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Debate: Cooperation and similarities between the Putin regime and extreme right and separatist movements in Europe
Date: WEDNESDAY, 6 APRIL 2022
Speaker: Tonino Picula
Political group: S-D
Country: France
Language: HR

Poštovana predsjedavajuća, više od dvadeset godina od svog dolaska na vlast, Putin i njegovi silovici gaze slabije: novinare i oporbene političare, nacionalne i seksualne manjine, sve koji se usuđuju biti slobodni i drugačiji. U rasponu od ubojstava i premlaćivanja do ukidanja reprezentativnosti i autonomije regija.  Ipak, ništa od toga nije bilo dovoljno da europska krajnja desnica otvori oči. A tu njihovu privrženost Putin je bogato pomagao povezujući ideološku isključivost i cinični biznis oportunizam. Nemamo razloga vjerovati da ih je prestao darivati, unatoč sankcijama, obiljem novca za dezinformacijske kampanje koje su manipulirale biračima u zemljama Zapada. Sjetimo se kredita ruskih banaka, dezinformacijskih kampanja oko Brexita i izbora od SAD-a do Francuske.  Time je mnoge od svojih partnera iz Europske unije održao na vlasti ili pomogao njihov uspon. Putin je svugdje imao svoje glasne zagovornike, od nacionalnih predstavničkih tijela do Europskog parlamenta. Nemojmo se zavaravati, u barem dvije članice Europske unije, kao i na njezinim vanjskim granicama, danas imamo vlastodršce koji baštine vrijednosti, retoriku i metode vladanja krajnje desnice.  Svojim smo toleriranjem Kremlja i njegovih proxyja doveli do toga da se Putin usudio napasti Ukrajinu, gdje ruska vojska čini zločine kakve nismo vidjeli od Vukovara i Srebrenice. Sravnjeni gradovi Buča i Mariupolj su svjedočanstvo tog toleriranja netolerantnih. Vrijeme je da ih u Europskoj uniji konačno jasno politički osudimo i porazimo.
Debate: Cooperation and similarities between the Putin regime and extreme right and separatist movements in Europe
Date: WEDNESDAY, 6 APRIL 2022
Speaker: Dragoş Tudorache
Political group: Renew
Country: Lithuania
Language: RO

Doamna președintă, sunt alegeri care pot părea simple: solidaritate sau dezbinare, prosperitate sau război, democrație sau dictatură, Europa sau Putin. Sunt însă partide politice în democrațiile noastre pentru care aceste opțiuni nu sunt deloc evidente. Regimul Putin a investit în ele bani sau ferme de troli, iar ele și-au asumat în contrapartidă o agendă construită pe frică și manipulare.  Retorica liberală se bazează pe aceste unelte promițând securitate prin izolare și naționalism. O astfel de securitate nu există, iar minciunile și liberalismul nu aduc pe termen mediu și lung decât dictatură, corupție, sărăcie și, în cazuri extreme, aduc crime și război. Avem puterea de a combate această mașinărie infernală prin măsuri pozitive, printre care, prin educație, prin forța și esența proiectului european.  Dar mai trebuie să învățăm să fim și fermi în fața extremiștilor, să le spunem că a servi intereselor lui Putin în timp ce te afli în inima Uniunii, bucurându-te de pacea și prosperitatea dată de proiectul european, este, pur și simplu, o mare lașitate.
Debate: Cooperation and similarities between the Putin regime and extreme right and separatist movements in Europe
Date: WEDNESDAY, 6 APRIL 2022
Speaker: Katarina Barley
Political group: S-D
Country: Germany
Language: DE

Frau Präsidentin! Gerade jetzt kämpft die Europäische Union fast einmütig gegen einen Aggressor aus Russland, gegen unsägliches Leid in der Ukraine. Eine kleine Minderheit tut genau das Gegenteil. Sie schieben die Schuld auf die Ukraine, sie verharmlosen den Krieg und Putins Verbrechen. Bei uns in Deutschland ist diese zersetzende Kraft die sogenannte AfD. Deren Abgeordnete reisen ständig nach Russland, schwenken Russlandfahnen in Parlamenten, sie reisen auf die annektierte Krim oder in die Separatistengebiete im Osten der Ukraine. Sie nähern sich Russland nicht an im Geiste von Frieden und Demokratie, wie das andere tun. Sie nähern sich Russland an, um die Demokratie hier zu untergraben. Das ist der entscheidende Punkt. Leider gibt es hier nicht nur die AfD in diesem Parlament und in den Mitgliedstaaten. In Ungarn hat Viktor Orbán im Wahlkampf rund um die Uhr Putin-Propaganda gesendet. In Frankreich steht mit Marine Le Pen eine Politikerin zur Wahl, die aus ihrer Verachtung für Demokratie keinen Hehl macht. Gerade deswegen sage ich das heute hier. Chers citoyens français, soyez conscients que Marine Le Pen est protégée et financée par Poutine. Prenez votre décision le 10 avril au vu de cette relation toxique et, s’il vous plaît, avec votre vote, défendez la France, défendez l’Europe et défendez la démocratie.
Debate: Cooperation and similarities between the Putin regime and extreme right and separatist movements in Europe
Date: WEDNESDAY, 6 APRIL 2022
Speaker: Róża Thun und Hohenstein
Political group: Renew
Country: Lithuania
Language: EN

Madam President, like many of us in this Chamber, I also grew up behind the Iron Curtain. Most of my youth I spent struggling against a political system – call it communist or socialist – that used more or less the same practices as Putin practices in Russia: terror, fear, lies, election fraud, corruption, instrumentalisation of the judiciary and the like. Add to this constant anti—capitalist, anti—Western Europe propaganda and your picture is more or less complete.  We ripped down the Iron Curtain, introduced the three-way partition of powers, free market, joined the EU, and I was confident that we had won once and forever. But hardly a few years passed and a right—wing government was elected, and just like my Hungarian friends, also we must struggle again for a free media and for a free judiciary.  We struggle again for equality in the elections, against political corruption and the like. Add to this the propaganda which makes enemies of our Western neighbours, including the European Union, and your picture is more or less complete. It is really difficult to differentiate between left or right wing authoritarian regimes. So be careful!
Debate: Cooperation and similarities between the Putin regime and extreme right and separatist movements in Europe
Date: WEDNESDAY, 6 APRIL 2022
Speaker: Evin Incir
Political group: S-D
Country: Hungary
Language: SV

Fru talman! Kolleger! De högerextrema partierna är som en cancersvulst i vår union. De vill inte bara splittra inifrån genom hat och hot, för de räds nämligen inte att ta hjälp även utifrån – från tyranner som Putin. Faktum är att de högerextrema partierna och deras vänner är det största hotet mot vårt moderna och demokratiska Europa.  Svenska Sverigedemokraterna, franska Nationell samling, tyska AfD och ungerska Fidesz är några av dem som har ertappats med kopplingar till Putinregimen, och vissa av dem har till och med fått ekonomiskt stöd av samma Kreml som i dag utför krigsbrott i Ukraina. För några veckor sedan var de Putins största supportrar, men i dag försöker de dölja det.  Avslutningsvis vill jag vända mig till mina kolleger i den konservativa EPP-gruppen och den liberala Renew-gruppen, speciellt de svenska partierna Moderaterna, Kristdemokraterna och Liberalerna: Vi må inte vara överens med er om mycket, men även ni kan bättre än att bli en dörrmatta till det högerextrema partiet Sverigedemokraterna genom att ingå samarbete med dem endast för att få regeringsmakten. Bli inte högerextremisternas nyttiga idioter! Låt oss i stället knocka högerextremismen och deras vän Putin ut ur inflytande!
Debate: Cooperation and similarities between the Putin regime and extreme right and separatist movements in Europe
Date: WEDNESDAY, 6 APRIL 2022
Speaker: Ilhan Kyuchyuk
Political group: Renew
Country: Netherlands
Language: EN

Madam President, friends of Putin can be found in every single Member State. Let me start from Marine Le Pen in France to Matteo Salvini in Italy and Nigel Farage, the Europhobic UKIP party. And for what purpose? Of course they both want to divide us and to destabilise European democracy. But Putin’s unprovoked aggression against Ukraine has had the unplanned consequence of putting Europe’s populist superstars on the back foot. Marine Le Pen is now destroying a million campaign leaflets featuring a photograph of her with Putin.  We who are working for a democratic, inclusive and peaceful Europe should count this as a win. But we shouldn’t stop. It is high time to expose these extreme movements. It is high time to act. And, Madam Vice—President, thank you very much for your strong support to Ukraine, to the brave people of Ukraine, to President Zelenskyy.  As a representative of all the parties, I am proud that the Verkhovna Rada is part of our family, because we care about democratic values, we care about freedom, we care about a free society.  Slava Ukraini!
Debate: Cooperation and similarities between the Putin regime and extreme right and separatist movements in Europe
Date: WEDNESDAY, 6 APRIL 2022
Speaker: Javi López
Political group: S-D
Country: Belgium
Language: ES

Señora presidenta, señora comisaria, Putin lleva años sistemáticamente apoyando, financiando y explotando todos los movimientos políticos que puedan debilitar o dividir a Europa y a Occidente: algunos comparten sus ideas —el ultranacionalismo, la homofobia…—, otros simplemente creen poder aprovecharse y son utilizados. Lo vimos con la victoria de Trump en los Estados Unidos, lo hemos visto con el  Quiero hablarles del caso español, en el que hemos tenido durante años financiación por parte de oligarcas rusos de grupos ultraconservadores alineados con la extrema derecha, la extrema derecha de VOX que, recientemente —supongo que pagando facturas—, rechazó quitar una condecoración del Ayuntamiento de Madrid a Putin. Por cierto, el Ayuntamiento de Madrid está hoy escogido con votos de la extrema derecha. Al mismo tiempo, el secesionismo catalán o por lo menos una parte de él cultivó contactos con el Kremlin porque creía que le podía beneficiar. Se trata de una realidad que destapó el
Debate: Cooperation and similarities between the Putin regime and extreme right and separatist movements in Europe
Date: WEDNESDAY, 6 APRIL 2022
Speaker: Eva Kaili
Country: France
Language: EN

We now have a personal statement under Rule 173, under which Members who ask to make a personal statement are to be heard at the end of the discussion of the agenda item which is being dealt with. So Mr Puigdemont wants to take the floor. He has three minutes.
Debate: Cooperation and similarities between the Putin regime and extreme right and separatist movements in Europe
Date: WEDNESDAY, 6 APRIL 2022
Speaker: Carles Puigdemont i Casamajó
Political group: NI
Country: Portugal
Language: FR

Madame la Présidente, il y a eu des accusations, des allusions directes que je ne peux pas laisser passer. C’est un mensonge construit par les services de renseignement espagnols pour attaquer le mouvement indépendantiste. Il existe une longue et structurelle tradition de fabrication de fausses informations sur laquelle ce Parlement pourrait enquêter s’il est vraiment décidé à lutter contre les fausses informations. Je pourrais vous donner un tas d’exemples qui me touchent personnellement: diffamation et calomnie qui ne sont jamais poursuivies par la justice espagnole. En tout cas, le cas le plus commenté, et qui est à la base de ces allusions d’aujourd’hui, est le rapport de la police espagnole censé prouver des liens qui font l’objet du débat d’aujourd’hui. Il a été rejeté par le procureur espagnol en raison de son manque total de crédibilité. Savez-vous ce qui est collecté comme messages compromettants? Des passages d’un livre que le directeur de mon bureau a traduits du russe vers le catalan et l’espagnol. Un livre de deux espions russes installés aux États-Unis, qui a été à l’origine de la célèbre série télévisée «The Americans». Confondre des travaux universitaires et éditoriaux avec des documents prouvant la relation entre les...
Debate: Cooperation and similarities between the Putin regime and extreme right and separatist movements in Europe
Date: WEDNESDAY, 6 APRIL 2022
Speaker: Carles Puigdemont i Casamajó
Political group: NI
Country: Portugal
Language: FR

...parce que j’ai été accusé de partager des intérêts avec les services secrets russes, donc je dois répondre à ces mensonges en racontant ce qui s’est exactement passé. Je dis que la personne qui a été accusée d’être un espion russe et qui était censée faire la liaison entre Poutine et le mouvement indépendantiste catalan avec qui j’ai partagé un café à Genève pendant cinq ou dix minutes, était en réalité le chargé des relations commerciales entre la Catalogne et la Russie de la Chambre de commerce de Barcelone. Imaginez-vous, s’il s’agissait d’un espion russe, que les autorités espagnoles viennent lui accorder le droit de résider dans l’Union européenne? L’imaginez-vous? Et donc il faut savoir que pendant que la Catalogne a manifesté en masse pour devenir un État indépendant au sein de l’Union européenne, les navires de guerre russes ont fait le plein plus de 50 fois...
Debate: Cooperation and similarities between the Putin regime and extreme right and separatist movements in Europe
Date: WEDNESDAY, 6 APRIL 2022
Speaker: Eva Kaili
Country: France
Language: EN

I think you correctly responded to what concerns you and, as for the rest, I do not think that this is the time for this debate. It’s a personal statement concerning yourself and it’s not on the different matters. So thank you Mr Puigdemont. The debate is closed.
Debate: Cooperation and similarities between the Putin regime and extreme right and separatist movements in Europe
Date: WEDNESDAY, 6 APRIL 2022
Speaker: Angel Dzhambazki
Political group: ECR
Country: Germany
Language: BG

Никога провалите не се дължат на безумните идеи на ляволибералите, които управляват Европа. Никога не се носи отговорност за тежките провали. Уважаеми, когато си затваряхте очите за „Северен поток 2“, пак ли крайната десница беше виновна? Когато работехте за загробване на европейската енергийна система и подписвахте разни  зелени пактове, докато продължавахте да изкупувате руски петрол и газ, пак ли националистите бяха виновни? Разбира се, че не. Този дебат няма да скрие позора Ви. И днес, когато Украйна се нуждае от помощ, Вие решихте да налагате санкции на Полша и Унгария, които изнасят основната тежест по приема на бежанци. Трябва да Ви е ясно, че защитниците на Украйна, нейните герои, са патриотите и националистите. Именно чувството им за дълг и чест ги задължава да се противопоставят на в пъти по-големия си противник и геройски да отбраняват дома си. Този дебат е позор.
Debate: Ongoing hearings under Article TEU regarding Poland and Hungary
Date: WEDNESDAY, 6 APRIL 2022
Speaker: Eva Kaili
Country: France
Language: EN

The next item is the debate on the Council and Commission statements on the ongoing hearings under Article 7(1) EU regarding Poland and Hungary ( I want to remind my colleagues that free seating is applied with the exception of the first two rows, which are allocated to group leaders. You will be able to request catch—the—eye and blue cards via your voting machine after having inserted your voting cards. You have the instructions next to your office. I would also like to remind you that interventions in the Chamber will continue to be made from the central rostrum except for catch—the—eye, blue cards and points of order.
Debate: Ongoing hearings under Article TEU regarding Poland and Hungary
Date: WEDNESDAY, 6 APRIL 2022
Speaker: Jeroen Lenaers
Political group: PPE
Country: France
Language: EN

On Hungary, we welcome the announcement yesterday that a notification has been sent under the Rule of Law Conditionality. It’s an important step, and it means the Commission is now convinced there is a clear case of rule of law violations that endanger the Union’s financial interest. We look forward to hearing more about the details. Rule of Law Conditionality is a crucial tool in our toolbox, and it should be used effectively. Also in Poland, patience is wearing thin. The Polish Government has had every opportunity to fulfil the requirements set out by President von der Leyen and Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) judgments – dismantling the disciplinary chamber, ending the disciplinary regime for Polish judges and reinstalling judges that have been unlawfully dismissed. We have seen little progress, despite Prime Minister Morawiecki’s promises from last autumn. In the absence of such progress, the European Commission must stand firm. I know there are people who argue that, with the terrible war ongoing in Ukraine, now is not the time to focus on rule of law issues, it would not be fair to bother Member States like Hungary and Poland with these issues, with procedures, with conditionality, at a time when the Polish and Hungarian people are making such great efforts to welcome Ukrainian refugees. Let me be absolutely clear: we need solidarity in the EU; we need to help the Member States most affected by this crisis, and we equally share the responsibility to take care of millions of Ukrainian refugees. This is why we are together in one Union. But let me be equally clear: helping Member States deal with an unprecedented crisis should never come at the cost of being silent about rule of law issues at home, simply because that would be cynical. At a moment when Ukrainians are fighting and dying for values like freedom, rule of law and democracy, it would be cynical to turn a blind eye to the attack on those very same values at home. If anything, Putin’s Russia should be a stark warning to all of us about the dangers of a system where checks and balances, democracy and rule of law have ceased to exist.
Debate: Ongoing hearings under Article TEU regarding Poland and Hungary
Date: WEDNESDAY, 6 APRIL 2022
Speaker: Gabriele Bischoff
Political group: S-D
Country: France
Language: DE

Das Parlament hat seine Position hier immer sehr klar gemacht. Wir denken auch, dass wir hier ein schärferes Schwert brauchen, um tatsächlich die Grundrechte, um Rechtsstaatlichkeit zu verteidigen. Deshalb haben wir auch noch einmal als Ausschuss für Bürgerinnen- und Bürgerrechte zusammen mit dem Verfassungsausschuss kürzlich eine gemeinsame Delegationsreise nach Polen gemacht und haben uns noch einmal ein eigenes Bild von der Aushöhlung des Rechtsstaates gemacht. Deshalb sind alle Augen auf Sie als Kommission gerichtet. Wir haben zwei Briefe an die Präsidentin von der Leyen geschrieben, vom Ausschussvorsitzenden genauso wie einen gemeinsamen Brief der S&D-Fraktion mit den Fraktionen Renew, Verts/ALE und The Left. Unsere Message ist ganz klar: Genehmigen Sie nicht das polnische Konjunkturprogramm mit den Wiederaufbaumitteln, bis die Konditionen wirklich erfüllt sind – Unabhängigkeit der Justiz und die Anforderungen, die der Europäische Gerichtshof gesetzt hat, die Unabhängigkeit der Richterinnen und Richter und der Justiz sicherzustellen. Und ich kann Ihnen eins sagen, aus vielen Gesprächen vor Ort: Die polnische Zivilgesellschaft setzt ihre Hoffnung auf Europa, und wir dürfen sie in dieser Frage nicht enttäuschen. Deshalb, werte Kommission, hier im Haus der europäischen Demokratie, sagen Sie uns, bestätigen Sie uns, dass Sie hier nicht nachgeben werden. Wir werden diese Rechte zusammen weiter verteidigen.
Debate: Ongoing hearings under Article TEU regarding Poland and Hungary
Date: WEDNESDAY, 6 APRIL 2022
Speaker: Michal Šimečka
Political group: Renew
Country: Italy
Language: EN

And let’s be honest about the reasons behind this long—awaited decision: it was never about the ECJ ruling or the Commission’s guidelines, nor some recent transgressions in Hungary, because these have been documented for over a decade; it is about the massive toxic influence of one non-democratic leader on the entire EU political system, poisoning everything from values to energy policies, to our security and foreign policy choices. By now, everyone should see that Mr Orbán’s Hungary is not a local problem. A month ago, we entered a new era of war in Europe, and if every Member State behaved as Hungary, there would be no EU response. In fact, there would be no EU. So now, at last, we need a robust EU action, blocking funds for Orbán’s kleptocracy and, if it comes to that, indeed, moving with Article 7 and suspending voting rights in the Council. Because dithering over EU values is what brought us here, and it must end now.
Debate: Ongoing hearings under Article TEU regarding Poland and Hungary
Date: WEDNESDAY, 6 APRIL 2022
Speaker: Gwendoline Delbos-Corfield
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Germany
Language: FR

Je l’ai toujours dit, quelle que soit l’issue des élections dimanche, il fallait que la procédure de l’article 7 se poursuive, parce que le démantèlement des droits et des libertés, de l’état de droit et de la démocratie en Hongrie est immense. Cela a déstabilisé durablement les lois, les structures et la société. Douze années de désinformation ont eu des effets dévastateurs. Pendant ces élections, on a compris qu’une partie de la population hongroise pense sincèrement que l’opposition, aidée par l’Europe, allait amener la guerre ukrainienne jusqu’au sein de la Hongrie. Une partie de la population pense sincèrement que l’opposition, aidée par l’Europe, allait changer le sexe, le genre des enfants à l’école maternelle, dès leur plus jeune âge, et ils y croient véritablement. Ça nous paraît de la fiction, pour eux, c’est devenu réel. La question que les gouvernements de tous les États membres doivent donc se poser aujourd’hui, c’est est-ce qu’ils valident cet état de fait? Est-ce qu’ils acceptent une autocratie au sein de leur Union européenne, un espace d’intoxication par la désinformation, un espace d’intoxication par la haine de l’Europe et un espace d’intoxication par la complaisance envers la dictature poutinienne?
Debate: Ongoing hearings under Article TEU regarding Poland and Hungary
Date: WEDNESDAY, 6 APRIL 2022
Speaker: Gunnar Beck
Political group: ID
Country: Germany
Language: DE

Tatsächlich hat Ungarn mehr oppositionelle Medien als Deutschland, wo die Politik zudem alle Höchstrichter direkt ernennt, und verfolgen NGOs fast ausnahmslos eine globalistische Agenda. Und Berlin und Brüssel vergeuden Steuergeld hundertfach leichtfertiger als Ungarn. Ungarische Gerichte urteilen ferner weit gesetzes- und wortlautgetreuer als deutsche oder der EuGH. Mit hohem Wachstum, gesundem Familien- und Nationalgefühl und stabiler Demografie, aber ohne Euro und Massenmigration, ist Ungarn ein erfolgreiches konservatives Gegenmodell zur Stagflation und der sich enteuropäisierenden EU. Dieses Erfolgsmodell zu entwerten ist das wahre Motiv hinter Ihrer Sorge um den Rechtsstaat. Ginge es wirklich um Sicherung von Demokratie und Rechtsstaatlichkeit, wäre das Beste, Deutschland und die EU würden fortan nicht mehr aus Brüssel und Berlin regiert, sondern von Budapest aus.
Debate: Ongoing hearings under Article TEU regarding Poland and Hungary
Date: WEDNESDAY, 6 APRIL 2022
Speaker: Patryk Jaki
Political group: ECR
Country: Slovenia
Language: PL

Obiecaliście Ukrainie broń i obiecaliście bezpieczeństwo. Niczego nie dotrzymaliście. Mamy kopiować to łajdactwo? Czy może ten proputinowski rajd w Berlinie? Jakoś nigdzie indziej się nie zdarzył. To ma być dla nas wzorem? Od lat nabijaliście Rosji kabzę i macie teraz efekty: Buczę, gwałty na dziewczynkach, ludobójstwo. Ale wiem, wiem... przepraszam, zrobiliście coś. Zrobiliście minutę ciszy. To jest jednak dużo łatwiejsze niż odcięcie Nord Stream. Wy już przegraliście, bo moralnie jesteście po stronie zła. Całe szczęście, że są narody w Europie, którym los Ukraińców nie jest obojętny, takie jak Polska, która bardzo dobrze wie, co dzisiaj Ukraińcy przeżywają, dlatego że w Polsce żyją jeszcze ludzie, którzy bardzo dobrze pamiętają, jak Niemcy palili dzieci prosto w piecach. Pamiętają rzeź Woli, pamiętają ludobójstwo w Warszawie i w całym kraju. I do dzisiaj Niemcy za to nic nie zapłaciły. A dzisiaj chcą być arbitrami moralności i chcą pouczać wszystkich, co to znaczy praworządność. Może i macie dzisiaj więcej pieniędzy i cwaniactwa, ale nie macie tego, co jest konieczne, aby przewodzić Europie. Nie jesteście w stanie poświęcić nic, aby bronić dobra. I gdybyście tyle czasu co na sankcje nakładane na Polskę poświęcili na to, żeby nałożyć sankcje na Rosję, dzisiaj Ukraina byłaby już uratowana.