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in a changing and increasingly interdependent world in which major shifts have taken place in the global economic and political balance we should spare no effort to stimulate a sense of shared responsibility and solidarity among citizens in europe and in partner countries.
it will be implemented by all relevant stakeholders ngos private sector representatives academia line ministries and local authorities.
one is about the commitment to the.
will have heard a long debate about the fact that there are no divisions no limits and no borders between internal and external threats and if we do not invest in reaching the objectives we have for development for sustainable development and for equality in the world the threats to our security and also the limits to our economic development will just grow and grow.
yes we do believe that we should keep this target but we need to develop a strategy to get there.
so this is an investment in our own future not just in the future of the people in the rest of the world.
this is an investment.
hand in hand with what we do in development and that we intervene with the right tool at the right moment and in the right place and that what we do on certain policies does not influence in negative terms what we do with other instruments that we use.
so i see no contradiction between improving the living conditions of european union citizens and improving the living conditions of other countries' citizens. actually i see a certain complementarity in that.
mr president i am a strong supporter of humanitarian aid in the case of natural disasters and the challenge for all nations must be to deliver that quickly.
much more in my view could be done through trade by breaking down tariff barriers to make it easier for developing countries.
for example a higher tariff on chocolate than cocoa hardly encourages processing to be done in the countries themselves and the development of their economies.
which does not help in terms of the mosquito population or therefore the fight against malaria.
there are many issues and i think they are wider than just development.
in relation to the decision by several committees to enter into interinstitutional negotiations pursuant to rule sixty nine c paragraph one announced at the opening of the sitting on monday thirteen march i have received no request for a vote in parliament.
to avoid this in the future we should work closely with the commission national governments and national parliaments.
however there have been real concerns expressed over the potential negative implications of such a trade agreement on agrifood exports such as beef and dairy.
so it is important that due consideration is given to these sectors and if there are quotas given to australia that there will be a review clause after a number of years so that could be readdressed.
i voted in favour of course.
people leave the country because of the low salaries and lack of prospects there.
mr president when measuring market share new zealand is the eighth most important export market for swedish companies.
stop. it will be punished.
against. we cannot force them
in. and that is not italy it is not malta among the first five.
we are right now examining the possibilities of issuing humanitarian visas and doing more in this
sharing. that has been discussed many
for. i thank you for your immense trust in what the commission can do in this area. we are talking about the most sensitive political subject in many countries and the interventions here today show how controversial this issue
and we have although it is not enough more countries engaging with unhcr on resettlement.
if we look back a couple of years ago lots of things were different.
yes. the european union is by far the biggest donor in syria helping to alleviate the horrible humanitarian situation in the camps where a vast majority of the refugees still are.
words matter and we should be very careful how we use those words.
this is a huge difference.
on syria lots of you spoke about the importance of helping people on the spot.
now this is far from enough and that is why the commission proposed yesterday to do much more. that is why we proposed a big search and rescue operation in the mediterranean.
to. other countries are of course also key in this but it is very difficult to cooperate with a country like libya which is so
we need much more when it comes to resettlement.
area. i think you know that the commission cannot do everything you ask
also let me say that we have elaborated a much closer cooperation with third countries on the other side of the mediterranean. we have very advanced talks with morocco with tunisia in order to try and help these countries to establish their own system of reception and migration and asylum reception and also
is. you know that the commission fought with you for a much more flexible dublin proposal.
so we can only help push with your help as well and ask member states so that maybe this terrible catastrophe that we saw last thursday morning can be a wake up call for a new approach to migration a new approach based on more openness and more european
more countries should engage with the unhcr on resettlement and we do need i have said that many times we do need to open more legal ways of coming to europe to avoid these disasters.
maybe. twenty six we did not succeed in that. we have some progress on the new dublin but the commission and you asked for more. you know very well that i cannot propose an obligatory mechanism for responsibility
there will be no money and we will take the consequences.
times. twenty five countries are
there are some on the left who want continued barriers against imports leaving the poor with little choice but to vote with their feet and some on the right who want a fortress europe shutting out with force or with fences those of darker skin or the muslim faith. the truth is that with a shrinking population our union needs immigrants to maintain our standards of living and to control the flow of such immigrants we need open trade practices and generous aid schemes so that people in poor countries can prosper at home.
i commend the commissioner on what the commission is doing but i urge her to intervene with the member states to change our policy to stop the pressure on so many people to leave their home countries.
for fifty years we have seen net immigration as others have done the same.
madam president for four hundred years europe was a continent of net emigration as our people fled poverty and pollution and persecution.
until we do that tragedies like the drownings off lampedusa will continue.
we must make sure that more countries work with the united nations to take resettlement only a few countries do that today working with unhcr in conflicts such as syria and offering places for resettlement so that these people can be brought safely to europe.
why do people take these journeys?
we will in the framework of the task force that we set up yesterday and that the presidency referred to look at these and other possible options.
at the front there were ten small coffins for the children the babies with teddy bears on the coffins. it was a very strong feeling standing there and it illustrates the tragedy in a horrible way.
i spoke to minister alfano he invited me to lampedusa and i was there today with minister alfano of italy prime minister letta and also president barroso.
we have this task force that we set up. we will look at the variety of different tools that are at our disposal today and tomorrow not only for italy but also for the whole mediterranean and in a broader perspective in europe. maybe this is the wake up call that we need in order to change our policies in the european union.
these are countries which can do more as transit countries in terms of setting up their own reception systems and taking care of refugees and migrants and which also can help in the fight against those ruthless networks that use people's vulnerability and earn a lot of money in order to put them on totally unsuitable ships.
i was informed about the tragedy very early on thursday morning.
that is what we discussed with the italian authorities today.
we were there to express our solidarity with the victims and their families but also our gratitude to all those people who have worked very hard to try to save those people who can be saved and to the people of lampedusa.
we also need to reinforce even further our cooperation with third countries.
i proposed to the council of ministers in luxembourg yesterday that we set up a joint vast frontex operation instead of the small ones we have today an operation that would go from coast to coast from spain to cyprus and which would be a save and rescue operation so that we can at best prevent these tragedies from happening again. the mediterranean is a very big sea but
this will demand political support and of course resources.
following discussion in yesterday's council the commission has taken up a proposal from italy to convene a taskforce to identify whether we can use the wide range of tools at our disposal in a more effective way.
eu agencies such as the european asylum support office and frontex have a particular role to play in this area.
in april two thousand and twelve the council agreed on a strategic response to migratory pressure which included a number of priority points for action.
further efforts are required to step up cooperation with countries of origin and transit countries in particular by strengthening existing frameworks such as the dialogue on migration mobility and security with third countries.
the council is grateful for the good cooperation it has with parliament and the commission on this dossier which will deliver very practical results and help avoid similar tragedies in the future.
this is not the first such incident but on this occasion the scale of the tragedy and the number of deaths and casualties have been particularly shocking.
i would also like to underline the commitment and solidarity of the council as a whole to the italian authorities and indeed to all those in the area who find themselves at the forefront of the huge challenge of coping with the arrival of many migrants
we owe it to all those who might be tempted to cross the mediterranean to the european union to ensure that similar tragedies are not allowed to happen again.
i would therefore like to begin by offering my deepest sympathy on behalf of the council to all the families of the victims and those affected by this tragic event.
people who are simply seeking a better life for themselves and their families.
on behalf of the presidency i would like to underline our thanks to her for her commitment to this issue and the very concrete proposals which she put forward to the council in response to this latest tragedy. even before last week's accident the council has been active in addressing the particular situation in the southern mediterranean.
it will provide a common framework for increased cooperation between border guards police customs coastguards and navies.
the council has also encouraged member states to support the activities of frontex in the region with a particular focus on assisting italy to face the substantial increase in migration flows from north africa.
yesterday the council acknowledged the need to intensify action in order to address these challenges.
we must also intensify the fight against traffickers in human beings and smugglers.
frontex in particular with its focus on the surveillance of the eu external borders will be key.
that is why ministers meeting in luxembourg yesterday had an extensive discussion on the lampedusa tragedy.
the implications of this tragedy are europe wide.
we call for this to be a priority.
so let us have now these emergency reactions at the next european council;
but the mediterranean has been vast before this tragedy yet frontex and its assets have been meagre.
let us remind marine le pen that the vast majority of the world's asylum seekers are pouring into developing countries and neighbouring countries vastly outnumbering the number of refugees and asylum seekers that come into the european union.
and let us then have the long term policies put in place that we have been asking for in this parliament and yes the commission have been supportive.
we need to break and end racist immigration policies in europe.
it has a heavy participation of weapons manufacturers like britain's bae;
they are shamefully only the most recent deaths and victims of an eu war against migrants.
but the commission's solution here is the new border surveillance system eurosur. it claims that the system will help authorities to rescue migrants.
an alternative is needed to the misery of capitalism and war which forces millions to leave their homes and risk their lives in the search for a better life.
each time we have another of these tragedies european leaders travel to the site offer condolences and promise a political response.
only four days earlier thirteen migrants were drowned by being forced overboard by human traffickers close to the sicilian coast.
it will not it is about the further militarisation of european borders;
madam president the deaths of over two hundred refugees off the coast of lampedusa are the tragic and bitter fruits of fortress europe.
it goes along with oparus involving many of the same companies even examining the question of drones to detect refugees entering europe.
what kind of jobs do they have or do they have no jobs? what kind of difficulties does this situation cause in your country?
so that we in hungary understand the situation.
i wonder how many she is prepared to house in her own home or are the poor and homeless in europe supposed to make way for them and remain poor and homeless?
we must replace the policy of allowing most of these people to stay with a policy of allowing none of them to stay. when that message gets through to would be migrants they will stop taking the risk.
repatriation of illegals really will save lives.
the architects of the eu asylum policies including people in this house are directly and personally responsible for deaths in the mediterranean.
they should really hang their heads in shame.
the logical extension of non refoulement is a recipe for allowing all third world illegal migrants to stay.
of course the real unspoken migratory policy of the eu is to cleanse ethnically the indigenous populations of europe and replace them with people from the third world.
we cannot expect those member states which are most directly affected to shoulder the burden alone.
therefore we will of course continue to consider this issue as a shared responsibility.
i have already set out numerous areas where the council is taking action in close cooperation of course with the commission.
but we accept that our action needs to be intensified and the tools available to us must be used to their full potential. i would like to highlight the particular importance of the eurosur system which will provide information in real time on the situation at external borders thereby enabling
enhanced cooperation between the relevant agencies.
this is due to be voted on by this house tomorrow and should enter into force in december.
cooperation with third countries also has to be further developed as was stressed by many of you.
yes i echo all those who spoke up for more solidarity for more european solidarity.
a significant number of you mentioned the need for a comprehensive migration and asylum policy in the eu.
i did not hear any question in this.
i would like to particularly note the statement by the european group of ethics which is aware of the european food safety authority's scientific findings and recommendations on food safety animal health and welfare and environmental impact as well as the indications of the current gaps in the knowledge about animal welfare and the health of animal clones and their offspring.
at present the european group of ethics does not see convincing arguments to justify.
nanotechnologies have become widely used in food processing across the world.
enforcement and regulation of both the technology and the materials is paramount with transparency across the entire supply chain extremely important.
third country imports must also comply with the same standards as set within the eu and all products must be tested to ensure that they are safe for.
it also includes an improved safety assessment to allow safe traditional food from third countries to enter the eu more easily.
i am committed to looking at all issues especially those relating to the health and welfare of cloned animals during their productive life and natural lifespan.
i will view the conclusions of this report with an open mind with a view to identifying a satisfactory and proportionate solution that can be implemented effectively.
as members will recall i am committed to producing a report considering all aspects of cloning for food production by november two thousand and ten which will be followed by legislative proposals if appropriate.
however before finalisation of the text we need to come to an agreement on the adaptation to the new provisions of the lisbon treaty especially those regarding the necessary adaptations of the definition of nanomaterials.
i am grateful for parliament's broad support for the improvement of the proposal to streamline the authorisation procedure.
the proposed procedure would streamline and speed up the authorisation process through a centralised food safety evaluation undertaken by efsa and would set precise deadlines at every stage of the process.
there is no contradiction with this principle of public access to data and protection of intellectual property rights as long as an applicant who uses data from another applicant pays royalties.
to conclude i would like to stress our hope that the discussion in conciliation will lead to a clear text which guarantees both safety and transparency for our citizens.
it would be unacceptable to set up an authorisation process for the marketing of cloned animals without giving european citizens and the european parliament the chance to have a proper debate about all the implications of this technology.
with regard to nanofood we should indeed make sure that no products containing engineered nanoparticulates are put on the market until appropriate specific risk assessment methods have been developed and approved. guidelines in this regard should be drafted by efsa in consultation with all stakeholders and approved by member states and parliament. most of us would also agree that the question of transparency is crucial when we address this dossier. we therefore need to guarantee public access to data on which the risk assessment for novel food is based.
let me also remind you that this position has already been clearly expressed by parliament in its two thousand and eight resolution on the cloning of animals for the food supply chain.
it is not only studies paid by public money that should be publicly accessible but all data related to risk assessment in conformity with the aarhus convention and the eu law currently applying.
as my colleague said the main outstanding issue in the revision of the novel foods regulation is the question of animal cloning. while no safety concerns have been identified so far with meat produced from cloned animals such a technology still raises serious concerns about animal welfare the reduction of biodiversity and ethical considerations. this is why we want to exclude meat produced from cloned animals and their offspring from the scope of this regulation and we ask the commission to present a legislative proposal addressing all aspects of this issue.
as people have pointed out we have an epa coming up to be discussed and approved perhaps by parliament in the second half of this year.
despite appalling developments swaziland still remains part of the eu gsp and as such is still granted trade preferences without fulfilling the preconditions to respect core human and labour rights and adhere to the principles of good governance.
considering the shocking violations by the government of swaziland the commission should follow the united states in investigating the violations of labour rights protected under the gsp and if confirmed the commission should consider withdrawing the trade preferences granted.
with this resolution we are telling them that europe is paying close attention to the human and labour rights situation and that the imprisonment and treatment of thulani maseko and bheki makhubu are intolerable.
our determination to help those who fight for progress in swaziland can only be meaningful if it is matched with real action.
in this resolution we call on the eu to use all political and economic levers available to us to protect human rights in swaziland.
mr president i believe it is very important that international solidarity is expressed to the political opponents who have been imprisoned by swaziland's monstrous royal decree.
we cannot turn a blind eye to the conditions of political prisoners.
swaziland engaged itself under the cotonou agreement to respect democracy the rule of law and human rights principles which include freedom of expression and freedom of the media.
my reasons for delaying the final vote are so that we have absolutely maximum flexibility to negotiate with the political parties and with the institutions.
accept our principles.
the space to think. official documents. within the notion of a space to think that will not be official.
parliament must therefore put political pressure on the presidency to negotiate and it may be that we will have to negotiate without the commission.
i have been in politics long enough to know that you fight and you fight. let me finally quote this president if you will allow me my administration is committed to creating an unprecedented level of openness in government.
commissioner i do not doubt your personal commitment to openness and transparency but i do not want action plans for our citizens.
openness will strengthen our democracy and promote efficiency and effectiveness in government'.
i find it somewhat patronising to be told that we will get action plans.
we will work together to ensure the public trust and establish a system of transparency public participation and collaboration.
i want rights enshrined in law which cannot be taken away not gifts but rights.
yes commissioner i know the council is not here but i do not give up on one council.
go back and look at the report.
go back to the report.
we become more vulnerable.
it has been an interesting debate but i have to say that the recast which you defend is not in the spirit of the interinstitutional agreement and it is not enough. you say it has worked well but i am afraid the recast ignores vital jurisprudence on what actually needs to be done.
i would further point out that there is nothing to prevent the commission from amending its proposal at any time after the vote tomorrow except perhaps institutional and political reluctance.
eu law. those kinds of contacts need to remain confidential and that is also what the court
text. another fiercely discussed point is article five concerning access to member states' documents. let me be clear that the commission's intention has been to implement what the european court of justice has ruled and member states must effectively justify why they refuse access to one of their documents just as the institutions do regarding all other documents.
three i believe we share the same goal and thus it should also be possible to find a clear and unambiguous wording.
we still maintain a wide definition but we will reduce the discretionary non disclosure of documents.
in no member state do citizens have access to the files of the competition authorities i just wanted to make that
the registration of documents is an obligation under internal commission rules but these do not determine whether a document falls within the scope of the regulation. so we clarified and helped with the definition of documents.
we maintain that the current definition leads to ambiguity and a risk of unpredictability and bad practice.
to think. documents related to decisions that have not yet been taken or reflecting internal discussions are not the same as other documents.