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Debate: Strengthening European Defence in a volatile geopolitical landscape - Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report  - Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report
Date: WEDNESDAY, 28 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Nikos Papandreou
Political group: S-D
Language: EN

Madam President, colleagues, I hear the calls for peace from one of the colleagues and for negotiations. But the people we’re talking about do not listen to negotiations. And perhaps if we are a third-world country, it’s because we do not have a strong defence policy. Something happened recently and that is called Ukraine. Did we shake our paralysis? Did we wake up for a new voice? Are we changing, building a new Europe? Yes. In that distant and also close Ukraine, we show that when we want, we can support our ideals. However, the world still doubts us. They doubt us because of our response or absence of response to the destruction of Palestine, to the Kurds in Syria, to Armenia and Central Africa.  And if Trump wins, as Javi López said, we need to have our own defence policy because the umbrella of protection will be full of holes. At some point, we have to give our citizens the sense that Europe can protect its own borders from aggressors.
Debate: Strengthening European Defence in a volatile geopolitical landscape - Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report  - Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report
Date: WEDNESDAY, 28 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Fabio Massimo Castaldo
Political group: Renew
Country: France
Language: IT

Signora Presidente, onorevoli colleghi, vogliamo essere noi stessi gli artefici del nostro destino, oppure vogliamo ridurci a essere la scacchiera su cui altre potenze giocheranno nei prossimi anni? Basta ambiguità, basta tatticismi! Dopo un assurdo letargo di quasi 70 anni, è tempo di creare un vero esercito europeo.  Quanto previsto dallo Strategic Compass e già superato dal dramma della guerra in Ucraina. Serve istituire subito una forza di reazione rapida di almeno 50-60 mila unità, non le 5-6 mila attualmente previste. Una forza che sia multi-dominio, in grado di operare con  Serve rinforzare la base industriale europea nel settore della difesa, decuplicando il Fondo europeo di difesa e incentivando più cooperazioni rafforzate tra gli Stati volenterosi. E creiamo infine un'accademia militare europea, un quartier generale europeo, così da avere un comando strategico unitario per tutte le nostre missioni e operazioni.  Chiaramente, tutto questo sarà inutile se ancora decideremo all'unanimità. Serve quindi anche passare alla maggioranza qualificata subito. Questo è quello di cui abbiamo bisogno per difendere l'Ucraina e per difendere l'Europa. Questo è il tempo del coraggio, della serietà, è il tempo dell'azione!
Debate: Strengthening European Defence in a volatile geopolitical landscape - Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report  - Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report
Date: WEDNESDAY, 28 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Željana Zovko
Political group: PPE
Language: HR

Poštovana predsjedavajuća,  prije svega, želim čestitati izvjestitelju Davidu McAllisteru na izvrsnom izvješću koje obuhvaća sve aspekte vanjske i sigurnosne politike koja je bila izuzetno zahtjevna u prethodnoj godini. Rat u Ukrajini, pogrom Židova i talačka kriza na Bliskom istoku, geopolitičke napetosti u Indopacifiku te rastuće tenzije na zapadnom Balkanu,  sve su to izazovi za naše granice, a i za unutarnju stabilnost, kao i sigurnost europskih građana.  Dopustite također da zahvalim izvjestitelju što je uključio moj amandman, bitan za mir i sigurnost, koji uključuje važnost principa podjele vlasti u Bosni i Hercegovini,  kao što je i vlast bila dogovorena za  Nedavno je usvojeno izvješće o preventivnoj diplomaciji. Ti amandmani također su uključeni u ovo izvješće o zajedničkoj vanjskoj i sigurnosnoj politici gdje se traži od međunarodne zajednice da razmisli o naučenim lekcijama, da ne gasimo sukobe nego da ih preveniramo.
Debate: Strengthening European Defence in a volatile geopolitical landscape - Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report  - Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report
Date: WEDNESDAY, 28 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Francisco José Millán Mon
Political group: PPE
Country: Spain
Language: ES

Señora presidenta, empieza ya el tercer año de guerra en un momento en que la situación militar de Ucrania se ha deteriorado. El camino a seguir parece claro: tenemos que reforzar y modernizar nuestra industria de defensa y facilitar cuanto antes munición al ejército ucraniano. La Comisión Europea está actuando ya en este sentido: pienso en el Fondo Europeo de Defensa, el Reglamento de Apoyo a la Producción de Municiones, el llamado Reglamento EDIRPA y otras propuestas que hoy no se han anunciado. Yo veo bien un comisario para la industria de defensa, pero también deseo que, dentro de las formaciones del Consejo, haya un Consejo de Ministros de Defensa. La amenaza rusa es brutal, gravísima, pero no podemos olvidar otros riesgos a nuestra seguridad. Pienso en la crisis de Oriente Medio, a la que no se ha prestado la atención necesaria en los últimos años, o la grave situación que atraviesa el Sahel, que tiene repercusiones directas en nuestras fronteras. Por último, la OTAN es esencial, pero los europeos debemos responsabilizarnos cada vez más de nuestra propia defensa y aumentar nuestras capacidades. Parece claro que no podemos depender exclusivamente de los Estados Unidos si, además, no sabemos quién ocupará la Casa Blanca dentro de unos meses.
Debate: Strengthening European Defence in a volatile geopolitical landscape - Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report  - Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report
Date: WEDNESDAY, 28 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Krzysztof Brejza
Political group: PPE
Language: PL

Pani Przewodnicząca! Europa stoi dzisiaj przed wyzwaniem, przed którym nie stała od czasu zakończenia II wojny światowej. Realnym zagrożeniem dla Europy, dla jej bezpieczeństwa jest putinowska Rosja, która w sposób bestialski zaatakowała Ukrainę. My, Polacy, wielokrotnie w swojej historii doświadczaliśmy skutków imperializmu rosyjskiego. Cały czas doświadczamy wojny informacyjnej, a także bezwzględnych działań w sferze gospodarczej. Tylko Unia Europejska jako silna i skuteczna wspólnota, ale przede wszystkim wspólnota obronna, tylko taka Unia Europejska jest w stanie odeprzeć zagrożenia płynące ze strony reżimu kremlowskiego.  Premier polskiego rządu Donald Tusk powiedział ostatnio, że nadszedł czas, by przebudzili się politycy i przebudziły się społeczeństwa Europy, bo świat trzęsie się w posadach. Jak nigdy wcześniej dziś potrzeba tego przebudzenia. Potrzeba europejskiej wspólnoty w dziedzinie obronnej. Dziś jest ten czas, by zbudować razem bezpieczną i silną Europę, taką, która jest zdolna do obrony swoich wartości, do obrony pokoju, demokracji, obrony nie tylko dla nas teraz, ale również dla przyszłych pokoleń.
Debate: Strengthening European Defence in a volatile geopolitical landscape - Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report  - Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report
Date: WEDNESDAY, 28 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Andrius Kubilius
Political group: PPE
Country: France
Language: EN

Madam President, colleagues, planning the future of our defence and security, we need to get rid of the illusion that our security can be built only on our fears. Now, with Russian war against Ukraine, we are lost in the crossroads of our fears. We rightly fear what will happen with our security if Russia will win in Ukraine. But at the same time, we fear that chaos will happen in Russia, if Russia will be defeated. We fear a long-term war in Ukraine; that we shall become tired of such a war. And we fear to give Ukraine enough weapons for the victory in the near future, because we are afraid that Putin will escalate. President Roosevelt once prudently said, ‘The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.’ Let us stop our fears and let us declare: Putin needs to be defeated and he will be defeated. And we shall invest into Putin’s defeat. That will open the doors for positive transformations in Russia.
Debate: Strengthening European Defence in a volatile geopolitical landscape - Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report  - Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report
Date: WEDNESDAY, 28 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Maria Grapini
Political group: S-D
Country: Portugal
Language: RO

Doamnă președintă, domnule comisar, discutăm consolidarea apărării comune. Din păcate, prea puțin s-a vorbit despre pace. Doamna Președintă a Comisiei din nou pleacă după ce își spune punctul de vedere. Nu-i este interesant să afle și punctele de vedere ale Parlamentului. Da, sigur că trebuie să consolidăm apărarea, dar trebuie să luptăm și pentru pace.  Asta așteaptă cetățenii europeni și uite, țara mea are 2,5 % din buget pentru apărare, dar, din păcate, nu este tratată la fel ca celelalte state care au mai puțin pentru apărare și cel mai bun exemplu este Austria. Este discriminată România și la fermieri, și la Schengen. Vorbim aici de consolidare: pentru a putea să consolidăm apărarea și pentru a lupta pentru pace, avem nevoie să ne propunem măcar acest lucru.  Nu avem diplomatic un rezultat foarte bun și da, poate că este bună propunerea să avem un comisar pentru pace, dar ce facem acum? Popoarele sărăcesc, oamenii mor pe front și nu reușim să găsim soluția de pace.
Debate: Strengthening European Defence in a volatile geopolitical landscape - Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report  - Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report
Date: WEDNESDAY, 28 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Ladislav Ilčić
Political group: ECR
Country: France
Language: HR

Poštovana predsjedavajuća,  poštovani francuski liberali, nemojte kriviti Sjedinjene Američke Države za loše vojno stanje europskih država jer su vas oni uvijek pozivali da povećate vojni proračun, a vaše lijevo-liberalne vlade taj su proračun smanjivale.  Predstavnik socijalista kaže da bi Europska unija trebala biti moralni svjetionik, i ovaj Parlament vrlo rado prihvaća tu ulogu, pa onda svima na svijetu objašnjavamo što bi trebali raditi. No, pitanje je s kojim autoritetom. Mi demografski propadamo, gospodarski nazadujemo, vojno smo sve slabiji i onda bismo pozvali sve druge da budu poput nas?  Trebate priznati da ste vodili pogrešne društvene, gospodarske i migrantske politike. Nama treba jaka Europa, zdravo društvo temeljeno na obitelji, zdravo gospodarstvo temeljeno na slobodi, a ne na socijalističkoj jednakosti na koju se poziva predsjednik socijalista, a koja nikad nije donijela napredak u gospodarstvu, i treba nam suradnja s NATO-om, suradnja s državama s kojima dijelimo istu kulturu i civilizaciju.
Debate: Strengthening European Defence in a volatile geopolitical landscape - Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report  - Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report
Date: WEDNESDAY, 28 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Juan Fernando López Aguilar
Political group: S-D
Country: Germany
Language: ES

Señora presidenta, señora presidenta de la Comisión, las ambiciones proclamadas por la presidenta Von der Leyen de que la Unión Europea madure de una vez hacia un actor geopolítico relevante con una política exterior de seguridad y defensa y, no digamos, que la próxima Comisión incorpore una cartera de Defensa estarán incompletas si no se aborda la reforma institucional que permita superar las contradicciones que muestra la Unión Europea a la hora de tomar sus propias decisiones y que, además, lo haga superando la crítica del doble estándar y del doble rasero.  Si hemos actuado unidos defendiendo a Ucrania frente a la brutal agresión de Putin, debemos hacer lo mismo en la otra esquina del Mediterráneo, ante la desproporción brutal de la ofensiva militar israelí en Gaza, exigiendo no solamente el alto el fuego con una voz audible y unitaria sino, además, el cumplimiento de las medidas cautelares de la Corte Internacional de Justicia y, sobre todo, la solución diplomática de los dos Estados.
Debate: Strengthening European Defence in a volatile geopolitical landscape - Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report  - Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report
Date: WEDNESDAY, 28 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Andrey Novakov
Political group: PPE
Country: France
Language: BG

Г-жо Председател, през 2023 г. Евробарометър направи проучване: 8 от 10 европейски граждани искат повече пари за отбрана. 8 от 10 искат общи обществени поръчки за отбранителна техника. 8 от 10 искат координирани действия, за да се отбраняваме сами. Сигурно не сте пропуснали да забележите, че това е 2023 г., а през 2024 г.светът не е станал по-спокоен.  Според мен сигналът е ясен. Всички в Европа искат обединени усилия за това да се пазим заедно. Как да го направим, освен да заделим повече пари? Първо, изграждане на инфраструктура, която позволява свободно движение на отбранителна техника. Нали не си представяте да се отбраняваме, докато нашата отбранителна техника чака в задръствания, както се случва и с камионите? Това нещо не може да продължи. Имаме да изграждаме тенти, транспортна мрежа, която да позволи свободното придвижване в спокойно време на хора и стоки, но когато се налага да се отбраняваме – и на отбранителна техника. Задължително, бърза процедура за изграждане на такива обекти. Хората да видят, че Европа стои зад тях в тези трудни моменти.
Debate: Strengthening European Defence in a volatile geopolitical landscape - Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report  - Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report
Date: WEDNESDAY, 28 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Costas Mavrides
Political group: S-D
Country: Latvia
Language: EN

Madam President, I applaud the Commission President’s initial apologetic statement that illusions have been shattered and, in fact, it is our moral duty to defend a sovereign country, such as Ukraine, being the victim of Russian aggression. But illusions are still prevailing. Here are some examples. We can’t have strategic autonomy with increasing dependency of our food supply on sources outside of EU. We can’t have internal security with a socially divided EU that doesn’t prioritise the concerns and needs of its own citizens. By the way, European sovereignty is already violated by the illegal occupation of the Republic of Cyprus. And this is EU soil, for which matter the Commission’s President remains silent. Finally, to accomplish our economic, social, environmental goals, we need common defence and security and that is a proof that we care about EU in total.
Debate: Strengthening European Defence in a volatile geopolitical landscape - Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report  - Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report
Date: WEDNESDAY, 28 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Zdzisław Krasnodębski
Political group: ECR
Country: Greece
Language: PL

Pani Przewodnicząca! Chciałem powiedzieć, że w świetle tego, o czym mówiła pani Ursula von der Leyen, zupełnie niezrozumiałe jest ciągłe przesuwanie zapowiadanego od dawna EDIP-u, strategii rozwoju europejskiego przemysłu obronnego. Chciałem się zapytać pana przewodniczącego Šefčoviča, jakie są tego przyczyny? To jest świadectwo jakiejś naszej wewnętrznej słabości i zupełnie jest niezgodne z tym, co mówiliśmy tutaj o konieczności szybkości działania i naszej jedności. Bardzo prosiłbym o szybką decyzję i wytłumaczenie, dlaczego takie opóźnienie ma miejsce.
Debate: Strengthening European Defence in a volatile geopolitical landscape - Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report  - Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report
Date: WEDNESDAY, 28 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Domènec Ruiz Devesa
Political group: S-D
Country: Malta
Language: ES

Señora presidenta, quería aprovechar este debate sobre política europea de seguridad y defensa para añadir una propuesta concreta a las que ya se han planteado. De la misma manera que de la mano de Nacho Sánchez Amor y Josep Borrell se ha lanzado ya una propuesta de academia diplomática europea, creo que debemos también poner en marcha una verdadera academia militar europea, actualizando y reforzando la actual Escuela Europea de Seguridad y Defensa. Necesitamos un programa anual y permanente para formar a los oficiales de todos los ejércitos de los Estados miembros, como paso previo para que puedan participar en la Capacidad de Despliegue Rápido de la UE, en las misiones de la política exterior y de seguridad común y también para hacerlo —con un enfoque verdaderamente europeo— en un marco de clases multinacionales, desarrollando un
Debate: Strengthening European Defence in a volatile geopolitical landscape - Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report  - Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report
Date: WEDNESDAY, 28 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Łukasz Kohut
Political group: S-D
Country: Poland
Language: PL

Pani Przewodnicząca! Unia to nie tylko dotacje i fundusze. Unia to wspólnota wartości, której fundamentem musi być wspólna polityka obronna. Putin codziennie przelewa krew niewinnych ludzi na wschodzie, a wygrana izolacjonisty w Stanach jest realna. Europo, czas się kończy. Czas się ogarnąć. Czas przygotować się na najgorsze. Czas przełamać głos krótkowzrocznych populistów. Szydło, Jaki i Saryusz-Wolski, wszyscy jak jeden mąż głosowali przeciwko współpracy obronnej w Europie, ale teraz ich głos już nic nie znaczy. Teraz pojawia się szansa na reformę Unii, bo Polska wróciła do gry. Po pierwsze europejski legion, czyli unijne siły szybkiego reagowania. Po drugie, wspólny rozwój sektora zbrojeniowego. Po trzecie, tarcza atomowa dla Europy. NATO to nasz główny gwarant bezpieczeństwa, ale musimy być gotowi na każdy scenariusz.
Debate: Strengthening European Defence in a volatile geopolitical landscape - Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report  - Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report
Date: WEDNESDAY, 28 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Seán Kelly
Political group: PPE
Country: Greece
Language: EN

Also, Ireland hosts, in its territorial waters, thousands of energy pipelines and subsea cables, which are vital for not just Ireland, but the European economy. Russian forces were seen to be observing and monitoring and mapping these some time ago, but our defence forces are underinvested in and are incapable of responding. We need to work with our European partners and invest more in, particularly, our defence forces, so that they can at least monitor and help defend us from these type of attacks.
Debate: Strengthening European Defence in a volatile geopolitical landscape - Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report  - Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report
Date: WEDNESDAY, 28 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Juozas Olekas
Political group: S-D
Country: Spain
Language: LT

Gerbiama Pirmininke, gerbiami kolegos. Sveikinu Švediją jungiantis prie NATO. Taip pat noriu atsakyti dešiniesiems ir kairiesiems, kurie kalbėjo apie taiką. Taika gali įsivyrauti momentaliai, tik tam yra viena sąlyga: agresorius Putinas turi atitraukti savo karines pajėgas iš Ukrainos. O kol to nėra, reikia gintis, reikia remti Ukrainą ginklais tiek, kiek reikia, ir tokiais, kokiais reikia. Reikia tą daryti solidariai, nes kovai su kovido įveikimu mes paskyrėme septynis šimtus milijardų eurų, o paramai Ukrainai, deja, – tik 50 milijardų. Mes turime stiprinti Europos gynybos pramonę, bet to taip pat neužtenka. Mums reikia sustiprinti Europos Sąjungos sienas, kurios ribojasi su Putino agresija. Reikia ne tvorų nuo emigrantų, bet reikia gynybinių barjerų. Ir tam reikia Europos Sąjungos lėšų, kad agresoriui Putinui nesinorėtų patikrinti mūsų sienų.
Debate: Strengthening European Defence in a volatile geopolitical landscape - Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report  - Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report
Date: WEDNESDAY, 28 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: David McAllister
Country: Netherlands
Language: DE

Ich habe die zwei Stunden sehr aufmerksam zugehört und habe festgestellt, dass es doch einen breiten Konsens in diesem Haus gibt zwischen den Fraktionen, dass wir unsere Gemeinsame Außen— und Sicherheitspolitik, dass wir unsere Gemeinsame Sicherheits— und Verteidigungspolitik weiter stärken müssen, mit Ausnahme der Vertreter von der ganz linken Extremen und der ganz rechten Extremen. Da dieser Bericht der letzte dieser Art ist, den wir in dieser Wahlperiode beschließen werden, könnte er auch – und das wäre mein Wunsch – zusammen mit dem Bericht des Kollegen Mikser als  Eines ist in jedem Fall klar: Wir erleben einen geopolitischen Epochenbruch. Deshalb ist es umso wichtiger – wahrscheinlich wichtiger als je zuvor –, dass die Europäische Union endlich – wie es Jean-Claude Juncker einmal genannt hat – Weltpolitikfähigkeit erlernt. Wir müssen als Europäische Union endlich unserer außen— und sicherheitspolitischen Rolle in dieser Welt gerecht werden. Ich möchte nochmals allen danken, die hier im Plenarsaal anwesend sind, die zu dieser Debatte beigetragen haben, nochmals danken den Schattenberichterstattern und dem Team des Hohen Vertreters und Vizepräsidenten der Kommission und insbesondere auch dem Vizepräsidenten der Kommission Maroš Šefčovič, der heute die gesamten zwei Stunden hier im Plenarsaal mit dabei war. Ansonsten möchte ich vollkommen das unterstreichen, was Kommissionspräsidentin Ursula von der Leyen heute zur Sicherheits— und Verteidigungspolitik gesagt hat. Wir müssen jetzt endlich konkrete Schritte gehen.
Debate: Strengthening European Defence in a volatile geopolitical landscape - Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report  - Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report
Date: WEDNESDAY, 28 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Sven Mikser
Country: Hungary
Language: EN

The CSDP implementation report and also the CFSP implementation report that we are going to be voting on later today, I believe lay out a good and credible path towards that more capable and more confident European Union. It’s been aiming at a moving target and it will continue to be aiming at moving target, but we will have to continue adjusting our sights and making the effort. I would like to finally thank all the colleagues, especially the shadow rapporteurs, as well as the staff, the assistants and the advisors who have contributed to putting together this report.