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i thank the commissioner for engaging with us on this matter coming up with the declaration and being prepared to address the technical issues that we have identified as well as for the commissioner's assurance that there will be a better cooperation on procedures going forward. i can also say that with regard to some of the matters on timing i have already taken steps today to begin to incorporate some more safeguards into level one texts.
mr president we have had problems with the technical standards on emir both in terms of the technical content procedural cooperation and timing.
the commission is sure that the process will be developed and refined over time.
as regards the procedures relating to the preparation of delegated acts and with a view to developing good practices in that matter the commission will promote a clear understanding on working relations including for instance meetings and planning and regular exchanges of views between the commission and econ on regulatory standards
taking into account the provisions of emir the commission is also willing to clarify the application of the confirmation deadline standards referred to in article eleven of emir in the future.
such a phased in period could be similar to the one proposed in the technical standard for bank guarantees.
the commission understands some of parliament's concerns.
therefore the commission would like to make the following statement the commission decided that the regulatory technical standards in question should be strictly based on the draft technical standards prepared by esma.
over an appropriate period of time.
our responsibility is to take all measures to ensure that financial risks are appropriately supervised and mitigated and thus to protect our economy.
the commission also fully shares with parliament its attachment to the principle of legal certainty.
the commission is prepared to make sure that when it adopts its decisions on mandatory clearing for specific classes of otc derivatives the obligation for non financial firms to clear will be phased in over an appropriate period of time.
examined the reasons for such rejection the commission in the spirit of compromise is prepared to make sure that when it adopts its decisions on mandatory clearing for specific classes of otc derivatives the obligation for non financial firms to clear will be phased in
this would allow non financial firms sufficient time to fully adapt to the new landscape.
at the same time it preserves a sound and solid financial regulatory approach.
the development of technical standards is terra nova for all institutions.
the commission stands ready to work together with parliament to ensure an open dialogue and transparency about our planning for forthcoming technical standards and ensure that parliament has enough time in the framework of the relevant inter institutional agreement to assess them. in particular
as a consequence we must do all that we can to help bring stability and a lasting peace to the region.
that some as young as sixteen years of age are involved in such attacks is deeply worrying for the future of the region.
two decades on his words ring more true than ever.
we must stand with those committed to democratic principles and tackle the inherent incitement to violence so engrained in the region.
it is also essential that we are mindful of the pain and suffering felt by those in gaza.
next week marks twenty years since the assassination of former prime minister yitzhak rabin who notably once said yes to peace no to violence'.
let us stand with those who want peace and let us ensure that our actions give neither credence nor comfort to those engaged in violence.
yet what we have seen in recent weeks has been an upsurge in the number of senseless knife attacks carried out indiscriminately by palestinians.
but we are at the edge.
that is why of all the conflicts we have to me this is one of the most urgent because its global ramifications go everywhere in the world and the presence of the holy sites makes it even more serious.
to facilitate this to happen because we are not going to have many chances in the future.
there are plenty of other crises competing with this one and we europeans are one of the few still focusing very much on this. but we have to do it with the right approach trying to help them to get out of this bubble.
to get out of the bubble of history and try to look at how to manage the common future they have committed to nobody else will do it.
we can do something together.
in the meantime we need to try to bring them together again together with arab friends and together with the international community.
some of you ask me to speak with a stronger voice when we condemn acts of terror which we do and some of you ask me to have a stronger voice when we call for the end of occupation which we do.
on both sides there are young people who believe either in no state at all or in one state only.
obviously this is not completely in our hands because peace cannot be imposed from the outside but what can be done from the outside is the facilitation and the push for a serious shift of policy to happen.
there are moments where violence is higher like this one that could also be the turning point in a crisis because the parties realise that they are risking too much internally.
there are generations in israel and in palestine who do not believe in those two states anymore.
i believe our role is the second one partly because i do not see many actors pushing to play this role at this moment.
to work together to restart talks and to work together in implementing some measures on the ground i ask you in this room what you think our role as the european union is to condemn and to call for something or to try to bring them
the world does not need another complication in the region.
but my role at the moment and i will ask you as europeans to be united on this is to try to see if there is one chance for the two sides to start doing something useful on the ground instead of having their people killing each other and
it is not going to continue like this.
this is the crisis where we are the biggest player if we want to transform the money we have spent and the economic political and cultural relations we have with both sites into political capital. this is what we are strongly building.
i wonder when you saw mahmoud abbas on monday did you actually put this to him?
did you remind him by the way of the extent to which his palestinian authority is reliant on eu funding?
did you condemn the palestinian violence which has brought about the murder of a number of israelis?
madam president let us be clear here that the lone wolf attacks being committed by palestinians against israeli soldiers and civilians are terrorist attacks.
so i commend the high representative's idea of inviting all sides to talks under the middle east quartet mandate.
de escalating tensions is vital and the international community must reassert the need for a return to peace talks particularly the arab peace initiative put forward in two thousand and two as the best item on the table as we speak.
furthermore concluding the middle east peace process with a viable two state solution would be a huge step in defeating the poisonous ideology espoused by isis that is also ravaging the region.
we must uphold the right of israel to defend itself against such attacks and the rights of israel in respect of the fact that the perpetrators are responsible for them and not in any way able to claim this is a legitimate attack on innocent civilians.
we must not allow israel to divert attention away from its ongoing breaches of international humanitarian law by turning this into a religious conflict.
that is what restricting access to the al aqsa mosque is designed to do. placing palestine under international protection is a necessary first step towards lowering tension and ultimately peace.
ms mogherini the international community must also demonstrate our commitment with action because talk with talk is simply a lot of waffle and it will help neither the palestinian people nor the israelis.
it must not remain a dream.
violence only brings about more violence.
there is a lack of attention from the international community.
we the eu cannot turn our backs on this.
people are crying out for a solution we must give them hope. it is the right of every human being to live with dignity peace and security two states living side by side in peace and security.
i agree that without any prospects the new generation of palestinians living in camps with parents who moved in decades ago get angrier and angrier. but equally we should reject categorically the current wave of stabbings and violence against the jewish population.
unfortunately sometimes some of us convinced that the palestinians are always right no matter what forget to equally condemn sincerely such violence creating an increasingly strong impression that the eu is biased against israel whom we might need tomorrow more than we think today as we did with turkey.
tonight i ask you to set a deadline for this to be completed.
deradicalisation within europe is connected to deradicalisation for palestinians and makes european action for de escalation more urgent.
the new wave of violence and terror is affecting innocent israelis and palestinians.
incitement and violence must end.
the response of security forces needs to be proportionate and consistent regardless of who is the perpetrator.
it is now mostly up to the political leaders on the two sides to get out of the current impasse and to show leadership most of all to show leadership.
showing leadership is much more difficult when the situation gets more difficult but this is also when it is most needed.
they have an interest in doing this for their own people and they have a general responsibility towards the region and the rest of the word to make sure that the situation does not inflame on the religious level and spread across the globe.
they acknowledged that they need to work together in partnership to end the current unrest.
and this is something relevant but also something that needs to be tested for real.
obviously our thoughts today and in these days are with all the victims with all the families with all the people that are suffering on the ground.
but as we try to de escalate the crisis we must not lose sight of the underlying causes of tensions the frustrations the sense of insecurity the lack of hope and the lack of a political horizon.
without that political horizon any de escalation that we might even achieve as difficult as that may be will only last for a limited time and we will go back again and again to the cycle of violence.
we said this last year at the end of the conflict in gaza.
our first priority must be to build the conditions for final status talks based on mutual steps.
for this to happen we need significant policy shifts on the ground. we need this policy shift to happen in line with previous agreements that need to start being implemented.
live and secondly to live better their respective lives.
when we talk about this we mean concrete steps in the context of a political process de escalating the security aspect ending violence implementing concrete steps on the ground in line with prior agreements and creating the conditions for the political horizon.
these are three elements we need to work on in parallel with the support of the international community.
we mean measures that help the palestinians take control over their lives and uphold israel's security not just negotiating not just for the sake of doing something but to reach concrete results.
from this recent round of meetings including with secretary of state kerry in berlin i retain the commitment of prime minister netanyahu to guarantee the status quo in the holy sites and the desire of all parties to de escalate the situation on the ground.
i also welcome and support secretary of state kerry's initiative to address the situation in the holy sites highlighting the role of jordan in this which is key.
in the next few weeks the quartet envoys will engage directly with the parties.
it is now up to the israeli and the palestinian leadership to demonstrate with acts that their commitment to the two state solution is real and not fake not just a slogan.
the regional context is as tense as it could be even if this is a sentence we should never say because it could always turn worse. we do not want to see an old conflict such as this one mix with a newer crisis in the neighbouring countries.
the conditions around israel and palestine are today much much more dangerous than they were decades
the arab partners have stressed to me their readiness to work with the quartet in the coming months. we have already started to work together with them but like us they need to see determined leadership by the
recent events should serve as a
warning. if anyone still believes that we can just manage the current crisis contain it a little bit and wait for the next one they are wrong. this is not going to continue like
this. every cycle of violence is going to be worse than the previous one and this will destroy the middle
east. so now is decision
peace. they can either move forward or watch cowards prevail in their own societies.
this is the message we have been passing on i have been passing on personally to the two leaders together with my quartet colleagues and with my arab
to work. i have asked both prime minister netanyahu and president abbas to receive the quartet envoys in the coming days not weeks to start working together on concrete steps that can immediately be taken on the ground to de escalate on one side and to improve the living conditions of the
people. we have to find this entry point because in respect of talks the big horizon today i do not see the conditions internally in the two societies to allow the leaderships to invest credibly in this at a time when the security situation as
i was a little bit surprised do you think it is hamas who has caused us to talk about and mention the occupation? and calling for the occupation to be part of the solution because if we do not do that i think that it is the whole of international society including the us recognising that this is an occupation.
unconditional support for your action.
the criminal actions and the retaliations not only bring additional affliction to the population but they are endangering the peace process.
the only conclusion to the stabbings car rammings and shooting attacks is that the reality on the ground is not viable today.
we continue to support a two state solution that must guarantee full respect for the dignity of the individuals on both sides and the rights of ethnic and religious minorities as equal citizens in their countries in both states.
without solution there will be no peace and the violations will only continue.
one final call on the palestinian friends please stop your divisions and please start building your legitimate leadership to be our interlocutor.
look we can go on and go round and round in circles all the time on these issues.
the fact is there is an offer on the table to reopen negotiations.
the palestinian people want to live in peace and prosperity.
they have been let down by their leaders over many many decades now and it is time to get over this particular problem.
israel and palestine together they could create a really vibrant successful two state solution in that part of the world.
think of all the benefits that would flow from that.
i also very much appreciate what you said in terms of the three elements and the entry point.
since you have been appointed the situation on the ground has gone from very bad to worse and it can get even worse.
i do not hold you responsible for the decadelong violence on the ground but i do hold you accountable for not taking the tangible and meaningful steps within your reach.
why have you further delayed the publication of the eu guidelines on the labelling of products for the settlers?
why have you not taken any visible actions in response to the destruction of eu and member state funded projects in area c?
why have we not heard any public statement from your side regarding israel's blacklisting of an entire institution this parliament for granting access to the poor people in gaza?
there is a whole range of actions that could be taken by brussels and yourself immediately and independently from ongoing negotiations.
i urge you to now address this occupation.
let me last but not least mention a strong and efficient step to take within eu existing legislation a consequent differentiation between israel and the illegal settlements where we cut all collaboration with settlers and settlements.
this differentiation is not a boycott; it is a legal means which could boost real credible negotiations.
they were speaking for all of us who after the gulf of mexico oil spill worry about extraction in even more vulnerable parts of the globe.
that is why i am calling on baroness ashton to press the russian authorities on this issue and to use the forthcoming foreign affairs council on twenty one november to create a coordinated eu position.
all they had been doing is peacefully protesting and highlighting the risks and dangers inherent in oil extraction in the arctic regions.
it is now important that we do all we can to ensure that the thirty are treated according to decent standards or better still released with all charges dropped.
mr president just a few months ago i was aboard the greenpeace ship the arctic sunrise when it came to hastings in my region and i met many of the crew.
that way at their next detention hearing in november we can start to secure their release get them home for christmas and start working with gazprom to really ensure safe exploration in the arctic.
which is addressing the issue of black carbon and other short lived climate forces affecting the arctic.
that the openness to settlement which russia has expressed will lead to a quick solution to the problem and we would rather not speculate on the possible next steps.
you really should stop lecturing russia about a speck of dust in her eye when you have a large splintered beam in your own.
so imagine how much bigger the fuss would be if russia launched a totally illegal assault on a legitimately elected political party.
but when these things happen in greece you hypocrites either say nothing or actively applaud the repression.
this looters' coup against the greek people by the puppets of the privatisation criminals is a thousand times more important than this artificial hysteria on behalf of an unelected unrepresentative group of watermelon green cranks.
they have no democratic mandate whatsoever.
no one ever voted for greenpeace but half a million greek voters have been disenfranchised by the attempted murder of golden dawn at the behest of eu bureaucrats german bankers and zionist gangsters.
imagine if the russian government were to use the excuse of waves of lies from a controlled mass media to arrest the leaders of the opposition.
let me start off by saying that the council has not yet discussed the issue whereas the high representative and the european external action service have been in close contact with our member states and greenpeace to follow developments and to bring support in terms of coordination
the eu respects this and has abstained from public statements on the wider issues involved.
the eu delegation in moscow hosts regular coordination meetings with all countries concerned both member and non member states of the eu.
as we are all aware the whole crew including two journalists thirty in all of eighteen different nationalities were arrested and subsequently charged with piracy and put under two months' pre trial arrest.
furthermore we have to fully respect the wish of the countries directly involved to treat this as a consular matter so far.
let me assure you that our colleagues in the eeas are along with diplomats from many member states in constant and frequent contact with the russian authorities
while our immediate preoccupation is the continuing detention and the manifestly disproportionate charges brought against those detained we should certainly not lose sight of the issue that they were attracting attention to.
it is one that we should all take very seriously how to ensure that economic activities in the arctic do not endanger the region's fragile environment.
climate change is already having a significant impact on the arctic environment and the exploitation of the region's natural resources poses an additional threat if it is not carried out in a sustainable way with all necessary precautions in place and in consultation with the people who live there.
we have funded projects and programmes to that end and will continue to do so in the future.
the events also raise questions relating to interpretation of the un law of the sea convention.
the netherlands as flag state of the arctic sunrise has initiated arbitration procedures under the law of the sea convention.
perhaps more importantly the netherlands has asked for the release of the ship's crew and journalists as a provisional measure pending clarification of the main legal issues. this would be a positive early outcome not only for those detained but also for their families.
but as we have just learned russia will unfortunately not accept the arbitration procedure in this case.
while of course regretting this decision we also note that russia has declared itself open to settlement of the case.
i want to read the start of a letter from alexandra harris one of those imprisoned.
the blizzard blew my very poorly insulated window open and i had to sleep wearing my hat.
i am nervous about spending winter here.
i have a radiator in my cell but it's the arctic breeze that makes the place very cold.
i heard that from december murmansk is dark for six weeks.
she should be saluted rather than jailed for her and the others' courageous act.
a very strong message is needed from people all across the world to demand their immediate release and the dropping of all charges because otherwise the green light goes on for other governments do the same and for putin to step up the repression against protesters within russia.
of course this is part of the race to the arctic.
the russian government is part of it big oil is part of it and the other governments who represent big oil are part of it.
that race has to be stopped.
mr helmer highlighted this but it is no use attacking the commission and the eu when the only solution to this issue rests with the spanish government. it should address it immediately. property rights are a growing concern;
i would stress also the importance of the charter of fundamental rights.
mr president i welcome this report on the activities of the petitions committee in two thousand and ten and i want to pay particular tribute to the work of the secretariat under david lowe which deals with thousands of petitions. that is proof enough of the success of this system. i also want to underline the committee's important collaboration with the european ombudsman and growing collaboration with the commission and especially commissioner reding who has always been present at the committee.
it is a scandal that has been going on since two thousand and four sadly.
mr president as a member who has just had to withdraw from the committee on petitions i would like to thank my colleagues on that committee and indeed the secretariat and all who have helped me.
i do think it is important that we draw attention to our successes.
mr president i have only one problem with this otherwise excellent report which is that it omits any mention of the problem which has generated the highest number of petitions in recent years.
hundreds of eu citizens from many countries have spent their life savings on dream properties in spain only to wake up one morning to find an eviction notice on the mat and a bulldozer at the gate.
for a decade spain has refused to deal with this issue. it denies property rights and enforceable contracts to eu citizens;
it defies the rule of law;
it makes a nonsense of our commitment to human rights.