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for those most affected by inequality will be meaningless so we must prioritise the enforcement of financial regulations to step up vigilance of banking and other lenders' practices as these have a really big impact on the lives of consumers facing financial difficulty and in particular mortgage distress.
the banking sector will simply save that not unprecedented cost by taxpayers.
they had been enjoying emergency ecb assistance for years and must not be allowed to further punish customers facing hardship due to circumstances beyond their control.
i completely agree with the figures which have been quoted.
for instance there is a very nice project in germany which we could generalise to other countries where in public spaces there is a meter measuring how much longer a woman has to work in order to reach the same medium salary as a man. of course we also have to get the social partners into this discussion and we have to have transparency measures
who is going to care for the elderly too?
all this is on the agenda of the strategy for women and we are going to put that in place step by step not in order to just speak about it but to change things.
the data retention directive obliges communication and network service providers to retain traffic and location data and data about subscribers.
special investigative tools should be made available such as undercover operations for the police to infiltrate sex offender circles and special investigative units should analyse child pornography material to identify child victims.
this ambitious text covers prosecution of offenders protection of victims and prevention of offences.
extending the data retention directive to huge volumes of personal and content related data such as internet searches for different key words in different languages content uploaded messages exchanged and the elements necessary to identify all users would have to withstand a necessity and proportionality case
lawful interception occurs in the context of a criminal investigation which supposes the existence of a suspect.
such an extension would apply to content uploaded by everyone on every platform at any given time and on every topic.
lawful interception is solely governed by national law and differs across member states but in general it can be used only if a law enforcement authority has indications that a specific criminal activity is being committed and requires further investigation.
content can be obtained and stored in the context of criminal investigations by means of the instrument known as lawful interception.
member states should also put in place national systems to block access to internet pages containing child pornography and undertake actions to remove the content at source.
to take account of risks brought about by technological developments the proposal introduces in particular new criminal offences such as grooming viewing child pornography without downloading files online sexual abuse or advertising the possibility to abuse children for example through internet forums.
i have also taken note of the proposal to extend the scope of the data retention directive in order to retain data about searches made by users for child pornography material and child sex abuse content uploaded on the internet or messages used to groom children online.
i count also on the member states and the european parliament to have a final text that will be essential to fight these crimes and i would like to draw your attention again to the principle of proportionality which i think connects with the latest question on this matter.
it is very much in the interests of both countries that they continue their cooperation and overcome any nationalist and extremist ideas which have been at the root of much misfortune suffered by the whole region in the past. the commission has repeatedly stressed the need for a strict enforcement of the rule of
in its recent opinion the commission commented positively on inter ethnic relations in albania.
the main objective of the cross border cooperation programmes is to support the development of a common socio economic environment for people communities and economies including the delivery of technical assistance.
this allocation of funds is used for providing grants to small joint projects proposed by local stakeholders in a variety of sectors such as the economy culture tourism the environment and social issues.
the albanian authorities bear the full responsibility for the efficient investigation of the facts and the equitable trial of those responsible.
this should prepare countries to manage future cross border programmes under the european territorial cooperation objectives of the european union structural funds.
law and for full respect of human rights notably the protection of the rights of persons belonging to minorities.
all applicant countries are aware of the importance of fulfilling these criteria for progress towards the european union.
a good example of how the eu can help member states improve women's health is cancer screening.
women live on average six years longer than men but most of these additional years are lived in worse health.
finally i am pleased to say that earlier this year the commission published a report on women's health which contributes to raising awareness of the need for policies that are more responsive to gender concerns.
the strategy stresses that health services need to continue the process of adaptation to properly reflect the specific needs of women and men.
it is estimated that thirty two zero deaths from breast cancer alone could be prevented each year across the european union if effective national screening programmes for breast cancer were implemented.
to this end the community health programme has supported many projects on women's health aimed at promoting a better understanding and recognition of women's health needs.
two negotiating chapters were opened during this reporting period environment and food safety adding to a total of thirteen chapters that are currently open.
turkey has witnessed strong economic growth in two thousand and ten recouping the losses incurred during the financial crisis but the process of privatisation and structural reform needs to continue.
with regard to regional issues and international obligations it is now urgent that turkey fulfils its obligation of full non discriminatory implementation of additional protocols to the association agreement.
however there has been no progress towards normalisation of bilateral relations with the republic of cyprus.
this will affect the overall progress of the negotiations.
two thousand and five the commission has reported regularly to the council and parliament on turkish progress towards meeting the copenhagen criteria. on nine november the commission published the two thousand and ten progress report on turkey. the report covers the period from early october two thousand and nine to october two thousand and ten
the decision of the constitutional court to close down the democratic society party and a surge in pkk terrorist attacks also undermined this policy.
the high number of legal suits against journalists and undue pressure on the media undermine freedom of the press in practice.
turkey has pursued its political reform process in particular through the reform of its constitution and continues to sufficiently fulfil the political criteria.
the implementation of the constitutional changes in a transparent and inclusive way is essential for turkish progress.
and progress is measured on the basis of decisions taken legislation adopted and measures implemented.
the constitutional amendments adopted by referendum on twelve september created the conditions for progress in a number of areas such as the judiciary fundamental rights and public administration.
significant reforms are still required on fundamental rights in particular in the area of freedom of expression.
the democratic opening aimed notably at addressing the kurdish issue has not yet met expectations.
as regards the economic criteria for accession to the european union turkey continues to be a functioning market economy that can cope with competitive pressure and market forces within the union.
turkey continued improving its ability to take on the obligations of membership by aligning its laws and regulations with those of the european union.
the commission has recommended that if there is no progress on this issue the measures adopted by the european union in two thousand and six should be upheld.
important progress has been made on energy security with the ratification of the intergovernmental agreement on nabucco and on cooperation in the aviation sector with initialisation of the eu turkey horizontal aviation agreement. much alignment remains to be done particularly on fisheries social policies justice and home affairs and the customs union where longstanding trade issues remain unresolved.
the commission encourages the introduction of a youth guarantee to ensure that all young people are in a job further education or activation measures within four months of leaving school.
at the same time demand for highly qualified people is projected to rise by almost sixteen million and demand for people with medium level qualifications by more than.
this represents a big employment opportunity for young people and we must make sure that young people can take full advantage of it.
public employment services the social partners employers and support services for young people at local level all have a crucial role to play.
of course there is no single solution to the problems facing us but we can learn a lot from each other by exchanging experience.
meanwhile the european progress microfinance facility will provide support for young entrepreneurs who cannot find alternative funding to set up businesses.
it sets out an agenda for improving education and employment for our young people over the next decade.
in september the commission presented a set of policy initiatives for young people called youth on the move'.
we also need to foster greater labour mobility and encourage innovation.
the youth employment framework we propose gives guidance on how policy makers stakeholders and institutions can help things along.
the europe two thousand and twenty strategy which lays out the eu's detailed plans for growth and jobs for the next decade lays special emphasis on young people and sets clear targets for educational attainment.
the commission recently presented another flagship initiative an agenda for new skills and jobs'.
there are now five million young people under the age of twenty five who cannot find a job.
if things do not move i will move to have targeted initiatives to improve the situation.
that is why we need to speak with those who have responsibility.
this is one of the five priorities of the commission strategy for equality between women and men two thousand and ten two thousand and fifteen which i have already presented in this house and i have also already announced that it would be good to have more women
the problem is that under rule one hundred and sixteen if a member is not in his place at the point at which a question should be replied to then the question lapses.
other countries unfortunately are still a little slow. i can assure you that in all the contacts that we have with the member states this is one of the priority areas that we discuss.
secondly i would regret it if children were seen as a problem' in relation to the participation of women in the workforce.
their questions have not been reached.
i can only repeat that the cost of an improper functioning of justice or the cost of not treating human beings as human beings should be treated
first of all let me thank the parliament for the excellent work which has been done on the procedural rights.
those come at a price but they are indispensable to safeguarding the rights of the defence for european citizens and also to making mutual recognition function properly.
before we make any proposal we always make a thorough impact assessment of the financial consequences of the eu legislation for member states. only then do we submit legislative proposals. this exercise was of course based on the figures provided by the administration of the member states.
these figures reveal that the additional costs to be borne by member states should not be too great. regarding the right to interpretation and translation the directive simply reiterates an existing obligation of the member states already in the convention on human rights of the council of europe so it is not asking for something extraordinary.
it is just asking for something very basic.
the member states and there are many who already comply with the strasbourg court obligations are unlikely to have to incur any expenses in addition to what they already spend on this.
regarding the right to information the biggest share of expenditure will be in the initial one off cost of drawing up a letter of rights.
if member states make a calculation taking in the risk of a miscarriage of justice the legal remedies and the retrials the loss of reputation of a justice system as a whole and sometimes the damages awarded by the strasbourg court or by domestic courts then it is much more expensive not to have these basic rights financed by a responsible state.
naturally our level of accuracy depends a lot on the response and feedback that we receive from the various member states.
we have to be attentive to specific cases.
migration flows that may not have been sufficiently appreciated in the previous period.
this resolution calls for the immediate release of all political prisoners. it also welcomes that the azeri authorities have allowed a medical team to visit leyla and arif yunus.
this resolution also demands that all european court of human rights rulings need to be complied with including that of sixteen june two thousand and fifteen which confirms armenia's responsibility for the occupation and military presence in the territories of azerbaijan.
as we see today this hope has been replaced by to put it mildly strong concerns.
wise words indeed from president heydar aliyev in.
it is true that the international community has probably not been as active as it could have been in solving this protracted conflict which is still as we speak claiming lives.
we also know that it feels that far too often the international community disregards the challenges it has had to face in the aftermath of this war in terms of refugees and internally displaced persons.
two thousand and one and yet eu azerbaijan relations are a story of disappointments and let us be honest probably mutual disappointments.
but two wrongs do not make a right and when azerbaijan joined the council of europe our hope was that it shared our attachment to human rights and fundamental freedoms.
our relations have intensified over the last years under the eastern partnership and we would like to see this relationship prosper and develop further on the basis of common interests and values. however there are important issues in our relationship that need to be addressed openly among partners.
we continue to call for the release of human rights activists and journalists imprisoned without a fair trial.
for this journalists must be allowed to perform their work freely.
we expect more action to be taken in this regard.
our delegation works hard to promote human rights and has good contacts with civil society in baku.
to achieve sustainable results we will have to apply a long term constructive approach based on dialogue and engagement and the intense use of diplomatic channels.
in fact civil society political opposition figures human rights defenders and journalists face intimidation violence and repression.
to those who are now frantically calling for more time for silent diplomacy i say that the azeri authorities have had all the time in the world to make sure that human rights were respected in their own country and that they respected commitments they made to implement the rulings of the european court of human rights and their commitments under the osce and to ensure that the strategic and eastern partnerships also include respect for democracy and human rights. we do not need another kind of russian scenario in azerbaijan and therefore we must speak out now. what is the alternative to strong words in the face of the gravest human rights violations and what good will more silent diplomacy do?
the bilateral trade relations of our two economies are rapidly developing into a global economic marriage but the fdi of both blocs has scope for further improvement.
and moving beyond the joint ventures towards greater openness reflected in other legal regulations.
we can boost investment flows by responding to the needs of investors.
i welcome the commissioner's intention to use the agreement to press our policies of sustainable development and csr.
for example we need liberalisation of market access and of the regulatory environment through improved access to markets reduction of investment barriers legal certainties and investor protection.
mr president i would like to congratulate the commissioner on the first stand alone investment agreement negotiation since fdi became an exclusive competence of the union.
these are important but i urge the commission to focus in its negotiations on the following on the one hand on asking the chinese to help eu investors through simplified licensing minimising limits to foreign ownership providing guarantees to improving intellectual and industrial property rights and geographic indications
i know this may not appeal to the rather exotic dartmouth brons school of economics but it will certainly help the rest of us. the eu can help china too by scrapping export subsidies and reviewing technical obstacles.
when i last met my chinese counterpart at the eu china joint committee in june i received reassurances that negotiations would cover all issues of interest to either side including market access.
but above all in generating further investment liberalisation.
negotiations towards an ambitious agreement will create positive momentum for our strategic partnership at large.
in addition to the dual objectives of investment protection and market access the eu will also endeavour to use these negotiations to promote the union's general external action principles.
a high level trade and economic dialogue with china on twenty four october and the expected launching of investment negotiations at the eu china summit on twenty one november will be important stepping stones towards building a mutually beneficial long term relationship with china.
for example the commission will aim to address sustainable development matters such as preventing the lowering of standards to attract investment supporting social and environmental standards and providing a reference in support of internationally recognised standards of corporate social responsibility and appropriate procedures to address disputes in this area.
the successful launching of these negotiations will also mark the first ever mandate given to the commission to negotiate a stand alone investment agreement following the entry into force of the lisbon treaty and the gradual deployment of eu investment policy.
the commission remains committed to engaging positively with china.
i look forward to the launching of negotiations for a bilateral investment agreement that will offer both protection to existing and future investments and create new market access on both sides thereby providing the impetus for increased two way investment flows.
i trust that the chinese negotiators will be empowered by the new leadership to reach an ambitious deal.
promoting bilateral investment should be our joint economic objective for the years ahead. recent consultations with investors and stakeholders have confirmed the findings of our impact assessment study namely that the main added value of an eu china investment agreement resides not only in creating a level playing field on investment protection
under the development cooperation instrument we may not continue geographic aid to china indefinitely but there may be an opportunity for thematic aid because there are parts of china that do need assistance.
yes there is asymmetry in trade and that needs to be addressed.
there is no eu china agreement there are twenty six agreements with china and i believe this is a timely review of these arrangements.
however in the area of services i think there is an opportunity for us particularly under the development cooperation instrument to build and to encourage investment in services both ways.
and so colleagues the message for the uk is very clear.
switzerland has a trade agreement with china new zealand has a trade agreement with china and in particular iceland has a trade agreement with china.
the fact is that a sovereign nation does not need to be part of a large trade bloc in order to sign trade agreements.
mr president as has been said twenty six member states have individual bilateral investment agreements in force with china and it would be a better use of everyone's time if the trade commissioner dropped the attempt to negotiate an eu china investment agreement and simply left it to the outstanding two
iceland as most of us know has now suspended its application for eu membership.
in the context just of trade were iceland to join the eu it would then be obliged to abandon the trade agreement it already has with china.
as i mentioned i support the negotiations but urge for strict criteria for transparency respect for human rights environmental laws and labour standards.
as a member of the wto china is bound to open its markets enable a level playing field and allow fair competition.
however total eu investments in china are seven times larger than vice versa and at the same time european businesses need new capital.
china has indicated that the market access chapter could be included in a direct investment agreement which is a precondition for opening the negotiations.
goods that are made in labour camps should fall outside of the scope of a new deal and the eu should insist that human rights and the rule of law feature more prominently on the political agenda of the annual eu china summit.
that is why we should remove investment barriers and agree on clear rules of the road.
there is a large list of current obstacles for european companies looking to do business in china whether it is discrimination complex tariff structures or technical barriers to trade and this should end.
this will eventually also benefit european consumers and businesses particularly smes.
these should be a crucial part of any agreement.
our aim should be that all member states are protected in exactly the same way which is presently not the case.
in particular we welcome the support for an agreement that combines investment protection with liberalisation that establishes a balance between the right to regulate and the right of the investors that provides legal certainty and clarity to investors on both sides and that takes into account important issues like environmental protection labour standards and human rights.
the only possibility of addressing those matters is precisely if you were able to do it with all of the member states together but that of course means that all of the member states would need to have the same approach themselves and support us in the negotiations.
what is important ms keller is that isds relates not to the legislation for example environmental legislation itself but to the way the legislation is applied so that there can be no discrimination between a european or a chinese company.
we have a limited number of member states that are very well protected in their investment agreement and there are many others that have very weak protection which is in fact discrimination inside the internal market.
there are many reasons for that but certainly in terms of investment and development and the way the modern world is going the more arrangements and the closer cooperation we can have with a growing economy like china the better it is for us and also for them.
over a year ago the now prime minister of china came to my constituency and visited a farm there.