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however two issues in europe are holding back ccs. the first is the binding renewables target which is driving investments towards renewables at the expense of both ccs and nuclear.
the second is the planning deadline set by the commission.
we must take account of that in our deadlines.
fundamentally it is more complicated to build a storage facility for carbon dioxide storage than to put up a wind turbine.
we must have a technology neutral approach.
the report fails to offer solutions for bogus and involuntary self employment.
the report also calls for greater efforts on neo liberal so called structural reforms' and pension reform.
mr president i agree with the title of the report which is social protection for all including self employed workers' but a series of fundamental flaws in its content means that i voted against it.
in effect this report supports the on going dismantling of social security systems.
fundamentally the solution is to strengthen contracts and create decent employment through a massive programme of investment.
i should note as does the report that there are certain groups of people who are most vulnerable.
in my london constituency some of the migrant communities in particular have certainly been exploited by unscrupulous employers. however despite its good intentions there are aspects of the report which seek to undermine the competencies that individual member states already enjoy in the area of labour inspections aspects which forced me and many of my conservative colleagues to vote against the report.
there is a reason why there is this link.
it is that if you have more money available and being paid out by bureaucracies than you can get in the private sector then in every cohort of greek schools the best and brightest kids will make the rational decision to work for brussels or in some government agency rather than making something or selling something.
so the european union becomes a gigantic mechanism for the redistribution of taxpayers' funds and we wonder why we are falling further and further behind economically.
what we now need to see is funding from the ner mechanism released to match that project and we need a very clear commitment from the government to go ahead because we have been dilly dallying and dithering back home for several years now.
yet exactly the same people not the same kinds of people but precisely the same individuals politicians and newspapers are now complaining about the extraction of fossil fuel in the form of shale oil and gas.
there are times when i really struggle to enter into the mentality of my fellow citizens.
we are told on the one hand that mining coal is a good thing but then that burning it is a bad thing.
after the shocking case of the horsemeat scandal it became clear that with rising food prices and the lack of resources for food safety inspectors it has become all too temptingly profitable for fraudsters to engage in exploitation.
action needs to be taken so that this criminal minority do not tarnish the excellent reputation of the majority of food producers.
the european single market really should rest on just two mutual product recognition built upon enforceable contracts. that is all you need;
we do not need hundreds of commissioners and thousands of officials and meps building a higher and higher edifice of regulation.
what has happened as we have gone down this road of introducing environmental social and other standards is that in practice we erect barriers to entry.
we allow and i think all of us know this privately the eu institutions to become a honeypot for lobbyists and corporate interests of all kinds wanting to extend costs that they happen to meet already to all of their prospective competitors.
thus we have the opposite of a single market.
instead of extending consumer choice we end up reducing it in the interests of a handful of big corporate producers and then we wonder why we are getting poorer.
in order to copper fasten that reputation i welcome this report.
i share the report's concerns about the need to strengthen the supply chain in order to win back confidence lost as a result of unscrupulous actions by those seeking to make additional profit at any cost.
in northern ireland we have witnessed the impact of the campaign run by the national dairy council in the republic of ireland which has effectively been trying to exclude milk from northern ireland from being sold in shops there.
this type of action is completely unacceptable.
mr president along with the much welcomed reforms on the competitive and innovation framework i welcome the new proposed guidelines set out for european financial participation by workers in the eu.
as an mep for london i know all too well the important role smes have to play in the city's economy and their contribution to employment opportunities.
one great example is the john lewis partnership a brilliant example indeed of a successful cooperative business but share options are another route that can be taken in that respect.
by offering workers a chance to engage directly in the governance and financial success of the companies in which they work employee financial participation efp can contribute to improving and also encouraging the productivity of their business and thus the competitiveness of european business as a whole.
i must however note my concerns at the bennion reports suggestion of presenting guidelines on the taxation of efp.
tax matters of course must remain firmly in the sovereign control of individual member states and i would point to the report's overall tone in acknowledging the differences which already exist between member states in terms of their labour law and the benefits of participating in the efp scheme.
too often it is the red tag price' that drives consumption when it should also be what the product contains.
but how therefore can a man of mr verhofstadt's integrity in good conscience carry out and fulfil all his responsibilities in his four outside jobs and be the european parliament's brexit negotiator?
it is because we have freedom of movement that we need to have minimum common rules in the internal market.
we are also very deeply distressed by the news that a russian airliner crashed in central sinai killing two hundred and twenty four people and again we offer our sympathies to the victims' families and to the russian people.
on friday thirty october a terrible fire broke out at a nightclub in bucharest where up to four hundred people mostly in their teens and early twenties had gathered to attend a concert. the death toll has risen to at least forty six people and about one hundred are still in hospital many in a serious condition.
we want as a parliament to express our concern and sympathies to those who have been affected so thank you for your silence.
our thoughts and our sympathies are with the families and the friends of the victims.
i just want draw your attention to the fact that this is a quite exceptional case where after successfully concluding the trialogues with an agreement openly announced by the commission parliament and the council presidency in the person of the prime minister of denmark the council has decided to renege on the agreement.
what we are going to vote on today is the text as agreed with the council. we are urging the council to stand by their word and to adopt that text with the wording we agreed at the end of june.
as we still want to give some leeway for discussion with them but just discussion we will not take the final vote.
at least that is what i will propose to you;
this is why the commission calls on the russian authorities for proportionate action following any possible detection or deviation from russian sanitary standards by dairy products from lithuania.
another important element to tackle this measure would be to look at its political aspects and react consequently.
the commission has confidence in the safety of lithuanian dairy products.
we are now checking the compatibility of these measures with the world trade organisation rules and in particular article eleven of the general agreement on tariffs and trade for.
it would also be important to receive any information available to the lithuanian authorities on the alleged justification for the measures.
in certain cases the eu believes that certain russian standards are unnecessarily strict and go beyond what is scientifically necessary to safeguard the protection of consumers.
the eu food safety system ensures a high level of consumer protection. this food safety framework notably includes regular audits in member states by commission inspection services as well as a rapid alert system in order to ensure appropriate action in the event that a specific product is found to
i will not hesitate to recommend appropriate action to the college on the basis of the relevant provisions of the wto's general agreement on tariffs and trade.
in accordance with russia's wto commitments any restriction based on sanitary grounds must be justified by the risk at stake and the measure taken must be proportionate to the level of risk identified.
with respect to the more recent restrictions on lithuanian dairy products the commission has not been informed of the nature of the sanitary concerns expressed by the russian authorities regarding dairy products from lithuania.
since then we have a list of ten measures that the russians have been taking not only against lithuania but against several member states of the european union.
it. on the basis of all this material we will take the appropriate decision very soon.
it would be counterproductive to go to the wto without having a good analysis based on facts and statistics.
on the contrary we want cooperation on the european continent.
this is why i believe we should be pragmatic recognise the realities on the ground and find common items on our agendas to reach agreements. economic cooperation has always been europe's most powerful engine for greater integration and europe has owed its success to this pragmatic approach since.
this two track approach is the only one possible if we want to create a virtuous circle that could lead to democratic stability in this country and in the eastern neighbourhood.
this is why i see the association agreement as a powerful instrument of reform and it is why we should continue our negotiations on the establishment of a deep and comprehensive free trade area and on ukraine's accession to the energy community treaty.
i hope that we will be able to overcome the continuous postponement of the fta and encourage the virtuous circle of mutual trust which is beneficial to the whole region and to europe.
in that context i welcome ukraine's accession to the wto which should be seen as an important step in ukraine's acceptance of european economic standards.
a priority should be to support a healthy business environment and the achievement of a functioning market economy in ukraine by encouraging their property and vat reforms and their efforts to combat high level corruption among other priorities.
we do not deny that.
there are indeed some worrying authoritarian trends in kiev from attempts to re establish the temniki censorship of press freedom to the use of the fbu security service led by an oligarch for political purposes.
however the west is watching the process closely.
respect of these fundamental values is essential.
they are an essential component of truly open innovative and competitive societies.
nonetheless we are concerned at consistent and widespread reports of a deterioration in respect for fundamental freedoms and democratic principles in ukraine.
president yanukovych's government has undertaken a number of important economic reforms in recent months which should be commended. these include the adoption of a public procurement law which should play an important role in the fight against corruption and in increasing competitiveness.
the ukrainian government has also managed to achieve a level of stability which has eluded ukraine's political establishment in recent years.
transparency and a return to growth.
for the european union and our member states respect for human rights democratic principles and the rule of law are fundamental principles that bind us together. they are principles that cannot be compromised so too for our relations with key partners such as ukraine.
i should like to make my remarks in the light of three important upcoming events the eu ukraine ministerial meeting which will take place in luxembourg on twenty six october the local elections which will take place on thirty one october and
in recent times ukraine has enjoyed a high level of political freedoms.
as a consequence of these developments and of the commitment of successive governments to the path of closer ties with the european union relations between the european union and ukraine have acquired considerable momentum.
this is reflected most clearly in the ambitious and far reaching european union ukraine association agreement which we are currently negotiating and which aims at achieving the twin goals of political association and economic integration with the european union.
successive elections have been recognised as having been conducted in accordance with international standards.
on one october the ukrainian constitutional court handed down a judgment which overturned constitutional changes made after the two thousand and four orange revolution.
such a process should seek to establish an effective and lasting constitutional system of checks and balances in accordance with european standards.
this is an important and necessary development in ensuring effective governance of the country.
these reforms go in the right direction and must be sustained.
particularly worrying are complaints related to freedom of the media freedom of assembly and freedom of association.
the adoption of a gas sector reform law which paves the way for ukraine's imminent accession to the energy community treaty as well as the agreement it recently reached with the imf for a standby agreement are also critical steps in securing macro financial stability
they are the best guarantors of individual freedoms.
they ensure a genuine competition of ideas.
they need our assistance.
it is a country which faces a lot of challenges.
i would like to thank the commissioner for a perfect description of the situation as well as a perfect description of our expectations.
the present ruling lite has been exercising power since the election of president yanukovych and much of what has been done points in the direction of favouring the concentration of power.
this is all the more striking if we recall the results of the presidential elections which gave yanukovych a small majority and demonstrated that he had strong support in the south and east of the country only.
yet and this is the striking feature of ukrainian politics currently there has been a steady movement in the direction of marginalising alternative centres of power.
all this augurs badly for the future especially if ukrainians genuinely seek a european future because the system being built by yanukovych points away from europe not towards it.
the most that can be said for the changes is that they have brought a degree of stability to the country but increasingly this stability foreshadows stasis and immobility.
whether ukrainian society will accept this transformation in the longer term is an open question.
by friendly declarations alone.
these are just three of the reasons why we have made smart specialisation which is one of the pillar concepts of the innovation union initiative one of the conditionalities for erdf spending in our proposals for the future structural funds.
twenty seven the large majority of those investments support innovation and we believe that much of what is pointed out in this report is already being addressed by the better alignment of cohesion policy with the europe two thousand and twenty goals and the synergies which we hope to achieve through smart specialisation.
number three increase multi level and horizontal policy coordination bringing together a range of complementary policies such as research and technology policies industrial policy regional and rural development policies labour market policy etc.
it is about true multi level governance and an alignment of strategic visions and road maps and better synergies between policy areas.
mr president thanks to the honourable member mr geier. this report does indeed contain many interesting aspects and is very timely indeed. it is particularly important at this time of economic crisis to draw attention to the continuing economic transformation struggle of declining industrial regions.
number two strengthen cooperation and knowledge transfer between the key players in the regional innovation system governments industry and science with the benefit of offering much more integrated approaches to knowledge based regional development.
indeed we believe that smart specialisation can do at least three things to help old industrial regions in supporting economic transformation number one help them to develop an excellence driven vision of regional development and structural change and to re focus their industrial and knowledge assets in the direction of emerging industries and services and international markets.
in that sense smart specialisation can be seen as a specific based approach to industrial policy.
the concept of smart specialisation which mr geier mentions positively in his report calls for tailor made innovation strategies at regional level which are based on careful analyses of regional assets and development potential and on comprehensive stakeholder involvement.
also at this time of crisis cohesion policy funding is a major instrument to implement effective industrial policies and to support in particular small and medium sized enterprises.
public private partnerships need to implement those approaches.
to sum up smart specialisation should become a key instrument for incentivising policy integration and the boost towards economic change and industrial renewal that you ask for in this report.
and mobilising actors and resources in the region around shared visions and common goals.
so i am asking what is needed?
the immigrants were invited and then disinvited.
if those numbers are at least partly correct it is clear that what the commission and the council have prepared for us is far from satisfactory. it is a stop gap it is certainly not a solution.
what is the final state of affairs that we want to attain?
as usual we have had confused and confusing language and the traditional share of bullying and invective against those who disagree.
i think this makes sense.
if this gigantic confusion is a reflection of the state the eu is in then god help us!
in fact they are already doing this.
this requires particular sensitivity and responsibility on our
ever. practising solidarity is a lot harder than preaching
that is why we have to take care of our good name together.
tomorrow they must pass an even harder exam an exam in responsibility for the protection of the european community and its external borders.
hundreds of thousands of refugees go to europe because they know that our community is still the most open and tolerant of all.
either we will face up to the challenge or others will take our
according to turkish estimates another three million potential refugees may come from aleppo and its neighbourhood.
for us refugees are specific people individuals who expect our
it is our common obligation to assist refugees as well as to protect the eu's external borders.
observing rules will always mean sacrificing part of our interests.
what ordinary people expect from politicians is first and foremost effectiveness and determination.
weber. today the ethics of responsibility requires us to refrain from extremes.
sense. the first commandment today is the restoration of control on the eu's external borders as a sine qua non of an effective humanitarian and safe migratory
eu. let us remember however that solidarity requires mutual understanding and respect.
we all know how much depends on
and those responsible for this massive exodus will tell us how to treat refugees.
without solidarity among member states we will not be able to help others.
them. in this crisis situation they have both demonstrated beautiful moral gestures which we all highly appreciate.
many of our neighbours have much bigger problems to tackle and some look with satisfaction at our troubles.
everyone must take up this obligation and at the same time no one should be left alone with the burden.
demand a sense of dignity and self belief from every community particularly now when the whole world is focusing its attention on europe and on its reaction to the wave of refugees.
that is how i understand solidarity. we have to respect commonly agreed rules. when someone says that they have no intention of observing european law for example the dublin regulation or quotas they undermine the essence of solidarity and our community.
today we have to count mainly on ourselves.
in the united nations one could have the impression that europe is the worst place in the world for refugees. believe me i felt isolated there when i defended europe's good reputation trying to convince the audience that the truth about europe is completely different.
if the leaders of mainstream politics do not realise this people will start to look for different kinds of leadership radical and ruthless because what people want from their leaders above all is a guarantee of order and security for their own community.
we keep talking about solidarity about quotas and greater assistance for refugees on our soil and for those who remain in camps in countries outside the
wave. yesterday this message was confirmed by president erdoan.
otherwise they and all of us will become responsible for the re emergence of walls and barriers on our internal borders here in
if we are talking about rules and are making it clear to people that there are rules then can we make sure we have staff on the ground and information in relevant languages and that the asylum process starts at the moment of arrival not a few days afterwards once people have been spoken to by frontex and various other organisations.
a day.
it is not a safe third country for kurds and we should be supporting the kurds in the area of rojava and in turkey itself because they are part of the solution.
i would also agree with many of those who spoke on turkey.
those member states particularly those that have not been willing to join in the solidarity programme should hang their heads in shame about the additional suffering they are causing.
lastly i think we have a challenge about putting into operation the decisions taken.
mr president many people today have talked about solutions but we know those are going to be long term. in the meantime we have a situation we have to manage. so i welcome the increase in funding for the unhcr and the world food programme but i think it is really shocking that so many member states last year cut their support for the world food programme so that we are seeing people in the region concerned living on half a dollar
we have to be aware that maybe not for all of them but for sure for the majority of them europe is or can be the final destination.
this is why we feel something like fear and i can understand why because this is something
this is why nothing is easy in this
surely that must be a better way of doing it.
failing our own citizens.
i wonder if you could help me understand who are these people who were talking today and what has happened?
we must have external borders we must have controls and we must make sure that we do not get overwhelmed with all these migrants coming in.
they can do so under the dublin agreement by arresting detaining and deporting.
hungary's viktor orbn shows leadership by taking the appropriate measures.
and this should be surprise.
in march this year we presented the nautical tourism staff working document which analyses a number of actions to be undertaken in the field of nautical tourism.
two thousand and seventeen is the un year of sustainable tourism for development.