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mr president it is good that the eu is trying to preserve endangered fish stocks but before there is too much self congratulation on these proposals we must remember that many past eu fishing rules have been appalling failures.
the reality is that the protection of fish stocks is best left to local fishermen and national government marine scientists not eu bureaucrats. the advice from the men working in the broken remnants of britain's fishing fleets is simple scrap quota systems which lead to discards and high grading and replace them with weight based catch limits so that all fish caught are landed for human consumption or for processing into animal and fish feed.
we need to replace the system of openly tradeable quotas and so stop financiers supermarkets and the super rich from speculating in fishermen's livelihoods.
quotas of all kinds and in whichever seas should be owned by fishermen from ports with traditional connections to those waters and be tradeable only between fishermen who are likewise entitled to fish by personal family and community connections.
this is our position but as you know there is a reaction in the council.
we have to find a solution here because otherwise we cannot go on to enforce long management plans and as you will understand long management plans are our future.
these are very important long management plans.
mr president i will read this amendment reasonably speedily as i suspect colleagues will oppose it as well.
shall establish arrangements to ensure that the non participating member states are reimbursed in full promptly and with interest in relation to any amounts paid in own resources in respect of any application of the union budget for the purposes described in the first subparagraph.
the amendment is any liabilities of the union in relation to non contractual liabilities and costs related thereto relating to the performance by the council or the commission of their tasks under article sixteen of this regulation may under no circumstances entail any financial liability for the member states that are not participating
we have had two debates on this very important matter and it is quite clear that to try to have just one side negotiating all by itself and saying that there is no room for manoeuvre is not co decision and is not satisfactory.
the recent irish meat incident highlights the need for stringent enforcement and controls on legal requirements and my services will continue to examine how that can be improved.
two thousand and two i would agree with all those who said as i confirmed that european food is safe.
facilitates innovation and competitiveness in the eu feed business and marks a concrete step against the misleading of feed users be they farmers or pet owners.
furthermore the provision that certain information concerning compound feed can be transferred from the competent authorities to the purchasers on grounds of urgency improves the appropriate information to the user in cases such as feed contamination incidents.
first in order to adapt annex iii on the tolerances for the compositional labelling of feed materials and compound feed to scientific and technical development the commission and its services envisage taking up examination
on top of this the exact percentage of weight has to be indicated for highlighted feed materials and in the case of voluntary labelling.
in this context the commission makes the following declarations.
the result of the negotiations is the compromise package submitted for your vote which amounts to simplification and modernisation of the current legal framework.
compound mixes are trade secrets built up over years of research and trial.
providing maximum detail on the precise composition of feedstuffs is right and understandable but we must not so undermine intellectual property rights as to make them meaningless.
i for one do not want to see feed mills in my constituency which have worked hard and invested heavily in producing premium product being gazumped and their intellectual property rights raided by manufacturers operating in cheaper production areas either within or outside the eu.
the obvious question for me is would any of these proposals have saved my producers from their present losses?
i trust this regulation will not be either misused or abused in that regard.
they must be adequately protected. i trust that the fifteen margin in description precision will be enough.
mr president in the aftermath of the dioxin contamination in the republic of ireland which visited such losses on innocent producers and processors in northern ireland we discussed new measures on the labelling of feedstuffs.
in that respect i have some residual fears on aspects of these proposals.
however recent events in the republic of ireland with the dioxin problem bring home very clearly to all of us the need for control. farmers can have the highest possible standards of livestock husbandry and do everything right but as we have witnessed all can be lost when events way beyond their control destroy all their good and hard work.
mr president i would like to thank the rapporteur for this report which is a very technical one and answers the court's question about protecting the rights of farmers and the rights of those who produce the animal feed they purchase.
we cannot have formulations being copied by operators who come in and out of the marketplace so the report is successful from that point of view.
the issue of rogue operators has been brought up in the debate here this morning. the truth is that we will only keep a check on the industry if we check those who do not comply.
that can only be done by regular monitoring inspection and control at every point along the way.
we debated that very vigorously last night in this parliament and i was glad to hear that improvements will be made.
lastly a bigger point on the volatility of commodity prices.
the agriculture commissioner is joining us.
this is a big issue for the feed industry and for farmers and it is one that we need to address.
we urgently need more investment in research especially into ruminant feed to reduce the methane and nitrous oxide emissions.
secondly is it not long past the time for reference points for action or rpas for dealing with the adventitious presence of minuscule levels of gmo in feed rather than the present zero tolerance regime which results in criminally disproportionate waste of feed and cereal shipments and criminally disproportionate sanctions?
this is what i would call back home one of the more classic european parliament dossiers.
looking at our guests in the visitors' gallery it is pretty safe to say that animal feed labelling is probably not one of the most glamorous subjects they could have heard us talking about today but it is crucially important and it is a real example of where this parliament adds value and where we can ensure our consumers' our citizens' and our voters' faith in the food chain of the food they eat.
this regulation needs to be transparent and there needs to be a balance struck between consumers' needs and the needs of the manufacturers but it can go wrong.
this report is crucial in taking that forward. i have had numerous meetings with the industry in scotland and with consumer groups and the farmers themselves and there has been pretty well universal support and approval for the way that the commission and parliament have taken this forward and particularly for our rapporteur.
it is a good example of parliament working.
we often say that there has been good cooperation between the commission and parliament.
on this one there really has been and the fact that there are so few amendments being tabled to this report demonstrates that it will go through with a big majority.
so here we are with the eu which touts itself as the biggest peace project of our time' and we're told there has not been in a war in europe since the foundation of this institution and yet after all these years of peace we are now to become a war machine and we are to sacrifice our ability to feed ourselves to do it.
well the answer is that priorities are changing.
so the cake is bigger but still we have less for the two most important areas.
what is proposed is a larger budget than we currently have this in spite of the uk leaving.
i voted against this rubbish.
the hole is to be filled by an increase in contributions from member states through a variety of means yet we're being told that funding to the two most important areas agriculture and cohesion must be cut.
what used to be core common policy feeding the population has been replaced with a common policy on defence. the budget commissioner gunter oettinger was at least open as to why agriculture was to be cut when he said that there are more important areas.
one of my concerns is that the young farmer payment goes to the landowner from whom the land is rented and not directly to the young farmer.
what that means is that if they didn't have the payment they would be working for nothing.
on the issue of moving away from historic payments which started in two thousand and thirteen i expect the proposals due on friday to continue that process and i look forward to the details.
i quote figures from irish agriculture from last year where cattle and sheep farmers were entirely reliant on the payment for their income.
therefore i strongly support that we follow one single simple and transparent principle that eu resources flowing from eu policies should flow to the eu budget.
probably somewhere between fourteen and nineteen of the eu budget will be lacking when the uk exits the european union and we need to finance the eu especially in times when actions at eu level are more and more demanded by our citizens and we are taking on more and more tasks.
however i strongly believe that we should continue the current support level for such traditional policies as the common agricultural policy and the cohesion policy. we all benefit from these policy areas and any decrease can only be gradual and with compensation mechanisms in place. thus i hope during the negotiation process we can ensure adequate financing quality and effectiveness of these policies.
the proposal well reflects the key european union priorities and goals in the context of increased external challenges and the budget hole which will be left by brexit.
i support the increases foreseen for the security defence and such flagship programmes as for example erasmus.
personally i am particularly worried about this negative trend in latvia.
the poor quality of professional education is a big obstacle.
however during recent years due to the ongoing migration crisis and influx of unregulated migrants caused by the failure to protect common external borders the schengen area experienced serious challenges including some member states even changing their legislation.
i believe that this is very alarming and we need to guarantee the free movement of people and services as this comprises a crucial part of european union.
the directive has failed in virtually every sense so it was absolutely unsupportable.
the one size fits all approach taken by the european union simply does not work as has been demonstrated most admirably by this report and there were major failings in the detail. when that happens no mep in this chamber should have supported such directives or reports.
it is the duty of every sovereign nation to keep its borders safe and intact and to ensure the safety of its people.
the schengen agreement has undermined this principle fundamentally and if i could change a key sentence in the report it would actually say that the schengen agreement has been one of the greatest failures of the european union not an achievement.
the enormous number of migrants who have been able to vanish within the schengen area has actually led to one of the most significant threats to the european continent and by reintroducing border controls certain member states have been able to fulfil their primary duty to help keep their people safe.
the united kingdom never signed up to schengen and with very good reason and we will continue to support those countries who assert their right to say who can and who cannot cross their borders.
at the same time our legislation is the most inclusive and most respectful of the will of our citizens and we need our people to know that their voices have been heard.
we need a politically intelligent approach to gain the support of our people for the laws we do.
if we want to have well informed and supportive eu voters tomorrow we need to share more information with them and get more feedback from them.
scientific research programmes and so on are there to be welcomed and we are happy as labour meps to support those aspects of the resolution.
first of all the united kingdom has a derogation from changes to these systems between now and the end of the mff and of course the uk intends to leave before this new mff so it would be inappropriate to express a view on those points.
we need to create commercial security mechanisms to protect our businesses and industries from such shifts.
the reason for this is lack of open data and expert support.
this is why i support the call to make the implementation of the common commercial policy more transparent particularly during the negotiation of trade agreements.
we see strong protectionist tendencies enforced by the united states insecurity caused by brexit and growing trade with asian countries.
this means that consistent monitoring and assessment of the policy should become an integral part of the eu trade strategy so that the best trading opportunities can be created.
i support the report's view that the eu as the biggest trading power should continue to pursue common trade policy which reflects the interests of the eu citizens and companies and at the same time guarantees a fair playing field for the partner countries.
finally the trade agreement should always adhere to the european values ensuring responsible management and value chain and their implementation and negotiations should become much more transparent.
you are pushing ahead with all the symbols of statehood and trying at the same time to lie and cheat to the irish by giving them a series of guarantees that are not worth the paper that they are written on.
mr president i would like to congratulate you on being elected although i feel that this morning it has been more like a papal inauguration.
this is the same flag and anthem that you said had been dropped after the french and dutch very sensibly said no' to the dreaded eu constitution.
the future of european democracy rests very heavily on irish shoulders.
you fought for national self determination.
if you continue to ignore the democratic voice of countries like france the netherlands and ireland then you will turn the european union back into that very union that you fought so hard against.
you are not even pretending any more.
well i can tell you that many of us in this europe of freedom and democracy group will do all we can to help the no' side in that irish referendum.
i can tell you that you have the full support of the liberal and democratic group for the forthcoming years in your work.
mr president first of all congratulations from the liberal and democratic group on your election.
to go forward with europe and also to say what you have to say in the european council that you know so well as i do.
we have to find a single strategy against the economic and financial crisis.
we expect the authorities at all levels to ensure that the challenges the country faces are addressed constructively in a spirit of dialogue and mutual understanding.
first of all bosnia and herzegovina will need to deliver concrete and irreversible results in the reform process.
i would therefore like to encourage the authorities to continue the necessary reforms and to consolidate progress in particular in the area of the rule of law including the fight against corruption and organised crime the reform of public administration and socio economic reforms.
let me commend in this respect the ongoing progress in the current negotiations.
moreover a functioning coordination mechanism on eu matters will be essential for the country to be able to face the challenges ahead on its eu path. the adaptation of the stabilisation and association agreement following the accession of croatia will allow bosnia and herzegovina to normalise its trade relations with the union.
it is moreover an important element of the country's commitment to the eu integration process.
and let me mention the adoption of the reform agenda and its accompanying action plan last year in particular.
two thousand and fifteen at the same time it has underlined that meaningful progress in the implementation of the reform agenda is necessary for the eu to consider a membership application.
when requesting the commission's opinion on the membership application the council will ask the commission to pay particular attention to the implementation of the sejdifinci ruling of the european court of human rights.
in this context in december two thousand and fifteen we successfully held saa council and saa committee meetings. in cooperation with international financial institutions we are closely following the implementation of the comprehensive reform agenda which once again started in july. two thousand and fifteen this has resulted in the adoption of a number of key pieces of legislation
at the same time outstanding challenges remain and need to be seriously addressed including through the further implementation of the reform agenda.
the european union initiative was launched in december.
european union integration path.
together they really committed to developing new forms of participation amongst each other and i would just like to read the definition.
i would like to use this opportunity to praise in particular the work of young people from srebrenica bratunac and viegrad and other towns and communities in that area who participated in a pan european project funded by the eu called the complete freedom of truth'.
madam president as a member of the delegation for relations with bosnia and herzegovina i have made a commitment to developing a deep relationship with civil society grassroots organizations and in particular young people who are after all the future.
i have made several visits to the country in order to get to know and build long lasting trusting relationships with young people who i believe hold the future of this country in their hands they must not be let down.
it is very quick. democracy is freedom in a framework powered by people working together for each other with equality kindness respect and responsibility.
during a three week project last summer i worked with those young people to help them develop definitions of democracy.
twenty years after the end of the bosnian war the country presented its eu membership application. it was a welcome step forward and we call on the council to examine this application at the earliest opportunity and to forward it without delay to the commission in order to start the preparation of the. how bosnia progresses should be of importance to the eu as we seek to bring stability and prosperity to our neighbourhood. euro atlantic integration remains the best hope for a stable and prosperous bosnia.
it will be a long journey for the country but it is an important one.
many outstanding issues remain however.
addressing the socioeconomic problems is an immediate priority.
we must keep the government accountable for public administration reform and support initiatives improving economic growth and social justice in bosnia.
that is what ordinary bosnians want and need.
i am particularly concerned about the nationalistic rhetoric that still dominates bosnian politics.
we must be firm against those who attempt to promote secession and undermine judicial and state institutions.
as part of the structural dialogue on justice we must work hard to further professionalise and depoliticise these institutions.
if we do not ensure respect for the rule of law backed by a credible judiciary all our other efforts will fail.
constitutional change will also eventually be needed for the country to transform it into a fully functional democratic and inclusive state.
it is also essential to promote education in order to break down the ethnic barriers while guaranteeing the right to educate children in their own language.
continued implementation of the reform agenda focus on reforming the judiciary and fighting corruption. our objective is to encourage bih to become a country that is inclusive for all its citizens.
let me also mention that the commission has taken note of parliament's call for internal reform within the country based on several principles such as decentralisation and federalism.
however in line with our approach to all enlargement countries including past eu enlargements the commission reiterates that the european union has no competence regarding the internal structure of a state.
what matters is the capacity of a country to meet all its obligations as a future european union member.
i want to underline that we obviously stand ready to provide further support and assistance to help the country move closer to the eu but the hardest job lies ahead of the country's leaders who now need to ensure meaningful progress in the implementation of the reform agenda.
mr president it is clear that the challenges faced by the european airports in an increasingly growing and competitive market need to be addressed.
the competitiveness of european airports and air companies should not be achieved at the expense of social protection.
these amendments improve the current text.
was a positive element and has been misunderstood.
the proposed regulation would bring about further liberalisation.
mr president i am in principle opposed to all eu legislation but other things being equal i prefer that legislation to be in the form of a directive rather than the form of a regulation which of course is self enacting.
this might look good from an accountant's perspective but the jobs involved include aircraft maintenance cargo handling and dealing with passengers encompassing security checks.
we already have a situation in the great majority of member states where at least three suppliers are allowed and safety has not been compromised.
we are faced with a balancing act between the local and the global.
the commission has responded with a balanced proposal that may nonetheless be improved upon. i firmly believe that we should not miss this opportunity.
air traffic noise generates local political pressure but any measure to mitigate the impact of noise affects a global industry.
this is accompanied by a number of provisions introduced to strengthen workers' rights and safeguard quality.
delaying the introduction of this definition with a stepwise implementation will simply deprive national authorities across europe of cost effective measures.
air traffic noise is a local issue while noise mitigating measures affect a global industry.
it marries the need for greater efficiency and higher quality at european airports with advancing the protection of social rights.
i think this is very important and where i come from in northern ireland it is extremely important for our business links and for many other areas to ensure our economy is effective.
i also believe it is just easier to leave the slots series length alone.
in addition i do not think any of us oppose reviewing local rules not least if all parties agree that there may be occasions where they could be adjusted provided that it is left to the slot coordinators and regulators to decide which is the best approach.
i have put forward an amendment to reflect this. it is important to point out that all european registered carriers and those coming into europe already comply with the icao balanced approach and cape standards.
we need to build runways.
firstly none of us needs a phd to understand that there is a shortage of airport capacity across europe.
there are other areas of concern which i would like to outline.
however we are now faced with an indeterminate list of minimum quality requirements running over pages.