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20 Most Recent Speeches
Question Time on the UN Convention on the rights of people with disabilities
Speech by Liz Lynne on Wed 16th Jan 2008
The speaker is absolutely right: I thought the answer from the Council was not sufficient. Before accession, we called on all Member States who wanted to come into the European Union to abide by European Union rules. I know Bulgaria has signed up to the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities, but it has not ratified it. Can you put pressure on those countries that have not ratified that Convention to do just that? I know the Bulgarian authorities are trying to address this problem, but we need to keep up the pressure.
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Social Reality Stocktaking
Speech by Liz Lynne on Thu 15th Nov 2007
Madam President, I wish to begin by thanking the shadow rapporteurs. That a report of this scale has received no plenary amendments shows this is truly a report from the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, and one we can all be proud of. I would also like to thank the Commission for its close cooperation and the Portuguese Presidency for making social policy a priority for its Presidency.
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Commission Legislative Programme and Work Programme for 2008
Speech by Liz Lynne on Tue 13th Nov 2007
Mr President, I welcome many aspects of the Commission programme. In particular, I am delighted to see the Commission's commitment to bring forward a specific horizontal directive under Article 13 to combat discrimination in access to goods and services, although perhaps I would have preferred to see specific directives in all sectors. However, I do welcome it. This is something I and many other colleagues have been calling for, and I look forward to working with the Commission closely on this.
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An International Treaty prohibiting cluster bombs
Speech by Liz Lynne on Wed 24th Oct 2007
Madam President, civilians - many of them children - are indiscriminately killed or injured by cluster bombs. Dreams are shattered and lives are destroyed. Take the case of the Iraqi boy, Ahmed Kamel. Attracted by a shiny object, Ahmed picked up a bomblet and it exploded. He lost both of his hands and his sight. How is a 12-year-old supposed to make sense of this?
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The humanitarian situation in Gaza
Speech by Liz Lynne on Wed 10th Oct 2007
Mr President, there is nothing more demoralising than life lived in poverty, life without any prospects and life marred by a conflict. As a humanitarian catastrophy haunts the people of Gaza, it is clear that the only objective Israeli and Palestinian leaders are securing is the transmission of pain, poverty, misery and hatred to a new generation of young Palestinians.
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Modernising labour law to meet the challenges of the 21st century
Speech by Liz Lynne on Tue 10th Jul 2007
Mr President, I would also like to congratulate the rapporteur and thank him for his cooperation. This debate is about the future of labour law and we must recognise the current reality, which is that there has been an increase in non-standard contracts and that we must focus on employment security rather than on job security.
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Multiple Sclerosis
Speech by Liz Lynne on Mon 18th Jun 2007
Madam President, there are approximately 400 000 people with multiple sclerosis within the EU. Louise McVay's petition brought our attention to MS in 2003 and it is only right that, three and a half years on, the Commission reports on the progress it has made in ensuring that the code of best practice, in particular, is implemented.
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Cat and Dog Fur
Speech by Liz Lynne on Mon 18th Jun 2007
Madam President, I welcome the fact that several EU countries - France, Italy, Denmark, Greece and Belgium - moved unilaterally to ban the trade. However, there are differences in the approaches of other Member States, ranging from bans on rearing and slaughter to labelling requirements. These differences can cause problems for consumers, retailers and traders alike. That is why, as we all know, an EU-wide ban is so important if we want an end to this vile trade.
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Kashmir: present situation and future prospects
Speech by Liz Lynne on Thu 24th May 2007
Madam President, this report is about the present and future prospects for the Kashmiri people and we must not lose sight of that. This report is not about India and it is not about Pakistan. I am pleased that the report was amended substantially in committee. I have, however, sought to amend it further and many of the amendments tabled by my group - though not all - are the ones I hope you can vote for.
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Preparations for the European Council (8-9 March 2007)
Speech by Liz Lynne on Tue 13th Feb 2007
Mr President, I am glad we accept in this resolution that the Lisbon Agenda is not only based on economics but has a social dimension as well. With that in mind, it is important that we bring those excluded from the labour market into employment by making sure the 2000 Employment Framework Directive is implemented equally across all Member States. It is just as important that we continue to call for specific directives on age and disability, because if people cannot get to work, then they cannot even take the employment if they are offered it.
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One Minute Speech: Mine Clearance
Speech by Liz Lynne on Wed 31st Jan 2007
Mr President, I would like to raise the issue of mine clearance. I have very severe concerns about the continuing funding for this all-important issue from the European Union. Although there are some good aspects of mainstreaming of the anti-personnel landmine budget line, if the national authorising officer does not include funding for humanitarian disarmament - which includes clearance of cluster munitions and landmines - in their country's strategy paper, then after December this year funds for these life-saving operations funded by the EU could cease. This would have a severe impact on a variety of development programmes in particular countries.
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European Union annual report on human rights
Speech by Liz Lynne on Tue 12th Dec 2006
Mr President, I would be grateful if you could add my time to the time that I was given before, so that, on behalf of the ALDE Group, we have two minutes. I would like to apologise for Mr Cappato's absence. He has had a personal emergency and, therefore, I am speaking on behalf of the group.
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Situation of people with disabilities
Speech by Liz Lynne on Thu 30th Nov 2006
Mr President, I am pleased to have been given the opportunity to be Parliament's rapporteur on the disability action plan. I worked closely with disabled people's organisations, the Commission and fellow MEPs, and I should like to thank the shadow rapporteurs very much for their cooperation. I should also like to thank the Secretariat and I extend my special thanks to the European Disability Forum. I also sought advice from another 100 disability organisations across the European Union. I sincerely hope the report reflects the fact that it was produced not just by me but by the whole committee.
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Legislative and work programme of the Commission for 2007
Speech by Liz Lynne on Tue 14th Nov 2006
Demographic change is one of the greatest challenges for European competitiveness. We want to make it a priority to bring people who are excluded into the job market, elderly and disabled people included. That is why the 2000 Employment Directive should be fully implemented. But we must do more, especially as 2007 is the European Year of Equal Opportunities.
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