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so we must secure the extension before we have the election and then bring it on.
mr president the british prime minister is indeed playing the blame game.
he has tabled a proposal which he knows is unworkable hoping that the eu will reject it so that he can blame the eu for doing so.
there the manufacturers' association the retailers' organisation the farmers the trade unions and every political party other than the dup has said this proposal is unworkable for them.
so we are going to come to a no deal situation and under british law johnson has to ask the european council for an extension.
not just to avoid the catastrophe of no deal but to give time to the british democratic processes be that a general election or a referendum or both to take place over the next few months and they will lead.
every single opposition party in the house of commons now wants another referendum on brexit.
that will lead to the public having a final say on the actual brexit deal on the table and you will see the outcome may be the right one.
shouldn't european countries rely more on their own defences instead?
if you are so confident in your politics why don't you let us have a general election?
why do you the lib dems refuse and vote against ordinary voters in the country going to the polls?
so to juncker and mr barnier and the other eu leaders give boris nothing and give the british people everything especially the young.
give them your solidarity your unwavering support and your sincere promise that you won't ever abandoned them to the fantasies of the insecure delusional tiny british elite that is summed up by boris johnson.
but our future is here in this parliament.
i think that this was a very good debate and from this debate i really draw three conclusions. the first is the sense of urgency.
we all have this sense of urgency.
we have to act now and that's something that we all understand and we all share around this parliament and i'm very proud of the european project for that matter.
the second is the acknowledgment that the eib is one of our best allies.
the eib is an ally of the european project and i remember i think there's very few bankers that in their speeches as you do talk so much about innovation about science about the future.
because one thing is sure if we want to solve the problem we have to do it with science and innovation and there's very few people in your domain and your experience that understand that.
so werner thank you so much.
and finally i think that to the members on the right you know you cannot solve this issue alone.
you cannot solve this issue with your country alone;
you have to solve together. we have to be together to solve and to tackle climate change.
so thank you so much to all of you and i will transmit the message to my successors and i'm sure they will deliver on your expectations.
mr president this week is european week of action for girls when we call on eu member states and institutions to better protect and champion the rights of girls.
it's our duty to ensure that every single girl not only in the eu but around the world has access to quality education healthcare and job opportunities and is able to enjoy a life where they are truly equal.
but sadly these are universal rights that millions are still denied.
we must demand that gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls continues to be a top priority in the eu's international cooperation and development policies.
we must dismantle patriarchal social norms that have been formed and cemented over generations as well as challenging and changing discriminatory laws.
we must recognise that intersectionality and structural inequalities are significant factors that impact negatively on the economic social and political lives of girls and women and their meaningful participation.
i stand with all feminist brothers and sisters who are fighting for true equality.
mr president to say that we regret the decision of the us administration without saying first that we regret the mistakes that we made years ago is hypocritical.
i believe we should not get all worked up.
as the boeing case has not been adjudicated fully it will not be possible at this moment to square it off against the airbus case.
but let's not get distracted from the real issue.
the real issue is that we have a basic conflict between this house and the european union on one hand and the us administration on the other and hopefully some of our american colleagues would be on our side of this conflict over multilateralism in the global trade order.
and i believe we can use this particular experience to argue very simply the wto works let's not destroy it'.
it will decide on the start of the accession negotiations between the eu and northern macedonia and albania.
their wording was strong and their message was crystal clear.
this is a test about the union's ability to deliver on its promises and look to the future.
the assessment for these two countries is of course different.
these are two separate systems with different political contexts and distinct challenges and every country must be judged on its own merits.
but what i want to underline is that this decision is not about eu membership;
it's the start of accession negotiations which is based on an assessment made on clear benchmarks and clear deliverables.
both north macedonia and albania are ready to start working on further difficult but necessary reforms in the years ahead. and let me remind you that this decision has already been delayed for one year.
i said indeed that was my remark incredibly balanced.
mr president honourable members ladies and gentlemen to conclude i wish to thank you for this very useful debate. the issue of preventing conflicts of interest is an important one.
regarding the creation of a possible body to examine ethical issues at this stage no proposal has yet been delivered by the commission and consequently as i said the council is yet to formulate a view.
we are open to dialogue with the commission and the european parliament and are waiting with interest for possible further developments in this area.
as regards the question concerning corporate sponsorship i would like to answer that we do not expect to have any discussions about corporate sponsorship of the eu presidencies with other member states because this is a matter that falls within the remit of each member state.
but during our presidency we are enhancing transparency in many ways.
for instance we keep an open list of our eu related ministerial meetings.
you can find the list openly on our presidency website.
let's work together towards that goal.
thank you very much once again for your very important remarks and for this useful discussion.
we regret the lack of transparency at this stage of the negotiations on the british side in a moment when the third brexit deadline is around the corner.
the negotiating team has shown an enormous amount of flexibility over the last few years and is prepared to work around the clock to find a deal so there is still a chance but a significant movement from our british friends is needed.
let me finish by underlining that this unprecedented political process of brexit continues to have a massive negative impact on citizens' lives and in this context let me say that negotiating the future relationship should not be allowed to start before citizens' rights are legally guaranteed.
therefore i think the geneva process the eu you the united states ukraine and russia is perhaps a better formula for resolving this issue rather than member states freelancing on their own.
they want the eu to outlaw the caging of farm animals and to do so not in the next century but next week.
yet even now my constituents from the loveliest parts of suffolk and norfolk write in desperation as permission is granted for yet more monstrous prison farms yet more horrendous poultry processing factories.
neither the uk government nor the local authorities are moving in the right direction towards eliminating this scourge.
we urgently need eu regulations. these factories run counter to all current thinking on animal welfare human health and environmental protection.
they serve no purpose other than the obscene profits for investors who blithely defile countryside and rivers with the stinking excrement of animals whose lives are too appalling to contemplate.
madam president i'm very happy to listen to colourful parliamentary language but not unparliamentary language and i think we heard a string of adjectives there against the british prime minister totally unwarranted and which should be withdrawn.
we really strengthened the rules on conflicts of interest the code of conduct of the commissioners.
so when you compare what we did in this commission to other institutions to other member states we did an amazing job of strengthening the rules of transparency of trust with the citizens and we really are very very keen on telling this
i think that that for me is essential as a message of tonight on this debate.
secondly trust and transparency as you've said so many of you are crucial in the times that we live in the times of the digital technology exactly because without that there is no democracy.
but there's one thing that i think was very clear from the president elect we need to have an independent body for all eu institutions.
i think that the political guidelines for the next commission are very clear on that. thank you very much for the debate and for the ideas.
i think that it is crucial to really discuss this point and so i'm very happy to be here today as a commissioner and to be present at this debate which is crucial for the future of europe.
do we really need new paperwork?
what we really need is the strong and comprehensive enforcement of the existing clause on conflict of interest and corruption.
what we really need is severe and effective sanctions in cases of breaches of the existing clause.
i understand the search for a compromise solution.
however i should signal cautious behaviour to be careful not to fall into another one of putin's traps.
this does not mean that the commission does not hear or listen to concerns and it is important to understand all of them as some are very important.
unfortunately the last parliament rejected the commission's proposal without suggesting any amendment.
this was clearly a lost opportunity and at the same time a clear instruction to the commission to continue applying the existing law. this is what we have done.
it does not have the luxury of having no opinion.
what is also sometimes frustrating is that member states vote behind closed doors and the commission is not entitled to disclose individual member state's vote.
if i may refer to president sassoli my interpretation of his comments was that in the event of no agreement being reached there were two choices.
i didn't think we were discussing the uk's next general election;
you have of course provoked some reaction from colleagues. will you accept a blue card question?
first of all we always see sustainability as broad.
it's not just about environmental risks but also about social and governmental risks.
second we urge finance institutions to do due diligence to identify prevent or mitigate sustainability risks.
so my question to mr hoyer is will you be really ambitious set the example for the other financial institutions and become a leader in sustainable finance defined as i just have?
can i just say to my right honourable friends could you stop the tittering and giggling and pay respect to the speech even if you disagree with it?
we should now support the russian foreign minister's call for dialogue between the syrian government and the kurds on the current situation.
this suggestion has been welcomed by the kurds and they look to russia having a role in the talks.
the lies that have been told of what's happened in syria is too bad and but for russia and iran things would be so much worse there.
why don't you just lift the sanctions against syria and create a facility where it would be more possible for refugees to return home.
mr president so what does the exciting idea of turning the eib into a climate bank mean in practice?
we need to rapidly increase funding for activities that are paris aligned such as largescale home insulation programmes electrification of services currently provided by fossil fuels and improvement of lowcarbon infrastructure but we also need climate transition loans for projects that can provide evidence that they are committed to decarbonisation.
the sustainability transition will be marked by trial and error and learning by doing so it's important that the bank relaxes its normal lowrisk approach and makes loans for activities where financial returns are lower or may be volatile but where climate impact is guaranteed. finally the bank can work to ensure that the new round of european central bank ecb asset purchases ensures a massive inflow of money into sustainability sectors and businesses.
unfortunately for the time being it looks like ukraine is only becoming a victim of the us presidential campaign.
mr president honourable members of the parliament thank you for this opportunity to discuss the issue of the prevention of conflicts of interest in the eu.
i ask you to understand that.
the council fully recognises the importance of preventing conflicts of interest and the highest ethical standards in the eu.
on this subject the ethical framework in the eu institutions was recently subject to a special report by the court of auditors published in july this year.
as is the case for all special reports from the court of auditors the council has been carefully examining it and will adopt conclusions on this special report before the end of the year.
accordingly the presidency welcomes the commitment of the commissionerdesignate for values and transparency ms jourov expressed in her answers to the european parliament to engage in a dialogue with other institutions on this matter.
the council will await with interest any proposal in this important area and in the meantime listen with attention to your debate honourable members of the parliament.
eu institutions should look for common approaches and solutions not fight each other.
i invite you all to reflect about a sustainable future for european union agriculture in the light of concerns for the environment but also on the importance of having fresh nutritious and healthy food produced in europe at affordable prices.
we need to understand social economic and other consequences.
we need to be very careful.
it is a devastating disease which places huge burdens on families and carers who are often isolated and in poor health because of the burdens they face.
in the united kingdom by two thousand and fifty the number of those with dementia is estimated to soar to approximately.
these are staggering figures which make research absolutely vital and the careful targeting of resources in medical and social care an absolute imperative.
it strips sufferers of their personality it takes away their independence and robs them eventually of their relationship with family and friends.
as has already been mentioned in this house many of those who care are women.
mr president apparently a small german company bronchoair of munich has produced an inhaler which can actually improve the life of asthma sufferers who rely on such devices to breathe.
why does the commission favour the big pharmaceutical companies and their lobbyists?
this meant that the applicable legal provision was article eighteen of the directive which addresses cases where a product is placed on the market with improperly affixed ce marking.
let me now address the second topic in this debate the petition filed by mr klein the inventor and producer of the inhaler effecto'. the placing on the market of the device in question was originally refused in germany in.
the commission fully shares your concern.
since in the commission's view the case is not one to which the safeguard clause procedure applies it has no reason to request notification of the two thousand and five prohibition adopted by the german authorities.
we hope to be able to support further innovative actions in this area which may also address the issues of alzheimer's and other dementias. finally the commission looks favourably at a number of other recommendations including declaring two thousand and fourteen as european year of the brain.
persuaded that this joint action will deliver on many of the recommendations that you are adopting here today.
his claims however were rejected by the german courts.
action to support people suffering from dementia could be developed in this context.
two thousand and seven the commission analysis was that the prohibition by the german authorities was justified because the clinical data provided by the manufacturer was insufficient to demonstrate the safety of the device.
the device was placed back on the market in two thousand and two under a new name.
according to the medical device directive safety has to be demonstrated by the manufacturer in order for him to be allowed to use the ce marking.
when the product was again prohibited by the german authorities in two thousand and five the commission carefully analysed the case and concluded the procedure by formal letter to the german authorities and the manufacturer in july.
dementia means great suffering for millions of europeans and their families.
this is why the commission put forward a communication on alzheimer's and other dementias in two thousand and nine with action to improve prevention and diagnosis research and best practice exchange.
i agree with you that we need fully coordinated research to understand better how to prevent or delay the onset of dementia.
i would like to stress that the commission has since two thousand and seven invited the petitioner to bring the device into compliance by providing the missing clinical data and has facilitated contacts between him and the german authorities to that end.
a good example could be the ongoing parliament initiative on carers.
in this case there is no formal commission decision.
the then distributor indicated at the time that it would conduct further studies before placing the product on the market again.
mr president i would like to thank the rapporteur and the shadow rapporteurs for their good work on this report. whilst this report on alzheimer's is very important we know that the power for implementing policy lies mainly with the member states. but the ageing population is one of the most pressing challenges for the future and we know that dementia is one of the main causes of disability and dependence among the elderly. currently the main responsibility of care tends to lie with the spouse or child of the dementia patient
nutrition is increasingly being shown to be an important factor in the development of alzheimer's and other dementias and we need to dedicate some of our resources into investigating this further.
this is why our amendments that call on the commission to consider the opportunities for creating jobs from a better care sector in the eu two thousand and twenty strategy are so important.
the cost of dementias in the eu was eur one hundred and thirty billion in two thousand and five and it affected nineteen million people that is sufferers and carers. so it makes sense both morally and economically to ensure that we put more funds into work into this terrible disease.
it is also important that we focus not only on providing research funding into new drugs to treat diseases but also look at simple preventive measures that everybody can take such as a change in diet and lifestyle.
which can be extremely hard work and emotionally gruelling.
one of those statistics was my own mother who passed away last year.
we should be very concerned that only half of cases are estimated to have been diagnosed.
we should be very concerned that twice as many women as men suffer from dementia and we should be very concerned that with an ageing european population the number of sufferers will double in the next twenty years.
i and my fellow social democrat meps focused on the social aspects of dementia in our amendments and we urge the following we call for a strong focus on the specific needs of women who account for twice the number of sufferers and a disproportionate number of carers in the areas of medical and social research health employment and social policies.
i welcome the focus on better research in europe especially as we know that eighty five of research today is without eu coordination.
mr president nearly ten million europeans suffer today from dementia with alzheimer's the most common form.
finally we also highlight the importance in all awareness and education campaigns of the ability to recognise the symptoms of dementia.
as a layman if i had to use a device like this these are the questions that i would ask myself.
the issue is that we need clinical evidence that the product is safe and to do this the petitioner in this case mr klein was requested to conduct clinical studies on twenty four
to ensure that any device to be used in any medical way is properly tested and its safety assured.
we need to know for example is this product universal in application is it to be used with one specific medicine is it to be used with different types of medicines?
i believe it is our collective responsibility to work together to minimise their burden and to invest in innovation to prevent diagnose treat and manage these conditions.
naturally these are details that i had to learn from others who have been here in the commission since.
these conditions are unfortunately part of the ageing process for many european citizens.
i promised to look into the case and i did look into the case.
it is very important for me as commissioner responsible for health not to compromise on patient safety not to take any shortcuts and short circuit the processes and procedures that we have in place
several other chronic diseases will significantly increase in the coming years and it is crucial that we should also address them in a comprehensive way with an appropriate preparedness plan.
finally i would like to stress the need to focus on research and on targeted investment in this field with one priority in mind not to serve business interests but to deliver concrete public health outcomes for patients and citizens.
with this amending directive the european union will have a strong instrument to make sure that the convention is applied to all ships entering eu waters and that the working and living conditions of seafarers are protected.
the bad news is that the economies of eastern europe have become heavily dependent on this money.
the problem is that we allow one member state to block accession countries and that we tolerate these expressions of nationalism.
as far as i know there is a province of luxembourg and the country of luxembourg.
and so my message to them is clear don't water down your work force's pensions.
i am of the firm belief that anglian water can well afford to pay for their staff's pensions.
one two billion in revenue and last year paid out gbp three hundred and twenty million to their shareholders.
not a single penny to help fund our vital public services.
anglian water sounds quite profitable to me but the company with a subsidiary in the cayman islands had a corporation tax bill of zero.
and now they want to replace their pension scheme with one that's a lot worse for their workers. local staff who have contacted me are rightly angry.
it is a drop in the ocean for them.
so if the british government refuses to live up to its commitments on the border of ireland and on no diminution of our rights the brexit negotiations should freeze.
the british government's rejection in march of what they agreed in december is an absolute scandal but you know it is not new.
those of us who are used to negotiating with the british know only too well how hard it is to hold them to their commitments.