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i also want to thank the lithuanian presidency for the huge amount of work it did to deliver a compromise in time and to the commission for coming forward with a good proposal and being so helpful in our discussions.
they told me that too often no treatment existed for their conditions they had to use drugs that had not been tested in children or for some a clinical trial might be their only hope of survival.
at the moment it is just too difficult and expensive.
safety transparency and attractiveness have been the key principles defended by my political group and i am glad to see that these priorities are well reflected in the final agreement. we need to attract research in europe for patients to benefit swiftly from innovation.
we need a functional and effective legal framework at eu level to maintain the competitiveness of our industry and create jobs and we need transparency and evidence based decision making when it comes to public health policies and priorities.
we achieved all these demands through the negotiating process with the council and the commission.
this regulation answers many questions.
i cannot remember dealing with any legislation in this parliament where we have had so much cooperation and goodwill.
we have worked with a strong spirit of cooperation and understanding.
it should be obvious that european political institutions alone are not able to pull the rabbit out of the hat.
the plan not just the approval of the plan but the working plan that is implemented is needed for economic growth in europe.
for employing people.
so in the big picture the number one priority is to allow additional private investment to take place.
but this is nothing new and here we are again talking over and over about the same thing.
as far as the budget itself is concerned the priorities should go hand in hand with innovations.
to put it in a nutshell with employment comes political stability without employment comes instability and instability in europe is always fertile soil for dangerous political development. so it should be clear to everyone that we need to give european enterprises the best possible environment
an eu budget is needed for the juncker plan to take off.
what will be the priorities for the next year and how shall we use our eu funds in order to achieve these priorities?
the commitments of the entire envelope have been frontloaded to the years two thousand and fourteen and two thousand and fifteen so the commission has to find additional resources to make this instrument work in the year two thousand and sixteen and afterwards. in my view the global margin for commitments is such an instrument and i really hope that it will provide sufficient resources to finance this project.
eu money has to be used in those areas which make the european economy more competitive stronger and more attractive for investors and entrepreneurs.
we all agree that the eu budget should be a budget for growth and jobs.
in that sense i very much welcome the approach of the rapporteur to focus this year on entrepreneurship enterprises and employment.
all these priorities would have to be strictly tied to the obligation of the union to pay its commitments to the beneficiaries which is a matter of credibility.
as we promised it will be made available by the end of march.
an approach that provides for measurable elements of results achieved in other words a strong focus on a budget oriented towards performance and results.
our five staff cut is on track and we really hope all institutions will stick to the same administrative restraints so that we can demonstrate to our taxpayers that our focus is on what we do for them.
as we worry about reinforcement of growth at home we continue to be concerned about developments in our neighbourhoods and therefore funding for actions we take on the external side must remain sound for countries facing humanitarian and
we are committed to controlling administrative expenditure and staffing.
we are fully committed to the interinstitutional dialogue on the payment plan.
i wish you all success in drafting the budget and defending it together with parliament against some narrowminded and selfish instincts which may occur in the council and i do hope that this year's budget debate will be even fiercer than the last one.
private sector investment on a large scale to complement what we do on the public sector side;
board; that in many countries and many regions and many communities inequality has gone
for. luckily we continue to be the most equal region in the world and even during the crisis the gini coefficient the most wellknown measure for equality in the twenty eight countries has gone down slightly
but we will only succeed if we are fiercely determined to use the budget for that exact purpose to help our investments and help growth. this is why my second point is yes the investment plan is very important because what it aims to do is to draw
four but we all know that this is not across the
this year the european union has learned none of the lessons from last year's elections.
there is no deviation from the previous course of centralising as much money as possible in the hands of brussels and strasbourg disregarding the ability of member states to spend their money better themselves and the report envisages more immigration not less.
we need to see more productive effective and forwardthinking investment investment in industries that will secure growth and jobs investment in our young people and crucially grants for cuttingedge research.
with this in mind i also welcome vicepresident georgieva's intention and commitment to assessing the outcomes of the spending of the money that we are committed to in these budgets.
the eu budget does deliver positive impacts.
i see this in centres of research in my region and with that in mind i look forward to working with colleagues here in parliament over the coming months. we need the eu budget to drive the european economy forward competing at the cutting edge of new industries.
so the only reasonable conclusion today is that the globalisation fund should be mobilised and should contribute in full the amount requested by france.
from the legal point of view the question is whether the requirements for the globalisation fund are fulfilled by the renault application.
but in practical terms we have no more crisis derogation in two thousand and twelve and i think this is a wrong political message to send to the labour markets but what can we do? we can only encourage applications under the original trade globalisation criteria
and were subsequently negatively affected by the reform of the french pension system.
as the crisis is not over the commission wanted to extend the mandate to extend these derogations until the end of the present financial perspective that is until the end of two thousand and thirteen and with the great responsibility here in this room parliament adopted
madam president first of all i want to express my real disappointment at the recent council decision.
they want to cut the fund to minimise it. yet the number of applications under the crisis derogation continues to rise and significantly more and more countries are accessing the fund.
are they saying to us that the crisis is over when the crisis is raging?
we have been sidelined and what is incredible is that some of the countries in the blocking minority successfully accessed the egf for their own citizens who were made redundant due to the crisis but are now saying to other european citizens that they do not think they should access the fund under the same conditions as their citizens and that they are going to make it more difficult for them to do this.
refusing to accept that and deal adequately with it is just plain unreasonable.
or are they really saying to us that they are giving up on social solidarity and that workers and countries are on their own? i can understand that some member states do not support the globalisation fund;
just as the fund is up and running the brakes are being applied. we can improve the functioning of the fund and hopefully we in parliament will help to do that over the next few months but the council ignored the commission and the strong views of the parliament which adopted the commission's proposal without amendment.
i cannot say i am shocked because this is not the first time we have heard such a message from the council.
however four different compromises were presented and none were successful so i believe some member states have simply set their face against this fund which offers european added value to redundant workers who have lost their jobs because of the financial crisis.
to add insult to injury the special arrangement for banks will start the day after the end of this meagre but important egf provision to support people on the dole because of a crisis triggered by market speculators and reckless bankers.
while eu leaders rush around the continent trying to prevent financial catastrophe on a global scale these ministers seem to think the crisis is not impacting on jobs when unemployment levels reach record highs across the eurozone being over fourteen in ireland. unbelievably the signal the ministers are sending is that these unprecedented rates are not caused by the economic crisis. ironically this unfortunate decision was made on the same day the commission announced an extension of a derogation granting member states a licence to spend fortunes more bailing out the banks.
as a consequence i must now call on the commission to prepare and put in place as soon as possible a new european crisis fund or a real economy fund in order to assist the many workers made redundant by the toxic fallout of our hyper financialised economy which has swept the eu into the woes we see today.
more competitive pricing for agricultural products.
developed or under developed parts of the world;
thank you mr gauzs for explaining the action from the local point of view.
we are in crisis and it seems very wise that we should extend this mechanism and also improve the way it functions so that the money flows to assist those who are forced out of work to gain employment.
i join with others in expressing my huge concern and disappointment about the council decision and the blocking minority.
i rather see this as a blanket a comfort blanket which will not exist if we are in the current mindset and will do little to address some of the very damaging aspects of trade negotiations on agriculture which are also damaging for food security.
but i wish you well commissioner.
but could i address a part of that future? i see in the common agricultural policy reforms that there is a proposal that this fund will be extended to farmers.
madam president i will allow others to deal with the french situation and will address my remarks in particular to the broader place we now find ourselves in.
i am also concerned commissioner as you will be about how this will impact on the negotiations for the budget after.
i think it does if you like build on other concerns which i have about how europe is currently operating the mindset of the council and the impact of that on the wider european solidarity that others have spoken about.
but i see a trend emerging here in the council;
any assistance for workers faced with the tragedy of unemployment is to be welcomed.
however the fund has simply proved to be a tiny sticking plaster on the massive gaping wound of unemployment created by capitalism across europe.
instead of making it harder for workers to access the fund it should be made easier and workers should be put at the very heart of the administration of the fund.
more fundamentally if the eu and national governments are serious about tackling unemployment they should introduce measures including nationalisation to stop multinational corporations from relocating and engaging in a race to the bottom in terms of workers' wages and conditions.
this proposal aims to strengthen and effectively implement slot allocation and use and to enhance fair competition and competitiveness of the operators which of course is a good thing. the report says that airlines can keep a series of slots for a scheduling period provided they have used eighty of their slot allocation during the previous scheduling period but some of the regulations have unintended consequences.
mr president the aim of this proposed new regulation on airport slots is to ensure optimal allocation and use of the slots in congested airports a particular problem in the region that i represent london where there is a huge debate over aviation and expansion of airport facilities.
red tape aimed at compiling data on the financial compensation from the sale of slots would unfortunately result in the publication of confidential commercial information which would add extra administrative costs to the airlines and therefore those costs would be passed onto the consumer as increased airline fares so we voted against it.
the eu budget should have been frozen and i deeply regret any increase in overall spending in real terms proposed for.
it is also essential that the cap is reformed and cuts are made to the central eur six billion administrative budget of the eu.
there is also the need to repatriate structural funds for richer countries and continue this source of funding for only the newer poorer countries.
funds should instead be devoted to science and technology research and development and large mainly communications infrastructure projects as part of an eu pro growth agenda.
in particular restraint must be applied to the large low tax salaries paid to fat eurocrats.
we are all familiar with the bicycle metaphor where the eu has to keep moving forward otherwise it falls over. i have always thought that a ravening shark that has to keep swimming would make a better simile.
nine while the media of europe have been focused on the two thousand and fourteen two thousand and twenty financial perspectives the actual budget keeps rising as it does year after year.
two nine or as marta andreasen said in the debate yesterday of course an increase on top of the previous increase which makes it closer to an increase of.
but the reason that metaphor is so apt is because it has to keep purchasing the loyalty of client groups around the place. i am not really talking about the people who work directly for the brussels institutions but the armies of consultants and contractors all over europe who have turned the brussels system into their livelihood and if the money ran out for them the system would be finished the next day.
i would like to draw attention to a particular situation for ireland.
given the increasing congestion at heathrow the value of these slots is likely to increase in the future.
i would be concerned that the entry into force of this regulation would encourage ryanair if it is successful in its bid to dispose of aer lingus' heathrow slots without any consideration of ireland's strategic interests. the slots regulation has to include sufficient safeguard clauses to guarantee vitally important connections such as the dublin heathrow links
because of this i put in an amendment on behalf of my group which was adopted saying that regional connectivity shall be guaranteed in the trading of slots but i will certainly follow up on this issue.
the proposals would abolish the provision that exists in directive two thousand and two allowing the george best belfast city airport to enact more stringent measures relating to addressing aircraft noise because of its unique location.
the commission's new regulation rightly focuses on addressing aircraft noise on an airport by airport basis and with due regard to implementing operating restrictions only where necessary and on a cost effective basis.
this step would negatively impact businesses and residents living in the areas of east and south belfast and north down and thus should be robustly opposed in principle for the protection of my constituents.
however this worthwhile premise is overshadowed by the fact that the draft regulation only focuses on airports with a large annual volume of traffic and that regional airports and those residing nearby would thus remain unaffected.
mr president as a member of parliament for northern ireland i cannot support the commission's proposal for establishing rules on the introduction of noise related operating restrictions in eu airports.
introducing a law by means of a regulation as opposed to a directive makes it much more difficult for member states to actually meet local concerns.
of course i believe that local people should be listened to and their voices heard when it comes to issues like health and noise.
and yes we must phase out older noisy aircraft and actually i support international collaboration in the eu towards the development and introduction of those cleaner greener quieter more efficient aircraft.
of course quality standards can be improved and that is what we have been trying to do with this proposal.
we liberals and democrats believe that as free market access is the norm in eu transport policy the complete liberalisation of the groundhandling market should be the ultimate goal.
it is difficult to understand why the groundhandling market still stays restricted.
mr president i welcome the commission's proposal on noise related operating restrictions because i believe it has taken a balanced approach taking into account both the effect of noise on quality of life and also the importance of air services and aviation in a commercial sense.
both the aviation sector and businesses need some certainty to operate and we cannot let situations happen where a local authority will decide a night ban that could then be considered illegal under competition law. so i think it is a shame that the commission will not be able to scrutinise these decisions in this respect after
i mean why not take the logic to its conclusion?
the reality is that stimulus of this kind does not work even at national level.
the countries which decreed the biggest stimulus packages suffered the worst downturns. but it especially does not work when you remove the spending away from the people and you centralise it in remote institutions.
so what we really mean by stimulus spending at eu level is higher entertainment allowances and higher pensions and higher salaries and private jets from which commissioners occasionally get out and lecture people about the need for austerity.
even in its own terms this is the most useless form of stimulus spending we have ever had.
higher taxes do not redistribute wealth.
they redistribute people.
mr president as a member of this parliament for northern ireland i welcome the committee's amendments to the proposals which would ensure that changes to the allocation of slots would be made in a manner that ensures connectivity between hub airports and regional airports.
if this was to be lost to my constituency for example if we lost our direct links to heathrow in london it would be extremely detrimental to our economic well being.
furthermore giving slot preference to small airlines may also encourage foreign direct investment within our airports.
in northern ireland that is also essential to our economy.
i'm particularly concerned about reports of teenagers who've attempted to commit suicide or are self harming. these are young people who are missing out on school whose rights are not being respected.
madam president the conditions in the hotspots on the greek islands continue to deteriorate.
the hope that many had when they crossed the mediterranean has been replaced with feelings of desolation.
in light of the thirtieth anniversary of the convention on the rights of the child can we hold up our heads and say we are champions for future generations when child refugees and migrants are living without dignity and hope?
this was the third fatal incident in the camp in the past three months.
let me therefore first of all thank you wholeheartedly for the personal and collective exchanges that we have had as well as the excellent cooperation over the past five years.
this has been a constant battle and it will be a continuing challenge for the years to come because as i said before migration came to stay for many many years and europe has to be better prepared.
i repeat what i said before that we need a common and sustainable solution.
the fall of the berlin wall shows the power of our citizens and the power of our stamina of not giving up of believing both individually but more importantly as a community.
today is one of the last occasions for me to speak to you directly and openly in the context of a plenary meeting before my term finishes.
i could really stop there because this tells us all we need to know about the solidarity of the member states.
so when we have the new pact let's just remember what the long term problems are in this area.
it tells us all we need to know about the blockage of the package on reception conditions and all the other long term solutions that we needed to have in this area.
but let's return to the short term problems before the winter because the short term problems are about human beings not just the children but everyone on moria because we've seen what is happening on moria;
the commission later informed us that three member states agreed to take in some of the minors.
these are i remind people in this chamber minors some of whom are trying to commit suicide minors who are fearful when they go to bed at night.
in july and august of this year seventy three children referred to doctors without borders mental health teams three young people had attempted suicide and seventeen had self harmed.
madam president it was well documented at this point that a humanitarian crisis in the greek islands is extremely serious with moria camp one of the worst examples sheltering with over ten zero people when it is designed to host three zero people.
we cannot afford to have the perspective that it is purely as a security issue.
each member state must be willing to and ready to cooperate working within and whatever scale and context we can.
it will make a difference.
although the unpredicted increase in recent arrivals has seen the greek authorities greatly step up in their emergency evacuations the already overcrowded facilities have seen conditions on the island become dire.
it has become an issue of fundamental rights.
we cannot as leaders and as citizens within the twenty eight member states avoid and neglect our support and obligations towards eu solidarity.
and yes there are faults in various systems but colleagues the crisis is now the biggest humanitarian crisis facing the eu today.
yet we sit on our hands.
so we have to be very honest with ourselves.
the conditions on lesbos and the greek islands are absolutely appalling but it is an absolute failure of the council in particular because there is no will with the council to address this particular issue and they've abandoned the refugees and asylum seekers on the greek islands and on the italian islands but what we really have done and what the council has really done it has abandoned the greeks and the italians and the spanish in dealing with this particular issue.
we will continually see these human tragedies unfolding across the mediterranean if the council does not accept its responsibility to deal with this issue. let's be very honest the people that are on lesbos don't want to stay on lesbos they want to come to the european union in its entirety because of sanctuary and because of opportunity.
at the beginning of the year two thousand and nineteen there were more than thirty five zero migrants present on the hot spot' islands.
i want to be very clear on that.
as soon as possible and no later than january.
migration remains an issue of joint responsibility of all member states and the union as a
everybody should be part of this effort.
areas. a lot has been achieved but there is still much to be
it is not a neighbourhood problem.
there. finally let me conclude again by recalling that only together in a spirit of trust and unity we can find sustainable solutions for the big issue of migration in europe.
the de congestion of the islands and the need to increase the reception capacity on the islands and on the mainland remain a key priority.