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a digital single market would offer great opportunities especially for small and medium enterprises.
in this whole area the role of the chambers of commerce in small towns and villages can play a very effective part in being able to access funds finance information and also the market.
this excellent report by my friend mr zahradil points the way forward for us to actually back those people who personally take risks.
for eighty years we have used antimicrobials rather automatically but this has resulted in their loss of effectiveness. member states must review the legal status of all antimicrobials that are available to patients without a prescription.
new anti bacterial drug development costs tens of millions of euros in research.
it is therefore crucial to maintain the effectiveness of existing antimicrobials and to strengthen incentives for public and private sector cooperation.
self treatment with antimicrobials must be discouraged.
mr president there is no doubt that anti microbial resistance is a threat to the agriculture industry but it also requires a measured approach an approach which should be tailored to the needs of the industry greater awareness of products on the market and the need for more money to be invested in research and development to investigate the threat of such resistance.
simple solutions like improved housing facilities and improvements in animal husbandry to help early detection of problems will reduce the use of these products.
it is also important that regulations are enforced across all member states.
i believe the solution can be found by working with farmers vets and scientists.
i also believe that pillar two funds in the cap should be used to increase the interaction between farmers and vets constructing animal health plans which will reduce the reliance on antibiotics and vaccines.
although it is important that the kyrgyz republic make the transition to full democracy this is not an insubstantial amount of money.
free parliamentary elections were held in october two thousand and ten establishing the first parliamentary democracy in the central asia region.
mr president in two thousand and nine the kyrgyz republic was hit by the global crisis which was aggravated by a popular revolt deposing the regime of president bakiyev amidst allegations of corruption and lack of democracy.
given the difficulties being experienced by member states and the cutbacks being made around europe we must ensure that any financial assistance we give has strict conditions attached and shows real progress in promoting human rights and democracy.
the current european patent system is extremely expensive.
however we must acknowledge that english is the predominant language in international trade and promote it as much as possible in our patent system.
the present regulation limits translation arrangements to the three working languages of the european patent office.
i urge the eu and the european parliament to give due consideration to such cases and ensure that financial assistance is granted only if certain political conditions are fulfilled.
i also support parliament's position on the advisory procedure for the signing of a memorandum of understanding. the union should cover the.
that said i welcome the opportunity this free trade agreement brings to eu businesses at a time when growth is our top priority.
however we must also make it clear that the european parliament has only ratified this agreement on condition that the human rights concerns in the report are addressed.
in particular the deal offers great benefits to the scottish whisky industry and supports the growth of a key sector of the scottish economy in an important emerging market.
the safeguards that the european parliament has negotiated are indeed unprecedented in any free trade agreement and we need to ensure that we follow developments in these countries closely.
women might live longer but unfortunately not healthier.
we need to improve our policies on the prevention of diseases.
however if we focus solely on healthy life expectancy the difference is less substantial sixty two years for women and sixty one years for men.
women are facing a broad range of inequalities in their professional life such as the employment rate scheme or even salary.
by comparison with the united states eur.
mr president i think commissioner barnier put it very well today when he was responding to the result of the vote here in parliament.
today we have done that. as he pointed out we now have three way agreement the commission the council and parliament.
this is a real success story success number one from the point of view of competitiveness success number two from the point of view of growth and success number three from the point of view of jobs.
mr president colleagues the digital single market has grown to become a large part of the single market itself and its completion is of major importance.
we must build confidence and trust to overcome the remaining barriers to e commerce.
this report has focused on this important issue as well as growth employment and smes in a digital single market and how to achieve a more competitive and inclusive europe.
the ecr supported all of the compromises which covered areas such as a strategy to boost digital entrepreneurship including the promotion of training for online traders and sme development programmes;
the need to tackle cross border delivery services which are identified as one of the main major concerns of consumers; the need to strengthen ipr and to consider innovative business models and different licensing structures;
and the importance of promoting technological developments for the education and protection of minors.
i am supporting this report and i am happy to vote in favour.
isn't there something slightly funny about if i may digress for a moment the european union claiming to be a cause rather than a consequence of the peace in europe built on the defeat of fascism the spread of democracy and the nato alliance?
i was a little bit offended by the suggestion that we owed peace in this continent not to the people who had voted for democratic pluralism but to a small oligarchy.
they need to be able to confront increasing competition from developed and emerging economies and to take advantage of the new market opportunities these countries provide.
i urge the member states to provide as much as possible a legal framework which guarantees legal security.
at the same time the union must defend the interests of our small and medium sized enterprises against violations of the legal security of investments in non eu countries.
we must also help them to access market information and eu legislation in order to overcome legal obstacles and identify potential business partners in third countries markets.
mr president i would like to welcome this first region to region association agreement between the european union and central america.
i believe it is important for the union to continue on the path of regional integration whhile also strengthening its efforts to promote human rights rule of law and anti corruption measures.
i believe this text strikes a good balance between economic incentives to central america and the creation of proper mechanisms for pressuring governments to fulfil their commitments to democracy and justice and rule of law.
i would like therefore to show my support for the next negotiation by my colleagues and vote in favour of the important recommendation which i did.
while i understand that progress has been made in developing a road map i share the concerns of many of the trade union movements which have contacted me etuc and the irish congress of trade unions in particular and indeed many other ngos which are very concerned about the human rights and environmental protection issues.
issues such as freedom of association for workers an end to impunity for violence against trade unionists and indeed failure to recommend ilo recommendations are all issues that have been brought to my attention. while i do understand that commitments have been made in this regard and that a monitoring group is to be created which is very welcome i would have preferred to have deferred the report until such time as we could have
furthermore icts have the potential to bring positive developments in areas such as transparency good governance education or even the facilitation of increased people to people contact.
mr president. direct investments are a tool for promoting economic and social growth as well as targeted political reforms. i voted in favour of the recommendation to approve the council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation on transitional arrangements for bilateral investment agreements
between the member states and third countries.
i believe we must speed up the process of adoption of this regulation.
investor protection for all eu investors must remain a priority for the union and i also speak on behalf of my country romania.
this can only be achieved if we agree on a timely transition from the old to the new post lisbon system where foreign direct investments have become the exclusive competence of the european union.
i agree that it is very important to use independent expertise which is always how the commission approaches these issues.
my country estonia ranked second on internet freedom.
if so what are the rules and rights online?
this is often forgotten.
this is why we as europeans need to support and be actively involved in the internet governance forum as a debate at international level about the internet its challenges as well as its opportunities is essential.
the rights of individuals to secure communication including through encryption are part of the same debate and this needs to be discussed as well in the internet governance forum.
on behalf of the liberals i have stressed in this resolution that the human rights and fundamental freedoms that we have offline should be protected online as well.
what it is key to remember in that debate is that the internet is not national or even european; it is global and any rule on surveillance on competition needs to be thought about in a global context to prevent any fragmentation of the internet.
state controlled internet but also mass surveillance and online censorship are on the rise around the world including in europe and this clearly goes against our fundamental freedoms.
however it was almost an exception as eighty four of countries had in two thousand and fourteen weak laws or no laws at all to protect citizens from mass surveillance.
my second point is that i myself participated twice in vilnius and in athens and what i have seen there is that a lot of communication with all those partners and national parliaments is possible and that is why i am a little sad about the fact that the parliamentary delegation has gone down and down.
and i want to ask mr ansip whether the european union cannot support non governmental participation from the developing world not only governments bringing their ideas but having people engaged. maybe i can get an answer in that direction.
together we can preserve and safeguard the open internet to allow its opportunities to benefit all of us now and in the.
we need eu leadership not to leave governance to russia and china and other countries whose governments often seek to gain legitimacy at international forums like the igf for their isolating repressing and balkanising actions.
eu leadership should also ensure that net neutrality is guaranteed here and then globally and we should work together with internet users ngos and global partners to make human rights and fundamental freedoms applicable online as they are offline.
and the multi stakeholder model should be given more meaning in our times.
this also highlights many important aspects for the current global discussions on internet governance.
this parliamentary resolution is another step in this direction.
they are two sides of the same coin.
as you know the renewal of the igf is at stake and it will be addressed in this context.
our main common objective is to make sure that the internet remains a truly global resource free from being captured by a few or by specific economic or political interests.
an important icann meeting is now taking place in singapore.
this is essential to guarantee the stability that it needs to keep up with increased expectations from the international community.
i look forward to working with you to further promote and improve the multi stakeholder model for internet governance which is such an important resource for europe's economy and society. last year the commission adopted its communication on internet governance and policy.
on substance we must ensure that the world summit on the information society will not lead to the introduction of stronger governmental control over the internet.
we wish to promote a unified internet based on the respect of human rights and fundamental freedoms.
we also support a stronger igf stronger financially stronger in substance.
this topic remains a priority for the european commission.
the council conclusions adopted in november will certainly help us to position ourselves in the global debate. the european parliament and commission have been working side by side on these issues in particular in the context of the igf.
i hope that there will be substantial progress made including on the most sensitive issues such as those related to icann's accountability.
it also comes at the right moment because two thousand and fifteen will be a critical year for internet governance and there are important developments ahead.
we also need other platforms to complement the current discussions on internet governance but without duplicating the existing efforts.
the commission looks forward to continuing in these efforts with you.
the main challenge ahead is to ensure that the rights checks and balances are in place.
at the same time we should stay focused on what is happening in the context of the review of the outcomes of the world summit on the information society.
we must unite against any great firewalls and mass surveillance on the internet.
the digital single market will be and is at the heart of the future of the european economy.
but i must also note that international governance of the internet is also a double edged sword.
in two thousand and sixteen these numbers do not even take into account the positive indirect benefits of the digital single market on the rest of the physical world.
and yes we must continue the move towards more international governance of the technical framework of the internet and the many economic and other services that use it.
the eu and this house must have a role in this discussion as we cannot leave the fundamental regulation of the digital single market in the hands of bodies beyond our control.
just as we are getting a stronger voice in its governance so too are countries that have no respect for fundamental and human rights.
the eu must continue to work to form a united front with like minded countries against those which wish to abuse this and other forums to justify their censorship of freedom of expression assembly and access to information for their citizens.
although the internet governance forum is not a decision making body it has become an important part of the global dialogue on internet governance.
governments civil society the technical community and industry participate in the igf.
stable financing of the igf is important to ensuring its political independence.
this is all the more important considering that at the last igf in istanbul local opposition groups complained that they were not included in the official programme and had to resort to organising an internet ungovernance forum in parallel to make themselves heard.
secondly it is important because we are at the front of the new fight on essential values for the internet freedom net neutrality privacy and security.
we in europe start from a great position the world economic forum has listed the most technology ready countries and the top three are all in europe.
investors need to know that we politicians are not going to keep changing the rules that affect their investments.
and businesses need to know that they have a level playing field where small companies are not unfairly blocked by the big ones and where new innovators are not blocked by the old.
an open internet is essential but in safeguarding net neutrality we must take care not to inadvertently place barriers on future innovations.
in safeguarding privacy we must not undermine the security of our societies or the safety of our children. in safeguarding data we need to make sure we do not place unworkable burdens on small businesses or lose the chance for society to benefit from the understanding from big data.
and yes we must care for fundamental rights but we are also at a time when our fundamental safety is under great pressure.
yes we need to take advice from security experts safeguard our rights but provide the means to guard our citizens' safety.
to deliver this vision we need a global approach not a fortress europe working with a multitude of stakeholders listening to consumers and to business the public as well as public authorities.
the themes of the meetings of the igf over recent years have been full of feel good buzz words but that is all they are. the existence and growth of the internet and its facilitation of the exchange of ideas horrifies established elites who are no longer able to control and manipulate information to their advantage.
for them the internet is the greatest threat to the established order since the publication in the late middle ages of the bible in the vernacular.
eternal vigilance is needed to ensure that governance is not merely a cover for state control.
plainly there should be the means of preventing the dissemination of for example child pornography or material that facilitates terrorism.
but every attempt to control freedoms and free enterprise should be fiercely resisted.
secondly we must remember that the internet is largely the creation of free enterprise.
when we hear anyone talking about how governments must act to promote or provide growth for the internet we must never forget that governments are pretty much incapable of managing their own it projects and the notion of the governments being the driver of growth on the internet is illusory.
the principal duty of the igf should be to guard the freedom of the internet and to create the conditions in which free enterprise can flourish not to introduce pettifogging regulations which clog its arteries.
by all means have agreements on internet addresses and international standards for internet hardware but leave ordinary human beings alone to promote the internet as a motor for freedom and growth.
as our colleague probably knows just because a whistleblower has revealed the abuse of power in the united states by the intelligence services this does not justify the kremlin's repression of speech journalists whistleblowers and opposition figures whether they speak out online or offline.
furthermore russia requires data storage in russia and thereby it undermines and harms the open internet as we know it not only for russian citizens but for internet users worldwide.
it is also thanks to the involvement of the multi stakeholder community that the internet with its transnational and multidimensional nature has been able to flourish and bring about innovation with all the benefits of the digital revolution.
as you know the commission has been one of the most stable and committed financial contributors to the igf. this is vital for the stability that an organisation needs to function properly.
to conclude the commission very much appreciates your work in this area.
otherwise the risk is that more intergovernmental approaches will gain momentum.
it needs to be credible and inclusive.
this is where the european union with its strong values of respect for human rights diversity and the rule of law can show its international leadership.
yes we must guard against abuses and yes we must never allow crime to thrive through the internet but we must also make sure that politicians never control the net.
i say let the information and knowledge flow free. let the people know the truth and let us have an information and knowledge inspired democratic revolution where freedom of speech and true democratic democracy come back to all of europe.
two thousand and one i am not going to dwell on technicalities;
second the data does not become public through transfer but through collection here in europe.
i do not see the relevance of for instance my trade union membership when booking a flight.
two thousand and three we have been working on this transatlantic data sharing deal for nine years and i think that whatever the outcome of today's vote one conclusion that we can already draw is that it is telling and disappointing that after nine years of negotiations with our closest friend and ally
with regard to the gue resolution proposing to submit this agreement to the european court of justice although i have great sympathy for it and it is very tempting i am a democrat and i am very reluctant to outsource political decision making to the courts and i think that this house should take its own responsibility.
how do you conclude that the use of pnr data for public health purposes immigration policies and customs is explicitly excluded and how is the use of the data for those purposes based on articles eighty two and eighty seven on police and justice cooperation? i think that much has been said about the retention periods.
the commission has its own interpretation of article four on the purpose limitation but i am still curious to find out and i am sure many colleagues here would like to know how you conclude that systematic use of the data for other purposes is explicitly excluded.
however i think that everybody or almost everybody including those who will vote in favour today still has a number of questions.
we can only come up with an agreement that commands half hearted support from a divided house.
why? because our member states think that this is a valuable and important tool to fight terrorism and even more importantly drug smuggling and people smuggling.
the data is registered.
the scope of this is to fight terrorism and serious cross border crime which carries a penalty of three years. customs migration and border controls are not additional purposes.
thirdly push' and pull'. in this agreement in contrast to the current one push' is the norm.
it is spelled out in the agreement that anybody can appeal to the court against a decision to refuse access because of his or her data under the freedom of information
what we are here to do is to make sure that the transfer of data is used in a proportionate limited way with the strongest protection possible when it comes to fundamental rights and integrity. this is our collective duty. you asked the commission to renegotiate the two thousand and seven agreement in force
lastly yes there is no doubt that the processing of pnr data helps the security of our citizens.
there are three reasons why i think we should support this agreement most of which have already been mentioned.
' that is to say the protection of our citizens' security and the protection of their privacy.
it should not be taboo in this house to say that protecting the security of our citizens is equally important.
i ask you do you accept the authority of the european data protection supervisor and the article twenty nine working group who have both pointed out that this agreement is a violation of eu law?
i have said this countless times nobody in this house disputes the need to use data in the fight against terrorism and serious transnational crime mrs foster nobody.
i do not understand how we are able to reach a good agreement or an acceptable agreement with our australian friends and not with our american friends and allies.
but we do dispute the use of these data for other purposes like communicable diseases as the commission said and immigration and customs checks.