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secondly it involves the input of the unemployment committee' as i call it and the requirements for contractors under this regulation.
what the new company is supposed to do with its own employees i have no idea.
but notwithstanding this there are clearly issues which affect some of our colleagues here today. so it is not for that reason that we will not be supporting this report.
firstly no one would disagree that high standards are imperative for any commercial company operating at an airport.
in the uk we have had a sophisticated market in secondary trading of slot allocated airports at heathrow for many years which has worked well.
this brings me finally to the noise report noise has always been a subsidiarity issue with local input and we are now extremely concerned that this has been moved from a directive to an overly prescriptive regulation.
one of our key concerns is the interpretation of marginally compliant aircraft which i believe should not be played around with.
we are global traders and we must make sure we are not bogged down by eu rules which disadvantage our businesses and our supply chains.
a slot is merely a traded commodity the value of which is shown on company accounts.
i repeatedly asked the commission for evidence showing where there is abuse in the slot allocation system under the current legislation but i am still waiting.
i am not heavily lobbying for
you cannot take some elements out and leave some elements
mentioning balance i probably should not forget to mention one other aspect of that balance.
i believe that we should and we must restore the balance between the european level and the national level which enables us to work together and also restore or find a new balance amongst our institutions the european parliament the european council and the european commission which will stop institutional infighting and will start a new level of cooperation.
thank you in advance for every vote.
that gives me a certain experience i hope and a certain expertise to understand what this parliament could do and should do what could be improved and maybe changed and what parliament's president should or shouldn't do.
i talk there about how to regain trust in this parliament how to have an open and fair parliament how to listen and to respond to the concerns of our citizens how to have a more efficient and less wasteful parliament and also how to come with some strategic oversight for the future.
i believe that a good president of the european parliament should be non partisan neutral and impartial. he or she should treat all groups and all individuals in this parliament equally fairly and with respect and the person should always remember that he or she doesn't represent just himself or herself but this parliament in its entirety and i stress
last but not least there are big states big nations great nations but also small or midsize nations.
i think we also need that kind of balance.
i believe if i am not wrong that apart from belgium i am the only representative of a small or midsize nation who is applying for a top job in the european union.
i believe that this expertise and this experience also tell me what makes a good president of the european parliament.
in its entirety'.
so ladies and gentlemen i can only kindly invite you to vote for me and in return i can promise you that i will deliver you a good european parliament president.
since two thousand and four over the last fifteen years thirteen new member countries have joined the european union eleven of them from the central and eastern european region and as far as i know i am the only person from that part of europe applying for any top job in the european union.
first and foremost i speak in that set of principles about restoring balance.
mr president yes i think it would save everybody a lot of time to use this system. we have the system we've used it before it works perfectly well.
it is and remains a secret ballot and it would suit everybody to get this done speedily and efficiently.
dear colleagues the past elections have seen an increased voter turnout and this is a very encouraging sign but it also means responsibility to us as the european parliament.
you have given us the mandate to shape the future of this house and also the future of the european union and i want to thank you for putting your trust in this institution. but you have also given us a very clear message and the message is that the european project is very much alive. you
and as parliamentarians we have received a mandate to strengthen the european parliament as an institution.
we cannot accept that the presidency of this house is being treated as a bargaining chip in old school backroom council negotiations.
there can be no doubt the european union is more important than ever.
and in order also to be credible as an institution we need to work always and every day to make sure we are fulfilling the principles that we ask others to fulfil be it transparency be it gender equality be it inclusion workers' rights and also reducing our ecological footprint.
it has ensured peace friendship and prosperity on a continent that used to be dominated by war and by hatred.
this house has been for many years fighting to defend and increase our rights as parliament because that means increasing the rights and representation of the citizens the citizens who elect us who send us to this chamber.
and i see also for myself a personal responsibility to defend that european heritage.
but as eu institutions we haven't always been very successful in reaching out to the citizens and telling them convincing them that we are actually working for them addressing the issues that are most important to them.
but why not now change the direction and say we'll open the house and discuss the future of the european union with the citizens with civil society with the people that shape our continent today?
and as president i want to renew the trust and i want to make sure that the european parliament is the space where citizens are discussing. in the past few years we have been having debates on the future of europe with heads of state and government with presidents and so on and this has been very interesting.
in parliament we clearly defend human rights democracy the rule of law and as parliament president i want to be the ambassador for exactly those values and principles.
in order to defend europe we also need to show the courage to change it for the better and as the only directly elected eu institution the european parliament has a key role in making this leap forward.
i have seen for myself what it means when europe brings people together when europe overcomes borders in the mines and on the ground.
i was born in a country that was divided by the iron curtain.
as elected members of the european parliament we have a shared responsibility to honour and to defend this historic achievement that we have inherited.
in the wake of climate crisis growing social inequalities and international confrontation we need europe more than ever.
and dear colleagues the european union is the biggest historic achievement of our continent.
and i say let's strengthen the parliament today and let's strengthen it together by electing a parliament president that embodies the independence of our institution.
five weeks ago you as citizens used your right to vote and elected us as your representatives.
thanks to the voters we now have a strong mandate to decide on the future of europe and to hold the commission and the member states accountable.
the voters have answered the hateful and divisive rhetoric of the populist right with a clear pro european message and i thank you for that.
patient but people who are victims certainly should not be. and then there's one more issue. we are here today as the greens efa group and we are missing one of our members who is not able to come here because his member state has not put forward his name even though he has been elected as a member of the european parliament. through no fault of his own he cannot be here today so i would like to ask you to look into the case and help us to restore the parliamentary rights of mr oriol junqueras.
mr president pursuant to rule one hundred and eighty four a as chair of the committee on fisheries i want to point out that a british member of this house robert rowland last week published the comment that in the event of brexit any foreign fishing vessel in british waters
mr president i hope you will join me in regretting that someone from my country should have chosen to use these words for the latter purpose.
mr president you will know that the general belgrano' argentinian cruiser was sunk with the loss of more than three hundred lives during armed conflict in. one thousand nine hundred and eighty two i want to point out that in the uk the national federation of fishermen's organisations has strongly denounced these words.
sickening though they are it may be that this comparison and the suggestion that european fishermen could be killed for fishing in waters that they have used for generations will be dismissed as just words and hyperbole and that free speech matters and indeed it does.
words can promote friendship and they can foster hatred and division.
tonight is the only time that meps are allowed to speak freely for the whole of july and then only some of us have been chosen and we're only allowed sixty seconds each.
or is the real answer that the people in the commission in the council behind the closed doors don't want to hear what we have to say?
is it the case that there is nothing to speak about?
two hundred million people across europe voted for us all to be here.
no wonder there are so few meps here now.
the democratic foundation of the eu is based on us seven hundred and fifty one directly elected meps who represent our voters in this hemicycle the debating chamber and its replica in brussels.
the uk tops the eu poll with the highest number of registered victims and the north east has the biggest regional problem outside london.
working together regionally and as part of the eu is the only way to eradicate this criminal exploitation that doesn't belong in the modern world and should be a thing of our past.
but equally we are a world leader in modern slavery legislation and in action.
worldwide the trafficking of human beings for forced labour criminality or sexual exploitation affects around twenty four million people.
six weeks ago in the united kingdom and elsewhere the opposite happened.
madam president the right to vote is a fundamental right.
our job as politicians is to make it easier for people to exercise that right.
therefore changes are required at eu level to simplify the process and to make it easier for every eu citizen to vote wherever they live simply by signing a declaration at the polling station.
i stand resolutely behind british fishermen and our fishing industry. i will never back down in that quest to defend them.
of course i'm not implying any form of violence on the high seas even though we have seen it in two thousand and eighteen when french and british fishermen did end up with a confrontation on the seas.
in terms of the language it was a tongue in cheek comment based on the fact that our industry has been decimated.
you verbally assaulted her and we are issuing a disciplinary committee warning against you because of that.
in regard to my response it was based on the defence of the british fishing industry which has been systematically destroyed by the european union's policy of pulse fishing and i will do my utmost to defend british fishermen.
but i am not suggesting for one minute that british fishermen should engage in any kind of military assault on overseas fishermen.
we are aware of the dramatic situation with millions of refugees that have left the country and also destabilising the neighbourhood.
mr president one thing that you can say about the british delegation in this part of the house is that we have a sense of humour and know that free speech matters.
it's outrageous when there are more important things to do that this house has been used by one of our so called colleagues from the uk to make cheap points.
i defend the right of anyone to say anything including his right in fact to be abusive.
mr president you announced the names of a number of members who have already left this parliament. are you sure that shouldn't have included the entire epp group who seem to be absent?
there you are.
the trouble is that if everyone exceeds a minute then fewer get to speak which isn't an issue this evening but it will be in future parliaments.
madam president by the end of two thousand and seventeen britain will vote to decide whether we remain inside the largest regional economic bloc in the world or are cast adrift to an uncertain future outside the eu.
uk citizens your rights at work are at stake in this debate your right to paid holidays your right to equal pay and your right not to be killed or injured at work.
i believe that we should remain at the top table rather than shouting from the sidelines.
i call on the british prime minister to apply for eu solidarity funds without any delay.
therefore i urge the uk government to make all the necessary efforts to help the emergency services and victims of the flood.
my fellow labour meps and i have written to the government urging them to do so.
emergency services across the region are working tirelessly to assist communities who have been affected by the storm and i pay tribute to their work.
indeed we expect all member states to abide by that in all their dealings and rightly so.
the preamble to this states clearly recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom justice and peace in the world'.
my constituents have demonstrated enormous resilience and community spirit but we are still missing significant financial support.
whilst world leaders argued over a climate deal in paris thousands of people in my constituency were bearing the brunt of global warming.
over the next two days torrential rainfall in excess of three hundred millimetres the highest levels in recorded history fell across the county and beyond causing river levels to rise drains to overflow bridges to collapse.
we need david cameron and the uk government to act now to provide both immediate help through accessing the eu solidarity funds and by investing in long term environmental solutions.
many are now homeless climate refugees just before christmas. infrastructure is damaged and local businesses are suffering.
significant damage has been done to homes to businesses and to farmlands.
while action needs to be taken at national level there is also a european dimension.
i do not believe that this directive was ever intended to stop reasonable workable and effective flood mitigation measures.
it is also sound business sense and practice.
we for our part would like to push even further when it comes to energy efficiency and renewables.
on governance it is clear that our security depends on all member states working together and living up to their obligations. we would like to see the commission in an even stronger position in this process because we need more ambitious european governance on this issue.
i look forward to working closely with you to fulfil all these visions in an energy union.
companies like this invest in places where waste heat from a data centre can be reused as a source of heating for homes through district heating technologies.
i invite the commission to engage with companies like these and see how to find the best solutions for tomorrow's challenges and to communicate these opportunities to citizens as well as to businesses.
we have seen that it works.
private finance is out there;
there are a lot of companies out there that save money for consumers and create jobs and growth in europe.
this goes hand in hand with strengthening our security and at the same time increasing competitiveness for european companies.
finally on investment and financing we have to ensure that the juncker plan delivers.
just this week apple announced a huge investment in my own country denmark primarily because of its renewable energy.
with these words once again congratulations mr efovi.
so this is not just good for the environment and the energy security;
we need a truly european energy policy instead of having twenty eight widely differing policies on this important issue.
there are projects that desperately need funding;
if you want to blow up the national silos you need to organise a european cross national debate with citizens with cities all over europe using the covenant of mayors and the national parliaments where you also bring us in.
why are you not making an alliance with us to create a new economy around energy efficiency where cities and citizens play a real role? and on the subject of citizens do not call them smart consumers. citizens are real people who want to democratically participate and in that sense i hope that this day is the beginning of a one year debate on energy policy in europe.
i can already announce that building on all the expertise we have in the house the dgs and the joint research centre i intend to present before the end of this year the first edition of the annual state of the energy union.
we will promote better access to financing instruments for energy efficiency in the transport and building sectors notably at local level and we will encourage member states to give energy efficiency primary consideration in their own policies. fourthly the energy union will make our energy system fit for the future fit for a low carbon and sustainable economy an energy system that is driven by renewable sources and in which citizens cooperatives and local communities can play a much more active role.
the strategy we have adopted is the most ambitious european energy project since the european coal and steel community.
we need such an instrument in order to constantly monitor where we make progress and where we have to speed up our work.
we will integrate the twenty eight european energy markets into one. we will come forward with new legislation to strengthen the european regulatory framework a necessity if we want to continue to increase cross border energy flows.
europe has all the right elements to be a global leader a global hearth for developing the next generation of technically advanced renewables.
energy prices are a real issue for our consumers but equally for the competitiveness of our industry.
we will encourage and assist member states to phase out uncoordinated national policies that distort the functioning of the market and we will produce every two years a report on how energy prices are composed creating more transparency and a better functioning of the market.
i am convinced that as a world leader once said the nation that leads the world in creating new energy sources will lead the twenty one st century global economy.
it was extremely important for me to come to the parliament as soon as the decision was taken in order to deliver this message to you and through you to the european citizens.
thirdly the energy union puts energy efficiency first.
we will speed up critical infrastructure projects and monitor them much better because without this hardware we will have an internal energy market only on paper.
i would like europe to be among these leaders.
we now have to do the same at european level.
they all have contributed their ideas and different perspectives over the last month.
we will better focus our research and innovation policy like storage and electromobility and we will ensure better coordination between member states and the eu's innovation programmes and financing schemes not only because it sustains our climate policy the most ambitious worldwide but also because it offers great growth opportunities for our industry and for job creation here in europe.
first the energy union like the european project itself is based on trust and solidarity. over the past decades member states have come to rely on each other in numerous fields.
as the vice president in charge of this energy union project i will continue to work under the guidance of president juncker with all of them and make sure that all parts of the commission work together.
member states should in all circumstances know that they can rely on their neighbours especially when confronted or threatened with supply disruptions. second the energy union should deliver a free flow of energy across europe as if it were a fifth freedom.
new business sectors new business models and new job profiles will emerge and to achieve this vision in the future we need to start acting now.
there is no time to waste.
more europe' can happen if we have the choice of physically buying gas from the global market.
mr president this energy union package comes at the right time for addressing the current challenges we face of less security and less supply and we should not transform this package into a redundant reiteration of all energy policies in place today.
energy capacity for the mediterranean countries and for south eastern europe as well as interconnecting landlocked countries in central europe to these new capacities should be a priority for diversifying supply sources in these regions.
hub price indexation of gas is already lowering costs for consumers in western and northern countries while intergovernmental agreements with a single supplier in eastern europe continue to crush member states' bargaining power.
this is very important for us.
today i very much hope that the european solar and wind community will transform our economy into a sustainable and carbon free economy.
i think it is the very first time that we have had that sort of strategy.
having said that of course the implementation will be very important.
the implementation of this visionary framework needs to be implemented in the new direction we are taking as europe.
we will make sure that there is a sustainable future and also secure our energy supply for our economy and for all our citizens.
we will create jobs and we will make sure that we have a good and different infrastructure.
i was very pleased to see that you said not only that energy efficiency is important but that you regard it as a source of energy.
they ignore the necessary gas fired backup when the wind does not blow.
the energy policy based on the two thousand and eight climate change act will fail in its own terms.
the commission has set unhelpful targets for emission reductions which have meant gross over investment in intermittent and expensive renewables.
the commission has created an obstinate cycle of failing policies with the emission trading scheme in two thousand and five the back loading mechanism and the recent market stability reserve.
mr president our energy prices are driving industries jobs and investments out of the eu altogether often to jurisdictions with lower environmental standards while we undermine european economies.
for this we need investments political will and european vision.
however today we are part of the nord pool power market which contributed to a fall of electricity prices of.
fifteen the european challenge is today building interconnectors between member states to allow trading so that consumers will benefit from the lowest price for electricity which might come from another member state.
the commission will encourage member states to give energy efficiency primary consideration.
then we go to the action points page.
just on efficiency you say in your press conference efficiency first. ok we agree.
then on page twelve what are you proposing?
so there is the discontinuity of the commission good in the analysis bad in the proposals. i will give you just one example because i only have one minute.
twenty apparently the eu has set itself the target of at least twenty seven energy savings.
ok you will encourage member states. it is already pretty weak.
if i read the first two pages and i see the analysis of the problems it is all very well analysed.
or do you mean the council decided that?
instead of just having nice words we need action.
we want to remain leaders in this market.