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Debate: Evaluation of the Geo-blocking Regulation
Date: THURSDAY, 11 MARCH 2021
Speaker: Joachim Kuhs
Political group: ID
Country: Greece
Language: DE

Und die Beispiele sind genug gezeigt worden, wo die Probleme liegen. Offensichtlich sind die drei Ausnahmen nicht ausreichend, die die Regulierung anbietet. Und die Frage stellt sich: Brauchen wir vielleicht etwas ganz anderes? Es darf nicht sein, dass ein freies Internet durch solche Regulierungen blockiert wird. Wir brauchen ein freies Internet, wo auch keine Zensur stattfindet. Denn die Gefahr, dass so etwas passiert, ist doch sehr groß, wenn solche Regeln vorhanden sind.  Deshalb, bitte, lieber Herr Kommissar, machen Sie das Unmögliche möglich und schenken Sie den Unionsbürgern ein freies Internet.
Debate: Evaluation of the Geo-blocking Regulation
Date: THURSDAY, 11 MARCH 2021
Speaker: Marcel Kolaja
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Germany
Language: EN

The debate on abolishing geo-blocking has been ongoing in this Parliament for years. The outcome of the regulation adopted in 2018 is far from what citizens hoped for, because the content restricted by the copyright monopoly was excluded from the scope. And the studies that the Commission and the Parliament conducted prove that there has been a growing demand for cross–border access to audiovisual content. As you can hear not only from me, there is a strong support from Members of the European Parliament to abolish geo–blocking. The market self–regulation failed, and European citizens are still deprived of equal access to content. Therefore, I expect the Commission to speed up their effort to tie up the loose ends and once again get closer to finalising a proper digital single market. And I stress the word ‘single’.
Debate: Evaluation of the Geo-blocking Regulation
Date: THURSDAY, 11 MARCH 2021
Speaker: Kosma Złotowski
Political group: ECR
Language: PL

Ostatnie miesiące i pandemia koronawirusa przeniosły naszą aktywność, także zakupy, w jeszcze większym stopniu do internetu. To otwiera nowe możliwości dla wielu małych i średnich firm, które mogą dotrzeć ze swoją ofertą do klientów w innych państwach, a konsumentom stwarza nowe okazje do szukania korzystnych ofert. Trudno o lepsze warunki dla budowania jednolitego rynku cyfrowego.  Skuteczne usuwanie barier w transgranicznym dostępie do usług i towarów powinno być jednym z najważniejszych elementów naszej strategii wychodzenia z kryzysu. Wszyscy oczekujemy, że Komisja wykaże się większą skutecznością w likwidacji zbędnej biurokracji utrudniającej prowadzenie handlu elektronicznego.
Debate: Evaluation of the Geo-blocking Regulation
Date: THURSDAY, 11 MARCH 2021
Speaker: Emmanuel Maurel
Political group: The Left
Country: Greece
Language: FR

À ce jour, ce règlement ne s’applique ni aux services audiovisuels, ni aux services qui donnent accès à des œuvres protégées par les droits d’auteur, je pense aux livres numériques, à la musique, aux jeux vidéo et aux films. Mais j’entends que cette liste d’exemptions doit faire l’objet d’un réexamen, alors je voudrais vous parler du secteur du livre parce qu’une telle extension au secteur du livre mettrait en danger les librairies, les maisons d’édition et renforcerait encore plus la situation de quasi-monopole des acteurs comme Amazon. En outre, elle rendrait impossible l’application de la loi sur le prix unique du livre, qui existe dans des pays comme la France: c’est une mesure qui a permis de maintenir une importante pluralité éditoriale de diffusion. Ce serait la même chose pour la musique ou pour les films et c’est la raison pour laquelle je pense qu’il faut continuer de protéger les droits d’auteurs pour conserver la diversité culturelle et soutenir les créateurs. Ne bradons pas la culture au profit des grandes plateformes numériques.
Debate: Evaluation of the Geo-blocking Regulation
Date: THURSDAY, 11 MARCH 2021
Speaker: Dorien Rookmaker
Political group: NI
Country: Netherlands
Language: EN

Mr President, manufacturers and producers in general try to make a profit. Sometime they revert to geo—blocking, the segmentation of markets. This is not only to increase profits but also to protect intellectual property or to produce consumer goods of less quality at a lower price for consumers with less money to spend. I wonder if the regulation on banning geo—blocking is not a fine example of the useless regulation of the EU market. Why? It is unclear if geo—blocking is really a problem. Consumers and producers in different Member States tell me it is a non—issue as in a market that is characterised by over—capacity, the buyers and not the suppliers have the upper hand. Geo—blocking can be, and often is, a good thing. Let us not spend more energy on this non—issue with no priority.
Debate: Evaluation of the Geo-blocking Regulation
Date: THURSDAY, 11 MARCH 2021
Speaker: Adriana Maldonado López
Political group: S-D
Country: Portugal
Language: ES

Señor presidente, señor comisario, querría poner en valor, en primer lugar, el Reglamento adoptado en el año 2008 y, en segundo lugar, esta revisión que pidió el Parlamento en su momento y que acaba de llegar a nuestras manos, pero hay dos aspectos de esta evaluación que me preocupan: en primer lugar, me preocupa la implementación que se está haciendo en los Estados miembros, creo que tenemos que trabajar seriamente para que esta implementación sea mucho más estricta; pero, sobre todo, se hace un análisis exhaustivo del sector audiovisual que quiero poner en valor, y quiero leer literalmente una frase que aparece en la página 12 de la evaluación: «El 9 % de los usuarios de internet han intentado acceder a contenido audiovisual más allá de las fronteras». Esto nos demuestra un interés conjunto de los ciudadanos europeos y de los consumidores europeos por un sector. Por lo tanto, lo que tenemos que hacer, nuestra prioridad máxima como instituciones europeas, es trabajar por que todos los Estados miembros implementen exactamente el Reglamento como está; por lo tanto, lo que tenemos que hacer es trabajar por que todo el mundo cumpla lo que está aprobado y lo que está acordado.
Debate: Evaluation of the Geo-blocking Regulation
Date: THURSDAY, 11 MARCH 2021
Speaker: Sandro Gozi
Political group: Renew
Country: France
Language: FR

Monsieur le Président, impossible de parler du blocage géographique sans mentionner le contexte actuel. Le secteur audiovisuel européen est aujourd’hui très impacté par l’arrivée des nouvelles plateformes en ligne diffusant des contenus de pays tiers qui bénéficient d’un important soutien financier qui n’ont pas leur équivalent en Europe. La pandémie a mis ces secteurs encore plus en danger. On parle de milliers de professionnels, des auteurs, des producteurs qui œuvrent au quotidien pour la création européenne. Ce dont nous avons besoin, c’est avant tout d’une mise en œuvre rapide et efficace du règlement dans tous les États membres et ensuite des mesures d’incitation pour faciliter le commerce transfrontalier, améliorer les capacités de production, soutenir les coproductions transfrontalières par des financements européens et répondre aux attentes des consommateurs. En tenant compte de ces priorités, nous devons en discuter avec toutes les parties prenantes, de ce qui a fonctionné, des obstacles encore existants et s’ils sont vraiment justifiés. Je salue l’action de la Commission qui est engagée dans ce dialogue et surtout, chers collègues, soyons pragmatiques.
Debate: Evaluation of the Geo-blocking Regulation
Date: THURSDAY, 11 MARCH 2021
Speaker: Marc Angel
Political group: S-D
Country: Luxembourg
Language: EN

Mr President, when we speak about geo—blocking and territorial supply constraints, we must not forget that smaller Member States are much more vulnerable. Taking my country, Luxembourg, as an example, consumers are too often penalised when ordering abroad because many online vendors do not deliver to the Grand Duchy. At the same time, Luxembourg companies are often obliged to go through specific distributors for their supplies, incurring greater costs.  I welcome the Commission’s first short—term review of the Geo—blocking Regulation, but I also call on the Commission to continue actively monitoring and removing unjustified geo—blocking and other restrictions on cross—border online sales. I know that further evaluation of the Regulation is expected, and I’m convinced that the Commission should consider appropriate measures, concrete actions, among others, for full implementation by Member States, for better enforcement in every Member State, for better cooperation among the competent authorities and for non—discriminatory customer access to offers in the single market.
Debate: Evaluation of the Geo-blocking Regulation
Date: THURSDAY, 11 MARCH 2021
Speaker: Vlad-Marius Botoş
Political group: Renew
Country: Germany
Language: EN

Mr President, we are talking about digitalisation and the European single market, which is one of the European Union’s greatest strengths. Our strong position in the international market comes from the capacity to provide a broad market with laws as harmonised as possible with around 450 million consumers.  That is why it is particularly important to remove the practice of geo—blocking as soon as possible. We want the same service and the same access to the single market for all Europeans. Limiting access not only limits the market, but also the rights that we Europeans have as consumers. The geo—blocking of services and products offered on the online market must stop and the obstacles, even those coming from cross-border deliveries, must be removed. Open cooperation with all Member States is the only solution to reach the single market that we want and to ensure the rights that all consumers should have, no matter the geographical area they are located in.
Debate: Evaluation of the Geo-blocking Regulation
Date: THURSDAY, 11 MARCH 2021
Speaker: Andreas Schieder
Political group: S-D
Country: Germany
Language: DE

Herr Präsident, Herr Kommissar! 2008 ist die Geoblocking-Verordnung in Kraft getreten, aber trotzdem bestehen noch immer große Hindernisse.  Bei Online-Diensten scheitern viele Konsumentinnen und Konsumenten entweder am Wohnort oder am Zahlungsort oder an Umleitungen im Registrierungsprozess. Diese künstlichen Grenzen, die auch von Firmen absichtlich verwendet werden, sind hier sehr schädlich. Streamingdienste sind überhaupt ausgenommen, aber gerade jetzt besonders beliebt, und häufig wird hier geblockt.  Bei allem Verständnis für die Sensibilität des Themas und bei allem Verständnis, dass es hier auch um Urheberrecht und andere Fragen geht, es braucht eine Lösung. Es braucht ein Ende dieser unfairen Hindernisse, die durch Geoblocking passieren. Und zwar nicht nur im Online-Handel, sondern auch bei den audiovisuellen Diensten, bei Videos und bei Gaming. Und das rasch.
Debate: Evaluation of the Geo-blocking Regulation
Date: THURSDAY, 11 MARCH 2021
Speaker: Johannes Hahn
Language: EN

We have made a very thorough and serious effort to evaluate the first months of implementation and the need to extend the Geo—blocking Regulation (GBR) and have taken the European Parliament and Council’s concerns raised during the negotiations very seriously. The Geo—blocking Regulation is one first step to remove barriers to cross—border trade. Now we want to ensure that the entire ecosystem moves towards an internal market dimension for the benefit of consumers, as the pandemic showed us that this is the necessary outlook for Europe. Therefore, we want to continue monitoring the implementation of the regulation and possible synergies with other internal market measures – some still to be implemented, such as VAT rules for e—commerce and harmonisation of consumer protection rules and, of course, the development of cross—border delivery. On audiovisual content, we want to trigger a large stakeholder dialogue already this year to discuss how to improve access to, and the availability of, audiovisual content across the Union. The dialogue aims at setting specific, measurable targets upon which progress will be assessed before considering any follow—up measures, including legislation. We will keep the Parliament closely linked to this discussion and look forward to working together to ensure that effective rules are in place that will contribute to a true dialogue and a true digital single market.
Debate: Evaluation of the Geo-blocking Regulation
Date: THURSDAY, 11 MARCH 2021
Speaker: Adam Bielan
Political group: ECR
Country: France
Language: EN

Significant delays in implementing the 2018 Geo-blocking Regulation have negative economic effects. Now more than ever, in times of the pandemic, small and medium-sized companies need new opportunities to reach out to new customers. From a customer’s point of view, this would represent a paramount step forward to create equality within the EU, while ensuring a larger choice and the same conditions to all in the entire Single Market. In this regard, the effective removal of barriers to cross-border access to services and goods, affecting the well-functioning of the Digital Single Market, should be the European Commission’s top priority.
Debate: Evaluation of the Geo-blocking Regulation
Date: THURSDAY, 11 MARCH 2021
Speaker: Edina Tóth
Political group: NI
Country: Slovakia
Language: HU

Úgy gondolom ugyanis, hogy a két éve elfogadott rendelet teljes körű hatásai csak idővel fognak megmutatkozni, hiszen számos - e rendelethez kapcsolódó - intézkedések vannak az uniós asztal terítékén, illetve számos uniós jogi eszköz az elkövetkezendő időszakban válik alkalmazandóvá. Meg kell vizsgálnunk annak a lehetőségét, hogy az árukhoz és szolgáltatásokhoz való hozzáférés tekintetében a megkülönböztetésmentesség elve kiterjeszthető-e az elektronikus úton nyújtott olyan, nem audiovizuális szolgáltatásokra, amelyek fő jellemzője a szerzői jogi védelem alatt álló tartalom.
Debate: EU pledge for Afghanistan at  Geneva Conference
Date: THURSDAY, 11 MARCH 2021
Speaker: Rainer Wieland
Country: Germany
Language: DE

Als nächster Punkt der Tagesordnung folgt die Aussprache über die Anfrage zur mündlichen Beantwortung an die Kommission über die Zusage der EU für Afghanistan auf der Genfer Konferenz 2020 von Johan Van Overtveldt im Namen des Haushaltsausschusses ( Ich weise die Mitglieder darauf hin, dass es bei allen Aussprachen dieser Tagung keine spontanen Wortmeldung gibt und keine blauen Karten akzeptiert werden. Außerdem sind, wie in den letzten Tagen, Zuschaltungen aus den Verbindungsbüros des Parlaments in den Mitgliedstaaten vorgesehen.
Debate: EU pledge for Afghanistan at  Geneva Conference
Date: THURSDAY, 11 MARCH 2021
Speaker: Johannes Hahn
Language: EN

This expression of political commitment to continue supporting Afghanistan, which was welcomed by the honourable President of this House in a letter to the Speaker of the House in Afghanistan, was made subject to the finalisation of the multiannual financial framework and the sectoral legislation, as well as to Afghanistan’s continued commitment to democracy, rule of law, human rights and gender equality. The Afghanistan pledging conference marked a widely-shared consensus among its 90 participants, that the Afghanistan peace negotiations, which started on 12 September 2020 in Doha, represented an historic opportunity to end the devastating war and bring peace, stability and prosperity to the country. In an evolving international landscape, it was essential for the Union to send a strong signal of support to the people of Afghanistan, which is challenged not only by armed conflict but also severe humanitarian and development needs. The strong conditionality that came with this political pledge for Afghanistan to continue its commitment to democracy, rule of law, human rights and gender equality was intended to back the position of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in the difficult peace negotiations process with the Taliban. I wish to confirm that the Commission remains committed to inform, of course, the budgetary authority before making public announcements or pledges about financial undertakings for which the budgetary authority’s agreement is required, as set out in point 30 of the Framework Agreement on the relations between the European Parliament and the European Commission. The financing pledge for Afghanistan did not require any reinforcement of the UN external action instruments through a transfer draft amending budget or any similar budgetary procedure. Therefore, it didn’t represent a new specific financial undertaking, I quote, ‘which required the agreement of the budgetary authority’. Most pledges, including the one made for Afghanistan, relate to funding from geographical or other envelopes within instruments and budget lines set out within the framework of the MFF and the annual budget procedure without requiring any special reinforcement. This is why the Commission’s pledge was made subject to the finalisation of the multiannual financial framework and the sectoral legislation. Thankfully, pledges don’t necessarily represent unforeseen new financial contributions. They are very often a public statement similar to other press announcements of the programming and contracting of normal EU funds as part of the Commission’s ongoing efforts to communicate widely on the use to which EU funds are put. The Commission strives to restrict all public announcements, including pledges, until after the request of the budgetary authority has been submitted if any reinforcement is needed.
Debate: EU pledge for Afghanistan at  Geneva Conference
Date: THURSDAY, 11 MARCH 2021
Speaker: José Manuel Fernandes
Political group: PPE
Country: Ireland
Language: PT

Eu espero que este incidente, estas questões, não se repitam e estou certo de que não se vão repetir. E era de bom tom, no mínimo, que a autoridade orçamental, antes da Comissão assumir o compromisso, tivesse sido informada, ainda que tal cumpra o orçamento proposto, o Quadro Financeiro Plurianual em vigor e não implique nenhum reforço orçamental.  Portanto, espero que, no futuro, haja o respeito das regras e do Parlamento, que esta situação não se repita e que, em vez de discutirmos questões formais, possamos discutir questões substantivas e importantes para os cidadãos europeus. Mas claro, o Parlamento Europeu há de sempre defender a transparência, a legalidade e a legitimidade democrática, que é essencial.
Debate: EU pledge for Afghanistan at  Geneva Conference
Date: THURSDAY, 11 MARCH 2021
Speaker: Rainer Wieland
Country: Germany
Language: EN

Mr Fernandes, you possibly might have realised that I was a moment hesitating whether I’d give you the floor. I want to clearly say that you rightly hit the point. So the headline is possibly a little bit misunderstanding on the agenda. But I clearly want to remind, the issue is the incident itself, and not the particular reasons. So although the Commissioner stressed a bit other things, I want to clearly indicate that I will invert any colleague who tries to bring the posts of the money into the debate. I just want to announce that. You made the point and I see Ms Gardiazabal has the same intention. I clearly want to intend that I will stop any debate which goes into the detail of the target of the money.
Debate: EU pledge for Afghanistan at  Geneva Conference
Date: THURSDAY, 11 MARCH 2021
Speaker: Eider Gardiazabal Rubial
Political group: S-D
Country: Romania
Language: ES

Nuestro problema es que no se ha respetado el punto 30 de ese Acuerdo Marco. Y nuestro problema es que no se ha dado a la Autoridad Presupuestaria la información necesaria. Sabemos que no nos tienen que pedir autorización. De hecho, si hubiera hecho falta la autorización, no podrían haber hecho la contribución sin ella. Pero sí que ese punto dice que tienen que informar a la Autoridad Presupuestaria y examinar sus comentarios. Y esto no es lo que ha ocurrido. Es ridículo estar aquí un jueves por la tarde con esta pregunta oral. Pero el problema es que lo hicieron una vez con Albania, nos quejamos formalmente por escrito, lo volvieron a hacer con Afganistán y ahora tenemos que estar con este punto un jueves por la tarde en el Pleno. Así que espero que no se vuelva a repetir.
Debate: EU pledge for Afghanistan at  Geneva Conference
Date: THURSDAY, 11 MARCH 2021
Speaker: Petras Auštrevičius
Political group: Renew
Country: Lithuania
Language: EN

I welcome the fact that the 2020 Geneva Conference was used by the European Commission to link a continuous European Union development aid to the outcomes of the Afghan peace process, which should preserve the political, economic and social achievements of the Afghan people. The European Parliament is closely following the Afghan peace talks and remains insistent on the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms, especially the rights of women, children and minority groups.  I also note the fact that the financial pledge made by the Commission at the Geneva Conference was made on a unilateral basis, in defiance of the institutional framework for decision–making. I urge the responsible officials to take a full responsibility and ensure that in the future similar decisions are taken in a transparent manner. We need to guide our Afghan partners by example and practice what we preach ourselves.
Debate: EU pledge for Afghanistan at  Geneva Conference
Date: THURSDAY, 11 MARCH 2021
Speaker: Maximilian Krah
Political group: ID
Country: Greece
Language: DE

Wir haben in Afghanistan bedauerlicherweise einen endlosen Krieg, und das Ergebnis ist, dass die zivilen Opferzahlen derzeit wieder ansteigen. Insofern würde ich mir nicht nur wünschen, dass wir hier Zusagen für die weitere Entwicklung Afghanistans machen, sondern dass wir diese Zusagen auch kombinieren mit klaren Ansagen an die Verteidigungspolitiker in den Nationalstaaten wie in den Verbündeten, am Abzugsplan festzuhalten. Es ist für uns inakzeptabel, dass wir einerseits Zusagen der Entwicklungshilfe machen, aber andererseits der vereinbarte Abzugstermin der westlichen Allianz weiter nach hinten aufgeschoben wird.
Debate: EU pledge for Afghanistan at  Geneva Conference
Date: THURSDAY, 11 MARCH 2021
Speaker: Rainer Wieland
Country: Germany
Language: DE

Vielen Dank, Herr Kollege Krah. Herr Kollege Krah, ich weiß, dass Sie des Englischen mächtig sind – trotz meiner klaren Ansage: eindeutig das Feld der Anfrage verlassen. Ich rufe Sie zur Ordnung.
Debate: EU pledge for Afghanistan at  Geneva Conference
Date: THURSDAY, 11 MARCH 2021
Speaker: Rasmus Andresen
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Germany
Language: DE

Das Regelwerk ist eigentlich ziemlich einfach: Bevor die EU-Kommission auf internationalen Konferenzen neue finanzielle Zusagen macht, muss der Haushaltsausschuss informiert oder einbezogen werden. Und aus unserer Sicht gibt es zwei Argumente, warum das problematisch ist.  Zum einen, weil Sie das ansonsten gute Verhältnis zwischen EU-Kommission und Haushaltsausschuss negativ beeinflussen, und zum anderen, weil Sie dadurch riskieren, Unterstützung zu verlieren für wichtige internationale Politik und Zusagen, die Sie auch treffen müssen.  Deshalb wäre unser Wunsch, dass wir – ich habe das sehr wohl vernommen, dass Sie in diese Richtung auch gerade schon argumentiert haben, Herr Kommissar – nicht nur hier im Plenum heute, sondern auch danach im Haushaltsausschuss darüber sprechen, wie wir dies verbessern können und wie wir beispielsweise über ein
Debate: EU pledge for Afghanistan at  Geneva Conference
Date: THURSDAY, 11 MARCH 2021
Speaker: Elżbieta Kruk
Political group: ECR
Country: Bulgaria
Language: PL

Trzeba podkreślić, że na to wsparcie zasługuje zarówno kraj, jak i jego mieszkańcy, tym bardziej, że choć rozpoczęły się już wewnętrzne negocjacje pokojowe, Afganistan nadal znajduje się na rozdrożu. Pomoc posłuży do realizacji programów na rzecz rozwoju i trudno się z tym nie zgodzić. Należy jednak zwrócić uwagę na nieprzestrzeganie przez Komisję obowiązków proceduralnych, gdyż decyzję podjęto bez konsultacji z Parlamentem Europejskim. Informacja o zobowiązaniach międzynarodowych zapewnia Parlamentowi jako organowi władzy budżetowej pełne wykorzystanie swych prerogatyw i niedopuszczalne jest niedopełnienie tego obowiązku.