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it is designed to provide the excuse for a political project of the globalists to replace national democracy with new world order global governance. it has nothing to do with science and everything to do with the globalist common purpose to tax and control us while making billions for corporations in the green industrial complex.
climate change is their new theology a secular religious hysteria complete with pope al gore carbon credit indulgences and the persecution of heretics.
climate change is being used to impose an anti human utopia as deadly as anything conceived by stalin or mao.
but the heretics will have a voice in copenhagen and the truth will out.
the anti western intellectual cranks of the left suffered a collective breakdown when communism collapsed.
in the words of leading climatologist professor lindzen future generations will wonder in bemused amazement that the early twenty first century's developed world went into hysterical panic over a globally averaged temperature increase of a few tenths of a degree and on the basis of gross exaggerations of highly uncertain computer projections. contemplated.
in fact there will be no bemused amazement for the reason for this hysteria is clear.
but i want to congratulate the minister first of all this morning for remaining ambitious about copenhagen and sticking to the idea of a legally binding agreement.
but copenhagen will just be the beginning because when we come back from copenhagen we in europe will have to continue our work to cut our emissions. we have got to keep investing in energy efficiency in renewables and in low carbon technology.
i am very pleased that last week we agreed as a european union that there will be investment in technologies like carbon capture and storage and that one of those plants will come to my constituency in yorkshire at hatfield.
commissioner dimas i want to thank you.
i do not know whether this will be the last opportunity on the floor of the house to thank you for the work you have done as commissioner over the last few years but the commission has really done a very good job in putting europe in the lead and your work has to be commended to this house. we will see you in copenhagen.
we might see you here in january but i just wanted to put that on the record.
finally i hope that this house will vote for a good resolution on climate change and i hope we will reject the amendments put down by members of the house on the opposite side who seem to want to water down our commitments.
they want to reduce our targets and they want to offset more of our emissions.
if we are serious about climate change if we want a good deal we have to vote those amendments down.
on the issue of land use agriculture and land use change this is a key area of concern.
obviously agriculture is not only part of the problem but also a big part of the solution.
we have to link this debate with our concerns about global food security the answer is to develop sustainable production systems which manage the climate and also provide us with food security. this is a key part of our concern.
we would like see further steps such as the changes to the criminal court registration of other media outlets and ngos in belarus. during the future review of the restrictive measures the situation in belarus
us. it is important that we send a clear and consistent message to minsk and i am pleased that parliament has been able to support us on this. engagement is important since it offers us the best way of securing the sort of changes which we wish to see in belarus and which are important to the eu's wider interests.
and steps made by the government will be taken into account.
mr president the eu's relations with belarus are rightly now being driven by pragmatic considerations on both sides. years of isolationist policy led nowhere as the council has somewhat belatedly now realised. it certainly did nothing to loosen the grip on power enjoyed by europe's last self isolating dictator president alexander lukashenko.
one of them alexander kazulin had recently been released as a political prisoner which is one of the reasons why the eu has begun to look at lukashenko in a more favourable light.
it is therefore open to question whether this apparent thaw in relations between the eu and belarus will lead us anywhere as lukashenko may well be playing a game with russia as he leans more towards the eu.
but it is better than our sticking with the failed boycotting policy of the past decade.
it is essential that the council maintains a carrot and stick approach to belarus if lukashenko is offered clear incentives for internal political reform he may well respond favourably.
but equally he needs to know that he cannot carry on as before and that any sign of increased authoritarianism and repression will cause rapprochement to cease and reduce support by the eu for belarus's wto membership ambitions.
at this stage inviting lukashenko to prague for the may summit to launch the eastern partnership to which belarus belongs could be a step too far in my view.
we need to link closer relations to tangible commitments on the regime's part to change its ways.
i believe that belarus is seeking to distance itself from russian control and we need to take advantage of this window of opportunity.
undoubtedly promoting genuine change in belarus demands patience and commitment on the part of the eu but the prize belarus back in the european family of nations is well worth aspiring to.
that is not in accordance with our rules of procedure.
meanwhile the urgent need to reassure those who are eu citizens in the uk by the uk government and by other eu institutions that they have a guaranteed legal status is absolutely vital.
mr president i would like to start by thanking all of those who campaigned and voted for the uk to remain in the european union.
we are the forty eight percent who value our european friends and neighbours who value our solidarity with those we share a continent with and above all value the most successful peace process the world has ever known particularly as we commemorate the one hundredth anniversary of the battle of the somme.
all of the responsible political parties must take a united european stand against racism and xenophobia.
the leave campaign was a shameful exercise in fear mongering but i am convinced that the british did not vote for racism and xenophobia.
using it could mean that britain never leaves the eu or ends up in a place which is almost as bad such as the swiss or norwegian models.
those acts could then be repealed over a period of time until we are left with the minimum required in order to interact with the european union.
mr president article fifty is a trap designed to delay and prevent a country leaving the european union not to facilitate it.
all other existing eu directives have been transposed into acts of parliament and would remain in place.
a much simpler and quicker method that of exit is to do the following immediately repeal the european communities act.
in two thousand and fifteen let me recall all twenty eight eu member states decided unanimously to link the duration of the sanctions to the complete implementation of the minsk agreement. for now however not only have we not seen any particular improvements in eastern ukraine but for the last several days we have heard more about further casualties of attacks of the separatist forces backed by russia. it is a great surprise for me that from many eu member states we can now see and hear voices telling us to weaken or even stop sanctions targeting russia. i call on the council and the commission to once more reiterate that any weakening of the sanctions is strictly dependent on the full implementation of the mink agreements by russia.
on this issue we have to be determined and united.
there have been calls for a soft landing for northern ireland for example but any type of light regime for northern ireland while they maintain access to the single market would significantly damage our economy in the republic.
if a business or farmer in northern ireland did not have to comply with the same rules did not have to operate under the same regime as a business or farmer in the republic then they would have a huge competitive advantage and we would not be operating on a level playing field.
the earthly manifestation of the buddha to tibetan buddhists his holiness is also a source of wisdom and compassion for many of us here in europe.
after more than fifty years in exile he has been consistently calling for non violent resistance as the only way to achieve autonomy for his people.
he is the living example of the spiritual power needed for peaceful resistance.
however i am hopeful that in the future this house will not follow this advice when dealing with the mistreatment of his people.
they could not stop putting the boot into europe but now their legacy is that they have put the dis' into the united kingdom disunited geographically generationally and politically.
we all agree that serbia is a key country in the western balkans and can contribute greatly to the success of many european policies so there must not be any further delays. today we heard some excellent news from the paris conference.
this is a practice as we heard from our colleagues here in the house also inside the eu probably in most of our member states.
this cooperation will serve to disseminate acquired knowledge and foster an enabling environment for collective social change and above all it will contribute to an improvement in the wellbeing of young women and girls where fgm is practised.
the istanbul convention is the first treaty to recognise that fgm exists in europe and that it needs to be systematically addressed.
i call on the bulgarian presidency to accelerate the process on their side because it is their issue too.
the time for zero tolerance is now.
actions speak louder than words. we have a shared responsibility to fight this practice and i thank the commissioner for presenting to us the concrete measures taken in order to mainstream fgm prevention.
i want member states to mainstream the prevention of fgm into all sectors health social work asylum education child protection and media. crosssectoral cooperation is the key to fighting this inhuman practice.
it is important to remember that we have to fight this human rights violation every single day of the year. this is not just happening outside our continent.
these women are fellow europeans.
in france i understand over one hundred and twenty parents and two practitioners have been prosecuted in over fifty criminal cases.
two thousand and five we don't see enough emphasis placed on securing successful prosecution.
it is not enough to have legislation in place if it is not used.
their problems are our problems and i would ask you specifically madam commissioner to request information from member states on prosecutions and ask them why it is not happening quickly enough and what they are going to do to improve it.
i would like to say that best way to do that is through prosecution and i am going to do confine my remarks to that subject.
this appalling violation of the human rights of millions of women and young girls is being applied to our most vulnerable.
however we know that fgm is carried out on those as young as new born girls.
the scale of this is far greater two hundred million girls and women globally have undergone fgm. this form of torture is damaging both physically psychologically and can result in death.
there were five three hundred and ninety one newly reported cases in the united kingdom for the period of two. thousand and sixteen to two thousand and seventeen the nhs recorded that the most common age range for this vile practice were children between the ages of five and nine years old.
these are just the reported figures.
we cannot accept such a crime in the name of tolerance political correctness or cultural sensibilities.
i remember our past discussions on this subject and i am happy that the european parliament is shedding light again on this evil practice.
the efforts to combat fgm and support its victims are integrated into eu legislation notably the victims' rights directive. the reform of the common european asylum system put forward by the commission in two thousand and sixteen aims to reinforce the protection safeguards available to persons with special needs seeking asylum in europe.
within our rights equality and citizenship programme we have issued a specific call on projects relating to female genital mutilation and other harmful practices.
let me come back to statistics.
training for people implementing the law is vital combined with raising awareness of the legislation amongst the communities involved.
neither custom tradition culture privacy religion nor so called honour can justify violence.
the role of the commission also consists of disseminating training materials for legal practitioners through the european e justice portal. one thing must be emphasised here.
the research by the european institute for gender equality for the new study to be published in may clearly shows that in order for the rules to work the police and the courts must enforce them and prosecute those responsible for crimes.
the second supporting sustainable social change;
the spotlight initiative' intends to target specific issues and prevalent forms of gender based violence in different global regions in a comprehensive manner and on the basis of evidence.
its criminalisation is also required under the istanbul convention and its victims therefore also fall within the scope of the convention's prevention support and protection measures in those member states that have ratified the convention.
in addition since two thousand and sixteen the eu has supported seven projects implemented by civil society organisations in third countries to put an end to this practice.
relevant provisions of the reception conditions directive stipulate that victims should receive the necessary medical and psychological treatment and staff working with them should have appropriate training. female genital mutilation has to stop in europe.
fgm is a crime in all eu member states.
in africa for example the priority is to eliminate female genital mutilation.
cut. the legal framework is important but it is not enough unfortunately.
this is why the communication is an action plan built around five priority areas the first is improving knowledge and data;
we must work together with all stakeholders at all levels from our political dialogues with national administrations to our support for doctors religious leaders and parents determined to eradicate female genital mutilation once and for all.
we must keep in mind these real stories of real women and girls.
through the programme to which the eu contributes eur eleven million more than.
but the convention is clearly about protecting girls and women from violence based on the fact that they are women nothing else and nothing less.
moreover the european institute for gender equality has developed a common methodology and indicators to estimate the risk of fgm. under the heading of development policy outreach outside the eu we are one of the main contributors to the united nations joint programme on the
i want to say a few words about statistics but whenever we start speaking about figures we forget that we are speaking about real people and real tragedies of women and children women and girls.
eighteen she arrived in belgium from guinea ten years ago she escaped in order to save her girls from undergoing female genital mutilation.
it is time the eu and member states embraced a real and viable strategy to end fgm on their territory and therefore the ratification and implementation of the istanbul convention is our best hope.
fgm must also be understood as a cultural practice often viewed as beneficial for the victim.
involvement in political and social processes is always beneficial but it holds particular relevance when it comes to ending all forms of violence against women and girls.
fahma mohamed is a bristol teenager who together with her friends and teacher famously worked with integrate uk to take a stance against fgm by singing and rapping.
fgm is a totally unacceptable practice and in order to bring it to an end we must understand the complexity of the phenomenon.
we must join up the dots and understand the reasons for all forms of violence against women and girls.
i am proud of these women and others in my country who have overcome the stigma of fgm and who campaign to end the practice whilst also fighting racism and islamophobia.
fgm is a part of a continuum of violence against women. it's an extreme manifestation of patriarchy but it is not the only one. in order to eradicate fgm it is important to view it as a form of violence against women and girls and as one of the multiple avatars of society's policing of women's bodies and sexuality.
in the uk many girls are at risk of falling victim of mutilation.
fgm is more common in families where the parents' background includes a low level of education and this demonstrates the importance of empowering women not only when it comes to sexual and reproductive health but also from an economic political and educational perspective.
madam president women know best what to do with their bodies. neither the state nor the church nor husbands nor parents nor anybody else should tell them what to do with their bodies.
this is the very basic of sexual self determination and female genital mutilation is one of the most massive attacks on this sexual self determination.
it is violence and it can never be justified by tradition or religion or anything else.
we know what is best for our bodies. we know when to have sex we know when not to have sex.
we know when to have babies and we know when to have a relationship and with whom.
in order to end female genital mutilation we need to ratify the istanbul convention all over the european union.
it is high time we need to step up.
we need to stop this horrible practice and we need to stop telling women what to do with their bodies because they themselves know best.
some of you spoke about the need to change the culture. i fully agree with that but it will need more time and more intensive action and also public debate because one of the features of the taboo is that it is something we do not speak about something we do not want to hear about
traditional family or against the best traditions in the eu. we have to fight that opinion and we have to convince those who want to defend traditional family by saying that it is not a good tradition to accept and tolerate violence against women and children. we still have many member states which have not yet ratified the convention so i want to ask all of you who can influence public opinion and political decision making in your states to please do that because we need it.
of. let's protect good traditions in the eu. let's not protect traditions which serve as an excuse for barbaric habits.
i agree with all of you who spoke about the need to come forward with efficient actions along the lines of prevention protection and prosecution.
i fully agree.
thank you very much once again for this debate.
let's join forces and say loud and clear my issue too.
we are talking about little girls as young as four to eight years old. and no culture no tradition can justify this terrible violence.
it provides strict sanctions and medical and psychological support for victims.
member states should also fully implement the directive on protection of victims and consider as you said fgm in the asylum process.
the victims should be considered vulnerable groups.
madam commissioner i fully support the eu commitment to step up cooperation with third countries providing technical assistance to encourage the adoption of laws banning fgm and ensuring that these laws are fully enforced. but no sustainable change can happen without involving the local communities and we need to work hand in hand with civil society at grass root level to empower girls to speak up and to change behaviour
but do we want to eradicate it only with law enforcement and criminal proceedings?
working together with communities is key to achieving the abandonment of this practice.
we know that the active involvement of schools professionals and men in this debate is fundamental to break the silence that surrounds this harmful practice.
in our country we have taken great steps in this direction and we have it in mind to keep doing so.
we know that building trust between communities and professionals is a slow process that needs commitment from every stakeholder and sound interprofessional and interadministrative coordination to detect analyse and intervene in cases of risk.
it is also vital to establish contacts with ngos working in the countries of origin and to support them so that they can follow up on the girls who live in europe when they travel to visit their families when the risk of genital mutilation is higher.
it was not easy to come to a meaningful compromise so speedily.
now is the time for improvement.
products may be faulty or services may not be delivered.
the current system has been operational for five years.
we will monitor its implementation and application in the interest of citizens.
i know that some of you would have welcomed it if employees' claims could have been included in the scope of the regulation.
the overarching priority for the commission in these negotiations has been to improve effective access to justice for more eu citizens. the level of court fees plays a key role in this regard.
we agreed that we would come back to this issue in the future after having analysed the practical needs in this respect.
citizens must not be discouraged from effectively enforcing their rights. the prohibition of disproportionate court fees which is included in the compromise text is a step forward.
in such situations people need to be able to assert and enforce their rights. the european small claims procedure offers a uniform procedure to enforce rights in a cheaper and faster way.
we have assessed it and identified its shortcomings.
they will be able to use the european small claims procedure more often and at a lower cost.
to ease any of these sanctions for anything less than russia's full compliance with its minsk commitments would be a self inflicted defeat. without them our policies would lose all credibility and efficiency.
cannot become a precedent for territorial annexation with impunity and of course the minsk agreements must be fully implemented.
mr president the election of president trump is a major challenge for the liberal rulebased international relations over which we in the west have been seeking to build a consensus ever since the fall of the berlin wall in.
yet another one wants to make a country big enough at the expense of territories of others. and he is not really limited in his actions.
i think we should give our full support political and by all instruments to ukrainians.
but colleagues the chief of command is sitting in the kremlin and continues to play according to his aims.
madam president colleagues we are living in very interesting even dramatic times. one world leader wants to make his country great again.
ukraine remains at the top of our agenda because the illegal annexation of crimea and the destabilisation of eastern ukraine challenge the foundations of our international system and the security of our continent. but also and foremost because we must urgently stop the suffering of our ukrainian friends. the deaths of innocent civilians trapped in a conflict area are unacceptable.
she took the opportunity to state once again the european union's common position including on
the ground for larger reconstruction efforts once the conditions allow
and tanks restrictions on the osce's monitoring activity and lack of progress on the disengagement of forces and military hardware continue to be reported on a daily
in place. consequently the high representative also discussed with her american interlocutors how to best support the implementation of the minsk agreements.
however let us not forget that since the beginning of the conflict more than ten zero people have