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experts from nato are taking part in our work and nato has shared its parameters for transport infrastructure.
it focused on cooperation against terrorist threats collaboration on the global coalition against daesh capacity building of partner countries and development of scenariobased discussions.
a big part of the work here is going on at european union level where obviously we have competencies and instruments to address these issues with a project under the permanent structured cooperation as well as with the proposed new investment from the commission.
our friends at nato appreciate the specificity of what we do.
there is no better example of how a stronger european union in the field of defence also makes nato stronger.
finally the first ever eunato staff to staff dialogue on counterterrorism took place at the end of may.
we are working in constant coordination with nato;
on the one hand we are working to strengthen the capabilities of our member states and in most cases these are also nato allies.
and the fifteen security union progress reports.
these are just few examples still many and i apologise for being long that clearly demonstrate the new engagement between the two organisations.
we the european union are not a military alliance and we do not intend to become one.
in particular we have intensified the exchange of information at staff level on three pilot countries bosnia and herzegovina moldova and tunisia but work has also intensified on ukraine georgia and jordan.
as your report rightly says it is time for a more substantial partnership between the european union and nato and this is precisely what we are doing today and we will continue to do even more in the future.
at the same time the report is also very clear that eunato cooperation should be complementary as it is and respectful of each other specificities as it is.
a joint report on the progress of the implementation of the twenty two joint eu nato actions on hybrid threats;
we do different things and this is why we are increasingly working together on the ground taking advantage of our complementarity.
i will mention not only the european centre of excellence for countering hybrid threats but also our task force on strategic communications and the eu hybrid fusion cell for situational awareness.
on our side we europeans have finally decided to take full responsibility for our own security and this is also in the interest of our partners in nato.
not only do we share twenty two members we also face similar challenges and we have converging security interests.
and similarly to last year the exercises will be based on a hybrid scenario and will aim at synchronising our two organisations' crisis response.
we are different but we do share the same interests and we could not afford to walk in opposite directions.
after the salisbury attack the european council called for increased eu engagement on cyber security strategic communication and counter intelligence as well as close cooperation with nato on chemical biological radiological and nuclear issues.
this is clearly not an efficient way to invest the defence budgets so it's relevant for operational reasons and for budget reasons.
today more than ever rapid response has become an essential requirement for our security getting our assets where they are needed and doing so swiftly is a necessity we need to ensure at all times.
eu. we still have three more weeks to go and it is important to use this time to achieve real progress in the interests of all. parliament council and commission are working together to deliver.
in recent months under the guidance of the bulgarian presidency the european union has shown what is possible when we are united and committed to finding european solutions. we agreed for instance on the difficult issue of the posted workers directive thanks in large part to this house. equal pay for equal work in the same place will now become a reality for all europeans. we made substantial progress on our digital single market with regard to the abolition of roaming and on clarifying and strengthening audiovisual media services or telecoms rules. with regard to brexit too the eu is united.
zu verleihen. wir haben auerdem vor wenigen wochen konkrete haushaltsinstrumente vorgeschlagen um reformen zu frdern und investitionen im euro raum selbst in zeiten asymmetrischer schocks zu gewhrleisten. dass die mitgliedstaaten die vorschlge der kommission diskutieren ist ein erster wichtiger schritt. doch es reicht nicht wenn wir lediglich feststellen was notwendig und geboten ist. wir haben zwar bereits fortschritte gemacht und lehren aus der krise gezogen sei es bei der reduzierung notleidender kredite im europischen bankensektor beim aufbau der kapitalmarktunion oder bei der einigung im ecofin rat im mai als wir manahmen ergriffen haben um die risiken im bankensektor weiter zu reduzieren. das war ein wichtiger schritt hin zur vollendung der bankenunion. der gipfel im juni die leaders' agenda ist der moment die ideen und den politischen willen endlich auch in konkrete entscheidungen
we've promised this to the european citizens before the next elections. it will be our collective achievement. the joint declarations guide our work so let's stick to our commitments. as we approach the june european council this then is the spirit and the approach that all leaders must take. united by our values linked by our interests and concerted in our actions. das gilt auch fr die wirtschafts und whrungsunion. denn je strker diese ist umso mehr verleiht sie der union als ganzes kraft was sich wiederum positiv auf den lebensstandard der europerinnen und europer auswirkt. deshalb ist es unsere pflicht den euro zu strken. die kommission hat bereits im dezember ein umfassendes paket vorgelegt um unserer gemeinschaftswhrung zustzliche strke und handlungsfhigkeit
our goal is to ensure we together with our british partners do as little harm as possible to either side and to work together towards an orderly process in the interest of all citizens in the eu and in the united kingdom. the european council of june will take stock on a number of issues in particular the question of ireland and northern ireland as well as the future relationship between the uk and the
as a long standing friend of georgia i stand with the eu in commending the country's transition away from its soviet past and towards a free democratic one with euro atlantic aspirations and an open state and an open society. i especially praise georgia's dedication to modernising its defence capabilities and its close cooperation with international partners in seeking a peaceful resolution to the conflict.
mr president ten years on since the end of the war between georgia and russia which left a frozen conflict over russian occupation of abkhazia and south ossetia it's clear that the two countries have taken a very distinctly different path one a democratic one one an authoritarian one.
many other meps and staff had travel delays getting to strasbourg and it highlights the absurdity of dragging us five hundred kilometres to strasbourg every month.
of the west and of multilateralism and diplomacy.
not only with our american friends but also with the rest of international community.
this would lead us to a different kind of debate one that we will surely have at some point but it is essential that the european union together with our international partners is able to take decisions based on merit based on our interests and our values and based on what we think and decide is good for us and for the rest of the region and the world that by the way was a joint analysis and a joint decision
but there is a risk that this work does not succeed. i think this is the worst case scenario because this would undermine security nothing to do with stability and would undermine the nuclear nonproliferation regime and the credibility
chile is clearly a natural partner with common democratic interests and aspirations everywhere.
we have also highlighted the important role the parliamentary oversight and scrutiny has in monitoring such agreements and so we have endorsed the continued role for the joint parliamentary committee which met for its twenty fifth occasion back in january of this year.
its links and areas of cooperation go well beyond its immediate region and are truly global.
i will conclude my remarks therefore now although i look forward to making a brief intervention at the end of the debate when i will be happy to address any issues raised and to make a few comments regarding the two key amendments i have tabled to the resolution for a vote.
we are focused on the political operation aspects but let us not forget that these negotiations are also concerned with trade issues.
we proposed in our recommendation an ambitious level of commitment one that is no less wide ranging than the similar eu agreements recently concluded with canada new zealand and australia.
as a member i find myself proudly authoring the recommendation report ahead of the ongoing negotiations for its upgrade.
in the area of education the european union seeks to continue cooperation via erasmus but also to work towards full mutual recognition of academic and professional qualifications and diplomas.
its decision to publish the negotiating mandate and directives in november of last year was an important precedent and one which we welcome and are very keen to see continued.
the bulk of discussions are now focusing on trade rather than the political aspects which are in my recommendation.
this includes working together in the international arena to promote democracy and the rule of law to fight climate change particularly critical in the pacific region combating terrorism and tackling organised crime and corruption.
indeed we have made reference to this in the recommendation.
chile has re emerged over the last three decades as a mature democracy with a strong internationalist outlook. as a member of the pacific alliance the organisation of american states and the union of south american nations not to mention being a member of the oecd.
as the european union has emerged as one of the leading forces in the global free trade agenda i welcome its attention to third generation updated agreements such as we see today with chile rather than wholly pursuing new deals from scratch.
this was further reflected by the positive dialogue concluded with members of european civil society groups that was arranged as part of the latest talks between the eu and chilean negotiators.
as the negotiations progress we will hope to see continued engagement from the commission as to the latest developments.
to foster civil society and stand up for human rights defenders around the world it is crucial to build human rights alliances regionally and internationally with our united nations partners.
real progress can only be achieved if human rights are never used as a bargaining chip in favour of eu or national economic and trade interests.
in addition in the eu itself we have seen an unprecedented flow of fake news and propaganda which have been used by governments and populists to spread antihumanrights narratives manipulate electoral processes and challenge liberal values.
we urgently need to intensify our efforts to keep human rights at the centre of europe's global strategy and the eu's external action.
to resist the regimes and governments violating human rights all tools at the european union's disposal must be applied with consistent resolve and determination.
therefore i see this commission report as a good stock taking exercise which is giving us an opportunity to identify the existing loopholes in our human rights policy and adjust it accordingly so that the situation can actually be improved.
it is a disgrace it is a scandal.
it is a collective responsibility.
i am always asking myself why we made the european council an official institution of the european union under the lisbon treaty. in the lisbon treaty we said yes the european council has to become an official institution of the european union to take decisions to steer the union and what we see today is exactly the opposite the incapacity of the european council to take a decision
no it is not the same as in the past but since the start of this mandate mr timmermans there will be more than ten zero people who will have died in the mediterranean sea.
and to media colleagues the picture of the year because everybody is talking today about what will be the picture of the year will it be six european leaders humouring mr trump in canada or will the picture of the year be the handshake between trump and kim?
i think there are two things you need to do. the first is to have this common position of dublin; mr bullmann and others have already recalled this.
the relevant and credible military structure of europe is nato.
the eu should follow the same course as the imf these payments should not be made.
what we are discussing this evening with such rapidity is over eur one billion.
the sacking of the finance minister last week for opposing corruption should have caused the alarm bells to ring.
worse campaigners against corruption have been intimidated and in some cases imprisoned.
these practices must be deemed to be unacceptable.
vote or no vote let us see how long it is before the president implements that vote.
to put it another way ukraine rates even worse for corruption than the gangsterinfluenced regimes of albania and kosovo.
very simply the now exfinance minister revealed exposed spilt the beans on corruption in ukraine.
transparency international is a globally respected organisation especially on anti corruption.
one has to ask what was this?
hopefully everyone here will agree that we must not condone let alone be fellow travellers to corruption. indeed we must actively oppose it.
on its criteria ukraine is categorised as the second most corrupt country on the entire european continent.
every informed person and that has to include the eu embassy in ukraine and therefore the commissioner knows about the appalling level of corruption in ukraine.
to provide an example on fifteen march this year one nadia savchenko testified on the corruption in the office of the president of ukraine.
on the objective criteria of the imf ukraine does not pass muster as a worthy recipient of largescale funds.
by comparison the international monetary fund is holding back on its assistance programmes to ukraine precisely because of wellfounded concerns on corruption.
ukraine has made a lot of progress but progress has also been uneven across areas and a lot remains to be done in order to make reforms irreversible.
if you cannot do that today when you once again address this parliament please make sure that at least your institution starts to back up the true feelings of. the
in terms of brexit i would like to say that unity among our institutions is paramount and we value the contributions that the european parliament is making through its resolutions.
we attach the utmost importance to safeguarding the rights of european union citizens in the united kingdom and vice versa and to those citizens being able to effectively enforce their rights. the uk has given credible guarantees to this effect as now translated in the text of the withdrawal agreement. it remains to ensure that this is implemented in a faithful and enforceable way.
und. das bezieht sich auch auf meine kolleginnen und kollegen der europischen volkspartei in deutschland lieber verehrter kollege weber nein das ist nicht drin! wir knnen hier nicht pro europisch reden und zu hause mit orbn schkern und die europische union in einer zentralen frage ohne perspektive lassen. das werden wir nicht tolerieren!
no we will not let him pass into this house of the people when he arrives in the second half of this year with a stance like that! this will not be the policy of my group the socialists and democrats and this will not be the policy of the european parliament dear friends. what we have to make clear.
if we don't achieve coherence between what we do at home and what we would like others to do abroad our capacity to achieve real change in the world is seriously hindered.
that is why the key question for me is who is stronger in europe populism or our currency?
the question is what is the origin of this nervousness?
the question is what do we have to do?
the better way is of course to prevent the next crisis. therefore vice president dombrovskis my questions are when we are looking to the european stability mechanism and eventually reflecting upon developing it into a european monetary fund what goal do you foresee for a possible european monetary fund in preventing the next financial crisis?
those of us who come from behind the iron curtain know that there is no easy way to do it. ukraine has enormous potential to modernise and become a leader in the reforms.
but what is the eu's reaction to all this?
to make matters worse a delegated act is a power the unelected commission has to adopt legislation without any anyone who was elected having a vote.
may's government is too scared to fully embrace the opportunities and independence that brexit provides and is continuing to follow eu policies and legislation no matter the cost to the uk.
it is almost as if the eu is trying to fight a proxy war against america in the middle east.
the commission is trying to force through a delegated act to make iran eligible for european investment bank funding. not content with clinging to a dying deal you actually want to give economic and political support to the iranian regime.
finally the european council in terms of article fifty will meet on the next day to review the state of the negotiations with the united kingdom. in the margins the euro summit will meet in an inclusive format. it will discuss measures on the banking union and to further develop the european stability mechanism and will provide additional guidance on the way forward.
two thousand and eighteen it will also take stock of the leaders' discussion on taxation held in march under the leaders' agenda process. the european council will also have the opportunity to address international developments including the latest trade issues.
today i am seeking your support to maintain this momentum through the adoption of a further proposal for macro financial assistance a.
having stressed the importance of this mfa proposal let me add a clear message on the reforms in ukraine.
it has also helped ukraine to improve its public finance management to clean up its banking sector and to improve its business environment for example by automating vat returns and reducing red tape.
data. further mfa assistance will be conditional on progress in setting up a wellfunctioning anti corruption court.
as always this mfa proposal is strictly linked to reform conditions.
look at the past mfa operation from two thousand and fourteen shows how important this support is for ukraine. first back in two thousand and fourteen the mfa was a key eu instrument to provide immediate financial assistance to ukraine in order to stabilise its economic and financial situation. ukraine returned to economic recovery and growth in two thousand and sixteen and two thousand and seventeen after two years of steep recession. it is an important success story not only for ukraine but also for the eu. second the mfa has played a major role in supporting reforms in ukraine and in particular in stabilising ukraine's economy in the medium term. through this programme the eu has supported a broad range of anti corruption reforms
i believe that a very useful way of looking at these kinds of occupied regions in our eastern neighbourhood is to take the human rights lens.
so i think we should have understood even better that.
let me say from the outset the proposal on the table as adopted by the leading committee is a very balanced step forward.
and the truth is that it is precisely ukraine which is setting an example for the whole world on how a country which is in a state of war is able to progress with reforms and great transformation.
in all fairness it was also the eu's mistake that the last mfa instalment to ukraine was refused even though seventeen conditions had been fulfilled.
just to look back a little bit in my view the conditions set for the previous mfa package twenty one policy measures in total were far too many and too complicated.
i would like to stress very clearly that even though we are right to expect many more things to be accomplished by ukraine on its european path we cannot deny the truth.
yes implementation is that important but there is always a stage of adoption beforehand.
we need to build up and improve our cyberdeterrents and defence if we are to truly modernise european defence. while cyberdefence remains the core competence of the member states nevertheless due to the borderless nature of cyberspace it is not possible for any one state alone to tackle the threats and challenges.
the next attack might create far more damage than we have seen so far.
our approach is to include the breakaway regions in our programmes in georgia whenever this is possible.
this is what we are doing for instance with our programmes on agriculture on rural development and vocational training.
recently identified as a priority area of cooperation between them and in this respect suggest that the west east axis should be complemented with a new one running north south which would confer the necessary coherence to their eastern flank.
in regard to those threats and challenges the upsurge in russia's military assertive behaviour and activities political manipulation and cyberattacks as well as direct interference in european countries' internal affairs aiming at undermining their unity are equally concerning to both the eu and nato a reality underlined by the fact that many of the seventy four common activities mentioned above are directly devoted to countering exactly such actions. the report is addressing understandably the transatlantic relations and is stressing that the eu's own increased defence and security efforts
however as of late the transatlantic relationship has become strained following the recent trade disputes between the us and their allies.
in general given the existing fragile setting what otherwise are normal differences of opinion between the two organisations today require more sensitive management so that we can overcome the difficulties of the moment.
under the circumstances besides trying to manage these disputes so that they do not get out of hand one should also attempt on the one hand to insulate the security dimension of that relationship from its commercial one and on the other preserve and accelerate the existing good momentum in the eu nato collaboration.
the changing atmosphere related to the topic has been felt during the consultation and writing of the present report a fact illustrated by comparing its first draft with the version used for the vote in the committee on foreign affairs. the report is based on the premise that the eu and nato both confronted with the same challenges and threats share the same values in their complementary activity devoted to preserving peace and security in a rules based international system.
indeed now that internal and external security are inextricably interlinked putting together the best abilities of the two organisations in providing security in general for the european citizens becomes imperative. since crimea in two thousand and fourteen the basis and substance of collaboration between the eu and nato have accelerated and enlarged so that today we speak about no less than seventy four common actions.
apart from responding to us previous appeals see for instance the adios' speeches of both defence secretaries gates and panetta are a concrete contribution to burden sharing reinforcing both nato and the security bond with britain after brexit. the eu nato joint declaration and the subsequent implementation actions mark a new and substantive phase of the strategic partnership. in that context the report looks forward to the new joint declaration to be adopted at the approaching brussels nato summit in july. as expected special attention is given to the collaboration between the two organisations in military mobility