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Debate: The need for an immediate and humanitarian EU response to the current situation in the refugee camp in Moria
Date: THURSDAY, 17 SEPTEMBER 2020
Speaker: Diana Riba i Giner
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: France
Language: ES

Señora presidenta, señora comisaria Johansson, lo que ha sucedido en Moria y lo que sucede a diario en la frontera sur de Europa es conocido. Y es consecuencia de la inoperancia y del vergonzante papel de la Unión Europea, que, durante años, ha tolerado la contención de personas migrantes en condiciones infrahumanas.  ¿A qué espera la Unión Europea para actuar? ¿A qué? Lo que hoy estamos llorando aquí ayer podía resolverse. Por esto, hoy mismo, la Unión Europea y los Estados deberían garantizar la reubicación de todas las personas refugiadas de Moria; presentar, sin más demora, mecanismos de reubicación permanente y vinculante, y terminar con las violaciones de derechos que sufren las personas migrantes y peticionarias de asilo.  No podemos caer en la actitud cínica de dar lecciones de justicia y derechos humanos a terceros países, cuando es obvio que no los respetamos ni en nuestras fronteras ni en varios de nuestros Estados miembros.
Debate: The need for an immediate and humanitarian EU response to the current situation in the refugee camp in Moria
Date: THURSDAY, 17 SEPTEMBER 2020
Speaker: Marisa Matias
Political group: GUE/NGL
Country: Austria
Language: PT

Senhora Presidente, obrigada Senhora Comissária por estar aqui, mas deixe-me dizer-lhe, Moria não é um acaso, é o resultado concreto das políticas de migração e da falta de políticas de asilo na União Europeia. Moria não é de agora, são já vários anos, embora toda a gente tente fechar os olhos e Moria sim, é o resultado mais visível daquilo que tem sido uma política vergonhosa.  Enquanto nós estamos aqui a falar de milhares de pessoas que continuam sem teto, sem medicamentos, sem comida, e entre essas pessoas mais de 3 mil crianças continuam a dormir ao relento, e nós precisamos, de facto, de trazer à nossa intervenção política aquilo que tem faltado. Estas pessoas não podem ser sujeitas a zero dignidade, a zero humanidade, como se não fossem pessoas como nós somos.  Eu gostava de ver, da parte dos Estados europeus, a mesma rejeição da venda de armas para os territórios em conflito que eu vejo quando rejeitam que estas pessoas tentem chegar aos países europeus. Este é o resultado da nossa vergonha, mas não é obrigatório que seja assim. Por favor não deixe que se construa mais um campo em Moria. Vamos ter, finalmente, uma política solidária e responder a estas pessoas agora.
Debate: The need for an immediate and humanitarian EU response to the current situation in the refugee camp in Moria
Date: THURSDAY, 17 SEPTEMBER 2020
Speaker: Karlo Ressler
Political group: PPE
Country: Germany
Language: HR

Poštovana predsjedavajuća, požar u Moriji samo je posljednji pokazatelj, simbol manjkavosti u europskom sustavu migracija i azila, ali više ne možemo zatvarati oči. Ne možemo izbjegavati suočavanje s teškim pitanjem migracija i moramo to učiniti ozbiljno, odgovorno i sveobuhvatno i bez ikakvih improviziranih rješenja.  Preduvjet za sve to je jednostavno učinkovita zaštita vanjskih granica. Zato je ohrabrujuće da danas, za razliku od prije pet godina, i na grčkoj i na hrvatskoj vanjskoj granici Europske unije imamo zaštitu, ali isto tako i da Europska unija jasno podržava politiku sprečavanja nezakonitih, nekontroliranih i stihijskih migracija. Novi sustav migracija i azila mora biti human prema onima koji trebaju podršku, odlučan prema onima koji nemaju pravo na azil, na međunarodnu zaštitu, ali isto tako i potpuno beskompromisan prema trgovcima ljudima i krijumčarima koji profitiraju na tuđoj patnji.
Debate: The need for an immediate and humanitarian EU response to the current situation in the refugee camp in Moria
Date: THURSDAY, 17 SEPTEMBER 2020
Speaker: Pietro Bartolo
Political group: S-D
Country: Italy
Language: IT

Signor Presidente, onorevoli colleghi, lo avete visto il campo bruciato di Moria? Una bimba in fuga ha chiesto al padre: "Vero che moriremo?" Cosa mai può rispondere un padre? Cosa volete che risponda un padre? Ma noi sì che dobbiamo rispondere, con durezza estrema. Lo spettacolo triste che l'Europa sta offrendo è inaccettabile: uno spettacolo triste! Un imperativo morale e politico ci obbliga a chiedere, ora e subito, l'evacuazione immediata del campo e l'accelerazione del ricollocamento dalle isole verso gli Stati membri, in particolare i minori, più vulnerabili.  Bene che la Merkel si impegni ad accogliere 2750 persone dalle isole: ma serve una modifica del sistema d'asilo. Parliamoci chiaro: alla vigilia del patto sulla migrazione della Commissione, dico ai governi che qui si gioca la credibilità delle istituzioni. Vanno cambiate le regole: serve un meccanismo di solidarietà obbligatoria che preveda la ricollocazione automatica e sanzioni per chi non lo rispetta. Non serve costruire nuovi campi, non serve! Servono invece riforme strutturali, e servono ora, non fra decenni.
Debate: The need for an immediate and humanitarian EU response to the current situation in the refugee camp in Moria
Date: THURSDAY, 17 SEPTEMBER 2020
Speaker: Barry Andrews
Political group: Renew
Country: Ireland
Language: EN

Madam President, I visited Moria this time last year – 12 months ago – and you can’t help but be struck by the astonishingly poor conditions. I’ve been to lots of refugee camps around the world, and these are the worst conditions I’ve seen. I was struck by the violence, by the children who can’t get an education, by the sanitation, and by the smell of the camp. When you walk in, you can’t believe that you’re on EU territory. It has got worse in the last 12 months. Now we’ve had this fire, and COVID-19 on top of it.  I have some hope, though. I have some faith listening to President von der Leyen giving her excellent speech yesterday, when she talked about a progressive migration and asylum pact. I have faith in Chancellor Merkel – notwithstanding the Group of the European People’s Party’s (PPE) continuing tolerance of Mr Orbán – that we can build a safe and fair Europe that welcomes those who are fleeing for their lives and those who are seeking a better life. I would like to go back to Moria. I cannot do so, but it is as much about the people in the camp as it is about us and the people we aspire to be, and the values we aspire to protect.
Debate: The need for an immediate and humanitarian EU response to the current situation in the refugee camp in Moria
Date: THURSDAY, 17 SEPTEMBER 2020
Speaker: Margrete Auken
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Denmark
Language: DA

Fru formand! Alle ved, at det med flygtninge og migranter ikke går over. Vi ved også, at det vil tage til. Langt de fleste flygtninge er og bliver i deres nærområder, men mange – sikkert også flere nu, når vi for alvor begynder at se klimaflygtninge – vil søge mod Europa, og vi har juridisk forpligtet os til at behandle dem ordentligt. Klimaindsatser i områder ramt af naturkatastrofer, nødhjælp til krigsofre og udviklingshjælp i lavindkomstlande virker og skal styrkes, men løser langt fra hele problemet. Der vil komme mange flere til os, og vi skal udvikle fælles strategier i EU. Alle kan være med, også mit eget Danmark, som jeg lige her ikke er ret stolt af. Det, der er på spil nu, er ikke risikoen for, at EU bliver oversvømmet at fremmede, det er vores værdier, vores menneskelighed. Værner vi ikke om den og rækker vores medmennesker i nød den hjælpende hånd, også ved at tage imod dem, er vi i langt større fare. Hvis der ikke er medfølelse og barmhjertighed i et samfund, bliver det et grumt sted at leve. Og husk nu: Ingen kan hjælpe alle, men alle kan hjælpe nogen.
Debate: The need for an immediate and humanitarian EU response to the current situation in the refugee camp in Moria
Date: THURSDAY, 17 SEPTEMBER 2020
Speaker: Idoia Villanueva Ruiz
Political group: GUE/NGL
Country: Czechia
Language: ES

Señora presidenta, Moria ya era un infierno antes de arder. El fuego de Moria no es la noticia, su propia existencia lo es: más de 13 000 personas en un campo con capacidad para 4 000. No es un accidente. Es la consecuencia directa de las políticas nefastas, hostiles, de migración y fronteras de la Unión Europea. Seguimos exportando armas a países de conflicto, seguimos expoliando recursos y alimentando guerras de donde huyen millones de personas y, cuando llegan —las que llegan—, las metemos en tiendas de campaña en condiciones infrahumanas y les negamos el derecho de pedir asilo. Debemos reubicar inmediatamente a todas y cada una de esas personas, no solo a niños y niñas, y no solo de Moria, también en Samos, en Quíos, en Calais y en todos los campos que se extienden a lo largo de nuestro territorio. Debemos acabar con la militarización de las fronteras. Debemos luchar de forma eficaz contra las mafias, ofrecer vías legales y seguras y garantizar un pacto de migración y asilo. Ayer, la presidenta de la Comisión dijo en este Pleno que la Unión Europea tenía retos por delante. La Unión Europea tiene retos y obligaciones hoy, aquí, en el presente: respetar y cumplir el Derecho internacional. No podemos mirar al futuro viendo la muerte pasar. Somos cómplices y hoy esa complicidad mata.
Debate: The need for an immediate and humanitarian EU response to the current situation in the refugee camp in Moria
Date: THURSDAY, 17 SEPTEMBER 2020
Speaker: Othmar Karas
Political group: PPE
Country: Germany
Language: DE

Frau Präsidentin, meine sehr geehrten Damen und Herren! Es ist bedrückend, es ist erschütternd, was im Flüchtlingslager Moria passiert ist. Und ganz ehrlich gesagt, es ist schlicht eine Schande für die Europäische Union, dass solche Zustände innerhalb Europas überhaupt herrschen können.  Das ist nicht erst seit dem Brand bekannt, das war schon vorher der Fall. Und wir haben die moralische Insolvenz in Europa noch nicht abgewendet. Die Lage in Moria ist ein weiterer humanitärer Brandherd in Europa. Doch es geht nicht nur um Migration. Es gibt viele Brandherde. Sie werden durch Corona verstärkt, und sie werden mehr: die hohe Arbeitslosigkeit, wachsende soziale Ungleichheit und die daraus resultierende Hoffnungslosigkeit der Menschen. Wir benötigen – und das erwarte ich, wenn wir die Rede von Ursula von der Leyen umsetzen – ein Gesamtpaket, das uns vorgestellt wird: Hilfe vor Ort – außerhalb der Grenzen der Europäischen Union –, einen effektiven Außengrenzschutz, ein Abkommen mit Drittländern, eine Lastenverteilung und eine europäische Asyl- und Migrationspolitik, die diesen Namen auch verdient und der Rede von Ursula von der Leyen entspricht.
Debate: The need for an immediate and humanitarian EU response to the current situation in the refugee camp in Moria
Date: THURSDAY, 17 SEPTEMBER 2020
Speaker: Claudia Gamon
Political group: Renew
Country: Germany
Language: DE

Frau Präsidentin! Schon so lange weiß man Bescheid über schreckliche unhaltbare Zustände in griechischen Flüchtlingslagern, und seit Tagen schauen manche vollkommen ungerührt dabei zu, wie Familien mit Kindern nach diesem verheerenden Brand in Wäldern, auf der Straße, im Dreck schlafen und hausen müssen. Junge Europäerinnen und Europäer schreiben mir jeden Tag, die so wie ich nicht wahrhaben wollen, dass das Europa ist, dass das unsere Werte sein sollen. Ich schäme mich auch für Österreich, ein Land das von Konservativen und Grünen regiert wird, für die Weigerung, auch nur Kinder aufzunehmen.  Es darf kein Moria mehr geben in Zukunft. Wir müssen auch die griechische Regierung in die Pflicht nehmen. Europäerinnen und Europäer, Unionsbürgerinnen und Unionsbürger erwarten, dass mit ihrem Steuergeld auch menschliche europäische Politik gemacht wird. Wir brauchen in Zukunft eine europäische Behörde, wir brauchen ein europäisches Asyl- und Migrationssystem, wir brauchen europäische Werte, die gelebt werden!
Debate: The need for an immediate and humanitarian EU response to the current situation in the refugee camp in Moria
Date: THURSDAY, 17 SEPTEMBER 2020
Speaker: Michaela Šojdrová
Political group: PPE
Country: Greece
Language: CS

Paní předsedající, požár spálil hotspot Moria, který nebyl dobrým místem k životu, byl přelidněný. Je naší povinností reagovat. Jsem tedy ráda, že paní komisařka jasně řekla: „Už žádný nový hotspot Moria!“. Jsem ráda, že Evropská komise ve spolupráci s řeckou vládou pomůže připravit lepší podmínky pro život, ať už to bude hotspot nebo jiné ubytovací zařízení, které pro tyto lidi bude příznivější. To není dlouhodobé řešení. Dlouhodobým řešením je,  jak víme, zrychlení azylových procesů, efektivní návratová politika, ochrana vnějších hranic, boj proti pašerákům a především pomoc těm, kteří tu pomoc skutečně nutně potřebují. Já doufám, že i česká vláda se konečně rozhodne zapojit, protože i v České republice jsou občané, kteří jsou solidární. Já apeluji na kolegy z liberální a socialistické strany, aby apelovali na liberálního premiéra a socialistického ministra vnitra, který tvrdí, že v řeckých táborech nejsou nedoprovázené děti a nezletilí. Prosím vás, i my chceme pomoci.
Debate: The need for an immediate and humanitarian EU response to the current situation in the refugee camp in Moria
Date: THURSDAY, 17 SEPTEMBER 2020
Speaker: Samira Rafaela
Political group: Renew
Country: Germany
Language: EN

Madam President, I would like to say to the Commissioner that 13 000 human lives are damaged and traumatised, left without shelter, access to water, food and medical care. This has all happened on the doorstep of our Union – the Union that globally promotes human rights and is ready to act in cases of human rights violations.  What about the violations of human rights within our Union? It is time for serious self—reflection. I’m ashamed, as a Member of the European Parliament and as the daughter of a migrant who came to Europe for a better future. How can we look at ourselves in the mirror? Resolutions for humane migration policies have been on the table for years now, but several Member States are walking away from that table. Do you understand the fundamental principles of this Union? Your denial is putting lives in danger. Madam Commissioner, what are we going to do? Because we are all accountable. Our values, including the protection of human rights, are not negotiable.
Debate: The need for an immediate and humanitarian EU response to the current situation in the refugee camp in Moria
Date: THURSDAY, 17 SEPTEMBER 2020
Speaker: Ylva Johansson
Language: EN

Moria does not exist anymore, and there should be no more Morias – no more camps like Moria. Of course, Moria should not be restored.  We need proper reception facilities, efficient and fair processes. We need clear rules, and people should not be left in limbo.  During the debate – and I thank you very much for your engagement here – many of you asked for mandatory solidarity, and that of course is something that we need. Ms Metsola said it well that we can’t have  I can also answer another question. There will be a clear child perspective in the pact that I will present next week. It’s obvious that we need that. I must say that, of course, not all migrants have the right to stay in the European Union. Those that are not eligible to stay have to be returned, but all migrants have dignity and rights. Ms García Pérez rightly said that, and they have to be treated properly. Together we need to stand up for and protect the right to apply for asylum. To be honest, this right is under threat. Asylum applicants have the right to a proper process, and we have to make sure that they have that. Of course, we also have to make a distinction between those who have the right to stay, and those who have not and have to be returned, but in a proper and dignified way.  Ms In’t Veld said something important here, early in the debate. She encouraged us not to be afraid. We should be proud Europeans. We should act in line with our values. We should act as global leaders. Migration is normal. Of course, it has to be managed, and to be able to do so we need to agree on a common European migration policy. To be able to agree on a common migration policy we need to de-dramatise migration policy.  The EU is not in a migration crisis, but some migrants are in crisis. One reason that we lack this common policy is this dramatisation of the issue. One reason for this failure, for many years, to agree on a proper compromise is that migration policy has been dramatised and seen as something very special.  But we are policymakers, and you are legislators, and we are able to give support and respect the dignity and rights of people. To be able to do that, we need to be calm and pragmatic. I count on your support for the process of the proposal that I will put forward next week. Thank you for the debate.
Debate: The need for an immediate and humanitarian EU response to the current situation in the refugee camp in Moria
Date: THURSDAY, 17 SEPTEMBER 2020
Speaker: Katarina Barley
Country: Germany
Language: EN

The debate is closed. I don’t know if you have the same problem with your interpretation as we have up here, but we are going to give the technicians the possibility to check that and hopefully to solve the problem.
Debate: The need for an immediate and humanitarian EU response to the current situation in the refugee camp in Moria
Date: THURSDAY, 17 SEPTEMBER 2020
Speaker: Janina Ochojska
Political group: PPE
Country: France
Language: PL

Podczas debaty pojawiło się wiele głosów wzywających do solidarności i humanitaryzmu, a przez ostatnich 5 lat zostawiliśmy Grecję samą z problemem! Czuję się osobiście winna, bo mój kraj w 2015 roku nie przyjął nikogo. Bez konkretnych zapisów nakładających obowiązek przyjęcia migrantów nie możemy być pewni, że sytuacja się nie powtórzy.  Zgadzam się z Ursulą von der Leyen, która powiedziała, że migracja stanowi część naszej europejskiej historii. Co więcej, to zjawisko będzie zwielokrotnione m.in. przez zmiany klimatu, a nadal nie jesteśmy w stanie zaakceptować kategorii tzw. uchodźców klimatycznych. Dlaczego tworzymy polityki reakcyjne a nie prewencyjne? Już dzisiaj wiadomo, że możemy przeciwdziałać barbarzyńskiemu biznesowi przemytników, transportujących uchodźców w nieludzkich warunkach przez Morze Śródziemne, poprzez tworzenie korytarzy humanitarnych.  Tragedii w Morii nie byłoby także, gdyby funkcjonowała sprawna polityka azylowa, dzisiaj procedura rozpatrzenia wniosku trwa kilka lat. Pamiętajmy, że takich miejsc jak Moria nie można tworzyć. Wzywam kraje członkowskie do przyjęcia uchodźców pozostawionych na ulicach Lesbos, to nasz chrześcijański i obywatelski obowiązek.
Debate: The situation in the Philippines, including the case of Maria Ressa
Date: THURSDAY, 17 SEPTEMBER 2020
Speaker: Katarina Barley
Country: Germany
Language: DE

Als nächster Punkt der Tagesordnung folgt die Aussprache über Fälle von Verletzungen der Menschenrechte, der Demokratie und der Rechtsstaatlichkeit nach Artikel 144 der Geschäftsordnung. Ich weise die Mitglieder darauf hin, dass es bei allen Aussprachen dieser Tagung keine spontanen Wortmeldungen gibt und dass keine blauen Karten akzeptiert werden. Das Thema der ersten Aussprache über sechs Entschließungsanträge ist „Lage auf den Philippinen, insbesondere der Fall Maria Ressa“ ( ––––––––––––––– * Siehe Protokoll.
Debate: The situation in the Philippines, including the case of Maria Ressa
Date: THURSDAY, 17 SEPTEMBER 2020
Speaker: Katarina Barley
Country: Germany
Language: EN

I have Urbán Crespo, Bielan, Neumann, Fuglsang, Wiseler-Lima and Guetta as the order, and it’s being signalled to me that is the correct order. I cannot check that. We have four points of order now. I don’t know if this really makes sense to discuss the order because there are very few people watching us live. You are going to put it on to your social media anyway, only yours, but OK, if it’s important, yes. Who wants to reply? There have been so many.
Debate: The situation in the Philippines, including the case of Maria Ressa
Date: THURSDAY, 17 SEPTEMBER 2020
Speaker: Frédérique Ries
Political group: Renew
Country: France
Language: EN

Madam President, I’m sorry but we have exactly the same problem for the next debate on Dr Mukwege, which is that the first three authors to take the floor have not participated in the negotiations.  I don’t understand why we don’t do things like we used to do them: take the authors in the order of importance of the groups. At least you could do that. It’s completely awkward to have as a first orator taking the floor somone from ID who has been completely absent. This is a problem for some of us as we have no clue what they think on the issue.  So it’s more than just a cosmetic problem. I think it’s really problematic. It’s symbolic who takes the floor in the first place, and that’s not the kind of signal we want to send to the person who we are defending today. So please convey this huge concern to the people responsible for that. Don’t talk to us about the rules, because rules have limits and these are not good rules.
Debate: The situation in the Philippines, including the case of Maria Ressa
Date: THURSDAY, 17 SEPTEMBER 2020
Speaker: Katarina Barley
Country: Germany
Language: EN

I have a problem here, of course, because I wasn’t present. I completely understand what you are saying and appreciate that you tell us. The idea obviously is that the order is by the order of tabling, and then it is one speaker each per group. This is how it has been explained to me.  For me this is a difficult situation, but I would say – and I take this on my shoulders now – if you all agree on this, if all the speakers that I just mentioned are fine with that, I think we should then proceed as the people concerned suggest. Is everyone fine with that? OK. Hannah Neumann. But then you have to tell me who’s next!
Debate: The situation in the Philippines, including the case of Maria Ressa
Date: THURSDAY, 17 SEPTEMBER 2020
Speaker: Hannah Neumann
Country: Sweden
Language: EN

I said Maria, what can we do as the international community? She said ‘democracy dies in darkness so you should is shed light on the situation’. That is exactly why we are having this debate today and that’s why I’m happy to see you here Ms Urpilainen. But someone is missing, and that’s our new trade commissioner Mr Dombrovskis, because as the European Union we don’t have that many tools to protect human rights and democracy, and maybe our trade policy is the strongest one. But Duterte, the president of the Philippines, who is encouraging his own services to kill tens of thousands of people, still enjoys EU trade privileges the under the GSP Plus scheme that are supposedly linked to improvements in human rights.  The situation is just getting worse, and that’s why I’m so happy that across all political parties in this resolution we call on the Commission to start the procedure to revoke these privileges immediately and – to be frank – by immediately, we mean by Monday.