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Debate: Geographical Indications for wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Isabel Carvalhais
Political group: S-D
Country: Italy
Language: PT

As indicações geográficas dos produtos agrícolas proporcionam aos consumidores a garantia de um produto de qualidade certificada, com ligações profundas aos territórios, essencialmente às zonas rurais e às suas tradições. Também por isso, as indicações geográficas são um motor para a atividade económica das zonas rurais – muitas delas regiões com desafios de desenvolvimento –, para criar oportunidades de emprego e contribuir para o desenvolvimento de outros setores, e para o reconhecimento da importância das zonas rurais para a sociedade. O novo Regulamento relativo às Indicações Geográficas traz novos elementos que são importantes para a defesa deste instrumento e para responder a novos desafios, como sejam a prevenção da utilização ilegal das indicações geográficas, também
Debate: War in the Gaza Strip and the need to reach a ceasefire, including recent developments in the region
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Pedro Silva Pereira
Country: Bulgaria
Language: PT

Segue-se o debate sobre a declaração do Vice-Presidente da Comissão/Alto Representante da União para os Negócios Estrangeiros e a Política de Segurança sobre a guerra na Faixa de Gaza e a necessidade de um cessar-fogo, nomeadamente os recentes acontecimentos na região ( Dou a palavra ao Comissário Janez Lenarčič, em representação do Vice—Presidente da Comissão/Alto Representante, ausente por motivo de doença.
Debate: War in the Gaza Strip and the need to reach a ceasefire, including recent developments in the region
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Antonio López-Istúriz White
Political group: PPE
Country: Estonia
Language: EN

Because this is not about ideology. I know that some of you are looking for votes in the next European elections, but this is about the sufferance of the Palestinian and Israeli people and how we can mediate on that.  And then I have to hear the High Representative attacking again the President of the European Commission. Why? Because we have elections in two months? Is this the role of the High Representative? Is this the role?  People of good, and there are many in this Parliament, have voted in favour of two resolutions in this Parliament. We were the first to talk about the humanitarian process, we talked about the ceasefire condition to the release of hostages and the end of Hamas. We have been first in everything. We will continue that line. Yes, yes, you will lose the elections, my friends. The polls are showing you are not reaching the European population. Unfortunately, because of the reaction against you, they are turning to the other side. You will not be there in the next Parliament with all your rhetoric because you take this ideologically, not from the humanitarian approach that this question needs, and Europe at its centre to be the mediator between the parts. As long as you don’t understand this, then we cannot be part of the solution, and that’s what many of us would like to be.
Debate: War in the Gaza Strip and the need to reach a ceasefire, including recent developments in the region
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Evin Incir
Political group: S-D
Country: Hungary
Language: EN

Time is running out and innocent Palestinians are losing their lives – 30 000 people! It is not just a number, but real individuals of flesh and blood. Yes, Israel has the right to protect itself against the terrorist activities of Hamas. However, taking the lives of innocent individuals is not a form of self-defence. More than 70 % of the victims are children and women. Do we in this Parliament and the EU truly believe in upholding humanitarian principles and international law? Or do we only advocate for their application when it suits our agenda, or when the victims are deemed to be the right ones? At this moment in Gaza, newborn babies are being punished simply for being Palestinian. They don’t even have the chance to open their eyes before they are tragically deprived their lives by the Israeli bombings. Our true humanity is being tested right now. If you want to examine your own humanity, especially on the conservative side of the spectrum here, consider reversing their roles and imagine how you would respond if Palestine were the aggressors and 30 000 innocent Israelis were the victims.  I consistently advocate for Israeli safety and security every day during the whole year. I also always stand up for the safety and security for the Palestinians. It is unfortunate that not all colleagues in this Parliament are capable to do the same.  Colleagues, as ordered by the International Court of Justice, we in the S&D Group urge Israel to refrain from acts under the Genocide Convention, and to prevent and punish direct and public incitement to genocide. We are also grateful for the incredible work UNWRA is doing through ensuring humanitarian aid to civilians. The EU and our Member States must continue supporting UNWRA.  Finally, we need an immediate and unconditional ceasefire right now to save lives. We cannot stand by in this Parliament and the European Union and watch. We can’t be implicated in grave humanitarian violations. Silence is compliance!
Debate: War in the Gaza Strip and the need to reach a ceasefire, including recent developments in the region
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Hilde Vautmans
Political group: Renew
Country: Romania
Language: NL

Maar wat mij vooral bezighoudt, is hoe we Netanyahu kunnen afbrengen van zijn waanzinnige plan om Rafah aan te vallen, het laatste overgebleven toevluchtsoord voor maar liefst één miljoen Palestijnen. Waar moeten zij naartoe? Europa moet nú duidelijk maken dat Israël zich moet houden aan de uitspraken van het Internationaal Gerechtshof om burgerslachtoffers te voorkomen. Die uitspraken zijn bindend. Europa spreekt in dit conflict eindelijk de taal die hoort bij een unie als waardengemeenschap. Nu moeten we als Team Europa al onze diplomatieke middelen en invloed inzetten om onze woorden in daden om te zetten. Pas dan zijn we een echte geopolitieke unie.
Debate: War in the Gaza Strip and the need to reach a ceasefire, including recent developments in the region
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Jordi Solé
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Bulgaria
Language: EN

Let us listen to the ICJ. The risk of genocide is plausible if these large-scale operations do not stop, and if access to humanitarian aid continues to be hindered. The provision of measures ordered by the court are binding. However, the reality is that in February, compared to January, humanitarian aid into Gaza has been reduced to a half. This is just shameful.  Speaking of aid, to all those governments who have decided to suspend funding to UNRWA, I asked them: what exactly is the viable alternative to immediately replace on UNRWA’s operational capacity? They know the answer as well as I do: none. So what sense does this decision make? Let all the necessary controls be carried out. Let all the necessary measures be taken. But don’t asphyxiate UNRWA, because this will have immediate and further tremendous consequences on the population. This tragedy must end now. We need an immediate and permanent ceasefire, and the release of all hostages. Let’s hope that the negotiations underway will lead to this result; the sooner, the better.
Debate: War in the Gaza Strip and the need to reach a ceasefire, including recent developments in the region
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Assita Kanko
Political group: ECR
Country: France
Language: NL

Uiteraard wil iedereen toegang van Gaza tot humanitaire hulp, voor zover deze niet door Hamas wordt afgewend. Ik ben ontsteld door de verdorvenheid binnen UNRWA. Gisteren heb ik in Genève naar een moeder geluisterd. Haar zoon werd van het muziekfestival levenloos naar Gaza ontvoerd door een UNRWA—medewerker in een UNRWA—jeep. Het is allemaal op video te zien. Willen wij hiervoor betalen? In tegenstelling tot de Hoge Vertegenwoordiger, die hier niet aanwezig is, en het Belgische Raadsvoorzitterschap, dat ook blijkbaar betere dingen te doen heeft, vind ik dat het legitiem is voor EU—lidstaten om hun financiering van UNRWA op te schorten in afwachting van het afronden van de onderzoeken. Een grondige doorlichting van UNRWA kan desgevallend op termijn leiden tot de vervanging ervan door UNHCR en andere geloofwaardige agentschappen die goed werk leveren. Wij vragen volledige transparantie en fraudecontrole op EU—financiering voor UNRWA en de Palestijnse Autoriteit. Minimumrespect voor de belastingbetaler, dat is echt niet te veel gevraagd. En denk aan deze moeder en haar vermoorde zoon, door een UNRWA—medewerker.
Debate: War in the Gaza Strip and the need to reach a ceasefire, including recent developments in the region
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Anna Bonfrisco
Political group: ID
Country: Belgium
Language: IT

Mentre l'impegno dello Stato ebraico di Israele per lo Stato di diritto e la vita umana è indiscutibile: prova ne è che nella guerriglia urbana le forze di difesa israeliane hanno le forme più avanzate al mondo di protezione dei civili, nel pieno rispetto di tutte le convenzioni internazionali, dal diritto umanitario alla convenzione di Ginevra. Signor Commissario, lei si preoccupa del Ramadan? Si è chiesto invece perché a Gaza non esista quella separazione strutturale tra civile e militare che le nazioni civili tutte applicano? Le do io forse la risposta: per creare morti e martiri di una causa. E se ai due Stati non si giungerà mai, non è senz'altro per l'incapacità di Israele ma per l'incapacità di Hamas e delle altre fazioni terroristiche arabo-palestinesi di usare altri strumenti al di là del terrorismo. Ma chi oggi li aiuta cade nella trappola dell'antisemitismo.
Debate: War in the Gaza Strip and the need to reach a ceasefire, including recent developments in the region
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Manon Aubry
Political group: The Left
Country: France
Language: FR

Ce qui va se passer dans les prochaines heures, si la pression internationale ne ramène pas Nétanyahou à la raison, c’est un véritable carnage. M. Borrell, d’ailleurs, l’avait dit lui-même, les Gazaouis ne meurent pas tous seuls. Ils meurent parce que Benyamin Nétanyahou agit en toute impunité. Ils meurent parce qu’on livre du matériel militaire à Israël pour tuer aveuglément des dizaines de milliers de Palestiniens. Ils meurent parce que l’Union européenne préfère fermer les yeux et refuse de suspendre son accord d’association avec Israël pour quelques juteux profits. Ils meurent parce que l’Union européenne est incapable d’appliquer la décision de la Cour internationale de justice, qui enjoint des mesures conservatoires contre Israël face au risque de génocide. Ils meurent parce que des députés ici, dans cet hémicycle, pas plus tard que tout à l’heure, issus du camp de la droite, refusent de leur venir en aide. Ils meurent parce que des députés ici préfèrent cautionner un carnage humanitaire et un génocide. Ils meurent parce que certains ici préfèrent avoir du sang sur les mains.
Debate: War in the Gaza Strip and the need to reach a ceasefire, including recent developments in the region
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Laura Ferrara
Political group: NI
Country: Poland
Language: IT

Signor Presidente, onorevoli colleghi, la Corte internazionale di giustizia ha chiesto a Israele di rispettare la Convenzione sul genocidio e di garantire l'assistenza umanitaria alla popolazione di Gaza. Si tratta di un richiamo urgente alla nostra coscienza e alla responsabilità internazionale.  Se il governo Netanyahu dovesse voltare le spalle a questo appello, saremmo davanti a nuove vittime innocenti e a trasferimenti forzati. Un dramma che si aggiungerebbe alla mancanza di cibo, di acqua, di farmaci, di cure mediche, di latte. Ai neonati cominciano a dare i datteri avvolti nelle garze al posto del latte. L'Agenzia dell'ONU per i rifugiati palestinesi ha già preso i dovuti provvedimenti contro gli operatori accusati di aver preso parte agli attacchi del 7 ottobre. Se non riuscirà a garantire l'assistenza umanitaria che fornisce da 75 anni, la catastrofe sarà totale.  L'Unione europea deve compiere ogni sforzo, anche mettendo sul tavolo lo strumento delle sanzioni, per promuovere un cessate il fuoco permanente. È solo con il dialogo e il rispetto reciproco che può essere costruito un futuro di sicurezza e di pace per Israele e per la Palestina. L'obiettivo finale deve essere il riconoscimento di due Stati sovrani e democratici.
Debate: War in the Gaza Strip and the need to reach a ceasefire, including recent developments in the region
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Lukas Mandl
Political group: PPE
Country: Portugal
Language: EN

Mr President, dear colleagues, time and again during our plenary sessions, the representation of the very citizens of our very European Union, our High Representative, the Commissioner for Foreign Affairs, does not show up. Again he does not show up. Otherwise, he would know about the decisions of this very Parliament on the current Middle East crisis. The decisions were always on behalf of the EU citizens on the side of Israel, our strong partner, the only democratic rule of law based in the region, defending itself, defending also us against terrorism and terrorist threats all over the world, confronting the Mullah regime in Tehran of Iran, which is threatening all the world. And otherwise he would not be able to say what he actually said in a recent interview in the newspaper  I disagree on a lot with our Commission's President when it comes to bureaucracy, to the inside, when it comes to the new era of prohibition, to the inside of the European Union, but to the outside, Ursula von der Leyen is strengthening Europe. Josep Borrell is, unfortunately, weakening Europe, only remembering him also his visit to Moscow before the current Russia aggression.
Debate: War in the Gaza Strip and the need to reach a ceasefire, including recent developments in the region
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Abir Al-Sahlani
Political group: Renew
Country: Sweden
Language: EN

Where is it, your breaking point? How many more Palestinians have to be killed? What other atrocities can Israel do? Where is your personal breaking point to see that what is going on is not any more self-defence? It is something else. What is your breaking point, Mr Mandl? How many more Palestinians have to die?
Debate: War in the Gaza Strip and the need to reach a ceasefire, including recent developments in the region
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Lukas Mandl
Political group: PPE
Country: Portugal
Language: EN

We then need civil society. We need education there. We need to fight anti-semitism. We need an economy which will be capable to help itself, and not be dependent on all the world’s aid all the time. This is what will be needed in the area, or in other words... Is it possible to respond to a blue-card?
Debate: War in the Gaza Strip and the need to reach a ceasefire, including recent developments in the region
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Brando Benifei
Political group: S-D
Country: Italy
Language: IT

Signor Presidente, onorevoli colleghi, a Gaza si sta usando la fame come arma. Gli aiuti umanitari non stanno più entrando: a febbraio sono stati molti meno rispetto a gennaio, mentre il conto dei morti arriva a più di 30.000 civili, donne e bambini. L'Agenzia ONU per i rifugiati palestinesi, l'UNRWA, non può essere lasciata senza risorse.  Questa catastrofe umanitaria, quale pace e sicurezza duratura può garantire? E in tutto questo sentiamo Netanyahu affermare impunemente che non ci sarà mai nessuno Stato palestinese, mentre i leader di Hamas si godono agi e ricchezze ben lontani dalla violenza esplosa dopo il massacro del 7 ottobre.  Serve che la comunità internazionale torni in campo senza reticenze per dare una speranza a chi oggi soffre, serve perciò una conferenza di pace, serve un'Europa più unita per fermare la violenza. Non ci sono alternative e bisogna agire adesso per fermare questo massacro.
Debate: War in the Gaza Strip and the need to reach a ceasefire, including recent developments in the region
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Abir Al-Sahlani
Political group: Renew
Country: Sweden
Language: EN

Mr President, there are no more words to speak about what is going on in Gaza. There are no more laws to break. There are no more appeals that we can do to what’s going on. The hypocrisy is obvious. Our collective humane has failed. We said that we won’t fail, but we are failing again. Human rights have a skin colour, and the darker you are, the less human rights you have. We have been tried to be silenced. They have tried to make us look like anti-Semites. They have tried to make us look like we don’t care about the safety of the Israeli people. All of that still to make it possible to kill more Palestinians, unfortunately.
Debate: War in the Gaza Strip and the need to reach a ceasefire, including recent developments in the region
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Kira Marie Peter-Hansen
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Italy
Language: DA

Hr. formand! I Gaza dør børn af sult. Familier spiser græs, og de heldige, de får dyrefoder. Kvinder får kejsersnit uden bedøvelse, og børn amputeres uden bedøvelse. Vi hører om mødre, der ikke kan amme, fordi de ikke får nok mad, og fordi der ikke er nogen erstatning. Langt over 10 000 børn er allerede blevet dræbt, og mange flere er såret. Hele familier er udslettet, og mange børn efterlades uden mor og far eller søskende. Nogle dør hurtigt, andre kvæles langsomt under murbrokkerne. De overlevende er traumatiserede for livet, og de israelske gidsler er stadig i Hamas' varetægt. Den Internationale Domstol dømte for nylig Israel til at sikre adgang til nødhjælp i Gaza, og udtalte, at folkemord ikke kan udelukkes. Israel har valgt at svare igen med flere bomber og endnu mindre adgang til nødhjælp. I EU skal vi stå på den internationale retsordens side. Vi skal kræve våbenhvile med det samme, og vi skal gå i gang med den nødvendige tostatsløsning. Og alt imens skal ingen civile bøde for terroristernes værk. Både palæstinensere og israelere har ret til at leve i fred og i værdighed.
Debate: War in the Gaza Strip and the need to reach a ceasefire, including recent developments in the region
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Bert-Jan Ruissen
Political group: ECR
Country: France
Language: NL

Voorzitter, collega’s, vrijlating van de ruim honderd gijzelaars in Gaza moet de hoogste prioriteit hebben in de lopende onderhandelingen. Vergroten van humanitaire hulp aan de burgers in Gaza is daarnaast ook van groot belang. Een tijdelijke gevechtspauze kan daarbij zeker helpen, maar het is aan Hamas om verantwoordelijkheid te nemen, in het belang van de bevolking in Gaza. Daaraan ontbreekt het echter al tientallen jaren. Laten we realistisch zijn: zolang Hamas prioriteit blijft geven aan het vernietigen van Israël, kan er geen permanente wapenstilstand zijn. Ook als Hamas verslagen zou worden, leeft de geest van Hamas nog voort. Dat probleem moet bij de wortel worden aangepakt. Daarin heeft de EU ook een verantwoordelijkheid. Zolang Europa Palestijnse schoolboeken vol Jodenhaat blijft cofinancieren en zolang het VN—organen betaalt waar terroristen werken, is een duurzame oplossing helaas niet in zicht.
Debate: War in the Gaza Strip and the need to reach a ceasefire, including recent developments in the region
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Anders Vistisen
Political group: ID
Language: DA

Hr. formand! Dine skattekroner burde ikke bruges til finansiering af islamisk terrorisme. Så enkelt burde det være. Men så enkelt er det desværre ikke her i EU. I 2023 alene modtog UNRWA, den FN-finansierede flygtningeorganisation i Palæstina, mere end 600 millioner skattekroner. En organisation, vi i dag ved, havde medarbejdere, der ikke bare hyldede Hamas' terrorangreb på Israel, men ligefrem deltog i det. I en bredere forstand, så er det jo sådan, at al den støtte, vi har givet det palæstinensiske samfund, kun har ført til mere radikalisme, mere opbakning til terrororganisationer som Hamas og en mulighed for, at man har kunnet frigøre midler til at forberede, til at planlægge, til at træne det terrorangreb, vi så den 7. oktober, og en række andre aktiviteter, som kun har været med til at medføre ufred og ustabilitet i regionen. Derfor er det på tide, vi siger stop. Stop for, at danske og europæiske skattekroner går til at finansiere den terrormølle, der har skabt ild og brand i Mellemøsten i mere end to menneskealdre. Vi må sige: nok er nok! Skattekroner skal ikke gå til det formål. Derfor skal alt støtte, der på nogen måde kan gå til at finansiere terrorisme, indstilles og stoppes, ikke bare midlertidigt, men for altid.
Debate: War in the Gaza Strip and the need to reach a ceasefire, including recent developments in the region
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Manu Pineda
Political group: The Left
Country: Czechia
Language: ES

Señor presidente, han pasado veintinueve días —pasado mañana se cumple un mes— desde el dictamen de la Corte Internacional de Justicia. Van más de cuatro mil personas asesinadas desde el día 29 de enero, día en que se emitió ese dictamen. Más de cuatro mil personas asesinadas directamente bajo las bombas, más un número incalculable de personas —de niños, de mujeres, de ancianos— que están muriendo de hambruna, de sed, de epidemias. No es que no esté entrando la ayuda humanitaria porque pase algo, es que Israel –a quien ustedes defienden– está impidiendo que entre la ayuda humanitaria. ¿Qué ha hecho la Unión Europea para que se cumplan las medidas cautelares impuestas por la Corte Internacional de Justicia y que son de obligado cumplimiento? Nada. ¿Cuál es la única medida que ha tomado? Dar por buenas las acusaciones de una entidad tan poco fiable como es el régimen israelí, diciendo que doce de los más de treinta mil trabajadores y trabajadoras del UNRWA estuvieron implicados en las acciones del 7 de octubre. En función de esa denuncia —que ya Estados Unidos considera poco creíble— muchos países —la mayoría de los países de la Unión Europea— ya han retirado los fondos del UNRWA. Aquí hemos escuchado a la extrema derecha pedir que se sustituya el UNRWA por otra agencia. Vemos cómo la Comisión de Control Presupuestario, presidida por una sionista furibunda, ha presentado una enmienda para que se retiren los fondos del UNRWA. La Unión Europea se está convirtiendo en cómplice de Israel en la aplicación de la solución final contra el pueblo palestino. ¿Eso es lo que queremos? ¿Queremos ser parte de este genocidio? ¿Queremos ser, no cómplices, sino miembros activos de este genocidio? ...
Debate: War in the Gaza Strip and the need to reach a ceasefire, including recent developments in the region
Date: TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Manu Pineda
Political group: The Left
Country: Czechia
Language: ES

Hamás sabrá lo que hace. Yo creo que lo que Hamás está pidiendo es un alto el fuego incondicional y ponerse a negociar. Ellos ofrecen liberar a los israelíes que tienen capturados a cambio de que Israel libere a los palestinos que tiene capturados. Y tiene que haber un intercambio, pero eso será después del alto el fuego. ¿Ustedes quieren que haya un alto el fuego y se empiece a negociar? ¿O quieren que se mantenga? Porque yo escucho mucho hablar de antisemitismo aquí. El mayor acto de antisemitismo que ha habido después del final de la Segunda Guerra Mundial es el genocidio que el régimen terrorista de Israel está llevando a cabo contra un pueblo semita como el palestino. ¿Ustedes quieren acabar ya con eso o quieren seguir buscando excusas para que se siga matando a los niños y a los palestinos?