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i say that as the child of immigrants who did so a number of years ago. however as politicians we have to listen to the very real concerns of our constituents and when it comes to freedom of movement within the eu there are two concerns that are often expressed.
tackling social exclusion and poverty by eradicating homelessness would help homeless people who struggle to cope with life and are forced to live in inhumane conditions.
parliament should not delay this money which would give the region a much needed economic stimulus.
that is why i urge the commission to review the rules on state aid support.
it was estimated at one stage that dell and its suppliers employed one in every five people throughout the mid west of ireland so this area has been hard hit.
on behalf of the hungarian people i would like to call for your solidarity now because according to reliable information from human rights sensitive high ranking members of the hungarian police on the third anniversary of so called bloody monday in two thousand and six
i would like to call on members of the european parliament to come to our aid and to come to budapest on that day as human rights observers.
please do your research on the internet about the human rights abuses and mass police brutalities in hungary and make sure that it can never happen again.
it is vital for the new member states in the central and eastern part of europe to receive necessary support for economic recovery. coordination of recovery efforts should be more efficient and enhanced coordination is not only the responsibility of the governments but also the responsibility of brussels.
we are facing a most complicated economic perspective accompanied by the imminence of serious social unrest.
that is why the european union has to put forward the most efficient response to the deteriorating situation in the region and this house must show leadership on this issue.
he calls a two to one majority in ireland a victory for bully boys'. i am afraid his words are all too typical of a man who uses distortions and deceit and sometimes downright lies about the european union.
all too often those words are unchallenged by journalists.
he describes the treaty that gives every member state the right to withdraw from the union as an end of independence.
parliament has a medical service.
mr president i invite you to ask the men in white coats to offer their services to our colleague.
nonsense about europe may pour from his lips but at least they can help ensure that he does not choke on it.
however it has been seen this afternoon that the debate on the reform treaty has been poised between a reality and a distraction and we must not stand still in its wake. the reality is that the world has changed fundamentally over recent decades as a much greater proportion of it is now competing with us in a global market.
quite simply europe must behave more coherently if it is to prosper.
we do not have the luxury of acting only in the interests of our own nations;
we need to strengthen the union which every one of us represents.
we now with our increased powers and increased opportunities should take that opportunity to discuss this issue here in parliament and come up with ways and proposals on how we can actually help to clear that deficit and bring europe closer to its people.
the initial directive handed implementing measures to the european commission which in effect meant that the regulation was allowed to pass without the consent of this farce of an assembly or of my real parliament at westminster.
it was allowed to happen unfortunately with the collusion of the british conservative party who are the jekyll and hyde of british politics when it comes to the european issue. they say one thing in britain and they come out here and they do completely the opposite in committee.
the study provides a comprehensive analysis of the issue at stake. we have learned for instance that around six zero agents are active across the member states in all disciplines. however ninety five of them are active in only four sports
the sports movement has been trying to tackle these problems for some time.
i am fully aware of the political importance of this issue.
the rules put in place by sports bodies may have an advantage sporting sanctions are sometimes the best way to deter unscrupulous actors in the market be they agents clubs or players.
the sports movement is looking for assistance from the european institutions to tackle the challenges posed by agents.
but sporting authorities do not have the power to investigate and punish acts which all member states consider to be crimes corruption money laundering tax evasion and illegal immigration.
the commission has an important role to play.
this is why a number of governing bodies have adopted measures to regulate the activities of agents.
we are now assessing which type of action at eu level would be most appropriate.
although the existing public and private regulations may conflict with each other and create legal uncertainty the findings of the study show that few obstacles exist to the free provision of agents' activities across the
we must address such problems to preserve the integrity and fairness of sports competitions.
athletics basketball football and rugby. and within this group football clearly predominates. the study also tells us that only a limited number of member states regulate agents through a specific law. most countries simply rely on general provisions of either labour law or contract law.
i would recall that the commission has now published the results of the independent study on sports agents.
mr president we are indeed fortunate i suppose to be talking about this at the time of the world cup because what the world cup illustrates more than almost any other sporting event is just how important sport is to people;
just how many millions and millions of people watch football and how much pleasure and passion is invested in it.
because of this it is so important that we actually make sure that the game of football and other sports are regulated properly and that we do now take the action which has been discussed for so long about players' agents.
we are unfortunately as has been mentioned seeing some very serious things going on abuse money laundering corruption exploitation of underage players;
things which are serious crimes against which we really must take the action which we have been planning for so long.
what better time to be doing that than now when the whole world it seems is consumed by football?
mr president i fully support efforts to make the activities of sports agents mainly in football more transparent and i believe that the eu should be supporting the various sporting governing bodies to ensure that they can do just that.
we need to shine a light into the murky world where exploitation could be rife and matters such as dual representation whereby the agent can be representing a player at the same club that is trying to sign the player need to be looked at.
however any legislation that comes forward to regulate this sector must be from the national sporting bodies or authorities such as fifa and uefa.
it is really not the place of the eu to be regulating in the sporting world especially with the global nature of this particular problem.
where we can add value to sports we should but we should only intervene upon the request of the sporting governing bodies where we can clearly deliver value or give clarity.
sports federations do not have the powers to intervene in some of the worse cases of malpractice.
such problems now take on a transnational dimension as sport becomes more globalised.
the internationalisation of professional sport makes it difficult to adopt a national approach to problems of a systemic nature.
many actors within the sports movement would certainly welcome our support.
that looks like more than enough living space does it not? no it does not and putin decides to occupy crimea.
for russian tsars and bolsheviks for stalin and now putin politics has always been about expansion and domination.
to destroy the europeanisation of neighbouring nations to deport and suppress those who protest this is the line of the kremlin.
no wonder.
colleagues russia is surely back to its imperial military posture and we must take it absolutely seriously.
too much time has passed to continue as if nothing had happened. i urge the commission to immediately address russia with a demand that the political oppression on the crimean peninsula be stopped. i call on the council to consider further restrictive measures to be imposed on individuals responsible for gross human rights violations including the freezing of assets in eu banks.
moreover systematic violations of human rights the use of torture and degrading treatment of political prisoners have been recorded by various organisations such as the un human rights monitoring mission and amnesty international.
while time has passed the illegal occupation of ukraine's territory continues and the human rights situation in crimea has significantly deteriorated.
as we saw in the case of south ossetia annexation is assumed by the kremlin to result in only a temporary cooling of relations with the west only later to be forgotten.
for the second time in his life dzhemiliev has been banned from entering his homeland whilst for those able to remain from his community economic conditions and the human rights situation have declined.
to do so would be to embolden the plans of president putin in his quest to reassert control in the former soviet space by aggressive territorial expansion.
many will remember the visit of mr dzhemiliev leader of the crimean tatars to this house last year and the moving accounts he gave.
madam president three years since russia's annexation of crimea it is important that we continue to demonstrate our resolve in stating that crimea is and remains an integral part of ukraine and to stand in solidarity with those that are suffering under the military occupation. maintaining this resolve in which the rule of law and peaceful relations triumph against the might is right' dogma and spheres of influence espoused by putin is essential for the european union.
cases of disappearances and allegations of arbitrary arrest and torture are very concerning.
the personal events of his life have been mirrored in the turbulent history of crimea and it is a tragedy that in two thousand and seventeen we are seeing further destabilisation.
they prosecute innocent people for political reasons then they prosecute people protecting those innocent people such as for example their lawyers. the human rights situation has deteriorated significantly and this needs to stop.
russia claimed that the people in crimea wanted to be freed from ukraine and that they wanted to join with russia.
if russian occupation in crimea is a blessing to the people there then why do you need to prosecute and harass the tatars ukrainians and even russians themselves there?
neither the council of europe nor the united nations have access to the peninsula and they cannot monitor the situation there. discriminatory policies are imposed on crimean tatars fundamental freedoms such as freedom of speech and association are constantly violated and europe is looking away.
the fate of innocent victims is not forgotten. there should be no normalisation of any relations with russia without the release of these political prisoners.
let us make this clear to putin and his political and business partners in europe.
then intimidation and mass violation of their human rights started including the delegalisation of their political representation the mejlis and the pronouncement
it is tragic to see the lawlessness and the repression of civil political and human rights in crimea including the situation of the political prisoners some of whom have been transferred to remote regions of the russian federation.
we also have to give our full support and sympathy to the tatars the original indigenous people of crimea.
mr president i would like to thank open dialogue foundation for the work they continue to do to expose the russian state's systematic abuse of human rights and also the international campaign let my people go which deserves more support and recognition.
i would especially like to raise the case of ukrainian filmmaker oleg sentsov who was a rising star in the international film scene before his unlawful arrest.
i would also like to thank belarus free theatre for their production burning doors' which tells his story.
true and meaningful peace can only come about through intercultural dialogue and cultural diplomacy.
that is why artists and creators have such an important role to play in developing better democracies.
the russian government must immediately release sentsov and all prisoners it holds illegally investigate reports of torture and give reparations to victims.
finally germany joined those eu member states which have open marriage for same sex couples. this is a historic moment and as a german citizen and a member of the lgbti community i want to thank every single member of this parliament who has fought in recent years to make this possible. were it not a member state of the european union germany probably would not be at that this stage right now.
so thank you very much for equality and for diversity.
mr president i want to remind all my colleagues that the german bundestag took an absolutely historic decision last friday.
we need a new way forward in the integration of the european union in digital in energy in innovation and in our capital markets which are not unified at the moment.
' you need to come forward with a credible strategy like delors did to create the internal market for consumer goods.
can somebody perhaps tell us that both are important and that you do not have to make a choice between fiscal discipline one the one hand and investment and growth on the other hand?
close to one trillion is lacking in investment private mainly in our infrastructure in digital in the energy grid in transport and in innovation.
i think that is a step forward but does it solve the whole problem?
the problem is that the investment gap today in europe is not eur three hundred billion.
we have always been in favour of coordination and clustering and i hope it can work but i have to tell you that i have doubts about it. in a marriage it is very clear you do not decide everything together.
in doing his job will be under the control of the different vice presidents of the commission responsible for civil liberties.
i do not think
we expect a commission with ambition a commission with vision a commission that can lead us out of the crisis.
into an effective team.
fiscal discipline certainly; but the top priority should now be growth. we should have reforms but above all we need to have investments for the future and for this we need to have stronger instruments not only the eib and structural funds but fiscal capacity
and banking union.
europe remains indeed the best promise of sustainable development democracy and citizenship but we must recognise that we are confronted with important divergences now.
do have the conditions to implement such a strategy and that is why we need this new deal.
that is why so many social democrats find the investment plan of eur three hundred billion crucial for the economy and for europe.
to do that we need to get the european economy back on track.
more social green and transparent.
we do not doubt the good intentions of the commission but we are really disappointed by the lack of detail thus far.
increasing private and public investment is key raising demand in the short term and improving the supply side in the longer term.
but to do that and push in the right direction europe must get out of the muddling through scenario of low growth and high unemployment.
we look forward to the return of astrid lulling in this chamber.
you simply cannot ask taxpayers for money they have not got and we need to make sure that we have financial responsibility.
what will we say about your commission in five years' time?
our group will ask did the juncker commission tackle the important issues of energy security and the digital single market and pursue open trade;
first of all let us be positive.
we will abstain.
we like the fact that you have torn down the silos and have come up with an integrated structure focused on outcomes.
it might lead to better security but it will also lead some people to say if he can escape and get out of it so can
over. we know the deal has been
we like the fact for example that the gentleman next to you mr timmermans asked the question does europe need to do all this? ' surely at times it is best to leave it to the member states.
as an open and democratic group the ecr had a number of discussions about this commission in fact probably more than i would like to mention but that is part of being an open and transparent democratic group.
and where you look back to the past we will confront you with the challenges of the future.
our group will not join this cosy consensus.
we like the fact that you are looking to cut red tape and to complete the digital single market;
so as we cast our vote today let me share with you some of our concerns but also some of the things that we like about your commission.
we. some of our national delegations did not like some of the people appointed because of their record in their home member state but we know that the process is
do we really need this regulation?
thirdly some members in my group feel that you have offered a genuine olive branch to us and we hope that both sides face up to the challenge of grasping that olive branch as we look forward to working with you over the next five years.
we are disappointed that you did not support parliament's request for a budget control commissioner.
we welcome the fact that the structure does not look like desperately seeking twenty seven places for twenty seven people.
that is a positive plan it is a plan for action.
in our group we will ask did the juncker commission lift its eyes from the institutional naval gazing and look to the world beyond europe to see those competitive economies?
if i were you i would not be so harsh on yourself. secondly you hit the nail on the head when it came to the debate on what some call public investment and what others call debt. we need to resolve this issue. we need to make sure that we learn the lesson that you simply cannot spend more money than you have got.
yesterday we debated the legacy of president barroso and we looked back at his commission and we called his commission a commission of crisis.
thirdly we welcome your announcement that luxembourg should perhaps propose a female commissioner for the next term.
so we will be voting against the commission today not on the basis of the individuals but on the basis of the fact that it is a fundamentally un in fact anti democratic form of government. i suspect you are in for a tough time with this commission.
'! the british public could not pick the bloke out of a line up!
i do not think that the european public or commentators understand what the european commission really is.
i spoke to meps this morning who will be voting later and most of them could not even name half of them.
it does so in consultation with three zero secret committees staffed mainly by big business and big capital and all the legislation is proposed in secret.
the community method which was championed this morning the means by which the european commission makes law and holds law is actually the very enemy of the concept of democracy itself.
the commission is the executive. it is the government of europe and it has the sole right to propose legislation.
he has never been elected to anything in his life which means he is perfect for the job.
people's health must come first so i am delighted that you have listened to our concerns and reversed your decision. mr juncker i am sure you are aware of the magnitude of the job facing your commission with a europe still struggling to create jobs and growth;
a europe still faced with the consequences of climate change;
a europe where people are turning their backs on mainstream politics in favour of the extremes.
revise the posting of workers directive and stop the exploitation of migrant workers and the undercutting of local pay and conditions.
tackle excessively high energy prices across the eu.
and get our young people into work.
mr juncker this commission cannot just defend the status quo. europe is a force for good in the world but it could be so much better.
it will need leadership and courage to make the change we need.
that is the challenge.
mr president what europe needed in a new commission was a change in direction; certainly across the member states the people demanded that change in last may's elections.
the people of europe i would say to mr juncker want and deserve an end to the austerity agenda an end to the conservative regressive and undemocratic policies that underpin the eu today.
they want a social europe that protects public services that invests in sustainable jobs for our young people and reinvigorates the regions and rural communities.
what is on offer today instead is more of the same.
forget about the personalities involved this commission is representative of the old boys' club that is intent on continuing the socially regressive undemocratic europe that has become disengaged from the communities and the citizens it claims to serve.
i particularly welcome the appointment of the vice president responsible for better regulation because we badly need a cross sectoral evaluation of the impact of our policies on eu competitiveness.
you and your team will be holding tremendous responsibilities to carry europe back onto the path of growth and to win the trust of our citizens in the common european project.
the jobs growth and investment package which you said you will present shows that we are on the right path.
i have long advocated the wider use of financial instruments to stimulate private investment in the real economy.
with the current public financing capacities we need to be more focused and more efficient. we need a change of paradigm in financing.
only this will allow us to raise the necessary investment.
the challenge is to find the right incentives for companies to invest in their infrastructure and this depends on the regulatory framework which is now outdated and has to be modernised to find the right balance between players and the right incentives.
on the one hand mr juncker you were preaching flexibility and on the other hand you were advocating discipline. on the one hand you were urging to strengthen the community method and on the other you were defending the
i believe that if you take one you cannot have the other.
if you have the other you cannot have the first.
the world is logical and political programmes should also be logical;
mr president i would like to say to mr juncker that alde will support his european commission but mr juncker let us be clear we support you in the vote today; that does not mean that you will have a blank cheque for the next five years. our support is not automatic and you will have to work very hard to get our support for every single proposal that you put forward. but you will get our support for anything taking europe forward making it more democratic more efficient and better able to act and to face the challenges and the crises of today. we need to get out of the economic crisis but europe also needs to take up its responsibility on the world stage.
for that we need a strong european commission.
alde voters went to the ballot box for a stronger better different and reformed european union.
we want better regulation yes.
but better regulation in our view does not mean dismantling the achievements of the european union.
they want to dissolve the european union.
europe needs to move.
we have talked a lot about the economy about foreign affairs about an energy union lots of concrete things but i have heard very little about values.
values are not a side issue. they are actually the essence the core of european integration and if we want to operate as a political union now we need a community of citizens based on shared values.