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i also think it will be wonderful for smes who are the drivers of the economy and i have spoken already this week on the importance of giving indigenous smes the best possible chance to reap the benefits of the european market.
what has to happen to convince european federalists that there might be a better way?
and yet our only response is to accelerate to keep redoubling all of the things that led to the problems in the first place.
the rest of europe has moved on but still the eurocrats carry on chanting their ancient shamanistic incantations. it is too much integration that created the democratic crisis; it is too much integration that created the financial crisis.
as my countryman oliver cromwell once put it i beseech you in the bowels of christ think it possible you may be mistaken.
the international community will need to move forward and do more to make sure that it is doing more than just humanitarian action and to address the underlying causes of the crisis hence ending israel's occupation in palestine.
as we wait for that to happen unrwa is playing a leading role in addressing the devastation caused by the recent conflict and the pervasive effect of the israeli imposed blockade.
the future of gaza must not be defined by the instability and poverty imposed by the blockade.
one specific point in my remaining time on this budget it is impossible on the amendment to do with subsidising fighting bulls to distinguish between the ones that might be raised for the plaza and the ones which are not because almost all of the camada brava end up in the food chain anyway.
even if you or i were directly to say i am going to create a job by employing someone in my office i think we both understand that this would be taking more money out of the private sector than goes into the job.
it would have had absolutely no impact and if you are against subsidising fighting bulls the only solution is to withdraw from the common agricultural policy.
there are various ingredients that went into that formula.
this was therefore a declamatory rather than practical amendment.
mr president here is a really extraordinary statistic. over the past four years the united kingdom has created more jobs than the other twenty seven members of the european union combined.
there is always a net loss which is why the european union is falling behind why we are on the only continent on the planet that is not growing.
there were changes to the welfare system there was the removal of a number of low paid workers from income tax altogether but one of the things that did not go into it was trying to create jobs by spending money as this budget proposes.
this is proof of the fact that here in the european parliament we are aware of and agree on the need to implement long term targeted and integrated measures aimed at reducing the social and economic marginalisation of roma communities.
i believe that these measures should also be included and followed through in the european semester recommendations for all countries facing challenges in this field.
in the long term however i found that it is imperative that we increase school attendance by roma children and that we take more targeted measures against early school leaving.
mr president today my labour colleagues and i have voted for the eu to do more of what it is good at working collectively to deliver real benefits developments in technology like the composites centre in bristol where cutting edge research is delivering for industry.
projects like this keep the uk and europe as world leaders in science and technology.
we voted for investment for growth projects like the hub in lockleaze where businesses have benefited from funding that would not have happened without the eu and voted for regional funding that goes directly to communities communities like cornwall communities that are best able to determine how to deliver for people locally.
we also voted for the eu to fulfil the global demands that national governments have put on it whether in ukraine in gaza or on ebola.
these are areas where we are more than the sum of our parts where the eu makes a real difference.
i am proud that labour meps have stood up for constituents in these areas.
the doubts proceed both from the policy statements which were not clear enough in the realisation that jobs and growth should take first place on the agenda there was no mention of cohesion policy when as we all realise inequalities in present day europe are the
most british taxpayers would be appalled to know that their money is being used for this purpose.
however they also need to know that while the vote on the budget itself achieved a majority it was not allowed because it did not achieve a qualified majority.
the subsequent vote on the report also had a majority but the report was purely a commentary on the budget and it also has no effect.
british taxpayers' money will continue to be spent and used to subsidise the breeding of bulls for ritual slaughter.
if the british people do not like it then the only thing that they can do is vote for the uk independence party and bring forward the day when britain leaves the european union.
nine to twelve months is more than a season.
allowing those sorts of conditions wages and accommodation to be tolerated would be inhumane and would encourage employers to hire third country workers before home or eu workers.
many long term unemployed would be pleased to have paid work with accommodation provided in their own country or at least in their own continent.
the conditions of work of the seasonal workers in rosarno where we went in two thousand and ten were truly appalling.
i should like to see the evidence for the conclusion that national and other eu workers would be unwilling to take seasonal work.
however allowing third country workers to apply from within the eu for seasonal work would reward illegal migrants and encourage the entry of more. allowing people admitted for another purpose to apply would invite abuse of the admission system.
all migrant workers seasonal and regular should be treated decently and fairly.
it was first thought that they were illegal seasonal workers but in fact they were victims of a forced labour human trafficking gang.
whilst many employers are good and considerate there is a risk that vulnerable people society's poorest people will be exploited. foreign gang masters have exploited migrant workers on british soil sending profits back to their homelands.
their gang masters did not help them when the high tide came in and swamped them and all but one drowned.
as a former home office minister in the uk i know the close link between exploitation and seasonal work.
the conditions they lived and worked under were harsh and threatening.
i welcome the aims of this report.
the european elections which are coming later this year are going to be dominated by the issue of immigration and i am happy to say that my party ukip is the only political party in britain which has a firm but fair sensible policy in this area.
the way to solve this problem is by applying mr moraes' report to the whole of the eu and then we can get back to controlling our own borders.
i know that this seems surreal coming from a member of ukip but i really do think that my british colleague is on to something here.
my proposal is that it should apply to all citizens within the eu but sadly eu freedom of movement which is supported by all the british political parties except my own prevents this from happening.
work permits rights of residence seems perfectly good stuff to me.
however where the report falls down is that these sensible proposals only apply to third country nationals who want to come to the eu for seasonal work.
that is less than some of the other countries within the eu but it is still an appalling statistic.
mr president for the first time in my life i must congratulate the rapporteur.
forty many of these young people cannot find jobs because the employment market has been saturated by a huge influx of eastern european workers who are prepared to work for less money.
but of course his own party the labour party would never support this.
there are not enough possibilities to find local work.
it means if you take seasonal workers from third countries these are the rules but you do not have to do it.
so this is to protect those who do come and we do need these people in spite of the crisis. it also opens up a very important legal way into europe for people who do want to work and contribute.
i hope that the happy dynamics here in this chamber today will also add some positive input to another very important directive on legal migration for highly skilled workers the icts directive. it is still possible to reach a positive agreement before the end of the mandate of this parliament and with that in place we would be able to congratulate ourselves that we really have done an enormous amount to regulate low skilled
they bring growth and investments and we need to protect them.
mr president as we have heard my group also welcomes the directive and the work of the rapporteur and the negotiating team and we thoroughly agree with what has been said about the importance of decent work. i would also like to explain to my confused uk colleague that the uk is actually not signing up to this directive so some of what was said
but in terms of the important sectors of the workforce listed here one of which is agriculture we go to a lot of effort to produce food in the european union and we are rightly concerned about food waste yet we have seen a situation where it can be left to rot in the fields because we cannot get a local workforce necessary to complete the harvest.
that applies even in some member states with high unemployment rates and high regional rates.
as people have said there is a long standing concern here about the conditions for workers in seasonal work whether eu nationals or third country nationals.
this gives that clear set of social rights including accommodation which has been a major issue and where we have seen people expected to live in horrendous conditions and then charged effectively the whole of their income for it.
like others we would like to have seen more within this directive but we think it is important for the possibilities and the protection it offers.
a commission statement on deadly floods in attica and disaster relief aid' is added as a third item.
we have taken note and the plenary has given its support to those concerns which we deeply share.
i am now getting more requests for the floor.
madam president we all know that political debates can sometimes get very heated and emotional but i have to say that i was very shocked even having been in politics for some time to see the images of a kind of mock hanging of six of our polish colleagues
as a matter of fact her party friend and vice president of this house has made similar comments about his colleagues including myself.
now there is freedom of speech for everybody but i would hope that we have a little bit of respect for each other and that president tajani will press the polish government to not just secure the physical integrity of our polish colleagues but also to ensure freedom of speech even when we are saying things that they don't like.
thank you very much for that very important statement.
your report gives this work an additional political impetus especially through the links you have established with key players such as regional authorities and developers during its preparation.
together with member states industry and other stakeholders the commission first identified in two thousand and thirteen the main barriers to growth for eu aquaculture and has been working since to help member states address them and stimulate growth. the main blueprints for development are the member states' multi annual strategic plans for aquaculture on which they have made good progress
the commission is currently undertaking a mid term review of the eu's and member states' progress on aquaculture since these plans were established.
despite the important successes we have already reached together thanks to hard work and commitment we are fully aware that more has to be done.
and of course there is continued support for aquaculture development in the current and the new emff as well as funding for research through the horizon two thousand and twenty programme.
one way we are working on this is through the launch of a blue bioeconomy forum which should be operational in the third quarter of two thousand and eighteen and which will help identify a project pipeline draft a roadmap for the development of the sector and find new markets and value chains.
we are also working on a blue economy investment platform to support innovative business ideas in the blue economy that have reached the post research stage but are not yet ready for full scale investment.
more need to follow and a commitment to simplification and adequate support needs to be taken by the regional authorities who ultimately take the relevant decisions.
we need to see even more improvements at administrative level more reduction of red tape when it comes to licensing new farms a number of member states have made clear moves in this direction.
i share your opinion that support to innovation is needed and we will support smart ideas and approaches that make the sector more sustainable and more competitive.
this platform will help mobilise funding from both private and public resources including the european fund for strategic investment.
let me recall that imported aquaculture products are already subject to strict sanitary requirements and that the european commission is carrying out regular inspections in third countries to control compliance with eu legislation.
in particular by developing maritime spacial planning and reforming overly complicated national laws.
our review will be finalised in mid.
at the initiative of this house the commission is also starting a pilot project on trans national producer organisations which will hopefully foster cross border cooperation and increase interactions within the sector.
this report builds on the momentum of the food from the oceans' report submitted by the commission's high level scientific advice mechanism. it highlights the fact that aquaculture can and must grow in the future to feed a planet with ten billion inhabitants. first of all let me recall that we have already done a lot to create a positive environment for the sustainable development of eu aquaculture.
we have a constructive dialogue with the key players at national level and those involved in production.
but the facts are that the growing demand for fish both in europe and worldwide cannot be met by naturally produced fish.
in fact in some cases the stock is going down and that has to be managed properly.
so aquaculture managed properly and properly efficient has a huge role to play.
i've spoken to people in my own constituency and they're concerned about lice in relation to aquaculture and its effect on other fish and so forth.
generally we support the main goals of the budget to boost innovation create jobs deal more effectively with migration and strengthen the global role of the european union.
the digital single market;
increasing competitiveness;
the eu budget also responds to new developments in europe's neighbourhood and beyond. while an increased budget will be available to tackle today's immigration challenges we should be very careful because the increasing pressure of migration flows means that the level of the ceiling set in the mff could be outdated.
the budget supports the political priorities the energy union;
of course within the employment area youth unemployment is a very serious issue.
the research and innovation that is supported through horizon two thousand and twenty is the means by which we can secure good quality jobs into the future a future that involves huge technological change.
mr president i would like to thank mr fernandes for his work on this mandate and i also welcome commissioner georgieva's focus on the revival of the economy but it cannot just be about supporting the shape of the economy today it has to be about shaping the economy of the future as well.
first there were a number of comments referring to the difference between commitments and payments in the two thousand and sixteen budget and some expressing concerns that a with eur ten billion difference with commitments being about eur ten billion higher than payments we might not deal with the
there was a very specific question on hungary.
thirdly a number of speakers brought up very forcefully the point that we want this budget to be different.
what would happen to people in hungary as a result of your budget?
this is where growth in employment is going to come from.
of course we have to do that.
what exactly would be the envelope for cohesion for different countries given that they are shifting up and down in terms of their relative gdp size?
i will try to be concise and address questions that have been directed to the commission.
i can assure you that we will be monitoring very carefully throughout the implementation of the budget whether or not we are properly managing the payment side in particular.
i want to stress that with the encouragement of parliament we have been improving our forecast capabilities.
if we say we drew on that schedule we drew on the schedule we have agreed and with the objectives that we have agreed.
we also agree with you that in addition to focusing on growth we have to retain solidarity at home and with those who count on us in dire circumstances outside the european union especially people who are escaping wars
yes we need to focus on a revival of our economy.
one six increase in total payments to trim down the shortage of payments from previous years and we have concentrated on areas where the needs are most profound. for example in heading four we have proposed a.
this will be more of the same budget for more of the same european union.
if the greek teaches us one thing it is that this is no time for more of the same. one of the problems here is the eu principle of ever closer union because who here will dare to admit that anything anything at all could be done more efficiently by a sovereign nation
mr president this report talks about accountability value for money and big on big small on small.
that is enormously encouraging and for that my grateful thanks to commissioner georgieva who brings real common sense and discipline to the whole budget procedure.
this parliament takes a keen interest in the formulation of the budget but we take very little interest in the outcome and performance of the budget.
colleagues we are spending taxpayers' money and yet we have no way of assessing value for money no procedure for gauging effectiveness and no scrutiny.
in consequence too often our decisions are based on political traditions and far too seldom are they based on sound proven evidence.
we believe that in these difficult times when we have a lack of trust when we have to reach out to citizens when we have to build confidence and when we have to improve understanding this programme can have great added value. and the second issue the european citizens' initiative is also a major tool of participatory
we propose to make this initiative and this programme more visible in the budget so we propose to establish a sub line which will be budget neutral but will help us to make the initiative more visible.
the crisis has shown just how great the risk of contagion is particularly for the countries in the euro area when one member state finds itself in serious economic difficulty and how quickly this spreads to the rest of the countries.
therefore we are not speaking about the european council conclusions but the statement of the heads of state or government in this respect.
at the same time the commission will be vigilant in ensuring that the eu's competences are not affected in any way.
there is no mandate for this.
which was rammed down the throats of the people of europe against their will.
many years ago i used to lecture on this subject at cambridge university and i would suggest that you would do well to read some of my old lecture notes.
if you think you have a mandate for that you are a disgrace and a scoundrel.
he started off this debate by suggesting it was a great success the euro. one wonders what planet herr brok lives on.
the british people have not been given a vote on this whole shebang of european union and neither has anybody else.
it is a complete disaster. if he thinks it is such a success i would argue that he speak to the millions of unemployed people youngsters mainly in the iberian peninsula southern italy and the rest of europe who are suffering from this disgraceful fraudulent and deceitful currency
furthermore the present government has decided there will be no referendum on this treaty change.
a single currency cannot reflect accurately the state of seventeen or eventually twenty seven different economies.
the whole stability mechanism of course is an admission of the innate flaw in the euro experiment.
the former wriggled out of it on the spurious ground that the constitutional treaty and the lisbon treaty were different;
there is no doubt that there are many uk politicians here and at home who would like britain to join the euro. there was a pledge by all the parties that there would be a referendum before there was any attempt to join the euro but we all know how valuable referendum promises are in the uk.
the latter wriggled out of its obligation on the ground that the lisbon treaty had been ratified and therefore it was impossible to have a referendum.
a currency value should reflect the relative value of a country's imports and exports the state of its economy.
the proposed amendment to the treaty provides for expensive involvement in the stability mechanism of those countries that are not in the euro area.
our priority must be to make sure this disastrous experiment is never extended to the uk.
at the same time i think we have to remind ourselves that the circumstances we are living in are truly exceptional.
more importantly european countries are suffering unacceptable pressure and they see their future as mortgaged by high interest rates on their debts.
we clearly need to demonstrate our resolve.
i can assure him that the procedure which is used and the type of cooperation which is proposed is definitely not seen as a precedent by the commission.
i will try to do this now. firstly i would like to thank the rapporteurs for their excellent cooperation and the members for a very important debate.
we therefore need to act and we need to act fast.
mr president my group is happy to support the treaty amendment proposed by the member states.
we do so because we want the euro to survive and the countries that use it to prosper.
we in the united kingdom are glad that we are not part of the euro but we wish you well.
while we support the treaty amendment however we do not support this report because what we have here is a wish list of unnecessary changes dreamt up at the last minute.
it really is unfortunate that the parliament is behaving in this manner.
such posturing is all the more bewildering given that we will vote on this opinion only hours before the european council formally agrees the treaty change.
does anyone here really believe that the council is listening to us?
if the parliament wants to be taken seriously we must stop grandstanding and instead start delivering for the citizens of our member states.
mr president i have no doubts whatsoever that europe needs a permanent stability mechanism.
i therefore have deep reservations about the treaty mechanism being proposed by the heads of state to establish and manage the esm.
i urge the heads of state to reflect very deeply on the consequences for europe if they reject the broad consensus of this directly elected parliament.
the elephant in the room is a concern that a change in the wording or switching to the ordinary procedure might trigger a referendum in ireland.
i respect the people.
it is quite heartening that we are speaking with the same voice as the european commission.