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on the contrary collective redress could provide efficient dispute resolution and the means to eliminate unreasonable barriers to access to justice in crossborder cases.
the commission should also examine how the collective redress could be used in cases where companies or other organisations have committed or contributed to human rights violations in third countries outside european borders. often due to legal technicalities or underdeveloped legislation there may be no effective ways for access to justice and remedy at all.
this is a commission decision.
it has to be said that the issue of the enforcement of ipr is only a part of the broader action of the commission on the modernisation of the ipr framework at eu level.
finally i would like to know if the purpose of this expert group is about to go in the same direction as that of the ohim observatory whose work programme for this year expressly includes the public domain and open licensing.
he announced he would have the list of members of this expert group published along with all relevant documents including agendas and minutes of each meeting'.
the burden of proof is on the commission to show that this expert group will go beyond the ohim observatory and its rather extensive mandate. if such an added benefit exists it would rather call for the readjustment of the eu observatory mandate.
meeting documents of this first meeting also remain unpublished.
the commission should also comment on such a possible overlap and the apparent disconnect of this expert group from its predecessors also set up by the commission in previous years.
so far no observer status has been given to members of this parliament but there are no procedural reasons not to as article fifty three of the commission decision on setting up these expert groups allows the chair to assign observer status to every entity listed in rule eight of the horizontal rules for commission expert groups.
it is very important when developing measures for intellectual property enforcement to analyse how they affect creative works in the public domain or under a free licence model.
that is why we would like to ask the commissioner to confirm that there will be no duplication of tasks between the observatory and the group of experts which the commission would like to establish according to the action plan on the enforcement of intellectual property rights and that
that given the importance of intellectual property rights for the future growth of the european union we should use all our instruments in the most effective way in order to get the best information available.
i think that the commission is of the same view and i would like to thank the commission for its quick reaction when providing us with its understanding of the issues raised in our question. while drafting this question we have been motivated by the fact
i was really interested in your speech.
would you agree that that is the main strength of this place?
experts on the enforcement of intellectual property rights.
let me turn to the specifics of your question.
first you asked about the tasks of the group and how they add value to the work of the observatory.
second you asked about the financial implications and whether there will be duplication.
its members are the national authorities responsible for national ip policies and it is to exchange experience and good practice.
it will not gather data or conduct studies itself.
this is completely different as we see it from the role of the observatory.
the observatory is there to facilitate and support the practical enforcement work.
that includes improving understanding and raising awareness of the impact of ipr infringements providing training promoting enforcement tools and technology and helping national enforcement authorities to work together.
the observatory supports national authorities the private sector and eu institutions.
part of this is data collection;
the data collected and reported by the observatory supports the work of the commission and the member states.
so the expert group focuses just to repeat on policy best practices and monitoring and the observatory focuses on the day to day enforcement and the collection of data.
they do not duplicate.
on the contrary they are complementary. so the group will not result in unnecessary expenditure.
third you wanted confirmation that you could send experts to an expert group meeting and the answer is yes absolutely you can you will be very welcome.
we have to work together on ipr enforcement.
it would be really helpful if you would follow the group actively.
those who are in this business say that it is a constituent. so how can we change something which in the nature of things indicates that pollen is a constituent?
the error which i think some have committed with due respect is that first they decide which kind of labelling and which kind of.
so gm pollen needs to be authorised before this amendment of the directive and after the amendment.
first of all the court of justice observed that there is no provision in the law which says whether pollen is an ingredient or a constituent.
but it took this positivist approach that there is nothing in the law because had there been an indication a definition of pollen in the law as we are determining now it would have decided otherwise.
if we consider pollen to be an ingredient then the.
it does not guarantee it and indeed there is no legal instrument for guaranteeing that at all.
many members here seem to have either forgotten or maybe to be deliberately ignoring the fact that as the commissioner said all foodstuffs have a gmo adventitious threshold of.
determine the status of pollen as a constituent in honey.
gm pollen in honey has to be authorised under our regulation applying to gm food and feed before it can be placed on the market.
pollen is present in honey independently of the action of the beekeeper who has no control whatsoever over the presence of pollen in the final product.
it is not an ingredient.
i would like to congratulate her on the eloquent way in which she laid out the reasons why honey has pollen as a constituent
let me say a few words on the comitology alignment and stress that the commission proposes delegated acts to amend only those parts of the annexes which do not contain essential elements.
to have a list reading ingredients honey pollen' would obviously not be providing any additional information to the consumer and would only create an unnecessary labelling burden.
products with ingredients need to have them listed on a label.
it is technically impossible to produce honey free from pollen.
honey is considered by producers and consumers alike to be the ultimate natural product made entirely by bees and free from human interference. this includes the various constituents particular to honey such as pollen. to define pollen as an ingredient would cause reputational damage to honey by implying that its production is not a wholly natural process.
they will argue that they are doing this in the interest of consumers and to increase transparency about the gm content of food.
lying to consumers by stating that pollen is an ingredient is not a good start.
this is because according to the gm regulation only gm content above.
of course as an active mep i have not let this proposal go unchallenged. it is parliament's job to investigate all aspects and come up with alternatives but in this case i have concluded that there is only one answer pollen is not an ingredient' of honey.
there has been a lot of scaremongering surrounding this proposal much of it designed to create uncertainty in the sector. if the commission proposal is not adopted there will be negative consequences for the sector as all honey producers will be required to test their honey to check the gm content and some will be required to label if gm pollen is found to be present.
to conclude i ask you this do we really want to base legislation on a false premise and then subsequently force small scale beekeepers out of business? or do we want to put an end to years of legal uncertainty in the sector and finally allow our beekeepers to get back to what they do best providing us with quality european honey?
for the reasons i have mentioned the commission felt it necessary to come forward with a proposal clarifying the definition of pollen as a constituent'. i have supported this position from the beginning as have most of the member state governments.
to make an exception of honey by requiring gm content below the threshold to be labelled will only serve to confuse consumers about labelling laws.
if pollen is to be considered an ingredient' then the.
if gm pollen is labelled consumers will be receiving inconsistent information about gm content when compared with other foods.
i do not do this blindly.
this may not seem much if you are making a large batch but for many small producers the cost could be very crippling.
of course the ingredient constituent argument has arisen due to the labelling implications of each option. if pollen continues to be considered a constituent' any gm pollen present would not need to be labelled.
small producers will be hit hardest by the testing requirements.
there are some in this chamber who are actively promoting this latter option even though it is based on a false premise because it would lead to some honey being labelled as food produced from gmos. by doing this i think they believe they will score a small victory in the fight against gmos but they would in the process be using honey producers as collateral damage.
if they succeed i think they will be doing the exact opposite.
this is a dangerous road to start on.
if pollen were to be defined as an ingredient honey would need to display a list of ingredients.
the eu has to consume more honey than anywhere else in the world. honey producers must be able to capitalise on the markets right on their doorstep and should not be hindered or left unresolved by the fight over semantics between the eu institutions.
the colony collapse crisis has been primary amongst these. while beekeepers battle to save their bees we must battle to save their industry. in order to do this we must support the commission proposal and the amendments which designate pollen as a constituent of honey.
i want to see the european production of honey increase.
during this period we have had excellent and productive cooperation for which i am truly thankful to him.
but at the same time there are also lessons from what did not go as well.
we have to counteract any tendency to withdraw collectively from the health sector focusing on those countries falling below minimum public financing. we need to think about how we can deploy our collective eu health aid more effectively
secondly weak health systems in partner countries are a particular concern. the european union has committed to comprehensive health systems' strengthening;
there are many things we could write in our response at eu level.
the very positive role of the european centre for disease prevention and control in deploying epidemiologists;
the european union has a special responsibility when it comes to promoting universal health coverage supporting countries to achieve health related sustainable development goals and to build resilient
i would also like to take this opportunity to criticise the media for the way that they sensationally took this as an opportunity to increase their ratings and i know the bbc world news used it as an opportunity to have an ebola watch' which was something like looking at criminals.
i am a firm believer that with situations like this we can tackle the problems by looking at the causes and not actually just the symptoms and in the long term crises like these can be averted by increasing the wealth of the poorest people in the poorest nations.
the eu fisheries agreement in western africa has deprived the poorest people of their livelihoods and this is having a huge effect on the poorest people's ability to earn an income.
it will be the most important instrument for the next epidemic.
i saw on the ground the problems in those three countries and i realised that the lessons learned may be the most important basis for the future for us as an international community and we of course have to support those countries
has anything changed in the eu programming for the future?
there is no free healthcare for the ebola sufferers who suffer from longterm aftereffects of ebola.
so we need to have a new programme for health and i am not clear whether the commission and its member states have got one and how they continue to coordinate because as you said we all pledged in new york to have universal health coverage but it is not enough to keep pledging it we have to actually do it. so we can do something in these countries and i really want to know what it is the commission is going to do.
they were on the ground fighting this terrible disease before the politicians even started really talking about it. then when we did act we did everything in slow motion.
rather than convert buildings quickly into makeshift hospitals we did the job to a higher standard but it took many weeks during which time the crisis got worse. so my message to the eu to the member states to countries around the world is this next time please understand the urgent nature of emergencies
if such a review were to be identified we would consider this for the future.
as stated in your report we will also be analysing amongst other things how convergence will impact the relevance and usefulness of the existing regulatory mechanism.
while some point to the need for adjustments others argue that the directive which was adopted not so long ago still works well. the option of self and co regulation has also been mentioned.
the commission is open minded regarding the necessity for a review of the avms directive in the follow up to the green paper consultation.
this is why we have included these questions in the green paper.
we are therefore looking forward to receiving feedback on this question in the public consultation. with regard to increasing convergence in the audiovisual sector and the impact on the audiovisual media services directive we have already encountered a wide range of views.
the consultation is open until the end of august.
madam president connected tv is an exciting innovation. the hardware and the hyper platforms are already common in many homes but we are standing at the beginning of this revolution when it comes to the development of the software.
this report highlights the challenges in areas such as media pluralism advertising and protection for minors.
it also stresses the need to ensure fair competition between european content suppliers which are governed by eu legislation and major international platforms which are not.
we also need to look at the rules governing advertising in the audiovisual media and the protection of minors.
they do not currently apply to the internet.
we are therefore calling on the commission to consider an appropriate european framework ensuring that content quality and integrity are the same whether it is broadcast or supplied by an alternative media platform.
finally i would like to highlight the fact that there are still vast areas of the uk and across europe with poor internet infrastructures.
unless we can address these challenges connected tv will be a luxury which can only be enjoyed by citizens living in urban areas with high internet speeds.
we only bought time and why?
the root of the problem is still there.
its debt has been cut but its economy remains sinking because the euro is too expensive for them.
mr president charles dickens once described credit as a system by which people who have no money borrow from other people who have no money but pretend they have. the summit has transformed the european union into a debt union where debt is pumped around so we can all pretend we have money but in reality we do not.
but today we have a more ambitious platform on which to build europe's future growth.
i think it is unacceptable that a time of social crisis such as we have now in so many areas of europe is precisely the moment when because of lack of decision on this matter we put some of the most vulnerable people in our societies at
i am also particularly pleased that the summit conclusions highlighted the role of the community method and of the commission in economic governance.
society. this type of response is of course most effective on a global scale where it can be used to address global challenges such as the fight against poverty. this is a message i will push strongly for in
i think it is also important and relevant not only from a substantive but also from a symbolic point of view and symbols are important that by having a commissioner especially dedicated to the euro we assert that we want euro governance to take place within the community method and with the community institutions.
while deeper integration of the euro area is essential it must be done in a way that keeps the entire european union strong.
of times. we will demonstrate our unity our solidarity and our determination for a european
we are determined to conclude work on a second financial assistance programme by the end of this year.
a communication on the external representation of the euro on the basis of article one hundred and thirty eight of the treaty and a green paper on euro stability bonds as announced in my state of the union speech.
i have always stated that any possible treaty change should not be seen as the immediate solution to the current crisis.
third on banks the decisions taken yesterday by member states will pave the way for a restoration of confidence in the european banking sector. we are working to design an approach for medium and long term funding of banks while also requiring banks to hold a significantly higher capital ratio after taking account of sovereign debt exposures. the commission will continue to work hand in hand with the european banking authority the ecb and the eib to implement these measures through a fully coordinated approach at european union level.
today i can announce to you that i intend to entrust olli rehn with a reinforced status and additional working instruments. he is to become commission vice president for economic and monetary affairs and the euro. this is the best way to guarantee independence objectivity and efficiency in the exercise of the commission's responsibility of coordination
they include getting agreement on the single market act by the end
first on greece the solution found this morning includes a credible and appropriate degree of private sector involvement.
this package will give direction to the moves towards integration and convergence.
i am happy to say that most of these proposals are now reflected in the conclusions of the european council.
the commission has argued for many months that to complete our monetary union with an economic union we need stronger governance in the euro
today i can announce to you that next month we will present a comprehensive package on further deepening european union and euro area economic governance.
i will consult widely with this house on the issue.
this coherence and compatibility can only be achieved through the community institutions because they are the ones mandated to act in the interests of all our member states and our citizens in a rule based indeed treaty based
in a day. as i said in this parliament in my state of the union address this is a marathon not a sprint. but today we are witnessing a level of determination that should give hope and confidence
it is now imperative that italy implement these commitments fully and according to a clear and coherent timetable.
risk. for its part the commission has also pledged to fast track a number of proposals.
level. europe strives to lead the global crisis response at the g twenty but of course we will not have the credibility to lead if we can not show as we have shown that we are able to move towards a real solution for our own problems. by the end of this year the commission will have presented all its proposals on overhauling the banking system in line with our g twenty commitments. that means over thirty pieces of legislation all of which aim to make the sector more responsible and to restore its position as a service to the real
but we will now go beyond the legislation recently adopted by this parliament.
it is about restoring their trust and confidence in our social market economy.
support. europe is also the first constituency in the g twenty to have proposed a financial transaction tax which we shall present at the g twenty summit in
the reinforcement of the governance of the euro area must be done in a way that ensures the integrity of the single market and the whole community acquis.
for instance on thirty november we will put forward a proposal on facilitating access to venture capital as part of the single market
economy. i know how much this parliament is committed to this agenda and i thank you for your constant
the commission is committed to a true economic union through increased convergence.
cannes. i believe that the protest movements we have witnessed in recent weeks from madrid to manhattan show that this is the kind of action people expect from their leaders to ensure that the financial sector contributes to
increasing the credibility of our firewalls is the single most crucial element of our crisis resolution efforts the element that underpins the credibility of all our other actions.
it will give energy to our joint efforts the efforts of all the institutions and it will do so while upholding the principle of prioritising the community method. in this context the independent and objective authority of the commission is even more important a view often expressed by this parliament.
the commission is now working on the proposals i presented in my state of the union address and in my announcement to this house of the commission's roadmap to stability and growth.
we do not want artificial divisions between the member states of the euro area and all the other member states of the european union.
let me take the five elements briefly one by one.
we will also anticipate in this package the annual growth survey to give even more coherence and focus to the preparation of next year's economic policies.
on sunday the european council devoted a great part of its work to this and i am pleased to have presented my vision the vision of the european commission to all the heads of state and government.
the european parliament has to be fully involved in such major changes.
this will include a codecision regulation linking surveillance with efsf and esm assistance on the basis of article one hundred and thirty six of the treaty;
second the agreement on the leveraging of the efsf means that we have also maximised the potential of our backstops.
surveillance and enforcement in the area of the economic governance of the union and of the euro area in particular.
of; two thousand and twelve fully implementing the services directive and rapidly adopting our proposals to temporarily increase co financing rates in countries under adjustment programmes.
but it is true that by working to embed stricter discipline and stronger governance into the euro area in particular we may help to prevent a future crisis.
renewal. it is clear that growth and prosperity will not be restored
this will ease market pressure on greece and allow the country to continue its programmes of reforms.
these decisions will be transmitted to this house before the november plenary session and both olli rehn and algirdas emeta are ready to appear before the relevant parliamentary committee.
area. we need more integration more discipline more convergence.
before the end of this year the commission will propose a youth opportunities initiative to boost youth employment also building on the resources of the european social fund