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access to european works across the entire eu is still limited.
in practice this is a real problem.
most of the legislation which is adopted in this house is handled by different committees and there is a lack of cooperation and communication.
there is a real lack of legal certainty.
the portability directive is a success but the outcome will not be the same in other digital files.
mr president seamless access around the european union to online content services is important for the smooth functioning of the internal market and for the effective application of the principle of free movement of persons and services. it is also important for many of us to fully enjoy our time with family and away from work.
with the adoption of this regulation we are helping to ensure people moving through europe for leisure business or learning are not blocked from their legally purchased content and in many cases access to their own language and culture.
with this vote the vote on the end of geoblocking of legally owned content we show that we keep our promises.
we have allowed our citizens to take their internet everywhere with them in europe and after today we will allow them to take their digital content too.
we pay for this content and noone should tell us where we can and cannot access it.
we have the tendency in the digital world to create barriers that should not even be there in the first place.
when you buy a film on a dvd nobody takes it from you when you cross the border.
so why would we prevent citizens from watching a film that they are paying for at home with an online subscription when they are crossing the border? abuses can always come along and in this respect i hope that the service providers will use the most user friendly means of verification such as e ids for example to check
the home country of the citizen.
last but not least i think that taxpayers should also be able to watch the content that they have already paid for in their home country for instance with a broadcasting fee.
although this is only voluntary i hope that many public broadcasters will be innovative and proactive and deliver such a possibility for the users.
not only will we vote to criticise russia for breaching international election standards for undermining freedom of expression for the incarceration of political prisoners and for the intimidation and harassment of human rights defenders but the speech simply demonstrates the very same point scoring on russia which is itself an example of the lack of solidarity which holds us back.
this fact was underlined again this week by russia's attempt to get separate not common agreements with eu countries on the import standards for fruit and vegetables.
it would be a small but concrete step to build confidence and i call on them to do so.
in this respect i regret the speech today by the leader of the liberal democrats that sought to paint the socialist position as soft on human rights.
i also share the view expressed by many in this parliament that the more european solidarity we have the better europe russia relations will be.
if we are not to move backwards one concrete step the russians could take is to help instigate full access for the very successful european police mission to both sides of the line so that they can properly fulfil their ceasefire monitoring duties.
history teaches us that nothing riles the russians more than turning our backs to them so it is in the interests of both russia and the european union to communicate cooperate and trade in ways that build trust.
this is a country that uses energy supplies as a weapon a country whose cavalier conduct in the caucasus and the baltics sets its neighbours' nerves on edge and a country where the rule of law flexes and bends to accommodate those in favour with the kremlin and turns the screws on those who are not as today's new trial against mikhail khodorkovsky confirms.
physical abuse the intimidation of human rights advocates the murder of independent journalists mr tabajdi these are the realities of russia today. applause we are saddened that some members have set their sights on watering down criticism of russia's human rights record.
i am surprised at the insistence of some on defining the new agreement as strategic simply because moscow wants it.
yes we should build bridges but we must not be uncritical of things that are unspeakable.
there are three reasons to explain why some are prone to pander to mr putin.
first there are those who once sympathised with the soviets and whose sentimental attachment to the kremlin continues.
second there are those who think that russia is somehow different from other countries and the same standards cannot apply and third there are those who think that russia is just too scary to scorn.
europe's hard left has a history of wilful ignorance about human rights in the soviet era.
it is not only morally wrong but politically muddle headed for them to make excuses for russia now that she is moving towards the authoritarian right.
moreover human rights are universal and indivisible or they mean nothing;
so the union should have the confidence to defend our values within our borders and outwith them.
lastly europe today has a population three and a half times the size of russia's.
we have military spending that is ten times bigger and an economy fifteen times the size.
we have no reason to cower from the kremlin and every reason to stand up for our values.
we therefore support a new agreement but let europe enter that relationship united strong and with its eyes open.
russia's strategic thinking it seems to me is one of the most significant problems facing the european union at this time.
if we do not understand how russia thinks about itself in the world we shall not actually make sense of what the kremlin says and does.
there is in fact a logic to russia's actions but this is not the same as ours.
while the eu has made the peaceful resolution of conflict the centre of its thinking russia has no compunction about using force as we saw in georgia last year.
so the real key is how russia sees power.
in the european tradition power should be supervised by democratic institutions.
to russia power is to be concentrated in the belief that through such concentration power will be more effective.
this is very dangerous for states that russia sees as weak.
they automatically become targets for the expansion of russian power.
the recent secretive purchase of a large shareholding in the hungarian energy company mol by a russian enterprise is thus more than a mere commercial transaction;
it illustrates how russia moves into an unoccupied space.
from the perspective of power the european union and european integration are inexplicable meaningless processes for russia.
so and it is vital that we recognise this for russia the european union is the problem. its success is a puzzle and above all it is an obstacle to the maximisation of russia's power.
the european union's future success therefore depends on recognising how russia thinks about power.
very differently from europe.
the question is how to link these human rights and values to our practical behaviour.
for those who speak of the need for engagement i think it is clear that a new agreement is of great importance for the further development and intensification of cooperation between the eu and russia.
i strongly feel however that some kind of mechanism or common approach is needed to complement the existing framework of eu russia relations.
the other is through a better dialogue.
the parliamentary dimension like civil society contacts has much to offer in terms of communicating and promoting the fundamental democratic principles and values on which the eu is founded.
and thus we consider it important that the negotiations for the new agreement are back on track.
constructive rational and mutually beneficial cooperation and fulfilment of international commitments by russia on the other hand certainly could.
we continue to expect russia to behave responsibly and to honour all its commitments.
the crisis in georgia has demonstrated how unresolved conflicts can remain volatile even after many years and that military action is not a solution.
the commission as the negotiator for the agreement will certainly be in a better position to update you on the process.
i should also recall that we are only at the beginning of the process which could take some time. we should not be discouraged if it only moves slowly at first.
in general we share many of your concerns as well as objectives.
i would now like to make a few remarks on the external security part of the new agreement where the presidency also plays a role in the negotiations.
indeed it is essential if we are to see a solution to long standing conflicts.
conflict prevention is also an important objective.
it needs to be pursued through both political dialogue and joint initiatives.
the most interesting and challenging part of the negotiations is now beginning as we begin to discuss concrete text proposals.
given that negotiations are ongoing it would not be appropriate to give you the details here.
this remains our objective and one that the presidency as well as the successive presidencies will continue to work towards.
our new ambassador has just arrived and presented credentials and i am hoping that we will get further information on how best we can engage with it apart from the obvious support that we are offering.
you are right to point to their road map as being an important element of this but we should talk further with the group.
n offer of help and i would be extremely pleased for us to have the opportunity to talk more about madagascar. we are very clear that this is a country where article ninety six applies where you have this unconstitutional change of government.
as i understood it from the sadc road map this was an important african leadership move where in a sense we were able to give our conditional backing to the transition process but i appreciate that this is now a country with immense challenges.
it is difficult and we are in touch with sadc to see what more we can do to support them.
it currently has financing due to a pilot project which was initiated by this house.
my question is when will we see that structure and how will it be reflected in the budget for two thousand and thirteen that the external action service is currently drafting?
yesterday he issued a press release saying that camp liberty is ready for the displacement of the three three hundred people from ashraf when in fact there is no freedom of movement they will not be allowed to take their personal possessions they will be surrounded by thousands of military and police. this is
not a refugee camp this is fundamentally a prison.
in terms of what is happening for the senegalese people we have been very clear on their rights to be able to demonstrate peacefully to see that there is no violence of any kind and that we have everyone adhering to the legal procedures that need to take place. so we will want to follow that electoral process very closely.
i am very worried about the potential for a setback in the drc.
you will know that i have put out a statement saying that we needed not just calm but real reflection on what has happened.
we need to keep that up.
it seems to us to betray a desire to grow the service beyond its existing remit before the eeas has been able to fully prove that it brings real added value in terms of the improved efficiencies which were promised at the outset such as cuts in eu member state bilateral embassies as a result of the new eu multilateral diplomatic input.
fiji and none at all in other growing regional economic hubs such as panama which do not always reflect the eu's current geopolitical priorities.
but the ecr has consistently argued for budget neutrality and for rationalisation of the eeas's resources. the eu missions and their relative sizes are often still distributed according to historical legacies and some cynics might even argue pleasant postings with large delegations in some parts e. g.
at a time of austerity in europe the ecr is concerned about your demands for a further eur twenty five million to cover an expected overspend in this financial year in the external action service.
i am very grateful to him. indeed the eu delegation is following extremely closely. we know that the usd forty million fine that has been imposed on the newspaper would put it out of business. as you have rightly pointed out the facts that lie behind this case are of concern to us.
we have made it clear that we expect the highest judicial standards to be followed and we are now watching to see what the outcome of the court case will be.
for the moment as you know it has gone to the highest court.
we are waiting to see what that judicial process will reveal.
currently there is work going on.
i feel very passionately that the work that the king of jordan has initiated to bring the two chief negotiators together should be supported as long as and this is your point there is real progress.
there is a lot of work going on to try to find ways in which president abbas can feel comfortable for these conversations to be ongoing but we watch and wait now in these next few crucial days to see if we can see the progress that you quite rightly point to.
the quartet statement talked about three months from twenty six october but as i have made clear to both parties and have been very open about if they wish to carry on talking longer that is fine. the question is that within the overall timeframe that was set out we expect serious resolution to be reached.
i think that what the international community is engaged in is trying to find the right way to move states which are thinking about nuclear capacity nuclear weapons capability and which could potentially pose great danger and of course to continue the work that has been going on for some time and which we saw with president obama in his
it is very important that we take our responsibilities seriously. that of course will bring me to mention iran where as you know i played the role of chief negotiator on behalf of the e thirty three and where we are consistently trying to deal with this through dialogue while recognising our obligations to put pressure on and to make sure that iran understands its obligations.
dialogue over the last few years to reduce the arsenals of nuclear weapons and to try and move forward in that direction.
the first thing to say is that you specifically raised the middle east and as you know we play a very active role in looking for a middle east that is free of weapons of mass destruction.
i will not only express my own concerns;
the ensuing violence that we have seen between striking oil workers and the police is extremely worrying and again we have sought that the kazakh authorities should investigate and find a solution to this. i am quite worried about the situation. tomorrow the foreign minister minister kazykhanov will be here and i will be meeting with him.
two thousand and eleven the guilt of these two young men has not been proven and even relatives of the victims expressed their doubts that konovalov and kovalyov are guilty of committing these crimes.
to ordinary people to civil society as that country frankly fails to understand the opportunity of the relationship with the european union and fails to live up to its obligations.
we are watching this very closely.
we have made it very clear that we do not believe that the death penalty should be used in any circumstances but it is especially worrying in the current climate and situation in belarus.
it is because of the work that we have done particularly through our delegation to whom i pay tribute but also because of the taskforce we set up which enabled us to bring together economics and politics.
democracy deep democracy not elections just once but continuing and economic support and growth. i am very pleased that he will be here tomorrow.
in jordan we are about to do the same.
i will be very pleased that representatives of this house will be with me to do that.
i really want it to be integrated into the full budget for two reasons. one is because of the nature of the way pilot projects run i cannot use the money in quite the way that we might want to.
i want to build up our capacity to deal with these issues and to look at mediation and support in house as well as externally.
let us begin with the reality of the story which is that we have been allocated a number of staff and a number of delegations across the world where most of the staff i should add and particularly in fiji are actually working on development across the region.
the second issue is that in inheriting the staff which i was given i also inherited the terms and conditions which are part of the regulations and which require me to do certain things.
that requires me to have additional expenditure and i have been very clear and very open about that.
the third issue is that member states and members of this house have been very keen to see the european union active in places where we have not been active before.
so everything that i am asking for is in that context but i would also say that i have done a ten percent cost efficiency on missions i have done a five percent cost efficiency on representation and i continue to look for exactly the reasons that you point out to save money and not to have excessive expenditure.
but there is a challenge for me with a new service with the expectations of this house and the council and the requirements that are legally on me and i am trying to meet those in the most cost efficient way i can.
but we are as always in this region with this issue at a critical moment. i hope the government of israel will show and demonstrate its commitment in some way.
i can reassure the house that my relations with ahmet davutolu the foreign minister of turkey on issues of foreign policy and concern are very strong and will continue throughout the course of this year and in a sense throughout all the presidencies in my time in office.
i think what is important is that we continue to support all the efforts that are being made to try to resolve the issue for cyprus and that we work closely with our cypriot colleagues and members of this house and in the european council and foreign affairs council and elsewhere
as you know i have raised these issues with the iraqis from the beginning. you and i have been in many dialogues about this and rightly so.
it is a very worrying situation.
i do know that martin kobler has been in touch with the residents of camp ashraf throughout this process.
there is a lot of information so that it is quite hard to unpick exactly what is happening.
there are different kinds of interests at work in this whole process.
he will be here tomorrow and i know he is meeting with you.
he knows not only how important this is to you but how important it is to members of this house.
he will also be in paris to have discussions.
the ambition is to now find the solution that will take these people to a better future enabling them to live the lives that we all want them to lead.
i hope that the transition through camp liberty is a way of ensuring that they move forward in the future and that their needs are properly addressed.
we will be meeting with him tomorrow to make sure that those messages get through.
as you know the kazakh authorities have said that these arrests are to do with their investigation into events in december but you are quite right they are extremely worrying. as i have said already i have the foreign minister of kazakhstan coming to brussels tomorrow.
at that meeting i have a number of issues to discuss with him but it will not surprise you that these issues will be top of the agenda.
we need to find out exactly what is happening.
if there is a case to answer we need to see the transparency of that system;
until we see that i agree with you that it continues to be worrying.
we shall continue to look at this and see what more we should do.
a free trade agreement in principle is designed to support and enhance the opportunities of all countries and of all sectors of industry but one has to be very mindful of the implications that there can be for individual sectors.
so if i may i will find out more about where those particular discussions might be. for my part my role was to try to ensure that we were moving forward in the bilateral relationships with india on security issues on issues of human rights and on economic matters in order that we have the strongest possible relationship with a country that we will be debating later in the context of what we now call the brics.
your office has already confirmed to me that we are due to meet in order to discuss some of the human rights issues that i have previously raised so i shall not touch upon them here today.
however could you please give me some indication of what measures you were able to negotiate or discuss in relation to our motor manufacturers who really do believe they are going to feel the pinch right across the european union as and when this agreement is finalised?
certainly she is tireless in her work to try to make sure not only that she gets agreements but that they are properly dealt with.
it is an issue that we have been discussing with the egyptians and with israel because of the issues of the sinai desert and of course with the libyan authorities which have engaged with us on looking at how we deal with border management and how we might support them in trying to tackle the huge number of weapons that are in libya and leaving libya. we have also as you know developed our sahel strategy.
i met with the foreign ministers of the four countries niger mauritania mali and algeria to talk about how we could support them as well as they try and develop their security strategies for the region firstly by a combination of collaboration with those governments to try and find ways in which we can offer our expertise knowledge and support;
and secondly to try and help them deal with their borders which is a big issue.
all of these things are very high on the agenda of the work we are trying to do in supporting this region in transition.
i agree with you about the need to move more swiftly on pooling and sharing.
i was at the european defence agency yesterday where the theme of what i was saying which has been widely reported was the need to see that in this economic climate pooling and sharing becomes even more important. you are right to refer to what is happening in the united states because the defense secretary there mr panetta has been very clear too.
he has high expectations of us.
that also means that it needs to be reflected in our structures and i agree with you.
we have just finished what we call the screening exercise to try to pull together exactly how the structure should work.
the crisis platform is meant to be the practical manifestation of how everybody works together testing our systems for the kind of disaster or crisis that we might face as well as being ready to develop its work and exporting our ideas on this across the world.
we have just had a team down in indonesia helping to support their approach to dealing with crisis.
we will make sure that we develop this even further.
conflict prevention and crisis management are critical parts of how we move forward.
in terms of the region as a whole as i have already indicated we are very engaged in looking to find ways to have a region free of weapons of mass destruction which of course includes nuclear weapons.
i am very happy to look at where people have been and this is part of trying to review the designations for sanctions for the reasons you rightly say to keep the pressure on and to make sure that they are targeted. but one of the big challenges for us is to make sure that ordinary people are not
unduly affected and that means having the discussions which we are now engaged in in minsk with opposition groups with civil society to try and make sure that we are reaching out to ordinary people.