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Debate: Need for an urgent EU action plan to ensure food security inside and outside the EU in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Date: THURSDAY, 24 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Clare Daly
Political group: The Left
Country: France
Language: EN

Mr President, I have to say, this is an absolutely diabolical motion. What could have been an attempt for us to reorganise our agriculture in order to deliver food security has been turned into a retrograde step, literally decimating many of the commitments made in our environmental programmes before us. No recognition of the fact that a stable climate and healthy environment and abundant diversity are necessary for fuel food security. We’re actually undermining our own strategies in this motion. Not only that, there’s no mention of the fact that the most efficient way to solve the current food shortages is by transitioning to a more plant-based diet. No mention of the need to stop environmentally unfriendly biofuels, and so on. Escalating the sanctions against Russia, which will only result in people in countries like Afghanistan starving even more than they already are now. We should be dealing with global cooperation, sustainable best practice and support for the Global South, rather than continuing the deplorable conditions that have operated.
Debate: Need for an urgent EU action plan to ensure food security inside and outside the EU in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Date: THURSDAY, 24 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Mick Wallace
Political group: The Left
Country: Germany
Language: EN

. Mr President, there was a piece on the fertiliser crisis on the Jerry O’Sullivan Show on Radio Kerry in Ireland lately. After the show, a farmer contacted Jerry. He said, ‘In Ireland, we’ve had four fertilizer or fodder crises in the last 12 years’. The farmer said that the intensification of farming, particularly of the dairy sector, was coming back to bite us. ‘Farmers have been pushed’, he said, ‘to take four cuts of silage a year. It used to be two.’ He said, ‘We have doubled the amount of stock that the land in Ireland can safely take. Even if the war stops tomorrow,’ he said, ‘it doesn’t matter. There will be another fodder crisis in a year or two because of the intensity of farming we are now engaged in. We no longer have dairy farms; we have dairy factories.’ Now more than ever is the time to accelerate the transition to environmentally and socially sustainable farming practices.
Debate: Need for an urgent EU action plan to ensure food security inside and outside the EU in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Date: THURSDAY, 24 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Eugen Tomac
Political group: PPE
Country: France
Language: RO

Domnule Președinte, nu este un secret pentru nimeni că Putin, exact ca și predecesorul său Stalin, în mod intenționat și asumat, a declanșat acest război, știind că va produce consecințe nefaste inclusiv pentru poporul său. Lui Putin nu îi pasă de consecințele legate de ceea ce războiul produce deja cu privire la modul cum este afectată agricultura acestor două state.  Din acest punct de vedere, cred că este esențial să existe acest plan, pentru că războiul din Ucraina a afectat atât națiunea rusă, cât și cea ucraineană, dar produce consecințe în plan agroalimentar în întreaga lume, inclusiv în Europa și sancțiunile nu trebuie nicidecum relaxate. Avem nevoie de resurse, iar ele nu trebuie să fie o piedică în a-l opri pe Putin din acest război.
Debate: Need for an urgent EU action plan to ensure food security inside and outside the EU in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Date: THURSDAY, 24 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Angel Dzhambazki
Political group: ECR
Country: Germany
Language: BG

Господин Председател, гласувах „за“ този доклад. Категорично Европейският парламент и Европейският съюз трябва да обърнат внимание на възстановяването на производството на храна и на хранителните вериги в Европейския съюз. Една тема, която дълго време беше подценявана, за сметка на внос от трети страни. Една тема, която беше използвана през европейските субсидии, така че да се насочи в определени сектори, с което земеделието в редица европейски държави беше поразено или унищожено, в неговите сфери като овощарство, като отглеждане на зеленчуци, като отглеждане на дребни домашни животни и т. н. На това нещо трябва да бъде обърнато внимание сега, когато руското нашествие в Украйна застрашава доставките на жито, на зърно, на царевица не само за Европейския съюз, а за целия свят. Така че докладът е навременен и на тази тема трябва да бъде обърнато особено внимание. Затова гласувах „за“.
Debate: MFF -: fight against oligarch structures, protection of EU funds from fraud and conflict of interest
Date: THURSDAY, 24 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Vlad-Marius Botoş
Political group: Renew
Country: Germany
Language: DE

Herr Präsident! Ich habe diesen Antrag unterstützt, obwohl ich zugeben muss, dass ich den Namen meines Landes gerne nicht gesehen hätte. Aber wir müssen anerkennen, was die Fehler sind und was wir korrigieren müssen. Wir können uns nicht verstecken. Es gibt viele Oligarchen, die europäische Gelder nutzen wollen, und wir fordern mit diesem Antrag die Europäische Kommission auf, Stellung zu beziehen und dafür zu sorgen, dass die europäischen Fonds zum Wohle der Bürger verwendet werden. Wir sind hier, um alle europäischen Bürgerinnen und Bürger zu vertreten, und nichts ist wichtiger, als sicherzustellen, dass europäische Fonds, die dem Zusammenhalt der Landwirtschaft und allen ausgewählten Projekten gewidmet sind, einen Mehrwert für die gesamte Europäische Union darstellen.
Debate: Approval of the minutes of the part-session and forwarding of texts adopted
Date: THURSDAY, 24 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Michal Šimečka
Country: Italy
Language: SK

Zápisnica z rokovania bude predložená Parlamentu na schválenie na začiatku jeho nasledujúceho rokovania. Pokiaľ sa nevyhovie námietkam k uzneseniu prijatému na dnešnom rokovaní, budú ihneď postúpené osobám a orgánom, ktoré sú v nich uvedené.
Debate: Statements by the President
Date: MONDAY, 4 APRIL 2022
Speaker: Roberta Metsola
Country: Poland
Language: EN

Good afternoon. Thank you very much, dear colleagues. I wanted to quickly update you on my visit to Ukraine, to the Verkhovna Rada and our meeting with President Zelenskyy. It was a difficult decision to go, but it meant a great deal to those fighting in Ukraine  that the European Parliament was present with them. I was proud to take our message to Kyiv and to show that our Parliament stands with them in these dark times. The atrocities committed by the Russian army in Ukraine are horrific, they are disgraceful and they are shameful. The reality is that the images from Bucha and Irpin are the same as reports from other cities in Ukraine. They underline the level of threat facing Ukraine and the global rules—based world order. In Kyiv I was clear: these are war crimes that are perpetrated by war criminals, and these coordinated acts of inhumanity cannot remain unanswered and that we will hold all those responsible to account. Dear colleagues, Ukraine is fighting for our values in the most impossible conditions and we have to support them. And concretely, that means that we need an immediate adoption of a new package of forceful sanctions. We need to target those who bankroll and support Putin, and close any still existing loopholes. Putin’s oligarchs, and frankly all his political party members, must find nowhere to turn to. Secondly, we need to step up our strategy of making this illegal invasion the costliest mistake that the Kremlin has ever made. The hit to Russia’s economy must be proportionate to the unprecedented atrocities that we are seeing. Our businesses must look elsewhere for growth and we will support them. Crucially, Europe must speed up a policy of zero dependence from the Kremlin, disentangle Europe from Russian energy supplies, implement binding embargoes and stop indirectly funding these bombs. Finally, and here is my appeal to all of you in all your talks, all your statements, all your calls for governments and our international partners to act. We must offer more support to Ukraine, and that means logistical help, more humanitarian aid and more military equipment that they desperately, desperately need. They are fighting for us and they are looking to us for help. We should not ignore them. And in this regard, I would like you to join me for a minute of silence in memory of the victims of Bucha, the victims of Irpin and all the victims of war, terror and violence.
Debate: Statements by the President
Date: MONDAY, 4 APRIL 2022
Speaker: Manfred Weber
Political group: PPE
Country: Austria
Language: EN

Madam President, please allow me to speak on behalf of my Group, but I hope also on behalf of all the colleagues here, in this House, to express that we are very thankful for your trip to Ukraine, to Kyiv. It was a big message of solidarity to the Ukrainian friends. It was a big message of strengthening democracy, rule of law. And you did this as the first President of an European institution, so you made the European Parliament colleagues proud about this. Thank you so much for this courageous trip.
Debate: Statements by the President
Date: MONDAY, 4 APRIL 2022
Speaker: Iratxe García Pérez
Political group: S-D
Country: Germany
Language: ES

Señora presidenta, también en nombre del Grupo de Socialistas y Demócratas quiero unirme a ese mensaje de agradecimiento por su presencia en Kiev durante este fin de semana. Todos los que hemos podido ver las imágenes durante estos días de las atrocidades que están ocurriendo en Ucrania, las imágenes de Bucha, con lo que está haciendo el régimen de Putin, evidentemente nos hemos vuelto más conscientes que nunca de la importancia que tienen la defensa de la libertad, la defensa de la democracia y todo lo que representa esta institución, el Parlamento Europeo. Muchas gracias por su presencia allí, porque su presencia allí también es la muestra del compromiso de toda esta Cámara con las libertades.
Debate: Statements by the President
Date: MONDAY, 4 APRIL 2022
Speaker: Roberta Metsola
Country: Poland
Language: EN

Thank you very much, Ms García Pérez. As I said, the session is re—opened. I would also like to share with you a few comments on the 65th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome. I thought it was timely that today we recall that 65 years ago, on 25 March 1957, we witnessed the birth of our European peace project. With the ashes of the great wars still smouldering, six countries came together with one pledge: that never again would our continent allow such scenes of senseless death and destruction. With the signatures on the Treaty of Rome, our ancestors established the foundations of a peaceful and prosperous Union. A Union which stands for human dignity, for freedom, for democracy. A Union in which countries would reconcile their differences and see the merits of integration and cooperation for the greater good. A Union that would never allow war to be the answer. As we mark the anniversary of this declaration of unity in Rome, let us remember the reasons behind our European peace project and continue more resolutely than ever before to uphold our European values. These are difficult times, but faith in our Union’s strength is enough to withstand them.
Debate: Negotiations ahead of Parliament’s first reading
Date: MONDAY, 4 APRIL 2022
Speaker: Roberta Metsola
Country: Poland
Language: EN

In relation to the decisions by the JURI, EMPL, FEMM and ECON committees to enter into interinstitutional negotiations pursuant to Rule 71(1) announced at the opening of the sitting on Wednesday, 23 March 2022, I have received requests for a vote in Parliament pursuant to Rule 71(2) from the EPP Group and other members reaching at least the medium threshold on the joint decision of the EMPL and FEMM committees to enter into negotiations on the proposal for a directive to strengthen the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women. The vote will be held on Tuesday, 5 April 2022. Concerning the other decisions to enter into negotiations, I have received no request for a vote in Parliament by members or a political group or groups reaching at least a medium threshold. Therefore, the committees may start the negotiations on the basis of these reports.
Debate: Negotiations ahead of Parliament’s first reading
Date: MONDAY, 4 APRIL 2022
Speaker: Roberta Metsola
Country: Poland
Language: EN

The ECON and LIBE committees have decided to enter into interinstitutional negotiations pursuant to Rule 71(1) of the rules. The report, which constitutes the mandate for the negotiations, is available on the plenary web page and its title will be published in the minutes of the sitting. Pursuant to Rule 71(2), Members or political groups reaching at least a medium threshold may request in writing by tomorrow, Tuesday, 5 April 2022 at midnight, that the decision to enter into negotiations be put to the vote. If no request for a vote in Parliament on the decision to enter into negotiations is made within the deadline, the committees may start negotiations.
Debate: Signing of acts adopted in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure
Date: MONDAY, 4 APRIL 2022
Speaker: Roberta Metsola
Country: Poland
Language: EN

I would also like to inform you that, together with the President of the Council, I shall on Wednesday, 6 April 2022 sign seven acts adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure in accordance with Rule 79 of our Rules of Procedure. The titles of the acts will be published in the minutes of the sittings.
Debate: Sixth Assessment Report of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Date: MONDAY, 4 APRIL 2022
Speaker: Nicola Beer
Country: Germany
Language: DE

Als nächster Punkt der Tagesordnung folgt die Aussprache über die Erklärung der Kommission zum Sechsten Sachstandsbericht des Weltklimarats der Vereinten Nationen (IPCC) ( Ich weise, da wir jetzt die Sitzung aufnehmen, noch einmal darauf hin, dass wir einige Empfehlungen der Fokusgruppe Reform der Plenartätigkeit ausprobieren. Mit Ausnahme der ersten beiden Reihen, die für die Fraktionsvorsitzenden vorgesehen sind, besteht freie Sitzplatzwahl. Nachdem Sie Ihre Abstimmungskarte in das Abstimmungsgerät eingeführt haben, können Sie über Ihr Abstimmungsgerät spontane Wortmeldungen und blaue Karten beantragen. Bitte führen Sie daher Ihre Abstimmungskarte stets mit sich. Entsprechende Anleitungen sind auf jedem Platz im Plenarsaal ausgelegt. Wenn Sie sich für eine spontane Wortmeldung melden möchten, ersuche ich Sie, dies ab jetzt zu tun und nicht bis zum Ende der Aussprache zu warten. Außerdem möchte ich Sie darauf hinweisen, dass blaue Karten auch für eine kurze Wortmeldung hochgehalten werden können und dass danach eine Anschlussfrage zulässig ist. Ich weise Sie auch darauf hin, dass Wortmeldungen im Plenarsaal weiterhin vom zentralen Rednerpult aus erfolgen, außer spontanen Wortmeldungen, blauen Karten und Bemerkungen zur Anwendung der Geschäftsordnung. Ich ersuche Sie daher, die Rednerliste im Blick zu behalten und sich kurz vor Beginn Ihrer Redezeit zum Rednerpult zu begeben, damit wir zügig in der Debatte fortfahren können und auch möglichst viele Kolleginnen und Kollegen dann bei den blauen Karten berücksichtigen können.
Debate: Sixth Assessment Report of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Date: MONDAY, 4 APRIL 2022
Speaker: Peter Liese
Political group: PPE
Country: Spain
Language: DE

Aber um 17.00 Uhr wurde der dritte Teil veröffentlicht, deswegen werde ich mich natürlich auch schwerpunktmäßig auf den dritten Teil konzentrieren. Es ist ganz klar: Wir müssen schnell handeln, um dem Klimawandel zumindest teilweise Einhalt zu gebieten und um gleichzeitig unabhängiger von Importen von Energie aus Russland zu werden. Und ich darf Sie darüber informieren, dass gerade vor einer halben Stunde die EVP beschlossen hat, dass wir eintreten für ein Embargo von Kohle, Öl und Brennstoffen für Kernenergie, weil wir auch da zu abhängig von Russland sind. Und das macht auch deutlich, dass diese Technologien vielleicht kurzfristig – wenn sie nicht aus Russland kommen – eine größere Rolle spielen können, aber dass es ganz bestimmt nicht die Lösung ist. Die Lösung sind erneuerbare Energien und Energieeffizienz. Und da müssen wir jetzt wegen Russland, aber auch wegen des Klimaschutzes engagierter werden. Wir müssen andere Teile der Welt auf diesem Weg stärker mitnehmen, nicht um unsere eigenen Ambitionen zu verringern. Aber wenn wir unsere 55 Prozent durchsetzen und die Amerikaner ihr Ziel umsetzen, dann haben die Amerikaner immer noch mehr als doppelt so viel Pro-Kopf-Emissionen. Und auch darüber müssen wir sprechen. Und wir müssen – das sagt das IPCC immer wieder – einen CO2-Preis mit sozialem Ausgleich in allen Teilen der Wirtschaft haben und uns jetzt wirklich auch stärker auf die negativen Emissionen konzentrieren. Wir dürfen hier keine Zeit verlieren. Die Kommission hat etwas angekündigt für nächstes Jahr. Wir müssen hier ganz, ganz schnell handeln.
Debate: Sixth Assessment Report of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Date: MONDAY, 4 APRIL 2022
Speaker: Mohammed Chahim
Political group: S-D
Country: Denmark
Language: EN

Also now, the IPCC report stresses again and again the urgency to limit global warming to 1.5°C. Why? Because limiting global warming reduces the number of people both exposed to climate-related risks and poverty, and has a much-needed impact on our biodiversity and our vital ecosystems. Not to be dramatic, but our livelihood depends on it.  I believe that the EU has the resources and know—how to make the energy transition a success. This means investing in the right plans and technologies. Accelerating the energy transition is crucial, which will not lead to a carbon decrease in the EU but also help other regions in the world jump on the green wagon. We’ve seen this for wind, we’ve seen this for solar, we’ve seen this for batteries. These technologies became cheaper because of innovation.  However, as Mr Timmermans has stated, probably we need to ramp up our global ambitions. And I wanted to ask the Commissioner here: what do you think we can do globally to accelerate our plans? What is our message towards the COP 27? But I want to say something to my colleagues here in the room, because this report is a wake-up call, and I know that decarbonising from also a strategic perspective, will increase our autonomy, make us more resilient. So, please, stop pushing for delays, and get yourself behind the European Green Deal – our way of a secure, resilient and carbon—free future for the EU.
Debate: Sixth Assessment Report of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Date: MONDAY, 4 APRIL 2022
Speaker: Bas Eickhout
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: France
Language: EN

Yes, the climate is changing. Yes, it’s because of human beings. The impacts are severe, and it makes sense to stay below 1.5 °C instead of below 2 °C. And the solutions are there. And that’s what Working Group III is showing time and time and again. But if we then look on where we are, despite all the rhetoric, also this report is very clear: we are on track in overshooting the 1.5°C. And if you then see on measures, they make it very clear: leaving fossil fuels in the ground is one of the most important measures we have to take. And they make it very clear, no expansion of coal or oil and gas should be done. And that’s not what we’re doing. And this is really a call to the Council. Now, from a climate perspective, but also geopolitically, it’s more clear than ever that we should stop our expansion on fossils. But for the time being, we are expanding as a reaction to the war in Ukraine, because we are expanding liquefied natural gas (LNG), and until now we are refusing to debate an import ban on fossils from Russia. So we are increasing our fossil dependency as we speak, and that really has to stop for many reasons. The last point is to the Commission. You really said, like, we ‘may have to’ consider an increase of our targets, but you have to. I am not talking about the reduction target. I’m talking about renewables and energy efficiency. Here we really, if we want to accelerate and shorten the transition, then we need to step up on renewables and efficiency. Please, Commission, come forward in May with proposals for that.
Debate: Sixth Assessment Report of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Date: MONDAY, 4 APRIL 2022
Speaker: Aurélia Beigneux
Political group: ID
Country: France
Language: FR

La dégradation de la biodiversité des écosystèmes est telle que la situation paraît déjà irréversible, et elle vise à s’intensifier à mesure que le climat se réchauffe. L’ensemble de la planète est soumis aux effets du changement climatique, que vous semblez constater sans jamais remettre vos choix en question. Évidemment, ces conclusions nous préoccupent tous. Mais quelles solutions proposez-vous? Toujours plus d’écologie punitive sans jamais dénoncer les vraies causes. Toujours plus de programmes contraignants et déconnectés du quotidien de nos citoyens. Vous avez donné les clés de la production à des pays qui appliquent des normes environnementales au rabais. Vous avez favorisé un consumérisme qui demande toujours plus de matières premières. Vous avez signé des traités de libre-échange sans tenir compte de l’inquiétude des Européens et de l’impact sur nos normes de production. Vous vous enfermez dans ce libéralisme à outrance qui fait exploser le bilan carbone du fret maritime, alors que nos industries, jadis, nous assuraient une autonomie dans de nombreux domaines. Et surtout vous nous avez fait entrer dans une guerre énergétique et alimentaire sans prendre conscience des conséquences gravissimes pour le quotidien de nos citoyens. Face à la politique toujours plus punitive et infantilisante promue par ce Parlement et par vos amis de la Commission, il est urgent de donner des réponses de bon sens. Votre modèle économique est dépassé. Le libéralisme doit laisser place au localisme. La mondialisation sans contrôle, qui nous a rendus dépendants de l’étranger, doit laisser place à un système de circuits courts et d’autosuffisance. Le charbon et les éoliennes doivent être mis au placard pour faire confiance au nucléaire, énergie propre et efficiente. Seule cette politique de bon sens permettra enfin de relancer notre économie tout en protégeant la planète. Le reste ne servira qu’à entretenir vos fantasmes idéologiques.
Debate: Sixth Assessment Report of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Date: MONDAY, 4 APRIL 2022
Speaker: Grzegorz Tobiszowski
Political group: ECR
Country: Finland
Language: PL

Nie powinniśmy jednak zapominać, iż ochrona klimatu i działania z nią związane nie mogą prowadzić do dezindustrializacji Europy oraz do utraty konkurencyjności europejskiego przemysłu. Ostatnie wydarzenia – napaść Rosji na Ukrainę – uwidoczniły europejską zależność od importu rosyjskich surowców energetycznych. Jest to zatem wyjątkowy moment, w którym Unia Europejska, aby zachować swoją niezależność energetyczną oraz aby zapewnić bezpieczeństwo energetyczne swoim obywatelom, wraz z rozwojem odnawialnych źródeł energii (co jest oczywiście też niepodlegające dyskusji) powinna się skupić na promowaniu technologii oraz surowców, którymi sama dysponuje. Aby stworzyć pewną bazę okresu przejściowego, byśmy mogli gwarantować swoimi surowcami, wydobywaniem swoich surowców i tymi technologiami, które mamy dostępne w Europie, aby się uniezależniać. Raport IPCC wskazuje, że aby uniknąć dalszego ocieplenia klimatu, niezbędne są masowe redukcje emisji. Dlatego nasuwa się pytanie: jak my jako Unia Europejska, jak my jako Europejczycy chcemy przekonać wielkie światowe gospodarki, które mają zdecydowanie więcej udziału w emisji CO2, takie jak Chiny, Brazylia, Indie, aby się również postarały o to, aby walczyć z ociepleniem klimatu? Przecież my mamy w tym tylko 7% udziału! Same ambicje nie wystarczą. Musimy być pragmatyczni, racjonalni i skuteczni.