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Debate: Strengthening the right to participate: legitimacy and resilience of electoral processes in illiberal political systems and authoritarian regimes
Date: THURSDAY, 9 NOVEMBER 2023
Speaker: Clare Daly
Political group: The Left
Country: France
Language: EN

Madam President, I voted against this file. Promoting the right to participate is obviously a noble goal, but this report twists it into an excuse to pretend that we are somehow in charge to sit in judgement of global south elections and interfere if we don’t like the results. And to be honest with you, after the last month, I am finding it difficult to understand why anybody would think that the rest of the world would give a damn what we think. For weeks, billions have watched us. Europe has stood lock, stock and barrel behind our friend apartheid Israel. We call Israel a democracy. In this democracy, 4.5 million Palestinians live under occupation with no rights at all, victims of dehumanisation, arbitrary checkpoints, settler violence, brutalisation by security forces, a military court system and no vote. This is what we call with a straight face the only democracy in the Middle East. Well it’s over. After the show Europe’s made of itself recently, don’t expect the rest of the world to be taking you seriously any time soon.
Debate: Effectiveness of the EU sanctions on Russia
Date: THURSDAY, 9 NOVEMBER 2023
Speaker: Eugen Tomac
Political group: PPE
Country: France
Language: RO

Doamna președintă, sancțiunile impuse Rusiei sunt dovada capacității statelor membre de a se coordona atunci când siguranța Europei este amenințată.  Este regretabil însă că, în vremuri de crize istorice, această unitate este pusă în pericol de unele state, precum Austria, care și-a dublat schimburile economice cu mărfuri importate din Rusia încă de la începutul războiului din Ucraina. În 2021, valoarea produselor importate de Austria din Rusia a crescut cu 77%, iar în 2022 cu 98% față de cifrele înregistrate în 2019, înainte de impunerea sancțiunilor. Practic, Viena continuă să aprovizioneze regimul barbar de la Moscova cu peste 20 de milioane de euro pe zi.  În acest context, solicit Comisiei să răspundă sesizării pe care am făcut-o împreună cu colegul meu, deputatul Vlad Botoș, cu privire la aceste încălcări flagrante ale condițiilor de sancțiune în ceea ce privește Rusia.
Debate: Effectiveness of the EU sanctions on Russia
Date: THURSDAY, 9 NOVEMBER 2023
Speaker: Anders Vistisen
Political group: ID
Language: DA

Fru formand! Hykleriet driver jo ned af væggene, når man her i salen roser sig med sin stærke indsats mod den russiske okkupation i Ukraine. Lad os lige huske forhistorien; efter at Rusland havde taget Krim, hvem ønskede at sælge hangarskibe til Putin? Det gjorde Frankrig. Præsident Macron. Hvem ønskede at få mere russisk gas og afvikle sin egen atomkraft? Det gjorde Tyskland. Kansler Merkel. Der er intet, der viser, at EU er god til at håndtere udenrigspolitiske anliggender. Og de sanktioner, vi har stemt om her i dag, udstiller jo blot hykleriet, fordi vi har jo nægtet at tage opgøret med den russiske økonomi, hvor det gjorde ondt på os selv. Vi har jo stadigvæk importeret russisk gas. Vi har masser af huller i sanktionerne, og derfor ser vi jo også, at den russiske økonomi stadigvæk fungerer her små to år efter krigens begyndelse, fordi EU ikke tør tage opgøret, fordi man gerne snakker store ord og luftige principper. Men når det kommer ned til virkelig heden, så står man tilbage med den forkerte udenrigspolitik og med en tandløs ”approach”. Det er det, vi kan forvente, når man giver EU magten på udenrigsområdet.
Debate: Effectiveness of the EU sanctions on Russia
Date: THURSDAY, 9 NOVEMBER 2023
Speaker: Ivan Vilibor Sinčić
Political group: NI
Country: Czechia
Language: HR

Poštovana predsjedavajuća, glasam protiv još jedne rezolucije o sankcijama, sankcije su propale, uništavamo samo sebe i nikoga drugoga. To me podsjeća na vrijeme prohibicije kad je u SAD-u bio zabranjen alkohol, a opet su ga svi pili; pa tako možemo čitati: Uvoz ruskog LNG plina porastao je 40% od invazije na Ukrajinu. I, dakle, Španjolska i Belgija postale su druga i treća zemlja uvoznica toga plina, odmah nakon Kine. Svaka vam čast, Evropo, pušete za vrat Kini, koliko sankcionirate. Naravno, taj plin nije ostao u tim zemljama, nego ide posvuda i kupuju ga, zapravo, svi. Ono što se promijenilo u odnosu na prije dvije godine najviše je knjigovodstvo. Energija više-manje dolazi, kao što je i prije, samo je sada puno skuplja i ide preko trećih zemalja pa se tako ogromne količine nafte uvoze preko Indije. Ruske nafte, naravno. Belgija - nije im bilo dovoljno 11 krugova sankcija da se odreknu ruskih dijamanata pa valjda im neće biti ni 12. Svatko, dakle, u Europi gleda sebe. Samo hrvatska vlada nikako da napravi nešto za vlastite građane koje uništava inflacija, nego se pokorava Bruxellesu.
Debate: Effectiveness of the EU sanctions on Russia
Date: THURSDAY, 9 NOVEMBER 2023
Speaker: Mick Wallace
Political group: The Left
Country: Germany
Language: EN

Madam President, the headlines are singing the same tune: the war in Ukraine is done; time for negotiations. The best deal Ukraine can hope for is what was on offer in April 2022, when Zelenskyy and the Russians were willing to agree to postpone the Crimea issue, strong federalism or autonomy for eastern Ukraine with language rights – effectively, the platform Zelenskyy was elected on with 73% of the vote. The peace deal in April 2022 was scuppered when Boris Johnson went to Kyiv, threatened Zelenskyy, and promised the EU and US sanctions would cripple Russia in a matter of months. Ukraine is now destroyed. Over 200 000 Ukrainians and Russian soldiers are dead and millions displaced. Russia has overtaken the German economy, and is looking at 2 to 3% growth. Germany is heading for a recession that is having a knock-on effect on the entire EU, where millions are impoverished by inflation and a cost-of-living crisis – a complete and total abject failure by a murderously incompetent EU leadership. When are we going to wake up and cop onto ourselves? We are not serving the interests of the ordinary people of Europe. We’re serving elites, and it’s going to come back to haunt youse.
Debate: Approval of the minutes of the part-session and forwarding of texts adopted
Date: THURSDAY, 9 NOVEMBER 2023
Speaker: Pina Picierno
Country: Spain
Language: IT

Il processo verbale della seduta di ieri e di quella odierna sarà sottoposto all'approvazione del Parlamento all'inizio della prossima seduta. Se non vi sono obiezioni, procedo alla trasmissione immediata delle risoluzioni approvate nella seduta odierna ai loro destinatari.
Debate: Proposal for a Union act
Date: MONDAY, 20 NOVEMBER 2023
Speaker: Roberta Metsola
Country: Poland
Language: EN

I would like to announce that, pursuant to Rule 47(2), I have declared admissible a proposal for a Union act on the need to protect families, businesses and self-employed persons from the rise in fuel prices in Europe. The proposal was submitted by Jorge Buxadé Villalba and three other Members. It is referred to the ECON Committee, as committee responsible, and to the ITRE Committee, for opinion.
Debate: Negotiations ahead of Parliament’s first reading
Date: MONDAY, 20 NOVEMBER 2023
Speaker: Roberta Metsola
Country: Poland
Language: EN

In relation to the decisions by several committees to enter into interinstitutional negotiations pursuant to Rule 71(1) announced at the opening of the session on Wednesday 8 November, I have received no requests for a vote in Parliament by Members or a political group or groups reaching at least the medium threshold. The committees may therefore start the negotiations.
Debate: Negotiations ahead of Parliament’s first reading
Date: MONDAY, 20 NOVEMBER 2023
Speaker: Roberta Metsola
Country: Poland
Language: EN

Several committees have decided to enter into interinstitutional negotiations pursuant to Rule 71(1). The reports which constitute the mandates for the negotiations are available on the plenary web page, and their titles will be published in the minutes of the sitting. Pursuant to Rule 71(2), Members or political groups reaching at least the medium threshold may request in writing by tomorrow, 21 November, at midnight, that the decisions be put to the vote. If no request for a vote in Parliament is made before the deadline, the committees may start the negotiations.
Debate: Signing of acts adopted in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure
Date: MONDAY, 20 NOVEMBER 2023
Speaker: Roberta Metsola
Country: Poland
Language: EN

I’d like to inform you that, together with the President of the Council, I shall on Wednesday sign 11 acts adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure in accordance with Rule 79. The titles of the acts will be published in the minutes of this sitting.
Debate: Children first - strengthening the Child Guarantee, two years on from its adoption - Reducing inequalities and promoting social inclusion in times of crisis for children and their families
Date: MONDAY, 20 NOVEMBER 2023
Speaker: Dita Charanzová
Country: France
Language: EN

The next item is the joint debate on: – the Commission statement on ‘Children first – strengthening the Child Guarantee, two years on from its adoption’ ( – the report by Sandra Pereira, on behalf of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, on reducing inequalities and promoting social inclusion in times of crisis for children and their families (
Debate: Children first - strengthening the Child Guarantee, two years on from its adoption - Reducing inequalities and promoting social inclusion in times of crisis for children and their families
Date: MONDAY, 20 NOVEMBER 2023
Speaker: Ewa Kopacz
Country: Bulgaria
Language: PL

Chcę dziś z całą mocą podkreślić: dzieci w Ukrainie, dzieci w Gazie i Izraelu, w Sudanie i wszędzie tam, gdzie dorośli toczą swoje wojny, mają takie samo prawo, by żyć, by dorastać i rozwijać się w poczuciu bezpieczeństwa, miłości i szacunku. To prawo jest uniwersalne, niezbywalne i nie zależy od tego, w którym kraju i po której stronie muru dziecko przyszło na świat.  Na koniec powiem coś oczywistego: wszystkie dzieci są nasze i zasługują na wszystko, co najlepsze. A my, tu, w Parlamencie Europejskim, traktujmy tę maksymę jako coś oczywistego i dajmy przykład.
Debate: Children first - strengthening the Child Guarantee, two years on from its adoption - Reducing inequalities and promoting social inclusion in times of crisis for children and their families
Date: MONDAY, 20 NOVEMBER 2023
Speaker: Helmut Geuking
Political group: PPE
Country: Spain
Language: DE

Ich muss ehrlich sagen, hier kann man sich nur noch fremdschämen. Fremdschämen insofern: Hier gehört ein volles Haus hin, hier gehören Menschen hin, die die Kinder würdigen. Der Weltkindertag ist dafür da, um auf die Bedürfnisse der Kinder aufmerksam zu machen. Der Weltkindertag ist dafür da, um die Rechte der Kinder weltweit zu stärken. Er ist dafür da, um die Kinderarmut, die Kinderarbeit anzuprangern. Er ist nicht da für Selbstbeweihräucherung oder dafür, diese wichtige Diskussion in einen Bericht einzubetten. Wie gesagt, hier kann man sich nur noch fremdschämen. Die Familienpartei Deutschlands, dessen Bundesvorsitzender ich bin – wir haben ganz viele Vorschläge auch in diesen Bericht wieder eingearbeitet, mit einem zusätzlichen europäischen Kinderkostengeld, mit einem Erziehungsgehalt für Europa, was die Eltern dringend benötigen, damit sie Kinder selbstbestimmt erziehen können und finanziell bewusst in die Familienplanung einsteigen können. Also ein Zeichen mehr, dass wir als kleine Partei hier dringend, dringend gebraucht werden in diesem Europäischen Parlament. Und wir hoffen einmal, dass im nächsten Jahr, nach den Europawahlen, hier am 20. November das Haus voll sein wird und dass wir einen eigenen Tagesordnungspunkt zu diesem Weltkindertag haben werden. Denn die Kinder dieser Welt und die Kinder Europas haben es sich verdient. Sie sind unsere Zukunft, sie sind unser – das böse Wort – Humankapital. Sie sind die Menschen, die wir fördern müssen, die wir betreuen müssen, und wir dürfen es nicht zulassen, dass weiterhin die Armut zunimmt. Wir dürfen die Kinderarbeit in Europa nicht zulassen, die – Frau Pereira hat es angesprochen – rasant ansteigt durch die Armut und die Inflation und die Kriege, die wir in dieser Welt haben.  Ja, lassen Sie uns der Kinder nicht nur gedenken, sondern aktiv sein für unsere Kinder Europas, und lassen Sie uns dann zukünftig aus dem heutigen Tag Lehren ziehen, damit wir es im nächsten Jahr besser machen.
Debate: Children first - strengthening the Child Guarantee, two years on from its adoption - Reducing inequalities and promoting social inclusion in times of crisis for children and their families
Date: MONDAY, 20 NOVEMBER 2023
Speaker: Brando Benifei
Political group: S-D
Country: Italy
Language: IT

Parto proprio dal mio Paese: la Premier Giorgia Meloni ha ricevuto in dote dall'Unione europea la Garanzia per l'infanzia e un eccellente piano nazionale per la sua messa in atto. Ma dal suo insediamento tutto è fermo: non si sa che fine abbia fatto il gruppo di lavoro sulla garanzia per l'infanzia; viene tagliata la spesa sociale con una legge di bilancio disastrosa e il PNRR proprio sull'infanzia e i nidi è in alto mare. Segnalo che nel 2022 il 13,4 % dei bambini si trovava in povertà assoluta, sottolineo povertà assoluta; il tempo pieno garantito solo al 38,1 % degli studenti della scuola primaria e i NEET oltre il 23%: il dato più alto nell'Unione europea.  Dati che fanno arrabbiare e che mostrano che non possiamo perdere tempo. Invece, stiamo sprecando risorse e opportunità. È una vergogna. Non vale solo per l'Italia tutto questo: la povertà minorile è in crescita in Europa, con milioni di minori a rischio. Non possiamo permettere che anni di battaglie contro la povertà infantile siano vanificate.  Per esempio, domani possiamo insieme fare un passo avanti e chiedere un finanziamento di almeno 20 miliardi di euro per la Garanzia per l'infanzia per sostenere ulteriormente questi programmi, sperando siano realizzati nei tempi e nei modi giusti, anche per rispondere all'esigenza dei bambini rifugiati – penso al tema dei bambini ucraini e di altri Paesi.  Altrimenti, se non ci diamo una mossa, condanneremo milioni di bambini a un futuro indegno.
Debate: Children first - strengthening the Child Guarantee, two years on from its adoption - Reducing inequalities and promoting social inclusion in times of crisis for children and their families
Date: MONDAY, 20 NOVEMBER 2023
Speaker: Dragoş Pîslaru
Political group: Renew
Country: Spain
Language: EN

Today, we are talking about how the EU is taking care of our children. Are we taking care of our children well in Europe, respecting their rights and providing access and opportunities? The answer is ‘no’. Today’s debate is not a theoretical exercise about the world’s problems. We have 5 million children in poverty in the EU today. Today we are debating a resolution prepared by the Employment and Social Affairs Committee of this Parliament, led by Renew Europe, but supported by all political groups and developed in a full consultation in transparency with the stakeholders. And indeed it’s a resolution to try to redress this unacceptable situation. The European Child Guarantee is the wild card to get millions of children out of poverty, and we need that because this can be a game changer. Ambition and proper implementation through the national action plans. We need to set crazy, ambitious actions by constantly being more coordinating, better governance, having a European authority for children, having the additional budget that we need of 20 billion and plus, having meaningful implementation and synergy among authorities. Children and inequality, poverty, social exclusion: these are words that should never say to each other. We should do everything in our power to provide the children a best future, a better future to learn and become amazing human beings that they are destined to be, away from poverty, social exclusion and inequality.
Debate: Children first - strengthening the Child Guarantee, two years on from its adoption - Reducing inequalities and promoting social inclusion in times of crisis for children and their families
Date: MONDAY, 20 NOVEMBER 2023
Speaker: Rosa D'Amato
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Czechia
Language: IT

I numeri fanno rabbrividire: il 34 % dei minori al Sud non accede ai cosiddetti diritti chiave, impossibilità di frequentare asili nido, tassi di dispersione scolastica tra i più alti d'Europa, disagio psicologico, aule fatiscenti, mancanza di mense per il tempo pieno. Disagio abitativo, poi, e mancanza di accesso a cure mediche di qualità sono la tragica realtà di un numero crescente di minori e delle loro famiglie, che allo stesso tempo affrontano un costo della vita sempre più elevato. I tagli alla sanità, alla scuola, così come i ritardi nell'attuazione del PNRR, sono scelte politiche che stanno creando le condizioni per un disastro sociale. E la destra della Meloni che fa? Quella destra che è ossessionata dalla natalità e dai bambini che verranno. Forse sarebbe più utile concentrarsi sui bambini che esistono già e che chiedono semplicemente una vita dignitosa.
Debate: Children first - strengthening the Child Guarantee, two years on from its adoption - Reducing inequalities and promoting social inclusion in times of crisis for children and their families
Date: MONDAY, 20 NOVEMBER 2023
Speaker: Margarita de la Pisa Carrión
Political group: ECR
Country: Slovakia
Language: ES

Quien ha sentido el amor desinteresado de una familia entiende su dignidad como persona y se relaciona en esta frecuencia con los demás y lo puede devolver a la sociedad. La familia es la mejor herramienta de inclusión social contra la pobreza y las desigualdades. Es necesario poner en valor a la familia, y debe ser el centro de las políticas sociales —especialmente en tiempos de crisis—. En cambio, esta Cámara trabaja por sustituirla, generando desconfianza, enfrentando a familiares, distanciando a los niños de sus padres. Se pretende acabar con la pobreza acabando con la vida, cuando la vida es el bien más importante que proteger. La mejor garantía para la infancia es su familia. Ayudemos a los padres a cumplir bien con su labor.
Debate: Children first - strengthening the Child Guarantee, two years on from its adoption - Reducing inequalities and promoting social inclusion in times of crisis for children and their families
Date: MONDAY, 20 NOVEMBER 2023
Speaker: Dominique Bilde
Political group: ID
Country: Germany
Language: FR

Nous nous désolons aujourd’hui que les droits des enfants ne soient plus respectés et qu’ils soient affectés par la pauvreté. Mais qui a imposé aux États membres des mesures d’austérité drastiques pendant des années? Qui a reproché aux États membres leurs dépenses dans la santé ou dans le social pendant des années? Qui, aujourd’hui, souhaite encore dicter ses priorités aux États membres, sinon l’Union européenne? Vos déclarations et textes sont des suites de poncifs à la limite de l’indécence. Nous n’avons pas attendu que l’UE se réveille et se rêve soudain grande protectrice du bien social pour avoir conscience de la situation dramatique que traversent nos concitoyens, et en particulier nos enfants. Que propose l’Union européenne, sinon des listes sans fin de vœux pieux? Évidemment que nos enfants méritent le meilleur. Bien sûr que tous doivent avoir droit à la sécurité, à l’éducation, à un environnement sain dans lequel grandir et s’épanouir. Mais que propose l’Union européenne, sinon des messages contradictoires, entre appels à financer tout et n’importe quoi, et priorité donnée finalement à tous les autres sujets. En privant les États membres de leur liberté d’agir sereinement en fonction de leurs besoins, en les empêchant de rendre sa valeur au travail ou de renforcer leur service par des politiques nationales qu’ils jugent nécessaires, vous condamnez nos enfants à grandir dans un monde qui ne les protège plus. La moindre des choses serait maintenant d’arrêter de donner des leçons et d’agir enfin.
Debate: Children first - strengthening the Child Guarantee, two years on from its adoption - Reducing inequalities and promoting social inclusion in times of crisis for children and their families
Date: MONDAY, 20 NOVEMBER 2023
Speaker: Lívia Járóka
Political group: NI
Country: Slovakia
Language: HU

Tisztelt Elnök Asszony! Az elmúlt évek válságainak sorozata államainkat rendkívül keményen érintette, és már azok a tagállamok is, amelyek az elmúlt tíz évben, például a gyerekszegénységben nagyon jól teljesítettek, azokban az országokban is az elmúlt időszakban 20%-kal növekedett a szegénység, s az európai roma gyerekeknek most 83 százaléka él szegénységben. 2011-ben ez a Ház volt és az Európai Bizottság, amely az összeurópai roma stratégiát elindította, és nagyon örülünk, hogy a spanyol elnökség ezt a feladatát továbbvitte és a szegregáció elleni intézkedéseket elindította.  A már akkor hangoztatott megerősített ellenőrzési, visszacsatolási rendszer, a különböző szakpolitikai területek komplex kezelése, ugye itt, oktatás, lakhatás, foglalkoztatás, egészségügy, és a konkrét vállalások is elakadtak ettől a legutóbbi két évtől, amikor is a pandémia, a háború, az infláció nagyon negatívan érintette a közösségeinket. Ezért különösen örömmel vesszük, hogy a mostani trió elnökség végre változást kezdett elindítani, a megfelelő iskola közeli lakhatást biztosít, óvodai nevelést ajánlunk, a lakhatásban, az oktatásban és a munkahelyen pedig a szegregáció felszámolását, felszámolását. Támogatnunk kell a szegény családokat!
Debate: Children first - strengthening the Child Guarantee, two years on from its adoption - Reducing inequalities and promoting social inclusion in times of crisis for children and their families
Date: MONDAY, 20 NOVEMBER 2023
Speaker: Loucas Fourlas
Political group: PPE
Country: Italy
Language: EL

Κυρία Πρόεδρε, Κυρία Επίτροπε, Παγκόσμια Ημέρα Παιδιού λοιπόν. Η σημερινή ημέρα είναι απλά μια υπενθύμιση ότι ο κόσμος αυτός δεν μας ανήκει. Τον δανειστήκαμε από τα παιδιά μας. Τα παιδιά μας, που είναι το μέλλον μας, το πιο αγνό κομμάτι της κοινωνίας. Τα παιδιά είναι το αύριο και τους αξίζουν καλύτερες μέρες από αυτές που τους ξημερώνουμε εμείς. Τα παιδιά δεν πρέπει να είναι θύματα πολέμου. Τα παιδιά δεν πρέπει να πονούν, να πολεμούν, να πεθαίνουν από βομβαρδισμούς και από σφαίρες. Τα παιδιά δεν πρέπει να δουλεύουν, να πεινούν, να υποφέρουν, να κακοποιούνται. Τα παιδιά πρέπει να χαμογελούν, να πηγαίνουν σχολείο, να παίζουν, να ονειρεύονται, να διασκεδάζουν την παιδικότητά τους. Τα παιδιά είναι ο κόσμος μας κι αυτός ο κόσμος είναι ομορφότερος, διότι υπάρχουν σε αυτόν τα παιδιά, τα παιδιά μας. Κι αν σωθεί έστω και ένα παιδί, τότε θα υπάρχει ελπίδα.