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Parliament expresses its strong support for reforms leading to democracy in Egypt, and deplores the loss of life in recent clashes in Port Said, in a resolution adopted on Thursday. In two other resolutions, MEPs reiterate their strong commitment to abolition of the death penalty, with special reference to Belarus and Japan.
Il Parlamento ha approvato l'accordo UE-Marocco che liberalizza, in parte, il commercio di prodotti agricoli e di pesca, ma ha anche adottato una risoluzione che esprime una serie di preoccupazioni legate alle possibilità di frodi e di violazioni delle norme previste dal testo. Martedì, la Plenaria aveva dato il suo consenso alla partecipazione del Marocco ad alcuni programmi comunitari.
Blind people should have access to books and other published works in special formats, such as Braille, large print or audio. This requires a targeted exception to copyright rules, says a resolution adopted by Parliament on Thursday, calling on the Council and Commission to support a binding international treaty to make it possible. Only 5% of books are currently accessible to the blind in richer countries, and fewer than 1% in poorer ones.
Il Parlamento europeo condanna la decisione di Russia e Cina di bloccare, nel Consiglio di sicurezza delle Nazioni Unite, la risoluzione sulla Siria. L'Aula chiede alla Russia, principale fornitore di armi del Governo siriano, di fermare i suoi rifornimenti di materiale bellico alla Siria e chiede all'UE di rispettare a pieno l'embargo sugli armamenti.
Barring opposition candidates from standing in Russia's 4 March presidential elections once again undermines political competition and pluralism, says the European Parliament in a resolution passed on Thursday. It calls for urgent reforms to Russia's electoral law.
Il Parlamento preparerà una relazione per valutare se i valori di base e gli standard democratici dell'UE siano rispettati in Ungheria, affermano i deputati in una risoluzione approvata giovedì. In seguito a tale relazione, i deputati decideranno se attivare l'articolo 7 del trattato UE, che serve a verificare se ci sia "rischio di violazione grave" dei principi comunitari. I deputati chiedono inoltre alla Commissione di monitorare le possibili modifiche legislative in Ungheria.
Common fisheries policy reform must ensure that stocks are fished sustainably, so that fishing can continue, MEPs said in a resolution passed on Thursday. The policy must also do more to help fishermen, in recognition of the public goods provided by the industry, such as creating jobs for coastal communities and providing secure food supplies for EU citizens, they added.
Giovedì i deputati hanno deciso che il bilancio del Parlamento europeo per il 2013 dovrebbe essere congelato, almeno in termini reali, e che verrà fatto il possibile per effettuare ulteriori risparmi.
Bank deposit guarantee schemes must return €5,000 of a depositor's money within a week of being asked, wherever a struggling bank is unable to do so, says draft legislation voted on Thursday. The text also requires riskier banks to contribute more to the schemes than others and says that funding for each scheme should equal 1.5% of the deposits that it covers.