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Debate: Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System - Monitoring, reporting and verification of greenhouse gas emissions from maritime transport - Carbon border adjustment mechanism - Social Climate Fund - Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System for aviation
Date: MONDAY, 17 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Dubravka Šuica
Language: EN

When facing the climate crisis, every day of inaction costs us more than we can afford in economic and human terms. Action cannot be delayed, and the implementation of our commitments must start as soon as possible. Our energy sovereignty cannot be found in more fossil fuels. Fit for 55 does fight for energy crisis.  The agreements and the broad support voiced in the debate show once again the European Union’s determination to become climate neutral by 2050, transform our economy and society, leave no one behind and ensure our energy security. In the face of strong headwinds mentioned in some contributions, we continue delivering on the European Green Deal for a sustainable future. As you may remember, the Council wanted to keep the size to EUR 59 billion only. With the agreement found between co-legislators, the fund will mobilise EUR 86.7 billion. This was made possible thanks to the extension of the new emissions trading system to additional sectors, bringing additional revenues, as you know, and the agreement on national contributions of 25% of the total estimated costs. You will be voting tomorrow on the possibility of EUR 87 billion at the service of inclusion and fair transition. Moreover, Member States will also use their national auction revenues from the new system for climate-related purposes, including to address social impacts. The Social Climate Fund would also be a redistribution mechanism financed by the polluter pays principle. The 20% richest households are responsible for 32% of building and transport emissions, while the 20% of the poorest are only responsible of 9% of these emissions. The next step is swift implementation. We will benefit from as broad as possible a support by co-legislators and a speedy further adoption process. Your vote tomorrow will be a major step forward in the fight against climate change, as these files, together with the rest of the Fit for 55 files, will mark the future of the welfare of our environment, our economy and our citizens.
Debate: Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System - Monitoring, reporting and verification of greenhouse gas emissions from maritime transport - Carbon border adjustment mechanism - Social Climate Fund - Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System for aviation
Date: MONDAY, 17 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Peter Liese
Country: Spain
Language: EN

I am very grateful that some colleagues from the Left and the majority of the Greens, as well as all the centre groups, are in favour of the ETS and in favour of the compromise and I think we will have a good majority tomorrow. Thank you to everybody again that helped to build this compromise.  Finally, I want to refer to Esther de Lange because she’s really right. The work is not done tomorrow. The work of implementation starts tomorrow. We need to build up renewable energies and all the other technologies that we need for the transition faster. We need to give permissions faster. The Net Zero Industrial Act is a good basis, but we could even improve it and we need to follow the money. Member States have the obligation, I repeat, the obligation to spend the money on purpose. We fought for this in the first phase of the ETS for 20 years and now we have it. It’s a shall and not a should. And Member States have the obligation to spend all the money from the second phase of the ETS, also the national revenues which are almost twice as much as this EUR 86 billion from the Social Climate Fund, in accordance with social criteria.  So let’s remind Member States every day of this obligation so that the transition is really just.
Debate: Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System - Monitoring, reporting and verification of greenhouse gas emissions from maritime transport - Carbon border adjustment mechanism - Social Climate Fund - Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System for aviation
Date: MONDAY, 17 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Mohammed Chahim
Country: Denmark
Language: NL

Het eerste: er lijkt een grote meerderheid te zijn voor alle drie de pakketten, maar het verbaast me wel. Een aantal lieden hier laat zich heel kritisch uit. Ze komen hier staan. Ze vertellen vooral waar ze tegen zijn. Ik moet toch eerlijk zeggen dat het me ook wel verrast, omdat je aan de ene kant, als je ergens tegen bent, er alles aan doet om het te veranderen. Je gaat niet alleen op een moment staan roepen dat je tegen bent, dan weglopen, en vervolgens ook alleen maar Europa en Brussel de schuld geven. Europa en Brussel, dat zijn wij. Europa is geen onzichtbare hand die beslissingen neemt die de lidstaten overkomen. Wij, democratisch gekozen parlementariërs, zijn in een zéér zorgvuldig proces, mét de lidstaten, gekomen tot dit resultaat. Zeer democratisch, zeer transparant. Europa is als in de ochtend opstaan en in de spiegel kijken, en dan zijn er dagen dat het bevalt en dagen dat het niet bevalt. Maar je bent het toch echt zelf. Dat wilde ik toch even kwijt. Er is gewoon een aantal lieden dat kampioen “kont tegen de krib gooien” is. Ik weet niet of dit goed vertaald wordt door de tolken, maar ik denk dat de meeste mensen in Nederland wel zullen begrijpen wat ik bedoel. Wat hebben we nu gedaan? We hebben heel zorgvuldig kaders gesteld waarbinnen bedrijven kunnen excelleren. Je hebt bedrijven die er goed in zijn en bedrijven die er minder goed in zijn. Maar dat is de markt. Zo gaat dat.  Ik geloof heel erg dat we met de voorwaarden die we vandaag hebben gesteld echt kunnen werken aan een groene, competitieve EU-industrie. Daarom moeten we voor deze wetgeving stemmen. Wie hier tegen stemmen en dan hopen dat het een keer goed gaat komen met de energiemarkt, met de energieprijzen... Ja, ik geloof ook in sprookjes, maar veel liever werk ik eraan om ervoor te zorgen dat de situatie voor huishoudens en voor het bedrijfsleven verbeterd wordt. Want alleen maar afhankelijk zijn van fossiele brandstoffen zal ertoe leiden dat de prijzen alleen maar zullen stijgen. We rollen dan van crisis naar crisis, naar crisis.  Een ander belangrijk element waar we hopelijk morgen voor zullen stemmen, is dat gelijke speelveld aan de grens. We hebben al vijftien jaar emissiehandel in Europa, en toch blijven we oneerlijke concurrentie van buiten Europa toestaan. Nou, daar stoppen we mee. Alleen dat al zou voldoende reden moeten zijn om hier – voor de mensen in de zaal – vóór dit pakket te stemmen. Dat zal ik doen en ik roep u op dat morgen ook te doen. Hopelijk kunnen wij heel snel samen aan de slag met de vergroening van onze industrie.
Debate: Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System - Monitoring, reporting and verification of greenhouse gas emissions from maritime transport - Carbon border adjustment mechanism - Social Climate Fund - Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System for aviation
Date: MONDAY, 17 APRIL 2023
Speaker: David Casa
Country: Germany
Language: MT

), – Sur President, huwa ċar li din il-Kamra qed tifhem l-importanza ta’ dan il-Ftehim. Huwa pożittiv il-messaġġ li qiegħed jasal, u r-riskji huma ferm akbar jekk ma nagħmlu xejn. Naturalment, hemm min ma fehemx il-mod ta’ kif ħdimna. Għaliex le, dan il-Ftehim ma jappartjenix lil naħa waħda ta’ din il-Kamra, imma jappartjeni għall-Parlament kollu.  Ilkoll kemm aħna ħdimna flimkien biex nassiguraw li jkollna l-aħjar Ftehim illi jiddefendi lill-klima tagħna, illi jiddefendi lill-familji, illi jiddefendi lill-ħaddiema, lill-anzjani, lill-pensjonanti.  U ta’ dan aħna kburin. Il-gruppi politiċi kollha f’din il-Kamra ħadmu biex naslu għal dan il-Ftehim, ħafna drabi għal sigħat twal, jekk ma nsemmix ukoll l-aħħar weekend li kellna qabel il-Milied, fejn ilkoll kemm aħna għamilna sagrifiċċji u rajna x’inhuma dawk l-aspetti li fuqhom nistgħu naqblu. U jiena kburi, allura, li għandna dan il-Ftehim quddiemna u nassigurakom li ma kienx faċli. Kburi għaliex il-Fond Soċjali għall-Klima huwa l-aktar miżura soċjali sinifikanti f’din it-tranżizzjoni klimatika.  U allura nħeġġeġ għada lill-kollegi kollha biex jappoġġjaw dan il-Ftehim. Il-vot ta’ għada huwa kruċjali. Qegħdin niktbu l-istorja. Kunu parti minn din l-istorja. Kunu parti minn dan il-Ftehim għax dan il-Ftehim irridu nagħmluh mhux biss ta’ dawk, tagħna, dawk li ħdimna fih, imma rridu nagħmluh għada tal-Parlament Ewropew kollu.
Debate: Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System - Monitoring, reporting and verification of greenhouse gas emissions from maritime transport - Carbon border adjustment mechanism - Social Climate Fund - Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System for aviation
Date: MONDAY, 17 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Esther de Lange
Country: Netherlands
Language: NL

I think that is really what those who were saying ‘we can’t do it this way’ meant – ‘we don’t want to’. We will see that reflected in the votes from the extremes, I think, tomorrow. But most colleagues underlined, to be honest, their favourite part of this package in the debate, but had a constructive attitude – and for that I thank them.  I mentioned in the beginning that this package, ETS, CBAM and the social climate fund is in a way the core triangle of Fit for 55. Since I have a new commissioner here that allows me – and I believe she is from Dubrovnik, so she knows a thing or two about navigation – to say that this is the core part of the Fit for 55 package, because it allows us to have a compass. We know where we’re going when it comes to CO2 reduction, we know what our task is, we know the point on the horizon for 2050 with this legislation.  It also allows us hopefully to navigate the high seas. Having a compass only is not enough. You need to know exactly where you are on the high seas, and the high seas globally are sometimes very windy, and CBAM needs to protect us. CBAM might not be enough. We might need to build on CBAM, but at least we take a first step.  Thirdly, a good navigator, a good sailor, knows that you have to avoid mutiny on your own ship. Yes, indeed, that means taking all your people along, but then we have to be factual. The Commission has shown that the social climate fund, even though it’s relatively small, when used in the right way by Member States will actually compensate the lowest income groups fully for the introduction of ETS2. And we have built in several safeguards to make sure that ETS doesn’t come when the energy prices remain high.  We need to be factual. Do I then downplay the concerns that I have heard in this room ? No, I don’t. I hear them. I understand them, and the EPP hears and understands them. That means that we need to work on energy prices, speeding up our independence from other providers. We need to make sure that the Green Deal provides jobs in Europe. These electrical buses are going to be built here, and not in China.  Finally, on the social, let’s be very, very honest. When we did the reform of the ETS, Peter Liese and others in this room last time, the price per tonne was EUR 5. It is now EUR 100, and most of that stays in Member States. That bloody well puts an obligation on Member States to use that money well for the climate, but also socially.
Debate: Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System - Monitoring, reporting and verification of greenhouse gas emissions from maritime transport - Carbon border adjustment mechanism - Social Climate Fund - Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System for aviation
Date: MONDAY, 17 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Sunčana Glavak
Country: Netherlands
Language: HR

No željela bih se referirati na nešto što je bilo vezano uz moj izvještaj, a kolega Mato je još uvijek ovdje, pa ću njemu odgovoriti. Zabrinutost zbog najudaljenijih regija, svjesni smo činjenice, imali smo snažniju formulaciju oko opsega odstupanja u pogledu najudaljenijih regija. Međutim, ono što trebamo istaknuti je kako u pogledu emisijskih jedinica najudaljenije regije imaju povlaštenu poziciju te će se u tom kontekstu 100 posto razlike u cijeni pokrivati. Ovdje je povjerenica, međutim Vijeće nije baš bilo senzibilizirano za ovakav naš prijedlog, ali ovo je ono što smo uspjeli i molim vas da to prenesete, ovu zabrinutost, odnosno odgovor vašim kolegama.  Kolegice i kolege, želim istaknuti još jednom da ono što smo obećali u svom predizbornom programu kao EPP grupa, to je da isporučujemo rezultate naših obećanja oko klimatskih ciljeva. Nisam čula ništa konkretno osim populističke kritike od drugih klubova koji su jednostavno rekli ‘ovo nije dobro’, ali nisu ponudili nikakvo rješenje. Ovaj proces ne traje od jučer i smatram da je ovo čisto uzurpiranje minutaže ili da se ukažemo na nekakvom televizijskom  Za kraj želim reći da smo u cijelom procesu uzeli u obzir objektivne dimenzije procesa u ovim izazovnim vremenima. Imamo promjenu koncepta suvremene sigurnosti i ovo je važna dionica koju moramo stalno graditi. Ako možemo ploviti morima, ako možemo letjeti avionima, onda moramo znati kako graditi, a ja sam uvijek za građenje, a ne za rušenje. Prema tome, gradimo sutra kada ćemo glasovati.
Debate: Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System - Monitoring, reporting and verification of greenhouse gas emissions from maritime transport - Carbon border adjustment mechanism - Social Climate Fund - Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System for aviation
Date: MONDAY, 17 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Isabel Carvalhais
Political group: S-D
Country: Italy
Language: PT

Os possíveis problemas para as RUP incluem acesso limitado a fontes de energia renováveis, dependência de transporte aéreo e marítimo que pode ser afetado por mudanças propostas nos padrões de emissões, resultando em custos mais altos e acessibilidade reduzida ao transporte para essas regiões, impactos na competitividade económica devido ao  Sabemos, por exemplo, que o pacote «Fit for 55» inclui disposições para a adaptação climática, mas não está claro como estas medidas serão implementadas e quão eficazes serão para as RUP. No geral, embora o pacote «Fit for 55» seja um passo importante para enfrentar as mudanças climáticas, é importante considerar os impactos potenciais em todas as regiões, incluindo nas RUP. Ao levar em conta essas preocupações e trabalhar de forma colaborativa, a UE pode garantir que as suas políticas climáticas sejam eficazes, equitativas e inclusivas.
Debate: Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System - Monitoring, reporting and verification of greenhouse gas emissions from maritime transport - Carbon border adjustment mechanism - Social Climate Fund - Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System for aviation
Date: MONDAY, 17 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Sara Cerdas
Political group: S-D
Country: Czechia
Language: PT

As Regiões Ultraperiféricas (RUP), devido à sua localização, enfrentam desafios permanentes e necessidades específicas diferentes dos territórios continentais. As propostas apresentadas salvaguardam de forma considerável as RUP, sobretudo para setores que são determinantes para assegurar a sua coesão territorial e social. As derrogações apresentadas nas viagens de e para as Regiões Ultraperiféricas protegem estes territórios e as pessoas da subida dos preços, ao mesmo tempo que não oneram excessivamente as empresas na transição climática e garantem o tempo necessário para a sua plena adaptação. Com a aprovação das derrogações, foram dados passos importantes para uma justa transição, que protege todos os territórios europeus de forma uniforme.
Debate: Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System - Monitoring, reporting and verification of greenhouse gas emissions from maritime transport - Carbon border adjustment mechanism - Social Climate Fund - Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System for aviation
Date: MONDAY, 17 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Ádám Kósa
Political group: NI
Country: Poland
Language: HU

A sikeres tárgyalások eredményeképpen a forrásméret megnövekedésénél fogva Magyarország részesedése 4,33% lesz, amely 2,816 milliárd EUR-nak felel meg. Kifejezetten üdvözlendő, hogy az éves források 15%-át megosztott irányítású forrásokba lehet átcsoportosítani. A technikai segítségnyújtás lehetőségének biztosítása ugyancsak jó, hiszen ezáltal a zökkenőmentes végrehajtást lehet előmozdítani. Örvendetes, hogy a közvetlen jövedelemtámogatás plafonja 35% helyett 37,5%-ban került megállapításra, hiszen hazánk a sérülékeny csoportok támogatásában ezen támogatási formát lényegesnek tartja. Sajnálatos mindemellett a kötelező nemzeti társfinanszírozás (25%) visszavezetése. Siker, hogy nem 50%, hanem csak ennek fele lesz, de jobb lett volna fejlettségi szint szerint differenciálni. Reméljük, hogy Magyarország ténylegesen is hozzájut majd ezekhez a forrásokhoz!
Debate: Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System - Monitoring, reporting and verification of greenhouse gas emissions from maritime transport - Carbon border adjustment mechanism - Social Climate Fund - Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System for aviation
Date: MONDAY, 17 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Dan-Ştefan Motreanu
Political group: PPE
Country: Slovenia
Language: RO

În acest sens, este necesar să acordăm o atenție specială pentru o implementare eficientă a Fondului pentru atenuarea impactului social al acțiunilor climatice, care are ca scop sprijinirea grupurilor celor mai afectate de acest sistem. În prezent, 34 de milioane de persoane se confruntă cu sărăcia energetică, iar noul Fond trebuie să reprezinte un pilon important în abordarea acestei probleme.  Este esențial să asiguram sinergia Fondului cu celelalte instrumente financiare ale UE pentru nu lăsa pe nimeni în urmă în tranziția către neutralitatea climatică.
Debate: Institutional relations between the EU and the Council of Europe
Date: MONDAY, 17 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Alexander Bernhuber
Political group: PPE
Country: Poland
Language: DE

Herr Präsident, sehr geehrte Frau Kommissarin, herzlichen Dank meinem Kollegen, dass er hier den Bericht vorgestellt hat. Die Beziehungen zwischen der EU und dem Europarat sind sehr wichtig, und wir haben es jetzt gehört – und mir ist es ja selbst auch so gegangen –: Man weiß am Anfang ja gar nicht so ganz, was der Europarat ist. Da ist es nicht nur mir am Beginn meiner Periode so gegangen, sondern vielen in der Bevölkerung ist es, glaube ich, nicht bewusst, welche zentrale Rolle der Europarat spielt. Wenn es gerade um Themen wie Menschenrechte geht, dann spielt hier der Europarat eine wesentliche Rolle, weil ja auch mehr Mitgliedstaaten mit einbegriffen werden. Daher kann ich nur die Ansätze meines Kollegen ganz unterstützen, dass wir hier die Beziehungen aufbauen sollten, weiter ausbauen sollten, dass hier ein guter Dialog auch in Zukunft stattfinden soll.
Debate: Institutional relations between the EU and the Council of Europe
Date: MONDAY, 17 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Mick Wallace
Political group: The Left
Country: Germany
Language: EN

Mr President, in here we like to use human rights as a stick to beat other countries with. But the European Convention on Human Rights represents a joint commitment by signatories to respect and protect human rights at home. That’s why it was so disappointing to see Ireland argue last week against the case taken by the Swiss Climate Seniors and claim that the Convention does not guarantee a right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment.  Ireland was the second country worldwide to declare a climate emergency back in 2019, yet we had the highest emissions per capita in the EU in the second half of last year. We are playing an active role in this devastating climate emergency which claimed the lives of 15 000 people in the EU in 2022. It’s about time the Irish Government did a bit more than talk about climate action.
Debate: Institutional relations between the EU and the Council of Europe
Date: MONDAY, 17 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Clare Daly
Political group: The Left
Country: France
Language: EN

Mr President, we’re obviously talking here about closer cooperation between the EU and the Council of Europe, and that’s something that I very much support. Paragraph 35, in particular, talks about the whole area of media freedom. But whereas the Council of Europe has been loud and consistent on the case of Julian Assange, for example, the European Union has been silent, and I think this is absolutely scandalous. Three years ago, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe passed a resolution declaring that the detention and prosecution of Julian Assange set a dangerous precedent for all journalists. They called for his release and 37 representatives issued a declaration that the Assange case threatens the Council of Europe’s standards on the protection of journalistic sources, the rights of journalists and freedom of expression. And Commissioner Mijatović called on the UK not to extradite Assange on the basis that it would have a chilling effect on media freedom and hamper the activities of the press. If this report is to mean anything, we should follow the example of our counterparts, put ourselves on the right side of history and call for the release of Julian Assange.
Debate: Institutional relations between the EU and the Council of Europe
Date: MONDAY, 17 APRIL 2023
Speaker: François Alfonsi
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: France
Language: FR

Monsieur le Président, l’action de l’Europe pour les valeurs de la démocratie, des États de droit, pour les droits de l’homme, les droits des femmes, les droits des minorités est reconnue dans le monde entier. L’Union européenne et le Conseil de l’Europe mènent ce combat commun et le rapport souligne déjà les importantes convergences qui existent.  Ce qui est proposé, c’est d’aller plus loin, de mutualiser les moyens, de placer l’Union européenne dans le champ de la Cour européenne des droits de l’homme, de structurer un espace qui sera la plus importante institution pour la défense des droits de l’homme dans le monde. Parmi les axes proposés, la protection des minorités est une priorité fortement affirmée. C’est l’honneur de l’Europe et de ses institutions d’être regardées comme un exemple dans le monde entier. C’est un domaine où notre influence est grande et les propositions de ce rapport permettront d’en renforcer le rayonnement.  À l’heure où un scandale humiliant venu du Qatar et du Maroc a entaché notre réputation, ce rapport remet le Parlement européen à l’avant-garde du combat pour les droits humains, mais il engage aussi toutes les autres institutions de l’Europe et tous les États membres à amplifier eux aussi leur action en ce domaine.
Debate: Institutional relations between the EU and the Council of Europe
Date: MONDAY, 17 APRIL 2023
Speaker: László Trócsányi
Political group: NI
Country: Latvia
Language: HU

Ezt jól bizonyítja, hogy a Minority Safepack európai polgári kezdeményezésre a Bizottság egy cinikus, elutasító választ adott. Fontosnak tartjuk, hogy az Európai Unió bizonyítsa be, hogy a szerződések rendelkezéseit nem szelektív módon, kénye-kedve szerint értelmezi, hanem védelmezője tud lenni a nemzeti kisebbségek jogainak. A dokumentum sajnálatosan ugyanakkor felhívja a Tanácsot az isztambuli egyezmény ratifikálására, holott több uniós tagállam sem ratifikálta azt. Az Európai Uniónak nem szabad nyomást gyakorolnia a tagállamokra, miután az Isztambuli Szerződés ratifikációjáról szóló döntés nemzeti hatáskörbe tartozik. Erre tekintettel nem tudom a jelentést elfogadni.