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Ms Vassiliou told MEPs that she intends to put to good use the experience she acquired in her 20 years of law practice which she thinks "will be valuable in treating the complex and plentiful legal issues of the health portfolio".
Ms Vassiliou told MEPs that she intends to put to good use the experience she acquired in her 20 years of law practice which she thinks "will be valuable in treating the complex and plentiful legal issues of the health portfolio".
She also noted that 10 years of parliamentary experience has taught her "how to be a responsible and accountable politician".
She also noted that 10 years of parliamentary experience has taught her "how to be a responsible and accountable politician".
Ms Vassiliou was asked questions indirectly and directly related to her portfolio.
Ms Vassiliou was asked questions indirectly and directly related to her portfolio.
When one MEP declared himself disappointed by her answer (on tobacco), her answer "it would be an impossible task for me to please everybody" was applauded by some MEPs.
When one MEP declared himself disappointed by her answer (on tobacco), her answer "it would be an impossible task for me to please everybody" was applauded by some MEPs.
After three rounds of questions, Ms Vassiliou held a press conference.
After three rounds of questions, Ms Vassiliou held a press conference.
The EP will vote on whether to endorse the Commissioner designate during the 9-10 April Brussels plenary session.
The EP will vote on whether to endorse the Commissioner designate during the 9-10 April Brussels plenary session.
If all goes well , Ms Vassiliou will be in office until the appointment of a new Commission after the June 2009 European Parliament elections.
If all goes well , Ms Vassiliou will be in office until the appointment of a new Commission after the June 2009 European Parliament elections.
Summary of hearing of Androula Vassiliou, Commissioner-designate for Health Focus (in EN, FR, EL) on the hearing Website of the hearing
Summary of hearing of Androula Vassiliou, Commissioner-designate for Health Focus (in EN, FR, EL) on the hearing Website of the hearing
EP´s USA delegation Europa-Parlamentet og Kongressen: Forskelle og ligheder Amerikanske valg 2008
EP Delegation for US Differences between MEPs and US Congressmen US elections 2008
Der forudses en stigning på 70 % i kulforbrændingen over de kommende tre årtier Som led i EU´s bestræbelser på at få udslippet at drivhusgasser bragt ned har Kommissionen præsenteret en klimapakke, der blandt andet indeholder et direktiv, der skal regulere teknologien for separation og lagring af CO2 (CCS).
The International Energy Agency predict a 70% increase in coal burning by 2030 You may have heard about "Carbon Capture and Storage" - it's a way of keeping CO2 from entering the atmosphere and contributing to global warming.
Han har tidligere arbejdet med lokalpolitik og marketing før han blev valgt til Europa-Parlamentet i 1999.
MEPs will have until the end of the year to reach agreement with EU Ministers on any legislation.
Kommissionsforslag Kommissionens klimapakke Klima- og energipakken 2020: Vedvarende energi IPCC (på engelsk)
Commission proposal Commission Climate Package First part of series: Turmes report on renewable IPCC Report on CCS
Cappato om EU's menneskerettighedsrapport
Rapporteur Cappato on EU's human rights report
Marco Cappato favours the example of Gandhi The report aims to identify good and bad practices around the world.
The report aims to identify good and bad practices around the world.
It highlights issues which the global community needs to focus upon.
It highlights issues which the global community needs to focus upon.
This year Italian Liberal MEP Marco Cappato was made human rights rapporteur.
This year Italian Liberal MEP Marco Cappato was made human rights rapporteur.
We spoke to him Tuesday prior to the adoption of the EP report Wednesday by Foreign Affairs MEPs.
We spoke to him Tuesday prior to the adoption of the EP report Wednesday by Foreign Affairs MEPs.
Q. As we approach the Olympics, this report from the Parliament, like much of the media - devotes much attention to China's human rights.
Q. As we approach the Olympics, this report from the Parliament, like much of the media - devotes much attention to China's human rights.
Similar problems occur in Burma but the result is not the same.
Similar problems occur in Burma but the result is not the same.
Can you elaborate?
Can you elaborate?
Marco Cappato: Burma has lesser strategic weight than China which has greater influence on all Asia.
Marco Cappato: Burma has lesser strategic weight than China which has greater influence on all Asia.
When we address problems in China and in Tibet, when we talk about freedom for the Tibetans, we also talk about all the Chinese.
When we address problems in China and in Tibet, when we talk about freedom for the Tibetans, we also talk about all the Chinese.
Democratisation in China would have a massive effect on the whole region - in particular Burma, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia.
Democratisation in China would have a massive effect on the whole region - in particular Burma, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia.
Q. Despite the global moratorium launched by the UN last December on the use of the death penalty, this practice is still widespread around the world.
Q. Despite the global moratorium launched by the UN last December on the use of the death penalty, this practice is still widespread around the world.
Some countries even impose it for homosexual activities.
Some countries even impose it for homosexual activities.
What is your view?
What is your view?
MC: Last year was a very important one with the approval of the global moratorium on use of the death penalty and this has had a symbolic and political value because from now on these violations are part of the competences of the UN.
MC: Last year was a very important one with the approval of the global moratorium on use of the death penalty and this has had a symbolic and political value because from now on these violations are part of the competences of the UN.
Unfortunately, as the death penalty is an internal matter for each country, we can not work miracles.
Unfortunately, as the death penalty is an internal matter for each country, we can not work miracles.
We have had some good indicators, for example in the USA, that public opinion is less and less favourable to the death penalty and also in China the crimes where the death penalty is applied are diminishing.
We have had some good indicators, for example in the USA, that public opinion is less and less favourable to the death penalty and also in China the crimes where the death penalty is applied are diminishing.
Of course we want the abolition but we welcome all positive steps.
Of course we want the abolition but we welcome all positive steps.
Q. You have proposed "Gandhian non-violence" to promote human rights.
Q. You have proposed "Gandhian non-violence" to promote human rights.
How effective could this be for ensuring that fundamental human rights are promoted and respected?
How effective could this be for ensuring that fundamental human rights are promoted and respected?
MC: This concept does not only mean non violence but it's something active like not collaborating with an authoritarian regime, a hunger strike or the sabotage of violence acts against the population.
MC: This concept does not only mean non violence but it's something active like not collaborating with an authoritarian regime, a hunger strike or the sabotage of violence acts against the population.
There are some successful stories like Gandhi, Martin Luther King and the Orange Revolution.
There are some successful stories like Gandhi, Martin Luther King and the Orange Revolution.
The report before the committee's vote AFET committee Press Info on the report Focus Sakharov Marco Cappato
The report before the committee's vote AFET committee Press Info on the report Focus Sakharov Marco Cappato
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EP og finansielle spørgsmål Vi har i denne temasektion samlet en række artikler om penge og finansielle spørgsmål.
Given this MEPs have frequently discussed rising prices and the economic slowdown and what can be done about it.
Dominique Strauss-Kahn: Den finansielle krise er ikke overstået
This is eroding wages and hurting people on fixed incomes.
To MEP´er om den finansielle krise
A sign of how fast inflation is rising is that in September last year it stood at 2.1% in the euro-zone.
"Efter ti måneder har vi endnu ikke set slutningen på krisen.
Around 60% of the agriculture production goes into feeding cattle."
Tværtimod spreder problemerne sig til andre sektorer".
"Combating inflation will be difficult with the high food and oil prices.
Således beskrev den franske MEP Pervenche Berès, der er formand for Udvalget om Økonomi og Valuta, den aktuelle krise på de internationale finansmarkeder.
Swedish Member Gunnar Hökmark is more positive about current trends: "we still have rather low inflation thanks to better competition in number of markets and the effects of globalisation, which supplies more products for lower prices.
WTO-chefen Pascal Lamy: "Handel er nøglen til prisstabilitet"
The Swedish MEP went on to say that "it is not a coincidence that some of our new member states have higher inflation.
To MEP´er om den finansielle krise
This is why the inflation in Luxembourg is higher than in some neighbouring countries."
"Efter ti måneder har vi endnu ikke set slutningen på krisen.
He added, "the EU should stop pushing for VAT raises for a while.
Tværtimod spreder problemerne sig til andre sektorer".
Reforms are needed to make sure that we have good competition in different sectors.
Chefen for IMF, Dominique Strauss-Kahn Chefen for IMF, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, besøgte sidste torsdag Parlamentet for at redegøre for sin tanker om den finansielle krise.
IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn on financial crisis: "worst news is behind us" The head of the International Monetary Fund Dominique Strauss-Kahn told MEPs on that the impact of the financial crisis would continue to be felt for some time.
Udvalget om Økonomi og Valuta Strauss-Kahn tells MEPs impact of financial market crisis (på engelsk) IMF (på engelsk)
Strauss-Kahn meets MEPs Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee IMF Financial Stability Forum
MEP´erne Ieke van den Burg og Margarita Starkevičiūtė fortalte os om deres syn på den aktuelle situation samt om deres forventninger til fremtiden.
We spoke to two MEPs on the committee - Dutch Socialist Ieke van den Burg and Lithuanian Liberal Margarita Starkevičiūtė.
Det er et stort og langsigtet problem...".
This is a huge, long-term problem and the ECB or other EU central banks should not bail out these banks and act as a remedy for their long term problems.
Når banker gambler Ieke van den Burg (PSE, Holland): "Det er hvad vi kalder "moral hazard".
Banks gamble, but do we end up paying the bill?
Tilsyn med de finansielle markeder Ieke van den Burg : "Vi har behov for en strengere overvågning af bankerne.
Ieke van den Burg and Romanian Liberal Daniel Dăianu are are currenly preparing a report on the Future Structure of Supervision.
Interview med Strauss-Kahn Goebbels and Hökmark: inflation and how to curb it Ieke van den Burg Margarita Starkevičiūtė Press release: Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee’s initiatives
Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee press release Working document on Lamfalussy follow-up: future structure of supervision (30 April 2008) Commissioner McGreevy speech in EP: 1 April 2008
Pascal Lamy I en tid hvor fødevarepriser og klimaændringer spreder bekymring i mange dele af verden, spurgte vi Pascal Lamy - som er tidligere EU-kommissær for handel og nuværende generaldirektør for WTO - hvilken rolle WTO kan spille.
Pascal Lamy at the European Parliament in Brussels, 29 May As food prices and climate change spread alarm in many circles, we asked Mr Lamy - previously European Trade Commissioner and appointed head of the Geneva based WTO in 2005 - what role if any the WTO can play.
Han påpegede, at de rige lande skal være mere opmærksomme på de skadelige virkninger, som subsidier påfører den tredje verden og understregede samtidig behovet for en større fødevareproduktion i udviklingslandene.
He said rich countries must be aware of the impact of agriculture subsidies on the third world, adding prices are rising because the world needs a better fit between rising demand and supply.
WTO (på engelsk) Pressemeddelelse (på engelsk) EP og Globalisering
WTO WTO Director-General warns against "spaghetti bowl" of unilateral policies The EP and globalisation
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VIP´s og æresgæster i Europa-Parlamentet
VIPs in the Parliament
Internationale personligheder i Europa-Parlamentet i foråret 2008 Internationale personligheder bliver ofte inviteret til Europa-Parlamentet for at holde taler om relevante politiske emner.
VIPs at the EP, spring 2008 International figures are frequently invited to parliament to speak to MEPs either in the Hemicycle Chamber or in Committee.
De kan tilbyde deres ekspertise og rådgivning om internationale spørgsmål, hvilket ofte forgår i livlige diskussioner med parlamentsmedlemmer, der ikke nødvendigvis deler deres synspunkter.
They can offer expertise and advice on international questions in often lively discussions with Members who may not necessarily share their opinions.
Formanden for FN's klimapanel, Rajendra K. Pachauri, den tidligere sovjetiske præsident, Mikhail Gorbachev, samt Sveriges statsminister, Frederik Reinfeldt, er blot tre af de gæster, der har lagt deres vej forbi Europa-Parlamentet i år.
The Chair of the UN's panel on climate change Rajendra K. Pachauri and former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev are just two such figures who have been at the parliament in the last year.
Læs hvad de havde at sige nedenfor.
Read what they had to say here.
Energy Globe Awards Gorbachev foundation (på engelsk) Pressekonference med Pottering, Gorbachev og Gandhi
Gorbachev Foundation Green cross International Annan, Gorbachev join EP leaders and other guests for Energy Globe Awards
Jeffrey Sachs I mandags mødtes professor Jeffrey Sachs, der er rådgiver for FN´s generalsekretær, med medlemmer af Europa-Parlamentets Udviklingsudvalg for at diskutere fødevarekrisen i udviklingslandene.
Jeffrey Sachs "World demand for food has outstripped world supply" Leading academic Professor Jeffrey Sachs met with MEPs on Parliament's Development Committee to discuss the food and health crisis in developing countries on 5 May.
Info om fødevarekrisen (på engelsk) Udvalget om Udvikling MEPs debate rising food prices and biofuels (på engelsk) UN Millennium Development Goals (på engelsk)
Food and health crisis: Jeffrey Sachs urges pragmatic measures Development Committee Tuesday in plenary: Fear over food prices, 2006 budget, Galileo MEPs debate rising food prices with World Food Programme Chief UN Millennium Development Goals
Rajendra K. Pachauri Formanden for FN´s klimapanel (IPCC), Rajendra K. Pachauri, ser klimaændringer som en af fremtidens største globale trusler mod menneskeheden.
India's Rajendra K. Pachauri is Chair of the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) convened by the United Nations to forge a scientific consensus on global warming.
IPCC Det Midlertidige Udvalg om Klimaændringer Temasektion om klimapolitik Solana paper (på engelsk)
IPCC Climate change committee Climate change stories EU security paper Press Info
Interview med den svenske statsminister, Fredrik Reinfeldt Den svenske premierminister, Fredrik Reinfeldt, besøgte tirsdag den 19. februar Europa-Parlamentet for at diskutere fremtidsperspektiverne for EU med MEP´erne.
Stockholm to Strasbourg: Swedish PM Reinfeldt Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt was in the European Parliament on Tuesday 19 February to address MEPs as part of the future of Europe debate.
Info om statsministerens besøg (på engelsk) Den svenske regering 23:47 32:09
Swedish Prime Minister argues for a "strong Europe" and no halt to enlargement Swedish government
Sloveniens præsident, Danilo Türk Danilo Türk blev i november 2007 udnævnt til præsident i Slovenien.
Face to face with former UN diplomat turned Slovene President, Danilo Türk Prior to being elected Slovenia's president in November last year, Danilo Türk had a distinguished career at the United Nations culminating in his appointment as Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs.
ECB direktøren mødtes onsdag med MEP´er og MP´er Den Europæiske Centralbanks direktør Jean-Claude Trichet deltog onsdag i et møde med nationale parlamenter og Parlamentets Økonomiudvalg.
ECB Chief Trichet (foreground) met MEPs and MPs on Wednesday Wednesday morning saw the EU's chief banker, Jean-Claude Trichet, meet MEPs and national MPs in the European Parliament.
Presseinfo (på engelsk) Udvalget om Økonomi og Valuta Trichet (på engelsk) Trichets besøg i Europa-Parlamentet 2007 Audio, 24:26
Trichet: anchoring inflationary expectations is essential for financial stability Economic and Monetary Affairs ECB Trichet at EP 13 September 07 MEPs look for lessons from turbulence on world's money markets
Den slovenske premierminister, Janez Janša var onsdag i Parlamentet for at fremlægge det slovenske formandskabs prioriteringer for de kommende seks måneder.
A smiling Janez Janša at Parliament yesterday Wednesday morning saw Slovene Prime Minister Janez Janša outline to MEPs the key aspects for his country's 6-month Presidency of the EU.
Det slovenske formandskab for EU (på engelsk) Janez Janša
Slovenian Presidency of the EU Janez Janša
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Udover det politiske…
Out of hours
Liverpool, fodbold og kærlighed… Europa-Parlamentet er mere end parlamentssamlinger og udvalgsmøder.
Liverpool, football and love…all you need… The parliament isn't just about plenary sessions and committee meetings, its members have views about an enormous variety of topics and you can read about just a few of them here.
MEP´erne har interesse for og holdninger til en bred vifte af forskellige emner, der rækker udover det rent politiske.
Read what some MEPs thought about Euro 2008 - we asked for predictions before it started to keep everyone happy!
I denne temasektion vil du blandt andet kunne læse om EU-medlemslandenes forskellige påsketraditioner og europæiske kulturbyer.
On 14 February we celebrated the feast of St Valentine by asking MEPs how they spent the romantic day.
De 27 EU-medlemslande har alle deres særlige vaner, traditioner og kulturer.
We also asked Members how they spend their Easter.
Her på hjemmesiden har vi flere gange skrevet om forskellige nationale traditioner, og hvad europæerne beskæftiger sig med i deres fritid.
Catch up with our profile of Liverpool and Stavangar as the two ports celebrated being the 2008 European cities of culture.
Læs nogle af de artikler som vi bragte i løbet af foråret nedenfor.
Read all about it here.
Forskellige påsketraditioner
Euro 2008 - will it unite or divide us Europeans?
De fleste europæere har allerede fejret påsken, selvom nogle ortodokse stadig venter på, at den skal komme.
Of the 16 teams, 12 are already EU members and a further two - Turkey and Croatia - have ambitions to join.
Påsken er den største jødiske fest og den vigtigste og ældste kristne fest.
Of course, sport is competitive, and you will find people ready to take the confrontation out of the pitch and into the street.
Påsken handler om fornyelse, renselse og genfødsel.
Sporting values are universal, and they are against divisions.
EU´s 27 medlemslande har mange fælles traditioner, men der er stadig mange ting, der adskiller landene.
A football match is not a fight, but an opportunity to compare each other in an honest competition.
Vi spurgte en række MEP´er, hvordan påsken fejres i deres lande.
Cheering and sporty fervour must stay in a playful way..
Et vigtigt gensyn med venner og familien
Euro 2008 Culture and Education Committee
For nogle er påsken først og fremmest en religiøs højtid, der tilbringes sammen med familien og de nærmeste.
Easter is the most important religious festival for Christians and Jews celebrate Passover around the same time.
Derfor går vi hver dag, fra torsdag til mandag, i kirke sammen med familien".
Ljudmila Novak (EPP-ED) told us that "in Slovenia we tend to accent the Easter celebration on spending time with the family and therefore we go to the church every day from Thursday to Monday together".
Temasektion om kultur og uddannelse
Articles about culture
Det er kærlighed i luften
Love is in the air...
Enligt Beatles berömda låt är "allt du behöver kärlek".
The look of love from the EP "All you need is love..." as the Beatles famously said.
Men att tala om kärlek är inte alltid så lätt.
Love may be as important as the air we breathe but talking about love is not always the easiest topic.
Vi lämnar ofta över det till poeter och musiker, men sällan till politiker.
We usually leave it to poets and singers, and not to politicians.
Så vad passar bättre än att låta politikerna komma till tals idag på Alla hjärtans dag.
But on the occasion of St. Valentine's Day, 14 February, a day celebrated in many parts of Europe, perhaps they too can have their say.
Vad skulle en europeisk stadga om kärlek omfatta?
If there was a European Charter for Love, what should be in it?
Kanske det slovenska ordförandeskapet kan inför en stadga om kärlek, tipsar Genowefa Grabowska (PSE, Polen).
It has to be based on persuasion and faith...Maybe the Slovenian presidency could introduce a Charter of Love.
Katalin Lévai (PSE, Ungern) betonar vikten av ömsesidig förståelse och respekt.
Katalin Lévai (PES, HU), author of the bestseller "Pillow-book": Mutual understanding and respect.
– Kärlek misslyckas aldrig.
Zita Pleštinská (EPP-ED, SK): Love never fails.
Om vi lyckas att genomföra den här idén, då skulle världen bli mycket trevligare.
If we managed to put this idea into practise, the world would become much nicer.
Då skulle stadgan kunna ersätta många av Europaparlamentets resolutioner, konstaterar Zita Pleštinská (EPP-ED, Slovakien).
Then the Charter could replace many EP resolutions.
- Lev med de du älskar som om varje dag ni är tillsammans vore den sista, uppmanar Henrik Lax (ALDE, Finland).
Henrik Lax (ALDE, FI): Live with your loved one as if every day you are together could be your last.
– Kärleken ska inte hindras av några gränser, och det ska inte heller varor, tjänster, kapital eller människor, säger Christofer Fjellner (EPP-ED, Sverige).
Christofer Fjellner (EPP-ED, SV): Love should not be bound by any borders; any more than goods, services, capital or people.
Europeiska unionen är ett område där tankar, känslor, attityder uppmuntras att öppet blomstra.
The European Union is a space where thoughts, feelings, attitudes are encouraged to flourish openly.
Kan ge några tips om romantik och kärlek?
Would you like to share any good tips about romance and love?
– Var ärlig för första början.
Katalin Lévai : Be sincere from the very beginning.
Den som spelar en roll misslyckas till sist, råder Katalin Lévai .
The one who acts a role will eventually fall.
Astrid Lulling (EPP-ED, Luxemburg) menar att det inte går att organisera eller planera romantik och kärlek.
Astrid Lulling (EPP-ED, LUX): You cannot organise or plan romance and love.
Det händer eller så gör det inte det.
It happens or it does not!