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Debate: A Green Deal Industrial Plan for the Net-Zero Age
Date: WEDNESDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Agnes Jongerius
Political group: S-D
Country: Poland
Language: EN

Mr President, I think we can say it has been years since we were able to look at the United States for inspiration. But Biden did it. His plans guarantee good paying union jobs. And we as the EU should not lower the bar. It would be a missed opportunity if we didn't invest in quality jobs now. And therefore, I must say, I was a little bit disappointed that the Commission didn't take the lead on this, because in the Directive on adequate minimum wages in the EU, we aimed for a collective bargaining coverage rate of 80%. And I should say any spending of public money should go only to companies that are covered by collective bargaining. We should put our money whether the law is.
Debate: A Green Deal Industrial Plan for the Net-Zero Age
Date: WEDNESDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: José Manuel Fernandes
Political group: PPE
Country: Ireland
Language: PT

Senhor Presidente, Senhora Comissária, Conselho, Caras e Caros Colegas, a competitividade, a produtividade, o empreendedorismo são palavras-chave importantíssimas e não são incompatíveis com o  A União Europeia precisa de ter, à escala global, uma força que nem sempre consegue ter por divisões internas, que nem sempre consegue ter por falta de projetos comuns, como, por exemplo, a união da energia, ou de soluções que evitem a distorção do mercado interno, como está a acontecer com as ajudas de mercado ou ainda com a não utilização de instrumentos como o InvestEU, que são essenciais, por exemplo, para a capitalização das empresas, e que são essenciais para investimentos críticos que o Conselho eliminou. Tenho visto críticas à Comissão, mas muita da burocracia está no Conselho. É o Conselho que tem bloqueado a união da energia, foi o Conselho que cortou o InvestEU, foi o Conselho que evitou um instrumento para a solvabilidade das empresas e que eliminou a janela dos investimentos estratégicos. Portanto, não nos esqueçamos que a Comissão, com alguns erros, tem feito um trabalho positivo, e eu tenho visto é o Conselho a bloquear esse mesmo trabalho.
Debate: A Green Deal Industrial Plan for the Net-Zero Age
Date: WEDNESDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Jonás Fernández
Political group: S-D
Country: Ireland
Language: ES

Señor presidente, señora comisaria, ciertamente la economía europea necesita más inversión privada, pero también más inversión pública para afrontar los retos del futuro industrial en el marco, por supuesto, de la transición energética.  Pero permítanme centrar mi intervención —estos pocos segundos que puedo hablar con ustedes directamente— en que no podemos pretender responder a las iniciativas de Estados Unidos dejando exclusivamente la capacidad financiera de apoyo público a los Estados. Porque, ciertamente, en ese caso, por intentar responder a Estados Unidos, podemos poner en cuestión la integridad y la cohesión del mercado único, uno de los grandes activos de la Unión Europea.  En este sentido, me atrevo también a sugerir a la Comisión Europea que no relajemos el control de las ayudas de Estado que realizamos sobre los Estados miembros hasta que no tengamos claro cómo es, cómo se financia y qué cantidad tendremos en el fondo soberano. Porque solo a través de un apoyo comunitario esa respuesta y esa política industrial tendrían sentido.
Debate: A Green Deal Industrial Plan for the Net-Zero Age
Date: WEDNESDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Mairead McGuinness
Language: EN

There were some comments made about a subsidies race. This is not how we see this. This is Europe being very future focused and perhaps less naive about how the world is today. And that is why there is an urgency to the work. To my good friend and colleague, Bas Eickhout, who suggested that the green finance agenda is lost somewhere, it's not. It's very much with me and we will continue to work on the green finance agenda and roll out the reporting that is required, notwithstanding the challenges this faces our companies with. So in other words, we're not doing a U-turn here. We are going forward with our long term strategy for a more sustainable European economy and society.  However, we need every so often to take a step back and look at are there areas that need to be addressed. And this is exactly what we are doing with this plan, this Green Deal industrial plan. I very much valued the contributions. I opened my remarks by saying that this is a decisive decade. And the truth is, it's a very divisive decade. It is a time of huge uncertainty for everyone, including people in this House and the people you represent. And I think that despite the differences I've heard in the debate, we all want the same thing. We all want a strong, resilient Europe that is showing leadership not just in green finance, but in environmental issues generally. But we want to have a balanced economy. And that is why when we come to discuss the European Green Deal industrial plan, I think we will see that we have more in common than might divide us.
Debate: A Green Deal Industrial Plan for the Net-Zero Age
Date: WEDNESDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Jessika Roswall 
Language: EN

In the debate, a couple of hours ago, I heard different views on the Commission’s communication, which showed the importance and the complexity of the challenges we have to face.  We must absolutely avoid the fragmentation of the single market, one of the EU’s greatest achievements. We should strengthen this competitiveness, also globally — our companies must be frontrunners. Let me also stress that there is no conflict between the green transition on the one side and increased competitiveness and productivity on the other. It is all decisive for our future prosperity.  I agree also with those who raised the need to improve the skills of our workforce. 2023 is the European Year of Skills. Let’s make the most of it. At the same time, let me emphasise that we don’t just need public but also private investments. Any changes to state aid rules have to be targeted and temporary, while we can do more to unlock private investments, especially by finalizing the capital market union as Commissioner McGuinness mentioned in her first intervention also a couple of hours ago. To conclude, the Council is examining the details in the various dimensions of the plan and we await the Commission’s strategy to boost competitiveness and productivity at the EU level ahead of the March European Council. Honourable Members, some of the initiative of the green industrial plan will likely involve a negotiation between the Council and Parliament. I am therefore sure that we will have discussion on this debate in the months to come. With that, I would like to thank you for your attention.
Debate: A Green Deal Industrial Plan for the Net-Zero Age
Date: WEDNESDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Sara Cerdas
Political group: S-D
Country: Czechia
Language: PT

A agenda ambiciosa assenta em quatro pilares: um quadro regulamentar previsível e simplificado, a aceleração do acesso ao financiamento, a melhoria das competências e um comércio aberto para permitir cadeias de abastecimento resilientes. Todas as revoluções industriais trouxeram importantes transformações sociais, com proteção para os trabalhadores e ajuda na adaptação dos setores tradicionais às novas realidades, sem deixar ninguém para trás. O tecido empresarial, em especial o português, é constituído maioritariamente por micro, pequenas e médias empresas. Consequência disso, a aplicação do pacto deve ser feita dando especial atenção às fragilidades do tecido empresarial e à forma como estes se vão adaptar aos efeitos, sem esquecer as regiões ultraperiféricas, cujas realidades impõem desafios acrescidos e requerem uma acrescida atenção por parte das instituições. O futuro é verde e social, não podemos deixar escapar esta oportunidade de alinhar todos os setores com uma nova Era de Impacto Zero.
Debate: A Green Deal Industrial Plan for the Net-Zero Age
Date: WEDNESDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Beatrice Covassi
Political group: S-D
Language: IT

È importante, però, che lo facciamo nel modo giusto. In primo luogo, non dobbiamo lasciare indietro nessuno e non possiamo creare nuove disuguaglianze. Nel mio paese la povertà assoluta è aumentata e tocca oggi quasi sei milioni di cittadini. Una famiglia su tre ha paura delle bollette. In secondo luogo, le risorse economiche sono cruciali. Abbiamo bisogno di un fondo sovrano comune per sostenere la transizione verde e, al di là della discussione sugli aiuti di Stato, occorre completare la riforma del Patto di crescita e stabilità. Ridiamo speranza alla nostra industria e ai nostri cittadini!
Debate: A Green Deal Industrial Plan for the Net-Zero Age
Date: WEDNESDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Enikő Győri
Political group: NI
Country: Luxembourg
Language: HU

A Bizottság javaslata túl későn érkezett, és nem kínál hatékony megoldást. A tagállamok közötti támogatási verseny torzítaná a belső piacot, ami már eddig is a nagyoknak kedvezett. A Bizottság szuverenitási alapot emleget, gondolom, újra csak hitelből, ahelyett, hogy gyorsan engedélyezné a tagállami projekteket, és kifizetné az őket megillető pénzeket. Sajnos a helyreállítási források 28%-a ért csak célba eddig. A baloldal továbbá ideológiai alapon akar kereskedni. Ez a legjobb út ahhoz, hogy cégeinket elvágjuk a piacoktól és a nyersanyagoktól. Új piacra jutási lehetőségek nélkül pedig európai munkahelyek ezrei kerülnek veszélybe. Térjünk vissza a józan észhez. Szabad kereskedelem és versenyképesség-növelés révén lehet csak újra feltenni Európát a térképre.
Debate: A Green Deal Industrial Plan for the Net-Zero Age
Date: WEDNESDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Romana Jerković
Political group: S-D
Country: Greece
Language: HR

Međutim, zanemaruju se prava najranjivije skupine, koja istovremeno predstavlja jedan od temelja naše industrije, a to je radnička klasa. Trebamo je poštovati kako bismo i dalje mogli ostvarivati prosperitet. Svaka tvrtka koja dobije financijsku potporu trebala bi osigurati pristojne plaće i sindikalna prava radnika. Obrazovanje radničke klase trebao bi  biti jedan od naših prioriteta jer upravo to omogućuje stvaranje kvalificirane radne snage.  Budući da imamo puno instrumenata i mjesta za podržavanje industrije, trebali bismo koristiti postojeće mehanizme učinkovito i ciljano kako bismo potakli njezin daljnji razvoj. Graditi konkurentnost na subvencijama može biti kratkoročno, ali ne i dugoročno rješenje. Stoga, trebamo ubrzati zelenu tranziciju radi dobrobiti naše industrije i konkurentnosti.  Osim toga, Europa treba više privatnog i javnog ulaganja. Ne možemo ne odgovoriti na protekcionističku politiku SAD-a te ne možemo ostaviti naša poduzeća na cjedilu. Konačno, ne smijemo dopustiti fragmentaciju jedinstvenog europskog tržišta, koje je, zahvaljujući svojoj uspješnosti, uzor brojnim drugim državama.
Debate: A Green Deal Industrial Plan for the Net-Zero Age
Date: WEDNESDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Edina Tóth
Political group: NI
Country: Slovakia
Language: HU

A Bizottságnak ideológiai kinyilatkoztatások helyett most a munkahelyek védelmére és a versenyképesség javítására kellene törekednie. A Parlamentnek pedig fel kéne hagynia a szabadkereskedelmi megállapodások blokkolásával. Míg Európában az energiaárak az egeket verik, addig Amerika paradicsomi feltételekkel csalogatja magához a befektetőket. Ha a nagyvállalataink áttelepülnek a tengerentúlra, az európai kkv-knak nem lesz kinek beszállítaniuk. Az európai válasz pedig sajnos túl későn érkezett, és nem kínál hatékony megoldást.  A Bizottságnak gyorsan engedélyezni kellene a tagállami projekteket, és kifizetni az őket megillető pénzeket. Sajnos a helyreállítási források 28%-a ért csak célba eddig. Szabad kereskedelem és versenyképesség-növelés révén lehet csak újra feltenni Európát a térképre.
Debate: A Green Deal Industrial Plan for the Net-Zero Age
Date: WEDNESDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Henna Virkkunen
Political group: PPE
Country: Italy
Language: FI

EU-komission 1. helmikuuta vastatoimena Yhdysvaltojen pakettiin esittämä uusi vihreän kehityksen teollisuussuunnitelma sisältää joitakin askelia oikeaan suuntaan, mutta kokonaisuus jättää paljon toivomisen varaa. On hyvä, että suunnitelman tavoitteisiin sisältyy sääntelyn yksinkertaistamista. Suunnitelmassa aivan oikein noteerataan, että hitaat lupaprosessit ovat usein pullonkaulana investoinneille. Yksi konkreettinen hyvä ehdotus on Euroopan yhteistä etua koskevien tärkeiden IPCEI-hankkeiden lupaprosessien sujuvoittaminen. Samoin pidän tärkeänä, että suunnitelma noudattaa reilun kilpailun ja avoimen kaupan periaatteita. Euroopan on jatkettava vapaakaupan puolustajana, sillä ainoastaan laajojen kumppanuussuhteiden ja vapaakauppasopimusten avulla pärjäämme globaalissa kilpailussa. Samoin tärkeää on nostaa kriittiset raaka-aineet teollisuuspolitiikan keskiöön, ilman niitä emme pärjää kilpailussa emmekä voi toteuttaa vihreää ja digitaalista siirtymää.  Valitettavasti paketti ei kuitenkaan konkreettisesti onnistu edistämään tavoitettaan vauhdittaa investointeja, sillä mukana on liikaa markkinoita vääristäviä toimia. Suhtaudun kriittisesti valtiontukisääntöjen löysäämistä koskevaan esitykseen, sillä se rikkoo sisämarkkinaa ja hyödyttää lähinnä isojen jäsenmaiden isoja teollisuustoimijoita, ei unionia kokonaisuudessaan. Erityisen huolestuttava on paketin kylkeen kaavailtu uusi suvereniteettirahasto. Sille ei ole perusteita, etenkin kun koronaelpymispaketista on yhä paljon varoja hyödyntämättä.
Debate: A Green Deal Industrial Plan for the Net-Zero Age
Date: WEDNESDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Carlos Zorrinho
Political group: S-D
Language: PT

Para isso, além da flexibilidade na afetação dos recursos financeiros disponíveis, é necessário injetar dinheiro fresco com uma lógica integradora e agregadora. Esse deve ser o papel chave do fundo de soberania, que deve, dentro do possível, ser financiado a partir de recursos próprios da União. Além de incrementar e mobilizar, nos múltiplos patamares, o conhecimento, a capacidade produtiva e o financiamento, o Plano tem de integrar também respostas sociais e benefícios para as pessoas, demonstrando a capacidade de a União Europeia trabalhar em conjunto para melhorar a vida quotidiana dos seus cidadãos.
Debate: The erosion of the rule of law in Greece: the wiretapping scandal and media freedom
Date: WEDNESDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Marc Angel
Country: Luxembourg
Language: EN

The next item is the topical debate under Rule 162 on ‘The erosion of the rule of law in Greece: the wiretapping scandal and media freedom’. I should like to inform Members that for this debate there is no catch-the-eye procedure and no blue cards will be accepted.
Debate: The erosion of the rule of law in Greece: the wiretapping scandal and media freedom
Date: WEDNESDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Jessika Roswall 
Language: EN

The Swedish Presidency has set the protection of our common values, such as the rule of law, democracy and fundamental rights, as a top political priority for this semester. We believe, like you, that we need to firmly defend those values, especially in the current situation we are facing, with a war raging at Europe’s doors.  From the outset, I would like to express the full commitment of Member States to the principle of protection of privacy as reflected in the Charter and in our General Data Protection Regulation, which sets very high standards for the protection of individual freedoms.  The EU institutions and the Member States have a joint responsibility and a duty to ensure the fulfilment of these standards. Member States must investigate adequately and condemn any form of illegal surveillance.  However, to prevent violation in the first place, the Council is working actively to promote a common rule of law culture amongst Member States. For example, the Swedish Presidency will continue the work carried out by the previous presidency by organising the sixth round of country-specific rule of law dialogues in the Council.  The situation regarding the rule of law in Greece was discussed during the Rule of Law Dialogue in April 2021. Among other things, media freedom and the situation for journalists were also discussed. The Rule of Law Dialogues in the Council will allow us to complete the first cycle of this constructive dialogue. We believe, in fact, that this mechanism bears fruit.  In addition, we will advance the ongoing Article 7 procedures concerning Hungary and Poland in the General Affairs Council. During these discussions, media freedom features as a key enabler of the rule of law. It is an indispensable pillar of our democratic societies. It is also, as you know, a key element of the Commission's Rule of Law Report, which feeds into our debates.  I also wish to underline that the Council remains committed to advanced work on the key legislative proposals currently on the table, namely the proposed Media Freedom Act and Strategic Lawsuit against Public Participation Directive. Media freedom, as well as the protect protection of journalists, must be guaranteed at all times across the Union. Each Member States has a duty to ensure that any form of illegal surveillance, including on journalists, is investigated adequately and condemned.  In the current geopolitical situation where autocratic regimes try to suppress independent information and media pluralism, we must defend our democracy model and our fundamental values. This includes the effective exercise of the freedom of expression and information. We will continue to work for those rights to thrive in the Union.
Debate: The erosion of the rule of law in Greece: the wiretapping scandal and media freedom
Date: WEDNESDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Katarina Barley
Political group: S-D
Country: Germany
Language: EN

Now you have to know that Predator and Pegasus are not just spyware. It is as if someone had your mobile phone in their hands. They can manipulate everything you do on your phone. They can listen to everything you do. They can switch on the camera whenever they want to. This is a very serious breach of privacy rights. And within the Pegasus inquiry committee, we were shocked to learn about the large scale of political use of this spyware in Greece, besides the use against investigative journalists. Also the opposition leader Nikos Androulakis, Member of this parliament, and other politicians were spied upon.  And all of this, the use of this wide-ranging spying software without ex ante judicial authorisation, ex post oversight and meaningful legal remedy is a clear breach of our union's fundamental rights. But it is not this alone. Moreover, we discovered close ties between the government and the company Intelexa that is selling this spy software Predator. It is a script that could be written in any textbook on corruption. Until last summer, the nephew of the Prime Minister, Mitsotakis, was his secretary-general/head of cabinet in his office. He was responsible for government contacts with the national intelligence service. Moreover, two friends of this nephew, Bitzios and Lavranos, happened to be key figures in the supply for communications surveillance material and both benefited from lucrative government contracts. The nephew had to resign, as well as the director of the intelligence service.  Now, elections have been called in Greece. This makes it even more urgent to end the illegal spying on journalists, as well as on opposition politicians or politicians in general. Greece is the birthplace of democracy. The current situation is a disgrace for this beautiful country. This mess needs to be cleaned up and it needs to be cleaned up now.
Debate: The erosion of the rule of law in Greece: the wiretapping scandal and media freedom
Date: WEDNESDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Sophia in 't Veld
Political group: Renew
Country: Poland
Language: EN

The issues of predator spyware and Team Jorge must be fully clarified without delay. There should not be the slightest shadow of doubt over the Greek elections in spring. The democratic rule of law is severely under threat in Greece. It is code orange. This affects democracy in the EU as a whole. Yet the Commission stubbornly clings to the pretence of compliance myth. Your inaction, Commission, is a dereliction of duty. Finally, colleagues, we are all loyal to our respective political families, and that’s a good thing. But that loyalty shall not take precedence over something bigger: the democratic rule of law. Η δουλειά μας δεν είναι να προστατεύουμε το ένα πολιτικό κόμμα ή το άλλο. Η δουλειά μας είναι να προστατεύουμε τη δημοκρατία για όλους. Όλοι μαζί.
Debate: The erosion of the rule of law in Greece: the wiretapping scandal and media freedom
Date: WEDNESDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Diana Riba i Giner
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: France
Language: ES

El caso de Grecia es alarmante, pero es solamente el síntoma de una patología que se está extendiendo. Escuchas ilegales a periodistas y a opositores políticos; medios de comunicación en pocas manos y, en algunos casos, estrechamente ligados a la élite política; leyes que amordazan la libertad de expresión: como ven, algunas o todas las tendencias que vemos en Grecia servirían también para describir a otros Estados miembros, incluidos algunos que presumen de ser democracias plenas.  Por eso, si hay alguien aún que tiene dudas de la importancia de tener una Ley europea de libertad de prensa, en este debate debería resolverlas. Tener sobre la mesa la  Esta regulación, junto con otras medidas legislativas como pueden ser la Directiva anti-SLAPP o el informe que saldrá de la Comisión de Investigación de Pegasus, deberían ser la piedra angular de un ecosistema de medios democráticos y resilientes en Europa. Sin libertad de prensa no hay Estado de Derecho. Y estaremos atentos porque, como nos recuerda el Washington Post, la democracia frecuentemente muere en la oscuridad.
Debate: The erosion of the rule of law in Greece: the wiretapping scandal and media freedom
Date: WEDNESDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Laura Huhtasaari
Political group: ID
Country: Lithuania
Language: FI

On hyvä, että näitä skandaaleja tulee esiin, ja niistä pitää puhua ja niihin pitää puuttua. Läpinäkyvyys on demokratian kulmakivi. Monipuolinen media on demokratian kulmakivi. Jos meillä ei ole monipuolista demokratiaa, mikä tarkoittaa monipuolisia arvoja ja mikä tarjoaa monipuolisia mielipiteitä, meillä ei ole oikeaa demokratiaa. Vapaa media ja vapaa sana, ilman niitä meillä ei ole muitakaan vapauksia. Valitettavasti Euroopassakin ollaan menty hyvin yksipuoliseen suuntaukseen median suhteen. Meidän pitää koko ajan olla tässä asiassa hereillä, koska kukaan ei omista totuutta. Aika näyttää sen, kuka oli loppujen lopuksi oikeassa ja kuka väärässä, joten monipuolisen median suojelun tulee olla tämän salin tärkeimpiä asioita. On kuitenkin harhaa, että EU:n keskushallintoa vahvistamalla korruptio jotenkin vähenisi tai läpinäkyvyys lisääntyisi. Päinvastoin. Muistetaan esimerkiksi se tosiasia, että kun Kreikka liittyi euroon ja antoi vääriä tietoja, taloudellisia tietoja, niin EU tiesi, että Kreikka antaa vääriä tietoja, mutta silti mentiin eteenpäin, joten se viisaus ei asu myöskään keskushallinnolla. Lähidemokratia ja vapaa sana on oikeasti Euroopan pelastus ja lännen ja länsimaisten arvojen suojelemista.
Debate: The erosion of the rule of law in Greece: the wiretapping scandal and media freedom
Date: WEDNESDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 2023
Speaker: Beata Kempa
Political group: ECR
Country: Czechia
Language: PL

Szanowni Państwo, trzeba wiedzieć, że na pewno należy się sytuacji uważnie przyjrzeć w Grecji czy być może w innych krajach, gdzie ta wolność słowa jest czy będzie naruszana. Niestety zwracam się także do PPE. Donald Tusk wielomilionowymi pozwami atakuje dziennikarzy i redaktora Marcina Tulickiego ze stacji publicznej za przygotowanie materiału „Nasz człowiek w Warszawie”, który jednak pokazuje jego ówczesną prorosyjską politykę. To bardzo brutalna próba ograniczenia dostępu do wiedzy i niezależności mediów. Również wczoraj była konferencja pana redaktora Tomasza Sakiewicza, gdzie jedna ze stacji brutalnie ogranicza wolność wyrażania jego poglądów i jego stacji, niezależnych mediów w Polsce, i to w okresie wyborczym – tak być nie może i przeciwko temu protestuję.