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you have just agreed in the netherlands to please apparently multinationals like unilever and shell to give a tax break to companies that will cost the dutch taxpayers.
we are all interdependent on that and if everyone has to save and save and save then who's going to drive demand?
we need to get to a social union because if we're not having more social union if we're not having more solidarity in the european union then we're not getting anywhere.
talking about dependency i would also like to mention the fact that we are very much dependent on each other in economic terms.
this is because we have a common market we have a current common currency we are all interlinked and our economies are interlinked so if one wants to export someone else needs to import.
you have said that everyone needs to put their house in order.
out of the twenty largest companies in portugal nineteen used dutch letterboxes to avoid paying taxes in the midst of the economic crisis.
but of course in order to achieve that you will also have to talk with your colleagues and your neighbours.
i very much appreciate that. thank you also for your very clear words on the rule of law on the bad situation that we see in several countries in the european union.
and the problem is the council so please go ahead put some pressure on your colleagues to make sure that we get to that aim.
i really appreciated your words as well about how unity works and how we all depend on each other because i think this is really true.
and in those times when we became introspective we became afraid of what is different we set our backs to the outside world we declined and we became irrelevant in world politics.
and i would call on the prime minister to use everything he can during the upcoming european council to try and help the bulgarian presidency bring the issue forward. i feel strongly supported by what president tajani said yesterday when he called upon the european council to see what parliament has done
that is an american president i'm inspired by and he helped the great european liberators wojtya and wasa to do what was necessary to bring freedom to the whole of europe.
if that is not the case i will withdraw because it is too risky for me.
that is being big on big things. one of the challenges that is new to us which comes from the outside is the fact that for the first time since one thousand nine hundred and forty five we now have a president of the united states who apparently believes that a disunited europe is more in the interest of the united states than a united europe.
have no importance and no value if they are not founded on the basic values that brought europeans together after such a long period of strife and dictatorship.
i wanted to take you back briefly to the dutch republic because the dutch republic once it had obtained its independence and freedom flourished incredibly to become a world power.
we cannot leave our member states alone with the issue.
by. i would echo what the prime minister said the foundations of our relations with the united states on the basis of our values are extremely strong and cannot be destroyed by one president and one administration.
something that is breakable and fragile can be extremely valuable and that is the european union.
this tripod is indispensable if we want to maintain and strengthen our union. you cannot use democracy against the rule of law nor can you use the rule of law against democracy nor can you use those against respect for human rights.
it was gratuitous to attack the european union and its institutions because they were unbreakable anyway.
the more unity europe has on the basis of international rules on the basis of our values the more chance we will have to help the americans return to that same path.
this sense of urgency should be guiding what we do right now because the unthinkable has become possible.
not pretending that you can solve it by just letting everybody in if you understand that we need a comprehensive approach on the migration issue and that only at european level will this comprehensive approach be valuable and work if we cannot convince our member states and our citizens of that
that's an american president i am inspired
this trust has been eroded over the last ten years between north and south east and west within the west within the east.
like. i am the rule of
it's the issue of migration.
this act of verlatinghe' is the first document in european history where it said that sovereignty is in the hands of the people and for them to give to the rulers.
i think this applies to europe today and i really on behalf of the european commission want to thank the prime minister for the sense of urgency he has expressed today before this parliament.
the issue of migration has played a key role in all of our member states wherever we are and only if we as a european union can convince our citizens that we do have an answer to this not denying migration not pretending you can solve it by building fences and building walls
f. kennedy going to berlin and at berlin's worst hour saying to people in berlin i am one of you i am one of you and i will make sure that you will continue to live in liberty'.
listening to prime minister rutte i was thinking about one of the most important contributions the dutch nation has made to europe as it now stands.
if we do not confront the issue of moral hazard if we do not take that away if we do not take that out of our union how could we ask our member states and our people to share their destinies?
i believe that is where it starts and that's my own very urgent call upon the prime minister as a member of the european council. if i look back over the last couple of years what is the issue that has brought the european union to the brink?
this is completely new and a paradigm shift.
because we are linked our destinies are linked with the americans' because we share so many values.
the union functions because member states trust each other that they will do what we agreed collectively.
but you cannot do it the other way round either. you cannot say because i've got a majority i can do with the rule of law whatever i
in this line of work to see what parliament and commission have proposed together. i think this is a good basis for a solution of this problem.
that is an american president one can be inspired
so this is the time for people who believe in the european union to stand up and come together and show unity and this is precisely what the prime minister has advocated today.
after one thousand nine hundred and forty five our unity was built on a tripod of democracy the rule of law and respect for human rights.
this is by the way how it worked in times of dictatorship in eastern europe when we would criticise democracy they would say but our constitution describes
it's interesting if you follow dutch history that in those times when we were open towards what is different we did well.
then we will be in the same situation as the dutch citizens were in. one thousand five hundred and eighty one you have vacated your seat because you are not capable to deliver to the citizens what they demand as your sovereign namely security and management of a migration issue that will be with us for generations.
i can only share a destiny with someone i trust and can rely on when i'm in trouble.
this is something europe needs to solve.
i think this has later also been the inspiration for the declaration of independence in the united states and for the declaration of the rights of man and of the citizen in france and therefore it constitutes i believe an essential element of today's europe and our values.
mr president prime minister rutte you have made a strong case for the role of the eu in external security and foreign policy matters and you rightly cited russian expansionism as an example where we work better together in preventing it.
but to me brexit is a destructive and selfish act but at least prime minister may has requested that the uk and the eu have a very special and deep partnership in terms of external security and defence matters post brexit.
the alternatives are clear national egoism that the european union is a community of those who are dreamers of the past of the empires of our history or whether we are a real global power as europeans.
trade is key for creating development in africa and a marshall plan is needed.
can we use our humanitarian power to create peace in syria yes or no? and on africa which is probably the biggest priority for all of us we have to take an open market approach.
is. one. three so it is proportional in every way so don't tell the people that this is not proportional what we are doing here; the key question is whether we are ready to finance the strength of the european union when we make new investments in the defence fund when we make new investments on a marshall plan for africa and
works. it is better to have an agreement than to send troops.
you can buy countries at the moment to get influence in this european union and you can block everything.
about. the european union is a force for peace is a power of
we need your answer on this concrete question.
in the long term we have to work for a european army but in the short term i think it would be much more cost efficient if we could do this together from the
the need is obvious.
please allow me on this aspect only to pick out one detail because prime minister you talked about respecting agreements on a european level so i want to ask you about the implementation of the pnr agreement because this is also an important security aspect but it is not fully implemented in the netherlands.
you mentioned mh.
after the g seven weekend or should i call it the g six weekend i want to focus on external affairs in my contribution today.
ladies and gentlemen if we have this in mind i think we also have to talk about the hard power of the european union.
the same in north
but having this concrete point in mind prime minister the key question is how do we come to conclusions in external affairs in the european union because today foreign affairs policy is frankly speaking horsetrading in the european union. a continent of twenty seven member states with five hundred million people can be blocked by only one country in this european union and we are obviously weak in this regard.
that is why you have to answer one concrete question.
we had the creation of the european union as a gamechanger a way a mechanism to find solutions in a civilised
i like the general idea of talking about leadership and if i got it right and i am one of those you will find on the site i also liked your metaphors go west because this is very familiar to this house we are permanently detecting new territoires' new
but what do you think about the organisers of a trek to the west where the organisers say to the farmers well the territoire' in front of you is dangerous you will have bad weather there is a multiplication on criminal gangs which you have to face and to make you more efficient i provide you with less water less food and less horses
and at the end of the day that makes you quicker and you will with less resources get to the other side in a better way'.
what do you think at the end of the day how many of these farmers would have then ended up in california and what do you think john wayne would have said to the organisers once the organisers would have tried to get him on board as a possible scout?
so i have questions to this narrative and i don't think that this narrative is in itself convincing.
so please explain your position on the european budget because this is my metaphor on that.
i would also join forces with you and hope that we can have a joint initiative in making clear to mr tusk that dublin reform and that the situation of the refugees in the mediterranean has to be the top priority at the next summit the top priority.
and i would like to echo the interest of the european parliament that nothing is postponed any more.
also in the concrete legislation? this moment we are discussing the coreper is discussing the reception directive close to a compromise.
the only potential deal breaker i hear is the council insisting on a by principle detention of children. what would john wayne have said to this question that you by principle have to organise the detention of children to have a reception culture for foreigners and for migrants and for refugees?
you could take the lead talking about leadership immediately ask one of your guys of your colleagues to phone up your ministers and your civil servants in the coreper and clarify on that so that we perhaps get a solution already today. applause again talking about a joint spirit john wayne again forgive me today but it was so close to my heart what would he have said to the leaders of a country where he had to pay taxes for the coffee he buys but those who sell the coffee do not need to pay taxes?
so we need to rebalance the situation and the minimum we need to do is to have a european budget keeping a strong commitment with cohesion and to equip our monetary zone with a fiscal capacity.
these are decisions for the next european council so we count on you also to move in this direction.
would you not say that we need to trade with these nations so that they can find themselves in a better place to help their citizens to remain where they are?
the second question is on human rights and the fact that economic power is going to the east to china and india.
these countries believe that economic development will in the end see that human rights are respected. would you not agree at a time when in myanmar millions of people have had to seek refuge in neighbouring countries where ethnic cleansing and genocide is taking place that we in europe have to say that this is unacceptable and that human rights values have to be respected?
like him you prime minister railed against the treaty provision on ever closer union without quoting the full sentence which refers to closer union respecting the principle of subsidiarity in other words as decentralised as possible and only centralised where necessary.
like him you spoke of a european union that only acts on the big things and not the little things.
but the biggest thing this union does is the single european market where the devil is in the detail hence all the detailed legislation that ministers who like to attack brussels subsequently rail against and denounce as interference.
you spoke of europe inflicting legislation on member states and doing too much as if member states were blissfully unaware of what was happening yet no legislation is agreed without the approval of the council of ministers composed of national ministers accountable to national parliaments.
it's time that national politicians ceased to rail against brussels as if it was something alien and started explaining it to citizens. otherwise you might have the same thing happening in your country.
if you have a vision you should go to the doctor.
take the initiative and make britain another offer for more autonomy in immigration so as to avoid brexit at the last minute.
mr president good morning prime minister and thank you for coming to the chamber and for taking questions.
you've made the point that the dutch economy depends on trade with the united kingdom as a result of the rotterdam effect.
i do appreciate the point you made about the single market and why therefore you would want the united kingdom to remain part of that but you've also effectively admitted the issue of punitive tariffs post brexit making no economic sense for your own country.
can we ask therefore that you champion not only support for a freetrade deal for the united kingdom post brexit but that you also champion free trade change within the remaining european union member states?
you i hope will be aware of billionaire george soros a fifth columnist to use a phrase used this morning interfering in a democratic referendum result on brexit in the united kingdom.
can i ask how would you deal with that sort of political interference and how will you try and influence european union policy to stop that degree of national affront to democracy and affront to national democratic process?
therefore the requirement to use alternative methods is not weakened;
i hope that with your vote you will send a strong signal that the european parliament stands behind the outcome negotiated by the institutions under the skilful leadership of ms jeggle and the swedish presidency.
the full requirement remains.
today we have the chance to bring the eu to the forefront in combining a high level of animal welfare with quality science.
the agreed text answers these concerns by leaving the decision on whether to allow their use to each individual member state.
today we can be satisfied that a good compromise has been reached on a difficult but important file and that a big step forward can be made on improving the lives of animals still needed in scientific procedures.
the proposal will dilute certain restrictions and i note that the requirement for sharing animal research data has been removed.
these decisions require the wisdom of solomon.
some twelve million animals are being used in experiments in the eu each year and this proposal could increase their suffering.
civilised human beings will try to strike a balance between the need for research and the obligation to respect the lives of other creatures on this planet.
mr president the commission proposed this directive in two thousand and eight and there were concerns about placing excessive burdens on the scientific research industry.
the revision was much needed as it was vital to significantly improve conditions for experimental animals clarify the legal obligations and ensure a level playing field within the eu.
the negotiation between the institutions and the consultations before and during the codecision procedure proved to be challenging as the diverse and often sharply divergent views and needs of member states industry academia and animal welfare advocates had to be taken into account and reflected as far as possible in the text.
i am delighted to be able to note the excellent collaboration between parliament the council and the commission.
i believe that the result constitutes a fair and workable piece of legislation which successfully strikes a balance between promoting european research and competitiveness and also ensuring that full regard is paid to animal welfare.
he is presently in ghent participating at the informal ministerial meeting on the eu position for the tenth meeting of the conference of the parties to the convention on biological diversity which is to take place this october in nagoya.
once the new legislation is implemented the european union will be able to lay claim to having the highest standards of experimental animal welfare in the world lifting the bar throughout the twenty seven member states of the european union in a manner that will not compromise but foster the competitiveness of our research and industry.
reduce the number of animals used to a minimum;
at the same time medical research will still be possible.
that will provide a balance between the ethical necessity of the reduction of animal testing and the requirements of modern medical research.
there are significant improvements in the compromise text particularly on inspections on the new authorisation process for experiments and on a proper classification system which we welcome. however we have been waiting several years for the update of this law and my group still has three major areas of concern which is why we submitted the amendments.
we believe member states should keep the right to introduce stricter rules on animal protection as they have at the moment and as we agreed at first reading.
we believe that alternatives to animals must be used wherever that is possible.
the current wording limits the mandatory alternative requirement to a minority of tests carried out which weakens existing laws and again is not what we voted for in the first reading.
on non human primates we believe that without the word substantial' to define it a debilitating condition could be interpreted as almost any human ailment rather than as a serious reduction in human health which is what the intention is here.
we know from experience with legislation in this field that implementation and enforcement are key to achieving effective legislation and these issues are crucial ones.
with the aim of achieving clarity through further discussion my group will be calling for a referral back to committee.
mr president as a farmer i have always wanted to see animals properly treated and it is my belief that in the uk they are at least by our scientific community.
i have visited huntingdon life sciences in my constituency and i know that dedicated people are doing only what is necessary for scientific progress.
this institution carries out essential tests on drugs that in a few years' time may protect the life of somebody in this chamber.
every employee there has an obligation to be a whistleblower if they have evidence of the maltreatment of animals.
they are inter alia a recipe for legalistic conflict which does nothing to advance medicine but may line lawyers' pockets.
frankly the eu needs to apply rather more the concept of if it isn't broken don't fix it'.
in the uk we have a sensible regime a responsible scientific community including in my own constituency that powerhouse of global scientific progress cambridge university and balanced laws which sensibly address the needs of both science and animal welfare.
that careful balance needs to be preserved.
it is about those who believe that the rights of animals should take precedence and those of us who believe in the rights of society to see progress in the development of medicines treatments and cures for the infirm the ill and those who are suffering.
we need to get that balance right.
yes we need to protect animals but we need to make sure that our scientists have the tools to be able to develop the new medicines that will provide cures in the future for some of the most desperate diseases that we face as a society.
i think that in this argument the text in front of us gets the balance right between these two points of view.
i believe that the protection of animals and the rights of society are dealt with properly and we have the balance right here in the text before us.
i would ask at this late stage in the day for the greens to think twice about the amendments they are putting forward.
this has already been covered in the debate.
i believe the text actually takes their concerns into account and deals with them.
this is a subject that is too important to play politics with and i would ask at this late stage that they think about withdrawing before we get to the vote.
the programme is an important step forward towards better cooperation and better exchange of best practice.
it is extremely important for us to communicate with europe's citizens.
and finally to improve people's access to medical expertise and information for specific conditions and to improve healthcare quality and patient safety.
so this goes to prove that the commission is there to help governments.
the developing economies of the member states with a lower
we shall continue to help governments and this health programme is a programme to help principally governments but also other organisations on particular health projects. i was very pleased to note that a number of meps mentioned the question of health inequalities.
i have always said that the financial and economic crisis should never lead to a health crisis in europe so when the commission calls for better spending and also sometimes for corrective measures for economic situations which member states have found themselves in independently of the will of the commission
i was very pleased to note that most member states laid emphasis on the question of prevention. of course this is a very difficult campaign because if you look at the health budgets only three of the national health budgets in the member states goes to prevention which is why we are putting
of course we can give suggestions.