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Rahvusvaheline kliimalepe, töökohad, Läänemere piirkonna areng on mõned mainitud märksõnad.
Mr Hökmark, an MEP since 2004, was cautiously optimistic: "Despite the financial crisis, I do not think we have ever had better conditions for reaching an international agreement."
"Karm aeg," nimetab eesolevat aega liberaal Lena Ek.
"Unite EU and find solution with rest of world"
Hökmark loodab ka, et Rootsi suudab kaitsta ELi keskkonnapoliitikat kui maailma parimat.
As Mr Färm says, the Swedes "must firstly unite the EU on a stand and also find a solution with the rest of the world".
Kyoto protokolli asendamine uut kliimalepinguga on tema hinnangul see, mis näitab järgmise kuue kuu õnnestumist.
The second key issue he sees is the current economic crisis that Europe is facing.
"Hoolimata finantskriisist arvan ma, et meil pole kunagi olnud paremaid võimalusi kokkuleppe saavutamiseks," rääkis Hökmark.
In particular he sees the "rising unemployment and negative growth" as being particularly serious issues that need to be tackled.
"Üldlevinud arvamus on, et kliimasoojenemise pidurdamiseks peame tegutsema ülemaailmselt koos."
Added to these "two extraordinary tasks" former journalist Mr Färm cites the "complicated situation" of a new European Parliament as well as a European Commission that has not been yet selected, added to uncertainties over the ratification of the Lisbon treaty.
Rootsi liberaali Lena Eki meelest on hetk eesistuja jaoks "karm aeg", kolmikkriis - majandus, töökohad ja kliima - muudavad järgnevad kuud hirmuäratavaks.
For Lena Ek, a Swedish Liberal and former law lecturer, she sees the present moment as a "really tough period" for a country to hold the Presidency of the Union.
Eki meelest aitab "ökotõhusus" Euroopa majandused taas jalule.
She called for the use of what she called "eco-efficiency" in European economics to get Europe moving again.
51aastane teist ametiaega parlamendis olev naine rõhutas ka Läänemere riike puudutavate poliitikate olulisust.
Ms Ek, a 51 year member elected in 2004, mentioned the importance of pursuing policies that will help the area around the Baltic Sea.
Ta nimetas piirkonda "ökoloogilise kriisi" kohaks, mille ümber olevad mitmed riigid kannatavad tõsiste majandusraskuste käes.
She described this area as being in "ecological crisis" and that many of the States around it "are suffering in the financial crisis".
Eki meelest saab majandus- ja keskkonnaprobleeme lahendada üheskoos.
She saw dealing with environmental and commercial problems in the areas as parts of the same solution.
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Suvi tõi päikesekreemide parema märgistuse
Clearer info on which sunscreen protection to use
Ükski päikesetoode ei suuda päikesekaitsetoode ultraviolettkiirguse eest täielikult kaitsta ©BELGA_ILLUSTRA_Sigrid Olsson Päikesekaitsetoodete selgem märgistus ennetab päikesepõletust ja nahavähki ning seetõttu palus Euroopa Liit päikesekaitsetoodete tootjatel selgemat märgistust juba sel suvel.
New sunscreen classifications for makers should make it easier for people to know which products are best. ©Belga/S.Olsson As Europeans hit the beaches in large numbers this summer the risk of skin disease is present if people expose them to too much sun and don't use adequate protection.
Enam ei tohi kasutada segadusttekitavad kirjeldusi nagu „päikeseblokaator” või „täielik kaitse”, vaid tuleb selgesti välja kirjutada, kas tegu on "nõrga" või "tugeva" kaitsega.
Effective sun cream is one defence and for 2009 there are new EU-wide rules to make it easier for people to understand what suntan lotion they should be using.
Tootjail tuleb päikesekreemi pudelile kanda järgmine märgistus:
The following classifications are new for makers of suntan lotion 2009:
Nõrk kaitse - faktor 6 ja 10
Low protection - factor 6 and 10
Keskmine kaitse - faktor 15, 20 ja 25
Medium protection - factor 15, 20 and 25
Tugev kaitse - faktor 30 ja 50
High protection - factor 30 and 50
Väga tugev kaitse - faktor 50+
Very high protection - factor 50+
Tarbijad peaksid päikesekaitsetooteid valides otsima uue, parema märgistusega tooteid.
However, no sunscreen will provide complete protection against the sun.
Samal ajal soovitatakse tarbijatel päikesekaitsetoodete kasutamisel silmas pidada, et tegemist on ainult ühega paljudest abinõudest, mis aitavad tagada kaitse päikese eest.
Even on cloudy days light clouds can still let through up to 90% of the ultra violet light.
Kui UVB-kiirgus põhjustab päikesepõletust, siis UVA-kiirgus põhjustab naha enneaegset vananemist ja häireid inimese immuunsüsteemis.
The average adult needs about 36 grams of sunscreen which amounts to about 6 teaspoons.
Mõlemat tüüpi kiirgused suurendavad nahavähki haigestumise riski.
It is important to remember to reapply it after swimming or towelling.
Niinimetatud päikesekaitsefaktor (SPF) viitab ainult päikesepõletuse ohule (UVB-kiirgus), kuid mitte UVA-kiirguse mõjule.
The link below contain more information on the new classifications as well as ways of protecting yourself from the sun.
Muud soovitused päevitamiseks
Sun protection tips
kandke hoolt, et imikud ja väikelapsed ei oleks otseselt päikese käes;
Use sunscreen products with UVB and UVA protection
Praegu kasutavad tarbijad ainult umbes poolt sellest kogusest.
Avoid direct exposure of babies and young children
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Märkimisväärseid hetki eelmise parlamendi ametiajast
Photo slideshow: Milestones of the 2004-2009 Parliamentary term
Viis aastat tunnistasid mõningaid märkimisväärseid ja dramaatilisi hetki nagu sadamatöötajate suur protestiaktsioon Strasbourgis ning president Pötteringi visiit kahest vaenupoolest räsitud Gaza sektorisse.
Hans-Gert Pöttering ill-disguises his feelings amid the rubble of Gaza, February 2009 From Tony Blair's emphatic speech to the vote on the Services Directive to the dockers' angry protests: The five years of the last Parliamentary term saw some momentous events - some far reaching, others just dramatic.
Pole põhjust arvata, et vastvalitud parlamendikoosseis toob meile vähem poliitilisi lahkarvamusi, draamat ning pingelisi arutelusid.
In this slideshow we look back at some incidents - both memorable and at times poignant, such as when the EP President led a delegation of MEPs to the Gaza strip.
736 parlamendiliiget, kellest pooled on esimest korda valitud, kohtuvad teist korda 14. septembril algaval istungil.
With the new term underway we look forward to more incident, drama and debate from Strasbourg and Brussels from the current 736 MEPs, almost half of whom are newly elected.
Fotogalerii tähtsatest tegelastest parlamendis
VIPs in The European Parliament
Möödunud viis aastat tõi parlamenti kümneid olulise tähtsusega inimesi maailmast Märtsis kohtus USA riigisekretär Hillary Clinton parlamendis noorte eurooplastega, vastates tunni jooksul paljudele nende provokatiivsetele küsimustele Kolumbias pantvangis istunud Ingrid Betancourt pidas saadikutele liigutava kõne.
Some of the VIPs that pass through the Parliaments corridors in the last 5 years Hillary Clinton Ingrid Betancourt The Dalai Lama Kofi Annan Aliaksandr Milinkevich Mikhail Gorbachev Desmond Tutu Yulia Tymoshenko Carla Del Ponte The European Parliament has long been a magnet for visiting foreign leaders.
Seepärast, ja ka paljudel muudel põhjustel, on parlament eriliselt ahvatlev sihtgrupp ülemaailmse tähtsusega inimestele, kellel on edastada sõnum.
The past legislative term was no exception, with a succession of well known international figures visiting the Parliament: some to address the Parliament in formal session, others to attend political meetings or special events, others to receive awards.
Värvikaid hetki parlamendi igapäevaelust
Lighter moments
Prints Charles muigab president Pötteringi nalja peale.
Britain's Prince Charles throws a quizzical look at President Pöttering during his visit to promote action on the environment.
Kostümeeritud külastajad tõid parlamenti keskaja Parlamendi fotograaf on aastate jooksul jäädvustanud sadu naljakaid hetki parlamendi tööst.
One of a group of visitors to Parliament dressed in medieval costume gets closer to the camera.
Näiteks selle, kuidas prints Charles vaatab kelmikalt-uudishimulikult president Pötteringi poole, kui viimane on ilmselgelt teinud väikese nalja.
A Parliament is a place of serious business.
Või siis selle, kuidas vanemast meesterahvast parlamendiliige tervitab käesuudlusega oma naisterahvast kolleegi.
Laws are debated and passed, political ideologies clash, world affairs are discussed… But a Parliament is also a place made up by human beings, able also to laugh, enjoy, celebrate and improvise.
Vaadake pildigaleriid, klikates kõrvalasuvale pildile.
These are just a few moments caught by our camera during the last mandate.
Balti kett kui rõhutud rahvaste vabadussümbol
Summer of 1989: MEPs remember the Baltic Way
Läbi Baltimaade voolanud inimketis 23. augustil 1989 ühendasid käed ligi kaks miljonit inimest ©BELGA_AFP_ANDREY SOLOVYOV Läbi Baltimaade ulatunud ketiks ühendatud ligi kahe miljoni inimese käed 23. augustil 1989 on jäänud 20 aasta taha.
Baltic people unite across 600 km to denounce anniversary of Hitler-Stalin pact, August '89. ©Belga/AFP/A.Solovyov Twenty years ago this August, two million people joined hands across 600 kilometres and three countries to mark 50 years since the Nazi-Soviet pact delivered Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia into forced Soviet rule.
Molotovi-Ribbentropi pakti sõlmimisest saab 70 aastat.
Some MEPs who held hands during the Baltic Way share their memories of those days.
"Balti keti mainimine liigutab mind veel kakskümmend aastat hiljem," rääkis äsja Euroopa Parlamenti valitud lätlane Kalniete, kes 1989. aastal oli üks neist, et korraldas Balti ketti.
Speaking about the events that took place in the summer of 1989 she told us: "Twenty years later, I am still moved by any mention of the Baltic Way.
"Kakskümmend aastat hiljem pole Balti kett oma sümboolset tähendust kaotanud.
It has not lost its symbolic meaning.
See on legend ja seda võib võrrelda Mahatma Gandhi vägivallatu vastupanuga, millel on koht 20. sajandi vabadusvõitluste ajaloos."
It is a legend today, and it can be compared to Mahatma Ghandi’s non-violent opposition."
Ainulaadne Balti rahvaste kodanikualgatus
Black ribbon to mark pact
"Aastal 1989 olid Balti riigid ikka veel sadade tuhandete Nõukogude armee sõdurite poolt okupeeritud," rääkis Euroopa Parlamendis oma teist ametiaega alustanud Tunne Kelam.
The former leader of Lithuania's independence movement turned MEP Vytautas Landsbergis spoke of how his country remembers the sad anniversary of the pact.
"Nendes oludes oli ainulaadne Balti rahvaste eri kodanikualgatuste võime korraldada ühiselt kahemiljoniline inimkett.
"In Lithuania the International Black Ribbon day reminding of the shameful Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact has been publicly commemorated since 1987."
23. augustil 1989 seisis Kelam Tallinnas tee ääres, mis viis Toompea künkale Riigikogu juurde.
Estonian MEP Tunne Kelam remembers being part of the Baltic chain holding hands with people on the road to the Estonian Parliament - the Toompea.
"Olin koos kaaslastega, kellega tulin Hirvepargi miitingult, millega Eesti kodanikud juba kolmandat aastat protestisid Hitler-Stalini pakti tagajärgede vastu."
At that point in time he was a key player in the National Independence Party which was the major non-Communist political party in Estonia.
Kelam kuulus 1988. aastal loodud Eesti Rahvusliku Sõltumatuse Partei juhtkonda.
Mr Kelam told us: "In 1989 the Baltic States were occupied by hundred of thousands Soviet soldiers.
Tänaseks on Eesti kuulutanud 23. augusti totalitaarsete režiimide ohvrite mälestuspäevaks.
Considering the conditions, the citizen's initiative to organise a chain of 2 million people is unique.
Lõpp vägivallale ja ebaõiglusele
Poland, August '89: First non-Communist government
"NSV Liit ei julgenud kasutada jõudu ning Rahvasaadikute Kongress kiitis heaks resolutsiooni, mis mõistis Moltovi-Ribbentropi pakti hukka," ütles pärast taasiseseisvumist Leedu esimene riigipea Landsbergis.
Outgoing Liberal MEP and former Solidarność press spokesman Janusz Onyszkiewicz spoke to us about those events and of the uncertainty over how the Kremlin would then react given the previous 'Brezhnev doctrine' of supporting fellow Communist states: "We had some signals from the Soviet Union, from the pioneers of Glasnost and Perestroika, that this doctrine is not likely to remain in force, but no one was really sure.
"Vägivallale ja ebaõiglusele pidi tulema lõpp."
It was like with the dead lion – everyone around can say it's dead, but someone has to step up and drag its tail to check it."
Poolas esimene mittekommunistlik valitsus
He went on to elaborate on the consequences of the first non-Communist government for other States behind the Iron curtain: "When Poland rejected Communism, it became clear that soon the question of the status of DDR would arise and that the Berlin Wall would collapse eventually.
1989. aasta suvi on eriline ka seetõttu, et just siis moodustati Poolas Ida-Euroopa esimene mitte-kommunistlik valitsus.
We were talking about it with Chancellor Helmut Kohl during his visit in Poland in November 1989.
Pärast seda, kui kommunistlik kandidaat ei suutnud kabinetti moodustada, sai 24. augustil 1989 Poola peaministriks Tadeusz Mazowiecki (Solidaarsus).
Kohl did not believe, but on the next day he had to head back to Germany, because the Wall just had fallen."
Solidaarus võitis Poola esimesed vabad valimised juunis 1989.
A YouTube film below of the Baltic Way shows people linking hands across the Baltic States in 1989.
Molotovi-Ribbentropi pakt
Nazi-Soviet pact, August '39
Soome, Eesti, Läti, Leedu, osa Poolast ning Rumeenia läks NSV Liidu mõjusfääri
USSR given free hand in Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and parts of Poland and Romania
Natsi-Saksamaa pidi saama ülejäänud Poolast, Taani, Norra, Madalmaad, Belgia, Luksemburgi, Prantsusmaa, Jugoslaavia ja Kreeka
Nazi Germany given free hand in Poland, Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Yugoslavia and Greece
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Joe Higgins ja Christian Engström, seistes töölisklassi ja internetivabaduse eest
Irish Socialist MEP Joe Higgins and Swedish Pirate Christian Engström
Higgins soovib töölisklassi õiguste eest võidelda, Engström inimeste õiguste eest internetis.
Higgins says he will oppose the "right wing economic and political agenda which is dominant in Europe" whilst Engström is interested in safeguarding internet privacy.
Kui küsida meestelt, mida nad teevad meelsasti vabal ajal, vastab Higgins, et tahaks rohkem filme vaadata ja kontsertidel käia, Engström lõhuks hea meelega oma maamajas puid.
Workers' rights and privacy for internet users are issues that Irish Socialist MEP Joe Higgins and Swedish "Pirate" Christian Engström intend to push in Brussels in Strasbourg.
Joe Higgins (GUE) on endine Iiri parlamendi liige, kes viimased paar aastat on konsultandina tegutsenud.
Irish Socialist MEP Joe Higgins was born in County Kerry in Ireland in 1949.
Tema poliitiline eesmärk on töölisklassi olukorra parandamine.
He sees his latest post as "just a continuum of what I have been doing all my life".
"Parempoolse majandus- ja poliitilise agenda oponeerimine," toob ta välja.
In Brussels and Strasbourg he will sit with the leftist GUE group.
Christian Engström (Greens/EFA) saabub parlamenti Rootsi Piraadiparteist, mis loodi spetsiaalselt Euroopa Parlamendi valimisteks, et reformida olemasolevaid autoriõigusi ja patente puudutavaid seadusi.
For Swedish "Pirate" Christian Engström election to the European Parliament came on the back of the huge backlash in his homeland against copyright and patent law regarding the internet.
Olen olnud siin mõned nädalad, aga see ei ole mu esimene kord siin, sest olen kamraadidega osalenud sotsialistide koosolekutel ning ka rahvusvaheliste vasakpoolsete tööliste koosolekutel Belgias.
I have been here for a few weeks but this is not my first time as I have previously been part of other socialist meetings with comrades and had meetings with the left for Workers' International in Belgium.
Olin 10 aastat Iiri parlamendis.
I was in the Irish Parliament for 10 years from 1997- 2007.
Kaotasin napilt oma koha 2007. aastal ning jätkasin täiskoormusega aktivistina.
I narrowly lost my seat in 2007 and continued as a full-time activist and now here I am.
EP on vaid jätk kõiges selles, mida olen varem kogu oma elu teinud.
In this the EP is just a continuum of what I have been doing all my life.
See on lihtsalt uus platvorm.
It is just another platform.
Missugusesse valdkonda soovite rohkeim panustada?
W hich areas would you like to put your efforts most into?
Oponeerida parempoolset majandus- ja poliitilist päevakava, mis on Euroopas dominantne, sealhulgas firmade erastamine, tööliste õiguste, palkade ja pensionide maksustamine.
To put opposition to the right-wing economic and political agenda which is dominant in Europe, involving the drive for privatisation of enterprises, tax on workers' rights, pensions, wages.
Keskendun tööliskonna õiguste kaitsmisele.
I will concentrate on defending working people against those attacks and fighting for a socialist alternative in opposition to the capitalist market and neo-liberalism which is part and parcel of that.
Mul pole isegi veel kabinetti!
I don't even have an office yet!
Tavaliselt paneme üles portreed sotsialistlikest juhtidest nagu Jim Connolly, Karl Marx, Trotsky, Rosa Luxemburg, Karl Liebknecht.
But usually we would put up portraits of Socialist leaders and comrades Jim Connolly, Karl Marx, Trotsky, Rosa Luxemburg, Karl Liebknecht.
Pean sellest oma kolleegidega, kes siin juba töötavad, rääkima.
I'll have to consult with my colleagues who will be working there more than me, most probably.
Hindan poliitikuid rangelt nende poliitiliste ja majanduslike ideede järgi.
I judge politicians strictly by their political and economical ideas.
Mul ei ole isiklikke suhteid neolibreaalidega, sest ei saa olla nendega opositsioonis ning siis pärast õlletuppa minna.
I do not hold personal relations with neo-liberal politicians because one cannot be serious with opposing them in the chamber and have a beer with them later.
Õlut võib juua miljonite töölistega!
One doesn't need to have one with the Right!
Olla Iirimaa tööliste ja töötute hääl siin, aga ka kogu Euroopa hääl, sest oleme üks töölisklassi esindus siin.
To be a voice for working people and unemployed people in Ireland but also in all Europe as we are one movement as far as working class is concerned.
Mulle väga kangelased ei meeldi, kuid imetlen eriliselt naisi ja mehi ajaloost, kes seisid õigluse, demokraatlike õiguste ja sotsialistliku maailma eest.
I am not keen on heroes but I particular admire men and women throughout history who stood up for justice, for democratic rights, for a socialist world.
Aastate jooksul on palju reisinud.
I have travelled a fair amount throughout the years.
Lennureisid mulle eriti ei meeldi, aga need peab üle elama.
I do not particularly like air-travel but it will have to be done.
Kas parlamendiliikmeks saamine on teie jaoks hüppelaud või karjääri tipphetk?
Is becoming an MEP for you a springboard or a culmination of your career?
Ma pole kunagi oma poliitilist karjääri kui valikut vaadanud.
I would never see my political life as a career choice.
See on missioon.
It's a mission.
See on platvorm, mille kaudu saan Euroopa töölisklassi paremini esindada ning tutvustada neile alternatiive.
Also, our policy here is that I will live on an average industrial wage that's in Ireland and the rest goes to the movement.
Inglise ja iiri keelt soravalt, veidi prantsuse keelt ning veel kasinamalt hispaania keelt.
Irish and English fluently, modest French and even more modest knowledge Spanish (soft smile).
Võibolla nüüd, kui olen eurosaadik, teen resolutsiooni võtta rohkem vaba aega kontsertide ja filmide jaoks.
Perhaps now that I am a Euro-deputy I will make a new resolution to have a little bit more private time and also to go to concerts and movies.
Mulle meeldib siin, see on kena koht!
I like it, it's a nice place!
Mida nimel töötasite?
What was the activism about?
Tarkvara patentide nimel.
The software patents.
Meid oli igalt poolt Euroopast.
We were activists from all over Europe.
Töötasime koos direktiivi mahasurumise nimel.
We worked together to defeat the directive.
Mitmel viisil oli see internetiaktivismi alguspunkt Euroopas.
This was in many ways the starting point of internet activism in Europe.
Viimased viis aastat olen olnud poliitiline aktivist.
I have spent the last five years as a full time political activist.
Enne seda olin tarkvaraarendajana.
Before I worked as an IT-developer.
Missugusesse valdkonda soovite rohkeim panustada?
Into which areas would you like to put most of your efforts/ How will you make a mark here?
Piraadiparteil on suhteliselt väike agenda ja seetõttu on lihtne vastata.
It's quite easy for me to answer, since the Pirate Party has a very limited agenda.
Tahame intellektuaalomandi reegleid reformida.
And we want to reform the rules on intellectual property.
Tahame rohkem demokraatiat ja läbipaistvust ELi.
Finally we want more democracy and transparency in the EU.
Teie eelistatumad väärtused poliitiku puhul?
Your favourite qualities in a politician
Pärast valimisi peab tegema seda, mida sa lubasid enne valimisi.
You have to do after the election, what you promised to do before the election.
Ma pole selle peale eriti veel mõelnud.
I haven't really thought about it...
Aga mulle meeldib rääkida ja oma enda häält kuulda.
But I love talking and listening to my own voice.
See asi on vist sama paljude poliitikute puhul (naerab).
A thing I guess most politicians have in common (laughing).
Rootsi ja inglise keelt.
Swedish and English.
Saan aru saksa keelest, aga ma ei solva sakslasi rääkides nendega saksa keeles (naerab).
I can sort of understand German, but I won't insult German people by trying to speak German to them (laughing).
See oli ammu, kui mul oli veidikenegi vaba aega.
It's been a while since I had some spare time...
Aga mulle meeldib olla meie maamajas, lõhkuda puid ja teha mitte midagi.
But I love to be out in our country cottage chucking up some woods or doing absolutely nothing.
Kas te kardate parlamendihoones ära eksida?
Are you afraid to get lost in the EP building?
Ei karda.
Actually not.
Mul on mõned väga head assistendid, kes on ka head giidid.
I have some very good assistants, who have been good at guiding me around.
20090709STO57831 Christian Engström Joe Higginsi kampaania veebileht
20090709STO57831 Christian Engström Joe Higgins' EP campaign website
Euroopa Parlamendi presidendiks valiti Jerzy Buzek
Jerzy Buzek elected President of the European Parliament
Buzek on pärit Poolast ning kuulub parlamendi Rahvapartei fraktsiooni.
President Buzek is the first President of the European Parliament to come from Central and Eastern Europe following the EU's enlargement in 2004.
Teine presidendikandidaat, Eva-Britt Svensson (GUE/NGL, Rootsi), sai 89 häält.
Eva-Britt Svensson (EUL/NGL, SE): 89
EP presidendi elulookirjeldus
Curriculum vitae - Jerzy Buzek
Sündinud 3. juuli 1940, Śmiłowices
Jerzy Buzek, born on 3 July 1940 in Śmiłowice (Silesia region) in Poland.
Euroopa Parlamendi liige alates 2004. aastast, kuulus tööstus- ja teadusuuringute komisjoni ja keskkonnakomisjoni.
Prime Minister of Poland and Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm) from 1997 to 2001.
Dortmundi, Seouli ja Isparta ülikoolide ning Sileesia polütehnikumi ja Opole polütehnikumi audoktor.
Founder of the “Foundation for the Family” in 1998 and the Institute of the Civil Society Pro Publico Bono in 2002.