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to suggest that such a veto would represent consent is absurd and is a ludicrous misreading of the good friday agreement.
of course the best way to protect our country from the dangers of brexit is through a united ireland.
if the eu does not have a law in some regard poles in their own country are not protected against discrimination based on age disability gender identity or sexual orientation.
we will have to cope with unpredictable outcomes of the complex process of voting in the british parliament but it is clear that we will only give consent once the process of ratification in the uk has been finalised. this all has indeed a sense of dj vu as we do not know today what majorities will emerge during various votes in the house of commons and what final result they might produce and
in particular it is difficult to judge today what can come out of the vote on the timetable motion.
it is regrettable indeed that once again we have to cope with a huge dose of uncertainty at this stage of this long journey.
my hope is that unlike the two extensions the second of which is now coming to an end the transition period which an orderly withdrawal will offer will be efficiently used to give us as future close partners the best possible agreement on unprecedented close future relationship.
let me finish by underlining that negative coverage of eu citizens' rights in media confusing announcements on freedom of movement use of a secondary level legislation also what we learned during our hearings with citizens all that signals the risk that those rights might not be respected in the future.
however i actually think that it's more important to remind ourselves of what easo is supposed to do and how it is failing in that mandate.
you only have to look at the role being played in greece in order to verify that point thousands of innocent people desperate to just have a life are crammed into facilities like the detention facility at moria already vastly overcapacity in hellish conditions. it's their fundamental right to apply for asylum but instead many are given a pre interview with easo to see if they're eligible for a fundamental human right. if they're not they are handed back under the eu turkey agreement where as we're being told turkey is sending them over the border into syria where they're facing war by the turkish authorities.
this is a stain on all of our consciences.
mr president honourable members ladies and gentlemen i appreciate the exchange of views we have had today.
i wish to highlight that the president of the court of auditors himself has declared in your budgetary control committee that the council is examined in the same way as any other institution.
furthermore the council provides the european parliament with the complete financial documentation mentioned in the treaty articles about discharge.
in addition for some years now parliament has had access to the annual activity reports of the council's authorising officers by delegation and other documents which contain all relevant information about how the council uses its resources and how it organises its work.
honourable members i'd like to repeat here that the finnish presidency is committed to exploring all possibilities to reach a mutually acceptable arrangement.
we have to aim for something that works and that works for everyone.
i want to emphasise that one of my predecessors as president of the council once said that the eu institutions can gain the trust of the citizens in the union only together not against each other.
i'd like to reiterate that corporate sponsorships are a matter falling within the remit of each member state. of course the council is politically accountable to the union's citizens.
thank you very much for this exchange of views mr president.
mr president this debate may be about discrimination outside the workplace but nothing will change until discrimination is ended at work.
money respect social mobility start there and nothing will change until the eu recognises and addresses the fact that this entity is institutionally racist.
ten percent of europeans come from racial and ethnic communities yet the european union directly employs less than one percent from a minority background.
there has never been a black commissioner afrobelgians living in the home of the eu are twice as likely to have a degree than the average population but four times more likely to be unemployed.
it should be united in diversity as long as you are white'.
if after eleven years the eu wants to end discrimination it must start with itself. will the commissioner commit tonight to making the next hire a person of colour.
first the inclusion of an overall framework on respect for human rights.
we have presented an amendment on this issue.
i listened with interest about the greater cooperation that you suggest between the police forces in the different countries.
and to become the centre of excellence of training of law enforcement officers in the european union. training is key in this respect.
the european agenda on security underlines that this is an essential element to enhancing the security of our union.
training is essential to allow authorities on the ground to utilise our law enforcement cooperation tools in an operational situation. the cepol regulation is an evolution rather than a revolution.
the agency will continue to bring together the network of training institutes of the member states and liaise with a single national unit in each member state.
the overall objective of the scheme is to present a coordinated policy approach ensuring high quality training for law enforcement officials.
this new role widens the opportunities for cepol to support develop deliver and coordinate training for law enforcement officers of all ranks and not just senior officers. the reform also provides for the professionalisation
the members of the management board will be appointed taking into account their knowledge of training for law enforcement officers and they will be assisted by a scientific committee for training to further ensure the quality and coherence of training programmes.
i am also very encouraged by the strong role ensured for the european parliament in this cepol regulation.
the idea is to provide the opportunity for a strategic debate on the direction the agency should take.
that said the commission has misgivings on two central aspects of this reform and this comes before us today.
on both these aspects the outcome of the negotiation process is not in line with what the commission has proposed or with the trilaterally agreed common approach on eu decentralised agencies.
the commission regrets the lack of political commitment to ensure respect for the common approach on eu decentralised agencies in particular regarding the role and composition of the agency's management structures.
on these two points the commission wants to table a statement to make clear its position.
so allow me now to proceed to the reading of the commission statement the commission takes note of the political agreement reached between the european parliament and council.
the commission regrets that this agreement is not fully aligned with the principles of the common approach on the eu decentralised agencies nor with the financial rules applicable to these agencies and considers that the agreed text on the governance of the agency and on its funding is without prejudice to any future legislative texts.
the possibility of funding part of cepol's tasks through ad hoc grants or delegation agreements contradicts the fundamental principle that the tasks of an agency as described in its constituent act are financed by the annual contribution from eu budget and not through ad hoc grants or delegation agreements.
the commission underlines that the respect of this principle is essential to allow the budget authority to take an informed decision about the annual contribution foreseen for each agency in the annual budget.
the commission refers to the framework financial regulation for agencies which limits the possibility for agencies to receive funding through ad hoc grants or delegation agreements to exceptional cases in line with the principle of transparency and sound financial management.
focusing on a more limited number of thematic areas would free resources to put more effort into quality and attractiveness.
it is to have a rational organisation of our agencies.
we can all welcome the final outcome as this would reinforce cepol's ability to become the centre of excellence of training of law enforcement officials and officers of the european union.
the commission maintains its misgivings on two important points of the text as it emerged from the interinstitutional negotiations and underlines the importance of maintaining the common approach as agreed trilaterally between the institutions.
i find it quite remarkable that there are still in this globalised world where we are and also in this union people like yourself who believe that putting up fences working nation by nation would be efficient.
i believe in an enhanced cooperation between nations in order to combat these transnational criminal gangs that are actually putting ordinary people in a very difficult situation.
this will in turn contribute to ensuring their swift and effective implementation at national level.
we felt it important to work very closely with others ensuring that the lessons learned from last year's exercise were fully taken on board and building on the stronger bilateral dialogue now in place between the commission and the member states.
president van rompuy has therefore decided to focus the debate on the european semester the fight against youth unemployment improving access to finance and further deepening emu.
the european council is expected not only to underline the need to continue with fiscal consolidation but also to acknowledge the importance of extending certain edp deadlines given the current economic situation. this is part of a renewed effort to accelerate and consolidate structural reforms.
it is crucial that we keep up the momentum behind national level reforms underpinned by the goals of the europe two thousand and twenty strategy.
all the economic indicators are telling us that we need to redouble our efforts here further contraction this year for both the eu and the euro area and unemployment up nearly two million on a year ago.
europe will have recovered from the current crisis only when its economies are growing again and creating jobs.
it is also appropriate that i acknowledge again on behalf of the presidency the crucial work parliament has been doing towards strengthening the democratic legitimacy of the european semester.
i would like to thank parliament for its cooperation on this extremely important file.
this will help to prepare for a more substantive discussion which is planned for the february two thousand and fourteen european council.
this is where the eur six billion youth employment initiative as part of the new mff can make a crucial contribution.
banking union is intended to break the vicious circle between banks and sovereigns and minimise the risk to taxpayers of having to deal with failed financial institutions.
this is of course an issue which is primarily the responsibility of individual member states but one where there is clear added value at eu level both in terms of support and learning.
although the situation on financial markets is less volatile than a year ago we must continue to make progress on completing emu.
the focus of the discussion will again be on competitiveness and job creation in particular through avoiding unnecessary burdens on smes and micro enterprises.
and we also need to explore the other options such as better mobilising structural funds to tackle youth unemployment. eu support will also be key to helping increase the mobility of young workers and among other measures the commission has made considerable efforts to develop eures into an effective tool for recruitment at european level and plans to expand this further.
we must agree quickly on the directives on bank recovery and resolution and deposit guarantee schemes.
i know it is of particular concern here in this parliament.
it is very welcome therefore that president van rompuy has given such prominence to this issue for the june european council meeting and it is why getting agreement on the youth guarantee at epsco in february that every young person should be in education training or work within four months of leaving school will rank amongst the most important presidency achievements for us.
all institutions have a part to play in this work.
our work will continue over the coming weeks particularly in terms of streamlining committee work under the aegis of epsco and ecofin recognising their overlapping responsibilities on issues such as pension reforms wage indexing and the tax wedge on labour.
the compact for growth and jobs agreed last june represents an important reinforcement of political commitment to doing what is necessary to support recovery.
there are a number of further issues that arise in june in the context of the compact including industrial competitiveness and smart regulation.
the european council may also take decisions on the opening of accession negotiations with candidate countries but this will of course depend on progress in the council in the run up to the meeting.
we hope that both the council and parliament will be able to reach a rapid agreement on this.
the discussions in the european council are certainly not the end of the story.
stepping up our efforts to fight youth unemployment remains of course a top priority.
a top priority is to facilitate the take up of financing instruments by companies in particular smes which constitute the backbone of the economy in most member states and which are absolutely key to creating jobs.
the european council is expected to discuss action needed to assist recovery of european industry in the short and medium term and to ensure its long term competitiveness and sustainability.
what is important is that relevant council formations work in a coordinated and consistent manner towards a thorough preparation for the june european council.
the key to bringing down unemployment across europe will of course be recovery in the real economy companies growing their businesses and creating new jobs.
this means above all unlocking new business investments in the real economy successful firms expanding their activities at home and abroad including new firms and new growth areas.
the recent positive commission convergence report on latvian accession to the euro was hard earned and is testament to a country which has shown huge determination in confronting enormous economic challenges in recent years.
let me now turn to the issue of access to finance.
parliament has been in the vanguard in highlighting that these must be open and inclusive processes supporting meaningful engagement with all relevant stakeholders at both the national and european levels.
there will be a full review of the compact in june one year on from its adoption.
in the current difficult economic climate a strong eu industrial base is absolutely crucial.
it has also put forward a directive to tackle the remaining barriers to the freedom of movement of workers.
we must also concentrate on the single resolution mechanism.
there is a very strong focus at the top political level on the importance of confronting this enormous challenge and its significance to all of our societies.
i expect that early proposals for national level implementation must now be the key next step.
our earlier debate showed broad agreement and i think that more has yet to be done.
we should also acknowledge that different member states face very different implementation issues.
the june european council will take stock of work so far and will place particular emphasis on the top priority of completing the banking union which has been advanced through the agreements on crr crd iv and the ssm.
but more needs to be done to encourage private investment and the european council is expected to decide on further action.
finally on smart regulation the heads of state and government will take stock of progress in particular the commission's ongoing work on the most burdensome regulations for smes and on regulatory fitness.
the june european council will then set clear country specific orientations for the national budget cycles across the union in the second half of the year.
financial fragmentation and the lack of access to credit are seriously undermining growth and must be tackled urgently.
it is also welcome that president draghi has made clear the ecb's commitment to working closely with the other institutions including the european commission and the eib to improve business lending conditions.
and the european council will also formally adopt the decision establishing the future composition of this parliament based on a proposal from parliament provided that you have given your consent.
this means restoring competitiveness and unlocking the necessary investments across the union in growth that is smart sustainable and inclusive.
rapid agreement on the cosme programme is a particular priority in this context given its importance to smes.
focus will be on those strategic sectors which have the potential to underpin growth and create jobs.
this is part of a process which is absolutely essential for the future well being of our societies and for the good of europe as a whole.
the june european council will continue our focus on the goal of improving competitiveness returning to strong and sustainable growth and creating jobs.
on the european semester the june meeting will bring this year's exercise to a close through the endorsement of the country specific recommendations.
in our preparations for the presidency we identified effective management of this third european semester cycle as a key focus and an instant contribution which we could make towards enhancing european stability.
the discussion should help create ownership of the recommendations at the highest level.
instead of timid efforts to open up markets we need bold and ambitious proposals.
i wonder what he would say today now that figure has risen to twenty six million people unemployed.
i ask myself what alternative reality does the commission live in?
this attitude is part of the reason for the current debt mountain that we have in many of our member states. the much vaunted european social model is failing to deliver its core objectives of providing employment and adequate social conditions.
president hollande was elected pretending that things could go on as normal as if governments could somehow create jobs and wealth out of thin air and workers can have limitless social protection if only we could erect some kind of economic maginot line around europe's borders!
take some responsibility yourself and try and find a different course.
likewise when it comes to the growing problem of youth unemployment many people have mentioned it today what is our answer?
socialism is all about promising people things that can never be delivered.
socialists believe that governments can create jobs and growth.
french unemployment is now at its highest for fifteen years and yet as other speakers have said this weekend he told us that the crisis in europe is now over as if we needed further proof of how out of touch he is. so instead of more socialism let us allow businesses to do what they do best create wealth. let us stop trying
mr swoboda of course has the right intentions when he talks about a youth guarantee but how are we going to create all these extra new jobs?
throughout history socialist policies centralised economies have failed.
let us be honest that free trade is about concentrated losses but it is also about dispersed gains so in the long run everybody gains although one or two people may lose. so let us drop this futile effort to protect the uncompetitive french film industry in the us trade deal.
frankly it is irresponsible to promise a job for every young person in europe.
of course the prediction was nonsense many people said at the time that it would be yet our leaders keep insisting on promising us things that they cannot deliver guaranteeing us benefits and payments that have not been earned through productivity with the bill of course being passed to our children and grandchildren.
we should also say that we will do what we can to cut the taxation which depresses growth in so many of our economies.
at present every forward step on completing the single market or on signing a free trade agreement is countered by one backwards from the commission's socialist affairs directive in league with this parliament's unemployment committee.
what we can do is say that we will tear up the legislation that discourages work that drives up energy prices that ties entrepreneurs and businesses down in bureaucracy and that closes our markets.
to start a pointless trade war with china and instead seek to lead the world in opening up trade access.
more taxes more regulation more europe seems to be offered to us today.
economies based on personal freedom and responsibility have thrived.
as the former british prime minister tony blair i think a member of your affinity mr swoboda said in two thousand and five what type of social model is it that has twenty million people unemployed?
people in spain are trying to feed themselves and the commission is trying to make it harder for them.
eight three surely commissioner rehn it is time to stop trying to blame everyone else.
to once again promise what effectively we cannot deliver.
we only have to look at france for our example.
instead of tackling the symptoms of our economic woes let us tackle the causes.
so we need a completely new model in the eu one based on freedom based on liberalism based on open markets and based on free trade.
on the issue of taxation i read at the weekend that the commission is demanding that spain increase vat on food.
extraordinary benefits for the common good.
i do not think it has changed.
the supposedly free economic system has been anything but free.
however it is important to note that no other economic system in history has generated as much wealth and progress as capitalism. global gdp increased by a factor of seven over the first one thousand eight hundred years of the common era and since then has multiplied seventy times indicating that the capitalist social market economy can bring
but it must be free of state dictatorship and free of manipulation.
as was said by somebody like ms jtteenmki the european council may not be able to solve all europe's problems but the european council must definitely be able and willing to give a strong boost and strong support to effectively tackling the serious problem of
the european council is taking place at a critical juncture where we have to do whatever it takes to overcome the unemployment crisis in many parts of europe.
that is why it is very important as the president said that a significant minimum share for the european social fund will have to be ensured in the next mff.
in this area as you know the commission is working on a new communication. the rationale and the justification for a stronger social dimension comes from the divergence of employment and social conditions in the eurozone the increasing imbalances in this area which can be detected and monitored through an employment and social scoreboard.
everybody knows that the eur six billion in the youth employment initiative is not enough but the eur six billion is a very important top up in the regions where the situation is the worst and much bigger sums will have to come as also in the past from the european social fund.
it is eleven of the workforce in the eu and twelve in the eurozone which is about twenty million people and it is true that one in five unemployed are twenty five years old or younger.
the commission adopted one year ago an ambitious employment package to address this situation and we also use the proposals and initiatives of this package in the country specific recommendations during the european semester.