421 Plenary speeches of Sir Graham WATSON
Presentation by its President of the new Members of the enlarged European Commission
Address by the President
Cyprus
Cyprus
Vote
Vote
Announcement by the President
Vote (continuation)
Vote (continuation)
EC-USA agreement on PNR
EC-USA agreement on PNR
Passenger name record data
European Council / Security
Protection of personal data of air passengers
Preparation of the European Council (Brussels, 25-26 March 2004) – Follow-up to the IGC
Vote (continuation)
Economic and financial guidelines
Political assassinations in Cambodia
Broad political framework for the next financial perspective: Making Europe prosper – policy agenda and budgetary means for an enlarged Union 2007-2013
Award of the Sakharov Prize
Programme of the Irish presidency
The European Council / IGC / Italian presidency
Vote
European Council, Social Summit, IGC (continuation)
The Stability and Growth Pact
Outcome of the EU-Russia summit
EU-Canada summit (Ottawa, 17 December 2003)
Legislative and work programme for 2004 – Eurostat
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Progress towards accession by the candidate countries
Outcome of the European Council and progress report on the Intergovernmental Conference (Brussels, 16-17 October 2003)
Outcome of the European Council and progress report on the Intergovernmental Conference (Brussels, 16-17 October 2003)
Outcome of the European Council and progress report on the Intergovernmental Conference (Brussels, 16-17 October 2003)
Preparation of the European Council (Brussels, 16-17 October 2003)
Middle East
Debate on the European Convention (continuation)
Situation in Iraq
The programme of the Italian Presidency
Greek Presidency
The European Convention
Preparation of the European Council in Thessaloniki on 20 and 21 June 2003, and meeting between the Troika and the countries participating in the Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe
Order of business
Situation in Iraq
EU-USA extradition agreement and the International Criminal Court
Announcement by the President
Security and defence – priorities and deficiencies
Outcome of the European Council (Brussels, 21-22 March, 2003)
War in Iraq
Iraq
Reform of the budgetary procedure
Vote
Order of business
Order of business
Preparation for the 2003 Spring summit (Brussels, 21-22 March 2003) (continuation)
Situation in Iraq
Situation in Iraq
Work programme of the Greek Presidency
Work programme of the Greek Presidency
Order of business
The work of the Danish presidency
Immigration policy
Vote
Members' Statute
Order of business
Media
Preparatory work for the European Council in Brussels on 24-25 October
Stability and Growth Pact
Adoption of the Commission report on the progress made towards enlargement
International Criminal Court
Iraq
Iraq
Order of business
Programme of Danish Presidency
Spanish presidency
Enlargement of the Union
Order of business
Order of business
Transatlantic Relationship
Progress and perspectives in immigration and asylum policy
Situation in the Middle East
Order of business
Results of European Council (Barcelona, 15/16 March 2002)
Enlargement
World social forum (Porto Alegre)/World economic forum (New York)
Barcelona European Council
Combating terrorism
Situation in the Middle East
Announcement by the President
Vote
Spanish Presidency programme
European Council/Belgian Presidency
Decision on urgent procedure
Vote
Area of freedom, security and justice
Area of freedom, security and justice
Access to documents as implemented by Council and Commission
Vote on requests for urgent procedure
Order of business
Combating terrorism/EUROJUST
Order of business
Decision on urgent procedure
European judicial area/SIS II
Extraordinary European Council of 21 September 2001 in Brussels – Preparatory work for the European Council in Ghent
VOTE
Refugee status in Member States
Combating terrorism
Combating terrorism
Agenda
Public access to documents
Area of freedom, security and justice
Foot-and-mouth disease
Follow-up to Nice
VOTE
Foot-and-mouth disease
VOTE
VOTE
Approval of the Minutes of the previous sitting
Vote on a request for urgent procedure
Commission work programme for 2001/Nice
VOTE
Young farmers in the Union
Referral back to committee
Approval of the Minutes of the previous sitting
Standing of victims in criminal procedure
Approval of the Minutes of the previous sitting
Public access to documents of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission
VOTE
Mutual assistance in criminal matters
Honk Kong SAR
Right to family reunification
Votes
Votes
Vote
Statement by Presidency-in-Office of Council – Action programme of French presidency
Trafficking in human beings
Agenda
Safe harbour privacy principles
Crime victims in the EU
Equal treatment
Human rights
British Nuclear Fuels at Sellafield
Agenda
High Level Working Group on Asylum and Migration
Vote
50th anniversary of the Geneva Convention – humanitarian law
VOTE
Human rights
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
Statement by the President
Situation in Macao
Agenda
Eurodac
EU action plan to combat drugs (continuation)
Ban on British beef – Production and sale of tobacco
Outcome of the European Council of 15/16 October in Tampere
Agenda
Agenda
Human rights
Preparatory work for the European Council meeting in Tampere
French Football Federation fine
European Council of 3 and 4 June/ German Presidency
Oldest Member
Address by the President of Parliament
Preparation of the European Council (18-19 June 2009) (debate)
Situation in the Republic of Moldova (debate)
Situation in the Republic of Moldova (debate)
Recommendation to the Council on the new EU-Russia agreement (debate)
Conclusions of the European Council (19-20 March 2009) (debate)
Preparation of the G20 Summit on 2 April - with the participation of Gordon Brown, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Member of the European Council (debate)
Preparation of the European Council (19-20 March 2008) - European Economic Recovery Plan - Guidelines for the Member States’ employment policies - Cohesion Policy: investing in the real economy (debate)
Voting time
Integrated pollution prevention and control: industrial emissions, titanium dioxide industry, use of organic solvents, incineration of waste, large combustion plants (A6-0046/2009, Holger Krahmer) (vote)
Role of the European Union in the Middle East (debate)
Resettlement of Guantánamo prisoners - Alleged use of European countries by the CIA for the transport and illegal detention of prisoners (debate)
Consequences of the recent gas crisis - Second Strategic Energy Review - Challenge of energy efficiency through information and communication technologies (debate)
Presentation of the Czech Presidency's programme (debate)
Dangerous substances and preparations (dichloromethane) (debate)
Outcome of the European Council on 11-12 December 2008 - French Presidency’s term of office (debate)
State of the negotiations on the climate change and energy package (debate)
State of the negotiations on the climate change and energy package (debate)
Preparation of the European Council (11-12 December 2008) (debate)
Explanations of vote
EU response to the world financial crisis: follow-up of the informal European Council from 7 November and of the G20 Summit from 15 November 2008 - Commission's legislative and work programme for 2009 (debate)
European Council meeting (15-16 October 2008) (debate)
Preparation of the European Council, including the situation of the global financial system (continuation of debate)
Social package (First part) (debate)
Situation in Georgia (debate)
Presentation of the programme of the French Presidency (debate)
Results of the European Council meeting of 19 and 20 June 2008 in Brussels - Slovenian Presidency's term of office (debate)
Preparation of the European Council following the Irish referendum (debate)
The Barcelona Process: Union for the Mediterranean (debate)
Scientific facts of climate change: findings and recommendations for decision-making (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Rising food prices in the European Union and developing countries (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
New Flame shipwreck and its consequences in Algeciras Bay (debate)
New Flame shipwreck and its consequences in Algeciras Bay (debate)
Preparation of the European Council (Brussels, 13-14 March 2008) (debate)
Preparation of the European Council (Brussels, 13-14 March 2008) (debate)
Order of business
Situation in Gaza
Debate on the future of Europe (debate)
Proposals on energy and climate change (debate)
Presentation of the programme of the Slovenian Presidency (debate)
Order of business
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Results of the European Council meeting of 13 and 14 December 2007 in Brussels - Report on the six months of the Portuguese Presidency (debate)
Formal sitting - Jordan
EU/China summit - EU/China human rights dialogue (debate)
Future of Europe (debate)
Application of Directive 2004/38/EC on the right of citizens of the Union and their families to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States (vote)
The European Interest: succeeding in the age of globalisation (debate)
Order of business
Application of Directive 2004/38/EC on the right of citizens of the Union and their families to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States (debate)
EU-Russia Summit (debate)
EU-Russia Summit (debate)
Results of the informal summit of heads of state and government (Lisbon, 18-19 October 2007) (debate)
Agenda
Order of business
Preparation of the informal summit of heads of state and government (Lisbon, 18/19 October 2007)
Immigration - Legal migration - Policy priorities in the fight against illegal immigration of third-country nationals (debate)
Fight against terrorism (debate)
Presentation of the programme of the Portuguese presidency (debate)
European Council meeting of 21-22 June 2007 Activity report of the German Presidency (report and statements followed by debate)
The situation in Palestine (debate)
Preparations for the European Council (21 to 22 June) and the situation with regard to the revision of the Treaties (debate)
Verification of the credentials of Mr Beniamino Donnici (vote)
Verification of the credentials of Mr Beniamino Donnici (vote)
Debate on the future of Europe (debate)
Debate on the future of Europe with the participation of the Prime Minister of Italy, Member of the European Council (debate)
EU-Russia summit (debate)
Transatlantic relations (debate)
Mandate of a Member
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Prospects for the EU's Common Foreign Policy in 2007, including the deployment of anti-missile defence systems in Europe by the United States (debate)
Follow-up to the Berlin declaration (debate)
Berlin Declaration (debate)
Inaugural address by the President of the European Parliament
Preparations for the European Council (8-9 March 2007) (debate)
Climate change (debate)
Programme of the German presidency (debate)
Election of President of Parliament
Address by the President of Parliament
Meeting of the European Council of 14 and 15 December 2006 – Activities of the Finnish Presidency
Preparation for the European Council (14-15 December 2006) (continuation of debate)
Nomination of the Bulgarian Commissioner (vote)
Debate on the future of Europe (debate)
Situation in Gaza (debate)
Peace process in Spain (debate)
Results of the informal summit of heads of state and government (Lahti, 20 October 2006) (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Informal summit in Lahti and EU-Russia relations following the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya (debate)
Freedom, security and justice – Immigration (debate)
Accession of Bulgaria and Romania
Situation in the Middle East (debate)
Presentation of the programme of the Finnish presidency (debate)
European Council (Brussels, 15-16 June 2006) (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Debate on the future of Europe with the participation of the Belgian Prime Minister, Member of the European Council (debate)
Progress report on the accession of Bulgaria and Romania (debate)
Order of business
Agenda
Twenty years after Chernobyl: Lessons for the future (debate)
Suspension of aid to the Palestinian authority (debate)
State of progress of negotiations on the Financial Perspective. (debate)
Results of the European Council - Lisbon Strategy (debate)
Announcement by the President
Agenda
2007 Annual Policy Strategy (debate)
Change to the agenda (events in Palestine)
Preparations for the European Council: the Lisbon Strategy (debate)
Evaluation of the European arrest warrant (debate)
Services (vote)
Guantánamo
Services (debate)
Common foreign policy perspectives for 2006 – Common foreign and security policy – 2004
Presentation of the programme of the Austrian Presidency
Preparation for the European Council (Brussels, 15-16 December 2005), including the Development strategy
Preparation for the European Council (Brussels, 15-16 December 2005), including the Development strategy
Order of business
Order of business
Iraq after the referendum on the Constitution
Preparation for the next informal European Council
Latest statements by Mr McCreevy on the Vaxholm case
Agenda
Current problems regarding immigration
Priorities for Parliament's work
Liberty and security
Dialogue with churches and non-denominational organisations
Order of business
Programme of the British Presidency
European Council/Luxembourg Presidency
Preparations for the European Council, including the future of the Union after the referenda on the European constitution (Brussels, 16-17 June 2005)
Motion of censure
The future of Europe sixty years after the Second World War
Meeting of the European Council (Brussels, 22 and 23 March 2005)
Bulgaria's application to become a member of the Union
Fiscal and environmental dumping
Mid-term review of the Lisbon strategy
Order of business
Order of business
Strategic guidelines/Legislative and work programme for 2005
Programme of the Luxembourg presidency
EU aid for tsunami victims in Asia
Preparation of the European Council (17 December 2004)
Voting time
Voting time
Voting time
Voting time
Statement by Mr Barroso, President-elect of the Commission
Preparation of the European Council (Brussels, 4 and 5 November 2004)
Voting time
Statement by Mr Barroso, President-elect of the Commission
Stocktaking of the Prodi Commission
Situation in Iraq
Address by the President of the European Parliament
Election of the President of the Commission
Work programme of the Netherlands presidency
Statement by the President-designate of the Commission
Results of the first ballot
Surveillance of external sea borders (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Preparations for the European Council meeting (20-21 March 2014) (debate)
Invasion of Ukraine by Russia (debate)
Information accompanying transfers of funds - Prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing (debate)
Compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of denied boarding and of cancellation or long delay of flights (debate)
Local and regional consequences of the development of smart grids (short presentation)
Review of the Lithuanian Presidency (debate)
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
Preparations for the European Council meeting (19 - 20 December 2013) (debate)
Outcome of the Vilnius Summit and the future of the Eastern Partnership, in particular as regards Ukraine (debate)
Connecting Europe Facility (A7-0021/2013 - Adina-Ioana Vălean, Dominique Riquet, Inés Ayala Sender)
European Neighbourhood Policy, working towards a stronger partnership: EP's position on the 2012 progress reports (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Statement by the President
Migratory flows in the Mediterranean, with particular attention to the tragic events off Lampedusa (debate)
EU-China negotiations for a bilateral investment agreement (debate)
EU-China negotiations for a bilateral investment agreement (debate)
EU-Taiwan trade relations (debate)
EU-Taiwan trade relations (debate)
State of the Union (debate)
Situation in Syria (debate)
Third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing EU external borders (debate)
Programme of activities of the Lithuanian Presidency (debate)
Programme of activities of the Lithuanian Presidency (debate)
US NSA surveillance programme, surveillance bodies in various Member States and impact on EU citizens' privacy (debate)
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
Preparations for the European Council meeting (27-28 June 2013) (debate)
Human rights situation in Kazakhstan
Guantánamo: hunger strike by prisoners (debate)
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
Preparations for the European Council meeting (14-15 March 2013) (debate)
Strengthening the fight against racism, xenophobia and hate crime (debate)
Energy roadmap 2050 (debate)
Preparations for the European Council meeting (7-8 February 2013) (debate)
Rule of law and freedom in Bulgaria (debate)
Rule of law and freedom in Bulgaria (debate)
Rule of law and freedom in Bulgaria (debate)
Recovery of European industry in the light of current difficulties (debate)
Review of the Cyprus Presidency (debate)
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
Implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy - EU mutual defence and solidarity clauses: political and operational dimensions - Cyber security and defence - Role of the Common Security and Defence Policy in cases of climate-driven crises and natural disasters (debate)
Environmental impacts of shale gas and shale oil extraction activities - Industrial, energy and other aspects of shale gas and oil (debate)
Environmental impacts of shale gas and shale oil extraction activities - Industrial, energy and other aspects of shale gas and oil (debate)
Environmental impacts of shale gas and shale oil extraction activities - Industrial, energy and other aspects of shale gas and oil (debate)
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
Elections in Georgia (debate)
Situation in Cambodia
Conclusions of the European Council meeting (18-19 October 2012) (debate)
State of the Union (debate)
Political situation in Romania (debate)
Political situation in Romania (debate)
Commission Question Time
Commission Question Time
Programme of activities of the Cyprus Presidency (debate)
Programme of activities of the Cyprus Presidency (debate)
Preparation for the European Council meeting (28-29 June 2012) - Multiannual financial framework and own resources (debate)
Latest developments in the Middle East, including the situation in Syria (debate)
EU-USA agreement on the use and transfer of PNR to the US Department of Homeland Security (debate)
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Situation in Russia (debate)
Consistent policy towards regimes against which the EU applies restrictive measures (debate) (short presentation)
Follow-up to the Durban climate change conference (debate)
Intelligent Energy Europe programme (debate)
Conclusions of the European Council meeting (8-9 December 2011) (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Request for defence of the parliamentary immunity of Mr Viktor Uspaskich (debate)
Small Business Act, crisis and SMEs (debate)
Small Business Act, crisis and SMEs (debate)
State of the Union (debate)
Ministerial week’s activity at the UN General Assembly, in particular the Middle East peace process and North Africa (debate)
Tensions between Turkey and the Republic of Cyprus (debate)
Tensions between Turkey and the Republic of Cyprus (debate)
India, in particular the death sentence on Davinder Pal Singh (B7-0395/2011)
European Arrest Warrant (debate)
EU-Russia summit (debate)
Sri Lanka: follow-up of the UN report (debate)
Azerbaijan (debate)
Conclusions of the European Council meeting (24-25 March 2011) (debate)
2010 progress report on Turkey (debate)
2010 progress report on Turkey (debate)
Rule of law in Russia (debate)
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
Question Hour with the President of the Commission
Implemented reforms and developments in the Republic of Moldova (debate)
Promoting youth access to the labour market, strengthening trainee, internship and apprenticeship status (A7-0197/2010, Emilie Turunen) (vote)
Adoption by Estonia of the euro on 1 January 2011 (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
The need for an EU strategy for the South Caucasus (debate)
Question Hour with the President of the Commission
Procedural rights in criminal proceedings (debate)
Procedural rights in criminal proceedings (debate)
Meat imports from third countries (debate)
Climate change and developing countries in the framework of the UN Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen (debate)
Question Hour with the President of the Commission
Energy security (Nabucco and Desertec) (debate)
China (debate)