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a robust and coherent approach to border management can be achieved by improving cooperation with customs authorities and this funding instrument will help realise that.
furthermore the commission has proposed to improve its response capacity by allowing funds to be deployed swiftly where there are major synergies.
cooperation with third countries is another important pillar of strong border management.
the increased flexibility of the instrument will help adapt the allocation of funding to developments on the ground such as disproportionate pressure at the european union's external borders.
to achieve that the border management and visa instrument has a strengthened external dimension while ensuring complementarity with action supported through external funding instruments.
funding from the eu budget has furthermore supported frontline member states managing major migratory pressure at the eu external borders.
as the need for flexibility and synergies with all the other funds and i am looking forward to the council soon adopting its negotiating mandate.
we have proposed establishing a new separate fund for integrated border management and further strengthening the european border and coastguard agency with a standing corps.
the eu and its member states have mostly adopted a shameful attitude towards refugees and migrants and it's crucial that we shift away from this tendency.
when organising voluntary returns authorities should make sure that potential returnees have genuinely and freely agreed to this return and this is not always the case today.
my colleague ms miriam dalli the rapporteur has put a strong emphasis on the importance of allowing local authorities to play a central role in european migration policy.
madam president improving the financial aspects of the eu's migration policy is essential and therefore i welcome the progress that this proposal brings.
her focus on the importance of human rights and in particular human dignity is essential.
i'm particularly worried about the pressure put on many people to voluntarily return to their country of origin.
this report like un resolution one thousand three hundred and twenty five rightly accepts that women experience conflicts differently from men.
women are in the middle of this yet they are excluded in global work on preventing conflict mediation and peace building. indeed women have made up just two of mediators and five of witnesses or signatories to major peace processes in the last thirty years.
so why do we settle for an inferior team rather than having the strongest possible team to oversee this sector?
this time the appointment of the male candidates should go ahead but next time really really next time we'll have a genderbalanced ballot paper'.
we are talking about something very serious here.
it is a known fact that diverse teams perform better.
but we've been hearing this for many years and it is just not credible anymore.
we're talking about governance and oversight of the financial sector.
the six hundred and fifty seven page indictment talks of the spontaneous wave of anti government gezi protests in two thousand and thirteen which have now been reframed as an outcome of an international conspiracy to unseat the government.
this is the level to which turkey's democracy has sunk.
the indictment includes no evidence of osman or any of the others planning the protest let alone an uprising.
mr president sitting in a cell for seventeen months without knowing what you are being accused of that is reality in today's turkey.
our calls for respect of fundamental rights have not only fallen on deaf ears in ankara but also in eu capitals.
the silence of the council is fuelling erdoan's authoritarianism. it is also fuelling the disappointment of turkey's democrats.
not that anyone was seriously considering accession under the current circumstances but continuing talks on eu integration with president erdoan is a charade.
turkey is the record holder of jailed journalists and on top of that the new constitution consolidates erdoan's authoritarianism.
during the last five years the european parliament has taken the lead in not only speaking out but also asking the commission and the council to use all available tools to send a firm signal to president erdoan and prevent further backsliding and on the other hand to show turkey's citizens who adhere to values of freedom human rights and the rule of law that the eu stands by their side. but so far our european leaders have bitterly failed in doing so.
the rule of law has been dismantled.
what will the eu do for selahattin demirta the opposition leader who was imprisoned for two and a half years for the other members of parliament in jail for the tens of thousands of people who have been jailed without a fair trial for the lgbti activists for the saturday mothers who are no longer allowed to protest for the brave turkish women who on eight march went out on the streets and were met with rubber bullets fired at them by the police?
that is why we asked the council to formally suspend the accession talks with turkey.
it is time to come up with a strategy.
the red lines of this house have all been crossed.
turkey has disappeared from our attention. it is no longer in the news except when eu nationals are concerned. it seems that our government leaders have accepted that the situation in turkey is as it is.
and now what is the answer of the eu to all of this?
the evidence against kavala in some intercepted calls he is offering to lend a plastic folding table and in another call he agrees to send some packages of fruit juice and milk.
they are being held responsible for an attempt to overthrow the government and are facing life imprisonment without parole if found guilty.
i want to explicitly stress the following setting a maximum limit for external actions and allowing cooperation only in exceptional cases will not only impact the flexibility of the fund but also the achievement of the migration and security objectives of the
we have also proposed to simplify the implementation.
the asylum and migration fund specifically will provide support for strengthening the common european asylum system legal migration to the member states and provide integration support for third country nationals.
it is more important than ever that we get it right and design our instruments to withstand the test of time.
we need financing instruments that will be able to support eu policies and priorities as they develop until two thousand and twenty seven financing instruments that will be able to support our member states when they are in need.
minimum spending percentages are an obstacle to flexibility.
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this reflects the political importance that the commission attaches to better managing migration borders and security challenges.
none of this could have been achieved without the support of the union's budget.
integration support has been provided
things can change and evolve and our funding has to be flexible simplified and adaptable. therefore we propose a reinforcement of the overall budget for migration border management and security of more than eur thirty six billion for the period two thousand and twenty one two thousand and twenty
we need enough resources to support our actions in these areas in line with our political priorities and in complementarity with all eu funds. in the current period assistance has been provided to approximately one million asylum applicants. furthermore
member states have different needs and experience different levels of pressure. they should be able to channel eu funding where it is most needed.
however in order to succeed in addition to more budget we also need to ensure flexibility for our funds.
i cannot emphasise flexibility enough.
within these objectives it will provide incentives for integration measures at local and regional level such as language courses and civic orientation courses and it will support resettlement and solidarity with member states.
union. moreover we have proposed a very high conditionality of thirty of absorption for member states to benefit from additional funding at the midterm and we have introduced rigidities in the thematic facility including to implement it through delegated acts that is not legally possible.
at the same time there will be enough upfront funding fifty to member states to support actions quickly and allow them to plan longterm investment.
one. close cooperation with our partners is key to be able to respond to these challenges.
the management of the funds will be simplified by using a single rulebook for the implementation of shared management funds.
on the challenges and the opportunities of our cooperation.
we look forward to continuing this constructive dialogue and engagement. i can assure you that the council will continue closely to monitor developments in turkey paying particular attention to the important issues discussed here today.
at the same time i believe that all sides have much to gain from an intensified dialogue at all levels.
on our side the presidency together with the member states and the commission will continue to do what we can to move things forward.
i have listened carefully to the views expressed and i take note that our institutions have similar assessments on a range of issues.
parliament's role is important in the wider political process in which we operate.
we will convey to our turkish interlocutors the unequivocal message that they must urgently and effectively address the shortcomings and outstanding issues identified both by you in your report today and by the commission and the council.
the imminent fifty fourth meeting of the euturkey association council which will take place at the end of this week on friday fifteen march will provide an excellent opportunity not only to take stock of the state of euturkey relations but also to reiterate our views
this is a really shocking result and this is putting into doubt our dedication our principles and our self confidence so that's why i kindly ask the commission to continue and i ask the council to reconsider this position and not put us into such a shameful
i believe that we are civilised countries so i believe that this is our priority but instead of that maybe i should say i wish it were our priority.
today i feel great frustration maybe the most frustration i have ever experienced here for some time and this is really something.
firstly tech companies should invest much more in tools to identify propaganda and ensure better identity checks of platform users in order to eliminate bots and to reduce financial incentives for those who profit from disinformation.
mr president propaganda against the eu is not just about homegrown far right nationalist eurosceptics who sit in this house with the intention of destroying the european peace project.
finally the uk government continues to ignore the hostile propaganda that proliferated in the brexit campaign so we must have a mueller style investigation in the uk regarding the dark money and the interference that clearly entered the campaign.
as i discovered whilst working on the two thousand and sixteen report this phenomenon is about russia and other countries who do not share our european values.
multilateralism is under attack by a number of countries with the us leading the way.
so twenty eight countries working together in a sensible sanctions regime is far more effective than one desperate lonely island.
sanctions can be a powerful tool but it's important to make them as efficient and as targeted as possible.
seeing this progress being made at european level reminds me that that if brexit happens the uk will not be able to participate in such positive policies.
in this context it's essential that the eu's foreign policy continues to focus on human rights democracy and the rule of law so i'm happy that the idea of a european human rights sanction regime is progressing.
mr president today the global trend leans towards undermining international law in particular when it comes to human rights.
since the brexit negotiations began the conservative government has shown increasing cynicism in its foreign policy with theresa may holding hands with presidents trump and erdoan while liam fox went on a trade crusade with the self confessed murderer duterte now the president of the philippines.
we are convinced that an international initiative can help build these minimum conditions which would eventually lead to relaunching a meaningful political process and to new presidential elections.
we care about venezuela and its people and the people of venezuela are asking for change.
two seven million venezuelans have left the country since two thousand and fifteen and the number could rise to five million by the end of the year if the crisis continues to worsen.
we europeans are not neutral.
a sustainable solution can only come from the people of venezuela.
with this goal the european union has promoted the creation of an international contact group on venezuela.
we have also called a number of times for the constitutionally mandated immunity of all national assembly members and of assembly president juan guaid to be respected.
it is important to use all the tools we have to encourage a peaceful and democratic solution to be achieved through free and credible presidential elections.
the contact group is exploring the possibility of establishing an international mechanism for coordination and delivery of humanitarian assistance inside venezuela in close cooperation with the united nations and our international and local partners.
the contact group has set a clear timeframe to verify whether we can encourage some guarantees to give credibility to the electoral process.
political prisoners need to be released and the powers of the national assembly have to be restored as the national assembly is currently the only democratically elected body in the country.
all political parties and leaders need to be able to compete on equal terms and political prisoners should be released. independent electoral observation should also be ensured.
humanitarian assistance needs to enter the country unimpeded and reach those in need.
the electoral supervisory bodies need to be reformed starting with the national electoral council.
the current situation has built up over years of attacks against democracy the constitution and fundamental human rights. the solution to the crisis needs to be political as well as democratic peaceful and venezuelan owned.
the electoral register needs to be updated.
the purpose of this group is to help create the conditions for a political process that should lead to free and fair presidential elections.
the recent nationwide blackout that is still affecting certain states is contributing to a further deterioration in health services and in the supply of food and water.
they need to be able to exercise their political mandate without fear of reprisals or intimidation.
the international contact group is now working on these two main areas elections and humanitarian assistance.
in the past two years the european union has committed more than eur sixty seven million of humanitarian and development assistance and we are ready to scale up this assistance.
we have called for a halt to attacks and intimidation against civilians and lawmakers from both security forces and irregular armed groups. the only way to end this crisis is to let the people of venezuela express their will through a democratic presidential election that must be free fair inclusive and transparent.
since our last debate on venezuela in this plenary at the end of january tension and polarisation have further escalated and living conditions have been worsening.
any military option would only cause more human rights violations and more suffering for the people of venezuela.
it must be distributed by independent actors under the leadership of the united nations.
at the same time we believe that change cannot be imposed from the outside.
meanwhile it is urgent to address the pressing needs of the population.
one consistent element has been cyprus.
there is a saying that sometimes it's better to travel than to arrive.
over the years there has been a range of obstacles to progress with turkey;
some might say over thirty years.
why add injury to insult and suspend it now? and surely it's not in the interests of the eu to create animosity with its neighbours mr barnier take note.
this journey has been going on for at least fifteen years;
the eu talks grandly about principles of democracy but it is content to ignore the people of a third of the island of cyprus.
some real some contrived.
particularly worrying in this respect as you have also rightly noted on many occasions is the continuing backsliding in the areas of rule of law and respect for fundamental rights also highlighted in the commissions two thousand and eighteen communication on enlargement policy.
we take note of the clear messages and concerns referred to in your resolution.
while noting your call for a formal suspension of accession negotiations with turkey let me remind you that the council noted in its june two thousand and eighteen conclusions that turkey's accession negotiations have effectively come to a standstill
at the same time turkey needs to commit to a normalisation of relations with cyprus and fully implement the provisions of the additional protocol to the association agreement.
at the same time we agree with you that it is important not to close the door to turkey but to keep the channels of communication open;
this successful cooperation has led to a drastic decrease in deaths at sea a substantial reduction in irregular migrant arrivals from turkey and a better future for the syrian migrants in turkey to which the eu funded facility for refugees in turkey is continuing to contribute.
i refer in particular to the common challenges that we face and the need to cooperate in essential areas of joint interest such as migration counterterrorism energy transport economy and trade.
the council maintains that continued engagement and an open and frank dialogue with turkey as a candidate country and a key partner of the eu in many areas remains important and is in the best interests of both sides.
due to the issues just outlined.
these concerns were clearly reflected in last june's council conclusions as well as in parliament's report on the table today.
as i said i am disappointed by the decision of the council and i regret that this issue has not been discussed at political level in the council.
the commission also engaged with the third countries concerned immediately after the college of commissioners endorsed the preliminary findings on twenty three january two thousand and nineteen in full of respect of the third countries' right to be heard.
together with member states' experts.
therefore we will continue to engage with the third countries concerned and encourage them to address their deficiencies in the areas of preventing money laundering and terrorist financing.
this goes beyond the financial action task force rules.
in terms of the next steps i stand ready to engage with you and with the council at political level to discuss the way forward. our aim remains to fulfil our legal obligation under the antimoney laundering directive.
the delegated regulation the commission adopted on thirteen february to identify third countries with strategic deficiencies in their antimoney laundering and counterterroristfinancing frameworks is part of all these efforts to better protect the eu financial system from the risk of money laundering and terrorist financing.
we are an active founding member of this task force and we must take its important work into full account.
we have twice updated the anti money laundering directive.
as you know the juncker commission and i personally have made the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing a top priority during this mandate and i always felt very strong support from this house from the members of parliament who are also sitting here today.
mr president honourable members thank you for organising today's debate on this important matter and i want to thank the council for expressing the same sense of urgency on this issue.
in recent years we have witnessed a series of terrorist attacks in europe and we have seen major money laundering scandals that unveil how organised criminals misuse our financial system. together with you we have worked relentlessly to make our rules and systems stronger against financial crime that causes harm to our society and our citizens.
you have adopted a new directive on criminalisation of money laundering and we have provisionally agreed on a new directive on the use of financial information by law enforcement authorities.
that's why i have to start by expressing my deep regret that the council rejected this list because being equipped with such a list we would be able to start with this efficient fight immediately.
it is a joint responsibility of the eu institutions to protect citizens and the eu financial system against threats of money laundering and terrorist financing.
this week we are in the final stage of negotiating a reform of the european banking authority that would give it a stronger role in antimoney laundering supervision of the financial sector thereby helping to ensure that our strong rules are properly enforced across europe.
the commission attaches great importance to multilateralism and the work the financial action task force is doing.
we do not list third countries for the sake of listing them but in order to address the risks to the eu financial system.
we therefore can no longer simply replicate this action task force list. we have a legal obligation under the current antimoney laundering rules to carry out our own autonomous assessment. in order to prepare our first autonomous list the commission carried out a careful assessment based on a solid methodology
at the same time it is necessary that we take further steps to protect the integrity of the eu financial system on the basis of the criteria set out in our antimoney laundering rules so that due diligence measures are applied.
the commission stands by its assessment.
member states were also consulted on the methodology itself which follows the criteria set out in the directive.
unfortunately this measure will not enter into force for the reason i mentioned at the beginning using its scrutiny rights the council objected on seven march to this delegated act.
the eu wants to turn all of us into a spy state.
we look to minimise it in the uk and move on.
this is better than crucifying every job creating hard working businessman or businesswoman disrupting their business with pointless money laundering bureaucracy and seizures of money until they can prove what they've done with it or where they got it. business people need to get on with creating wealth and jobs.
some clever creature will always find a way around taxes that's just the way it is.
youth unemployment in spain stands at thirty four in italy thirty in france twenty one surely wealth and job creation through the cutting not the increasing of red tape is more useful to the citizens of europe than any sort of european socialistic avarice and jealousy of hard working successful businessmen and women who want to keep the fruits of their labour and employ their fellow citizens.
meanwhile the european investment bank bankers will have immunity in the uk even after brexit.
you've got european elections coming up and to my great concern and sadness after events in westminster tonight it would appear there's a very strong chance that the uk may take part in those. do you seriously think that measures like these will go unnoticed? you had a problem with people across
well it includes bribe payments to third countries to set up camps to keep people in.
because let's not forget your great horror in this place is the awful populists;
well i can tell you that if the uk is forced down the route of another eu election and we have these kinds of issues to deal with you're going to have the really enjoyable prospect of twenty five thirty or thirty five little nigel farages running loose in this parliament.