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Debate: Preparation of the EU-Ukraine Summit
Date: THURSDAY, 2 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Manu Pineda
Political group: The Left
Country: Czechia
Language: ES

Señora presidenta, se va a cumplir un año de la guerra, de la agresión e invasión de Rusia a Ucrania. Y una vez más nosotros reiteramos nuestra condena, como venimos haciendo desde el principio. Pero pensamos que desde la Unión Europea estamos trabajando en el sentido contrario al que requiere la situación. Nosotros no podemos pensar que combatimos una guerra armando a las partes. No podemos pensar que combatimos una guerra armando a esa maquinaria de guerra que es la OTAN. Las guerras no las ganan los pueblos, señorías. Los pueblos ponen los muertos y la miseria. Las guerras, en todo caso, las ganan otros. Así que creemos que es un error pensar que armando se va a ganar la guerra y que se va a ganar en el terreno. También creemos que es penoso que se haya enterrado la diplomacia, que la ONU y la OSCE estén enterradas dos metros bajo tierra. Hacemos un llamamiento a la Unión Europea para que se sume al llamamiento que hizo ayer el presidente Lula, que, junto con China, junto con México, junto con el Vaticano, está pidiendo la salida diplomática y política. Que la diplomacia calle el ruido de los tanques y de las bombas.
Debate: Preparation of the EU-Ukraine Summit
Date: THURSDAY, 2 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Juan Fernando López Aguilar
Political group: S-D
Country: Germany
Language: ES

Señora presidenta, comisario Hahn, cuando se cumple un año de la guerra de agresión ilegal, ilegítima e injustificable de Putin contra Ucrania, este Parlamento Europeo ha hecho cuanto ha estado en su mano para mostrar su compromiso con las sanciones contra Rusia y su solidaridad con el pueblo ucraniano que padece esta guerra.  Hemos apoyado la confiscación de bienes de oligarcas. Hemos apoyado, por el procedimiento de urgencia, el refuerzo de Eurojust para la cooperación con la Fiscalía de la Corte Penal Internacional con el fin de evitar la impunidad de los crímenes de guerra. Y, además, hemos apoyado que la Unión Europea adopte la iniciativa de poner en marcha un tribunal especial para el crimen de agresión.  Pero, de los 11 millones de desplazados que huyen del terror, al menos 4 millones han decidido permanecer en la Unión Europea indefinidamente. Y eso requiere, además, el refuerzo de las líneas presupuestarias europeas para apoyar la solidaridad que existe en los Estados miembros, para atender las situaciones vulnerables y, particularmente, la escolarización de los menores. Y créame que para ello va a contar, desde luego, con el apoyo del Grupo Socialista.
Debate: Preparation of the EU-Ukraine Summit
Date: THURSDAY, 2 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Domènec Ruiz Devesa
Political group: S-D
Country: Malta
Language: ES

Señora presidenta, muchas gracias por su flexibilidad y generosidad también en este turno de solicitud incidental de uso de la palabra («catch the eye»). Yo voy a ser realmente muy breve. Los aliados hemos pasado seis, siete, ocho meses debatiendo si se enviaban los tanques o no se enviaban los tanques a Ucrania. Y era muy evidente desde el principio que es absolutamente necesario poner a disposición del Gobierno y del pueblo de Ucrania todos los medios disponibles para que puedan hacer frente a esa agresión y recuperar su soberanía e integridad territorial. Y ahora está encima de la mesa la cuestión de entregar misiles de largo alcance y aviones de combate. Digo desde aquí, desde esta Cámara, a los aliados, a Occidente, a la OTAN: por favor, no pierdan otros seis, siete, ocho meses debatiendo esta cuestión. Vayan directamente a hacer esta entrega lo antes posible, porque el pueblo de Ucrania lo necesita.
Debate: Preparation of the EU-Ukraine Summit
Date: THURSDAY, 2 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Pål  Jonson
Language: EN

I also listened carefully to all your interventions about accountability and further sanctions. And as I said in my introductory remarks, those responsible must be held accountable. And on sanctions, we stand ready to reinforce more restrictive measures. We will further step up the ongoing diplomatic efforts to support Ukraine in all relevant international fora, calling for steadfast solidarity with Ukraine and against Russia’s war of aggression. We are ready to support Ukraine’s initiative for a just peace, and we will continue to stand by Ukraine once peace has returned – to reconstruct and to help make the future brighter for the Ukrainian people. We firmly stand with Ukraine for as long as it takes.
Debate: Preparation of the EU-Ukraine Summit
Date: THURSDAY, 2 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Andrea Bocskor
Political group: NI
Country: Romania
Language: HU

Ezen feltételek egyike a nemzeti kisebbségek jogainak garantálása. Az ukrán parlament azonban decemberben olyan új törvényt fogadott el a nemzeti kisebbségekről, melyet nem egyeztettek a Velencei Bizottsággal, és a nemzeti kisebbségek képviselőinek véleményét sem vették figyelembe a szöveg elfogadásánál. Ennélfogva, a törvény nem garantálja a nemzeti kisebbségek alapvető jogainak érvényesítését és védelmét, így nem javítja például az Ukrajnában élő magyar kisebbség helyzetét, csupán bebetonozza a 2017-es oktatási törvény és a 2019-es nyelvtörvény által okozott jogszűkítéseket. Felháborító és sajnálatos, hogy az Európai Parlament határozata egyáltalán nem foglalkozik az ukrajnai nemzeti kisebbségek helyzetével, így, bár őszintén támogatom Ukrajna EU-s előrehaladását, a mielőbbi béke és stabilitás helyreállását, a jelentés elfogadásában nincs módom részt venni!
Debate: Preparation of the EU-Ukraine Summit
Date: THURSDAY, 2 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Kinga Gál
Political group: NI
Country: Spain
Language: HU

Így a koppenhágai kritériumok betartása is kulcsfontosságú, hiszen az Ukrajna területén élő magyar, román, bolgár kisebbségek jogainak érvényesülése a csatlakozási tárgyalások egyik előfeltétele. Pedig éppen ezek a kisebbségi közösségek lehetnének a legelkötelezettebb támogatói Ukrajna uniós perspektívájának. A most elfogadott törvények azonban nem ezt segítik elő.
Debate: Preparation of the EU-Ukraine Summit
Date: THURSDAY, 2 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Marian-Jean Marinescu
Political group: PPE
Country: Spain
Language: RO

Înaintea summit-ului UE-Ucraina de la Kiev am adoptat în Parlament o rezoluție care exprimă viziunea legislativului european asupra consolidării parcursului european al Ucrainei.  Astfel, summit-ul de la Kiev ar trebui să acorde prioritate stabilirii unui pachet UE de măsuri pentru redresarea Ucrainei și să demareze negocierile de aderare, precum și să convină asupra necesității unei foi de parcurs pentru aderarea Ucrainei la piața unică a UE. În plus, autoritățile ucrainene sunt invitate să răspundă opțiunii proeuropene a cetățenilor și să accelereze procesul de adoptare a reformelor necesare pentru a îndeplini în mod eficient criteriile de aderare la UE. PE subliniază necesitatea ca statele membre să adopte cel de-al zecelea pachet de sancțiuni împotriva Rusiei, cât mai curând posibil, și să continue dezvoltarea sancțiunilor prin includerea de noi sectoare și persoane. Rezoluția reiterează apelurile anterioare ale Parlamentului către toți partenerii, în special țările candidate și potențial candidate, să se alinieze la pachetele de sancțiuni.  De asemenea, se solicită statelor membre să susțină cele 10 propuneri de pace prezentate de președintele Ucrainei la sfârșitul anului trecut.
Debate: Preparation of the EU-Ukraine Summit
Date: THURSDAY, 2 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Tom Vandenkendelaere
Political group: PPE
Country: Austria
Language: NL

Er werd met het oog op de top van morgen ook opgeroepen om opnieuw nadrukkelijke steun uit te spreken voor het Compact. Ik onderschrijf deze oproep met dien verstande dat dit engagement gedragen moet blijven door actieve betrokkenheid van en eensgezindheid tussen de trans-Atlantische partners, in de eerste plaats de VS. Eenheid blijft hier dus het sleutelwoord, zowel binnen de Unie als binnen het trans-Atlantisch partnerschap.
Debate: Situation of the former President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili
Date: THURSDAY, 2 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Pål  Jonson
Language: EN

State authorities have a duty of care with respect to persons deprived of their liberty and this includes ensuring their physical and mental health, as well as their physical integrity. The United Nations’ basic principles for the treatment of prisoners, which Georgia has signed up to, indicate that the deprivation of liberty does not mean reduce the right to appropriate health care. Rather, the opposite is the case. A state takes on the responsibility to look after prisoners’ health conditions. Mr Saakashvili is being detained in Georgia since his return in 2021. At his request, in May 2022 he was transferred to a private clinic for reasons related to his health conditions. We have been paying particular attention to the numerous and concerning reports on Mr Saakashvili’s declining health, and we have also frequently raised the issue with the Georgian authorities, as well as in our public statements. The High Representative has raised our concern on the occasion of the EU—Georgia Association Council in September last year. More recently, the EU and the EU Member States represented in Georgia expressed their concern to the Ministry of Justice. This also raised the regular exchange and talking taking place between the EU delegation to Georgia, the EU Member States and the Georgian authorities. The European Union’s message has been clear and constant. We recall the authorities’ responsibilities for Mr Saakashvili’s health and well—being and of course his right to a fair trial. The European Union remains fully available to assist our Georgian partners in this matter.
Debate: Situation of the former President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili
Date: THURSDAY, 2 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Johannes Hahn
Language: EN

Due to health issues he was transferred to a medical civilian clinic in May 2022 at the request of his family and lawyers. We have been paying particular attention to the numerous concerning reports of Mr Saakashvili’s deteriorating medical condition, and we have frequently raised the issue both with the Georgian authorities directly, as well as in our public statements. Most recently, on 28 December, our EU delegation, together with EU Member States represented in Georgia, carried out a formal démarche vis—à—vis the Minister of Justice. They expressed concerns and reports of the deteriorating medical condition of Mr Saakashvili. This was followed up with a dedicated meeting with the Ministry of Justice by our EU Ambassador in Georgia. In these instances and in all previous occasions we have repeated that it is the Georgian authorities’ responsibility to take all necessary measures to protect Mr Saakashvili’s health. We have consistently stressed, both in private meetings and publicly, that the Georgian authorities have a legal responsibility to ensure the health of all detainees, to provide adequate medical treatment and respect for fundamental rights in line with Georgia’s international commitments. In addition, we systematically monitor Mr Saakashvili’s court hearings, both regarding further charges brought against him and on his request to be transferred abroad. We have also recalled that his rights as a defendant in court should be safeguarded, including the right to be present himself in court. His rights as an inmate should also be respected, including his right to privacy. Hence, the position of the European Union has been made very clear. The Georgian authorities have a responsibility to act if Mr Saakashvili’s health is in a critical condition. On this point, assessments of his health condition, as well as the adequacy of healthcare available in Georgia, are being contested by the different sides. I believe that it’s in everyone’s interest that the Georgian authorities consider drawing on medical expertise from an independent, uncontested international organisation. The European Union remains fully available to assist our Georgian partners in this matter.
Debate: Situation of the former President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili
Date: THURSDAY, 2 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Miriam Lexmann
Political group: PPE
Country: Spain
Language: EN

As Members of this House have done on many occasions in the past weeks and months, I once again plead with the Georgian authorities: allow Mikheil Saakashvili to undergo medical treatment abroad without any delay, in accordance with Article 283 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Georgia. Ex—President Saakashvili must not be allowed to die in prison. Georgian authorities bear full responsibility for his health and wellbeing, and will be held accountable should anything happen to him.
Debate: Situation of the former President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili
Date: THURSDAY, 2 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Nacho Sánchez Amor
Political group: S-D
Country: Poland
Language: ES

Todo el mundo en esta casa recomendó al señor Saakashvili que no entrara ilegalmente en el país. El señor Saakashvili decidió hacerlo en plena campaña electoral, lo que ha creado una situación que nos obliga ahora a los que le recomendamos no hacerlo a intentar resolver la situación. No obstante, mi Grupo reitera una posición que ya hemos expresado. Lo mejor es una suspensión de la ejecución de la condena para que el señor Saakashvili sea tratado médicamente fuera del país. Por motivos humanitarios, sí, pero también porque eso —creemos— ayudaría a crear una agenda política más normalizada, menos polarizada y, seguramente, con más energía política dedicada a retomar el camino de la Unión Europea.
Debate: Situation of the former President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili
Date: THURSDAY, 2 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Petras Auštrevičius
Political group: Renew
Country: Lithuania
Language: EN

Mikheil Saakashvili, the former Georgian President who awakened Georgia and changed the country beyond recognition, has been languishing in prison for 16 months. Is this retribution for political rivalry or a return to the past? I call on President Saakashvili to be granted the right to go abroad for medical treatment without any delay, preserving his life and the country’s chances to maintain its European face.
Debate: Situation of the former President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili
Date: THURSDAY, 2 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Markéta Gregorová
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: France
Language: EN

Another issue is, of course, polarisation of the political spectrum and consequently society. I have no signals of improvement, maybe even on the contrary – the longer there is infighting, the more it’s being fuelled by various disinformation and manipulation. Why am I talking about it now? Because these are the challenges all of us in this House want to focus on and want to keep focusing on. However, the case of Mikheil Saakashvili is so overwhelming that we cannot look away. It represents everything we are talking about when we talk about problems and reforms, mistrust in judiciary, polarisation, disinformation. There is no big conspiracy such as that we are being paid by the UNM, or coerced by Saakashvili – yes, I have heard that. That is nonsense. We care because we have to care, because there is a highly politicised case and the person is dying in prison. So I urge the Georgian authorities: keep in mind not only the political points you can gain by keeping him in prison, but also the points you are losing, because we have to have a debate today about a political prisoner instead of, for instance, the candidate status.
Debate: Situation of the former President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili
Date: THURSDAY, 2 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Pål  Jonson
Language: EN

This debate also highlights the importance of Georgia pursuing efforts to strengthen the rule of law. It stresses the need to ensure the fulfilment of the Georgian obligation under international law to respect, to provide and to fulfil human rights. This is particularly relevant to the current context of Georgia’s application for membership of the European Union.
Debate: Situation of the former President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili
Date: THURSDAY, 2 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Pina Picierno
Country: Spain
Language: IT

La discussione è chiusa e si concluderà con una risoluzione, che sarà sottoposta a votazione nel corso della tornata di febbraio II. La seduta è sospesa per alcuni minuti e riprenderà alle 11.00 con le votazioni.
Debate: Improving working conditions in platform work
Date: THURSDAY, 2 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Elisabetta Gualmini
Country: Germany
Language: EN

I would like to immediately correct the political narrative which is going on and on. No later than yesterday I got an email from Bolt saying that we would introduce a general automatic reclassification of all platform workers. This is simply not true, and even impossible legally and technically.  We are not against self—employment. If you are genuinely self-employed that is absolutely okay. We are not against job creation and innovation. But if you are bogus self—employed and, on the contrary, you are a slave of the algorithm, then you have to have your rights recognised as an employee. That is the point!  We have reached three goals: we defend the workers; we defend good employers and fair competition; and we are promoting the human use of the algorithm. We do not want machines governing the labour market. Never again should it happen that a young rider like Sebastian Galassi dies in a car accident and then is fired after he dies. This is a shame. This is a shame.  I ask you to support this text, to support social justice, which is the glue for democracy. I ask you not to disappoint the millions of workers who are waiting outside, and I ask you not to surrender to multimillionaires and powerful lobbies who try to interfere with our democratic process. Really, the conditions of workers are not an issue of right and left. It is an issue of dignity. That is why I ask you to vote in favour of this report, because this is what it is in play: social justice!
Debate: Improving working conditions in platform work
Date: THURSDAY, 2 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Miriam Lexmann
Political group: PPE
Country: Spain
Language: EN

Mr President, dear colleagues, your vote today is not about whether you think platform workers should be employees or not. What we are voting on today is whether the European Parliament should effectively use its democratic procedures to debate this crucial piece of legislation.  You are also not being asked to delay the legislation, because in fact the Council is not yet ready to start a trilogue. Therefore, the European Parliament should take the time to consider and debate this crucial piece of legislation, which will fundamentally affect 28 million platform workers in Europe.  Many of us have requested, from the beginning, that this text has to ensure legal certainty. Instead, the proposed text is being interpreted differently by various stakeholders. That alone is a sign that it needs the further consideration of this House.  I accept that not everyone in this House agrees on how to best regulate this sector, but we should be able to agree that when we write the legislation we ensure that it is legally sound and that it is implementable.  Colleagues, I ask you today to allow this House to have a meaningful vote on the subject. Today, we each have the opportunity to improve the text and to achieve the goal of this directive, which is the improvement of the working conditions of platform workers, including social protection. For this reason, I call on you to vote against the committee’s decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations.
Debate: Preparation of the EU-Ukraine Summit
Date: THURSDAY, 2 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Michael Gahler
Political group: PPE
Country: Spain
Language: EN

Mr President, dear colleagues, as the EPP Group we support the amendment to criticise the International Olympic Committee for its intention to allow Russia and Belarus back to the games.  We propose placing this call more prominently, as a separate paragraph of the resolution. The reason is that this will also allow us to take the split votes requested by the Renew and EPP Groups on paragraph 26.  I ask for your support for the following text in a new paragraph after 25 which reads ‘Condemns the recent decision of the International Olympic Committee to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete in qualifications for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games under a neutral flag, which runs counter to the countries’ multifaceted isolation and will be used by both regimes for their propaganda purposes;’.
Debate: Transparency and targeting of political advertising
Date: THURSDAY, 2 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Vlad-Marius Botoş
Political group: Renew
Country: Germany
Language: FR

Monsieur le Président, nous parlons de transparence et de ciblage de la publicité à caractère politique, et c’est un sujet très important parce qu’il a des conséquences sur le processus démocratique et sur l’avenir de l’Union européenne.  Ce dossier impose une série de restrictions aux partis politiques, en particulier en ce qui concerne les processus électoraux, afin de réduire la «popularisation» de la société à laquelle l’environnement en ligne a contribué de manière significative. Mais notre réponse ne devrait pas être une série de restrictions et d’interdictions qui ne tiennent pas compte Notre attention devrait se concentrer sur l’éducation des citoyens, pour qu’ils soient capables de reconnaître les fausses nouvelles et les tentatives de manipulation. Je pense que ce ne sont pas les processus démocratiques qui conduiront à la polarisation et que le sujet n’est pas suffisamment débattu.
Debate: Transparency and targeting of political advertising
Date: THURSDAY, 2 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Eugen Tomac
Political group: PPE
Country: France
Language: RO

Domnule președinte, nu cred că trebuie să mai convingem pe nimeni de importanța regulamentului votat astăzi. Transparența în politică este esențială, cu atât mai mult în publicitatea politică. Transparența în politică și relația cu cetățenii trebuie să fie una de respect profund și cred că din acest punct de vedere este esențial să facem tot ce ne stă în putință pentru a combate interferențele străine de manipulare și de dezinformare.  Am putut observa, mai ales în ultimii ani, ce consecințe dramatice pot produce acestea. Tocmai de aceea, pentru că avansul tehnologic le permite unor actori statali străini și nu numai, să interfereze în afacerile noastre politice, în acțiunile noastre politice, este esențial să ne pregătim cât mai bine, cu atât mai mult cu cât urmează alegeri europarlamentare anul viitor.
Debate: Transparency and targeting of political advertising
Date: THURSDAY, 2 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Michaela Šojdrová
Political group: PPE
Country: Greece
Language: CS

Pane předsedající, dámy a pánové, po určitém váhání jsem usnesení o návrhu nařízení Evropského parlamentu a Rady o transparentnosti a cílení politické reklamy podpořila. Politické kampaně se stále častěji odehrávají v online prostoru a pro občany je stále složitější určit, zda se jedná o politické sdělení. Politická reklama může být využita k šíření dezinformací, zejména pokud není jasné, že jde právě o reklamu politické povahy. Usnesení usiluje o to, aby to mohlo být jasně rozpoznatelné v online i offline prostoru, a to zejména v případě, kdy pochází od zadavatele ze třetích zemí, tedy mimo EU. Nové nařízení by mělo přinést především transparentnost. Politická reklama by měla zahrnovat jasné označení totožnosti sponzora, oznámení o transparentnosti. S touto pozicí tedy Evropský parlament bude vyjednávat s Radou. Já očekávám, že dojde k dalšímu zpřesnění tak, aby návrh mohl platit již pro evropské volby.