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i am prepared to pay more taxes but they have to be fair and they have to be good taxes.
we had control on control sometimes five times!
the aim is to perform better and to show it. simpler rules as the commissioner said to combine funds and this is i think the need for the future.
so this is the aim.
on control i think we made big steps forward.
this is why to complement gdp the commission is investigating other indicators including demographic
exclusion in any form breeds resentment confrontation extremism and sometimes violence. integration on the other hand is a promise of stability and of peace not to mention the economic contribution that migrants usually young people can bring to an ageing population.
the moral leadership of europe is important but it also acts as an example by showing that green business is very important for our competitiveness.
in order to have such a global agreement in order to persuade other countries to come forward we have to keep pressing by our example an example which has its moral importance.
this is why it is important to keep in mind that the international community will have to share those costs.
the report is right in saying that without the contribution of developing countries our global efforts will fail.
when discussing future actions aimed at keeping the rise in global average temperature below two degrees above pre industrial levels we cannot ignore the fact that the least developed countries are not able to cover the costs of necessary investments in cleaner technologies.
everybody knows that there are some pressing european issues like brexit migration elections in some member states but we have to take the expectations of our partners in the western balkans more seriously otherwise we might lose them.
our common vision for the future of the eu has to build on our most cherished asset which is our unity.
if the rome declaration to be on the occasion of the sixtieth anniversary of our european union will be about the vision of a multi speed europe then it will become not less than the death certificate of the european project.
a vision for the future must not formalise the present day frustrations.
vat rules that were agreed seven years ago are having on micro enterprises that have taken advantage of the internet to set up small businesses.
' and one of his spokesmen sent you a tweet blaming the member states.
do you think that is the right attitude for the commission to take or is it in conflict with their clear aim to create a digital single market?
mr president i really want to say that day after day the situation in turkey is reminding me and other people of my age who lived in the socialist system of the days of the beginning of stalinist terror. but i suppose that now we are able to learn from history and to stop this development in turkey.
they are looking to us.
of course i do understand the hardships for many europeans in this crisis.
cutting welfare systems is painful but it is necessary to ensure stability and future growth.
the national politicians should have acted much earlier in preventing the crisis. they failed to react in time.
blaming brussels is sad to say a rather common way for national politicians and some others to escape their own responsibilities.
politics is about responsibility and accountability.
you can see improvements now.
what i am saying is that the main responsibility for what happened in europe lies in the capitals of europe.
i agree with you that the defence spending is of course awful as is the relationship with some of the neighbours.
if you look at the great challenges of europe they are migration and security solidarity or the lack of solidarity and growing inequalities.
but having said that our group is also disappointed because here in parliament all of us are elected to prepare the future of europe and that means getting into the concerns of europe and you know very well what they are.
so you do not need all these scenarios.
you mentioned the social pillar and of course climate change.
how do we move forward?
now on. every single member every single committee and every single body of this house must be involved.
us. that is why i thank the commission for having presented five different scenarios even knowing that none of them will be fully accepted.
i cannot understand
we may have forgotten to explain that there is no alternative to the union not in the past not now and not in the
i agree with president juncker that the time has come to align expectation with reality.
we may have forgotten where we come
west. europe belongs to all of
from. we come from war death poverty and hunger. we come from lack of freedom. we may have forgotten why unity is so important.
it. to conclude this debate is necessary a debate about the future that we want for ourselves and for our children.
what member states must do is to stop blaming europe for what europe cannot do because it does not have the tools.
the question is simple how do we want to deal with those challenges?
but also do we want to move forward? this is a legitimate question too because i know that i want to move forward but we cannot simply blame those who do not want to go further than we are now by calling them antieuropean. we are all europeans. europe belongs to all europeans no matter whether they come from the north the
they have to be confronted with their own responsibilities. i think that this is a very important step to bring transparency democracy and legitimacy to this process of reforming the european union in the near future. finally i would like to
say that the epp group has approved its own strategy.
reshaping the microcredit framework can help us reinforce and rebuild our economies from the community upwards.
i think the economic crisis has forced us to take a long hard look at our past economic behaviour.
i sincerely hope that following on from this excellent report we see significant and coordinated action at community level to support the invaluable work that is being done by and for microenterprise at local and national level around the european union as it is a very important part of our economy today and a very important part of our economy into the future.
addressing and improving access to microcredit offers us the opportunity to address these past mistakes.
that in turn offers us an opportunity to learn from our past mistakes.
looking onward to the future i can see that city continuing to expand on the basis of these well allocated well controlled funds. i would call for more involvement of the private sector in the way that the funds are allocated managed and controlled because the private sector can always do a more efficient job than the public sector.
i would also like to emphasise how very invaluable these monies have been to the rural areas of the north west where there are a lot of agricultural areas which are vital to the whole economy.
this is a very interesting development and essential at this time in the economic situation.
secondly they must also be used to bring in private finance. thirdly because of different approaches from different member states we would like to look at whether it is feasible to have an eu framework for non bank microfinance institutions.
we have to ensure that our legislation is proportional to the problems we are dealing with and particularly in the ippc which we have talked about today.
it could by itself be the biggest help for businesses in the european union.
ahead of voting on the legislation on novel foods we should recall the reasons for having been prudent and aware of risks for the health and welfare of animals.
we know from our past experience with similar issues that tackle both food safety and ethical relations between humans as the dominant species and nature that public perception depends very much on specific knowledge of the matter.
consumers are increasingly sensitive about suffering and injuries to farm animals and therefore they have the right to be informed about the potential of cloning to cause pain and to waste natural resources.
yet the development of animal cloning as a method of food production is being pursued without public awareness.
the problems with cloning do not concern just the welfare of animals but also consumer confidence in food since it is believed that in europe food is produced to a very high standard.
the eurobarometer study from last october documented serious public concerns with regard to hypothetical future use of food products from clones. this is linked to the sale of imported food which could eventually be sold in europe without being labelled as a product from cloned animals.
i therefore agree with the rapporteur's approach urging the commission to come up with a separate piece of legislation on clones.
among other problems which have been covered by the amendments tabled by my political group i wish particularly to support the sharing of information from animal testing so as to avoid the need for new tests involving animals.
this has to be visible and understandable not only among ourselves but also more and more outside.
this all creates a nightmare for the budget negotiations.
there is an ongoing tendency to cut as much as possible without any rationale while at the same time taking on new obligations new commitments.
we have a unique situation to solve the problem at no expense to the member states.
so now the reply awaited from the council is whether the council and the member states prefer to put this money in their own pockets and ignore the commitments they have made in the past and ignore the payments they have to make or do they want to really address the problem show their european will and pay the bills?
the decision on the whole set of amending budgets could be made very easily;
we spend days and days trying to figure out whether the council is going to respect its commitments or not;
we will create additional tensions in the budgets for two thousand.
we have to give it back to the member states.
so it is clear that we will continue to have great partners within the united states even if the federal government decides to stay on the side of the road.
finally my last remark to his house is that the world's reaction to president trump's action proved that the european union is on the right side of history.
united.
we have heard many of our political leaders in europe say that we will keep up the engagements in the paris agreement.
that is our goal.
we have to add now but have been partially reopened'.
mr president it is positive that the eu delegation in geneva will give major priority to defending the universality of human rights against efforts from several countries to undermine this concept.
more than ever it is crucial that the eu supports the un human rights council financially and politically to ensure that it can continue to work independently.
however i deeply regret that the council did not include a reference to the un binding treaty on business and human rights the single most important normative process currently going on.
i deplore that the eu has not been constructive in the process and hope that the eu will listen to the requests by the european parliament and give its full and unconditional support to the un binding treaty process.
mr president the maltese prime minister mr muscat has predicted that the number of people crossing to europe will reach record levels.
most of these people will come from libya to italy via people traffickers as we know.
the best way to stop these huge numbers of people illegally coming into europe and to stop the large numbers of tragic deaths in the mediterranean is surely to turn the boats back and process the migrants offshore.
that is why six european countries have now been in private talks with australia asking them which way to work things out because they know that the eu way is failing.
only today we have been warned by italian officials that jihadis are actually plugging the gaps in funding for their actual campaign by smuggling people into europe because their oil money is running out.
let's go forward.
we have been taking into account most if not all of the concerns that have been raised by analysing the previous trade deals with other countries and i think that we can say with great confidence that this trade deal is in many ways a golden standard for future trade deals in the world.
it is not meant to do this and this is why i would like to say to those who are not listening to the facts but following the alternative news and not trying to go into depths of the analysis of this trade deal please do not bark up the wrong tree.
thank you to canada for this.
it will deliver trade in goods and decreased tariffs.
have been sending their soldiers since the first world war to defend our freedoms and our liberties.
ceta is like a lighthouse for these guidelines for many who are searching for wealth and trade.
so from that perspective i would say that every country just like my small country latvia will benefit from this.
the first direction is protectionism provincialism decline and the building of walls.
will we take the direction of protectionism and closedness or will we fight for liberal democratic values for growth and for the new golden standards of international trade?
it is a unique chance for the european union now to take again a leading position in the global economy and global politics and in many ways the vote for ceta will decide this. never before has the world needed such a strong europe at this moment and it needs guidelines for good trade.
do we really want it?
of course the ceta trade deal is not a cure a medicine for each and every disease.
the world is watching the european union and which direction we will take.
they died in the second world war for our freedoms and liberties and even now when the european union is facing security challenges at its external borders canadian soldiers are again on our sandy beaches in northern europe.
geographic indications a lot of geographic indications for many of our producers and of course the investment part.
the second direction is openness to the world it is leadership it is effective decision making it is growth and finally also the bringing of wealth to our union and each and every nation and member state here on the european continent.
it will deliver additional possibilities for services.
i would say it is a judgment day because since two thousand and sixteen we have discussed in the european parliament more than eighteen times in different large groups what this trade deal really means for us.
try to find other solutions for other existing problems but go forward with this deal.
please do not switch off this light. vote for ceta.
it is comprehensive but it will not solve all the problems that our workers small and medium enterprises and people are facing.
it is a good thing.
this is because most of us believe ceta is good for our economy particularly for smes and it does not threaten our choices values or laws.
the sd group has tabled its own consensual resolution which clarifies what we mean by progressive trade agreements by spelling out clearly what we like about ceta and what we do not like about ceta and expect to be further corrected in ceta where agreed or in future trade agreements more widely better provisions on sustainable development and a sanctions based approach;
two thousand and fourteen we have voiced concerns demanded changes and achieved most of those already on the occasion of what was effectively the second conclusion of the negotiations in february.
the sd group has decided to vote in favour of ceta.
and improved transparency for all trade agreements in future.
but it is also an act of trust and an offer of partnership towards the eu institutions notably the commission and the council with which we want to work together for a better trade policy and towards canada which is a country that shares our values our objectives and our hopes for a better future.
we welcome as a group the fact that many of the citizens' concerns have been addressed through clarifications and commitments from the commission and the canadian authorities through the joint interpretative instrument and the other instruments in the package. ceta is not perfect far from it but it is an important step in the right direction a more progressive trade policy where the benefits are widely spread among all citizens.
some twenty four million europeans are unemployed twelve million europeans are long term unemployed and five million unemployed europeans are under the age of.
we the representatives of the people of europe need to rethink labour market policies;
if we want europe and europeans to prosper in the twenty first century we must create a competitive european labour market and part of this is to avoid this mismatch.
too many overly strong protectionist measures have blocked initiative flexibility and opportunities.
this mismatch is unfortunate for many europeans who are out of work.
it is unfortunate for our societies which miss out on wealth and prosperity.
we need to promote flexibility;
it is unfortunate for the businesses which cannot fill their vacancies.
in too many places in europe the labour market is rigid even static.
this mismatch in the european labour market causes an uncompetitive european labour market.
explosives and poisons.
the fact is other than a small reduction in overall fuel usage there is no environmental benefit.
in recent weeks we've seen a lot of propaganda outlining the supposed environmental credentials of electro pulse fishing but the fact is that little independent non partisan science has been completed.
we all wanted more in rio but it is not true that nothing has been achieved.
like mr hoppenstedt this will be my last speech before this chamber after twenty years.
it is quite clear that some key eu policies will be undermined without proper financing and therefore we are happy to support the proposal.
secondly we should also ensure that these organisations do not in any way become agencies because if they did they would of course be subject to the interinstitutional agreement on agencies.
the budget committee recognises the importance of these proposals and their urgency.
finally we would not want the budget committee's position to be in any way undermined by the rush for these proposals.
with respect to equal pay for the same job.
this house is still deliberating the approach to be taken for the revision of this directive.
madam president i agree with mr telika that it is really high time that we discuss this issue in the plenary session and i thank all colleagues and all members who brought up this question. it is extremely important for consumers and for a wellfunctioning digital single market to have neutral independent access to the search systems of air transport services.
transparency and neutrality in the search for flights increased competition and made travel within the eu affordable for many europeans.
we will continue a discussion on this subject in our working group on the digital single market which i chair and precisely during our next meeting on twenty two november and you are all invited to join us. but let us not forget that this is not the only problem that consumers encounter when booking flights.
they are often geo blocked and have to pay a higher price because of their place of residence or to put it more precisely because of the temporary location based on their ip address.
the consumers cannot be discriminated against online and their choice of best offers cannot be restricted by business models.
reminded us of this possibility.
i think we should do more to protect local communities as well as the endangered species in the park such as the mountain gorillas and okapi.
yesterday the committee received the high representative vice president of the commission mrs mogherini who again stressed the link between development and security. i would also like to stress here in this debate on the protection of the virunga national park the link between development ecology and security.
we call on the commission and the member states to further address the root causes of armed conflicts and corruption and to support sustainable development and peacebuilding strategies in the park and the surrounding region. we also urge the commission the member states the
i recall that oil exploration and exploitation are not compatible with unesco world heritage status.
twenty five zero refugees came to europe last year one third to germany one third to my own country and the rest to the european union.
why not syria?
even and that's particularly interesting when there's no central authority in play.
you could use it for digital rights management for music films or electronic football tickets.
let me briefly explain to you what this is about.
it has a lot of potential. some people even liken it to the kind of revolution that was sparked by the introduction of the internet and i have to say although not all my fellow shadow rapporteurs are here we had a very exciting very interesting and frankly very enjoyable time
it's virtual currencies and distributed ledger technology so one would be forgiven by thinking well this is a dull and somniferous subject that perhaps will gently put us into sleep at this late hour of the day
so what we advocate in the report is not to stifle innovation by regulating now but instead to closely monitor what is going on by the creation of a taskforce which we suggest should be created at the level of the commission and then to regulate
some of you may have wondered why it is so much cheaper to send an email or an sms than to transfer funds for example from somebody working in one country and sending remittances back home because in the end this transfer of funds is not much more than an electronic message even today but still it can be rather expensive seven or eight of the funds transferred.
it could also be an interesting area for government applications fighting vat fraud or using it to implement an innovative land register. of course with such new technology it is early days;
this technology could help us to reduce these transaction costs significantly in the long run and i think that if we regulate well we might even have openaccess electronic wallets where the transfer of funds would be decided by some sort of leastcost routing.
we are not at a stage where the risks that come with any such technology are systemic.
but of course one would be wrong because this new technology has a lot of promise;
fundamentally what this is about this distributed ledger technology that underlies the bitcoin which is the most prominent virtual currency is a decentralised database that keeps a record of any sort of transaction done within that database in a way that is surprisingly safe resilient and trustworthy
this technology can be used as the title of the initiative report would suggest for virtual currencies and in order to reduce the cost of financial transactions significantly.
you could use this for clearing and settlement automatic contracts for example implementing derivatives on the distributed ledger far beyond the financial sector.
i have lodged my papers with the court of first instance so i intend to fight a very robust case.
all i would like to say is that the big fuss and bother about my parliamentary assistance expenses covered by the media over the last nine or twelve months has been a harrowing experience.
i understand i have a very good case and along with that i have gone for interim measures which means that no money will be payable until the court has heard all the evidence and made the appropriate decision.
i only heard the last ten words.
moreover we have also succeeded in future proofing the legislation by introducing provisions on software updates and smart appliances and explicitly banning the use of defeat devices. finally the label will be able to show information about for example durability or reparability thereby further helping consumers to save money and at the same time contributing to the objectives of the circular economy.
close examination.
focusing on energy efficiency first whether it is for buildings products or in industry is more important than ever in order to ensure security of supply and a successful energy transition while promoting investment growth and jobs.