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Debate: Implementation report on on-farm animal welfare
Date: MONDAY, 14 FEBRUARY 2022
Speaker: Asim Ademov
Political group: PPE
Country: Bulgaria
Language: BG

Затова приветствам резолюцията на ЕП, която насърчава по-нататъшното подобряване на законодателството на ЕС относно хуманното отношение към животните, в унисон с научния и техническия напредък в животновъдните практики, както и според специфичните нужди, характерни за всеки животински вид. Същевременно хуманното отношение към животните трябва да бъде съчетано с устойчив икономически подход, който да гарантира ясна възвръщаемост на инвестициите и по-високи производствени разходи, както и с подходящ преходен период за животновъдите, за да могат те да адаптират своите стопанства към по-високите стандарти.  Необходима е система от финансови стимули за животновъдите, за да се повиши мотивацията им да инвестират в подобряване на животновъдните практики. Така например, по линия на ОСП държавите членки могат да предвидят в националните си стратегически планове специални екосхеми за хуманно отношение към животните, подкрепа чрез инвестиции и обучения за внедряване на иновации и подобряване на системите за отглеждане.
Debate: Implementation report on on-farm animal welfare
Date: MONDAY, 14 FEBRUARY 2022
Speaker: Atidzhe Alieva-Veli
Political group: Renew
Country: Bulgaria
Language: BG

Необходими са: - актуализация на действащото законодателство, за да се интегрира научният напредък в знанията за животните и техническият прогрес в земеделските практики; - добре функционираща регулаторна рамка, която да бъде пропорционална и да не застрашава конкурентоспособността на европейските земеделци; - оценка на въздействието на предложените промени, основани на актуални научни проучвания и оценка как животните, околната среда и земеделските стопани, особено малките земеделски стопани, ще бъдат засегнати; - всяка промяна задължително трябва да отчита времето, подкрепата и финансирането, необходими на земеделските стопани за изпълнението ѝ.
Debate: Implementation report on on-farm animal welfare
Date: MONDAY, 14 FEBRUARY 2022
Speaker: Sylwia Spurek
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Netherlands
Language: PL

Dlatego poparłam alternatywną rezolucję, przygotowaną ponadpartyjnie na podstawie opinii komisji ENVI. Rezolucja zakłada zrewidowanie aktualnego prawodawstwa UE dotyczącego dobrostanu zwierząt w kontekście najnowszej wiedzy naukowej. Przepisy dotyczące dobrostanu zwierząt w gospodarstwach należy dostosować do potrzeb poszczególnych gatunków zwierząt, ich sposobu odżywiania, zdrowia, naturalnego zachowania oraz ochrony środowiska.  Kluczowe jest również, aby obywatelki i obywatele UE mieli łatwy dostęp do zrozumiałych informacji na temat pochodzenia żywności, a kampanie społeczne promowały żywność pochodzenia roślinnego. Do tej pory w Parlamencie mocno wybrzmiewał głos Meat Party, polityków broniących
Debate: Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report
Date: MONDAY, 14 FEBRUARY 2022
Speaker: Eva Kaili
Country: France
Language: EN

The next item is the debate on the report by Eleonora Evi, on behalf of the Committee on Petitions, on the annual report on the activities of the European Ombudsman in 2020 ( I should like to remind Members that, for all debates of this part—session, there will be no catch—the—eye procedure and no blue cards will be accepted. Furthermore, as during recent part-sessions, remote interventions from Parliament’s Liaison Offices in the Member States are foreseen.
Debate: Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report
Date: MONDAY, 14 FEBRUARY 2022
Speaker: Maroš Šefčovič
Language: EN

These democratic and civil rights are aimed at encouraging the full participation of European citizens, businesses, associations and NGOs in the everyday life of the European Union. The right to submit a petition to the European Parliament and the right to complain to the European Ombudsman are of particular importance.  And I would like to thank Ms O’Reilly for her excellent and tireless work that she has been doing since she was first elected to this role in 2013, and notably, in 2020, despite the added burden caused by the COVID—19 pandemic. I’m pleased to report that relations between the Commission, its services and the European Ombudsman continue to be constructive and mutually very helpful. The Commission duly takes into account the suggestions for improvement and recommendations of the European Ombudsman. This is precisely why a final finding of maladministration is very rare. In 2020 and 2021, the Commission also worked with the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union on the new Statute of the European Ombudsman that entered into force in August last year. This has been an important achievement, granting the European Ombudsman additional rights and emphasising the importance of good administration in sensitive fields like harassment, whistleblowing and conflict of interest. Let me also congratulate the rapporteur Ms Evi, the coordinators of the Committee on Petitions and all its members that were involved for their very informative and useful report, which provides the views of the European Parliament on the issues that it considers noteworthy in the area of good administration for the citizens. The report and resolution address a variety of important issues, including the transparency of the decision-making process, revolving doors, access to document requests, procurement and contractual issues and staff matters. The Commission takes the report and resolution seriously, given the importance of the matters addressed and the fact that, being the largest EU institution, we are the main addressee of the inquiries of the European Ombudsman. The Commission will examine your resolution in the next few weeks and we will reply in detail to all the issues that concern the Commission. To conclude, let me please reassure you that the Commission will continue working with the other institutions, bodies and agencies, including Ms O’Reilly and her team, to provide the best possible services and maintain the highest possible standards for the benefit of all European citizens. Honourable President, I look forward to hearing the views of the honourable Members and I thank you for your attention.
Debate: Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report
Date: MONDAY, 14 FEBRUARY 2022
Speaker: Peter Jahr
Political group: PPE
Country: Netherlands
Language: DE

Die Bilanz kann sich sehen lassen. Im Jahr 2020 bearbeitete die Europäische Bürgerbeauftragte 2 200 Beschwerden und leitete 370 Untersuchungen ein. Sie leitete fünf Untersuchungen in Eigeninitiative ein. Aus dieser Sicht sollte der Tätigkeitsbericht der Ombudsfrau 2020 kein Problem sein – Zustimmung sicher. So ist es aber leider nicht. Ich sage noch einmal leider. Denn unsere Berichterstatterin, Kollegin Eleonora Evi, konnte der Versuchung nicht widerstehen, den Bericht mit Dingen anzureichern, die einfach nicht reingehören. De facto werden hier die Aufgaben verschiedener europäischer Institutionen auf die Ombudsfrau konzentriert: Europäischer Staatsanwalt, die Korruptionsbehörde OLAF, der Haushaltskontrollausschuss des Parlaments, der Europäische Rechnungshof, zum Schluss auch noch der Petitionsausschuss. Und die Verantwortlichkeiten dieser Institutionen wurden quasi in ein großes Paket zusammengeführt und der Ombudsfrau zugeschrieben. Das heißt, wir würden der Ombudsfrau eine Machtfülle, einen Alleinvertretungsanspruch geben, den sie sich selber nicht wünschen kann. Denn Demokratie lebt halt nicht von Machtkonzentration, sondern von Machtbalance.  Frau Kollegin Evi, beim Aufsatz würde man sagen: damit auch teilweise am Thema vorbei. Und ich bedauere außerordentlich, dass wir es nicht geschafft haben, ein politisches Schattenberichterstatter-Meeting stattfinden zu lassen. Aber es besteht noch Hoffnung. Meine Fraktion hat Änderungsanträge eingebracht, die diese Mängel dieses Berichtes wieder vom Kopf auf die Füße stellen, dass wir dem Bericht zustimmen können und – ich sage es noch einmal ausdrücklich – auch die Arbeit der Ombudsfrau würdigen können. Denn diese Würdigung hat sie sich fraktionsübergreifend in diesem Haus verdient.
Debate: Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report
Date: MONDAY, 14 FEBRUARY 2022
Speaker: Alex Agius Saliba
Political group: S-D
Country: Malta
Language: MT

Ħidma illi żgurat illi Istituzzjonijiet Ewropej, l-Uffiċċji u l-Aġenziji jimxu mal-aqwa standards tal-aqwa amministrazzjoni, trasparenza u anke etika sabiex fl-aħħar mill-aħħar nipproteġu d-drittijiet fundamentali u l-interessi vitali taċ-ċittadini tagħna, sabiex insaħħu l-fiduċja taċ-ċittadini fl-Istituzzjonijiet Ewropej. Hu għalhekk importanti, u ħa nkun qiegħed nagħfas fuq dan il-punt, u hawnhekk fejn forsi ma naqblux anke mal-Grupp tal-Popolari. L-importanza li jkun hemm trasparenza totali fil-proċess li bih jittieħdu d-deċiżjonijiet, speċjalment fuq fajls leġiżlattivi, min-naħa tal-Kunsill. Trasparenza totali li hija tant u tant importanti f'dan il-proċess leġiżlattiv illi din in-nuqqas ta' trasparenza qiegħda twassal sabiex iċ-ċittadini tagħna ma jkollhomx fl-aħħar mill-aħħar viżibilità totali għal dak illi għaddej minn din l-istituzzjoni importanti, l-istituzzjoni tal-Kunsill tal-Unjoni Ewropea. Nixtieq ukoll qabel nagħlaq, nikkongratula wkoll l-Uffiċċju tal-Ombudsman f'dan l-anniversarju ta' 25 sena. Uffiċċju li huwa vitali u importanti għaċ-ċittadini Ewropej. Jiena nħares 'il quddiem, illi bħala Parlament Ewropew, bħala Kumitat tal-Petizzjonijiet, inkomplu nagħmlu d-differenza billi fl-aħħar mill-aħħar ilkoll kemm aħna nwarrbu l-aġenda partiġġjana tagħna u naħdmu lkoll flimkien id f'id mal-Ombudsman sabiex inkomplu nagħtu vuċi aktar b'saħħitha liċ-ċittadini tagħna.
Debate: Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report
Date: MONDAY, 14 FEBRUARY 2022
Speaker: Ramona Strugariu
Political group: Renew
Country: Italy
Language: EN

I would like to congratulate you, Ms O’Reilly and your office, for the work undertaken in 2020. Under particularly difficult circumstances, you managed to continue working to safeguard our citizens’ fundamental rights. We appreciate in particular, the strategic work undertaken for evaluating the performance of the EU administration in the context of the COVID—19 crisis. As you have rightfully emphasised, in times of crisis, the obligations of transparency are not diminished. Abiding by them is even more crucial now in order to preserve citizens’ trust. We appreciate also the efforts to better inform the citizens about your mandate and to streamline the treatment of complaints, including in the framework of the strategy towards 2024. When it comes to defending the citizens’ rights, we have a huge task ahead of us. If we take the example of Next Generation EU, we need to ensure together better oversight on how these funds are used. 85% of citizens demand transparency and effective control on these funds, according to a special Eurobarometer for September 2021. I, myself, included such provisions in the text and I am counting on you and all our colleagues from all the political groups to fully support this approach.
Debate: Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report
Date: MONDAY, 14 FEBRUARY 2022
Speaker: Virginie Joron
Political group: ID
Country: Estonia
Language: FR

Pendant que Mme von der Leyen déclarait, il y a encore quelques jours, qu’elle souhaitait que les États membres réfléchissent à une obligation vaccinale pour tout le monde, la Commission continuait de cacher les SMS échangés entre elle et le PDG de Pfizer lors de la négociation du fameux contrat d’achat du vaccin, à 90 % caviardé. En même temps, Pfizer prévoit en 2022 de vendre 54 milliards de dollars de vaccins et de pilules anti-COVID-19. Pourquoi ce manque de transparence de la part de la Commission? Pourquoi ce mépris? Pourquoi cette déconnexion avec les citoyens? Pourquoi tant de secret à Bruxelles, alors qu’ils n’hésitent pas à s’enlacer à Washington en s’autocongratulant? Continuez, chère Madame. Cette affaire est grave, et nous sommes avec vous. Certains ne veulent pas voir ce convoi des libertés, cette manifestation pacifique et citoyenne à Bruxelles, Strasbourg et Paris, alors que c’est aussi la conséquence de ce mépris et de cette opacité de nos institutions européennes. Je vous remercie. Vous avez tout notre soutien.
Debate: Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report
Date: MONDAY, 14 FEBRUARY 2022
Speaker: Ryszard Czarnecki
Political group: ECR
Country: France
Language: PL

Myślę, że trzeba bardzo wyraźnie powiedzieć, że rzecznik praw obywatelskich jest także od tego, aby te procesy były bardziej transparentne, bo inaczej wystąpi deficyt zaufania do Unii Europejskiej wśród naszych wyborców i podatników.
Debate: Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report
Date: MONDAY, 14 FEBRUARY 2022
Speaker: Anne-Sophie Pelletier
Political group: The Left
Country: Italy
Language: FR

Vous le savez peut-être, Madame: je ne fais pas partie des politiciens de profession. La politique s’est invitée dans ma vie alors que je luttais, avec d’autres, tous les jours, pour la rendre plus juste. Dès que j’ai intégré les bancs de cet hémicycle, je me suis promis de rendre l’Europe aux citoyens. Pourtant, vous l’avez montré, la route sera bien longue. Que penser des SMS invisibles entre la présidente de la Commission et le PDG de Pfizer? Étaient-ils engageants, informels ou personnels? Le doute est là. Que penser quand, alors qu’une obligation qui ne dit pas son nom se dessine partout en Europe, l’accès aux contrats de vaccins nous est encore et toujours refusé? Le doute est là. Et que penser du Conseil qui, d’un revers de la main, et toujours sans que nous ayons accès aux négociations en cours, peut remettre en cause nos votes? Le fait que le Parlement est la seule institution démocratique élue de notre Union ne suffit-il pas pour avoir un droit de regard? Le doute est là. Nos institutions, notre travail et, en soi, tout le projet européen n’existent que par la confiance que les citoyens nous portent. Cette confiance, on ne l’aura qu’en étant complètement transparents, entre nous, mais aussi – et surtout – envers eux. Alors soyons indignés et révoltons-nous contre ces ombres! Prétendons et exigeons de la lumière dans nos administrations, car c’est seulement ainsi que nous pourrons ensemble, Madame et chers collègues, rendre l’Union européenne à ses citoyens.
Debate: Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report
Date: MONDAY, 14 FEBRUARY 2022
Speaker: Mario Furore
Political group: NI
Country: Spain
Language: IT

Signora Presidente, onorevoli colleghi, ringrazio la relatrice e il Mediatore europeo per il lavoro svolto. Nel corso degli anni le raccomandazioni e il ruolo del Mediatore hanno avvicinato i cittadini alle istituzioni, ma restano ancora passi importanti da fare. Ancora troppo spesso le istituzioni, gli organi e gli organismi dell'UE non rispettano in modo pieno e uniforme le raccomandazioni della Mediatrice, penso in particolare a quella sulla trasparenza. La piena trasparenza in tutte le fasi del processo legislativo dell'UE è essenziale per promuovere i diritti democratici dei cittadini, così come è necessaria per prevenire conflitti di interesse e casi di corruzione. In particolare, le istituzioni in prima linea dell'UE durante la pandemia avrebbero dovuto agire in massima trasparenza. È inaccettabile che ancora oggi il prezzo di acquisto dei vaccini e delle pillole anti-COVID sia segreto. I cittadini europei devono sapere quanto l'Unione europea ha pagato e quindi come ha negoziato con Big Pharma. Ne va della nostra credibilità. Per questo vorrei che la Commissione ascolti la Mediatrice e renda pubblici i messaggi tra il suo Presidente, Ursula von der Leyen, e il CEO della Pfizer.
Debate: Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report
Date: MONDAY, 14 FEBRUARY 2022
Speaker: Loránt Vincze
Political group: PPE
Country: Greece
Language: EN

Madam President, I would like to thank Madam Ombudsman for her commitment to achieving the highest standards of good administration within the EU institutions. I am glad to see that the activities of the European Ombudsman gain more and more visibility. You updated and made the communication channels with the public more effective. I also applaud your engagement towards multilingualism, including Irish. It is of utmost importance that we reach citizens so that they know about their rights and about what we can do for them. As regards some proposals in the reports we are about to vote on, I am worried to see that several paragraphs aim to change the role of the Ombudsman office and maintain recommendations that do not fall under its competences as set out in the statutes. I believe that we must act based on democratic principles and rules and that we should not lay on the Ombudsman roles that are clearly played by other institutions, such as the Commission, the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO). As regards transparency, I believe that improvements in this field are to be welcomed, for example, when minutes of the Council meetings are published. But we also have to acknowledge that we must leave room for an efficient political process, for reasoning, for negotiation, reasoning in our institutions. Dear Ms O’Reilly, please allow me to wish the office of the Ombudsman a further successful 25 years, and you can count on our support also in the future.
Debate: Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report
Date: MONDAY, 14 FEBRUARY 2022
Speaker: Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro
Political group: S-D
Country: Romania
Language: ES

Señora presidenta, un año más valoramos la labor del Defensor del Pueblo, de esta importantísima institución europea, en este caso el año 2020, un año sumamente complicado para todos, en pleno auge de la pandemia y con las autoridades europeas tomando importantes decisiones: unas medidas que, como todo el mundo sabe, tuvieron que tomarse a contrarreloj para responder al impacto de esta enorme pandemia. Pero la urgencia de las medidas no puede justificar laxitudes o incumplimientos en los estrictos controles y exigencias que nos hemos dado a nosotros mismos en las administraciones públicas y en las instituciones europeas. La urgencia no está reñida con el cumplimiento de los procedimientos ni los procedimientos están reñidos con la transparencia, máxime teniendo en cuenta el importante número de acciones que han tenido que tomar la Comisión Europea y los Estados miembros. Para hacer frente a la COVID-19 era necesario ser rápidos pero mantener el rigor en los procedimientos. Porque hay que tener mucho cuidado con aquellos que caen en la tentación de apelar a la libertad como excusa para entorpecer la labor de transparencia que tienen que tener determinadas instituciones, pero por la que, ante todo, tenemos que velar todos y cada uno de nosotros, y cumplirla. Por lo tanto, aquí quiero reivindicar el importante papel que ha representado la Oficina del Defensor del Pueblo en este año tan sumamente significativo y, además, coincidiendo con el vigésimo quinto aniversario de la institución. Quiero poner de manifiesto y de relieve el importante papel que ejerce esta gran institución después de veinticinco años y que, ahora más que nunca, tenemos que reivindicar en pro de la garantía de transparencia que, a su vez, es garantía de democracia y garantía de derechos humanos. Y quiero felicitar a la defensora del pueblo por el trabajo que ha hecho y también a los ponentes por el trabajo que han hecho en este este informe de evaluación anual.
Debate: Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report
Date: MONDAY, 14 FEBRUARY 2022
Speaker: Marie-Pierre Vedrenne
Political group: Renew
Country: Denmark
Language: FR

Madame la Présidente, Monsieur le Commissaire, Madame la Médiatrice, plus que jamais le médiateur européen doit poursuivre ses combats. La démocratie européenne ne doit jamais être considérée comme acquise, et le médiateur européen est un de ses garants. Il n'y a pas de démocratie sans transparence. Les citoyens doivent pouvoir participer à la vie démocratique. L’accès à toutes les informations et dans toutes les langues doit être garanti. On ne peut transiger avec le droit à l'information, et les Européens doivent savoir ce qui est fait en leur nom. Il n'y a pas non plus de démocratie sans état de droit. La surveillance étroite des fonds européens dans chaque État membre et le respect des règles de déontologie sont des piliers de la démocratie européenne. À nous, avec vous, Madame la Médiatrice, de veiller à ce que démocratie rime avec état de droit. Une démocratie courageuse accepte de regarder en face ses faiblesses, et vous nous y obligez. Madame la Médiatrice, vous le savez et vous le voyez encore ce soir, le Parlement européen est de votre côté.
Debate: Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report
Date: MONDAY, 14 FEBRUARY 2022
Speaker: Sabrina Pignedoli
Political group: NI
Country: Romania
Language: IT

Signora Presidente, onorevoli colleghi, voglio ringraziare la Mediatrice europea per il lavoro svolto, in particolare per il grande impegno che ha dedicato ad approfondire la risposta dell'Unione europea al COVID-19. Quando bisogna agire in emergenza i rischi per la trasparenza aumentano. Per esempio, ancora oggi non possiamo conoscere completamente il contenuto dei contratti per i vaccini anti-COVID. Non possiamo sapere se vi siano conflitti di interesse, né le cifre pagate. Su conflitto di interessi e porte girevoli, un caso evidente ha riguardato il direttore esecutivo dell' Dobbiamo cambiare i contratti. Al momento di accettare un incarico, il dirigente deve sapere che non potrà lavorare in un determinato ruolo nel settore privato per un certo periodo di tempo, e su questo punto, signora O'Reilly, avrà il nostro appoggio. Non devono esserci deroghe o discrezionalità, ne va della credibilità delle nostre istituzioni.
Debate: Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report
Date: MONDAY, 14 FEBRUARY 2022
Speaker: Marc Angel
Political group: S-D
Country: Luxembourg
Language: EN

Madam President, I want to thank our ombudsman, Emily O’Reilly, and her office for her tireless fight for transparency. Transparency and information strengthen the rights of our citizens and let me remind you that without access to documents, there is no information and there is no transparency. And this becomes even more true in COVID times. Giving access to documents increases the accountability of all EU institutions. And the Council, which is absent today, has the worst record of transparency. We, as the European Parliament, must continue to keep up our pressure together with the European Ombudsman, with national parliaments and with the civil society organisations to change this. Our call for Council transparency is nothing abstract; it is also a demand from citizens. This becomes very clear in the citizens recommendations in the framework of the Conference on the Future of Europe. EU transparency law is now over 20 years old, dates from a pre-social media and pre-smartphone era, it needs to be modernised, and it needs to be updated. The Commission must adapt this outdated regulation. Let me finish by thanking Emily O’Reilly once more for being a real influencer of change. And I also want to thank our rapporteur Ms Evi and the shadow rapporteurs for the excellent work they have done in the Committee on Petitions (PETI).