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the proposal presented by the commission last year as part of the first mobility package aims to make sure that national charging schemes converge. the intention is to modernise charging for trucks and buses and for the first time to apply some common principles to cars and vans.
i am happy to see that parliament wants to speed up the transition from time based user charges to modern and proportionate distance based tolls.
as a contribution to forward looking climate change policy we propose to modulate tolls to reflect the level of co two emissions.
on markups the commission welcomes the simplification related to the application of markups.
the notification of such schemes to the commission is there to ensure such necessary transparency.
having said that markups can represent a significant increase in the toll up to twenty and it is thus essential that they are applied in full transparency.
so i strongly support the provisions we introduced in this regulation to bolster efforts being made to improve the capacities of countries that are struggling to preserve their cultural heritage.
that is how we deal with customs issues throughout our legislation risk based intelligence led checks. this proposal let's not forget was originally drawn up in light of isis's control of large areas of syria and the potential for them to traffic antiquities to fund their activities.
for example there is still some potential difficulty in cases where provenance is hard to determine of which there will be many when dealing with ancient artefacts.
importantly in the parliament text we also recognise that there are legitimate movements of goods for museums and art fairs that we shouldn't in any way hinder.
customs authorities are already overwhelmed and unable to check most imports.
many cultural goods such as sub genres of books or types of antiquities are sold by highly specialised companies so micro and family businesses are at the heart of the trade.
for that reason unlike the commission we recognise the need for value thresholds on most items.
in the parliament we agreed from the start on a digital led approach.
for imports clearly higher value items are of greater interest for terrorist financing.
a fully electronic system is therefore critical and given these rules will not be applied until the early two thousand and twenty s continuing with a paper system i think would look ridiculous.
i am optimistic though that through constructive negotiations with the council using their firsthand knowledge of customs operations we can streamline this proposal and emerge with a final law fit for purpose.
it should be possible to import items which have been held legitimately for decades without the cooperation of source countries which lack documentation to judge the original export's legitimacy.
otherwise we risk overburdening customs authorities and importers with an unachievable proof requirement that could clog up the system and fail to deliver on the regulation's aims.
this is particularly the case for lowvalue archaeological items which fall under the scope of the final text regardless of whether they are from high or low risk areas.
we already have value thresholds in the export regulation.
cultural objects cross borders repeatedly so information needs to be exchanged to allow previously vetted goods to circulate freely.
so for the commission not to follow that precedent and to have no value thresholds on a regulation that applies to the whole world low as well as high risk areas made little sense.
we also recognise that small businesses will need help in complying with this regulation.
but our discussion showed that we all share the same goal workable legislation that targets the illicit importing of cultural goods for terrorist financing without overburdening customs authorities or small businesses.
creating long delays to imports would have simply moved these fairs outside europe where there is often less oversight.
if these rules are too overburdening for european producers and the uk is outside that market i can guarantee you that the trade will move to the uk and no one in europe or the uk will be thankful for that.
so to work this regulation needs to focus on higher value higher risk goods.
the scope is fundamental to the potential burden of this regulation but we have also proposed targeted measures to further help small companies meet the demands on them. cooperation with third countries will also be vital to tackling illicit trade.
we want to avoid a fortress europe approach and unworkable requirements that might prevent the profiteering of isis but also devastate the responsible family businesses that make up the vast majority of the trade in europe.
by complementing those efforts with sensible import rules we can act to resolve the whole supply chain for illicit goods rather than just isolating europe from a global problem.
global strife however constantly evolves so our work here needs to be better than just press release politics and legislation needs to be fit for changing risks.
as i said at the start although we've made significant improvements this text is not perfect.
it has allowed the european council to choose who chairs its meetings instead of having a buggins' turn rotation with a new president every second meeting.
no legislation can be adopted without the approval of both this elected parliament and national ministers members of national governments accountable to national parliaments meeting in the council.
just look at the facts this union its central administration the commission has fewer employees than the city of leeds in my constituency.
the council to meet in public when adopting legislation;
it was a series of reforms to make the union work better and to improve its accountability a series of reforms that needed the grand slam of ratification by every single member state to get through so again a very high level of consensus about it.
election of the president of the commission by this parliament;
we hear a lot about false news these days but really this is a false narrative.
it's not actually possible for this union to act in areas that the member states don't want it to act in.
it allowed us to have one external representative the high representative instead of two as we used to.
this valuable data will support the design and implementation of targeted policies against antimicrobial resistance in the future.
i'm very grateful to the european parliament for its valuable support and intensive work during the negotiations particularly that of the three rapporteurs ms grossette ms aguilera garca and mr tnsescu.
first on the key elements of the proposal for veterinary medical products.
area. they will also deliver a stable and harmonised marketplace for veterinary medicines and medicated feed in the eu that encourages innovation and competitiveness and contributes to greater animal health and welfare and food
it provides for a simplified assessment procedure and a data protection period which may be extended by up to eighteen years under certain conditions.
second a simpler system for variation decisions;
a few words on the individual components.
the first one concerns veterinarian medical products. on this the commission acknowledges the substantial input in terms of resources required by the member states to implement the new rules on the collection and reporting of data on the sales and use of antimicrobial use in animals. it also underlines its commitment to providing the necessary technical support to member states to design and implement policies on antimicrobial resistance.
the proposal for medical feed will also make an important contribution to the eu's work on antimicrobial resistance.
a new area it covers is chronically diseased pets. the proposal creates the legal framework to enable pet owners to administer veterinary medicines via pet food. once the new regulations are adopted the commission will begin urgent action to support its implementation notably through delegated and implemented
two thousand and fourteen i believe the text before us today provides a legal framework that is modern innovative and fit for purpose.
fourth a ban on using antimicrobials to promote animal growth adding to the two thousand and six ban on antibiotics as feed additives; fifth other measures aimed at the prudent and responsible use of antimicrobials. in an ambitious move the rules on growth promotion and antimicrobials reserved for human use in the eu also apply to non eu operators exporting their animals or animal products to the eu. in addition member states will be required to collect and report
these measures are designed in line with the one health approach recognising that human health animal health and the environment are interconnected. they follow the comprehensive eu action plan on antimicrobial resistance.
dear president honourable members to summarise the adoption of these new regulations on veterinary medicines will mark a major achievement in this
four years as mentioned before of discussions between the colegislators have made many improvements to the initial proposal put forward by the commission in.
data on the sales and use of antimicrobials in animals.
the package contains very concrete measures to promote more prudent use of antimicrobials in animals and strengthen eu action against antimicrobial resistance.
third the possibility to reserve certain antimicrobials for human use only;
field. they will help consolidate the eu's position as a world leader in acting against antimicrobial resistance and contribute to global progress in this critical
and third a riskbased approach for pharmacovigilance and controls.
it will ensure the economically viable production of safe medicated feed adapted to the optimal local situation and support innovation in medical pet food.
this will facilitate the development of new antimicrobial veterinarian medicines both generally and those more specific to mirror real diseases in major species that may not be developed under current market conditions.
these measures will be supported by first clear and fully harmonised labelling requirements;
the text also aims to the stimulate innovation and improve availability.
you will remember that commissioner andriukaitis came to discuss it in this house several times including last september in this plenary when ms kadenbach's owninitiative report on antimicrobial resistance was adopted.
the text lays down a vast array of measures to tackle antimicrobial resistance. they build on the one health approach and include first a ban on the preventive use of antibiotics in groups of animals;
safety. thank you again for all the dedicated work and i look forward to a positive outcome in tomorrow's
it is a lost opportunity for europe. last but not least let me talk about migration.
we cannot do more with less.
in addition i initiated and supported several pilot projects.
we cannot give them big mandates and little money.
over eight billion tons in barely sixty five years resulting in more than six billion tons of waste.
i encourage the commission to support businesses and technological innovations which aim to substitute the plastic used in certain products.
if we do not take action by two thousand and fifty there will be more plastics than fish in our oceans. i fully support the proposals to introduce new rules on the use of plastics and a new strategy for plastic in the circular economy.
with regard to human medicine the commission will complete the assessment of other actions which would be the most appropriate and effective.
twenty on the topic of human health our regulation provides for the development of a list of antimicrobials that are reserved for human use.
this will increase the chance of preventing resistance.
for example we dedicated support from the european medicines agency to reducing the fees to be paid by smes.
the international dimension in the fight against resistance is equally important as this problem does not stop at the border. for this i would like to stress the importance of international dialogue to developing common rules through for example a dialogue at the g.
its primary purpose becomes to spend more on itself and its notional stated purpose becomes secondary if you're lucky.
we're way past the point where people are trying to match spending to specific need.
there's a general mood in this chamber i think if you're honest you'll all recognise it that it is better for the eu to be doing something even if it does it badly than for the nation states to be doing it more efficiently.
well that's all going to be destroyed if every time somebody sells a horse brass or a candlestick they have to get five hundred years' worth of provenance on it.
the gentleman up there mentioned that earlier. he was the only one that told the truth.
the best way to prevent the theft of archaeological objects is to rely on auction houses and the antiques trade and bringing in all these regulations will simply destroy the antiques trade.
it won't help you get these things back.
it's really about socialists terrified that people might pass their wealth on through antiques to their children.
everyone says it's all about terrorism'.
that's what you are all worried about. you're terrified somebody might pass on something to their children and that's why you're so worried.
a lot of people like to go to flea markets at the weekend and buy things.
to be ambitious on european projects that can lead to a better stronger single market. i also think it's important that we highlight in this debate the way in which we can change attitudes and change procedures through better public expenditure.
not just the same old systems but new priorities.
the most important job of the job of auditors is to shine a light on public expenditure as it relates to european funds and shining a light must lead to change it must lead to new practices.
we have to do things differently and in any new budget we have got to prioritise new areas of public expenditure.
as other colleagues have said it must lead to less bureaucracy not more bureaucracy.
as we go forward to the multiannual financial framework for the next seven years let us agree that earlier rather than later. let us also ensure that we breach the one cap which many member states do not want to breach because that will show real solidarity to the twenty seven member states that remain within the european union and it will also show real determination
i think it is really significant that the error rate continues to fall and we need to welcome that as real progress that has been shown.
a new mff must be about new priorities;
they said it would save lots of money that would all go to the national health service;
if a democracy cannot change its mind it ceases to be a democracy' and that is what many in britain hope will be available for them to do.
they said there would be new trade deals ready on day one what an illusion.
the october deadline has been missed the november european council is uncertain and all because of paralysis inside the uk government which seems incapable of reaching internal agreement as to what it wants.
opinion polls shifting in the opposite direction of what people had expected not rallying behind the referendum result but moving the other way.
but already one thing is clear brexit will bear no resemblance whatsoever to what was promised by the leave campaign in the referendum.
i have a wonderful grandfather clock.
from my meetings this week with michel barnier and united kingdom permanent representatives i think this will be achieved at the eleventh hour.
we cannot allow uncertainty about the border and its impact on the peace process to persist beyond the united kingdom's withdrawal.
ireland will listen to all proposals that the united kingdom brings forward but any proposal in order to be acceptable has to be legally operative and ensure that we avoid a hard border between northern ireland and ireland.
this is something i would expect the hard brexiteers to be conscious of given the fact that they are part of the united kingdom and northern ireland is in the united kingdom.
an agreement is essential.
we want an agreement.
and the promise of an eu trade deal that would be the easiest in human history?
there is now parliamentary paralysis and the conservative party has descended into bitter in fighting unable to agree a way forward.
chequers is dead but neither is there enough support for alternative versions of brexit being driven by a brexit syndicate of far right think tanks.
i was delighted that it was young people who led this march and who spoke so passionately about our place in the european union.
last saturday i joined seven hundred zero others on the streets of london marching in support of the people's vote demanding a choice between this brexit shambles and staying in the eu.
it's time for the uk parliament to let the people decide the best way forward for our country.
it's now clear that the only way out of this deadlock is to hand the process back to the people.
british mps are now being bombarded with letters and emails from their constituents demanding a people's vote and there is growing cross party support for the idea.
this was the second largest demonstration in british history.
they have a right to all the freedoms and opportunities that i've enjoyed during my life.
my country has been left ungoverned by the ungovernable.
now the language has also become mafiosi with talking of a killing zone and hot knives in the prime minister's chest.
well isn't two years an exceptionally long time in politics.
the commission is aware of recent reports indicating that an estimated onethird of the registration dossiers are noncompliant.
prior to registration the european chemicals agency assesses all dossiers for completeness.
reach is the most comprehensive chemical legislation in the world.
this is in addition to the sixty eight entries on the restrictions list which represents hundreds of hazardous substances that are now banned.
this is a large amount of information unique in the world and it represents much more and better information on substances that are on the eu market in ten years.
the need to improve compliance of registration dossiers was one of the main findings of the second review carried out earlier this year and specific actions are already being taken to address this issue.
we should not lose sight of the fact that the reach review confirmed that overall reach is functioning and meeting its objectives notwithstanding what i have just said.
based on the findings of the reach review i strongly believe that reach has already contributed to the protection of eu citizens' health and the environment but there is much more work needed to be done to improve implementation.
altogether this means that hazardous chemicals are being replaced by safer alternatives.
we are also looking at incentives to companies to regularly review the registration dossiers and update them when necessary.
for example we have asked and tasked the european chemicals agency to increase the efficiency of the evaluation procedures by.
by the last registration deadline in may this year more than twenty one zero substances in ninety zero registration dossiers were registered at the european chemicals agency.
it was designed to address the knowledge gap on the chemicals manufactured and used in europe and to speed up risk reduction strategies for those substances that are harmful for health and harmful for the environment.
in these registration dossiers the companies must detail the impact of the chemicals on human health and the environment and how to manage those risks.
i know no one in this house wants that. that's the point that i've been trying to make in these whole discussions and that's the problem we still have with this file as it is now.
but let's not punish legitimate arts traders people that have got books because some books are still covered by this and a whole range of other european artefacts that we want to make sure can come back into europe legitimately.
i'm not going to oppose it and i hope that in the negotiations with the council we can come together to get a final agreement that does look along those lines do what everyone in this room wants to make sure that we hammer down that potential loophole on terrorist financing but that we do not hurt legitimate traders and legitimate people that have legitimate european cultural heritage.
but that doesn't mean that we support all and every measure that is proposed particularly those that could punish legitimate traders or keep european cultural heritage out of europe. that's what a lot of this text does and we've got to be very careful to make sure it doesn't do that.
the grandfather clock for example if that goes outside europe you may well not be able to bring it back in.
yes we need to be very very strong on terrorist financing and we need to make sure we clamp down on that illicit and serious organised crime route into europe.
we have seen time and time again the seemingly impossible become the possible the inflexible become the flexible the proverbial rabbit pulled out of the hat at the eleventh hour for situations that have been described as all or nothing' such as a danish opt out or protocol thirty six with the uk legal experts managed to find unique solutions.
some will give money to help frontline countries.
mrs may's position on the backstop isn't a negotiating position or a bluff it is quite simply a prime minister defending the constitutional sovereignty and geographical borders of a nation of a hard won peace born through generations of violence and diplomacy.
what we need to do is redouble our efforts to find compromises that address the concerns of both communities in northern ireland not just the nationalists and the irish government. let us look again at indicative time limits possible sunset clauses declarations protocols and technology away from borders that allows checks away from borders. let's look to the future not cry over the past. the ecr believes that one way of regaining the confidence of the voters is a clear and united policy on the handling of the migration crisis.
this is why the ecr group doesn't wish to see another national or european election go by where brussels dismisses the results or the legitimate concerns of its electorate in favour of policies which actually have not yet reached a real result. instead we should be asking countries how they are willing to help. some will take in genuine asylum seekers;
and allowing countries to contribute in other ways apart from only relocation.
however it is difficult sometimes to convince the electorate when things are going in the right direction when we had yet another summit with no clear outcome on migration or on brexit as you said ms grossette.
we also welcome the us government's push for agreements the trump administration's push for agreements with japan the eu and the uk.
so whether it's brexit or the migration crisis the time for talking and posturing on both sides is nearing an end.
we welcome the fact that many of the policies now being discussed within the council were policies proposed by the ecr group at the peak of the crisis such as speeding up processing returns;
if these common sense policies had been adopted sooner and not dismissed as simply anti european or populist at the time then maybe the system might be in better shape now.
in this case either the seemingly impossible will become possible or there will be no deal.
as leader of one of the most pro free trade groups in the european parliament we welcome the signature of the trade investment and partnership agreements with singapore just as we welcome the progress on the eu japan trade deal and the adoption of the vietnam trade agreement.
some will help refugees closer to their homes;
it is time for informed consent for the british people if they want this mess to go forward.
put it to the people put it to a people's vote and we need your help in giving us the time to allow that to happen.
i cannot believe what i am hearing from my own government party and indeed the disgrace that is nigel farage criticising the civil service for not delivering their own fantasy.
this is people's jobs and people's livelihoods we are talking about.