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the reference to the eqf requires mature national qualification systems.
it looks to the future to keep pace with changes in qualifications and continues to be at the forefront of skills transparency.
this is valid both within systems for example to make progress from vocational to higher education easier as well as between different systems and countries.
migrants and refugees need our help now. other actions of the new skills agenda for europe focus on practical actions practical action for a better understanding of the skills of third country nationals.
this makes it easier for their qualifications to be understood in other member states.
these are important and admirable goals.
the question or really the questions reads as follows qualifications differ across the european union and that makes it difficult to assess the knowledge and capabilities of workers and learners.
as such the eqf is of key importance for wellfunctioning european integration and mobility.
the eqf's objectives have not yet been fully achieved.
how will it help to match the supply and demand of skills in the labour market?
why did the commission deem a revision necessary despite the current framework being only partially implemented and member states' calls to focus on this?
no member state has specific procedures for informal learning within their national qualifications frames.
we have also highlighted the importance of member state commitment and involvement.
we should always respect national competences and guaranteeing that the distinctive traits of the education systems of the member states are safeguarded but at the same time many member states are still in the early stages of implementing their national qualification systems.
question five by using the eqf as a metaframework how will the commission ensure that the specific features of national training and education systems can be recognised and understood in the other member states?
we have to see improvement here if a fully functional eqf is to be achieved.
how is the new relationship between ects and ecvet expected to work?
this is too slow if qualifications are to be comparable across europe.
question one how will the proposed recommendation facilitate equal opportunities in the knowledgebased society and a better permeability between the education and training system?
question four how will the commission support a consistent implementation of the eqf across member states its use and involvement by all the relevant stakeholders as well as its better visibility?
this is an unnecessary barrier to the labour market.
how does the commission intend to support the development and application of mechanisms to enable the comparison and recognition of third countries' qualifications?
question six the growing migration flows to and from the eu highlight the need for a better understanding of qualifications awarded outside the eu and of their recognition in order to help migrants and refugees integrate into eu labour markets.
so far only the netherlands and sweden have specific procedures put in place within their plans for the inclusion of non formal qualifications.
implementation promotion and monitoring of the eqf at eu level and also at national level in order to ensure its broader support.
question three how is the framework contributing to the swift validation of informal and noninformal learning?
in two thousand and eight parliament and the council adopted a recommendation on the establishment of a european qualifications framework for lifelong learning with the aim of improving the transparency comparability and transferability of qualifications in europe.
the revised eqf is also supposed to facilitate the comparison and understanding of the qualifications of third country nationals.
according to the commission the upcoming review of the eqf will make it even easier to compare qualifications across countries.
i would like to emphasise that the commission should focus more on the implementation of the current framework because the current framework has not been fully introduced yet by member states.
so we have new proposals on the table.
when implementing them the commission should create an effective system with involvement by all relevant stakeholders. it is also very important that the commission support a mechanism to enable comparison and recognition of third countries' qualifications and the swift validation of informal and non formal learning.
madam president the diversity of learning structures and educational pathways represents an opportunity for sustainable economic development as well as for personal development of learners and citizens.
i know from personal experience that lifelong learning develops creative and critical thinking helping us to gain in self confidence to become problem solvers entrepreneurs and responsible citizens and to acquire the intercultural social and transversal skills needed to achieve more inclusive open and tolerant communities.
we are often asked to equip learners with skills and competences for a world that does not yet exist.
therefore properly including lifelong learning in our education policy is key and promoting eu collaboration and harmonisation across member states is important.
in the context of demographic changes flexible economies and uncertain job markets characterised by increasing digitisation robotisation and automation of production we must also embrace the concept of occupational literacy promoting active engagement in arts citizenship and sport. furthermore we must include refugees as they have much to offer and they arrive with skills and a desire to contribute.
the world medical association has stated that on the fortieth day of a hunger strike irreversible cognitive impairment and physiological damage may begin to occur after which the possibility of death becomes an imminent risk'.
given that these hunger strikes began on six february over two months ago it is absolutely right that parliament today continues with this debate.
we can discuss the exact figures but it is of course a very serious situation.
according to the department of defence eleven guantnamo prisoners have lost so much weight that the us authorities have decided to force feed them through tubes inserted into their noses. this of course raises complex legal and ethical questions related to the practice.
however i can give reassurance that we are following this with great attention as the recent remarks made publicly by the president of the international committee of the red cross have raised many concerns.
while stressing that the primary responsibility rests with the united states the eu responded as a friend and a partner to the administration's requests for assistance.
the fight against terrorism cannot be used to justify practices such as unlawful arrest arbitrary detention and ill treatment of detainees. as you know all of the eu institutions the council the commission and the parliament have taken a very firm stand on this issue calling consistently for the closure of guantnamo.
since then the us congress has adopted controversial provisions within the national defense authorization acts for two thousand. and twelve and two thousand and thirteen they provide for the indefinite detention without trial of certain categories of suspected terrorists and dramatically limit the ability of the administration to use federal money to transfer guantnamo detainees.
beyond these questions i am convinced that the best humane response to this dramatic situation is to reactivate the political process leading to the complete closure of the guantnamo detention facility.
respect for fundamental rights and the rule of law lie at the heart of the eu's approach to countering terrorism.
other reports and allegations regarding the conditions of detention in guantnamo as well as the rising tensions within the facility are also matters of concern to us.
i express my solidarity with the victims their families the american people and the authorities. as we have discussed today the hunger strike started in guantnamo more than two months ago.
while the principle of the autonomy of the patients and the right to consent to medical treatments has to be respected the necessity of force feeding and its legality with regard to international law should be assessed on a case by case basis and obviously the european union does not have detailed information on the individual cases.
defence lawyers estimate that one hundred to one hundred and thirty inmates have joined the strike.
and behind these figures there is a collective act of despair with some prisoners detained for up to eleven years still facing indefinite detention without charge without trial.
we stand side by side with america in the fight against terror;
four years later in an act of collective despair most prisoners are on hunger strike.
but we appeal to our friends across the atlantic to see that this injustice will serve to recruit not to deter the enemies of freedom.
dick cheney's words that they are living in the tropics that they are well fed that they have got everything they could possibly want are an affront to human decency.
mr president for twelve years the interrogation practices and the violations of the geneva convention at guantnamo have contradicted america's profession of the right to life liberty and the pursuit of happiness. of the one hundred and sixty six prisoners still there only three have been convicted of any crime and over half have been cleared for release.
the time has come for america to remove this stain on its moral integrity.
the closure of what amnesty international has described as the gulag of our times' was promised when obama came to office.
the america we value as a partner as an ally betrays its constitution by compromising basic principles such as the presumption of innocence and human rights in general.
it is those values that distinguish open societies from closed ones.
the national defence authorization act marks a low point in american history.
i am also very alarmed by the fact that the chief defense counsel advised lawyers not to use computers for confidential contact with their clients.
democracies and democrats must hold themselves and each other to the highest standards.
in the words of norwegian prime minister jens stoltenberg who spoke after the utya attacks violence must be met with more democracy'.
i think you will be aware that this issue arose in two thousand and fourteen and at that point the same amendment was ruled inadmissible on the basis of the president's legal interpretation which was delivered to him.
it is for the commission to decide who participates in the debate and i dare say that commissioners when they are here speak on behalf of the commission.
so after two thousand and ten the year of poverty we have to face the situation and we cannot be happy about the results on our continent.
this is also important. i would like to inform you that the commission has proposed eur.
we have to fight poverty in a real and very inclusive way.
i think it has helped many people throughout europe on many occasions;
but just because something has been achieved in one way in the past does not mean you cannot change it for the future.
i think the cap has a responsibility to produce the food.
that does not necessarily mean they are the right people to distribute that aid.
i think that is the question that has to be answered here.
we live in a time when everybody talks about the same thing food security food security food security.
now we have the challenge of ensuring that we are able to feed the world able to feed the people of europe.
their society. of course too food security a huge and growing issue
all in libya. i see two immediate priorities first of all to address the humanitarian crisis and assist with the evacuation and second to make sure the violence stops and that those who perpetrate that violence are held
the situation. of course we focused a lot of our efforts initially on the evacuation of european citizens and we have to show solidarity with tunisia which is bearing the brunt of the evacuation of so many people especially egyptians who are ending up on the tunisian border and need to be brought
are respected. in line with what i have said from the very beginning we will not be dictating outcomes but supporting pluralism accountability deep democracy and shared
populations. one of the common factors across the southern neighbourhood is that it is a
trade openings; the ability to get greater market access and mobility partnerships all of these are included in the overall package that will be put to the european
our resources. together with the presidency i activated the eu civil protection mechanism on twenty three february to help facilitate the evacuation
engagement; that engagement would be to support current evacuation and humanitarian
european union. i believe as vice president of the commission that how we respond will define this commission for years to come. so i look to the european parliament and i need your support because it is only our collective effort that is going to help to bring the european union together to confirm
more quickly. on twenty three february i held a senior officials' meeting with officials from the institutions the world bank the investment bank the ebrd the imf but also senior officials from china russia from australia from korea from the twenty seven member states from the united states and from
war crimes. not surprisingly we are working very closely with our partners with the un with nato with the usa with turkey with the arab league and with many many other countries with whom we are in daily contact. we talk with them about all of the issues in the southern neighbourhood but especially to make sure that we are collaborating
more for more; that those partners those countries who want to go further and faster with reforms should be able to count on greater support from the
unacceptable; it must stop and people should be held to account. i am glad that agreement was found in new york on the european demand to include a referral to the prosecutor of the international
set in place. we also want to see through the paper support with the training and exchange
on the ground. he met with officials he met with ambassadors in a situation which he described to me as calm but extremely
quickly. honourable members know that one of the criticisms which can be made about us is that sometimes we take a long time
at the heart of the european ideal. the emergence of the democratic societies will help to sustain security and provide shared prosperity in our neighbourhood and that is why we have moved between us the commission and myself to produce a joint paper for the european council that meets on friday which includes measures that we hope will contribute to that more european union financial support available from within the institutions but also by mobilising the european investment bank and i pay tribute to parliament for moving so swiftly to recognise the need to assist the investment bank with its mandate to be able to put that support at the disposal of people and that has been extremely
countries; we wish our societies to develop as differently
as yours have. yes there are similarities but our distinctive difference is something we wish to ensure that you respect and
this week. dealing effectively with the humanitarian crisis is fundamental ending the violence is a prerequisite to everything
one billion. just so you can appreciate the amount that that will give the current work of the investment bank in egypt is eur four hundred and eighty
been allowed. their willingness and desire to establish themselves more fully as ngos as organisations able to work on issues of concern in their society and to hold their government to account that is an extremely important part as you know so well of the development of
moved quickly. the commission has increased its assistance to eur
to that list. honourable members we will remain at the forefront of the international efforts to restore peace and stability
the world. after the foreign ministers meet tomorrow and the european council meets on friday the nato meeting i will attend tomorrow and then the informal foreign ministers' meeting over the weekend in hungary i will then fly to cairo to meet with amr moussa the arab league and to debrief all of them on what has happened in
technical nature. we started preparatory work on restrictive measures ahead of the un
differentiate. these countries are all different and they are at pains to say please do not put us all together and see
working well. we have also of course been in touch with the un on a constant basis to coordinate our activities and member states have allocated important resources to tackle what is an immense challenge posed by the continuous flow of people including through
libyan people. as i have said this is a very fluid situation and we have to read it
do so as well. the emergence of a vibrant civil society meeting with civil society in tunisia i met with people who had never been in the same room before because it had not
to account. on the humanitarian aid side we have
to egypt. honourable members know that there are about one million egyptians in libya and about one and a half to two million people from the african countries that surround libya who are currently there and we know from what we heard is happening in tripoli that there are about two to three thousand african people at the airport
our discussions and also to meet a new egyptian foreign minister whom i have already
security council. in addition to the un sanctions we adopted on twenty eight february further restrictive measures we have an embargo on equipment which could be used for internal repression and autonomous designations under the travel restrictions and
council. i stress again as i have done before we want to see this as an incentive based approach enabling people to move quickly but also to
thirty million; my colleague commissioner kristalina georgieva went to the tunisian libyan border last week to look at what was happening and to make sure that our engagement was
a strong position. we cannot afford
to respond. i want us to be ready and my conversations with particularly the arab league and with the countries concerned have been aimed at making it really clear that my purpose is to make sure we are ready to be able to respond and that that response is coordinated and effective and uses the best that we have available not only in europe but across
responsibility. we immediately suspended the negotiations of the eu libya framework agreement together with all cooperation of a
successful. we need your help to do more for the eib and also for the ebrd both of whom have been talking with me about the capacity that they have to alter their mandates and be able to put new support at the disposal of this neighbourhood not i hasten to add at the expense of the work that they currently do but in addition. with the european investment bank we know that we can mobilise a further eur
get in our way. we can and we have to respond in a strategic
else. that is why i am pleased that the international community as a whole through the un security council has made its position clear that the violence is
eight million. this would be able to allow them to double the investment at least and that would enable some of the big infrastructure projects which are clearly needed and wanted by the people to be
arab countries. the purpose of that meeting was not to decide what we would do to these countries but to be ready to be able to offer support
effectively on the approach that we take in our southern neighbourhood and as i have said that includes
our way but we want to engage with you and we need help. those principles i believe should guide the actions that we take these democratic transitions must belong to the people; they must be home grown. they will determine what happens next. but we have to be ready to offer the support ready with creativity and determination and to do so on a scale that matches the historic nature of the changes we are seeing. in a fluid situation like this we have to have our actions rooted in our core values and our core interests. we have every reason to back the changes under way. tunisians egyptians libyans and others are demanding respect for those values that actually are
european union. in the coming days and weeks as we have already been doing we will be discussing with our international partners how we can coordinate so that we do not overlap and so that we are able to respond
criminal court. this was a european initiative and they have already started preliminary investigations into alleged
of students. these are young
efforts. as always with any csdp options this needs to be very carefully analysed and we will need proper answers on questions of mandate resources
spoken to. but colleagues i know there is a specific desire to talk about libya so having given that backdrop of the work we are doing let me move on to the issues that concern us
tense. our european ambassadors welcomed the chance to talk in detail and to feed directly into our work their analysis of what is happening on the ground which combined with contacts that we are making everywhere helps us to establish a clearer picture of
in libya. once we get an end to the violence we have to work to support the emergence of a new libya with democratically chosen leaders and where people's rights
young society; those young people some of them highly educated some of them wanting further opportunities in education and training we should respond to them as well and we will be inviting member states to consider that and i invite the parliament to
in the region; further
frontex. on the evacuation of eu citizens the external action service has been instrumental in making sure that we have a rapid exchange of information and most effective use of
very carefully. i have asked my services therefore on a prudent planning basis to look at a possible csdp
prosperity. by their nature crises are a test of our policies our resources and our abilities to respond in real time and the events in the southern neighbourhood represent an enormous challenge for the
did you complain when the european commission started negotiations for a framework agreement with libya and which were on course to be happily completed this year?
mr president i agree with everyone in this debate who calls on the european union to engage to act and to exercise the responsibility to protect.
tough sanctions against departing dictators at a time of crisis look good to european public opinion but tough standards before a time of crisis look even better for the people we say we are trying to help.
the west has been held to ransom by oil producing states and we have transferred billions upon billions of dollars to corrupt and despotic regimes.
if there is one lesson in this crisis that we have to learn above all others it is that western civilisations must not be dependent on others for their vital energy supplies.
what western countries must do is concentrate funds and scientific research to find an alternative to oil.
mr president the momentous events in north africa may have profound consequences for good or bad for the future prosperity and peace of western civilisation but we are watching the outcome of a process that began forty years ago.
then there is this whole question of a no fly zone and the role of military options.
we may not like that and it is a genuine debate.
we are in touch with mdecins sans frontires and the icrc all the way through the country from benghazi to tripoli. but i know from my discussions that there are areas where it is exceptionally difficult to get aid and medicines into the country because of the fighting that is going on and because people cannot get through.
those discussions are referred to in our discussions with the united nations which i have also indicated are ongoing and nato where i will attend a meeting tomorrow.
that we believe engagement in these circumstances is better but there are circumstances when that is not appropriate and circumstances where even if that is what we did it is not appropriate now.