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on twenty six april we launched a social partners' consultation to collect their views on the possible direction of an eu action to ensure that people in all forms of employment have adequate access to social protection and employment services.
we want to ensure clarity for workers and employers on their contractual relationship irrespective of the type of contract.
the commission is very committed to promote wellfunctioning social dialogue at all levels.
let me give you three examples.
in addition the pillar recognises the right to quality and inclusive education training and lifelong learning in order to acquire and maintain skills that enable people to participate fully in society and manage successfully the transition into the labour market.
we want to ensure that as many people as possible including the self employed and gig economy workers are covered and can build up rights against contributions.
we need to keep up the momentum for social europe at all levels. this is why we are aiming at highlevel political endorsement of the social pillar by the end of the year.
young people today face continuous precarious employment as a way of life.
the eu must take a lead in establishing workers' rights in the new emerging gig economy with online platforms providing temporary uncertain work to millions.
the internet age has opened up many new opportunities for a dynamic vibrant economy but we must not compromise on people's rights to decent work and that includes people with disabilities.
i hope that the eu follows through on ensuring high quality employment for young people and marginalised people and i will continue to fight for british youth to enjoy the benefits of those programmes too.
serbia can now focus on implementing economic reforms strengthening the rule of law reforming public administration and guaranteeing media freedom.
serbia's voice counts in defining the future of our continent.
europe is faced with challenging times ahead.
in order to help serbia to continue on its european path i believe the fundamental chapters twenty three and twenty four concerning judiciary and fundamental rights as well as justice freedom and security should be opened as soon as possible.
it is an important signal that a clear majority of the serbian people voted for a pro european course of their country. belgrade's reform agenda and the constructive approach to relations with neighbouring countries have enabled substantial progress in both regional cooperation and close relations with the eu.
i would also like to congratulate the serbian progressive party for their extraordinary election results which will allow them to carry on with the reforms for the benefit of serbia's european integration and for the benefit of its citizens.
during recent months the serbian government delivered strong results leading to the opening of the first chapters of the accession negotiations.
mr president i would like to congratulate the citizens of serbia who during recent elections made it perfectly clear to everybody that they want a european future for their country.
therefore i would like to call on the commission and the council presidency to do their utmost in order to clear all remaining obstacles hindering the opening of new chapters especially chapter.
however in ireland we have a discriminatory two tier pay system for nurses garda and teachers they get paid different salaries at the same point on the salary scale and young teachers are on a much lower scale.
we can't.
one teacher emailed me and said that those who began teaching after february two thousand and twelve were earning over eur two hundred and twenty zero less over a forty year career than those who began before. two thousand and eleven i wrote to the commission but they said there is no eu law that applies to pay scales. nevertheless the outcome of these discriminatory pay scales is that in ireland we do not have equal pay for equal work over a career.
our farmers are reliant on huge eu financial support our hill farmers for instance have fought a very long and hard campaign for a fairer flatrate system for a pillar i system.
the constituency that i care about most is my own the north is a net beneficiary of eu funding to the tune of eur.
our joint first minister martin mcguinness has worked tirelessly to attract billions in foreign direct investments to the north as a gateway to five hundred million eu customers.
six year old mary was denied that right. article twenty of the charter guarantees the right to equality before the law mary was denied that right. to this day there has been no inquest into mary's death no commission of investigation despite a formal request from the legal team.
almost one year ago i brought mary's twin sister ann to this parliament seeking justice.
six year old mary boyle has been failed by the irish state.
mr president this is mary boyle ireland's longest missing child case. six year old mary disappeared in one thousand nine hundred and seventy seven and the man whom her twin sister believes is responsible for her disappearance still lives in that community and has never been formally brought in for questioning.
allegedly a still sitting politician directly intervened and that intervention led to one of the worst police cover ups we have seen in ireland.
in fact it has never even been debated in the irish parliament which is why i am forced to raise it here tonight.
article two of the charter of fundamental rights guarantees the right to life.
it is completely incomprehensible as to why radicalised youngsters would target a place of worship of a religion that shelters the homeless and feeds the hungry across europe. i can only guess their objective was to sow mistrust amongst us.
it is now vitally important that the german authorities act with haste and deal with the perpetrators with the full force of the law to give confidence not just to sikhs in essen but also in europe that any threat against them is taken as seriously as any other terrorist atrocity that has occurred
no faith no religious group or community should be targeted in this way.
of the european court of justice ruled that germany could not extradite hungarian and romanian citizens to their own countries unless it could be proved that their prisons are free from inhuman and degrading conditions.
innocent british victims of european arrest warrants have long testified to the degrading and inhuman conditions in greek spanish and hungarian prisons to name just three.
i shall now be writing to the home secretary asking her to suspend the extradition of british citizens under european arrest warrants to any eu member state where there is any question whatsoever of the prison conditions meting out degrading and inhuman treatment.
britain needs an extradition treaty that restores the traditional protections for our own citizens under our own law and we can only do that outside of the european union.
in their country's best interest.
firstly that all european union offers' are still on the table and we are ready to work with the new administration as quickly and as energetically as they wish.
this visit was an opportunity to get to know our new interlocutors and to stress three main points.
i want to signal my appreciation for that work and for the ongoing commitment of all members to georgia's long term democratic development. i can only support the assessment made by president schulz these elections were in the main competitive
the new government has also already very clearly expressed its ambition to move forward at speed with critical processes such as the association agreement the deep and comprehensive free trade area negotiations and the visa liberalisation process.
of course there will be important lessons to learn from these elections and we will await the final report of osce odihr with great interest.
we underlined our appreciation of his statesmanlike conduct emphasised our full support for the constitutional rights of the presidency and recalled the need for effective political opposition in any democracy. we also met representatives of civil society
last week i had the opportunity to visit tbilisi with the deputy secretary general of the european external action service both of us representing high representative and vice president ashton.
obviously these will be key relationships for the european union in the coming months and years.
we will not step away from these responsibilities but at the same time we expect georgia to shoulder its responsibilities too.
there has been a change of government but it is important to stress continuity in some critical areas.
finally we have of course reminded our hosts that the european union is committed to georgia's territorial integrity.
i came away reassured that georgia's democracy is in good health and that both prime minister ivanishvili and president saakashvili are committed to working together and to the continuation of a smooth transfer of power
georgia's foreign policy continues to be oriented towards european and euro atlantic integration.
through the geneva international discussions and the european union monitoring mission we are the guarantors of georgia's security.
in return we have assured it of the european union's ongoing commitment to support those ambitions in terms of technical support policy dialogue and the effective targeting of financial assistance.
i am glad that the european union was able to contribute to the quality of these elections through media monitoring parallel voter tabulation and other forms of assistance.
free and peaceful. they indicate growing democratic maturity and underscore georgia's commitment to its democratic path.
it is important to underline that clearly and from the start.
we should not forget the key issues that preoccupied us in the run up to the polls freedom of assembly access to the media campaign financing and the use of administrative resources.
they will face significant challenges during their cohabitation and we should not be complacent but i believe we should lend both sides our impartial support and focus on values rather than personalities.
secondly that we expect both the cohabiting partners presidency and government to build on the commitments they have made to a smooth and professional handover and to support the long term interests of georgia and its people.
to listen to their impressions of the election and its aftermath.
a transfer of power through democratic means or we would have a strong and constructive opposition.
i did not know at that time that we might end up with both of those at the same time a change of power and a strong opposition.
i would like to thank all those members who have contributed to this useful and interesting discussion.
i want to reassure you of my personal commitment to following through on our promises to georgia including the one which you have stressed a number of times the one related to the territorial integrity of georgia.
maintaining the pace of our political association with georgia is vital to the credibility of the eastern partnership and to the prospects for stability and peaceful development in the southern caucasus.
i would also like to underline the valuable role of this house in supporting georgia's democratic development so far.
i am confident that you will continue in this work helping georgia to build stronger democratic institutions to implement all the lessons learned from the october elections and to encourage an effective parliamentary dialogue between government and opposition
in the service of long term policy continuity accountability and transparency.
i have to say that i found in prime minister ivanishvili a committed partner interested in strengthening democracy and continuing to make the best use of the deepening of political association and economic integration.
both of them having a positive assessment of the transfer of power so far.
i called on them to build on that positive experience and to create a strong basis for being able to address the many challenges this cohabitation will bring and make no mistake there will be many.
when we face the election in our partner countries the time before the elections and after the elections is sometimes also an opportunity for the political families in this house to shadow to a certain extent the competition of the main political parties in those elections.
i believe that this is a normal political reaction of this noble house.
madam president i too fully applaud the georgian people for the dignified and peaceful way in which they conducted their elections and congratulate the georgian government on its speedy implementation of the people's democratic will.
georgia is an unrecognisable place from the dictatorship which oppressed its people until just nine years ago.
while we note the fact that the georgian state still has some work to do on other fronts the preliminary cohabitation signals from president saakashvili and prime minister ivanishvili are extremely encouraging with a very smooth handover of democratic powers.
i welcome improved georgia russia relations but of course tbilisi should not compromise over its territorial integrity or european westward leanings.
the new prime minister must of course fully respect minority rights within georgia in particular its large armenian minority.
i would also like to follow up on what my colleagues have already said and congratulate georgian citizens on a really democratic election and a peaceful transition of power.
some things do still need to be improved in the electoral law but i also hope that both sides president saakashvili and prime minister ivanishvili will work in a concerted effort seeking consensus and compromise in the time of cohabitation.
i think it is essential in a democracy that you know where parties get money from and how campaigning is done.
a second thing i would like to remind ourselves and everyone else who is listening about the shocking images of torture in georgian prisons which we saw before the elections.
it happened we should welcome it and we should congratulate mr ivanishvili and his government on assuming office.
his commitment to an early visit to brussels and his appointment of alex petriashvili as european affairs minister suggests we can be confident in the government's european intentions and must look forward to progress towards an association agreement a free trade agreement and visa free travel and new efforts in the geneva international discussions.
but let us not underestimate or forget how bad things had become the reports of the international election observers about harassment and intimidation during the campaign;
and those horrific prison torture videos that came out. only time will tell whether mr saakashvili's acceptance of defeat was a virtuous bow to democratic values or a tactical retreat under international pressure as tedo japaridze has suggested. the foreign affairs council stressed the importance of an effective political opposition and a vibrant civil society and of supporting capacity building.
i think they might start by deploring the tone and the language of the speech by the member of the georgian parliament giorgi gabashvili in the debate yesterday.
there must be cooperation between the winners and the losers between the president and the new government.
people are hungry and thirsty to get this information and if they have it they will act on it.
an awful lot of consumers at this point in time do not make the distinction.
we have to give the best information possible to consumers particularly in relation to added sugar.
certainly that is an opportunity that we should not miss. it would improve fresh fruit and it would also lead to a reduction in the carbon footprint and co two emissions.
almost twice the price you pay in the parliament in brussels?
so that is actually a change that we won;
we want that message to get across;
that is our biggest issue;
got this point where ireland and other countries are concerned.
i very much welcome the new government which clearly demonstrates a proeuropean orientation and commitment to the eu reform process.
i was concerned about the targets that ireland in particular would have to reach under this agreement but i supported the report because of the overall thrust of its direction that all sectors have to contribute.
mr president what we are talking about is the contribution that agriculture transport and construction have to make to climate change. the issue is how much of a contribution can be made particularly by agriculture because the council conclusions of two thousand and fourteen recognise the low mitigation potential of the sector and indeed the paris agreement talks about the
food security issue and the vulnerability of agriculture to the adverse impacts of climate change.
i think what we have done here is to run counter to the paris agreement and the october two thousand and fourteen agreement which recognised the low mitigation potential of agriculture and that food production and food security are important elements in any proposal on climate change.
women do need more financial security particularly in their later years.
you know that to achieve a proper implementation of the paris climate change agreement it is very important to think beyond the two thousand and thirty target which is precisely what the amended regulation proposes by setting out a long term objective towards at least eighty greenhouse gas emissions reductions by. two thousand and fifty although i would be glad to see a bit more flexibility in terms of encouraging member states' contribution to climate action in terms of agriculture and forestry activities.
the amended proposal focuses on longterm predictability and energy efficiency and aims to provide sufficient flexibility for the member states.
mr president i too was happy to support this report on the gender pension gap. in particular i support the call for the commission to include pension reforms in the country specific recommendations and these reforms should include measures that relate to women's participation in the workforce worklife balance and the care of children and dependants because that will help to reduce the gender pension gap.
crucially i also support the need for measures to ensure that women's pay and entitlements including pensions are in line with the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value for men and women.
the commission's own proposals on work life balance which include a directive on carers' leave on parental leave and also on flexibility in the workplace will help to ensure work life balance and that in turn will help to narrow the gender pay gap and the gender pension gap which stand at approximately fourteen
serbia has shown progress in terms of economic reforms and institutional reforms by continuing to implement the stabilisation and association agreement.
however there is still a lot to be done in terms of tackling corruption ensuring judiciary independence and freedom of media and improving serbia's relations with all its neighbours as well as establishing a properly functioning legal framework for the protection of the minorities in the country.
mr president serbia's path to the eu must be welcomed but the problems have to be mentioned as well. firstly nationalism is often used for electoral purposes.
this practice is not unknown in other countries but it has to stop since it obliges you to be nationalist even outside the election campaign.
secondly serbia wants to have two mothers one the eu and the other stepmother russia.
therefore the country has allowed russia to take over an enormously large part of its energy infrastructure.
the problem is of course that if serbian foreign policy can be blackmailed by russia through energy the eu would be blackmailed as well.
i believe the enlargement is needed.
i cannot help noticing the sudden change in tone though of its other supporters. a year ago they were telling us that it was a bare minimum that it was inadequate and suddenly the moment donald trump pulled out it became central to the survival of human civilization. but we will leave that to one side.
it seems to me sensible to have countries working voluntarily on this kind of issue.
what is not sensible is to defend it as so many in this house have been doing as an economic project the idea that it is all about creating green jobs and so on.
if somebody went round smashing windows that would on exactly the same argument create lots of jobs because there would be lots of jobs needed for glaziers people to drive the new glass people to install them and all the rest of it;
but of course we can all see that we would still be worse off.
if we are prepared to pay an economic price fine that is a perfectly valid convincing argument.
but i think we should take note of the different positions that member states have the different structures of their economies and their varying capacity to meet those targets.
thank you colleagues and leave facebook it makes you a better person.
i very much agree with what ms schaake has been saying just now but i would like to underline that facebook is such a big company and we as legislators could consider doing something to make it responsible for giving data to third parties like the abovementioned cambridge analytica for instance.
i did it and i'm happy.
in this sense rogue data sets are much like nuclear waste and that's why facebook has to keep its user data on a tight leash or be fined or punished whatever this parliament decides to apply.
let's share a message of hope about the positive change that the european parliament can bring to their lives.
in britain a strong pro european vote across the country will massively increase the chances of winning a future people's vote and convincing our fellow citizens that our best future is as part of the european family.
we will mobilise one of the most powerful pro european forces in our continent and we will champion a fairer greener and more democratic eu.
building europe has never been easy and he has shown the vision of the founding fathers who persevered in difficult times to welcome and even include those countries which were having difficulties at home perhaps particularly those countries.
we must address the issues that gave rise to feelings of powerlessness of alienation of being left behind that prompted so many of our fellow citizens to vote to leave in.
as a green mep i've always been tough on brexit but we also need to be tough on the causes of brexit.
two thousand and fourteen i'm equally delighted that the uk will be holding european elections in may and the greens are going to use these democratic and proportional elections as a celebration of the values of the european union.
i'd like to thank the council and particularly president tusk for allowing us the breathing space to reconsider our vote to leave the eu.
let's resist the siren song of the far right with its politics of division hate and fear.
the relevant scientific evidence before it drafts its scientific opinion.
this takes place early in the risk assessment process once an the application has been considered valid or admissible.
but before going any further let me first congratulate the european parliament and the council.
both co legislators have shown a clear commitment to this important fight following an open intense and constructive exchange.
greater transparency of the risk assessment process will contribute to the legitimacy of the european food safety authority it. will increase consumer confidence in the risk assessment system and it will ensure that efsa is more accountable to eu citizens.
this provisional agreement on the eu transparency rules is a significant stepping stone to meeting citizens' expectations for more transparency in the risk assessment of the food chain.
you have managed to reach a provisional agreement on this commission proposal in a record time of ten months.
it is important that strong clear messaging on risks is available to our citizens. the provisional agreement recognises this and aims to improve our communication on risks.
the findings of the recent fitness check of the general food law and the european citizens' initiative in relation to glyphosate bear witness to that.