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this chamber has benefited from the good sense of bert koenders and the input of our former colleague jeanine hennis plasschaert and as a result under your watch we have found agreement on important legislation the new frontex european border and coast guard the fourth railway package passenger name records data protection and other matters. you have achieved these agreements not by seeking to deliver an abstract vision but by delivering concrete and practical results that make the eu work better.
the dutch presidency has set an example for other presidencies to follow.
you admitted that all too often agreements regarding the budget or the democratic rule of law have not been respected.
those in this house as well as commissioners and national leaders who are impatient for a european army who are impatient for a european fbi who are impatient for european government would be advised to heed your words and also to bear in mind the old dutch proverb that a handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of praise'.
in the various member states we have very different practices and what is very much lacking is european level action.
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there are many things that could be done at european level in terms of international cooperation on cyber security and i really hope that they are going to be done by the european commission and by the high representative.
something which is very important is international cooperation and i would like to finish with that.
as fighting botnets cyber security of industrial control systems smart grids and security standards as well as on research and development awareness raising and international cooperation.
all those points are addressed in the report and once again great work has been done. this stocktaking exercise has demonstrated that despite the efforts undertaken so far we need to do more. we need to act strategically and give attention to cyber security at the highest political level. parliament
reaching a high level of network and information security across the eu is vital to ensure the smooth functioning of the internal market.
as rightly acknowledged in this report every day the internet and the digital ecosystem boost productivity drive innovation and stimulate growth and high quality jobs.
this includes the action plan on critical information infrastructure protection adopted by the commission in two thousand and nine and revised in.
i have been constantly monitoring the state of progress in the member states on the adoption of national cyber security strategies and cyber incident contingency plans the organisation of national cyber exercises and the establishment of well functioning
at the same time threats are growing and so is the vulnerability of our networks. since two thousand and one the commission has adopted a number of policy initiatives on network and information security to boost cooperation at eu level with the involvement of member states and relevant stakeholders and with the support of enisa.
the measures that we will propose will aim at raising levels of security nationally as well as at eu level by establishing appropriate mechanisms for cross border cooperation as well as for public private cooperation and information exchange.
and relevant stakeholders have long called for the commission to adopt a strategic and comprehensive vision. your support will be crucial in the adoption and implementation of such a vision.
eu. from the policy side the vision should hinge on the need to improve the overall resilience of network and information systems stepping up the fight against cybercrime and developing an external eu cyber security policy. we will ensure continuity with our policies and make steps forward on key areas such
the strategy will include actions to stimulate the competitiveness of the european ict industry and stimulate user demand to provide security functionalities in ict products and services.
once again we are grateful for this timely opportunity to discuss the effect of the current economic and financial crisis on the automobile industry.
in the short time since then the situation has become more serious.
member states. with regard to the global environment we clearly need to engage in an early dialogue with the new us administration as well as with our other global partners.
however the importance of this industry for the european economy and the fact that the sector is hit particularly hard by the current crisis means that some sort of public support is required.
our aim is to have a proposal from the commission some time ahead of the spring european council in the context of the evaluation of the recovery plan and to be able to discuss the issue during the competitiveness council in march.
of course we cannot allow short term support for the industry to undermine its long term competitiveness.
it also needs to respect some key principles such as fair competition and open markets.
the full potential of innovative and environmentally sustainable propulsion technologies fuel cells hybrid electrical solar power needs to be fully explored and put into operation.
of course the primary responsibility for responding to these challenges rests with the industry itself.
there is already a wide range of community instruments which can play their part in providing support not least in the area of new technology for example in the development of clean cars.
the commission has in turn undertaken to provide a swift response in cases where it is required to react.
it should not be about a race for subsidies and it should not result in market distortions.
this is reflected in the european economic recovery plan agreed by the european council last december as well as in the member states' national programmes.
member states agree that public support for the automotive industry needs to be both targeted and coordinated.
these difficulties were already apparent in november last year when the council agreed on an approach based on promoting even more sustainable and fuel efficient cars realistic targets for manufacturers and effective incentives for stimulating demand.
on the other hand there are also more ready made and rapidly available instruments such as for example the scrapping scheme for old cars.
the czech presidency is determined to push forward with this overall policy of support for the industry whilst respecting the principles and parameters to which i have referred.
more recently we have focused on reducing car emissions in order to combat air pollution and climate change.
let us put it to work to put our people to work.
only a tiny fraction of that fund was used last year.
if the plant with the highest productivity in europe needs to lay off a quarter of its workforce then heaven help us when this crunch fully hits the less productive. a recovery task force has been set up in my area involving all major regional actors.
i welcome the commission proposals to simplify that fund.
the measures they are planning assisting job search training and retraining starting small companies assisting self employment are all ideally suited for support from the european globalisation adjustment fund.
it needs to be urgently simplified and mobilised on a massive scale as part of a coordinated european response to the crisis in the car industry.
that is about a quarter of its workforce and to that will be added an as yet unknown number of jobs in its supply chain. nissan's sunderland plant is widely acknowledged as the most productive in europe.
the fact that the greens are talking about electric cars as being a solution shows simply how out of touch they are with the real world those are ten or more years away and we all know that. the problem is actually getting buyers and demand back into the economy.
we do not want a competitive race between businesses.
one of the statistics from our summit from professor david bailey in our birmingham business school estimates that three hundred zero consumers in the united kingdom were refused a car credit application over the last six months.
mr president yesterday in my home city of birmingham we held a car crisis summit.
i want to say to my green colleagues that if they go and look at the unsold cars they will find that the smaller lighter greener models are of a higher proportion sitting out there.
this is not a failure of business models it is a failure of the whole economic system.
i was sorry i was unable to be there because i started work in the automotive industry forty years ago.
it is much better to help the industry keep those core people on the payroll and retrain them than to let them go and then to hire them back again later. we have the incentives to invest in those new cars that ms harms and others want.
mr vondra was absolutely clear that this is a single market and we do not want competitive activities there. but above all we need to face up to the fact that the car dealers have to be out there selling and looking after cars.
we need to tackle credit; we need to help public buyers back into the market to buy the green buses the green trucks the green cars after all there will be things following through there.
this is something that this report focuses on and i think it is extremely important that the justice system also focuses on that and on the political participation of women. one country kosovo has one third of women by law.
this is another example of the transformative power of the enlargement process.
the strategy presented stronger mechanisms while transforming chapter twenty four on justice freedom and security and chapter twenty three on judiciary and fundamental rights into powerful incentives for reform.
women's rights initiatives have also been strengthened through the european union's technical assistance for civil society organisations project.
for example we provide assistance for the training of judges in this area and we cooperate with non governmental organisations dealing with gender equality.
as the report mentions the implementation and enforcement of legislation in this area is key and therefore the commission not only helps with transposition of the acquis in the field of gender equality in the candidate countries and potential candidate countries but also provides financial support and monitors the implementation and effective enforcement of national legislation through the various instruments of the pre accession strategies.
european instruments for democracy and human rights can grant direct funding to women's rights organisations which have benefitted immensely from this mechanism.
as you well know full transposition and enforcement of all european union directives in the field of gender equality is a strict condition for membership of the union. it is also vital to develop institutional and administrative structures that facilitate the implementation and enforcement of equality rights. in this context the commission has encouraged a stronger focus on gender equality and women's rights in the western balkans.
back in our two thousand and eleven enlargement strategy we proposed an innovative approach to trigger domestic change in the field of justice and fundamental rights.
chapter twenty three is among the first chapters to be opened and the last to be closed once a solid track record of reform implementation has been achieved.
in some countries women have very few rights indeed and we try to correct that.
and shared their experiences with us and their expertise. that was really wonderful.
the most important point of this report is that a lot of rights now exist on paper.
you only have to read the new chinese five year plan.
two weeks ago parliament provided a solid basis for taking a strong united position on this dramatic issue.
the us is investing huge amounts of money in green technology. in last week's state of the union address president barack obama emphasised energy efficiency
ten years ago they had zero per cent of the world market.
that is where we are compared to china and the us.
now where is the european leadership?
neither does the commission by the way.
two thousand and twelve china is investing heavily in research and new technologies.
mr president in times of crisis two strategies are necessary stop the imminent threat and take advantage of the opportunities and move forward. in terms of the energy and climate crisis what is the response from the council?
twenty three ten years ago they had zero per cent of the wind market.
you do not even dare to discuss a binding energy efficiency target.
what are we doing in europe?
quite frankly i find it both disappointing and embarrassing. the world outside of europe is facing the energy challenge head on.
energy efficiency is the favourite theme of every energy speaker or politician and the council defers it until.
the competition and innovation programme the cip is struggling for support and the financing for set the strategic energy technology programme is at less than half.
that is where we are in europe and the council shows no leadership at all when it comes to energy climate competitiveness and jobs.
today china has more than four hundred photovoltaic companies.
the council is haggling about the energy target.
according to a recent joint report from barclays and accenture the shift to a low carbon economy is leading to a remarkable development of sustainable low carbon technologies.
mr president this friday's summit is supposed to be strategically focused on energy and innovation.
what we need to hear from our leaders on friday is a bold commitment to take immediate steps to get back on course.
i hope the heads of government will not be too distracted by the situation in egypt. i also hope that the necessary discussions on energy infrastructure and cross border cooperation the supply side of energy will not distract from discussion about the demand side of energy which is equally important.
we need physical security and not only plans and documents and words and papers.
after four years of lost time we are not prepared for the next energy crisis if it happens.
while respecting the different specific situations in these countries i expect this european council to state in very clear terms that the principles of the rule of law and respect for fundamental rights and pluralist democracy must be enacted and respected.
this friday the european council will discuss two areas which are also very important for the future of europe and its economy energy and innovation.
and let us not forget that energy and innovation are also two fields where the community approach and european dimension can offer a lot of value added.
two thousand and fourteen a common technical standard should also be fixed for electric vehicle charging systems this year as well as for smart grids and meters by the end of.
perhaps less evident is a sense of how urgent how desperately urgent action
we can also squeeze much more out of the european research area making full use of the single market by improving the mobility of researchers for example.
gaps. in addition we have recently heard some authoritative voices arguing in favour of deepening economic governance but at the same time stating that it can only be done through the intergovernmental
we have already done a lot in the past with our climate and energy package and with internal market legislation. we must build on that by exploiting the opportunities provided by the lisbon treaty deepening our existing cooperation and launching initiatives in new areas like energy security.
this is important because delivering the innovation economy is the key deep structural change.
fiscal consideration and public support for innovation are not irreconcilable policies.
with the budget review we have launched a debate on how to simplify the way european union money is spent and to work towards a common strategic framework for research and innovation funding.
we have just launched the first european semester putting economic governance into action.
we could use the scale of public procurement across the eu to give a real boost to energy efficiency and this means local jobs jobs that cannot be outsourced jobs for smes and real savings for both industry and households.
the messages were focused and clear. it provides the necessary guidance at european union level so that member states can take our interdependence into account when making their national policy decisions.
while we are on track to achieve our renewables targets on present performance we will only meet half of our energy efficiency targets.
in fact member states should adopt measures which are fully compatible with the community method and the framework provided by the
we must also ensure that when it comes to energy no member state is isolated from the rest of europe.
europe must become the natural home of innovation through effective standardisation better use of intellectual property rights innovation friendly public procurement and measures to help small innovative companies to secure financing.
area. but we are firmly convinced that the treaty provides the right framework and instruments to achieve this. in fact we would not further our cause if parallel structures were to work in an ultimately incoherent
for its part the commission stands ready to explore new measures in the fields of energy saving for cities sustainable biofuels smart grids and energy storage.
june. in addition as part of this comprehensive response we will need to resolve the outstanding issues surrounding the european financial stability facility and the european stability mechanism.
innovation needs to be part of our economic policy not simply a research instrument as some people think.
regarding the efsf other than widening its scope what is at stake now is how to increase its effective lending capacity as stated by the commission in the annual growth survey. of course this issue should be put in the context of the comprehensive response.
i want member states to agree on a two thousand and fifteen deadline to put an end to energy islands in europe.
moving now to innovation i think there is already broad agreement about what should come out of the european council.
much of this does not cost money but it does need political will. and the political will to take measures using a european approach and a european dimension.
manner. establishing a system of reinforced economic governance for the eu and in particular the euro area outside the union framework raises important and politically very sensitive questions.
member states should agree a deadline for including energy efficiency standards in all public procurement for public buildings and services.
i have described energy policy as the next great european integration project and it is not hard to see why a safe secure sustainable affordable energy supply is key to our economic and strategic interests as a global player.
the message i took from that visit is this when we take key decisions on energy jointly in europe we are a strong player in the global race for energy resources. underlining the importance of the external dimension of the european union energy policy should be a key message from the european council so i am looking forward to a very important discussion on energy at this european council and i am happy to say this here in the european parliament.
at european level we can add real value by improving the framework conditions for research and innovation in the european union.
the discussions in the european council of friday next will most likely cover the need for reinforced coordination of economic policies in the european union and the euro
approach. the commission will be particularly attentive to these
treaty. insofar as measures fall under national competence and of course some of them are under national responsibility this competence should be exercised in coherence with the overall union framework.
the commission will adopt in the coming weeks an energy efficiency plan proposing specific measures to boost energy efficiency;
several member states have shown that you can cut your overall budget while maintaining growth friendly expenditure in particular on research and innovation.
more efficient energy use is the key to unlocking massive environmental and economic benefits and reducing europe's annual energy bill by around eur two hundred billion.
the economy the problems of the unemployed these remain the most important concerns for our citizens.
the annual growth survey was well received.
is; why boosting research and innovation is needed now when member states are all making difficult choices about where to cut their budgets.
and as well as maintaining spending we need to spend better.
therefore the first credibility test of our energy policy is delivering what we have already agreed upon. the commission has outlined the measures we think are urgently needed in our energy two thousand and twenty and energy infrastructure communications. i want the european council to endorse these priorities and in particular make a clear commitment to completing our internal energy market by.
our competitors know this they are already betting on innovation. to avoid being left behind we need the european council's endorsement of our strategic and integrated approach to innovation.
survey. in fact the european semester is not just about coordinating budgetary policies but addressing wider issues like macroeconomic imbalances and competitiveness
democracy is indeed the best way to achieve stability and prosperity in those countries just like anywhere else.
we are also doing quite well in increasing the share of renewable resources in all our energy production.
to. we can see how emerging economies are closing on us so we have to focus on this area as much as possible.
we would like to have a real internal market in the field of energy by. two thousand and fourteen we must finally unlock the potential of the internal market in this very important field of the economy.
a few years ago we had the russian ukrainian crisis and we are still battling with that.
now we have the north african crisis.
the innovation union is a great investment in the future. a strong europe cannot live without strong common policies and european energy and european innovation policy should be one of those. my question
he said that the hungarian government neglected the commission consensus and was not ready to take it into consideration.
the modification of the legislation could be considered'.
so i would just like to inform you that as is clearly stated in the letter there is a consultation.
experts will get down to business and it is our job to find a solution to this kind of problem.
there is of course a distinction between invention and innovation and between these two and patent applications. however if you were to look for the geographical source of any or all of these you would not see an even geographical spread throughout the world.
you would find a disproportionate number from certain countries of the world with direct or historical ties to europe.
now why should this be?
could the reason provide a clue to the framework conditions being sought so earnestly by the innovation union?
whatever could be the explanation?
well when we have dismissed climate something in the water habitual diet and nappy training in a cold climate whatever else could remain?
however we should be pragmatic as well as ambitious. instead of pouring buckets of euros into grand projects we should focus on identifying and financing smaller cost efficient and pragmatic projects that can make a significant difference such as better interconnections.
i think we should consider eu project bonds as a solution to encourage needed investment in infrastructure.
but overall this crisis forces us to adopt a reasonable open and integrated approach to our energy policy first by taking into consideration all components of the energy mix without considering them or at least some of them morally unacceptable and secondly with an integrated road map reconciling our sometimes contradictory climate supply security and competitiveness targets.
we see it in the eastern partnership countries as well as in the countries of northern africa.