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too. we must avoid artificial under budgeting in future as we are now all aware of the problems that such an approach brings.
the reinforcement of payment appropriations proposed by the commissions amending letter no one go in the same direction as a number of amendments proposed by parliament where the needs are most pressing and in particular with the aim of reducing the backlog of unpaid bills and allowing the proper launching of the new programmes.
in its draft budget the commission has proposed using the full amount of payment appropriations under the mff ceiling for.
as you know favourable developments on the revenue side in two thousand and fourteen provide an opportunity to find agreement in this direction.
i have in mind for example the eu covenant of mayors which has been contributing to our climate and energy objectives since.
this is indeed where regions and cities should be when it comes to finding solutions for climate change mitigation and adaptation. they have proved to be ambitious forward looking and innovative so we need all of them on board.
there will be no place for business as usual'.
i think it is very important.
mr president adoption is a wonderful alternative for otherwise unwanted children or a child that's left in an unsafe environment.
but what concerns me about this report is that it's another power grab by brussels over the jurisdiction of family law.
in the uk there are strict laws about family courts including the privacy of proceedings for what is and always will be a very emotive subject.
but what i fear with this latest demand for more europe' is that the best interests of the child may be put second to the eu's desire for more and more power.
and what happens if it is a disputed adoption?
if the grandparents want to adopt?
or one parent is actually fighting the case?
how will that work if the child is taken across another country's border into another culture or maybe where the child will be brought up speaking a different language?
i believe that we all should be encouraging families to be strong and cohesive units which is the best environment for bringing up a child surely.
we seriously disagree with that. just witness the political meddling in the brexit process or a number of european general elections so indeed this is not just an issue for the east to consider and this is not an issue for nato's eastern flank. this is a larger concern to that we need to deal with. the second and probably much more important point
the report makes reference and emphasises rightly the security defence and political challenge that russia poses for the european union.
much as i would like to avoid this we cannot simply support this file as it stands now.
this is an obligation for a bilateral individual response between member states.
i don't think i need to remind my honourable colleagues that this particular article is not traditionally understood as an obligation for collective response.
but they will do so only when ukrainians manage to fulfil all the agreed and outstanding conditions.
i believe that our common goal is to help ukraine but it is true that we need to closely follow the situation.
a step in the right direction is the adoption of the law on the high anti corruption court this last week.
two thousand and fourteen this time the commission proposes eur one billion to be dispersed as medium and long term loans.
third the reform process which has been important but is not really steady until now.
therefore it is crucial that the two unfulfilled anti corruption measures will be part of the new conditions.
this memorandum sets out the supporting policy measures which are conditional for the disbursements of the funds.
that being said to address any doubts that may arise during this debate the mfa is not an unconditional support.
first the worsening conflict and casualties in the east of ukraine and all the many socio economic consequences of this aggression.
second the economic recovery which remains fragile.
if corruption is not addressed drastically mfa funds should not be delivered to ukraine.
in that context i would like to highlight three key elements.
there are firm conditions to ensure that this money will serve economic stabilisation and support the reforms. it is very important to remind that the commission cancelled the last tranche of the third mfa programme when some of ukraine's commitments were not fulfilled.
in addition the newly adopted law was signed yesterday by the president of ukraine. the rapporteur welcomes this news with great satisfaction it means that ukrainians take the commitment seriously.
the assistance is also intended to trigger reforms in ukraine which is done by agreeing with the ukrainian authorities a memorandum of understanding.
hence the need for support for these reforms in the context where many interests can play against especially in pre election years.
in other words it is a financial instrument and its purpose is economic stabilisation. this is the fourth time that the commission proposes macrofinancial assistance for ukraine since the beginning of the war in.
if we are serious about our goal we cannot slow down the procedures.
i am very grateful that we are where we are now. indeed ukraine needs this support and it deserves this support and it is very appropriate to have this next programme now.
i am grateful to the commissioner that you although it is not included in the joint declaration explicitly referred to that because that is what it is also about.
we need to be very clear in this regard.
however the eternally crucial issue remains that of the implementation.
mr president you can't save your money and spend it you can't have you cake and eat it and you can't pretend to be a nation when you are not.
the european union despite what it likes to think is not a nation.
it follows that it cannot be and should not be a party to such international agreements this one and many others.
happily we have the perfect opportunity to play it and play it repeatedly.
we the united kingdom are permanent members of the united nations security council. we must not give this up. on the contrary we must start to make better use of it.
this means using it to oppose block and even veto behaviour on international treaties conventions and agreements which are against our interest. there is a clear uk message here for the european union do you think you hold all the cards?
our hand is potentially a lot better than you understand.
what the uk has to do however is to understand itself how good our hand is and then be prepared to use it.
if the british government is worth anything at all those who play hardball with us should and i hope will find that we can play hardball with them.
it could form the blueprint for radical change without decreasing the funding going to newer member states. i have called on the uk government to include these open europe proposals in its reform and renegotiation discussions. after all we are talking about a third of the eu's total budget.
that is quite difficult to explain briefly but it is about not shuffling money around from one country to another and not particularly that large scale recipient countries give money to the commission that the commission then gives them back and tells them what to do.
rather it is focusing on countries like yours in situations like yours so that cohesion achieves sustainable economic growth and lifts people out of that situation for the benefit of everybody within the eu on a limited basis not forever.
it will be an unnecessary collection of much information about travellers who are completely innocent.
they have to delete the data after the exit unless there is a risk or a suspicion. what we expect from the canadian authorities with regard to our citizens we should also respect with regard to citizens of thirdcountries like canada.
we are not fixing the system which is not working because some of the member states' authorities are not thoroughly working with the system and feeding information into it.
we have to check their passports and that is exactly what we are doing.
but with this system you do not keep track of any visa over stayer in the european union.
stop bashing hungary stop preaching to us about solidarity and talk about solidarity to those strong healthy young syrian and other men who should go home and rebuild their countries.
but at the same time you know that people are tired of words and promises and it is time for action from the commission as well. the strongest tool which you possess as a commission is the draft of your budget for the next multiannual financial framework. we should stop thinking about how to reduce the european budget
but look for own resources.
we should really focus on political priorities and the major priority is how to move from a europe of divergence and inequalities towards a europe of convergence strong economic growth and social justice.
this means that life for people in europe is better and that is what people expect from
i agree and i appreciate
in some cases a certificate of legality will only be a starting point the first measure included in the due diligence procedure.
firstly i would like to refer to the due diligence approach which is more comprehensive than just a certificate of legality.
where the risk assessment has shown that the country of origin presents a higher risk of administrative corruption or in countries where enforcement of national laws is weak additional guarantees are necessary to underpin the certified legality.
the principle of due diligence reflects the legal obligation of a proactive behaviour to a certain legality and needs to be demonstrated on a basis of comprehensive measures which will enable legality to be reasonably assured.
we should keep in mind that patterns of tropical deforestation are the result of the interaction of a number of different factors which vary in importance in different locations.
in the european union we understand that working on the coherence of our policies must go hand in hand with supporting countries in their efforts to strengthen national and local institutions and make progress towards effective governance and use of forest resources. i wish to thank again
i am encouraged that parliament while endorsing the approach of the commission wants to reinforce it further and has made amendments to this end.
i also want to assure you that the commission will give careful consideration to the amendments of the proposed regulation.
this is what they need.
moreover we will investigate any barriers that may prevent consumers from switching to better offers.
we also think that a single market for retail financial services which can rely on innovative solutions is very welcome.
a high level of environmental protection is of course of the highest priority for the commission.
the developing countries have delivered. we asked them for a road map for a legally binding global agreement.
i think that when it comes to such sensitive topics we cannot afford to classify them into strict categories such as eu internal and eu external issues because terrorist actions might be planned outside the eu but can seriously affect the people living inside the eu.
they are in your portfolio no poverty reducing inequality decent work.
let me conclude.
it is a sine qua non for the future of our planet and for the future of our people.
you could say that in times of fake news it is good to have data.
therefore reaching the sustainable development goals within the eu is vital.
it says that we are making progress and we are moving in the right direction.
mr president the international energy agency just recently published a report saying that the developed countries of this world the industrialised countries have about five years to change fundamentally the way they produce energy and the way they consume energy
in order for us to stay below a two degree increase in temperature.
now if we do not stay below two degrees we know what will happen.
then if we look at what has actually now been pledged by the same countries the countries that need to change fundamentally within five years it is unfortunately very unsatisfactory.
we see a situation now where the pledges are about half of what we need in order to reach our target.
we all know that we will not get a full legally binding agreement with regard to mitigation in durban that will solve these problems but we know also that we have possibilities to pursue targets that are ambitious nonetheless targets that will get us closer to our final goal.
this is why we have a moral obligation to help them financially;
the fact that it is colder here now is also quite predictable because if the gulf stream is pressed down by meltwater from the arctic this is an explainable effect.
it has to do with a very important argument on democracy.
cabotage caused problems inside member states in national transport.
now we are limiting it to two days per member state and it will be posting from day one. nomadic driving drivers have a new right to go back home by the end of a maximum of three weeks.
we are ending driver misuse and letter box companies.
for the first time common strong enforcement is possible by using the latest technology available. if the national transport is posting from day one colleagues voting against can go back home and tell drivers that in the future they might not drive for their national salaries anymore. instead they could be
paid a final country destination minimum wage.
this is a twoway street.
you need to understand what it means for the universally applicable collective agreements if you oppose the mandate.
minimum wages might become the new norm and you should all be aware of that.
currently we do not have a common eu minimum wage level in transport and the posting of the drivers directive is not the right tool to do that.
that is totally another discussion.
we need a rich content of information and to facilitate access to information which could improve our lives and lead to concrete economic growth.
first we should have a better guarantee and a better look at the additionality.
there we have to support these countries so they have a better capacity to take it up quality to make projects and investment banks as my colleague has said.
now we are limiting it to two days per member state and it will be posting from day one.
nomadic driving drivers have a new right to go back home by the end of a maximum of three weeks.
for the first time common strong enforcement is possible by using the latest technology available.
if the national transport is posting from day one colleagues voting against can go back home and tell drivers that in the future they might not drive for their national salaries anymore. instead they could be paid a final country destination minimum wage.
daphne galizia was known internationally was known globally for her fight against corruption. she reported on the corruption.
malta is geographically and historically one of the gates and one of the doors of the european union.
she reported on the panama papers and we have seen we have read we have heard and we could not ignore that the panama papers are directly implicated with some maltese authorities.
it should be the bastion of the protection of human rights the rule of law the independence of judicial power and impartially of criminal prosecution.
the commission and the maltese authorities to do is to grant respect and observation of the rule of law.
but a similar concern and wish for dialogue in relation to spain is not shown by the european union institutions in spite of having there more than strong signals of breaches of the rule of law of democracy and of fundamental rights.
point five expresses concerns about the rule of law democracy and fundamental rights including freedom of the media independence of the police and judiciary.
half of this government is in prison the other half in exile;
i am ashamed and we all should be ashamed because without this killing we would never have known here what happens in malta journalists being harassed denounced and even killed media houses being blackmailed by banks suspected of money laundering and tax evasion
high government officials suspected of being implicated also in the same operations and police authorities refusing to investigate those allegations because they have been appointed by and have economic and personal ties with the government.
we cannot remain silent so today we ask for three concrete actions. first we want the commission to immediately launch a rule of law dialogue with malta.
second we want the maltese authorities to investigate and to prosecute money laundering no matter the names or the organisations implicated.
thirdly we want an independent and international investigation into the killing of daphne caruana galizia. we have to say loud and clear that europe's values and principles are much more important than money.
europe is about justice about separation of powers and about the rule of law.
everybody knows that.
but europe is also about freedom transparency and truth.
the legislation to implement pnr has been submitted to our parliament and is being discussed in our house.
states. taxation is a key element of the political systems in our democracies and in the treaty they are therefore part and i believe rightly so of the member states' competencies.
i was very happy that you made this point and we have to work on that.
fully agree. i did not mention it in my speech but the same pay for the same work in the same type of circumstances is at the core of the belief of the dutch government and we will push
there can be no doubt and i am happy that i know that the whole commission is behind it.
will rise. maybe not for you personally but this is happening at
reform. yes we are working on new alliances within
free market. thanks to the free market hundreds of millions of people in the last ten to fifteen years have been lifted out of poverty
we are. we are pushing for radical
for our defence it is crucial to keep the dialogue with the united states going even if within that family relationship we have some serious quarrels at the moment.
help. we have to do this collectively.
they agree. in many cases as we all know they very much disagree and that also helps the debate in those
it to me. you have this big
dutch union and i am absolutely convinced that in those days she would have fully agreed with what i have just
secondly on migration here today i reach out my hand to italy because i know that they have to deal with an extremely difficult situation.
thank you all for participating in this debate.
i am absolutely convinced that we cannot just say there are new tasks which have to be funded and at the same time we cannot find savings in the existing budget. that is the plea i am making here. that is exactly what all the member states have to do. i believe that simply saying we have to go
there were so many questions i cannot answer all of them but i have tried to bring them back to basically four key issues.
this is also my answer to mr bashir on this issue better guarding of our borders and working on better return mechanisms for rejected asylum seekers.
but i also eagerly await the italian government's national measures because they have to do a lot in order to manage the inflow of illegal migrants better and then they know that we stand ready to show solidarity and as the european union to work collectively to address this issue which no doubt will be with us for years to come.
europe. i believe that social affairs have to stay at a national level but when social affairs have a cross border impact then europe also needs to get involved.
level. we also have to remain focused and this is crucial on structural
it's about time that the council fingers point not at those who act like the new government in spain but at those who do not act.
number two the question cannot be externalised and the answer cannot be simply repressive.
it has to be holistic and preventive.
but then you have to explain to us how this is compatible this giant external european union with an internal dwarf european union.
this is not sustainable.
and let me put a final question do you really believe that one per cent of the budget one per cent of gdp is the fast track the big way for the big government of the european institutions?
please be reasonable.
about eighty of all new jobs in the european union have been created by smes and in my own constituency of dublin about four hundred zero people are employed by about one hundred zero companies in the sme sector.
the challenge that we have at the moment is about jobs jobs jobs and we must bend over backwards to try and protect existing employment and hopefully in the years ahead try and create new jobs.
that is absolutely essential for all of us.
if we want to get our small businesses and employment to stabilise in the european union and in each individual member state we must do everything we possibly can to try and save them.
we must do all we possibly can at the moment to support these companies in difficult times.
the sectors most affected are mining extractive industries agribusiness hydroelectric dams and water rights and logging.
two thousand and fifteen in two thousand and sixteen there were around four murders per week and this murderous trend went on this year.
the eu and its member states are clearly not doing enough to ensure corporate accountability and legal redress.
this annual report includes strong language on the shrinking space for civil society including the call for an eu monitoring mechanism for cases of violations of freedom of assembly and association.
environmental human rights defenders like her are under threat when they oppose the interests of corporations and governments.
hungary where one can witness cronyism at its finest is a perfect example to demonstrate this problem.
first introduction of targeted measures against individuals responsible for grave human rights violations and second providing active support for civil society groups and defenders of human rights. i would like here to extend our sympathy and support for the iranian people who have since the end of last year
this is coming back to us after successful conclusion of the negotiations and i would like to thank the shadow rapporteurs and also the commission for its assistance in facilitating this deal which actually places demands on facilities so that the practice known as beaching' is not possible any more and that is a great step forward.
when you look at the situation in greece it is difficult.
of course a lot of the things in that agreement between the union and the member states and turkey have to be dealt with and elaborated on and those individual aspects will of course when it is legally bound to be dealt with by the proper institutions.
the border will not be opening again.
we need to work at full speed on a european border guard system on a revision of dublin and on more structural european solutions.
it is not the solution. it is an outline of possible solutions and it is the beginning of the implementation and hard work that has been done and has to be done.
you cannot survive being at sea so you have to engage with the country on the other side and you have to engage with countries on the other side of the external borders. so agreement with turkey would have been necessary in any case.
there are a lot of things to be built up from scratch.
so we are seeing improvements we are seeing positive effects already but we also realise that a lot has to be done.
the greek government is also doing what it can to help and member states are supporting it.
part of the way it dealt with it before was by ngos supplying the food.
but one thing has to be clear their only solution is to apply for asylum in greece get into that system and offer themselves up for relocation.
but in our position it is not an agreement within the legal meaning of article two hundred and eighteen of the treaty.
it offers us new challenges that are more manageable than the old ones that we had to face last year but they are still challenges and they still lead to a lot of work and a lot of improvement that we are doing on a dayby day week by week basis.