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Debate: The impact of COVID- on youth and on sport
Date: MONDAY, 8 FEBRUARY 2021
Speaker: Hannes Heide
Political group: S-D
Country: Slovakia
Language: DE

Sehr geehrter Herr Präsident, geschätzte Frau Kommissarin! Perspektivlosigkeit, Arbeitslosigkeit: Die Auswirkungen der Pandemie auf das Leben Jugendlicher sind verheerend. Schulschließungen,  Gemeinsamer Sport ist eingeschränkt. Das bedeutet für viele Vereine, die einen unverzichtbaren gesellschaftlichen Beitrag leisten und engagiert mit Kindern und Jugendlichen arbeiten, seit einem Jahr so gut wie keine Aktivitäten und keine Einnahmen. Im Sportsektor arbeiten 5,7 Millionen Menschen. Das sind beachtliche 2,72 % der Gesamtbeschäftigung der EU. Die Europäische Union muss ihren jungen Bürgerinnen und Bürgern mehr bieten als Erasmus+. Sie müssen Aufmerksamkeit in allen Förderprogrammen bekommen. Junge Menschen müssen in allen Wiederaufbauplänen berücksichtigt werden. Geben wir jungen Menschen in der Europäischen Union Perspektiven. Sie sind überzeugt von der Idee der europäischen Einigung. Deshalb sind sie die Zukunft Europas.
Debate: The impact of COVID- on youth and on sport
Date: MONDAY, 8 FEBRUARY 2021
Speaker: Marcos Ros Sempere
Political group: S-D
Country: Italy
Language: ES

Señor presidente, señora comisaria, los jóvenes y el deporte son dos de los sectores más castigados por la pandemia, ya se ha dicho aquí esta noche. Entre los jóvenes, aquellos con discapacidad han sido todavía más castigados, pues sus interacciones sociales se han visto aún más limitadas con las medidas restrictivas. ¿Qué acciones de apoyo se van a adoptar para prestar especial atención a los jóvenes con discapacidad, señora comisaria? En el ámbito escolar, hemos derivado los esfuerzos a la educación en línea, pero debemos asegurar, especialmente en edades tempranas e incluso en el contexto de la COVID-19, que se mantenga el aprendizaje presencial, el único que garantiza la adquisición de habilidades personales: estudio, empatía, cooperación. ¿Qué planes hay para garantizarlo? Por último, el deporte de base ha sufrido especialmente, debido a la dependencia económica de pequeños patrocinadores o de las propias cuotas de los deportistas. ¿Han previsto un plan específico de apoyo a los deportes de base para que puedan mantener su actividad? Nuestros jóvenes son el futuro de Europa, y debemos poner todo nuestro esfuerzo en no dejar a ninguno atrás.
Debate: The impact of COVID- on youth and on sport
Date: MONDAY, 8 FEBRUARY 2021
Speaker: Mariya Gabriel
Language: FR

Il est clair qu’aujourd’hui, il faut agir à plusieurs niveaux. Évidemment, d’abord dans le cadre du programme Erasmus+ et du corps européen de solidarité. Ici, Madame Šojdrová, vous avez à juste titre souligné qu’il existe encore des obstacles à la mobilité transfrontalière du volontariat, notamment la reconnaissance des acquis d’apprentissage parmi les employeurs. Et c’est pourquoi cette année, sur la base de l’examen de la recommandation du Conseil de 2008 sur la mobilité des jeunes volontaires, je fournirai une orientation politique actualisée pour éliminer les obstacles juridiques, financiers et administratifs qui entravent encore le volontariat et la solidarité transfrontalière des jeunes. Oui, aujourd’hui, nous devons aussi travailler davantage avec le Fonds de cohésion, pour assurer des synergies. Il est clair qu’aujourd’hui, nos jeunes font face à un triple choc. Les emplois baissent, l’éducation et la formation sont confrontées à des perturbations massives et de nombreux obstacles s’opposent à ceux qui souhaitent entrer sur le marché du travail ou changer de carrière. C’est pour cela que nous restons pleinement mobilisés dans le cadre du programme Erasmus+ et du corps européen de solidarité. Nous devons veiller à ce qu’il y ait plus de synergies avec le Fonds de cohésion. Nous devons aussi continuer à discuter, à soulever la question avec les États membres pour savoir utiliser toutes les opportunités qui s’offrent aujourd’hui dans le cadre de la facilité pour la reprise et la résilience et de «Next Generation EU». C’est pour cela, Mesdames et Messieurs les députés, que je porterai une attention particulière aux enfants, aux plus vulnérables, au volontariat, à l’impact sur le mental. Le dialogue avec le secteur, comme je l’ai dit, est là depuis le tout début. Aujourd’hui, nous devons non seulement continuer à identifier des problèmes et des obstacles, mais nous devons aussi mettre en œuvre, ensemble, des solutions. Ces solutions ne passent pas seulement par l’utilisation d’un seul chapitre de notre programme Erasmus+. Cela ne passe pas par une seule solution miracle. Cela passe par l’inclusion du sport dans un grand nombre de politiques et par plus de connexions avec l’innovation, avec l’environnement, avec la santé, avec le système de l’éducation – je prêterai une attention particulière à cela. Il faut aussi réinventer de nouvelles formes de sport. Nous l’avons vu avec notre campagne  Mesdames et Messieurs les députés, encore une fois, merci beaucoup de toutes vos remarques. Votre résolution est pleine d’idées précieuses qui peuvent compléter utilement notre travail en tant que Commission. Je vous remercie de votre précieux travail et je me réjouis de poursuivre le dialogue avec vous sur ce sujet.
Debate: The impact of COVID- on youth and on sport
Date: MONDAY, 8 FEBRUARY 2021
Speaker: Elżbieta Kruk
Political group: ECR
Country: Bulgaria
Language: PL

Ucierpiał także sektor sportowy. Lockdown wywarł ogromny wpływ zarówno na sport profesjonalny, jak i amatorski. Sport zawodowy odczuł natychmiastowe skutki finansowe spowodowane brakiem kibiców oglądających zawody na żywo. Sport amatorski, lokalne kluby, organizacje sportowe i ośrodki rekreacyjne, w tym siłownie, baseny, korty tenisowe itp., również ucierpiały finansowo. Zwracam też uwagę na sytuację młodych ludzi, którzy otrzymują niskie wynagrodzenie i w tym okresie stracili możliwość szkolenia, wolontariatu i pracy. Wzywam do zwiększenia inwestycji w sektorach, które mogą zapewnić młodym ludziom miejsca pracy. Takie programy jak Erasmus+, Europejski Korpus Solidarności czy gwarancja dla młodzieży i gwarancja dla dzieci, muszą w pełni wykorzystać swój potencjał.
Debate: The impact of COVID- on youth and on sport
Date: MONDAY, 8 FEBRUARY 2021
Speaker: Theodoros Zagorakis
Political group: PPE
Country: Latvia
Language: EL

Χρειαζόμαστε άμεσα μέτρα στήριξης και χρειαζόμαστε άμεσα επιπλέον χρηματοδότηση στον τομέα του αθλητισμού τόσο για τους αθλητές και τα σωματεία όσο και για τους εργαζομένους, που παραμένουν εδώ και μήνες παροπλισμένοι και περιθωριοποιημένοι. Οι περιορισμοί που επιβλήθηκαν για λόγους υγείας είναι δικαιολογημένοι. Η μεταχείριση, όμως, των ανθρώπων του αθλητισμού σε ολόκληρη την Ευρώπη όλο αυτό το διάστημα είναι πέρα για πέρα άδικη. Η επαναλειτουργία των χώρων αθλητισμού, πάντα με σεβασμό στα απαραίτητα υγειονομικά πρωτόκολλα, είναι ουσιαστικής σημασίας για την υγεία και την ευημερία των πολιτών μας, αλλά και για την εξέλιξη και την πορεία χιλιάδων αθλητών. Οφείλουμε να σταθούμε δίπλα στους ανθρώπους αυτούς και να αναγνωρίσουμε επιτέλους τη σημαντική προσφορά τους στις κοινωνίες μας.
Debate: Implementation of Article  of the Asylum Procedures Directive
Date: MONDAY, 8 FEBRUARY 2021
Speaker: Rainer Wieland
Country: Germany
Language: DE

Als nächster Punkt der Tagesordnung folgt die kurze Darstellung des Berichts von Erik Marquardt über die Umsetzung von Artikel 43 der Richtlinie 2013/32/EU des Europäischen Parlaments und des Rates vom 26. Juni 2013 zu gemeinsamen Verfahren für die Zuerkennung und Aberkennung des internationalen Schutzes (
Debate: Public access to documents for the years -
Date: MONDAY, 8 FEBRUARY 2021
Speaker: Rainer Wieland
Country: Germany
Language: DE

Als nächster Punkt der Tagesordnung folgt die kurze Darstellung des Berichts von Ioan-Rareş Bogdan über den Zugang der Öffentlichkeit zu Dokumenten (Artikel 122 Absatz 7 der Geschäftsordnung) – Jahresbericht für die Jahre 2016 bis 2018 (
Debate: Public access to documents for the years -
Date: MONDAY, 8 FEBRUARY 2021
Speaker: Mariya Gabriel
Language: EN

Transparency is one of the fundamental priorities of the von der Leyen Commission. It underpins the work of the Commission by bringing citizens closer to its decision-making process and allows citizens to retain their trust in the European Union’s political, legislative and administrative activities. The Commission supports the steps to introduce greater transparency into the legislative process in the European institutions. One recent example of fostering transparency is the conclusion of negotiations of inter-institutional agreement on a mandatory transparency register covering the European Parliament, the Commission and, for the first time, the Council of the European Union. The interinstitutional negotiations, which started in 2018, have been complex and very challenging, inter alia due to the three institutions’ own specificities, which make finding a common denominator on a new three-party transparency register a difficult equation. The final political agreement of the institutions was successfully reached on 15 December 2020. Importantly, the agreement also opens the scheme to the voluntary involvement of other Union institutions and bodies, and of the Member States’ permanent representations. The transparency register is a big success. There are currently more than 12 000 registrants, which probably makes it the largest database of its kind in the world. In terms of access to documents, the Commission receives the largest and still—increasing number of requests. In 2019, the institution reached its highest number of requests, having received no less than 7 445 initial and 334 confirmatory applications. The statistics show that the requested documents were fully or partially disclosed in more than 77.6% of cases at the initial stage, and wider or even full access was granted in 53.4% of the cases reviewed at the confirmatory stage. The released documents complement the considerable amount of information and documents already available via the European Commission’s website, thanks to the institution’s policy of constantly increasing its proactive publication and its commitment to transparency. The COVID-19 pandemic triggered an increased public interest in access to documents. The Commission is proactively seeking the agreement of companies concerned for publishing the advanced purchase contracts related to COVID-19 vaccines. Concerning the legislative transparency, the Commission takes the view that it is for the legislators to decide on the scope of access provided.
Debate: Establishing the Recovery and Resilience Facility
Date: TUESDAY, 9 FEBRUARY 2021
Speaker: Dita Charanzová
Country: France
Language: EN

The next item is the debate on the report by Eider Gardiazabal Rubial, Siegfried Mureşan and Dragoș Pîslaru, on behalf of the Committee on Budgets and the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, on establishing a Recovery and Resilience Facility ( I should like to remind Members that for all the debates there will be no catch—the—eye procedure and no blue cards will be accepted. Furthermore, as during the last part—sessions, remote interventions from Parliament’s liaison offices in the Member States are foreseen.
Debate: Establishing the Recovery and Resilience Facility
Date: TUESDAY, 9 FEBRUARY 2021
Speaker: Pascal Canfin
Country: Malta
Language: FR

La première, c’est que pour la première fois, nous investissons ensemble, unis, dans des investissements d’avenir. La deuxième raison pour laquelle c’est historique, c’est que nous connectons ce plan de relance avec la transformation de notre économie et notamment avec le  La troisième raison pour laquelle c’est historique est que nous allons rembourser ce plan de relance, non pas en faisant payer les impôts par nos concitoyens, mais en faisant payer ceux qui aujourd’hui ne paient pas l’impôt: les géants du numérique et les grands pollueurs qui importent vers nos marchés des matières premières comme l’acier, et qui ne paient pas l’impôt.  Tout cela, nous allons le décider formellement aujourd’hui. C’est pour cela que ce vote aujourd’hui est historique.
Debate: Establishing the Recovery and Resilience Facility
Date: TUESDAY, 9 FEBRUARY 2021
Speaker: François-Xavier Bellamy
Country: France
Language: FR

D’abord, en ajoutant une définition de la résilience qui n’était pas présente dans ce texte. Pour nous, la résilience consiste à être capables à nouveau de produire ce dont nous avons besoin pour faire face aux crises de demain. La crise que nous venons de vivre a montré à quel point nous étions déjà devenus dépendants, pour des biens de première nécessité, d’autres grandes puissances mondiales. C’est évidemment la souveraineté de nos États membres qui est en jeu pour l’avenir. Nous avons également intégré à ce travail une «clause du futur», pour garantir que les financements qui vont être mobilisés soient réellement employés de manière à produire la prospérité des générations futures, qui leur permettra de rembourser le financement que nous leur transférons. De fait, ce plan de relance et de résilience continue de poser un problème majeur: nous avons ensemble convenu d’un endettement sans nous mettre d’accord sur les modalités de son remboursement. Il y avait là, je crois, une nécessité politique, mais aussi une nécessité éthique pour préparer notre avenir. C’est dans ce sens du long terme que la commission ITRE a souhaité porter ses travaux.
Debate: Establishing the Recovery and Resilience Facility
Date: TUESDAY, 9 FEBRUARY 2021
Speaker: Roberts Zīle
Language: EN

I would like to thank all the colleagues who worked in the Committee on Transport and Tourism and also on the main dossier on the RFF for this final result, which we succeeded in reaching with the Council. Actually, as you may know, we normally always look forward to how it fits our plans, which is very important for Member States, and also to make it flexible for Member States. The final result was not so centralised and gave Member States flexibility at the same time as keeping reasonable opportunities to control and govern from the EU dimension. It’s also crucial that we look at the grants part of the RFF, that there should be a new approach from the Member States, not only old plans which no longer fit into reality. It also very much touches the transport sector, where we have a huge opportunity to take the environment-friendly approach to mobility, but particularly taking into account that CO2 emissions in transport are still very high in proportion to other branches of the economy. We should also have to check Member States’ cooperation with our social partners and others in preparation for national plans for recovery and resilience, and also that it should cover all the envelopes. Finally, in the transport sector, we have to remember that the ratification of own resources opens us to access for the Commission to go for RFF money to financial markets, to borrow this money. If the ratification of own resources is very slow, partly because some of the Connecting Europe Facility and other dossiers are not yet finished and Member States are very careful on these ratifications, that’s life.
Debate: Establishing the Recovery and Resilience Facility
Date: TUESDAY, 9 FEBRUARY 2021
Speaker: Ana Paula Zacarias
Language: EN

The COVID-19 pandemic caused a once-in-a-generation crisis with deep social and economic impact, which will leave a mark on our societies for years to come. But the crisis also demonstrated that the European institutions could live up to the challenges, showing unity, solidarity, decisiveness, working together on an ambitious common tool. With the help of the European Commission, the Parliament and the Council worked together to put forward the Recovery and Resilience Facility that will help us to heal our wounds and stand back up stronger, ready for the future. This is Europe at its best. The RRF is unprecedented in several ways. First, for its size: almost 40 percent of the MFF and the Next Generation EU combined. Second, for being the first EU financial instrument financed by common debt, even if temporary. Third, for its capacity to provide much needed stimulus and the right incentives to address structural issues in an ambitious and forward—looking way. Fourth, for its ambitious policy agenda on climate and digital transitions. And finally, for how quickly it was done. After intense and constructive trilogue discussions, we found political agreement on the text, which will be voted on today in this House and soon in the Council. We are very happy to highlight the excellent cooperation between the Presidency and the Parliament to ensure a speedy entry into force of the RRF. Now begins a new journey: a journey that the Parliament, the Council and the Commission will make, together with each and every Member State, towards stronger, greener, fairer and more digital and competitive societies. There is indeed a lot of work ahead of us. National parliaments need to continue the ratification process of the Own Resources Decision. Member States should present their national plans as soon as possible, and we all need to contribute to ensure their quality without slowing the process down. The regulation now reflects many elements that are important both for the Parliament and the Council, such as the six pillars, the European added value and the reference to the European pillar of social rights. Also important is the link with Invest EU, as well as the involvement with local authorities and civil society. The Commission will have to properly take these elements into account in its swift assessment of the plans. The Parliament will also play a key role in ensuring transparency and accountability through its structural dialogue with the Commission. As for the Portuguese Presidency, I can only reiterate that we are committed to strengthening the EU through a swift and efficient implementation of the facility, ensuring a high degree of inter-institutional cooperation. We are also focusing on bringing the RRF to citizens and business as soon as possible, and we count on your support in this endeavour.
Debate: Establishing the Recovery and Resilience Facility
Date: TUESDAY, 9 FEBRUARY 2021
Speaker: Monika Hohlmeier
Country: Poland
Language: DE

Aus der Sicht der Haushaltskontrolle ist es bei diesem einmaligen Solidaritätsakt jedoch auch wichtig, dass wir erstens wissen, wo das Geld hingeht, an wen das Geld konkret fließt, ob es auch fair und nach den eigentlich geplanten Zielen verteilt wird. Denn das, was das Europäische Parlament verhandelt hat, ist eine exzellente Ausgangsbasis, und jetzt ist es an den Mitgliedstaaten, diese Ausgangsbasis optimal zu nutzen. Wir wollen aber auch wissen bezüglich der Fairness der Verteilung, ob die Ungleichgewichte, die es bisher in manchen Mitgliedstaaten gibt, fortgesetzt werden, ob nur einige wenige davon profitieren oder ob tatsächlich nachhaltig Arbeitsplätze für eine große Breite von Menschen geschaffen werden. Und wir möchten auch wissen, dass das Geld nicht für Ziele verwendet wird, die z. B. die Übernahme von regulären und wiederkehrenden Ausgaben in nationalen Staatshaushalten betreffen. Wir möchten, dass dieser Fonds tatsächlich dafür genutzt wird, wofür er gedacht ist, für die Zukunft Europas.
Debate: Establishing the Recovery and Resilience Facility
Date: TUESDAY, 9 FEBRUARY 2021
Speaker: Corina Crețu
Country: Netherlands
Language: RO

Le mulțumesc tuturor raportorilor, iar în calitate de raportoare din partea Comisiei pentru dezvoltare regională, vreau să le mulțumesc tuturor celor care au acceptat ca suma disponibilă pentru sprijinul nerambursabil, 60 % din această sumă să fie accesat de statele membre până la finalul anului 2024. Cred că este important, de asemenea, pentru statele membre este importantă și flexibilitatea în ceea ce privește condițiile macrofinanciare.  Bineînțeles, știm cu toții, Mecanismul vine să completeze sumele pe care statele membre le au la dispoziție pentru perioada financiară 2021-2027, iar sprijinul va fi oferit doar în baza unor planuri elaborate de fiecare guvern național în parte, planuri prin care statele membre vor trebui să demonstreze faptul că banii vor ajunge ...
Debate: Establishing the Recovery and Resilience Facility
Date: TUESDAY, 9 FEBRUARY 2021
Speaker: Frances Fitzgerald
Country: Germany
Language: EN

But it’s not about repairing only, it’s about looking to the future. We need to constantly reinforce the message we want to build back better. That must be based on the key pillars of green, digital, but crucially, equality. I’m glad to see that the final agreement on the RRF has recognised the gender dimension of the COVID crisis and the differential impact that the crisis has had on women. Parliament wanted to go further. Member States must now take this opportunity to enshrine gender equality targets in their national recovery plans. We must build back better by investing in the green economy, care infrastructure, digital literacy, sustainable finance for SMEs and invest in our cities, such as Dublin, to make them more liveable. Member States must reflect this in their national recovery plans, and the Commission has a responsibility to ensure that governments build back better. Let us use the crisis as an opportunity to build a green, digital and more inclusive economy. This is not just a social imperative, but...
Debate: Establishing the Recovery and Resilience Facility
Date: TUESDAY, 9 FEBRUARY 2021
Speaker: José Manuel Fernandes
Political group: PPE
Country: Ireland
Language: PT

Sra. Secretária de Estado, países como Portugal devem usar este instrumento, por exemplo, para criar um instrumento para a solvabilidade das pequenas e médias empresas. Não atrasem mais este processo. E fica aqui uma pergunta: quando é que preveem que a decisão relativa aos recursos próprios seja ratificada por todos os parlamentos nacionais? É que sem ela não haverá a possibilidade de termos este mecanismo europeu de recuperação e resiliência.  Pela primeira vez, a Comissão Europeia vai usar uma garantia do orçamento da União Europeia para fazer um empréstimo para os Estados-Membros promoverem o investimento, e os juros e as amortizações de 312,5 mil milhões de euros para subvenções são assumidos pelo orçamento da União Europeia. É necessário que se utilizem bem estes recursos financeiros, caso contrário será impossível repetir esta prova de solidariedade. E, por isso, eu pergunto ao Sr. Vice-Presidente da Comissão Europeia: a Comissão Europeia vai estar atenta? Vai obrigar os Estados-Membros a apresentarem bons planos, a respeitarem os regulamentos? É que há países que não estão a ouvir o poder local, não estão a ouvir as regiões nem os parceiros sociais e sem essa audição e esse envolvimento não será possível a aprovação, o parecer positivo, quer do Parlamento quer da Comissão. Acabo com um pedido: por favor não percam mais tempo e esta é uma mensagem para os Estados-Membros. A economia precisa. As pequenas e médias empresas estão numa situação de grande dificuldade. Despachem-se! Está na hora de avançar e de atuar rapidamente.