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Debate: Commission recommendation on secure and resilient submarine cables
Date: THURSDAY, 29 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Billy Kelleher
Political group: Renew
Country: Denmark
Language: EN

Mr President, data is at the heart of the Irish economic success story. We are home to 16 of the 20 largest tech companies, the top three enterprise software companies. We have 82 data centres from companies such as Facebook, Amazon and Apple located in the country. Crucially and most importantly, three quarters of all subsea cables in the northern hemisphere pass through or near Irish waters with massive flows of data through them. Therefore, I welcome the Commission statement last week on subsea cables, and I am calling on my government to engage to ensure that they protect our strategic and economic interests to ensure that these cables are safe and protected from nefarious third countries. In January 2022, we all remember when Russian warships were moored off the coast of Ireland, pretending not to be scoping out the cables and looking for weaknesses. For Ireland, it will mean properly working with and collaborating with the military and cyber authorities in other western Member States and our friends in the United Kingdom and the United States. And the Irish Government must also invest strategically in the Irish navy, enhancing its capacity with regard to additional ships and radar as well. A failure to do so will undermine our capacity to protect these cables and data flowing through them, and our economic prosperity.
Debate: Commission recommendation on secure and resilient submarine cables
Date: THURSDAY, 29 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Catherine Chabaud
Political group: Renew
Country: Belgium
Language: FR

Monsieur le Président, Monsieur le Commissaire, chers collègues, je remercie la Commission pour cette communication sur les câbles sous-marins, sujet qui s’inscrirait parfaitement dans une stratégie globale de l’Union européenne concernant la mer. Je veux parler d’une stratégie qui intégrerait tous les enjeux de préservation de l’économie bleue, mais aussi géostratégique. C’est ce pacte bleu que j’appelle de mes vœux depuis le début de mon mandat, et j’espère qu’il verra le jour à l’occasion de la prochaine mandature. Je voudrais concentrer mon propos sur un point évoqué par votre communication, à savoir la nécessité de garantir un impact réduit, minimal, de ces infrastructures sur le climat et l’environnement, et notamment sur les écosystèmes marins et côtiers qui abritent une biodiversité riche, mais qui sont également des puits de carbone. Il est donc, à mon sens, nécessaire d’écoconcevoir ces infrastructures dont je soutiens le développement. Cela doit être intégré également dans la planification des espaces maritimes, compte tenu de la conjonction avec les autres activités. Et cela peut se faire notamment par la mise en place de solutions basées sur la nature afin de créer un effet dit «récif». C’est ce qu’on appelle les infrastructures maritimes à impact positif. Cette écoconception doit aussi s’appliquer à terre, notamment pour les centres de données qui sont très énergivores. Il peut être intéressant d’examiner des solutions qui sont actuellement testées, comme l’immersion ou la récupération de la chaleur. L’écoconception est d’autant plus importante à mon sens, qu’un jour, il faudra probablement retirer ces câbles, si nécessaires aujourd’hui, mais qui deviendront peut être obsolètes un jour et qui tapissent le fond de nos océans.
Debate: Commission recommendation on secure and resilient submarine cables
Date: THURSDAY, 29 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Fabio Massimo Castaldo
Political group: Renew
Country: France
Language: IT

Signor Presidente, signor Commissario, onorevoli colleghi, il rischio di sabotaggi e di attentati ai cavi sottomarini è una delle minacce più pericolose alla nostra sicurezza e alla nostra economia. Questa raccomandazione introduce alcune utilissime innovazioni, a partire dalla creazione di infrastrutture di interesse europeo per aumentare la connettività del nostro continente. E ancora, le future valutazioni dei rischi e delle vulnerabilità congiunte.  Ma mi chiedo e le chiedo: stiamo davvero facendo abbastanza? Non dovremmo forse pensare anche a quanto avviene al di là dei nostri confini, soprattutto nelle aree di maggiore instabilità? Proprio negli scorsi giorni, il sabotaggio dei cavi sottomarini nel Mar Rosso ci ha dimostrato chiaramente quali possono essere i devastanti impatti di tali azioni ostili. Il 99 % delle informazioni viaggia sotto i mari, sotto tutti i mari, tanto quelli nostri quanto quelli degli altri.  Costruiamo nuove reti europee, garantiamone la sicurezza, ma non rifugiamoci nella pia illusione che creare una "fortezza Europa" ci renderebbe esenti da rischi, in un mondo così interconnesso. Lanciamo una coalizione internazionale, insieme ai nostri alleati e partner che condividono i nostri principi e valori, e la necessità di difendere queste infrastrutture, assicurando monitoraggio e protezione costante.  Questa è una sfida globale e la risposta non può che essere globale. Non è tempo di essere esitanti: come europei possiamo e dobbiamo essere capofila di questa coalizione.
Debate: Commission recommendation on secure and resilient submarine cables
Date: THURSDAY, 29 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Mick Wallace
Political group: The Left
Country: Germany
Language: EN

Mr President, there’s been much talk about the threat to undersea cables in the Red Sea, but Ansar Allah have made it clear that they have no intention of targeting internet cables destined for regional countries. They are solely targeting ships that are facilitating the Israeli genocide in Gaza. Now, how are we supposed to take the Commission’s concern for undersea cables seriously when the Nord Stream investigations are going cold? This was a terrorist attack on critical EU infrastructure that has affected the lives of every person in the EU. Along with the brain-dead sanctions against Russia, this act of sabotage compounded rising energy costs, a cost of living crisis and an EU-wide economic downturn. Sweden and Denmark have abandoned their investigations into the destruction of Nord Stream. How bad that the EU countries don’t even want to know the truth about what really happened? See no evil, speak no evil. Accountability is less important than maintaining propaganda narratives. Smear the enemy and bury the evidence. It’s a shocking indictment on the EU that they don’t want to know the truth about Nord Stream.
Debate: Commission recommendation on secure and resilient submarine cables
Date: THURSDAY, 29 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Barry Andrews
Political group: Renew
Country: Ireland
Language: EN

Mr President, much of the discussion in Ireland is about naval capacity, but the recommendation we’re debating today makes no mention of naval capability, and there is no way that Ireland could – or should – survey or police subsea cables, which are for the most part not in our territorial waters, and in any case privately owned. Whether we like it or not, we will have to cooperate with partners like the UK, Iceland and other EU Member States, and partners have made it clear that they want to work through NATO. It’s not about joining NATO, but about cooperating in a flexible way with NATO on exchange of information and situation analysis. Finally, Ireland can make a significant contribution to the new expert group referred to in the recommendation. We can provide information, carry out risk assessments and cable mapping, and cooperate with the expert group in this way. And we can also work on fast approval of planning and licensing applications, which otherwise are holding up the work of securing resilient submarine cables.  Finally, I think we need to press the Commission expert group for recognition of cable projects of European interest in Ireland and associated funding.
Debate: Commission recommendation on secure and resilient submarine cables
Date: THURSDAY, 29 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Didier Reynders
Language: FR

La présente recommandation arrive à point nommé en raison de l’urgence de la question et de l’attention croissante accordée à cette problématique par nos partenaires et concurrents dans d’autres régions. Je pense en particulier à des initiatives récentes, telles que le  Dans ce contexte mondial, nous devrions veiller à coopérer étroitement avec nos partenaires internationaux — plusieurs d’entre vous ont insisté sur ce point —, en particulier avec les États-Unis, l’OTAN et le G7. Je vous remercie de votre soutien constant sur cette question stratégique et également pour un certain nombre de préoccupations que vous avez exprimées, par exemple pour les régions périphériques ou l’écoconception des projets.
Debate: EU/Chile Advanced Framework Agreement
Date: THURSDAY, 29 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Karen Melchior
Political group: Renew
Country: Estonia
Language: EN

Mr President, thank you very much for giving me the floor. It’s a point of order regarding the entry into the room of the children of MEPs. We had a colleague that was barred entrance into the plenary room for the vote because he had his child with him. To make a change of the rules of entry into the plenary with short notice and stopping a parent with his child at the doors of the plenary – having a discussion with the parent across the head of the child – is not acceptable. I missed votes. Our colleague missed votes because of the change of rules. We should have a Parliament that allows people to be parents and politicians at the same time.
Debate: EU/Chile Advanced Framework Agreement
Date: THURSDAY, 29 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Rainer Wieland
Country: Germany
Language: DE

Frau Kollegin, ich will das mal nicht interpretieren. Die Zustimmung ist richtig, aber die Begeisterung ist nicht ganz angebracht. Die Dienste versichern mir, dass sie das immer möglich machen. Und über den Kopf des Kindes ist sicher kein zutreffendes Argument. Letztlich entscheiden die Dienste, was möglich ist. Es gibt Regeln und diese Regeln werden eingehalten und die Dienste werden auch diesen Fall überprüfen. Wir werden Ihnen wieder darüber berichten. Wir werden auch diesen Fall überprüfen. Und die Regeln gelten für alle.
Debate: Implementation of the EU-Southern African Development Community  Economic Partnership Agreement
Date: THURSDAY, 29 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Joachim Schuster
Country: Austria
Language: DE

Aber es gibt auch verbesserungswürdige Aspekte. Das Handelsvolumen ist im Vergleich zu anderen Weltregionen immer noch sehr gering. Zudem wurden manche Ziele, die ebenfalls mit dem Wirtschaftspartnerschaftsabkommen verfolgt werden sollten, nicht erreicht. So ist es nicht gelungen, die regionale Verflechtung zwischen den Staaten im südlichen Afrika zu vertiefen, und Wertschöpfungsketten konnten nicht umfassend ausgebaut werden. Nach wie vor sind wesentliche Exportprodukte der südafrikanischen Staaten Rohstoffe und landwirtschaftliche Produkte. Deswegen plädieren wir in dem Bericht für eine Erweiterung und Intensivierung der Partnerschaft. Dabei bedarf es einer Partnerschaft auf Augenhöhe, die die Interessen beider Partner wahrt. Wünschenswert sind Vereinbarungen, die eine Vertiefung der Wertschöpfungsketten in den südafrikanischen Staaten fördern. Wir brauchen darüber hinaus eine umfassende Investitionspartnerschaft, insbesondere zur Förderung der grünen Transformation der Wirtschaft im südlichen Afrika wie auch in Europa. Und wir brauchen eine dauerhafte Rohstoffpartnerschaft. Der vorliegende Bericht formuliert diesbezügliche Anforderungen des Parlaments.
Debate: Major interpellations
Date: THURSDAY, 29 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Rainer Wieland
Country: Germany
Language: DE

Als nächster Punkt der Tagesordnung folgt die Aussprache über die große Anfrage zur schriftlichen Beantwortung mit Aussprache von Christine Anderson und Jaak Madison an die Kommission: Anhaltende Migrationskrise (
Debate: Major interpellations
Date: THURSDAY, 29 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Gunnar Beck
Political group: ID
Country: Germany
Language: DE

Zum Hintergrund: Allein Deutschland hat heute mindestens sechs Millionen Menschen mehr – aus dem Orient und Afrika – als 2010. Neben drei Millionen Asylbewerbern kam über eine Million durch Familiennachzug, zuzüglich bis zu 1,5 Millionen Nachkommen der Asylmigranten und einer Dunkelziffer von ungefähr einer halben Million. Laut Berechnungen von Jan Van de Beek von der Universität Amsterdam kostet jeder Asylmigrant und ebenso jeder seiner Nachfahren einen modernen Sozialstaat lebenslang im Schnitt rund 625 000 Euro. Einschließlich der zugewanderten Ukrainer belaufen sich allein die fiskalischen Gesamtkosten der Asylmigration seit 2010 für Deutschland bereits heute auf rund 107 Milliarden Euro jährlich, Tendenz steigend. Kein Staat der Welt kann sich eine solche Asylpolitik leisten, vor allem, wenn Asyl nicht Asyl, sondern Einwanderung ohne Rückkehr bedeutet. Deshalb wollen wir wissen, wie viele Menschen Sie noch zusätzlich hierhin holen wollen und wieso Sie Asyl nicht so verstehen, wie es die Flüchtlingskonvention vorsieht, nämlich als temporäres Obdach.
Debate: Major interpellations
Date: THURSDAY, 29 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Tomislav Sokol
Political group: PPE
Country: Italy
Language: HR

Nakon višegodišnjih pregovora, nedavno smo postigli dogovor o Europskom paktu, o azilu i migracijama, a glavni novitet koji se njime uvodi je obvezan postupak na granici kako bi se brzo procijenilo jesu li zahtjevi za azil neutemeljeni ili nedopušteni. To bi trebalo rezultirati time da se postupak povodom zahtjeva za azil više neće događati dublje u teritoriju određene države članice. Međutim, dogovorom o azilu i migracijama, nažalost ne rješavamo problem povrata migranata koji već nezakonito borave u Europskoj uniji. S tim u vezi treba reći da samo jedna petina od onih kojima se odbije azil budu vraćeni u države odakle dolaze. Zato prioritet Europske unije, nakon postizanja dogovora o azilu i migracijama, mora biti na uspostavi instrumenata prisilnog povratka nezakonitih migranata. To je višeslojan problem i za njegovo rješenje Europska unija morat će posegnuti za vanjskopolitičkim instrumentima, pa ako treba i uvjetovati davanje razvojne pomoći trećim državama i liberalizaciju viznog režima, prihvatom nezakonitih migranata. Pitanje zaštite europskih granica pitanje je očuvanja europskog načina života, a nažalost brojne nevladine organizacije potiču migrante na ilegalne ulaske u Europsku uniju. Zato moramo osigurati da takve organizacije ne budu korisnice europskog proračuna. Konačno, Europska unija nije dužna i ne može na svoj teritorij primiti sve one koji ovdje žele živjeti samo zato što je tu kvaliteta života bolja. Zato pozivam na strogu primjenu pravila međunarodnog prava i jasno razlikovanje statusa izbjeglice od statusa migranta.
Debate: Major interpellations
Date: THURSDAY, 29 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Pietro Bartolo
Political group: S-D
Country: Italy
Language: IT

Ma vi ascoltate quando parlate? Vi rendete conto di ciò che proponete? Sembra quasi una gara di disumanità. In Inghilterra il conservatore Sunak ha riconvertito un carcere galleggiante per ospitare i richiedenti asilo e guarda al Ruanda. L'Italia va avanti per un CPR in Albania. Da Pontida qualche militante della Lega ha pure proposto di cedere Lampedusa all'Africa, facendone un grande hot-spot. Ora quest'idea di centri galleggianti dove trattenere i migranti per verificare le loro richieste di asilo... C'è forse un disegno su cui tutte le destre d'Europa concordano per aggirare il divieto di blocchi navali e respingimenti con centri o isole artificiali in mezzo al mare, come propone Israele per i palestinesi?  Vedete, che io ricordi, c'è stato un solo esperimento di questo tipo nel passato: "l'isola delle rose", ne avete mai sentito parlare? L'aveva costruita l'ingegnere italiano Giorgio Rosa nel 1968, l'anno delle rivoluzioni giovanili. Quell'isola – durata 55 giorni – nasceva come luogo di libertà. Oggi invece qui proponete di creare delle "Alcatraz artificiali", posti di blocco in mezzo al mare. Ripeto: ho i brividi per l'orrore. Io dico: vergogna!  Anche la premessa di questa interrogazione mi fa inorridire. Parla di "emergenza Lampedusa", senza dire che l'emergenza nasce dal mancato trasferimento da parte del governo italiano delle persone che arrivavano. Si ricorda che il terrorista tunisino del recente attentato a Bruxelles è entrato in Europa attraverso Lampedusa, ma si omette che questo è accaduto 15 anni fa.  Questa interpellanza è frutto di una narrazione tossica e razzista, che rischia di avvelenare l'Europa: se si vuole intervenire contro il terrorismo, allora si concentri l'attenzione sul rischio di radicalizzazione all'interno delle nostre città e ci si interroghi sulle politiche di accoglienza e integrazione, piuttosto che applicarsi a ricostruzioni di odio, che non fanno altro che alimentare altro odio.  "Migranti irregolari", così li definite: sono semplicemente delle persone. Neppure nei momenti più difficili – mi riferisco al 2011 e allo scorso anno – i lampedusani, il mio popolo, hanno avuto reazioni di rifiuto e condanna per queste persone. Lampedusa è un'isola naturale, non artificiale, e riconosce il valore dell'umanità, come dovrebbe fare chiunque crede nei valori dell'Europa. È vergognoso che strumentalizziate la mia isola, perché non siete neanche degni neppure di nominarla, con proposte folli e disumane.
Debate: Major interpellations
Date: THURSDAY, 29 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Fabienne Keller
Political group: Renew
Country: Poland
Language: FR

Vous l’avez rappelé, Monsieur le Commissaire, au terme de trois ans et demi de travail, nous sommes parvenus ensemble à un accord historique sur le pacte sur la migration et l’asile. Cette réforme d’ampleur va apporter des outils clés aux États pour relever le défi de l’immigration en Europe, dans le respect de nos valeurs. Je rappelle que ce pacte repose sur trois objectifs prioritaires.  D’abord, un mécanisme de solidarité inédit au niveau européen pour aider les États membres en cas de pression ou de crise migratoire, notamment l’Italie. Ensuite, un meilleur contrôle de l’immigration irrégulière aux frontières extérieures grâce à des procédures accélérées à la frontière pour les demandeurs qui manifestement ne peuvent prétendre à l’asile. Cela aidera notamment les pays de première entrée, comme l’Italie. Enfin, des procédures d’asile plus harmonisées et plus efficaces, grâce à l’outil qu’est le règlement. Cela va réduire les délais de traitement des dossiers d’asile.  Je me réjouis aussi de ce débat, qui permet de mettre les points sur les «i» et de dénoncer le grand absent de ces négociations, le Rassemblement national de Mme Le Pen. M. Bardella est d’ailleurs encore absent aujourd’hui de cet hémicycle. Je ne sais pas ce qu’il fait de ses promesses illusoires. Au moins, c’est clair: l’extrême droite, en France comme en Europe, ne cherche pas la solution à l’immigration. Elle vit cyniquement de ces problèmes. Vous n’avez d’ailleurs pas hésité à déposer des amendements de rejet. C’est tout ce que vous avez fait. C’est votre seul travail en commission et en plénière sur le mandat du Parlement.  En plénière d’avril, chers collègues, nous mettrons au vote ce pacte sur la migration et l’asile, et nous verrons clairement qui défend des solutions et qui se range dans l’obstruction.
Debate: Major interpellations
Date: THURSDAY, 29 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Tineke Strik
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Poland
Language: EN

Our external borders have become zones of lawlessness. Asylum seekers are beaten back across the borders, attacked with dogs or left to drown at sea. And civil society actors who step in are intimidated, harassed and criminalised. The right to asylum is being eroded, dignified reception has become an illusion and impunity is now the norm. And in this race to the bottom, Member States prefer to approve each other’s violations rather than take responsibility for their fair share. And these crises are being fuelled by extreme narratives and dehumanisation. For the extreme right, migration is a business model, but by exploiting refugees, they attack our core values and this indirectly leads to more human rights violations, to more deaths. Chair, deterrence is not the answer. Taking responsibility is – and I urge Member States to take responsibility equally and fairly and to show true solidarity through relocation. The genuine reflection of our values lies in how we treat the most vulnerable. And right now, at our borders, these values are dying fast.
Debate: Major interpellations
Date: THURSDAY, 29 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Angel Dzhambazki
Political group: ECR
Country: Germany
Language: BG

Политиката на отворени врати на канене на хора с чужда култура, с чужд начин на живот, с чуждо социално поведение да влизат в нашите земи, на нашата територия, е погрешна и води до разбиване на нашите общества и работи до повишаване напрежението в нашите градове и води до такива случаи като с ислямския терорист, убил двама шведски граждани в Брюксел. Това е Абдасалем Ласуел, тунизийски гражданин, влязъл нелегално през Лампедуза, подавал сто пъти искания за убежище. Отказано му е тези пъти. Не, не е бил депортиран и в резултат на което уби двама шведски граждани в центъра на Брюксел, в центъра на столицата на това, което е Европейският съюз. Ето това е резултатът от политиката на Комисията и на безотговорното мнозинство в този Парламент, което гледа с някакви розови очила на някакъв друг свят.  Истинският отговор, уважаеми, не се крие в цитата, даден в интервю на бившия шеф на Фронтекс Фабрис Леджери, който казва, че еврокомисаря по вътрешен ред Илва Йохансон му е казала, че трябва да допускат нелегални имигранти, за да си оправим демографията. Ако този цитат е верен, този еврокомисар незабавно трябва да си подаде оставката. Това изказване е насочено срещу основите на нашите общества. Това изказване е насочено срещу основите на нашите семейства, на нашите нации и на нашата идея за Европа. Не е вашият отговор. Това, което предлагате вие, е разпад, унищожаване на европейската цивилизация. Отговорът е нулева имиграция, затворени граници, затворен тип нелегална имиграция и наказание за тези, които нарушават границите.