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Debate: Growing hate crimes against LGBTIQ people across Europe in light of the recent homophobic murder in Slovakia
Date: THURSDAY, 20 OCTOBER 2022
Speaker: Andrey Slabakov
Political group: ECR
Country: Spain
Language: BG

Г-н Председател, аз също гласувах категорично. Колегата Джамбазки каза доста от нещата, които аз исках да кажа, и съм категорично против тази резолюция, защото това нещо е абсолютно лицемерие и някакъв вид тотална идеология на болшевизма, според моите разбирания. Хиляди хора, стотици хиляди за съжаление, биват убивани годишно по всякакви причини. Защо никога не говорите, както каза колегата Джамбазки, за циганите, които ограбват и избиват пенсионерите в България? Това не е ли продиктувано от омраза? А другото, което искам да ви кажа е, че жертвите на една определена сексуална ориентация не означават, че това е само омраза към някакви хора. Някакъв човек го е извършил, той така разсъждава. По същия начин биват убивани работници, биват убивани и космонавти. Не трябва ли и за космонавтите да направим някаква резолюция? Нали разбирате, че това неравно представяне на нещата е абсурдно? Всички хора са равни пред Бога и закона.
Debate: UN Climate Change Conference  in Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt
Date: THURSDAY, 20 OCTOBER 2022
Speaker: Seán Kelly
Political group: PPE
Country: Greece
Language: EN

COP 27 will need to ensure sustainable climate finance, a significant transition to renewable energies and the protection of our ecosystems, while also ensuring an affordable and secure energy source for households, farmers, commuters and industry. We must ensure investment in research, innovation and digital technology to support the energy transition. There is untapped and undeveloped potential in many facets of energy generation in Europe, most notably solar, biogas, offshore wind, as well as green hydrogen.
Debate: UN Climate Change Conference  in Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt
Date: THURSDAY, 20 OCTOBER 2022
Speaker: Angel Dzhambazki
Political group: ECR
Country: Germany
Language: BG

Г-н Председател, много се радвам на тези наши срещи в четвъртък вечер, следобяд. Гласувах убедено срещу тази резолюция по следната причина: Не  вярвам в тази идеология - климатизма, истеризма, зеленизма, идеология, която не почива на никакви реални научни данни и на никакви реални научни факти.  Резултат от тази идеология е деиндустриализацията на европейския континент. Ние убиваме собственото си производство и даваме сили в ръцете на Китай, в ръцете на Турция, в ръцете на Русия. Ние съзнателно разрушаваме своята икономика, за да може някакви други хора, които не се интересуват от тази идеология, да печелят за сметка на нас. Това не е разумно, това не е икономически и научно обосновано.  По тази причина гласуваме винаги убедено против всички такива резолюции, които ни карат да ставаме по-бедни, по-безработни, по-деиндустриализирани в полза на други общества и на други държави, които имат своите икономически и политически амбиции в тази посока.
Debate: Cultural solidarity with Ukraine and a joint emergency response mechanism for cultural recovery in Europe
Date: THURSDAY, 20 OCTOBER 2022
Speaker: Clare Daly
Political group: The Left
Country: France
Language: EN

Mr President, I voted in favour of this resolution because I agree with the need for solidarity with the cultural sector of Ukraine, which has been direly affected by the Russian invasion. We should remember that war always means the destruction of culture and artistic heritage, and we have a duty to protect it in humanity’s name. That said, we should recall that Ukraine is a multi-ethnic, multicultural and multilingual society, and threats to diversity didn’t begin in February and don’t end with Russian nationalism. According to earlier censuses, nearly 30% of Ukrainians declared Russian as their native language. We know that language laws have been the subject of discrimination and cultural conflict in Ukraine since 2014. We know the Venice Commission has criticised Ukraine for failing to uphold its international commitments in that regard, so it’s very important that the EU operates to international standards and is not discriminatory. We know from Ireland and the Good Friday Agreement that peace in Ukraine will require a settlement that acknowledges and respects and secures the heritage of all people of Ukraine, including its minorities.
Debate: Cultural solidarity with Ukraine and a joint emergency response mechanism for cultural recovery in Europe
Date: THURSDAY, 20 OCTOBER 2022
Speaker: Mick Wallace
Political group: The Left
Country: Germany
Language: EN

Mr President, this motion talks about supporting the resilience and post-crisis recovery of the EU’s cultural ecosystem as a whole, and I was very happy to vote in favour of it. There’s been a significant increase in the Creative Europe Programme budget to 2.4 billion for the 2021—2027 period, almost double the previous amount. However, despite this increase in funding, Ireland remains in the bottom rung of European investment in culture, sadly. As one of the hardest hit sectors by Covid, the arts and cultural sector in Ireland has seen far—reaching and damaging consequences in terms of jobs, tourism and regional development. There is basically an arts recession in Ireland. In the cost of living crisis in Europe, it is more timely than ever to ensure the livelihood of people working in the cultural sector. There is a desperate need across the board for robust recovery mechanisms with targeted funding if anything is going to change. We love to talk about the arts in Ireland, but we don’t love to support it, and that is a real problem.
Debate: The situation in Burkina Faso following the coup d’état
Date: THURSDAY, 20 OCTOBER 2022
Speaker: Clare Daly
Political group: The Left
Country: France
Language: EN

Mr President, I abstained on this resolution on Burkina Faso because, while it’s not terrible, it’s not really great either. It doesn’t suggest a way forward; it’s just really a simplistic call to return to civilian governments and a warning to stay away from those Russians and the Wagner Group. I mean, come on. The civilian governance structures – so-called – in Burkina Faso are all now pretty much militarised. We’ve just had another coup within a coup because it wasn’t delivering anything. A civilian government on its own won’t be any better unless it tackles issues like the CFA franc and the massive gold theft by multinationals. It won’t be any good if it doesn’t deal with the violence as a direct result of the interference of NATO in the Libyan war. Amendments, which were voted down by this House, amendments which were voted down calling for transparency and the end of the French using secrecy to hide their war crimes. So now we’re supposed to believe it’s all Russia’s fault, the poor record of Wagner has led to terrorism, not the disastrous G5 Sahel missions. It’s a joke. It’s time to stop the carve-up of Africa. Stop strangling them. Let Burkina Faso forge its own destiny.
Debate: Statements by the President
Date: WEDNESDAY, 9 NOVEMBER 2022
Speaker: Roberta Metsola
Country: Poland
Language: EN

Today is 9 November, a date that will always be symbolic in Europe’s history. Eighty-four years ago Europe lived through one of its darkest moments, but on the same day 51 years later, in 1989, we experienced one of the brightest moments in our recent history. This week I visited Auschwitz-Birkenau, a quiet part of the world which provided the setting for the worst crimes that man has even seen. Eighty-four years have passed since Kristallnacht, but despite decades of effort we have not yet done enough to end the scapegoating, to end the discrimination. We have not yet done enough to make every citizen in Europe unafraid to be themselves. And today let me reiterate our commitment to fight hate, to teach tolerance and respect, to combat anti—Semitism and to always remember.  The hallmark of our European Union has been the bravery, the political courage of women and men who put division aside and fought for unity, for freedom. That is what we saw 33 years ago with the fall of the wall in Berlin. It meant hope; it meant liberty; it gave a chance to 150 million people to live in democracy; and fundamentally it contributed to reconciliation and unity in Europe. Dear colleagues, we must never go back to a divided continent. Our Europe is one where we live together united, a Europe of peace, a Europe of hope and a Europe where we pull down walls. I would also like once again to raise the issue of the situation in Iran. The situation in Iran has deteriorated even further. The people in the streets of Iran need our support. They deserve our support. Women, students, intellectuals and so many others risk their lives in Tehran and other cities in their fight for basic human rights. The Iranian regime shows no mercy towards the protesters and now calls have begun for imprisoned women to be sentenced to death. This is why I have urged the High Representative in a letter sent yesterday to take a firm stance against these despicable actions. This House has made it very clear we need an international investigation to keep the oppressive regime accountable for its ongoing human rights violations. It is now time to impose further targeted sanctions. There can be no business as usual with the Iranian regime.
Debate: Negotiations ahead of Parliament’s first reading
Date: WEDNESDAY, 9 NOVEMBER 2022
Speaker: Roberta Metsola
Country: Poland
Language: EN

The TRAN and LIBE committees have decided to enter into interinstitutional negotiations pursuant to Rule 71(1) of the Rules of Procedure. The reports, which constitute the mandates for the negotiations, are available on the plenary webpage and their titles will be published in the minutes of the sitting. Pursuant to Rule 71(2), Members or political groups reaching at least the medium threshold may request in writing by tomorrow, Thursday 10 November at midnight, that the decisions to enter into negotiations be put to the vote. If no request for a vote in Parliament on the decisions to enter into negotiations is made within the aforementioned deadline, the committees may start the negotiations.
Debate: Signing of acts adopted in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure
Date: WEDNESDAY, 9 NOVEMBER 2022
Speaker: Roberta Metsola
Country: Poland
Language: EN

I should also like to inform you that, together with the President of the Council, I shall today sign one act adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure in accordance with Rule 79 of Parliament’s Rules of Procedure. The title of the act will be published in the minutes of this sitting.
Debate: Conclusions of the European Council meeting of - October
Date: WEDNESDAY, 9 NOVEMBER 2022
Speaker: Katalin Cseh
Political group: Renew
Country: Sweden
Language: EN

Putin’s criminal war in Ukraine has unleashed an energy crisis on Europe. The cost of living has been dramatically rising throughout the whole continent. This is not the time for bickering. This is not the time for national selfishness, for kicking the can down the road. But, sadly, this is all that we have been seeing from the Council so far – apart from some agreements on principles: very little actual progress.  This is unacceptable, because time is working against us. Families are struggling to make ends meet. Many businesses, even local governments, are on the brink of bankruptcy. It could not be more urgent to help them, especially the most vulnerable. We need European solutions and we need them now. Our group has outlined a set of concrete and bold proposals: a European energy shield with a windfall tax to redirect big firms’ profits to consumers and struggling small businesses, with joint purchases of energy so that we can pool our negotiating power to bring down prices, with a temporary dynamic price cap for an immediate cut in utility bills and an emergency boost to energy investments because we need to expand supply, ease bottlenecks and speed up the transition to renewables.  Sadly, there are Member States, just like my own, that are doing the exact opposite. It’s against our interests and it’s against common sense, but this is still happening. The Orban Government has basically put the brakes on the solar energy sector, not to mention wind energy, which is practically banned in our country. So we need, urge and support European solutions here, with regulation from the EU level and direct emergency funds.  Finally, colleagues, let me also raise a broader, more strategic point. We now see what a huge and terrible mistake it was for Europe to create such a dependency on Russia, on an authoritarian regime that uses its economic power as a weapon. We cannot make the same mistakes with China. I really hope that German Chancellor Scholz and all heads of government in the Council hear this message from us.
Debate: Conclusions of the European Council meeting of - October
Date: WEDNESDAY, 9 NOVEMBER 2022
Speaker: Terry Reintke
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Italy
Language: EN

First and foremost, in Ukraine, where millions of people have been without electricity and water after Russia bombed civilian infrastructure. But the energy war has also reached the rest of Europe. And there is only one way that we can win this war, and that is to act united. This energy crisis is, in fact, a gas dependency crisis. It is a crisis of wrong political choices: wrong political choices denying the reality of the dangers of climate change; wrong political choices, denying the reality of the dangers of being completely dependent for fossil fuels on a dictator –a dictator who wants to destroy our freedom and our democracy.  But the answer to this cannot be that we put band-aids on a broken system and simply try to import gas and fossil fuels from elsewhere – especially when this means from other dictators. The only answer can be to build a system that is reliable with energy that is cheap and sustainable: wind and solar. And, yes, for that we will need more money for renewables.  But we will also need to invest in better insulation of buildings. Because despite this crisis, we are still wasting valuable energy every day in badly insulated housing and this costs households money and keeping warm in winter should not be just for those who can afford it. Massive investment in insulating homes is a win-win for everyone because it protects people’s health and wallets. And it is a key pillar of our climate action and our responsibility to lead with when it comes to COP27.  And, lastly, and I know that many of you don’t want to be confronted with this, but this is real:  A deputy minister of the new far-right government in Italy with a swastika armband, from a picture not too long ago.  He said afterwards, apparently, that it was a joke, a prank.  A joke about 6 million Jews who were killed in the Holocaust. A joke about the countless victims of Nazi ideology of fascism in Europe, the Roma, the trade unionists, the queer men and women, the resistance fighters, the allied soldiers who died on the battlefield for freedom, the women who were raped, the many people who were killed and tortured, the people who lost loved ones and their homes. A joke about a continent that was in complete ruins with 55 million people dead across the world. Especially today colleagues, this is not a joke. This is serious and we have to stand up to it together. And the conservatives especially have to learn from history. Let us work together and stand up to the far-right across Europe.
Debate: Conclusions of the European Council meeting of - October
Date: WEDNESDAY, 9 NOVEMBER 2022
Speaker: Marco Zanni
Political group: ID
Country: Portugal
Language: IT

Il dibattito, la discordia tra due istituzioni europee, che mi sembra sia abbastanza chiara anche dall'intervento del Presidente Michel, non è un bel segnale, non è quel segnale di unità e di coordinamento delle istituzioni europee di cui abbiamo bisogno. Ne abbiamo bisogno in questo momento per programmare il 2023, che sappiamo sarà un anno ancora più difficile dei mesi emergenziali che abbiamo affrontato in questo momento. La Presidente von der Leyen ha ricordato le azioni intraprese, il raggiungimento di adeguati stoccaggi per affrontare questo inverno, alcuni provvedimenti che sicuramente ci aiuteranno ad affrontare la situazione emergenziale e ha ricordato l'abbassamento dei prezzi dal picco di quest'estate. Ma questo non è sufficiente! Non è sufficiente perché noi, probabilmente, riusciremo ad attraversare in maniera migliore l'inverno non tanto per quello che abbiamo fatto, ma per condizioni esogene: un inverno più mite di quello che era forse programmato e che ci ha aiutato a abbassare la domanda e, quindi, ad abbassare anche i prezzi in un'economia di mercato. Dobbiamo portare avanti azioni concrete per affrontare e dare risposte al 2023, quando i buyer asiatici torneranno sul mercato e il mercato del GNL sarà più competitivo; quando i flussi dalla Russia non saranno più disponibili, come è stato per una parte di quest'anno; quando gli stoccaggi saranno vuoti e i flussi saranno inferiori. Abbiamo bisogno di azioni oggi e abbiamo bisogno di azioni anche sul tema di quanto l'economia europea sta finanziando la Russia, perché è vero, come ricordava la Presidente, che i flussi dalle pipeline e alle condutture si sono portati quasi a zero, ma è altrettanto vero che ci sono altri dati preoccupanti: l'import di gas naturale liquido dalla Russia verso l'Unione europea è aumentato in maniera drammatica anche in questi mesi di guerra, in questi mesi di confronto, e su questo dobbiamo agire. Abbiamo bisogno di azioni concrete, anche pensando alle risposte che il mondo, che i nostri Paesi concorrenti stanno dando a questa crisi: Cina e Stati Uniti stanno sovvenzionando pesantemente le proprie industrie e allora cosa farà l'Unione europea? Cosa può fare l'Unione europea per proteggere industrie e famiglie in un momento di difficoltà e in un momento in cui è a rischio la nostra competitività? Su questo abbiamo bisogno di grande unità e abbiamo bisogno che, alle parole e alle dichiarazioni, seguano i fatti, fatti concreti e risposte concrete.
Debate: Conclusions of the European Council meeting of - October
Date: WEDNESDAY, 9 NOVEMBER 2022
Speaker: Beata Szydło
Political group: ECR
Country: Netherlands
Language: PL

Ceny gazu, energii są kluczowe dla gospodarstw domowych, dla przemysłu, dla przedsiębiorców. Co można zrobić szybko i skutecznie? Można zawiesić system ETS, który prowadzi do spekulacji i do spekulacyjnego zawyżania cen. To można zrobić bardzo szybko i w ten sposób doprowadzić do tego, żeby te ceny przestały szaleć.  Jest też druga kwestia, którą pani przewodnicząca tutaj poruszyła, dotycząca solidarności i takich samych szans dla poszczególnych państw członkowskich przy przeprowadzaniu transformacji na rynku energii. Odnawialne źródła energii – oczywiście tak, ale bezpieczeństwo energetyczne, ten miks energetyczny, to odnawialne źródła, będziemy jednak potrzebowali jeszcze przez jakiś czas również źródeł kopalnych i atomu.  Natomiast, jako Polka nie mogę tego nie powiedzieć, Szanowna Pani Przewodnicząca. Żeby tę transformację przeprowadzić, Komisja Europejska musi uwzględniać uwarunkowania poszczególnych państw. Potrzebujemy czasu i potrzebujemy pieniędzy.  A zatem, Pani Przewodnicząca, to jest ten czas, kiedy mówię „sprawdzam”. Proszę zawiesić tę niepotrzebną, otwartą już prawie walkę z polskim rządem. Chcemy rozmawiać, polski rząd poszedł na kompromisy. To jest ten moment, kiedy możemy doprowadzić do tego, że Polska otrzyma fundusze w ramach KPO. Jest w tej chwili tutaj w Brukseli polski wiceminister spraw zagranicznych, który prowadzi rozmowy. Jest czas. Jeszcze raz mówię „sprawdzam”. Nie słowa, a czyny, Pani Przewodnicząca.
Debate: Conclusions of the European Council meeting of - October
Date: WEDNESDAY, 9 NOVEMBER 2022
Speaker: Manon Aubry
Political group: The Left
Country: France
Language: FR

À cause des coûts de l’énergie et des factures d’énergie, nos gamins sont privés d’éducation. Au cœur même de l’Union européenne, dans la première puissance économique mondiale, nos gamins sont privés d’éducation parce que nos collectivités publiques ne peuvent plus payer les factures d’énergie.  Et au lieu de prendre le problème à la racine, la Commission et le Conseil préfèrent se renvoyer la balle – et on a encore assisté à un bel exercice aujourd’hui. Cela fait plus d’un an qu’on assiste à peu près au même cirque. La Commission demande au Conseil son avis. M. Michel, encore aujourd’hui, demande à Mme von der Leyen d’agir, et des sommets sont organisés, des feuilles de route sont adoptées, et, finalement, pendant que tout ce petit monde se dédouane de ses responsabilités et perd du temps, les factures, elles, continuent d’augmenter.  Vous avez dit, Madame von der Leyen, et vous avez raison, qu’il faut tirer les leçons du passé et accélérer le développement des renouvelables. Mais cela est-il compatible avec le vote de la taxonomie, qui vise à soutenir le gaz et le nucléaire en tant qu’énergies vertes, dans le cadre d’une alliance assez baroque entre la France et les pays d’Europe orientale? Bref, la bataille est déjà perdue pour cette année, et nous nous retrouvons aujourd’hui à croiser les doigts pour éviter que la catastrophe ne se répète l’année prochaine.  Cela fait pourtant un an que l’on aurait dû découpler le prix du gaz et de l’électricité, reprendre le contrôle public sur le secteur, utiliser la force commune du marché européen face aux spéculateurs, développer massivement les énergies renouvelables et taxer tous les profiteurs de crise. Mais non, vous préférez en discuter cinq années de plus pour éviter d’acter que le «tout marché» ne fonctionne pas et qu’il faut le réguler. D’ailleurs, vous faites de même sur les règles européennes d’austérité, qui devraient être soi-disant abandonnées, mais qui vont en réalité être maintenues malgré vos promesses.  La Commission signe à ce sujet, dans sa proposition de réforme présentée aujourd’hui, le grand retour des sanctions, qui seront même renforcées pour tous les États qui oseraient désobéir à votre carcan absurde sur le déficit et la dette.  Les flexibilités cosmétiques n’y changeront rien: c’est la saison deux de l’austérité en Europe, et elle arrive au pire moment.  Madame von der Leyen, je remarque d’ailleurs que vous aimez bien les sanctions quand il s’agit d’austérité, mais pas quand il s’agit d’énergies renouvelables.  Et pour conclure, Madame la Présidente, face à la faillite de ce modèle économique qui crée le désordre et le malheur, je pense aujourd’hui à toutes celles et tous ceux qui nous regardent et à qui vous aviez parlé d’Europe qui protège. Où est-elle aujourd’hui?