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Debate: State of the Energy Union
Date: WEDNESDAY, 24 NOVEMBER 2021
Speaker: Jens Geier
Political group: S-D
Country: Croatia
Language: DE

Herr Präsident, Frau Kommissarin, liebe Kolleginnen und Kollegen! Ich glaube, der Bericht, den die Kommission uns vorlegt, zeigt mehrere Dinge gleichzeitig.  Er zeigt auf der einen Seite, dass wir als Europäische Union bei der Energieversorgung, bei der Substitution von fossilen Energieträgern durch neue auf einem guten Weg sind und dass wir bis heute einen erfolgreichen Weg hinter uns gebracht haben, wenn es um die Dekarbonisierung geht. Er zeigt aber auch, dass wir noch 1,8 % über dem linearen Zielpfad zur Erreichung des Energieeffizienziels für 2030 liegen. Also: Bei aller Freude und allem Stolz auf das Erreichte kommt noch eine große Aufgabe auf uns zu, dieses Ziel zu erreichen.  Ich gucke mal in Richtung des Genossen Bloss – Entschuldigung, des Kollegen Bloss, aber seine Partei und meine haben heute einen Koalitionsvertrag zusammen unterschrieben, wo wir wenigstens sagen können: Deutschland wird seinen Beitrag leisten, dieses Ziel zu erreichen. Wir können das Ziel auch erreichen, indem wir bei der RED-III-Initiative noch ambitionierter vorgehen.  Wir müssen endlich dahin kommen, dass wir verpflichtende Ausbauziele auch für die Mitgliedstaaten erreichen. Das ist umso wichtiger, als 31 Millionen Menschen in Energiearmut uns nicht ruhen lassen dürfen.
Debate: State of the Energy Union
Date: WEDNESDAY, 24 NOVEMBER 2021
Speaker: Josianne Cutajar
Political group: S-D
Country: Italy
Language: MT

Sur President, ix-xenarju li l-Ewropa qed tesperjenza dis-sena, b'żieda fil-prezzijiet tal-enerġija u d-dipendenza li għadha kemxejn għolja fuq pajjiżi terzi, jurina li għad fadal x'naqdfu biex nilħqu l-għanijiet tal-Unjoni tal-Enerġija. Kif nistgħu naslu għal dan? Permezz tal-ħidma, l-integrazzjoni verament effettiva tas-suq, it-titjib tas-sigurtà tal-provvista permezz ta' infrastruttura xierqa sabiex l-ebda pajjiż ma jitħalla jaqa' lura, irrispettivament mid-dimensjoni jew il-pożizzjoni ġeografika tiegħu. L-użu kontinwu ta' sorsi rinnovabbli jikkonferma wkoll li l-futur miexi lil hemm u li r-riċerka u l-innovazzjoni f'teknoloġiji nodfa huma kruċjali jekk irridu naraw is-sorsi rinnovabbli aktar użati u affordabbli. Is-suċċess tad-dimensjonijiet kollha tal-Unjoni tal-Enerġija se jkompli jikkontribwixxi għall-bini ta' Ewropa aktar nadifa li għandha tkun ukoll amikevoli kemm għall-konsumaturi u anki għan-negozji.
Debate: State of the Energy Union
Date: WEDNESDAY, 24 NOVEMBER 2021
Speaker: Łukasz Kohut
Political group: S-D
Country: Poland
Language: PL

Panie Przewodniczący! Pani komisarz! Premier Morawiecki bardzo zabiegał, by pojawić się ponownie w Parlamencie Europejskim – chciał bronić tutaj polskiej granicy i podpiąć się pod sukcesy Komisji Europejskiej. Bardzo żałuję, że nie chciał przyjechać dzisiaj, by porozmawiać o polskim węglu i o transformacji energetycznej. Mógłby nam wyjaśnić, dlaczego odpuścił 3,5 mld EUR dla górników, z czego większość miała trafić na mój Górny Śląsk. Ale, panie premierze, chyba rozumiem, panu je richtig gańba!  Sprawozdanie Komisji na temat stanu unii energetycznej daje nam jasny sygnał, że transformacja energetyczna jest zagrożona. I choć zwiększa się udział odnawialnych źródeł energii, to jednak wciąż trwa to zbyt długo.  Ale to nie górnicy ze Śląska są winni tego, że z ust premiera nie padła jak dotąd ostateczna deklaracja, kiedy odchodzimy od węgla. Ba! Oni byli zwodzeni przez sześć ostatnich lat propagandą i sloganami o 200 latach wydobycia węgla. Ale tylko kiedy byli potrzebni – przed wyborami. I zamiast wykorzystać do końca śląski węgiel, polski rząd importuje węgiel rosyjski. Przypadek? Nie sądzę! W województwie śląskim potrzebne są nowe, zielone miejsca pracy. Wiem o tym ja, wie komisarz Frans Timmermans, ale już nie premier Morawiecki czy prezydent Duda. Gańba fest!
Debate: State of the Energy Union
Date: WEDNESDAY, 24 NOVEMBER 2021
Speaker: Kadri Simson
Language: EN

First, empowering and protecting all European consumers, especially those who are vulnerable, is paramount. The potential increase of energy poverty among Europeans is a risk we have acknowledged in the recent toolbox of proposals to combat rising energy prices, and we want to use the Energy Efficiency Directive to reduce the burden on vulnerable households in tandem with the climate social fund. Energy poverty will reduce further as improvements in energy efficiency grow and as we increase our use of renewable energy across the EU. And at the same time, the hydrogen and gas decarbonisation package coming next month will also include a set of reinforced provisions on consumer protection in the gas and hydrogen markets, drawing inspiration from those applied in the energy market. Second, some of you mentioned soaring energy prices. However, increasing energy prices only remind us that we remain too reliant on fossil fuels in the EU, and we know that in the medium and longer term, we will need to replace unabated fossil fuels, methane and natural gas. We expect that biogas, biomethane, hydrogen and e-gases will provide sustainable options for decarbonisation across a wide range of sectors and also increase EU autonomy thanks to domestic production. This is the context in which we are carrying out the work on the hydrogen and gas decarbonisation package. Third, it’s clear that more needs to be done on research and innovation spending. On the public side, the EU’s rate of public investment in clean energy technologies is the lowest of the major economies, even lower than it was in 2010. But the State of Energy Union Report also clearly shows that EU recovery funding that targets clean energy R&I can help reverse this trend. Last but not least, many of you mentioned that we have to do more to achieve our 2030 targets. You mentioned that we need to do our utmost to remove barriers for deploying renewables. Right now, the total duration of an offshore renewable energy project can be up to 10 years. If this doesn’t change, it could jeopardise the energy transition and our goal of climate-neutral Europe for 2030. We need to ensure faster permitting and authorisation processes, and as part of the RED Simplify Project, we have carried out mapping, permit-granting and grid connection procedures. This helps us identify the key barriers from process to land use and pre-connection issues. Tackling this issue is also of particular importance in light of rising energy prices. Mr President, honourable Members, thank you very much for today’s discussion.
Debate: State of the Energy Union
Date: WEDNESDAY, 24 NOVEMBER 2021
Speaker: Milan Brglez
Political group: S-D
Country: France
Language: SL

Za ohranitev tega ravnotežja mora Unija, prvič, oblikovati preudarno zunanjo politiko do sosednje Rusije, še zlasti upoštevajoč kritične razmere, ki so grožnja miru in varnosti v Ukrajini.  Drugič, Unija mora v kontekstu zelenega prehoda zagotoviti odpornost evropske družbe, tako da bo sposobna prenesti preoblikovanje gospodarstva, utemeljenega na trajnostnem razvoju ter skladnosti z okoljskimi in podnebnimi cilji. Aktualne razmere na energetskem trgu so odličen »poligon« za spopadanje s tovrstnimi pojavi v nadaljnjem procesu zelene transformacije.  Tudi zato pozdravljam takojšnjo reakcijo Komisije, ki je objavila nabor različnih kratkoročnih in srednjeročnih orodij za naslavljanje teh izzivov, pri čemer pa je pretežni del odgovornosti in pristojnosti na ravni držav članic. Za zeleni preboj in preprečitev energetske revščine potrebujemo ne samo ambiciozne strategije, ampak tudi kompetentne akterje znotraj energetskega sektorja, ki bodo to tranzicijo dejansko sposobni izpeljati.  Prav zato bi želel izraziti skrb glede aktualnega dogajanja v slovenski politiki, kjer se zdi, da lahko ostane prehod v brezogljično gospodarstvo le črka na papirju zaradi nespametnega kadrovanja v državnih podjetjih, ki so dejansko sposobna uresničiti zaveze in cilje Unije na področju podnebja in okolja.
Debate: State of the Energy Union
Date: WEDNESDAY, 24 NOVEMBER 2021
Speaker: András Gyürk
Political group: NI
Country: Germany
Language: HU

A zöld átmenet megvalósítása érdekében a polgárok védelmére és azonnali változtatásokra lenne szükség. Sajnálatos módon, a baloldal és a brüsszeli bürokraták erre nem hajlandók és tovább erőltetik a valóságtól elrugaszkodott, megbukott rögeszméiket. A rezsit csökkentő országokat megvetik, klímaadó bevezetésén dolgoznak és rászabadítanák a piaci energiaárakat a lakosságra. Ebben magyar baloldali elvtársaik is követnék őket. Ez a jövőkép teljességgel elfogadhatatlan és az energiaunió meggyengüléséhez vezethet. Az eddigi eredményeket a hálózatfejlesztés és a károsanyag-kibocsátás csökkentése terén megalapozott célkitűzésekkel, tisztelettel és konszenzusra törekvő Bizottsággal lehetett elérni. Az európai emberek megfizethető árú energiát és a jelenleginél jobb, észszerűbb klíma- és energiapolitikát érdemelnek.
Debate: State of the Energy Union
Date: WEDNESDAY, 24 NOVEMBER 2021
Speaker: Krzysztof Hetman
Political group: PPE
Country: Netherlands
Language: PL

Mam wrażenie, że od czasu powstania unii energetycznej cel ten nigdy jeszcze nie był bardziej aktualny niż dziś. Europa boryka się bowiem obecnie z niezwykle poważnym kryzysem cen gazu, które od stycznia tego roku wzrosły aż o 200 %. Sytuacja ta stanowi poważne zagrożenie zarówno dla gospodarstw domowych, które coraz częściej mają problem z opłaceniem niespotykanie wysokich rachunków, jak i dla przemysłu, dla którego wysokie ceny energii powodują zagrożenie pod względem ich konkurencyjności.  Dlatego też potrzebujemy z jednej strony rozwiązań krótkoterminowych, tak by w tej wyjątkowej sytuacji chronić najsłabszych, a z drugiej strony rozwiązań długoterminowych, by europejski rynek energetyczny był odporny na takie sytuacje.  Dlatego też wzywam Komisję Europejską do przedstawienia propozycji wsparcia państw członkowskich w reagowaniu na rosnące ceny energii i w ochronie konsumentów przed zbyt drastycznym wzrostem cen, jak również do rozważenia budowy rezerw strategicznych oraz utworzenia europejskiej platformy zakupowej.
Debate: State of the Energy Union
Date: WEDNESDAY, 24 NOVEMBER 2021
Speaker: Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro
Political group: S-D
Country: Romania
Language: ES

Este año se trata de un informe atípico debido a la pandemia de la COVID-19 y el gran confinamiento. Por ejemplo, se destaca la reducción de emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero sin precedentes, del 10 % en 2020. El informe también analiza el fuerte aumento en los precios del gas y la electricidad en la Unión Europea y describe las medidas propuestas por la Comisión para confrontar la situación.  El Grupo S&D ha sido muy activo reclamando y proponiendo medidas a nivel europeo para para atajar el  El Grupo S&D celebra las noticias positivas del informe. Por ejemplo, el que por primera vez las energías renovables superaran a los combustibles fósiles como principal fuente en el sistema eléctrico de la UE. Sin embargo, reclama acelerar políticas energéticas basadas en energías renovables sostenibles para que reducir también la elevada dependencia energética del exterior de la UE, la más alta en 30 años.
Debate: State of the Energy Union
Date: WEDNESDAY, 24 NOVEMBER 2021
Speaker: Mihai Tudose
Political group: S-D
Country: Latvia
Language: RO

Este vorba, de altfel, despre un raport care conține observații contradictorii. De exemplu, se spune că, în premieră, sursele regenerabile de energie au depășit combustibilii fosili ca sursă principală de energie în UE. Dar asta s-a întâmplat din cauza închiderii de capacități de producție de energie, așa cum s-a întâmplat în România. E o modificare mai degrabă artificială a ponderii de piață a energiei verzi.  În același timp, raportul atrage atenția asupra celui mai ridicat nivel de dependență a UE de importurile de combustibili fosili – cu o explicație în plen pe cât de scurtă, pe atât de bizară din partea comisarului Simson: „în mod paradoxal”. Nu e nimic paradoxal aici, ține de logică și de înțelegerea contextului geostrategic – aspecte străine, din păcate, unei zone decizionale atât de importante din Comisia Europeană.
Debate: Fundamental rights and the rule of law in Slovenia, in particular the delayed nomination of EPPO prosecutors
Date: WEDNESDAY, 24 NOVEMBER 2021
Speaker: Fabio Massimo Castaldo
Country: France
Language: IT

L'ordine del giorno reca la discussione sulle dichiarazioni del Consiglio e della Commissione sui diritti fondamentali e Stato di diritto in Slovenia, in particolare i ritardi nella nomina dei procuratori europei ( Ricordo a tutti i colleghi che per tutte le discussioni di questa tornata non è prevista la procedura "catch-the-eye", né saranno accettate domande "cartellino blu". Inoltre, sono previsti anche interventi a distanza dagli Uffici di collegamento del Parlamento negli Stati membri.
Debate: Fundamental rights and the rule of law in Slovenia, in particular the delayed nomination of EPPO prosecutors
Date: WEDNESDAY, 24 NOVEMBER 2021
Speaker: Romana Tomc
Political group: PPE
Country: France
Language: SL

Pred štirimi leti smo v Evropskem parlamentu obravnavali primer pranja milijarde evrov denarja iranskega izvora v največji slovenski državni banki z napotilom Parlamenta, naj ukrepajo institucije pravne države. Do danes za ta kriminal svetovne razsežnosti ni odgovarjal še nihče. Slovenski sodniki, ki se niso uklonili pričakovanjem sistema, so deležni šikaniranja in sodnega preganjanja. Imamo prvorazredne državljane, ki se zaradi načrtnim napak v postopkih, izognejo roki pravice in drugorazredne, ki so za svoje pravice borijo desetletja. Slovenija ima nedvomno precej težav z vladavino prava, ki izvirajo iz prejšnjega sistema. Ugotoviti razsežnost teh težav, naj bi bil tudi cilj nedavnega obiska neformalne skupine odbora LIBE. Žal pa so se namesto z resnimi težavami vladavine prava ukvarjali predvsem z vprašanjem delegiranih tožilcev in financiranja STA. Vlada je pri imenovanju tožilcev bila omejena s slovensko zakonodajo. Iskanje rešitve je povzročilo zamude, ki pa ne bodo v ničemer vplivale na učinkovitost dela evropskega tožilskega organa, če bo zato volja. Vesela sem, da je zadeva rešena, tudi STA, in s tem odprta pot za pregon vseh, ki so z evropskim denarjem goljufali in sredstva porabljali za razne sumljive in preplačane projekte. Najbrž se zato sprašujete, zakaj se je ta točka danes sploh znašla na dnevnem redu. Odgovor je jasen. Gre za nov poskus slovenske opozicije škodovati lastni vladi. Take poskuse pričakujem, seveda, tudi v prihodnje. Postajali bodo čedalje bolj brutalni, a tudi čedalje bolj prozorni, kot je bil tudi zadnji poskus kolegice Fajon s tako imenovanim lektoriranjem poročila o obisku v Sloveniji. Ob vseh težavah, ki v tem trenutku pestijo Evropsko unijo, je nesprejemljivo in skrajno škodljivo, da se Evropski parlament izrablja za namen notranjepolitičnega obračunavanja.
Debate: Fundamental rights and the rule of law in Slovenia, in particular the delayed nomination of EPPO prosecutors
Date: WEDNESDAY, 24 NOVEMBER 2021
Speaker: Cyrus Engerer
Political group: S-D
Country: Romania
Language: EN

To uphold values one thing is vital: dialogue. The ability to sit together and speak to each other and understand where we are coming from and what we want to achieve. This is what I wanted out of our mission to Ljubljana to achieve, but unfortunately we were met with empty chairs. We must be able to listen to each other and not turn everything into smear campaigns and to slander and polarisation. This is why it is so important to have forward-thinking discussions on fundamental rights and the rule of law, as the Commissioner said earlier on, be it in Slovenia, Germany, Poland or in any other Member State. It keeps us all on our toes striving to be better. It allows Member States like my own, Malta, to recognise where we can improve and make changes in order to reach a higher standard for all citizens. But in order to reach a higher standard, we must ensure a number of safeguards are in place to protect our democracies.  The European Public Prosecutor is one of them. Although it took a much longer time than expected, the nomination of Slovenia’s European Public Prosecutor is a step in the right direction, but one which could have been made much earlier. I thank the College for their appointment today.  European governments must ensure the separation of powers. European governments must ensure and must follow and abide by rulings by the courts. European governments must protect journalists and European governments must ensure diversity of opinion and freedom of speech.
Debate: Fundamental rights and the rule of law in Slovenia, in particular the delayed nomination of EPPO prosecutors
Date: WEDNESDAY, 24 NOVEMBER 2021
Speaker: Ramona Strugariu
Political group: Renew
Country: Italy
Language: EN

This was an act of obstruction of justice in Slovenia and in the Union, casting a dark shadow over the current presidency of the Council. The consequence: investigations into serious crimes were completely blocked for all this time. Back in May, Mr Janša sabotaged a perfectly legally conducted procedure and prevented the nominations of two highly qualified prosecutors because of their involvement in past investigations into his own assets. His pressure, through the controlled media, is in pure violation of the independence of the State Prosecutor’s Office. I hope the Commission and the Council have eyes to see and ears to listen.  The scandal of nominating prosecutors is just the tip of the iceberg. Mr Janša is copying Mr Orban’s moves in making a mockery of key European values, media freedom as well. But we have now the tools to stop this kind of abuse. We prefer letters sent around confidentially, but the truth is that it is time to make that conditionality real – make it real and it will work.
Debate: Fundamental rights and the rule of law in Slovenia, in particular the delayed nomination of EPPO prosecutors
Date: WEDNESDAY, 24 NOVEMBER 2021
Speaker: Tineke Strik
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Poland
Language: EN

The personal attacks and lawsuits against actors safeguarding checks and balances are deeply concerning. They affect the authority of independent institutions, the freedom of speech of NGOs and citizens, and freedom of media for journalists. The government almost broke the Slovenian press agency by a complete budget cut. It must guarantee structural funding – not mid-next year, but now. The governmental contempt for court rulings is devastating. Thanks to national and European pressure, the candidates for EPPO have finally been appointed for five years, but the Supreme Court judgment to end collective expulsions of migrants, for instance, is still ignored. So Janša’s disdain and embarrassing behaviour towards the European Parliament perfectly mirrors the problems he’s causing at home. Let’s hope that new elections will give the protection of the rule of law back to the Slovenian citizens. But I urge the Commission to stand with the people of Slovenia, stay alert and intervene if necessary.
Debate: Fundamental rights and the rule of law in Slovenia, in particular the delayed nomination of EPPO prosecutors
Date: WEDNESDAY, 24 NOVEMBER 2021
Speaker: Annalisa Tardino
Political group: ID
Country: Italy
Language: IT

Dovreste invece chiedere al Primo ministro quali e quante difficoltà incontra un governo che deve risolvere problemi storici, lasciati in dote da un vecchio regime. Ma questo non vi interessa. Preferite servirci l'ennesima polemica strumentale, che tale è sia per la tempistica che per le modalità utilizzate dai suoi ideatori, che hanno come unico interesse quello di destabilizzare il governo di uno Stato membro. Vedete, siamo stati di recente in missione a Lubiana e possiamo confermare che la Slovenia non è una dittatura, né una democrazia illiberale, ma è uno Stato sovrano dove le istituzioni pubbliche funzionano correttamente - lo dice la commissione LIBE - con riforme in itinere, e che tiene una linea politica, questo sì, a voi sgradita. Ma la Slovenia ha tutto il diritto di esprimersi su come vede il proprio futuro e il futuro dell'Europa, dove tutte le voci devono trovare pari ascolto, se è vero che il dialogo è alla base della democrazia.  Ci dispiace, ma non riuscirete a imporci un pensiero unico su quello che la nostra Europa deve essere. Non ci stiamo ad assistere alla continua trasformazione dell'Europa in una cooperazione tecnocratica. Noi aspiriamo ad una cooperazione democratica, fondata sul rispetto di tradizioni, diversità e culture, fondata soprattutto sul rispetto delle singole nazioni, cuori pulsanti delle tradizioni democratiche. Noi oggi qui difendiamo la Slovenia, quale Stato membro sovrano, per difendere anche la nostra idea di Europa.
Debate: Fundamental rights and the rule of law in Slovenia, in particular the delayed nomination of EPPO prosecutors
Date: WEDNESDAY, 24 NOVEMBER 2021
Speaker: Assita Kanko
Political group: ECR
Country: France
Language: EN

In many European countries we see a crisis of trust. I am convinced that where politicians, policymakers and opinion makers engage in the public debate in a dignified manner, trust will return. Trust does not equal agreement, but trust is essential to find workable compromises. It’s good that Slovenia’s national press agency is now funded again. It’s good that Slovenia has finally nominated two interim prosecutors for the European Public Prosecutor’s Office. Not soon enough, unfortunately, but good it’s finally happening. With all the challenges facing us these days, we need more of those solutions. More of those compromises. More dialogue for Flemish citizens, for Slovenian citizens, and for all of us inside the EU.
Debate: Fundamental rights and the rule of law in Slovenia, in particular the delayed nomination of EPPO prosecutors
Date: WEDNESDAY, 24 NOVEMBER 2021
Speaker: Balázs Hidvéghi
Political group: NI
Country: France
Language: EN

Mr President, the Left in this house is cooking from the same recipe all over again, isn’t it? The recipe is the following: take a successful, conservative right-wing government, come up with unfounded political attacks, disguise them as legal issues, and then put it up on the agenda here as a rule-of-law debate. We’ve seen this before: mostly it’s been about Hungary and Poland, now it is Slovenia. But let’s be clear: your real problem is that in these countries the liberal mainstream does not have hegemony. People are able to speak their minds without taboos, and they can have real debates without political correctness. It is ridiculous how you criticise media freedom in these countries, but you forget to mention how media looks like in most of your countries now – like in Germany, for instance, where all the liberal views are tolerated and everything else is censored. Luckily it does not matter how many fake fact-finding missions you organise to these countries, how many debates, resolutions or sanctions you push for here. It will always be and remain the free people of these countries to decide about their governments, and not you.