Activities of Antonios TRAKATELLIS
Plenary speeches (210)
Cyprus
Environment and health strategy
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
Question Time (Commission)
Greek Presidency
Genetically modified organisms
Question Time (Commission)
Preparation of the European Council in Thessaloniki on 20 and 21 June 2003, and meeting between the Troika and the countries participating in the Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe
Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
EU information and communication strategy
Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
Preparation for the 2003 Spring summit (Brussels, 21-22 March 2003) (continuation)
Situation in Iraq
Unexploded ordnance and depleted uranium ammunition
Work programme of the Greek Presidency
The work of the Danish presidency
Adventitious presence of GMOs in seeds
Medicinal products
Food and feed safety
Public health (2003-2008)
Cosmetic products
Barcelona European Council
Question Time (Commission)
Public health (2001 – 2006)
Human genetics
European Research Area (Multiannual Framework Programme 2002-2006)
Question Time (Council)
Agenda
Question Time (Council)
Question Time (Council)
Question Time (Council)
Quality and safety standards for human blood and blood components
European Council meeting of 15-16 June 2001 in Göteborg – Swedish presidency
Nuclear safety fifteen years after Chernobyl
Public health action programme (2001-2006)
Question Time (Council)
Question Time (Council)
Use of depleted uranium in Bosnia and Kosovo (Balkan syndrome)
Environment directives
Question Time (Commission)
Public health programmes
BSE and general ban on animal meal in feedingstuffs
Statements by the President
Samina ferry disaster in Greece
Presidency communication on the situation in the Middle East
Fires in Europe
Manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco products (continuation)
Question Time (Commission)
Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies
Deliberate release into the environment of GMOs
Question Time (Commission)
Environmental legislation
Financial instrument for the environment (LIFE)
Labelling of foodstuffs produced using GMOs
Public health and food safety
Flu epidemic (debate)
Patient safety (debate)
Rare diseases (debate)
Rare diseases (debate)
Croatia: progress report 2008 - Turkey: progress report 2008 - Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: progress report 2008 (debate)
Reinforcing the Union's disaster response capacity (debate)
Croatia: 2007 progress report - Progress Report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (debate)
Combating cancer in the enlarged EU (debate)
Forest fires in Greece, their consequences and conclusions to be drawn for prevention and preparedness measures (debate)
Community action programme in the field of health – Action to tackle cardiovascular disease (debate)
Combating HIV/Aids within the EU and in the neighbouring countries 2006-2009 (debate)
Advanced therapy medicinal products (debate)
Data protection (debate)
Data protection (debate)
European Chemicals Agency – Amendment of Directive 67/548/EEC on dangerous substances (debate)
Prevention of injury and promotion of safety (debate)
Russia-EU summit (debate)
Accession of Bulgaria - Accession of Romania (debate)
Statement by the President
Voting time
EU-Mauritania fisheries agreement (vote)
European communication policy (vote)
European initiative in the field of civil protection (debate)
Third-country anti-dumping, anti-subsidy and safeguard action (vote)
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Community civil protection mechanism (debate)
European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights – Fundamental Rights Agency: activities under Title VI of the EU Treaty (debate)
Situation in Darfur (debate)
The EU's economic and trade relations with India (debate)
The EU's economic and trade relations with India (debate)
Accession of Bulgaria and Romania
Turkey's progress towards accession (debate)
Banning seal products in the European Union (written declaration)
Voting time
EC-Albania agreement (vote)
Counterfeiting of medicines (debate)
Counterfeiting of medicines (debate)
Improving the mental health of the population towards a strategy on mental health for the EU (debate)
Improving the mental health of the population towards a strategy on mental health for the EU (debate)
Voting time
AIDS - Time to deliver (vote)
Extraordinary rendition (debate)
Interception of bank transfer data from the SWIFT system by the US secret services (debate)
Interception of bank transfer data from the SWIFT system by the US secret services (debate)
Council Question Time
Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions (2004 - 2005) (debate)
Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions (2004 - 2005) (debate)
Forced prostitution during the 2006 football World Cup (debate)
Approval of Minutes of previous sitting
Approval of Minutes of previous sitting
Voting time
Protecting healthcare workers from blood-borne infections (vote)
Adjournment of the session
Natural disasters: agricultural aspects – Natural disasters: regional development aspects – Natural disasters: environmental aspects – EU Solidarity fund (debate)
Voting time
Promoting multilingualism and language learning in the EU (vote)
Adjournment of the session
World Health Day (debate)
Transitional arrangements restricting the free movement of workers on EU labour markets (debate)
Voting time
Broad economic policy guidelines for 2006 (vote)
The refugee camps in Malta (debate)
Guidelines for trans-European energy networks (debate)
Community action programme in the field of health (2007-2013) (debate)
Preparations for the European Council: the Lisbon Strategy (debate)
Preparations for the European Council: the Lisbon Strategy (debate)
Voting time
Restructuring and employment (debate)
European Institute for Gender Equality (debate)
European Institute for Gender Equality (debate)
Outlook for Bosnia and Herzegovina (debate)
Outlook for Bosnia and Herzegovina (debate)
Belarus in the run-up to the presidential elections on 19 March (debate)
Voting time
Restructuring the sugar industry (vote)
Restructuring the sugar industry (vote)
The future of the Lisbon strategy from a gender perspective (vote)
European Neighbourhood Policy
European Neighbourhood Policy
Implementation of the European Charter for Small Enterprises
Implementation of the European Charter for Small Enterprises
Preparation for the European Council (Brussels, 15-16 December 2005), including the Development strategy
Commission's legislative and work programme (2006) (continuation)
Commission's legislative and work programme (2006) (continuation)
Voting time
Beating global climate change
REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals)
Voting time
Strategy against an influenza pandemic
Current problems regarding immigration
Current problems regarding immigration
Current problems regarding immigration
Current problems regarding immigration
Reform of the UN, the Millennium Development Goals
Reform of the UN, the Millennium Development Goals
Liberty and security
Voting time
Television without frontiers
Voting time
The accession process of Bulgaria and Romania
Phthalates in toys and childcare articles
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Community Border Code
Community Border Code
Security research
Security research
The information society
The information society
Lloyd’s Affair
Lloyd’s Affair
Surveillance of budgetary positions and surveillance and coordination of economic policies
Surveillance of budgetary positions and surveillance and coordination of economic policies
Fight against terrorism
Fight against terrorism
Framework agreement on EP–Commission relations
EU–Russia Relations
Voting time
Market support measures
Formal sitting
Climate change
Human rights in the world 2004 and the EU's policy
The Roma in the European Union
Welcome
Mid-term review of the Lisbon strategy (continuation)
Question Time (Council)
Voting time
A new organisational structure for financial services committees
Social situation in the European Union
Explanations of vote
Welcome
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
EU relations with the Mediterranean region
Human rights (Geneva, 14 March to 22 April 2005)
Human rights (Geneva, 14 March to 22 April 2005)
Membership of committees: see Minutes
Voting time
Explanations of vote
EU aid for tsunami victims in Asia
Preparation of the European Council (17 December 2004)
Annual report of the Court of Auditors – 2003
Situation in Colombia
Situation in Colombia
Question Time (Council)
Statement by Mr Barroso, President-elect of the Commission (continuation)
Statement by Mr Barroso, President-elect of the Commission (continuation)
Statement by Mr Barroso, President-elect of the Commission (continuation)
Voting time
Explanations of vote
Situation in Iraq
Situation in Iraq (continuation)
Reports (15)
Report on the proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 and fixing the premiums and guarantee thresholds for leaf tobacco by variety group and Member State for the 1999, 2000 and 2001 harvests - Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development PDF (119 KB)
Recommendation for second reading on the common position adopted by the Council with a view to adopting a Council Directive amending Directive 90/219/EEC on the contained use of genetically modified micro-organisms - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Protection PDF (54 KB)
Report on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council Decision adopting a programme of Community action from 1999 to 2003 on injury prevention in the context of the framework for action in the field of public health - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Protection PDF (63 KB)
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Recommendation for second reading on the common position adopted by the Council with a view to adopting a European Parliament and Council regulation concerning traceability and labelling of genetically modified organisms and traceability of food and feed products produced from genetically modified organisms and amending Directive 2001/18/EC - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy PDF (218 KB) DOC (101 KB)
Report on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a European Parliament and Council decision adopting a programme of Community action in the field of public health (2003-2008) - European Parliament delegation to the Conciliation Committe PDF (121 KB) DOC (51 KB)
Report on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council regulation concerning traceability and labelling of genetically modified organisms and traceability of food and feed products produced from genetically modified organisms and amending Directive 2001/18/EC - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy PDF (263 KB) DOC (172 KB)
Recommendation for second reading on the common position adopted by the Council with a view to adopting a Decision of the European Parliament and Council adopting a programme of Community action in the field of public health (2001-2006) - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy PDF (216 KB) DOC (183 KB)
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REPORT Report on the proposal for a Council recommendation on a European action in the field of rare diseases PDF (271 KB) DOC (369 KB)
REPORT Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a second programme of Community action in the field of health (2007-2013) PDF (192 KB) DOC (133 KB)
REPORT Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a programme of Community action in the field of health and consumer protection (2007-2013) - Health aspects PDF (493 KB) DOC (538 KB)
REPORT Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending for the 22nd time Directive 76/769/EEC on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations (phtalates) and amending Council Directive 88/378/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning the safety of toys PDF (243 KB) DOC (166 KB)
Written declarations (2)
Amendments (37)
Amendment 309 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 115 a (new)
Paragraph 115 a (new)
115a. Stresses that climate change will play a critical role in the increased prevalence of certain diseases, as a result of the inevitable changes in the nature of ecosystems, which will affect among others animals, plants, insects, protozoons, bacteria and viruses;
Amendment 310 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 115 b (new)
Paragraph 115 b (new)
115b. Emphasises that it is of paramount importance to acquire specific expertise on the effects of climate change on human health, especially in relation to certain infectious and parasitic diseases;
Amendment 311 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 115 c (new)
Paragraph 115 c (new)
115c. Stresses that although the main objective of the 2008-2013 public health programme is to act on the factors which traditionally determine health (diet, smoking, alcohol consumption and the use of drugs), it should also focus on certain new challenges to health and address the determining environmental factors resulting from climate change;
Amendment 317 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 116 a (new)
Paragraph 116 a (new)
116a. Notes that the collection and evaluation of relevant data on the effects of climate change on human health is of paramount importance in order to address effectively these effects;
Amendment 335 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 126 a (new)
Paragraph 126 a (new)
126a. Stresses emphatically that, in the long term, effective solutions to the problem of climate change will also come from scientific innovations both in the field of the production, distribution and use of energy, and in other, related fields, which will effectively restrict the production of greenhouse gases without creating accompanying environmental problems;
Amendment 524 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital CA a (new)
Recital CA a (new)
CAa. whereas the European Environment and Health Action Plan 2004-2010 is definitely inadequate to address the environmental causes which affect health, especially those stemming from climate change,
Amendment 525 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital CA b (new)
Recital CA b (new)
CAb. whereas there are specially vulnerable groups such as pregnant women, newborn babies, children and elderly people who should be taken into account when the effects of climate change on health are addressed,
Amendment 59 #
2008/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
Amendment 60 #
2008/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)
Recital N a (new)
Amendment 96 #
2008/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Condemns efforts to portray the results of studies into the causes and effects of climate change as doubtful, uncertain or questionable; understands, however, that scientific progress has always been marked by uncertaintiesdoubt, their progressive elimination of such doubt and the search for explanations or models beyond the current scientific mainstream;
Amendment 17 #
2008/0218(CNS)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Patients and patients’ representatives should therefore be involved at all steps of the policy and decision-making processes. Their activities should be actively promoted and supported, including financially, in each Member State, but also on an EU level in terms of pan-EU patient support networks for specific rare diseases.
Amendment 24 #
2008/0218(CNS)
Amendment 28 #
2008/0218(CNS)
(1) implement a European Union common definition of rare diseases as those diseases affecting no more than 5 per 10 000 persons, as a number for the whole European Union, but it is very important to know the exact distribution for each Member State;
Amendment 38 #
2008/0218(CNS)
(c) establisharing Member States' assessment reports on the therapeutic added value of orphan drugs at EU level within the EMEA where the relevant European knowledge and expertise is gathered, in order to minimise delays for access to orphan drugs for rare disease patients;
Amendment 42 #
2008/0218(CNS)
6. Empowerment of independent patient organisations (1) take action to ensure that patients and independent patients’ representatives are duly consulted at all steps of the policy and decision- making processes in the field of rare diseases, including for the establishment and management of centres of expertise and of European reference networks and for the elaboration of national plans; (2) support the activities performed by independent patient organisations, such as awareness- raising, capacity-building and training, exchange of information and best practices, networking, outreach to very isolated patients; (3) include in the national plans for rare diseases provisions on the support to and the consultation of patient organisations as referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2).
Amendment 44 #
2008/0218(CNS)
(2a) ensure that funding for patient organisations which is not directly linked to single pharmaceutical companies is provided;
Amendment 45 #
2008/0218(CNS)
(3) include in the national plans for rare diseases provisions on the support to and the consultation of independent patient organisations as referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2).
Amendment 12 #
2007/2285(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas overweight and obesity are becoming a growing epidemic and are a major contributor to the leading causes of morbidity in Europe,
Amendment 23 #
2007/2285(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the WHO’s 2005 report on health in Europe analytically demonstrates that a large number of deaths and illnesses are caused by seven major risk factors, six of which (hypertension, cholesterol, the body mass index, inadequate fruit and vegetable consumption, lack of physical activity and excessive alcohol consumption) are related to diet and physical exercise, and whereas those health determinants must be acted upon simultaneously with a view to preventing a significant number of deaths and illnesses,
Amendment 32 #
2007/2285(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas a healthy diet must be considered as one with certain quantitative and qualitative properties geared to individual needs and always in strict adherence to dietetic principles,
Amendment 33 #
2007/2285(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
Amendment 83 #
2007/2285(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Approves the institution of the ‘High- Level Group on Nutrition and Physical Activity’ and the setting-up of the ‘Health Interview Survey monitoring system (EHIS)’, and of a Health Examination Survey (HES) where some physical and biological measurements, such as anthropometric measurements, will be collected, as effective tools for policy- makers and all actors involved to improve knowledge and the exchange of best practices; in the fight against obesity;
Amendment 169 #
2007/2285(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Further, asks Member States, local entities and school authorities to monitor and to improve the quality and nutritional standards of school meals and, to review portion sizes and to include fruit and vegetables in these meals ; asks for a total ban on the sale of foods and beverages high in fat, salt or sugar in schools; advocates instead making fresh fruit and vegetables available in vending machines; invites the Member States to ensure that more hours of school timetables are devoted to physical activities and to provide plans for the construction of new public sports facilities;
Amendment 306 #
2007/2285(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Acknowledges that general practitioners should be made aware of their essential role in the early identification of people at risk of overweight and the fact that they should be the main actors in the fight against the obesity epidemic; therefore emphasises the importance of carrying out systematic routine anthropometric measurements in association with screening for other cardiometabolic risk factors, in order to evaluate overweight/obesity co-morbidities at primary care level;
Amendment 327 #
2007/2285(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls on the Commission to develop European anthropometric indicators and guidelines on cardiometabolic risk factors associated with obesity in order to promote best medical practices as well as information campaigns on obesity-related risks and abdominal obesity in particular; urges the Commission to provide information about the dangers of home diets, especially if they involve the use of anti-obesity drugs taken without medical prescription;
Amendment 331 #
2007/2285(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Calls on the Member States to set up a system to ensure access to and quality delivery of service for the prevention, screening and managing of overweight, obesity and associated chronic diseases;
Amendment 2 #
2007/2252(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5a (new)
Citation 5a (new)
- having regard to the Health Programme 2008-2013,
Amendment 5 #
2007/2252(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the courses of action currently being followed by the EU as part of its first environment and health action plan (2004- 2010) (COM(2004)0416) - namely, the preparation of indicators, the development of integrated monitoring and, the collection and evaluation of relevant data as well as an increase in the volume of research - will probably allow greater insight into the interactions between sources of pollution and health effects but are known to be inadequate as a means of reducing the growing number of diseases related to environmental factors,
Amendment 7 #
2007/2252(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas it is virtually impossible to establish a mid-term assessment of the aforementioned action plan, since the latter pursues no clear, quantified objective and the total budget allocated to it is difficult to determine, and definitely insufficient for its efficient promotion.
Amendment 9 #
2007/2252(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the main objective of the 2008- 2013 public-health programme is to act upon the factors which traditionally determine health (diet, smoking, alcohol consumption and the use of drugs),; whereas this 2004-2010 action plan should focus on certain new health challenges and in addition address the determining environmental factors which affect human health, such as indoor and outdoor air quality, electromagnetic waves, nanoparticles and chemicals which are a cause for serious concern (substances classed as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic to reproduction [CMR], endocrine disruptors),
Amendment 14 #
2007/2252(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Ga (new)
Recital Ga (new)
Ga. whereas there is increasing scientific evidence that certain cancers, such as cancer of the gall bladder, bone cancer, lung cancer, skin cancer, breast cancer and others are caused by the effects of chemical substances, radiation, airborne particles and other environmental factors,
Amendment 19 #
2007/2252(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital La (new)
Recital La (new)
La. whereas climate change will have significant effects on human health, inter alia by encouraging the development of certain infectious and parasitic diseases mainly because of changes in temperature and humidity and their impact on ecosystems, animals, plants, insects, parasites, protozoa, microbes and viruses,
Amendment 22 #
2007/2252(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Ma (new)
Recital Ma (new)
Ma. whereas the number of persons suffering as a result of environmental factors is increasing and epidemiologies should be developed in order to obtain a full picture of diseases which are caused wholly or in part by environmental factors,
Amendment 31 #
2007/2252(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that, when it comes to assessing the impact of environmental factors on health, consideration should be given first and foremost to vulnerable groups such as pregnant women, newborn babies, children and the elderly;
Amendment 34 #
2007/2252(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points that the EU needs to apply a continuous dynamic and flexible approach on the Action Plan and therefore it is of paramount importance to acquire specific expertise on the subject of environmental health, to be based on transparency and on a multidisciplinary and adversarial approach which would thus enable the general public's distrust of official agencies and committees of experts to be countered;
Amendment 53 #
2007/2252(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes that the limits on exposure to electromagnetic fields which have been set for the general public are obsolete, since they have not been adjusted in the wake of Council Recommendation 1999/519/EC of 12 July 1999 on the limitation of exposure of the general public to electromagnetic fields (0Hz to 30 GHz)2 and, obviously take no account of developments in information and communication technologies, of the recommendations issued by the European Environment Agency or of the stricter emission standards adopted, for example, by Belgium, Italy and Austria;, and do not address the issue of vulnerable groups, such as pregnant women, newborn babies and children.
Amendment 3 #
2007/0259(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The contained use of GMMs should be carried out in such a way as to limiprevent their possible negative consequences for human health and the environment, due attention being given to the prevention of accidents and the control of waste.