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i don't believe publishers or creators will make any more money. i don't think it will hurt google but it will hurt consumers because big flat platforms and big publishers will face less competition.
but we need to do it carefully and not threaten the entire ecosystem of the internet.
mr orbn you keep saying you want to stay a member of this european union but it is not just your country that has been insulted today.
they want to strip you of your voting rights they want to stop giving you european funding and all of it because you have the audacity to stand up to george soros the man who has poured usd fifteen billion all over the world in trying to break down the nation states and to get rid of our traditional forms of democracy. in hungary he spent money to promote illegal immigration into your country and you quite rightly have stood up to him and closed him down.
this is the man who is one of the bosses of the european commission that appoints martin selmayr driving a coach and horses through all the rules that exist here.
there's no point pretending in this union that you're independent there's no point pretending you run your own country.
he's also telling you you're not getting your judicial appointments right you've got to change things'.
you don't know what you're talking about.
and article seven is the new method of adopting that.
i wish we all did the same.
you've been insulted today.
this is the real core of the problem.
the policing of anti money laundering rules is not covered under this system. instead the responsibility for making sure that the banks carry out customer checks is down to national watchdogs which leads to patchy implementation.
so this system has to change.
we only have.
the euro area has emerged from the crisis united and stronger because we chose common european solutions.
in our union responsibility and solidarity go hand in hand.
their efforts and sacrifices have laid the basis for this sustainable upturn.
the credit for this achievement is shared between the greeks and their european partners.
yet there are still economic challenges to overcome.
we are finally making progress to complete our banking union and i trust we can move swiftly towards a real capital markets union.
this is the way to ensure long lasting economic growth and a constant improvement of living conditions for the greek people.
in order to arm ourselves better to face future challenges we must take the necessary steps to complete our economic and monetary union.
we backed up our action with the financial resources to match with greece receiving a total of eur. one six billion of eu funds to address migration challenges.
the commission's roadmap is clear its agenda is well known and this is an urgent priority for the autumn.
and we set up a european border and coast guard to make our borders more secure. we now have more than one six hundred officers across europe including six hundred and sixty two officers in greece at the borders with turkey albania and the former yugoslav republic of macedonia.
in such a case i do not exclude the possibility of the greek economy surprising us on the upside. when i see the courage and determination which the greek people have already shown i am confident that they will succeed.
the best investment that greece can now make is to build confidence in its economy. that requires staying the course of responsible fiscal policies and reforms.
greece is not only of historic importance to europe but it is also important to the future of europe.
as we look to the future of europe we must apply this spirit of finding common solutions to common challenges right across the board.
the example of greece shows that we can overcome problems when we join forces.
more. together it is time that member states agreed on a long term solution covering all elements of migration to help us balance solidarity and responsibility.
managing migration is one such common european challenge it is not the responsibility of only one member state or another.
by setting up these facilities the message to the entire world is actually come.
and as a direct result of that economic migrants from all over africa have been enticed to go there and to stay there illegally and they have been abused by their libyan hosts.
thousands and thousands more sad and desperate lives will be lost in vain all for the sake of your feelings of virtue.
you're not really helping people.
but there's been no mention here that it was eu member states bombing libya in march two thousand and eleven that led directly to this state of affairs by backing regime change which resulted in extreme violence and chaos with roving militia and jihadis.
the life lost seventeen years ago pains us deeply still and reminds us of the strength of a special bond between us europeans and americans.
europe and the united states are the pre eminent carriers of our western ideas democracy rule of law and freedom of expression values now under pressure both from foreign agents and from within.
after world war ii left europe devastated the us' marshall plan helped us rebuild. we have always stood up for one another and not against each other.
mr president madam high representative taking stock of euus relations on this day nine eleven is a sobering proposition.
today however our relationship is sadly and needlessly strained not because of the peoples of europe or united states but because of misguided politics.
on. i really hope that greece will abandon all drilling plans and that it will be a frontrunner in renewables and lead the path as it can
we don't need more empty declarations.
this is really a vital question for our planet and our continent.
that is really an example for europe.
that is why we do policies to fight for our citizens to bring them a better life.
we can argue that it's all right because there was a reason why there was a crisis and it was not in europe and you can say it was obviously national finance ministers who were doing the main part of the job so not really brussels that's all true but it doesn't solve the problem that europe was not able to find a common solution of solidity and solidarity.
the european parliament has put forward a good proposal.
it's very good to have local initiatives but we also need to have a european plan for social ecological transition.
it is a very vital piece for the survival of our union. to have a sustainable economy that provides good jobs we also need to finally start the social ecological transformation of our economy.
i wonder what are we giving back in return?
we need an unemployment support scheme to protect citizens from economic crises and to allow member states to cope with asymmetric shocks and to recover more quickly and we need a framework directive on minimum income schemes so that we have a safety net everywhere ensuring wellbeing in the european union.
many of the previous speakers mentioned the forest fires which were really really severe.
this. lastly prime minister i really want to congratulate you on your truly historic achievement.
we also need a support mechanism for member states in economic hardship that fits with european principles and european rules.
the agreement on north macedonia is an example for europe.
i really hope prime minister that your colleagues in the council will finally make a move on that. it was the fishermen from lesbos it was the grandmothers in idomeni and it was the many helpers all over greece who saved so many lives but they also saved humanity itself and they saved the face of all of us in europe.
more than anything else we also need to address the big problem of youth unemployment which is becoming even more than an economic problem because if you have a whole generation without a perspective this is also a problem of democracy.
of course it was not just greece;
you have found a solution to a conflict where all predecessors have failed.
prosperity and wellbeing that is one of the union's fundamental policy goals.
we don't know but we can no longer leave a single member state or even an island alone to do the job that we have to do all together.
local initiatives such as on the island of tinos on recycling and the energy social enterprise in karditsa are very important trailblazers for the future economy.
so far we have had a lot of nice promises including here in the eu about how nice it would be to have a social europe and to have more social policies but we don't have them yet. one of the key lessons from greece is that we need to finally create that social europe and that we get binding social targets which are on the same level as the economic rules that we already have.
past. it poses serious risks to the environment and it harms the climate that we all depend
already more than one million jobs exist in the renewable sector so leading the way as regards the climate will also pay off in terms of jobs. joint european action is also needed with regard to refugee protection.
we have member states who are blocking the banking union parts like the deposit guarantee scheme and any proposals for mechanisms to absorb asymmetric economic shocks have been spineless so far. also our economic policies are being held hostage by national politics and we are not getting where we need to be.
greece has been hit hard by climate change.
be. islands like tilos show the way and i really hope that there will be more examples like
we need access to proper housing and to medical care for all europeans.
we should really abandon the dogma of fiscal consultation for its own sake and instead focus on sustainable investments that soften the effects of economic shocks and prevent their escalation and proliferation.
our national holiday saint patrick's day is celebrated all over the states and indeed the irish prime minister the taoiseach is welcomed to the white house on the national holiday every year. mr trump has continued with that custom.
there can be no compromises on the rule of law democracy and human rights.
at the council we will have the opportunity to discuss these fundamental issues at the rule of law dialogue on trust in public institutions to be held at the general affairs council in october.
according to article seven the procedure can be triggered by one third of member states by the european parliament or by the european commission.
therefore the presidency is not in a position to present a position of the council.
it is essential for the prospect of the two state solution and so we will continue to raise our strong concerns about israeli settlement activity as well as the demolition of palestinian communities and livelihoods.
so i welcome this report to promote a culture of equality and respect.
with the two thousand and seventeen crime survey for england finding that ten zero women are sexually abused each week it is right that we all challenge the cultures that lead to harassment abuse and violence and i am proud that all british labour meps and our staff have received sexual harassment training. me too sends a powerful message no matter your popularity or your power you will be found out. i also think it is right to tackle everyday sexism.
the very first time that i was welcomed into this chamber by the then president i was introduced as herr mayer and personally i am sick and tired of the letters and emails i receive that are addressed to mr mayer and of being asked in meetings if i'm saving the seat for my boss.
the exercise that those platforms carried out in terms of targeting this parliament members of parliament and indeed policy advisors and staff that were working on our behalf should leave them in no doubt at all as to the tremendous power that they wield.
that was an exercise in manipulation and we must ensure that there is a greater balance that comes out of this process that we are undertaking at this moment in time. much of the campaigning focused on articles eleven and.
i think this is a balanced solution. on article thirteen i support the rapporteur's approach which i consider to be the only text on the table which addresses the liability of large platforms such as youtube and makes sure that artists and authors are fairly remunerated.
that was not an exercise in democracy.
thirteen whilst there are a lot of improvements there and indeed we will be voting on that and much of that will receive support from my group our position on article eleven the publisher's right is to support it whilst narrowing the remit so that it would not apply to insubstantial parts of articles or short extracts.
the new rules combined with other legislative instruments will contribute to a cutting of the financial sources of criminals.
for criminals to benefit fully from the proceeds of their crimes these criminal proceeds need to be laundered and the number of money laundering cases in the eu has been growing according to europol.
the amount of money generated from criminal activity in the main illicit markets in the eu has been estimated at eur one hundred and ten billion per year corresponding to one of eu gdp.
by harmonising the definition of what constitutes a criminal offence we facilitate the possibility for financial intelligence units to exchange information regarding criminal investigation of money laundering or terrorist financing.
our alternative proposal will allow publishers to enforce that law without limiting the freedom to link.
the proposals may be well intended but they suffer from a reality gap.
if that's the problem we want to solve we need the commission to bring in online advertising regulation because this is how tech companies are threatening to destroy the news business.
upload filters will just give youtube and facebook an excuse not to pay.
simply wishing it will work this time around is not a solution.
until algorithms are smart enough to have a sense of humour then they won't know the difference between a parody and a copyright infringement. they would simply block both.
even if they could find all the rightholders if just one of them refused a licence the platforms would have to filter.
please vote for them so that we can preserve the positive parts of this directive that will actually help creators.
it is time that we turned the discussion away from what we would like the proposals to do towards what they will actually do. if we make platforms directly liable for everything they won't get a licence from every rightholder in the world.
they are not what big tech wants and they are certainly not the pirate party position.
the neighbouring right on the other hand has been tried and has failed before.
we have to stick to what copyright law can do to support creators without trying to bend it to solve other problems and without threatening fundamental rights.
mr president copyright law is complex and when it comes to tomorrow's vote all of you have been getting mixed messages and there is a reason for that.
mr cavada may deny that or say that these filters will only block legal content but simply wishing that automatic filters can do that is not going to make it true.
the truth is that news articles are already protected by copyright and if platforms use them without paying they are already breaking the law.
instead they will sell their filters to small european platforms a danger that even the united nations special rapporteur for freedom of expression had called by its name censorship.
copyright law cannot bring back lost newspaper subscriptions and it cannot bring back lost advertising revenues.
if we want youtube or facebook to pay creators let's write that into the law as many of the alternative amendments from the left side of the house actually do.
we talk of normality but i would ask all colleagues in this house if they can't declutter their minds of assumptions and prejudices and ask themselves one question honestly would it not have been much better knowing what we now know for greece when the crisis emerged in two thousand and nine to have defaulted decoupled devalued and returned to growth?
how can you begin to weigh up the ongoing cost to greece of the lost talent from the generation driven into emigration?
it has returned to normality. actually i'm not sure it has even returned to normality in a strict constitutional sense in the sense that it still has external constraints on its budgetary freedom of action.
an irrecoverable generation.
but how can we talk of normality given the economic and human ruin inflicted on that country over the past decade?
that is not the real reason for removing privacy of the individual and for any bureaucratic police or customs official confiscating your hard earned money on a whim and giving it back when they choose to give it back even if your business goes bust is simply not good enough.
is simply not enough.
it's absolute twaddle.
european citizens care about this directive in a very direct way.
as mentioned before none of the proposals now on the table will destroy the internet nor the freedom of speech.
not the citizens not the researchers not the teachers not even startups or smaller platforms will win and in the end not even bigger platforms win from fragmentation.
we are committed to assisting the colegislators in the trilogue negotiations to ensure that a balanced proposal is adopted.
more specifically rest assured that article eleven will not limit access to information. on the contrary it will ensure the survival of a quality press in the digital age.
after today's debate i'm encouraged that all eu institutions share the common objective of ensuring a fair and thriving copyright environment in europe. this directive is a oneofakind opportunity to adopt copyright rules to the digital age.
if we fail to start trilogue negotiations the directive may be pushed back several years. in this case in the short term there will be only one winner large platforms no one else not the creators and artists
this will be a real loselose situation.
we saw this when the commission worked on its proposal and we have seen it leading up to this debate and votes.
it is good to remind ourselves that this directive is important for the many reasons that were mentioned before.
to be realistic we need to be principled and pragmatic at the same time and i do not think that going for a strategic autonomy of the eu is realistic or pragmatic.
i think we need a new language a new attitude and more responsibility that we share between ourselves in order to live up to these challenges.
we should invest in the relationship and that is why together with colleagues i am proposing to create a dialogue representative for the enhancement of our dialogue with our american friends.
the old west that we knew will never come back.
it's a pipe dream.
mr president today we all remember the horrors of. nine eleven we all know that was the point in time when the west started to change fundamentally.
the report expresses that perfectly.
that's not just a problem of this presidency and that means we will have to enlarge our partnerships beyond.
this will only further entrench a one state reality with unequal rights for the two peoples perpetual occupation and conflict.
the two state solution is today under serious threat more than ever before and yet there is no realistic and viable alternative that would end the conflict and achieve a just and lasting peace.
any irregularity issues in the community should be solved in dialogue with its residents and not through demolition and displacement. all energy and resources should go into seeking political solutions for achieving peace not into creating more grievances which will only perpetuate the conflict.
two thousand and sixteen we europeans together with our international partners have worked intensively to speed up the approval of master plans in area c but again with little success.
such a policy is illegal under international law including the demolitions of palestinian communities and the possible forced transfers of population.
israel claims that the community has been built without the required building permits.
the eu and its member states expressed their concerns about the imminent demolition through repeated statements dmarches and ministerial letters to the israeli authorities and the representatives of several member states were present at the village on five july when the israeli forces attempted to cordon it off.
this is why the european union does not and will not give up on a negotiated two state solution.
thanks to their engagement hundreds of palestinian children have been able to go to school and receive quality education and i am glad that the european parliament is also asking the israeli authorities not to implement the decision to demolish and not to strip an entire palestinian community of their homes and their children of the school.
the village is located in the so called e one' area which is of strategic importance for preserving the contiguity of a future palestinian state.
any day now the israeli authorities could start demolishing this community and evict the residents from their homes including parents and children. this is why last week i called once again on the israeli authorities to reconsider this decision.
the demolition of this small palestinian village would not only affect a local community as one would think; it would also be a blow against the viability of the state of palestine and against the very possibility of a two state solution.
the israeli high court last week rejected the petitions by the residents of the palestinian village of khan al ahmar and allowed the israeli authorities to proceed with the plans for demolition within seven days.
that demolition would have grave humanitarian consequences and it would be contrary to israel's obligations under international humanitarian law including the fourth geneva convention. the demolition of khan al ahmar together with plans for further settlement expansions in the same area would also severely threaten the viability of the two state solution as i said.
the european union and its member states have been crystal clear about their opposition to this demolition.
we will continue our engagement on the ground in support of building a viable palestinian state in support of the essential work that unrwa is doing and in support of projects that keep the perspective of a two state solution alive. several member states are involved in the funding of khan al ahmar in particular the tyre school.
again i stress this this would not be in the interests of israel itself.
until now these efforts have been to no avail.
these are positions we share completely as demonstrated by the european parliament's resolution in may last year.
it is important to note however that it is virtually impossible for palestinians to obtain any building permits in area c of the west bank as confirmed by the quartet report we produced in july.
the foreign affairs council has systematically drawn attention to the plight of bedouin communities in the west bank and has repeatedly stated its strong opposition to israel's settlements policy.
israeli authorities have advanced plans for thousands of new settlement units including attempts to regularise buildings that have been built without any permit or planning in israeli settlements. this is the situation on the ground new settlements for israelis are built while palestinian homes in the same area are demolished.
this is also mainly i would say in israel's interest.
there are differential regulations differential tax rates.
there is no reason why provided we have a deep and comprehensive free trade agreement between the united kingdom and the european union based on mutual recognition we cannot carry on with the existing arrangements.
indeed advances in blockchain will eventually make customs checks between all advanced economies irrelevant. we already have a border on the island of ireland.
there is some cross border smuggling now and it is policed away from the border.
mr president the discussions that we have been having about the future status of northern ireland and the border within ireland have an oddly antiquated almost nineteenth century feel as though borders were some terrific event involving customs officers with great epaulets and peaked caps who have to rifle through your bags and check every item.