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Debate: European Citizens’ Initiative "Save bees and farmers! Towards a bee-friendly agriculture for a healthy environment"
Date: THURSDAY, 16 MARCH 2023
Speaker: Juozas Olekas
Political group: S-D
Country: Spain
Language: LT

Pirmininke, Komisijos nare, mieli kolegos! Prisipažinsiu, aš pats auginu bites, kaip ir mano tėtis, senelis ir prosenelis. Dabar sukti medų man padeda mano vaikai ir anūkai, todėl puikiai suprantu neįkainuojamą apdulkintųjų svarbą aplinkai, žemės ūkiui, netgi šeimos ir kultūros ryšiams. Lietuvoje bitės visada buvo ypač gerbiamos ir mylimos. Švenčiausi mūsų draugystės ryšiai buvo sutvirtinami dalinantis bitėmis. Bites apsaugoti būtina. Negalima leisti joms beprasmiškai žūti dėl bitininkų ir ūkininkų nesusikalbėjimo, netinkamų cheminių medžiagų naudojimo, turime jas apsaugoti nuo naujų ligų ir parazitų. Tačiau šiandien mūsų diskusijos tema apsaugome bites ir ūkininkus. Ir noriu pabrėžti, kad turime atkreipti dėmesį ir į ūkininkų, auginančių mums maistą ir užtikrinančių kaimo gyvybingumą, padėtį. Jeigu ribojime vienų įrankių, tokių kaip sintetiniai pesticidai ar herbicidai, naudojimą, turime juos pakeisti ne mažiau efektyviomis priemonėmis. Tai naujos veisimo ir ūkininkavimo technologijos, biologiniai ar organiniai pesticidai. Turime užtikrinti, kad mokslo ir technologijų naujovės pasiektų ūkininkus ir būtų jiems prieinamos. Kad visi Europos ūkininkai gautų vienodas tiesiogines išmokas ir tada galėsime gyventi darnioje ir sveikoje aplinkoje.
Debate: European Citizens’ Initiative "Save bees and farmers! Towards a bee-friendly agriculture for a healthy environment"
Date: THURSDAY, 16 MARCH 2023
Speaker: Seán Kelly
Political group: PPE
Country: Greece
Language: EN

In fairness to the new CAP, it does try and support farmers in this regard because the space for nature and biodiversity measures reward farmers for helping to create a better environment for all bees and all other aspects in nature. And as a result, of course, we hope we will have more bees buzzing about Europe accordingly. However, I would like to address one point made by MEP Avram, from S&D, when she said Argentina and Brazil were doubling the use of their pesticides. Now, if we’re going to do deals with those, that has to be taken into account, and I think the Commission should look carefully and analyse what she said and establish the facts.
Debate: European Citizens’ Initiative "Save bees and farmers! Towards a bee-friendly agriculture for a healthy environment"
Date: THURSDAY, 16 MARCH 2023
Speaker: Tsvetelina Penkova
Political group: S-D
Country: Croatia
Language: BG

Г-н Председател, излишно е да казваме колко са важни пчелите. Чухме го достатъчно много в този дебат. Аз ще насоча вниманието в три конкретни предложения какво и как трябва да направим. На първо място, за да помогнем наистина на пчеларите и за да могат те да произвеждат качествени пчелни продукти, трябва да се вземат най-строги мерки за забрана на всички пестициди, които доказано имат негативно влияние върху здравето на пчелите. На второ място, време е да сменим философията на европейските програми, подпомагащи пчеларите. Те трябва да са насочени не към големите производители, а към индивидуалните фермери и малките семейни производства. И на трето, но не на последно място, нека да гарантираме адекватни изкупни цени на меда и да се борим срещу нерегулирания внос на некачествени пчелни продукти от трети страни. Нашите пчелари заслужават техният труд да бъде подпомаган и да се заплаща адекватно.
Debate: European Citizens’ Initiative "Save bees and farmers! Towards a bee-friendly agriculture for a healthy environment"
Date: THURSDAY, 16 MARCH 2023
Speaker: Karen Melchior
Political group: Renew
Country: Estonia
Language: DA

Hr. formand! Tusind tak til de borgere, som har skrevet under i mere end 11 lande i Europa. Vi har brug for at tale om, hvad det er, der sker i vores natur, og hvad det er, der sker med vores insekter. Fordi bierne i vores natur er under pres, bisværme dør, og vi ved ikke hvorfor, men fordi vi ikke ved præcist hvorfor, betyder det ikke, at vi ikke skal handle. Vi bliver nødt til at se på at få nedbragt brugen af sprøjtemidler, når vi ser på vores landbrugsstøtte, og når vi ser på den nye reform af pesticidlovgivningen. Men vi skal også se på, hvordan vi indretter vores natur, vores landbrug og vores byer, fordi vi kan alle sammen handle for at beskytte de vilde bier. Vi bliver nødt til at tænke insektkorridorer ind i den måde, vi indretter vores landskab på, have levende hegn og skiftende afgrøder, således at der er blomster, som bestøverne kan leve af hele året rundt, og vi ikke har monokultur. Men også i din egen have kan du gøre noget. Du kan lade bunken af blade ligge, sådan at de vilde bier kan overleve der, så de kan bygge rede, sådan at der kan være vilde bier i din have. Og du kan sørge for, ligesom landmændene, at der er blomster, sådan at insekterne kan leve og spise hele året.
Debate: European Citizens’ Initiative "Save bees and farmers! Towards a bee-friendly agriculture for a healthy environment"
Date: THURSDAY, 16 MARCH 2023
Speaker: Manuela Ripa
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Spain
Language: DE

Herr Präsident! Der Erfolg dieser Europäischen Bürgerinitiative zur Rettung von Bienen und Bauern ist ein lauter Weckruf an die Politik und an die Gesellschaft, die zu wenig für den Schutz unserer Artenvielfalt und unserer Ernährung unternimmt. Diese Europäische Bürgerinitiative zeigt ganz eindeutig, dass immer mehr Menschen in ganz Europa es nicht mehr hinnehmen wollen, dass wir mit der derzeitigen EU-Agrarpolitik an dem Ast sägen, auf dem wir sitzen. Die drastisch abnehmende Artenvielfalt, die Belastung des Grundwassers mit Nitraten, die zerstörten Böden sowie der Beitrag der industriellen Landwirtschaft zum Klimawandel erzwingen ein Umdenken. Das nationale Gegenstück dieser Europäischen Bürgerinitiative war übrigens das von meiner Partei, der ÖDP, initiierte Volksbegehren Artenvielfalt in Bayern, das Bayern jetzt zu einem der besten Naturschutzgesetze Europas verhalf. Und diese Europäische Bürgerinitiative verdient den gleichen Erfolg. Sie ist wichtiger denn je. Deshalb ist mein Appell an die Kollegen: Folgt nicht der Agrarlobby, sondern nehmt den Erfolg der Europäischen Bürgerinitiative mit all ihren Forderungen als einen Auftrag, der uns alle Rückenwind gibt für dringend benötigte Schritte hin zu einer nachhaltigen Landwirtschaft und zur Wiederherstellung der biologischen Vielfalt.
Debate: European Citizens’ Initiative "Save bees and farmers! Towards a bee-friendly agriculture for a healthy environment"
Date: THURSDAY, 16 MARCH 2023
Speaker: João Pimenta Lopes
Political group: The Left
Country: Romania
Language: PT

Senhor Presidente, sem polinizadores seria substancialmente reduzida a capacidade e qualidade produtiva agroalimentar. Não falamos só da abelha do mel, mas do imenso conjunto de abelhas solitárias e comunitárias e outros insetos insubstituíveis na polinização. É necessária investigação neste domínio, visando a redução do uso e dependência da utilização de pesticidas. Caminho oposto aos interesses das multinacionais farmacêuticas e agroindustriais, que exige não apenas o investimento público na investigação, como a criação de capacidade técnica e produtiva nacional. Mas, é um erro afunilar a discussão nos pesticidas. É necessário questionar o modelo produtivo, alavancado nas orientações de uma PAC que privilegia a crescente concentração da produção agrícola, a monocultura e intensificação do modelo produtivo, e o abandono não só das espécies e modelos tradicionais, como dos pequenos e médios produtores, contribuindo, por essa via, para a redução da biodiversidade, também dos polinizadores. Senhora Comissária, repetimos, hoje, o debate de junho do ano passado, onde a questionei. Desde então, a Comissão nada fez para responder a estas questões.
Debate: European Citizens’ Initiative "Save bees and farmers! Towards a bee-friendly agriculture for a healthy environment"
Date: THURSDAY, 16 MARCH 2023
Speaker: Mairead McGuinness
Language: EN

If you look at this citizens’ initiative, it is very much in sync with the Commission’s ongoing efforts to address the decline of biodiversity and accelerate the transition towards more sustainable agriculture and for us as policymakers, that support of our citizens is key. I think it also confirms that we are on the right track with the strategies we adopted under the European Green Deal and with the two proposals on nature restoration and the sustainable use of plant protection products. But I recognise there is a lot of debate still to be had on those proposals. We will now, with this citizens’ initiative, enter the final stage. The Commission will have its formal response, draw its conclusions and announce any action it may intend to take as a follow—up. And that will be done by way of reply by 7 April. I want to also share with you two other proposals we’re examining under successful initiatives from citizens. One is ‘Stop Finning – Stop the Trade’ and the second one, ‘Save Cruelty-Free Cosmetics’, and there will be one more to follow. I think citizens of Europe are engaging more in our policymaking – that’s growing stronger and it’s welcome. But I do hope that it’s reflected in higher turnouts at the next elections for the European Parliament. I think our debate and the European citizens’ initiative shows that we take very seriously the concerns expressed by citizens, and we do need the trust of citizens in our ongoing work. If I may, without diverting too much, I was very happy, Madame Melchior, that you mentioned gardeners and gardening and that bees are also in urban areas and that perhaps we are all tidying up nature too much. And maybe we should just let it be.
Debate: Advancing the  Bridgetown Agenda
Date: THURSDAY, 16 MARCH 2023
Speaker: Mairead McGuinness
Language: EN

As we all know, we faced globally many short- and long—term crises over the past few years, and those crises have shown that we need more and better finance that is more readily available to help the most vulnerable countries address global challenges like climate change or pandemics. Both low- and some middle—income countries are particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Climate—related shocks have the potential to be highly destabilising and the action needed to address them can be overwhelming to the affected countries and communities. So we do need to think about what people are most in need of support, not just which countries. However, rebalanced funding should not come at the expense of low—income countries. We need to maintain the resources allocated to the poorest countries and to fragile or conflict—affected regions. Recent reports highlight the gaps in financing for the green transition and for responding to the needs of countries most vulnerable to climate change. This initiative proposes ways to address these gaps in a substantive and operational way. Many of its proposals are being discussed in the preparatory working groups for the Summit for a New Global Financial Pact organised by President Macron and Prime Minister Mottley. This will take place in June. The European Commission is actively engaged in these working groups. The European Union and its Member States are the largest providers of climate finance in the world. But we all know that public finance will never be enough to respond to the scale of the climate and environmental challenge, either in Europe or indeed globally. All actors need to be on board. This includes the private sector and multilateral development banks. The Bridgetown proposals are particularly relevant for multilateral development banks and the reform process they have recently launched, including the World Bank Evolution Roadmap. The evolution of multilateral development banks will be the focus of many discussions in the coming months in international forums. That includes the World Bank and the IMF spring meetings in April, then their annual meetings in October. The Global Financial Pact summit in June, organised by President Macron and Prime Minister Mottley, is expected to generate additional momentum for the reform process. This was discussed last week by EU Ministers for Development and a process has started to identify a common European position. Colleagues, I now look forward to your views.
Debate: Advancing the  Bridgetown Agenda
Date: THURSDAY, 16 MARCH 2023
Speaker: Stanislav Polčák
Political group: PPE
Country: Czechia
Language: CS

A v tomto kontextu se v roce 2022 na Barbadosu zřídila právě zmíněná bridgetownská iniciativa. Jejím cílem je mobilizovat více soukromých a finančních prostředků na klimatickou transformaci a lepší odolnost vůči přírodním pohromám způsobeným změnou klimatu. Je sice pravda, že malé ostrovní státy představují jen 1 % světové populace, ale pokud k nim připočítáme 3,3 miliardy lidí žijících v oblasti tropů, nabývá právě bridgetownská iniciativa výrazně širšího významu. Lepší ochrany zmíněných zemí před ničivými dopady změny klimatu lze dosáhnout například tím, že do dluhových nástrojů budou zahrnuty doložky o přírodních katastrofách. Bridgetownská iniciativa podnítila tu debatu také na konferenci COP27.  Já jsem přesvědčen, že odpovědnost za ničivé dopady změny klimatu je sdílená a nejzranitelnější země si zaslouží naši podporu a pomoc. Nemohou zůstat v tomto riziku samy, nemohou nést toto tíživé břemeno samy. Jsem velmi rád, že paní komisařka již oznámila, že start procesu podpory těmto zemím započal i na evropské úrovni.
Debate: Advancing the  Bridgetown Agenda
Date: THURSDAY, 16 MARCH 2023
Speaker: Carlos Zorrinho
Political group: S-D
Language: PT

Um em cada cinco países – com particular incidência nos países de médio e baixo rendimento per capita – vive sob pressão financeira e orçamental agudas. As consequências desta crise sistémica para o sistema financeiro internacional, para a estabilidade política e para o combate às alterações climáticas são catastróficas. Saúdo a Comissão Europeia por reconhecer que a Agenda de Bridgetown é um instrumento de ação fundamental e por apoiar a sua concretização. A Comissão assume – tal como já o tinha feito, em 20 de fevereiro, o Conselho de Ministros dos Negócios Estrangeiros da União Europeia – o seu compromisso com uma reforma do sistema financeiro global que reduza a pressão da dívida dos países de médio e baixo rendimento e redirecione as prioridades do Banco Mundial e dos outros bancos multilaterais de desenvolvimento para o cumprimento dos objetivos do desenvolvimento sustentável e, em particular, para a agenda do clima. Como potência multilateral que ambiciona liderar as transições gémeas, embebendo nela os seus valores de liberdade e solidariedade, e dar um forte contributo para o cumprimento do Acordo de Paris e da Agenda 2030, a União Europeia deve continuar, assim, a apoiar a Agenda de Bridgetown. Neste contexto, não posso deixar de sublinhar a importância da parceria África—Caraíbas—Pacífico—União Europeia e a urgência de assinar e colocar em vigor o Acordo de Pós—Cotonu.
Debate: Advancing the  Bridgetown Agenda
Date: THURSDAY, 16 MARCH 2023
Speaker: Stéphane Bijoux
Political group: Renew
Country: Spain
Language: FR

La question de la résilience, de la résistance au dérèglement climatique est non seulement une question de survie, mais c’est aussi une question d’argent. Et il faut en parler parce que cela coûte cher de reconstruire, de s’adapter, d’innover. Et ces pays en première ligne ont besoin de plus de financements avec des procédures plus simples et surtout plus rapides. L’agenda de Bridgetown porte des propositions fortes pour débloquer l’accès à des milliards d’euros d’investissements indispensables pour construire cette résilience climatique. Mais pour réussir, nous devons mettre tout le monde autour de la table: les pays développés, les pays en développement, les institutions financières, le secteur privé également. Cette démarche inclusive est impérative pour arriver à des résultats concrets. Vous l’avez dit, en juin prochain, la France organisera un sommet crucial pour un nouveau pacte financier mondial. Nous aurons alors l’obligation, l’obligation d’avancer tous ensemble, de partager des solutions, de soutenir des initiatives locales au plus près du terrain pour lutter contre cette spirale infernale du dérèglement climatique. L’heure est à la coopération, à la solidarité, à l’efficacité. Nous devons agir. Agir vite. Nous n’avons plus le temps.
Debate: Advancing the  Bridgetown Agenda
Date: THURSDAY, 16 MARCH 2023
Speaker: Dominique Bilde
Political group: ID
Country: Germany
Language: FR

Une situation à laquelle certains prêts conclus avec la Chine ne sont pas étrangers. Cette dernière se ferait d’ailleurs tirer l’oreille pour participer équitablement à un éventuel effort mondial d’allégement. Du reste, la dette chinoise non visible, c’est-à-dire l’endettement non comptabilisé par le FMI, pèse lourdement sur les États insulaires en développement qui sont au cœur de cet agenda. En la matière, commençons donc par exiger que chacun prenne ses responsabilités. Plus avant, force est de constater que la transparence n’est, hélas, pas toujours au rendez-vous. La Barbade, pays fer de lance de l’agenda, figurait en février sur la liste grise du GAFI en matière de blanchiment d’argent et de financement du terrorisme, notamment. De même que la Jamaïque ou Haïti. Bref, si l’agenda comporte des points pertinents, les fondamentaux du développement sont immuables: une gestion publique irréprochable et une transparence propre à inspirer confiance aux investisseurs et aux bailleurs de fonds. Tant que ces conditions ne seront pas réunies, hisser les pays les plus vulnérables au niveau de développement que l’on espère serait, hélas, illusoire.
Debate: Advancing the  Bridgetown Agenda
Date: THURSDAY, 16 MARCH 2023
Speaker: Petros Kokkalis
Political group: The Left
Country: Hungary
Language: EN

A few months ago, at COP27, we arrived at the historic, brave and just recognition of the liability of the Global North for loss and damage in the Global South. The idea is that those most affected by climate change are those least responsible for it and least able to adapt and should not be forced deeper into our debt to pay for the damage we inflicted upon them. As tropical storms increase in frequency and catastrophic intensity due to climate change, Caribbean islands endure billions in damages and are obliged to take on unsustainable debt for humanitarian aid and reconstruction. Hurricane Maria, in 2017, brought USD 1.3 billion of damage, and that is two and a half times the annual GDP of Dominica. Clearly, the UNFCCC’s means to address loss and damage are exhausted. This is why we must push for a new climate Bretton Woods, a radical transformation of the global financial architecture with climate justice at the forefront and debt relief to provide the fiscal space to invest in just transition adaptation and civic protection for those that need it most. We must also heed the calls of Mia Mottley to place a loss and damage levy on fossil fuel companies, bearing in mind that, in 2022, total Global North to South climate finance was USD 90 billion, which is a quarter of the profits of just six fossil fuel companies, which were USD 360 billion. Clearly, it is time to end the current neoliberal global economic order, which has prioritised corporate profits over democratic development and is endangering human health, planetary integrity and global peace. This new financial architecture must be based on principles of equity, solidarity and sustained common progress within our common planetary boundaries. By prioritising climate justice, debt cancellation and systemic transformation of the financial system, we cannot build a sustainable and just world for all. So, dear Commissioner, 2023 is critical, and as a major donor to the World Bank, we urge you to lead an ambitious reform with people, democracy and planet at its heart.
Debate: Advancing the  Bridgetown Agenda
Date: THURSDAY, 16 MARCH 2023
Speaker: Ivan Vilibor Sinčić
Political group: NI
Country: Czechia
Language: HR

Poštovani predsjedavajući, globalna financijska infrastruktura treba radikalnu transformaciju a inicijativa iz Bridgetowna nije dovoljno veliki korak k tom cilju.  Upravo ovih dana vidimo propadanje velikih zapadnih banaka. Financijski sustav kakav dolazi sa Zapada, a koji se zasniva na dužničkoj doktrini i beskrajnom zaduživanju, koji se zasniva na tome da je realna ekonomija podređena financijskim tržištima, umjesto obrnuto, nepravedan je, eksploatacijski i neodrživ. Dovoljno je pogledati po kojim cijenama se kapital nudi Americi, a po kolikim afričkim državama? Opći trend na Zapadu je trend povećanja novčane mase, a u zadnjih nekoliko godina, osobito od početka corona krize, došlo je do stvaranja nevjerojatnih količina novih dolara i novih eura. Udio američkog dolara u svjetskoj trgovini, a osobito trgovini naftom iz godine u godinu opada. Imamo, dakle, sve više novca, a sve je manje onih koji ga žele koristiti. I sve je manje tržišta koja ga zapravo trebaju. Ako se ta dva trenda nastave i dalje, to nikako ne može dobro završiti niti za dolar, niti za Zapad. U isto vrijeme, zemlje BRICS-a rade na projektima izbacivanja dolara i zamjene istog drugim valutama, a Zapad to više nema snage zaustaviti.  Zbacivanje jarma, financijske eksploatacije bit će konačan korak dekolonizacije i ravnopravnosti naroda Afrike, Azije i Amerike.
Debate: Advancing the  Bridgetown Agenda
Date: THURSDAY, 16 MARCH 2023
Speaker: Hervé Juvin
Political group: NI
Country: Austria
Language: FR

Monsieur le Président, Madame la Commissaire, l'Agenda de la Barbade a l'avantage de souligner le caractère manifestement insoutenable d'un système qui confronte quelques-uns des pays les plus pauvres du monde, comme la Barbade, comme récemment le Pakistan, aux conséquences de dérèglements environnementaux dont ils ne sont pour rien la cause. Mais ne nous y trompons pas. Des institutions internationales, un système bancaire et financier, un capitalisme devenu totalitaire qui ignore la concurrence, le marché comme la démocratie ne pourront pas résoudre eux-mêmes les problèmes qu'ils ont largement contribué à créer.  C'est pourquoi nous demandons un changement des normes comptables qui survalorisent les flux au détriment des stocks. C'est pourquoi nous demandons une révision des exigences de rendement financier manifestement incompatibles avec la survie des écosystèmes et le renouvellement des ressources naturelles. C'est pourquoi il faut rapidement procéder à la taxation des mouvements internationaux de capitaux qui sont totalement adverses à des sociétés résilientes et à des territoires durables. Retenons la parole de Keynes, le premier localiste: produisons chez nous tout ce qu'il est raisonnablement capable de produire, mais surtout que la finance et la banque demeurent nationales.
Debate: Advancing the  Bridgetown Agenda
Date: THURSDAY, 16 MARCH 2023
Speaker: Mick Wallace
Political group: The Left
Country: Germany
Language: EN

Mr President, the World Bank and IMF are colonial institutions. They belong to a bygone era designed to make rich countries richer by running up colossal debts on poor countries. We know this because since the inception of these financial institutions, we’ve had rising absolute inequality. In fact, since 1960, global inequality has tripled. So much for the world’s largest development bank. These deeply undemocratic institutions need to be either abolished or completely reimagined if they are to be in any way helpful for tackling the combination of crises that we’re facing in this century. We have a spiralling climate crisis, and despite all our talk, we have not come to terms with the gravity of it all. By 2050, it is reckoned that we will have 1.2 billion climate refugees. What are we going to do? How are poor countries going to rebuild homes and communities? How can this be done with the shackles of debt, the ball and chain of conditionality? We need to rewire the whole international financial system. More debt is more colonialism.