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Debate: Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Peter Pollák
Political group: PPE
Country: Spain
Language: SK

Pán predsedajúci, demokraciu na celom svete dnes ohrozuje aj nenávisť, porušovanie ľudských práv, ale aj korupcia. Korupcia je rakovinou spoločnosti. Napriek tomu, že proti nej otvorene mnohí vystupujeme a bojujeme, tak stále sa šíri vo viacerých častiach sveta. Dôvera ľudí v demokraciu a právny štát sa stráca v mnohých častiach Európy, ale aj sveta. V spoločnosti sa šíri nenávisť, šíria ju dokonca aj samotní politici. Medzi ľuďmi sa šíri nenávisť ako vírus, a to najmä kvôli sociálnym platformám. Nenávisť, povedzme si na rovinu, že nenávisť v online priestore nemáme absolútne pod kontrolou tak v Európskej únii, ale aj v iných častiach sveta. Nenávistné prejavy sa stali bežným štandardom, dokonca aj politikov. A vojna na Blízkom východe dnes zavŕšila antisemitizmus a nenávisť voči moslimom. Extrémizmus a neofašizmus naberajú na sile. Na jednej strane, dámy a páni, obraz humanity. Prijímame rezolúcie voči krajinám za porušovanie práv žien, LGBT či novinárskej slobody. Na druhej strane v mnohých krajinách sveta tolerujeme vyčleňovanie, odsudzovanie, segregáciu, dokonca aj detí. Napríklad rómskych detí za ich farbu pleti, za ich etnicitu či za ich chudobu. Chudoba, nenávisť, diskriminácia, ale aj korupcia sú zlo, s ktorým sa musia vysporiadať všetci. Tak my tu v Európskej únii, ako aj mnohé krajiny sveta.
Debate: Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Brando Benifei
Political group: S-D
Country: Italy
Language: IT

Signor Presidente, onorevoli colleghi, undici giorni fa la notizia terribile – ma prevedibile – dell'omicidio di Aleksej Naval'nyj, l'ennesimo crimine sulla coscienza di Putin: un delitto gravissimo che tutta la comunità internazionale deve condannare con fermezza.  Non si può non parlarne parlando dello stato dei diritti umani nel mondo. Come Unione non possiamo permettere che accadano altri casi come questo. Per questa ragione il 6 marzo, Giornata europea dei Giusti, istituita anche grazie all'impegno dell'associazione Gariwo, impegnata per i Giardini dei Giusti, chiederemo con ancora più forza la liberazione di Jurij Dmitriev e Narges Mohammadi, veri combattenti per la libertà, la giustizia e la verità, tutt'ora imprigionati dai regimi russo e iraniano.  L'Europa deve dare l'esempio: nel 2019 David Sassoli disse che non eravamo un incidente della storia. Ebbene, oggi mi permetto di prendere in prestito quelle parole. La morte di Naval'nyj non può e non deve essere un incidente della storia, ma deve essere una forza al nostro sostegno per chi si batte contro le violazioni dei diritti umani e delle libertà ovunque nel mondo.
Debate: Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Łukasz Kohut
Political group: S-D
Country: Poland
Language: PL

Panie Przewodniczący! To sprawozdanie, o którym dzisiaj dyskutujemy, zawiera ważny postulat włączenia ochrony praw mniejszości do głównego nurtu polityki. Większość czynników wywołujących konflikty na całym świecie wiąże się z nierównościami, wykluczeniem i dyskryminacją mniejszości.  My na Górnym Śląsku dobrze wiemy, czym jest niszczenie tożsamości. Przez dziesiątki lat kultura i język setek tysięcy ludzi były ignorowane, pomijane i wyszydzane. Byliśmy poddawani wymuszonej asymilacji i kolonizacji. I dalej walczymy o nasze prawa, o uznanie języka śląskiego i o uznanie Ślązaków za mniejszość etniczną.  Dlatego chciałem stąd zaapelować: Panie Prezydencie Duda, nie lękaj się Ślązaków i języka śląskiego. A ty, Europo, przyglądaj się temu procesowi.
Debate: Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Milan Zver
Political group: PPE
Language: SL

Spoštovani gospod predsedujoči! Prav je, da se Evropska unija zavzema za spoštovanje človekovih pravic in pa za krepitev demokracije po vsem svetu.  Vidimo, da je demokracija v recesiji, tudi varovanje človekovih pravic. Ni več novih valov demokracije, ki bi se širila po svetu, in smiselno je, da je to tudi sestavni del zunanje politike Evropske unije, vključno s širitveno politiko.  Toda žal pa se zdi, da pričujoče poročilo tretjim državam vsiljuje ideologije, ki nimajo niti večinske podpore v sami Evropski uniji. Menim zlasti pretirano promocijo LGBTIQ vsebin in pa teorije spola, ki se ji celo strokovnjaki počasi odrekajo. Zato mislim, da nimamo pravice vsiljevati tretjim državam tovrstnih stvari.  Pa še to, vsako leto se ponavlja ista zgodba. Poročevalec daje velik poudarek tretjim, četrtim generacijam človekovih pravic in svoboščin, zanemarja pa temeljne, fundamentalne, univerzalne človekove pravice in svoboščine. Tudi tokrat je tako.
Debate: Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Ana Miranda
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Italy
Language: ES

Señor presidente, si hablamos de derechos humanos, tenemos que decir que lo contrario de los derechos humanos es la impunidad. Impunidad como la que se está produciendo en estos momentos con Israel. El genocidio es, sin duda, el máximo ataque a los derechos humanos para un pueblo. En el caso de Palestina, la ocupación y el  No se habla en este informe de la situación en Gaza en 2023, y este año será uno de los años en los que el mundo pasará a la historia por mantener la impunidad sobre Israel. He estado en Rafah estos días, en la frontera egipcia con Gaza. No hacen falta palabras, presidente, para decir lo que se necesita: el cese del fuego inmediato y que se protejan las vidas, que entre la ayuda humanitaria, que no se queden parados esos camiones, porque, si no se mata por bombas, se mata por sed, por inanición o por enfermedades. Hace un mes, la Corte Internacional de Justicia le ordenó a Israel que proporcionase medidas inmediatas y efectivas para
Debate: Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Clare Daly
Political group: The Left
Country: France
Language: EN

Mr President, human rights are universal. That means everyone enjoys them equally. But the EU doesn’t believe in that anymore. In 2020, Ursula von der Leyen announced the EU’s new geopolitical agenda on human rights and democracy. These days, the EU is all about the rules-based international order, all about geopolitics.  So when the European Council President Charles Michel congratulated vicious, old-school Azerbaijani dictator and ethnic cleanser of Nagorno-Karabakh Ilham Aliyev earlier this month on his ‘re-election’, that’s the EU’s geopolitical agenda on human rights and democracy in action.  If your human rights are geopolitical rather than universal, then there’s no contradiction at all between, say, supporting a genocide in Gaza or congratulating a war criminal on his rigging of an election and then turning around a minute later and screaming at human rights abuses in Iran and Russia. In this agenda, human rights are only a stick to beat the people you don’t like with. Simple as that, easy peasy, might is right, and if you don’t like it, this is the new 19th century, same as the old.
Debate: Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Ljudmila Novak
Political group: PPE
Country: Lithuania
Language: SL

Gospod predsednik! Spoštovani gospod komisar, drage kolegice in kolegi! Največ, kar ima človek, je golo življenje. Kdo ima pravico, da vzame drugemu življenje samo zato, ker misli drugače, ker je drugačne vere ali ker je drugačne rase? Ne jaz, ne ti, ne papež in ne Putin, ki je ubil Navalnega. Njegovi materi celo odreka pravico, da pokoplje svojega sina, kot bi ga želela. Žalostno, nezaslišano!  Avtokrati se povezujejo med seboj toliko časa, kot jim to koristi v boju proti demokraciji, potem pa se pogosto udarijo med seboj. Pod krinko nacionalnih interesov se žal tudi v Evropski uniji skrivajo avtokrati, korupcija, samovolja, izsiljevanje za dosego svojih interesov.  Evropska unija mora ostati varuh človekovih pravic in zgled, ki nagovarja in privlači tudi druge.
Debate: Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Mick Wallace
Political group: The Left
Country: Germany
Language: EN

Mr President, are we really going to pretend that the EU is concerned about human rights after four months of complicity with the murderous Israeli regime?  Citizens across Europe are sick and tired of the empty words and the expressions of concern for the terrible things happening in Gaza. We say the EU must uphold international human rights and humanitarian law. We say that we’re concerned about sexual violence, gender-based violence and the torture and killing of civilians and prisoners of war. But this only applies to countries that we amount to our geopolitical opponents.  When the crimes are committed by our likeminded partners, like Israel or the US, we fall silent. We say it’s ‘complicated’, granting the likes of Israel impunity. Even with the weight of 30 000 dead Palestinians on our conscience, we still haven’t found it in ourselves to call for a ceasefire and an end to the European military support for Israel. So much for European values.
Debate: Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Janez Lenarčič
Language: EN

What is clear is that our efforts need to be result-oriented, as you highlight in this report. We need to be coherent in our actions. Our dialogues with our international partners represent one of the most important tools to focus on human rights and to call for them to be respected. But these dialogues are not a standalone tool. The EU continues to use all its instruments to reinforce our action wherever necessary, and this Parliament is a crucial ally in this endeavour and continues to inspire our work. And I continue to count on your support.
Debate: Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Nacho Sánchez Amor
Country: Poland
Language: ES

Quiero entrar en una cuestión como es la inevitable tensión entre una aproximación geopolítica de nuestra política exterior y una aproximación basada en valor. Pero yo creo que también las personas que trabajamos en el ámbito de derechos humanos tenemos que renovar un poco nuestra narrativa y comenzar a decir algo que se dice poco. El señor Borrell, la Comisión geopolítica, el lenguaje del poder... nosotros no somos un mundo aparte, angelical en el que no nos damos cuenta de lo que pasa en el mundo. Creo que tenemos que encontrar un encaje y el que yo propondría sería el siguiente: una política de derechos humanos y de promoción de la democracia en el mundo es muy importante desde el punto de vista de la seguridad. Las democracias somos previsibles. Hay prensa crítica, hay libertad de prensa, hay pensamiento y una opinión pública libres. Y eso hace que las democracias seamos previsibles. Los que son imprevisibles son los autócratas, en los que la avaricia, la úlcera de estómago o el temor a su futuro les lleva a hacer cosas que ponen patas arriba toda el área en la que trabajan. Por tanto, digámosle a la gente que un mundo de democracias es un mundo más seguro. No es solo un mundo más justo, es también un mundo más seguro. Y estaremos aproximando esas dos lógicas: la geopolítica y la de los valores que a veces —hay que reconocerlo— no son fáciles de coordinar o de ponerlas en conjunto.
Debate: Closer ties between the EU and Armenia and the need for a peace agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Jutta Urpilainen
Language: EN

The road ahead may at times be challenging. Armenia’s past decisions, which have resulted in political, economic and security dependencies cannot be overcome overnight, but the clear political will on both sides will allow us to advance in deepening and broadening our partnership. We already have a good basis, a solid framework – our EU-Armenia Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement. And together with Armenia, we have launched the preparation of an ambitious new EU-Armenia partnership agenda.  Honourable Members, we have proposed that this new partnership agenda, based on our common values, should be composed of three building blocks. First, we will work to strengthen Armenia’s resilience and diversify its economy through increased cooperation in trade, energy, connectivity and aviation safety. For enhanced people-to-people contacts, we are discussing options to start a visa liberalisation dialogue. Armenia has expressed its strong interest in this, and we encourage its leadership to step up work on the relevant reforms. The launching of the visa liberalisation dialogue would send an important political signal to Armenian citizens, and it would provide leverage for further reforms.  Secondly, security is an increasingly important element of our relations. We are celebrating the first anniversary of the EU mission in Armenia and look forward to its reinforcement, and are considering a possible European peace facility measure. We are scaling up our dialogue on foreign and security policy, also looking into participation in EU-led missions and operations.  Thirdly, stepping up investments will be key for closer economic cooperation. We are committed to supporting Armenia’s participation in the Black Sea electricity cable and other regional connectivity projects. Creating closer links between the countries of the region has a strong potential to serve as dividends for peace.  The EU also continues to support Karabakh Armenians. We provided EUR 12.2 million to address urgent humanitarian needs, and we have set aside an additional EUR 5.5 million. For socioeconomic needs, we provided EUR 50 million in budget support.  Our strong commitment to the Armenia-Azerbaijan normalisation process remains unchanged. We stand ready to support a sustainable and lasting peace based on the principles of recognition of sovereignty, inviolability of borders and territorial integrity of both countries. We reject any use of force or the threat to use force, and continue to support peaceful conflict resolution.
Debate: Closer ties between the EU and Armenia and the need for a peace agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Rasa Juknevičienė
Political group: PPE
Country: Germany
Language: EN

Today I heard the Kremlin’s disinformation channels aggressively attacking Prime Minister Pashinyan and referring to Armenian territory as Russia’s, I quote, ‘ We, the EU, must accept Armenia’s outstretched hand and build strong bridges for cooperation. This is not only a chance for Armenia, it is also an opportunity for us, the EU.  I congratulate the French leadership. I hope that support for Armenia’s EU path will be lasting. I call on the leaders of Azerbaijan to assume their share of responsibility for the security of the region. Azerbaijan has a chance to go down in history as having managed to establish peace, not wars, in the region. Do not miss it.
Debate: Closer ties between the EU and Armenia and the need for a peace agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Marina Kaljurand
Political group: S-D
Country: Poland
Language: EN

I strongly welcome the role of the EU Monitoring Mission and the inclusion of Armenia into the European Peace Facility programme. I also think that it is the right time to start visa liberalisation dialogue and better engage Armenia with regional connectivity and other projects.  At the same time, Armenia has to do its homework. I am referring to CSTO, Eurasian Economic Union, Armenia’s high dependency on Russia, also the Russian military base in Armenia.  Finally, after more than 30 years of insecurity and suffering, Armenian and Azerbaijani people deserve to live in peace and security. Therefore, I call the Azerbaijani leadership to commit to peace and sign a comprehensive peace agreement based on recognition of sovereignty, territorial integrity and non-use of force.
Debate: Closer ties between the EU and Armenia and the need for a peace agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Nathalie Loiseau
Political group: Renew
Country: Poland
Language: FR

L’abandon de l’Arménie par la Russie ne fait plus de doute pour personne, pas plus que l’envie de Moscou de s’en prendre à un gouvernement qui a commis l’impensable aux yeux de Vladimir Poutine, à savoir démocratiser le pays, le réformer, soutenir la Cour pénale internationale et geler sa participation à l’organisation de sécurité dominée par la Russie et qui ne lui a rien apporté. Je reviens d’Arménie fière de ce que mon pays, la France, a décidé de faire pour rassurer Erevan et l’aider à se défendre. Formations, conseils et livraisons d’équipements militaires, voilà ce que la France a choisi d’apporter à l’Arménie pour prévenir toute nouvelle tentative d’agression et rétablir un rapport de force. Ce que la France a fait, d’autres Européens doivent le faire, et vite! Pour ramener la paix dans le Caucase du Sud, il ne faut pas seulement des négociations — elles sont en cours et elles s’éternisent —, il faut convaincre Bakou et Moscou de respecter enfin la démocratie et le peuple arménien. Ils comptent sur nous, ne les décevons pas!
Debate: Closer ties between the EU and Armenia and the need for a peace agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Viola von Cramon-Taubadel
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Ireland
Language: EN

Wedged between brutal autocracy, Armenia is a beacon of democracy that we must cherish and protect. Unfortunately, in the region where bloodshed is the norm, Armenia’s survival is not guaranteed. As expected, Russia backstabbed Armenia when greenlighting the ethnic cleansing of Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh. That is why we, the European Union, must offer Armenia a path to a European future that guarantees security and prosperity. This will be a manifestation of historical justice – Armenia rejoining its and our European family after so many centuries.  This is not an easy path, but we can start with the first firm steps. Visa-free travel for Armenians, followed by deeper economic integration and fostering personal and social connections that will ensure the next generation of Armenians already reaps European benefits. Most importantly, we must make clear to the President of Azerbaijan that any violation of Armenia’s territory will have the harshest consequences. We will not allow another violent attack to rejoin the borders in Europe.
Debate: Closer ties between the EU and Armenia and the need for a peace agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Anna Fotyga
Political group: ECR
Country: Denmark
Language: PL

Do tego jednak potrzebne jest z całą pewnością porozumienie między zwaśnionymi krajami i narodami, Armenią i Azerbejdżanem. Przyglądamy się z wielką nadzieją wszelkim znakom porozumienia, takim jak wymiana jeńców, poparcie COP 29. Ale niestety, kiedy już ta nasza nadzieja staje się coraz bardziej istotna, następuje coś, co znowu wzbudza nasze obawy. Potrzebne jest większe zaangażowanie, żeby w ostateczności doprowadzić do porozumienia pokojowego, sprawiedliwego pokoju między Armenią i Azerbejdżanem.
Debate: Closer ties between the EU and Armenia and the need for a peace agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Anna Bonfrisco
Political group: ID
Country: Belgium
Language: IT

Tuttavia, questo lenisce solo in parte le sofferenze armene di questi anni. Inoltre, le minacce militari dell'Azerbaigian, al confine con l'Armenia, e il tremendo squilibrio di potere tra i due Paesi mantengono alto il rischio di una possibile invasione.  In nome dell'indipendenza e dell'integrità territoriale, dobbiamo fornire ogni aiuto attraverso lo Strumento europeo per la pace: equipaggiamento militare e sostegno al processo di sicurezza di quel paese. Solo così garantiremo la pace e non commetteremmo lo stesso errore fatto nel Nagorno-Karabakh.  Dobbiamo avviare il processo di allargamento con serietà, trasparenza e celerità. Difendiamo un baluardo di democrazia tra la moltitudine delle autocrazie. Difendiamo le nostre radici, dove qualcuno le vorrebbe recidere. Difendiamo l'Armenia e affermeremo l'Europa.
Debate: Closer ties between the EU and Armenia and the need for a peace agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Andrey Kovatchev
Political group: PPE
Country: Poland
Language: EN

Mr President, Commissioner, dear colleagues, we have always strongly supported the Armenian reforms towards establishing a stable, well-functioning democracy, while also advocating for peace in the region and the end of the hostilities with Azerbaijan. From one side, it is important to note the cynical behaviour of Russia. Armenia relied on its commitment and was heavily deceived. This logically led to the brave step of Prime Minister Pashinyan to suspend Armenia’s membership of the Moscow-controlled Collective Security Treaty Organisation. Russia has never been a true friend and ally of Armenia, and has always followed its own imperialistic agenda in the region and in the world.  On the other side, the EU has a strong interest in a politically stable and economically prosperous Southern Caucasus. In this regard, deepening EU-Armenia relations is vital. The EU is the largest developing cooperation donor in Armenia and its second trading partner. EU-Armenia relations have never been stronger, and a comprehensive and enhanced partnership agreement has been used by Armenia as a blueprint for a domestic reform agenda.  At the same time, Armenia’s relations with Azerbaijan remain a major obstacle for Armenia’s socio-economic development and stability in the region. I support the efforts of Prime Minister Pashinyan to continue bilateral and multilateral discussions with Azerbaijan in order to reach a peaceful agreement between the two neighbours, which must uphold the three principles established in the Helsinki Final Act: non-use of force; territorial integrity; and equal rights of self-determination of peoples.  What we are currently doing for, and together with, Armenia is only the start. We need to deepen our work in the field of economy, finance, social affairs, security and defence. Armenia is not alone. We should also lift the visa for Armenian citizens as soon as possible. EU is with Armenia and with the brave people of Armenia.
Debate: Closer ties between the EU and Armenia and the need for a peace agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Nacho Sánchez Amor
Political group: S-D
Country: Poland
Language: ES

Señor presidente, Azerbaiyán recuperó lo que había perdido por la fuerza. El problema es que la guerra no terminó ahí, que esta es una posguerra que se parece a cualquier cosa menos una posguerra. Con lo que ha pasado en Nagorno Karabaj, con el incumplimiento de muchas de las cláusulas de esa declaración —que no es un tratado de paz—, con esa petición completamente extraordinaria de crear una especie de corredor extraterritorial, violando completamente la soberanía de Azerbaiyán, al que Nathalie Loiseau se refería como un plan de Bakú, Moscú y Ankara, porque eso permitiría una salida de Turquía al Caspio. Yo creo que hay que trabajar para que haya un tratado de paz que no sea humillante, que sea justo y que no hipoteque el futuro de Armenia. Y luego ya podremos entrar en esa otra agenda ambiciosa, de la que hablaba Viola von Cramon-Taubadel,