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Debate: Conclusions of the special European Council meeting of  February  on the Multiannual Financial framework
Date: TUESDAY, 10 MARCH 2020
Speaker: Izaskun Bilbao Barandica
Political group: Renew
Country: Slovakia
Language: ES

Señora presidenta, señor comisario, la acción pública, para ser creíble y eficaz, necesita proyectos y voluntad política, liderazgo y presupuestos. Los problemas a los que tratamos de responder desde la Unión —el cambio climático, la transformación de nuestro modelo productivo y energético, la transformación de la energía lineal en circular, las crisis de la inmigración— necesitan una acción concertada. Y sin un acuerdo razonable para este marco financiero plurianual dejamos a las instituciones europeas sin herramientas.  Luego, es muy fácil. Cuando un problema nos supera, es mucho más fácil echar la culpa de todo a Bruselas. Sin presupuesto, sin herramientas, sin instituciones europeas sólidas, la inacción, los errores propios, la incapacidad para llegar a acuerdos, las miserias y los egoísmos nacionales son más fáciles de endosar a la Unión Europea. Este Parlamento que codecide —no lo olvidemos— no va a aceptar un mal acuerdo.
Debate: Conclusions of the special European Council meeting of  February  on the Multiannual Financial framework
Date: TUESDAY, 10 MARCH 2020
Speaker: Daniel Freund
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Spain
Language: DE

Frau Präsidentin! Wir reden heute über den nächsten mehrjährigen Finanzrahmen, und ich finde, da muss man auch sagen: Wir verlieren in der EU jedes Jahr viele Millionen Euro Steuergelder an Korruption. Wir haben in einer Reihe von Mitgliedstaaten ein systematisches Problem. Transparency International hat zum Beispiel aufgezeigt: Millionen von EU-Steuergeldern fließen an den Milliardär und Premierminister Babiş. Und gleichzeitig sehen wir eben auch im Budget, dass wir viel zu wenig Geld für die Institutionen ausgeben, die genau das verhindern sollen: Korruption, Betrug, Missmanagement. OLAF, Eurojust, die Europäische Staatsanwaltschaft – alle haben zu wenig Ressourcen, und gleichzeitig binden wir die Mitgliedschaft bei diesen Institutionen, gerade bei der Europäischen Staatsanwaltschaft, nicht an das europäische Budget. Das heißt, die Einhaltung der Grundregeln, der Kampf gegen Korruption wird nicht mit der Auszahlung von EU-Geldern verknüpft. Ich finde, das geht nicht, das ist ein Verrat an unseren Werten. Wir brauchen einen funktionierenden Rechtsstaatsmechanismus, der endlich dafür sorgt, dass Korruption bekämpft wird, dass die Grundwerte eingehalten werden. Das muss die Bedingung für EU-Gelder sein.
Debate: Conclusions of the special European Council meeting of  February  on the Multiannual Financial framework
Date: TUESDAY, 10 MARCH 2020
Speaker: Ruža Tomašić
Political group: ECR
Language: HR

Poštovana predsjedavajuća, izlaskom Ujedinjene Kraljevine iz Europske unije nastala je poprilična proračunska rupa koju neće biti lako zakrpati.  Migracijski izazovi, epidemija koronavirusa i slični globalni izazovi tu zadaću čine još težom. Pri donošenju Višegodišnjeg financijskog okvira moramo jedno imati na umu. On mora održavati europski duh solidarnosti i ambiciju dugoročnog ravnomjernog razvoja Unije. U protivnom neće ispuniti svoju zadaću i stvorit ćemo samo dodatne podjele. Postoji opasnost da slabije razvijene članice ostanu zakinute za sredstva za koheziju i poljoprivredu.  Bio bi korak u pogrešnom smjeru i jasna poruka sadašnjim i budućim članicama da članstvo u Uniji više ne donosi vrijednosti kakvu je nekad donosilo onima koji kaskaju u razvoju i vjerujem da bi to dodatno oslabilo međusobno povjerenje i stvorilo preduvjete za nove podjele koje bi u konačnici stabilizirale Uniju.
Debate: Conclusions of the special European Council meeting of  February  on the Multiannual Financial framework
Date: TUESDAY, 10 MARCH 2020
Speaker: Clare Daly
Political group: GUE/NGL
Country: France
Language: EN

Madam President, for me, the discussion around the MFF really exposes what European values are, because the problem isn’t that agreement hasn’t been reached or that some programmes will be cut – the real problem is the areas of expenditure that are being prioritised by the Commission and the Council.  This is a budget defined more than anything else by an enormous domination of expenditure on security and defence and on border management. The obscenity that the same arms companies that benefit from the wars that make people refugees are going to benefit from the contracts in us reinforcing our borders to keep them out. We’ve seen it in the decision last week to give EUR 700 million to Greece as a shield – a shield for Europe and not a single word about the adherence to international law, the right to asylum, the need for a new migration pact. The pursuit of militarism in this EU will not meet the expectation of citizens and it’s a failure for all.
Debate: Conclusions of the special European Council meeting of  February  on the Multiannual Financial framework
Date: TUESDAY, 10 MARCH 2020
Speaker: Loránt Vincze
Political group: PPE
Country: Greece
Language: EN

Madam President, the failure to reach an agreement on the MMF in February was brushed off by many as a necessity for talks to succeed later on, but the negotiation also had to fail because it started from a totally wrong premise – that Europe is divided between generous benefactor countries and poor ones living off handouts. It failed to consider how closely the EU budget is interlinked with the Single Market that everybody benefits from. It overlooked all the dividends for all the Member States from the internal market, as well as the indirect benefits they receive from the implementation of the cohesion funds. In reality, the EU budget is not a financial burden, it is an investment tool. In reality, it is not fair that today Member States benefiting from rebates contribute less to the EU budget as a share of GNI than others. The non-transparent and unfair system of rebates has no reason to exist in an EU which wants to be strong, cohesive and relevant.
Debate: Conclusions of the special European Council meeting of  February  on the Multiannual Financial framework
Date: TUESDAY, 10 MARCH 2020
Speaker: Victor Negrescu
Political group: S-D
Country: Finland
Language: RO

Doamnă președintă, cetățenii europeni s-au săturat de acest joc în jurul bugetului european. Avem nevoie de un viitor cadru financiar multianual de calitate, avem nevoie de un buget acum, care să răspundă nevoilor pe care le au cetățenii europeni. Avem nevoie să începem viitorul program rapid, să nu mai existe o întârziere de un an sau chiar de doi și avem nevoie, practic, de continuitate. Avem nevoie din partea instituțiilor europene să reacționeze într-o manieră coerentă. Pe de o parte, Comisia Europeană ar trebui să fie mai implicată, mai activă. Nu este normal că a acceptat propunerea lansată de Președintele Consiliului European. Nu este normal că nu a apărat suficient cetățeanul european în aceste negocieri. De cealaltă parte, Președintele Consiliului European a venit cu o propunere inacceptabilă și a pus pe masă o propunere care nu a fost discutată cu Parlamentul European, pe care noi nu o putem accepta și acest lucru este clar din dezbaterea de astăzi.  Nu vorbim de bani alocați Uniunii Europene, vorbim de bani pe care noi îi alocăm, statele membre, pentru a dezvolta această Uniune Europeană, pentru a răspunde la crizele majore cu care suntem confruntați și trebuie să gândim acest buget într-o manieră constructivă, axat pe dezvoltare, axat pe dezvoltare sustenabilă.
Debate: Conclusions of the special European Council meeting of  February  on the Multiannual Financial framework
Date: TUESDAY, 10 MARCH 2020
Speaker: Valter Flego
Political group: Renew
Country: Sweden
Language: HR

Poštovana predsjedavajuća, izrada proračuna nikad nije jednostavan posao. To vam mogu reći i kao bivši gradonačelnik i kao bivši župan, ali ako nešto radite s puno puno iskrenosti i dobre vjere, onda je moguće postići dogovor, ali da biste to učinili onda treba različita ega smiriti, treba definitivno dvoličnost ukloniti i treba vjerovati u jasne prioritete.  Zato i kažem, proračun mora biti zamašnjak i digitalizacije i borbe protiv klimatskih promjena i sigurnosti i poljoprivrede, a sve to skupa ja trenutno u ovom prijedlogu proračuna ne vidim. Iz tog razloga želim poručiti odavde da ovaj Parlament, dok ne vidi takav prijedlog proračuna, reći će ne, a da bismo došli do jednog kvalitetnijeg, jasnijeg prijedloga proračuna, odnosno aktivnosti sljedećih sedam godina, molimo vas, budite solidarni ne samo na riječima nego i u eurima.
Debate: Conclusions of the special European Council meeting of  February  on the Multiannual Financial framework
Date: TUESDAY, 10 MARCH 2020
Speaker: Franc Bogovič
Political group: PPE
Country: Italy
Language: SL

Gospa predsednica! Hvala za besedo. Evropski svet se je na zadnjem zasedanju osredotočil zgolj na procente in pokazal različna stališča neto plačnic, neto prejemnic. Vendar je proračun dosti več. Proračun je tako na eni strani odgovor na koronavirus in izzive, ki jih bo ta virus povzročil, na drugi strani ima Evropa velik pritisk na evropske meje. Ne vem, če je sedaj realna ocena Sveta, da bi zmanjšal za skoraj 40 procentov število ljudi, ki branijo evropske meje. Pritiski se bodo nadaljevali. Vojaška ogroženost je na nek način podobna zadeva: čutimo, kaj se nam dogaja na turški meji.  Pozabili smo na samooskrbo, kar se tiče kmetijstva. Kaj bomo storili za to, da se ne bodo izseljevali ljudje iz enih delov Evrope, iz revnejših se selili v druge. In na vse to je treba pomisliti pri sestavi proračuna in takšnega proračuna, kot je sedaj, sam zagotovo ne bom podprl.
Debate: Conclusions of the special European Council meeting of  February  on the Multiannual Financial framework
Date: TUESDAY, 10 MARCH 2020
Speaker: Maria Grapini
Political group: S-D
Country: Portugal
Language: RO

Doamnă președintă, domnule comisar, eu cred că prelungirea unei decizii este o rușine. Nu înțeleg cetățenii cum trei oameni, patru oameni, chiar 27 de șefi de stat să fie mai mult decât reprezentanții cetățenilor, Parlamentul European, reprezentanții cetățenilor, până la urmă, prin comisari. Domnule comisar și doamnă președintă, îmi pare rău că nu avem aici Consiliul prezent, când noi discutăm ce au decis ei în 20 și ce vor să facă. Eu sunt vicepreședintă a Comisiei pentru piața internă; nu se poate ca la piața internă să acceptăm o tăiere de 31 %. Nu se poate, la digitalizare, la IMM-uri, la cercetare, la Orizont, la politica agricolă comună. Despre ce buget vorbim noi aici?  Eu cred că trebuie, așa cum s-a mai spus aici, să acționăm, pentru că nu putem să așteptăm să decidă cele 27 de state acum, când avem încă două crize: migrația și criza cu coronavirusul. Vă mulțumesc și sper, domnule comisar, că veți transmite acest mesaj.
Debate: Conclusions of the special European Council meeting of  February  on the Multiannual Financial framework
Date: TUESDAY, 10 MARCH 2020
Speaker: Maroš Šefčovič
Language: EN

The first was a sense of urgency, and here I could not agree with you more. We need to get the budget as soon as possible; in my introductory remarks I already described to you the dire consequences of acting late. Therefore, we have also called on the President of the European Council to work closely with the Parliament and the Commission to hold the summit as soon as possible – this time hopefully with a positive outcome. Second, I think a very important element, which I felt in all interventions, was the sense of ambition, that we simply want a Europe that strives for more, despite the fact that our British friends are leaving us. It was underlined in the interventions by Madame García Pérez that we need a budget of a sufficient overall size, and that – as Mr Fernandes and Mr Lins underlined – we need a budget which would enable us to respond to the challenges ahead because, as Ms McGuinness has said, if we don’t have proper funding, how are we going to convince our farmers that we need to invest more in a Farm—to—Fork Strategy? How are we going to create that huge investment fund which we want to use to modernise Europe, to invest in the Green Deal project and to prepare the industry for this important twin transition – digital and green – that we are going through? We also need to be much better prepared for contingencies. I think it was underlined in the interventions by Ms Marques and Mr Cioloş that we need to have some flexibility in the budget to respond adequately to all the challenges and unexpected emergencies we have to face. Almost all of you referred to the situation at the Turkish—Greek borders and to the coronavirus. These are exactly the situations where European citizens expect us to act and act fast. I think that on both occasions we did our utmost and my dear colleague Ylva Johansson is here to debrief you on the details of the visit of the three Presidents to the Greek borders and on all the contingency planning we are doing in the Commission.  I think that what is very important right now is to focus on the deal – to focus on the agreement – because I believe none of us want to disappoint our young generation and tell them that next year there is simply no Erasmus. Nobody wants to disappoint the citizens who came out to vote in such large numbers and who sent us a clear message to prepare Europe for the important Green Deal transition because, put simply, we need to lead by example and we are in the best position to do so. So all these are tasks which we have to deal with. We therefore hope that, together with you, in the spirit of the close cooperation we have had, we will be able to push for an ambitious budget – a budget which responds to the expectations of our citizens. We agree with you that there is no time to lose. So thank you very much for your support. Let’s cooperate very closely on this until we get the ambitious budget that Europe needs.
Debate: Conclusions of the special European Council meeting of  February  on the Multiannual Financial framework
Date: TUESDAY, 10 MARCH 2020
Speaker: Susana Solís Pérez
Political group: Renew
Country: Slovakia
Language: ES

En España estos recortes pueden tener un gran impacto, especialmente en las zonas rurales, ya que la política agrícola común sufriría un recorte del 14 % y el desarrollo regional uno del 12,7 %. Es decir, afectarán directamente a nuestros agricultores y pymes.  Para que el presupuesto tenga el tamaño adecuado es urgente una reforma de los ingresos de la UE. Los nuevos recursos propios son una oportunidad para combatir la elusión fiscal de las grandes empresas y para hacer pagar a los grandes contaminantes por su deterioro del medio ambiente.
Debate: Migration situation at the Greek-Turkish border and the EU's common response to it
Date: TUESDAY, 10 MARCH 2020
Speaker: Katarina Barley
Country: Germany
Language: DE

Als nächster Punkt der Tagesordnung folgt die Aussprache über die Erklärungen des Rates und der Kommission zur Lage von Migranten an der Grenze zwischen Griechenland und der Türkei und zur gemeinsamen Reaktion der EU (
Debate: Migration situation at the Greek-Turkish border and the EU's common response to it
Date: TUESDAY, 10 MARCH 2020
Speaker: Rainer Wieland
Country: Germany
Language: DE

Vielen Dank, Frau Kommissarin Johansson! Sie haben ja gemerkt, dass wir Schwierigkeiten mit der Mikrofonanlage haben. Wir versuchen, sie zu stabilisieren. Es sieht so aus, dass diejenigen, die aus der ersten Reihe sprechen, mit einem drahtlosen Mikrofon sprechen, während die in der zweiten Reihe – wir versuchen es zumindest mal – nach dem bisherigen System sprechen können und die normale Anlage benutzen können.
Debate: Migration situation at the Greek-Turkish border and the EU's common response to it
Date: TUESDAY, 10 MARCH 2020
Speaker: Manfred Weber
Political group: PPE
Country: Austria
Language: DE

Ich möchte Danke sagen bei den drei Präsidenten, die nach Griechenland gefahren sind und die griechische Regierung unterstützt haben. Die Europäische Union steht an der Seite Griechenlands. Und wir als EVP haben auch volles Vertrauen in die handelnden Beamten. Diejenigen, die dort vor Ort tätig sind und ihren Job durchführen, wollen keine Gewalt anwenden. Und alle griechischen Beamten, die dort tätig sind, werden europäisches Recht auch respektieren. Was ist jetzt zu tun? Erstens: Bevor wir einen Dialog mit der Türkei starten, der notwendig ist, muss Erdoğan deeskalieren, das heißt, an der griechisch-türkischen Grenze dafür sorgen, dass wir wieder zu geordneten Verhältnissen kommen. Zweitens: Griechenland braucht unsere Unterstützung – mit Geld, mit Frontex, mit Zelten, so wie das bereits jetzt am Laufen ist. Drittens: Wir sind bereit für ein erneuertes Abkommen mit der Türkei. Aber die Zahlungen sollten weiterhin direkt an die Hilfsorganisationen gehen. Wir als EVP sind nicht bereit, das türkische Staatsbudget zu finanzieren, aber wir sind bereit, die Flüchtlinge in der Türkei zu unterstützen. Und wir sollten auch nicht vergessen, dass auch Libanon und Jordanien weiter hohen Bedarf an Unterstützung haben. Es sollte nicht nur die Türkei im Mittelpunkt stehen. Viertens: Wir brauchen eine Lösung für die Menschen in Lesbos. Frau Kommissarin, Sie haben auf die unsägliche Situation vor allem für die unbegleiteten Kinder hingewiesen. Deswegen begrüßen wir, dass es jetzt endlich den Willen für eine Koalition der Willigen auf europäischer Ebene gibt, die bereit sind, auch Menschen in Not aufzunehmen. Es ist dringend notwendig, das anzupacken. Das Fünfte: Die Entwicklung ist ein Weckruf für die Europäische Union, jetzt bei der mittelfristigen finanziellen Vorausschau, die wir vorhin diskutiert haben, endlich ehrlich zu sein. Vor zwei Wochen haben die Staats- und Regierungschefs beschlossen, Frontex zu kürzen. Sie haben beschlossen, dem Grenzschutz weniger Geld zu geben. Das ist indiskutabel! Die Mitgliedstaaten müssen sich endlich ehrlich klar machen: Wollen wir einen gemeinsamen Außengrenzschutz? Dann müssen die Staaten auch bereit sein, die notwendigen Gelder bereitzustellen. Und wir brauchen einen Durchbruch bei der legislativen Vorlage. Frau Kommissarin, wir warten da auf Ihre Vorschläge, die ja nach Ostern dann kommen sollen. Und wir werden Sie konstruktiv begleiten. Wir brauchen einen neuen Aufschlag, um voranzugehen. Die eigentliche Ursache der Entwicklungen ist natürlich Syrien, wo Erdoğan zu Recht sagt, dass Europa endlich aktiv werden und nicht nur kommentieren soll. Und deswegen: Europa braucht mehr Ambition, geopolitisch zu handeln, und Kyriakos Mitsotakis braucht unsere volle Unterstützung.
Debate: Migration situation at the Greek-Turkish border and the EU's common response to it
Date: TUESDAY, 10 MARCH 2020
Speaker: Iratxe García Pérez
Political group: S-D
Country: Germany
Language: ES

Debemos prestar todo el apoyo a Grecia. Grecia merece nuestra responsabilidad. Porque Grecia está siendo víctima de la falta de responsabilidad del Consejo ante el bloqueo de la reforma de Dublín. Y permítame, señor Weber: me parece muy irresponsable por su parte que haya hecho esa referencia al cambio de gobierno en Grecia, porque las mismas dificultades que encuentra hoy el Gobierno para ser capaz de actuar ante esta situación las tuvo el anterior Gobierno. Es muy irresponsable hacer una utilización política de esta cuestión, mucho. Pongámonos de acuerdo en lo que tenemos que hacer y no usemos esta desgracia de muchas personas para atacar a un gobierno nacional.  Siendo conscientes de ello, los socialdemócratas no podemos dejar de lamentar que el debate haya girado únicamente en torno a la protección de nuestras fronteras, mientras que olvidamos a los miles de personas, en campos de refugiados o en tierra de nadie, que están sufriendo las consecuencias. Las imágenes que hemos visto en la frontera de Grecia con Turquía son estremecedoras. Sí, los Estados miembros tienen el derecho de ejercer un control efectivo de sus fronteras, pero dicho control debe realizarse en estricto cumplimiento del Derecho internacional.  No sé si la presidenta Von der Leyen piensa lo mismo, porque, cuando visitó Grecia y tuvo una reunión con su Gobierno, defendió con orgullo que ese Gobierno, que el Gobierno de Grecia actúe como escudo de Europa. ¿Escudo de qué? Los escudos se utilizan para protegernos de las armas, y estamos hablando de la vida de personas, de seres humanos, de seres vulnerables. Escudos no, protección.  Nos gustaría escuchar qué piensa la Comisión ante la decisión unilateral por parte del Gobierno griego de suspender todas las solicitudes de asilo durante un mes. ¿Esto significa que la Comisión Europea ignora la Convención de Ginebra? Me gustaría recordar su papel como guardiana de los Tratados, porque el artículo 78, apartado 3, del TFUE establece que cualquier medida en este sentido requiere una decisión del Consejo a propuesta de la Comisión y previa consulta del Parlamento Europeo.  Si queremos acabar con este drama, debemos trabajar en todos los frentes. Porque no habrá solución a esta crisis humanitaria si no se pone fin a la contienda civil en Siria. La Comisión y el Consejo tienen una responsabilidad crucial. La señora Johansson hoy nos ha anunciado la presentación de este paquete, que estamos esperando, porque es urgente y necesario. Tenemos que tener en cuenta que la solidaridad con Grecia no puede ser incompatible con el respeto a las leyes internacionales. Actuemos con esa responsabilidad...
Debate: Migration situation at the Greek-Turkish border and the EU's common response to it
Date: TUESDAY, 10 MARCH 2020
Speaker: Sophia in 't Veld
Political group: Renew
Country: Poland
Language: EN

Today we are facing the consequences of four years of inertia: the government leaders who’ve been sitting on their hands since 2015 are now crying big crocodile tears because they’ve been cornered by Mr Erdoğan, which cannot come as a surprise. Europe has abandoned its citizens and Europe has betrayed its values. So now let’s try and use this crisis to do better. I think that our adjusted work schedules should not be a reason for not doing our parliamentary job as a co-legislator and a budget authority.  Firstly, we urgently need to relocate people from the islands, with priority for unaccompanied minors and families with children. I find the refusal of most Member States – fortunately not all – to relocate people from the islands an absolute disgrace. I would like to praise the local authorities. who have been a lot more generous and welcoming – and very often wiser – than their own national governments. Yes, Europe also has to renegotiate with Mr Erdoğan. Not a statement, which is basically no more than a press release, but a proper international, enforceable agreement under EU law and under the scrutiny of this House. But, more importantly, Europe needs its own asylum and migration policy and we’re very interested to see what the European Commission will propose. But let’s be clear: we’re not in the business of rubber—stamping here. We will play our full role as a co-legislator and not sign on the dotted line. As for the EUR 700 million which have been so generously promised by the Commission and Council, we would like to know, again as the budget authority, what the money is for before we sign up for the EUR 350 million.  Finally, all allegations of violence by the authorities – and that includes Frontex – will have to be investigated by an independent authority.  Colleagues, let’s use this crisis to end the paralysis and let’s show the citizens that we can deliver.