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Debate: Rising precariousness in Europe including the need for aid to the most deprived
Date: MONDAY, 2 OCTOBER 2023
Speaker: Marc Tarabella
Political group: NI
Country: Austria
Language: FR

Monsieur le Président, Monsieur le Commissaire, en Europe, aujourd’hui, 35 % des citoyens ont du mal à boucler leurs fins de mois. Plus de un Européen sur dix vit sous le seuil de pauvreté. Les chiffres de la précarité en Europe sont en constante progression. La reprise économique après la pandémie de COVID-19, la guerre en Ukraine et l’inflation sont à l’origine d’une flambée des prix effrayante. De trop nombreux foyers européens doivent désormais faire un choix entre s’alimenter, se soigner, se loger ou subvenir aux besoins de leurs enfants, et c’est inacceptable.  La fragilisation d’une bonne partie de la population parmi les classes populaires – et même de certains membres des classes moyennes à présent – conjuguée à l’égoïsme souvent suicidaire des plus nantis menace gravement la cohésion sociale européenne.  Nous ne pouvons pas rester aveugles et sourds à la précarité de tous ces gens, victimes des crises successives. La seule réponse européenne acceptable, chers collègues, c’est la solidarité.
Debate: Rising precariousness in Europe including the need for aid to the most deprived
Date: MONDAY, 2 OCTOBER 2023
Speaker: Daniela Rondinelli
Political group: S-D
Country: Spain
Language: IT

Signor Presidente, onorevoli colleghi, signor Commissario Schmit, questo fine settimana mi sono confrontata con giovani della mia regione su quanto la povertà lavorativa incida sul loro ingresso nel mercato del lavoro. Rispetto a questa tematica le forze di destra del Parlamento europeo fanno finta di niente, mentre le destre che governano il mio paese si girano dall'altra parte come se il problema non esistesse. Sei milioni di italiani vivono nella più completa indigenza anche a causa di un'inflazione record, e la gran parte sono lavoratori. Gli Stati membri devono fare la propria parte recependo la direttiva sul salario minimo, che stabilisce i criteri per l'adeguatezza dei salari, tra cui anche quello legato al paniere di beni e servizi agganciati all'inflazione. Molti governi l'hanno fatto, lo stanno facendo, ma non quello italiano, e per questo i nostri lavoratori hanno visto scendere il potere d'acquisto dei loro salari del 22 % solo in quest’ultimo anno. A livello europeo, allora, serve un piano straordinario di lotta alla povertà e alla precarietà. Le risorse della Garanzia per l'infanzia e del Fondo per gli indigenti vanno fortemente aumentati e le regole di bilancio vanno modificate consentendo lo scorporo degli investimenti sociali dal calcolo del deficit. Redistribuzione della ricchezza e giustizia sociale non sono un'ideologia, ma il collante di una democrazia sana.
Debate: Rising precariousness in Europe including the need for aid to the most deprived
Date: MONDAY, 2 OCTOBER 2023
Speaker: Alicia Homs Ginel
Political group: S-D
Country: Croatia
Language: ES

Señor presidente, este debate nos permite poner el foco en la vida real, en las personas y en la ansiedad que les produce no poder llegar a final de mes por los elevados precios de la luz, de los alquileres o de alimentos básicos, entre muchos otros ejemplos. Pero también nos permite contraponer dos modelos: el modelo de la derecha, basado en la defensa del capitalismo salvaje y de las élites, y el modelo socialdemócrata, que apuesta por la justicia social y la solidaridad.  La Europa que queremos defiende el presente y el futuro de millones de jóvenes y de mujeres, con salarios dignos, rentas mínimas y vivienda social. Defiende también a sus ciudadanos y ciudadanas, con una política fiscal solidaria en la que los más privilegiados contribuyen en mayor medida para ayudar a los que menos tienen.  En definitiva, una Europa en la que la prosperidad sea compartida. Porque, al igual que los derechos y las libertades no se negocian, la igualdad de oportunidades tampoco debería negociarse.
Debate: Rising precariousness in Europe including the need for aid to the most deprived
Date: MONDAY, 2 OCTOBER 2023
Speaker: Sandra Pereira
Political group: The Left
Country: Germany
Language: PT

Senhor Presidente, desde setembro do ano passado que estamos de forma permanente a fazer jornadas de trabalho em Portugal, tendo tido a oportunidade de contactar com milhares de pessoas. O aumento do custo de vida, com os bens essenciais a atingir preços que quem ganha o salário mínimo não consegue pagar, é o que mais preocupa as pessoas. A habitação, os bens alimentares, a energia, as comunicações. E enquanto uns, os trabalhadores, fazem sacrifícios, os grandes grupos económicos continuam a exibir e a acumular lucros exorbitantes à custa de quem está a passar por sérias dificuldades. A juntar a isto, os serviços públicos, como a saúde e a educação, seguem o caminho do desinvestimento e desmantelamento à boa maneira da cartilha de Bruxelas. Os trabalhadores e o povo não precisam de mais declarações propagandísticas. Exigem, sim, medidas urgentes para fazer face a esta situação, que passam necessariamente pelo aumento dos salários e das pensões, pelo controlo e fixação dos preços, pela redução do IVA no gás, na eletricidade e nas telecomunicações e pela defesa intransigente do direito aos cuidados de saúde, à habitação e à educação.
Debate: Rising precariousness in Europe including the need for aid to the most deprived
Date: MONDAY, 2 OCTOBER 2023
Speaker: Ana Miranda
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Italy
Language: PT

Senhor Presidente, o aumento dos preços fez com que seja impossível para muita gente viver. Viver cada dia e chegar ao fim do mês é um ato heroico. Comissário, o senhor acaba de estar no meu país, a Galiza, em Santiago de Compostela, onde o salário mínimo interprofissional não chega aos 50 % e onde há 680 000 pobres, contratos temporários, baixos salários e falta de estabilidade no emprego. O pior é que se agravou a desigualdade entre os jovens. Os jovens galegos com estudos superiores têm uma taxa de atividade baixa e qualificações a mais. E o que é que acontece? Os jovens galegos emigram, emigram para a Europa, Comissário. A precariedade tem cara de mulher, cara de moço ou de moça, cara de família monoparental, cara de classes populares. A precariedade é o contrário da dignidade.
Debate: Rising precariousness in Europe including the need for aid to the most deprived
Date: MONDAY, 2 OCTOBER 2023
Speaker: Mick Wallace
Political group: The Left
Country: Germany
Language: EN

Mr President, one in four Europeans are currently living in a precarious financial situation. This means people skipping meals when they’re hungry and not turning on the heat when they’re cold.  If you think it’s bad in your Member State, spare a thought for the workers in Ireland. Ireland is the most expensive country in the EU for household expenditure on goods and services, with prices 46% above the EU average. In terms of gross market income, Ireland is the most unequal country in the EU. Ireland’s top 20% of earners earn 15 times more than the bottom 20%, according to Eurostat data.  We are repeatedly told by governments and the mainstream media that pay rises lead to more inflation. But there is no law that says pay rises need to be passed on to consumers in the form of price rises. Price increases so that profits can be maintained. Prices increase so that capital increases. Inflation is a function of unequal power relations and is the very essence of capitalism.
Debate: Rising precariousness in Europe including the need for aid to the most deprived
Date: MONDAY, 2 OCTOBER 2023
Speaker: Clare Daly
Political group: The Left
Country: France
Language: EN

Mr President, they say that you reap what you sow. But the reality is, when Europe’s elite sow catastrophe, it’s the people who always reap it. A recent Ipsos survey revealed that a third of Europeans are currently in a precarious financial situation. That means they can’t afford things like food, travel and clothes. It means they’re living in poverty or teetering on the brink of it.  Nearly half of Europeans say they can’t afford to heat their homes and 40% of parents have said they can’t meet the needs of their children. One in three skip meals so that they can feed their kids.  Almost everyone is scared. Everyone’s lives are being consumed by anxiety. 60% of Europeans are worried about an unexpected expense that could tip them over the edge.  Now big business was already savaging people’s lives before Europe’s powers decided that a permanent war is better than peace. But that decision has made things worse. The people of Europe are paying for this endless war through a cost of living crisis. What’s the point in us wringing our hands if we don’t join the dots?
Debate: Rising precariousness in Europe including the need for aid to the most deprived
Date: MONDAY, 2 OCTOBER 2023
Speaker: Nicolas Schmit
Language: EN

Three observations. First, yes, jobs are important. With a job, you will not get out of poverty. But having a job is not the only way to get out of poverty. We see more than 10 % and probably now much more than 10 % of working poor. That’s why, not precarious jobs, jobs with a good salary, these are the jobs that bring you out of poverty. And that’s why it is important to bring more security, more stability in the job market. But also to have decent wages, good wages. That’s why the Directive on minimum wage is so important to be implemented and I would say to be implemented now.  The second one is about money. What can we do? I would say, first, let’s spend now the money which is immediately available. There are billions of funds in the ESF, in other funds which we have mentioned, which can be used to reduce precariousness, which can be used to reduce poverty and inequality. Let’s use them. That’s up to the Member States to accelerate the use of this money for that purpose. 5.3 billion just for the most deprived, I know that this is not enough and will not be enough. But let’s take the money now to help those who are in need. And then, yes, we are in the midst of a mid-term review. We are in the midst of a mid-term review of the MFF. And Parliament, if I remember well, has a word to say. Please say it.
Debate: Protection of workers from asbestos
Date: MONDAY, 2 OCTOBER 2023
Speaker: Othmar Karas
Country: Germany
Language: DE

Wir kommen zum nächsten Punkt der Tagesordnung, und ich bin sehr froh und dankbar, dass alle Fraktionen darauf bestanden haben, dass der Bericht, den wir jetzt diskutieren, weiterhin den Namen von Véronique Trillet-Lenoir trägt, die uns leider im August für immer verlassen musste. In ihrem Gedenken eröffne ich die Aussprache über ihren Bericht im Namen des Ausschusses für Beschäftigung und soziale Angelegenheiten über den Vorschlag für eine Richtlinie des Europäischen Parlaments und des Rates zur Änderung der Richtlinie 2009/148/EG über den Schutz der Arbeitnehmer gegen Gefährdung durch Asbest am Arbeitsplatz (
Debate: Protection of workers from asbestos
Date: MONDAY, 2 OCTOBER 2023
Speaker: Nicolas Schmit
Language: FR

Aujourd’hui, c’est le moment de lui rendre hommage, mais c’est aussi le moment de donner un signal aux milliers de personnes qui souffrent précisément de ce mal à cause de substances comme l’amiante, ou à cause d’autres substances. Merci, Madame Trillet—Lenoir. I would also like to thank the European Parliament for its excellent work and cooperation during the last months that led to good political agreement on revising the Asbestos Directive. Ensuring safe workplaces is a continuous objective of the Commission and the swift agreement on stricter rules, preventing asbestos exposure at work, will undoubtedly contribute to achieving this goal. Asbestos is a very dangerous cancer-causing substance, particularly when it is disturbed, and it is still present in many older buildings. 78 % of all occupational cancers and 88 % of occupational lung cancers in the EU are asbestos-related. It is estimated that 4.1 to 7.3 million workers are exposed to asbestos. And among those, 97 % of them work in the construction sector.  The new political agreement will significantly benefit workers by bringing the exposure limit value to ten times lower than the previous exposure limit during a transitional period. And after this transition period, a so-called dual model will come into force, allowing Member States to choose between two different limit values depending on whether thinner asbestos fibres are included or not.  Now we need to make sure these new provisions are effectively implemented. The Commission will provide guidelines to facilitate the implementation of the Directive covering aspects such as the transition towards more modern fibre-counting methods, training and personal protective equipment.  In addition, we have started preparatory work for the consultation of the tripartite Advisory Committee on Safety and Health on the need to include additional asbestos-related diseases into the European schedule of occupational diseases recommendation.  Finally, our European agency EU-OSHA provides a wealth of useful practical resources for the directive’s implementation. They include examples of good practices, awareness raising and e-tools for risk prevention.  Moreover, the Commission is working on a legislative initiative on the screening and registration of asbestos in buildings, aiming to further address the health and environmental risks related to exposure to asbestos by increasing transparency and the retrieving of additional information and ensuring its availability to relevant public authorities.  We are putting forward a consistent approach to protect workers and the society from the risks related to asbestos as requested by Parliament, notably in its resolution of 2021.  Occupational hazard safety is a key component of our social acquis and it remains a clear priority under the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights.
Debate: Protection of workers from asbestos
Date: MONDAY, 2 OCTOBER 2023
Speaker: Marina Mesure
Country: Spain
Language: FR

Cette unité va nous permettre notamment de mieux protéger les travailleurs grâce à de meilleurs équipements et à une formation plus complète, de protéger non seulement les travailleurs du bâtiment, mais toute personne exposée dans ses fonctions professionnelles. C’est aussi reconnaître, enfin, que l’exposition à l’amiante n’est jamais sans risque et faciliter la reconnaissance du préjudice subi par les victimes et leurs familles.  Je tiens à saluer la mémoire de notre collègue, Véronique Trillet-Lenoir, qui a défendu le mandat du Parlement européen jusqu’à son décès. Une femme politique qui est restée jusqu’au bout impliquée pour la santé publique. Chers collègues, pour une fois, nous avons été à la hauteur de l’enjeu: celui de sauver des vies face au fléau de l’amiante.
Debate: Protection of workers from asbestos
Date: MONDAY, 2 OCTOBER 2023
Speaker: Cindy Franssen
Political group: PPE
Country: Hungary
Language: NL

In het kader van de Green Deal staan we voor immense renovatiegolven en hierbij zullen grote hoeveelheden asbest vrijkomen. Indien deze onzichtbare killer niet veilig wordt verwijderd, zal het aantal asbestgerelateerde ziektes en sterfgevallen opnieuw ontzettend toenemen. Het akkoord dat we hebben bereikt is een immense stap vooruit voor de gezondheid van onze werknemers. Uiterlijk binnen zes jaar zal de blootstellingswaarde van asbest vijftig keer lager liggen dan de huidige limiet. We voorzien in extra beschermende maatregelen, zoals contaminatieprocedures om secundaire blootstelling te vermijden, we voorzien in extra opleiding en sensibilisering en er wordt Europees geld vrijgemaakt voor de lidstaten om een succesvolle transitie mogelijk te maken. In het belang van de veiligheid van de brandweer en de hulpdiensten moet bovendien alle informatie met betrekking tot de aanwezigheid van asbest in gebouwen consulteerbaar zijn. Het is een sterk akkoord dankzij een bijzonder goede samenwerking binnen het Parlement – u heeft er al naar verwezen, commissaris – tussen de rapporteur en de schaduwrapporteurs. Eendrachtig staan we sterker. Helaas zijn we niet voltallig aan de eindstreep geraakt en hebben we afscheid moeten nemen van onze zeer gewaardeerde Renew-collega Véronique Trillet-Lenoir. Dit was haar verslag, haar dossier. Véronique, je was een topcollega. Collega’s, ik rond af. Laten we voor eens en altijd komaf maken met de duistere erfenis van asbest en morgen dit akkoord Kamerbreed steunen, als eerbetoon voor Véronique.
Debate: Protection of workers from asbestos
Date: MONDAY, 2 OCTOBER 2023
Speaker: Catherine Amalric
Political group: Renew
Language: FR

Le texte que nous sommes sur le point de voter représente une étape importante pour prévenir les cancers professionnels en mettant en place des mesures de protection appropriées. Et c'est aussi un texte qui supprime les dérogations de suivi médical et d'enregistrement des expositions. Désormais, tous les travailleurs exposés, même de manière sporadique, pourront bénéficier de ces dispositions indispensables pour établir l'origine professionnelle d'une maladie.  Nous devons ces avancées à Véronique Trillet-Lenoir, pour moi une collègue de longue date dans le domaine de l'oncologie, à qui je souhaite à mon tour rendre hommage. Nous reprenons le flambeau pour continuer de construire avec rigueur et détermination une Europe de la santé ambitieuse et sociale.
Debate: Protection of workers from asbestos
Date: MONDAY, 2 OCTOBER 2023
Speaker: Sara Matthieu
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: France
Language: NL

Als kind vertelde men mij dat asbest geen kwaad kon zolang je er geen gaten in boort. Dat is onzin natuurlijk. Vandaag weten we helaas beter, want door verwering, door de verwijdering van asbest komen wel degelijk vezels vrij en die vezels zijn levensgevaarlijk. In Vlaanderen en in heel Europa zitten onze gebouwen vol met asbest en met de renovatiegolf die volop bezig is, lopen onze loodgieters, onze bouwvakkers dus een enorm risico. We moeten onze werknemers beter gaan beschermen en dat kan met deze richtlijn. De blootstellingslimiet gaat flink omlaag, zoals we geëist hebben als Parlement. De werknemers krijgen een betere opleiding, beter materiaal, betere preventie. Ik roep de lidstaten echt op om deze wet zo snel mogelijk in te voeren, want elke asbestdode is er een te veel. Er is geen tijd te verliezen. De renovatiegolf start nu. En tot slot, Véronique, lieve collega, dank je wel voor je niet-aflatende steun, je inzet voor de gezondheid van de mensen. Ik wil deze stemming graag aan jou opdragen.
Debate: Protection of workers from asbestos
Date: MONDAY, 2 OCTOBER 2023
Speaker: Joanna Kopcińska
Political group: ECR
Country: Germany
Language: PL

Popieram porozumienie, które zostało osiągnięte po rozmowach trójstronnych. Nowe środki ostrożności, poprawiony przepływ informacji o materiałach mogących zawierać azbest, utworzenie krajowych rejestrów certyfikowanych podmiotów upoważnionych do przeprowadzenia badań na obecność azbestu czy w końcu obniżony limit narażenia zawodowego – to wszystko przesunie nas o krok bliżejw stronę Europy bez azbestu, czyli bezpiecznej Europy.  Trzeba jednocześnie powiedzieć, że wdrożenie znacznie niższego limitu narażenia zawodowego oraz metody pomiaru z użyciem mikroskopu optycznego przy dość krótkim okresie przejściowym będzie zadaniem trudnym logistycznie oraz wymagającym dużych nakładów finansowych ze strony europejskich przedsiębiorstw. Tym niemniej jest to niezbędne, by wzmocnić ochronę europejskich pracowników.  Praca nad tym projektem była dla mnie zaszczytem ze względu na niezwykłą postać pani poseł Veronique Trillet-Lenoir. Dziękuję za taką możliwość.
Debate: Protection of workers from asbestos
Date: MONDAY, 2 OCTOBER 2023
Speaker: Elena Lizzi
Political group: ID
Country: Spain
Language: IT

La regione da cui provengo, il Friuli Venezia Giulia, registra, purtroppo, un lungo elenco di persone strappate alle famiglie. La proposta di revisione di questa direttiva è un traguardo importante per il miglioramento delle condizioni dei lavoratori e nella battaglia ai tumori professionali, che sono nell'Unione europea la prima causa dei decessi legati al lavoro e che sono causati principalmente dall'esposizione a sostanze cancerogene come l'amianto, l'hanno detto anche i colleghi, naturalmente. Da relatrice ombra voglio puntualizzare che anche al nostro contributo politico si è trovata una sostanziale convergenza. In particolare, voglio citare alcuni principi. Chiaramente la protezione dei lavoratori dall'esposizione all'amianto è la priorità, sia per il Parlamento europeo sia per la Lega per Salvini Premier e il gruppo Identità e Democrazia. Tutti vogliamo fortemente che il tasso di malattia e il numero delle vittime di tumori professionali calino. Seconda cosa: obiettivi coraggiosi, sì, con transizione e sostegno, questa volta sostenibili. Si prevede un primo abbassamento del limite di esposizione professionale senza periodo di transizione e successivamente il cambio volontario di metodologia, in modo da arrivare, dopo un periodo di transizione di sei anni, a grandi risultati. Ma quello che più ci importa è il sostegno alla trasmissione di informazioni sugli specifici fondi dell'Unione europea destinati alle piccole e medie imprese...
Debate: Protection of workers from asbestos
Date: MONDAY, 2 OCTOBER 2023
Speaker: Nikolaj Villumsen
Political group: The Left
Country: Germany
Language: DA

Først mente EU-Kommissionen ikke, at der var behov for nye asbestregler. Derfor samlede vi et massivt flertal her i Europa-Parlamentet bag kravet om en omfattende asbestreform. Så fremlagde Kommissionen et lovforslag. Men forslaget var alt for svagt. Det svage forslag blev støttet af medlemslandenes regeringer. Men vi kæmpede med opbakning fra den europæiske fagbevægelse hårdt i forhandlingerne, og vi sejrede. Nu kommer der en markant lavere grænseværdi. Nu kommer der obligatoriske krav til virksomheder om autorisation og uddannelse til de ansatte. Nu får vi endelig en asbestreform, der kan mærkes ude på arbejdspladserne. En reform, der sætter beskyttelse i højsædet til gavn for tusinder af kollegaer. En reform, der vil redde liv. Med denne asbestreform, der gør vi en forskel. En forskel, vi kan være stolte over.  Enfin, je voudrais exprimer mes remerciements à notre rapporteure, Véronique Trillet-Lenoir. Défenseure et championne de la santé européenne, elle sera avec nous demain. Merci beaucoup chère Véronique!
Debate: Protection of workers from asbestos
Date: MONDAY, 2 OCTOBER 2023
Speaker: Marc Tarabella
Political group: NI
Country: Austria
Language: FR

Monsieur le Président, le hasard du calendrier fait que, cette même semaine, nous traitons au Parlement européen la question de l’amiante – aujourd’hui – et celle du glyphosate. Je me suis penché sur les publicités qui vantaient ces deux produits. «Un produit naturel, une fibre minérale présente partout dans la nature»: ça, c’était le slogan pour l’amiante. «Roundup, un produit propre et durable, un produit proche de la nature»: ça, vous l’aurez compris, c’était le slogan du glyphosate.  Ce parallèle a de quoi nous faire peur. En effet, depuis 2005, l’amiante est interdit dans toute l’Union européenne à la suite d’une longue bataille menée par les organisations syndicales et par les associations de victimes. L’action tardive des autorités a provoqué la mort de centaines de milliers de personnes, et elle en provoquera sans doute des dizaines de milliers d’autres.  Pour le glyphosate, la Commission propose de prolonger de dix ans ce produit – nous en reparlerons plus tard. Les avancées scientifiques, oui, mais prendre encore une fois les citoyens pour des cobayes, non.