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i conveyed to him that there is momentum in the council to conclude in the weeks ahead the discussions on authorisation for both negotiations one on elimination of tariffs on industrial products and the other one on conformity assessment.
a limited yet very meaningful agreement on industrial goods and tariffs would give transatlantic companies of all sizes a comparative advantage and would support their global capacity to compete.
your support is of course very important.
i hope of course that wisdom will prevail and that this will not happen so we can continue to work towards a mutually beneficial outcome to build this relationship.
because we can do so for three months without interfering in any way with our elections. as my colleague jim nicholson said this will help them to find another way and maybe that way will be to stay.
we should offer it.
so i am appealing to the european commission to act in good faith by saying yes we're going to help you'.
now wouldn't that be a countenance devoutly to be wished?
it goes nowhere near far enough to setting out what we need to do.
there are some in this chamber who are more upset that young people would strike from school than they are about the fact that we have twelve years left to sort this mess out.
rapid far reaching and unprecedented is not what we are offering in this joint resolution.
mr president greta thunberg was blocked from addressing this parliament because she speaks truth to power and that truth is that we are failing on climate change failing to take the bold steps that are required failing to lead.
we might as well have a meteor heading straight for us and we're putting up an umbrella.
our paris agreement targets are already behind the science.
this is not about political compromise it's about following science and failure tomorrow to support the amendments calling on the eu to reduce emissions by at least fifty five is not only an insult to the activists who are watching us from the gallery but it is also telling them that their future is irrelevant.
the world has gone from having around eighty sovereign countries when the european union was formed to two hundred today and this move towards smaller states has coincided with a move towards more democracy and more prosperity.
it was created if you like artificially as a buffer state and therefore its history has been a series of coups dictatorships invasions and revolutions.
i don't want to oversimplify as there's more than one factor in play but at least part of the answer is that afghanistan was never a nation state. no single ethnic group constituted a majority.
one of the most warm and profound and important developments of the last half century has been the multiplicity of new states in the world.
the principal one being that we cannot leave without the mythical good deal.
mr juncker has already told her majesty's government like naughty schoolchildren that there will be no third chance to renegotiate.
the council and commission can give direction.
in the uk we have a government and a parliament that does not want to leave the european union and it intends to betray the democratic decision of the referendum.
on thursday it is likely to vote in favour of an extension of article fifty but what for?
the whole leaving process has been built on false arguments.
now the deal is appallingly bad and it has been rejected by the commons not because it was bad but because it wasn't bad enough for them.
he will die not seeing brexit because of a political class that despise him and voters in britain a class who believe that they are far superior in the way that they think they should control our lives and do not wish to listen to the voters who wanted to get rid of them. he will die because he will not get a brexit before his death because of traitors like tony blair and dominic grieve who collude with foreign leaders to stop the democratic vote of the british.
madam president two days ago doctors diagnosed my uncle with a terminal illness and he will die this weekend.
he spent his life in public service protecting children from abusers paedophiles and violence.
my uncle i hope will have god on his side and bless his soul but for those of you who have denied him the right to brexit and denied those.
he voted to leave in june two thousand and sixteen and he will die not seeing brexit.
we must give people a final say on their future now that we are seeing the real facts.
the concentration of wealth in london has got us into this mess and the concentration of power in westminster is keeping us trapped in it now.
madam president we have witnessed another crushing defeat for the uk government in its second meaningful vote on a deal that would have been disastrous for wales taking us out of the single market and the customs union.
it's clear that the uk parliament cannot come to a meaningful conclusion and so it's time to turn back to the people.
this sent a hugely pessimistic signal to our international trading partners and would have globally damaged our connectivity and our reputation.
of course it's right to crack down on unfair competition but not at the expense of damaging consumer choice increasing ticket prices and costing jobs as well as affecting the supply chain. however following the trilogue i can now support the final agreement not least because it clarifies member states' competencies for example on dispute settlements through their current bilateral air service agreements with third countries and more. therefore i think we now strike a satisfactory balance which i believe will allow the market between the eu and third countries to grow and innovate.
my first was in.
the original text would also have enabled uncompetitive european carriers to complain about their competitors giving the commission power to punish them before reviewing evidence.
for future reference the eu should always take an outward looking approach which is more advantageous in the long term.
should we then start discussions with people that we don't agree with?
people who are undermining the rule of law on trade people who are undermining the world trade organisation. i think we should do it because europe is a strong superpower when it comes to trade. we are the ones who are in the driving seat and we would never accept in trade negotiations with the
of life. it means investing in a much more efficient economy an economy that relies less on imported energy an economy that provides for more local higher quality
i hope this is also the case in the plenary vote tomorrow.
debate. it is really the moment to speak
out. we are all beginning to suffer the consequences of climate
let's be clear these are not enough to meet
all of this probably means you're making a good bet there but on the other hand there is chaos at the moment. as anyone who turns on to the bbc parliament channel or reads a british newspaper will know there's complete chaos and it could well be that these jaded old parties with their pathetic timid leaders may well crumble and split into independent pieces and then you might get someone who listens to what the british people are saying and they are not quite so keen to throw billions and billions of pounds
yes okay you've been fortunate.
so yes i understand why you're taking a gamble with this and why you're spending such huge amounts on the expectation of british money but i do think you're being a gambling man and you're all counting on something that no one can be absolutely sure of.
there's lots of extra spending.
it talks about erasmus getting lots more money more money for free movement more money for the administrative budget and of course military spending you know that thing that we were told in the uk wasn't real and was a dangerous fantasy.
there's lots of that but then there's something in paragraph twenty eight that i think is really important.
as a farewell gesture when there are problems at home that need looking at and issues at home.
this is a really ambitious budget proposal.
well at the moment nobody really knows what's going to happen.
i would also like to remind you that the standing committee has given a favourable opinion on the draft act and the council has already decided not to oppose it.
funds. regarding macroeconomic imbalances our conclusion is that bulgaria germany spain france croatia ireland the netherlands portugal romania and sweden experienced imbalances and cyprus greece and italy experienced excessive imbalances.
the commission is open to amending our proposal on the reform support programme to serve this purpose. we have just issued our assessment of the economic and social challenges in all member states and where relevant of macroeconomic imbalances.
good times must be used to reduce high debt and rebuild fiscal buffers. this unfortunately is not happening in some member states.
we also identified priority areas for investment providing a basis for a new programming of cohesion
look at the electric transportation in china.
we need to do more as europe we need to step up our ambitions now and what we hear is only we are going to talk about a long term strategy'.
when you are talking about future jobs you should talk about the green transition.
we are talking about action that needs to be done.
on transportation we are still lagging behind on new and future transportation and on climate proofing of our investments we're not delivering.
but i think a lot of people who are here now are getting a bit tired of people saying oh we want to thank you thank you for being here thank you for telling us'.
so it really is about time also that we need to do more and i think this is really what we can see it's the climate marches we see on the streets not just the strikes by the youth but also the big marches.
' that's the purpose!
ten years ago i went into this european parliament coming from science going into politics because i noticed that politicians were not acting and i thought it's about time that they started acting.
because everyone is always saying that we do the same and we all have the same targets but this shows we don't because if we go beyond the targets then suddenly you see that the vested interest of the fossil industry is still hugely protected by this side of parliament.
in brussels two times seventy zero people; people on the streets asking for more action.
they want action.
the german car industry is investing more in electric transportation in china than in germany and that's because there they do policies and not in germany.
they are calling on europe to do more.
and if you want to talk about the future of europe this is about the future of europe.
so we need to step up and we need to take action and we don't only need to talk about targets and by the way it's good that people are getting annoyed because this is the debate right?
that is a social movement a social movement that we should not let down.
the future of europe is green jobs and that is another comment to my dear colleague peter liese.
mr liese is even saying let's do first a long term strategy don't talk too much about action because maybe that will shake up some countries!
we really need to step up. tomorrow is our first vote for higher targets. but after that these elections these european elections will be about climate about real action because it's time to act instead of talking.
they want politicians to act.
as my colleague said on finances we still only try to say okay don't talk about the negative impact of our financing only talk about a little green corner'.
they don't want thanks.
and sorry commissioner sorry council you were only talking about.
we're talking about a climate crisis here.
on agriculture we don't manage to really make sure that agriculture becomes green.
as one of the slogans says if climate had been a bank it would have been safe by now.
they are moving.
as i said before we remain open for talks as long as there is an end in sight and a purpose to these talks which means that the uk government and the british parliament have to come out with a clear sense of direction as to where there is a majority and of timing as to when it will materialise.
unfortunately we are not dealing with theatre but with the real lives and jobs of eu and uk citizens.
it is therefore all the more necessary to continue our preparations for all outcomes including a no deal scenario. in this context the council and the member states at national level are intensifying their work on preparedness and contingency building on the solid work already underway.
leaders will also be informed of ongoing efforts to tackle disinformation more broadly following the joint action plan presented last december by the commission and the high representative. next week the european council will also meet in its article fifty format to discuss the latest developments regarding brexit.
the european council will discuss the issue and provide guidance for further work in the council. china is a key global player in all these issues. leaders will have an in depth exchange of views on our relations with china in preparation for the upcoming eu china summit. finally a cornerstone of our democracies is that citizens should be able to vote in a well informed and safe manner.
i am very much encouraged by the large number of contingency and preparednessrelated measures that our institutions have been able to agree in spite of the heavy workload at this late stage of the mandate.
it is however very likely that even if the british parliament were to vote in favour of the withdrawal agreement in the coming days this would have to be accompanied by a request for a technical time limited extension.
when considering such a request we would expect a credible justification for a possible extension and its duration.
as was noted in this debate we as a union need to help raise global ambition and continue to lead the way on climate action.
to strengthen our economic base we need to make sure that our different policies whether digital industrial single market or trade policies are mobilised in unison to meet these challenges and advance the strategic interests of the union.
another critical issue is climate change which we have just discussed in this session.
on the eu side we are as advanced as possible regarding the conclusion of the withdrawal agreement on which i understand the consent of the european parliament could be given in a matter of days should all the clarity needed on the uk side be provided.
this would mean amending the agreement and possibly delaying the consent process as this extension would have to be agreed by the upcoming european council.
ahead of the european elections the presidency will report on the latest developments to protect the democratic process from manipulation and interference from inside and outside the eu.
at this very late stage we are still determined to facilitate the conclusions of the withdrawal agreement provisionally agreed last year.
in the meantime the only certainty we have is increased uncertainty for citizens and for businesses with a clear economic impact in terms of levels of activity investment and more importantly jobs.
we know that we need to provide the right incentive for this transformation and we will have to make sure that we leave no one behind taking into account regional specificities and different socio economic circumstances.
within the limits of our principles and positions notably as regards citizens' rights and the irish backstop we nevertheless remain open to talks and clarifications if this can help the ratification process in the uk. these clarifications should not however contradict the very intention of the backstop but only confirm that it is indeed
to be frank given the additional assurances we provided in december and january and on monday it is difficult to see what more we can do.
however i am confident that our institutions will be able to complete this process in good time and consequently ensure the timely entry into force of the agreement.
i also profoundly disagree with him when he speaks about snarling anger and bureaucratic intransigence. as always he seeks to shift responsibility for a divided country onto the shoulders of others. i agree with mr michel barnier. we have been and we need to remain
two thousand and one and two thousand and eight ireland;
as individual countries and a union through listening consultation and protocols our citizens were able to find a way forward to work together and despite what mr farage said i believe that can still happen with the uk.
an extension is just a tool to find a way forward and all options still need to be explored.
since one thousand nine hundred and seventy three we have had our differences with the uk sometimes influenced by history by different perceptions and by fake news.
patient supportive and respectful while remaining true to our principles and i thank him and his team for their loyal and dedicated work.
do you not think mr timmermans that you and mr juncker have a part to play as well that you have got to find a solution also?
there is another voice in northern ireland and you should be listening to that as well.
and i'm sorry to have to say it to you but with the greatest respect your treaty is flawed.
we need to find another way and we do need an extension on article.
we need an extension to move forward and get a good deal i personally and my party and the people that i represent we want a good deal.
fifty yes we do need an extension to find that other way and it's not good enough to be told that we need to have a reason for an extension.
ms zimmer let the cat out of the bag you will not annex northern ireland irish unity is not at stake here even nationalist parties do not want a referendum on the border they accept the good friday agreement put that all to bed.
mr timmermans said so here we are solutions must come from london.
while we fully support universal access to adequate retirement and old age pensions we also believe that other avenues need to be explored.
i was also encouraged by the words of commissioner thyssen who replied directly to some of the suggestions in my report especially on the issue of inwork poverty and the regulation of new forms of work.
three final points.
madam president as we know the ags is published each year. therefore it is really important that the country specific recommendations are sustained from one year to the next.
in the context of social inclusion we call on the commission and member states to step up efforts for greater inclusion of people with disabilities in the workplace.
finally we deplore the failure to include housing and homelessness among the top priorities for two thousand and nineteen and call on the commission to use this semester to monitor and support progress on housing affordability and homelessness as fundamental areas of concern.
in light of today's debate on climate change and indeed the huge challenge we face on the issue we have called for budgets to be made available to modernise and decarbonise industry transport and energy.
one of those is to complement statutory pensions with supplementary pensions.
a few colleagues spoke on the issue of pensions.
we have to be prepared to face these challenges.
now most of the postulates here have been addressed to the commission but i think that the main responsibility is on the member states.
i mean issues such as the reform of the labour market attempts to encourage people to work longer increase capacity in research and development in education and also to work in favour of improving the situation of our banks especially in some states.
these are all responsibilities of member states so i would encourage the commission and personally commissioner dombrovskis simply to address this issue in the country specific recommendations. we have to indeed be very ambitious in this regard.
i will inform the president of the european council accordingly.
beyond dealing with these immediate concerns it will be important also to address those strategic challenges that will define our common future in the years ahead.
we hear about slow economic growth but you say that your social aims and social policies are just as important as the growth policies.
of course you are.
may i suggest that the best way to raise living standards to get more tax dollars coming in so you can spend them on really nice things good things nice projects is to grow the economy with serious economic policies. nobody would have heard of the good samaritan if he'd been poor.
the second important thing for me is china.
the next eu budget can help to foster sustainable growth put in place more effective reforms and help us to build a better society that improves all our citizens' lives.
additionally i welcome the calls for the esm to have sufficient expertise and for the governance framework to be assessed to ensure an effective decision making procedure.
however this has to be done within defined limits and subject to the appropriate safeguards handinhand with the free movement of persons within the union a fundamental component of an area of freedom security and justice.
now i find out really after listening intently all the way through what this is about actually is taking away individual deals that have been done and the eu taking on the negotiating. you've noticed that some of the countries in the world give state aid and boost up their airline so you think we are going to get back at this we're going to dip a few quid in ourselves'.
what it turned out to be was nothing to do with free trade but everything to do with state aid and i'm a little concerned that maybe the whole competition part of this was a misnomer and maybe it was just about helping with state aid.
the cooperation between this parliament and european diplomacy has been exemplary in many ways in making the eu voice heard in nicaragua.
it will do so by setting a common minimum coverage level for future loans if they become non performing across member states and banks.
i think that's two questions.
what should be basic plain vanilla' trade agreements.
it struck me as soon as you started speaking.
it is not a detail i believe but a crucial point of the proposal.
we have to establish mechanisms which ensure a high level of accountability of the decisions of the successor of esm to elected bodies.
access to information is a precondition for the exercise of accountability so there will also be a need to provide for a high level of transparency regarding the decisions of the successor of the esm.
mr president progress on the establishment of the european monetary fund emf will remain problematic unless the fundamental political divide that underpins the decision is faced and resolved.
crucially the eurozone needs to improve and enhance the institutions that oversee its operations and protect it from the effects of crisis. this will inevitably oblige some centralisation of institutions and their functions.
the report claims that an intergovernmental arrangement would slow down the european monetary fund.
thank you for taking the question. i'm intrigued by the answer to this one because i heard you say the word more' a lot and this is a really ambitious and big budget that's being put forward it's forever growing.
mr president this parliament's first and foremost responsibility is to protect its citizens and in particular the most vulnerable and no citizens are more vulnerable than children.
in harrowing cases where custody of a child is disputed and especially in the cases of international abduction legal instruments must be clear and provide no grey areas or loopholes.
i welcome many points of the proposal in particular the mandatory hearing of the child.
as a co founder of the children's rights intergroup in this parliament and as a longstanding advocate for children's participation i believe children's voices must be included in matters that concern them and their future.
i must point out however that more progress must be made.
family units encompass many realities and registered partners should be added to the scope of the regulation.