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Debate: Guidelines for the  budget – Section III
Date: TUESDAY, 5 APRIL 2022
Speaker: Siegfried Mureşan
Political group: PPE
Country: Germany
Language: EN

Madam President, firstly I would like to thank the general rapporteur for the guidelines which he put forward. This year, dear colleagues, more than ever, the European Parliament has to be united. We have to be on the side of the values of the free world, being on the side of the people of Ukraine, defending freedom, defending democracy, without any doubt. And we have to put the budget of the European Union to do exactly what the priorities of the European Union are. We should make sure that everyone in need receives adequate funding. We have to make sure that farmers, that small and medium—sized enterprises, that local communities that receive hundreds of thousands of people in need of support from Ukraine receive the money. So we have to do two things. Firstly to make sure that the money which we decide to allocate reaches the beneficiaries. And second to make sure that we have enough money in each of these pots. This is why, Commissioner, let me conclude by saying 2023 should be the year in which the cohesion policy should also be up to speed. We should have also for payments enough money there to be sure that we pay the bills of the European Union fast.
Debate: Guidelines for the  budget – Section III
Date: TUESDAY, 5 APRIL 2022
Speaker: Margarida Marques
Political group: S-D
Country: Cyprus
Language: PT

Senhora Presidente, Senhor Comissário, Colegas, obrigada, Nicolae Ştefănuţă, nem o Next Generation EU, nem a flexibilidade do QFP 2021-2027 são suficientes para as necessidades financeiras geradas pela agressão da Rússia à Ucrânia. A UE tem de responder em várias frentes ao mesmo tempo, sem inverter as prioridades políticas e estruturais europeias para uma Europa mais verde, mais digital, mais social. A resposta aos refugiados, às cadeias de abastecimento de bens essenciais e matérias primas, ao fornecimento e ao aumento brutal dos preços da energia, esta resposta tem de ser europeia, baseada na solidariedade, deve vir do orçamento da União! A flexibilidade existe e é necessária, mas não é suficiente.  Comissário, temos de começar a pensar na revisão do QFP 2021-2027, sim, mas a revisão tradicional não é suficiente. Temos de olhar para a arquitetura do QFP. É tempo de dotarmos a União Europeia dos instrumentos apropriados e ágeis, no Quadro Financeiro da União Europeia, para estas e outras futuras crises, para que estejamos preparados para o que der e vier.
Debate: Guidelines for the  budget – Section III
Date: TUESDAY, 5 APRIL 2022
Speaker: Nils Ušakovs
Political group: S-D
Country: Belgium
Language: EN

Madam President, Commissioner, colleagues, a cold and expensive winter is coming for us Europeans. This winter will become another stress test, not only for our financial capacities, but also for the stability of the Union in general. The EU budget 2023 deals with a still ongoing health crisis and new geopolitical challenges, not to forget our crucial priorities like the European Green Deal and the Just Transition. This is a budget we all need. But the budget 2023 itself will probably not be sufficient enough to deal with all the consequences of the crisis we face now. That’s why we need to revise as soon as possible NGEU, which is planned to end exactly in 2023. We need a larger, more flexible and better accountable recovery fund 2.0 to help Europeans to overcome hard times.
Debate: Guidelines for the  budget – Section III
Date: TUESDAY, 5 APRIL 2022
Speaker: Maria Spyraki
Political group: PPE
Country: Romania
Language: EL

Κυρία Πρόεδρε, το βασικό μήνυμα του προϋπολογισμού της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης, το 2023, είναι η αποφασιστικότητα και η προστασία των πολιτών και των κοινωνιών μας από τις επιπτώσεις της ρωσικής εισβολής στην Ουκρανία. Από την πανδημία διδαχθήκαμε ότι η κοινή δράση φέρνει αποτελέσματα κλίμακας. Μπροστά στην εκτόξευση των τιμών στην ενέργεια, μπροστά στον πληθωρισμό που καλπάζει, ο έλεγχος των τιμών οφείλει να αποτελέσει κύρια προτεραιότητα, χέρι-χέρι με τη στήριξη των ευάλωτων. Ο έλεγχος των τιμών του φυσικού αερίου στη χονδρική, όπως πρότεινε ο πρωθυπουργός της Ελλάδας Κυριάκος Μητσοτάκης, και η αναθεώρηση του μοντέλου διασύνδεσης των τιμών του ηλεκτρισμού με το φυσικό αέριο οφείλουν να εξεταστούν προσεκτικά από την Επιτροπή και τα αποτελέσματα να παρουσιαστούν άμεσα. Η Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση οφείλει να είναι ομπρέλα για όλους, με κριτήριο την εφαρμογή του κράτους δικαίου και των θεμελιωδών αρχών. Αντί ο Orbán να μας κουνάει τώρα το δάχτυλο, έπρεπε ήδη να είχαμε κάνει πραγματικότητα την απόφασή μας να μη χρηματοδοτούμε εκείνους που παραβιάζουν κατάφωρα τις αρχές μας. Διότι, τώρα που ο αυταρχισμός κάνει την εμφάνισή του με το πιο αιματηρό του πρόσωπο, ενδέχεται να βρει και άλλους μιμητές.
Debate: Guidelines for the  budget – Section III
Date: TUESDAY, 5 APRIL 2022
Speaker: João Pimenta Lopes
Political group: The Left
Country: Romania
Language: PT

Senhora Presidente, a presente resolução aponta o caminho errado para as respostas que são necessárias para fazer face à persistência de graves assimetrias socioeconómicas no seio da União Europeia, agravada agora pelos aumentos especulativos na energia e nas matérias-primas, com o brutal aumento do custo de vida.  Os povos não precisam nem beneficiam de mais dinheiro para políticas securitárias e para a indústria da guerra. Os povos querem paz. O que se exige é o reforço do orçamento, livre de condicionalismos de qualquer ordem, que responda aos problemas estruturais e conjunturais existentes e que aumente as verbas para a coesão económica, social e territorial, para a agricultura e pescas ou o desenvolvimento e modernização industrial, apoiar as micro, pequenas e médias empresas, defendendo rendimentos dos trabalhadores e famílias. São necessários apoios, em particular para os setores produtivos, nomeadamente aos pequenos e médios produtores agrícolas, que respondam à situação de seca, ao aumento dos custos de produção e promovam a produção nacional, reduzindo a dependência externa, garantindo a soberania alimentar de cada Estado.
Debate: Guidelines for the  budget – Section III
Date: TUESDAY, 5 APRIL 2022
Speaker: Evelyn Regner
Country: Netherlands
Language: DE

Ich sehe gerade, eine „blaue Karte“ wurde gehoben, und zwar vom Abgeordneten Francisco Guerreiro. Sind Sie bereit, diese „blaue Karte“ anzunehmen, Herr Pimenta? Die Antwort ist ein Nein, und damit kann diese „blaue Karte“ auch nicht gegeben werden. Dementsprechend möchte ich Herrn Francisco Guerreiro fragen, ob er nur ein Statement abgeben möchte, denn ein Statement ist möglich für 30 Sekunden, keine Frage.
Debate: Guidelines for the  budget – Section III
Date: TUESDAY, 5 APRIL 2022
Speaker: Francisco Guerreiro
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Germany
Language: PT

Não houve uma única palavra de condenação à invasão da Ucrânia por parte da Federação Russa e, por isso, mais uma vez, vemos aqui a posição do Partido Comunista Português em branquear uma invasão que acontece há mais de um mês e a usar outros argumentos para tentar branquear esta invasão. É um ato lamentável, mas que, infelizmente, nem sequer mereceu uma resposta do meu colega.
Debate: Guidelines for the  budget – Section III
Date: TUESDAY, 5 APRIL 2022
Speaker: Johannes Hahn
Language: DE

Von einigen Damen und Herren wurde mit Recht darauf hingewiesen, dass die Inflation natürlich auch ein Faktor ist, der einzupreisen ist. Ich muss nur sagen, viele von Ihnen haben gesagt: Wir müssen Solidarität zeigen, aber in meinem Bereich muss alles gesichert bleiben, oder wir brauchen sogar mehr. Am Ende des Tages werden wir nur gemeinsam erfolgreich sein. Vor allen Dingen die Herausforderungen, die uns gegenüberstehen – der Krieg, die nachhaltige Bekämpfung von COVID-19, die Energiepreise, aber auch die Energieversorgungssicherheit im Süden Europas –, das alles werden wir nur gemeinsam stemmen, wenn wir alle gemeinsam bereit sind, entsprechend Kompromisse zu finden, einen Beitrag zu leisten. Dann sind wir imstande, auch als Europäische Union einen Beitrag zu leisten. Ich kann mich nur wiederholen: Diese Herausforderungen, denen wir entgegenstehen, die können wir nicht alleine stemmen. Dazu braucht es in der Tat nicht nur solidarisches Handeln unter den Mitgliedstaaten, sondern – ich würde sagen – der Weltgemeinschaft. In diesem Sinne freue ich mich aber – und ich meine das keineswegs abschätzend, im Gegenteil – auf die Budgetverhandlungen. Sie werden herausfordernd, aber in diesem Jahr besonders wichtig und dringlich.
Debate: Guidelines for the  budget – Section III
Date: TUESDAY, 5 APRIL 2022
Speaker: Nicolae Ştefănuță
Country: Belgium
Language: EN

Mr Commissioner, you have the toughest job right now. You always need more money, but help us revise the MFF. Help us, in relation to the Member States, call for a revision of the MFF, because we are already bound, the belt is too narrow to the body. We need the Member States to widen the EU budget now. One final word, because I am Romanian ... (
Debate: Medicinal products made available in the UK with respect to Northern Ireland, Cyprus, Ireland and Malta
Date: TUESDAY, 5 APRIL 2022
Speaker: Bas Eickhout
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: France
Language: EN

We are willing to take that this time, but we really want to make sure that the Commissioner next time allows Parliament proper scrutiny on these kinds of measures, and on this one also to keep Parliament up to date for the implementation, to make sure that the integrity of our internal market is maintained and that this is only a temporary derogation.
Debate: Medicinal products made available in the UK with respect to Northern Ireland, Cyprus, Ireland and Malta
Date: TUESDAY, 5 APRIL 2022
Speaker: Rainer Wieland
Country: Germany
Language: DE

Möchte im Plenarsaal jemand gegen den Antrag auf Beratung im Dringlichkeitsverfahren sprechen? Das ist nicht der Fall. Die Abstimmung findet am Donnerstag, 7. April 2022, 12.00 Uhr, statt. Änderungsanträge können bis heute, 5. April 2022, 19.00 Uhr, eingereicht werden. Die Frist für die Beantragung von getrennten und gesonderten Abstimmungen ist morgen, 6. April 2022, 16.00 Uhr. _______________ *
Debate: Investigational medicinal products made available in the UK with respect to Northern Ireland, Cyprus, Ireland and Malta
Date: TUESDAY, 5 APRIL 2022
Speaker: Rainer Wieland
Country: Germany
Language: DE

Auch hier kann vor der Abstimmung nur dem Antragsteller und einem Redner gegen den Antrag zusammen mit dem Vorsitzenden oder dem Berichterstatter des zuständigen Ausschusses das Wort erteilt werden. Die Abstimmung findet am Donnerstag, 7. April 2022, 12.00 Uhr, statt. Änderungsanträge können bis heute, 5. April 2022, 19.00 Uhr, eingereicht werden. Die Frist für die Beantragung von getrennten und gesonderten Abstimmungen ist morgen, 6. April 2022, 16.00 Uhr. ________________
Debate: Increased pre-financing from REACT-EU
Date: TUESDAY, 5 APRIL 2022
Speaker: Krzysztof Hetman
Political group: PPE
Country: Netherlands
Language: PL

Chciałbym wyrazić poparcie dla głosowania w trybie pilnym nad wnioskiem w odniesieniu do zwiększonych płatności zaliczkowych z zasobów ReactEU. Od ponad miesiąca w Ukrainie trwa przerażająca wojna, spowodowana brutalną i nieuzasadnioną agresją ze strony Rosji. W efekcie od 24 lutego do Europy przyjechało ponad 4 miliony uchodźców, z czego 2,5 miliona do Polski, ponad 600 tysięcy do Rumunii, po prawie 400 tysięcy do Mołdawii i na Węgry oraz blisko 300 tysięcy na Słowację. Wojna pozwala tym ludziom zabrać tylko najpotrzebniejsze rzeczy, przez co potrzeby tych osób są ogromne. Począwszy od ubrań, środków higieny osobistej i żywności, poprzez schronienie, opiekę medyczną – w tym psychologiczną – i możliwość podjęcia pracy, po zorganizowanie edukacji dla setek tysięcy dzieci. Tych potrzeb jest naprawdę bardzo dużo. Chyba nie muszę wykorzystywać aż trzech minut, aby przekonać koleżanki i kolegów, że w tej sytuacji jak najszybciej należy wesprzeć poszczególne państwa członkowskie. Na poprzedniej sesji przyjęliśmy również w trybie pilnym tzw. rozporządzenie CARE, które pozwala na elastyczność w wykorzystaniu środków z polityki spójności na pomoc dla uchodźców.  Cieszę się, że Komisja Europejska wyszła z propozycją CARE+, która pozwoli na zwiększenie kwot płatności zaliczkowych ze środków ReactEU, w szczególności dla państw członkowskich, które zmagają się z największym napływem osób uciekających z Ukrainy.  W imieniu Komisji Rozwoju Regionalnego wzywam zatem koleżanki i kolegów posłów do zdecydowanego poparcia wniosku Komisji podczas tej sesji plenarnej. Pokażmy w ten sposób naszą jedność i solidarność wobec tej dramatycznej sytuacji!
Debate: Increased pre-financing from REACT-EU
Date: TUESDAY, 5 APRIL 2022
Speaker: Rainer Wieland
Country: Germany
Language: DE

Möchte im Plenarsaal jemand gegen den Antrag auf Beratung im Dringlichkeitsverfahren sprechen? Das ist nicht der Fall. Hier gelten die gleichen Fristen, die vorhin genannt wurden, die im Übrigen auch zu den Prüfpräparaten gelten, nämlich Abstimmung am Donnerstag, 7. April 2022, 12.00 Uhr, Änderungsanträge bis heute, 5. April 2022, 19.00 Uhr, und Frist für die Beantragung von getrennten und gesonderten Abstimmungen morgen, 6. April 2022, 16.00 Uhr. ______________
Debate: Gas storage
Date: TUESDAY, 5 APRIL 2022
Speaker: Cristian-Silviu Buşoi
Country: Poland
Language: EN

Against the background of this crisis and after the Versailles decisions, the Commission proposed, on 23 March, a targeted amendment to both regulations with the aim to urgently ensure a sufficient level of gas storage ahead of next winter and be better prepared for unexpected and potentially longer lasting supply difficulties. The proposal sets a minimum gas storage, filled by 1 November each year, and already we need to start in August 2022, this year, which requires that the regulation enters into force as soon as possible.  This is a race against time. Parliament is ready to react. We need to engage with the Council in negotiations urgently, and that’s why, on this basis, the ITRE coordinators unanimously decided, on 23 March, that the proposal should be treated as urgent, and appointed a negotiating team, coordinated by President Buzek, ensuring the full involvement by all political groups throughout the negotiations with the Council. So the ITRE Committee is kindly requesting the application of the urgent procedure under Rule 163 to the Commission proposal for a regulation on gas storage. Should our request be approved by Parliament today, then on Thursday we would ask that the matter be referred back to the ITRE Committee for interinstitutional negotiations with the aim to conclude swiftly and in a fully transparent manner.
Debate: Gas storage
Date: TUESDAY, 5 APRIL 2022
Speaker: Rainer Wieland
Country: Germany
Language: DE

Vielen Dank, Herr Kollege Buşoi. Ich sehe niemanden, der gegen den Antrag sprechen möchte. Die Abstimmung findet am Donnerstag, 7. April 2022, 12.00 Uhr, statt. Änderungsanträge können bis heute, 5. April 2022, 19.00, Uhr eingereicht werden. Die Frist für die Beantragung von getrennten und gesonderten Abstimmungen ist morgen, 6. April 2022, 16.00 Uhr. ______________ *
Debate: Strengthening the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women
Date: TUESDAY, 5 APRIL 2022
Speaker: Samira Rafaela
Country: Germany
Language: EN

We need women supporting women, but this is not enough. We also need this Parliament to support women. The gender pay gap stubbornly hovers around 14% in the European Union. The COVID—19 pandemic halted the slow progress we made, and if we do not intervene, this gap will only be resolved by 2059. I can’t wait this long. I won’t let other women wait this long for receiving what they deserve. We need to renew our economy now. The economy will truly thrive if women take up their rightful place in it with their rightful compensation. We are dealing with fundamental rights here. You see standing here two of the youngest elected MEPs in 2019. We are the generation that wants to get rid of this injustice. We do this for the generation of our mothers, our generation, and the generations after us. There is no time to waste.
Debate: Strengthening the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women
Date: TUESDAY, 5 APRIL 2022
Speaker: Kira Marie Peter-Hansen
Country: Italy
Language: EN

So, colleagues, now is your chance. Now is your chance to vote with us to achieve change. European women need your votes today and we as co—rapporteurs hope that we can stand united as a Parliament when we will vote in favour of gender equality.
Debate: Strengthening the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women
Date: TUESDAY, 5 APRIL 2022
Speaker: Sara Skyttedal
Political group: PPE
Country: Spain
Language: EN

Mr President, I know my colleagues are all very eager just to get on with the voting and probably, colleagues, just to vote on the voting lists that are ahead of you and not bother with the concerns of the PPE on pay transparency. You might think that the PPE Group just doesn’t care enough about gender equality but, honestly, do you know the details on this matter? Are you prepared for the phone calls from your constituencies?  I wonder, do you know that this will affect every single company with more than 50 employees? What will you say to the entrepreneur that got sued for pay discrimination, even though the woman suing doesn’t even have male colleagues in the same line of work, and when another company has to pay fines and be branded as discriminating against women because apparently there were other men in other sectors that had higher wages? What will you say to the trade unions when they are no longer free to set wages in the manner that they felt best suited for their members, and when the social partners lose influence? Honestly, you’re not listening and not interested in even hearing reasons for a legislative proposal that affects your constituencies, and this is a shame. You don’t deserve the trust of your voters if you cannot even listen to the opponents of the ideas you proposed. This is the responsibility you have, and you obviously have not read this proposal because it’s not in favour of gender equality. It’s just increasing red tape and it’s diminishing the power of social partners. Read it before we have this in plenary. That’s what it’s about, and vote minus.
Debate: Strengthening the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women
Date: TUESDAY, 5 APRIL 2022
Speaker: Rainer Wieland
Country: Germany
Language: DE

Liebe Kolleginnen und Kollegen, ich darf Sie bitten, Platz zu nehmen. Es ist völlig in Ordnung, dass Sie sich freuen, auch, dass Sie Kolleginnen Beifall spenden. Ich möchte nur auf zwei Dinge hinweisen: Ich wollte heute die Stimmung nicht verderben, zumal in einem offensichtlich umkämpften Dossier, aber ich weise darauf hin, dass ich mit der Präsidentin über den Vorgang heute sprechen werde, dass zwei Rednerinnen gesprochen haben, obwohl die Geschäftsordnung sehr klar ist. Und ich glaube, wir müssen uns an Regeln halten, die Regeln, die Sie ganz offensichtlich erreichen wollen mit Ihrer Gesetzgebung. Da wollen Sie ja auch, dass die eingehalten werden. Wir müssen uns an Regeln halten oder wir müssen die Regeln ändern. Aber hier kann nicht jeder machen, was er will, und das ist hier kein Stadion. Die Ausschüsse können nach dieser Abstimmung die interinstitutionellen Verhandlungen aufnehmen. Der Bericht wird dann entsprechend hier im Plenum wieder auf der Tagesordnung erscheinen.
Debate: Measures against water pollution caused by nitrates, including improvements in the different nitrate measuring systems in member states
Date: TUESDAY, 5 APRIL 2022
Speaker: Rainer Wieland
Country: Germany
Language: DE

Ich darf Ihnen nochmals sagen, weil wir so lange nicht mehr in großer Runde und in Präsenz abgestimmt haben: Sie müssen bitte die Karte in der Maschine lassen, bis ich die Abstimmung schließe, sonst wird Ihre Stimme neutralisiert. Die Karte also bitte erst nach Schließung der Abstimmung abziehen. Damit ist die Abstimmungsstunde geschlossen. Liebe Kolleginnen und Kollegen, wir haben uns die letzten vier Monate sehr viele Gedanken darüber gemacht, wie wir das Plenum attraktiver machen. Ich darf Sie darauf hinweisen, dass um 15.00 Uhr eine Fragestunde mit der Kommissionspräsidentin stattfindet. Fragestunden sind eigentlich ein sehr vornehmes Recht des Parlaments, deshalb würde ich mich freuen, wenn möglichst viele von Ihnen präsent wären.
Debate: Question Time with the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy - Security and the EU's strategic compass
Date: TUESDAY, 5 APRIL 2022
Speaker: Pedro Silva Pereira
Country: Bulgaria
Language: EN

The next item is Question Time with the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the Commission, Josep Borrell. The topic is the EU’s security and strategic compass. I hope you can respect the topic chosen for this Question Time. Before I recall the rules, I would just like to welcome Josep Borrell to our plenary for this Question Time session.
Debate: Question Time with the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy - Security and the EU's strategic compass
Date: TUESDAY, 5 APRIL 2022
Speaker: Pedro Silva Pereira
Country: Bulgaria
Language: PT

Relembro que estamos nesta sessão a testar algumas das recomendações do grupo de reflexão para uma reforma do Parlamento, e um dos pontos é justamente a reintrodução do período de perguntas à Comissão. Este período de perguntas ao Vice-Presidente durará cerca de 60 minutos. Segue o modelo das perguntas à Comissão que acabámos de utilizar no diálogo com a Presidente da Comissão. Por conseguinte, as perguntas não são atribuídas previamente aos deputados e, portanto, aqueles que desejarem fazer uma pergunta deverão registar o seu pedido agora, utilizando a função “catch the eye” na sua máquina de voto depois de, naturalmente, terem inserido o seu cartão de voto. Haverá 1 minuto para fazer uma pergunta, 2 minutos para a resposta, e depois 30 segundos para uma pergunta complementar, seguida de 2 minutos para a resposta final. Foram disponibilizadas estas instruções no Hemiciclo. Recordo que os lugares são livres, com exceção das duas primeiras filas que são atribuídas aos chefes de gabinete e aos chefes dos grupos políticos. Durante o período de perguntas as intervenções serão realizadas a partir do lugar de cada um neste Hemiciclo e convido todos os oradores a respeitarem o tempo de uso de palavra atribuído. Os colegas poderão necessitar de alguns momentos para registar os pedidos de formulação de perguntas através das respetivas máquinas de voto. Assim, volto a solicitar que apresentem os pedidos agora e começaremos de imediato com a primeira pergunta. Começo, assim, por dar a palavra ao nosso colega Vandenkendelaere, do PPE. Tem a palavra.