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election campaign and i would like to emphasise this no matter from which country it is evolving. i fully second what commissioner king said we have a lot to do in a lot of different areas and regarding different topics.
it is clear that it is still work in progress and i'm looking forward to further results in the short and the mediumterm.
let me assure you of our firm commitment to continuing the work that i outlined already at the beginning of our debate and of our readiness to adopt and effectively implement concrete measures to protect the internet and the cyberspace from criminal misuse.
it is clear that these objectives cannot be met without common efforts to ensure a free open safe and secure cyberspace and in close cooperation with other public and private stakeholders. this work is actively supported by the contractual publicprivate partnership on cybersecurity between the european commission and the european cyber security organisation.
but i doubt that we will be able to complete this work at any time.
our work in the cyber domain is now far away from being completed and against a background of the developing technology we have to work a lot also in the future i'm convinced of that.
we need to join forces and also that was mentioned by the commissioner to raise the awareness of all stakeholders to encourage action and to improve the capacities and capabilities of the eu and its member states to tackle the evergrowing sophistication of cyberattacks and evolving cyberthreats around
we need to make good use of all the eu initiatives directed at increasing cyber resilience and invest in the implementation of all recently announced measures.
we also need to strengthen the existing framework based on current experience to provide more comprehensive response to the constantly evolving challenges which rigorously protect the fundamental rights and freedoms of our citizens.
today's discussion has confirmed that we agree on many of the aspects which will allow us to deliver on this important proposal.
before i conclude please allow me to address some of your comments.
let me also confirm that we are progressively moving already towards multimodal integrated solutions.
for passengers combining the use of different modes in one journey the commission is now launching preparatory work to develop multimodal and integrated ticket passenger rights.
this is especially important for passengers with reduced mobility who need adequate assistance at transfer points when using a single ticket and otherwise.
our cooperation on this topic is not done yet.
on force majeure let me say that regarding the inclusion and the scope of the force majeure clause we fully understand your efforts to ensure the best possible passenger protection and smooth operation of railway services. the introduction of the force majeure clause exempts railway undertakings from having to pay compensation where long delays are caused by events beyond their control and which they were not able to prevent.
in order to avoid legal uncertainty and to limit the reduction of passenger rights.
it ensures that the general principle of legal fairness is applied.
it was crucial to conclude the discussion in parliament before the elections and i am confident that the position adopted by the european parliament will serve as a solid basis for the negotiation with the council.
of course i spent some extra money.
i'm sure that many of us on a number of provisions would like to go further.
mr agnew would you concede that the iranian leadership has so far stuck to the letter and the spirit of the agreement so it is not justified to blame them for deviating from that as you did?
central and eastern european countries' sole claim to fulfil the copenhagen criteria including their political criteria on the respect for human rights and protection of minorities but they also made promises to improve their unaddressed issues.
the reply can be found in this resolution.
mr president we need to ensure that those who are elected to the european parliament and to all the national parliaments are elected in order to do their best for their
we need to ensure that neither russia nor anyone else can influence the elections but there let's also be aware this is not anything that is going on just during elections it is going on now and there is a link between money laundering by estonia
let's not be naive this is not a threat it is something that is going on right now and it is implemented in order to undermine democracy and the rule of law.
and those foreign actors they have the help and the support of those forces inside here who would like to undermine the rule of law and democracy.
let's be clear that we shall disclose those who do it we shall have transparency we shall sanction and we shall do with criminal actions what is required to do with the criminal actions.
how about we adopt a common standard that we stop exporting weapons in the first place?
why are we involved in this dirty game?
is the european union not already filled with massive resources which means that we can have a very high quality of life and everything we need if it was properly distributed without getting involved in the dirty filthy lowlife business of producing the instruments of death?
we've started to talk to each other and as a result of it we now live in a better place.
we need higher standards all round here.
i'm voting in favour of this report but sadly i have to say it is a floor a very low floor like a toilet.
mr president i support the proposals for the next sevenyear budget framework.
it is increasingly clear that it is in the interests of the member states and of citizens to reform the european union's system of own resources.
the tension that is created by the demands on member states limits the ability of the eu to run an effective budget that delivers added value.
this needs to change.
for too long corporations more powerful than nation states have avoided taxes in ways that citizens never can do.
we also want to encourage railway undertakings and ticket vendors to develop an automatic compensation system.
we want to ensure spaces for bicycles;
the fight against disinformation from my point of view involves two main aspects. one is enhancing our resilience against those that are spreading disinformation and the other is appropriate education awareness in order to be able to differentiate between what is really disinformation and what is not.
to be honest i use that as an opportunity to say i don't see it for example in the trilogue on the cyber security act.
i am not talking about the presidency.
that brings me to the second aspect and that is that education awareness is not just about citizens;
it is about politicians.
if we don't use the proper words then we will be failing and i must say that once again i don't hear that clear language from the council.
once again i do appreciate what the commissioner said.
it is understaffed but it is doing excellent work.
but that doesn't mean that there's nothing we can do and that all is lost.
a reduced nuclear agreement may still work but i think we in europe have to be realistic.
of course high representatives ashton and mogherini stuck out their necks for diplomacy and that was the right thing to do but preserving that legacy cannot be a goal in and of itself because it also had a shadow side.
i think human rights and the violations that we see every day in iran as well as iran's troubling role in the middle east were overlooked and rebalancing our european approach towards iran is very important and should not be hindered by needing to defend the jcpoa.
attempts to maintain policy independence and to give european companies maximum choice to do business are the right steps to take;
the eu lifted sanctions as it's part of the deal while iran commits to verification of nuclear enrichment.
but to push or even punish european companies for choosing to drop business with iran under threat of us repercussions is taking it too far.
additionally the whole impression that the eu and iran are in one sort of camp and that the united states is in another camp is deplorable.
we are both liberal democracies and that should be leading.
i think the way forward for us in europe is to broaden our iran policy and to include very ambitiously human rights and foreign policy concerns while continuing to take reasonable steps to stay committed to our part of the nuclear agreement.
mr president it is important to protect the integrity of our democracy against undue external influence.
but there is a dangerous tendency in the mainstream politics and media to explain any unpleasant election result as an indication of such undue influence a tendency to see mr putin and his agents behind every corner and under every stone. this is a way of de legitimising democratic elections
and the choices people make.
i can assure you there are a lot of people out there who genuinely do not want more thirdworld immigration more globalisation or more european union.
this is the reason why they vote for brexit trump or nationalist parties.
such developments may of course coincide with the interests of certain external actors but they are caused by the failure and incompetence of the set mainstream.
mr president many people on both sides of sides of the atlantic have spent the past two years complaining how unattractive the us has become because of the trump administration.
it is a little difficult to take this seriously when we consider the number of people who are trying so hard to get there from central america and other places. the big question here is what is a civilised country supposed to do when it is invaded by a large number of unarmed civilians?
can it be that it is not supposed to do anything?
this is a very acute question in europe as well.
instead of just condemning everything mr trump does or plans to do we should work to find an acceptable but efficient way of stopping illegal migrants from entering freely a country that does not want to have them.
in an environment more susceptible to foreign interference in our elections we must find ways how to be proactive and not only retroactive.
one of the most important issues in fighting foreign influence in european elections is to strengthen the media environment in our member states but also in candidate countries and in the neighbourhood.
political leaders in some member states have dishonoured the journalistic profession by public statements against journalists.
i strongly denounce these practices.
while undergoing economic and social reforms georgia equally as other countries with european inspirations needs to stay firmly focused on the implementation of its political obligations too.
but of course we face the problem that one of the security mechanisms of a nuclear conflict has disappeared and we need to react.
i wish this programme success.
i specifically want to congratulate the rapporteur on her achievements.
the decision to enable social enterprises to access the microfinance facility for the first time is also very welcome.
easi provides a tool for supporting jobs and inclusive social policies.
eures makes an important contribution to this.
together with the esf the fund for european aid to the most deprived and the european globalisation adjustment fund easi forms the fourth pillar of the eu initiative for employment and social inclusion.
labour mobility can be a powerful adjustment mechanism to address the imbalances the european labour markets are facing in particular labour and skills shortages co existing with high unemployment.
progress will devote particular attention to youth employment and continue to support the implementation of eu policy in the areas of employment social inclusion and working conditions through evidence gathering information sharing mutual learning and reform testing.
concrete projects and activities will help to test reforms on the ground before the possible scaling up of the most successful including via the esf.
and inequalities. the eu programme for employment and social innovation with a proposed budget of eur eight hundred and fifteen million for the two thousand and fourteen two thousand and twenty period will support member states' efforts to design and implement employment and social reforms.
it will benefit national regional and local authorities as well as social partners and civil society organisations.
by integrating eures within easi the commission will pursue the successful your first eures job preparatory action by launching dedicated mobility schemes to facilitate job search and promote job matching at eu level.
following fruitful cooperation between the three institutions i believe we have reached our common objective. at a time of crisis and looming demographic environmental and technological changes affecting our labour markets and social protection systems such legislation is very timely. europe needs an eu level instrument alongside the european social fund to contribute to inclusive growth promote more and better jobs and fight against poverty
finally the microfinance instrument and the new financial instrument for social enterprises will help lay the basis for supporting entrepreneurship and offer a platform for experimentation that can be scaled up by member states including with support from the european social fund.
i know that irish entrepreneurs will welcome this fund and indeed i hope that all member states will access it.
banks are not willing to share risk with entrepreneurs and while this fund will not bridge that gap nonetheless it will help to facilitate self employment and entrepreneurship among groups who typically will have greater difficulty in accessing credit.
i have to say that i am disappointed that the fund itself is less than was originally planned because all three sub programmes need to be resourced.
ireland my own country has access to the microfinance facility and is one of fifteen countries to do so.
these loans guarantees equity or quasi equity will assist entrepreneurs particularly young entrepreneurs in setting up micro enterprises.
in particular i support the microfinance facility which will provide microcredits of up to eur twenty five zero for unemployed people or those who are at risk of losing their jobs as well as persons from disadvantaged groups that experience difficulty in accessing credit.
since two thousand and ten more than six zero entrepreneurs have already benefited from loans worth approximately eur fifty million under the progress microfinance facility.
mr president i want to congratulate the rapporteur. she really believed in this programme and made every effort to find solutions that were effective efficient and workable.
i was involved at that time in the trialogues and i was very pleased to once again represent my group in this particular programme.
access to finance is a major problem for young people in particular disadvantaged young people who are trying to set up their own business.
i am also pleased to see that eures is a target for mobility and that member states will try to ensure a one stop shop approach.
mr president let us not accept the line of the right wing in this parliament that wants to blame the tamil speaking people around the world for the ongoing and very serious human rights abuses in sri lanka.
an independent international inquiry is long overdue and should be set up as speedily as possible. it should be accountable to the victims and their families. the tamil speaking community has already been failed by the un.
human rights groups were correct to raise concerns about the authority the commonwealth heads of government meeting would give to the rajapaksa regime because government leaders like cameron in britain are ready to turn a blind eye to the human rights situation in order to defend and advance their own economic interests.
impunity prevails in particular when it comes to the government and military officials.
the lessons learnt and reconciliation committee is as much of a whitewash as the government could get away with and even the limited recommendations of the llrc have still not been implemented.
it cannot rely on the so called international community to bring peace or to bring justice.
but i will say now that the resolution we have today is a balanced resolution and it gives due credit for the progress made particularly in reconstruction demining and the successful provincial election we have just seen in the northern province.
hopefully this process of reconciliation can then be concluded.
i therefore call on the eu high representative to engage proactively with the sri lankan government to ensure justice is found.
however people of sri lanka from all backgrounds deserve the right to know what happened to friends family and fellow citizens during the civil war. an independent inquiry into the violations of international law committed by both sides and i repeat both sides in this conflict is needed urgently.
if the sri lankan government does not initiate a credible inquiry by march two thousand and fourteen the united nations has a legitimate right to commission an independent inquiry of its own.
mr president we are now four years down the line from the end of the conflict between the sri lankan government and the liberation tigers of tamil eelam and there are still widespread claims backed by human rights groups that impunity persists for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity.
two thousand and fourteen we are only asking for that inquiry to be initiated and the timing is related to the united nations meetings in march.
two thousand and fourteen all we are asking is for this process to be initiated by march.
i think that is perfectly reasonable.
certainly i agree that it would be unrealistic to complete an inquiry by march.
it is pathetic that a vicious thirty year terrorist insurrection claiming sixty zero lives has all but been forgotten by this house and replaced with international judgments about how the war ended.
it is laughable. that laughter becomes risible when states that once subjugated her now and as this house has done issue dated ultimatums for her to do this or that by this date or that date on pain of serious sanctions.
for thirty years state actors defended the rule of law against non state actors which terrorised an innocent population using them at times as human shields.
my grandfather was a senator and he was a founder member of the main opposition party.
this week we mourn the death of nelson mandela who has been elevated to heroic status because after twenty seven years of imprisonment he emerged without bitterness and with a great message of reconciliation which he turned into reality.
but now should be the opportunity to look ahead to overcome the divisions of the past and make sure that mistakes are not repeated to rebuild the sri lankan economy and create a more prosperous secure and democratic future for all sri lankans regardless of ethnicity or religion.
it is not for us to preach but i would like to see the sri lankan government go that extra step to address the concerns of reasonable tamils and most importantly i want to see the tamil diaspora that keep the.
much has been done and i give credit to the sri lankan government and authorities for this but much more needs to be done.
i said defended the rule of law'.
if you look at how this war was conducted for thirty years the south fed the north.
for thirty years state actors defended the rule of law.
the point that i have always made is that i stand for a united struggle of sinhala and tamil speaking people to fight for justice in sri lanka.
how many live in the south and how many live in the north?
what is the tamil population of colombo the capital city?
in his opinion is it acceptable for the state to engage in the massacre of people?
is it acceptable for the state to have forced disappearances of people?
is it acceptable to have crackdowns on media just because it is the state?
you only have to look at the work of navi pillay from the un to know that there are still some outstanding issues to be resolved. some of those questions relate to the murder of aid workers and the thousands of disappeared who have been mentioned here already.
the unemployed the vulnerable and the socially excluded expect europe to show solidarity and help them in practical and clear ways. the main eu instrument to support the employability and inclusion of the most vulnerable members of our societies will of course remain a strong european social fund.
we still need some time to work out a model which is both effective and realistic.
currently food aid is being provided to thirteen million people suffering from poverty in nineteen member states.
it also seems that this programme we are discussing this morning is running into some difficulty with the council and it certainly begs the broader question about the future of social policy.
while the provision of food aid itself is certainly not sufficient to alleviate poverty it can be one piece of the jigsaw and indeed for those who receive food aid it is an essential piece.
commissioner you will certainly get the support of this house for that programme.
i agree with commissioner rehn that those who are likely to suffer from poverty expect a certain level of solidarity from the eu and while i heard his positive comments about the european globalisation fund unfortunately his views are not shared by many member states.
we are all aware that one of the five priorities of the eu two thousand and twenty strategy is to reduce poverty.
so while there is commission support and parliament support for the continuation of this fund this same level of support is certainly not forthcoming at council level.
if we do not give clarity now food banks will not take the necessary steps to become independent of eu food aid.
we now have no time to lose in giving food banks clarity about the future after that.
because if hoping for the best is all the certainty that we can offer food banks i think we are doing the poorest people in europe a disservice if we do not say very soon that the programme will stop giving direct food aid in two thousand and fourteen so that they will have at least some time to adapt to the future.
can the commissioner confirm that a deal made in council means that the programme could continue for two years but on the explicit condition that it will stop after that?
mr president we have managed to make sure that the food programme did not abruptly stop for the eighteen million poorest europeans who depend on it.
can he also tell us whether there is a foolproof way to get around this council blockade or whether the strategy is to propose something in the cohesion policy and then just hope for the best?
i am pretty sure that a majority can be found in this house to continue direct food aid in some form but i am equally sure that there will be a majority in council to block this and that there are even countries ready to go to court over it.
my worst nightmare scenario is that we continue giving food banks the idea that the programme will go on after two thousand and fourteen only to discover much too late that it will not.
that thankfully is no longer the case. today the stores are empty and the commission is buying food off the market to supply the neediest in our society.
my party believes that the member states' welfare systems are the most appropriate way of helping the most deprived people in our society and that view is shared by some member states and the council. however i recognise that there is a majority in this house in favour of continuing the programme at eu level.
the cap however is no longer the right tool to deliver the programme for the future and that is why i support the proposal by the commission that in the next mff they will use the european social fund as a legal basis for the continuation of this important programme.
it is in line with the ecj ruling it offers national flexibility and most importantly it ensures continued support to some of our poorest citizens.
commissioner you must confront the short term reality facing the dairy industry.
if you do not take steps the long term outlook will include far fewer farmers and reduced production capacity.