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Debate: Small modular reactors
Date: MONDAY, 11 DECEMBER 2023
Speaker: Karin Karlsbro
Political group: Renew
Country: Poland
Language: SV

Fru talman! Europas energibehov ökar. Koldioxidutsläppen måste ner. Det är en ekvation som inte går ihop utan kärnkraft. Europas användning av förnybar energi går framåt, men det får inte låsa fast oss i en situation där gas används som backup när solen inte skiner eller vinden inte blåser. Europa behöver också en stabil energiproduktion med hjälp av kärnkraft när andelen förnybar energiproduktion ökar.  Därför är jag så glad att vi nu slår fast att små modulära reaktorer behövs och kan ge oss den prisvärda, effektiva, planerbara, koldioxidfria elektricitet som vi så väl behöver. Dessutom skräddarsydd för att möta behoven där de finns. Som liberal och teknikoptimist är jag nöjd över att vi pekar på kärnkraftens möjligheter. Säger man nej till kärnkraft så säger man också nej till en grön omställning som fungerar i praktiken.
Debate: Small modular reactors
Date: MONDAY, 11 DECEMBER 2023
Speaker: Hildegard Bentele
Political group: PPE
Country: Germany
Language: DE

Frau Präsidentin, sehr verehrte Damen und Herren! Wenn Sie ein sehr gutes Beispiel dafür haben wollen, was der Industrie-, Energie- und Forschungsausschuss des Europäischen Parlaments eigentlich so macht, so haben Sie in der vorliegenden Initiative, die wir als EVP maßgeblich mit angestoßen haben und für die unser Kollege Franc Bogovič zuständig ist, ein sehr gutes Beispiel. Wir operieren in der EU-Energiepolitik in einem klar definierten Rahmen. Wir wollen die CO2-Emissionen im Energiebereich deutlich senken, und deshalb forcieren wir den Ausbau erneuerbarer Energien. Aber natürlich kommen hier bei allen, die Klimaschutz wirklich ernst nehmen, alle Energieerzeugungsformen, die CO2-arm sind, in den Fokus. Und hierzu gehört die Nuklearenergie, auf die eine große Mehrheit der Mitgliedstaaten als Grundlastlieferantin setzt, als notwendige Ergänzung zu den fluktuierenden Erneuerbaren. Insofern ist es absolut sinnvoll, dass wir uns als EU gemeinsam mit den neuesten Entwicklungen in der Nukleartechnologie beschäftigen. Und dazu gehören die  Für uns als EVP steht bei Entscheidungen im Energiebereich ganz oben, inwieweit die entsprechende Technologie zu einer sicheren, bezahlbaren und CO2-armen Energieversorgung beiträgt. Ich bin sehr gespannt darauf, welchen Beitrag
Debate: Small modular reactors
Date: MONDAY, 11 DECEMBER 2023
Speaker: Marek Paweł Balt
Political group: S-D
Country: Poland
Language: PL

Pani Przewodnicząca! Pani Komisarz! Dajmy szansę małym reaktorom modułowym, ponieważ chcemy, aby Europa była samowystarczalna energetycznie, rozwinięta przemysłowo, wydajna, a wszystko to przy najniższym możliwym wpływie na klimat.  Dajmy szansę małym reaktorom modułowym i poprowadźmy proces systematyzacji oraz ustanawiania najwyższych standardów bezpieczeństwa i ochrony. Ponieważ chcemy tego, co najlepsze dla Europy i chcemy czuć się bezpiecznie w naszych domach, to właśnie teraz jest czas na analizę i wybór najbardziej efektywnej i bezpiecznej technologii nuklearnej.  Dajmy szansę małym reaktorom modułowym i zapewnijmy, że technologia ta będzie wykorzystana w trójgeneracji do oświetlenia naszych miast, do ogrzewania i chłodzenia naszych domów, a także do zwiększenia produkcji wodoru. I zapewnijmy, aby te reaktory były współwłasnością obywateli, aby zyski z produkcji taniej energii trafiały do kieszeni zwykłych obywateli.
Debate: Small modular reactors
Date: MONDAY, 11 DECEMBER 2023
Speaker: Tom Berendsen
Political group: PPE
Country: Netherlands
Language: NL

Voorzitter, beste collega's, de vraag naar elektriciteit groeit snel. En die elektriciteit, die we nodig hebben om onze mobiliteit, onze industrie, onze bebouwde omgeving te verduurzamen en om een waterstofeconomie op te bouwen, moeten we zonder uitstoot van broeikasgassen produceren. Duurzame energiebronnen en kernenergie kunnen samen die klimaatneutrale elektriciteit leveren. Het zijn wat mij betreft elkaars bondgenoten in de strijd tegen fossiele brandstoffen. Juist in landen met schaarse ruimte, zoals mijn eigen Nederland, kunnen we met kernenergie in een deel van onze energiemix voorzien. Kleine modulaire kernreactoren zijn daarbij een hele interessante optie. Ze zijn veilig door hun zogenaamde  In de afgelopen jaren heb ik samen met collega’s hier veelvuldig opgeroepen om Europees de handen ineen te slaan voor de verdere ontwikkeling van deze kleine modulaire kernreactoren. Daarmee werken we aan klimaatbeleid en vergroten we de strategische autonomie van Europa. Laten we gezamenlijk investeren in onderzoek, ontwikkeling en productie van kleine modulaire reactoren. Laten we samenwerken om de vergunningverlening te stroomlijnen en te versnellen. Voor seriematige bouw is helder en stabiel beleid nodig en uniformiteit in regelgeving. Laten we vooral ook niet bang zijn voor kernenergie, zoals het ene gedeelte van dit huis, want dat is niet nodig. Laten we kernenergie ook niet als oplossing voor alles zien en als excuus gebruiken om voor de rest niets te hoeven doen, zoals een ander gedeelte van dit huis. Het eerlijke verhaal is dat kernenergie naast duurzame energiebronnen onmiskenbaar een grotere rol zal spelen in het energiebeleid van de EU en haar lidstaten. Wie daar de ogen voor sluit, neemt het klimaatprobleem onvoldoende serieus. Kortom, aan de slag.
Debate: Small modular reactors
Date: MONDAY, 11 DECEMBER 2023
Speaker: Nicolás González Casares
Political group: S-D
Country: Netherlands
Language: ES

Señora presidenta, quiero dar las gracias al ponente. Está claro que necesitamos acción climática a la vez en muchas partes, y la tecnología de pequeños reactores nucleares puede ser una de las que nos provea de energía descarbonizada.  Aun así, desarrollando estos pequeños reactores no eliminaremos uno de sus problemas, que son los residuos. Pero, desde luego, conviene investigar y conviene avanzar en innovación para la lucha contra el cambio climático, por simplificación, por diseño, por estandarización y probablemente por reducción de costes.  Pero no perdamos la perspectiva. Los recursos son finitos, y el GIECC lo ha dejado muy claro: la forma más eficiente de reducir emisiones y de ganar ampliamente energía limpia y adicional son las renovables —aprovechar el viento y el sol, sistemas ya maduros y sistemas de energía totalmente confiables—. Estos días, en la Conferencia de las Partes, el compromiso es claro: duplicar la eficiencia energética y triplicar las energías renovables de aquí a 2030.  Concluyo, por lo tanto: investigación, sí; desarrollo, también. Pero no utilicemos esto de los pequeños reactores nucleares para drenar recursos que deberían dedicarse a las renovables y avanzar en nuestro objetivo de neutralidad climática para 2050.
Debate: Small modular reactors
Date: MONDAY, 11 DECEMBER 2023
Speaker: Mick Wallace
Political group: The Left
Country: Germany
Language: EN

Madam President, the promotion of the nuclear industry this report proposes would be a waste of money, and it would do little to address the climate crisis. Small modular reactors do not address the fundamental problems associated with the nuclear industry. They fail to address the persistent nuclear waste problem, and introduce new risks in terms of the proliferation of nuclear materials. They are incredibly expensive and unproven solutions. The IPCC AR6 Report from March this year is absolutely clear that nuclear power is one of the two least effective mitigation options, alongside carbon capture and storage. Our focus should be on what we already know works to rapidly reduce emissions: energy efficiency and renewables. Where do you think you’re going to source the uranium for these reactors? Presumably, France will continue its colonial exploitation of the Sahel. Their nuclear industry is built on the back of cheap uranium supplies from places like Niger and Mali.
Debate: Small modular reactors
Date: MONDAY, 11 DECEMBER 2023
Speaker: Kadri Simson
Language: EN

The Commission is looking forward to continue playing a strong role to facilitate cooperation, further initiatives, support research and innovation, develop skills and European industrial capabilities and capacities. Our utmost priority will remain that the new SMR designs are developed in a way to ensure the highest standards of nuclear safety, radiation protection for workers and citizens, responsible management of radioactive waste and spent fuel, and the reliable non-proliferation regime. This is an absolute must.  To conclude, there is still a lot of work to be done, but our clear aim is to be able to design and deploy SMRs at the beginning of the next decade. We are now in a good position to proceed in this direction in the framework of an EU industrial alliance. The Commission will also continue close cooperation with the co-legislator to finalise, in the nearest future, the legislative initiatives relevant for SMR technology and nuclear-power production at large. This includes the electricity market design reform and the hydrogen and decarbonised gas market package to strengthen the business case of clean energy investments, and the Net Zero Industry Act for the European ecosystem for cleantech. I am looking forward to seeing your report adopted by the plenary and continue our cooperation on that basis.
Debate: Small modular reactors
Date: MONDAY, 11 DECEMBER 2023
Speaker: Franc Bogovič
Country: Italy
Language: SL

V energetiki osebno vedno prisegam na princip  Prav tako pričakujem, da bo imela jedrska energija, vključno z malimi vladnimi reaktorji, podobne ali enake pogoje, kot jih imajo tudi obnovljivi viri. Precej čudno bi bilo, če bi morali v Franciji zapirati jedrske elektrarne, ker ne bi dosegli tu, v Evropski uniji določenega procenta obnovljivih virov. Zato, da bomo to dosegli, pričakujem tudi podporo, finančno podporo pri razvoju tehnologije. Verjamem, da bo tudi Evropska investicijska banka uvrstila jedrsko energijo in jo financirala na podoben način kot ostale nizkoogljične vire. Hvala še enkrat za to razpravo in še enkrat vas pozivam k podpori poročila jutri na glasovanju.
Debate: Small modular reactors
Date: MONDAY, 11 DECEMBER 2023
Speaker: András Gyürk
Political group: NI
Country: Germany
Language: HU

A most tárgyalt jelentés kiemelt jelentőséggel bír. Tíz év után ez lehet az első olyan állásfoglalás, melyben a Ház elismeri az atomenergia és az európai nukleáris ellátási lánc stratégiai fontosságát. A kis moduláris reaktorok gyors kiépítését segíthetik a jelentésben megfogalmazott javaslatok, különösen a jogszabályi háttér egységesítése, a bürokratikus terhek csökkentése, és a pénzügyi támogatási keretek kialakítása révén. Szintén örömteli, hogy a dokumentum felszólítja az Európai Bizottságot, hogy aktívan támogassa és ne gátolja a kis moduláris reaktorokkal kapcsolatos tagállami erőfeszítéseket. Végül kiemelendő, hogy a jelentés egy mérföldkő lehet az Európát energiaválságba taszító, atomenergia-ellenes zöldideológiával történő szakítás felé vezető úton. Azonban, ahhoz, hogy ez ténylegesen bekövetkezhessen, és Európa végre a józanészre építő energiapolitikát folytasson, változásra van szükség Brüsszelben. Ehhez a döntő lépést jövő júniusban tudjuk megtenni!
Debate: Minimum requirements on minimum breaks and daily and weekly rest periods in the occasional passenger transport sector
Date: MONDAY, 11 DECEMBER 2023
Speaker: Ewa Kopacz
Country: Bulgaria
Language: PL

Kolejnym punktem porządku dziennego jest krótka prezentacja sprawozdania sporządzonego przez Hennę Virkkunen w imieniu Komisji Transportu i Turystyki w sprawie wniosku dotyczącego rozporządzenia Parlamentu Europejskiego i Rady zmieniającego rozporządzenie (WE) nr 561/2006 w odniesieniu do minimalnych wymogów dotyczących minimalnych przerw oraz dziennego i tygodniowego okresu odpoczynku w sektorze okazjonalnego przewozu osób (
Debate: Minimum requirements on minimum breaks and daily and weekly rest periods in the occasional passenger transport sector
Date: MONDAY, 11 DECEMBER 2023
Speaker: Henna Virkkunen
Country: Italy
Language: EN

On the rules on daily rests, the TRAN Committee supports the possibility for postponing the start of the daily rest with one hour in certain situations. The tourism journeys are usually going like that, that longer distances driven at the beginning and the end of the tour, and by shorter driving time at the place where the touristic activities are taking place. The one extra hour allows the driver to better respond also to passenger needs.  The main negotiation point has been the condition of the number of days required to use this derogation. The Commission originally proposed that the derogation can be used on trips lasting eight days or longer. However, tourism trips in the EU on average are much shorter, only 4 to 5 days. For ensuring that the one-hour derogation can sometimes actually be used in practice the compromise brings the condition down to six days. One important objective of the EU rules on driving and resting times is to ensure fair competition within the EU internal market. Therefore, at the TRAN Committee, we support the Commission proposal to allow drivers to postpone their weekly rest up to 12 days on both international and national journeys. The alignment of national and international services also simplifies the enforcement and control of driving and resting rules. We all know that all these rules do not matter if they are not enforced and controlled properly. Already now, in practice, there are big challenges in several member States with enforcement and control of existing rules, both in freight and in passenger transport. Therefore, at the TRAN Committee, we have introduced measures to facilitate the work of control authorities with regards to, for example, digital journey forms and smart tachographs.
Debate: Minimum requirements on minimum breaks and daily and weekly rest periods in the occasional passenger transport sector
Date: MONDAY, 11 DECEMBER 2023
Speaker: Isabel García Muñoz
Political group: S-D
Country: Greece
Language: ES

Señora presidenta, las nuevas medidas propuestas en esta revisión tienen como objetivo dar una mayor seguridad a los conductores en el transporte turístico y ocasional y mejorar sus condiciones de trabajo. Se trata de un sector muy específico caracterizado por jornadas laborales en las que se compagina la conducción con otro tipo de trabajos vinculados a las actividades turísticas, por lo que se conducen menos horas que en el regular.  Las nuevas normas dan a los trabajadores cierta flexibilidad para abordar imprevistos y evitar situaciones como la sucedida en Alemania, donde un conductor abandonó a 42 personas en una autopista por haber cumplido sus horas de conducción y, cuando se negó a seguir, fue despedido.  Además, se da la posibilidad de que en un  Por último, se refuerzan los controles para proteger a los trabajadores y evitar posibles abusos.  Apoyar estas medidas es apoyar la seguridad jurídica que necesitan los conductores del transporte ocasional y mejorar sus condiciones de trabajo, su seguridad y la de los pasajeros.
Debate: Minimum requirements on minimum breaks and daily and weekly rest periods in the occasional passenger transport sector
Date: MONDAY, 11 DECEMBER 2023
Speaker: Mick Wallace
Political group: The Left
Country: Germany
Language: EN

Madam President, the European Transport Workers Federation says poor work organisation, difficult working conditions, stress and fatigue due to ineffective brakes, increased workload due to additional tasks and a lack of enforcement are the main causes of driver shortages in the bus and coach sector. The drivers union wants better enforcement of the existing rules and no further flexibility. The existing driving and resting time rules already have the potential to ensure a decent work environment for these drivers, and there is no reason to revise them. This is the view of the union that represents the drivers themselves, the people most affected by the proposed changes. We should listen to those most affected, to workers, not to their bosses in the transport operation Union. Europe is not the bastion of workers rights it thinks it is all the time. Its overall rating in the Global Rights Index, published by the International Trade Union Confederation, has fallen significantly in the last ten years. Workers across Europe deserve better.
Debate: Minimum requirements on minimum breaks and daily and weekly rest periods in the occasional passenger transport sector
Date: MONDAY, 11 DECEMBER 2023
Speaker: Kadri Simson
Language: EN

The Commission’s proposal would allow bus and coach drivers providing such services to distribute their brakes and respites more flexibly. Like this, we want to reduce driver stress and fatigue levels and at the same time improve the quality of occasional passenger services without changing the minimum duration of breaks or rest periods that must be respected to ensure the drivers recuperation.  Whilst the Commission reserves its position at this stage, the Commission would nevertheless like to thank Ms Virkkunen for her very good report, which is very much in line with the objectives of the Commission proposal. The Commission is also hopeful that early agreement can be reached on this proposal, and would urge co-legislators to start trialogues as soon as possible. However, the Commission would like to share a couple of observations on the report.  The first one relates to the creation of a multilingual interface for the submission of journey forms. We think that this would be disproportionate in terms of costs and resources, given the size of the sector, and that an update of tachographs should be enough for control purposes.  The second one relates to the flexibility of daily rest periods. Whilst we welcome the reduction of the length of journeys eligible for derogations, we believe that further flexibility could be foreseen in the situation when drivers have less accumulated driving time.
Debate: Foodstuffs for human consumption: amending certain 'breakfast' directives
Date: MONDAY, 11 DECEMBER 2023
Speaker: Heidi Hautala
Country: Poland
Language: FI

Esityslistalla on seuraavana lyhyt esittely Alexander Bernhuberin mietinnöstä ”Elintarvikkeet: tiettyjen ”aamiaisdirektiivien” muuttaminen” [ Tämäpä mielenkiintoista. Annan puheenvuoron esittelijälle neljäksi minuutiksi. Olkaa hyvä edustaja Bernhuber.
Debate: Foodstuffs for human consumption: amending certain 'breakfast' directives
Date: MONDAY, 11 DECEMBER 2023
Speaker: Kadri Simson
Language: EN

As you know, the Commission first tabled its proposal back in April as part of a series of initiatives to review marketing standards in the spirit of the Farm to Fork Strategy. Based on a detailed impact assessment, the Commission proposal aimed to stimulate healthier products by decreasing their sugar content, and also to promote healthier and more sustainable diets by improving the labelling of products, thereby empowering consumers to put greater knowledge behind their food choices. The Commission is hopeful that the review of the breakfast directives can be completed under the current Parliament mandate. Of course, there are divergences between the Parliament text, the Council mandate and the Commission proposal. Our capacity to find compromise will be tested on a small number of specific issues. For example, we must find compromise on the labelling of exact percentages of honey origins, and the requirement for the Commission to find lab tests that ascertain honey’s country of origin. We must also find compromise on the issue of imposing a traceability system that goes beyond the Food Law Regulation. Finally, we must find compromise on the labelling of the country of origin for fruit used to produce juices and jams, and sugar in jams. Finding compromise and concluding the discussion on these and other issues will require goodwill on all sides, determination from all parties, and the readiness of each actor to make a step towards the other. In the upcoming trilogue process, I call on the honourable Members to maintain their spirit of diligence, balance and persistence, which has enabled such good progress in this file so far. You can count on the Commission to do its part, so that we can close this file and open a new chapter for healthier and more sustainable diets for our citizens.
Debate: Foodstuffs for human consumption: amending certain 'breakfast' directives
Date: MONDAY, 11 DECEMBER 2023
Speaker: Heidi Hautala
Country: Poland
Language: FI

Siis meillä ei ollut yhtään ilmoitusta, mutta olkaa hyvä. Nimittäin tilanne on nyt myös se, että me odotamme kollega Cerdasia, joka ei ole täällä, eli  olkaa hyvä ja käyttäkää tämä ylimääräinen catch-the-eye -puheenvuoro.
Debate: Foodstuffs for human consumption: amending certain 'breakfast' directives
Date: MONDAY, 11 DECEMBER 2023
Speaker: Daniel Buda
Political group: PPE
Country: Germany
Language: RO

Doamnă președintă, noi am fost informați, deputații, că putem să intervenim în cadrul procedurii „ În același timp, sectorul apicol din Uniunea Europeană este supus unei concurențe profund neloiale, iar mierea neconformă generează pierderi de profit greu de suportat. Tocmai de aceea avem nevoie de o etichetare obligatorie cu țara de origine și procentajul aferent (și aici subliniez, doamnă comisar, procentajul aferent), dar și de identificarea mecanismelor și a procedurilor de falsificare a mierii, astfel încât acestea să poată fi combătute în mod eficient. Stimați colegi, este responsabilitatea noastră, ca reprezentanți ai intereselor cetățenilor, să ne asigurăm că legislația și reglementările respectă consumatorii și protejează fermierii.
Debate: Foodstuffs for human consumption: amending certain 'breakfast' directives
Date: MONDAY, 11 DECEMBER 2023
Speaker: Edina Tóth
Political group: NI
Country: Slovakia
Language: HU

Ennek köszönhetően egyértelmű lesz a vásárlók számára, hogy milyen országból származnak a mézek és mézkeverékek. Ez nagyban hozzájárul majd a magyar mézek és méhészek támogatásához és segít azonosítani a bizonytalan eredetű és kétes minőségű EU-n kívülről érkező mézeket.