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Debate: Situation of Ukrainian women refugees, including access to SRHR support
Date: TUESDAY, 17 OCTOBER 2023
Speaker: Karen Melchior
Political group: Renew
Country: Estonia
Language: DA

Hr. Formand! Fru kommissær! Ruslands aggressionskrig i Ukraine har mange uskyldige ofre. Vi kan ikke være bekendt at øge deres lidelser. Millioner af kvinder og børn er flygtet og bor i Polen, Slovakiet, Rumænien og Ungarn. Her får de ikke adgang til den nødvendige sundhedsbehandling, særligt i forhold til graviditet og fødsel. I visse lande, for eksempel Ungarn og Polen, er der decideret livsfarlig lovgivning. Vi kender alle navnene på de mange kvinder i Polen, som allerede er døde. De ukrainske kvinder møder i stedet for manglende muligheder og information, forhindringer og udskamning, og de får heller ikke den nødvendige behandling i tide. Medlemslandene burde sikre, at alle kvinder i Europa får den nødvendige sundhedsbehandling, men i hvert fald skal vi sikre de ukrainske kvinder, som er flygtet fra krig, får den. Og Kommissionen har kompetence til at sikre ukrainske flygtninge. De har ret til akut pleje og livsvigtig behandling. Det står sort på hvidt i det midlertidige beskyttelsesdirektiv. Ukrainske kvinder i Polen, Slovakiet, Rumænien og Ungarn kan dø som følge af vores svigt. Det er fuldstændig uhyrlige perspektiver i Europa i 2023. Det kan vi simpelt hen ikke være bekendt.
Debate: Situation of Ukrainian women refugees, including access to SRHR support
Date: TUESDAY, 17 OCTOBER 2023
Speaker: Tineke Strik
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Poland
Language: EN

Mr President, most refugees from Ukraine are women. Women to whom we promised immediate protection and access to rights and services in the EU. Yet, in Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia, the barriers to sexual and reproductive health care and gender-based violence support services forced them to live either without this support or to return to a war zone in order to get the help that they need. And this is exactly the opposite of what temporary protection is meant to achieve. More generally, access to medical care, social welfare, housing, labour markets and education is impeded in these and other Member States.  I urge the Commission to enforce the key rights of these refugees. Civil society and municipalities hosting Ukrainian refugees still struggle to access funding. The Commission must finally ensure proper EU funding to those actors that do the actual work on the ground.  The swift activation of temporary protection to refugees from Ukraine was a true sign of solidarity. We must live up to this spirit and to the obligations that come with it, and start thinking of their future protection, as the refugees deserve a long-term perspective also beyond March 2025. If and hopefully not, but if they are still forcefully displaced.
Debate: Situation of Ukrainian women refugees, including access to SRHR support
Date: TUESDAY, 17 OCTOBER 2023
Speaker: Tineke Strik
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Poland
Language: EN

But it is the Commission, as a guardian of the Treaty, that needs to monitor if these rules are complied with and otherwise intervene. Because until now, there is this solidarity platform, it is all behind the scenes that people discuss this – the Commission with the Member States. But this seems to be a quite persistent violation. And I think at that moment the Commission should start to act and enforce compliance.
Debate: Situation of Ukrainian women refugees, including access to SRHR support
Date: TUESDAY, 17 OCTOBER 2023
Speaker: Seán Kelly
Political group: PPE
Country: Greece
Language: EN

I am extremely concerned at the horrendous reports of women experiencing gender-based violence and rape in Ukraine. The plight of women and girls is, unfortunately, not unique to Ukraine. Since the Taliban took over in Afghanistan last year, they have effectively created a society ruled by gender segregation and discrimination, with women’s freedom of movement, freedom of thought and freedom of expression stripped away. We are also witnessing an already dire and worsening humanitarian crisis in the Middle East. The terrorist organisation Hamas still has many hostages that are women and girls, but also there are 50 000 pregnant women in Gaza who are unable to obtain basic health services. We, as the EU, need to recognise the plight of the vulnerable in Ukraine, in the Middle East and elsewhere, and do everything we can to help them.
Debate: Situation of Ukrainian women refugees, including access to SRHR support
Date: TUESDAY, 17 OCTOBER 2023
Speaker: Carina Ohlsson
Political group: S-D
Language: SV

Herr talman! Ryska soldater utrustas med Viagra. Kan det bli mer uppenbart att det är en militär strategi för att våldta ukrainska kvinnor?  I uppehållen mellan utegångsförbud och bombningar letar ukrainska kvinnor efter dagen efter-piller, istället för att leta efter första hjälpen-kit. För i krigszonen Ukraina är det nästintill omöjligt att få tag i preventivmedel, än mindre säker abort.  Nio av tio av de ukrainska flyktingar som i dag befinner sig i Polen och Ungern är kvinnor och barn. I Ungern finns flera abortrestriktioner reglerade i lag. I Polen är det närmast totalförbud, och där hoppas vi verkligen att det blir en förändring nu med en ny regering.  Kvinnorna kommer från ett krigsdrabbat land där möjligheterna till vård och stöd är minimala, för att sedan möta en fruktansvärd lagstiftning som än en gång vänder utsatta kvinnor ryggen. Rätten att skyddas mot sexuellt och könsbaserat våld och rätten till säker abort måste ingå i alla humanitära insatser som görs i Ukraina och grannländerna, dit framför allt kvinnor och barn flyr. Så är inte fallet i dag. Förändring bör ske.
Debate: Situation of Ukrainian women refugees, including access to SRHR support
Date: TUESDAY, 17 OCTOBER 2023
Speaker: Lydie Massard
Political group: Verts/ALE
Language: FR

Monsieur le Président, l’invasion russe a poussé des millions de personnes à chercher refuge en Europe, et parmi les pays membres de l’Union européenne, c’est la Pologne qui a ouvert ses portes au plus grand nombre de réfugiés.  Mais la Pologne est devenue un environnement particulièrement restrictif en matière de santé sexuelle et reproductive. Des femmes, réfugiées en Pologne, en Hongrie, en Slovaquie, déjà fragilisées par un exil forcé, ont été contraintes de retourner temporairement en Ukraine pour accéder aux soins médicaux fondamentaux. Les conséquences en sont graves: anxiété, peur, difficultés financières, racisme institutionnel et soins de santé inadéquats, qui, une fois encore, touchent plus durement les femmes.  Ces femmes font face à des menaces sérieuses, au harcèlement, à l’intimidation… tout cela, dans un contexte où leurs droits sont négligés. Les victimes de violences sexistes se retrouvent sans services essentiels, tandis que les Roms et les réfugiés LGBTQI+ font face à une discrimination intersectionnelle. Nous ne pouvons pas rester indifférents à la détresse de ces femmes, qui supportent un poids plus lourd, et nous devons prendre des mesures pour les soutenir et garantir leur dignité, leur bien-être et leur vie.
Debate: Situation of Ukrainian women refugees, including access to SRHR support
Date: TUESDAY, 17 OCTOBER 2023
Speaker: Maria Walsh
Political group: PPE
Country: Austria
Language: EN

Mr President, colleagues, Commissioner, a report by the United Nations outlined that Russian forces have committed an array of war crimes, including torture, rape and other acts of sexual violence against Ukrainian civilians. And in the face of this extremism, this barbarism, millions of Ukrainian women and girls are forced to face the aftermath of this violence and make impossible decisions. For refugees who have experienced this violence, a lack of health care, a removal of inclusive reproductive care, forces them to return to Ukraine and return to their war-torn country to access essential reproductive health care, including maternal health and abortion care – all of this because they cannot get access legally in all European countries. These women are victims and survivors of violence, dealing with compounding trauma, health scares and concerns, mental health damages and supports – the slew of endless mental and physical health conditions, all without the basic services and support they deserve from us in the EU. The provision of sexual reproductive health care saves women’s and girls’ lives, and we cannot leave anyone behind.
Debate: Situation of Ukrainian women refugees, including access to SRHR support
Date: TUESDAY, 17 OCTOBER 2023
Speaker: Maria Walsh
Political group: PPE
Country: Austria
Language: EN

Many are still fleeing to the United Kingdom or further afield, many are not seeking and getting the support they need in their local GP or hospital. And unfortunately, we have a very darkened history of such. When you look at the clerical abuses and the institutional abuses of the Magdalene Laundries, of the mother and baby homes of other institutions where we’ve swept the support around sexual abuse, sexual violence, the requirement for abortions, and the decision by women to have a choice over their bodies further afield. So we know too well what many of these women are going through.
Debate: Situation of Ukrainian women refugees, including access to SRHR support
Date: TUESDAY, 17 OCTOBER 2023
Speaker: Isabel Santos
Political group: S-D
Country: Hungary
Language: PT

Senhora Presidente, a situação das mulheres refugiadas ucranianas tornou ainda mais visível a regressão dos direitos das mulheres a cuidados de saúde sexual e reprodutiva, incluindo o aborto, em diversos Estados—Membros, como é o caso da Polónia, da Hungria e da Roménia. A negação da possibilidade de acesso a cuidados de saúde sexual e reprodutiva a mulheres que experienciaram - muitas delas no seu território, no seu país - a violência sexual, a violência de género e, muitas vezes, a violação é um tratamento desumano e absolutamente degradante, que não pode ser tolerado de forma nenhuma entre nós. As mulheres e raparigas em fuga da guerra têm de ser protegidas em todas as dimensões da sua vida - no acesso à habitação, ao emprego, ao trabalho, à educação, mas também numa dimensão essencial da sua existência, que tem a ver com a saúde sexual e reprodutiva e o direito a um aborto em condições que protejam a sua vida. A Comissão não pode encolher os ombros e deixar esta tarefa somente aos Estados—Membros. É necessário verificar que cumprem as suas obrigações.
Debate: Situation of Ukrainian women refugees, including access to SRHR support
Date: TUESDAY, 17 OCTOBER 2023
Speaker: Leszek Miller
Political group: S-D
Country: France
Language: PL

Pani Przewodnicząca! Pani Komisarz! Koleżanki i koledzy! Inwazja Rosji na Ukrainę przyniosła niszczące skutki, prowadząc do licznych naruszeń prawa człowieka, w tym przestępstw ze względu na płeć i do przemocy seksualnej. W wyniku tego konfliktu 4 miliony Ukraińców, w tym głównie kobiety i dzieci, szukały schronienia w krajach Unii Europejskich takich jak Polska, Rumunia, Słowacja i Węgry. Chociaż społeczności lokalne i wolontariusze w tych krajach zareagowali z niezwykłą solidarnością, to jednak istnieją poważne obawy dotyczące dostępu uchodźczyń do opieki zdrowotnej w zakresie zdrowia seksualnego i reprodukcyjnego oraz wsparcia związanego z przemocą ze względu na płeć. Wieloletnie zaniedbania i restrykcyjne przepisy w niektórych z tych krajów, w tym niestety w mojej ojczyźnie Polsce, stanowią poważne przeszkody w dostępie do takiej opieki. Musimy zatem zwrócić uwagę na istniejące wyzwania i podjąć konkretne kroki w celu zapewnienia pełnego dostępu do opieki zdrowotnej i wsparcia dla uchodźców z Ukrainy.
Debate: Situation of Ukrainian women refugees, including access to SRHR support
Date: TUESDAY, 17 OCTOBER 2023
Speaker: Helena Dalli
Language: EN

With regards to temporary protection persons fleeing from Ukraine covered by the scope of the Council decision activating the Temporary Protection Directive of 4 March 2022 avail themselves of temporary protection in the Union, and they have the right to access medical care in accordance with the directive, which indicates that Member States shall provide necessary medical or other assistance to persons enjoying temporary protection who have special needs, including victims of rape or other serious forms of psychological, physical or sexual violence. Women or children who have been victims of sexual violence and who are in need of special physical and mental assistance, could be eligible for medical transfers. This assistance must include at least emergency care and essential treatment of illness. However, Member States are free to extend the assistance and give the same coverage as to their nationals. The European Commission has recommended that Member States provide broad access to sickness benefits and affiliate them to the public health care system of the host Member State in the communication: Welcoming those fleeing war in Ukraine – readying Europe to meet the needs. And this was of March of last March of last year. So the Commission is working closely with, as you can see, with Member States, local and regional authorities, agencies, NGOs and other essential support services to coordinate an effective response to ensure that essential services are readily available and that no victim of sexual violence is left unattended. The Commission has exchanged with Member States and will continue to do so concerning the implementation of the Temporary Protection Directive, including in the solidarity platform with dedicated thematic meetings. In our most recent communication of last March, reflecting on the implementation of temporary protection one year after the activation of this directive, we highlighted again that since the majority of those fleeing the war in Ukraine are women and children, their protection remains a critical priority. We also collect information about the different healthcare access dimensions and areas of potential gaps in cooperation with the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies.  Beyond this, the Commission has carried out and published two studies pertaining to the access to health care under the Temporary Protection Directive, in order to monitor the main practical obstacles to effective access to healthcare, such as language and cultural barriers, and, importantly, lack of information.  Now, I want to take this opportunity to also call on the co-legislators, to move swiftly on agreeing on the proposed directive combating violence against women. I thank this House. For its commitment to a European definition of rape. Any form of sex without consent is rape. And we must call it for what it is. So again, I call on you to continue working on this, as violence against women is a scourge, which we need to address, with urgency, jointly.
Debate: Situation of Ukrainian women refugees, including access to SRHR support
Date: TUESDAY, 17 OCTOBER 2023
Speaker: Pascual Navarro Ríos
Language: ES

Ciertamente, existen problemas y la población más vulnerable como las mujeres y los niños requiere que se le preste una atención especial y se apliquen medidas específicas que no siempre están disponibles cuando son necesarias. Como he señalado en el debate anterior, como presidente en ejercicio del Consejo no puedo hacer comentarios sobre la situación en un particular Estado miembro, pero estoy convencido de que las autoridades de todos los Estados miembros están haciendo todo lo que está en sus manos dentro de sus respectivos marcos jurídicos nacionales para abordar estas dificultades y asegurarse de que quienes han acudido a la Unión en busca de refugio seguro sientan que se les da una buena acogida y que se integran plenamente, de acuerdo con la Directiva de protección temporal. Por último, algunas de sus señorías han mencionado la cuestión de la Directiva de lucha contra la violencia de género y, al igual que la comisaria, pueden tener toda la seguridad de que el Consejo, su Presidencia en ejercicio, considera que este expediente es absolutamente prioritario y hará todo cuanto esté en su mano por una aprobación lo más rápida posible.
Debate: Situation of Ukrainian women refugees, including access to SRHR support
Date: TUESDAY, 17 OCTOBER 2023
Speaker: Andrea Bocskor
Political group: NI
Country: Romania
Language: HU

Számtalan esetről hallottunk a híradásokból, hogy nyugat-európai országokban a menedéket kereső ukrajnai nők szexuális kizsákmányolás, bántalmazás áldozatai lettek. Ezért nem szabad, hogy az Ukrajnából valós veszély elől menekülő gyerekeket és nőket együtt szállásoljanak el olyan, más kulturális értékeket és elveket valló férfi illegális bevándorlókkal, akik személyazonosítás nélkül, jogtalanul léptek az Unió területére, és az erőszak alkalmazása sem áll távol tőlük. Ezzel is védve a már így is óriási traumákat átélt nőket és gyermekeket a további megrázkódtatásoktól. A Magyarországra érkező nőket és gyermekeket nem érheti ilyen trauma, ők biztonságban vannak! Az ország kormánya, az egyházi és karitatív szervezetek, továbbá az önkéntesek mindent megtesznek annak érdekében, hogy a nehéz sorsú nők életét segítsék, valós védelmet nyújtsanak számukra. Az ide érkezők anyagi és lakhatási támogatásban részesülnek, biztosítják számukra az egészségügyi és pszichoszociális ellátást, információszolgáltatást, jogi tanácsadást is igényelhetnek, továbbá a gyerekek beiskoláztatására és jólétére is óriási figyelmet szentelnek. Magyarország példásan segít!
Debate: Report on Montenegro
Date: TUESDAY, 17 OCTOBER 2023
Speaker: Olivér Várhelyi
Language: EN

We agree with the House that Montenegro needs to move forward. This is only possible if the prolonged period of political unpredictability ends. We are particularly concerned that Montenegro’s institutions are not functioning properly. It is worrying that the parliament has not yet become functional after the June parliamentary elections. What is needed is a stable and strong majority in the parliament – a majority which can, and will, deliver on key judiciary appointments and long-overdue EU reforms. We are also looking forward to the formation of a new, strong government that is capable and committed to take forward the EU-related reforms in the shortest possible time frame. It is also important to underline that the longer Montenegro’s institutions are non-functioning, the more they are vulnerable to external influence, disinformation and cyberattacks. Therefore, we encourage Montenegro’s political leaders to build consensus and advance on its EU path. It is in our common interest to speed up the enlargement process. The process continues to be built on strict, but fair, conditionality and the principle of own merits. This means that the pace of negotiations depends, first and foremost, on the progress on fundamental reforms. There is a window of opportunity for those countries willing to speed up the pace of their reforms and clearly demonstrate their commitment to EU values, not only in words but also in deeds. The Commission will continue to support Montenegro’s economic and social development. The EU is the largest provider of financial assistance, and Montenegro’s main trading partner and investor. To fully grasp the benefits, we are supporting Montenegro in preparing mature and strategic long-term programmes. Let me also add that Montenegro’s 100% alignment on CFSP, including on restrictive measures against Russia, is very much appreciated. Dear Members, clearly, the next milestone is meeting the interim benchmarks for the rule of law chapters 23 and 24. Before this, no other chapters will be closed. In conclusion, our priority now is to work with Montenegro to speed up the progress on the ground. The work ahead is well known and it is now time for Montenegro to deliver.
Debate: Report on Montenegro
Date: TUESDAY, 17 OCTOBER 2023
Speaker: Vladimír Bilčík
Political group: PPE
Country: France
Language: EN

I would like to thank the rapporteur for a well-balanced report and for an excellent cooperation over the past four years. The report underlines the key tasks ahead: to continue the support to Ukraine, to deliver on rule of law reforms, as well as electoral changes, to fight corruption and organised crime, to safeguard free and independent media, to protect minorities and women’s rights. As we are all eagerly waiting for the full-fledged establishment of new democratic institutions based on Montenegro’s latest parliamentary elections, the winner, Europe Now, has a one-time opportunity to turn its name into a reality. However, in order to do so, a new government must be unquestionably pro-European. Dear colleagues anti-EU, anti-NATO, pro-Russian and revisionist political forces in decisive positions of power and influence could bury their long-term hopes for Europe, shared by an overwhelming majority of Montenegro’s citizens, for many years to come. Anti-Western politicians could never bring Montenegro closer to the European Union.  This is why I want to call on all truly pro-European politicians to act responsibly and in the interests of the people of Montenegro. Please keep your country on the EU path. Only if you do so can we engage and deliver on EU membership for Montenegro in the very near future.
Debate: Report on Montenegro
Date: TUESDAY, 17 OCTOBER 2023
Speaker: Matjaž Nemec
Political group: S-D
Country: Greece
Language: SL

Poleg tega je potrebno priznati, da je država postala poligon za neprikrito izražanje zunanjih interesov in se bori z vplivi drugih držav iz regije in širše, kar je Črno goro še dodatno pahnilo v stagnacijo pri izvajanju ključnih reform. In to je nedopustno. Ne glede na trenutno situacijo ostajam optimist. Optimizem mi dajejo državljanke in državljani Črne gore, ki so članstvu v Evropski uniji še vedno izjemno naklonjeni.  Optimizem mi daje vseh 33 odprtih poglavij in ne nazadnje politični preobrat na poletnih volitvah. Zdaj Črna gora čim prej potrebuje stabilno proevropsko vlado in v EU usmerjeno večino. Mi v Evropski uniji pa potrebujemo konstruktivnega partnerja, da skupaj dosežemo napredek države na poti k Evropski uniji.
Debate: Report on Montenegro
Date: TUESDAY, 17 OCTOBER 2023
Speaker: Klemen Grošelj
Political group: Renew
Country: Hungary
Language: SL

Najhuje pri tem pa je, da medtem ko se retorika v EU glede širitve spreminja, da se sprejemajo odločitve, ki naj bi spodbudile države v regiji k izvedbi potrebnih reform, pa, razen kozmetičnih popravkov, potrebnega napredka zopet ni. Vsega niso krive države regije. Veliko je pogojenega s tem, da EU pravzaprav ne ve, kaj naj s širitvijo. Nismo prepričani, ali je širitev priložnost, tveganje, celo grožnja ali kaj.  Če k temu dodamo še nasprotujoča si sporočila iz Komisije in držav članic ter bilateralne ekscese nekaterih držav članic, dobimo kakofonijo stališč in zmedo, v kateri se države regije težko znajdejo. A pomemben del krivde nosijo tudi same države regije, med katerimi Črna gora žal ni izjema.  Zakaj? Dovolila je, da je zaradi notranjepolitičnih in drugih polarizaciji iz zveze Zahodnega Balkana zdrsnila med še eno izmed držav v regiji. Kljub temu ima Črna gora priložnost biti kandidatka, ki bi lahko vstopila v EU celo pred čarobnim letom 2030.  A da bi to dosegla, mora črnogorska politika preseči ideološke, politične in druge zamere ter se bolj kot s strahovi in blodnjami preteklosti ter preštevanjem prebivalstva začeti ukvarjati z evropsko prihodnostjo države. Odločitev je preprosta, a hkrati usodna. Gre za izbiro med prihodnostjo ali vrnitvijo v preteklost.
Debate: Report on Montenegro
Date: TUESDAY, 17 OCTOBER 2023
Speaker: Angel Dzhambazki
Political group: ECR
Country: Germany
Language: BG

Иначе доклади могат да се пишат, но те не отчитат спецификата на региона. А тя е, че югославското наследство, комунистическото наследство, болшевишкото наследство, кремълското руско наследство пречи на хората в този регион да продължат своя заслужен за тях и нормален проевропейски път, който може и трябва да бъде насърчаван. Без елиминация на Белград, без елиминация на Кремъл това много трудно ще се случи и вие го знаете отлично. Просто трябва да посмеете да го напишете и да го кажете. Докато си играете на двойна игра с Белград, значи играете с Кремъл. Не стават така нещата.