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Debate: The EU and the security challenges in the Indo-Pacific
Date: MONDAY, 6 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Reinhard Bütikofer
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Italy
Language: EN

Mr President, Commissioner, colleagues, the EU does indeed have a role to play in the Indo-Pacific, both for economic and geopolitical reasons. And that means we cannot allow ourselves to fall into ambivalence. We have to make clear where we stand. A free and open Indo-Pacific for all: that’s one of our commanding goals. This can be and should be supported by a network of trusted connectivity initiatives like the European Global Gateway Initiative. In the centre of our alliance-building in the region, we should focus on like—minded democracies. We need a strategic solidarity with like—minded democracies and also include other, more or less like—minded countries. And finally, we should not tiptoe around the elephant in the room, which is the PRC’s aggressive policy in the Indo-Pacific region, responsible for increasing tensions, be that on the Himalayan borders with India or in the South China Sea. We have to call a spade a spade and we have to make clear that Taiwan is also, for us, a democratic partner that we will not give up on.
Debate: The EU and the security challenges in the Indo-Pacific
Date: MONDAY, 6 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Mick Wallace
Political group: The Left
Country: Germany
Language: EN

Mr President, the anti-China policy proposals coming out of the US State Department in recent years are alarming. There are a growing number of influential policymakers who are openly planning a war with China. The report before us calls for the EU to copy the US and NATO and support the creation of a new anti-China alliance with Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea. The Council on Foreign Relations, the Carnegie Endowment, Heritage Foundation, Hudson Institute and the Brookings Institution have all been promoting similar policy proposals in recent months. One recent book written by a CFR member openly calls for military attacks on the Chinese mainland with the aim of countering Chinese economic influence in south—east Asia. This report before us is further evidence of the dominance of the US and NATO over policy formulation in the EU. We should be cooperating with China, not planning another war to protect the interests of Western financial capital. And keep in mind that China’s military spend is still only one third of that of the US, and China hasn’t bombed anyone in 40 years.
Debate: The EU and the security challenges in the Indo-Pacific
Date: MONDAY, 6 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Francisco José Millán Mon
Political group: PPE
Country: Spain
Language: ES

Señor presidente, comienzo felicitando al señor McAllister por su completo informe. El Indopacífico es una región enorme, densamente habitada y que ocupa un lugar económico y político central en el mundo de hoy. La Unión Europea no puede ser ajena a lo que ocurre en el Indopacífico, dados nuestros lazos con esta zona del mundo, cuya estabilidad, prosperidad, seguridad y conectividad repercute en nosotros. Estamos viendo cómo el Gobierno de Biden está apostando por relanzar su presencia en la región a través del llamado «marco económico del Indopacífico», al igual que China, que estos días intenta también aumentar su influencia mediante nuevas iniciativas en las islas del Pacífico.  En el Indopacífico hay una serie de países afines muy importantes para la Unión Europea. Pienso, por ejemplo, en Corea del Sur, en Australia o en Japón, con los que tenemos importantes vínculos económicos y también políticos.  La región engloba a países también como China y la India. En estos momentos en que toda la atención está puesta en la guerra de Ucrania, no puedo dejar de expresar mi decepción por la actitud de China y de la India y su abstención en las resoluciones de las Naciones Unidas sobre la agresión de Rusia. La agresión de Rusia a Ucrania es una gravísima violación de los principios básicos del Derecho internacional. Países como China, miembro permanente del Consejo de Seguridad, una potencia global, o la India no pueden ser indiferentes: en esta guerra, no caben neutralidades. Como diputado de la Comisión de Pesca, quiero insistir en que la Unión tiene que reforzar su cooperación con los países ribereños para que disminuya la pesca ilegal y la sobrepesca en la región del Indopacífico.
Debate: The EU and the security challenges in the Indo-Pacific
Date: MONDAY, 6 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Juozas Olekas
Political group: S-D
Country: Spain
Language: LT

Gerbiamas pirmininke, pirmiausia noriu padėkoti ponui D. McAllisteriui už gerą subalansuotą pranešimą. Kaip Europoje Rusija yra brutali ir aiški grėsmė, taip Ramiojo vandenyno ir Indijos vandenyno regione Kinija yra nemažas iššūkis. Todėl mūsų saugumo, Europos Sąjungos saugumo, įžvalgos yra labai reikalingos. Čia kolegos minėjo: rinka, klimato kaita yra labai svarbios (šio regiono šalys galėtų mums būti kaip partnerės), bet ne mažiau svarbu yra socialinė, žmogaus teisių, politika, prekyba, mokslas ir jaunimo reikalai. Todėl aš tikrai norėčiau pakviesti, kad mes daugiau dėmesio skirtume santykiams su šio regiono valstybėmis ir kad Europos Sąjungos vertybės šiame regione taip pat būtų įgyvendinamos.
Debate: The EU and the security challenges in the Indo-Pacific
Date: MONDAY, 6 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Clare Daly
Political group: The Left
Country: France
Language: EN

Mr President, I think it is incredible how in a very few, short years the EU has gone from not doing geopolitics to an absolute frenzy in it. And the report calls for cooperation with NATO, QUAD, AUKUS, all to deal with what it describes as a lack of an overarching regional security order in the Indo-Pacific. China’s economic and political influence in its own geographic neighbourhood is described as a security challenge. It urges the EU to prepare a strategy that would allow us to react against China. It talks about increasing our joint efforts in capability development, building up EU military power to be a credible security actor in the region, and all of this to protect our security interests.  Could we ever open an atlas and could it tell me what is it about Europe that entitles us to speak this way about an entire region of the world with 60% of the world’s population as if it belonged to us, as if it was still a colonial backyard of Europeans. This isn’t the 19th century. The European Union isn’t in a position to boss around the rest of the world. We really seriously need a change in direction.
Debate: The EU and the security challenges in the Indo-Pacific
Date: MONDAY, 6 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Eugen Tomac
Political group: PPE
Country: France
Language: RO

Domnule președinte, domnule comisar, îl felicit și eu pe colegul McAllister că acesta este un raport foarte bun. Insist doar pe o chestiune extrem de importantă. Statele Unite trebuie să aibă un partener pe măsura importanței, așa cum este Uniunea Europeană în această regiune și trebuie să fim prezenți acolo, cât mai rapid, cu toată forța.  Avem un obiectiv strategic de atins, acela de a le garanta partenerilor noștri că suntem capabili să dezvoltăm un parteneriat bazat pe cooperare în interesul ambelor părți. Războiul din regiunea noastră ne-a adus în față noi provocări, tocmai de aceea trebuie să fim cu un pas înainte și să ne implicăm din ce în ce mai mult în această regiune.
Debate: The EU and the security challenges in the Indo-Pacific
Date: MONDAY, 6 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Kostas Papadakis
Political group: NI
Country: Czechia
Language: EL

Κύριε Πρόεδρε, η έκθεση αποτυπώνει τα μεγάλα συμφέροντα σε μια περιοχή που, κατά δήλωση των Ηνωμένων Πολιτειών, «σε ένα βαθμό θα κρίνει το μέλλον του κόσμου», και αφορά κρίσιμους ενεργειακούς δρόμους, σπάνιες γαίες και οι γεωστρατηγικής σημασίας χώρες.  Η Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, συμμετέχοντας ενεργά μαζί με τις Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες και το ΝΑΤΟ στον ιμπεριαλιστικό πόλεμο στην Ουκρανία, στη σύγκρουση με τη Ρωσία, είναι επίσης μέρος του ευρωατλαντικού ανταγωνισμού με την Κίνα σε όλα τα επίπεδα, στρατιωτικό, πολιτικό και οικονομικό. Παρεμβαίνει στην Ινδία και σε άλλα κράτη της περιοχής για ευθυγράμμιση με αυτόν το σχεδιασμό, αναπτύσσει τις στρατιωτικές δυνάμεις, όχι μόνο στο πλαίσιο του ΝΑΤΟ, αλλά και αυτοτελώς, διαμηνύοντας ότι δεν θα αρκεστεί στον ήδη παρόντα γαλλικό στρατό, ούτε θα συμβιβαστεί με σχεδιασμούς που δεν τη λαμβάνουν υπόψη, όπως η AUKUS.  Η επικίνδυνη κλιμάκωση στον ανταγωνισμό των αστικών τάξεων, η αναδιάταξη των ιμπεριαλιστικών συμμαχιών, η αντιπαράθεση Ηνωμένων Πολιτειών-Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης-ΝΑΤΟ με Κίνα και Ρωσία στον Ινδοειρηνικό μεγαλώνει τους κινδύνους για τους λαούς.
Debate: The EU and the security challenges in the Indo-Pacific
Date: MONDAY, 6 JUNE 2022
Speaker: David McAllister
Country: Netherlands
Language: EN

I would like to thank all colleagues for their contributions. I thought this was a constructive debate and having listened carefully to all the contributions, let me try to summarise. I guess most of us do agree that for us in the European Union, the Indo-Pacific offers great opportunities, but indeed also poses many challenges. But one thing is clear: our prosperity and economic interests rely on the openness for stability and the security in the region.  Several colleagues mentioned increasing geopolitical competition. Well, yes, this does produce tensions not only in trade and supply chains, but also in broader political and security matters. It is authoritarian regimes in the region that are suppressing democratic principles and human rights and this, in the end, puts regional stability at risk and this also directly affects European security and prosperity.  From my point of view, the key message the European Parliament is sending to the entire Indo-Pacific is that we are ready – ready for deepening cooperation and engagement with our partners and like-minded countries, like-minded democracies in the region, in order to respond to emerging dynamics that are affecting regional but also global stability and security.  To sum up, it is in our joint interest to maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific for all, and it is in our interest to promote a rules-based regional order in line with the principles of democracy, the rule of law, human rights and international law. I would like to thank once again for the support I received from most of the political groups yesterday, and I am quite convinced that tomorrow we can adopt this report with a large and broad majority in this plenary. Once again, dear colleagues, thank you for a fruitful and constructive debate.
Debate: EU islands and cohesion policy
Date: MONDAY, 6 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Michal Šimečka
Country: Italy
Language: SK

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Debate: EU islands and cohesion policy
Date: MONDAY, 6 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Janusz Wojciechowski
Language: EN

Last month we adopted a communication on the outermost regions and islands, and we remain committed, through cohesion policy and all investment policies, to a Europe that leaves no region behind, including islands. The Commission urges Member States to make use of three key cohesion investment tools in cohesion programmes to support islands. Firstly, investment in a smart, digital and green transition. There are numerous opportunities in these policy areas. For example, digital connectivity helps address some of the issues linked to remoteness, and today home offices have become a standard way of operation. Islands can take advantage and become beneficiaries of the recent changes in the world of work, provided that the requisite infrastructure and skills investments are ensured. We have deliberately simplified the rules, such as the rules on financial allocations, thematic concentration, co-financing rates and programming so that programmes have the flexibility to address the specific needs of islands.  Secondly, we have proposed a specific objective for the tourism and cultural sectors. Islands can benefit from investment focusing on this policy objective, given the importance of this sector for their economies. Thirdly, our policy objective ‘Europe closer to citizens’ will invest in bottom—up strategies and community—led local development, which is well suited to supporting communities living in islands. These are the opportunities under cohesion policy. We urge Member States to use them, but other policies should not be forgotten. Specifically, three key opportunities. Firstly, the dedicated initiatives for islands under rural development, including the circular economy islands and the clean energy islands. In particular, the Commission has established a dedicated secretariat for islands to help them prepare for a clean energy transition. Secondly, European investment in our digital and innovative future address the needs of islands. The new Connecting Europe Facility has specific provision for subsea cable connections, as well as broadband provision in islands. Horizon Europe has the islands facility providing small grants and technical assistance to implement projects. The Digital Decade targets aim to provide digital connections and digital public services to all Europeans wherever they live, including islands. The recovery and resilience plans have the financial firepower to significantly advance this. Thirdly, islands and coastal areas are at the forefront of the EU Blue Growth Strategy. The blue economy could be a game changer for islands, leading Europe as we become the world’s first carbon—neutral continent.  Our thanks to the rapporteur, Mr Omarjee, for this very timely report. Today, we have a unique opportunity for islands as we programme and launch a broad range of European investment tools. However, we must make sure that these tools work together and that they work in close partnership with the islanders themselves and their representatives. So today’s discussion is a very welcome step in that direction.
Debate: EU islands and cohesion policy
Date: MONDAY, 6 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Petros Kokkalis
Country: Hungary
Language: EL

Για τον λόγο αυτό, ζητώ από την Επιτροπή να λάβει δεόντως υπόψη τον πρωταγωνιστικό ρόλο που μπορεί να διαδραματίσει η νησιωτικότητα στην υλοποίηση της Ευρωπαϊκής Πράσινης Συμφωνίας.
Debate: EU islands and cohesion policy
Date: MONDAY, 6 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Stelios Kympouropoulos
Political group: PPE
Country: Italy
Language: EL

Η έκθεση περιγράφει τις οικονομικές, κοινωνικές και περιβαλλοντικές προκλήσεις που αντιμετωπίζουν οι νησιωτικές περιοχές της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης και ζητάμε αντιστάθμιση μέσω στοχευμένης πολιτικής για τη συνοχή τόσο των κονδυλίων από τον προϋπολογισμό όσο και μιας σειράς δράσεων για την αντιμετώπιση των αναγκών των νησιών.  Αγαπητοί συνάδελφοι, σας καλώ να υπερψηφίσετε την αναφορά, ώστε να δώσουμε ένα σαφές μήνυμα στήριξης για τους πολίτες της νησιωτικής Ευρώπης. Η ψήφιση της έκθεσης θα δώσει μια σαφή κατεύθυνση προς την Ευρωπαϊκή Επιτροπή για ενίσχυση της ψηφιακής μετάβασης, της βιώσιμης οικονομίας, του βιώσιμου τουρισμού, της αναβάθμισης της ποιότητας ζωής των κατοίκων, της τηλεϊατρικής, της πρωτοβάθμιας φροντίδας υγείας, της διασυνδεσιμότητας με τις ηπειρωτικές περιοχές. Ύψιστο στόχο συνιστά η δημιουργία στρατηγικής για την ευρωπαϊκή νησιωτικότητα. Δίνουμε το στίγμα όλοι μαζί ότι ακόμη και τα ακριτικά νησιά, που αποτελούν το τελευταίο ευρωπαϊκό σύνορο, δεν έχουν εγκαταλειφθεί από εμάς και δημιουργούμε πολιτικές ώστε να βρούμε λύσεις στα προβλήματα.
Debate: EU islands and cohesion policy
Date: MONDAY, 6 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Josianne Cutajar
Political group: S-D
Country: Italy
Language: MT

Din is-sitwazzjoni hemm bżonn li nindirizzawha. L-iżvantaġġi permanenti li jaffaċċjaw il-gżejjer tagħna jeħtieġu soluzzjonijiet permanenti. Din hi r-raġuni għax qed inħeġġu lill-Kummissjoni Ewropea tidħol f'patt mal-gżejjer Ewropej. Hemm bżonn ta' azzjonijiet tanġibbli biex jiġu megħjuna dawn il-gżejjer. Dan anke biex ikun hemm kundizzjonijiet aktar ugwali maż-żoni aktar ċentrali. Bil-flessibbiltà kontinwa rigward għajnuna fuq l-Istat, għall-appoġġ lin-negozji ż-żgħar, bit-tisħiħ tal-konnettività għat-turiżmu sostenibbli; dawn kollha huma eżempji konkreti ta' kif nistgħu ngħinu lill-gżejjer tagħna biex ma jaqgħux lura fil-qalba diġitali u, b'mod speċjali, fil-qalba ambjentali li rridu nagħmlu. Din il-ġimgħa se nivvutaw fuq il-pakkett ambjentali "Fit for 55", pakkett b'mira u ambizzjonijiet essenzjali iżda li għad ma jikkunsidrax b'mod adegwat ir-realtajiet li jaffaċċjaw il-gżejjer tagħna. Niftakru li aħna niddependu fuq trasport bil-baħar u l-ajru, u għandu jkollna għajnuna speċifika fir-rigward. Għalhekk l-inklużjoni tal-gżejjer fuq l-aġenda politika tal-Unjoni Ewropea hija l-unika triq 'il quddiem biex nindirizzaw din ir-realtà. Triq li ssaħħaħ il-koeżjoni ekonomika, soċjali u territorjali tar-reġjuni periferali tal-Unjoni. Din hi, wara kollox, kwistjoni ta' moviment ħieles u ġustizzja soċjali mal-gżejjer tagħna, mal-Maltin, l-Għawdxin u ċ-ċittadini ġejjin mill-gżejjer Ewropej kollha. Grazzi u nħeġġiġkom tingħaqdu magħna favur dan ir-rapport u favur din il-ħidma.
Debate: EU islands and cohesion policy
Date: MONDAY, 6 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Stéphane Bijoux
Political group: Renew
Country: Spain
Language: FR

Alors, il nous faut une stratégie commune pour compenser les effets de l'insularité, aggravés par l'éloignement et par l'isolement. Ce rapport doit être entendu comme un appel à la mobilisation pour toutes les îles européennes, parce que, de la Méditerranée à l'océan Indien en passant par l'Atlantique, on voit bien que nos points communs sont plus importants que nos différences.  Et ce rapport est aussi un appel au respect de nos spécificités dans chacun de nos territoires. Nous avons besoin d'une stratégie adaptée à la réalité, aux contraintes, aux défis de chacun de nos territoires, de chacune de nos îles. C'est là, je crois, la clé du succès et de l'efficacité d'une stratégie européenne pour toutes nos îles.
Debate: EU islands and cohesion policy
Date: MONDAY, 6 JUNE 2022
Speaker: François Alfonsi
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: France
Language: FR

Cela se vérifie à travers les indicateurs macroéconomiques comme le PIB, le taux de chômage, le seuil de pauvreté et d'autres encore. Mais cela se vérifie surtout à travers l'accroissement continu des déséquilibres qui affectent les économies insulaires dans leur ensemble. Toujours plus de services, le plus souvent liés au tourisme, mais toujours moins d'industrie, toujours moins d'agriculture, toujours moins de jeunes et de diplômés, toujours moins de recherche et d'innovation.  La crise du COVID a montré que les îles sont des territoires plus vulnérables que les autres, et que leur modèle économique actuel, que les politiques européennes alimentent objectivement, conduit ces territoires dans une impasse. Dans 25 ans, où en serons-nous si nous continuons de la sorte? Dans 25 ans, il n'y aura plus que le tourisme. La déprise agricole abandonnera nos écosystèmes aux incendies et aux catastrophes naturelles. La richesse de la diversité culturelle que chaque île apporte à l'Europe sera éteinte et la biodiversité gravement atteinte. Même le tourisme connaîtra alors le déclin, faute d'avoir su préserver une société équilibrée et résiliente pour l'accueillir.  Il faut changer de politique pour les îles de l'Union européenne. Ce rapport fait à cet effet des propositions constructives et de bon sens. Il énonce une vérité incontournable: l'insularité est un handicap structurel permanent qu'il faut réussir à compenser. Le cumul des effets de l'insularité doit être pris en compte à travers des réglementations différenciées qui établissent une égalité véritable entre les acteurs économiques insulaires et leurs homologues des territoires continentaux. Tel est le plan d'action européen, le pacte pour les îles, que nous demandons à la Commission de réaliser en mettant en œuvre l'article 174 du traité de Lisbonne.
Debate: EU islands and cohesion policy
Date: MONDAY, 6 JUNE 2022
Speaker: André Rougé
Political group: ID
Country: Spain
Language: FR

En application de l'article 168 du traité, lié à la santé humaine, la Commission doit prendre en compte les catastrophes sanitaires, notamment le chlordécone, l'accès à l'eau courante et le ravage des algues sargasses, sur lesquelles je me suis déjà beaucoup exprimé.  Ensuite, vu le contexte économique dramatique subi par nos compatriotes ultramarins, le budget du FEDER doit être augmenté et son accès fluidifié, afin que les bénéficiaires puissent en disposer le plus tôt possible, la durée des délais étant telle que les personnes concernées ne peuvent en disposer opportunément. Ces obstacles administratifs les privent d'une capacité d'emprunt. Il conviendrait donc d'imaginer la mise en place d'un mécanisme de garantie européenne rassurant les organismes prêteurs. De même, le dispositif POSEI doit être prorogé au-delà de cette année et il ne doit pas être abondé au détriment de la PAC et des agriculteurs français durement éprouvés ce week-end encore. Il convient également d'augmenter le budget du régime d'approvisionnement spécifique, dont le montant de 26,9 millions n'a pas été révisé depuis 2013.  Enfin, j'ai proposé la création, sur le modèle de l'Agence spatiale européenne et entre États possédant un domaine maritime, d'une Agence européenne de la mer dont le siège se situerait en outre-mer français. Cette agence de nature intergouvernementale, à laquelle pourraient adhérer des pays hors Union européenne comme le Royaume-Uni, aurait comme axe de développement stratégique l'exploration des ressources énergétiques et minières, hydrocarbures, nodules polymétalliques et mélanges sulfurés, la recherche sur les énergies marines renouvelables, les ressources biologiques animales et végétales, le transport et la surveillance maritime.  Cette coopération ne saurait remettre en question la souveraineté nationale sur les espaces maritimes concernés, non plus que le rôle de surveillance des marines nationales. Cette agence pourra être un lieu de coopération diplomatique sur les questions maritimes et un point de départ de projets commerciaux à l'échelle européenne. Elle bénéficierait d'une considérable importance, alors que les RUP françaises jouent un rôle stratégique indéniable dans l'équilibre géopolitique, notamment dans l'Indo-Pacifique. Monsieur le rapporteur, je regrette que vous n'ayez pas retenu cet amendement pourtant d'intérêt général.
Debate: EU islands and cohesion policy
Date: MONDAY, 6 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Raffaele Fitto
Political group: ECR
Country: Belgium
Language: IT

È sicuramente un momento molto importante, perché l'obiettivo è quello di dare realmente attuazione all'articolo 174 del trattato sul funzionamento dell'Unione europea, ma non solo, e di creare anche uno stimolo forte perché gli Stati membri possano comprendere la rilevanza e l'importanza di questo tema. Per far questo bisogna individuare innanzitutto i temi fondamentali che riguardano le problematiche delle isole, dallo spopolamento al tema collegato alle catastrofi naturali, ai servizi fondamentali, dai trasporti alla sanità, per cercare di mettere in campo una strategia che sia chiara ed evidente per poter dare risposte adeguate. Inoltre, è necessario modernizzare i servizi fondamentali e le attività principali dal punto di vista produttivo. Mi riferisco all'agricoltura, alla pesca e al turismo. Per far questo abbiamo bisogno di un lavoro importante e concreto, soprattutto finalizzando le scelte che devono essere portate in campo dal punto di vista del coordinamento, come dicevo prima, fra le politiche dell'Unione europea e quelle degli Stati membri. Tutto questo non sarà però possibile esclusivamente con le politiche di coesione, ma sarà necessario rendere in sinergia un'azione congiunta, insieme a tutti gli altri programmi di intervento, per poter centrare questo risultato. Domani voteremo con convinzione questa relazione, che sarà un inizio, perché sicuramente il lavoro da fare ancora sarà molto impegnativo per il futuro delle isole dell'Unione europea.