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of getting things done. that is why i have underlined the word implementation'
i am also confident that we can do it during the finnish presidency. secondly we need a migration policy with a comprehensive
in the end nobody takes responsibility.
under negotiation. looking ahead i hope that the future commission will take a more holistic approach within which the single market digitalisation industrial policy and external competitiveness are
meeting in helsinki. nordic countries gave a promise to raise the level of their
damage would be fatal. we must respect and obey the
quickly and efficiently. we have proposed that new sectors such as heating and cooling of buildings be
single market. we are the best single market
to increase carbon sinks. we have four billion hectares of forest and five billion
results. the eu has also strengthened its capacity for countering hybrid threats. the european centre for countering hybrid threats in helsinki contributes to the preparedness of nato and eu countries against these threats. i want to thank the nineteen participating
to plant more forests. in africa alone two million hectares of forest
we need implementation of the single market and rd and innovations implementation of the internal and external security policies implementation of migration policies implementation of climate policies.
implemented without delay. as a small detail my government decided not to give any eu presidency gifts instead we used the money to offset the emissions caused by air travel
citizens. it ensures that farmers can make a reasonable living and it promotes jobs in the farming and food
in addition to development cooperation and humanitarian aid trade and investments are needed to create jobs and sustainable development.
policy. the internal aspect of migration is in our
walk away from science. besides a threat i see many possibilities in
industry. at the same time cohesion policy creates more balanced development between and inside the member
choosing international cooperation and generating peace and economic development have been guiding threads for finland.
us. the best insurance against economic shocks is a balanced budget and a low debt ratio.
he even mentioned a common currency.
better implementation is the best tool in fighting populism and in increasing citizens' confidence in the european
during the presidency. second we need
we have seen where it leads to when the solutions for complex issues are provided by simplifying matters.
however now after three years the public deficit is covered the state budget is in balance and the employment rate is the highest in thirty years.
share. the focus needs to be in the areas where the eu is best placed to deliver such as migration security the single market innovation digitalisation and
in the world. alongside innovation and trade this is our best way to create new jobs. a lot of potential exists especially in services and digital products. improving the situation is entirely in our own hands. i urge you to find a common mindset in order to pass those thirty five proposals which are still
smuggling. at the same time management of our external borders should be reinforced.
the first question to me was tell me about your family. ' so i understood that we europeans get along and we have more in common than we may think.
states. i am confident that we will be able to find a balanced compromise between traditional policy areas and new challenges.
ongoing negotiations. however it's harmful if the big players continue
there has been such a case in the united kingdom and the result is there for all to see.
and united european union. i cannot highlight more the importance
in order to realise the vision of the rome declaration we need to discuss how we achieve sufficient unity to make decisions and implement them.
it's a pleasure to be here today. the european parliament has done excellent work in the recent very challenging circumstances.
technology must be adapted. even now we have the technical capacity to capture co two from the air and convert
it said that you should never ask anything about family when you are in a business meeting with a frenchman.
secondly we know very well that diversity in all its dimensions and gender is an important dimension of diversity expands companies' views and perspectives in terms of understanding what's going on in the world and reacting to it in their business strategies.
to thank the spanish government for finally taking a second look at this question.
thirdly there's no reason whatsoever to say that there are no competent women.
one will often find women working in the human resources or communication side of a company while men are more often in general management as this is seen as more senior.
we as humans tend to hire who we are familiar with so if the board is comprised primarily of men this leads to more men being hired.
this does not make sense.
if people running the company are primarily comprised of men how can we expect the company as a whole to represent the whole spectrum of opinions and perspectives?
according to the international monetary fund women's economic empowerment boosts productivity and increases economic diversification and income equality.
there must be a genderbalanced model of decision making at all levels within the company concerned.
furthermore inadequate recruitment practices for board members contribute to perpetually hiring those with similar profiles i. e.
i am proud of the work i do on behalf of my irish constituents and want to have this known.
arctic issues are very important for finland.
education and equal education is very important for finland.
we have the best teachers in the world and we have a challenge to educate about one million finnish people during the next ten years.
it's very complicated.
first education.
it had a high level of consensus and now it comes to plenary to be voted on and like any report coming to plenary for vote it is subject to amendments and we will vote on those.
eu tld is updated appropriately and that we secure flexible regulation for the future.
this will assist in the promotion of eu values including respect for users' privacy and security consumer protection human rights and multilingualism.
from my own experience i can tell you that women taking the leadership in the company makes for added value and enterprise growth prioritising women's needs in shaping the enterprise culture.
while i am proud of our collective work in particular about the recent finalisation of the worklife balance package i remain concerned as the european institute for gender equality states in its largest and latest gender equality index
that in some areas we are moving at a snail's pace.
when we were publishing the latest figures i didn't hide my big disappointment about this slow development in spite of all the efforts we are investing.
the gender equality index shows that gender equality in decisionmaking continues to have the lowest score of all domains evaluated in the index and this despite some national legislation which have been adopted in the meantime.
we are all aware of the studies which clearly show the benefits of diversity on boards benefits for business and for society alike of course.
the commission remains committed to the proposed women on boards directive.
despite their capabilities and educational achievements women continue to struggle against longheld and systemic entry barriers onto corporate boards and leadership positions.
the proposed directive will enable us to decisively widen the access of talented women to decisionmaking positions and to accelerate economic growth.
with women in power a snowball effect will be created towards more gender equality.
i would like to recall that this is a flexible and proportionate proposal.
it is a good example of subsidiarityfriendly legislation which offers member states considerable flexibility in how to achieve the progress.
it is also legislation that is gender neutral;
it deals with adjustments regarding the underrepresented sex in the case of similar levels of qualification be they men or women. it deals with an overall objective and member states are free to keep and apply their own existing effective measures aimed at improving gender balance in corporate boards.
according to our figures the states which have the legislation make progress; those states which do not have any legislation are just stagnating.
so we see the positive impact of legislation in many examples. the commission's proposal enjoys wide support from the european parliament and i want to thank you for this support once again.
it also enjoys the support of a majority of the member states.
in my view a general approach is within reach.
i can only repeat what has been said here also that there is an important development which was done by the spanish government.
i was in spain recently and there is very strong determination among the members of the government including the prime minister to move on and to convince also the states which are still opposing this piece of legislation.
of course i also rely very much on the romanian presidency which is very determined as well.
i am ready to engage in the runup to the march epsco council with the member states to try to unblock the negotiations in the council.
and for the removal of the unanimity principle for votes on tax issues at the council.
still i support reports welcoming the commission efforts to ensure the effective application of competition rules across the eu and indeed the encouraging of a structured dialogue with the commissioner for competition and the efforts of the commission to maintain close cooperation with parliament on these matters.
finally i welcome the call for the commission to increase support for smes and to protect our rights in the event of unfair commercial practices and indeed the call on the commission to step up efforts to promote fair competition in the global market.
madam president it should be crystal clear that the only possible way to overcome the present crisis is through dialogue between the government and the opposition.
this resolution which we just passed goes in exactly the opposite direction blocking such dialogue contrary to what the secretarygeneral of the united nations has called for;
it criticises the government for holding unilateral elections for not consulting with anybody when they organise them;
in taking such a decision it is only deepening the crisis.
madam president i am happy to welcome the proposals in this report as well intentioned particularly in the context of meetings with lobbyists.
my fear however as someone who has worked in the public affairs industry is that this will prove ineffective and my further fear is that this will put into the public domain information that is easily distorted by those of less good intentions that will present a false impression of what members are seeking to do.
on the question of political groups we all know that groups like ukip have abused the rules of this place and it's right to try to stop them.
but my fear is also that that would not produce the result that was intended.
on the question of secret ballots on votes on transparency please it's absurd.
multilingualism respect for privacy and security consumer protection human rights yes all these principles must be upheld for granting this domain name.
madam president this report means that in the event of a no deal brexit the.
eu domain name will be lost overnight in the uk.
now i appreciate the huge financial pressures on local government but shutting the office is foolhardy throwing down the drain experienced specialist knowledge contacts and goodwill.
we are a global player in life sciences communications and manufacturing.
so let us do the right thing by our region and keep an office where the east meets the rest of the world.
mr president it is astonishing to see that this initiative to push for gender balance on the boards of businesses remains blocked in the council after more than five years.
it truly shows how conservative the member state governments can be.
pushing for equality at executive level in companies is a policy that while important still remains focused largely on privileged women.
it's no wonder we have so much trouble then highlighting the narratives of marginalised women.
in the business world women who find themselves at the intersection of several forms of discrimination face incredible challenges black roma migrant disabled or poor women are too often forgotten in political spheres as well as in the world of work and business.
likewise a digital services tax is crucial to ensure that the likes of facebook and amazon pay up until there is a permanent solution allowing profits to be taxed where value is created.
madam president finally it's also just been pointed out to me that i may well be the final british mep to ever speak in this chamber in brussels.
so let me say that i am proud to be part of the greatest peace and prosperity project of modern times and good friends never say goodbye.
so this is one point i would like to underline. the second point is and this is also mentioned in the report that we rightly want to have greater involvement of the national parliaments.
i am pleased that groups supported my recommendation for an evaluation of the number of national parliaments required for a yellow card to be triggered.
i would like to start by thanking all of my shadow rapporteurs involved in this report who have contributed to the final text and for allowing it to reach this particular stage with relative ease.
furthermore i have called for proportionality tests to be able to discard proposals with disproportionate burdens on competitiveness and smes.
i will try to summarise the key points within the report as quickly and efficiently as possible. as is always the case with this annual report which i have taken the lead on for some years now it aims to strengthen the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality.
as a result i have asked the commission in my report to improve its explanatory statements with a factually substantiated analysis of its proposals on subsidiarity and proportionality grounds.
the key change in this year's report is that it calls for reasoned opinions to also consider proportionality and not just subsidiarity.
there are also proposals for an extension of the time limit for national parliaments to submit opinions which could be carried out by secondary legislation and subsequently incorporated into the next treaty revision.
two thousand and fourteen saw a decrease in the number of reasoned opinions issued by national parliaments but my report notes that this could be put down to a significant decline in the number of proposals from the commission. it also draws attention to the fact that justifications of subsidiarity and proportionality by the commission
this is the same figure as the year before which to me shows that in this area there is a need for improvement.
may i also give due recognition to commissioner frans timmermans for his attitude towards this file and in particular for taking on the mantle of europe only where necessary'.
this is crucial for business back home regardless of the member state if they are to remain competitive.
have on many occasions been deemed incomplete or nonexistent by some national parliaments.
the report refers to the impact assessment board too as it considered just thirty two of impact assessments in two thousand and fifteen unsatisfactory in relation to analysis of subsidiarity and proportionality.
i am passionate about that as determining whether or not legislation is proportionate is often neglected but it is equally important. this would require a revision of the treaties but in my opinion it is a necessity and a greater step towards reducing the democratic deficit.
it was adopted with a large majority in committee.
i think it is a good idea for the status quo to be questioned once in a while and for us to step back and consider whether the thresholds are appropriate.
as laid out in the treaty of lisbon they are guiding principles of the european union and should always be respected fully.
i think the inclusion of impact assessments is absolutely essential.
we cannot criticise other member state parliaments when we ourselves encroach on their space and i think we regularly do that in reports and initiatives which have nothing to do with eu law and everything to do with national law.
i also think the idea of a green card is a good idea. i think it sends a very positive signal towards the institutions to do much more and i would agree with other colleagues that we in this parliament should adopt that procedure.
i would like to see more impact assessments done on a member state by member state level and that requires of course the commission to work with the authorities in those member states to produce the evidence.
this commission has done an awful lot more than previous commissions in addressing the question of better regulation.
halfway through the commission mandate members of the commission have had more than five hundred and fifty meetings with national parliaments five hundred and fifty meetings.
the commission is pleased that all the institutions have committed to ensuring that subsidiarity must remain a key element throughout the legislative procedure.
these meetings give members of the commission a possibility to explain what we do and why we do it.
tabled by the commission.
i wish merely to finish off by saying the following that this is not and never was intended to be a navel gazing exercise.
this is about the future of democracy in europe throughout europe for each and every one of our citizens.
i only wish that we had had proper procedures in place many many years before.
it is quite clear that our national governments cherry pick when it comes to europe.
when we provide something good and positive they claim it for themselves and they say they have delivered this.
when we deal with something that is a tricky proposition to sell before constituents they automatically say this is from europe and nothing to do with us'.
and when you have that level of verging on almost dishonesty in our political system is it any wonder that today we find ourselves where we are?
just on a personal basis i have led on this file with the confidence of colleagues now for many many years here in this house.
i rather suspect this will be the last time that i do so because of the particular dynamics in terms of the uk situation and it is a matter of great personal regret for me that based upon the lack of truly democratic transparency for our citizens
my country finds itself in this particular situation today.
but of course i wish all of my colleagues well.
when is the eu going to find the courage to abide by international law and say no' to us bullying?
but mr borrell you said that the eu has learned lessons from recent developments and that the eu must take a more independent position.
due to the us unilateral sanctions the eu as a member and coordinator of the jcpoa has not complied with its own obligations under the jcpoa.
but our failure to stand against the lawless behaviour of the us makes us complicit in punishing millions of iranians and abusing their human rights.
they set out three lines of defence to ensure that financial reports issued by listed companies present a true and fair view of a company's financial position.
we could also propose to require compliance with corporate governance requirements like establishing an audit committee as a condition for listing on a regulated market.
new types of business models and players bring innovation and benefits to citizens and companies both in terms of cost and greater competition.
if appropriate national authorities should also take enforcement actions including by imposing sanctions.
a majority of members of this committee must be independent of the audited entity.
we need to take necessary actions on all fronts including amending eu law where needed.
we are proud of that but that pride should be translated into a new european initiative.
madam president mr borrell the aggressive oppression of the people of iran by the regime is presently the worst it's been in over thirty years and as ms beer said the regime is waging war on its people and we have to stand steadfastly on their side
the european union should start you should start mr borrell an initiative for a regional conference for stability and peace and of course we need the us on board we need the russians on board and the chinese and all the powers in the region.
even if president biden were to be elected in november there is scarcely a chance that the us would return to the jcpoa if we are honest with ourselves.
at the same time we're talking about the jcpoa and we try to hold on to that and we should.
but we should not just look back deploring what went wrong but look forward finding new initiatives.
i think there is a new dynamic in the region particularly with some of the deals that have already been mentioned today.
to protect them to help them and to make the world know and make the european public know what is going on.
many banks had to rapidly adapt to provide these services online when most of europe went into lockdown.
during the global pandemic this year there has been a more urgent need to move our normal activities online.
with the pandemic and the fight to sink or swim many moved online to offer their specialty craft beers via online platforms.
this is a key part of what the report on digital finance is about.
the report also calls for a proposal for a legislative framework for stablecoins whether they be public or private stablecoins to ensure they meet at least the standards set out in the e money directive.
for all crypto assets the overarching aim is for more transparency integrity and accountability and also their full compliance with the existing and future aml framework.
without access to those providers the capacity for eu businesses to grow would be diminished.
finally the report also calls for a framework on digital onboarding which would lead to harmonisation across the single market of key aspects of digital finance such as digital financial identities and data sharing fully in line with data protection provisions.
the report on digital finance is a legislative initiative report which is a relatively underused tool in parliament but in our case we were already working closely with the commission.
i welcome the two concrete frameworks proposed on twenty four september by the college on cryptosets digital operational resilience and other digital finance related issues.
this report addresses a number of these trends and suggests appropriate measures to ensure that the eu framework is fit for a digital age in the area of financial services.
i believe we must work closely with the big tech companies providing these services ensuring that when providing services to eu clients they do apply eu legislation in good faith.
there are other aspects of the report which include a strong call to improve aml provisions central bank digital currencies the issue of supervision and the single eu supervision in different aspects of digital finance and crucially the question of financial redress.
digital finance and particularly online banking shopping and payments can simplify the financial life of our citizens and of our businesses from small to large.
consider your favourite microbrewery which is a business operating fully offline relying on clients coming inside to make purchases.
the infrastructure behind this depends on a model based on providing security for businesses investors and customers.
take the example of opening a bank account transferring money or requesting a loan.
first the united states are dialling down their engagement in the region even though they are one of the three co chairs and second turkey is not deescalating on the contrary.
so what are we doing to show our own responsibility?
both neighbours have withdrawn from the international rule of law as a principle they adhere to.
we are presently in a situation where two european neighbours russia and turkey are squaring off against each other in three distinct arenas.