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the fact that we celebrate a socalled just transition fund but spend multiples of that amount on a common agricultural policy programme which subsidises bad environmental practice; the fact that we facilitate natural gas the emissions from which are now outweighing the benefits of reduction in coal and we spend billions on the military and arms industry which is developing a very serious impact on our carbon footprint. the very fact that we're here is a pathetic insult to the type of action that we need to deal with the scale of the emergency.
the rejection of the amendment which pinpointed the top one hundred companies responsible for seventy one of the global emissions;
i voted against the resolution because it falls pathetically short of what is actually necessary to deal with the scale of the crisis before us.
the european green deal must put all of europe on the path to long term sustainable growth prosperity and well being.
europe urgently needs a new sustainable economic model that has to fit for the two thousand and twenty s meaning that it must combine social and environmental progress reduce inequalities and improve the well being of all leaving no person and no place behind.
wales was the first country in the world to declare a climate emergency and we want to work with our neighbours.
the uk's geographical area is right there a big land mass that requires consideration if we are to really tackle the climate crisis.
the european green deal spans across the eu from romania to ireland.
the eu as a global leader in climate action and the european green deal must ensure that environmental economic and social policies are developed to secure just transition and to pave the way for positive and sustainable social industrial and economic change.
and they will just want judges and prosecutors under their control. it's always a bad sign when politicians and governments want to limit the independence of the judges of the judiciary.
never should judges obey politicians.
that is the best medicine against the anti europeans.
so that is what must be the direction for the future.
we are representing the political landscape of the european union of today geographically politically from the content point of view. we are representing a parliament where we really respect the free mandate in a very very positive sense.
and another element for these principles is to involve the national parliaments.
that is another element which we want to discuss during the conference on the future of europe.
we need a healthy competition between the european parties.
so the old debates on the spitzenkandidat concept last year we failed with this idea it is still our interest as the ppe and we want to make this spitzenkandidat process a binding process for the upcoming elections on the european level.
democracy is based on two principles on candidates and on a programme. you have this for a mayor you have this for a chancellor candidate and for us it's also important to implement this on a european level for becoming the commission president for example.
the first and most important point already mentioned is people's involvement. so to find a way to get in touch with the ideas of our citizens to involve them in the process.
two hundred and one million people participated in the european elections.
does it really have an impact? and there we know an improvement is possible and that's why the next decade must be a decade of strengthening european democracy.
for me as a group leader it's always difficult to manage the unity of the group.
more democratic people decide.
that means we have to reflect again on the rules for the european political parties and we have to consider how to strengthen the rights of this institution the european parliament for example on the key issue the question of right of initiative for the european parliament like all other parliaments have.
let's be absolutely clear on this this kind of repression of independent judges is without precedent in the history of the european union.
and indeed it is serious we have an eu member state government one of the biggest eu member states governments conducting a ruthless intimidation campaign against judges who are simply trying to protect their independence from political control.
and more than forty of them and some of them here have been targeted by disciplinary proceedings and smear campaigns orchestrated also with the help of the ministry of justice.
and if this new legislation is passed it could even happen that judges could be fired for interacting with or implementing the european court of justice rulings which constitutes quite a blatant and clear challenge to the idea of the european union as a community of law and common values.
the best thing that can happen to the environment is market capitalism.
the clue is in the name. if you want conservation back the conservatives.
reforestation increase in biodiversity reintroduction of endangered species these things are overwhelmingly happening in countries that have opened their markets to the world and have become wealthy enough to be able to afford them.
today lions remain under pressure tigers have flat lined and wolves have rebounded.
it was karl marx who taught that nature was a resource to be exploited a doctrine that found brutal realisation in the smokestack industries of the eastern bloc.
because broadly speaking lions live in poor countries tigers live in middle income countries and wolves live in rich countries.
syria may be out of the headlines with its suffering out of sight and out of mind but the crisis is far from over.
my father the late king hussein taught me that peace making is always the harder but the higher path.
bewildered refugee mothers clutching their children with no place to call home;
there is always a better and much more united version of us around every corner.
the defining feature of the past decade has been people finding their voices.
now fast forward to the most recent standoff between the united states and iran.
now what if syria remains hostage to global rivalries and spirals back into civil conflict?
leadership however demands the very opposite reflection wisdom and the long view.
furthermore what happens in the middle east has a way of making itself felt everywhere around the world.
what if libya is the new syria just much closer to the continent you all call home?
mr president honourable members your excellencies my friends thank you all.
five years ago i stood in this chamber and spoke of the dangers of failing to move forward with peace and today i must say frankly that the dangers have grown violence continues;
' scenarios be a productive exercise one that can pre empt countless tragedies and safeguard our people along their journey.
and second we are all very fortunate for a life spent in the service of others is a life fully lived but only if we live up to the expectations of the millions of people with us in this hall today.
iraq is home to twelve per cent of the world's proven oil reserves.
and let me ask you what if libya collapses into an all out war and ultimately a failed state?
and if we fail wouldn't we in fact be creating a perfect setting for extremist groups?
as i look around this historic chamber i see it holds many hundreds of people.
today one staters are actively seeking to impose an unthinkable solution on the region and the world one state propped up by structural inequalities with palestinians as second class subjects;
can we afford to let the region's young people live without hope?
so we who are gathered here have two things in common.
do any of us in this hall want to see another syrian refugee crisis unfold with all its horror and heartbreak? or another innocent child washed up upon your shores?
because politics is not a game where the fastest win.
what if jerusalem a city that is close to my heart personally and of great historical significance to my family remains disputed?
because we all have a responsibility to safeguard our people's long term interests and welfare;
dear friends people around the world have voiced their desired destination but are looking to us to guide them along the path;
what's more it risks massive disruptions of the entire global economy including energy markets but threatens a resurgence of terrorism across the world.
over the past nine months more than half a million people have been displaced many of them already refugees.
to react to rapidly unfolding events with measured responses not knee jerk reactions.
millions across the world have poured onto the streets marched occupied sat down sat in tweeted podcast hashtagged what they want loud and clear.
and a stable middle east is not possible without peace between palestinians and the israelis.
but more importantly it is home to over forty million people who have suffered through four decades of war crippling sanctions occupation sectarian conflict and the terror of isis.
more than ever we need patient politics.
' what if iraq fails to realise the potential and aspirations of its people and slips back into an erratic seventeen year cycle of recovery and relapse or worse yet conflict?
i know i speak for everyone here when i say absolutely not.
we make their job of recruitment easier if we leave behind a trail of vulnerability and hopelessness.
but in truth there are with us today millions more from different countries histories and perspectives.
my friends let this reflection upon what if?
first is our responsibility to these millions the people who have entrusted us with their hopes and fears.
and let me say again what if arab governments fail to create the more than sixty million jobs our youth will need in the coming decade?
it is an honour to speak before the european parliament once again.
and these questions are not merely a whimsical or a theoretical exercise especially in my region where worst case scenarios don't lie comfortably within the realm of the hypothetical but often wander too closely to the borders
and a tough road is best walked with our friends friends like you and the people of europe so that together we can reach the future that both our peoples aspire to and that they and our whole world deserve.
my faith in god reinforces my optimism and my belief in the strength and resilience of humanity.
if we falter the most vulnerable pay the highest price the young men and women who look to their future and see nothing;
what if next time neither side steps away from the brink dragging us all towards untold chaos?
what if we see a re emergence of isis and syria becomes a staging ground for attacks against the rest of the world?
sometimes the faster we go the farther away we end up from the finish line.
or anxious fathers who cannot find jobs to provide for their loved ones.
i've said it countless times and in countless ways but i will say it again and again a more peaceful world is not possible without a stable middle east.
and the many who feel side lined their identity under threat.
can we afford to rob christians and muslims alike of the spirituality peace and coexistence that this city symbolises and instead allow it to descend into political conflict?
patience is hard in a world that never seems to slow down where people make split second decisions and expect instantaneous results.
now this is a huge concern in my constituency of the west midlands and this is not hearsay.
as we've already heard there are. three five million eu citizens in the uk who each have their own personal stories and situations but they have one thing in common they want to ensure a safe future for themselves and their families.
i hope that for those who are in this position the labour meps will continue to stand up for their rights until the very end.
but what is truly shocking is that the uk government doesn't seem to be as concerned about the plight of.
one two million uk citizens living in the eu as the eu is about protecting its citizens' rights.
i believe it gives clarity as to what happens in transition and what happens afterwards.
i have case work that proves some of the awful experiences that eu citizens have had and we forget that the eu migrants contribute gbp two three hundred more to the uk exchequer than the average adult.
the uk government has done everything possible to make things difficult. it has failed to provide a system that gives them full guarantees or physical documents that would enable them to prove their status to prospective employers or landlords.
the law and justice party which has been elected twice to govern poland on its manifesto including the reform of its judiciary.
poland fought for forty five years for its freedom against the ussr.
it has a long history of democracy.
so what i have to say to the law and justice party is this do not put up with the ignominy of this institution.
you will find a friendship in the united kingdom.
it is not for an institution which has itself appointed a political court the ecj has twenty eight political appointments amongst it or for an institution which has a government in the form of the commission that is entirely unelected to hold to account
i want to say this if the financial regulation article sixty one is not a sufficient base then we have to change it and we have to change it fast.
but it's really not about about babi is what i wanted to say.
this is extremely harmful to the european union.
we need true powers for the european union to bring an end to this and epo deserves all the needed resources to do that.
for instance the following situations may lead to misuse of the eu funds or would prevent the application of the control mechanism in case of misuse of funds threats to the independence of the judiciary system arbitrary or unlawful decisions by public authorities limited availability and effectiveness of legal remedies
let me recall that the commission presented a proposal in may two thousand and eighteen on the protection of the union's budget in cases of generalised defiance as regards the rule of law in the member states.
with respect to the allegations of conflicts of interests in the czech republic the eu budget is fully protected.
with respect to the reopening of the prosecution the ongoing national judicial investigation is the exclusive competence of the czech authorities.
i know this house fully supports the commission in its fight against corruption in the structural funds.
failure to implement judgments or limitations on effective investigation prosecution or sanctions for breaches of law.
mr president let me conclude first of all by stressing very clearly that the commission has zero tolerance for fraud or misuse of eu funds.
no payments from the eu budget under the european structural and investment funds are being made to projects that could potentially be concerned by the alleged conflict of interests. in relation to the rural development fund the commission is not reimbursing the czech authorities for the amounts related to projects that could be potentially affected by alleged conflict of interests.
the proposal provides for a mechanism to reduce or suspend eu funding in cases of defiance of the rule of law.
we need to ensure that public money is properly spent.
above all i hope the eu can finally accept the choice of the british people to leave the eu.
so as this stage of the brexit saga draws to a close i trust that lessons have been learned to help a future uk eu relationship. i trust that the eu hierarchy now realises the british people will not be taken for fools or pushed around moving forward. i sincerely hope we can find a route to effective cooperation and friendship.
this is what happened in the recent election which was convincingly won by boris johnson.
it is also a mistake to end freedom of movement.
the reality is that european union citizens have right to be fearful because the system in the united kingdom that the home office operates is institutionally racist and institutionally xenophobic.
i don't believe that that will happen so my support for that agreement is unlikely.
it is the greatest grab back of rights to the state from the individual since.
it suggests in this resolution that these matters should be addressed before the withdrawal agreement is voted on.
not having physical proof has left eu citizens exposed to a massive risk of future discrimination.
finally i voted for this resolution because it also encourages the twenty seven eu member states to adopt measures that provide legal certainty for uk citizens in the eu.
three two million citizens resident in the uk from the eu and the. one two million uk citizens resident in the eu.
the upcoming european parliament decision on whether to consent to the withdrawal agreement will depend on final assurances given by the uk on citizens' rights.
this resolution stresses that europeans living in the uk need to be issued with a physical document as proof of their right to reside.
i don't refer only to the elections of members and senior positions but to habilitate a mechanism in order to participate in debates and decisiontaking. we must update the governance of our democracy.
if we don't solve this in a few years with other meps the same debate will have to take place and it will be a defeat.
the alternative cannot be the temptation of euroscepticism. the future of europe is not for conformists or sceptics but exigencies.
the commission is following closely all these developments and has already shown that it is determined to use all the instruments at its disposal to address the concerns raised by certain measures adopted by the hungarian authorities.
on nine july two thousand and nineteen the council following a commission proposal recommended that hungary strengthen judicial independence and reinforce its anticorruption framework including by improving prosecutorial efforts and access to public information.
let me briefly update you on developments in hungary that have occurred in a number of areas covered by the european parliament's reasoned opinion. in the area of the rule of law new legislation with substantial changes to the structure and functioning of the judicial system was adopted on ten december
as regards the situation in hungary the commission has already explained on different occasions that it shares an important number of concerns expressed by the european parliament in its recent proposal triggering the article seven procedure.
in the area of media pluralism last december six international organisations of journalists and media published a report stating that since two thousand and ten the hungarian government has systematically dismantled media pluralism
we are assessing that legislation.
report concluded that the establishment of this merger will exacerbate the overall risk to media pluralism in hungary.
in november president ursula von der leyen recalled in this house that the rule of law is our foundation and can never be compromised. we must ensure that it is respected and upheld everywhere with every country treated equally.
the national judicial council is still facing difficulties in counterbalancing the power of the president of the national office for the judiciary who is in charge of the management of the judicial system.
to conclude i would like to recall that the commission remains available to engage with the hungarian authorities on resolving rule of law issues.
on ten september two thousand and nineteen the hungarian supreme court issued a judgment declaring unlawful an order by a district court judge requesting a preliminary ruling of the court of justice. this may have an impact on the eu preliminary reference mechanism.
without public consultation or consultation of the venice commission.
the report pointed to the government decision to exempt the merger from the scrutiny of both the national competition authority and the media authority.
mr president honourable members thank you for including on today's agenda a debate on the situation in hungary. it is essential that all eu institutions contribute within their respective roles to upholding the rule of law in the eu.
the impact of the merger of more than four hundred media outlets into one single holding has been analysed by a report published in july by the centre for media pluralism and media freedom this.
the commission has also made very clear that whatever position the council will be taking on the article seven procedure it must ensure a fair handling of the reasoned proposal put forward by the european parliament. most recently the commission stressed this again during the hearing of hungary in the general affairs council on ten december.
also a new law on the financing of research has been criticised by the national and international scientific community because it detached fifteen academic research institutes from the independent hungarian academy of sciences.
she added that we must focus on dialogue and prevention but never hesitate to take all necessary measures.
in particular because media ownership is concentrated in the hands of the government and the media market is distorted by state advertising.
in particular the commission has launched a number of infringement proceedings against hungary. these relate to the rights of civil society organisations academic freedom and the rights of migrants and asylum seekers.
the commission is also using other instruments such as the european semester.
madam president honourable members thank you for this opportunity to discuss an important topic indeed.
the second world war led to unprecedented levels of human suffering both for the militaries and for civilian populations.
i would like to use this opportunity to express my sympathy for all world war ii victims.
the topic of today's discussion thus prompts a reflection on how europe can learn from history and especially from one of its darkest chapters.
they seek to divide our societies into us and them friends and enemies.
radicalisation and violent extremism gain ground.
most european societies have been learning over several generations the value of inclusiveness and tolerance.
the common values that have enabled the longest period of peace in europe must remain a cornerstone of our democratic society and need to be safely guarded and constantly nurtured.
however this is an additional reason why we should all deeply respect the peace and security that the eu project has brought to our continent and why we should continue promoting its achievements outside its borders.
yet there is now a risk that we are taking these common values and principles for granted.
the union must be vigilant and ready to fight propaganda which promises such solutions.
these very complex issues cannot be solved with simplistic quick fix solutions.
not only can these promises never be fulfilled they also discredit our democratic institutions and authorities.
today our societies are facing different kinds of challenges xenophobia nationalism populism disinformation or violent radicalisation just to name a few.
the experience of the two world wars taught us not to focus on differences but to create a common space to live study and work.
as highlighted also by the european parliament's resolution of september last year the authoritarian and totalitarian regimes which emerged across europe in the last century remain a dark chapter in our continent's history.
for this reason it is essential to find ways to strengthen our common values and the general principles on which the european union is founded respect for human dignity freedom democracy equality the rule of law and respect for human rights.
i have heard and i acknowledge the concerns voiced by mr weber and i'm aware of the statement referred to and of the reaction by the polish authorities.
the court of justice held that it was for the polish supreme court to assess whether the new disciplinary chamber was independent and provided a number of precise elements to be taken into account.