Activities of Nicole SINCLAIRE
Plenary speeches (191)
Consumer product safety - Market surveillance of products - Protection of consumers in utilities services (debate)
Enhancing worker mobility by improving the acquisition and preservation of supplementary pension rights (debate)
Hospitable environment for enterprises, businesses and start-ups to create jobs (debate)
Preparations for the European Council meeting (20-21 March 2014) (debate)
Role and operations of the Troika with regard to the euro area programme countries - Employment and social aspects of the role and operations of the Troika (debate)
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
Consequences of adverse weather conditions in various Member States (debate)
Non-discrimination in the framework of sexual and reproductive health and rights (debate)
Non-discrimination in the framework of sexual and reproductive health and rights (debate)
Non-discrimination in the framework of sexual and reproductive health and rights (debate)
Programme of activities of the Greek Presidency (debate)
Modernisation of the EU-Mexico Free Trade Agreement - Modernisation of the EU-Chile Free Trade Agreement (debate)
Preparations for the European Council meeting (19 - 20 December 2013) (debate)
Common provisions on European funds - European Social Fund - European Regional Development Fund and the 'investment for growth and jobs' goal - European Regional Development Fund and the 'European territorial cooperation' goal - Cohesion Fund - European grouping of territorial cooperation (debate)
Gender balance among non-executive directors of companies listed on stock exchanges (debate)
Draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2014 - all sections (debate)
Statement by the President
Rise of right-wing extremism in Europe (debate)
2011 discharge: European Council and Council (debate)
State of the Union (debate)
State of the Union (debate)
Practical arrangements for the holding of the European elections in 2014 (debate)
Implementing enhanced cooperation in the area of financial transaction tax (debate)
Preparations for the European Council meeting (27-28 June 2013) (debate)
Corrigenda (Rule 216): see Minutes
2013 review of the organisation and functioning of the EEAS (debate)
Fund for European aid to the most deprived (debate)
Social housing in the European Union (A7-0155/2013 - Karima Delli)
Electronic toll service and vignette system on light private vehicles (A7-0142/2013 - Jim Higgins)
2012 progress report on Turkey (B7-0162/2013)
Debate on the future of the European Union - Statement by Jyrki Katainen, Prime Minister of Finland (debate)
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
Match-fixing and corruption in sport (debate)
Match-fixing and corruption in sport (debate)
Explanations of vote
Composition of the European Parliament with a view to the 2014 elections (A7-0041/2013 - Rafał Trzaskowski, Roberto Gualtieri)
Preparations for the European Council meeting (14-15 March 2013) (debate)
Syria, with specific reference to the humanitarian situation (debate)
Syria, with specific reference to the humanitarian situation (debate)
Decision on the opening of, and mandate for, interinstitutional negotiations on direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the CAP - 2011/0280(COD) - Decision on the opening of, and mandate for, interinstitutional negotiations on common organisation of the markets in agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) - 2011/0281(COD) - Decision on the opening of, and mandate for, interinstitutional negotiations on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) - 2011/0282(COD) - Decision on the opening of, and mandate for, interinstitutional negotiations on financing, management and monitoring of the CAP - 2011/0288(COD) (debate)
Composition of the European Parliament with a view to the 2014 elections (debate)
Composition of the European Parliament with a view to the 2014 elections (debate)
Integration of migrants, its effects on the labour market and the external dimension of social security coordination (debate)
Impact of austerity on the living conditions of people with disabilities (debate)
Impact of austerity on the living conditions of people with disabilities (debate)
Preparations for the European Council meeting (7-8 February 2013) (debate)
Sound level of motor vehicles (A7-0435/2012 - Miroslav Ouzký)
Guidelines for the 2014 budget - sections other than the Commission (debate)
Guidelines for the 2014 budget - sections other than the Commission (debate)
Corporate social responsibility: accountable, transparent and responsible business behaviour and sustainable growth - Corporate social responsibility: promoting society's interests and a route to sustainable and inclusive recovery (debate)
Preparations for the European Council meeting (13-14 December 2012) (debate)
Israeli government's decision to expand settlements in the West Bank (debate)
Elections to the European Parliament in 2014 (debate)
Presentation of the Court of Auditors’ annual report - 2011 (debate)
Explanations of vote
Conclusions of the European Council meeting (18-19 October 2012) (debate)
Conclusions of the European Council meeting (18-19 October 2012) (debate)
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
Main aspects and basic choices of the common foreign and security policy and the common security and defence policy (Article 36 TEU) - Annual report from the Council to the European Parliament on the common foreign and security policy (debate)
Programme of activities of the Cyprus Presidency (debate)
Programme of activities of the Cyprus Presidency (debate)
Direct payments to farmers (debate)
Announcements by the President
Future of the Single Market Act (debate)
Female genital mutilation (debate)
Defective silicone gel breast implants made by French company PIP (debate)
EU Special Representative for Human Rights (debate)
EU Special Representative for Human Rights (debate)
Youth opportunities initiative (debate)
SMEs’ access to Structural Funds - Evaluation of the SME definition
Preparation of the informal European summit - Investment, growth and jobs (debate)
Fight against homophobia in Europe (debate)
Fight against homophobia in Europe (debate)
Discharge 2010 (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)
6th World Water Forum (debate)
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
19th session of the UN Human Rights Council (debate)
19th session of the UN Human Rights Council (debate)
Guidelines for the 2013 budget - sections other than the Commission (debate)
Guidelines for the 2013 budget - sections other than the Commission (debate)
Blind persons’ access to books (debate)
Danish Presidency Programme (continuation of debate)
Danish Presidency Programme (continuation of debate)
International Day of the Girl (written declaration)
Explanations of vote
Public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents (debate)
Detention conditions in the EU (debate)
EC-Uzbekistan partnership and cooperation agreement and bilateral trade in textiles (debate)
Freedom of movement for workers within the European Union (debate)
Freedom of movement for workers within the European Union (debate)
Freedom of movement for workers within the European Union (debate)
Freedom of movement for workers within the European Union (debate)
Budgetary control of EU financial assistance to Afghanistan (short presentation)
Conclusions of the European Council meeting (8-9 December 2011) (debate)
Conclusions of the European Council meeting (8-9 December 2011) (debate)
Conclusions of the European Council meeting (8-9 December 2011) (debate)
Common security and defence policy (Article 36 TEU) - Impact of the financial crisis on the defence sector (debate)
Human rights (debate)
Human rights (debate)
EU-Russia Summit (debate)
Right to information in criminal proceedings (debate)
Economic governance
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Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
EU-US summit of 28 November 2011 (debate)
Explanations of vote
Commission work programme for 2012 (debate)
Presentation of the Court of Auditors’ annual report - 2010 (debate)
Presentation of the Court of Auditors’ annual report - 2010 (debate)
Accountability report on financing for development (debate)
European Heritage Label (debate)
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
The future of VAT (debate)
Future of the European Globalisation Fund - Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006 establishing the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (debate)
Future of the European Globalisation Fund - Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006 establishing the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (debate)
Security scanners (debate)
State of the Union (debate)
Ongoing Doha negotiations (debate)
Modification of the Act concerning the election of the Members of the European Parliament (debate)
Modification of the Act concerning the election of the Members of the European Parliament (debate)
Programme of activities of the Polish Presidency of the Council (debate)
Situation in the Arab world and North Africa - Situation in Yemen - Situation in Syria (continuation of debate)
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Cross-border exchange of information on road safety related traffic offences
Cross-border exchange of information on road safety related traffic offences
Women and business leadership (debate)
Women and business leadership (debate)
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
Question Hour with the President of the Commission
Question Hour with the President of the Commission
Main aspects of the common foreign and security policy and the common security and defence policy - Situation in Syria and in Camp Ashraf - Report: Albertini - Annual report from the Council to Parliament on the main aspects of CFSP in 2009 - Report: Gualtieri - Development of CSDP following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty - Report: Muñiz De Urquiza - The EU as a global actor: its role in multilateral organisations (debate)
Main aspects of the common foreign and security policy and the common security and defence policy - Situation in Syria and in Camp Ashraf - Report: Albertini - Annual report from the Council to Parliament on the main aspects of CFSP in 2009 - Report: Gualtieri - Development of CSDP following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty - Report: Muñiz De Urquiza - The EU as a global actor: its role in multilateral organisations (debate)
Main aspects of the common foreign and security policy and the common security and defence policy - Situation in Syria and in Camp Ashraf - Report: Albertini - Annual report from the Council to Parliament on the main aspects of CFSP in 2009 - Report: Gualtieri - Development of CSDP following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty - Report: Muñiz De Urquiza - The EU as a global actor: its role in multilateral organisations (debate)
Governance and partnership in the Single Market - Single market for Europeans - Single market for enterprises and growth - Public procurement (continuation of debate)
Governance and partnership in the Single Market - Single market for Europeans - Single market for enterprises and growth - Public procurement (continuation of debate)
Governance and partnership in the Single Market - Single market for Europeans - Single market for enterprises and growth - Public procurement (continuation of debate)
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Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Political parties at European level and rules regarding their funding (debate)
Political parties at European level and rules regarding their funding (debate)
Political parties at European level and rules regarding their funding (debate)
EU approach towards Iran (debate)
EU approach towards Iran (debate)
100th anniversary of International Women’s Day
Reducing health inequalities (short presentation)
Uganda: murder of David Kato
Question Time (Council)
Adoption of modifications to the Treaty (debate)
Cord blood stem cells (debate)
Situation in the Mediterranean, in particular in Tunisia and Egypt (debate)
Situation in the Mediterranean, in particular in Tunisia and Egypt (debate)
Voting time (continuation)
Explanations of vote
Human rights in the world 2009 and EU policy on the matter (debate)
Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 663/2009 establishing a programme to aid economic recovery by granting Community financial assistance to projects in the field of energy (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Improving economic governance and stability framework in the EU, in particular, in the euro zone (A7-0282/2010, Diogo Feio) (vote)
Explanations of vote
Question Time (Council)
Improvements in the safety and health at work of pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding - Precarious women workers (debate)
Protection of animals used for scientific purposes (A7-0230/2010, Elisabeth Jeggle) (vote)
Freedom of expression and press freedom in the European Union (debate)
Discrimination of same-sex married or in civil-partnership couples (debate)
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Annual report on human rights (2008) - EU policies in favour of human rights defenders - Trade in goods used for torture - (debate)
Proposal for a decision on the setting up and numerical strength of the Delegation to the CARIFORUM-EC Parliamentary Committee (vote)
Explanations of vote
Outcome of the summit of 7 May 2010 and the ECOFIN meeting - What is the political relevance of the EU 2020 strategy in the context of the current financial and economic crisis? - Consequences of the financial and economic crisis on the EU 2020 strategy and its governance - What is the relevance of the EU 2020 strategy in the framework of the current financial and economic crisis? (debate)
Institutional aspects of accession by the European Union to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms - Review Conference of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court in Kampala, Uganda (debate)
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One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Parliament’s priorities for the UN Human Rights Council (Geneva, 1-26 March 2010) (debate)
New EU action plan for Afghanistan and Pakistan (debate)
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
2007 discharge: EU general budget - Council (A7-0047/2009, Søren Bo Søndergaard) (vote)
Evaluation mechanism to monitor the application of the Schengen acquis - Establishment of an evaluation mechanism to verify the application of the Schengen acquis (debate)
Statement by the President-designate of the Commission (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Shadow reports (4)
REPORT on women in political decision-making – quality and equality PDF (205 KB) DOC (111 KB)
REPORT on women’s situation in war PDF (228 KB) DOC (137 KB)
REPORT on gender mainstreaming in the work of the European Parliament PDF (207 KB) DOC (151 KB)
REPORT on the situation of women approaching retirement age PDF (191 KB) DOC (116 KB)
Shadow opinions (8)
OPINION on the 2010 discharge: EU general budget, Section III, Commission
OPINION Opinion on the Statute for a European cooperative society with regard to the involvement of employees
OPINION on the European dimension in sport
OPINION on organised crime in the European Union
OPINION on promoting workers mobility within the European Union
OPINION on EU external policies in favour of democratisation
OPINION on the EC 5th Cohesion Report and the Strategy for the post-2013 Cohesion Policy
OPINION on the future for social services of general interest
Written declarations (1)
Amendments (8)
Amendment 64 #
2011/2069(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 10 #
2011/2030(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas, although the definitions of human rights adopted by the international community from the end of the Second World War to the mid-Sixties have proven sufficiently flexible to include new developments of human progress, the international community urgently needs to codify new rights to respond to new threats to freedom, such as those relating to freedom of science, conscience and knowledge, gender identity or sexual orientation and all the rights relating to the digital domain, starting from universal access to the Internet,
Amendment 29 #
2011/2030(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) to actively promote the activation of appropriate national, regional and international jurisdictions for the protection and promotion of human rights,
Amendment 31 #
2011/2030(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
(ab) to initiate a process of rationalisation and, if possible, simplification and progressive coordination of international bodies with jurisdiction over human rights and of their procedures, with the goal of promoting universal respect of the rights contained in the various international instruments adopted in the past, and those that will be adopted in the meantime as well as of strengthening the instruments capable of actively implementing and defending the rights of individuals,
Amendment 32 #
2011/2030(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a c (new)
Paragraph 1 – point a c (new)
(ac) to finally prepare concrete actions for the effective activation of the various jurisdictions that can bring about significant changes in legislation and judgements against governments that systematically violate basic human rights, by identifying strategic priority themes and countries on which to start the necessary preparatory work, but also to question the real effectiveness of the jurisdictions themselves,
Amendment 111 #
2011/2030(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point s a (new)
(sa) to give the highest political and diplomatic priority and accordingly grant the utmost support, through the various bilateral and multilateral fora where the EU is an active partner, to all initiatives aiming at: – establishing a worldwide moratorium on female genital mutilations, – decriminalising homosexuality worldwide,
Amendment 118 #
2010/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Asks Member States to emphasize the role of NGOs in encouraging and facilitating female entrepreneurship;
Amendment 131 #
2010/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to collect comparable and comprehensive data on female entrepreneurship in the European Union (such as female entrepreneurs' ethnicity, age, area of business, size of business, length of business) with the help of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions and the European Gender Institute in a way that does not pose an extra burden on SMEs and analyse these data in the annual report on EU SMEs of the SME Performance Review;