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but now we find that actually there are serious allegations that this parliament has been misled over the figures and that the true figures could be completely wrong. we do not know what the true position is.
the scrutiny committee has actually come up with a pretty damning report it has to be said of the way in which olaf has conducted itself.
that is democracy two people sitting next to each other in the same chamber can have different views different opinions. we see that in house after house neighbourhood after neighbourhood across the united kingdom and probably as well across the whole of europe.
that is what democracy is about letting the people take decisions for themselves.
i do not necessarily like every single thing that hungary does but hungary is a sovereign democratic nation and this place should not interfere.
it will deliver accurate scientific information about how climate change is affecting the planet the land the sea and the air.
climate change affects us all in different ways and all eu member states need access to gmes.
gmes will lose its status as a european union flagship initiative and it will lose its independence as well.
i am deeply concerned about the funding proposal from the commission putting gmes outside the next multiannual financial framework and making it subject to a voluntary intergovernmental agreement.
we know that some member states have indeed expressed objections to paying for gmes from their national budgets so how will the commission ensure that enough money is found given the current national budget constraints?
two thousand and twenty equally innovative financing mechanisms such as project bonds could be explored allowing private capital to be leveraged.
the decision on how to finance gmes is in the hands of the commission and the council so commissioner will you reconsider this question of how gmes is to be financed?
if gmes was within the mff then funding could come from the agriculture budget and the structural funds as well as from horizon.
gmes will therefore be key to europe's long term security so it is crucial to guarantee a stable financial framework for the future development of the programme.
it contradicts the principle of open access if those member states who pay more start demanding better conditions of use.
mr president gmes has a vital role to play particularly in the fight against climate change.
likewise the commission has a responsibility to guarantee effective long term governance and financial management of key eu space projects.
uncertainty with regard to future funding will be detrimental to hundreds of thousands of people many high tech high skilled jobs and a supply chain throughout europe which is growing and developing thanks to the project.
in practice this means managing natural resources and biodiversity observing the state of the oceans monitoring the chemical composition of our atmosphere and providing essential support in the event of disasters such as tsunamis famine oil spills etc.
the primary aim of the european earth monitoring programme gmes is to provide information services which give access to accurate data and information in the fields of environment and security.
mr president i think i did cover it in my remarks when i said i could not understand why the commission would remove the type of funding that it already has.
i also did stress that member states already have huge difficulties and i could not see them coming forward with additional funding for these products.
mr president the gmes programme is instrumental in allowing the eu to make real progress in developing a comprehensive space strategy.
as others have said the programme will give the eu the ability to directly monitor the earth and its atmosphere and will assist when fully functional in handling emergency management of natural disasters.
the case for past investment through the eu budget was convincing and i believe that it remains so.
we cannot risk putting further development of the programme in jeopardy with a proposed move for it to have to rely on intergovernmentanl funding.
the current austerity measures being implemented in many member states would suggest that if this were a discretionary intergovernmental spend it would not be incurred. in the field of r d it is critically important that the eu budget is used so that longer term investments are made today in order to fuel the economic competitiveness and growth of future years.
it is one of the few programmes i continue to support believing that investment at eu level will add value and will contribute to the formulation of sound scientifically based policies and hopefully generate commercial opportunities as the programme matures.
everybody is giving us information that we are changing the driving and rest times which is fake news.
in this proposal the actual driving and rest times of the drivers are not being changed.
we are improving the labour and working circumstances and conditions of the drivers and with our proposal a driver has to go home after the second week so he goes home in the third week.
it touches upon the conference itself but it is of course something that goes much further. we do not have the intention of really starting those discussions;
it was promised as was agreed by the council in two thousand and four already that we would have a thorough revision of the income and the outcome of the expenditure of the budget including of course the cap which is such a big part of the budget.
this communication has been delayed there are now rumours that it will come by the end of the year.
thank you very much for your very concise response.
i understand that there is strong opposition within the council to the proposal to frontload the european social fund to one hundred for the upcoming two years.
unemployment will also be discussed at a particular informal ecofin meeting in october where unemployment is one of the main issues on the agenda;
so the social fund is only one instrument to combat unemployment.
and we hope that the commission will present such a proposal without undue delay.
there are really serious implications for food production in the eu.
i know that is only part of the wider discussion we are having here this evening but nonetheless it is hugely important for those who are involved in agriculture.
we will try to move them forward but i cannot tell you how long this will take and what deadlines we have.
we are very process oriented.
the truth is that the legislation that we have in place is really only in effect for about two years.
we have upgraded transport systems and as a result of all of this our trade is working very well but if we stop it obviously competition will be gone in the market at home etc.
we are gathering scientific evidence.
as i said we hope that these can be the basis for the council's response to the communication that will come from the commission.
this is what i can say at the moment.
there is a quite unanimous view that for the sake of the quality of the project there should be an element of national financing as well.
we have asked the commission to present an alternative proposal.
so i think it is very important to make sure that it is high on the agenda at that conference so we can make anti trafficking a reality.
i cannot tell you more because we are waiting for the proposal from the commission.
i do appreciate the detailed response.
can i just hone in on what the attitude of the swedish presidency is in relation to the role of the common agricultural policy in assisting the concept and the desire for global food security.
do you think it is important that we have a common policy in europe given our concerns about global food security?
and secondly with regard to the financial crisis.
the us appears to be closer to the others within the eu maybe than they are to the french and british ideas that were announced yesterday by gordon brown.
i would ask you to address the issue of the transport of horses which i think has not been addressed sufficiently and i think there is huge concern about that at the moment.
i would suggest that animal welfare concerns on farms may increase because of the disastrous prices that farmers in many of our member states are being paid for their produce.
they are doing their very best to keep welfare standards up against the background of very poor commodity prices and therefore no income on farms.
i am very sure it is not the last.
the first action is in our europe two thousand and twenty strategy. we aim to reduce the number of people living at risk of poverty or social exclusion by twenty million. this is exactly the number of children at risk of poverty in the european union today and the figure rises to over thirty
affordable childcare is very important for single mothers and single fathers who have to be able to enter the labour market if they do not want to be trapped by poverty and social exclusion.
two thousand and twelve it will propose principles and indicators in key areas such as support for families and access to essential services including child care housing and education.
we also need to know more about the phenomenon which is why we are collecting data to identify trends and compare welfare provisions.
we welcome the news just presented to us by commissioner barnier on the delivery of pending proposals on financial banking services as soon as possible in a very close timeline single resolution mechanisms banking structure money market funds linked to shadow banking securities law directive.
but to provide stability and protect taxpayers and depositors this should be complemented by a well funded single european deposit guarantee mechanism and the resolution framework with the single resolution fund for banks.
the adoption of the proposals for the single supervisory mechanism and crd iv for a single rule book for banks to strengthen prudential requirements are essential steps towards banking union.
so my message to the council is please stop making statements and promises;
let us do less but do it better.
however incomplete legislation does not give a signal of confidence. it creates uncertainty and will deter companies individuals and global companies from our markets.
although we have completed emir level one we are a long way off making level two work in a global context and even further away from meeting the trading obligation which is now buried in the highly politicised mifid and mifir dossiers in council.
for example the csdr file should send a positive message;
we have been working on regulating global derivatives since the g twenty conference in pittsburgh.
if we begin legislation we need to be able to complete it in a timely way.
madam president the financial crisis necessitated legislative action. it was needed for customer and investor confidence needed for the flow of capital into and within the eu which is critical for economic growth and needed for eu companies and foreign direct investment which need confidence in our system.
we need to make sure we have processes in place for recovery and resolution not just for our banks but also for all our critical market infrastructure including the newly enlarged ccps and csds. a perceived lack of progress on key files results in a lack of confidence and a lack of certainty for businesses in a global marketplace and it certainly results in a lack of confidence from our citizens in our ability to deliver a safer more efficient financial system for them.
this is fully justified given the importance of this sector and the need to break the link between the banks and sovereign debt. i would like to clearly set out the significant progress we have made in the financial services area in just a few short months.
i have referred on several occasions to the importance of these legislative acts and they have been highlighted as key priorities for us from the very beginning of our presidency programme.
firstly i cannot agree with the underlying premise on which the question is based.
quite the contrary the council is continuing to make significant progress in very complicated negotiations on some very important files.
we have also recently reached political agreement on the transparency directive which will increase the attractiveness of regulated markets for small and medium sized issuers.
by way of conclusion i do not accept that there has been a lack of progress in the council on the financial services
in april we reached political agreement on the mortgage credit directive which will allow for rapid implementation of the new rules benefiting mortgage holders and consumers across europe. i expect that this directive will be adopted at first reading if the european parliament continues to respect the terms of the two thousand and eleven joint political
this is something that cannot be done overnight clearly. another example is the negotiation on the deposit guarantee schemes the. approach we have taken is to complete the financing arrangements in the bank recovery and resolution proposal as there are obvious overlaps with financing of deposit guarantee schemes where member states decide to have one fund for
the european council has called for the adoption of the forthcoming proposal on a single resolution mechanism by the end of this parliamentary term. we aim to respect this timeframe.
we are aiming for rapid results but we are also aiming for an outcome in terms of quality and sometimes that does take
we should aim to deliver fast but not sacrifice quality as a result.
for this we need to draw on the expertise in member state governments.
he is right given the circumstances but it is also true that some of the commission's proposals as well as the amendments proposed by the european parliament;
mifid needs to be adapted to keep up with technological developments and financial innovation.
it is only fair however to also refer to some of the difficulties and challenges we face. today we have around twenty legislative proposals in the financial services sector on the table and as we reach agreement on some new proposals come to the table.
on the investor compensation schemes directive given its link with the deposit guarantee schemes directive these negotiations will need to wait for an agreement on that file.
we will also continue to work hard on other files such as ucits and the commission proposals to improve the existing rules on anti money laundering and fund transfers in accordance with the guidelines given by the european
the council has been working extremely hard to achieve a better and more balanced text.
it makes sense to put the dgs proposal on hold until then since the funding of member state deposit guarantee schemes is complementary to their resolution funds.
commissioner barnier said recently that there is no valid reason to stop issuing new proposals.
on solvency ii we recognise the importance of ensuring that prudential requirements in the insurance business rely on risk based methodologies. but we will not be able to provide our contribution immediately. this is because the negotiations are awaiting the outcome of an ex ante impact assessment requested by the european parliament during the negotiations last year with the council. progress
council. these objectives are achievable and will require the support of the commission and the european parliament so we can continue to cooperate constructively with the aim of reaching an acceptable compromise.
on crd iv which will be formally adopted by both institutions in the next few days and published before july the negotiations have been long and difficult.
on the central securities depositories regulation we have made good progress and are aiming to reach a general approach this month in order to start trialogues with the parliament as soon as possible.
they benefit from open discussion and debate and this helps to improve them.
require further elaboration.
same. looking forward we are looking to agree a general approach in the council on the bank recovery and resolution directive and on the legislative proposal relating to packaged retail investment products.
our main objective has been to deliver high quality legislation which is realistic effective and operational.
better. the council for its part will keep up the necessary pace and quality.
files. in fact as outlined above there has been huge progress on these files many of which are extremely complex and detailed.
both brr and dgs or a separate fund for each.
i hope that this will enable all of us to move on and improve our co operation in this area.
first we have reached political agreement on two fundamental building blocks in reforming the banking sector and the future banking union the agreement on the banking supervision package as well as the capital requirements directive and regulation.
leading to growth and to higher levels of employment which we all hope for.
we are already cooperating with our colleagues from the incoming lithuanian presidency as i know many of you are and we will ensure a continuity of council approach to the various files which i consider to be very important.
good legislation is a joint effort between all three institutions and it is often a matter of delicate compromise that can be challenging to reach.
smooth and constructive cooperation is the key to delivering on those desired results;
it is not easy we have had our challenges but i think that we have made substantial progress.
it behoves all of us in our respective institutions to redouble our efforts and to work hard in a constructive and a cooperative fashion over the months ahead to ensure that we achieve all of our common goals and objectives particularly in advance of the european elections next year.
i can absolutely assure this parliament that we will continue to do everything that we can to progress the financial services agenda in the second half of two thousand and thirteen and everything we can possibly do to ensure that we maintain the momentum which we have achieved over the last number of months and which i outlined in my opening remarks.
we have achieved a lot and i would like to thank commissioner michel barnier and his team in the commission for excellent cooperation.
that is the challenge that faces all of us. in drawing up our priorities we sought to balance the necessity to respond to urgent new needs that became apparent as a result of the crisis and the ongoing need to work on structural issues which policy makers need to address by looking beyond the immediate to help shape the choices that can deliver a sustainable recovery
i know that my colleague in the irish government minister michael noonan will attend the econ committee on twenty four june for an end of presidency assessment and review.
in order to succeed in achieving that goal we must have active engagement and partnership between all of the institutions between the commission parliament and council and indeed directly with member states.
we have had a strong record working with parliament and with the commission in achieving results in the important area of financial services and we will continue to work hard on these files.
the second characteristic is that parliament has worked both fast and diligently providing input to the commission in advance of legislation and in response to consultations and much faster than the council so now there is a backlog with important proposals that stand little chance of getting to trialogue.
in our econ coordinators' meeting yesterday it was agreed that there would be no wind down or slackening despite the forthcoming elections. we will continue to work on all the dossiers as they come along in addition to completing first readings on all the proposals that are currently on the table. i do understand prioritisation and that doing a little bit of everything and completing nothing is not the thing to do in this latter part of the mandate
we have spent thousands of hours on high finance and big business matters.
this should be launched now and completed before the end of this mandate.
banking union is of course a priority for stability of both banks and sovereigns and so we urge the commission to adopt quickly its proposals for establishing a single resolution mechanism.
there are some excuses but it remains a fact that there have been long delays such as for the resolution mechanism which parliament wanted at the same time as the esas back in two thousand and nine and also the long awaited securities law directive.
it would be reprehensible for the council to push that to one side as less important.
that is all the more reason why we should have them early so that the co legislators can get to work.
yes these issues have difficult legal problems.
and i give advance warning to look at the parliament positions because we will not yield to the oft played line that it is a delicate balance in the council'. indeed the more we are disappointed by proposals being stuck in the council the more we will be determined to press our points in those that do reach trialogue.
first that many proposals have taken the commission longer than expected or hoped.
madam president during this mandate we have had a deluge of financial services legislation from the commission starting with aifmd and the establishment of the european supervisory authorities progressing through numerous banking and market measures depositor and investor protection and with the single resolution mechanism still awaited.
now is the time to show that we will look after everyone in our society by giving access to this vital tool of modern life a bank account.
you may also be aware commissioner that the econ committee has launched its own second investigation and is collecting evidence now.
again i reference the missing link of the securities law directive. but finally and as i have already confirmed several times to the lithuanian presidency in waiting access to basic bank accounts is a high priority for many citizens.
the committee on economic and monetary affairs has long demanded an impact assessment on the financial legislation and as much of it is now completed i remind the commission of its commitment to do a cost benefit analysis on the proportionality and effectiveness of the legislation adopted since the beginning of the financial crisis.
and to complete work on the banking side following capital requirements and resolution we also ask for the follow up to the recommendations of the liikanen group on bank structural reform.
but we do expect redoubled efforts from the council on pending proposals to get as many as possible agreed before the end of the current parliament's term.
the long and short of it is as well known in austrian economics that in order to regulate financial services you would need perfect knowledge of the market.
it is sometimes know as the fatal conceit.
what we need to go back to is liberty of contract so that the individual the investor can contract under law in a property owning democracy with whomsoever banker or investment manager he wants without the interference of the state and the implicit guarantee of the taxpayer that goes with it.
central bankers and retail bankers hide behind regulation.
it is what keeps these people out of prison when they cheat the general public.
you are part of the conspiracy.
the list is very clear and nobody can deny that there is a problem.
to be very clear i do not think that is the responsibility of the irish presidency.
the irish presidency is doing a good job and therefore please do not misunderstand our criticism but just because you are doing a good job do not move to denial.
what should you do from our perspective?
it is not acceptable that the lithuanian presidency now coming in is demanding help from parliament in prioritising which means that important issues of consumer protection such as ucits v prips ics will fall off the legislative agenda. therefore the real question is how will the council change its working methods so that you are able to achieve consensus or a position at least on all the different issues which are on the table and needed by citizens.
that is the question you have to answer.
the list is here in the resolution.
we cannot accept that financial services files will not be finished during this mandate.