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Debate: The further repressions against the people of Belarus, in particular the cases of Andrzej Poczobut and Ales Bialiatski
Date: THURSDAY, 16 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Tomasz Frankowski
Political group: PPE
Country: Germany
Language: PL

Panie Przewodniczący! Pani Komisarz! Andrzej Poczobut to bohater. Andrzej Poczobut to człowiek niezłomny, dziennikarz, który mimo wieloletnich prześladowań ze strony reżimu Łukaszenki nie porzucił zasad pluralizmu, prawdy, wolności i szacunku do człowieka.  Dla nas, Polaków, Europejczyków, Andrzej Poczobut to wieloletni symbol walki o prawa Polaków na Białorusi, prześladowany od wielu lat przez reżim. Wolność dla Poczobuta to walka o przyszłość Europy. Dlatego ważne jest, aby presja polityczna oraz gospodarcza Unii Europejskiej wobec reżimów Łukaszenki i Putina była nieugięta. Sankcje oraz inne retorsje, takie jak ostatnio zamknięcie przejścia granicznego w Bobrownikach czy ewentualne wykluczenie białoruskich sportowców z wszystkich dużych imprez sportowych, powinny być stale wzmacniane, aby boleśnie uderzać w te reżimy. Wierzę, że Andrzej będzie bohaterem, ale również budowniczym nowej wolnej Białorusi, gdzie prawa mniejszości narodowych będą szanowane i respektowane.
Debate: The further repressions against the people of Belarus, in particular the cases of Andrzej Poczobut and Ales Bialiatski
Date: THURSDAY, 16 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Juozas Olekas
Political group: S-D
Country: Spain
Language: EN

Mr President, trials of Andrzej Poczobut, Ales Bialiatski and, earlier, Mikolas Statkevich and others showed again that the regime of Lukashenko is determined not to silence any dissident’s voice. I believe in this way Lukashenko is showing not his strength, but his weakness. Dictator is full of paranoia and is afraid of anybody with a different view. I agree with colleagues who are asking the Commission and the European Council to include into the sanction list those who are responsible and involved in these fake trials. We also should work more and better with our international partners in Americas, Africa and Asia to support our approach in isolating the regime of Lukashenko. Even more, everybody who is responsible for the violence and the human rights violations should be tried in absentia, and the criminal arrest warrant should be waiting for them as soon as they cross the Belarussian border.
Debate: The further repressions against the people of Belarus, in particular the cases of Andrzej Poczobut and Ales Bialiatski
Date: THURSDAY, 16 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Karin Karlsbro
Political group: Renew
Country: Poland
Language: SV

Herr talman ! Kommissionen, kollegor och åhörare! Denna debatt är tillägnad alla människor som är fängslade, som torteras i Belarus på grund av sina drömmar om frihet. Särskilt tänker vi på Nobelpristagaren Ales Bjaljatski.  Det borde finnas en särskild plats i helvetet för ledare som fjäskar för diktaturer, oavsett om det är ungerska ministrar eller olympiska kommittén, som tycker att det är en bra idé att öppna för ryska och belarusiska atleter i Paris, samtidigt som frispråkiga elitidrottare, till och med OS-medaljörer, tillhör gruppen som anses så farliga för regimen i Minsk att de döms till långa fängelsestraff i sin frånvaro. Efter ett stort engagemang, inte minst här i parlamentet, snuvade vi Lukasjenko på hockey-VM. Nu är det dags igen att agera. Så länge Belarus fängslar och torterar människor, oskyldiga idrottare, för vad de tänker och vad de säger ska Belarus vara diskvalificerat från att slåss om medaljer. Zyvie Belarus.
Debate: The further repressions against the people of Belarus, in particular the cases of Andrzej Poczobut and Ales Bialiatski
Date: THURSDAY, 16 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Markéta Gregorová
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: France
Language: EN

Mr President, dear colleagues, since Lukashenko has installed himself in power again in 2020, we voted for six resolutions related to Belarus and its systemic repression of any opposition. That is quite an unprecedented number, let me say. Our attention to the people of Belarus is unwavering in this House. But it also shows that our hard power is obviously not sufficiently used. Are the sanctions truly targeting those responsible and are there? Or is Belarus perceived by Member States just as the some bothersome buzzing fly on the problem called Putin? I am proud of our commitment and our debates, and I am grateful we can today voice our support to Ales Bialiatski and Andrzej Poczobut. But I don’t see the same determination on the side of our colleagues in Council and Commission. Why wasn’t, in the proposal, named Belarus and its people? Let me first remind you, you wield the power to deal with Lukashenko. You just need to decide it matters.
Debate: The further repressions against the people of Belarus, in particular the cases of Andrzej Poczobut and Ales Bialiatski
Date: THURSDAY, 16 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Isabel Santos
Political group: S-D
Country: Hungary
Language: PT

Senhor Presidente, a Deputada Gregorová acaba de tocar no ponto fundamental de todo este debate. Esta é, já, a sexta resolução que estamos a discutir, aqui, desde 2020. E o que acontece? Lukashenko continua a oprimir o seu povo e alia-se a Putin na guerra na Ucrânia. Continuamos a pedir sanções, mais sanções. E o que faz a Comissão? O que faz o Conselho? Não podemos continuar a esperar e continuamos, de facto, envolvidos e comprometidos com o único caminho que nos parece certo: mais sanções para Putin e para o seu fantoche Lukashenko, mas também fazê-los prestar contas pelas violações de direitos humanos e pelos crimes contra a humanidade, que, em conjunto, têm cometido. As violências contra o povo bielorrusso e contra o povo ucraniano não podem ficar impunes. E, mais uma vez, erguemos a nossa voz, hoje, para apoiar o jornalista Andrzej Poczobut, sentenciado a oito anos de prisão, e o Prémio Nobel Ales Bialiatski, que vai pelo mesmo caminho e cuja sentença aguardamos, mas também todos os mais de 1 400 presos políticos na Bielorrússia. Lembro, aqui, o caso de Palina Panasiuk e outras mulheres detidas nos novos
Debate: The further repressions against the people of Belarus, in particular the cases of Andrzej Poczobut and Ales Bialiatski
Date: THURSDAY, 16 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Janez Lenarčič
Language: EN

Many of you mentioned sanctions, so let me update you on where we stand. There have been six rounds of sanctions against Belarus. They include: an embargo on arms and related material; a ban on exports of equipment for internal repression; an asset freeze and travel ban targeting 195 individuals and 35 entities, plus an additional 42 high—ranking military and other personnel from Belarus for their involvement in, or facilitation of, the Russian invasion on Ukraine. There is also a ban on overflight, take—off and landing for Belarusian aircraft, and there are sectoral measures restricting trade and financial services.  Work is currently ongoing to ensure alignment between the Russia and Belarus sanctions regimes. The Commission is also working on adopting more sanctions in the context of human rights violations – sanctions that would target primarily judges and prosecutors. In the event of further Belarus involvement in the war, further areas of sanctions will be explored.  This debate also demonstrated that we need to continue our strong support to the people of Belarus in light of the ever—worsening repression of Lukashenko’s regime against the Belarus population. We will continue to call for the immediate and unconditional release and rehabilitation of all political prisoners and for the cessation of repression. The authorities of Belarus must engage in a genuine and inclusive dialogue with all elements of society, leading to free and fair elections under international observation and in accordance with international standards. We will continue to stand by the people of Belarus.
Debate: Availability of fertilisers in the EU
Date: THURSDAY, 16 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Dimitrios Papadimoulis
Country: France
Language: EL

Το επόμενο σημείο στην ημερήσια διάταξη αφορά την προφορική ερώτηση προς την Επιτροπή σχετικά με τη διαθεσιμότητα λιπασμάτων στην ΕΕ του Norbert Lins (
Debate: Availability of fertilisers in the EU
Date: THURSDAY, 16 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Colm Markey
Political group: PPE
Country: Belgium
Language: EN

Two key driving factors that drove the cost of fertiliser are the lack of imports due to the war in Ukraine and the price of gas. Frankly, in my opinion, you said that you’ve responded – but, well, the response has not been enough. We need additional measures. We need additional funding to support the industry in the short term. We need to remove the anti-dumping measures and to ensure that there is a supply of both the raw material, of the like of gas, and indeed a supply of fertiliser in the coming months ahead. Unless we do this, food prices will continue to increase. Quite simply, we can’t afford to allow that happen. In the longer term, we have to look at a situation where we wean ourselves off the dependency on fertiliser. We all agree that the use of the like of clover, the use of the like of organic materials, has enormous potential, but there needs to be additional funding to help farmers to achieve that. The crisis reserve has been talked about in the past as the solution. The crisis reserve has meant only EUR 50 per farmer, and is quite simply not enough. We also need – as you mentioned yourself – to act as regards soil fertility. If we have the proper soil fertility, we will need less fertiliser. So through the CAP, and through other measures, we have to help farmers to ensure that their soil fertility is appropriate. But one particular issue that concerns me, particularly at the moment, is that there is distortion within the market. I was looking at figures there this week with a variation where in some parts of Europe, say for instance like Germany, or indeed the UK or in other parts of the world, fertiliser prices have dropped by up to 40%, while in other parts, they haven’t. We need a fertiliser observatory to ensure that there is an equivalent all across Europe in terms of fertilisers, and we also need to ensure across the board that every country is treated equally. You have left it that individual countries act on their own. We need a European response, so an equivalent response across each country, across Europe, and there isn’t this discrepancy where some countries have invested in their own industry and others happened haven’t. We need an observatory for transparency across Europe and we need European intervention to support all countries, not just some.
Debate: Availability of fertilisers in the EU
Date: THURSDAY, 16 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Clara Aguilera
Political group: S-D
Country: Spain
Language: ES

La invasión ilegal de Ucrania por parte de Rusia viene provocando un incremento sin precedentes en el precio de los fertilizantes nitrogenados. Lo estamos viendo. Por otra parte, buena parte de la industria de la Unión Europea ha ido reduciéndose, ha disminuido su capacidad productiva y, por lo tanto, hay menos disponibilidad.  A esto hay que añadir, señor comisario, que muchos agricultores europeos —¡muchos agricultores!— se enfrentan en estos momentos a la circunstancia de tener que decidir hasta qué punto pueden arriesgar sus decisiones de siembra, teniendo en cuenta la situación actual de los precios de los fertilizantes y los insumos. Por tanto, a los agricultores hay que ayudarlos.  Quiero lanzar aquí un grito por los agricultores de los países limítrofes con Ucrania, como Rumanía y Bulgaria —su país—. Necesitan ayuda excepcional. Con respecto a esto, me sumo a la petición. Quiero decirle que no es suficiente la Comunicación. Necesitamos una auténtica estrategia de fertilizantes que mire al futuro, que desarrolle una industria europea con nuevos fertilizantes no dependiente de países terceros, que garantice la disponibilidad para los agricultores, también con ayudas.  Mi país ha ayudado a los agricultores con 300 millones de euros. No todos los países se lo pueden permitir en todo momento. Las ayudas tienen que ser europeas, si no, son discriminatorias. La PAC no es suficiente para todo, y menos aún cuando está congelada en precios corrientes desde el año 2000. Por lo tanto, necesitamos fondos y necesitamos una estrategia europea que nos lleve a cambiar esos fertilizantes minerales, que no queremos, por otros. Pero, principalmente: o ayudamos a los agricultores o no tendremos futuro y, además, tendremos problemas en la alimentación europea.
Debate: Availability of fertilisers in the EU
Date: THURSDAY, 16 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Jan Huitema
Political group: Renew
Country: Poland
Language: NL

Vaak wordt het geld in het gemeenschappelijk landbouwbeleid genoemd als compensatie voor deze lastenverzwaring. Echter, deze gelden zijn al verweven in het systeem en we kunnen die gelden niet twee keer uitgeven. Bovendien ben ik van mening dat subsidie slechts een doekje voor het bloeden is. Waar boeren en tuinders echt mee geholpen zijn is een goed verdienmodel. In dit geval een  Het toelaten van kunstmestvervangers gemaakt van dierlijke of menselijke mest is zo’n voorbeeld dat bijdraagt aan een groen verdienmodel. Het bespaart boeren kunstmestkosten, draagt bij aan een circulaire landbouw, maakt ons minder afhankelijk van aardgas en voorkomt CO2-uitstoot. De onderzoeksinstelling van de Europese Commissie heeft zelfs al criteria opgesteld waaraan deze kunstmestvervangers moeten voldoen. Deze producten worden “RENURE” genoemd. Vandaag stemt het Europees Parlement voor de derde keer in met de oproep om RENURE toe te laten als kunstmestvervanger. Het wordt hoog tijd dat de Commissie uiterlijk voor de zomer hiervoor voorstellen doet.
Debate: Availability of fertilisers in the EU
Date: THURSDAY, 16 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Thomas Waitz
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Denmark
Language: DE

Denn diese Abhängigkeit von fossilen Energieträgern ist an sich das Problem. Und die Antworten können hier nicht sein: mehr Minen, weniger Zölle, öffentliche Gelder für die Produzenten und Produzentinnen von Kunstdünger, denn Kunstdünger hat auch noch ein anderes Problem: Er verursacht Klimaschäden, er verursacht Umweltschäden, er belastet unsere Grundwässer. Wir haben große Teile Europas, wo wir Nitratverseuchungen des Grundwassers haben, und Millionen Bürger und Bürgerinnen können das Grundwasser hier so nicht mehr trinken. Wir haben das Problem eines Klimaschadens, der größer ist als der von Flug- und Schiffsverkehr in Europa. Die Lösungen, die liegen auf dem Tisch, und viele Landwirte sind klüger als jene, die manchmal vorgeben, sie zu vertreten. Denn die Nachfrage nach Kunstdünger ist massiv zurückgegangen, denn unsere Bäuerinnen und Bauern wissen, was die Alternativen sind: Gründünger, Leguminosenanbau, die den Stickstoff selber sammeln aus der Luft, pfluglose Landwirtschaft – ja, ohne Herbizide. Es gibt sehr viele Landwirte draußen, die innovative Techniken verwenden oder auf tradiertes Wissen zurückgreifen, um zu zeigen, man kann den Kunstdüngerbedarf entweder komplett aussetzen oder massiv reduzieren. Wir verwenden Kunstdünger heute in einem Größenausmaß, das viel zu hoch ist, das zu einer Überdüngung vieler Flächen führt. Und ich verstehe nicht, dass jene hier im Haus– von der konservativen Seite, egal ob hier im Parlament oder in der Kommission – immer weiter auf diese alte fossile Strategie setzen, die doch ganz klar nun auslaufen muss – wegen des Klimas, wegen der Biodiversität, wegen des Schutzes unseres Grundwassers –, und nicht endlich den Fokus auf innovative Techniken setzen. Und ja, in der Mitteilung kommen auch diese Dinge auf der Seite ein wenig vor. Dorthin muss der Fokus gerichtet werden, dahin müssen wir Landwirte ausbilden: zum Ersatz von Kunstdünger – und nicht diesen Impuls, den wir jetzt sehen, Kunstdünger zu reduzieren, in der europäischen Landwirtschaft durch übermäßige Steuerförderungen wieder auszugleichen. Und überhaupt, Ihre Mitteilung kam zu einem Zeitpunkt, wo die Düngerpreise tatsächlich sehr hoch waren. Aber worüber reden wir jetzt? In den größten Teilen Europas nähern wir uns den Preisen des Oktober 2021 an. Und dafür – für diesen kurzen Preisanstieg von Kunstdünger – den
Debate: Availability of fertilisers in the EU
Date: THURSDAY, 16 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Rosanna Conte
Political group: ID
Country: Hungary
Language: IT

La carenza di prodotti e fertilizzanti, a cui abbiamo assistito in quest'ultimo anno, ha sottolineato la necessità di rafforzare la produzione e la sovranità alimentare europea. Per questo, come relatrice per il gruppo ID, ho avanzato delle proposte costruttive a questa risoluzione, sulla quale abbiamo lavorato in modo proficuo e positivo. Il nostro obiettivo è che i concimi diventino davvero disponibili e accessibili economicamente e che si riduca la dipendenza dell'Unione europea dei paesi terzi. Importiamo troppo e produciamo troppo poco, quindi bisogna cambiare rotta. L'Unione europea deve puntare sui suoi agricoltori e fornire loro tutti gli strumenti per creare una catena del valore sostenibile. Ecco perché abbiamo chiesto di equiparare ai concimi chimici anche tutti quei nutrienti provenienti dal letame trasformato. Inoltre, abbiamo chiesto di incrementare la diffusione regionale di impianti di biogas di piccola e media scala dediti alla produzione di fertilizzanti, in particolare digestato ed energia. Questa risoluzione riporta un po' di buon senso nelle Aule europee in tema di agricoltura e dei suoi impegni ambientali. Troppo spesso, infatti, la Commissione europea dimentica che per avere impegni percorribili servono risorse alternative e innovazione, a cominciare dall'utilizzo di prodotti e tecnologie che il primo settore ha già sviluppato come proprio patrimonio di conoscenza, come peraltro dimostrato da anni dagli agricoltori italiani. Solo così riusciamo a riacquistare forza produttiva che i cittadini europei si aspettano e a garantire il corretto approvvigionamento alimentare.
Debate: Availability of fertilisers in the EU
Date: THURSDAY, 16 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Veronika Vrecionová
Political group: ECR
Country: Poland
Language: CS

Existuje mnoho zdrojů organických živin, které ale nejsou využívány v plné míře, jako je například statkový hnůj, digestát a kaly z čistíren odpadních vod. Zpracování organických živin na hnojiva je příležitost pro zemědělce, jak snížit svou závislost na průmyslových hnojivech. Stejný význam pro půdu má i pohyb hospodářských zvířat po pastvinách a jejich hnůj, který do půdy doplňuje živiny a organickou hmotu.  Naším hlavním cílem by mělo být umožnit zemědělcům používat co nejširší spektrum přirozené organické hmoty, kterou zapravují do půdy. Naším velkým úkolem je i práce na odstraňování zbytečné legislativní a administrativní zátěže a na zlepšení fungování evropského trhu s hnojivy. Rozpočtovou rezervu bychom měli přednostně směřovat na investice do výzkumu alternativ k průmyslovým hnojivům a preciznímu zemědělství. Jedině tak zlepšíme stav půdy a zajistíme dostatečnou zemědělskou produkci.
Debate: Availability of fertilisers in the EU
Date: THURSDAY, 16 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Chris MacManus
Political group: The Left
Country: Austria
Language: EN

Despite the recent fall in the price of natural gas, fertiliser companies continue to charge extortionate rates. Improvements in the market have not filtered down to farmers. They are set to spend over a billion on fertiliser this year, currently paying an average of over EUR 800 per tonne. They are rightly demanding that something be done. Therefore, I tabled amendments to support the use and supply of organic fertilisers, and it is good to see them in the resolution. Domestically sourced organic alternatives to chemical and mineral fertilisers are needed to reduce dependency on these corporations, especially in Ireland, where we have an ample population of livestock to help meet these needs. I also welcome the proposals in this resolution that aim to ensure fertiliser is sold at true market prices to help prevent exploitation of farmers. But urgent action by both the Irish Government and the EU Commission is now needed, especially as rising inflation is negating the effectiveness of CAP payments to farmers. Ireland needs to consider State aid measures to assist farmers faced with an increase in the cost of fertiliser. Greece has done this, so why hasn’t Ireland?  The resolution also calls on the Commission to boost the deployment of small- and medium-scale biogas plants. However, in my own constituency in Midlands-North-West in Ireland, state authorities have failed in their responsibility to engage with communities, such as in Gort, in Galway, in their attempt to deploy such plants.  On this basis, I’ve tabled an amendment to this resolution that calls for any such deployment to be done with the consultation of our communities. Therefore, I encourage my colleagues in this Chamber to support Amendment 15, and I encourage MEPs to vote in favour of the resolution and support our family farmers.
Debate: Availability of fertilisers in the EU
Date: THURSDAY, 16 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Dino Giarrusso
Political group: NI
Country: Spain
Language: IT

Signor Presidente, onorevoli colleghi, crisi e speculazioni, queste ultime spesso legate alla folle guerra fra Russia e Ucraina, ci obbligano a dare risposte immediate ai nostri agricoltori riguardo il prezzo dei fertilizzanti, il problema dei fertilizzanti, perché abbiamo da una parte agricoltori costretti a un aumento che arriva al 130 % del costo dei fertilizzanti, una mazzata terrificante, e dall'altra consumatori ai quali dobbiamo garantire sicurezza alimentare e prezzi non proibitivi. Bene il sostegno al settore, bene calmierare i prezzi, ma non basta. Questa crisi dovrebbe farci definitivamente promuovere due pratiche importantissime. In primo luogo, l'uso di nuove tecnologie di irrorazione digitali che possano ridurre la quantità di fertilizzanti fino al 90 % in meno, mantenendone l'efficacia, con conseguente risparmio economico e riduzione dell'inquinamento. In secondo luogo, la promozione e lo sviluppo di fertilizzanti organici ottenuti da scarti di prodotti agricoli, pratica che dovremmo sostenere con forza, giacché in questo modo i nostri produttori sarebbero parte della catena di produzione nei processi microbiologici per produrre fertilizzanti naturali e avrebbero una nuova chance per offrire prodotti sani a prezzi accessibili. Quella è la strada che dobbiamo percorrere insieme.