Activities of Luciana SBARBATI
Plenary speeches (56)
Joint initiative for peace, stability and democracy throughout the Middle East
Agriculture
Recognition of professional qualifications
Immigration, integration and employment
Review of the trans-European networks and sustainable development
The programme of the Italian Presidency
Middle East
Immigration policy
2003 budgetary procedure
General debate on the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2003
European Area of Lifelong Learning
Enlargement of the Union
Human rights
Cooperation with third countries in the field of higher education
Vote
Asylum applications
Leaf tobacco (2002, 2003 and 2004)
Vote
Structure and rates of excise duty applied on manufactured tobacco
Human genetics
Vote
European Ombudsman/Code of administrative conduct
Financial assistance to SMEs (1999)
Prosperity and intergenerational solidarity
Prosperity and intergenerational solidarity
Social policy agenda
Discrimination and equal treatment in the workplace
Education and training: mobility within the Community
Undeclared work
The Middle East
Vote
Trans-European networks (1998 Annual Report)
Employment (continued)
Aviation accident at Ustica
Middle East peace process
European Ombudsman's activities in 2006 (debate)
2008 draft general budget: Section III – 2008 draft general budget: Sections I, II, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII and IX (debate)
Fact-finding mission to the regions of Andalusia, Valencia and Madrid (vote)
Future of Professional Football in Europe - Security at Football Matches (debate)
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Common organisation of the market in sugar – Support schemes for farmers (sugar) – Restructuring the sugar industry (continuation)
Explanations of vote
Bulgaria - Romania
Activities of the European Ombudsman (2004)
Progress towards accession by Bulgaria and Romania
Africa, globalisation and poverty
Situation in the Middle East
Question Time (Commission)
Romania's progress towards accession
Activities of the European Ombudsman (2003)
European Council of 4 and 5 November 2004
Statement by Mr Barroso, President-elect of the Commission
Preparation of the European Council (Brussels, 4 and 5 November 2004)
Question Time (Commission)
European Council/Irish presidency
Reports (4)
Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 337/75 establishing a European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs PDF (156 KB) DOC (94 KB)
PDF (56 KB) DOC (84 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a Council decision establishing a European Migration Network PDF (269 KB) DOC (282 KB)
REPORT Relazione sulla relazione annuale concernente le attività del Mediatore europeo nel 2006 PDF (208 KB) DOC (108 KB)
Opinions (2)
OPINION on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2008
OPINION on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council directive on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering, including terrorist financing
Written declarations (2)
Amendments (18)
Amendment 11 #
2007/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the priority objective for the 2005-2012 EU drugs strategy is to provide accurate information and strengthen the role played by civil society in relation to drugs,
Amendment 20 #
2007/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges the importance of civil society as a key player and partner in drugs policies;
Amendment 24 #
2007/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the importance of the role to be played by civil society in the formuladefinition, implementation and, assessment and monitoring of drug policies - the added value of that society stemming from experience gained at grass- roots level; in this connection, acknowledges the potential which civil society has to offer as regards the exchange of information and sound practices in the actual application of drugs policies;
Amendment 35 #
2007/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Points out that the purpose of the Civil Society Drugs Forum is not to create an assembly intended to voice various ideologies but to creathave a dialogue and direct contacts with associations in the front line of the fight against drugs at the level of both prevention and rehabilitation and to have a practical means of supporting the drawing up and the implementation of drugs policies on the basis of practical advice;
Amendment 42 #
2007/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls upon the Commission to provide a clearer definition of the role to be played by the Civil Society Drugs Forum, so that the ultimate objectives to be sought through consultation of that Forum can be determinclarified;
Amendment 53 #
2007/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Encourages the Member States to enter into a more transparent and searching dialogue and genuine cooperation with civil society, pursuant to the objectives set out in the 2005-2008 Action Plan (Objective 3, Action 3.2);
Amendment 59 #
2007/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses the importance of continuous dialogue between civil society and the European Parliament; to this end, proposes that an annual conference promoted by the European Parliament and involving the Civil Society Drugs Forum be held for the purpose of sharing information and discussing and analysing current topics relating to drugs policies, and assessing the results obtained;
Amendment 64 #
2007/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Considers that there should be a strong synergy between the activities of the Forum and the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA); suggests that the Monitoring Centre's annual report should contain a section concerned with the activities ofdetails of the measures taken by European civil society, in order to give substance and profile to that dialoguesynergy;
Amendment 69 #
2007/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses the importance of action by civil society in the achievement of the objectives set out in the EU's 2005-2012 drugs strategy as regards policies on prevention, the provision of information and, the management of problems associated with drugs dependencies and the monitoring of the proper implementation of these policies;
Amendment 79 #
2007/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Considers that the specific skills of civil-society organisations may enable the latter to play an important role in the treatment of drug addicts who are in prison and those who live in outlying and deprived areas of towns and cities;
Amendment 88 #
2007/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls upon the Commission and the Member States to promote in schools – with the cooperation of parents' and students' organisations – programmes which will enable campaigns concerning drugs and the effects which they have on health to be conducted in schools;
Amendment 98 #
2007/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls upon the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights to carry out an analysis into the effects of anti-drugs policies and to assess the extent to which such policies have resulted in their effectiveness and whether and to what extent such policies have exceeded the limits and represented an infringement of European civil society's fundamental rights;
Amendment 111 #
2007/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Calls upon the Commission and the Member States to support the civil-society initiatives relating to cooperation with Afghanistan in the fight against drugs and in that country's democratisation process and designed to promote pilot schemes such as 'poppies for medicine', which are intended to establish the benefits which may be derived from the granting of licences for the use of poppy crops for medical purposes and to determine in what way this may be brought about and with what controls;
Amendment 3 #
2007/2210(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas illegal trafficking in organs and tissues is a form of trafficking in human beings, which entails serious violations of fundamental human rights, and in particular of human dignity and physical integrity, and can undermine citizens' confidence in the legitimate transplantation system, which may lead to further shortage of supply of voluntarily donated organs and tissues;
Amendment 5 #
2007/2210(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission's initiative to prepare a legal framework on safety and quality for donation and transplantation, and calls for minimum standards of requirements to be defined in a flexible manner, bearing in mind that transplantation could be a lifesaving treatment for the patient, in which case even a higher risk can be accepted;
Amendment 8 #
2007/2210(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Calls, in addition, for the action plan to make reference to data which are correct and verified concerning the quantities, types and origins of illegally trafficked organs;
Amendment 9 #
2007/2210(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Member States to exchange best practices inand information regarding organ donation and transplantation, highlighting in particular the positive experiences and results of organ procurement and transplantation in Spain;
Amendment 22 #
2007/2210(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission and Member States to raise public awareness of the necessity of organ donation via a suitable awareness-raising campaign at European level; welcomes the initiative of the Commission to launch the European Donor Card that can also serve as one of the tools for raising public awareness;