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you push us for even stronger actions for instance mandatory targets for national market surveillance or reinforcing the commission's powers.
fact we already assessed the possibility of creating an eu agency as part of our type approval proposal.
we welcome the opportunity it gives us to reiterate the importance that we attach to this proposal.
they have shown that this is not only about volkswagen. there has been a systematic failure of the type approval system right across europe a system that could not prevent one of the biggest ever industrial scandals in europe. so maintaining the status quo is not even an option;
secondly i would like to know why as a representative of the uk you have not mentioned the health issues here at all. you value business but you do not seem to value the cost to people's health.
how do you expect health improvements to be made without some of the steps that are in this legislation?
this is a very good report and i commend everybody involved in it.
we must do our utmost to ensure that consumers are protected at all times and that the quality of goods is as described at the point of sale.
above all i welcome the penalties.
the solution is simple comply with the regulatory requirements and the penalty will not apply to you.
unfortunately given the proven dishonesty of certain players in the market this is a necessary step to prevent manipulation of testing.
this undermines the notion of independent' and that is why we proposed a pooled fee structure on a national basis which would cover the costs for testing and inspections carried out by the designated technical services as well as covering the costs for the type approval certification
this fundamental reform is vital to ensure sufficient eu oversight and it aims at preventing any future misconduct.
the independence of approval authorities was raised.
some type approval authorities and technical services appear to apply lighter interpretations of type approval requirements than others and this has to change undisputedly.
in fact the uk car industry has a higher turnover than any other member state helped obviously by its access to the eu market.
that is what our type approval proposal is all about more checks on the market better coordination of recalls at eu level and eu harmonised sanctions.
the commission's proposal to strengthen type approval and market surveillance are part of a series of other measures including the real driving emissions testing which will mean that the volkswagen scandal can and will never happen again.
we owe this to our citizens.
for our part we are determined to do all it takes to ensure quick progress.
we never again want to see a scandal such as the one which has tarnished the reputation of the industry for almost eighteen months and this proposal is a key tool to ensure that it will never be repeated.
everyone agreed and i think there were a lot of comments about the fact that we need more market surveillance.
the european parliament is sending a strong and clear message to member states and to the other players in the sector that they will no longer get away with not taking safety environmental protection and the wellbeing of our citizens seriously.
the issue of the agency seems to be the main topic of this debate. i was listening carefully and with interest to the arguments in favour of and also against a european agency and i will watch carefully the results of the vote later today.
i am certain and the commission is certain that we can get it right by working together.
it will be key in restoring public confidence and i would like to make some comments.
yes the commission insists on independence of approval authorities and technical services.
we need a level playing field and fairness and clarity for consumers.
under the current system the technical services that carry out certification testing for manufacturers are in fact directly paid by these manufacturers.
of course most of the debate is on the famous independent agency.
read the conclusions from the inquiry committee seven counts of maladministration against the commission.
their results will be communicated to the commission in an open transparent way so it will improve transparency and then the commission will be obliged to react to that.
this means that what you saw was that the commission was part of the problem. what we are suggesting is an agency that is doing the surveillance that is doing the testing.
why are we pushing for that?
i think we are making steps forward but it is not sufficient.
this will be the first legislative action after dieselgate so this is going to be the big question of our citizens have we learned from dieselgate?
the information was not communicated to the outside world.
this is people who are already working for europe but who will now become independent so they can make independent decisions and are not part of the commission that is there to regulate check and also to do something if something goes wrong.
instead the eu takes the opportunity to engulf us in more legislation and more powers for bureaucrats and bureaucracy.
i am absolutely in favour of protecting consumers and holding businesses to account but i simply cannot support legislation that is going to cost our taxpayers billions and hand further powers away from the united kingdom.
just how easy it was for volkswagen to manipulate the emissions testing certainly raised many questions and concerns. our consumers expect and deserve better from our businesses. but for all the faults that the volkswagen scandal has exposed the answer in this place is never to let the market decide or to allow national authorities to learn from mistakes.
for businesses this is an eye watering eur forty billion bill for the taxpayer.
over a year ago when this house discussed the car emissions inquiry committee our group called for an eu level surveillance system which would contribute to better enforcement of eu legislation.
today that proposal is here and it means that we will not continue business as usual.
this is a major contribution to the legislation which aims to restore consumers' trust in our control mechanisms and in the european car industry.
it would only create a supplementary layer of administration at high cost with little added value.
and finally there is no competence that an agency could have which could not be given to the commission directly.
let me start by congratulating the commission on its quick and right response to the dieselgate scandal by coming forward with the new type approval proposal.
i do have a few concerns and i will mention just one here today and that is that imco is weakening the fee structure.
in the inquiry committee we found out that insufficient financing at national level was one of the reasons or excuses for member states not to enforce the legislation as they should have done.
i listened to the speech with interest.
my question is about economics as opposed to regulation.
how much regulation do you think is too much?
the cost of all this will ultimately impact on the market ultimately impact on the cost of the vehicles ultimately impact on the desire of consumers to purchase and on how many jobs there are across europe in the automotive sector.
mr president the mutual recognition of product standards is a cornerstone of trade within europe and the type approval process for new cars is a prime example.
once a vehicle has passed its safety and emission tests in one country it can then be put on the market across all other countries without having to undergo further tests.
it saves manufacturers millions in costs which would otherwise be spent on duplicative bureaucracy.
buying a new car is the single largest purchase most individuals make and it is important that consumers trust the system and therefore the test process must be thorough and robust in every country.
this new report tightens the tests of vehicles on and off the road it introduces new tests for the testers and regular re testing of existing models.
this is a fundamental review of the approval process for cars in europe and i would like to thank my british conservative colleague dan dalton for leading this piece of work and my colleagues from all across europe who have worked with him.
in a post brexit world it is in no one's interest to re introduce unnecessary red tape and i hope both sides will continue to cooperate on regulatory matters to enable mutual recognition to continue and work together for strong standards not only in the uk and europe but also across the rest of the world.
they will draft the report and then comes the control. if they find things that are not good they will send the report to the commission.
and that is what we control.
the testing the surveillance is independent.
and in making it independent there is also more transparency in the communication between the agency and the commission. this is really better on transparency and putting the pressure on the commission when they are not acting which we can still control.
it works like with medicines and like with a lot of other controlling agencies we already have.
a sovereign country to be able to look after the health and state of its own citizens.
i also believe that you can actually allow the market to work in a sensible way.
i believe the market will find its level but i also reject your question about not caring about consumer health.
in recent visits to the area i found an understandably nervous israeli people.
in this situation we must consider how best we can help both in the peace process and in the stability of the region.
we must also admit that the neighbourhood policy has failed.
we must assess the tangible benefits of this. if we consider egypt where tens of thousands of people are added to the labour market each year with no economic future and no hope perhaps we should realistically acknowledge that the seeds of further revolution are already there.
i can also fully agree with the high representative that these events rather than being a distraction demand a refocusing of our attention on the peace process.
recognition of israel's need for security and the validity of agreements with neighbouring countries are important cornerstones.
whatever happens we should make sure that future eu aid to egypt is conditional on retention of the peace treaty with israel.
therefore i wish the high representative every success in this diplomatic minefield which lies ahead.
certainly from israel's point of view and i declare i am vice president of the european friends of israel the unpredictable situation in egypt is diverting attention away from the peace process.
peace in the region will never be possible as long as tehran continues to fund and arm the fanatics of hezbollah in lebanon. therefore i understand the recent concern in israel at the passage of two iranian warships through the suez canal on their way to syria which is the first time this was allowed to happen since.
let us hope that the muslim brotherhood do not prevail in cairo.
indeed the fact that part of the putative future palestinian state is ruled by hamas which is committed still to israel's annihilation is surely the biggest obstacle to peace.
together with our partners from the un from the us and russia we agreed on an ambitious schedule.
i believe that achieving progress on the peace process is very urgent and very important.
i also believe the european union has an important role in this process.
this is specifically to support greater movement of goods allowing exports to promote economic recovery.
the only viable choice is a negotiated outcome on all final status issues.
this work is crucial for the establishment of a future state of palestine and crucial to finding a way to a two state solution.
we remain committed to continuing to support their state building plan and its implementation both politically and financially.
the envoys are now moving to prepare the next principal meetings when ban ki moon the russian foreign minister lavrov secretary clinton and i will meet again. but if there is to be a two state solution both states must be viable.
we have seen historic events in tunisia and egypt and ongoing violence in libya and we also know of protests which continue in yemen bahrain and elsewhere.
i also welcome the willingness of the israelis to meet with the quartet envoys tomorrow but i urge israel to make positive moves now to find a solution and to promote and support moves towards direct talks.
if there is to be genuine peace there has to be a solution to the status of jerusalem as the future capital of two states with the state of israel and an independent democratic contiguous and viable state of palestine living side by side in peace and security.
i urge and hope that this will happen soon.
at this moment it is even more important to try to put an end to this conflict as a key contribution towards a peaceful and stable region. this is the message which i have delivered in my visits to the region in january and in february and in my discussions with president abbas and prime minister netanyahu
for that reason it is important that the eu is the largest contributor to the palestinians.
as we have discussed in this house earlier today our southern neighbourhood and the wider middle east are changing fast.
the discussions included our bilateral relations and how better cooperation can go forward on the current action plan and in the context of the desire for a solution.
the eu position on settlements is clear settlements are illegal they constitute an obstacle to peace and they threaten to make a two state solution impossible.
two thousand and eleven funds for institution building have been further increased to reinforce palestinian capacities on their way to statehood.
we are in discussion on the possibilities of a donor conference in june.
as honourable members know i have twice visited gaza and after meeting with business with civil society and especially with many children we have proposed a comprehensive package of support focusing on infrastructure equipment and training for the kerem shalom crossing.
the foreign affairs council set out its position very clearly most recently in our council conclusions in december.
in both my visits to gaza i called for a greater opportunity for the people there to develop the economy and provide jobs and a future for their children. i also called and continue to call for the release of gilad shalit.
last week quartet envoys met in brussels under the chairmanship of helga schmid the political director and deputy secretary general of the eas with for the first time the palestinian negotiators. tomorrow the quartet envoys will meet the israeli negotiators for the first time.
the eu went into this meeting seeking an invigorated quartet and i think we managed to achieve that.
end and both parties find a solution for the stability of the people of israel and for the people of palestine which will also help enhance the stability and security of the region.
for the greater security of both peoples an agreement should be found.
two thousand and ten the most heart rending story was that of a little boy who brought his toys to school every day because he was not sure when he came home whether his home and his family would still be there.
it is incomprehensible that prime minister netanyahu has refused appeals from all of israel's allies to stop the settlements.
it is necessary in order for serious negotiations to get under way for those settlements to stop. i would appeal to ms ashton to ensure that that appeal goes again to the israeli authorities to please stop the settlements and get the talks going.
we must support the efforts of president abbas and prime minister fayyad to peacefully lead the palestinian people to a palestinian state.
for me the emergence of democratic movements among israel's neighbours is a cause of celebration.
i appeal to david cameron to see sense and reprieve both the carrier hms ark royal and at least a minimum number of harriers.
in this house to see us make progress.
it is simply just a travesty of the role of the european union but i think it does reflect historically some of the ways in which we perhaps were perceived.
many of them do not end up in the final documents but people and this is right and proper spend time thinking about the different positions.
exists. i will try to spend it as well as i possibly can in the interests of the things that i believe in and which this house believes
those of you who like me have seen the settlements will know that actually they are not in anyone's long term interest and would have to be resolved ultimately by determination of the borders.
what has not happened is a change in the existing framework and the position. progress in the association agreement remains dependent upon progress in the middle east peace process. what was being described was the aspiration to want to have those stronger relations because we do believe in a two state settlement and we do believe in the future of israel.
we go. let us just have the meetings and actually for the very first time get the envoys meeting with the negotiators and having the chance to explore the positions in a way that we have not done before.
of libya. well that is some money that we use to do it across the world over
i agree with ms neyts uyttebroeck that it is really important that we start to speed up. this has been a point that i have made consistently in israel and to the palestinian authority.
it is really important that the palestinians are able to go to the negotiating table with the support of the arab league.
service. it is in order that we can build democracies support human rights the instrument for stability development and so on which i know you and other members of your group and i think everyone in this house absolutely supports one hundred
that will be for them to decide.
of people. i talk to the leaders of both privately for many hours and with other people in the
i think it had two effects.
part. i think we have played an extremely important part over the past weeks and months in how we have been able to keep momentum
million. that funds one hundred and thirty five delegations the central staff everything that we do all over the world. it is less than fifty of the british foreign office's
can do. i do not have the power to do some things but what we can do is use our economic and political muscle in the best sense of that word to be able to try and support this process going
first of all we could put in the infrastructure the road that would enable it to be used more frequently and secondly we could put in the equipment that would enable the scanning to be done much more quickly to get the flow of goods moving.
them access. whether that was what was happening or not is another thing
so there is still a huge amount of work going on but i do not want in any way to suggest that it was not a difficult time.
role. the role that we are able to play is one that i understand and i use to the best effect
when you are trying to pull together a negotiating position lots of things are said.
we began with the issue of the veto of the security council by the united states the fourteen to one vote on the settlements proposal the resolution that was put forward by lebanon on the day because they are part of the security council which as you know created a huge amount of what we might call noise in the system and beyond.
interestingly there was an equal and opposite reaction whereby i think in parts of the israeli press when they saw what they thought was a palestinian position they asked why are we not engaging with this?
when the envoys arrived last week in brussels i sat with them for an hour to discuss how i saw the possibilities and to impress upon them the importance of using these meetings with the israelis and the palestinians.
else. that is the amount that i have for the moment to be able to spend under the budget that
we talk about the opportunities that we have
of somalia. permission was given for it to go through on
i do not think it has had a dramatic long term effect on the relationship with the us not least because the united states has worked very hard to explain its position and i am not going to try to explain it for them and to continue to work with the palestinians.
i genuinely believe it is in the interests of the people of israel as much as of the palestinian people to find a solution now.
one is of course great concern about what was going on.
going. we need to get further and faster.
changing. what is really interesting as we build the platform on which we operate is to be able to look at the potential in the region whether it is in lebanon and the possibilities of what could happen there whether it is in terms of the middle east peace process and certainly what is happening in egypt and also in my conversations with jordan where i speak to the foreign minister frequently.
that work. the events of the last few weeks have proved we need to do it to make it more effective more able to achieve what we want and to be flexible and recognise that in the different countries we need a differentiated approach that will really deliver for the people on the ground the things that they want against the values and aspirations that we hold for them and for
i was in the middle east with the palestinians during the course of those final days leading up to that vote.
so it had an interesting effect on raising the debate.
budget. so if you want to attack me for that that is fine but please do not accuse me of having billions and billions of euro that somehow i am using for a sparkling building or anything
that basis. as far as i am aware and that is the last information i had because obviously as soon as we heard we asked for the information as a training mission with that in mind i do not think there was any reason for the egyptians to deny
let me just kill off this association agreement discussion which is why i kept shaking my head.
this could be a really important part of a secure stable region.
we did a complete piece of work on looking at the whole of the infrastructure on the crossings because when i went into gaza and met with businesses particularly but also in talking to the young people and i went to the summer schools last year which we fund it did seem to me that one of the most important issues for gaza was to get the economy moving as quickly as possible.
time. the budget for the european external action service is eur four hundred and sixty
you will also know and you will have seen it that prime minister fayyad is busy looking at the possibilities for some sort of reconciliation.
kerem shalom was the one where we saw that we could do three things.
i was very well aware of that. you asked me about the palestinian elections called for september which hamas has refused to participate in.
role. we have a realistic
percent. you want us to support the people of egypt the people of tunisia and the people
forward. i devote more energy to this probably than to anything else
i know that they are thinking about the best way forward.
to roll. the reason that matters is because although of course i want to see a much bigger solution for gaza it is important that we offer our support to enable things to happen quickly that can help to alleviate that situation.
outside. it is not actually for my
i am not sure whether the elections will now go ahead.
both. so all of this is tied up with trying to make sure that progress is linked to a certainty about being able to carry the people and the other partners who need to be engaged with
that. however we wanted to make sure that we enabled exports in particular which is vital for the crossings and vital for the economy because getting more goods in if you do not have an economy does not help you as much as if you can do
meetings. i respect those conversations very much but i tell you the european union is respected in both countries and i intend to keep it that way because that is about a two state
we are all united in recognising that the settlements are illegal under international law.
had failed. it has not but it definitely fits into the could do better'
in. the rest of it is for us to give to other people who need it to achieve what we think