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Debate: New Circular Economy Action Plan
Date: MONDAY, 8 FEBRUARY 2021
Speaker: Ville Niinistö
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Poland
Language: EN

Madam President, the circular economy is our solution to save this planet, its ecosystems and also the wellbeing of our citizens. We have to remember to keep it at the core of both the digital and green reform of the European Union. I would like to focus on the industrial side in particular. Concerning the digital reform, we have to make sure that we also green the digital sector. 53% of digital emissions comes from services, data centres and infrastructure, while 47% comes from end-user appliances. This shows that we also need to start tackling data centres, making them more energy-efficient, while we increase the digitalisation of our societies. And we need to oblige them to run on renewables while using the excess heat from nearby industries.  This information also needs to reach consumers, and eco-design should be expanded to cover services. So, in essence, we have to make sure that the digital reformation of Europe is also green and circular.
Debate: New Circular Economy Action Plan
Date: MONDAY, 8 FEBRUARY 2021
Speaker: Pernille Weiss
Political group: PPE
Country: Poland
Language: DA

For hvordan hulen forestiller man sig et totalt forbud imod, at virksomheder godt må lade usolgte varer destruere, hvis det er den eneste, og mest bæredygtige måde at komme af med dem på? Hvordan hulen forestiller man sig, at det er okay at annullere det, der i grunden er den private ejendomsret?  Jeg har bemærket, at såkaldte liberale kollegaer står bag forslaget om forbud og overgreb på den private ejendomsret. Liberale, som ofte omtaler sig selv som erhvervslivets, innovationernes og den sunde fornufts stemme i EU. Bare ikke lige i denne sag, hvorfor vi må håbe, at EU's borgerlig-liberale regeringer vil gøre det.
Debate: New Circular Economy Action Plan
Date: MONDAY, 8 FEBRUARY 2021
Speaker: Mohammed Chahim
Political group: S-D
Country: Denmark
Language: EN

Madam President, the Circular Economy Action Plan has the potential to boost our economy, create new jobs and decrease our carbon footprint significantly. The question is, how can it become reality? We can create new products and create new ways to reduce, reuse, recycle and recover materials in our economy. For me, it is essential that we come up with the right legislation to stimulate companies to create business models – circular business models – and extend producers’ responsibility. Better designed products that can be reused – circularity by design – or simply made to last, or last longer. This means that we need to have clear targets when it comes to the use and reuse of materials – less on a voluntary basis, and more binding and clear objectives. At the same time, Commissioner, we have to identify the current barriers standing in our way, such as obstructing laws, regulations and fiscal rules or the lack of accessibility to financing circular economy ideas and products. The circular economy is how we can do more by wasting less.
Debate: New Circular Economy Action Plan
Date: MONDAY, 8 FEBRUARY 2021
Speaker: Ivars Ijabs
Political group: Renew
Country: France
Language: EN

Madam President, Mr Sinkevičius, dear colleagues, now, when we are struggling with the crisis and desperately trying to get back to growth, it is also time to rethink what we actually mean by growth. We can grow only if we learn to reduce the use of primary raw materials and introduce new recycling techniques, with a clear measurement of the ecological footprint of products and services, and this is what this report is all about. Electronic waste is a prominent test case here. Despite every effort to dematerialise the production, the amount of electronic waste is growing by 2% a year. This is not sustainable, and that’s why we call on the Commission to implement fully the circular electronics initiative mentioned in the report. First of all, it’s about the right to repair, not just physical parts, but even more importantly software. Second, it’s a guarantee of durability of products and the reuse and dismantling possibilities. And third, this is our common charger initiative for mobile devices, to make the life of Europeans easier and more sustainable. Thank you very much and my congratulations to Jan on this excellent report.
Debate: New Circular Economy Action Plan
Date: MONDAY, 8 FEBRUARY 2021
Speaker: Hildegard Bentele
Political group: PPE
Country: Germany
Language: DE

Sehr geehrte Frau Präsidentin, sehr geehrter Herr Kommissar, liebe Kolleginnen und Kollegen! Wer über Kreislaufwirtschaft redet, muss über Abfall reden. Auch über ganz ordinären Müll aus unseren Haushalten, über Kunststoffe, Bioabfälle, Glas, Papier, Sperrmüll, über Marktabfälle, über Straßenkehricht usw. Leider ist es so, dass dieser Müll oder diese Abfälle in vielen EU-Mitgliedstaaten zu einem hohen Prozentsatz immer noch einfach deponiert, also unsortiert gelagert, immer weiter aufgeschichtet werden – bis zum Sankt-Nimmerleins-Tag. Obwohl es doch schon längst Trenn-, Recycling- und Kompostiersysteme gibt und man, wenn nicht weiter recycelt werden kann, Abfälle thermisch oder mechanisch oder biologisch verwerten kann.  Wir hätten der Deponierung als der umweltschädlichsten Müllverbrennung jetzt ein klares mit einem konkreten Datum versehenes Ende setzen sollen. Das wäre das richtige Signal unter dem  Leider hatten weder die Kommission noch wir im Parlament zu einem solchen eindeutigen Signal die Kraft. Deshalb bleibe ich bei meinem Appell: Halten Sie Augen und Ohren offen und fragen Sie nach: Wann, Herr Bürgermeister, wann, Frau Bürgermeisterin, wird diese Deponie für ganz normalen Siedlungsabfall geschlossen und stattdessen Vermeidung und Wiederverwertung organisiert?
Debate: New Circular Economy Action Plan
Date: MONDAY, 8 FEBRUARY 2021
Speaker: Christel Schaldemose
Political group: S-D
Country: Germany
Language: DA

Det er muligt, men det er ikke nemt, for det kræver grundlæggende ændringer i den måde, vi producerer, forbruger og genanvender på – ikke bare i Europa, men i hele verden. Men med den nye handlingsplan går vi forrest i EU. Vi viser resten af verden, at et bæredygtigt samfund er muligt: Når vi stiller krav til virksomhederne om at gøre produktion bæredygtig, når vi gør det nemmere for forbrugerne at vælge de bæredygtige løsninger til, og når vi samarbejder endnu mere om genanvendelse af vores fælles ressourcer på tværs af grænserne.  Sammen kan vi skabe et Europa, hvor vi passer på klodens ressourcer og sikrer en sund økonomi. Det er et bæredygtigt Europa!
Debate: New Circular Economy Action Plan
Date: MONDAY, 8 FEBRUARY 2021
Speaker: Maria Spyraki
Political group: PPE
Country: Romania
Language: EN

Madam President, Commissioner Sinkevičius, the Circular Economy Action Plan(2) is a significant step forward. One of the main parts of the new plan is the binding EU target for 2030 and also the introduction of harmonised circularity indicators. Moreover, the Member States should include resilience in their national climate and energy plans by building waste strategies and policies and robust scientific data, improving the comparability of EU statistics. Our citizens should also be engaged to prefer affordable products that are respectful of the planet. The EU Ecolabel could be used as a benchmark for environmental sustainability. However, Commissioner, implementation is everything. That’s why it’s so important to facilitate Members States like my country, Greece, to create extended producer responsibility schemes with the eco-modulation of fees and tax incentives and other financial incentives promoting sustainable consumer choices.  The Circular Economy Action Plan is a huge opportunity for our market, for our people, for becoming pioneers on the planet. That’s why, Commissioner, we have to proceed with mandatory targets and due diligence of the products in order to set global standards and create a level playing field for our companies.
Debate: New Circular Economy Action Plan
Date: MONDAY, 8 FEBRUARY 2021
Speaker: Virginijus Sinkevičius
Language: EN

Let me very briefly pick up on just a couple of the issues you raised during this debate: plastics, textiles and the implementation of our ambitious agenda.  First, on plastics, within the new Circular Economy Action Plan, we will ensure the swift implementation of the 2018 EU plastics strategy, and it will take follow-up measures – measures to restrict the use of intentionally added micro-plastics in products and to tackle unintentional emissions, for example, from textiles and tyre abrasion, and from primary plastic production. It will also include requirements to ensure that all plastic packaging in the EU market is reusable or recyclable and in an economically viable manner by 2013, along with requirements on recycled content and waste-reduction measures, taking into account the activities of the Circular Plastics Alliance. Hence, a policy framework for biodegradable and bio-based plastics. Last, it will implement measures on single-use plastics. Now, on textiles, we are addressing the textile sector due to its strategic position in the EU economy and its large environmental impact. In the context of the COVID-19 crisis, this is also one of the sectors that would offer opportunities for recovery since it’s the key area in many countries that were severely hit by the pandemic. Textiles is the fourth-highest pressure category for resource-use of primary raw materials, which is taking place mainly outside EU. In addition, the majority of textiles currently end up in landfill or incineration. Only a very small percentage is recycled. So we are planning to develop a comprehensive strategy in cooperation with all relevant stakeholders in Europe and beyond.  More generally, on implementation, the transition towards a circular economy requires the committed involvement of the widest range of stakeholders. It’s crucial to improve the flow of information along the value chain and to bring together key actors that can share common challenges and barriers so that they can learn from each other.  The different services of the Commission and of national administrations have also taken up this approach. It’s not unusual that the circular economy agenda is led jointly at national level by the ministries for the environment and for the economy or industrial policy. Let me be very clear: we will be successful with the Circular Economy Action Plan only if we implement it hand in hand with the Member States and deliver our common agenda together. I very much look forward to continuing our close constructive cooperation now that we will roll out and work on the various legislative proposals in implementing our Circular Economy Action Plan. Batteries, on which the European Parliament will hopefully start work soon, is the first one, and several other proposals will follow over the course of the year.
Debate: New Circular Economy Action Plan
Date: MONDAY, 8 FEBRUARY 2021
Speaker: Joachim Stanisław Brudziński
Political group: ECR
Country: Germany
Language: PL

W mapie drogowej określono cztery obszary priorytetowe dla Polski: zrównoważona produkcja, zrównoważona konsumpcja, biogospodarka i nowe modele biznesowe. Mapa wyznacza przede wszystkim ramy prawne dla wdrożenia GOZ w nadchodzących latach, jednak aby w pełni wdrożyć ideę GOZ, konieczna jest współpraca administracji, nauki, biznesu, organizacji pozarządowych i konsumentów w naszym codziennym życiu. Pomyślne wdrożenie gospodarki o obiegu zamkniętym będzie zależało przede wszystkim od naszej świadomości, wyobraźni i otwartości na cywilizacyjne wyzwania przyszłości.
Debate: New Circular Economy Action Plan
Date: MONDAY, 8 FEBRUARY 2021
Speaker: Sandro Gozi
Political group: Renew
Country: France
Language: FR

Il est essentiel: de renforcer l’autonomie stratégique européenne et de faire de l’Europe un leader mondial dans la transition verte; de faire des investissements, y compris dans la R&D, dans les produits et services durables; d’avoir le droit de réparer; de mieux informer les consommateurs, notamment à travers un étiquetage harmonisé; de favoriser l’adoption par les marchés publiques de produits écologiques et innovants; d’en finir avec les pratiques entrainant une obsolescence programmée; de garantir un choix plus large et meilleur, ainsi que de garantir la protection des consommateurs pour tous les citoyens européens. Après tout, il ne peut y avoir d’économie circulaire sans nouveaux droits pour les citoyens. C’est là le sens le plus profond de notre engagement.
Debate: New Circular Economy Action Plan
Date: MONDAY, 8 FEBRUARY 2021
Speaker: Joanna Kopcińska
Political group: ECR
Country: Germany
Language: PL

Obserwacja zachodzących zmian pokazuje, że COVID-19 będzie oddziaływał na gospodarki na różne sposoby. Dlatego należy uwzględnić kondycję gospodarki UE po ustaniu epidemii, zróżnicowany potencjał gospodarczy poszczególnych państw członkowskich i wpływ pandemii na ich sytuację ekonomiczną. Priorytet w ramach wdrażania GOZ powinny więc otrzymać w najbliższych latach przede wszystkim te działania, w których na poziomie państw członkowskich istnieje największa synergia pomiędzy walką ze skutkami pandemii COVID-19 i realizacją celów strategii GOZ.
Debate: New Circular Economy Action Plan
Date: MONDAY, 8 FEBRUARY 2021
Speaker: Grzegorz Tobiszowski
Political group: ECR
Country: Finland
Language: PL

Plan działania dotyczący gospodarki o obiegu zamkniętym należy postrzegać w kategorii potencjału oraz szansy. Jest to szansa dla europejskich małych i średnich przedsiębiorstw na prężny rozwój i na wykorzystanie nowych możliwości. Jednak aby tę szansę urzeczywistnić, plan działania musi zostać wdrożony w sposób odpowiedzialny i skuteczny. Wiele małych i średnich przedsiębiorstw już wspomaga przejście na bardziej zrównoważone modele biznesowe, ale przeszkodą na tej drodze są skomplikowane i niedostosowane do obecnej rzeczywistości procedury oraz obciążenia administracyjne. Musimy zadbać o to, aby te przeszkody jak najszybciej zniknęły.
Debate: Implementation of the Anti-Trafficking Directive
Date: MONDAY, 8 FEBRUARY 2021
Speaker: Dita Charanzová
Country: France
Language: EN

The next item is the debate on the report by Juan Fernando López Aguilar and María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos, on behalf of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality, on the implementation of Directive 2011/36/EU on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims ( I should like to remind Members that for all debates in this part-session there will be no catch-the-eye procedure and no blue cards will be accepted. Furthermore, as during the last part-session, remote interventions from Parliament’s liaison offices in the Member States are foreseen.
Debate: Implementation of the Anti-Trafficking Directive
Date: MONDAY, 8 FEBRUARY 2021
Speaker: Loránt Vincze
Political group: PPE
Country: Greece
Language: EN

Let us be clear, countries of origin and destination both have their part and responsibility in fighting these crimes. Trafficking has deep socio-economic roots and is related to the situation of vulnerable or marginalised groups – the Roma, especially. The proportion of Roma women and children among the victims was several times higher than that of the general population. Yet, there are still no specific measures to prevent trafficking through the national Roma integration strategies. Under-reported or under-investigated areas, such as labour exploitation, also call for special attention – in the agricultural sector, for example.  According to Europol, criminals coerce low-skilled victims from poorer countries into working long hours for a low wage in another country. They exploit victims and on many occasions they do not even pay them or let them travel back home. On behalf of the EPP/PPE Group, I strongly hope that such concerns will be taken up by the European Commission in a dedicated EU strategy towards the European Union eradication of trafficking in human beings without further delay. I would like to thank the rapporteurs for our common work.
Debate: Implementation of the Anti-Trafficking Directive
Date: MONDAY, 8 FEBRUARY 2021
Speaker: Maria Noichl
Political group: S-D
Country: Poland
Language: DE

Europa ist ein Versprechen. Europa ist ein Versprechen ganz besonders den Frauen gegenüber. Ein Versprechen des Friedens. Ein Versprechen der Selbstbestimmung, der Wahlfreiheit. Europa ist ein Versprechen der Gewaltfreiheit. Europa ist auch ein Versprechen der Fairness und der Verantwortung. Und ich glaube, es gibt keine Situation, die Europa mehr widerspricht als Menschenhandel. Denn dort ist es genau das Gegenteil: Es geht nicht um Fairness und um Gewaltfreiheit. Es geht nicht um Selbstbestimmtheit und um Frieden. Es geht nicht um Verantwortung, sondern es geht um die einseitige Wunschbefriedigung, um die einseitige Ausbeutung, um die einseitigen Bedürfnisse, und es geht ganz, ganz häufig um Gewalt. Ich bedanke mich noch einmal wirklich für Ihre klaren Worte. Wir müssen Menschenhandel in Europa bekämpfen, wo immer wir ihn vermuten, wo immer wir ihn sehen. Und ich möchte aus dem FEMM-Ausschuss ganz besonders natürlich den Bereich des Menschenhandels zur sexuellen Ausbeutung in den Mittelpunkt stellen. Auch in diesem Haus – und da bin ich mir sicher – sitzen Männer, die Nachfrager sind, die Käufer sind. Denn statistisch gesehen gibt es eine große Gruppe von Männern, die Käufer sind, die Nachfrager sind – und die sind mitbeteiligt an dem System des Menschenhandels. Und so wichtig es ist, auf der einen Seite die Opfer zu sehen, sie zu schützen, sie zu unterstützen, sie zu stärken, aus dem System herauszuholen, ihnen den Ausstieg zu ermöglichen, genau so heftig und kräftig müssen wir deswegen auf der Täterseite agieren! Wir müssen deutlich benennen, dass Käufer im Zusammenhang mit Menschenhandel und Prostitution Täter sind. Das muss deutlich benannt werden! Und ich möchte mich wirklich bei allen Kolleginnen und Kollegen hier im Hause bedanken für diejenigen, die diese Courage aufbringen und die Käuferschicht nicht irgendwo hinschieben, sondern ehrlich und offen sind und sagen: Sie ist auch unter uns.
Debate: Implementation of the Anti-Trafficking Directive
Date: MONDAY, 8 FEBRUARY 2021
Speaker: Hilde Vautmans
Political group: Renew
Country: Romania
Language: EN

Colleagues, these aren’t just numbers. Behind every number there is a story of abuse of life, and of exploitation. We urgently need to address the root causes of human trafficking and break the profit model of traffickers. This report is a wake-up call to the Commission and the Member States because part of the solution is in our hands. We have this directive on anti-trafficking – so implement it. Investigate more and step up cross-border cooperation. Give tailor-made training to investigators, prosecutors and judges so that they can catch and punish the human traffickers. Give Europol and Frontex more resources to fight human trafficking and protect the children in migration.  Colleagues, every day criminals are making money from exploiting women and girls within our borders. This must end. Let us make the fight against human trafficking a priority – now.
Debate: Implementation of the Anti-Trafficking Directive
Date: MONDAY, 8 FEBRUARY 2021
Speaker: Jean-Lin Lacapelle
Political group: ID
Country: Germany
Language: FR

Nous avons le devoir d’en finir avec ces réseaux de trafiquants qui, au prétexte de la misère, se développent grâce aux politiques d’immigration massive que vous mettez en place. Et le pacte migratoire que la Commission européenne propose va incontestablement encourager ces réseaux de criminels et permettre aux ONG d’être à l’abri de toute poursuite lorsqu’elles organiseront parfois des sauvetages main dans la main avec les trafiquants. Pire, en instaurant le principe d’accueil obligatoire sur le sol européen des migrants récupérés en mer, vous encouragez les passeurs à abandonner toujours plus les migrants en Méditerranée! Alors, je vous exhorte à corriger ce pacte et à cesser d’être les complices indirects de ces trafiquants. C’est en reprenant le contrôle de nos frontières et en régulant nos flux migratoires que nous combattrons les trafics parallèles d’êtres humains. Moins d’immigration, c’est moins de trafic. Une majorité des peuples européens aspirent à cette politique de bon sens, mais l’Union européenne, comme à son habitude, aspire toujours au contraire.
Debate: Implementation of the Anti-Trafficking Directive
Date: MONDAY, 8 FEBRUARY 2021
Speaker: Alice Kuhnke
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Germany
Language: EN

The EU has still not managed to present a new strategy to combat trafficking, and anti—trafficking is now dealt with under the fight against organised crime. We, the Greens/EFA Group, find this approach inadequate. We need a new anti-trafficking strategy in place, with an exclusive focus on the fight against trafficking, making sure that the victims—based approach and the Directive are implemented.
Debate: Implementation of the Anti-Trafficking Directive
Date: MONDAY, 8 FEBRUARY 2021
Speaker: Jessica Stegrud
Political group: ECR
Language: SV

Fru talman! Strikt kontrollerade gränser, polisiärt samarbete och en rationell migrationspolitik hade dragit undan basen för denna djupt omänskliga och lukrativa verksamhet och gett oss resurser att hjälpa desto fler, de allra mest utsatta, på plats. Detta är inte humant. Det är ansvarslöst.
Debate: Implementation of the Anti-Trafficking Directive
Date: MONDAY, 8 FEBRUARY 2021
Speaker: Malin Björk
Political group: The Left
Country: Czechia
Language: SV

Jag vill se mer fokus på dem som utnyttjas, till rättvisa, till stöd, till exitstrategier för kvinnor i prostitution, uppehållstillstånd och kompensation för brottsoffer.  Det får vara slut med den här sammanblandningen med de stängda gränserna och att bekämpa trafficking. Det är väl klart att extremhögern säger att de vill det, och att det skulle vara bra, men det är ju deras dagordning ändå. Vi ska sluta blanda ihop migrationen med människohandel. Det är inte så vi bekämpar den.  Och – och det har lyfts här tidigare av kollegor – ett av de mest effektiva sätten att bekämpa människohandel är att rikta in sig på dem som utnyttjar. Vi måste lägga ansvaret där det hör hemma, nämligen hos alla dem, i hela ledet, som utnyttjar. När det gäller prostitution, utnyttjande i prostitution, måste man också bestraffa dem som köper. De länder som inte vågar bestraffa sexköpare, som inte vågar gå efter dem som faktiskt bär ansvaret till det här utnyttjandet, ja, de länderna borde väl i alla fall våga kriminalisera dem som utnyttjar personer som är traffickingoffer. Det är väl det minsta man kan begära.  Detta skulle jag vilja skicka med kommissionären.
Debate: Implementation of the Anti-Trafficking Directive
Date: MONDAY, 8 FEBRUARY 2021
Speaker: Laura Ferrara
Political group: NI
Country: Poland
Language: IT

Signora Presidente, onorevoli colleghi, signora Commissaria, il 72 % delle vittime di tratta nell'UE è rappresentato da donne. Prevalente è la tratta a scopo di sfruttamento sessuale, dove la percentuale femminile arriva addirittura al 90 %. Non basta allora colmare le lacune e migliorare l'attuazione della direttiva anti-tratta per proteggere i diritti delle vittime e contrastare le reti criminali. Il perverso meccanismo di domanda e offerta di esseri umani da sfruttare deve essere combattuto, da un lato attraverso strumenti di lotta contro la criminalità organizzata, la corruzione, il riciclaggio di denaro, ma anche con misure di contrasto alla disuguaglianza di genere e alla povertà. Bisogna allora rafforzare la protezione e l'assistenza delle categorie vulnerabili, come le donne e i minori, peraltro un'esigenza ancora più impellente oggi nel rispondere alle sfide poste dalla pandemia e dal ruolo svolto da Internet e dalle tecnologie digitali nella proliferazione della tratta. Infine, sono interventi decisivi da attuare, necessari, sia nel contesto della migrazione e dell'asilo, in cui le organizzazioni criminali approfittano dell'assenza di vie legali e sicure per intensificare il proprio business, sia per rendere più efficienti i sistemi penali affinché i reati non restino impuniti.