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Debate: Preparation of the European Council meeting of  June  - Recommendations on the negotiations for a new partnership with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Date: WEDNESDAY, 17 JUNE 2020
Speaker: Nathalie Loiseau
Political group: Renew
Country: Poland
Language: FR

Madame la Présidente, quatre mois, c’est le temps qu’il nous reste pour parvenir à un accord de partenariat entre le Royaume-Uni et l’Union européenne; c’est court. C’est court, mais c’est possible. Je suis certaine que comme les peuples européens que nous représentons ici, le peuple britannique veut que nous gardions des liens forts et mutuellement bénéfiques, qu’il souhaite que demain comme aujourd’hui, la planète soit préservée, les droits des travailleurs soient protégés, la santé et la sécurité alimentaire de tous fassent l’objet de toutes les attentions. Je ne doute pas que le peuple britannique soit attaché à la protection de ses données personnelles, je sais, parce qu’elles ne cessent de le dire, que les entreprises britanniques comme les entreprises européennes espèrent pouvoir poursuivre leur coopération industrielle et leurs échanges, parce que c’est l’intérêt de tous. Ce que nous allons voter demain est un signal politique fort. Le signal que nous défendons les intérêts de tous les Européens, qui nous ont élus et qui comptent sur nous: nos agriculteurs, nos pêcheurs, nos entreprises, nos citoyens. Un signal fort d’unité des représentants des peuples européens sur ce qui forme la base d’un accord juste et équilibré, celui qu’il nous reviendra de ratifier, puisque de ce côté-ci de la Manche, c’est notre Parlement qui aura le dernier mot. Personne ne souhaite ajouter les conséquences négatives d’une absence d’accord à celle de la pandémie de COVID-19, personne n’est responsable de l’épidémie que nous subissons, mais nous avons une responsabilité commune pour éviter d’ajouter de la crise à la crise. Nous avons peu de temps, mais nous avons un chemin, celui qu’a tracé la déclaration politique qu’Européens et Britanniques ont négocié ensemble, signé ensemble et qui, seul, peut nous éviter de perdre encore un temps précieux. Nous voterons demain et demain sera le 18 juin, date anniversaire de l’appel que le général de Gaulle lança depuis Londres lorsque nous étions unis pour lutter ensemble. Je le demande à nos amis britanniques, soyons à la hauteur de ce destin commun, de cette communauté de valeurs qui a fait notre grandeur, soyons ambitieux ensemble.
Debate: Preparation of the European Council meeting of  June  - Recommendations on the negotiations for a new partnership with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Date: WEDNESDAY, 17 JUNE 2020
Speaker: Laura Huhtasaari
Political group: ID
Country: Lithuania
Language: EN

Madam President, I would like to congratulate Great Britain: they just saved around EUR 80 billion because they were late on the corona package. So nobody in Britain would even dare admit voting against Brexit. The European Commission’s proposal for a recovery fund is another step towards a centralised debt union. This proposal is illegal, according to Article 125. The Commission also wants EU own sources of taxation passed by the Member States. In the EU a large part of its economic problems would be reduced if the monetary union, the euro, were dismantled. According to a study, Finnish exports would be 40% higher in their own currency. I want my money back.
Debate: Preparation of the European Council meeting of  June  - Recommendations on the negotiations for a new partnership with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Date: WEDNESDAY, 17 JUNE 2020
Speaker: Heidi Hautala
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Poland
Language: EN

Madam President, I am saddened when I see that the negotiations are stalling. The EU and the UK have all the prerequisites to strike a bargain on the second-best trade and partnership agreement in the world. Never before has there been a situation where negotiating partners’ premises and interests are so aligned and so close to one another. The agreement on the new relationship between the EU and the UK must acknowledge our common history, geographical proximity and the other connections we have between the Brits and the EU. Anything but a comprehensive and indivisible agreement that provides robust level-playing-field guarantees, both to the UK and the EU, would be a historical failure. What must be achieved is the second-best trade and partnership agreement in the world: an agreement so good that the only better deal is EU membership itself.
Debate: Preparation of the European Council meeting of  June  - Recommendations on the negotiations for a new partnership with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Date: WEDNESDAY, 17 JUNE 2020
Speaker: Zbigniew Kuźmiuk
Political group: ECR
Country: Belgium
Language: PL

Pani Przewodnicząca! Panie Komisarzu! Propozycja Komisji w sprawie WRF i funduszu odbudowy, jako wspólnego pakietu wsparcia dla inwestycji w krajach członkowskich, stanowi dobrą podstawę do negocjacji na posiedzeniu Rady. Po drugie, konieczne są jednak sprawne i skuteczne negocjacje, bo rzeczywistość gospodarcza i społeczna we wszystkich krajach członkowskich, mimo uruchomienia przez nie ogromnej pomocy publicznej, będzie się jednak pogarszać, a w drugim kwartale w niektórych krajach możemy się spodziewać nawet 20-proc. spadku PKB. Po trzecie, należy z uznaniem przyjąć zaproponowane przez Komisję wzmocnienie finansowe polityki spójności i WPR, bo to dwie najbardziej efektywne unijne polityki, a WPR i rolnicy zapewnili podczas pandemii bezpieczeństwo żywnościowe 500 milionom unijnych konsumentów. Po czwarte wreszcie, o skuteczności wykorzystania tak ogromnych unijnych środków finansowych będzie decydowała elastyczność ich wykorzystania, a także możliwość ich przeznaczenia na rozwiązanie rzeczywistych problemów gospodarczych państw, a nie tylko na kwestie cyfrowe czy klimatyczne.
Debate: Preparation of the European Council meeting of  June  - Recommendations on the negotiations for a new partnership with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Date: WEDNESDAY, 17 JUNE 2020
Speaker: Idoia Villanueva Ruiz
Political group: GUE/NGL
Country: Czechia
Language: ES

Señora presidenta, se agota el tiempo: cinco meses. La relación entre el Reino Unido y la Unión Europea no puede ser un mero acuerdo de libre comercio. Hay oportunidades de un equilibrio entre derechos y obligaciones en el que tenemos que tener claro que la prioridad es la protección de la ciudadanía y las actividades estratégicas. Johnson intenta deshacer compromisos, y lo está haciendo mediante la amenaza de no acuerdo. Es importante que lo haya. Millones de ciudadanos lo esperan: viven, trabajan en el Reino Unido, sus derechos y sus actividades van a depender de estas relaciones futuras. El aprendizaje del  Hay aspectos positivos en las recomendaciones de este Parlamento: estándares medioambientales, evitar el dumping, la protección del sector primario o los derechos de ciudadanía que hemos conseguido incluir expresamente; pero también vemos insuficiencias. No podemos avanzar en un proyecto europeo si no somos un actor independiente internacional. En estas recomendaciones corremos el riesgo de acabar subordinados a la política internacional de Johnson, es decir, a la agenda de Trump. Es el momento de apostar por una forma de ser y de estar en el mundo. Así, también tendremos futuro.
Debate: Preparation of the European Council meeting of  June  - Recommendations on the negotiations for a new partnership with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Date: WEDNESDAY, 17 JUNE 2020
Speaker: Dorien Rookmaker
Political group: NI
Country: Netherlands
Language: EN

Madam President, let’s be pragmatic and sensible. The British Nation is a much-loved and respected member of the European Family, and it will always be for generations to come. They no longer are a member of the EU. That is why we have to come to an agreement with our close neighbour and old friend. After four rounds of unsuccessful negotiations, we must conclude that the strategy has not worked so far. Circumstances have changed. We are looking at a huge economic crisis – the COVID-19 crisis. We cannot afford a no-deal in the current situation. A divorce is painful for all parties involved. There is a price to pay on both sides. We have to think about the next generation. This is not a moral issue, but a situation in need of a sensible approach. When circumstances change, strategies have to change as well. Let’s not aim for the ultimate deal but for the best one possible at this moment. Think about the generations to come in Britain and in the EU. Let’s be pragmatic, and let’s be sensible.
Debate: Preparation of the European Council meeting of  June  - Recommendations on the negotiations for a new partnership with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Date: WEDNESDAY, 17 JUNE 2020
Speaker: Jeroen Lenaers
Political group: PPE
Country: France
Language: EN

Madam President, here we go again. Six months away from another Brexit cliff edge and, again, we have to conclude that no substantial progress has been made at all. Somehow ‘get Brexit done’ became ‘get nothing done’, and actually we have moved backwards, with Boris Johnson seeming to have forgotten about the political declaration that he himself agreed and signed last year; forgotten about the joint declaration that provides a basis, a foundation, for an ambitious partnership between the UK and the EU, founded on a level playing field. We said it many times: Brexit is a lose-lose situation. It’s bad for both the UK and the EU, but at least with a properly organised exit, we can mitigate some of those negative effects a little. Citizens and companies have a right to certainty, clarity and reassurance about their future. I’m afraid to say that it seems like we’re running out of time and options. So maybe we need to get creative. Maybe, Michel Barnier, you could invite Marcus Rashford to the next negotiating round. He at least seems like someone who gets something done in the UK these days.
Debate: Preparation of the European Council meeting of  June  - Recommendations on the negotiations for a new partnership with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Date: WEDNESDAY, 17 JUNE 2020
Speaker: Bernd Lange
Political group: S-D
Country: Portugal
Language: DE

Frau Präsidentin, liebe Kolleginnen und Kollegen! In der Diskussion über einen Handelsvertrag mit dem Vereinigten Königreich kommt häufig die Aussage: Lasst uns doch ein Abkommen machen wie CETA, das Abkommen mit Kanada! Auch Boris Johnson hat das ja nochmal formuliert.  Das ist die typische Wahrnehmung, die falsche Wahrnehmung, dass eine Sache immer das Gleiche bedeutet. In den Verhandlungen mit Kanada handelte es sich um zwei Partner, die weit voneinander weg waren, die sich aufeinander zubewegt und in bestimmten Bereichen Übereinstimmung erzielt haben. Das war ein großer Erfolg. Mit dem Vereinigten Königreich haben wir eine gemeinsame Situation, einen gemeinsamen Markt, und jetzt wollen wir uns auseinanderdividieren, und wenn wir da in die Richtung des Kanada-Abkommens gehen, dann ist das ein schlechter Deal. Und wir brauchen keinen schlechten Deal, wir brauchen einen guten Deal im Interesse der wirtschaftlichen Beziehungen und im Interesse der Arbeitsplätze und der Bürgerinnen und Bürger. Deswegen kann ich den Rat, der am 19. Juni tagen wird, nur ermuntern, keinem schlechten Deal zuzustimmen, sondern sich dafür einzusetzen, dass wir wirklich einen guten Deal bekommen. Ein schlechter Deal heißt: Wirtschaftliches Wachstum geht weg. Selbst die Briten haben gesagt: 4,6 % gehen weg, wenn wir einen CETA-Deal haben, und da sollte man Boris Johnson nicht folgen.
Debate: Preparation of the European Council meeting of  June  - Recommendations on the negotiations for a new partnership with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Date: WEDNESDAY, 17 JUNE 2020
Speaker: Jérôme Rivière
Political group: ID
Country: Italy
Language: FR

Madame la Présidente, un peuple a choisi, un pays a quitté l’Union européenne. C’est maintenant une réalité, et Boris Johnson vient de le dire à nouveau, il veut trouver un accord sans tarder. Le choix des Britanniques a démontré que lorsque le peuple veut, le peuple peut. Il a témoigné de son extraordinaire capacité à assumer ses choix par-delà les pressions et les manipulations. Cela est aussi vrai pour Boris Johnson. Refusant de se dédire, il a fait mentir les prophètes de malheur prévoyant les dix plaies de Londres sur son pays, en cas de confirmation du Brexit. Mieux, c’est l’Union européenne, aujourd’hui, qui s’inquiète de la concurrence dans tous les domaines de la Grande-Bretagne, enfin libérée de ses carcans. S’il est certain qu’un accord équitable est nécessaire, on comprend aussi Boris Johnson qui va utiliser ses mains libres, comme il le dit, pour s’attaquer aux maux que traversent son pays, les mêmes que les nôtres. En matière d’immigration, par exemple, plus de muselière idéologique, seuls les étrangers bénéficiant de la garantie d’un emploi payé plus de 30 000 livres (35 000 euros) par an pourront frapper à la porte du pays pour y travailler. Tous les problèmes, certes, ne seront pas résolus d’un coup de Brexit magique. La France n’est pas non plus la Grande-Bretagne, mais la direction est la bonne, celle d’un pays non plus soumis, mais, ami de l’Europe, privilégiant les siens sans s’isoler des autres, l’identité préservée et non la dilution programmée, le choix de la coopération contre celui de la suggestion, le choix de l’Europe des nations contre celui proposé de l’UE des technocrates froids et méprisants si bien incarnés par Michel Barnier.
Debate: Preparation of the European Council meeting of  June  - Recommendations on the negotiations for a new partnership with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Date: WEDNESDAY, 17 JUNE 2020
Speaker: Sergey Lagodinsky
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: France
Language: EN

Madam President, they ask us why we are doing this; they ask us why we stand united and invest so much time in negotiating something that the British government has rejected and ignored again and again. The answer is: we are doing it for our common European future. Maybe not next year, maybe the year after that, maybe later, but this future will come. We are doing it for our common values and interests – values that don’t depend on the signature as a member of the EU: liberal democracy, climate policy, women’s and minority rights, human rights. These are values that we share with each other, regardless of membership of the EU. We are doing it for Europeans on both sides of the Channel, for those who share families, jobs, love stories, biographies. We are doing this for their rights. We are doing this for you, our British friends: British citizens who believe in the wisdom of the EU much more than you believe in the wisdom of your Brexiteer government. Because if they go low, we aim high, and we aim high with this resolution. We won’t ever see Britain as a third country and we will never see British citizens as citizens of a third country. To paraphrase a famous Brit: a Brexit with a deal is the worst form of future for Great Britain, except for all other forms of Brexit. This resolution is our last attempt to prevent the worst. The ball is in your court, Mr Johnson.
Debate: Preparation of the European Council meeting of  June  - Recommendations on the negotiations for a new partnership with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Date: WEDNESDAY, 17 JUNE 2020
Speaker: Carlo Fidanza
Political group: ECR
Country: Greece
Language: IT

Signora Presidente, onorevoli colleghi, inizia un negoziato molto difficile su una risposta finanziaria che, per quanto significativa, rischia di rimanere di gran lunga inferiore alle attese, gravata di condizionalità tutte da scoprire e soprattutto tardiva. Briciole nel 2020, poco più che briciole nel 2021. Quando il grosso dei finanziamenti arriverà, troppe imprese in troppi settori, dal terziario al turismo e all'industria, avranno già chiuso e troppa gente sarà rimasta senza lavoro. Con la flessibilità sugli aiuti di Stato aumentano gli squilibri del mercato interno e soltanto gli acquisti della BCE, finché dureranno, sembrano rispondere davvero alla crisi. Allora qualche paese deciderà di attivare il MES, ma forse è proprio questo l'obiettivo. Intanto, anziché preoccuparvi di questo, proseguite con l'ideologia perversa del
Debate: Preparation of the European Council meeting of  June  - Recommendations on the negotiations for a new partnership with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Date: WEDNESDAY, 17 JUNE 2020
Speaker: Helmut Scholz
Political group: GUE/NGL
Country: Luxembourg
Language: DE

Frau Präsidentin! Wir haben heute vielleicht zum letzten Mal eine Chance, Einfluss auf das Verhandlungsergebnis zu nehmen. Ich begrüße ausdrücklich die klaren Worte, die wir gemeinsam zu Sozialschutz, Umweltschutz, Bürgerrechten und auch der Situation auf der irischen Insel finden konnten. Ich will ganz klar sagen, auch an die Adresse des Verhandlungsführers: Danke für Ihre Arbeit!  Eine Absenkung der  Das heißt: Es ist schwierig für uns, sozusagen ohne Bedingungen diesem Ergebnis zuzustimmen, und deshalb glaube ich und hoffe ich, dass den Änderungsanträgen unserer Fraktion morgen noch Zustimmung gewährt wird.
Debate: Preparation of the European Council meeting of  June  - Recommendations on the negotiations for a new partnership with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Date: WEDNESDAY, 17 JUNE 2020
Speaker: Clara Ponsatí Obiols
Political group: NI
Country: Slovakia
Language: EN

Madam President, Scotland wanted to remain in the Union, but their voice has been silenced in the negotiations, and now they’re out with the rest of the UK. Across history, we have seen European borders changing by invasions and displacements of people, but when coercion is the base of stability, these only bridge the demise of Europe. The only thing that Europe has not tried is the only thing that we can offer to our citizens and to the world: a better kind of freedom, based on democracy and consent. For us to be credible for Scots to return, Europe needs to address urgently the issue of internal enlargement. Otherwise, the Union will be doomed, like all European empires, for the same reason: for repressing the positive power of diversity. Self—determination of peoples is not a right that we don’t know how to deal with; rather, it is the moral compass that will save us from our blind spots and illusions. To my very dear friends in Scotland, I say: we are eager to welcome you back in the EU.
Debate: Preparation of the European Council meeting of  June  - Recommendations on the negotiations for a new partnership with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Date: WEDNESDAY, 17 JUNE 2020
Speaker: Paulo Rangel
Political group: PPE
Country: Germany
Language: PT

É fundamental que nós, como Parlamento, demos todo o apoio à Comissão neste plano porque ele prevê, pela primeira vez, a emissão de obrigações europeias, porque ele prevê uma recuperação baseada em subsídios e empréstimos, porque ele prevê dar prioridade àqueles que são os grandes objetivos da União Europeia para esta década, como a digitalização e, naturalmente, o  Temos também que lamentar o que aconteceu com o quadro financeiro plurianual onde há ainda reduções muito sérias. Queria fazer aqui, portanto, um apelo ao Conselho, ao Conselho Europeu e aos Estados-Membros, aos frugais, aos que lhes desagrada e a todos aqueles que têm posto algumas reticências a este plano da Comissão Europeia. Esse apelo é o seguinte: se a vossa preocupação são as gerações futuras, então estejam ao lado do plano da Comissão, do plano apresentado pela Presidente von der Leyen. É isso que as gerações futuras esperam de todos vós.
Debate: Preparation of the European Council meeting of  June  - Recommendations on the negotiations for a new partnership with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Date: WEDNESDAY, 17 JUNE 2020
Speaker: Javier Moreno Sánchez
Political group: S-D
Country: Netherlands
Language: ES

Señora presidenta, tres mensajes en un minuto. El Parlamento y la Comisión ya hemos cumplido con la presentación de propuestas ambiciosas. Ahora le toca al Consejo llegar a un acuerdo para reconstruir Europa y para que lleguen los fondos cuanto antes a los ciudadanos, a las empresas, a las regiones que más los necesitan. También ha llegado el momento de introducir nuevos recursos propios de la Unión para rembolsar la deuda. Segundo mensaje, al Partido Popular Europeo y a su líder Manfred Weber: no se preocupen, el Gobierno español presentará un plan de recuperación ambicioso que no deje a nadie atrás. Los socialistas no aceptaremos los planes del pasado. No queremos ni condicionalidad disfrazada ni austeridad. Y, por último, a sus señorías del Partido Popular y sus aliados les pediría que no se equivoquen. Esta Cámara no es un anexo del Congreso de los Diputados. No utilicen esta Casa como una trinchera para atacar y derrocar al Gobierno de Pedro Sánchez. Defiendan a los ciudadanos españoles y no la «estrategia de los frugales». Aprendan a ser patriotas también cuando están en la oposición, por favor.
Debate: Preparation of the European Council meeting of  June  - Recommendations on the negotiations for a new partnership with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Date: WEDNESDAY, 17 JUNE 2020
Speaker: Jessica Stegrud
Political group: ECR
Language: SV

Fru talman! Då står vi här igen. Det är återigen dags för svenska skattebetalare att rädda ekonomiskt misskötta stater och en valutaunion vi som röstat nej till. Ni talar om solidaritet, om gemenskap och om att hjälpa, om en framtid för kommande generationer. Men solidaritet kan inte bygga på att den ena sliter och den andra slösar. Hade ni tagit ert ansvar hade ni nu krävt kraftiga reformer. I stället passar ni på att i skuggan av corona göra den ökande skuldbördan gemensam och flytta ännu mer makt till EU. Räddningspaketet kommer inte att hjälpa, inte lösa strukturella felaktigheter, inte öka konkurrenskraften eller skapa långsiktig tillväxt. Inte heller kommer det att främja den sköra sammanhållningen. Det skjuter problemen på framtiden och för över bördan på våra barn och barnbarn.  Detta är inte solidaritet, det är ansvarslöshet. Ni kallar det ”next generation-EU”. Jag kallar det ”we don't care about next generation-EU”.
Debate: Preparation of the European Council meeting of  June  - Recommendations on the negotiations for a new partnership with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Date: WEDNESDAY, 17 JUNE 2020
Speaker: Traian Băsescu
Political group: PPE
Country: Romania
Language: RO

Doamnă președintă, privind la Brexit, constatăm că pare a fi ajuns la stadiul unei confruntări. În realitate, noi avem nevoie de un acord echitabil între cele două părți. Faptul că, în ultimul timp, nu se fac progrese ne arată că este necesară o intervenție la nivelul șefilor de stat și de guvern. Este bine, cred, ca doamna Merkel, Președintele Franței și Boris Johnson să aibă o discuție pentru deblocare.  Este evident că Uniunii Europene nu i se poate cere să renunțe la criteriile pieței unice, cum nici britanicilor nu li se poate cere să accepte exact motivele pentru care au plecat din Uniunea Europeană. De aceea, atenționez că riscul lipsei unui acord este acela că fiecare stat membru va face acorduri separate cu Regatul Unit.