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the environment committee's report also provides for the designation of revenues generated by auctioned allowances to climate finance aircraft design and fuel efficient technologies plus a schedule for the commission's review report and what it needs to include as a minimum as well as stressing the need for enhanced transparency of icao's work in preparing and implementing the scheme. the report carries over amendments pertinent to the aviation sector in the wider ets phase iv proposal
we must learn from the issues encountered with previous iterations of the legislation and provide the sector with much needed investor certainty as soon as work is completed on the gmbm's reporting provisions on the transparency and the environmental integrity of the offset registry.
icao is a large international organisation with almost two hundred member states and their internal negotiations are not yet complete.
this represents an unprecedented level of commitment from the committee on the environment public health and food safety and we were very pleased to see an agreement in october two thousand and sixteen to establish an offsetting system to deliver carbon neutral growth in the aviation sector.
this reflects legitimate concern over the gmbm and whether it will deliver on its commitment to ensure carbon neutral growth from.
is untrue and misleading to imply that my report does not take this position. as the rapporteur i have proposed to augment the original proposal by adding a time limit on the latest derogation aligned to fit with icao's own decisionmaking deadlines.
in its proposal the commission extends this derogation beyond two thousand and seventeen and there is clarity about the new icao offsetting scheme and how it should apply to international flights when it enters into force in.
to this end during two thousand and sixteen i led three separate delegations from parliament to icao in montreal.
details of the scheme from icao are not well enough advanced to be able to say with any certainty that they will be exactly as we currently see them.
i do not believe that parliament should be complicit in undermining our own negotiating position and recommend that we vote accordingly.
as a consequence the commission was required to adopt a proposal for a regulation amending the two thousand and three emissions trading system directive with respect to aviation and this was presented earlier this year.
including an increase in the number of auctioned allowances provisions already voted on in this house.
a timelimited derogation is therefore required to maintain political pressure on the council and indeed the commission to develop a longterm regulatory solution.
with the anticipated growth in air traffic emissions in two thousand and fifty are expected to be seven to ten times higher than in.
two thousand and twenty at present based on the current negotiations within icao and they are very current and going on as we speak progress on the offsetting provisions has been painfully slow with some parties and i mention china in particular now objecting to icao's role in setting the rules for the gmbm. i believe it would be remiss to make a decision on the future of the ets in support of a gmbm that is for the time being at least
since then we have moved at a fast pace in parliament with a view to reaching an agreement between co legislators before the end of this year.
what we are seeing now is that it is finally time for icao to live up to its promises but then they really have to make sure that their so called compensation projects are really compensation and not just fake as the case could be. in that sense it is about time for aviation to pay for its emissions like all the other sectors.
two thousand and sixteen yes that global deal is there but we have not seen anything yet on how it will work.
every sector has to work and until now we have had discussions on many sectors that needed to deliver aviation was always out and they are still out.
we have been doing that since.
two thousand and sixteen in february two thousand and sixteen i and many colleagues here went to montreal and they were talking about.
icao have known since two thousand and eight that the eu wants to take action and we have been waiting for them to catch up.
do not underestimate their ability to procrastinate.
there is a broad consensus on the need for climate change action in the aviation sector. that is clear.
the main bone of contention seems to be the timing of and indeed the confidence in the icao process.
please do not throw away our leverage.
it really will not get us anywhere.
so for those of you here who say that we should be cutting icao some more slack and there do seem to be a number of ambassadors for icao here with us today let me just say this.
i think that is the case here despite two very clear points of view.
two thousand and twenty one by september two thousand and sixteen when we went back to montreal they were talking about a voluntary scheme in two thousand and twenty one and a possible mandatory scheme five or so years later.
we have been doing exactly what we have been urged to do today not leading too fast and making sure that there is time for details to be sorted out.
two thousand and eight in two thousand and thirteen they said they would be ready by.
we are all very privileged in this place to be able to do something about it and we will not be thanked by future generations if we stand idly by. the truth of course is that many many sectors are reducing their emissions but it is not the case in the aviation sector. the global based market solution does make sense on paper and as many of the colleagues here who joined me and others on the trip to montreal will know the international civil aviation organisation is very good
we cannot just sit back and hope for the best and think that the carbon neutral growth proposed from two thousand and twenty will be sufficient.
we have to see what the proposals will look like in concrete terms and that is what this report does of course it gives the commission the criteria to judge the success or otherwise of icao's process and it does of course send a strong signal that we do not want to undermine parliament's existing stance on phase four of the emissions
i think we have here a very balanced report and something that reflects the consensus on an issue as serious as this.
at handling this process and we have a lot of faith in its ability to take us forward but we do need that added pressure.
we can pretend that climate change isn't happening.
to date as you know more than seventy countries have voluntarily signed up to the scheme which between them emit nearly ninety of aviation co two emissions worldwide. we believe that all future revenues should be ring fenced by member states and must be reinvested by an rd project such as single european sky clean sky sesar
this will be the best opportunity that we have had for the european union to be part of a global solution supported by member states the commission including commissioner bulc and industry and bringing all key world players onside.
as we know constructive talks are already underway and it is vital that countries such as the us china india and others are included as they are major players in this field.
of course commissioner it is absolutely vital that we stop the clock.
this is the balancing act that needs to be achieved as more industries understand that they need to act and invest now to be prepared for the upcoming challenges.
this is amply evident at this point in time with all the natural events happening around us right now.
i understand that the airline industry like many other industries operates on thin margins and obviously needs to stay on top of any financial risk.
the central question today is of course how do we judge the icao decision to tackle the problem of climate change?
it is clearly promising but at a very early stage.
rules on the global trading registry criteria for offsets and monitoring of emissions still have to be agreed and implemented by participating countries.
as we speak the results of climate change are hitting the caribbean with unprecedented force.
a lot of work and conviction is still necessary to make it a success.
my judgment is that it is a promising step forward but at this stage it is still limited to an intention.
is it the strong and decisive step of the aviation sector to freeze its emissions globally at two thousand and twenty levels and compensate for all additional emissions or is it a cunning attempt by the aviation industry to buy more time and to accommodate unlimited growth in the future?
the current number of transfers is also excessive and would not occur if the planning of the budget was done with a better understanding of the needs of the different sectors in the different countries.
we should therefore have no need for transitional guidelines on budgetary matters. the report from the honourable member mr lamassoure focuses on the approval of amending budgets and transfers both of which constitute risky and inadequate practices that reveal a lack of professionalism as concerns the budgeting and planning process and are bound to become more risky in transitional periods.
therefore no amending budgets or transfers should be approved during the transitional period and all efforts should be concentrated on the adoption of the legal framework so as to avoid further damage to the interests of taxpayers.
all the institutions agreed that this would be the case so as to avoid any legal vacuum.
the current number of amending budgets is excessive and does not even comply with the conditions set out in article thirty seven of the financial regulation.
extinguishers explode when they are dropped on the floor.
i think that is one of the big avenues for us in the future.
is increasing as it should for the benefit of our consumers.
the practices of market surveillance in our member states are very uneven.
responsible for the production chain and the content of the ce mark and the reliability of their products.
and worse if we are looking for sustainable growth for our companies there is the question of what happens to those responsible producers in europe that actually obey our legislation and our consumer safety norms.
for example currently in the uk one in ten burns in children is due to hair straighteners and i want to commend to the house the work of electrical safety first for their campaign on the issue along with the child accident prevention trust.
it is a disgrace that the conservatives in this house deleted a paragraph in this report on energy poverty at a time when our citizens want to see us address these critical issues.
on the utilities report the cost of living crisis is the key issue in the eu. when prices are rising but people's wages are stagnating families and individuals suffer when having to make decisions on whether to keep warm or buy food.
freedom of movement of goods not just within the eu but globally is the root cause of dangerous products in our markets.
do we know the countries from which these products come?
the number of dangerous products really was increasing.
now we can have a single eu wide regulation imposing general safety standards and requirements across the supply chain from manufacturers through importers to distributors.
we are also bringing stronger provisions to protect vulnerable consumers including children from safety risks involved in handling certain products.
mr president i want to reflect on all the dossiers as chairman of the committee and i want to say first of all that the biggest disappointment for the members of the committee and especially ms nbsp schaldemose and ms pietikinen is that we are not putting before you today a first reading agreement with the council. we shaped our work so as to deliver a report at the end of october to give us time to do that
i think it is a real shame that we are not delivering to the consumers because of the one issue of made in' and ms durant gave the game away because she talked not about consumer safety but about reviving the european economy. i do not think that is the issue here;
they want clear independent transparent information about the complex products that they are buying and they want to be able to switch suppliers quickly and easily.
that is what is going to make the utilities market for consumers more effective.
it is clear that we share a common goal enhanced consumer safety and better functioning of the internal market based on four clear principles and priorities a simpler legal framework fit for its purpose;
we also understand parliament's concerns about products that appeal to children and we support the opportunity to address this in the context of the safety assessment of non harmonised products.
we also welcome your general support for the mandatory origin making proposal.
however the commission does have concerns about certain other amendments.
firstly the proposed eu safety tested' label.
the commission is not convinced that an additional safety marking on products even a voluntary one would add value for european consumers or reinforce their safety.
rather it may increase confusion contradict certain parts of eu legislation on ce marking and potentially bring the application of testing with no extra benefits.
secondly our concerns are related to trademark protection.
indeed europe needs to take effective measures against intellectual property rights violations.
however this should remain a subject of specific eu legislation and should not be mixed up with product safety regulation.
this means laying down a common set of obligations for economic operators across sectors strictly in line with the existing framework for the marketing of products.
any amendments that introduce additional obligations for non harmonised consumer goods could jeopardise this objective. finally the commission acknowledges that stricter rules on penalties could contribute to the effectiveness of market surveillance.
with these points in mind i want to conclude by confirming the commission's readiness to work closely with parliament and the council to reach agreement on the two regulations as soon as possible.
it recognises that consumer protection is already well embodied in eu legislation for the sectors identified but it also gives us useful guidelines for addressing the remaining challenges.
in this regard let me remind you of some ongoing activities of the commission.
firstly the connected continent proposal that you strongly supported aiming to strengthen end users' rights concerning many of the key issues identified in your report.
mr president the commission recently named the product safety directive as one of the ten most burdensome pieces of european legislation.
unfortunately reform of this legislation aimed at improving the single market and protecting consumers has been hijacked by socialists in this parliament intent on creating a european nanny state.
let me give you just one example the labour party and their allies want to prohibit the manufacture of products that are likely to be confused with foodstuffs due to their form odour colour appearance packaging labelling volume size' or indeed any other characteristics.
yet the socialists want to ban them because they look like food.
people love them and there has not been a single complaint.
it would seem that the left in this house are on a crusade to stop people accidentally gorging themselves on soap!
this is a perfect example of what is wrong with how we make laws in this place.
this is or could be a helpful law that ensures safe products across europe and across the single market.
instead politicians are using it to control people's lives.
if we want our constituents to trust us to make good laws we must trust them to live their lives responsibly.
i hope that legislative negotiations will be launched soon to allow us to discuss outstanding issues including certain amendments which we will need to address. i call therefore on the council to enter into negotiations with the european parliament and the commission on these two important legislative proposals as soon as possible.
we recently agreed on new rules to make prices for cross border parcel delivery services more transparent and affordable. consumers and companies in particular smes will be able to send and receive products across
we are making good progress on e commerce and european consumers should soon feel the benefits of recent political agreements which need to be implemented quickly.
again the clock is ticking.
they will facilitate vat collection when consumers buy goods and services online and make it easier for online businesses to comply with their vat obligations.
today only thirty seven of websites allow consumers to buy from another eu country because people get blocked and rerouted elsewhere. this situation cannot exist in a digital single market and we have to end it. our aim is that by christmas all europeans will be able to enjoy online shopping without being blocked
you have demonstrated your belief in this proposal and how it will benefit europeans.
rerouted or discriminated against.
the geo blocking regulation lies at the heart of the e commerce package that we designed to remove barriers for consumers and companies trading online.
using either of these as a reason to deny access to websites goods or services will finally no longer have a place in europe's single market either online or offline.
member states should now work quickly and efficiently to transpose this directive.
we have to move quickly and adopt and implement initiatives where the co legislators have already reached agreement.
the eu with greater ease and confidence.
from one april this year new rules on the cross border portability of online content services will allow europeans to access their music and e books when they travel to other eu countries. to make sure this happens companies should comply with the rules as from their dates of application.
we will keep our promise to the co legislators.
all in all just.
this is not the single market we would like to have in the european union when only every third person is able to conclude those purchases successfully.
then thirty two of those lucky people who were able to register were faced with delivery problems and to find solutions for those problems we launched our parcel delivery proposal and i am happy that we were able to find consensus on that proposal.
ecommerce and consumers should not be punished just for shopping online.
this should be a template for global ecommerce.
that is why this regulation is important breaking down artificial barriers and ending unfair price discrimination.
the internet gives them the choice to look for anything anywhere. that is a revolution in choice.
but everything will see more transparency and cheaper pricing.
because with more competition we get lower prices and better service everyone wins.
we have come a long way from the commission's original proposal which needed some work but no company now has to sell where it cannot deliver.
consumers no longer recognise borders and boundaries when shopping.
this is a digital revolution in action.
now i am sad that i cannot yet pay to watch cricket coverage and other audiovisual stuff here in belgium but that will come in the future.
but sadly the law and many companies have yet to catch up with shoppers.
so i commend this report as an action of good policy but a warning do not cut the eu off from the rest of the world.
we should see customs de minimis thresholds brought in line with offline thresholds.
the european union is made up of twenty eight member states all of whom carry different cultures and identities a one size fits all approach to such diversity just does not work.
if it worked for businesses to implement the aims of this legislation they would have already done so themselves.
mr president the ultimate aim of this legislation and other such proposals is the furthering of the single market and harmonisation of legislation across europe. such reports exist in order to fulfil one political objective a united states of europe.
recent events in the uk prove that there is no appetite for this. differences in prices are because of supply and demand ultimately a common sense approach adopted by businesses.
it is of course a positive to be giving citizens better access to goods and services however businesses should be free to conduct sales as they see fit without the eu telling them what to do.
the commission should recognise this and leave member states and businesses to determine what is in their own best interests and act as they see fit.
mr president i welcome the collective effort to combat discrimination against consumers by removing unnecessary barriers for accessing the same level and quality of online services for the benefit of citizens across the eu.
nevertheless for some online services it is important to keep a balanced perspective and ensure the viability of content creation in particular for creative and media content.
the principle of territoriality is at the core of the economic models of many european content producers media services providers and channels.
it is also in many cases how the production of high quality european works of all types is ensured nourishing a vibrant cultural diversity.
i am particularly concerned about small independent creators and artists.
it is very difficult for smaller enterprises to earn a living today and i want to make sure that their interests are defended along with increased accessibility of content and cultural diversity for users.
that's the principle of the single market in general and it should be a principle that applies in the digital single market.
this regulation fixes this.
no longer can a company redirect customers without their consent.
if i ask for the german website i want a german website not a czech one. this regulation fixes this. no longer can a company refuse because a credit card was issued in another country. if i go shopping in austria my visa card is just as good as an austrian visa card.
let's be honest this regulation will not fix the problem of blocked access to movies tv software or even ebooks.
it will not fix the first item that people think of when they hear the word geoblocking and we must continue to move towards the end of this type of geoblocking.
we must end this artificial barrier in the digital single market.
mr president at the outset of the commission's efforts to tackle geoblocking research showed that digital borders were widespread in the eu that they cost businesses millions in sales and that people supported decisive action against them.
a very important and popular topic indeed.
this week we are voting on the second of three legislative actions on the issue but all three have turned out to be no more than baby steps merely carving out exceptions for certain groups of people in certain situations.
after they are implemented geoblocking will remain widespread.
i applaud all the steps forward that have been taken in this legislation and i thank the rapporteur ra thun for her efforts to make it even more ambitious but i deeply regret that these efforts were shot down by the governments in council and that as a result digital media like video games ebooks or music will be unaffected by this regulation and that fear prevailed over the commitment to building a true digital single market which cannot develop until we abolish digital borders and not just reduce them.
ms sartori's report can do much to improve matters but as always the success of any policy depends very much on its application and in this respect national governments have the responsibility to prove by their deeds whether they really care about their citizens.
health care systems especially in the twelve newer member states need in many cases a complete overhaul with attention required to the structural improvement of hospitals the modernisation of equipment and up to date training of health personnel.
in other words about one in four of our patients suffer damage because of the treatment and not because of their disease. this statistic is even more dramatic when we consider that the number of health care associated deaths in europe is almost twice the number of deaths caused by road traffic accidents.