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Debate: The fight against impunity for war crimes in Ukraine
Date: THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2022
Speaker: Vlad Gheorghe
Political group: Renew
Country: Spain
Language: RO

Domnule președinte, am fost la Bucea și la Irpin, am văzut iadul făcut de trupele lui Putin. Am simțit mirosul morții, am văzut cu ochii mei gropile comune, am mers prin orașe cu adevărat rase de pe fața pământului. Am fost în vămile cu România și cu Republica Moldova. Am văzut mame cu copii care au fugit pe jos din calea bombelor. Am văzut orfani, vârstnici, persoane cu dizabilități, care nu mai au la cine sau la ce să se întoarcă. Familiile lor au fost ucise, casele au fost distruse.  De aproape trei luni pe grupul pe care l-am creat în România, „Uniți pentru Ucraina”, voluntarii ajută neobosiți oameni care nu doar au văzut iadul, ci l-au și trăit.  Am votat „pentru” fără să clipesc. Nu doar istoria, ci chiar copiii noștri ne vor judeca dacă permitem ca aceste crime împotriva umanității și cei care le-au comis să scape nepedepsiți. Criminalii trebuie să plătească sub toate formele existente pe acest pământ.
Debate: Social and economic consequences for the EU of the Russian war in Ukraine – reinforcing the EU’s capacity to act
Date: THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2022
Speaker: Mick Wallace
Political group: The Left
Country: Germany
Language: EN

Mr President, I drove through Switzerland last weekend and diesel was 2.29 a litre. The Swiss franc and the euro are at parity at the moment. The US dollar is almost at parity with the euro. The impact of the war on European citizens is going to be dramatic. We know that the sanctions are not stopping the war and they’re not going to stop it. Diplomacy and dialogue will eventually stop the war, the sanctions won’t. But the sanctions are hurting European citizens themselves to a terrible degree in time. We are in for a very tough time. We’re introducing sanctions that are not bothering Putin, but are designed to obviously punish Russia, but we’re also punishing our own.  Instead of buying off Russia now, we’re going to buy off the Americans and we’re going to pay through the nose for it. They will take advantage of our position. ′Tis little wonder that NATO and the US are happy to escalate the war rather than to try and stop it.
Debate: Social and economic consequences for the EU of the Russian war in Ukraine – reinforcing the EU’s capacity to act
Date: THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2022
Speaker: Eugen Tomac
Political group: PPE
Country: France
Language: RO

Domnule președinte, după cel de-al Doilea Război Mondial părinții fondatori au creat Comunitatea Cărbunelui și Oțelului pentru că așa au văzut soluționarea majorității problemelor cu care se confrunta Europa la acea vreme. Indiferent de provocările care au existat în timpul Războiului Rece, Uniunea Europeană a răspuns prin integrare și extindere.  Astăzi când avem o nouă criză de securitate pe continentul european, cred că este esențial să înțelegem că nu mai putem rămâne în această capcană pe care a întins-o Putin când a transformat, practic, Gazpromul într-o armă pe care o utilizează împotriva Europei.  Tocmai de aceea avem nevoie de autonomie energetică și eu cred că a sosit momentul să oprim risipa de bani pe care o facem, cu care finanțăm practic mașinăria de război. În fiecare zi pleacă câte un miliard de euro către Rusia din statele europene. Tocmai de aceea cred că trebuie să punem accent pe această autonomie energetică.
Debate: Social and economic consequences for the EU of the Russian war in Ukraine – reinforcing the EU’s capacity to act
Date: THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2022
Speaker: Clare Daly
Political group: The Left
Country: France
Language: EN

Mr President, for me, the aim of this resolution really is to put in place measures to offset the costs of continuing the war when in actual fact what we should be doing is working to end it. This lunacy is anchored in the knowledge that sanctions are hurting the people of the European Union and not, I would say, enhancing European security, but rather actually undermining it.  I see now in every meeting and every committee, people in here slobbering over vast sums of money being ring—fenced for increased militarisation and securitisation, when these were the policies that contributed to the start of the war in the first place. These are resources, which could be dealt with to help the problems of ordinary people: health, housing, good public services and so on. But they’re not, and it’s ordinary people who are continuing to pay the price of this war.  The measures that we’ve put in place today – while there’s some nice sounding words about environmental conditionality, rule of law conditionality, helping the ordinary people – are pretty weak in terms of those calls, and to me it smacks of a corporate handout.
Debate: Social and economic consequences for the EU of the Russian war in Ukraine – reinforcing the EU’s capacity to act
Date: THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2022
Speaker: Angel Dzhambazki
Political group: ECR
Country: Germany
Language: BG

Г-н Председател, уважаеми колеги, гласувах за този доклад, защото категорично трябва да има нормален, нов и истински разговор в Европейския парламент и Европейския съюз за това как трябва да се отговаря на подобни агресии.  Напомням на колегите комунисти, които живеят в собствената си утопия, че войната бе започната от Путин и Украйна беше нападната от Русия, а не обратното. Така че оправдаването на агресията е просто срамно за тази зала. Но това, което трябва да направи Европейският парламент, е да се отърси от розовите илюзии, да махне розовите очила и да започне да мисли за собствената си сигурност и за собствените си източници. Очевидно е, че няма да стане с перки, очевидно е, че няма да стане с вятърни мелници. Това, което трябва да направим, е да се обърнем обратно към ядрената енергия, която е чиста, разумна и безопасна. Да се обърнем към собствените си източници, като например полезни изкопаеми, да потърсим своите ресурси, свой газ, бил той конвенционален, шистов или някакъв друг. И да търсим вариантите, в които европейските държави няма да можем да бъдем изнудвани от никой друг агресор, от нито един друг нападател.  По тази причина трябва да се работи в тази посока. И още веднъж ще кажа, че оправдаването на агресията и на нападателя е срамно.
Debate: Approval of the minutes of the part-session and forwarding of texts adopted
Date: THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2022
Speaker: Othmar Karas
Country: Germany
Language: DE

Die Protokolle der Sitzung von heute und der Sitzung von gestern werden dem Parlament zu Beginn der nächsten Sitzung zur Genehmigung vorgelegt. Wenn es keine Einwände gibt, werde ich die in der heutigen Sitzung angenommenen Entschließungen den in diesen Entschließungen genannten Personen und Gremien übermitteln.
Debate: Negotiations ahead of Parliament’s first reading
Date: MONDAY, 6 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Roberta Metsola
Country: Poland
Language: EN

In relation to the decisions by the IMCO and INTA committees to enter into interinstitutional negotiations pursuant to Rule 71(1) announced on Wednesday 18 May, I have received no requests for a vote in Parliament, and the committees may therefore start their negotiations.
Debate: Negotiations ahead of Parliament’s first reading
Date: MONDAY, 6 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Roberta Metsola
Country: Poland
Language: EN

The ITRE and ECON committees have decided to enter into interinstitutional negotiations pursuant to Rule 71(1) of the Rules of Procedure. The reports which constitute the mandates for the negotiations are available on the plenary web page and their titles will be published in the minutes of the sitting. Pursuant to Rule 71(2) Members or political groups reaching at least the medium threshold may request in writing by tomorrow, Tuesday 7 June by midnight, that the decisions to enter into negotiations be put to the vote. If no request for a vote on the decisions to enter into negotiations is made within this deadline, the committees may start negotiations.
Debate: Corrigendum
Date: MONDAY, 6 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Roberta Metsola
Country: Poland
Language: EN

The IMCO Committee has transmitted a corrigendum to a text adopted by Parliament. Pursuant to Rule 241(2) that corrigendum will be deemed approved unless, no later than 24 hours after its announcement, a request is made by a political group or Members reaching at least the low threshold that it be put to the vote. The corrigendum is available on the plenary web page. Its title will be published in the minutes of the sitting.
Debate: Signing of acts adopted in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure
Date: MONDAY, 6 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Roberta Metsola
Country: Poland
Language: EN

On the signature of acts, I would like to inform you that since the adjournment of Parliament’s session on 19 May, I have signed, together with the President of the Council, eight acts adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure in accordance with Rule 79 of Parliament’s Rules of Procedure. I would also like to inform you that on Wednesday I shall sign, together with the President of the Council, three acts adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure. The titles of the acts will be published in the minutes of this sitting.
Debate: Ceremony on the th Anniversary of the CAP
Date: MONDAY, 6 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Roberta Metsola
Country: Poland
Language: EN

The first item is the ceremony on the 60th anniversary of the common agricultural policy. This is an important point, dear colleagues. Today we have with us Minister Fesneau and Commissioner Wojciechowski. A few words from my side before we watch a short video. Today we mark the 60th anniversary of our common agricultural policy, a monumental policy for our Union. This is a policy that has enabled us to increase productivity, ensure the availability of reasonably priced food and provide fair living standards to farmers. Colleagues, our common agricultural policy has transformed Europe. Our farmers not only provide us with the food security we need: they also export around EUR 180 billion-worth of agri-products to third countries. Europe’s quality products have helped feed the world. But we must also consider the challenges that lie ahead. Only 11% of farm managers in the EU are under the age of 40. Our agri-sector is in desperate need of an influx of skilled young farmers that can boost innovation. We need to approach farming with a fresh perspective. We also need to pay closer attention to the quality of our products and the sustainability of production processes. This is why we need to speed up and gear up our efforts to make farming as environmentally friendly as possible. The reform of the common agricultural policy, together with the Farm to Fork strategy, are tailor-made for this purpose. Another challenge is the rising costs of production that will soon lead to higher food prices. Fertiliser prices rose by 30% since the beginning of 2022. Increases in fuel costs are reaching record levels. Inflationary pressure is having an enormous effect on the day-to-day management of our 10 million farms in the European Union. And here I must emphasise the immense disruption of trade in grain and cereals as a consequence of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Blockades of ports and an inability to find alternative ways to transport agricultural products into and out of Ukraine have led to higher prices and a sense of instability. The pressure that it has caused on global food supply chains is extremely worrying. If Ukraine is not allowed to toil its fields, we are looking at a global, multi-year lack of food supplies. All these challenges need a decisive and firm reaction from us. Agriculture is a strategic sector of our economy. On this milestone anniversary, let me end by paying tribute to all the people behind the success of our common agricultural policy: the farmers, their families and all other ancillary workers that put a huge effort in the fields, come rain or shine. They are the true narrators of this success story.
Debate: Report on Turkey
Date: MONDAY, 6 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Dita Charanzová
Country: France
Language: EN

The next item is the debate on the report by Nacho Sánchez Amor, on behalf of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, on the 2021 Commission Report on Turkey ( I remind you that free seating is applied, with the exception of the first two rows that are allocated to Group leaders. You will be able to request catch-the-eye and blue cards via your voting machine after having inserted your voting card, therefore I invite you to always bring your voting card with you. Instructions have been made available in the Hemicycle. Should you wish to register for the catch-the-eye I invite you to do so starting from now, without waiting for the end of the debate. Moreover, I remind you that blue cards can also be raised for a short intervention and will allow a follow-up question. I would also like to remind you that interventions in the Chamber will continue to be made from the central rostrum, except for catch-the-eye, blue cards and points of order. I therefore kindly invite you to keep an eye on the speakers’ list and to approach the rostrum when your speaking time is imminent.
Debate: Report on Turkey
Date: MONDAY, 6 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Gheorghe-Vlad Nistor
Political group: PPE
Country: Sweden
Language: EN

Doamna președintă, trăim într-o lume extrem de bizară. Trăim într-o lume cu provocări enorme. Trăim într-o lume în care Europa se confruntă, după atâtea zeci de ani, cu un adevărat război. Iar guvernul de la Ankara știe să joace o carte politică și diplomatică, bazând-se în mod esențial pe argumentele sale militare, pe argumentele sale economice, dar mai ales pe argumentele sale diplomatice.  Toate acestea însă, calitatea de aliat al Republicii Turcia, cu cele mai multe dintre țările noastre în calitate de membru al NATO, nu exonerează guvernul de la Ankara de responsabilitatea încălcării atât de flagrante, repetate și agresive a drepturilor omului și a tuturor principiilor statului de drept. Iar ceea ce în ultima vreme guvernul de la Ankara face în raport cu Republica Cipru și în raport cu Grecia, astăzi, zilele acestea, depășește cu totul imaginația cuiva care spera să trăiască într-o lume a păcii.
Debate: Report on Turkey
Date: MONDAY, 6 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Maria Arena
Political group: S-D
Country: Belgium
Language: FR

Des condamnations à perpétuité sans possibilité de recours, pour M. Osman Kavala. Des étudiants arrêtés pour avoir manifesté pour les droits des LGBT ou encore les féminicides, très nombreux aujourd'hui en Turquie. Des interdictions de partis à l'aube de l'organisation des élections, sans parler du rôle de la Turquie en Syrie, en Libye, à nos portes. Et encore le fait que la Turquie a attaqué une de nos collègues, Evin Incir, qui est ici, également pour de prétendus liens avec des organisations terroristes.  Oui, la Turquie a rompu avec les valeurs qui sont les valeurs démocratiques européennes. Vous avez parlé, Monsieur le Commissaire, du gel de l'adhésion de la Turquie. Bien sûr, mais il y a aussi d'autres instruments qui sont à nos portes. Aujourd'hui, nous avons à notre disposition l'Union douanière, qui est un outil économique avec la Turquie, dont la Turquie bénéficie. Et je pense que cette union douanière doit être revue également.
Debate: Report on Turkey
Date: MONDAY, 6 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Sergey Lagodinsky
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: France
Language: EN

But this year there is one more topic, a topic that has a potential not to damage but to destroy our relationship, because it is about security. It’s about existential issues for EU members. It’s about reliability of Turkey as a defence partner. Turkish support for Ukraine has been an important cornerstone of Ukraine’s defence and we did applaud Turkey for this. But Turkey is blocking NATO’s membership of two countries bordering or close to Russia, to the aggressor now. This is an issue of collective security, and this is a question of solidarity with two EU members. And we cannot rely on supportive and understandable behaviour of Turkish government here. And if we can’t rely on Turkey in the matter like this, if Turkish Government is using the NATO accession issue to leverage their own agenda, then we have to say to our Turkish partners, this is not the right way to go. The damage that is being done here to Turkey’s reputation as an alliance member is immense and goes beyond what this government imagines. All of us, those who believe in Turkey’s European future, are losing our faith. We’re losing our faith when we see the ruling on Gezi case. We’re losing our faith when we see the position on NATO accession. We call on our Turkish friends, and this report is one of the last calls, to stop this path away from the European Union. Let’s work together. Let’s return to the same European table.
Debate: Report on Turkey
Date: MONDAY, 6 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Nicolaus Fest
Political group: ID
Country: Cyprus
Language: DE

Auch was Herr Lagodinsky sagte, ist ja richtig – wir hören das jedes Jahr wieder: Es gibt immer wieder Berichte über die Türkei, und jedes Jahr wird es schlimmer. Wir haben die Unterdrückung von Opposition und Minderheiten, wir haben die Erosion von Grundrechten – vor allem bei Frauen –, wir haben eine komplett politisierte Justiz mit absurden Strafverfahren gegen Regimekritiker, wir haben uferlose Korruption, keinen Willen zur Reform, Geldwäsche, oligarchische Strukturen, Terrorismusfinanzierung, und die Pressefreiheit ist hochgradig gefährdet, und es gibt auch noch harte Homophobie.  Also ganz ehrlich: Was braucht es denn noch, damit man daraus mal irgendwann die richtigen Schlüsse zieht? Wir reden bei jeder Plenartagung über Polen und Ungarn, aber im Vergleich mit der Türkei sind diese beiden Länder geradezu Paradiese der Freiheit, der bürgerlichen Rechte, der funktionierenden Justiz und der Presseviefalt.  Die Türkei ist ein wichtiger Partner, aber wahrscheinlich ist sie kein wichtiger Partner innerhalb der EU – zumindest nicht unter Erdoğan. Das sollten wir irgendwann einmal zur Kenntnis nehmen und solange Erdoğan dort ist, die Beitrittsverhandlungen definitiv stoppen und auch keine weiteren Gelder an die Türkei überweisen.
Debate: Report on Turkey
Date: MONDAY, 6 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Emmanouil Fragkos
Political group: ECR
Country: Denmark
Language: EL

Φαίνεται πως έχουμε μία Ευρώπη που ξέχασε τα μαθήματα που πήρε στον Δεύτερο Παγκόσμιο Πόλεμο, που λησμόνησε την Iστορία και είναι έτοιμη να την ξαναζήσει. Σύμφωνα με την κυρίαρχη ευρωπαϊκή νοοτροπία, η Ευρώπη δεν θα δίσταζε να πει στον Χίτλερ και στους Εβραίους να λύσουν μεταξύ τους τις διαφορές, ό,τι λέει λίγο πολύ και στους Έλληνες και Κύπριους που αντιμετωπίζουν καθημερινά την τουρκική εγκληματικότητα. Η πολιτική των ίσων αποστάσεων λοιπόν δεν είναι απλώς ντροπή, είναι μία βόμβα στα θεμέλια της Ευρώπης.
Debate: Report on Turkey
Date: MONDAY, 6 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Giorgos Georgiou
Political group: The Left
Country: France
Language: EL

Έτσι διαβάζουμε την Ιστορία; Για μια Τουρκία η οποία έκανε επί 48 χρόνια στην Κύπρο ό,τι κάνει και η Ρωσία σήμερα στην Ουκρανία, που συνεχίζει να κατέχει παράνομα ευρωπαϊκό έδαφος, που λειτουργεί αναθεωρητικά σε βάρος της Ελλάδας, που εισβάλλει σε γειτονικές χώρες, που συμπεριφέρεται ως πειρατής στην Ανατολική Μεσόγειο, που εισβάλλει στην κυπριακή ΑΟΖ, που εποικίζει την Αμμόχωστο, που διαγράφει τα ψηφίσματα του ΟΗΕ και του Ευρωπαϊκού Κοινοβουλίου;  Θέλετε κι άλλα; Δεν σέβεται τις αποφάσεις του Συμβουλίου της Ευρώπης, φυλακίζει τον Καβαλά και τον Ντεμιρτάς και χιλιάδες άλλους Τούρκους πολίτες, παραβιάζει το κράτος δικαίου και τις θεμελιώδεις ελευθερίες στη χώρα, αλλοτριώνει τη βούληση των συμπατριωτών μας Τουρκοκυπρίων, εργαλειοποιεί το μεταναστευτικό και απειλεί την Ευρώπη. Τώρα απειλεί και το ΝΑΤΟ και κάποιοι την τοποθετούν στη σωστή πλευρά της Ιστορίας. Συνεχίζουν να της δίνουν όπλα και πακτωλούς χρημάτων και να της τάζουν και αντίδωρα.  Πώς θα της αναβαθμίσετε την Τελωνειακή Ένωση όταν δεν συμμορφώνεται με την υφιστάμενη και δεν εφαρμόζει το συμπληρωματικό πρωτόκολλο; Πείτε μας επιτέλους την αλήθεια. Η αλήθεια είναι μία: προέχουν πάνω από τις αξίες και το δίκαιο τα γεωπολιτικά συμφέροντα και οι ανταγωνισμοί σε βάρος των λαών. Είναι κρίμα, πραγματικά κρίμα για την Ένωση.
Debate: Report on Turkey
Date: MONDAY, 6 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Kostas Papadakis
Political group: NI
Country: Czechia
Language: EL

Κυρία Πρόεδρε, η έκθεση χαρακτηρίζει «στρατηγικό εταίρο» την Τουρκία και αναγνωρίζει «τα συμφέροντα και τους στόχους της» στον ανταγωνισμό με την ελληνική αστική τάξη για τη γεωστρατηγική αναβάθμιση τους.  Καλεί το τουρκικό κράτος να διευθετήσει τις βλέψεις του μέσα από «διάλογο και διπλωματία», όπου θα τεθεί το Αιγαίο και η κυπριακή ΑΟΖ ως «κυρίως πιάτο» για συνεκμετάλλευση, την οποία υποστηρίζουν ΗΠΑ, ΝΑΤΟ και Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση. Το ευρωατλαντικό μπλοκ, με το οποίο εναρμονίζεται η ελληνική κυβέρνηση αναλαμβάνοντας μεγάλες ευθύνες, ενθαρρύνει τις τουρκικές υπερπτήσεις, παραβιάσεις, την αμφισβήτηση ελληνικών νησιών, κάνοντας, όπως η Επιτροπή σε δήλωσή της, επικίνδυνη διάκριση σε «κατοικημένα» και μη νησιά. Στο δε Κυπριακό, η μετατροπή του προκλητικού ισχυρισμού περί «ανεπίλυτης σύγκρουσης» σε «ανεπίλυτο πρόβλημα» μέσα στην έκθεση αποσιωπά, σε κάθε περίπτωση, τη 48χρονη τουρκική εισβολή και κατοχή της Κύπρου και προμηνύει οδυνηρούς συμβιβασμούς διχοτομικών «λύσεων».  Το ευρωνατοϊκό στρατόπεδο αποσκοπεί στην ενίσχυση της νοτιοανατολικής πτέρυγας του ΝΑΤΟ και παζαρεύει για να κερδίσει την Τουρκία στον ανταγωνισμό με τη Ρωσία. Όχι μόνο δεν εγγυάται ελληνικά και κυπριακά κυριαρχικά δικαιώματα, αλλά οδηγεί σε επικίνδυνες εντάσεις και επώδυνες διευθετήσεις. Οι λαοί πρέπει να επαγρυπνούν.
Debate: Report on Turkey
Date: MONDAY, 6 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Evin Incir
Political group: S-D
Country: Hungary
Language: EN

Madam President, I want to start with thanking the Turkey rapporteur, Nacho Sánchez Amor, for the good work. Dialogue is important, but it must always be based on respect for international law and progress of democracy to ensure a cohesive world and respect for human rights. As the rapporteur clearly stated and rightly stated, we see enormous regression of democracy in Turkey. In the struggle for international law and democracy must also lie the battle against disinformation. I am therefore worried when, as a female legislator in this European Parliament, together with other Swedish—Kurdish female politicians in my country needing to face disinformation and baseless allegations by far—right Turkish media with ridiculous claims that I have been a part of an armed struggle in Turkey and been sent to this Parliament by PKK. These lies are unacceptable and are a direct attack on our European democracy. The even more ridiculous thing is that it is being echoed by Swedish far—right media as well. Olof Palme once said, ‘For us, democracy is a question of human dignity, and human dignity is political freedom’. Putting those words in the context of today, the spread of disinformation by far—right Turkish media are attacks on European democracy...
Debate: Report on Turkey
Date: MONDAY, 6 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Nathalie Loiseau
Political group: Renew
Country: Poland
Language: FR

Madame la Présidente, Monsieur le Commissaire, il paraît que le président Erdogan demande que la première ministre suédoise limoge son ministre de la défense, nous l'avons appris ce week-end. Alors puisque le président turc a des exigences, autant lui dire nous aussi ce que nous attendons de lui.  Monsieur Erdogan, cessez de prendre en otage la demande d'adhésion de la Finlande et de la Suède à l'OTAN. Cette demande est légitime. Votre chantage ne l'est pas. Monsieur le Président, cessez de croire que la Turquie est chez elle en Syrie. Vous portez atteinte à la lutte contre Daech, un terrorisme qui a endeuillé notre continent. Monsieur Erdogan, respectez la souveraineté de la Grèce et de Chypre, elle n'est pas négociable. Monsieur le Président, n'achetez pas le blé que la Russie vole aux Ukrainiens, n'accueillez pas à bras ouverts les oligarques.  La guerre d'Ukraine est un tournant historique. Il vous revient cette fois-ci, pour une fois, de mettre la Turquie du bon côté de l'histoire. Vous le pouvez encore, mais le temps presse.