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Debate: Legal migration policy and law
Date: TUESDAY, 23 NOVEMBER 2021
Speaker: Dominique Bilde
Political group: ID
Country: Germany
Language: FR

Il est aujourd’hui évident que le mantra immigrationniste se fonde sur des postulats erronés. D’une part, comment l’immigration pourrait-elle stimuler la croissance et l’emploi, quand on sait que les étrangers extra-européens sont davantage inactifs que les nationaux, en France ? Comment pourrait-elle fournir les talents dont nous manquerions, quand les immigrés qui arrivent en France sont essentiellement peu qualifiés ?  Les « gains économiques » escomptés sont purement théoriques. Ils sont contrebalancés, du reste, par l’impact social et culturel désastreux de l’immigration massive - impact que les Français ressentent déjà douloureusement. Impact également sur leurs salaires, puisque l’immigration exerce fatalement une pression à la baisse. L’Union européenne ne saurait éternellement aller à contre-courant de la volonté des peuples et, sur la question migratoire, elle s’inscrit particulièrement en faux avec elle.
Debate: Legal migration policy and law
Date: TUESDAY, 23 NOVEMBER 2021
Speaker: Joachim Stanisław Brudziński
Political group: ECR
Country: Germany
Language: PL

Nie może się to jednak odbywać kosztem destabilizacji systemów legalnej migracji oraz ograniczania kompetencji państw członkowskich w tym zakresie. Polska wspierała przyjęcie nowej dyrektywy w sprawie niebieskiej karty, trudno jednak dostrzec potrzeby harmonizacji warunków przyjmowania pracowników nisko i średnio wykwalifikowanych.  Jestem zdania, że obecne warunki uzyskania statusu rezydenta długoterminowego UE, jak również obecne wyłączenia z zakresu dyrektywy są odpowiednie. Podzielam opinię, iż nie ma pilnej potrzeby rewizji dyrektywy w sprawie rezydentów długoterminowych. W opinii Polski partnerstwa w zakresie talentów powinny być przede wszystkim rozwijane z państwami Bałkanów Zachodnich i Partnerstwa Wschodniego. Projektując programy partnerstwa, należy bazować na efektywnych mechanizmach gromadzących informacje o zapotrzebowaniu na zawody, kwalifikacje i umiejętności na poziomie krajowym i regionalnym.  Polska w ostatnich latach stała się krajem atrakcyjnym dla znacznej liczby imigrantów zarobkowych, zaś migracje zarobkowe stanowią istotny czynnik rozwoju społeczno-ekonomicznego Polski, zatem inicjatywy mające na celu usprawnianie przepływu bezpiecznej, legalnej imigracji są dla nas cenne.
Debate: budgetary procedure: joint text
Date: TUESDAY, 23 NOVEMBER 2021
Speaker: Marcel Kolaja
Country: Germany
Language: EN

The next item is the debate on the report by Karlo Ressler and Damian Boeselager, on behalf of the European Parliament Delegation to the Budgetary Conciliation Committee, on the joint text on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2022 approved by the Conciliation Committee under the budgetary procedure (11352/2021 – C9-0353/2021 –
Debate: budgetary procedure: joint text
Date: TUESDAY, 23 NOVEMBER 2021
Speaker: Johan Van Overtveldt
Country: Spain
Language: NL

Daarbij verliezen we de realiteit niet uit het oog. De COVID-19-pandemie is nog altijd niet bedwongen en ook de EU zal middelen moeten blijven inzetten. Het Parlement heeft er tijdens de onderhandelingen voortdurend op aangedrongen de onderzoeksinspanningen van de EU op het vlak van gezondheid op te drijven. Op ons verzoek is voorzien in 75 miljoen EUR extra. Daarnaast is er ook de EU-steun voor de gezondheidszorg binnen en buiten de lidstaten, onder meer wanneer het gaat over vaccinatie. Het begrip gezondheid moet ook breder gedefinieerd worden. We kijken ook naar de gezondheid van onze ondernemingen en onze samenleving. Via het herstelplan hopen we de nodige hervormingen in de lidstaten een duw in de rug te geven. Structurele, blijvende hervormingen zijn absoluut nodig teneinde het economisch groeipotentieel duurzaam te versterken. Ook het EU-budget kan hiertoe bijdragen via de uitgaven, vooral op het vlak van onderzoek en ontwikkeling. Ze zijn de sleutel voor de modernisering van onze economieën. Ze zijn een investering in onze gemeenschappelijke toekomst. Het zijn uitgaven die grotendeels best op EU-vlak kunnen gebeuren omwille van de evidente schaalvoordelen.  Er werd ook in broodnodige verhogingen voorzien, zodat de EU een antwoord kan bieden op een aantal bijzondere uitdagingen die ons de komende tijd nog wachten. Maar ik zou ook uitdrukkelijk willen pleiten voor meer solidariteit wanneer het gaat over de versterking van onze buitengrenzen. Het zijn de landen aan onze buitengrenzen die de meeste offers brengen om ervoor te zorgen dat we in de Unie als geheel beschermd zijn. Laten we hen dus ook met daden bijstaan om het nodige te doen. Daarom ben ik ook tevreden dat de begroting voor 2022 voorziet in een verhoging van het instrument voor grensbeheer en visa, namelijk met een toewijzing van 25 miljoen EUR voor de bestrijding van de migratiecrisis aan de grenzen met Wit-Rusland, een dictatoriaal regime dat die migratiecrisis op schandelijke wijze misbruikt. Wat mij betreft is dat maar een begin. Het is wettelijk toegestaan om deze EU-middelen aan te wenden voor de opbouw en het onderhoud van een barrière aan onze buitengrenzen. Het lijkt me dan ook aangewezen om hier in ieders belang werk van te maken.
Debate: budgetary procedure: joint text
Date: TUESDAY, 23 NOVEMBER 2021
Speaker: Karlo Ressler
Country: Germany
Language: EN

In this context, I would really like to thank the Parliament delegation, including the shadow rapporteurs and the negotiating team, and also the specialised committees, but also the Commission and the Council Presidency.  Parliament defended its priorities and secured significant increases in key programmes. An increase of EUR 100 million for Horizon Europe will strengthen research and innovation, and support for small and medium enterprises, with a special allocation for tourism, will speed up the recovery. Reinforcement in the LIFE programme will help to achieve a sustainable and energy-efficient economy, and additional funds for Erasmus+ will provide thousands of new opportunities for young people. Increase in EU4Health will enable us to better tackle cross-border health threats, and more resources for the Asylum and Migration Fund, but also for a border and visa management instrument, will help us tackle escalating migratory challenges at our external borders.  It was impossible for us to ignore other global developments such as the humanitarian crisis and the need to fight the pandemic outside of Europe as well. Reinforcements in the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) and humanitarian aid will provide necessary funds to tackle these emerging challenges.  It has been evident throughout the negotiations that there will be strong pressure on the budget in the coming years because of a number of competing challenges, especially in the external dimension of EU policies. It was impossible to solve this throughout the annual budgetary procedure, as, similarly, it was impossible to commit on the financing costs of the recovery instrument in the coming years. This is something that will obviously have to be discussed next year as well.  Dear colleagues, the outcome of conciliation is a clear success. There is an increase of almost EUR 500 million above the draft budget for recovery, for research, for health and for other Parliament priorities. This would really not be possible without your support and valuable input and once again I really want to thank you all for this.
Debate: budgetary procedure: joint text
Date: TUESDAY, 23 NOVEMBER 2021
Speaker: Damian Boeselager
Country: Slovenia
Language: EN

In light of this, it may be worth going back to why we actually have a European Union budget. We have it because, some time ago, Presidents and Prime Ministers made a confession, collectively, rationally and out of political self-interest. They made the confession that, in the past, conflicting national interests have led us to radicalisation and, ultimately, war. They made the confession that every nation, however grand and historically powerful, is too small to tackle the issues of our time alone. I would say they made the confession that all our individual nations lost part of their sovereignty exactly because, alone, they cannot safeguard or represent their citizens’ rights when it comes to climate change, healthcare, rising energy prices, leadership and research, global trade, national security and so many other fields which we see represented in our budget. This is why we have a common European budget, and this is why we have a common European institution that helps us thrive and regain some of the sovereignty that our individual nation states have lost. But let’s get back to the content of next year’s budget. From Parliament’s side, the final outcome, as Karlo Ressler has said, is a success. We have barely ever seen such a focused budget underlining our priorities, be it in the fight against climate change, in our solidarity via vaccination campaigns and in supporting our research excellence, just to name a couple of examples. So big congratulations to Karlo and all his colleagues and shadow rapporteurs for the great work.  On my side of the table, when it comes to strengthening the institutions of the European Union, I believe we have also achieved quite a lot. First of all, this is true for the European Court of Justice. Justice is always on the side of the weak and the persecuted. Strengthening the Court with additional staff and funds therefore means safeguarding the weakest in our societies against those abusing positions of power, and that is always worth it. Second, we were able to reinforce the Court of Auditors to scrutinise the correct spending of the billions flowing by the European Recovery Instrument. A common responsibility requires hard checks and balances, and the Court is crucial in this regard. Third, I’m also very happy that we were able to reinforce the capacities of Parliament, of this House. After years of increased workload, we have finally managed to strengthen our core legislative capacities, which will improve the quality of legislation for all European citizens.  Let me close by thanking the Council Presidency for their fair negotiations and the Commissioner for very creative solutions, Karlo for the great collaboration, Johan for the calm advice, and my shadows for the continuous support throughout the negotiations, but also to my team – Caroline, Zita and Johannes – for their hard work over the last year.
Debate: budgetary procedure: joint text
Date: TUESDAY, 23 NOVEMBER 2021
Speaker: Anže Logar
Language: EN

I would like to express the Council’s satisfaction that we were able to reach an agreement in the Conciliation Committee in the last minute of 15 November, the last day of the conciliation period, after long and intense discussion. The positive outcome of the negotiation shows that our three institutions can work efficiently and in a spirit of good cooperation. Together, we negotiated a budget for 2022 which responds to today’s concerns and tomorrow’s needs of our citizens.  The European Parliament and the Council have worked hard to find a solution that will equip the Union for the challenges of the second year of the multiannual financial framework. The deal we reached reflects our common priorities: economic recovery in the aftermath of the COVID—19 pandemic; the fight against climate change; and the green and digital transition. It also leaves enough resources under the expenditure ceilings of the 2021—2027 multiannual financial framework to allow the EU to react to unforeseeable needs and events.  In our official meetings in the course of the year, as well as during our informal contacts, I appreciated very much the positive atmosphere that prevailed in our talks. Both sides of the table were ready to engage constructively to reach an agreement to reframe the discussion around our shared interest and come up with a solution. I am glad to inform you that after the successful outcome of the Conciliation Committee on 15 November, the joint text was formally approved by the Council earlier today by unanimity. The Council expects the European Parliament to also approve the joint text tomorrow. The general budget for the financial year 2022 will then be adopted within the deadlines foreseen by the Treaty.  Coming to the end of my intervention, I would like to thank the Chairman of the European Parliament’s Committee on Budgets, Johan Van Overtveldt, and the rapporteurs, Karlo Ressler and Damian Boeselager, for their good cooperation over the last weeks and months. Your hard work and enthusiasm can be highly commended. I would also like to extend my special thanks to you, Johannes, for your contribution to facilitating our negotiation.
Debate: budgetary procedure: joint text
Date: TUESDAY, 23 NOVEMBER 2021
Speaker: Niclas Herbst
Political group: PPE
Country: Hungary
Language: DE

Ich möchte mich bei all denen bedanken, die dafür gekämpft haben:  Auch wir haben hier eine besondere Aufgabe, und das dürfen wir auch selbstbewusst sagen: Das muss sich auch im Budget widerspiegeln. Insgesamt hat sich gezeigt, dass auch die anderen Institutionen ein starkes Parlament brauchen und sich das offensichtlich auch wünschen und uns auch herausfordern. Diesen Wunsch werden wir auch im nächsten Jahr bei den nächsten Verhandlungen als selbstbewusstes Parlament erfüllen können.
Debate: budgetary procedure: joint text
Date: TUESDAY, 23 NOVEMBER 2021
Speaker: Victor Negrescu
Political group: S-D
Country: Finland
Language: EN

That means more funds for health, for education, for the environment, for SMEs, for tourism, for social policies, for internal and external solidarity. The Parliament stood united in the negotiations with the Council despite some difficult moments. But the debate is not over; we still believe more could be done, and are calling for the full implementation of the MFF and the recovery plans, using any unspent resources, savings or available decommitments. Funds should be used to make sure no-one stays behind, like it is the case for the European Child Guarantee. Our group is particularly supportive of the EUR 211 million directed to the European Solidarity Fund, the resources target in the European Year of Youth, and those addressing social policies and rights. For my country, it is important to make sure that the additional EUR 86 million for health, EUR 30 million for SMEs, and EUR 35 million for education also reach Romania, and contribute to reducing regional disparities. From the European Parliament, we will supervise the implementation of the budget and make sure the funds are spent in the interests of European citizens.
Debate: budgetary procedure: joint text
Date: TUESDAY, 23 NOVEMBER 2021
Speaker: Nicolae Ştefănuță
Political group: Renew
Country: Belgium
Language: RO

De fapt, acestea sunt investiții, nu sunt bani care cad din cer. Fiecare euro, de exemplu, care merge spre EPPO înseamnă milioane de euro care sunt recuperate la bugetul Uniunii Europene. Dau un mesaj foarte clar celor care au idei ilicite cu banii europeni. Jos mâna de pe fondurile copiilor noștri, pentru că aici sunt și banii lor, pentru că am împrumutat prin programul NextGeneration și nimeni nu ia banii copilului meu.  Fiecare euro care merge spre Erasmus se întoarce însutit înspre Europa, pentru că un om educat este un om extrem de valoros pentru viitorul nostru și noi avem o datorie foarte mare pentru tinerii greu încercați de criza COVID-19. Renew s-a mai bătut pentru ceva: pentru sănătate și ajutor în pandemie pentru țările cele mai sărace. Aproape un miliard și jumătate în plus au adus aceste negocieri pentru vaccinarea internațională. Pentru că avem curajul să vorbim de sfârșitul pandemiei și sfârșitul pandemiei nu poate trece doar prin lumea celor bogați, ci trebuie să treacă și prin a celor săraci.  Domnule comisar, bugetul nu sunt doar banii din el, bugetul este realitatea din spatele vorbelor, expresia în cifre a moralei noastre europene. Și data viitoare aș dori să văd Comisia și mai aproape de Parlament pentru că avem aceleași scopuri.
Debate: budgetary procedure: joint text
Date: TUESDAY, 23 NOVEMBER 2021
Speaker: Henrike Hahn
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Romania
Language: EN

In times of the challenging COVID crisis, we have to fight against climate change and for biodiversity. Therefore our Green priorities for the EU 2022 budget are climate protection, biodiversity, and research and development. Many of our priority programmes received top—ups against a Council who wanted to cut many programmes in this area.  The final level of commitment appropriations negotiated for the 2022 budget is set at close to EUR 170 billion. This means that, for 2022, we as the European Parliament were able to achieve close to EUR 480 million more than proposed by the Commission, and for our Green number-one priority, the climate and biodiversity programme LIFE, we achieved an EUR 47.5 million top—up. For the research programme Horizon Europe, we secured an increase of EUR 100 million to boost innovation and to facilitate green transition.  We have good results as well on COVAX and our targeted programmes like Erasmus+, EU4Health, Creative Europe, Daphne and the foreign policy programme NDICI. As parliamentarians, we can be proud of our compromises. Nevertheless, it’s clear that we have to fight even more ambitiously for the climate and the environment in the 2023 EU budget. The money we spend in the EU shows very clearly how seriously we take the Green Deal and the Paris climate goals.
Debate: budgetary procedure: joint text
Date: TUESDAY, 23 NOVEMBER 2021
Speaker: Hélène Laporte
Political group: ID
Language: FR

Les événements en Pologne doivent nous rappeler que le budget de Frontex est notre unique rempart contre l’immigration illégale et que d’autres crises migratoires sont à prévoir avec les nouvelles menaces hybrides. La sécurité de tous doit prévaloir. Ensuite, l’augmentation de 20 millions d’euros du Fonds asile et migration afin de réinstaller les réfugiés afghans sur le sol européen démontre la volonté de Bruxelles de pérenniser une voie de migration légale entre l’Afghanistan et l’Union européenne. D’un point de vue plus général, je constate avec inquiétude que le rôle du Parlement se limite d’une façon croissante à un simple droit d’être informé à cause du recours à l’article 122 du TFUE, créant ainsi des mécanismes et des organes nouveaux. Trop d’instruments ont été mis en place sous la forme de recettes affectées externes, et donc en dehors de la procédure budgétaire, comme le programme NextGenerationEU, la facilité en faveur des réfugiés en Turquie ou les contrats liés au vaccin contre la COVID-19. Enfin, concernant les deux budgets rectificatifs votés cette semaine, je souhaiterais mettre la Commission face à ses responsabilités quant aux transferts mensuels en espèces qui ne permettent aucune traçabilité des fonds alloués à plus de 1,8 million de réfugiés en Turquie, alors même que la Cour des comptes européenne a jugé, je cite, que les projets d’aide humanitaire, notamment ceux relatifs à l’aide en espèces, pourraient être rendus plus efficients. De plus, j’aimerais alerter sur la forme de cynisme dont fait preuve la Commission en donnant des doses de vaccins AstraZeneca à des populations extra-européennes qui sont souvent jeunes, alors que ce même vaccin est déconseillé pour les jeunes Européens d’un point de vue médical.
Debate: budgetary procedure: joint text
Date: TUESDAY, 23 NOVEMBER 2021
Speaker: Bogdan Rzońca
Political group: ECR
Country: Portugal
Language: PL

Takie akcje Unii Europejskiej budują solidarność europejską i wszyscy, kiedy jest potrzeba tej pomocy, udzielamy jej sobie nawzajem. Chciałbym też bardzo serdecznie podziękować w imieniu Polski i Polaków za dostrzeżenie problemu związanego z bezpieczeństwem granic Polski i Unii Europejskiej. Chodzi o konflikt, który wywołała Rosja wraz z Białorusią na granicy wschodniej. Ta nowa linia, powiedzmy sobie, finansowa, mówiąca o 25 milionach euro na zabezpieczenie granic zewnętrznych, to naprawdę dobra wiadomość dla Polski, dla Unii Europejskiej i takie informacje budują naszą wspólną solidarność europejską. W imieniu Polski i Polaków bardzo dziękuję za taką propozycję.
Debate: budgetary procedure: joint text
Date: TUESDAY, 23 NOVEMBER 2021
Speaker: Andor Deli
Political group: NI
Country: Germany
Language: HU

Tisztelt Elnök Úr! Biztos Úr! Először is szeretnék gratulálni az EP és a Tanács tárgyalóinak, hogy sikerült időben megállapodniuk a ’22-es uniós költségvetésről. Számomra különösen fontos, hogy a regionális fejlesztések és a Közös Agrárpolitika kiadásainál a kezdetektől fogva egyetértés volt, és ’22-re megfelelő szintű források kerültek elfogadásra. ’22 várhatóan rekordév lesz a kifizetések tekintetében, hiszen a tagállamok részére két év alatt még 150 milliárd eurót kell kifizetni a ’14-es és a ’20-as időszak kereteiből is, és további támogatást fognak jelenteni a Helyreállítási Alapból származó juttatások.  Abban egyetértünk, hogy elengedhetetlen a tagállamok gazdaságainak támogatása, segítése egy ilyen nehéz időszakban, de a magyar és a lengyel helyreállítási tervek jóváhagyásának további halogatása meg fogja bontani az uniós belső piac egyensúlyát azok között, akik már megkapták a támogatást, és akik még nem. Ezzel sérülni fog az egyenlő versenyhelyzet biztosítása. A Bizottság pedig nem tesz eleget azon fő feladatának, hogy védelmezze ezt az alapelvet. A magyar és a lengyel gazdasági szereplők szándékos politikai célú diszkriminációja számunkra elfogadhatatlan.
Debate: budgetary procedure: joint text
Date: TUESDAY, 23 NOVEMBER 2021
Speaker: José Manuel Fernandes
Political group: PPE
Country: Ireland
Language: PT

Senhor Presidente, Caro Comissário, Caras e Caros Colegas, este é um orçamento que ajuda ao crescimento, à recuperação, ao aumento da competitividade e da produtividade e que nos ajuda a vencer os desafios que temos pela frente.  Em boa hora, o Parlamento conseguiu reforçar os montantes para a saúde dos cidadãos, para combatermos a pandemia, para reforçar os programas para as pequenas e médias empresas, para reforçar essa competitividade e produtividade de que se falava, sem nunca esquecer a coesão territorial económica e social, ou seja, a solidariedade interna na União Europeia, mas também a solidariedade externa da União Europeia e a ajuda ao desenvolvimento. A ajuda humanitária está bem presente neste orçamento de 2022. Os Estados-Membros têm agora à sua disposição recursos suficientes e é necessário que sejam bem utilizados, que sejam bem geridos. Os Estados-Membros ainda têm o Quadro Financeiro Plurianual 2014-2020 e têm agora o Quadro Financeiro Plurianual 2021-2027, para além dos montantes que estão presentes nos planos de recuperação e resiliência.  Espero que estejam à altura dos desafios e das exigências dos cidadãos europeus.
Debate: budgetary procedure: joint text
Date: TUESDAY, 23 NOVEMBER 2021
Speaker: Nils Ušakovs
Political group: S-D
Country: Belgium
Language: EN

Mr President,  This House did a great job achieving an ambitious EU budget 2022 that covers various financial needs across the continent and also serves as an example for at least some Member States. Just some figures from the new budget: an additional EUR 86 million for healthcare, EUR 35 million for education, EUR 47 million for the environment, and it’s a clear message for Latvians and all Europeans, your healthcare and education systems can always rely on support from the Union, but there will never be any money from the EU for pianos or salaries for national ministers. Thank you, and a special thank you to colleagues, Karlo, Damian, Johan, Commissioner Hahn and the Council.