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Debate: Preparation of the Special European Council meeting of February, in particular the need to develop sustainable solutions in the area of asylum and migration
Date: WEDNESDAY, 1 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Dacian Cioloş
Political group: Renew
Country: France
Language: RO

Domnule președinte, doamna ministră, în urmă cu câțiva ani, în 2016, reprezentam țara mea în Consiliul European cu același subiect pe agendă, politica de azil și migrație, și am impresia că de atunci discursul, din păcate, nu a avansat prea mult, nici problemele pe care le avem pe agendă, dar nici soluțiile. Mă aștept ca de data aceasta liderii, șefii de stat și de guvern, să ia decizii. E o chestiune de responsabilitate față de cetățenii europeni.  Și tot o chestiune de responsabilitate față de cetățenii români și bulgari este ca aceștia să nu fie luați ostatici în discuțiile acestea despre politica de azil și migrație și mă aștept de la președinția suedeză să joace un rol proactiv în a găsi o soluție pentru aderarea la Schengen a României și Bulgariei, la care cele două țări au drept prin tratat și știm cu toții că au îndeplinit condițiile.
Debate: Preparation of the Special European Council meeting of February, in particular the need to develop sustainable solutions in the area of asylum and migration
Date: WEDNESDAY, 1 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Mick Wallace
Political group: The Left
Country: Germany
Language: EN

Mr President, if the EU wants a sustainable solution in the area of asylum and migration, it should end all its support to NATO and the military industrial complex. We need to stop bombing people’s homes. We should stop sending arms into conflict zones. We should pursue a policy of peace and diplomacy in Ukraine. We should stop impoverishing the people of the Global South with financial imperialism. The EU must immediately end the systematic criminalisation of asylum seekers, end pushbacks and end the externalisation of the EU’s borders now. Abolish Frontex. The EU rightly acted quickly to provide protection and reception conditions to millions of Ukrainians in a matter of months under the Temporary Protection Directive. This proves that humane treatment of non-Ukrainian asylum seekers and refugees from Syria, Afghanistan and Libya is absolutely possible. We should welcome people fleeing persecution or repression from all places and not be selective about it.
Debate: Preparation of the Special European Council meeting of February, in particular the need to develop sustainable solutions in the area of asylum and migration
Date: WEDNESDAY, 1 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Costas Mavrides
Political group: S-D
Country: Latvia
Language: EL

Κύριε Πρόεδρε, προσδοκούμε ότι το Συμβούλιο θα καταλήξει επιτέλους σε ένα ευρωπαϊκό δεσμευτικό πλαίσιο για τη νόμιμη μετανάστευση και την προστασία του ασύλου για όσους το χρειάζονται, στη βάση της αλληλεγγύης και —επιτέλους— για αντιμετώπιση των γενεσιουργών αιτίων. Όμως, τώρα, τα κράτη μέλη της πρώτης γραμμής επωμίζονται όλο το βάρος, κοινωνικό και οικονομικό, μόνα τους. Ειδικά στην Ανατολική Μεσόγειο, η παράνομη μετανάστευση έχει θεσμικό, οργανωμένο διακινητή που έχει όνομα —είναι η Τουρκία του Ερντογάν, η οποία κατέχει παράνομα το 37% του εδάφους της Κύπρου της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης. Από εκεί διοχετεύονται συστηματικά και σκόπιμα αιτούντες άσυλο και παράνομοι μετανάστες. Τελειώνω, κύριε Πρόεδρε, με έναν αριθμό: στην Κύπρο τώρα έχουμε πέραν του 10% παράνομους μετανάστες και αιτούντες άσυλο. Αυτό για τον πληθυσμό της Γερμανίας αντιστοιχεί σε περίπου 8,5 εκατομμύρια ανθρώπους.
Debate: Preparation of the Special European Council meeting of February, in particular the need to develop sustainable solutions in the area of asylum and migration
Date: WEDNESDAY, 1 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Milan Brglez
Political group: S-D
Country: France
Language: SL

Gospod predsednik. Otroci, ki so prisiljeni v begunstvo in migracije, so posebej ranljiva kategorija. Izpostavljeni so ponižujočemu ravnanju, izkoriščanju, trgovini z ljudmi ter spolnim zlorabam. Vse to povzroča uničujoče posledice za njihovo duševno zdravje, ki pa se še povečujejo zaradi sistemskega nezakonitega vračanja prebežnikov ali „push-backov“, ki jih je bilo leta 2022 na evropski ravni 5700, 12 odstotkov od tega pa otrok. Zato pričakujem, da bo mehanizem EU na področju azila spoštoval človekove pravice, zagotovil varne in zakonite poti ter odgovornost za nepravilnosti na mejah, hkrati pa naj odpravi dvojna merila in upošteva tudi otrokove pravice. Že danes pa lahko države marsikaj naredijo, ker imamo mehanizma evropskega jamstva za otroke in evropske strategije za otrokove pravice. V nacionalne načrte pa morajo države prav posebno mesto nameniti otrokom z migrantskim in begunskim ozadjem.
Debate: Preparation of the Special European Council meeting of February, in particular the need to develop sustainable solutions in the area of asylum and migration
Date: WEDNESDAY, 1 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Maria Grapini
Political group: S-D
Country: Portugal
Language: RO

Domnule președinte, doamna ministră, domnule comisar, sigur, așa cum a spus și doamna președintă, trebuie rezolvată problema migrației - auzim aceste lucruri, cel puțin eu le aud din 2014 - cred că nu cu garduri, așa cum s-a spus aici, pentru că ar fi întoarcerea în primitiv, cred că prin măsuri foarte clare, prin implementare foarte clară, prin proceduri foarte clare în care să definim ce înseamnă migrația ilegală.  Eu sunt umanist în țara mea, într-un partid umanist, și vreau să ajutăm orice om care poate să fie ajutat, dar nici nu trebuie să vindem iluzii că mutăm continentele în Europa. Aici trebuie să fim foarte clari și cred că înțeleg supărarea statelor membre în care au ajuns migranții ilegal, dar nu cred că trebuie să rezolvăm o nedreptate cu altă nedreptate și confuzia voită făcută de Austria, prin care invocă migrația ca motiv pentru care să nu intre România și Bulgaria, este de fapt o încălcare a regulamentului. Și cer, doamna ministră, președinției suedeze și vă cer, domnule comisar, cunoașteți foarte bine România, să nu mai amestecăm lucrurile: un regulament european votat este obligatoriu pentru toate statele membre, deci și pentru Austria.
Debate: Preparation of the Special European Council meeting of February, in particular the need to develop sustainable solutions in the area of asylum and migration
Date: WEDNESDAY, 1 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Johannes Hahn
Language: EN

President Ursula von der Leyen presented the important figures candidly. Yes, irregular crossings are up by over 60% in 2022. Tragically, innocent lives continue to be lost. No, not all of these arrivings are in need of protection. Of those not in need of protection, indeed too few are returned. Asylum procedures take too long. That is why we continue to push hard for a common and structural solution and today’s debate showed again that such a solution is necessarily complex. In terms of legislation, we need to complete the new pact on migration and asylum. We need more cooperation between EU Member States and speedier domestic procedures. We need to further strengthen our partnerships with those third countries most concerned, including through visa policy, trade and investment cooperation. As Ursula von der Leyen showed earlier that there is momentum and concrete progress. We have proven to be able to respond to sudden demands through the instrumentalisation of persons by Belarus, the situation in the Western Balkans and the triggering of temporary protection for Ukrainians. Over time we have developed a migration and border management toolbox. We have stronger agencies and we have improved coordination. I am grateful for the clear message of ambition and support heard from the Swedish Council Presidency. All of us are aware that this is a priority for Europeans, independently from which angle they look at the very complex challenges of migration. We owe them to keep building a comprehensive solution which leads us to cover all the different aspects, uphold the law, control borders, save lives and provide opportunities, indeed, for legal migrants and our partner countries.
Debate: Preparation of the Special European Council meeting of February, in particular the need to develop sustainable solutions in the area of asylum and migration
Date: WEDNESDAY, 1 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Jessika Roswall 
Language: EN

As mentioned by the Commission President and several of you, we are currently facing a large number of irregular migrants. During the informal meeting of the Ministers of Justice and Home Affairs last week in Stockholm, the Ministers discussed the external dimension of migration. There were interesting discussions on returns, readmission and external borders. It is important that we continue moving forward with this work.  Regarding the Pact on Migration and Asylum, we are all aware that the negotiations of the pact will be difficult and are difficult and sensitive and that this will require time. The negotiations within Council have been progressing at a very good pace and much progress was made last year. Many of you have asked for the Council to deliver, but I would also like to recall that the European Parliament must do its part also to adopt its negotiating mandate before negotiations on all the files can be initiated. One such case is the Return Directive.  Since the beginning of the Swedish Presidency, work has started on the legislative text on the asylum and migration management regulation. We are confident that there is a general willingness among all the Member States to make progress and agree on a system which would provide solidarity and alleviate the burden of the effect on Member States and improve the functioning of the current system, including addressing secondary movements.  We recall that the joint roadmap agreed between the five rotating Presidencies and the European Parliament foresees an agreement on all legislative proposals by the end of the 2019-2024 legislature. We will do our best to make this happen.  Thank you again for the debate. The Presidency we will convey this to the European Council.
Debate: Preparation of the Special European Council meeting of February, in particular the need to develop sustainable solutions in the area of asylum and migration
Date: WEDNESDAY, 1 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Estrella Durá Ferrandis
Political group: S-D
Country: Netherlands
Language: ES

Destacamos así la importancia de no focalizar los esfuerzos de las negociaciones en el retorno, sino en mejorar las vías para la migración regular y en fortalecer los canales humanitarios para los solicitantes de asilo. Consiguiendo, de esta forma, no solamente un alivio de la crisis humanitaria sino, en adición, presentar soluciones al reto demográfico y a la falta de mano de obra en algunos sectores económicos de la Unión.
Debate: Preparation of the Special European Council meeting of February, in particular the need to develop sustainable solutions in the area of asylum and migration
Date: WEDNESDAY, 1 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Ibán García Del Blanco
Political group: S-D
Country: Italy
Language: ES

Destacamos así la importancia de no focalizar los esfuerzos de las negociaciones en el retorno, sino en mejorar las vías para la migración regular y en fortalecer los canales humanitarios para los solicitantes de asilo. Consiguiendo, de esta forma, no solamente un alivio de la crisis humanitaria sino, en adición, presentar soluciones al reto demográfico y a la falta de mano de obra en algunos sectores económicos de la Unión.
Debate: Preparation of the Special European Council meeting of February, in particular the need to develop sustainable solutions in the area of asylum and migration
Date: WEDNESDAY, 1 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Lina Gálvez Muñoz
Political group: S-D
Country: France
Language: ES

Destacamos así la importancia de no focalizar los esfuerzos de las negociaciones en el retorno, sino en mejorar las vías para la migración regular y en fortalecer los canales humanitarios para los solicitantes de asilo. Consiguiendo, de esta forma, no solamente un alivio de la crisis humanitaria sino, en adición, presentar soluciones al reto demográfico y a la falta de mano de obra en algunos sectores económicos de la Unión.
Debate: Preparation of the Special European Council meeting of February, in particular the need to develop sustainable solutions in the area of asylum and migration
Date: WEDNESDAY, 1 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: György Hölvényi
Political group: PPE
Country: Latvia
Language: HU

A migráció megfékezéséhez annak kiváló okait kell kezelnünk. Ilyen okok a biztonság, az oktatás és a munkalehetőségek hiánya. Látnunk kell, az elvándorlás nem jelent igazi megoldást sem az európai elöregedésére, sem pedig az afrikai országok társadalmi, gazdasági kihívásaira. Európa kapui nem állhatnak nyitva mindenki számára. Ne hagyjuk, hogy az illegális migráció és a menekültkérdés összemosásával a valóban rászorulóknak fordítsanak hátat.
Debate: Preparation of the Special European Council meeting of February, in particular the need to develop sustainable solutions in the area of asylum and migration
Date: WEDNESDAY, 1 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Javi López
Political group: S-D
Country: Belgium
Language: ES

Destacamos así la importancia de no focalizar los esfuerzos de las negociaciones en el retorno, sino en mejorar las vías para la migración regular y en fortalecer los canales humanitarios para los solicitantes de asilo. Consiguiendo, de esta forma, no solamente un alivio de la crisis humanitaria sino, en adición, presentar soluciones al reto demográfico y a la falta de mano de obra en algunos sectores económicos de la Unión.
Debate: Preparation of the Special European Council meeting of February, in particular the need to develop sustainable solutions in the area of asylum and migration
Date: WEDNESDAY, 1 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: César Luena
Political group: S-D
Country: Italy
Language: ES

Destacamos así la importancia de no focalizar los esfuerzos de las negociaciones en el retorno, sino en mejorar las vías para la migración regular y en fortalecer los canales humanitarios para los solicitantes de asilo. Consiguiendo, de esta forma, no solamente un alivio de la crisis humanitaria sino, en adición, presentar soluciones al reto demográfico y a la falta de mano de obra en algunos sectores económicos de la Unión.
Debate: Preparation of the Special European Council meeting of February, in particular the need to develop sustainable solutions in the area of asylum and migration
Date: WEDNESDAY, 1 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Benoît Lutgen
Political group: PPE
Country: Romania
Language: FR

En tant que décideurs politiques, nous devons prendre toutes nos responsabilités pour apporter des réponses pour lutter contre toutes les formes d’ingérence dans nos démocraties, tout en préservant l’ouverture qui doit toujours caractériser nos débats politiques. Je me réjouis particulièrement du fait que – et c'est là un point central du dossier - notre assemblée interdise aux entités non basées dans l'UE de financer des publicités politiques au sein de l’UE.  De même, ces "entités" devront dorénavant être localisées, identifiées et sanctionnées. Je me réjouis aussi du fait que les données personnelles des mineurs ne puissent pas être utilisées. Il est urgent que ce texte soit effectif avant les élections européennes de 2024.
Debate: Preparation of the Special European Council meeting of February, in particular the need to develop sustainable solutions in the area of asylum and migration
Date: WEDNESDAY, 1 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Adriana Maldonado López
Political group: S-D
Country: Portugal
Language: ES

Destacamos así la importancia de no focalizar los esfuerzos de las negociaciones en el retorno, sino en mejorar las vías para la migración regular y en fortalecer los canales humanitarios para los solicitantes de asilo. Consiguiendo, de esta forma, no solamente un alivio de la crisis humanitaria sino, en adición, presentar soluciones al reto demográfico y a la falta de mano de obra en algunos sectores económicos de la Unión.
Debate: Preparation of the Special European Council meeting of February, in particular the need to develop sustainable solutions in the area of asylum and migration
Date: WEDNESDAY, 1 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Pedro Marques
Political group: S-D
Country: Czechia
Language: PT

Sobre este assunto, cada vez de forma mais ruidosa e mais despudorada, as Senhoras e os Senhores Deputados têm ouvido o regresso da apologia dos muros, que julgávamos, se não ultrapassada, pelo menos adormecida. Quero apenas deixar registada a seguinte posição: não podemos deixar que a construção de cercas e de muros seja o eixo central da política de asilo e de migrações da União Europeia. O humanismo e o respeito pelos direitos humanos têm de estar no centro das nossas políticas. Os migrantes e refugiados não são menos humanos que qualquer um de nós.
Debate: Preparation of the Special European Council meeting of February, in particular the need to develop sustainable solutions in the area of asylum and migration
Date: WEDNESDAY, 1 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Marcos Ros Sempere
Political group: S-D
Country: Italy
Language: ES

Destacamos así la importancia de no focalizar los esfuerzos de las negociaciones en el retorno, sino en mejorar las vías para la migración regular y en fortalecer los canales humanitarios para los solicitantes de asilo. Consiguiendo, de esta forma, no solamente un alivio de la crisis humanitaria sino, en adición, presentar soluciones al reto demográfico y a la falta de mano de obra en algunos sectores económicos de la Unión.
Debate: Preparation of the Special European Council meeting of February, in particular the need to develop sustainable solutions in the area of asylum and migration
Date: WEDNESDAY, 1 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Domènec Ruiz Devesa
Political group: S-D
Country: Malta
Language: ES

Destacamos así la importancia de no focalizar los esfuerzos de las negociaciones en el retorno, sino en mejorar las vías para la migración regular y en fortalecer los canales humanitarios para los solicitantes de asilo. Consiguiendo, de esta forma, no solamente un alivio de la crisis humanitaria sino, en adición, presentar soluciones al reto demográfico y a la falta de mano de obra en algunos sectores económicos de la Unión.
Debate: Preparation of the Special European Council meeting of February, in particular the need to develop sustainable solutions in the area of asylum and migration
Date: WEDNESDAY, 1 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Nacho Sánchez Amor
Political group: S-D
Country: Poland
Language: ES

Destacamos así la importancia de no focalizar los esfuerzos de las negociaciones en el retorno, sino en mejorar las vías para la migración regular y en fortalecer los canales humanitarios para los solicitantes de asilo. Consiguiendo, de esta forma, no solamente un alivio de la crisis humanitaria sino, en adición, presentar soluciones al reto demográfico y a la falta de mano de obra en algunos sectores económicos de la Unión.
Debate: Preparation of the Special European Council meeting of February, in particular the need to develop sustainable solutions in the area of asylum and migration
Date: WEDNESDAY, 1 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Carlos Zorrinho
Political group: S-D
Language: PT

A conjunção das políticas na energia, no apoio à economia e na política monetária, começa a dar sinais de poder conter o pico inflacionista e esmagar menos as perspetivas de crescimento. Neste quadro, é fundamental que a União avance rapidamente com as medidas de modernização e investimento previstas para manter a competitividade económica face aos estímulos aplicados pelas grandes potências concorrentes e, em particular, pelos Estados Unidos da América.  A ação colaborativa deve também ter um foco social acentuado, protegendo os cidadãos europeus mais vulneráveis e apoiando as classes médias, numa lógica de dignidade, justiça e prevenção dos avanços populistas. No plano das migrações, é fundamental tomar medidas claras, tornando mais operacionais os processos de asilo, cooperando com os países de origem e apostando em corredores de imigração que se interliguem não apenas com a dimensão humanitária, mas também a inserção dos migrantes no tecido socioeconómico da União, quando essa for a vontade das duas partes.
Debate: Transparency and targeting of political advertising
Date: WEDNESDAY, 1 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Katarina Barley
Country: Germany
Language: DE

Als nächster Punkt der Tagesordnung folgt die Aussprache über den Bericht von Sandro Gozi im Namen des Ausschusses für Binnenmarkt und Verbraucherschutz über den Vorschlag für eine Verordnung des Europäischen Parlaments und des Rates über die Transparenz und das Targeting politischer Werbung (
Debate: Transparency and targeting of political advertising
Date: WEDNESDAY, 1 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Sabine Verheyen
Country: Finland
Language: DE

Ich glaube, dass wir im Parlament einen ausgewogenen Ansatz finden konnten. Während wir im Offline-Bereich ja schon oftmals strengere Maßnahmen hatten durch Medienregulierung, durch Verordnungen und Gesetze, die auf der nationalen Ebene erhoben wurden, um Inhalt und Werbung sauber zu trennen, wurde nun auch der Online-Bereich entsprechend angepasst. Unbezahlte Inhalte sind nicht erfasst, und freier und kritischer Journalismus sowie politische Berichterstattung und Informationen sind keine Werbung und fallen daher auch nicht unter diese Verordnung. Sie sind ein essentieller Bestandteil unserer Demokratie, und das war uns gerade im Ausschuss für Kultur und Bildung besonders wichtig.  Wir ziehen auch die besonderen Voraussetzungen der traditionellen Medien in Betracht, denn auch wenn sich unser Leben heute oftmals digital abspielt, erfreuen sich die traditionellen Medien noch großer Beliebtheit und erfüllen einen wichtigen gesellschaftlichen Auftrag. Sie sind nach wie vor eine zuverlässige Informationsquelle und sollten nicht mit überbordender Bürokratie überzogen werden. In einer Zeit, in der wir genauer hinschauen, kann diese Verordnung uns allen Rechtssicherheit und mehr Transparenz geben und vor allem eine wichtige Rolle beim Schutz unserer Demokratie spielen.
Debate: Transparency and targeting of political advertising
Date: WEDNESDAY, 1 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Dragoş Tudorache
Country: Lithuania
Language: EN

Online targeting and ad delivery techniques have grown to be the business model for the big tech industry. It capitalises on our personal data, including very sensitive one, and not only the data that we consciously provide, but also the one that is inferred from our daily online activities. The use of such data creates specific audiences, fosters polarisation, causes deep divisions in our societies, risking the integrity of public debate, of electoral processes and ultimately of our democracies.  As LIBE rapporteur, my colleague, Anna Donáth, is proud of the broad agreement and the solid text found in this House to counter these unhealthy practices and to protect our democracies and fundamental rights by restricting the use of those data. Instead, we propose a system based only on consent on personal data provided by the users.  Additionally, this House worked hard to achieve an effective European enforcement mechanism with the European Data Protection Board in the lead. Our EP report gives protection to our citizens from the misuse of personal data and preserves European democracies from interference, manipulations and disinformation from malicious political actors.