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the international community at some point will tell you where to get off perhaps not just quite yet.
since then the commission has continued its reflections and decided to involve a larger circle of eu citizens in the work by launching a public consultation.
the public consultation will contain detailed questions on the need and conditions for a possible directive as well as its likely effects.
the timing of the report is very appropriate as the commission will launch in february a public consultation on the future of eu company law.
the view expressed in the report today will fit into this process in a valuable way.
there are two specific issues in this context that require careful consideration. i am referring here to the separation between a registered office of administration on the one hand and to employees' participation on the other.
i can assure you that commissioner barnier will take full ownership of the follow up of the discussion we have had in this house today.
are you prepared to increase the energy efficiency targets and renewables targets?
because energy is at the core of the transformation that we are doing.
this is the backdrop to today's discussion.
i've seen as a former mp and minister of the environment a number of commissions and this is the first commission that sees climate action as a broad challenge that all the commissioners have to address.
let's look back.
this is the way we should go all together.
this is what we need to repeat for the green industrial revolution.
our investment in new greener technologies such as battery production and green hydrogen needs to be more ambitious and we need massive investment in modern infrastructure for green energy and transport be it in big cities or in small villages.
see some intermediate targets whereby by this commission becomes accountable for the targets that it is setting.
gas is going to be an essential part of decarbonising in the coming years and new legislation agreed recently prohibits future investment in gas.
but have you noticed that when this wave reaches the baltic and travels down the danube it is not even a ripple?
are the commission's new climate goals credible and achievable?
so to conclude madam president. how we move forward has to be credible and achievable otherwise you can have all the talk and targets in the world but they will count for nothing if you can't actually meet them.
we are discussing the sweeping changes to our climate and energy goals brought forward by the european commission no sooner than ten days since taking up office and before our recent existing climate agreements have been implemented.
is the commission trying to seize the initiative to take away power from the member states?
if you read the treaty's article fifteen it stated very clearly it is the european council who define the political direction of eu policies. and the european council meets tomorrow to discuss guess what? the eu's long term climate policy.
so i ask myself why are we here today?
when we look back we can see that in two thousand and fourteen the european council unanimously agreed the two thousand and thirty targets delivered with compromise after painstaking negotiations.
in the ecr we had hoped the new commission would be more cautious than the last one that it would work with the member states and within the treaties.
how have the new commission in ten days since taking office been able to fully understand how dramatically our economies could change as a result of this green deal?
and what will this do to our industries?
point number three madam president. in recent months we have heard so much about the green wave sweeping europe.
we see a confused strategy that prompts more questions than it answers.
drax for example generates electricity by burning wood chips imported from virgin forests in louisiana and shipped to the uk.
they have created a crony capitalist subsidy seeking climate industrial complex that has now a vast lobbying base here in brussels.
it's a blatant transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich. the commission's new green deal will result in massive de industrialisation.
it's no wonder america is having an industrial renaissance at europe's expense.
for this they receive a subsidy of eight hundred and fifty million from the british taxpayer.
the renewable energy directive has led to perverse incentives and environmental damage caused by expensive wind farms that kill migratory birds and bats and harm our precious marine resources.
colleagues thanks for your patience with my strictness on time and i have another bad announcement to make.
we require innovative ways to generate new money for these investments.
two thousand and forty it gives clarity to member states and industries where we want to go and how we want to do it and no industry should be allowed to hide behind international mechanisms simply to postpone action. all sectors need to contribute and that includes shipping and aviation too.
we need to discuss how best to mobilise public and private money so the right products are rolled out good quality jobs are created and our current and future workforce is prepared for this transition.
fossil fuel subsidies should be phased out and stopped. we need policies that direct investments to cleaner technologies across the board and in all sectors.
we do it secondly by leaving nobody behind it has been said;
we may be the last generation that can still act and have an impact and make a difference.
and this is a real worry among europeans.
and at the same time for the epp it is also clear that you don't put a man or a woman for that matter on the moon by just banning things by increasing taxes and by telling people what they must do or what they can no longer do.
but the work on how we get there is only starting.
we agree on the direction that we are heading in.
let europe be the continent where we produce co two low or even free steel.
and finally we need a global level playing field it has been said ensuring that other parts of the world either play along or cannot have uncorrected access to the european market.
for the epp it is clear that an ambitious climate policy and a smart industrial policy need to go hand in hand.
the president of the european commission earlier today talked about a man on the moon' moment and she is right because aiming for something that is so hard to reach takes a lot of courage.
we in the epp might not be climate warriors but we are and we need to be climate nerds.
we need ground breaking research the smartest solutions and the cleanest industry which will provide jobs for europeans and opportunities.
and we should help them starting by ensuring them a fair price for their products as well as an international level playing field.
that is what europe needs to get ahead.
we do it by bringing the best and the brightest together that first of all.
and thirdly we do it by bringing by being coherent and consistent.
let europe be the continent that develops and produces alternative aircraft fuels while also improving the rail market for shorter distances.
we want and we need ambition with the business case.
a green deal without a good deal for our industry will not deliver the change that we are looking for.
today is a day i think for firmly putting that dot on the horizon.
by not putting the burden for example on those who can least afford it.
but we simply need to act;
we do it by working with our farmers and foresters farmland and forests take up more than three quarters of our surface in europe and some brand farmers and foresters as the villains as the problem in this debate whereas they're part of the solution.
we only simply have a couple of decades left.
commissioner timmermans you have the opportunity before you to tackle head on the three crises facing europe the crisis of inequality the democratic crisis and the climate crisis.
it is down to us to make sure that their green deal walks the green walk because their green deal is anything but new.
this green deal must not be yet another greenwash.
it engages with unions bringing everyone with us on this exciting journey through citizen led assemblies and crucially raises the standard of living and creates new jobs.
by electing a record number of green meps.
we have just ten years to curb the worst effects of the climate crisis.
across the world we are mobilising in our millions to protect our planet led often by young people themselves and as a result the european commission is following our lead and now talking the green talk.
with the chinese we are in a debate.
if this is not a green deal where the most vulnerable regions in europe coalmining regions and others do not see solidarity from other parts of europe it will not happen.
she will be able to exist for other millennia without human beings.
we choose to go we choose to go for climate neutrality in two thousand and fifty and do the other things not because they are easy but because they are hard because that goal will serve to organise and measure the best of our energies and skills
and this is the responsibility we have before our kids.
that is going to change our economy our industry whether we like it or not whether we act or not.
but if europe leads we might go in the same direction.
and at the end of the day if they resist the green deal and they stop it they will be the first victims of the consequences of not doing the right thing.
and look at another thing that's happening.
for instance.
this is the fundamental question we have to answer and the green deal is not a blueprint.
but finally i want to add one thing which is very very important.
it was also said we have to be sure we take the right decisions.
but we want to be ready with that impact assessment early in the summer next year so that the european union is extremely well prepared with a climate law for cop twenty six in glasgow so that we can lead the way.
but at the end of the day it is very important that this parliament take this in hand and make sure that parliament has a leading role together with the commission to convince our member states and council to do the right thing.
so that it reflects the values we want to stand for.
so we need a level of solidarity with vulnerable individuals and vulnerable regions to make sure the green deal can be delivered for all our citizens.
it's an extended open hand to you and to all the stakeholders whether it's businesses whether it's ngos whether it's trade unions whether it's citizens whether it's cities whether it's regions to be part of a discussion of how we are going to reorganise our society in a just way
yes but don't forget what the cost is of not acting.
the reason i believe we need to act now is because the facts are staring us in the face and i think if you are a responsible member of parliament if you're in the responsible position in the commission if you're a citizen if you're a parent you do not have the luxury to ignore the facts.
i think this is a great sign that this generation our kids are leading the way and as a parent there's nothing more beautiful than when you see that your kids are leading the way.
this is a great start of what is going to be quite a bumpy road where we will need both institutions to concentrate on all the elements that we need to make the green deal work.
mr president honourable members i've listened very carefully to this debate and i'm really excited by the fact that this parliament has expressed such broad support for the european green deal.
but that's not the only reason why i believe we need to act now.
and we need to do this because mother earth is fed up with this behaviour. and you know she was able to exist for millennia without human beings;
and let me end because mr lange quoted man on the moon' so i obviously though of the famous moon speech by jfk and let me just amend it slightly and end with that.
we see it every day.
so the question we have to face today as europeans is this are we going to try and be masters of this momentous change of this paradigm shift or are we just going to let it happen and then others will be the masters of it and we can just be the subjects of what others will decide?
i bring back a message from madrid the cop where i'm going to go back and present the green deal tomorrow.
and if we begin by enshrining in law that by two thousand and fifty europe will be climate neutral then we can take steps back until today and just chart the map that we need to get there and then we will discuss the measures we will need to take whether it's on ets whether it's on emissions whether it's on taxation whether it's on all sorts of other measures to make our industry circular to make sure that there are jobs in this new economy.
yes that is why every proposal the commission is going to put on the table will be assessed for impact.
look at the people suffering because of this erratic weather across europe.
to determine exactly what the reduction by two thousand and thirty should be from fifty to fifty five we want to have an impact assessment on that.
we need to work on that because if we do it together the impact will be much bigger.
we are in the middle of the fourth industrial revolution.
the message is also this some of us are insecure about what we should do.
you know the biggest risk here i see is that those who are most vulnerable in climate change see themselves also as most vulnerable in the answer to climate change so that they start resisting the green deal because they feel that they are vulnerable.
we do not have the luxury to ignore this any more.
impact assessment will be an essential element of our analysis but we will do this in a very very speedy and comprehensive way.
are we going to have collective global leadership on this?
i had meetings with ministers from many countries saying climate neutrality by two thousand and fifty is a good idea we might do things the same way.
so that's why and this is a fundamental point if this is not a social green deal the green deal will not happen.
we'd better make sure we create an existence in balance with her so that we can continue to exist as human beings for millennia.
but let me make a point because it was said often this is costly.
in europe poor air quality kills half a million people every
your transport commissioner's first recorded meeting however was with the heads of ten airlines.
rot. we want a new deal for europe that provides warm homes tackles fuel poverty and makes jobs and breaks the cycle of poverty.
year. we want to phase out fossil fuels promote renewables and improve people's health and save the planet.
why should they have priority boarding when train and bus companies are burdened with unfair
but failure can be replaced by success.
we can end overfishing once and for all building on the achievements already being made.
we can restore the rich biodiversity beneath our waves and help rebuild the stocks that will give a secure future to our fishing industry. by putting sustainability first we will be well placed to lead negotiations globally in promoting good governance of the world's oceans.
vice president we face many environmental battles;
this is one we can
win. so please seize the opportunity.
we led the declaration of a climate emergency and demanded the green deal be placed at the top of the agenda.
we need to go fast but we also need to engage in a wide debate all across europe and mobilise around this project. first to trigger change we need to set the level of ambition in our future climate law and to set impact assessment as the standard.
second let's face it the transition toward a carbonneutral economy is and will be a challenge for many of our economic sectors and workers.
it will call for massive investment creativity and solidarity with the people and the sectors confronted with the most challenging transformations. third a twofold approach to green digitalisation and technology is fundamental for us.
digital technologies are uniquely positioned to provide effective tools for climate change mitigation and adaptation.
and fourth we should not oppose traditional policies and new priorities but modernise our traditional tools.
but with determination and teamwork our journey can be an opportunity for our renewal and reinvention.
we know we don't have any other options and we do need to invest now.
we have dual ambitions the safeguard of our planet and the safeguard of our labour market.
to ensure this we need to invest in research.
and we need to pay special attention to the poorest regions of our continent.
during the last plenary we declared a climate and environment emergency.
we can't stand more words.
that is why i'm a bit concerned that still lacking in the documents i've seen so far is the whole part on the bioeconomy which provides us with a huge opportunity to move away from chemicals and fossil based materials towards the green based materials.
that is a huge opportunity creating jobs all across the european union.
this might also help us to get a new boom in the european economy.
some say that we have to decrease our economy.
this proposal will actually increase the economy with new jobs and new industries.
i can't wait to see these ambitious plans in the form of real legislation because we have a very long way to go to deliver the green new deal historic accomplishment. it won't be easy.
the commission is ready; this parliament is for sure ready; renew europe is ready.
but i'm looking over to the council. are you ready as well? because at the moment we still have three member states blocking the eu's climate neutrality target including my own country hungary.
the former british prime minister gordon brown writing in the today says that even in the last two months of his g twenty presidency french president nicholas sarkozy should push for coordinated action and no leaders should be pushing harder for such an agreement than those of europe.
could i ask the european commission to indicate to this house exactly where this imf proposal this imf argument this imf view stands?
mr president global financial markets are in chaos pensioners are worried about their financial security and companies are too nervous to invest in the eu.
it would have a material effect on pension funds other long term investors and businesses all of whom we should be encouraging to invest in the eu;
this is why we should have serious doubts about his proposal to introduce a policy which it is estimated could cost the eu.
now is not the time to put our fragile european economy at risk by introducing an eu financial transaction tax it. may be politically popular for the commissioner to claim this move is punishing the banks but in reality the effects of an eu ftt would resonate through the entire economy.
taxing financial transactions does not just affect banks.
mr president unlike some of my colleagues i welcome this proposal because i see that it is much more focused than we have seen before on the real priorities that we have to tackle which are to support economic growth and job creation.
i want to thank the commission president for putting that in here because those targets have been largely invisible up to now.
he is quite right to point out that we have made progress there.
by his own impact assessment the one proposal in here that will do more damage to economic growth than anything else in his impact assessment a minimum of cutting economic growth by half a percent of gdp across europe is the financial transaction tax.
i just conclude by what it said in the council conclusions.
but the second priority for the council and indeed we see this in this commission work programme is to create the digital single market at the same time and keep that investment going.
the third priority in the twenty three october summit was to tackle the problem of regulatory burden and to go for smart regulation which i also see is in here.
the european union needs to support all actions on economic growth and job creation.
what we do not want in this proposal are actions that would actively undermine economic growth.
what are we doing now if the priority is about economic growth in putting this in your work programme?
this is absolutely the most critical thing we have to do.
i think what is very important for this parliament is that we are also absolutely convinced that parliament should be consulted on this measure.
tax. i think that we have to be very fair about this
there will be a proposal on the status of the european political
think so. therefore the legislative process will continue and we believe that in the end we will be able to find a good
citizens? we in the commission do not
this afternoon.
can cause. this process will have a positive effect on this
be. some of you referred to the discussion on treaty change.
as you know the president of the european council has been asked in close collaboration with the president of the commission and the president of the eurogroup to explore the possibility of limited treaty changes in the context of the strengthening of economic governance.
i also agree with the many speakers who said that we need to offer even more assistance and help to the countries in need.
in this framework the european commission will regulate all those practical things for the beneficiaries and this is outside the legal package.
this is a delegated act and this is something we cannot accept.
this is a positive step because we can make much more synergy between these different funds.
but there is reason for criticism because in this whole framework on the regulations for next year we are missing a common strategic framework.
we asked the commission to move closer to this general goal.
now we are in a new procedure but we do not see very much difference.
the engines of the european recovery should be the european parliament and the commission together in cooperation with the other institutions.
we did not see much this year except in the international trade issues but we would like to see the programme reflected in the daily work of the different institutions.
mr president in cafs and bars across europe the talk is about jobs. if we do not create jobs people will regard the european level of decision making as simply irrelevant and they would be right.
will the action plan on access to finance focus on the particular difficulties faced by smes for example in relation to venture capital and a second chance after bankruptcy?
this will boost employment directly by stimulating the construction and services industries.
otherwise democracy itself will be at risk.
in two thousand and twelve will we get concrete measures to free small businesses from the burden of regulation?
finally on a separate point please can somebody explain to the eurosceptics that if you are in a free trade agreement outside the eu you simply accept european legislation as it is presented to you?
the new innovative renewable technologies offer the greatest potential of all for creating jobs.
i hope that in two thousand and twelve the commission will give these industries the investment stability that they are looking for beyond two thousand and twenty targets.
so i welcome the emphasis from the commission on growth in the single market and i support the comments made by malcolm harbour but i did want to hear more specific detail especially for small businesses.
will there be a small business impact assessment for every piece of new legislation?
it will also put money back into people's pockets so that they can spend more of their cash in the local economy instead of simply burning it.
we have to deal with the deep corrosive fear of unemployment and insecurity.
i welcome the commission's determination to get an early agreement on the energy efficiency directive.
when it comes to the political aspect i hope that the commission will prove to citizens that it is worth starting an eci.
we were talking about poverty and social exclusion this morning.
mr president the lisbon strategy's aim in two thousand was to make the eu the most competitive and dynamic knowledge based economy in the world capable of sustainable economic growth with more and better jobs and greater social cohesion.
for the sake of my country be gone with your damaging regulations. be gone with your harmful harmonisation.
be gone with your destructive laws.
be gone with your begging bowls.