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Debate: The murder of Alexei Navalny and the need for EU action in support of political prisoners and oppressed civil society in Russia
Date: WEDNESDAY, 28 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Deirdre Clune
Political group: PPE
Country: France
Language: EN

Mr President, this afternoon, we were part of an emotional exchange when we listened to the words of Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Alexei Navalny, the murdered opposition leader from Russia. In her words, he is dead, but his dream of a free Russia should not die with him. We must continue the fight for a free Russia. The fight against information, against lies, the fight against criminality, the fight against assassins. We must tackle those who continue to facilitate and hide Russian money. We must continue to defend democracies – our democracies. And in continuing this fight for a free Russia, we support our neighbours in Ukraine. They too are fighting for freedom, for democracy, against a brutal Russian regime. And they are fighting in our name. We need to understand that Alexei Navalny’s fight was just not for his dream of a free Russia, but for our freedoms and our democracies.
Debate: The murder of Alexei Navalny and the need for EU action in support of political prisoners and oppressed civil society in Russia
Date: WEDNESDAY, 28 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Domènec Ruiz Devesa
Political group: S-D
Country: Malta
Language: EN

Mr President, I want to support the colleagues that have already expressed that we don’t need, in this debate, a collection of eulogies or remembrance. Of course, Navalny has been killed, has been murdered. And what we need to propose here is concrete answers to this crime and also to prevent these type of crimes in the future. For this reason, I want to emphasise two measures. First, to use the Navalny list. Six thousand people that are proposed for a long time to be sanctioned, coming precisely from the Navalny Foundation. This is what the Commission should be working on. And second, we need personal sanctions for all those that are involved in the incarceration of Navalny since he came back into Russia, meaning since 2021 onwards: prison responsibles – he has been in more than one, two or three prisons – judges, police officers. All these people have to be targeted.
Debate: The murder of Alexei Navalny and the need for EU action in support of political prisoners and oppressed civil society in Russia
Date: WEDNESDAY, 28 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Fabio Massimo Castaldo
Political group: Renew
Country: France
Language: IT

Signor Presidente, onorevoli colleghi, è stato un pugno al cuore nella gelida Siberia a spezzare la vita di Aleksej Naval'ny. Vladimir Putin pensava, con questo crimine, di colpire al cuore tutta la società civile russa, spezzandone i sogni di libertà e di democrazia. Si sbagliava, perché migliaia sono state le persone che si sono radunate nelle principali città russe per onorarne la memoria, e migliaia continueranno a farlo, sfidando apertamente le autorità del regime.  Noi dovremmo essere al loro fianco ogni giorno: ma lo siamo davvero? Io ho chiesto con una interrogazione di agire ora per salvare, ad esempio, la vita di Vladimir Kara-Murza. Quanti altri eroi dovremo piangere – come diceva bene il collega Verhofstadt –prima di adottare le sanzioni del  Oggi le parole di Juljia ci hanno toccati nel profondo. Noi rispondiamo e dobbiamo rispondere al suo appello. Smettiamo di essere noiosi, dimostriamoci all'altezza del coraggio di Aleksej, se non vogliamo che il suo sacrificio divenga vano. Meno parole, più fatti.
Debate: The murder of Alexei Navalny and the need for EU action in support of political prisoners and oppressed civil society in Russia
Date: WEDNESDAY, 28 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Beata Kempa
Political group: ECR
Country: Czechia
Language: PL

Panie Przewodniczący! Świeć Panie nad duszą Aleksieja Nawalnego! Wielki szacunek i wsparcie dla jego najbliższych! Putin zgasił gwiazdę nadziei na wolność i demokrację. Z tej śmierci i innych ofiar Putina trzeba, aby Unia Europejska wyciągnęła wnioski. I mam taką refleksję. Zastanówmy się, jaka by była Europa i świat, gdyby nie interesy, gospodarka polityczna z Rosją i Putinem. Co mogłoby być, gdyby nie budowa Nord Stream 2 z Gazpromem? Czy Nawalny i setki innych więźniów politycznych dzisiaj by żyło? Czy Rosja zaatakowałaby Ukrainę? Czy dziesiątki tysięcy Ukraińców by żyło, gdyby nie technologiczna współpraca między Francją, Niemcami i Rosją? Ogromnym błędem było kokietowanie, dyktatura i umowy handlowe. Jeżeli ktoś jeszcze w Unii marzy o resecie z Moskwą, to tak jakby deptał po grobie pomordowanych. Wołam: sankcje, sankcje, sankcje i jeszcze raz sankcje – dotkliwe, polityczne, osobiste dla reżimu, kordon sanitarny dla politycznych oprawców.
Debate: The murder of Alexei Navalny and the need for EU action in support of political prisoners and oppressed civil society in Russia
Date: WEDNESDAY, 28 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Andrey Novakov
Political group: PPE
Country: France
Language: EN

Mr President, some of us are living in the dream that we are in a candy shop and the war is far away and we are not part of it and we just support it with speeches. Yesterday in Bulgaria, two Russian spies were caught doing their duties as belonging to the Russian Federation military forces. Those people, yes, probably did not shoot anyone, but they did not work in favour of European Union, respecting our rules and our way of life. So the soldiers are already here. Yes, maybe a different type of soldiers, but they are here.  The death of Alexei Navalny is yet another example that Stalinism is back in Russia and we should be prepared that nothing good we can expect from Russia and we should be prepared, sparing enough funds to prepare our military forces to react if the worst is coming to us.
Debate: The murder of Alexei Navalny and the need for EU action in support of political prisoners and oppressed civil society in Russia
Date: WEDNESDAY, 28 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Vlad Gheorghe
Political group: Renew
Country: Spain
Language: RO

Domnule președinte, Putin este un criminal în serie și într-o lume civilizată, criminali în serie trebuie să stea la pușcărie, nu la butoane. Putin are și complici. Din păcate, îi vedem și pe aici, prin Parlamentul European, îi vedem prin parlamentele țărilor noastre, sunt complici care îi fac treaba și în schimbul acestui troc, ei primesc resurse, primesc bani direct. Foarte mulți dintre ei primesc troli, primesc infrastructură.  Complicii criminalilor în serie trebuie să stea la pușcărie, nu în parlamente, cu atât mai puțin în Parlamentul European. Avem reguli, le putem modifica dacă considerăm că nu sunt suficiente, dar mai întâi să le aplicăm pe cele pe care le avem și să punem procurorii să-și facă treaba. Putin l-a omorât pe Alexei Navalnîi, pe Boris Nemțov, pe mulți alți activiști pentru drepturile omului și politicieni de opoziție din Rusia și omoară în fiecare zi oameni în Ucraina. Cât mai stăm să-l lăsăm pe el și pe complicii lui în libertate? Ei trebuie să înfunde pușcăria, în frunte cu Putin.
Debate: The murder of Alexei Navalny and the need for EU action in support of political prisoners and oppressed civil society in Russia
Date: WEDNESDAY, 28 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Kadri Simson
Language: EN

As you know, five days ago, the 13th package of sanctions against Russia was adopted. It requires unanimity and it will not remain the last one. Russia’s illegal, unjustified and unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine has amplified internal repression, severely curtailing the freedoms of association, peaceful assembly and expression, drastically limiting media freedom, introducing more censorship and fundamentally undermining the independence of the judiciary and the fair trial guarantees. We repeat calls on Russia to fully implement all rulings of the European Court of Human Rights. On behalf of HR/VP, I can assure you that we will continue to call upon the Russian authorities to uphold their domestic and international obligations to respect, protect and fulfil human rights, including to uphold the rights of persons belonging to minorities and persons in vulnerable situations. We will continue to call on the Russian Federation to fully cooperate with the UN and all special procedures related to the human rights situation in the Russian Federation. This is not only our moral obligation, but so much more. It defines who we are and what do we believe in. Our shared values make us stronger together.
Debate: The murder of Alexei Navalny and the need for EU action in support of political prisoners and oppressed civil society in Russia
Date: WEDNESDAY, 28 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Mathieu Michel
Language: EN

I repeat, Russia must allow an independent and transparent international investigation into circumstances of the sudden death of Alexei Navalny. We also repeat international calls on Russia to immediately and unconditionally release all other political prisoners held in similar horrific condition. We will hold them accountable, just as we hold them accountable for the human rights violations and crimes committed against Ukraine and its people. Justice will prevail. I heard that some of you were wondering why the EU had not imposed any new sanctions yet. Work is ongoing in view of new restrictive measures in response to Alexei Navalny’s death. We have to bear in mind that all decisions on imposing new sanctions are made by Member States in the Council through unanimity. These discussions are ongoing. Rest assured that the EU will stay vocal on the human rights situation in Russia, including with public communication and in international human rights fora. We will continue to keep the international pressure on Russia. At the same time, we will continue to help and cooperate with Russian organisations and movements who share our values both inside and outside Russia to support a different future for Russia.  Alexei Navalny will be remembered as a brave man, a talented organiser and a modern politician who early understood the power of social media. A man who gave hope and believed in the future of a different Russia. He used his influence to bring mass protests to the streets across Russia, exposing the corruption of Putin’s regime. Navalny’s conviction will not fade away. He will remain a true inspiration for many across Russia and beyond.
Debate: The murder of Alexei Navalny and the need for EU action in support of political prisoners and oppressed civil society in Russia
Date: WEDNESDAY, 28 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Eva Maydell
Political group: PPE
Country: Portugal
Language: EN

We must go beyond strong words and our existing sanctions with more tangible responses. Most fundamentally, we must give asylum to democratic activists from Russia. If we do not help them, they will lose their lives in colonies beyond the Arctic Circle or on the Red Square. The only way these courageous activists can continue their heroic efforts for a Russia where citizens are free to think and demand authorities remain accountable is by first surviving. I admire the courage of Yulia Navalnaya and all other activists who continue the path of the martyr Alexei Navalny. These brave heroes know what happens to people who dare to stand up to Putin; they remember the sacrifice of Anna Politkovskaya, Boris Nemtsov and too many others. However, courage alone is not enough. The EU should provide a safe haven so that democratic activists can regain their strength in this long fight. This support would help Russia rise again as a democracy.
Debate: The murder of Alexei Navalny and the need for EU action in support of political prisoners and oppressed civil society in Russia
Date: WEDNESDAY, 28 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Pirkko Ruohonen-Lerner
Political group: ECR
Language: FI

Entinen presidentti Medvedev lausui hiljattain, että venäläismiehityksen alla elävät ukrainamieliset asukkaat on lähetettävä työleireille Siperiaan. Kymmeniä tuhansia lapsia on kaapattu ja heidän ukrainalainen identiteettinsä yritetään häivyttää. Käynnissä on kansanmurha. Poliittiset murhat eivät ole Venäjällä yksittäistapauksia. Maassa on voimissaan murhanhimoinen kuolon kultti, jossa ihmisarvolla ei ole merkitystä. Kaikki, jotka taistelevat tätä Putinin terrorikonetta vastaan, ansaitsevat arvostusta. Puutteistaan huolimatta Navalnyillä oli oma roolinsa tässä paljastaessaan hallinnon korruptiota. Suurimmat sankarit löytyvät kuitenkin Ukrainan etulinjasta niiden joukkojen piiristä, jotka puolustavat maataan ja perheitään venäläiseltä imperialismilta.
Debate: Regaining our competitive edge - a prosperous EU in a fragmented global economy
Date: WEDNESDAY, 28 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Roberts Zīle
Language: LV

Nākamais darba kārtības punkts ir debates par aktuāliem jautājumiem (Reglamenta 162. pants) par mūsu konkurences priekšrocības atgūšanu: plaukstoša ES sadrumstalotā globālajā ekonomikā. Vēlos informēt deputātus, ka šajās debatēs nebūs brīvā mikrofona procedūras un netiks pieņemti zilās kartītes jautājumi.
Debate: Regaining our competitive edge - a prosperous EU in a fragmented global economy
Date: WEDNESDAY, 28 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Lídia Pereira
Political group: PPE
Country: Finland
Language: PT

Só seremos competitivos se o nosso mercado for completamente integrado. Não teremos um mercado integrado enquanto investirmos apenas 2,2 % do PIB em investigação e desenvolvimento e enquanto países como Portugal investirem metade da Bélgica ou da Suécia na relação com o PIB. Não teremos um mercado integrado enquanto países europeus, como Portugal, continuarem nos lugares mais baixos do índice de competitividade fiscal e não teremos um mercado integrado enquanto não apostarmos na União dos Mercados de Capitais e, já agora, na literacia financeira para todos os cidadãos. O aumento da nossa competitividade é uma missão de todos, União, Estado e empresas. Eu confio nas empresas europeias, façamos agora a nossa parte.
Debate: Regaining our competitive edge - a prosperous EU in a fragmented global economy
Date: WEDNESDAY, 28 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: René Repasi
Political group: S-D
Country: Netherlands
Language: DE

Aber wie sieht es aus in Europa? An Universitäten findet alles statt außer Forschung. Stattdessen werden Forscherinnen und Forscher in Unmengen von Forschungsförderanträgen gebracht, die kaum Erfolg haben. Ein Produkt wird kaum zur Marktreife gebracht, weil es fehlendes Kapital gibt und Kapital mehr an den Stakeholder-Value denkt, als die Idee zu fördern. Der Markt achtet nicht auf Marktmacht, sondern schützt die Kleinen nicht, wenn sie kommen.  Was brauchen wir? Wir brauchen Universitäten, die der Ort der Forschung werden, indem wir sie befreien vom neoliberalen Griff auf das Marktmodell unserer Universitäten. Zweitens braucht das Kapital Wege in die Innovation durch eine Gesellschaftsrechtsform, die dem Gesellschaftszweck verpflichtet ist. Und drittens: Vor allem brauchen wir eine Wettbewerbspolitik, die die Marktmacht bekämpft und nicht nur die Missbräuche und deswegen unsere Kleinen vor den
Debate: Regaining our competitive edge - a prosperous EU in a fragmented global economy
Date: WEDNESDAY, 28 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Ondřej Knotek
Political group: Renew
Country: Greece
Language: CS

A to je špatně, tohle nemůže být! Emisní povolenka je nejdražší na světě. Evropská emisní povolenka je skutečně nejdražší a uměle zdražuje výrobu a občanům zvedá ceny energií. A proto Vás, pane komisaři, vyzývám, předložte takové úpravy, které umožní zafixovat cenu emisní povolenky dlouhodobě na ceně 30 EUR za povolenku. Tím nastartujeme opět konkurenceschopnost Evropy a občanům zajistíme cenově více dostupné energie, protože nebudeme předčasně zbytečně uzavírat některé stabilní fosilní zdroje. Ano, Evropa odejde od fosilních paliv, ale ne dříve, než je budeme moci nahradit novými jadernými zdroji a občasnými obnovitelnými zdroji. Pro konkurenceschopnost Evropy a v zájmu světového klimatu je, aby některé státy v Evropské unii ještě řadu let energeticky využívaly uhlí a jiná fosilní paliva, a cena emisní povolenky tomu nemůže bránit.
Debate: Regaining our competitive edge - a prosperous EU in a fragmented global economy
Date: WEDNESDAY, 28 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Anna Cavazzini
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Netherlands
Language: DE

Wir wissen doch alle: Eine EU-Regel ist tausendmal besser als 27 verschiedene Regeln und eine Fragmentierung des Binnenmarktes. Deshalb müssen wir jetzt – und muss die Kommission vor allen Dingen auch in der nächsten Legislatur – den  Zweitens brauchen wir klare Leitlinien und Standards für eine grüne europäische Industriepolitik mit mehr Fertigungskapazitäten in der EU in strategischen Schlüsseltechnologien. Denn auch hier können wir es uns nicht leisten, abhängig zu sein von Autokraten. Drittens – und das wurde von vielen heute schon erwähnt – brauchen wir mehr europäische Investitionen. Wir haben eine riesige Investitionslücke, was die Finanzierung des  Und letzter Punkt, weil meine Zeit abläuft: Wir müssen auch die Nachfrage nach unseren grünen Produkten steigern, und das können wir durch die öffentliche Beschaffung machen. 14 Prozent des BIP sind die öffentliche Beschaffung. Lassen Sie uns die nutzen, um unsere grünen Industrieprodukte zu kaufen.
Debate: Regaining our competitive edge - a prosperous EU in a fragmented global economy
Date: WEDNESDAY, 28 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Geert Bourgeois
Political group: ECR
Country: Germany
Language: NL

Wat moet er gebeuren? Welnu, wij moeten de interne markt voltooien. Ten tweede moet er een drastische shift komen in het Europese budget richting grensoverschrijdende investeringen en hoog-innovatieve investeringen. In plaats van bedrijven te bedelven onder regels, moeten we burgers en bedrijven een hoopvol en rechtszeker perspectief bieden.
Debate: Regaining our competitive edge - a prosperous EU in a fragmented global economy
Date: WEDNESDAY, 28 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Gunnar Beck
Political group: ID
Country: Germany
Language: EN

First, because of the Green Deal which assumes that the EU, with a share of about 8% of worldwide CO2 emissions, can singlehandedly limit global warming. The Green Deal is saving nothing, but it will certainly make poor people even poorer.  Secondly, an inflationary monetary policy which sustains a vicious spiral of stagflation. Third, self-defeating sanctions and the dumbest energy policy in the world, which harm us more than Russia and which have replaced Germany’s dependence on cheap Russian gas with dependency on high-price Russian energy re-exported via India or Azerbaijan. Fourth, a truly fantastical migration policy which relies on unqualified mass migration as a replacement for tens of millions of native skilled labourers on the verge of retirement. The result of this suicidal policy mix, I sadly but confidently predict, will be the collapse both of the European economies and of our welfare states. Europe’s decline is often compared to that of the Roman Empire, but Rome declined over five centuries and was undermined by all-too-human decadence and overwhelmed by external forces. Modern Europe, by contrast, is experiencing the strangest death ever. It’s the first intentionally de-developing civil civilisation, both intellectually and economically. We have lost faith in everything except the woke ideology, which is defying the laws of nature, of scientific inquiry and of economic progress all at once. The whole world is secretly laughing at the closing of the European mind. So, the EU today, I’m sad to say, is making history for Chinese and Russian historians to record.
Debate: Regaining our competitive edge - a prosperous EU in a fragmented global economy
Date: WEDNESDAY, 28 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Emmanuel Maurel
Political group: The Left
Country: Greece
Language: FR

La différence entre l’Union européenne et les États-Unis, par exemple, c’est la conduite de la politique macroéconomique. Il faut se rendre à l’évidence, l’austérité budgétaire nous a tués à petit feu, et nous, au lieu d’en tirer les conclusions, nous avons choisi, comme cela a été dit il y a quelques jours, de repartir sur cette voie funeste. Or, on ne peut pas séparer la compétitivité de la croissance et notamment de l’investissement car, sans eux la compétitivité finit par s’épuiser. Il y a une autre raison, et le commissaire y a été sensible. La grande différence entre l’Europe et ses partenaires commerciaux, c’est la religion de l’ouverture économique et du libre-échange. Les États-Unis, la Chine, le Brésil, ces pays se protègent. Nous, au contraire, on continue à être des religieux du libre-échange, ou alors quand on se protège, c’est trop peu et trop complexe, comme on l’a vu avec le programme STEP. Donc, si on veut vraiment être compétitifs, il faut changer radicalement de politique économique.
Debate: Regaining our competitive edge - a prosperous EU in a fragmented global economy
Date: WEDNESDAY, 28 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Luděk Niedermayer
Political group: PPE
Country: Slovenia
Language: EN

Mr President, our global economy is changing very quickly. The main drivers are employment of new technologies, increased competitiveness of Asian economies, a decline in global trade as well as decarbonisation. This is completely changing level playing field for the factories. We did well in setting the policies, setting the predictable rules and the targets, but so far, we failed to support the transformation of the economy and the businesses, and obviously secure some financial support.  Instead of having EU VAT single market consistent tax policies or financial support policies, we are going for relaxation of the rules and a fragmented policy, and this is far from being optimal. At the same time, our firms are still facing heavy regulation and fragmented rules. I guess competitiveness must become quickly a number one topic of EU, together with the security. It is really time to act.
Debate: Regaining our competitive edge - a prosperous EU in a fragmented global economy
Date: WEDNESDAY, 28 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Patrizia Toia
Political group: S-D
Country: Czechia
Language: IT

Signor Presidente, signor Commissario, onorevoli colleghi, l'Europa rischia un gap di competitività – forse già ne soffre – nei confronti delle altre grandi potenze del mondo e delle economie che noi conosciamo. Noi non possiamo permetterci di arretrare, di perdere terreno in tema di capacità di ricerca tecnologica e anche di posizionamento nell' Ci siamo sempre considerati un gigante economico e per questo dicevamo che non possiamo rimanere un nano politico. Oggi il dilemma ritorna, secondo me in altri termini: se noi diventiamo anche un nano politico, noi saremo un nano economico e un soggetto politico ininfluente sulla scena mondiale, proprio nel momento in cui la tumultuosa geopolitica richiede che l'Europa abbia un ruolo da protagonista.  Per questa ragione io penso che la decisione di una strategia per la competitività, una strategia di rilancio degli investimenti, le grandi scelte che ci suggeriscono Draghi, il rapporto Letta, le cose che lei ha detto, signor Commissario, dei quattro pilastri: tutto ciò secondo me non potrà avvenire se noi non faremo insieme una riforma politica.  Solo un'Europa unita federale che affronti la riforma dei trattati porrà la premessa per tutto questo. Gli Stati nazionali in conflitto tra loro non ci porteranno lungo la strada della riconquista della competitività.