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that means we need to have money to verify the legality of timber coming into the european union we need money to train equip and give the technical expertise to those operating in the african countries we have vpas with and we also need resources to carry out the monitoring that i have already mentioned.
so we need to make sure in the coming months that we deliver the financial framework to make a success of these agreements.
i repeat that these are good agreements but like all agreements they will depend on the goodwill and vigilance of individuals the non government organisations the member states the congolese and cameroon governments to deliver on their promises to make sure these agreements work in practice.
they should lead to better management of our forests and better management of vital global resources but if wrongly handled they could take us in the opposite direction.
minorities and apostates specifically suffer from the application of these laws and the very high sentences that go along with them.
the eu has recently granted gsp status to pakistan subject to the implementation of human rights conventions.
blasphemy laws hinder free expression to such an extent that the country has been requested by the un human rights mechanisms to repeal them.
we cannot consider the human rights abuses in a vacuum.
so we call on the pakistani government to turn the de facto moratorium on the death penalty into a real abolition of the death penalty to speed up the reform of madrasas and end hate speech in the name of religion.
it is our view that it is essential to engage with pakistan both through dialogue and through practical engagement.
we are preparing to support a major project addressing discrimination on the basis of faith in pakistan.
it will focus on improving attitudes through the media education culture and public offices.
we believe that human rights monitoring resulting from the inclusion of pakistan in the generalised system of preferences which is contingent on the effective implementation of core international conventions provides good leverage to ensure steady progress in the protection of respect for human rights. we will continue to raise the issue of freedom of religion
the government of pakistan needs to intervene to protect victims of religiously motivated mob violence.
it needs to ban public hate speeches and encourage all pakistanis to work together to promote and ensure tolerance and mutual understanding.
this makes the legislation fit for the digital age and in the context of the digital single market that is vital.
the last time the package travel rules were updated was in.
it allows consumers to have the protection they expect without constraining new business models.
this will allow click through holidays to have the same protection as those bought through high street travel agents.
twenty five years ago when the original package travel directive came into being few of us in this room had an email address never mind a mobile phone so fastforwarding to two thousand and fifteen and making this directive fit for purpose for our digital world are vital to ensure that consumer rights are protected.
i know that this deal was hard fought for and i welcome the review in.
what i say is let us increase protection for consumers but let us allow national government to regulate that protection.
for my country the united kingdom these changes are not entirely suitable. if i may reference a uk government report directly the proposal is far from perfect.
why should the uk government be bound to abide by something it does not fully support? once again this is just another example of the eu enforcing a onesizefitsall policy with total disregard for the individual needs of member states.
i believe that the compromise reached after a difficult negotiation regarding the definitions of linked travel arrangements and travel packages represents a satisfactory result.
mr president the travel package proposal represents a positive solution for consumers and businesses.
sport must remain a vehicle for promoting human rights not a justification for breaching them.
it is estimated that four thousand people might die before the first ball is even kicked.
mr president i welcome the call for an integrated policy in sport adopted by this report which addresses a broad range of issues such as the challenges linked to racism and homophobia the social aspects of sport and the need to ensure inclusive access including for people with disabilities
the eu should pay particular attention to the issue of human rights in sport.
we must restore trust in sporting institutions and re establish the values of solidarity peace and social inclusion that sport can engender.
the eu must condemn the abuses that have been taking place.
the contribution of sport to wellbeing and health notably mental health and the need to strongly combat unethical practices such as match fixing corruption and doping.
finally i'd like to address the issue of gender equality in sport and the fair representation of women in governing bodies having more women in sport decisionmaking would have a positive outcome not only on the transparency and accountability of sports organisations and access to sports activities for women but might also counter the poor media coverage given to women's sport and the socially discriminating and sexually stereotyped reporting found in the media.
mr takkula you and your shadow rapporteurs have gone to great lengths to recognise all these aspects precisely at a time when the topic of integrity is a top priority for the global sports movement and the public alike.
it can provide positive role models to young people.
the report also highlights the economic impact of sport as well as its potential for providing young people with opportunities to develop skills skills that enable them to find fulfilling work and become independent active citizens.
the commission proposal for a directive harmonising accessibility in the eu the so called european accessibility act will also contribute to this goal.
we strongly support the call to find a solution to unblock the signing and ratification of the council of europe convention on the manipulation of sports competitions. it is important that the eu and the member states who wish to participate can play a strong part in implementing the convention from the very beginning.
to conclude this report identifies the same challenges and priorities that the commission is working on.
thank you president.
these include promoting grassroots sport fighting match fixing fostering social inclusion protecting young athletes and helping to preserve traditional sports.
i fully support this focus and the call to ensure the sport is accessible to everyone.
this has important implications for the amount of money flowing into sport and sporting events more specifically and how this money is distributed.
this is paramount not only to safeguard the integrity of sport and its credibility but also to help sports organisations to do their work more effectively.
the report also comes at a time when member states and the council are discussing new priorities for their cooperation in this field and the structure of the next eu work plan for sport.
and we have to work across policy areas.
this is of great importance to the commission.
to tackle them we must all work together sports organisations the commission member states and civil society.
the commission is committed to helping to ensure that persons with a disability can participate in sport activities.
what is more sport has never been as closely scrutinised as it is today either through technology social media or investigative journalism and this has uncovered some home truths about sport.
that is why i launched an initiative in september last year inviting sports federations to sign up to and put in practice good governance principles. some have done so but this can only be a first step. i will continue to urge all sports federations in the eu to stand up and be counted. your report also rightly highlights the importance that needs to be attached to accessibility.
good governance should be embedded within the culture of sport become part of its dna so that sport can continue to inspire us all.
let me assure you that the commission will continue its work to protect the integrity of sport.
it can make an important contribution to help integrate migrants in the eu.
in fact sport has the potential matched by few other areas to promote values such as tolerance solidarity respect and understanding between nations and cultures both within europe and beyond.
we will continue to use all our instruments to support and encourage member states and sport bodies.
however a good vaccine must be efficient safe affordable developed quickly and be able to achieve eu market authorisation. i therefore welcome the news that the european commission have completed a deal to purchase up to three hundred million doses of this frontrunner vaccine. of course we need buyin from citizens and that requires
yet the announcement of a more than ninety effective covid nineteen vaccine is very encouraging news and offers a glimmer of hope that we may reclaim normal lives from the hands of this terrible virus.
both trust and transparency.
we will not be safe until everybody is safe.
we're in the middle of this pandemic and we need to fight it with all the means available to us.
many of you mentioned needing to do more about cancer needing to do more about rare diseases.
we don't have any time to lose.
i want to end by saying that this house has played a key role by insisting on reinforcing the eu four health budget significantly and i really want to thank you for that because coming from parliament myself i know i could not have done this and we could not have done this as the commission without you.
we can only do this together for one reason because we share the same vision a vision that is citizen centred and healthcentred.
all of the eu all the member states continue to fight this crisis.
it is absolutely clear that we need to send these signals and we owe it to our citizens in order to roll out what they have been demanding.
yesterday when we presented the european health union proposal it is coming out from the lessons we have learnt but are also learning and what we need to do in order to respond to what citizens expect from us.
yes this is absolutely true and in the eu four health and with the increased budget that together we have achieved we will be able to do a great deal more.
so i look forward to working with you on this important file but let's remember this is just the beginning.
one seven billion in july and in the committee we restored the amount completely to show that we aim for an increase and with this commitment we are here today in the plenary. an agreement was reached this week with a major increase up to
therefore i am looking forward to the vote today in the plenary and i expect to have a clear and strong mandate to start the negotiations.
health data space.
but our success to become sustainable our success to achieve carbon neutrality live within planetary boundaries can only be done then when its not about thirty or ten when its about policy coherence.
today we discuss the plan to unlock eur one trillion of sustainable investments over ten years.
when the entire budget the remaining seventy in terms of climate for example are not undermining the effort.
during the uncertainty caused by the pandemic there is an especially great potential for abuse of the human tragedy for political ends and here lies an additional danger the danger that emergency measures taken during the second wave of the pandemic can lead to further and harsher abuse of the circumstances for political means.
we have to be strong we have to be united in countering any temptation to curtail the rights of citizens in the name of fighting the current plague.
there are sick people and they need curing.
covid nineteen must not become a convenient justification for cracking down on social protests limiting the role of the opposition and holding free and fair elections.
we should remind the national governments for some of them think too much about how all this will end for them.
we welcome the eu four health programme which significantly boosts europe's effort to improve the health of all citizens and to be an important building block for the health union.
we socialists and democrats are convinced that europe needs stronger and more robust health programmes both to strengthen the cooperation between the member states but also to overcome the common transnational health emergencies such as the present covid nineteen pandemic.
there are important social economic and societal factors that have a clear impact on our health.
these factors must be included in europe's actions so we can prevent disease and illness. therefore we have worked hard to further develop proper health determinants in this regulation.
all people have the same right to high quality safe accessible and affordable health care.
the right to physical and mental health is a fundamental human right and every person without discrimination has the right to access modern and comprehensive healthcare.
the pandemic shows clearly that we need to do more to protect the citizens' health and we need to do it better.
the third arch concerns private investment.
i would also like to thank very much the shadows because we have worked in difficult circumstances and we required a lot of your patience and efforts.
new green bonds should be issued by the eib whereas the ecb needs to reform its corporate sector purchasing programme.
it was sometimes seen as impossible and also in this house but don't call something impossible if you haven't looked for the possibilities and this report and i present together with siegfried murean is about making possible.
but what kind of government applies a set of rules to others and not to itself?
second don't shoot yourself in the foot.
the national governments make the bulk of public spending and investments.
first don't allow green washing.
indeed what this report does is build a bridge between ambition and reality.
we need good and publicly accessible data and for credit rating agencies to take these data into account.
the eib and the ecb have billions to spend.
the last part of the bridge between ambition and reality is public spending.
let's make sure that they spend it wisely again in line with the eu taxonomy and without harming people or the planet to reach our aims of the paris agreement. in doing so no stone should be left unturned.
that is why all eu spending including the next generation eu including through the eib should adhere to the important principle of do no significant harm. environmental and social progress need to go handinhand.
the eu should stimulate them to do it sustainably not hamper them.
siegfried murean has already addressed part of it including own resources but let me add two things.
how can we spend money on fighting climate change if we subsidise fossil fuels at the same time?
yes much money is needed.
with the eu taxonomy we obliged the financial sector to back any claims of sustainability.
therefore we call for new tools such as a green bond standard to make this easy.
that's why we clearly state eu spending on sustainability must be taxonomy compliant.
with this report the european parliament shows how it bridges the gap between ambition and reality bringing a sustainable society closer and closer.
the report insists on the phasingout of all investment in harmful activities. soon investment in new fossil fuel plants and unsustainable heavy industry will be history. the market is already moving in that direction but sometimes a lack reliable data can hamper progress.
as supervisor the ecb needs to force banks to address climaterelated risks that are still on the balance sheets of banks.
resources will be needed from the european level from the national level and from the local level and they will be needed from the private and from the public sector alike in order to meet these objectives. we started our work on this report immediately after the commission presented the green deal and the sustainable europe investment plan that was at the beginning of this
this is why the report which paul tang and myself are putting in front of you today raises an important element.
it was before the start of the pandemic and we set ambitious objectives. the one thing which i want to say very clearly for parliament now is that we are sticking to the objectives of the green deal combating climate change;
not? this is an important question that we need to clarify together.
obviously member states are deciding by themselves their own energy mixes.
we see own resources as a source of revenue but also as a tool to incentivise greening at the level of consumers and at the level of the private sector.
we in our report are also saying that the projects with the highest potential to reach our climate objectives should be financed as a priority and we also say that a level playing field should be guaranteed for eu companies.
we set the objective to mobilise eur one trillion for the next ten years before the pandemic but we are seeing that the pandemic is affecting our economies and it is affecting our enterprises and we need to reach the objectives of the green deal together with our enterprises and with our economies not against them.
they should not only be tasks that we are busy with when there is no other crisis.
we as the european parliament are setting ambitious green objectives including for the recovery and resilience facility.
we have set ambitious objectives there and we will only meet those objectives if we follow suit with appropriate financial resources.
be. how will next generation eu the recovery and resilience facility contribute to these objectives?
us. the report was adopted with a very large majority at the level of the committees.
so we are committed to the objectives of the green deal but obviously we need to see together with the commission how we ensure the financing in the new context.
the commission rightly proposed thirty seven climate mainstreaming under the recovery and resilience facility.
we are also aware of the importance of own resources where the council the commission and parliament have made together very good progress for a calendar for own resources in the next seven years.
we are committed and member states are committed they should be committed to transitioning from the least clean sources of energy but we need to see how the transition can take place from country to country.
the first important question will be how much financing can we mobilise and how much can the private sector do to reach these objectives?
we believe that private financing is very important as well because as i said financial needs are very
we also recognise the important role of the eu budget and the positive contribution towards reaching the objectives of the green deal which cohesion policy has which research policy has which agriculture policies have and which the just transition fund also
has. with regard to the just transition fund i would like to say that it is crucial that the just transition fund is sufficiently financed and that the climate transition takes into consideration the different levels of development and dependence on fossil fuels in different eu member states.
year. we as the public sector are doing our part but we need a commitment from the private sector as
polluting less; improving our energy efficiency. those need to be permanent tasks.
forty the question is do we count the resources from the recovery resilience facility under the sustainable europe investment plan or
the commission greatly appreciates the efforts that have gone into preparing today's draft report.
i am glad that we agree on the basic rationale and policy objectives of the future eu four health programme.
these are very difficult times for our citizens for businesses for our member states for our european health care systems.
we have been listening that targeted investment in crisis preparedness and stronger health systems are essential for the future.
the gravity of the current health crisis calls for swift conclusion of the negotiations.
i think actually i have been losing my voice over the last week from at the beginning speaking with everyone to thank them for this effort and yesterday from the excitement of hearing the news. this programme will be a fundamental element of our work towards building a genuine and strong european health union by strengthening our crisis preparedness and management
the proposed increase of the budget i now know that we're going to be partners hand in hand with this because this is what citizens expect from us and this is what we need to deliver.
i am convinced that an agreement in the first reading is both possible and is absolutely necessary.
we have built a long tradition of consulting extensively with stakeholders and we place a high value on the input received.
covid has shown us the importance of working together to reinforce our crisis readiness actions.
what is now required is close cooperation and the swift agreement between parliament and the council to ensure eu four health can deliver its full potential.
the commission notes parliament's wish for a more inclusive governance framework and we will be doing this. this is clearly an area that we will be discussing though we should avoid adding anything to the governance and i stress this that would be overly burdensome
we also need to take forward the digital transformation of the health sector to build on the positive momentum and more generally we need to strengthen the eu's ability to support and complement member states' programmes and actions.
the public needs to hear a clear message that public health is a priority area for europe's recovery.
this programme is the key financial tool to help protect our citizens' health to fight major public threats like covid nineteen and of course to reinforce europe's health systems.
or introduce mechanisms that would prevent efficient preparation and implementation of our programme.
this implies sufficient funding at eu level and building synergies with other instruments such as resceu for stockpiling products needed for crisis.
at the beginning of this crisis citizens across europe were all saying where is the eu? we need more eu in public health' and i believe that together parliament and the commission we have shown that we have been listening.
too many are suffering and every day when we hear numbers these numbers are about people.
it calls for a programme that complements the other important strands of eu action to strengthen the resilience of our health systems and our preparedness and response capacity to cross border health threats.
i am personally committed to maintaining this approach during the preparatory phase of the work plans as well as their implementation.
and the resilience of our health systems.
we will do our utmost to facilitate negotiations between co legislators.
too many people have lost their loved ones.
in this context i am delighted that in the trilogues for the next generation eu and our future mff this essential programme for the health of our citizens has emerged stronger and reinforced to eur.
we are partners in this.
i know that this house has played a key role in this effort and i want to thank everyone especially cristian buoi in particular for sharing our vision and for fighting our corner on this.
i fully count on your support to take this forward and what i would like to share with you in ending is that when we put this programme forward and we called it eu four health i felt from that moment on that we had true partners within this institution and having achieved
the amendments proposed take into account the covid nineteen challenges and other public health needs.
we are mobilising all possible resources to strengthen our defences including crucially funding which in many cases is a determinant of feasibility.
and more crucially we need to work together to deliver a lasting and decisive solution for our citizens.
and because speed often creates concern why so quickly?