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although this dossier finally does not deal specifically with child trafficking i believe there is a political will at uk and eu level to continue our efforts to work on behalf of children and act as their advocates;
the violation of children's rights must be stopped so i am pleased that the ecr group and my government in the uk are supportive of the aims and proposals of this directive which goes even further than what i proposed in.
we as lawmakers have a responsibility to make laws and policies which protect and promote the interests of the most vulnerable in our society.
i have been working on this issue for many years first as a minister in the uk home office involved in the un convention on children's rights the meeting in stockholm in sweden in one thousand nine hundred and ninety six and then as rapporteur on a previous european parliamentary report back in two thousand to combat child pornography on the internet.
they are not always capable of asking for help or even knowing when they have been wronged.
it is therefore the adults in society who must take responsibility for these children and be their strong and robust advocates.
i called for stronger preventive measures to tackle this menace and i asked member states to work with each other and the law enforcement agencies and units such as europol to make sure that illegal websites were closed down and perpetrators brought to justice.
mr president in an era of rapid and apparently effortless global communications particularly through the internet but also now through mobile phones and ipads and the like it is vital that we in the european parliament work ever harder to protect children and young adults from the continuing threat of sexual and violent abuse.
it concerns me that despite the legislative financial and specialist input into this problem millions of children across the eu are still at risk today.
i am also pleased this report advocates a more robust approach to criminal checks on professionals who want to work with children and encourages member states to take the necessary steps to ensure that children who report abuse from within their own family are protected.
he reiterated that child trafficking and child exploitation were inexcusable and had to be stopped.
i would like to highlight a few things because much has been said.
we can all be proud the council the commission parliament and yourself because with this we are providing good tools to prevent to protect and to prosecute people who commit these offences.
that has never been an issue.
this is the only way to combat child pornography on line.
it is up to the member states to choose how they promote the hotline.
we are also sending the very important political signal that sexual abuse of children like this is not acceptable and this is a clear message from the whole of the european union. thank you very much for a very important debate and very important work.
what we should do and this is very clear in the commission proposal and i am very happy to have the huge support in this house is ensure that member states delete at source.
we shall delete at source.
moreover in accordance with the articles in the actual convention of the rights of the child the instrument is open only to state parties.
in order to raise awareness allow exchanges of best practices and identify practical tools the commission is organising best practices meetings and high level meetings with stakeholders and will continue to do so every year until all countries have made sure that it is operational.
it is also very important that we successively insisted on the ability to prosecute eu citizens who go abroad as sex tourists. i heard horror stories on this on a visit to cambodia a few years ago. among many other initiatives i would mention mutual recognition of disqualifications from working with children
however i would like to say a word about something commissioner malmstrm mentioned which was the one hundred and sixteen thousand number for missing children. it is still not operational in i think eleven member states although that was required by last may. in addition there are problems with using mobile phones
cross border exchange of criminal records so that abusers can be tracked when they move and particular protection of child victims and suspects in the criminal justice system.
outside one's home country because there is a dispute about who picks up the roaming charges.
whilst we discuss the current threats facing children as a result of ever evolving channels of communication i would also like to remind this house of the many children now adults across northern ireland and the republic of ireland who have been the victims of horrific historical clerical and institutional child abuse
i would like to see agreements in place that target such websites on a global scale.
mr president i welcome this report into the sexual abuse and exploitation of children.
it is therefore vital that we enhance the protection of these children especially in the face of new challenges posed by global communications which transcend national boundaries.
with more children having access to the internet and social networking sites it has become easier for sex offenders to prey on their young victims.
this is an area where member states can and must act for the common good.
for these victims of child sex abuse their issues are as real today as when they first happened and we must support them too.
this of course was the issue of blocking versus deletion.
that is why i am pleased to see the commission's proposal for a directive on combating this issue.
i am sure that the majority of european citizens will share this belief. the sad truth is that whilst action on the online sphere is valuable the best way to prevent child abuse images circulating on the internet is to stop child abuse full stop!
however blocking is a quick and crucial short term disruption tactic.
in the uk for example bt internet alone estimates that their blocking technology prevents forty zero attempts to access known child abuse websites every single day.
no one is suggesting that blocking is one hundred effective.
quite simply it is my belief that the protection of our children and the apprehension of the criminals who perpetrate these abuses should take precedence over freedom of the internet and the human rights of those sick individuals who view this material.
sadly there is one aspect which as well as causing significant controversy provoked an emotionally charged debate;
that is over fourteen million attempts every year.
my group too welcomes the inclusion for the first time in eu legislation of sex tourism related to children and the jurisdiction over nationals travelling for the purposes of child abuse but we also agree with the commission that it is a pity that we have not been able to find a solution on those enjoying habitual residence. we also welcome the recognition of the need to deal with the associated advertising and facilitation of such travel.
we welcome the move to make it possible for employers to request information about the potential employees for professional or organised voluntary activities with children according to national law.
the solution reached in this directive is important and has the full support of my group.
whilst we certainly welcome the offence of online grooming being created i must admit we found the attitude of council in not wanting to incorporate grooming in all senses into this on the grounds that it already exists in national legislation a little surprising given that many of the other offences here also exist in national legislation.
we also welcome support for survivors knowing the tragic consequences that such abuse has for so many children throughout their lives.
we too welcome the measures to deal with the exclusion of convicted offenders from employment involving direct and regular contact with children.
article twenty five relating to websites was particularly difficult to negotiate as has already been said and obviously the priority must be to protect children. however there are legitimate concerns that measures employed for this crucial purpose become co opted for other purposes of state control.
that is why i have been so committed to this work. they have the right to live in freedom and security and they also have the right to integrity on the net.
there is strong support to enhance prevention protection and prosecution and to protect the victim throughout the european union.
child pornography images grooming and sex tourism are finally criminalised.
i fully embrace freedom of expression and freedom on the internet but that is not the issue now.
what we are voting on is the protection of innocent children from brutality on the internet not on limiting the net.
it is not about blocking the internet it is about blocking images that are illegal on the internet.
it is not about ideology or censorship it is about violence and exploitation that can traumatise children for the rest of their lives. with this directive i believe we will succeed in strengthening the means to combat child abuse without creating a big brother society.
in this directive and in the european union programme for children we are finally putting children at the centre of european policy and creating a culture of zero tolerance.
mr president we all share the responsibility of protecting children and i congratulate the rapporteur on a report that is both sensitive and firm in its approach.
i am pleased that the report has included in it consideration of implementing an eu wide telephone helpline.
in the united kingdom we have a successful helpline run by a charity called the lucy faithfull foundation.
the helpline offers support and counselling to prevent sexual abuse and protect children at risk.
one of the most controversial challenges addressed in this report was the blocking and deletion of child pornography content online.
everything should be done to stop people accessing illegal images including blocking. we need to ensure a zero tolerance approach to child pornography and we need to take a child centred approach.
madam president any abuse of children is a heinous appalling reprehensible act. it has gone on for years but it has only recently come into the public domain and perhaps no place more than my own country where reports have highlighted the abuse of children by clergy and members of religious orders. as a result certain actions have been taken to protect children and to deal with the offenders.
indeed i am pleased to say that the government is introducing a referendum to the constitution to further guarantee the rights of the child.
it is good that we are discussing this here today because we can give it a broader dimension particularly in terms of bringing legislation onto a european wide basis which can guarantee the rights of children and protect them in the future. we also need to concentrate on education and especially in relation to social media which are being used more and more
the most burning issue in the whole area of employment policy is the question of youth in the european union.
commitments for example in the form of the roma inclusion strategies.
the social dialogue is an essential pillar not just of the european social model but also of our economic model. it is an economic asset and it is no coincidence that those countries that performed best in the last few years from the point of view of economic growth
i fully agree with this but i would like to avoid reducing employment policy to just education and training which is the key component of the supply side of the employment policy and a key component that can help investment in human resources.
again what i would like to highlight is that flexicurity has four components not only the flexible arrangement but also for example lifelong learning which was referred to in a very positive manner in the discussion.
much of the discussion and most of those who contributed stressed the importance of education and training as a key element of employment policies.
we have some good experience.
we should appreciate that some member states manage to maintain youth unemployment at a relatively low level and we should learn from their experience.
in the long run there will be a different balance a different emphasis on other issues and other challenges.
i believe that next year in the context of the european year for active ageing and solidarity between generations we will have opportunities not just to discuss this but also to look for concrete proposals and solutions.
appropriate vacancies.
we also have to work on quality.
mr president we have been here before. remember the lisbon agenda the most competitive knowledge based economy in the world leading to more and better jobs a ten year programme which started in?
smes which employ half the workforce do not have those resources so when they get into trouble they fold.
this whole agenda is another one size fits all idea or rather one size that fits no one.
if you could only understand that cut the red tape and all the restrictive regulations and let people get on with what they do best making things and selling them.
such programmes need a written plan and then rules and regulations and there we go straight into the red tape jungle.
the euro is one of those now falling apart before your eyes and all you can think of is to try more of the same.
once again i must remind you that big business can cope with red tape and can afford compliance officers and well paid lawyers to bail them out if they make a mistake.
two thousand where is it?
another one or two jobs go and fewer youngsters are taken on to learn a trade.
secondly in the present economic situation there is unlikely to be net job creation in the union unless the member states step up their policy to stimulate labour demand.
two thousand and twelve let me now inform you about those concrete actions. first the commission will duly reopen the debate on flexicurity policy as a means of tackling labour market segmentation so that everyone in europe whatever their background or sector and wherever they live can have a quality job.
unless something is done they will become a generation of wasted talent.
we also need to see how employment policy might address the long term challenges facing us so that we will be able to make the most of employment opportunities in the future.
to. two thousand and twenty the social fund will contribute to three of the five eu headline targets employment education and reducing poverty and social exclusion.
there is nothing automatic about creating new jobs. the commission will therefore present principles for generating conditions that foster job creation for the benefit of all key players including the public authorities and the social partners. thirdly geographical and occupational
now. the young opportunities initiative announced by president barroso in his state of the union speech in this house will focus on many issues including getting young people who have left school or training without any vocational qualification back into school or training and secondly providing opportunities for work experience to those who have a qualification but have not found work.
to tackle it the member states committed themselves in june this year to implementing a comprehensive set of measures under the europe two thousand and twenty flagship initiative youth on the move.
mobility is a crucial way of tackling imbalances between sectors and regions where there is high unemployment and where there are labour shortages.
the initiative will give the member states and all the actors involved the necessary support for delivering on the measures.
indeed initiatives at national and eu level currently suffer from a lack of coordination and of mechanisms for exchanging information on the anticipation and analysis of skills.
we also intend to open a debate on how the union can face the situation of the mobile workforce and particularly of migrants.
in particular the restructuring of the economy and of businesses as we discussed previously and the transition to a low carbon economy should be managed and anticipated better.
the conference on flexicurity on fourteen november will provide an opportunity for all stakeholders to present their views on this key issue.
that is something we have to realise.
five some of that rise in unemployment in northern ireland can be attributed to the collapse of the construction sector which was seriously affected by the collapse of that industry in the republic of ireland.
the member states have set the ambitious objective of a seventy five employment rate for the twenty to sixty four age group by.
it is essential that we also recognise the chilling effect of the eu on business as a result of the restrictive costly and time consuming red tape and directives handed down by europe.
much has been said by prime minister cameron about the chilling effect the euro crisis is having on uk recovery and growth.
if the eu is to get out of its current economic difficulties this agenda will be a defining part of that.
trade in both goods and services between the two economies as well as the job market have all been detrimentally affected by the economic difficulties of our neighbours in the irish republic. these are difficult and trying times for all of us throughout the united kingdom and the european union as a whole.
employment growth is the most urgent need in europe and must be built into our response to the banking and economic crisis.
there seems to be a disconnection between the economic and social policies in europe.
on the one hand we have the skills and jobs agenda and on the other austerity programmes which insist that member states cut social support to the unemployed on the spurious grounds that the unemployed are being disincentivised to take up work.
however studies in ireland have shown that the unemployed are better off financially if they can find even a minimum wage job.
the problem is that even low paid jobs are not available.
the troika reports that ireland's programme is on target and i am often asked why there are no riots in ireland.
i could advance many reasons for this but one of the most fundamental reasons is that the government has negotiated with the trade unions the reforms in the labour market and in the public services that are required.
i would urge that we have some common sense. flexicurity without security is a contradiction in terms and if it is imposed it will result only in deeper alienation. it will result in a deeply stagnant economy and higher levels of poverty.
madam president i too welcome ms bastos's report which addresses some key issues in the european labour market such as the difficulty recent graduates face in finding employment the need to reduce red tape for smes and the need to encourage digital literacy amongst all age brackets.
we need to encourage reform in europe's labour markets but the best way to achieve this is through encouraging flexibility and creating the right conditions for businesses to grow.
in terms of education we need to ensure that alternatives to traditional teaching are available such as apprenticeships and vocational training.
most importantly education needs to be tailored to the needs of the labour market and this can only be achieved at a national level.
this is why i especially welcome the mention of the university business dialogue which has the potential to be a very useful tool in harnessing the particular needs of business with the teaching of higher education and making sure that we plug the skills gap and deliver prospects of employment and real jobs for graduates.
in order to encourage these reforms we need to ensure that there are provisions in place to allow simple effective mobility for professionals and graduates.
in doing so we will be providing opportunities for engineers teachers doctors and others to move to another country and practise their profession and encourage cross border trade.
nonetheless i do find some aspects of this report particularly concerning and whilst the goal of the supplying every eu citizen with employment is very noble it is simply unrealistic to ask member states to meet arbitrary employment targets. moreover asking member states to review the critical austerity measures they have been forced to take as part of their financial crisis
could be seen as hypocritical given the fact that the eu itself consistently asks for increased budgets year on year.
the report talks about better working conditions for employees and touches on the social security systems in member states. i do not believe that this will do anything to increase job creation;
more rights for workers especially in a society which already has the best workers' rights in the world will mean jobs are lost as employers will find recruitment more and more expensive and burdensome.
we know that sectoral collective agreements normally establish minimum conditions which can be improved by collective bargaining at company level and that these minimum conditions are essential to protect workers from being exploited. the commission proposal on the decentralisation of collective bargaining is not in favour of
it would appear that while ukip in the uk is saying they have dealt with this member who is accused of fraud here they are secretly keeping her in their group in order to obtain the benefits of having a slightly larger group.
but rule thirty two makes no provision for suspending a member;
ukip is saying they have expelled her from their party.
mr president regarding rule thirty two and the composition of political groups you made no announcement of any change in the composition of political groups. at the last part session i asked you whether ms janice atkinson had been expelled from the efdd group because in the united kingdom
you either are a member of a political group or you are not a member of a political group.
that appeal has not yet been heard and until it has been heard and resolved one way or the other she is still in good standing with the group.
healthy policy making can promote investment competition and growth but it can also severely damage the sector if we do not work properly.
it can be further improved through this new package only if we succeed in adding the necessary key performance drivers which will restart investment in this important area of economic activity.
i think that the problem that we will look at closely in the commissioner's new proposal is whether she is trying to anticipate potential problems as opposed to dealing with existing problems.
let me address some points in the report.
the member states and the national authorities will of course advise and will be involved in decision making and the additional administrative burden will be minimal. the commission has no wish to intervene except where that is absolutely
ultimately our goal is to make this a normal' economic sector one that needs only limited ex ante
i am glad that most of you share the view that bringing back economic growth is at stake.
market. they have to seize that opportunity.
i do not want to tell them well we need to have more time for procedures;
chair; i am not making their business
answer? if we are aware that this could be the real result of our actions what is our answer to those who are looking
be ambitious; we have to think
i would like to reassure you that national regulatory agencies will remain fully responsible for fact finding analysing markets and identifying remedies nationally.
next year. the work foreseen will include assessing the economic and societal impact of various scenarios of universal service obligations and the potential inclusion of broadband in
jobs. the internet creates five jobs for every two jobs
the commission proposes a new power concerning the legal compatibility of remedies imposed on european operators before those remedies are implemented.
the impact assessment sets out and i was listening to the remarks made about the impact assessment from both sides our evidence and analysis on how we are achieving that.
rules. we are working on the next review of the scope of universal service which will take place at the end of
term. i am aware that your term and my term so to speak are not completely