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Debate: Commission Work Programme
Date: TUESDAY, 19 OCTOBER 2021
Speaker: Malik Azmani
Political group: Renew
Country: Netherlands
Language: EN

On the content, my group was very happy with the proposal on the European Chips Act and the Cyber Resilience Act. But where are the proposals to deepen our single market? We celebrate the international success of the OECD global agreement on minimum effective taxation and our group wants to translate this into EU law quickly. The pandemic showed us all the value of our health. Our group calls for action to make European healthcare systems more resilient and interoperable. We also want a comprehensive European Mental Health Strategy. Adopting this would be an important post-pandemic legacy.  Mr Vice-President, the ‘geopolitical Commission’ we were promised is missing in action. On trade, development, but also on migration, there is a lack of ambition. Our citizens want a visible Europe that protects their interests in a changing world. Let’s deliver on that promise and build new strategies and tools. Finally, I want to stress the importance of implementation. I give you an example, but there are many others. The Rule of Law in the EU faces challenges. We had a debate this morning. Sometimes it feels like we are in reverse gear, which is why we need a truly European Rule of Law mechanism. An urgent plea: please, the Commission must apply the Rule of Law conditionality mechanism as soon as possible.
Debate: Commission Work Programme
Date: TUESDAY, 19 OCTOBER 2021
Speaker: Thomas Waitz
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Denmark
Language: EN

The Commission was proposing the Green Deal, was relatively ambitious, especially compared to what we’ve seen from national governments and other regions of the world. And please be assured that you will have our backing in staying straight and staying firm on pushing through the proposed legislation against a lot of resistance, which I see coming very strongly from all kinds of stakeholders.  I sign up to what my colleague from the Conservatives, Mr Aubry, said on dependency on fossil fuels. We see very clearly our weaknesses and our vulnerability that we have in depending on fossil fuel imports, especially from Russia at the moment, as we see the skyrocketing energy prices that are linked to some geopolitical games played by that side. So becoming energy autonomous or as autonomous as possible, please put that at the forefront of your political proposals.  And then you tackled health. Well, health is an issue that is related to global warming, but health is also related to many other topics towards environmental protection. And I really want to say a word against what Mr Aubry said, that farmers are endangered by or victims of the farm to fork strategy or environmental policies. It’s exactly the opposite. If we go environmental, then this is helping the farmers.  And I also sign up to the proposal to put in the forefront the question of foreign interference, of fake news, that is actually contradicting our democratic processes, which are at the heart of our decision-making and of the European Union.  And just last but not least, we need to find legal ways of tackling migration and adopting our trade policies so less people have to flee from their homes. This is a key issue for the next working programme, I think.
Debate: Commission Work Programme
Date: TUESDAY, 19 OCTOBER 2021
Speaker: Marco Campomenosi
Political group: ID
Country: Portugal
Language: IT

Mi piacerebbe che fosse modificato anche il tipo di rapporto che ci porta a questo perché, è chiaro, il mese prossimo voteremo una risoluzione e avremo modo di analizzare meglio il lavoro che la Commissione europea pone davanti a sé. Ma quello che mi preme sottolineare, prima delle cose di merito, è che i tempi stringono. Purtroppo la legislatura è già a metà praticamente e, a causa di una pandemia, a causa di tutto quello che è successo, siamo indietro. E questo non è colpa di nessuno, indubbiamente, ma il mio invito è a essere non troppo ambiziosi, perché sappiamo già e lo abbiamo già visto con la presentazione del pacchetto "Fit for 55" che in Consiglio, legittimamente e giustamente, ci sono preoccupazioni e più la Commissione presenta testi legislativi complessi e che fanno discutere, più i tempi si allungano. Per questo io invito, anche sui temi  Sulla difesa, secondo me, possiamo mantenere e migliorare le cose che ci sono adesso. Sulla politica commerciale dovremmo, secondo me, accelerare un po' e poi, sul patto di stabilità, superare definitivamente misure, cioè quelle dell'austerità, che si sono dimostrate inadeguate in un sistema privo di shock esterni, figuriamoci adesso che dobbiamo uscire da una pandemia che ha danneggiato tutti e che dobbiamo tornare a crescere e a produrre rapidamente.
Debate: Commission Work Programme
Date: TUESDAY, 19 OCTOBER 2021
Speaker: Elżbieta Rafalska
Political group: ECR
Country: Germany
Language: PL

Obecna sytuacja na zewnętrznej granicy Unii Europejskiej z Białorusią nadała nowy kontekst dyskusji na temat reformy Schengen. Wspieramy dążenia do przywrócenia pełnej funkcjonalności strefy Schengen oraz budowy odpornego na kryzys systemu zarządzania migracjami w Unii Europejskiej. Kluczowe jest trwałe odzyskanie kontroli nad przepływami migracyjnymi do Unii Europejskiej poprzez dalsze ograniczanie skali nielegalnej migracji oraz nadużyć systemu azylowego. Chcielibyśmy też podkreślić, że projektując konkretne rozwiązania prawne, Komisja Europejska powinna respektować zasady traktatowe, w tym zasadę pomocniczości, równości i zasadę proporcjonalności.
Debate: Commission Work Programme
Date: TUESDAY, 19 OCTOBER 2021
Speaker: Manon Aubry
Political group: The Left
Country: France
Language: FR

Vous n’en êtes pas à votre coup d’essai. Cela me rappelle le début du COVID, quand il a fallu aider les gens à tenir. La Commission a d’abord dit aux États: «Débrouillez vous!». Et puis, elle a été obligée de concéder qu’elle pourrait déroger un peu à ses règles chéries du tout austérité et du tout concurrence. Mais là encore, seulement provisoirement, bien sûr. C’est encore et toujours la même histoire avec le dérèglement climatique et les inondations terribles qui ont ravagé des régions entières en Europe. Vous avez versé quelques larmes de crocodile et juré, la main sur le cœur, que l’écologie, c’était le défi du siècle. Mais vous avez refusé de changer la moindre virgule de votre loi sur le climat, qui ne permettra pas de respecter les accords de Paris. Le schéma est maintenant connu: vous créez des règles iniques, vous vous exonérez de toute responsabilité quand elles créent le chaos, vous les mettez temporairement entre parenthèses quand il est déjà trop tard, après quoi vous les renforcez au lieu de vous en débarrasser définitivement. Je me rappelle pourtant qu’il y a un an, on s’était dit «plus jamais ça» – plus jamais cette austérité qui a détruit nos hôpitaux, plus jamais ce libre-échange qui nous a empêchés de produire des masques, plus jamais ces salaires de misère pour les premières de corvée. Un an après, toutes ces promesses ont été oubliées. Car votre programme de travail est à l’image des précédents. Vite! Rétablissons la règle des 3 % de déficit. Vite! Revenons à l’interdiction des aides d’État. Vite! Signons toujours plus d’accords de libre-échange. Vite! Étendons encore le marché du carbone. Vous feriez mieux de revenir à la raison et de tirer les leçons de vos échecs. Débarrassons-nous définitivement de vos obsessions du passé. Tournons la page de l’évangile néolibéral pour répondre aux préoccupations du quotidien: comment payer ses factures? Respirer un air sain? Offrir un avenir à ses enfants? Voilà ce qu’attendent des millions d’Européens pour l’année 2022. Bref, renouer enfin avec un peu d’espoir.
Debate: Commission Work Programme
Date: TUESDAY, 19 OCTOBER 2021
Speaker: Fabio Massimo Castaldo
Political group: NI
Country: France
Language: IT

Signora Presidente, Signor Vicepresidente Šefčovič, onorevoli colleghi, lotta al cambiamento climatico, all'esclusione sociale e alla disoccupazione: sono queste le priorità che i nostri cittadini hanno evidenziato nell'ultimo sondaggio dell'Eurobarometro. Iniziative presenti all'interno del programma della Commissione per il prossimo anno, senz'altro, ma che per essere concretamente realizzate hanno bisogno di un passaggio fondamentale: riformare le regole di bilancio, sulla cui inadeguatezza concordano, ormai da tempo, quasi tutti in Europa. La Commissione presenta proprio oggi una comunicazione per dare il via a questa revisione. Come Movimento 5 Stelle abbiamo sempre chiesto di ripensare l'intero sistema di  La scadenza del 2023 non ci concede molto tempo per trovare un consenso condiviso, dobbiamo procedere al più presto alla definizione di una  Se non saremo in grado di disegnare politiche che aiutino le persone a conservare la propria dignità – lo ricordano anche i premi Nobel per l'economia Banerjee e Duflo – la fiducia dei cittadini rischia di essere definitivamente compromessa. Non solo dunque numeri, dobbiamo restituire l'economia e la dignità ai nostri concittadini.
Debate: Commission Work Programme
Date: TUESDAY, 19 OCTOBER 2021
Speaker: Alin Mituța
Political group: Renew
Country: Germany
Language: EN

I believe that involving citizens in the mechanism that produces the Commission Work Programme could be a way to achieve this. This is why I have proposed the implementation of an Annual European Agora that will take input from citizens regarding the main priorities of the EU and include it in the decision-making process that builds the work programme. Hopefully, through the Conference, we will also have input from the citizens present in the programme of 2023.
Debate: Commission Work Programme
Date: TUESDAY, 19 OCTOBER 2021
Speaker: Ernő Schaller-Baross
Political group: NI
Country: Netherlands
Language: HU

A globális gazdaság egyre inkább a digitális megoldásokra támaszkodik. Míg a világszintű kereslet robbanásszerűen megnőtt, Európa részesedése a teljes értékláncban a tervezéstől a gyártási kapacitásig csökkent és jelenleg a harmadik országokból származó technológiai alapanyagokra hagyatkozunk. Itt az idő, hogy Európa megvédje magát és saját innovatív kapacitásaira építsen. Törekedni kell arra, hogy erősítsük az EU digitális szuverenitását, fokozzuk az uniós vállalatok versenyképességét és az európai, ezen belül pedig különösen a magyar munkahelyek biztonságát.
Debate: Commission Work Programme
Date: TUESDAY, 19 OCTOBER 2021
Speaker: Edina Tóth
Political group: NI
Country: Slovakia
Language: HU

Üdvözlöm az Európai Bizottság félvezető-jogszabály megalkotására irányuló kezdeményezését, amelynek célja egy, az Unió határain belül működő chipgyártási rendszer létrehozása. Fontosnak tartom, hogy az európai chipgyártás elsősorban a belső piac igényeit szolgálja ki. Sajnos nem szabad megfeledkeznünk arról, hogy a termeléshez nem elegendő egy EU-s jogszabály megalkotása, hanem nyersanyagokra van szükség. Márpedig a chipgyártáshoz olyan ritkaföldfémek szükségesek, amelyek Ázsiában találhatók meg. Remélem, hogy az Európai Bizottság a nyersanyag-szűkösséget figyelembe véve fogja kidolgozni a 2022-ben bemutatásra kerülő tervezetét.
Debate: Commission Work Programme
Date: TUESDAY, 19 OCTOBER 2021
Speaker: Henna Virkkunen
Political group: PPE
Country: Italy
Language: FI

Ohjelmaan sisältyy 42 uutta aloitetta, joista odotan mielenkiinnolla erityisesti kiertotalouden avauksia liittyen mikromuoveihin ja biopohjaisiin muoveihin. Ne avaavat mahdollisuuksia biopohjaisille innovaatioille, joilla voidaan korvata muovia ja muita fossiilisia raaka-aineita.  On hyvä, että ensi vuonna komissio alkaa vihdoinkin toteuttaa hyvän sääntelyn ”one in, one out” -periaatetta, jota EPP-ryhmäni on jo kauan peräänkuuluttanut. Jatkossa aina, kun otetaan käyttöön välttämätöntä uutta sääntelyä, samalla vähennetään järjestelmällisesti ja ennakoivasti vanhaa. Tämä on välttämätöntä, jotta yritysten hallinnollinen taakka pysyy kohtuullisena. Periaatetta on jo pilotoitu tänä syksynä, mutta sen toiminta ei valitettavasti vielä ole vakuuttanut. Toivon komission lähtevän nyt aidosti karsimaan turhaa säätelyä. Olen tyytyväinen, että työohjelmassa huomioidaan koronakriisistä kohtuuttomasti kärsineitä nuoria. Vuosi 2022 on nimetty Euroopan nuorison teemavuodeksi ja luvassa on esimerkiksi uusi korkeakouluja koskeva strategia sekä ALMA-aloite, jolla tarjotaan heikommassa asemassa oleville nuorille työskentelymahdollisuuksia ulkomailla. Ehdottoman tärkeitä aloitteita, nuorten kansainvälisiä opiskelu- ja työmahdollisuuksia, on entisestään lisättävä, jotta Euroopasta löytyy jatkossakin osaajia, huippututkimusta ja uusia innovaatioita.
Debate: General budget of the European Union for the financial year  - all sections
Date: TUESDAY, 19 OCTOBER 2021
Speaker: Roberta Metsola
Country: Poland
Language: MT

Il-punt li jmiss fuq l-aġenda huwa r-rapport tal-Onor. Ressler u l-Onor. Boeselager dwar il-Baġit ġenerali tal-Unjoni Ewropea għas-sena finanzjarja 2022 - it-taqsimiet kollha [11352/2021 - C9-0353/2021-
Debate: General budget of the European Union for the financial year  - all sections
Date: TUESDAY, 19 OCTOBER 2021
Speaker: Karlo Ressler
Country: Germany
Language: EN

The compromise I propose today adopted at the committee level is a comprehensive package which outlines shared priorities between political groups, but also between specialised committees here in the Parliament and provides a European budget based on the actual needs of specific policy areas. I strongly believe that with this package we would manage to meet the expectations of the European citizens, which are understandably very high. Already in the guidelines, the Parliament defined clear political priorities for the budget to support the recovery, boost investments and lay the foundations for a more resilient Union, something that we have been communicating throughout the whole budgetary process. Having this in mind, we were disappointed by the Council’s proposed cuts, notably in successful Union programmes such as Horizon, Digital Europe and LIFE, at a time when we are making political declarations about the digital and green transitions. It would be a mistake also, and a great missed opportunity from the point of view of the Parliament if we didn’t fully use the decommitments under Article 15(3) of the Financial Regulation. Furthermore, the budgetary process has been, obviously, impacted by several global developments which need to be taken into account. This certainly includes the crisis in Afghanistan, as well as the European ambition in making vaccination against COVID—19 accessible globally through the COVAX programme. The key element of our position is undoubtedly the restoration of the arbitrary cuts and the reinforcement of lines that have an added value for Europeans, that have excellent implementation rates and also that have the operational capacity to absorb the additional appropriations. It is especially important to use additional appropriations in certain key areas, such as the following ones. First, supporting the driving force of the European recovery and economy: small and medium enterprises. Secondly, reinforce future—oriented programmes in research, innovation and education with a special focus on youth and children. Thirdly, to strengthen the European Health Union. And fourthly, to boost our efforts towards a digital, green and secure Europe. Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to also use this opportunity to really thank my colleagues, shadow MEPs from all political groups, as well as representatives of all specialised committees that participated in achieving this position. Despite our differences, despite our different backgrounds and perspectives, we all understand that Europe has to be more resilient and that recovery has to be tailored to support all sectors, all regions and all generations in Europe. This is now the moment when we turn our political talk, our political declarations into tangible support to recovery, and this is the moment when we turn our commitment to preparing Europe for a post—pandemic global environment and digital era, and also really reinforce it by concrete funding.
Debate: General budget of the European Union for the financial year  - all sections
Date: TUESDAY, 19 OCTOBER 2021
Speaker: Charles Goerens
Country: Czechia
Language: FR

Premièrement, l’aide publique totale des États, qui est environ quatre fois supérieure à celle dont dispose la Commission européenne. Celle-ci dispose donc d’un levier important, comme le prévoit le traité, pour convaincre les États membres d’agir dans le même sens. Deuxièmement, le rôle stratégique de la Commission devrait se concentrer sur les meilleures approches pour remplir les objectifs du développement durable. À ce propos, la réduction des inégalités par le biais d’une meilleure politique fiscale dans les pays en développement et par l’accès à la sécurité sociale dans ces pays devrait constituer un objectif majeur. Troisièmement, les menaces qui pèsent sur la sécurité et la santé et les bouleversements politiques majeurs rendent nécessaire le recours à la réserve du budget. Ladite réserve doit servir à faire face aux imprévus plutôt que de venir compléter les postes budgétaires dont les estimations de dépenses ont été inférieures à la réalité. Quatrièmement, l’Union européenne va devoir accentuer ses efforts en matière de lutte contre le changement climatique, un domaine dans lequel elle occupe d’ores et déjà un rôle de premier plan. Référence est faite à ce levier car il faudra convaincre d’autres pays, puisque le défi auquel nous devons faire face est un défi mondial.
Debate: General budget of the European Union for the financial year  - all sections
Date: TUESDAY, 19 OCTOBER 2021
Speaker: Luděk Niedermayer
Country: Slovenia
Language: EN

First of all, we should pay attention to proper financing of the European Supervisory Authority. As they are getting more assignments they must be properly staffed and be ready to fulfil the goals.  Second, I guess there is a general understanding that pilot projects represent a very good way how to improve the functionality of the European Union. I would just call for more transparency and possible flexibility on the side of the Commission to better utilise this tool.  Last but not least, in the budget we are often dealing with the millions while we are losing billions. I am talking about tax evasion, tax avoidance, that is the problem across the EU. We will get great support from the OECD agreement, but we should do also our homework and we can do much more to protect the money of the Member States and the European Union.
Debate: General budget of the European Union for the financial year  - all sections
Date: TUESDAY, 19 OCTOBER 2021
Speaker: Billy Kelleher
Country: Denmark
Language: EN

Reference has been made to the fact that the committee wanted to prioritise investment in research, innovation and in education, and specifically in young people. Now there is also in the report an issue with which I have serious concerns, and that is the reserve of EUR 20 million being placed on funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency – UNRWA. I reject that proposal. I think it’s sneaky, it’s unfair and it is politicising children in Palestine where I have visited and seen first-hand the appalling conditions they live in. And while the curriculum must be readjusted to ensure that it does not propose hatred to the Israelis, we still at the same time must provide our funding to ensure that Palestinians are educated in the first place.  So I welcome the committee’s decision, but I want to reject that amendment and that proposal.
Debate: General budget of the European Union for the financial year  - all sections
Date: TUESDAY, 19 OCTOBER 2021
Speaker: Eugen Jurzyca
Country: Belgium
Language: SK

Efektivita použitia verejných zdrojov sa však nemá merať podľa toho, koľko spoločných peňazí sa rozdalo, ale akú pridanú hodnotu občanom priniesli. V tejto súvislosti pokladám za chybu šetrenie na Európskom úrade boja proti podvodom. Navyšovanie európskeho rozpočtu musí ísť ruka v ruke s personálnym posilnením jeho kontrolných orgánov.
Debate: General budget of the European Union for the financial year  - all sections
Date: TUESDAY, 19 OCTOBER 2021
Speaker: Isabel García Muñoz
Country: Greece
Language: ES

En transporte tenemos retos importantes: desarrollar los corredores europeos, desplegar infraestructuras de combustibles alternativos, mejorar el transporte de pasajeros y la distribución de mercancías a través de la multimodalidad, hacer las infraestructuras más resilientes al cambio climático y adaptarlas a los avances tecnológicos como los coches autónomos; por suerte, contamos con las agencias europeas de transporte —AFE, AESA y AESM—, cuyo papel es clave en este proceso transformador, y necesitamos que así lo refleje su presupuesto.
Debate: General budget of the European Union for the financial year  - all sections
Date: TUESDAY, 19 OCTOBER 2021
Speaker: Paolo De Castro
Country: Belgium
Language: IT

Nonostante ciò, alcuni settori tra i più emblematici della nostra tradizione alimentare continuano a soffrire le conseguenze a causa di una richiesta di mercato ancora distante dai livelli pre-pandemia. Per questo, la commissione per l'agricoltura insiste sulla necessità di una dotazione finanziaria aggiuntiva per l'anno 2022, in grado di supportare la ripresa dei nostri agricoltori. Su questo punto, signor Commissario, urge una riflessione sull'utilità e l'efficacia della riserva di crisi della PAC, soprattutto in considerazione dei significativi miglioramenti nel suo funzionamento, che il Parlamento ha inserito nel processo di riforma della politica agricola comune. Non possiamo più permettere, infatti, che le aree rurali vengano lasciate in secondo piano, mettendo a repentaglio il senso di appartenenza europea di una parte dei nostri concittadini. Per questo, ci auguriamo che alla visione di lungo termine presentata dalla Commissione seguano iniziative concrete e adeguatamente finanziate già a partire dal 2022.
Debate: General budget of the European Union for the financial year  - all sections
Date: TUESDAY, 19 OCTOBER 2021
Speaker: Romeo Franz
Country: Germany
Language: DE

Der vorliegende Haushaltsplan reagiert auf die Notwendigkeit von Investitionen in Bildung und Kultur, gerade im Hinblick auf die Auswirkungen der COVID-19-Gesundheitskrise. Dass der Kultur- und Kreativsektor und all die Menschen, die in diesem Sektor arbeiten, am schlimmsten von der Pandemie getroffen wurden, zweifelt niemand an. Auch nicht, dass gerade Kinder und junge Menschen am meisten unter den Konsequenzen dieser Krise gelitten haben. Daher ist es wichtig, in diese Politikbereiche zu investieren, denn sie leisten einen wichtigen Beitrag zur Stärkung der Demokratie. Bedauerlich in diesem Zusammenhang ist jedoch, dass der Aktionsbereich „Bürgerbeteiligung und Teilhabe“ des Programms „Bürgerinnen und Bürger, Gleichstellung, Rechte und Werte“ keine entsprechende Aufstockung der Ressourcen erhalten hat. Ich hoffe daher sehr, dass der vom Kulturausschuss eingebrachte Änderungsantrag eine Mehrheit findet.
Debate: General budget of the European Union for the financial year  - all sections
Date: TUESDAY, 19 OCTOBER 2021
Speaker: Domènec Ruiz Devesa
Country: Malta
Language: ES

Este Parlamento aspira a un presupuesto que precisamente esté conforme con nuestros valores y con nuestras normas. Por esta razón, me satisface que hayamos alcanzado un acuerdo para introducir una reserva para Frontex de 90 millones de euros con condiciones relativas al nombramiento de observadores de los derechos humanos, a un procedimiento claro para la suspensión de las operaciones cuando se produzcan violaciones serias o sistemáticas de los derechos humanos y al nombramiento de directores adjuntos. Creo que el Parlamento debe respaldar de manera fuerte esta posición y también proporcionar a la EASO los recursos y el personal necesario para cumplir su mandato.