kfajdsl/voxpopuli huggingface dataset:
it puts emphasis on measures necessary to ensure an open and competitive economy without unjustified lock in effects.
so if we want better research if we want better science and if we want better innovation it is essential to be able to set these fair principles of data as the global standard so we all speak to same language and we can advance in science.
let me finish by reiterating that the commission is fully committed with you to supporting science industry and public authorities in europe access to world class data infrastructures and cloud based services as they become the decisive factors for success in this digital era.
and reusable because you cannot lose important data after you have used it you have to be able to use it in different disciplines at different times.
in a recent visit to heidelberg i saw how the institute of bioinformatics generates more than eur.
two thousand and seventeen our aim is very simple.
i believe the key for the future in terms of data is about exactly these two principles trust and confidence.
one seven million european scientists to have the best services for text and data mining the best data management plans and the best training programmes.
as regards widening the benefits of the european cloud initiative to industry the commission is considering several proposals on the supply and demand side and on the extension to smes.
two thousand and twenty three we want this ecosystem to be built on two exascale computers.
but let me assure you that we are here to tell you that your advice will be followed that the commission has already started to implement the initiative very much along the lines that you suggest.
two thousand and seventeen in other words we kind of transformed an exception into a rule simply because we intend and we believe that the commission should lead by example.
it looks into questions of ownership access to data liability in the context of data driven processes and autonomous systems.
after addressing you on the science cloud let me now give you some information about the european data infrastructure a european high performance computing strategy under development with member states and european industry.
we will define a governance board before the end of two thousand and seventeen and we will work on making all our research data fair;
the communication proposed the creation of an inclusive european open science cloud deploying an efficient european data infrastructure to address such enormous data flows and opening up the user base to the public sector and industry.
we are now deeply committed to engaging with all relevant stakeholders to ensure that the european cloud initiative can achieve its objectives.
four seven billion financial shortfall. that means that no one has defined where almost eur five billion of the costs will be found.
thirdly there is no road map to show how national governments might be persuaded of any of the benefits given existing global and fully international alternatives.
secondly there is no explanation from the commission as to how or why this concept will work any better than existing readily available storage systems.
fourthly there is no impact assessment on national legal competences such as posting of data and spectrum issues.
this report into a positive shape.
to involve all partners in the data computing processes.
open access to data based on clear rules better usage of text and data mining possibilities are the new drivers.
so i really warmly appreciate your calls during this debate to speed up implementation to invest in a worldleading capacity to set up a governance structure with a membership that is truly representative of european science to protect people's data and privacy and to ensure that european industry and the public sector benefit fully from it.
they need this cloud.
this cloud is about being better being able to mine text and data better than others and having access to information that can create ideas.
the proposal meets the request of parliament and of the council and confirms that the structural funds have a role to play not only by contributing financially but also by promoting an integrated approach to tackling social and economic conditions of marginalised communities.
under the proposed amendment both the renovation of existing housing and the construction of new houses are eligible.
relating to comitology has in principle been found between the three institutions.
as you are certainly aware the new regulation will be accompanied by a declaration from the commission and indeed most member states stating that the eligibility of housing interventions in favour of marginalised communities throughout the european union under the erdf is of an exceptional nature.
indeed segregated settlements imply insecurity no easy access to education or employment as well as exposure to violent attacks and criminality.
the structural funds can participate in this effort supporting not only housing but more importantly actions improving the productive capacities of these communities such as support for smes women entrepreneurship initiatives etc.
we know that many member states have put in place integration policies of the roma communities with particular focus on housing.
in this respect i would like to stress that the main objective of the cohesion policy is to make the regional economies converge by fostering the productive capacities.
the implementation of these policies is not an easy task.
this exception should in no way be regarded as a general opening of cohesion policy to financing housing interventions. i would like now to refer to the proposal by the committee on regional development to insert a specific recital on comitology into the text. in this context i would like to remind you that a horizontal solution of transitional provisions
the creation of new marginalised areas although with decent and erdf supported houses is definitively not our objective.
the commission therefore regrets the introduction of the recital but will not block for this reason the agreement in first reading between the colegislators.
in fact renovation of houses of extremely poor quality might result in a waste of public resources.
i want to stress that all people deserve and need social housing that is fit for purpose.
northern ireland has been seriously affected by this and last year the problem meant that replacements had to be found in the social housing programme for five hundred out of one five hundred houses that were planned. these are issues that we need to address as well.
these people need to know that this parliament recognises their need.
one issue that is causing concern to providers of social housing in northern ireland is the rules around public procurement.
however this parliament should not forget that there are many people in ordinary communities either in the inner cities or in rural areas who live in very poor housing and who find it impossible to access decent housing.
they are just as marginalised whether it is through poverty drugs or crime.
mr president i know that this report is specifically in relation to roma families and other specific groups.
and while they are intended to promote fair competition across the european union they are having unintended negative effects on the development of badly needed social housing in marginalised communities mainly because of the difficulty of obtaining land in what was until recently a speculators' market.
i would encourage this house to look at this as part of the problem of housing in marginalised communities.
it is about how to deal with the current state.
my constituents in east anglia are already deeply concerned at the scale of the traveller and gypsy communities particularly so in essex.
it is clear from the resolution that the roma population is the largest marginalised community in the report receiving support plus others of similar socio economic condition.
mr president amendment one of this housing resolution proposes to extend use of the european regional development fund to all member states not just those joining in.
they will be angry should any of these measures facilitate yet more eu mass immigration.
the overall budget for the european cohesion policy is a staggering eur three hundred and forty seven billion over seven years larger than many economies even.
mr president the problem which this report and its amendments on european regional development funding allegedly seeks to address is the one of the homeless or as the report terms them the marginalised communities.
the south west leaders' council has now assumed control of and approval for planning a classic eu example of statutory powers being vested in a non statutory body.
according to the two thousand and seven south west observatory report for the south western counties in england the region's population has been increasing rapidly entirely because of migration.
despite strong and growing public opposition to these developments and the unsuitability of many proposed building sites the eu house building programme in britain thunders on in complete disregard of democratic processes.
the eu solution is to throw millions of euros at renovating and building thousands of houses.
funding to support house building in britain and encouraging even greater numbers of immigrants to come to our shores only exacerbates an already volatile situation.
unless as originally intended this report addresses only those countries which joined the eu on or after one may two thousand and four the way of life in britain particularly in rural areas will significantly change with a correspondingly violent resentment from the british people.
and i think what we are doing here today is helping to bring that dream into reality for many people across the european union but specifically the roma community.
it has been pointed out and having discussed it we suggest that it should be expanded to other marginalised groups.
under these proposals that can be done and also it will be very important in kick starting the building industry which has suffered hugely right across the european union as a result of the economic downturn.
i am convinced that it is only by ensuring that social considerations are better integrated in all of the european policy areas that we can truly achieve the social europe that we want.
i can confirm that they facilitate exchanges and mutual learning stimulate joint projects and aim to assess different approaches to combating poverty in the light of experience on the ground.
they have also been tackling homelessness which you rightly mention in your report as an extreme form of social exclusion.
and the various countryspecific recommendations addressed to several member states within the european semester process.
furthermore with the review of the energy efficiency directive and the energy performance of buildings directive the commission intends to focus on customer protection following up the analysis of the member states' implementation of their national action plans for the protection of vulnerable energy consumers.
this means that no one should be left behind. this is a social political and economic imperative. i therefore express our strong commitment to using all means at the union's disposal to fight poverty and social exclusion.
year. we have launched a joint project with the oecd to build a housing database entry and we are working together with the mutual information system on social protection and eurostat to further improve housing
i would like to stress that one of the most profound challenges we are facing and one of our key goals is to make sure that people in europe have skills for jobs skills for jobs which will improve their life chances.
this will be at the core of the proposal that i will be presenting on a new skills agenda for europe.
we are currently finalising an euwide study on housing evictions. another study on costefficient housing policies will be ready by june this
a second phase of this project will be launched later this year.
it sets out principles to ensure access to adequate social protection including minimum income social housing and activating and enabling benefits and services. it emphasises the work life balance and family friendly policies such as childcare and longterm care.
we acknowledge the rapporteur's recommendation to carry out impact assessments of national minimum income schemes and we would like to stress that over the years the commission has provided policy guidance to the member states. i would like to mention here the two thousand and eight recommendation on active inclusion the two thousand and thirteen social investment package
in conclusion i would like to stress once more that it is the commission's firm intention to steer the union more firmly towards social fairness.
they feed directly into the annual convention for inclusive growth to ensure that the voices of people experiencing poverty are heard.
i share your concerns about the rise in the number of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion in the european union.
i am glad that your report supports our commitment to ensuring a social triple a for the union.
however there are now some signs of stabilisation and with concerted efforts we can still make real progress.
the commission has put social fairness at the core of our agenda and work has already started to deliver on this commitment.
certain practical suggestions such as a winter heating disconnection moratorium the possibility of extending the fund for the most deprived and measures to reduce energy poverty such as micro loans for investing in energy efficiency are all important steps.
it is important because it highlights the fact that one in six europeans are either in poverty or at risk of poverty. in ireland the figure is.
finally i agree with the commissioner.
we need to upgrade our skills and invest in jobs and crucially decent work and decent jobs.
access to water and sanitation is a human right and privatisation of these services has had a negative effect on households.
sixteen but crucially the report points to concrete measures that can be taken to try to meet the eu two thousand and twenty anti poverty targets.
therefore a minimum income that takes into account the economic and social circumstances in each member state and is based on a life cycle approach is in my opinion a safety net.
now more than ever we need to join forces and focus on the delivery of the strategy in a holistic way.
minimum income schemes and access to housing as part of the social protection system have been included among the twenty policy domains as have gender equality and work life balance.
adequate and sustainable social protection is one of the three major headings of this pillar.
it implies that the welfare of people in europe and the improvement of their everyday lives have to be at the heart of policy making and this is what we have set out to do.
of more than five million people being added to the ranks of those at risk in poverty and all these totally unthinkable statistics about people freezing to death and not being able to pay their bills?
mr president in this very important and informative report there is one specific call to the commission regarding the fund for european aid to the most deprived and the european social fund.
this is only partly due to the financial crisis of two thousand and eight after all we are in the ninth year after the crisis so we have a basic structural problem.
i believe that fundamentally energy and water are essential resources which are necessary for the survival of any household in the european union.
this was not very easy to achieve.
at the time when this was formulated there was a widespread consensus that poverty is a complex global phenomenon which requires complex global treatment.
eastern europe is significantly different in this respect to western europe.
in eastern europe we do not have a meaningful social housing system and that contributes to and exacerbates the problem.
they are essential especially because we are more and more dependent individually and in groups on energy.
one hundred and forty zero people are on social housing lists yet only twenty eight social houses were built.
we need to see housing as a right.
we also need real action on the crisis of poverty.
i therefore particularly welcome the report's acknowledgment that housing is a fundamental right and its call for the expansion of the supply of quality social housing.
thirteen of those are people with jobs so we need to deal with the issue of decent living wages.
ireland's rising poverty is coinciding with a severe crisis in housing and homelessness as a result of government policies.
in my home country three quarters of a million people are living in poverty.
family homes are being repossessed while rental tenants are pushed across the poverty threshold because of skyrocketing rents.
this opportunity does not exist in practice in many estonian municipalities.
however similar incidents were reported in many other european countries.
i would very much like the house to understand that without having a common definition with which we can compare the situation across the board we are not going to be able to tackle the problem seriously.
it is member state governments which are responsible for the austerity measures most of the time.
it is quite clear that we need fresh political ambition to eradicate poverty across europe and we must be absolutely clear that there is no way of alleviating poverty unless we also tackle gender inequality.
the financial crisis and subsequent austerity measures have had a disproportionate adverse effect on women far more than men causing a feminisation of poverty.
this report sets out how the european union must work to address the concerns of vulnerable women especially single mothers and caregivers and women suffering from multiple discriminations who are so often left behind because of government policy.
the report is another step in the eu's history of advancing women's rights and gender equality and is particularly important in the light of austerity.
we need a european definition of energy poverty and we need it to include a gender perspective reflective of the fact that female headed households are more likely to be energy poor.
these are some of the many concrete targeted policies that we propose which also include investing in research into the causes of female homelessness.
it will not solve all our problems but at least it is a step in the right direction.
it is an issue that we need to tackle both at european and at national level and i welcome some of the comments from the commissioner on that particular point today.
what is your opinion on this?
this of course was precisely the intention of those that set these tragic events in train.
it seeks to blame israel for all the suffering of the people of gaza and fills the minds of its people with hatred of israel and the jews.
israel of course has the right to defend its borders but particularly in the face of deliberate provocation it must show restraint.
it murders its political opponents and abducts tortures and kills those it defines as collaborators.
it was the palestine authority that imposed sanctions on hamas ruled gaza in two thousand and seventeen affecting salaries of civil servants as well as medical and electricity supply.
it does not believe in the right of israel to exist but in gaza there is no democracy and no regard for human rights.
apart from the loss of life involved the international reputation of israel has again been damaged.
in two thousand and seven two years after israel had handed control of gaza to the palestine authority hamas seized control of gaza in a civil war between palestinians in which over a hundred people died.
after these weeks of protests at the israeli border what if anything has been accomplished? hamas has gained more publicity in the international press and israel was condemned for disproportionate use of force against mostly unarmed protesters.
the death of each one of them is a tragedy of course but it has to be said that hamas planned the violent events way in advance.
that is why we have said since the beginning that an independent and transparent investigation is needed to shed light on events and possible violations by all parties.
no one can be indifferent to this tragedy.
we need a political solution that stops the violence.
our judgment should always be defined by facts not emotions.
the first step to reduce tensions is to mitigate the dire humanitarian situation in gaza where there is record unemployment and an economy on the brink of collapse.
madam president the blockade of gaza continues to create an unbearable situation for the people living there and europe's indifference is both shameful and unacceptable.
meanwhile president trump's disrespect for human dignity grows more and more appalling.
his condoning of israel's policies towards the palestinians is extremely worrying.
palestinians will continue to protest their fundamental rights and it is likely that the israeli army will continue to use lethal violence against them.
the situation in the west bank is also worrying and i wish particularly to mention the situation of khan al ahmar bedouin school which is facing imminent demolition against an international outcry. the only viable scenario for peace is for the eu to step in and take a strong leadership role in the middle east.
all these forces of violence and hate are the main reason for all the conflicts we see in the middle east and all the losses of life we're seeing.
it's all the time in every case a tragedy.
those who are advocating hate those who are advocating terrorism must always bear the responsibility for the acts of terrorism and hate.
hamas hezbollah daesh the syrian government iran they are responsible for the atrocities done in their name and in the name of the anti semitism we face.
we have reasons to criticise israel when they use military force in a disproportionate manner but we must recognise their right to defend their borders and blame those who are advocating violence.
further escalation of an already tense and complex situation would only cause more suffering and will make the prospects for peace and security even more remote.
certainly there is a need for an independent and transparent investigation into the incidents not least focused on the use of live ammunition so that we can understand what has happened and why.
finally it remains essential to restore a political horizon and hope for people on the ground.
wisdom and courage are needed in order to go back to the negotiations for a lasting political solution for the sake of both israelis and palestinians.
only the two state solution will realistically allow both sides to fulfil their aspirations and put an end to the conflict.
since we are all now agreed that the eib has to work within the framework of our paris commitments would mr murean agree that we should have no further fossil investments by the eib?
a recent example is yesterday's announcement of a eur.
one five billion loan for the trans adriatic pipeline which will lock us into a fossil fuel future.
give me an answer;
do you think we should sir?
and mr howarth the money that was spent by this is our money.
many members said that the eib should be more transparent.
if somebody is interested in efsi projects just go to the eib's website and you can find every single project that has been signed.
you have to negotiate and then if preconditions are met the company or the public authority can get financing.
unfortunately this opportunity is not taken up very often and many meps could spread the good word about what efsi can do in your region or in your country if you could see what the others have already done how money is being used. the second point.
what are the financial activities actually being conducted? let me start with a very simple list.
yet its portfolio has ballooned to well over eur five hundred billion and this doesn't include the five hundred billion the eib manages on behalf of the juncker fund.
now for decades the eu has disguised the true size of its budget via funding from the european investment bank.
the eib is supposedly mandated to only lend to projects which were in line with the objectives of the eu.