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i agree with you that there should be no physical violence against migrants and refugees i guess this is an understatement here and we should ensure that adequate measures are in place to address the needs of the most vulnerable notably the children at all steps of the migratory routes.
border guards and police should carry out their duties in full respect of fundamental rights that goes without saying.
we have revised our legislation to ensure that safeguards are in place in case of alleged violation of fundamental rights.
it is important that these mechanisms play their role.
on our side the commission will continue to monitor the compliance of the situation at the borders with eu law.
so therefore these challenges should be addressed jointly.
many of the issues you raised tonight such as secondary movement border controls and cooperation with third countries and of course also the humanitarian situation at our border are key issues that will be addressed in the new pact on migration.
migration is among the most significant challenges the european union has faced in recent years.
we cannot stay idle to the suffering of the migrants at our borders.
we need to work together to address this phenomenon that is here to stay in full respect of the dignity of the persons involved.
i was extremely happy to see the priorities of the commission last year especially the ones that were designed to improve european competitiveness through strengthening european solidarity via the social pillar.
it would be a disastrous message if the adoption of the budget were to be delayed or if there were not sufficient funds to cover the implementation of the objectives.
however new objectives especially the ones that seek to improve the eu's positions in global competition can only be achieved if the old objective of cohesion is completed. europe cannot function with economic and structural differences.
they have to be eliminated or reduced.
we cannot possibly look bravely into the future if a social and a wage gap exists between member states.
therefore we must strengthen our cohesion instruments and the epp ought to fight corruption.
to participate or to create.
unfortunately a lot of europeans still lack the necessary digital understanding and skills in order to fully embrace the opportunities of the digital revolution.
i would like to thank in particular the finnish presidency at that time for providing european citizens with free access to online courses on artificial intelligence ai.
ai can have enormous benefits for people and society but we have to put humans and this is important for us in first place.
we need a social contract for the new world including minimum wages strengthening collective bargaining and in particular the right to disconnect.
we need also to create fair working conditions for workers no matter whether offline or online.
the european union to needs to have a new legal framework on artificial intelligence and robotics including a guarantee for upholding fundamental rights.
the eu commission will present the white paper on ai next week.
it should tackle this ethical aspect of ai legal safeguards and liability.
ai must not discriminate on the grounds of gender or ethnicity and we say no ai without ethics'. therefore we urge the european commission to come forward with a regulatory framework for this.
voter manipulation and deepfakes for example are serious threats to our democracies.
the digital revolution is nothing new and it has been going on for years but we constantly need to find new answers to the new technologies.
it is our duty as the european parliament and representatives of the people of the european union to make sure that nobody is left behind.
the european digital agenda must be based on our european values and should offer opportunities for everyone.
madam president the principles of equality in the labour market the role of social partners the improvement of the health and safety of workers and fair working conditions have been time and again reaffirmed in numerous council conclusions parliament resolutions and in legislation we adopt together.
what we might be lacking are dedicated strategies to set the framework for addressing digital developments but i understand from the commission that these proposals will be soon on our table.
equality between men and women is fundamental to our shared european values and goals.
as our society evolves it is imperative that we enshrine the principle of consent in our shared values.
as many colleagues have already shared right now violence against women and coercive control are problems that can only be tackled when we face them head on.
not only do we need to put support in place to help women affected but we also need to address the root causes through education and social development.
women must never feel threatened or coerced over the decisions they make in their lives.
promoting women's equal status in our society is fundamental to creating a vibrant and tolerant union.
thank you commissioner dalli for taking the lead on this for driving it and i also want to acknowledge the many male colleagues that we have in the chamber right now.
thank you for putting your support behind this because if we don't work together it is going to fall on deaf ears.
madam president this morning we voted in favour of the agreements with vietnam and it has not been an easy process but after due consideration i have decided to vote in favour of these agreements.
while the situation in vietnam is still far from ideal the vietnamese government has made valuable steps in the right direction.
it will also create a platform for continuous dialogue on human rights with the vietnamese that will benefit the people of that country.
our trading partners should keep human rights and the environmental standards to the highest level.
we need to ensure that european companies are not disadvantaged and put at a competitive disadvantage and we need to protect european consumers as well and recognise that this is unique;
it's with the sixth largest economy in the world a former member of the european union and a close neighbour.
a few big companies are setting the new digital values and ethics shaking up existing rules raising questions of equal conditions responsibility safety and protection of employees.
it's time that we delivered a strong social dimension and a safe online environment for our citizens.
what is not allowed offline should not be allowed online especially if it is done to the detriment of the people.
just like the eight hour working day workers and employees should have a mandatory minimum level of digitally disconnected time per day.
it. it demonstrates what we can do in practice to end this war and ensure that lives are protected rights respected democratic aspirations and needs are met.
because too many times too many times the international community and also europe was not prepared for winning the peace after a war had
but that very same day from brussels from the european union from the un from so many countries and organisations we sent two powerful messages.
their representatives delivered their messages to the ministers in the political
i spoke just a couple of hours ago with staffan de mistura again the un special envoy who has this morning concluded the first renewed round of talks with the syrian parties for a new round aiming at entering into the substance of the political transition including on constitutional setup. this is the process on which and in which the european union is investing
it is exactly the contrary.
locally. and the expertise they hold will also be essential to post conflict reconstruction.
this is something i will always be proud of.
two days after it was endorsed we have begun to put it into practice hosting the major international ministerial conference on syria in brussels together with the secretary general of the united nations.
and last week exactly one week ago on europe's day nine may in new york i was briefing the un security council and sharing with them the fact that the european union fully stands behind the organisation for the prohibition of chemical weapons in its investigations this is the right forum to document any responsibilities for the use of chemical weapons in
parties. this is the most complex and the most violent conflict in our times and it is clear i think by now to all in the world that no regional or global power alone has the strength to solve
i am sorry this is very hard to say but our work of saving lives on the ground guaranteeing that people have humanitarian aid medical assistance food water basic basic living conditions is first a humanitarian duty and second it is also a major political asset
we need violence to decrease and peace to reach some areas of the
all different initiatives and we wish that all of them manage to deliver and to be implemented including the ones taken in astana now have the big responsibility to converge towards geneva to help the syrians build peace and find their own path towards national reconciliation.
exactly for this reason we have a stronger role to play when it comes to the political mediation and solution.
the strategy indicates the direction of our actions.
trying to save every single life; trying to bring every single child to school;
the same logic marks our syria strategy we do not try to bet on the future but to prepare for it and contribute to shaping it together with the un together with the powers of the region but most of all with the people of
war. accountability and the need to support a political solution and to be serious about that these were also the main messages we heard from the representatives of the syrian civil society syrian women during the brussels conference. together with the third word we heard a very powerful word from them hudna hudna
that. we have seen it for six years geneva the un process the multilateral framework these intra syrian talks are and must remain the only way to transition.
even if as you know well i always value a lot whenever we manage or we decide to use also our hard power in some situations that require this i strongly believe that the fact that we are not a military player in the syrian crisis makes us stronger in the political context of trying to solve
supporting the opposition including the high negotiation committee to develop their proposal for a meaningful and inclusive transition;
anymore; syria and the syrians cannot afford that
this is the core of the european union's strategy on syria adopted by the council on three april with conclusions endorsing my joint communication with the commission.
session. we have immediately turned into practice the strategy's recognition of the civil society's crucial role and i know this parliament is particularly supportive of that rightly
and this is something that not only the international community not only the region but also and first of all the syrians recognise to the european union.
the problem and the crisis there exactly because we have not taken part in the devastation of the country and at the same time we have been on the side of the civilian population all through the war as the first humanitarian donor for syrians both within and outside the country.
and in parallel as i said working to save lives to promote human rights to strengthen civil society the role of women to promote accountability for war crimes that is extremely important and i will come back to that and to support the resilience of the syrian people.
this is our answer to anyone who believes as i was saying that we are powerless because we are not shooting.
so. these are the people who can reach across the conflict lines talk to each other heal the wounds of over six years of war to make reconciliation truly possible on the ground
because we have not destroyed because we help life we can better help the syrians rebuild the future of the country.
as i said today staffan de mistura has resumed the talks with a clear intention of entering into the substance of the transition starting from the constitutional set up of the
first of all let me stress one basic thing that sometimes we take for granted but i think in these times we are living it is definitely not something that is irrelevant we are the ones contributing to the humanitarian work inside syria and around syria.
by day. but the european union has already started to engage and to contribute to the post agreement planning in close cooperation with the united nations and the world
we are the ones bringing aid through the un agencies and international organisations;
we brought together eighty delegations from countries and international organisations from the region and the entire world raising more than nine billion euros until two thousand and twenty including eur.
syria. the brussels conference also made a call for support to the new international impartial and independent mechanism' established by the un general assembly which will assist in investigating and prosecuting war crimes cases in
bank. also because this can be a very powerful tool maybe one of the most powerful tools today to support and accompany the political process showing the peace dividend being an incentive to the syrian parties to find and implement an agreement.
also to be a recognised trusted political actor for the parties.
it makes a difference to the lives of the people on the ground. but again as i said it makes a difference also for the un and our support to the un system another political objective which is very dear in our hearts and minds in this period of time and it strengthens the possibility for political work to be done in geneva. more than two thirds of this
is key. second in brussels we all committed to work for a political solution agreed among the syrian parties as the only just but also the only realistic way to end the
trying to guarantee the minimum basic living conditions for syrians.
first we all agreed that those responsible for these crimes must be held accountable.
some might consider that realpolitik goes as far as making this irrelevant. let me tell you that the basic condition not only of humanity from my perspective but also for the political future of syria is that there are some syrians left.
states. so once again we are throwing a lifeline to millions of syrians inside the country and in the region building in this way the basic conditions for the future of syria the survival of syrians.
it. we need forces to join along one line which is a political solution agreed by the syrian parties in geneva under the un auspices.
in the strategy we outlined a clear set of objectives seeking a political solution to the conflict within the un framework;
ended. it is a mistake that we cannot afford
normally as the international community gathers to work for peace and show unity and determination and commitment the enemies of peace tried to derail its efforts.
country. for three days around the brussels conference over forty syrians from all parts of syria and from the diaspora representatives of civil society organisations with very different backgrounds women and men different ages worked to agree on a set of common messages for the conference.
the entire european union is united behind the goal of a political solution to the war and the means to achieve
in fact let me say the syrians who came to brussels from within and outside of syria different parts of the country agreed very much with our determination to begin preparations for the day after the end of the conflict.
just consider for a minute if these were your children your relatives your friends wiped out within a minute gone forever.
sure we help with humanitarian aid but as for peace efforts we are relying on the us the un and more recently on russia.
turkey is still driven by erdoan's overriding aim of preventing the emergence of a kurdish quasistate on its syrian border regardless of the fact that the ypg forces have proved to be the most effective forces against isis and have received continuous support from turkey's nato allies including the americans.
the assad regime with iranian support is meanwhile at its strongest point since the conflict began consolidating its territorial gains and confident that russia's continuing military backing for it will give it sufficient protection.
despite paying lip service to the fight against isis russia continues to target the majority of its efforts against other sunni groups that seek to overthrow the assad alawite regime.
just yesterday the us state department endorsed the findings of an amnesty international report which claims that prisoners at the saydnaya prison complex are being executed and buried and incinerated in mass graves.
i called in this house more than six years ago now for a no fly zone but all options must now be considered for the sake of defending civilians and their lives of peace including things such as transitional arrangements territorial partitions and even amnesties however unpalatable.
western efforts have with the exception of the us strike against the shayrat airbase in april exclusively been focused on the fight against isis.
mr president rethink rebuild based in manchester is one of many grassroots syrian civil society support groups from seventeen different countries who are asking for urgent and robust action to address the situation at its root namely through civilian protection.
we are frustrated that endless amounts of humanitarian aid are being doled out to syria whilst we have not been able to end the humanitarian crisis itself.
whatever route the international community chooses to follow it must put this at the heart of its policy and a failure to do so will only mean that the resulting humanitarian refugee and terrorism crises will continue.
we therefore call upon the international community to implement immediate and enforceable measures with a defined scope and the purpose of civilian protection and in compliance with international humanitarian law to address the root issue in syria namely civilian protection from the assad and russian killing machine.
here is their recommendation for you we are tired of the endless political negotiations which we know will fail because of assad and his allies' contempt for such processes and for international law more generally.
i am afraid that we are not as the eu as you said in the last debate that we had where we have to be with regard to syria.
yesterday the us government found a crematorium next to a military prison to hide mass killings reminding us of the limitless brutalities perpetrated by the assad regime and its allies and the immense suffering of innocent people in syria. it also painfully reminds us of our own promises when we said never again.
indeed we must demand a much stronger role towards a political solution that is negotiated under the leadership of the un. we must leverage our role as a major humanitarian aid donor and as an expected contributor to the immense task of reconstruction to persuade those who kill and destroy to end this dead end street to stop sieges detention starvation as a war crime to save the people
nobody is.
so that is just a kind request for the future.
i believe there has to be accountability in the broadest sense and we still need more eu leadership because in the vacuum that we leave others take a role that will not benefit the interests of the syrian people nor our. own
besides the strategy i would like to urge you again to do more to use the good contacts that you have developed in tehran to persuade them to end the support for the assad regime or face consequences.
and also to make sure that our own interest is better safeguarded.
the same goes for those member states such as italy when there was an opportunity in the past which have vetoed eu sanctions on russia for their terrible support of the bombardment of innocent civilians.
mr president please allow me to start with a point of order. we started the debate twenty minutes late today through no fault of the high representative but i think it would actually be normal and reasonable for you as president to inform members.
at last there is a common position among member states better late than never with this syria strategy.
we must focus on justice and accountability and peace for the people in syria.
never forget that and always stay by the side of those who want to honour the wishes of freedom of the ones who were repressed back in two thousand and eleven and thereafter.
then of course it all went more complex with many factions from the inside and from the outside trying to take advantage of the chaos and the war. but in the beginning what ignited this terrible conflict was the criminal reaction of the assad regime.
however as with everything else implementation will be the key to success and this will hinge on a number of key points.
what will we do to push the un monitoring of both the agreement and humanitarian access already vetoed by assad?
i recognise that many colleagues have mentioned the deescalation zones and that halting violence is a positive step but if we do not want to replicate the december ceasefire which ended in last month's chemical attack we need to address the points i have just mentioned.
those without blood on their hands should be allowed to contribute to rebuilding future syria.
whatever shape the future governance of syria takes if it is not inclusive it is set to fail.
we need to break the cycle of sectarian violence and exclusion.
finally in this strategy what will you do high representative to add bite to our bark?
how do you hope to overcome the blockages in the council on sanctions against some of the key players involved and bring about pressure on the international community?
in this horrifying conflict the eu needs to step up its efforts and play a greater role in finding a lasting political solution.
we should be acting in areas where we are able to make a real difference be it through diplomatic support or post agreement reconstruction and reconciliation in the region.
we should step up our contribution to the political process under the un agreed framework and at the same time continue in our resilience and humanitarian support under the whole syria' approach.
we need better political cooperation between the european union and the federation of northern syria.
when the time comes we can stand as strong guarantors of a genuinely inclusive political transition and as reliable partners in the reconstruction of a stable syrian society.
as the largest humanitarian and financial donor we are in a good position to demand a strong say in the peace negotiations and in the reconstruction of the country.
i welcome the syria strategy presented by the high representative and vice president because it calls for a comprehensive political solution in syria through stronger eu involvement and reconstruction efforts.
as suggested by the high representative once a political settlement has been achieved the eu could offer vital support during the transition process by assisting a newly formed government in drafting a new constitution and organising free and fair elections.
the experience of iraq has shown how easily power vacuums are filled by extremists.
this is why we need to start thinking of reconstruction and provide long term support in building governance structures and economic development in close cooperation with local communities.
moreover given the involvement of regional actors in the syrian conflict and the ethnic and sectarian tensions in the middle east we ought to address conflicts in the wider region and include local actors.
an end to the fighting humanitarian access and a political settlement must remain our utmost priorities yet we cannot afford to neglect long term planning.
a broader and more strategic approach that takes local and regional factors into account is necessary to fight extremism and achieve political stability and that is why high representative you are on the right path.
sure we gather to raise money for humanitarian needs;
we help the refugees and try to find ways to keep them from entering europe; we concentrate on the post conflict reconstruction of syria.
but the war is far from being over.
the eu as the largest donor must have a say in the negotiations on the future of syria.