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Debate: European protection of cross-border and seasonal workers in the context of the COVID- crisis
Date: THURSDAY, 18 JUNE 2020
Speaker: Milan Brglez
Political group: S-D
Country: France
Language: SL

Posebej zapleten in velikokrat pravno negotov položaj čezmejnih in sezonskih delavcev je z epidemijo covid-19 postal tema, ki zahteva urgentno reševanje za zaščito pravic ljudi in delovanje evropskega gospodarstva. Hkrati pa predstavlja neposreden dokaz o pomenu delujočega schengenskega sistema, v katerem ni notranjih meja in nadzorov. Prost pretok ljudi je ena izmed štirih temeljnih svoboščin EU, pri čemer je aktualna kriza podkrepila dejstvo, da ta svoboščina nima pravega pomena, če se ne izvaja na pravičen način, v katerem so v ospredju pravice ljudi. Dostojne zaposlitve v varnem in zdravem delovnem okolju, usklajevanje sistemov socialne varnosti, da nihče ne bi padel med reže razlik v zakonodajah držav članic, skrb za boljšo informiranost delavcev in ustrezen nadzor nad izvajanjem čezmejnega in sezonskega dela, pa tudi odprava predsodkov ter zmanjševanje ekonomskih in socialnih razlik med in znotraj članic morajo postati teme na vrhu seznama prednostnih nalog EU. Konferenca o prihodnosti EU ne more miniti brez tega, da bi dala odgovor na vprašanje, kako okrepiti dolgo zapostavljeno socialno dimenzijo EU.
Debate: European protection of cross-border and seasonal workers in the context of the COVID- crisis
Date: THURSDAY, 18 JUNE 2020
Speaker: Ádám Kósa
Political group: PPE
Country: Poland
Language: HU

Ugyanakkor az állásfoglalás sajnálatos módon a határt átlépő és idénymunkások közé belekeverte a fogalmilag ide nem illő migráns munkavállalókat. A lehető leghatározottabban elutasítom, hogy a biztonságos, rendezett és szabályos migrációra vonatkozó 2018. évi globális megállapodásra legyen bármilyen hivatkozás, különösen annak 5. és 22. célkitűzésére. Mivel azonban az álláfoglalás célcsoportjának helyzetének javítása nagyon fontos, ezért tartózkodni fogok a végszavazás során.
Debate: European protection of cross-border and seasonal workers in the context of the COVID- crisis
Date: THURSDAY, 18 JUNE 2020
Speaker: Dan-Ștefan Motreanu
Political group: PPE
Country: Slovenia
Language: RO

Pandemia COVID-19 a scos la suprafață condițiile absolut deplorabile în care majoritatea lucrătorilor sezonieri își desfășoară activitatea în Europa anului 2020, evidențiind abuzuri precum nerespectarea standardelor de sănătate și de siguranță la locul de muncă, timpul exagerat de lucru, neasigurarea salariilor minime, condițiile de cazare improprii și practicile netransparente și înșelătoare ale agențiilor de recrutare și ale angajatorilor locali. Invit Comisia Europeană să vină cu propuneri prin care să asigurăm că lucrătorii dispun de contracte de muncă clare înainte de plecare, să înființeze un instrument care să le permită lucrătorilor să raporteze în mod anonim abuzurile și să asigure organizarea continuă de inspecții comune transfrontaliere la locurile de muncă.
Debate: Announcement of voting results
Date: THURSDAY, 18 JUNE 2020
Speaker: Pedro Silva Pereira
Country: Bulgaria
Language: PT

Passo agora ao anúncio dos resultados do segundo período de votação que realizámos.  Passamos agora ao terceiro período de votação, mas, antes de começarmos, quero dar a palavra à nossa colega Hohlmeier que pediu para se pronunciar sobre a proposta de resolução sobre a reabertura do processo judicial contra o primeiro—ministro da República Checa por utilização indevida de fundos da União Europeia e potenciais conflitos de interesses (
Debate: Announcement of voting results
Date: THURSDAY, 18 JUNE 2020
Speaker: Monika Hohlmeier
Political group: PPE
Country: Poland
Language: DE

Herr Präsident, liebe Kolleginnen und Kollegen! Gleich werden wir über den Entschließungsantrag zur Wiederaufnahme der Ermittlungen gegen den Ministerpräsidenten der Tschechischen Republik aufgrund der missbräuchlichen Verwendung von EU-Mitteln und potenzieller Interessenkonflikte abstimmen. Dieser Antrag wurde fraktionsübergreifend erarbeitet und stützt sich unter anderem auf Erkenntnisse der CONT-Dienstreise nach Tschechien. Dort haben sich unsere Sorgen erhärtet, dass in Tschechien kein funktionierendes System zur Vermeidung und Aufdeckung von Interessenkonflikten besteht. Systematische oder systemische Intransparenz und eine weitverzweigte Aufteilung an Zuständigkeiten erschweren eine effektive Kontrolle und Vermeidung von Interessenkonflikten enorm.  Zudem scheint die höchste Prüfbehörde in ihrer Arbeit stark eingeschränkt zu sein. Die Freiheit der Medien wird zunehmend problematischer, und auf Beamte wird Druck ausgeübt. Die Kernbotschaft des Entschließungsantrags lautet: Sollte ein schwerwiegender Interessenkonflikt bestätigt werden, muss er umgehend gelöst werden.  Hierzu bestehen im Grunde drei Möglichkeiten: Beseitigung des wirtschaftlichen Interesses, Ende des Bezugs von Subventionen oder Enthaltung bei Entscheidungen, die in irgendeiner Weise den Interessenkonflikt befördern können. Sollte dies nicht möglich sein, bleibt in der Konsequenz nur noch ein Rücktritt vom Amt.  Ich empfehle daher, bei allen getrennten und gesonderten Abstimmungen mit „Plus“ abzustimmen, um die klare Botschaft des Antrags nicht zu schwächen. EU-Subventionen sollen der breiten Mehrheit der Bevölkerung zugutekommen, nicht einzelne Oligarchen bereichern.
Debate: Third voting session
Date: THURSDAY, 18 JUNE 2020
Speaker: Pedro Silva Pereira
Country: Bulgaria
Language: PT

Estamos agora em condições de iniciar o terceiro período de votação de hoje.  Este período de votação está, portanto, aberto e prolonga-se até às 19h45.  A votação é feita segundo o mesmo procedimento utilizado nas votações anteriores. Os resultados deste terceiro período de votação serão anunciados às 22h15.
Debate: Land grabbing and deforestation in the Amazonas
Date: FRIDAY, 19 JUNE 2020
Speaker: Klára Dobrev
Country: Poland
Language: HU

A következő pont a Bizottság nyilatkozata a Nagyarányú földszerzésről és erdőirtásról Amazóniában ( Tájékoztatom a képviselőket, hogy e vita végén nem kerül sor „catch the eye” eljárásra és kékkártyás kérdésekre.
Debate: Land grabbing and deforestation in the Amazonas
Date: FRIDAY, 19 JUNE 2020
Speaker: Mairead McGuinness
Political group: PPE
Language: EN

Last summer we all watched as the Amazon burned, and despite our lofty words and our concerns, nothing has changed. And that’s why we’re back here today talking about land—grabbing and deforestation. We cannot take our eyes off this subject.  We’re very alarmed about the continued loss of forests in the Amazon to commercial agriculture, logging and mining. We are alarmed at the proposed law to legalise land—grabbing by the Brazilian government, which would further incentivise taking of public lands into private ownership and the destruction of more forest area. And I think we need to get into our heads the scale of this. You’re talking about an area of over 60 million hectares.  We are working on a new climate law in this house with commitments on climate neutrality by 2050. We’re leading as we should. We’re ambitious and we want to lead the way. But we can’t do it on our own. COVID-19 will see the world’s emissions of carbon dioxide fall by 7% this year. Yet in Brazil, we will see them rise by 10% because, and mainly due to, deforestation.  Ratification of the EU Mercosur trade deal is still on the agenda. We continue to be concerned about the opening up of European markets to more beef and soya and its consequences for deforestation. Despite being told by the Commission that the deal will encourage Brazil and the Mercosur bloc to meet climate obligations, we remain sceptical. But people in glass houses should not throw too many stones. We are part of the problem. Our own meat production demands protein for animal feed and it comes from Brazil and other places. Yet we have restricted the ability of our own grain growers to supply the market because of the rules we have imposed but have no control over what comes into Europe.  My last remark is as follows: I hope that the EU Farm to Fork strategy, the biodiversity strategy, and more importantly the review of EU trade policy just launched, will look closely at the complexity of our supply chains and the absolute contradiction between our agriculture, environment, trade and climate policy.  We’ve got to do that now Commissioner.
Debate: Land grabbing and deforestation in the Amazonas
Date: FRIDAY, 19 JUNE 2020
Speaker: Kathleen Van Brempt
Political group: S-D
Country: Germany
Language: EN

Last year, as mentioned, we already discussed the wildfires in the Amazon. Well, let me tell you that, since then, the situation is getting worse every month and the fire season hasn’t even started. As mentioned earlier, 80% of deforestation is linked to agriculture and to consumption in Europe, so we do have a task ahead.  We have an extremely vigilant task: the Bolsonaro Government is using the COVID—19 crisis to push through further deregulation on environmental policy. We already know that the government blocked 30% of the National Environment Agency’s budget for fire prevention. We also know that the Bolsonaro administration has fired most of the directors of the Environmental Institute controlling illegal logging. We know that they fired the head of Brazil’s space agency, which collects data on forests. And today, using the COVID crisis to recognise land grabbing is simply unacceptable. Exactly one year ago, the European Commission signed an agreement with the Mercosur countries on free trade with the inclusion of a so—called binding sustainable chapter. And, as you mentioned, the Commission always argues that that chapter is our safeguard for the preservation of the Amazon. Can we still believe that? That a year after the signing off, the situation is getting worse and worse. So this Parliament needs to ask for real safeguards on the preservation of the Amazon and that will be key in the discussion on the free trade agreement. Let me be clear: no free trade without good climate action. If the world wants to be a partner in trade with us, it needs to be a partner in climate action. And that is for us, the S&D, key for the discussions in the future and the policy of the future, let me be extremely clear on that.
Debate: Land grabbing and deforestation in the Amazonas
Date: FRIDAY, 19 JUNE 2020
Speaker: Jordi Cañas
Political group: Renew
Country: Portugal
Language: ES

¿Con permanentes reproches y reprimendas teñidas de paternalismo neocolonial, o, por el contrario, implementando una estrategia pensada con respeto, recursos, compromiso, cooperación y acuerdos? Porque, señorías, para que nuestra estrategia sobre el clima tenga un impacto global real, necesitamos socios que se sumen a ella, y eso solo lo podemos conseguir sobre la base de acuerdos vinculantes. Es necesaria una actitud vigilante desde este Parlamento sobre las acciones políticas de aquellos Gobiernos de la región que vayan en la dirección equivocada, pero también debemos reconocer los esfuerzos de los países amazónicos, que han firmado el Acuerdo de París, el Pacto de Leticia o el Acuerdo de Escazú y que han desarrollado iniciativas nacionales para combatir esta situación entre tremendas dificultades económicas y sociales. También debemos apoyar a la sociedad civil, a las poblaciones indígenas, a los defensores del medio ambiente, es decir, a los países. Porque los países no son solo sus Gobiernos. Ellos, como nosotros, pasan, pero los problemas continúan, y solo con instrumentos de incidencia real podemos contribuir a nuestro objetivo compartido. Y el instrumento más poderoso que tenemos son los acuerdos comerciales y de asociación. Estos son clave para colaborar con nuestros socios en la estrategia por el clima, como el Acuerdo de la Unión Europea y el Mercosur, un acuerdo que incorpora un capítulo específico dedicado al desarrollo sostenible y a la protección del medio ambiente, y que recoge el cumplimiento del Acuerdo de París como un elemento vinculante. Apreciadas señorías, no será con demagogia ideológica como apagaremos los incendios o frenaremos la minería ilegal, o la deforestación, o el acaparamiento de tierras, sino con respeto, recursos, cooperación y acuerdos.
Debate: Land grabbing and deforestation in the Amazonas
Date: FRIDAY, 19 JUNE 2020
Speaker: Aurelia Beigneux
Political group: ID
Country: France
Language: FR

Les forêts tropicales sont les premières touchées par la déforestation, tant anthropique que naturelle. Pendant que votre Commission débat sur ce sujet, nous voyons en Europe un recul des terres agraires. En France, elles ne représentent plus que 54 % du territoire, tandis que les sols artificiels augmentent, représentant aujourd’hui 10 % de la métropole. À qui la faute? À vous et à votre modèle agricole. S’il y a lieu de critiquer l’appréciation de la situation par le gouvernement brésilien, cela ne peut pas vous détourner de vos propres responsabilités. Comment pouvez-vous vous indigner des pratiques des pays tiers lorsque les importations européennes favorisent la déforestation importée? L’Europe est le premier continent en termes de déforestation importée. L’Union européenne a une influence directe sur l’importation de produits à base de soja, d’huile de palme, de cacao et de caoutchouc. Quant à l’accaparement des terres, ses causes sont claires: la mondialisation agricole. Le soja est, depuis 20 ans, l’un des principaux moteurs de la déforestation, notamment en Amazonie. Entre 70 % et 90 % de la production de soja dans le monde est utilisé pour nourrir des animaux d’élevage. Il est ensuite acheté par l’industrie agro-alimentaire et la grande distribution. Ce modèle intensif est l’un des piliers de vos traités, le dernier en date, le fameux et honteux traité du Mercosur. Comment pouvez-vous vous inquiéter de la déforestation au Brésil lorsqu’on sait que le traité du Mercosur encourage cette pratique? C’est honteux! C’est d’ailleurs pour cette raison que le Parlement néerlandais a voté contre ce traité, et je m’en félicite. Pour rappel, l’Union européenne souhaite importer d’Amérique du Sud, plus de 300 000 tonnes de viande aux droits de douane largement réduits. Et là encore, votre vision européiste nuit tant aux producteurs qu’à l’environnement. Vous êtes donc fatalement un maillon de la chaîne de la déforestation, il faut le reconnaître. Comment pouvez-vous vous émouvoir de cette situation quand un grand nombre d’entre vous signent servilement les traités de libre-échange qui provoquent cette déforestation? Sortons des nombreux traités de libre-échange que l’Union européenne a ratifiés, défendons un autre modèle tourné vers le localisme, arrêtons d’importer les produits de la vie quotidienne moins chers que le produit de la ferme d’à côté, stoppons cette libéralisation à outrance et revenons-en à un modèle réellement éthique.
Debate: Land grabbing and deforestation in the Amazonas
Date: FRIDAY, 19 JUNE 2020
Speaker: Anna Cavazzini
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Netherlands
Language: EN

Deforestation in the Amazon keeps increasing and this is a direct consequence of government decisions. Control agencies dismantled, penalty payments for illegal logging stopped and, if this were not enough, the Bolsonaro administration is supporting a law which would legalise land grabbing in the Amazon. This law could be passed by Congress at any moment. I support everyone on the ground fighting these destructive policies and call on my colleagues in the Brazilian Congress to stop this course of action, especially the law on land grabbing. But, of course, we in Europe also have a role to play. Supermarkets in the UK threatened to boycott agricultural products from Brazil if the land grabbing law is passed. In the space of a week, 350 000 people in Germany have signed a petition to ask German supermarkets to do the same and we urgently need deforestation—free supply chains and to end our dependency on the soil.  Let’s face it, I think the Mercosur agreement is dead. Resistance was big before, but now in this line that leads Brazilian environmental policy, I don’t see any chance for that deal.
Debate: Land grabbing and deforestation in the Amazonas
Date: FRIDAY, 19 JUNE 2020
Speaker: Angel Dzhambazki
Political group: ECR
Country: Germany
Language: BG

Уважаеми колеги, кратко географско напомняне – река Амазонка не минава през нито една държава членка, в която живеят вашите избиратели и хората, които с данъците си издържат тази институция. Трудно може да се намери по-точна единица-мярка за непригодност и безполезност. По-странен би бил само дебат за липсата на вода на Марс, но не смея да ви го предложа, за да не взема да го видя в следващия дневен ред.  Още повече, тази зала говори за екология и чистота на въздуха, когато гласува и ще гласува за това хиляди камиони да се разкарват празни из Европа и да замърсяват въздуха на европейците. Що за дебелоочие, що за нахалство. Тази зала може да реши да пази чист европейския въздух, но под натиска на ЕНП, на S&D, на RENEW, заради партийните майки-централи гласуват - свиват ушите и гласуват - за това да е мръсен въздухът, а сега са седнали да учат други държави на други континенти как да си пазят въздуха. Много странно, уважаеми. Ако тази зала гласува за замърсяване на въздуха, би трябвало да мълчи за Амазонка и за други подобни. И още нещо, уважаеми колеги. Отново чухме дори тук в дебрите, в джунглите на Амазонка, отново чухме за колониализма, за патернализма, за привилегията на белия европеец, за това, че трябва да се извиняваме, за това, че има историческа вина. Уважаеми колеги, ако си мислите, че с извиняване, с коленичене, унижаване, самобичуване, авторасисъм ще спечелите повече гласове, дълбоко грешите. Ако си мислите, че оправдавайки бунтовете и варварщината, ще получите подкрепа, не, грешите. Когато свършат с магазините, когато свършат с парфюмите, ще дойдат за вас, напомня ви историята. Така започва всяка революция, която вее червеното знаме, сърпа и чука. Първо бие, а после граби магазините и после идва за частната собственост. Вижте болшевистка Русия, вижте историята на окупацията на Източна Европа, включително на моята държава. Така че не се лъжете. Няма да получите повече гласове, ще получите само единствено варварство и заличаване на историята. Но аз не възразявам. Който иска да се извинява, да се извинява. Който има съмнения или срам за своето колониално минало, нека се извинява. Но, уважаеми, моля не си губете времето. Не очаквайте от нас да се извиняваме за нещо, за което не сме виновни.  Българинът не коленичи, българинът не се унижава, българинът не проси милост, когато на вратата дойде грабител, поробител или варварин. Когато това се случи, ние българите стоим здраво на краката си и с крепка десница браним своя дом, своето отечество, своята култура, своя род и своята родина.  Това правим ние, така че желая ви успех със защитата на горите в Амазонка. Безспорно епичен, планетарно важен дебат. Когато дойде следващ такъв за нуждата от повече карлсоновци с перки в Европейския съюз или за нуждата от още нови борби с вятърни мелници по Дон Кихот, обадете ми се, ще дойда, ще дебатираме и ще си говорим за всички тези неща.
Debate: Land grabbing and deforestation in the Amazonas
Date: FRIDAY, 19 JUNE 2020
Speaker: Anja Hazekamp
Political group: GUE/NGL
Country: Germany
Language: NL

De Amazone is van enorm belang voor de biodiversiteit en cruciaal voor het klimaat en voor de mensen en dieren die er wonen. Toch wordt de Amazone met medewerking van de Europese Unie in een rap tempo vernietigd en gekapt. En met onaanvaardbare mensenrechtenschendingen op de koop toe, om onze brandstoftanks te vullen, maar vooral om onze honger naar goedkoop veevoer en goedkoop vlees te stillen. Ieder jaar importeert Europa zo’n anderhalf miljoen ton soja en 140 000 ton rundvlees uit Brazilië. Die import wordt nog groter als Europa de Mercosurhandelsovereenkomst doorzet! Als we de Amazone willen redden en het wereldwijde biodiversiteitsverlies écht willen stoppen, dan moeten we daar ook naar handelen. Commissaris, u kunt geen succes behalen met uw biodiversiteitsstrategie als uw collega’s tegelijkertijd het Europese handelsbeleid en de landbouwpolitiek op de oude voet doorzetten. Als u ja zegt tegen een overtuigd klimaat- en biodiversiteitsbeleid en een duurzame voedselproductie, bent u dan ook bereid om nee te zeggen tegen vernietigende handelsverdragen als Mercosur, de import van soja voor veevoer, het uitgeven van miljarden aan milieu- en klimaatschadelijke subsidies voor de vee-industrie, inclusief de promotie van vlees? Want minder vlees eten is niet alleen goed voor de Amazone, maar ook voor het welzijn van dieren. En nu we het toch over dierenwelzijn hebben, precies op dit moment heeft dit Parlement de kans om daar iets voor te doen. Ik roep mijn collega’s op om vóór de oprichting van de enquêtecommissie tegen diertransporten te stemmen, zodat de structurele en ernstige misstanden bij diertransporten nu eens eindelijk grondig kunnen worden onderzocht.
Debate: Land grabbing and deforestation in the Amazonas
Date: FRIDAY, 19 JUNE 2020
Speaker: Eleonora Evi
Political group: NI
Country: Italy
Language: IT

Signora Presidente, onorevoli colleghi, un'inchiesta della ONG  I cittadini europei sono così complici inconsapevoli della distruzione di preziosi ecosistemi per il pianeta, come l'Amazzonia. Mi dispiace ravvisare che se, da una parte, la Commissione annuncia una proposta legislativa per garantire che i prodotti distribuiti sul mercato europeo non siano legati alla deforestazione, dall'altra, ha portato avanti negoziati sull'accordo commerciale tra l'Unione europea e il Mercosur, ignorando l'obbligo legale di assicurare che l'accordo non porti a degrado sociale, economico, ambientale e alla violazione dei diritti umani. La Commissione ci deve dire in che modo intende in concreto riflettere gli impegni presi di protezione degli ecosistemi e lotta alla deforestazione anche negli accordi commerciali.
Debate: Land grabbing and deforestation in the Amazonas
Date: FRIDAY, 19 JUNE 2020
Speaker: Adam Jarubas
Political group: PPE
Country: France
Language: PL

Pani Przewodnicząca! Szanowni Państwo! Wylesianie Amazonii jest stałym punktem naszej troski i debat. Ostatnio rozmawialiśmy o tym we wrześniu ubiegłego roku, zastanawiając się, jak można wstrzymać pożary w puszczy nazywanej płucami świata i będącej największym ośrodkiem bioróżnorodności. Tak jak we wrześniu, Komisja wymienia umowy handlowe z państwami Mercosuru, jako element środków dyplomatycznych, które mogą posłużyć do wyegzekwowania przestrzegania przez te państwa zapisów porozumienia paryskiego i wstrzymania wylesiania Amazonii.  Panie Komisarzu, ma Pan rację, mówiąc że wstrzymanie wylesiania Amazonii jest zgodne z celami Europejskiego Zielonego Ładu i strategii na rzecz bioróżnorodności. Pamiętajmy jednak, że Europa, jeśli ma zostać konkurencyjna, realizując Zielony Ład, musi wymagać od swoich partnerów handlowych podobnych standardów. Chodzi tu o spełnianie kryteriów klimatycznych i zrównoważonego rozwoju, gdzie w negocjacjach, obok umowy handlowej, możemy jeszcze użyć