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in order for the ukrainian government to ensure the country's sovereignty stability modernisation and economic prosperity for the years to come. they are also crucial if ukraine wishes to keep the doors open for its political association and economic integration
kidnappings and torture by unknown perpetrators continue unpunished.
conditions for free and fair presidential elections in two thousand and fifteen will need to be put in place including in particular with regard to the composition of the central electoral commission and the transposition of the amendments to the law on parliamentary elections into the laws on presidential and local elections. the european union stands ready to assist all sides in advancing along such a political track.
de escalation and stabilisation of the situation are now the main priorities.
a new government regardless of its composition will need to enjoy sufficient trust from all sides discussions on the constitution are of particular importance and time is of the essence in that respect.
that is the only way to avoid a vicious cycle of mutual recrimination.
ukraine. she has also offered to debrief the conference of presidents on the iranian talks and she will address the plenary in brussels on two
your presence in kiev last week reinforced these messages.
it shows that the thoughts of all of us here are with the people of ukraine in these difficult times and not only our thoughts for we are working hard and taking concrete action to de escalate the situation and to support ukrainian citizens' enjoyment of their freedoms of speech and peaceful assembly as well as media freedom.
that is the first thing to do.
and then restoring the constitution of. two thousand and four why?
his resignation should be his only positive contribution to a national agreement.
the security and stability of the european union are strategically linked to the independence sovereignty and territorial integrity of ukraine as well as to its capacity to provide democratic security in our eastern neighbourhood.
most importantly subject to appropriate political reforms the european union must offer the ukraine an economic and financial stabilisation package of similar magnitude to that offered by russia.
to that end we must condemn all violence irrespective of the perpetrators and encourage the formation of a new government of national unity.
we should express our determination to use all available means to reject any attempt regarding ukraine's partition.
we must also offer assistance and mediation towards swift constitutional reform leading to a parliamentary or semi presidential republic as well as to the appropriate conditions for free and fair elections.
we have been focusing on benchmarks with ukraine but that leaves no time and space for preparing for the implementation of an association agreement.
a reality check only works if you are ready to accept that there are other things that you could do better.
but it is a relationship which should be not based on the zero sum game. the european union's strength since its inception has always been in finding win win solutions even in seemingly hopeless situations.
the first stage is de escalation stopping the spiral of violence and ensuring a minimum of stability and security.
country and we should not fail them. secondly we should not only talk about the sovereign decisions of the countries and their right to make sovereign decisions;
if we had the time there would be less space for so many misinterpretations of what the association agreement is about or rather what it is not about.
they would need to address the issue of creating the conditions for free and fair elections because the record of the previous elections is not good.
and on the borders of our partners and russia.
time because the more time it takes for the parties to establish a certain level of confidence and find a way out the more time there is for extremism and radicalism
it is about the association agreement.
shown that despite those results there are other issues related to basic human rights that we need to observe the fact that on ukrainian terrority we are witnessing the kidnapping and torture of people and that there are still a number of people unaccounted for is something which is very difficult to accept and it needs to stop. another point when we are talking about results is that this is a race against
it is about the blueprint for economic reforms to bring investment and prosperity for ukraine but it is also about people to people contact.
it is about the platform for inclusive political dialogue to tackle the medium and long term challenges of ukraine and there are many.
let us do our best to avoid backtracking from this approach.
it needs to be about us delivering on what this new neighbourhood policy has put forward as the main principle that the relationship we are seeking is not only with the authorities but with the citizens of the
the third point is that if we were serious about reforming that part of europe have we also been serious about choosing the most powerful instrument we have for the transformation of reforms?
i could offer you my own personal assessment.
civil war or the division of ukraine could spell war in europe another world war.
eu citizens would then be badly hurt with the bloodshed and the flow of refugees.
time is running out for a negotiated solution to the crisis.
on sanctions yes sanctions have to stay on the table but now for the moment it is time for discussion and time to find a political solution.
russia must recognise the territorial integrity of the country as we do.
we call on all sides to refrain from any kind of violence.
it is time now to seek compromise at the negotiating table. let us be honest what started as the orange revolution unfortunately failed.
therefore we have to call for a common way forward.
therefore i think it would be wise if the people want to change the constitution.
maybe a technocratic government or a government of national unity and a constitutional review possibly returning to the two thousand and four constitution can bring a solution and can maintain the territorial integrity of the country.
i do not of course support violent protests but the evidence overwhelmingly points to a popular impeachment of the government and intended peaceful activism which cannot be represented by a few rogue ultranationalist thuggish elements.
i call on the government to free yulia tymoshenko and other jailed activists and remind ukraine of its international obligations to protect the right to peaceful protest and not to become another belarus.
they were disciplined and there were people speaking russian and ukrainian.
let them have good relations with moscow good relations with the european union and the united states.
we have at least to make sure that the west is one.
let us help the ukrainians because they have a great future they have a european perspective and we should support them.
the eu had neither good players nor efficient instruments nor the will to win. when the ukrainian crisis broke out the eu continued its slumber.
what is happening in ukraine now will perhaps determine not only the way ukrainian society will be governed for the next decade or two but also the geo strategic situation in this part of europe for many years to come.
considering that plan a fizzled out what is your plan b?
is unacceptable in this europe of ours.
what we are standing up for in ukraine is nothing other than european values in a european country ukraine as in any other country.
either way sanctions take a long time to affect the situation.
also it is important to ensure an equal sharing of care responsibilities between men and women. therefore more needs to be done beyond tax policies to tackle gender equality.
two thousand and seventeen as set out in the communication the commission has included the issue in the annual tax policy survey and considered it in the context of the analysis of labour taxation and its impact on inclusive growth.
they are only consumed by women and they are a necessity. therefore member states have the possibility to apply a reduced vat rate to them as they can do for food or care services.
this also covers addressing disincentives for second earners usually women to work or to work full time including through taxation.
it cannot be the aim of vat or excise duties to encourage or discourage the consumption of specific products just because they are consumed more by either women or men.
the current strategic engagement for gender equality includes a strong dimension aimed at mainstreaming gender policies throughout other union policies including taxation without calling into question sovereignty and subsidiarity in this sphere.
direct tax policies cannot be based on the belief that households always pool and share their funds equally. on the other hand indirect taxation depends on consumption patterns.
supporting gender equality is an important element of the european semester tool which is discussed in depth in many country reports.
this is currently identified as a challenge under the european semester notably for germany and belgium to be specific. taxation has furthermore a role to play in supporting gender equality for example as a funding source of essential public services.
a comprehensive approach is needed based on a combination of legislative and non legislative measures and this is the approach of the commission for instance in our work life balance package and the strategic engagement for gender equality.
the importance of tax disincentives has been highlighted especially in the commission's communication on work life balance which was adopted in april.
that is why keeping these principles i want to continue until the end of my mandate and i very much count on the support of this parliament to finish some of the things which we have started.
it is an obligation and that we have to solve this problem not as a problem of women but as a problem of our society.
the equality bodies which we are proposing to strengthen their possibilities to represent the victims of discrimination in the courts for instance to be concrete.
we have alarming statistical figures which show that both open discrimination and violence are problems which need to be solved.
so equality in opportunities.
young women who want to take over part of the responsibility of the development of our societies.
and the third principle we have to unleash the potential of women in both the political and economic sphere because this will be to the benefit of the whole of society.
so let's hope the elections will bring a lot of enlightened people to this house but also to the commission who understand the core principles and the things which need to be done either the continuation of what we are doing now or
speaking about legislation first of all there is the work life balance initiative the combination of legislative and non legislative measures which should create these better conditions for the working women and for working parents if you want to have this gender neutral because we also here speak about the better possibility for men to share more duties at home and to give
those of us who have achieved in life should never pull up the ladder behind us.
as we consider how to better add a gender perspective both to the eu's policies and the administrative functioning of parliament it's important to keep in mind that this is not only about women.
one of the ways that i have been addressing this is to offer job shadowing opportunities to young women and lgbtiq people.
white middle class people remain unacceptably over represented in our institutions.
the eu needs to adopt real policies fostering diversity and inclusion in order to create a real democracy where everyone is represented.
a gender perspective is also important for lgbtiq people whose experiences are often silenced and ignored in policy making. we still have a long way to go in terms of diversity in the european parliament.
hopefully some of them will be sitting in this chamber in the future.
i support removing vat from these products to make them more affordable and call on member states to ensure that there is access to free products in public spaces.
in blackpool in my constituency local councillors have been supporting the red box project to supply free sanitary products in schools.
it's awful that poverty prevents people from accessing the basic health products that they rely upon.
i also call for the eu to push for more radical steps to make sanitary products free across the eu.
education and dignity shouldn't be affected owing to zero access to basic health products.
madam president it's deplorable that there is still a gender bias in our taxation system and i'm happy that this report highlights particularly period poverty.
more than seventy of the global population suffers from restrictions of freedom of religion or belief and we frequently see violent expressions of religious fundamentalism.
in a europe rife with violent religious conflict this was the first declaration of this sort laying down the basis of hundreds of years of peaceful and respectful co existence.
madam president yesterday we celebrated the four hundred and fifty first anniversary of the act of religious tolerance and freedom of conscience in transylvania today romania.
it is crucial that we implement the eu guidelines on freedom of religion or belief effectively in order to advance these values worldwide in our foreign policy.
sadly the general situation does not seem to be any brighter today.
in this context the creation of the position of the special envoy already carries the message that the eu is strongly committed to promoting religious freedom in the world.
and this is just an example of the kind of things he was able to deliver.
local leader a mayor elected several times and someone who really represented and was a symbol of an open society able to deal with strong support on human rights and also defending minorities wherever they are.
so yes it is really shocking that all of a sudden all the arguments we need to have in democratic institutions are just replaced by knives in an ugly murder. this is something we cannot accept.
the progress comes after sustained efforts to identify develop and support female talents through targeted initiatives.
it ends in two thousand and nineteen together with the term of this commission.
gender equality is still not a tangible reality for all.
at the beginning of the mandate of this commission president juncker set an in house target of forty women in middle and senior management by the end of the mandate. by one november two thousand and eighteen women accounted for thirty seven
indeed as ms mlinar has stressed this year political parties and the member states have a chance to show their commitment to gender equality and ensure a balanced representation of women and men in the european parliament and in the top positions of the european institutions.
in a democracy gender equality in political office matters.
for the eu and its institutions gender mainstreaming is not a choice.
so in two thousand and nineteen we are also taking stock of the progress identifying gaps and contributing to setting priorities for the future. in this context the views of parliament are very welcome.
i reiterate my plea for gender balanced nominations. public administrations must be in tune with the people they serve.
this also true unfortunately for eu institutions.
more gender balance in eu institutions can increase citizens' trust in the eu and improve the functioning of our democracies.
besides taking stock of the progress during the legislature the report sets the scene for the next one and i very much welcome this forward looking approach.
as you know the commission's strategic engagement for gender equality has been our framework for promoting gender equality and gender mainstreaming in the eu and beyond.
it is in the acquis. it is in the charter of fundamental rights.
when you hire a vehicle you should be able to use it anywhere in the eu and not be subject to different restrictions depending on where you are operating.
what is more and this is an increasingly important aspect hired vehicles are usually newer cleaner and safer than the vehicles owned by the operators. the average age of hired vehicles is significantly below the average age of the vehicles that are owned by the
defective or damaged vehicles whenever this occurs.
the revision of the rules relating to the use of hired goods vehicles aims at removing outdated restrictions and those facilitating the use of these modern and clean vehicles.
they usually meet the latest environmental and safety standards.
in other words as long as you can use a hired vehicle in your home country you can use it everywhere in the eu.
however i have to mention specifically two amendments which could destroy the delicate balance created by ms monteiro de aguiar.
having said this we can accept all the other amendments which increase the information provided to drivers and which strengthen compliance with and enforcement of the directive.
we have found that in the few countries where such restrictions are currently applied we have more empty runs.
one of the arguments in favour of the use of hired vehicles is that they are usually newer and cleaner than other vehicles.
these are examples where our research has found that the possibility to use vehicles hired abroad would be most needed.
first one amendment would allow a member state to restrict the use of hired vehicles by a foreign operator that do not meet the latest environmental standards.
this should hence not be a big issue. however such a provision would destroy the legal certainty created by ms monteiro de aguiar's report as it would allow member states to apply different restrictions to hired vehicles.
this ensures that member states will not be able to restrict the use of a hired goods vehicle on their territory if the use of that vehicle is allowed on the territory of the member states where the operator using it is established.
the amendments that have been tabled for the plenary vote tomorrow are to a large extent also acceptable to the commission.
to avoid unwanted consequences such as the large scale flagging out of fleets the use of vehicles hired in another member state may be limited to some extent but those limitations should still allow operators first to meet in particular short term seasonal or temporary demand peaks or to replace
in addition we want to ensure that operators may also use vehicles they have hired outside their countries of establishment and give them legal certainty when they do that.
we have bartered swapped and traded real power for notional sovereignty and i say not in my name. so my message to mps of all political colours voting in the house of commons is to vote down this miserable deal.
because now we have it brought to us by the government that have given a ferry contract to a company with no ferries and can't even organise a traffic jam the deal that means that we get stuck abiding by the rules but with no say over making them and pay billions in a divorce bill but have no guarantees for the future.
madam president the people over there told us that brexit would be easy easy trade deals easy frictionless borders easy money for our nhs.
its objective is to identify areas where improvements are needed.
there is no such thing as a perfect system.
we can only meet these expectations if we come together learn lessons from recent challenges and move forward in the interests of all citizens.
it is always possible to improve procedures to approve active substances and authorisations of plant protection products.
transparency can help us to avoid potential bias in science.
it therefore does not affect the rights and working conditions of drivers in any way.
the use of hired vehicles in the internal market should be facilitated and there is no reason why the use of hired vehicles should be made more difficult than the use of vehicles owned by undertakings.
this would allow for a formal adoption of the directive still before the end of the mandate of parliament and this is something we would very much appreciate.
allow me also to add two comments directly related to your comments.
as a final remark let me express one more time my appreciation for the great work that has been done thank you very much for that and allow me once again to wish everybody a very successful very healthy and very constructive.
two thousand and nine the second comment is related to the comment from a respectful member who is implying the worsening of working conditions for truck drivers. let me stress this proposal is about rules that apply to the use of vehicles hired without drivers for the carriage of goods by road.
so we would like to have the debate yes but tomorrow evening.
there is a solution for this because if you add this as a new item in the evening and you extend the session until.
this will help us to have a more precise position during the debate.
not only is responsible use of herbicides vital in the production of food it is also beneficial in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and promoting sustainable farming.
but somewhere along the line you have to trust somebody and if you've got to trust somebody you've got to trust those who are actually in charge of science. now i am nor saying this is totally secure one hundred because there is no such thing as one hundred security but trust somebody.
i agree with you commissioner how do you guarantee some of this?
the eu rightly champions high standards in food production and the importance of protecting public health and i agree with all of that food safety and the environment.
two thousand and fifty however climate change and decarbonisation of energy production are long term challenges that will require viable and sustainable solutions also post.
the expected advantages of fusion in terms of low cost fuel abundance and low environmental impact make its development worth pursuing from such a long term perspective.
the project aims for key scientific breakthroughs in the development of fusion as a low carbon and virtually inexhaustible energy source that should support the eu's objectives to fight climate change. it is already bringing many concrete benefits for the european economy and society at large not least through enabling the european industry and research community to enter new markets and develop international cooperation.
in this context it is essential to develop a lowcarbon environmentally friendly energy source that can work as a complement to renewables and fusion; as an energy source it holds a lot of promise.
the construction of the project needed for the start of experiments is now around sixty complete and the assembly stage of the project will soon start paving the way for the first experiments in.
thanks to this leadership in the construction of iter europe will be in a privileged position to reap the benefits of constructing and cooperating the first generation of fusion power plants.
with the continuous support of the european union for the project in the next multiannual financial framework the project should therefore reach crucial stages contributing to building the energy security and low carbon economy of tomorrow.
the proposed report comes at an important time for the project. in recent years iter has undergone significant management improvements which have produced tangible results.
this is why it is so valuable to have the support of parliament for the project.
all the international stakeholders in iter are working hard to ensure that the project continues to make steady progress in accordance with the revised schedule that was set in two thousand and sixteen and endorsed by the council last year.
it is also extremely promising in fulfilling the other dimensions of our energy union to make energy secure for our citizens while supporting growth and job creation.
iter a device of unprecedented scale and sophistication at global level hosted on european soil is getting the best world expertise.
the energy transition and the fight against climate change constitute some of the greatest challenges we face today.