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the reality is that brexit is failing and we are seeing people flailing around desperately issuing insults in the name of the british government.
these are ordinary decent people who are sick and tired of being insulted by their own government.
nothing that is happening now is anywhere near what was promised in the referendum.
two thousand and nineteen i take note of the differences in the position of our two institutions concerning the draft budget for two thousand and nineteen presented by the commission.
the british government has yet to understand that failure to agree the five the backstop means that there is no agreement on the. one hundred time is running out for theresa may to escape the poisonous embrace of the dup.
they do not even represent the majority view of the north of ireland.
it is saying that we have ninety five of the issues solved so therefore it is in the interests of the eu to abandon ireland.
it is time that theresa may restores trust in the negotiations and signs what she agreed in december.
they speak out of both sides of their mouth on regulatory divergence from britain just ask the lgbt community and the women who travel to britain every day for abortions.
they discovered the bottom line of the eu in december and have been trying to negotiate downwards ever since.
the commission also signalled that it would make the appropriate proposals for improvements to this system by the first quarter of two thousand and.
the presidency takes note of the report from the german federal institute for risk assessment which has alerted us to the risks deriving from placing on the market potentially harmful chemicals without correctly assessing whether they are mutagenic teratogenic or toxic.
that is appropriate and justified.
firstly that some registration dossiers do not comply with the information requirement that the reach regulation lays down and secondly how updates to registration dossiers can be ensured.
we should not lose sight of the progress made.
among these it was noted that member states identified the quality of registration dossiers as the main issue that needs to be addressed in a timely manner.
in the ten years since reach entered into force safety in the eu has undoubtedly increased but there is still much to do.
we also take note of the fact that the european chemicals agency agrees with the report's overall assessment confirming that the quality of data on chemicals in registration dossiers still needs to improve.
we call on both industry and the authorities to increase their efforts on improving the quality of registration dossiers and of course the council also looks forward to any proposal that the commission may present in the future.
this view is also shared by the presidency.
i would like to conclude for now by expressing my gratitude for this opportunity to join in your discussion here today.
the presidency thanks members for drawing our attention to these risks and the magnitude of the problem.
the presidency would like to join the calls on the european chemicals agency as well as on member states to show that they are serious about protecting human health and the environment.
the report however also identifies priorities and actions needed to further improve the application of the reach regulation.
member states expressed concerns about two things;
two thousand and thirteen echa's enforcement forum is currently designing tailored enforcement actions together with member states to increase compliance of the dossiers concerned. in instances such as these it is to the commission in its role as guardian of the treaties and as enforcer of union level legislation that we should turn for guidance and action
this report showed that in the ten years since its entry into force reach has become fully operational and is delivering results towards achieving its stated objectives.
as to time in june of this year the commission expressed its intention to work with the european chemicals agency and the member states to identify the reasons for the poor quality of dossiers' updates.
both industry and the authorities must increase their efforts to improve the quality of safety information on chemicals.
moreover the presidency is convening an international conference on the future chemicals policy in october in vienna and another one on green chemistry in november.
nineteen the presidency is launching discussions on this issue in the council working groups concerned.
i will of course be voting for the strongest and most ambitious targets.
it is also important of course that public authorities set an example to the rest of the economy when it comes to the transition away from fossil fuels.
the european union of course is undergoing like the rest of the world a transition towards sustainable zero carbon mobility a transition that is of course inevitable if we are to be serious about tackling climate change.
last month this parliament voted for ambitious new co two standards for cars and vans and together with the clean vehicles directive revision we can accelerate this transition towards much cleaner public procurement in europe as well i think as creating a renewed european market through the creation of if you like a premium market through public procurement.
the question that we are all grappling with is how soon we do it.
it is crucial now that local authorities and governments put their money where their mouth is and ensure that local authorities are properly funded to remove the burden of compliance on local governments and make sure that air pollution targets can be met without penalising local authorities that are cash strapped. crucially tomorrow's vote in parliament will mean that we can get this file done under this presidency because progress is so important on this.
the comment related to iraq was therefore completely misplaced.
before i conclude today's discussion please allow me to respond to some of your comments.
allow me to stress one more time that with the legislation we are discussing we cover only antiques and valuable works of art from impoverished or wartorn countries and regions which are often illegally acquired sold and imported into the european union.
however the directive in question does not have retroactive effect and could not be used for the return of looted art during the second world war.
on the topic of value thresholds the proposed regulation does not provide for minimum value thresholds but provides for a high age threshold of two hundred and fifty years instead.
the commission proposal is a followup to other eu initiatives aimed at strengthening the fight against terrorism financing indeed precisely to prevent the import and storage in the eu of cultural goods that have been removed from a third country illegally and thereby combat trafficking in cultural goods deprive criminals terrorists and other warring
a common eu level approach based on everything that we have heard so far is necessary to ensure that imports of cultural goods are subject to uniform controls along the eu's external borders.
in this particular case this would be a matter of negotiation between two member states and can take place anytime.
i would also like to stress again that there is already eu legislation about the return of eu cultural goods between member states.
only a signed declaration or minimum information will be required.
in addition to damaging or destroying the archaeological sites and the artefacts themselves illicit trade in looted cultural goods has also been identified as a source of income for organised crime groups and terrorists.
i am pleased to know that work in the council is also progressing fast and that a general approach is in reach.
compared to the commission's proposal the report takes a different approach to the definition of clean vehicles.
among many other things this means faster deployment of more efficient transport systems low and zeroemission vehicles and increased use of alternative energy sources.
in my view this approach remains the best solution for lightduty vehicles as it is technology neutral and more future proof.
as regards heavyduty vehicles as you know we are not yet able to define emission thresholds.
we should not postpone this important piece of legislation.
i stand of course ready to provide all my support in the upcoming negotiations.
it includes all fuels under the alternative fuels infrastructure directive and introduces sub targets for lowand zeroemission vehicles.
we're working on it.
the commission warmly welcomes the progress made in the european parliament on this file and would like to thank mr grzyb and the shadow rapporteurs for their very ambitious work.
on some aspects the report goes even further than our initial ambition by extending its scope to other services and vehicle categories.
for lightduty vehicles however we are able to use emission thresholds to define clean vehicles.
public authorities are already today leading the way in the fight against climate change. i therefore welcome this general support in the parliament's report for the objectives and the approach that the commission proposes for the revision of the clean vehicles directive.
the amended directive should provide a clear long term market signal allowing public authorities manufacturers and investors to plan the transition towards zeroemission mobility based on the technologies and fuels that they deem most suitable.
a timely adoption would be an important step towards the decarbonisation of mobility.
this will encourage and should encourage more learners to participate and return after their time abroad and more academic and education institutes can support mobility and automatic recognition.
there is no evidence that automatic recognition will cause a brain drain or weaken member states' education systems.
the commission will be supporting member states in this process through a series of concrete actions such as exchanges of good practice building synergies between eu transparency tools and exploring the potential of digital technologies in particular blockchain to facilitate automatic recognition.
this year alone eur one million was allocated to these projects including digital exchange of student data creating a digital database of school leaving qualifications and the recognition of qualifications held by refugees.
i am therefore glad that from next month member states will make a political commitment to put in place by two thousand and twenty five the steps that are needed for automatic recognition of higher education and upper secondary education qualifications and the outcomes of learning periods abroad.
however in order to make learning mobility a reality it is crucial that learners have the confidence that their qualifications in another country would be recognised upon their return.
the recent mid term evaluation of the erasmus programme demonstrates that mobility has a positive impact on learners' confidence independence and transition to employment.
on behalf of the commission i would like to thank ms kammerevert for tabling this oral question at a time when the commission and council are discussing the commission's proposal for a council recommendation on promoting the automatic mutual recognition of higher education and upper secondary education diplomas and the outcomes of learning periods abroad.
learning mobility fosters competences and experiences help people to participate more effectively in society and in the labour market.
indeed automatic mutual recognition of diplomas and study periods abroad is key for ensuring the free movement of learners across europe.
it is a key element in creating a european education area where learning studying and carrying out research are unimpeded by borders.
the question is a strong sign of support for this important topic in the parliament and i would like to thank you for that.
it fosters labour mobility contributing to individual and economic resilience.
when compared to their non mobile peers erasmus students are more entrepreneurial have better language skills and are more likely to get a job.
i wish to thank again ms kammerevert for raising this question and i look forward to hearing the views of the members.
bilateral agreements such as the one between france and italy on the recognition of school leaving qualifications; and the nordic franco german austrian and italian arrangements to recognise mobility periods during secondary education.
this political commitment will be accompanied by actions to help member states to build trust in each other's education systems because without trust automatic recognition will not work.
for example there is the benelux decision on the automatic recognition of higher education qualifications;
on the contrary it will ensure that learners can study abroad with the confidence that their learning outcomes and their qualifications will be recognised.
in conclusion let me underline that improving learning mobility and the exchange of ideas have a positive impact on education systems throughout europe and they contribute to the creation of a dynamic innovative education community.
this is to strengthen our control of the situation.
you are wrong. this is not the problem and the solution is not to withdraw from the treaties.
in all these areas we need stronger european sovereignty.
when we negotiate trade agreements;
let's be fair when we focus on the treaty the treaty has involved important progress when it comes to democracy.
the solution is to change policies in favour of more economic and social convergence and more tax fairness.
my mother was not a genius to use proper cups and plates at our birthday parties.
little did we realise that the plastic fork and spoon that i had in my hand was actually going to turn out to be more dangerous and i say that now even with who we have in the white house.
more of this this is what the union should be about not war and not about finance.
this proposal focuses on the top ten singleuse plastics cotton bud sticks cutlery plates stirrers and straws.
it would not take a genius to replace the plastic in the cotton bud with wood.
by two thousand and fifty there will be more plastic in the oceans than there are fish by weight one hundred and thirty different marine species known to have ingested plastic.
i got to keep this new lightweight plastic modern future for us.
it wouldn't take me to be a genius to use proper cups and plates at future birthday parties.
over the last few years we've seen that for terrorist groups like daesh in search of income actually there has been a prospering market of stolen cultural artefacts that links organised crime money laundering and the financing of terrorist activities across the world.
daesh has emerged as one of the key players.
that is why we had to take action.
we have come to a common definition of what cultural goods are and identified those most at risk and are making sure that we have checks on the origin licensing schemes without placing unnecessary burdens on sellers and smes.
we need to tackle the illicit trade in cultural goods with trade measures and by harmonising rules and building on what we already know without burdening galleries and museums.
i guess they would prefer to roll out the red carpet for terrorists.
only in two thousand and sixteen for example two syrian freezers were seized at an airport in france.
it is also destroying looting and trading cultural goods for profit but let's not forget that they also do this to stamp out cultural identities as part of ethnic cleansing which is among the most significant crimes that we know of.
we have to be very serious about the problem that the trade in illicitly obtained cultural goods presents.
europe and also the united kingdom are not free of the risk of becoming a part of such schemes.
people want to dive in and make a difference.
mr president i welcome this report on the reductions of plastics. i recently had the pleasure of meeting winnipeg a sea lion with a passion for recycling at colchester zoo in my constituency.
it's a fun and splashy way of getting across a green message to youngsters.
twelve six million tonnes of plastic being dumped into our seas every year. sixty two of people who watched the bbc's blue planet programme who were surveyed said that they wanted to make changes to their daily lives to reduce their impact on the oceans.
and the zoo are also taking practical steps in its cafs like swapping plastic straws for paper and plastic ice cream spoons for wooden ones.
it is time to help protect sea lions whales penguins and their pals from the devastation of plastic pollution to clean up our seas and save wildlife that's hanging on by a whisker.
only vets will be able to prescribe antibiotics in medicated feed in future and only when there are clear signs of disease in the animals.
for decades the routine use of antibiotics in livestock farming has propped up a system of factory farming where animals are packed into squalid conditions only to be pumped full of antibiotics and other medicated feed to prevent the outbreak of disease.
were delighted to welcome this achievement and would like to celebrate this major advance to prevent the growth of antibiotic resistance that is such a threat to public health.
this regulation will introduce some important rules to reduce antibiotic use including a total ban on the routine use of antibiotics in medicated feed as a preventative measure and better husbandry practices to be adopted instead.
with ninety one of european antibiotics administered to farm animals through the feed these new rules are a significant step in the right direction.
the length of time that animals can be treated with antibiotics will be limited.
this has often been allowed even when an animal or group of animals has shown no sign of illness.
on cultural goods the commission adopted in july two thousand and seventeen a proposal to prevent the import and storage including in free zones in the eu of cultural goods illicitly exported from third countries.
another example is the seizure by french customs authorities two years ago at charles de gaulle airport of looted cultural goods which probably came from the war region in iraq and syria. the commission is very engaged on the issue of cultural goods trafficking.
the import licence which implies a higher level of scrutiny would target the cultural goods most at risk.
the investigation appears to show that these works of art were stolen from archaeological sites in libya.
i am happy to give you the floor and i am looking forward to your interventions.
within this context the commission made proposals to the council and parliament to strengthen customs controls in two areas one on the control of cultural goods at import and another one on controls on cash entering and leaving the european union.
in order to improve the ability of customs officials to recognise suspicious shipments and to cooperate more efficiently with other law enforcement authorities in preventing illicit trade in cultural goods the proposal also provides for the organisation of training and capacitybuilding activities for customs and other law enforcement authorities and awareness raising campaigns aimed at potential buyers in the union.
there is evidence that some of those artefacts are sold and brought into the union with their proceeds potentially used to finance terrorist activities.
let me recall that this is an essential piece of legislation to combat trafficking in cultural goods deprive terrorists of a source of income and protect cultural heritage.
the commission welcomes the successful effort of the co legislators on that matter.
however with the exception of two specific measures prohibiting trade in cultural goods with iraq and syria no common rules exist regarding the import of cultural goods into the eu customs territory.
at the same time the right balance between safeguarding of common cultural heritage and avoiding undue burden on trade was fully taken into account.
the proposal on cash controls has led to the adoption of an amended regulation soon to be published in the official journal.
the commission's proposal came as a response to a call for action from the european parliament and the council from international organisations and from governments of the member states.
at present the eu applies common rules on the export of cultural goods and the return of cultural objects unlawfully removed from the territory of a member state.
the commission is also fully engaged in the fight against terrorist financing and presented an action plan aiming to reduce the sources of revenue of terrorist organisations in february two thousand and sixteen.
the brief summary i have set out focused on the main elements of the proposal.
it also minimises the impact on national authorities and the art market in terms of operational and compliance costs as they already have experience with these thresholds which exist in us legislation.
the proposed regulation establishes a system of import licences and import statements that are required depending on the category of the cultural goods concerned.
furthermore a minimum age threshold of two hundred and fifty years for such objects is introduced.
the measure aspires to protect cultural heritage to combat illicit trade in cultural goods especially archaeological objects and parts of dismembered monuments and to strengthen the fight against terrorist financing.
two thousand and ten that's totally not in relation with what we hear now on the one third problem.
what are the member states going to do to those companies who are noncompliant?
what are you going to do to those companies that are noncompliant?
the important data is not there and we all know that reach is based on one principle and you said it mr commissioner no data no market.
so please here is a big problem and it's nice that the council is saying we take note of the report' but that's not enough.
it's incomplete data and we are also not talking about just random data missing we are talking about data that is missing on the most important issues for human health.
companies are non compliant with reach one third of them.
we are looking here at noncompliance of chemical companies putting chemicals on the market and they are noncompliant not because of quality of data but because the data is not there.
and still we see it is on the market.
when i hear the council speaking they are saying well it's the responsibility of the commission and we are going to listen to what the commission is going to do.
a very simple question you have to answer now.
and then to the commission please we do know that echa do a five check but they only revoked four files of the forty zero since.
so what is the commission going to do to increase the inspections? and secondly on transparency make clear which companies are noncompliant and what is the commission going to do in order that they are compliant?
i will ignore the personal comments you made about me but i will say this we do seem this morning to be struggling just a little bit with our history.
now every proposal of course seems to founder on the question of the irish border but given the slight state of panic that german industry is now getting itself into and maybe that's not surprising because a wto deal would lead not just to tariffs on german cars but a weaker pound and probably a more competitive uk economy the time has come to look for answers.
i think that unless the conservative party comes to its senses and gets rid of a leader who clearly is being led by the nose then we will head to the december summit we will head towards a humiliating sell out and we will head towards the united kingdom being trapped in eu rules for many many years to come.
the problem i'm afraid is that there is a rogue element in these negotiations a group of people who do not wish to see a solution who put up an immovable brick wall to stop us from breaking free and i regret to say that it isn't your chief negotiator monsieur barnier but actually the british civil service and olly robbins' team.
they've been happy to take their orders from brussels.
the point is there are solutions everywhere we look. the idea that somehow this border is an impediment is frankly a red herring.
they are now out to sabotage brexit. they are indeed the enemy within.