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with three new missions on the ground in the sahel south sudan and horn of africa and with two more under preparation for mali and libya we have seen some dynamic developments over the past year. we have also seen clear results
let me now turn to capabilities.
as far as structures and procedures are concerned the eu needs to possess crisis response structures with twenty four seven monitoring and response capacity able to provide early warning and up to date situation awareness to all relevant actors
the comprehensive approach is about defining a correct policy mix and the proper sequencing of instruments both at eu level and with member states.
they reflect the world we live in where an action in a far corner of the world could have an impact in our home town.
this is why our work on pooling and sharing is so important.
responding at eu political level in a coherent efficient and timely way to crises of such a scale and nature requires one single set of arrangements.
we have already started active international cyber security cooperation with an emphasis on the united states and on emerging markets as well as nato the united nations oecd osce and other international organisations.
hence i would like to express my appreciation for the amount of work which lies behind these four reports and for their quality.
member states provide these capabilities and we all know that the financial crisis is putting a heavy burden on national budgets.
the european union situation room and the commission's monitoring and information centre are ready to support the process.
the high representative has said this on numerous occasions and it is worth repeating we must continue to resource our missions and operations properly and we must continue working towards the goals we have set out for our ongoing missions and our operations.
two thousand and thirteen this offers a very good opportunity to address these challenges at the highest political level.
indeed it is necessary to pursue efforts at eu and member state level as well as in dialogue with external partners and civil society to identify climate security needs and to further strengthen our understanding of interlinkages between climate change development
we are very grateful for their work and for their dedication. our missions are effective and their results are sustainable only if they are part of a comprehensive approach.
the european external action service and the commission are preparing a joint commission eeas communication on eu cyber security to ensure the adequate level of cyber security preparedness also looking at cyber defence capabilities
another area of work relates to the solidarity clause which is designed for situations of major emergencies affecting the member states.
the people that we send into the field are doing a tremendous job often in very dangerous and difficult environments.
there are some common themes in the four reports the need for comprehensiveness close coordination in house but also with partners full use of the post lisbon set up better use of resources and the efficiency of our efforts.
environmental degradation natural resources migration or conflict.
the example of the horn of africa is a good illustration of our approach. in the horn we employ policies and instruments in a consistent and mutually reinforcing manner.
and training as well as a coherent international cyber policy for the european union.
the european external action service and the commission are currently working on a joint proposal to implement the clause.
defence capabilities are particularly affected.
also revised eu emergency and crisis coordination arrangements are suitable in this context.
they need to enhance collective knowledge of climate related security challenges as set out in the report by mr tarand.
we concur with the main lines of the report.
your suggestions and recommendations are important to us and we are happy to have parliament on our side as our partner but also as a fair critic.
the csdp allows the european union to act but to act we must have capabilities.
on all types of hazards and crises or disasters.
synergies with wider european policies research and development dual use and the defence industry are also crucial.
from our efforts. the number of pirate attacks off the horn of africa has shrunk significantly.
as we are stepping up operational engagement in new crisis areas such as the sahel we must continue working in a comprehensive manner.
i would like to underline some points which seem particularly important to us.
cyber security is a case in point.
the european union and member states are leading international efforts to enhance climate security by initiating policy dialogue including at the un security council level and in its bilateral relations and by supporting concrete initiatives in the fields of climate risk management
two thousand and ten security inside somalia has also improved and the government has now extended its power over a great part of its territory previously ruled by al shabaab.
we also work very closely with a variety of partners which increases our impact and also leads to a better use of our resources.
we also need to bolster public private partnerships in cyber security.
one example is the global climate change alliance which has a strong focus on climate adaptation in the most climate vulnerable regions of the world.
but there have been three reports this week the world bank's estimate of a four temperature rise by the end of the century the united nations saying action to curb emissions is falling short of what is needed and the european environment agency reporting that the effects of climate change are already being felt here in europe as i have seen in my constituency in south west england in the last day or two.
this has been acknowledged by high representative solana some five years ago by our foreign ministers last year and again by the council presidency today yet no action has been forthcoming.
the issue of climate change has been overshadowed in public debate by other security concerns especially in north africa.
climate change is not only adding to the costs of government it is aggravating the threats to peace and security as the greater impact of climate change beyond our borders causes war about water and adds to the number of climate refugees.
therefore i strongly underline the need to define the roles and competences of the different actors.
the danjean report talks about strategic autonomy and strategic decline which the report assigns to the lack of funds and the reduced defence budgets. the greens see these more as a result of lack of cooperation sometimes mismanagement and even a result of wrong priorities.
at the same time it is very difficult and i understand the difficulty to relate these to the nato defence clause and in particular for those six eu member states which remain outside nato.
secondly there is the question of the nuclear umbrella nuclear weapons.
i hope that our four reports will be supported by majorities tomorrow.
now just on that second point the technical cooperation appears to be quite good but we all know that political collaboration is extremely poor or weak.
mr president all i would say is that i think as far as the european court of auditors is concerned in that particular instance they had nothing positive to say and the effect of a lot of the action was to embed a corrupt predatory elite allow organised crime to prosper and ruin a customs service that previously seemed to work perfectly well.
now we are talking about getting it right. this is my very point. if the european union actually focused its efforts on these civil missions to try and get them properly organised and effectively administered then we might be getting somewhere.
mr president honourable members you have come up with a number of suggestions on how to improve our approach and our actions and i consider the report instrumental for our policy debate.
this has been an interesting and i think a very important debate.
not least because in the context of looking at the economic situation that member states and institutions find themselves in it is absolutely vital that we discuss how best to make sure that we are able to respond
to some of the crises and security threats we are faced with as individual nations as parliamentarians and as institutions.
monday's conclusions stressed that capabilities underpin the eu's ability to act as a security provider in the context of a wider comprehensive approach.
also the council underlines the necessity to maximise the effectiveness of europe's defence expenditure in times of financial austerity including through pooling and sharing.
it also stresses the wider impact of the defence sector on innovation technology and growth and the need for synergies with wider eu policies in these fields mr van orden says that the eu
does not need military means and can leave this to nato.
it has an effect on piracy and it has been cooperating very well with nato. the same can be said about our training mission in somalia which has had a positive effect
on strengthening the somalian government.
if i am correct the british government is supporting these eu operations.
i would also like to recall that the united states in their strategic review asked for greater responsibility and a greater role for the european union as a security provider in the world.
on the issue of a special representative dealing with climate security the european union is already focussing political attention on climate security challenges through its established structures.
the european union is also sponsoring international debate including at the level of the un security council.
the priority appears to be to continue building up awareness and capacities at the multilateral level and in regional fora.
in this regard we take note of the report's recommendation to work towards the nomination of a special envoy at united nations level.
the european union is already coordinating its action on climate security aspects with the un and its agencies.
the nomination of a un envoy would help this ongoing coordination and help maintain political visibility at un level.
let me end by saying as the high representative vice president constantly does how proud we are and should be of the servicemen and women who are operating in theatre at the present time.
as we move towards christmas and for us a holiday season i am very conscious that men and women are serving across the world and especially as was mentioned in very dangerous places.
mr president i would like to thank all colleagues who participated in this debate for their interest and opinions including those who were pessimistic suspicious or even grossly exaggerating.
in view of the discussion i would like to mention one more aspect which has not been touched upon in the report namely that we should address not only the way we get into a situation triggered by the activation of the two clauses but also apart from staying in and being constant in our engagement when and how we get out of it.
mr president this resolution is completely unacceptable.
the eu should be a global political player on the international scene' it says to protect its interests in the world and to ensure the security of its citizens'.
all under the roof of a single political authority.
it says the eu has an important role to play as security provider for the member states' and it wants mergers of european businesses to contribute to european defence industry.
it talks of having the full range of possibilities for action on the international scene' of intervening in all types of crisis including high intensity conflicts' and that means war.
finally to those who complain about the cost of this proposal and there were some i would say that we do not have the right to continue to use the dwindling resources of this planet.
i am pleased with the alde amendment which exempts micro enterprises that is businesses employing less than ten people and with a turnover of less than two million from the requirement to take back all small volume waste.
mr president i wish that we did not have a european supervisory authority but we do.
given that we do we should appoint the best people to lead them.
what we saw earlier today was indeed a farce where colleagues who had interviewed the individuals and deemed them to be competent nonetheless wanted to flex their muscles and protest that they had not been consulted enough.
that was why we had the vote today.
mr president you have heard me many times in this chamber fighting my lonely and gruelling war of attrition against the establishment of these new eu supervisory agencies in the field of financial services.
my contention throughout has been that they were a solution to a non existent problem.
so why did we so overwhelmingly vote to appoint these nominees?
it has nothing to do with improving financial services and everything to do with extending brussels control.
one of the ways in which i try and champion their interests as taxpayers is by preventing the squandering of the money they have worked for on useless inefficient or corrupt eu agencies.
that argument loses none of its force when the useless agency happens to be situated in my constituency as is the case with the european police college.
i do not think there is any doubt about the mismanagement of its accounts. i do not think anyone in this house is arguing that financially it is a worthwhile or efficient organisation.
there is a wider issue of why we need a european police agency at all. a monopoly on the right of coercive force is perhaps the definitive attribute of statehood and states around the world have reached extremely sophisticated extremely efficient accords on police collaboration without needing these eu agencies to tell them what to do.
we have worked very well without the eu in the county of hampshire where the epc is situated.
the single permit will facilitate the legal migration that is needed to sustain long term european growth and our living standards.
madam president any british people still wondering whether we should be in the european union could do worse than watch the proceedings of this morning.
today we are sending a reassuring message to thousands of women who fear for their lives and flee for their lives across borders.
madam president i like the other members who have spoken welcome the european protection order.
the epo marks a huge step forward in victims' rights as a strong instrument which will provide a safer haven for victims of violence across member states' borders particularly women.
in december two thousand and ten i raised my objection to the council's blocking minority argument against the inclusion of civil law measures in the epo.
i think it is an excellent initiative which will ensure that measures for victims' protection will extend from one member state to another because the problem is that at present protection orders stop at our borders leaving the victim defenceless.
the gfcm's objectives are clear they are to promote the development the conservation the rational management and the best utilisation of living marine resources as well as the sustainable development of aquaculture in the mediterranean the black sea and connecting seas and waters.
i very much welcome today's vote which will allow for the sustainable exploitation of fishery sources in the mediterranean area.
' for we are the people of england; and we have not spoken yet.
madam president i understand that there are some benefits within the single application procedure for residence and work initiatives which proposes a common set of rights for all third country workers who lawfully reside in a particular member state but who are not yet entitled to long term residence status.
pension portability and education across the eu are some of those benefits but this report suggests introducing a single application procedure and a single residence or work permit for across the eu.
i fail to see the benefits of harmonising the internal administrative procedures with respect to permanent applications.
since labour markets of member states are not harmonised there is no clear eu added value to harmonise these procedures.
what is more the proposed directive will be costly for member states to administer as it creates a right to legally challenge a rejection of an application and also requires member states to designate a competent authority to process applications. minimum rights of third country workers are already guaranteed by the charter of fundamental rights and the european convention on human rights and fundamental freedoms and therefore are not necessary within this report.
it is essential to grant eu citizens fundamental rights and help overcome the difficulties encountered in the implementation of the principle of mutual recognition.
what i have to say is that we must work collectively so that we have common minimum standards as regards the right to information in criminal proceedings right throughout the european union.
i welcome the agreement between parliament and the council to increase the eu co financing rates for rural development programmes in greece ireland portugal latvia and romania.
i sincerely hope that this extra assistance will help these countries which are experiencing severe budgetary constraints following the financial and economic crisis to access eu rural development funds.
that is why the co financing measures must only be a temporary facility which can be renewed after one year if they prove to be successful in helping these countries to access the funds.
i hope the funding will succeed in creating new jobs new opportunities and much needed growth in these countries and that we will be in a position to renew these measures next year.
madam president i have voted in favour of the report on the right to information in criminal proceedings as i support the need to guarantee a consistency in basic rights for those who are arrested across the eu.
this is particularly important with the increased element of cross border cooperation under the european arrest warrant.
it is vitally important that the accused is made aware of having committed a criminal offence by official notification and they should be fully aware of the relevant procedural rights as soon as possible which has not always been the case for some british citizens who have been arrested under the european arrest warrant of late.
it is also crucial for the arrested person to keep the letter of rights throughout their time of detention and this information should be presented in simple and accessible language.
i would therefore welcome the proposed directive's intention to raise the standards in some member states to a common basic standard which is already operational if not exceeded in the majority of member states including my own.
madam president it is very interesting when we look at this idea of a single application procedure for residents and work.
the french and germans and other governments ignored the stability and growth pact so how can we expect anyone to abide by the rules when we have that example to follow?
for goodness sake if you are going to pass laws in this place please at least accept the laws and please make sure you abide by the rules before you start implementing and passing even more onerous laws that affect all our citizens.
we should acknowledge that commissioner barnier has had a major role in protecting consumers and i am very pleased to hear what he said here this evening in relation to acting on proposals.
this has implications in this day and age for things like shopping on the internet for taking advantage of bargains that become available for buying tickets for booking events things that we all take as the normal way of conducting our business.
they do not have the option to have it paid into a bank account because they cannot get a bank account.
it would be very useful if the commissioner were at some stage to give some thought to the idea of how he might encourage the return of traditional bank managers managers who assess people on their track record on their character on their knowledge of the business on the sort of person they are.
discussions on how to reform the banking sector have been going on now for some considerable time but i think there needs to be more discussion and more consideration of how we get the banks to actually act in favour of individuals and in favour of the public good. looking for example at the enormity of the bank rescue in ireland where the government injected or committed eur sixty two billion
mr president i agree that consumers need access to basic bank accounts in all member states but i do not think that requiring all europe's commercial retail banks to provide such centrally defined accounts is necessarily in the best interests of all consumers.
in wales there is currently a strong network of credit unions that provide basic banking services to the most disadvantaged group of people in society.
they also provide advice and help to those people who have difficulty managing their basic finances.
they help those who cannot afford to pay for help to understand financial services and provide a personal relationship manager that the large retail banks will never be in a position to provide; this certainly will not be a commercially viable proposition.
mr president millions of our citizens have been refused a basic payment account which renders their daily life extremely difficult in a world dominated by and dependent on information technologies.
people in the eu are citizens not merely consumers and just because a person is not attractive to a bank in terms of profits this cannot justify a denial of the means to make basic payments especially when our exchequers and our taxpayers have done and suffered so much to save our financial institutions from the brink of disaster.
look at how this socalled union is treating ireland.
as a direct result of that we are now in the process of borrowing money to destroy eur two billion last year alone.
there is a saying mr juncker don't hold on to a mistake just because you spent a long time making it'.
it tolls for you.
most of our own banks were already dead zombies.
it is good to see you are listening. the ec that we joined with britain back in one thousand nine hundred and seventy three was a worthy project bringing peace and prosperity to europe. the eu with the euro to the fore is a catastrophe undoing all that good.
i was elected to take us out of the european union.
i speak for the forty of scots who voted against the european union.
to that end we have adopted a decision on increased cooperation with nato.
i would like to thank this house for your invaluable contribution in helping to achieve this within the necessary time frame.
leaders agreed to move to a new way of working with third countries applying the necessary leverage to ensure fast and operational returns of illegal migrants.
but it is clear that too many people in europe are unhappy with the current state of affairs be it on the national or european level and expect us to do better.
i would like to reassure you that the leaders are absolutely determined to remain united and work closely together
uk with a possible negative spillover all over the world.
this in turn should restore the sense of security in europe which has been our aim from the beginning.
the migration crisis which has undermined the sense of security across the whole of europe.
more broadly we welcomed the presentation by the high representative of a new global strategy to guide the union's foreign and security policy.
the high representative is already taking negotiations with these countries forward.
the decision taken during the summit will have a positive impact on the lives of europeans regardless of the uk's leaving the eu. on migration the leaders reviewed the situation on our external borders. crossings from turkey to the greek islands have now almost come to a halt.
the aim is clear all irregular economic migrants must be returned to their countries of origin.
but leaders made it clear that access to the single market means acceptance of all four freedoms including the freedom of movement.