@ mi@@ cs .
this compromise focused , on the one hand , on the definition of higher professional quali@@ fications and of higher education quali@@ fications , and , on the other , on the relationship with national law ; lastly , it focused on the minimum sal@@ ary thre@@ sho@@ ld for which a de@@ ro@@ gation is provided for in case of specific need within a profe@@ ssion .
russia is already our thir@@ d-@@ most important trading partner and we see growth rates of up to 20 % a year .
to the heads of state or government of the european union i would just like to say that it is important for this treaty to be the basis of a european project foun@@ ded on the true membership of its citizens .
after the last enlargement , it seems that social europe is developing at two rates , with both of them going back@@ war@@ ds .
we visi@@ ted the cam@@ ps in ro@@ me and we were able to as@@ certain that , in reality , roma really need special protection , if only because since the eu 's ex@@ pan@@ sion , they have become one of the lar@@ ger minorities in the european union .
clearly there are vital strategic questions at stak@@ e in the eu having good relations with russia , but we cannot allow these questions to er@@ a@@ se our obligation to speak out for our fundamental freedoms and shared european common values , freedoms and values the russian people themselves should be enab@@ led to share fully in peace and security .
( sv ) madam president , commissioner , the financial and economic crisis has shown that we in europe must be able to act together .
the fact that some european political groups , close to the pro@@ d@@ i government , have come out against a joint resolution on the health and environmental disaster in campa@@ nia which should have concluded our debate op@@ ens up another wh@@ od@@ uni@@ t .
the call for the introduction of a balanced approach to ' flexi@@ cur@@ ity ' and the introduction of a clause on active inclusion , i feel , will strengthen employment policy across europe .
however , the rapporteur 's proposals take several steps back@@ war@@ ds .
making rural areas more at@@ trac@@ tive will help to cur@@ b the ex@@ od@@ us of mainly young and well-@@ tra@@ ined people .
the german public a@@ wo@@ ke today to the news that three terrori@@ sts had been planning an attack on fran@@ k@@ fur@@ t am main air@@ port .
public finances are already over@@ bur@@ den@@ ed by these measures .
the egf has been used in the past by other eu countries , so it is now appropriate to provide aid to the ne@@ ther@@ lands , which has submitted a request for assistance in respect of 5@@ 9@@ 8 redun@@ dan@@ cies in eight companies operating in the n@@ ace revision 2 di@@ vision 5@@ 8 ( publi@@ shing activities ) in the two con@@ ti@@ gu@@ ous nu@@ ts ii regions of no@@ or@@ d hol@@ land and zu@@ id hol@@ land .
( da ) mr president , it should always be up to each individual member state to decide on its own energy mi@@ x .
certainly , with these three points , it can be said that an instrument will shor@@ tly be in the hands of the european citizen that is sim@@ ple@@ r than expected , cle@@ are@@ r than it appe@@ ars at first si@@ ght and sup@@ pose@@ dly more effective .
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this is not only a responsibility ; it is a security requirement for the union , because poverty is unfortunately often a source of inst@@ ability .
the text of the report , as well as the intentions of the rapporteur , seem to be clear and transparent .
this is the second time that the european parliament has proposed improvements to the statu@@ te of the ombudsman .
it increases levels of safety not just for the airlines themselves , but also for the passengers .
in writing . - ( fr ) the purpose of mrs ro@@ ure 's report is to combat rac@@ is@@ m .
can you reas@@ sure me , commissioner , that the action plan is ready ?
as your visit has demonstrated , current events and the general situation in the region have had an impact on the process .
change in turkey means meeting its obligations towards cyprus by reco@@ g@@ nising the republic of cyprus and en@@ ding the occup@@ ation of cyprus .
advo@@ c@@ ates of the introduction of form@@ al , ri@@ gi@@ d fishing criteria have even appe@@ are@@ d . for example , some kind of my@@ th@@ i@@ cal signific@@ ance is being at@@ tribu@@ ted to de@@ p@@ ths exce@@ e@@ ding 1 000 met@@ res without any fully convin@@ cing reasons being put forward for this .
attacks using chemi@@ cal , bio@@ logical , radi@@ o@@ logical and nuclear ( c@@ br@@ n ) materials constitu@@ te a gra@@ ve threat to the european public .
following the war@@ ni@@ ng@@ s issued by the european parliament a few weeks ago , the negotiation process is now on the right tr@@ ack .
se@@ g@@ reg@@ ation and discrimination need to be elimin@@ ated .
very well , let us speed up !
however , the accident at the fu@@ ku@@ sh@@ im@@ a nuclear plant calls for an effective eu response .
the same goes for electro@@ mag@@ ne@@ tic fie@@ lds , to which hundreds of millions of people are ex@@ posed , even though we know very little about their effects .
commissioner , i therefore ask you and the member states to be firm in implementing this regulation with the ut@@ most possible urg@@ ency .
the commission 's legislative and work programme of course offers an opportunity to provide a comprehensive answer to this question .
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others gave back@@ ground support .
on behalf of the ec@@ r group . - mr president , the eu budget has been suffering from a number of structural problems .
in writing . - ( de ) russia is important to the eu not only as a suppl@@ ier of energy but also as a counter@@ balance to america 's dri@@ ve for world dom@@ ination .
im@@ f reform , in particular , is over@@ due .
the member states must not , by their s@@ low re@@ action , cause the supply of tro@@ op@@ s and equipment and the commitment of eu@@ for to be un@@ necess@@ arily dela@@ yed .
in writing . - i voted for this com@@ posi@@ te resolution which respon@@ ded to the commission paper ' the european interest : succe@@ e@@ ding in the age of globalisation ' .
as be@@ came evi@@ dent in the au@@ tu@@ m@@ n , europe needs a financial market that fun@@ ctions effectively .
i believe that the european parliament needs to monitor developments with these initiatives closely , particularly at the present jun@@ c@@ ture when global geo@@ political and economic balan@@ ces are being re@@ defined .
it was some@@ what un@@ en@@ thu@@ si@@ a@@ sti@@ cally that i voted in favour of the 2010 budget , since it is no mat@@ ch for the challenges that we have to face , not only in this context of serious economic and social crisis , but also in view of the fight against climate change .
we have a number of important tasks ahead as we look to the forthcoming eu-@@ us summit and beyond .
add to this the major pan@@ de@@ mi@@ cs such as ai@@ ds , mal@@ ari@@ a , tu@@ ber@@ cu@@ lo@@ sis , and so on , and this set of factors means that we find ourselves facing a genuine disaster .
it is therefore a good thing that europe reali@@ ses it has an excellent opportunity to be a pla@@ yer on the world stage in this sphere as in others .
we can become world leaders in our di@@ verse renewable energy fie@@ lds , which should create a ti@@ ght , effective and coordinated strategy - including governments , ngos , ac@@ ade@@ mi@@ a , business , forwar@@ d-@@ thin@@ k@@ ers - seeking not to talk but to solve .
we should be content with nothing less .
macedonia was on europe 's side when europe needed it .
let me fi@@ nish my intervention by ex@@ pressing my sin@@ c@@ ere thanks to the european parliament , the presidency and the council for the excellent cooperation on the package and the related proposals on carbon dio@@ xi@@ de and cars and the fuel quality directive .
however , i firmly believe that a long-term action plan that sp@@ ans parties and cy@@ cles will be prepared through this which can effectively re@@ me@@ dy the poverty and social exclusion affecting the roma .
indeed , the recent ec@@ j judg@@ ment on discrimination by association points the way .
i apo@@ logi@@ se for procee@@ ding in this way but i am not , as you will have noti@@ ced and as you know , the responsible commissioner , and i am therefore far less ex@@ pan@@ sive on these issues , which are extremely challeng@@ ing for me , than on others .
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i will fi@@ nish by saying that i should like to question commissioner dal@@ li directly , so as to ask him which of the proposals included in this report the commission is prepared to accept , and when it will be prepared to accept and take action against an emergency of the scale that we are currently experien@@ cing .
i wish you all the best , though , and i hope that the heads of state or government do not leave you han@@ ging as they did at your first form@@ al european council .
the case of me@@ h@@ d@@ i ka@@ ze@@ mi highligh@@ ts once again the huge lo@@ op@@ ho@@ les in the european union asylum system : the fact that some@@ one must seek asylum these days on the ground that he or she is being persecu@@ ted and thre@@ at@@ ened with death because of being a hom@@ o@@ sexual is a matter of ut@@ most concern and shows that the promotion of l@@ g@@ b@@ t rights must be mo@@ ved up the international agenda .
i will mention a few of these , mrs ro@@ ure .
while income tax is one of the main forms of taxation in r@@ ich countries , its contribution is mini@@ mal in developing countries .
i am thinking here of two har@@ d-@@ h@@ it@@ ting proposals that we have made in the report : the first is to prevent discrimination and the stig@@ m@@ ati@@ sation of obe@@ se people by offici@@ ally reco@@ g@@ nising obe@@ si@@ ty as a chro@@ nic disease , as has been done for example by the who and portugal ; the second is to ensure that all scho@@ ol@@ children have access to physi@@ cal exercise and sport - two hours a week would be the minimum requirement in my opinion - along with better funding of school can@@ te@@ ens so that fre@@ sh products are put on the children 's men@@ u , and here i welcome the commission 's initiative for the free distribution of fruit at school , as referred to by the commissioner .
in fact , the european commission should exer@@ t pressure on developing countries to transpo@@ se into national legislation the provisions of the united nations convention on the rights of the child .
we should certainly take a positive view of the way the turkish authorities have dealt with issues related to religious freedom , women 's rights , trade union rights , judicial reform , revision of radi@@ o and t@@ v legislation and improvements in civi@@ l@@ -@@ military relations .
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the amendment aims to create an effective system that is more sensitive to the interests of the benefi@@ ci@@ ary countries and economic operators , to develop more comprehensive rules and to guarantee parliament 's role as the body of democratic control .
may i ask you , as president-in-office , to give this matter your pro@@ foun@@ de@@ st attention and to tell me what you do .
that is why , in the committee on transport and tourism , i defen@@ ded a high level of consumer protection , particularly by exten@@ ding and up@@ d@@ ating the basic defini@@ tions of the directive , reinfor@@ cing language requirements , and improving contr@@ act information and with@@ dra@@ wa@@ l rights to ensure a clear and stable market without any hi@@ d@@ den costs for consumers .
we welcome this package as a step in the right direction , al@@ be@@ it with some re@@ serv@@ ations .
reports have been adopted in parliament 's plenary sitting in strasbourg con@@ taining three specific measures ( eur 2@@ 80 million in direct aid for producers , a temporary rule for cal@@ cul@@ ating bu@@ y-@@ back of quotas and inclusion of milk in the c@@ mo under article 18@@ 6 ( emergency measures ) ) .
the solution to this would be a totally new par@@ ad@@ ig@@ m in relation to work@@ -@@ life balance .
i voted against the resolution reje@@ cting the indi@@ cation of the presence of d@@ ha in milk sub@@ stitu@@ tes for bab@@ ies because i think it is right to adverti@@ se the reasons for which d@@ ha is added .
moreover , there is also the issue of the in@@ capacity to control access to and follow@@ -up these products of animal origin once they enter the commercial system .
policies on quality should be developed by providing more c@@ lar@@ ity with product cer@@ ti@@ fication and labelling that can be understood by all european union consumers .
in order to develop these criteria , the commission and the new community body are called upon to ensure the active involvement of leading operators and best practices , so that they can make use of innov@@ ations tr@@ ied and te@@ sted by these operators during their manufac@@ turing cy@@ cles and thus make them accessible and transparent .
i also agree with the creation of transition peri@@ ods for small and medium-sized enterprises in order to give them time to adap@@ t to the changes resulting from the agreement , and , more generally , i welcome the support to be given to smes by the states concerned .
of course , prevention and clean dr@@ in@@ king water are the priorities .
personally , i think that it is up to these popul@@ ations to adap@@ t to our society and not to force us to adopt fav@@ ourable policies that often produce results that are quite op@@ posi@@ te to expectations .
if we are too strict in europe and cannot impose the same rules on the rest of the world , that means that we in europe can consu@@ me products that we are unable to produce here , which seems wrong to me .
more precisely , based on agreed guidelines , this network , together and in cooperation with the national contact points of f@@ p@@ 7 , assi@@ sts smes by providing support for awareness ra@@ ising , capacity building for participation in the framework programme , eng@@ aging new smes in the proposals , partner search , joint actions addressed to smes and condu@@ cting con@@ sult@@ ations on inclusion of s@@ me@@ -@@ related call topi@@ cs in work programmes .
liber@@ als and democrats hope that the conclusions of the e@@ cof@@ in council will form the basis for agreement at the european council .
this report is an ode to nuclear energy , the carbon market and the de@@ ser@@ te@@ c project .
i am very glad that we now have more than just economic ties alone and that cultural ex@@ changes between us , for example , have grow@@ n enor@@ m@@ ously in recent years .
this directive will significantly add to the cost of these funds and reduce re@@ tur@@ ns , dri@@ ving sm@@ al@@ ler funds out of business .
it is quite true , mrs ro@@ ure , that the member states have all acce@@ ded to the council of europe convention 10@@ 8 on data protection .
that is a real political plo@@ y , since parliament 's competence does not extend to adopting european treaties .
the european food safety authority offers indi@@ spen@@ s@@ able support in the areas of animal health and plant protection .
therefore , if we really want to re@@ tain this right to asylum , we must re@@ structure the system to ensure that it offers greater solidarity in future .
i voted in favour of this report on the priorities for budget 2011 .
whilst some are concerned and use the data as a threat , we must also see the good side of it , which is that we can still act .
mr president , i will resi@@ st the tem@@ p@@ tation to join in .
( pt ) - i should like to take this opportunity to express our solidarity with the sol@@ d@@ iers and leaders of associ@@ ations represent@@ ing members of the ar@@ med forces who are the subject of dis@@ ci@@ pl@@ inary procedures in relation to their activity in such associ@@ ations , for exerci@@ sing and up@@ hol@@ ding the legitimate rights of members of the ar@@ med forces in portugal , especially as regards the whole range of social and professional matters which these associ@@ ations seek to promote as part of a necessary enhan@@ cement of the dignity of military life .
now , however , with the crisis affecting many - if not all - countries , there is also the idea that parliament , as the m@@ ou@@ th@@ pie@@ ce of the political views of society , should also make an effort to look at issues which were not covered at the time , at the beginning , such as the issue of agricultural mach@@ in@@ ery , which my group has the fac@@ ility to propose in amendment 2 .
debates on cases of b@@ reach@@ es of human rights , democracy and the rule of law ( debate )
the continu@@ al violations of community environmental legislation in campa@@ nia must finally be brought to an end , as community law requires .
my answer to the question is certainly yes .
an urgent re@@ think and re@@ planning by the international community is essential .
as this proposal is based on the treaty establishing the european at@@ omi@@ c energy community ( eu@@ rat@@ om ) , the european parliament is only being consul@@ ted .
i therefore ask you , despite the short period of time that we have before the council on mon@@ day , to make an effort to simplify and to be realistic , so that the positive political signal does not become an enormous disap@@ poin@@ t@@ ment to the sector , which is looking to us with great hope .
we have succe@@ eded very well in this respect .
firstly , i agree very much with all speakers who emphasi@@ sed the governance failure as the most significant factor under@@ l@@ ying the problems haiti fac@@ es today .
in that connection , we are sure that , with the special lin@@ ks it has with the region through euro@@ lat , the european parliament will act decisi@@ vely in ensuring that the association between the european union and the countries in the region pla@@ ys an increasingly important strategic role .
cooperation between pris@@ ons and fir@@ ms speci@@ ali@@ sing in jobs for pris@@ oners must evi@@ dent@@ ly be encouraged as part of the re@@ integration process .
i believe that both of these reasons highlight the fact that we need to look at this discharge and european spending with additional scru@@ t@@ iny .
five years ago , did members see the t@@ v pi@@ c@@ tures of hundreds of western sahar@@ ans trying to seek refu@@ ge in the can@@ aries ?
in writing . - i voted for this report .
with this legislation , which we have been discussing for a long time , for two years i believe , we will further improve levels of safety .
we then , al@@ together , have to see if we need to take other , supple@@ mentary measures or if we have to pu@@ sh to implement the existing measures which we are going to vote on tomorrow in the action at the level of the member states .
i therefore have two requests of you , baroness ashton .
the council must adopt the proposed directive urgently so that the commission can ensure that it is implemented effectively and without delay .
that is unacceptable , because it cur@@ ta@@ ils the fundamental right of all citizens to political participation .
this is even more important now , when these countries are faced with enormous pres@@ sures - and even bl@@ ack@@ ma@@ il - from the eu to accept im@@ positions in the form of the ' economic partnership agreements ' that thre@@ ate@@ n their interests and compromise the effectiveness of the support provided under instruments such as the european development funds ( e@@ d@@ f ) .
until the next crisis , so to say .
( nl ) i would remind mr tan@@ no@@ ck that this question was tabled not by mrs mor@@ g@@ ant@@ ini alone , but also by two ep@@ p@@ -@@ ed group vice-@@ presid@@ ents of parliament , mr mc@@ mil@@ lan@@ -@@ sco@@ t@@ t and mrs kr@@ at@@ sa@@ -@@ t@@ s@@ aga@@ ro@@ po@@ u@@ lo@@ u , and by mr b@@ ow@@ is , mr k@@ as@@ ou@@ li@@ des and myself .
i voted in favour of resolution because i believe that the new media law in hungary does not give sufficient guarantee of freedom of expression and pl@@ ur@@ alism , and is therefore counter@@ productive for the establishment of real pl@@ ur@@ alism in the public sphere .
madam president , the tur@@ bul@@ ent financial events of the last few days have changed the world .
( pt ) the last eu-@@ united states summit in the bu@@ sh era will take place on 10 june .
it is in this spirit that we are propos@@ ing to vote against the new amendment that is to be tabled tomorrow in the chamber by the group of the greens / european free alliance , the socialist group in the european parliament and the group of the alliance of liber@@ als and democrats for europe .
most import@@ antly , the necessary changes to fiscal policy must not be made at the expen@@ se of mass pur@@ ch@@ as@@ ing power .
this document has no legal force wh@@ at@@ so@@ ever .
as for the right to take follow@@ -up action , we have extended it - or rather clari@@ fied it - to a degree , as in the past the committee on petitions could prac@@ tically issue an ow@@ n-@@ initiative report on more or less anything and everything .
however , a social clause is significantly more than what we find here in this text .
this is all the more sh@@ oc@@ king , given that this law came about without the prime minister even being consul@@ ted .
for the members of the european parliament , who are directly elected by the people , it is obviously good to have a procedure which is different from that for civil serv@@ ants , as mrs gr@@ ä@@ ss@@ le has already said here .
i am glad that the commission will soon have comple@@ ted a new up@@ d@@ ated framework resolution .
( el ) mr president , we have wit@@ ne@@ ssed an un@@ preceden@@ ted and coordinated attack over recent days on the economy of the member states of the euro area , with the s@@ pread for government bonds in certain countries , such as greece , portugal and spain , going off the scale .
as the second trading partner for the region , europe lead@@ s the field in investment , which is consider@@ ably higher than investment by china .
mr president , presid@@ ents of the european institutions , mr bu@@ zek , my group fully sub@@ s@@ cri@@ be@@ s to your programme for parliament and the run@@ ning of parliament over the next five years .
obviously , i support that and share the concerns that have been expressed in the chamber today .
( fr ) mr president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , a few months after profe@@ ss@@ or mon@@ t@@ i 's report , which called for a necessary recovery of the citiz@@ en@@ -@@ orien@@ ted internal market , i welcome the commission 's response .
in your presence , a fellow member has just off@@ en@@ ded the italian government , which yesterday obtained a vote of confidence from the italian parliament and also enjo@@ ys the confidence of the italian public .
the european central bank 's are due tomorrow and are also dis@@ mal ,
we must examine whether we thus want to and are able to continue these activities .
it is a fundamental issue which we bear in mind in every measure we take .
could colleagues agree to the word ' violence ' in the first line ?
operators must assu@@ me the responsibility that comes with proce@@ ssing and stor@@ ing these huge amounts of information .
it must also ensure that the actions of european corpor@@ ations , where@@ ver they invest and operate , are in accordance with european values and inter@@ nation@@ ally agreed nor@@ ms .
in this respect , as in many other things , it is very important for the response to these challenges to have a european perspective and a european focus .
rapporteur . - mr president , i will be very br@@ ief .
mr president , i voted against this report because the united kingdom already respe@@ cts human rights .
fiscal instruments to sti@@ mul@@ ate better environmental behaviour should indeed be explo@@ i@@ ted .
mr president , it is sh@@ oc@@ king to me that this commission is still insi@@ sting on pa@@ ssing sensitive financial information on millions of inno@@ cent european citizens , including those from the uk , despite parliament and the civil liber@@ ties committee reje@@ cting the proposals .
with regard to mr pa@@ pani@@ ko@@ la@@ ou 's question , he is talking about the structural development funds on the basis of which governments can build their education infrastructure .
this allows us to examine all op@@ tions before taking action and this may include considering self-@@ regulation in specific areas .
while awa@@ iting such an agreement , europe must fight against carbon le@@ ak@@ age .
it is vital that no one should be allowed to enter the european union with the kind of leg@@ acy where not only is there a failure to investig@@ ate collective crimes and mass mur@@ ders , but where it is not even per@@ mitted to remember them , to remember the de@@ ad .
so , what is your interpre@@ tation of a s@@ porting organisation ban@@ ning such a practice ?
the workers in turkey know that there is nothing positive to be ga@@ ined from the european union , because basic rights of the workers and the people are being taken away in the european union and because the european union continues , as in the past , to support a series of re@@ acti@@ on@@ ary regi@@ mes in the area .
we must ensure that the european union and our decision-making system are open and something which our citizens can trust in and which they feel they can support in the future .
set up as a rapid counter@@ -@@ measure , now the egf has sl@@ ow@@ ed and become compli@@ cated due to bureaucr@@ acy .
this could take the form of remo@@ ving the rates for green products , at least within the world trade organisation .
in this respect , we at the commission agree that coordinated and rapid communication is an essential element of risk management .