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Debate: Transparency and targeting of political advertising
Date: THURSDAY, 2 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Seán Kelly
Political group: PPE
Country: Greece
Language: EN

One of our greatest challenges today is the fight against disinformation and external interferences to our democratic processes while maintaining the openness of the public debate. This legislation will help make manipulative online political advertising a thing of the past. It will also make political actors more accountable for the adverts they disseminate, and when rules are broken better sanctions may be imposed across the EU.  The political sphere is constantly evolving and political advertising is becoming an ever more important dimension of it. Once this legislation is in force, we hope that elections in the EU will be more transparent and resistant to manipulation.
Debate: Transparency and targeting of political advertising
Date: THURSDAY, 2 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Angel Dzhambazki
Political group: ECR
Country: Germany
Language: BG

Г-н Председател, гласувах въздържал се по доклада, защото не дава отговор на истински важните въпроси, свързани с политическата реклама и влиянието на социалните мрежи, а именно въпроса за организацията на модерацията на социалните мрежи, които ползват политически реклами. Хубаво е да се говори за прозрачност, хубаво е да се говори за организацията на този процес, но докато няма ясни правила за модерация, докато социалните мрежи продължават да бъдат поле, и то най-голямото поле за пропаганда, и то враждебна пропаганда, особено в източната част на Европа, най-вече на Балканите, където са разположени най-големите тролски фабрики за създаване и разпространение на фалшиви новини и създаване на цели внушения, на цели настроения през тези социални мрежи, дотогава каквито и доклади да се гласуват тук, те няма да отговарят на истински важния въпрос. Истински важният въпрос е една модерация, която да дава възможност за недопускане, изобличаване и изолиране на фалшивите новини в социалните мрежи и политическия живот.
Debate: Transparency and targeting of political advertising
Date: THURSDAY, 2 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Stanislav Polčák
Political group: PPE
Country: Czechia
Language: CS

Pane předsedající, já jsem tuto zprávu podpořil, a to z toho důvodu, že je evidentní, že evropské demokracie jsou pod tlakem dezinformací. Tyto kampaně běží a byli jsme jich svědky v minulosti a je třeba na tomto poli něco dělat. Souhlasím s tím, že politická soutěž by měla být co nejvíce svobodná, rovná, ale je také třeba se bránit útokům, které na naši demokracii provádí především třetí zahraniční státy. Dezinformace jsou největším nástrojem, jak ovlivnit myšlení lidí, a v moderní době, v technologickém pokroku se skutečně stírá rozdíl mezi informací a tou politickou reklamou. Myslím si, že nástroje, které v tomto nařízení volíme, jsou dobrou cestou. Je důležité je ještě dále zpřesňovat a já jsem z těchto důvodů toto nařízení podpořil. Trochu mě ale mrzí, že zůstala stranou otázka financování politických kampaní právě i ze třetích států. Toto bychom si měli ještě jednou rozmyslet.
Debate: Revision of the European Works Councils Directive
Date: THURSDAY, 2 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Mick Wallace
Political group: The Left
Country: Germany
Language: EN

Mr President, European Works Councils are one of the few genuine European workers representative bodies, and it’s essential that they have proper access to justice.  As a consequence of Brexit, many companies are using Ireland as their legal base for their European Works Councils. Ireland is an attractive option for these companies because Irish legislation offers no collective bargaining rights and very limited – if any – legal remedies pertaining to European Works Councils.  The largest trade union in Ireland, SIPTU, wrote to the Commission almost two years ago, warning that unless changes are made to Irish legislation, European Works Councils would find themselves in an increasingly precarious position. Ireland has the second highest incidence of low pay in the EU, yet workers in Ireland are still waiting for changes to both Irish legislation and the European Works Council Directive.  Fianna Fáil’s Renew Group voted with the far right at committee stage to remove references to trade unions in this report. Trade unions are democratic organisations with a legitimate role to play in European Works Councils
Debate: Revision of the European Works Councils Directive
Date: THURSDAY, 2 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Michaela Šojdrová
Political group: PPE
Country: Greece
Language: CS

Pane předsedající, dámy a pánové, já jsem se zdržela v hlasování o zprávě obsahující doporučení Komisi o revizi směrnice o evropské radě zaměstnanců. Mám za to, že by měl být kladen daleko větší důraz především na účinné prosazování a implementaci stávající směrnice o evropských radách zaměstnanců v členských státech. Měl by být kladen důraz na osvětu zaměstnanců a společností, na to, aby využívali svá práva a povinnosti. Je velká chyba, že v některých členských státech nejsou sankce za nedodržování předpisů účinné, neodrazují a nejsou ani přiměřené, jak vyžadují stávající směrnice. Naopak jsem podpořila ty pozměňovací návrhy, které vyzývají Evropskou komisi, aby více sledovala provádění této směrnice ve vnitrostátním právu, a v případě potřeby zahájila řízení o nesplnění povinnosti.
Debate: Revision of the European Works Councils Directive
Date: THURSDAY, 2 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Eugen Tomac
Political group: PPE
Country: France
Language: RO

Domnule președinte, pe piața unică europeană avem de a face cu multe companii mari, care au mii de angajați în țări diferite, cu legislații diferite, cu niveluri de salarizare diverse și cu o varietate de instrumente de consultare și de protecție a angajaților.  Totuși, indiferent de statul în care lucrează, acești angajați se supun acelorași decizii ale companiilor mamă. Astfel, comitetele europene de întreprinderi au un rol esențial în respectarea drepturilor lucrătorilor, în special dreptul lor la informare și consultare cu privire la deciziile care îi vizează. Tocmai de aceea, trebuie să ne asigurăm că avem un cadru legal riguros la nivel european și că Directiva privind comitetele europene de întreprindere este actualizată pentru a face față noilor realități.  Trebuie totuși să ne protejăm angajații întreprinderilor de dimensiunea comunitară prin asigurarea unei funcționări reale ale comitetelor de întreprinderi și prin sancțiuni aspre față de companiile care nu respectă obligațiile de consultare cu acestea. De aceea am votat pentru revizuirea acestei directive.
Debate: Revision of the European Works Councils Directive
Date: THURSDAY, 2 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Clare Daly
Political group: The Left
Country: France
Language: EN

Mr President, I really welcome the fact that Parliament is taking this initiative, and I voted it for it.  European Works Councils are a good idea in principle, but they have fallen down in practice, particularly in Ireland, where the implementation of the old directive was so bad that the Commission had to initiate infringement proceedings.  So a revision is really badly needed, and I hope that the revision will make it harder for Ireland to take its usual ‘softly softly’ approach to multinationals. But I also hope that the revision will take into account the situation of retired workers, who are often overlooked, and whose pension rights can become eroded and affected by discussions that don’t involve them.  We say that the role of works councils is to make sure that workers have a say when it comes to decisions made by far—away management. This principle has to apply to retired workers.  I’m struck by the situation of airport workers in Ireland whose pensions were decimated on the basis of discussions that they had no input into. They worked all their lives, made their contributions, and their income was taken away. This is wrong. We have an opportunity to correct it here. Let’s hope we take it!
Debate: Revision of the European Works Councils Directive
Date: THURSDAY, 2 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Seán Kelly
Political group: PPE
Country: Greece
Language: GA

A Uachtaráin, tacaím leis an tuarascáil féintionscnaimh seo, ina n-iarrtar go ndéanfaí athbhreithniú uaillmhianach ar an Treoir maidir leis an gComhairle Oibreacha Eorpacha. Is athbhreithniú é seo a bhfuiltear ag súil leis le fada an lá. Tá deis thábhachtach ann leis an treoir seo geilleagar trasnáisiúnta agus uile—Eorpach a oibreoidh do chách a chur chun cinn. Cuirimse fáilte roimh an tuarascáil seo atá tomhaiste agus a fhéachann leis an Treoir maidir leis an gComhairle Oibreacha Eorpacha a oiriúnú ar bhealach spriocdhírithe. Leis seo, tá cothromaíocht ann idir leasanna fostóirí agus fostaithe araon. An tseachtain seo, bhí stailceanna móra ann sa Ríocht Aontaithe, nach bhfacthas a leithéid le blianta anuas. Dá bhrí sin, tá súil agam nach mbeidh a leithéid san Aontas agus cabhróidh an t-athbhreithniú seo leis sin a chosc, ní hamháin i mo thír féin mar a dúirt Feisirí Wallace agus Daly, ach trasna na hEorpa ar fad.
Debate: Revision of the European Works Councils Directive
Date: THURSDAY, 2 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Stanislav Polčák
Political group: PPE
Country: Czechia
Language: CS

Pane předsedající, já jsem tuto zprávu také podpořil. Podle mě vyvažuje postavení zaměstnanců žádaným směrem ve vztahu k těm největším společnostem, kde doposud postavení zaměstnanců nebylo příliš silné. My máme i aktuální zkušenost z České republiky, kdy jedna korejská firma blokuje kolektivní vyjednávání a dokonce protestující zaměstnance ani nepouští do továrny. To si myslím, že jsou příklady, kde se evidentně ukazuje, že je třeba stávající směrnici prohloubit. Já jsem ji tedy podpořil i z toho důvodu, že je tam celá řada zajímavých návrhů, postupů, jak i soudní praxí a přístupem této Evropské rady zaměstnanců k soudu umožnit odstranit blokaci a posunout vyjednávání dál. Takže z mé strany je to žádané prohloubení té stávající směrnice.
Debate: Revision of the European Works Councils Directive
Date: THURSDAY, 2 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Angel Dzhambazki
Political group: ECR
Country: Germany
Language: BG

Г-н Председател, гласувах убедено против този доклад заради неговия пожелателен и популистки характер. Разбирам желанието на левицата да се представи като защитник на правата на хората на наемния труд, но първо, с този доклад това нещо няма да бъде постигнато, и второ, в него са изпълнени пожеланията от най-добрите времена, в които хората в Централна и Източна Европа живяха дълги години под комунистическа пропаганда и болшевишка окупация. Този доклад няма да реши нито един въпрос на колективните права на хората на наемния труд, ще бъде използван, както и предишният подобен, за някаква форма на пропаганда и за да може партиите отляво в този Европейски парламент да представят себе си като защитници на права, вдигайки лозунги от социализма, не познавайки социализма и не знаейки ефекта от тази система върху живота на милиони хора в Централна и Източна Европа.
Debate: Preparation of the EU-Ukraine Summit
Date: THURSDAY, 2 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Vlad-Marius Botoş
Political group: Renew
Country: Germany
Language: RO

Domnule președinte, am votat, dragi colegi, această rezoluție, pentru că Ucraina are nevoie de ajutorul nostru. Situația tragică în care se găsesc milioane de ucraineni poate să se răsfrângă asupra oricărora din țările noastre, din țările din Europa de Est. Ucrainenii trebuie să știe că noi, Uniunea Europeană și acest parlament, suntem alături de ei și îi vom ajuta în toate modalitățile care ne stau în putință.  Tendințele expansioniste ale Rusiei aparțin secolelor trecute. Cooperarea și prosperitatea cetățenilor trebuie să fie acum singura preocupare a tuturor guvernelor, nu restabilirea unor granițe din secolul trecut. Milioane de oameni refugiați, mii de soldați morți de ambele părți, familii sfâșiate de durere, familii întregi deportate, copii ucraineni dezrădăcinați și trimiși departe de căminele lor. Toate aceste nenorociri pot fi oprite de Rusia. Autoritățile de la Kremlin sunt responsabile de urmările deciziilor lor naționaliste, atât asupra poporului ucrainean, cât și asupra propriului popor.
Debate: Preparation of the EU-Ukraine Summit
Date: THURSDAY, 2 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Eugen Tomac
Political group: PPE
Country: France
Language: RO

Domnule președinte, invazia Rusiei în Ucraina a scos la suprafață o lume pe care o credeam uitată. Europa este din nou în război și este esențial ca Uniunea Europeană să rămână ferm angajată pe poziția pe care și-a asumat o din prima clipă, aceea de a-i ajuta pe ucraineni să facă față acestei invazii brutale. Ucraina însă trebuie să își consolideze instituțiile interne chiar și în vreme de război, să-și respecte angajamentele față de toți cetățenii ei.  În perioada sovietică, pe lângă majoritatea populației ucrainene, unui proces diabolic de deznaționalizare au fost supuși și cei aproape un milion de români care trăiesc astăzi în Ucraina și Ucraina trebuie să creeze instrumente pentru a proteja toate minoritățile, în mod special cei care astăzi sunt alături, în prima linie, alături de majoritatea populației și luptă împotriva Rusiei, așa cum o fac și românii, cetățeni ucraineni ai acestui stat. Cred că problema minorităților nu trebuie să rămână o chestiune abandonată chiar și în aceste vremuri complicate.
Debate: Preparation of the EU-Ukraine Summit
Date: THURSDAY, 2 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Michaela Šojdrová
Political group: PPE
Country: Greece
Language: CS

Pane předsedající, dámy a pánové, v těchto chvílích se v Kyjevě scházejí zástupci Komise a Ukrajiny na summitu EU–Ukrajina, a je proto velmi důležité, že Evropský parlament přijal své usnesení a přijal ho tak masivním počtem hlasů. Podpořilo jej 489 z 574 přítomných poslanců. Samozřejmě jsem ho podpořila také. Evropský parlament vyzývá orgány Evropské unie i členské státy a všechny partnery, aby i nadále Ukrajině poskytovali maximální politickou, vojenskou, ekonomickou i humanitární pomoc. V této souvislosti zdůrazňujeme i potřebu věnovat se návratu násilím deportovaných dětí i dospělých z Ukrajiny do Ruska, navrátit tyto děti ukrajinským rodinám. Evropský parlament vyzývá účastníky summitu, aby spolupracovali na úspěšném zahájení přístupových jednání, a Evropský parlament také podpořil desetibodový mírový plán prezidenta Zelenského.
Debate: Preparation of the EU-Ukraine Summit
Date: THURSDAY, 2 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Clare Daly
Political group: The Left
Country: France
Language: EN

Mr President, I voted against the resolution because for all the shrill jingoism and belligerent moral outrage about Ukraine winning and Russia being defeated, the truth is that nobody wins in war except the military industrial complex feasting off the billions of taxpayers’ money or vultures like Blackstone, swooping in to feed off the carcass of the devastation and destruction of Ukraine and benefit from the rebuilding against the backdrop of privatisation, deregulation and decimation of workers’ rights.  Thousands of civilians dead, tens of thousands of soldiers, 15 million people displaced. This is horror. And our response is to send in just enough weapons to make sure it doesn’t end. It’s barbarous.  The motion talks about peace, which is good – when we refused to support Ukraine when they reached an agreement with Russia last April, forcing them to fight on – but it has to be a just and sustainable peace. No serious person thinks Ukraine can win an absolute victory. So a plan that talks about NATO membership, with Ukraine being the European equivalent of Israel on steroids, retaking Crimea, has to stop if we want Ukraine to survive.
Debate: Preparation of the EU-Ukraine Summit
Date: THURSDAY, 2 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Seán Kelly
Political group: PPE
Country: Greece
Language: EN

I voted in favour of this resolution for many reasons. I support Ukraine’s independence and sovereignty, and the need to increase humanitarian aid to Ukraine, and I join calls for the upcoming EU—Ukraine Summit to prioritise a recovery package for Ukraine.  However, I would like to underline my support for Ireland’s longstanding policy of military neutrality. As a nation we are not politically neutral when it comes to Russia’s illegal and barbaric war against Ukraine. We do not oppose and would not seek to block other EU Member States from providing military assistance, which is badly needed, to help Ukraine defend itself.
Debate: Preparation of the EU-Ukraine Summit
Date: THURSDAY, 2 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Angel Dzhambazki
Political group: ECR
Country: Germany
Language: BG

Г-н Председател, убедено гласувах в подкрепа на тази резолюция, защото смятам, че украинският народ има нужда от подкрепа и от това всички ние тук да заявим ясно тази подкрепа. Абсолютен срам, абсолютен позор е да се говори, че нападнатият трябва да се предаде и да не се защитава. Ясно е кой е агресорът на всички, които мислят и не са платени от кремълската пропаганда. Агресорът в този случай е Русия и руското държавно ръководство. Ако някой иска мир, то той трябва да убеди агресора да прекрати това нападение и да се изтегли и да търси оттук нататък някакви разговори, но да твърдиш, че не трябва да помагаш на нападнатия, на по-слабия, този, на който му е нападнат домът, този, който е бомбардиран, този, който е под бомбите 24/7, защото би трябвало да се прекрати войната по този начин, е срамно, позорно и е проява на кремълска пропаганда. Тази пропаганда, за съжаление, продължава да си пробива път дори в тази зала и да оправдава неоправданото, а именно убийството на невинни хора. Така че подкрепих резолюцията и за мен е ясно кой е нападнат и кой трябва да бъде защитен.
Debate: Preparation of the EU-Ukraine Summit
Date: THURSDAY, 2 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Stanislav Polčák
Political group: PPE
Country: Czechia
Language: CS

Pane předsedající, já jsem samozřejmě tento návrh usnesení podpořil. To, co Rusko páchá, je popření toho, jak se po druhé světové válce podílelo na tvorbě mezinárodních pravidel pořádku. Jeden stát nemůže napadnout druhý stát. A to nejsou jenom otázky mezinárodního práva. Podívejme se na ty obrázky z Buče, z Irpině, z mnoha dalších ukrajinských měst. Vidíme opravdovou genocidu, proto já jsem i podpořil pozměňovací návrh kolegů z ECR, abychom to také takto nazvali. Ty obrázky ukazují mrtvé, mrtvé děti, unesené, naprosto zdecimované regiony, kam vstoupila bota vojáka z Ruska. Já jsem pro to, abychom poskytli Ukrajině maximální bezpečnostní záruky pro budoucí období a také dodávali zbraně a rovněž i finanční podporu tomuto státu. Oni se brání, oni byli napadeni.
Debate: Approval of the minutes of the part-session and forwarding of texts adopted
Date: THURSDAY, 2 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Rainer Wieland
Country: Germany
Language: DE

Die Protokolle der heutigen Sitzung und der gestrigen Sitzung werden dem Parlament zu Beginn der nächsten Sitzung zur Genehmigung vorgelegt. Wenn es keine Einwände gibt, werde ich die in der heutigen Sitzung angenommenen Entschließungen den in diesen Entschließungen genannten Personen und Gremien übermitteln.
Debate: Formal sitting - Address by Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine
Date: THURSDAY, 9 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Roberta Metsola
Country: Poland
Language: EN

We are here today on this historic occasion to welcome the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, to the European Parliament.  This is an extraordinary moment, in extraordinary times. It has been almost one year since the brutal, illegal invasion of sovereign Ukraine by Russia.  In all that time, Mr President, your leadership has inspired your people and inspired every corner of the globe. When the world thinks of Ukraine they think of heroes fighting the odds, of David beating Goliath. They think of the icons of Snake Island, the warriors of Mariupol, the liberators of so many occupied towns and villages. Their names will be spoken of for generations.  Notwithstanding the bombs that fall every day, your grain continues to feed the world. When a devastating earthquake hit Turkey and Syria, you stood up and sent rescuers, equipment and expertise. That is real solidarity.  I am proud to say that this House of European Democracy, its Members, our European Union, have always stood with you.  We understand that you are fighting not only for your values, but for ours. For those ideals that bind us as sisters and brothers. They make us all Europeans. Because Ukraine is Europe and your nation’s future is in the European Union. We know the sacrifice that your people have endured for Europe and we must honour it not only with words but with action: with the political will to ensure easier trade and with the fastest possible accession process; with funds for your people; with help in reconstruction; with training for your troops; with the military equipment and defence systems you need to win.  Now, States must consider, quickly, as a next step, providing long range systems and the jets that you need to protect the liberty too many have taken for granted. Our response must be proportional to the threat – and the threat is existential.  I grew up hearing my grandparents’ stories of my country’s last three fighter planes. When all seemed lost, when they had no ammunition, no food and no hope, when all that remained were their three barely functioning planes that they called  You do not need to convince anyone here of how essential it is to support Ukraine, to back all those giving their lives, to support the values we preach with concrete measures, to ensure victory, real peace – based on your 10-point plan, accountability for those who have committed war crimes and for the protection of freedom for all Ukrainians. I want to repeat the promise I made to you when we met in Kyiv last April: we have your back. We were with you then, we are with you now, we will be with you for as long as it takes.  Freedom will prevail. Peace will reign. You will win.
Debate: Statements by the President
Date: MONDAY, 13 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Roberta Metsola
Country: Poland
Language: EN

Dear colleagues, last week a devastating series of earthquakes hit Türkiye and Syria, causing almost unimaginable destruction. Tens of thousands of people have been killed, thousands more are injured or still trapped under the rubble. I want to underline that Europe stands with the people of Türkiye and Syria. Our Civil Protection mechanism has been activated and help has – and continues to be –sent, and this will be debated as the first item on our agenda this afternoon. Right now, our thoughts are with the families of those killed, those trapped, those injured and with all rescuers fighting the clock – night and day – to save lives.   We will discuss that this afternoon – and I ask you to be present – but before that I invite you to join me for a minute of silence in honour of the many victims of this tragic earthquake.  Dear colleagues, 9 February was an important day for European unity. Before attending the Special European Council Meeting, the European Parliament had the honour of hosting President Zelenskyy – a true example of the bravery, courage and resilience of the Ukrainian people.  President Zelenskyy spoke from our Chamber, but his words really reverberated throughout Europe. It was a strong message and a reminder that the battle in Ukraine is not just one for territory, but also one in defence of our shared values.  I want to thank you all for attending this extraordinary plenary session last week. Ahead of the one—year anniversary of Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, we have shown that the European Parliament stands, and continues to stand, in full solidarity with Ukraine and its people, and we will continue to do just that.
Debate: Request for waiver of immunity
Date: MONDAY, 13 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Roberta Metsola
Country: Poland
Language: EN

I have received a request from the competent authorities in Poland for the parliamentary immunities of Mr Patryk Jaki, Ms Beata Kempa, Ms Beata Mazurek and Mr Tomasz Poręba to be waived. This request is referred to the Committee on Legal Affairs.