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i'm not convinced when i hear ms von der leyen say we need to go for a fifty reduction and if other countries follow we go for. fifty five this is not only pretending to be a leader this is ignoring the current climate emergency.
madam president we cannot have a debate about climate emergency without talking about the measures we need to take.
i know that some people in this house think that we already do a lot but are we really the cleanest continent?
we are the biggest consumer market so we have a responsibility to lead and as true leaders we have to invest in climate diplomacy get rid of fossil fuel subsidies introduce a climate law and start using natural solutions.
it is true that emissions in the eu have decreased but our carbon footprint is still increasing.
it's time to show leadership.
that is the difference between the eu being a leader or pretending to be a leader.
it's obvious these attacks are carried out by turkish military with the aim of ethnic cleansing and demographic change.
and a political solution with representation and participation of women and people from all the different national cultural and religious communities in syria. we need.
as a member of women defend rojava an international campaign against fascism and patriarchy i raise my voice here to call for an immediate end to turkey's invasion and occupation in north and east syria;
the recognition of war crimes already committed by turkey and the prevention of further war crimes and ethnic cleansing by turkish forces isis al nusra and other jihadist terrorist groups;
the european union is determined to help raise global ambition and lead the way.
the climate action summit last month was another welcome initiative to mobilise and boost the political will to step up collective efforts in line with the paris agreement.
the scale of the economic and societal transformations needed in order to achieve climate neutrality in the eu will require efforts from all sectors of the economy.
however we know that the policies that the eu has in place today will not be enough when we consider the scale of reductions needed in order to reach the long term temperature goals of the agreement.
the transition will affect everyone and it must be carefully managed to ensure that it's just and socially balanced for all citizens.
it is particularly encouraging to see that civil society and citizens especially the youth are calling for more ambitious action.
on the other hand the transition also offers great opportunities and potential for economic growth new jobs and technological development to realise that potential investment into research and innovation needs to be scaled up while ensuring that our industry is protected from competitive pressures in the global context.
although insufficient progress has been made until now i see growing momentum for more ambitious action.
the world is already witnessing multiple devastating impacts of climate change.
in addition climate change is increasingly contributing to the deterioration of global biodiversity water resources and ecosystems. the arctic is warming at more than twice the global average rate which is already having serious global regional and local consequences. however according to united nations reports the nationally determined contribution submitted by parties to the paris agreement collectively falls far short of what is required to achieve the long term goals of the agreement.
it continues to successfully decouple its economic growth from its emissions.
it is a positive sign that there is increasing knowledge awareness and concern about climate change and its effects on the world at large.
therefore rapid and farreaching economic and societal transformation will be required in the coming decades.
we need to take into account the specificities of member states and different regions ensuring that no one is left behind.
two thousand and twenty with a view to preparing the european union's long term strategy the council has been discussing since november last year how to achieve climate neutrality in line with the paris agreement based on the commission's strategic longterm vision a clean planet for all.
this is why it is so important that this debate is as broad inclusive and extensive as possible across the eu and its member states.
it is that shared awareness and collective will to effect change among governments businesses and society as a whole that is needed in order to bring about the kind of paradigm shift and transformations of economies and societies that are needed to avert catastrophic climate change.
while human induced climate change is caused by the way in which our societies have produced and consumed goods during the industrial age up to the present day the engagement of the young people of today is vital if we want to implement those changes that will ensure that the planet will be fit to live in for future generations.
we are continuing to work towards an agreement that all member states can sign up to and look forward to the european council finalising its guidance on the eu's climate neutral vision before the end of.
lastly we should also raise our concern about collective punishment measures being deployed by the iraqi authorities against its own citizens thought to have relatives who joined daesh.
european union member states now need to clarify how serious their commitment is to the western balkans' european union integration.
but as we know it was not possible.
their european union integration is and remains a strategic important policy goal in our mutual interest.
i think now it's time really to stand with the citizens of these countries and of the whole region and to support them.
they have the right to feel short changed but should not give up hope.
the vetting process in albania is a particular achievement.
both countries did what they were asked to do and even more and our reports on the countries acknowledge this.
where is our commitment and support to those who take the gravest political risks?
the enlargement policy is enshrined in the treaty and it's not about being nice with our neighbours;
following our failure to deliver last week we really have to think hard about how to answer the following questions where are our incentives to catalyse more such breakthroughs?
the commission will continue to support albania and north macedonia in every way it can to ensure that the eu reforms continue to be implemented in the interest of their citizens and to continue to help prepare them for their future in the european union.
and the same applies for the good neighbourly agreement between north macedonia and bulgaria. our responsibility now is to stand with these countries whose citizens are deeply disappointed.
moreover the prespa agreement was a truly extraordinary achievement based on leadership courage and determination to overcome obstacles of the past for the sake of a bright future.
and it's above all in our geostrategic interests.
but at the same time it is very important that we do not rush headlong into something and forget about those who are going to be impacted.
firstly as it was hungary that vetoed this common declaration as a hungarian i think i must apologise and make it extremely clear that when viktor orbn speaks on behalf of hungarians then it must be rejected.
we must place europe back on the map and make it more visible before other dominant powers take over control.
no it is not in the interest of hungarians and as far as the turkish military action is concerned we must understand turkish security concerns but we also have to make it clear that there is no military solution to this problem only political and diplomatic.
there were questions asked about where the european union is.
we have been standing by and watching as our neighbourhood was destabilised in north africa and in the middle east.
the house has a long standing position that all eu institutions must be transparent and fully accountable to all the citizens of the union for the funds entrusted to them to perform their duties and we must take responsibility to ensure that the council does so.
two thousand and nineteen this is not acceptable and this vote will send a needed message to the council that this matter needs to be taken seriously.
mr president i have an oral amendment. i have been approached by many would like to support this but have been worried about the consequences for refugees and civil society.
that's why i'm putting forward this oral amendment that means that the whole amendment including the oral amendment will be like this freeze all payments of funds to turkey' and here comes the oral amendment excluding the aid to civil society and refugees' end of oral amendment until the end of the invasion of north eastern syria'.
and yes we do have the money.
that means that all the political initiatives and regulations proposed need to be measured up by the size of the challenge within the next thirty years because we are underachieving in our decisions and proposals. so what we do needs to equal the size of the challenge
this house has done its homework.
we shouldn't be criminalising those people for saving lives.
but then when it is about saving people they're also not there.
that is shameful. and finally i would really like to call on our friends of the epp because i would like to recommend the good efforts that have been made by the shadow ms dpont but i also recognise that there are parts of the epp who despite very often referring to christian values actually don't express their christian values in some of the amendments.
people have to be evacuated.
and when we're talking about numbers of people drowning in the mediterranean we're talking about individuals people who came into the world one day and their parents had hope for them.
i'm personally no big fan of the solutions that don't have their basis in the treaties but i have to say if the malta agreement can be a first step in the direction of a permanent solution then all the member states should sign up.
first you rescue them and then we argue over their status okay?
there has to be a permanent sustainable solution.
the second thing i would like to remind us of is that this resolution is on search and rescue. this is not on adopting a comprehensive asylum package because that's been blocked in the council as we all know.
these camps have to be closed.
it is not negotiable.
the asylum package is blocked and they use that as a pretext for not saving people.
as there are people drowning we simply have to make sure that there is sufficient capacity in the mediterranean.
it is very disappointing that out of twenty eight there are only four who have done so so far.
we are ready.
and the point is that if the eu if the member states are leaving a gap then what we see is indeed that ngos or sometimes commercial vessels fill in that gap.
two thousand and seven we should not give false hope to countries who do not really fulfil the criteria of an eu membership candidate.
the eu should stop spreading its borders ever wider when its own house is not in order.
the eu has had enough trouble in absorbing romania and bulgaria into the union who were not even ready to join the union back in.
therefore i urge the eu leaders to consider this decision as soon as possible.
countries need to be assessed on their own merit based on objective criteria.
this is a very disappointing decision that could have the consequences of an historic mistake. we are not able to deliver on what we have promised several times already and this failure to move forward with the membership talks could undermine the eu's credibility and destabilise the region.
as a member coming from a country that had to go through the accession negotiations not that long a time ago i well know that the process is bureaucratic and based on legal provisions but sometimes it's also led by political sentiments. if you want to revise the current format for accession negotiations it has to be done in time for the may two thousand and twenty
moreover following the setback the prime minister of north macedonia has called snap elections a move that could lead to the eu losing one of its biggest allies in the region.
north macedonia and albania have continuously proved that they are part of the european family especially during the migrant crisis and they have fulfilled all conditions to start accession talks.
in our thinking universal health coverage is a sustainable investment. particular attention should and will be devoted to the needs and rights of women and girls including sexual and reproductive health and rights.
the eu and its member states as key supporters of multilateralism with the united nations at its heart together with the european parliament will promote and protect those rights in the context of the review of the international conference on population and development and the beijing platform in action in.
approach introduced by the finnish presidency.
let me make one thing absolutely clear i do not want my country paying another penny piece into the european union's coffers.
well they can run but they can't hide for much longer.
four one billion of the budget was misspent but it's worse than that. on page one hundred and sixty eight you state that the transactions from the eu commission's climate department which manages a budget of eur eight hundred and sixty four million were not audited because we did not sample any transactions in the area of climate action in. two thousand and eighteen we have no audit results.
a day of reckoning is coming in my country in the form of a general election.
the brexit party won the european elections in my country.
hard line remainer cowards in my country are currently running scared of an election.
mr president i too wish to highlight the continued budgetary support and resources for the erasmus programme but in doing so let me highlight yet again the continued doubt and uncertainty because of brexit of the uk's continued participation in erasmus a programme that thousands of young people from the uk have benefited from this year and in previous
two thousand and sixteen so i call on the uk government today to make clear their continued commitment to the uk's participation in erasmus and to give all those young people a say on whether they want brexit to happen or not.
the association of colleges recently found that ninety four of colleges in the uk would not be able to replicate the opportunities of erasmus if the uk was not part of that programme going forward.
i have full respect for the work accomplished by the two candidate countries north macedonia and albania so far.
let me also recall that an agreement to open accession negotiations is only the first step in a very long process and no matter how disappointed and frustrated i am personally i would like to state that now is not the time to dwell on what happened
this discussion has further convinced me that our support for the western balkans our support for their european perspective is solid and enduring. in the light of the european council statement they will revert to the issue of enlargement before the western balkans summit in zagreb in may.
no matter how tempting it is it is useless to point fingers and name and shame anyone because now we must move forward.
we must now carefully consider the next steps in order to succeed in a process which in any case is going to be long and require a lot of hard work from everyone.
i would like to encourage them to continue in the same spirit and to deliver on reforms for the sake of their citizens.
we must take further steps.
i would also like to take the opportunity to thank commissioner hahn for his enduring commitment to the enlargement process.
last week.
two thousand and twenty it means that the work in the council continues so we shall not give up the work.
i would like to remain optimistic and hopeful yet of course realistic as to the prospect in the next couple of months.
as a global leader the european union will continue supporting partner countries in their efforts to build strong good quality and resilient healthcare systems by providing equitable access to medical services and universal health coverage.
eleven million people were put on lifesaving treatment for hiv and six hundred million bed nets were distributed for malaria protection and prevention.
in that vein the european union should remain committed to the promotion protection and fulfilment of all human rights including sexual and reproductive health rights and continue the full and effective implementation of the beijing platform for action as agreed in the new consensus on development.
the united nations member states committed to invest in primary health care to ensure financially affordable health care to protect women and children's health and to strengthen the health workforce and reinforce government health capacity.
commissioner andriukaitis speaking on behalf of the european union stressed the eu's commitment to the sustainable development goals and to the protection and promotion of everyone's right to enjoy the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health.
the upcoming nairobi summit in november will also celebrate and reinforce the commitments made with the programme of action from the international conference on population and development adopted twenty five years ago.
no child under ten is criminally liable in any eu member state.
many were forced to flee and their fate is now unknown.
i call on member states today to comply with international european and national laws and repatriate these children now before it is too late.
we cannot abandon these children or punish them for the crimes of their parents.
thank you so much for them.
we have to show leadership we have to act as a global leader in climate action and we as presidency are working hard so that we can achieve that position.
we hope to see positive results in the december european council.
as i said at the beginning of this debate stepping up the fight against climate change is now more urgent than ever and the eu has to show determination.
we are also aiming at an agreement on the eu long term carbon neutrality strategy.
it would be a great achievement if we all could agree on eu being climate neutral by. two thousand and fifty and as soon as the new commission takes its place and if there's a proposal on the just transition fund i'm optimistic that the member states would welcome such a proposal and it will be included in the upcoming seven year budget the mff.
i didn't expect that but it's nice to see.
but along with searching for errors in our project we should consider what the quality of this project is.
those beneficiaries who have a good track record and know how to use eu funds deserve less control.
and we have to consider that one of the reasons that in the fifth year of this programing period we absorbed only thirty is because of bureaucracy.
if you cannot audit it don't spend it. that's the way to improve your budget audit.
eur four billion is more than what some member states actually pay into the eu.
in the previous life of brian i was chair of the scottish parliament audit committee for four years and this report's figures do not fool me.
the funding of a radio drama series in mozambique. there are areas where no audit happens.
when eu funding goes to multiple donor projects compliance is assumed not inspected.
here's an idea.
many budgets as my colleague pointed out have insufficient transactions to be audited meaning again that they are not included in the error count.
but i say in the spirit of tonight always look on the bright side of life. we are leaving the eu. and my name is brian.
let's consider goals like some examples of paying for flights for staff to jamaica on a pollution budget.
it's hardly surprising that the government is pretty useless.
it's incredible and sadly the european states are not innocent.
of course it was all driven by the americans;
over a million people have been killed in the place and when someone is killed there now it's irrelevant!
it's hardly surprising that people are protesting.
madam president the relationship between humankind and the earth we inhabit is in crisis and all over the world we can see people's frustration.
we must ensure that the commission's proposals for legislation over the next months reflect the ecological emergency and the climate chaos that our children our grandchildren and future generations are facing.
how we choose to act now and the choices we make about protecting our environment will determine the future of humankind on this planet for the next ten zero years.
we here must make an ambitious european green deal a reality.
over the past few months alone over six million people worldwide have marched and demonstrated to ask policymakers like us to listen to take action on the climate emergency and to protect the natural world.
the latest science makes it clear that not one of the eu's climate and energy targets are in line with the paris agreement.
if you're serious about dealing with climate challenges and problems there are some actions that need to be taken now you need to end fossil fuel subsidies straight away; you should stop liquid natural gas projects across europe including the shannon project in ireland;
you need to stop funding gas projects and you should end the stability and growth pact and let's invest in renewable energy. without these basic steps to undo these climate contradictions we are in denial.
an emergency situation needs an emergency response.
they are caught between advancing turkish troops and syrian forces moving in from the south and hundreds of is fighters including eu citizens have escaped guarded camps.
yesterday's russia turkey deal legitimises the turkish presence of a ten kilometre zone along the syrian border the refoulement of two million refugees and the displacement of the local population. all of these are grave violations of the most basic principles of international law refugee law and humanitarian law. we have called for targeted sanctions against turkish officials restrictive economic measures and a full weapons embargo and beyond any legal and political consideration
i wish to underline that abandoning all those who suffered from isis and who fought against isis making the ultimate sacrifice for our own security is not and should never be an option.
the perpetrators of these heinous acts must be prosecuted and while the us president hails the cease fire as great news that will save millions of lives i can only reject on behalf of this house its very basic premise.
more than three hundred zero civilians had to leave their homes and are now displaced struggling to find safety.
the winners are putin assad turkey iran and isis and the losers are the citizens of north east syria and the credibility of the west.
i ask my colleagues in this house to support me in urging the high representative to set up an immediate dialogue with the turkish authorities to reach a sustainable solution and to hold erdoan to his promise of keeping isis prisoners in detention.
let us combine our strength and show unity and bring an end to the violence now.
isis terrorists have escaped prison and as a direct result of the turkish move and the us withdrawal revival of isis and the possible return of these terrorists to european soil presents also an immediate safety threat to our societies for our citizens.
by asking questions to the european commission by sending a letter to the high representative ms mogherini which was widely supported by more than two hundred and fifty colleagues and i am grateful for that and by engaging with the turkish authorities i have in the past weeks attempted on behalf of renew europe to contribute to ending this violence.
arms economic and targeted sanctions are also on the table.
we owe it to the people in the region and to our european citizens.
however we must be prepared for firmer action.
tomorrow the european parliament has the unique opportunity to speak with one clear voice one voice to make perfectly clear to turkey that we do not accept this and to call upon the eu to take a strong stance now.
it is exhausting our civic protection capabilities in the face of extreme weather phenomena and this is the action that we need to take against it.