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artificial intelligence could take decisions on life and death with no direct control from a human being.
states and human beings remain responsible and accountable for their behaviour in an armed conflict even if it involves the use of autonomous weapons and this is why our position at the un has been that humans should always make the decisions on the use of lethal force and always exert sufficient control over lethal weapon systems. of course we do not have all the answers or all the solutions
so it makes a lot of sense to have this debate here today.
this is only the first stage of the discussion and there is no agreement yet on any regulation so work will continue within the group of governmental experts during the course of next year.
some of them are refusing to work for the military.
let me say that this is one of the points on the agenda where i could easily sit on both sides of the chamber because there is work being done on the commission side and work being done on the council side as well as under the eeas leadership.
i believe the best way ahead is to agree on some common principles regarding the military use of artificial intelligence and to define the boundaries of its applications so that within those limits scientists are free to explore the immense positive potential of artificial intelligence.
the group of experts stresses that international humanitarian law applies to all weapon systems both old and new and that all weapons must always remain under human control. the experts have agreed that the un convention on certain conventional weapons is the appropriate framework to regulate weapons of this kind and that any policy measure must not interfere with the civilian uses of artificial intelligence.
we can continue exploring the immense possibilities of artificial intelligence and at the same time guarantee full respect for human rights.
our member states it's true hold different views on some issues but we all agree that the use of force must always abide by international law including international humanitarian law and human rights law and this fully applies to autonomous weapons systems.
artificial intelligence is already part of our daily life when we use our smartphone or when we watch a tv series we understand that very well and it is now starting to be weaponised and to impact on our collective security.
i believe that we europeans have an important contribution to bring to this table.
the reason why we are here today is not that we are afraid of technology let me start by saying that.
we've started to carry on a conversation between the tech world and the foreign and security policy community and my intention as high representative is to put this issue on the table for the defence ministers too at one of our next council meetings the question of how we can harness the opportunities of the digital era while also addressing the rising threats.
and partly for that reason i decided a few months ago to set up a panel with tech leaders from different backgrounds and fields of expertise.
the point is that scientists and researchers should and must be free to do their job knowing that their discoveries will not be used to harm innocent people.
at the beginning of this month the united nations group of governmental experts on lethal autonomous weapons systems agreed on an initial set of possible guiding principles.
it is a good starting point and the new guiding principles are very much in line with the positions we have developed inside the european union under european external action service coordination.
to fundamentally change platform liability through copyright and not the ecommerce directive is dangerous and deceitful.
what will this lead to? filtering where errorprone and hypersensitive algorithms will remove anything that could pose a risk. this includes legal content. if this is not censorship then i don't know what is. on article thirteen i ask colleagues to support imco's balanced text protecting our citizens' fundamental rights.
mr president as rapporteur for the committee on the internal market and consumer protection with joint responsibility on article thirteen i must say that this article remains problematic. the proposals to protect copyright owners are so restrictive that they could have a detrimental effect on the freedom of expression. there's a broad consensus across this house that we should protect the work of artists but i agree with consumer organisations user groups academics developers and the list goes on that article thirteen as proposed goes too far and could dramatically restrict the internet freedoms of our citizens.
the peace programme has been of particular significance with a special focus on building cross border relations. the eu structural funds should continue to play an effective role in upholding the good friday agreement.
the cohesion policy has been an active contributor to the peace process with investment such as peace and interreg funding playing an effective role in maintaining peace and reconciliation.
by signing up to the treaty on european union all the member states made a commitment an obligation to defend respect and promote these values regardless of political differences.
mr president let me start again and let me welcome prime minister orbn who i wanted to shake hands with but he turned up late for the debate.
article two of the treaty on european union reads the union is founded on the values of respect for human dignity freedom democracy equality the rule of law and respect for human rights including the rights of persons belonging to a minority'.
tomorrow president juncker will present his state of the union and i asked you before i ask you now again colleagues today what is the state of our union?
it is therefore our duty to act under the very same treaty that hungary decided to ratify.
the report that is before you today comprehensively lists the actions that together represent a clear risk of a serious breach of the values of our union.
these are services that to add insult to injury lighten the work of local governments and are often financed through european union funding.
on the contrary this summer one of the last independent news channels changed ownership and from one day to another became the mouthpiece of the government.
colleagues the time has come to make an important choice.
it has replaced independent judges with those with a closer tie to the regime. it has rules on which churches are allowed to worship and which churches are not.
they did not do so.
since two thousand and ten the european parliament has been urging the commission and the member states to act.
the propaganda tax on ngos got through parliament and whether the central european university can continue to function in budapest is still a big question.
i do not think lightly about triggering that article but if this house fails to use this emergency brake we fail to deliver to european citizens what was promised to them in the treaty.
unfortunately nothing has improved since this report was voted on in june.
will you let a government violate the values upon which this union was built without consequences or will you ensure that the values of this union are more than just words written on a piece of paper?
it has put academia on a leash and future generations will not learn to appreciate critical thinking.
on top of that individuals in the government have enriched themselves their family members and their friends by means of public funding from european taxpayers' money.
it makes life miserable for ngos that provide services to citizens in need such as homeless people migrants and refugees and marginalised groups like roma.
we all have the task of protecting the rights of european citizens to live today in a society as article two reads in which pluralism nondiscrimination tolerance justice solidarity and equality between women and men prevail'.
the civil liberties committee after consulting four committees of this house concluded that an article.
it continues these values are common to the member states in a society in which pluralism nondiscrimination tolerance justice solidarity and equality between women and men prevail'.
the report that we have just approved this morning sets out the important need to strengthen the rights of people in the workplace with a terminal illness.
mr president as we meet here the british trades union congress meets this week for its one hundred and fiftieth annual congress.
firmly on their agenda is the important need to strengthen and protect employment rights.
that is the subject of the important dying to work' campaign which has secured the support of members from across this house of trade unions and of employers.
one final remark the emptiness of the arguments on this side need to be compensated by screaming and shouting.
what we do is we respect the treaties and this role was given to the commission in the treaties.
finally i want to reiterate that the commission believes that the only european way is through dialogue.
if you have a democratic majority you can change the rules you can negotiate a change of the treaty but you can't violate the rules nor can you ignore the rules.
if the dialogue doesn't deliver the results we will go to court and i hope that hungary will stick to its line to execute court rulings.
they are issues we have with the hungarian government on the basis of in our view rules that are not being respected.
europe was created on the basis of rights of individuals.
that is why we can never ignore the rule of law nor fundamental rights and using the argument of democracy against the law and fundamental rights is going back to a european history none of us want to see again.
if you make these laws and if you stand for these laws stand for them and we will have a debate and dialogue and hopefully we will resolve them but don't try to deflect attention from criticism about the actions of your government by saying that those who criticise the government attack your nation or your people.
i just want to add one issue to that when we criticise the hungarian government and its legislative measures we do this very precisely.
we will pursue this in a dialogue with the hungarian government and we will take the hungarian government to court if we believe that they violate the rules that were agreed at european level.
i have to say to then say that criticising laws and criticising the government would amount to criticising a nation or a people frankly speaking mr orbn that's the coward's way out.
the treaties are the fundament upon which we operate.
everything i put in my report at the beginning of this debate and all the concrete issues i have put before you are based in fact.
we've had a past sometimes of dictatorship through democracy.
volume will not compensate for the emptiness of your arguments sir.
you cannot use the argument of democracy to ignore the rules.
that is the rule of law in europe.
whether i was elected to this position or not is neither here nor there.
this is why i want to start this debate from my side by expressing all our sympathy and friendship to the usa all its institutions and all its citizens while they commemorate that terrible day.
since we signed the eunato joint declaration two years ago our personnel have been working together on a daily basis on the broadest set of security issues from cybersecurity to maritime security.
i see in my daily work that we are not alone in this task.
the world has changed in unexpected and unforeseeable ways since that nine eleven seventeen years ago.
president juncker's visit to the white house last july managed to avert the risk of new tariffs on our car industry.
we are a global power and a global security provider.
more generally we will stand by the fundamental belief that international rules should not be seen as a constraint for some but rather as a guarantee for all.
i believe another such issue is trade particularly in relation to china and world trade organisation reform.
us and eu staff including at military level are working together today as never before in the past.
that is why i am so convinced that whatever policy disagreements we may have with the administration our friendship with the usa is here to stay.
they are all looking to the european union as the reliable and indispensable partner they need in this world of today.
this is something we europeans cannot should not and i think will not forget.
at the same time we have shown that we are ready to protect our interests when the usa has chosen a different approach.
from the western balkans to north korea from ukraine to afghanistan and the list can continue our cooperation is strong because we share the same goals and the same interests and i would say the same vision of the world.
it is no secret that we have one main disagreement which concerns multilateralism and the very idea of a system for global governance.
it's rather the opposite.
mr president seventeen years ago today the usa was hit by the largest attack in its history and i believe that all of us remember perfectly well where we were each of us when we first heard that a plane had hit the twin towers in new york. if you think of that day if you think of that moment you understand how close europe and america have always been
i have no doubt that the european union and the usa are and will remain natural partners and natural friends in spite of some disagreements we may have with the us administration.
but we also have a strong interest in preserving multilateralism and in strengthening multilateralism namely the interest that we have to prevent conflicts to promote sustainable development to promote human rights and to guarantee in this way our own european security.
we work together on a daily basis on counterterrorism and our cooperation within nato is closer than ever.
we europeans continue to see multilateralism as the best way to prevent chaos conflicts and confrontation in a multipolar world.
from canada to australia from south america to east asia from the african union to the asia europe meeting there is a whole world calling for effective multilateralism and for partners to build it.
as your report indicates perfectly well mr brok we work very closely together with the us administration on a wide range of issues.
that is why we continue and we will continue to defend the nuclear deal with iran and the paris agreement on climate change and to fund the essential work of all the un agencies including the one for palestinian refugees unrwa.
the usa helped us in europe during the second world war to defeat nazism and fascism and helped us immediately after the second world war to rebuild our continent.
it is based on our values as the best alternative to a situation where might makes right.
so we have a responsibility. protecting and reforming multilateralism can only be a collective endeavour and that is why we should invest more and more in this alliance for effective multilateralism in this effort to build partnerships at a global level to strengthen multilateralism.
the european parliament's transatlantic legislators' dialogue with the us congress provides a very important platform for exchange and i have witnessed at first hand how crucial it is to engage with congress and with different departments within the administration.
never. yet after seventy years the european union has grown up.
your report mr brok concludes that we need to invest even more in peopleto people contacts across the atlantic and i couldn't agree more.
europe and the usa have a clear interest in diversifying our energy supplies and this is just one of the many issues where our interests converge.
however we should explore together with the usa any possibility to address the shortcomings of the current multilateral system and make our international institutions more effective and fit for purpose.
dc and run deep into our societies.
this is new and it goes beyond some of the rhetoric or the narrative or the symbolism we have been facing in recent months.
the political will on our side is always to try to seek cooperation and to defend our interests when we see that there is no other way to go.
we are not alone in having this objective.
today all global powers are rethinking their place in the world.
we responded strongly to the introduction of the us tariffs on steel and aluminium that as you rightly say are still in place and we are engaging with various levels of the us government and congress to avoid the unacceptable threats of us tariffs in other areas particularly on cars.
we will keep investing in this friendship continuing at the same time to invest in european union unity and strength and we will continue doing it together all the european union institutions together with the european parliament.
we have our own principles our interests and our unique european way to peace security and development.
as you know an executive working group is now discussing the details with a clear political mandate which is to agree on the way forward.
we will continue to invest strongly in the un system.
maybe we should do that by de dramatising and de politicising.
we didn't walk the road to here and bring hungary on board as a member of this family in order to let go.
that is what we will be voting on tomorrow.
the hungarian people want you to keep your word because they want to remain at the heart of the european union. but then you have to play by the rules and respect the rules. debates like this one today are about a very difficult situation and some people are getting rather desperate about how to get out of that situation but i think this is just a difficult phase in a bigger process of the european union coming of age as a community of values and a community of law.
so all we are doing is keeping you to your word.
and then finally the real message of today's debate is not about pointing the finger at hungary or criticising hungary.
and we will get out of this situation.
so we have a duty to hold you to the same rules and standards as everybody else.
you put a lot of drama in your speeches mr orbn but i actually prefer the approach of ms sargentini which is very factual fact based and accurate.
well i have difficulty answering my voters.
and i'm sure that you read article two before you put your signature to it.
hungary is a member of this family and we will fight to get hungary back on track and give hungarian citizens the european values that they are entitled to like anybody else.
in particular as raised in a two thousand and eighteen european semester country report more could be done to better balance the powers between the president of the national office for the judiciary and the national judicial council.
these values characterise a society in which individual freedom pluralism non discrimination and tolerance prevail.
let me also stress that eu legislation provides that member states have to ensure that the basic needs of persons in transit zones are covered and that they are treated in a humane and dignified manner.
unlike the european parliament the commission has a right under the treaty on european union to launch infringement procedures and in the case of hungary has launched many value related infringement proceedings.
in this context let me stress that democracy in our member states in our european union cannot exist without the rule of law and respect for fundamental rights.
the commission remains committed to upholding the fundamental values of the union and will continue to closely monitor the situation in hungary in this regard.
as regards fundamental rights the report highlights important issues relating to civil society academic freedom and media pluralism which are crucial for the good functioning of democracy.
two thousand and seventeen this was an unprecedented step in the history of our european union.
if deficiencies are identified adequate corrective actions are carried out.
mr president fortunately the commission is in a position to give its position on this issue and i want to start by thanking the rapporteur ms sargentini for her engagement in preparing this report.
when it comes to the application of eu law and the respect of the eu's fundamental values the commission intervenes based on accurate and thorough legal analysis it focuses on concrete national measures and it engages in a dialogue with the authorities.
moreover the european anti fraud office has opened investigations where there was sufficient suspicion of fraud and other irregularities.
the commission will monitor and assess any measures taken by the hungarian authorities to address these recommendations.
moreover the commission is analysing the compatibility with eu law of hungary's recent law on the special tax on education training and media campaign activities in the area of migration.
the commission will not hesitate to take further action if necessary.
civil society is the very fabric of democratic societies and is threatened by measures taken by the hungarian authorities that lead to a shrinking space for civil society organisations.
the commission is using all the instruments at its disposal to address concerns in the manner the commission considers most effective. let me remind you it was the commission which invoked the article seven procedure as regards a clear risk of a serious breach of the rule of law by poland on twenty december.
the report covers a wide range of measures in different areas taken by the hungarian authorities over the last few years which give rise to serious concerns from the perspective of our common eu values.
sadly the commission shares the concerns expressed in the report in particular the concerns regarding fundamental rights corruption the treatment of roma and the independence of the judiciary.
this includes providing food to asylum seekers staying in border zones.
it is also using other instruments including audits and investigations relating to the use of eu funds and actions through the european semester the eu annual cycle of economic policy coordination.
the commission shows zero tolerance towards fraud against the eu budget and carries out regular audits to assess the functioning of the national management and control system based on regularly updated risk management.
challenges concerning the functioning and independence of the judicial system in hungary also require close monitoring.
and colleagues demonstrators in bratislava have showed their concerns on the streets they have no trust in their government.
i want to try to achieve a compromise i want to reach an agreement that is part of my political
freedom of science is a fundamental value for the european union.
that's clear but for us in a properly functioning state a lively civil society is also important.
it's about the party political dimension.
an important decision lies ahead of us and yes we feel a need for self assurance when we have this discussion ahead of us about the european way of life.
they don't want to be the next.
there is a government misusing a majority to protect the already sentenced socialist party leader.
we all agreed including the socialists to put this on the agenda in the next plenary and again i hope that everybody is ready to fight against corruption in all regards and not only in one specific case that is on the table. yes europe needs self assurance
so what i would ask for is an end to public accusations among our political leaders.
now we need to recognise that the internet has changed everything and we need a balanced debate on how we are going to regulate it.
article eleven as proposed does threaten news aggregators which drive traffic to publishers' websites especially small publishers.
think about vlogs twitch feeds memes.
i don't believe either of them will do what you want it to do.
it is not proportionate. article thirteen threatens to force platforms to check and filter all content and it will take down legal content.
it does threaten the ability to post links to social media.
now i accept that there are genuine problems particularly for the music industry but we must address them without undermining how people use the internet.