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mr president in two thousand and seventeen the world learned of horrific persecution of gay men in chechnya. eighteen months later we must not forget their struggle. sadly the situation has not improved greatly and we should all be aware that civil society organisations are still working to evacuate people from the region.
villages.
tonight at least nine thousand five hundred and twenty seven people of which three thousand seven hundred are children are homeless in ireland.
a lack of security of tenure means thousands more are living in terror that they will be next to join the homeless numbers and all the while the irish government pays exorbitant subsidies to the private rental sector in place of building public housing.
ten years after the banking crash in ireland the eu poster child of economic recovery is nothing more than a facade.
now as a final insult they want to transfer public lands to private developers to build houses that low and middle income families will never afford.
eating junk food because their parents have nowhere to cook.
there never was going to be the mythical good deal offered by the european union.
britain will have been betrayed. brexit will have been betrayed.
some say that ms may is totally incompetent but maybe she knows exactly what she's doing.
she leads a political class that does not want to leave.
it has absolutely no incentive to offer one.
ms may is a remainer who does not want to leave.
madam president however people voted in the two thousand and sixteen referendum they're entitled to know what's happening but a withdrawal agreement is still nowhere near being agreed.
at the last minute she will pull a withdrawal agreement from the hat whereby we leave in name but not in reality and it will be trumpeted as a great diplomatic triumph.
the real fight to free britain from the european union will then begin in earnest and it will be led by the uk independence party.
just recently we had the switch conference in vilnius.
so there is a lot of great innovation where people have been contributing from all over the world.
stay positive.
overregulating and being too nervous is not the way to go. the european central bank has been quite active and a lot of reserve banks in europe have been quite active warning people of the risk and there are risks when you speculate and the bitcoin price does fluctuate significantly but bitcoin is here to stay.
artificial intelligence we should not be afraid of either. we should be leading the world and we should be investing and educating ourselves to start with our children and our great countries of europe to lead the world forward with very liberal legislation very open arms to create wellpaid jobs for everybody which we all need.
so i wish everyone good luck.
we will see how that pans out.
other parts of it like decentralisation is here to stay too and once these technologies are decentralised we will not have much say unfortunately.
to reach scale twenty six eu countries and norway have agreed to work together to set up the european blockchain partnership.
another objective is to create a european blockchain services infrastructure to support crossborder public services with the highest standards of security privacy and energy efficiency.
technologies and blockchainbased developments are an opportunity for industry and public services in europe. this will allow rethinking of information systems and processes promoting user trust while ensuring compliance with the protection of personal data and transparency. these technologies have the potential for more efficient delivery
principles of governance and other conditions will be specified by the end of this year.
in the meantime the commission launched two separate initiatives on the consequences of ifrs nine on long term equity investments and possible alternative methods to the mark to market valuation of long term equity investment portfolios.
constituents have raised technical issues.
the commission specifically requested an assessment of the consequences of the standard on financial stability taking into account the joint implementation of international financial reporting standard nine on the competitiveness of the european insurance industry
furthermore with a view to sustaining the implementation of ifrs seventeen the iasb sets up a transitional resource group on insurance contracts which is expected to channel the interpretation and implementation issues arising from the standard.
on the impact on the insurance markets across europe and on long term investment.
the commission therefore encourages the insurance industry to report this implementation challenges exhaustively to the iasb transitional resource group and to actively develop realistic solutions if necessary by devising targeted improvements to
the iasb is expected to consider potential amendments to ifrs seventeen as well as a request for deferral of the implementation date at its october meeting.
to the insurance industry including the insurance accounting directive and the introduction of the solvency ii prudential regime in.
seventeen with a view to securing the consistent implementation of the standard following the endorsement decision the european supervisory authorities and the european central bank participate in the endorsement process as observers. finally
i request that it be removed with immediate effect.
that poster is against the very toolkit that we were raising in every way possible.
we ignore the contribution and wisdom of twenty first century rural women at our peril.
their role in crucial sectors such as the fight against climate change is extremely important. in many cases they are also at the forefront of economic and social innovation yet their specific situation is not taken into account by many policy makers.
indeed the theme of this year's un conference on the status of women was precisely focused on this topic as the situation of women in rural areas requires specific policy responses at all levels.
madam president it has important ramifications when it comes to the situation of women in rural areas such as cumbria in my northwest england constituency.
in this respect i'm proud of the two thousand and fourteen european parliament report on the green employment initiative which i worked on from a femm committee perspective.
our priority must be to uphold the rights of women girls and lgbtiq people in rural areas.
people will live there if they have income and services and feel they have a future.
my concern in my own country for example is that there is a huge uncertainty particularly among beef farmers because of the potential impact of brexit but also because of the low incomes that they are earning and a real fear that their firms will not be taken over by young people despite our efforts in agriculture policy to make sure that we do have incentives for young people to take over their farms.
i welcome this debate because i hope it will bring coordination between policies that are aimed at these regions that we want to serve but the crisis at farm level is deep and farmers are beginning to question whether their work is valued. this is why this evening in the committee on agriculture and rural development agri we voted through a report to tackle unfair trading practices in the food supply chain.
i really believe that the future will be better with the help of these technologies.
but at the same time we need to be pragmatic and keep in mind also the vulnerabilities and imperfections of the system like the threat of hacking risks to cybersecurity and the environmental impact. consequently we need a more environmentally friendly system and a less energy consuming one but also one that addresses technological risks and potential security challenges. the future competitiveness and capacity for innovation of european industry could be closely related to the adoption and implementation of distributed ledger technologies. sectors such as energy food health transport and manufacturing could be significantly reshaped by these emerging technologies.
the eu needs to create an ecosystem where innovation by companies and startups are encouraged.
i highlight the major potential to integrate dlts with other technologies such as the internet of things artificial intelligence and quantum computing. moreover dlts with enhanced cooperation between the commission and member states have the potential to improve monitoring security
as regards smart contracts it is true that they can be a key enabler of decentralised applications but at the moment my opinion is that this technology is not mature enough to be considered legally enforceable.
the call for an independent investigation has been ignored and ignored again.
the strategy behind that is absolutely clear. all those who are trying to block an independent investigation are telling themselves that the more time passes the more likely it is that the other side is going to get tired.
the more time passes the more likely it is there is actually never going to be an independent investigation and the more time passes the more likely it is the other side we will give up. well this is to all those who are trying to block an independent investigation.
the truth is pretty simple.
in its history the lgbti community has faced rejection persecution intimidation and torture.
you probably think that makes us weak but the opposite is true.
over the years we have endured so much we have suffered so much and we will not give up so easily not on the streets not the brave activists in russia and elsewhere and not here in this parliament.
we are persistent.
we will ask for an independent investigation over and over again and we do not forget one single case.
this is not only because we are calling for an independent investigation but also because we need the commission to stay credible to its commitment to international and universal human rights.
so do not stay silent.
the eu has been lagging behind because we are disintegrated member states not putting our efforts effectively together.
we have to bear in mind that regulatory environments create markets.
but then madam president i would like to look on the other side of the story and this is the risks not because i would be against these technologies but just because i'm in favour of these technologies.
with this speeding pace of development new kind of challenges and maybe threats are going to emerge.
health technology developers should have the possibility to request an update on the clinical assessment when additional evidence from clinical practice becomes available.
to respect universal human rights and it is tragic that we need to remind putin and kadyrov of these obligations once more.
the extreme violence against lgbti people in chechnya must stop and perpetrators must be held to account.
not only are there reports of concentration camptype facilities torture extrajudicial killings and other severe violence but in addition honour killings take place and have even very cynically been welcomed by chechen political leaders.
kadyrov first claimed that there are no lgbti people in chechnya then urged families to kill their loved ones and now suggests that media and civil society organisations are making up inventing the notion of lgbti rights violations in chechnya.
we know that russian lgbtis and their experiences are not fake news.
they are sons daughters brothers sisters mothers fathers friends and loved ones.
no political or religious interpretation will ever change that.
a number of lgbti people fleeing the violence in chechnya have found safety and shelter as refugees in europe.
not only do these individuals remind us of our obligations but also of the need to see people on the run refugees as individuals.
that is essential and a muchneeded antidote to the violent soundbites about groups of refugees we so often hear in our societies in europe and even in this house.
we need to stand up for the people in russia and their human rights including lgbtis in chechnya.
they are under threat and we need to fight for these people to be able to stay where they are in their communities to be safe there and if not we need to welcome them here now more than ever.
once again i thank you for your continued support and commitment in this very interesting and demanding issue for the healthcare system across europe and for all of our member states.
mr president today we are discussing chechnya one year on and not as an historical event but as an ongoing atrocity.
we do not know how many people are still detained in chechnya;
all we know is that their detention and torture continues for not only perceived gay men but also trans women.
we know this because of the frontline responders and ngos who are working on the ground.
when news of the appalling situation of abduction imprisonment and torture of lgbt people in chechnya was made public it was rightly met with strong international condemnation.
the eu high representative for foreign affairs ms mogherini was part of the international chorus demanding that russia take action on this dreadful situation.
to date russia has not conducted any meaningful investigations into these abuses effectively allowing the perpetrators to carry on with impunity while victims continue to flee. the eu and its member states must put more pressure on the chechen and russian authorities.
we need to put concrete action behind the lgbti guidelines in eu policy.
the guidelines state how the eu can uphold lgbti rights by encouraging states to acknowledge lgbtiphobic violence to work with civil society and government to prosecute perpetrators and of course the eu should offer sanctuary for those who feel the need to flee.
the provisions in this piece of legislation contribute to ensuring that all women across europe have the same minimum rights and assistance when deciding to have children.
we should have social responsibility.
our new equality strategy covers all these issues and we need to mobilise all the instruments available to make progress in implementing it.
to sum up the proposal should aim to strengthen the protection of the health and safety of women increase their employment prospects and help tackle demographic ageing.
we need to tackle the reasons why women are more likely to have precarious jobs the stereotypes the unequal sharing of family and household tasks and the undervaluation of female dominated jobs.
the commission believes that its proposal would constitute a good basis for an agreement between parliament and the council.
the reinforcement of parental leave through the new directive adopted earlier this year is an important step forward. however introducing paternity leave under the maternity directive is neither in line with the overall objective we are pursuing nor with the legal basis on which the proposal is made.
as we know women are more likely to be in precarious jobs than men. certain forms of precarious work performed by women such as paid domestic work and care are simply not visible on the labour market.
the proposal is based on article one hundred and fifty three on health and safety at work for pregnant women and on article one hundred and fifty seven which allows the eu to intervene in the field of equal pay for men and women.
it is currently undertaking an in depth cost benefit study on the subject in view of a possible separate initiative in this area. similarly the commission cannot accept weakening a woman's right to refuse night work.
it is quite clear that stronger maternity leave standards at eu level are crucial to ensuring the health and safety of the mother and child as are increasing participation of women in the labour market changing family models and dealing with demographic pressure.
the main points of the commission proposals include extension of maternity leave by four weeks to reach the international labour organisation recommendations; encouragement to grant a higher allowance;
this being so i would like to stress that the commission aims to set the minimum level of protection which takes into account the different models of reconciliation and family related leave in the member states.
this is what we are going to discuss tonight.
the commission would also like to thank parliament for introducing a number of amendments which either strengthen or clarify the proposals.
we have made a lot of progress in integrating women into the labour market during the last few years.
having said that i would like to underline that the commission will consider this issue further.
we also need to ensure that the growing female migrant workforce which is often exploited in the grey economy is integrated into the labour market.
there should be strong trade union organisation in every workplace that can guarantee in concrete terms the right of women to come back to work after giving birth without fear of discrimination.
and those are objectives that we strongly support.
there is a real danger that pregnant workers or women who recently gave birth who are in a more vulnerable position will suffer discrimination in the current circumstances. we strongly agree with making explicit a woman's right to return to the same job twenty weeks maternity leave and reasonable paternity leave.
now set against an acute crisis in european and world capitalism there has to be a real concern that vulnerable workers especially will be victimised by certain employers seeking to maintain profits and by governments embarked on the process of slashing social spending and public services.
we need to ensure the fundamental rights of female workers but we should not give an excuse to member states to stop these very important negotiations.
the commission position aims to breach the gap between the positions of the two institutions and to provide a solid basis for future discussion.
rolling back in this respect cannot be an option for the european union.
we have to work very hard to achieve equality of pay;
i can assure you that the commission will back up action to improve the working conditions of precarious female workers by monitoring national employment policy and by providing structural fund support in particular.
member states need to strengthen their economies too thereby creating opportunities.
there are a lot of weaknesses in this report.
the eu is not here to create social engineering with its policies. the idea that paid maternity leave will encourage women to have children is naive.
the cost is for life.
the report would focus on its original mandate that of the health and safety of pregnant workers and those who have recently given birth.
madam president a well known businessman once said equality legislation taken too far actually reduces the chances of women gaining employment.
one seven billion and this report is positively dangerous in today's economic climate.
and that unfortunately is the grim reality of compulsory full pay maternity leave in this report.
the ecr has put forward an amendment which deals with many of the issues created by the full pay compulsory leave clause and i would ask my colleagues to support this amendment and make this report workable.
women need to have choices. they need to have the tools to make these choices. employers need to be able to support women without it meaning they are no longer economically viable.
so please do not tell me that we will increase the population by giving twenty weeks fully paid maternity leave.
the impact assessment the ecr requested has proved this.
these changes are being proposed at the wrong time and they benefit the wrong people.
at a time when governments across the eu seek to cut public expenditure you seek to increase employment costs which will hit a sector where women are disproportionately represented and therefore more exposed to the possibility of job cuts.
these changes however well meaning will actually have the effect of setting back the process of achieving equality for working mothers.
they do not take into account the different traditions in different member states. some countries have maternity leave some have paternity leave as well and some have parental leave.
we must not ruin some very good systems.
bringing in full pay would in my opinion stop a lot of young people or young women in particular being employed.
it did not even look at the other seventeen member states and i assume the cost of bringing in full pay for them would also be problematic. as far as compulsory leave is concerned i have always believed that it is for the mother herself to decide what time to take off and when to take it off. in the one thousand nine hundred and sixty s and seventy s we fought for equal rights for women
i am pleased that the second impact assessment was at least more detailed than the first.
they are paid in totally different ways and at different rates some from the social security systems some from businesses and some are a mixture.
my amendments try to address the difficulty of achieving something that will suit all member states.
not for them to be dictated to and we seem to be going backwards instead of forwards.
there are aspects of these proposals which are regressive the idea that european women should have more european babies in an overpopulated world is socially regressive.
i applaud your commitment to these proposals indeed i agree with the vast majority of them but there are one or two parts that i do not agree with.
it will not go to the lower paid women whom i think we would all want to help the most.
however in a time of growing economic uncertainty and while we are facing demographic changes it is vital to support flexible leave policies which may help to reverse current demographic trends.
at the same time i have compared the military budget of the countries mentioned.
we should make our joint commitment to ensuring that women across europe become part of the labour market and that their life choice is taken seriously through higher female labour market participation with greater value being accorded to childhood and the importance of balancing family and working life.
we have young women desperately keen to get into work desperately keen to work for companies especially small companies which are the driving force of the united kingdom economy and we have employers who are too terrified to take them on.
we are making it here in this place with so little commercial experience amongst our members almost impossible for small businesses to employ young women which is something they want to do.
well i have another hypothesis here namely that perhaps the women who are making it so difficult in committees in the commission and in this place for small businesses to employ young women have an eye to the main chance.
i would suggest that when the electorate quite rightly look at them and boot them out in a few years' time for their incompetence and their stupidity they will only be able to get back into the workplace because they are in middle or late middle age.
the game will be cleared for them.
i can think of no other sensible answer to this sort of ludicrous interference between employer and employee.
if you think that is a weird hypothesis anything that puts up with the way you talk about climate change believe me nothing is too stupid for this chamber.
if those amendments are adopted life for new mothers and fathers in the eu will not improve. if leave is not properly paid only those women whose jobs do not matter can take it up. you my dear colleagues on the right are perpetuating a traditional system
with a male breadwinner and his little wife with her little job on the side kept neatly under his thumb.
for her it does not really matter how much the compensation is.
but any independent woman who actually financially provides for her family had better get back to work after the six compulsory weeks if the rest is poorly paid whether or not she is still bleeding;
and she can forget about offering her child a good start by breastfeeding.
i hope with all my heart that those who really want to make life better for new mothers and fathers will win this vote.
this directive could be a cornerstone of a modern labour market policy for the ageing society.