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Debate: Preparation of the Extraordinary European Council Meeting of  February  on the Multiannual Financial Framework
Date: WEDNESDAY, 12 FEBRUARY 2020
Speaker: Juan Fernando López Aguilar
Political group: S-D
Country: Germany
Language: ES

Señora presidenta, comisario Hahn, le recuerdo como comisario de Política Regional, sensible con las regiones ultraperiféricas y, ahora, comisario de Presupuestos. Lo ha escuchado usted en todos los idiomas y en todos los rincones del espectro de este Parlamento Europeo, incluido el Grupo del que procede usted —el popular— y el grupo del que procedo yo —el socialista—. No es aceptable que, ante las mayores ambiciones, la Unión Europea proponga el marco financiero más tacaño de su historia. De modo que las conclusiones son muy claras. La primera, no se puede hacer más con menos. La segunda, no es admisible que las nuevas políticas, que son necesarias, tengan lugar a costa de las políticas que son la razón de ser de Europa: la política de cohesión; la política regional, que protege a las regiones menos favorecidas y alejadas, como las ultraperiféricas, y a los sectores más desfavorecidos, como los agricultores y los productores. Y la tercera —muy clara—, el Parlamento Europeo tiene la última palabra. Que nadie lo olvide, que nadie lo ignore en esta Cámara. Somos decisivos. Sin este Parlamento Europeo y su aprobación definitiva, no habrá marco financiero. Por tanto, habrá que cambiarlo y hacerlo al alza, satisfaciendo las necesidades planteadas por este Parlamento Europeo en su amplísima mayoría. Porque la alternativa no es simplemente el bloqueo del actual marco financiero, sino la impotencia, la irrelevancia y el desfallecimiento del proyecto europeo.
Debate: Preparation of the Extraordinary European Council Meeting of  February  on the Multiannual Financial Framework
Date: WEDNESDAY, 12 FEBRUARY 2020
Speaker: Seán Kelly
Political group: PPE
Country: Greece
Language: EN

Madam President, the MFF to the European Union is like oil to an engine. Without oil the engine can’t function; the better the oil, the more efficient the engine. The same applies to the European Union. Without a budget we can’t function; the bigger the budget, the more efficient we can be. So it is appropriate that the House should call upon the Member States, and especially the Prime Ministers, to show some vision and broad-mindedness to ensure that we have the budget to do the things that we can do best in the interests of their own Member States and their own citizens. The evidence is there: the added value, the economies of scale in relation to things like CAP, cohesion, climate change, Erasmus, research and so on. The return to Member States is in the region of three-to-four to one for every euro put in. It’s logical. It’s sensible. It’s in the interest of citizens. All we want is for the Prime Ministers to show genuine broad-mindedness and I’m pleased to say that our Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, has indicated that Ireland is prepared to increase its contributions. But all 27 Member States must do so.
Debate: Preparation of the Extraordinary European Council Meeting of  February  on the Multiannual Financial Framework
Date: WEDNESDAY, 12 FEBRUARY 2020
Speaker: Johannes Hahn
Language: EN

This is why I would urge you to aim for a budget that can deliver as of day one. This is why it is important to continue working on the sectoral proposals. Moreover, we should also work together towards a better outcome for a budget that is able to deliver on our common Strategic Agenda for Europe by focusing on, first, equipping ourselves with the means to deliver the Green Deal for climate neutrality, and, second, ensuring new own resources are created, for example plastics and ETS to help finance European public goods. We also look forward to a constructive and productive discussion at the European Council on 20 February and an outcome that’s good for Europe. The Union cannot deliver on its ambitions when cuts are in areas where European citizens expect us to do more. Many of you have mentioned examples – climate, borders, digital, Erasmus, defence, you name it – and therefore the Finnish negobox is not yet the finish. Why the urgency? We are already very late, as several speakers have said, even later than 2013, where that delay led to a lost year for many programmes. I am talking about 2014.  Our focus must be on making sure that all the new programmes are up and running by 1 January 2021. Let’s avoid delays, let’s be positive and let’s stay united. We owe this to ourselves and to our institutions, but, most importantly, to our citizens, who expect results. The Commission remains committed to a continuous dialogue and to engage fully to support the forthcoming negotiations. By the way, regarding the negotiations, I have been asked in the past couple of days and even today by many people if I believe that it is possible or likely to strike a deal next week, meaning that, according to tradition, it is unlikely that only one meeting will be sufficient to get the deal. But I think it’s time to break with this tradition and to work for a deal struck in one meeting. I have been travelling to many Member States, participating in many meetings and conferences during the past couple of weeks, and I believe there can be a consensus amongst Member States, even already next week, provided there is some goodwill and energy and – may I say and this is very important – that, in particular, bigger, leading Member States become more active and work for a deal. In that respect, I urge all of you to use your contacts and your networks to put some pressure on the European leaders, your party leaders and your party friends in order to work for a deal which, finally, is in the interest of all of us and enables us to enter into negotiations with the European Parliament. The Commission, and I myself, we will do everything to support all these negotiations.
Debate: Preparation of the Extraordinary European Council Meeting of  February  on the Multiannual Financial Framework
Date: WEDNESDAY, 12 FEBRUARY 2020
Speaker: Nikolina Brnjac
Language: EN

It is important that Europe continues developing and its socio-economical gaps are being reduced, meaning that our Treaty-based policies are effective and need to be continued, while also taking into account new challenges outlined in the EU’s strategic agenda. Furthermore, one of the biggest EU Member States and budget contributors has left, so we need to find a compromise that will address the budgetary gap while at the same time ensuring sufficient resources to achieve objectives, priorities and challenges arising from the ambitious strategic agenda. We are therefore committed to a balanced, efficient and effective budget in line both with our strategic agenda as well as the citizens’ expectations. I am confident that, in cooperation with you, it will be possible to ensure a smooth transition to the next long-term financial cycle. As soon as our leaders reach agreement in the European Council, the Croatian Presidency will be ready to step up our work with you in order to deliver for our citizens and for the future for our Union.
Debate: Preparation of the Extraordinary European Council Meeting of  February  on the Multiannual Financial Framework
Date: WEDNESDAY, 12 FEBRUARY 2020
Speaker: Robert Biedroń
Political group: S-D
Country: Poland
Language: PL

W trakcie jednej z niedawnych debat moi koledzy z krajów będących płatnikami netto nie bali się zauważyć, jak bardzo korzystne jest dla gospodarek ich krajów bycie na wspólnym rynku. Ostateczny bilans to nie tylko wpłaty i wpływy do budżetu EU, ale także dochód małych i średnich przedsiębiorców, jak i gigantów gospodarczych korzystających z udogodnień wspólnego rynku.  Politykom ciężko przychodzi mowa o podwyżkach, jednak obywatele powinni wiedzieć, że programy takie jak Nowy Zielony Ład nie mają granic, że bez porozumień co do ich finansowania wszyscy tracimy. Traci na tym polska i europejska nauka, studenci, osoby inwestujące i rozwijające start-upy.  Inną formą rekompensaty dziury budżetowej powinna być reforma zasobów własnych UE, ale od powołania grupy ds. własnych środków finansowych w 2014 nadal nie widzimy dostatecznego postępu.
Debate: Preparation of the Extraordinary European Council Meeting of  February  on the Multiannual Financial Framework
Date: WEDNESDAY, 12 FEBRUARY 2020
Speaker: Leszek Miller
Political group: S-D
Country: France
Language: PL

Kluczowym elementem prowadzonych negocjacji w sprawie WRF 2021–2027 jest także reforma systemu zasobów własnych UE przewidująca ustanowienie dodatkowych źródeł dochodów Unii. Obecnie lwią część budżetu Unii (ok. 70%) stanowią składki płacone przez państwa członkowskie; w konsekwencji ich ostateczna kwota stanowi każdorazowo przedmiot trudnych negocjacji międzyrządowych. Reszta to bezpośrednie wpływy do budżetu UE z ceł, opłat rolnych, opłat wyrównawczych od cukru oraz wpłaty oparte na VAT.  Pogłębianie procesu integracji europejskiej wymaga zwiększenia niezależności budżetowej Unii. Dlatego podzielam stanowisko Parlamentu, że dodatkowe źródło zasobów własnych powinny stanowić m.in. dochody ze zniesienia rabatów i korekt oraz opodatkowania działających na jednolitym rynku międzynarodowych przedsiębiorstw mających siedziby w rajach podatkowych lub cyfrowych gigantów spoza Unii.
Debate: Preparation of the Extraordinary European Council Meeting of  February  on the Multiannual Financial Framework
Date: WEDNESDAY, 12 FEBRUARY 2020
Speaker: Romana Tomc
Political group: PPE
Country: France
Language: SL

Kohezijska sredstva pomenijo pomemben vir za naš razvoj, zanje bi se morali boriti z vsemi močmi, tako kot to delajo druge države. Voditelje držav članic pozivam, naj upoštevajo dejstvo, da je Evropa tako močna, kot je močan njen najšibkejši člen. Vesela pa sem, da ima zadnjo besedo pri odločitvi Evropski parlament.
Debate: Preparation of the Extraordinary European Council Meeting of  February  on the Multiannual Financial Framework
Date: WEDNESDAY, 12 FEBRUARY 2020
Speaker: Henna Virkkunen
Political group: PPE
Country: Italy
Language: FI

Valitettavasti Suomen puheenjohtajamaana valmistelema neuvoston ehdotus ei vastaa sen enempää komission kuin EU-parlamentinkaan kantaa. Ensinnäkin raami on liian tiukka, 1,07 prosenttia bruttokansantulosta. Lisäksi rahoitusta on karsittu juuri sieltä, missä tulevaisuuden tarpeita on: turvallisuudesta, digitalisaatiosta ja ilmastonmuutoksen torjunnasta.  Brexitistä aiheutuva lovi EU-budjetissa on ilman muuta mittava. Osa siitä on katettava jäsenmaiden rahoitusta kasvattamalla, osa säästöillä, mutta myös omien varojen osuutta on jatkossa vahvistettava. Maatalous- ja aluepolitiikan lisäksi uuden budjetin tulee pystyä vastaamaan tulevaisuuden haasteisiin: teollisuuden uudistamiseen ja kestävään kasvuun, erityisesti innovaatioihin, digitalisaatioon, pk-yritysten kasvun tukemiseen ja koulutukseen sekä laajasti turvallisuuspolitiikkaan.  Itse nostan esiin erityisesti kaksi vuosien 2021–27 ohjelmaa, joissa olen ollut vastuutehtävissä parlamentissa. Ensinnäkin Verkkojen Eurooppa (CEF), jolla rahoitetaan rajat ylittävää liikenne-, energia- ja digitaalista infrastruktuuria: teollisuusvaliokunnan esittelijänä pidän pöyristyttävänä, että neuvosto esittää ohjelmaan leikkauksia samalla kun sekä Euroopan kilpailukyky, toimivat sisämarkkinat että ilmastonmuutoksen torjunta edellyttävät nopeita, moderneja yhteyksiä. Toiseksi tutkimusohjelma Horisontti, jossa toimin liikennevaliokunnan vastaavana: investointeja Euroopan tieteeseen, tutkimukseen ja innovaatioihin tarvitaan teollisuuden kilpailukyvyn vahvistamiseksi ja globaaleihin haasteisiin vastaamiseksi. EU-parlamentti esittää ohjelman kasvattamista 50 prosentilla. Tästä pidämme kiinni.
Debate: Proposed mandate for negotiations for a new partnership with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Date: WEDNESDAY, 12 FEBRUARY 2020
Speaker: José Gusmão
Political group: GUE/NGL
Country: Finland
Language: PT

Senhora Presidente, nós acompanhamos o sentido geral do relatório no que diz respeito à proteção dos direitos dos cidadãos europeus no Reino Unido, mas, como é do conhecimento de certamente todos os deputados, a implementação do que foi acordado com o Reino Unido está a enfrentar um conjunto de problemas na vida quotidiana dos cidadãos europeus que vivem, por vezes há décadas, no Reino Unido em aceder a serviços básicos, celebrar contratos de trabalho ou contratos de arrendamento. E, por isso, elaborámos uma alteração oral que consagra o estatuto automático da regularização da situação desses cidadãos e assegura a entrega de um documento físico que possa comprovar o estatuto de residência desses cidadãos. A alteração é a seguinte: “apela à atribuição automática de vistos de residência permanentes a todos os cidadãos europeus a viver no Reino Unido, até 31 de janeiro de 2020. Sublinha a necessidade de que estes vistos incluam um documento físico que prove a sua situação de residência.” Estas duas frases seriam acrescentadas ao artigo 50.º da resolução.
Debate: Conclusion of the EU-Viet Nam Free Trade Agreement
Date: WEDNESDAY, 12 FEBRUARY 2020
Speaker: Samira Rafaela
Political group: Renew
Country: Germany
Language: EN

Madam President, this morning we voted in favour of the agreements with Vietnam. It has not been an easy process but, after due consideration, I have decided to vote in favour of these agreements. While the situation in Vietnam is still far from ideal, the Vietnamese Government has taken valuable steps in the right direction. The FTA and IPA with Vietnam will not only improve the trade relationship between the EU and Vietnam, it will also create a platform for continuous dialogue on human rights with the Vietnamese that will benefit the people of that country. Our trading partners should keep human rights and environmental standards to the highest level. I would like to recommend the Commission investigate how the use of a set of objective and transparent criteria would serve as guidance to find trading partners, thus enabling the negotiated FTAs to benefit from broader support amongst all political colours in the EU.
Debate: Conclusion of the EU-Viet Nam Free Trade Agreement
Date: WEDNESDAY, 12 FEBRUARY 2020
Speaker: Manon Aubry
Political group: GUE/NGL
Country: France
Language: FR

Madame la Présidente, chers collègues, bravo, vous venez de voter un accord de libre-échange avec le Viêt Nam qui piétine l’environnement et les droits humains, dans le seul but de contenter les lobbies qui vous ont abreuvés par ailleurs de champagne. Vous êtes directement responsables d’une catastrophe écologique qui va accroître de 20 à 30 % les transports de biens entre l’Union européenne et le Viêt Nam, accélérer la déforestation, aggraver le développement d’industries polluantes comme le cuir et l’acier. Mais parler de pacte vert avec des trémolos dans la voix ne vous empêche absolument pas de voter un tel accord, climaticide. Vous êtes directement responsables d’un scandale social qui vise à profiter d’une main-d’œuvre exploitée, prise entre le marteau du capitalisme globalisé et l’enclume de l’autoritarisme. Avec en plus un État qui ferme les yeux sur le travail forcé, interdit les syndicats et emprisonne les opposants politiques à tour de bras. Les ONG vous ont alertés, vous ne pouviez pas ignorer l’impact écologique et social désastreux de cet accord. Si vous ne le saviez pas, vous êtes coupables de suivisme. Et si vous le saviez, c’est pire encore: vous êtes coupables de cynisme.
Debate: Conclusion of the EU-Viet Nam Free Trade Agreement
Date: WEDNESDAY, 12 FEBRUARY 2020
Speaker: Frances Fitzgerald
Political group: PPE
Country: Germany
Language: EN

Madam President, this deal will boost our trade exchanges and will deliver more jobs and growth into this continent. We badly need more jobs for people within Europe and we must support job creation and innovation. I want to say that I believe that closing the door does not get any closer to improving Vietnam’s human rights record or indeed the policies and attitudes on climate change. The UN and some NGOs have already acknowledged the improvements and indeed there is a chapter on workers’ rights in the agreement, which is fully compliant with ILO standards. So we want to engage rather than isolate and, of course, we still have to be very cognisant in relation to human rights and climate change and there has to be ongoing monitoring. This is also allowed for. We do need to keep our businesses and get our businesses involved in new regions and countries, and of course this is the way that we spread the standards and the values of the European Union.
Debate: Conclusion of the EU-Viet Nam Free Trade Agreement
Date: WEDNESDAY, 12 FEBRUARY 2020
Speaker: Michaela Šojdrová
Political group: PPE
Country: Greece
Language: CS

Paní předsedající, já bych chtěla vysvětlit, proč jsem se zdržela v hlasování o této dohodě o volném obchodu. Já obecně podporuji – a to velmi silně – dohody o volném obchodu, protože vím, že je to velká oboustranná příležitost. Zároveň jsem si také vědoma, že tato dohoda poměrně dobře ošetřuje ta ustanovení, která se týkají standardů práce, pracovního prostředí, životního prostředí, ale bohužel tato dohoda nebyla dostatečně silným impulzem pro vietnamskou vládu, aby propustila alespoň některé politické vězně. Ve Vietnamu je 140 politických vězňů a vietnamská vláda nebyla ochotna udělat toto gesto, kterým by dala jasně najevo, že zlepšení lidských práv myslí vážně. Já nejsem proti této dohodě, hlasovala jsem pro její odložení a nakonec jsem se zdržela právě proto, abychom dali jasně najevo náš jasný postoj k lidským právům ve Vietnamu.
Debate: Conclusion of the EU-Viet Nam Free Trade Agreement
Date: WEDNESDAY, 12 FEBRUARY 2020
Speaker: Alexandr Vondra
Political group: ECR
Country: Ireland
Language: CS

Paní předsedající, já jsem hlasoval pro. Ta hysterie, kterou slyším tamhle naproti, tak mě utvrzuje v tom, že jsem hlasoval správně. Přesto přiznávám, že to nebylo jednoduché zvažování, protože jsem člověk, který si ještě z dob komunismu pamatuje, že hrát to občas s režimem, který lidi zavírá, tvrdě, má smysl. A Vietnam to s lidmi doma hraje tvrdě.  Jsem přesvědčen, že volný obchod může pomoci, ale zároveň považuji za důležité naplňovat to, co je v té doprovodné rezoluci, a v tomto smyslu si dovoluji žádat Evropskou komisi, aby ve svých jednáních s Vietnamem problém lidských práv nastolovala a aby nám konečně předložila i ten
Debate: Conclusion of the EU-Viet Nam Free Trade Agreement
Date: WEDNESDAY, 12 FEBRUARY 2020
Speaker: Manuel Bompard
Political group: GUE/NGL
Language: FR

Madame la Présidente, mes chers collègues, notre Parlement vient d’adopter, pour la première fois depuis l’investiture de la Commission von der Leyen, un accord de libre-échange, celui avec le Viêt Nam.  Cet accord est néfaste pour la démocratie, les travailleurs et l’environnement. Néfaste pour la démocratie, parce que cet accord avec un régime autoritaire et répressif consacre le triomphe des tribunaux d’arbitrage qui privilégient systématiquement les multinationales et les actionnaires aux dépens des peuples. Néfaste pour les travailleurs européens – ce sont notamment les deux millions de travailleurs du textile qui subiront de plein fouet le dumping social – et vietnamiens – parce que cet accord renforcera leur exploitation par des multinationales et un gouvernement qui n’ont que faire des conventions de l’OIT, de la liberté syndicale et du droit de grève. Néfaste pour l’environnement, enfin, parce que cet accord ne prévoit aucun mécanisme permettant de s’assurer du respect des objectifs fixés par les accords internationaux sur l’environnement. Sans parler de la hausse des émissions de gaz à effet de serre qui résultera de l’intensification de ces échanges.  C’est pourquoi je rejette avec force ce mauvais accord.
Debate: Conclusion of the EU-Viet Nam Free Trade Agreement
Date: WEDNESDAY, 12 FEBRUARY 2020
Speaker: Milan Brglez
Political group: S-D
Country: France
Language: SL

Gospa predsedujoča, vladavina prava ter spoštovanje temeljnih demokratičnih načel in varstva človekovih pravic, vključno s pravicami delavcev, so vrednote, na katerih je utemeljena Evropska unija.  V svetu, kjer mednarodno sodelovanje ter spoštovanje pravil vse bolj nadomešča politični pragmatizem in populizem, EU nima boljšega vzvoda za uveljavljanje teh vrednot, kot so trgovinski in investicijski sporazumi s tretjimi državami.  Sam sem žal v manjšini evropskih poslank in poslancev, ki je prepričana, da si EU zaradi gospodarskih interesov ali zgolj zato, da spravi problematičen pogajalski dosje z mize, ne sme zatiskati oči pred grobimi kršitvami človekovih pravic ter slabim stanjem demokracije v Vietnamu. Zaradi vsega navedenega sem glasoval proti priporočilom in resolucijam, ki EU kot tretjo najpomembnejšo gospodarsko partnerico Vietnama oddaljujejo od načelnosti pri spoštovanju človekovih pravic. Nenačelnost je pač nekaj, pri čemer ne moremo in ne smemo tekmovati s prvima partnericama Vietnama – ZDA in Kitajsko.
Debate: Conclusion of the EU-Viet Nam Free Trade Agreement
Date: WEDNESDAY, 12 FEBRUARY 2020
Speaker: Clare Daly
Political group: GUE/NGL
Country: France
Language: EN

Madam President, if the situation regarding human rights in Vietnam has improved so much, then how is it that journalist Pham Chi Dung is detained in prison now on anti-state charges for having the audacity of what? Contacting this Parliament and asking us to postpone the vote. Seriously. And for those people who say, ‘oh well, sure, look, if we don’t do business with them, how can the situation ever improve?’ that’s an affront to the tons of people who’ve contacted us and begged us to postpone this vote. It’s an outrage that we have betrayed them and that’s why I stood by them and voted against this agreement. For that reason and, critically, because we’ve just shown ourselves up as being an absolute bunch of hypocrites. We passed a resolution on 15 January, regarding the European Green Deal, saying we would only enter trade agreements with strong, binding, enforceable agreements on sustainable development and the Paris Agreement. We’ve done the complete opposite here. Shame on us.
Debate: Conclusion of the EU-Viet Nam Free Trade Agreement
Date: WEDNESDAY, 12 FEBRUARY 2020
Speaker: François-Xavier Bellamy
Political group: PPE
Country: France
Language: FR

Madame la Présidente, chers collègues, le vote de cet accord a été une question infiniment difficile. Toutes les objections qui viennent d’être évoquées ici ont un sens, bien sûr, et en particulier celles qui concernent l’état des droits de l’homme, très préoccupant, au Viêt Nam. Cependant, nous ne partons pas de rien, nous ne partons pas d’une situation inexistante. Nous échangeons déjà aujourd’hui avec le Viêt Nam, qui est un partenaire commercial majeur de l’Union européenne – très largement au bénéfice du Viêt Nam, excédentaire commercialement par rapport à nous. La vraie question qui nous est posée est donc: faut-il maintenir cet état de fait, ou faut-il tenter d’arrimer le Viêt Nam en le tirant de notre côté pour lui faire adopter, ce qui a été le cas, des objectifs en matière écologique, des objectifs en matière de droits humains et, bien sûr, aussi, en le faisant commercer avec nous, selon des règles qui nous ouvrent ses marchés avec une véritable exigence de réciprocité? Il me semble que cet accord nous permet d’aller dans le bon sens sur ce plan-là, et si nous ne l’avions pas signé, nous aurions risqué de laisser le Viêt Nam partir vers son grand voisin, la Chine. Est-ce vraiment le monde que nous voulons? L’Europe doit-elle renoncer à agir? Je ne le crois pas.