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Debate: Adequacy of the protection afforded by the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
Speaker: Anna-Michelle Asimakopoulou
Political group: PPE
Country: Greece
Language: EN

Mr President, Commissioner, Madam Minister, it’s been nearly three years since the EU-US Privacy Shield was invalidated, leaving European businesses in an extremely difficult position, forcing them to rely on individual legal agreements with little explicit guidance on how they should operate. This has jeopardised the very data protection that we are seeking to secure for our citizens. The EU and the US have the largest bilateral trading relationship in the world and services are a huge component. The US is our closest and our most trusted ally and we need to work together to shape global rules on data protection and privacy in a meaningful way. In its opinion, the European Data Protection Board takes note of, and I quote, ‘substantial improvements compared to the previous legal framework’. It also highlights the introduction of an individual mechanism of redress for EU citizens. Colleagues, data protection is fundamental in a world shaped by constant digital communication and advancing AI technology. Those calling for renegotiations will never be satisfied. And the resolution put before us today reflects an ideologically driven agenda which prevents us from concluding meaningful negotiation with the United States and distracts us from focusing on similar issues with other countries that pose far greater threats. So, Commissioner, moving forward with an adequacy decision as soon as possible is in the best interest of everyone concerned.
Debate: Adequacy of the protection afforded by the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
Speaker: Clare Daly
Political group: The Left
Country: France
Language: EN

Mr President, this is actually an excellent report. It makes clear that you can dress it up any way you like, as the Commission is trying to do again, but the unalterable fact is, until the US stops its mass surveillance of EU citizens’ data, then there is no legal basis on which that data can be sent there. Full stop. End of story. This has been going on for a decade. Those facts haven’t changed. European citizens’ data is not safe in the US. And what does this mean? It means that ordinary people’s communications are ruthlessly rifled through by America’s spy agencies consistently, relentlessly, with zero regard for their privacy. That hasn’t changed. The Commission may be taken in by Biden’s executive order and his Potemkin Appeal court, but the rest of us know that’s an insult. This insult is no surprise by the US. It's par for the course in how they treat their friends. There’s no parity of esteem between the relationship between Europe and the US. The US creates problems and gaslights Europe into dealing with them. The first step in an abusive relationship is to recognise that you’re in one. Maybe it’s time that Europe started to wake up.
Debate: Adequacy of the protection afforded by the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
Speaker: Jessika Roswall
Language: EN

It is essential that the EU-US data privacy framework ultimately meets our standards as set out by the GDPR and the Court of Justice. The effective implementation of these safeguards will be important for both our citizens and for our economy. Thank you very much for this debate and for your attention.
Debate: Media freedom and freedom of expression in Algeria, the case of journalist Ihsane El-Kadi
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
Speaker: Roberts Zīle
Language: LV

Nākamais darba kārtības punkts ir debates par pieciem rezolūciju priekšlikumiem attiecībā uz mediju brīvību un vārda brīvību Alžīrijā, žurnālista Ihsane El-Kadi lietu ( * Sk. protokolu.
Debate: Media freedom and freedom of expression in Algeria, the case of journalist Ihsane El-Kadi
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
Speaker: Christian Sagartz
Country: Italy
Language: DE

Lassen Sie mich einen Gedanken noch anfügen: Die technischen Erneuerungen, die wir in den letzten Jahrzehnten erlebt haben, vor allem in den letzten Jahren, die Möglichkeiten, etwas zu publizieren, selber im Internet zum Journalisten zu werden, buchstäblich Informationen zu teilen – die haben Vorteile, sie haben aber auch Gefahren, und auch dieses Parlament ist nicht blind gegenüber Gefahren. Wir haben schon den zweiten Ausschuss in Fragen der Desinformation, den Sonderausschuss, der sich auch damit befassen muss, was eben genau zum Schutz von Qualitätsjournalismus geschehen muss, nämlich denen auf der Spur zu sein, die bewusste Desinformation streuen, um Gesellschaft zu spalten und Demokratie zu gefährden.  Für mich ist es wichtig, dass wir Grundrechte hier in diesem Haus deshalb hochhalten und nicht nur in unseren Mitgliedstaaten mit einem scharfen Auge auf Grundrechtsverletzungen blicken, sondern auch darüber hinaus in vielen Ländern, unseren Nachbarländern und weltweit, dass wir hier ein Mahner, ein Verteidiger, eine Verteidigerin für Menschenrechte und Pressefreiheit sind. Was passiert gerade in Algerien? Der Senat hat die Offenlegung von Quellen verpflichtend gemacht, ein neues Gesetz bringt viele Medien unter Druck. Ganz bewusst wurde die Finanzierung aus dem Ausland massiv unter Strafe gestellt. Journalisten werden in ihren Arbeitsbereichen massiv unterdrückt und eingeschränkt. Gerade deshalb möchten wir stellvertretend den Fall von Ihsane El Kadi hier vor das Parlament bringen und fordern seine sofortige Freilassung.
Debate: Media freedom and freedom of expression in Algeria, the case of journalist Ihsane El-Kadi
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
Speaker: Matjaž Nemec
Country: Greece
Language: SL

Torej stojim na strani svobode, ne glede na to, kje je ta ogrožena ali omejena – bodisi v Evropski uniji bodisi zunaj nje. Še posebej pa smo pozorni na primere, ko so tarča novinarji ali mediji, ki so kritični do oblasti.  Alžirija je sicer v zadnjih letih napredovala po indeksu svobode medijev. A v Evropskem parlamentu bomo vedno opozarjali na zaprte novinarje. Alžirija sicer ostaja strateška partnerica Evrope in Evropske unije in prijatelji si moramo včasih naliti čistega vina. Zato se pridružujem pozivu po spoštovanju svobode izražanja in medijev ter proti pregonu novinarjev, sindikalistov in političnih aktivistov. Hvala lepa.
Debate: Media freedom and freedom of expression in Algeria, the case of journalist Ihsane El-Kadi
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
Speaker: Georgios Kyrtsos
Country: Germany
Language: EN

We therefore believe that the Algerian authorities should act, as a first important step in the right direction, to release from prison the prominent journalist Ihsane El Kadi and review in a positive, constructive way the cases of other journalists and media workers. The complicated international environment, especially in the energy sector, creates new opportunities for developing our cooperation, provided we can create a positive framework.
Debate: Media freedom and freedom of expression in Algeria, the case of journalist Ihsane El-Kadi
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
Speaker: Jordi Solé
Country: Bulgaria
Language: ES

Fomentar una prensa libre e independiente es fundamental para consolidar un espacio de libertades. Esto incluye también la protección de los derechos de aquellos periodistas y ciudadanos en general críticos con las autoridades. Si bien la propuesta de Nueva Ley de Información contiene algunos avances, lo cierto es que los medios y periodistas siguen encontrando obstáculos para ejercer su profesión con libertad e independencia. Por todo ello, pedimos a las autoridades argelinas que eliminen estos obstáculos y mejoren la protección de los derechos fundamentales en el país.
Debate: Media freedom and freedom of expression in Algeria, the case of journalist Ihsane El-Kadi
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
Speaker: Ryszard Czarnecki
Country: France
Language: PL

Ale to nie oznacza, żebyśmy sami sobie sznurowali usta i skazywali się na milczenie, gdy chodzi o to, co tam się dzieje. Ja rozumiem – jestem długo w polityce – ale wolność mediów i równowaga medialna jest podstawą. Stąd też cieszę się, że w tej sprawie mówimy jednym głosem ponad podziałami.
Debate: Media freedom and freedom of expression in Algeria, the case of journalist Ihsane El-Kadi
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
Speaker: Miguel Urbán Crespo
Country: Belgium
Language: ES

Los ataques a la prensa y la libertad de expresión no son un problema exclusivo de Argelia, sino que forman parte de una realidad regional, como hemos señalado en los últimos plenos, con debates sobre Marruecos y Túnez. Casualmente, todos estos países son con los que la Unión Europea tiene acuerdos migratorios y energéticos, que, una vez más, parecen ser más importantes que el respeto a los derechos humanos. Pedimos la libertad de Ihsane El Kadi y de todos los periodistas detenidos en Argelia, pero pedimos también de nuevo un nuevo marco de relaciones entre la Unión Europea y los países del Magreb. Por último, quería aprovechar mi intervención para agradecer al pueblo argelino su apoyo incondicional al pueblo saharaui y su derecho a la autodeterminación.
Debate: Media freedom and freedom of expression in Algeria, the case of journalist Ihsane El-Kadi
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
Speaker: Michaela Šojdrová
Political group: PPE
Country: Greece
Language: EN

However, the recent adoption of new media law and the detention of Ihsane El Kadi escalated the situation to the extreme. Freedom of expression and other fundamental rights should not be played with. They are clearly set in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and their violation goes against Article 2 of the EU-Algeria Association Agreement. Ihsane El Kadi’s conviction on receiving funds for political propaganda and harming the state’s national security is absurd and cannot stand. That is why we urge the authorities to amend security-related charges in the penal code used to criminalise their right to freedom of expression and to conform the law to international human rights standards. El Kadi must be released, for we must not let the voices of journalists in Algeria be silenced.
Debate: Media freedom and freedom of expression in Algeria, the case of journalist Ihsane El-Kadi
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
Speaker: Margarida Marques
Political group: S-D
Country: Cyprus
Language: PT

Os números não mentem. De acordo com os Repórteres Sem Fronteiras, no índice anual de liberdade de imprensa, a Argélia ocupa o lugar 134 de 180 países. Referências a situações de corrupção e de repressão a manifestações podem ser fatais para os jornalistas. A Constituição garante a liberdade de imprensa, mas sujeita às características e os valores religiosos e culturais da nação. O Código Penal prevê prisão pela divulgação de notícias que ponham em causa a ordem e a segurança nacionais. O novo Código de Informação introduziu novas sanções. A liberdade de imprensa e de expressão são direitos fundamentais. Esta resolução pede às autoridades argelinas que garantam o pleno exercício destes direitos e apela à libertação imediata dos que se encontram arbitrária e ilegalmente detidos. Só a estabilidade política, económica e social na Argélia permitirá reforçar a cooperação dos dois lados do Mediterrâneo.
Debate: Media freedom and freedom of expression in Algeria, the case of journalist Ihsane El-Kadi
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
Speaker: José Ramón Bauzá Díaz
Political group: Renew
Country: Spain
Language: ES

Desde esta Cámara exigimos su liberación inmediata y la del resto de presos políticos en Argelia, que ya en el año 2019, con el Hirak, demostró que es una sociedad abierta y, sobre todo, con hambre de democracia. Desgraciadamente, detener y callar a periodistas se ha extendido al resto de la región y en ese caso hemos denunciado la deriva autoritaria de la esperanza democrática del Magreb, que es Túnez. Y en enero, también en esta Cámara, la gran mayoría también denunció la situación de la prensa en Marruecos. Por cierto, me pregunto qué harán mañana nuestros compañeros socialistas españoles en esta votación. En definitiva, señor comisario, señorías, la vecindad sur requiere nuestra verdadera atención. De su estabilidad y de su progreso también depende nuestro proyecto europeo.
Debate: Media freedom and freedom of expression in Algeria, the case of journalist Ihsane El-Kadi
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
Speaker: Manu Pineda
Political group: The Left
Country: Czechia
Language: ES

En Argelia hay una población que sufre la violación permanente de sus derechos humanos: los refugiados saharauis a los que Marruecos expulsó de su tierra y obliga a permanecer en medio del desierto.  Hoy manifestamos aquí nuestra tremenda preocupación por la detención de un periodista de Argelia, casualmente un Gobierno que no acepta los mandatos del bloque atlantista, pero no nos preocupa lo más mínimo que un periodista español, Pablo González, lleve encarcelado quince meses en Polonia, Estado miembro de esta sacrosanta Unión Europea, solo por informar de forma independiente, en vez de hacerlo al dictado de los que realmente imponen su política exterior en la Unión. Estimados colegas, con este doble rasero, estamos acabando con la poca credibilidad que le queda a este Parlamento.
Debate: Media freedom and freedom of expression in Algeria, the case of journalist Ihsane El-Kadi
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
Speaker: Brando Benifei
Political group: S-D
Country: Italy
Language: IT

Signor Presidente, onorevoli colleghi, 137 sono i giorni passati da quando il giornalista Ihsane El Kadi è stato arrestato solo per aver pubblicato articoli critici nei confronti delle autorità algerine, i suoi mezzi di informazione sono stati chiusi e lui dovrà scontare una pena di altri cinque anni. La violazione della libertà di stampa e il mancato rispetto delle libertà fondamentali e dello Stato di diritto sono in Algeria da almeno quattro anni all'ordine del giorno, ma mai come oggi destano forti preoccupazioni. Come Europa non possiamo guardare inermi ciò che accade dall'altra parte del Mediterraneo, in Algeria o altrove. Le autorità rilascino Ihsane El Kadi e tutti i detenuti per reati d'opinione e rispettino la libertà di stampa. La Commissione europea stabilisca nuove azioni comuni con l'Algeria, prevedendo condizionalità sul rispetto della democrazia e dei diritti umani. Non possiamo avere partenariati che non siano basati su questo. Ancora una volta, l'Unione europea deve alzare la voce perché le libertà democratiche non siano un'eccezione ma una regola, ovunque, dentro e fuori i nostri confini.
Debate: Media freedom and freedom of expression in Algeria, the case of journalist Ihsane El-Kadi
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
Speaker: Seán Kelly
Political group: PPE
Country: Greece
Language: GA

A Uachtaráin, ar dtús, ba mhaith liom mo chomhghleacaithe, an t-údar a chuir an tuarascáil seo le chéile a mholadh, mar tá sé an-tábhachtach go ndírímid ar cad atá ag tarlú san Ailgéir, go háirithe maidir le saoirse na meán agus sa chás seo an t-iriseoir El Kadi. Gan saoirse na meán, ní féidir le saoránaigh teacht ar thuairimí éagsúla ná a n-aigní a dhéanamh suas maidir le cad atá ag tarlú. Níor mhaith lena lán rialtas go mbeadh na meáin saor mar ní féidir leo ansin na daoine a chur faoi chois. Feicimid é seo mar shampla sa Rúis. Ach tá sé ceart ag an Aontas, cé go bhfuil gaol maith againn leis an Ailgéir ó thaobh cúrsaí trádála agus geilleagair, ag an am céanna, níor cheart dúinn súil dhall a chasadh ar cad atá ag tarlú maidir le cás El Kadi agus caithfimid brú a chur ar na húdaráis ann é a ligean saor.
Debate: Media freedom and freedom of expression in Algeria, the case of journalist Ihsane El-Kadi
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
Speaker: Clare Daly
Political group: The Left
Country: France
Language: EN

Mr President, the sentencing of Algerian journalist Ihsane El Kadi to five years in prison is obviously deeply concerning and indicates the direction in which Algerian society is going: far from the aspirations of the Hirak in 2019. Three hundred political prisoners of conscience, systemic dissolution of civil society organisations, the muzzling of the press, the arrests and intimidation – and none of this seems to be particularly bothering the European Union at all. In the urgent search for alternative gas supplies, you don’t want to deal with the authoritarian regime of Russia, so you’ll deal with other regimes that have equally disturbing human rights records. And I think the visit of Josep Borrell to Algiers recently exposes this hypocrisy, along with our extension of security cooperation in the Sahel with the same players. This is not going to be of any benefit to the citizens of Algeria. So, you know, it seems to me as long as the gas flows, we don’t care. So can we please drop the pretence that we have values where others don’t? And be honest, it’s always about interests and it’s always about the wealthy enriching themselves at the expense of the majority.
Debate: Media freedom and freedom of expression in Algeria, the case of journalist Ihsane El-Kadi
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
Speaker: Didier Reynders
Language: EN

EU—Algeria relations are comprehensive, strong and cover a broad range of issues, including energy security and trade. Respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms is a key building block of our partnership as reflected in the EU—Algeria Association Agreement. Human rights and fundamental freedoms are universal as enshrined in well-established international law. Algeria subscribes to that view and has sealed them in its constitution. Recently, however, we have observed a number of arrests, prosecutions and detentions of journalists and human rights defenders in that country. One of the most prominent cases is that of Ihsane El—Kadi, the director of the editorial division of Radio M and the news website Maghreb Emergent, who was arrested in December and sentenced to a five—year prison term in April. Among friends and partners, it is not only possible, but necessary, to address matters of concern frankly and openly, as HR/VP Borrell did most recently during his visit to Algeria on 12—13 March, where he met with President Tebboune, Prime Minister Ben Abdel Rahman and members of Algerian civil society, including businesspeople, artists and journalists. As the HR/VP stressed during his press conference, Algeria’s election to the United Nations Human Rights Council also entails special responsibilities for the promotion and protection of human rights, particularly the protection of fundamental freedoms such as freedom of the press and freedom of expression.  In addition to the high—level visits, the EU also addresses human rights in the framework of the EU—Algeria Association Agreement, notably in the Political and Human Rights Dialogue Subcommittee and through continuous contacts with civil society representatives in Algeria and in Brussels. The EU is ready to engage in further dialogue with Algeria and to strengthen our cooperation in this field. I appreciate the various suggestions you have put forward on how this could be best achieved.
Debate: Belarus: the inhumane treatment and hospitalisation of prominent opposition leader Viktar Babaryka
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
Speaker: Roberts Zīle
Language: LV

Nākamais darba kārtības punkts ir debates par pieciem rezolūciju priekšlikumiem attiecībā uz Baltkrieviju: necilvēcīga izturēšanās pret pazīstamu opozīcijas līderi Viktar Babaryka un viņa stacionēšana ( * Sk. protokolu.
Debate: Belarus: the inhumane treatment and hospitalisation of prominent opposition leader Viktar Babaryka
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
Speaker: Seán Kelly
Country: Greece
Language: EN

Two weeks ago, it was reported that Viktar Babaryka, a politician who ran against dictator Alexander Lukashenko in the 2020 presidential election, was hospitalised with a punctured lung and signs of physical abuse. The following evening, he had disappeared completely. Babaryka is currently serving a 14-year prison sentence for politically motivated charges. He was detained in 2020 as part of the ongoing crackdown on those who oppose Lukashenko’s rotten regime. Babaryka was considered one of Lukashenko’s main political opponents during the president’s election campaign in 2020. Those close to him are unaware of his whereabouts and of course cannot visit him. Before his hospitalisation, Babaryka was sent to a closed prison-type facility for prisoners who commit serious violations. The Government of Belarus must immediately bring the systematic repression of perceived critics to an end and immediately release all detainees held on political grounds. The government owes it to its people to end this mass repression and to conduct impartial and transparent investigations. We call for the immediate, unconditional release of political opposition figures such as Viktar Babaryka and the more than 1 400 political prisoners Belarus continues to unjustly incarcerate. Thank you, President, and thank you to my colleagues who were involved in this report.
Debate: Belarus: the inhumane treatment and hospitalisation of prominent opposition leader Viktar Babaryka
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
Speaker: Juozas Olekas
Country: Spain
Language: EN

The European Parliament should be very clear. The sanctions against the regime and all his enablers will only increase. The EU has to work with the third countries to expand the sanctions regime as widely as possible. We should work further to establish accountability for all perpetrators of human rights violations, and we must step up the efforts to help the victims of the political repression and their family members.
Debate: Belarus: the inhumane treatment and hospitalisation of prominent opposition leader Viktar Babaryka
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
Speaker: Petras Auštrevičius
Country: Lithuania
Language: EN

The Lukashenko regime does not stop taking revenge on its rivals, even after imprisonment. Political prisoners are completely isolated. They are cut off from contact with other prisoners and with the outside world. They are constantly terrorized and abused. Already four prisoners have died, and Viktar Babaryka was hospitalized with traces of beatings that necessitated surgery. There is no information about his state of health for the time of being.  The crimes of Lukashenko regime must be investigated by the international tribunal. We must broaden our sanctions as soon as possible and sanction those responsible for illegal imprisonment and inhumane treatment of political prisoners in Belarus.
Debate: Belarus: the inhumane treatment and hospitalisation of prominent opposition leader Viktar Babaryka
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
Speaker: Ryszard Czarnecki
Country: France
Language: PL

Musimy mieć świadomość, że nasz jednolity głos w tej sprawie zwiększa szansę na wolność i demokrację na Białorusi. Nie od razu, ale zwiększa. Możemy dzisiaj mówić o panu Babaryce, dzielnym człowieku, możemy o Andrzeju Poczobucie, polskim dziennikarzu, obywatelu Białorusi, który siedzi od dawna. Warto o tych ludziach mówić. Ttrzeba o tych ludziach mówić. To jest nasz obowiązek moralny.
Debate: Belarus: the inhumane treatment and hospitalisation of prominent opposition leader Viktar Babaryka
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
Speaker: Matthias Ecke
Political group: S-D
Language: DE

Immer wieder hören wir von der Misshandlung politischer Gefangener. Wir verurteilen den Umgang mit Wiktar Babaryka, dem ehemaligen Präsidentschaftskandidaten, dem politischen Konkurrenten. Wir fordern seine Freilassung, und wir fordern Freiheit für alle 1500 politischen Gefangenen in Belarus. Wir stehen an der Seite des belarussischen Volkes, an der Seite der Opposition.  Eine Delegation dieses Parlaments wird nächste Woche in Vilnius mit Vertreterinnen und Vertretern der Opposition ins Gespräch kommen – hoffentlich mit dieser Entschließung im Gepäck. Erinnern wir uns an Schillers Worte: „Tyrannenmacht kann nur die Hände fesseln.“ Den Willen der demokratischen Kräfte von Belarus wird Lukaschenko niemals brechen – niemals!