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Debate: Russia's undemocratic presidential elections and their illegitimate extension to the occupied territories
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 APRIL 2024
Speaker: Sergey Lagodinsky
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: France
Language: EN

What we’re talking about here is not elections. It’s a mockery of choice that we’ve been experiencing for the past months and witnessing for the past months in Russia. An election campaign made by the Kremlin – made that political opponents were killed. Also, some of us who are friends with them, or some of us who gave them prizes, have witnessed that. The political campaign made in the Kremlin meant that some few authentic opposition candidates were disqualified for no reasons, and it meant that people in occupied territories in Ukraine were not just killed and tortured – they were at gunpoint subjugated under a new occupier tsar. We already witness the fallout of this travesty of elections: Ukraine terrorised even more and Russians controlled even tighter. Under those circumstances, our answer can be only threefold. The EU should state clearly that these elections were an illegitimate farce. We must urgently increase help for Ukraine so that they don’t have to vote once again under gunpoint. And we do everything to support the courageous Russian opposition and to save those who are in prison for political reasons, like Vladimir Kara-Murza, like Ilya Yashin, like Lilia Chanysheva and many others. This is our duty and this duty we will follow.
Debate: Russia's undemocratic presidential elections and their illegitimate extension to the occupied territories
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 APRIL 2024
Speaker: Josep Borrell Fontelles
Language: EN

These elections did not bring any change in Russia. And so there is no change in our policy towards Russia. These elections took place in an ever-shrinking political space. Russian voters were deprived of a real choice. Many candidates were precluded from running, including all those who oppose the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine. I am happy to see that all the Members that took the floor in this debate support the important work that we are doing in order to support the Russian civil society organisations, the human rights defenders and independent media. Regarding the rights of minorities in the electoral process, according to the Russian Constitution, Russian citizens, including minorities, can run to vote. We have been topping up the funding for Russia pro-democracy, anti-war actors in size and, in a number of operations we will continue supporting the Russian human rights defenders and their agenda in international human forums. We monitor judicial cases in Russia together with Member States. Supporting independent media is crucial, as has been demonstrated in the electoral context. All Russia should have access to reliable information. We will continue calling on Russia to abolish its repressive legislation concerning what they claim to be foreign agents. Any one of you would be considered undesirable or, more recently, wanted, and to be called undesirable or wanted in Russia opens the door to arbitrary detentions. I think I have to finish my speech because maybe you have more important things to do in the coming moments. I know you are going to face important decisions, but I want to reiterate that Russia must cease its illegal war of aggression against Ukraine, withdraw its military forces, as demanded also the United Nations General Assembly by an overwhelming majority of 141 Member States. The international community has sent this message loud and clear, and I am very happy to see on this debate that we count on the support of the European Union Parliament.
Debate: Common procedure for international protection in the Union
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 APRIL 2024
Speaker: Roberta Metsola
Country: Poland
Language: EN

This is a voting session, and I expect this session to be respected. We are in a sovereign moment. We are in the middle of a voting session. This Parliament and its Members need to be able to vote with serenity. We will pause for a few moments until we can resume. I would like to resume the vote please. This is an important moment for this mandate and this Parliament. Members need to be allowed possibility to vote. You have made your point. The Members would like to resume the voting session please. I would like us to continue, and I am sure the Members would too. This is our job and we are doing it. We will continue. Please everybody, keep your seats.
Debate: Strengthening the COemission performance targets for new heavy-duty vehicles
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 APRIL 2024
Speaker: Věra Jourová
Language: EN

The compromise reached with the Council represents a balanced approach, providing a clear and long-term signal to the industry, allowing European manufacturers to strengthen their leadership in technology and innovation. The revised framework will cost effectively reduce CO2 emissions from heavy-duty vehicles, while providing economic benefits for European transport operators and users and lowering energy dependency from imported fossil fuels. Having said that, the Commission would like to make the following statement to ensure the Parliament’s support for the agreement reached with the Council. On Recital 17, regarding the assessment of the role of methodology for registering heavy duty vehicles running exclusively on CO2-neutral fuels, in conformity with Union law and with the Union’s climate neutrality objective, the Commission takes note of the decision of the European Parliament and the Council to include such recital in the provisional agreement to be voted today on the revision of the regulations setting CO2 emission performance standards for new heavy-duty vehicles. After the Parliament and the Council will have adopted the regulation, at the latest one year after its entry into force, the Commission, following consultation with stakeholders, will develop a methodology for registering heavy-duty vehicles running exclusively on CO2-neutral fuels in conformity with Union law and with the Union’s climate neutrality objective.
Debate: Amending Directive //EC on port State control
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 APRIL 2024
Speaker: Vera Tax
Country: Sweden
Language: NL

De wetgeving reguleert immers de handhaving van de internationale maritieme verdragen voor de vlaggenstaten in de EU. Zij zorgt ervoor dat alle Europese landen aan hun verplichtingen zullen voldoen en dat de inspecties in alle Europese havens adequaat zijn. Deze wetgeving zorgt voor digitalisering. De Europese Commissie zal een databank opzetten waarin alle informatie rond inspecties online toegankelijk is voor vlaggenstaat- en havenstaatinspecteurs om zodoende hun werk te vergemakkelijken. Daarnaast zal het Europees Agentschap voor maritieme veiligheid (EMSA) de vlaggenstaten bijstaan voor meer harmonisatie tussen de lidstaten. Deze wetgeving houdt in dat alle EU-vlaggenstaten elk schip in hun vloot iedere vijf jaar moeten inspecteren. De milieuparameters zijn versterkt om vervuilende schepen aan te pakken en ook de werkomstandigheden aan boord zijn versterkt. Deze herziening is een belangrijke update en laat zien dat wij ons hier blijvend inzetten om de veiligheidsnormen voor schepen en hun bemanning te verhogen. Zij onderstreept onze toewijding aan het beschermen van levens op zee en het verbeteren van het algehele welzijn van onze Europese scheepvaartsector. Ik wil allen bedanken die hieraan hun bijdrage hebben geleverd en ik vertrouw erop dat dit Parlement ons werk zal steunen.
Debate: Soil Monitoring and Resilience
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 APRIL 2024
Speaker: Martin Hojsík
Country: Finland
Language: EN

So I hope that you will be able to support this report. And I would really like to thank all the shadow rapporteurs both in ENVI and AGRI, also the rapporteur AGRI and all the staff that worked on it hard because I think it’s now finally time that Europe shall protect its precious soil.
Debate: Soil Monitoring and Resilience
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 APRIL 2024
Speaker: Marie Toussaint
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Hungary
Language: FR

Madame la Présidente, chers collègues, en Guadeloupe et en Martinique, les sols ont été pollués pendant deux décennies par le pesticide chlordécone, classé cancérogène, qui contamine aujourd’hui 90 % de la population. Alors que les populations ultramarines dénoncent l’écocide, nous voulons souligner l’urgence de dépolluer ces sols et vous proposons l’amendement suivant. Les États membres devraient prioriser la réduction des risques pour la santé humaine, la santé animale et l’environnement liés aux contaminations particulièrement nocives, telles que les fortes concentrations de chlordécone, d’arsenic ou de nickel dans toutes les régions telles que la Guadeloupe, la Martinique et la Guyane française, et devraient par conséquent mettre en place des mesures concrètes et ambitieuses pour arrêter la dégradation des sols, étudier leur qualité et régénérer la santé des sols dans ces régions.
Debate: Conclusion of an Agreement between the European Union, of the one part, and the Republic of Armenia, of the other part, on cooperation between the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation  and the competent authorities for judicial cooperation in criminal matters of the Republic of Armenia
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 APRIL 2024
Speaker: Thijs Reuten
Country: France
Language: EN

I asked for the floor, because this Agreement marks the first agreement between Eurojust and a third country since the entry into force of the Eurojust Regulation of 2019. It will improve cooperation in the investigation of prosecution of serious crimes, and it is subject to strict safeguards in relation to data protection, privacy and fundamental rights, and will be monitored. I want to thank the shadows and ask for your support.
Debate: New allegations of Russian interference in the European Parliament, in the upcoming EU elections and the impact on the Union
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 APRIL 2024
Speaker: Jan-Christoph Oetjen
Country: France
Language: DE

Als nächster Punkt der Tagesordnung folgt die Aussprache über die Erklärungen des Rates und der Kommission zu dem Thema „Ein neuer Verdacht auf die Einmischung Russlands im Europäischen Parlament angesichts der bevorstehenden Europawahl und die Auswirkungen auf die Union“ (
Debate: New allegations of Russian interference in the European Parliament, in the upcoming EU elections and the impact on the Union
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 APRIL 2024
Speaker: Sandra Kalniete
Political group: PPE
Country: Finland
Language: LV

Mums jāapzinās, ka Krievijas ietekmes aģentu tīkls Eiropā ir plašs un toksisks. To Kremlis ir pārmantojis no Padomju Savienības un veiksmīgi attīstījis, tajā iepinot arī politiskās elites pārstāvjus — Šrēderu, Liponenu, Fijonu, parlamentu deputātus un dažāda mēroga pašvaldību vadītājus. Nākamajā piecgadē deputātu uzdevums būs pieņemt lēmumus par Eiropas aizsardzības kapacitātes stiprināšanu un militārās industrijas attīstību. Arī likumus, kuru mērķis ir novērst Eiropas Savienības stratēģisko atkarību no trešo valstu piegāžu ķēdēm. Tie ir lēmumi, kurus pieņemot, mums ir jānodrošinās pret ārvalstu aģentu ietekmi un viņu radītajiem riskiem. Kopš Krievijas agresijas Ukrainā Eiropas Savienības institūcijas ir pakļautas arvien biežākiem plaša spektra hibrīduzdevumiem, un mūsu neaizsargātība pret Krievijas aģentiem ir šokējoša. Tāpēc mums neatliekami ir jānostiprina Eiropas Parlamenta iekšējās drošības sistēma, izstrādājot un ieviešot informācijas pielaižu sistēmu, kas līdzīgi kā nacionālajos parlamentos garantētu, ka hibrīdkara apstākļos ar Savienībai īpaši svarīgiem drošības jautājumiem strādā tie deputāti, kuri atbilst augstākajiem kritērijiem par tiesībām darbam ar sensitīvu informāciju. Šī vienošanās nebūs viegls uzdevums, taču tas ir paveicams, ja ir politiskā griba.
Debate: New allegations of Russian interference in the European Parliament, in the upcoming EU elections and the impact on the Union
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 APRIL 2024
Speaker: Iratxe García Pérez
Political group: S-D
Country: Germany
Language: ES

Y en este sentido tendríamos que hacer una petición a la presidenta Metsola porque, ahora que ya no estamos ante meras sospechas, sino ante verdaderas certezas, se debería poner en marcha una investigación a fondo sobre las injerencias rusas, cumpliendo con lo que pidió este Pleno del Parlamento en el pasado mes de febrero. Porque ya advertíamos de estas cuestiones, ya se planteaba la necesidad de una investigación, y posteriormente ha sido cuando hemos conocido todas las informaciones sobre estas injerencias.  No podemos permitir un golpe de credibilidad al Parlamento Europeo ante unas elecciones que serán clave para el futuro del proyecto europeo y para el apoyo a Ucrania en su lucha por la supervivencia ante la tiranía de Putin. Sabemos que interferir en las elecciones es uno de los objetivos principales de los servicios secretos rusos, tal y como se demostró con la llegada de Trump en los Estados Unidos y con el referéndum del  Porque uno no puede erigirse como abanderado de las libertades en Europa al mismo tiempo que pacta con una extrema derecha que calla ante el encarcelamiento, la tortura, el exilio y la muerte de cualquier oponente que no acepta la autoridad de Putin. ¿Cómo puede el Partido Popular, por ejemplo, exigir más capacidades militares para defender a Ucrania al mismo tiempo que sus socios de extrema derecha guardan silencio ante la matanza de Putin contra el pueblo ucraniano? ¿Cómo se puede llorar la muerte de Navalni cuando los aliados de la extrema derecha están mirando hacia otro lado durante su detención y asesinato? Esas preguntas deberían hacerse aquellos que normalizan a la extrema derecha aliada de Putin y se alían con ella.  Señorías, nuestra obligación es garantizar que los ciudadanos elijan libremente a sus eurodiputados. Y los ciudadanos deben tener claro lo que está en juego el 9 de junio: la Europa de los autócratas que retroceda y sea esclava de su pasado o la Europa de los demócratas que avance y sea dueña de su futuro.
Debate: New allegations of Russian interference in the European Parliament, in the upcoming EU elections and the impact on the Union
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 APRIL 2024
Speaker: Valérie Hayer
Political group: Renew
Country: Czechia
Language: FR

Oui, il s’agit bien, disons-le, d’une nouvelle ingérence. Mais il s’agit aussi et surtout d’une trahison. Une trahison de la part de députés et de candidats hypocrites, des députés et des candidats qui n’ont pas pour volonté, dans leur for intérieur, d’agir pour les Européens, des députés et des candidats qui en réalité n’ont que deux obsessions: se faire de l’argent facile et servir Poutine. Chers collègues, il y a urgence à ce que l’identité des personnes impliquées soit communiquée au plus vite, afin aussi que notre institution coopère pleinement à l’enquête et prenne les mesures et les sanctions nécessaires. Il y a urgence, parce que dans deux mois se tiendront les élections européennes et que les Européens doivent savoir pour qui ils votent; parce que la meilleure arme pour mettre dehors pour de bon les affidés de Poutine qui peuplent cet hémicycle, disons-le, c’est bien les bulletins de vote en juin.
Debate: New allegations of Russian interference in the European Parliament, in the upcoming EU elections and the impact on the Union
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 APRIL 2024
Speaker: Terry Reintke
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Italy
Language: EN

At the heart of this alleged treachery is not just personal gain, but a concerted effort to dismantle the pillars of our democracy, to erode the liberties we hold dear, by Putin and his friends here in this House. As we face the revelations of influence and interference, let us be clear: there is no place in this Parliament, and no place in Europe, for those who would destabilise our Union, undermine our democracies, or erode our freedoms for personal gain or foreign agendas. To protect Europe, we must take a firm stance against this form of corruption and betrayal that will damage the reputation of our Parliament. Our commitment must be to the people of Europe, defending our values, our democracy, our freedom against those who would trade them for their own ends. This is not only what the Greens should fight for, but all democrats who hold the values of this Union dear.
Debate: New allegations of Russian interference in the European Parliament, in the upcoming EU elections and the impact on the Union
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 APRIL 2024
Speaker: Veronika Vrecionová
Political group: ECR
Country: Poland
Language: CS

Rusko neustává ve svých snahách ovlivňovat evropské veřejné mínění a politiku s cílem oslabit naši pomoc Ukrajině. Věřím, že na práci odvedenou českými bezpečnostními službami navážou i další státy a Rusko nedosáhne svých cílů spočívajících v podkopávání evropské podpory Ukrajině. Musíme být všichni ve střehu.
Debate: New allegations of Russian interference in the European Parliament, in the upcoming EU elections and the impact on the Union
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 APRIL 2024
Speaker: Milan Uhrík
Political group: NI
Country: Austria
Language: SK

Pán predsedajúci, kolegovia niektorí, že sa vôbec nehanbíte, prosím vás, prednášať tu tak závažné obvinenia voči niektorým europoslancom bez toho, aby ste predložili čo i len jediný dôkaz o nejakom uplácaní, pretože to sa tu nestalo! Povedzme si, čo je rovno za problém! Týka sa to aj mňa. Viete, čo sa stalo? Viete, čo sa stalo? Prišli novinári z portálu a spýtali sa ma, predstavte si, otázky. A predstavte si, ja som im odpovedal podľa toho, ako politicky cítim a aké názory skutočne mám. To znamená, že si myslím, že vojna na Ukrajine by sa nemala predlžovať. A toto je celý problém! Toto je celý problém, pretože niekomu sa to nepáči. A ja sa vás teda pýtam opačne: Aké navrhujete riešenie, aby sa toto teda neopakovalo? Máme sa pýtať a žiadať tajné služby jednotlivých štátov, aby preverili každého jedného novinára, jeho majetok a jeho účty pred tým, než nám dá nejaké otázky? A potom niekto rozhodne, že komu z nich môžeme odpovedať alebo komu z nich nemôžeme odpovedať? Pretože ľahko sa to hovorí o nejakom podplácaní a o nejakej propagande. Ale keď príde na riešenie alebo niečo podobné, tak ste všetci ticho. Desí ma, aký svet chcete zaviesť. A desí ma, kam to všetko môže dospieť. Chvalabohu, že toto volebné obdobie už je na konci.
Debate: New allegations of Russian interference in the European Parliament, in the upcoming EU elections and the impact on the Union
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 APRIL 2024
Speaker: Andrius Kubilius
Political group: PPE
Country: France
Language: EN

Mr President, dear colleagues, Russia is threatening to occupy our territories by military means, and Russia is trying to occupy the hearts and minds of our people by hybrid means. They are attacking the hearts and minds of people in Germany and in Spain, in Lithuania and in Poland, in Georgia and in Moldova.  We need to empower our people to defend themselves and to make conscious political decisions not to vote for Kremlin hybrid agents. The question always will be how to recognise who is the hybrid agent of the Kremlin. There is a very simple method to have such an answer: the so-called duck test. If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck.  We can introduce very simple criteria for a Kremlin duck test to recognise that somebody probably is not a duck, but a Kremlin hybrid agent. If a politician or political party suggests not to give Ukraine weapons and says that it will help to achieve peace, if the party introduces foreign agent laws, if the government declares the LGBT community an extremist organisation, if the government puts political opponents into prison, if the party gets financial support from the Kremlin or is financed by local oligarchs with business ties to Kremlin, those politicians, political parties or governments most probably are Kremlin agents.  We should ask the European Parliament’s Research Service to start to produce a special regular Russia Hybrid Influence Index based on those criteria, in order to help European citizens to understand for what kind of Kremlin hybrid agents they are going to vote.
Debate: New allegations of Russian interference in the European Parliament, in the upcoming EU elections and the impact on the Union
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 APRIL 2024
Speaker: Morten Løkkegaard
Political group: Renew
Country: Sweden
Language: DA

Hr. formand! Vores demokrati er sandelig skrøbeligt. Fjendtlige stater som Rusland forsøger dagligt at udnytte vores sårbarheder. Lad os nu bare være ærlige kolleger. Vi har været for naive, vi har været for langsomme. Putins cyberhære angriber konstant vores kritiske infrastruktur, og hans internetsoldater spreder systematisk desinformation. Og nu har vi så endnu et eksempel, endnu en sag, ovenikøbet her i vores eget hus. Det er blevet afsløret, at Rusland forsøger at påvirke EU-politik ved at betale medlemmer af dette hus – kandidater, der stiller op til valget i dette hus – og vi skal til bunds i denne sag nu. Det er en skandale, og skandalen understreger behovet for handling her og nu. Vi skal have navne. Vi er nødt til at have at vide, hvor meget der er betalt. Vi er nødt til at komme til bunds i sagen. Så lad os nu benytte den lejlighed, som vi har nu, denne afsløring til at vise vores vælgere og vores borgere, at vi kan handle og få stoppet forræderiet og den svindel, som foregår lige for næsen af os. Lad os stoppe med at være naive nu.
Debate: New allegations of Russian interference in the European Parliament, in the upcoming EU elections and the impact on the Union
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 APRIL 2024
Speaker: Markéta Gregorová
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: France
Language: EN

Mr President, dear colleagues, although knowing that security services across Europe are monitoring and mapping disinformation networks is making me calmer, their job is to monitor and map them for us, for policymakers, so that we can decide what is a security threat to our democracies and protect them based on this. That politicians are paid by foreign states to undermine our system, or that there are media outlets with malign intent is no surprise if you weren’t living under a rock for the past ten years. Yet we do not have strong anti-disinformation legislation. We do not have resilient societies still. And some, or few even, use this information themselves in their current campaigns. We don’t need Voice of Europe, or ID MEPs, to show us that we have a big effing problem. The problem is cowardice and opportunism. And good luck working with that in the upcoming mandate after our elections are decided by Putin and fear.
Debate: New allegations of Russian interference in the European Parliament, in the upcoming EU elections and the impact on the Union
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 APRIL 2024
Speaker: Pirkko Ruohonen-Lerner
Political group: ECR
Language: FI

Arvoisa puhemies, Venäjä pyrkii vaikuttamaan Euroopan politiikkaan eritoten heikentääkseen EU:n ja sen jäsenmaiden tukea Ukrainalle ja sen kansalle. Venäjän disinformaatiokampanjoita on paljastunut ympäri Eurooppaa.  Pidän äärimmäisen vakavina Belgian pääministerin Alexander De Croon paljastamia tietoja siitä, että Venäjä on lähestynyt joitakin meppejä ja tarjonnut näille rahalahjuksia, jotta nämä edistäisivät venäläispropagandaa. Belgian ja Tšekin tiedustelupalvelujen kerrotaan tehneen tiivistä yhteistyötä tämän propagandaverkoston tuhoamiseksi.  Putinin asiamiehet Brysselissä on paljastettava. Ennen vaaleja on ehdottomasti saatava julkisiksi tiedot siitä, ketkä ovat vastaanottaneet venäläistä vaalirahaa. Kaikkien vaaliehdokkaiden vaalirahoituksen täydellinen avaaminen voisi olla yksi keino löytää venäläistä ja muutakin korruptiorahaa.  Lahjuksen saaja jää aina kiitollisuudenvelkaan ja edistää valituksi tullessaan lahjanantajan asiaa. Kuten sanonta kuuluu, sen lauluja laulat, jonka leipää syöt. Tämä piirileikki on saatava loppumaan.