Feb 15th 2011 - Speech to Parliament Strasbourg
Speech to Parliament Strasbourg 15th Feb 2011 Debate: European Pensions System, In the Employment Committee on Nov 22nd last year the rapporteur, said, "Pensions are exclusively a competence of the member states." Now this has become, "Although member states have the lead there are aspects where coordination at European level is important" In paragraph 9 the Green Paper stresses member states' competence but calls on them to coordinate their different pension policies.
Nov 24th 2010 - Debate; CANCUN AND CLIMATE CHANGE- Strasbourg
Speech to Parliament Nov 24th 2010 Debate; CANCUN AND CLIMATE CHANGE We had a fiasco a year ago in Copenhagen, when 15,000 unqualified people, including MEPs and the whole entourage descended on the place to double its carbon footprint for a fortnight, and got hopelessly embroiled in Climategate which was very neatly timed to scotch the proceedings. Yes, we all remember the University of East Anglia getting shown for it is - a centre of bogus science churned out by bought-and-paid for scientists who rely on the DG RESEARCH in the EU, and the UN superquango for their research funds and laboratories, and on the UK taxpayers for their wages.
Oct 19th 2010 - Joint Debate, - Eradication of Poverty - Strasbourg
Speech to Parliament Strasbourg 19th Oct 2010 Joint Debate, - Eradication of Poverty Poverty, especially at-risk-of-poverty, has grown as the EU has grown, each new member state adding to the problem, so it's pretty obvious how to prevent further increases. One of your answers is to introduce a minimum income. Now, I'm in favour of a minimum wage, but only as set by each country for itself.
Sept 23rd 2010 - Future Allocation of the European neighbourhood and partnership Instrument (EPNI) for the Cross-border cooperation programs (CBC) budget
Speech to Parliament Sept 23rd 2010 Debate; Future Allocation of the European neighbourhood and partnership Instrument (EPNI) for the Cross-border cooperation programs (CBC) budget President, Commissioner, what are you thinking about? Has the Commission been asleep the last two years? Here we are, at a time of economic stringency, in spite of Mr Von Rumpoy's comments this week.
Sept 7th 2010 - Debate, Guidelines for the Employment Policies of the Member States
Speech to Parliament Debate, Guidelines for the Employment Policies of the Member States. The only guideline is for the EU to stop interfering.
June 15th 2010 Speech to Parliament - Strasbourg Plenary
Speech to Parliament Strasbourg Plenary 15th June 2010 Debate,- Organisation of working time of persons performing mobile road transport activities (ie Self Employed Drivers, why can't they just say so?) "It is essential that Amendment 30, with special regard to para 7(a), be adopted. Self employed drivers would not then be included in these provisions.
May 19th 2010 - A new partnership for the modernisation of Europe's Universities
Speech to Parliament 19th May 2010 Debate; A new partnership for the modernisation of Europe's Universities Madam President, why does this report seek more international co-operation at University level? Universities have shared information with each other for centuries, before the EU existed.
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