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voters. and let me say it in other words there will be no cherry picking no european singapore next to our
especially our irish friends got a good understanding of what it means to be part of a big family.
richard ashworth richard corbett other friends here in the plenary i tell you i hope our work in the next years will make europe so strong so attractive that your children and grandchildren will want to be part of the european union once again. i hope one day they will vote again for this unique institution and will send european members from britain to the european parliament.
union; there is not a dream you're
now we have the leave treaty on the table a good agreement which creates certainty.
and that means the rules will change. i want to identify two main points on behalf of the epp. it was the decision of the uk to limit the transition
movement. that's the same for great britain we do not allow trucks to cross our borders without control and people to be
once you're not part of a union you're losing the advantages. that has nothing to do with punishment;
we are ready for intensive talks but in the end we want to have the best agreement not the quickest one. and the second thing i want to remind us is once you're part of a union you can enjoy the advantages;
great britain is now leaving.
stay strong and principled and fight against human rights violations and injustices speak truth to power and hold the authoritarians to account but you must act.
today's persecuted peoples.
now many words were said in this chamber today and from your seat to say that the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do nothing.
today colleagues we are doing nothing to protect the rights of muslims.
it's shameful.
this will be the very last time i address parliament but i want to leave you with this simple plea do not allow the indian government to use its diplomatic and political might to buy itself impunity.
we have refused to take a stand on this islamophobic policy which could drive two hundred million muslims nearly half the eu's population toward statelessness incarceration or deportation. in the state of assam.
frankly i'm no longer worried about europe's unity if we can't find a solution for five zero children;
i ask you dear colleagues from all member states and all political parties have we become so entrenched in our national interest and so thick skinned that we do not care about children?
when britain gets its empire back showing it cares nothing about your level playing field and when shady low standard products with minimum protection make their way into your market you will not be long in joining the sensible people in supporting irish unity.
but because of brexit a dynamic conversation about irish unity has been invigorated.
however partition and brexit are ugly impositions that have burdened ireland for years.
i am voting in favour of this irish protocol because sinn fin will not consent to the hardening of the british border partition in ireland.
the partition of ireland is not only a problem for us in ireland.
the three hundred mile border with three hundred and twenty border crossings is now your problem too.
there is no doubt that the irish protocol in the withdrawal agreement is an ugly compromise but it's better than a crashout brexit.
we will not consent to custom posts.
because of partition brexit is stripping away our democratic and social rights.
there is no doubt that the day will come when irish meps from the north will be back in the european parliament.
the eu council made its contribution to irish unity when on the twenty ninth of april two thousand and seventeen twenty seven member states agreed that if ireland is reunified the whole of ireland is in the eu.
that journalism contributed to landmark cases in the european court of justice and a huge body of european union legislation is today on the books because of the journalism of glenn greenwald. last year he published a story on the high level corruption in brazil including judicial corruption that led to the wrongful conviction of former president lula da silva. lula was released as a result; greenwald is now under attack for that same story. colleagues this is a transparent retaliation for holding power to account.
brexit is a warning shot to many of you who blindly ignore the public who view you as wasteful ignorant and distant. if you do not learn the lessons of britain's departure from this house of largesse you will consign yourselves to the dustbin
we count on this engagement to continue during the transition period and later on and indeed a large degree of convergence was revealed during the brexit process between the position of parliament as developed in your various resolutions and the priorities of the council.
as noted in your resolution adopted on the occasion a number of concerns regarding the preservation of citizens' rights have to be addressed.
today your vote will hopefully pave the way for the next stage negotiating the terms of the future relationship with the uk.
mr president when the honourable members next meet in this chamber after this weekend this will be a different plenary. this will be a different union with one member less. this is not the choice of the council nor the parliament but we have to respect it.
the european parliament will remain fully informed and involved in accordance with the eu treaties. i do hope that during the negotiations to come our common efforts and commonality of purpose will provide the support required by our negotiator and help to achieve an outcome to the benefit of the union and its citizens.
i know it is an emotional occasion for many of you and i would like to associate myself by addressing my gratitude to the uk members of the european parliament for their significant contribution to the work of your institution and of the european union over the years and wish them well for the future.
we have to invest all efforts to avoid the risk of a cliff edge and to ensure a meaningful outcome of the negotiation this autumn. fortunately and regardless of the outcome the withdrawal agreement will continue to apply especially its part two on citizens' rights and the various remedies foreseen should the uk not deliver adequately in implementing these provisions.
our priority should therefore be to rapidly adopt a comprehensive negotiation mandate and start negotiations in order to build a new relationship with the united kingdom that is as close as possible but balanced in terms of rights and obligations.
we therefore have to remain prepared for all possible scenarios.
i therefore welcome the step taken by the parliament to prepare itself within the adaptation of the brexit steering group in a manner that will allow a closer followup of the negotiation process.
likewise this relationship should be underpinned by strong governance and robust level playing field provisions given the close economic proximity of the united kingdom.
parliament's resolution as well as its engagement notably on citizens' rights have proved extremely useful during the negotiation process.
even if the core elements of the future relationship notably the horizontal provisions on governance and the level playing field can be agreed by the end of the year the negotiations are expected to take longer until all the matters covered by the political declaration have been addressed.
the short duration of the transition period will unfortunately make it more difficult to achieve the widestranging outcome by the end of the year.
it also seems that the current orientations of the united kingdom government are adding to this complexity be it as regards the end of free movement nonparticipation in the single market or the customs union or the intention to diverge from a regulatory perspective.
the withdrawal of the united kingdom will open a period of transition a rather short one if the united kingdom's intention remains not to seek its extension before one july.
a number of your colleagues members of this house will be leaving.
as we debated two weeks ago having the withdrawal agreement in force does not mean that we should rest on our laurels.
this will call for careful monitoring by the uk side as well as by the commission of the implementing of the relevant provisions.
a relationship for which the european council called for a comprehensive mandate covering trade and economic relations as well as external and internal security.
the danger if this act is applied alongside the requirements of the national register of citizens is that many muslims could be deemed stateless if they cannot produce the correct documentation. this is already proving to be an issue in assam where it's already been stated by mr mohammed. one nine million people have been excluded from the register on the basis of not having the documents.
we greens regionalists and pirates will pay close attention to the situation of citizens' rights in the aftermath.
that's what you've done today.
cannot keep postponing.
itself? if it distances itself it has huge economic
britain has to make difficult
brexit. that's why i predict that the catchphrase next year in our media and social media will be brexit isn't working'.
anymore. neither is actually good for
costs. if it aligns itself it has to follow the rules without having a say on them
britain. and that's why public opinion will continue to move against
choices. will it want to stay close to the european union aligned with the rules or distance
true. that's the beginning of the next phase negotiations to settle issues which will prove very difficult.
that's what people will say and that's why that and the fact that it is especially our young people who are strongly against brexit this may indeed not be an adieu it may just
i call on the brazilian government to stop the attacks on indigenous people and their land.
let me assure you and the honourable members of the eu's strong commitment to the rights of indigenous peoples as part of our human rights policies.
during the european development days held in june of two thousand and nineteen the eeas organised an event dedicated to the strengthening of international solidarity and support to indigenous peoples and environmental human rights defenders.
this includes eu funded programmes and projects under all aid modalities to secure the full participation of indigenous people;
as an example i mention the eu support to land governance in colombia which enabled the collective titling of two hundred and eighty zero hectares benefiting some eight zero indigenous and afro colombian families.
and also to inform and underpin eu external action policy and its implementation worldwide.
indigenous experts including the un special rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples along with indigenous youth had prominent speaking roles allowing them together with the invited indigenous participants to bring forward concerns as possible contributions of indigenous peoples in building a fair environmental future.
most troubling are the high numbers of indigenous leaders and activists killed every year in the defence of their ancestral lands and the environment at least forty persons every year.
the specific objectives of the round table will be the identification of the most prevalent and emerging threats to indigenous people's rights and to generate recommendations on how to best address indigenous people's rights through eu policy and action.
the eu's support to land governance and secure access and tenure of land is equally important.
in namibia the european instrument for democracy and human rights contributed to the revitalisation of endangered indigenous languages.
in the chittagong hill tracts of bangladesh we have also helped develop a multilingual mother tongue education programme in seven different tribal languages as part of the five hundred million the eu invests annually in education programmes in around sixty countries across the world.
mr president please allow me now to mention briefly some examples of support that we provide in the context of indigenous peoples' languages.
such programmes and projects can be seen as the eu's contribution to the success of the international decade of indigenous languages two thousand and twenty two thousand and twenty nine which was proclaimed by the united nations general assembly in december of last year.
furthermore the twenty first annual eu ngo human rights forum meeting in december two thousand and nineteen under the theme of building a fair environmental future had a specific session dedicated to indigenous peoples.
such tragic crimes underline the high relevance of our policies on support to indigenous peoples and human rights defenders working on land environment biodiversity and climate. specifically on human rights defenders the european instrument for democracy and human rights funds the eu human rights defenders mechanism which provided support to more than thirty zero hrds from two thousand and fifteen to two thousand and nineteen and their families through a combination of short medium and long term initiatives.
in follow up to the council conclusions on twenty four and twenty five february in brussels we will host a round table with indigenous peoples' representatives as well as experts from the four indigenous socio cultural regions of the world.
while we continue to foster dialogue and promote respect for responsible land governance the eu is supporting land governance in about forty countries with a total budget of two hundred and forty million euros.
despite some important gains in the recognition of the rights of indigenous peoples in many countries of the world in recent years we have also seen a number of setbacks.
the afore mentioned council conclusions underscore the crucial importance of further enhancing opportunities for dialogue and consultation with indigenous peoples at all levels of eu cooperation.
indigenous peoples also feature highly in our enhanced attention to the human rights and environment and climate nexus.
their free prior and informed consent in a meaningful and systematic way;
as such we remain firmly committed to their promotion and respect through all aspects of eu external policies cooperation and trade as well as through political dialogues with third countries in regional and multilateral lateral fora and by giving financial support.
another event at the edds on non discrimination and the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation brought testimonies from indigenous experts along with other experts on other frequently discriminated groups.
last december's election provided a result but not the one we wished.
and we need to fix this.
but more fundamentally we european decision makers must realise that if an increasing number of our fellow citizens have turned their backs against the european project it's for a reason.
at a time when not just europe but the entire world is facing challenges beyond the might of any single nation.
us. the european green deal announced by the european commission is an opportunity to take the right course.
it. this is the best and the only way to win or regain the hearts and minds of the european citizens.
finally whilst we will no longer be colleagues in these institutions i remain your steadfast colleague outside of them as together we continue to champion the values of cooperation interdependence and mutual respect which the european union represents until one day we rejoin you
as a child of the northern ireland conflict i'm grateful to the european union which helped shape our peace and which provides a model for pragmatic win win politics based not on division but upon diversity.
the decisions you make in this place will continue to shape the lives of the people i represent and i look forward to forging new ways of ensuring that those close and enduring partnerships built between northern ireland and this place flourish.
and before the end of the
i've enjoyed my work and i want to say a big thank you to all colleagues here and to the officials and personal staff that i've worked with over the years.
year. britain will still be a european power the leading european power in nato committed to the security of the democracies of the european continent sharing many of the standpoints and aspirations of the nations of europe an independent sovereign country with friendly relations with the eu that's our
when you talk about global leadership a real market for the green digital solution is emerging and i want the eu to be a global leader in these areas from block chain and digital mapping and tracking to connected and automated vehicles trains planes and vessels.
safety and security it should go without saying that while we must embark on a significant reduction of emissions from transport and harness digital opportunities for the sector safety and security will continue to come first.
improving efficiency across the whole transport system.
digitalisation is not simply a means to an end.
the just transition mechanism will be key here it will mobilise eur one hundred billion to address the social and economic effects of the green transition focusing on the region's industries and workers who will face the greatest challenges.
the commission will adopt the strategy later this year once we have completed our preparatory work including the public consultation and received feedback from the stakeholders.
to secure our position at global level we need to take investment in research and innovation very seriously and we need to work closely with the industry.
to make this happen we need accessibility affordability connectivity. i am one hundred committed to leaving nobody behind as we embark on this green and digital transformation.
what is certain is that the strategy must include ambitious measures aimed at significantly reducing co two and pollutant emissions across all modes.
digitalisation also opens the door to mobility as a service and the seamless combination of transport modes for a single journey encouraging more people out of private cars and onto shared and more efficient forms of transport. we will of course be vigilant and watch out for any impact on jobs and skills.
in this regard we are already looking into specific initiatives to ensure the availability of marine alternative fuels and sustainable aviation fuels second increase the share of more sustainable transport modes such as rail and inland waterways and
thirdly incentivising the right consumer choices and lowemissions practices.
first making the transport system as a whole more sustainable making sustainable alternative solutions available to all citizens and businesses respecting the polluters pay principle in all transport mode and not in the last fostering connectivity and access to transport for all. therefore in the upcoming transport strategy i am planning to put forward measures in the following four areas of action.
on the one hand be guided by the ambition of the european green deal to ensure that transport makes its important contribution to climate neutrality by two thousand and fifty and on the other by a europe that is fit for the digital age when it comes to harnessing digital technologies to make mobility smart as well as
our strategy will incorporate measures for maintaining the highest safety and security standards in the world of transport.
the connectivity provided by transport is fundamental to freedom of movement in the european union.
so there has been an abject failure by westminster.
sadly in this debate farage who's gone and hannan who i think is still in there told a complete untruth. this project was never about free trade. it was always about more than free trade and ever closer union.
so when they talk about free trade only it's been misleading the british people all the way along.
this shameful document which i will vote against is our reality today.
enough. in fact even as recently as february two thousand and sixteen if david cameron had come back with any repatriation of power can we doubt that he would have won the ensuing referendum?
if at any stage britain had been able to have a tradeonly association of course that would have been
sponsor. you are losing a bad tenant but gaining a good
but faced with the departure of its second financial contributor the eu was still not prepared to allow any devolution of power and that ultimately is what made a parting of ways inevitable. so i wish you all
we will have to prioritise as commission president ursula von der leyen has pointed out.
more than one hundred meetings of the brexit steering group is an impressive track record.
uk but because of the limited timeframe for negotiations we cannot expect to agree on every single aspect of our new partnership.
i would like to thank all members of the brexit steering group for the very good work they have done and i hope to continue their good work in the uk coordination group which i'm honoured to chair.
this motion does not censure any of those three muslim countries for having created this refugee crisis. the un minorities declaration of one thousand nine hundred and ninety two states that minorities can be classified as national ethnic religious linguistic or cultural. this act the caa is just focused on persecuted religious minorities seeking refuge in india.
violence and brutality of the police let me inform you that fifty seven policemen had bullet wounds in a demonstration in lucknow.
the national register of citizens is not even mentioned in the
the caa is in front of the supreme court and thus should be considered sub judice.
thus muslims coming from those three muslim countries cannot be considered minorities.
caa. are we saying that india or any other country for that matter is not allowed to document the people living inside its boundaries?
the real reason for this motion has come before us the india eu summit.
when they come from bangladesh to india they become economic migrants because they're coming from a majority muslim state.
therefore we have to support with the trans european networks guidelines also these targets and these goals that i mentioned before.
i was the rapporteur eight years ago and at that time we had different goals.
furthermore i want to raise one more issue which is the importance of the trans european networks directive or regulation.
this is also in preparation we know that.
destructive approach of the council.
he also drew the attention of his interlocutors to the need to ensure compliance of national legislation with international law. beyond this point we believe that it is the role of the supreme court of india to assess compliance of the law with the constitution and we are confident that the ongoing judicial process will contribute to appeasing the tensions and violence witnessed over the past weeks in the country.
under the revised legislation.
i understand that the no child alone plan was designed to protect unaccompanied children from exploitation and criminality and includes commitments to swiftly create new structures to provide long term accommodation for thousands of children.
the return rate so far has been a very low for far too long.
of. two thousand and twenty this is ambitious but it can be done with the appropriate procedures in place and assistance from iom frontex and eu member states and through cooperation with third countries.
increased external actions and address internal aspects.
in this respect it is vital that both parties apply in good faith all the provisions and operating procedures agreed as a result of the eu turkey statement.
some of these measures are part of the new asylum legislation which recently entered into force in greece.
the greek government is undertaking concrete actions to improve the situation inter alia by increasing the number of transfers to the mainland.
two thousand and eighteen this represents an increase of eighty seven far greater than the nine percent increase recorded in two thousand.
it is the first time since the implementation of the eu turkey statement that we have reached such a high number. among them there are several thousand children and unaccompanied minors who were accommodated in facilities which are not adapted to their needs.