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Debate: Strengthening Europe in the fight against cancer
Date: TUESDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 2022
Speaker: Véronique Trillet-Lenoir
Country: Spain
Language: FR

Nous avons abouti à un rapport dont j’entends qu’il répond à beaucoup d’attentes. Mais aujourd’hui, ce n’est pas une fin, c’est un début, parce que tout reste à faire. Il nous reste à travailler sur les propositions législatives qui seront issues de ce rapport – la première, dans deux jours, sur la révision de la directive sur les carcinogènes. Il nous reste à continuer – et vous êtes très nombreux à l’avoir dit – à nous appuyer sur les données de la science pour informer et pour protéger les citoyens. La prévention, c’est le levier. Le cancer le plus simple à guérir, c’est celui qu’on n’attrape pas. Et puis, Monsieur le Ministre, cher Clément, il faudra déployer ce plan. Pour le déployer, nous avons besoin de l’engagement collectif et solidaire des États membres, en particulier sur toutes les mesures qui sont des recommandations, et qui, sans votre appui, sans votre implication forte, resteront lettre morte.  Enfin, je voudrais passer un dernier message: ce que nous réussirons sur la prévention des cancers, nous le réussirons pour toutes les autres maladies chroniques. Ainsi, nous arriverons à améliorer la santé – la bonne santé – de nos concitoyens. Encore merci pour ce débat riche et animé, et continuons ensemble.
Debate: Strengthening Europe in the fight against cancer
Date: TUESDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 2022
Speaker: Pina Picierno
Country: Spain
Language: IT

Ringrazio la relatrice e tutte le colleghe e tutti i colleghi che sono intervenuti. La discussione è chiusa. Le votazioni sugli emendamenti si svolgeranno oggi, martedì 15 febbraio 2022, e la votazione finale si svolgerà domani, mercoledì 16 febbraio 2022.
Debate: Strengthening Europe in the fight against cancer
Date: TUESDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 2022
Speaker: Eva Maydell
Political group: PPE
Country: Portugal
Language: EN

This will also be important in achieving the ever important Health Union. It is important to come up with European prevention and management plans to help national healthcare systems be more resilient and prevent and deal with shortages of drugs, equipment, products, and staff in times of health crisis.
Debate: The surveillance of politicians, prosecutors, lawyers and journalists, and other persons and entities in EU Member States using cyber surveillance software
Date: TUESDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 2022
Speaker: Pina Picierno
Country: Spain
Language: IT

L'ordine del giorno reca la discussione sulle dichiarazioni del Consiglio e della Commissione sulla sorveglianza di politici, procuratori, avvocati e giornalisti, nonché altre persone fisiche ed entità negli Stati membri dell'UE mediante l'utilizzo di software per la sorveglianza informatica ( Desidero informare gli onorevoli deputati che per questa discussione è previsto un giro di interventi di oratori dei gruppi politici. Ricordo anche che per tutte le discussioni di questa tornata non è prevista la procedura "catch-the-eye", né saranno accettate domande "cartellino blu". Inoltre, come è avvenuto durante le recenti tornate, sono previsti interventi a distanza dagli Uffici di collegamento del Parlamento negli Stati membri. Desidero anche ricordare che gli interventi in Aula continueranno a essere fatti dal podio centrale e quindi invito i deputati a controllare l'elenco degli oratori e ad avvicinarsi al podio centrale all'approssimarsi dell'orario del loro intervento. Do ora la parola, a nome del Consiglio, al Sottosegretario agli Affari europei Clément Beaune.
Debate: The surveillance of politicians, prosecutors, lawyers and journalists, and other persons and entities in EU Member States using cyber surveillance software
Date: TUESDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 2022
Speaker: Jeroen Lenaers
Political group: PPE
Country: France
Language: EN

There are three points that I would like to make. First, that we cannot overemphasise the severity of this scandal. I think it’s important for all of us to put ourselves in the place of the victim, to try and imagine that every message you send to your loved ones is being read by the government, that every video you watch on your phone is being watched with you, that people who do not have your best interests at heart know your exact whereabouts at any given moment. This should already immensely scare you. It does scare me, but my fear is nothing compared with the fear of journalists scrutinising not-so-democratic governments, of opposition politicians, activists, NGOs, lawyers, all those who are considered an inconvenience by the powers that be in their countries.  That is why it is important that this European Parliament will always stand behind and fight alongside the victims of these attacks, and that we do so with strength and vigour. Because the effects of such attacks are wider than the direct victims. It has a chilling effect on anybody that wants to speak out, scrutinise governments and defend democracy and rule of law and that once enjoyed the democratic freedom of fighting an election in a free and fair manner. It directly undermines democracy and the rule of law, and it cannot go unchallenged. And this is why the inquiry committee that will be set up in this House is a very timely and important step.  Second point that I’d like to make is that this is not about national security; it is about rule of law. It is not about whether countries are allowed or not to use technology to fight organised crime and terrorism – because technological innovation can and must play an important role in keeping us all safe. We already see that criminals and terrorists deploy increasingly advanced technology, and law enforcement needs to be able to fight them at least on a level playing field. But that, once again, is not what this is about. This is about the abuse of technology for political gain and about the complete absence of proper checks and balances.  Thirdly, this is not only a Polish or a Hungarian issue, it is a European issue and in fact, it’s a global issue. And we had a very interesting hearing from the EPP Group last week with experts and victims of the Pegasus scandal. What struck me most was a comment by a Polish lawyer, Roman Giertych, himself a victim of the Polish government’s abuse of Pegasus, and he said that this was not about the victims. The victims, in his words, are the canary in the coalmine. They are the first symptom. They are the warning of a much wider problem. They are an alarm that rings loudly for everyone to hear, and the EU must now show that we have heard this alarm. We must act upon the warning we have received and defend democracy and the rule of law whenever and wherever necessary.
Debate: The surveillance of politicians, prosecutors, lawyers and journalists, and other persons and entities in EU Member States using cyber surveillance software
Date: TUESDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 2022
Speaker: Pina Picierno
Country: Spain
Language: IT

Vi chiedo di fare un po' di attenzione ai tempi. Non vi ho interrotto, perché credo che sia una discussione molto importante e voglio lasciare spazio e tempo per esprimersi, però è importante anche rispettare i tempi.
Debate: The surveillance of politicians, prosecutors, lawyers and journalists, and other persons and entities in EU Member States using cyber surveillance software
Date: TUESDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 2022
Speaker: Sophia in 't Veld
Political group: Renew
Country: Poland
Language: EN

I find it remarkable that the US Government has very swiftly blacklisted NSO, stating that NSO has ‘developed and supplied software to foreign governments that used these tools to maliciously target government officials, journalists, businesspeople, activists [and] academics ... Such practices threaten the rules—based international order’. But, in Europe, where this is happening, the Council and the Commission have so far been silent. Yes, you have condemned the practices, but what has actually been done? Nothing. European governments spying on their own citizens for political purposes is totally and wholly unacceptable. Using national security or the fight against terrorism, or whatever other security—related argument, as a pretext for this practice, colleagues, is textbook autocracy and evident rubbish. It doesn’t only affect the persons targeted, but it affects the whole of society because it has a chilling effect. When no one can be sure anymore that he is not being spied upon, more and more people will start practising self-censorship. We have already gone through that in Europe. Never again. We will also need to have a very close look at the possible impact that these practices may have had on the integrity of elections in Europe, and notably the 2019 European elections in Poland. I’ve heard powerful statements today condemning these practices, but the funny thing is that, at the same time, we are negotiating the ePrivacy Directive, the very piece of legislation that is supposed to protect people and restrict the powers that governments have to spy on their own citizens, and that, frankly, I find that not everybody who spoke is always on our side. The European Parliament position is very clear: we want those restrictions to remain in place. So I hope that I will find the Council – and the EPP Group and the ECR Group and others who have voted against the European Parliament position – on our side in the ePrivacy trilogues because, for too long, I think that critical questions have been dismissed as left—wing whining, and I think these cases demonstrate very clearly why this is a very real issue. Finally, I am very pleased that the European Parliament has decided to set up an inquiry committee. My group, the Renew Group, already proposed this months ago, but only after the revelations about Poland did a majority emerge. But I can assure everybody that, even if the European Parliament doesn’t have the same powers as national parliaments when it comes to parliamentary inquiries, we will play a lead role in this. We will stand by the European citizens. We will defend democracy. We will defend freedom and we will defend justice, and I count on all my colleagues for doing so.
Debate: The surveillance of politicians, prosecutors, lawyers and journalists, and other persons and entities in EU Member States using cyber surveillance software
Date: TUESDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 2022
Speaker: Joachim Stanisław Brudziński
Political group: ECR
Country: Germany
Language: PL

Szanowni Państwo! Toczymy tę debatę w dniu, w którym w każdej chwili może przyjść informacja o rosyjskiej agresji mogącej stać się zarzewiem poważnego światowego kryzysu. Przypomnę, że zwiastunem tych wydarzeń był hybrydowy atak na granicy Unii Europejskiej z użyciem imigrantów, który odbywał się z terytorium Białorusi. Polski rząd użył ogromnych sił, by strumień migrantów nie powędrował na zachód Europy, stając się narzędziem szantażu i nacisku ze strony postsowieckich satrapów.  Państwo polskie od lat mierzy się z wyzwaniami dotyczącymi bezpieczeństwa. W ostatnim czasie koordynator służb specjalnych, minister Mariusz Kamiński odniósł się do zarzutów formułowanych przez polską opozycję dotyczących używania rzekomo nielegalnie oprogramowania, które pomaga służbom w realizacji ich zadań. Chciałbym zwrócić Państwa uwagę na słowa ministra Kamińskiego, który wskazuje, że politycy zamieszani w sprawy kryminalne próbują pleść opowieści o rzekomym...
Debate: The surveillance of politicians, prosecutors, lawyers and journalists, and other persons and entities in EU Member States using cyber surveillance software
Date: TUESDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 2022
Speaker: Pina Picierno
Country: Spain
Language: IT

Onorevole, la prego però di rimanere sul tema del dibattito, senza parlare d'altro, sia rispettoso dei colleghi che sono intervenuti e che la ascoltano. Onorevole, se non interviene nel merito io sono costretta a toglierle la parola. Ribadisco che bisogna rimanere nel merito dell'argomento che è oggetto di discussione e questo atteggiamento non è rispettoso né di quest'Aula, né dei colleghi che stanno intervenendo, quindi mi auguro che ciò non si ripeta.
Debate: The surveillance of politicians, prosecutors, lawyers and journalists, and other persons and entities in EU Member States using cyber surveillance software
Date: TUESDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 2022
Speaker: Cornelia Ernst
Political group: The Left
Country: France
Language: DE

Es gibt nichts, es gibt rein gar nichts auf der Welt, auch nicht Terrorismusbekämpfung, was eine Totalüberwachung rechtfertigt – schon gar nicht in einer Demokratie. Denn was passiert, sehen wir: Journalisten, Blogger, Oppositionelle, Anwälte, Andersdenkende werden ausspioniert. Darum geht es. Es geht hier nicht nur um unser Recht auf Privatsphäre, was auf dem Spiel steht. Es geht um den Kern der Demokratie und um unsere Freiheitsrechte insgesamt. Umso schlimmer, dass Regierungen wie Polen, Ungarn – ja, auch Deutschland – diese Software nutzen und rund um den Globus circa 50 Länder. Und es ist an Perversität kaum zu überbieten, wenn dafür – für den Kauf von Pegasus – Gelder verwendet werden für Opfer von Kriminalität. Wir müssen uns fragen: In welcher Gesellschaft wollen wir leben, wenn Massenüberwachung Normalität wird? Eine solche Gesellschaft hat den Boden des Rechtsstaats verlassen. Das wollen wir doch wohl alle nicht. Nach NSA, Tempora, nach zig Skandalen illustrer Geheimdienste müssen die Alarmglocken endlich läuten. Wir verlangen vollständige Aufklärung, einen vollumfänglichen parlamentarischen Untersuchungsausschuss mit allen Ressourcen, verbindlichen Konsequenzen für die Mitgliedstaaten und nicht nur Redereien. Wir brauchen klare Regeln. Wir brauchen Verbote für die Herstellung, den Verkauf und Export von Massenüberwachungstechnologien. Darüber müssen wir reden und nicht jammern!
Debate: The surveillance of politicians, prosecutors, lawyers and journalists, and other persons and entities in EU Member States using cyber surveillance software
Date: TUESDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 2022
Speaker: Laura Ferrara
Political group: NI
Country: Poland
Language: IT

Signora Presidente, onorevoli colleghi, le recenti rivelazioni del  Lo  Esiste una vera e propria industria della sorveglianza, un mercato coperto da una diffusa segretezza che offre servizi e tecnologie a basso costo e anche di facile accesso. È allora estremamente importante che si faccia piena chiarezza su questo genere di attività, affinché vengano colmate le carenze di trasparenza e responsabilità di aziende e soggetti fruitori. Occorrono una severa regolamentazione e controlli efficaci riguardanti Stati di destinazione, contratti e ogni genere di informazioni che facciano emergere l'uso improprio di tali prodotti e la possibile violazione dei diritti fondamentali.
Debate: The surveillance of politicians, prosecutors, lawyers and journalists, and other persons and entities in EU Member States using cyber surveillance software
Date: TUESDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 2022
Speaker: Pina Picierno
Country: Spain
Language: IT

Ringrazio il Sottosegretario Beaune e anche il Commissario Reynders e tutte le colleghe e tutti i colleghi che hanno contribuito con le loro riflessioni a questa discussione. La discussione è chiusa. La seduta è per il momento sospesa. Ci sarà una piccolissima sospensione, perché poi riprenderemo alle 12.00 con l'allocuzione del Presidente della Colombia Iván Duque Márquez. Grazie a tutte e tutti.
Debate: Formal sitting - Address by Iván Duque Márquez, President of Colombia
Date: TUESDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 2022
Speaker: Roberta Metsola
Country: Poland
Language: EN

We have with us today the President of the Republic of Colombia, Iván Duque Márquez. Dear President, thank you very much for coming to the European Parliament. Last year we commemorated five years since the Colombian peace agreement, a long—awaited accord that this Parliament strongly supports. I would like to thank you, Mr President, for the commitment of your administration to preserving peace. I would also like to use this moment to honour the memory of the victims of decades of conflict. We will never forget them. Their memory must be preserved in dignity and justice, while we support all the families that suffered atrocities. The people of Colombia have always struggled to defend and preserve their democratic institutions and the rule of law in order to guarantee the fundamental rights of citizens, and they have done so despite the threat of anti—democratic forces and criminal organisations. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Colombia has led by example by granting temporary protection status to 1.8 million Venezuelans, allowing them to access key services, while one of the biggest humanitarian crises of our time was unfolding. This historic act deserves recognition. Yesterday’s signature of the ‘Joint Declaration for a Dialogue on Environment, Climate Action and Sustainable Development’ is testimony to your commitment to preserving the environment and to combating the climate crisis. In terms of biodiversity, Colombia is a world leader, so this Joint Declaration is fundamental to achieving our common global climate objectives. I know that we will keep working together in key areas as we continue to strengthen the links between the European Union and Colombia for the benefit of all our people. So without further delay, I give the floor to the President of Colombia, Iván Duque Márquez. Mr President, the floor is yours.
Debate: EU-Africa relations
Date: TUESDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 2022
Speaker: Evelyn Regner
Country: Netherlands
Language: DE

Als nächster Punkt der Tagesordnung folgt die Aussprache über die Erklärung des Vizepräsidenten der Kommission  und Hohen Vertreters der Union für Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik zu den Beziehungen EU-Afrika ( Ich erinnere die Mitglieder daran, dass bei allen Aussprachen dieser Tagung weder spontane Wortmeldungen noch blaue Karten akzeptiert werden. Außerdem sind, wie auch bei den letzten Tagungen, Zuschaltungen aus den Verbindungsbüros des Parlaments in den Mitgliedstaaten vorgesehen. Ich weise Sie auch darauf hin, dass Wortmeldungen im Plenarsaal weiterhin vom zentralen Rednerpult aus erfolgen, und deshalb ersuche ich Sie, die Redner- und Rednerinnenliste im Blick zu behalten und sich kurz vor Beginn Ihrer Redezeit zum Rednerpult zu begeben.
Debate: EU-Africa relations
Date: TUESDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 2022
Speaker: Tomas Tobé
Political group: PPE
Country: Estonia
Language: EN

To be successful, the PPE Group sees three main points as key. Firstly, Europe and Africa have to work together to facilitate significant investment opportunities for business on the African continent that can support the creation of millions of jobs. This is necessary to keep up with Africa’s rapidly growing young population. We also need to boost trade. Moreover, with our experience in developing the single market, the EU must strongly support Africa in the same endeavour. Secondly, even more importantly, we need to have access to vaccines and to healthcare in Africa. This must include setting up capacities for local vaccine manufacturing and more funding to healthcare. Thirdly, we must tackle the root causes of migration jointly and build up cooperation on migration management. To sum up, it is time for a fresh start.
Debate: EU-Africa relations
Date: TUESDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 2022
Speaker: Maria Arena
Political group: S-D
Country: Belgium
Language: FR

Comprendre, c’est aussi éviter de reproduire les mêmes erreurs pour l’avenir, et cela pour affronter des défis communs. Vous les avez cités: la relance économique après la COVID-19, la lutte contre les inégalités par l’éducation, la santé et l’emploi, la promotion des investissements durables, la lutte contre les changements climatiques, la démocratie, les droits sociaux et environnementaux, mais aussi la paix et la sécurité. Pour tout cela, il y a des moyens: 150 milliards d’euros d’investissements. Mais de quoi parle-t-on? Quel est l’effet de levier par rapport à ces investissements? De quels secteurs parle-t-on? Est-ce qu’il y a des secteurs de transformation, qui vont effectivement permettre d’avoir un développement dans les pays? Est-ce que des entreprises vont respecter le devoir de vigilance, c’est-à-dire respecter les droits sociaux et environnementaux des personnes? Pour toutes ces questions, nous n’avons pas aujourd’hui, au niveau du Parlement européen, de réponses claires de la part du Conseil et de la Commission. Un nouveau partenariat, d’accord; mais, de grâce, ne reconstruisons pas par rapport aux erreurs du passé, mais faisons mieux que ce que nous avons fait dans le passé.
Debate: EU-Africa relations
Date: TUESDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 2022
Speaker: Chrysoula Zacharopoulou
Political group: Renew
Language: FR

Flexibilité, rapidité et efficacité: voici comment utiliser nos instruments de financement pour soutenir les solutions africaines. C’est aussi à l’Afrique de formuler ses demandes, de proposer ses solutions et, surtout, de choisir le modèle de développement qu’elle veut pour sa population. Brutalité, prédation, néocolonialisme: les méthodes utilisées par certains partenaires de l’Afrique ne sont pas les nôtres. Ce ne sont pas les valeurs de l’Europe du xxie siècle. Nous proposons de bâtir ensemble un partenariat centré sur les relations humaines, un espace de paix et de prospérité pour nos populations, un espace géostratégique euro-africain qui pèse de tout son poids sur la scène internationale, un partenariat mutuellement bénéfique et respectueux de chacun. Le sommet sera l’occasion d’échanger à la fois des discours et des méthodes. Nous devons les saisir.
Debate: EU-Africa relations
Date: TUESDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 2022
Speaker: Pierrette Herzberger-Fofana
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Spain
Language: FR

Le renforcement de la coopération économique entre l’Union européenne et l’Afrique doit nécessairement passer par la mise en place de mesures susceptibles de créer des emplois pour la jeunesse africaine, afin qu’elle reprenne confiance en la possibilité d’une vie meilleure et cesse d’avoir les yeux rivés sur un eldorado fictif en Europe, qu’elle tente de rejoindre au péril de sa vie. Notre politique migratoire doit être fondée sur la solidarité et la responsabilité des États membres de l’Union européenne et l’accompagnement de nos partenaires dans leur cheminement vers le développement. De même, la perspective féminine devrait être l’un des leviers puissants dans nos relations, adossée aux droits humains et à la santé reproductive et sexuelle, garants de l’autonomisation des filles et des femmes. Seule l’Europe entretient des relations historiques avec l’Afrique. Il faut donc revoir avec lucidité quels sont les points critiques et où le bât blesse. Notre devoir de mémoire nous appelle également à revisiter des questions sensibles de notre histoire commune, telles que la restitution des biens culturels et des œuvres d’art. Le sommet offre l’unique possibilité d’établir un dialogue constructif et d’échanger nos points de vue respectifs, qui correspondent aux aspirations de tous. Ensemble, nous allons établir des objectifs communs et nous tourner résolument vers un avenir prometteur pour tous, afin de ne pas avoir à réinventer sans cesse notre partenariat.