Activities of Jamila MADEIRA
Plenary speeches (47)
Common Immigration Policy for Europe: Principles, actions and tools (short presentation)
ERDF, ESF and Cohesion Fund: provisions relating to financial management - New types of costs eligible for a contribution from the ESF - Investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy for housing (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006 on ERDF) (debate)
Green Paper on territorial cohesion and debate on the future reform of the cohesion policy - Regional policy best practice and obstacles to use of Structural Funds - Urban dimension of cohesion policy - Complementarities and coordination of cohesion policy with rural development measures - Implementation of the Structural Funds Regulation 2007-2013: results of negotiations on national cohesion strategies and operational programmes - A European initiative for the development of micro-credit in support of growth and employment (debate)
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The Barcelona Process: Union for the Mediterranean (debate)
Impact of tourism in coastal regions (short presentation)
Erasmus Mundus programme (2009-2013) (debate)
An Integrated Maritime Policy for the European Union (debate)
2006 discharge (debate)
4th report on economic and social cohesion - Territorial Agenda and the Leipzig Charter (debate)
Strengthening the European Neighbourhood Policy - Situation in Georgia (debate)
The humanitarian situation in Gaza
Towards a future Maritime Policy for the Union (debate)
MEDA and financial support to Palestine - evaluation, implementation and control (debate)
Middle East (debate)
Situation in Palestine (debate)
Common Foreign and Security Policy 2005 (debate)
Housing and regional policy – Structural policies and EU cohesion – Future regional policy and innovation (debate)
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Euro-Mediterranean relations - Euro-Mediterranean Free Trade Area (debate)
Establishing the European Globalisation adjustment Fund (debate)
Implementation of the Seventh Framework Programme of the EC and the EAEC (debate)
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EC-Syria Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreement (debate)
Strategic guidelines on cohesion (debate)
Situation in the Middle East (debate)
Economic and social consequences of business restructuring in Europe (debate)
Natural disasters: agricultural aspects – Natural disasters: regional development aspects – Natural disasters: environmental aspects – EU Solidarity fund (debate)
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Euro-Mediterranean policy/preparation for the next meeting of the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (debate)
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Draft general budget for 2006 (Section III) - Draft general budget for 2006 (Other sections)
Regional development
European Union general budget for 2006
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Structural Funds
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Policy challenges and budgetary means
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Drought in Portugal
Regional policy
EU relations with the Mediterranean region
Dutch boat belonging to the 'Women on Waves' association
Recent environmental disasters (fires in southern Europe)
Reports (1)
REPORT Report on the regional development aspects of the impact of tourism on coastal regions PDF (189 KB) DOC (124 KB)
Opinions (13)
OPINION Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 92/85/EEC on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health at work of pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding
OPINION A Common immigration policy for Europe: Principles, actions and tools
OPINION Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1081/2006 on the European Social Fund to extend the types of costs eligible for a contribution from the ESF
OPINION European Commission : Final annual accounts of the European Communities — Financial Year 2006 — Volume I — Consolidated financial statements and consolidated reports on implementation of the budget
OPINION European Commission: Final annual accounts of the European Communities - Financial Year 2006 - European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training
OPINION European Commission: Final annual accounts of the European Communities - Financial Year 2006 - European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions
OPINION European Commission: Final annual accounts of the European Communities - Financial Year 2006 - European Training Foundation
OPINION European Commission: Final annual accounts of the European Communities - Financial Year 2006 - European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
OPINION on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing an action programme for the enhancement of quality in higher education and the promotion of intercultural understanding through cooperation with third countries (Erasmus Mundus) (2009-2013)
OPINION Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Globalisation adjustment Fund
OPINION Proposal for a Council decision concerning the specific programme "People" implementing the 7th Framework Programme (2007-2013) of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities
OPINION 2006 budget: Section III - Commission
OPINION Opinion of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality for the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs on the social policy agenda for the period 2006-2010 (204/2191(INI)
Written declarations (6)
Amendments (39)
Amendment 4 #
2008/2213(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas there is a need for the EU to combat negative economic trends and to do everything possible to ensure mobility for young peopleresearchers and to keepretain them in the European Union,
Amendment 8 #
2008/2213(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises the need to make a commitment to the proposed programme by adopting concrete proposals, as well as to ensure the rapid continuation of the objectives associated with the specific programme 'People' under the Seventh European Community Framework Programme for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration (2007- 2013);
Amendment 12 #
2008/2213(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission and Member States to launch a new policy aimed at ensuring that suitable social protection considerations are also included in short-term contracts;researchers' contracts; the adoption of a new incentives policy should focus not only on researchers' pay but also on their conditions of work and on family reunion and career continuity issues,
Amendment 15 #
2008/2213(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Considers that every effort should be made to accelerate the mutual recognition of qualifications acquired in third countries;
Amendment 16 #
2008/2213(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Expresses its concern at the lack of flexible contracts for experienced researchers and researchers at the end of their careers, a circumstance which obstructs mobility and inhibits the proper exchange of knowledge and experience, and, therefore, the permanent improvement of research centres in the EU that can make Europe more attractive for researchers;
Amendment 27 #
2008/2213(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that more research projects should be entrusted to young researchers and that there is a need to facilitate autonomy in research and inter-generational transfer of know-how; it is also necessary to promote cooperation actions with third countries with a view to the training of researchers at the beginning of their careers, alongside assistance with the promotion of publications, studies and books by researchers with the aim of diffusing knowledge and supporting the theoretical and scientific training of young researchers;
Amendment 28 #
2008/2213(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that the Member States must continue to increase the budgetary resources allocated to research, as a means of creating quality jobs that comply with basic ethical principles and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union;
Amendment 30 #
2008/2213(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Requests the Council, the Commission and the Member States to consider raisinge the profile of scientific research in the European Union budget, in accordance with the undertaking made to achieve 3% growth and 600 000 more researchers on average by 2010;
Amendment 31 #
2008/2213(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Invites the Council, the Commission and the Member States to support the creation of a genuine European labour market for researchers, to implement a coherent package of back-up measures with a view to eliminating the obstacles to professional mobility, notably with regard to social security and tax issues affecting researchers, since these often deter people from becoming researchers, and to promote researchers' career prospects in Europe, especially by ensuring them appropriate financial conditions and pay levels; account should also be taken of the quality aspects of research training, the sharing of knowledge between sectors and research bodies via the researchers themselves, encouraging two-way mobility between academia and business, and the enhanced participation of women researchers and young researchers in R & D;
Amendment 32 #
2008/2213(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Calls on the Council, the Commission and the Member States to take account of the mobility and partnership programmes with third countries, such as Erasmus Mundus, in the context of the career interaction and mobility requirements of all participating researchers;
Amendment 33 #
2008/2213(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Calls on the Commission, in the context of the European partnership for researchers, to ensure that there is room for incentives for European researchers working outside the EU to return, as well as for outstanding researchers in third countries to establish themselves in the EU;
Amendment 55 #
2008/2174(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Considers that the Green Paper does not value the commitments made in the Territorial Agenda and Leipzig Charter, which give territorial cohesion a strategic and operative vision, in particular the polycentrism principle or the new urban- rural partnership.
Amendment 62 #
2008/2174(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the launching of the public consultation on territorial cohesion, as requested in the Green Paper; considers that the success of any public consultation is directly linked with the widest possible participation of the different stakeholders and civil society; calls on the competent national, regional and local authorities to disseminate without delay the relevant information, in order to raise awareness about the importance of this new concept;
Amendment 7 #
2008/2132(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Ca (new)
Recital Ca (new)
Ca. whereas there is no specific reference to the coastal zones in the various operational programmes for 2007-2013, and as a result thee is a lack of comparable and reliable socio-economic and financial data for coastal tourism;
Amendment 8 #
2008/2132(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Da (new)
Recital Da (new)
Da. whereas thanks to the lack of information on the EU funds invested in the coastal zones it is difficult to make a quantitative assessment of the real impact of the Structural Funds on coastal tourism,
Amendment 9 #
2008/2132(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Db (new)
Recital Db (new)
Db. whereas tourism is located at the intersection point of various EU policies which substantially affect its capacity to contribute to social and territorial cohesion,
Amendment 10 #
2008/2132(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Dc (new)
Recital Dc (new)
Dc. whereas from the qualitative point of view the Structural Funds can have a positive impact on coastal regions' development, revitalising the local economies, stimulating private investment and promoting sustainable tourism,
Amendment 11 #
2008/2132(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Dd (new)
Recital Dd (new)
Dd. whereas there is a more visible impact in locations such as small islands in the outermost regions or coastal zones where coastal tourism is the main economic activity,
Amendment 13 #
2008/2132(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Ea (new)
Recital Ea (new)
Ea. whereas, in addition, coastal regions are often also outlying regions such as small islands, outermost regions or tourism-dependent coastal areas whose accessibility is limited outside the high season, where territorial cohesion requires the creation of better infrastructures and more regular transport links between coast and interior, as well as the encouragement, via investment-generating strategies for territorial marketing and integrated economic development, of continued economic activity outside the tourist season;
Amendment 14 #
2008/2132(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Eb (new)
Recital Eb (new)
Eb. whereas the coastal zones, despite having similar problems, do not possess specific instruments which would enable a structured approach and better communication among the main players, who frequently work independently and in isolation from each other,
Amendment 18 #
2008/2132(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Fa (new)
Recital Fa (new)
Fa. whereas this could help create better jobs in the coastal zones, reducing the seasonal element and combining different forms of tourism and other maritime or coastal activities, thus adjusting the supply to the demanding expectations and requirements of modern-day tourists and permitting the generation of skilled employment;
Amendment 67 #
2008/2132(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8a (new)
Paragraph 8a (new)
8a. Welcomes the priorities identified by the Commission for coastal and maritime tourism in the Agenda for a Sustainable and Competitive European Tourism; suggests that the recently-created European Tourist Destinations Portal could include specific information on coastal destinations and networks, especially those which are less well- known and less publicised, with a view to their promotion beyond the Union's borders, including at regional and local level;
Amendment 68 #
2008/2132(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8b (new)
Paragraph 8b (new)
8b. Calls on the Commission, in this connection, to recognise coastal tourism as an area of excellence for 2010 in the context of its pilot project 'European Destinations of Excellence';
Amendment 73 #
2008/2132(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10a (new)
Paragraph 10a (new)
10a. Invites the Commission also to use this Internet catalogue to make the public aware of the benefits brought by the EU to the coastal regions, thus contributing to a more positive view of European funding and enhancing the Union's image;
Amendment 90 #
2008/2132(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13a (new)
Paragraph 13a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission to use all suitable evaluation instruments to ensure the implementation of this principle in the coastal zones during the present programming period, as well as the sharing of responsibilities between the different decision-making levels;
Amendment 91 #
2008/2132(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13b (new)
Paragraph 13b (new)
13b. Calls on the coastal regions, in this connection, to avoid excessive pressure on their coastlines from traditional building projects, and, as an alternative, to encourage investments in other areas such as IT services, new outlets for traditional local products and the training of workers with advanced skills in the tourist sector;
Amendment 111 #
2008/2132(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21a (new)
Paragraph 21a (new)
21a. Recognises the major potential contribution of increased cruise tourism to the development of coastal communities, provided a balance is struck between risks and responsibilities and between fixed costs for on-shore investments and flexibility for cruise operators, with environmental concerns being correctly met at the same time;
Amendment 112 #
2008/2132(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21b (new)
Paragraph 21b (new)
21b. Calls on the Commission to support coastal communities in acquiring best practices and in learning to maximise the return to the local communities of the value added generated by cruise tourism in particular and coastal tourism in general;
Amendment 114 #
2008/2132(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25a (new)
Paragraph 25a (new)
25a. Invites all players to give special emphasis, on an annual basis, to projects directly or indirectly related to coastal tourism that receive Community funding in the context of European Maritime Day (20 May);
Amendment 4 #
2008/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the future maritime policy could help to develop and protect the EU’s coastal regions, islands, and outermost regions; points out that broadening the scope of the maritime policy to encompass a tourism policy for coastal areas would constitute an innovation central to the development and cohesion of those regions;
Amendment 9 #
2008/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Looks forward to the publication of a set of guidelines for Member States on the drawing-up of national integrated maritime polices and the annual reports on EU and Member State action in this regard; recommends that the EU, the Member States, and coastal regions, which have essential knowledge and a key role to play in this field, coordinate their activities effectively and for the benefit of all;
Amendment 10 #
2008/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Whilst acknowledging the competence of the Member States in this field, awaits with interest the publication by the Commission of a road map to facilitate the development by Member States of maritime spatial planning; points to the need to maintain economic, social, territorial, and environmental considerations in a proper balance;
Amendment 15 #
2008/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Points out that the exceptional maritime dimension which coastal regions, islands, and the outermost regions bring to the EU offers unique opportunities as regards innovation, research, the environment, biodiversity, and other areas, and that the future integrated European maritime policy has to capitalise on them; recognises the desirability of setting up centres of excellence and recommends that encouragement and support be given to the university research centres already existing in coastal areas;
Amendment 17 #
2008/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Supports the Commission’s intention to consolidate a maritime Europe, thus creating the image of a dynamic, responsible Europe committed to protecting and promoting the seas not just in relation to outsiders, but also within the EU itself;
Amendment 18 #
2008/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Points to the importance of wave power as an alternative clean energy source and calls on the Commission to take this form of energy into account in future action plans;
Amendment 37 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that workers within the meaning of Article 2 are entitled to a continuous period of maternity leave of at least 18 weeks allocated before and/or after, with the option of also taking up to two weeks prior to confinement.
Amendment 43 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that additional leave is granted in the case of premature childbirth, children hospitalised at birth, children with disabilities, mothers with disabilities and multiple births. The duration of the additional leave should be proportionate and allow the special needs of the mother and the child/children to be accommodated.
Amendment 50 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. If a worker within the meaning of Article 2 is dismissed during the period referred to in point 1 the employer must cite duly substantiated grounds for her dismissal in writing. If the dismissal occurs within sixtwelve months following the end of maternity leave as provided for in Article 8(1), the employer must cite duly substantiated grounds for her dismissal in writing at the request of the worker concerned.
Amendment 62 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)