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Debate: Security in the Eastern Partnership area and the role of the common security and defence policy
Date: TUESDAY, 7 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Petras Auštrevičius
Political group: Renew
Country: Lithuania
Language: EN

The EU must draw conclusions from unprovoked Russian military aggression in Ukraine. The EU must further strengthen the political and operational dimensions of its common security and defence policy. It is vital that the Eastern Partners do not remain in a grey zone of insecurity, or become isolated in a security vacuum. It is important to involve the Eastern Partners in the formulation and implementation of EU security and defence policy. In order to have a safer tomorrow, we must act today. The European security architecture that can cope with external risks and threats must be inclusive of Eastern Partners. It must be capable of mobilising our defence capabilities and superior to the technological competences of potential adversaries. I urge the European Commission and the Council to assess the possibility of establishing permanent cooperation structures with the Eastern Partners in the field of security and defence. This is both necessary and mutually beneficial.
Debate: Security in the Eastern Partnership area and the role of the common security and defence policy
Date: TUESDAY, 7 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Markéta Gregorová
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: France
Language: EN

The EU must strengthen the security dimension of the Eastern Partnership, make closer cooperation with CSDP and create a security dialogue to enhance security and stability, but to mainly develop a more active role, especially in the peaceful resolution of the ongoing conflicts and prevention of future ones. I welcome enhancing cooperation through collaboration on building resilience to disinformation and Russian state propaganda to counter the strategic weakening and fragmentation of societies and institutions. Moreover, I strongly encourage the Member States to cooperate with our EaP partners on cybersecurity, including mutual intelligence, experience sharing on cyber threats and assistance in critical infrastructure. Now more than ever, we must stress the EU’s commitment to all Eastern Partnership countries’ sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence within their internationally recognised borders. I believe that the result we are presenting today provides just that.
Debate: Security in the Eastern Partnership area and the role of the common security and defence policy
Date: TUESDAY, 7 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Nicolaus Fest
Political group: ID
Country: Cyprus
Language: DE

Eigentlich, wie gesagt, geht es um Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik. Aber im Antrag geht es auch um Zivilgesellschaft, angebliche Bekämpfung von Desinformation und natürlich um die Rettung des Klimas. Dafür will man einen Klimafonds einrichten. Was aber hat ein Klimafonds mit Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik zu tun? Und dann gibt es natürlich auch Forderungen nach sofortigen Öl- und Gasembargos gegen Russland und die sofortige EU- und NATO-Partnerschaft mit Georgien, Moldawien und so weiter und so weiter. Man fragt sich wirklich, ob Sie mal irgendwann die russischen Interessen auch irgendwie berücksichtigen. Ich bin absolut kein Freund von Putin, aber man kann schon verstehen, dass so wenig wie die USA wahrscheinlich russische Truppen an der kanadischen Grenze haben wollen, so wenig möchten die Russen amerikanische Truppen an der ukrainisch-russischen Grenze haben. Und das sollte man mal irgendwann zur Kenntnis nehmen. Dies ist keine Entschließung über Sicherheitspartnerschaft; dies ist eine Entschließung über Unsicherheitspartnerschaft und deshalb zu verwerfen.
Debate: Security in the Eastern Partnership area and the role of the common security and defence policy
Date: TUESDAY, 7 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Dominik Tarczyński
Political group: ECR
Country: Poland
Language: EN

So before we end up as a funny club, we have to act. And I’m not talking about Poland. Three and a half million Ukrainians are in Poland. And you’ve got 5 000 helmets from Germany in Ukraine. And this is the main support. It’s a joke. It is a joke. So we are not a joke club in here. European Union has to answer itself. Do we want to be funny or do we want to be productive? Because if we will not be productive, Putin will knock to the Berlin’s door, Paris door, and he will not stop there. Remember that.
Debate: Security in the Eastern Partnership area and the role of the common security and defence policy
Date: TUESDAY, 7 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Clare Daly
Political group: The Left
Country: France
Language: EN

Even before the war in Ukraine, the text of this report was radically unacceptable to our group, needlessly confrontational and provocative, oblivious to Russian security concerns, bullish about extending EU influence. And of course, since the war, instead of scrapping this failed policy, the jet engines have been nailed on to every part of it. And yet militarism on one side merely feeds militarism on the other. And this report is now a gold rush for defence interests. Blank cheques are being written for the arms industry. MEPs are rubber-stamping an historic shift towards a militarised EU. Opposition is discouraged, hardly existent. And we couldn’t amend this report, so we had to produce a minority one because this report calls for aligning with NATO, providing lethal weapons to a conflict, and increasing defence spending. It’s a path to armament and imperialist rivalry, and it’s unacceptable to us.
Debate: Security in the Eastern Partnership area and the role of the common security and defence policy
Date: TUESDAY, 7 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Andrea Bocskor
Political group: NI
Country: Romania
Language: HU

Tisztelt Elnök Asszony! Az EU keleti partnerség programja az egyik legjobb eszköz az Unió megerősítése szempontjából, és az elmúlt három hónap azt is megmutatta, ha nincs béke és biztonság valamelyik partnerországban, az EU biztonsága és stabilitása is veszélyben van. Így az üres ígéretek helyett határozott, egységes és hiteles üzenetet kell küldeni az uniós tagjelöltséget kérelmező országoknak, nem úgy, mint a nyugat-balkáni országok esetében.  Oroszország Ukrajna elleni agressziója váratlanul ért mindenkit, s egyben megmutatta, hogy a társult országok további integrációja mennyire szükséges. Ukrajna, Moldova és Georgia tagjelölti státuszának megadása erősítheti az EU és a keleti partnerek védelmi és biztonsági képességeit. Fontos, hogy az EU keleti szomszédságában béke és stabilitás legyen. Ukrajna tagjelölti kérelme ebben a helyzetben fontos, szimbolikus politikai üzenettel bír, a jövőre nézve pedig elősegítheti a demokratizálódás és a békekötés utáni gyorsabb talpra állás folyamatát.  A keleti partnerség tartalmi elemei közül kiemelném az infrastrukturális fejlesztés fontosságát, különösen a határ menti régiókban, hisz látjuk most is, hogy a humanitárius segítség a határátkelők kapacitása miatt nehezebben jut el. Végezetül hangsúlyoznám, Magyarország támogatja a békét elősegítő lépéseket, a keleti partnerségi programot, az EU egységes kiállását és szolidaritását Ukrajnával, viszont az ország stabilitása és az állampolgárai érdekében sem az olaj-, sem a gázembargóval nem ért egyet.
Debate: Security in the Eastern Partnership area and the role of the common security and defence policy
Date: TUESDAY, 7 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Eugen Tomac
Political group: PPE
Country: France
Language: RO

Doamna președintă, domnule vicepreședinte al Comisiei, stimați colegi, întotdeauna de când a fost creată Uniunea Europeană răspunsul la toate crizele a fost mai multă integrare și chiar extindere.  Cred că și la ora actuală, în fața provocărilor pe care ni le-a aruncat în față Federația Rusă, răspunsul este tot extinderea, tot mai multă integrare. Și spun acest lucru pentru că în Republica Moldova, domnule vicepreședinte Dombrovskis, majoritatea cetățenilor peste 50 % au decis la alegerile de anul trecut să susțină un singur partid, creat de actualul președinte al Republicii Moldova, Maia Sandu și astfel există o majoritate de peste 60 % cu agendă clar proeuropeană.  Răspunsul Uniunii Europene trebuie să fie perspectiva de aderare a Republicii Moldova la Uniunea Europeană, pentru că ceea ce trebuie să știe Comisia, 50 % din populația Republicii Moldova deja deține cetățenia Uniunii Europene și trebuie să răspundem la această așteptare.
Debate: Security in the Eastern Partnership area and the role of the common security and defence policy
Date: TUESDAY, 7 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Marina Kaljurand
Political group: S-D
Country: Poland
Language: EN

Madam President, Executive Vice-President, colleagues, we cannot choose our geopolitical neighbours, but we can choose how to build our relations with them. The Eastern Partnership area is our closest neighbourhood and therefore what happens there has a direct impact on our security and safety. This was reiterated by the Strategic Compass, which dedicated adequate focus to the Eastern Partnership countries. Today, at a time of the worst crisis in Europe since the Second World War, the aggression of Russia against Ukraine, we have to be very clear with our messages. We are committed to supporting the sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence of Eastern Partnership countries. We will support Ukraine until Putin’s criminal regime is defeated and perpetrators of war crimes are brought to justice. We will continue promoting peace, stability, resilience and security in the Eastern neighbourhood. We will rebuild peace and security in Europe.  I would like to thank the rapporteur and all the colleagues who worked on this report and urge everybody to vote for it.
Debate: Security in the Eastern Partnership area and the role of the common security and defence policy
Date: TUESDAY, 7 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Viola von Cramon-Taubadel
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Ireland
Language: EN

Madam President, dear Commissioner, dear colleagues, originally, the Eastern Partnership was created to extend a helping hand to our European neighbours in the East, to share with them European markets, values and prosperity, to shape the Europe of tomorrow together. Fourteen years later, we see that economic prosperity and democratic cooperation are fragile if they are not grounded on the fundamental concept of security.  While the Russian invasion of Ukraine brings only economic uncertainty to Western Europe, in the Eastern Partnership, it causes fear for its own survival. If Ukraine falls, who will be next? This is the question frequently asked by our eastern neighbours. Russia continues to occupy Moldova and Georgia; it has captured Belarus; it makes sure that Armenia and Azerbaijan remain enemies. Putin’s Russia is the main destabilising factor in the region and beyond. Europe will be only peaceful when every country on this continent can enjoy peace. This is why European security should be designed with the Eastern Partnership in mind.
Debate: Security in the Eastern Partnership area and the role of the common security and defence policy
Date: TUESDAY, 7 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Adam Bielan
Political group: ECR
Country: France
Language: PL

Pani Przewodnicząca! Brutalne działania Rosji, które są absolutnym pogwałceniem prawa międzynarodowego stwarzają dla Partnerstwa Wschodniego nowe wyzwania i strategiczne wybory. Przyszłość Ukrainy, Mołdawii i Gruzji jest w Unii Europejskiej i cieszę się, że omawiane sprawozdanie to podkreśla. Nie możemy i nie będziemy akceptować polityki Kremla realizowanej pod lufami karabinów. Po zajęciu Abchazji, Południowej Osetii i Krymu atak na Ukrainę to, mam nadzieję, ostatni przykład zaborczej polityki rosyjskich władz jawnie dążących do restauracji imperium sowieckiego – o czym jako Polacy przestrzegaliśmy od lat. Działania Rosji wymagają zdecydowanego sprzeciwu oraz spójnego i skoordynowanego podejścia państw członkowskich i Partnerstwa Wschodniego.  Wyrażam zadowolenie, iż omawiane sprawozdanie wzywa do wykorzystania Europejskiego Funduszu na rzecz Pokoju w celu koordynacji dostaw broni defensywnej do Ukrainy oraz utworzenia wojskowej misji w tym kraju po zniesieniu stanu wyjątkowego. Ogromne znaczenie ma również współpraca w ramach Sojuszu Północnoatlantyckiego.  Na koniec chciałbym pogratulować posłowi Waszczykowskiemu bardzo dobrego sprawozdania.
Debate: Security in the Eastern Partnership area and the role of the common security and defence policy
Date: TUESDAY, 7 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Vladimír Bilčík
Political group: PPE
Country: France
Language: EN

Madam President, success in the Eastern Partnership is key to the EU’s security and defence policy success. To use a common phrase, without a ring of true and close friends around our borders, our geopolitical ambitions will remain limited. We must therefore respond to Russia’s aggression in Ukraine with clarity. We must give unequivocal support for territorial integrity in the Eastern Partnership countries, including their rights to govern their own exclusive waters, seas and ports.  The Eastern Partnership must be a European partnership. Our Eastern partners must get a solid message from us. If you are with us, we are unconditionally with you, and we fully support your freedom to choose your own destiny, on your own terms, without Russia’s blackmail. Those who want to be our European partners must benefit from close strategic ties by aligning with EU values, principles and positions, including on security and defence.  We have an historic chance to offer a strong security guarantee to our Eastern Partnership countries by underwriting their European future. Those which are serious about joining the European Union must be given a fair chance to do so. A clear-cut candidate status for Ukraine later this month would be the best security and defence move for the Eastern Partnership and the EU itself.
Debate: Security in the Eastern Partnership area and the role of the common security and defence policy
Date: TUESDAY, 7 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Marek Belka
Political group: S-D
Country: Poland
Language: EN

Madam President, Vice-President, the Eastern Partnership programme was established to foster democracy, open-market economy and development with a presumption that every nation has a right to independently decide on its own future. Unfortunately, these ideas sound like an abomination to the Putins of this world, who only understand the language of power and spheres of influence. Georgia, Moldova and most evidently Ukraine, have to suffer the consequences of having a thug for a neighbour, and the EU itself should feel threatened by his actions.  The common security and defence policy has to gradually transform into an instrument which improves overall regional safety. In order to achieve that, we need to deepen EU-NATO cooperation, support the European defence fund initiative, back PESCO projects and guarantee sufficient funding to the European peace facility. We must not continue outsourcing our security to others.
Debate: Security in the Eastern Partnership area and the role of the common security and defence policy
Date: TUESDAY, 7 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Stanislav Polčák
Political group: PPE
Country: Czechia
Language: CS

Paní předsedající, já považuji v tuto chvíli, ale nejen v tuto chvíli, Východní partnerství za klíčový prostor pro naši bezpečnost. Je důležité, abychom tyto země, které stojí před obrovskými výzvami, podpořili. Ty výzvy se dají shrnout do pěti jednoznačných bodů: samozřejmě nebezpečí zmrazených konfliktů, ruská agrese v těch daných regionech, ohrožení chudobou, ohrožení klimatickými změnami a vzrůstajícím nacionalismem. Jsem přesvědčen, že země, které spadají do Východního partnerství, si zaslouží naši plnou podporu. Musíme podporovat rozvojové projekty v těch zemích. Nepochybně tyto země mají benefitovat z blízké vazby vůči Evropskému společenství, protože v okamžiku, kdybychom náhodou v některé zemi selhali nebo opustili toto partnerství, necháme tím volný prostor pro další agresivní vliv ruských zájmů v tomto prostoru.
Debate: Security in the Eastern Partnership area and the role of the common security and defence policy
Date: TUESDAY, 7 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Billy Kelleher
Political group: Renew
Country: Denmark
Language: EN

Madam President, Russian aggression in Ukraine shows clearly that Russia does not want to have functioning, free democratic countries along its borders. And I hope there is a clear, unequivocal message from the Council in the next number of weeks around the candidate status for Ukraine in application to join the European Union. At the moment, Ukrainians are dying to defend their homes, their families, their towns and their country. But equally they are dying to defend values that we hold dear in this House. And if we are to be serious about talking about Eastern Partnership, well, the European Union will have to come forward and support in a real, meaningful, tangible way, and that would be to confer candidate status on Ukraine immediately.  I have seen first-hand the devastation in Bucha, in Irpin and other parts of the Ukraine, and it will be shameful for us to turn our backs and not to give clear messages of support and solidarity to the Ukrainian people as they are dying defending the values that we hold dear. So in the next number of weeks confer candidate status and give them hope and support.
Debate: Security in the Eastern Partnership area and the role of the common security and defence policy
Date: TUESDAY, 7 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Valdis Dombrovskis
Language: EN

We focus today on security and defence policy aspects, but also the resilience—focused framework, endorsed at the Eastern Partnership Summit in December 2021, is even more relevant in the current context. The priorities for cooperation include reforms in the areas of the rule of law, green connectivity, digital and people—to—people contacts, with fundamental values taking a central role in our policy.  Let me thank you for your report. I reaffirm our determination to continue our cooperation with the Eastern Partnership countries along those lines.
Debate: Security in the Eastern Partnership area and the role of the common security and defence policy
Date: TUESDAY, 7 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Witold Jan Waszczykowski
Country: Romania
Language: PL

Nie możemy zmienić mandatu na misje bojowe, stąd w ramach mandatu wykorzystujemy wszelkie zdolności Unii i potencjał do wsparcia partnerów. Stąd jest to trochę Christmas tree, taki dokument. Szukaliśmy zatem we wszystkich politykach europejskich, wszystkich zdolnościach, potencjale europejskim wsparcia dla tych państw. Oczywiście najważniejsza jest dziś broń. I o to też apelowaliśmy w raporcie. Najważniejszy wniosek to rozszerzenie Unii. To członkostwo Unii. Partnerstwo miało pewien grzech pierworodny. Odrywało te państwa od Rosji, przybliżało do Unii, ale nie gwarantowało członkostwa. Stąd też doprowadziło do pewnego stanu zawieszenia i frustracji. Ten stan limbo trzeba naprawić i przyznać członkostwo, przynajmniej dzisiaj.  We have to grant them the status of candidacy. This status is a political gesture. It does not cost us anything. It must be granted to this country as soon as possible.
Debate: Security in the Eastern Partnership area and the role of the common security and defence policy
Date: TUESDAY, 7 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Tom Vandenkendelaere
Political group: PPE
Country: Austria
Language: NL

De impact die agressie van Rusland tegen Oekraïne op beide prioriteiten heeft, kan moeilijk worden overschat. De relevantie van het gemeenschappelijk veiligheids- en defensiebeleid voor de verbondenheid met de landen van het Oostelijk Partnerschap is sinds februari enorm toegenomen. Poetin heeft er met zijn waanzinnige oorlog tegen Oekraïne even doelmatig als ongewild toe bijgedragen dat door Europese beleidsmakers snelle beslissingen werden en worden genomen en dat toereikende middelen werden en worden vrijgemaakt, uiteraard ten behoeve van de Unie en haar lidstaten zelf, maar ook ten behoeve van Oekraïne en andere partners in de oostelijke regio. We moeten daarop blijven inzetten en mogen niet wachten tot een volgende crisis ons opnieuw confronteert met onvermogen en afhankelijkheid van derden. Het is in ieder geval duidelijk dat de NAVO een sleutelrol blijft spelen wat betreft de veiligheidsnoden van de Unie en dat versterkte samenwerking tussen de EU en de NAVO ook in de veiligheidsdimensie van onze betrekkingen met belangrijke oostelijke partners een wereld van verschil maakt.
Debate: Report on Turkey
Date: TUESDAY, 7 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Lefteris Christoforou
Political group: PPE
Country: Romania
Language: EL

Κύριε Πρόεδρε, θεωρώ ιδιαίτερα σημαντικό το ότι τούτο το Ευρωκοινοβούλιο έστειλε ισχυρά μηνύματα μέσα από την έκθεση του ενάντια στην Τουρκία για τις παραβιάσεις των ανθρωπίνων δικαιωμάτων, αλλά πολύ περισσότερο για την διαρκή διαχρονική παραβίαση του διεθνούς και ευρωπαϊκού δικαίου. Όμως, αυτό στο οποίο θέλω να επικεντρωθώ είναι ότι αυτή τη στιγμή ο Τούρκος εισβολέας, ο Αττίλας στην Κύπρο, ο Ερντογάν μαζί με το κατοχικό καθεστώς, συνεχίζουν τις προκλήσεις, τις εγκληματικές ενέργειες και τις παραβιάσεις σε βάρος της δικής μου πόλης, της πόλης της Αμμοχώστου. Προσπαθεί να σφετεριστεί τα σπίτια μας, τις περιουσίες μας, τις παραλίες μας, τα ξενοδοχεία μας και ανενόχλητος συνεχίζει αυτόν το πειρατικό βάρβαρο ρόλο του στην ανατολική Μεσόγειο.  Η πόλη της Αμμοχώστου δεν είναι οποιαδήποτε πόλη - είναι η πόλη μας, είναι η ευρωπαϊκή πόλη, είναι η πόλη που ανήκει στην Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση και αυτή τη στιγμή αυτή η πόλη ουσιαστικά βρίσκεται κάτω από τη διαρκή απειλή του Τούρκου εισβολέα. Πρέπει επιτέλους η Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση να απαιτήσει εδώ και τώρα να αποδοθεί αυτή η πόλη στους νόμιμους κατοίκους της, που είναι οι Έλληνες της Κύπρου, και είναι οι μόνοι που δικαιούνται να ζουν και να απολαμβάνουν τις περιουσίες τους μέσα στην πόλη της Αμμοχώστου, την ευρωπαϊκή μας πόλη.
Debate: Report on Turkey
Date: TUESDAY, 7 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Stanislav Polčák
Political group: PPE
Country: Czechia
Language: CS

Paní předsedající, já jsem tuto zprávu po jistých úvahách podpořil. Nakonec, musím se přiznat, nevidím plnoprávný status Turecka v Evropské unii. Vidím zde celou řadu problémů, které Turecko má s dodržováním lidských práv, s úrovní právního státu. Mohl bych zde vypočítávat další negativní zásahy, třeba zásahy turecké vlády do monetární politiky, ale přes všechny tyto problémy, myslím si, že je důležité ukázat tureckému lidu a občanům této země, že stojíme při nich, že se chceme jejich práv také zastat, že chceme vést dialog s jejich vládou, ať je jakákoli. A měli bychom se také připravit na dobu, kdy již pan Erdogan nebude u moci, na intenzivnější dialog s touto zemí. Ona patří do našeho těsného spojenectví, to je nepochybné. Ale nemyslím si, že má být smysluplná debata o plnoprávném statusu člena.
Debate: EU islands and cohesion policy
Date: TUESDAY, 7 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Stanislav Polčák
Political group: PPE
Country: Czechia
Language: CS

Paní předsedající, já bych chtěl zde sdělit, že jsem tento návrh zprávy podpořil. Je dobré ocenit úsilí, které věnuje Výbor pro regionální rozvoj tomuto tématu, vzdáleným regionům, protože ty se nesmí cítit opuštěny, a to ani v současných geopolitických konfliktech. Nám se neustále rozevírají nůžky v kvalitě života, v hospodářském rozvoji právě mezi kontinentální Evropou a našimi vzdálenými regiony. Myslím si, že je důležité se soustředit na toto téma, proto já jsem tuto zprávu podpořil. Musíme podpořit rozvoj v těchto zemích, samozřejmě rovněž jejich ekonomickou tranzici, modernizaci, která je v těchto zemích velmi pozvolná. A náš zájem dokládá i schválení této iniciativní zprávy.