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a year ago the commission adopted the communication on the green employment initiative tapping into the job creation potential of the green economy calling for an integrated approach and supporting employment in the green economy.
i especially note that in the opinion of parliament qualitative and social considerations must find their place throughout the employment guidelines.
the environmental goods and services sector has been one of europe's success stories in the last decade and a half.
social and macro economic objectives.
this affects all pillars of social protection not only pensions but also access to healthcare education childcare and other enabling services.
involvement of the social partners can also help in overcoming barriers to the circular economy.
to. four three million people between two thousand.
the commission has opted for more concise targeted and operational employment guidelines with a view to sharpening the focus on key priorities and improve ownership and implementation by member states.
we have already acted by injecting one billion euros for the pre financing of the youth employment initiative. after the summer the commission will propose to the council a recommendation to fight long term unemployment and we are working on a comprehensive skills strategy.
such a process needs to be based on commonly defined competence standards in order to facilitate cross border certification and to ease professional mobility in the sector.
it is good news that the economy is recovering but it is also true that many european citizens do not yet feel it. the commission proposed its new employment guidelines as part of the integrated guidelines on two march. our goal was to take a comprehensive approach to employment
the guidelines clearly put the accent on modernising social protection systems so that they can effectively provide adequate protection throughout all stages of an individual's life.
secondly involvement of the social partners in particular in the most concerned sectors for example electricity extractive industries gas transport and construction.
and two and two thousand and twelve this positive growth in jobs continued even throughout the recession.
indeed the integrated guidelines also frame the scope and direction of the union's policy coordination of member states' policies and provide a basis for country specific recommendations.
making the most of our human capital is fundamental.
the transition to a circular economy needs to be underpinned by changes to qualifications and national education and training curricula to meet emerging occupational needs.
our aim is to achieve sustainable growth so as to allow upward social convergence and to bring concrete results to the european citizens.
the number of europeans employed in this sector increased from around three million
participation of workers in the transition.
generating green growth is good for society at large.
member states need to step up progress in labour market reforms eliminate the segmentation of the labour market improve active labour market policies and protect workers rather than jobs.
in this context your report is very welcome.
investment in human capital is the main approach needed in order to support productivity gains and ensure that future growth is both job rich and inclusive.
i would like to focus on two actions proposed in the communication where the commission may bring added value.
the guidelines are fully in line with the new approach to economic policymaking built on investment structural reform and fiscal responsibility.
the potential is clear we have heard that from so many people in this room tonight.
it saves them money.
i want to see how we can make the green jobs report link with the employment guidelines so that we really do move this forward. one thing i do regret is that i did not get the name of the anonymous spanish economist so that i can check on the figures we were being given about the job swap because i really hope that we are not just seeing some jobs go green jobs come in and somebody making the assumption that green ones are forcing the others out.
they need support in terms of the skills and they need support in terms of actually finding support that might be out there in financial terms.
they believe it is the right thing to do and they want to do more of it but they need support.
so i really hope the commission is going to take this on board as we have heard in the energy union and the circular economy package.
the skills development is crucial but it is not enough;
whether it is the social impact and the environmental impact of energy efficient buildings or whether it is working on renewable energies.
we live in a world of change and the way in which we get through that transition and try to do that in the best interests of all of us and our planet is very important.
the new jobs created in the green economy should be decent secure and well paid.
it must not be regressive taxation of consumers which only hits the poorest hardest.
public procurement can also play an important role in the transition by including proactive environmental and social criteria.
i am disappointed that some groups appear to be attempting to water down important elements of the report such as the commitment to creating quality secure jobs.
this will help minimise dislocation and maximise the success of the economic transformation that we need.
madam president i want to commend the rapporteur on her very good work on the green employment initiative report which will help us realise the job creation potential of the green economy while ensuring that the transition does not leave working people behind.
any shift in taxation from labour to the environment should target the major polluters and aim at changing polluting behaviour.
a just transition means ensuring targeted skills training is provided for workers and students including workers dislocated from declining polluting industries in emerging green technologies.
that is down to earth and informed advice and we need to take it on board.
while taxation is a member state competence the results of these studies can and should inform thinking in the member states.
in this context i fully support the view that sustainable patterns of consumption and production have a very significant potential to generate new jobs and help transform existing jobs into green jobs.
in order to achieve that future proofing we need to anticipate future skills needs.
in that context we should listen to cedefop who propose that adapting curricula and including environmental awareness with an understanding of sustainable development and business efficiency is better than proposing new training programmes.
we now have the opportunity in the framework of the european fund for strategic investment to promote investment that will act as a catalyst for a green transition. in the area of social policy this fund can alleviate energy poverty by promoting energy efficient homes and in the context of job creation we in alde fully support the creation of decent jobs as defined by
for now i will concentrate on the green economy.
i fully support the phasing out of environmentally harmful subsidies and indeed i support the rapporteur when she calls for the phasing out of all subsidies by. two thousand and twenty i also support the call to the commission requesting independent studies on the costs and benefits of a shift in the tax burden for example from labour to environmental taxation.
unfortunately in the united kingdom where the government does not believe those things at all. we have recently had a reduction in unemployment in the united kingdom to levels not seen since the previous labour government but it is poor quality employment employment in which five million people are in low paid jobs. two million people are on zero hour contracts.
i would like to thank jean lambert for her support and for her work with the various groupings in producing this report.
it is a shame that in spite of the importance of these employment guidelines parliament is involved only in a consultation procedure.
at the core of these guidelines there are two aspects employment and education.
education adapted to the needs of the market apprenticeships traineeships sustainable jobs and quality employment are what we should aim for.
on the other hand i am a strong defender of having minimum wages according to the economic and social capacities of each member state although i prefer solutions that create opportunities for employment rather than measures such as the minimum wage which may risk prolonging unemployment and perpetuate
amisom of course have huge international support and it is absolutely ridiculous to suggest that international support will not continue after brexit.
the security situation remains precarious. more than two million people remain internally displaced.
somalians deserve a better future and the eu must continue supporting somalia in any way it can.
this is just naming a few of the many serious problems that somalia faces today.
after decades of conflict we cannot risk seeing somalia turn into a failed state or fall into the hands of terrorists.
the country is on the brink of another famine.
and despite a new government taking power last year we have been seeing it gradually take a more autocratic approach with the arbitrary arrests attacks on journalists threats and intimidation of trade unions.
i would like to remember the suffering of millions of people especially children.
therefore we need to express our support for such stabilising initiatives and call on local governmental authorities to undertake the appropriate steps in order to mitigate the situation.
we must make sure that a mission funded by the eu implements its mandate fully in order to protect civilians.
in the case of somalia we have before us proposals that would be onerous for a first world economy to implement but here we are seriously suggesting that one of the world's most impoverished states should be concerned with statutory oversight of its security apparatus and protecting the rights of labour unions.
the civil war and unchecked terrorist activities as well as corruption and mismanagement have left eighty of the somali population in dire poverty with two million living as refugees.
if somali security forces are to be up to the task following the withdrawal of the un amisom troops in two thousand and twenty then state military capability security and financial governance must be strengthened.
the lack of food is a reality for millions on the verge of starvation but in spite of all this under president mohammed's government the country is inching towards some stability but there is still much more work to be done.
the international community and the eu must continue to do what it can to promote lasting stability and peace in this very fragile nation in the horn of africa.
for over two decades these recurring tragedies have blighted the somali nation.
as i mentioned this is our primary aim.
not operation sophia but operation atalanta is our presence at sea;
we're talking about two million people internally displaced in a country like somalia more than two million and another million people who have fled towards other countries.
we will focus precisely on the government's reform agenda security inclusive politics and economics and in addition we will hold three side events one on women's participation one on internally displaced people and one on private public partnership.
amisom the african union peacekeeping operation that the european union has supported since the beginning in two thousand and seven with more than eur.
as you know the new government has put forward a broad reform agenda on security economics and inclusive politics that should lead to the increased participation of women continued judicial reform and finalisation of the constitutional review among other issues.
we are working on women's empowerment the rule of law and human rights which are essential to build sustainable security sustainable peace and development.
it is a complex crisis and the european union has responded to it by mobilising all our different tools.
but we want to see a transfer of responsibility including in operational terms to the security forces of somalia.
this is the only way to have sustainable security and peace in the country.
the instability has made it much harder for the international community to respond to the extreme weather events that have hit the country you also mentioned that adding to a very worrying humanitarian situation. the number of internally displaced people is now close to. two five million
we are also obviously very much aware that freedom of expression in somalia is under pressure and we provide financial support to somali organisations promoting the work of the somalian media.
first of all on the humanitarian side we stepped up our humanitarian aid to tackle the food crisis and prevent a widespread famine.
this is why we insist so much on the fact that we will continue to support amisom and will continue to be the core element of support for the african union presence there.
these consistently include human rights related indicators such as inclusion of women and young people.
i believe this will be a very important moment to show not only our support but also the international support for the efforts that have been made in somalia.
it is for the sake of human rights in somalia that we must accompany and support these reforms.
in two thousand and seventeen we dedicated eur one hundred and thirty million to humanitarian interventions alone on top of the eur one hundred and fifty six million for development projects.
one six billion has been essential in providing basic security and will remain key for some time.
for those reasons in a couple of weeks from now on sixteen seventeen july the european union and i personally will co host and co chair the ministerial somalia partnership forum in brussels.
our engagement with the somali government is aimed at empowering them to ensure peace and security in their own country without having to rely on foreign troops forever but our engagement with the government goes well beyond security.
and today we are cooperating very closely with the federal government and the federation member states in support of the transition plan so that the somalis can increasingly take responsibility for their own security.
keep these numbers in mind when we talk about migration in europe.
honourable colleague i understand that fake news has been spread much too often in recent times and in particular it had a lot to do with the result of the brexit referendum in the uk but i just heard you say that the spanish government imprisons political opponents with impunity.
how can you say that? are you aware that it was a judicial decision in the first place and nothing to do with the government's decision?
are you aware that the grounds are precisely that they have presumably committed criminal offences?
children are at constant risk of being abducted and used as soldiers or going through severe malnutrition.
however the government of somalia must be willing to work on its human rights record including guaranteeing the basic freedoms of expression and association as well as ensuring that those responsible for grave abuses do not walk away with impunity.
i wonder if mr carver who is a brexiter is aware of the incredible danger to security on the kenyan and somali border precisely because of brexit?
we have a very complex arrangement with the kenyan security authorities who i spoke to when i visited the british embassy in kenya and they told me about the arrangements that had been made to secure the border of somalia thereby ensuring that al shabaab terrorists would not come over.
we also support engagement of regional countries like kenya and ethiopia in strengthening this resolve.
mr president the situation in somalia has been horrific for several decades. the failure of state institutions has allowed non state actors such as alshabaab to take control over parts of the territory and perpetrate widespread human rights abuses.
as i have already said a situation that will be worsened by brexit.
freedom of expression continues to be limited and policed by the authorities and armed groups.
the plight of journalists is particularly concerning because they are under attack from all sides.
somalia is one of the most deadly countries for journalists with numerous killings often met with impunity.
the humanitarian situation is sadly also dramatic as hunger and malnutrition continue to be widespread.
the drought has led to the further isolation of women and girls exposing them to greater risks of sexual violence.
the eu should continue to lead support for the somalian people towards security and our european partnership with somalia must be based on human rights and it needs to involve women and young people.
also from the point of view of the danger to public health it deals with the issue of ionising radiation.
so it is a good report but the important thing is that it is not left lying on a commission desk gathering dust.
we can never ever compromise security because of the fact that we are only one day away from the next atrocity.
firstly it will speed up the passage of passengers through security because it is only a matter of seconds and secondly it will ensure personal integrity because the moment that the actual image has been taken the image will be destroyed.
madam president i support the compromises reached in this report in particular the country of origin labelling because we are extending country of origin labelling to meat from pigs poultry and sheep.
we have strict rules in the european union regarding traceability from farm to fork.
consumers demand this from their producers and i think it is essential that they are easily able to identify country of origin in order to make informed choices when they spend their money.
i believe it is an important step in ensuring clear and unambiguous information to consumers when they are purchasing processed foods.
this is a good step forward in providing full information to the consumer.
it will improve the nutritional information that consumers receive and it will also clarify where food has come from in particular meat. we need to end the scandal whereby an animal reared in country x and slaughtered in country y
is then imported into britain processed and sold as british meat. that is a scandal that must end because consumers must have confidence that when something is labelled as british it really is british.
madam president when i was a teenager i travelled in what we still thought of as eastern europe and i remember being struck even then by the paradox that here was a system that nobody believed in.
even the people running it no longer professed if ever they had the principles of marxism leninism.
yet one could not see how it was going to end because so many people had a vested interest in the maintenance of the status quo.
i had an eerie sense of nostalgia as i listened to the debate this morning.
one by one the pillars that sustained the european ideal have been kicked away and yet we continue to tell ourselves that the answer is more integration more europe monetary and fiscal union common economic governance and so on.
the schengen treaty is collapsing as governments begin to reimpose border controls and now the euro is also showing itself to be unsustainable.
yet the apparat of europe in this house and in the palaces and chancelleries of the continent continues to trot out the same slogans about ever closer union not to convince the voters not even really to convince themselves not any more but simply because they do not know what else to do.
madam president as i listened to the debate this morning on the financial crisis i was struck by how much we have not really learnt from the crisis. why have we not learnt the lessons that governments should not print money too cheaply and that when you print money cheaply the citizens think they have more money than they have and they make what ludwig von mises called malinvestments'.
and when the market corrects itself the whole bubble bursts and the market crashes.
they simply got themselves into trouble because they spent money they did not have.
why have we not tackled the real problem in the financial system which is the fact that banks are deemed too big to fail?
in which other industry do we really now believe that if you get into trouble you should have taxpayers' money to bail yourself out?
madam president the stealthy harmonisation of social security across europe has been one of the great unreported stories of recent months.
the european treaties provide for free movement and settlement where the person moving is able to support himself either from a pension or by working in the host country but a series of recent cases has undermined the basis of that agreement.
we have had the case of a portuguese national who worked in germany and is claiming german benefits on his return to portugal and we have dutch nationals who are denied dutch benefits when they move abroad whereas foreign nationals continue to claim them if they have been in holland.
we have a similar case in britain a pensioner from one of the baltic states who is claiming supplementary benefits because her baltic pension is not enough to support her.
the point is not just that this attacks the basis of national statehood which is discrimination on the basis of nationality. i do not expect much sympathy when i say that in this house but surely those on the left will also understand that it breaks the social compact on which the whole post war welfare system is based because you cannot ask people to pay into a system if anyone else is then able to arrive and claim from it without having paid a penny into it.
these figures show that the commission duly respects citizens' fundamental right of access to documents.
there are some outstanding issues on which both parties are committed to making every effort to reach mutual understanding. since the commission is the main union institution that takes decisions which have a direct impact on citizens i believe there is nothing unusual in it being the principal object of inquiries. so there is nothing new here and we should not be surprised. as regards cases with critical and further remarks these are specially registered and closely followed by the ombudsman
however i would like to note that in this field the commission thoroughly examines all the inquiries addressed to it by the ombudsman.
the ombudsman often closes his inquiries with critical and further remarks because the commission has not respected deadlines during the procedures. that is clear and follows the complaints request for access to a file. the ombudsman points out that a third of the complaints deal with requests for information or for public access to documents.
open to national ombudsmen colleagues and other interested
ones. however the number of complaints must be seen in perspective.
the commission took one hundred and twenty two decisions on confirmatory applications of which twenty two led to a complaint to the ombudsman.
parties. the commission contributed to this public consultation by stressing that public service principles are well settled in staff regulations and in different commission codes such as the commission's code of good administrative behaviour.
one of those base elements where we can start the discussion.
citizens about the apportioning of responsibilities between the european ombudsman the national ombudsmen and parliament's committee on petitions. the commission looks forward to the ombudsman's statement of public service principles which was recently the subject of a public consultation
regarding the recast of the regulation the commission submitted a proposal in two thousand and eight which is still at first reading in parliament.
in two thousand and ten he closed twenty three inquiries and opened twenty two new
scrutiny transparency and freedom of speech are all central tenets of our democratic process. however freedom of speech is only effective if somebody is there to listen.