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there is a group of commissioners working on this pensions white paper and with vice president reding participating and contributing we will manage to address the gender dimension of pensions more forcefully than in the previous green paper.
a better work life balance is absolutely essential.
this is part of our decent work agenda.
i would also like to thank all my colleagues for their strong messages on this important debate today.
first of all i would like to say that gender equality is not only a matter of social justice;
it is also a matter for progress and we need to build together a fair society for all of us. next i would like to say that i strongly support quotas.
preventing and reducing poverty is an important component of social solidarity and i strongly believe in women's solidarity.
we have to make this gender equality become a reality.
we can accelerate on the track today;
madam president it was the trotskyists who transformed marxist class warfare into multi grievance group warfare. society was to be segmented into groups who might or might not have known that they had a grievance until that was explained to them by helpful young militants.
the groups might be defined by ethnicity religion sex sexuality age or disability.
they were all to be urged to engage in collective action against their oppressors.
in some cases they moved into positions of power and influence.
the word discrimination' when followed by the word against' became the ultimate evil. in many cases there is no identifiable perpetrator.
the discriminator is the rest of society.
we are all guilty.
people whatever their real disadvantage must realise when they are being manipulated and must shake off that manipulation.
research on the genetic base of life have created growing expectations vis vis the commercial value of biodiversity.
the eu also plays a very active role in helping to finalise the mechanisms needed for the entry into force of the nagoya protocol.
the commission regards this as an important initiative and therefore contributes significantly.
the new treaty under the convention on biological diversity the nagoya protocol on access to genetic resources and a fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from their utilisation which the international community finally managed to negotiate in two thousand and ten should ensure legal certainty for users of genetic resources and improve transparency on transactions
this in turn should help the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and those who depend on ecosystems in the source countries.
in addition a number of other international legal tools need to be further developed.
the commission has already proposed legislation for the ratification and implementation of the nagoya protocol in the eu.
it provides for legal certainty for european users and increases the possibilities for transactions on genetic resources.
one important example is the multi donor abs capacity development initiative that supports stakeholders from acp countries.
the commission supports the establishment of the nagoya protocol clearing house mechanism and considers close cooperation with other regions and countries essential for its effective implementation and for reaching a shared understanding of all pending issues relating to its smooth application.
it is available in all the official languages of the union and is free of charge.
it should be enriched with further information in the area of justice.
the council has adopted the european case law identifier.
significant work has been undertaken to interconnect certain member state registers in the field of justice.
we need in particular to explore the possibility of creating a system for cooperation between the competent authorities in the field of legal aid.
we need to continue our efforts to ensure that in two thousand and eighteen we are closer to achieving an operational and effective european e justice system. we are counting on the involvement of the european parliament in this endeavour.
this should allow for a better flow of information and better compatibility of judicial communication between member states.
a set of uniform metadata will improve search facilities for case law. much progress has been made in the area of videoconferencing.
it should in particular be possible for all member states to have insolvency registers and for them to be interconnected through the e justice system. this model could form the basis for interconnecting other registers of the member states.
thirdly it is important to enhance communications between member state authorities in the field of justice.
we will need to harmonise or at least to create the technical conditions for the proper interoperability of technical communications between member states in the area of justice.
i would like to highlight some of the more significant results.
member states should be encouraged to develop the possibility of making an e application to the courts in cross border situations e service of documents e taking of evidence or e payment of judicial costs.
its aim was to reduce procedural deadlines and operating costs for the benefit of citizens businesses practitioners and in general the administration of justice.
the first one was the creation of the e justice portal. it was opened in july two thousand and ten and should serve in future as a one stop shop for justice.
these are just some of the positive results of the first action plan.
there has been a clear shared commitment at both national and european level to work to implement the principles objectives and means established by that action plan.
there are a number of other initiatives in the area of e justice which have been taken up and implemented in several member states.
many member states have introduced videoconferencing systems to help accelerate judicial procedures and facilitate the hearings of witnesses or of the parties.
to achieve these objectives we need to take a number of initiatives.
the e codex project which is led by a significant number of member states aims at developing interoperable technical solutions for the cross border exchange of judicial information.
e justice stands to benefit from the broader work in this area in the field of e government.
fourthly work on the interconnection of registers should be continued.
the council also adopted a decision establishing cooperation with the european judicial network in criminal matters.
there are practical e justice tools that should facilitate its application such as a machine translation system that is sufficiently reliable.
first we need to continue the work on the e justice portal.
implementation of the first action plan must continue but examination is also under way of a new action plan for the period two thousand and fourteen two thousand and eighteen on the basis of a draft action plan prepared by the presidency and in full cooperation with the commission.
this also contains a number of useful and helpful ideas which will feed into our discussions in the council.
our discussions this afternoon provide us with a valuable opportunity to do just that.
i believe we share the same goals and ambitions and i am confident that we can continue to work constructively in the field of e justice.
i can therefore reassure the honourable members of this house that we are listening carefully to your views and that these will be an important element in the establishment of the new action plan for.
when the conditions are fulfilled.
therefore the commission welcomes the solution found for georgia and also hopes that the macro financial assistance which was proposed some time ago for the kyrgyz republic and jordan will be adopted swiftly.
the commission also welcomes the efforts by parliament and the council to set out guidelines and practical arrangements for future mfa operations in their joint declaration which is to be adopted together with the decision.
this compromise will not only enable a decision on the macro financial assistance to georgia which has been blocked for two years but will also unblock union macro financial assistance for other strategic partners. in the commission's view macro financial assistance will remain a crucial instrument in our relations with neighbouring and candidate countries.
people using the refill app collect points each time they refill their bottles until they win a stainless steel water bottle like this much better than a plastic one. plastic bottles make up a third of all plastic pollution in our seas harming penguins whales and fish.
last week i had the pleasure of visiting the bewiched cafe in my constituency.
mr president i think it is telling to find my labour colleagues using their positions in this chamber to attack the links we have with our close commonwealth allies and to spread what i am afraid to tell you colleagues is a completely bogus idea that we might change our minds.
the best outcome for us is that the remaining eu should have free trade agreements with friends and allies on every continent.
but if a consequence of the uk's renewed focus on forging closer trade relations with australia is that the remaining eu twenty seven do the same thing that is very good news for everybody.
if it had been more willing to take that approach over the forty years of our membership i suspect we would not have got to where we are now.
the united kingdom wants to have wealthy and successful neighbours.
two thousand and thirty i am particularly conscious of the need to encourage more and to develop more recycling facilities for plastic and to develop products that are recyclable and i think in this debate there needs to be a producer responsibility as well as a consumer responsibility.
our commonwealth partners are prioritising deals with the eu while brexit creates uncertainty in our relationships.
today's vote is about boosting bilateral cooperation on terrorism and serious crime the environment and climate change research and development;
trade negotiations with australia are getting going. whether we in the uk want to remain a significant player with strong relations with our commonwealth partners together with our nearest neighbours the eu will be seen after march. two thousand and nineteen it's in our hands and we shouldn't think of throwing away tangible relationships
the commission has repeatedly said in various oral statements that this is not the case.
however when you look at the text it is already in the preamble desiring to promote cooperation between service providers and rights holders with respect to relevant infringements in the digital environment'.
if this does not mean three strikes what does it mean?
the joint declaration of sixteen april issued by all the acta parties is quite clear.
mr president first of all there have been several interventions claiming that the implementation of acta would lead to limiting civil liberties
maybe you do not trust the council.
mentioned. this reference to jobs has never
venues. that being said several acta parties have taken the momentum created by the acta negotiations to revise their domestic legislation along the agreed
however we cannot impose the de minimis exemption as an absolute obligation because some member states acting under national rules have kept the authority to carry out certain controls of passengers. reference has been made again to the three strike law
at least there would be some consideration for the fact but some of you simply continue to say that we negotiate behind closed doors and that there is no transparency.
so let us respect the treaty and let us respect the framework agreements.
concept. it is in the e commerce directive and we are simply referring
word. it has to ratify this agreement and if consent is refused there is simply no agreement at all. so be a little bit
minds. the initialling of the agreement is part of the commission's prerogatives and it does not definitely bind the
maybe you do not trust
assistance. although the eu has had very successful cooperation with the us in these areas for the last four to five years we believe that acta can also improve those important aspects of the fight against ipr infringements.
you have the result of the negotiations. how can you say that this has happened behind closed doors?
regimes. moreover it is often overlooked that acta is not only about improved legal
standards. it is also about cooperation between enforcement authorities the adoption of best practices or the better coordination of technical
three on the part of the european union three on the part of the united states.
such. we have not yet made a decision in the commission on what we are actually going to do because we still have a couple of reserves that we want to settle with the united states before making up our
that. an international treaty that would adopt standards similar to those of the eu but also to those already in place in countries like the us or japan would still be a most valuable contribution to the current prevailing international standard as defined by the wto trips
it is the commission's prerogative as a negotiator to determine the point at which negotiations are technically finalised and at which the agreement can be initialled.
so no decision whatsoever has been taken at this moment in time and you have another possibility tonight to make known all the comments that you have on your
rights. counterfeiting is a serious attack on european industry and on the european economy and on european innovation because we are an innovation based
maybe you do not trust your governments.
nobody has been able to give an example. if you give us examples we will look into them.
me. i am the commission.
we consider that the us enforcement system is generally effective and efficient in the protection of certain intellectual property
it is the commission that has made sure that this happens;
been made. the references that are made are to fundamental rights and i am very sensitive to that but without any confirmative
agreement. our goal is to promote acta standards to key emerging partners namely through our future trade agreements but also in multilateral
we will not change this and we will ensure that acta parties can continue to apply such an exemption.
it is not about limiting civil liberties or harassing consumers.
i will come back to that later.
contrary to what some seem to be claiming acta is not about creating some sort of big brother'. i know that you had concerns with the fact that the negotiations were conducted behind closed doors and that the negotiating texts were not made public.
acta? well in tokyo it was not possible to finalise the
secondly it respects the important role of free internet and safeguards the role of service providers as well as the european system of copyright exceptions such as the european regime of conditional exemption of liability for internet operators.
weeks. there are in particular two issues
our negotiating guidelines requested this and we have scrupulously respected it as you can see from the
acta is about establishing a new tool that will ensure that existing intellectual property rights are effectively protected.
the internet is the most global open and fast moving market environment where music films books and software circulate.
secondly the other important issue has to do with the eu proposal that the internet measures stipulated in acta must apply not only to copyright but at least also to trademark violations. as you know on the internet you can find thousands of offers for fake goods using european brands be it for clothes cosmetics watches or even foodstuffs.
i hope that this has allowed you to find out that the commission has scrupulously respected the principles that i laid out in my previous interventions in this house.
the ombudsman confirmed that the preservation of confidentiality was legal and in line with the two thousand and one regulation on access to documents.
fourthly acta explicitly recognises the importance of guaranteeing access to medicines by referring to the doha declaration on the matter as well as by explicitly excluding patent infringements from the sections on border and penal enforcement.
i would be interested to hear your views on this issue. i am concerned that a blanket exclusion of patents an important intellectual property right might risk depriving many industries of the benefits of this chapter.
at the insistence of the commission successive versions of the text have been published and our negotiators came here after each round to answer all your questions. we have taken these steps to ensure that we could debate the topic in a climate of mutual trust. i should like to mention that the ombudsman has recently recognised in the precise context of the acta negotiations that it was justified to maintain the confidentiality of some key negotiating documents.
valid. thirdly the text refers to those provisions of the trips agreement that safeguard the essential balance between the rights of the right holders and the public interest and that stress the need for intellectual property rights to contribute to technical innovation socio economic welfare or the protection of health'.
i believe we should address these infringements made through the internet because they are basically identical to real life infringements concerning physical
let me now highlight some of the main features of acta.
open. firstly should patent infringements be included or excluded from the scope of civil litigation measures?
it is essential to remember that acta is an agreement concerning the enforcement of intellectual property rights. this means that it does not oblige any of its signatories to create new substantive rights or to change existing ones. it only commits its signatories to ensuring that the rights holders can fully assert their rights if when and where they exist.
it would not be in the draft acta treaty without the european commission.
secondly acta defines for the first time an international standard for intellectual property infringements on the internet.
they have resolved nearly all issues with only a few still open.
this is essential if we want to maintain a leading role in the knowledge economy'.
what is the state of play and the next steps in
world. acta can provide an important contribution towards this goal in full compliance with existing european legislation.
in particular we have managed to ensure that europe's geographical indications will be treated equally.
text. the parties kept a few reservations which still need to be addressed in the coming
i think the move towards transparency is something which should be welcomed across the parliament. after all that was one of the areas of consensus across the parliament we may have disagreed on certain elements but we agreed on more and more transparency.
how when we have this debate about concerns over the criminal sanctions do we intend to reconcile the two different negotiations between the civil and the criminal chapter? it is a question for you mr commissioner.
an increase in transparency means that we reduce false speculation about the content of the negotiations but also to be fair highlights the positive role played by the commission in trying to persuade the negotiating partners of the need for greater transparency.
when it comes to the production of generic medicines i am glad that acta protects copyrights and trademarks while excluding patents from border measures so you avoid the seizure of generic medicine in transit through the eu. but i do have a question since the commission was not responsible for negotiating on behalf of the eu when it came to the criminal enforcement chapter which was dealt with by the council on behalf of member states.
in a world of increased processing power increased storage and increased bandwidth you see a tendency towards a price of zero and many in the music industry for example have failed to react.
firstly do trade agreements or law enforcement treaties which i think acta really is also fall under the mainstreaming of fundamental rights?
today the commission posted information on acta after the end of the last negotiations three weeks ago.
secondly is the commission willing to go back to the negotiating table if fundamental rights are at risk through acta?
when it comes to the internet acta even breaks new ground the statement reads.
this implies extra judicial measures and challenges the division of power'.
besides pointing to the word allegedly' i would like to stress that internet service providers are concerned that they will have to start enforcing the law.
eighteen four states that the competent authority not necessarily judicial should have the power to order an online provider to disclose expeditiously to a rights holder information sufficient to identify a subscriber whose account was allegedly used for infringement'.
two. eighteen three goes on each party shall endeavour to promote cooperative efforts within the business community to effectively copyright infringements.
the preamble states that acta seeks to promote cooperation between service providers and rights holders'. article.
will the commission wait to finalise the negotiations to take the parliament's resolution of early next year into real account? as far as i know no country has put its initials on a single page of acta.
as liberals we proposed this so this is music to my ears.
will the commission do an assessment?
the site has a paragraph called positive aspects of acta' but there are also some questions that might be labelled otherwise.
mr president we as a union have been floundering in the dark in meeting the challenges that have been posed in this new internet age.
of course we are not alone and many of our partner nations are in the same position but we have all got to come together and work towards harmonisation of anti counterfeiting enforcement.
the protection of copyright is imperative but a balance has to be struck to ensure that freedom of expression and innovation are not inhibited.
we are keen to ensure that the balance reached in the gallo report is properly recognised in the agreement to encourage growth competitiveness and innovation to flourish whilst providing necessary protections for rights holders.
there is no one size fits all approach in the enforcement or approach to enforcement in the agreement. flexibility for our member states is recognised;
we support that.
for the eu we expect a detailed copyright proposal and a thorough impact assessment which the european parliament will review analyse and scrutinise on behalf of our citizens.
unless the conditions exist for the opposition to play a full and fair role in the elections no international support should be provided for those elections.
and just this week the prime minister welcomed the threats by the two main opposition parties to boycott next year's elections.
i hope the commission and council will keep up pressure for the security and the welfare of opposition leader sam rainsy.
he presides over a government which is authoritarian and corrupt and as i found when i visited the country a people which lives in fear of arbitrary government action. though there has been some improvement largely due to the efforts led by the european union the judiciary is not independent elections are not free and fair
i welcome baroness ashton's statement of concern for the situation of mom sonando of the association of democrats and his colleagues who were convicted last month.
thus we urge the cambodian government to cease forced evictions and put in place a transparent and accountable legal framework in cooperation with civil society and in compliance with international standards namely granting those evicted compensation and adequate accommodation.
this policy which was not properly addressed in the last review of the land concession law prevents national reconciliation and lasting stability increases inequality harms sustainable development and calls into question the legitimacy of the government.
mr president the problem of land grabbing in the developing world is clearly illustrated in cambodia where about four hundred zero people have been displaced and dispossessed of their land and homes by local and national authorities and corporate businesses.