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Debate: An EU ban on the use of wild animals in circuses
Date: THURSDAY, 16 DECEMBER 2021
Speaker: Niels Fuglsang
Political group: S-D
Country: Italy
Language: DA

Hr. formand! Hr. kommissær! Så du også Disneys tegnefilm, Dumbo, da du var barn? Historien om den lille elefantunge med de store ører gør et stort indtryk på mange børn, og særligt scenen, hvor Dumbo bliver adskilt fra sin mor. Desværre er det ikke kun på tegnefilm, at små babyelefanter bliver adskilt fra deres mor. Det er også virkeligheden i mange af Europas cirkusser. De vilde dyr i cirkusserne lever under triste forhold. Små unger bliver fjernet fra deres mor alt for tidligt, og ligesom Dumbo, der blev klædt ud som klovn og tvunget til at optræde, lever mange af dyrene et stresset liv med hård træning og lange optrædender. Mange lever også i alt for små bure og i et miljø, der er meget langt fra deres naturlige habitat.  I de rejsende cirkusser tvinges dyrene ud på alt for lange køreture. Som følge heraf bliver dyrene stressede og syge. Nogle af dyrene reagerer på stressen ved at blive aggressive og altså også farlige over for mennesker - både de ansatte i cirkusset og tilskuerne. Sådan skal det ikke være. Vi har brug for et forbud i EU mod at holde vilde dyr i cirkusser. 18 lande i EU, herunder mit eget land, Danmark, har allerede indført sådan et forbud. Og et flertal af europæerne synes, at det er en god ide med et forbud - 65 % støtter et forbud. Et forbud kan hjælpe mod ulovlig handel med vilde dyr. Derfor opfordrer jeg - og det er vi mange, der gør her i Europa-Parlamentet og i Kommissionen - til at komme med et forslag, der forbyder at holde vilde dyr i cirkusser. Cirkusdyrene, de vilde dyr, fortjener bedre.
Debate: An EU ban on the use of wild animals in circuses
Date: THURSDAY, 16 DECEMBER 2021
Speaker: Vlad Gheorghe
Political group: Renew
Country: Spain
Language: RO

Doamna președintă, Uniunea Europeană nu poate fi credibilă ca lider al protecției mediului fără să ofere o viață demnă animalelor sălbatice. Cine ar crede că luptăm pentru drepturile celor mai vulnerabili, dacă nu apărăm chiar ființele ce nu se pot apăra? În captivitate, animalele sălbatice sunt chinuite exclusiv pentru profit, fără niciun efect educațional sau cultural, iar slabul control asupra sănătății exemplarelor din specii pe cale de dispariție subminează eforturile de conservare. Calitatea vieții animalelor sălbatice în circuri este întotdeauna grav compromisă. Sunt greu de privit imaginile cu urși sau tigri care se învârt în cerc, chiar și după ce sunt salvați din cuștile lor.  Prezența animalelor sălbatice în circuri favorizează infracțiunile de mediu, pe care ne-am angajat să le combatem și prezintă un risc serios pentru sănătatea publică și pentru siguranța angajaților și a publicului. 23 de state membre au interzis deja total sau parțial animalele sălbatice în circuri și sunt mândru că, alături de colegii mei din USR, am contribuit la aceasta în București și în România.  Este timpul ca Uniunea să ia măsurile necesare pentru aplicarea interdicției pe tot teritoriul său.
Debate: An EU ban on the use of wild animals in circuses
Date: THURSDAY, 16 DECEMBER 2021
Speaker: Francisco Guerreiro
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Germany
Language: PT

Senhora Presidente, cara Comissária, no circo os animais sofrem de profundos abusos físicos e emocionais. Não são animais felizes e isso vê-se pelo seu olhar. São escravos de um sistema e de uma indústria que lucra com o seu sofrimento. Porém, em muitos Estados-Membros já se adotaram medidas para banir integralmente o uso de animais selvagens em circos. No entanto, há países da União Europeia que ainda o permitem e outros que apenas proibiram o uso de algumas espécies e o que acaba por acontecer é que os circos viajam para os Estados-Membros onde essas restrições não existem.  É, por isso, que necessitamos de uma abordagem coerente e uniformizada dentro do espaço comunitário. É hora de a União Europeia agir. É hora de banirmos o uso de animais selvagens para entretenimento humano e, desta vez, debatemos circos, mas num futuro muito próximo debateremos certamente a proibição de cetáceos e de outros animais aquáticos em delfinários, como é o mau e péssimo exemplo do Zoomarine em Portugal.
Debate: An EU ban on the use of wild animals in circuses
Date: THURSDAY, 16 DECEMBER 2021
Speaker: Clare Daly
Political group: The Left
Country: France
Language: EN

Madam President, over 14 years ago I moved a motion on Fingal County Council in Dublin to ban wild animals from circuses, and it was the first local authority in the Irish State to pass such a motion. It passed unanimously and even though I had wanted it to include all animals, it was actually a very good start. It really saddens me that 14 years down the road we’re still in a situation where animals are being exploited across the EU, and the Commission sits on its hands and says ‘nothing to do with us’.  It’s not the first time the Commission is out of touch with European citizens. Claims of any educational value have been well passed in this era of the internet. The idea of exploiting a sentient being for entertainment is absolutely abhorrent to European citizens. I salute the million citizens who supported us to get to this position. We know that under Article 191, the Commission has the competence to coordinate a ban across Europe in terms of cross-border transportation issues. It’s about time you started implementing it.
Debate: An EU ban on the use of wild animals in circuses
Date: THURSDAY, 16 DECEMBER 2021
Speaker: Cyrus Engerer
Political group: S-D
Country: Romania
Language: MT

Vážená pani predsedajúca, l-annimali użati fiċ-ċirki huma parteċipanti mhux minn jeddhom fi spettakli li jipperikolaw is-saħħa fiżika u mentali tagħhom. Ir-riċerkaturi sabu li 99% tal-ħin tagħhom jitqatta' f'kundizzjonijiet ta' għajxien stressanti u f'gaġeġ żgħar mingħajr biżżejjed spazju sabiex ikunu jistgħu jikbru u jgħixu l-ħajja tagħhom b'mod normali. Fil-ftit ħin li jibqa' jiddevertu lin-nies. Dan kollu l-ewwel u fuq kollox hu krudili għall-annimali. Iżda apparti minn hekk hu ta' riskju għall-bniedem ukoll. Fl-Ewropa biss rajna 478 inċident li jinvolvu 889 annimal matul l-aħħar snin. It-tort ta' dan kollu żgur ma nistgħux inpoġġuh fuq l-annimal, għalkemm f'dawn iċ-ċirkostanzi kollha huwa l-annimal li jeħilha u jispiċċa jitraqqad u jinqatel. 23 Stat Membru diġà adottaw liġijiet li jirrestrinġu l-użu tal-annimali fiċ-ċirki. Pajjiż ieħor bħalissa għaddej ukoll bil-liġi tiegħu fil-proċess sabiex iwaqqafhom. Però, kuntent ħafna li f'pajjiżi, Malta, din diġà hija liġi u għandna l-projbizzjoni tal-użu tal-annimali fiċ-ċirki. Imma, Sur Kummissarju, irridu nisimgħu liċ-ċittadini Ewropej. Miljun ċittadin qed jitlob lill-Kummissjoni Ewropea sabiex tieħu azzjoni immedjata u tipprojbixxi l-użu tal-annimali fiċ-ċirki madwar l-Unjoni Ewropea kollha. Hija biss projbizzjoni sħiħa li tista' tiggarantixxi soluzzjoni koerenti u effettiva għas-sofferenza li dawn l-annimali jgħaddu minnha ta' kuljum. Din hija materja li tolqot kull Stat Membru tal-Unjoni Ewropea, għaliex naraw illi dawn jinġarru minn pajjiż għall-ieħor tal-Unjoni Ewropea fejn jintrabtu bi ktajjen ġo vannijiet żgħar biex għal sigħat twal jiċċaqalqu minn pajjiż għall-ieħor sabiex imorru jagħtu dawn ix-shows. Allura, nitlob lill-Kummissjoni biex twaqqaf darba għal dejjem din il-kwistjoni mill-Ewropa.
Debate: An EU ban on the use of wild animals in circuses
Date: THURSDAY, 16 DECEMBER 2021
Speaker: Róża Thun und Hohenstein
Political group: Renew
Country: Lithuania
Language: PL

Pani Przewodnicząca! Na razie tylko trzy europejskie kraje całkiem zakazały używania zwierząt w cyrkach: brawa dla Malty, Cypru i Grecji! Ale są też takie dziwne kategorie jak zakaz używania zwierząt niebezpiecznych, który nie odnosi się do tych nie niebezpiecznych, i w ten sposób wielbłądy i lamy, na przykład, można męczyć, bo nie mają ostrych kłów ani strasznych pazurów. Panie komisarzu, proszę się nie zasłaniać odpowiedzialnością krajów członkowskich. Ochrona środowiska naturalnego jest naszą wspólną polityką. Za nią jesteśmy odpowiedzialni wspólnie. A te zwierzęta należą do natury. Są częścią środowiska naturalnego i my jesteśmy za nie odpowiedzialni wspólnie. Więc proszę przygotować propozycje prawa zakazującego używania przynajmniej tych dzikich zwierząt w cyrkach, a najlepiej wszystkich. Słyszał pan opinie na tej sali. Słyszymy opinie większości obywateli Unii Europejskiej. Taka propozycja zostanie bardzo szeroko poparta, więc śmiało, Komisjo Europejska!
Debate: An EU ban on the use of wild animals in circuses
Date: THURSDAY, 16 DECEMBER 2021
Speaker: Manuela Ripa
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Spain
Language: DE

Frau Präsidentin! „Tiger im Zirkus – aber das ist doch unnatürlich, die armen Tiere“, das hörte ich ein zehnjähriges Mädchen sagen, das im Zirkus war. Warum ist das Kindern klar und vielen Erwachsenen nicht?  Zeiten ändern sich, denn bereits Kinder stellen Gewohntes immer mehr in Frage. Aber nicht nur sie. Der Kommission wurden eine Million Unterschriften für ein Verbot der Tierhaltung in Zirkussen übergeben. Es gibt keine Gründe mehr, die den Einsatz von wilden Tieren in Zirkussen heute rechtfertigen könnten, und es gibt keine akzeptablen Alternativen zu einem vollständigen Verbot aller Arten.  Wir haben nun die Verantwortung, unseren Kindern zu zeigen, dass solche großartigen Tiere mit Respekt und Empathie behandelt werden müssen, und zwar in einer natürlichen Umgebung, und nicht zu einer unnatürlichen Existenz gezwungen werden sollten, die mit erheblichen körperlichen und seelischen Leiden verbunden ist. Was Kindern klar ist, sollte uns schon lange klar sein.  Sie als Kommission haben jetzt eine Million Gründe in Form von Unterschriften, um ein sofortiges Verbot von Wildtieren in Zirkussen zu erlassen und es nicht den Mitgliedstaaten zu überlassen.
Debate: An EU ban on the use of wild animals in circuses
Date: THURSDAY, 16 DECEMBER 2021
Speaker: Katalin Cseh
Political group: Renew
Country: Sweden
Language: EN

Madam President, suffering on tour, this is what wild animals in circuses experience. Is it a life worth living? Scientists, vets and NGOs don’t think so. And, colleagues, I’m on their side. There is overwhelming evidence that wild animals in circuses are destined to a life of physical abuse and mental torture. Undercover investigations reveal cruel practices, with training often relying on fear, to ensure the attention and compliance of animals in front of an audience. Many European countries started to implement bans on this cruel practice. However, some Member States have no legislation whatsoever addressing this issue. And, given the cross—border nature of circuses, we call on an EU-wide ban to finally put an end to this suffering and abuse. And don’t get me wrong, I have nothing against circuses. There are amazing animal—free performances out there, bringing fun and excitement without the heart—breaking acts of elephants and bears that have been caged for their entire lives, forced to perform tricks through fear and intimidation and denied the ability to express their natural instinct. It’s time to adopt legislation that addresses these serious ethical concerns and helps the transformation of circuses into magical places using creativity, gymnastics, art and technology, because animals deserve our respect and our protection.
Debate: An EU ban on the use of wild animals in circuses
Date: THURSDAY, 16 DECEMBER 2021
Speaker: Caroline Roose
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Poland
Language: FR

 Madame la Présidente, tigres, lions, éléphants, girafes ou même otaries: tous ces animaux n’ont pas leur place dans un cirque. Pour eux, être utilisés dans un cirque signifie être privés de leur milieu naturel, subir un dressage violent dès le plus jeune âge, être exhibés dans des numéros stressants contraires à leur nature et être soumis à des transports à répétition lorsque le cirque est itinérant. L’origine de ces animaux est parfois douteuse, entre trafic et braconnage. La majorité des États membres ont déjà adopté des mesures qui interdisent ou limitent fortement l’utilisation d’animaux sauvages dans des cirques, mais une poignée de pays refusent d’adopter les mesures qui sont pourtant recommandées par les vétérinaires. Ne croyez pas que nous sommes contre les cirques. Les cirques sont d’autant plus créatifs, leurs spectacles d’autant plus beaux, plus émouvants quand il n’y a pas de souffrance animale. De plus en plus d’artistes circassiens prouvent qu’un cirque sans animaux est possible et reçoit l’adhésion du public. Les animaux ne sont ni des clowns ni des acrobates.  Je vous ai entendu, Monsieur le Commissaire, tout à l’heure, et j’avoue que je suis déçue. Ma position, aujourd’hui, c’est que la Commission doit agir pour qu’il n’y ait plus d’animaux dans les cirques.
Debate: An EU ban on the use of wild animals in circuses
Date: THURSDAY, 16 DECEMBER 2021
Speaker: Ivars Ijabs
Political group: Renew
Country: France
Language: LV

Dārgā priekšsēdētājas kundze, dārgais komisāra kungs, dārgie kolēģi! Tas ir, man liekas, simboliski, ka mēs tagad Adventes laikā runājam par šādu tēmu – par savvaļas dzīvnieku izmantošanu cirkā, jo tas ir patiešām vispirms cilvēcības jautājums par to, ka mums nav morālu tiesību izmantot citu dzīvu būtņu ciešanas savām izpriecām, jo pat pēc vairākām paaudzēm nebrīvē savvaļas dzīvnieki joprojām ir savvaļas dzīvnieki ar tiem raksturīgo uzvedību.  Priecē tas, ka absolūtais vairums dalībvalstu to jau ir atzinušas, bet tam ir jākļūst arī par Eiropas standartu. Bet kamēr Komisija nav nākusi klajā ar šādu priekšlikumu, mēs aicinām tās trīs dalībvalstis, kas vēl nav noteikuši nekādus ierobežojumus dzīvnieku izmantošanai cirkos, to tomēr izdarīt, jo nākamās paaudzes šodienas Eiropas līderus mērīs ne tikai pēc uzceltām ēkām vai izremontētiem ceļiem, bet pēc tā, vai viņi ir spējuši padarīt Eiropu humānāku, un man šķiet, ka šis aizliegums būtu tam lieliska iespēja.
Debate: An EU ban on the use of wild animals in circuses
Date: THURSDAY, 16 DECEMBER 2021
Speaker: Janez Lenarčič
Language: EN

I also hear what more than one million EU citizens were saying when they signed the petition and sent it to Brussels, and I understand the legitimate concerns that our citizens have concerning wild animals in general and their use in circuses in particular, and I’m glad that a large majority of Member States have already banned the use of wild animals in circuses. But we also know what the Treaty says, and we are a Union based on the rule of law. The Treaty says what the EU can do and what Member States should do. And as I said, this is an ethical issue. This doesn’t mean it is not important. Of course it is important, but it’s an ethical issue, and the Member States are the ones that have the competence and obligation to regulate ethical issues. We do regulate cross-border movement – I mentioned that in my introduction – but the issue as such has to be tackled by Member States. And here I would really like to say the following: you, as elected representatives of European citizens, are well placed to gauge the public mood, especially the public mood in those Member States that have yet to introduce such a ban on using wild animals in circuses. On that basis, I think it would be good if you could work with your national parliamentary colleagues in those Member States that have not yet banned the use of wild animals in circuses and help advocate and deliver change.
Debate: An EU ban on the use of wild animals in circuses
Date: THURSDAY, 16 DECEMBER 2021
Speaker: Emil Radev
Political group: PPE
Country: Austria
Language: BG

Нека не забравяме, че дивите животни в цирковете страдат от редица физически и социални лишения, а обучението им често е основано на наказания. Животните, които са принудени да живеят в неестествени условия и затворени в много тесни клетки, могат да реагират по начини, които представляват риск за техните укротители и за самата публика. Допълнителен фактор се явява и стресът, който излизането на манежа предизвиква благодарение на силната музика, крясъците от хиляди хора и ослепителната светлина.  Двадесет и четири държави членки са приели законодателство, забраняващо използването на диви животни в цирковете. За съжаление към момента все още няма общо европейско законодателство, касаещо благосъстоянието на животните в циркове. Време е институциите да се събудят и да отговорят на очакванията на хората.
Debate: An EU ban on the use of wild animals in circuses
Date: THURSDAY, 16 DECEMBER 2021
Speaker: Sylwia Spurek
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Netherlands
Language: PL

W ramach mojej „Piątki dla zwierząt” przedstawiłam postulaty dotyczące zakazu wykorzystywania zwierząt zarówno dla rozrywki, np. w cyrkach, delfinariach i papugarniach, jak i w sporcie i rekreacji, do testów i w edukacji, wykorzystywania i zabijania zwierząt tzw. hodowlanych, polowań na zwierzęta przez myśliwych i wędkarzy. Zdecydowana większość państw członkowskich wprowadziła już zakaz lub istotne ograniczenia w zakresie wykorzystywania zwierząt w cyrkach. UE, twierdząc, że jest liderką w ochronie zwierząt, pozostaje daleko w tyle za swoimi członkami i powinna jak najszybciej wprowadzić zakaz wykorzystywania zwierząt w cyrkach. Pod petycją w tej sprawie podpisało się ponad milion obywatelek i obywateli. Bo jak mówią aktywiści i aktywistki polskiej Koalicji Cyrk Bez Zwierząt: „cyrk jest śmieszny – nie dla zwierząt”.
Debate: Continuous crackdown on civil society and human rights defenders in Russia: the case of human rights organisation Memorial
Date: THURSDAY, 16 DECEMBER 2021
Speaker: Nicola Beer
Country: Germany
Language: DE

Als nächster Punkt der Tagesordnung folgt die Aussprache über sechs Entschließungsanträge zum anhaltenden massiven Vorgehen gegen die Zivilgesellschaft und Menschenrechtsverteidiger in Russland: der Fall der Menschenrechtsorganisation Memorial ( _________ * Siehe Protokoll.
Debate: Continuous crackdown on civil society and human rights defenders in Russia: the case of human rights organisation Memorial
Date: THURSDAY, 16 DECEMBER 2021
Speaker: Andrius Kubilius
Country: France
Language: EN

Andrei Sakharov understood in a very clear way that in order to build a new democratic post—imperial Russia, Russia needed to recognise the tragedies of its past. The largest victim of Stalinist crimes was the Russian nation itself. The nation needs to recognise the crimes and the tragedies of its past, because this is the only way to overcome the nation’s post—imperial nostalgia for its imperial past, which is the biggest enemy of a young post—imperial democracy. After Yeltsin, a young Russian democracy failed to survive. It appeared that in the society of young democracy, nostalgia for the imperial past was stronger than a democratic mentality. And now Putin wants to destroy memories about Stalin’s crimes. He wants to destroy an institution which was trying to bring the truth about Stalin’s crimes to ordinary Russians.  It is symbolic that Memorial, in its activities, combines its care about the memories of Stalin’s crimes in the past and its care about Putin’s crimes against human rights today. There is no big difference in the mentality of the Kremlin during Stalin’s time and during Putin’s time. For both, human life means nothing; for both, human dignity, human rights and the sovereignty of nations means nothing. The only difference is that one was stronger in mass persecution, while the other is stronger in mass kleptocracy.  Putin wants to destroy Memorial because he wants to destroy memories about Stalin’s crimes. For Putin, Stalin is an example to follow, not an object to be criticised. The logic of Putin is very simple – there is no need to register or investigate either the crimes of Stalin or the crimes of Putin.  We cannot stop Putin right now in destroying Memorial, in his attempts to destroy memories about gulag crimes and in his attempts to bring Stalin back to glory. The future of democratic Russia will stop him, and history shows that such a future is unavoidable for Russia also, but for the time being Putin can succeed in destroying Memorial. What should be our answer?  First of all, we need to be ready to recreate Memorial inside the European Union, which would take care of the safety of archives and memories which were collected by Memorial in Russia. Second, we need such a Memorial inside the EU to collect all the evidence about Stalinist unsolved crimes not only in Russia, but on the whole continent of Europe.  One last point. Since Putin is finishing destroying the last human rights organisations in Russia, we need to establish a special EU envoy for human rights in Russia, whom we could call the ‘Memorial envoy’ and who would be responsible for collecting, analysing and publishing all the data about human rights violations in today’s Russia.  Mr Putin, you can destroy Memorial, but you will not destroy human memory, including the memory about your crimes.
Debate: Continuous crackdown on civil society and human rights defenders in Russia: the case of human rights organisation Memorial
Date: THURSDAY, 16 DECEMBER 2021
Speaker: Raphaël Glucksmann
Country: Romania
Language: FR

Et lorsque les tyrans ont peur, c’est-à-dire, au fond, chaque jour de leur vie, ils répriment et ils assassinent. Natalia Estemirova, une héroïne de notre temps, enquêtait pour Memorial sur les crimes innombrables commis en Tchétchénie. Elle a été abattue en 2009. Oyoub Titiev et Iouri Dmitriev ont été embastillés, et maintenant Oleg Orlov et Svetlana Gannouchkina risquent la prison ou l’exil. Ce sont mes modèles, comme l’était Anna Politkovskaïa, mon amie, tuée dans son hall d’immeuble le jour de l’anniversaire de Poutine. Chers collègues, le sens premier de cette résolution de soutien à Memorial, c’est de rappeler à l’Europe et au monde ce qu’est le courage. Défendre à Grozny des adolescents torturés dans les geôles de Kadyrov ou porter plainte à Moscou contre les mercenaires du groupe Wagner, l’armée secrète de Poutine, pour des crimes commis en Syrie: voilà ce qu’est le courage.  Memorial est le nom de la Russie que nous aimons, que nous admirons, un nom qui rappelle que nous ne combattons pas une nation, mais un régime. Alors offrons à la société russe notre aide, offrons aux exilés notre soutien et frappons ce régime de pillards là où bat son cœur, c’est-à-dire au portefeuille. Ceux qui jettent des héros en prison, pillent leur peuple, persécutent les minorités, foulent au pied nos principes et nos intérêts ne doivent plus pouvoir jouir de leur villa sur la Côte d’Azur ou de leur chalet à Courchevel. C’est aussi simple que cela, parfois, la politique. La solidarité avec les victimes passe par la saisie des yachts et des comptes en banque des bourreaux. Chers collègues, le temps est venu pour nous d’avoir ne serait-ce qu’un centième du courage des membres de Memorial.
Debate: Continuous crackdown on civil society and human rights defenders in Russia: the case of human rights organisation Memorial
Date: THURSDAY, 16 DECEMBER 2021
Speaker: Petras Auštrevičius
Country: Lithuania
Language: EN

The plain truth is that Putin’s regime perceives the dissolution of the former USSR as a tragedy and the collapse of historical Russia. It’s all about the empire of evil, which through the Red Terror, great purges, mass arrests and executions, deportation and imposed famine, has killed between 9 and 15 million people. My country, Lithuania, also paid a very high price with massive deportations and the killing of innocent people. The Kremlin tries to silence the victims of Bolshevik and Communist repressions, who speak with one voice and demand historical justice and acknowledgement, and not to repeat it ever again.  Memorial International stands for historical truth and the prevention of a return to totalitarianism. Putin’s policy, which is built on the glorification of Stalinism and the Soviet terror policy, must be condemned in the strongest terms as non-compatible with today’s legal norms and European way of life. Let me wish Memorial International a very Happy New Year and I hope to see their activities continued.