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this cultural cleansing which amounts to a war crime is a part of the ethnic cleansing of people at the hands of da'esh or is.
these inhumane deeds and the criminal trade in cultural goods now the third largest in the world must be stopped.
the destruction of cultural heritage is an integral part of the jihadist terrorist misguided dogmatic campaign of death and hatred.
such destructive acts can never be legitimised by claiming to act in the name of god or a holy text.
the eu must treat the destruction of cultural heritage as an integral part of an effective strategy to eliminate isis and to reinstate stability in the middle east or at least help make that happen.
attacking schools media and other places of culture all symbols that represent freedom of thought and respect for cultural diversity is part of a strategy to crush free thinking.
madam president we in ukip firmly believe in preserving the health and well being of all citizens by guaranteeing transparency when it comes to the ingredients of the food they consume.
we also think that it is important for companies involved in food production to have access to the information they require in order to label the final product particularly in the case of allergens.
however we do not think that these issues should be regulated at an eu level and we believe that britain should have the autonomy to legislate in this domain.
in addition to replacing existing legislation on caseins with a new eu directive the commission also seeks to align the powers of the commission to adopt delegated or implementing acts with provisions introduced with the lisbon treaty.
the reluctance of banks to lend to small businesses is crippling growth and expansion at a time when it is crucially needed in order to get our economy performing well again and to create jobs.
the single biggest challenge facing smes is the current difficult economic climate and access to finance.
although many banks have promised to increase their lending to small businesses the effects of this investment will take time to demonstrate results.
as a draftsman of our opinion i really would like to congratulate the rapporteur on his constructive report and i am glad to see that it includes a number of our recommendations.
while there are initiatives at eu level including cosme and horizon two thousand and twenty my opinion discussed the possibilities of using these initiatives to equip potential and existing entrepreneurs with the appropriate skills tools and knowledge required for successful financial management.
the eu should do everything possible to ensure that new regulations do not place disproportionate burdens on smes and micro enterprises.
we need improved access to loans and credit at affordable rates.
they knew the area they knew the business climate and they knew the individual borrowers.
the financial crisis has hit small businesses very hard and the unwillingness of financial institutions to lend has dampened growth and job opportunities.
in the uk and i am sorry to be a bit parochial we need to bring back the old fashioned bank manager with discretion to lend.
i fully agree with the rapporteur on the importance of reducing the administrative burden on smes and accelerating the implementation of the late payment directive.
mr president i was very pleased that the employment committee decided to write an opinion on this very important topic. after all helping small and micro businesses to grow will lead to new jobs and that has to be the right focus for the work of the employment committee.
anyway it is important that we discuss other options available to smes and raise awareness of non bank routes too such as peer to peer lending and micro financed schemes.
i commend the rapporteur for some of the recommendations made. it is extremely important that smes in the member states do benefit from the recently approved eur ten billion increase in european investment bank capital.
parliament's resolution strengthens the commission's proposals.
smes must be targeted and assisted in accessing that funding for example by expanding schemes such as the progress microfinance initiative.
the commission's action plan is welcome in that it provides for improving access to finance for smes but there are areas where the report could be strengthened.
mr president smes account for ninety eight of all european firms providing over one hundred million jobs.
we need to have a much wider approach.
they are quite clearly the backbone of our economies.
we need to improve provision process and access to information on financing instruments for smes.
providing the right circumstances for their viability is essential for our growth and access to finance must therefore be a top priority for us.
even larger businesses struggle to find the information they require.
i come from a nation of shopkeepers.
as an mep i get inquiries all the time and i have now had to go away and produce a leaflet for businesses to distribute to them electronically and otherwise directing them where they can go.
irish business faces the second highest rejection rate for loans in the euro zone with lower levels of lending to smes recorded last year than prior to the eu imf bailout agreement.
mr president the financial crisis has had a strong impact on smes particularly in relation to accessing finance to fund business activities which has become much harder.
the commission's action plan outlines regulatory measures and solutions to improve access to finance for smes and many colleagues in parliament have added to this by putting forward further important points for consideration.
however there is a lack of coherence in european and national legislation which means that the commission and member states are now required to put forward ways to tackle these difficulties.
so let us be united again for the sake of democracy.
it is an issue about fair elections in a european country and that cannot be a partisan issue.
i think the massive lobbying of the ukrainian embassies throughout europe towards us to prevent this resolution is proof of how right we are to speak out now.
it will be an over regulated market which is inimical to growth to employment and to innovation.
it will be a managed market not a free market;
nor are we convinced that a digital single market will enable europe to become a leader in the creative industries as the commission claims.
mr president my party is in favour of free trade and free markets but we have serious reservations about the digital single market.
we are struck by the irony of the commission's claim that its plans will create thousands of new jobs because our experience is that eu rules usually have the opposite effect.
that depends on creating content that paying customers wish to buy not on delivery mechanisms.
it will be geographically restricted;
rather than seeing the dead hand of the commission setting the rules we would rather see nations states and industry working together to achieve interoperability and mutual recognition.
as we race to embrace a digital world we must not leave parts of our communities like rural communities behind.
buyers and sellers need to be sure that their rights and protections are no less than those afforded them in their traditional markets.
different member states are finding different solutions to deliver this digital access and to improve digital skills. there is no one size fits all' but we can do more to share best practices.
madam president the digital economy is no longer a subset of economic activity. today every market has digital elements and europe's single market must not be left behind.
this is why finding solutions on interoperability is also on this parliament's agenda.
we need to reduce burdens on establishing new businesses cut costs in our payment and settlement systems and remove barriers which prevent the physical delivery of goods ordered online.
in the g twenty the internet economy is set to grow by eight per cent every year for the next five years.
yes we do need a data protection package but it needs to be one that is not only pro individuals but also pro business and pro innovation. i support a transparent approach to data respecting privacy but also staying open.
but what do we mean by the digital single market and what work do we need to do to achieve it?
the competition issues are also complex.
however we must not stop individual countries from being able to take really rapid action to protect critical services.
here member states need to be able to cooperate in the fight against cybercrime.
to be able to share data we also need to have confidence that they will not be misused hence the work that some of our colleagues are doing on network security.
data are another priority and remember that big data bring big benefits not only economically but to society in sectors like personalised medicines and health.
we must work with businesses and consumers to make sure that all legislation across the board is properly evaluated impact assessed and then future proofed for the digital age.
unlocking the opportunities of the digital world is crucial to delivering jobs and growth.
if we want to get the best out of e government e health and e procurement we need ict systems which talk to each other.
our laws must prevent abuse by market dominators but must also strike the right balance between traditional operators and over the top players and ensure that the new peer to peer models are not blocked by incumbents.
infrastructure is essential both to reach our remotest areas and to provide the deep coverage we need in cities.
parliament colleagues our council and national leaders and our new commissioners we need to work together to get the right priorities and set them now. the digital world can bring us great benefits and we need to grasp them because if we get this wrong we will not get the chance again and we will all live to regret it.
we all know that the eu is not yet a properly functioning single market;
there is the technical work that we do there are the impact assessments there is all of that and then there are the tangible benefits to consumers the things that our constituents really want to hear about.
it is still not attractive to digital start up companies because it cannot offer seamless access to the market.
so i make no apology for mentioning yet again the issue of ensuring the right digital infrastructure.
because they do not have that basic connectivity to begin with.
so let us forge ahead on all of the fronts that people have talked about i support them all. but also let us make sure that we speed up the basic building blocks that the digital economy is built on and not leave that basic infrastructure behind.
connecting every citizen is still a work in progress both in terms of broadband speeds and mobile connectivity particularly data services. in my own region of five million people one quarter still do not have access to either of these benefits and when i talk to my citizens to my constituents and i talk about all of the good work that we are doing here i am often met with cynical laughter from part of the room
we have heard much about the achievements but and i congratulate the commissioner for being so straightforward we have also heard that there is a clear acknowledgement that we have failed to achieve some of our targets and that we will continue to set ourselves those targets and aims for the future.
it is still divided by national borders; it is still not properly functioning.
there is a clear list of priorities for realising a vision for completing this single market.
we need to ensure that we can have lower costs and more investments and that is why we need a single market with operators covering all the markets and delivering the best services.
this means that in this global market you cannot be number two because everyone will in the long run choose the number one.
this means that if you are to be the leading digital single market you need to be the most digitalised market.
that is why we need to have structural reforms to get rid of twenty eight different local markets it is so old fashioned.
it is a worldwide development which means that things are happening all the time new products new services new generations coming up everywhere here and there and all the time.
the services of tomorrow are not possible with the capacities of today.
this is the biggest challenge to the economy and employment.
without it how can all european citizens trust that they are being treated equally?
it is broken up into twenty eight national markets each defended by outdated protectionist policies and regulations.
but today we have twenty eight different online rule books. we need harmonised rules where appropriate and increased mutual recognition on access to digital goods and services.
how can our smes truly work across borders?
it is a policy that every young european can understand.
we also need a clear european framework for the digital market on consumer and contract law.
we must eliminate these barriers and we must modernise and simplify rules for online and digital transactions.
supply and demand of public services should meet online.
we cannot afford fragmented regulation if we want to unleash the potential of our digital products and services.
a slow internet connection is a competitive disadvantage for a company and we see that especially in rural areas.
we need european regulators pan european operators and a truly europe market.
we also need an integrated online and mobile payments market. it is also high time to have fast fibre european networks in every household in europe.
we should set ambitious targets and respect them.
we have to remove the remaining fiscal and legal barriers.
twenty eight national digital markets regulated at national level are a competitive disadvantage and a considerable burden for investors and consumers in europe.
too often it is human interference which is a source of imperfection and even corruption in delivering high quality public services to the people of europe.
two thousand and twenty my last point we should also push forward with the digitalisation of the public sector.
standards for electronic signatures and contracts still vary from one member state to another.
corporate legislation is far from being harmonised while the data protection regulation is nowhere near implementation.
too many barriers hamper companies' investment in the use of ict as well as cross border and internet based economic activity.
we all want to see a digital market where goods and services flow freely among member states where competition drives knowledge forward and prices down but that requires a shift in approach from a national market mindset towards a european one.
if we want a pan european digital market we need investment in infrastructure and therefore we need to provide the appropriate regulatory framework and stability for electronic communication providers.
we know what the hurdles are and what we want to do.
we must also understand that the digital single market is not something we politicians are going to build.
but the world does not function in that way and we have a lot of challenges in front of us.
this house is not actually leading either.
when we have to report our journeys from strasbourg back to our hometown we have to do it on paper even if the boarding passes we have are already digital.
they have created apps which are used by the citizens in the region.
if we were able to do it the same way and not just wait for the right paper to be written we could probably achieve the digital agenda slightly faster.
i also take the opportunity to welcome the nomination of andrus ansip as vice president designate for the digital single market estonia being at the forefront of the digital economy.
i am worried about the comments that the european leaders have made that could greatly undermine the open internet and development of our economy.
but overregulating and over controlling the internet will simply destroy innovation.
the digital single market is still very much fragmented and overall current regulations on digital services do not encourage solutions but rather deter the creation of innovative start ups.
i of course strongly believe in high standards of data privacy but also that it is by creating a european network that is internet friendly boosts innovation and favours the creation of european companies that we will better ensure that the european standards of data protection are met.
the short answer to your question is no'. what we find is that in the it sector large companies come and go. the history of the it sector is very clear in that respect and there are opportunities for both large companies and small companies.
it is typically the younger generations in europe that are contributing to the development of a competitive european digital economy.
examples such as spotify the south cloud and skype were all start ups by young european entrepreneurs. i would like to further urge the commission to foster an environment that makes it easier more affordable and simply more desirable for my young fellow citizens to keep on thinking about the next wave of digital innovation made in europe'.
it is the younger generations that not only drive and benefit from digitalisation but are most vulnerable to its potential negative consequences.
young people often share every aspect of their life as well as important personal data via internet platforms and social media.
this can and often has negative consequences for their career prospects for their safety and their security.
the spread of digitalisation can make such cases more common.
thus although a dynamic pro business pro innovation and integrated digital market is something i encourage and embrace it should be completed by a very carefully devised online security strategy.
i urge the commission to introduce standards guaranteeing the online safety of one of the most vulnerable social groups european youth.
i also would like to address you not only as one of the youngest meps but also as a member from a young eu member state and more importantly a young democracy.
one of the many advantages of the digital single market is that it can help us improve transparency and accountability through instruments such as e government.
e government is a key priority of some member states.
yet countries like bulgaria need european support for completing such an ambitious project.
i ask the commission to assist member states in strengthening democracy through the introduction of digital tools.
i congratulate commissioner barnier for the extensive work he has done and i look forward to working with team juncker on finalising the digital single market as soon as possible.
different countries will take different paths.
it will not be over in a season not even in a year.
it is to talk about our neighbourhood and future that i join you today.
the ties between jordan and europe are anchored in rock. it is more than our mutual interest in the prosperity and security of our multi regional neighbourhood.
events added to the urgency.
in the process jordan can set a regional model of peaceful political evolution and democratisation.
you have tremendous credibility for your experience in building democratic institutions security and trust.
jordan sees an effective peace process as a moral duty and a strategic interest and we continue to pursue results. this year in amman we succeeded in getting negotiators back to the table several times.
elsewhere we are seeing the winds of division and reaction bringing instability violence and a region wide cost.
in spite of neighbouring crises.
jordan has pursued its domestic goals despite regional conflict but my friends peace must come if our region is to thrive and be secure.
we would not have been able to do so without the magnificent work of european diplomacy energising contacts mobilising support keeping up the pressure for peace and most important keeping hope alive.
i know that youth concerns are important here in europe as well.
this initiative went even beyond offering israel peace and normal relations with all its arab neighbours.
today my region faces the highest youth unemployment of any region.
my friends many peoples one neighbourhood and one future.
last september after recommendations by a national committee one third of the entire document was amended new constitutional provisions wider representation strengthened political parties protection of civil rights and freedoms an enhanced separation of powers.
the longer palestinian suffering endures the longer settlement building continues the greater the frustrations dangers and unknowns.
we greatly value the eu's recognition of our reform path.
the arab peace initiative is based on the only possible solution two states side by side in dignity and self determination a sovereign viable and independent palestine on the one thousand nine hundred and sixty seven borders
this reality drives jordan's approach to the arab spring.
what has been on the table for the past ten years is a fifty seven state solution. some political elements point to the change in the arab world and tell the israeli people that negotiations can wait.
the solutions are complex and the path forward difficult.
and last year we took immediate steps to engage in a national dialogue to build consensus on concrete actions.
the arab spring is rooted in a profound call for human respect.
the signs were already there for those who wanted to see them.
among the most important steps is building the robust political party life that parliamentary government requires.
the arab peace initiative has been recognised by every major friend of peace in the world including the eu and other members of the quartet.
the eu has taken a principled stand for a just two state solution and against the settlement building that is obstructing progress.
the risks and uncertainties are real.
as guarantor of the political reform process i have urged both government and parliament to keep to the agreed timeline and finalise the remaining legislation as quickly as possible without sacrificing the inclusive nature of our process.
and more. next month marks ten years since our association agreement went into force opening markets and job opportunities on both sides.
the exploratory talks in amman were baby steps giving the parties an opportunity to resume bilateral contacts.
for a decade or more people across the region have been raising questions nurturing aspirations seeking meaningful reform and empowering civil society especially women and our digitally connected globally aware youth.
we know that it is not one election but the next and the next and all those that follow which show that a system is working.
we need israel to engage.
you understand the global risks of continued conflict and the global benefits of peace.
but i speak for millions when i say the arab world is awake and positive challenge is on the move.
only we all jordanians can build jordan's future and we must do so in such a way that our country remains a secure safe haven in spite of a region becoming more turbulent around us in spite of economic threats
i hope these opportunities now strengthened by our advanced status partnership will further blossom in the years ahead.
now the process needs a quantum leap forward and eu partnership is vital.
just two months ago the new eu jordan task force met in amman to discuss key programmes which will support our reform priorities democratic institutions civil society job creation local economic development human assistance
our regions have different demographics but in one statistic they are the same today's young people are one hundred of our future and we cannot afford to let a single young citizen wait in vain.
the entire muslim world endorsed it.
together we face immense issues economic political peace.
there is no time to wait.
it is one hundred million strong the largest youth cohort in our history.
in accordance with un resolutions and the agreed resolution of all final status issues.
but together we have the will and the wisdom to reach the goals we seek.
some have called it a generation in waiting'.
this is the challenge for europe and the middle east and it is our strength.