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Debate: EU-Taiwan trade and investment relations
Date: TUESDAY, 12 DECEMBER 2023
Speaker: Reinhard Bütikofer
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Italy
Language: EN

I do recognise, Vice-President, that the Commission also has stepped up its efforts, as you explained, and I do also support your expectation towards Taiwan that there is homework to be done on their side also, in particular with regard to the issues that you mentioned, offshore wind and agricultural food products. But I also want to point out that when we look at what the US does or what Japan just did, in agreeing on memorandums of understanding or in trade facilitation deals with Taiwan, there’s room to improve our work. Here I want to voice a warning. As colleague Winzig said, we have to combine trade and political stability and the effort to reap the fruits of trade without actively contributing to political stability will be futile. We cannot just dodge the question, Vice-President, of whether we’re willing to sign an agreement with Taiwan. We need a resilient supply chain agreement, not just because of the beneficial trade results, but also because of the beneficial stability results, and the Commission should not dodge that necessity.
Debate: EU-Taiwan trade and investment relations
Date: TUESDAY, 12 DECEMBER 2023
Speaker: Michiel Hoogeveen
Political group: ECR
Country: Sweden
Language: EN

Consequently, protectionism is on the rise, and a decline in global free trade would hurt our open economies and endanger security and prosperity. As EU, we need to protect our economic interests. We should strengthen the economic ties with like-minded partners. And this puts Taiwan, as a democratic and economic partner, at the forefront. As a vital player in global supply chains, Taiwan safeguards our concrete economic interests. At the same time, we should not misuse our economic relations with Taiwan to aggravate the tensions with the People’s Republic of China. We should refrain from a Cold War mentality. In the end, our strongest deterrent against war and conflict is free trade, interdependency and economic growth for all.
Debate: EU-Taiwan trade and investment relations
Date: TUESDAY, 12 DECEMBER 2023
Speaker: Ivan Štefanec
Political group: PPE
Country: Netherlands
Language: EN

Mr President, dear colleagues, our European Union is, as a matter of fact, the largest investor in Taiwan with current amount of more than EUR 40 billion in foreign direct investment, representing 28% of all foreign investments in Taiwan. As it is our strategic partner, not only in economic terms, definitely we need to send a positive signal to our investors that we take it seriously. We need to improve our trade relations, because Taiwan is a key partner of our industry when it comes to semiconductors, artificial intelligence and competitiveness general, particularly in the digital field. We need to set conditions for our new EU-Taiwan free trade agreement, which will create preconditions for further development of our cooperation. Taiwan is significant partner also in terms of protection of democratic principles, in terms of fighting against misinformation and propaganda. Also, I learned personally a lot visiting Taiwan recently. Also, nowadays we are facing a global fight between totalitarian and democratic regimes, and therefore democracies should stand together, I do believe. Taiwan deserves more than ever to be part of WHA and other international organisations, where they should play inevitable role on paths to strengthen global democratic trends. I do believe this topic should be also among our priorities of the upcoming EU-China summit.
Debate: EU-Taiwan trade and investment relations
Date: TUESDAY, 12 DECEMBER 2023
Speaker: Kathleen Van Brempt
Political group: S-D
Country: Germany
Language: NL

Voorzitter, het is een beetje een open deur intrappen, maar de geopolitieke uitdagingen van vandaag zijn enorm: de oorlog in Oekraïne; het conflict tussen Hamas en Israël, waarbij alle humanitaire regels met de voeten worden getreden; China, dat eigenlijk al meer dan tien jaar de internationale regels rond handel met de voeten treedt. En op zo’n moment is het extreem belangrijk dat wij vanuit de Europese Unie de kaart van het multilateralisme trekken. Op alle vlakken. Ja, op handel, ja, op klimaat, maar ook op mensenrechten en internationale veiligheid. Die dingen gaan samen. Je kan daar niet selectief in kiezen. En dan is Taiwan heel belangrijk en een heel goed voorbeeld. Want de EU en Taiwan zijn twee handen op één buik. Wij zijn wat we noemen  En daarom is het zo belangrijk dat we daar een duidelijk standpunt innemen. Een echt akkoord, zoals een
Debate: EU-Taiwan trade and investment relations
Date: TUESDAY, 12 DECEMBER 2023
Speaker: Svenja Hahn
Political group: Renew
Country: Finland
Language: DE

Herr Präsident! Die EU ist doch ein Leuchtfeuer, ein Leuchtfeuer für all jene, die nach Demokratie streben, und besonders jene, die von autokratischen Schatten bedroht werden. Denn im Konflikt Autokratie versus Demokratie müssen wir als EU unbeirrt an der Seite von Demokratien wie Taiwan stehen. Taiwan ist nämlich nicht nur ein wichtiger Handelspartner, sondern vor allen Dingen ein Wertepartner in der Region. Ich finde, es ist höchste Zeit, dass wir endlich den politischen Mut finden, Gespräche für ein Freihandels- und Investitionsabkommen mit Taiwan aufzunehmen. Ich muss ehrlicherweise sagen: Ich finde, das Wegducken der Kommission bei diesem Thema wird immer unverantwortlicher. Es ist doch aus der Zeit gefallen, die Zusammenarbeit mit Taiwan an ein Abkommen mit China knüpfen zu wollen, das, wie wir alle wissen, völlig zu Recht auf Eis liegt. Und als Erstes sollte die Kommission dafür vor allen Dingen mit unseren taiwanesischen Partnern ein Rahmenprogramm erarbeiten zur gezielten Förderung von Handels- und Investitionsbedingungen, damit wir Handel erleichtern, bürokratische Hemmnisse abbauen und Anerkennung von Abschlüssen, Lizenzen und Standards vereinfachen und dieses Potenzial heben. Denn Taiwans Einbindung in internationale Organisationen, internationale Zusammenarbeit wird auch entscheidend für die Zukunft der Demokratie in der Region sein – essenziell für die Freiheit der Bürgerinnen und Bürger Taiwans, auch in Zukunft frei über ihre eigene Zukunft entscheiden zu können.
Debate: EU-Taiwan trade and investment relations
Date: TUESDAY, 12 DECEMBER 2023
Speaker: Liudas Mažylis
Political group: PPE
Country: Luxembourg
Language: LT

Pirmininke, komisare, kolegos. Pasisakydamas už prekybos kliūčių tarp ES ir Taivano šalinimą ir investicijų skatinimą, pabrėžčiau kelis argumentus. Pirmiausiai vertybinį: Taivanas yra demokratija, juolab viena iš nedaugelio tame regione, o tai lemia Europos Sąjungos ir Taivano geopolitinę partnerystę. Agresyvaus Rusijos karo prieš Ukrainą akivaizdoje Taivanas yra įsipareigojęs remti Ukrainą, ketina derinti sankcijas prieš Rusiją. Pabrėžiu ir siekį plėtoti bendradarbiavimą, siekiant ekonominio saugumo, užsitikrinant strategiškai svarbių medžiagų ir technologijų grandines. Kovojant su ekonomine prievarta, Taivanas jau yra įėjęs į istoriją. Kai mano atstovaujama Lietuva atidarė Taivaniečių atstovybę, buvome užsipulti valstybės, kurią vadiname „viena Kinija“. Tuomet Lietuva sustiprino ekonominį bendradarbiavimą su Taivanu. O priimdami apsaugos nuo ekonominės prievartos reglamentą, mes pasiuntėme Kinijai ir likusiam pasauliui įtikinamą atgrasymo signalą ateičiai. Tad pasisakau už tai, kad būtų sudaryti formalūs dvišaliai susitarimai dėl prekybos ir investicijų, be kita ko, susijusių su saugumu, ir kad būtų toliau remiamas Taivanas, siekiantis atstovavimo daugiašaliuose tarptautiniuose forumuose. O kolegai Iuliu dėkoju už puikiai parengtą rezoliuciją.
Debate: EU-Taiwan trade and investment relations
Date: TUESDAY, 12 DECEMBER 2023
Speaker: Karin Karlsbro
Political group: Renew
Country: Poland
Language: SV

Herr talman! EU och Taiwan har mycket gemensamt. Vi tror tillsammans på den liberala demokratin, vikten av fri och regelbaserad handel och respekt för mänskliga rättigheter. Likaså är Taiwan en viktig allierad i kampen mot Ryssland och i stödet till Ukraina. I en orolig värld där allt fler länder vänder demokratin och de liberala värderingarna ryggen behöver Europa allierade. Vi behöver vänner att bygga starka samarbeten med för fred, frihet och välstånd. Ett avtal för handel, investeringar, trygga leveranskedjor – oavsett vad man kallar ett sådant avtal så behövs det mellan EU och Taiwan. Det innebär inte bara ekonomiska fördelar för båda parter, utan också en skarp signal till omvärlden och till Beijing att man inte dikterar vilka EU ska handla eller samarbeta med. Med detta vill jag ha sagt att jag uppmanar kommissionen, kommissionsledamot Dombrovskis, och säga att det är dags att släppa in Taiwan i värmen och dra igång förhandlingarna om ett samarbete för ett avtal.
Debate: EU-Taiwan trade and investment relations
Date: TUESDAY, 12 DECEMBER 2023
Speaker: Michaela Šojdrová
Political group: PPE
Country: Greece
Language: CS

Pane předsedající, vážený pane komisaři, právě v této kritické době je potřeba budovat partnerství s partnery, kteří jsou demokratičtí a kteří jsou spolehliví, a Tchaj-wan takovým partnerem je. Sdílí s námi hodnoty a závazky k lidským právům. Vážíme si jeho pomoci v době krize COVID-19 i koordinace při podpoře Ukrajiny a koordinace sankcí vůči Rusku.  I přes tento nárůst spolupráce – a vidíme ho právě v oblasti investic, za posledních deset let vzrostly investice Evropské unie na Tchaj-wanu o 131 % a Tchaj-wanu na území EU vzrostly o 352 % – je zde prostor pro zlepšení, a proto vyzýváme Evropskou komisi i Evropskou službu pro vnější činnost, aby vypracovaly strategii a urychleně zahájily práci na dohodě s Tchaj-wanem o odolném dodavatelském řetězci. Tímto krokem chceme posílit bezpečnost Tchaj-wanu a jeho křemíkového štítu, tedy produkce více než 60 % všech čipů. Spolupráce s Tchaj-wanem je přínosem pro EU i členské státy.
Debate: EU-Taiwan trade and investment relations
Date: TUESDAY, 12 DECEMBER 2023
Speaker: Mick Wallace
Political group: The Left
Country: Germany
Language: EN

Mr President, the UK agreed a trade partnership with Taiwan last month, upsetting Beijing, who object to any international actions that appear to recognise Taiwan’s sovereignty. Just 13 countries have official diplomatic relations with Taiwan, mainly British Commonwealth islands, US military bases moonlighting as sovereign nations, and countries ruled by an overt fascist. Those pushing for the EU to follow the British example are doing the work of the US and NATO. The US is engaged in an economic war with China, and much like they used Ukraine to sever economic ties between the EU and Russia, tanking German industry and creating an EU-wide recession in the process, they will use Taiwan to cut the EU from China. This will be the final nail in the coffin for EU industry and for essential cooperation on essential matters like climate change.  I only hope the people of Taiwan look at the sad fate of Ukraine and are wise enough not to let themselves be sacrificed at the altar of US imperialist designs.
Debate: EU-Taiwan trade and investment relations
Date: TUESDAY, 12 DECEMBER 2023
Speaker: Valdis Dombrovskis
Language: EN

A number of you raised as broader geopolitical questions. The EU and EU Member States remain committed to the EU’s one-China policy. At the same time, we have a direct interest in preserving peace and the status quo in the Taiwan Strait. The status quo should not be changed unilaterally by force or coercion. Its preservation has been a key for peaceful development and economic growth in the region for decades. But obviously, these are broader geopolitical questions that go beyond the topics of trade and investment. In parallel, we continue our work on the most pressing market access issues, as we mentioned, offshore wind and agrifood. The Commission remains open for working with Taiwan and all relevant stakeholders to deliver concrete benefits on both sides.
Debate: Recognition of professional qualifications: nurses responsible for general care trained in Romania
Date: TUESDAY, 12 DECEMBER 2023
Speaker: Adam Bielan
Country: France
Language: EN

Today, this specific freedom remains dependent on the fair and effective recognition of professional qualifications. In response to the challenges faced by Romanian nurses in meeting the required training standards, the Romanian Government introduced an in-service training allowing Romanian nurses to achieve the minimum requirements stemming from the 2005 directive. My report aims to clarify the language and to ensure legal clarity, so that the directive’s provisions are interpreted consistently and unambiguously. Today, we are not only voting on the technical amendment to the directive, but reaffirming our commitment to ensuring that every qualified professional in the European Union – regardless of their country of training – can practise their profession outside their own country. To conclude, I call upon all Members of this House to join me in taking a necessary step towards strengthening our internal market and reaffirming our commitment to professional mobility within the Union.
Debate: Implementation of the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument – Global Europe
Date: TUESDAY, 12 DECEMBER 2023
Speaker: Charles Goerens
Country: Czechia
Language: FR

En effet, le Parlement européen n’a pas jugé utile de prévoir un débat sur l’évaluation du financement de l’IVCDCI – Europe dans le monde. C’est dommage, parce que l’instrument de financement des politiques extérieures de l’Union européenne, dont sont bénéficiaires les pays du Sud et les pays du voisinage, semble faire les frais de la révision à mi-parcours du cadre financier pluriannuel. Les États frugaux ou radins, appelez-les comme vous voulez, tendent à considérer l’aide en faveur des plus faibles comme une variable d’ajustement. C’est faire peu état des difficultés que rencontrent les plus faibles et les plus vulnérables de notre planète. C’est faire peu état de l’image que se font nos partenaires du Sud, déjà suffisamment malmenés par les crises successives. C’est faire peu état des engagements qu’ont pris tous nos États membres lors de la conférence sur le financement du développement en 2015 à Addis—Abeba. C’est faire peu état des difficultés croissantes auxquelles sont confrontés les pays de l’Afrique, dont l’endettement prend des dimensions inquiétantes. C’est finalement réduire au silence ceux qui ont des difficultés à se faire entendre ou bien qui n’ont tout simplement pas de voix. Si nous ne sommes pas leur amplificateur, ils ne seront tout simplement pas entendus. Madame la Présidente, j’aimerais remercier les corapporteurs, MM. Tobé, Marques et Gahler, pour l’excellente collaboration, ainsi que les services du Parlement européen, ceux des commissions AFET et DEVE et nos assistants, pour nous avoir prêté main forte dans l’exécution de ce rapport. Espérons tout de même que le débat pourra néanmoins trouver une place dans cette enceinte plus tard.
Debate: Addictive design of online services and consumer protection in the EU single market
Date: TUESDAY, 12 DECEMBER 2023
Speaker: Kim Van Sparrentak
Country: Denmark
Language: EN

No self-discipline can beat Big Tech’s addictive design tricks we are all subject to on a daily basis. It affects the attention span and brain development from a young age. We see especially youngsters glued to their phones, with 16 to 24 year olds spending an average of seven hours on their phones per day, potentially leading to a bigger risk of depression, anxiety and even attention disorders. If we do not intervene now, this will have an enormous impact on generations to come. We set rules for slot machines, but every time we open our apps, scroll down or refresh our social media, the same thing happens in our brains. This is why we have to ban the most addictive design features, such as the endless scroll, tackle addictive algorithms, and introduce a right not to be disturbed. So, it is up to you, and not the tech companies, to decide exactly what attention-grabbing features you want on your phone and when. The time is now to step up our game against the toxic business models of Big Tech. The Parliament is clear, and now it’s up to the Commission to make proposals to tackle addictive design for us and all generations to come.
Debate: Further reform of corporate taxation rules
Date: TUESDAY, 12 DECEMBER 2023
Speaker: Isabel Benjumea Benjumea
Country: Spain
Language: ES

Es crucial que el Parlamento Europeo tome una posición clara sobre las reformas fiscales de las empresas en el contexto del acuerdo marco de la OCDE y las distintas propuestas legislativas realizadas por la Comisión Europea. Esta reforma no puede ir en la dirección de crear más dificultades a nuestras empresas y emprendedores, obstaculizando así las inversiones y el crecimiento.  Por eso quiero agradecer el enorme trabajo realizado por todos los grupos políticos, así como el inmenso trabajo también realizado por el equipo técnico de la Comisión de Asuntos Económicos y Monetarios y de la Subcomisión de Asuntos Fiscales, y pedirles el voto favorable, tal y como ocurrió en la Comisión de Asuntos Económicos y Monetarios.
Debate: Reshaping the future framework of EU structural funds to support regions particularly affected by challenges related to the automotive, green and digital transitions
Date: TUESDAY, 12 DECEMBER 2023
Speaker: Susana Solís Pérez
Country: Slovakia
Language: ES

Es nuestro deber rediseñar el futuro de la política de cohesión y de los Fondos Estructurales para brindar apoyo financiero a los más afectados por estas transiciones. Algo que nos lleva pidiendo desde hace mucho tiempo el Comité de las Regiones y que vamos a votar hoy en el informe de este Parlamento: apoyo para recapacitar a los trabajadores, para transformar las empresas —especialmente las pymes— y para evitar la deslocalización de nuestro tejido industrial.  Muchísimas gracias a todos aquellos que habéis hecho posible este informe; os pido el voto positivo.
Debate: European Health Data Space
Date: TUESDAY, 12 DECEMBER 2023
Speaker: Dita Charanzová
Country: France
Language: EN

The next item is the debate on the report by Tomislav Sokol and Annalisa Tardino, on behalf of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Health Data Space (
Debate: European Health Data Space
Date: TUESDAY, 12 DECEMBER 2023
Speaker: Cristian-Silviu Buşoi
Country: Poland
Language: EN

The idea of initiative on EHDS and asking for a European health record was introduced in the EU4Health programme – I was the rapporteur – and was one of my priorities. As ITRE rapporteur and EMA contact person I emphasised that the prudent implementation of the GDPR is necessary to avoid unnecessary restrictions for health research and data sharing, key to apply artificial intelligence and machine-learning tools to research, and to enabling the digital transformation of healthcare to tackle disparities in prevention, diagnosis and treatment around Europe. I echo the agreement reached by my colleagues and am happy to see that ITRE definition and approach of opt-out was finally endorsed. Once again, congratulations colleagues, and I hope that the negotiations will go smoothly and we have a very good legislation on digital healthcare in Europe.
Debate: European Health Data Space
Date: TUESDAY, 12 DECEMBER 2023
Speaker: Sara Cerdas
Political group: S-D
Country: Czechia
Language: PT

O Espaço Europeu de Dados em Saúde irá garantir que os registos de saúde eletrónicos são interoperacionais e acompanharão o utente independentemente do local onde este se encontra. Ao chegar ao hospital em Portugal, os profissionais de saúde irão ter acesso imediato ao seu registo de saúde eletrónico e acedem a informação inestimável que permite à equipa médica tomar uma decisão atempada, aumentar as hipóteses de sobrevivência e a qualidade de vida deste cidadão, enquanto se evita a duplicação ou, mesmo, triplicação de recursos. Além disso, os seus dados vão contribuir para a ciência, a inovação e o desenvolvimento de novas terapias na União Europeia. Naturalmente, em todo o processo, a privacidade e a segurança dos dados são prioridades inultrapassáveis e a nossa proposta garante que o cidadão esteja em pleno controlo destas. Caros Colegas, esta história mostra bem como a União Europeia pode e deve fazer a diferença. Ao adotarmos esta proposta, estamos a criar sistemas de saúde mais eficazes e cuidados de maior qualidade, enquanto preservamos sempre a privacidade, o controlo e a segurança das informações mais sensíveis que conhecemos. Este é um grande passo rumo a uma União Europeia para a Saúde, onde a colaboração transcende fronteiras, a inovação é impulsionada e onde cada europeu pode acreditar no acesso universal aos cuidados de saúde.
Debate: European Health Data Space
Date: TUESDAY, 12 DECEMBER 2023
Speaker: Susana Solís Pérez
Political group: Renew
Country: Slovakia
Language: ES

Con este espacio de datos sanitarios, los pacientes podrán tener acceso a su historial médico o a su receta electrónica en cualquier lugar de la Unión Europea. Y, para eso, hemos introducido garantías para que lo hagan con la máxima seguridad, privacidad y confianza. El ciudadano tendrá el control de sus datos y podrá restringir o decidir quién puede acceder a ellos y para qué. Se trata de un espacio de datos sanitarios interoperables que permitirá mejores diagnósticos y reducirá costes y duplicidades de pruebas.  Pero, además, el potencial es enorme si estos datos —de forma segura, anonimizada y con el consentimiento del paciente— se ponen a disposición de la investigación médica. Supondrá un paso de gigante para acelerar el desarrollo de nuevos medicamentos y ensayos clínicos, y una masa crítica de datos a nivel europeo es vital para la investigación de enfermedades raras y para salvar vidas humanas. Europa marca hoy la diferencia.
Debate: European Health Data Space
Date: TUESDAY, 12 DECEMBER 2023
Speaker: Tilly Metz
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: France
Language: DE

Ein Pool aus anonymisierten Daten aus ganz Europa – das kann ein wahrer Gamechanger sein für die Forschung, für zukünftige Behandlungen, aber auch für die Prävention in Gesundheitskrisen. Einen besonders großen Vorteil bringt der Datenraum den Personen, die eine seltene Krankheit haben – 30 Millionen Menschen in der EU. 95 Prozent von ihnen unterstützen diese Schaffung. Denn dieser Datenraum schafft Hoffnung: eine Möglichkeit, Zugang zu einer spezialisierten medizinischen Versorgung in anderen europäischen Ländern zu bekommen, eine Diagnose früher zu bekommen und durch Forschung mehr über seine wenig bekannte Krankheit zu erfahren. Und einen Zugriff auf meine eigenen Daten, ganz einfach auch von zu Hause. Datenschutz ist natürlich das A und O dieses Raumes, denn Gesundheitsdaten sind sensible Informationen, die nur in Hände derer fallen dürfen, für die sie auch bestimmt sind. Liebe Kolleginnen und Kollegen, ich appelliere dafür, diesen Text zu unterstützen.