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Debate: The EU's role in combating the COVID- pandemic: how to vaccinate the world
Date: WEDNESDAY, 24 NOVEMBER 2021
Speaker: Alexander Bernhuber
Political group: PPE
Country: Poland
Language: DE

Sehr geehrte Frau Präsidentin, sehr geehrte Frau Kommissarin, werte Kolleginnen und Kollegen! Seit eineinhalb Jahren befinden wir uns, unser Kontinent und unsere Welt, in einer Gesundheitskrise, und leider stehen wir in vielen Bereichen noch immer vor sehr vielen Fragezeichen.  Von europäischer Seite waren wir ja am Beginn wirklich gut unterwegs. Wir haben richtig große und die richtigen Einschnitte gesetzt. Wir haben in die Forschung zu Impfstoffen investiert. Impfstoffe wurden europäisch produziert. Wir waren hier wirklich weltweiter Führer. Wir können uns noch etwas zurückerinnern: Am Anfang wurde um jede einzelne Impfstoffdosis gestritten. Welches Land hatte mehr? Wer durfte als erstes impfen gehen? Hier hat es schon die ersten Auseinandersetzungen gegeben. Wo sind wir jetzt angelangt? Inzwischen ist es so, dass einige Mitgliedstaaten nicht mehr wissen, wohin mit den Impfdosen, die kurz vor dem Ablaufen stehen. Dann gibt es noch immer Länder auf dieser Welt, die noch immer händeringend nach Impfdosen suchen. Hier müssen wir schauen, dass es wirklich einen fairen Ausgleich gibt, dass es eine Lösung gibt, dass wir hier anpacken und nicht darauf warten und nicht die doch noch immer mangelnden Impfdosen verfallen lassen. Das ist unsere Aufgabe. Das können wir anpacken, das können wir gemeinsam schaffen. Hier braucht es wirklich gute nächste Schritte. Für mich sind das drei Schritte. Ich habe schon gesagt: Wir müssen den Impfstoff gut verteilen. Wir müssen weitermachen, Booster-Impfungen, dritte Impfungen setzen. Wir müssen aufhören – wenn man manchen Kollegen hier zuhört –, diese Lügen weiterzuverbreiten und hier wirklich fachlich, wissenschaftlich zählen und wirklich aufhören mit diesen falschen Aussagen, dann kann es uns gelingen, dass wir in Europa mehr Leute impfen und dass auf der restlichen Welt alle Personen Zugang zu Impfstoff haben.
Debate: The EU's role in combating the COVID- pandemic: how to vaccinate the world
Date: WEDNESDAY, 24 NOVEMBER 2021
Speaker: Liudas Mažylis
Political group: PPE
Country: Luxembourg
Language: LT

Gerbiamas Pirmininke, gerbiama Komisijos nare, gerbiami kolegos, galima pasidžiaugti, kad Covid-19 pandemijos akivaizdoje Europa jau parodė beprecedentes pastangas, siekiant paspartinti vakcinų kūrimą, patvirtinimą ir dalijimąsi jomis su kitomis valstybėmis. Bet, įsitvirtinant viruso atmainoms, agresyvesnei „Delta“ atmainai, atsiranda sustiprinančios dozės būtinybė. Pritariu išsakytoms nuomonėms dėl pilnavertiško COVAX platformos išnaudojimo. Tik taip bus pasiektas bendras aukštas pasaulinis vakcinavimo lygis. Kartais mes su pasididžiavimu minime, kiek milijonų dozių pasidalijome, o pamirštame, kad reikia ne milijonų, o galbūt šimtų milijonų, o kartais gal ir milijardų. Tad, norint padidinti vakcinų prieinamumą, ypač neturtingose šalyse, reikia aktyviai skatinti atsisakyti eksporto draudimų vakcinoms, jų žaliavoms ir reikalingai medicininei įrangai. Taip pat, stengiantis greitai vakcinuoti kuo daugiau žmonių, svarbu orientuotis ne į intelektinių teisių atsisakymo vienokius ar kitokius teisinius aspektus, bet į realių gamybos pajėgumų didinimą, naujų partnerystės metodų paieškas ir bendradarbiavimo palaikymą.
Debate: The EU's role in combating the COVID- pandemic: how to vaccinate the world
Date: WEDNESDAY, 24 NOVEMBER 2021
Speaker: Dolors Montserrat
Political group: PPE
Country: Germany
Language: ES

Señor presidente, señora comisaria, como ponente de la estrategia farmacéutica, que se acaba de aprobar con amplia mayoría, quería dar las gracias por este gran apoyo, porque así ponemos a los pacientes en el centro de nuestras políticas sanitarias en Europa, y así Europa estará mejor preparada para futuras emergencias sanitarias.  Las vacunas son la mejor arma para combatir la COVID-19: el esfuerzo conjunto en la Unión Europea junto con nuestros sistemas sanitarios, los profesionales, la cooperación público-privada y nuestra industria lo han demostrado. Los datos lo avalan: lideramos la vacunación en el mundo. Pero queda mucho trabajo por hacer.  Aún quedan más de 120 millones de personas por vacunar en la Unión Europea y la COVID-19, lamentablemente, va a quedarse mucho tiempo entre nosotros. Por ello, debemos continuar este esfuerzo conjunto de campañas informativas veraces, que conciencien y convenzan a nuestros ciudadanos de la importancia de proteger nuestra salud, y combatir las  Vacunarse es un acto de solidaridad y la solidaridad es una de las piedras angulares de la Unión Europea. Un buen ejemplo es que la Unión Europea ya ha exportado 1 500 millones de vacunas a 144 países, hemos financiado la iniciativa COVAX con más de 3 000 millones de euros y el Equipo Europa apoya a África con más de 1 000 millones de euros para el desarrollo de centros regionales de fabricación de vacunas.  Este es el claro ejemplo de que la solución no pasa por levantar las patentes, sino por ayudar a transferir tecnología, conocimiento, talento, logística a los países en vías de desarrollo.  Pero no nos podemos conformar; continuemos liderando, no retrocedamos. Ahora es cuando más esfuerzos la Unión Europea debe hacer para ayudar a vacunar a todo el mundo.
Debate: The EU's role in combating the COVID- pandemic: how to vaccinate the world
Date: WEDNESDAY, 24 NOVEMBER 2021
Speaker: Stella Kyriakides
Language: EN

First of all, I want to touch on one or two points. I think I need to go back to the facts. The facts are, as many of you have said, that vaccination remains the most effective tool we have to keep people safe and, even with the dominant Delta variant with its increased transmissibility and severity, deaths continue to be prevented thanks to effective vaccines. This is backed by scientific evidence.  We are facing truly rising numbers in the pandemic, mainly driven by those who are unvaccinated, but as many of you have said – and I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for saying this – we need, altogether, to take a firm stand against the misinformation and disinformation which is fuelling vaccine hesitancy. We need to support the science and boost confidence in the vaccines.  I think honourable Members have been right to stress how much still needs to be done. We know we have to continue delivering more vaccines, especially to those that are under—served countries and communities, and we need to push ourselves, Member States and key members of the international community. We need to work with partner countries to ensure that vaccines, once delivered, reach those who need them quickly and safely.  While responding to the current pandemic, we also need to build resilience against future pandemics. The pandemic has shown that the global health architecture needs to be reformed and the WHO strengthened. The EU is strongly advocating with partners globally in favour of a pandemic treaty. Negotiations in the run—up to the World Health Assembly special session are ongoing. The momentum is there. Seventy WHO members are in support of a pandemic or an international agreement. We will continue to strengthen health systems in our partner countries for the longer term, and I believe our initiative to build manufacturing capacity in Africa has the potential to be a true game—changer. Honourable Members also mentioned the TRIPS waiver. We have been working now for weeks to find a solution that increases the production of COVID—19 vaccines and medicines, while maintaining the necessary incentives for innovation, which are crucial for supporting local production. This needs to be seen together with our commitment and donations to COVAX, the sharing of vaccines and initiatives to invest in Africa. As the Ministerial Conference approaches, it is true that it is crucial that all WTO members engage in finding an outcome that really makes a difference on the ground. We are intensifying our efforts to find such an outcome on intellectual property as part of the broader response to the pandemic. I am confident that our regular reports to the European Parliament’s contact group will show increasingly positive progress, and I look forward to the ongoing discussions in the coming months. I am certain of one thing: we will only achieve more if we act together.
Debate: The EU's role in combating the COVID- pandemic: how to vaccinate the world
Date: WEDNESDAY, 24 NOVEMBER 2021
Speaker: Anže Logar
Language: SL

V svetovnem merilu je manj kot dva odstotka odmerkov cepiv uporabljenih v državah z nizkimi dohodki in jasno je, da je ta situacija zelo nepravična in da je nujno treba ukrepati. Velika večina odmerkov je bila uporabljena v državah z visokimi in višjimi srednjimi dohodki. Strategija EU za cepiva nikoli ni sledila načelu „najprej EU“, temveč je bil njen cilj vedno zagotoviti pravične možnosti za vse, vključno z našimi sosedami in partnericami z nizkimi dohodki. Strinjam pa se, da je treba pospešiti tovrstno iniciativo. Naj samo omenim, da je Slovenija z 1,7 doniranimi dozami na vrhu seznama donacij  Donacije cepiva so geopolitično vprašanje in Evropa ne bo prezrla svoje moralne in politične odgovornosti. Ravno nasprotno: še naprej bo zavezana stalnemu sodelovanju in usklajevanju na globalni ravni ter zagotavljanju splošnega in pravičnega dostopa do varnih in cenovno ugodnih cepiv, zdravil in diagnostičnih sredstev v tej in vseh prihodnjih pandemijah. Hvala za današnjo razpravo.
Debate: The EU's role in combating the COVID- pandemic: how to vaccinate the world
Date: WEDNESDAY, 24 NOVEMBER 2021
Speaker: Ernő Schaller-Baross
Political group: NI
Country: Netherlands
Language: HU

A COVAX kezdeményezés hatékonyságát az átláthatóság hiánya veszélyezteti. Emellett a gyártóktól érkező oltóanyagok késedelmei miatt nem mindig lehetett hosszú időre előre értesíteni az országokat az ellátásról. Ez a megközelítés helyrehozhatatlan károkat okozott a Covid19 elleni védőoltásokkal kapcsolatos közbizalomban az Európai Unión belül is. A beszerzésekkel kapcsolatos bizonytalanság és a transzparencia hiánya nagyban nehezítette az egészségügyi rendszerek felkészülését, fokozta a félretájékoztatás terjedését és a védőoltásokkal szembeni bizalmatlanság kockázatát eredményezte a pandémiás helyzet kellős közepén. Nem szabad ideológiai vagy politikai kérdésként kezelni a különböző vakcinákat, hiszen azok az életmentés eszközei. Csak az oltás képes megvédeni az emberiséget a világjárvánnyal szemben.
Debate: Request for the waiver of a Member’s immunity
Date: WEDNESDAY, 24 NOVEMBER 2021
Speaker: Marcel Kolaja
Country: Germany
Language: EN

Before we move on to the next debate, I have an announcement. The President has received a letter from the authorities in Poland clarifying the question of the competent authorities for the request for the parliamentary immunity of Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz to be waived, which had been announced in plenary on 14 September 2020. In accordance with the Rules of Procedure, this referral is referred again to the Committee on Legal Affairs for the resumption of this procedure.
Debate: State of the Energy Union
Date: WEDNESDAY, 24 NOVEMBER 2021
Speaker: Christian Ehler
Political group: PPE
Country: Spain
Language: EN

One crucial pillar of the energy union is a fully-integrated internal energy market through, among other things, the development of sufficient infrastructure. The market needs to foster the transition as well as being prepared for the decarbonisation future. We need EU instruments and regulation, as well as effective state-aid rules – and the ones we are developing are not effective – to allow for necessary funding to develop our infrastructure. To assure the gradual transformation of our energy system, Member States have to develop a gas project for the fifth list of projects of common interest (PCI) – the next PCI list – which should be compatible also with hydrogen—proof infrastructure for the future. And the second pillar I would like to mention is just on the very fact of investment. I’m deeply worried you have been highlighting the comparative advantage we have now – but we are living in a different world since the new American administration. The Americans are not going to go down the regulatory alley – rightly so or not rightly so. But they challenge us, because they’re going to invest: they will put their money on innovation, and it’s a race. And it’s not a race of state aid, a state—driven capitalist system, like China and India, not caring about their citizens. It’s the western democracies now challenging each other. And innovation, from my point of view, is the driving force for decarbonisation and will be at the core of the decarbonisation of industry. So the bottom line is: innovation cannot be stimulated by regulation only; we have to invest. We have to invest, and the Commission has to come up with an idea of how to do so.
Debate: State of the Energy Union
Date: WEDNESDAY, 24 NOVEMBER 2021
Speaker: Mohammed Chahim
Political group: S-D
Country: Denmark
Language: EN

Overall, the EU energy and climate trends in 2020 were quite positive, but they still fell short of what is really needed to achieve the objectives of the energy union. We need to reduce our energy dependency and increase energy security by cutting down energy imports, eliminating subsidies for climate— and environmentally—harmful energy sources, and taking a leading role in renewable energy and energy efficiency.  Let us talk about energy poverty. Energy poverty affects up to 31 million people in the EU, according to the latest data, and this issue has to remain in sharp focus in light of the economic challenges of COVID—19 and the current price situation. In this regard, we welcome the Commission statement on exploring the benefits of joint procurement of energy reserves as an addition to the toolbox in combating high energy prices. Let us continue on this path of transition and, if opportunities arise, show courage and accelerate our decarbonisation.
Debate: State of the Energy Union
Date: WEDNESDAY, 24 NOVEMBER 2021
Speaker: Christophe Grudler
Political group: Renew
Country: Hungary
Language: FR

Mais, hélas, ce n’est pas suffisant. Nos émissions de gaz à effet de serre ne diminuent pas assez vite et nous sommes loin des objectifs climatiques que nous nous sommes fixés dans cet hémicycle. Comme vous l’avez souligné, Madame la Commissaire, notre dépendance énergétique est au plus haut depuis 30 ans, avec plus de 60 % de l’énergie consommée dans l’Union européenne qui est importée depuis des pays tiers, notamment pétrole et gaz fossile. C’est un indéniable problème pour notre souveraineté énergétique européenne. Nous devons donc accélérer nos efforts en matière d’énergie décarbonée et d’efficacité énergétique pour à la fois réduire nos émissions et réduire la dépendance énergétique européenne. J’aimerais ici insister sur le fait que toutes les énergies décarbonées sont utiles et nécessaires. En effet, opposer, comme souvent, les énergies renouvelables et l’énergie nucléaire ne fait pas progresser notre lutte contre le réchauffement climatique, alors que toutes deux sont des énergies décarbonées et que, surtout, toutes deux sont compétitives en termes de coûts, même si certains prétendent le contraire. Enfin, il est important de privilégier avant tout la production locale d’énergie, ici, en Europe. Produire, par exemple, de l’hydrogène à des milliers de kilomètres de l’Union européenne, puis le transporter pour le consommer en Europe, ce n’est pas une solution durable. Alors produisons et consommons local autant que nous le pouvons, dans le domaine de l’énergie également.
Debate: State of the Energy Union
Date: WEDNESDAY, 24 NOVEMBER 2021
Speaker: Ville Niinistö
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Poland
Language: EN

We need to ensure that also our 2030 framework is fit for purpose and fit to deliver beyond the 55 percent greenhouse gas reductions, so we should look at strengthening the current proposals in the Parliament and in the Council.  I have also actually met with a number of industries, talking about the energy transition, and the energy companies are telling me that the pace of renewable development is not fast enough and that, due to this, they may need to transit via fossil gas, even in companies that wouldn’t want to do it. So if we look at the IEA scenarios, we are actually going down in the fossil investment prognosis for net zero targets, but renewable deployment in Europe is three times too low to what we should do with our 2050 net zero goals. This is something where we have to look for increased action: new deployment of renewables. And it means that in the Council they are actually discussing the ambition on renewables and efficiency to be lowered, and that seems really the wrong direction for Europe to take. Also, if we go into the energy report, we should also look at the governance regulation that is needed to ensure that we have timely information and a better understanding of how to achieve higher targets. So we should improve early spatial planning for renewables and grids, and we should also be able to help them to build up, especially if we get local actors on board. So that is something I urge you to do in the Commission. To close, I would also like to note that recovery and resilience plans are expected to boost climate-related investments by EUR 177 billion, but we are still annually subsidising fossil fuels by EUR 52 billion. We should change that immediately.
Debate: State of the Energy Union
Date: WEDNESDAY, 24 NOVEMBER 2021
Speaker: Paolo Borchia
Political group: ID
Country: Romania
Language: IT

Pensiamo per una volta alle realtà più piccole, al piccolo artigianato, alla piccola e media impresa. Oggi il prezzo spot dell'elettricità in Italia ha sfiorato i 300 EUR per kWh, ma pensiamo che la gente debba andare a rubare per pagare le bollette di luce e gas o per fare il pieno alla macchina? Questa relazione sullo stato dell'Unione dell'energia, su 30 pagine ne dedica mezza, e ho detto mezza, al problema dei prezzi! Qua serve concretezza, servono risposte, non chiacchiere! È stata scatenata la tempesta perfetta mentre qualcuno, purtroppo anche in quest'Aula, continua a fare la guerra al gas. Viva le rinnovabili, ben venga l'eolico e il solare, ma sono fonti che non sono programmabili, non lo sono e non lo saranno. Per fare impresa serve la programmazione, è necessaria, e senza un minimo di  Adesso invece andiamo a vedere chi inquina. Oltre il 91 % delle emissioni a livello globale arrivano da fuori Europa, ma qui continuiamo a pagare anche per chi inquina. Perché gli europei devono essere più tartassati? E cosa racconterete soprattutto ai nuovi disoccupati? Creare disoccupazione e cercare di compensarla con la spesa pubblica è da folli. Poi, in questa relazione c'è poco sulla diplomazia climatica. Senza la collaborazione della Cina il problema non lo risolviamo e saremo chiamati a un bagno di sangue. Qui non si tratta di compiacersi di quanto siamo i primi della classe sul clima, si tratta di rendersi conto che le decisioni politiche sui prezzi delle emissioni poi si scaricano sul cliente finale e, mentre qui si fa filosofia, poi la gente e le imprese non riescono più a pagare.
Debate: State of the Energy Union
Date: WEDNESDAY, 24 NOVEMBER 2021
Speaker: Zdzisław Krasnodębski
Political group: ECR
Country: Greece
Language: PL

Ale jest drugie zjawisko, o tym nie powinniśmy zapominać, to jest gwałtowny wzrost cen gazu i energii elektrycznej w Unii Europejskiej, też oczywiście w innych regionach świata. Problem obecnych cen wymaga bardziej zdecydowanych działań Komisji, tym bardziej, że jak czytamy w sprawozdaniu w 2019 roku ubóstwo energetyczne dotknęło 31 mln osób w Unii Europejskiej.  Wydaje mi się, że proponowany toolbox nie jest wystarczający, podobnie jak zapowiadane zmiany w legislacji zapewniające większy dostęp do magazynów gazu oraz zwiększenie przepustowości dzięki rewizji rozporządzenia SOS i uważam, że chyba powinniśmy zmienić stosunek do gazu jako paliwa przejściowego. Należy także zwiększyć wspólnie presję na głównego dostawcę gazu ziemnego do Europy, rosyjski koncern Gazprom. Unia powinna mówić jednym głosem dialogu z dostawcami zewnętrznymi.  Potrzebujemy też zwiększyć dostawy gazu do Unii z alternatywnych kierunków, w tym gazu konwencjonalnego z Norwegii i LNG z USA, krajów Maghrebu czy Kataru, i utrzymywać znacznie wyższe rezerwy paliwa w przyszłości. Komisja nie powinna też lekceważyć problemu niekontrolowanego wzrostu cen CO2. Dlatego w ramach nadchodzącej rewizji ETSu należy wprowadzić rozwiązania regulacyjne ograniczające niekontrolowany wzrost cen i ograniczyć udział w handlu emisjami do podmiotów bezpośrednio objętych systemem.
Debate: State of the Energy Union
Date: WEDNESDAY, 24 NOVEMBER 2021
Speaker: Sira Rego
Political group: The Left
Country: Spain
Language: ES

Los datos demuestran que no se ha reducido el consumo de energía, algo imprescindible para afrontar el cambio climático. Seguimos dopando los combustibles fósiles con dinero público. Parecer verdes, pero no ser verdes.  Por supuesto, se mantiene su gran fetiche, el mercado marginalista, lluvia de millones para el  El dato demoledor: hay 31 millones de personas —equivalente a la mitad de la población de Francia— que no tienen acceso al mínimo energético vital y que hoy, con esta temperatura, están pasando frío. Y es que, señora Simson, mientras sigan haciendo política a la medida de las energéticas, ni el cambio climático, ni la pobreza energética, ni la justicia llegarán a los hogares europeos. Está en sus manos.
Debate: State of the Energy Union
Date: WEDNESDAY, 24 NOVEMBER 2021
Speaker: Cristian-Silviu Buşoi
Political group: PPE
Country: Poland
Language: EN

Mr President, the State of the Energy Union shows that we are going in the right direction with the transformation and decarbonisation of our energy systems, and that we have a resilient and competitive system, despite price increases.  But we have ahead of us important challenges that could also be great opportunities. The EU’s current policy framework alone would not be sufficient to allow us to reach our 2030 and 2050 goals. This is why the Fit for 55 package – we are debating the first part now and the second part will come soon – is essential. We should now give the right direction for our industries because this should deliver the transformational change needed across our economy, society, industry and, of course, our energy systems.  The State of the Energy Union shows us that energy efficiency must be prioritised, together with the widespread application of the ‘energy efficiency first’ principle. An energy sector in the future must be developed largely on renewable sources, complemented by the rapid phasing—out of coal, and also by decarbonising gas. At the same time, the EU’s energy supply needs to be secure and affordable for consumers and businesses.  But if Europe only regulates and does not invest, we are going to lose in the global race, so that’s why we need to focus on investments. We need to bring benefits to all, we need to strengthen our competitiveness and we need to create more jobs of tomorrow and to address effectively the costs and impacts of the transition.