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as we look back over the last twenty thirty years and look at the benefits of liberalisation and single skies in our airspace and what that has meant for businesses for jobs for tourism connecting people regions and cities that was bold that was ambitious and that has led to the growth of low cost airlines connecting people across europe. now we need the next tranche the next wave of ambition. the aviation agreements are urgent and they need to progress and i think this was outlined clearly in the committee's report. europe is important in terms of aviation but that importance is slipping and we now see growth in the middle east asia and the pacific area.
so the aviation air agreements we have seen are urgent are important.
we know well the benefits of external aviation agreements.
i mean look at morocco at the way activity has doubled the balkan states doubled similarly with canada and the us.
so we need to facilitate our european airlines and the aviation sector to tap into the growth potential of the fast growing external markets.
we know that by two thousand and thirty five two million flights will be lost due to airport capacity shortage in our airports.
we also need to look at ourselves and recognise that there are difficulties.
commissioner this is a time when european aviation is a success it has been a success and it can be a success again if we equip our aviation sector to deal with the challenges that it faces today.
the strategy on aviation is really a very one sided approach looking only at the problems of unfair competition internationally and of course some issues we have in the european airspace. the rapporteur unfortunately did not take the integral approach that is needed for the aviation sector.
however on the environmental side it hardly does anything it does not even mention the paris agreement.
mr president the continuing success of our aviation sector is very important for europeans as travellers and also as workers.
i very much welcome the excellent work done by many mep colleagues in producing our views on an overarching aviation strategy.
this work has included engaging constructively with the commission's focus on a forward looking framework for regulation of the sector on the basis of a common european vision.
making the single european sky a reality regardless of national demarcations would benefit all of us.
i and many others will be doing everything we can to ensure that the uk plays a full part in this project in the years to come.
on the details of this report i believe that we as meps have a duty to promote the reduction and minimisation of environmental damage done by aviation and to encourage a shift to other more sustainable forms of transport where appropriate.
it is fair to say the report could possibly have done more in this respect but i still think we should support it.
however it is extremely welcome that we are voting today in support of calls to protect the rights of workers throughout the sector.
i am not the right person to ask about meteorology or ocean currents or the medieval warm period or sunspots absolutely leave that to the experts.
all support large human populations.
the particular issue is how much we spend on seeking very slightly to mitigate the rise in temperatures with huge sums of money versus adapting with a fractional sum of money.
i look around the world and i see that in helsinki the mean temperature is about five degrees in athens it is about twenty one degrees in rio about thirty five degrees.
of course that is true but it works both ways around.
i think we might just be able to adapt.
how we then deal with that is a political rather than a scientific question.
but i am an elected legislator and it seems to me that the question of how we respond proportionately and how we maximise our resources in dealing with the issue is the proper business of those of us who are answerable to constituents rather than of specialists in the field of climatology.
it is to make the directors of the bank personally liable.
you know it is a funny thing but if you start taxing countries for doing the right thing in order to pay countries for doing the wrong thing you are going to end up with fewer of the former and more of the latter.
one seven billion that has been levied on us in a surcharge for prosperity is what we got for having kept the pound.
they would then have more incentive than anybody to prevent a meltdown which would leave them with nothing except personal debt.
when the euro was being launched there was a mechanism to sanction countries that breached the stability pact and thereby played some part in triggering the financial crisis. it was never used. france and germany were among the infracting states. it was never triggered and yet we have in practice a fine against those countries which performed better than expected including the uk because we did not join the single currency.
two thousand and twenty it is essential that lima sets us on the right track for ambitious actions necessary to combat the devastating effects of climate change which are already being seen in some developing countries.
we currently have a feeble and weak kneed climate policy which is seriously risking the planet's ability to halt dangerous levels of global warming. there are countless reasons for more ambitious climate change strategy both from europe and globally such as green jobs mitigating climate change a sustainable economy and energy independence and i hope that governments involved in lima listen to the irrefutable scientific evidence and take decisive climate action now for today's citizens and tomorrow's generation.
citizens from both the developed and the developing world need governments to aim higher and act faster.
so while the precise consequences may differ from region to region and country to country we are all affected.
west midlands is also facing an increased risk of water shortages and lower agricultural productivity.
this will be crucial for paving the way towards an ambitious and legally binding international agreement for climate action to be agreed in paris next year.
that is why i voted in favour of the motion for the resolution on the two thousand and fourteen climate change conference.
my friends unless we get the diagnosis right we will never get the prescription right.
much more seriously we are deceiving ourselves.
the worse of it is that the lies are continuing. even now in this chamber we are assured over and over again that the debt crisis had nothing to do with the euro and that the economic crisis is unrelated to monetary union.
we used to think it a characteristic of totalitarian regimes but what a wonderful description it is of the whole lamentable euro project also.
the new president of the commission mr juncker stood in front of us at a recent session and said that the euro had been a shelter in the economic storm.
the thing was built on a fraud in the first place as countries falsified their statistics in order to qualify and it was then sold to the people in an act of even greater fraud as we were told that it would add one to the gdp of all participating states every year in perpetuity.
we are not only deceiving our constituents;
it was the gap between what is said and what is'.
that was very evident as a result of the troika imposed austerity measures that have resulted in mass emigration and increased levels of poverty.
that the ecb has now put on the record that it also intends to disregard an elected parliament of a member state is simply unacceptable.
reading the title of this report the power of the ecb to impose sanctions' i could not help but wonder who has the power to impose sanctions on the ecb?
because the ecb's role in exacerbating the irish financial and banking crisis and its failure now to even engage in a parliamentary inquiry into those events is unacceptable and should be challenged by members of this house.
indeed i believe that the call for publishing sanctions only when all legal means of appeal against such a decision have been exhausted means that the door will be open for indefinite periods of stalling during which the ecb cannot publish the fact that it has to impose sanctions on particular banks.
we should avoid repeating the bottlenecks we had in the past. it is also important that markets know when banks have transgressed and that sanctions have been put on them as soon as possible.
madam president i voted in favour of the gualtieri report and would like to congratulate the rapporteur because it is vital that we have clear rules that are adopted on the ecb's ability to circulate statistical information among the european system of central banks and to relevant member states and national institutions. i also believe it is crucial
that regional variations are included in the statistics that are taken on board by the ecb.
it is crucial also that organisations on the receiving end should take all the necessary regulatory technical administrative and organisational measures to ensure the physical and logical protection of confidential statistical information.
i welcome the inclusion in the report of a call for increased transparency on the exemption of reporting agents and protection of confidential data used by the ecb under its new supervisory task.
related to the sectoral support in the new protocol.
this agreement aims to ensure the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries stocks. we also want to prevent and combat illegal fishing and promote the development of port infrastructures and the protection of the marine environment. through this agreement fishing opportunities have been reduced and the fees to be paid by ship owners
moreover with the aim of addressing all these deficiencies a new mechanism a trust account the cas was introduced as a temporary measure.
we are trying to ensure appropriate information of the conservation and management measures pursuant to that regulation.
time. we hope that the council will adopt this new mandate next
the cas will become operational during the first semester
regarding sectoral support the execution rate was very high in two thousand.
this is what we
lastly investments by the eu fishing sector are made in line with the mauritania action
i agree with mrs fraga on this matter. the agreement with mauritania has become the most important in financial terms it is the most important of our agreements. given this development the commission is considering the introduction of a strong element of conditionality
this will happen through inter alia the decoupling of the access rights payments and the payments for sectoral support. we are going to decouple
we cannot overfish these waters just pay sweep up the last fish and then go.
i would also like to remind you that we have a new framework agreement between the commission and the parliament on the details of this involvement.
in the margins of this framework agreement i am here to facilitate your involvement and your information in any way i can.
if we can do things better i am here to cooperate.
we also have to keep another balance; we have to be very cautious about the spending of our taxpayers' money.
i recognise that we have to do more in order to ensure that the money we give goes into the hands of the real beneficiaries.
they also have a great influence.
so this is how we are approaching this very sensitive issue.
it is immoral of any government to tax people to give aid.
i come from a country which has suffered very badly from the economic problems started in.
why is it that we are taxing widows and old people in my country in order to give foreign aid in many cases in very ill thought out situations?
the commission is cautious however about two recommendations in the report to establish an intergovernmental body for tax cooperation and to establish a multilateral legal framework for sovereign debt restructuring.
good policies trade innovation policies and other non financial resources will be just as crucial.
i have taken careful note of these including member's calls for increased attention to private sector investments domestic revenue mobilisation monitoring and transparency of the commission's own aid programmes and attention to the court of auditors' reports on blending. this report will reinforce the european union's determination to call for and contribute to achieving a comprehensive global package comprising aid investment and domestic resources together with an enhancing framework of good policies and good governance.
the. zero seven target with the timetable to be set during the negotiation process.
impact. we particularly welcome the emphasis in the report on the mobilisation and effective use of all forms of finance including domestic resources private investment blending and innovative financial sources.
mr president i would like to thank the committee on development its chair ms linda mcavan and the rapporteur mr silva pereira for their dedicated work and for the openness of the consultations during the preparation of this report which the commission welcomes. it comes at a critical juncture in the post two thousand and fifteen negotiations and will make a valuable contribution to the ongoing debate in the council which is expected to adopt conclusions next week. it is encouraging to see that the views of parliament and the commission are generally well aligned on the issues of financing for development. we share a vision of a global partnership to eradicate poverty share prosperity and foster sustainable development while defending human rights promoting gender equality and social cohesion and reducing inequalities.
but we should be cautious about artificially dividing financing for climate and other development related activities.
imf. the report contains many other interesting ideas and suggestions which we will take carefully into account in finalising the eu position ahead of the addis and new york conferences.
all. while i believe it is right that we also have expectations of others we must be ready to play our full part by presenting our clear political commitment to
oda. i also support the emphasis in the report on aid effectiveness and the need to ensure a higher degree of coordination between different aid mechanisms and donors.
i believe we share the same objective to ensure that the global agreement on financing for development includes ambitious and credible commitments from
to implement such a far reaching agenda we need to consider the full range of means of implementation.
the report is very rich covering a broad range of issues and making a number of requests to the commission.
some climate change interventions for instance will meet the oda definition. it is therefore important that synergies across various sustainable development objectives can be maximised to ensure that available resources can deliver the maximum
as i have said to parliament before the commission will help encourage member states to reach an agreement on an ambitious package of measures for the implementation of the sustainable development agenda including on the oda commitment. however the decision on the timetable for reaching the. zero seven target is ultimately a decision for the member states. therefore when it comes to the two thousand and twenty timetable proposed in the report we need to consider carefully the political and economic realities within our member states. the commission position has been that all developed countries should commit to
mobilising more finance from all sources public and private to tackle climate change is of course a priority.
i welcome the clear support that the report expresses for an ambitious recommitment by the european union to the.
we are in favour of further discussions and analyses on these complex issues through an inclusive and participatory dialogue.
the debate in our view should focus more on the substance rather than on the form and format of the statutory mechanisms of a multilateral legal framework.
we should be careful not to divert this process into a bureaucratic nightmare but to reach an agreement on development policy that is comprehensive and clear can be easily monitored and is also in line with other international framework agreements such as the one on climate change.
remove the common fisheries policies from their shores and allow them to sell their goods at a rate that suits them.
some of the countries are still as poor as they were twenty years
ago. i ask this institution to remove the barriers it has placed on these countries;
increase the trade decrease the aid and you will see that poorer countries will start to flourish.
it is in this way that we should be able to claim that the european union is not only the biggest player in global development cooperation but also the best the most effective player.
oda by using it in a more catalytic manner to engage and leverage other financial and non financial means of implementation that would suffice to cover such a demanding new sdg agenda.
i believe the oda commitment matters. it is important for our own development credibility as well as for the success of the international conferences in addis ababa new york and paris this year.
a number of important points have been raised here today and i have taken good note of them.
as confirmed by the commission in our february communication the commission is of the opinion that the european union should maintain its collective commitment to achieving the.
at the same time we must recognise that oda alone will not be nearly enough to finance such a far reaching broad new global development agenda. therefore we must envisage a new more strategic and functional additional role for
i think that above all today's debate has underlined that both the commission and parliament share a firm desire to ensure that the european union plays a leading role in supporting the adoption and implementation of a truly transformative post two thousand and fifteen agenda by raising the global level of ambition.
the uk i think has been exemplary also in looking for results and measuring those results. i do not personally always agree with their approach of value for money how many vaccinations how many school books have been delivered but they are really looking at those results.
we have started to create a european system.
by unifying the work of national prosecutors under the new european public prosecutor's office which will be leading the work of european delegated prosecutors they will be able to perform investigations in a cooperative manner using the common procedures and remaining in line with national laws.
the european public prosecutor's office is being introduced through enhanced cooperation but in this case it will affect the united kingdom because that office will have the power to issue european arrest warrants and consequently the power to detain british citizens living in the uk.
i therefore voted against this resolution and i note that it is yet another situation where those who support european union membership in the united kingdom have been less than forthcoming about the true nature of the eu project.
i believe fundamentally in rehabilitation.
and fundamentally that they get a job to go to so they can break the cycle of reoffending when they come out. if we do all of those things then yes of course society should invest in helping prisoners to rehabilitate.
of course crime crosses borders and for many years democratic nation states have collaborated without supranational institutions.
this is about the creation of a federal legal system and a federal prosecution service giving the european union the ultimate attribute of statehood namely the ability to use coercive force against its own citizens.
yes sure starting with questions like fraud against the eu budget and racketeering is just the way the fbi and the federal prosecutors started in the united states.
we absolutely believe in cooperation in the field of crime and policing.
after the united kingdom has left you will be able to rely on our continued collaboration but this is exactly why we are leaving.
these experiences have led me to vote against this report not because of its good intentions but because it does not adequately address the most urgent issue facing prisons across europe as well as in norwich bedford chelmsford and in the other prisons across my region that is the rise of radical and violent ideologies and terrorist radicalisation.
if they can show that it does not add value then we have no argument but i think they will find that very difficult to do. the second point i want to make is that the second part of our discussion this morning is on own resources.
i would like to compliment the countries who have introduced the ftt on their enhanced cooperation. hopefully it will prove successful so that all countries will join in eventually.
that is clear.
this is very clear. we have to be aware that the procedure for the next multiannual financial framework is taking place in a very difficult context.
budget. we have the traditional policies here but we have to make sure that for the next seven years the european budget stimulates growth the creation of growth and the creation of jobs across
the first is the size of the budget.
times. this is an investment budget.
we have to be clear when we speak about the size of the budget.
ninety four per cent of the budget goes back to the member states and it attracts several times more investment.
i must begin by saying that the commission's proposal is not sufficient to finance all the political ambitions that the european union has set.
level. furthermore the european budget does what national budgets cannot do in these difficult
madam president this house is stretching the meaning of the word investment' beyond elasticity.
employment comes from new industry and new industry requires capital flexibility and less red tape none of which the european union helps with.
can any mep claim that the many billion euros of taxpayers' money spent on the lisbon agenda have delivered any return?
however there are three points which i want to make firstly on the question of the size of the budget. it is important that we reflect the difficult times being experienced by the member state governments and for that reason we are calling for a freeze at one gni. secondly on the issue of own resources
finally i recognise the efforts which are being made towards resolving the crisis in the european economy. however with resources strictly limited is it not time that we revaluated our spending priorities for the european union budget?
it is clear that we are going to have to take tough choices in the future and i want to stress to this house that those choices must be based on the target of achieving true european added value.
we remain open to suggestions but we are not persuaded by the case either for a financial transaction tax or for value added tax. thirdly on the question of the rebate can i remind this house that this is simply a matter of mathematics and not one of sentiment emotion or politics.
overall i think we should remember that spending is only one very small part of the picture. how do we return to growth?
where are the googles and the facebooks of europe?
let us ask the question how many large eu companies which compete at the top level globally have been established in the last twenty years?
we should focus on completing the single market promote entrepreneurs and make way for growth and prosperity.
to continue with wasteful subsidies rather than focusing on the better use of existing resources.
the european budget is about the multiannual predictability of investment in europe with a shortage of investment money in the national budgets.
budgetary deficits of some member states.
transparent and simple response to everybody who wants a simple transparent and a fair system of own resources.
but we need to be fully aware that there are both legal and political obstacles in some member states which otherwise would like to participate in the ftt enhanced cooperation.
of course we all work on the basis that nothing is agreed until everything is agreed.
we just raised issues and questions for consideration.
to their gni contribution.