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Green Deal – the Coordinators
Green Deal – The Coordinators David Sassoli S&D ”I want the European Green Deal to become Europe’s hallmark. At the heart of it is our commitment to becoming the world’s first climate-neutral continent. It is also a long-term economic imperative: those who act first European Parliament and fastest will be the ones who grasp the opportunities from the ecological transition. I want Europe to be 1 February 2020 – H1 2024 the front-runner. I want Europe to be the exporter of knowledge, technologies and best practice.” — Ursula von der Leyen Lorenzo Mannelli Klaus Welle President of the European Commission Head of Cabinet Secretary General Chairs and Vice-Chairs Political Group Coordinators EPP S&D EPP S&D Renew ID Europe ENVI Renew Committee on Europe Dan-Ştefan Motreanu César Luena Peter Liese Jytte Guteland Nils Torvalds Silvia Sardone Vice-Chair Vice-Chair Coordinator Coordinator Coordinator Coordinator the Environment, Public Health Greens/EFA GUE/NGL Greens/EFA ECR GUE/NGL and Food Safety Pacal Canfin Chair Bas Eickhout Anja Hazekamp Bas Eickhout Alexandr Vondra Silvia Modig Vice-Chair Vice-Chair Coordinator Coordinator Coordinator S&D S&D EPP S&D Renew ID Europe EPP ITRE Patrizia Toia Lina Gálvez Muñoz Christian Ehler Dan Nica Martina Dlabajová Paolo Borchia Committee on Vice-Chair Vice-Chair Coordinator Coordinator Coordinator Coordinator Industry, Research Renew ECR Greens/EFA ECR GUE/NGL and Energy Cristian Bușoi Europe Chair Morten Petersen Zdzisław Krasnodębski Ville Niinistö Zdzisław Krasnodębski Marisa Matias Vice-Chair Vice-Chair -
Mr Josep Borrell Vice-President of the European Commission High Representative of the Union for the CFSP Rue De La Loi 170 1000 Brussels
Mr Josep Borrell Vice-President of the European Commission High Representative of the Union for the CFSP Rue de la Loi 170 1000 Brussels Brussels, 16th April 2021 Dear Mr. High Representative; Mr Vice-President of the Commission: A delegation from the illegitimate National Assembly of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, which emerged from the electoral farce organised on 6th December 2020 by the regime of Nicolás Maduro, recently paid a visit to Brussels and was officially received by the institution you lead. According to a statement you made on behalf of the European Union on 6th December, this spurious process took place in the absence of electoral conditions that could have guaranteed its credibility, without any respect for political pluralism, and in an atmosphere of persecution and disqualification of democratic leaders whose legitimate rights were curtailed. Your statement concludes that such circumstances could not consider this process credible, inclusive, and transparent and therefore the results did not represent the will of the Venezuelan people. That initial statement was confirmed on 6 January of this year by a new declaration, in similar terms to those expressed on 6 December, and by the conclusions of the Foreign Affairs Council of 25 January. These reiterated the lack of recognition of the electoral process and regretted the behaviour of the authorities of the Maduro regime, whose actions are preventing a solution to the serious crisis in Venezuela. We were surprised and gravely concerned to learn that on 14th April, at your request, senior officials of the European External Action Service received the aforementioned delegation, comprising Iris Varela, Pedro Carreño and Desirée Santos Amaral, at the EEAS headquarters. -
En En Written Declaration
European Parliament 2014-2019 0119/2016 21.11.2016 WRITTEN DECLARATION submitted under Rule 136 of the Rules of Procedure on missing refugee children Deirdre Clune (PPE), Brian Hayes (PPE), Roberta Metsola (PPE), Patricija Šulin (PPE), Monica Macovei (ECR), Ivan Jakovčić (ALDE), David Casa (PPE), Esther de Lange (PPE), Claude Rolin (PPE), Mariya Gabriel (PPE) Lapse date: 21.2.2017 DC\1108753EN.docx PE594.661v01-00 EN EN 0119/2016 Written declaration, under Rule 136 of Parliament’s Rules of Procedure, on missing refugee children1 1. According to Europol, there are an estimated 10 000 refugee children missing in Europe, and these children are being targeted by pan-European criminal gangs for sexual abuse and slavery. 2. There is currently a lack of a cohesive EU-wide policy or protocol for dealing with refugee children when they go missing. 3. There is a need to ensure that unaccompanied refugee minors are adequately protected in the EU, including by identifying unaccompanied children upon disembarkation, registering them, carrying out a preliminary risk assessment and ensuring referral to the relevant child protection services. 4. Cases of missing refugee children should also be treated with the utmost urgency and seriousness when they are reported to European authorities. 5. The Council and the Commission are urged to make missing refugee children a top priority of the European Union’s migration and refugee policy, and to put a further emphasis on cooperation between Member States to combat criminal gangs that take advantage of these vulnerable children. 6. This declaration, together with the names of the signatories, is forwarded to the Council and the Commission. -
European Parliament: 7Th February 2017 Redistribution of Political Balance
POLICY PAPER European issues n°420 European Parliament: 7th February 2017 redistribution of political balance Charles de Marcilly François Frigot At the mid-term of the 8th legislature, the European Parliament, in office since the elections of May 2014, is implementing a traditional “distribution” of posts of responsibility. Article 19 of the internal regulation stipulates that the Chairs of the parliamentary committees, the Deputy-Chairs, as well as the questeurs, hold their mandates for a renewable 2 and a-half year period. Moreover, internal elections within the political groups have supported their Chairs, whilst we note that there has been some slight rebalancing in terms of the coordinators’ posts. Although Italian citizens draw specific attention with the two main candidates in the battle for the top post, we should note other appointments if we are to understand the careful balance between nationalities, political groups and individual experience of the European members of Parliament. A TUMULTUOUS PRESIDENTIAL provide collective impetus to potential hesitations on the part of the Member States. In spite of the victory of the European People’s Party (EPP) in the European elections, it supported Martin As a result the election of the new President of Schulz in July 2104 who stood for a second mandate as Parliament was a lively[1] affair: the EPP candidate – President of the Parliament. In all, with the support of the Antonio Tajani – and S&D Gianni Pittella were running Liberals (ADLE), Martin Schulz won 409 votes following neck and neck in the fourth round of the relative an agreement concluded by the “grand coalition” after majority of the votes cast[2]. -
Protokół Posiedzenia W Dniu 19 Września 2019 R. (2021/C 107/04)
C 107/84 PL Dziennik Urzędo wy U nii Europejskiej 26.3.2021 Czwartek, 19 września 2019 r. PROTOKÓŁ POSIEDZENIA W DNIU 19 WRZEŚNIA 2019 R. (2021/C 107/04) Spis treści Strona 1. Otwarcie posiedzenia . 87 2. Zdolność patentowa roślin i podstawowych procesów biologicznych (złożone projekty rezolucji) . 87 3. Składanie dokumentów . 87 4. Debata na temat przypadków naruszania praw człowieka, zasad demokracji i państwa prawa (debata) . 88 4.1. Sytuacja w Turcji, w szczególności odwołanie burmistrzów wyłonionych w wyborach . 88 4.2. Mjanma/Birma, w szczególności sytuacja Rohingjów . 89 4.3. Iran, w szczególności sytuacja obrońców praw kobiet i uwięzionych obywateli UE o podwójnym 89 obywatelstwie . 5. Wznowienie posiedzenia . 90 6. Skład komisji i delegacji . 90 7. Głosowanie . 90 7.1. Sytuacja w Turcji, w szczególności odwołanie burmistrzów wyłonionych w wyborach 90 (głosowanie) . 7.2. Mjanma/Birma, w szczególności sytuacja Rohingjów (głosowanie) . 91 7.3. Iran, w szczególności sytuacja obrońców praw kobiet i uwięzionych obywateli UE o podwójnym 92 obywatelstwie (głosowanie) . 7.4. Zdolność patentowa roślin i podstawowych procesów biologicznych (głosowanie) . 92 7.5. Znaczenie pamięci o przeszłości Europy dla jej przyszłości (głosowanie) . 93 7.6. Stan wdrażania przepisów dotyczących przeciwdziałania praniu pieniędzy (głosowanie) . 94 8. Wyjaśnienia dotyczące stanowiska zajętego w głosowaniu . 94 9. Korekty oddanych głosów i zgłoszenia zamiaru oddania głosu . 94 10. Wznowienie posiedzenia . 94 11. Zatwierdzenie protokołu poprzedniego posiedzenia . 95 26.3.2021 PL Dziennik Urzędo wy U nii Europejskiej C 107/85 Czwartek, 19 września 2019 r. Spis treści Strona 12. Skład komisji i delegacji . 95 13. Zagrożenie statusu służb ochotniczej straży pożarnej w Unii Europejskiej (debata) . -
Time for the European Commission to Legislate on Collective Redress
Mr Jean-Claude Juncker President of the Commission Mrs Vera Jourová Commissioner The Consumer Voice in Europe European Commission Rue de la Loi 200 B – 1049 Brussels Ref.: BEUC-X-2017-107 10 October 2017 Subject: Time for the European Commission to legislate on collective redress Dear President Juncker, Dear Commissioner Jourová, I write on behalf of BEUC, The European Consumer Organisation, to ask you to propose a binding legislative measure on collective redress. Consumer rights at EU level have come a long way over the last 20 years. However, the inability of consumers to band together to claim their rights when they have suffered detriment is one of the missing pieces of the jigsaw for EU consumers to access justice. As you are aware, Volkswagen has steadfastly refused to compensate consumers in Europe affected by the emissions scandal. This is in stark contrast to their response in the United States, where the threat of class action has proved decisive in delivering compensation for affected consumers. In your State of the Union speech a few days ago, you said that you are “shocked when consumers are knowingly and deliberately misled” and that you “call on the car industry to come clean and make it right”. We know that despite Commissioner Jourova’s efforts, which we appreciate, the company still refuses to put things right. Since the scandal broke over two years ago, VW remains adamant it will not compensate European car owners. It is now in your hands to decide whether in the future European consumers who have been victims of fraud on a large scale, or who have suffered from a trader’s unfair or illegal practices, should have a realistic chance to be compensated. -
European Parliament 2019-2024
European Parliament 2019-2024 Committee on Development DEVE_PV(2019)1106 MINUTES Meeting of 6 November 2019, 9.00-13.00 and 14.30-17.00, and 17.00-18.30 (coordinators’ meeting) and 7 November 2019, 9.00-12.30 BRUSSELS Jointly with the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and the Committee on Foreign Affairs The meeting opened at 9.09 on Wednesday, 6 November 2019, with Juan Fernando López Aguilar (LIBE Chair), David McAllister (AFET Chair) and Tomas Tobé (DEVE Chair) presiding. 1. EU-Turkey facility and the situation of Syrian refugees in Turkey DEVE/9/01700 Exchange of views with the European Commission, the European External Action Service (EEAS) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Maceij Popowski (DG NEAR) and Michael Koehler (DG ECHO) made presentations. Speakers: Michael Gahler, Sophia in 't Veld, Tineke Strik, Thierry Mariani, Beata Kempa, Miguel Urbán Crespo, Birgit Sippel, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Costas Mavrides, Kostas Papadakis, Loucas Fourlas, Evin Incir, Nicola Procaccini, Mick Wallace, Željana Zovko, Bernhard Zimniok, Nicolas Bay. Maceij Popowski and Michael Koehler replied to questions raised. Tomas Tobé made some concluding remarks. The jointly meeting adjourned at 10.13 and the meeting of the Committee on Development resumed at 10.23. 2. Adoption of agenda The agenda was adopted as shown in these minutes. PV\1196027EN.docx PE643.148v02-00 EN United in diversityEN 3. Chair’s announcements None. 4. Approval of minutes of meetings 30 September 2019 PV – PE642.867v02-00 8 October 2019 PV – PE642.871v01-00 The minutes were approved. 5. -
List of Members
Delegation to the EU-North Macedonia Joint Parliamentary Committee Members Andreas SCHIEDER Chair Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament Austria Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs Irena JOVEVA Vice-Chair Renew Europe Group Slovenia Lista Marjana Šarca Marion WALSMANN Vice-Chair Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) Germany Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands Alexander ALEXANDROV YORDANOV Member Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) Bulgaria Union of Democratic Forces Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI Member Renew Europe Group Bulgaria Movement for Rights and Freedoms Simona BALDASSARRE Member Identity and Democracy Group Italy Lega Vladimír BILČÍK Member Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) Slovakia SPOLU – občianska demokracia Massimo CASANOVA Member Identity and Democracy Group Italy Lega Angel DZHAMBAZKI Member European Conservatives and Reformists Group Bulgaria VMRO Lefteris NIKOLAOU-ALAVANOS Member Non-attached Members Greece Communist Party of Greece 28/09/2021 1 Thijs REUTEN Member Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament Netherlands Partij van de Arbeid Sergei STANISHEV Member Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament Bulgaria Bulgarian Socialist Party Tineke STRIK Member Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance Netherlands GroenLinks 28/09/2021 2 Substitutes Dominique BILDE Substitute Identity and Democracy Group France -
Power Ranking of Meps in the Agricultural Committee of the European Parliament
Who has the critical vote? Power ranking of MEPs in the Agricultural Committee of the European Parliament A. Kovacs¹; I. Fertő²; L. Kóczy²; B. Sziklai²; A.A. Nás² 1: Tec de Monterrey, Department of International Business, Mexico, 2: Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Economics, Hungary Corresponding author email: [email protected] Abstract: We analyze the voting power of the members of the agricultural committee of the European Parliament using a spatial Banzhaf power index. Using a novel dataset of roll-call votes in the current EP-term, we identify critical members whose votes are necessary to form winning coalitions. We found that committee members with formal positions, EP group coordinators as well as German, French, Italian and British members are powerful actors. Nevertheless, rapporteurs are not necessarily influential. We also concluded that members with moderate ideological position but from Member States with extreme agricultural importance are the most powerful ones. Acknowledegment: JEL Codes: C71, A12 #1419 Who has the critical vote? Power ranking of MEPs in the Agricultural Committee of the European Parliament Abstract We analyze the voting power of the members of the agricultural committee of the European Parliament using a spatial Banzhaf power index. Using a novel dataset of roll-call votes in the current EP-term, we identify critical members whose votes are necessary to form winning coalitions. We found that committee members with formal positions, EP group coordinators as well as German, French, Italian and British members are powerful actors. Nevertheless, rapporteurs are not necessarily influential. We also concluded that members with moderate ideological position but from Member States with extreme agricultural importance are the most powerful ones. -
78 + EPP Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Stefan BERGER
Establishing a Recovery and Resilience Facility (Rapporteurs: Eider Gardiazabal Rubial / Siegfried Mureşan / Dragoș Pîslaru) Vote on the provisional agreement resulting from interinstitutional negotiations 78 + EPP Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Stefan BERGER, Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU, Markus FERBER, José Manuel FERNANDES, Frances FITZGERALD, Enikő GYŐRI, Mircea- Gheorghe HAVA, Niclas HERBST, Monika HOHLMEIER, Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Othmar KARAS, Georgios KYRTSOS, Janusz LEWANDOWSKI, Aušra MALDEIKIENĖ, Eva MAYDELL, Siegfried MUREŞAN, Luděk NIEDERMAYER, Andrey NOVAKOV, Jan OLBRYCHT, Lídia PEREIRA, Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Ralf SEEKATZ, Inese VAIDERE, Rainer WIELAND, Angelika WINZIG S&D Marc ANGEL, Marek BELKA, Robert BIEDROŃ, Paolo DE CASTRO, Jonás FERNÁNDEZ, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Jens GEIER, Elisabetta GUALMINI, Eero HEINÄLUOMA, Pierre LARROUTUROU, Margarida MARQUES, Pedro MARQUES, Costas MAVRIDES, Csaba MOLNÁR, Victor NEGRESCU, Alfred SANT, Joachim SCHUSTER, Pedro SILVA PEREIRA, Paul TANG, Irene TINAGLI, Nils UŠAKOVS RENEW Gilles BOYER, Olivier CHASTEL, Luis GARICANO, Vlad GHEORGHE, Valérie HAYER, Billy KELLEHER, Moritz KÖRNER, Ondřej KOVAŘÍK, Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Dragoș PÎSLARU, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Nils TORVALDS, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN GREENS/EFA Rasmus ANDRESEN, Damian BOESELAGER, Alexandra GEESE, Sven GIEGOLD, Claude GRUFFAT, Stasys JAKELIŪNAS, Philippe LAMBERTS, Piernicola PEDICINI, Kira Marie PETER-HANSEN, Ernest URTASUN, Monika VANA ECR Zbigniew KUŹMIUK, Bogdan RZOŃCA, Cristian TERHEŞ, Roberts ZĪLE THE LEFT Petros KOKKALIS, Dimitrios PAPADIMOULIS NI Ioannis LAGOS 5 - ID Gunnar BECK, Joachim KUHS, Jörg MEUTHEN ECR Derk Jan EPPINK NI Lefteris NIKOLAOU-ALAVANOS 13 0 S&D Aurore LALUCQ ID Matteo ADINOLFI, Anna BONFRISCO, Francesca DONATO, Valentino GRANT, Hélène LAPORTE, Antonio Maria RINALDI, Marco ZANNI ECR Raffaele FITTO, Eugen JURZYCA THE LEFT Manon AUBRY, José GUSMÃO, Mick WALLACE . -
European Parliament Elections 2019 - Forecast
Briefing May 2019 European Parliament Elections 2019 - Forecast Austria – 18 MEPs Staff lead: Nick Dornheim PARTIES (EP group) Freedom Party of Austria The Greens – The Green Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) (EPP) Social Democratic Party of Austria NEOS – The New (FPÖ) (Salvini’s Alliance) – Alternative (Greens/EFA) – 6 seats (SPÖ) (S&D) - 5 seats Austria (ALDE) 1 seat 5 seats 1 seat 1. Othmar Karas* Andreas Schieder Harald Vilimsky* Werner Kogler Claudia Gamon 2. Karoline Edtstadler Evelyn Regner* Georg Mayer* Sarah Wiener Karin Feldinger 3. Angelika Winzig Günther Sidl Petra Steger Monika Vana* Stefan Windberger 4. Simone Schmiedtbauer Bettina Vollath Roman Haider Thomas Waitz* Stefan Zotti 5. Lukas Mandl* Hannes Heide Vesna Schuster Olga Voglauer Nini Tsiklauri 6. Wolfram Pirchner Julia Elisabeth Herr Elisabeth Dieringer-Granza Thomas Schobesberger Johannes Margreiter 7. Christian Sagartz Christian Alexander Dax Josef Graf Teresa Reiter 8. Barbara Thaler Stefanie Mösl Maximilian Kurz Isak Schneider 9. Christian Zoll Luca Peter Marco Kaiser Andrea Kerbleder Peter Berry 10. Claudia Wolf-Schöffmann Theresa Muigg Karin Berger Julia Reichenhauser NB 1: Only the parties reaching the 4% electoral threshold are mentioned in the table. Likely to be elected Unlikely to be elected or *: Incumbent Member of the NB 2: 18 seats are allocated to Austria, same as in the previous election. and/or take seat to take seat, if elected European Parliament ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• www.eurocommerce.eu Belgium – 21 MEPs Staff lead: Stefania Moise PARTIES (EP group) DUTCH SPEAKING CONSITUENCY FRENCH SPEAKING CONSITUENCY GERMAN SPEAKING CONSTITUENCY 1. Geert Bourgeois 1. Paul Magnette 1. Pascal Arimont* 2. Assita Kanko 2. Maria Arena* 2. -
Xm Xm Report
European Parliament 2014-2019 Plenary sitting A8-0250/2018 4.7.2018 REPORT on a proposal calling on the Council to determine, pursuant to Article 7(1) of the Treaty on European Union, the existence of a clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values on which the Union is founded (2017/2131(INL)) Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Rapporteur: Judith Sargentini (Initiative – Rule 45 and 52 of the Rules of Procedure) RR\1158298XM.docx PE620.837v02-00 XM United in diversity XM PR_INL CONTENTS Page MOTION FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION ............................................ 3 ANNEX TO THE MOTION FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION .............. 7 EXPLANATORY STATEMENT ............................................................................................ 33 ANNEX: LIST OF ENTITIES OR PERSONS FROM WHOM THE RAPPORTEUR HAS RECEIVED INPUT ........................................................................................................... 36 MINORITY OPINION ............................................................................................................ 38 OPINION OF THE COMMITTEE ON BUDGETARY CONTROL ..................................... 39 OPINION OF THE COMMITTEE ON CULTURE AND EDUCATION .............................. 46 OPINION OF THE COMMITTEE ON CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS .............................. 53 OPINION OF THE COMMITTEE ON WOMEN'S RIGHTS AND GENDER EQUALITY 59 INFORMATION ON ADOPTION IN COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE ................................ 69 FINAL VOTE BY ROLL CALL