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the commission takes the view that this increased focus on the climate and environment does not require a major institutional change. the eib mandate is broad enough to accommodate a more ambitious sustainable focus within the statutory mandate combining eventually its own resources operations and operations under the backing of the eu budget.
so honourable president and members today the eib is the largest multilateral provider of climate finance worldwide committing at least twenty five of its investment to climate change mitigation.
the eib the largest issuer of green bonds has raised twenty three billion across eleven countries of which four billion was raised last year alone.
and i think that first because we are close to reaching our goal five hundred billion of investment mobilised by the fund. second because we were helping more than one million smes across europe that benefited from the financing that created jobs that strengthened our economy.
already in two thousand and seven the eib issued the first world green bond labelled the climate awareness bond and in september two thousand and eighteen the first sustainable awareness bond.
so what am i saying?
so now five years later it is clear that the investment plan for europe and our cooperation with the eib is delivering and the question is why was it such a success?
we need up to two hundred and ninety billion of additional investments per year from energy efficiency to cleaner transport in the infrastructure.
the european fund for strategic investment is a dedicated investment support instrument with an eu budget guarantee and it allows the bank to move to more risky investments in areas such as renewable energy energy efficiency but also innovation and to support smaller companies.
honourable president members we have achieved a lot but a lot more has to be done to achieve the two thousand and thirty climate and energy targets and our long term goal of carbon neutral europe by.
the commission will need to discuss with the eib and with member states as the eib shareholders how such an increasing financing for climate and environmental investments could be made in the most effective and efficient way also to serve the objective of a just transition.
so on the one hand we need to create a supportive framework but on the other hand we can also use our eu budget to mobilise private capital.
and third because we have helped thirty million people to get better health services and then we helped seven million households to get renewable energy.
the cooperation with the european commission and the eib under the investment plan has been a great success and as a commissioner for research and science i am the witness to that.
two thousand and twenty scaling up investments in climate action and environmental sustainability will have to go hand in hand with building up capacity and expertise of project developers for which technical assistance and advisory services will be warranted to build up a robust pipeline of sustainable investment projects.
president elect ursula von der leyen in her speech in this house back in july proposed a sustainable europe investment plan under the european green deal aiming to mobilise one trillion of investment over the next decade.
support to investments will go hand in hand with our strategy for green and sustainable financing to ensure complementarity between the commission's regulatory and investment actions.
you are already that.
the kurdish led syrian democratic forces have always been the international community's closest ally in the fight against islamic state.
and what for if now the jihadis use turkey's invasion to reorganise and to continue their horrific violence in syria and across the world? turkey claims it wants to establish a so called safe zone but what they are in fact creating is a war zone.
after all the killings displacement and horrors of the islamic state era the citizens of north east syria are now facing new violence and on top of that abandonment by their international allies.
they are the ones who fought the battle on the ground and more than ten zero of them gave their lives for the peace and security of us all.
madam president high representative on sunday night us president trump gave president erdogan carte blanche to invade north east syria which turkey just did today.
it's like a dj vu feeling now here again.
we know that this leads to considerable direct health and indirect social and economic costs and of course it should be a priority for this parliament so i very much welcome the initiative the debate of today.
i won't repeat them but i just want to say that in europe we account for more than twenty of global cancer cases and deaths whereas we only have nine of the global population so something is particularly wrong in europe.
however in light of the health in all policies' approach i want to stress that we really should invest much more in prevention because all europeans are exposed daily to several substances that we know are proven to be carcinogenic or procarcinogenic.
it is only by working together that we can resolve this situation and citizens and businesses on both sides of the atlantic can continue to enjoy the benefits of free trade.
our us eu trade relations go back many years and form one of the most important pillars to our transatlantic partnership a partnership that is built on our shared values such as democracy the rule of law and fundamental rights.
it has created jobs and made businesses throughout europe flourish.
i therefore urge not only the commissioner but also the us administration and my colleagues in the us congress to work with us towards an agreement.
but today what we're really talking about is our dutch cheese manufacturers our scottish distillers and our french winemakers.
i believe that in times where free trade is increasingly challenged worldwide our transatlantic partnership should be strengthened rather than undermined. we cannot allow ourselves to be dragged into a vicious circle of tariff after tariff.
they are the ones that suffer the consequences when their products become more expensive on the us market as will american businesses should europe decide to retaliate after the wto ruling in the boeing case next spring.
they confuse with lies they use money from hedge funds the values of trump and twitter bots in russia but we are wide awake full of hope and free from fear. we will not let brexit wreck our economy damage our nhs or pollute our environment. we will not let johnson or farage tell their lies again because on nineteen october we march for our children's future.
between now and saturday nineteen october two thousand and nineteen sales of walking shoes are rocketing because on that day in london will be a people's march to demand a people's vote from park lane to parliament square for the majority who want to stop brexit.
the accumulation of greenhouse gases has caused average temperatures to rise by almost one c globally above preindustrial levels.
by working with our public and private partners we aim to help unlock at least eur one trillion of investment by.
the new eib energy lending policy which is currently under discussion by the eib board will be an important step in this regard.
despite overdrawing my time account mr president i would like to take the opportunity to thank the commissioner my friend carlos moedas firstly for the serious words he said at the beginning of his intervention and i share the grief and the deep horror that went along with receiving this message this afternoon.
last year nearly thirty of the eib's new commitments worldwide were dedicated to climate and environmental goals.
we stand ready to work with you and develop new products and ideas to make this vision a reality.
but as the commissioner just said mr president these objectives are never achievable with taxpayers' money alone.
we will again achieve this only if another condition is being met beyond attracting the private sector and that is via strengthening innovation.
the eib is expected to be ambitious and this is the reason why i believe we should not disappoint and make proposals to our shareholders which are ambitious.
i'm confident that the eib group can greatly contribute to implementing the ambitious vision of the european green deal thanks to our proven ability to mobilise investment and support for eu priorities on climate action and environmental sustainability.
we should remember that the past or present wave of migration in the middle east marked as it has been by human suffering and death had its origins in drought and other climaterelated problems. since two thousand and twelve we have provided eur one hundred and fifty billion of finance
in two thousand and fifteen we were the driving force behind the multilateral development banks in the paris process and at the united nations summit on the sustainable development goals.
we are fully aware that different member states have different needs and we are committed to ensuring that no one is left behind.
we have listened to the conclusions of the european council in june which requested the eu bank to step up its climate action activities.
you cannot simply take a coal miner and turn her or him into an it specialist overnight.
it is also about jobs and growth.
so. in addition we will position the eib as an incubator for climate finance and expertise to mobilise others helping our societies and economies transform to a lowcarbon level.
do. science tells us that transitioning to a carbonneutral economy entails ending the use of fossil fuels as soon as possible.
ninety three of respondents think climate change is a serious problem and seventy nine think it is a very serious problem.
citizens in the eu and beyond are asking us to stand up to the challenge.
a majority of respondents in nineteen countries think climate change is one of the most serious problems facing the world today.
the cooperation between the european parliament and the eib has always been very close and the ep has been crucial in guiding our financing activities as the eu bank.
we would not have achieved these results even one year ago; now it's there.
mr president members of the european parliament let me first of all thank you very much for this opportunity to together with commissioner moedas address the issue of greening the eu bank.
these numbers speak for themselves.
we must act immediately and swiftly if we want to ensure a sustainable transition to a netzero emissions economy and if we have listened to the european voters in the election to the european parliament this spring we have seen that european citizens are sometimes ahead of the public sphere. according to the special eurobarometer on climate change published last month
that might not sound too much and in a city like brussels today you might think four degrees more isn't such a bad idea but our climate is fragile very fragile and small changes in surface temperature have a significant impact.
two thousand and twenty five secondly a commitment to growing sustainable finance from billions to trillions.
you can imagine then what four degrees hotter might mean.
thanks to our emissions performance standard we have not supported any coalfired power projects for almost a decade the first mdb to do
having said that the eib can and is ready to become even greener.
for instance we note that forty one regions in the eu are mining coal providing jobs to two hundred and fifty zero people most of whom have limited opportunities to find alternative employment.
it is not just about energy efficiency energy supply and energy security;
alignment with the paris agreement will determine a change in the eib group's policies and actions starting with a pledge to phase out energy projects that depend on fossil fuels.
but we must not forget that some countries are further advanced than others on the road to a lowcarbon economy and that some areas communities and sectors will be more deeply affected than others by this transition.
we have seen the detrimental effects on communities and regions in the past when a transition is not fair and just.
supporting eur five hundred and fifty billion of investment in climate action and environmental sustainability making the eu bank group one of the world's largest multilateral providers of finance for climate and environment projects as a matter of fact the largest one.
since we first set ourselves a climate action finance target in two thousand and ten our ambition has been increasing.
so while stepping up our role as climate bank we further commit to working closely with member states the commission and parliament to ensure a just and fair transition.
two thirds of this increase has occurred since.
two thousand and thirty this would include a marked increase in support for climate adaptation and resilience.
with a very strong focus on energy efficiency renewable energy power grids and research and development the eib believes the proposed energy lending policy is well aligned with eu priorities and funding.
and secondly thank god on a more positive side i would like to thank the innovation commissioner for outstanding cooperation with our institution.
we are presently finalising our increased ambition for two thousand and thirty climate action and environmental sustainability and our approach builds around three pillars one an increase in our own financing.
and as requested by vicepresident timmermans yesterday before parliament you can count on the eib to be a key partner in the implementation of the sustainable europe investment plan.
an average july day in europe would see temperatures in excess of forty c so drought forest fires crop failures food shortages and disease pandemics would become commonplace events potentially displacing millions of people.
we need to leverage the possibilities that the european union is giving us by drawing in the private sector into the financing of these projects.
this builds on our two thousand and fifteen climate strategy which committed us to mainstreaming climate change considerations in everything we
i am reminded colleagues that we do have a rule it's called rule ten and we try and have mutual respect between members and respect for the dignity of parliament maintenance of security and order on our premises.
so i do try and ask people to be respectful to one another even where you have a difference.
i say five years because when i started as high representative ukraine was almost the only issue on our foreign policy agenda.
they have not only asked for these things they have also worked for these things.
this has been possible first and foremost thanks to the determination of the citizens of ukraine their constant work for a better country. throughout these years the european union has always stood at the side of the ukrainian people.
this will also be on the agenda of the foreign affairs council next monday exactly because i want to make sure that the attention does not get lower at this moment on the situation in ukraine. the citizens of ukraine in these five years have been calling for change in their country they have been working for change in their country.
they have asked for a fully sovereign country free from war and from foreign interference.
and two years ago we made travelling to the european union easier for the people of ukraine thanks to visa liberalisation.
we are also working with ukraine and russia through our dialogue to conclude a new gas transit contract. it is essential to use the current momentum in the best possible way respecting all democratic procedures and in constant consultation with the country's vibrant civil society.
in recent weeks we have witnessed some important developments in the normandy format and in the trilateral contact group.
we have invested more in ukraine than in any other country in the world.
improving the business and investment climate and tackling the oligarchic structures is also crucial to unleash ukraine's economic potential but i would say for having a healthy environment in the country altogether.
and then for it not to be possible to keep
it. after five years of work i am proud of the progress we have achieved together in these years in extremely difficult circumstances.
i believe this is an achievement that we can celebrate together.
we should never forget or underestimate these immense challenges that ukraine is still facing.
at the same time we should never forget that ukraine is still suffering a violation of its sovereignty and territorial integrity.
we continue to call on russia to release all illegally detained ukrainians and to ensure free passage through the kerch strait in accordance with international
we have supported the creation of thousands of new jobs and helped deliver through decentralisation higher quality services for the citizens.
ago. that is clearly visible today.
it should be clear that the minsk agreements remain central to reaching a lasting peaceful solution to the conflict in eastern ukraine to end the fighting and the suffering of so many people. it is crucial to sustain the progress in disengagement and constructing the bridge in stanytsia luhanska.
our association agreement which has now entered into force is the most ambitious agreement that the european union has ever developed with any other partner. it has already delivered an impressive increase for instance in our trade by almost.
the citizens of ukraine expect to see the first results of this push to make their country more transparent and fair for all.
through the years we have never stopped working for the full implementation of the minsk agreements.
fifty our support and our cooperation are having a very tangible impact on people's lives.
thanks to these reforms and to our concrete support to these reforms from the creation of the anti corruption court to security sector reform ukraine is today a much stronger country than it was five years
no other partner has invested in ukraine as much as we have done.
for instance we are ready to work with the government as it seeks to review some of the reforms in the judicial field.
crimea is ukraine donbas is ukraine and the european union will continue to keep this position in the most unequivocal and united manner.
this is good news and we will always encourage any step that can bring us closer to a solution.
our neighbours' strength and resilience is obviously a core interest of the european union.
this is something we say about other partners but for ukraine if you look at five years ago this was definitely not to be taken for granted.
law. we are also investing in the infrastructure and security of the south eastern regions of ukraine that are affected by the situation in the kerch strait.
i have always believed that the best we could do for the people of ukraine was to be there for them was to accompany this quest for change this quest for reform and this work that they have done themselves to change their country profoundly and to give our full support to this work for change. and i believe that the people of!
in the meantime we have welcomed and we welcome the recent exchange of prisoners between ukraine and russia.
the new government has taken a bold approach to reforms.
and at the same i believe we should always continue to believe in the immense potential of ukraine and its people and invest in
we have accompanied the reform of the security sector.
we also continue to engage on energy sector reform and we look forward to the unbundling of gas transmission from production and supply which should happen by the end of this year.
it. we have always managed to keep our unity on this and i am proud of it because this was and still is the right thing to do and i am sure that we will continue to keep our unity in the years to come.
after two thousand and fourteen we put together for ukraine the biggest support package in the history of the european union with over eur fifteen billion.
another extremely important area continues to be the fight against corruption.
we have always managed to keep our unity on this and i can tell you that five years ago there were many that were betting on this in the first place for it not to be possible;
the number of legislative acts adopted since this summer is unprecedented and we are ready and willing to support the government in ensuring that this wave of legislation truly delivers in practical terms.
they have asked for reforms that would improve their lives with more transparency more honesty and no corruption.
since our first debate on ukraine five years ago ukraine has come a very long way.
and they have asked for a strong and close partnership with the european union.
it was not a real proposal.
and finally the proposal is to downgrade the political declaration and the future relationship by undercutting in fact by making a sort of singapore at the sea at the north sea these twenty behind me like that but by in fact destroying the ecological social and labour standards.
a blame game against everybody a blame game against the union against ireland against ms merkel against the british judiciary system against labour against the lib dems even against mrs may.
that is what is happening today.
that's in my opinion a traitor.
i have to tell that to mr richard corbett because he's a labour representative. i can never understand that today there are twenty or so labour mps thinking to vote together with the government of the uk for such a deal.
well in my opinion the real traitor is he or she who will risk bringing disaster upon his country its economy and its citizens by pushing britain out of the european union.
the only person who has not been blamed is mr johnson himself apparently but all the rest are the source of our problems.
it is putting custom facilities not on the border between northern ireland and the irish republic but in all the other parts of the island of ireland that we don't know yet.
it's a blame game.
i understand also that negotiations are planned and we should exploit fully a chance to find a solution before the tariffs become effective.
the scale of incompetence is staggering. it's either ineptitude on an industrial scale or wilful malfeasance.
despite sixteen of the equity the british economy only gets eight of the loans and now we learn the eib is going to risk half its lending on the eu's green agenda the biggest transfer of wealth to the climate industrial complex.
seven five billion of taxpayer's money and leaving britain exposed to a toxic time bomb of eur thirty seven billion in callable capital should the eib require more money not to mention leaving us exposed to a further eur four hundred and fifty billion of guarantees to loan notes if the economies of the eurozone collapse.
the eib has made over eur five billion of profit in the last two years and britain has not received a single penny.
it's crony capitalism and central planning on a scale not since seen since the soviet five year plans.
michel barnier tells me there is a way.
unfortunately over many months the european union has been distracted by noises offstage unhelpful voices often coming from the uk and we've heard some of that this afternoon.
the british prime minister wants a deal he's put very reasonable proposals on the table and he has shown great flexibility.
in fact of course there is a third option and that is getting the deal done before thirty one october.
i'm not sure we've seen the same flexibility from dublin or indeed from the eu and it's not too late.
i hope and trust that this involves new thinking by the european union.
and that is the ambition level.
we do have the technologies and yes we do have the money but a big part of the money is on sunk investments at the moment on both public and private funding. this is what the sustainable finance initiative is trying to correct.
i visited the graves of the ypg and the ypj martyrs in kobane as part of a women's peace mission in may two thousand and eighteen and i paid tribute to their bravery.
i am proud to be a true friend to the kurds and that means telling the truth about the fascist dictator erdoan.