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it is always too little too late and that in my opinion is the reason why many people and many citizens are angry in europe.
and that is the reason for these three reports.
he said and i quote him i present the idea of a united europe in which our country britain will play a decisive part as a member of the european family'.
they want more europe to face these challenges but they are critical it is true of the way that the european union works today.
we the elected representatives of the people must be able to debate vote and adopt changes to the treaties.
the report is very timely yet on the other hand we would be better off if we had adopted it before the two thousand and fourteen elections so that european citizens could have given us or not given us a mandate to accomplish those ideas.
so we were happily speeding along for a decade until we realised that we had two problems not everybody was driving as carefully as they should and more importantly not every accident is due to reckless driving as the financial crisis has shown.
with this report we are moving our union forward in the spirit of solidarity and responsibility. i very much hope that the commission's white paper will be similarly clear and forward looking ahead of the rome summit national elections in a number of key member states and brexit.
mr president when we created our common currency twenty five years ago with the treaty of maastricht we created something like a shiny new car rather fast and comfortable.
the bers bge report on fiscal capacity gives a good indication of how such features can be created within our common currency.
that is why we need active safety features such as air bags;
finally it is good to look back and commemorate the achievements of those men and women who had the vision and the courage to forge the beginnings of what turned into the european union.
we will stand united and uphold the eu's core values of promoting peace democracy and the well being of its people.
the outcome of the uk referendum creates a new situation for all of us the eu and the united kingdom.
whilst it is refreshing to see such vision we have to acknowledge that treaty change is not on the top of the political agenda now in our member states in particular.
again let me reiterate we appreciate many of the proposals in the report and will assess them carefully for our own reflections on the future. the european union is a historic achievement of peace prosperity and security on the european continent. we are bound together by history situated together by geography united by our common interests and befriended by choice.
the enhanced capacity to deal with unusually large economic shocks will have to go together with enhanced convergence among member states' economies and we need to break the vicious cycle between banking and sovereign debt.
let me be clear the commission can only do so much.
the commission welcomes the initiatives of the european parliament to boldly look forward.
we therefore appreciate very much the many interesting viewpoints and proposals set out in these proposals which provide useful information and also inspiration.
all reports cover a vast range of topics each of which could be the topic of a separate debate.
i will therefore not attempt to comment on the details. my president is currently preparing a white paper on the future of europe in the run up to the rome summit in march.
these days the future of our union.
the bresso brok report rightly points to the significant untapped potential within the existing framework such as further reform to the institutional structure of economic and monetary union.
that is why we welcome the joint declaration by the three institutions setting out a shared commitment to deliver on common priorities for this year.
we can identify analyse recommend warn and propose but at the end of the day it is the responsibility of all of us here in strasbourg and in all of the eu capitals to deliver.
the commission is convinced that it is our first duty to focus on issues challenges solutions and policies that unite us because in these times of turmoil we will absolutely need unity to stay strong.
with regard to the bge bers report it was only adopted last night in committee but let me say this our common goal is a more resilient and prosperous economic and monetary union.
the verhofstadt report has a farther horizon and most of its proposals would require treaty change.
at the end of the day all of this is about people too many people in our union have been left behind and so the social dimension with a european pillar of social rights must become more and more important in strengthening the economic and monetary union.
but after looking back it is essential that we look forward and start working on the challenges we face using all the tools we have mustering all the political solidarity we can in order to deliver the results we must.
the bratislava roadmap sets out the main objectives for the union to deliver on now migration and external borders internal and external security economic and social development and youth.
this then is the basis upon which we will develop our cooperation.
we see this again and again when people have referendums and they reject aspects of eu membership.
yes you can say they are lying and i have no doubt that many of you here when you hear what i am about to say will probably despise your own voters because last week the reputable group chatham house published a massive survey from ten eu member states and only twenty of people want immigration from muslim countries to continue.
two thousand and seventeen a lot of citizens now recognise that this form of centralised government simply does not work whether it is the miseries inflicted upon a country like greece by the euro the unemployment caused by bad regulation or the feeling that none of us are as safe in our cities because of the disastrous common asylum policy.
mr verhofstadt this morning said the people want more europe. they do not the people want less europe.
only twenty want us to continue allowing people in from muslim countries which means your voters have a harder line position on this than donald trump myself or frankly any party sitting in this parliament! that is where we are going and i simply cannot believe
but something more fundamental is going on out there.
there are many difficult issues in these reports.
i am against tax harmonisation as people know but in short if we want europe to work now today and tomorrow we have got to do the job that we set out to do over a decade ago.
the great majority of eu citizens do not want a federal europe. they want a europe that works for them and their families.
i believe that europeans want an integrated single market.
one eight greater than the level of growth in the united states of america for the first time in a decade; three million jobs were created over the course of the last twelve months in the eurozone a job creation rate more than two higher than in the united states of america.
so if anything the economic data is showing that europe and the eurozone have turned a corner and look like a much more stable economic bloc than either the united kingdom or the united states of america.
i believe they want solid public finances and good quality jobs with prospects. they want essentially political and economic certainty.
that is the issue now rather than a.
i would like to thank the rapporteurs for that strong political statement.
that. therefore i am very happy that this parliament is supporting a budgetary capacity because people need
we had to take emergency measures without democratic control.
if you look at the eurozone some people still think that as long as we follow the stability and growth pact it will be fine.
we should make it very clear to people why we are having this debate. it is not because we love institutional discussions here but because we know that the current europe is not delivering enough.
that is why we are having this discussion.
it has weaknesses it is unable to take up the challenges it has it is unable to be quick enough in its solutions.
quite often we are tackling issues for which the eu does not have competence. quite often we are looking at issues which we could leave to national competence.
further deepening of emu should be built on the existing instruments notably the european semester putting more flesh on its bones and strengthening its credibility and effectiveness.
and a political union to safeguard democratic accountability and strengthen legitimacy where needed.
what we are doing and putting in place here are solutions for the future and i hope that we do that beyond.
two thousand and nineteen the alternative is what we have now twenty eight vetoes on any taxation decision. your lovely country ireland will block any change because they want to be the lowest and others want to go to that level as well.
but both have been discredited and i just wonder when is this institution going to get real take away the blinkers and understand that radical reform is what voters want.
one of my colleagues this morning has made the point about more europe'. well it is interesting is it not?
thankfully of course the uk will not be part of that decision but if you are going to stop the rise of euroscepticism across the continent it is no good papering over the cracks it is no good bringing a report like this forward which does not deal with the issues that are out there and every time responding with more europe will actually deal with globalisation' that is not the case.
the european union actually sees reform as an absolutely binary decision either you continue with the same or more europe.
it is at the heart of the credibility of the whole union.
all the eu institutions should unfailingly cooperate and follow up the observations made by this parliament.
my other point is about the european court of auditors. its role needs to be further strengthened.
but i want to use this opportunity also because i see my dear friend mr farage here today.
we should not wait for upcoming national elections.
the european union is being challenged right now by the combined effect of putin trump and internal nationalistic voices and we believe that this is the time for the european union to assert itself as what it is already a powerful democratic political and economic entity.
we need to translate this into a roadmap with better european solutions better european solutions for growth with an investment strategy a strong social pillar and completing economic and monetary union with a proper fiscal capacity; better european solutions
that has implications for the community budget.
an essential component in this debate is the strengthening of the economic and monetary union.
the second step which we have to take to strengthen the euro is use the limited financial resources which we have available to strengthen our economies not just manage a crisis once it has occurred but help the countries to reform to strengthen their economies to become more competitive even before a crisis occurs.
we should of course do this without increasing the burden on the taxpayer in the european union not by a single cent.
this is why we need a fiscal capacity which is precise in scope and very effective in its implementation.
level. so we are pleading for a number of institutional reforms not because we like institutions but because this is the only way to tackle at a european level the challenges we are facing
and then finally it is too visionary.
but as for the idea that the european union would do something about it if we had different structures given that the head of the commission is jean claude juncker who is the godfather of tax avoidance how do you think it would be any different if he gave europe control over this? will we not get another godfather who would rise to the top?
these people have a way of rising to the top.
so let us emphasise the role of national parliaments over the much publicised power of the eu.
furthermore we must honour the founding fathers of this house and of the eu by respecting the god given values they treasured.
different and being different and protecting our individuality which is at the centre of human rights and european ideas of humanity. defending that needs a stronger european union at this moment.
only by defending our values together in a globalising world do we have a chance of keeping our diversity and the key idea of individualism.
small nation states will not be able to defend european ways of life;
this plurality based on individualism and human rights in this space in the world can only be defended together.
this process ends with a compromise which does not actually satisfy anybody in this process. we create a very thin line no one is able to follow;
we also create thereby illusions about our ability to solve the problem.
all of these were done by the communists by the holy roman empire by the egyptians and by any form of dictatorship trying to aggrandise the people and control the people.
mr president the central focus of this debate is or should be why are we integrating why these plans to integrate further what actually is integration for?
we assume that european integration is inherently good on the right side of history for those who think that history has sides and i am not one of them.
but for many millions in europe the drive to integrate is not self evident.
this debate should also be addressing these citizens by offering a vision that speaks to the great majority the doubters included.
the message this ideal message should go back to first principles.
mr president the eu is facing many crises and this report was a great opportunity to change the direction of the eu.
so who decided to give it to guy verhofstadt because from that moment we knew that this report would have only one solution?
whatever the question the answer is always the same more europe.
so he calls for the commission to become europe's government for a new eu finance minister to head a new eu treasury and for this parliament to have the power to levy taxes on our citizens.
britain did not vote to leave the eu because there was not enough europe; we voted to leave because the eu does too much.
it has already taken too much power from the member states and has lost touch with its citizens.
this report seeks to create a united states of europe. instead of listening to the people it is telling them that brussels knows best.
instead of extending democracy it is centralising power.
so rather than strengthening the eu it undermines it further.
with the exception of one paragraph calling for a single seat this is a dreadful report.
urgency pragmatism but also vision and ambition.
it is true that a lot can and must be done at the national level but it is essential to understand that we are strong because we have agreed upon and jointly created a system of european institutions institutions which protect us against the risk of abandoning the core shared values that hold us together institutions which are guardians of the interdependence created over decades of integration and also institutions which have to progress and deliver efficiently.
country specific situations must be taken care of but not at the expense of undermining the european capacity to act of fragmentation of discarding the community method of integration.
a new approach to the working method of the union should respond to the growing demand for a more accountable transparent and participatory decision making system.
we should continuously seek improvements to the way the european institutions work generously exploiting the potential offered by new technologies.
most of us agree that many badly needed reforms can be introduced within the existing treaty framework and we should use this potential fully but it is our duty to look seriously into those areas where without treaty change europe's capacity to respond to people's legitimate fears needs and ambitions will remain limited.
they can have a huge economic impact.
however as we stressed in our joint communication last september it is crucial to complement our efforts to build resilience with efforts to build effective deterrents.
the europol cyber crime centre provides technical and forensic support to a number of international investigations which have led for instance to the take down last summer of two of the largest criminal dark web markets.
the network should bring together research and expertise in cybersecurity from across the european union and lead to the scaling up of existing research and technological capacities in the competence centres in member states while making sure that research is transformed into specific products and services that will directly increase our cybersecurity.
so what from the commission side are we proposing to do about this?
this issue is complex and requires a carefully balanced approach having an efficient instrument from law enforcement point of view while ensuring full respect for fundamental rights data protection and ensuring legal certainty for business.
this is why the cybersecurity package has an important international dimension.
this will ensure operators of essential systems assess risk prepare a strategy and properly protect their systems.
over the last two years we have carried out an extensive consultation process and conducted an impact assessment.
the internet of things means that tens of billions more devices are going online.
in parallel we are advancing work on our practical measures to simplify cooperation between judicial authorities and cooperation between our law enforcement authorities and service providers based on the existing legal framework.
through these cyber dialogues the eu promotes the application of existing international law the implementation of universal norms of responsible state behaviour and regional cyber confidence building measures as well as the international cooperation through the budapest convention on cybercrime.
the nis directive will also boost national capabilities and competence to promote the exchange of information about threats and incidents.
the commission also actively participates in the ongoing preparatory work in the council of europe on the possible additional protocol to the budapest convention on cybercrime which will deal with cross border access to eevidence.
they contribute to global cyber stability including through the exchange on responses to malicious cyber activities that should encourage cooperation facilitate mitigation of immediate and longer term threats and influence the behaviour of potential aggressors.
that means making it easier to detect and easier to prosecute.
the cyber security act which this house and the council are currently discussing focuses on making us more resilient.
we need to make sure that cybercrime does not pay.
so we have to take cyber attacks against our systems very seriously.
from the commission side we are convinced that a european certification process is an important step towards creating security by design. the commission the european parliament and the council have agreed that this is a priority file and it is of paramount importance that negotiations are concluded within the current mandate of parliament. making us more resilient also means making sure the eu retains and develops essential capabilities to secure its digital economy infrastructure and
but the threat continues to evolve and change.
it aims at giving enisa a permanent mandate and it is setting up an eu wide framework for cybersecurity certification systems again as we have heard.
as long as there is little or no chance of getting caught cybercrime will remain an all too attractive option for criminals and hostile governments alike. we have already proposed a directive to strengthen the ability of law enforcement authorities to combat fraud and the counterfeiting of non cash means of payment. to tackle barriers to prosecution we are also working on a legislative proposal on obtaining electronic evidence for criminal investigations and prosecutions.
this will inevitably create a huge number of extra potential vulnerabilities and at the same time potential new tools to perform cyber attacks.
this includes cooperation inside the european union and with our key international partners notably the united states.
the dialogues allow for the enhancement of cooperation with third countries to strengthen global cyber resilience and the multi stakeholder model of internet governance as well as to advance the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms.
cyber means have been used to undermine democratic institutions to spread disinformation and to cast questions over elections.
in parallel we are continue the implementation of the action set out in the cybersecurity package presented last september based around strengthening resilience creating effective deterrents and reinforcing international cooperation.
on the side of operational efforts that have been underlined we are beefing up capacity at europol's cybercrime centre.
on all these proposals my colleagues and i are actively working with you for the speedy adoption and implementation of initiatives on the ground and look forward to continuing this fruitful cooperation to the benefit of all our citizens.
first of all we continue to support member states in the implementation of the nis directive as we have heard ahead of the transposition deadline in may.
i am confident that we will soon present a solid legislative proposal for consideration by the co legislators.
in order to shape this international cooperation the eu has ongoing cyber dialogues in place with the united states japan india south korea china and brazil.
some member states are also extending these measures beyond the critical sectors already set out in legislation to other sectors at risk in particular public administrations.
this means more cooperation and sharing of experience and reinforced cyber forensics and detection capabilities. a strong cooperation framework with external partners is of the utmost importance given the global nature of the threat.
we have heard some of the examples.
aside from making ourselves more resilient and building more deterrents we need stronger international cooperation to make cyberspace stable and secure.
to this end we have announced the creation of a network of european cybersecurity competence centres to reinforce capabilities across europe and overcome the current fragmentation of research with the cybersecurity research and competence hub at the heart of that.
these challenges ahead of us can be faced and the ambition of making europe the leader in cybersecurity by two thousand and twenty five can be achieved through multidimensional cooperation a comprehensive approach and strengthening the legal framework.
cooperation between the relevant services of the member states the eu institutions the new agencies as well as third countries and organisations.
we consider the cyber security act as a priority and hope to reach a general approach before the end of our term so that the trilogues can start under the austrian presidency.
let me assure you of the council's firm commitment to continuing the work that i have outlined and our readiness to adopt and effectively implement concrete measures in the field in order to ensure an open free safe and secure cyberspace while protecting with strong determination the fundamental rights and freedoms of our citizens.
in order to increase the preparedness at national and eu level the key word to overcome those challenges is cooperation and the multidimensional aspects public private cooperation cooperation between member states economic cross border and cross sector collaboration
as the presidency we are determined to advance the legislative work as much as possible.
they are using the very tools that we have created to make people's lives easier against us.
we have seen the spread of government controlled social media trolls blur the lines between propaganda and views.
we need to ensure that our law enforcement authorities are provided with the necessary tools resources and staff in order to effectively investigate and prosecute cybercrimes and that this is done in full respect of fundamental rights and privacy expectations.