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Debate: Russiagate: allegations of Russian interference in the democratic processes of the European Union
Date: TUESDAY, 6 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Sunčana Glavak
Political group: PPE
Country: Netherlands
Language: HR

Poštovana predsjedavajuća, poštovani povjereniče, kolegice i kolege, radna skupina Europske službe za vanjsko vrednovanje u posljednjih je devet godina prikupila, analizirala i razotkrila gotovo 16 500 dezinformacija.  Nalazi ukazuju da je Rusija i dalje primarni izvor takvih kampanja, posebno onih kojima se opravdava njezina agresija na Ukrajinu. Ovaj dokument kojem danas svjedočimo i koji smo vidjeli jest dokaz da jedino što u politici imamo jest moral i integritet. Ovi kolege to nemaju. To je političko dno dna. To su ljudi bez morala, to su ljudi koji rade u korist agresora i ruske propagande.  Postoji, sasvim je jasno, vojska dezinformatora koji šire negativan EU  I ne zaboravimo, odbor INGE radio je sjajan posao i smatram da se njegov rad mora nastaviti.
Debate: Russiagate: allegations of Russian interference in the democratic processes of the European Union
Date: TUESDAY, 6 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Javier Zarzalejos
Political group: PPE
Country: Croatia
Language: ES

Señora presidenta, tenemos que felicitarnos, al menos, porque la estrategia de injerencia rusa va apareciendo con más claridad. Esto debería ser el fin de la inocencia. Aparece con claridad que se trata de una estrategia continuada, sostenida en el tiempo, financiada con una enorme cantidad de dinero y con recursos humanos muy especializados.  Tenemos claro que Rusia busca la desestabilización de la Unión Europea, el descrédito de sus instituciones, la contaminación del debate público. Busca quebrar la integridad territorial de los Estados: diputados de esta Cámara, asociados con los servicios de inteligencia rusos, trabajan en una labor concertada de agitación y propaganda en la más pura tradición soviética, diputados de esta Cámara alimentan la basura homófoba y antioccidental que sale de Russia Today y de Sputnik, diputados de esta Cámara han tratado con representantes rusos sobre la mejor manera de atentar contra la integridad territorial de España.  Pues es un deber moral y político denunciar ante esta Cámara que, mientras debatimos cómo hacer frente a la injerencia rusa y a sus intentos de desestabilización, en mi país, en España, una ley de amnistía va a impedir y cerrar la investigación judicial en curso sobre la participación rusa en el intento de secesión de Cataluña en octubre de 2017.  Señorías, en España resulta que no solo se quiere amnistiar al señor Puigdemont, sino que Pedro Sánchez también va a amnistiar a Putin.
Debate: Russiagate: allegations of Russian interference in the democratic processes of the European Union
Date: TUESDAY, 6 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Ivars Ijabs
Political group: Renew
Country: France
Language: LV

Godātā prezidentes kundze, godātie kolēģi! Es domāju, ka divdesmitā gadsimta vēsture mums visiem rāda, kas notiek tad, kad mēs ļaujam mūsu demokrātiskās institūcijas izmantot destruktīviem, antidemokrātiskiem, totalitāriem mērķiem. Un man liekas, ka mūsu dalībvalstis no tā ir kaut ko mācījušās, bet Eiropas Savienība kopumā gan izskatās, ka ļoti maz.  Es domāju, ka šis nesenais gadījums ar šo no Latvijas ievēlēto deputāti Ždanoku ir patiešām kliedzošs šajā sakarā. Ne tikai šis godājamais forums – Eiropas Parlaments – ir ticis izmantots. Ir izmantoti arī Eiropas resursi, lai izplatītu Kremļa vēstījumus, piemēram, lai celtu neslavu Baltijas valstīm ilgā laika periodā, lai attaisnotu agresiju, lai slavinātu faktiski teroristiskas organizācijas, kuras šobrīd  ir un jau no 2014. gada ir okupējušas Ukrainu.  Vai jums tiešām nav skaidrs, ar ko šeit ir darīšana? Kā mēs iedomājamies, ka mēs tiksim galā ar antieiropeiskām valdībām Eiropā – kā Orbāns –, ja netiekam galā ar Krievijas aģentiem šajā namā? Tāpēc, manuprāt, šis ir mirklis, kad mums ir vēl šī mandāta laikā jāierosina rūpīga izmeklēšana par to, kas ir noticis, un nākotnē jādomā par daudz rūpīgākām deputātu pārbaudēm, lai mūsu demokrātiskās institūcijas patiešām tiktu pasargātas no ļaunprātīgu trešo valstu ietekmes.
Debate: Russiagate: allegations of Russian interference in the democratic processes of the European Union
Date: TUESDAY, 6 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Andrius Kubilius
Political group: PPE
Country: France
Language: EN

Madam President, dear colleagues, we need to stress that Russia’s interference in the democratic processes of the Member States and EU institutions is exceptional and unique in terms of the threats and dangers it poses to the fundamental principles of democracy in Europe. Russia gate is much more dangerous than Qatargate.  Such an exceptional character of Russian foreign interference requires special focus dedicated specifically to the threats of Russian interference. Till now, our institutions were failing to defend us against such threats. Maybe investigative journalism and voters in Latvia and Spain, especially Catalonia, in Italy, France and Germany, and in all other countries can help us.  That is why I would like the European Parliament to prepare a special information paper, a sort of ‘shame book of Europe’, with all the data on cases of Russian interference in the democratic processes of the Member States that have been uncovered by investigative journalists in the Member States. And such a report should be published before the European elections. Saving democracy is a business of democracy itself.
Debate: Russiagate: allegations of Russian interference in the democratic processes of the European Union
Date: TUESDAY, 6 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Clare Daly
Political group: The Left
Country: France
Language: EN

Madam President, so far the EU and US response to Israeli genocide has been straight from the abuser’s handbook, DARVO: ‘deny, attack, reverse victim and offender’. And if that doesn’t work, just change the subject. So as the genocide in Gaza continues, you want to talk about everything but Gaza. You refused to put the item on an agenda, an agenda stacked with every cliché imaginable, from Venezuela to Iran, with pride of place given to the old reliable Russian interference. So across the pond, Special Agent Nancy Pelosi gives the signal, branding Palestine protesters, as Kremlin operatives, and like clockwork, the dark insinuations begin in Europe. Everyone can see what you’re doing. It’s tedious, it’s predictable. You’ve been doing it since 2016 and it isn’t going to work anymore. The mass movement is focussed like a laser on genocide, everyone knows it’s happening and Europe is...
Debate: Russiagate: allegations of Russian interference in the democratic processes of the European Union
Date: TUESDAY, 6 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Evelyn Regner
Country: Netherlands
Language: EN

I am sorry, but this is a debate with a title, and so you should stick to the issue. Your speaking time is also over. We will move to the next speaker. I understand your emotions, but we have a debate under a title, and I would therefore ask all Members to deal with the issue.
Debate: Russiagate: allegations of Russian interference in the democratic processes of the European Union
Date: TUESDAY, 6 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Barry Andrews
Political group: Renew
Country: Ireland
Language: EN

Madam President, listening to the debate it is clear that the allegations against MEP Ždanoka that she provided far-ranging assistance to Russian intelligence services came as no surprise to anyone in this Hemicycle and, of course, there is multiple evidence of Russian interference throughout this European Parliament, and it is set out in multiple reports. Yet no one has been more aligned to MEP Ždanoka than the two Irish MEPs of Independents 4 Change. They have tried to brush it off as guilt by association, but they travelled with her to defend a Lithuanian diplomat convicted of spying for Russia. With only 11 other MEPs, they voted not to condemn Russia after the invasion of Ukraine. They posed for photographs and attended webinars with her.  So why is it not legitimate to ask: did you have your suspicions? Or are you so naive that you didn’t have any suspicions at all? What a shame it is that Ireland elects MEPs making excuses for Kremlin aggression and Putin’s relentless campaign to undermine European elections.
Debate: Russiagate: allegations of Russian interference in the democratic processes of the European Union
Date: TUESDAY, 6 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Jordi Cañas
Political group: Renew
Country: Portugal
Language: ES

Señora presidenta, la semana pasada, investigaciones periodísticas y judiciales señalaron a dos diputados de esta Cámara por sus posibles vínculos con la Rusia de Putin: la señora Ždanoka, por ser una posible espía, y el señor Puigdemont, ausente, fugado de la justicia, por sus vínculos con el Kremlin.  Si no queremos tener caballos de Troya de Putin en esta Cámara, lo que tenemos que hacer es investigar; investigar para que alguien pueda procesar y acusar. Lo que no se puede hacer es amnistiar. Lo que no se puede hacer es amnistiar investigaciones judiciales para no dar a conocer una trama rusa en uno de los países de la Unión Europea, como es España.  Yo le pido al señor comisario y le pido a la Comisión que estén muy atentos a esto, porque, amnistiando al señor Puigdemont, se amnistía la investigación de una de las más importantes tramas rusas en Europa. ¿Este Parlamento va a permitir esto? ¿Esta Comisión va a permitir que el presidente de un Estado miembro, el señor Pedro Sánchez, amnistíe a uno de los tentáculos del Kremlin por siete votos? Yo espero que no.
Debate: Russiagate: allegations of Russian interference in the democratic processes of the European Union
Date: TUESDAY, 6 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Mick Wallace
Political group: The Left
Country: Germany
Language: EN

Madam President, bit unfortunate to hear the Irish delegate actually tell lies, repeat lies that were actually in the Irish Times – and they had the decency to withdraw them – but he’s on a different page.  ‘Russiagate’, I mean, sometimes this place is beyond belief. The greatest scam of recent times is getting an EU makeover. If you’re worried about Russian influence here, look no further than the MEPs that have been fuelling the war in Ukraine. Russia now has the largest economy in Europe, thanks to the people that are fuelling the war. The German economy is going downhill. How in God’s name?  The people that have actually supported the war in Ukraine and didn’t want it to stop, you’ve actually been doing Russia a favour. Are you being paid by Russians? I mean, your incompetence is helping Russia. Putin and his cronies have got complete control of their economy again, thanks to you. You’re a joke, you are. When are you going to grow up? I mean the amount of nonsense we have heard in here today about Russiagate is off the Richter scale. You are like children. I mean, you know what? You wouldn’t get a decent job in the real world.
Debate: Russiagate: allegations of Russian interference in the democratic processes of the European Union
Date: TUESDAY, 6 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Vlad Gheorghe
Political group: Renew
Country: Spain
Language: RO

Doamnă președintă, avem aici în sală, în Parlamentul European, avem trompete și sunt trompetele lui Putin care scuipă numai propagandă mincinoasă, bineînțeles. Avem și conserve aici, în Parlamentul European, care, când se sparg, scot numai interese murdare, tot ale lui Putin și ale Kremlinului. Cât timp mai stăm să ne uităm la ei fără să facem nimic? Cât timp mai stăm fără să ne facem și noi niște reguli ca să răspundem la chestia asta? Pentru că data trecută când am stat, ne-am trezit cu tancurile lui Putin la ușă. Avem trompete, avem și conserve și în alte țări europene, în alte capitale. Avem și noi, o avem pe Șoșoacă, cea mai mare conservă, cea mai mare trompetă la București. Mai sunt și pe la Budapesta, mai sunt și pe la Viena, dar hai să începem de aici și să ne rezolvăm problema. Să nu-i mai lăsăm să fie la butoane, să nu-i mai lăsăm să vorbească toate aiurelile pe care le ascultăm cu toții aici și mai important, să nu-i mai lăsăm să influențeze politica noastră.
Debate: Russiagate: allegations of Russian interference in the democratic processes of the European Union
Date: TUESDAY, 6 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Hadja Lahbib
Language: FR

And, in this matter, the Council has played an active role through the work accomplished in its relevant working groups, first by examining relevant Commission initiatives such as the ‘defence of democracy’ package, the Digital Services Act, the strengthened Code of Practice on Disinformation and the implementation of the EU Foreign Investment Screening Mechanism, to name a few. Second, by developing more comprehensive and ambitious responses to build our society’s resilience and counter disinformation attacks and hybrid threats. Furthermore, the hybrid toolbox aims to maximise all available policies and measures to mitigate and respond to hybrid threats while assessing the possibility to introduce new measures. In addition, there is the FIMI toolbox, which aims to coordinate the EU response to hybrid campaign. To limit the spread of FIMI, the EU has adopted several unprecedented measures, such as sanctioning a number of Russia’s war propaganda instruments, for example, Russia Today and Sputnik. Nous en avons tous bien conscience: l’année qui s’annonce sera décisive. La Russie continue d’essayer de déstabiliser notre continent, et nous avons tous été témoins de l’utilisation de diverses formes d’ingérence de sa part, telles que la désinformation et les cyberattaques, lesquelles remettent en question nos valeurs démocratiques et visent à fragiliser nos gouvernements. Nous pensons aussi à nos citoyens. Nous devons leur assurer un accès à des informations pertinentes et fiables pour que nos démocraties tiennent debout. Nous devons aussi faire en sorte que nos citoyens demeurent alertes, leur donner les outils pour qu’ils puissent librement se forger une opinion, faire leurs propres choix, maintenir leur esprit critique, c’est-à-dire faire leur choix – et quand je dis: «faire leur choix», j’entends le leur, et uniquement le leur. Nous veillerons à ce que, d’ici aux élections européennes, la présidence belge fasse tout ce qui est en son pouvoir pour rester concentrée sur ces objectifs.
Debate: Limit values for lead and its inorganic compounds and diisocyanates
Date: TUESDAY, 6 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Evelyn Regner
Country: Netherlands
Language: EN

The next item is the debate on the report by Nikolaj Villumsen, on behalf of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 98/24/EC and Directive 2004/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the limit values for lead and its inorganic compounds and diisocyanates (
Debate: Limit values for lead and its inorganic compounds and diisocyanates
Date: TUESDAY, 6 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Nikolaj Villumsen
Country: Germany
Language: EN

This piece of EU legislation that we will vote on tomorrow will lead to concrete improvements for literally millions of workers out there in the factories, construction sites and even deep down in the mines. It is legislation affecting those working in recycling or furniture production, auto mechanics, construction, industry and metalworkers and many, many more. We are ensuring better and much-needed protection against the dangerous substances – lead and diisocyanates. It means that we, for the first time in 40 years, will update the limit values on lead. We will lower the value to less than a quarter of what it is now. This is progress, and it is important, because not only is lead carcinogenic and reprotoxic, it is also a central part of the growing battery and recycling sector in Europe. It is something we know is dangerous, but at the same time we cannot do without it. But by drastically improving the protection against it, we take an important step. We help ensure that the green transition – which we all need – will not sacrifice workers’ health and safety. We also ensure that we will not have to wait another 40 years for the next revision, as we have obliged the Commission to review the limit values again in only 5 years’ time, if not before. And it does not stop here: we will also introduce the first-ever European limit value on the harmful diisocyanates, substances we know give permanent airway damage to those who work with it. This means that we help to ensure that the European green transition can be a just transition. Dear colleagues, I truly believe that no one should get sick or die from going to work. That is why we in Parliament must always try to move Europe’s occupational health and safety legislation forward. With this directive, we do take an important first step towards protecting workers against endocrine disruptors and combined exposure at their workplace. This sets the direction for future initiatives. Dear colleagues, I want to sincerely thank the shadows: it has been a great pleasure to work with you. Thank you for a good cooperation and for helping putting workers’ health first. I also want to thank the Commission, the Council, and the Spanish Presidency: you did not give us everything we asked for, but you showed flexibility and agreed that we should move forward to the benefit of millions of hard-working people in Europe. Lastly, I want to thank the social partners – employers and trade unions alike. Your invaluable cooperation and insights helped make this directive a reality.  So, dear colleagues, when we vote tomorrow, let us have a large majority and send a clear message to all the workers in Europe: Your health and safety matters. Let us vote for a Europe that makes a difference for workers.
Debate: Limit values for lead and its inorganic compounds and diisocyanates
Date: TUESDAY, 6 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Cindy Franssen
Political group: PPE
Country: Hungary
Language: NL

Ik ben tevreden dat we morgen voor een gebalanceerd akkoord kunnen stemmen waarbij de gezondheid van de werknemers de hoogste prioriteit heeft, maar die tegelijkertijd de kans geeft aan onze eigen Europese lood- en batterijsector om de klimaatdoelstellingen mede te helpen halen. We gaan naar een loodwaarde die tot wel vijf keer lager ligt dan de gedateerde limietwaarde van 1982. Voor diisocyanaten leggen we voor het eerst een limietwaarde vast. We hebben tevens een oplossing gevonden voor werknemers die historisch hoge loodwaardes in hun bloed hebben. Het akkoord voorziet ook in een betere opleiding en sensibilisering over de gezondheidseffecten voor werknemers, in het bijzonder voor vrouwen. Bovendien wordt de richtlijn kankerverwekkende stoffen verder uitgebreid met onder meer hormoonverstorende stoffen. Daarnaast komen er initiatieven voor een betere bescherming van brandweerlieden tegen de blootstelling aan kankerverwekkende stoffen. Het akkoord zet ook in op extra maatregelen tegen het zogenaamde cocktaileffect. Ik vraag jullie dan ook uitdrukkelijk om morgen voor het triloogakkoord te stemmen en aan de lidstaten om de richtlijn zo spoedig mogelijk om te zetten, zodat 4,3 miljoen werknemers kunnen profiteren van een veiligere werkplek. Tot slot — dit was eigenlijk het laatste dossier over gezondheid en veiligheid op het werk van deze zittingsperiode — wil ik de commissaris en de collega’s, in het bijzonder over de partijgrenzen heen, van harte bedanken voor de bijzonder goede samenwerking. Ik denk dat er weinig dossiers zijn als het gaat over de bescherming van werknemers op de werkvloer waarbij er zo’n consensus is over de partijgrenzen heen, waarbij we schouder aan schouder, telkens vaak met dezelfde mensen, met dezelfde rapporteurs en schaduwrapporteurs, hebben kunnen samenwerken. Het is dan ook erg fijn om die dossiers op een positieve manier te kunnen afronden. En natuurlijk ook met onze collega — helaas — Véronique Trillet-Lenoir in gedachten. Ik wil ook de rapporteur, onze collega Nikolaj Villumsen, bedanken voor de zeer goede samenwerking en uiteraard ook alle collega’s die hier aanwezig zijn uit de verschillende fracties.
Debate: Limit values for lead and its inorganic compounds and diisocyanates
Date: TUESDAY, 6 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Ilan De Basso
Political group: S-D
Country: France
Language: SV

Nu kommer vi även fatta beslut om förstärkt skydd mot cancerframkallande ämnen och farliga kemikalier som bly och diisocyanater på arbetsplatserna. Jag vill passa på att tacka föredraganden, Nikolai Wilhelmsen, och mina kolleger i utskottet för ett gott samarbete.  Trots mandatperiodens stora framgångar har vi fortfarande en lång väg att vandra för att skydda Europas löntagare. I Sverige dog 62 människor i arbetsplatsolyckor förra året. Det är den högsta siffran på tolv år. Varje år dör över 200 000 arbetare i Europa till följd av arbetsrelaterade sjukdomar orsakade av bland annat asbest, kvartsdamm och hälsofarliga kemikalier.  Nollvisionen mot dödsolyckor i arbetet ska genomsyra allt vi gör. Men det måste även omfatta livet efter arbetsdagens slut. Ingen arbetare ska utsättas för hälsorisker som får konsekvenser senare i livet. Kraven på utbildning och kompetens för dem som arbetar med farliga ämnen ska stärkas med hjälp av arbetsmarknadens parter. Vi ska stoppa fusket med arbetsmiljön. Ställa hårdare krav på skyddsåtgärder i offentlig upphandling. Fusk med arbetsmiljö ska aldrig kunna ge konkurrensfördelar. Vi socialdemokrater kommer alltid stå för en politik som sätter arbetstagares hälsa över företagens vinstjakt.  Vårt mål är tydligt. Ingen ska riskera att bli sjuk eller dö på grund av sitt arbete.
Debate: Limit values for lead and its inorganic compounds and diisocyanates
Date: TUESDAY, 6 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Catherine Amalric
Political group: Renew
Language: FR

parce qu’il protégera des millions de travailleurs, notamment dans le secteur de la rénovation des bâtiments comme dans celui des batteries et de leur recyclage;  – parce qu’il protégera leur emploi en ne les excluant pas en raison d’une plombémie trop élevée, tout en les surveillant mieux (nous évitons là ce qui aurait pu être un vaste plan social);  – parce qu’il protégera des pans entiers d’activité – le secteur du patrimoine culturel, par exemple – en prévoyant une période transitoire pour la mise en place des mesures indispensables de protection; – parce qu’il protégera les femmes sur le marché du travail en évitant des mesures discriminatoires en matière de surveillance de la plombémie. C’est aussi un accord qui illustre l’ambition progressiste de notre Parlement en matière de santé au travail. Entériner cet accord donnera mandat à la Commission européenne pour commencer les travaux qui visent à protéger les travailleurs de l’ensemble des perturbateurs endocriniens.
Debate: Limit values for lead and its inorganic compounds and diisocyanates
Date: TUESDAY, 6 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Sara Matthieu
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: France
Language: NL

Nu, we hebben in deze zittingsperiode de bescherming tegen een hele rits aan gevaarlijke stoffen aanzienlijk opgeschroefd. Maar in veel fabrieken staan die werknemers natuurlijk bloot aan meerdere gevaarlijke stoffen tegelijkertijd. Tegen die gecombineerde blootstelling bestaat er vandaag eigenlijk geen bescherming. Daar gaat de Commissie nu eindelijk werk van maken. We pakken ook de hormoonverstoorders eindelijk aan. Dat is ook al heel lang een eis van onze vakbonden. Ik blijf vechten voor een veilige werkplek voor al onze werknemers in Europa.