kfajdsl/voxpopuli huggingface dataset:
the european union and its member states see this dialogue as one of the key processes this year.
member states including austria organised their talanoa events throughout the year.
increased efforts are thus necessary from all parties and stakeholders to fully implement the strategic plan for biodiversity two thousand and eleven to two thousand and twenty and achieve its aichi biodiversity targets.
as you are aware only recently the intergovernmental panel on climate change special report on the impacts of global warming of.
four seven billion committed accounting for almost half of the total pledges made during the initial resource mobilisation.
the council conclusions adopted on nine october fully recognise the urgency of the global response to the threat.
two thousand and twenty it stresses that this should be an overarching biodiversity framework that places biodiversity and ecosystem services high on political agendas strengthening the implementation of the biodiversity convention and its protocols and of other biodiversity related multilateral environmental agreements and relevant sdgs.
one zero above pre industrial levels constituted yet another scientific finding on the negative impacts of climate change.
the european union is also a top contributor to multilateral funds and mechanisms. the eu and its member states are the largest contributors to the green climate fund with a total of usd.
the european union and its member states can lead by example.
as in the past the council counts on your sustained commitment.
it should include the mobilisation of resources from all sources including from domestic resources and from the private sector as well as the efficient and targeted use of available resources.
the european union and its member states are committed to continuing scaling up the mobilisation of international climate finance.
the council shares the parliament's view that we need an ambitious follow up to the strategic plan for biodiversity beyond.
the talanoa dialogue taking place throughout two thousand and eighteen is the first opportunity since paris to look at our collective efforts to limit global warming and what we have done concretely in terms of delivering on the commitments made as well as opportunities to enhance ambition.
president commissioner ladies and gentlemen let me now turn to the cop fourteen on biological diversity.
the national biodiversity strategies and action plans are and will remain the main instruments for implementing the convention on biodiversity and its protocols.
let me also stress the importance of making global finance flows consistent with a pathway towards low greenhouse gas emissions and climate resilient development.
it represents a substantial contribution towards meeting this collective goal together with the other developed countries.
like the parliament the council is greatly concerned that the natural resource base and ecosystem services on which humanity depends are at a high risk and that pressures driving biodiversity loss continue to increase.
we are committed to continuing our efforts on climate action and agree with this house that a clear and comprehensive paris rulebook is absolutely vital.
allow me to first talk about the katowice climate conference before turning to the cop fourteen on biological diversity.
we have strongly supported the seventh replenishment of the global environment facility with a commitment of about eur.
the european union and its member states are collectively the largest provider of climate finance to developing countries amounting to above eur twenty billion in.
the european union is forging ahead with the implementation of its nationally determined contribution and the european parliament has played a leadership role in promoting the high level of european union ambition. in the recent periods we have reached political agreement on the key legislative pillars
two thousand and seventeen this figure includes contributions from public budgets and development finance institutions.
a report has come out which says that the reality is that the funds spent under the ipa i objectives have barely addressed the independence and impartiality of justice the fight against high level corruption and press freedom.
these are quotes from the eu's own court of auditors.
as a matter of fact there are more journalists in prison in turkey than there are in iran.
for the record turkey is scheduled to receive pre accession funding of eur one nine hundred and forty billion.
just going to focus on one budget item and that is the pre accession funding for turkey.
how can we explain that the mayor who is providing a real good work to receive people and to integrate them is first of all put in jail and now forbidden to go back to his municipality? the parliament needs to have a look at this.
we need to understand what is going on and this is now this is not in a few weeks.
we very much appreciate the support of the european parliament and its important contributions to our work in the run up to cop fourteen and cop.
i am very much encouraged by our joint debate on cop fourteen and cop twenty four today.
in the context of cop fourteen we welcome the initiative of egypt to host a highlevel segment in november two thousand and eighteen just before cop fourteen to discuss mainstreaming biodiversity into energy and mining infrastructure manufacturing processing and the health sectors.
and enhanced longer term ambition.
as expressed by the council the eu is ready to communicate or update its nationally determined contribution by two thousand and twenty taking into account the collective further efforts needed and the actions undertaken by all parties to meet the objectives of the paris agreement.
as on previous occasions your support on outreach efforts to our international partners is very much appreciated. the ipcc report shows that collectively the parties' nationally determined contributions fall short of what is required to achieve the longterm mitigation goal. all countries must contribute to accelerated short term action
the council also stresses the importance of convening a highlevel biodiversity summit at the level of heads of state and government in two thousand and twenty to strengthen the political visibility of biodiversity and its vital contribution to the two thousand and thirty agenda for sustainable development.
however on top of this and in contradiction with the vote in the foreign affairs committee the committee on budgets has decided to cut another eur one hundred and forty seven million this means that the very much needed financial assistance for civil society and syrian refugees in turkey can no longer sufficiently be financed.
however there is one negative element which will have far reaching consequences for candidate country turkey as has already been mentioned by the commissioner. we all agree that political developments in turkey are not doing well and therefore the commission's decision to cut forty of the instrument for pre accession assistance envelope is extreme but justifiable.
clear and standardised labelling will be required on sanitary towels wet wipes and balloons as they get into our seas and oceans because people do not know how to dispose of them or they are unaware of the negative impact of the products.
here producers will be required to cover the costs of fishing gear related waste collection from port reception facilities its transport and treatment.
wet wipes drink cups and lids food containers balloons and very lightweight carrier bags to help cover the costs of waste management and clean
this would not be to the benefit of our citizens.
two thousand and fifty every minute the equivalent of one garbage truck filled with plastic is being dumped into the ocean. due to the increase in consumption and production this number is projected to rise substantially.
that allowed the commission in the directive we tabled in may to focus directly on the cause of the problem.
they enter the food chain harm the environment and pose a threat to human health. we have all heard the estimate that there will be more plastic than fish in the ocean by.
thankfully although these quantities of plastic and their impact on the marine environment are shocking just ten single use items along with abandoned and lost fishing gear represent a great majority of the source of the problem and that is about seventy in all.
by. two thousand and twenty five this will positively influence the quality of collected material making recycling more profitable and making cheaper and better quality recycled plastic available for new products.
i hope that on wednesday this parliament will give a strong mandate to ms ries which will include no further derogations. as highlighted by president juncker in his state of the union speech citizens have high expectations for this initiative and we as european institutions have to meet those expectations.
fishing gear represents around twenty seven of all beach litter.
some of the amendments tabled recently in this house could very significantly reduce the scope of the directive and jeopardise the achievement of its objective.
where there is no real alternative material to plastic the directive's goal is to significantly reduce the use. this will apply to cups and lids food containers and very light carrier bags. the directive also proposes obligations for producers of tobacco product filters drink bottles crisp packets
in the plastics strategy we made it clear that we do not demonise plastic it is an adaptable and useful material but we promised to table a proposal that would tackle marine litter effectively in response to mounting scientific evidence and mounting public outcry.
as you know this proposal has been highlighted by president juncker in his letter of intent to president tajani and chancellor kurz as a key initiative for adoption before the european elections next year contributing to the first priority of the agenda for jobs growth fairness and democratic change agreed in july.
i am hoping to see this reflected in the results of the vote tomorrow so that parliament comes to trilogues with an ambitious position when it comes to health protection and access to water.
two thousand and fourteen i would like to reiterate that the commission stands ready to help the co legislators reach an agreement that will support the objectives we all share and will ensure that our citizens benefit from the highest health protection for decades to come.
the external audit as well as the review of the committee against sexual harassment have still not been finalised and the mandatory trainings for meps have even been taken out of the action plan.
mr president dear colleagues one year ago an overwhelming majority of this house voted in favour of a resolution in order to fight against sexual harassment in the european union and specifically also after cases of sexual harassment had come to the surface here in this house and more than that one hundred and thirty zero citizens of the european union signed a petition in order to implement this resolution.
one year later mr president this resolution has still not been fully implemented.
i call on you mr tajani this is our common responsibility towards the people who work here in this parliament but also as a role model to all citizens in the european union.
states also have important responsibilities and the commission will continue supporting their efforts whilst continuing to ensure compliance with eu nature legislation.
an adequate monitoring framework and voluntary commitments from parties citizens and the private sector accompanied by a mechanism to review their implementation and to ensure accountability.
building on these instruments coupled with efforts to tackle climate change including through transforming development aid policy and increased investments in africa should in future help to leverage more effectively the resources and commitments needed to address global biodiversity decline.
i would also highlight the important work we are doing to engage the private sector in this issue under the eu business biodiversity platform and through the natural capital financing facility which has strong synergies with the concrete proposals adopted by this commission under the sustainable finance package.
for the period after two thousand and twenty the commission has proposed an enhanced life programme that will notably include a stronger focus on nature and biodiversity.
let me mention in particular the action plan for nature people and the economy to accelerate implementation of the eu nature directives;
this should be accompanied by an action agenda that mobilises non state actors communication campaigns and the political process at the highest levels.
yet at home the same tory party says there is not enough money and makes damaging cuts to front line public services. the british negotiators need to remember that the uk is not legally obliged to pay the eu anything after we leave yet the conservatives are negotiating a never ending transitional agreement
one pound is too much.
meaning the british people will continue having to make vast contributions but without any representation or democratic way to change your decisions.
this was reinforced by the intertek report of. two thousand and twelve the eu has instigated its own technical study but want to rush legislation through before the findings are published. this indicates that the european union are trying very hard to airbrush oxo biodegradable plastic out of the discussion entirely.
because this is being developed by a british company whilst the competitor technology is in the hands of the italian company novamont who have received direct support from the italian government who in turn have made it mandatory for retailers to use novamont's product.
the italian product cannot be recycled whilst the british product can be if required. the italian process produces far more co two indicating that more energy is required to manufacture it.
our uk environment agency has published a life cycle assessment which demonstrates that oxo biodegradable plastic is superior to bio plastic.
the italian product will not fully degrade in the open air whilst the british product does so.
even the degraded plastics or microplastics are fatal to many marine species which die after the worst possible sufferings.
eighty seven of eu citizens are deeply concerned by the effects of plastics on our environment and i have to tell you that they are right.
more than half of the plastics we find on our beaches are single use plastics.
two thousand and twenty five unfortunately this was too ambitious for some members of this parliament.
finally excluding the excessive and unjustified cuts we believe that the overall approach to next year's budget is correct and we expect our position to be maintained during the conciliation process.
we propose to restore the cuts to the budgets of the european court of justice the committee of the regions the economic and social committee and the european external action service with some upper adjustments.
so i want to pay tribute today to organisations working with young people to help tackle that hate organisations like leicester's federation of muslim organisations who i recently joined for their eid celebrations;
and young people have a unique role and unique potential to help us tackle that hate and all of us in this parliament have a responsibility to stand alongside those young people in confronting and tackling hatred in our society.
the holocaust education trust this year marking thirty years of profoundly important work;
these organisations and many more do incredibly important and special work because they are equipping young people with the tools with the knowledge to help tackle that hate.
mr president sadly we seem to live in an era where too much casual prejudice and serious hatred finds its way into public discourse particularly online.
we are five weeks away from the start of the twenty fourth climate conference in katowice and it is shaping up to be a race against time to prepare the so called paris rule book' which will govern how the climate agreement will actually be implemented.
given the intrinsic value of biodiversity and the essential contribution of ecosystem services to human wellbeing and economic prosperity the protection of global biodiversity should receive the highest political attention.
biodiversity decline is one of the biggest environmental challenges of our time.
undoubtedly climate change is one of the most important challenges facing humanity.
on thursday this week we will adopt our resolution on the topic which sets out the vision concerns expectations and aspirations of our institution. my colleagues will shortly present many of these in their interventions.
the paris agreement was a major step but a lot more needs to be done to ensure that this agreement will deliver on its intentions. in this house we all know from our work on european legislation that if it's hard to agree on a common set of policies it is even harder to implement them in a meaningful way.
but before i hand the floor to my colleagues i would also like to raise the issue of biodiversity.
as every year in line with our commitment to the international climate process the european parliament will attend the katowice conference and follow the discussion and decisions made there.
cop twenty four will be a key opportunity to take stock of progress made towards the agreement's mitigation goal and to inform the preparation and revision by two thousand and twenty of the parties' nationally determined contributions for.
unfortunately the large majority of the two thousand and twenty aichi biodiversity targets will not be met with the current trajectory of biodiversity loss.
two thousand and sixteen a total of one hundred and eighty one out of the one hundred and ninety seven parties to the convention have already deposited with the un their instruments of ratification to what may be qualified as the most significant international agreement of the decade.
the suspension of the us contributions to the green climate fund will substantially widen up a hole we have all been working hard to fill in. these are all pertinent questions.
i would therefore urge the commission and the member states to commit to immediate substantial and additional efforts on biodiversity conservation so as to meet the eu targets and halt the loss of biodiversity.
the european union and its member states are the largest provider of public climate finance but the actual pledges by developed countries fall far short of the collective goal of usd one hundred billion per year.
finally we note with caution the proposal to increase the budget of the structural reform support programme by eur eighty million over the next two budget years.
that is why we believe in regional development that cohesion funds must remain the main investment priority of the european union with an ambitious budget to match ambitious goals.
every euro we invest in cohesion policy delivers a return on investment of.
secondly after a period of underimplementation the programmes have now reached cruising speed.
one one increase in payment appropriations we wonder if this will be sufficient and raise a note of caution that we may need a higher level of payments to match the pace of the programmes.
it foresees the allocation of eur fifty million in the position of the parliament in heading two for combating swine fever in europe because in several member states we are seeing this dangerous disease which affects farmers in europe. i would like to call on the commission and the council to foresee the amounts needed.
if we agree that something is important we have to finance it adequately as well.
the parliament under the leadership of daniele viotti will propose adequate realistic increases where money is needed;
so i think that the commission has learned and now finally also understood that we can do more against plastic pollution to really go against singleuse plastic banning the plastic that is ending up on our beaches making sure that we are reducing where possible and also extending the producers' responsibility.
when in two thousand and fourteen this commission started it wanted to stop the regulation on reducing singleuse plastic carrier bags which our green rapporteur ms auken has strengthened in order to get reduction targets.
mr president first of all i would like to thank the commission for this proposal because it's quite a u turn isn't it?
but its thanks to our green rapporteur that we got this proposal on the table and it's now a success of implementation.
this commission started with better regulation against red tape etc.
lifelong learning is not just a buzzword. it is a necessity.
to give everyone the possibility to combine their professional and personal lives our proposal on work life balance calls for better working arrangements and compensated leave for parents and carers.
this requires well functioning labour markets and social protection systems.
year. it asks member states to focus on reforms that promote job creation equal opportunities accessibility to labour market fair working conditions and support social protections.
when zooming in on the euro area the pillar is already fully integrated into the dedicated recommendation adopted in november last
we live in a fast moving economy that requires us to adapt.
we count on your support to reach an agreement soon.
these policies are at the heart of the european pillar of social rights and their development should lead to a stronger european monetary union hence. improving economic resilience requires us to invest in people invest in the skills of workers throughout their working life.
two thousand and eight we also share the opinion that there is still room for improvement.
it is in line with our findings in the annual employment and social developments in europe review.
with two hundred and thirty nine million people in employment employment is at its highest level ever.
we share your analysis of recent socioeconomic developments.
the economic conditions are favourable.
mr president after our hard labour in adopting and promoting the european pillar of social rights today the time has come to discuss the social and employment aspect of the euro area. a well designed social market economy is essential for europe and in particular for a good functioning monetary union.
with the roadmap for deepening the emu from december two thousand and seventeen the commission clearly set the objectives to address this. we stand for more jobs growth investment social fairness and macroeconomic stability. we cannot have a robust economy without well performing employment and social policies both are two sides of the same coin as we know.
that is why we have launched and are implementing the new skills agenda.
as you know these last two are legislative proposals still in negotiations between parliament and the council.
to conclude let me stress that building a strong european economy and a resilient monetary union can only be sustainable through support and investment in our people.
legislation however is not the only instrument to have for stronger employment and social policies in the european union and a more resilient emu. the implementation of the european pillar of social rights by member states is crucial to reaching this objective and the instrument to have to monitor and gauge progress is the european semester.
we have to be skilled and reskilled on a continuous basis.
to ensure that workers get protection and the relevant information about their job that is what our proposal on transparent and predictable working conditions for all workers calls upon.
one five special report should be an important element in the discussion.
parliament's resolution on cop twenty four stresses that the current nationally determined contributions would only curb global warming to.
my country ireland especially must ensure that all of its policy areas are coherent with reaching our climate targets.
on top of that the un climate body's recent report projected the disastrous effects of even two and how it is crucial to curb warming at.