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in this context the european parliament proposal of a transitional period is very much welcomed because it ensures that we have sufficient time to ensure that we have an orderly and civilised divorce at the end of the process where citizens' rights are secured both for the eu citizens residing in the uk and vice versa the uk citizens residing on the continent.
i really look forward to a more dignified debate after this.
he wants to discuss anything but brexit.
i think it should have been raised as a point of order and he should have been made aware by you mr president to actually pay attention to what the subject is for today.
mr president this resolution merely states the obvious that insufficient progress has been made on the three key issues before us.
let me be very clear on citizens' rights we can make progress because we have to.
some of the banter in this debate will frighten citizens who are listening to it.
so on that issue let us make progress.
they are an honourable nation and i believe they will do that.
i listened with great respect to my colleagues from northern ireland who spoke here.
that is why i say that we do need the united kingdom to stay in the single market and the customs union.
if that is not to be then please tell me what will replace that.
in the negotiations we will have to make progress on this issue.
i cannot go back home to my constituents in donegal in cavan in monaghan in louth in meath in all of that constituency and say that we are going to return to the borders of the past.
it includes the agreed areas of cooperation environment agriculture tourism health transport and education plus it allows for more.
it includes a bill of rights rights resisted by the dup and also importantly it includes conformity with eu law. the good friday agreement in all its parts includes as this resolution recognises being in the single market and the customs union.
britain should remain in the single market and the customs union but if it does not then the north of ireland must.
there are different ways that this could be done in some form' could mean the north of ireland staying in the eu or it could mean irish unity.
and the good friday agreement has provisions for a unity poll a right to decide.
otherwise we are not upholding the good friday agreement in all of its parts.
this resolution is balanced with regard to citizens' rights and the financial settlement and it is an important step forward in recognising that the requirements of the north of ireland are different from those of britain. hence the need for special status or the need for the special circumstances to be taken into account.
finally i would like to welcome the comments from guy verhofstadt that we will explore how to give legal protection to the good friday agreement in the withdrawal agreement.
well there is no surprise there that's what they want. be clear about that colleagues. that's what they want.
but i don't want that and let me assure you that that's not what a lot of british conservatives want. we want to make progress.
ms may has signalled in florence that she wants to move.
let's speed this process up.
this parliament can play an important role in moving the deal forward.
we are experienced in negotiating;
we are experienced in reaching consensus and compromise. i would like to make one point about this resolution which is the one point i do not agree with.
it is really important that this parliament urges mr barnier the commission and the council to move forward with a parallel negotiation on some of the issues that the uk is signalling are important on the principle that no deal is agreed until everything is agreed. that would open up channels of communication that would show goodwill and the willingness to go forward without digging
i'm not with them; i'm with this parliament and i think that we could play a useful role
you would apparently rather harm other european nations by placing trade in peril than meet your own obligations to be constructive.
if you were truly confident about what the eu has to offer you would be content to let go an unwilling participant in the process of ever closer union but instead you wish to punish us to discourage the others poles and hungarians dismayed by migration bullying;
britain is holding out the hand of friendship confident of its place in the world connected to a commonwealth and to an anglosphere as well as to european neighbours.
you by contrast are the hollow men afraid that our success will show up your failings.
we will not be intimidated. we will not be deterred.
once again we will set an example to europe.
we are going to show that being free democratic and truly global can see a great future for our country.
that is why i have two points to make to theresa may and i think she can clarify them tomorrow in her speech at the party congress finally madam prime minister let us and the millions of citizens who are waiting for this know what the british government actually wants out of these negotiations.
and secondly and this is also an important signal to send here from this european parliament never forget that there is still a way out of this mess.
madam president ireland needs these negotiations to work out more than any other country. diplomacy is a bit like dating. if you want it to succeed you need to be careful what you say.
another thing you don't do is run down their family no matter how bad their brother or sister might be even if they have a lower of opinion of them you don't run them down!
today manfred weber did just that by demanding that boris johnson resign. i agree.
i don't like him but it is the british people's choice. you have made it harder today manfred!
another thing you don't do with your date is tell them you are in a hurry.
jean claude juncker you said you would not have much time to spend on this.
another thing you don't do is make public what happens in the bedroom! you brought out what happened in private discussions.
we need this to work!
i will focus on only one aspect of the resolution today and that is my constituency northern ireland.
i am encouraged by agreements in brussels london and belfast that there should be no hardening of the border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland.
i'm encouraged by reports of fruitful progress on the issue of the common travel area.
however it is not flexible or imaginative to claim that a trade solution can only be found if northern ireland remains inside the single market or the customs union.
let's be absolutely clear northern ireland's brexit solution will be part of the united kingdom's brexit solution.
there can be no question of a deal that cuts us adrift from our most important market and erects barriers within the united kingdom single market.
the interlinked nature of the brexit negotiations means that we need to move swiftly to phase two of the negotiations for a full resolution on this issue.
genuine concerns in my constituency should not be exploited in pursuit of every british pound.
and finally a word to mr verhofstadt who claimed that europe had brought peace to northern ireland peace in northern ireland was hard fought and hard won by its people and by the bravery of its security forces in the face of an awful terrorist campaign that killed thousands of our people.
i think you are doing a very good job in mending the fences that we have in europe.
it will not fly immediately but i think we have no other option and i say that as a person that in two thousand and four was one of the very few commissioners that supported opening the negotiations with turkey.
secondly on turkey honestly i think the time has come to say we cannot pursue the negotiations we should not be freezing them we should stop the negotiations and come with a new partnership kind of agreement for turkey.
future. it focused on what should be the main elements of the rome declaration and our agenda going forward.
things are getting better and they are getting better in every member state of the union. this proves that our economic strategies are on the right track. although unemployment is at its lowest level since two thousand and nine leaders were clear on the need to get it down further particularly in the most affected regions.
leaders expressed their will to strengthen trade relations with china. at the same time we will not hesitate to defend ourselves against unfair trading practices wherever necessary.
the. twenty seven this is why when discussing the various scenarios for europe our main objective should be to strengthen mutual trust and unity
alone. if you want to go far go together'.
manner. however the claims increasingly taking the form of threats that no agreement will be good for the uk and bad for the eu need to be addressed.
work has begun but now needs to accelerate in order to start delivering results ahead of what we know will be a challenging summer.
we agreed to swiftly advance ongoing negotiations such as with japan which are most advanced with mercosur and mexico.
it was a relatively optimistic discussion about our common future with a positive approach from all sides without any exception.
the sixtieth anniversary of the treaty of rome. our discussions were constructive and focused despite a little drama at the beginning. i will start with the european council meeting itself.
force. however considering the interests of the community of twenty seven countries in the context of the upcoming brexit negotiations as well as the long term strategic interests of the eu i will be urging everyone to strive towards maintaining political unity among
i hope this positive signal from europe will be
june. dear members on friday we met informally as twenty seven ahead of the sixtieth anniversary of the treaty of
others quite the opposite are looking for new deeper dimensions of integration even if they would apply only to some member
leaders agreed to come back to this again in
a place of freedom and democracy.
this. some expect systemic changes that would loosen intra eu ties and strengthen the role of nations in relation to the community.
we also expressed our full commitment to support eu oriented reforms and ongoing projects. the european union remains faithful to the promise of thessaloniki and fully committed to the region's stability and prosperity.
it is our collective intention to mark the sixtieth anniversary with the sense of celebration and sober reflection that it deserves.
secondly leaders discussed the prospects for the eu and euro area economies together with the president of the european central bank.
as i said after the meeting itself if you want to go fast go
it is our wish to make this process constructive and conducted in an orderly
job creation will remain our priority. it is the best means to tackle inequality and social injustice.
finally on my re appointment as president of the european council i have nothing further to say except to reiterate that i am really grateful for the trust that has been placed in me and absolutely determined to work with all member states and institutions to make the eu better and more united. dear members brexit was not on our agenda
not work. our goal is to have a smooth divorce and a good framework for the future and it is good to know that prime minister theresa may shares this
we welcome the european parliament's strong commitment to making quick progress on the relevant legislation.
among. twenty seven after last week's debate i can openly say that all twenty seven leaders agree with this objective.
state. at the same time i would like to stress again that the eu's door will always remain open for our british
article. fifty i will do everything in my power to make sure that the eu and the uk will be close friends in the
weekend. the netherlands is europe and today i want to say that europe is the netherlands.
it was clear from the debate that the unity of the twenty seven will be our most precious
as the european union discusses its own future in rome it is clear that brexit will be a reality.
those who wish to delay and distract have been defeated.
mr president as the european union reaches another important milestone with the sixtieth anniversary of the treaty of rome i want also to acknowledge another significant event in the united kingdom.
this week in our national parliament legislation was finalised paving the way for brexit negotiations.
it is in the interests of all of us in the united kingdom and the rest of europe that we set aside our differences and work to make it a new and successful relationship one of cooperation and partnership in making our people more prosperous and secure.
i am happy to align myself with the remarks made by our prime minister in the house of commons acknowledging that the triggering of article fifty will be a defining moment for our nation as we work to forge a new relationship with europe and embrace the challenges of a new role in the wider world.
a state. that is the reality that we have
do we need more or less? i think it is a stupid question. in some cases and in some fields we need less europe. we need less bureaucracy we need less regulation for example in our internal
countries. so if you can do something it is to launch that
if we want to save europe and our democracies we need to understand that.
we have all of these examples.
but we also have to understand that many citizens not only in europe but also in the western world now feel under pressure.
we need to fight for our values we need to fight to protect our welfare state and we need europe to master globalisation in the name of the people now and we need that message too.
we need to attack the root causes of the uncertainty we have in our societies.
independence is one of many possible futures.
we are citizens not subjects.
we do that out of complete frustration at the intransigence of the uk government.
and scotland faces the prospect of being removed from our family of nations against our clearly expressed democratic will. it is not fair and if the eu is not a community of justice law and democracy what are we for?
but it is also right that we should reflect on just how fragile those values and that progress truly are.
trust me the ingredients of brexit exist in every one of our european countries.
i will also be in rome next weekend in my kilt marching alongside you working with you to celebrate and defend our european values because scotland shares those european values and those values must be defended.
you will be aware of course that this week the government of scotland has put the question of independence back on the table.
president tusk when you say that the eu will not be intimidated by threats from the london government i assure you neither will scotland.
we will not be intimidated. we will not be silent within this process.
i believe solutions can be found.
we will not be passive bystanders.
that is why the rome declaration must include a full reform of the eurozone with the banking union and the fiscal capacity.
most of all the rome declaration needs to assert sixty years later the european union as a powerful political economic social and cultural entity but most of all a democratic entity.
therefore i believe that the real debate to be developed is on whether and how we should deliver on these relevant priorities first of all providing our citizens with better working and living conditions.
we also need to make sure that more investment and better jobs will be delivered with stronger means.
we need to make sure that europe remains a central pillar of the multilateral system and for international cooperation but we also need to make sure that the next trade agreements will enforce our social and environmental standards.
sixty years later we must celebrate the incredible results we have managed to achieve but we must knowledge that there is still a lot of work to be done.
it is only with concrete action that we will create the eu of the future.
in line with the joint declaration of the leaders of the institutions the european council stressed the importance of advancing all files related to the single market strategies by.
if not they have to try harder. thirdly i would like to stress the economic dimension of the conclusions.
enlargement of the european union is a question of conditionality.
mr president do you actually ever feel like you are in a bit of a groundhog era bit of a time warp because every month i come in here i certainly feel i do.
on trade you talk about talking to civil society and trade unions.
mr president war is a terrible thing and my generation went to war over discrimination inequality lack of civil rights and the denial of human rights.
hard or soft borders the people living in border communities in ireland will not stand for it so frictionless or electronic borders do not reassure anyone.
the damage that will be done to the peace process in ireland is immeasurable.
any sort of border that will damage the good friday agreement will tell people that the political process failed.
my generation will do everything it can to make sure that the next generation never has to endure what we had to.
the eu has a political legal and moral duty to help us ensure that the next generation is not faced with hard borders or hardship.
mr president firstly thank you for your words of congratulations and support.
but at the same time it has a sobering affect as a warning to those who have the weakening of the eu in mind.
i think you can say in logical terms that if you are not able to solve the general problems then you are bound to bump into all the specific problems during the ride. i think this is what is going on in europe at the moment.
this level of law is actually then turned slightly upside down by the treaty because the treaty follows a different logic and this is the problem we are running into with every question and every discussion in this house.
we need to be able to find compromises between the kelsenian structure and the structure of the treaty and this is the challenge we actually have in front of us.
let me instead make the observation that these kinds of increases in budget represent a massive misallocation of resources. every euro spent by eu institutions is a euro not being spent by somebody closer to the ground with a better sense of what is the optimum way of using capital and thus does productivity and competitiveness fall across the union.
what is our response? it is to allocate more money to boost competitiveness.
i believe these and other sections of the budget more or less reflect the eu priorities for the next year.
in addition i fully approve the fact that the following year more resources will be allocated towards enhancing growth competitiveness and economic cohesion with initiatives such as the youth employment initiative and strengthening other fields such as security.
it rightly highlights one of the core principles of the un's convention on the rights of persons with disabilities the right to access transportation.
so let's do it.
it is the right thing to do and makes economic sense too.
who voted in favour of embargo.
the political environment is framed by the power struggle between the houthi movement religious group and the al hadi government.
in order to contribute to the achievement of peaceful societies and sustainable development.
it is very connected with the internal and external conflicts that could happen in a concrete country and we must observe the main principle do not do harm.
part. of course i can understand that your concerns perhaps go further than fisheries and this agreement but i would like to underline that realistically this is the best agreement we
of course it is up to you to decide.
of course it is up to you to decide but i would like you to know that if you decide to reject it there will be no other agreement in place.
first i would like to make one point very clear no legal authority until now including the united nations the european court of justice or the legal service of any of the eu institutions
let me explain why.
but they also have to report on the geographical distribution of all sectoral support projects.
i may also say to you that if we have any doubts we can also ask our delegation in morocco to carry out fact finding missions. so there are a lot of safety clauses referring to all your concerns.
it took me eighteen difficult months to reach this agreement. and let me be clear i think that this is the best possible agreement we can have and no other agreement will be possible if parliament decides to reject it.
this agreement is economically profitable.
so we can see whether the local population can benefit from our taxpayers' money.
and i think that this is the only way to keep working with morocco unless you think that we have to end our relations with this country.
so i can say to you that the agreement we have reached with the moroccan authorities is in full accordance with these conditions you have already set.
this agreement is also environmentally sustainable the protocol contains clear legal obligations for sustainable exploitation based on scientific assessment providing certainty that only the surplus will be fished.
because morocco did not want to have a human rights clause in this protocol.
this is an agreement which is better than the previous one.
do? perhaps you think that it is better to vote against any agreement.
i do not agree with this approach and i have to be completely honest with you.
the eu must be consistent when we speak of our core values. there cannot be a but' after human rights and international law we are for human rights but ' therefore i have asked my group to vote against the agreement.
if you wish to serve the modern and future worlds see that universities are funded properly encourage those students who wish to study abroad then simply leave them all alone to get on with it.
do you look for the technological developments of the future?
universities elsewhere may be overtaking us but they owe their beginnings to european universities. this tide of higher education often returns home.
so what of modernisation?
if so the scene today is just as promising.
madam president why does this report seek more international cooperation at university level? universities have shared information with each other for centuries before the eu existed. the renaissance spanning the fourteenth to seventeenth centuries was a surge in intellectual development spreading from florence right across europe through the universities.
the universities of britain take postgraduate students from across the world pursuing their studies further and sharing their information not least with commerce and industry.
we do not need programmes on multiculturalism or multilingualism or any other ism' that will happen anyway as students from around the world meet and mix on campus.
madam president most of us here are agreed that we should be supporting our universities and supporting our young people.
although i believe as i think most of us do that universities are and should be autonomous of course they also live in the real world and need to take account of what happens in the real world not least because their students will be leaving them to get jobs in the real world.
we are talking about how the universities can maintain their academic excellence yet prepare their students for work.
that is why this dialogue the contact between universities and the business sector is so very important why we have spent such a long time working it through and why mr schmitt spent such a long time writing this report. what we need is a real dialogue between employers and employers at all levels
i think.
i agree that smes are important but i think we are also looking at talking to large corporations and also to the public sector to government employers at national regional and at local level the health sector and really all those who employ people because it is in that way that we will make sure
that we get the level of graduate unemployment down and we give our young people a chance.
within this it is very important that we maintain adequate levels of state funding for universities something which i know in some member states is becoming more and more of an issue.