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mr president my thanks to the rapporteur. i think it is important when you discuss energy efficiency labelling that the whole idea is not to get things right.
the whole idea is to make things better and better and that is why it is so important to have clear labelling that is easy to understand because that will empower consumers to always make a better choice and support industry which wants to develop better technologies.
and i think this is important not only for this discussion but for a lot of other discussions about energy use and energy efficiency.
every new generation whatever machinery it is is better than the last.
and those who think we can do better by freezing development are also fundamentally wrong.
that is a very clear sign from this discussion about energy labelling.
and that is why i also think it is important not to believe here in bureaucracy too much not to believe that we can achieve this by regulations.
this is business driven not database driven and if the database is not simple easy non bureaucratic it will hinder it will freeze the development.
and that is why i gave the support to the compromises but i also would like to underline that this must be open for business driven technology and business driven variation and dialogue with consumers.
and i do accept that any legislation does impose a burden on producers and industry and that results in higher prices to consumers but my judgment is this proposal gets the balance right.
mr president my group welcomes this report on energy labelling.
we are also pleased to see a five year timescale to achieve this transition.
this is a reasonable period for both producers and consumers. we do have some reservations about the creation of a product database.
we are though satisfied that the proposed tax clarifies the requirements on producers which were lacking in the commission proposal.
this database has the potential to be a useful market surveillance tool but we do not want it to become too great a burden on industry. we are also satisfied that this report requires the commission to consider a ten year timescale when deciding on future energy labels.
rescaling labels will impose a cost on industry and it is right that both producers and consumers are provided with certainty over this time period.
overall we believe this legislation will benefit consumers without increasing costs.
we believe the existing directive is working well and would caution against some of the amendments made by other groups that would add much unnecessary prescription without benefiting consumers.
this would threaten smaller companies and stifle innovation.
i think there is a strong consensus and there is indeed a strong support to revise the energy label and make it more efficient in order to facilitate for the consumer.
it is not going to be a huge administrative burden. it is actually only creating an obligation on manufacturers and importers to register the product model by uploading information that is already required under the different existing delegated acts.
the technical documentation will only be accessible to market surveillance authorities so thereby the data security will be secured.
and regarding the costs the actual costs could in fact be less than today because manufacturers no longer need to keep technical documentation available for market surveillance authorities for five years after the last product was manufactured.
we need a more efficient european airspace to relieve congestion around airports and to meet our environmental challenges.
however i am really disappointed that national politics came to play a role in this proposal which is supposed to be about european added value.
why do they want to isolate gibraltar?
however i am happy to say that the united kingdom government has been fully supportive of the single european sky. yes that is the uk wanting more europe on this issue despite some of our conservatives flirting with a uk exit from the eu. the fragmentation of european airspace is estimated to cost more than eur three billion a year.
despite our deep commitment to the single european sky we may find ourselves having to abstain on the final vote if gibraltar which is part of the european union remember were to be excluded from eu law.
this legislation is about our skies.
it is about making air traffic controllers work better together.
the liberal democrats will vote tomorrow against all the amendments excluding gibraltar from this legislation.
madam president i would like to thank the rapporteur and colleagues for their work on this report. i will not say that we need the single european sky now because we needed it yesterday. i am really disappointed over the lack of political will from many of the member states in making this a reality.
i urge colleagues not to play into the hands of national politics but to support the commission's proposal which was to include gibraltar airport in this law.
is there any common sense whatsoever in excluding gibraltar airport from this legislation?
it is costing jobs and is unnecessarily increasing our co two emissions.
so why do some colleagues want to impede this cooperation?
a sustainable future for aviation in europe means that we have to make the right efforts now.
i do not know mr de grandes pascual who has put forward amendments twenty two twenty three twenty six and twenty seven but i would be delighted to have a conversation with him about why he thinks they are necessary.
i make no claims to be an expert on the european single sky but i find myself in the position where for the second time in as many months i have to stand here and ask questions about why members of this house are attempting to discriminate against my constituents in gibraltar.
it is absolutely imperative that gibraltar is included in the single aviation market in line with the treaties and with the two thousand and six crdoba agreement.
first we cannot support the merging of existing national aviation and national supervisory authorities into a single entity.
it called on the commission and the member states to wake up and smell the coffee and i therefore welcome the commission proposal.
the two thousand and six crdoba agreement was signed by all parties and we are not prepared to stand back and see the integrity of single sky and the benefits it would bring irrevocably damaged.
the disastrous effects of this childish behaviour risk stalling this complex project which will create more than three hundred thousand highly qualified jobs maximise traffic flow reduce ticket prices and if the greens are listening would also save fifty million tonnes of co two and reduce fuel burn.
madam president a little over twelve months ago my own initiative report on the implementation of the single european sky was overwhelmingly supported by this parliament.
regrettably some spanish colleagues have again acted in a most outrageous and provocative manner.
it is unnecessary and would create serious legal issues in many member states such as the uk where thousands of parliamentary acts during the last forty years or so would need to be changed for no reason.
with the single european sky project we have taken the first step towards addressing these issues creating real oversight laying the groundwork for modernising technology and for the first time in the history of air transport we have halted the rise in costs.
you might ask why if we have already done all those wonderful things we need a new proposal.
the answer is that we are only at the beginning of a long road and whilst we have made some progress we are nowhere near our goals. the ses nbsp ii initiative is not about a new policy it is about moving to the next stage in the implementation of those existing policies
and are sometimes even staffed by the people who have to be overseen.
i am sure we can all agree that this is not a recipe for robust safety oversight.
we are also pushing for more transparency in how support services are procured.
air traffic services today are still not procured under the normal public procurement rules which allows unhealthy relationships to flourish.
the proposal gives a new boost to the functional airspace blocks allowing industry more freedom and more flexibility.
the decision making in the performance scheme is rationalised and made more independent.
the audits which the easa conducts have revealed some major deficiencies in oversight which we should rectify before accidents happen.
similarly we have some concerns with the amendments deleting the separation of the support service provider.
there is a clear need to ensure that the choice of provider is made on clear and objective criteria and is duly justified.
regarding delegated acts the commission holds that the text should follow the common understanding on delegated acts and not introduce further requirements even if the commission has voluntarily taken to including expert groups' views in its proposals.
secondly we would prefer to maintain an end of term evaluation of the executive director of easa.
this is particularly important when preparing for reappointment.
the commission understands that some parts of its proposal may be difficult for individual stakeholders but we need to keep focused on the good of the overall system.
unless we maintain a world class system everyone will suffer be it the workers the passengers or the economy as a whole.
as regards the independence of the supervisory authorities we feel that this is the most important aspect of the proposal and are happy to see widespread support for it.
we regret the considerable watering down of our proposal.
regarding the idea of requiring the easa to accredit national authorities the commission considered this an interesting concept.
it is therefore considered premature at this point but could certainly be examined in more detail in the future.
now is the time to get moving and to stop the endless preparatory discussions.
the european air traffic management system needs this upgrade and we should not waste time in implementing it.
this has to be the first key message to the member states don't use brexit to make further cuts in our budget and diminish our ambitions.
spent by the eu a trend that has been aggravated by the current mff. if we need to fight against growing populism and euroscepticism the worst thing we could do would be to adopt proposals from populists and from eurosceptics because with a small budget
secondly the next mff needs to focus more on delivering results in sustainability and in the fight against climate change. the eu must translate its commitment to the paris agreement into a real budgetary majority.
in other words to demonstrate the added value of the eu we need to invest more and more efficiently in policies where the eu can really make a difference.
my concern is that this new idea which i think to some extent seems to be a response to the need for flexibility will be a big mistake.
i understand that flexibility is needed but i don't think it should be done like this.
what does it mean for the goals that we want to achieve through the instrument contributing to stability and peace?
there must be no repetition of the situation post two thousand and twenty or the union will further slip into terminal existential crisis.
today the commission is presenting its so called social fairness package.
this and the social pillar cannot remain toothless statements. there must be all the necessary resources for among other things a real child guarantee overturning the paradox of a union of riches with children in poverty and not least resources for an upgraded european social fund able to foster social investment by also blending with financial instruments where appropriate and feasible.
additional priorities such as defence should not be financed at the expense of solidarity.
to these traditional priorities new priorities are being added.
if at the end of the day we expect the union to do more it is not normal to offer it a smaller budget.
it should be a balance between traditional priorities on the one side and new priorities on the other side.
it is about helping the least developed regions of the union.
if the union is to do more and if we are also to contribute more then it means that we will also receive more in terms of security combating terrorism and everything that the citizens expect.
the council should not adopt the next mff when it is politically convenient for them but when it is good for the beneficiaries in the member states for farmers students researchers and young unemployed people.
mr szanyi my position is the following we have to start these complicated discussions with setting the political priorities.
we should not start by speaking about the amount because if we start by speaking about the amount every participant in the negotiations will want to pay as little as possible and to receive as much as possible.
would it not be sensible for you to be looking at actual reductions in the scope of the ambition of this union to suit the new financial reality that will come from the far less revenue you will get following brexit rather than seeking to continue to be all things to all men even when you know that the money is going to run
i don't need to rehearse all the crises that the european union is expected to deal with they span the globe but what i want to make clear is a call for sufficient resources to meet these expectations for more flexibility in order to be in step with fast changing global developments and for better coordination.
but let none of this be a blank cheque to undercut longterm policy objectives in favour of shortsighted goals such as cracking down on migration or decreasing transparency. i have a few questions to the commissioner. how will the commission ensure better coordination of the external financing instrument? it should go hand in hand with increased transparency.
concretely what evaluation mechanisms will be put in place to monitor the spending of taxpayers' money on foreign policy and ensure that it is in line with clear and agreed objectives? finally do you agree that the role of this house is key in ensuring solid support for eu action and that it is really important that we have agreement before the end of this mandate?
there is a very interesting study out there economic challenges of lagging regions' and there is a case study in that study about campania.
as soon as the cohesion funds come to naples they die.
like the distribution between the council and parliament and the chefs and the menu i would only perhaps be tempted to say that it is also good for you to assess the ingredients on the menu and tell us from time to time whether it is healthy or less healthy but that is just a side comment.
instead you look to ever more desperate ways to squeeze the taxpayer until the pips squeak. interference in member state tax systems introduction of new eu wide taxes abolition of national vetoes.
in short spend spend spend and spend again.
soon reality will hit.
the truth is that sooner or later you will run out of other people's money.
the time will come when the grand ideas of this project will be unaffordable and this will reach even this place.
some reality is starting to come through now but when the real truth of financial sanity really hits you that will be the end of this place and this project.
madam president there is no greater impediment to the creativity of an economy no more destructive force to social cohesion in a nation and no greater threat to the future of europe than the fear and reality of unemployment.
it is with a great deal of pride that i can support the priority my group is giving to combating unemployment particularly youth unemployment in the next mff.
we need commissioner oettinger the programmes that the european union runs in this area to be effective and to be properly taken up.
the priority is indeed jobs but the priority is also the transformation of the economy through investment in knowledge technology innovation investment science and research because the old economy that we have will not do.
it will not deliver the jobs that those young people need.
if the future of europe is the future of freedom then it is also the future of hope for the next generation.
my sincere thanks and congratulations to all the rapporteurs and shadows for the two reports you have done an excellent job but the key point is this europe needs a strong budget and a strong mff.
we have a lot of challenges ahead of us. we are actually facing more serious challenges than we have ever faced since the birth of this union and therefore we have to do more together and we have to do more together especially in those things where we can deliver more and get more.
on top of all this we have to draw a line with no respect for european values there will be no european money.
all this we have to be able to do without forgetting the traditional tasks.
what i feel here is that people are saying yes we want to make the budget futureoriented but maintain the policies on the two big spending blocks on agriculture and cohesion.
' i can tell you what will come out of those negotiations it will be less money but maintaining the same old policies that we have right now. then all the people that are critical of the eu will have a freeforall day to criticise that outcome.
focus on modernisation on really making the eu budget future oriented on really making agriculture green and on making it deliver sustainable food.
look at the infrastructure to really connect us europeans really go for innovation really fight youth unemployment.
then we can talk about future oriented policies otherwise it will be less of the same.
we had a wonderful time the people seemed happy and content and we were able to travel in safety.
in the process it killed almost seventy two people in a single day and it has placed thousands in detention.
it is of the utmost importance to respect the will of the people.
sadly the situation has changed for the worse.
at the treatment of innocent egyptians engaged in peaceful demonstrations.
i know that this parliament does not always support democracy.
i strongly urge the government of egypt to heed the urging of the european union to release the journalists and review their trials.
the fact that ibrahim's three sisters who were arrested with him were released following representations from the irish government clearly indicates they were not engaged in any activity that could justify his detention. i am therefore calling on the high representative and the commission to demand the release of ibrahim and indeed other journalists who have been detained without trial and for the cessation of the mass trials.
madam president just like my colleague sen kelly i would like to raise the issue of the continuing imprisonment of the eighteen year old irish citizen ibrahim halawa.
in these trials the rights of the individuals are ignored in a process which has no basis in human rights or acceptable judicial procedure.
this agreement states that respect for human rights and democratic principles constitutes an essential element of the agreement and in this context his detention without trial and for a prolonged period clearly violates the terms of this agreement.
but as a friend of egypt and a long standing defender of the large coptic christian community which was persecuted under morsi i still strongly condemn the harsh and unjust sentences now handed down to the al jazeera journalists including my own london constituent sue turton.
recent judicial proceedings against many civil society activists media and supporters of the political opposition have been marked by a lack of respect for due process and by disproportionate sentences notably on the occasion of the recent mass trials passing death sentences.
we are fully aware of the volatile security situation and have condemned terrorist attacks but fighting terrorism should not result in measures which de facto violate civil liberties and freedoms.
the eu stands ready to offer assistance to egypt to bring its legislation in line with its international human rights obligations.
in safety and security without the fear of censorship or restraint'.
we call on the egyptian authorities to allow media and civil society activists to operate freely.
however let me remind members that the report criticised the overall political environment and found a lack of respect for fundamental freedoms and human rights due to political polarisation.
in this respect i would like to refer to the eu guidelines on freedom of expression adopted last may in which we clearly state that all governments must allow journalists to work in a free and enabling environment
the eu observed the presidential elections.
we are closely following these cases through our delegation in egypt.
egypt as we all know is a key neighbour and partner in the region.
in this respect the last draft of the ngo law is very worrying as it discriminates against european ngos.
finally we worry about the continued detention of human rights activists arrested as they were demonstrating against the protest law.
the deteriorating human rights situation including restrictions on the freedom of expression and of assembly is of great concern to us and we call on the egyptian authorities to ensure universal participation in the upcoming parliamentary elections. if not addressed this issue will cast yet another shadow on egypt's transition towards democracy.
two thousand and ten the situation is fast becoming untenable and if as president barroso said europe is part of the solution serious action is needed now.
and as the ecb funnels eur one hundred and thirty two billion in the front door of irish banks eur one hundred and ten billion has fled out the back door of those same banks in;
yes we have to take responsibility for our many failures but we did not act alone.
madam president as an irish mep i am asking the eu to deal equitably with an impossible financial situation in ireland.
casino type investments from many countries flooded into irish banks.
we have already alerted you regarding the president of the chamber of deputies who falsified the vote for the all important pensions law.
we cannot allow a democratic member of the european union to behave undemocratically arresting people at will and using public institutions to carry out personal vendettas.
extrapolated across the eu this means millions of people also live with this fear.
many of your constituents will be present.
on fourteen february we must raise awareness of epilepsy. we must also try to get those who have the condition properly diagnosed and call on member states to have more neurologists who have a specialism in epilepsy.
it is really only by the grace of god that today we are not talking about multiple fatalities.
hundreds of people were removed from their homes while the security forces dealt with the danger foisted upon that community. the target of this foiled attack was police officers in what is the latest in a series of attempts to murder serving officers of the police service of northern ireland.
these attacks do not make the news programmes in the united kingdom let alone across europe yet they act as a reminder that while huge progress has been made in moving northern ireland forward we still have those who want to take us back.
it would endanger thousands of jobs in europe.
creating extra bodies in brussels is not the solution.
it is not based on facts;
despite all my reservations however my overriding concern with this report lies with the discriminatory elements it contains against gibraltar.
all provisions of the single european sky must apply to gibraltar and all its citizens and any attempt at exclusion is totally unacceptable to the uk conservative delegation.
a genuinely socialist alternative must be built to the forces of reaction of oppression and big business. berkin elvan lmszdr!
at the same time a bitter power struggle between erdoan and gl continues with neither offering any solution to the working class the young or kurdish people.
the state has responded with the same repression again.
we had the hague convention we had interpol we have extradition rules and we recognise the time spent in another country's prison as part of one's sentence.