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Debate: Macro-financial assistance to the Republic of Moldova
Date: WEDNESDAY, 23 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Ernő Schaller-Baross
Political group: NI
Country: Netherlands
Language: EN

Mr President, Commissioner, I support the Republic of Moldova to benefit from this macro-financial assistance operation. Moldova, the most fragile neighbour of Ukraine, apart from the humanitarian emergency, is also noting a massive economic hit from the loss of its imports from Ukraine, a collapse in investor confidence and cross-border activity. This MFA operation would help Moldova to cover part of its external financial needs and contribute to reducing fiscal vulnerabilities. In these times of multiple crises, the European Union plays a key role in ensuring economic resilience within the EU as well. The European Commission should therefore refrain from subordinating financial stability to political interests. To this end, Hungary asked for immediate and effective access to EU funds allocated to it. Amid war and consequently growing economic insecurity, it would be of utmost importance for the Commission to act on a professional basis.
Debate: Macro-financial assistance to the Republic of Moldova
Date: WEDNESDAY, 23 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Andrzej Halicki
Political group: PPE
Country: Finland
Language: PL

Panie Przewodniczący! Panie Komisarzu! 150 mln euro, w tym 30 mln dotacji, to ważna suma, ale to kropla w morzu potrzeb. I chcę powiedzieć, że w obliczu tego, co podkreślił Siegfried Mureşan, tej ogromnej otwartości społeczeństwa mołdawskiego, które przyjęło rzeczywiście najwięcej uchodźców per capita, więcej nawet niż polskie społeczeństwo, chociaż my przyjęliśmy ich aż 2,5 miliona, to ta pomoc jest za mała. Musimy zwiększyć i nakłady, i naszą aktywność.  Europejskie oczekiwania Mołdawii wymagają naszej stałej pracy, stałej grupy wsparcia w Komisji Europejskiej, obecności na miejscu – myślę o misji Parlamentu Europejskiego. To są nasze zadania, które jesteśmy zobowiązani uczynić wobec tego testu, który społeczeństwo mołdawskie dzisiaj zdało. Tak, społeczeństwo Mołdawii już jest w Europie, już jest razem z nami i udziela tej pierwszej pomocy, pomimo że jest biedne i nie ma ku temu wystarczających środków. I naszym zadaniem jest mu pomóc.
Debate: Macro-financial assistance to the Republic of Moldova
Date: WEDNESDAY, 23 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Juozas Olekas
Political group: S-D
Country: Spain
Language: EN

Mr President, I welcome the quick adoption of macrofinancial assistance to the Republic of Moldova. It’s a strong sign of European solidarity. However, as you said Commissioner, this package was proposed even before the Russian war against Ukraine. Therefore, the need for help is now higher and greater than it was before. Europe has to rise up to the challenge, because Moldova is fighting on two fronts at least. The first front is energy. This fight started when Russia drastically increased its energy price in an attempt to punish Moldova for its pro-European choice. The second front is refugees. Moldova has received the biggest per capita flow of Ukrainian war refugees. Commissioner, the EU and its partners have to help Moldova to deal with this crisis. I strongly believe that this crisis will only make Moldova stronger and will prove that the pro-European choice is the right choice for the country.
Debate: Macro-financial assistance to the Republic of Moldova
Date: WEDNESDAY, 23 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Ryszard Czarnecki
Political group: ECR
Country: France
Language: PL

Panie Przewodniczący! Szanowni Państwo! Ja byłem członkiem delegacji Unia-Mołdawa i wiele razy byłem w tym kraju, który w wymiarze kulturowym, cywilizacyjnym, nie tylko geograficznym, jest absolutnie częścią Europy. Mówili moi koledzy o tym, jak społeczeństwo mołdawskie otworzyło serca i domy dla uchodźców, ale myślę, że także wysiłki pani prezydent Mołdawii, pani premier Mołdawii, tych wszystkich, którzy myślą w kategoriach europejskich – wspólnego europejskiego domu, należy docenić. Należy wspierać Mołdawię, ale jednak wbrew temu co słyszymy na tej sali, jednak wspierać po to, aby w przyszłości otworzyć szeroko drzwi dla tego kraju, jeśli chodzi o członkostwo Unii Europejskiej – to im się po prostu należy. Europa musi być z Mołdawią, Mołdawia z Europą.
Debate: Macro-financial assistance to the Republic of Moldova
Date: WEDNESDAY, 23 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Anna-Michelle Asimakopoulou
Political group: PPE
Country: Greece
Language: EL

Κύριε Πρόεδρε, στηρίζουμε σήμερα, και ορθώς, την πρόταση της Ευρωπαϊκής Επιτροπής για την παροχή περισσότερης χρηματοδότησης στη Μολδαβία για την αντιμετώπιση των οικονομικών επιπτώσεων του πολέμου στην Ουκρανία. Όμως ο πόλεμος του Πούτιν δεν έχει επιπτώσεις μόνο για την Ουκρανία και τη Μολδαβία, αλλά για όλες τις χώρες της Ευρώπης και όχι μόνο. Δυστυχώς κάθε μέρα που συνεχίζονται οι εχθροπραξίες χύνεται περισσότερο αίμα, προκαλείται περισσότερος ανθρώπινος πόνος, έχουμε περισσότερους πρόσφυγες και περισσότερες συνέπειες που αφορούν στην οικονομία, στην ενέργεια, στην ασφάλεια τροφίμων και σε πολλούς άλλους τομείς, συνέπειες που θα τις υποστούμε όλοι και όλες.  Η Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση οφείλει και πρέπει να κάνει περισσότερα για να αντιμετωπίσει τις συνέπειες αυτές. Πρέπει να επιδείξει περισσότερη ενότητα, περισσότερη αλληλεγγύη, αλλά και να διαθέσει περισσότερη χρηματοδότηση. Κυρίες και κύριοι συνάδελφοι, ο πόλεμος στην Ουκρανία προκάλεσε μεγάλα προβλήματα όλων των ειδών. Τα μεγάλα προβλήματα απαιτούν μεγάλες αποφάσεις και τα μεγάλα οικονομικά προβλήματα απαιτούν μεγάλες οικονομικές παρεμβάσεις.
Debate: Macro-financial assistance to the Republic of Moldova
Date: WEDNESDAY, 23 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Maria Grapini
Political group: S-D
Country: Portugal
Language: RO

Domnule președinte, domnule comisar, în primul rând aș vrea să mulțumesc cetățenilor din Republica Moldova pentru dovada de solidaritate pe care au dat-o, așa cum au dat-o și cetățenii din țara mea, din România, din Polonia, din Ungaria.  Este clar că asistența macrofinanciară trebuie făcută dar, domnule comisar, a rezultat din dezbaterile de astăzi că aceste sume erau stabilite înainte de a fi războiul și evident că acum Republica Moldova are nevoie de un ajutor mai mare și mai consistent, mai ales în partea de granturi, pentru că da, creditele vor trebui să fie date înapoi. De aceea, v-aș adresat două rugăminți. În primul rând, să discutați în Comisie posibilitatea de creștere a granturilor și, în al doilea rând, să devansați ca prima tranșă să meargă mai repede, poate în luna mai, pentru că acum au nevoie de ajutor cetățenii care și-au deschis casele, până la urmă, și știm bine că Republica Moldova avea oricum o problemă din punct de vedere al locurilor de muncă, din punct de vedere al veniturilor pe cap de locuitor. Așadar apelul meu este să ajutăm Republica Moldova, dar să o ajutăm cu cât trebuie și când trebuie.
Debate: Macro-financial assistance to the Republic of Moldova
Date: WEDNESDAY, 23 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Paolo Gentiloni
Language: EN

I think that this support is very important for several reasons. Firstly, the humanitarian effort that Moldova is having in these weeks. Secondly, geopolitical reasons; we all know what kind of pressure is on this country because of its position. And thirdly, because – and I had the opportunity to meet members of the government – I think it’s the right time also to help because there is a strong commitment for reform, for anti-corruption and for defending our common European values. And this is the reason why I think your support for the MFA is very important and our commitment to go beyond in the near future is also so important.
Debate: Macro-financial assistance to the Republic of Moldova
Date: WEDNESDAY, 23 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Markéta Gregorová
Country: France
Language: EN

And as for the remarks I promised on the Commission and our role, first, I still stress the need for the Commission to include policy reforms into the memorandum, such as addressing asset recovery linked to 2014 bank fraud, continued public-finance management reforms, the justice sector reform, enhancing transparency, accountability, etc. And I emphasised that each instalment disbursement should be linked to clear conditions. Secondly, I want to note that it is shameful that the European Parliament does not enjoy an adequate role in the MFA process, despite being a co-legislator. MFA is assent with urgency and as a consequence the EP cannot have proper scrutiny. Furthermore, the political conditionalities are agreed only between the Commission and the recipient country in the framework of the Memorandum of Understanding, where the Parliament has no say. That is why I need to stress to the Commission that the European Parliament must get duly informed throughout the disbursement of the MFA programme. You should monitor and rigorously control the fulfilment of these conditions and inform us throughout the whole MFA process. Thirdly, the MFA combination of loans and grants, where loans usually have the most significant share, is not that favourable. Currently, Moldova is seeing the impact of war, raised energy prices and some additional costs. Thus I welcome the Commission’s efforts to find also some other ways to support Moldova in stabilising the economy and facing the new unprecedented challenges. The macro-financial assistance is not already sufficient to cover the financial gaps, so this would be very important.
Debate: MFF -: fight against oligarch structures, protection of EU funds from fraud and conflict of interest
Date: WEDNESDAY, 23 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Heidi Hautala
Country: Poland
Language: FI

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Debate: MFF -: fight against oligarch structures, protection of EU funds from fraud and conflict of interest
Date: WEDNESDAY, 23 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Maria Noichl
Country: Poland
Language: DE

Wer sind die Täter? Die Täter sind eine kleine Gruppe, eine kleine gierige Gruppe, die den Hals nicht voll bekommen kann, eine kleine gierige Gruppe, die einerseits nach Macht strebt, nach Kontrolle der Medien strebt, auf der anderen Seite aber auch natürlich nach Geld strebt und sich mit Geld wirklich bereichert. Deswegen müssen wir alles tun, um klar zwischen den Tätern und den Opfern zu trennen. Wir müssen alles tun, um die Täter dingfest zu machen. Das heißt, wir brauchen endlich mehr Mittel für die Personen, für die Mitarbeiter und Mitarbeiterinnen zum Beispiel von OLAF – endlich mehr Mittel und mehr Mitarbeiter und Mitarbeiterinnen für OLAF –, endlich mehr Mittel und mehr Mitarbeiter und Mitarbeiterinnen für die Europäische Staatsanwaltschaft und natürlich für Europol. Wir brauchen eine Kommission, die wirklich zubeißen will, eine Kommission, die wirklich zubeißt und erst nachgibt – ich würde einmal sagen –, wenn sie einen Brocken Fleisch im Mund hat. Nämlich wenn sie jemanden erlegt hat. Hier geht es wirklich darum, die Europäische Union zu schützen, jeden Tag zu schützen. Das erwarte ich von der Kommission.
Debate: MFF -: fight against oligarch structures, protection of EU funds from fraud and conflict of interest
Date: WEDNESDAY, 23 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Tomáš Zdechovský
Political group: PPE
Country: Slovenia
Language: CS

Paní předsedající, pane komisaři, skvělá řeč. Tleskám! Opravdu skvělé! Vy jste mluvil o digitalizaci evropského auditu a kontroly. A já se ptám: Kdy bude? Stále zde o tom mluvíme. Dva roky stále říkáme, že je potřeba, abychom věděli, ke komu jdou ty peníze! A kde je výsledek? Jak dlouho ještě budeme čekat? Další dva roky? Pět let, deset? Vždyť oligarchové se nám smějí! Teď máme sankce Evropské unie proti Rusku a každý oligarcha z Ruska se směje, protože přes Kypr si tady zkrátka přijímá peníze z Evropské unie! My nevíme, komu to platíme! Tato zpráva je facka Evropské komisi, aby se probudila a řekla, kdy bude řešit problém oligarchických struktur v Evropské unii. Nechci čekat dalších pět, deset, patnáct let na to, že tento problém vyřešíme. Ten problém máme nyní, nyní v Evropské unii a musíme ho řešit. To je myslím jasný vzkaz Evropské komisi.
Debate: MFF -: fight against oligarch structures, protection of EU funds from fraud and conflict of interest
Date: WEDNESDAY, 23 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Ramona Strugariu
Political group: Renew
Country: Italy
Language: EN

The new multiannual financial framework and Next Generation EU make available EUR 1.8 trillion in EU funding. OLAF has already warned of the vulnerabilities we face in the absence of appropriate tools for monitoring this allocation. And we have these tools. We must extend the use of Arachne and EDES to all EU funds under shared management. We must improve their functionality and make the systems interoperable with national and local databases. Article 61 of the current Financial Regulation has been a game changer in fighting conflicts of interest in the EU. The revised version must be bold enough to enforce this framework, make it stronger and lay down clear rules on preventing, identifying and managing conflicts of interest. This is how we can succeed.
Debate: MFF -: fight against oligarch structures, protection of EU funds from fraud and conflict of interest
Date: WEDNESDAY, 23 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Daniel Freund
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Spain
Language: DE

Herr Hahn, Sie sind der Haushaltskommissar. Sie überweisen jeden Monat 527 Millionen Euro an die Orbán-Regierung. Das Geld ist eigentlich für die Ungarinnen und Ungarn gedacht. Aber viel zu oft bekommen sie es nicht. Stattdessen finanziert das Geld vielleicht den nächsten Privatjet. Oder im schlimmsten Fall kaufen die Orbán-Oligarchen damit die letzte unabhängige Tageszeitung im Land. Den russischen Oligarchen werden gerade die Gelder eingefroren und die Superjachten weggenommen. Es wäre wirklich an der Zeit, dass wir auch im Kampf gegen die EU-Oligarchen endlich ernst machen und auch da die EU-Gelder einfrieren, wo sie eklatant in der Korruption enden. Lassen Sie uns endlich den Rechtsstaatsmechanismus auslösen.
Debate: MFF -: fight against oligarch structures, protection of EU funds from fraud and conflict of interest
Date: WEDNESDAY, 23 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Joachim Kuhs
Political group: ID
Country: Greece
Language: DE

Das haben wir wieder und wieder erlebt. Vielleicht sollten wir einen komplett anderen Ansatz wählen. Ich mache einen Vorschlag, ich habe ihn schon einmal gemacht: Wenn Gelder, die nachweislich missbräuchlich eingesetzt oder verwendet werden, wenn das vorliegt und nachgewiesen ist, dann müssen sie vollständig, einschließlich einer – nennen wir es mal eine Bearbeitungsgebühr von 20 % zurückbezahlt werden. Erst nach Rückzahlung können neue Mittel bewilligt und ausgezahlt werden. Wenn sich Betrug nicht lohnt – ja, wenn es sogar mehr kostet, als es einbringt –, dann, liebe Kollegen, dann ist dieses üble Treiben schnell zu Ende.
Debate: MFF -: fight against oligarch structures, protection of EU funds from fraud and conflict of interest
Date: WEDNESDAY, 23 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Elżbieta Rafalska
Political group: ECR
Country: Germany
Language: PL

Wzrosło też ryzyko konfliktów interesów i korupcji. Rosnąca obecność struktur oligarchicznych w Unii Europejskiej w ostatnich latach stwarza ryzyko nadużyć i konfliktu interesów. W niektórych państwach członkowskich członkowie rządów krajowych i inne osoby na stanowiskach politycznych są częścią oligarchii i wykorzystują fundusze Unii Europejskiej dla własnych korzyści finansowych poprzez praktyki przestępcze, często związane z korupcją.  Nigdy takie zarzuty nie były formułowane wobec mojego kraju, wobec Polski. Należyte zarządzanie finansami Unii Europejskiej jest konieczne. Popieramy wszystkie wysiłki zmierzające w tym kierunku.
Debate: MFF -: fight against oligarch structures, protection of EU funds from fraud and conflict of interest
Date: WEDNESDAY, 23 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Luke Ming Flanagan
Political group: The Left
Country: Germany
Language: EN

Oligarchs aren’t something that many people said an awful lot about up until the last while but now all the cool kids in class hate them, despise them and they want to do something about them. Well, here’s your chance. Try and do something about them. Take them on.  This report, it’s not perfect but it says a lot of good things, as would an awful lot of reports in Parliament; they say an awful lot of good things but they never happen. And they probably never happen because usually the people who put these words down in the first place don’t really want it to happen. They just want to make it seem like it’s going to happen.  The report includes a strong focus on transparency. It considers, worryingly, the increase in oligarch structures within the Union which are actively using EU funds. It says all the right things and while it’s good, and essentially we’ve got to chase after oligarchs that misuse EU funds, we’ve also got a problem with people who legally use EU funds in the most dodgy way possible, but the law allows them to. So maybe we just need to tackle them as well.  I’ll be voting for the report. I won’t be holding my breath whether you’ll do anything about them.
Debate: MFF -: fight against oligarch structures, protection of EU funds from fraud and conflict of interest
Date: WEDNESDAY, 23 MARCH 2022
Speaker: José Manuel Fernandes
Political group: PPE
Country: Ireland
Language: PT

Senhora Presidente, Caro Comissário, Caras e Caros Colegas, os fundos europeus têm de ser geridos e aplicados com transparência. É uma obrigação legal, mas também é uma forma de se respeitar o esforço dos cidadãos europeus que contribuem com os seus impostos para o orçamento da União.  A fraude, a má utilização dos fundos, não é aceitável, não é admissível. E por isso exige—se que os Estados-Membros, os governos, façam o seu melhor e se empenhem. Eu não percebo, por exemplo, porque é que não se disponibiliza publicamente, numa plataforma  É ainda necessário evitar erros que muitas vezes resultam da má legislação, da legislação que não é simples, de uma legislação que não é clara e que é ambígua. E, nesse sentido também, há um esforço a fazer, porque há muitos beneficiários que cometem erros, estando de boa-fé, sendo de seguida penalizados, e nunca podemos confundir erros com fraude.
Debate: MFF -: fight against oligarch structures, protection of EU funds from fraud and conflict of interest
Date: WEDNESDAY, 23 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Maria Grapini
Political group: S-D
Country: Portugal
Language: RO

Doamnă președintă, sigur, combaterea structurilor oligarhice și protejarea fondurilor europene, dar și a fondurilor naționale, trebuie să fie preocuparea, pe de o parte, a Comisiei Europene, a Parlamentului, dar și a statelor membre pentru că, până la urmă, acești bani, fie ei europeni sau naționali, trebuie să ajungă la cetățean.  Din păcate, trebuie să spun că acum, când vorbim, nu avem o situație reală a fraudelor pentru că sistemul de raportare din cele 27 de state este diferit. Așa se face că unele state raportează și suspiciunea de fraudă, și fraudarea. Alte state raportează doar fraudele, așa cum, de fapt, prezintă OLAF în raportul lui. Așa cum s-a întâmplat și cu țara mea, România, care, iată, figurează în acest raport ca fiind fruntașă, dar de fapt a raportat la un loc și suspiciunea de fraudă.  Cred, domnule comisar, că acest raport din proprie inițiativă poate ajuta Comisia să veniți cu niște măsuri, pe de o parte, de creștere a transparenței, pe de altă parte, de o raportare unitară, ca să nu comparăm mere cu pere. Și, evident că trebuie să fie cuantificabili toți indicatorii pe care îi folosim, pentru că banii aceștia trebuie să ajungă la beneficiari.
Debate: MFF -: fight against oligarch structures, protection of EU funds from fraud and conflict of interest
Date: WEDNESDAY, 23 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Karin Karlsbro
Political group: Renew
Country: Poland
Language: SV

Fru talman! EU är ett samarbete, inte en bankomat. Länder som bryter mot rättsstatens principer ska inte tro att de kan fortsätta kvittera ut EU-bidrag som om ingenting hade hänt. Korruption är ett gift som undergräver demokratin. Den måste stoppas, motverkas och avslöjas. Den europeiska åklagarmyndigheten spelar en viktig roll.  Det är svårt att tala om korruption i dag utan att nämna Aleksej Navalnyj, som förra året fick årets Sacharovpris, Europaparlamentets pris för yttrandefrihet. Han är en mycket värdig vinnare och fått betala ett högt personligt pris i form av både mordförsök och långa fängelsestraff för sin modiga kamp för att avslöja korruption och maktmissbruk i Putins Ryssland.  Ingen borde i dag tvivla på att EU måste hålla rent framför egen dörr. Det finns ingen, absolut ingen, plats för korruption i Europa.
Debate: MFF -: fight against oligarch structures, protection of EU funds from fraud and conflict of interest
Date: WEDNESDAY, 23 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Claude Gruffat
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Hungary
Language: FR

Madame la Présidente, Monsieur le Commissaire, chers collègues, merci à ceux qui sont encore là à 23 heures passées. On répète sans fin que le budget européen est déjà trop faible, donc il n’est pas question de le laisser à la merci des prédateurs. Comme en Russie, l’Europe a ses oligarques, et, comme en Russie, ils prospèrent dans les failles du système. Ils menacent notre démocratie en accaparant une part de nos ressources communes. Protéger nos intérêts financiers des prédateurs est indispensable pour redonner confiance aux citoyens et pour respecter l’argent public. Pour combattre l’opacité qui favorise les détournements, il nous faut des registres européens, et a fortiori mondiaux, des bénéficiaires d’actifs. Aujourd’hui, aucun pays européen n’exige l’enregistrement des bénéficiaires effectifs d’actifs tels que les biens immobiliers, les yachts, les jets privés et ou encore les œuvres d’art. Cela signifie que les pays sont aveugles, faute de moyens de savoir à qui appartiennent les milliards d’actifs détenus sur les territoires. Ouvrons les yeux des administrations fiscales et mettons en place de tels registres pour une Europe plus transparente, dotée de moyens de se défendre face aux prédateurs.
Debate: MFF -: fight against oligarch structures, protection of EU funds from fraud and conflict of interest
Date: WEDNESDAY, 23 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Siegfried Mureşan
Political group: PPE
Country: Germany
Language: EN

Madam President, dear colleagues, oligarchs are a danger for our democracy. They exert political influence. They affect the functioning of our economy. They are a threat to public budgets and they are a threat to taxes paid by citizens and by honest enterprises. During the next seven years, the European Union will spend more money than ever from the budget of the European Union and from the Recovery and Resilience Facility, and one thing is clear: the more we spend, the more we need to make sure that money really reaches the people that the money is intended for. Large amounts require strong controls, so we have to do two things: make sure that the money reaches the beneficiaries that it is intended for; and number two, that it is adequately spent. Commissioner, I welcome what you said on data, on making sure that we know where money gets to. And for this reason, we are calling on the European Commission to put forward a single interoperable database so that we know where all categories of EU funds are going. Member States should use the large amounts of funds for digital investment to create such a database. It is our duty to fight fraud irregularities in the EU and everywhere where EU funds are involved.