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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  - Human Rights and Democracy in the World and the EU policy on the matter - annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 19 JANUARY 2021
Speaker: Andrius Kubilius
Political group: PPE
Country: France
Language: EN

Madam President, globally, last year was an important year from a democracy point of view. From one side we have seen that democracy was spreading in the Eastern Part of the European Continent. From Minsk to Chabarovsk, people started to demand change. The authoritarian regimes of Lukashenko and Putin are afraid of free elections. That is why Babaryka, Tikhanovskaya, Kalesnikava and now Navalny were arrested, and some of them poisoned. From another side, we have also witnessed how people of Hong Kong defended their democracy tradition against the brutality of the authoritarian Beijing regime. We are living through a time when authoritarian regimes are testing democracies. Are they able to defend the people’s right for democracy? And that is why for us during this year, the biggest task will be to stand up and to defend democracy on the European continent and globally. And this is why tomorrow we shall celebrate not only the inauguration of the new US President Joe Biden, but also the return of the US to global democracy, defence and promotion. I call on all of us on the European side during this year to join the fight for the future of democracy.
Debate: Implementation of the Common Foreign and Security Policy - annual report  - Implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy - annual report  - Human Rights and Democracy in the World and the EU policy on the matter - annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 19 JANUARY 2021
Speaker: Javi López
Political group: S-D
Country: Belgium
Language: ES

Señora presidenta, señor alto representante, hoy lo que querría hacer es reivindicar los dos principios rectores que, a mi modo de ver, deberían guiar la acción exterior para los siguientes años en la política de la Unión Europea. En primer lugar, multilateralismo y, luego, autonomía estratégica. Dos principios que son dos caras de la misma moneda. Multilateralismo reforzado y eficaz para desplegar nuestra agenda: la protección de los derechos humanos, una globalización justa e inclusiva, la igualdad de género o el combate contra el cambio climático. Y, obviamente, defendiendo un mundo basado en normas y en el diálogo. Y, al mismo tiempo, autonomía estratégica. Autonomía estratégica, que no es más que ser autónomos en nuestras posiciones, con capacidades propias para ser defendidas. Algunas decisiones de los últimos años, como la cooperación reforzada en materia de defensa, son un buen ejemplo. Es obvio que esta semana van a llegar cambios esperanzadores en Washington, pero quisiera reivindicar y pedir que la Unión Europea continuara desplegando su propio camino, porque es cierto que Trump se va, pero nadie nos asegura que no haya nuevos «Trumps» en el futuro.
Debate: Implementation of the Common Foreign and Security Policy - annual report  - Implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy - annual report  - Human Rights and Democracy in the World and the EU policy on the matter - annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 19 JANUARY 2021
Speaker: Željana Zovko
Political group: PPE
Language: EN

Madam President, I would like to thank the rapporteur David McAllister for this excellent report on the common foreign security policy. In this volatile world, we need a European Union that is more vocal in mediation and peaceful resolutions of ongoing frozen conflicts. We witnessed that in South Caucasus. Moreover, we must help our partners in capacity-building for peace and security in Africa. We must rebuild our Transatlantic relations with the new Administration, based on a common interest in foreign and security policy, while working on our strategic autonomy. Finally, I will end on a personal note. 25 years ago, one of the most televised wars on European soil ended in a peace agreement in the American base in Ohio. To end this war, Croatia offered itself to its American partners to do the dirty job on the ground, in order to prevent another carnage that was menacing the town of Bihać after Srebrenica. The West Balkan Summit tried to focus European attention back to this region. As a frontier country and member of NATO, Croatia was vigilant regarding its responsibilities in this respect.
Debate: Implementation of the Common Foreign and Security Policy - annual report  - Implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy - annual report  - Human Rights and Democracy in the World and the EU policy on the matter - annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 19 JANUARY 2021
Speaker: Elena Yoncheva
Political group: S-D
Country: Czechia
Language: FR

Madame la Présidente, Monsieur Borrell, je salue le rapport annuel sur la politique de sécurité de défense commune, qui est un formidable outil de l’Union européenne renforçant son rôle de promoteur et de gardien du multilatéralisme. Dans le monde d’aujourd’hui, notre contexte de sécurité est malheureusement instable en raison du grand nombre de problèmes de sécurité, anciens et nouveaux. Ce rapport aborde ces défis qui existent dans la compétitivité industrielle et militaire de l’Union européenne et dans la recherche et le développement. À cet égard, je rappelle une fois de plus le rôle crucial des initiatives de défense commune de l’Union européenne. Ces initiatives contribuent non seulement à renforcer une coopération et une intégration durables et efficaces en matière de défense mais contribuent également à maximiser l’efficacité des dépenses de défense de l’Union européenne.  Par conséquent, fournir des moyens suffisants pour mener à bien ces initiatives conjointes est le moyen le plus simple de s’assurer que nous aurons le progrès que nous aimerions voir.
Debate: Implementation of the Common Foreign and Security Policy - annual report  - Implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy - annual report  - Human Rights and Democracy in the World and the EU policy on the matter - annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 19 JANUARY 2021
Speaker: André Rougé
Political group: ID
Country: Spain
Language: FR

Madame la Présidente, chers collègues, sous la présidence de Jacques Chirac, que j'ai eu le privilège de servir, la France s'est honorée en reconnaissant l'esclavage comme crime contre l'humanité. Dans son rapport, notre collègue Santos appelle une réponse internationale plus forte pour lutter contre l'esclavage moderne et la traite des êtres humains. Elle a raison. Malheureusement c'est le laxisme de l'Union européenne pour lutter contre ces trafics d'êtres humains qui encourage le sinistre commerce des passeurs et alimente une immigration irrégulière et massive vers l'Europe.  Souvent exploités par des réseaux de passeurs et des entreprises sans scrupules, sans autre ressource légales, beaucoup de ces migrants ne survivent que grâce à la délinquance et sont condamnés à errer dans nos villes et dans nos campagnes, souvent contre la volonté des habitants. Cette réalité doit interpeller les dirigeants européens qui font croire qu'une politique d'accueil généreuse possible.  Le premier ministre socialiste Michel Rocard déclarait en son temps que la France ne peut pas accueillir toute la misère du monde. Il en va de même pour l'Europe. Contre ces insupportables forme modernes d'esclavage, l'Union européenne doit fermement combattre les filières d'immigration et farouchement contrôler ses frontières.
Debate: Implementation of the Common Foreign and Security Policy - annual report  - Implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy - annual report  - Human Rights and Democracy in the World and the EU policy on the matter - annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 19 JANUARY 2021
Speaker: Stelios Kympouropoulos
Political group: PPE
Country: Italy
Language: EN

Madam President, to protect, support and promote human rights and fundamental freedoms everywhere and anywhere. Nevertheless, the national authorities are ever present. People that speak out about human rights violations, journalists and media workers, even educators, are threatened, and women’s and children’s human rights are being violated. Looking at our neighbour in the east we cannot help but underline the importance of a fair and unburdened judicial branch to safeguard and promote the fundamental human rights of our citizens as well as the utmost importance of enabling a free space for civil society for the democratic governance of any state. In this regard, I would like to personally work on the efforts made by the Council, working towards a possible EU global human rights sanctions regime to tackle serious human rights violations worldwide committed by state and non—state actors.
Debate: Implementation of the Common Foreign and Security Policy - annual report  - Implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy - annual report  - Human Rights and Democracy in the World and the EU policy on the matter - annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 19 JANUARY 2021
Speaker: Nacho Sánchez Amor
Political group: S-D
Country: Poland
Language: ES

Señora presidenta, señor Borrell, quiero agradecer el trabajo de los colegas McAllister, Santos y Mikser.  Un elemento esencial de nuestra política exterior —lo ha dicho usted— es la promoción de nuestros valores: la extensión de las libertades, del Estado de Derecho, la construcción de democracias maduras y la lucha contra el autoritarismo. Y nuestros principales instrumentos —al menos de momento, vamos a ver lo que puede dar de sí el esquema Magnitsky— son los acuerdos comerciales y el  Pero hay que analizar un profundo cambio que puede minar nuestros esfuerzos: el europeo está dejando de ser el modelo para los países en transición, para los regímenes iliberales y para las democracias incipientes. Hasta ahora, esos regímenes nos pedían tiempo para adaptarse, pero no cuestionaban que nosotros éramos el modelo. Ahora se sienten mucho más seguros en la construcción de lo que llaman «su modelo de democracia», muy lejos de nuestros estándares, pero siempre intentando acudir a una apariencia de legitimación democrática con elecciones que no suelen ser libres y justas.  Este cambio erosiona nuestra capacidad para influir y nos debilita como exportadores de democracia. Y nos obliga a repensar nuestro sistema para sumar una diplomacia plenamente europea —no construida con retazos estatales— y una renovación de los mecanismos de observación electoral.
Debate: Implementation of the Common Foreign and Security Policy - annual report  - Implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy - annual report  - Human Rights and Democracy in the World and the EU policy on the matter - annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 19 JANUARY 2021
Speaker: Loucas Fourlas
Political group: PPE
Country: Italy
Language: EL

Κυρία Πρόεδρε, κύριε Borrell, η εφαρμογή όλων των πολιτικών της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης θα πρέπει να βασίζεται στην προάσπιση των ανθρωπίνων δικαιωμάτων και της δημοκρατίας. Είναι καθήκον της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης να προστατεύσει τα παιδιά και τις γυναίκες που υπόκεινται στις μεγαλύτερες αδικίες· να ενισχύσει την ελευθερία της έκφρασης και να υπερασπιστεί τους δημοσιογράφους που εκφοβίζονται και δολοφονούνται παγκοσμίως· να προστατεύσει αυτούς που καταδιώκονται για τις πεποιθήσεις τους ή τη θρησκεία τους ή την ταυτότητά τους. Οφείλουμε να υπερασπιστούμε τους υπέρμαχους των ανθρωπίνων δικαιωμάτων σε όλο τον κόσμο.  Κύριε Borrell, στην Τουρκία το αυταρχικό καθεστώς φυλακίζει παράνομα αντιφρονούντες, απομακρύνει εκλεγμένους αξιωματούχους, καταπιέζει βασικές ελευθερίες των πολιτών και προκαλεί συγκρούσεις με άλλες χώρες. Σας καλούμε να υπερασπιστείτε τα θεμελιώδη δικαιώματα που καταπατούνται κατά κόρον από τον Ερντογάν, τόσο στην Τουρκία όσο και στις γειτονικές χώρες. Έχουμε υποχρέωση, ως Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, να το πράξουμε.
Debate: Implementation of the Common Foreign and Security Policy - annual report  - Implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy - annual report  - Human Rights and Democracy in the World and the EU policy on the matter - annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 19 JANUARY 2021
Speaker: Tonino Picula
Political group: S-D
Country: France
Language: HR

Poštovana potpredsjednice, dan uoči inauguracije novoizabranog američkog predsjednika Bidena očekivanja su velika, ali izazovi su još veći. Trumpova administracija aktivno je hladila naše odnose i oni se ne mogu popraviti preko noći. Bit će potrebno puno političke volje i rada pogotovo u suočavanju sa zajedničkim problemima. U izvješću o stanju zajedničke vanjske politike bilo je riječi i o zapadnom Balkanu. Regiji trebamo pomoći cjepivom u borbi protiv virusa i podrškom procesu proširenja. Pandemija ne poznaje granice. Europska unija mora pružiti pomoć najbližim susjedima kao i zemljama u razvoju. Glede izvješća o Zajedničkoj sigurnosnoj i obrambenoj politici pozdravljam politički sporazum o Europskom fondu za obranu. On će unaprijediti našu sposobnost djelovanja, razviti konkurentnost naše industrije, poboljšati istraživanja te razviti zajedničke kapacitete. To služi interesima Unije i našim ambicijama za većom strateškom autonomijom u ovim nesigurnim vremenima. Obnovljeno transatlantsko partnerstvo može doprinijeti očekivanom jačanju naše zajedničke vanjske sigurnosne i obrambene politike na globalnoj razini, kao i razvoju strateškog kompasa Europske unije. Ipak strateški ciljevi i političke smjernice tek trebaju biti definirani. Nakon što nas je 2020. suočila s novim prijetnjama, ova godina mora biti obilježena s više opreza, sigurnosti i suradnje. Suradnja s partnerima koji dijele naše vrijednosti je i najbolji odgovor na globalne izazove, posebno na sustavno kršenje ljudskih prava širom svijeta na što izvješće kolegice Santos ispravno upozorava.
Debate: Implementation of the Common Foreign and Security Policy - annual report  - Implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy - annual report  - Human Rights and Democracy in the World and the EU policy on the matter - annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 19 JANUARY 2021
Speaker: Vladimír Bilčík
Political group: PPE
Country: France
Language: SK

Vážená pani predsedajúca. V prvom rade sa chcem poďakovať veľmi pekne všetkým trom spravodajcom za dobre pripravené správy. Začiatkom minulého roka sme mali veľké očakávania vo vzťahu k zahraničnej politike Európskej únie. Očakávali sme, že naozaj budeme zohrávať úlohy, ktoré súvisia s cieľom geopolitickej komisie, geopolitickej únie. Všetko však zmenila zásadným spôsobom pandémia. V dôsledku pandémie pociťujeme oveľa intenzívnejšie geopolitické rivality v našom susedstve. Oveľa viac zápasíme s Ruskou federáciou, s Čínou, s Tureckom v našom bezprostrednom susedstve. Takisto dezinformácie sa stali oveľa väčšou súčasťou našej zahraničnej politiky a problémom úspešnej zahraničnej politiky Európskej únie. A v neposlednom rade, aj udalosti u nášho najväčšieho transatlantického partnera ukazujú, že demokracia ako taká je krehká. Potrebujeme naozaj v zahraničnej politike zabojovať o naše hodnoty a potrebujeme tak urobiť veľmi účinne v našom bezprostrednom susedstve, kde musíme byť opäť vplyvným hráčom. A to sa týka zvlášť politiky rozšírenia. Rozšírenie bolo vždy najúspešnejšou zahraničnou politikou Európskej únie a nesmie sa stať obeťou bilaterálnych a historických sporov. Pre pár stromov musíme vidieť celý les. Európska únia musí byť schopná meniť svoje susedstvo, pretože tak ukáže, že je silná ako jeden projekt, ktorý stojí na pevných hodnotách. A tieto hodnoty musia byť aj hodnotami, ktoré vieme presadzovať za našimi hranicami, na západnom Balkáne, v našom susedstve.
Debate: Implementation of the Common Foreign and Security Policy - annual report  - Implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy - annual report  - Human Rights and Democracy in the World and the EU policy on the matter - annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 19 JANUARY 2021
Speaker: Sunčana Glavak
Political group: PPE
Country: Netherlands
Language: HR

Poštovana potpredsjednice, krizne situacije pa i ova s Covidom neposredno utječu na globalne promjene u svakom smislu, što pokazuje i ovo izvješće, kako na geopolitičkoj razini, tako na gospodarskoj nužno se reflektirajući i na područje ljudskih prava, ali i dosegnutih demokratskih standarda. Doba kriza plodno su tlo za zanemarivanje brojnih vrijednosti na kojima se baziraju naša demokratska društva, ali i za populizam, autoritativnost koji izlaze na površinu. Preispitivanje onog što se događa u pozadini aktualne pandemijske krize mora osvijestiti našu ulogu u jačanju Europe, zajedničkom djelovanju i štitu europskih vrijednosti i interesa. S krizom nisu nestala sva ostala pitanja: neravnopravnost, migracije, kršenje ljudskih prava, klimatski izazovi, zanemarivanje brojnih ranjivih skupina, ograničavanje građanskog i demokratskog prostora, prijetnje, siromaštvo, dezinformacije. To ne smije biti ponovljena slika svijeta kakvu smo vidjeli u 2019. godini. Završit ću jer smatram posebno važnim i jačanje napora u promicanju i zaštiti ekonomskih, socijalnih i kulturnih prava putem vanjske politike i vanjskog djelovanja Europske unije učinkovitim korištenjem klauzula o ljudskim pravima iz međunarodnih sporazuma. To su naši vektori trajnih promjena.
Debate: Implementation of the Common Foreign and Security Policy - annual report  - Implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy - annual report  - Human Rights and Democracy in the World and the EU policy on the matter - annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 19 JANUARY 2021
Speaker: Rasa Juknevičienė
Political group: PPE
Country: Germany
Language: EN

Madam President, the report recalls the ambition of the EU to be a global actor for peace and security. I agree. How to achieve that? Europe is more than the EU. Until Europe becomes a continent of democracies, nations will suffer from dictators who poison and shoot people on the streets. Europe needs democracies in the Western Balkans and in the Eastern Neighbourhood. We see that people no longer support Kremlin-controlled regimes. Belarus and Moldova want transparent and democratic government.  Ukraine and Georgia have decided even earlier. Finally, the EU must show its strategic ambition and, together with the new US Administration, become an important factor in the Eastern Neighbourhood. ‘Do not be afraid’, Pope John Paul II told the Poles. We must not be afraid either. The best strategy for our own security is to contain brutal regimes and give a European perspective for our neighbours.
Debate: Implementation of the Common Foreign and Security Policy - annual report  - Implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy - annual report  - Human Rights and Democracy in the World and the EU policy on the matter - annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 19 JANUARY 2021
Speaker: Francisco José Millán Mon
Political group: PPE
Country: Spain
Language: ES

Señora presidenta, señor alto representante, yo quiero dar las gracias en primer lugar al ponente, el señor McAllister, por su informe, que pone de manifiesto la importancia que este Parlamento otorga a la cada vez más necesaria política exterior de la Unión. Son muchos los temas en los que me gustaría detenerme: vecindad sur, América Latina, el Sahel. Pero hoy estamos en un momento especial para el futuro de nuestras relaciones con los Estados Unidos. En efecto, tras unos años de debilitamiento de la relación, no exenta de algunas tensiones, ahora podemos intensificar el diálogo con la nueva Administración en Washington y llegar a una agenda de trabajo compartida y ambiciosa en la que los europeos asumamos también nuestra responsabilidad. ¿Por qué no incluir en esta agenda bilateral el relajamiento de las negociaciones de un acuerdo transatlántico comercial y de inversiones? Estamos en una coyuntura particularmente grave: la crisis de la COVID, con sus duraderas secuelas económicas y sociales. El acuerdo supondría un impulso a la recuperación económica y sería también un mensaje a China de que los socios occidentales vuelven a trabajar juntos para reforzar su relación y fijar también nuevas reglas útiles para el comercio mundial.
Debate: Implementation of the Common Foreign and Security Policy - annual report  - Implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy - annual report  - Human Rights and Democracy in the World and the EU policy on the matter - annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 19 JANUARY 2021
Speaker: Lefteris Christoforou
Political group: PPE
Country: Romania
Language: EL

Κυρία Πρόεδρε, κύριε Ύπατε Εκπρόσωπε της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης, έχω την ισχυρή πεποίθηση ότι δεν νοείται ισχυρή Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση χωρίς την ύπαρξη ισχυρής ενιαίας άμυνας, ασφάλειας και ευρωστρατού. Άλλωστε, δεν είναι τυχαίο ότι οι ίδιες οι Συνθήκες της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης, η Συνθήκη του Άμστερνταμ, η Συνθήκη της Λισαβόνας, καθώς και η Σύνοδος Κορυφής του Ελσίνκι του 1999 προέβλεπαν άμυνα και ασφάλεια και μάλιστα ζήτησαν τότε τη δημιουργία μιας μονάδας ταχείας επέμβασης εξήντα χιλιάδων στρατιωτών.  Για αυτόν τον λόγο, είναι για εμάς αδιανόητο και απαράδεκτο σήμερα, χωρίς την ενιαία άμυνα και ασφάλεια, κράτη μέλη της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης να συνεχίζουν να πωλούν όπλα σε χώρες οι οποίες παραβιάζουν τα ανθρώπινα δικαιώματα αλλά και την κυριαρχία κρατών μελών της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης, όπως είναι η Ελλάδα και η Κύπρος. Για εμένα καθίσταται αδιανόητο ότι οι Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες έχουν την τόλμη και το θάρρος να επιβάλουν κυρώσεις στην Τουρκία, ενώ η Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση όχι μόνο δεν επιβάλει κυρώσεις στην Τουρκία, που συνεχίζει τις παραβιάσεις και τις προκλήσεις από το Ναγκόρνο Καραμπάχ μέχρι τη Μεσόγειο, αλλά συνεχίζει να την στηρίζει οικονομικά, να την χρηματοδοτεί και να την θεωρεί και εταίρο.  Πιστεύω, κύριε Borrell, ότι σε εσάς επαφίεται να αναλάβετε αυτήν την πρωτοβουλία για ισχυρή άμυνα και ασφάλεια και να στείλετε το μήνυμα ότι η ισχυρή Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση δεν ανέχεται συμπεριφορές όπως αυτή της Τουρκίας.
Debate: Implementation of the Common Foreign and Security Policy - annual report  - Implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy - annual report  - Human Rights and Democracy in the World and the EU policy on the matter - annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 19 JANUARY 2021
Speaker: Miriam Lexmann
Political group: PPE
Country: Spain
Language: EN

Madam President, freedom of religion and belief is an inalienable human right and yet it is in peril across the world. Freedom of religion is also an important indicator of the state of other rights and freedoms and thus an important part of supporting freedom, democracy and prosperity across the globe. From the Xinjiang region of China to the Middle East or countries across Africa, such as Mozambique, Ethiopia and Nigeria, freedom of religion continues to be under constant severe threat, be it from the Islamist fundamentalists or other radical groups, the Chinese Communist Party or other authoritarian regimes, or from the far left or far right of the political spectrum. Persecution based on religion or belief contributes to the unprecedented level of migration facing Europe, and hundreds of thousands of people are uprooted. According to the organisation Open Doors, in the past year there has been a 60% increase in the number of Christians killed for their faith. Supporting the freedom of religion and belief and religious tolerance more broadly is therefore key to addressing many of the challenges we are facing today. It is also why, together with other colleagues from this House, we continue to call on the European Commission to renew the post of the EU Special Envoy for the promotion of freedom of religion or belief as soon as possible so that the EU is a leading voice in defending those whose rights and freedoms continue to be violated. As the situation worsens, the current pandemic and its consequences do not merely make our leadership more pressing; it makes it absolutely necessary.