411 Plenary speeches of Baroness Sarah LUDFORD
Presentation by its President of the new Members of the enlarged European Commission
Freedom and security for Union citizens
Order of business
Cyprus
Cyprus
Situation in the Middle Esat
Pakistan
Application for membership from Croatia
Rights of Guantanamo detainees
EU policy towards South Caucusus
Speeches on matters of political importance
Progress in implementing the area of freedom, security and justice (AFSJ) in 2003
Position of the European Union on the hearing in the International Court of Justice on the Israeli wall
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Immigration, integration and employment
Illegal immigration, smuggling and trafficking of human beings
European Council, Social Summit, IGC (continuation)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Preparation of the European Council (Brussels, 16-17 October 2003)
Human rights 2002
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
International Criminal Court
Question Time (Council)
Greek Presidency
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
Question Time (Council)
EU-USA judicial cooperation agreements
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Question Time (Commission)
Europol
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Outcome of the European Council (Brussels, 21-22 March, 2003)
Military mission of the Union in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Transfer of personal data by airlines to the US immigration service
Question Time (Council)
2002 Annual debate on an area of freedom, security and justice
Freedom of movement and residence for EU citizens
Freedom of movement and residence for EU citizens
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Chechnya
Vote
Question Time (Council)
Basic rights in the EU (2001)
Immigration policy
Question Time (Council)
Progress report on enlargement
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Combating terrorism
Combating terrorism
Question Time (Council)
European Agency for Reconstruction
Citizenship of the Union
Pedestrian protection: Commitment by the European automobile industry
Vote
Preparation of European Council (Seville, 21/22 June 2002), including situation between India and Pakistan
Order of business
Vote
Points of order
Data-processing and the protection of privacy
Public access to environmental information
Meeting of Euro-Mediterranean Foreign Ministers in Valencia of 22/23 April 2002
Human rights
Asylum applications
Order of business
Statement by the President of the European Parliament
Combating terrorism
Third-country nationals
Mutual recognition of financial penalties
Area of freedom, security and justice
Future of the European Union
Combating terrorism/EUROJUST
Vote
Money laundering
Passenger transport by rail, road and inland waterway
Electronic communications (processing of personal data and protection of privacy)
VOTE
VOTE
Turkey
Agenda
Asylum and immigration
Conclusions of the UN Conference on Racism
Refugee status in Member States (continuation)
Agenda
Sexual exploitation of children – Trafficking in human beings
Human rights
Area of freedom, security and justice
Money laundering
Temporary protection for displaced persons
Public access to environmental information
VOTE
Agenda
VOTE
Turkey (continuation)
Mission by Commissioner Patten to Serbia
Vote (continuation)
Discrimination and equal treatment in the workplace
Racism
Vote
Eurodac
Right to family reunification
Movement and residence of EU citizens
Votes
Fiji and the Solomon Islands
Agenda
Vote
Equal treatment (continuation)
Human rights
Agenda
Adoption of the Minutes of the previous sitting
Situation in Turkey
Combating child sex tourism
Vote
Vote
Vote (continuation)
Human rights, racism, xenophobia and antisemitism
Human rights, racism, xenophobia and antisemitism
Eurodac
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
Annex: Inauguration ceremony for the Louise Weiss Building
Outcome of the European Council of 15/16 October in Tampere
Agenda
Human rights
State of relations between Turkey and the EU
State of the Louise Weiss building
Preparation of the European Council meeting in Tampere (continued)
Bilateral agreements between Member States and third countries concerning sectoral matters and covering applicable law in contractual and non-contractual obligations - Bilateral agreements between Member States and third countries on judgments and decisions in matrimonial matters, parental responsibility and maintenance obligations - Development of an EU criminal justice area (debate)
Problem of profiling, notably on the basis of ethnicity and race, in counter-terrorism, law enforcement, immigration, customs and border control (debate)
Problem of profiling, notably on the basis of ethnicity and race, in counter-terrorism, law enforcement, immigration, customs and border control (debate)
Question Time (Commission)
Equal treatment of persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation (debate)
Community Code on Visas (debate)
The state of transatlantic relations in the aftermath of the US elections (debate)
Common consular instructions: biometric identifiers and visa applications (debate)
Common consular instructions: biometric identifiers and visa applications (debate)
The mandate of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (debate)
Question Time (Commission)
Future of the European Common Asylum System (debate)
Consular protection of citizens of the European Union in third countries (debate)
Resettlement of Guantánamo prisoners - Alleged use of European countries by the CIA for the transport and illegal detention of prisoners (debate)
EU Annual report on human rights - French initiative at the UN on the decriminalisation of homosexuality (debate)
Evaluation of the Australia-EU PNR agreement – EU PNR (debate)
Welcome
Combating terrorism - Protection of personal data (debate)
European Judicial Network - Strengthening of Eurojust and amendment of Decision 2002/187/JHA - Application of the principle of mutual recognition to judgments in criminal matters (debate)
Use of the Visa Information System (VIS) under the Schengen Borders Code (debate)
Quorum
Allegation of mass graves in Indian-administrated Kashmir
Palestinian prisoners in Israel (debate)
Common consular instructions: biometric identifiers and visa applications (debate)
Common consular instructions: biometric identifiers and visa applications (debate)
Creation of a Roma fingerprints database in Italy (debate)
Common standards and procedures in Member States for returning illegally staying third-country nationals (debate)
Transatlantic Economic Council (debate)
Human Rights in the World 2007 and the EU's policy on the matter - EU Election Observation Missions (debate)
Human Rights in the World 2007 and the EU's policy on the matter - EU Election Observation Missions (debate)
Negotiations between the European Union and the United States with regard to visa exemptions (debate)
Illegal immigration, external action of the European Union and Frontex (debate)
Proposed hearing of the Commission on crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes committed by totalitarian regimes (8 April 2008) (debate)
Cross-border cooperation to combat terrorism and cross-border crime (debate)
Commission Question Time
Ongoing negotiations on bilateral agreements between the USA and certain Member States with regard to visas and PNR (Passenger Name Record) (debate)
Kosovo (debate)
The factors favouring support for terrorism and the recruitment of terrorists (debate)
The factors favouring support for terrorism and the recruitment of terrorists (debate)
Freedom, security and justice (annual debate) (Articles 2 and 39 TEU) (debate)
Explanations of vote
Approval of the minutes
Combating the rise of extremism in Europe (debate)
Annual report of the European Union on Human Rights (debate)
The European Interest: succeeding in the age of globalisation (debate)
Question Time (Council)
Commission legislative programme and work programme for 2008 (debate)
Question Time (Commission)
Question Time (Commission)
Pakistan
Council Question Time
EC-USA air transport agreement (debate)
Airport capacity and ground handling (debate)
Equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin (debate)
Secret detentions and unlawful inter-state transfers involving member states of the Council of Europe (reports Fava and Marty) (debate)
Commission Question Time
Fight against terrorism (debate)
Council Question Time
Human rights dialogues and consultations on human rights with third countries (debate)
Commission Question Time
Council Question Time
PNR Agreement with the United States (debate)
Council Question Time
Council Question Time
Commission Question Time
Prüm Treaty: cross-border cooperation in combating terrorism and cross-border crime - Visa Information System (VIS) - Consultation of the Visa Information System (VIS) - Protection of personal data (continuation of debate)
The Radio Caracas TV Channel in Venezuela
Council Question Time
Situation in Palestine (debate)
Human rights in the world 2006 and the EU's policy on the matter (vote)
Human rights in the world 2006 and the EU's policy on the matter (vote)
Kidnapping in Gaza of the journalist Alan Johnston
Transatlantic relations (debate)
Council Question Time
Council Question Time
Commission Question Time
Commission Question Time
Transportation and illegal detention of prisoners (debate)
Council Question Time
Council Question Time
Free movement of Roma within the EU borders (debate)
Commission Question Time
Moratorium on the death penalty (debate)
New PNR agreement SWIFT (debate)
Imposition of the death penalty on medical personnel in Libya (debate)
Seventh and eighth annual reports on arms exports (debate)
Explanations of vote
Preparation for the European Council (14-15 December 2006) (continuation of debate)
Council Question Time
Commission Question Time
Council Question Time
Council Question Time
Commission Question Time
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights – Fundamental Rights Agency: activities under Title VI of the EU Treaty (debate)
Use of passenger data (PNR) (debate)
Freedom, security and justice – Immigration (debate)
Cleaner air for Europe – Thematic strategy on air pollution (debate)
Use of passenger personal data Agreement with the USA on the use of Passenger Name Record data (debate)
EU preparation for its future role in Kosovo (debate)
Council Question Time
Council Question Time
Council Question Time
Presentation of the programme of the Finnish presidency (debate)
Extraordinary rendition (debate)
Council Question Time
Commission Question Time
Increase in racist and homophobic violence in Europe (debate)
Protection of personal data (debate)
Situation of the prisoners in Guantánamo (debate)
Commission contributions to the June 2006 European Council (debate)
Situation in south-east Turkey (debate)
Commission Question Time
Preparations for the European Council: the Lisbon Strategy (debate)
European Institute for Gender Equality (debate)
Evaluation of the European arrest warrant (debate)
Council Question Time
Outlook for Bosnia and Herzegovina (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Homophobia in Europe
Presumed use of European countries by the CIA for the transportation and illegal detention of prisoners (vote)
Presumed use of European countries by the CIA for the transportation and illegal detention of prisoners (vote)
Presumed use of European countries by the CIA for the transportation and illegal detention of prisoners
Data retention
Council Question Time
Council Question Time
Commission Question Time
Enlargement II
"Secret detention centres" in Europe
Council Question Time
Council Question Time
Council Question Time
Situation in Azerbaijan before the elections
Commission Question Time
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
The urban dimension in the context of enlargement
Council Question Time
Explanations of vote
Council Question Time
Fight against terrorism
Combating terrorist financing
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Reinsurance
Agenda
One–minute speeches on matters of political importance
Money laundering
Question Time (Council)
Action Plan on the The Hague programme ‘Freedom, security and justice in the European Union’
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Area of freedom, security and justice
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Voting time
Voting time
Voting time
Anti-Semitism and racism
Constitution for Europe (continuation)
Turkey's progress towards accession
Question Time (Council)
ALTHEA mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina
ALTHEA mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Guantanamo
Statement by Mr Barroso, President-elect of the Commission
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Future of the area of freedom, security and justice
Maldives
Question Time (Council)
Stocktaking of the follow-up to the Commission's Annual Policy Strategy for 2005 (continuation)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Statement by the President-designate of the Commission (continuation)
European Court of Justice judgment of 8 April concerning data retention (C 293/12 and C 594/12) (debate)
Protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data - Processing of personal data for the purposes of crime prevention (debate)
Protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data - Processing of personal data for the purposes of crime prevention (debate)
US NSA surveillance programme, surveillance bodies in various Member States and impact on EU citizens' fundamental rights (debate)
US NSA surveillance programme, surveillance bodies in various Member States and impact on EU citizens' fundamental rights (debate)
Use of armed drones (debate)
European Investigation Order - European Arrest Warrant (debate)
European Investigation Order - European Arrest Warrant (debate)
European Investigation Order - European Arrest Warrant (debate)
Elimination of female genital mutilation (continuation of debate)
2013 progress report on Bosnia and Herzegovina - 2013 progress report on the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2013 progress report on Montenegro (debate)
Respect for the fundamental right of free movement in the EU (debate)
Rights and Citizenship Programme 2014-2020 - Justice Programme 2014-2020 (debate)
Alleged transportation and illegal detention of prisoners in European countries by the CIA (debate)
Right of access to a lawyer in criminal proceedings and right to communicate upon arrest (debate)
US NSA surveillance programme, surveillance bodies in various Member States and impact on EU citizens' privacy (debate)
US NSA surveillance programme, surveillance bodies in various Member States and impact on EU citizens' privacy (debate)
Laying down standards for the reception of applicants for international protection (recast) - Application for international protection lodged in a Member State by a third-country national or a stateless person (recast version) - Establishment of 'Eurodac' for the comparison of fingerprints - Granting and withdrawing international protection (recast) (debate)
Dialogue for a peaceful solution of the Kurdish issue in Turkey (debate)
Annual report on human rights and democracy in the world 2011 and the European Union's policy on the matter - EU's human rights strategy (debate)
Annual report on human rights and democracy in the world 2011 and the European Union's policy on the matter - EU's human rights strategy (debate)
Preparations for the European Council meeting (22-23 November 2012) with particular reference to the Multiannual Financial Framework (debate)
Possible delays to the start of the operation of SIS II (debate)
Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the EC and Israel on Conformity Assessment and Acceptance of Industrial Products (CAA) (debate)
Current management of the sugar sector (debate)
Current management of the sugar sector (debate)
Alleged transportation and illegal detention of prisoners in European countries by the CIA (debate)
Alleged transportation and illegal detention of prisoners in European countries by the CIA (debate)
Breaches of Schengen rules (debate)
EU-Israel agreement on conformity assessment and acceptance of industrial products (debate)
Latest developments in the Middle East, including the situation in Syria (debate)
Swiss quotas on the number of residence permits granted to nationals of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary (debate)
Fight against homophobia in Europe (debate)
EU-USA agreement on the use and transfer of PNR to the US Department of Homeland Security (debate)
EU accession to the European Convention on Human Rights (debate)
EU accession to the European Convention on Human Rights (debate)
EU accession to the European Convention on Human Rights (debate)
Biometric passports
Human rights in the world and the European Union's policy on the matter (debate)
Enlargement report for Bosnia and Herzegovina (debate)
Addressing the EU diabetes epidemic (debate)
Addressing the EU diabetes epidemic (debate)
Danish Presidency Programme (continuation of debate)
Detention conditions in the EU (debate)
Human rights (debate)
Right to information in criminal proceedings (debate)
EU-US summit of 28 November 2011 (B7-0577/2011) (vote)
EU-US summit of 28 November 2011 (debate)
Sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography - Children's rights in the European Union (debate)
EU-Australia agreement on the processing and transfer of PNR data (debate)
Question Time (Commission)
Question Time (Commission)
Accession of Bulgaria and Romania to Schengen (debate)
Security scanners (debate)
Security scanners (debate)
Security scanners (debate)
EU position and commitment in advance of the UN high-level meeting on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases (debate)
Question Time (Commission)
Question Time (Commission)
Agency for the management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice (debate)
Preparations for the European Council meeting (24 June 2011) (continuation of debate)
Revised Hungarian constitution (debate)
European Arrest Warrant (debate)
European Arrest Warrant (debate)
European Arrest Warrant (debate)
Question Hour with the President of the Commission
Question Time (Commission)
Migration flows and asylum and their impact on Schengen (debate)
Question Time (Commission)
Question Time (Commission)
Question Hour with the President of the Commission
EU response to the migration flows in North Africa and the Southern Mediterranean, in particular, in Lampedusa - Migration flows arising from instability: scope and role of EU foreign policy (debate)
EC-Serbia Stabilisation and Association Agreement - Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the EC and Serbia (continuation of debate)
Violation of freedom of expression and discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in Lithuania (debate)
Question Hour with the President of the Commission
EU-Georgia agreement on facilitation of issuance of visas - EU-Georgia agreement on readmission of persons residing without authorisation - Visa liberalisation scheme in Serbia and Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - Implementation of the EU-Russia visa facilitation agreement (debate)
Upcoming EU-US summit and Transatlantic Economic Council - EU-US Data Protection Agreement (debate)
Third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders of Member States (debate)
Situation of the Roma people in Europe (debate)
Discrimination of same-sex married or in civil-partnership couples (debate)
Discrimination of same-sex married or in civil-partnership couples (debate)
Order of business
Question Time (Commission)
Question Time (Commission)
Israeli military operation against the humanitarian flotilla and the Gaza blockade (debate)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (debate)
Question Time (Commission)
Rights to interpretation and translation in criminal proceedings (debate)
Rights to interpretation and translation in criminal proceedings (debate)
Rights to interpretation and translation in criminal proceedings (debate)
Stockholm Action Plan (debate)
Question Time (Commission)
SWIFT (debate)
Question Hour with the President of the Commission
Body scanners - Operation of intelligence services in the context of counter-terrorism strategies (debate)
Body scanners - Operation of intelligence services in the context of counter-terrorism strategies (debate)
Progress made on resettling Guantánamo detainees and on closing Guantánamo (debate)
Democratisation in Turkey (debate)
Procedural rights in criminal proceedings (debate)
Conclusions of the Foreign Affairs Council on the Middle East peace process, including the situation in eastern Jerusalem (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Question Hour with the President of the Commission
Question Hour with the President of the Commission
Multi-annual programme 2010-2014 regarding the area of freedom, security and justice (Stockholm Programme) (debate)
Third country nationals subject to or exempt from a visa requirement when crossing external borders (debate)
Preparation of the TEC meeting and the EU/USA Summit (2 and 3 November 2009) - Transatlantic judicial and police cooperation (debate)
Evaluation mechanism to monitor the application of the Schengen acquis - Establishment of an evaluation mechanism to verify the application of the Schengen acquis (debate)
Progress of SIS II and VIS (debate)
Freedom of information in Italy (debate)
New regulations on visas for Western Balkan countries (Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia) (debate)
Immigration, the role of Frontex and cooperation among Member States (debate)