Charles Goerens

08.07.2015

On the Luxembourgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union

Nous sommes devenus moins nombreux à défendre le projet de l'Europe. [further...]

07.07.2015

On the Negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)

Il ne viendrait à l'esprit de personne de remettre en question l'autorité de cette instance d'arbitrage. [further...]

18.09.2014

On the EU annual report on human rights and democracy in the world

The EU aims at promoting Human Rights all over the world. Nevertheless, let us not forget that the world starts right here. [further...]

17.09.2014

Intervention on the EU's reaction to the outbreak of Ebola

In the case Ebola one has to be faster than the virus itself! [further...]

16.04.2014

On the alarming shortage of payments for financing EU external aid

Calling on Member States to set an end to their reservation concerning the financing of humanitarian aid. [further...]

15.04.2014

On the return of cultural objects unlawfully removed from the territory of a Member State

Reacting to art theft. Yes, but much remains to be done. [further...]

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17.02.2010

Writtem question to the European Commission: Private remittances by migrant workers

Many migrant workers transfer a large part of their income back to their home countries and often lose an important sum of money due to disadvantageous exchange rates. [further...]

28.01.2010

Written question to the European Commission on the

Referring to the attempted attack of 25 December 2009, Charles Goerens asks the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy for clarification about the exchange of information between the intelligence services inside the European Union, but also between the EU and the United States. [further...]

06.10.2009

Oral question to the European Commission on the „Problem of limited access of developing countries to some vaccines“ by Charles Goerens

We face this problem year after year : developing countries provide industrialised countries with strains of new types of flu. The latter develop a new vaccine that, once available, only benefits the population of the industrialised countries. 80% of the world’s population, in particular the developing countries, have no or very limited access to the vaccines. [further...]

24.09.2009

Written question to the European Commission: Danger of civil war in Southern Sudan

Charles Goerens thinks that the recent clashes in South Sudan could endanger the peace agreement of 2005 as well as the referendum on the independance of South Sudan planned for January 2011. [further...]

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22.10.2014

Voting statement of the Juncker commission

The parliament has voted today, Charles Goerens explains his decision [further...]

04.04.2014

On the report laying down measures concerning the European single market for electronic communications and to achieve a Connected Continent

Charles Goerens voted in favour of the amendments aiming to guarantee net neutrality. [further...]

13.03.2013

Voting Explanation on the Reform of the CAP

According to me, reforming the CAP means... [further...]

09.09.2010

Written voting explanation on the situation of Roma and on freedom of movement in the European Union

Despite his support of the common resolution Charles Goerens deplores the debate on the topic. He condemns any comparison of the repatriation of the Roma to the Holocaust. [further...]

07.07.2010

Iceland’s application for membership of the European Union

Charles Goerens stresses that future memberships in the European Union have to be carefully prepared in order to avoid any conflict with the progress of european integration. [further...]

16.06.2010

Voting Explanation on the Bauer Report on „the organisation of the working time of persons performing mobile road transport activities“

After the vote on the Bauer report, Charles Goerens regrets that the Commission has chosen a solution which, in fact, does not clarify the ambigious definition of self-employed and employees. [further...]

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15.01.2014

Greece: a state in crisis takes the lead

Charles Goerens on the changing EU Presidency [further...]

14.01.2014

Conclusions on the outgoing presidency

Charles Goerens on the changing EU Presidency [further...]

28.11.2012

On the antisemitic declaration by the leader of the Jobbik Party, Márton Gyöngyösi

The idea raised by Gyöngyösi reminds us of one of the darkest periods of 20th Century. [further...]

07.11.2012

What does Obama's victory mean for Europe?

The EU should not wait for the US to bring up their political priorities for the next 4 years, but share EU's view with the new Obama administration right from the beginning. [further...]