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i am sure that the good compromise we reached on the current regulation only very recently would greatly facilitate negotiations. a swift agreement would help the commission to make all the preparations to ensure that the programme can be fully and effectively implemented right from the start of two thousand and twenty
thirty removing the age limit would mean taking away opportunities for young people and we risk job substitution.
partial first reading agreements have already been reached for quite a number of future programmes.
this is my personal commitment and offer to you.
thirty is not an arbitrary age limit;
let me underline that the european solidarity corps is a youth programme designed specifically to offer fresh opportunities to the young generation to invest in their development their skills their dreams and the idea is to bring all of these opportunities together in one place.
we want to keep the main thrust of the current programme but extend its scope after two thousand and twenty so that we can also support humanitarian aid operations beyond the eu's borders.
this programme is still quite young but it is growing quickly and young people across europe are keen to get involved.
i would also like to thank ms theocarous for her work as the rapporteur in the development committee particularly looking at the new humanitarian aid operations.
young people are making a real difference supporting individuals and whole communities in need.
the european solidarity corps offers young people opportunities to live that solidarity and to experience what being european feels like and they are eager to take these opportunities. one hundred and thirteen thousand young people have now signed up for this initiative. almost twelve zero of these have already started their solidarity activities.
ms mcguinness and ms aguilera and others emphasised that what the commission's proposal is about with a strong initiative and support of the farmers is to respond to calls out there from this house about trying to protect the weak against the strong.
we have reached a compromise and there was a very rigorous impact assessment completed by the commission before the proposal was tabled. finally nothing in this legislation should provide any fear for any sector in the food chain if they are behaving in a proper manner and acting fairly towards the farmer.
let me confirm that this is a proposal that has the full support of the commission and reflects what president juncker said in his state of the union speech here in two thousand and fifteen when we had a milk crisis and a pigmeat crisis that it was hard to understand how milk was cheaper than water.
the reality of this is that the course is in front of us but we will only start to work when the member states take their responsibilities seriously.
this is an opportunity to bring about much needed protection for our farmers.
presumably speaking on behalf of his group he now is adopting a very isolationist position where he is actually supporting the strong versus the weak.
we had two very revealing contributions here tonight from both extremes of the political spectrum.
mr president i welcome the widespread support that has been demonstrated tonight for the agreement reached last december and i look forward to this support being reflected in the vote tomorrow.
member states can go further due to the construction of this directive and i hope that they do so particularly as mr andrieu and mr loiseau have mentioned in relation to france.
the eu has done its job in the words of mr dantin in a noble cause.
we're strengthening the position of the farmers in the food chain.
with the help of this house we have seized that opportunity and those who continue to oppose the legislation now make up a bizarre incoherent coalition of interests. mr nicholson is quite correct and so is ms aguilera. this is about protecting farmers and you have to actually start somewhere in order to do this.
i welcome the uk's belated initiative which requires my government to seek a joint ukeu commitment to preserving citizens' rights in the withdrawal agreement whatever the outcome of negotiations.
the commission has recommended that member states adopt a generous approach but i implore national governments to go further and guarantee those rights because they are founded on european values.
as theresa may dines with mr juncker tonight she would do well to reflect on her role in destroying the wellbeing of millions.
this would ensure that our families can continue to access healthcare and social security as before.
finally a word about the mental health of people whose lives have been made unbearable because of brexit uncertainty.
mr president i believe that healthcare is a universal right. however brexit has put that common good in jeopardy for eu nationals in the uk and for british nationals who live in the other twenty seven member states.
therefore both sides should remove the obstacles for dialogue to take place again.
it is alarming that the council has not been able to prove the necessity or the proportionality of such a far reaching measure.
this only proves that their arguments about dual nationals trying to hide their eu nationality are completely unfounded.
de facto this proposal will introduce the idea of first class and second class union citizens.
i would like to outline my approach on this.
first of all in the committee on industry research and energy itre we have already managed to make it very clear that civil funding cannot be spent on defensive applications but i think in order to have a strong position it's also really important to make sure that we do not fund activities that could actually undermine civil cybersecurity such as back doors or hackbacks and other rather offensive applications.
if this is the case i would not stand in the way of starting negotiations in order to see whether it's possible to conclude with a political agreement within this mandate.
we will have to see exactly what the council position will be and we will not seek an agreement at any cost.
because of the broad support that parliament has in the changes that it has made to the commission proposal we would also require great flexibility from the council and commission to be able to conclude with a political agreement.
after we sent the letter your name disappeared from the website as a speaker but we have not received any written clarification.
as we know indigenous communities are often heavily reliant on forests and very often are the victims of environmental exploitation. it is important to ensure that the agreement complements the eu commitments to environment protection.
what's amusing me and making me laugh is the total incompetence of our politicians nearly three years after a vote of the british people to leave this place they still haven't managed to do it. that is what causes me some amusement.
now you raised another point didn't you? i'm just trying to recall what it was.
i'm not talking about theresa may;
i'm talking about christine tacon.
yes she is and she shouldn't be undermined by this place and that is what's worrying me.
the new framework proposed by the commission is a true answer to the need to coordinate member states' efforts in cooperation with the industrial sector to grant our citizens and customers an adequate supply of safe products and services without depending upon imported solutions from non eu countries.
thanks to intense negotiations in committee and the good cooperation achieved with the rapporteur julia reda and the shadows we now have a solid and balanced text which ensures that the european competence centre will work as a coordinator to set priorities and avoid the duplication of initiatives in member states in
we did a great job together and it is a pleasure to see that the whole parliament is likely to support this voluntary partnership agreement between the eu and vietnam.
this is probably the most effective trade instrument we have in order to combat the negative developments that are making it impossible to implement true sustainable development.
i am very happy to hear from the commission that it will inform the european parliament about the different steps in the implementation of this voluntary partnership agreement.
the last two years and nine months have been an elaborate charade designed to propagandise the british people into believing that leaving the eu is just too difficult and this is just the latest scene in the drama.
we are being positioned at best for a sham exit.
this whole process has been about arriving at a so called deal whereby we leave in name only. if our treacherous prime minister and political class cannot prevent brexit altogether they at least intend to position us for reentry as quickly as possible.
whatever betrayal agreement ms may agrees it will not be the end of the story.
it is the first voluntary partnership agreement signed with a country that is not only an important exporter but also a significant importer of timber. vietnam is at the very centre of the global timber products trade.
that is why the voluntary partnership agreement with vietnam once implemented and fully operational has great potential for creating a positive impact well beyond vietnamese borders and at the same time bringing social economic and environmental benefits to the vietnamese people.
i can only repeat some of the important points highlighted in the reports.
there can be no forest law enforcement governance and trade licensing without this.
of course these are different issues but they are heading in the right direction.
i think solidarity in this eu context means one european people it means no difference between all of us brought together and homogenised.
mr president the situation whereby those who do the greatest amount of work in producing the food we eat receive the least amount of the profits has been getting worse every single year.
retailers and processors have been exploiting their position while our farmers are expected to work on ever tightening profit margins and often at a loss.
this was the opportunity to do so unfortunately that opportunity has been wasted.
i cannot support this proposal because i cannot look farmers in the eye and tell them that their situation will improve as a result of its enactment.
the failure to include a ban on below cost selling of foodstuffs is just the most glaring of the deficiencies in the proposed legislation.
because we have been looking for this for some time.
you as commissioner took it seriously and came forward with a proposal.
i think it is very significant.
i do welcome your comments that you will keep a close eye on implementation because i see already in some member states a hesitancy questioning how it will be done.
it's got to be done without too much bureaucracy and it's got to be effective so that those with a genuine complaint can come forward and get results. but for me today is much bigger than the sum total of those unfair trading practices that will be banned. this is about the sustainability of the food supply chain and we hear a great deal about that about the challenge of climate biodiversity
i think mr de castro was very right when he said that the current system operates in a very incorrect way.
it results in a race to the bottom because farmers' margins are constantly being tightened.
so i very much welcome this as a first step towards a more sustainable food supply chain.
i read comments from arla who talk about their drive for more sustainable farming where they say that consumers are willing to reward the most sustainable dairy farmers.
i hope that is the case and that those who are dealing between consumers and farmers ensure that the farmers get a sustainable price for the work that they do.
i had irish dairy representatives over last week in brussels and we spoke about issues around welfare and environment and the challenges generally.
they pleaded because they said that the farmer is not getting rewarded sufficiently to deliver on all of those things.
so tonight is a first step.
thank you to the colleagues who listened when others would not.
together i think we'll make a difference.
if you want to keep the pace and the success of this initiative we have to step forward and we have to start the trilogues in order to keep this success for the next multiannual financial framework.
as the digital single market grows and develops europeans should be fully aware of both the benefits and the risks involved.
we now need to transform that expertise and experience into innovative cybersecurity products and services and support their uptake across the economy.
i am very grateful for the rapid pace of the legislative work on the competence centre and network. by voting this week and indicating your intention to conclude negotiations within this mandate parliament is giving a clear indication of the political importance of this file and the eu's determination to meet
thus we request the debate because this directive is of high importance to parliament.
it has been included in the joint declaration for two years because it is also an interinstitutional priority. following the outcome of the trilogue negotiations the debate would be an opportunity for parliament to show that it is indeed committed to the rights of people with disabilities and to express our expectation that
in fairness he has delivered as has parliament and therefore i think we can be happy with the results.
the whole lot of the unfair practices involving aid payments perishable goods non perishable goods contracts hello money' etcetera have been dealt with.
we know that vietnam is a major exporter of timber products to the eu and to other countries in the region around vietnam like japan and china and this vpa will act in the future as an effective instrument to fight against illegal trade and to promote sustainable trade in timber products.
however let me stress one thing.
madam president cyber attacks are not a temporary fashion they are not something that is going to go away any time soon. they are about serious money and serious politics.
that said the agency also needs to operate efficiently and it's debatable whether two locations is a sensible way to go in the medium term.
nonetheless we welcome the report and the notion of an eu wide certification scheme.
for cybercrime borders have never been relevant and therefore combating cybercrime across borders is absolutely essential.
by aligning the collection of fingerprints for all eu nationals regardless of whatever extra nationality they may have we have ensured that the treatment for everyone is exactly the same.
there is no second class eu citizenship here.
if some groups wish to use this legislation as a political tool and to tell the world that an academic and legally dis proven debate is more important than the welfare of our citizens or the effective functioning of our judicial systems in the eu there is nothing i can do to stop them. however let's be clear what they are doing they are allowing third country nationals to avoid their convictions being known in the eu and that is putting all of us at risk of serious crime and terrorism. these are people with criminal convictions remember. we are faced with one question tomorrow.
do you really think that criminals who are non eu nationals should be able to hide their criminal convictions from our courts when eu nationals cannot do that?
we will continue to look at how best to use all the instruments available to us in strengthening our own resilience supporting our partners continuing political exchanges in selected issues and supporting russian civil society human rights and democracy and people to people contacts.
mr president yes indeed i would like to speak against. i think it is unhelpful right now to change the title because we're looking for a global new sanctions regime and this is not focused on one country specifically.
we're also trying to build a coalition in member states and in this house and putting into the title the name magnitsky' is not going to help that process.
it is also out of focus as magnitsky mainly focuses on corruption and financial fraud whereas we're trying to look at violations of human rights.
there is no european legislation right now that actually has a name in it.
only the us has that and that country does not allow redress and does not allow democratic oversight.
i don't think we should take an example out of that case so we would like to have the title as it stands.
throughout this mandate the commission has shown that when an initiative is successful we give it all the political attention that it deserves.
citizens' initiatives now have a very real impact on eu policies and legislation. europeans will now have an easily accessible and userfriendly tool at their disposal to ask the eu institutions directly to act on the issues that they care about.
the revised european citizens' initiative regulation will make it easier for them to make to themselves heard.
what we have to avoid is that criminals play off different nationalities to hide possible previous convictions.
however we consider this is justified by the fact that the latter can use either of these nationalities when confronted with a prosecution or in other cases where their previous criminal record might hamper them.
for example if the persons concerned had already been convicted for a sexual offence under their tcn nationality they might use only their eu nationality when applying for a position involving working with children in another member state.
i would like to encourage you to vote in favour of the compromise texts of both proposals.
in any negotiations there may be some need for what we might call constructive ambiguity but there are red lines that cannot be crossed.
however i must say i am somewhat concerned by reports that the implementation of the backstop which is the insurance policy guaranteeing no hardening of the border in ireland may be outsourced to some independent body and that somewhere in that process the uk might unilaterally walk away from the backstop.
we all hope the backstop will never need to be implemented and if it is it will be temporary but that can only happen by agreement.
there can be no houdini like smoke screen that would ever ever allow unilateral action by the uk to end the backstop.
don't worry about ms tacon she's a strong woman and well able to deal with this legislation.
you said that you're likely to be back with your flag in this parliament and you said it almost with joy which leaves me wondering would you miss us if you have to go?
we're not pleading with you to stay but maybe you have a soft spot for us after all.
on a few specific points the budget.
now the most important thing is to be ready by january.
it also provides conditions to ensure that intellectual property rights and eu added value will remain within the european union.
we will continue to support the identification and exchange of best practices in the areas of formal and informal education in particular through the network of safer internet centres.
to do so we must work closer together towards the common goal of achieving a better internet for children a safe place but also somewhere that young european citizens can enjoy while having the skills and awareness to make the most out of it.
parental controls and take down of child sexual abuse material.
finally the commission welcomes your support for future funding for a safer internet.
but there is still room for improvement and we are looking forward to seeing the outcomes of that coalition expected in the coming month.
we are committed through the european strategy to further enhancing cooperation with law enforcement hotlines and isps to improve the process of notice and action.
first of all the commission agrees on the importance given by the report to digital literacy and skills for children since these will improve their job perspectives and help them become confident digital citizens.
the report also encourages the provision of access to safe and quality digital content which is another pillar of the new european strategy since this will benefit both children and the development of the digital single market.
the commission is also well aware of the importance of fighting child sexual abuse material.
furthermore the commission is committed to the launching and functioning of a global alliance against child sexual abuse online as a means of sustaining national efforts to improve identification and assistance for child victims prosecution of offenders prevention of crimes and reducing the availability of child pornography.
that is why my colleague ms kroes invited key ceos last year to join a coalition to make the internet a better place for children through concrete actions on areas which are mentioned in your report reporting harmful content age appropriate privacy settings content classification
this funding through the proposed connecting europe facility will be vital to developing sustainable infrastructures to deliver better internet with high quality content for children while boosting growth and innovation.
it is in line with the european strategy to create a better internet for children which was set up recently by the commission to combine a series of instruments based on legislation self regulation and financial support. educating and protecting our children is a top priority and it is essential to find this balance also in the online world ensuring that children and adults can be safe while getting the most out of digital opportunities. parliament is indeed on the same wavelength.
this is a great opportunity and we have to stand up for their freedom. but at the same time they are very exposed to risks such as grooming mobbing violence and pornography and they are vulnerable consumers.
i also support the need for greater awareness raising initiatives aimed at parents and schools.
it is also necessary to introduce the proper mechanisms at school level to support those who have been affected by online bullying. it is vital that we continue to train and educate both parents and teachers to keep them up to speed with new technologies social networking sites and crucially now the young people who use them.
eu sponsored research for instance shows that children normally do not perceive grooming as a problem to be solved and i think it would be good if in our actions to censor or filter the internet we stick to known facts.
this might have been a good opportunity for parliament to criticise the fact that private parties are increasingly taking responsibility for what can and cannot be broadcast to users online.
instead the report endorses private regulation of what can be broadcast in terms of freedom of speech.
that is a fact.
the situation has changed.
the two thousand and six legislation was brought in by the eu. at the time it could have been reasonable and it probably did work but companies and institutions and the eu should move forward as situations change.
the sugar is not enough for these refineries and they are having to shut down for certain days a week.
for example the sugar cane refining industry is struggling at the moment to access adequate raw materials due to restrictions no matter what we say.
the processing plants were closed down across europe.
we should also address the issue of equality between different types of sugar production;
jobs are at risk not only in the uk but across europe especially in portugal bulgaria and romania.
the same answer.
all the commission needs to do is to look at the source of the sugar supply and fix it.
commissioner you are not responsible for agriculture but for citizenship. it is our job to protect our citizens those whose jobs are under threat and those who are paying more at the supermarket each week. the price of sugar in the eu is forty six more than in the rest of the world.
when the commission admits there is a problem we are told that it is only a british problem yet sixty two meps from eleven member states wrote to the agriculture commissioner asking for changes to be made to the sugar regime.
do you accept that eu sugar prices are in fact forty six higher than the world price having risen nearly fifty since the commission first recognised the eu sugar crisis in december?