kfajdsl/voxpopuli huggingface dataset:
it's only eur ten billion of taxpayers' money. what this actually amounts to is an organisation that has decided it can't stop mass immigration and what's more it actually thinks it's a rather good idea.
the rest of the eu gathering in their anti eu feelings you had a problem that at least a third of the votes in that election were probably going to go to anti establishment forces.
it includes money to pay countries within the eu to settle migrants in their countries and it includes a generally vague amount which i think is just generally for political use and which isn't particularly specified but hey ho!
i'm sure you'll be looking forward to that. if you're going to go down this route i strongly suggest that you advise your colleagues to get the brexit bill sorted fast otherwise we're going to be here to haunt you and it's going to be very unpleasant.
therefore we're going to make sure that everyone in the spirit of solidarity that lovely word we hear so often gets to take their share and gets paid to take people in regardless of what the people in those countries might have thought.
mr president mr pellegrini this debate is about the future of europe but the blunt truth is that the eu only has a future if it learns to respect the wishes of people across europe to maintain the sovereignty of their nations.
instead you have decided to make an example of us to frighten the others.
with a craven british prime minister sitting next to him like some lapdog the eu's top man sought to call the british people to heel.
in my country that manifested itself in the glorious vote for brexit.
you should have let us go with good will.
the european accessibility act will facilitate its implementation.
we are adapting our rules to make them future proof to make sure that the digital revolution can be a catalyst for social inclusion and that nobody is left behind.
computers;
back in december two thousand and fifteen we tabled an ambitious proposal.
banking services;
let's continue to take the lead in breaking down barriers to the full and equal participation of persons with disabilities in society.
it relied on the full strength of our internal market.
this will allow more than eighty million people with disabilities including many older people to participate in society and the labour market on an equal basis with others.
it means that the european union and all its member states are now committed to carrying out the following message it is not about adapting people to the environment but it is about adapting the environment to people.
its accessibility requirements should be inspirational for other sectors and indeed for other parts of the world.
these are key products and services for everyday life and they are increasingly affected by digitalisation.
ecommerce and some elements of transport services.
with the european accessibility act we established the world's largest market for accessible products and services.
europe is about breaking down borders between countries and peoples.
that is why the european accessibility act will also contribute to implementing the european pillar of social rights and its principle on the inclusion of persons with disabilities.
i count on you all to support the european accessibility act which will make a difference in the lives of millions of european citizens.
it offered a coordinated euwide approach to implement the un convention's obligations on accessibility.
it will increase the availability and affordability of accessible products and services.
electronic communications including the one hundred and twelve emergency number;
the european accessibility act will cover a wide array of products and services such as phones;
what is on the table is a solid package which will make europe a more accessible place to live and work for persons with disabilities. the european accessibility act is a key initiative of this commission's social agenda.
this is precisely what the european accessibility act will do. after three hard years of negotiating after some tough give and take you have reached an agreement with the council on this important piece of legislation.
to conclude let me stress that the impact of the european accessibility act goes beyond its scope.
the european accessibility act needs to be seen in synergy with other important eu instruments for example the public procurement directives or the electronic communications code where accessibility is an obligation.
it seems a perfectly sensible thing for the european union to work with vietnam on sustainability.
what an extraordinary thing when we think of the lengths that the usa went to to stamp out communism by military means spending a trillion dollars at today's prices losing sixty zero of its soldiers two hundred and fifty zero south vietnamese a million north vietnamese and it failed!
yet a couple of decades of free trade have led to the rule of law and the development of economic freedom in that country.
that means daily exclusion from society and from using basic products and services something that is taken for granted by the majority such as going to a bank withdrawing money from an atm entering a school or university or library a theatre or any public building using the metro buying a ticket.
we need to hear their needs and act on the reality of their daily lived experiences so that no one is left out or falls behind in all areas of society.
mr president there are more than one hundred million disabled persons in the eu a figure that is expected to rise to one hundred and twenty million by.
we must not let them down.
two thousand and twenty persons with disabilities in europe often have difficulties accessing many basic products and services on an equal basis with other people.
we must ensure closer engagement and proper consultation with the disability community.
and that's what this report is about nothing about us without us' as my friends in the disability community say and i know they will be looking for a good result when we vote on this report.
i personally don't support mrs may's hard brexit deal as it recognises her regrettable red lines to leave the eu single market and customs union so it can never really deliver ukeu frictionless trade.
nevertheless there is one part of the withdrawal agreement i do strongly agree with which is its aspiration to keep the united kingdom closely linked to the eu's internal and external security arrangements.
the uk is a un security council p five member and a nuclear power.
i'm still trying to find out where this emanates from. thanks to everyone. we look forward to tomorrow's vote and thank you for this discussion.
actions in third countries are funded by other external funding instruments and no one should expect this fund to compensate for other funds that might not deliver.
supporting flexibility does not exclude ensuring a minimum level of funding for the objectives of the fund.
me to say that a minimum percentage of spending on the main objectives of the eu's migration policy is not an obstacle at all.
returns remain an objective of the fund.
on another point putting a cap on external funding simply ensures that this funding instrument is used for what it was originally aimed for that is an internal funding instrument for migration. we need to support frontline member states.
it channels funding to the objectives that this commission has until now put forward as priorities.
we need to ensure it is not the only objective of this fund; not to mention the statement that this fund is not against fighting abuse.
i am very grateful for parliament's political support for a swift conclusion of the association agreement negotiations with andorra monaco and san marino.
that's why i think that it will be good if we work together for the future on the procedures which will guarantee better representation of women by means of fair competition.
we are different as individuals.
we are individuals.
they are just ready to go for it.
to break some kind of risk avoidance feature which we as women also sometimes have.
we have different ways of thinking and that's why we should have this balanced representation.
i don't agree with what i heard from mr sonierz but ladies and gentlemen i was here yesterday and we had a debate about agriculture and about the protection of fish and animals and yesterday i heard that fish do not deserve our protection because they don't have voting rights and they are not taxpayers!
when i hear about equality i am nervous because i lived in the regime which imposed equality.
this is what we see in the facts and from the data collected from many institutions and that's why it's good to have diversity on boards and to have this balanced decision making.
out of sixty two of university graduates who are women we have a lot of very well qualified economists and financial experts.
the first step to the path of stability is peace.
therefore following the november two thousand and eighteen geneva conference on afghanistan the european union announced a financial package worth eur four hundred and seventy four million to support state building and public sector reforms health justice and elections as well as to address migration and displacement challenges in afghanistan.
withdrawing the coalition forces prematurely could have negative consequences and should be decided by all consulting allies.
in particular a peace deal cannot compromise the values of democracy human rights and rule of law.
however security concerns corruption human rights issues and other problems still persist endangering the current achievements. afghanistan is at a crucial point in its history as in the absence of further efforts all of the progress and sacrifices hitherto could be wasted.
the european union is committed to a long term partnership with afghanistan.
i hope that this agreement embedded in a regional approach which includes the afghanistan neighbourhood the global powers and the international community can pave the way for a better future for the country.
achieving a peace agreement between warring parties in afghanistan is a priority at the moment and i hope very much that the qatar process of negotiations will include the afghanistan government in the very essence of this meaning.
let me underline that virtually all major money laundering scandals uncovered during this legislative term were connected to russian money or russian individuals.
this is very unfortunate i must say because the blacklist the identification of noncooperative jurisdictions is an important component of our fight against money laundering and terrorist financing.
the list we received is based on the commission's new methodology and its own assessment of various third countries and i would like to commend you commissioner for this initiative.
frankly it is difficult to understand this obstruction on the part of the council. still while i welcome the new methodology i expect the commission to include in the further assessment the findings of the tax three committee of this house especially findings on russia and its deficiencies in fighting money laundering.
on all of these files afghanistan wants to make substantial progress for the benefit of its citizens and we europeans have offered assistance and support.
as the high representative said in geneva the afghan people are asking to move forward and there is no going back.
yet there are good reasons to hope that this year could finally bring good news for the country.
i would like to elaborate a little more on the current developments related to peace. the situation on the ground remains worrying.
with other development partners we are exploring how to adapt the existing development programmes to a peace scenario.
two bilateral meetings took place in two thousand and eighteen where we discussed a number of key issues that we have agreed together with our afghan friends.
we know that lasting peace will take time.
this agreement represents the first legal framework governing eu afghanistan relations and is the result of a long negotiation process.
let me also mention the fact that the eu development support for afghanistan has a strong focus on peace and state building and supports afghanistan in its regional contacts.
the european union remains committed to working towards finding a comprehensive and durable regional solution by supporting the predictable safe orderly and dignified return of afghan nationals residing in neighbouring countries and to continuing to implement the eu's regional programmes on migration and forced displacement.
afghanistan has a unique chance for peace.
this is why the european union is committed to supporting afghanistan before during and after a peace agreement to ensure that this will be sustainable.
as you rightly pointed out in your report the eu committed a large amount of funding in terms of development aid.
first we can help make the peace process more inclusive.
during the coming months we will continue to work together with the international community to support a better electoral process for this year's presidential elections in afghanistan.
this is the goal that we set both in the afghanistan strategy of two thousand and seventeen and in our latest council conclusions.
a quick agreement is not necessarily a lasting one.
the agreement is now being applied provisionally and we already had a promising start to our structured dialogue and cooperation.
in your report you draw a realistic picture of the situation in afghanistan.
we europeans will do everything in our power to help the people of afghanistan turn this opportunity into a truly sustainable and lasting peace.
president ghani's peace offer for the taliban in february two thousand and eighteen just a little over a year ago has created an unprecedented opportunity for peace and since september last year the us and the taliban have been negotiating international troop withdrawals and counter terrorism commitments.
innocent afghan men women and children continue to suffer from this conflict.
this would include supporting post conflict reforms social cohesion at community level cross border trade and regional connectivity.
third we can help with the reintegration of former fighters and their families.
since then we have been working closely with our afghan partners to better define our assistance. we are launching a dedicated peace mechanism to help repair and build capacities for inclusive negotiations.
in this context a targeted assessment is ongoing as to how a european union horizontal human rights sanction regime might bring added value in our collective efforts to further realise human rights and prevent gross violations or abuses of human rights.
and convince partners to deliver on existing commitments and obligations.
last but not least sanctions listings must be underpinned by robust opensource evidence in order to be upheld in court.
here we should consider whether the potential of integrating human rights into geographical regimes has been fully exploited.
it's true that the global landscape is rapidly evolving and we need to ensure that the european union is adequately equipped to remain a leader in the field of human rights.
by the way we need only to listen to the debates in this parliament this very week to understand that the situations in countries like russia china turkey nicaragua and kazakhstan are totally anti democratic and put the international human rights obligations of those countries into question.
the eu comprehensive sanctions regime for human rights violations is long overdue.
to make it a success it is vitally important that the new regime is legally sound and complies in full with the highest standards of due process.
the way in which the russian government tried to cover up his murder and exonerate the people involved became a symbol of impunity worldwide.
that is why magnitsky's name speaks to people everywhere.
the protection of forestry is an extremely important element in the overall protection of the environment and in slowing down climate change. the illegal timber trade has a devastating environmental effect and so i welcome this recommendation warmly as a step in the right direction for both the eu and vietnam.
mr president mr pellegrini you described your vision of an attractive european union. i would like to tell you that if prime minister may today gets her deal through the british parliament i don't think we will have an attractive european union.
britain was always an advocate for competition and now we are going towards harmonisation.
britain was always an advocate for safe responsibility for countries' debts and now we are going towards socialisation.
my last hope for an attractive european union is that the british parliament today rejects the deal and opens the way towards a second referendum with the result that britain stays in the european union.
without it this reform loses much of its value.
it is true and evident that every opinion is legitimate but rest assured those who think that golden visas should not be subject to greater scrutiny and those who do not want to better protect children will have to explain their actions to their voters.
i would like to thank the shadow rapporteurs for their very constructive spirit.
you eventually get the floor but the moment we start speaking it is closed.
thank you very much indeed.
we have to break down the existing market for fake news lies disinformation and propaganda in the european union which is effectively fuelled from inside and outside.
informational terrorism is directly connected to hybrid warfare and attacks the minds and hearts of our people.
to make the ongoing battle between so called elves and trolls more successful we have to address current deficiencies in the east stratcom task force as its lack of regional expertise institutional weaknesses etc.
we must strive at both eu and national level to defend our values and fight off cyber and information warfare. it's a problem we face both in the eu and in the regions on our borders in the western balkans and the eastern neighbourhood.
i also support the call for improving the funding and resources for these structures and their cooperation with official eu bodies such as eu delegations in third countries. countering this information and hostile propaganda needs to be a priority not only in the european elections but also for the incoming european commission council and parliament.
we need to do a much better job in communicating the eu's values and policies effectively.
could it be related to the fact that men own the overwhelming volume of the world's assets with just eight men owning the same amount of wealth as the whole of half of the world?
conventional economics is dominated by the rational economic man a man who arrives as a full grown adult in the world of work and ignores the mother who raised him the teachers who educated him the people who nursed him back to health.
whenever women come into any sphere they bring different perspectives and insights.
we only have to accept that my half of the human race deserves to be fully represented in all domains where power is exercised including the economy.
as a female economist i'm tired of waiting for a world where women play an equal role in finance and economics.
i will no longer collude in a process of uttering hypocritical words and then taking no action.
i will not support any more men being appointed to the boards of the financial regulatory bodies until the shortlists include at least one woman.
we have underlined the need for ankara to take clear steps to improve the human rights situation in turkey and to fix contentious bilateral issues with eu member states and we will continue to do so.
the commission will continue to report on developments in turkey in the context of our annual enlargement package due later this spring.
this is the most important element of the whole system.
i will repeat again that this is what we do in the field of the fight against organised crime where we need to be much better on the side of systematic prevention.
this is about prevention.
we must be aware of how the financial sector is interconnected and that if we want to have a safe financial sector we must not leave any weak points or easy entry points into the system from outside.
whenever i discuss these matters with law enforcement authorities with practitioners and experts they always have a very clear goal for us cut the influx of illicit money into europe because this is the money which is financing organised crime and terrorism.
so this is what we are doing and i remain convinced that the countries we listed belong to the list.
so i agree that maybe we need more transparency.
we need more clarity and we need stronger i would even say full ownership from the side of the member states.
has no borders in the eu individual member states cannot efficiently fight against these dangerous phenomena. it has to be a common task and this is what we are doing. the commission is going to work on two parallel strands.
i think that we are very clear about this.
my message is also for the member states. i am not giving
we are working on
it. we are continuing to fulfil our obligations which we have in legislation.
i know very well that many of you would have liked to see more areas covered or more ambition on certain points.
in fact the commission's proposal was more ambitious so i can understand some of your concerns.
but the perfect is sometimes the enemy of the good and we must see the substantial progress we are making and will continue to make.
the accessibility of many everyday products and services will be felt by everyone in their daily lives.
these changes to accessibility requirements are so obviously good so obviously necessary that people will soon say why did we not we have them already?
i think what we see in the council is a black box.
mr president it's hard to believe that it's been almost nine years since i first submitted amendments for a european magnitsky act and the urgency for us of having an eu wide smart mechanism to hold human rights violators individually to account has only become more pressing since then.
given that the un security council and the un generally is often paralysed and blocked by vetoes the eu should show leadership and join the coalition of the willing if you want to look at it that way between the usa the uk canada and the baltic states which already have magnitsky' laws.
targeted human rights sanctions including asset freezes entry bans and also the calling out by name of perpetrators of the worst human rights violations whether they be state or non state actors can make a huge difference including in terms of differentiating between the punishment of individuals
versus hitting entire populations.
it is the elites who often participate in these human rights violations who enjoy buying real estate in europe sending their children to our top universities or going shopping in our wonderful capitals.
we cannot allow such business as usual' to continue for the murderers of journalists or the rapists of women.
when we talk about sanctions regimes let us also look at ourselves critically because despite sanctions being in place ali mamlouk from syria on our blacklist visited italy companies from the eu built the kerch strait bridge chemicals were exported from belgium to syria
clearly we're only as credible as the weakest link in our own behaviour.
it is high time to end impunity and if we adopt this regulation it would also be a small step towards justice for sergei magnitsky.
this debate has been a further opportunity to increase awareness about the subject. i close by reiterating once again my appreciation of parliament's role in keeping this important issue on the agenda.
the self same people who say that there should be more women put forward and there should be artificial ways of pushing women into these roles they don't currently hold or at least not so many of them currently hold are the same people who were there more women in these roles than men would be celebrating it as a great victory for the progress
women are good enough intelligent enough and in the modern world educated enough to take top positions without anyone here having to ruffle their hair saying good girl go on go ahead yourselves'.