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the goods are controlled because they could also potentially be used for military purposes.
mr president every day european businesses have to compete in an ever changing and more competitive environment. the questions of dependability and timely delivery are as important as those of quality and price.
in this way participation in international exhibitions and fairs will become easier. exporting items after they have been repaired will also become simpler and exports of telecommunications equipment and certain industrial chemicals will be simplified.
is what being part of the european investment bank has meant for the east of england and i say long may it continue'.
i hope that the uk government takes note that the investment bank's aaa credit rating is higher than its own and so prioritise britain's continuing to maintain the closest possible relationship into the future so that our companies can continue to finance big ticket infrastructure projects.
how quickly the application of socialism can turn a prosperous functioning modern economy into a disaster zone!
when are we going to learn the lesson?
eight hundred inflation running out of food and basic medicines and incredibly documented cases of malnutrition. all the way through the chavez experiment we had voices on the left in this house and in the national governments cheering it on and saying that it should be a model for our european governments. now suddenly it wasn't socialism at all it was sort of an experiment that went wrong like all of the others like yugoslavia like romania like cuba china russia.
the reality is it was perfect textbook socialism control of an economy that reduced a oncewealthy country to poverty and dirt.
but also for the vote that we have had here today. the vote is very conclusive. three hundred and eighty four voted in favour of the resolution one hundred and fifty three against and twelve abstained.
two thousand and sixteen this strategy means that we are probably going to see even more crackdowns on civil society in the months to come.
what is even more worrying is that the international community is going to have less information on what really happens in turkey. i have a journalistic background and i can personally testify to the crucial importance of free mass media in a country's political trajectory.
we condemn the decision of the illegitimate national constituent assembly to call early presidential elections by the end of april.
mr president i supported the resolution on human rights in turkey but i want to focus on afrin where turkey is justifying its intervention as self defence against terrorism.
this is a blatant violation of international law with turkish bombs targeting hospitals civilians and children.
language used by authorities on social media reeks of ethnic cleansing leaving little room for doubt about the turkish agenda and this is yet another blow to the geneva process.
we need to break silence on the turkish invasion not only in the un but also in nato ensure humanitarian access to afrin and put this high on the agenda of the upcoming syria donor conference and adopt a leading role on syria bringing the geneva process back to the forefront and making the eu strategy adopted last year worth its name.
we see that gradually democracy in this country is being curbed.
we see various strange conspiracy theories being spread around and we see also a gradual departure from the secular character of the state. i think that it is time therefore to call particularly on the ruling party to stop this and therefore such a resolution is fully justifiable and i supported
we call on both the kuwaiti and bahraini authorities to invite the un special rapporteur on torture and inhumane treatment and to grant him full access to detention facilities to investigate the circumstances.
we ask the kuwaiti and bahraini authorities to become the leaders that they can be in the middle east and adopt a moratorium on the death penalty.
but in bahrain on fifteen january three people were executed by a firing squad and we are well aware of the lack of fair trial standards as well as allegations of forced confessions under torture which adds to the concern that we already have about the death penalty also regarding the circumstances in these cases.
one hundred and sixty un member states have abolished the death penalty or do not practise it and that list should grow.
this is illegal and it must stop.
we have also called urgently and repeatedly for the recommendations of the bici report to be implemented and we repeat this call again today.
the office of the high commissioner for human rights of the un said it was appalled and shares our concern about the lack of a fair trial.
in kuwait on twenty five january twenty five people were executed five of them were actually foreign citizens and there are serious concerns about whether they had a fair trial under the current system in kuwait.
we particularly call on his majesty sheikh hamad bin isa al khalifa of bahrain to halt the executions of two prisoners on death row mohammed ramadan and hussein moussa.
the eu is against the death penalty no matter in which country it is performed no matter for what crime;
there is an urgent need in both these countries for upholding human rights and respecting them including fair trial standards and in bahrain we see specifically that revoking citizenship puts people in a terrible situation;
in addition civil society organisations have voiced concerns about possible violation of the right to a fair trial and due process for the three convicted and an allegation of torture during the investigations.
we are aware that the fact of the death penalty is recognised in the legal systems of these countries but we know that authorities in other countries in similar situations have developed a pragmatic approach and have started to apply a moratorium. that is what we constantly encourage countries such as bahrain and kuwait to do. we will continue also through the work with like minded partners with civil society and in various multilateral forums to promote a global
this is the first execution in kuwait since.
the use of the death penalty represents an unacceptable denial of human dignity and integrity and contrary to what some people argue experience worldwide has demonstrated that it also fails to act as a deterrent to crime. in addition it makes any miscarriage of justice and those can happen in any legal system irreversible.
we are following in particular the cases of mohammed ramadan and hussein moussa which bear strong similarities with the case of those recently executed.
giving rise to the hope that a de facto moratorium will be applied.
although recognising the serious nature of the crimes involved we thought it was useful because it always is to reiterate the eu's opposition to the use of the death penalty in all circumstances without exception.
most of all we are concerned that this case might result in a resumption of executions in bahrain.
it is right that where member states have allies and have interests the european union is a community based on values and as a collective we can exploit and voice our values and it is right that we remain vocal within that discussion. the eu acting as a collective can achieve more than our individual member states my own in particular has
progress and reform is absolutely vital and we will continue to support that progress.
i do regret that the ecr was not able to be part of the compromise eventually but we did work hard to get a decent text before the house.
there is scope for a dialogue there is scope for a discussion with those two countries and there is scope for progress which we can support within those countries with our expertise.
not entirely clean hands in this discussion but as a collective we can be true to our values and it is right that we should speak truth to our friends.
mr president i would like to express many thanks to all those who work to raise human rights issues in this house. this is not the first time that we have spoken about the situation in bahrain sadly and our message must be clear. the death penalty is always wrong
all eu member states and especially the uk must put human rights first and insist that these rights are upheld instead of trading in arms.
if bahrain wants to present itself as a beacon of progress in the middle east then its government must conduct itself accordingly.
upholding human rights and democracy makes a country stronger not weaker.
and even more so when young men are tortured into confession and then executed.
mr president honourable members i will address all the questions.
the dialogues have proved effective in implementing a lot of important reforms but as was also pointed out the visa free regime comes with responsibilities and the countries concerned should take the appropriate measures to make sure that there is no abuse of the visa waiver.
on the other hand we will also act as a prevention mechanism against new situations of high in flow of persons from the region. the collection of the necessary operational information that could help to prevent these situations was done early this year and we will have active participation from frontex europol immigration liaison officers western balkan police liaison officers and the secretariat of the police corporation convention for south east europe supported by the incoming presidencies hungary and
that is more than a quarter of all schengen visas issued worldwide. all eu and russian citizens benefit from the general facilitation provided by this facilitation agreement such as a reduced fee of
i consider that these measures should contribute to avoiding the misuse of the visa free travel regime and i am confident that close cooperation between the countries of origin and eu destination countries supported by the commission offers an effective response. we will of course continue to report regularly to the european parliament and to the council on the results of this monitoring mechanism for the first time
these have to be assessed on an individual basis according to our legislation.
in addition after approval by the european parliament and the council the commission made a commitment to intensify post visa liberalisation monitoring for all the western balkan countries. there will be two parts to this. on the one hand we will continue to assess the sustainable implementation of reforms by the countries concerned through the stabilisation and association process in particular
as regards the specific issue of the implementation of article ten of the visa facilitation agreement which provides for the simplification of the registration procedure we noted in our evaluation that russia had adopted some simplification;
the authorities of these two countries have taken some steps. there have been new information campaigns organised to inform the citizens.
poland. all the information exchanged and collected will be shared by eu member states and of course when appropriate with the countries of the western
according to statistics provided by russia more than.
balkans. such information will also feed into the commission assessment to be carried out in the first semester of next year on post visa liberalisation monitoring.
it is also an important agreement in quantitative terms.
they can also benefit from a simplified supporting documents requirement and a multi entry visa if they need to travel.
soon. concerning the other eastern partnership countries there have been other steps as
we have taken a number of steps to address this situation we have had high level meetings with the ministers of the interior on the two questions and there was a high level visit to the two capitals by the belgian presidency and the commission.
two thousand and seven it is one of the eight visa facilitation agreements that we have concluded.
we have visa facilitation with moldova and ukraine as from one january two thousand and eight but we are also renegotiating these agreements.
there are instructions to the border police to deliver and to perform increased controls on people exiting the country and to inform travellers about the risk of unfounded applications for asylum.
this has been slightly delayed but i will present it by the beginning of next year i hope no later than february.
the registration fee will be abolished by next year but some of the other measures such as the translation of the registrations into english and the possibility to register online have not yet materialised.
we will also adopt draft negotiating directives for a visa facilitation agreement with azerbaijan and armenia next
done. these are very ambitious campaigns.
in. two thousand and nine the decision came following intensive dialogue and substantial progress by these countries on the main matters covered by the visa liberalisation dialogues.
the agreement also provides for the establishment of a joint readmission committee tasked with monitoring implementation of the agreement. this is an important step towards smoother mobility between the people of georgia and the european union. georgia has already waived the visa requirement for eu citizens and this agreement will facilitate mobility for georgian citizens. the agreement will indeed make it easier cheaper and quicker for georgian citizens more than sixty zero per year to obtain a schengen visa.
the people to people direct contact means sharing values and realities.
it creates trust.
member states will apply uniform and simplified procedures.
free movement is one road to learning democracy and seeing it at work.
visa applications will be processed in ten days or in three days for some categories or less in cases of emergencies.
almost all of them will be able to enjoy the opportunity to visit and study in our countries for three months. our oral question to the commission has to be seen in a positive spirit. it is to make sure that this new freedom is not put at risk.
it is not about permanent residence.
it is not about a work permit.
i would like to welcome the steps that commissioner malmstrm has already taken in particular with the authorities of serbia and fyrom showing the determination of the commission to keep the process on track and to ensure correct application of the regime.
now we have to continue working together to prevent and address any misinterpretation misunderstanding or misuse.
concerning the question to the commission on the implementation of the eu russia visa facilitation agreement that i tabled on behalf of the alde group i wanted to learn what progress has been made so far and whether we are at the moment in a position to expect a breakthrough in tackling technical questions such as the requirement for eu citizens to register
another concern that one must address is security on the external borders of the russian federation especially keeping in mind the illegal immigration flows from the south and elsewhere.
not only ordinary citizens students tourists;
it also increases business possibilities and that is a very good thing.
that in itself is a political decision. it shows political will and that is very important but the achievement of this goal can only be very technical and very strict.
they are the same for everybody and they are bringing about important reforms in the countries that want to achieve visa facilitation and visa liberalisation.
all these reports and all this work is done in a very transparent way.
it works well but there are abuses.
the commission has addressed that.
we have talked to our interlocutors.
the belgian presidency has been very active.
we are trying to assess this problem.
this is being done and we are in dialogue with the authorities from these countries.
i was personally in tirana and in sarajevo only a month ago together with the belgian minister in order to reinforce this message that this is very important but beware of abuses.
we said it to all the ministers to members of the parliament members of civil society the universities and i think all the tv channels that we could find in these countries in order to make it very clear that this is a fantastic opportunity but please do not abuse it.
according to all evaluations confirmed by member states there are no signals that the visa facilitation has led to any increased security threats or to increased irregular immigration. we are now identifying a list of common steps for russia and the european union to take in order to open possibilities for further talks on moving towards visa liberalisation.
i am looking forward to reporting to you on the evaluation of the readmission agreement.
they are indeed very hard to negotiate mr busuttil but we are working on it.
they are always defended on the grounds that they have nothing to do with immigration and everything to do with education and tourism two more favourable terms.
you can call me a cynic but students do not always come to study and tourists do not always visit for a limited period. they sometimes come to the eu in order to work and to live.
the idea that people are always truthful about their intentions is not borne out from experience.
in the present crisis jobs are scarce especially unskilled jobs and the demand for housing accommodation always exceeds supply. the jobs that illegal migrants fill are often jobs that could be filled by citizens of member states and the conditions and pay are frequently below the minimum.
we must not even pretend that turning a blind eye to illegal migration is an act of generosity.
however i do not believe that in the case of the balkan visa waiver political considerations have overridden these technical standards. the commission worked very hard to get document integrity law enforcement and border controls up to scratch.
we would devalue our own stance if we thought that the technical standards had not been met because we voted to support that visa waiver.
of course it is of concern if concessions are abused but there must be measured and proportionate responses.
i hope that all groups will find that reassuring and adequate.
let us make sure that we do not undermine either the right to asylum or the visa waiver agreements.
positive instrument with which to deal with third countries especially those countries that lie in our near neighbourhood.
madam commissioner we also attach a great deal of importance to readmission agreements because we want to make sure that people who are illegally staying in eu territory are asked to leave.
this is the only way in which we can win public trust for visa facilitation and eventual visa liberalisation.
the two go together so we ask you to work harder to increase the network of readmission agreements that we have with third countries.
we wholeheartedly accept this and feel that this is a very good step towards further european integration and certainly to bring the citizens of these countries closer to us.
this tells us that something somewhere has gone wrong.
it is not about going to eu countries to settle there or to find work but it is a simple visa waiver for a limited period of time simply for a visit. this applies to the european commission too. it is important for the commission to work hand in hand with these countries to make sure that this message gets through.
in europe we still have twenty seven bond markets twenty seven speculations and twenty seven spreads.
the confessions of a citizen his masterpiece is quite improper and in many respects totally inadequate but it is a masterpiece of literature.
proper information and adequate information about public life i think mrai and his books would never have existed.
i will rather use the example of one of my favourite writers a great hungarian writer sndor mrai.
nowhere in the world is there a currency without one bond market behind it.
we believe that together we can further the european project.
it should conduct the country through a peaceful and democratic transition and organise early elections.
we are fully confident that hungary will take all the necessary steps to ensure that the new media law is implemented with full respect for european values on media freedom and for the relevant eu legislation as well as the european convention on human rights.
i would like in particular to pay tribute to the courage that all tunisians have shown in recent days.
the european semester is at the heart of the reformed economic strategy of the european union.
phase. conclusion of negotiations under the hungarian presidency is an ambitious goal especially considering the remaining requirements croatia still needs to fulfil. this will require an all out push on croatia's
and developing an effective and united new approach to external energy
a strong partnership with the european parliament is also essential as in some cases fast tracking of proposals will be important.
the commission appreciates hungary's commitment to taking forward work on the eu patent under its presidency.
months. the commission welcomes the intention of the presidency to discuss the proposals set out in the fifth cohesion
the internal market in energy as an
consideration. i have no doubt that this presidency must be a success coming at such a critical time for the
this is important to remember because we are not out of the woods yet.
strategy. the danube region has great potential that has not yet been properly exploited due to ineffective cooperation.
this work. it is our common interest and responsibility to make funding more
a politician. i am sure that he is a very committed politician and i think you can agree that leaving aside the legal issues which will be dealt with in an objective and impartial manner because we will treat hungary exactly like any other member state we must also concern ourselves with the political aspects. hungary like any member state taking on the rotating presidency needs to have the full backing of all the other member states and the european institutions to make the presidency
building on this work the commission will present a european union framework for national roma integration strategies
effectiveness and european added value must be the driving principles of the reform. the commission is convinced that cohesion policy needs to underpin more strongly the policy priorities and reform agenda
but of course we need to do more and it is now also time to act decisively to implement a comprehensive programme.
in april. the new presidency will also put the spotlight on our danube
patent. as requested by several member states the commission adopted a proposal for enhanced cooperation in this field on fourteen december.
finally the debate on cohesion policy will intensify in the coming
europe is at its strongest and most effective when we are united when we act in a coordinated manner with strong institutions when we show a common resolve to steer a course through these stormy waters and when we show that by working together we are capable of finding solutions to the most pressing problems.
effective. only in this way can we defend an ambitious budget for cohesion
the hungarian presidency will also have an important role to play in shepherding through our efforts to relaunch the single market. following the public consultation launched by the commission on the single market act the eu institutions will be asked to agree on a definitive action plan to be realised by the end
regarding the tasks ahead for europe.
policy. since i know this is a matter of political concern let me add a final comment on hungary's media law. the principle of freedom of the press is a sacred one in the european
there can be no backtracking and no return to business as usual.
following discussions in several council formations the process will culminate at the european council in march which will provide essential policy guidance for member states to be reflected in their stability and convergence programmes as well as their national reform programmes both of which we are expecting in april.
the commission intends to develop its work around the following five axes a strong energy policy as a key to competitive and sustainable growth and energy security;
its proper implementation will be a major task in the months ahead.
discussion. it is encouraging that prime minister orbn himself will participate.