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four five million electric cars per year. the car was invented in europe so it should be reinvented here as well and our ambition should be simple that the best and the cleanest cars are manufactured here and that they are driven on the most advanced infrastructure.
it is also sending a message to our global partners about our ambition and continued commitment to lead in the fight against climate change.
this means clean production sustainable and responsible mining of raw materials recycling and reusing.
the demand for batteries is about to spike all around the world and create a gigantic market worth eur two hundred and fifty billion in europe alone by.
i very much welcome the package because it sets targets and also provides encouragement and support as well as financial grants in some areas to ensure that we reduce our carbon emissions and improve air quality for all citizens.
unfortunately many of these projects have been dropped in the uk. i see all the benefits of electric vehicles; however i do have some concerns.
currently in the uk we do not have enough rapid chargers to support the growth of electric vehicles.
we need industry leaders to speed up the rollout of chargers.
the best way to encourage the public to adopt electric vehicles is to allow nation states to cut taxes and import tariffs.
let's remove red tape and allow the market to take its course.
today's world is characterised by increasingly complex challenges climate change displacement pandemics extremism population movements etc.
building resilience particularly in a fragile state is a long term commitment.
they should also be about helping people and communities to withstand crises and shocks and helping them to anticipate those and to be better prepared when they happen.
such challenges test the resilience of communities and institutions as well as the ability of regional and international organisations to support affected societies. therefore development and humanitarian aid should no longer be about responding to crises after they have occurred.
the eu acknowledges the need to move away from crisis containment to a more structural long term and non linear approach to vulnerabilities with an emphasis on prevention and stabilisation.
indeed we need an integrated approach to conflicts and crises for thus we contribute to enhancing the eu's own resilience and that of our citizens.
the council stands ready to bring forward the discussions on this topic.
when the work towards the strategy began we decided that it should be not simply a security strategy but something much broader.
predictable and flexible financing and social protection.
local government and civil society are often the basis on which resilience can take root and grow at community level.
this includes all institutions the member states and all political development and humanitarian actors.
with the global strategy we have agreed on principles and objectives that we all share.
since then much of the media's attention has focused on the defence part of the social strategy's implementation.
on the one hand the challenges we face have evolved in nature and in scope.
it helps to promote a way of working that moves us away from crisis containment to a more structural longterm approach to vulnerabilities with an emphasis on prevention.
when we talk about the resilience of states and societies we know that the two must go hand in hand so we will put more emphasis not less on engaging these non state actors including the private sector as we are already doing with the european external investment plan.
the eu consensus on development also captures this idea and is key in this regard.
the question now is how we secure progress towards these commitments in the face of a more fluid landscape of global challenges and risks.
the joint communication will also ensure continuity with the two thousand and thirteen two thousand and twenty action plan for resilience in crisis prone countries which will continue to be implemented.
nowhere is this truer than in fragile or conflictriven societies.
it should be adopted at the beginning of june.
today's eu resilience policies are supported by evidence of good practice from the sahel and the horn of africa.
for instance the joint communication will stress the need to streamline the current multiplicity of overlapping risk assessment processes.
this is not surprising given the special political commitments of the accession process and the european neighbourhood policy but we also know that instability in our neighbourhoods can easily spill
this joint communication on resilience is no exception.
when we evaluate the implementation of the action plan we can see that progress has been especially positive in some thematic areas such as food and nutrition security and sustainable agriculture or in humanitarian programmes for a protracted crisis. we also see that significant changes are underway in other areas such as urban resilience
the communication too will fully recognise this.
in the second half of the month high representative mogherini will present a report on the global strategy's first year of implementation. the timing is no coincidence.
lessons learned will be set out in more detail in an accompanying staff working document.
such a streamlined assessment would integrate in a more systematic and dynamic way information from our diplomatic network and from humanitarian and development actors as well as the specialised knowledge about the external environment held by the eu's internal policies dgs and agencies.
out. the only way truly to strengthen our immediate region is to look further and think globally.
finally our world is much more connected than it has ever been. clearly our work begins in the european union's vicinity.
firstly this is part of a global effort to improve the impact of our policies on sustainable development and resilience.
with the joint communication we want to put at the core of our policies the two thousand and thirty agenda for sustainable development the two thousand and fifteen paris agreement the sendai framework for disaster risk reduction and the commitments to action made at the world humanitarian summit last year.
with this joint communication we want to stress that our work on resilience is just as important and is also moving fast.
on the other hand we finally understand that better coordination within the european union and with our partners can create new opportunities for our citizens and our friends.
they require a stronger and more coordinated response from us.
strengthening resilience is part of the strategic response to this challenge.
the global strategy recognises that there is no security without resilience human development human rights and democracy for all in europe and beyond.
at the same time the old way of doing things is not enough.
we all know that in every society women are key factors of resilience as an engine for development as problem solvers and as peacemakers.
most importantly for all our citizens.
secondly the joint communication aims at improving cooperation among all players inside our union.
we can now work to join forces towards pursuing these objectives as a true union. thirdly in a world where power is much more diffused we need to engage well beyond state actors. resilience has to be addressed at multiple levels not only at government level but also inside societies and communities.
in addition to what i said in my opening remarks let me add some more information about our approach which is in the joint communication.
it deals not only with security but also with economic and environmental resilience and furthermore the concept identifies state societal and community resilience which is closely linked to humanitarian and development aid.
resilience means the ability of states and societies to withstand and recover from external and internal crises.
what we are seeing throughout the world from the economic crisis to the arab spring and democratic uprisings is how important civil society organisations and democratic institutions are in keeping a society from breaking down.
when social tensions rise the ability to organise and speak to one another becomes crucial.
arts and culture artists creators and journalists play a crucial role in societies in crisis by facilitating expression communication and intercultural dialogue.
when conflict breaks out artists writers and thinkers can often lead the way to reconciliation and this is why the eu must invest more in promoting cultural diplomacy and exchange.
in addition the new initiative should promote alignment with international commitments comply with development effectiveness principles promote a coherent eu approach to resilience and the complementarity of eu development humanitarian foreign and security policies with a particular focus on the needs of the most vulnerable populations while highlighting the role of local actors and civil society.
in the context of eu foreign policy building resilience in the neighbourhood has been understood as the capacity of different layers of society to withstand adapt to and recover quickly from stresses and shocks.
the eu uses the concept of resilience as an answer to the growing complexity of the international security environment and the ongoing instability on its southern and eastern borders. therefore i call on the commission to use the concept of resilience with nation states because they remain the key actors in societies capable of bringing about real changes and reform.
let me tell you i think it is an important point just on energy and the internal market for energy we have now seventy seven infringement procedures with member states in general and fifty five on the internal market.
in general the commission wants to reduce as much as possible the time for adoption and implementation.
do you not agree that the commission should be looking to promote social dialogue and collective bargaining rather than undermining it?
and as the issue of pay is specifically excluded from the social chapter of the treaty what legal basis is the commission using to interfere in national collective bargaining systems?
to fill the remainder of the gap the commission proposes a new financial instrument to support projects of european interest for the new financial perspective after.
on permitting and leveraging the necessary private capital.
two thousand and thirteen beyond grants innovative market based solutions may be proposed such as equity participations guarantees and public private partnership loans.
why we should not have a representation in jerusalem as a result of the difficult situation in that extremely important city for israel and for all of us. so let us keep our commitment to peace.
at the same time let us not forget the rights of the palestinian people.
so in fact there was no contradiction.
what about the other markets that we need to deal with here the financial market the internal market the commodity markets?
the commission is also a political body.
a critical european dimension.
we are committing ourselves to reductions legally based earlier on the table with concrete financing that i have not seen from other parts of the developing world.
of course it is troublesome that some other countries are going in the other direction and they are getting criticised for that.
that takes time but without doing that we get a situation where this european union is managed by just a few or by someone else.
i have not seen that yet.
we could always say that that is the wrong way of dealing with it but that is the global agreement the world
also when it comes to copenhagen i think it is very important to remember that we need to keep the two c target.
if this is to be a global answer it must be a global response and then we also need the other major emitters to make bigger commitments.
i know that europe has done its part and is ready to move to thirty but we cannot solve the problem alone.
help. i would also like to thank the commission and especially jos manuel
that is one way of looking at it but the problem is this the developed world cannot solve the problem alone.
it brought us one step closer to the treaty of lisbon.
of you. the presidency needed the help of the european parliament in tackling the challenges we were
a meeting that was decisive for those who cannot grow their crops because of a lack of water decisive for those who have lost their homes in tornadoes or floods and decisive for those who are vainly building walls against a sea level that rises every year.
i have sat down with the indian and chinese leadership.
in the course of only a few months governments in the eu adopted extraordinary support measures. it was a fast and impressive response but it came with a price.
force. now the european union will be more efficient.
as you probably know we adopted a comprehensive mandate at our october european council to keep the eu's leading position in the climate negotiations.
so the follow up to the economic and financial crisis has quite naturally been another main priority throughout this autumn.
so what do we need to do in copenhagen?
treaty. we did not know whether we would manage to unite ourselves and encourage others on the not so long but very winding road to copenhagen. with the european council meeting last week the swedish presidency has delivered on all five of its priorities a strong eu mandate for climate
we agreed on emission reductions for international transport and despite resistance from some corners we put figures on the global financial need in developing countries to fight climate change.
our aggregated deficit in public finances now amounts to almost seven of gdp over three times more than last year.
the new rules will reinforce the need for a link between result and reward. the economic and financial crisis hit us hard but we have shown the ability to act and we have strengthened our resistance.
the high representative will assure coordination in our external relations.
when financial flows are international supervision can no longer be national.
a new era for the european union has
it is not the form that matters in copenhagen but the substance.
signed. immediately after the signature i started to consult my colleagues
autumn. he has been a tremendous support to me and to the swedish presidency. finally i would like to thank the member states for their will to put aside differences and start compromising with the best for europe at heart to find solutions that are not only of benefit to them but to europe as
it was also clear to us that the bonus culture' could not continue in the way in which people had become used
term. the presidency now had a stable counterpart in the commission to work
from our side we can compensate for years of irresponsible behaviour.
sign. we had to handle these requests in a way that did not trigger similar conditions from other member states and we managed to do this at the european council in october.
service. as i said with the treaty of lisbon in place a new era has begun in the european
a few days later the czech president
barroso. i have probably spent more than a healthy amount of time with jos manuel this
as we speak representatives from one hundred and ninety three countries are gathered in a conference centre in copenhagen talking arguing negotiating and trying to meet the expectations of millions of people around the world.
to. i am pleased that the eu managed to convince the g twenty to agree on far reaching changes to this policy.
with. the outcome of the irish referendum was a victory for ireland.
emissions from the developing world are already starting to exceed those from the developed world. that is why we must work together to solve the problem.
but then the unexpected happened. at a late stage the czech president came with new conditions before he would
affairs; reinforcing the eu as a global actor including enlargement and a new external action
still we know that if we keep on using the world's resources the way we do our current way of life will no longer be an option and we will face even more drastic changes.
twenty member states are experiencing excessive deficit procedures.
once we have secured our recovery the eu will stand stronger thanks to the measures we have adopted.
we will have a more democratic union with the greater involvement of the european parliament and of our national parliaments.
i know that this is not enough. therefore i must say that while i am satisfied that the european council could agree to this step the time is now ripe for other developed countries to join us.
now it is up to the european parliament to agree to the final steps.
in close consultation with this parliament jos manuel barroso was appointed president of the european commission for a second
begun. when i stood here before you on fifteen july we were still in the throes of the financial and economic crisis. there was uncertainty on the transition of the new
the fight against climate change has been at the top of the agenda throughout the swedish presidency at all our european council meetings and in all our summits with the union's major partners.
suddenly it became clear to us how interlinked the financial markets were and how interdependent we all were in finding a common response.
the treaty of lisbon could finally enter into
let me briefly touch on what we have done.
when we took over on one july this parliament was newly elected. we had not yet appointed a president of the european commission.
agenda. the new president of the european council will ensure continuity.
we need binding commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions not just from the developed countries but also from developing countries to ensure that global warming keeps below the two c target that science tells us is necessary.
in addition we agreed on a fundamentally new structure for financial supervision in europe.
it was not clear whether the treaty of lisbon would be ratified by all member states. it was not even clear whether it could enter into force during the swedish presidency.
change; follow up of the economic and financial
we can be satisfied if we get a deal on emissions reductions and on financing and a commitment to start immediate action and more importantly we can start fighting climate change.
again. we had to agree on high ranking positions on the president of the european council and to nominate the high representative.
facing. thank you for giving us that
why should they agree to develop clean and green when we have polluted the world for decades?
it was a victory for european cooperation.
we know what is at risk so why is it then so difficult to act?
i know what they say about this.
and ten and two thousand and twelve the importance for us was to say that this is directed to these years earmarked for two thousand and ten to two thousand and twelve and it will also be available for support when it comes to climate protection.
zero seven in two thousand and fifteen when it comes to official development assistance.
in some cases they were very small contributions but the european voice is heard in the sense that everyone actually contributed.
this should also be remembered when we discuss these levels that there are differences between the countries.
that is also important when it comes to the discussions on transparency and good cooperation between the institutions.
therefore i believe the most important question now is how and what could we further build on the achievements of the swedish presidency?
certainly not.
i believe that the next step is to pursue bolder and more substantial policies of territorial economic and social cohesion in europe and not fewer policies of this kind together with bold reforms financial and economic reforms which would allow us not to repeat the crisis and certainly with policies for post crisis rehabilitation.
therefore i think that enlargement made it possible for the new member states to cope with these disparities better inside the union for the profit of all members of the union.
however as always with the short term presidencies when they are good they leave us with a bitter feeling of a somehow unaccomplished job.
this was very important.
i hope the european parliament will reinforce and rebalance the regulations in these areas in the next negotiating phase. coming to the issue of copenhagen and let me be clear about this it was very important that the european council confirmed the previous commitments saying that we are ready to move to a thirty reduction by two thousand and twenty compared to one thousand nine hundred and ninety levels provided that other developed countries commit themselves
we will continue to assess mitigation plans from other countries and take this decision at the appropriate time in copenhagen.
we very much welcome the fact that the european council was able to reach a unanimous agreement.
anyway i regret the removal of the proposed powers of the authorities to address decisions directly to individual financial institutions in two out of the three situations where the commission had proposed it. i regret the fact that the issue of emergency situations has been politicised by giving the council the responsibility of declaring that an emergency exists and i also regret that the potential scope of direct supervision by the european supervisory authorities has
the commission in its proposal had foreseen a simple and workable fiscal safeguard clause precisely because this is a very sensitive matter.
in fact during the european council i had mentioned the possibility of having some modulation in our offer namely the possibility of constructing some pathways beyond.
frankly some time ago it would have been inconceivable to have all the member states agreeing on a text on financial supervision at european level.
been limited to credit rating agencies only.
to comparable emission reductions and that developing countries contribute adequately according to their responsibilities and respected capabilities.
let me be clear on this matter.
this nine cut will be devastating and it is particularly galling since the science this year should have allowed the commission to have a roll over.
it is a fragile industry because of the cod recovery programme and because of the cuts in the days at sea.
two thousand and fifty these are targets which we mean to achieve and yet the uk government refused a reasonable request for a scottish minister to be part of the official proceedings in copenhagen. such behaviour only underlines the fact that it is only with independence the normal status of independence that scotland can properly contribute to the international community and i hope that the european council will very soon
we seek independent status so that our nations can contribute to european council meetings and to world events such as the copenhagen conference on climate change. the government and the parliament of scotland have adopted the world's most ambitious climate change act with emission reduction targets of forty two
be discussing internal enlargement of the european union with scotland leading the way.
and defending the laws and ensuring security and protecting the public are amongst the most important duties of a democratic state.
but these are also areas which lie at the heart of national sovereignty;
it took office with a very heavy agenda and has been able to achieve a great deal much of which we welcome.
part of this economic regeneration will be the greening of our economies and we all hope that an agreement in copenhagen this week will draw up a realistic framework to tackle climate change whilst facilitating economic growth and development.
the european union has for far too long pursued political and institutional reform with a degree of energy and determination which it has simply been unable to muster for economic reform.
our priorities must lie in the direction of fitness to compete deregulation innovation and job creation.
some of the proposals will simply centralise power create unnecessary expense and add further bureaucracy for very little added value.
i have spoken in this chamber repeatedly of the need to reinvigorate the lisbon strategy;
yet our global trading position relative economic weight and international competitiveness are in jeopardy.