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Debate: Instrument for pre-accession assistance  –
Date: TUESDAY, 14 SEPTEMBER 2021
Speaker: Klemen Grošelj
Political group: Renew
Country: Hungary
Language: SL

Čeprav mnogi govorijo o krizi privrženosti ljudi idejam Evropske unije, celo podpori širitve v sami regiji, pa je to bolj odraz pomanjkljive vidnosti in tudi celo namernega prikrivanja in zanikanja vloge, ki jo imajo evropska sredstva pri razvoju regije in njenemu približevanju Evropski uniji. Sredstva IPA pa so tudi priložnost za institucionalno krepitev v regiji, predvsem krepitev neodvisnosti in profesionalnosti institucij, priložnost za demokratično rast držav in družb v regiji, priložnost za gospodarski in socialni razvoj regije glede na potrebe ljudi in za doseganje višjega blagostanja. So tudi priložnost za krepitev vladavine prava, boj proti korupciji in organiziranemu kriminalu, krepitev neodvisnega sodstva, pravosodja, krepitev civilnega in nevladnega sektorja in ne nazadnje neodvisnosti medijev.  IPA III ponuja tudi priložnosti za okoljsko transformacijo regije, ki se sooča z resnimi okoljskimi izzivi. Je pa tudi obveznost, da sredstva Evropske unije ne postanejo pogonsko gorivo za razmah neliberalnih režimov v regiji in demokratičnega nazadovanja, kateremu smo priča v delih regije. IPA III torej predstavlja priložnost, a hkrati prinaša določene izzive in tveganja.  Na ljudeh v regiji je, da sredstva izkoristijo, uporabijo za svoj razvoj in za približevanje Evropski uniji. Na nas poslancih pa je odgovornost, da jim na tej poti pomagamo in preprečimo, da bi pri tem zašli na stranpoti, torej stran od ciljev programa predpristopne pomoči, se pravi približevanju Evropski uniji in članstvu v Evropski uniji. Hvala lepa.
Debate: Instrument for pre-accession assistance  –
Date: TUESDAY, 14 SEPTEMBER 2021
Speaker: Thomas Waitz
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Denmark
Language: EN

And if you know the region, if you know how many people suffer from air pollution in the region, if you know how the wild waste deposits look like, the lack of wastewater treatment that is still pouring the wastewater into the rivers, you see an urgent need for these kind of investments. We also have big infrastructure projects and basically a lot of concrete projects that will be put in place. And the more concrete, the more possibilities to also side-line some of the funds and the more possibilities you find for corruption.  So we explicitly welcome the conditionality on the rule of law, on basic fundamental rights, on basic democratic principles that have to be held up in the countries to receive these funds, and if not, we can stop these fundings going to the countries, which is an impactful measure. We very much welcome that also civil society is included into the possible beneficiaries of that money, as they play a key role in the region.  But we need stable institutions and we need rule of law, otherwise private investors will not follow our investments into the Balkan region, and I think this would be urgent for the region as well. And last but not least, through the European Parliament having an impact on Annexes 2 to 4, we in the delegations will have more leverage in our negotiations from parliament to parliament.
Debate: Instrument for pre-accession assistance  –
Date: TUESDAY, 14 SEPTEMBER 2021
Speaker: Jérôme Rivière
Political group: ID
Country: Italy
Language: FR

Ce sont plus de 14 milliards d’euros que vous voulez donner aux pays candidats à l’adhésion pour la période 2021-2027. Après les échecs affligeants de la Commission face aux défis brutaux auxquels nous devons faire face – gestion de la crise sanitaire, déferlante migratoire –, si des pays sont candidats c’est pour nos sous. Et quels pays, puisque les principaux bénéficiaires de cet argent public seront les pays des Balkans occidentaux pour une large part, la Turquie d’autre part. Quelle folie de la part de l’Union européenne de vouloir consacrer ces sommes importantes alors qu’il est clair aujourd’hui, aux yeux de tous, que jamais, jamais la Turquie n’adhérera à l’Union européenne. La Turquie comme l’Albanie sont gangrénées par l’islamisme et les autres pays des Balkans, largement instables, sont des points de passage d’une immigration déjà folle pour l’Europe. Assez de cette vision messianique par laquelle vous pensez changer les peuples. Elle conduit systématiquement à des dépenses inutiles et au chaos dans nos nations respectives. Un seul slogan: assez avec les élargissements!
Debate: Instrument for pre-accession assistance  –
Date: TUESDAY, 14 SEPTEMBER 2021
Speaker: Angel Dzhambazki
Political group: ECR
Country: Germany
Language: BG

Тези пари къде ще отидат в Турция, в Западните Балкани. Тази Турция, която нарушава човешките права, която държи семейства, журналисти, деца в затворите, която прави инвазия на територията на чужди държави, тази неоосманистка и нелиберална Турция, която уж всички, на приказка така, порицават, но отново ще се изливат пари там. Втрестяващо лицемерие и необяснимо двуличие.  Когато говорим за Западните Балкани нищо по-различно. Македония, Северна Македония, държава, която брутално, открито нарушава човешки права и по време на това преброяване в момента нарушава правото на самоопределение, нарушава правото на хората там, на българите там, да се самоопределят като българи, а иначе всички говорят за върховенство на закона. Уважаеми, върховенство на закона е и това да се самоопределяш, като българи имам предвид.  И не на последно място искам да изразя своето несъгласие с това, че заменихте незаконната имиграция с нерегулирана такава. Игра на думи, която обаче пак нищо не казва, няма как да е нерегулирана, тя си е незаконна.
Debate: Instrument for pre-accession assistance  –
Date: TUESDAY, 14 SEPTEMBER 2021
Speaker: Vladimír Bilčík
Political group: PPE
Country: France
Language: EN

Mr President, the IPA III is a significant financial instrument designed for future EU Member States. Therefore, it deserves full political attention across Europe. Congratulations to Ms Zovko and Mr Picula for negotiating an agreement which improves governance and increases scrutiny by this House, including through establishing a high—level geopolitical dialogue. IPA III is much more than a financial transfer. It is a political instrument which binds our partners in the region to put fundamentals first, and to work diligently on rule of law reforms and sound and sustainable public investment. Money alone, however, will not guarantee that things move forward in the Western Balkans. IPA III must go hand in hand with Europe’s political ambition, strategic commitment and geopolitical shrewdness when dealing with countries to which we clearly offered a European perspective as long as two decades ago. It is therefore high time we all – and Member States especially – do much more for a successful European Union enlargement.
Debate: Instrument for pre-accession assistance  –
Date: TUESDAY, 14 SEPTEMBER 2021
Speaker: Costas Mavrides
Political group: S-D
Country: Latvia
Language: EL

Κύριε Πρόεδρε, ο μηχανισμός αυτός αποτελεί σημαντικό εργαλείο για τις υπό ένταξη χώρες, ώστε να πραγματοποιήσουν τις απαραίτητες μεταρρυθμίσεις για να συμμορφωθούν πλήρως με το ευρωπαϊκό κεκτημένο. Αξίζουν συγχαρητήρια οι συντελεστές αυτού του κειμένου. Προτού όμως φτάσουμε στην πλήρη συμμόρφωση, τίθενται κάποιες θεμελιακές προϋποθέσεις που αφορούν την αρχή της δημοκρατίας, τα ανθρώπινα δικαιώματα, το κράτος δικαίου, τον σεβασμό συμφωνιών με την Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση και πολλά άλλα. Όλα αυτά τα παραβιάζει ήδη το τουρκικό καθεστώς Erdoğan. Σε ό,τι αφορά τις εξωτερικές σχέσεις του τουρκικού καθεστώτος με την Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, αυτό συνεχίζει την παράνομη κατοχή εδάφους της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης στην Κύπρο. Δεν σέβεται καν τις αποφάσεις του Ευρωπαϊκού Δικαστηρίου. Παραβιάζει τις αρχές καλής γειτονίας. Δεν αναγνωρίζει καν την Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία, ενώ υπάρχει ήδη συμφωνία με την Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση προς τούτο. Διευρύνει το έγκλημα του εποικισμού στα Βαρώσια, στο Αφρίν και αλλού. Εισβάλλει στη διεθνώς αναγνωρισμένη ΑΟΖ της περιοχής. Κύριε Επίτροπε, απευθύνομαι σε σας. Θα ήταν καλό να τα παραδεχτούμε όλα αυτά δημόσια εάν θέλουμε να εφαρμοστεί σωστά αυτός ο κανονισμός.
Debate: Instrument for pre-accession assistance  –
Date: TUESDAY, 14 SEPTEMBER 2021
Speaker: Tineke Strik
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Poland
Language: EN

Mr President, we welcome the IPA III Regulation, as already said by my colleague Mr Waitz, to support and incentivise the accession process. But we must be honest: the accession process is in a very challenging situation in many countries and sometimes even in a deadlock. In North Macedonia we saw due to external actors, and in some other countries, think of Bosnia Herzegovina, we really see that political leaders are obstructing the process themselves. And in those situations, EU accession is not an effective tool anymore to make progress. And there’s a big risk that the process of accession is being misused in order to get access to IPA III funding for the own interest of the political leaders. So therefore, I really welcome the strengthened conditionality mechanism in IPA III on democracy, human rights and rule of law, and the possibility of suspending assistance in case of severe backsliding. But we need to make it an effective tool. If I look at the current text, it’s quite vague on how to trigger it, so we would invite the Commission to specify this part and make it an effective tool for a real integration.
Debate: Instrument for pre-accession assistance  –
Date: TUESDAY, 14 SEPTEMBER 2021
Speaker: Angelo Ciocca
Political group: ID
Country: France
Language: IT

Signor Presidente, onorevoli colleghi, cercherò di mantenere la calma, anche se coloro che stanno fuori dal Parlamento e sentono la discussione di 14 miliardi e mezzo di euro per l'IPA III, dopo IPA I e IPA II dove abbiamo messo 22 miliardi, sperano che quei 14 miliardi siano per il lavoro, per i giovani, per i disoccupati, per chi magari tra poche ore non riesce a dormire perché ha il pensiero di trovare un posto di lavoro, per chi magari tra poche ore deve iniziare il turno di lavoro ma non riesce a mandare i propri figli a scuola. Qui invece si sta discutendo di dare dei soldi di preadesione per far entrare la Turchia in Europa, follia. Al di là del mio giudizio personale che la Turchia con l'Europa non c'entra nulla, che un paese estremista islamico non può avere nulla a che fare con l'Europa, ma resta un elemento essenziale: quello che se l'Europa è così importante e se siamo orgogliosi di aver creato questa Europa, devono entrare pagando loro, non pagandoli noi. Chi è dentro l'Europa paga, i paesi fondatori pagano per stare in Europa e qui oggi si stanno ipotizzando 14 miliardi e mezzo per fare preadesione di altri Stati dentro l'Europa. Usiamo queste risorse per i bisogni dei nostri cittadini, dei nostri giovani e delle nostre famiglie.
Debate: Instrument for pre-accession assistance  –
Date: TUESDAY, 14 SEPTEMBER 2021
Speaker: Olivér Várhelyi
Language: EN

I warmly welcome today’s endorsement by the Parliament and I’m looking ahead to our next step, which is to turn the promise of the new instrument into reality. We will engage fully in the regular geopolitical dialogue – another outcome of our negotiations – and I’m looking forward to the first meeting.  We will also ensure that, with your engagement and commitment, we complete the legal architecture without delay. This should allow the first year of programming to be completed by the end of this year. I look forward to Parliament’s continued efforts to support the region through the instrument of pre-accession and assistance, and I count on you to make the long-awaited projects a common success – their success and our success – for the benefit of the citizens and for the progress of the region. We are stronger together.
Debate: Brexit Adjustment Reserve - Draft amending budget No : Brexit Adjustment Reserve
Date: TUESDAY, 14 SEPTEMBER 2021
Speaker: Marcel Kolaja
Country: Germany
Language: EN

The next item is the joint debate on – the report by Pascal Arimont, on behalf of the Committee on Regional Development, on the Brexit Adjustment Reserve (  – the report by Pierre Larrouturou, on behalf of the Committee on Budgets, on the draft amending budget No 1/2021: Brexit Adjustment Reserve (10945/2021– C9—0348/2021 -
Debate: Brexit Adjustment Reserve - Draft amending budget No : Brexit Adjustment Reserve
Date: TUESDAY, 14 SEPTEMBER 2021
Speaker: Marcel Kolaja
Country: Germany
Language: EN

Before I give the floor to our next speaker, please allow me to insert the following statement. It came to my attention that one of the previous speakers, Mr Ciocca, was displaying a banner in such a way that I, as the Chair, couldn’t really see it. We all know that displaying banners is forbidden in this Chamber, and I need to say that I find it inappropriate to play and try to circumvent the rules like kids from the kindergarten.
Debate: Brexit Adjustment Reserve - Draft amending budget No : Brexit Adjustment Reserve
Date: TUESDAY, 14 SEPTEMBER 2021
Speaker: Valérie Hayer
Country: Czechia
Language: FR

Aujourd’hui, le peuple britannique paie pour la folie et pour les mensonges de Nigel Farage, de Boris Johnson et des autres eurosceptiques. Ils leur promettaient monts et merveilles. Ils leur promettaient que grâce au Brexit, le NHS serait renfloué. Mais quel échec! Au lieu de cela, ce sont 12 milliards de taxes qui seront nécessaires pour le maintenir à flot. Mais regardons aussi chez nous, car l’aveuglement des eurosceptiques n’a pas que des conséquences pour les Britanniques. Chez nous aussi, nous souffrons de ce choix désastreux. Alors, à l’heure où Boris Johnson est aux abonnés absents pour tous ses concitoyens, nous devons, nous, être au rendez-vous des Européens. Ce fonds Brexit aura pour objectif de venir en aide aux plus touchés: à ceux pour qui les échanges avec le Royaume-Uni sont si essentiels, à nos pêcheurs en première ligne face au Brexit, à nos PME qui abandonnent le marché britannique. Je suis heureuse que nous soyons parvenus à un accord sur ces 5 milliards d’aide. Ils sont la démonstration de notre solidarité envers les régions et les secteurs les plus touchés, sans qu’aucun État ne soit mis injustement de côté. Je remercie mes collègues et notamment le rapporteur Pascal Arimont pour ce gros travail accompli en commun. Chers collègues, Madame la Commissaire, le Brexit est un échec, au Royaume-Uni où les mensonges ont éclaté aux yeux de tous, tout comme ici, sur le continent. Alors, à la différence des eurosceptiques, nous, cependant, nous répondons présents.
Debate: Brexit Adjustment Reserve - Draft amending budget No : Brexit Adjustment Reserve
Date: TUESDAY, 14 SEPTEMBER 2021
Speaker: François-Xavier Bellamy
Country: France
Language: FR

Nous apportons au secteur de la pêche la lisibilité et la visibilité dont il avait besoin. Nous garantissons la simplicité des procédures administratives. Nous faisons en sorte que les pêcheurs qui seront touchés, même à Jersey, à Guernesey, aux Malouines, seront pris en compte dans la répartition des fonds. C’est fondamental parce que, rappelons-le, ils perdent aujourd’hui 25 % de la capacité de pêche en valeur qu’ils pouvaient opérer dans les eaux britanniques. Et je crois que nous devons nous souvenir que c’est aussi une clé pour l’autonomie stratégique de nos pays: aujourd’hui, nous importons la moitié des produits de la pêche que nous consommons en Europe. Si nous voulons garantir notre souveraineté sur le plan alimentaire, nos pays n’ont pas le droit d’abandonner ceux qui pêchent et c’est, je crois, le message que nous envoyons à travers cette amélioration de la réserve d’ajustement au Brexit.
Debate: Brexit Adjustment Reserve - Draft amending budget No : Brexit Adjustment Reserve
Date: TUESDAY, 14 SEPTEMBER 2021
Speaker: Elisa Ferreira
Language: EN

My thanks to the European Parliament for your constructive approach throughout this very intense process. My special thanks to Mr Pascal Arimont, to Pierre Larrouturou, to all the shadow rapporteurs. Together, we have created a strong and convincing instrument, and this timely adoption means that the first pre-payments can still go out this year.  Our text today is a balanced compromise, carefully crafted as a concrete expression of European unity and solidarity when it comes to the adverse consequences of Brexit. We are sending a strong signal to European firms and workers who are affected most strongly by Brexit. Europe stands by them. Our work here is part of our broad commitment that no region should be left behind, that no European shall be feeling forgotten, not because of Brexit, not because of COVID, not because of the green transition, not because of the digital transition. We have got to be careful to bring everybody on board.  There is one area where we must still do better. The Commission is committed to protecting European money against fraud, irregularities and conflicts of interest. This is true for the Brexit Adjustment Reserve, as much as for the cohesion funds or any other support from the European budget. We need appropriate mechanisms to ensure such protection fits for the digital age.  I call for swift adoption of the current compromise text. Equally important is to put money where our mouth is, which is why the approval of the relevant budgetary resources, and Mr Larrouturou’s report is so important, so that much needed pre-financing can start flowing to Member States. Member States are already preparing projects to be supported under the reserve and we are working with them. So there is not a moment to lose in adopting this text. This is our hope and thank you very much once again.
Debate: Brexit Adjustment Reserve - Draft amending budget No : Brexit Adjustment Reserve
Date: TUESDAY, 14 SEPTEMBER 2021
Speaker: David McAllister
Political group: PPE
Country: Netherlands
Language: DE

Ich begrüße diese 5 Milliarden Euro schwere Reserve für die Anpassung an den Brexit sehr, weil, das wichtig für die Regionen Europas ist, die besonders von den Folgen des Brexits betroffen sind. Es geht darum, Unternehmen bei der Anpassung an neue Grenz-, Zoll- und Kontrollregelungen zu unterstützen. Und es geht vor allen Dingen um Hilfen für Branchen, die vom Handel mit dem Vereinigten Königreich ganz besonders abhängig sind. Viele Unternehmen mussten hohe, teils unvorhergesehene Einbußen verzeichnen. Die Fischerei ist der verhältnismäßig am stärksten betroffene Wirtschaftszweig. Das ist natürlich eine Folge der reduzierten Fangrechte im Ärmelkanal, in der Nordsee und im Nordatlantik. Auch für die Fischwirtschaft und für die Standorte Cuxhaven und Bremerhaven in meiner norddeutschen Heimat ist es nun wichtig, dass diese finanziellen Mittel zügig und unbürokratisch vor Ort ankommen.
Debate: Brexit Adjustment Reserve - Draft amending budget No : Brexit Adjustment Reserve
Date: TUESDAY, 14 SEPTEMBER 2021
Speaker: Tsvetelina Penkova
Political group: S-D
Country: Croatia
Language: EN

During the short but tough negotiations, we did experience first-hand just how big an impact Brexit is having on the European economy. We saw that the negative effects and the commercial disruptions are unevenly distributed, even among the Member States. All of us involved in the negotiations knew from the very beginning that the EUR 5 billion would not be sufficient to cover and to compensate for the incurred costs, damages and trade profit losses following the UK’s withdrawal.  However, we did manage to find the difficult balance that could help the most severely affected regions and sectors. First, we understood that it was important for the EU citizens to have a longer eligibility period for the funds, and thus we extended it starting from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2023. Second, I’m glad that we managed to agree on the mechanism for compensating the fisheries sector, which was the first one to experience the new reality of the changed borders.  Finally, the funds of the BAR (Brexit Adjustment Reserve) are intended to support EU SMEs and the self-employed. We managed to include stronger involvement of the local and regional authorities in the management of these funds.  Despite the reached trade agreement, it is now time for the national governments of the Member States to implement support measures locally. We should all adapt to the change with a long-term vision, but the Brexit Adjustment Reserve can provide adequate short—term relief that we all need now.
Debate: Brexit Adjustment Reserve - Draft amending budget No : Brexit Adjustment Reserve
Date: TUESDAY, 14 SEPTEMBER 2021
Speaker: Irène Tolleret
Political group: Renew
Country: Hungary
Language: FR

Avec la création de cette réserve d’ajustement au Brexit, l’Europe, à travers toutes ses institutions, a su se montrer unie, soudée et capable d’adopter une réponse commune, à la taille des défis sans précédent que nous avons à relever avec une grande vitesse. Cette aide est urgente, nécessaire et doit être versée rapidement, sans lourdeurs administratives. Toutes les divergences ont été mises de côté au profit d’un accord politique qui nous rend tous gagnants et qui offre un ballon d’oxygène à nos entreprises et à nos emplois les plus touchés, à nos régions et à nos communautés locales, dont la cohésion économique et sociale est fortement menacée par le Brexit. L’Union l’a une nouvelle fois emporté face aux divisions; cette énième preuve de solidarité de l’Union européenne est aussi un message adressé à toutes les sortes d’égoïsme national. Et je m’adresse à certains de nos collègues qui siègent dans cet hémicycle: la sortie de l’Union européenne n’est jamais une solution. La solution est plus de coopération, plus de solidarité, plus d’union. Les réponses communes européennes aux défis de la pandémie de COVID-19, de l’approvisionnement des vaccins, du retrait du Royaume-Uni en sont le meilleur exemple. Le projet européen est vivant et il l’est plus que jamais.
Debate: Brexit Adjustment Reserve - Draft amending budget No : Brexit Adjustment Reserve
Date: TUESDAY, 14 SEPTEMBER 2021
Speaker: François Alfonsi
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: France
Language: FR

Le premier est de réserver une part conséquente aux activités de pêche. C’est un enjeu important pour les territoires maritimes concernés, y compris sur le plan de la préservation de la ressource et de la défense de l’activité de pêche côtière. Deuxièmement, il a permis de concentrer la solidarité sur les régions maritimes frontalières et sur les activités réellement impactées avec exclusion des activités financières. Enfin, il donne un message d’unité et de solidarité européenne à des territoires qui auront de plus en plus à pâtir du Brexit, à commencer par l’Irlande. Les conséquences du Brexit risquent d’aller crescendo au fur et à mesure que les effets négatifs s’accumuleront. Le devoir de solidarité est une exigence pour que les Européens les plus impactés puissent faire face à ses conséquences. La question cruciale du protocole nord-irlandais prévu par le traité doit être résolue. Pour cela, il nous faut démontrer notre solidarité et notre détermination. La mise en place de ce fonds y participe.
Debate: Brexit Adjustment Reserve - Draft amending budget No : Brexit Adjustment Reserve
Date: TUESDAY, 14 SEPTEMBER 2021
Speaker: Joachim Kuhs
Political group: ID
Country: Greece
Language: DE

Ich habe bereits mehrfach, auch von dieser Stelle aus, meine Ablehnung zu diesem Umverteilungsinstrument bekundet. Meine Kritik brauche ich daher nicht zu wiederholen. Aber wie jetzt um diese Gelder und die Verteilungskriterien gestritten wird, dass Frankreich auf einmal 100 Millionen Euro mehr bekommen soll als der größte Beitragszahler Deutschland, das macht mich traurig. Denn ich bin wahrlich kein Feind Europas, lediglich ein Kritiker der EU und mancher Auswüchse. Erlauben Sie daher, werte Kollegen, dass ich auf ein Problem mit den Änderungsanträgen hinweise: Die nachträgliche Bevorzugung Frankreichs wird zwischen die beiden wichtigsten Länder der EU einen Keil treiben. Wollen Sie wegen 100 Millionen Euro die freundschaftliche Beziehung der beiden Länder aufs Spiel setzen? Und Sie, liebe Kommission, wann hören Sie endlich auf, die EU mit immer neuen Umverteilungsaktivitäten zu einem europäischen Superstaat aufzupumpen? Ziehen Sie die Reißleine, bevor Ihnen die überdehnte EU um die Ohren fliegt.