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suit. i therefore very much welcome the clause providing for a review by the end of two thousand and nine suggested by the european parliament.
however we recognise that only a very limited amount will be redistributed from efrag to the eu committees of supervisors.
upon endorsement by the june european council further legislative proposals will be presented in the autumn.
of. two thousand and nine the two reports on which you will vote today demonstrate that when meps ministers of finance and commissioners think ahead of the curve and provide political leadership a speedy and effective response to the challenges we face is possible.
would both make an important contribution not only to the recovery efforts but crucially to the long term effectiveness of financial supervision and the strength of the eu financial sector.
it would give them the opportunity to develop projects which will enhance the convergence of supervision in europe and the cooperation between national supervisors.
this is why the commission proposed to provide them with financial support. we believe there is a consensus that these bodies all need stable diversified and adequate funding. when adopted the programme will enable them to accomplish their mission in a more independent and more efficient manner.
in truth is not this report part of a programme to force people to move around the eu with financial assistance from the commission mixing up the peoples of europe so that its countries disappear to be replaced by a single state called europe?
so the suggestions in this report are impossible.
even my own government which is in favour of the eu is concerned that the number of proposals in this report are overly bureaucratic. we cannot regularise illegal immigrants.
but now they need these facilities and we the most densely crowded country in the eu are struggling to cope.
in these difficult times we cannot provide properly for those who have been paying their taxes in the uk throughout their working lives; we cannot go on taking in people.
skilled workers from eastern europe may be welcome but they are exactly what their own country needs to build their economy and prosperity.
it simply does not work.
in two thousand and four when the eastern bloc countries joined the eu our labour government told us that we would only have fourteen zero people coming into the uk.
it is realistic and positive in its approach towards the migration and integration of third country nationals living in the eu.
i would like to thank the rapporteur and everybody who has collaborated with her to make this a very excellent report.
her report identifies some key considerations as well as some areas where we can further develop policy at national and european level.
we can do more at local level national level and at european level.
we cannot and we should not sit in brussels and integrate people.
in the area of labour migration the commission has launched an eu skills panorama a website presenting qualitative and quantitative information on the short and medium term skills needed skills supply and skills mismatches.
i will very shortly present to you a proposal for a students and researchers directive.
the proposal on seasonal workers is also being discussed between the two co legislators.
this aims at improving the matching of labour market needs.
that is a welcome potential tool for well managed migration and for matching jobs and skills.
we are also happy to see that the report welcomes what we are doing in the commission to establish a mechanism to exchange information and practice between the member states when they are concluding bilateral agreements on social security.
i also very much welcome the report's call for a more coordinated and coherent approach to the external dimension of social security coordination. this is in line with our communication.
social security rights are very important for the successful integration of third country nationals.
an important package of reciprocal social security rights is contained in the association agreements that we have with third countries in the neighbourhood.
it is a valuable contribution to the debate on integration and the social security aspect both for third country nationals living in the eu and for eu citizens working outside.
i believe that we can greatly benefit from the diversity brought to our societies by those who come to europe from elsewhere.
as she also pointed out europe has become statistically less attractive in the last year so we must make sure that we can attract the people who we want and who we need to come to europe.
my constituency london particularly feels the impact of foreign claimants on the housing health and benefits systems.
it is not often that i can agree with an eu commissioner but viviane reding has said that this is against eu law and that he cannot discriminate on the basis of nationality.
england is now the soup kitchen of the world and the soup is running out.
this is of course extremely important as well.
just last week i went to morocco where we reached political agreement on a mobility and migration partnership with morocco as well.
but it is important to exert greater efforts for a better coordinated policy in order to make europe more attractive a better place to come and work but also a place where human dignity is respected.
migrants can contribute to growth and development to our society and as we know our societies are ageing and people are turning elsewhere to other more attractive continents and we need to address this. we must keep in mind that migrants are not a moveable asset responding only to economic incentives.
when evaluating the attractiveness of the european union labour market migrants evaluate the wages the working conditions social security tax regimes educational systems administrative burden and the societies' attitudes towards migrants as a whole as well as security and long term career and residence prospects.
also those who are already living in our countries are of course seeking access to work and to language which are key components of successful integration as well as a generally welcoming society.
mr president i too would like to thank the rapporteur for the good cooperation on this report.
i can agree with her introductory remarks and indeed those of the commission and most of the others we have heard this evening though not quite all. her report is important because it recognises that integration is an active policy.
it also recognises migrants as individuals with different needs and therefore different programmes that need to work for those individuals if they are going to contribute to our societies and we are also going to contribute to their lives; we do not want people leaving the european union at any stage having lost skills having their talents under used or indeed not having their lives developed.
in that respect it is also very important in terms of the workplace being a key point of integration to make sure that our anti discrimination measures are working that equality of treatment applies and indeed that we have in place a social security system that actually recognises those contributions once people have left the european union.
as has just been said every single death is a personal tragedy for someone.
i am particularly pleased to see that the report supports the commission's ambitious target to halve the number of deaths by.
the commission is grateful for the many useful and innovative ideas expressed.
the first one is the idea of establishing an eu road safety coordinator' as part of the commission. i understand the reason behind this proposal.
my services have started to work with relevant experts on the definition of injuries. besides in early october the high level group on road safety will meet to discuss the concrete implementation of the commission orientations. the commission will carry out appropriate impact assessments before
secondly the report calls on the commission to produce by the end of two thousand and eleven a fully fledged action programme incorporating a detailed set of measures with clear timetables for their implementation.
we are of course reflecting on a number of high priority issues such as injuries and safety of motorcyclists.
in my opinion such a coordinator should mainly act as an ambassador for existing actions with a general mission of promoting road safety rather than coordinating or monitoring road safety policies and legislation.
but the fact is that the greatness of the united kingdom has been primarily built on positive choices such as when the united kingdom decided to be a founding member of the multilateral order we know today the united nations nato world trade organization;
you might think that short of the ability or will to make up their minds on what they want they will hand over the decision to their constituents on that crucial matter that brexit is.
let it be known that the door remains open for the uk to remain a full member of the
at this stage the audience is left wondering whether theresa may will find a shrubbery that will please the knights of no. one might argue that one's place in history can be secured by saying no'.
neither is there one around the fact that a no deal brexit is what will happen by default unless a positive alternative can be adopted.
on a daily basis we see the positive contributions that your country has made to the eu and likewise millions of uk citizens see the positive contributions the eu has made to their own country.
and so it goes for any great achievement of humankind. the british parliament now has to rise to the challenge and say yes' to a way forward.
she waited until the eleventh hour to reach out to the main opposition party.
no' to a customs union.
we can only guess whether a majority will be found for a future relationship that will include a customs union.
as democrats we believe that making such a momentous choice for the country should be left to the people.
eu. with my british green and european free alliance friends we believe that the heart of europe is where the united kingdom belongs.
now that what brexit means is becoming apparent one can realise it is a negative sum game for all players involved.
but the choice is not just between orderly and disorderly brexit.
there is no way round this.
we're expected to believe now that all of a sudden uk governments will prioritise scotland's coastal and island communities.
mr president i represent the fishing nation of scotland.
the record of uk governments in betraying scotland's coastal communities does not give me much confidence for the future.
but scotland's experience in the common fisheries policy has not been entirely positive in every aspect. the cfp has been grossly overcentralised and inflexible over most of its existence to the detriment of many parts of our catching sector. indeed the cfp has often been used as a justification for brexit. but we should never forget that the cfp has been constructed over the years with the full agreement of uk governments
if the deal is passed in a panic if some other concoction is passed in a panic it is not sustainable.
the only sustainable way forward is to put whatever comes out of this process to a vote of the people because it is nothing like what was offered in.
you say goodbye to remainers'. well given brexit has destroyed the conservative party fairly soon we'll be able to say goodbye and good riddance to the conservative party' and i look forward to that day.
we are the true britain we defend europe we defend its values and we're not going anywhere.
welcome us and give us the time we need.
don't be afraid of us.
two thousand and sixteen and don't be afraid of giving us more time if we need a longer extension mr verhofstadt and others don't judge us by the people over there who rail against the benefits of the european union. judge my country by the plurality of people who are in it the pro europeans the millions who have signed the petition to revoke article fifty the millions who have taken to the streets to defend the values of this place.
i understand we want a resolution to this i want that no less than anyone else but please we may need more time.
if i look at the national legislation in sweden i see that you have actually a swedish act temporarily restricting the possibility to obtain residence permits in sweden.
on behalf of my group i couldn't agree more with you.
whenever there is a conflict between the rules of the internal market and social rights the latter should prevail.
does that mean that instead of relying on multilateralism instead of relying on your diplomats also sweden is now relying more on force and violence?
is it advancing social rights?
you yourself mentioned the european social pillar;
a few words on the militarisation of the european project. sweden has indeed a longstanding tradition when it comes to the protection and promotion of human rights globally and i would say sweden's international diplomacy in this area used to be famous.
mr prime minister what is your detailed vision about creating jobs and doing it with decent wages and conditions at european level?
people who are uncertain about their jobs or have to combine various precarious jobs to make a living are easy prey for populism.
shouldn't the question be how we can avoid an endless arms race instead of participating in this project? finally i think business and human rights is another area that sweden could be very active on. i shall be short because i am running out of time but the un is working on a binding instrument and can we expect some initiatives also from sweden given its tradition
for years we have been asking together with european trade unions for a social progress protocol.
unfortunately the eu doesn't help very much in this respect.
to unblock the situation?
is it really contributing to people feeling secure and protected?
look at the tedious discussions we are having and the votes we are probably having tomorrow on the so called mobility package.
fortunately we also have legally binding instruments like the european social charter the ilo conventions and it shouldn't be too difficult to develop a framework to really put all eu legislation to the test.
but in practice the council made this into purely political commitments.
do you agree that a social progress protocol is indispensable and what initiatives can we expect?
these days however the swedish prime minister is strongly encouraging the arms build up in the eu.
at the same time if you look back over these past three years europe hasn't been very successful in these respects.
as far as creating jobs with decent wages and conditions is concerned i read in your statement of government policy of twenty one january that the swedish labour market must be characterised by security and flexibility.
you said in particular that we need a europe that works and delivers and focuses on the issues where people expect us to deliver results. that includes among other things joint responsibility for refugees and not least to create jobs and do it with decent wages and conditions.
is that a helpful way forward to a joint responsibility system for asylum?
to. one three of our gdp but not through more taxation coming from member states.
china should however accept binding arbitration rulings issued under the united nations convention of the law of the sea relating to its maritime claims in the south china sea.
we have therefore decided to act resolutely on these fronts but can and should do more.
what we want to avoid is having global competition on state subsidies.
let me be clear that this is homework the eu needs to do regardless of china and is not directed against china.
fifthly we must strengthen the security of the eu's critical infrastructure and technology.
we therefore want china to deliver on its commitment to reform wto rules and accept stronger discipline on industrial subsidies and forced technology transfer.
we have called on member states to start preparing for the implementation of the new eu foreign investment screening system that will enter into force in april two thousand and nineteen this year and will allow detecting and addressing this year the security that may be posed by foreign takeovers of critical assets technologies and infrastructures.
but we also need to be able to act on our domestic market.
this is why we want to reform and strengthen wto rules on subsidies.
china's state driven industrial policy and ambition to develop domestic champions is also problematic when it leads to non reciprocal market openness and an uneven playing field for eu companies.
we also have a shared interest to conclude our bilateral agreement with china on investment by two thousand and twenty and aviation safety or geographical indications in the near future.
five g networks will provide the future backbone of our societies and economies connecting billions of objects and systems including sensitive information.
in order to ensure fair competition eu state aid rules limit strictly subsidies that member states can grant to private companies.
if china doesn't change then the question arises as to what we in the eu can do to change our approach towards china.
we both realise the importance of upholding multilateralism as the best way of finding solutions to global problems. we also both agree on the negative impact that emissions pollution and unsustainable use of resources has on our planet both on land and in the oceans.
secondly we want to deepen our action in support of international peace security and sustainable development. building on the positive cooperation with china on the iran nuclear agreement we want to work with it for instance on the denuclearisation of the korean peninsula the peace process in afghanistan or in addressing the rohingya crisis in myanmar.
i would also like to insist on the importance of giving preferential treatment to small scale fisheries.
lastly the emff will support the union's international action to promote and improve the international governance of the oceans. this is essential to guarantee healthy safe secure clean and sustainable management and specially manage seas and oceans worldwide in line with the two thousand and thirty agenda for sustainable development in particular sustainable development goal.
such support should ensure that fishing activities are environmentally economically and socially sustainable in the long term while they can contribute to the availability of food supplies. hence the need for strong conditionalities for secession measures and leaving fleet renewal to private investment.
this includes support for innovation and investment in low impact climate resilient and low carbon fishing practices and techniques.
the commission has proposed to ring fence amounts for these areas of support to ensure that sufficient funding is dedicated to this cornerstone of fisheries management.
the processing and marketing of fishery and agricultural products.
an important challenge is therefore to encourage the consumption of fish protein produced in the union which meets high quality standards and is available for consumers at affordable prices. therefore the emff can support agriculture including fresh water agriculture and
the emff is also a tool to support fisheries control and scientific knowledge.
the emff may also support the development of the sustainable blue economy by creating conditions for the development of the sector removing bottlenecks to facilitate investment and market development.
however support from the eu budget is necessary to help achieve and maintain sustainable fishing based on the maximum sustainable yield and to reduce the impact of fisheries on our maritime environment.
six thousand one hundred and forty billion in current prices for the next programing period which will allow us to tackle the challenges ahead and achieve our ambitious objectives. support for the achievement of the objectives of the cfp remains a core priority.
fourteen our proposal for the emff simplifies the delivery of the fund compared with the rather complex architecture in the current period.
we from all sides have said it we are open to change the political declaration to make that possible customs union free trade arrangement a common market.
two zero maybe something else we are open to do so.
let's hope that these cross party negotiations that start today give a solution in the coming days.
mr president the efdd would like to request that the stanishev report on brexit visas is debated as the first item on the agenda tomorrow.
to reiterate gibraltar is designated a british overseas territory under british constitutional law and the term crown colony' is obsolete.
i therefore ask this house to support a full debate on this report to consider removing references to gibraltar as a colony of the british crown and misleading statements that suggest there is a controversy between spain and the uk concerning the sovereignty over gibraltar.
i wondered if you'd be open to intervening with the british government to point out that this is maybe the wrong road to take in response to grenfell because the need to tackle climate change means we need to build much more in wood in future?
one of the consequences of that fire is that the british government is looking at banning the use of wood in buildings over eight storeys tall. i think that would be an overreaction and a mistake.
your neighbour norway now has the tallest wooden building in the world at eighteen storeys and the opportunities to build big and tall in wood are there for everyone to see now.
one of your biggest markets is the united kingdom.
it would mean you would lose an important market for your crosslaminated timber and other products.
mr president i was pleased that the prime minister mentioned climate change in his speech and the importance of the european union delivering on the paris climate agreement. prime minister in your home country sweden you have a very large number of trees you have big forests in fact you do trees and forests exceedingly well.
which measures are you going to take in order to respect equal rights for european union citizens?
i think this is a step in the right direction.
we don't see evidence of transparency of contract and we see the most important thing increasing dependence of the european union on gas supplies from one supplier.
we don't want simply to be dependent on one country on one source be it russia or the united states.
i would like to express my thanks to president buzek for his work.
we have consistently argued that fingerprints are a necessary security feature.
fingerprints on id cards is also consistent with the approach for passports.
changes introduced by parliament will also make sure that the keys necessary to verify biometric data stored on the chip are exchanged between the member states.
also the new rules on id cards cannot serve as a legal basis to introduce national databases containing citizens' biometric data.
last but not least let me thank the romanian and austrian presidencies for their efforts.
his efforts to find acceptable and workable solutions were tireless and in the end successful.
mr president our right as european citizens to move freely within the union is one of the most important achievements of european integration. it requires that the documents we use when exercising this right are secure and reliable. a number of member states still issue id cards that do not meet international standards.
that is why the commission proposed a regulation to strengthen security features for id and residence documents in april two thousand and eighteen as part of a wider package of security measures.
weak id cards represent a serious security gap.
they can easily be falsified and could be used by terrorists and other criminals to enter the eu.
some even issue paper id cards and many such id cards remain in circulation.
i would like to stress that the regulation does not oblige member states to introduce id cards if they do not already issue such cards nor does it make id cards mandatory in those cases where they are optional.
in these situations citizens will continue to use a passport instead.