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we are pleased that parliament quickly took action following the adoption of the negotiation mandate of the two co legislators at the beginning of the year and that intensive and constructive work between the three institutions took place.
it also aims to improve and harmonise the quality of customs controls throughout the eu and contributes as such to the different customs services functioning as one entity.
the proposal for a customs control equipment instrument is a brand new initiative.
it supports their cooperation capacitybuilding networking and modernisation via information technology development.
so please follow your conscience vote in favour of moving this mobility package.
this has never happened before in the history of this institution.
this is why in march the european council considered a uk request for a short extension on the article fifty period and decided on a two track approach.
as you know the withdrawal agreement has not been approved in time so the operating withdrawal date is now twelve april. the uk will have to indicate a way forward possibly leading to a further extension which would again required a unanimity decision by the european council.
on the eu side at the least i am confident that our institutions will be able to complete the consent and conclusion process in a good time and therefore ensure a timely entry into force of the agreement if the agreement is eventually approved in the house of commons.
at this late stage in their legislative term we should be pleased with a large number of contingency and preparedness related measures that our institutions have been able to agree in spite of the heavy workload.
it is therefore all the more necessary to continue our preparation for all outcomes including a no deal scenario.
the uncertainties and negative consequences therefore still remain as regards citizens businesses and public authorities with an already clear economic impact in terms of level of activity investment and therefore jobs on both sides of the channel.
i'm so far encouraged by the significant progress made at the union and national level on preparedness and contingency.
the withdrawal agreement continues to be the best solution for both sides including in terms of protection of citizens' rights. we are however under no illusion that should a no deal be the outcome of the process in london it will have serious consequences and we might know it at the last minute.
should the uk indeed come back with a request for a significant expansion it should not undermine the operations of the institutions and would therefore have to foresee the holding of the european elections.
if she doesn't the house of commons will continue to reject her deal and to want to avoid a nodeal scenario.
look at the numbers of people who've signed a petition to simply revoke article.
and that's not surprising because look at public opinion in britain;
look at the swings in the opinion polls;
but it's significant that in the indicative votes that took place in the house of commons the one that gained the highest number of votes was the proposal to have a confirmatory referendum putting it back to the people.
fifty there is growing support for reversing this historic mistake and on ten april it would be folly if the european council decided that it prefers to end this without a deal and without further ado just at the point when we can change this course of action.
madam president does mrs may really wish to make a deal with jeremy corbyn? it would involve her abandoning everything she has said up to now about customs union single market abandoning every red line she laid down.
can i say that i will definitely bring your issue to the president.
i was also concerned about the use of another term punishment beating.
this is achieved by ensuring a level playing field for those involved in the eu energy market as well as security and predictability for the potential investors and this is extremely important as well. but it is not enough just to have energy security and economic and sustainable energy.
such an investment is also the eastmed pipeline which has major challenges to face.
however a firm political decision by the eu to support it will send a clear message of european determination to promote energy security in the southeast mediterranean.
although the eu currently has a trade deficit with china we should see there are huge potentials and increasing opportunities in the chinese market which could be further explored when china loosens its restrictions on market access for foreign companies particularly in the financial services sector.
we are pleased that the chinese government has made several commitments since. two thousand and eighteen i am much expecting its implementation.
yes mrs may is terrified of fighting the european elections and so is every other westminster politician that you will see on the tv and so are my friends over here.
i want to appeal to members of this parliament directly as fellow parliamentarians.
we are still members of the european union.
don't jump off the cliff.
we uniquely represent the people of europe the citizens of europe and as we stand at this moment sixty odd million of them still reside in the uk.
they know that unlike their rhetoric of dangling the bogeyman of mr farage coming back actually it's going to be quite tricky for them and you're going to return if we have the european elections to a very strong pro european contingent from the uk.
please i ask you to remember that because for us it's really important that you give us the opportunity to redress the damage that has been done and the only way that can happen is by giving us a long extension and us fighting the european elections.
we will see this afternoon or the next day if she is now really prepared to change these red lines and whether her party is prepared to follow her approach whoever the next leader is.
and that without touching the withdrawal agreement the political declaration can be swiftly upgraded.
this means that the threat of no deal has not disappeared.
madam president after two years of negotiations three failed meaningful votes and two rounds of indicative votes four days after the uk was meant to leave the eu theresa may has finally decided to sit down with the leader of the opposition to try to agree a plan on brexit.
but why do we have this deadlock?
but in these circumstances this request cannot be rejected.
this is the reason why a longer extension cannot and must not be ruled out.
fifty the truth is that brexit is a tragic mistake.
why do we have this constant difficulty to deliver a solution?
and whatever this group can do to avoid this outcome we will do it.
politicians must act responsibly and do everything possible to avoid this scenario which would be bad for everyone but a disaster for the uk.
one could say better late than never'. we now need to see if these talks will produce a credible way forward or if they are just another political exercise. we have always said that a closer euuk relationship would be beneficial for both sides
citizens cannot pay the price for the failure of their politicians and if the uk parliament continues to fail to deliver a solution then the british people deserve the right to have their final say.
talks alone are not a solution until we see a credible and viable positive majority in the house of commons before twelve april.
it's the poor people who live in big cities that will face more and more heat and this heat will also worsen the air pollution situation.
it should be europe where this innovation is done.
so climate justice needs to go hand in hand with social justice.
it shouldn't take more than twenty hours to go by train from stockholm to brussels.
talking about jobs europe could indeed be the frontrunner in climate friendly jobs but right now we're leaving the innovation to other regions and countries in the world.
we cannot of course talk about social justice without talking about climate justice and environmental justice because it's always the poorest people who are hit the hardest by the climate crisis no matter whether it's inside the european union locally or globally.
and if you've tried booking your train ticket cross border it's crazily difficult.
i think the next level that we need to put the european union on is to have a social union because one of the key promises of the european foundation has been the promise of prosperity and we haven't really been getting very far with that.
we very much hope that your government will back the proposal by us greens which was actually adopted by this plenary in november to allow open data for train bookings that would allow you to book your train tickets across the border without much difficulty.
that's about fifty times sweden's yearly emissions.
the social pillar is fantastic but the thing is we need to make it binding and not just have a nice declaration of things that we should do.
almost every fourth person in europe is at risk of poverty or social exclusion and that includes twenty five million children.
we need to make sure that mobility is climate friendly available affordable and existent.
we can still decide how to make that economic transition but we need to make it fast.
you would think it's possible to have a train network for example that connects european cities.
just one example and one area where this needs to be fulfilled is the area of mobility.
so we need to act quickly and decisively.
that has been adopted in council which is very good because it finally contributed to the reform of the ets and at least tried to bring the prices for co two emissions to a more reasonable level in order to really make polluters pay.
that's really a situation that's not acceptable.
while some countries and regions have been benefiting a lot from european integration other countries and regions have benefited less and we still have a lot of social inequality in europe.
we have to do them.
it shouldn't be more difficult than booking flights as is currently the situation.
one of the things that needs to be done in order to have easily accessible and affordable trains i think is to make it easier to book crossborder trains.
it's them who are most affected by severe weather events that for example destroy their homes and their small businesses.
the climate crisis is real and it's happening this is the one planet that we have and there are also no jobs on a dead planet.
right now that's not really working yet.
that is not true. we have different opinions on these issues because i believe strongly that social security is important not least in the transition. this is something we have argued within sweden for decades for centuries and all the improvements that have been made have also been fought against by the conservatives. that's true.
it's not that we have the same opinion;
union. we don't have a european union in digital and the reason is very
the twenty eight tomorrow the twenty seven in the european union are compromising all the
five g. so if we really want and this has to be the conclusion i think and spotify is a good example to change something then we need to do a number of important things stop
the fcc. you have three big operators on
york. and you have indicated
for mobile. then we were successful and that is what
union. it's a good example spotify is the example of what is not going well in the european
union. they had to make one hundred and thirty agreements with one hundred and thirty mobile operators before launching the fantastic idea of streaming music which today is something very
i wish westminster could follow our example.
on a personal note i thank you for the tolerance you have all shown to us brits as we have driven you to the end of your patience.
we must all defend it.
it sets the benchmark for the world on trade standards environmental protection and human rights.
so i look to future generations including my own sons born as european citizens with hard won rights into a peaceful continent.
it's not perfect but it's the best yet.
this union is a gem.
and this chamber is the shining example of cooperation and tolerance.
thankfully visionary clear thinking people worked to build a safe secure united and free europe building a union based on values and principles that protect its citizens with freedoms that were just a dream in.
as the uk turns its back on the eu descending into chaos and confusion whatever the outcome it will be bad for britain.
by all means ban me and watch my vote go up in the united kingdom.
depending on the outcome we will have to address the implementation of the agreement on which we will have to exert a rigorous oversight so that it delivers in the interest of citizens and businesses or to engage in negotiations for a future relationship with the uk even in the case of a no deal scenario but with clear pre conditions.
i won't allow questions at all in this session.
in particular delivering healthy fish stocks and reducing fish waste through the implementation of the landing obligation and key topics for which emff investments are available.
the cfp but also our international commitments under the sustainable development agenda under the wto. it would crowd out investment into more important areas such as improvements to selectivity.
it is therefore important to spend taxpayers' money in line with our policy objectives and commitments.
but let me ask you if we are indeed to fight organised crime and criminality that is taking advantage of the system do we not need to indeed move away from unanimity on taxation?
because they are taking advantage of this blocking system to actually exploit offshores inside and outside the european union.
new eu definitions and less derogations to member states will according to this report lower energy prices and augment regulatory certainty.
mr president it seems quite remarkable in my opinion that eu institutions have not yet learnt their lesson.
nevertheless this house just like the unelected eu commission here in brussels seems to be living in a parallel reality far from the poor householder that cannot afford their energy bills. you are willing to sacrifice the needs of ordinary people to achieve a greater yet highly expensive and unreliable energy goal.
i think it is time to put the eu project aside and admit that eu energy legislation has impoverished europe and its industries and households.
member states should be focusing their agenda and finances on discovering local energy sources.
it is time for europe to become independent from its green driven agenda.
as for my country britain i deeply hope that once outside the european union hopefully with a no deal brexit we will be able to scrap eu energy legislation altogether and invest in proper reliable and affordable energy sources.
we want improved conditions for european companies to better market access we want concrete action to level the playing field on the chinese market especially concerning state owned enterprises and we highlight the importance of reciprocity in our trade and investment relations.
concerning the upcoming euchina summit we urge the commission to maintain its assertive position.
china needs to start delivering on the promises it has made numerous times especially on advancing the investment treaty negotiations while addressing the issues related to statesubsidised industries and technology transfers.
without it we will never achieve our ambition of a customs union free from both physical and practical obstacles.
by modernising custom procedures we will make sure that goods can flow more freely and efficiently achieving more efficient trading with the rest of the world and throughout the union and bringing benefits to our citizens and consumers through cheaper and safer goods.
but despite this setback i believe that the progress we made set us on a good path to achieve our aim of a seamless customs union that brings benefits to european citizens businesses and consumers.
experience of how we can do things together to be more sustainable.
but i want to ask you in concrete ways what do you think the european union could do more to develop from a coal and steel union as you mentioned to become a real true climate union?
how do we spread the model of labour market participation labour market organisations that take responsibility unions and employers?
they were included in the preferred option as it was decided to give more importance to the criterion aimed at improving security. at the same time there are several very important safeguards introduced in the proposal.
as suggested by the fundamental rights agency and the european data protection supervisor the text makes it absolutely clear that it does not provide a legal basis for databases for the storage of biometric data.
we fear that the opinion of the european data protection supervisor might have been based on some kind of misunderstanding of the encryption used for fingerprints on the chip of id cards.
contrary to what is stated in the opinion the fingerprints on the chip can only be accessed by authorities with the necessary certificates.
we believe that the safeguards introduced in the text ensure the protection of citizens' personal data and we welcome parliament's effort in this regard.
i am convinced that this piece of legislation is a very important contribution to our overall efforts to strengthen the security of our citizens.
therefore i would like to encourage you to vote in favour of the compromise text.
mr president honourable members thank you very much for your very positive debate.
i'm so proud of all of us sincerely because we were able to show eu citizens that we can be very ambitious bold and very concrete when we work together and that is a very strong message.
so i would like to thank again the rapporteur she was great in motivating everyone and all of you because i think we all work together with a very passionate and very sincere approach to save the lives of europeans and what can be more motivating than that?
without losing sight of the areas of positive cooperation it is clear that we need to reflect on how to engage china to undertake market reforms how to ensure a level playing field and how to tackle systemic challenges linked to the wto reform process.
this is why human rights are one of the issues to be addressed in our forthcoming summit with china.
the commission greatly appreciates the excellent work of the european parliament and both rapporteurs who have been very constructive in the discussion so far. the commission fully shares the view of the european parliament and its calls aimed at further integrating the work of the different customs authorities allowing them to function
as one entity.
the proposals for more convergence of controls can only support an increased overall performance of eu customs.
based on the debate i do not see major blocking points.
i am sure that our experts will easily find common ground and that solutions will be found with the appropriate wording. let me conclude by expressing my firm belief that the progress achieved in the negotiations so far and the exchanges in plenary today will be used as a platform to reach an agreement for the benefit of european citizens businesses and customs administrations.
national authorities responsible for issuing id cards must undertake fingerprints and facial images as far as possible in a gendersensitive manner. fingerprinting persons in a vulnerable situation including those who have experienced gender based violence requires particular attention.
there is a difference between sex and gender.
the disparity between the sex on someone's official document and the gender presented in person can lead to discrimination and harassment.
by saying this i mean that it's not wise to have any particular negative attitude in our relationship with china;
what is needed is an honest assessment of the current state of play.
it's supposed to be very easy to defend by everyone.
as i said before and as everybody should know china and the eu are strategic partners.
they can compete with our companies even without state subsidies.
but it's equally important to acknowledge that this is not always the case. we have to make sure that europe can improve its competitiveness as china will be a major player in the global economy in the coming years and we have to make sure that our economies
china wants to be seen as a developing country.
when looking at the number of poor people or at democracy or other dimensions of the society there are features which we can acknowledge as features of a developing country.
but at the same time it's fair to say and honest to say that china is a military superpower it's a political superpower it's a technology leader and it's a market leader in some areas.
that's why we have to treat china as a normal competitor and strategic partner and cooperating partner.
having said this it's also honest to acknowledge that sometimes china is using multilateralism and a rules based world order rather selectively.
he is a very wise man and he can sometimes take arguments.
when someone is so passive about having sand kicked in their face it takes a restrained kind of bully to walk off the beach.
we know from its dealings with greece and others that the commission is not a restrained kind of bully.
but you would be making a terrible mistake to assume that mrs may is representative of the british people.
you have men like tony blair whispering in your ear about the dream of the british suddenly embracing your project of integration.
do not believe it. we are a different kind of european nation.
we have a different history a different geography and different modern networks too.
you should ask why blair in his pomp could not risk a referendum on euro membership.
you should ask why brown could not risk a referendum on the lisbon treaty and you should ask why cameron when he was forced to hold a referendum on membership lost it to the greatest number of british people ever to vote for anything.
finally you should ask yourselves why after being threatened with no food no water no medicines and no jobs the latest polls show that more british people wish to leave the eu with no deal next friday than to remain.
once you've asked these questions then you should look ahead.
you should imagine how mrs may's successor would seek to rebuild shattered tory support before the next general election if we have not left.
he or she will be leading a party whose potential support is overwhelmingly formed of leave voters.
do not expect consistency from the conservatives by the way. the tooting popular marxist front will not last.
instead the answer is obvious guy verhofstadt is right.
the successor will seek to rebuild support by making your lives a misery through vetoes and political sabotage by rejecting every proposed development of your project.
so reject another extension resolve that brexit will happen on wto terms next friday and then negotiate constructively to tie up the loose ends after that.
i too am a conservative and we were not elected for our charm and our intellect.
we are elected because we have the word conservative' stamped next to our name.
and to those remainers who have done everything to overturn the result and have now left our party i say bye bye'.
he despises us and will do anything to gain power.
he's already ditched free movement in an indicative vote so i'm not holding my breath.
the withdrawal agreement is still on the table and i truly believe it is the solution.
no more than a paragraph could have perhaps resolved the issue.
the british people are demanding that we deliver on brexit not hold a european election.
i think that's a relief to colleagues in this house.
so for goodness sake i say to my colleagues in london support the prime minister's deal.
it is truly the only way forward.
the clock is ticking.
temporary work in another eu country for these people is an opportunity to earn money for their families.
we seem to be of a different opinion on what are excellent amendments.
my opinion was not to give money to islands that are very well sustainable without that help and that money.