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Debate: Environmental consequences of the Russian aggression against Ukraine and the need for accountability
Date: TUESDAY, 12 DECEMBER 2023
Speaker: Radan Kanev
Political group: PPE
Country: Ireland
Language: BG

Г-н Председател, трябва да призная, че ми е трудно на фона на чудовищните човешки жертви и разрушения да говоря и за другите видове поражения на руската агресия в Украйна. Истината обаче е, че все повече хора в Европа усещат икономическата тежест, икономическите проблеми, предизвикани от тази агресия, и на първо място, те са предизвикани именно от съзнателното унищожаване на природните, водните и енергийните ресурси на украинската държава от страна на режима в Кремъл. Разрушаването на язовира в Каховка, например, нанесе тежки поражения на туризма в целия Черноморски басейн и в моята страна България. Но преди всичко има едно поражение, има една заплаха, която ще остане далеч след края на военните действия, дай Боже да е скоро. Ще остане далеч след момента, в който икономическите проблеми ще бъдат преодолени, и това е заплахата за нашето здраве вследствие на тази агресия. Защото ние помним Чернобил и сме в ужас от това, което може да последва от разрушенията, които режимът на Путин нанася.
Debate: Environmental consequences of the Russian aggression against Ukraine and the need for accountability
Date: TUESDAY, 12 DECEMBER 2023
Speaker: Marcos Ros Sempere
Political group: S-D
Country: Italy
Language: ES

Señor presidente, tenemos la guerra en nuestras fronteras. La invasión de Ucrania aún causa estragos en el país y nos sigue afectando. Pero debemos lanzar un mensaje muy claro. El Parlamento Europeo no se ha olvidado de Ucrania. Se producen enormes daños humanos, materiales y también medioambientales que la Unión Europea se está comprometiendo a paliar. Los costes de la reconstrucción de Ucrania se estiman en más de 300 000 millones de euros.  Debemos aprovechar esta catástrofe para articular una reconstrucción sostenible, guiada por los valores de la Unión Europea: igualdad, transparencia, cogobernanza de los municipios y de las regiones. La Nueva Bauhaus Europea es el proyecto que mejor encarna estos valores. Debemos parar para conseguir un futuro sostenible, inclusivo y bello para la sociedad ucraniana tras la guerra. El Mecanismo para Ucrania ha sido un primer paso en su reconstrucción. Pero los culpables —Rusia— tienen que pagar por este ecocidio. Hagámoslo posible.
Debate: Environmental consequences of the Russian aggression against Ukraine and the need for accountability
Date: TUESDAY, 12 DECEMBER 2023
Speaker: Marie Toussaint
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Hungary
Language: FR

Monsieur le Président, les bombes continuent de tomber sur l’Ukraine, et nous devons continuer sans trêve, sans relâche, à soutenir le peuple ukrainien au nom des droits de l’homme, de la démocratie, du projet européen lui—même. Honte à ceux qui, aujourd’hui, lui tournent le dos. Cette guerre, ce sont des dizaines de milliers de victimes civiles, des milliers de vies brisées, de villes détruites, d’enfants orphelins, de femmes violées. Derrière cette dévastation humaine, ce sont les conditions d’habitabilité de l’Ukraine qui se dégradent de manière vertigineuse. Des forêts incendiées, des rivières polluées, des terres boursouflées de mines, de bombes et d’obus toxiques – soit 200 000 hectares contaminés pour plusieurs générations peut-être –, et, bien sûr, le bombardement écocidaire du barrage de Kakhovka. Alors, notre responsabilité d’Européens est de tout faire pour aider l’Ukraine à atteindre la paix et à se reconstruire. Pour cela, nous devons d’urgence porter ce crime d’écocide, que nous sommes en train d’intégrer dans notre droit, au niveau international, afin de pouvoir juger ensemble des crimes commis par Vladimir Poutine en Ukraine. Sans justice, il n’y a ni paix ni sécurité. Alors soyons à la hauteur de l’histoire.
Debate: Environmental consequences of the Russian aggression against Ukraine and the need for accountability
Date: TUESDAY, 12 DECEMBER 2023
Speaker: Rafał Romanowski
Political group: ECR
Language: PL

Szanowny Panie Przewodniczący! Panie Komisarzu! Rosyjska agresja na Ukrainę to dowód na to, że Unia Europejska żyła złudzeniami bezpiecznego świata. Zajmowaliśmy się ideologią, a zabrakło czasu, aby przygotować się do wojny, która dotrze również do nas.  Konflikty zbrojne mają swoje skutki dla środowiska, ale czy naprawdę jest to w nich najgorsze? Na własne oczy widziałem, jak Rosjanie dewastują Ukrainę po to, żeby warunki życia były nie do zniesienia, a koszty odbudowy uniemożliwiły szybką integrację Kijowa z Zachodem. Najgorsze, co możemy zrobić, to, odtwarzając nasze zdolności obronne przed nieuchronnym konfliktem, nadal żyć w świecie złudzeń czasu pokoju i patrzeć na wszystko przez pryzmat polityki klimatycznej.  No właśnie. Sprzęt wojskowy, czołgi, samoloty czy artyleria mają być przede wszystkim niezawodne i skuteczne na polu walki, a nie niskoemisyjne. Jeśli nie zaczniemy myśleć w tych kategoriach, to przegraliśmy tę wojnę zanim jeszcze się zaczęła.
Debate: Environmental consequences of the Russian aggression against Ukraine and the need for accountability
Date: TUESDAY, 12 DECEMBER 2023
Speaker: Liudas Mažylis
Political group: PPE
Country: Luxembourg
Language: LT

Pirmininke, komisare, kolegos. Nepaisant tebevykdomo agresyvaus Rusijos karo, demokratinė Ukrainos valdžia apgalvotai ir nuoširdžiai ruošiasi deryboms dėl narystės Europos Sąjungoje, ruošiasi perkelti europines aplinkosaugos teisės nuostatas į nacionalinę teisę. Vis dėlto, Rusijos karo daroma žala aplinkai kasdien didėja. Pačiu minimaliausiu vertinimu, ji jau sudaro 60 milijardų. Minų laukai, tarša dėl energetikos infrastruktūros naikinimo, pesticidų sandėlių griovimas, Kachovkos hidroelektrinės susprogdinimas ir niekaip neatitaisoma žala bioįvairovei, užterštas oras, vanduo, dirvožemis, o dar ir nuolat bauginanti branduolinių elektrinių avarijų grėsmė. Neįmanoma greit suminėti vien žalos rūšių, o reikės rasti būdų ją atitaisyti. Tai nėra „atsitiktinė“ karo pasekmė, o tyčinis nusikaltimas. Rusija privalės atlyginti visą padarytą žalą, o jos veiksmams be kita ko, turi būti taikomas ekocido terminas.
Debate: Environmental consequences of the Russian aggression against Ukraine and the need for accountability
Date: TUESDAY, 12 DECEMBER 2023
Speaker: Marek Paweł Balt
Political group: S-D
Country: Poland
Language: PL

Panie Przewodniczący! Panie Komisarzu! Wszyscy widzieliśmy zdjęcia rosyjskich okrucieństw w Ukrainie: Bucza, Irpień, Kachowka. Reżim Putina nie ceni ani ludzi, ani środowiska. Próbują zastąpić praworządność prawem siły. Największym niebezpieczeństwem jest to, że inne kraje uważnie obserwują, gdzie jest granica bezkarności. Ukraińcy dzisiaj płacą cenę swoim życiem, stając przeciwko Rosji w obronie europejskich wartości i zasad. Jedną z nich jest nasze zaangażowanie w ochronę środowiska, aby nasza planeta nadawała się do zamieszkania dla naszych dzieci i wnuków.  Musimy pociągnąć Rosję do odpowiedzialności za wzrost promieniowania w strefie Czarnobyla, za zniszczenia tamy w Kachowce, za zaminowanie tysięcy hektarów ziemi i za wiele innych zbrodni wojennych. Musimy ustanowić precedens płacenia przez agresora za szkody i odbudowę zniszczonych obszarów, tak aby poznał pełny koszt wojny, którą wywołał. Co więcej, w naszym interesie jest pomoc w odbudowie Ukrainy tak szybko, jak to możliwe, ponieważ dla nas Ukraina nie jest szarą strefą, ale podobnie myślącym państwem, które chcemy postrzegać jako silnego partnera gospodarczego w naszej europejskiej rodzinie.
Debate: Environmental consequences of the Russian aggression against Ukraine and the need for accountability
Date: TUESDAY, 12 DECEMBER 2023
Speaker: Anna Zalewska
Political group: ECR
Country: Poland
Language: PL

Panie Przewodniczący! Rosja prowadzi z Ukrainą i z Europą wojnę totalną, totalitarną – morduje ludzi, niszczy gospodarkę, chce zostawić spaloną ziemię. Minuje, zaminowuje, niszczy wodociągi, niszczy zakłady przemysłowe.  To wszystko okrutne. Unia Europejska daje dowody troski, ale musi mieć plan. W jaki sposób, po pierwsze, wygrać wojnę, po drugie, znaleźć pieniądze, po trzecie, rozminować Ukrainę, po kolejne, doprowadzić do tego, że będzie to kraj, w którym będzie dobra, czysta, pitna woda. I wskaże fundusze i możliwości, by móc ratować środowisko. Bez konkretów, bez planów pozostaną nam tylko apele. Tak wojny nie wygramy.
Debate: Environmental consequences of the Russian aggression against Ukraine and the need for accountability
Date: TUESDAY, 12 DECEMBER 2023
Speaker: Helmut Geuking
Political group: PPE
Country: Spain
Language: DE

Herr Präsident! Letzte Woche war eine ukrainische Soldatin bei mir im Büro gewesen und hatte berichtet von der Front – sie kam direkt von der Front –, was sie dort erlebte und wie der Zustand in der Ukraine allgemein ist. Sie bat darum, dass wir in Europa niemals vergessen dürfen, welche Kriegsverbrechen dort begangen werden. Sie bat auch darum, dass wir immer im Fokus haben sollten, auch die Kinder, die entführt worden sind, zurückzuführen und die Umweltschäden auszugleichen. Die Umweltschäden, in der Tat: 150 Millionen Tonnen CO2 sind mittlerweile registriert worden an Umweltschäden. Das macht ein Gesamtvolumen von 9,8 Milliarden aus. Das darf man nicht verkennen, und das muss auch behoben werden. Die Behebung wird mindestens weitere 55 Milliarden kosten. Das sind Sachen, wo wir sagen: Das kann Europa so nicht dulden und Europa müsste jetzt handeln. Wie können wir handeln? Wir können handeln, indem wir die Gelder einfrieren. Wir müssen weltweite Gelder generieren, die die Oligarchen irgendwo liegen haben. Die müssen wir beschlagnahmen und einsetzen für diese Kriegsverbrechen, um die wiedergutzumachen. Denn das ist ein Angriff auf die Menschheit, ein globaler Angriff ...
Debate: Environmental consequences of the Russian aggression against Ukraine and the need for accountability
Date: TUESDAY, 12 DECEMBER 2023
Speaker: Michaela Šojdrová
Political group: PPE
Country: Greece
Language: CS

Pane předsedající, pane komisaři, na ruské agresi je samozřejmě nejhorší ztráta lidských životů, utrpení lidí, ale znečištění životního prostředí, zničení vodních zdrojů, půdy, to je ztráta nejenom pro tuto generaci, ale i pro budoucí generace. A Rusko musí vědět, že tyto ztráty se budou počítat a že je Rusko bude platit.  Zničení přehrady Kachovka, to je jenom ta viditelná špička ledovce, která způsobila málem humanitární katastrofu v okolí, nedostatek pitné vody, zničení obrovských hektarů půdy. Ale chci zdůraznit, že Evropský parlament vyzval k registru těchto škod a Rada už tento registr vytvořila. Myslím, že to je správná cesta ke zřízení mezinárodního kompenzačního mechanismu. Rusko musí vědět, že za tyto škody bude platit.
Debate: Environmental consequences of the Russian aggression against Ukraine and the need for accountability
Date: TUESDAY, 12 DECEMBER 2023
Speaker: Clare Daly
Political group: The Left
Country: France
Language: EN

Mr President, nearly two years into the Ukraine war and the slogans are sounding hollow: Europe’s cheerleaders have moved on to pastures new, and the predictions of the anti-war voices, viciously demonised, are now coming to pass. We’ve gone from ‘as long as it takes’ to ‘long enough’: the Western betrayal that was always coming is now in progress, and Ukraine is being pushed to consider peace terms much worse than what was possible in April 2022, when it was forced to fight on by its friends in NATO. Tens of thousands of dead who did not have to die. Tracts of land that could have been saved that are now occupied. Devastating environmental consequences: a 12-month interim assessment calculated emissions equivalent to the total annual greenhouse gas output of Belgium, and that is before you look at fracked gas imports, energy costs by the fossil fuel companies and Nord Stream 2 – a calamity from start to finish. Another clue of how bad European leaders are, happy to let things carry on as long as someone else’s pain and other people’s children are dying.
Debate: Environmental consequences of the Russian aggression against Ukraine and the need for accountability
Date: TUESDAY, 12 DECEMBER 2023
Speaker: Mick Wallace
Political group: The Left
Country: Germany
Language: EN

Mr President, it is difficult to take your concern for the environmental consequences of the war in Ukraine seriously. There’s only a handful of anti-war people in this room. 80 % of you voted down our amendments calling for increased diplomacy and efforts to bring about peace in Ukraine. How can the same people who voted to pour tens of billions in arms into keeping a NATO proxy war going, now pretend to care about the environmental consequences? Did you care about the environmental impact of the wars of Yugoslavia, Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Yemen or even Gaza today? Do you care about the environmental impact of the brutal sanctions regimes in place against Venezuela, Syria, Iran, Zimbabwe, Yemen? Whatever about the environment? You don’t even care about the hundreds of thousands of preventable deaths Western sanctions have caused in these countries. Show me the campaign to bring accountability for the environmental crimes of NATO. And maybe we’ll take you serious. People that care about the environment don’t promote war. The Greens should cop onto that one.
Debate: Environmental consequences of the Russian aggression against Ukraine and the need for accountability
Date: TUESDAY, 12 DECEMBER 2023
Speaker: Valdis Dombrovskis
Language: EN

I trust and welcome that you will continue to keep environmental damages caused by the war on your political agenda. What happens in Ukraine impacts the entire world. Damages are not just national: consequences go beyond borders and impact wider regions. It is not only about agriculture and food, it is also clean air, fresh water, human health and the whole natural habitat. Nature and peace are interconnected: harm one and you will harm the other. Numerous challenges will remain to hold perpetrators accountable but the EU, as an international forerunner on climate and environmental protection, should definitely play a role in this process. In the meantime, we also need to focus on actual rehabilitation and restoration of damages done to nature in a broader sense. Repairing ecosystems and natural infrastructures is a vital part of rebuilding the Ukrainian economy and to ensure the prosperity and well-being of all Ukrainians in the long run. It is important that we help Ukraine to rebuild and recover in a way that will ensure its prosperity for decades to come, avoiding being stranded with a resource-consuming or polluting and health-harming infrastructure. The EU stands ready to continue to support the Ukrainian administration to make sure the recovery is as sustainable as it can be in this precarious situation.
Debate: Environmental consequences of the Russian aggression against Ukraine and the need for accountability
Date: TUESDAY, 12 DECEMBER 2023
Speaker: Andrea Bocskor
Political group: NI
Country: Romania
Language: HU

A háború káros hatásairól azonban nagyon kevés szó esik. Senki sem követel tűzszünetet, holott bizonyos, hogy csak békével szüntethetjük meg a háború szörnyű természetre gyakorolt következményeit. A háború fenntartása óriási erőforrásokat igényel, hatalmas mennyiségű üzemanyagfelhasználást, a rakétatámadások, robbanások, égő épületek, gyárak lég- és talajszennyezést okoznak, nehézfémek és mérgező anyagok jutnak a levegőbe, a vizekbe, tönkretéve az ökoszisztémát, melynek helyreállítására évtizedekre lesz szükség. Ha kötelességünknek érezzük a természet védelmét, már ma lépéseket kell tennünk a békéért! A békével megakadályozhatjuk az olyan szörnyű katasztrófákat, mint amilyen a Nova Kahovka-i gát felrobbantása volt, mely felmérhetetlen környezeti károkat okozott!
Debate: EU-US relations
Date: TUESDAY, 12 DECEMBER 2023
Speaker: Rainer Wieland
Country: Germany
Language: DE

Als nächster Punkt der Tagesordnung folgt die Aussprache über den Bericht von Tonino Picula im Namen des Ausschusses für auswärtige Angelegenheiten über die Empfehlung des Europäischen Parlaments an den Rat, die Kommission und den Vizepräsidenten der Kommission/Hohen Vertreter der Union für Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik zu den Beziehungen zwischen der EU und den USA (
Debate: EU-US relations
Date: TUESDAY, 12 DECEMBER 2023
Speaker: Tonino Picula
Country: France
Language: EN

Standing together against Russia’s war of aggression and helping Ukraine will be even more crucial in the months to come, and must remain our joint commitment. Overall, our relations have been in a good shape lately. We can only commend all the concrete outcomes of the increased cooperation, such as two EU-US summits, Trade and Technology Council dialogues on Indo-Pacific China and defence and collaboration on critical raw materials. However, we cannot miss to mention the challenges that remain, particularly with ERA adoption, where most of our concerns were not taken into account and pending issues on tariffs remain. This report contains clear recommendations on what our partnership should entail in relation to China. In the Pacific region, Western Balkans, Africa and other global partners, as well as on security and defence. In light of multiple threats and crises confronting both sides of the Atlantic, we must continue strong transatlantic cooperation. Together, we must defend multilateralism and tackle the dangerous geopolitical realities that affect common values, interests, security and prosperity. This is why both sides must reinforce the resilience of their democratic systems to resist both external and internal threats, like increased disinformation and foreign interference from authoritarian political forces and regimes in the electoral process.  It would be excellent as well, if the European Union were doing some contingency planning from our side in case things do not go as desired, because the alternative is an administration that sees our partnership values, security and the world very differently. We want more cooperation and leadership in equal partnership whenever possible. However, we also expect the EU to build its open strategic autonomy. A strong European Union is the best answer to all challenges and also the best partners for the United States.
Debate: EU-US relations
Date: TUESDAY, 12 DECEMBER 2023
Speaker: Željana Zovko
Political group: PPE
Language: EN

Since the last recommendation on the future of EU-US relations that we adopted in 2021, our relations have reinvigorated significantly. The United States is not only a partner, but also our closest ally, with whom we need to coordinate our approach in crucial foreign policy areas. That includes our immediate neighbourhood, Africa, Latin America, Caribbean, in the Indo-Pacific and the Arctic. During the negotiations, I successfully included my amendments on the need to continue our strategic partnership in the Western Balkans in order to secure stability in the region, security of European external borders. Transatlantic coordination in the region is crucial in supporting the countries on their path to European integration and assisting them in addressing the issues in the region, that includes the electoral and constitutional reform in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the EU-facilitated Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue that are key for a European future of the region. As the rapporteur for the report on preventive diplomacy, we have included preventive diplomacy actions around the world, and the visible need that we have on joint actions in preventing future possible conflict. Mr High Representative, we should not be firefighters. We should be, and play, a part, because the world is now in dire need of preventive diplomacy, and especially with our US partner. I remember when the Dayton Peace Agreement was done it was unjust peace, but it was still a peace. And we should not be afraid of a future Congress. I remember Republican Congressman Bob Dole was the one who initiated the actions in Bosnia and Herzegovina. We should work hand in hand with the future and with the present legislatures on the overseas. We should forget about ideological divides. We should work and build the peace around the world. The world needs Europe and the world needs the United States strong and visible in the arena, otherwise we are all doomed to fail.
Debate: EU-US relations
Date: TUESDAY, 12 DECEMBER 2023
Speaker: Daniela Rondinelli
Political group: S-D
Country: Spain
Language: IT

I nostri valori di libertà, democrazia e Stato di diritto sono costantemente minacciati e rendono oggi più che mai necessario un rafforzamento dell'unità transatlantica quale prerequisito per un mondo prospero e libero. Il prossimo anno è cruciale. Le elezioni europee e americane e ci impongono di rimanere vigili e cooperare insieme per contrastare le pericolose ingerenze russe e cinesi, tanto nella manipolazione delle informazioni quanto nelle interferenze elettorali. Questo è uno degli impegni comuni che abbiamo sottoscritto come delegazioni del Parlamento europeo e del Congresso americano lo scorso 1° dicembre a Washington. L'Unione europea e gli Stati Uniti sono alleati naturali. I nostri legami storici, politici, economici, commerciali e soprattutto culturali rappresentano un argine imprescindibile contro i regimi autoritari e il baluardo stesso della democrazia, in grado di garantire un sistema di relazioni internazionali basato sul multilateralismo e sulla sicurezza, ma soprattutto sul benessere collettivo e la piena realizzazione della persona umana.
Debate: EU-US relations
Date: TUESDAY, 12 DECEMBER 2023
Speaker: Dragoş Tudorache
Political group: Renew
Country: Lithuania
Language: EN

But this is no ordinary moment in our common history, because the year to come will bring a real challenge, a true test of political will. Our two democracies, which have been for decades the blueprints for the rules-based global order, are facing the most serious test of resilience. We both face a wave of extremism raging through our societies and electorates, politicians on both sides promoting isolationism, calling into question multilateral organisations. And looking at the coming wave, it is still us, the political forces on either side of the Atlantic, that must build as many bridges as possible, that must plant as many anchors as possible. The transatlantic bond must remain strong and be echoed by a sense of shared responsibility towards our own future and the future of the world. This report identifies such anchors, from the commitment to continue supporting Ukraine to aligning strategies and priorities in foreign affairs, new technologies or global trade. Let us continue nurturing transatlanticism, remain a rational voice, and keep our hand firmly reaching across to all American friends that share this commitment.
Debate: EU-US relations
Date: TUESDAY, 12 DECEMBER 2023
Speaker: Reinhard Bütikofer
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Italy
Language: EN

However, the United States is not anymore the shining city on the hill that we can just always follow. Still, there’s a necessity to build on the partnership, to strengthen the partnership. But we almost also must address issues where we are not seeing eye to eye. And with regard to multilateralism, that pertains in particular to the trade realm, where the US often talk about rules-based order, but whenever it comes to WTO, they forget it. We need to be cooperating also with other like-minded partners in order to impress on our US partners that we want to shape the future. And the last point is the most urgent one: that is Ukraine. What the US Congress is deliberating at the moment can be captured with the English saying ‘penny wise, pound foolish’: to not spend the money on supporting Ukraine would be suicidal in the strategic long term.