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Debate: Protection of the EU’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report
Date: THURSDAY, 7 JULY 2022
Speaker: Clare Daly
Political group: The Left
Country: France
Language: EN

Mr President, before I start, could I correct the record? I don’t actually own a bicycle, but I don’t own a car any more either. I came here by train and I used to work in the aviation sector, but anyway, there we are. In terms of this report before us, it is dealing with fraud, which is a huge problem everywhere across the EU. The report focuses a fair bit on Poland and Hungary, but I think this is a problem in that it ignores other countries where there are similar problems.  I think of Bulgaria, the poorest country in the EU, which doesn’t get the attention that it deserves, because the people of Bulgaria have been engaged in a heroic struggle to deal with the massive problems of fraud in their country by many successive governments. The EU, rather than helping them to deal with those problems, has actually enabled those in power to carry on corrupting, by turning a blind eye.  We know the big headline scandals, of course, but it is a country that I am very close to and have visited many times. I have seen the problems, for example, in the Black Sea, with a business model where not paying VAT in tourist sectors is the norm, ringing up cash at a discount, abusing loyalty cards, withholding tax deducted from owners, rental income used by rental companies which then change their ownership, selling off assets to foreigners through special purchase vehicles, shares being sold at a nominal value, payment by long—term loans which never get repaid.  This is the norm. They need the help of the EU, not it turning a blind eye.
Debate: Protection of the EU’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report
Date: THURSDAY, 7 JULY 2022
Speaker: Vlad Gheorghe
Political group: Renew
Country: Spain
Language: RO

Domnule președinte, am votat pentru protejarea intereselor financiare ale Uniunii Europene și combaterea fraudei. E datoria noastră să ne asigurăm că banii cetățenilor europeni nu sunt risipiți și nu ajung în conturile corupților și ale grupurilor infracționale organizate, pentru că valorile și principiile europene merită protejate întotdeauna. Statul de drept este fundamentul Uniunii și cei care nu îl respectă nu pot fi premiați cu fonduri europene. Nu putem finanța pe cei care în mod intenționat iau banii Europei, dar acționează împotrivă Europei Unite. Doar în 2020, un miliard și jumătate de euro s-au dus pe apa sâmbetei, iar acum cheltuim și mai mult ca să-i recuperăm. Plus munca Parchetului European, OLAF, Europol, Eurojust, instituții cărora trebuie să le mărim bugetele, numărul de angajați, resursele alocate. Salut sprijinul pentru înființarea Procurorului verde european, propunerea mea pentru combaterea infracțiunilor de mediu. Tăierile ilegale de pădure, deșeurile ilegale, poluarea aerului, apelor, solului ne costă enorm, nu doar miliarde de euro, ci și sănătatea și viitorul copiilor noștri.
Debate: Protection of the EU’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report
Date: THURSDAY, 7 JULY 2022
Speaker: Angel Dzhambazki
Political group: ECR
Country: Germany
Language: BG

Г-н Председател, винаги е чест, удоволствие и много интересно да се слушат колегите ирландски комунисти. Комунизмът в Ирландия е впечатляващ, вдъхновяващ, той явно е по-изворен, по-истински комунизъм от този на Сталин, на Ленин, на Троцки и на всички други съветски комунисти.  Но да се върнем на темата, за която си говорим, за измамите. Измамите, разбира се, са укорими, но ние гласувахме против този доклад не заради колегите ирландски комунисти, които са истински комунисти, защото не са живели в Съветския съюз и понеже не са видели Съветския съюз. И се чудя защо са в Европейския парламент, а защо не са в парламента на остров Сахалин, например, или в някой друг такъв съветски, хубав комунистически парламент, но те са в Европейския парламент. Би било интересно да отидат на остров Колима, там също би било хубаво да се види. Но ние гласувахме против този доклад, накрая да кажа, защото върховенството на закона се използва като политически натиск.
Debate: Protection of the EU’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report
Date: THURSDAY, 7 JULY 2022
Speaker: Andrey Slabakov
Political group: ECR
Country: Spain
Language: BG

Г-н Председател, значи общо взето в началото този доклад ми се видя някак си смислен. Във финалния текст обаче започна да се появява една много странна част, в която всичко е свързано с върховенството на закона и това е поредният опит да бъдат мачкани държави, които не мислят точно по начина, по който мисли Комисията. Все пак не забравяйте, че ние сме един Съюз на суверенни държави.  Значи терминът „върховенство на закона“ вече се превърна в някакъв вид наказание към държавите и това не ми изглежда много демократично. Не говоря само за Полша и за Унгария, ето тук вече споменахме и България. Аз мисля, че трябва го приложим към Ирландия, където според мен има невероятна корупция, но на високо ниво. Или както се казва в България, рибата се вмирисва откъм главата. В България може да има корупция, но тя е на много, много ниско ниво. Може би заради това сме известни с това нещо. А между другото трябва да обърнем внимание и на нашия Парламент, където имаме огромни проблеми с хора, които се занимават с измами и корупция.
Debate: Statements by the President
Date: MONDAY, 12 SEPTEMBER 2022
Speaker: Roberta Metsola
Country: Poland
Language: EN

Dear colleagues, these past weeks have been very tough. We have witnessed the passing away of Mikhail Gorbachev, one of the most significant figures of the second half of the 20th century. We continue to face the consequences of climate change. Bulgaria and Pakistan have faced devastating floods. Major wildfires have caused severe impacts on Member States such as France, Portugal, Spain and Greece. And now the world grieves the loss of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Allow me to pause on behalf of the European Parliament and to extend heartfelt condolences to the people of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth. Few have shaped global history like Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. And her words on European unity spoken in this European Parliament in 1992 still resonate today. As a monarch, Her Majesty’s unshakeable commitment to duty and service was an example to all. Her legacy will forever live on, inspiring many generations to come. At this point I would like to invite you all to stand for a minute of silence to honour her memory. I have also been informed that Alexei Navalny’s situation has deteriorated dramatically and he has now been put in isolation, which will impact further on his health condition. So we once again call for his immediate release. This week, 70 years ago, on 10 September 1952, here in Strasbourg, Paul-Henri Spaak, presided over the opening of the first ever session of the Common Assembly of the European Coal and Steel Community. It was the starting point of the Parliament in which we meet today. In 70 years, the Assembly has grown from strength to strength. From being a consultative body with limited powers, it became a true institution embracing European democracy and the expression of European public opinion. In 1962, it changed name and became the European Parliament, a further step towards becoming the only directly elected, multilingual, multiparty transnational parliament in the world. Over time, consecutive treaties allowed this House – with its three places of work in Brussels, Luxembourg and Strasbourg – to develop into a powerful, independent political forum with co-legislative and budgetary powers that impact millions of European citizens, and with an ongoing illegal war in Ukraine that destroys, kills and undermines the political will of a people, we know today more than ever the importance of upholding the democratic voice of citizens and the democratic European values that this House stands for. And that is why, from this month until next summer 2023, a number of commemorative events will be held at the European Parliament to mark its 70th anniversary.
Debate: Statements by the President
Date: MONDAY, 12 SEPTEMBER 2022
Speaker: Roberta Metsola
Country: Poland
Language: FR

Et pour commencer, ce week-end, le Parlement européen à Strasbourg ouvre ses portes à l’édition 2022 des Bibliothèques idéales, avec des entretiens, des rencontres et des lectures qui auront lieu ici même. Car le livre, l’art et la culture européenne font aussi partie de ce qui unit l’Europe.
Debate: Statements by the President
Date: MONDAY, 12 SEPTEMBER 2022
Speaker: Roberta Metsola
Country: Poland
Language: EN

Further events will be announced through the coming months, and in particular, an official acknowledgement of this 70-year milestone for European democracy will take place during the November 2020 plenary session of our Parliament. And to close these opening statements, I also wanted to give you a little bit of information that works have taken place over the summer to make our House truly accessible for everybody. So there has been a ramp that is installed for everybody who cannot walk to the lectern to be able to use the lectern. I think that was finally the time that we give this for our colleagues.
Debate: Negotiations ahead of Parliament’s first reading
Date: MONDAY, 12 SEPTEMBER 2022
Speaker: Roberta Metsola
Country: Poland
Language: EN

Several committees have decided to enter into interinstitutional negotiations pursuant to Rule 71(1) of the Rules of Procedure. The reports, which constitute the mandates for the negotiations, are available on the plenary webpage and their titles will be published in the minutes of the sitting. Pursuant to Rule 71(2), Members or political group(s) reaching at least the medium threshold may request in writing by tomorrow, Tuesday 13 September at midnight, that the decisions to enter into negotiations be put to the vote. If no request for a vote in Parliament on the decisions to enter into negotiations is made within the aforementioned deadline, the committees may start the negotiations.
Debate: Corrigendum
Date: MONDAY, 12 SEPTEMBER 2022
Speaker: Roberta Metsola
Country: Poland
Language: EN

The REGI Committee has transmitted a corrigendum to a text adopted by the Parliament. Pursuant to Rule 241(4) this corrigendum will be deemed approved unless, no later than 24 hours after its announcement, a request is made by a political group or Members reaching at least the low threshold that it be put to the vote. The corrigendum is available on the plenary webpage; its title will be published in the minutes of this sitting.
Debate: Signing of acts adopted in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure
Date: MONDAY, 12 SEPTEMBER 2022
Speaker: Roberta Metsola
Country: Poland
Language: EN

I would also like to inform you that, since the adjournment of Parliament’s session on 7 July 2022, I have signed, together with the President of the Council, four acts adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure in accordance with Rule 79 of Parliament’s Rules of Procedure. I would also like to inform you that on Wednesday, I shall sign, together with the President of the Council, one act adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure. The titles of the acts concerned will be published in the minutes of this sitting.
Debate: New EU Forest Strategy for  – Sustainable Forest Management in Europe
Date: MONDAY, 12 SEPTEMBER 2022
Speaker: Roberta Metsola
Country: Poland
Language: EN

The next item is the debate on the report by Ulrike Müller, on behalf of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, on a new EU forest strategy for 2030 – sustainable forest management in Europe ( I remind you that this is when the free seating is applied, with the exception of the two first rows that are allocated to Group leaders. Then you will be able to request catch—the-eye and blue cards via your voting machine after having inserted your voting card. I would also like to remind you that the interventions will continue to be made from the central lectern, except for catch-the-eye, blue cards and points of order.
Debate: New EU Forest Strategy for  – Sustainable Forest Management in Europe
Date: MONDAY, 12 SEPTEMBER 2022
Speaker: Herbert Dorfmann
Political group: PPE
Country: Slovakia
Language: DE

Aber damit Wälder diese Vielfalt auch garantieren können, brauchen sie Aufmerksamkeit, sie brauchen Schutz und Pflege. Die Zuständigkeit dafür liegt bei den Mitgliedstaaten und bei den Lokalkörperschaften, und dabei wollen wir auch bleiben. Zu unterschiedlich sind die Wälder in Europa und die Funktionen, die sie haben, und auch die Notwendigkeiten, als dass man das alles unter den Hut einer europäischen Forstpolitik bringen könnte. Aber eine europäische Forststrategie, die wir nun neu definieren, ist der berechtigte Versuch, einen gemeinsamen Nenner zu finden und europäische Herausforderungen erfolgreich anzugehen. Unsere Wälder sind nämlich unter Druck – Klimawandel, nachlassende Pflege und Schädlinge setzen vielen Wäldern zu. Da braucht es gemeinsame Strategien, und es braucht auch eine gemeinsame Forschung. Und die grassierende Ausbreitung des Borkenkäfers braucht eine europäische Antwort. Neben dem Schutz braucht der Wald – vor allem der Wirtschaftswald – aber eben auch Nutzung. Da bleibt die von der Kommission vorgelegte Forststrategie viel zu oberflächlich. Wenn Wald Baustoffe wie Zement oder Stahl und Energie liefern soll, muss er auch nachhaltig genutzt werden. Nur dann kann sich der Wald auch verjüngen und sich dem Klimawandel anpassen. Das schließt natürlich nicht aus, dass es Wälder gibt, die aufgrund ihrer Schutzfunktion oder ihrer Besonderheit unter Schutz gestellt werden. Aber der Holzvorrat nimmt praktisch in allen Mitgliedstaaten der Europäischen Union seit Jahren zu. Deswegen sollten wir aufhören, so zu tun, als würden wir unsere Wälder in Europa durch Übernutzung verlieren. Wir müssen sie nutzen, dann können wir einen wichtigen Beitrag und einen entscheidenden Beitrag zu einer nachhaltigen Kreislaufwirtschaft leisten.
Debate: New EU Forest Strategy for  – Sustainable Forest Management in Europe
Date: MONDAY, 12 SEPTEMBER 2022
Speaker: Carmen Avram
Political group: S-D
Country: Romania
Language: RO

Vom avea nevoie de pădure și ca sursă de biodiversitate și sănătate, dar și ca resursă. Exploatată sustenabil, pădurea ne poate ajuta să atingem țintele de energie regenerabilă și independența energetică.  În plus, acest raport cere și protejarea comunităților care depind de pădure. El solicită un studiu de impact înainte de desemnarea ariilor protejate, dar și compensații financiare pentru proprietarii pădurilor care vor contribui la atingerea țintelor. Îndeplinirea acestor ținte nu trebuie să fie decontată de comunități și industrii.  Domnule comisar, România a făcut deja pași importanți pentru o mai bună protejare și gestionare a pădurilor, dar, fiind unul din cele doar patru state membre deținătoare de păduri virgine, trebuie ajutată pentru îndeplinirea acestui țel important pentru întreaga Uniune.
Debate: New EU Forest Strategy for  – Sustainable Forest Management in Europe
Date: MONDAY, 12 SEPTEMBER 2022
Speaker: Nicolae Ştefănuță
Political group: Renew
Country: Belgium
Language: RO

Ca să nu credeți că vorbesc despre lumea a treia, vă spun că Europa a tăiat 842 000 de hectare de pădure anul acesta, iar Amazonia a pierdut 900 000 de hectare, adică comparabil. Să nu mai vorbim de pădurile seculare care, odată pierdute, sunt pierdute pentru totdeauna.  Oameni buni, o pădure bine protejată este o investiție în viitor, este o investiție pentru fiica mea, pentru copiii voștri, o investiție care ne protejează de verile toride, atunci când aerul este irespirabil.  Avem și vești bune. Acasă, la Sibiu, de exemplu, noul rege Charles a lansat cel mai mare proiect european de restaurare a peisajelor europene forestiere. Mă bucur să văd și în strategia de astăzi inițiative precum monitorizarea pădurilor, bazată pe indicatori comuni, și recomandări pentru practici forestiere prietenoase cu natura.  Oameni buni, pădurea, aerul nu se opresc la graniță, ele sunt șansa noastră pentru viață, sunt șansa generațiilor viitoare.
Debate: New EU Forest Strategy for  – Sustainable Forest Management in Europe
Date: MONDAY, 12 SEPTEMBER 2022
Speaker: Thomas Waitz
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Denmark
Language: DE

Hat er den Mut gefunden, tatsächlich naturnahe Waldwirtschaft ins Zentrum der europäischen Waldstrategie zu stellen? Leider nein. Naturnahe Waldwirtschaft mit gemischten Arten, mit dauernder Bedeckung des Bodens, mit Naturverjüngung, hat die höchste Wasserspeicherfähigkeit, die höchste Speicherfähigkeit von CO2, und erlaubt eine gute Ernte an Holz und das bei einem wunderbaren Mix von Biodiversität in den Wäldern. Diese Form der Waldwirtschaft hat leider nur die Position eines Nischenbetriebes bekommen, mit einem netten Zertifikat, so wie der Biolandbau. Aber den Mut zu sagen, dass das die Art der Waldwirtschaft ist, die alle gesellschaftlichen Voraussetzungen erfüllt und wirtschaftlichen Voraussetzungen erfüllt, die wir brauchen im 21. Jahrhundert – ja, um Holz als Rohstoff zu nutzen, aber vor allem, um CO2 im Boden zu binden und dann auch gebunden im Boden zu halten –, diese Chance, hier ein klares Statement seitens des Parlaments zu setzen, haben wir leider so nicht ganz erfüllt. Dennoch: Es sind einige wichtige Schritte bereits vorgezeichnet. Es sind die Probleme klar benannt, und es bleibt der nächsten Runde an Verhandlungen vorbehalten, hier schlussendlich dem guten, richtigen und wirksamen Modell zum Durchbruch zu verhelfen.
Debate: New EU Forest Strategy for  – Sustainable Forest Management in Europe
Date: MONDAY, 12 SEPTEMBER 2022
Speaker: Gilles Lebreton
Political group: ID
Country: Germany
Language: FR

Mais contrairement à ce qu’affirme le rapport Müller, la gestion forestière est une compétence nationale et non une compétence partagée avec l’Union. Je ne suis donc pas d’accord pour que l’Union s’y ingère. La France est parfaitement capable de gérer ses forêts. Elle a même acquis une expertise en ce domaine avec son Office national des forêts. Elle n’a donc pas besoin de la tutelle de la Commission et de sa conception punitive et rétrograde de la protection de l’environnement. J’ajoute enfin que cette immixtion a vocation à être financée par des prélèvements sur le budget de la Politique agricole commune. Or, je m’y oppose aussi, car les agriculteurs n’ont pas besoin qu’on aggrave leur situation en réduisant le budget qui leur est dédié.
Debate: New EU Forest Strategy for  – Sustainable Forest Management in Europe
Date: MONDAY, 12 SEPTEMBER 2022
Speaker: Mazaly Aguilar
Political group: ECR
Country: Spain
Language: ES

Según los Tratados de la Unión Europea, la responsabilidad de los bosques recae en los Estados miembros, y todas las iniciativas que tengan que ver con los bosques deben respetar el principio de subsidiariedad y proporcionalidad y, por tanto, las competencias de los Estados miembros en este campo. Por más que se empeñen no existe un bosque europeo único: existe un bosque francés, un bosque italiano, un bosque finlandés, un bosque sueco… En fin, hay una gran diversidad. La Comisión, al tratar de introducir una estrategia forestal única para toda la Unión Europea y no tener en cuenta las diferencias regionales, no entiende que los bosques de la Unión Europea tienen diferentes edades y, por tanto, diferentes niveles de biodiversidad. La Comisión Europea, y también el Parlamento Europeo, a pequeños pasos, eso sí, invaden los derechos de los Estados miembros. Las medidas adoptadas por la Unión deben ser proporcionadas y limitadas, ese es el significado del Tratado: no somos una federación. La Unión Europea debería limitarse a marcar el camino a un nivel muy general dejando la decisión de qué hacer a los Estados miembros.
Debate: New EU Forest Strategy for  – Sustainable Forest Management in Europe
Date: MONDAY, 12 SEPTEMBER 2022
Speaker: Marina Mesure
Political group: The Left
Country: Spain
Language: FR

La crise écologique est là et il est de notre devoir d’en atténuer les effets pour la faune, la flore et les plus vulnérables. Pour notre stratégie forestière, cela signifie une meilleure coordination des politiques nationales visant à s’adapter au dérèglement climatique. Cela passe par un renforcement de nos services publics, aussi bien ceux qui s’occupent de la gestion de nos forêts au quotidien que ceux qui luttent contre les feux qui se multiplient en Europe. Cela passe aussi par une rupture avec une vision purement mercantile des forêts. L’exploitation des forêts, que ce soit pour des besoins de construction ou de production d’énergie, doit être mieux encadrée. Nous devons y protéger la biodiversité tout comme les travailleurs du secteur, particulièrement confrontés aux accidents du travail et aux maladies professionnelles. Donc, si ce rapport présente quelques bons éléments, il est essentiel d’en rehausser l’ambition.
Debate: New EU Forest Strategy for  – Sustainable Forest Management in Europe
Date: MONDAY, 12 SEPTEMBER 2022
Speaker: Sabrina Pignedoli
Political group: NI
Country: Romania
Language: IT

Signor Presidente, onorevoli colleghi, siamo l'unico continente su cui la superficie boschiva è aumentata. Peccato che ciò avvenga principalmente a seguito di abbandono dei terreni agricoli e dello spopolamento, lasciando il posto a una boscaglia che produce più CO2 di quella che riesce ad assorbire.  Noi non abbiamo bisogno di questo: abbiamo bisogno di foreste sane, che migliorino il nostro benessere e che ci aiutino a raggiungere gli obiettivi di neutralità climatica. Per avere foreste in buona salute non possiamo dimenticare le persone che vivono e lavorano in queste zone. Dobbiamo prendere in considerazione il lato economico delle foreste che deve funzionare da volano per lo sviluppo rurale.  Occorre puntare sulla produzione di legno in maniera sostenibile, anche per l'edilizia.  Si devono sviluppare le attività complementari, come certi tipi di agricoltura o di allevamento.  Ma per farlo servono investimenti effettivi, non le briciole che sono arrivate fino ad ora. E non facciamo l'errore di tenere nella tassonomia il gas e il nucleare, escludendo invece le biomasse, che rappresentano una fonte primaria di energia rinnovabile se prodotta in modo sostenibile.
Debate: New EU Forest Strategy for  – Sustainable Forest Management in Europe
Date: MONDAY, 12 SEPTEMBER 2022
Speaker: Benoît Biteau
Country: Sweden
Language: FR

Avant d’être un espace économique, la forêt est un lieu de vie, de biodiversité. Nous ne regardons pas les arbres comme des seuls pièges à carbone. Les 800 000 hectares de forêt qui sont partis en fumée cet été étaient essentiellement des plantations de résineux. Et dans ces fumées, des millions de tonnes de carbone sont reparties dans l’atmosphère.  L’agriculture carbonée sur laquelle la Commission européenne travaille en ce moment peut devenir un danger pour le maintien d’une agriculture paysanne et pour notre souveraineté alimentaire. Soyons donc vigilants pour que les forêts et les terres de nos régions ne soient pas l’objet d’une spéculation à court vue basée sur l’impasse de la seule compensation. L’Union européenne doit empêcher toutes les tentatives de greenwashing d’entreprises qui ne font pas les efforts nécessaires pour réduire leurs propres émissions de gaz à effet de serre.