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but in order to reduce poverty and to increase trade we need to increase their capacity to export what they can export which is agricultural produce fisheries produce and so on.
so out of fifty one only three have matriculated from being a least developed country to not being a least developed country. we have got to increase that effort otherwise we are just fooling ourselves and those countries.
we have trebled aid in the last few years but poverty has increased not decreased.
if you are really interested in eliminating poverty and helping these people we need to increase their capacity to trade.
some ten years ago pascal lamy and the development committee introduced everything but arms'. gradually this parliament turned it into anything but farms'. now the least developed countries in the world do not have industrial capacity they have agriculture capacity.
it is not aid but trade that is going to reduce poverty.
we are the largest donor to the least developed countries in the world;
but we do not do that. we have introduced stringent standards which is very important for the health of the european consumer but we do not help to increase the capacity of these least developed countries.
complemented by viable innovative financing mechanisms and support from developed countries the private sector and emerging economies.
sustainable development and poverty reduction in the least developed countries.
the developing countries have primary responsibility for their own development by designing and implementing appropriate policies and achieving good governance.
too few of the least developed countries are graduating from the category and most are lagging behind in achieving the millennium development goals.
developed countries have a responsibility to help developing countries to lift themselves out of poverty.
sustainable development and long term equitable and inclusive growth are essential for each of these countries. the private sector has a crucial role to play in this regard and can have a huge impact on people's lives through generating wealth and employment.
the european union is the largest donor to the least developed countries and has made significant progress concerning official development assistance tripling its aid to these countries in the past decade. in istanbul the european union will call upon other donors and development partners
nevertheless the european union wants to underline the interdependence of progress in the least developed countries with human rights gender equality democracy good governance peace and security.
the european union will be calling for a more systematic mechanism for granting time sensitive concession and support to graduating countries.
progress in the least developed countries is interconnected with equality and coherence of development partners' policies.
the commission is convinced that this new momentum will result in a significant increase in the number of countries graduating from the category of the least developed countries in the next decade.
as regards the least developed countries the european union has been their most successful development partner in fulfilling its commitments notably in terms of market access rules of origin and debt alleviation.
the potential of trade as an engine for growth and employment is considerable.
to match its commitment and ambition.
in this context of global partnership the emerging economies should also do their share.
many least developed countries have made progress in their development but progress has been uneven and considerable work remains to be done.
this conviction and commitment of ours is expressed in the council conclusions adopted last week on thirty one march on guidelines for the participation of the eu in the upcoming conference on the least developed countries.
we both donors and least developed countries need to learn important lessons from the success of some of the least developed countries as well as from the implementation of the brussels programme of action.
thirdly promoting inclusive and sustainable economic growth for ldcs.
ldcs. the ldcs have primary responsibility for their own development and assistance by the donor community ought to be based on the initiative and full ownership of the recipient countries.
the european union also stresses the interdependence of overall progress in the ldcs with the improvement of good governance democracy human rights and gender equality.
it would be completely irresponsible to reintroduce this now in the middle of the economic crisis when we should have learnt our lesson.
mr president dear colleagues we are approaching a real crunch time in the debate over the future common fisheries policy and the question is will it be a success or will it continue to be a disaster?
that would be an extremely serious mistake.
it would give us a better marine environment and is consistent with a precautionary approach.
the eu got rid of subsidies for building new fishing vessels in the last reform in two thousand and two and still the fleet suffers from enormous over capacity.
that lesson is that the best way to let the fishing industry become economically prosperous is to rebuild fish stocks to a level above maximum sustainable yield.
that is at the heart of the commission's proposals that we need to achieve maximum sustainable yield but not just msy.
i urge them to think again.
they are basically saying we do not care about rebuilding fish stocks'.
we need to rebuild those stocks to give industry a future.
why is it that some members of the epp from the italian spanish and french delegations just do not get it?
i am sure that they are trying to be kind to the fishing industry by doing this buying them a little short term profit without having to take the measures necessary but their kindness will kill the fishing industry.
we need to set levels above msy.
the problem for the fishing industry is that there are now too few fish. we have to rebuild fish stocks.
uk now comes from iceland.
if you do not like lessons from the past then try the present. norway and iceland still record good catches and find many species spawning well but then they ban discards and other destructive eu measures which as noted in these reports have reduced eu fishing fleets. the uk fishing fleet is barely half its former size and so much of the fish sold in the
what an indictment of the cfp.
yet these reports are laced with the same old eurospeak regulation restriction prohibit. before the cfp most european fishermen unhampered by bureaucratic interference had been fishing responsibly looking after their own waters and therefore handing on viable fisheries down the generations.
we have discussed this in this house on other occasions with many of you.
we cannot proceed this
approach. secondly i think that prepared and preserved products should show the fish name origin and production method. i really do not see why the processed products have to miss that information
i am very happy to have you both here and i would like to be completely open.
important. let me give you another example. in france for example or in spain we have this french or spanish law about the category of fishermen that return to port within twenty
i know that this is a very difficult exercise.
the date of catch is very
as possible. time matters here and i am really grateful that we have gone into this exercise
we can do everything but we need really progress and progress can only be achieved by compromise.
but you know that there is a problem here.
this is a very important direction for us.
it will be very important to have this as part of our new fisheries policy.
i would like to welcome the call from this house to restore and maintain stocks above the maximum sustainable yield.
we need votes to help us reform the cfp. is the uk independence party going to support britain by being in the seat and using its vote or by running away?
i was then appointed by the committee to oversee the legislation.
as a committee we proposed broad and hard hitting measures building on the proposal by the commission.
while the regulation may be used against any third countries the situation in the north east atlantic is of immediate concern to all of us.
practices. the regulation also foresees that further measures may be applied under the scope of the regulation if the initial measures prove to be ineffective.
the agreement includes quantitative restrictions on fish imports from the stock of common interest and associated species into the eu from the country or territory engaged in unsustainable fishing practices.
i would like of course subject to time to take the opportunity to speak briefly on the common market organisation for fisheries and agriculture products and the report by struan stevenson which is an excellent basis for a final agreement with the council.
mr president commissioner colleagues the regulation on trade measures is a significant piece of legislation aimed at protecting our common fish stocks.
the compromise proves that codecision between parliament and the council in the area of fisheries does work and can result in a better stronger and more effective legislation. this is a positive sign ahead of the talks on the reform of the common fisheries policy despite the unacceptable blockage that continues to exist with several long term management plans.
the committee also adopted clear and understandable labelling on fisheries products.
the committee adopted several important amendments to the commission proposal including the principles of minimisation and avoidance in the first instance and the landing of discarded fish.
restrictions will apply to the use of eu ports and on the sale of fishing vessels fishing equipment and the supplies to the country or territory deemed to be overfishing. in addition eu vessels will be prohibited under this regulation from reflagging their vessels to the country or territory engaged in unsustainable
two thousand and twelve i am extremely disappointed by the failure of the coastal states to reach an agreement in london on three september and i would appreciate learning from the commissioner her plans to move the situation forward.
parliament has now equipped the commissioner with an effective and a meaningful instrument designed to prevent unsustainable fishing practices.
iceland has unilaterally increased its mackerel catch from three hundred and sixty three tonnes in two thousand and five to one hundred and forty seven zero tonnes in.
from the outset i received the strongest possible support from my colleagues.
discard reductions should be at the forefront of the fisheries reform accompanied by a landing obligation which will be phased in according to a timetable.
i would like to recall the july council's desire to find a suitable compromise for this very unfortunate situation but not at any price.
of course the most recent such case that comes to our minds is the situation of the north east atlantic mackerel stock.
the council's position on the common market organisation enlarges the role and responsibility of producer organisations towards promoting more sustainable fishing activities taking on tasks related to fisheries management and on handling unwanted catches that fishermen will have to land after the implementation of the discard ban.
the link between fleet capacity and the european maritime and fisheries fund will be further explored by ministers during their september meeting in two weeks' time preparing for a partial general approach at the october council.
therefore i would like to stress my commitment to making our joint work successful and rewarding.
with regard to transferable fishing concessions many member states are cautious concerning their effectiveness in fighting over capacity and are concerned about possible unintended consequences.
storage aid should be the only remaining intervention and member states are not yet in agreement on whether these should be completely phased out over time. on consumer information the council agrees with the commission that product labels should have to report on whether the fish has been defrosted before marketing but the council disagrees with the commission's proposal that the date of catch should be mandatory as well.
these include of course as we said the reform of the common fisheries policy. i look forward to working very closely with you in the codecision procedure as we advance a very important legislative agenda with a significant impact on eu citizens.
the general approach therefore foresees the introduction of transferable fishing concessions on a voluntary basis while improving the existing mechanism to report on over capacity and to take measures for fleet capacity adjustment.
we all know that unfortunately the latest attempt to find a solution acceptable to all did not succeed last week in london.
this is a far reaching piece of legislation which will enable the european union to adopt effective measures against third countries allowing non sustainable fishing.
i think that is unfair;
this is no use. we really have to make some progress on this and i appeal to the council to try to make a breakthrough on multiannual plans.
president in office we have no effective cfp reform.
i want to say this to mrs damanaki on labelling.
first of all let me address one of the issues that the commissioner brought up on multiannual plans and i really want to address this to the president in office of the council mr mavroyiannis and say how much i support what the commissioner said without multiannual plans
mr ferreira would you agree that the common fisheries policy has been a total ecological environmental disaster with particular damage to fishing stocks and would you further agree that the only certain cure is the immediate repatriation of fishing grounds to the nation states
starting off with spanish subsidised spanish trawlers staying out of british territorial waters.
i am actually convinced that with just a few years of recovery of the fish stocks in europe all the european fleets will be in a much better economic situation. i think that fishermen as well as all other economic entrepreneurs have the obligation to see to it that their activity is economically viable.
they should be able to invest in their own renewal of their own fishing vessels.
the reports by the european parliament that we have in front of us show that the council and parliament can go a long way together on major issues.
mr president i shall be brief as i have almost exhausted my time limits.
this is very helpful and gives us a very positive sign for the future.
i think that this is a positive moment in the cooperation between the commission and parliament.
we need your cooperation.
do we want to have the date of the catch?
do we want to have it on the fish products?
for the sake of a sustainable fishery and for a sustainable fishing industry we need to have this issue sorted out.
in relation to the common organisation of the market i want to say a personal thank you' to struan stevenson.
he took the time to visit northern ireland and i know that some of the issues that were raised there are reflected in his amended report.
i agree with my scottish colleague who says that much of the common fisheries policy has actually helped to increase the level of discards.
on discards we all agree that this scandalous waste of food must be ended but we must accept that the cfp and its detailed rules are a significant cause of discards.
on decentralisation let us allow europe's fishing nations to decide working together in logical sea basins how best to conserve their stocks because it is their future and they who will have the most incentive to make it work.
i was with my scottish colleagues speaking to a visitors' group from scotland about the mackerel war and the fisheries debates.
i believe that we have arrived at a good conclusion as this is the first of three legislative reports which will comprehensively reform the common fisheries policy.
i think there are many interesting signposts in this cmo package which point the way for the common fisheries policy.
one of the key issues which have dominated our discussion on cfp reform has of course been the need to end micro management from brussels which has bedevilled the sector for decades and replace micro management with meaningful regionalisation.
under such a system the commission will set the framework for the cfp and devolve day to day management to the stakeholders themselves.
i therefore emphasise the need for an enhanced role for producer organisations pos which will be best placed to assist with the day to day organisation of effort limitation quota management by catch avoidance and dealing with fish landed under the discards ban.
given this enhanced role i have also said that the criteria for setting up a po should be clearly defined as regards the minimum number of participants and i have suggested where transnational pos and associations of pos can provide useful partnerships to ensure a level playing field in respect of common and binding rules.
the report also makes several suggestions on labelling including the need for clear information for consumers on origin method and data production.
also the area where the fish was caught should be expressed in terms that are familiar to the consumer.
in addition an innovation which won general support in committee is the voluntary use of an eu eco label.
the report also encourages member states to make full use of modern technology utilising funding from the european maritime and fisheries fund to combine information that is already available through electronic logbooks vms and cctv to increase market intelligence and increase profitability for everyone in the sector.
on discards we vetoed the idea of distributing fish free to charities hospitals and schools as this would undermine the market.
we have placed all of the emphasis on by catch avoidance but suggested that fish landed under any discard ban should be used for pet food fish meal fish oil or for bait. mature commercial species landed under the discard ban should be sold in the normal way with po members receiving some small reimbursement to cover their costs for such landings
and the remainder going to a conservation fund.
that of course includes the commissioner and the president in office. i fully agree with the president in office when he says that there should not be a deal at any price.
but i believe and i hope that the report will be carried here tomorrow.
i believe that will strengthen the commissioner's hand when she goes to negotiate again in october.
what will the irish presidency do to make sure that the eu will have a pledge on the table and that the ministers of finance are included in this debate because that is the key. it should not only be the ministers of the environment who get the blame in doha in durban or in warsaw.
everyone is always saying in this room how important climate
so time is running out.
so europe needs to be ready by the end of.
we can be annoyed by it but we do know that all the developing countries will look to europe. what are you going to deliver?
the council will establish the eu position for the warsaw conference by october of this year.
the various actors the eu institutions member states but also the private sector and the public at large are already starting to think about what kind of global climate regime we want to agree by two thousand and fifteen in order for it to be in place and taking effect in a post two thousand and twenty world.
the debate on this new regime will be further informed by a green paper that the commission will publish shortly.
it is certainly not always easy to reach such a common position amongst twenty seven member states it can be challenging but we got there and that is what counts at the end of the day. now the task ahead is twofold implementation of all the decisions that were adopted and continuation of the negotiations on the durban platform track.
although it was a difficult and challenging cop and i certainly take note of mr groote's points doha did manage to achieve its stated aims namely to finalise the rules in order to make operational the second commitment period under the kyoto protocol to close the track on long term implementation of the convention and to address the work on the only remaining negotiating track for the coming three years the durban platform for enhanced action
these negotiations which should be concluded by two thousand and fifteen consist of two workstreams devising the principles and structure for a post two thousand and twenty agreement which will be legally binding for all one hundred and ninety five parties to the unfccc and exploring how we can increase the level of
i am sure that commissioner hedegaard will give you more insights on that.
the eu will then need to devise how best to achieve the desired outcome by the end of.
there are expectations and opportunities for the eu and its member states to play a key role in facilitating agreement and in continuing to lead an ambitious agenda to keep global temperature increases below the two c threshold. in their eighteen month programme presented within the three successive presidencies ireland lithuania and greece have committed themselves to preparing and coordinating the eu's position effectively within their respective semesters.
in this context as has been in the case in previous years we very much look forward to the valuable input from the european parliament.
that is the objective of the irish presidency and it is the objective of all of the european institutions. listening to the comments here all our institutions share that ambition to take real action which can embrace and indeed champion the move to a low carbon and more sustainable economy.
each of us has opportunities to actively engage and to promote more concerted and ambitious action by other countries besides the european union.
it is our common objective to get an agreement
it is a process of achieving consensus and of moving together and finding ways in which we can move forward.
both within council and within the other european institutions and to make every effort to maintain positive dialogue between the institutions. this is why this process here in the european parliament is so valuable and why we as the presidency and on behalf of the council will continue our positive engagement with you as we move forward over the weeks and months ahead.
and with our other partners through the unfccc groupings in order to further clarify and to better understand our respective positions and to find ways to move closer to an agreed solution.
we will do that but it is not just the irish presidency.
it is the reason why we have trio presidencies now. we are working very closely with the lithuanian and the greek presidencies the future presidencies in order to identify those milestones.
it is important that we do this in a coherent fashion.
we want to make further progress and to ensure that we deliver effective financial assistance to the least developed countries. that work is ongoing and we will continue it. the irish presidency is working collaboratively with all member states including poland
on the issue of climate finance which was raised by a number of contributors the irish presidency intends to move forward the analysis and indeed the debate on climate finance especially in relation to future finance flows.
that is the process.
i would encourage all of you to continue to speak to your counterparts and to try to build momentum towards two thousand and fifteen which is what we will be doing.
that is what we have to work towards.
what is more there was a declaration from all the relevant parties all the parties taking the second commitment period post japan that they will not buy aaus.
it is true as we just heard from the presidency that we are preparing in order to stimulate the debate;
for instance with our american colleagues it seems that there is maybe a window of opportunity of maybe eighteen months where if they can move anything then it has to be done before the mid term elections. it cannot be done in the last months of.