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but i am going to ignore those and i am going to point out that the european union would not be where it is now but for the united kingdom joining in one thousand nine hundred and seventy three and contributing to the finance and international presence that you now have. so stop moaning about it and give us some recognition if you don't mind
no going back on the clear two other priority issues for eu citizens' rights and the question of finance.
the clear message from this debate as demonstrated by mr barnier is that there is no going back on the commitments that have been entered into by the eu and the united kingdom;
we need a new relationship with the united kingdom based on mutual respect based on cooperation.
this has been a successful negotiation where we have stayed clear and we have come together and we are stronger together.
we have a duty now to reposition this debate to go forward together.
madam president i rise to thank the twenty six member states of the european union michel barnier and his team and all of the institutions for their support for ireland over the course of this negotiation.
just as europe has stayed loyal to ireland so too will ireland stay loyal on the question of the integrity of the single market.
no going back on the clear commitments for ireland;
on the behalf of my constituents in ireland we thank you for that solidarity and that support.
who knows maybe there is no as if' about it certainly much of the british media comment has reflected a very different mindset about brexit one in which the eu's position has played next to no role.
sign us up to a single market and the customs union forever.
it's the same story across the whole of the west the aspirations of the people and the aspirations of our political leaders and class are in a very very different place.
of course they will because we are volunteering to go on paying the membership fee to accepting all the existing rules and all the new rules.
mr president i don't think i have ever heard so little criticism of the united kingdom in this chamber in all my life and i guess it doesn't really take much working out why does it?
it's a form of ritual humiliation which she was prepared to put herself through.
and now we enter into what perhaps may be the biggest deception yet played on the british public.
in line with that family reunions that mean frankly that open door immigration from the european union is going to continue for years to come and almost bizarrely a commitment for ongoing regulatory alignment.
theresa the appeaser has given in on virtually everything. but as an observation in an exercise of power it's fascinating. whether we like or dislike the european union we cannot deny the power that it has got because you managed to make a british prime minister leave downing street in the middle of the night and fly to brussels
it is as if even though we are leaving effectively the british government wants to keep us in some form of single market relationship so i am not surprised that you are all very pleased with her.
she is seeking a transition phase and there are one or two comments here about whether the brits will get that phase.
mr barnier said earlier that there were key areas upon which he wasn't prepared to make many concessions. well you didn't need to sir because you were up against theresa may and she was all for making as many concessions as she possibly could including agreeing a ludicrous bill of up to forty billion sterling for us to have the right to leave a continued role for the european court of justice and
we will effectively once transition is granted have left the european union at the end of march two thousand and nineteen in name only and if that transition phase lasts up until the next general election there is a real possibility that a new incoming british government coalition could
i fear brexit at some point in the future may need to be refought all over again.
but at christmas time we are reminded that three wise men brought gifts to jesus for a brighter future and in that spirit i offer three gifts to those remainers in this chamber and beyond the gifts of hearing hope and a heart.
hope so that someday you accept the result and start to move on.
madam president five hundred and thirty seven days ago the majority of british people voted to leave the eu but for five hundred and thirty seven days we have listened to a rump of remainers moan whinge and cry about losing their beloved eu.
for five hundred and thirty seven days we have watched a cabal of political elitists wage an anti democratic campaign in the uk to delay damage and deny brexit.
hearing so that the voice of those people who believe leaving the eu will make their lives better brighter and freer is at long last heard by you.
finally a heart because those who you have abused by calling old stupid and ignorant for voting to leave believe you do not have one.
we are used to your nonsense but personal abuse has no place in this chamber.
socially from a business point of view who see no invisible border and want no visible border. through his patience and determination mr barnier has secured for them a future of which they were very fearful. sometimes in this house those who grandstand arrive and make great speeches walk out and ignore the realities of what we are talking about here today.
what happens will impact on people on the ground and i hope that going into christmas we have given them more reassurances not just around the ireland issue but on citizens' rights and financial commitments.
have a good christmas.
you did hard work.
well that proved to be a lie just like the one on the bus.
the home office letters to eu citizens have threatened deportation. brits in other countries have not received assurances that they can retain all the freedoms they now have.
is it any wonder that people still feel anxious and terrified about their futures?
i am furious for those who are left behind in limbo and this agreement kicks many issues into the long grass.
this house is the voice of european citizens.
they trust us to make the right call on this.
we cannot and we will not turn our backs on them. i certainly will not.
but time is running out.
we must get on with dealing with trade the environment science digital security fishing agriculture and all the rest.
but there were three issues to solve before the next phase not two and a half but three.
for too many people the future is still unclear.
we are at the beginning of an arduous complex intensive process of drafting the withdrawal agreement with a number of issues of relevance remaining outstanding.
we also have ahead transition negotiations and the future relationship is still to be identified.
the transition period raises many legal issues which will have to be considered with the highest caution.
it will have to provide for connection with the future framework foreseeable at that time and the talks on transition will precede the negotiations on the future relationship so there is no reason to call transition an implementation phase.
but transition is not only about bridging with the future framework; it has its own challenges.
it is true that there is no time to negotiate a bespoke transition agreement so its major part will be the prolongation of the acquis but it only looks simple.
no sooner did they get the irish government and the commission to acclaim sufficient progress than they immediately started to rubbish the joint report they solemnly signed.
only a statement of intent' says david davis;
we're coming to a gentlemen's agreement' says david davis who thinks nothing of misleading his own parliament.
but it is no surprise.
they create drama through late night and last minute negotiations.
they make promises necessary to get others to move things forward and then they start to negotiate compromises downwards.
they use ambiguity to confuse and disorientate their opponents and then when they don't like what the final compromise is they simply ignore it and don't implement it.
no one knows them better than us.
the british government has been making promises to irish people for years and then refusing to fulfil them. even today they are negating the implementation of the good friday agreement and that is an international agreement lodged at the united nations.
they are opposing rights that they signed up to and they are aligned with the most reactionary political party in ireland the dup to describe and describe their policy in ireland.
the resolution says that it must be fully enforceable with regard to ireland so when the joint resolution is turned into legal action there can be no more ambiguity no more contradictions no more taking the british government at their word.
mr verhofstadt strengthened this by suggesting it should be done in the coming weeks not months.
while the issue of no hardening of the irish border and the upholding of the good friday agreement are crucial the agreement on citizens' rights is of fundamental importance to all eu citizens and to irish citizens living and or working in the uk those who have lived there and to all crossborder workers.
but we need trust to continue these negotiations in good faith.
yes we all recognise what political grandstanding is but this process is way too important to be derailed by those who simply like the sound of their own voices.
mr president with regards to brexit i stress the sovereignty of the uk. this implies no jurisdiction of the european court of justice no restrictions on free trade agreements application of uk law with regard to eu citizens and these are to us the central elements of any acceptable deal. having said that migration is again an important topic of the european council meeting and rightly so.
they come to the eu and still come in hundreds of thousands to benefit from our prosperity and they do not contribute a single bit to our societies.
they take without giving and if necessary by force.
this has to stop.
so i praise the governments of the visegrd countries who stand for their own traditions for their people and culture;
this is how you deal with illegal migrants first no admissions and next no incentives and that is no housing no social benefits no family reunion and no endless legal procedures.
the coastguard of a country that was destroyed by france the eu and the us now protects the eu borders.
the eu cannot show more clearly that it is utterly bankrupt.
schengen has to end now and national borders must close now.
finally the migrants who are already here must be returned straight away.
do not tolerate them do not pay them off do not send them back but round them up and bring them back. so listen mr juncker and mr timmermans this is how you do it.
madam president in moving to the second phase of the brexit talks some might hope that the uk government will be better prepared for this than it was for the first but probably not.
it has just admitted that there has not yet been a discussion in government on what final outcome it actually wants.
it has also done no impact assessments on what would it would cost to leave the customs union nor on what it would cost british industry agriculture or finance to leave the european union.
according to the daily telegraph ministers only accepted the deal because they were told that points in it were meaningless not binding or simply included to secure ireland's approval'.
' despite theresa may at last conceding that eu citizens in britain and vice versa have rights the deal still leaves them facing uncertainty whereas the deal on ireland specifies that it must be upheld in all circumstances irrespective of any future agreement'.
no such promise is given here to citizens leaving them in limbo until the uncertain final agreement unsure of their future status unable to plan their future.
let's move on to the second phase but do not pretend that the first phase issues are settled.
madam president the progress achieved in the negotiations is an important success for europe and i would like to congratulate michel barnier and his team.
at the same time we underline that any positive development of the discussion on the future relationship and the transition requires that the commitments defined in the joint report be translated fully and in a timely manner into the draft withdrawal agreement.
i'm confident that this drafting exercise and we will be vigilant on that will ensure the goal that this parliament has committed to achieve the full safeguard of the rights of the four and a half million citizens affected by brexit and the full protection of the life choices that they have made.
we are glad to see that despite some propaganda by some brexiteers the joint report clearly states that all the rights established by eu law and interpreted by the court of justice shall have direct legal effect through the withdrawal agreement and that any inconsistent or incompatible rule or national rule set out in the national legislation will be disapplied. and we are proud to have contributed together with the commission to broadening the personal scope not only to all family members but also to all future children.
all this is very far from the original uk proposal of settled status' but this should not be seen as the success of one part over the other but rather as a common success for all our citizens and for all our common european principles.
if that's what you want then fair enough but do not affect to be surprised that the british people won't go there.
we need to have a stronger priority for investment and this investment priority remains too weak in the integrated fiscal compact too weak in the instrument to support convergence too weak even in the so called instrument to protect investment. the only way to have stronger priority for investment is to have an upcoming community budget with new own resources
madam president we have said from the very start that people must be at the heart of this process.
i must protect the best interests of all my constituents in wales including those who have chosen to make wales their home and have contributed so much to our country.
i also have to protect the interests of those who have chosen to make their home in other eu countries and it is unacceptable that people are still uncertain and anxious about their futures.
the negotiations need to move forward but not at the expense of citizens' rights. so agreeing progress cannot mean that all issues are resolved or closed;
they are clearly not and they need to remain a priority.
this is not the final vote on this.
there is a lot still to be done.
looking to the future for wales and building our economy maintaining access to the single market is critical to protect jobs and our agricultural industry and that is what i will continue to do.
they are trying to close down debate.
the resolution we are debating today makes it clear that brexit means losses on both sides but there is a stark contrast in the way the two sides are approaching the negotiations. the eu side have a clear and consistent position and they have sheltered the eu citizens who are their responsibility protecting their rights to travel and work and ensuring that the uk pays for the projects they depend on that we have already committed to in this budget period.
by contrast the uk negotiators have not been able to agree a position a state of unpreparedness reinforced by the chancellor's admission this week that the cabinet has not even debated what they hope to achieve and by david davis's shenanigans.
to constituents who feel let down by the negotiations it is important to recall that we can still step back.
this is why the green party is demanding a final say and a democratic choice between the deal as negotiated with all the trade offs and disappointments and continued membership of the european union.
while we should not underestimate the difficulties that lie ahead we now have a real opportunity to agree a deep and comprehensive deal between the united kingdom and the european union.
it has always been the case that the best way to find solutions to the question of the border between the united kingdom and the european union is to discuss the trade and customs arrangements. none of us want to return to the borders of the past but equally i cannot tolerate or accept anything that would create an internal uk east west border.
the united kingdom is by far northern ireland's most important single market and that must not be jeopardised and that mr barnier i believe is the challenge we have to achieve.
the uk and the eu now have an opportunity to agree on a deal that works for all parties that can only be achieved if we work together and with cool heads.
but let's be clear about the situation that we find ourselves in.
the reason that the fantasists opposite have been able to claim as they often do that this is a betrayal is because the government's own rhetoric is wildly different from the reality that we face.
you cannot have a hard border in ireland and preserve the peace process. you cannot have a hard border in the irish sea and preserve the four nations and the integrity of the united kingdom.
this is integral to brexit and in the full alignment' that was agreed under phase one it will of course mean the following the decisions on britain's trade and economic policy will be made in this house and in the european institutions where we currently have a voice but where we will have none because of brexit.
and it's up to the proponents opposite to explain to their constituents how that is taking back control.
it is not taking back control it is ceding it.
last year the irish government lied through its teeth to the people saying that the property tax would go to fund local services only then for them to be told that it would actually go to the setting up of irish water a new company which will levy that tax.
to be blunt in many cases it is simply a means for the political establishment to allow their big business big corporation friends to enrich themselves by feasting at a trough filled with taxpayers' money.
a week ago the managing director said that all contracts were awarded after an open competition.
this is happy for all of them but not for the taxpayer who is paying for this process of privatisation over public good.
as part of that process we have councils voting to hand over water assets to this company which will then in turn be sold for a song.
this is a new frontier in a battle to push privatisation and transfer public wealth into private hands.
it has been dragged out bit by bit from irish water in the media.
now it has been revealed that four suppliers were awarded contracts without any competition.
mr president right now in ireland we have a major scandal breaking which illustrates the reality of how public procurement functions as opposed to the nice legal theory whereby everybody wins.
in the last week it has emerged that the money has actually gone to line the pockets of major corporations to the tune of up to eur eighty million through a public procurement process.
we have the process of the attempted privatisation of the irish water supply and the imposition of water charges yet another austerity tax.
we have to say to public procurers that this is not just a question of getting in the tenders and selecting the lowest price but that they have to sharpen up their act as smart customers to decide exactly what it is that they want.
this has been an immensely complex challenge.
that customer will be doing the european economy a service by supporting that innovative company.
this was apparently because they were concerned about the ten year guarantee required.
surely parliament's public procurement procedures should have been able to find a builder willing to do the work given that money is no problem?
mr president the subject of public procurement brings to mind the problems with the brussels hemicycle.
if the chamber is reopened in april as promised it will have been closed for eighteen months.
some might suspect that the long delay was deliberate in order to prevent the brussels chamber being used as the sole meeting place of this parliament thereby ending the monthly and expensively monstrous trek to strasbourg.
i welcome the possibilities for more sustainability in terms of clarity in the use of environmental social and fair trade criteria and also the splitting up of large contracts making things easier for small businesses and cutting red tape.
we must have policies that are fair and effective and this should not be to the detriment of our environment or of our citizens.
the package would also simplify the assessment process reducing bidder response times encouraging e procurement and allowing social considerations to be integrated into contracts.
ultimately the focus on cutting red tape and making the system more efficient and credible is important and for this reason i would urge parliament to endorse the package.
they would make public procurement less costly faster and more advantageous for businesses across europe.
these are proposals that my colleagues in the departments of finance and enterprise have rightly emphasised in negotiations and they stand to increase competitiveness within the overall process in northern ireland.
buyers would be encouraged to break contracts into lots in order to ensure that not just large contractors benefit.
thankfully we are now getting to grips with our own public procurement and i think the new proposals are going to be tremendously beneficial to european industry.
it is good that we are simplifying the process so that smes can benefit particularly through the facility to break contracts into smaller lots. that too will help smes on which we are so dependent to get out of the economic crisis and create jobs and growth in the economy. innovation is a very important area because
especially for small and medium sized enterprises the process of bidding should be quicker less costly and more competitive. i hope to see the achievements reflected in the new scottish public procurement bill because if they are implemented correctly we will see a much more sustainable approach to procurement that will encompass our social and environmental goals.
the public procurement process will now be faster less costly and more effective for suppliers and procurers alike. there will be less red tape and more focus on getting the right supplier and the best tender.
the specifications and selection criteria which will be allowed in the calls for tender have also been broadened and explicitly allow for the inclusion of social goals.
public authorities will no longer be forced to sign up for the cheapest tender even when it fails to deliver minimum quality standards.
penny wise pound foolish' approaches often end up costing the public more in the long term especially when the lack of quality also undermines other public policy goals.
provision by public bodies and cooperation between public authorities have been safeguarded from the requirements imposed on market operators.
the rapporteur mr juvin insists on the fact that it was indeed time to take action at eu level firstly to clarify the legal framework throughout the eu in view of the multiplication of case law and of the diverging interpretations
of key notions between our member states;
thirdly to support public authorities' action in favour of the development of economic infrastructure and the promotion of public services especially in a context of economic crisis and budgetary constraints;
and fourthly to ensure transparency and equal treatment between all candidates and fight potential abuses. however the legislative proposal as initially proposed by the commission was missing the point. concessions are not public contracts.
their specificities must be taken into account more flexibility more room for manoeuvre for public authorities and for negotiation.
this however must be achieved taking due account of the need for transparency and equal treatment.
two years have now passed since the proposal was published by the commission. a final agreement was reached in trialogue last
july. the final text has been clarified and made more readable more pragmatic more efficient and more adapted to the specific nature of concessions which are mostly long term complex contracts often renegotiated several times with a light approach.