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naturally i have spent a significant amount of time on the creation of the external action service and that will continue in the weeks ahead including working with you.
it is a serious issue that needs a serious
the debts are in the west;
the european perspective remains the overarching framework both as our objective and as the main incentive for reform.
i am delighted to be with you to discuss the big questions on europe's international agenda.
think of the rise of china and others as major political players or consider the political impact of the financial crisis.
africa. it highlights the interplay of state fragility poverty resource competition including water with piracy terrorism and organised
summit. we share the goal of the summit namely to strengthen the security of nuclear materials and prevent terrorists from getting
this is not a time to fly on auto pilot or to stick to the narrow defence of national ways of doing things.
up. i will also discuss it this afternoon at the conference of presidents.
with progress on nuclear disarmament politically this is fundamental to create a constructive atmosphere;
right now we have a chance to build what many across europe and many in this house have long wanted a stronger more credible european foreign policy.
health. the way we are engaged in georgia follows the same
debate. no one contests that we need a headquarters able to plan and conduct military operations.
solutions. we fully support the security council process on further restrictive measures if as is certainly the case today iran continues to ignore its obligations.
we have. those who were involved in those incredibly hectic weeks have told me that what was done in this case was exceptional.
issues. we need to get this right so i am working with the nato secretary general to improve eu nato relations in practical areas and set a positive
my last point on that relates to the suggestion of a civil protection
two the fact that power is shifting both within political systems roughly from governments to markets media and ngos and between political systems roughly from the old west' to both the east and the south.
for this we need comprehensive strategies strong international organisations and the rule of law both within countries and between them.
i believe that is the only acceptable way to
there is more work to do in georgia and we have a full agenda when we discuss it with russia as i did only ten days ago with sergey
the un is another key
outcome. we should make no mistake the entire treaty based non proliferation system with the npt as a cornerstone is under growing
we have to build a system that is robust that will enable us to deal with the problems of today and the new problems that will arise tomorrow.
with the lisbon treaty and the external action service we should now be able to achieve this.
this is important in itself for reasons which are very self evident but our wider international credibility also depends on getting our neighbourhood right.
this is a once in a generation opportunity to build something new something that finally brings together the instruments of our engagement in support of a single political strategy.
we took the international lead we brokered a truce and deployed a three hundred strong monitoring mission in record
however violence intimidation threats of attack and blackmail did not deter millions of courageous iraqis from going to the polls.
the banning of more than five hundred secular non sectarian candidates by the bogus accountability and justice commission the repeated bomb attacks on polling day and the deeply sinister delay in announcing the results are all disturbing signs of dirty tricks.
there have been repeated attempts to manipulate and distort the outcome of the election.
if parliament means what it says on the cfsp we have to send a clear message that we will support a strong comprehensive and inclusive external action service and in observing our own prerogatives we will not be part of any vested interests seeking to limit the capacity and therefore the effectiveness of that service.
that should mean appointments on merit and merit alone appointments from member state foreign ministries from day one and from across all of the european union;
it means endorsing cathy ashton's decision to put disaster response above disaster tourism and for her to provide key direction to financial programming and it means this parliament supporting new arrangements with deputising which reflect international practice rather than necessarily sticking to our past rules.
nevertheless the ecr group and british conservatives are committed to positive engagement and to moving on within the new institutional framework.
we would like to see a similar approach from the member states and the commission.
it is deeply ironic in my view that the first major institutional development under lisbon namely the creation of the european external action service threatens to push the eu back towards the very introspection and bickering that lisbon was supposed to have eradicated.
but we also need strong leadership in theory enabled by the lisbon treaty to forge a lasting vision for europe's diplomacy in the world. we look to you high representative ashton to seize the initiative and to assert the authority and leadership provided to you by the treaty to knock heads together if necessary and to chart the way forward.
we will support you in your efforts if you can show that you are up to the daunting challenge.
the eu has had many years to think about this service so this muddling through and hesitation that we currently see does no credit to the eu's ambitions to play a global role in foreign policy through the cfsp. there are more general points.
but it also mentions the transatlantic alliance and nato which we believe are the cornerstones of the eu's foreign security policy.
it rightly emphasises the eu's responsibility for resolving the frozen conflicts particularly in transnistria and nagorno karabakh in our immediate neighbourhood and good relations with ukraine.
an efficient external action service a vibrant neighbourhood policy a visionary enlargement policy well structured partnerships with the strategic players both traditional and emerging an effective strategy in coping with the global challenges namely energy security non proliferation migration transnational organised crime transnational expression of poverty cultural conflicts and so on. as far as the external action service is concerned we need an institution which should be built not only on the principle of political and budgetary accountability but also on the principle of effectiveness.
we should not build a service which preserves the old national competition or the present bureaucratic structure.
the two headed head of the european external actions must wear both hats at all times thus assuring the unity of the service and the coherence of its action.
on the black sea we have to move from synergy to strategy. on frozen conflicts we need regional initiatives and mechanisms of regional cooperation and security under international guarantees.
we have to promote our values in the world but in a secular way and not as new crusaders.
i think that these and many others are our priorities which circumscribe a herculean task.
in general with europe constantly diminishing its military expenditure since the end of the cold war and a public disinclined to support military action in general the approach to csdp should not only be mechanical but equally political. restoring political will in this respect is thus indispensable for a successful csdp.
it is very important to me that the service has political and budgetary accountability exactly as you have said and it must be effected in this double hatted way.
it is going to be essential too as you have indicated that we draw in and discuss these issues with other key partners.
i was spending part of the weekend with the turkish foreign minister a real opportunity to talk in much greater depth about that relationship for the future.
i think it was not so much that the eu disappeared from the world stage.
and for my own part it has been extremely important because until the commission came into force i did not even have a cabinet never mind an external action service.
i think it is also absolutely right that you raise the importance of being visible on the ground.
but when it does have that we will be able to demonstrate the force of europe in the best sense of that word across the world.
mrs brantner again your common theme to me of trying to get as much detail as possible i think it is very important.
we do not want duplication within the different institutions in terms of what we do. we want the geographical desk approach to what we do and i agree with you about peace building that it is a very important part of where the eu should act.
and in a sense it comes into building the different elements of what we do well the work we do on state building on justice on the rule of law the work we do on development programmes the work we do on tackling the issues of climate change the work that we do on providing support to governments and to people all of that is engineered to make us more secure stable and prosperous but actually by doing so we are creating a more secure stable and prosperous world.
i agree with you completely about women.
we need to make sure that women are firmly integrated into the service at all levels. that is a challenge we need to make sure that we address.
but most importantly what i would say to you is that the external action service is at the service of the whole of the european union. so what we do on justice and home affairs across the world what do parliamentarians wish to do with other parliaments?
we must use the service as we build it to be able to be your servant in helping you address those issues on the ground.
i think on those issues we are in exactly the same place.
it is very important as you say that we address some of these critical issues the balkans and the transatlantic relationship are absolutely core and central to what we
do. it is why we spend a lot of time in discussion with the united states and why i personally spend a lot of time in discussion and dialogue with them and of course ukraine.
i hope that you were pleased with my decision to go to the inauguration and then to invite president yanukovich to come to brussels where he spent one of his first days.
he was inaugurated on thursday. he was in brussels on monday in order to begin to further and deepen that relationship for the future.
let me just give you two very quick examples one of which i have already described which was at atalanta and the importance of having a comprehensive approach to what we
do. we have off the coast of somalia ships which have been extremely successful this weekend by the way with the french navy in capturing pirates who were determined to create havoc in that part of the sea. linked to that is making sure that they are prosecuted and treated properly by reference to our own judicial standards in the countries of that region.
linked to that is the development programme that the commission is working on to try and support the economy in somalia so that it improves.
linked to that is the work that we are about to start on training people to be able to provide security in the region.
in other words it is a joined up approach and it is a comprehensive approach.
that means you use the tools that you need to be able to address the problems that people
people fresh from the tragedy of aquila but here we had the navy we had the fire fighters we had ngos we had civilians we had doctors we had psychiatrists we had dentists we had nurses all working under the umbrella of the commander actually of the ship who had a hospital ship full of people who were being treated from the direct consequences of the earthquake.
young people with amputations;
them. what i am trying to say is that i think you have to think about the comprehensive strategy and approach that we can offer that involves using the means that we have and using them to greatest effect.
mr provera on development cooperation immigration you make an important point which is that if people feel they have no other choices then they will take risks often with their lives to leave the country where they live and were born and want to
live. most people want to be able to live in the country in which they have grown
up. so the important thing about development in my view has always been to be able to support the economic livelihoods of people in order to enable them to be able to stay and live where they wish to live in order to be able to get the educational support the health support and so on. that is going to be a very big part of what we are doing on the ground and that helps particularly in states where instability because of climate change could be very difficult. finally mr mlzer do not be so pessimistic is what
i want to say to you. it is not about operating above the heads of member
wherever. it is not the same. we are building something different that is about long term security and stability economic growth on the ground that we can contribute to that is in our interest but that actually is also about the values that we
vergessen. so i can do the languages and i will get better and
better. i look forward to getting to the point where i can have a real conversation with you in much better german than i can do today.
mr president i welcome and support both reports and i congratulate both rapporteurs on those documents.
one five billion. this destruction of borrowed billions is happening at a time when ireland is suffering record suicide numbers record numbers of patients waiting on trolleys in accident and emergency record numbers of people homeless.
where were those structures in two thousand?
last year we destroyed eur one billion and already this year we have destroyed eur.
so there in a nutshell is your link between public transport and the economy.
mr president as members of this parliament know the british conservative government has called a referendum on our continued membership of the european union.
alas this seems to be exactly what many are doing.
don't become the silent sector instead discuss and speak out.
and to the churches don't hide behind the offer to facilitate the debate on our eu membership.
take a view speak out defend the peace created between european nations that once fought each other.
in the context of our membership of the european union silence is not golden.
my group can also see that the recommendation adopted by the council tries to address some of parliament's and the european data protection supervisor's concerns.
if us legal standards continue to apply on eu soil for the processing of eu data how can we guarantee respect for eu standards regarding procedural rights and the protection of personal data?
when in our resolutions of two thousand and six and two thousand and seven parliament asked for the mirroring site of swift to be moved from us to eu soil it was obviously because we thought that the protection offered by the us framework to eu citizens was not in line with eu standards and would have to be improved.
of course one of the most important issues is the timing of the agreement and the interim nature of the agreement as the council and commission have set out.
the socialist and democrat group is clear that this interim agreement should apply only for twelve months and that a new agreement should be negotiated with parliament as co legislator so that we in this house can ensure that delicate balance of protecting the fundamental rights of european citizens in the important and critical fight against terrorism.
the choice of a third pillar legal base coupled with its interim character leaves parliament and therefore eu citizens completely out of the legislative process.
to which judge can an eu citizen or an eu enterprise go in the case of criminal prosecution?
so it is a positive development and our group welcomes the fact that swift's two new servers will now be moved to europe and that a new legal framework will be set up in order for the us tftp to continue using and processing data in cooperation with our law enforcement authorities.
but there are some key questions left open.
i note that once again we are not getting replies from the council to the questions that we put. i asked why the council waited for two years until the very last moment to decide on this deal and i would also like to know and we can get the answer in writing why the national parliaments have been completely excluded from the whole procedure.
and therefore our decision is completely irresponsible.
it is very important economically but it is also an important political signal that we do not accept this way of acting in europe. their problem their fight for freedom for sovereignty for territorial integrity is our common european fight.
i think it is unacceptable;
ukraine is a close neighbour whose security stability and prosperity are increasingly affecting the eu as recent events have demonstrated.
i firmly believe that it is the interests of citizens from both sides that we make this strong commitment to supporting ukraine in its effort to implement deep rooted and sustainable economic and political reform while cooperating closely on security across the region.
i also believe that this agreement is instrumental in fostering a political solution to the crisis in ukraine which respects the country's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
the first attempt led to the overthrow of the democratically elected pro russian president and the current civil war which we have now in the ukraine.
what you are doing today is throwing petrol onto the bonfire which the eu lit.
the biggest threat is muslim extremists. this is for political reasons and poking the russian bear is very dangerous.
therefore this report is a success not only for the single market and consumers but also for cutting waste and protecting the environment.
currently over five hundred million mobile phones are being used in the eu and this number is growing constantly. this creates risks of interference between various products and therefore an efficient use of radio spectrum is essential.
i welcome the introduction of a common charger which will simplify the use of radio equipment as well as reducing unnecessary waste and cost to consumers.
not only is this inconvenient wasteful and completely unnecessary it does not suit the needs of consumers of today who seek a faster and better use of technology. by reducing the number of obsolete phone accessories we will be able to cut down on the amount of electronic waste.
we strongly believe that the radio equipment directive will improve the conditions for further innovation and growth in the area of radio equipment for the benefit of citizens companies and public users.
however the commission does have some concern over the competence of the committee set up by this directive and has sent a statement to this effect to parliament's services for the records of the plenary sitting.
in a spirit of compromise and with a view to reaching a first reading agreement the commission will not stand in the way of an agreement between institutions. it therefore welcomes this compromise package and looks forward to its rapid adoption.
mr president excellent cooperation can lead to a successful outcome and here now is the result of this legislative revision.
we have made some significant advances in such things as mobile chargers but also in the construction of the whole directive. i particularly want to thank the commission and your colleagues in dg enterprise for working with us to make a number of these changes and indeed perhaps reversing some of their previous
for my part i was particularly pleased that the commission has agreed to work to include all the details on the display screen of these mobile devices. this seems to me to be an important technical advance which we had to fight for and i am very pleased that mrs nbsp weiler supported me in that.
the number of mobile devices and wireless applications has grown spectacularly over recent years and continues to show enormous potential for further innovation and expansion.
however the sustained growth also creates a new risk of interference between the various devices on the market.
examples of non critical interference include disturbance in commercial radio reception or reduced speed of internet access through radio local area networks.
more critical interference may affect manufacturing processes or even the safety of live services such as aeronautical navigation and public protection services.
the proposal aims to make sure that all market players comply with the rules for the avoidance of interference.
the text which you are going to vote on tomorrow includes very positive changes in those areas.
firstly clear and harmonised obligations for manufacturers importers and distributors which make the overall regulatory framework more consistent and easier to apply with lower costs especially for small and medium sized enterprises.
secondly improved instruments for market surveillance in particular the traceability obligations and the possibility of requiring prior registration of radio equipment within the categories affected by low levels of compliance.
i know this point has raised some controversy.
some people consider that systematic registration of all radio equipment as is practised for example in the us was a solution to low levels of compliance while others consider that such an obligation meant an unjustified additional burden.
i believe that with the amendments introduced during the interinstitutional discussions it is clear that this instrument is to be used as a measure of last resort to target specific categories of products and that therefore it is proportionate.
you know that our action to ensure that mobile phones are compatible with a common charger has been welcomed by eu citizens and i would like to thank you again for your support.
the commission has launched a study to assess options for follow up including a new voluntary industry agreement and legally binding measures which become possible on the basis of the radio equipment directive. another area where interoperability is of concern is access by mobile phones to galileo which improves the
accuracy and reliability of many services including emerging services.
the directive provides the legal base to require such interoperability.
mr president the dialogue with parliament and the council has allowed us to reach a good compromise which supports further innovation and growth.
the commission is also ready to look into the need for a clear framework for the granting of pilotage exemption certificates in european sea ports.
collection of statistics; and updates of the technical provisions in the directive. to conclude the commission supports the compromise reached by the rapporteur mr sterckx and the council presidency.
the compromise suggests fifteen june. two thousand and fifteen we accept that the requirements for introducing a single window are stricter in the current text than in the council's general approach.
the commission will communicate its findings to the other institutions and will propose further action based on these findings.
i want to spend the few seconds i have here on internal markets.
the commission fully supports this compromise. if adopted tomorrow by plenary it will give the european union the clear regulatory framework needed to ensure a properly functioning internal market and to promote much needed investment. first it will facilitate cross border energy trade with the establishment of an agency for the cooperation of national energy regulators with binding decision powers to complement national regulators. this ensures the proper handling of cross border cases and enables the european union to develop a real european network. secondly the new legislation will promote cross border and regional collaboration and investment with a new european network for transmission system operators.