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Debate: Public access to documents – annual report for the years -
Date: THURSDAY, 13 JULY 2023
Speaker: Angel Dzhambazki
Political group: ECR
Country: Germany
Language: BG

Г-н Председател, публичният достъп до документи е право на гражданите на Европейския съюз, гарантиран от Договорите.  Съгласно чл. 15 от Договора за функционирането на Европейския съюз, за да се насърчи доброто управление и да се гарантира участието на гражданското общество, институциите, органите, службите и агенциите на Съюза трябва да извършват своята работа възможно най-открито за всички граждани на Съюза. И всяко физическо или юридическо лице, което пребивава или има седалище в държава членка, трябва да има право на достъп до документи на институциите, органите, службите, агенциите на Съюза.  Европейският съюз безспорно има нужда да работи в посока на осигуряване на по-голяма прозрачност за своята дейност. Добър пример за това са, например, договорите за производство и доставка на медикаменти, които бяха сключвани с големите фармацевтични компании по време на пандемията. Парите на европейските данъкоплатци бяха изразходвани очевидно безотговорно и безпардонно по един недопустим начин и Европейската комисия трябва да понесе своята отговорност. Ето защо подкрепих този доклад.
Debate: Dates of forthcoming sittings
Date: THURSDAY, 13 JULY 2023
Speaker: Rainer Wieland
Country: Germany
Language: DE

Die nächste Tagung findet vom 11. bis zum 14. September 2023 statt. Wir haben heute noch ziemlich genau ein Jahr – in einem Jahr und drei Tagen wird das neue Europäische Parlament zusammentreten, wenn wir aus der Sommerpause zurückkommen. Wir merken schon, dass nicht nur draußen, sondern auch drinnen im Haus die Temperaturen etwas steigen, was die Hitzigkeiten und Aufgeregtheiten anbelangt. Wenn wir aus der Sommerpause zurückkommen, dann werden sich die meisten von uns aufmachen, in den Wahlkampf zu ziehen, und werden schon die Vorwahlkampfzeit sehen. Ich wünsche allen bis dahin eine gute Erholung. Ich bedanke mich insbesondere bei den Diensten, für die das alles natürlich genauso gilt. Frau Kommissarin, Ihre Mitarbeiterin, die ganze Kommission, haben Sie einen guten Sommer, kommen Sie jetzt dieses Wochenende gut nach Hause.
Debate: Statements by the President
Date: MONDAY, 11 SEPTEMBER 2023
Speaker: Roberta Metsola
Country: Poland
Language: EN

Dear colleagues, good afternoon and welcome to this plenary session. This week, on 16 September, we will mark one year since the murder of Mahsa Amini in Iran. I will reiterate now that the European Parliament proudly stands with those brave, defiant women and men who continue to fight for equality, for dignity and for freedom in Iran. We stand with those who even from prison continue to keep the ‘Women, Life, Freedom’ movement alive: Narges Mohammadi, Bahareh Hedayat, Nasrin Javadi, Golrokh Iraee, Sepideh Gholian and many, many others. We also reiterate our strongest condemnation of the Iranian regime for taking EU and dual nationals hostage, and call namely for the immediate release of EU official Johan Floderus and Professor Ahmad Reza Djalali. Tomorrow, this House will remember and honour the legacy of Mahsa Amini and all those who have paid the ultimate price for liberty.   Dear colleagues, dangerous weather conditions have affected large parts of Europe causing widespread damage, devastation and death. Major wildfires and floods have caused severe impacts on Member States such as Spain, Bulgaria, Slovenia and Italy. Greece, particularly, continues to face devastating floods that have already claimed the lives of at least 15 people after many wildfires across the country. The European Union has already provided crucial assistance to the affected countries and regions and we will continue to do whatever is necessary.  Tomorrow I will welcome Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, where I will reiterate the European Parliament’s solidarity with Greece and its people and where we will continue to discuss EU assistance.  Our hearts go out to all those who have had their lives and livelihoods destroyed over the summer, and I underline that our EU institutions will keep supporting those countries that need it.
Debate: Statements by the President
Date: MONDAY, 11 SEPTEMBER 2023
Speaker: Roberta Metsola
Country: Poland
Language: FR

Chers collègues, il y a deux jours, nous avons appris la nouvelle tragique au Maroc, où un tremblement de terre dévastateur a tué des milliers de personnes et en a blessé beaucoup d’autres. Les scènes sont horribles, avec de nombreux blessés et beaucoup de personnes sans abris. J’ai écrit au président du Parlement marocain pour exprimer notre plus profonde solidarité et pour souligner qu’au lendemain de cette tragédie indescriptible, l’Europe est prête à apporter son aide. Le Parlement rend hommage aux victimes et à leurs proches ainsi qu’à tout le peuple marocain en ce moment difficile et tragique. Chers collègues, j’ai aussi le triste devoir de vous faire part du décès de notre collègue et chère amie Véronique Trillet-Lenoir, survenu le 9 août 2023. Si Véronique était une femme possédant un savoir-faire, elle était aussi une femme de service et de devoir. Elle a traversé cette épreuve avec la dignité caractéristique d’une femme qui a consacré sa vie à aider les autres en tant que médecin, enseignante, membre de ce Parlement européen et pilier de sa communauté. Qu’il s’agisse de son expertise académique ou de sa carrière d’oncologue, Véronique s’est entièrement consacrée à la santé des Européens. En tant que membre de cette assemblée son travail visant à jeter les bases d’une Union européenne de la santé témoigne de son engagement sans faille. Chers collègues, Véronique s’est battue jusqu’au bout avec courage, dignité et un sens inébranlable du devoir pour l’Europe et pour les Européens. Son combat est désormais le nôtre. Au nom du Parlement européen, j’adresse mes plus sincères condoléances à la famille de Véronique qui nous a rejoints aujourd’hui dans cet hémicycle. Vous devez tous être très fiers d’elle à la délégation parlementaire française et au groupe Renew. Cette assemblée la pleure et rend hommage à son héritage. Nous nous souviendrons d’elle. Permettez-moi maintenant de donner rapidement la parole à madame Nathalie Loiseau.
Debate: Statements by the President
Date: MONDAY, 11 SEPTEMBER 2023
Speaker: Nathalie Loiseau
Political group: Renew
Country: Poland
Language: FR

Madame la Présidente, merci pour vos mots. La nouvelle est tombée au cœur de l’été comme un coup de tonnerre: Véronique nous a quittés. La plupart d’entre nous ignoraient qu’elle souffrait de la maladie qu’elle a combattu toute sa vie comme médecin et comme parlementaire européenne. Nous étions loin de nous douter qu’en s’investissant autant pour le plan cancer, Véronique nous adressait un signe, nous partageait son testament et nous demandait de reprendre le flambeau. La discrétion avec laquelle Véronique a choisi de faire face à la maladie, et sa détermination aussi à s’investir jusqu’au bout dans son mandat, disent beaucoup d’elle. Véronique était faite pour être députée européenne, comme elle était faite pour soigner les autres. Ses patients, ses collègues médecins, ses amis se souviennent tous de son mélange d’empathie et de rigueur, de bienveillance et de souci de nommer les choses par leur nom, de regarder la réalité en face, et de faire une claire distinction entre la science et les croyances. Jamais elle n’a renoncé à suivre ses patients en dépit de son mandat de député. Au Parlement européen, elle était arrivée avec une intuition forte: l’idée qu’il était temps de bâtir l’Europe de la santé. La pandémie lui a donné raison et nous avons tous pu voir la force de ses convictions, mais aussi sa capacité d’écoute, de dialogue, de compréhension et de compromis. Très vite, Véronique avait compris qu’ici, on ne gagne pas de bataille seuls, mais en ralliant les autres, dans son camp et aussi au-delà. Ceux qui la pleurent aujourd’hui dans cette salle ne sont pas seulement français, pas seulement membres de Renew Europe. Ils sont allemands, roumains, néerlandais, espagnols. Ils viennent de presque toutes les couleurs politiques. Je dis presque, car elle avait en horreur les extrêmes et parmi eux, les complotistes de la santé qu’elle a combattus jusqu’à son dernier souffle. Le combat politique ne faisait pas peur à Véronique. Celui pour les droits des femmes, pas davantage. Elle était une femme forte et fragile, déterminée et souriante, rigoureuse et philosophe sur la nature humaine. Notre Parlement, notre groupe politique, notre délégation ont eu de la chance de l’avoir pour collègues. Comme plusieurs d’entre nous, j’ai eu de la chance de l’avoir pour amie.
Debate: Verification of credentials
Date: MONDAY, 11 SEPTEMBER 2023
Speaker: Roberta Metsola
Country: Poland
Language: EN

On the proposal of the Committee on Legal Affairs, Parliament verifies the credentials of Christophe Clergeau, with effect from 2 June 2023, Thomas Rudner, with effect from 3rd July 2023, and Carlos Coelho, with effect from 7 July 2023.
Debate: Negotiations ahead of Parliament’s first reading
Date: MONDAY, 11 SEPTEMBER 2023
Speaker: Roberta Metsola
Country: Poland
Language: EN

Several 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), two members of political groups reaching at least the medium threshold may request in writing by tomorrow, 12 September, at midnight, that the decisions be put to the vote. If no request for a vote in Parliament is made within the deadline, the committees may start negotiations.
Debate: Delegated acts
Date: MONDAY, 11 SEPTEMBER 2023
Speaker: Roberta Metsola
Country: Poland
Language: EN

I was informed that no objections have been raised within the Conference of Committee Chairs to the recommendations by the AGRI Committee not to oppose two delegated acts pursuant to Rule 111(6) of the Rules of Procedure. The recommendations are available on the plenary webpage. If no objections are raised, by a political group or Members reaching at least the low threshold, within 24 hours, the recommendations shall be deemed to have been approved; otherwise they will put be put to the vote.
Debate: Corrigendum
Date: MONDAY, 11 SEPTEMBER 2023
Speaker: Roberta Metsola
Country: Poland
Language: EN

The LIBE Committee has transmitted a correction to a text adopted by Parliament, pursuant to Rule 241(4). This 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 webpage. Its title will be published in the minutes of this sitting.
Debate: Signing of acts adopted in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure
Date: MONDAY, 11 SEPTEMBER 2023
Speaker: Roberta Metsola
Country: Poland
Language: EN

I would like to inform you that since the adjournment of Parliament’s session on 13 July I have signed, together with the President of the Council, two acts adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure in accordance with Rule 79.  I would also like to inform you that on Wednesday I shall sign, together with the President of the Council, five acts adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure. The titles of the acts will be published in the minutes of this sitting.
Debate: European Defence Industry Reinforcement through common Procurement Act
Date: MONDAY, 11 SEPTEMBER 2023
Speaker: Evelyn Regner
Country: Netherlands
Language: EN

The next item is the debate on report by Michael Gahler and  Zdzisław Krasnodębski, on behalf of the Committee on Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, on the European Defence Industry Reinforcement through common Procurement Act (EDIRPA) (
Debate: European Defence Industry Reinforcement through common Procurement Act
Date: MONDAY, 11 SEPTEMBER 2023
Speaker: Zdzisław Krasnodębski
Country: Greece
Language: PL

Chciałem tylko zauważyć, że to nie Rada (niektórzy koledzy narzekają na Radę) sprawiła, że ta efektywność naszej pracy nie była dostateczna, że to Parlament Europejski jest odpowiedzialny za tak długi czas pracy legislacyjnej. I gdyby nie polityczne targi między komisjami, decyzje większości przewodniczących grup politycznych, skutkujące skomplikowanym podziałem kompetencji między komisjami, EDIRPA mogłaby wejść w życie parę miesięcy temu, a dziś pierwsze projekty otrzymywałyby wsparcie finansowe. Co do samego rozporządzenia, chciałem przypomnieć dwa jego zasadnicze cele. Po pierwsze, wzmocnienie europejskiego przemysłu obronnego przez zachęcanie państw członkowskich do współpracy przy zakupach uzbrojenia, a po drugie, wsparcie wysiłków państw członkowskich w uzupełnianiu zapasów uzbrojenia przekazanego wojskom ukraińskim.  Trzeba podkreślić, że wynegocjowane przez nas 300 mln euro nie zostanie wydane na wspólne zakupy broni, gdyż na to nie pozwalają traktaty. A powinniśmy szanować traktaty, jak wszyscy wiemy. Fundusze europejskie mają pomóc w nawiązywaniu współpracy między państwami członkowskimi, której efektem będą wspólne zakupy dokonywane przez te państwa z własnych środków. Oczywiście w obecnym kontekście geopolitycznym trzeba wykorzystywać wszystkie dostępne narzędzia, w tym także pieniądze unijne, do jak najszybszego wzmocnienia zdolności obronnych państw członkowskich.  Udało nam się w negocjacjach obronić parę ważnych propozycji Parlamentu: wyższy budżet ogólny EDIRPA niż proponowany przez Radę (chociaż niższy niż proponowany przez Komisję), finansowanie unijne co najmniej siedmiu projektów, zwiększone finansowanie dla tych projektów, których rezultat miałby stanowić bezpośrednie wsparcie wojskowe dla Ukrainy i Mołdawii.  I choć pula środków o wysokości 30 mln euro jest znacznie mniejsza od zapowiadanej początkowo przez Komisję, trzeba pamiętać, że ona ma służyć rozwiązywaniu problemów prawnych, logistycznych czy finansowych przy działaniach zmierzających do nawiązywania współpracy, a nie zapewnieniu środków na same zakupy. EDIRPA ma więc służyć przede wszystkim usuwaniu barier występujących w międzynarodowej i w europejskiej współpracy w tym zakresie.  Natomiast oczekiwanym efektem zachęt do wspólnych zamówień powinno być dalsze zwiększanie popytu na wyroby przemysłu zbrojeniowego, a co za tym idzie zwiększenie nakładów państw członkowskich i samej branży na inwestycje w rozwój bazy przemysłowej.  Na koniec chciałbym jeszcze raz podziękować współsprawozdawcy, posłowi Michaelowi Gahlerowi. To nie była tylko dobra współpraca między komisjami, ale też dobra współpraca, jeżeli mogę tak powiedzieć, niemiecko-polska w tej kwestii, oraz koledze Ivarsowi Ijabsowi z komisji IMCO i innym kolegom kontrsprawozdawcom. Dziękuję też prezydencji szwedzkiej.
Debate: European Defence Industry Reinforcement through common Procurement Act
Date: MONDAY, 11 SEPTEMBER 2023
Speaker: Karlo Ressler
Country: Germany
Language: HR

Ukrajinski otpor pomogao je Europi shvatiti da se danas za zapadnu civilizaciju ne bori  samo riječima, već prije svega djelima.  U takvom kontekstu poticanje zajedničke nabave trebalo bi osnažiti europsku obrambenu industriju, smanjiti tržišno natjecanje između država članica, spriječiti rascjepkanost obrambenog sektora te poboljšati koordinaciju i suradnju.  S proračunske strane, sredstva će u budućnosti svakako morati biti značajnija, no ključno je da smo postigli temelj za šire europsko snaženje naše obrambene industrije.  Višegodišnji financijski okvir gotovo je ispražnjen. Zato pozivamo još jednom sve na ozbiljnu reviziju, na razmatranje konkretnih prijedloga te dodatno jačanje europskih proračunskih mehanizama koji su nam potrebni u sve opasnijem svijetu.
Debate: European Defence Industry Reinforcement through common Procurement Act
Date: MONDAY, 11 SEPTEMBER 2023
Speaker: David McAllister
Political group: PPE
Country: Netherlands
Language: EN

Not only do we need to invest more in defence but we definitely need to invest better, and better means, of course, more European. Together we get better prices, profit from faster delivery times and avoid a regrettable lack of interoperability in our national capabilities.  EDIPRA, as previous speakers have pointed out, serves precisely this purpose. This instrument will pool the demand of Member States and incentivise joint procurement by covering the administrative costs related to such cross-border cooperation.  Small- and medium-sized enterprises are key enablers of such collaborative efforts. I am glad to see their contribution recognised in this instrument.  But with a budget of EUR 300 million till December 2024, the envisaged financial volume, indeed, falls short of the actual needs that should not be dismissed.  Yet the political will for the instrument itself is a historic step towards a European Defence Union, because for the first time the collaborative procurement of defence equipment is supported directly from the budget of the European Union. Well done, I say, to the rapporteurs.
Debate: European Defence Industry Reinforcement through common Procurement Act
Date: MONDAY, 11 SEPTEMBER 2023
Speaker: Carlos Zorrinho
Political group: S-D
Language: PT

Dotado de um financiamento de 300 milhões de euros para o seu lançamento, o Instrumento de Apoio à Contratação Pública Colaborativa em apreciação contribuirá para promover a competitividade e a eficiência da base tecnológica e industrial da defesa europeia. Como relator-sombra em representação dos grupos dos socialistas e democratas, saúdo os relatores, saúdo o trabalho que fizemos e realço as disposições que valorizam o papel das PME, das empresas de média capitalização, incluídas nos critérios de adjudicação, garantindo-lhe um bónus de financiamento, ao mesmo tempo que lhe asseguram informação para poderem beneficiar das ações comuns de contratação pública. Sublinho também que o EDIRPA ajudará os Estados-Membros a colmatar, de forma voluntária e colaborativa, as suas necessidades de defesa mais urgentes e críticas, designadamente as que resultam das suas transferências de produtos de defesa para a Ucrânia. Por tudo isto, considero que o EDIRPA deve merecer o nosso apoio.
Debate: European Defence Industry Reinforcement through common Procurement Act
Date: MONDAY, 11 SEPTEMBER 2023
Speaker: Dragoş Tudorache
Political group: Renew
Country: Lithuania
Language: EN

Beyond its symbolism, EDIRPA is also important because it puts into motion the wheels for Member States to work together and cooperate more in matters of defence. And here I call on the Commission and the Council, which is missing, to ensure its proper enforcement. There will be bureaucratic reservations in many national administrations and there will be reflexes of sovereignty, but all these must be overcome and ministries of defence must be convinced to enter this exercise in the most pragmatic way. Which brings me to the last point. I see EDIRPA as only the beginning. We have tested our arguments and seen where our differences lie. Let us learn from this lesson and be even more ambitious at the next step.
Debate: European Defence Industry Reinforcement through common Procurement Act
Date: MONDAY, 11 SEPTEMBER 2023
Speaker: Hannah Neumann
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Sweden
Language: EN

To keep our citizens safe and to support our allies such as Ukraine, we need Member States to finally move from the current protectionism to a truly European defence with cooperation starting from raw materials over joint procurement to joint export control. We also need to move from the current secretive deals in the Council to open debates on defence in the European Parliament. European defence needs European debate and it needs European scrutiny and this has to happen in this House.  So, for four times now we have given away our rights of scrutiny with EDF, with EDIDP, with ASAP and with EDIRPA. The ECR, EPP and Renew  gave away easily the delegated acts and I hope this will finally change next time in the interest of the security of our European citizens and that of our allies.
Debate: European Defence Industry Reinforcement through common Procurement Act
Date: MONDAY, 11 SEPTEMBER 2023
Speaker: Ladislav Ilčić
Political group: ECR
Country: France
Language: HR

Hrvatska je u Domovinskom ratu jasno vidjela da samo diplomatski napori nisu dovoljni i da moramo biti spremni i vojno se obraniti i obraniti naše granice, našu slobodu, naš narod i svoju kulturu.  Zato podržavam ovaj prijedlog Zakona o zajedničkoj nabavi jer će smanjiti troškove nabave vojne opreme, ali moramo povećati vlastitu proizvodnju i zato smatram da je ovaj planirani proračun još uvijek premalen.  Pri tome ne bismo smjeli zaboraviti manje zemlje poput Hrvatske koja je dugo kroz povijest branila zapadni kršćanski svijet, a i danas brani vanjske granice Europske unije i Schengena, i to na izrazito dinamičnom dijelu svijeta.  U svemu tome će NATO svakako biti glavni oslonac europske sigurnosti, ali trebamo ojačati suradnju i partnerske odnose i s Južnom Korejom i Izraelom koji su svjetski lideri u vojnoj industriji.  Dakle, ne želimo potenciranje globalnih sukoba, ali moramo biti spremni vojno se obraniti.
Debate: European Defence Industry Reinforcement through common Procurement Act
Date: MONDAY, 11 SEPTEMBER 2023
Speaker: Jean-Lin Lacapelle
Political group: ID
Country: Germany
Language: FR

L’industrie de défense française, ses brevets, le Rafale, le char Leclerc, notre force de frappe nucléaire proviennent du seul travail et du seul mérite de notre recherche. Nous n’entendons pas en céder l’expertise à des pays tiers. Il est à cet égard heureux qu’Emmanuel Macron, toujours soucieux d’être le bon élève de l’Union européenne, ait été humilié en se faisant évincer du projet de char européen. Macron y perd, mais la souveraineté française y gagne. Ensuite, au moins autant que le texte, c’est le contexte qui soulève toutes nos inquiétudes. L’EDIRPA s’inscrit ouvertement dans une perspective d’armement massif et continu de l’Ukraine, donc dans une volonté délibérée d’ignorer la possibilité de sortir de ce conflit dramatique par la négociation. Pourtant, il ne saurait y avoir d’autre issue, sauf à risquer un enlisement ou une extension du conflit qui pourrait s’avérer, pour les peuples européens, être celui de tous les dangers.
Debate: European Defence Industry Reinforcement through common Procurement Act
Date: MONDAY, 11 SEPTEMBER 2023
Speaker: Mick Wallace
Political group: The Left
Country: Germany
Language: EN

And the war grinds on, killing hundreds of thousands and wiping out a generation of Ukrainian men. But the numbers are in: 2022 was a bumper year for the merchants of death. Arms industry profits are up and share prices are flying. It seems it’s our job to make sure the war will keep on giving and the subsidies keep flowing. The European Commission is even planning another proposal for the arms industry, a European Defence Production Act, to boost the bloc’s defence industrial base.  How many dead civilians and soldiers will it take before we stop fuelling the mayhem? Is there a limit or is it really just a case of profit before people?