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Debate: EU Action Plan against Trafficking in Cultural Goods
Date: THURSDAY, 20 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Salima Yenbou
Political group: Renew
Country: Spain
Language: FR

Le trafic des biens culturels n’est pas un phénomène nouveau, et nous l’avons largement sous-estimé, depuis bien trop longtemps. Souvent parce qu’on estime, à tort, qu’il s’agit d’un crime sans victime, sans effusion de sang, sans armes fumantes – «finalement, pas d’urgence…» Et pourtant, regardez par exemple comment l’État islamique a institutionnalisé ce trafic, comment cette organisation terroriste en a fait une véritable ressource financière. En cette période où les guerres et les tensions se multiplient dans le monde, les sanctions trop modérées et la vulnérabilité des sites se trouvant en zone de conflit sont autant de faiblesses, propices à l’explosion de ce trafic, en tous points illégal.  Quand nous parlons de ce trafic, nous parlons également de la perte incommensurable du patrimoine culturel, égaré, disparu, sinon détruit. Ce patrimoine culturel est à la base de l’identité des peuples. Priver les peuples de leur identité, tout ou partie, est un drame pour plusieurs générations. C’est pourquoi je me félicite de ce nouveau plan d’action, qui renforce notre capacité à prévenir ces crimes, à détecter les criminels et à les poursuivre, et qui met également l’accent sur la coopération internationale. Nous devons coopérer étroitement avec les autorités publiques et les parties prenantes concernées pour préserver les biens culturels de l’ensemble des pays.  Enfin, n’oublions pas non plus de restituer les biens culturels spoliés pour contribuer à la cicatrisation des blessures passées et permettre à chaque peuple de se raconter.
Debate: EU Action Plan against Trafficking in Cultural Goods
Date: THURSDAY, 20 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Pierrette Herzberger-Fofana
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Spain
Language: FR

Actuellement, des centaines de milliers d’objets d’«art spolié», «dérobé» – ainsi que les qualifient les experts – se trouvent dans des musées européens ou des collections privées. Ces biens font également l’objet d’un commerce illicite, bien que les représentants des pays d’origine en réclament la restitution depuis des décennies. Cela est aussi valable pour tous les pays dominés par une puissance étrangère.  Je voudrais donc mettre l’accent sur les biens culturels africains, dont c’est particulièrement le cas. Depuis plusieurs décennies, des voix s’élèvent pour demander la restitution des biens culturels. Déjà en 1973, le président de la République démocratique du Congo, alors le Zaïre, avait demandé, dans un discours retentissant aux Nations unies, la restitution des œuvres d’art dérobées durant la colonisation belge, sous Léopold II. Le rapport sur la restitution, publié en 2018 par deux chercheurs, souligne qu’il faut d’abord identifier les œuvres d’art dans les différents États. Ensuite, il s’agit de déterminer comment cette restitution peut être facilitée et accélérée par une loi au niveau européen, d’autant que 85 % du patrimoine culturel africain se trouve en dehors du continent.  Certains pays de l’Union européenne, comme l’Allemagne, la France et la Belgique, ont commencé timidement à restituer des œuvres spoliées. La France a remis au Sénégal le sabre d’El Hadj Oumar Tall, éminent résistant à l’époque de la pénétration française et chef religieux de la confrérie Tidjaniyya. La Belgique a restitué une dent de Patrice Lumumba, héros national et ancien Premier ministre de l’actuelle République du Congo, dont le corps, dissous dans l’acide, n’a jamais été retrouvé. Récemment, la ministre des affaires étrangères allemande a remis au Nigeria les fameux bronzes du Bénin.  Ces gestes symboliques marquent une première étape. Nous avons besoin d’une solution européenne car les œuvres spoliées se trouvent dans tous les pays de l’Union. Il est donc nécessaire de créer un institut européen commun pour la recherche sur la provenance de toutes ces œuvres d’art, au sein duquel des scientifiques des différents continents travailleraient ensemble. Ce chapitre occulté de l’histoire européenne doit être mis à jour. L’histoire doit être révisée et elle doit aborder les thèmes sensibles, ceux qui fâchent. Il est également important que la restitution ne se fasse pas en échange d’autres exigences motivées par des considérations politiques. Examinons sans complaisance les objets spoliés et espérons que le plan d’action pourrait jouer un rôle considérable dans la restitution des œuvres d’art.
Debate: EU Action Plan against Trafficking in Cultural Goods
Date: THURSDAY, 20 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Ryszard Czarnecki
Political group: ECR
Country: France
Language: PL

I myślę, że dobrze, że dzisiaj właśnie mówimy o kulturze, o restytucji dóbr kultury. Mówię to jako były wiceminister kultury i sztuki w moim kraju, w Polsce, najmłodszy wiceminister w swoim czasie. Mówię to jako były wiceprzewodniczący Komisji Kultury w parlamencie, w moim kraju. I to jest sygnał istotny ze strony Unii Europejskiej, że chce walczyć z przemytem i rabunkiem dóbr kultury. Ale jako żywo nie można zaczynać alfabetu od litery K czy N. Zacznijmy od A. Najpierw róbmy swoje. Dobrze, że Komisja Europejska to robi, ale najpierw jednak postarajmy się, gwoli sprawiedliwości dziejowej, aby zadośćuczynić stratom, które powstały w wiekach poprzednich. W XVII w.  – tu nie ma kolegów ze Szwecji – w czasie okupacji mojego kraju przez Szwedów wywieziono tysiące dóbr kultury. Cały czas czekamy na ich zwrot, m.in. rękopis dzieła Mikołaja Kopernika „O obrotach ciał niebieskich”, gdzie jako pierwszy pokazał, co się rusza: Słońce czy Ziemia, czy najstarsze dzieło w języku polskim „Statut Łaskiego” – też czekamy, aż Szwedzi to oddadzą. Podobnie gdy chodzi o straty niemieckie. Mówmy także o tym.
Debate: EU Action Plan against Trafficking in Cultural Goods
Date: THURSDAY, 20 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Joachim Kuhs
Political group: ID
Country: Greece
Language: DE

Aber viele von uns erkennen nicht, dass der größte illegale Handel mit Kulturgut derzeit direkt vor unseren Augen stattfindet, und zwar von denen, die behaupten, Kulturgut zu schützen. Nur zwei Beispiele: Im englischen Bristol wurde die Statue eines Sklavenhändlers vom Sockel gezogen und in den Hafen geworfen. Hier in Belgien wurde eine Statue von König Leopold II. beschädigt und dann entfernt. Werte Kollegen, die westliche Welt erlebt einen Kreuzzug gegen ihr eigenes kulturelles Erbe. Statuen, Gemälde und Bücher werden in staubige Archivlager gebracht, andere sogar zerstört. Bücher werden umgeschrieben, weil sie nicht mit den aktuellen woken Ideologien übereinstimmen und nicht den heutigen Standards der politischen Korrektheit entsprechen. Das größte Problem ist doch, dass die Zerstörung unseres Kulturguts von genau den Regierungen und Institutionen durchgeführt oder angeordnet wird, die unser kulturelles Erbe schützen und bewahren sollten. Bei der Zerstörung des kulturellen Erbes geht es nicht nur um den Verlust materieller Objekte, es geht um den Verlust unserer Geschichte, unserer Identität und unserer Kultur. Wir versuchen, unsere Vergangenheit auszulöschen und dadurch löschen wir effektiv die Essenz dessen aus, wer wir sind und was uns und unsere Kultur geformt hat – sowohl das Gute wie auch das Böse. Werte Kollegen, normalerweise lernen wir doch aus Fehlern. Wenn wir aber unsere Fehler verstecken, leugnen oder verschwinden lassen, dann haben wir oder insbesondere unsere Kinder keine Chance, aus diesen Fehlern zu lernen. Wir sollten zu unserem kulturellen Erbe stehen und sollten stolz auf das Gute sein und es bewahren. Nicht nur für uns, sondern zum Wohl künftiger Generationen.
Debate: EU Action Plan against Trafficking in Cultural Goods
Date: THURSDAY, 20 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Vlad-Marius Botoş
Political group: Renew
Country: Germany
Language: EN

Mr President, Commissioner, dear colleagues, there are two important issues when we deal with this trafficking of the cultural goods. First is the cross-border character in most of the cases, and then the expertise needed to solve these cases. An efficient approach implies cooperation at the European level, but also at international level. We need to have more than tools like modern, interconnected databases with all the stolen cultural goods so that the authorities and the experts in all the European Union know what to look for. We need to increase the cooperation and common training for the investigators involved in solving these cases and the cooperation with and amongst the cultural experts. It is not just the economic value that we must protect, but also the historic one, taking into account the importance of these goods for our communities. Culture is a significant part of our lives. It is not only about identity, it develops the spirit of our community. So we need more cooperation and efficiency in dealing with this increasing problem.
Debate: EU Action Plan against Trafficking in Cultural Goods
Date: THURSDAY, 20 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Angel Dzhambazki
Political group: ECR
Country: Germany
Language: BG

Г-н Председател, виждам леко отегчената ви физиономия, тя е разбираема. Събрали сме се 13 храбри евродепутата за този епичен дебат, но той все пак е важен и е важен, защото наистина продължава в Европа кражбата на културни ценности. Имате държави като Северна Корея, извинявайте Северна Македония, където продължава кражбата на културно наследство, където продължава фалшификацията на това културно наследство и то се представя като нещо автентично, като нещо, което се е случило.  Историята трябва да се познава такава, каквато е и културните артефакти са част от тази история. Те показват наследството, произхода и последиците. Това е достоверно записано във всеки един архив. И ние в този Парламент продължаваме да се правим, че не виждаме трафика на тези културни ценности, като например Северна Македония, която без да искам, но правилно нарекох Северна Корея. Това се случва и продължава да бъде подмяна на културно и историческо наследство, на това нещо трябва да бъде сложен край.  Г-н комисар, разчитаме, надявам се да се поразбудите малко и се надявам да вземете отношение по този въпрос.
Debate: EU Action Plan against Trafficking in Cultural Goods
Date: THURSDAY, 20 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Eugen Tomac
Political group: PPE
Country: France
Language: RO

Domnule președinte, domnule comisar, mă bucur că avem această dezbatere, pentru că o comunitate sau un stat care nu-și respectă patrimoniul cultural la justa sa valoare este o societate care se află în derivă. Din punctul meu de vedere, avem nevoie de o legislație europeană pe care să o aplicăm unitar, mult mai clară, mult mai fermă, cu consecințe imediate și cu căi juridice prin care să putem combate și recupera.  De ce spun acest lucru? Pentru că, în cazul nostru, al României, avem un patrimoniu nerecuperat, care se află de aproape un secol în ilegalitate în Rusia, care nu vrea să ne returneze tezaurul. Întregul tezaur al României, în timpul Primului Război Mondial, a fost dus în Rusia. Sunt peste 93 de tone de aur și multe alte bunuri de patrimoniu care nu s-au mai întors niciodată și sunt bunuri de patrimoniu al Uniunii Europene. Trebuie să facem mai mult pentru această problematică.
Debate: EU Action Plan against Trafficking in Cultural Goods
Date: THURSDAY, 20 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Mick Wallace
Political group: The Left
Country: Germany
Language: EN

Mr President, the protection of culture and heritage has been cited as the key reason for the EU action plan against the trafficking of cultural goods. Obviously it would be very difficult for us to address the countries outside of Europe who have stolen stuff from one country or another, but surely a good place to start would be if we insisted on all the European states actually returning the stuff that they have stolen from different countries. They say that 90% of the cultural heritage of Africa is on display outside of Africa at the moment in museums, mostly in Europe. But also there’s been a huge theft in Iraq during the war. There’s been huge theft in Syria. There was a huge theft from Egypt many years ago. And you see evidence of it in museums all across Europe. We’re not going to be able to hold the people who stole it to account – a lot of them are dead – but let’s at least give it back. And there should be an onus on every state in Europe to return what belongs to the state it came from. And just lastly, Commissioner, I thought your speech this morning on the environment was excellent and fair play to you.
Debate: EU Action Plan against Trafficking in Cultural Goods
Date: THURSDAY, 20 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Clare Daly
Political group: The Left
Country: France
Language: EN

I thought you were very good as well, Commissioner! Mr President, beyond the human devastation from war, the annihilation of cultural wealth through looting and export really completes the tragedy and represents a crime, really, against humanity’s history. I remember being in Babylon and meeting the guardian of that ancient site whose father and grandfather before him had been there, and he told the story of how he spoke out against the theft of artefacts by US soldiers who were stationed there, and the response was to kidnap him and hold him for a period of time. In 2021, some 17 000 objects were returned to Iraq by the United States, which was welcome, but it represents a small amount of the massive theft of archaeological objects belonging to Iraq which were stolen over the years of conflict. We’ve seen something similar in Syria, with the dark web full of Christian artefacts and other examples of Syrian history. This is all of our history, and it’s really important that we do everything we can to protect it.
Debate: EU Action Plan against Trafficking in Cultural Goods
Date: THURSDAY, 20 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Nicolas Schmit
Language: EN

But this is not this is not the object of this action plan. It cannot address this topic of restitution of cultural goods. This is something which has to be settled between states, and hopefully states do that. I think this is also part of values, which should be European values in a way, but it is exclusive competence of the EU Member States.  Now, looting of cultural heritage and trafficking of cultural properties will present a major security concern because this is now, today the issue. It is a way to fund criminal or terrorist activities. We have seen that during the situation in Syria, the war in Syria and Iraq, and it is often linked with money laundering. The low risk of detection, the potential for high margins and the attractive size of the licit and illicit markets play against that.  The increasing global demand from collectors, investors and museums makes the fight against trafficking more difficult. I think here we have really to act. It is not normal that museums close their eyes when they buy cultural goods they at least do not know the origin of, or do not want to know the origin of, and this is the issue, I think.  So fighting trafficking of cultural property fosters internal and external security. It also helps the stabilisation process in conflicts and crises, as illicit trafficking can be used as a political tool to weaken communities and identities.  With the action plan, the Commission commits to carry out a series of actions to improve traceability and cooperation with the art market and partner countries. Member States have an important part to take in this mission through the police, customs, border guards, ministries of culture, financial intelligence, intelligence units and the judiciary.  The Commission welcomes the endorsement of this action plan by Parliament and all your support for the implementation phase. I, at the end, want to insist, and some of you have mentioned it, what happens in Ukraine is another example of criminal action against the cultural goods of a nation.
Debate: Markets in Crypto-assets
Date: THURSDAY, 20 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Eugen Tomac
Political group: PPE
Country: France
Language: RO

Domnule președinte, tehnologia blockchain și criptoactivele au cunoscut o ascensiune fabuloasă în ultimii ani, cu o capitalizare totală de peste 1,2 trilioane de dolari și este cert că utilizarea acestora va deveni din ce în ce mai frecventă în viitor. Însă piața cripto reprezintă încă un mediu extraordinar de volatil, în care milioane de investitori fără experiență își pot pierde averile doar într-o clipă. Tocmai de aceea, avem datoria să protejăm consumatorii europeni de criptoactive prin reglementări extrem de riguroase la nivelul întregii Uniunii Europene.  Astăzi am votat pentru adoptarea cadrului de reglementare al UE privind criptomonedele. Prin aceasta, consumatorii vor fi mai bine informați cu privire la riscurile, costurile și taxele utilizării criptomonedelor, iar emitenții de criptoactive vor fi supuși unor reguli noi, mult mai clare, mult mai riguroase și transparente de desfășurare a acestor servicii. Numai aplicând un cadru juridic unitar, bazat pe încredere și transparență vom putea asigura o dezvoltare, o dezvoltare sănătoasă a acestei piețe.
Debate: Information accompanying transfers of funds and certain crypto-assets
Date: THURSDAY, 20 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Ivan Vilibor Sinčić
Political group: NI
Country: Czechia
Language: HR

Poštovani predsjedavajući, hvala vam. Objašnjavam ovdje zašto sam glasao protiv Uredbe o informacijama koje se prilažu prijenosima novčanih sredstava i određene kriptoimovine.  Naime, kroz četiri mjeseca Europski parlament planira započeti uvođenje digitalnog eura i digitalnog identiteta. Sve transakcije bit će nadzirane i evidentirane i potencijalno kažnjive. Važno je spomenuti da će kriptoplaćanje u ovoj Uredbi biti prijavljeno financijsko-obavještajnoj jedinici za iznose iznad tisuću eura.  Naravno, zašto se to radi? Uvijek pod krinkom borbe protiv terorizma i pranja novca. Međutim, ovdje to nije slučaj. Zašto? Zato što u stavku 18. b ove Uredbe jasno piše da nije obuhvaćen osobni prijenos kriptosredstava između dviju privatnih osoba. Znači, jedna osoba loših namjera može drugoj osobi loših namjera prebaciti sredstva kojima će se služiti za mito, oružje, narkotike. To vas ne zanima kod borbe protiv terorizma i pranja novca, ali vas zanima što građani kupuju u dućanima. Prema tome, logika vam tu pada.  Ovdje nije ništa drugo cilj nego kontrola imovine i transakcija običnih građana i glasao sam protiv.
Debate: Information accompanying transfers of funds and certain crypto-assets
Date: THURSDAY, 20 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Vlad Gheorghe
Political group: Renew
Country: Spain
Language: RO

Domnule președinte, am votat și astăzi pentru transparența așa cum votez întotdeauna, pentru că de transparență nimeni nu trebuie să se teamă, în afară de infractori. Pentru că criptomonedele sunt foarte bune, atât timp cât putem verifica cine sunt în spatele lor. Și astăzi avem oligarhi, avem sancțiuni împotriva lor, avem foarte mulți infractori de drept comun sau chiar corupți care se ascund în spatele criptomonedelor și acest lucru nu poate continua. Pentru că, ce este cel mai important, întotdeauna?  Și lupta împotriva oligarhilor, tot de la confiscarea banilor lor pleacă. Asta este cea mai eficientă metodă de luptă împotriva infractorilor. La fel, confiscarea produsului infracțiunii și lupta împotriva corupților înseamnă confiscarea averilor. Deci totul de asta se leagă, de transparență, și cripto nu trebuie să fie o modalitate preferată pentru infractorii de orice fel sau pentru oligarhii lui Putin ca să își facă treburile murdare în Uniunea Europeană.
Debate: Information accompanying transfers of funds and certain crypto-assets
Date: THURSDAY, 20 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Eugen Tomac
Political group: PPE
Country: France
Language: RO

Domnule președinte, am votat PENTRU ca acest regulament să fie adaptat la noile realități determinate de evoluțiile tehnologice de pe piața criptomonedelor. Sunt un susținător și un utilizator chiar al tehnologiei blockchain, însă sunt conștient că foarte mulți utilizatori au deturnat scopul acestora folosindu-le în scopuri ilicite. Tocmai de aceea, cred că pentru a preveni infracționalitatea din spațiul cripto, avem nevoie de reglementări extrem de clare cu privire la informațiile care identifică ambele părți ale transferurilor de criptoactive.  Cât timp efectuarea plăților prin criptomonede rămâne o procedură ascunsă și clandestină asociată cu comiterea de infracțiuni, tehnologia blockchain nu își va putea atinge adevăratul ei potențial. Tocmai de aceea, cred că regulamentul privind informațiile care însoțesc transferurile de fonduri are un scop bine definit: depistarea și investigarea activităților de spălare a banilor și de finanțare a terorismului.
Debate: Universal decriminalization of homosexuality, in light of recent developments in Uganda
Date: THURSDAY, 20 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Angel Dzhambazki
Political group: ECR
Country: Germany
Language: BG

Г-н Председател, велика чест е, че си оставам единственият, който да говори по тази тема, но да, гласувах убедено против този доклад, защото този доклад е абсолютна глупост. Този доклад е нещо, което Европейският парламент не трябва да прави. Има една държава някъде в Африка, която взима решение да прави нещо от своите вътрешни работи. И тук Европейският парламент, който между другото не взима отношение по много по-важни въпроси, се занимава с това какво е решила властта в Уганда.  Това е чудесно, но нека да ви задам следната гатанка. Имаме една голяма държава, която напада една малка държава. Голямата е въоръжена, малката е по-слаба, нахлува, взима нейна територия, окупира я и това е лошо. Кои са държавите според Вас? Аз ще ви подскажа, не са тези, които си мислите. Това е Азербайджан, който напада Армения. Видяхте ли, чухте ли тук в тази зала да има някакъв доклад, спешен по отношение на правата на арменците в Армения, в Нагорни Карабах, Арцах, както се казва. Не, ние се занимаваме с решението в Уганда кой да се жени, с кого, кой да има брак с кого и кой да извършва тези смешни телодвижения..... Това, което исках да кажа, уважаеми г-н Председател, преди да ме прекъснете доста нередно е, че в този Парламент се гледат всякакви други глупости, а не тези, които са важни. И това прави впечатление на хората, които плащат със своите данъци нашите заплати.
Debate: Universal decriminalization of homosexuality, in light of recent developments in Uganda
Date: THURSDAY, 20 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Angel Dzhambazki
Political group: ECR
Country: Germany
Language: EN

What does it mean, thank you? I am absolutely not off-topic, Mr President, because this is my explanation of vote and I have the right to explain my vote. Please give me these 10 seconds back if it’s possible. Това, което исках да кажа, уважаеми г-н Председател, преди да ме прекъснете доста нередно е, че в този Парламент се гледат всякакви други глупости, а не тези, които са важни. И това прави впечатление на хората, които плащат със своите данъци нашите заплати.