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the objective is to boost the competitiveness of the industry.
to play. first of all the commission will monitor restructuring activities to ensure their strict compliance with eu legislation in particular concerning state aid and internal market rules. the commission also expects each individual company to comply with the rules established in the directives on information and consultation and on collective redundancies as well as with any existing company agreements.
today. for that purpose the commission will encourage the use of the european social fund for retraining and re skilling of workers in the new financial perspective of the structural funds. the commission will also encourage the member states to use the european globalisation adjustment fund
fourteen. this is far from being guaranteed and i count on your support in this
redundant support for reconversion of suppliers community support measures to develop technology and so on and
eu funds by providing technical assistance reducing waiting time advising on the most effective use of resources monitoring and
sector. the commission will also support the creation of a social dialogue committee that should bring together manufacturers and suppliers representing workers and employers at the joint request of all interested
losses. moreover announcements were also made by general motors volvo and in the supply chain by faurecia. while the difficulties of the automotive industry are linked to the situation on european markets it has to be noted that the industry also suffers from long standing structural overcapacities.
future. most urgently the commission wants to explore all possibilities to support workers affected by restructuring or likely to be affected in the
two thousand and twelve in this strategic document the commission announces how it intends to conduct its policies supporting the sector in many different policy fields research development and innovation trade policy a better functioning internal market investment in human capital and the anticipation of change and restructuring.
i am afraid if you are losing eur. one six billion colleagues you have to do something about it.
the point i was making and i think mr andor was very realistic is that the funding we need to put in is to help those employees affected by what are inevitable plant closures.
we are supporting research and development and we also need to deploy the instruments which mr andor was talking about to help people back into new jobs.
i think ford are right in restructuring production because they want to invest in new models.
the ford company according to their own figures and you can check them is going to lose eur.
we have the knowledge ladies and gentlemen;
the key to the future for the automotive industry in europe and we want a really strong and globally competitive automotive industry is going to be investment in new technologies and new products.
the commission has made a very realistic assessment and has talked about the key tools that need to be put in place to help in the restructuring which many members are calling for.
this is not a new situation and it is essential that we deal with it in the way we are talking about if we are to have a really strong long term future for a crucial industry.
we need strong partners in europe.
we need investors in europe. that is why i made the point i did.
i go past there regularly and i see the empty buildings.
i think we are undermining ourselves as an authority in the eu and i think we should give a deadline to the eritrean authorities to release this man or else we should consider discussing asking nato troops to go in and release
the cotonou acp agreement requires respect for fundamental human rights democratic principles and the rule of law.
this demonstrates asmara's fundamental lack of respect for due legal process and the rule of law. regrettably isaak is not the only political prisoner in eritrea.
eritrea does not measure up to these basic standards.
the eritrean government should release or bring to a fair trial all of its prisoners held on political grounds including mr isaak.
the commission and the external action service have repeatedly and regularly raised this matter with the eritrean authorities both in private and publicly.
the delegation in asmara has a constant instruction to inquire of the eritrean authorities and any other party that might have any information about the whereabouts and health of dawit isaak.
so far as you know the eritrean authorities have refused to give any information.
we cannot accept this position from the eritrean authorities.
his treatment is a breach of universal human rights and fundamental values.
the eritrean position is also in contravention of eritrea's international obligations in the area of human rights.
respect for human rights is the cornerstone of european identity and human rights and fundamental freedoms are universal and no man no woman in this world should be deprived of them neither in eritrea nor in the rest of the world.
we do engage through development aid with the population of eritrea. this is humanitarian assistance to a starving population in a very poor country.
we do this and try to find some way to engage and have dialogue with the eritrean authorities.
ten years after the arrest of dawit isaak he is still not free.
rights like maternity and paternity leave equal treatment for part time fulltime and agency workers and the right to paid holiday are all underpinned by eu law avoiding a race to the bottom.
madam president we have the biggest decision for a generation before us in the uk and it is our rights at work that are on the ballot paper.
and now the leave campaign wants a flexible britain and a bonfire of red tape and regulation a bonfire of your rights.
it was ford's female workers who symbolised the fight for equal pay but it was the european court of justice that guaranteed it in. one thousand nine hundred and eighty two eu health and safety legislation has saved countless british lives.
in this case what is good enough for germany is good enough for ireland and those irish politicians who are trying to blame brussels while pursuing their own agendas have no legal basis for their argument.
the eu legislature intended to allow member states to determine the measures to be adopted for the recovery of costs without extending it to all services associated with water use.
the water framework directive gives member states a clear optout where they can decide in accordance with established practice not to apply water charges.
or two thousand and sixteen it is. two thousand and three in two thousand and fourteen the european court of justice found against the european commission when it took germany to court for not charging for certain water services including consumption.
that is two thousand and three not two thousand and ten two thousand and fourteen.
over the years however with the advent of the industrial revolution cities started to attract more and more people from across the country thereby eventually leading to depopulation of rural areas.
whilst these tendencies may have a positive effect on job creation education housing or decreasing transportation costs due to usually permanent resettlement from their native places rural areas essentially lose their future in every sense.
the soviet union ceased to exist twenty four years ago.
in response to these risks the leave campaign has had no answers.
over the past few weeks they have made disgusting and borderline racist claims implying that all immigrants who come to the uk are either criminals or welfare claimants. as an immigrant myself i know that these claims are false and that immigrants make a huge positive contribution to the uk. i also believe that most decent voters in britain know this as well and they will see through the leave campaign's lies and will vote to remain on twenty
now having lost the arguments on the economy and security they have resorted to scaremongering over immigration.
it gives consumers and customers choice it offers flexibility and it provides competition.
those companies involved in the collaborative economy also create jobs and generate business for the local economy.
i think that instead of fighting against it we need to embrace the opportunities that it brings and ensure that there is a harmonised approach to regulation for member states in the spirit of the common market and in the interests of european consumers.
the sharing economy in europe is estimated to be worth eur ten billion and forecast to grow to eur two hundred and fifty billion over the next decade.
a study carried out by the commission itself found that in france for example thirty six of consumers had used the collaborative economy such as airbnb or uber and we know those names so well.
none of these will be replaced by the british government.
nor are they best served by taking the north of ireland out of the eu. the north is a net beneficiary of the eu our farming community benefits through cap and direct payments our students can travel through europe to study and our businesses can access a single market of over five hundred million potential customers.
our interest is always assessing what is in the best interest of the people of ireland.
the best interests of irish people are not always best served by eu policies and practices.
if it is brexit the north of ireland will be shackled to britain and partition copper fastened.
in addition eu protections guaranteed to workers include equal pay for men and women protection of holiday hours and maternity rights to name but a few.
madam president sadly the dumping of chinese steel continues across europe with david cameron acting as the ringleader for a small group of irresponsible member states who continue to block the commission's proposal for fairer tariffs.
madam president the north east of england has much to gain by staying in the european union and conversely the north east has much to lose if we are to leave.
the european union is good for jobs allowing the north east access to the world's largest single market and the eu is good for investment.
as the poorest english region we actually receive more back than we put in. and the eu protects our rights both as consumers and as workers.
the eu keeps us safe we are now living through the longest period of peace inside the european union since the roman empire and the eu is good for our environment and countryside cleaning up our bathing water protecting our wildlife and helping us to collectively tackle climate change.
if we are not careful and we leave the european union it may well be that the only place you will find a sheep farmer from the hills in the north east of england will be at beamish open air museum.
for the north east of england and the eu the case is clear;
a champion of multilateralism an active member of the african union and of the southern african development community. it is the only african member of the g. twenty this means we have to work together on our most pressing common challenges trade climate change terrorism migration and
that's not only necessary to keep the paris climate agreement in sight it's also necessary as commissioner arias caete already emphasised to safeguard the competitiveness of our own truck manufacturers in europe.
i assume that they would be surprised if we explained to them that that's not the case up till now.
let's not forget all those truck operators which most of the time are sme companies that can save tens of thousands of euros if the trucks that they're using are much more fuel efficient a very important element as well.
so i'm very happy that we are finally catching up with other parts of the world.
we need to show people that we protect their right to live in democracy and freedom and therefore in my opinion russia should have no one elected next year for this parliament.
i'm honestly quite shocked when i listen to some of our colleagues from the far right saying that the threat of foreign actors is not a threat to the freedom of people and democracy in europe itself.
freely is fundamental for our european democracy for democracy as such.
this is so important and we have to ask this very uncomfortable question if you do not react together and protect our freedoms our democracy then i would ask you how many seats will russia have in this parliament at next year's election?
i'm also happy to see that the concerns seventy three of europeans have this concern as the commissioner alluded to this is a concern we need to respond to.
thank you very much for coming.
part of the thesis is the contention that almost any form of nation state affiliation represents a giant step back towards the terrifying ethnic nationalism that left europe drenched in blood in the twentieth century.
in fact moderate sensible nationstate preference is at the heart of sustaining the social solidarity we need to allow collective decision making to run smoothly and the revolt against the overreach of the globalist establishment is deep rooted and based on considered thought.
at a time like this a wise european union would be loosening the corset allowing more room for national decision making and respecting the mandates handed down to national governments by national electorates but the eu we have is doing the opposite picking fights with member nations on an almost weekly basis.
there has also been going back many years slack control of the use of data harvested by social media giants and the use it's put to so vigilance is certainly in order.
so many votes have gone against its wishes from brexit to the defeat of hillary clinton to the italian election result and more besides that an elite which is unwilling to question its own complacent assumptions is looking for a scapegoat.
but i'm afraid to say that something else is going on here today it's the spectacle of the european political class clutching at straws.
and that scapegoat is the idea that so called fake news' has led people into a false state of consciousness causing them to turn unfairly against benevolent rulers and break out of parameters for political debate and action set in their own best interests from above.
workingclass voters in more prosperous european countries people who depend on selling their labour for their income are also in revolt against the creation of a single european labour market which they quite correctly judge to be against their own best interests.
my advice therefore is to prepare for an election result next year that most of you are not going to like and don't blame it on russian bots or fake news because it will be a real message considered and profoundly meant from the people to the political class.
at its heart lies opposition to the no borders' ideology being pushed by the left and much of the centrist establishment too which threatens to shatter social cohesion across europe.
there has been some evidence in recent years of outside actors and in particular the russian state seeking to interfere.
mr macron was at it again at the weekend when he claimed that nationalism was the opposite of patriotism.
the eu's cyber enemies would be proud of the choreographed showdown on the deal that our prime minister theresa may is presenting to cabinet as we speak.
i'd like to find one page out of the five hundred that isn't the product of massive manipulative and misguided interference by the european union in a democratic decision.
what about the scottish independence referendum?
look stop the interference in free speech free thought and free media and free journalistic press.
a threat to the thousands of european union scots citizens by the way.
as i said in my opening address there is no disagreement here that we all would like to eliminate them.
if we want to prevent that from happening if we want the recycling to take place in europe by european companies bound by european rules which will not then put the recyclates on the market for products like food contact materials and toys according to our rules then we have to take control of that process.
this legislation is far too serious to play those sorts of politics with.
so i ask members yet again to re examine their support of amendment thirty or amendment thirty seven and to look carefully at amendment thirty which not only sets out recycling reductions because it takes four products rolls them into five and gives the absolute maximum for all five which is actually a reduction to twenty
it would allow us to be in a position where we could actually eliminate these.
so let's restrict ourselves to dealing with the persistent organic pollutants.
this is appalling but i will bet my life that those hairbrushes were produced in the far east.
the point is about how we do it the rate at which we do it and the methodology.
they were not produced in europe and they come from bad recycling.
i am particularly concerned at the attempts by one or two members to roll into pops discussions around agri chemicals such as glyphosate.
if you go ahead with amendment thirty seven that is not an option on the table.
the efforts of non state actors and third countries and let's name it especially russia to distort facts to manipulate reality to foster distrust in the democratic process and even to interfere in our democratic elections are completely unacceptable.
we have to stand united.
in this context commissioner jourov i support the commission's proposal for a cybersecurity competence centre.
disinformation campaigns and the continuous support for anti european political forces are undermining the european project and western democracies in general.
the european union needs an effective well targeted and tailor made strategy to communicate and promote eu policies in the run up to our next elections.
the eu cannot and must not tolerate an undeclared war against our liberal values underpinning the peace and prosperity of our continent.
we must act immediately and boldly to enhance the eu's resilience against such threats including the risks for our next european elections in may.
member states and eu institutions need to cooperate more intensively and share information more effectively.
we are proud of our statistics and we support eurostat in its work in ensuring their growing quality and reliability.
i am aware of the high level of interest regarding the design and state of play of the special purpose vehicle.
thirdly the european commission is elaborating a range of tools to strengthen the activities of small and medium sized enterprises between the eu and iran.
some of these issues are addressed through our eu iran high level dialogue.
as such they are a serious challenge to the continued implementation of the plan of action.
dismantling the agreement would not only destroy years of diplomatic efforts but also undermine other key multilateral negotiations in the nuclear field and beyond.
technical work has been advancing over the last days and weeks under the political leadership of member states and supported by the eeas and the commission. our goal is to build something that is workable effective and viable. the special purpose vehicle is not directed against the united states.
the last meeting of this group was convened in brussels on twelve september and discussed the situation in syria and yemen and we hope to meet again before the end of the year.
for these reasons the eu and its member states are determined to preserve it.
the deal with iran is a key element of the global nuclear non proliferation architecture.
the special purpose vehicle is not circumventing sanctions.
preserving the nuclear deal with iran is an essential security interest for europe for our region and for the whole world.
on two november the high representative issued a statement together with the foreign and finance ministers of germany france and the united kingdom expressing deep regret at this development.
this is a hugely complex and unique undertaking requiring the best expertise available.
let me remind everyone that we are talking about economic benefits for the people of iran which constitute an essential part of the deal.
i am aware that many of you have concerns regarding iran's foreign policy and respect for human rights.
the deal with iran is working and delivering on its goal namely ensuring that iran's nuclear programme remains exclusively peaceful.
in all its aspects and in line with un security council resolution.
the european union has already taken a number of measures.
moreover there is no credible peaceful alternative to the joint comprehensive plan of action.
we europeans cannot accept that a foreign power not even our closest friend and ally takes decisions over our legitimate trade with another country. the ongoing work led by france germany and the united kingdom aims at preserving the full and effective implementation of the plan of action
first we have updated our blocking statute to ensure that business decisions are not determined by the listed us extra territorial legislation which the union does not recognise as applicable to eu operators.
this is an assessment based on scientific facts provided through a uniquely high number of inspections and thirteen reports by the international atomic energy agency.
the commission has significantly engaged with economic operators and member states on the implementation of the statute.
it is crucial for the security of europe the region and the entire world.
it is about working in full transparency ensuring due diligence for the most rigorous standards on anti money laundering and on countering the financing of terrorism in full respect of un security council resolutions and the primacy of the eu law.
so we will keep working to preserve a nuclear non proliferation agreement that is working well and to prevent a major security crisis in the middle east.
as we remain committed to our side of the deal we also expect iran to continue implementing in full all its nuclear commitments under the plan of action.
so does the european commission but the plan of action was never meant to solve all of our disagreements with iran. we continue to voice our disagreements on iran's security role in the region and its ballistic missile programme and we have engaged in a frank and active dialogue with iran on these issues.
first we continue to support the joint comprehensive plan of action as its provisions continue to ensure that iran does not acquire material or equipment to develop a nuclear weapon.
the sanctions re imposed on five november cover a wide array of sectors and together with the designation of some seven hundred individuals and entities impact large parts of the iranian economy.
it is a matter of security and it is a matter of credibility for the international community.
on the contrary preserving the nuclear deal is essential to our common security both for europe for the united states and for our friends in the middle east.
this is also very much about our own security and regional security but none of these issues is linked to the plan of action and they would not be easier to deal with without it.
the re imposition of us sanctions may also bring substantial collateral effects in particular it could weigh on the region's trade flows and energy supplies connectivity and ultimately the security and stability of states such as iraq and afghanistan.
we remain committed to the continued implementation of the nuclear deal in all its aspects and in particular we are at work to preserve the economic dividends arising from sanctions lifting.
these include an arms embargo and measures against arms trade against human rights violations on iran's support for the assad regime in syria and for terrorism.
we are working on technical exchanges to enhance trade harmonisation of standards and due diligence and compliance efforts.
the eu has also led a dialogue together with france germany italy and the uk to engage iran constructively on regional issues.
on top of that we need to develop new technologies and that's why we are making this regulation consistent with the cars.
we think it's better to skip that mistake that you made on cars and immediately go into a mandate for zero and low emission vehicles at a very low level of.