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there was a certain pathos in an octogenarian former stalinist still trotting out these official slogans in a continent that has changed beyond recognition.
mr president as an mep for london home to one of the world's largest financial centres the city this is an issue that is very important.
the two thousand and eight credit crunch and the subsequent revelations of dubious practices in the banking industry have been a stark reminder that an unregulated light touch regime does not always deliver the prosperity respect and transparency that it promises.
whether one considers the libor scandal or the cases involving hsbc and money laundering we can see that this approach can lead to malpractice. i am pleased to note that the uk and the fca now impose some of the most severe criminal sanctions against those found guilty of insider trading and market manipulation in europe.
it shatters the old business models of the music industry which used to rely on the physical media tapes vinyl cds.
but what we see or have seen in many cases is the music industry not coming to terms with these changes in technology trying to rely on old inhibitions and old barriers.
also at the same time we have another phenomenon which is that some artists are living way beyond the original copyright terms.
let us make sure that the growth of this wonderful industry is not inhibited by the out of date attitudes of the music industry.
in fact it is difficult to think of a more heavily regulated industry than financial services with the possible exceptions of nuclear power and some elements of television broadcasting.
the truth is that this compliance is not useless;
not to have more regulation with the aim of preventing bank failure but to have a plurality of operators so that a bank can fail without the taxpayer having to bail it out.
it is worse than useless because what it means is that the very large companies which can afford the costs easily end up taking up the little ones that cannot. we just create the wretched too big to fail' phenomenon which caused the problem in first place. our aim in this chamber should be the precise opposite of what we are doing now;
but of course as we see in reports like this the process of extending the corpus of eu jurisdiction the number of commission rulings against member states the expansion of the jurisprudence of the european court carries on without needing any new treaty decisions any new implementing decisions by the democratic nation states.
the days when the federalists were prepared to give battle openly drawing up their lines with the sunshine gleaming from their greaves and their breastplates are over. the one time that they tried that properly on the referendums on the european constitution it was a debacle for them. so we are back to this stealthy silent encroachment of eu over national jurisdiction.
the mistake that everybody makes in the member states is to talk about federalism as a joke;
the euro and the political integration and so on they snort with laughter.
but when the laughter stops the institutions remain in place.
i have been extremely vocal recently in criticising legislation in russia and also legislation around the world that even criminalises lgbt lifestyles.
we still have some homophobia in the air in europe. anyone can experience homophobic bullying just for being different.
this particularly impacts young people growing up because they will not feel that they can be themselves.
my liberal principles mean that i must champion fairness equality and diversity.
so i think that we should actually increase the list of documents that can be accepted without legal certification in europe.
everywhere in society.
most people would agree that where there is criminal behaviour then those people who are criminals should face the full force of the law. but if we really want to learn the lessons from the crisis there are three measures that we should look at.
the first is as explicitly as possible no more taxpayer bailout for failing banks.
secondly let us make sure that directors are liable and accountable for bank failure.
i do not mind if they earn great bonuses when they do well and perform well but they should also pay the price for failure.
thirdly let us tackle the accounting standards which allow banks to book unrealised profits up front without making sufficient provision for losses or impaired instruments.
recently a young gay activist and drag queen appeared on irish television and expressed his view that groups and individuals that have traditionally opposed lgbti rights particularly in relation to marriage and family rights were homophobic. the groups and the individuals sued the television station paid out immediately and there is now a real fear that this will stymie debate on the issues in ireland.
ireland is currently passing adoption legislation to enable gay couples to adopt and next year we will have a referendum on same sex marriage.
it will be important that we can have those debates in calm and reasoned environments.
i believe that the lunacek report presents a roadmap for member states to ensure non discrimination against lgbti people and i hope that the commission and member states will move to implement its recommendations as soon as possible.
given that the cap has recently been reformed and that we have cut budgets across the board to meet the realities of member state governments i feel that the report's measures will be unnecessarily expensive.
such holdings are fundamental to the diversity of the farming sector and offer an important link between product and community but throwing money at the problem does not necessarily produce results.
cooperation between smallholdings environment and animal welfare sections is vital and it will be a great way forward. i do not believe pumping millions into the sector right now is appropriate.
the european union's foundational doctrine is that the world is conglomerating into these huge blocks and we need to be part of one if we are to be wealthy or successful but it just does not match the evidence.
this report is a brave attempt to try and shift power downwards to take decisions more closely to the people they affect and therefore to avoid the duplication the waste and bureaucracy which is intrinsic in large government and is the single chief reason why the european union is falling further and further behind and why it is the only continent on earth not experiencing any growth.
mr president i strongly support lgbt rights. no one should be discriminated against on the basis of their sexuality or gender identity.
i have personally campaigned for the rights of gays and lesbians especially in those countries where homosexuality is illegal.
i was proud to support the turkish cypriot gay community and celebrated with them when homosexuality was decriminalised last week.
but while i believe in lgbt rights i also believe in the sovereignty of the eu member states.
the eu should not encroach in areas in which it does not have competency.
anti discrimination measures are important but we must not duplicate the work being carried out by member states by introducing additional eu requirements.
everybody seems to agree that the situation for europe's young is serious.
we greens are especially pleased to see that you have chosen youth unemployment as one of your main priorities.
we are in a time of severe crisis and great challenges lie ahead. you have put forward an ambitious agenda and i sincerely hope that you will manage to move us all forward.
i remember that heads of state already in january two thousand and twelve expressed their deep concern and the necessity to act at european level. mr prime minister now you have the chance to act. you can on behalf of all the member states make a difference by gathering support in the governments for a youth guarantee in all member states.
as you might be aware parliament will today vote on a resolution supporting the introduction of european wide youth guarantee schemes.
in fact the major conference in dublin in april will deal with climate change malnutrition and under nutrition.
we gave a very strong endorsement of the fiscal stability treaty last year.
union. it is absolutely important in the context of food security and a growing global population that we deal with that and i expect that we will during this presidency
i remember you here with your t shirt saying respect the irish vote'.
this holds enormous potential for every one of
we have the opportunity to have our young people make those waves of change for the people who are going to live on our planet for the next hundred years and the platforms can be put in now by courage trust decisiveness and clarity at european level.
i did say that the important thing is to raise the economies of europe and we can do that together.
because there are more than eleven countries that now favour this ireland will not stand in its way.
it is very important that a political leader could go and engage with politicians to explain the decisions that we made in our country in making progress to exit from our programme.
that is what politics should be about to create those opportunities.
it has not happened to any other country and that is why it is important for ireland to exit this programme and that we get the support which has been committed to us by europe for a long time.
in respect of the single market and youth unemployment what is more important for any young person in this union than to understand that they have opportunities?
that is why it is important that people should also understand that because we were one of the first countries in a programme we had to borrow eur sixty four billion and put that on the backs of our electorate because european financial policy and european political policy at the time was that no bank should fail.
view. i see trade and the opportunity to be creative for the future as being so important for young europeans the next generation coming behind
citizen. it behoves every one of you every one of us to be able to explain to our people the purpose of the european union what it means to feel to be a european to have pride in the european union and to understand that together we have the opportunity to make the union of five hundred million people which others want to join the opportunity to be a really strong global
valid. we want mr murphy to assure everybody that ireland has always paid its way but it needs to be done in a fair and balanced way for everybody involved
this is an important message that i have heard here today.
nothing is more important in the entire political spectrum than creating opportunities for people to contribute to the society in which we live.
let me assure you that the irish presidency can bring to bear its own experience in this matter.
we have very close relationships with our british counterparts.
codecision. you represent the peoples of five hundred
thank you all for your contributions.
parliament. as i said this is the first time that codecision applies here and the european council of which i am honoured to be a member cannot believe that it takes decisions as an individual
i would like to thank the european parliament for the interaction and engagement we have had here today. i speak as both the politician and leader of the government of my own country. i want you to understand that we have absolute respect for this parliament the elected members of the peoples of the european union.
just to be clear in respect of schengen governance which has been raised here by a number of people we hope to agree on this during this term and the same applies in the case of asylum.
gathering. we are inviting people from all over the world to come to our country and any of you who want to see how a country in challenging times is able to measure up to the conditions and still live with hope for a brighter future please come and engage
the founding principle of the european union despite the absolute necessity for peace was also that big countries would work with small countries and that together the peoples would grow in importance of their economies and the opportunity to live their lives and do their business.
i would like to say to you that it is in ireland's interest that we make this an effective presidency because i want to see our country emerge from the programme and exit from the programme in.
it is time for europe to realise that it stands at a crossroads and on this planet and in a global sense europe has got to realise that it can do so much more by working together by increasing the opportunity for economies to grow.
else. the fantasy economics of thinking that you can just say forget your liabilities' forget your responsibilities' is just not
i think people should understand that since the united nations was formed since the very first day of its formation my country has been represented somewhere around the world in peacekeeping and dealing with issues of poverty malnutrition human rights and under nutrition and we will continue that.
the lisbon treaty makes this a codecision process therefore it is important that members of the european council understand and appreciate that. we do need a budget and we need a budget soon and that budget should be adequately resourced to provide the facilities for the union for the time ahead.
our people have been pragmatic in understanding that the problem will not go away and will not sort itself out unless there is leadership and clear decisive interaction with people.
we signed a strategic partnership agreement with him last year. there are fifty zero irish people serving on the boards of british companies. as far as i am concerned britain has always been a fundamental part of the european union a driver of the single market and would stand to gain enormously from being intensely involved in the new trade discussions with japan canada india and singapore and most importantly of all when we get a mandate to open negotiations for free trade agreements between the united states and the european union.
opportunities to go and work where they would like to work in an employment that would be suitable for them and that they would enjoy.
we are the only country which has a situation where we have to repay three billion every year for ten years in promissory notes.
player. i hope to welcome the croatian people as full members of the european union on
i can confirm for you that the first item on the agenda of the euro group next week under the chairmanship of the irish minister for finance is the question of the financial transaction tax.
if this is reflected across the board in europe think of the potential for jobs opportunity investment in industry investment in research and creativity. our own commissioner is dealing with a very important budget from that point of
minister. we have a very clear understanding of the conditions of membership of the european union it is to make them work better in the interest of everybody. that should be our remit. i do not see a situation where you can have twenty seven different conditions of membership for countries of the
therefore we need interaction and engagement with the two pack urgently and i hope that this happens.
ms zimmer mentioned why i was more interested in the germans and why i went to see the csu i did and i went to see cyprus as well and everybody else included.
that. this after all is the year of the
the world in which we live is changing at bewildering speed genetics biotech nano technology robotics all of these changes that are coming at us like a wave.
that is why we are negotiating with the ecb on one hand and that is why i was very happy to see that the european council was actually able to endorse on time the decision taken by the euro group to follow through on the decision of twenty nine june last to break the link between sovereign and bank debt and to move on now to the single supervisory mechanism which will be the discussions undertaken by the euro group which is being led by
i want you to understand that i raised this deliberately with mr van rompuy and i have thanked parliament the commission and the council over the years for their continuing support for the peace process in northern ireland. believe you me this took politicians of all parties very many years to win a hard won peace and we are not going to lose that because of thugs or by those who want to disrupt that peace process and destroy the economy of northern ireland and the people who make that
we did not favour a financial transaction tax because of our own international financial services centre with thirty five zero jobs being so close to london.
we have got a thousand multinationals in our country to help drive our exports and we are concentrating as president schulz knows on small and medium enterprises to stimulate confidence in our own indigenous economy.
i think it is important that you should understand this because the csu might have a particular view about programme countries.
i think we can do something about this.
despite the difficulties that people had they said the place to be is in europe the place to hang on to is the euro we see real opportunities here'.
financed. it is still capable of delivering the most jobs in manufacturing in the european
in so far as we are concerned with our presidency we will work directly and very diligently in regard to the question of unemployed youth and the opportunity to motivate young people to give them an inspiration that politics actually does work and that they can have an opportunity themselves to contribute.
as holder of the presidency i pledge to work as a presidency with this parliament and our colleagues in the council to see that this can be brought about as quickly as possible.
ms gurmai mentioned about the european protection order which helps promote the protection of women and the commission proposal for women on company boards.
but i do not think we should be kidding anybody mr barroso because the fundamentals have not changed.
mr draghi and angela merkel may well have committed the german taxpayer to unlimited sums of money in order to prop up the eurozone and certainly ahead of the german elections there is perhaps not much else she could have done and i do accept that the pressure from the markets mr barroso has eased for now.
that or not actually the longer this debate goes on the more likely the uk is to leave the european union. this debate will not stop and i am pleased to say that democracy the arguments for democracy are now staging a fight back and i look forward to when the united kingdom does get that referendum.
he wants us to have an la carte menu. well you may give him some concessions and you may not.
you are showing that the european political class are out of touch uncaring and simply plain wrong.
but i am pleased to say that in britain there is a proper european debate that is starting driven i suspect by the rise of ukip in the polls and mr cameron having postponed it for a few times will speak this friday on the issue.
manufacturing both in the north and south of the eurozone is eroding with every single month that goes by and there are the levels of human suffering that we are seeing with pensions having been cut back with soup kitchens growing all over the place and with people in despair and the prospects for two thousand and thirteen particularly for the mediterranean are that it will be worse still.
in fact things deteriorated in two thousand and twelve substantially. unemployment has soared particularly in the mediterranean countries with youth unemployment now up to fifty eight in two of those countries.
mr president we see there is nothing to worry about! mr barroso told us last week i think i can say that the existential threat against the euro has essentially been overcome.
his real plan is of course to deflect all of this so that there is not a referendum for five years.
and from your perspective mr barroso and from everybody's perspective i suppose the champagne is still flowing the chauffeur driven cars are shiny the salaries and of course the expenses are attractive so everything is rosy in the eu garden.
move along crisis over.
peace and prosperity through solidarity and cohesion.
finally the banking crisis has held the eu in thrall for too long.
that is what engenders solidarity among the citizens of the eu and restores people's faith in the vision of the founding fathers.
it is a proud moment for ireland to embark on its seventh presidency since our accession forty years ago. much has changed in those forty years for ireland and for europe most of it for the better.
it is important to recognise that stability on its own is not enough.
these challenges must be confronted with a new sense of urgency.
a sense of aimlessness in young lives will inevitably poison young minds.
however our presidency comes at a critical time. there are new and serious challenges facing the eu its twenty seven member states and its five hundred million citizens.
a generation of young people must not be abandoned to long term unemployment.
we must promote growth and create jobs.
it is time to complete banking union and to break the link between banking and sovereign debt once and for all.
thus i greatly welcome the irish presidency's commitment to the youth guarantee as a key policy platform urgently addressing the unemployment crisis in the eu.
your emphasis on the need for solidarity and fairness within the eu as a whole and your commitment to prioritise growth and job creation echoes what i and my social democratic colleagues among other meps have been calling for in this house since the crisis hit the continent in.
two thousand and eight likewise you understand the need for separation of the banking debt and the public purse for the sake of economic recovery and a return to employment and prospects for a decent future for our youth. we agree that;
so i would appeal to you to take the experience that we have gained to the council of ministers and try to come up with a new approach that can give us a chance in the common interests of all eu citizens.
we need to resist this and work for a good agreement and for that you will have good cooperation and support from the commission.
i can assure you that solidarity and fairness would be the guiding principles here for the commission as
kind. the eu continues to support the peace process in northern ireland by providing long term political and financial support to ensure a successful and sustainable settlement.
the second thing i want to say is that we should take stock in europe.
this is a changing
from? there were two world wars in the first half of the last century and sixty million europeans killed each
we all know that it takes time. nobody more than ireland knows that it takes time.
there are many people in this house who play politics with people's pain. they use phrases like austerity does not work' as if you plant the seed today and you wake up in the morning saying where is the bush?
and above all in europe and also in ireland talk about solidarity. there is plenty to go around. ireland is not a poor country. europe is not a poor continent. it is time we shared things out a bit and helped people through the difficult times that they are facing.
deeper. we are taking those better relationships to
of work. the dignity of a job and the opportunity
at are delivered on. people want to see that. we will work to achieve
debt. austerity has brought pain and suffering to many families and to many
but as someone who is passionate about europe i am convinced that european people can be both inspired and motivated about what we actually do in europe and what together we can actually
europe at all'. the awarding of the nobel peace prize to europe last year recognised that
of our generation. there is no simple solution to the problem but it is a challenge that we
two pack very soon. the european semester process is a real step forward in how we
of a banking union. we look forward to agreement with parliament on crd iv also where we have
control. internationally investors are showing a new confidence
need security. the security that will allow them to live better safer and more prosperous