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it would be perverse therefore for eu regional development funds to be used to attract these jobs to eastern european economies.
their access to social and medical assistance is limited.
but today the political and security landscape has changed and for the worse.
our success and our credibility in the world and before our own citizens rest in our ability to tackle challenges on our very doorstep.
and we are being challenged in our own neighbourhood both to the east and to the south.
dear colleagues the world has changed and the eu needs to have a strategy a new european security strategy which clearly identifies objectives instruments and partners. the new vice president high representative mogherini has the determination and vision to lead the union in the world. before this house she acknowledged the importance of having this strategic collective reflection.
the main issue at this point in time is to speedily amend the proposed directive and get it on the road to implementation as soon as possible.
most normal people would want professional qualifications especially medical qualifications to be subject to maximum not minimum standards and not speaking the language properly should very much be a bar to practising and mobility.
in two thousand and eight a german qualified doctor dr daniel ubani was convicted in england of gross negligence and manslaughter after he overprescribed drugs to a patient.
it calls for minimum training requirements automatic recognition and the removing of formal obstacles to recognition of professional qualifications.
madam president this own initiative report on the professional qualifications directive is another piece of ideologically driven harmonisation.
this directive means we cannot discriminate against eu professionals while we must discriminate against properly qualified fluent english speakers from the commonwealth. this is another good reason if we needed one why britain should leave the european union.
it goes on to say that only if necessary should language tests be part of the recognition process and cannot be an additional border to mobility'.
there is a case that clearly demonstrates the dangers.
they are providing essential services across the eu helping to drive our economy and enhancing our citizens' quality of life.
over the past few months i have met with many different professionals regulators competent authorities and other stakeholders.
the issue of professional qualifications is very important and is one of the top priorities of the single market act to boost growth.
first and foremost i would like to thank my fellow shadows;
thank you for helping to make my first report such a success.
in the first place we need to simplify information and procedures for citizens and professionals.
nonetheless the report as a whole provides an excellent indication to the commission on parliament's position.
i therefore asked the commission to introduce an obligation that competent authorities proactively share information over the imi system to inject this confidence.
it is clear that whilst it may be valuable to some professions concerns raised in the pilot projects reveal that the concept still needs to be refined.
most importantly i have asked the commission to implement a proactive alert mechanism contained within the internal market information system that will trigger an alert to all member states when regulatory action has been taken against a professional's rights to provide services whilst respecting personal data protection.
sadly a number of my colleagues did not share my view and instead voted in committee to push the card through without an impact assessment.
to finish i would like to thank the commission especially jrgen tiedje and once gain the shadows and advisers for working so hard on this dossier.
there are other areas where i would have preferred a different outcome and which i hope we can improve on with the legislative proposal.
we need to provide a framework that enables them to do this.
we need to update those existing provisions that are out of date and we need member states to reconsider the justifications for regulating certain professions. we must maintain and build up the protections granted to the public and patients by establishing an alert mechanism.
i firmly believe that the most effective way to enable the free movement of workers would be to reduce the number of regulated professions in europe whilst maintaining the necessary safeguards and caveats for those professions with health and safety implications.
i look forward to working closely with all of you again when the legislative proposal is released later this year;
however in my report we have called on the commission to provide evidence of added value of the card before it is introduced and i hope that they will do just that.
in drafting my report i took into consideration their views and came up with four areas where improvements in the directive could be made.
finally we must inject confidence into the system utilising imi ensuring proper transposition by member states and investigating the potential value of a professional card.
on the controversial issue of languages i have asked that the commission clarify the provisions in the directive so as to allow competent authorities flexibility in assessing language skills during the recognition process.
continuous professional development is absolutely crucial in maintaining professional standards especially in the healthcare sector.
that is why i am very clear in my belief that any card must be voluntary and that a thorough impact assessment is absolutely crucial to determine whether or not the professional card will be a useful initiative.
finally a major problem described by many professionals in the public consultation is quite simply a lack of trust in the current system.
now we come to the issue of the professional card.
competent authorities professional bodies and member states need to provide clear concise and centralised information to professionals.
on a number of issues we are very clear we need to make information on recognition easier to understand and access;
i am extremely grateful for all the input they have provided throughout the process.
they all tell me the same thing professionals across the eu are waiting for us to deliver on our promise to enhance mobility.
graduates should not be left in limbo and measures need to be implemented without delay to ensure that they have access to a truly internal market and that the professional qualifications directive is broad enough to cover all aspects of qualification.
given the increasing numbers of skilled young graduates who find themselves without employment it is essential that the eu puts in place a system that allows our graduates to move and secure employment across the twenty seven member states with ease.
this administrative contradiction is placing many teaching graduates in limbo.
for example i personally know of a young qualified teacher who has been awarded the academic qualification for teaching but cannot take up work as a teacher as the probationary training undertaken in the uk is not recognised in ireland.
the lack of equivalence of standards here is causing real problems for graduates and requires immediate action from the member states and the commission in order to stop them being penalised for being mobile and taking up training opportunities in other member states.
the harmonisation of rules concerning the exchange of information for each individual profession would be a welcome step along with creating database systems and information sharing processes that will assist graduates in their mobility across the eu. in particular i wish to draw parliament's and the commission's attention to the problems that graduates are dealing with in terms of the grey area around professional qualifications.
madam president we find ourselves in an extraordinary economic crisis and it is really time for the eu to focus on its real priorities.
delivery of the single market is absolutely key to that and free movement of workers is a fundamental building block of that single market.
enhancing mobility for professionals will boost economic growth so simplification and speeding up of processes must be our goal.
we need to increase confidence in recognition processes.
part of that will be looking at the language question.
we need to balance the needs of professionals against those of patients and consumers alike easing recognition and facilitating mobility whilst not compromising the standards of service and safety for our citizens.
i look forward to the commission's proposal.
i hope you take on the concerns and the calls from parliament in the report. we must get this right because it is time to deliver.
ms mcclarkin has pulled together many of the issues that we have worked on in two public hearings in an interparliamentary meeting and indeed in one to one meetings with parliamentarians in different countries.
we are talking about issues like smarter and better regulation in this parliament.
this is the way that committees need to be engaged in that.
this is a great example.
it is built on the skills and talent of millions of people and people have an entitlement under the single market rules to have their qualifications speedily and effectively recognised.
colleagues please consider the tragic death of one of my constituents mr david gray. he was killed by a doctor. the doctor did not recognise the drug he took from the standard medicine bag and administered a lethal dose.
a tragedy like this undermines confidence in the very many thousands of excellent doctors from many different countries we have working in our country and across the eu. all doctors need to prove to the national regulator that they have not only academic qualifications but also have language and communications skills as well as familiarity with local practices and the eu directive must be amended to allow this.
part of recognising professional qualifications is also recognising disqualifications.
the alert' mechanism will help but we must be able to share concerns as well as judgements.
easing visa restrictions we are often told has nothing to do with migration by which they mean of course legal migration.
it will have everything to do with illegal migration the trafficking of people to work for less than the minimum wage and less than minimum working conditions.
sadly euronest which was something which appeared in my report in the previous parliament remains paralysed because of the dispute over belarus representation as our parliament does not recognise its parliament which was not democratically elected.
the parties in the alliance for european integration the current ruling coalition have shown an impressive capacity to work together to accelerate moldova's integration with the european union.
but we should also reward and engage more with chisinau.
for its part the union should maintain pressure on the moldovan government for further progress in economic reforms and in particular improving the rule of law and good governance.
i hope that one day all clearly european countries in the eastern partnership namely moldova ukraine and a future democratic belarus will become eu candidates.
mr president no one is disputing that moldova has a long way to go before it achieves its ultimate goal of joining the european union which is a goal that my group the ecr supports. it remains one of europe's poorest countries despite being in the wto and as such is vulnerable to organised crime human trafficking and corruption.
in november the eu moldova trade sub committee will examine moldova's response to the commission's key recommendations in view of preparing negotiations on a deep and comprehensive free trade area.
the european union is not only by far the largest donor to moldova but in march also succeeded in mobilising over forty donors to support moldova's reforms.
addressing emergency needs after last summer's floods;
now that president buzek has signed the relevant legislative decision we expect to disburse soon the eur forty million of the first tranche of macro financial assistance. in the same spirit we will carry on our busy schedule of political contacts and technical exchanges.
next year we will start implementing the comprehensive institution building programme under the eastern partnership.
alongside the moldovan government we have actively engaged with the population living in the transnistrian region via small scale projects mostly in the social area.
the latest round of negotiations in chisinau on thirteen and fourteen october demonstrated yet again that these negotiations are progressing at a very good speed. our assistance has also taken the form of direct transfers to the moldovan budget.
supporting democratisation efforts in rule of law related areas;
thereafter all political forces will have to work together both to elect a president and to choose a government capable of taking the country through a critical reform path.
the elections of twenty eight november are equally important for the consolidation of democracy in the country.
the referendum of five september was meant to resolve the political deadlock by changing the rules for electing the president.
they pledged an impressive eur.
that programme will help moldova prepare for and implement the association agreement that we are currently negotiating.
and improving possibilities for moldovan wine exports.
additionally we have engaged with moldova in a dedicated dialogue on human rights and in an energy dialogue and are negotiating an aviation services agreement.
at the same time we will sustain our unwavering support to the structural reforms conducted by the moldovan government. let me highlight a few important aspects.
helping organise the electoral consultations;
we will continue to support them to successfully pass sustainability tests through the forthcoming parliamentary elections. i too sincerely hope that after these elections we will see
the reforms that we support reflect without any exception the broad range of objectives of the eu moldova action plan.
the republic of moldova is on a positive trajectory.
i am confident that the country will be able to reach the political compromise necessary to sustain the commitment to reforms.
the outcome of this early election should aim to lead the country towards a future of european modernisation.
at the same time it is a democratic country on the way to european integration so today i would like to encourage all political classes in that country all the democratic political forces and all the ethnic communities to avoid unnecessary confrontations and concentrate on developing a broad vision for the republic of moldova
those in charge on both sides should be congratulated.
a few weeks later we had the great pleasure of welcoming here in our gallery the leaders of the democratic political parties from that country embarked on a new path.
we shared the enthusiasm of moldova's people for a new future.
we have been pleased to note since then the progress that country has made.
there is still much progress to be made not least in bringing to justice the perpetrators of those brutal events but if moldova returns to office the current coalition in the elections next month there is a good chance that despite the difficulties of the economic recession the country can complete its transformation.
the british writer francis bacon observed that hope makes a very good breakfast but a rather poor supper.
moldova's governing parties should be in no doubt that implementation of reforms must follow the legal acts which permit such reforms.
my group commends commissioner fle and his services for the work they have done to assist moldova.
every effort is being made on the european union's side to help this desperately poor country move towards european standards.
i hope that when the council looks at the visa regime next week it will help us to find a way forward on the visa issue. as one of our founding fathers said a country's european vocation is determined not by the european union but by the european spirit of its people.
we urge the people of moldova to show that european spirit in the elections next month.
this would harm our competitiveness and offset the positive effects on security or on respect for human rights and that is why we have now launched an impact assessment of various options to modify our export control regulations. we also need to take into consideration how we can develop synergies between the different security trade controls.
it has been a model for many third countries but of course the world is changing and it cannot remain static.
this is covered by sanctions under article two hundred and fifteen of the treaty. as you know the communication has also outlined a vision for a risk driven model to generate modern control capacities of eu needs for the future.
we need to identify exactly which items pose a threat to human rights to our security and to select effective and targeted controls while being aware that some of these items also have a legitimate use.
it can be misused in violation of human rights and we have taken action to address this very important issue.
for example we suggest clearly establishing human rights as a reason for control and possibly denial of export.
furthermore the export of surveillance technologies is an element and a very important element of our export control policy review.
we could for instance promote a shift to open licensing controlling transactions in companies without delaying export and keeping ex ante controls only for the most sensitive items or destinations.
as you know the european union is a major producer and exporter of dual use items and a significant actor in counter proliferation export controls.
we are therefore mobilising experts from all over the eu to conduct regular technical examinations of technological developments to ensure that our controls are up to date.
it sets out concrete options to enhance the effectiveness of controls and minimise distortions in competition and this would improve the level playing field both within the eu and in our relations with third countries.
this would reduce delays and costs associated with controls while providing a high level of security. finally i share parliament's views that the very specific technical nature of these products requires the mobilisation of highly specialised expertise.
we want to act quickly but it is of course very important to calibrate our response carefully.
as you know the commission published a communication in april last year in which we set out some concrete options under a human security approach to fully take into consideration human rights as a new dimension of export controls.
we should not lose sight of the risk of seeing products exported from third countries replacing our rightful exports.
that is only one instrument that we have.
it has robust provisions and it provides a solid legal and institutional foundation.
we could for instance consider restrictions on the export of surveillance technologies by targeting specific countries.
we are engaging with stakeholders particularly civil society organisations and industry representations so that they can provide important input to this process.
it is also customary that if a speaker who waits for the blue card but has speaking time in the very same debate uses his or her speaking time to address whoever addressed him first so your colleague anna fotyga now speaks on behalf of your group.
to respond to mr leichtfried the united kingdom applies its own judgement on these matters in determining what we should or should not export but i and other people in the united kingdom entirely respect the right of other countries to apply their own judgement on what should or should not be exported.
to be clear despite the charming introduction from chairman langer the question is misplaced.
the dual use framework simply gives yet more power to the commission to designate what can or cannot be exported.
the united kingdom is a leader in world trade and has been a leader of world trade for hundreds of years.
as we know more and more cases of repression carried out by authoritarian governments using eu made technology contributed to recent updates of the wassenaar arrangement control list.
this lays the groundwork for closing possible loopholes in the rules governing trade in these technologies. the updating of existing legislation and its thorough implementation is much needed.
to ensure proper use of these goods the european union must control the export transit and brokering of dual use items as a key instrument contributing to international peace and security. it is in our own interest to safeguard eu made software and technologies so they are not diverted from their legitimate use and to ensure that the eu's
digital infrastructure and strategic interests are duly safeguarded.
they perfectly agree with you that a few years ago this was not an issue but now there is greater awareness and we should use that. regulations have been amended policy has advanced people are more aware but we also need to make sure that we have controls that are updated.
it is complicated though.
we need to make sure that we get this right so that we target what we do not want to see and do not harm european exports for good purposes.
that is why we are now preparing the review.
the malware presents itself like software that we use every day or enters through the belgian mobile phone carrier software not hardware using zero day exploits.
experts have compared regin to stuxnet with which iran's nuclear facilities were attacked a few years ago and found it in countries like russia mexico saudi arabia and iran.
and while it is popular to look to china or russia as perpetrators of such sophisticated attacks the research published today leads me to believe these systems may well have been made in europe.
even if developed for intelligence services technologies proliferate very easily.
imagine the non state actors active in this unregulated market.
all over the world these technologies help in violating human rights and harming our critical infrastructure and sensitive data.
the irresponsible vacuums in export legislation need to be filled and systems that facilitate mass surveillance and hacking into peoples' devices without legal basis and without their consent should be much more closely scrutinised.
we need transparency and accountability as well as licensing requirements a level playing field and certainty for companies.
i am interested to know whether the commissioner will present a positive or negative list of countries or technologies and how adjustments to crisis will be made.
i also urge for impact assessments in the r d phase to know earlier on what dangers systems can pose while allowing researchers to do their work.
we need future proof and smart legislation very soon and much more than what the council adopted on friday.
waiting longer is frankly irresponsible and dangerous.
i think the meaning of today's debate is to support and speed up a legislative proposal to update the existing dual use regulation.
to abduct beat up and imprison journalists and critics of the government is completely unacceptable. we utterly condemn what has happened to mr mukhtarli and call on the georgian government to ensure a prompt investigation.
what these cases have in common is the ease with which the arguments of the defence have been dismissed.
we have taken careful note of the arrest and sentencing of the number of persons who have criticised the authorities as well as systemic measures to curb freedom of expression such as a decision to permanently block five online media outlets or increase criminal penalties for insulting the president.
the latest round took place earlier this week and human rights were again one of the main issues discussed.
the issue will also be raised by commissioner hahn as you noticed who will be visiting baku as of tomorrow including with president aliyev.
the charges are not always related to the exercise of freedom of expression but range of course from drug related charges to liberal and financial irregularities.
madam president however we are going to decide on this it is clear that this is an unforeseen unprecedented case.