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this is not the last step as the commission is working with the co legislators on the remaining part of the may package proposal on climate taxonomy and on the implementation of the other actions part of the sustainable financial action plan.
we believe that it will bring behavioural changes in the financial markets to support the transition to a more sustainable economy.
first financial entities will be incentivised to better manage sustainability risks.
it will also promote market discipline discouraging greenwashing.
the commission thanks the co legislators for having taken up discussions quickly and for having achieved an agreement and i want to congratulate in particular the rapporteur mr tang for steering this debate towards a very successful conclusion.
the reason is that investment decisions and financial advice might contribute to negative material effects on environment and society regardless of whether the investment strategy pursues a sustainable objective or not. for example investments in assets that pollute water or devastate biodiversity. we support this extension which represents an important improvement of the proposal as it would achieve more transparency and better information to end users on all types of financial products concerning sustainability aspects.
second better information on the sustainability of financial products and in financial advice will encourage a shift in retail investors' behaviour.
this goes up to eur two hundred and seventy billion if we include water and resource management.
the private sector has a key role to play in reorienting capital flows towards sustainable investments and reversing the negative effects of climate change.
two thousand and fifteen it is also a very important step towards the overall objective that you just mentioned of connecting finance with the needs of a more sustainable economy.
this can lead to distortions in the investment decision process and savings allocation.
we have managed to turn the wheel in this direction now and thank you for my colleagues and negotiation team for all this.
we have more than enough money. the question and the crux of it is the information.
it is the question how you disclose not only environmentally friendly actions but the whole impact of your activities in the environment.
that's why i regard this regulation about these clauses as the mother of all sustainable finance regulations.
so it is the negative it is the positive it's everything in between and it is not only climate but it is all the others like biodiversity for example indirect land use water consumption and so on to avoid this kind of palm oil investment crisis.
and the next step is to broaden the scope so that it touches the investing companies so that the investors do get the proper information and that it touches all sizes and types of companies and all levels of the production chain so we can talk about environmental accounting and that the information needs to be used on decisions on investments.
this is something obviously we cannot forget when assessing our future support to the people of cameroon.
we have been following the situation closely constantly on behalf of all the twenty eight member states.
a de facto ban has been imposed on marches and protests of the opposition which is clearly not in line with the constitutional rights of cameroonian citizens.
regarding the situation in the english speaking regions of the north west and south west we have consistently called for dialogue as the only way to achieve a sustainable solution in a non violent and inclusive manner respecting fundamental rights and the rule of law.
we've asked for the release of detainees against whom hard evidence cannot be produced and we have asked for an immediate halt to violence to human rights violations and hate speech and i insist on this message today.
given that new refugees from nigeria have recently arrived in the far north region of cameroon i wish to join the recent appeals from the unhcr that the universal principle of non refoulement has to be respected fully.
one thousand four hundred and sixty seven ninety seven in addition without prejudice to the prerogatives of the council in the implementation of the stability and growth pact the commission will consider in future updates of the implementation guidelines of the sgp to what extent the same treatment as for efsi in the context of the commission communication on flexibility can be applied to invest eu as the successor instrument to efsi with regard to one of contributions provided by member states in cash to finance an additional amount of the eu guarantee for the purposes of the member state's compartment.
we're going to have to decide whether we invest eu monies in creating real sustainable jobs and growth across the eu or whether we're going to actually invest eur thirteen billion in the creation of a european army.
we have to decide whether we're going to actually pursue real climate action or whether we're going to just burden families with carbon taxes and pretend that we're taking real measures.
that's just eleven years away. and just as we've seen in other votes on the sustainable finance package conservatives who really it has to be said appear not to give a single damn about the future of our planet are sabotaging the future of our children and their children. this could be my last speech
so let me repeat once again the scientific consensus is that we have until two thousand and thirty to act to make rapid and far reaching transitions in all areas of our economies if we're to limit global warming to.
it's the bare minimum we can demand from the finance sector that is doing so much to damage our economy and our environment.
the parliament's report was far superior to what's been forced upon us now by member states who are determined to avoid taking any action at all against climate change it seems.
but i want to say that i hope the next mandate of this parliament will be used to reconnect with the people across europe and there's going to be big changes and big choices to be made in the next mandate.
we have to decide whether we're going to support families or whether we're going to continue to give a free rein to the vultures and the banks.
our objective must be to ensure that these draconian measures aren't implemented and that can only happen if there is international condemnation but also through political dialogue with stakeholders both inside and outside.
these laws didn't come about because there was a public demand for them but because the regime is unpopular.
these measures were there to distract from the real issues affecting the people of brunei.
therefore it is critical that the european union takes effective measures that condemn these barbarous practices including a targeted visa ban for the regime and even sanctions against businesses owned by the sultan.
high representative we need to stop being appalled.
and finally can i just say also to colleagues that this may be my last speech and i'd like to thank everybody for their cooperation.
this is because the report is not at all ready for a vote in plenary and voting on it today would only highlight the serious divisions that exist among us on the last day of this legislature.
i hope i can count on your support to postpone the vote and i thank you for your attention.
i really believe that we need to leave this file open to enable the next parliament to explore options in order to reach a good and solid agreement that will bring genuine added value to our citizens.
mr president in accordance with rule one hundred and ninety of the rules of procedure i wish to propose on behalf of my group that we adjourn the vote on the balas report on the coordination of social security to a later parliamentary session.
i think we have shown that institutions of the european union can work together effectively in respect of the autonomy of the institutions and in respect of different political views. i want to thank personally in particular those of you that have worked along this five years with me in particular on foreign security and defence policy issues on human rights
wherever you will be whatever you will be doing i am sure you will bring the european flag in your heart and as far as i am concerned we still have a few months of mandate we will try to build on the good results and the lessons learned from these five years of work together with you and looking forward to working with the new members of parliament as soon as the new parliament will start its work as of july.
and wish each of you all the best either for the next mandate or in life.
mr president i know this is a ritual to take the floor before the voting session but as this is the last session of your mandate i want to express on behalf of the entire commission of myself personally and i am sure also on behalf of the council my profound thank you to each and every one of you in all political groups for an excellent five years of common work.
and a more efficient flow of information which of course has a direct impact on competitiveness and the possibility for the maritime sector to be fully integrated in multi modal solutions.
the new environment will also facilitate sharing and reuse of data and implementation of the reporting once' principle.
two thousand and thirty this will be made possible by the adoption of a common set of data definitions and standards; the integration of the existing national maritime single windows in a common interoperable horizontal environment;
in addition the entire logistics network will benefit from a more efficient flow of information.
and the third the provision of a harmonised interface for such reporting.
the shipping sector considers this regulation one of the most relevant initiatives in terms of the improvement of operational efficiency and reduction of administrative burdens and it has already expressed great satisfaction with the compromise text. i believe that the compromise text not only satisfies all the requests of the three institutions and of the maritime sector but will also benefit the entire logistics network by promoting digitalisation
we will finally now be able to respond to the long standing request of the eu maritime industry for a fully harmonised environment for ship reporting in all european ports.
when fully implemented the environment will ensure that a ship reports in the same way no matter to which port in the eu she will be calling at.
we urge the european union along with the african union and the united nations to exert a role of mediation in order to secure the release not only of maurice kamto but also of two hundred political party followers who were also detained.
it is now essential to prevent the application of such punishments.
it is not just a few weeks ago that we started to react.
we expect now the government of brunei darussalam to make sure that the implementation of the penal court order will not infringe human rights and will be fully consistent with all international human rights obligations undertaken by the country.
two thousand and fifteen they also go against the two thousand and twelve asean human rights declaration and they may also breach the country's obligations as a party to the convention on the rights of the child and the convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women.
also there is a clear expansion in scope for the potential application of the death penalty and you know our principled clear strong position against that penalty everywhere in the world.
the ban on degrading punishments is not simply about european values.
we will also continue to engage at the un human rights council in particular within the ongoing universal periodic review where brunei will be reviewed and we will raise the issue with our asean partners since this also represents a violation of a commitment taken by brunei in the asean framework.
we also expect the country to maintain its de facto moratorium on the use of the death penalty.
let me add that we have been following this issue for years.
we believe there is no justification for these kinds of punishments no crime justifies an amputation or torture let alone the death penalty and for sure no person should be punished for loving someone.
i want to underline this point that many of you have raised these are universal values cherished by people of all backgrounds and of all faiths all around the world. these are rights that are not at the disposal of any authority or any country.
these punishments if applied would constitute a violation of many of the international commitments undertaken by brunei darussalam. these acts are prohibited by the convention against torture and other cruel inhumane and degrading treatment or punishment which was signed by the country in.
as this is the last debate of your mandate i will maybe say a few words later but let me thank each and every one of you for in particular the work we've done on human rights.
it has been incredibly helpful for the work of european union diplomacy around the world and i can only share the views of those that mentioned the fact that we hope that in the next mandate there will be a growing number of members of parliament that will engage on the promotion and the defence of human rights inside the european union and around the world.
on the very day of the announcement we reacted together with many of our international partners starting with the un high commissioner for human rights michelle bachelet.
to this goal we will first and foremost continue to put pressure bilaterally on the authorities of brunei both directly and through the member states that are present in the country and obviously the new eu special representative for human rights eamon gilmore will work on this.
when the two thousand and thirteen penal code was adopted we suspended negotiations on a partnership and cooperation agreement with brunei and since then we have raised the issue in all our meetings with the country's authorities and in our annual reports on human rights and democracy in the country.
i think this debate is a very important opportunity to stress the expectations we have.
we have ultra conservative dark evil forces growing closer and closer into our parliaments across the world and we have a crisis when it comes to women's rights lgbti rights and when it comes in common human rights respect for human rights is under attack
so i would like to say to all of you up on the balcony it is your responsibility to safeguard our democratic values on twenty six may and to all the people across the european union stand up for our values.
in civilized societies human rights are respected.
it targets already vulnerable groups like women children and lgbti people and deprives them of their human rights. according to the new laws children as young as seven years old can be punished by flogging.
consensual same sex acts and abortion can be punished by death by stoning.
as well as in europe and across the world. the growing nationalism is a real crisis for our democratic values.
and as i said we raise these issues including some individual cases with the chinese authorities both in our bilateral contacts and in our human rights dialogues.
we've all seen the reports on the situation in xinjiang with political re education camps targeting uyghurs and other minorities; mass surveillance;
no other global power is doing this in the world today.
we have called on the chinese authorities to allow reciprocal access to tibet for european journalists diplomats and families.
i think it is very important that we are consistent in the messages we pass and i think that we are making possibly some progress in this consistency and this unity so that our chinese interlocutors see that this is important for every single european every single european member state every single political family of this hemicycle.
let me add my voice once again on the call for independent observers including for the un and the un high commissioner for human rights.
also during our latest human rights dialogue just a few weeks ago we raised the issue of the shrinking space for civil society also in the framework of the legal reform and we addressed the autonomy of hong kong.
human rights defenders and lawyers continue to be arrested and detained;
i believe this is exactly one more reason for us not to give up. we cannot afford as europeans i think to stop engaging.
our best tool is to keep engaging with china human rights in a respectful but extremely clear manner.
so i would like to hear those voices those clear words also in your addresses to your own governments whenever they meet their chinese counterparts to be straightforward as the european institutions are as i have to say during the last summit last week in brussels we have been both the commission the council myself to the top leaders of the chinese
you are representing here european citizens but you're also representing political groups and national parties in political groups.
the parliament the commission the council and single member states individually taken in their relations bilaterally with china. china has made some progress in the field of economic and social rights but the general human rights situation as you have mentioned continues to deteriorate particularly on civilian and political rights.
on the contrary they are as important if not more important than our economic interests.
i would say a more intense one but also a more frank and open one based on clear words clear principles and also clear interests that we are not shying away from affirming in the clearest possible manner trying to build some consistency in the approach the european union and all its institutions are taking towards china.
mr president as some of you have mentioned we have today compared to five years ago a new strategy with china but most importantly we have a new kind of relationship with china.
many of you that have taken the floor today saying very reasonable and very important words most probably of you also belong to parties that have government responsibilities in your own member states.
but we also raise these issues in the context in the framework of our counter terrorism policies and i stress how important it is for us to be consistent and coherent across the institutions of the european union on these messages because there might be the tendency in our interlocutors not only when it comes to china but also with others when we talk about human rights of thinking that it's the european union institutions that raise human rights issues and then member states or individual members of parliament do business.
fundamental freedoms continue to be violated.
we will continue to advocate for the respect of human rights be it in china in a very clear manner but also all around the word.
this exercise is often not an easy one it is sometimes frustrating and yet i believe this is the best tool we have to engage with our chinese partners to be clear to be united in the messages we pass and to promote a change of course on human rights.
i'm taking here the opportunity again publicly to urge china to allow meaningful access to xinjiang for independent observers.
we discussed the situation in xinjiang in tibet freedom of religion or belief and the rights of persons belonging to minorities.
likewise freedom of religion of belief is often violated in tibet and restrictions to access to the region are also in place.
we raise all these concerns at every occasion as i said at the highest level including at our summit last week.
restrictions on travel.
the global trend on human rights is not encouraging at all. we've discussed this in this hemicycle many times.
this is an area where coordination across different policy areas is essential.
i agree with you that it is important that together we step up the eu's efforts. as i have already pointed out as well the commission's services have already started working on the different actions announced in the strategy adopted last year.
almost twenty years after the first community strategy for endocrine disruptors endocrine disruption remains a global challenge and a source of concern for many eu citizens as you have all pointed out. while we have made significant progress to understand better and manage endocrine disruptors
i count on the support of this house to help us to continue to protect our citizens and the environment while preserving an internal market that delivers for customers and where businesses can thrive.
at the same time we will step up our implementation of existing policies that are relevant for endocrine disruptors.
gesine meiner thank you too for the work and your commitment to the maritime area certainly something that touches my heart.
again i'd like to thank everybody for their contributions and for their support in getting us to this point.
but i'd like to thank the commissioner sincerely for her support to me.
it's about bringing together and making things more efficient.
by working together we can produce such very positive work as that.
i think it's a really positive example of what europe can do when we pull together and when we work together on making things more competitive for our shipping industry and for those businesses that depend on the shipping industry to get their goods to market.
as an mep for the uk i'm particularly concerned to see these developments taking place in a fellow commonwealth country.
these reforms are of particular concern to religious minorities and the lgbti community in brunei will find themselves particularly at risk.
it's been a great honour and pleasure to serve in this house and i say thank you and a possible goodbye.
the new code widens the number of crimes that can now be punishable by death to include consensual same sex acts extramarital sex abortion and the insult or defamation of the prophet. these measures form part of a reform process started in two thousand and fourteen that brings the sultan's criminal code fully in line with sharia law.
this sadly is possibly my last speech ever as an mep and i say goodbye after twenty years of service as a parliamentarian.
clearly there is no place for such a harsh penal system in the modern world and it fails to respect brunei's international human rights commitments.
mr president when i was elected in two thousand and fourteen i decided to be a voice for people who did not have a voice and here i am again speaking up using this extraordinary platform that we have to stand up for human rights at a global level. i was shocked to hear that the sultan of brunei decided to impose the death penalty for homosexuality and adultery.
when we talk about sexism and homophobia here in europe we must remember that every act of discrimination even if it seems minor contributes to a global climate of hate that leads to the death of many people either by mob violence or at the hand of the state.
i call on the high representative to use all diplomatic channels to urge the authorities of brunei to withdraw these new medieval laws and work towards ending capital punishment in that country and elsewhere.
in the eu and everywhere we must continue fighting against the discrimination based on gender and sexual orientation.
the death penalty is always unacceptable and we must fight it under all circumstances but this situation is particularly grave as it is anti women and there is gender bias which denies individuals the right to be themselves and to love who they naturally love.
because if not us then who will? the newly introduced sharia laws in brunei are so extreme that they violate speech rights women's sexual reproductive health rights and particularly the rights of lgbti.
high representative colleagues everybody i urge you to continue to build a stronger europe that is principle based and that puts human rights first.
ten years ago my first intervention in this plenary addressed the human rights violations in iran.
so it seems only fitting that today my last intervention calls again for more eu leadership to defend human rights.
death penalty by stoning for homosexuality in two thousand and nineteen is outrageous and barbarian so we call for targeted magnitsky type sanctions for individuals and we can already see that our pressure is rendering results.