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all remaining four hundred and six unaccompanied minors in moria have been transferred to the greek mainland with the commission's help and financial support and we did that the first day.
in her inspiring speech she said migration has always been a fact for europe and will always be.
progress is slow in part perhaps because all these people are being tested for covid nineteen and those that are found positive are being kept in isolation but also because people are afraid to enter the new tent centre.
so we are now on track to relocate two zero unaccompanied teenagers and children together with their families and now we could top up that with the new pledges from member states.
and with all member states taking their share of the responsibility.
our first priority must be the children.
we need a fresh start on migration and this is the right moment as president von der leyen said yesterday in the state of the european union.
other member states are providing medical teams and shelter on a bilateral basis.
now the majority of irregular rivals two thirds are not entitled to international protection.
it's still too many it's still unacceptable but i've pushed for change and numbers are going down thanks to the efforts of the greek authorities and thanks to the efforts of the commission.
throughout the centuries it has defined our societies enriched our cultures and shaped many of our lives and this will always be the case.
already more than one hundred zero items have been included in this so far.
in two thousand and fifteen almost two million people fled to europe and crossed our borders irregularly.
the pictures and reports remind us that the people in moria are just like us fathers mothers sisters and brothers sons and daughters people men women old people and all too many children who already had little and now have nothing.
seven hundred tents and seven rubb halls have now been installed to provide shelter which could house an estimated five zero people today.
as president von der leyen said yesterday we want a constructive approach towards migration because it will always be with us.
on twelve september greece asked for assistance under the union civil protection mechanism.
it's something that we can manage.
what we know on tuesday at midnight fires started in several parts of moria reception centre.
at the beginning of this week eight hundred people were living in these tents.
a closer link between asylum and returns fighting smugglers working with external parties and creating legal pathways to europe.
in practice the moria centre no longer exists.
our agencies easo and frontex are on the ground offering support.
welcoming people who have the right to stay and helping them to integrate and be a part of our society.
i can today announce that the unaccompanied minors on the other islands will be moved to safety as well and we have already started as you know the relocation of unaccompanied minors to other member states and now we will step up on this and continue this coordination and relocation of unaccompanied minors.
these emergency measures build on our efforts over the last six months.
you can count on me on us on renew europe and on the intergroup on children's rights to implement it.
therefore i would like to thank you commissioner johansson for the bold and concrete steps forward in the fight against child sexual abuse.
sixty per cent of worldwide child sexual abuse content is circulating in europe.
or if i told you that according to the council of europe one out of five children falls victim to sexual violence.
it is the' problem that all european decision makers have to face and the fight against it must be our priority.
but this alone is not enough.
commissioner johansson i fully support your strategy.
sexual abuse of children is not just one of the ninety nine problems.
we all know that we all have to play a role in this fight.
mr president what's in a number dear colleagues? if i told you that the number of reports of child sexual abuse has increased to nearly seventy million in two thousand and nineteen would you believe it?
isn't that staggering?
would you believe it?
if we don't do it who will do it?
this is a strong balanced and comprehensive strategy.
this website used the slogan real blackmail rape and forced videos of girls all around the world'.
but we must also work on prevention.
we as politicians are responsible for legislation to protect children and to be honest i don't think we are doing enough.
in the last ten years reports by internet companies of child sexual abuse increased exponentially.
last week i presented a regulation an interim solution to make sure internet companies can continue to detect report and remove child sexual abuse material.
and of course we must protect children more than we protect copyright.
we also need to encourage children to tell them it's not your fault'.
because of an unintended effect of the electronic communications code and this comes into force in december this year.
i need your help to protect children.
supported by europol police forces in our member states are cracking down on abuse.
i must say i do not accept that we have to choose between protecting children or privacy.
you can imagine how that is for a small child.
two thousand and eleven i will launch a study to assist its implementation and to see how and where we need to upgrade and update our legislation.
and they were told if you tell anybody i will kill your dog or your hamster'.
but we do have power so let's use that power to protect children.
most of the perpetrators are men but not only men;
the commission is also working with experts and industry to find technical solutions to detect and report encrypted online child sexual abuse.
if we do not adopt that interim legislation this will no longer be possible.
the eu directive on child sexual abuse dates from.
she said to us let my story not become a story we would hear from a friend sister or mother'.
closed and secret groups on the internet have an entrance fee of new and unseen material.
to keep one step ahead europol will set up an innovation hub and lab.
but we need to do much more to support the police.
we are now working on this permanent legislation and will present it by next june proposals that would make it mandatory for companies to detect and report known child sexual abuse materials to public authorities.
we need to empower children to speak out.
in the country i know best a perpetrator posted thank you corona.
that would pull the rug out from under our entire law enforcement effort against predators.
they had had abused two girls for five years and that was thanks to a ncmec report that saved them.
we will work together with governments tech companies and civil society organisations worldwide.
the owner is now behind bars.
i call on you to support this important regulation which is a temporary solution until our long term sector specific legislation is in place.
it's not okay what these adults are doing.
she was groomed online as a teenager and forced into sex slavery.
that would have an unintended effect companies will no longer be allowed to pursue their voluntary efforts to detect and report child abuse online.
just last friday two men were sentenced to thirteen years in prison in germany.
and i want europe to take global leadership because abuse doesn't stop at national or european borders.
i must underline that this is of course important to do without prohibiting or weakening encryption and in full respect of privacy.
last year law enforcement in europe received forty zero newly produced images and one hundred zero newly produced videos images that made it possible for authorities to find children and prosecute perpetrators.
it's time for europe to have its own centre to build on europol's work to work with companies and law enforcement bodies to identify victims and bring offenders to justice. i will soon launch a study as a first step in setting up our own european centre against child sexual abuse.
so let's do her justice.
to see videos of raped children paedophiles must rape children. that's how the business model works.
we will support member states with funding.
it's absolutely possible to combine the two.
these predators have a business model that fuels this increase.
we cannot allow paedophiles or perpetrators to win an online high tech arms race.
a child has no power and children that are abused least of all.
police have taken down this site.
very often children are abused by someone they know and trust.
there are people out there who use and abuse children and we have the obligation to protect our children from these predators.
i know that you all feel as strongly as i do about this but just let me repeat some of the terrible statistics.
in your resolution this house asked us to work with industry and the big ict companies because detection and reporting by internet companies is necessary to save children.
current eu legislation puts strong obligations on internet companies to protect copyright but not children who are being raped.
we will create a prevention network of practitioners and researchers to share expertise to stop perpetrators from acting.
many experts and decision makers and our allies in the struggle spoke there the dutch government europol the united states national center for missing exploited children but most impressive was the testimony of sarah.
why am i proposing interim legislation?
we also want to set up a european centre to prevent and counter child sexual abuse.
i need your help to pass this legislation.
i have one specific question for you because a lot has been said by my good colleagues.
honestly these camps are a shame for europe.
please commissioner pay specific attention to these children.
i always say if we put our dog or our cat in such conditions animal rights organisations would be at our door but we put human beings in camps like that. next week you will come with a new migration strategy.
my name is zabi i'm from afghanistan and i'm also one of the refugees who used to live in camp moria.
that is why i want all of you to listen to the testimony that zabi from afghanistan gave to him hi.
now that they have left camp moria these refugees have been sleeping on the ground.
gerald knaus has rightly referred to the camp as the guantanamo for refugees' and what happened in moria last week is a shock but not a surprise.
hope they had already lost months' ago.
commissioner we count on you.
with some empathy solidarity and moral authority we know what has to happen.
but also by the greek authorities who failed with eur.
not by giving them protection but by stripping them of their human dignity.
two six billion in financial support to build decent humane reception facilities and with the coast guard actively engaged in illegal and dangerous push backs.
evacuation and relocation and not only for the unaccompanied minors.
let this finally be the moment of renewal of our principles.
moria was a time bomb waiting to explode and now twelve zero people lost the only thing they had left their tents.
it's a collective moral failure of the european union by the member states leaving the burden all on the shoulders of the people living on the greek islands and some even wanting the misery to be a deterrent for others to arrive.
i will work with you to protect children both online and offline and of course there is also a very strong link between online and offline crimes.
it is also of course the case that when these materials can stay there for years being watched again and again and again the crime is been done again and again and again towards the victims.
it's in communication or more closed areas.
i can tell you that we are coming forward with new proposals and a new strategy to fight trafficking.
may i also say something about the interim legislation that we have on the table.
to conclude i must say that there is one thing that perpetrating paedophiles fear more than anything else and that is the light.
i fully agree. let's turn on the light.
this is to avoid an unintended situation where otherwise we would make it impossible for the voluntary detection of child sex abuse materials that the companies do right now.
they would like to stay and act in the dark.
emotions about protecting all children and the obligation as politicians to take the proper measures to do so.
that will be part of the upcoming proposals at the beginning of next year on fighting organised crime.
i think that our upcoming european centre to prevent and counter child sexual abuse will play a key role in this area.
some of you have also mentioned trafficking and that is important.
we have the power.
despite that he continues to devote his life to defending and restoring the dignity of countless women the victims of brutal acts of violence and we must continue to support his work.
we will never never abandon the women and girls who had to go through the unspeakable pain of sexual violence and stand ready to contribute to the support they need to rebuild their lives.
we remain extremely worried about almost daily attacks on the population in the east of the drc.
the eu is taking concrete action in this direction through support programmes for justice the strengthening of the mechanism for prosecuting and supporting victims including survivors of sexual and gender based violence and is continuing its direct support to dr mukwege's panzi hospital
the congolese authorities should adopt and implement reforms to establish effective security institutions and an independent justice sector.
madam president i am grateful to the members of the european parliament for raising this matter and for giving me the opportunity to address it here.
those responsible should be brought before justice so that the rights and dignity of the victims can finally be recognised.
which so far amounts to eur nineteen million.
member states and regions can support green infrastructure through the eu cohesion policy and will continue to do so in the upcoming programming period for cohesion policy including through instruments such as the life programme.
as well as the horizon europe mission on climate neutral and smart cities which will support one hundred european cities in their systemic transformation towards climate neutrality and the biodiverse cities pilot project which aims to enhance the use of green infrastructure in the urban context.
during lockdown we have rediscovered the comfort they provide both physically and mentally and during the extreme heat waves that have hit europe this summer we have enjoyed the cooling they brought.
the green city tool offers guidance and advice including on funding and capacity building and the soon to be launched green city accord which aims to support the eu biodiversity strategy for two thousand and thirty by encouraging greater nature and biodiversity actions in cities.
this should help improve connections between green spaces eliminate the use of pesticides in cities and limit excessive mowing of urban green spaces and other biodiversity harmful practices.
the commission will also reflect this objective in the european climate pact.
natura two thousand sites constitute the core of eu level green infrastructure and often offer a strong basis for the development of urban greening plans.
no less than eleven zero natura two thousand sites designated under eu nature legislation are located within urban and peri urban areas all over the european union.
all these new commitments both directly on urban greening but also the eu wide commitments on nature protection and restoration represent a major scaling up of the deployment of green infrastructure across all of europe.
i have taken note with great interest of this idea and once adopted by this house we will assess its feasibility and timing also within the context of various city initiatives and programmes already under way or in the pipeline that aim to green urban areas and improve nature in cities.
the ambition to green european cities and increase biodiversity in urban spaces was enshrined in the goals set out in the european green deal which highlights the importance of urban green infrastructure for improving the quality of life in urban areas.
the eu maes initiative which provides technical guidance for cities through the mapping and assessment of ecosystems and their services;
reflecting the importance of this subject you propose in your draft resolutions a european year of greener cities for two thousand and twenty two which could possibly offer a platform to promote policies and to buy in support at city level to strengthen the implementation of eu environmental laws and policies and thereby to support delivery of the european green deal.
we all know greener cities are cooler smarter and healthier.
let me also mention the urban partnership on sustainable land use and nature based solutions which forms part of the urban agenda for the eu as well as the urban innovative actions programme that supports the testing of innovative ideas in cities including in the area of green infrastructure.
these may include measures to create biodiverse and accessible urban forest parks and gardens urban farms green roofs and walls tree lined streets urban meadows and urban hedges.
this will be particularly beneficial in cities not least as it will help us to cool urban areas.
as a key element of our biodiversity strategy for two thousand and thirty green cities remain high on our political agenda and i am counting on your as well as on member states' and regions' support to implement our ambitious goal to bring nature back to our cities.
they reward and disseminate best practice in urban green infrastructure.
such plans could mobilise policy regulatory and financial tools and the commission will support member states and local and regional authorities through technical guidance and will help to mobilise funding and organise capacity building.
the process will be facilitated through the establishment of an eu urban greening platform in two thousand and twenty one in close collaboration with cities and of course mayors.
more generally eu funding for cities will provide important opportunities.
the horizon two thousand and twenty policy agenda for nature based solutions and re naturing cities which aims to position the eu as a leader in innovating with nature;
i cannot do so but it is as much about the people in the camp as it is about us and the people we aspire to be and the values we aspire to protect.
i've been to lots of refugee camps around the world and these are the worst conditions i've seen.
i have some hope though.
until now the eu has failed this test.
traumatised by the fire sleeping on the street.
i urge you do not rebuild moria on the islands as this will end up in the same misery.
take us out of this hell'.
share it with the refugee who said we lost everything in syria.
ensure the right to asylum by acting firmly against the pushbacks to turkey. take your responsibilities seriously and assure a real protective environment and procedure.
evacuate them from the islands distribute them among the member states and apply these harmful lessons to the new pact.
we came for protection and we found ourselves in lifethreatening circumstances right here.
tell them about our common values.
so commissioner and also the council i hope they're listening please prove that these values also apply to refugees.
the strength and sincerity of our common values are best shown in the way we treat refugees who rely on us.
madam president. i wish to thank the commissioner for her statement. the lacking statement of the german presidency is unfortunately also a message. yesterday president von der leyen emphasised the importance of our common values. tell the children in moria exhausted after six months of confinement lacking sufficient care and food
i don't really know what else to say because these words should be enough to wake up those who take decisions.
we had heart breaking reasons for leaving our countries.
no we can work as long as there are opportunities provided for us.
cross the sea with a rubber boat and try to see if you can sleep on the ground with your beloved ones.
honestly we as refugees believed that human rights would be respected in europe.
try it without having enough food water or some sort of shelter. how can this happen?
the fact that we are refugees still doesn't mean that we should be a burden on anyone's shoulders.
he said if you think that the refugees are not suffering here please see if you can come here with your own families with your beloved ones.
we know how to even offer help because we have been through so much in life.
we had heart breaking reasons for leaving our families and our beloved ones behind.
and the philippines' reply will be taken into account in assessing compliance through the chief gsp conditionalities during our bilateral dialogue with the government.
the eu has expressed its concern about various human rights issues in the philippines on numerous occasions recently through the eu twenty seven statement at the human rights council and the february two thousand and twenty biennial generalised scheme of preferences report discussed in the european parliament
we expect the philippines like all countries to uphold its international human rights obligations and protect and promote fundamental freedoms.
the external action service has proposed to hold a first meeting already this autumn by the end of this year even under a virtual format. so the european commission and the external action service will continue raising these matters with the philippine government
raised serious doubts over the respect for freedom of expression as well as for the rule of law in the philippines.
as well as directly through the authorities such as during the first joint committee of the partnership and cooperation agreement in january.
the eu remains convinced that both the philippines and the eu have most to gain from constructive engagement.
right now europe is letting its children down.
interpol europol the internet watch foundation and many others have highlighted the shocking and vast extent of the sexual abuse of children online in europe.
our aims are clear that more victims need to be identified and protected that more criminals need to be brought to justice and that we will do all we can to create a world free from child sexual exploitation.
to achieve this the eu needs to lead the world on creating effective partnerships between governments industry law enforcement and ngos.
you are going to put it on to your social media anyway only yours but ok if it's important yes.
he inspired me with his simple belief that we all have a duty to do the right thing. he is not a man who thinks women's rights is an issue for women.
he just jumps in and fights. he said i became a feminist because in the face of the atrocity i witnessed i had a choice to go away or to act. i couldn't just leave'. the eu must do all it can to protect the points of light that shine through darkness. for the many thousands of victims of sexual violence in the congo
we must call for a deep and impartial investigation into the threats made against him and the eu must urge the congolese authorities to adopt the draft law which protects human rights defenders and installs transitional justice.
by defending dr mukwege's life we also defend the lives and dignity of those that every day rely upon his bravery.
we must do all we can to help him continue to fight for the change he has spent a lifetime trying to achieve the delivery of justice truth and the empowerment of women.
dr mukwege has dedicated his life to the treatment of women who have become victims of rape and horrendous sexual violence.
he has given new hope to tens of thousands of women supporting them on the way back through medical treatment and psychological counsel giving them the chance to get back on their own two feet by providing them with an education and job training.
proper migration management is about being in control and it is a shared european responsibility.
as long as migrants find their way to the eu via irregular routes we need a proper response.
we need european reception centres at the eu external borders with adequate facilities.