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Debate: Coordinated action to address antimicrobial resistance
Date: THURSDAY, 1 JUNE 2023
Speaker: João Pimenta Lopes
Political group: The Left
Country: Romania
Language: PT

Senhora Presidente, o aumento das resistências antimicrobianas e o uso generalizado de antibióticos são reconhecidos problemas de saúde pública que exigem ação e decisão política.  Importa rejeitar a instrumentalização desta questão por aqueles, como as multinacionais farmacêuticas, que privilegiam o lucro sobre o direito à saúde. Como rejeitar abordagens de responsabilização do indivíduo que mascaram o impacto da opção política da falta de investimento nos serviços públicos de saúde, no agravamento desta situação, dificultando quer a prevenção, quer a adequada gestão da resistência antimicrobiana.  Importa intervir também na alteração dos modos de produção agropecuária, combatendo a produção intensiva que emprega elevadas cargas de antibióticos ou práticas genómicas na produção de sementes geneticamente modificadas, e cujos marcadores contribuem para a resistência antimicrobiana.  Um verdadeiro combate a este problema exige mudança de políticas que promovam o investimento em serviços de saúde públicos de qualidade, promovendo uma maior prudência e vigilância e mais investigação pública neste domínio para o desenvolvimento de novas alternativas e de novos agentes antimicrobianos.
Debate: Coordinated action to address antimicrobial resistance
Date: THURSDAY, 1 JUNE 2023
Speaker: Deirdre Clune
Political group: PPE
Country: France
Language: EN

Madam President, AMR – antimicrobial resistance – is one of the biggest threats to public health today. The medicines that we use so widely and are so available, and that have had such an impact on our healthcare from minor to major illness, are becoming less effective as the bacteria that antibiotics are tackling are becoming increasingly resistant. We need more innovation and new developments in this area and the World Health Organisation has been critical of the lack of worldwide action in developing new medicines. So it’s significant and important, Commissioner, that the pharmaceutical legislation addresses this issue and aims to increase further development of antibiotics. But more and better medicines are not the only answer: they are part of a solution. We need a range of actions taking into account human health and welfare, animal health and production, and food and food safety. Today, we are all aware of the effects that a worldwide pandemic can have on our health, our societies, our economies. We did not see COVID coming, but we can see AMR coming and we need action now, urgently.
Debate: Coordinated action to address antimicrobial resistance
Date: THURSDAY, 1 JUNE 2023
Speaker: Maria Grapini
Political group: S-D
Country: Portugal
Language: RO

Doamnă președintă, mă bucur că discutăm acest subiect, pentru că eu cred că nimic nu este mai important decât sănătatea oamenilor și este foarte bine să punem accent pe cercetare și inovare, pentru că da, sigur, avem nevoie de noi antibiotice, de noi medicamente care să poată să pună capăt acestor cazuri. S-a spus aici: 35 de mii de decese pentru infecții microbiene. Problema pe care eu vreau să o ridic, doamnă comisar, este ca rezultatul cercetării să ajungă în toate statele membre. Da, sănătatea este de competență națională, dar eu cred că libera circulație a cetățenilor face să fie nevoie să avem o politică de sănătate și să dăm rezultatul cercetării. Până la urmă, alocați niște bugete tuturor statelor membre și sper să nu se întâmple ca și cu Pfizer, să livrăm bani acolo pentru cercetare și să avem rezultate negative. Eu sper într-o politică de sănătate echitabilă pentru toți cetățenii, care trebuie să poată să-și cumpere aceste medicamente sau să li se asigure gratuit, în funcție de boala pe care o au.
Debate: Coordinated action to address antimicrobial resistance
Date: THURSDAY, 1 JUNE 2023
Speaker: Juozas Olekas
Political group: S-D
Country: Spain
Language: LT

Gerbiamas Pirmininke, gerbiama komisijos nare. Iš tikrųjų antimikrobinis atsparumas – tai dar viena pandemija, kuri žudo mūsų žmones. Trisdešimt penki tūkstančiai mirštančių žmonių yra didelė visų netektis. Viena iš priežasčių yra per daug platus antimikrobinių preparatų naudojimas, ypatingai antibiotikų, jų prieinamumas. Tiek gydant žmones, tiek veterinarijoje. Todėl manau, kad pateiktas dokumentas yra labai svarbus. Mums reikia bendresnių metodologijų, mums reikia vienodesnių gydymo schemų, mums reikia didesnio koordinavimo tarp šalių narių ir komisijų ir taip pat reikia mokslo naujovių įdiegimo. Todėl sveikinu pateiktą DEKO dokumentą ir kviečiu jį palaikyti, nes manau, kad įgyvendinus jo nuostatas, mes turėsime geresnę informaciją tiek medikų tarpe, tiek mūsų piliečių bendruomenėje, ir galėsime sureguliuoti antibiotikų naudojimą ir sumažinti antimikrobinį atsparumą ir mirtis nuo šios pandemijos.
Debate: Coordinated action to address antimicrobial resistance
Date: THURSDAY, 1 JUNE 2023
Speaker: Stella Kyriakides
Language: EN

It was mentioned that we need to have a methodology to reduce the number of deaths from AMR, and that is exactly what the Commission has proposed. Through the proposals in the pharmaceutical reform and the recommendation to the Member States what we are doing is proposing a way forward for us all to work together to bring down the number of deaths with AMR. The transferable exclusivity vouchers were used and I am aware that this is a rather innovative approach, but we need to have an ambitious way of dealing with this problem. When we were looking at this in the proposal, I just want to assure you that the way these vouchers will be used will be under very strict conditions only for very novel antimicrobials and for a very specific number and term. So we are looking for ways to inspire innovation and bring new antimicrobials into the market. And lastly I want to just spend the last 20 seconds of the time I have to stress the importance of public awareness. And this is where each and every person in this room, each Member of the European Parliament who has the contact with citizens, can help us spread the message of this silent pandemic on AMR. We need to raise public awareness. EU citizens need to understand what is at stake so that they monitor and have more prudent use of antimicrobials. Thank you so much. I look forward to working with you, and I count on your support on the coming negotiations on the pharmaceutical package.
Debate: Closure of procedure for requests for the waiver and defence of Members’ parliamentary immunity
Date: THURSDAY, 1 JUNE 2023
Speaker: Evelyn Regner
Country: Netherlands
Language: DE

Der Rechtsausschuss hat der Präsidentin mitgeteilt, dass die Staatsanwaltschaft des Gerichts erster Instanz in Thessaloniki in Griechenland das Verfahren gegen Emmanouil Fragkos eingestellt hat, für das die Aufhebung der parlamentarischen Immunität von Emmanouil Fragkos beantragt worden war, wie im Plenum am 13. September 2021 angekündigt. Dieses Verfahren zur Aufhebung der Immunität ist somit abgeschlossen. Der Rechtsauschuss hat der Präsidentin weiter mitgeteilt, dass der Ausschuss zu dem Schluss gekommen ist, dass Artikel 8 des Protokolls Nr. 7 über die Vorrechte und Befreiungen in der Europäischen Union nicht auf den in der Plenarsitzung vom 21. November 2022 angekündigten Antrag auf Schutz der Vorrechte und der Befreiungen von Nikos Androulakis anwendbar ist. In Folge des Rücktritts von Nikos Androulakis als Mitglied des Europäsichen Parlaments mit Wirkung vom 3. Mai 2023 genießt er nicht mehr die Immunität nach Artikel 9 des Protokolls Nr. 7, die auf die Dauer des Mandats des Mitglieds des Europäischen Parlaments beschränkt ist. Daher wird das Verfahren bezüglich dieses Antrags auf Schutz seiner Vorrechte und Befreiungen eingestellt.
Debate: Closure of procedure for requests for the waiver and defence of Members’ parliamentary immunity
Date: THURSDAY, 1 JUNE 2023
Speaker: Marie Toussaint
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Hungary
Language: FR

Madame la Présidente, chers collègues, l’Europe est face à un nouveau scandale. Nous apprenons ce matin que plusieurs fabricants de pesticides ont délibérément menti aux autorités européennes. Pendant plusieurs années et à plusieurs reprises, Syngenta, mais aussi Bayer, auraient soustrait des analyses scientifiques démontrant la toxicité de leurs produits sur la santé humaine, et en particulier sur le développement du cerveau des enfants. Ces pesticides provoquent des troubles du neurodéveloppement, de l’autisme, et impactent le quotient intellectuel des enfants. Depuis près de 20 ans, l’Agence européenne de sécurité des aliments a donc été délibérément empêchée de garantir la sécurité sanitaire des citoyennes et des citoyens. Les commissions Santé et Environnement doivent impérativement étudier et au plus vite, ce qui peut et doit être fait face à la toxicité de ces produits trop largement répandus. Mes chers collègues, il y a toutes les raisons de croire que nous sommes face à un PesticideGate ainsi que plusieurs collègues de différents groupes l’ont souligné.  Alors, au-delà de nos divergences politiques, au-delà de nos appartenances nationales, nous devons défendre l’intérêt général européen, qui commence par la transparence, la recherche de la vérité et la bonne administration de nos institutions. Voilà pourquoi nous devons mettre en place une commission pour veiller à ce que, plus jamais, nul ne bafoue la santé et la démocratie européennes. Mes chers collègues, mentir aux autorités européennes, nous mentir, ne peut rester sans réponse.
Debate: Arrangements between the European Parliament and the ECB on structuring their interaction practices in the area of central banking
Date: THURSDAY, 1 JUNE 2023
Speaker: Salvatore De Meo
Country: Czechia
Language: IT

In questo contesto, il Parlamento funge da ponte tra la Banca centrale e i cittadini dell'Unione, esercitando un controllo democratico e trasparente, fornendo allo stesso tempo alla Banca centrale la possibilità di spiegare le sue politiche all'opinione pubblica. È importante sostenere questa proposta, così come già sostenuta all'unanimità dalla commissione AFCO.
Debate: Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence
Date: THURSDAY, 1 JUNE 2023
Speaker: Mick Wallace
Political group: The Left
Country: Germany
Language: EN

Madam President, the directive has arrived decades late, after so much exploitation, environmental degradation and abuse by European companies has occurred with zero or inadequate consequences for those responsible. The text agreed by the European Justice Ministers in December was watered down and toothless. Now we have a chance to make this important directive fit for purpose. And the same groups that are trying to crush the natural restoration law proposal are tabling a raft of amendments designed to protect company directors from the responsibility to implement the directive. That being said, there are some improvements on the Council’s approach and the Commission’s proposals. If it passes in its current state, more companies will be subject to regulation. Yet that will still be less than 2% of EU companies. The financial sector is still getting off lightly and the fossil fuel companies are basically off the hook for being the main drivers of mass extinction.  How regressive is this place that MEPs are trying to weaken an already inadequate text?
Debate: Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence
Date: THURSDAY, 1 JUNE 2023
Speaker: Jiří Pospíšil
Political group: PPE
Country: Netherlands
Language: CS

Paní předsedající, nakonec jsem konečnou podobu návrhu nepodpořil, a to z toho důvodu, že na jedné straně samozřejmě hodnoty životního prostředí, hodnoty lidských práv ve třetím světě jsou klíčové a důležité hodnoty. Jsem ale přesvědčen, že ta cesta, která byla zvolena ve schváleném materiálu, není správná cesta a že nakonec povede k tomu, co autoři nezamýšleli. To znamená k poškození evropských firem a k tomu, že v globálním kontextu posílí firmy, které nejsou z Evropy a které taková pravidla a omezení nemusí naplňovat. Bohužel se obávám, že tady dobrý úmysl je cestou do pekel a že v důsledku tohoto dojde ke snížení konkurenceschopnosti evropských firem a pomůže to naopak čínským konkurentům.
Debate: Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence
Date: THURSDAY, 1 JUNE 2023
Speaker: Marc Tarabella
Political group: NI
Country: Austria
Language: FR

Madame la Présidente, aujourd’hui est un jour important. Aujourd’hui, c’est le jour où l’Europe prend une décision décisive pour les droits des travailleurs, l’éthique et la morale, le renforcement de la protection de l’environnement. Alors que l’on commémore les dix ans de la tragédie du Rana Plaza et que l’on rend hommage aux plus de 3 600 victimes de cette tragédie, nous devons nous souvenir que ce drame est aussi la responsabilité des entreprises européennes qui ont préféré fermer les yeux sur une forme d’esclavage dont elles étaient finalement complices. Mon vote en faveur du texte était donc une évidence, ayant notamment été le rapporteur pour avis de la commission du marché intérieur dans ce dossier.
Debate: Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence
Date: THURSDAY, 1 JUNE 2023
Speaker: Chris MacManus
Political group: The Left
Country: Austria
Language: EN

This is a crucial piece of legislation that will finally hold multinational companies to task for the myriad human rights and environmental abuses linked to their value chains. The position established today is not perfect, but I am pleased that efforts from the right to scupper the directive were almost all unsuccessful.  We are now one step closer to proper corporate accountability and access to justice for victims. We must continue to stand in solidarity with impacted communities and insist on a strong due diligence law during the trilogue negotiations.
Debate: Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence
Date: THURSDAY, 1 JUNE 2023
Speaker: Clare Daly
Political group: The Left
Country: France
Language: EN

Madam President, I too voted in favor of this report on corporate due diligence, and I would like to thank so many members of our society who lobbied so hard in order to get this past the line. I would absolutely like to share and echo their concerns about the inevitable watering down of this crucial directive by the Council.  It is very clear that we need a strong and robust directive that helps put an end to the appalling human rights and environmental abuses committed regularly by corporations. But let’s be honest about it: even though we did withstand much of the regressive amendments here today, the text itself does try to give an illusion that these companies are going to police themselves.  The recent revelations in Total’s archaic management of the waste generated by the oil extraction process in Yemen in the 2000 are a perfect example of how this is not so. We have had a succession of accidents on the sites, mercury levels well above the standards found in soil and water samples, an increase in cancer cases, particularly among children – join the dots! Total flee the country and left Yemenis under the shellfire with a ruined environment. The fight for justice goes on way past today’s vote.
Debate: Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence
Date: THURSDAY, 1 JUNE 2023
Speaker: Piernicola Pedicini
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Portugal
Language: IT

Signora Presidente, il diritto internazionale dice che l'invasione russa è illegale esattamente come le guerre della NATO in Iraq, in Serbia, in Libia e in Siria. Sono tutte guerre illegali volute da ricchi, combattute da poveri e pagate da cittadini ancora più poveri.  Perciò questa guerra in realtà è la solita guerra ai poveri. Non ci sono soldi, ma l'Europa ha salvato le banche nelle crisi bancarie. Non ci sono soldi, ma gli Stati membri hanno subito risposto alla richiesta della NATO per uno sforzo bellico fino al 2 per cento del PIL. E se si trovano i soldi per il Covid, la pesante burocrazia impedisce di assorbire quelle risorse nelle aree più povere del nostro continente.  In questo momento ci sono milioni di cittadini europei che non hanno la possibilità di mettere cibo a tavola. Però questa Unione europea ha il denaro per le banche, ha il denaro per la guerra, ma non ha il denaro per i suoi poveri cittadini. Per questo motivo ho votato "no" alla risoluzione Asap. Noi in Ucraina non dobbiamo inviare munizioni, dobbiamo inviare soluzioni. Non dobbiamo esportare democrazia, dobbiamo esportare diplomazia.
Debate: Geographical Indications for wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products
Date: THURSDAY, 1 JUNE 2023
Speaker: Jiří Pospíšil
Political group: PPE
Country: Netherlands
Language: CS

Paní předsedající, tuto zprávu jsem s radostí podpořil. Považuji to za jasně pozitivní věc, na které asi je všeobecná shoda jak mezi pravicí, tak i levicí v tomto sále, protože touto právní úpravou, pokud bude úplně přijata, posílíme ochranu specifických zemědělských výrobků, vína a lihovin, které se vyrábějí v rámci EU a které jsou charakteristické a typické pro určitý region. Takže pro ochranu našich výrobců, zvláště těch menších a středních, ta úprava bude velkým přínosem. Mám radost, že tady dneska prošla a já ji podpořil.
Debate: Geographical Indications for wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products
Date: THURSDAY, 1 JUNE 2023
Speaker: Angel Dzhambazki
Political group: ECR
Country: Germany
Language: BG

Г-жо Председател, гласувах за доклада относно географските означения за вина, спиртни напитки и селскостопански продукти, защото смятам, че е от особено значение за нашите производители да могат да засилят добавената стойност на продуктите, които са произвеждани в отредени защитени територии. Добре е, че не бяха приети изменения, целящи да увеличат позволените с 15% продукти извън демаркираната защитена зона при вината. Към момента 15%-то ограничение се отнася само до гроздето, а измамата целеше то да се разшири до гроздовата мъст и вино. Това, че не минаха е добре и е полезно за винарите, лозарите и фермерите. Ето затова подкрепих и доклада, и нашите лозари и винари в този сектор.
Debate: Breaches of the Rule of law and fundamental rights in Hungary and frozen EU funds
Date: THURSDAY, 1 JUNE 2023
Speaker: Mick Wallace
Political group: The Left
Country: Germany
Language: EN

Madam President, the rule of law should be the rule of law and not a weapon to trouble countries when someone deems them to have stepped out of order. The rule of law issue is only used when it suits the Commission. People like Orbán will get away with anything as long as he’s doing the bidding of the EU, but then when it doesn’t suit will have a go at him. His position on the war is not suiting everybody at the moment, so it is easy enough to throw stones at him.  In June last year we gave candidate status to Ukraine, but we didn’t give it to Georgia. Now, if there’s anyone in here thinks that the rule of law is better in Ukraine than it is in Georgia, then you’re living in cuckoo land. The European Court of Auditors report just before the war wrote off Ukraine as one of the most corrupt countries in Europe, and the place was a basket case. And yet, because Georgia are not anti-Russian enough, we have an issue with the rule of law. The hypocrisy is desperate.
Debate: Breaches of the Rule of law and fundamental rights in Hungary and frozen EU funds
Date: THURSDAY, 1 JUNE 2023
Speaker: Angel Dzhambazki
Political group: ECR
Country: Germany
Language: BG

Г-жо Председател, убедено гласувах против тази резолюция, защото тя е поредна намеса във вътрешните работи на суверенна държава и е призив за лов на вещици. Тя цели пряка намеса на различни бюрократични нива в ЕС във вътрешните работи на суверенни държави. Такава намеса, каквато виждаме в записите на бившия български министър-председател, който съгласува с председателя на Европейската комисия, с шефовете на служби за сигурност нещо недопустимо, нарушаващо националния суверенитет. Това противоречи на идеята за съюз на суверенни държави.  Европейският съюз не е съюз на дъгичките, пропагандата, ЛГБТИ и прочие, и прочие, и прочие. Той трябва да бъде съюз на свободното движение, на икономическия просперитет, на свободата на придвижване и на икономическата свобода. Това, което се налага през такива фалшиви доклади, е тоталитаризъм, мракобесие, Оруел и подменя самата идея за Европейски съюз. Всяка една такава резолюция е насочена битка срещу демократично избрано правителство. Дали ще бъде на Полша, дали на Унгария, дали на Италия, на което и да било. Това е опит за смазване на здравия разум. Това е опит за налагане на Оруелска пропаганда и намеса във вътрешните работи.
Debate: Breaches of the Rule of law and fundamental rights in Hungary and frozen EU funds
Date: THURSDAY, 1 JUNE 2023
Speaker: Clare Daly
Political group: The Left
Country: France
Language: EN

Madam President, I voted for this report. Hungary is a rule of law basket case, but it’s not the only one. We’ve Spain, where the UN Human Rights Committee has twice ruled that the treatment of the Catalan independence politicians by the Spanish state breaches their rights. In France, we have people’s rights continuously and systematically violated under the guise of counter-terrorism, while protesters met with spectacular violence. Bulgaria is a catastrophe. Croatia kidnaps and tortures migrants knowingly and gets rewarded by the Commission with Schengen entry. Italy is rounding up and arresting humanitarian workers. The Greek Government is spying on journalists. The Irish Tánaiste is attacking the free press. Latvia is taking elderly people to take language tests or be expelled. And what is Parliament’s response to all of this? The usual cynical nonsense. Political groups blocking debates are only promoting them when they’re a chance for you to have a go against your political rivals. But you reap what you sow in this stuff. If politics is prioritised over the rule of law, then the rule of law breaks down. It’s time to cop on and realise the same rules have to apply to everyone.
Debate: Sexual harassment in the EU and MeToo evaluation
Date: THURSDAY, 1 JUNE 2023
Speaker: Clare Daly
Political group: The Left
Country: France
Language: EN

Madam President, I again voted for this report because I think the question is, are we up for the fight against sexual harassment? We know the figures: one in two women in the EU has been a victim of sexual harassment before the age of 15, more than one person in five has been the victim of violence and harassment – whether physical, psychological or sexual – in the workplace. And this could only be, maybe, the tip of the iceberg because we don’t know the real statistics. So ratifying the various international texts such as the International Labour Organization’s Convention on Violence and Harassment and the Istanbul Convention are very important, but they are not enough. Until we address the deep misogyny at the heart of our societies, then this discrimination and harassment will continue. James Connolly, the great Irish Socialist, said: ‘There are none so fitted to break the chains as those who wear them.’ Well, the victims of sexual harassment and violence are off their knees, they’re not going to tolerate it and they are demanding that action be done.