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Debate: The role of farmers as enablers of the green transition and a resilient agricultural sector
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
Speaker: Valter Flego
Political group: Renew
Country: Sweden
Language: HR

Poštovani predsjedavajući, imamo ogroman problem. Naime, najbolji proizvodi se ne izdvajaju na tržištu kao takvi. Moramo stati zato na kraj zakidanju proizvođača, ali i varanju potrošača. Potrebna je apsolutno nova EU oznaka za najbolje i najkvalitetnije poljoprivredne proizvode jer mora postojati jasna distinkcija između najboljih, najkvalitetnijih poljoprivrednih proizvoda i onih ostalih. Bilo da je riječ o maslinovom ulju, o siru, o medu, o vinu ili o nekom petom proizvodu. Zato tražim novu oznaku  I to je sjajno rješenje i za kvalitetne proizvođače, ali i potrošače koji će konačno znati što kupuju. Hrvatska, naime, kao i ostale male zemlje, ne može na tržištu konkurirati količinom, kvantitetom, ali može kvalitetom i vrijeme je da takvi kvalitetni proizvodi budu i zakonski prepoznati.
Debate: The role of farmers as enablers of the green transition and a resilient agricultural sector
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
Speaker: Daniel Buda
Political group: PPE
Country: Germany
Language: RO

Domnule președinte, este trist că discutăm astăzi despre rolul fermierilor în tranziția ecologică și a unui sector agricol rezilient, ca și cum ar fi posibil să ai toate acestea fără fermieri. Nu cred că putem vorbi astăzi de securitate alimentară fără un sector agricol puternic, iar acest lucru înseamnă o finanțare adecvată, dar mai ales avem nevoie de o legislație predictibilă și care să poată fi ușor implementată de fermieri.  În același timp, avem nevoie de studii de impact serioase, ancorate în realitățile din teren și nu de studii făcute în niște birouri somptuoase de către oameni care nu au fost în viața lor într-o fermă, tributari doar gândirii lui Timmermans. Doamna comisară, are Comisia studii de impact la Regulamentul privind reducerea pesticidelor cu 50 % sau la Regulamentul privind refacerea naturii? Pentru că noi nu știm la aceste studii de impact. Pot fermierii să facă față acestor provocări? Deoarece aceștia ne spun că nu pot să facă față acestor provocări.
Debate: The role of farmers as enablers of the green transition and a resilient agricultural sector
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
Speaker: Salvatore De Meo
Political group: PPE
Country: Czechia
Language: IT

Signor Presidente, onorevoli colleghi, questo acceso dibattito sull'importanza dell'agricoltura conferma ancora una volta come l'Europa e questo Parlamento non riescano a trovare una soluzione pragmatica e di buon senso e tutto questo a discapito della nostra credibilità. Ascoltare e interpretare quello che gli agricoltori ci stanno dicendo, qualcuno pensa che possa significare negazionismo e questo è un grave errore. Vorrei sottolineare che gli agricoltori sono probabilmente i più europei di tutti per aver toccato con mano ciò che significa Europa. Dobbiamo soltanto comprendere che la sostenibilità ambientale non può essere un'ideologia, dobbiamo invece far sì che essa venga declinata e attuata con azioni concrete e praticabili e che vengano messe in campo azioni di supporto, perché gli agricoltori significano sicurezza alimentare e gli agricoltori sono evidentemente quelli che ci hanno permesso anche di identificarci sullo scenario globale come i migliori produttori al mondo.
Debate: The role of farmers as enablers of the green transition and a resilient agricultural sector
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
Speaker: Seán Kelly
Political group: PPE
Country: Greece
Language: EN

Mr President, deputy Commissioner McGuinness said this was a very important debate, a key debate, a really important debate. And yet the Commissioner in charge is not here. Now, we’ve had over 50 speakers in Parliament. They all came according to their mandate. None of them sent in a deputy. So I think, for really important, key debates in future, if a Commissioner doesn’t turn up, we have to put down a vote of no confidence in them. Having said that, I am totally in favour of Farm to Fork, Green Deal, biodiversity improvement, sequestration and reducing emissions. I think the new eco-schemes in the CAP will help enormously and they have been embraced by farmers to ensure that. But if there are new measures in addition to those, then I think they have to be matched with new money. Otherwise, farmers are going to lose productivity, food security is going to be jeopardised and they’ll go out of business.
Debate: The role of farmers as enablers of the green transition and a resilient agricultural sector
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
Speaker: Michaela Šojdrová
Political group: PPE
Country: Greece
Language: CS

Pane předsedající, kolegyně a kolegové, změny klimatu dopadají právě na zemědělce, a proto zemědělci jsou těmi hlavními aktéry, kteří realizují řadu opatření, ať už je to
Debate: The role of farmers as enablers of the green transition and a resilient agricultural sector
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
Speaker: Christine Schneider
Political group: PPE
Country: France
Language: DE

Herr Präsident, Frau Kommissarin! Wir sind uns in dem Ziel einig: Wir wollen eine starke Land- und Forstwirtschaft, ja, und wir wollen eine widerstandsfähige Landwirtschaft. Wir wollen eine langfristige, aber ja, wir wollen auch eine kurzfristige Ernährungssicherheit, denn wenn wir uns nur auf die langfristige Ernährungssicherheit konzentrieren, werden unsere Betriebe nicht mehr hier sein. Und die, die nicht mehr hier sind, können nicht für die Ernährungssicherheit der Zukunft sorgen. Das ist die erste Differenz. Wir wollen die Ziele des Grünen Deals erfüllen. Die Landwirtschaft will 50 % der Pflanzenschutzmittel reduzieren, und ja, wir wollen die Biodiversität erhalten. Über das Ziel sind wir uns einig, aber nicht über den Weg. Die Landwirtschaft – sie ist Teil der Lösung. Ich sage es sehr deutlich, Frau Kommissarin McGuinness: Wenn Sie die Vorschläge geschrieben hätten, hätten wir, glaube ich, eine gute Gesprächsgrundlage. Aber die Vorschläge der Kommission zum Naturschutz-Paket dividieren hier dieses Parlament, weil sie keine Antworten auf unsere Fragen geben, wie es weitergeht mit dem Ausbau der regenerativen Energien. Das ist das Problem. Das Problem ist im Vorschlag der Kommission.
Debate: The role of farmers as enablers of the green transition and a resilient agricultural sector
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
Speaker: Ljudmila Novak
Political group: PPE
Country: Lithuania
Language: SL

Gospod predsednik! Sprašujem se, ali res želimo povečati samooskrbo z doma pridelano hrano? Ali res želimo izvajati strategijo od vil do vilic? Če to želimo, potem pomagajmo kmetom, da bodo lažje pridelovali zdravo hrano. Če želimo, da bomo imeli tudi mlade kmete, ki so naša prihodnost, potem jim moramo omogočiti, da bodo lahko od svojega dela tudi dostojno živeli. Kmetje imajo veliko dela na polju, travniku, gozdu ali v hlevu. Zakaj morajo dolgo v noč delati še kot birokrati? Ali bo uvožena hrana z drugih koncev sveta res bolj zdrava in primernejša za naše državljane? Kaj pa izpusti? Kako naj kmet pridela dovolj hrane za svojo živino, če ne sme kositi svojih travnikov, ko je čas za to? Kmetje potrebujejo razumne in spodbudne rešitve za pridelavo zdrave hrane, ne pa evropskih birokratskih ovir.
Debate: The role of farmers as enablers of the green transition and a resilient agricultural sector
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
Speaker: Jessika Roswall
Language: EN

It is evident that there are different views in this House on how we should adopt our agriculture policy. However, there seems to be two points where we all can agree, and also Commissioner McGuinness focused on the things that we agree on. First, that farmers are on the front line of the green transition. And second, that we must do this transition in close cooperation and partnership with farmers.  So therefore, let me just take this opportunity to summarise the Council’s three main types of action taken in supporting the role of farmers as enablers of the green transition and resilient agriculture sector. First, the recent Council conclusion will provide appropriate political guidance and make sure that farmers will be able to fully utilise the possibilities provided by the green transition. Second, the Council will continue to follow closely the situation of the agricultural sectors and of agricultural markets and any developments in the Union’s agriculture trade relations. The Council will also continue to follow the results of the application by the Member States of the new CAP rules through their strategic plans. And, as several of you have pointed out, the CAP not only guarantees our food security, it also protects the environment. Third, the Council and the Special Committee on Agriculture will continue to be involved in the discussions of the proposals concerning regulations and directives related to the Green Deal. This will ensure that we properly consider the special circumstances of the agriculture sector and the particular Member States, which also many of you have pointed out here today. Finally, many of you have raised the importance of ensuring Europe’s food security. I agree with you on this note, and this does not stand in contrast with pursuing the green transition. As many speakers also have here today pointed out, with many droughts and heatwaves, we will have less food security in the future. With the adoption of the Green Deal, Fit for 55, Farm to Fork, the green transition has been placed in the centre of the EU’s agricultural policy. As an essential part, it is an overall strategy to increase our economic competitiveness. All this goes hand in hand, as also a lot of you have said. Farmers play a crucial role in ensuring food security and sustainable agriculture. So let us work together to build a more sustainable and resilient, secure food system, one that supports farmers and nourishes both people and the planet.
Debate: The role of farmers as enablers of the green transition and a resilient agricultural sector
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
Speaker: Sara Cerdas
Political group: S-D
Country: Czechia
Language: PT

Ainda que a transição para uma agricultura sem carbono seja uma prioridade da União Europeia, é essencial ter em atenção as especificidades com que se deparam os agricultores das diferentes regiões da União Europeia, em especial os das Regiões Ultraperiféricas. A orografia acentuada e o tipo de solo destas regiões impossibilitam o uso de máquinas pesadas e exigem trabalho manual árduo, o que os coloca em desvantagem face a grandes superfícies. O caminho em direção a um setor agrícola sustentável e resiliente não pode ser alcançado apenas pelos agricultores. As políticas da UE devem reconhecer e disponibilizar as ferramentas necessárias para apoiar os trabalhadores agrícolas, investindo adequadamente em pesquisa e em infraestruturas necessárias, essenciais para facilitar a adoção de práticas sustentáveis e garantir uma transição justa, que não deixe ninguém para trás.
Debate: The role of farmers as enablers of the green transition and a resilient agricultural sector
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
Speaker: Marian-Jean Marinescu
Political group: PPE
Country: Spain
Language: RO

Fermierii noștri sunt sub o presiune constantă, care a început cu obligațiile prevăzute de Pactul Ecologic și continuă cu dificultățile produse de războiul din Ucraina. Comisia trebuie să conștientizeze rolul crucial al agriculturii și să își adapteze politicile astfel încât să nu adauge poveri suplimentare unui domeniu care deja are în față provocări uriașe.  Măsurile din Pactul Ecologic deja reduc producția agricolă, scad veniturile fermierilor și fac ca investițiile în agricultură să fie nesigure, iar noua propunere a Comisiei, Legea privind restaurarea naturii, nu face decât să înrăutățească această situație prin reducerea terenului care poate fi folosit pentru producția agricolă.  Riscul este să punem în pericol stabilitatea alimentară și să creștem inflația și mai mult.  Din păcate, Comisia a făcut multe propuneri fără să aibă la bază studii de impact economic și social și din această cauză combinarea prevederilor din legi diferite are un rezultat dezastruos.
Debate: The role of farmers as enablers of the green transition and a resilient agricultural sector
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
Speaker: Edina Tóth
Political group: NI
Country: Slovakia
Language: HU

A növényvédőszer-használat csökkentése össztársadalmi érdek, de olyan megállapodásra van szükség, amely megtalálja az egyensúlyt az egészségügyi, a környezet- és klímavédelmi, valamint a versenyképességi és gazdasági szempontok között!
Debate: Formal sitting – Address by Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, President of Portugal
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
Speaker: Roberta Metsola
Country: Poland
Language: EN

When you last addressed this House, in 2016, you anticipated many of our common challenges and spoke of issues that continue to be relevant today. In the face of adversity, you called for unity and solidarity. Because you understood, already then, that we had more to gain by working together. That is how we dealt with the pandemic. That is how we stood up to the Russian aggression in Ukraine. President, I would like to commend you on your efforts in protecting our European values and in fighting social exclusion. The social and economic impact of the war in Ukraine, the energy prices and an increased inflation rate across our Union are once again testing our unity and commitment towards those values.  The call for more unity and solidarity is perhaps today more pressing than ever before. This is the moment to stand together. This is Europe’s moment to stay united.  New political and security challenges pose a greater, more complex threat to our democracies. The rise of populism and Euroscepticism, fuelled by information warfare and disinformation campaigns, seek to erode trust in democratic institutions by hampering citizens from making informed decisions. How we responded to this, and how we will continue to respond to those looking to undermine our democracy, will be the litmus test of our values.  Here I am convinced that Portugal will continue to play its part. Surveys after surveys show that the Portuguese population is exceedingly euro—optimistic especially about the future of the European Union. This is encouraging – and yet we must keep doing more. More to bring the message of Europe closer to our people.   More to show that the values that bind us as Europeans, is still so much greater than what can ever seek to divide us. And more to assure our citizens that their vote at the European elections next year does in fact matter.
Debate: Report on Serbia
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
Speaker: Vladimír Bilčík
Political group: PPE
Country: France
Language: EN

Mr President, dear colleagues, this Parliament stood in solidarity with the people of Serbia following the mass shootings in Belgrade and Mladenovac on Monday. This is why I propose to move the following amendment after paragraph 36.  Paragraph 36a reads as follows ‘Condemns in the strongest possible terms the acts of mass shooting in Serbia in May 2023; stands in mourning and in solidarity with the families of victims and the people of Serbia; calls for thorough investigation of all killings and a full delivery of justice.’
Debate: Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence – EU accession: institutions and public administration of the Union
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
Speaker: Rainer Wieland
Country: Germany
Language: DE

Wir kommen nun zum Bericht von Herrn Kollegen Kohut und Frau Kollegin Kokalari. Er betrifft das Übereinkommen des Europarats zur Verhütung und Bekämpfung von Gewalt gegen Frauen und häuslicher Gewalt in Bezug auf die Organe und die öffentliche Verwaltung der Union. Normalerweise sind hier keine Interventionen nach der Geschäftsordnung vorgesehen. Die Präsidentin hat den beiden Kollegen gewährt, kurz zu intervenieren. Allerdings wurde mir gesagt, sie hätte „sehr kurz“ gewährt. Mal sehen, wie die Interpretation dieser Ausnahme ist.
Debate: Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence – EU accession: institutions and public administration of the Union
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
Speaker: Arba Kokalari
Political group: PPE
Country: Germany
Language: EN

Mr President, dear colleagues, this is a historic vote. After 10 years, this European Parliament is delivering on safety and freedom of women. This is a vote for all those millions of women who are living in violence, who are living unsafe, in fear. And we are saying now that Europe has zero tolerance against violence against women and that Europe will not be affected by Russian disinformation campaigns or anti-European values. I want to thank my co-rapporteur, Łukasz Kohut, and the Swedish Presidency, who made together the accession of the Istanbul Convention real, because we show in this House and in this Union that when we work together, we can fight the violence against women. We can show that when we unite our forces, Europe becomes better, Europe becomes freer and safer. And that’s what it’s all about.
Debate: Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence – EU accession: institutions and public administration of the Union
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
Speaker: Łukasz Kohut
Political group: S-D
Country: Poland
Language: EN

Mr President, dear colleagues, this is a truly great day. Now I know that it was worth going into politics. This is a good day for the European Union and for all those fighting for a stronger community and more integrated European Union. Last but not least, this is a great day for all women, Europeans, all those affected by domestic violence, but also for those who, thanks to the Istanbul Convention, we will be able to protect. Could there be anything more crucial for the politicians to do? I am fully aware that today’s vote on the accession of the European Union to the Istanbul Convention is a matter of simple human sensitivity. So don’t be afraid. Do it for your grandmothers, mothers, daughters and wives. Let’s make the European Union a better place to live.
Debate: Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence – EU accession: institutions and public administration of the Union
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
Speaker: Rainer Wieland
Country: Germany
Language: DE

Vielen Dank, Frau Kollegin und Herr Kollege, für diese kurze Intervention bei diesem wichtigen Anliegen, aber ich weiß nicht, ob die Interpretation des Wortes „kurz“ die Begeisterung erhöht, künftige Ausnahmen von der Geschäftsordnung zu gewähren.
Debate: Externalising asylum applications and making funding to third countries conditional on the implementation of return agreements
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
Speaker: Evelyn Regner
Country: Netherlands
Language: DE

Als nächster Punkt der Tagesordnung folgt die Aussprache über ein aktuelles Thema (Artikel 162 der Geschäftsordnung) – Externalisierung von Asylanträgen und Verknüpfung der Finanzhilfe für Drittstaaten mit der Umsetzung von Rückführungsabkommen ( Ich weise die Mitglieder darauf hin, dass es bei dieser Aussprache keine spontanen Wortmeldungen gibt und dass auch keine „blauen Karten“ akzeptiert werden.
Debate: Externalising asylum applications and making funding to third countries conditional on the implementation of return agreements
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
Speaker: Jeroen Lenaers
Political group: PPE
Country: France
Language: EN

Now I’ll start my intervention. You can start the clock again, if you don’t mind. We recently had several debates here in this House about migration, and rightfully so, because we see irregular arrivals to Europe at crisis levels and further increasing as we speak, and we see more and more Member States reaching the limits of what can be reasonably expected from them in terms of reception, capacity and procedures. And these debates have also clearly shown that there is no silver bullet when it comes to tackling this challenge. As much as some of the colleagues here would like to believe it is, we will not be able to address the migration challenge only with dumbed-down Twitter-proof slogans. We cannot just switch migration off and we can also not fully shift the responsibility off to other countries. We need a European and a holistic approach. We must, yes indeed, better protect our borders. We must fight human smugglers. We must prevent dangerous departures. And we need to ensure effective returns. And we need much more intensive cooperation with third countries to do that along the migratory routes. And I acknowledge and I am glad that the Council also sees this – that action is necessary to ensure effective partnerships on all these priorities, using all EU instruments at our disposal is necessary. We need renewed focus on the external dimension of our migration policy. But that doesn’t mean that we should ignore the internal aspects. We need a true European migration and asylum policy that is fit for purpose and answer the needs of our times. The Pact on Migration contains all these ingredients, and Mr Garraud, I would really advise you to read it, because everything you said about the pact has been nonsense so far. This House has adopted its position. I would really invite the Council to do the same. I appreciate the work of the Swedish Presidency to get these negotiations going, to get an agreement, and to get this back from ideas to reality.
Debate: Externalising asylum applications and making funding to third countries conditional on the implementation of return agreements
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
Speaker: Juan Fernando López Aguilar
Political group: S-D
Country: Germany
Language: ES

La primera, porque el Tratado de Lisboa ordena una política y legislación común europea en materia de inmigración y asilo y hace de este Parlamento legislador, con lo que hace tiempo pretérito el pasado en que los Estados tenían competencia exclusiva en la materia. La segunda, porque una mayoría clara de este Parlamento Europeo, con muchas resistencias, viene sosteniendo un enfoque integral completo que dé cuenta de la dimensión exterior, con cooperación al desarrollo y ayuda humanitaria, pero también de la dimensión fronteriza, atacando el tráfico ilícito y combatiendo a los traficantes de personas, y que, al mismo tiempo, dé cuenta de la dimensión interior, con un trato respetuoso y digno y conforme al Derecho europeo de las personas que llegan a la Unión Europea, con una distribución que esté regida por los principios de responsabilidad compartida y de solidaridad. Solidaridad vinculante cuando sea necesaria. Y la tercera razón es que tenemos precisamente una oportunidad de hacerlo con el Nuevo Pacto sobre Migración y Asilo. Y esto sale al paso de las respuestas siempre parciales, fragmentarias y en la dirección equivocada que pretenden que la solución estaría en la externalización de las demandas de asilo o la condicionalidad de los fondos europeos a retornos que sean indignos y no voluntarios. Los retornos son parte del sistema, pero tienen que ser retornos dignos y voluntarios y respetuosos con el Derecho internacional humanitario, con la legalidad europea, con los valores europeos. Porque es la única forma de construir una respuesta europea y eficaz.