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we will protect the much needed checks and balances within each society including the work of journalists and the freedom of media.
the recent case of tigers being transported from italy through europe to russia is just an example.
we all have heard about the tragedy of more than fourteen zero sheep in romania.
i think everyone in this room is aware of the suffering these animals endure. however time and time again independent reports showed the non compliance and inconsistencies in enforcing existing rules.
we are still on a track of warming more than three degrees with all the devastating consequences and the world is bickering about details about allowances taking them from old to new periods or here in the parliament the epp is saying that we need a climate envoy.
in glasgow that's the moment where we can really raise our ambition.
because this is going to be a crucial year.
and i would also like to hear both from the council and the commission will this have repercussions for the trade deal that is on the table mercosur?
because that is absolutely needed in order to create dynamics when we go to glasgow and also to get other partners in the world at a higher ambition level.
how are we going to make it happen that europe is on time with increasing its ambition so that in september when there is the eu china summit in leipzig we can really try to get china on board with more ambition?
we all know it will not pass anyhow;
we all know that the digital transformation of healthcare can be a game changer and i'm just going to repeat that the commission is committed to this.
so we're very much at the beginning of this journey and it is important that we all build this digital health future together.
we need to build trust based systems.
the digital transformation of health and care and the development of the european health data space are ambitious goals and by the end of two thousand and twenty the commission will come up with a data strategy which will include health data.
we are also aware that we need to leave noone behind we need to provide skills training and we need to protect data and i think this is very important.
in ending may i also extend my best wishes for the coming festive season.
it is for this reason that we should put all our efforts and urge others to do the same into significantly reducing the error rate so that we can deliver better results for our citizens.
it is clear that the crucial challenges we will face in the future will require at least the same financial means the cohesion policy has had until today.
even if an error does not automatically mean fraud the credibility of cohesion policy should not be undermined by specific cases on which the commission should promptly take action. cohesion policy is one of the most successful tools of the european union.
and ladies and gentlemen i am pleased to confirm that the conclusions were adopted by the council yesterday.
at the same time the council acknowledges the need to continue improving the welfare of animals including during transport over long distances.
naturally this goes hand in hand with our continued efforts at multilateral level to develop standards guidelines and other activities aimed at achieving good animal welfare practices worldwide including during long distance transport for instance through the world organisation for animal health.
finally regarding international aspects the council reaffirms the importance of promoting the welfare of animals globally given the competition that eu farmers are facing in global trade.
dear friends we are all aware that various sensitive issues such as the transport time or the sustainability of trade in live animals may need to be discussed in this context.
as a further step the council invites the commission to review and update the existing transport legislation to take into account current practical problems and experience of member states in its enforcement as well as more recent scientific knowledge and technical developments.
on the issue of transport as a first step the council encourages the commission and the member states to continue their work on the effective enforcement of the existing legislation in particular through improved exchange of information between the competent authorities of the member states and more active cooperation between different competent authorities in member states and third countries.
in these conclusions the council emphasises the importance of good animal welfare as an integral part of sustainable animal production and notes the improvements already achieved in the eu.
i'm sure that we all agree that everything must be done to avoid a similar tragic accident happening again.
over the last six months the finnish presidency has worked very actively on the preparation of council conclusions on animal welfare.
eighty two of respondents to a eurobarometer survey on this issue said that improvements are badly needed in farm animal welfare and most of them considered that the eu should do more to promote greater awareness of animal welfare including at international level.
even more shameful the bulk of our cattle exports are unweaned twoweek old calves taken from their mothers' sides herded on board vessels into cramped conditions where they suffer deep distress.
the practice of live exports is barbaric inflicting needless suffering on living sentient beings.
as an irish woman i'm ashamed to say our cattle are being shipped as far away as libya and turkey journeys of up to twelve days where animals travel flesh on flesh over often treacherous seas regularly becoming seriously ill injured and dying.
i will in particular highlight the following priorities for urgent action.
it is not the commission's role to comment on ongoing national investigations but we have said very clearly many times that we expect a thorough and independent investigation free from any political interference.
however concerns remain as regards among others the lack of checks and balances in the appointment procedure of the attorney general which in practice is still under the power of the prime minister.
this was clearly stated in the european semester country specific recommendations which were adopted by the council on nine july.
this is why we will continue to closely follow the situation.
i repeated this message directly to the maltese ministers i spoke to recently.
journalists must feel safe to work in europe.
we are in contact with the authorities.
the commission has already been clear on the issue.
more generally we will soon put in place a new rule of law mechanism covering all member states including malta to improve prevention dialogue and monitoring.
commissioner reynders and i both talked with justice minister bonnici last week and we will continue to insist on the need to accelerate the reforms.
there is also a need to strengthen efforts to detect and prosecute corruption and the enforcement of the anti money laundering framework. i am aware that the maltese authorities have on several occasions expressed their intention to proceed with the necessary reforms in the areas of concern i have mentioned but there is still a lack of significant progress. the latest developments show that no further time should be lost.
one of the top priorities for malta is to strengthen the independence of the judiciary in particular the safeguards for judicial appointments and dismissals and to establish a separate and fully independent prosecution service.
in this regard the recent visit of parliament's delegation to malta and today's debate are of great importance.
there are a number of structural reforms that malta is undertaking or needs to undertake.
this will cover judicial independence as well as anti corruption and aspects of media pluralism relevant to the rule of
the commission has been following the developments in malta very closely.
i also made this very clear during my visit to malta in june. two thousand and eighteen our role the role of the commission is to address more structural and systemic issues in particular in the area of the judiciary and the fight against corruption and money laundering and we have done just that.
just yesterday commissioner reynders sent a letter to the maltese authorities outlining the concerns and need for speedier reforming.
two thousand and nineteen the commission also brought infringement procedures regarding the incomplete transposition of the anti money laundering directive and adopted an opinion on measures to be taken by the anti money laundering supervisor following the adoption of a finding of breach of union law by the european banking authority.
europol is in malta and has supported the investigations in malta as a top priority case with experts on the spot and from europol headquarters. the support activities are ongoing and will continue. it is crucial that all those responsible are brought to justice as soon as possible.
the eu is built on mutual trust among its members and each european citizen deserves justice.
her murder was an attack on the free media and is of grave concern to europe as a whole. media freedom is the foundation of our free and democratic society.
the commission expects the maltese authorities to implement in full the recommendations of the venice commission and to follow up on the findings and recommendations of the european commission.
in its opinion of december two thousand and eighteen the venice commission and in its evaluation report on malta in april two thousand and nineteen the group of states against corruption of the council of europe also raised a number of concerns in line with those of the commission.
the commission is in regular contact with the maltese authorities and will continue working with the authorities to accelerate these reforms.
if not democracy as we know it will be under threat.
as regards the prosecution services malta adopted the state advocate act in july two thousand and nineteen and appointed its first state advocate.
cop twenty five was a historic opportunity for collective action on the key issue of our time.
and whilst i welcome the green deal proposed by the commission i know that if we really want to address the twin crises of climate change and poverty we must be honest about the failure of neoliberal austerity policies.
the green new deal proposed by diem twenty five is a far more holistic and realistic plan which recognises the links between the climate emergency poverty and migration.
twenty five it's a tragedy for small island developing states for indigenous people for young people.
they're declaring we have one home we share it and we must protect it.
the climate emergency will not go away it will become more lethal.
yet there is consensus that we need an energy transition as well as nature based solutions with a focus on oceans and forests to balance our global climate.
they are not and should not be regarded as a medical device.
secondly locally to my own area i want to mention prosper meath.
they have created videos and if you watch those you will understand how it is for people with disabilities.
one called walk because they walk with and in the shoes of those with a disability;
mr president commissioner since two thousand and five we have battled in this parliament to stop eu funding going to build institutions and i know there is a concern that some people regard smaller institutions as the answer.
my last comment i want to give a shout out to two organisations in ireland.
they give them dignity and they find them work with businesses and they do a great job.
so we should be very careful in our move for a more sustainable europe not to disadvantage the already disadvantaged. straws should be available as normal for those who need them.
he must resign immediately if my country stands any chance of moving forward.
we are closer to justice than ever before but we are not there yet.
they tried to intimidate threaten and silence by calling rallies to denounce us as traitors but we knew then what the world knows now and we refused to give in. now we want the world to know that we are not all cut from the same cloth as joseph muscat and the criminals that he empowers because when the world looks at malta they should see our face a people standing up.
we need the whole truth we demand justice we must have accountability and then we need a massive programme of reforms because after joseph muscat nothing can ever be the same again.
we need a new rule of law mechanism that looks at the situation in every member state and we needed it yesterday.
people fighting corruption abuse of power and criminality should never be faced with shrugs of shoulders inaction or excuses that protect political allies.
for years our prime minister and his paid envoys have conducted a taxpayer funded disinformation campaign of vitriol targeting anyone and everyone who dared to stand up to them.
they should see people like michael and rose peter and matthew andrew and paul daphne's family whose search for justice sparked a light that even the darkest of forces could not extinguish.
but we have been forced to stand up to face down a criminal network that has seized control and chipped away at the pillars of our republic protected by a prime minister who refuses to resign immediately.
muscat is still trying to cling to power for at least another thirty days of chaos interfering influencing and contaminating the investigation.
and thank you commissioner we wish you a very good christmas and indeed new year.
let us hope the eu can be a great continent with high moral standards in this regard.
yes there is regulation but there is poor implementation and enforcement.
certain member states such as romania do worse than others and continue to organise through that transport.
we must combat this inequality stigma and prejudice. any future strategy must ensure support in our communities and help for families to raise children with autism at home.
i hope that any strategy that my country adopts will at least match that of the eu.
people with autism face many challenges starting with a lack of family and community support.
they face high levels of school exclusion and university dropout.
sadly my country will not be part of the next eu disability strategy.
until the very last hours of the cop the eu showed the maximum possible flexibility in view of striking a deal which would preserve environmental integrity.
however one member state at this stage was not able to commit to implementing this objective as far as it was concerned and the european council will come back to this member state's position in june.
here i salute our team of negotiators who spared no effort and worked literally twenty four seven to achieve the best possible results.
third we read in the news that the results of the cop are disappointing but we should look at what has been achieved.
on these objectives the eu negotiation position was clear.
the eu has now agreed on the common objective of climate neutrality and all the member states but one have committed to implementing it.
second great progress has been made.
i would like to recall what was at stake at the conference both for the planet and for the eu.
two thousand and twenty so ladies and gentlemen to conclude the eu will continue to negotiate the implementation of the paris agreement in the same spirit.
i would take this opportunity to call on all parties to update their nationallydetermined contributions in a manner that reflects their highest possible ambition.
with your permission i will come back to these difficulties in a moment.
ladies and gentlemen there are several lessons to be drawn from this experience. first standing by its principles for the common good the eu is increasingly recognised as the champion and the main actor of the paris agreement.
two thousand and fifty indeed during these two weeks of negotiations it became increasingly clear that there was an elephant in the room ambition which was not on the agenda of this cop turned out to be a major issue.
on two december addressing the conference on behalf of the eu the presidency made it clear that in front of this climate emergency the one this parliament declared last month we had to change our approach dramatically and embrace the green revolution. our objective being to make europe the first climateneutral continent on the planet by.
i would like to point out some important progress that was made in the eu's climate policy last week.
by launching the eu green deal we translate our words into action.
secondly one of the main priorities of the finnish presidency was reached in the european council which after a long debate endorsed the objective of achieving a climate neutral eu by two thousand and fifty in line with the objectives of the paris agreement.
a number of parties together with ngos the youth with greta thunberg and the public at large in their thousands in the streets of madrid called on the cop to do more to address the climate emergency.
as to the gender action plan the eu was supportive of an extension and revision which strengthens gender considerations and women's participation in climate action.
although no agreement was reached on article six the quality of the texts on the table has significantly improved.
the review of the warsaw international mechanism for loss and damage and of the framework for capacity building have been successfully completed and the gender action plan has been extended. and it was agreed that the work on the global climate action agenda would continue beyond.
the rules on article six should ensure robust accounting for the use of international carbon markets should avoid double counting and should also guarantee environmental integrity.
in two thousand and twenty the parties will have to update their nationallydetermined contributions and submit their longterm strategy.
an agreement on these texts at the cop twenty six in glasgow next year seems within reach.
second to complete the review of the warsaw international mechanism for loss and damage and finally to agree on the extension and revision of the gender action plan.
i look forward to this debate and i thank you very much for your attention.
it is important that the work continues and that next year all member states will commit to its implementation.
you are certainly aware that the conference ended forty two hours after schedule a delay which is testimony to the difficulties encountered during the negotiations.
unfortunately it proved impossible.
their task was made extremely difficult because a small number of parties either refused to engage or insisted on mechanisms under article six that could potentially be the death knell of the paris agreement.
they want it also for people outside of europe.
if we wanted to respond to the young people in the streets and to citizens here at home in europe who are asking for action and a plan for the climate.
this is what our citizens want in europe.
most of us who have children know they talk to us at home what are you doing?
it did not deliver what we had travelled there for on international carbon markets and on other issues. for europe there were some bridges that we just could not cross if we want to lead on climate;
you know nothing makes such an impression as talking to representatives from countries that can quite literally disappear if we don't do anything about climate change.
next year on the global stage we will work with our partners to raise global ambitions.
you should be doing more!
last week we presented in your parliament the european green deal which is our proposed roadmap to take climate action across all our policies.
the green deal is a start for europe to reinvent itself to base our wealth and our wellbeing not just on carbon to get rid of that as an essential element.
we will build on the global consensus to work next year to increase climate ambitions worldwide.
we also need to submit our long term strategies in line with the paris objectives and in the european union we are ready for this.
i know we can count on this parliament to do that and i know that this parliament understands that the fact that europe has only nine of emissions does not give us an excuse to not do anything because i've also seen in madrid that if we lead others will follow.
it's a good thing to see that the sixteen year old climate activist was named person of the year by time magazine. it's good that this generation is taking this huge responsibility.
we could not endorse an outcome that would take us back on climate instead of taking us and the rest of the world forward.
europe will continue to scale it up in line with the paris agreement so we remain firmly committed to boosting global climate finance and to supporting developing countries.
we stand firm behind the global transition to a climate neutral future and the commission believes in a green deal for europe to lead the way.
we look forward to the commencement of deliberations on the post two thousand and twenty five goal at cop twenty six to submitting information on our finance beyond two thousand and twenty next year and to taking further action to align global finance with the paris goals.
to put it plainly we could not support global rules that would undermine the very integrity of global climate action.
we remain committed to achieving the usd one hundred billion financial goal and financing the key funds under the convention and paris agreement.
this commission and this parliament know that people are calling for action and that in fact they are taking action on the streets themselves to push us for more ambition and a concrete climate plan.
but now we in europe will be looking forward.
and i have to say that there were quite a number of countries in madrid who were interested by this and who want to talk to us to see whether we can create alliances and help them do the same. by cop twenty six in glasgow we intend to propose to update our nationally determined contributions to tackle climate change.
we will fight to make sure that we all face head on the urgent challenges of climate change.
we have committed to climate neutrality by two thousand and fifty and we set out a timeline to increase our ambition for our emissions reductions in.
it's a good thing to see this young generation lead us.
we cannot afford to leave anyone behind. at the cop in madrid europe showed solidarity with the countries that are most vulnerable to climate change. we must make sure that we help the most vulnerable in their climate efforts so that they are taken along in this effort that they have the capacity to deal with the changes so that they find courage and hope in a better sustainable future.
i believe it's a once in a lifetime opportunity to deliver a greener and cleaner future for our citizens without leaving anyone behind.
i noticed and i think many of us who were there noticed that the world is watching us and they know that our task is more urgent than ever.
i think our green deal responds to the calls.
if we wanted to stay credible towards our international partners;
so i think that we can build the capacity to deal with the changes so that we together with them can find the solutions.
the initiative addresses directly the loss of pollinator habitats and the use of pesticides particularly in the context of agriculture.
the commission will identify the measures including legislative measures needed to bring about these reductions.
the european union pollinators initiative is also developing monitoring processes for pressures on pollinators including pesticides.
the responsibility to duly deploy the monitoring scheme on the ground lies with member states. the commission will coordinate and provide the necessary support including through the future life programme and of course horizon europe.
the scope is comprehensive more than thirty actions aimed to strengthen our understanding of the problem tackle the main drivers and engage actors across the board.
agriculture is the key sector.
the scheme will mobilise scientists citizens and practitioners to generate data necessary to build robust policy indicators on the status and the trends of the pollinator species.