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agreement. the framework agreement text as negotiated will in practice give us all necessary possibilities to find solutions in the interests of both parliament and the commission without disregarding the rights and interests of other institutions.
text. on some important issues this interpretation goes beyond the text agreed after sensitive discussions.
value. to avoid all ambiguity it is in this sense that the commission reads parliament's interpretation of the text. the commission stands firmly by all the commitments that it has made in the agreement and it intends to apply the agreement following the
this is how we are putting the special partnership between the commission and the european parliament into practice.
this means that the revised framework agreement should not lead to any rollback of successful practices.
promised during the negotiations.
madam president this framework agreement on the relationship between the commission and this house introduced by the lisbon treaty in reality the eu constitution is said to bring about a more democratic governmental process.
in truth it is nothing but an illusion of democracy where none exists.
lisbon has no democratic or moral authority in the uk where the british people have been cheated by the ruling political class from giving their verdict on the treaty.
the so called changes in this agreement will in no way diminish the power and activity of the unelected and unaccountable commission supported by this compliant house.
in practice the business of the eu will continue as it always has done in back rooms and behind closed doors. in due course the recommendation will be to vote resolutely against these proposals since we do not and will not recognise lisbon unless and until it has been submitted to the british people for their decision.
that is real democracy.
i welcome the development that the commission undertakes to report on the concrete follow up given to any legislative initiative requests within three months of its adoption;
to this framework agreement it could have done so. as a parliament we know that as we put lisbon into effect we have to exercise our new powers with discretion and
can i stress especially the need for president barroso to revise the code of conduct of commissioners especially the financial declarations.
state governments have built up over the last seventy years an expertise on russia and the east and this along with nato has kept the peace.
i firmly believe that the ambitions of your european project run contrary to the security of eastern europe and are a direct threat to the hard fought independence of the countries in this region.
the uk has always contributed to maintaining this security and will continue to do so in the future.
the eu shooting from the hip can only jeopardise this fragile peace.
we should be open to those who are prepared to fulfil the conditions display the respect for democracy the rule of law and the principles of the market economy.
everything is in the hands of the countries concerned.
those countries that are willing and display more ambitions to join the european family of nations should be given this possibility and this opportunity.
there have been a number of related side events involving young people media civil society business etcetera because the whole point is to engage broadly putting citizens at the centre of this partnership.
however let me also stress as your report does the importance of the twenty deliverables for.
the euronest parliamentary assembly ordinary session took place two weeks ago in kiev and i know that both the plenary and the various working groups were conducted in a very constructive atmosphere and the message of the euronest bureau was adopted unanimously.
fifthly boosting trade opportunities with the eu and among the partner countries;
but a partnership for the economy and for trade a partnership for resilience and good governance a partnership for democracy the rule of law and human rights.
seventhly supporting young people and especially addressing youth unemployment through entrepreneurship education;
we have taken note of the proposed eap' model contemplated in the report seeking to offer new opportunities especially for the associated countries and while we remain ambitious in our proposals we must also remain realistic and preserve the inclusive nature of the eap which involves all six partners.
this has been part of the logic behind the whole partnership from its inception and for these reasons we believe the focus should be on implementing existing commitments reflected in the various agreements and documents and the twenty deliverables as i mentioned. in doing that the eastern partnership should be taken forward not in isolation but in conjunction with other global commitments the sustainable development goals the paris agreement etcetera.
the recent evaluation shows that overall we have made good progress on our commitments especially with respect to the milestones set for the summit.
we take these deliverables very seriously and we want to make sure that they are implemented in a transparent and accountable way.
we all realise that our neighbour's strength is our own strength so our neighbours' security and stability are very much linked to our own security. the fact that five out of six partners suffer from protracted conflicts is a reflection of the challenging security situation that we have in our neighbourhood.
thirdly supporting smes and their access to finance;
these initiatives are all in line with the twenty deliverables.
our eastern partners are indeed experiencing at first hand the challenges of the european security architecture as the foreign affairs committee report highlights. the eastern partnership was never designed as a conflict resolution mechanism but it has a unique framework for building confidence and progressively strengthening the resilience of states and societies.
secondly increasing political ownership of energy efficiency;
the summit next week is essential to achieve practical progress on all these issues.
and finally stepping up strategic communication through a comprehensive approach based on the four priorities agreed in riga and the new eastern partnership visual identity.
sustainable development in the eastern partnership matters to the european union.
but at the same time each country from the eastern partnership has specific needs and specific aspirations so differentiation is an important principle of the partnership.
our priorities are perfectly aligned and they all stem from the most urgent needs of our citizens.
this inclusivity is key not only to bringing our people closer together but also to contributing to further coordination and cooperation between the partners themselves.
relations with belarus are evolving through the eu belarus coordination group.
we believe that the resolution of conflict in the region requires respect for international law and that peace will come in the framework of agreed negotiated formats. but peace also requires good governance and democracy better economic opportunities for all better infrastructure and closer people to people contact. this is what the eastern partnership is about and this is what we will highlight at the summit next week not a partnership against anybody as the presidency said
sixthly providing broad and targeted support to grass root ngos;
our engagement goes well beyond governments and as you know it has a very strong parliamentary dimension.
the council agrees that further actions need to be built on the previous commitments and on citizens' expectations and they need to provide new impetus for the future of the partnership.
on the basis of the twenty deliverables for two thousand and twenty prepared by the european external action service and the commission in cooperation with member states and partner countries the summit is expected to provide guidance in particular on the four priority areas of cooperation with their tangible and visible impact on people's lives.
relations with belarus armenia and azerbaijan are being enhanced on a tailor made basis either through the pursuit of new framework agreements or through new coordination arrangements. the eastern partnership has also further advanced on the basis of the revised european neighbourhood policy and the eu global strategy. however
it includes the fight against corruption the modernisation of public administrations improved transport and energy connections digitalisation greener economies trade and investment promotion support for small and middle sized enterprises educational exchanges and youth empowerment.
association agreements between the eu and georgia the republic of moldova and ukraine have fully entered into force.
bearing that in mind we also need to recognise that the eastern partnership has become part of the eu's policy towards russia.
it will provide an opportunity to reaffirm the eu's united and strong commitment to its eastern partners and project a message of confidence.
the second eastern partnership media conference in september in kiev;
the eastern partnership is based on a free choice of the parties involved and is aimed at promoting prosperity stability and good governance without affecting third parties.
this summit which will be held for the first time in brussels will build on that.
several important events have taken place in the run up to the summit demonstrating that the eastern partnership goes beyond inter governmental relations to involve civil society media businesses youth and other stakeholders.
the eastern partnership is the only eu policy in which we state that the policy is not directed against anyone and of course this is true.
there has been much progress since the riga summit.
the summit will also have a forward looking and result oriented agenda and will provide an opportunity to discuss ways of strengthening bilateral multilateral and sectoral cooperation. the council is currently working hard on the summit joint declaration with the aim of reiterating the inclusive consolidating and forward looking nature of the eastern partnership.
active communication about the summit and its objectives is being coordinated with eu member states and the six partners with the aim of providing factual information and countering disinformation.
as you see the preparations for the eastern partnership summit go hand in hand with the activities undertaken by the european parliament when preparing and adopting the report containing the recommendations to the council the commission and the eeas.
it will also highlight the value of the eastern partnership for citizens of the european union and the partner countries while providing them with tangible solutions and concrete benefits.
last but not least we will work to ensure that the visibility of the eu's engagement in the eastern partnership demonstrates that we are stronger together.
if the summit fails despite being action and engagement oriented this will only mean that our partners are addressed with a message of a new so called paper curtain' another effort to keep europe divided with a huge bureaucracy distrust
georgia moldova and ukraine are the only eu neighbours with europeanisation and pro european reforms clearly set as their national and strategic goals.
it must not be us and them it must be all of us together it must be about a europe whole and free.
it is a solid and forward looking document which contains very concrete elements of further engagement such as eastern partnership plus and fully fledged csdp missions just to mention a few.
this size will be destined by the participation of alexander lukashenko europe's longest serving dictator. i remain strongly convinced that this invitation is a critical mistake.
my worry is however that the more for more' principle so proudly proclaimed in riga is now being turned into a one size fits all'.
and indifference that we brand as fatigue'.
we in the parliament fully acknowledge our responsibility for the consequences of any failure of our eastern partnership policy.
secondly differentiation is key as our resources are limited.
the principle of more for more and less for less' should be implemented.
this is absolutely a must.
we should focus our resources much more on those eastern partnership countries who have made remarkable progress on their european path.
and market opportunities but also connectivity energy efficiency and climate change.
i believe it is time for the eu and the eastern partnership countries to achieve further progress in the four priority areas agreed in riga strengthening institutions and good governance;
in particular i believe it is time for the eu and the partner countries to meet the high expectations of citizens in the eastern partnership countries by adopting and fully implementing reforms related to the judiciary public administration and the fight against corruption and organised crime on the basis of an adequate road map with clearly defined objectives and deadlines.
they say we want to use this opportunity to promote conflict resolution and crisis management especially in the eap region'.
the data shows that the tuberculosis increase rate in all eastern partnership countries except armenia is above one hundred cases per one hundred zero inhabitants while in the eu in general this rate is below.
twenty four we also agreed that our next joint report will be on irregular and undeclared work which is another scourge both in the eastern partnership countries and in the eu so i very much believe that it is high time for the eastern partnership to come down to earth and face real people's needs.
one is tuberculosis the other is irregular and undeclared work.
so let's move beyond these geopolitical and reformtransformation mantras and try to use the union's eastern partnership to a good purpose.
next year poland and sweden will be represented at the un security council.
more expectations and hopes on the side of countries that are willing and able and ready to be more ambitious on the pro european path.
it has been an important instrument in building support for democracy the rule of law and human rights in the countries of our eastern neighbourhood and it has also been instrumental in supporting the process of reform.
i think this is an important signal that the european union should send in order to support pro european tendencies in those countries.
about history and indeed about geopolitics.
i am sure that the summit on twenty four november will reaffirm the eu's united and strong commitment to the eastern partnership and will also provide guidance on how to strengthen this policy even further.
as was said this is a partnership for cooperation it is a partnership for trade it is a partnership for people to people contact and it involves a lot of different projects.
different countries have chosen different ways of incorporating but they are all part of a very big network of different projects where we can support them on their way towards a stronger rule of law fighting corruption increasing the involvement of civil society free press and so on.
many of you know that these transitions do not happen overnight.
eight years after it was launched it now has an established framework and it has reached cruising speed but it has a lot of untapped potential.
the focus needs to be on implementing the commitments that we have made for ourselves in making sure that all countries can benefit from the opportunities that are there.
in this endeavour we must be realistic and ambitious all at once and i hope that the summit next week will convey a sense of unity and confidence in this partnership.
war in ukraine including the annexation of crimea borderisation in georgia and destabilisation in moldova are matters of the utmost international concern. acknowledging the open inclusive character of the eastern partnership we have to ensure that countries
we can no longer ignore the gap and the divergence in ambition and aspirations.
the new state of play must be reflected at the summit and in our policy.
the three associated partners moldova georgia and ukraine have made substantial progress on eu reforms while also making a clear strategic choice and political commitment.
they have real and tangible european ambitions they are simply part of europe.
would you like them to be freer and more democratic or would you like them to follow the system of putin and others?
and when i listen to the colleagues over there and some of the colleagues over there i see even more the importance of the eastern partnership laying down the infrastructure for cooperation between all these countries and together with the european union;
and calling upon all these governments to do more in order to get more to secure the rule of law fight corruption and strengthen democracy.
many of you over there and many of you over there are against that and that is why we are supporting the eastern partnership for democracy freedom and the rule of law.
and now that you have this defence force does that not now give you the military power that you've desired for so long?
the importance of these countries is shown by the way other actors like russia behave when we try to bring them closer to the european project.
and yes more appetite for the democratic functioning of their societies.
at the same time we must also be ready to give all the support and assistance required without ignoring the specificity of each and every country.
mr president in my experience if dialogue between governments is key people to people contact is just as important for cooperation intercultural dialogue and the breaking down of barriers.
i therefore call for more support for grassroots projects and civil participation.
i deeply believe that more consideration must be given to the power of civil society to pursue intercultural exchange people to people dialogue and peacebuilding initiatives.
because it is what i did before i came into politics i know that the arts can be a powerful tool to bring this about.
for example the eu with its cultural diplomacy strategy can be a key player.
it is able to share support and develop best practice particularly in respect of young people.
i particularly welcome therefore the call in the report to guarantee access to key programmes such as erasmus plus and creative europe.
a young generation in the eastern countries has grown up with a european vision they must not be let down.
their participation in decisionmaking that will affect their future is absolutely key.
mr president given the strong political links that i have enjoyed for many years with many of the eastern partnership countries some of which boast large diaspora communities in my london constituency i am pleased today to debate the upcoming november summit.
this september has finally seen the full implementation of the deep and comprehensive free trade area dcfta with ukraine and talks continue to progress with armenia in concluding a comprehensive and enhanced partnership agreement one that does not affect its membership of the eurasian economic union.
we also see an existing association agreement in dcfta with moldova and georgia already in force.
all of these initiatives are important improving economic and political links between the european union and each of the respective eastern partnership countries but we can still do more.
if the eastern partnership is to become a meaningful instrument its incentives must move beyond those on offer to other third countries further afield.
this would follow the mantra of more for more' and act as an incentive to encourage further reforms and bring the eastern partners more closely into the european orbit.
allowing greater benefits as outlined in the eap model would offer a favoured relationship to countries with whom the eu is geographically culturally and historically linked.
this is not a partnership against anyone but it is a partnership of our common shared democratic values.
i could not disagree more.
i have never had the idea of the european union as a colonial power contrary to the uk in history. so i have to insist that it is up to the applicant countries first of all to display this ambition to join the european union and then to fulfil the conditions.
as many colleagues have already said this is a significant report with substantial recommendations.
it highlights the need for clear political vision for the eastern partnership and it is important to note that this specifically includes gender equality which i'm afraid neither the council nor the commission representatives mentioned.
our european values are part of what makes us attractive in the eu and in our partner countries.
the inclusion of the principle of a more for more and less for less' based approach and the aligning of financial support to this principle is a practical way of implementing the differentiation that is necessary.
i'm also glad to see the inclusion of georgia in a proposed trust fund and the stress that the fund should focus on social and economic infrastructure.
i hope the brussels summit conclusions will respond to and reflect the direction of this report.
transitions will affect the most vulnerable people in our societies.
we have the same goal so i think we should stop basing our decisions on ideologies or political slogans and we should start with data based policymaking.
innovation productivity growth and social rights are closely connected.
social europe will flourish only if our economic policies create a perfect environment for it.
what needs to be done?
i salute your engagement on this file of strategic importance which will help shape the future of the european union over the coming decade.
one year later and after the european elections of may it was essential to leave absolutely no ambiguity about the continuity of parliament's stance. i therefore welcome that this political resolution largely endorses the position already expressed in.
at the other end of the spectrum several member states have been repeatedly calling for a budget limited to one of the eu twenty seven gni.
you will understand that they cannot infringe upon the next college prerogative.
the mff. please be assured that the commission is fully committed to facilitating dialogue.
it's essential to continue the mff negotiations with speed and determination.
we must acknowledge that the union is asked to do more and better on its political priorities.
that is the harsh mathematical alternative that we are
all institutions need to be active and constructive in seeking a compromise. at the end of the day there will need to be an agreement on the next eu long term budget and the sooner the better.
in practice this would mostly affect the european social fund and other reinforced or new priorities such as erasmus defence security and border management.
i believe we all need to address those divergences.
we will continue to provide both parliament and the council with the technical information to support transparency openness and constructive cooperation.
actions which means in absolute figures from eur five hundred and ninety million to eur thirteen billion. for other initiatives i cannot anticipate on the detailed content of the new initiatives.
i remain convinced that it would be a fair outcome for all. on top of endorsing most of parliament's position expressed last year this political resolution also adds a limited number of new elements. first and foremost let me address the point on the financing of the presidentelect's political guidelines.
the commission is committed to delivering on the paris agreement on climate change and to making the union lead by example on the global
this requires a modern budget focused on eu added value and more resources for programmes contributing for example to climate action research and innovation digital security border management etc.
acts. finally let me thank this house for your continuous firm support to reform of the own resources system to maintaining the flexibility of the mff and to introducing a mechanism aimed at protecting the eu budget in case of generalised deficiencies as regards the rule
two thousand and eighteen i also take note of the new elements that this political resolution brings forward.