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Debate: Keeping commitments and delivering military assistance to Ukraine
Date: TUESDAY, 16 JANUARY 2024
Speaker: Miapetra Kumpula-Natri
Political group: S-D
Country: France
Language: EN

Mr President, dear Commissioner and Council, we approach the second horrible anniversary of Russia’s brutal attack on Ukraine. It is good to share here this common strong spirit for supporting Ukraine militarily, economically, financially and politically. The Council has to overcome Orbán and find solutions for the EUR 50 billion. No country fights without electricity, schools, hospitals and functioning society. We support and build our capacity for arms production in Europe, but we have to stop helping Russia and the Russian military too. Don’t you agree? We have to ensure that the battlefield goods are not exported from the European Union to Russia, despite sanctions. Circumventions of sanctions must stop. Customs statistics show that EU countries’ exports to central Asian countries grew by 80% in a year. Shocking headlines in the media talk about the goods which look like they are destined for central Asia, but they end up in Russia. We have to put more pressure on third countries, but, to put end to this, also not to accept any European company to make money with the blood of Ukrainians. As the new Chair for the Russia monitoring group in the International Trade Committee, I promise we will not look overlook sanctions commonly agreed.
Debate: Keeping commitments and delivering military assistance to Ukraine
Date: TUESDAY, 16 JANUARY 2024
Speaker: Lukas Mandl
Political group: PPE
Country: Portugal
Language: DE

Herr Präsident, Herr Vizepräsident der Europäischen Kommission, liebe Kolleginnen und Kollegen! Eine wichtige Wahl für die Welt war die Vorwahl der Republikanischen Partei im amerikanischen Bundesstaat Iowa, weil sie ein Schlaglicht darauf wirft, was in einem negativen Fall für das Jahr 2024 zu erwarten ist, nämlich ein Wiederantreten oder eine Wiederwahl des früheren US-Präsidenten. Eine wichtige Wahl war jene in Taiwan, die von der Volksrepublik China scharf kritisiert wird, obwohl sie eine freie Wahl war, die klar zum Ausdruck gebracht hat, was die Bürgerinnen und Bürger von Taiwan wollen. Warum erwähne ich das? Weil wir im Jahr 2024 vor riesigen Herausforderungen stehen: Europa ist noch immer nicht im Frieden, es ist noch immer Krieg auf dem europäischen Kontinent durch den Angriff von Putin-Russland auf ein wichtiges europäisches Land, ein großes europäisches Land, das sich selbst mit großer Tapferkeit verteidigt und das in dieser Verteidigung unterstützt wird von der Europäischen Union, von ihren Mitgliedstaaten. Wir müssen uns selbstbewusst behaupten können als EU in diesen Zeiten, weil die Hilfe von anderen Teilen der Welt eher nicht mehr zu erwarten ist.
Debate: Keeping commitments and delivering military assistance to Ukraine
Date: TUESDAY, 16 JANUARY 2024
Speaker: Seán Kelly
Political group: PPE
Country: Greece
Language: EN

Now, he has turned his economy into a war economy, where everything is going into fighting against Ukraine. It doesn’t worry him that over 370 000 Russian soldiers have been killed. He will allow, gladly, another 370 000 Russian soldiers to be killed in pursuit of his vanity project.  We, however, must stand united in Europe, in supporting Ukraine, and we must not allow anybody – Viktor Orbán, Putin’s pompous puppet in Europe – to derail our efforts to support Ukraine.
Debate: Keeping commitments and delivering military assistance to Ukraine
Date: TUESDAY, 16 JANUARY 2024
Speaker: Maria Grapini
Political group: S-D
Country: Portugal
Language: RO

Domnule președinte, domnule comisar, stimați colegi, faptul că discutăm acum despre ajutorul pe care continuăm să îl dăm Ucrainei, războiul durând atâta timp, înseamnă că diplomația americană și diplomația europeană a fost un eșec, pentru că mor zilnic oameni, și în Ucraina, și în Rusia.  Cel mai important lucru este viața oamenilor. Sigur că trebuie să ajutăm Ucraina, dar trebuie să vedem cum o ajutăm. Există un plan? Știm ce se întâmplă? Până când furnizăm arme? Până când dăm bani? Care e finalitatea ? Nu se știe…. Cetățenii ne întreabă.  Apoi, mai este o problemă, domnule vicepreședinte al Comisiei, știm bine că încă avem probleme cu Ucraina legat de respectarea anumitor lucruri. Cetățenilor, minorităților din Ucraina nu li se respectă drepturile. Românii nu au dreptul la limba română.  E un eșec modul cum am vrut să ajutăm Ucraina cu traversarea pieței interne a Uniunii Europene cu cerealele spre alte zone terțe, e un eșec și fermierii sunt în stradă. Trebuie să analizăm aceste lucruri la pachet. Nu putem să răspundem cetățenilor noștri ce facem cu echitatea în piața internă.
Debate: Keeping commitments and delivering military assistance to Ukraine
Date: TUESDAY, 16 JANUARY 2024
Speaker: Riho Terras
Political group: PPE
Country: Italy
Language: EN

Mr President, I had a discussion with President Zelenskyy last week in Tallinn, and his question was how could Europe keep their promises? One million shells is the promise Europe gave to Ukraine, and we are not able to fulfil that. What are the Commission’s and Council’s steps to achieving this one million rounds up to March? That’s my first question.  And second, is it possible to go to the Council meeting and ask all the European Member States to provide 0.25 % of the GDP to support Ukraine in its war against Russian aggression?
Debate: Keeping commitments and delivering military assistance to Ukraine
Date: TUESDAY, 16 JANUARY 2024
Speaker: Juozas Olekas
Political group: S-D
Country: Spain
Language: LT

Pirmininke, gerbiami kolegos. Dvejopi jausmai apima klausantis šių diskusijų. Pirma, man atrodo, reikia mums suprasti, kad ukrainiečiai gina ne savo laisvę, bet gina mūsų laisvę. Agresorius, kuris okupavęs dalį Sakartvelo, dalį Moldovos, dalį Ukrainos, nesustos, jeigu jam bus leidžiama. Antras dalykas, kolegos jau paminėjo, kiek netolygiai šalys narės remia Ukrainą ginkluote. Susitarkite, gerbiama Komisija, gerbiama Taryba, ar tikrai per dvejus metus mes negalime rasti sutarimo? Tik žadame ir labai mažai padarome to, ko šiandien reikia. Ne po mėnesio, ne po metų, bet dabar reikia, kad nežūtų žmonės ir kad būtų apsaugota Ukraina ir būtų apsaugota Europos Sąjunga. Pabandykite padaryti tai, ką jūs turėtumėte padaryti.
Debate: Keeping commitments and delivering military assistance to Ukraine
Date: TUESDAY, 16 JANUARY 2024
Speaker: Clare Daly
Political group: The Left
Country: France
Language: EN

Mr President, it’s almost the second anniversary of the war in Ukraine, a war that it is now openly acknowledged could have ended in the first few months if the West hadn’t vetoed the April 2022 peace deal. Instead, ye told Ukraine to fight on, and the result of that is hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians lost four provinces and any hope of independence ever again. Ukraine is trapped in an unwinnable stalemate, and the only way out is to painfully cut its losses.  And rather than abandoning your lunacy in the midst of a crushing cost of living crisis brought on by your breathtaking stupidity, you want the citizens of Europe to cough up more fuel for the fire in military assistance. And you have the audacity to say that that is done to help Ukraine. The only people you’re helping are the shareholders in the arms companies. Now, your commitment to ongoing war might be unshakeable; don’t expect the citizens of Europe to follow suit. You sound like a bunch of deluded maniacs...
Debate: Keeping commitments and delivering military assistance to Ukraine
Date: TUESDAY, 16 JANUARY 2024
Speaker: Juan Fernando López Aguilar
Political group: S-D
Country: Germany
Language: ES

Señor presidente, señor vicepresidente Šefčovič, en los dos años de la guerra de agresión de la Rusia de Putin contra Ucrania, una clara mayoría de este Parlamento Europeo ha dado señales de su determinación de apoyar a Ucrania desde el punto de vista humanitario —la Directiva de protección temporal—, desde el punto de vista financiero y también desde el punto de vista armamentístico.  Pero se escuchan voces críticas. No son mayoría, pero la mejor forma de desactivar cualquier capacidad de persuasión de esa crítica es la senda que esta mañana ha subrayado de nuevo el primer ministro De Croo, en representación de la Presidencia belga: una Unión Europea globalmente relevante con una política exterior de seguridad y defensa común, que —cuando superemos esta fase militar que, cronificada, amenaza con una guerra de desgaste y hasta de agotamiento— sea capaz de saber cuáles serán las condiciones de la contribución de la Unión Europea a una paz aceptable para Ucrania. Es la única forma de salir de esta situación que produce desazón y hasta desesperación en buena parte de la ciudadanía europea.
Debate: Keeping commitments and delivering military assistance to Ukraine
Date: TUESDAY, 16 JANUARY 2024
Speaker: Fabio Massimo Castaldo
Political group: NI
Country: France
Language: IT

Signor Presidente, onorevoli colleghi, da due anni la storia e i valori dell'Unione ci chiamano, come europei, a un imperativo morale irrinunciabile: difendere il popolo ucraino dalla barbarie di Putin. Eppure, mentre questo conflitto infuria, una minaccia si insinua strisciante nelle nostre città sempre più crescente e subdola: la propaganda russa, con l'Italia ventre molle d'Europa. Ogni giorno i russi tempestano l'Ucraina con 10 000 tiri di artiglieria, una sproporzione enorme di cinque volte superiore a quella dei difensori. Chi dice che Kiev ha fin troppe armi, mente spudoratamente; senza il nostro aiuto non ci sarebbe pace, ma solo capitolazione.  Criticare l'UE è sin troppo comodo. Se qualche illustre ex premier si ritiene detentore di approcci e soluzioni alternative ha il dovere di proporle ufficialmente. Lo voglio dire chiaramente, senza ambiguità: caro Giuseppe Conte, sei hai un vero piano per la pace, tiralo fuori! Non bastano ipocriti richiami al pacifismo, devi offrirti come mediatore dell'ONU. Io non ho questa presunzione, darò il mio umile contributo continuando a stare dal lato giusto della storia per tutto il tempo che sarà necessario. Non c'è vera pace senza giustizia e senza libertà: viva l'Ucraina libera, democratica ed europea.
Debate: Keeping commitments and delivering military assistance to Ukraine
Date: TUESDAY, 16 JANUARY 2024
Speaker: Hadja Lahbib
Language: FR

La guerre d’agression menée par la Russie est également une menace pour nos valeurs, pour notre souveraineté, pour notre sécurité. Il est donc de notre devoir de poursuivre et d’accroître notre soutien, y compris évidemment le soutien militaire aussi longtemps, oui, aussi longtemps qu’il le faudra. Dire le contraire relève de l’inconscience. C’est ignorer les folles ambitions expansionnistes de Vladimir Poutine qui, par la voix de son ministre des affaires étrangères, a déjà fait savoir qu’il ne s’arrêterait pas à l’Ukraine. D’autres pays sont en danger. Nous sommes en danger. Il faut nous rappeler que Kiev n’est qu’à 1 600 kilomètres de Strasbourg. Comme je l’ai dit dans mon introduction, et je suis heureuse d’entendre ce point de vue aussi partagé par la majorité de cette assemblée, nous devons donc continuer à soutenir les efforts en faveur d’une paix juste et durable. Personne ne souhaite plus la paix aujourd’hui que les Ukrainiens. Nous soutenons évidemment pleinement le plan en dix points, le plan de paix présenté par le président Zelensky, qui est la seule proposition valable pour l’instant. And I would like, also, to seize this opportunity to remind you of what our wartime approach is towards Russia. It is a clear approach, based on unity and one we will sustain. We need to continue to isolate Russia internationally. We need to limit its ability to finance its war through sanctions. We need to ensure accountability for the violations of international law and war crimes committed in Ukraine. We need to enhance our resilience, in particular our energy security and critical infrastructure, and we need to support our neighbours and partners globally also to address the global consequences of war. And finally, we need to support the civil society, human rights defenders and independent media inside and outside Russia. As far as deliveries of ammunition to Ukraine are concerned, I hear some Members voicing concerns, saying that we need to do more and faster, and indeed, you are totally right: we need to do better. It is a work in progress. We take it very seriously. We are making a lot of efforts according to our capacities that, indeed, need to be urgently improved. I want to conclude by saying that you can count on the presidency to do its utmost to push this wartime approach further in the Council and to work with the Member States to ramp up production and deliveries. As Minister of Foreign Affairs, I will, of course, push for this within the Foreign Affairs Council as well, and we will do our utmost to reach these goals.
Debate: Keeping commitments and delivering military assistance to Ukraine
Date: TUESDAY, 16 JANUARY 2024
Speaker: Maroš Šefčovič
Language: EN

Ukraine needs us now and we are answering with our military support, through our security commitments, our sanctions regime, our humanitarian and reconstruction efforts, just as much as the opening of the accession negotiations.  I am grateful to the honourable Members for your unwavering support to Ukraine. Ukraine is part of Europe, and we will stand by our fellow Ukrainians now while the war is raging, and once the peace has been achieved. This is our goal and we will do it as long as it takes.
Debate: Election of a Vice-President of the European Parliament
Date: TUESDAY, 16 JANUARY 2024
Speaker: Roberta Metsola
Country: Poland
Language: EN

The next item is the debate on the election of a Vice-President of the European Parliament to replace Nicola Beer ( I would like to remind you that, pursuant to Rule 20 of Parliament’s Rules of Procedure, the newly-elected Vice-President shall take the place of his or her predecessor in the order of precedence. I have received the nomination of Mr Jan-Christoph Oetjen, nominated by the Renew Europe Group. Mr Oetjen has confirmed to me his consent to his nomination. As the number of candidates does not exceed the number of seats to be filled, the candidate shall be elected by acclamation in accordance with Rule 15(1), unless Members or political group reaching at least the high threshold request a secret ballot. Do I take it that there is no request for a secret ballot? No, and therefore I declare Mr Oetjen elected as Vice-President of the European Parliament. Congratulations, Mr Oetjen.
Debate: Election of a Vice-President of the European Parliament
Date: TUESDAY, 16 JANUARY 2024
Speaker: Balázs Hidvéghi
Political group: NI
Country: France
Language: EN

Madam President, dear colleagues, I’m making a point of order referring to Rule 39. It is astonishing to see – and to be confronted with – the silence of this House, and of the Commission by the way, despite the blatant violations of the rule of law in Poland.  The Tusk government has launched a political revenge campaign against its opponents. It’s trampling down the principle of the rule of law of democracy, it’s attacking independent organisations like the media or the courts – and there is not even a question raised in this House about that. There’s not a comment. There is no procedure. There is no Article 7 threat, or none of that.  This is a textbook example of double standards about the rule of law. We need to respect it, and when your friend breaks the rules you need to raise your voice just as much as when you think somebody else does it.
Debate: Implementation of the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values programme - – citizens' engagement and participation
Date: TUESDAY, 16 JANUARY 2024
Speaker: Łukasz Kohut
Country: Poland
Language: PL

To jest dobre narzędzie, ale wymagające dopracowania. I o tym jest to sprawozdanie. Po pierwsze uproszczone procedury, bo często biurokracja zabija demokrację. Po drugie dwa razy wyższy budżet 2,5 miliarda euro, bo demokracja nie ma ceny. W taki sposób możemy przygotować nasz europejski dom na najgorsze, bo wróg nie śpi. Budzą się egoizmy narodowe, dezinformacja Kremla działa, a populizm Trumpa rośnie. Populistów łączy wspólny cel – trzy razy D: destabilizacja, destrukcja i demontaż Unii Europejskiej. Zarówno AFD, jak i Front Narodowy czy PiS to śmiertelne zagrożenie dla całego projektu Schumana. Wspierajmy dziś w szczególności społeczeństwo na Węgrzech czy na Słowacji, gdzie rządzą prorosyjscy, ksenofobiczni populiści. Apeluję do Państwa o głosowanie za moim sprawozdaniem.
Debate: Competition policy – annual report
Date: TUESDAY, 16 JANUARY 2024
Speaker: Stéphanie Yon-Courtin
Country: Latvia
Language: FR

L’Europe n’est pas un supermarché où les 460 millions de citoyens seraient les produits. Je le dis ici à nos partenaires qui jouissent librement de notre marché unique, mais aussi aux entreprises qui ne joueraient pas selon les règles du jeu. La concurrence juste et loyale n’est pas un sacro-saint principe qui ne vaudrait que pour nos États membres. C’est une réalité qui s’applique à tous, y compris au reste du monde. Face aux 350 milliards d’investissements américains, l’Europe doit elle aussi assumer le soutien à la réindustrialisation verte. La décision récente de la Commission européenne pour empêcher la délocalisation de Northvolt aux États-Unis est une bonne décision. Notre politique d’aides d’État doit s’aligner sur les objectifs politiques de l’Union européenne, le Pacte vert notamment, et empêcher une course aux subventions entre les États membres, ce qui suppose alors d’investir en européens. Et enfin, en matière numérique, notre main ne tremblera pas malgré les pressions. Mais ne nous laissons pas bâillonner par les lobbys. Apple, Google, Amazon, TikTok, Meta, Microsoft sont aujourd’hui les six entreprises désignées qui doivent se conformer aux obligations du DMA d’ici le 6 mars. Nous osons le dire et mieux, nous y veillerons. Pour finir avec l’acte sur l’intelligence artificielle, l’Union européenne est le premier continent à le réglementer. Peu d’attention a pourtant été accordée à la menace de concentration du marché aux mains des «big tech». Ne reconstituons pas des GAFAM de l’intelligence artificielle, étendons le champ d’application du DMA à l’IA, surveillons les accords passés entre les géants du numérique et les start-ups de l’IA. Chers collègues, pour conclure, comme le disait Jacques Delors, pour que l’Union européenne fonctionne, il faut la compétition qui stimule, la solidarité qui unit et la coopération qui renforce.
Debate: Empowering consumers for the green transition
Date: TUESDAY, 16 JANUARY 2024
Speaker: Martin Hojsík
Country: Finland
Language: SK

Ďalším bodom programu je rozprava o správe, ktorú predkladá Biljana Borzan v mene Výboru pre vnútorný trh a ochranu spotrebiteľa, o návrhu smernice Európskeho parlamentu a Rady, ktorou sa menia smernice 2005/29/ES a 2011/83/EÚ, pokiaľ ide o posilnenie postavenia spotrebiteľov v rámci zelenej transformácie prostredníctvom lepšej ochrany pred nekalými praktikami a lepšieho informovania [
Debate: Empowering consumers for the green transition
Date: TUESDAY, 16 JANUARY 2024
Speaker: Biljana Borzan
Country: Belgium
Language: HR

Većina građana kaže da im se uređaji koje kupuju pokvare negdje između druge i treće godine upotrebe. Taman kada istekne obvezno jamstvo. Vjerojatno nije riječ o slučajnosti. Zato zabranjujemo komercijalnu komunikaciju o proizvodima koji imaju ugrađeni kvar. Također zabranjujemo i vezane prakse poput forsiranja potrošača da zamijene potrošni dio ranije nego što je to uistinu potrebno ili pak predstavljanja ažuriranja softvera kao nužnog, a da to zaista nije. Želite li znati koliko će proizvod trajati prije nego što ga kupite? Više od 85 posto hrvatskih i europskih građana to želi. Zato uvodimo novu oznaku broja godina komercijalnog jamstva. Takva oznaka stvorit će veću potražnju za proizvodima koji imaju dulje komercijalno jamstvo i motivirati proizvođače da nude kvalitetnije proizvode. Kada je u trgovini, potrošač će lako moći odabrati proizvod čija je dulja trajnost zajamčena. Na taj način održivi izbor će biti opcija za sve, a ne samo za one dubljeg džepa. Imajući na umu da preko 60 % građana Europske unije ne zna da za sve proizvode na tržištu imaju obvezno jamstvo, oznaka će sadržavati i podsjetnik na to. Uz to, u svim trgovinama bit će i poster koji ističe obvezno jamstvo od minimalno dvije godine. Većina građana u Europskoj uniji razmišlja o okolišu prilikom kupovine. Uvidjeli su to i trgovci i proizvođači i zato živimo u džungli neprovjerenih zelenih oznaka i tvrdnji. Takve oznake nerijetko provjeravaju isti oni koji ih i stavljaju. Danas uvodimo reda u tu džunglu. Održivo, biorazgradivio, savjesno, zeleno, prirodno. U Europskoj uniji postoji više od 1200 takvih oznaka i tvrdnji, od kojih je jedva trećina prošla neki oblik provjere. Zabranit ćemo i sve takve tvrdnje koje nemaju priznat utjecaj na okoliš. Uvodimo reda u džunglu. Zelene tvrdnje koje se vežu za budućnost, poput  Drage kolegice i kolege, na kraju smo dugog procesa i uistinu osjećam radost i ponos i jedva čekam vidjeti promjene koje smo napravili u praksi. Bit će to prava mala održiva revolucija. Želim zahvaliti svima vama koji ste radili na ovome dokumentu, povjereniku Reyndersu i njegovom timu, kao i španjolskom stalnom predstavništvu i zaista konstruktivnoj ekipi. Na kraju, dopustite mi da kažem i nešto osobno. Želim se zahvaliti hrvatskim građanima. Vi ste ti koji ste mi sve ove godine davali ideju i motivaciju za borbu. Bila je uistinu privilegija raditi s vama i za vaš interes.
Debate: Empowering consumers for the green transition
Date: TUESDAY, 16 JANUARY 2024
Speaker: Edina Tóth
Country: Slovakia
Language: HU

Kiemelten fontosnak tartom, hogy elkerüljük a kettős minőség rossz gyakorlatát, valamint a bizonyíthatatlan és túlzottan általános állítások és címkék használatát, mint az öko, bio alapú vagy klímabarát. Nem fogadjuk el, hogy az Unió közös piacán a mai napig kettős mérce érvényesül. Közép-kelet-európai képviselőként pedig óriási sikernek tartom, hogy bekerült a kettős minőség tiltása a jogszabályba, amelynek köszönhetően meg fogjuk szüntetni, hogy a régió állampolgárai másodrangú fogyasztók maradjanak az Európai Unióban. Összességében elmondhatjuk, hogy ma már egyre több vállalat és márka ténylegesen is törekszik a fenntarthatóságra, így a zöldítés szerepe felértékelődik. A fogyasztói bizalom megerősítése érdekében. Egy hatékony szabályozás minden valódi céges zöldülés hitelességét erősítheti. Módosításaink célja, hogy a zöld termék legyen valóban zöld. Járjunk együtt tovább a zöldúton, s szüntessük meg közösen a zöldre festés rossz gyakorlatát.
Debate: Empowering consumers for the green transition
Date: TUESDAY, 16 JANUARY 2024
Speaker: Arba Kokalari
Political group: PPE
Country: Germany
Language: SV

För att konsumenterna ska kunna känna sig trygga, när de handlar, att de produkter som påstår sig vara gröna också är det. Det här borde vara en självklarhet för alla som vill se företag ta sitt klimatansvar. Men vägen hit har varit mycket svårare än vad jag trodde. För trots detta har Miljöpartiet och deras partivänner försökt förbjuda alla miljömärkningar, stoppa företagen från att berätta om sitt klimatarbete och därmed stoppa konsumtionen av gröna produkter. Det här tycker jag är helt befängt. För hur ska det bli lättare för konsumenter att hitta ekologisk barnmat eller miljövänligt tvättmedel utan miljömärkningar?  Hur ska vi egentligen uppmuntra företag att ta sitt klimatansvar om de inte ens får berätta om sitt hållbarhetsarbete? Jag tycker det ska bli lätt att göra rätt. Det måste bli enklare för konsumenter att handla hållbart och enklare för företagen att bli klimatsmarta. Och det är faktiskt tack vare att vi har stoppat Miljöpartiet och deras partivänner här i Europaparlamentet som den här nya lagen äntligen kommer på plats. För