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and can we expect lgbti rights to be a fundamental part of upholding the values of this place which we hold so dear and which are clearly under attack from people in this very room.
the words that we use in this place matter.
the rise in homophobic attacks across the european union and the fact that in poland since the start of two thousand and nineteen eighty seven localities have declared themselves to be lgbt free.
but i wish to ask the commission since two thousand and nine lithuania has had a law which is being used to censor and silence lgbti.
the lgbt organisation lgl appealed to the commission saying that lithuania was in breach of its fundamental obligations under eu law.
i've got news for you they're not lgbt free and we stand with the people in those communities.
and they have every right to be proud of their country like you are they have every right to be a part of the community like you are and you have no right whatsoever to exclude them.
it is important that we recognise the hatred that is out there.
you would think that someone who bravely fought communism would be aware of the grim irony that under communism lgbti people were persecuted against and in some cases executed.
you have rights and we as the european union will stand up and defend them here in this parliament and we are there for you.
he was not telling his followers to go with pitchforks against anyone who is different.
you probably have a lot of questions some of which you might not want to discuss with your parents but in your school you cannot discuss it with anyone because your teachers are not supposed to talk to you about this.
that the way you love or the way that you are is threatening so called christian morality and family.
madam president the map that i'm holding up here is a map of poland and you can see the areas of poland where lgbt free zones have been declared by the local councils.
already lgbti youth are at the highest risk of attempting or committing suicide inside of the european union.
imagine for one moment you are growing up in one of these regions as a young gay lesbian or transperson.
as it stands being a teenager is never easy and especially not if you're lgbti.
we cannot accept such an attack on european values and fundamental rights in this union and this is why more than this resolution that we have to adopt we have to make this part of the article seven procedure against poland because this is going beyond anything that the european union stands for.
the jesus that i learned about in my church was not preaching hatred he was preaching the exact opposite.
these declarations are fuelling a problem that has already cost far too much hardship in european families and we here in this parliament we have to be the voice telling these young people you are not alone you are not wrong you might be different but that's okay.
in addition article twenty one of the charter of fundamental rights of the european union which has the same legal values as the treaties prohibits any discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation and sex.
some of the polish authorities that have adopted anti lgbti resolutions declarations or statements are managing authorities or beneficiaries of operational programmes supported by the eu structural and investment funds and on twenty three october this year the commission met with polish authorities in the framework of an annual review meeting of the regional operational programmes that are financed or co financed by the european regional development fund and the european social fund
the european commission strongly condemns these developments.
i would like to express my strong concerns on this.
particularly last july an equality march organised in the polish city of biaystok that was intended to be peaceful was met with an avalanche of verbal and physical violence and hate speech directed at the participants.
discrimination violence and hate speech against the lgbti community must be stopped in the european union. thank you very much for this possibility to have the debate.
by issuing anti lgbti resolutions declarations or statements polish managing authorities and beneficiaries of the eu structural investment funds raise doubts of their ability to ensure respect of the charter.
the commission will continue to monitor the situation in poland and we will engage with poland to make sure incidents of this kind never happen again.
lgbt free zone stickers were distributed by a polish newspaper. moreover several polish regional and local authorities have adopted declarations statements or resolutions banning lgbti community postulates as an ideology and declaring their territories lgbt
as you know the european commission has been closely monitoring the developments and the accounts of recent events that have reached to the commission are very worrying.
all this is occurring in a climate of rising anti lgbti rhetoric in the run up to the polish parliamentary election that took place last month.
any form of discrimination intolerance or violence based on sexual orientation gender identity or sex characteristics goes against the fundamental values of the european union that are founded in article ii of the treaty.
and we stressed the need to respect eu law including the charter in the implementation of these programmes particularly the principle of non discrimination.
we have to decide whether we want to be ambitious or shy and whether we would like to work in an expansive though responsible way maybe facing a new economic crisis or if we want to go on with business as usual.
and if you moved to the green new deal you'll continue to see the erosion of jobs and manufacturing which will all be offshored to china.
we now produce in the uk.
come up to places like hartlepool come to scunthorpe and you'll see mass unemployment due to these artificially high carbon prices set by politicians and not by economists.
now governments and the european union need to be ahead of the curve on this.
our government seems to be incapable of that kicking the can between the local authority and the government.
where residents watched earlier this year to see their house falling into the sea and months later remain unhoused in that area.
they are a reality for the victims in albania who tragically lost their lives;
they are a reality for the citizens of portrane a coastal village in dublin where i come from where chunks of land have fallen into the sea even today.
we urgently need disaster relief preparedness and we need a long term strategy mitigating coastal erosion.
they are sadly a reality for the people of venice;
it's simply not sustainable to keep telling others what to do but refuse to do it ourselves.
i think there's a way that the council presidency and new commission can do both and that is to take the lead to set the example by ending the senseless pollution caused by transporting this parliament between brussels and strasbourg twelve times a year.
it would send a massive signal to europe and the world that the eu is really serious about fighting climate change.
we all know that inclusion is as much about culture as it is about legislation.
i'm actually appalled by what he said.
i'd like to tell you about what the creation of these zones has done to homophobic crimes in poland but i can't because poland doesn't recognise homophobia as a motive.
you don't tolerate people who are different to you.
we were in danger of having a fairly benign to debate with pretty much everybody in the room taking pretty much the same line until mr jaki spoke.
how on earth can you create an inclusive culture if we accept that there are places that may not speak about the lives of ten plus of their populations?
you will all recall that in june the european council came close to an agreement on climate neutrality by.
not everybody can just get what they want but it is our sincere belief that our proposal represents a balanced way forward. the european added value and our political priorities will guide us to deliver results over the next seven years. the european council will give further guidance to the union on the way forward with the objective of reaching a final agreement.
the agenda will be dominated by two pressing issues climate change and the multiannual financial framework.
i believe it's in all our interest to reach an agreement on the next mff soon in order to make sure our citizens regions farmers universities and other beneficiaries can continue their work uninterrupted.
without going into full details of the presidency's proposal i am pleased to note that the positions of parliament and the council converge in several important areas.
the presidency has worked intensively with other member states and the commission in order to facilitate this decision.
the presidency will also propose to make a strong link between protecting the eu budget from generalised deficiencies in the area of the rule of law and furthermore new own resources should be decided in order to diversify the financing of the eu's budget.
we will have to pay more and unfortunately some will have to receive less.
in this plenary we have discussed the mff already and i am glad that we could organise an informal breakfast discussion last week in brussels between the member states and the negotiations of the european parliament.
in any event following the normandy format summit scheduled for nine december in paris the european council will assess progress in the implementation of the minsk agreements and decide whether to renew the economic sanctions against russia for another six months.
the european council therefore asked the council and the commission to advance work on the conditions incentives and the enabling framework and pledged to finalise its guidance before the end of the year with a view to the adoption and submission of the eu's long term strategy to the united nations framework convention on climate change in early.
that is inevitable in a process seeking to find common ground.
with the brexit cut.
finally brexit will again be on leaders' agenda.
finnish presidency will submit a finalised negotiation box with figures prepared on the basis of the exchange of views that took place in council preparatory bodies as well as bilateral discussions with all delegations.
as we also mentioned there will be a euro summit in an exclusive format to take stock of progress made in the eurogroup on the implementation of the june euro summit statement.
we have no illusions that there will be disappointments in our proposal.
on friday the european council is expected to have a short meeting in its article fifty format.
it will be the first meeting to be chaired by president charles michel and pending your approval of the new commission tomorrow it will also be the first one for ms ursula von der leyen in her capacity as president of the commission and for the new high representative mr josep borrell.
the discussion in this plenary yesterday again highlighted the need for the eu to act decisively in order to remain a world leader in climate issues. this brings me to the second topic on the european council agenda the multiannual financial framework
however we also note the importance of cohesion policy to the unity and success of the union as well as the need to devote sufficient funds to our farmers so that they can continue to develop sustainable agriculture.
the leaders' discussion therefore should identify the most important issues and prepare the ground for the future compromise.
first of all the next mff should be able to deliver on the policies set out in the strategic agenda ambition on climate policy commitment to just transition increasing the investments to research and development and a comprehensive management of migration are just a few key policies the next mff will be able to address.
the member states found this exchange useful and timely. thank you very much for that.
it is furthermore possible that leaders will discuss certain external affairs issues in the light of developments on the international stage.
they have been our priorities for decades because they are important but clearly we have to do more in research innovation climate digitalisation and security.
we cannot do more with much less money.
if we agree to do more then this needs to be reflected in the budget and i appeal to minister tuppurainen to use the december european council for a high level political discussion;
we have seen several delays in this mff and we have to be honest we the european institutions were one of the causes of these delays.
we should learn from the mistakes of the past.
citizens in all corners of europe want us to do more on security defence protecting the external borders of the european union and people particularly our youth who speak united with one voice on combating climate change.
students want more mobility programmes as does youth in general.
firstly we should ask ourselves what we expect from the european union in the next decade in the next ten years.
farmers expect support from the european union.
we have seen the people of europe come out and vote in large numbers.
local communities expect investments in the form of cohesion policy.
one of the best tools which we have at our disposal to deliver for the people of europe is the budget of the european union and my approach here is the following.
researchers people who work in digitalisation and innovation expect the european union to stand by their side.
if we agree that the european union should deliver more in the next decade then this needs to be reflected in the budget of the european union.
we adopted the budget late in two thousand and thirteen for this mff.
the sooner we adopt the budget the better but in any case no later than spring.
not details of the negotiating box but make the leaders the heads of state or government agree on the political priorities. then it's easier to agree on the numbers.
what needs to unite us in the beginning is a vision for europe for the next ten years and the budget at the service of this vision.
we have to be honest with the citizens of europe.
coming to the end of my intervention we have to deliver now.
we see it every year when millions march at pride events all across the world.
i just want to finish with his immortal words of defiance and hope all young people regardless of sexual orientation or identity deserve a safe and supportive environment in which to achieve their full potential'.
this parliament joins the lgbti qa plus community in carrying on that fight and that legacy and i say that discrimination will not be tolerated.
but there is progress there is hope. the movement its time has come and it is breaking down barriers.
bigotry will not be allowed; and most importantly love is love.
tomorrow colleagues will mark the forty first anniversary of the assassination of harvey milk who was one of the first openly gay elected officials in the united states and killed for being gay.
burst down those closet doors once and for all and stand up and start to fight.
and we have also initiated discussions in the general council of the wto to see how this impasse can be resolved.
the european union and i think i can count you all in have made a choice we support a rule based multilateral trading system because that benefits our citizens our companies and it creates a predictable structure and a good environment to operate in and to flourish.
alas despite all these efforts the appellate body will very likely come to a halt on eleven december and that's why we need to send this very clear message of determination.
we will do what it takes to preserve a binding independent two step system of dispute resolution in the wto.
what is at stake is the rule of law in international trade relations.
so you can trust in the commission and here we are very grateful for the strong support from the european parliament as well as all the member states to keep on fighting until the end of the year to see if anything can be done to unblock the situation.
and that is why we are seeking an interim appeal of arbitration between trade partners as a stop gap to ensure that our disputes continue to be adjudicated.
we are approaching as you know the moment when there will be only one appellate body member left.
it's an ad hoc solution with certain partners hopefully leading to a plurilateral system that can work to create some clarity and some predictability for our companies. we hope of course that this will only be temporary.
this will undermine the whole wto dispute settlement system and with the appellate body paralysed there will be no access to binding independent two step dispute settlement in the wto.
this is not a dispute between the eu and the us.
this is a dispute between the one hundred and sixty three members of the wto and the us.
this is not an alternative system creating a new normal without the us.
we owe that to our companies and to our citizens because they are the ones benefiting from this system.
this is not a technical matter. this is highly political.
i would like to thank the european parliament for taking the initiative to have a resolution on the appellate body crisis. it is very timely indeed and it sends a powerful message to the world and to certain recipients that the european parliament is fully on board and that we speak with one strong voice here in europe.
we have demonstrated an open constructive approach and we have also supported the work of the facilitator ambassador walker who leads the work in geneva in this in order to try to unblock appointments to the body.
so we will continue to support all the efforts that lead to an unblocking and we will also continue after it has come to an end in december. so we must prepare and deploy contingency measures that would preserve the right of the eu to the resolution of trade disputes in a binding two level independent impartial adjudication even if appointments remain blocked.
either we have a system where rules can be enforced where trade disputes can be submitted to adjudicators even if we don't always like the result and where rulings of ad hoc panels can be appealed before standing appeal instance that gives a guarantee of quality and independence or we will slip into a power based economic relationship.
we have previously made proposals to reform the appellate body in order to try to address some of the concerns that the us had voiced because the appellate body could function in a better and more efficient way that is true.
and we want the united states to be part of this system.
it promotes growth and creates jobs and it contributes to orderly international relations.
let's not forget the common values of the european treaties.
became a very famous sentence in germany but also over the borders pronounced in two thousand and one by the mayor of berlin klaus wowereit.
indeed the european union is founded on the values of respect for freedom equality and respect for human rights.
today things are changing and we discuss public discrimination of lgbti people in the heart of the european union.
in the meantime two thousand and five i also became a mayor of a rural municipality and i fell in love with a woman so i remembered this sentence and i was happy to live in a region where nobody would judge me or discriminate against me because of this love.
so for these reasons the pirate delegation regrets that we cannot support the resolution due to paragraph sixteen and recital o and we abstained.
and political groups like the epp are taking children hostage of private interests and make their support of this entire resolution dependent on this language being included.
internet service providers are increasingly using filters to detect and report the unlawful distribution of child sexual abuse material but there is no evidence that the total number of such images reported or unreported is actually increasing.
we fiercely oppose technology to subject an entire network to surveillance because there are just too many ways to abuse it.
we pirate party members of this house however regret to see that certain stakeholders including powerful lobby groups are using this important resolution to promote their own commercial products.
as someone has already mentioned the scotch whisky industry alone directly employs eleven zero people in scotland over seven thousand of whom are in rural areas.
my constituents are rightly concerned that they are currently set to pay the price of a trade dispute centred on the aerospace industry.
import tariffs on a number of its products and likewise other products such as scottish shortbread are also impacted.
the discussion has shown that we are united in our commitment to build a better working europe to the benefit of all our citizens.
in spite of this we worked together with a very good spirit and found a way to reconcile our positions. i am convinced that the agreement reached on the budget for two thousand and twenty is a good and balanced compromise allowing the union to adequately finance our common priorities and different programmes.
we must protect our background but also invest in a common cultural future or as robert schuman put it in one thousand nine hundred and fifty one much more than an economic alliance europe has to become a cultural union'.
i call for a fund for the salvation of heritage sites with special significance for our common european history.
well the last weeks have proven that once again one of the solutions is tackling climate change.
madam president article one hundred and sixty seven of the treaty states action by the union shall be aimed at the conservation and safeguarding the cultural heritage of european significance'.
but what we also need is more money to save our european culture.
hate crimes have risen since the uk's two thousand and sixteen eu referendum fostered by an intolerant political climate.
madam president across the world the lgbti community continues to face discrimination. the eu must lead the way in defending their rights and freedoms.
populist parties create an enabling environment for this kind of hatred.
and yes that includes poland.
in the uk we had incredible pride parades all over the country in june but even in camden a liberal diverse part of london two young women were subjected to a horrific homophobic attack on a bus just days earlier.
the ripple effects of homophobic attitudes are felt across the eu where more than one in four lgbti people have been attacked or threatened with violence in the last five years.
we can and must do better and it is incumbent on all of us to lead by example.
the commission should be prepared to open infringement procedures against member states that violate or fail to protect fundamental rights.
the veto of the us administration and it did not start with trump it started already with obama appointing any new judges to the appellate body will effectively block its capability to resolve disputes.
it has helped to strengthen the rules based international legal order with by the way the united states as one of its major beneficiaries.
i'm very happy that even the greens now fight for the wto which you did not for so many years;
trade wars led to real wars. let us today unite in support of the rules based trading order in support of the wto.
the mechanism has adjudicated hundreds of cases between member countries including more than one hundred and twenty brought by the united states against trade distorting measures of other nations.
you should have done earlier and in support of this motion.
of course we recognise the legitimate concerns of our american partners it is true that the appellate body must not overstep its mandate. but disabling it through obstruction is short sighted. for that reason i call on the commission to intensify its engagement in order to unblock the appointments procedure as a matter of priority like we should do in this house.
today this legal order is under threat.
we have moved towards industrial farming and away from the production of clean food.
i would also say that you need to stop giving money to the industrial farms they don't need it.
we now need to distribute the money of europe in a manner that would help farmers to move away from chemicals and pesticides.