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in my own member state welfare benefits are being cut health and education spending is frozen and wages are frozen or declining.
we support a more flexible budget allowing parliament to switch spending in year and most importantly allowing end year under spends to be rolled over into the next financial year instead of being handed back to member states.
it is therefore impossible to justify any significant increase in the eu budget.
every transport minister i meet wants help from the eu to build up a european added value transport infrastructure from within their member states but clearly there is often a breakdown of communication between the transport ministers and the finance ministers.
firstly the need to stimulate growth and jobs is the cornerstone of the eu's recovery plan and its two thousand and twenty vision and transport and the provision of much needed infrastructure can be crucial in delivering jobs and growth as part of those plans.
secondly we welcome the commission's proposal on the connecting europe facility as providing an effective tool in delivering cross border transport infrastructure that is both sustainable and achievable.
we must ensure that every euro spent brings european added value and that particular attention is given under the future mff to the quality of spending.
over the last few years the european union and its member states have taken important steps in response to the challenges raised by the economic and financial crisis.
at the same time we are all aware of the constraints under which we are working.
i would like to take this opportunity to thank you personally mr president for your personal involvement and assistance and most of all your strong commitment to providing the european union with the most important instrument in our hands for living up
i wish to thank both of them for their work on this report.
the council attaches the highest importance to the timely conclusion of this agreement.
on which you will be voting later.
at a time of exceptional fiscal discipline it is essential that the future mff reflects the consolidation efforts being made by member states to bring their deficits and debt onto a more sustainable path.
to our ambitions for growth and jobs for the young generation in order for all of us to honour the contract between generations.
looking to the future the next mff must ensure that the european union's budget is geared to lifting europe out of the crisis in a sustainable way.
following the award of the nobel prize to the european union we must more than ever show european citizens that we are able to unite around a fundamental part of the european project by doing everything to make the european union more relevant to prove that the european union is part of the solution and to offer to each
your contribution through your representatives on that occasion was highly appreciated.
it contains a number of important points which we will bring to the attention of member states.
as you know the general affairs council is the place where the discussions on the mff are taking place.
they are not meant to penalise the member states or regions that need financial support most urgently but rather to ensure that precious capital will actually help address the very deficiencies identified in country specific recommendations.
we would like to increase the efficiency effectiveness and simplification of their delivery.
i would say in particular that the informal exchange of views before the last general affairs council was very important in this respect.
madam president i believe that increasingly the european parliament must be the european parliament not a collection of parliaments of member states.
that is why this interim report and i commend my colleagues bge and kalfin actually reflects a hugely european dimension to the budget.
for too long we have had debates about those who pay and those who benefit.
this is not the way we should talk in terms of a european union budget.
yes we have to acknowledge difficulties in member states but we must insist that the budget of the european union is for european citizens for growth and for jobs.
the chairman of the agriculture committee has reflected very well the view of that committee but can i also stress to colleagues that we are asking for this money to facilitate more farmers in the european union.
we have heard the arguments of colleagues from the new member states who rightly and justifiably feel that they are badly treated because of the differences in payments so we must acknowledge that this report is a european report.
second the budget has to be highly targeted.
we cannot tackle the crisis without the means needed to fuel growth in europe.
we cannot meet our pledge for more europe without a budget commensurate with our ambitions and now a little institutional twist.
we have to realise these ambitions with one budget with one unified budget in order to safeguard the prerogatives of this house and the democratic scrutiny of the whole process.
we have to fight for an ambitious multiannual framework but we cannot do it effectively while simultaneously thinking about new budgets or new institutions.
we have to make it very clear to the member states who will come to the negotiating table to say no that the treaty allows us to have the budget even if they block the decision.
the debate begins only now and i believe that it would be irresponsible to move to a growing number of national corrections. this will make the decision in november impossible.
we are encouraged by the commitment shown by meps and by the fact that your analyses and recommendations coincide very closely with ours.
the commission is committed to delivering proposals in the remaining areas by summer.
of course some shortcomings have emerged.
finally this review will reinforce supervision and enforcement across financial markets with a key role foreseen for the new european securities and markets authority.
two thousand and eleven we count on the support of the european parliament in moving swiftly to adopt the necessary reforms in order to ensure they are applied as soon as possible thereafter.
another important area touched upon also in dr swinburne's report is to improve the functioning and regulation of commodity derivative markets in line with g twenty principles.
technological progress and rapid developments in financial markets have also ensured that regulatory devices which were state of the art some years ago are clearly outdated today.
this should take proper account of the nature of the business with a view to ensuring a level playing field between actors and proper protection for investors as well as against disruptive market practices.
we intend to be ambitious and comprehensive in tackling all challenges.
many pieces have already been put in place not least the launch of a new eu supervisory authority as of next month.
like the commission the committee on economic and monetary affairs is reticent to go beyond mandating the approved publication arrangements but if a market solution is not found then legislation should be supported.
allowing regulators full access to business models should ensure that they can continue as a venue for the discretionary crossing of client orders without allowing them to expand to proportions that will affect price discovery or to provide a cover for market abuse.
fundamentally we must ensure the integrity of our financial markets.
there has been agreement that practices like flash orders spoofing and pinging are unfair or even abusive.
they are there to provide a market place for investors to channel capital to businesses and corporates who act in our real economy. this fundamental function of the markets must be kept centre stage in all of our minds as we go through the legislative process of mifid ii.
investors in the us cannot understand how we in the eu operate without such a tool.
the possibility currently to arbitrage across eu member states to find the best interpretation of the same rule should no longer be a possibility.
yet this solution ensures that proportionality can be maintained in allowing for significant differentiation within the categories for regulated markets mtfs sis bcns and derivative platforms.
mr president i have difficulty explaining to those uninitiated in financial jargon precisely what my report on dark pools' refers to.
i believe that the commission in their consultation document may have gone a step further in widening its definition of organised trading facilities to include all venues that bring together buyers and sellers.
the report more broadly is an assessment of the implementation of the markets in the financial instruments directive of two thousand and seven with respect to equities and seeks to address structural issues currently apparent in the equities markets.
given the timing of this own initiative report and its culmination in a plenary vote this week i also believe that the european parliament has added significantly to the commission's recently released consultation on the mifid ii review which takes into account many of the issues raised in deliberations in the committee.
despite this being a highly technical report i am encouraged by the high level of debate that has occurred in the committee. i am glad that the hard work of my colleagues has managed to establish a broad base of support across political groups turning one hundred and ninety four amendments into twenty six compromises which most groups were able to sign up to.
the report formally refers to the trading of financial instruments including dark pools which are financial transactions and shares conducted without pre trade transparency otherwise referred to as non displayed trades.
this means a significant loophole may be closed.
the new level of scrutiny being suggested for operators of dark pools should be welcomed by investors as while they currently provide protection from the wider market they at least have the potential for abuse.
there has been general industry acceptance particularly among investor groups of its necessity but for the three years since mifid implementation the market participants have failed to come together to provide a european consolidated tape.
during the compilation of this report and its amendment it was clear that the biggest deficit in mifid implementation has been the lack of a market version of a european consolidated tape.
they are not there for intermediaries or the interlopers to interact with one another.
in the absence of clear data it is difficult to draw any solid conclusions on their role positive or negative and so before we propose legislative actions we need to make sure that we have data so that we do not impose legislation that may be detrimental to the effective functioning of european markets.
however the committee found it much harder to come to agreement on the role of certain market participants in particular the benefits or not of high frequency trading strategies.
the micro structural issues currently affecting the equity markets have been a topic of heated debate in committee.
as well as this in terms of mifid waivers the european parliament and the commission agree that these need to be redefined and their implementation needs to be standardised across the eu.
i also think it is in the interest of the internal market and we need the internal market to remove obstacles and have a single rule book throughout the european union.
i think we can be really proud of ourselves but of course everything hinges on the application and the enforcement.
i too believe that the regulation and the directive do not constitute an obstacle they actually remove obstacles.
i suppose there is not anybody in this room who does not have an ipad.
something that we have been discussing a lot lately and we will discuss it later today is fighting terrorism and sharing information.
it will create the trust that agencies need to share information.
this regulation is without doubt a comprehensive change to many issues surrounding the processing of data and the implementation of the regulation is key. what businesses do not want is heavy handed regulation and what consumers do not want are complicated rules that give no greater clarity on what their rights are.
my group and i have at times had serious reservations about the content of these proposals and the direction negotiations took on certain issues but i hope that now we are at the end a pragmatic and workable solution has been put in place.
these issues were key for my political group and my hope is that the new rules will increase consumer trust and create a level playing field legally across the eu where businesses know exactly what they can and cannot do which in turn will attract future investment in the digital single market from outside the eu and allow innovation and industry to flourish.
both the data protection regulation and the law enforcement directive are about creating trust in our individual systems and therefore creating more trust for our eu cross border cooperation.
we thankfully ended up with a far more sensible and workable set of ideas related to consent fines notification periods scientific research direct marketing in legitimate interests and derogations for small and medium sized businesses.
this data protection legislation will only last up to another twenty years like the last but if it is capable of establishing technology neutral and principles based rules it will be successful.
however we currently operate under a legal regime that was created before twitter uber and amazon were twinkles in any billionaire's eye.
this directive is not about constraining law enforcement.
the rules will improve cooperation in the fight against terrorism and other serious crime in europe.
criminal law enforcement authorities will no longer have to apply different sets of data protection laws according to the origin of the personal data saving time and money.
businesses will equally benefit greatly from this reform.
following publication member states will have two years to prepare for applying the general data protection regulation and to amend or repeal their national laws.
it means that individuals will have more information on how their data is processed and this information will be available in a clear and understandable way.
the directive also sets a standard that has to be met by any future datasharing instruments at eu level.
privacy friendly techniques such as pseudonymisation will be encouraged as will data protection by design.
because the new rules become applicable in spring two thousand and eighteen this timeframe gives member states and companies enough time to adapt to the new rules but we need to ensure these two years are used in the best possible way to get ready.
dutch presidency and also the preceding luxembourg presidency.
you are about to adopt data protection laws that will allow us to take full advantage of the digital single market because this is a key basis for the creation of the digital single market.
the right to erasure and to be forgotten will be clarified.
the new regulation will remove the differences between the current national data protection laws.
getting this balance right will be a key priority in the years to come and the police directive will be a strong framework for this work.
we may need best practices or guidelines in specific sectors such as energy and health which make increasing use of personal data and need to develop privacyfriendly solutions.
there will be a level playing field and noneu companies when offering services in the eu will have to abide by the same rules as eu companies.
the regulation in fact replaces twenty eight national laws while the directive has to be transposed into national law.
i would like also to thank my dg just colleagues and all those who have played a role in this monumental agreement and i would like to invite all members of this parliament to endorse it tomorrow.
this right will be balanced with other rights such as the right to freedom of expression.
this was also one of the conclusions of the extraordinary meeting of justice and home affairs ministers two days after the brussels attacks.
individuals will have the right to know when their data has been hacked.
the new police directive will allow for smoother exchange of information between member states' police and judicial authorities while ensuring a common and better standard of data protection.
member states will need to share more information with each other and with eu agencies like europol and eurojust.
we will work in particular with data protection authorities to ensure a uniform application of the rules.
an individual has the right under certain conditions to ask that search engines remove links leading to personal information about them.
the reform will boost legal certainty for businesses with a single set of rules across europe.
on the contrary it means that we need to make sure that the relevant data is available for the relevant law enforcement officer and for the right purpose.
the commission will work with them to ensure they are well prepared for their new tasks and we want to have an open dialogue with other stakeholders notably businesses to ensure they are aware of their obligations and also that any doubts about the application of the new rules are verified.
the commission welcomes the final text that is before you.
thanks to the one stop shop companies will only have to deal with one single supervisory authority.
so the commission will work closely with member states to make sure that existing laws are adapted or repealed as necessary.
companies and organisations must notify the national supervisory authority of serious data breaches as soon as possible so that users can take appropriate measures.
let me now say a few words about the commission's strategy for the next steps after this week's historic adoption of the data protection reform.
the commission wants to ensure a dialogue between the actors to make sure we are all ready for the big day in.
it will also be easier for people to transfer their personal data between service providers.
as the commission said last week in its communication on interoperability of information systems in the area of freedom security and justice we need to fill the gaps left by our current information systems but this does not mean mass gathering of data without purpose.
member states will also have two years to transpose and implement the police directive.
let me now take you through the various benefits of the new rules. the regulation will reinforce the tools to allow people to regain control of their personal data.
it is about ensuring the correct and lawful treatment of personal data in the law enforcement context which also includes the personal information of victims or witnesses of crime.
that is good for citizens.
a very good job was done.
it is good for businesses.
which will be applied equally in every member state.
we will also be able to set a gold standard for the digital market of tomorrow when these standards will be essential for each and every new technology product and service.
i am convinced that respect for data protection is not only a precondition for trust and innovation in a digitalised economy but it will be an important key for the success of our european economies in the future.
two thousand and fifteen the agreement found in december under the luxembourg presidency is an important signal as the finalisation of this file by the end of two thousand and fifteen was announced by the commission and parliament's presidents as well as the heads of state in the european council several times.
this compromise which we have found in an intense democratic debate in a legislative process throughout recent years is a huge step forward towards creating a single legal environment for the digital world of tomorrow and this is our chance as europeans to have a significant effect on it.
stronger consumer transparency and choice is building new opportunities for trustful secure and consumer friendly products and services.
everybody out there is waiting for us to formally finalise and present the long expected eu data protection regulation and data controllers their consultants member state governments and data protection authorities are eager to do what from now on will be the most important thing to get this single data protection law of the european union into practice as soon as possible.
with new rights such as data portability and new principles like data protection by design we are further developing the protection of our privacy and self determination in times of big data and the internet of things.
i want once again to thank the shadow rapporteurs the rapporteur for the police directive marju lauristin and all the colleagues here in parliament in the commission and in the council as well as all the people involved in this democratic process for their hard work their honest and open engagement and contribution to this result.
the newly built consistency mechanism in the future eu data protection board and a strong sanction regime will ensure that there will be equal opportunities effective rights and legal certainty for everyone on our market which as the biggest common market in the world nobody will be able to ignore.
we europeans not only export a high protection of privacy and consumer rights online.
it is the result of intense negotiations in both legislators' bodies and in the course of a trilogue on the basis of our first reading in march two thousand and fourteen and a general approach in the council from june.
at the same time we are for the first time in european history regulating the application of a fundamental right for the whole european market by a directly applicable eu regulation. we are deepening and harmonising the existing rights and standards from the one thousand nine hundred and ninety five directive on data protection and creating a single legal standard for the protection of personal data which is fit for the digitalised society of tomorrow.
the directive is also very important as the first comprehensive instrument to regulate data protection for law enforcement.
this time is crucial for some points.
the use of big data is important for business but also for science and research and in the end for personalised products and services for us as users.
this is a huge step forward.
we are replacing twenty eight different legal frameworks on data protection with one single legal framework and building a gold standard for the protection of the fundamental right to data protection and privacy which we also want to defend globally in the global environment of the global market which we are creating.
it is bringing a remarkable reduction of bureaucratic burden.
but i think that we showed that the european union can deliver on this substance that we can deliver in this democratic process with huge steps forward.
today parliament lays the stepping stones towards a truly european digital market and today europe shows that privacy and security go hand in hand.
for companies to which we provide a market opener one law for one continent as an international gold standard;
i thank rapporteur philipp albrecht i thank rapporteur marju lauristin and i thank all the colleagues in the european parliament because this is a historic day for europe a day which shows that if we work together we can deal deliver results for citizens
so thank you from all my heart to all those who have helped make this possible today.
madam president in two thousand and twelve as the then commissioner for justice i presented the legal text to protect the privacy of citizens and to facilitate data exchange for police work. four years later after difficult negotiations with member states and after a fierce lobbying campaign we have an almost unanimous agreement.
and for security forces which get more efficient access to data in order to fight crime and terrorism.
whose personal data will be better protected;
one point i can mention is that the commission will produce a citizen's guide to make sure that individuals have easy to understand practical information on how to obtain redress in case of complaints.
i would like to say that as we understand it the european data protection authorities i.