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however such an allocation system also needs to take into account the fact that we are dealing with people and not with numbers. we need to be able to take into account their family ties their community ties and their language skills because this will also make it easier for them to integrate.
this report is a background for further decision making processes.
some members not necessarily those here today have looked for ways to make exemptions to exclude certain sections but i have always taken as my starting point the desire to include as much as possible in this so we move towards making europe more of a common market for people.
this legislation is another piece in the jigsaw to make transport as inclusive as possible or as our colleague mr albertini put it to consolidate passenger rights.
i do not think we should exempt regional transport and i have done some research.
i think it is right that where local transport as mr jarzembowski has referred to is not included there are public service contracts which mean that the companies will reach the same sort of standards.
this is a good report.
just as we have campaigned for aeroplanes to be more accessible to disabled people so we need perhaps coaches with wider gangways or more accessible toilets and we need the operating companies to make their coach terminals more accessible and to train their staff in disability and disability awareness issues.
i also think we need to persuade the construction industry to build more modern buses with the needs of disabled people more in mind.
in some of our member states a regional coach journey can take up to six hours which is longer than an international coach journey from say london to brussels or paris. so i think it should be included.
that is why amendment eighty one is so important. the commissioner in his remarks said we need the same rights for all passengers with no exceptions and then he spoke about the exceptions for example for regional transport.
passenger rights have always been a priority of the socialist group and this proposal completes the set following on from passenger rights in aviation and rail transport. it is vital that we all remember that the users of transport are the most important stakeholders a fact often forgotten by some transport companies.
now for the first time we will have a set of basic rights for bus coach and ferry users that will ensure proper liability for cancellation and delays lost or damaged luggage as well as death in the event of accidents.
perhaps more importantly we will have a series of fundamental rights for people with reduced mobility and special needs that will put an end to the victimisation endured by these people at the hands of transport companies over many years.
no longer will transport operators be able to exclude people with reduced mobility from their vehicles;
no longer will people with reduced mobility have fewer rights than able bodied people;
no longer should people with reduced mobility be excluded from the public transport network.
it is the european parliament that has put transport users at the top of our transport priorities.
' by establishing this programme we are sending a very strong signal to the international community that the european union recognises the need for more resettlement of refugees and of our commitment to give shelter and protection and a durable solution for refugees.
as you know we had to overcome a last minute snag in the legislative negotiations on the legal basis for the proposal so i would like to read out a specific declaration on this issue by the commission the commission in a spirit of compromise and in order to ensure the immediate adoption of the proposal supports the final text;
today's legislation runs to the end of two thousand and thirteen but the new asylum and migration fund that we have proposed for the coming financial perspective two thousand and fourteen to two thousand and twenty includes a reinforced and ambitious resettlement component.
in order to achieve this increased funding was offered to member states new to resettling refugees.
she and many others at the commission did a lot of work and she was very committed.
we also had the idea of annual selection of resettlement priorities.
we proposed not only to increase refugee resettlement to the eu but also to use and to pool our resources in a more strategic way.
i am so proud and happy that today we have managed to overcome all the differences in a spirit of good compromise and to see our work on this file completed.
thank you all for your work on this;
this was intended to widen the scope of refugees that could be resettled under the european refugee fund.
resettlement as we all know is the last hope for many people in this world who can never return to their homes;
we have the save me' campaign at a local level.
many communities in the european union have said yes we want to have people here in our community.
we are definitely willing on the commission side to try to organise facilitate and also fund this.
as we all know there are many people in the world who are desperate to run away from suffering and from oppression and violence many who have no other hope than to be resettled in europe.
that is part of one of the most important values of the european union.
sometimes when i look and listen to the debate in the european union in different member states today solidarity does not seem to be very fashionable.
but this is a chance to show solidarity not only in theory but also in practice.
this all exhibits a deeply worrying trend towards a politicised judiciary and police and it cannot be ignored that the maldives now tops the table in terms of the number of isis recruits per capita of population.
we must now urge yameen to uphold his country's constitution to protect democratic rights and to restore fundamental freedoms in line with international law and conventions.
all political prisoners held on fabricated charges should be released and the presidential elections in two thousand and eighteen should be free fair and inclusive.
it is also deeply regrettable that the maldives took the decision to leave the commonwealth in two thousand and sixteen demonstrating yameen's unwillingness to cooperate with international partners.
opposition leaders have been imprisoned parliamentarians and journalists have been intimidated and threatened and news organisations has been forced to close.
' in late august the authorities agreed to host an electoral follow up mission.
follow up to the implementation of the previous eu recommendations would be a good framework for dialogue before the upcoming presidential election planned for november.
opposition leaders are imprisoned or restricted in their movements.
the european union and its member states will continue to hold a strong and principled position against the death penalty in all circumstances and all cases. several statements have been issued by the european external action service calling for the de facto moratorium on the death penalty to be upheld as a step towards its abolition. radicalisation and criminality are on the rise in the maldives.
opposition politicians and members of civil society must be able to conduct their rightful duties without fear of intimidation or arrest.
the eu is monitoring the human rights and political situation in the country and has expressed a number of concerns. there is a worrying trend of reduced freedom of expression and freedom of association highlighted most recently by the suspension of fifty six lawyers for submitting a petition highlighting concerns with the judiciary.
however as has been made very clear this morning there are very deep concerns about issues of governance since the major constitutional changes of.
so we need productive political dialogue and we need a strengthening of independent bodies such as the human rights commission so that we can see democracy move forward in the maldives as we all hope.
in fact we have a visit planned there at the end of this month but this resolution is separate in its motivation from that visit.
i think all of us as mps would be worried if we saw most of our party leaders in jail facing criminal charges.
i think it is clear to say that we recognise the positive role that the maldives is playing in terms of their international commitment on climate change and their cooperation with the european union on issues of security for example.
justice for a lethal crime then i would be saying that it is the sovereign democratic right of that country to take its own decision on that issue.
so i would make exactly the same call to ourselves.
the bill on the protection of reputation and good name and freedom of expression which seeks to clamp down on freedom of expression in that country.
mr president i come to similar conclusions to this report in many ways but for different reasons.
we also urge them to reinstate the moratorium on the death penalty.
we ask the external action service and member states to make full use of all instruments at their disposal in order to promote human rights and democratic principles.
mr president just a few days ago at the un general assembly the maldives foreign minister said the following words looking to cultivate a culture of respect for human rights at home and abroad is our goal.
the maldives government wants us to believe that the country is a young democracy and a tourist paradise but this just isn't the case.
and our position has not changed.
top social labour and environmental standards fair competition effective governance a sustainable agreement on fisheries and full compliance with the withdrawal agreement.
because president let this be very clear to the uk government since the beginning of the transition period the european parliament has diligently and consistently taken its responsibility in reaching an agreement because we believe that finding one would be in the interests of both the eu and uk citizens.
and ruined the good faith between the negotiators.
we need it within two weeks.
mr barnier we wish you the very best for the coming few weeks of hopefully intensified negotiations with a good outcome.
but let me draw a clear line in the sand.
if the uk government does not remove those provisions in the internal market bill that are in clear breach of international law this parliament cannot and will not consent to any agreement. and finally let me underline once again that we the european parliament just like the council are absolutely united in our support for our negotiator michel barnier.
parliament remains fully committed to a comprehensive agreement with the united kingdom.
seventy three prime minister johnson then gave assurances that all it would take to come to an agreement was a little oomph and self imposed a deadline first in july and then on fifteen october. but instead of a real engagement in the negotiations the uk decided to put forward an internal market bill which breaches international law jeopardises the good friday agreement
and here we are in the midst of a second wave of the corona crisis with all its economic consequences and the uk government for reasons no one can really grasp decided to walk away from the negotiation table one minute before midnight because we do not need a deal in seventy three days
now it's up to the uk government to deliver on its promises for a comprehensive agreement in line with the political declaration and the withdrawal agreement to which mr johnson himself signed up to.
but under no circumstances will we now be bullied by mr johnson into rubber stamping just any lastminute deal after the uk government chose to run down the clock on the negotiations since february.
we have always been very clear regarding our red lines.
but i repeat that the starting point will be national decisions national governments and national parliaments.
these will be proposals coming from member states and the commission will work to make sure that these proposals are coherent with our common priorities and with countless specific recommendations and not only
this means that they will need support for a longer time than others.
this could be a good thing or a bad thing according to political and cultural points of view but the fact is that we are not. so we have some sectors and some areas where the coordination is easier and others where it is more difficult.
i appreciate the fact that i understand parliament is strongly advocating for this stronger coordination.
balance between the demand for stronger coordination and the demand to preserve a national role.
of. two thousand and nineteen we are all aware of the difficulties and some of them were mentioned here.
and with the end of the war reconstruction begins.
the single market because all we are seeing now shows that our concerns about the fact that this crisis could have uneven consequences among different sectors and member states have been confirmed.
taken in these weeks in our member states could further challenge the recovery. so this is my first point. the crisis is not behind us because this crisis is not like a war that finishes at a certain point
so we are seeing that distances are there.
in this case we will have a certain amount of time where emergency policies and recovery policy will go hand in hand.
i have to say that this common reaction came first of all from a sentiment of solidarity which is a very good and european sentiment but also from a common interest the common interest to preserve
we are not a federal state.
i think on this occasion we should go further in coordination especially on health care safety measures border coordination and the whole situation concerning travel which is really very difficult among member states.
but of course this is an effort that the commission can easily make if member states allow us.
we have to be aware that the crisis is increasing social inequalities and that we have winners and losers.
several honourable members took the floor on social issues and our social model.
i think we can be proud of our social model if we compare the social consequences of this crisis in other parts of the world where we don't have social services or even where we have authoritarian models in government.
we can't change and phase out the support in these sectors too soon.
but recently our confidence lessened in this regard because of the shifting sands of boris johnson's desires and his collection of supporters in parliament who seem more than willing to not only contradict themselves but also contradict the foundation of the united kingdom's reputation by voting to willingly breach international law.
the sharing of fishing rights and policing state subsidies to industry should not be deal breakers to close allies of forty seven years.
it is the responsible thing to do.
no our citizens and businesses on both sides of the channel are looking at us to be responsible are looking at us not to play political games and are looking at us to reach an agreement because they know that a no deal is not in anyone's interests. we are in the middle of an economic crisis of which we cannot see the end. the corona crisis hit our businesses hard not only the european but the british as well.
this is not their choice and they cannot become collateral damage in this story.
but what's fair?
it was the uk that decided to leave the eu it was the uk that decided to be a third country and now it's the uk government demanding that an entire economic bloc of twenty seven countries change its way of doing business.
let me tell you what is not fair.
so when we talk about fair the uk government cannot expect us to sacrifice our businesses and our fishermen in order to get brexit done.
a country that wants to leave the european union but still wants to enjoy the same rights as a member state.
what seems fair to me is that the uk can only get access to our market of four hundred and fifty million consumers if fair competition for our companies is guaranteed and our fishermen can continue to fish in british waters.
that's the million dollar question!
how could that be in anyone's interests?
the british economy has hit its largest recession on record. so why make things worse with a hard brexit?
i want to thank michel barnier for his tireless efforts to try and reach an agreement.
but we also have to remain clear that the eu will not accept a deal at any cost.
as for brexit it's very sad to see that so much time has passed without any agreement being reached on our future relations.
deciding to talk about climate later is failing to grasp the urgency of this task.
that's why compliance with rule of law must be an essential criteria for allocating the funds and these are critical elements in the parliament's position on the eu budget and recovery fund.
and yes the economic transformation needed for that is no walk in the park especially for regions with a long standing tradition of carbon intensive economies.
the climate doesn't wait and neither should we.
some of you have said it's an ambitious target but it's not so ambitious it's a more realistic target if we really want to save our planet.
let us learn from the eu response in the spring let us now be more coordinated more cohesive and make sure that border restrictions are avoided.
or can i even call them conclusions because the only thing that leaders could agree on was that they had actually talked about climate.
it's an exceptional year in many different ways and the council needs to step up if it is ready to face these challenges.
any government should know that.
it is just inadmissible that the council disregards such fundamental concerns.
that's why the parliament is insisting on having a proper sized just transition fund among others as part of a new eu budget because you need to put the money where your policy targets is.
we're approaching the end of the time limit and i just want to remind us that of course the uk government could have asked for an extension and they decided not to but it's also clear that we cannot accept a deal that would endanger the single market social rights or environmental standards.
we are in the midst of a rapidly progressing climate crisis and postponement of action is a mistake.
and the discussion on the review of the rules was put on hold but i'm sure that next year we will address it with a little more certainty also from the economic perspective at that time.
it is important i think that in view of our future discussion we now concentrate our efforts primarily on implementing what we have already decided and i'm confident that the commission and parliament will work hand in hand in the coming weeks
indeed we need to address all these challenges knowing that in the coming weeks and months we will have to push on facing an emergency and promoting recovery.
in taking the necessary legislative steps to have these instruments in place.
it will last until the end of november and at the beginning of next year we will present our proposal as the commission and the portuguese presidency will then convene a social summit.
if we want to turn this around truth has to be spoken. first brexit is a mess.
and then this oven ready deal that basically just needed signing on the future relations between the eu and the uk.
so prime minister stop blaming others for your own actions take responsibility and come back to the negotiation table and avoid the worst outcome for the people in the uk.
second finding a solution to this mess is not going to be easy for either side but thirdly and i think this is important there might not be a good outcome to this but there are many different levels of how difficult this can become.
mr president i might not like to say it but i think it has to be said also here in this house.
no customs checks between northern ireland and the rest of the uk;
london needs to show again how a mature democracy behaves.
the future of scotland is in scottish hands and we all hope that westminster will again give an example to the world of how to tackle this kind of situation.
in addition even when the deadline is ever closer i hope for a good deal that ensures that citizens and enterprises can continue to live and operate normally both in the uk and in the eu.
the uk needs to remind the eu that a referendum is something to agree on not an excuse to put political rivals in prison as spain has done.
it's part of the deal.
at the same time i totally subscribe to the calls for urgency.
i would like to reassure the house that we are going to put enormous emphasis and focus on the action plan on the european pillar of social rights where it would focus on the new european child guarantee and other important steps which i believe would be very important for the future.
we know that and this is how we are going to negotiate.
yesterday when i was presenting the commission work programme for the next year i made very clear reference to the very ambitious fit for fifty five chapter in our commission work programme.
the fact that people expect us to deliver in times of crisis shows that they believe we can deliver.
we saw in recent weeks that the eu health programmes need more money and this is why mr president sassoli i would like to support what you publicly said yesterday the creation of the recovery and resilience facility of next generation eu should not become a burden for the budget of the european union.
trust politicians who have solutions and say loud and clear the institutions of the european union delivered in overcoming the crisis and under michel barnier's leadership in keeping the eu together in the negotiations for finding the best possible relationship with the united kingdom for the future.
we should not place the interest payments for next generation eu within the eu budget.
we should not have less money for farmers for researchers for students because we have created the recovery and resilience facility.
we will be delivering.
two thousand and twenty one we do respect the many good elements of the agreement of the july european council.
the developments of recent days have shown to us that the corona crisis is not a short term crisis but it will be at least a medium term crisis with consequences potentially for the long term.
when people expect us to do more when we have a crisis where it's clear that united we can pass through it better when people expect us to do more we need to equip the european union with the tools it needs to overcome the crisis. and one of our essential tools is the budget of the european union. in the epp group we are committed to a quick conclusion of the negotiations on the eu budget and on the recovery and resilience facility so that both instruments can enter into force on one january.
the developments of recent days have shown to us that passing relatively well through a first wave of corona crisis is no guarantee of passing well through the second and through the third wave.
we have no delays here.
i would like to support what president sassoli said yesterday.
as the rapporteur for the recovery and resilience facility i would like to tell our colleagues in the council that we are working and respecting our schedule here in the european parliament.
however we want to find solutions to allocate further resources where they are needed.
this was the case five years ago during the migration and refugee crisis and this is the case now during the corona crisis.
it shows a genuine trust of the people in europe in the european institutions and this is why we need to provide now what people expect of us provide solutions.
in parallel we are also conducting a fitness check of the rules in place to fight illegal logging namely the eu timber regulation and the flegt regulation to take action into account of our past experience and better understand what has worked and what has failed.
we have been implementing the due diligence system of the eu timber regulation for more than seven years and have been negotiating and implementing flexible voluntary partnership agreements for much longer.