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in order to deal properly with all these ideas for the medium and long term i want to establish a working group with experts from the member states and the commission so they can go to the heart of these issues.
they are not on the table.
the commission has actually already launched the boat and expects to change the rules in the coming weeks.
paid. what i intend to propose is that bought up quota kept within the national reserve will not count as part of the national quota when it comes to deciding whether we have to add or to ask the farmers to pay the super levy or
the third follow up point from the report concerns the buying up schemes by member states.
i believe that this is a much much better approach than the quota system and it already works in parts of the european union.
financial assistance is required by dairy farmers immediately.
while the commission's decision to extend the intervention period for butter and skimmed milk powder until two thousand and ten is very much welcome short term measures would not alleviate the pressure on dairy farmers in the long term.
when the dairy sector struggles the rest of the rural economy struggles. currently dairy farmers receive just over twenty cents per litre for milk amid escalating costs.
it was distressing last night to see farmers in belgium so angry and feeling so helpless that they are spraying milk onto their fields in protest at the poor price of milk and the difficulties that they too are encountering.
i call on the commission to take short term measures to help measures that will increase demand for milk;
measures that will address the supply chain with its decreasing farm gate prices and high supermarket prices;
and measures that in the long term will create a sustainable industry and a future for young farmers who are experiencing severe difficulties with low prices and high bank charges.
in my country in northern ireland the dairy sector is of vital importance.
measures that will cut the cost of production;
the commission has taken welcome steps to put a base on the market but we cannot sustain prices at an uneconomically low level.
i must say that if you look at the supermarket situation all over europe there are huge differences.
but i think that those who want to point their finger at the quota system for being the reason for all the problems in which dairy farmers find themselves are wrong.
five we would actually damage the situation for the young farmers that have invested in the future.
with a quota system in place.
i have actually listened very carefully.
i do not think that going back or rolling back the decision in the health check is the right policy and here i am supported by all heads of state saying clearly in their decisions from the meeting in june that i have to stick to the decisions from the health check.
then finally on the food chain i completely agree with you that that there is no transparency in this chain and we cannot see where the added value is disappearing.
the abolition of the quota system was decided back in two thousand and three so it is not a decision that was taken overnight while nobody knew what was happening. then in the health check we had the discussion on increasing the quotas to try to find a soft landing for the dairy
because we see that even with a quota system in place we have not been able to maintain high prices and the structural changes in the dairy sector have taken place anyway.
it has been a very interesting discussion here today.
i do not think it is fair to say that we have been doing nothing.
i think that if member states want to pay specific attention to the dairy sector they now have the possibility with the health check to reallocate the direct payments so they give a special preference to the grassland areas.
i am not going to repeat all the different measures that we have been taking.
we are not introducing a new super levy system.
it seems to be the scapegoat of this whole situation in which we find ourselves.
so these structural changes are taking place anyway.
we have already reserved eur fourteen million for promotion for the rest of this year.
therefore i am looking forward to the presenting of this report before the end of the year so we can see what the situation actually looks like.
so i certainly do understand the frustration that i see among farmers in different parts of europe not all over but in different parts of europe.
therefore i would recommend to those countries those member states who really want to help their dairy sector that they use this buy up of quotas from those who want to leave the dairy sector.
at the weekend i met a group of irishwomen called farm women for a fair price' and i think we should note the words fair price' because producers are not getting a decent or fair price and that is what this debate is about.
it would be churlish not to welcome the comments from the commissioner about a stability coming into the market place although at a very low level and i acknowledge that the commission has taken steps and spent money to bring stability to the market place.
it is just that it is not enough and it did not happen quickly enough and we have a severe crisis.
i want to say that in relation to the future your comments are particularly welcome.
i am worried that this house is divided on the issue of milk quotas because when we have codecision if the lisbon treaty comes into force we are going to have to think more coherently as a group and give clear signals to farmers rather than divided messages so let me repeat that your comments about making
links between producers and processors about production levels are something we need to explore something we have to have a further debate on.
but we need to ask you commissioner what type of market support measures do you think will exist in the absence of quotas that can ensure a fair and decent price to our producers?
i welcome your remarks for the future commissioner but i am not happy about your remarks for the short term.
i do not think anybody in the industry wants to go back to that situation neither the farmer nor the processors nor the commission nor we in this parliament.
until we tackle the power of the supermarkets in this area we will not have the answer.
when we see what the supermarkets are charging consumers for milk and then look at what the dairy farmer actually receives the difference is just incredible.
the work and the major cost in producing milk are borne by the farmer but at the same time the supermarkets are reaping huge profits.
the margin that the farmer receives is so unfair.
we need to put pressure on the supermarkets to pay a fair price to the industry and it is my view that the price of milk in the supermarkets will not have to change.
the consumer will not have to pay any more for their milk. the supermarkets need to reduce their profit margins.
it is quite scandalous when we see the massive profits that these supermarkets are enjoying every year and at the same time our dairy industry is struggling.
if action is not taken on the issue in the very near future then i really do believe that many of our dairy farmers in wales and the rest of the uk will go out of business.
i have one quick point on what the commissioner said this morning about the super levy.
i am concerned by those comments.
i think it will hit our most efficient producers those who have risen to the challenge responded to the market and invested heavily in their farms following a lead from the commission that quotas will be abolished.
there is no doubt that we must take action to alleviate their pain but let me make it very clear that this is a short term crisis which requires short term market measures by the commission as outlined in the resolution.
let us also be clear that for too long european consumers have paid for a dysfunctional agricultural policy which has failed both farmers and consumers.
this crisis should not therefore be used as an excuse to turn our backs on the road to further reform and liberalisation of the cap.
we also want to see the commission focused on sorting out the market which is clearly failing. consumers are losing out as they fail to get the benefits from the fall in milk prices.
farmers are losing out because they do not receive a fair share of the retail milk price.
will you commit to action that will root out supermarket abuse of their monopoly positions?
will you commit to a competitive market that allows producers a fair share of the cake and will you commit to a functional milk market that gives a fair deal to farmers and a fair price to consumers?
i look forward to your response commissioner.
i also welcome her proposals to meet this current crisis as a sensible and appropriate way to support producers through a difficult time.
it will send all the wrong messages and it will only effectively penalise efficient producers who are making plans to stay in the industry for the long term.
secondly we need to recognise that there is little or no direct relationship between the price in the retail sector and the raw material price received at the farm gate.
the major influence will always be the global marketplace and we have to recognise that the global marketplace will always be volatile. i therefore urge the commission in the long term to come forward with plans to ensure that there will be some sort of stability mechanism for the benefit not only of producers but also of course of consumers in the long term.
i think we should work for a common joint resolution.
so i stand here with a clear purpose to make sure that every voice matters in this parliament and that every mep every one of you has equal power.
those are the values i would bring to this role if you vote for me today.
mr president standing here reminds me of the first time i entered this grand chamber.
vote for the candidate who embodies change and who shows the people of europe that we are here to represent every corner of europe every viewpoint every single citizen.
let us end the old boys' club and breathe some fresh air into this building.
let us restore people's faith in the european parliament.
any of you who have worked with me will know what i believe in.
i have seen an old boys' club in charge a few men from a few countries seeking to dominate every major decision and a way of working that leaves many meps and the people they represent out in the cold.
now i might be deaf but i am a very good listener.
that is why we are all here to improve the lives of our citizens.
and let us today send out a signal that we stand by our own motto of united in diversity' that wherever you come from whatever background you have or obstacles you have faced europe is a place where even the greatest of challenges can be overcome with hard work and optimism. since i was elected i have been honoured to work with meps from across this chamber.
that is not fair not open and not representative of the diversity of europe.
vote for the candidate who will listen to you.
don't vote for the candidate who wants to further their own agenda.
if you think it's time for change then i can deliver it nobody left behind no more backroom dealing no more old boys' club.
so let us make a bold and decisive step towards change right now.
there is an old saying a strong woman stands up for herself a stronger woman stands up for everyone else'.
i believe in uniting people in equality and fairness and in respect.
i remember the excitement i felt knowing that in this room we can deliver the greatest amount of good for the largest number of people.
vote for the candidate who wants to help you deliver your agenda and your citizens' agenda and who wants to stand up for all seven hundred and fifty of you.
but of course it's not every leader or every country that espouses those values.
and i believe we agree that as far as possible this must be a win win outcome for all our citizens but does not undermine the european union.
but i believe we are stronger when we promote the values of democracy universal human rights and solidarity on a sustainable planet together and on that basis i would be honoured to work with you as your president.
you wanted independence and visibility of the institution not least in the eyes of our citizens. you wanted greater inclusion that parliament's president must involve the voices of the different political groups in our decision making but also inclusion of the people of europe and giving more structure and value to the work that we already do
to demonstrate that we can shift away from electing a usual suspect and maybe even dare to elect a woman from a smaller group and if we're feeling really radical from the uk difficult though i know that is for some of you.
we face many challenges today.
transparency was also an issue and parliament's president has to carry through the recent rule changes that we have made as well as doing more on environmental progress and social responsibility.
and when i travel outside the european union i am often told that our commitment to universal human rights democracy and solidarity within and across our borders backed by environmental progress is what makes the european union a valued partner.
so visibility inclusion transparency are important to all of us but so are the values that underpin our work as members of the european parliament and that our president as our face to the world has a responsibility to promote.
and this week through our work on the pillar of social rights we can show that a stable economy does not have to destroy social europe.
mr president colleagues it has been a genuine pleasure talking with all of you during this campaign for the presidency of the european parliament and having listened to you it is clear that we agree that parliament needs to change and the apparent ending of the grand coalition gives an opportunity
change is necessary.
whether that's with young people people experiencing poverty or initiatives such as the freedom drive but inclusion also in our diversity in that wider sense.
we are in difficult and shifting political times but our parliament has shown itself capable of being critical of some of our own national governments painful though that is.
we may know later today more about the uk's proposals for its future relationship with the european union but we do know that this parliament will vote on that final deal and should be involved in those discussions not least as we have enormous knowledge and expertise to offer.
but when we were talking you were clear about some of the other changes.
it is all about being forward looking in order to minimise the inevitable adverse impacts of climate change and gender inequality.
the commission will continue to mainstream gender issues into policy making including the fight against climate change and adaptation to the adverse effects of climate change.
the report before us is a very useful contribution in advocating climate equity i commend it and i applaud the rapporteur and the european parliament for this initiative.
by supporting sustainable green low emission development we are helping to mitigate the effects of climate change and to stimulate economic development which will make the poor and vulnerable predominantly women and children the principal beneficiaries.
we have to ensure that we have more of such win win programmes.
gender is already among the eleven forms of social impact which should be screened as part of any impact assessment carried out today by the commission before it makes any kind of proposal.
decision makers need to listen to women and make use of their knowledge in adaptation and mitigation strategies.
i would like to conclude on this positive note i truly believe that climate action can contribute to development in the world's poorest regions and improve the living conditions of many men and women in the developing world.
the eu supports mitigation actions through the geographic and thematic programmes of this development cooperation.
it is our responsibility to give the concerns of women and the most vulnerable a place in national and international climate policy.
when addressing climate change the eu looks at how consumption and lifestyle patterns have an impact on our environment.
in the poorest and least developed countries women children and the elderly are the first to suffer.
pacific leaders acknowledge the need to take women's experience knowledge and priorities into account more effectively if they are to address the impact of climate change successfully and be able to achieve sustainable development. in line with the goal of raising women's representation to the
the danish presidency decision to present the set of indicators on women and climate change to the council illustrates the fact that this critical area is high on the agenda.
women are under represented in national decision making and in international climate negotiations. in the recent communication on a renewed eu pacific development partnership it is stated clearly that gender inequalities may hamper countries' capacity to address climate change impacts.
just as development cannot be solely about economic growth sustainability cannot be solely about protecting the environment. development must be people centred promoting rights opportunities choices and dignity and green growth must also be inclusive growth generating social progress and contributing to eradicating poverty and achieving greater equality as well as sustaining our natural environment.
quotas distort equality.
climate change is a global challenge and we need global agreements to tackle it.
yet this report chooses to ignore the achievements of these women.
they also degrade women who have made it to the top because they are the best people for the job.
mr president a deal was reached at the climate change conference thanks to two women. it was direct talks between the eu climate action commissioner and india's environment minister that paved the way for an agreement. the conference was chaired by an equally strong woman south africa's minister for international relations and cooperation
we have seen demands for quotas in business and in politics and now climate diplomacy is the target for quota enthusiasts.
coming at a time when the euro disaster is breaking nations and driving desperate people to suicide this staggering exercise in politically correct sloganising could had it been on the agenda at the start of this month easily have been mistaken for an april fool's joke. but in truth this attempt to institutionalise discrimination and contempt against half the population of europe is not a laughing matter.
men and women are conceived to complement each other for the common good.
this proposal is an attempt to sow discord between the sexes break family values and export eu frankfurt school poison worldwide using the excuse of climate change.
thousands of children are snatched by the state because the crucial importance of fathers and loving united families is denied and undermined by militant feminism of the sort that underlies this report.
meanwhile there are real problems out there hurting real people.
voters expect us at least to try to solve them not to waste our time and their money on sexist anti male anti family gibberish.
ladies and gentlemen please let us drop this empty bigoted sloganising and work together to deal with real problems.
mr president this report represents a heroic attempt to link two of this parliament's main obsessions women's rights and climate change but sadly it fails to achieve that objective.
climate change gets blamed for many things mostly without justification but few people will believe that domestic violence against women is caused by climate change or that the low representation of women in government is caused by global warming.
some will feel it is discriminatory that we do not have a report on men and climate change after all men and women live in the same climate women and men switch on the same lights televisions and computers and both men and women inhale oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide.
however the report does make one valid point that women are less able to respond and adapt in the face of changes such as global warming and its side effects.
mr president the biggest side effect of global warming is the huge economic damage that our climate mitigation policies are doing.
high energy prices and excessive regulation are driving jobs industries and investment out of the eu altogether to other jurisdictions typically with lower environmental standards.
sadly it is probably the case that this will impact more seriously on women and on the poor than on the rest of us.
the best thing we can do for women for the poor of this world and for all mankind is to scrap our absurd and damaging climate policies.
i very much welcome this report calling for a greater role for women in tackling climate change.
statistics show that women are disproportionately affected by climate change notably as victims of climate and resource related wars natural disasters and in terms of infectious diseases malnutrition and gender based violence.
while recognising that gender is an important factor in combating climate change the eu's first priority should be achieving a legally binding international climate change commitment.
for this reason it is crucial for the eu primarily to address the climate change issue at global level and convince international partners to set aside differences in order to reach a sustainable credible and long lasting agreement.
there. we need to continue our work and
today's resolution also highlights the need for more reliable
it is high time that we responded in our treatment of saudi arabia not to the beautiful words that they say but to the ugly deeds that must have consequences.
we need a european magnitsky act to hold perpetrators of human rights violations to account individually and we need to stop the export of the very surveillance technologies built in europe which are used for repression in countries like saudi arabia.
more specifically now the arrests and torture of the brave women's rights activists and we name all of them in this resolution are absolutely appalling.
and in addition under the provisional agreement reached in the trilogue the commission will provide a second more strategic annual progress report with the remainder of the work related to the development of the seventeen ucc electronic systems.
the commission already produces annual reports in a technical format on the multiannual strategic plans for customs electronic systems and this form of reporting will continue.
and at the same time the eu the member states acting as one single trading bloc in trade negotiations with third countries have a far stronger position than any member state alone as we've seen this week for instance.
and besides we will of course regularly inform parliament of the progress of the customs electronic projects through regular reports.
as the report notes it is vital that the customs union ensures the competitiveness of european business especially the smes while at the same time protecting the eu's revenue sources and allowing the flow of goods at our external borders.
the new systems will only replace the old ones when they have been fully tested and when they can be launched easily with no disruption to trade.
we have proposed these extensions to the commission to allow traders and member states to prepare in an efficient way. we believe that the work can now proceed in a smoother way in line with a carefully calibrated and agreed timeline.
most systems will in fact be completed by the previously established deadline of.
i welcome the reference made in the report to the major progress already achieved over the last twenty years in the digitalisation of our customs processes.
it also provides for a greater electronic integration between the member states and it facilitates trade by speeding up customs control.
two thousand and twenty however for some of them it is necessary to allow extensions up to two thousand and twenty two for the three national systems and up to two thousand and twenty five for six transeuropean systems.
balancing these objectives is the main goal of the union customs code the.