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it is also clear that if every country had achieved all of the standards that we would like to see there would be no need for the gsp scheme.
this provides a genuine opportunity and an incentive.
i have only two things to put to the sri lankan government today.
one this is an opportunity for you to provide opportunity in those areas where it is most required in sri lanka and in those communities where it is most required and secondly please do not give this parliament any opportunity to turn its back on the grant of the gsp to you in the future.
the monitoring mechanism requires you to comply.
the results of the second voting session will be announced tomorrow
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let's learn from this crisis and let's ensure that from now on health remains at the top of our agenda.
one let's focus on prevention as this benefits citizens and national health budgets.
and three let's reinforce the one health' approach.
beyond enhancing crisis preparedness we should also work towards a real health in all policies' approach and take action in three other fundamental domains as well.
two let's revise our pharmaceutical system to ensure access to affordable medicines for all.
any efforts to work on a healthier europe are doomed to fail unless we address the interdependencies between human health and the health of our planet.
will we remember covid nineteen merely as the world's worst health crisis in recent history or will we also remember it as the start of a better european public health policy?
in two thousand and eleven it was the french and german banks.
an eternal question from whom the money is taken and to whom it is given. ms von der leyen emphasises that member states should not think of their own good but the common good.
now we should support the italian and french banks.
what is the common good?
the rule of law is a joke in the eu because the eu does not follow it.
so to conclude i really would like to thank you for your support for the sense of urgency for your readiness to cooperate in the very dynamic way which would be needed for the next semester. i'm very much looking forward to our debate.
we are considering as was highlighted the emission trading system;
we need to get a deal at the next european council because that would be the best signal the best response we can provide first to our citizens.
it would help us to secure jobs and i think it would be a very important sign to our global partners financial markets and representatives of industry that europe is back that we are overcoming the crisis we are introducing new policies and will be emerging from the crisis stronger than when we entered it.
it would be the best response to the crisis.
we need to reflect on the areas we need to improve and where our actions should be strengthened to protect the eu from future cross border health threats.
we will also be proposing to strengthen the european medicines agency to ensure it can effectively coordinate our actions in preventing medicine shortages.
we will continue to support countries inside and outside the eu to protect all people from new outbreaks especially the most vulnerable.
in parallel and i am very aware of the importance our new pharmaceutical strategy will be coming later this year an opportunity for us to ensure and reinforce the strategic autonomy of our pharmaceutical sector and ensure access and affordability of essential medicines for our citizens.
covid nineteen has shown us very clearly that a united approach is critical but that we must also strengthen the eu's current preparedness and response mechanisms to better protect the health of our citizens.
we will ensure that the eu continues to play a leading role in international efforts to develop manufacture and deploy a universally accessible vaccine for all member states of the eu leaving no one behind and for the world.
i for one have from the very beginning said that we need more europe in the area of public health.
beyond the immediate priorities now is also the right moment to reflect on the eu's competences in the area of public health and its limitations.
this is the first and possibly the most important lesson learned from this crisis we need to respond to the expectations of our citizens ensuring a stronger role for the eu when citizens' health is at stake from threats threats which do not stop at national borders.
it is however up to us to control it and prepare if and when it comes.
even within the deepest crisis however come opportunities opportunities from what we have learned.
this will require stronger and more operational eu agencies.
and here i just want add that from the beginning of this pandemic i have held over twenty six twenty seven meetings with all the health ministers and i am in constant communication with them because this is the only way that we can build up this level of coordination consensus and working together so we can deal with what it means to move forward.
next week on fifteen july we will present an action plan setting out a number of immediate short term actions to help eu member states prepare for and manage possible new outbreaks of covid.
i cannot but agree and say that i stand ready to work on this together.
the situation remains very fragile and we see this in a number of member states. stable numbers change very quickly. a safe and effective vaccine likely remains the only permanent solution to this pandemic but this is still some time away.
as a first step we should increase our capacity to support member states.
solidarity will remain key because it saves lives.
and we need to reflect on what the eu's role in health policy should be more broadly in respect of member states' responsibility for their health policy enshrined in the treaty.
many including members of this house and our citizens have called and are calling for a stronger role for the eu on health.
we need to pool resources we need to tackle jointly the issues that affect all of us.
nineteen i want to be absolutely clear a full blown second wave is unfortunately not inevitable.
nine four billion envelope we proposed we send a very clear message that public health is a priority area for our recovery that we have been listening to citizens that targeted investment in crisis preparedness and stronger health systems for the future is key.
the conference on the future of europe provides an excellent forum to really debate this whether we need to look again at who does what between the national and the european level and particularly so as regards threats that touch us all regardless of borders.
i fully count on your support to take the ambition forward.
we need to reflect on the painful lessons we are learning.
in the coming months we will be proposing to strengthen the european centre for disease prevention and control to improve its coordination capacities and its mandate to respond to health crises.
we are not going to say us first'.
but this is an opening which comes as we all know with considerable risk.
together with the member states we are fully engaged in negotiations with vaccine manufacturers to ensure access to vaccines when they become available.
dirty money is highly mobile.
year. second we will set up a mechanism to improve how suspicious flows of money are tackled and reported and better coordinate this analysis across member
this is one of our top priorities and i know that they can count on your full support.
states. we know that too much money laundering takes place across borders.
let me assure you that the commission is fully ready to play its part to ensure that our internal market and financial system are protected from criminals.
different options for eu supervision are possible as set out in our consultation.
but we also need to go further and strengthen our rules and tackle remaining weaknesses.
third aml does not stop at the eu borders so strong rules and enforcement in third countries is also essential.
force. to conclude to effectively fight money laundering we need to act in multiple directions.
our rules should not make life harder for honest operators.
in particular there is an agreement that this unprecedented crisis required an exceptional response.
you will play a strong scrutiny role through the budget discharge and because of legal constraints we are relying on an extraordinary system to mobilise the extra recovery funding but this should in no way prevent either this parliament or the council from playing their roles to the full. special arrangements will be put in place to ensure that this is the case.
made. yet the simple truth is that the negotiations will in a few months one way or another.
it is the plan designed not only to see us through the first years of recovery but also to ensure our financial programmes can deliver strong support for our priorities until two thousand and twenty seven and beyond.
i think it's very important because we are now less than six months away from the end of the transition period. together with the united kingdom we recently took stock of the ongoing negotiations where we jointly stressed our willingness to undertake all possible efforts to come to an agreement seeking solutions that will allow us to sign a one of a kind partnership.
like you we are convinced that this is the right approach.
in addition we feel there is agreement that our efforts should be targeted towards europe's most affected regions fostering cohesion and convergence and that this crisis and the response which we are debating right now will create a unique opportunity to reform our economies and make them greener more digital and more resilient.
all this is needed because this is a very ambitious package that responds directly and forcefully to the needs of our union.
as you know i often say that this chamber is the heartbeat of european democracy a place where policy is debated and shaped but no matter how much we talk about the political priorities we must have the money to implement them.
this includes agreement on our bridging proposal to jump start the recovery plan under the current mff as well.
year. even if we do reach a deal many things will still change in our relationship with the united kingdom for citizens for businesses for administration.
the meeting will follow on from the encouraging discussions the leaders had during the recent video conference.
to continue i also would like to underline the fact that this would also help us to create the new tools not only for sustainable economic recovery but also for clear demonstrations that our democratic rules will always prevail even in times of crisis.
my second point today concerns brexit.
the commission will need your help and we will need to be quick in all phases of negotiations.
so an extremely constructive approach by all institutions is required and therefore i think that we need to listen to each other and factor in our different views at all stages of the process.
if we act decisively we can find opportunity in this disaster. but for that we need the right tools for the job.
we therefore need to plan for these changes and we will continue to assist the national authorities and other stakeholders in their preparations.
european unity continues to be our main asset and the european parliament is of course also in this regard playing an important role in all of its
ahead of the european council next week i would like to focus on two points with you both of which hold great significance for our future.
while we are taking a big step forward in the coming weeks by agreeing on the proposals already on the table we can take a giant leap when we set out new proposals next year.
in particular i would like to thank this house for its continued support for the new own resources.
in the meantime i count on you to help relay the message also at home to your governments to your constituencies and to the national parliaments as to how much we need their support because time is of the essence leadership is needed more than any time before and we have only a few weeks
there is an agreement that this response should be financed through commission borrowing and there is also agreement on the fact that own resources really need to be increased.
so if we are to reach an agreement we will have to resolve a number of serious divergences on fundamental issues. these relate to the robust guarantees for a level playing field a balanced agreement on fisheries and an effective governance framework.
we all know that it's absolutely crucial for our response to the crisis to reach agreement before the summer break if we want to make sure that before the end of the year we will also complete the process of national ratifications needed for the own resources decision.
i would like first to stress that the european parliament plays and will continue to play a vitally important role in this process.
since then as you know not much progress has been
please convey to the european council members the following message we cannot hide a small mff behind the recovery package.
secondly that we keep our promises and finance according to our promises the new priorities digitalisation greening protecting the environment research development innovation external borders migration.
secondly the more money we spend the better the control needs to be.
firstly that we finance properly the traditional priorities of the european union agriculture and cohesion.
and we cannot agree with you because you are going to propose a smaller budget for a european union that has to do more and simply we cannot do more with a smaller budget.
we cannot solve the coronavirus crisis by creating problems in other areas through under financing.
on the recovery package money should be well spent. firstly it should be spent on modernising europe it should be spent on projects with european added value.
so we need implementation of the current legislation but we also need people to execute and supervise this. we need further harmonisation.
this is money stolen illegally gained and it's taken from governments and people that need it the most.
we need to shine a light on them and to bring them to justice. we need registries of ultimate beneficial ownership. it's a shame that not all member states have implemented the last directive and that one member state has failed to create a registry.
that's one of the latest estimates of money laundering. it's mindboggling it's staggering and it's a bloody shame.
i would like to encourage the commission and the member states to continue to fight for justice.
the way we are working as a commission we are working very closely now going forward with the european vaccine strategy because we are very aware that the virus is still circulating amongst us and no one is safe until everyone is safe.
we have strategic stockpiles not only of ppe but also of medicines and vaccines that can be deployed to member states for any crisis when needed because it does not mean that covid nineteen will be the only crisis that we will be faced with. a number of you have said that no member state can cope with this on their own and i think that we have all seen this.
this is what eu four health is an ambitious and innovative proposal that can be a paradigm shift within the eu.
i agree with her that it is ambitious she is right but it is realistic and it has to be ambitious if we're going to be able to make a difference to the lives of european citizens.
so yes we have been seeing a lot of personal stories and tragedies in the last months and we need to do something.
this is included in eu four health and i also want to tell you that the issue of stress tests are going to be included in next week's communication.
yes we are aware that there are issues with this and we're looking at it with our legal department but we do depend on you to support the mmf so that we can move forward and of course next generation eu because only by doing this are we going to be able to move forward with programmes which are ambitious and innovative such as eu four health.
it is a dedicated programme for the next seven years. you spoke of better coordination that we need at all levels and of course we must ensure that working together the european union remains as one of the healthiest regions of the world so we need to look at it in that way and as a matter of protecting human and patients' rights as you have said.
she said that and i immediately shared that feeling with her because for myself in the last five months if i may say this it has never been just about numbers it has never been about waking up every day and being told about the numbers of new cases and the numbers who lost their lives because behind every number there is a story there is a person.
as ms de sutter has said prevention is part of eu four health prevention the issue of one health the issue of looking at non communicable diseases as well and really stepping up on promotion and prevention and building up the resilience of health systems.
so all in all you have touched on very many issues which are already in the programme.
so with that i want to thank you for your input in today's debates and i look forward to really working very closely with the european parliament at all levels throughout this process of change that we need to do.
five hundred and five members of this parliament have proposed a solution namely that the deal you reach now includes an own resource package that secures the financial future of europe a system that is politically viable because it relies on big polluters and big tech contributing what they must.
but i'm sorry to say that such an achievement will not be enough. as you have stated repeatedly we need a repayment plan.
we need to translate our priorities into legislation and actively monitor implementation and results.
we know however that member states have mostly failed to properly transpose amld four and.
we stressed the need for interconnected and highquality registers of beneficial owners in the union and i would like to salute and welcome the commission's action plan.
fighting money laundering and fiscal paradises not only protects our economy but saves lives and has a huge impact on large communities and whole countries deeply affected by organised crime.
one last essential thing that could have been better reflected in our resolution and more courageously reflected in the text is that we also need to look at our own backyard and look at our own avoidance low taxation and secrecy jurisdiction issues.
five it is high time therefore for a regulation and for coordinated action.
mr president according to the united nations the amount of money laundered globally in one year is between two and five percent of global gdp meaning anywhere between usd eight hundred billion and usd two trillion.
into the future and that the successful projects in our member states are making the whole european economy much stronger much more resilient for the future.
i think this is exactly what you need.
therefore maybe for us it's a little bit different when we talk about the importance of democracy about sensitivity for freedoms about the importance of the schengen system being restored as quickly as possible because we know how it was when we didn't have that opportunity.
to conclude i would like to thank all of you for this very important debate and to thank chancellor merkel for a very ambitious programme for the next six months which i know had to be adjusted because of the covid crisis realities. but i believe that today and in the next week we will reach a very important agreement which will open a new chapter in european history
this is the time to revive our economies in a sustainable digital and green way but it's also the time to strengthen our democracies.
we must deliver real solutions in times of social and economic hardship. but next to economic solidarity we must also stand firm on our fundamental values.
as my family grew up behind the iron curtain i share your belief in a united democratic europe.
speak up when autocrats like viktor orbn are undermining the very foundations our free societies have been built on and act decisively next week at the european council.
take a firm stand on a rule of law conditionality for the next seven year budget.
a little over a month ago a member of my opposition party momentum was detained by police because of a facebook post criticising the orbn government.
but this is simply not the case.
direct eu funds to local governments to ngos to people who need it the most instead of funnelling them through a corrupt government that openly abuses them and tramples on the eu's values.
madam chancellor there is a concrete proposal on the table a mechanism.
can you support this?
because continuing to do nothing is a choice as well.
a choice that is detrimental to the stability of the eu and means one more nail in the coffin of hungarian democracy.
because your own minister of finance was against it. you showed the right moral compass during the migration crisis the right compass even when your own public opinion was against it and again during this crisis we really count on your leadership to guide europe.
the proposal of the commission inspired by our resolution and the french german proposal is the right thing to do.
push it through! finally i would like to urge you to take one other important decision go for a new strategy with china. china's crackdown on human rights in hong kong needs to be on the agenda.
we must start to confront china with this.
good luck and you can count on us.
to limit the possibility of misuse of the derogations of all safety obligations in the gmo legislation we think it should be limited to only vaccines.
the proposed derogation needs to be limited in time.
according to the proposal an environmental risk assessment may be delayed for up to several years during which time the potential risk to human health and the environment will remain.
finally we stress that the public should be informed about the gmos being used in the trials. the dutch advisory body also calls this setting aside of gmo legislation and the authorisation of gmos without a prior environmental risk assessment irresponsible and disproportional. we strongly agree with them and i would like to urge all colleagues to oppose the use of the urgency procedure.
mr president chancellor the eu's problems are not only economic. certainly you must face a crisis that will be hard. we need to prevent today's inequalities and poverty which are the sources of tomorrow's conflicts.
indeed the eu's problems are democratic as well.
getting out of an economic crisis to enter into a crisis of civil rights and freedoms will not save europe.
we need the economic recovery agenda to be linked to democratic consolidation.
we must demand that countries where fundamental rights are questioned as in the case of spain respect the rule of law. ending the persecution of ideas the arbitrary jailing of political dissidents artists or journalists is a moral and legal imperative that the eu can
many have stressed the importance of fairness sustainability and solidarity.
however in april the idea of a eurobond was killed at the eurogroup the only proposal so far that could have transferred debt from the level of the member states to the european level automatically and hence transfer the debt and with it absorb the costs of the recession from the member states to the european union.
in the recovery plan as it is today i can't see the guarantees that the funds go to the most desperate european citizens enterprises and smes and i can't see the guarantee that the funds will not lead to an increase in member states' debt that will eventually
lead to austerity and an increase in social inequalities.
i'm appalled by the idea that funds are distributed by governments that are in cahoots with either corporate businesses on the one hand or with a domestic oligarchy on the other.
how can we expect that under such circumstances funds will go where they are most needed?
but what i have taken the most from your leadership role was your ability to find a practical solution to real problems to turn words into action.
now we need these skills more than ever here in europe in brussels. we need them on the long term budget and we need them to restart our economies.
you asked us to be mediators.