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germany will now see its contribution double over the next mff whereas france barely pays a euro more net.
that is why we never see any reform of the common agricultural policy which absorbs one third of the eu budget and acts as the world's biggest subsidy scheme for french farmers. but macron wants more.
so watching this dispute get resolved will be a welcome respite from my brexit fatigue.
the eu budget is essentially an exercise in franco german game theory;
ironically the germans are really going to miss us. great britain has historically acted as a buffer between those two old adversaries and a deterrent to france's imperial tendencies.
so when the german chancellor uses an english metaphor of gluing the tea cups back together again after macron has broken them you know it's getting bad.
we have recently witnessed the unedifying display of little napoleon himself emmanuel macron as he parades his global ambitions by humiliating nato and now it seems angela merkel.
even though contributions as small as a percentage of gdp the aggregate of eur one hundred and seventy billion is big enough to achieve overtly political goals.
when last friday the us blocked the appointment of two new judges to the appellate body for the twenty ninth consecutive time in two years they brought us one step closer to the brink.
it's only fair to say then that all members carry the responsibility to support the system that has allowed global rivals to compete with a single rulebook to the benefit of all.
it is our duty to hope for the best yet prepare for the worst.
if the british people choose to leave it will be on the basis of a deal that can be implemented immediately and would be less damaging to everyone.
you said also that it will be looking at the next steps for brexit. well indeed with a new government in britain we will be moving to a situation of having a new referendum on brexit within six months based on a different deal than boris johnson's deal.
mark my words if boris johnson loses his majority we will be moving to another referendum.
the results should be known on the second day.
every single opposition party not just labour the main opposition party that will lead the next government but every opposition party in the british parliament now supports another referendum on brexit and that is something that the european council must take account of as it examines the next steps
but there is every chance that they will vote to remain in the european union and this whole sorry business can be put behind us.
madam president you referred to this european council as being the changing of the guard and indeed the british general election is on the same day as the first day of the european council.
we would like to revise that to make it a less damaging deal for britain and indeed for europe closer staying inside the customs union closer to europe not tearing up our relationship as one alternative and the other alternative to remain in the european union.
i didn't believe that one day i would be confronted with that again.
i was catapulted back to my childhood and adolescence where i was told that you could not be different that girls should be girls and boys should be boys and girls should love boys and vice versa.
this is what it is all about and the agenda has been hijacked by politicians by nationalists and populists that want to use it in autocratic regimes not only in poland.
we see the same narrative in russia in turkey and in other countries around the world. it has not only to do with lgbt persecution it also has to do with the fight against gender equality and sexual and reproductive rights.
we have to see that and from our belief in our true values in this union based on universal human rights we have to fight this again every day.
this was dictated by religious beliefs that forty years ago in my country were dominant.
but the way forward achieving reform requires countries to work together dialogue not confrontation.
the eu now risks being squeezed between the us and china both focused on narrow national selfinterest rather than the common good.
for now the eu needs to do everything possible to find a negotiated solution to the appellate body crisis.
so multilateralism is very much under threat. i'm glad that trade commissionerdesignate phil hogan has indicated that wto reform will be a top priority for him in his work next year.
and looking ahead we need a renewed a reformed multilateral trading system one based on shared commitment to rules global solidarity and a commitment to ensuring that trade works towards our shared climate goals.
we cannot allow eleven december to be the day that the us unilaterally tears up the rule book. that's in nobody's interests.
and the actions of the usa in causing the paralysis of the wto's dispute settlement system and threatening to block its budget is not the action of a country engaging constructively to solve multilateral problems.
the wto is certainly not perfect and greens have long campaigned for wto reform to address its many flaws.
we have to move on.
to finish a big thank you once again to commissioner malmstrm.
we should also support the walker process and we should avoid spending years on reflecting about the past.
i would like to start by saying that the america first' strategy announced in two thousand and sixteen by the american president has aimed at abolishing the global rules based trading framework a key element of the global order of which wto is an essential pillar.
the american expansion of fracking in america. it can't be good.
do you not think that all infrastructure projects relating to fossil fuel should be banned at this stage all new projects and that we need to move on?
do you not think given that we have twenty five million children across europe at risk of poverty that this should now be immediately directed to help those people out of poverty?
someone said that there was fifty million extra to be called upon if necessary.
it's time for a european wide guarantee for the welfare of every child. this parliament has previously called for a child guarantee for every child at risk to receive schooling housing healthcare and nutrition.
mr president among the most important rights of every child is not to grow up in poverty but for too many this right is denied.
that is why liberal democrats fight to stop brexit.
the uk has four million children living in poverty thirty of all our children nine out of every class of.
its copernicus emergency satellite mapping system a very sophisticated and excellent system has already produced high quality maps to assess the extent of floods in northeast italy. these products are provided free of charge to any affected country and are used extensively by our member states.
thirdly the leaders will provide us with guidance on the overall level of the mff. we see europe developing and we see socioeconomic gaps being reduced meaning that are our policies are effective.
bringing genuine european added value.
we know that we need to provide the right incentives for this transformation and we will have to make sure that we leave no one behind taking into account national and regional specificities and different socioeconomic circumstances.
law is the cornerstone of our union and as such essential for its functioning. as regards hungary in particular we started the article seven hearings in september.
this means engaging in a longterm transition to a climate neutral economy.
secondly as noted in this debate the european union needs to continue to spearhead climate action and lead by example in order to help raise global ambition.
such a transition will bring a profound and radical change in almost every industry and the way we go about our daily lives.
but it also means that the level of support from the eu has to be adapted so a realistic budget should be reflecting this. as the presidency we are committed to proposing an efficient and effective budget in line with our citizens' expectations
as mentioned by some of you gender balance is another issue that will be addressed in our negotiations box as a very important mainstreaming element.
thirty seven in a politics where trust has dissolved and political leaders in my own country describe members of the lgbt community as tank topped bumboys' the political establishment are giving a green light to acts of hate which can ruin lives and lead ultimately to death.
we must unite to oppose hate in all of its forms.
this dangerous discrimination is not consigned to poland. in the uk the number of hate crimes reported has more than doubled since.
madam president last wednesday was the international trans day of remembrance. as of this year over half of eu member states have equal marriage and yet here we are in two thousand and nineteen discussing the rights of an eu member state to implement lgbti free zones.
two thousand and thirteen since last year hate crimes against the transgender community have risen by.
make no mistake this persecution is the insidious resurgence of the right.
the situation in greece is in part a result of the measures the council took at that time such as the eu turkey deal.
this harmonisation was based on the idea of an asylum system with shared responsibilities yet now it seems that we are stuck in a system of shared ignorance.
all this is happening in the eu fifteen years after we harmonised our rules on the reception procedures and qualification of asylum seekers.
this crisis is a devastating situation in which asylum seekers find themselves on a greek island.
people in need of protection have to wait years before their claim is assessed and there's a great shortage of legal aid providers and interpreters.
many children including unaccompanied minors are left on their own sometimes even without shelter water or food.
i remember vividly that in two thousand and fifteen the european council drew conclusions at every meeting on how to deal with the influx of refugees departing from turkey at that time.
what now remains four years later is silence.
while the president of your country might not want to discuss a solution i hope that you do.
both of these measures are of course important.
we need to take our responsibilities to exert influence in every way we can through parliamentary diplomacy and by putting pressure on the executive powers.
so let us engage on our level as parliamentarians and do what we can to protect the interests of our citizens because they will lose on tariffs and trade wars.
however i'd like to underline the role and responsibility of parliamentarians and therefore i reach out to american congressmen and women.
many are now working to find a solution and i know that the commission is doing its utmost both to save the appellate body and to negotiate a parallel interim solution with likeminded countries.
they brought us freedom against the communists and they now give us a new hope in europe for a conservative approach in government.
madam president this week we celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of the convention of the right of the child which ensures the right for everyone under the age of eighteen to not be discriminated against for one's sexual orientation or gender identity.
every child has tthe right to grow up in a safe space where you can be able to love yourself and to grow up to be the beautiful and unique person that you are. we need to work harder to make the european union an lgbti friendly zone.
if we here in the eu state so proudly that we are united in diversity but at the same time allow elected officials in poland to create lgbti ideology free zones and make feel kids feel unwelcome in their own community we can't say we are doing enough to protect our young people.
being lgbti is first and foremost about love about loving someone else of whatever gender or being able to love the person that you truly are.
but perhaps the most important thing for every lgbti person is experiencing love and respect from your immediate surroundings.
however within the eu we see an increase in organised attempts to create an atmosphere of shame disapproval and hate against everyone who is lgbti including and specifically targeting kids and youngsters.
we need to let every kid struggling with who they are know that they are loved and welcome to be who they are.
the mellor heritage site in my constituency of stockport greater manchester is one of the projects to benefit from this innovative eu collaboration. meanwhile eu cohesion policy continues to provide an important source of funding for cultural heritage of eur.
taking care of our cultural heritage can also improve the quality of life for the local population.
our towns and cities rely heavily on their cultural heritage as an income generator through tourism.
we must therefore do our utmost to protect cultural heritage from the effects of extreme meteorological events which is an increasing threat due to climate change. a good example of eu action is the storm project which safeguards cultural heritage through the management of technical resources.
three hundred and fifty one eight billion over the past seven years and that must continue to be a commitment over the next mff.
you look at the renaissance architecture and all that it has given to europe in terms of history politics and culture. so from that perspective i do want to convey my deepest sympathies.
of course we have to acknowledge that global warming and rising sea levels are now a factor that continually threaten our coastal areas so venice is just a symbol of what is happening across the globe. couple that with the fact that most major cities are in confluences or deltas and coastal areas would indicate that we're going to face these challenges on a continual basis. the european union and individual member states will have to accept and address this particular issue of rising sea levels and how they protect our cities and towns from flooding.
from that perspective i can understand how people in venice feel owing to the fact that my own city of cork in ireland has experienced flooding on a regular basis.
so we do need to put in place proper funds and ensure that there is solidarity with cities and towns that continually flood.
tomorrow we'll face a vote for the new commission and the opportunity to really start meeting citizens' expectations.
it is time to deliver on decarbonisation on the european pillar of social rights and on a fair digital economy. the commission has indeed an ambitious agenda in which we recognise many of our proposals but we won't come even close to europeans' hopes and dreams if we keep stalling everything that is relevant.
in one word we need to put our money where our mouth is. so let us demand from the council nothing less than an ambitious budget for the next term.
it is time to stop demanding more and more from the european policies while wanting to pay even less for it.
we can do it.
we can bridge the gaps by bringing own resources to the table.
this union is about sharing a common dream of peace and sustainable development for all and in this case solidarity pays back through the reinforcement of the single market.
therefore it benefits all europe particularly those that tend to say that they just pay for the others.
this is a debate.
if you read the title there public discrimination and hate speech against lgbti people including lgbti free zones'.
you might have used the opportunity to speak in this debate to condemn the fact that many authorities in poland are saying they are lgbti free zones instead of some nauseating rant about the virgin mary and the use of the rainbow flag.
but that's your choice. you use your time in this chamber as you see fit.
that is entirely what you insinuated in your remarks.
mr krah are you seriously suggesting to me that communism didn't persecute lgbti people?
are you seriously suggesting to me that the soviet union for example did not have a systematic programme of exterminating gay men?
are you seriously suggesting that what we see today in chechnya is not a legacy of what happened?
i would think that the people who have their very identity as having fought communism as they so proudly say in debate after debate after debate would be aware of the history of their own continent and not try and twist and have this disgusting ironic attack on gay people as somehow being a symptom of the rebirth of communism. it is appalling and it erases history and you should be ashamed of yourself.
well it pales into insignificance when we look at the complexity of the subsidies for the aircraft industry and that is worth bearing in mind.
i think all of us know that there's nothing worse than being penalised for something that you didn't do and our farmers are being penalised for something that they have no hand act or part in and that's very troubling. and of course the idea of the us is working because we're debating it here this evening.
it's hurting people on the ground and we have to find a solution.
so i have a question for the commission because you did mention that efforts are being made that a credible offer was made by the eu but not taken up yet.
i'd like more information and detail on that.
are subsidies still being paid to the aircraft industries? what's happening to the boeing airbus situation?
but i know that farmers are definitely hurting and angry.
i don't know about your member state but it is interesting that in the netherlands in germany and in ireland today there are tractor protests in capital cities.
this is not being done by organisations of farmers it is individuals who have decided because they are angry over many things not just this issue but many many things to strike back.
i do agree with your vision on budget but i would also like you to make a contribution by convincing your prime minister from your party because he was here saying exactly the opposite of what you are saying.
i was a bit surprised to hear you express deep concern about the economic impact of climate policies and you say there was an absence of economics in the debate.
but i think most experts agree that brexit is going to be an absolute disaster for the economy and yet you support it.
let there be no doubt for our political group it's essential to find a solution within the wto.
the trump administration wants to use the appellate body crisis to change some of their long standing irritations about the way the wto functions.
however having a workable appellate body can also be of benefit for the united states but if the states are not willing to unblock the appointment of the judges we should stand ready to look for alternative solutions and stand firm on these issues.
international trade is much too important to be managed by the law of the jungle instigated by large trading partners taking advantage of smaller ones.
and europe should do everything in its power to defend that fair and inclusive trade.
have you ever been told that you're not welcome in a community and have you ever been barred from any receipt of public service on account of your identity?
and although i fully agree with the united states that reforms of the wto and its appellate body are much needed i do not see how such a change could ever occur by simply blocking the appointment of new appellate body members or by refusing to engage on concrete proposals.
i therefore strongly support the continuous work of the european commission to keep this topic high on the agenda in their talks with the us as well as the informal process now facilitated by ambassador walker.
and on a personal note i would like to thank you commissioner in your final debate here for all your work over the past years to keep our trade free and fair.
the prime minister is not of my party and my party has a very different view.
madam president it is indeed unfortunate that the us has decided to retaliate against sectors that have nothing to do with aircraft manufacturing.
as my colleagues before stated so clearly this policy has negative consequences for the livelihoods of thousands of european farmers and targets member states unequally.
it is about the capability of the eu to respond and to defend the rule of law in international trade.
wto law must never serve as window dressing for protectionism and isolationism.
with this resolution this house takes forward these principles. we ask all european nations to unite behind this and we invite our american partners to solve this issue through dialogue not confrontation.
what we are talking about today and what we are hearing is happening in our european union.
this is not just a question about policy.
it is a direct assault on human rights.
hate crime undermines the inclusiveness of our society. when we talk about lgbtqi rights we can recall how much has been achieved in my own country of ireland in particular.
but what we are discussing today what we are hearing reminds us we cannot be complacent.
we need to defend what has been achieved.
the promotion and protection of rights of lgbtqi persons is explicit in all eu policy.
and unfortunately there is strong evidence that hate speech and discrimination is still a reality for many of our communities and we need to take action together.
we need all our politicians to make it clear that we cannot and we will not tolerate any hate speech or discrimination.
we need our institutions such as our criminal justice systems to be able to take action against hate speech and discriminations.
and finally we need eu institutions to take action.
this kind of discrimination has clear cross border dimensions and it is a fundamental challenge to the values of our eu and our member states.
finally to my colleague sitting to the right i'm a pioneer.
i'm an lgbtqi person.
i'm a practising catholic.
i am irish and i am european and no one has the right to tell me where i should live and how i should live.
the crisis of the wto appellate body is a central part of a wider crisis of the rule of law paradigm in international trade relations.
is it a dispute between the eu and the us?
well unquestionably the trump administration has certainly caused the present impasse.
but at the origin of this escalation i think sits the fact that major players have been flouting wto rules for instance antisubsidy rules with impunity and mistakes have also been made in the practice
the walker proposals regarding the appellate body are good proposals and they should be integrated with a wider reform of the wto.
this is why i think we should send two very clear messages today from this debate yes we want to and we have to save the appellate body and its function but we are also serious about reforming it.
and among the people i mean also migrants i mean the british expats after brexit those who look for asylum to gain security for the lives refugees from war torn areas and climate refugees soon to come.
the dialogue on europe and its future with citizens and other relevant stakeholders in european future should be permanent by principle.
these are the times when we can again have hope for creating a european demos. and i know that we have somehow forgotten this ambition but we must not divest ourselves of the ideal of making the union something more than just a convenient meeting place for mutual recognition of member states' interests.
we see that this elusive european demos is arising spontaneously especially among the young people in response to the climate crisis.
our role should be to facilitate the creation of a welcoming and generous space where this nascent demos will not only emerge but will thrive and not only in response to climate emergency but in tackling jointly other issues.
there is no better environment than the european union to construct a sustainable and flexible space to leave to the next generation a better europe.
the political landscape is fast changing and citizens should feel they are the primary gardeners of this new landscaping so let me finish by wishing the new leaders of the european council and the commission hopefully god speed in the task they undertake.
madam president while you did give the epp speaker a slap on the wrist for going on too long i think he made one of the best points here.
he said that farmers shouldn't have to pay the price for something they didn't cause.