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and to make the best use of the information we have. this is why the presidency has taken up the initiative of developing a roadmap on information exchange and information management which will be submitted to the council this friday.
your role as co legislator will be crucial when addressing some of the challenges lying ahead particularly of course when legislative changes are required to achieve our common objective.
i can also inform you that the council at its meeting on ten june will again address the member states' feeding and use of the databases such as the sis vis europol and interpol databases on the basis of a report by the counter terrorism coordinator. we have to feed and use the information systems to the maximum extent since this is a condition sine qua non for an efficient sharing of information.
this roadmap provides a coherent framework for a more integrated european union information architecture in the justice and home affairs area.
the essence of the roadmap is to make sure that the practitioners have access to the information they need.
in fighting terrorism we need to uphold our values.
the first of these principles is of course full respect for fundamental rights and data protection rules which are the core values of our citizens.
the politics of all this is in its practical operationality i mean the police officer in an urban neighbourhood the border guard at a checkpoint or the immigration officer dealing with a visa application.
the information that we store share and use is information about citizens so it needs to be protected.
second detection of persons involved in terrorism and terrorism related activity and their travel movements;
they have to understand what kind of information they get how they can get it where they can get it and how it is in real time.
in this way we will be able to continuously improve our information exchange.
this is what we stated on twenty four march two days after the brussels attacks at an extraordinary meeting of the ministers of justice and home affairs.
an equally important part relates to the communication on stronger and smarter it systems that the commission presented on six april.
improving the information exchange and the interoperability of the european union's information systems has been a key topic for our presidency and was cemented in the joint statement on twenty four march. besides the enormous importance of collecting information it is of equal importance to connect the dots that is often forgotten
it is vital that we make it easier to enable information sharing and cooperation to take place between national governments.
terrorism of course knows no borders it is extremely important that there is as much transnational cooperation as possible particularly in terms of data sharing.
we have come a long way in cross border cooperation so let us not slow down or stop now.
i welcome the recent vote in the parliament on passenger name record pnr. the recent phenomenon of so called foreign fighters returning from the middle east poses many challenges for our intelligence agencies and collecting pnr data can be instrumental in detecting and tracking suspicious behaviour of radicalised individuals.
in terms of transnational cooperation in the fight against terror we should also note that the european arrest warrant has played an instrumental role in tackling dissident republican terrorism and serious organised crime in my own constituency of northern ireland and the border with the republic of ireland.
the answer is certainly not a super database and even less creating a database accessible for all.
it is about setting a framework that interconnects them making sure that outgoing data is encrypted and all incoming data is authenticated and logged to create trust protect privacy and get maximum impact from this data collection. member states are already implementing such solutions to deploy digital services
madam president i am glad to hear that the commission decided to stress the importance of data sharing. in fact this should not be an option but a must.
however what is the reality today?
a number of databases full of holes.
if there is a lesson to be learned from the recent terror attacks then it is the following data sharing by the police and all other security services must improve.
national egos are creating potholes on the information highway and this is not acceptable.
we do not need to go far back in time since recently a law was passed that did not include systematic mandatory data sharing that was the pnr file making its way through this house.
there is a massive gap between planning and execution between ambitions and reality.
the system can only succeed if individual member states deliver information.
member states however are still not obliged to do so.
there is no need for new instruments.
it would only challenge our freedom without protecting us.
finally we are going to talk about something that we have been calling for a long time data sharing.
but if i look more closely at what is on the table today i am actually very disappointed because i get the impression that this is not about more information sharing this is about collecting more personal data. there is a big difference between mandatory information sharing of vital information
and leaving it to the member states' discretion whether or not they will share information.
we can have a communication about interoperability but that is the technical side of things.
if the political will is still not there to share vital information not between two friendly eu member states but throughout the european union then we are not making any progress here and then this is all just technical.
is this about connecting databases?
is this about collecting more data?
why not? other police information that is probably more useful actually for fighting terrorism?
we owe it to the citizens of europe.
i can promise you that this house and i myself stand ready for discussions.
leadership should now be exercised and the tyranny of low expectations should be left behind.
instead what we need today are practical solutions not castles in the sky.
i know that some member states and also members of this house are tempted to declare the dublin reform process dead and suggest instead some form of externalisation of responsibilities in the field of asylum pretending that we can wave a magic wand and send the asylum seekers to faraway camps
even if you ignore the obvious moral issues there are still practical and legal issues.
no more excuses and delays.
it is high time to deliver.
it is now high time for heads of state to rise above national egoism and show citizens all over the eu that we can deliver substantial meaningful reforms of the dublin regulation for which i happen to be the rapporteur.
which would of course be an enormous error for the simple reason that it would never work.
it would be a waste of time.
seven for those of us who believe in a rulesbased international system trump's deliberately disruptive behaviour in quebec and at the united nations the world trade organization and now in singapore is deeply disturbing.
he doesn't want to be isolated in a room ful of cooperative world leaders he wants to corner them one by one so that he can make america great again at their expense.
those of us who believe in democracy and the rule of law know that brexit and trump are two sides of the same coin a coordinated attack on the global system that has ensured peace and prosperity since the second world war.
trump's treatment of canadian prime minister trudeau was despicable but typical of his bullying style.
if the uk does go ahead with leaving the eu at a time when the global rulesbased system is being shredded by trump faster than the promises made by brexiteers we face a very dangerous future. that's why i will be marching twice in london in the next few months first on twenty three june to demand a people's vote on the brexit deal and then again on thirteen july to oppose the visit of president trump to the uk.
both must be confronted and both must be overcome.
there is broad agreement on most elements of our migration policy including better protecting our external borders and controlling illegal migration.
two thousand and eighteen it will also take stock of the leaders' discussion on taxation held in march under the leaders' agenda process.
a first topic is how in today's world we as europeans do more for our own security. the european council will take stock of progress in a number of areas where we are deepening cooperation in security and defence.
the european council will discuss the future handling of the proposals concerning the mff including the timeline.
the june european council will also be the opportunity to spell out our vision for an innovative and digital europe in the years ahead following the leaders' debate in sofia.
intensive negotiations have taken place in the council on the various proposals of this package.
the pace and scope of change that the next waves of innovation will bring are unprecedented.
we need to deepen europe's innovation capability and nurture in particular breakthrough and disruptive innovation.
as you know migration is also on the agenda.
as you know the european council is also expected formally to adopt the decision on the composition of the european parliament on which you will be voting tomorrow.
by creating an environment where innovation can thrive while guaranteeing high standards for the protection of users we will foster high levels of trust in technology.
this is not only true with respect to innovation but also in relation to our digital endeavours.
and leaders will provide further guidance on pesco and our important cooperation with nato.
finally the european council in terms of article fifty will meet on the next day to review the state of the negotiations with the united kingdom. in the margins the euro summit will meet in an inclusive format. it will discuss measures on the banking union and to further develop the european stability mechanism
the next multiannual financial framework is a key tool to shape our common future.
as we reinvent the way we do things we should also stay true to ourselves and to our values.
the dublin reform remains difficult but in most other files good progress has been made.
to play an active part in this global transformation we in europe need to do better when it comes to the way we generate ideas turn them into business and help businesses grow on the global stage.
to this end president tusk is currently conducting consultations with his peers.
as the presidency we have worked diligently on the reform of the common european asylum system to help bridge differences in approaches and develop concrete solutions.
technology driven innovation is increasingly shaping our lives.
much has been achieved over the past years in terms of strengthening our overall migration policy with tangible results on the ground.
the european council will also have the opportunity to address international developments including the latest trade issues.
turning to jobs and growth the european council will conclude the european semester for.
a class war that is seeking to deny those who have been voted in in poland and hungary in slovenia.
those people who have voted for those in germany in the afd;
seventeen four million people that decided brexit was a brighter future for britain outside of the european union. but i also do speak for those people up there who understand that there is a class war going on in europe as well.
a class war that pits the snobbish sect of the upper classes against the working and unemployed masses.
a snobbish sect that pits the young against the old the rich against the poor the university educated against those that didn't go to university.
a snobbish sect that have bribed and cajoled academics to support the eu with grants and awards that have bribed lobbyist think tanks and corporations with eu funding and subsidies and provided politicians with money and positions.
a snobbish sect that thinks the lower classes are too thick too dumb too stupid for voting for populists and brexit.
well i hope those crony mps and meps enjoy their fifty pieces of euro silver as they dump on the face of democracy and seek to deny brexit.
systematic pushbacks at external borders better returns policy and strict adherence to the first safe country principle are the only realistic way forward.
two thousand and fifteen first one member state finds the courage to do the right thing and close the border next that member state is heavily criticised by everyone else.
in the mediterranean we are seeing a repetition of what happened at land borders in.
our obsession with relocation only postpones decisions that are both necessary and inevitable.
it will be our collective achievement.
while important decisions take time we cannot postpone decisions indefinitely. the situation in the mediterranean is a stark reminder that we cannot wish problems away.
last december leaders agreed to come back to a number of issues in march.
in recent months under the guidance of the bulgarian presidency the european union has shown what is possible when we are united and committed to finding european solutions. we agreed for instance on the difficult issue of the posted workers directive thanks in large part to this house.
and so this month's european council comes at an auspicious time and it is a good opportunity to show political will decisiveness and unity.
of all. parliament council and commission are working together to deliver.
in the next months we also have to deliver on the legislative files we identified as our common priorities under the two joint declarations. from plastics to migration from energy to transport from the european solidarity corps to the european citizens' initiative.
the basis for the shared destiny is a tripod of democracy the rule of law and the respect for human rights.
it is in turn our unity that gives us strength globally to pursue better and more sustainable standards for everyone;
this means that the eu needs to take its destiny more into its own hands and we should be confident about our ability to do so because our foundations are strong.
i'm not one to declare that the rules based international system so carefully built up after the second world war is now collapsing before our very eyes.
our union is built upon member states that voluntarily and democratically decided to link their destinies and shape the future together.
however it is the first time since one thousand nine hundred and forty five that an american president has not seen it as an american strategic interest to work hard to ensure a vibrant and unified europe and a robust transatlantic relationship.
to defend global trading rules; to boldly address climate change;
this is how one creates unity between big and small how one creates unity in full respect of our diversity.
equal pay for equal work in the same place will now become a reality for all europeans. we made substantial progress on our digital single market with regard to the abolition of roaming and on clarifying and strengthening audiovisual media services or telecoms rules. with regard to brexit too the eu is united. our goal is to ensure we together with our british partners do as little harm as possible to either side and to work together towards an orderly process in the interest of all citizens in the eu and in the united kingdom. the european council of june will take stock on a number of issues in particular the question of ireland and northern ireland as well as the future relationship between the uk and the eu. we still have three more weeks to go and it is important to use this time to achieve real progress in the interests
we've promised this to the european citizens before the next elections.
no fence is high enough and no sea is wide enough to render our countries immune to the greatest pull factor there is the freedom the prosperity and the stability of our union.
to protect our citizens against geopolitical and or geoeconomic challenges and to better grasp the opportunities that globalisation has to offer.
in march they agreed to come back to the same issues in june.
but we should look beyond the daily twitter feed and also keep our eyes on the ball with regard to the work that lies ahead of us.
they too support brexit.
i really don't see any reason except for lack of political will and a lack of will to lead somewhere to help people and to really go to the heart of the matter.
they should not hide behind what they call their national interests.
there are solutions on the table and while we greens don't agree with all the details of what mr macron has put forward at least there is someone who has put proposals forward.
all the member states should be so happy that they have a reliable and strong union that they are part of and a strong partnership that they are part of but they need to do something for it and they might even need to pay euro or two for it but i think it is worth it.
we are doing politics pretty much all parties are doing politics on the back of those most vulnerable.
the thing about this parliament is that we are not some sort of weird extraterritorial something parliament but we are the same parties the same countries present here as are present in the council and as are going to be present at the summit.
we all know about the refugees living on the streets in italy. we all know this constant blame game between different countries whichever it is at the moment and it is outrageous how this is going.
so dublin urgently needs to be reformed. this parliament has shown how it can be done.
we have been making proposals for years about how to fix it and it hasn't been getting better.
we all know that the current dublin rules don't work.
it is always countries trying to say that they want the lowest number of refugees possible so the only thing they can ever do is close the borders but that is not a policy that we can carry out as the european union if we value anything of our own and if we stand at all for the human rights that we tell other countries that they should adhere to.
we all know the pictures of overcrowded camps in greece.
so i wonder why it is that if we same country same parties can come to an agreement why can't the heads of state and government do that?
so human rights have become a matter of campaigning in the european union.
actually it is in their national interests to have a strong and functioning european union and a strong and functioning eurozone. this is something that is in all of our interests. the world is turning less and less predictable.
that is probably also quite unprecedented.
so we should finally get somewhere and the german government cannot hide any longer. they also need to get their act together finally get real and offer something because this is something that all member states should understand.
the problems are known.
without solidarity our common european asylum policy is bound to fail and member states are already engaged in this vicious circle of deterrence and responsibility shifting.
parliament can then repeal or amend all the eu derived law in accordance with its own timescales and priorities and i'm sure that can be done in a spirit of friendly cooperation with our good friends here in europe.
it should be telling you how it's going to work.
we can offer you a free trade agreement with everything except the free movement of people or trade on wto terms.
mrs may should go now and make way for a prime minister who actually wants to leave the european union.
of course you could vote against it.
the whole process for the last two years has been about to delay and impede in the hope of eventually overturning the result of the referendum.
but it doesn't have to be that way.
first of all forget article fifty that's your device not ours.
parliament should repeal the european communities act of one thousand nine hundred and seventy three as a first step and then we would have left under our law not your law.
under the right leadership britain could leave the european union quickly and decisively and this is how it should be done.
but we're not really any closer to leaving the european union than we were the day after the referendum. mrs may is a remainer who doesn't really want to leave and of course as you found out she couldn't negotiate her way out of a wet paper bag.
the whole thing then reverts to square one like a game of political snakes and ladders.
this week the commons votes on the withdrawal bill and that's entirely dependent upon this house voting on the withdrawal agreement later this year.
it's going to be your choice anyway take it or leave it one way or the other. and we could easily reach an agreement on the reciprocal rights of citizens.
that would be good for us but it would actually be good for you as well.
her majesty's government shouldn't be asking the european union how it can leave;
but of course that is never going to happen under mrs may.
one crisis which i urge you not just to talk about this time but to act on now and it is this ongoing migration crisis in the mediterranean sea.
i do not think we have to point a finger at mr muscat and say it's your fault or at mr salvini even.
i will not point my finger in this debate at one individual country not at malta not at italy.
dublin system.
on this.
i say to you mr tajani i support you fully in what you said at the beginning of the debate.
i have not the impression that there is in any way on a number of issues a common german position for the moment and that is one of the problems for the moment in the european union but that is not my item. ms panayotova the next european council can talk and talk and talk and discuss and write conclusions on whatever issue that you want
and since the beginning of this year there are eight hundred people men women and children who have drowned in the mediterranean sea.
i think unfortunately and to our disgrace the picture of the year could be again another little alan who is the victim of our bad policies on migration.
so my question to you i have only one simple question is when for god's sake will the european council take a decision on this migration issue and when will you take responsibility?
i reject completely the ideas of mr salvini but i think we have to point the finger not at you personally so don't take it personally but at all of you at the whole of the european council which is not capable until this moment to take a position on this migration issue and on the reform of the
i think there are two things you need to do. the first is to have this common position of dublin;
i think we all agree on this you the commission the whole parliament all the political groups that what is happening there is a disgrace it is a scandal and already for years now.
but the second thing in my opinion is to do another thing and that is to create as fast as possible very urgently what i call european reception centres in the transit countries so that we take our responsibility in these transit countries to give decent protection to these people and that these people can ask in these reception centres for asylum for protection so that it is not necessary for them to jump into the arms and into the hands of these criminal gangs in libya or in these gangs of human traffickers because that is what needs doing
are you still proud of your comradeship with mr orban demonstrating it in each and every situation?
no we will not let him pass into this house of the people when he arrives in the second half of this year with a stance like that!
this is the new style of the spanish people and of spanish politics and we appreciate that.
but since this is not an isolated situation and now we come to the council no you don't have time to postpone the issue of migration.
no there is no excuse for not doing anything and this is one of the major issues that have to be discussed in the next european council.
and let us talk about the reemergence of the spanish people and the spanish government.
to demonstrate what you think is your strength at the expense of pregnant women and children you have no idea how poor you are. this is a change in italian politics which is by no means defendable.