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but before doing so i would like to recall the commission's position on the overall level of expenditure.
and just transitions don't happen automatically. but the guidelines of the new president elect of the new european commission ms von der leyen show that our successors will build further on what has been achieved on the basis of our shared values.
i always reply that these compliments should be extended beyond me and i share these complements with you because good results are the fruit of honest and good interinstitutional dialogue and shared commitments.
over the past five years we worked together constructively in a friendly way putting all this the interests of europe's people first.
this gives me the opportunity to thank you to thank you for the good cooperation.
and following almost thirty years in public life i can say that i am proud of what we have achieved and very hopeful of what comes next.
of course i expected nothing less having myself served as a member of the european parliament for more than twenty years.
this debate reaffirmed our shared commitment to social europe and to what is the guiding principle of the social market economy that economic growth and social progress are two sides of the same coin and that they are reinforcing each other.
over the last weeks and months i have been receiving many compliments that the eu has become more social and people oriented.
important challenges lie ahead; we were just discussing them.
results are ultimately why we got involved in public life to deliver what counts for people and to do our part for a dynamic inclusive and fair society and economy.
money can be donated by individuals and also by companies not only companies in the uk but those active overseas and there is no practical way to be sure that money is not originated from another country or even a foreign government.
the need for reform is great.
anti eu articles by russian backed media containing false information received widespread circulation and in the uk our party funding laws suffer terrible loopholes.
our newspapers are mostly owned by a tiny handful of people many of whom do not even live in the uk.
and if you are worried about the security threat from terrorism well maybe you might put some control on arms exports from europe.
why isn't this money going towards fighting poverty and inequality across europe?
maybe you'd get the european countries to stop bombing other countries and creating problems and destabilising other regions.
they need the security of affordable good healthcare.
that's the security they need.
it is crystal clear that we need to step up investment in education training and skills in order to properly accompany our people through these changing times in order to harness productivityenhancing technologies and also in order to ensure a just transition
we have managed to put social and economic policies on an equal footing most recently by embedding the european pillar of social rights.
indeed bringing people to the centre of our policymaking is now more important than ever because while poverty is finally declining across the board at the same time we witness an increasing number of europeans expressing a sense of vulnerability.
supported by the commitment of the european parliament the commission member states and social partners the pillar is here to stay to act as a compass of our future action in the employment and social fields.
important legislative measures have been proposed and approved implementing several principles of the pillar and eu funding has been regeared to support implementation of the pillar through an enhanced link between the semester and the programming of the european funds notably the european social fund. even more importantly the pillar has contributed to anchor job quality investment in skills social fairness and just transitions at the centre of the european agenda.
furthermore women remain at a disadvantage on the labour market despite achieving better educational outcomes than men.
madam president ladies and gentlemen further efforts are needed to make our societies more inclusive and to prepare them for future changes.
it presents well both the positive trends and the challenges ahead and i broadly share its goals and conclusions.
tackling these challenges ensuring that we have a social market economy that works well for businesses and citizens also in changing times and fostering convergence is indeed the motivation behind the european pillar of social rights. less than two years since its proclamation the implementation of the pillar has already started.
ensuring effective worklife balance policies and access to childcare is crucial in this sense.
atypical and new forms of work may have an impact on the segmentation of the labour market.
as you all very well know implementing the pillar principles on the ground as well as pursuing the sustainable development goals is a joint endeavour which will be pursued both at the national and european level.
while investing in skills remains crucial to foster the inclusion of all people in tomorrow's societies social protection systems should be adapted to properly empower and protect our people.
closing this gap would liberate a huge untapped potential with a positive impact for the economy and society.
this is triggered by income inequality labour market precariousness but also the uneven impact of globalisation and technological change among countries regions sectors and people.
in this perspective a key priority must be to make labour markets more inclusive and to ensure all jobs created are of good quality.
stronger and more inclusive economies and societies would also strengthen the resilience of the euro area and pave the way for the deepening of the economic and monetary union.
its principles have been embedded in all the stages of the last two semester exercises and almost half of the countryspecific recommendations forty four of which today address pillar priorities.
moreover starting from the new cycle the semester will be refocussed to integrate the united nations' sustainable development goals in line with the semester's legal basis.
our pillar of social rights is one of the main legacies of the outgoing commission but the work is far from finished as we all know.
in addition technological change and digitisation are deeply changing european societies and economies.
europe is also stronger when it comes to our economic governance setting and in particular the european semester.
this motion is itself part of a disinformation campaign against other states part of a long running record of nato electoral interference.
since the end of the second world war they have endeavoured to overthrow more than fifty foreign governments most of whom were democratically elected openly interfered in democratic elections in over thirty countries attempted to assassinate more than fifty foreign leaders and dropped bombs often with our assistance on the people of around thirty countries.
the subtext is that russia china iran north korea and venezuela are spreading disinformation that's helping to fuel gains made by anti eu extremist and populist candidates across europe.
this weapon is used to hurt the ordinary people of these countries and very often they change their political position because of the pressure from the sanctions.
it is quite clear despite assurances to the contrary that the eu is looking to create and build an eu army.
although member states seem to find this money for these defence contributions only six member states meet their nato obligations to pay two of gdp.
outside this budget using other budgets member states contribute to the eu peace facility and pesco as well as the eu defence agency.
mr president the treaty on the european union prevents the allocation of eu budget for defence spending.
we all know that this is not easy every time when it comes to social standards across the union somebody says no no no' and refers to the principle of subsidiarity.
in the report there is also a call for the commission to create a new unemployment insurance scheme which was warmly welcomed by trade unions.
this is exactly what europeans want not only from national governments but also from us the elected representatives in the european union.
this is an extremely important process but unfortunately and this is reflected in the report the rate of implementation of these recommendations is unacceptably low.
this philosophy has to end.
otherwise we need to tell students that there are fewer erasmus scholarships and farmers that the subsidies are smaller.
we need to sit down and it's your responsibility to come and talk to parliament.
we need political commitment at the highest level now.
we have seen people come out and vote in large numbers expecting europe to do more students researchers farmers people in the cities and in the villages people who expect more security and people who expect us to innovate to research more and better deliver on digital and to tackle climate change and it is our duty to listen to them and to deliver it to them.
in the previous mff the philosophy was that if we need to do something new if we need to allocate money for something we take it away from something else.
people expect more and we should do more. my first message to you minister is that we cannot do more with much less.
secondly minister my question to you is this when and what are you ready to negotiate with parliament? what we have seen so far from the finnish presidency is too little and it is too weak.
otherwise and i have to say it very clearly the council will be blamed by the beneficiaries of europe for us not being able to finance them on one january.
we should not do that.
we are debating today the next multiannual financial framework at a very important moment in time and we are reconfirming the position of parliament in light of the results of the european elections.
new priorities have to be financed with new resources.
years that is a disgrace and entirely ignores with breathtaking arrogance the realities of your constituents' lives and struggles. may i suggest that this parliament starts repaying the trust put in it by european taxpayers and takes a leading role in saving the eu taxpayer some money?
due to the repatriation of democracy to the uk we will not be party to the scrapping of all the rebates including the uk one the increase in taxraising powers of the eu and the increased spending on a european army.
this parliament wants to increase the proposed budget by almost twenty while the take home pay for workers has hardly gone up in the last ten.
let's start with getting rid of the one hundred and thirty chauffeur driven limos and having allowances paid on production of receipts reflecting the normal practice expected in any company across europe.
during the recent hearings of our commissioners designate for both health and jobs they too pledged to work hard and i look forward to working with them as does this parliament in the coming years.
we are not looking after our citizens' health if we are not looking after our mental health.
it is regrettable that the eu focus on mental health has in fact lessened in recent years despite its significant individual and economic cost.
today ten october is world mental health day and something i'm happy to see in this report is a call for us to take concrete measures to address mental health.
it is vitally important that we all have well performing social and economic policies that these policies are not contradictory and that we move in the same direction. this report has continued to draw attention to the need for action on some persistent problems that we face in the eu.
and also think about the future and how we are going to adapt our skill sets and social systems to the future of our work especially in rural and urban areas.
tackle poverty especially child poverty;
achieve equality for each and every one of our people in society;
we need to take stronger action to reduce youth unemployment;
increase labour market participation;
boost competitiveness;
i believe these are the issues and themes on which we need to take action over the coming years.
i think this should be a priority in employment health and social policy.
parliament the commission and the member states all have the capacity to take action to improve mental health policy in the eu and this report calls for specific measures including mental health promotion and prevention measures.
at the same time our expectations must be grounded in reality.
one of the priorities of the finnish presidency is to ensure protection of the rule of law and to reinforce its links to the budget. following the leaders' guidance we will continue our work on this important matter.
managing migration requires a comprehensive approach.
we can see the positive results of these investments across the union and they will continue to foster convergence and support transition towards a sustainable agriculture.
from the presidency's point of view on new own resources the non recycled plastic packaging waste proposal seems to gain the strongest support and a positive approach from the majority of member states. as far as new own resources are concerned we need to keep in mind that also here a consensus between all member states is needed.
rule of law and democracy form the foundation of european freedom security and prosperity.
it is also fundamental for us to cooperate with you in line with the previous presidencies and to progress on sectoral mff proposals with a view of reaching additional common understandings.
as for own resources they must provide a fair transparent and equitable system for the financing of the next mff and to limit the administrative burden for the member states.
the next mff is to respond to europe's current and future challenges by increasing the share of expenditure in policy areas with the highest european added value.
rule of law is not a political declaration but a legal norm.
now there will be an opportunity for the leaders to give the presidency direct guidance. to this end the presidency is preparing a paper that will facilitate the first substantial discussion of the leaders in october's european council.
many voices firstly the one of our youth call upon us to do more.
rule of law is a crucial element in the next mff as it includes the proposal on protecting the union budget from rule of law deficiencies.
on the basis of the leaders' guidance we will prepare a finalised draft negotiation box with numbers to facilitate an agreement by the end of the year as concluded by the european council in june this year.
i have had consultations with the ministers of all member states and in this context many have expressed the need for the eu budget to reflect this new reality.
i personally chair the general affairs council meetings but i also represent the council in every plenary session during our presidency which gives us an opportunity to have an up to date discussion regularly.
europe needs to stay at the forefront of research development and innovations.
on climate member states seem to support the twenty five mainstreaming target even if some see it as the maximum and others as the minimum.
the mff will also better support innovation and research at a time when society is undergoing massive changes due to the digital transformation.
as the presidency this is an element that we have to take into account.
for decades traditional policies have been supporting eu integration by fostering convergence and development as well as maintaining high standard agriculture in europe.
from the presidency's perspective article two of the treaty concerning the rule of law will not stay in force by itself and this should be reflected in our policy work.
obviously this will depend on the reactions of delegations and above all on the way president tusk will want to conduct the discussion.
in the spirit of good interinstitutional cooperation and in line with the approach outlined by the bulgarian presidency we are committed to continuing the established practice of holding an exchange of views before and after sessions of the general affairs council when the mff is on its agenda.
that proposal applies equally to all member states and all eu funds just like the rule of law itself.
i would like to underline once more that the presidency is fully committed to meeting this timetable and we will do our utmost to facilitate the final stages of the mff negotiations.
now defending european values starts from respect for the rule of law within the union and above all in its member states.
so far the presidency's work within the council has focused on listening to the member states and their priorities.
we already see its impact on our environment and it is set only to worsen if we do not step up our efforts.
respect for the rule of law is self evidently linked to the legitimacy and proper functioning of the eu.
it is not too easy to achieve these substantial aims but we are working hard.
by providing funding and using different mff headings it will be possible to better respond both to international and external aspects of migration.
i am convinced that there is a way to create a balanced and legally sound instrument based on the commission's proposal.
even though we are in the middle of the institutional change the presidency will do its best to finalise the council negotiations by the end of the year.
the future mff needs to be aligned with new priorities.
in order to achieve this we must boost our support to such actors as the team of the eu's east stratcom task force which tirelessly work to expose foreign interference and disinformation.
moreover we must improve civic education and media literacy programmes and enable civil society organisations.
we as greens are happy with the report as it stands especially because it covers several social issues which we believe should be addressed in the coming mandate at a european level.
we are very pleased to see that the report supports giving the union's social goals a much higher priority both when it comes to the coming legislative framework from the commission and also when it comes to financial resources within the next budget.
we are therefore pleased that we with this report make it clear to the commission that we want a proposal for a directive on pay transparency in order to once and for all close down the unacceptable gender employment and pay gap that we see across the union.
the same goes for the pension gap.
finally we are very pleased that the report pushes for a solution to tackle long term unemployment brings focus to the inclusion of people with disabilities in the labour market and last but not least calls for initiatives at european level to ensure platform workers' rights and social protections regardless of their employment status. these are all areas where we'll keep a close eye on the commission's legislative actions in the months and years to come.
madam president i abstained on this motion because despite the great sentiments on tackling unemployment and workers' rights and benefits there's a big but'.
they've been historically fought for by millions of ordinary people taking on their bosses and governments and yet you reduce these struggles to paternalistically handing out rights like crumbs with more bureaucracy added on.
how will all this rhetoric about rights go down in greece and italy and so many eurozone countries which have been punished by the eu which imposed austerity the misery of poverty and unemployment and humiliated nation states by telling them they couldn't decide on their own economic policies?
so i abstain because i agree with supporting workers' rights and unemployment but i don't trust you lot to do it i'm afraid and i appeal to my fellow europeans who support workers' rights to not rely on the bureaucrats here in brussels.
europe is about to go through one of its most challenging moments due to an irresponsible government in the uk that is willing to risk everything just for electoral reasons.
as the president of the commission has said it is simply not enough.
it is clear now from where these kind of positions come.
they all demonstrate that the huge majority of the european parliament is fully committed to making the next eu longterm budget modern ambitious and futureproof.
we cannot afford to lose time and risk any damaging delay in the start of the next generation of programmes.
while we welcome the fact that the paper has been produced we are to be very clear from the start very disappointed about the main elements of the content. there is an important gap to bridge at this point of the discussions between the institutions.
we have to acknowledge this.
but we call on the council presidency and the leaders to take full account of the positions expressed by the european parliament.
the commission is fully committed to work closely with all institutions and to facilitate dialogue.
i also want to say to those who are not going to support the report claiming that it is too ambitious or not ambitious enough just keep in mind and maybe reconsider your decision that whatever we do in this house it is always a compromise and there is no possibility to have a compromise which makes all of us one hundred percent happy.
for everything good against everything bad this is not serious and this is not doable. i have to agree that this is a christmas tree but this is a christmas tree of problems we are facing. so please make an effort and solve them.
madam president some terrible events this week both in europe and beyond our borders remind us that seismic shifts are afoot with respect to what kinds of opinions are normalised.
the unspeakable is becoming speakable the unthinkable is being thought.
of the money funding hatred and disruption some clearly comes from within the eu from our own oligarchical elites but evidence is growing that some is from foreign sources.
we need powerful internal regulations about electoral funding but we must also address the root causes the rising inequality the unseemly wealth of the few in our increasingly cruel and intolerant society and we need powerful international tools to combat interference by enemies overseas.
i've signed this resolution and voted in favour because our eu was founded on a politics of friendship.
we need to restore the hearts and minds of the european people to allow the voice of peace of friendship of unity and diversity to be heard.
that voice needs to come through in every conversation between sister and brother across our continent but for it to be heard we must adjust the volume on the voices of aggression and fear.
madam president over the next five years the european project must be built upon a progressive platform that unites both economic and social issues.
without such a platform there will continue to be discrimination and disparity in the workforce and in pay.
we must lower income inequalities ensure wage growth for the bottom and middle percentiles design training and education fit for purpose for the fourth industrial revolution as well as tackling the gender pay and pension gaps.
the european pillar of social rights is our project here in the socialists and democrats group and this legislature has a historic opportunity to set the first ever eu minimum wage.
it is a basic human right to be paid enough in order to live.
for sustainable economic growth we must invest in people.
the two are intertwined and failure to acknowledge that will prevent us from tackling the great injustices that we currently face.
many of our common key challenges have been mentioned here today in this debate.
i'd like just to list innovations climate change investment sustainable agriculture cohesion and last but not least the rule of law and respect for our common values.
it is self evident that these are our common interests common interests of our institutions common interests of our european citizens.
but at the same time we need to be aware of the contributions which need to be made by the member states.
in addition the trilogues have already resumed on several sectoral files and we are very much interested in hearing the parliament's position on these.
so we will not adopt the new mff without our common efforts to ensure that our budget is fit for the new period.