Thursday, 10 March 2011 - Strasbourg

Explanation of vote:

Pino Arlacchi (S&D) - Madam President, I voted in favour of the resolution. I would like to stress that the Partnership for Democracy and Shared Prosperity with the Southern Mediterranean, recently launched by the Commission, is a remarkable first step in the right direction.

9 March 2011 - Strasbourg

Debate:

Pino Arlacchi (S&D) - Mr President, the initial text of this report was criticised for its aggressive language, focusing mostly on Iran’s nuclear programme, neglecting the human rights concern and lacking a positive perspective for future cooperation.

17 March 2011 - Strasbourg

Debate:

Pino Arlacchi (S&D) - Mr President, having heard Baroness Ashton’s statement, I would like to put two questions relating to her evaluation of the impact on the Middle East peace process of what is occurring now in North Africa.

Thursday, 17 February 2011 - Strasbourg

Explanation of vote:

Pino Arlacchi (S&D) - Mr President, Europe could do many things to support Egyptian democracy, and one of the most important would be to look at the events in Egypt as part of a genuine wave of democratisation.

Thursday, 17 February 2011 - Strasbourg

Explanation of vote:

Pino Arlacchi (S&D) - Mr President, the rapid rise in food prices has been a burden on the poor in developing countries, who spend roughly half of their household incomes on food.

Thursday, 17 February 2011 - Strasbourg

Debate:

Pino Arlacchi (S&D) - Mr President, the resolution on border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia condemns the armed conflict and urges both countries to stop fighting, reduce tensions and accept the mediation of ASEAN and the United Nations.

Wednesday, 16 February 2011

Debate:

Pino Arlacchi (S&D) - Mr President, the tragic outcome of the Egyptian transition to democracy has been described. It has been said that it was inevitable that Islamic fundamentalists would take over power democratically, and so on and so on.

Thursday, 20 January 2011 - Strasbourg

Debate:

Pino Arlacchi (S&D) - Mr President, just a few words of criticism on the way some sections of the European public and also some sections of this Parliament are treating Pakistan and its fight against terrorism.

Wednesday, 15 December 2010

Debate:

Pino Arlacchi, rapporteur − Madam President, this has been an extremely interesting and lively debate. I just want to make a couple of observations.

Wednesday, 10 March 2010

Debate:

Pino Arlacchi (ALDE) – Mr President, the joint motion for a resolution on the Non-proliferation Treaty is a very important one, and the ALDE Group and I are very proud to have contributed to its elaboration. The resolution is holistic because it encompasses all the disarmament matters, from the NPT review conference to the issue of nuclear weapon-free zones.