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Debate: Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report  - Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 2022
Speaker: Victor Negrescu
Political group: S-D
Country: Finland
Language: EN

Madam President, we need a better common European framework that could enable the Union to act on defence, security and foreign policy. The current treaty has given the EU the possibility to have a bigger impact at global level, but we are not using the existing potential for cooperation within the Union, with NATO and our strategic external partners. We need to reinforce the European capacity on several levels, including cyber—threats and cyber—security, while at the same time deploy the necessary measures that could ensure the protection of all our Members and our external borders. The Schengen enlargement towards Romania, Bulgaria and Croatia is therefore needed. The current situation in Ukraine and the Black Sea needs an adequate and common answer from the Union, in terms of defence and security actions, but also in deploying an efficient sanctions regime and protecting potential refugees. We need to learn faster from what didn’t work, enhance the elements that proved efficient, and use the momentum of the Conference for the Future of Europe to identify the best means to go forward. The key is to build synergies involving all Member States, and not replicate what already exists.
Debate: Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report  - Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 2022
Speaker: Loucas Fourlas
Political group: PPE
Country: Italy
Language: EL

Κυρία Πρόεδρε, κύριε Borrell, θέλω να ευχαριστήσω τους εισηγητές για την εξαιρετική δουλειά σε αυτή την έκθεση, η οποία είναι πιο επίκαιρη από ποτέ. Οι γεωπολιτικές εξελίξεις, οι προκλήσεις και οι κρίσεις που ξεσπούν, ακόμα και στη γειτονιά μας, υπογραμμίζουν ότι η εφαρμογή κοινής πολιτικής ασφάλειας είναι αδήριτη ανάγκη. Η Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση δεν μπορεί να είναι ουραγός των εξελίξεων και απλώς παρατηρητής των όσων τεκταίνονται. Η Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση δεν μπορεί να εξαρτάται από κανέναν για την ασφάλειά της και δεν μπορεί απλώς να αντιδρά στις εξελίξεις, χωρίς να μπορεί να διαδραματίσει ουσιαστικό ρόλο. Παραδείγματα υπάρχουν πολλά, κύριε Borrell: Βαρώσι, Αρμενία, ασυδοσία και προκλήσεις του Erdogan· και τώρα, το Ουκρανικό. Χρειάζεται επιτέλους κοινή πολιτική, βούληση για υιοθέτηση εκείνων των πρωτοβουλιών που θα οδηγήσουν σε μια πιο ισχυρή Ευρώπη. Μια Ευρώπη ικανή να προφυλάξει τα ίδια τα σύνορά της και να στέκεται αλληλέγγυα σε κράτη μέλη όταν τη χρειάζονται. Μια Ευρώπη που θα καθορίζει τις εξελίξεις και δεν θα «τρέχει» πίσω από αυτές.
Debate: Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report  - Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 2022
Speaker: Anna-Michelle Asimakopoulou
Political group: PPE
Country: Greece
Language: EL

Κυρία Πρόεδρε, στο ψήφισμά μας εκφράζουμε εκ νέου τη βαθιά μας ανησυχία για την εξωτερική πολιτική της κυβέρνησης Erdogan. Την εβδομάδα που μας πέρασε ακούσαμε απίστευτες αιτιάσεις Τούρκων αξιωματούχων για το καθεστώς των ελληνικών νησιών στο Αιγαίο, που όχι μόνο δεν συνάδουν με βασικές αρχές του Διεθνούς Δικαίου, αλλά κινούνται στο όριο του παραλόγου. Προφανώς, η Ελλάδα τις απορρίπτει και προφανώς, η Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση τις καταδικάζει. Γίναμε, επίσης, μάρτυρες μιας νέας πράξης σπίλωσης και αλλοίωσης του θρησκευτικού χαρακτήρα μίας ακόμα ιστορικής ορθόδοξης εκκλησίας, της Μονής της Παναγίας Σουμελά. Διαβάζω στον Τύπο ότι μετά το διαφημιστικό σποτ στον προαύλιο χώρο της Μονής, οι τουρκικές αρχές έχουν τώρα αδειοδοτήσει το γύρισμα χολιγουντιανής ταινίας, αυτή τη φορά στο εσωτερικό της Μονής. Αναρωτιέμαι λοιπόν, κύριε Borrell, ποια είναι η «κόκκινη γραμμή»; Ποιο είναι το όριο, για να αντιμετωπίσει επιτέλους η Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση πιο γενναία και πιο αποτελεσματικά τις προκλητικές ενέργειες της Τουρκίας εναντίον της, εναντίον των κρατών μελών, του Διεθνούς Δικαίου και των ευρωπαϊκών αρχών και αξιών;
Debate: Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report  - Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 2022
Speaker: Sunčana Glavak
Political group: PPE
Country: Netherlands
Language: HR

Poštovana predsjedavajuća, Poštovana povjerenice, zahvaljujem i čestitam na izviješću, kolegice i kolege, tri četvrtine građana Europske unije želi jačanje zajedničke sigurnosne i obrambene politike. Živimo u periodu tektonskih poremećaja i rastuće geopolitičke neizvjesnosti u međunarodnoj politici, o čemu svjedoče brojne krize.  Vanjska sigurnosna i obrambena politika Europske unije mora imati prihvatljiva rješenja za rastuće probleme, a izazova je, nažalost, sve više. Dok čitav svijet gleda prema rusko-ukrajinskoj granici, moramo imati na umu i brojna druga žarišta u vanjskopolitičkom svijetu. Koristim prigodu podsjetiti i na brojne primjere hibridnog djelovanja dezinformacijama i propagandom. Sve su to opasnosti koje su se nadvile nad europski prostor. Moramo usmjeriti pozornost i na sve kompliciraniju situaciju na zapadnom Balkanu koji poput lakmus-papira preslikava sve šire geopolitičke trendove.  Europska unija mora se ponovo legitimirati kao globalni akter kroz jasne i odlučne odgovore. Gospodine povjereniče, da, i mora imati potpis politike moći.
Debate: Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report  - Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 2022
Speaker: Tonino Picula
Political group: S-D
Country: France
Language: EN

Madam President, 2022 was declared by Charles Michel as the year of European defence. I hope that it will advance our geopolitical ambitions with the adoption of the EU’s Strategic Compass and making a new cyber defence policy a reality.  Another great step forward would be considering qualified-majority decision making for some aspects of our common foreign and security policy. This cannot remain the weakest link of our integration, often misused by our global competitors with different values.  I appreciate the particular focus on the Western Balkans in both reports. EU-related reforms and a clear enlargement perspective for these countries should be our foreign policy priority and not a side policy.  To conclude, it’s time for the EU to use its economic and diplomatic leverage to move from soft to smart power. Only a strong and united EU can be a geopolitical actor for peace, human security, sustainable development, and lead by example globally.
Debate: Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report  - Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 2022
Speaker: Antonio Tajani
Country: Estonia
Language: IT

In primo luogo, l'Unione deve migliorare le capacità di risposta alle crisi in un contesto globale in rapida evoluzione, insomma serve più coraggio da parte dell'Europa. In secondo luogo, servono sforzi maggiori per combattere la disinformazione, anche da paesi terzi, che influenza negativamente il dibattito politico in Europa e negli Stati membri. In terzo luogo, è necessario rafforzare il controllo da parte di questo Parlamento sull'azione esterna dell'Unione, tramite consultazioni con l'Alto rappresentante e Vicepresidente e la Commissione. Il Parlamento, insieme alle altre istituzioni, si impegna a tutela della democrazia con missioni di osservazione dei processi elettorali e con ogni strumento delle diplomazie parlamentari. Ci auguriamo che in questo la Conferenza sul futuro dell'Europa possa essere l'occasione per rafforzare il ruolo dell'Unione europea nel mondo. Perché dicevo che serve più coraggio? Abbiamo imboccato la strada giusta, ma dobbiamo accelerare i tempi. Una difesa comune europea significa anche poter ridurre i costi per i singoli Stati membri in materia di difesa. Oggi gli Stati Uniti spendono 778 miliardi di dollari e la Cina, dati ufficiali ma probabilmente sono di più, 252 miliardi. L'Europa è al terzo posto con 230 miliardi, ma sono le spese dei diversi paesi. Probabilmente con una difesa comune europea riusciremmo a ridurre le spese e questo significa anche poter essere in sintonia con la NATO, perché tutto ciò che può fare l'Europa non deve essere in contrasto con l'organizzazione transatlantica. Visto che noi siamo parte di un sistema occidentale, vogliamo anche che in politica estera, come si diceva un tempo, si possa agire battendo bandiera, cioè quando c'erano le navi di fronte ai porti di paesi con i quali si era in contrasto, si mostrava la forza. Anche sulla vicenda dell'Ucraina noi siamo stati capaci, e forse potevamo fare ancora di più, comunque di dare un segnale di forza che ha portato a una situazione oggi che, rispetto a ieri, è leggermente migliorata, ma se non fossimo stati forti probabilmente la Russia avrebbe fatto ulteriori passi in avanti. Certo, poi c'è tutto l'aspetto che riguarda l'industria della difesa. Sono stato Commissario all'industria e ritengo che questo settore sia fondamentale, non soltanto per gli aspetti militari ma anche per gli aspetti della tutela della sicurezza in generale. Come ultimo punto, una politica di difesa comune permetterebbe di avere anche un'organizzazione più efficiente per quanto riguarda la sanità militare nella lotta contro le diverse pandemie. Abbiamo visto quanto sono stati utili gli interventi militari in questa lotta contro il coronavirus. Un esercito europeo, un sistema di difesa europeo, avrebbe potuto fare ancora di più. Guardiamo quindi al futuro.
Debate: Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report  - Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 2022
Speaker: Josep Borrell Fontelles
Language: EN

I believe that after listening to all of you, that we could agree that the landscape for our external action is more complicated both within our borders and further afield, and that the fundamental principles of our security architecture are being questioned in a way that the European Union should not and will not accept. I understand that you claim that we need to forge alliances with like—minded partners to increase our autonomy that is nothing compared with the strength of NATO. On the contrary, strengthening our unity and our defence capabilities will also strengthen the Atlantic Union, the Atlantic alliance. I agree with you that we need to keep working on fighting the COVID pandemic, on the climate, to ensure that democratic principles continue to guide developments and on the use of new disruptive technologies; that we need to continue working to ensure safe and orderly migration, working and investing in partnerships with countries of origin and transit; that we have on energy to work with others on the diversification of routes and sources of supply, especially in these times, and that we need to help our partners to develop renewable forms of energy, especially in oil and gas producing countries, and especially also in countries that don’t have these natural resources. You have to treat these transversal topics as real core foreign policy. We cannot go jumping from one crisis to another, from the  We are preparing the External Action Service to be able to deal with these global issues. It is not just the geographical approach, but this kind of transversal approach, because the world of tomorrow is being framed by intended events, and mainly these intended events are related with crisis, but unintended events, which are not in our capacity to avoid – which is the climate transformation – and a third one, which is technological transformation, which is intended certainly, because it has something coming from the humankind mind and spirit, but it is going to change completely the political landscape. The geopolitical landscape will be completely changed by these two factors – climate and technology, and these are not related with the crisis of the week, but to this deep transformation of our world. And we will continue, and enhance, our work on these fields. Believe me, we will not spare efforts for any challenge. The work will continue this year. Thank you very much for your contributions and your cooperation.
Debate: Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report  - Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 2022
Speaker: David McAllister
Country: Netherlands
Language: EN

The challenges of the 21st century call for more, not less, EU action on the global scene. These challenges call for more, not less, multilateral governance and rules-based international cooperation.  We just heard the High Representative conclude our debate. I believe that also we should make our EU common foreign and security policy more efficient, more coherent, more flexible and at the same time, democratic, accountable and transparent. Achieving leadership as the European Union in international affairs in the end requires a strong will and decisive steps in 2022, such as the EU Strategic Compass. I sincerely hope that this will have significant added value for our common foreign and security policy and solidarity among Member States.  Once again, thank you so much, also on behalf of Nathalie Loiseau, for this interesting debate. And now we can move on to the next point of order.
Debate: Human rights and democracy in the world – annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 2022
Speaker: Heidi Hautala
Country: Poland
Language: FI

Esityslistalla on seuraavana María Soraya Rodríguez Ramosin ulkoasiainvaliokunnan puolesta laatima mietintö ihmisoikeuksista ja demokratiasta maailmassa ja Euroopan unionin toiminnasta tällä alalla – vuosikertomus 2021 ( Tehtävänäni on muistuttaa, että tällä istuntojaksolla keskusteluissa ei anneta pyynnöstä myönnettäviä puheenvuoroja eikä myöskään sinisen kortin kysymyksiä hyväksytä.  Huomautan vielä, että viimeaikaisten istuntojaksojen tapaan puheenvuoroja on mahdollista käyttää etäyhteydellä jäsenvaltioiden yhteystoimistoista. Muistutan myös, että istuntosalissa puheenvuorot käytetään edelleen istuntosalin keskellä olevalta puhujakorokkeelta. Kehotankin teitä seuraamaan puhujalistaa ja siirtymään puhujakorokkeen lähelle, kun puheaikanne on alkamassa.
Debate: Human rights and democracy in the world – annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 2022
Speaker: Hilde Vautmans
Country: Romania
Language: EN

If this health crisis has taught us anything, it is that we must take care of them, and that is why we must step up the fight against violence for peace and freedom. That is why it is our duty to empower and educate all girls. That is why we must take stronger action against femicide, female genital mutilation and other forms of gender—based violence. Colleagues, men and women here today, we should all be feminists and fight for it. The time is now.
Debate: Human rights and democracy in the world – annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 2022
Speaker: Deirdre Clune
Political group: PPE
Country: France
Language: EN

In this, our annual report, we look at how we fulfil that obligation. We look at the advances and the deterioration in human rights and outline how we can improve and where we need to improve our actions. To this point, the report calls for the EU and its Member States to better coordinate their efforts to work together with like-minded parties such as the US and the UN.  Europe must lead by example in promoting and protecting human rights. We can do this through dialogue, through trade and development policies, by supporting democratic institutions and supporting free and fair elections and protecting human rights defenders and journalists. We must be more creative in the use of all tools in different areas and with the use of qualified majority voting when it comes to human rights.  We see the pandemic has had a disproportionate and negative impact on some areas and particularly the most vulnerable have been hit hardest and/or women and girls.  So it is critically important that we continue to support and demand recognition of the rights of women and girls globally. Unfortunately, our annual report outlines deep concerns – obstacles to human rights and freedom have happened in 2021 and as the High Commissioner has outlined, again starting in 2022.  We need to continue to raise the flag, to act, to support and to give voice to human rights violations.
Debate: Human rights and democracy in the world – annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 2022
Speaker: Isabel Santos
Political group: S-D
Country: Hungary
Language: PT

Tal exige que a nossa ação em matéria de política externa seja ancorada na coerência dos nossos valores e que sejamos capazes de falar a uma só voz, sem ambiguidades ou subterfúgios, usando todas as ferramentas de política externa que temos ao nosso dispor, desde os diferentes fundos a programas de apoio, aos acordos comerciais, cujas cláusulas de direitos humanos queremos e devemos exigir que sejam aplicadas. Falar a uma só voz implica também estabelecer entre a Comissão, o Conselho e o Parlamento uma linha inabalável de coerência na ação. A persistente perceção de que o Parlamento, o único órgão diretamente eleito pelos cidadãos europeus, nestas matérias vive encerrado num monólogo tem que acabar. As delegações da União Europeia, elementos avançados da nossa política externa, têm de assumir um papel ativo em matéria de defesa dos direitos humanos e valores democráticos onde tal é mais necessário. Agir comporta o risco do incómodo, mas não fazer apenas assegura a irrelevância. As vítimas da impunidade - os jornalistas, os ativistas, os defensores de direitos humanos, os migrantes e refugiados, os povos indígenas, as vítimas de perseguição por motivos étnicos, religiosos, políticos e outros, de que, ano após ano, falamos neste relatório - mais do que palavras esperam ação e isso implica uma linha política eficaz e convergente e uma eficiente utilização do mecanismo de sanções por violações de direitos humanos.  Sim, precisamos de adotar a regra de decisão por maioria qualificada no Conselho. Não podemos esperar mais.
Debate: Human rights and democracy in the world – annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 2022
Speaker: Charles Goerens
Political group: Renew
Country: Czechia
Language: FR

Nous le savons, les citoyens dans les régimes autoritaires n’ont souvent d’autres moyens que d’espérer voir les défenseurs des droits de l’homme dans les pays libres prendre le relais. Quand les appels des victimes ne sont plus entendus en dehors des murs des prisons ou des salles de torture, c’est à nous de nous mobiliser. Par conviction, par acquit de conscience, par devoir moral, toutes ces raisons sont justifiées. C’est l’aspect visible de la défense des droits de l’homme. Cependant, je voudrais dire un mot aujourd’hui sur la face cachée de la défense des droits de l’homme, sur les efforts déployés par nos dirigeants, par nos diplomates et par des représentants de la société civile, qui, à l’insu de tout le monde, font un travail indispensable. Ils interviennent et agissent en secret, à huis clos, en parallèle des efforts audibles et visibles, auprès des dictateurs, des autocrates et des dirigeants autoritaires pour tenter d’atténuer le sort des personnes poursuivies et maltraitées. S’ils arrivent à obtenir des résultats, les acteurs de la diplomatie secrète ne peuvent pas toujours jubiler ni exprimer leur satisfaction. Ils doivent en revanche déjà penser à défendre d’autres victimes et prendre soin de ne pas couper leurs canaux de communication avec les responsables de violations des droits de l’homme. Nous leur devons le respect, et il nous faut leur rendre hommage à l’occasion d’un débat portant sur cette thématique.
Debate: Human rights and democracy in the world – annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 2022
Speaker: Heidi Hautala
Country: Poland
Language: FI

Jatkamme nyt keskustelua María Soraya Rodríguez Ramosin mietinnöstä ihmisoikeuksista ja demokratiasta maailmassa ja Euroopan unionin toiminnasta tällä alalla – vuosikertomus 2021 (
Debate: Human rights and democracy in the world – annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 2022
Speaker: Jordi Solé
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Bulgaria
Language: EN

We know that all authoritarian rulers like to pretend that there are human rights – western style or eastern style or a north or south version of them. But the reality is that there are only universal human rights, all based on human dignity, which is the same in every corner of the globe. And we strive for their protection everywhere, always, with no excuses, with no subjugation to economic or political interests. Our report suggests more action and more coherence where we are convinced that the EU could do more – for instance, in trade, migration or support for human rights defenders.  One specific request worth mentioning, especially with all the embarrassing news we get every day of new cases being uncovered, is on privacy, data protection and surveillance. We call on the EU to take the lead in support of a global moratorium on the sale, transfer and use of spyware technology, which is so at odds with human rights when used against activists, journalists and opposition figures. In the struggle to uphold human rights universally, the EU and its Member States must lead by example or we risk losing credibility. Unfortunately, this is still the case all too often, whether in areas of privacy or in other areas where fundamental rights are certainly at stake.
Debate: Human rights and democracy in the world – annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 2022
Speaker: Simona Baldassarre
Political group: ID
Country: Italy
Language: IT

Ebbene, diritto del fanciullo, fin dalla nascita, è "di essere registrato immediatamente, di conoscere i propri genitori ed essere allevato da essi". Queste sono parole della Convenzione sui diritti del fanciullo, che aggiunge anche un obbligo per gli Stati, ovvero prendere provvedimenti per impedire la tratta di fanciulli, per qualunque fine e sotto qualsiasi forma. Penso che queste parole siano chiare: il fenomeno della maternità surrogata non può rientrare in alcun modo nel rispetto dei diritti umani. Ma oggi questo emiciclo vorrebbe fare un passo indietro. Nel 2015, infatti, il Parlamento europeo condannava la maternità surrogata come compromettente per la dignità della donna, mentre oggi si vorrebbe condannare solo quella commerciale. Colleghi, non esiste maternità surrogata altruistica, non esiste utero in affitto che non coinvolga il mercato della riproduzione, con avvocati, cliniche e intermediari. Non esiste vero altruismo quando un neonato e strappato dal grembo che l'ha custodito e cresciuto per nove mesi e il corpo della donna è ridotto a un mezzo per raggiungere un fine. Per questo vi invito a condannare ogni tipo di utero in affitto, accogliendo la proposta che abbiamo avanzato come gruppo ID, affinché questo Parlamento prenda, finalmente, una posizione netta di fronte alla schiavitù del terzo millennio.
Debate: Human rights and democracy in the world – annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 2022
Speaker: Charlie Weimers
Political group: ECR
Country: Luxembourg
Language: SV

Trots att kristna drabbas av 80 procent av all religiös diskriminering, trots att kyrkoattacker spridit sig, från Mellanöstern till vår kontinent, så väljer ni att selektivt ignorera deras lidande. Är det verkligen så att det goda vänsterliberala hjärtat bara är öppet för exempelvis hbtqi som omnämns tio gånger, eller jämställdhet som omnämns sju gånger i detta betänkande?  Vi konservativa ger er nu en ny chans och uppmanar EU att visa solidaritet med förföljda kristna. Så stöd vårt yrkande, för inte är väl era hjärtan så förstockade att ni vill att vi ska tiga om barn som kidnappas för tvångsgifte, mord på förståndshandikappade som anklagats för blasfemi, terrorattacker och interneringsläger?