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i said in my opening remarks that we need to do whatever it takes to combat the unemployment crisis especially youth unemployment and for that we need in the immediate short term concrete action and policy initiatives especially in fighting youth unemployment.
the involvement and consultation of social partners at national level is of course essential and should be further developed and that is the responsibility of the member states.
in my view there is scope for better catering for the social dimension of the emu in the existing instruments of economic governance. for instance a scoreboard of employment and social indicators built around existing instruments
so we are pouring money into a complete dead end of our economy and in order to pay for it we have to have things like twenty vat monstrous income tax and monstrous national insurance which actually hamstring the economy from recovering.
it is crony capitalism.
the house always seems to imagine that there is some huge tree with money on it and you just pick the money off.
if it is not social welfare it is corporate welfare. we have a sort of crony capitalism.
we have a crazy system of both corporate and social welfare.
the only way out of this terrible mess is growth and we do just about everything we can possibly do here to stop the economy growing.
we import people from eastern europe to do that work.
we do not have real capitalism;
the commission persists with an economic policy approach that not only flies in the face of the results on the ground but has also witnessed the crumbling of the intellectual case for austerity in recent times. of course we have economic stagnation and unsustainable levels of unemployment as a direct consequence of an approach that ignores how our public debt was made much worse by saving the financial system.
irish taxpayers should not have to wait for another state aid investigation to get to the truth about how they have been fleeced.
madam president the then fianna fil government's response to the financial and banking crisis in ireland included well known pillars such as the burdening of private debt on ordinary families and the imposition of a savage austerity agenda but it also included another pillar the establishment of nama set up as a bad bank' although even those of us who opposed its creation failed to imagine just how bad it would become.
it is now clear that nama's sale in two thousand and fourteen of its project eagle property portfolio in the north of ireland was based on bribery and insider trading.
all nama transactions must be suspended immediately. it is clear that the irish government cannot delay a commission of investigation much longer.
this money underpins our local economy securing thousands of jobs developing key infrastructure and driving real innovation and excellence in our region.
we were promised by the leave campaigners that brexit would make us richer and that these funds would be protected but ministers have only committed to underwriting contracts concluded by the autumn statement.
tonight i call on the british government to guarantee that all eu funds promised are delivered and that long term investment in regions like mine is guaranteed.
following the brexit vote there is a real danger that one of the poorest english regions could be heavily out of pocket.
madam president for decades the eu has channelled vital funding to the northeast of england my home region. between two thousand and fourteen and two thousand and twenty we were set to receive over half a billion pounds sterling in regional and social funding.
our french commissioner rubbed our noses in it by expressing his surprise the irish did not want this money in light of the crisis.
they have said ireland can spend all of this money on hospitals and schools yet they know that many other countries including the us are already lining up to get their fair share of the cake and that whatever share is left for ireland will be a fraction.
it is the worst kind of politics from the commission promising what you cannot deliver.
this is the self same commission that as part of the troika forced us to shoulder over sixty of the cost of the crisis and to pay unsecured bondholders some of whom i have no doubt were in french banks.
fifty six per cent of the people voted to remain so they need to listen to the people including human rights groups language activists children's campaigners businesses the voluntary and community sector students farmers and political parties who all said loud and clear remain means remain'.
hundreds and thousands of us in the north of ireland have irish passports and that means we are eu citizens therefore remain must mean remain.
this political ambition cannot be overlooked or neglected because it could easily cause accession fatigue.
the presence of the epp and through that the presence of christian democratic values in the region is of great importance.
this is because it is not a subsidy policy based on the principle of compensation for the past working as a supplement to national objectives but rather a european policy for the future.
the regional development committee of the european parliament has reached a position as to how it sees cohesion policy post.
mr president it has been suggested that the commission will withdraw regional development funding to all but the most economically weak areas of the union post two thousand and thirteen by removing regional competitiveness and employment objective funding. although many areas of wales benefit under the convergence objective reflecting the country's economic shortcomings as many as seven welsh regions are now threatened with losing eu money. eu funding to wales currently worth gbp two hundred and eighty million could be withdrawn.
that way we could save billions and be the sole dictators of where much needed financial provision is channelled.
we have to ensure that there is innovation in terms of what the esf funds and in terms of how the esf is funding these objectives.
we also have the spectacle of the british government admitting that its hands are tied on this issue because of punitive eu competition law.
but surprise surprise guess what the head of the ipcc rajendra pachauri is also the head of the tata foundation so one must ask cui bono?
my intention is to propose to the member states to reinforce economic governance in europe.
we need them because some of those policies are made at national level and some are at community level.
i am going to fight for that but of course we need the support of the member states to achieve this.
thank you for your question and for the intention behind your question.
i was one of those supporting a reinforced cooperation of the member states in that area.
i think thirty minutes is ridiculous.
on their current economic performance each one of the new member states will be receiving cohesion funds which are subsidies by another name from the date they become members right the way through until.
two thousand and eight in two thousand and twenty there will be four to seven new member states at least.
research needs funding;
i welcome your comments on european research areas.
world class innovation needs world class funding.
innovative businesses need funding;
i represent cambridge which is home to the leading research cluster that has already seen great successes in high tech green tech and bio tech. if we are to turn your dreams into anything like reality then we could do with listening to and learning from the cambridge experience.
finally recognising that a third of all jobs created since the year two thousand in the european union are in the health social and employment services making a double contribution to reducing poverty providing services and creating employment should the two thousand and twenty strategy not set targets for the provision of high quality social services?
two thousand and ten will be the european year against poverty and social exclusion.
president barroso the european anti poverty network has described your consultation document on the two thousand and twenty strategy as a step backwards from commitments by successive european councils to strengthen the social dimension. your document only mentions flexicurity and training.
you should know that on this side of the house we cannot accept a strategy that is devoid of social content.
i want to ask him today if he would take up the recommendations endorsed almost unanimously by this parliament in my report last november which showed how this could be done.
mr president i warmly welcome the chance to put a question to president barroso because the conference of committee chairs has for the first time been moved backward by an hour so we committee chairmen are able to be here for the first time.
i want to ask him about a policy to help framework conditions for research and innovation which i was rather disappointed to see did not make it into this first draft of two thousand and twenty but i hope will be there in future and that is to harness the huge potential of public procurement throughout the european union to stimulate innovative products and services.
just to give him an idea and to share it with colleagues if one of european public procurement was secured for innovative products and services it would raise the investment in innovation across the european union by no less than eur fifteen billion.
i have already said that i was happy to hear yesterday prime minister papandreou's commitment to cut the public deficit and reduce government debt through permanent expenditure cuts and revenue increases.
we believe the current budget for two thousand and ten that is now being discussed in the greek parliament and prime minister papandreou's statements are steps in the right direction.
we were also very impressed by the candid presentation made by the prime minister of greece in the last european council.
it is not yet a strategy and i very much welcome your input.
yes we have to do more to fight poverty and social exclusion but for that we need the support of our member states.
i hope all the member states will be ready to support this view.
so the future is precisely as your question suggests finding new ways and new technologies namely the development of cleaner cars.
we have been supporting this idea not only in terms of ideas but in terms of funding.
the point we are at today is the following we believe it is important to set priorities for the future to see what we have to spend at national level and what we have to spend at european level and then to have a discussion about the fair way of sharing that
however we believe that in some cases it makes more sense to spend a euro at european level than at national level because of the potential benefits of exploring the european dimension and the european internal market.
we will come to that discussion and i hope at the end we will come to an agreement.
greece and the countries of the euro area have a specific obligation when it comes to implementing the conditions of the stability and growth pact.
two different questions one regarding the portfolios on justice and security the other on climate.
so commissioner reding if she meets with your approval will be commissioner for justice fundamental rights and citizenship.
i think cambridge is one of the greatest universities in europe and in the world. it is precisely because we do not have so many cambridges in europe that we have been working to have a real european research area because cambridge and other very important universities in europe are quite international.
they are able to attract very important funding but in other countries especially small countries and some of the poorest countries they do not have those kinds of resources.
investment managers i really do not see this link.
i think we should not use one thing or the other. we believe it is important to have sensible regulations for products on the financial markets considering what happened including in your country.
first of all i think that the fact that this parliament voted again for a mandate for myself is a signal that there is support for the action we have been taking.
there is a much greater sense of social urgency than before.
by the confidence the community has in a particular economy and that confidence is in turn affected many times by statements on the confidence that the european commission shows in measures taken by member states.
in that sense speculators also try to speculate on a bad economic situation and sometimes make it worse.
president barroso are you prepared today in this chamber to state your support for the measures announced yesterday by the greek government to reverse the economic situation in greece?
also now that we have a new treaty we need to respect the competences of each institution.
i told you how important it is to have a special relationship between the commission and parliament and i will work for that.
this of course means respecting the competences of each institution in its own field according to the treaties.
mr president i voted in favour today because through globalisation companies increasingly rely on long global supply chains to produce the goods that we consume every day.
we urgently need common rules with our trading partners so that global value chains amount to more than just offshoring and outsourcing of jobs and pollution hurting both our workers and the planet.
today's report offers a key means of achieving this by advocating a shift away from the failed voluntary selfregulation to mandatory due diligence.
this poses major challenges to ensure the enforcement of international standards whether labour rights or environmental protection an impossible task to undertake on our own.
we must do everything in our power to tackle these awful abuses and assist victims to safely and successfully free themselves from abusive domestic environments.
even more shocking was the fact that three quarters of those serious incidents of abuse occurred within what remained current active relationships.
however the greatest priority of legislators should be targeted local interventions that benefit victims in the hardesttoreach situations.
mr president in july the department of justice published statistics which demonstrated that one in eight people in northern ireland have suffered domestic violence from a partner.
it is now important that this money reaches those in greatest need particularly in rural areas where internet speeds are poor.
however it does hold the potential to prevent local ministers from making local decisions on how it is spent.
since two thousand and eight dup ministers in the department for the economy in northern ireland have channelled approximately gbp sixty five million into upgrades in our telecoms networks.
it is now time that sinn fin and those who in recent weeks have chosen to prop them up remove all the barriers towards the restoration of devolution in northern ireland.
we are also delighted that as part of a confidence and supply deal with our government gbp one hundred and fifty million will be invested in ultra fast broadband across our province over the next two years.
the sinn fin refusal to form an executive government by holding northern ireland to ransom because of a political wish list will not stop this vital investment from going ahead.
norway hunts minke whales under a so called international whaling commission objection the hunt relies on state subsidies and the government is constantly searching for new markets to exploit with young people and tourists being major targets.
i have companies and universities at the forefront of developing responses to the challenges of space exploration and development.
hence i voted to ensure that this pivotal role continues as part of a vibrant and energetic response to the challenges from the likes of china india russia and the united states.
the resulting innumerable networks involved in international production bring with them opportunities for development and employment but also exposure to violations of human rights and regulations.
the trade for all' communication prioritises effectiveness and transparency in trade policy and brings to the forefront the need to promote sustainable development human rights and good governance in international trade.
customised distance learning which offers more flexible access to education is becoming essential especially for people with special needs and other vulnerable groups people in employment or people living in remote areas. mr president academic further and distance education are rapidly expanding sectors with significant potential in terms of economic growth and job creation as they pay
and play an increasingly important role in facilitating the adaption of workers to economic and technological change throughout their professional lives.
it has become clear that in order to remain competitive and to give low and high skilled workers alike the best chance of success businesses together with education and training institutions need to offer training and careerfocused education throughout people's working lives.
the istanbul convention colleagues however used this serious issue to introduce for the first time the definition of gender and gender identity that is independent from a person's sex in the international law.
today violence against women and domestic violence is a criminal offence in all the member states of the eu but not all of them have ratified the controversial istanbul convention because they have many serious doubts about its text. if society loses its ability to distinguish between a man and woman the fight against violence against women remains only an informal commitment.
mr president academic further and distance education as part of a life long learning strategy are to be commended and they do not require the european union membership to enact.
i have supported this vote to ensure that young people across member states have a level playing field in terms of the instruments available to achieve their educational goals.
the challenge though will be for national governments to ensure that commercial suppliers now deliver.
mr president paragraph seven the final paragraph instructs you to forward this resolution to the commission the council and those other illustrious bodies including the committee of the regions and the european economic and social committee and the social partners but unusually does not instruct you to send it to the parliaments of member states.
if the commission had a more ambitious reform of economic governance rules that gave employment and the social agenda a higher priority at least one that put them on par with economic and fiscal governance then we might get some progress.
mr president history will judge us by the difference we make in the everyday lives of children' to quote nelson mandela and let me add young people'.
in the eu twenty six million children and young people are threatened by poverty and social exclusion.
we have seven hundred and fifty zero young people out of a job and they are three times more likely to be unemployed than the rest of the population the largest gap in more than twenty years.
they are still paying the price of the economic and debt crises.
yes we do have a youth guarantee but more needs to be done.
the strategy announced the creation of the european semester which has become a powerful instrument to provide guidance for the member states in their structural reforms and sustainable fiscal policies.
at the same time we need to reflect on and develop a longer term vision.
of missing its objectives.
i also very much welcome the linking with the new sustainable development goals because i think that gives us some new sets of dimensions not least a more global one.
the very fact that we are even having a debate ahead of it is an improvement on where it came from where parliament had to fight to find a way into have any sort of sense of ownership with it let alone wider civil society social partners and others that were supposed to be engaged so i
the anti poverty target has been very important and should not be forgotten even if we want to consider framing that now more in terms of reducing inequalities and looking at what we are doing there to improve our societies overall.
one of the things that we have learned in this process is that if there is not a target and if it is not measured it is not visible.
the sdg on sustainable consumption and production which links to the proposals coming up on the circular economy will be important in terms of how this fits with sustainability within the european union and really develops the ideas on new skills for new jobs issues around just transition and indeed the investment that others have spoken of.
the obsessive green agenda has led to increased energy prices.
i say we should ignore the commission and put our own people first.
when it is eu legislation from this building that has cost my constituents in scunthorpe and rotherham their jobs.
now we are even using swedish steel to make british military equipment steel that defeated hitler is no longer good enough for our armed forces.
what is at stake is not only to promote digital telecommunications but the full range of new services products and the new jobs connected with this;
but then we are concerned with the means to implement this because the lesson of the past is that bold visions were not matched by the proper means.
and then the country specific recommendations should push in the same direction.
we believe that what is at stake now is not only energy transition but also promoting a circular economy and providing new kinds of jobs because of that;
what is at stake is not only to strengthen rd but to turn rd into real innovative services and products and finally in the social dimension we believe that beyond quality jobs we also need to tackle social inequalities.
let the commission have strength in this matter.
no there are actually lots and lots dozens we hear of potential buyers for these businesses because these are very competitive often high tech good businesses.
well not because the businesses are not competitive it has collapsed because of price because of dumping on the international market that the uk government and our institutions here are not doing anything about.
mr president one seven hundred jobs in my constituency in the west midlands are seriously threatened by the collapse of caparo steel.
let us not confuse competitiveness with price and let us not compete on price because we cannot. let us compete on the competitiveness that we should pride ourselves on.
the political guidelines are constantly complemented and updated to meet new challenges as the five presidents' report and the commission's responses to new challenges such as the current migration crisis show.
but what we have today is a strategy which was too much owned by the european council.
this is not a good document' and we need to avoid that situation.
this is once again an opportunity but i think that this time we cannot afford to miss the opportunity.
to be honest i think that we missed the opportunity and i will tell you why.
i really appreciate what you have said that the strategy has met certain objectives and that it did help.
but i would also like to emphasise what you have said and that is that you will be preparing a longer term vision for next year.
so my plea would be to focus on the key issues both on growth and creating jobs adjusted to the needs of this year post recession post crisis to tackle exactly the areas that will contribute to growth.
in fact in the general sense we are not doing too badly in trying to reach them especially in the areas of employment rd greenhouse gas emissions and education.
i think we need to incentivise customers householders young people and of course developers to build energy efficient houses.
this is a winwin. but we are not doing enough particularly in the area of housing.
that is a win win for everybody in the long term.