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mr president i regret the decision to postpone the conference on the establishment of a middle east zone free of nuclear weapons and all other weapons of mass destruction which should have taken place in.
the pca with iraq is the first building block of good partnership.
one only has to recall the recent hostile nationalisation of spain's ypf repsol without compensation by the argentine government.
mr president the eu is latin america's second largest trading partner after the us and its leading investor. although only a handful of european countries are commercially active in the region the gbp two hundred billion of direct investment is not spread evenly across the continent.
we are not winning the battle to liberalise trade in south america.
this is very unfortunate.
thus the free trade agreement negotiations with mercosur in the south are not easy.
argentina is more interested in nationalist posturing over the falkland islands and has little interest as one would expect i suppose from the peronist party in opening its markets to free trade.
we need to understand what obstacles remain to progress because ultimately we need to have very good relations trade political and every kind of relationship with latin america which shares our values and is composed largely of democracies like the member states of the european union.
no date has yet been set for the exchange of market access.
so it is good to be updated by this communication from the commission.
however since then several mercosur members have imposed further protectionist measures.
mexico argentina brazil and chile take the lion's share of this money but they are not responding with measures to open their markets.
mr president one of the phenomena of modern life is the mass migration of peoples around the world from south to north.
but another way of looking at it is that it is a mass migration of peoples from arbitrary artificial states to states which are rooted in some kind of national consciousness.
one of the peculiarities of the european system was the development of the nation state as a political concept.
iraq is a very classic example of an arbitrary state without any ethnographic basis.
and the only way that countries like that historically have been able to function is because one group usually a minority group has established some kind of hegemony over the others as was indeed the case in that unhappy land.
the best thing we could do for a country like iraq or indeed syria if the revolution there continues is to move towards a proper devolution of power to cantonalism or even if people want to referendums on separation. but of course that would have implications for us here in the european union and we refuse to look those implications in the face.
i mean is that not just the most wonderful retro title redolent of the early seventies when britain made the fateful decision to join the european union?
it brings back memories of three day weeks and prices and incomes policies and a belief that government could pick winners and occupy the commanding heights of the economy.
we learnt in the seventies what happens when you pursue that policy.
the end of that road is indebtedness poverty and hyper inflation and yet we have set out on that road again in the four years since the disastrous decision to bail out the banks. and we are not only making that mistake at national level.
we have elevated it to a pan continental level.
there is no such thing as modern state aid.
state aid is the most nostalgic and backward looking policy.
mr president i met a fascinating mp from uganda last month and i said to her what is the effect of all the eu aid that you get?
the countries that did not have debt remission tended not to be as indebted as the ones that had benefited and immediately indebted themselves again.
so i said well in that case what can we do for you? ' she said if you want to give aid please do not give it to governments.
just announce that there will be a project say to build highways take tenders from local companies and then you will leave behind at the end not only the highway but a company that knows how to gain a contract honestly rather than through bribery.
' but she said if you really want to help the way you can do it most effectively would not cost you a penny.
' so here is a way that we could raise the quality of living for european consumers at the same time as helping some of the poorest people in the world simply by scrapping the common agricultural policy.
this is a historic agreement and our first contractual relationship between the union and the new state of iraq. i hope that the new parliamentary cooperation committee will become a good forum for discussion and policy advice.
i endorse also the clause in the pca that mentions the strict conditionality for eu financial support according to the principle of more for more'.
but better still the commission wants to target aid that promotes innovation green technologies and training.
the proposal calls for the use of the codecision procedure instead of consultation of parliament in the field of eu competition policy.
it should be a purely economic and not a political process. so why does mr almunia want to resile his executive powers to the legisative process?
the provision of private services needs to be liberalised not state aided. the single market must be completed and not unduly protected.
mr president if supranationalism was going to work in any part of the world latin america would be the chief candidate.
the countries concerned have a congruent language in fact they almost all have the same language.
and there is a religious a cultural a historical continuity;
the schemes for merger have been there since the days of bolivar and san martn.
and yet stubbornly politely the countries have retained their national democratic independence despite the best efforts of the european union to pressure them with trade and aid deals into forming a supranational union on the eu model.
i had not appreciated until i got to this place the extent to which organisations like mercosur are not indigenous bodies that the eu just happens to support but are creatures of either the european union or its proxy organisations such as the konrad adenauer foundation.
mr president is it vitally necessary to stamp made in the uk' on every product made in my country? although emotionally appealing this proposed regulation is all about compulsion rarely welcomed by business.
it can add to commercial costs without providing a durable consumer benefit.
one problem is the accuracy of country of origin marking in the first place.
one has to take into account the complexity of production and supply chains in a globalised world and ask whether the costs from compulsion would make mandatory origin marking a reasonable thing for business.
the council did not reach a common position on the proposal and the commission announced that it will withdraw the regulation.
we need to understand why the proposal was withdrawn and what the commission is going to do next.
we also must ensure that in these countries in addition to the trade we can help to foster there is a stable and well functioning democracy.
i support the idea that economic partnerships with african countries are a good policy for the union.
so as mr weber and mr pittella are in their seats could they please take note of the view of this house and when the matter comes to the conference of presidents could they please authorise that report?
unfortunately under that rule it was not possible to have a resolution but it was the clear will of this house that we bring forward a report to propose a treaty change.
let us take mr schulz's view perhaps some of us could sit down and look at better ways of working.
would say this we do need to look at how we do our work.
this house represents democracy.
we have to allow people to vote. the decision of the agri committee was to allow that. if we want to change that position we need to discuss it. perhaps it takes a crisis such as we all feel we have gone through to change how we work. let us seize the opportunity to at least discuss it.
the amount and volume of material we are dealing with cannot be dealt with effectively and the agriculture committee worked wonders to distil down over eight zero amendments into some sort of coherent document.
the president of this parliament has just said that many of us are voting on things we do not know we are voting on and let us be frank and i will say it for my office you cannot have staff working twenty four seven and that is what is happening in this house. we are under too much pressure with the volume of the reports we deal with.
these are simply factual changes to the text.
it is not against international law.
let us join trump in banning travel from those states which are exporting hate and terrorism.
let us protect our citizens because the eu's policies put us in danger.
i think what is important for all of us who have come from a situation where we are emerging from conflict is to show and demonstrate in a parliament like this that building peace is more important than fighting a war.
i know the commissioner is very aware of the work that we have done thus far and we would hope that he and others would support the kind of conflict resolution that we are involved in.
thank you diane for that question.
we you and i could trade statistics of incidents and tragedies and that of course would keep us all looking backwards.
violent extremists have been able to recruit over thirty zero foreign fighters from over one hundred nations to travel to syria iraq libya yemen and afghanistan according to the un secretary general.
and must be empowered to make a constructive contribution to the political and economic development of their societies and nations.
we need to change hearts and minds and while strengthening legal definitions and formalising cooperation might help ultimately we need to successfully challenge the whole ideology behind the extremist narrative.
the same applies to those states we have neglected whether economically or politically.
we must offer them a positive vision in their future together with a genuine chance to realise their aspirations and their potential.
our security services can only do so much to protect us and as we are constantly told the terrorists only have to get lucky once.
narratives of grievances actual or perceived injustice promised empowerment and sweeping change become attractive where human rights are being violated good governance is being ignored and aspirations are being crushed.
some of them will no doubt be horrified by what they see and will be anxious to put those experiences behind them but others have already returned to their home countries to spread hatred intolerance and violence in their own communities. we will not be successful in combating terrorism unless we can harness the idealism creativity and energy of young people and others who feel disenfranchised. young people must be viewed as an asset
at the same time the terrorist threat has continued to change and evolve.
that is why i think we should be proud that together we have been able to reach this point on this very important piece of legislation.
as ms hohlmeier said with this piece of legislation we are also aligning the eu definitions of terrorist offences with the standards agreed under the council of europe convention on terrorism. let me highlight very briefly the main elements of the text.
it will contribute greatly to the effective work done by law enforcement authorities and prosecutors in countering the terrorist threat and this will contribute to making our lives safer without compromising our values which are the very same values that the terrorists seek to harm.
it also strengthens the rights of cross border victims who will get help with information and referrals to relevant services.
the new rules will strengthen the obligation to exchange information and will make the member state receiving information responsible for taking appropriate action. last but by no means least the new law will make a real difference for victims.
that is why i would like to reiterate the commission's support for the joint statement by the three eu institutions which accompanies the agreement on this directive expressing commitment to take forward action in all of those fields.
now we need to make sure that implementation follows with the same speed the commission is ready to support the member states in this task and will organise transposition workshops in the coming months.
not only will it be a crime to travel from the eu to conflict zones to participate in terrorist activities but also thanks to the support of people in this house it will cover those coming to the eu with terrorist intent including terrorist fighters.
let me conclude mr president by saying it is clear that an effective response to terrorism is a complex and challenging process which includes the fight against radicalisation as well as the efficient exchange of information between all relevant parties.
second an efficient exchange of information is key to combating the terrorist threat.
i am happy to say that this piece of legislation shows that the eu is able to act in a swift and united manner. the political agreement on the directive was reached in less than a year.
it builds on existing rules reinforcing in particular the immediate and coordinated nature of the response to victims of a terrorist attack including legal aid and medical treatment.
in the last eighteen months in particular we have seen too many attacks and far too many victims.
fundamental rights are and must remain at the heart of our action.
first it will criminalise travel for the purposes of terrorism.
we must keep a sense of proportion and ensure that in investigating the past we do not focus disproportionately on the actions of those who sought to keep our community safe and who suffered grievously in the process.
during the decades of terrorism in northern ireland the police and the army sought to prevent terrorists from plunging my region into anarchy and civil war and now we have a witchhunt against elderly former soldiers who are being questioned and brought before the courts in connection with events that happened more than forty years ago.
we have had many atrocities and i could go on and deliver them at great length from warrenpoint to tullyvallen to harrods to warrington and all over the united kingdom.
there are some people including in this parliament who are trying to rewrite the history of northern ireland's past.
i sincerely hope we do not let them do it.
meanwhile the two hundred ira terrorist suspects have been getting letters of comfort and others have received royal pardons.
well actually as a thatcherite and reaganite conservative yes i do want to conserve money but money is being spent wrongly especially the waste that goes on in this place.
i believe that this new directive is part of our response to their demands.
we need to adapt our counterterrorism measures to this reality and add a truly european approach.
not all situations are the same and the right to assist is valid in certain circumstances. but let us be clear.
however increased repression is more likely to fuel further acts of violence than to reduce them.
mr president as someone who has spent decades involved in conflict resolution i am disappointed at the security driven approach that is contained in this directive.
they oppress and abuse people of all faiths and none.
in order to deal with conflict we have to address the causes of conflict.
so processes of conflict resolution will not apply in all situations.
and limiting civil rights and freedom of expression will not make society safer.
is murder indiscriminately.
nevertheless we must maintain vigilance and remember the victims.
the murderous campaign of the ira left much hurt and devastation many empty chairs.
the people of northern ireland know and understand the need to stand firmly with our european neighbours against the scourge of terrorism.
we must never allow terrorists to control the narrative indulge their revisionism or glorify their deeds to radicalise a new generation.
but i do hope and i urge you to support this directive because it transposes the provisions that were set out in the recently passed unscr provisions of the council of europe and the provisions of the financial action task force based at the oecd.
it reinforces information exchange and it strengthens victim support.
third i think we have all agreed that terrorists do not just target one member state or another they target our way of life and our values and the commission stands second to no one in its support for fundamental rights including the freedom of expression which is an essential foundation of our society.
those rights are enshrined in the charter and the charter will steer the implementation of this directive.
we the commission will report on the implementation of the directive and that report will in particular assess the directive's impact on fundamental rights. lastly our response as many speakers have underlined needs to be comprehensive and sustainable. it needs to build on trust and effective cooperation between
these institutions and our member states.
from the commission's side we will continue to focus on strengthening the fight against terrorism by depriving terrorists of the means they use to commit their attacks and by enhancing our defences and building our resilience and we shall continue to maintain the closest possible engagement with you with this house
to the families of those who died at kingsmill and the family of edgar graham who is today in the news in a controversy because the law lecturer in queens university refused to condemn that murder would you also agree that those were indiscriminate acts?
mr president the terrorist attacks in europe that we have witnessed in the last years shocked us all but our grief and our anger gave way to a grim resolve to counter the terrorist threat and to address both the immediate danger of more attacks and the causes of radicalisation that plague our societies.
they were planned to strike the maximum amount of panic into all of us and designed to make us feel unsafe doing the things we always do and living the lives that we want to live.
and with this report we are going some way in ensuring that our systems adapt to the reality under which we find ourselves and ensure that we remain one step ahead of criminals and terrorists while respecting the values we cherish in europe.
we are coming down harder on those so called foreign fighters eu nationals who travel to conflict zones only to return radicalised and recruit more people for their murderous cause.
we are pushing forward concrete plans for better cooperation between member states and we come down on hate preachers or anyone who incites terrorism.
crucially the report also lays down provisions that will allow victims of terrorism to receive all and whatever assistance they may require.
finally allow me to thank the rapporteur for her very excellent work in pushing this file through and urge you all to vote in favour of the report tomorrow so that we can send the strongest possible signal to our citizens.
madam president if i may misquote john dunning an english mp in the eighteenth century the eu budget has increased is increasing and ought to be diminished.
we need to be aware that every euro we spend comes from the taxpayer.
tens of thousands of people are killed in the country every month because of violence from the armed groups.
we welcome the eu's engagement in congo.
the eu police mission is especially important since the main problem congo faces is impunity and lack of criminal prosecution capacity.
however in order to achieve significant progress we need more engagement from the international community.
that is why more action needs to be conducted through the monuc and more resources have to be given to the united nations.
mr brok could you have your discussion outside of the chamber please? could you please have your discussion outside of the chamber? out!
mr brok will you please leave the chamber and have your discussion outside.
madam president nick griffin of the british national party has suggested that my voting is influenced by commercial interests. i want to make it clear that i am proud to be an advocate of low carbon technologies to fight climate change.
i have never requested or been paid a penny for my work;
i do it because i believe in it.
any shareholdings i have ever had have always been declared in the declaration of interests and they have never stopped me from criticising some wind power projects.
openness and transparency have always been the hallmarks of my political life and before nick griffin tries to smear the reputation of members here let him explain why the party he leads has failed twice to submit its accounts on time to britain's electoral commission.
his accountants say that the accounts do not give a true and fair view of his party's affairs.
many people suspect that money from his party's members have been used for personal gain.
we have to be careful when discussing the issue of access to documentation and transparency that we do not go overboard and that we do not expose documentation and procedures to a degree which makes the entire system unfeasible.
if we are to open up secret negotiations and closed negotiations completely then we might end up undermining the very negotiations and the very system on which we are built.
has democracy in the european union become such a farce that the response to growing disenchantment is to do exactly what was always intended only quicker and with even less oversight than was originally envisaged? citizens want an eu that delivers for them their families their communities and their countries. there is no evidence that they want eu military expansion.
among the most ludicrous of arguments the proponents asserted was that we needed to sell off irish neutrality in order to show support for the eu and its values. since when did increasing national defence budgets creating new military capabilities fuelling the arms industry and compromising respect for human rights and democracy become core values of the european union?
it is no coincidence that this military push is taking place concurrently but entirely separately to discussions on the future of europe.
in two thousand and eight the irish people recognised the threat posed by the lisbon treaty to their neutrality.
pesco and its references to structured cooperation belie what is really afoot this is a war alliance a war alliance dreamed up by imperialist nations like france who are still playing their imperialist games in africa.
they were forced to vote again on the basis that they would have constitutional protection that ireland would be excluded from any eu common defence programme.
you simply cannot defend the very idea of europe and at the same time by looking the other way endorse repression against voters the jailing of political opponents and the seizing of selfgovernment institutions.
instead of defending fundamental rights and democracy the eu has preferred to support rajoy the leader of one of the most corrupt parties in europe and also the leader of a government which among other things is unable to control public finances to the extent that it has completely emptied the public pension fund. i am sure that sooner or later the european union will realise how wrong it has been with catalonia because
in the north of ireland rights enshrined in the good friday agreement and subsequent agreements remain outstanding;
britain has torn up the charter of fundamental rights and wants to dilute access to the convention.
our government must too to make sure that nobody goes hungry this christmas.
but the cheerful staff volunteers and generous hearted donors cannot mask that it is deeply shocking that one hundred and fourteen eight hundred and seventy nine boxes of three day emergency food supplies were given out in my constituency last year.