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Debate: Humanitarian situation in Ethiopia
Date: THURSDAY, 11 FEBRUARY 2021
Speaker: Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska
Political group: PPE
Country: Lithuania
Language: PL

Przed wybuchem konfliktu 45% dzieci w Etiopii umierało z głodu przed osiągnięciem 5 roku życia. Jedna na trzy kobiety padała ofiarą przemocy fizycznej, psychologicznej i seksualnej, a 65% z nich doświadczyło okaleczenia żeńskich narządów płciowych. Docierają do nas informacje o niewyobrażalnej przemocy seksualnej w Etiopii. Ludzie są zmuszani do gwałtów na członkach własnych rodzin, kobiety wykorzystywane przez wojsko do świadczenia usług seksualnych w zamian za żywność. Brak pomocy medycznej i leków sprawia, że sytuacja jest tragiczna.  Niestety nie lepiej jest w obozach dla uchodźców, gdzie przesiedlono głównie kobiety i dzieci. Tam również słychać o setkach przypadków przemocy seksualnej. Dlatego natychmiastowej pomocy medycznej powinny towarzyszyć środki ochronne wobec osób, które zostały zmuszone do opuszczenia swoich domów, aby nie były narażone na dalszą przemoc seksualną.  Proszę o dyplomatyczny nacisk na wszystkie strony zaangażowane w działania wojenne, aby zobowiązały się do przyjęcia polityki zerowej tolerancji dla przemocy seksualnej, zgodnie z ich odpowiednimi zobowiązaniami wynikającymi z międzynarodowego prawa humanitarnego i konwencji praw człowieka. Mam nadzieję, że działania KE przyczynią się do szybkiego zakończenia konfliktu oraz do zahamowania klęski humanitarnej i fali przemocy.
Debate: Humanitarian situation in Ethiopia
Date: THURSDAY, 11 FEBRUARY 2021
Speaker: Janina Ochojska
Political group: PPE
Country: France
Language: PL

Od czasu rozpoczęcia kryzysu UE domaga się otwarcia korytarzy humanitarnych i trwałej, bezwarunkowej obecności pracowników pozarządowych organizacji humanitarnych na miejscu. Przez 4 miesiące niewiele się w tej kwestii zmieniło. Prawa człowieka i prawo humanitarne w Etiopii są nagminnie łamane: codziennie ginie ludność cywilna, w tym pracownicy humanitarni, dochodzi też do aktów przemocy seksualnej. Naszym obowiązkiem jest utrzymanie jedności kraju. Dlatego musimy naciskać na rząd w Etiopii, aby doszło do zawieszenia broni i pokojowego rozwiązania konfliktu. To ważne ze względu na pogarszającą się sytuację humanitarną, ale także widmo eskalacji konfliktu w regionie. Etiopia musi wyjść z kryzysu zjednoczona.
Debate: Statements by the President
Date: MONDAY, 8 MARCH 2021
Speaker: Ursula von der Leyen
Language: EN

From the women on the front line and the women in the back office, to the businesswomen and the volunteers, to the mothers, to the daughters, to the unsung heroes of this pandemic, this is your day and this is my thank you to all of you. On Women’s Day, I want all European women to know that Europe is at their side. I am on your side. I want Europe to finally become a continent of equal opportunities for men and women. And I know we are not there yet. I know the playing field is not level yet. I know from experience that women have to work twice as hard to get the same salary, the same recognition for the same leadership positions as their male colleagues. I know the obstacles and the prejudices and therefore I am proud that last week the Commission presented two proposals to address two of the great injustices that women still face: the gender pay gap and the gender employment gap. Women in Europe are paid on average 14% less than men. This is simply not right. So we are proposing a European directive for pay transparency. It is built on two simple principles. Equal work deserves equal pay and for equal pay you need transparency. And women must know whether their employers treat them fairly, and when this is not the case, they must have the power to fight back and get what they deserve. And there’s more to do. Too many women in Europe lack a very fundamental opportunity, the opportunity to work and to earn a living. Today, the employment rate for women is 67%, while that of men is 78%. And this is simply not acceptable. So last week we set a new target for Europe. We must cut the gender employment gap in half, and by the end of this decade, 78% of all must have a job. It won’t be easy, but I can promise that we will do all in our power to work towards this goal. We will strengthen childcare, because no woman or man should have to choose between being a mother or father or having a career. We will strengthen elderly care. We will invest in quality education for girls and women. We will push for more women in leadership positions, in public and private bodies across all economic sectors. And we have required that all Member States put women at the centre of their recovery plans. It will only be a true recovery if these plans are for all. Honourable Members, let me quote Vice-President Harris and adapt her words to Europe. We must show every child in Europe that there are no limits to who can lead and hold positions of power in our Union, regardless of colour or gender. Vice-President Harris and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, we are indeed in this together. Equality has been enshrined in the European Treaty since 1957. It’s been a long road and we will keep walking. We have to remove the obstacles on the path towards equality. We have to strive for equal opportunities. It is not rocket science. The necessary tools are well known and proven. We just have to implement them and do it. Long live Europe and Happy Women’s Day!
Debate: Statements by the President
Date: MONDAY, 8 MARCH 2021
Speaker: David Maria Sassoli
Language: IT

Ringrazio la Presidente von der Leyen. Rimuovere gli ostacoli, è stato detto da tutti in questa giornata che non vuole essere retorica, ma una giornata di impegno, impegno perché effettivamente l'Europa sia capace di dare il segno di una vera parità, e credo che questa sia la conclusione di questa celebrazione. Ringrazio tutti per avervi partecipato. È con profonda tristezza che abbiamo appreso nei giorni scorsi dell'assassinio dell'ambasciatore italiano nella Repubblica Democratica del Congo. Luca Attanasio è stato ucciso insieme al carabiniere Vittorio Iacovacci e all'autista Moustapha Milambo, il 22 febbraio, vicino a Goma, mentre facevano parte di un convoglio del Programma alimentare mondiale degli Stati Uniti. Il Parlamento europeo dedicherà un dibattito in questa sessione, giovedì prossimo, a tutto questo ma vorrei iniziare la nostra sessione plenaria inviando le nostre più profonde condoglianze alle famiglie, alle vittime e ai loro cari. I nostri pensieri sono con loro e con tutte le vittime della violenza e vi prego di unirvi a me in un minuto di silenzio. ⁂
Debate: Statements by the President
Date: MONDAY, 8 MARCH 2021
Speaker: Andrius Kubilius
Political group: PPE
Country: France
Language: EN

Mr President, dear colleagues, our brothers and sisters in Ukraine and Crimea, I am speaking on behalf of all of us. I am speaking to all of you and asking you to commemorate a very sad event in the recent history of the European continent. Seven years ago exactly, at the beginning of March, the Kremlin authorities were finalising the occupation of Crimea. They occupied this beautiful part of Ukraine simply because the people of Ukraine had decided to move closer to the European Union. That was how the most brutal international crime on the European continent after the Second World War was committed. We Europeans, neighbours and friends of Ukraine, were only able to observe this crime with sincere pain. Since then, the European Parliament, on every occasion, has been very clear in its non-recognition of the Crimean occupation policy. The European Parliament is also very clear in its solidarity with the indigenous Tatar and Ukrainian people, who are suffering from the very hard conditions of the occupying regime. Permanent human rights violations and political persecutions are what many of the Crimean people are living through. Let me stress that I am absolutely sure, despite our political or regional differences, that the European Parliament will stay strong in its non-recognition policy and its solidarity with the people who are suffering because of the occupation. Our solidarity was very clear when, two years ago, the Sakharov Prize was awarded to one of the victims of the Crimean occupation, the famous filmmaker Oleg Sentsov. I can remind the Kremlin authorities that the Western non-recognition policy is a very powerful instrument. For 50 years, from 1940 until 1990, Lithuania and other Baltic States were occupied by the Soviet Union. For all that time the US and Western Europe did not recognise our occupation and, because of that permanent policy, we regained our freedom in the end. The same will happen with the occupation of Crimea. We shall never recognise this occupation. We shall keep our solidarity with the Crimean people and the people of Ukraine and, in the end, Crimea will become free again.
Debate: Statements by the President
Date: MONDAY, 8 MARCH 2021
Speaker: Assita Kanko
Political group: ECR
Country: France
Language: EN

Mr President, I would like to draw your attention today to the murder of David Polfliet in Belgium. He was 41 years old. He had been trapped by young boys who attacked him and killed him because he was gay. So I’m using this opportunity to say that love is love, and nobody should die for who they are. Please join me in sharing the pain of his family, and wishing for more justice in our Member States.
Debate: Approval of the minutes of the previous sittings
Date: MONDAY, 8 MARCH 2021
Speaker: David Maria Sassoli
Language: IT

Il processo verbale e i testi approvati delle sedute dell'8, 9, 10 e 11 febbraio sono stati distribuiti. Vi sono osservazioni? Se non vi sono osservazioni, il processo verbale è approvato. ⁂ Ha chiesto di intervenire l'onorevole Ponsatí Obiols per un fatto personale. Onorevole, Le ricordo che il regolamento del Parlamento prevede che l'oratore non possa intervenire sull'argomento della discussione ma deve limitarsi a respingere affermazioni fatte nel corso della discussione con riferimento alla sua persona o a opinioni che gli sono state attribuite, oppure rettificare proprie dichiarazioni precedenti. Il regolamento prevede inoltre che il deputato possa chiedere di parlare per fatto personale al momento dell'approvazione del processo verbale della seduta a cui si riferisce la richiesta di intervento. La sua richiesta deve quindi riferirsi ad affermazioni fatte con riferimento alla Sua persona o a opinioni che Le sono state attribuite nella tornata di febbraio.
Debate: A WTO-compatible EU carbon border adjustment mechanism
Date: MONDAY, 8 MARCH 2021
Speaker: David Maria Sassoli
Language: IT

L'ordine del giorno reca la relazione di Yannick Jadot, a nome della commissione per l'ambiente, la sanità pubblica e la sicurezza alimentare, "Verso un meccanismo UE di adeguamento del carbonio alla frontiera compatibile con l'OMC" ( Ricordo agli onorevoli deputati che per tutte le discussioni di questa tornata non è prevista la procedura "catch-the-eye", né saranno accettate domande "cartellino blu". Inoltre, come nelle ultime tornate, sono previsti interventi a distanza dagli Uffici di collegamento del Parlamento europeo negli Stati membri.
Debate: A WTO-compatible EU carbon border adjustment mechanism
Date: MONDAY, 8 MARCH 2021
Speaker: Karin Karlsbro
Country: Poland
Language: SV

Det är därför hög tid för EU att införa ett pris på utsläpp från importerade varor. Förorenaren ska betala, inte bara i EU. Vi måste helt enkelt betala för alla utsläpp oavsett var de sker. För att en gränsjusteringmekanism för koldioxidutsläpp ska bli möjlig måste den vara en renodlad klimatåtgärd. Den måste vara i linje med de internationella handelsreglerna under WTO och med våra handels- och investeringsavtal. Samtidigt måste man skapa incitament för producenter både inom och utanför EU att ställa om sin produktion, och för länder att själva prissätta utsläpp. Inga utsläpp ska prissättas två gånger och ingen produktion ska heller skyddas två gånger.  Det är inte våra handelspartner vi vill komma åt. Det är utsläppen vi riktar oss mot, vi gör inte det mot någon, vi vill göra det tillsammans med andra länder. Vi vill dessutom att intäkterna ska gå till klimatsatsningar, i framför allt fattiga länder. Tiden där vi fortsätter med ”trade as usual” är förbi. Klimatet måste räddas och handeln måste bli hållbar. Utan att någonsin sluta kämpa för en öppen internationell handel och en fri marknad, så kommer en prissättning av importerade utsläpp vara en nyckel för att sänka utsläppen. EU kan inte vänta. Vi måste låta förorenaren betala oavsett var utsläppen sker.
Debate: A WTO-compatible EU carbon border adjustment mechanism
Date: MONDAY, 8 MARCH 2021
Speaker: Luis Garicano
Language: ES

Una de las más importantes es el mecanismo de ajuste en frontera que presentamos hoy, con gran trabajo de nuestros colegas de la Comisión de Medio Ambiente y de las demás comisiones. La lógica del mecanismo es sencilla. Pensemos en un coche: un coche está compuesto por cientos de materiales, que incluyen el aluminio, el acero y el vidrio. Si estos materiales se producen dentro de la Unión Europea, tienen que pagar unos cuarenta euros por cada tonelada de CO2 que generan. Sin embargo, si estos materiales se producen fuera de la Unión Europea, no pagan ningún coste por ese carbono. Por tanto, los coches fabricados en la Unión Europea son menos competitivos. Perdemos competitividad si los materiales vienen de dentro de la Unión Europea. Esto pone a nuestras industrias en una posición muy difícil, pero, sobre todo, le hace un flaco favor a nuestro planeta, ya que solo consigue que las fábricas cierren en Europa y se muevan a otro sitio, con el mismo coste de carbono, con el mismo efecto para el planeta, pero con menos empleos para los europeos. Gracias al mecanismo de ajuste en frontera, cualquier material pagará por las emisiones lo que tenga que pagar, da igual si se produce dentro o fuera la Unión Europea. Por ejemplo, los importadores de coches tendrán que pagar por el peso de los componentes básicos el CO2 que produzcan, sea acero, vidrio o aluminio. Commissioner Gentiloni, the great majority of the European Parliament is saying loud and clear that we want the carbon border adjustment mechanism. The Commission should take note of the strong preference in the Parliament for a system based on emissions trading (ETS), our willingness to cover all ETS sectors, as well as final products, and the proposal of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs for fiscal design to assess the carbon content of imports. If the Commission delivers, it will find strong support and a really strong ally in the European Parliament. I think that we have today presented a really feasible proposal to solve one of the biggest problems that we face, and I hope the Commission will really take this forward from here and build a really strong proposal very soon.
Debate: A WTO-compatible EU carbon border adjustment mechanism
Date: MONDAY, 8 MARCH 2021
Speaker: Paolo Gentiloni
Language: EN

As highlighted in your report, the overarching objective of CBAM is to help ensure the integrity and effectiveness of our climate policies by addressing the risk of carbon leakage. CBAM is a climate measure. It is not a protectionist measure. It is about enabling the EU to step up to its climate ambitions. It is not to win unfair advantages over our partners. If third-country partners adopted effective decarbonisation policies similar to those of the EU, the need for this adjustment would be less. The CBAM is one of the candidates for possible new own resources, following the own-resources roadmap as part of the interinstitutional agreement. The report addresses important aspects of the design of the CBAM. The Commission is currently considering different options. The measure could, for example, take the form of a system which would mirror the ETS system and cover imports from third countries, but other options are also being assessed. The objective of sustainable growth calls urgently for a green transition, but also for a fair transition. The social and employment impacts of the CBAM will be assessed and compared with the likely impacts of increasing the EU climate ambition without introducing such an instrument. The design needs, of course, to respect WTO rules and our trade agreements, as well as other international commitments. Let me say a few words about sectors. We have not made our choices yet, but the CBAM will be designed in a way that allows, if need be, for a gradual extension of its scope over time. In selecting the sectors, we will ensure that the measure applies where the risk of carbon leakage is highest. The sectors referred to in your report are among the sectors under consideration. On the timing, the CBAM will not enter into force immediately. Our working assumption is to have it in place by 2023 as set out in the agreement on own resources. We are assessing various scenarios to allow for a smooth and predictable transition from the main measure currently in place to address carbon leakage – the free allowances of ETS – and the CBAM. We need the transition. It is important to engage with trade partners and this concern is also reflected in the report, because climate change is a global issue and the solution also needs to be global, and we have better conditions for this global agreement now. We need to coordinate with our trade partners. If we are ambitious together, we will be more effective, and the mutual benefits of our respective efforts will increase, and the climate COP in Glasgow later this year will be an important moment in this regard. So I am happy to conclude that I share many of the concerns raised in the report, and I look forward to listening to your discussion on this important topic.
Debate: A WTO-compatible EU carbon border adjustment mechanism
Date: MONDAY, 8 MARCH 2021
Speaker: Margarida Marques
Country: Cyprus
Language: PT

Novos Recursos Próprios, em montante suficiente para cobrir, pelo menos, o capital e os juros do  Um destes novos Recursos Próprios é exatamente o Mecanismo de Ajustamento das Emissões de Carbono nas Fronteiras, como aliás já referiu o Senhor Comissário Gentiloni.  Temos, pois, que assegurar que este Mecanismo faz parte do cabaz de recursos próprios. E que respeita o princípio da universalidade. Mas há um calendário a cumprir. Respeitar os compromissos assumidos obriga a Comissão a apresentar a sua proposta a tempo, para que o Mecanismo contribua para o orçamento da União Europeia o mais tardar a partir de 1 de janeiro de 2023.  É isso que esperamos, Senhor Comissário Gentiloni.
Debate: A WTO-compatible EU carbon border adjustment mechanism
Date: MONDAY, 8 MARCH 2021
Speaker: Nicolás González Casares
Country: Netherlands
Language: ES

En buena medida, gracias a las políticas climáticas, la Unión Europea dispone de una industria más eficiente y menos intensiva en carbono, pero a cambio sufrimos una desindustrialización en algunos sectores. Elevar nuestra ambición para el cumplimiento de nuestros compromisos climáticos debe acompañarse de un esfuerzo en las medidas contra la fuga de carbono, como es este ajuste de carbono en frontera: igualdad de condiciones, necesaria tanto para extender nuestras políticas climáticas como para promover esos estándares fuera de la Unión, porque las contribuciones al Acuerdo de París no pueden venir solo de una parte. Las emisiones de CO2 cuentan en nuestro mercado único; también deben hacerlo para las importaciones: que a quien contamine no le salga a cuenta en Europa y no se le otorgue una ventaja competitiva en costes, al contrario. Pero su implementación solo será viable si con ello mejoramos el modelo actual de las medidas contra la fuga de carbono asegurando la protección de nuestra industria y del empleo evitando efectos perversos. Si el ajuste de frontera no puede garantizar esto, no ayudaremos ni a la protección del clima ni a nuestros trabajadores. Pongámoslo en marcha de una manera responsable.
Debate: A WTO-compatible EU carbon border adjustment mechanism
Date: MONDAY, 8 MARCH 2021
Speaker: Adam Jarubas
Political group: PPE
Country: France
Language: EN

I would like to thank the rapporteur and shadow rapporteurs for their constructive work. But there are some details that we need to clarify. There are voices in favour of us making a transition from one system of anti-carbon leakage measures to another, the current one being free allowances under the EU ETS, the future being the CBAM. And here I think there is a problem. The possible phasing-out of free allowances will have detrimental effects for European exporters. And if we get rid of free allowances, we may foster carbon leakage, not within the sectors directly concerned, but in those dependent on production. Therefore, we have to be very careful when stating that CBAM is an alternative to existing measures. It clearly doesn’t work in the same way.  When we are talking about the transition, I would like to make sure, Commissioner, that the design of CBAM will allow for the coexistence of this mechanism with free allocation in a WTO—compatible way. We know that such a design is possible. Otherwise the transition will turn into a direct switch and our economy is not ready for such an experiment. We in the European People’s Party feel that in regard to ETS reform, the report went a little too far, and we would prefer to bring the balance back so that the report is not a report on the future of the ETS system but on the carbon border adjustment mechanism.
Debate: A WTO-compatible EU carbon border adjustment mechanism
Date: MONDAY, 8 MARCH 2021
Speaker: Mohammed Chahim
Political group: S-D
Country: Denmark
Language: EN

But let me be clear. The main objective of this mechanism is to decrease global CO2 emissions and the fundamentals of this report are fair. I want to thank the rapporteur for that. He clearly really listened to all parties and tried to make a good compromise. We want to wait for the Commission’s impact assessment to see what the best way is to implement this mechanism. However, at the same time, Parliament has set some clear conditions. With the introduction of the carbon border adjustment mechanism, we have to reassess the free allowances within the emissions trading system. We must avoid double protection. Therefore we, as Socialists and Democrats, support a gradual, yet rapid, phasing-out of the free allowances when the carbon border adjustment mechanism is installed. It must be done in a transparent and predictable way so that we can give industry, in the EU and outside the EU, time to adjust. We have reached a balanced text on this in the negotiations and we note that the June package, the ‘Fit for 55’ package, is coming with a lot of climate legislation. We have to work together in Parliament to pass this legislation successfully. It is clear that some Groups still have to decide if they want to be on the right side of history when it comes to battling climate change. But, unlike some political groups in this House, most industries have made the decision to decarbonise and are welcoming the European Green Deal. Now they need clear legislation and investments to help achieve our goals.