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Debate: Rule of Law Report - The rule of law situation in the European Union - Rule of law in Greece - Rule of law in Spain - Rule of law in Malta
Date: THURSDAY, 30 MARCH 2023
Speaker: Loránt Vincze
Political group: PPE
Country: Greece
Language: HU

Kérdéseinkre azt válaszolja a Bizottság, hogy a kisebbségvédelem tagállami kompetencia, nem kíván vele foglalkozni, sem a jogállamisági jelentésekbe bevonni. Pedig az uniós jog végrehajtása során a Bizottságnak és a tagállamoknak tiszteletben kell tartaniuk az alapvető jogokat, a kulturális és nyelvi sokféleséget. A szerződések rögzítik, hogy az EU a jogállamiság, az emberi jogok – ideértve a kisebbségek jogait – tiszteletben tartásának értékein alapul. Az uniós sokféleség elemi alkotórészei a nemzeti kisebbségek. Az EU, ha van rá politikai szándék, lehet a kisebbségvédelem motorja, annak előmozdítója. Hogyan lehet hiteles a Bizottság, amikor más kisebbségi csoportok jogait fontosabbnak tartja, azokról stratégiát, uniós jogot alkot, holott ugyanaz a „kompetenciahiány” érhető tetten.  A kettős beszéd a jog alkalmazása során elfogadhatatlan. A nyelvi és kulturális identitás megőrzéséhez kapcsolódó európai intézkedések, a tagállamok kisebbségpolitikája a társadalmak számára legalább annyira fontos, mint más kisebbségi csoportok helyzete. Elvárjuk, hogy azonos elszántsággal és kezdeményezőkészséggel álljon a Bizottság a nemzeti kisebbségek ügyéhez is!
Debate: Rule of Law Report - The rule of law situation in the European Union
Date: THURSDAY, 30 MARCH 2023
Speaker: Vincenzo Sofo
Political group: ECR
Country: Poland
Language: IT

Signora Presidente, onorevoli colleghi, l'emendamento presentato da Renew rappresenta una palese forzatura per attaccare il Governo italiano, non perché viola la legge, ma perché, facendola rispettare, ostacola il ricorso a pratiche come l'utero in affitto. Ora, poiché so bene che sinistra, associazioni LGBT, che poi ormai rappresentano la stessa cosa, affermano che quanto dico non sia vero e deducendone, dunque, che quest'Aula sia tutta d'accordo nel considerare l'utero in affitto un abominio, riteniamo utile sgomberare il campo da ogni dubbio ed esprimere chiaramente che siamo contro questa pratica. Dunque, presentiamo il seguente emendamento che, è inutile dirlo, ci aspettiamo che sia approvato senza problemi, altrimenti si confermerebbero i sospetti sul fatto che dietro la battaglia per il riconoscimento dei figli di coppie omogenitoriali ci sia il tentativo di imporre dall'alto a tutti gli Stati membri la legalizzazione di fatto dell'utero in affitto. Il testo che chiediamo di inserire è dunque molto semplice ed è il seguente: esprime preoccupazione sulla pratica della maternità surrogata che sfrutta i corpi delle donne e riduce i bambini a merce e ritiene che dovrebbe essere riconosciuta come crimine universale. A voi ora esprimervi.
Debate: Strengthening the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women
Date: THURSDAY, 30 MARCH 2023
Speaker: Clare Daly
Political group: The Left
Country: France
Language: EN

Madam President, of course I voted for this motion, but I think it’s slightly mad that we’re still here in 2023 having to argue that people who do equal work should get equal pay. But I guess that’s capitalism for you. An opportunity to exploit workers will always be taken, and women, as James Connolly said, have always been ‘the slaves of slaves’. Capital steals resources instead of paying for them whenever it can, and women’s time and energy is a resource pool it’s been robbing since the dawn of time. But let’s make no bones about it: at a time of record shareholder profits and stratospheric executive pay, workers – no matter their gender – are being robbed blind. So there’s not much benefit in us talking about a right to equal pay if it is a right to be treated equally badly. So if we’re fighting for equal pay for women, we have to fight for everybody’s pay to go up to a fair and equal level.
Debate: Strengthening the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women
Date: THURSDAY, 30 MARCH 2023
Speaker: Michaela Šojdrová
Political group: PPE
Country: Greece
Language: CS

Paní předsedající, dámy a pánové, Evropský parlament dnes přijal směrnici, kterou se posiluje uplatňování zásady stejné odměny mužů a žen za stejnou práci prostřednictvím transparentnosti odměňování a mechanismu prosazování. V roce 2021 činil tento rozdíl v platech žen a mužů v Evropské unii více než 12,7 %, a to v neprospěch žen. Podpořila jsem tedy v hlasování výsledek interinstitucionální dohody mezi Evropským parlamentem, Komisí a Radou. Považuji posílení transparentnosti jako nezbytné, a proto jsem tedy celkově tuto směrnici podpořila. Oceňuji, že finální znění směrnice se snaží o co nejmenší administrativní zátěž pro zaměstnavatele pomocí postupné adaptace těchto opatření. To by jim mělo dát dostatečný časový prostor, jak pro velké, tak zejména pro malé zaměstnavatele, připravit se na oznamovací povinnosti a chci poděkovat českému předsednictví, které dovedlo jednání k úspěšnému konci.
Debate: Strengthening the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women
Date: THURSDAY, 30 MARCH 2023
Speaker: Luke Ming Flanagan
Political group: The Left
Country: Germany
Language: EN

Madam President, when I had my first of my three daughters in 2002, I’d never have thought that over 20 years later would be standing in this place still talking about the fact that we have to fight for equal pay for equal work. It’s extraordinary. But this is good news, what we’re doing here. It could be done quicker, it could be done for smaller companies. But, look, it’s an improvement. This directive will offer a series of new rights to all European workers, notably on access to information and justice, and will allow for the implementation of plans to reduce the gender pay gap within the largest workplaces. The gender pay gap remains around 14%. I don’t know how the hell that’s the case. It’s a shame that we actually have to force people to do this. But look, if we have to do that, we have to do it. It’s a pity that just wouldn’t do it because it’s the right thing to do. The pay gap has a long-term impact on the quality of women’s lives, their increased risk of and exposure to poverty. And the persisting pension pay gap is 33% in the EU. I hope by the time my eight-year-old daughter, my third daughter, is an adult, she won’t have to put up with this crap. Time for change.
Debate: Strengthening the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women
Date: THURSDAY, 30 MARCH 2023
Speaker: Mick Wallace
Political group: The Left
Country: Germany
Language: EN

Madam President, despite the principle of equal pay being enshrined in the Treaty of Rome, the EU continues to struggle with pay disparity. European women are, on average, paid almost 14% less than their male counterparts. It’ encouraging that this text allows workers to detect and prove discrimination based on sex, as well as shifting the burden of proof of non-discrimination from the employee to the employer. Despite being a step in the right direction, pay transparency is not a magic wand that will bridge the pay gap. In the EU the income of a typical care worker ranges from between 50% and 80% less than the average income. The low pay, work conditions and the segregation of women into care work must end if we are in any way to advance gender equality and pay in our society.
Debate: Fluorinated Gases Regulation
Date: THURSDAY, 30 MARCH 2023
Speaker: Angel Dzhambazki
Political group: ECR
Country: Germany
Language: BG

Г-жо Председател, убедено гласувах против този доклад, защото той е един от примерите за лобизъм тук в залата на Европейския парламент. Под лозунги за защита на околната среда, под лозунги за климатичен истеризъм, за защита на климата всъщност определени фирми, в случая германска коалиция, лобира за това да бъдат променени правилата и да бъде изземван бизнес от държавите в Централна и Източна Европа, в които оперират компании, работещи в хладилната, отоплителната индустрия, в тези и всички сфери, на които сега ще се наложи да правят огромни промени и ще загубят своите работни места. Това е класическо отнемане на бизнес, това е класическо пренастройване през главата на Европейския парламент. Абсолютно нередно, абсолютно недопустимо. По този начин беше подготвен пакетът „Мобилност“, по този начин, в полза отново на западноевропейски фирми, предприемачи и бизнеси. По този начин холандски и западноевропейски фирми работят за това България и Румъния да не бъдат в Шенген, за да могат те да печелят от транспорта. Ето така залата на Европейския парламент се използва, за да бъдат правени източноевропейците по-бедни и западноевропейците по-богати. Това е срам.
Debate: Fluorinated Gases Regulation
Date: THURSDAY, 30 MARCH 2023
Speaker: Michaela Šojdrová
Political group: PPE
Country: Greece
Language: CS

Paní předsedající, dámy a pánové, snižování emisí z fluorovaných plynů v Evropě je správným krokem. Některé fluorované plyny mohou v atmosféře přetrvávat tisíce let a jejich potenciál pro globální oteplování je vyšší než mají oxidy uhlíku. Při svém hlasování jsem se řídila stanoviskem vlády České republiky, která k původnímu návrhu Komise měla kladnou pozici. Bohužel výbor ENVI přijal některé pozměňovací návrhy, které ve své ambici šly výrazně dále, než byl původní text Komise. Přitom zachování cílů Evropské unie v oblasti klimatu a energetické bezpečnosti je možné, ale mělo by jít ruku v ruce s realistickým a účinným snižováním fluorovaných plynů. V tomto smyslu jsem podpořila pozměňovací návrhy, které byly předloženy. Bohužel, zdaleka ne všechny byly přijaty a o realistickém výsledku dnešního hlasování tedy pochybuji, proto jsem se při konečném hlasování zdržela.
Debate: Fluorinated Gases Regulation
Date: THURSDAY, 30 MARCH 2023
Speaker: Mick Wallace
Political group: The Left
Country: Germany
Language: EN

Madam President, these gases have a huge global warming impact and need to be phased out as soon as possible.  I want to address some concerns raised by the heat pump associations that the quota available in the regulation will hamper the rollout of heat pumps. Now, the heat pump industry will be central to the decarbonisation of the EU. But their concerns have already been addressed by the Commission in its impact assessment and technical discussions.  Simply giving an even bigger quota is not the solution. Quotas are not allocated to any specific sector. Therefore, the heat pump manufacturers would receive only a small fraction of any additional quota that would have been distributed.  The Environmental Committee report explicitly provides a REPowerEU reserve for heat pumps, which means that the Commission will be able to give additional quotas to heat pump manufacturers if any shortages arise that might derail heat pump installation targets.  Now, but the derogation for military equipment is an absolute joke. So the sector causing untold damage to the planet are getting a free pass. This is madness.
Debate: Ozone-depleting substances
Date: THURSDAY, 30 MARCH 2023
Speaker: Clare Daly
Political group: The Left
Country: France
Language: EN

Madam President, I welcome the measures to tackle the depletion of the ozone and I voted for the file. But while that’s all well and good, there is a huge contradiction between our statements here and the fact that the biggest methane emission ever, with huge consequences for the ozone, took place last September with the blowing-up of the Nord Stream pipelines – a devastating act of sabotage on EU infrastructure. And nobody in the EU has anything to say about it. Neither do we want to do anything about it. Seymour Hersh produces a very credible report that the US was responsible, along with Norway, then US intelligence come up with nonsense that it was a pro-Ukrainian non-state group. Come on, we don’t need leaks from the people who brought us the weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. We need answers, and that the UN Security Council and two European members failed to support the call for an independent investigation into the explosion this week is absolutely scandalous. If we want to protect the ozone, we have to have some consistency in our policies.
Debate: Ozone-depleting substances
Date: THURSDAY, 30 MARCH 2023
Speaker: Angel Dzhambazki
Political group: ECR
Country: Germany
Language: BG

Г-жо Председателстващ, гласувах в подкрепа на доклада относно предложението за Регламент на Европейския парламент и на Съвета относно веществата, които нарушават озоновия слой, защото протоколът, който ги описва и последващите решения на световното равнище, създават правно задължение за Съюза и неговите държави членки за график за поетапно спиране на производството и потреблението на веществата, които нарушават озоновия слой.  Подкрепям цялостния подход на Европейската комисия и нейното предложение за преразглеждане регламента относно тези вещества. Смятам, че в предложението на Комисията бяха допуснати пропуски, които колегите от комисиите по околна среда, обществено здраве и безопасност на храните в голяма степен са попълнили. Радвам се, че в залата най-сетне има не само зелен алармизъм, но и някакъв разум за намаляване на ненужна административна тежест, както и че бяха внесени пояснения и допълнения, за да се избегне дублирането на директиви и регламенти.
Debate: Rule of Law Report - The rule of law situation in the European Union
Date: THURSDAY, 30 MARCH 2023
Speaker: Angel Dzhambazki
Political group: ECR
Country: Germany
Language: BG

Г-жо Председател, гласувах убедено против този доклад, защото той е един от скандалните, скандалните дебати, които водим в тази зала. За хората от левицата върховенството на закона е само и единствено налагането на тяхната джендър идеология, еднополови бракове и всякакви други крайнолеви, крайнопрогресивни и крайнопрогресистски идеологии.  Върховенството на закона означава еднакво и равно прилагане на закона, бързо и справедливо. Това обаче, което не казват левицата, социалисти, демократи и други такива, е, че те се опитват да говорят за демокрация и за право, а не говорят за Катаргейт, не говорят за корупцията в собствените си редици, не говорят за това, че досега не сме чули от Комисията как беше сключен договорът с Пфайзер, колко пари бяха похарчени, кой е подписал тези договори. Има ли корупция и там? Хората, в чиито редици има доказани корупционери, арестувани с пари подкупи от Катар, ни учат на ум, разум и на морал. Това е толкова нахално и толкова нагло, че буквално не подлежи на описание.  И дежурният им виновник винаги са държави, в които суверенни, нормални правителства, като в Унгария, като в Полша, защитават традиционните ценности. Не върховенство на закона, това което иска левицата, а това е защита на корупцията.
Debate: Rule of Law Report - The rule of law situation in the European Union
Date: THURSDAY, 30 MARCH 2023
Speaker: Clare Daly
Political group: The Left
Country: France
Language: EN

Madam President, I voted for this report. On Tuesday of this week, Clara Ponsatí was arrested and detained by Spanish police at the behest of a Spanish judge working on behalf of elements in the Spanish State, in flagrant breach of a European Court of Justice order. An MEP, a colleague. One of us is arrested and detained. A clear—cut case of state harassment, a threat and a warning to her. It is a bread—and—butter case of vicious political repression by the Spanish judiciary and a violation of the rule of law. Do we scramble the checks? Do we clear the decks to discuss this case, condemn the arrest? Do we hear denunciations across the House? Do we hell. This issue goes well beyond politics. I don’t care what anybody thinks of the Catalan independence movement; it really does not matter. If an EU state is arresting politicians it does not like in order to intimidate and harass them, in breach of her parliamentary immunity, in flagrant breach of EU law, you stand up. Every month in here, we get people coming in and telling us how great you are at defending democracy and rule of law and all this kind of good stuff, but when it comes to tackling these issues at home, you are totally silent.
Debate: Rule of Law Report - The rule of law situation in the European Union
Date: THURSDAY, 30 MARCH 2023
Speaker: Mick Wallace
Political group: The Left
Country: Germany
Language: EN

Madam President, when arbitrary political decision-making has undue influence or interferes in established law, we have a rule of law problem.  This is often precisely what happens when the EU makes use of its unilateral sanctions mechanism. We are applying crushing extraterritorial unilateral sanctions and secondary sanctions on governments and individuals that have a blanket effect on entire populations. These decisions are taken by the Council – a political body – based on political prejudice and geo political agendas. These sanctions have terrible impact on countries such as Venezuela, Nicaragua, Syria and Iran, among others. Ordinary people are dying in tens of thousands for lack of access to medicines and medical treatments, all because of a small collection of political actors have political grudges against the administrations in these countries.  This is international banditry and political persecution with next to no basis in customary international law. What is the Commission going to do about this?
Debate: Rule of Law Report - The rule of law situation in the European Union
Date: THURSDAY, 30 MARCH 2023
Speaker: Vlad Gheorghe
Political group: Renew
Country: Spain
Language: RO

Doamna președintă, am votat pentru raportul privind statul de drept în Uniunea Europeană, dar să știți că statul de drept este în pericol în Uniunea Europeană și o să vă spun și de ce: pentru că în țările noastre, în parlamentele naționale, în guvernele naționale, există infractori care încearcă să se scape de propriile dosare prin simplul vot. Și cât timp vom avea chestia asta, nu ne putem apăra de ei decât dacă avem niște definiții comune pentru infracțiunile de corupție, pentru că avem procuratură europeană, avem procurori care să se ocupe de corupți, dar, ce nu avem, sunt legi uniforme în toată Uniunea Europeană.  Se poate întâmpla așa cum s-a întâmplat în țara mea, în România, în 2017 și așa cum s-a întâmplat chiar ieri, dar se poate întâmpla și în alte țări în viitor, respectiv corupții din parlament sau din guvern, pur și simplu, să-și dea legi pentru ei ca să se scape de dosare. Putem să-i împiedicăm să facă chestia asta. Avem procurori care vor să se ocupe de ei, dar ne trebuie și legi europene, uniforme, care să le ia dreptul ăsta de a-și modifica dosarele cu o simplă ridicare de mână în parlament.
Debate: Approval of the minutes of the part-session and forwarding of texts adopted
Date: THURSDAY, 30 MARCH 2023
Speaker: Nicola Beer
Country: Germany
Language: DE

Die Protokolle der heutigen 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 angenommene Entschließung den in dieser Entschließung genannten Personen und Gremien übermitteln.
Debate: Statements by the President
Date: MONDAY, 17 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Roberta Metsola
Country: Poland
Language: EN

Dear colleagues, it has now been 20 days since the detention of  It is a pattern that we are witnessing again and again in Russia. Jailed opposition politician and Sakharov Prize laureate Alexei Navalny’s condition remains of deep concern, with journalists reporting it as critical. So from here, on behalf of the European Parliament, let me once again call for his immediate and unconditional release. All this is happening while the illegal invasion of Ukraine by Russia continues. And here let me remind everyone that Russia has an obligation to ensure that prisoners of war are treated humanely and in all circumstances in accordance with the Geneva Convention. All perpetrators of war crimes will be brought to justice. This world will not forget the brutality this invasion has brought. Dear colleagues, also in the past few days we have witnessed a deterioration of the situation in Sudan. Violent clashes have already caused countless deaths and undermined efforts to ensure a democratic transition in Sudan. The European Parliament strongly condemns these violent acts and calls on all parties to cease hostilities and ensure the safety of the entire population and the stability of the country.
Debate: Interpretation of the Rules of Procedure
Date: MONDAY, 17 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Roberta Metsola
Country: Poland
Language: EN

In relation to the interpretation of Rule 9(6) of Parliament’s Rules of Procedure announced in plenary on Wednesday, 29 March, I have not received any contestations within the 24-hour deadline pursuant to Rule 236(4). The interpretation proposed by the AFCO Committee is therefore deemed approved.
Debate: Negotiations ahead of Parliament’s first reading
Date: MONDAY, 17 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Roberta Metsola
Country: Poland
Language: EN

In relation to the decisions by several committees to enter into interinstitutional negotiations pursuant to Rule 71(1) announced at the opening of the sitting on Wednesday, 29 March, I have received no request for a vote in Parliament by Members or political groups reaching at least the medium threshold. The committees may therefore start the negotiations.
Debate: Negotiations ahead of Parliament’s first reading
Date: MONDAY, 17 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Roberta Metsola
Country: Poland
Language: EN

Several committees have decided to enter into interinstitutional negotiations, pursuant to Rule 71(1) of the Rules of Procedure. The reports, which constitute the mandates for the negotiations, are available on the plenary webpage and their titles will be published in the minutes. Pursuant to Rule 71(2), Members or political groups reaching at least the medium threshold may request in writing by tomorrow, Tuesday, 18 April, at midnight, that the decisions be put to the vote. If no request for a vote in Parliament is made within the deadline, the committees may start the negotiations.
Debate: Signing of acts adopted in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure
Date: MONDAY, 17 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Roberta Metsola
Country: Poland
Language: EN

I would also like to inform you, finally, that, together with the President of the Council, I shall, on Wednesday, sign five acts adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure in accordance with Rule 79 of Parliament’s Rules of Procedure. The titles of the acts will be published in the minutes of this sitting.
Debate: Deforestation Regulation
Date: MONDAY, 17 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Othmar Karas
Country: Germany
Language: DE

Als nächster Punkt der Tagesordnung folgt die Aussprache über den Bericht von Christophe Hansen im Namen des Ausschusses für Umweltfragen, öffentliche Gesundheit und Lebensmittelsicherheit über den Vorschlag für eine Verordnung des Europäischen Parlaments und des Rates über die Bereitstellung bestimmter Rohstoffe und Erzeugnisse, die mit Entwaldung und Waldschädigung in Verbindung stehen, auf dem Unionsmarkt sowie ihre Ausfuhr aus der Union und zur Aufhebung der Verordnung (EU) Nr. 995/2010 (