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our choices here in europe consumption trade policy have an influence elsewhere in the world.
i worry that narrow economic interests will trump concern for human rights and environmental protection.
as it stands the mercosur deal is all carrot.
i'm not at all reassured by claims that the eu will somehow have more leverage than before over human rights and environmental protection after we sign the mercosur trade deal.
yes they're not the only fires yes we need to plant more trees here in europe but concentrating on the fires in the amazon brings home some really important issues for us all.
we care about biodiversity and about the lives of indigenous people under threat.
the unilateral action by india revoking the autonomy that it granted to the part of kashmir that it controlled splitting the territory into two sending in thousands of extra troops instituting a media shutdown and arresting many local politicians has inflamed an already volatile situation.
it's time to press for a solution but frankly there is only one viable long term and peaceful solution and that is self determination for the people of kashmir.
this conflict has gone on for nearly seventy years now. it cannot be in india's interest that it continues.
it's a stain on its international reputation.
that is what the united nations laid down in one thousand nine hundred and forty seven when india took the dispute to the un security council. it's time to implement that and the eu should use the combined diplomatic leverage of its twenty eight countries and its own powers on trade and so on to press for that outcome.
for example through plurilateral agreements on trade in environmental goods it now lies in our hands to work on the appropriate flanking measures such as monitoring and certification schemes.
not blame games but cooperation is the way forward.
we need to tackle this disaster for all of humanity at global level. rather than scapegoating trade agreements as done by mr jadot who has already left after having done his show we should use this sense of urgency to advance the debate on how to better leverage trade policy to export our environmental standards and fight climate change on a global scale.
the colombian government needs our support now more than ever to continue implementing the peace agreement and we need to continue to actively find a solution to the crisis in venezuela which is clearly having spill over effects in the region.
ivn mrquez's video was the most recent blow. while most leaders of the farc condemned this return to war we cannot underestimate the potential risks.
the eu has been committed for decades now to supporting a peaceful solution in colombia.
not only is the crisis in venezuela exerting pressure with more than.
as a result this parliament now has an environmental mandate that we all must act on.
i've been so inspired by young people from greta thunberg to the youth everywhere.
two thousand and thirty this means investing in a truly green new deal which could combat poverty inequalities and the climate crisis so i will be taking part in friday's global climate strike to demand that the health of our earth is taken seriously for my son rafi for the future of us all.
the two thousand and fifteen climate plans still put the world on course to warm by at least three degrees by the turn of the century.
we are relying on our kids to drop out of lessons to take to the streets to sail across the atlantic just to make us politicians act and their impact has been phenomenal.
the colombian government's policy of greater militarisation and a piecemeal approach to the peace agreement's implementation is also endangering the fragile peace process and we have a role to play and we must play it.
we have direct leverage through the human rights clauses within our free trade agreement with colombia and we must use them and we must also boost our support for transitional justice and engage the duque administration towards full truth and reconciliation.
mr president the two thousand and sixteen peace agreement created real hope for colombians and it was a great achievement but violence remains rife.
we have to engage with all the tools that we have at our disposal.
we must keep a special representative for the peace process and support the extension of the mandate of the un high commissioner for human rights in colombia.
without more international engagement there can be no peace in colombia and we can't shy away.
they have one message it's simple and i want you to hear it.
you will not come with new more ambitious climate targets.
they say climate action now! '
their main message is that we don't have time and we need to act now yet nothing has been done. you will go to the un climate summit empty handed.
i'm sorry this is a failure.
the real source of the swing to the right in europe is not outside interference.
out of the many valuable remarks i would like to respond to mep arena's question what is the eu doing to protect human rights defenders and indigenous and social leaders?
this is our message to the government and the people of colombia.
the special investigation unit aims to implement a secure judicial investigation system able to prevent react control prosecute and seek criminal punishment for grave violations against human rights defenders and members of social and political movements perpetrated by criminal organisations. and in addition the eu will continue to provide financial support to organisations working with human rights defenders in colombia.
allow me to express my appreciation for your attention and support in maintaining this important file at the top of our agenda.
i would like to take this opportunity to thank honourable members for their interventions comments and suggestions.
from this debate i conclude that the only path towards lasting peace in this difficult context is to continue implementation of the peace agreement with full support of the eu and international stakeholders.
the current challenges are very serious and we will continue supporting colombia in addressing them but the overall relationship and perspectives for the future are very positive.
but i would like to remind us that while the peace process remains at the heart of our engagement with colombia our relationship has deepened and broadened in recent years with the implementation of the free trade agreement cooperation on security and defence and on the environment to mention just a few key areas.
the eu in coordination with member states supports actions to help ensure that human rights defenders are protected and respected and can operate in a safe and enabling environment.
colombia demonstrated to the world that even the longest and most violent of conflicts can come to an end.
we have strongly condemned this announcement because more violence is simply not the answer to the challenges that the country is facing.
this doesn't mean that we do not see the challenges the peace process is facing.
high representative mogherini was in colombia last week and she saw a country that looks forward not backwards.
the leadership of the farc as a political party and the vast majority of former fighters remain committed to the agreement.
the high representative has welcomed the actions taken by the government to ensure protection of those under threat to bring the perpetrators to justice and to dismantle these criminal networks.
we are complementing government efforts through support to civil society and have supported a special investigation unit in the prosecutor's office and together with the eu member states the campaign defendamos la vida' all in all this was the main message that she delivered to the government and the people of colombia
however to praise is not enough.
the european union is also the largest foreign investor in colombia with a special focus on sustainable development in the areas that were most hit by the conflict.
the killings of local leaders human rights defenders and ex farc members are alarming and unacceptable.
during her visit to bogot the high representative announced a number of measures to step up our support to the peace process.
columbia and the countries from the region need more international support and the european union is doing its part leading the way among the international community. the colombian people know that they can count on the continued commitment and support of the eu in their daily work to win the peace. since the peace deal was signed the european union and its member states have invested eur.
she met with the top officials in the three main institutions of the transitional justice system the truth commission the search unit for missing persons and the peace court.
columbia's generosity in welcoming and hosting these people sets an example to the region and to the world.
so far the eu has invested around eur six hundred and forty five million over these last years to support peace in colombia including through the creation of a specific trust fund.
there are now.
on top of this the high representative also announced a new package to support colombian solidarity towards refugees and migrants from venezuela.
but most importantly she also offered the european union's practical help.
we believe in them.
the european union is with you. we want to help colombia win the peace.
no one imagined that building peace would be easy but three years on the great majority of colombians would never go back to the dark years of their country's history.
but we must not forget that this is only a small group of dissidents.
it is true that a small group of farc dissidents have decided to take up arms again.
so why are we not ready to invest this amount of money for proper heating water supply health care and decent nutrition for the kids in our poorest areas of the world?
but what sounds so huge is not more than.
we are missing our goals in the global south because of a lack of resources and we are far behind in the global north in many cases because of a lack of political will and decisive action.
on biodiversity and climate we are also not doing or putting into place actions which will allow us to meet these objectives.
we were making great progress but as the fao have pointed out we are now going backwards and over eight hundred and twenty million people don't have enough to eat.
i think even in this house we do not have a consensus as to what that might look like or how that might evolve so we do need to have deeper discussions in this parliament between committees on these issues.
on climate we know that there are huge problems looming and the younger generation are pushing us really forward to do more but we also have to challenge ourselves and the younger generation to make sure we are ready for the changes in consumption and production patterns that will be required to meet all of these very noble
we have strong policies in europe.
the tragedy is that it's now weaker than it was when it we signed up to these goals.
i hope our delegation will impress that it is working together both within europe and the rest of the world so that we will make our greatest change and i certainly as one of the leaders of the delegation will stress that very objective.
we need to impress upon our colleagues in the un next week that multilateralism is vital.
just to mention two issues again on oceans and on land.
but attainable objectives.
the best we can do in this chamber this morning is bring a speech and a commitment to honour commitments that europe has signed up to but also to acknowledge that though we speak well we don't always deliver. i am very conscious when i start with the sustainable development goals that there are four of them in particular where we are actually going backwards for example sustainable development goal two on hunger.
let me just mention again on the hunger issue because it is a very real problem and a challenge for us all to have policy coherence both in europe and indeed globally the lancet report which many of us are familiar with talked about sustainable intensification.
its activities cover all aspects of this complex area from exchanges on awarenessraising for citizens and cooperation with platforms to the mapping of legal instruments applicable to foreign funding.
member states engaged actively in the european cooperation network and expressed their desire for both the national and the european networks to continue their work beyond the european elections in order to support member states' efforts to increase the resilience of their electoral systems. our preliminary assessment on the implementation of these efforts in the context of the recent european elections is quite encouraging. the coordinated eu approach helped to ensure stronger preparedness and coordination in the fight against manipulation and disinformation.
in all these efforts again if confirmed in my future role by this house i will work closely with parliament with the member states with citizens and with stakeholders on protecting and nurturing democracy in europe.
as announced by presidentelect von der leyen the commission if confirmed by parliament will aim to put forward a european democracy action plan addressing the threats of external intervention in our european elections.
international cooperation ensures that the tools and unique capabilities of all actors act in unison in full respect of fundamental rights in particular the freedom of expression and of association.
the network met four times in the runup to the elections and had a first stocktaking meeting immediately after the elections.
we are also cooperating with international partners through a range of forums including nato and the g seven as well as with individual states.
the conduct of free and fair elections is primarily the responsibility of member states. nevertheless a european approach is necessary given the cross border dimension of efforts to manipulate democracy and the importance of joining efforts to address the threats.
through the electoral package in september two thousand and eighteen the commission took determined action to support member states' efforts to protect the integrity of elections and combat disinformation.
she underlined that our democratic systems have come increasingly under attack from those who wish to divide and destabilise the union. therefore we need to do more to protect ourselves from external influences.
domestic and foreign actors can exploit this to manipulate policy societal debates and behaviour in areas such as climate change migration public security health and finance.
the spread of disinformation and the influence of dark money affect policymaking processes by skewing public opinion and distorting the debate.
manipulation can also diminish trust in science and empirical evidence.
implementing the package the commission encouraged national electoral networks to identify best practices for the management of risks to the electoral process.
we should not take them for granted. presidentelect von der leyen has announced that protecting european democracy will be a priority for her commission.
what affects one member state can affect all.
cooperation between member states was fostered by the newly established european cooperation network on elections which allowed exchange of best practices and creation of operational links between member states.
as was done for previous elections we are currently conducting a thorough examination of the conduct of the elections to the european parliament.
if confirmed in the vicepresident role by this house i will coordinate the work on this plan.
this reflects a comprehensive and coordinated approach among democracies to tackle disinformation and foster resilient electoral processes.
not less important the freedoms of expression and of the press in the landscape of media pluralism will also be pursued and protected by the next commission.
it brought together representatives from the national networks who had fruitful exchanges among themselves and with representatives of other institutions including parliament and civil society.
it also included a tabletop exercise at european level to help member states assess and potentially strengthen their resilience to cyberattacks.
in accordance with the treaties and in line with our committee's work and that of parliament as a whole we will keep on monitoring the activity and decisions of the ecb inter alia through quarterly monetary dialogues annual reports and written questions from meps. as always we will be demanding. and we will expect an institution that lives up to the fundamental task it is expected to perform. if we want to reach our ambitious objectives however the strength and the stability of the euro is not sufficient.
it is imperative to pursue an authentic deepening of our economic and monetary union as was stated too in the programme presented by commission president elect ursula von der leyen which includes measures to ensure the full implementation of the social pillar as well as growth oriented revision of european economic governance.
the single currency is first and foremost a powerful economic tool.
the single currency has shown amazing strength and resilience even when confronted with one of the toughest economic crises in history.
mr president with this report the european parliament delivers its opinion on the appointment of the fourth president of the european central bank an institution which became a fundamental pillar not only for the conduct of monetary policies but also for the whole process of europe's economic integration. the nomination of christine lagarde as the first woman to serve in this position which is itself something historic
and to keep on pursuing this important mission.
it is the cornerstone of a european union of peace and prosperity and the indispensable instrument for protecting and supporting the european economic social and political model as we face the important transformations of our time. over the past twenty years despite the imperfection and incompleteness of european economic governance
not only is it the natural and indispensable complement to the single market but it is also as president mario draghi often recalls in his speeches the prerequisite for preserving monetary sovereignty in an increasingly global and interconnected world.
we need to add new institutions new tools and truly european economic policies to monetary policy measures.
in this context as co legislator we are ready to accept the challenge.
however our task does not end here.
the idea that gas is a more suitable transition fuel than an energy approach based on renewables was created by shell.
the majority of countries do not implement this sdg into their development plans whether we are discussing health policies or economic growth or even sustainable development.
what she experienced thereafter was something terrible because the family of trolls russian or their friends actually tried to do something nobody in this house would like to experience because
it had never happened and we should do the same.
however we are once again relying only on secondary information because no one here really and truly knows what is happening in india.
we should respect the sovereignty of india because it's not our task to interfere in the internal affairs of countries six zero kilometres away.
i think it's systemic.
but of the three scenarios that were outlined let me be very clear here only scenario one the first scenario will get us to the position we need to be in.
we have to show in this place a strong leadership role which is so desperately lacking on the world stage and we have to move on from the idea that the sdgs are something to be done in a tickbox exercise at the end of the day when all of the standard business is done.
commissioner i want to thank you personally for your commitment during these years but please let's not overlook the systemic failures and let's get it right in this next mandate.
it's the only realistic scenario to deliver on the targets and to create a sustainable future.
i don't think that failure for action is a personal one.
i think we have to look very carefully at how the european union's institutions are set up to deliver and mainstream those sdgs which is why i was actually pleasantly surprised by the commission president designate's comments that we need to have the sdgs mainstreamed throughout all directorates general and the responsibility given to the new commissioners to deliver just that.
these tactics are already showing their consequences.
today i would honestly be more cautious about this statement.
there are smear campaigns against for example sexual and reproductive rights or the istanbul convention partly funded through very blurry channels with money from abroad not only russia but also for example the united states.
ten years ago i would probably have signed a statement like this for all members of the european union and i would have believed that this is something that in the course of my lifetime was not going to change.
how bad does it have to get?
the most fundamental right the right to self determination has been denied to the kashmiris for more than seventy years.
if we profess our belief in human rights and religious freedom then why are we silent?
let us put aside our apathy or indeed our eagerness to conclude a free trade agreement and examine our conscience democratic principles peace and stability are ultimately in the interests of india too.
this is a priority for our presidency. long term efforts are needed to enhance the resilience of our democratic societies since disinformation and hybrid threats in general are a permanent part of our security environment.
mr president honourable members almost four months have passed since the european parliament elections which were combined in several member states with other elections.
the council welcomes the commission's intention to conduct an in depth evaluation of the implementation of commitments made by online platforms and other signatories under the code of practice. the council is monitoring the implementation in its working parties and will be ready to examine action that could be proposed by the commission by the end of the year.
more broadly it will be interesting to hear the thoughts of the commission on possible further initiatives it might take.
already in july a permanent council working party with a horizontal mandate was established and held its first meeting.
i want to underline that all this work to protect our open democratic societies must be carried out while fully respecting the fundamental rights of our citizens including freedom of expression.
our response has to be comprehensive with the focus on both the internal and external dimensions of the threat.
exposing disinformation and strengthening media information and digital literacy skills in our neighbourhood are key elements in this regard. we need to act together in a structured and coordinated way in order to tackle these challenges.
the setting up of the rapid alert system whereby national contact points in member states rapidly share information on disinformation campaigns;
alongside tackling the problem within the union the action plan against disinformation outlines our significant interest in working with partners in the eu's eastern and southern neighbourhood and in the western balkans.
the strengthening of the european media ecosystem by facilitating networks of independent fact checkers;
the helsinki based european centre of excellence for countering hybrid threats also contributes to fostering cooperation in this field.
it is also essential to continue developing partnerships especially our cooperation with nato.
and finally cooperation with the relevant international actors.
the promotion of media and digital literacy and awareness raising activities to protect the integrity of the electoral process together with the private sector and civil society; the assessment of cyber threats in the electoral context and of the measures to address them and preserve the integrity of the electoral system;