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Debate: Assessment of the revised enlargement methodology proposal of the Commission
Date: MONDAY, 10 FEBRUARY 2020
Speaker: Nicolaus Fest
Political group: ID
Country: Cyprus
Language: DE

Frau Präsidentin, Herr Kommissar! Warum haben die Briten die EU verlassen? Weil sie Souveränität über ihr Land wollten, aber auch deshalb, weil die EU seit Jahren ihr zentrales Versprechen bricht, nämlich das Versprechen, den Wohlstand der europäischen Bürger zu mehren. Das ist nicht der Fall. Tatsächlich ist die Jugendarbeitslosigkeit in vielen Ländern dramatisch, tatsächlich sind wir technologisch auf zahlreichen Gebieten abgehängt, tatsächlich geht die Produktivität zurück, und die Rettung des Euros und die damit verbundene Nullzinspolitik haben viele Europäer arm gemacht. Aber nichts davon nehmen Sie zur Kenntnis, so als gäbe es den Brexit nicht, so als gäbe es die Gelbwesten in Frankreich nicht. Nun wollen Sie auch noch einige Balkanstaaten aufnehmen – ausgerechnet! Alle diese Länder stehen auf dem
Debate: Assessment of the revised enlargement methodology proposal of the Commission
Date: MONDAY, 10 FEBRUARY 2020
Speaker: Lukas Mandl
Political group: PPE
Country: Portugal
Language: EN

Madam President, we have lost Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and that weakens Europe. We should do all that we can not to lose the Western Balkans as well. The Western Balkans are not yet Member States but anyway they are European states with a European identity. The new methodology for enlargement and accession was an extra homework, I would say, an extra homework for a small minority of Member States in the Council who had surprised all of us with the blockade of enlargement. Of course the six countries have to do a lot. They have to help each other more, they have to fight corruption. But the negotiations with Albania and Northern Macedonia have to start as soon as possible, even before the election in Northern Macedonia. Elections in Montenegro and Serbia are running but Serbia has to recognise Kosovo as well as Kosovo has to withdraw the tariffs against goods and services from Serbia. We have to strengthen the European Union against other powers in the world by enforced work on this enlargement. I thank you, Commissioner, and Commission President von der Leyen for also quickly setting up this new methodology.
Debate: Assessment of the revised enlargement methodology proposal of the Commission
Date: MONDAY, 10 FEBRUARY 2020
Speaker: Christel Schaldemose
Political group: S-D
Country: Germany
Language: DA

Fru formand! Jeg vil gerne starte med at rose Kommissionen for de tiltag, der er kommet her med justeringer i vores udvidelsesstrategi. Jeg synes, det er rigtig godt, at I har lyttet til de bekymringer, der var i forhold til den nuværende optagelsesstrategi.  Det er helt, helt afgørende, at der bliver lagt mere vægt på, at kandidatlandene rent faktisk overholder, eller er i gang med at arbejde med at styrke deres retsstat. Det har jo vist sig at være helt afgørende, at det fungerer, ellers skal man ikke kunne begynde optagelserne, og man skal heller ikke kunne blive optaget.  Jeg synes også, det er vigtigt at sige, at det er en god ting, at man principielt får bedre mulighed for at sætte forhandlinger på pause eller faktisk at stoppe dem, hvis det viser sig, at kandidatlandene ikke overholder reglerne, og det synes jeg er helt afgørende. For med disse ændringer bliver det nemmere også at sige ja tak til at åbne for forhandlinger med Nordmakedonien og med Albanien.
Debate: Assessment of the revised enlargement methodology proposal of the Commission
Date: MONDAY, 10 FEBRUARY 2020
Speaker: Klemen Grošelj
Political group: Renew
Country: Hungary
Language: SL

Spoštovana predsedujoča, predlog metodologije pooseblja vse slabosti in prednosti evropskega kompromisa. Je tako kompromis, ki omogoča nadaljnji razvoj in krepitev Evropske unije ter hkrati ne zavira procesa širitve.  Je kompromis, ki na eni strani krepi možnosti in oblikuje pogoje za reformo EU, če se bodo zanjo opredelile države članice in če bodo to v okviru konference o prihodnosti Evrope podprli državljani.  Je pa tudi kompromis, ki blaži strahove nekaterih držav članic pred širitvijo.  Hkrati postavlja okvir širitve EU na Zahodni Balkan, ki zagotavlja več kredibilnosti in predvidljivosti za vse vključene v proces, tako za državljane EU, kot tudi za države kandidatke in njihove državljane.  Celoten proces širitve ta kompromis postavlja v kakovostno nov okvir, ki bo omogočil učinkovito in sprotno spremljanje napredka posamezne kandidatke, nagrajevanje napredka in krepitev procesa pogajanja, hkrati pa bo kandidatkam podajal predvidljiv in jasen okvir približevanja in vključevanja v Evropsko unijo.  Vendar pa glede na ostrino zahtev in pogojev v metodologiji obstaja resna možnost, da bodo države kandidatke temeljne pogoje in vrednote, zapisane v metodologiji, izpolnjevale bolje kot pa marsikatera država članica.
Debate: Assessment of the revised enlargement methodology proposal of the Commission
Date: MONDAY, 10 FEBRUARY 2020
Speaker: Andrius Kubilius
Political group: PPE
Country: France
Language: EN

Madam President, it is very clear that in this House the majority agrees that enlargement until now has been one of the most successful EU policies, which contributed to extending the area of democracy, peace and prosperity across Europe. The prospect of EU membership always was, is and will be in the future a fundamental incentive for reforms in applicant countries. That is why, what the Commissioner proposed in the Commission’s communication, I consider as a very important strategic and a good step forward, making the whole process, first of all, more credible. Of course, credibility depends, first of all, on the efforts of applicant countries to reform themselves, but it also depends on the responsibility of the EU Member States. The whole process cannot depend on one or another EU Member State, which can block the whole enlargement process without any serious arguments. The qualified majority vote should become the rule in the whole enlargement process in order to make it more credible. Mr Commissioner, I’m absolutely sure, your efforts to make credible enlargement happen will have credible and strong support in this House.
Debate: Assessment of the revised enlargement methodology proposal of the Commission
Date: MONDAY, 10 FEBRUARY 2020
Speaker: Andor Deli
Political group: PPE
Country: Germany
Language: EN

Madam President, first and foremost, I must commend the fast and efficient work of the new Commission, and especially you, Commissioner Várhelyi. In my view, 2020 will be a decisive year for enlargement policy. If things go well this year, we could have at least one candidate country that is ready for full accession by 2025.  Looking at the first reactions in the Western Balkans and also in the Member States, there is a positive anticipatory attitude on both sides and I think that’s a good sign. The new proposal can make the accession negotiations more political but also more efficient, especially with the help of the thematic clusters, which will definitely make the opening of chapters faster, and if a cluster is closed, by allowing access to certain EU funds, there would be a tangible difference for the citizens and also for the companies in the region. I would also commend the flexibility of the system, as it can be used for countries such as Serbia, which is already well advanced in the negotiations. The cluster mechanism could significantly speed up the process. I wish you all the best and you can count on our support.
Debate: Assessment of the revised enlargement methodology proposal of the Commission
Date: MONDAY, 10 FEBRUARY 2020
Speaker: Tomislav Sokol
Political group: PPE
Country: Italy
Language: HR

Poštovana predsjedavajuća, da, doista pozdravljam ovaj prijedlog.  Svi znamo da je jugoistočna Europa bitna za Europsku uniju. Dovoljno je pogledati na kartu pa vidjeti da je to jedini prostor zapravo u ovom dijelu Europe koji još nije postao, znači uključen u Europsku uniju a okružen je zemljama Europske unije sa svih strana. Također je činjenica da su se na tome prostoru često prelamali geopolitički interesi različitih država: Turske, Rusije, islamskog svijeta, itd. i naravno da u tom smislu europska perspektiva za te države jača i samu Europsku uniju a isto tako jača i same te države. Naravno, to ne znači da one trebaju ući bezuvjetno. Potreban je individualan pristup svakoj državi i potrebno je honorirati upravo one države i one vlade koje su doista proeuropski orijentirane, dakle koje su svojim djelima proeuropski orijentirane a ne samo na papiru.  U tom smislu, još jednom pozdravljam ovaj izmijenjeni pregovarački okvir, pozdravljam vjerodostojnost kao novi naglasak.
Debate: Assessment of the revised enlargement methodology proposal of the Commission
Date: MONDAY, 10 FEBRUARY 2020
Speaker: Milan Brglez
Political group: S-D
Country: France
Language: SL

Gospa predsedujoča! Po oktobrski napaki Sveta, ki je privedla do blokade širitvenega procesa, je spremenjena širitvena metodologija logična poteza Komisije. Vendar ta žal ostaja, oziroma ohranja pristop od zgoraj navzdol, in s tem ohranja obstoječe politične elite, tudi če so te del problema in ne del rešitve, in daje premalo vlogo tako državljanom kot civilni družbi.  Pomeni, ta večja vloga držav članic znotraj širitvenega procesa, tudi večjo odgovornost, ki jo bodo lahko izkazale na bližnjem vrhu, in upam, da ne bodo zopet zlorabljale svojih nacionalnih interesov, kot so to počele doslej. Vsekakor mislim, da Evropska unija ne sme izgubiti kredibilnosti in se igrati z evropsko perspektivo držav članic in tudi vladavino prava mora vzeti resno, če jo hoče zahtevati od njih. Končno pa potrebujemo kredibilen in transparenten postopek za obe strani.
Debate: Assessment of the revised enlargement methodology proposal of the Commission
Date: MONDAY, 10 FEBRUARY 2020
Speaker: Valter Flego
Political group: Renew
Country: Sweden
Language: HR

Poštovana predsjedavajuća, poštovani povjereniče, politika proširenja jedna je od temeljnih politika Europske unije a svako tijelo, svaka organizacija koja se ne širi, koja ne napreduje, već se začahuri, koja se zatvara, ona propada. Iz toga razloga, ja dajem jednu veliku podršku Sjevernoj Makedoniji i Albaniji u njihovom europskom putu i želim da zeleno svjetlo damo im i prije Zagrebačkog samita. I da počne njihovo europsko putovanje. Tvrdim da trebamo njih, ali i ostale države koje žele u Europsku uniji, prihvatiti, pomoći im da se reformiraju i dati im snažnu podršku u tome. Poštovani povjereniče, mir i sigurnost ne samo Zapadnog Balkana nego i cijele Europe nemaju alternativu.
Debate: Assessment of the revised enlargement methodology proposal of the Commission
Date: MONDAY, 10 FEBRUARY 2020
Speaker: Mick Wallace
Political group: GUE/NGL
Country: Germany
Language: EN

Madam President, I too am of the belief that the European Union should be more accommodating and a little bit less judgmental of the countries that want to join. There is no doubt that how things are organised in some of these countries can leave a bit to be desired, but things leave a lot to be desired in how we organise things in our own countries as well. For example, corruption is very blatant and on the surface in many of these countries, and we are critical of it – and rightly so – but we’re sometimes less critical of corruption in high places and big business in our own Member States. To give you an example, in Ireland, where we still have a ‘bad bank’ called NAMA, the manner in which they operate has probably cost the state about EUR 20 billion, but that’s fine and it’s almost legitimate. We need to be a bit more consistent in how we approach these new countries who want to join.
Debate: Assessment of the revised enlargement methodology proposal of the Commission
Date: MONDAY, 10 FEBRUARY 2020
Speaker: Traian Băsescu
Political group: PPE
Country: Romania
Language: RO

Doamna președintă, felicitări, domnule Comisar, pentru noua schemă de pregătire pentru admiterea în Uniunea Europeană a statelor membre. Cred că va fi mult mai eficientă și predictibilă.  Aș face însă o observație. Chestiunea fundamentală a acestor state este să fie stat de drept înainte de a deveni membre în Uniunea Europeană. În același timp, li se impune trecerea la economia de piață și realizarea pieței concurențiale funcționale. Acesta este motivul pentru care corupția înflorește și experiența țărilor noastre ne spune acest lucru. Nu putem face privatizări majore până când nu avem un stat de drept solid, o justiție capabilă să supravegheze procesele de privatizare.
Debate: Assessment of the revised enlargement methodology proposal of the Commission
Date: MONDAY, 10 FEBRUARY 2020
Speaker: Robert Hajšel
Political group: S-D
Country: Netherlands
Language: SK

Vážená pani predsedajúca, áno, Macedónsko zmenilo aj názov svojej krajiny, aby vyhovelo Európskej únii, ale aj tak nedostalo pozvanie na rokovania, pretože francúzsky prezident spolu s podporou Dánska a Holandska zablokovali proces otvorenia týchto rokovaní. Myslím si, že to bol veľmi zlý signál, a teraz preto vítam iniciatívu Európskej komisie, ktorá určite obnoví aspoň z časti našu dôveryhodnosť ako globálneho hráča, ktorý sa snaží aspoň svoje krajiny, ktoré sa uchádzajú o členstvo v nej uspokojiť a umožniť im, aby sa tak aj stalo, keď splnia samozrejme všetky predpísané kritériá.  Tak isto táto nová metodológia umožní, aby tento proces bol viac dynamický, aby bol priehľadnejší, transparentnejší, to znamená, aby štáty vždy vedeli na čom sú, čo majú urobiť a aby sa už nedočkali takých nemilých prekvapení, ako to bolo na jeseň, keď sa mali začať tieto rokovania a sa nezačali. Myslím si, že je tu aj garancia pre členské štáty, že ...
Debate: Assessment of the revised enlargement methodology proposal of the Commission
Date: MONDAY, 10 FEBRUARY 2020
Speaker: Katalin Cseh
Political group: Renew
Country: Sweden
Language: EN

Madam President, I say to the Commissioner: welcome to Parliament and I would like to congratulate you on the new enlargement methodology just proposed. I was especially glad to see that you proposed on multiple occasions an objective criteria to evaluate the state of the rule of law in these accession countries. I am wondering, do you think this criteria could be used to evaluate existing Member States as well? I know a lot of your colleagues in the Commission are already working on this project, maybe you could be helpful on that? Unfortunately, Ms Judit Varga, the Justice Minister of Hungary, dedicated an entire opinion piece on Euronews to claim that there are no such objective criteria to evaluate the rule of law, but maybe if you have a talk with her, maybe you could convince her otherwise. I have two questions for you: in your opinion, what would happen if existing Member States scored lower on the rule of law evaluation compared to candidate countries? Also, do you have a proposition on how to safeguard the rule of law once Member States have accessed the European Union in order to prevent democratic backsliding?
Debate: Assessment of the revised enlargement methodology proposal of the Commission
Date: MONDAY, 10 FEBRUARY 2020
Speaker: Clare Daly
Political group: GUE/NGL
Country: France
Language: EN

Madam President, I think it is a little bit ironic that we’re having this conversation just a week after losing a major Member State ... that we’re looking at a new enlargement methodology. I think a period of reflection may have been a little bit more worthy. Because, let’s face it, while we know that rule of law and fundamental rights are in the accession criteria, everybody knows that these rules are bent regularly by some countries, depending on who you are.  But what can’t be bent, and what is not negotiable, is the neoliberal ideology at the heart of the Union, this is sacrosanct. The market economy and competition. And I don’t think that’s for the benefit of people in Albania or Macedonia, no more than I think that it is of the benefit to people in Ireland. In actual fact it was the failure of these neoliberal policies that actually led to many of the people who voted for Brexit. It’s the reason why so many people in Ireland turned out this weekend to vote for left-wing parties in an historic rejection of neoliberalism. If we want to build the union... (
Debate: Assessment of the revised enlargement methodology proposal of the Commission
Date: MONDAY, 10 FEBRUARY 2020
Speaker: Domènec Ruiz Devesa
Political group: S-D
Country: Malta
Language: ES

Señora presidenta, señor comisario, gracias por su presentación. Yo no tengo objeciones con respecto a la nueva metodología, de hecho, me parece bien. También coincido con la mayoría de la Cámara en que tendríamos que dar ya luz verde al proceso de adhesión, a la apertura del proceso de adhesión de Albania y de Macedonia del Norte, por las razones que se han dicho. Pero también creo que es importante tener en cuenta ―y no se ha dicho hasta ahora, ni en la presentación del señor comisario, ni en el debate― la dimensión constitucional de la ampliación. No podemos seguir ampliando la Unión si no profundizamos al mismo tiempo nuestra unión política. Eso quiere decir, concretamente, que no podemos seguir decidiendo materias importantes, como la política exterior, por la regla de la unanimidad en el Consejo. No debiéramos hacerlo con 27 y no debiéramos hacerlo tampoco con 29 o con 30 o con 35 Estados.
Debate: Assessment of the revised enlargement methodology proposal of the Commission
Date: MONDAY, 10 FEBRUARY 2020
Speaker: Irena Joveva
Political group: Renew
Country: Latvia
Language: SL

Spoštovana predsedujoča! Vsi izpostavljamo praktično eno in isto – nujnost reform. Unije kot take, pa tudi marsikaterega procesa. Da brez reforme Unije širitev niti ne bo smiselna, seveda drži. A dejstvo je tudi, da se je širitveni proces marsikdaj zlorabil za takšne ali drugačne interese. To se ne sme več dogajati in morda sem naivna, toda vendarle upam, da bo s to preoblikovano metodologijo zdaj drugače. Ker po mojem mnenjo so zdaj pa res izpolnjene vse zahteve, tudi Francije, za začetek pirstopnih pogajanj s Severno Makedonijo in z Albanijo. Ne bom hvalila prenovljene metodologije, ampak izključno zato, spoštovani komisar, ker želim najprej videti, kako bo delovala v praksi. Tega pa ne bom mogla videti, dokler se omenjenim dvem državam ne omogoči začetek pogajanj. Torej – ne moremo in ne smemo več samo zahtevati in nič dati, tista oktobrska napaka je bila več kot dovolj.
Debate: Assessment of the revised enlargement methodology proposal of the Commission
Date: MONDAY, 10 FEBRUARY 2020
Speaker: Olivér Várhelyi
Language: EN

I received several questions on the new methodology itself, but also on how it is linked to the possible opening of accession negotiations with North Macedonia and Albania. First of all, of course, new methodologies are proposed to make way to opening accession negotiations with North Macedonia and Albania. Therefore, this is – as I have said – part of a bigger strategy in which the second element is actually to deliver opening the accession negotiations. When we were designing the whole structure of the new methodology, we were very clear that there are no new conditions. This is a question that I received from many of you. We’re still working with the Copenhagen criteria and those are unchanged. They are unchanged, but they are going to be enforced better, more inclusively and more effectively through the better participation not only of our Member States, but also of our public. This continues to be a merit-based process. This is what I have been describing to you, meaning that if there is delivery, there is going to have to be a delivery on our side. However, it also means that if there is backsliding, we would have to take steps in terms of going back to the whole process. The idea of the whole methodology is to tackle the substance much better, much more effectively, and in a more transparent manner.  I also received a question on how it is possible to start accession negotiations – the Member is no longer here – with countries that have high unemployment. Well, this is exactly why we have the third element of the strategy, which is the Zagreb package – the economic development package. We would want to create growth and jobs locally so that people can get jobs and create strong resilient economies for the whole region.
Debate: Automated decision-making processes: Ensuring consumer protection, and free movement of goods and services
Date: MONDAY, 10 FEBRUARY 2020
Speaker: Pedro Silva Pereira
Country: Bulgaria
Language: PT

Segue-se o debate sobre a pergunta com pedido de resposta oral à Comissão sobre Processos automatizados de decisão: Garantir a defesa do consumidor e a livre circulação de mercadorias e serviços, apresentada por Petra de Sutter, em nome da comissão do Mercado Interno e da Proteção dos Consumidores  Como sabem podem utilizar os cartões para os procedimentos
Debate: Automated decision-making processes: Ensuring consumer protection, and free movement of goods and services
Date: MONDAY, 10 FEBRUARY 2020
Speaker: Pablo Arias Echeverría
Political group: PPE
Country: Spain
Language: ES

Ya perdimos el tren en lo digital cuando en su antesala liderábamos el mercado tecnológico con marcas como Nokia, que vieron cómo se quedaban atrás por no prestar atención y sobre todo por no mirar desde la perspectiva correcta. Europa se quedó descolgada. Hoy no podemos permitirnos el lujo de volver a lo mismo con la inteligencia artificial. Para abordar este reto, debemos garantizar la confianza de nuestros consumidores. Los europeos no somos como los estadounidenses o los asiáticos, aquí anteponemos la privacidad y la transparencia a cualquier experiencia digital.  Debemos preguntarnos: ¿Qué quiere conseguir la Unión Europea de la inteligencia artificial? ¿Cómo pretende la Unión Europea lograrlo? Y, sobre todo, ¿para qué fines? Desde aquí, pedimos a la Comisión Europea que se haga estas tres preguntas antes de empezar cualquier iniciativa y que encuentre las respuestas correctas.  La transparencia debe ser la pieza angular de cualquier iniciativa relacionada con esta tecnología. Sin ella, los consumidores no confiarán y no lograremos su desarrollo ni por tanto la ventaja competitiva que nos puede dar respecto a nuestros competidores. Solo si prestamos atención, miramos desde la perspectiva adecuada y somos ágiles, lideraremos el desarrollo de la inteligencia artificial y crearemos el ecosistema que pedimos los europeos y que necesitamos.
Debate: Automated decision-making processes: Ensuring consumer protection, and free movement of goods and services
Date: MONDAY, 10 FEBRUARY 2020
Speaker: Maria Manuel Leitão Marques
Political group: S-D
Country: Italy
Language: PT

Este exemplo pode parecer inofensivo, mas baseia-se nos mesmos mecanismos de aprendizagem que estão implementados nas plataformas digitais e que tomam decisões de forma automatizada. São eles que nos recomendam certos produtos ou serviços, tornam mais visíveis uns e ocultam outros. Estes mecanismos, é claro, também podem ser usados com benefícios coletivos, incluindo para melhorar os nossos serviços públicos, se tivermos algumas cautelas, de natureza ética, em matéria de regulação e em matéria de governação. Nesta resolução defendemos, por isso, a necessidade de garantir maior transparência aos algoritmos que alimentam aquela aprendizagem, de modo a conferir segurança nas escolhas dos consumidores e, sobretudo, confiança quando estes interagem com sistemas automatizados sabendo, por exemplo, se estão a falar com um  Alertamos, também, para o impacto que estes sistemas podem ter na segurança dos produtos, como o Senhor Comissário já referiu, e nas regras sobre a responsabilidade em caso de defeito. E, finalmente, salientamos a necessidade de os dados, de as bases de dados utilizadas para treinarem estes algoritmos, o ponto crucial, como referiu, terem a devida qualidade e serem auditáveis, com regras de governança claras para assegurar, tanto quanto é tecnicamente possível, a remoção de qualquer viés. Senhor Presidente, Senhor Comissário, na hora do passeio da floresta convém que confiemos no sistema que nos alerta: não se preocupe, é um cão e não um lobo que se está a aproximar.