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Debate: Update from the Commission and Council on the state of play of the Energy Charter Treaty modernisation exercise
Date: THURSDAY, 24 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Marie-Pierre Vedrenne
Political group: Renew
Country: Denmark
Language: FR

Cela a été dit: nous ne pouvons plus mener aujourd’hui les mêmes politiques commerciales et d’investissement qu’il y a dix ans. L’actuel traité sur la Charte de l’énergie n’est pas seulement inadapté, il est incompatible avec l’accord de Paris et la mise en œuvre de nos engagements tels que définis dans le pacte vert et dans la loi climat. À l’approche de la date fatidique de juin 2022, la réalité des négociations peut faire qu’aucun des États signataires du traité ne partage notre volonté d’adaptation. La Cour de justice de l’Union européenne a rappelé à plusieurs reprises que ce traité dépassé ne devrait plus s’appliquer aux différends entre pays de l’Union européenne. Alors, il est temps de tirer les conclusions de l’échec de ces négociations et de sortir de ce traité.
Debate: Update from the Commission and Council on the state of play of the Energy Charter Treaty modernisation exercise
Date: THURSDAY, 24 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Anna Cavazzini
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Netherlands
Language: EN

Two questions to conclude, because I think they were not really answered in your introduction. Are you already preparing this exit? It is too late for us to notice in June that we don’t have a modernised approach. Are you already coordinating and preparing the exit? And can we as Parliament have access to all the negotiation documents?
Debate: Update from the Commission and Council on the state of play of the Energy Charter Treaty modernisation exercise
Date: THURSDAY, 24 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Anna Zalewska
Political group: ECR
Country: Poland
Language: PL

Dlatego trzeba na nowo przemyśleć ETS. To on jest źródłem przede wszystkim spekulacji. Pan komisarz być może ma jakieś sposoby nadzoru nad ETS-em. Z dokumentów wynika, że nikt nie ma nadzoru nad ETS-em. A chcemy, żeby był również ETS 2. To znaczy, żeby dotykał podatku na paliwa do samochodów oraz paliwa do ogrzewania czy chłodzenia mieszkań. Naprawdę musimy wyciągać wnioski.
Debate: Update from the Commission and Council on the state of play of the Energy Charter Treaty modernisation exercise
Date: THURSDAY, 24 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Emmanuel Maurel
Political group: The Left
Country: Greece
Language: FR

Cela fait vingt ans que nous subissons ce texte qui confère aux multinationales des bénéfices insensés. Cela fait vingt ans que les décisions qui encouragent les énergies renouvelables et la modulation des tarifs de l’énergie, ou que celles qui remettent en cause des projets comme les gazoducs sont attaquées par les multinationales, qui bénéficient de centaines de millions, voire de milliards de dollars d’indemnités. La Commission nous avait dit qu’elle pourrait modifier ce traité archaïque, qui va à l’encontre de l’accord de Paris, cela a été dit, mais qui a même été jugé par la Cour de justice, pour une fois, totalement dépassé et archaïque. Nous n’arriverons pas à le moderniser. La vérité, c’est qu’il faut en sortir, vite, et que le plus tôt sera le mieux, parce que, franchement, vu le contexte, nous avons autre chose à faire que d’en rester à ces textes d’un autre âge, qui, en plus, sont vraiment l’incarnation de l’Europe néolibérale telle qu’on ne la voulait pas et telle qu’on ne la veut plus.
Debate: Update from the Commission and Council on the state of play of the Energy Charter Treaty modernisation exercise
Date: THURSDAY, 24 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Enikő Győri
Political group: NI
Country: Luxembourg
Language: HU

Tisztelt Elnök úr, Alelnök úr, Miniszter úr! Tisztelt kollegák! Magyarország maga is élen jár a zöldítésben, ezért támogatjuk az energia karta egyezmény modernizációs tárgyalásait. Viszont arra kérem a Bizottságot, hogy a tárgyalások során kellő óvatossággal járjon el. A jelenlegi háború hatásai már most érződnek. Elszálló árak, veszélybe kerülő összeköttetések. Ilyen vészterhes időkben nem szabad elhamarkodott döntéseket hozni. Kérem a Bizottságot, alaposan mérlegelje a modernizációs tárgyalásoknak milyen közvetlen és közvetett hatása lehet az uniós energiaellátásra, magukra az ellátóláncokra és nem utolsósorban az uniós polgárok pénztárcájára.  A zöldítés mellett fontos szempontként kell megjelennie a megfizethetőségnek és az ellátásbiztonságnak. Az Unió csak olyan lépéseket szorgalmazhat, melyek egyetlen tagállamot sem hoznak aránytalanul hátrányos helyzetbe. Azt gondolom alelnök úr, hogy ez a legfontosabb. Örülök hogy a Bizottság belátta például, hogy a hatósági árazás és így a magyar rezsicsökkentés nem az ördögtől való. Nem szabad ugyanis, hogy a háború árát a polgárainkkal fizettessék meg. Forró háború idején még fontosabb, hogy hosszútávra és hideg fejjel gondolkozzunk.
Debate: Update from the Commission and Council on the state of play of the Energy Charter Treaty modernisation exercise
Date: THURSDAY, 24 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Seán Kelly
Political group: PPE
Country: Greece
Language: EN

Mr President, investment is essential to the implementation of the energy transition and meeting our climate ambitions, requiring a drastic increase in investment in renewables. Our economies have been scarred by Brexit, the pandemic and now the horrific war in Ukraine waged by a callous tyrant. But climate change remains the overarching, existential problem facing the entire planet and every living being on it.  The Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) aims to establish a level playing field for cross-border investment. However, it was signed in 1994. The world has changed since then and we are now entering a pivotal decade where we need real climate action. The ECT should be revised to prioritise low carbon investment over carbon intensive investment, not used as a means to curtail ambition at the expense of society. We have committed in law to climate neutrality by 2050. We should ensure all legal instruments and obligations are in line with this and this means dramatically updating the ECT.
Debate: Update from the Commission and Council on the state of play of the Energy Charter Treaty modernisation exercise
Date: THURSDAY, 24 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Kathleen Van Brempt
Political group: S-D
Country: Germany
Language: NL

Voorzitter, velen hebben er uiteraard al naar verwezen: de wereld is fundamenteel veranderd. Vandaag is het nog eens pijnlijk duidelijk hoe slecht onze afhankelijkheid van fossiele brandstof is. De focus ligt vandaag uiteraard op het Russische gas. Maar het zou een fundamentele fout zijn om de ene afhankelijkheid te veranderen in een andere afhankelijkheid van dezelfde fossiele brandstoffen. Want hoe dan ook Dat geldt dus ook voor het Energiehandvestverdrag. Dit verdrag dateert van 1994 en bleef in dertig jaar onveranderd, alsof er in de wereld niets veranderd is. Door het Energiehandvestverdrag kunnen fossielebrandstofbedrijven de klimaatpolitiek van overheden onderuithalen of miljarden boetes binnenhalen, en dit op kap van de belastingbetaler. Hoe cynisch kan het zijn? De onderhandelingen om het Energiehandvestverdrag aan te pakken, slepen eigenlijk al vier jaar aan. Ik zie eerlijk gezegd geen enkele positieve uitkomst. Dus moeten we conclusies beginnen te trekken: als de modernisering van het Energiehandvestverdrag mislukt – en daar ziet het toch hoe langer hoe meer naar uit – heeft uitstellen geen zin meer. Meneer de commissaris, ik denk dat u een kamerbrede steun hebt om er dan uit te stappen. We moeten de bluts met de buil nemen, en we moeten dat uiteraard goed bestuderen. Maar we zullen toch een duidelijke conclusie moeten trekken. Ik denk dat we eigenlijk op dat moment zijn aangekomen.
Debate: Update from the Commission and Council on the state of play of the Energy Charter Treaty modernisation exercise
Date: THURSDAY, 24 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Aurore Lalucq
Political group: S-D
Country: France
Language: FR

Monsieur le Président, Monsieur le Commissaire, Monsieur le Ministre, chers collègues, je dois vous avouer que pour les gens qui, comme moi, demandent la sortie des fossiles et de notre dépendance au gaz depuis des années, le débat que nous avons depuis ce matin devrait me rendre heureuse, et, je ne vais pas vous mentir, il se dégage chez moi une certaine amertume, parce qu’il aura fallu une guerre pour que nous nous rendions compte des dégâts géopolitiques et environnementaux de notre dépendance. C’est bien triste. Est-ce que, pour une fois, nous pourrions aujourd’hui anticiper en sortant de la charte de l’énergie – je crois que le message est assez clair? Pourquoi? Parce qu’on ne va tout simplement pas continuer à dédommager des investisseurs qui nous envoient droit dans le mur depuis des années et qui, en plus, se font de l’argent sur le dérèglement climatique. La question de la modernisation, à mon sens et à notre sens, va prendre beaucoup plus de temps que prévu, nous le savons depuis le début. Donc, s’il vous plaît, cette fois-ci, écoutez-nous: anticipons et préparons cette sortie ordonnée.
Debate: Update from the Commission and Council on the state of play of the Energy Charter Treaty modernisation exercise
Date: THURSDAY, 24 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Łukasz Kohut
Political group: S-D
Country: Poland
Language: PL

Panie Przewodniczący! Panie Komisarzu! Wolność nie jest tania, wolność kosztuje, także, a może zwłaszcza wolność energetyczna, ale pokój jest bezcenny. I kiedy mamy przeciwko sobie zbrodniarza wojennego Władymira Putina, który niczym ropucha siedzi na rurze z gazem, musimy być silni, zdecydowani i mówić jednym głosem.  Zjednoczona Europa powstała jako sojusz antywojenny, wspólnota węgla i stali. Historia na naszych oczach zatoczyła koło. I to jest dokładnie ten moment, w którym Unia Europejska musi pójść o krok dalej. Musi powstać wspólna unia energetyczna – esencja solidarności i wspierania się w tych trudnych czasach, aby zapobiec kolejnej wojnie światowej, ale także katastrofie klimatycznej. Zielona transformacja jest konieczna, bo uniezależnia od surowców kopalnych na naszych oczach, jednak do tego czasu wykorzystajmy nasze europejskie surowce. To jest właśnie europejska racja stanu. Koniec z importem węgla, ropy i gazu z Rosji. Odwagi Europo. Drugiej takiej szansy może już nie być.
Debate: Update from the Commission and Council on the state of play of the Energy Charter Treaty modernisation exercise
Date: THURSDAY, 24 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Mick Wallace
Political group: The Left
Country: Germany
Language: EN

Mr President, the Energy Charter Treaty is a relic of a fossil-fuel past and beyond reform. The EU is probably wasting its time by engaging in a reform process that isn’t going anywhere. The reforms will not be coherent with the Paris Agreement targets and the European Green Deal, for three main reasons: it won’t immediately end protection for all fossil fuel investments. At best, existing coal, gas and oil investments would continue to be protected well into the mid-2030s. Secondly, it won’t end the old investor-state dispute—settlement system. This is not even part of the negotiations. And thirdly, it won’t guarantee states’ rights to regulate by introducing effective limits to investors’ rights. Also, the proposals to include hydrogen and biomass in the list of energy technologies that are protected under the Treaty will only increase the risk of investor-state dispute—settlement challenges. The Energy Charter Treaty cannot be modernised or fixed, and the EU should withdraw from the Treaty.
Debate: Update from the Commission and Council on the state of play of the Energy Charter Treaty modernisation exercise
Date: THURSDAY, 24 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Valdis Dombrovskis
Language: EN

To come back more specifically on some of the questions which have been raised, first on transparency. The Commission is strongly committed to ensuring trade policy is transparent and inclusive, in order to improve legitimacy and public trust. In this context, the Commission has published an initial proposal for the modernisation of the Energy Charter Treaty.  The Energy Charter Treaty has agreed to published after each round a common public communication. The communication after the first round presented the agenda and issues discussed. After the second round, on the instigation of the EU and some other contracting parties, the contracting parties helped publish the second document, which reflects the discussions of the second round even better, despite the initial wish of several contracting parties not to reveal this information.  The EU will continue to urge other contracting parties to improve the transparency of the ECT modernisation process. However, at the current stage, given the confidentiality of negotiations, as the contracting parties have decided, the Commission is not in a position to share all negotiating documents. Nevertheless, the Commission is sharing its own proposals, as I said, the initial proposal and the proposal for fossil fuel are covered, and we are informing Parliament regularly on the negotiations.  The second specific question which was raised concerns a sunset clause and what would be the options to reduce or neutralise the sunset clause? Indeed, theoretically speaking, there is a possibility that the contracting parties could enter into an  Secondly there are probably very few contracting parties at this stage that are willing to enter into such an agreement with the EU and its Member States because they have nothing to gain unless they want to withdraw themselves. But again, there is no contracting party that is now hinting at that.  So the Commission remains of the opinion that the best outcome is to have a reformed Energy Charter Treaty in line with the EU’s sustainable development and climate action objectives, rather than having an unreformed Energy Charter Treaty applying to the EU and Member States during the 20 years sunset period triggered by unilateral withdrawal.  Beyond the EU, a reformed Energy Charter Treaty will leverage a larger collective, positive impact by all contracting parties. This is very important considering that sustainable development and climate action are global challenges that the EU cannot tackle alone. But as I said also in my introductory remarks, if we cannot achieve these objectives, we will consider other options, including withdrawal from the Energy Charter Treaty. And of course, we will look in this case at all possible ways to mitigate the impact of an unreformed ECT and 20 years of a sunset clause.
Debate: Update from the Commission and Council on the state of play of the Energy Charter Treaty modernisation exercise
Date: THURSDAY, 24 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Clément BEAUNE
Language: FR

Je le redis, ce sera la position que nous porterons auprès des autres États membres: si cela n’était pas possible dans les prochaines semaines, nous devrons envisager des options de substitution. Il est préférable d’avoir une charte modernisée qui couvre d’autres pays et qui pourrait appliquer ses exigences adaptées à l’accord de Paris, à la transition écologique et à la fin des combustibles fossiles. Si ce résultat n’était pas possible, nous devrions en effet envisager le retrait coordonné des pays de l’Union européenne. La coordination d’un éventuel retrait est aussi plus souhaitable qu’un processus qui serait limité à quelques États membres et désorganisé, car nous aurions évidemment à ce moment-là plus d’impact et la possibilité de réfléchir à d’autres outils. C’est la position que j’avais tenue pour la première fois au nom du gouvernement français, il y a quelques mois désormais, avec Barbara Pompili en particulier. Nous la défendrons au vu des résultats, des négociations et des cycles qui viennent en avril et en mai.
Debate: Appointments to new committees
Date: THURSDAY, 24 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Roberta Metsola
Country: Poland
Language: EN

Good morning, everyone. Welcome to this start of a very long series of important debates. I’ll start with a couple of announcements.  First of all, the political groups and the non—attached Members have notified me of appointments to the two new special committees, COVI and INGE 2, and to the PEGA Committee of Inquiry. The list of the members appointed to these new committees will be published on Parliament’s website and annexed to the minutes.
Debate: Refugees in Europe: CARE
Date: THURSDAY, 24 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Roberta Metsola
Country: Poland
Language: EN

The next item is the debate on the request for urgent procedure on refugees in Europe: CARE ( One month ago today, Putin ordered a criminal invasion into the sovereign and independent country of Ukraine. Millions have been forced to flee their homes in search of safety. Almost 6.5 million people are internally displaced in Ukraine and a further 3.5 million – 90% being women and children – have taken the long path away from their homeland into the unknown. This is a humanitarian crisis at the heart of Europe. Our effective support will demonstrate the extent of our solidarity with all the brave Ukrainians fighting for their homeland but also for the values that underpin ours. As we said yesterday, we have to do all we can to help them, and that is why we enact today the first set of extraordinary measures to provide emergency support to people fleeing from war in Ukraine. The increasing number of people forced to abandon their homes and the neighbouring countries receiving them will urgently need more resources. I am proud that the European Union has already done so much by welcoming millions of Ukrainians into our countries, homes and hearts. I want to commend all citizens of the European Union Member States that have responded with European cohesion to all those. During the COVID pandemic we showed that the European Union can swiftly react and adjust to the demanding circumstances. And faced with war on our continent, we have to keep showing it also today. On this debate, I would like to inform Members that it will be with one round of political group speakers. Also I would like to remind you that your speeches will continue to be made from the central lectern, except for catch-the-eye, blue cards and points of order. I also ask you kindly to keep an eye on the speakers’ list and to approach the lectern when your speaking time is imminent.
Debate: Refugees in Europe: CARE
Date: THURSDAY, 24 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Andrey Novakov
Political group: PPE
Country: France
Language: BG

Защото този Съюз беше построен от отломките на Втората световна война. И въпреки това в неговата ДНК не са нито бомбите, нито снарядите, нито танковете. В неговата ДНК са мирът, просперитетът и търговията. Аз мисля, че тази агресия, тази война, която виждаме в Украйна, е шанс да покажем човешкото лице на Европейския съюз. Да възпитаме цяло едно поколение европейци, което ще брани Европейския съюз. И това ще бъде най-силната част от нашата армия. Защото това е най-силната черта на Европейския съюз: да помогнем на онези в нужда, на онези, които бягат за живота си.  И съм горд, че този Парламент прие с пълно мнозинство, без гласове „против“ и „въздържали се“, да използваме онези спящи пари на европейските фондове, за да подпомогнем народите и държавите, които приемат бягащи от войната украинци, 90 процента - майки с деца. Тук се сещам за мисълта на гениалния български политик и европеец Атанас Буров, който казва, че великите народи няма да паднат в жертва на дребнава психология, защото те са велики народи и тяхното мерило е велико. Горд съм, че с това гласуване направихме разликата и застанахме от правилната страна на историята, не паднахме жертва на дребнава психология, а минахме на страната на онези, които ще спечелят.
Debate: Refugees in Europe: CARE
Date: THURSDAY, 24 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Rovana Plumb
Political group: S-D
Country: Poland
Language: EN

CARE is a very good title. To ‘care for’ means provide for us, to look after, to ‘take care of’ means look after, keep safe. That’s what we need to do for our Ukrainian friends. All these elements came together in the Commission proposal for a regulation regarding ‘Cohesion’s Action for Refugees in Europe’ of 8 March this year, in particular helping the Member States in the front line.  That the Commission moved swiftly, barely two weeks after the Russian invasion and that the Parliament is also moving very fast with an urgent procedure underpins this debate. Moreover, the instrument chosen, a draft regulation, is legally our strongest instrument, is binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. The possibility of 100% co-financing to respond to this ugly war and the usage of payment appropriations from the 2014-2020 programming period and from REACT-EU is the right way to approach matters.  However, depending on the magnitude of the humanitarian crisis and how the war evolves, we already have to see which financial means could be made available post-30 June this year. What we need to do is that the uprooted Ukrainian friends find a place to stay, find work and find a school for their children. In order to become self-sufficient, language training should be encouraged, as well as child- and medical-care provided.  If the EU is a place with a heart, now is the time to show it. The CARE proposal puts us on the right track.
Debate: Refugees in Europe: CARE
Date: THURSDAY, 24 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Susana Solís Pérez
Political group: Renew
Country: Slovakia
Language: ES

Esta iniciativa que aprobamos hoy, CARE, permitirá que las regiones europeas puedan financiar la totalidad de los gastos derivados de la crisis humanitaria. Hablamos de educación, de hospitales de campaña, de centros de acogida... En definitiva, hablamos de integración. Pero esta iniciativa, tal y como está planteada hoy en día, no es suficiente. Primero, hacen falta más fondos para las regiones fronterizas. Solo a Polonia han llegado dos millones de refugiados. Segundo, hay que revisar los plazos que estamos dando a las regiones para poder justificar los gastos: ojalá no sea necesario, pero todo parece indicar que esta crisis va a seguir más allá del verano. Y, tercero, también debemos apoyar a los que más están sufriendo los daños colaterales de esta invasión. Ya lo estamos viendo: pymes y familias son incapaces de afrontar el imparable aumento del precio de los combustibles y de la energía. Una situación dramática que es un nuevo golpe al campo, a los transportistas y a la industria. Que los fondos lleguen a los negocios y a las familias será clave para que la sociedad aguante de pie la acometida de la economía de guerra. Los valientes ucranianos y los países que los acogen nos necesitan y estar junto a ellos será una prueba de solidaridad y fortaleza para toda la Unión Europea.